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Colton Mills-All Cotton Mills remain very firm and ata is strong demand. Hayos are in request at the enhanced rate of Tis. 77. Other Northern Mills are also wanted a quotations. vig: Internationals at Tis. 60, Liou Kung Mows at Tis. 75 and Sory Chees at Tis. 300. Hongkong Cotton Green Island Cements are feiched
easier at $23 ex new issue and the dividend paid to-day but there are probable buyers at Siz Dairy Farms are in strong request and Can-be booked at $17. China Borneos are firmer with buyers at $8. China Providents have been dealt in at $9 and Chine Light and Powers are fixed at $10,
Langkats have slightly declined to Tis. 222 but close firm.
FREIGHT.
Messrs, Lake & Rogge's fortnightly report dated July 18 reads: When we state some more charters than last fortnight, but still fur- ther reduced rates, and the same unsatisfactory state at the cluse," the business of the interval under review is fairly summarized, Steamers of all sizes continue to be unemployed.
Concerning Saigon, fecally during the fort night tchattering has taken place to the Philip pines and to Java; nothing done in other 'directions. Philippines freight rates arC HOW reduced to 31 cents per pical for medium size, about 18,009 picals, last fixture. Saigon tr Java, August/September loading, some 1,0:0 toos cargots done at 20 cents' per picul.
Saigon to Java and back to Hongkong, tice down and sugar up, conbination charters, round trips, there have been song for Septem- ber/October, as private terms. Kules are not supposed to be much above 40 cents or to for
round. Quarantine was established without any warning on about the 15th ar 16th instant by the French authorities at Salgen against arrivals from this port. One does not exacly know why this measure, now that plague practically extinct after prevailing here for several months and after up till recently medical examination only had been exercised at Baigon.
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YUN Cheong Tai, a fruiterer, holding a staff in the Central Market, was summoned by In spector Withers, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, on Tuesday, for being in possession of a pair of false scales in his premises on the 27th inst. A fine of $100 was imposed,
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YRUNG Tous (13), who was remanded recently). THE Viceroy returned suddenly from Wham for stealing a cash box containing one gold ped yesterday, saja, the Canton Daily News, watch and a anger-ring, valued at 338, odvahough his leave does not expire until the The promissory note worth $500, was dealt with by 3th moon: Many reasons are given for his re Mr. B. H. J. Gomperts, at the Police Court tura, but nothing is known for certain.
Friday
He was ordered to be birched and Manchus attribute it to their complaint to Pa- to be confined in gnol for three days.
king. Certainly something serious has hap paned or may be expected. It is a significant were arraigned before Mr. fact that although the Viceroy's return must be
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left Yokohama on zoth inst., is taking with kim | TuRRE carpenters at the Magistracy Do knowablo' every editor in Canton bot a single signed photograph of her Majesty the Emming, charged with stealing a roll of cativas,Chinese, newspaper has dared to mention it. press as a gifs for her Majesty the Queen England. This is in return for a similar courtesy extended to her Majesty the Empress
of Connaught. through Prince Arthur
A PRIVATE chair,contie, employed at No. 71, Mount Kellett, the leak, gave Inspector Dymond plenty of "sauce "yesterday when told to "get a move on," with the result that he was run in. When Mr. F. A., Hazeland was finished with him this moming he left the Court $7 poorer.
An interesting exhibition took place in what, some twenty-five years ago was known as Yc Old Docke. A quantity, of the machinery which was then in use was exhibited an 1" instead of having depreciated in value was found, when valued by experts, to have increase in value to the extent of about zo per cent. shanghai Sport and Gossip.
THROUGH the energy of the Harbour Depart ment, the harbour, is taking on quite a Kay appearance, as the buoys marking the various nuorings are receiving a new coat of paint (not before they wanted it), for the double purpose of preserving them, and making them more conspicuous and recognizable by those con cerned.
AT seven o'clock this morning a Chinese woman, Bo years old, named Chan Tsz Choi, residing at No. 11, Wing Lee Street, while coming down the staircase of the house, tripped and let to the bottom, sustaining serious in juries to her head. Friends immediately came to her assistance and she was removed to the Tung Wa Hospital,, but owing to her old age the chances of her recovery are small. From Java to this, first 'hall August, usual cargo of dry and wet sugar, a 2,000 lons carrier THE two hawkers, who are charged with the has secured 15 cents.
manslaughter of an earth coolic at Yau-ma Iloilo has had chartering to Ningpo, at probably between 28 and 26 cents, and a fixturecently, were brought up' on temand; at the Police Court, this morning. Mr. Oto Kong Sing appeared for the defendants and applied for another remand, on the ground that he wanted to see the men. especior Macdonald, of Yau-ma-li Station, prosecuted. The remand was granted.
in Yokohama, pute 27 cens only. Iloilo to Hongkong is quoted nominally at 18 cents.
