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MARRIAGE.
'On the 28th April, 1906, at Shanghai, FRANCES BERNALD, eldest son of David Pitcairn, Est, of "Belmant" Harrow, to JEANNE, only daughter of the fate Jules Arranger, of Rambuuilies, France, and Mrs.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
We regret to announce the death of Mrs. Walker, the wife of Dr. C. Walker, of the American Presbyterian Mission, at Pitsanuloker THE French mail of the 3rd April was deliver of fever. Mrs Walker bad, as was already ed in London on the 2nd just,
SINCE noon yesterday, live cases of piague- all Chinese-have been added to the returns for the year, numbering to date 284.
CAPTAIN A. A. Gibbs, Indian Medical Service, has been placed in medical charge of the 19th Infantry in addition to his other duties from 1st May, 1906, until further orders,
LEAVE of absence to the neighbouring coon- tries on private affairs has been granted to and Lieutenant M. U. Graham, 2nd Royal Weal Kent Regiment, from 4th May to 15th June.
A TSINGTAU despatch, of 27th ult, says: The salvage steamers Protector and Berthide have lest Germany for the Far East, where they will be retained permanently.. They will anchor either in Hongkong, or in Tsingtait, or in Wosung.
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PROPERTY SALE.
At their sales rooms, in Des Voeux Road, this afternoon, by order of the marigagees, Messrs. Hughes and Hough put up for sale by public auction the following two lots of valu ible leasehold property, situate at Victoria: THERE has been launched from the shipbuild- Lot 1 comprised the piece or parcel of ground ing yard of Messrs, David and William Hender-registered in the Land Office as inland lot No. son and Co., Limited, Meadowside Works, 15, together with the buildings theroon erected, Partick, Glasgow, the twin-screw stemmer and known as Nos. 48 Bonham Strand, and 19 Cyclops, for the Ocean Steamship Company, Bard Street, comprising an area of 2576 square Limited, of Liverpool. Her principal dimen- feet, and carrying an annual Crown rens of sions are:-Length over all, soo it.; breadth, | $45.43. . moaided, 58.ft.; depth, moulded, 42 It, 6 ¡¤, † with a gross tonnage of about 9,000 tons. The machinery will be supplied by the builders, and consists of in engines, each having cylinders
·23 in., 38§ in, and 65 jn, in diameter and 48 in. stroke, with three large boilers, worked on the owners' closed ash-pit system of forced draught, for a working pressure of 190lb. per square inch
Let z comprised the piece of ground regis. tered in the Land Oflice as marine lot No. 76 with the buildings thereon erected and known as Nos. 6o Wing Lok Street and 268 Des Vieux Road, Central, having an area al 1,400 square feet, and carrying an annual Crown rent of $24.68..
Thelp was a very large concourse of wealthy Chinese merchants and bankers present, and the bidding for these properties was very brisk. When the first lot was put up the first bid offered was $15,000, and with that as a basis it rose by leaps and bounds, by bids of 5,00 each, 10 $31,502, after which the bids varied from $too to $300 each, until the last bid, knocked down to Mr. Pan Hi Ping, of Bonham Street.
(he Hongkong Celegraph defendant was entitled to a passage to Barry, is alleged, were transferring the "Red Seal" $36, 102, was reached, the lot being then
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1906.
THE BRITISH TREASURY RETURNS.
JOAO Valialdo, a Spaniard, was brought before the Court on a charge of being a vagrant in the Colony, on the 2nd inst. It was stated that as he joined his last ship at that port. His Worship ordered P.C. 54 to take Valraldo to the Harbour Master, who, after hearing his statement, referred him to the Spanish Consul DISTRESSING stories are told of the privations of tribes in Siberia. In one case, to save him-
self and his daughter from death by starvation, a man killed his nephew, and he and his daughter ate the victim's flesh. In naother, a tribe virtually committed suicide to save itself from a lingering death,
The British Treasury returns, for the financial year ended March 31, appear in hame papers arriving by the mail to-day There are many points of interest to the general British taxpayer, The most gratifying feature of these returns is the surplus balance in the Exchequer of £4,874,290. The March quarter was an unusually good one from the point of view of the Chancellor, the total amount received being £57534372, as compared with £56,933,118 in the corresponding quar-ancy in March, 1904. ter of last year, or an increase of £598,254
Of this total revenue £54,640,501 was
paid in the Exchequer, while 2,890,87
was d to the local taxation account.
