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THE TRADE OF HONGKONG FOR} 1904.

The following summary of the trade of Hongkong for the past year will, it is hoped. prove interesting to our readers. It has been car-fully compiled, and the facts have been gleazed from the most reliable sources.

TARNS

English Yaras,---Iu 22/243. there has been bat a small business, price, boing too high. Japanese and Bombay Yarns to a great extent taking their place. In 28/124, a vary small business has passed. 4's, wore in more demandi this year, with delivery running well into next year; dealers commitments were rather heavy at high prices. Spinners apparently being well engaged, are now asking late shipment as 'a rulo.

Benbay Yarns,--Thé trad- in In·lian grey yarn during the year has shown a marked de- elino, as will be seen by the arrivals and sales girna below:--

Arrivals.

In 1963-293.850 bales.

1994-224,820 bales.

Sales, 170,485 bales. 147,519 bales.

Decree 49,000 balen.

92,966 bale This shows R decrease of 234 per cent. on imports and nearly 13 par cent, on sales respectively. This shrinkage was chiefly dus to the abnormally high prices of both cotton and yarn consequent un scarcity of raw material ant the manipulations of the American market, Prices steadily advance, with a few occasional Iails, throughout the year. Five of the Bombay wills were closed during a great part of the year, but some improvement harset in latterly, and most of the mills have secured favourable contracts as far ahead as July-August next to fle tune of 89,09000) balos for the China markets and are now working full time.

The local cathon yaru mill suffered with the rest during 1904. but with a lofter supply of raw material at lower is increasing its

prices production.

Japanese Yerne-Owing to the warbusiness has fallon of considerably, product on wing curtailed, anul bigh prices asked. Ou the deniors side the result of their transactions in Yares generally is the admission "small chance.”

OPIUM.

The trad i opium during 1904 was characterised by heavy fluctuations and owing to the speculative nature of the business it is impossible to say how far it was remunera-

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DI CEMBER 31ST, 1:04

Zinc Sheets: A modorato business only has heen current, but of a more or less satisfactory- character.

“MATKEIAL · IMPROVEMENTS AT CANTON. Conendemble improvements are proceeding

in Canton, which city is beginning to show signs of commercial development. Wharves and go-i downs are being built ou the Honam and Fati i

Wire Nails. A fair incrasse over last year, and pretty good profits have as a rulo re ulted.

Quicksilver-Demand has fallon off consides, and preparation mads for direct trading. aiderably, at least 25 per cont-owing to The channel of the river is being improved and portation of Vermilion, and prices have the Shamon Municipality is altering the gradually declined with exception of a small drainage system to open surface drains at a cost; spurt, which did not last long.

of $30,000.

Window Glass-The Loport shows an apprecille reduction, partly owing to strikes at home, but fair resalta on, husinos are

admitted.

Old & Wo je Metals. The consumption has exhibited a considerable decrease, owing to Northern troubles. The war has helped trad+ in some respects, but has hindered in others.

COAL

TONNAGE,

SUPREME COURT.

Friday, 30th December.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

BEFORE HIS HONOUR MB, T. SRECOMBE SMITH (PUIGNE JUDGE).

DEUTA ̃H ASIATISCHE BANK. THE WOT SHING HING BANK.

The hearing of this action was continued. The year 1903 closed dull with low rates of) The plaintiffs alleged that they had suffored freight, only 7 to 8 cents, per pical offering for damage by renson of a breach by the lefendunts Saigon, but a marked improvement took place of a contract dated the 4th Cotober, 1901, rande eary in 19 4. During February the demand between th plaintiffs and the defendants, for Tennage increased at ising rata coast-whereby the defendouts agreed to purchase from wise-and especially for time charters, principally the plaintiffs as erling draft ou London, pay- for Japanese account. During the months of able an amand for the sum of £2,000 sterling May and June rates weakened somewhat, and at exchange ls. 9jd, and which said contract With regard to Japanese Coal, supplies hare the decline continued up to the end of July, was to complete their purchase on the 30th hown more than ample, and prices have con- when it again strengthened, and the improve. November. 19 4, and the plaintiffs had suffered regnantly weakened. Many frus lil in

ment has continued to the prosat. The damages to the extent of $785.85 by the do stocks, naturally anticipating diffenty in principal feature in Freights during the past fendants' breach of their contraet. getting supplies on account of the war, a con-year, Las been the large number of settlements, clusion that proved erroneous, and les bunker of stemes on time elarters on what may be ing has been done thun usual by Texan's taken as good paying rates for owners. The passing through: The price of Cardiff Coal bulk of these se tlements were for the North has been maintained at $17,18 ex ship, but the and ou Japanese account. A number of steamers trade in this quality has boon more limited this have also to purchasers, mostly in Japan year. Hoagny as a smokeless coal is in greater such vessels being usually from fifteen to twenty years old. In the South the chartering on requisition for industrial purposes.

fe las ben very limited, owing to the high rates obtainable in the North, and the removal hense of much of the Tonnage generally available. The closing rates for Sa gou are from 16 to 17 cents per pical.