Anen! Newchwang, we have not heard of a fixture Canton, but there is business reported done for å may at, it is believed, about 20 to 18 cents only, less returns, and for Swatow, at 17 cents, probably less returns.
Turning to coal charters :--
A boat has been secured to load at Kuchinorzu for Hongay at as low as $-30 per tan.
Hongay, there has been a charter to Canton,
at 51.75, and to Hongkong at $10 per ton
Moji
to Hongkong, the reduced rate of $1.23 per ton has been accepted.
As
nothing to report, for sailers, there Sail-tonnage loading or to load :-For Balti more or New York:-Amer. ship 1. Chap man, 2,014 tons, to arrive. Amer, ship S. 7. Hitchcock, 2,086 tons, to arrive.
Sail-tonnage Disengaged:-American bark Alta, 1,500 ton reg.
Departures of Sailers: None.
TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE
Selling.
LesdooBank T.T...
10. demand......... 126 4 months' sight.... France-Blank T.T.
A nerica-Bank 1.7.
Grmany-Bank T.T
India T.T.
Do. demand java Shanghai Bank T.T. Singapore T.T.. Japan-Bank T.T. Java-Bank T.T
4 months' sight LJC
6 months' sight 150.
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if Sing, the master of a gun shop, of. No. 326, Queen's Road Central, was arraigned belore Mr. F. A. Hazeland to Tuesday, at the instance of
Sergeant Grant on two summonses: (1) failing to keep his sales book in proper order, iz, negs lecting to enter in the book the disposal of nine revolvers, and (2) removing nine revolvers out of his shop without a permit. The charges having been proved, his Worship imposed a penalty of Sto on each charge.
WONG Shing was seat in on Tuesday by Mr. 1. 11. J. Gompertz for six weeks, and to be exposed in the stocks for six hours, for tapping aouther man's pocket f the street yesterday. Defendant was alleged to have followed a butcher and, when he thought everything quiet, "passed his hand into the butcher's pucket and pulled out a parse containing $zo. Defendant was seen by other pedestrians, who gave the ..2/1 5/11 ..3/19/16 alarm, and accused was arrested.
..264) | A FRUIT ́hawker, who keeps his stall in 51 Boobain Strand, at the back of the Western Market, dropped dead catly on Tuesday. At about 7.45 min, the deceased was busy arranging his stall, when he was seen to fall backward. The other hawkers rushed to pick him up, but discovered that he was dead. His remains were removed in the morgue.. Consumption and heart disease were the cause of the hawker's sudden death.
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of % prem .........103 1261
30 days' sight San Francisco & New York ..514 4 months' sight
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30 days' sight Sydney and Melbourne 2,1 1576 4 months' sight Frated.........
6 months' sight
4 months sight Germany
Bar Silver.in
Bank of England rate Sovereign
.....2 11/16 ...........2'4/13/16 || MR. H. J. Gardiner, of Mr. O. D. Thomson's office, appeared on behalf of Po Pan Chun, a shopkeeper, carrying on business at No. 59 Elgin Road, Kowlook, and pleaded not guilty to charge of attempting to dispose of a counterfeit twenty-cent piece, yesterday. 297 15 acported that air Indian soldier went to the accused's firm to make a purchase. He paid the 382
price of the goods and accused on giving 9.45 change was alleged to have "palmed" off the sparius 'coin. The case was adjourned,
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LOCAL AND GENERAL. THE names of Mr. L. G. Bird and Mr. A. Austin have been added to the list of authorized
architects in the Colony.
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An unrecorded incident of the storm which R.cccolly passed over the Colony was the des malition of the mataled shelter, just West of Wing Lok Street, owned and maintained by the Sanitary Board as a temporary rest-hause for patients brought ashore from Kowloon, and the vessels in harbour for the purpose of removal to hospital. This derelict mashed now hits as an obstruction in the harbjar and a danger to the savigation of the smaller crait plying in the
No dog brought from Shanghai will be per mitted to land in this Colony for a period of six months, from the 11th day of August, 1956. LIEUT.-COL, C. L. Josling, H.A. C., has been appointed a member of the Sanitary Board, in succession to Lieut. Col. C. S. Sparkes. R.A.M.C., resigned.