For the past year the total revenue for the kingdom was 153,878,984, which, compared with £153.182,782. in the year 1905, yields an increase of £696, zoz. The estimate of the late Chancellor of the Ex- chequer for the revenue of the year was 2451,000, while the estimated ex penditure was placed at £143,205,000, leaving a surplus of mily £1-19,900. Out of the total revenue for the
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LIEUTENANT RM1. Crosse, Royal Garrison Artillery, recently transferied to Hongkong, on completion of gunnery course at Shoebury ness, takes up the duties of instructor of gun- nery at this station. Mr. Crosse has been a gunher officer since July, 1991, when he got his first commission, and he got his houten
INSPECTOR Hanson placed twenty-eight chair
and ricksha coalies before Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne, at the Magistracy this morning, on charges of keeping a common gaming house at No. 11, Elgin Street, and with gambling on the premises last evening. Evidence was taken, and his Worship fined the first two men $50 each, the remainder having to pay
each.
THE performance of the US. battleship New ferry in maintaining a speed of 19,18 knots
Tux case was continued at the Magistracy this aftercoon in which three shop coulies and wh women, employed by the Ship Ca Wing, firm of float merchants, No. 311, Des Voeux Road Central, were charged with applying false trade marks to flour, on March 19th. Defendants, it brand flour into bags bearing the "White Lily mark. Mr. G. E. Morre, of Messrs. Dennys and Rowley, prosecuted, and Mr. T. C. Balboinw, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Deacon, dt: fended. Inspector Collett watched the case on behalf of the police." Frank Browne, Govern ment analyst, gave evidence as to the analysis of the different brands of flour. The case is proceeding.
The sale of Lot z was then proceeded with,
the bidding again starting at $15.com. In this sale the bidding was more desultory, seldom rising abave $300 at a bid, and after the auctioneer had "given them all plenty of time" to make up their minds, the hammer fell when the bidding stood. at iz7,200, at which figure Mr. Tang Chi Ngon, of the flung Ya Bank,
was declared the purchaser.
Mesars. Juhuson, Stakes and Master were the solicitors for the mortgagees.
COLLISION IN THE STRAITS,
RUSSIAN TRANSPORT KAMS THE "BENTONG."
From the Singapore Free Pressy of the 28th ult., we gather the fo lowing particulars of the collision in the Straits of Malacca already re- ported by telegram in these columnos.
Two Chinamen walked into a shoemaker's shop at No. 172, Wellington Street last night and asked to be shown some European boots. They were each shown a pair, but as the price did not suit one of the "intending buyers," he walked further into the shop, pretending to follow the mysteries of boo-making. The salesman fallowed this man, while his.com. panion, as soon as he saw the way clear, bolted out of the shop with a pair of boots under his arm. A chase followed and the coolie was Hazeland this morning and sentenced to three arrested. He was placed before Mr. F. A.
On Thursday night, about an hour before we-ks hard labour and six hours' stocks, midnight, there occurred in the Straits of Defendant had a previous conviction, and his Malacca one of those disastrous shipping fatal- Worship recommended the man for banish-ities from which we have been singularly free of late. The liversham Grange, a troopship, conveying Russian soldiers to Odessa, ran into the local steamship Bentong, which was com. ing dewn from Port Dickson for Malacca. The collision had the inevitable result, when the sizes of the two ships are considered, and the Bentong sank within a few minutes, Thanks to the prompt action of the officers of the trooper, over seventy of the passengers and crew of the local ship were saved, while the Tosa Maru, which was passing at the time, also stood by and saved others. The number
ment.
THE case in which P. C. 48 Glendinning pro $2ceeded against two natives-a inan and
waman-for being in possession of a quantity of morphine in their premises at West Point, was continued at the Police Court this morning, It will be remembered that defendants said they were in possession of pepper (quioine) and not morphine, and the case had to be adjourn ed for the compound to be analysed, Mr. Frank Browne, Government analyst, stated that on May 1st he received two packages from the police. The contents of the packages were daly examined and found to be morphine, while the contents of one bottle were discover to be a mixture of quinine and salts. His Wership-"I thought all the time that all was morphine?"
an hour in a four-hour endurance run off the New England coast, coupled with her remark able speed over a measured mile at Rockland, Me., at a 19.48-knot gait, places this product of the Fore River Shipbuilding Company at the bread of all American-built barle-ships, so far
As speed is concerned.