KEROSENE OIL

The trade in this stuple has shown no great development during the past year, but it has been well maintained, as will be seen by the following table of deliveries:-

1903

American Russian Borneo

Sumatra.. Langkat Burmah....

2,520,000 eisÉS

30.000 1920 000

1.210.000

260,00)

5,280,000 cases The average prices paul were:-

1903

Americau... Russian Borneo

$3.20 per case

2.05

1904 $2.60 per case.

2.42

2.95

2.20

2.20

2.70

2.1+ 190

is 20

on

is

1904

THE CONDITION OF THE CANTON DELTA. 2,600,000 cases.

Armed robbery and blackmailing is rampant 200.000

0.0009 in the Caston delte, ete, and this not only 1,300,000

con afford affeo's travelling-for all that 280,000

to do so have brought their families to 1:|:,,,,་,་,་ཀ་ར་ཀ་ཡ་མ་ཏ་ཏ་ ་ ང་ན་

Canton.

Macao and Hongkong-but the 5,430,000 cases. risks attendant trans port of goods

that great,

trade

partially paralysed theroby. Many rich and influential men, including Hongkong dealers etc. have been held up for heavy ransom, and threatened with death if this is not paid. This' state of affairs is disgraceful at this time of day, more especially As the delta and West River dis riots are being so much opened up by steam traille, but Chinese official apathy is well known, and the efforts made to repress piracy are singularly ineffective.

full with rebels in Kwangsi, and another stern with the ruling in 103, when there was a

and forceful charac'er like Li Hung-chang is short supply. Now with the opening of the wanted to bring order to the districts.

His Californian and Texan oil fields there is aniministration in Chaton was short, but more much larger production and consequent greater

or loss a reign of terror to eviliteers, especially coming year. inasmuch as the Californian cit. already being imported into North China,

Sumutra Langkat Burmah

The Burmah oil made its first appearance on

this market during 1904, and, being of a rather poor quality, has not so far made much pro- gress. A great reduction has, it will be seen,

As before. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C.. instruct-

ed by Mr. H. J. Gedge (of Mesura. Johnsen, Brakes and Master) appeared for the plaintiff bank; and Mr. N. Ferrers, instructed by Mr. P. W. Goldrinz (of Mr. G. K. H. Brutton's offen, for the defendant bark.

Mr. H. Figge, manager of the Deutsch- Asiatische Bank, deposed An effort to compromise reached my hearing on the 3rd December. I saw three strange men inside the bank, mid one of them was brought to me by the Compradore. $1,000 was offered in settlement of this and other maiters between our bank sud the defendant bank. I refused.

Cross-examined-The Compradore does no business which is Lot referred to me; he vouches for the Chinees whom he introdness. In my private book Chinese customers may be mon tioned merely as Chinero, but in the other hooks it is different. Should there be any loes in this matter it would fall on the Compradore. I do not know how they (the Chinese) would manage in such a case, For al I know they might divide the less among themselves. The an mutual draft; I demand draft was not have to sell it later. An original draft a

draw cue later to not in existence; but I lad eover myself. If the defendants had paid the $705.84 I should not have had to draw a freal drait to cover myself. Say, for instance, that

KODAK

FILMS

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& ACCESIS ORIES.

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN,

LONG HING & CO...

PHOTO GOODS STORE,

17, QUEEN'S ROAD

(SAME PREMISES AS Messus. AH CHEE).

fot

Hongkong, 27th December, 1904.

KOWLOON DOCK DANCE.

The Staff of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Co. last evening gave their annual dance)

at the Kowloon Docks. About three hundred altogether were present. The officers for the accusion were as follows:-

TRADE

TELEPHONE No. 195.

Honorary President Mr. John Lambert; President Mr. T. Neave; Committes-Messrs. Kinross, Taylor, Wynne. Davison, Baxter. THREE Parkes and Purves, Hon. Secretary—Mr. W. M. Stawart; Assistant Hou. Secretary... Mr. R. Lapsley.