MA. David Wood has been appointed a director of the Widows and Orphans Pension Fund in succession to Mr. E. G. L. Lewis, absent from the Colony."
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THE new road, which runs from Harlech Road at High West Gap to the western extremity of Robinson Road at its junction with Conduil Road, is hereafter to be known as Hatton Road...
harbour..
THE new shanghai Magistrale, Mr. Wang Nien-tsu, arrived at Shanghai from Soochow on 29th ult. and will take over his seals of office from his predecessor, Mr. Wang Mou. kun, some time this week. The latter official, who is an unattached Tantai in rank, will, after giving up the seals of the Shanghai district magistracy, enter the fraternity of expectant Totais-N. C, D. News,
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THE pirate chief who was recently extradited | The coolie of ricksha No 1,013 had a very from Macad was executed at Canton yesterday Darrow escape from having his neck dislocated morning on the execution ground at 1.35 m. on Thursday, in Ice House Street, through Several Europeans witnessed, the execution; the carelessness of another coolie, in charge of iso a big Chinese crowd. The pirate chief a truck with projectiu, handles, or shaks,
passing awaited calmly and withinut emotion his fate, Just as the ricksha was
the truckman, the executioner cuning the head from the body with the Chinese coolie's asusi disregard for with one mighty stroke. He said a few his environment, suddenly turned his then words to the crowd, saying that he was not a empty truck in such a way that bad murderer. He was a very strong looking man. ance, the rickshaman had his senses about him, and stopped dead, the impact muni have been -Canton Daily News.
disastrous, if not fatal, as the wedge-like shaft was just touching the man's neck when he stopped. We have all along pointed out that Ice House Street is far too narrow a thorough- fare for these cargo trucks, but still the traffic goes on, and, presumably, will do so until
inquiry, Injury's verdict with 'a rider, and then, possibly, if er the lapse of a fow years "something will be done. There is nothing like locking the stable door after the steed has been stolen
of his son,
who was drowned a few days ago durinomebody loses his lifa. Then there will be an
the squall. He said, on being questioned, that his son and himself were towing for shelter when the squall struck the Colony, A strong wave swept his boy into the sea. He jumped into the water to save him, but the boy had already disappeared.
Tus body of a Chinese bay was seen float- valued at $1, the property of the Hongkong. and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd. There was MR. F. A. Hareland gave his reserved decision
ing in the harbour early on Saturday, and daly sufficient evidence to convict one of the on Tuesday afternoon, at the Police Court, in
polica. defendants and he was sentenced to six weeks the case in which Fung Chun-yuen, landlord of. removed to the moiinary by the
A Chinaman, who heard of the recovery hard fabour and six hours' stocks. The others.Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 5, Hill Road, was summon
ed by the Building Authorities for erecting of the body, attended at the morgue and were discharged.
identified the body as that iron partitions on the premises with wraught out a permit, Mr. F. 13. L. Bowley, of Messrs. Dennys and Bowley, Crown Solicitors, proses cried, and Mr. M. W. lade, instructed by Mr. R. Harding, of Messra. Ewens, Haritan and Harding, defended. The decision was for the complainants. Mr. Slade asked for penalty. His Worship fined defendant $.co, BOME excitement prevailed in a ricksha coolies house at No. 6, Tai Wa Street, Waneba, at about 2.20 o'clock on Wednesday, when one of tacir compatriots who had just returned lume keocked over a burning kerosine oil lamp that had been carelessly left under the staircase by ather coulie. The lamp exploded, and soon the staircase was ablaze. The noise of the coolies attracted the attention of an officer, who entered the building and with the assist ance of the conlies, who, on seeing a European had recovered their equilibrium, the blaze was put out. The damage done is estimated at the large sum of one dollar. The damaged gunds, adds our representative mest sympatheti cally, were unfortunately not insured!
A CASE of embezzlement of a large amount by two employes of the Yokohama branch of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha is reported by the Join Herald. Two Japanese named Yoshida Kane. jiro and Miyashige Takewo, and a Chinaman named Kwan Korin, formerly employed in the lighter department, were arrested on the 18th ul. The sum embezzled is said to amount tu about thirty thousand yen.
NEWS from the New Territories which arrived in the Colony on Saturday is to the effect that the squaff which swept this Colony on Thursday did considerable damage to the rice crop. The river rose several feet and flooded the paddy. fields; huge trees were uprooted by the winds and blown yards away, while the heavy rains did not do any good to the mud huts, some of which are near collapsing.