Mr. Hoggarth-So did, wc, your Worship." The case was further re manded to allow Mr. Browne to analyse more of the contents of the packages.
THE CIVIL SERVICE ESTIMATES.
months there was paid into the Exchequer £143977:576, while L9.901.408 went to local taxation accounts, There was a de- cline in the revenue during the year to the
We hear that Sir Ewen and Lady Camerosed extent of £1,263,0yf in respect of Customs
decided not to prolong their travels from Cey and of L962,822 in the matter of excise ton to China, at which we are sure many of when the figures are compared with those
their friends will feel keen regret. Bir Ewen for the preceding year. As against these was-not quite so well on his arrival in Ceylon and so the decision was taken. He underwent items, however, there was an increased te- turn of 1,080,00 in the matter of the Post a slight operation at Colombo, from which he Office and Telegraph Department, an inwards in excellent health.-L. & C. Express. derived great advantage, and he sailed home-
crease of £659,948 from estate, etc., duties and of £480,000 in respect of stamps. In Appellate Juris,liction to-day before llis During the quarter which ended on Satur Honour Sir Francis Piggott, Chief Justice, day last, the total receipts into the lixche-the case of the Brand-Daini Kotahira Maru quer amounted to £69.137.962. of which £54640,501 was paid in by way of revenue, and £13,564,000 provided by the creation of debt. On the debit side it is set forth that £2,766,466 went to meet the net defi ciency of the Exchequer balance on 31 Dec. last; £79,400,691 was applied out of re. venue to Supply Services; the Consolidated Fund charges for the quarter amounted to £14,844,515, and temporary advances on the credit of Ways and Means amounting to £7,350,000, were repaid. There is thus left a suplos balance in the Exchequer of £4,879,290.
THE MAIL SARVICH.
collision was concluded. His Honour said
that he considered that the Brand was also to blame for the collision, while the Duint Retahiro Maru had already admitted her blameworthiness. His Honour, however, re served his full judgment, and the Court adjourned sine die.
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LIEUTENANT Edward H. Norman, 2nd Batta
CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE FAR EAST.
The Civil Service Estimates for the year ending March 31, 1997, are now issued, and we give below the usualetails concerning the votes relating specially to China, Japan, and the Far Fast. The figures enclosed in paren. theses are last year's voles, and are given for purposes of comparison. Where no compari- soas are made the figures are the same as fast year..
of drowned is, however, as yet uncertain, but
it was feared that it would not be much less than thiny. None of the officers of the ship were lost, whilst the only European passenger, as far as we can ascertain, a Mr. Francis, was
saved.
In conversation with Dr. Brooke and the Boarding Officer, Captain Howe said that im; mediately after the collision he stopped his ship, ordered the bous to be lowered to pick up the people from the Bentong, as he noticed she was settling fast, but by the time the boats had got away the Bentong had disappeared
beneath the waves--a few minutes after the collision. Many of her, passengers and crew were, however, seen in the water and these the boats from the flavershaus Grange proceeded to pick up.
THE SURVIVORS.
Amongst those thus rescued were Captain Penn, master of the Rentong; his one officer: Mr. Cooke, the chief engineer; Mr. Oud Day, the second engineer; and Mr. Francis, a pas-, senger. Captain Penn and his chief officer had injuries on the head, and the European passenger had a gash on the neck below the
ear.
DAMAGE TO THE
HAVERSHAM Grange,"
The Faversham Grange also sustained severe damage. She struck the lentong.on the starboard bow and twisted about ten feet of her own stem to an angle of thirty degrees
TELEGRAMS.
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "
SERVICE.
A FINANCIAL CRISIS.
MORE CHINESE FAILURES.
OTHERS REPORTED IMPENDING.
KUROPEAN FIRMS SERIOUSLY AFFECTED.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Singapore, 2nd May, 4.30 p.m.
In addition to the failure of the Chinese firm of merchants last month, when the amount involved was es- timated at three and a half lakhs of dollars, further failures have to be recorded to-day.
The firms in difficulties are also Chinese.
The extent of their insolvency is variously estimated at several hun- dred thousand dollars.
Other firms are reported to bo tot- tering, and it will be no matter for surprise if they suspend payment forthwith.
These extensive failures of Chinese firms unfortunately involve, nearly every one of the European mercan- tile houses whose business is so- riously affected in consequence.
{Straits Times.]
Italian General's" Mission to Abyssina.
London, 25th April. General Martini (Italian) has started for Adisabcba.