MARK.

SUCCESSFUL

WHISKIES.

PER DOZEN....

$15.00

KING EDWARD

Included among those who nccepted invita- tions were - Mr. W. B. Dixon (Chief Manager of the Company) and purty, the Hou. | CLUB Mr. R. Shewan, Mr. W. Ramsay (Me-urs. Butterfield and Swire) and Mrs. Ramsay, Mr. H. P. and Mrs. Richardson, Dr. and Jordan, Mr. Newman Mumford Mrs. (Lloyds Surveyor), Mr. A. G. aud Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Donald Macdonald (of Merses. Macdonald and Co.), Mr. F. R. Ollis (the Naval Yard Extension). Dr. and Mrs. Swan, Mr. E. 0. Murphy (Messrs. Bailey and Murphy), Mr. T. Skinner (Mesers. Dodwell and Co.) and Mrs. Skinner, Mr. Focken (the Norddeutscher Lloyd) and Mrs. Focken, Capt. and Mrs. Goddard and Mr. E. C. Wilks (Messrs Wilks and Co.;

The hall room-the largest in the Colony- was in beautiful condition and the decorations were very pretty. Above the music platform, where the baud of the Royal West Kent Regi- ment played the dance music, was the inscrip- tion Best wishes for 1905"; elsewhere the figures 1904" stood out in electric light. The wa'ls were decorated with hanting. with a base of bright red cloth to set off the paler colours. Other rooms were also decorated with

connection with the supper room-the Dock reading and billiard rooms-was a large Hong- long and Whampou Dock Co. flag in electric! light, red, white and blue bulks being used. The cart room and bar were arranged as last Year. The reception room at the entrance showed much colour.

tive to importers. For the Chin ess dealers, how taken place in prices all round as compare / The present Viceroy apparently line his hands I sell to any man £1,60; this £1,000 I buy, if ngs. The most attractive piece of work in

ever, the results have not. beon favon rable. The trade was nuaffected by the war in the North. Prices for Bengal drug ustnatol with ex- change, but on the whole culed higher than in 1933, and demand showed_no falling off Malwa was in somewhat less inquiry, and that competition, which is likely to be keener in the these piratical gentry who now carry on up, but two others were,

for Persian showed a heavy decline. The fol- lowing table of Imports and Exports, from January to November, 1903 and 1994, shows the course of the trade-

Imports.

Tur Chi Tetal Malwa Pata Demecs Persian kis EXO-5,79 27 2,46%

"04. 16933) chesta 6,3211 1961 7,302 2001 2,361 4,005%

31-21

will also be brought into this market. It is

worthy of note that last year's production of oil in California was greater than that of any State in the Union. Very little Russian oil now comes into the Hongkong market.

BICE.

Prices dropped 5c, in the first quarter, and have remained fairly steady sincs, but the business has been somewhat curtailed. Stocks of Siam Rics are light, and Saigon oil, owing to foods in that distrist.

FLOUR.

their accupation with so much impunity. Cannot the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce take up this matter seriously, and urge on the with Chinese officials on board being allowed to authorities the desirability of British guubvals

patrol the waterways again, dealing out sama mary punishment to robbers and crimin caught red hauded. A general police service, with Indian constables under the control of the Imperial Maritime Customs, who already employ Indians for frontier patrol work, would help mattors very materially,

GARRISON ORDERS.

possible, at onno. If I failed to do so I should I buy this be speculating on exchange. thons and; if it is not taken up I have to sell again to cover my purchase. The original draft was not drawn because it was at taken A draft cannot be drawn till the demand draft is due.

Mr. Ferrers-If these two are taken up in January no demand draft will have to be

drawn

Witness I have to cover myself. If he pays the difference be comes to mo and offers that I should buy what I have sold to him, and I have to sell to sem ne else against this I have to sell Aome man sterling.

Mr. Ferrers All this is fictitious! Mr. Figge - It is not fictitious, Witness-They will be drawn to else, but not to him:

someone

Mr. Ferrers-Is it not true that you would not do anything, but just take the tifference, Is not all this something nothing?