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On Saturday was an extremely dull day as The Magistracy. With the exception of a few opium cases and a few petty matters it was a day for gamblers. Fourteen men were arrested gambling at No. 44. Aberdeen Street, yester day. The two leaders were fined $15 each Eight men each and the remainder ŝa each.
Staunton Street, and they were came from No. 51,5 ordered to pay similar fines, except in the case one, who had a previous conviction, and he was mulcted in Sgo. West Point came ou first in the matter of fines. They had five men from 4, Totsien Street. The leader was fiued fas; another, who also was the owner of a previous record, $10 and the others 53 ench. The New Territory (Cheang-chau) contributed six boatwomen for gambling on the foreshore, They admitted the charge and paid a cach.
CHAN Yau, a pawnbroker, keeping his shop at No. 30, Hollywood Road, was charged before Mr. H. H. Gompertz, at the Police Court
WHY don't they have that" table properly at on Tuesday, with receiving into pawn, on the 23 inst, a pair of pants, bearing the marks tended to?" is the question that is being asked each morning at the Police Court." The table referred to is the one used by oficials in THE local authorities have given instructions of the "Broad Arrow," the property of the to the Chief Superintendent of Police, to inter.Gaul Defendant explained that he did not
the small Court. About a fortnight ago the mable mysteriously disappeared, and after a view the head monk of the Mei Chow Temple, know they were Government property or else in the western suburbs, to discuss the subject he would have fought shy of them. Chinese of utilising a large piece of vacant land in front insatiably wore that kind of cloth, but he fidcouple of days was again in its old place, look. not see the broad arrows, His Worship held ing quite new. Several persons who sat at the table found on leaving it that their coat sleeves of the temple for the purpose of erecting a
that defen font's story was true. He cautioned public market. The plan of this market is said
were covered with punt. Someone complain to be similar to that of the 'Hongkong central
him, remarking that if he knew that the
ed and a few hours later it was noticed thai trousers were Government property and market. Canton Daily News.
large sheets of paper were spread on the table had received them into.pawn he would be fined $o. Under the circumstances accused as protection against the paint, while on blot. "HAVEN'T these people fled their petition in
ling paper on the table were the.words, "Wet Bankruptcy yet?" asked his Honour the Puisne would have to pay a fine of $5.
Paint." The table was removed the following morning, and after a lapse of about two day: Judge in the Summary Court on Friday,
it returned in much the same condition as referring to the defendants in a summary
was when first brought in. This morning two action. "No, my Lord," replied the plaintiff's solicitor.
visitors to the Court, had their coats 'tarred," and if words and looks could do harm woe to those who are to blame,
Why not? again queried his gour, they are so often here I have been expecting to see them in the Bankruptcy Court.""I expect they'll be there by and bye, my Lord," replied the solicitor. "Not much doubt about that," replied his Honour. j..
HIPMASTERS arriving to this harbour are commenting somewhat strongly upon the dinty condition of the waters thereof, due, no doubt, to the cternal dumping, by irresponsible sum- pun, juok and dust-boat masters, of all sorts of rubbish, consisting chilly of fruit skins, mats, etc., which clog the blades of the papers, piles of straw, fragments of dunnage, of the steamers, and are a nuisance This is most marked in the WITH two previous convictions against his
central and western districts, while the re- launch for carrying excess passengers in the gun in and around the Victoria Recreation harbour, the coxswain of the steam launch Club baths has not had any clean water float- Joch Lée made his third appearance before Mr.ing around for some time. Prosecutions are Gompertz on Friday for a similar offence, continually being made by the Water Police, Confiable Winter said that when he boarded but either the penalties inflicted are not suff the launch,gh the 31st ultimo she had six pas ciently deterrent, or the offenders manage to sengers more than allowed by the licence, escape detection in the dark bouts of the The defendant said the officer made a mistake night. and included the crew, which the officer denied. A fine of $15 was imposed.
An application was heard on Friday by the J. P. Court, from "tephen Clark for the transfer to him from F. E. Gram of the publican's licence to self intoxicating liquors at Nos. 38 and 39, Praya East, under the sign of "The Praya East Hotel." Mr. P. W. Gold ing, of Messrs. Gold- ring and Barlow, appeared for the applicant and as there was no police objection the licence was granted. The Justices of the Peace pre- sent were: Messra. 1. H. Gompertz, F. A. Hazeland, J. A. Jupp, H. J. Craig, and C. A
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THEY evidently believe in Spagtan methods in Malaya. According to the Malay Mail, China- man met with an accident resulting in severed arteries in the leg and was bleeding to death. Tourniquets were first tried. but the case becoming desperate, a European got hold of a piece of old hoopiron, heated it and beat it into correct shape, after a good deal of trouble, and then, with the aid of the man's friends, and in spite of his yells, cauterised the end of the severed arteries Thanks to this promp; and heroic measure the man is alive and well.