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Trouble in Uganda.
An unsubdued section of the Mundis, yester-
day, killed two Indian merchants close to the Uganda railway. Troops have been despatch. ed to the place.
Increase of Egyptian Garrison. It is pointed out that the Estimates for 1906-07 provide for an increase of the garrison in Egypt by seven companies of infantry.
This increase will mise 'the total of men in
Egypt from 3,243 to 4,008, and this extra infan try are required in part for garrisoning Khartum, ' The increase of the Army in Egypt "has created a profound impression in Constantino. ple.
City's Welcome to Prince and Princess of Wales,
The Common Council of the City of London
Corporation have unanimously decided on pre- senting an Address to the Prince and Princess of Wales; in recognition of the great national importance of Their Royal Highnessit, to
India.
The Council have also decided to invite the
Prince and the Princess to a dejeurner at the
Guild Hall on the 14th of May.
Czar Opens Duma. The Czar is to open, with full .ceremonies, the Duma on the roth of May.
Famine in India.
The number of persons on the list of those in receipt of relief from famine in India is increasing and already amounts to 496,000.
An Austrian Bepudiation. The Fremdenblatt, an official organ in Austria,, says the Austrian-Hungarian Government' warmly repudiate the idea suggested by the Kaiser's telegram to Count Goluchowski, as humiliating to Austria,
It adds that the support accorded to Germany by Austria was only natural.
on, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment,
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR BUILDINGS. Hongkong, has been promoted captain alterations, Additions, and Purchases (including Under the head ng of "New Works, alter- exactly six years' subaltern service. Captain Furniture in connection therewith)," are the Norman got his first commission in April, 1900, following votes:-Siam, Bangkok, new count and served with the second Hattalion in the
and accommodation for staff £450; erection South African War,taking part in the opere-
of house for second gaoler, £150; Alling up tion in Orange River Colony, Cape Colony
and levelling compound., 20. Lakon: to starboard. The forward plates started and and the Transvaal, and on the Zululand bord-
House for Vice-Consul, £650. China, Japan the vessel commenced to leak, but the collision ers of Natal (King's medai with two clasps).
and Korea: Erection of new building, altera bulkhead was closed and the leak confined to tions and additions to existing buildings, and the forepeak, which rapidly filled, and on the acquisition of sites, £4,120(£5,530). The Indian Arrival of the vessel here contained 24ft. of Government contributes a sum annually to St. James Hospital, a struggling eleemosynary wards the cost of Diplomatic and Consular institution at lake wond. The cone by the Services in Chioa, Persia, and Simm; the renis was received in the form of a cheque by the payable for buildings, &c., in Chion-farming a
part of such Services. maintain a free hospital. In the same mail of £10 for the maintenance and repair of temporary repiira prior to proceeding on his intimacy with Britain, and a sincere friendship
THE "eil king," Jolin D. Rockefeller, celebrat The Postninger-General gives notice thated the birth of his grandson by donating St. to tenders can be sent in on Aug. 3 next for the conveyance of His Majesty's mails in and from ludia, Ceylon, Australia, and the The services, according to the I. & C. Bxpress, are to commence on or about Feb. 1, 1908, and will be for a period of either seven or ten years. Respect ing the Far East the notice calls for *****
Far East.
Bislers of St. Joseph, who are struggling to:
The vote in this section
that brought Rockefeller's cheque there came
cemeteries in China, Japan, Korea and Siam another cheque from Mrs. Marshall Field, It is included in a general vote for the mainten for 100 times the amount of the Rockefeilerance of cemeteries in foreign countries,
donation.
A fortnightly service, or one of two alter- nating four-weekly services, between Brindisi THE shipyard and engineering shops of the (or some other South European port) and Hong China Steam Navigation Company at Hong kong or Shanghai. The steamships will be kong are to be installed with a powerful gas plant required, to call at Aden, Colombo, Penang, by Messrs. Richardsons, Westgarth and Co and Singapore, and (il the contract be extended The capacity of the plant will be over 393,000 to Shanghai) at Hongkong. For the voyage cubic feet of gas per hour, capable of develop between the South European port and Honging 3,300 h.p. with 75 percent. of the gas after keng or Shanghai (as the case may be) a cleansing in four engines, and the remaining minimum speed, in both directions, will be 25 per cent, will be sued for blast furnaces. prescribed by contract.
This will be the largest installation of the kind in the East.
water.