RECENTLY deputation of the Japan Steamship Owners Association visited the Japanese Navy Department, explained the Association's project for encouraging fishermen to pick up floating nines along the coast, and asked for the assistance of the authorities. The project is warmly supported by the Navy Department, and the deputation is to wait upon the Depart ment of Communications in a day or two, says the Japan Chronicle of July, 22. The Govern- ment authorities are taking steps to ascertain he views of fishermen in regard to the most effective measures for picking up the mines.
THURSTON, the World's Wonderful Magician, had a great welcome from the Chinese when he appeared to mystify them at the Ke Shing Theatre last night. The big auditorium was crowded, a large number of Europeans also being present. And mystified they all were, apparently, especially the Chinese, to judge by their intermurs of astonishment at the successfui performance of the remarkable feats with which Thurston underloak to entertain them. If the altendance last night may be taken as a criterion, then Thurston should have a success. ful time at the Chinese Theatre, for the "show" he puts up is certainly worth witnessing more then once, for it is unique, and such as has never previously visited these parts, and for that reason alone is worth all possible support if only four encourager les autres.
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A MAN named Robert Hasson, of Wyndham 'Street, evidently thought that Hongkong was in for a drought and hearing that the water authorities were not so liberal in doling out public water he took occasion inst night to get very "wet" The result of his task was that Hasson was found incapable in the Central Market. A constable seeing his condition went to his assistance. The "wet" one on observing the uniform got obstreperous, saying that it was 'tis in cation of remaining there overnight: The officer heard there was such a thing as obstruction so he got hold of Hasson to remove him to safer, though Hasson stood up less comfortable, quarters in the vehicle, and gave the officer a kick in. the stomach, rendering him hora de combat lor a while, he was arrested. This morning he pleaded guilty to both changes, and was fined $3 by Mr. Gompertz for being drunx and dis- orderly, and Sic for using his feet on the officer.
THERE can be no doubt that ignorant farmers from the interior of China are imposed upon by immigration sharks." These men are brought to Hongkong with the intention of
are made to sign preposterous, agreements, several years, was always at loggerheads with such as to give half of their waged to the agent her mother-in-law, who, it is reported, tuled for several months. They are then put on her with a rad of iron. On Sirday last after aboard a boat, without tickets, and are told to fierce dispute the younger woman left the house
stowaway. Some of the cases are detecte i
ei and saving she was tired of life and that they would the result is that the men of the soil at limes not see her again. Her body was picked up fare badly. On Friday, at the Police Court, some distance away from the place she dived
three farmers were charged, at the fastance of in on Tuesday.
Detective-sergeant Grand, with being on heard the steamer And Sing yesterday with the in- tention of stowing away. The men said they were put on board to go to Singapore. The sergeant stated that when defendants saw him on board they rushed away and hid themselves. Mr. A. A. dos Remedios, of Messrs. jardine, Matheson and Co., said that no tickets had been issued to the defendants. His Worship fined each defendant $15, with the option of six weeks' gaol.
dug his hook into the top bag and was pulling The young woman, who had bern mairied for getting to Sipgapore and on arrival here they
SHORTLY after noon yesterday, Cheung Yung, a rice cholie, residing at 417, Des Vaux Road West, was killed as a result of injuries he sustained in an accident. The deceased with others was employed in the Yuen Yuen rice godown, in Connaught Road West, removing bags of rice, to a junk moored alongside the
BECAUSE she could not agree with her mother- in-law Mrs. Chung Lai Mun, twenty-six years playa wall. The deceased was at the time of the accident engaged in removing bags, which fage, the wife of a farmer in the New Ter- were stacked sixteen high against a wall. Heory, put an end to her life, on the 29th ult
river. by jump ng into the Tai Lam Chung tdown gently, when the bag fell on him, land my on his chest. "The man was removed lo Wong Kai-leung aller Wong Yuk-shü, it cer his house, but died immediately afterwards.. respondence clerk in the Public Works De- partment, has been dismissed from his officer the instance of Constable Counsell, six as from the 28th ultimo for corrupt practices, owners of sampans were charged before Mr. and has been banished for five years,
H. H. Gumpertz, at the Police Court this with approaching within thirty yards morning. We are informed, through the courtesy of of the suspected ship Capra while at ancho, in Messrs. Lamko & Rogge, who are in receipt of the quarante anchorage. The defendant a telegram from Messrs. W. G. Hale & Co. said that they were hailed by persoas on board? Saigon, that: "Arrivals from Hongkong with His Worshup held that they had no business out native passengers are now admitted to free to go to a vessel in quarantine. As there was - pratique."
no infectious disease on board the Capri be would discharge them with a warning not 10 repeat the offence again. Six oiliers were also charged with going on board the ship without permission. The men said that they were called on board, but as they could show no written permission they were fined $5 apiece. INSPECTOR Brown, of the Registrar-General's Department, summoned the Chief Officer of the s.s. Afau Sang, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, on Friday, at the Magistracy, for failing to provide twenty persons with proper accommo dation on board his vessel on the 29th uho. Mr. F. B. L. Bowicy, Crown Solicitor, prosecut ed. According to the evidence of the inspector he said that just before the fau Sang left the harbour he boarded the vessel. in the wheel- house be discovered eight Chinamen confined there, and the venitation was bad. He went to the loc'sle and found several women there. The accommodation was not good. Defendant said that the men were only confined there The men had already received their pay in advance to go to ingapore to work and if they were not locked up before 8.500,000 the weasel left the port, they would run away, fter the vessel had left the harbour the men 45,000 would be treated as ordinary passengers. His Worship found accused guilty and imposed a Totali...............$16,191,395 $10,845,000 penalty of $35.
The following games were played in the Hongkong Water Polo Shield competition on Monday at the V. R. C.-Band R. W. R. v. 87th Co. R. G. AR. G. A. won by 13-1 Royal Engineers v 83rd Co. R. G. A.-Royal Engineers won by 1; G. Co.. R. W. K. v. Royal Yacht Club.-R. V. Club won by 8-1. D. Co. R. W. K. will play Beam V. R. C. to-day at 6 p.m. Royal Engineers will play the Band of the R, W. K. on Thursday at 5.30 p.m.
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FOLLOWING are the returns of the average amount of bank notes in circulation, and ai specie in reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended 31st July, 1906, as certified by the managers of the respective Banks.
Average Specie Banks, Amount in Reserve. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and Chips. $3,358,485 $1,300,000 temporarily. Hongkong and Shang. hai Banking Cor- poration
12,728,944 National Bank of
Chias, Limited...... 106,876
Mus. JVRSEY, residing at No. 34, Beyma Road, summoned the Chinese caretaker of house No. 31, before Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, for using insulting and abusive language towards her on the 30th utt The complainant said that the defendant was in the habit ol leaving salt-fish on the steps of her door to be died. She did not approve of that and com plaining to the landlord would have been use less. On the 30th ult., she kicked the salt-fish away and he abused her. His Worship said that she would expect in hear uncomplimentary things if she kicked people's food. He was certain, under the circumstances, that defen: sant did use abusive language, but he would discharge him with a caution,
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Lt Po, a fisherman, of Sha Kiu, New Territory, thought he was doing a kind act when he rush ed wildly into a matshed in the New Territory yesterday morning, and is a breathless manner told the inmates to skip for the opium me were coming. The inmates of the matshed took his advice, gathered up all their opium, and made for the hills. When this was over, it was sald, Li tonk up a position outside the shed and waited. The excise met loomed on the top of the hill. They reached the shed and when they entered is there was a broad grin on the face of Li. The officers found nothing, and whisper went round among them that the man hey went outside had a hand in the escape. out and not to retum empty-handed they gn thesed Li up and took him to the Central Po- lice Station. There he was charged with aid ing and abetting others to commit an offence. He was placed before Mr. F. Hacland on
HENRY Barker, who is gradually becoming notorious in the mailer of previous convictions, and who broke his bail on Thursday, made his fifth appearance before Mr. H. H. J. Gomperis, Friday and pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk, and disorderly at Wanchai last evening. "You have had four previous convictions against you," said his Worship. "I know nothing about that," replied Barker, "I don't know why the police should keep on running me in. I don't do any harm." His Worship uned him Sto and bound him over in the sum of $too to be of good behaviour for one year. "Will you allow me, your Worship, to pay it at the Wednesday at the Police Court, and are pro end of the month?" was defendant's query.secution could not produce sufficient evidence His Worship told defendant to arrange that to warrant a conviction, the defendant was die
charged. with the police..