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After Dr. Brooke had into his examination of the vessel she came in and anchored off Tanjong Pagar, Captain Howe expressing the intention of having his ship docked to-day for
voyage.
GARRYING RUSSIAN SOLDIERS. The Haversham Grange is on 'her way to
Italian Policy Outlined.
London, 26th April, Count Guicciardini, the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, in a speech before the Senate, ssid that the foreign policy of Italy consists of fidelity to the triple alliance, the traditional
for France.
Commissioners at Capetown. The South African Commission, of which Sir West Ridgeway is the chairman, has arrived at
Capetowo...
Odessa from Vladivostok with 3,574 Russian soldiers and 1g officers on board. She did not call at Singapore but passed through the port. She is a vessel of 4,895 tons burthen, 800 harse power, which would give her the speed of about twelve knots, and belongs to Greenock, Sheves left Vladivostock on the 14th instant,
THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE. China-partly repayable from Indian re- venues).-Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, £5,0.; Councillor, £800 Chinese Secretary, £1,300; Chaplain, £203; Commercial Attaché £1,000 and 167 for rest, Japan.-Ambassador £5,000 (£4,000); Councillor, 4800; Japanese Secretary, £1,000 THE time required for a journey round the (1,000), including an allowance of £100 earth by a man walking day and night, without a year for superintending the studies resting, would be 428 days an express train of students. Korea,--Minister Resident, forty daya; saund, at a medium temperature, £1,500. Siam--The only vote under this 324 hours; a cannon ball, 214 hours; light, a head is £1,600 for the Minister Resi- little over one-tenth of a second; and electricity, passing over a copper wire, a little under one- tenth of a second.
A fortnightly service, or one of two alter nating four-weekly services, between Colombo and Hongkong or Shanghai. The steamships TO-DAY was the dullest day the Police Court dent and Consul-General, which is the will be required to call at Penang and Singapore, has seen for quite a while. The few arrests same as previous years. From the statement and (if the contract be extended to Shanghai) that ware made yesterday were not of showing the distribution of Second and Third at Hongkong. A minimum speed, in both much interest-petty larceny, hawking sous Secretaries in His Majesty's Embassies and THE fire which destroyed the old Houses of directions, will be prescribed by contract, licence, etc, while there were only two cases Legations abroad on Dec. 1, 1905, we note Parliament broke out on October 16th, 1834. A fortnightly service, or one of two alter of possession of illicit opium to be heard. there is one Second Secretary and one Third The present building, termed the Pataca of nating four-weekly services, between Madras When Mr. F.A. Hazeland took his seat in the Secretary at China, and one Second Secretary Westminster, was opened on November 4th, (or Calcutta) and Hongkong or Shanghai, big. Court this morning, there were only six and ons Third Secretary at Japan, the salaries 1852. le stands on a bed of concrete izft. The steamships will be required to stop at prisoners in the deck, who were quickly dealt and allowances of whom are not stated. thick, and covers an area of nine statuto acres. Penang and Singapore, and (if the contract be with, and in the small Court an empty dock Houses are provided in all the above cases It contains 1,100 apartments, 103 staircases, extended to Shanghai at Hongkong. A greeted Mr. C.A. D. Melbourne. Had it not except for Chaplain at Peking and Commercial and two miles of corridors and passages. The minimum speed, in both directions, will be been for a gambling case, the doors of the | Auaché, and are taken into account in another great Victoria Tower, at the south-west extre
small Court might well havo been closed,
mity, is 346ft, ja beight, vote for rents and taxes,
[36mlá❘ prescribed by contract.
Natal Reserves Warned. The Natal Government have warned Reser in certain districts to hold themselves in readiness.
These Reserves consist of able-bodied men, between 18 and 57 years of age,
SHIPPING AND MAILS,
MAILS DULL
Indian (Gregory Aptar) 4th inst. American (Siberia) 7th inst. German (Willehad) 7th inst. German (Roon) gih inst, Indian (Lufsang) Loth inst, Canadian (Empress of China). 22nd inst,' The T. K. K. 5.6. Nippon Maru arrived at San Francisco on 30th ult.
The Boston 5. S. Co,'s B., Tremont left Kobe on and inst., for Hongkang via usual ports.
The Boston Tow Boat Cols,5%. Eyra_from China and Japan arrived at Victoria, B.C., on
oth
The T. K. K, 1.5, America Maru is expected to sail from Yokohama on 5th inst., and is ex- pected to arrive at this port on tóth lusți