Two days ago a hawker, looking more dead, iban alive, war, taken to the Central Police Station and later removed to the Government Civil Hospital for treatment. He was alleged to have been "seriously ass ulied" by s.
Urim- mer named F. C. Jackson and the watchman of the Hongkong Dispensary. Both men held on heavy bail. After two days' conficement at the hospital, the coolie was discharged on
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Monday and appeared at the Police Court to prosecute his alleged assailants, at the same time building air castles of what he would do when he got compensation. Mr. F. A. Haceland called for the hospital certificate to ascertain the damage done to complainant, Inspector Ritchie produced the paper and it was sean that under the column headed "uffering from?" Dr. Koch had inserted the word
Thes the tables were "nothing" ed on the hawker and he was charged with hawking without a licence, while his alleged assailants gave evidence for the prost cutiun. They said that, seeing defendant rub sing away while other hawkers were stoning the police they gave chase and captured him, amid |à shower of bricks and stones. It was then accused pretended that he was assaulted. He put it on so well, said An inspector, that when accused was sent to hospital I was expecting him to die on the way. The hawker was fined $3.
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A LITTLE Chinese girl, of some twelve years, had a very narrow escape from a tragic and Cricket Club Cround, and at the junction of untimely death en Sunday, just outside the Queen's Road and Garden Read. She was travelling in a tram-car, and at the spot men- tioned, without waiting for the car to stop, she essayed to alight, and, in her ignorance, innocence, she allempted to do so the wrong THE first number of the New Weekly, to give way--that was, facing the rear end of the car. it its temporary panic, was issued from the She not only got out the wrong way, but alte
the wrong office of the China Mail to-day. There can straight in front, and almost under the wheels, side, and thus was somersaulted he no doubt there is room in Hongkong for a of a car advancing from the other direction. bright, lively and vivacious journal of the Some soldiers of the West Kents happened to aimed at by this publication. Vulgarity conspicitous by its absence, and if the humour be passing at the time, and they helped to pick-
I up and place her in a ricksha, which is rather forced at times that may be due to the child
was then put in charge of a lukung with the restraint which residence in a severely
instructions to take the girl to the Government- commercial Colony imposes on the numerous Civil Hospital, The pour mile, who was Theodore Hooks, Sydney Smiths and Artemus Wards who are believed to abound here. The unconscious, showed no marks of any cuts on her head, face or hands, and it was surmised contents of the New Weekly are varied enough
that she was injured internally, Passengers in to suit a crabbed bachelor and a maiden ount.
the tram-cart should bear in mind one simple Most astonishing of all, the illustrations are really good. Bir Matthew Nathan is the first of nature:-When alighting from a vehicle of the Men of the Time," and the artist has tion in which that vehicle is going. Notices,
in motion be careful to do so facing the direc caught something of His Excellency's look, but
in Chinete, conspicuously posted up about the if he had only snapped the Governor's ex- pression when he presides at the Legislative Cats, where all who run may read, might have the effect of decreasing the number of these Council and grimly listens to the bleating of
accidents. the lambs who are afraid that the ratepayers will not be over-eager to praise their representatives should, this or that Bill pass,
THE greatest sympathy is felt with Mr. H. A. then we should have had the real thing. The
tury Burke, of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com jokes culled from a local Punch half a century Ago are wonderful; didohr predecessors pany, in his second sad bereavement within one month. But little over three weeks ago actually laugh.at them, or were they intended to drive car ancestors to drink? "Dolly" has leaving him with five young children, and on he had to mourn the loss of his wife, who died weird story, and there are items to interest
Wednesday his youngest daughter followed her the musically-inclined, sports, the ladies and mother, being carried off suddenly by mesin. indeed, all sections. Scoumen will put them. selves on the back when they read tangis, at the Italian Convent, where she was Maclaren's contribution. The New Weekly, it placed with the other children immediately It maintains the standard of its first issue, upon the death of their mother. On Tuesday evening the child was quite well and in the should have a prosperous career.
best of spirits, and playing about with her little companions, but she was suddenly taken ill in the night, and despite all the care and attention lavished upon
her by the Sisters of the Italian Convent and the doctors, the disease, generally fatal to children, mide speedy hood. way, and the 'little patient passed peacefully away just before noon yesterday. The funeral took place no Thursday, the 'cortege passing the monument at 8.30 o'clock, amongst those following being several of the Sisters and Scholate of the Italian Convent, and Messrs. silverstone and Holt, of the Pacific Mail. Steamship Company, and others. An ad- ditionally and feature in the case is that the child's father, on account of illness supervening upon the death of his wife, was ordered to Japan, and was expected to arrive in Kobe on board the ss Korea yesterday, whither the sad news has been telegraphed to him.
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ONE of the prettiest guides to Canton is that issued under the title "A Pictorial Guide 10 Canton. It sets forth concisely the attractions of the capital of Kwangtung, and he must be curiously lethargic individual who could with stand the temptation of visiting Cau on after perusing the latest guide: There are no long- winded narratives about mythical personages or antédeluvian legends; short, succinct des criptions of the principal places of interest in and around Canton are given, and the text is fill d out with a series of illustrations which could scarcely be surpassed. The visitor is 104 how much he should pay the professional guides, the best places to look for curios, and the industries which are worth the attention of those who are commercially minded. advantages of travelling by the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company's vessels are pointed out, and in fact the "Guide to Caston" is admirably suited to the require- QUR' Teuton friends have certainly acquired ments of any one who is in holiday beat, willing the art of seductive advertising. From the to read a snappy accut of the chief city of Hamburg-America Linie we have received a Southern China but too busy to be bothered with copy of the "Guide, to Tsingtau and ita sur- interminable historical records, The "Guide," roundings," which has now reached its second as stated, is crammed with phographic repro edition. The object of this volume, for it runs ductions and the engravers and printers, to 15 pages, is to direct the attention of Lour Messia. Hood & Co., Middlesbrough, England,
ists and residents in the Far East to the beau- may be complimented on the work of art they ties of the German settlement at Taingläu have issued. The "Pictorial Guide to Canton"
"The Green Isle, and the word pictures and may be obtained from Lee Loong, Queen's pictorial, representations of the scenes to be Road, the price being 40 cents a copy.
found in the island should strike a responsive chord in the heart of evory true lover of nature. FROM the annual report of the Equitable Life Tsingtan is in the same latitude as Gibraltar, Assurance society, it is apparent that after the Malta, Tokio and San Francisco. The best recent cataclysms in the insurance world of time to visit the protectorate is from April to America the Equitable has emerged in a more July and from September till the end of Nev
Its stability ember, The highest average temperature for satisfactory position than ever,
period of years was 77 degrees Fahrenheit, and sound basis are made apparent and its ar prosperity has ever been greater than during in August. On 23rd July, 1899, the highest the year that has closed The majority of peo- temperature was recorded, apparently since ple are beginning to see more clearly every day the German occupation, when the mercury the importance of insuring their lives; and the rose to 90.7 Fahrenheit; the lowest occured on the and of January, 1907, when the mercery development of that spicit is shown in the operations of the Equitable. During the year fell to 122 Fahrenheit, or nearly 20 degrees be new assurance written (less the below freezing point. Tsingtau seems to 1995, the
An ideal resort not only for those whose can. policies not taken) amounted to $141,695.255
stitutions have been undermined by the con- gold or $466,103 for each working day, And
stant worries of the commercial world and tha at the end of the year, the outstanding assurance amounted to $1,465,123,436. During the last humid atmosphere of the south, but also for years the total benefits accruing to the the scientist in every depsriment. There are
innumerable beauty spots to visit, and excur 10 Bay, policyholders of the Equitablo (that the sums paid to policyholders, together with sions galere. Time passes in a round of sedate the assels Bow in band) aggreg019,534.653; pleasure. The "Gside to Tsingtau" is full of or $15,319,196 more than they have bemselves photographs and those who are thinking of paid to the Society in premiums. The assets taking a short rest before the end of the sum- amount to nearly $130 million dollarsgold, and mrshould make a point of visiting the office, there is a surplus at the back of the Society of of the Hamborg america Liole in Hongkong $58,557,000 dollars. Last your merly six and and requesting a glimpse of this excellent and
handyGuide. policy: three quarter million dollars were paid lo holders as dividends. The Equitable has un- doubledly benefited by the fierce glare of public opinion which was directed against all Ameri- can insurance corporations and the annual re- port shows that it was never in a better position than it is today. Mesare. Shewas, Tomer and Co.are the local agents,
Printed and Published by JOSE PEDRO BRADA, for The Hongkong Telegraph Com pany, Limited, at the Printing Office of the Company. No. 1, Ice House Road, in the City of Victorlo, Hongkong.