Exports. -SNI ST 6,718 8,925 2 9440,001 chests M16 19,28,03%

7 4517

34-39,762 PIECE GOODS. Cotton Goods-In the first few months of the year the business done was very moderate, but matters improved considerably about June, and fair quantities of goods have changed han:ls vine. The stay in cotton, however, has made dealers very anxious, and grave fours sro now held for the losses that may have to he faced on the purchases coming forward. Enquiry from the country is practically nil at present. If however, seen an improvement. Stocks have Cotton had remained in the region of say lightened for Portland Flear, but stocks of Major S. H. Pedley. 2nd Royal West Ken, would be dismissed to-morrow. to d. there would have been a good business Californian Flour are rather heurg; consump- passing at the present time, ina'ead of stagntion slow. tion. Shaughai and Japan have taken off con- siderable quantities of Dril's and Heavy Goods

This year commenced badly owing to high prices on the Pacific Coast, and heavy stocks locally, and a great falling off in demand generally. The latter part of the year has

The following table shows the comparative during the last few months, and this has imports for the past even years: ----

HEAD QUARTERS HONGKONG, Sth December, 1904. Detail. No. 1. Detail of officers for the ensuing week:--Victoris, (a) Prison Visitor

Regt: (b) Field Officer of the week, Capt. C. M F. Watkins, Royal Engiusers; next for duty, Capt E. C. L. Fitzwilliams, Army Service Corps; (c) Subaltern Officer of the week, an officer, Royal Garrison' Artillery; next for

assisted matters somewhat. fair prices being realized. The tra le in Mexicans is declining July 1807 to July 1808 186.91 2.215,751,810.141 duty, an officer 2nd Royal West Kent Regt.

very year, us the natives nianufacture similar goods themselves from Bombay and Japanese

Yarns.

Fancies-Fairly heavy stocks are held by dealers of high priced cargo, and until these go inte consumption business is likely to be car tailed. particularly under the present conditions of this market. Arbitration for claims seems to be has order of the day, often, it must be said, on account of the wilful or otherwise inatten. fion to details of contracts on the part of suppliers &for shippers. In good times minny of these claims might not have been made, but it is only natural that dealers should try and eat losses when an opportunity is afforded them.

1628

1890 19 0

1901

**

1902 J

Californ a. Orug.& Wanh, Toial

Quarters Quarters Quarters.

899 1,692,10 3, 5246 - 1,742,356

Kowloon, (a) Field Officer of the week, Capt. 1960 2,05,25 3,516,793,367,150 1901 3,784,310,863, 95,647,930 H. C. Steen, 114th Mahrattas; next for duty, 1002 2,319,609 3. 57,655,307,248 1903 2.214.305 8 129.342-5.313,737 Major J. H. Ransom, 114th Mahrattas; (b) 1903 1904 2.008,025 2,456,964 4,404,899 Subaltern Officer of the week, an officer, 114th July 19. 4to 18 Dec. 1904 942,000 1,050.000 -1,992,000 Maliratins; next for duty, an officer, 93rd

Although from these returns there is an

Burma Infantry. apparent falling off in the import, there has been none in the local consumption, as most of the large supplies for Vladivostock, Chefoo and Newchwang, formerly all transhippod hence to those ports, have latterly gene direct,"

SILK.

Exporters losses last season are likely to be made up this, but producers have not made money owing to the poor condition of the silk- worms. The volume of trade has been smaller

Woollens. Prices have been too high. To than in 1905, but higher prices gonerally have

consumption has fallen off. and Cotton goods are taking their place to a great extent. Steeks are small, but notwithstanding this the

market is in a bud way. The Japanese appear to be supplying Formosa now with Camlets. Lastings, etc. There has been a very good business done in Blankets, however, chiefly for the North for war purposes doubtless.

METALS.

Pig Iron-Imports have shown a reduction have ruled weak nearly all the year until recently,

But Iron & Nail Rods.-The business dons shows no increase on that of last year, and has apparently been transacted with little prot to dealers, except perhaps at the beginning of the year.

been realised.

TEA.

This export has of late years bocazie moré ar

less a negligeable quantity here, and the decline

in volume has been continued in 1904, the ea timated total export of Macao and Canton Teas for this season being 1250,000 hs. as compared with some 1,417,000 lbs. in 1908.

SUGAR.

PRESERVED GINGER."

Witness-No. I have to cover myself, and sell to someone els-secure myself. There is nothing more as far as the man is concerned, but there is as far as the bank is concernel.

Mr. Ferrers-Would it not be possible to do as I say?

Witnes-Yes, but if I did so I am afraid I

Mr. Ferrer-He would have made profit if exchange bad gone down?

Witness-It all depends what he did with the money; he might have bought goods which had gone home.

Mr. Ferrers-You must admit this; we will got no further if you do not (Laughter).

Winess-There are, of coara, speculations in exchange at Hongkong. If a man has no other business in connection with a transaction like this it is speculation in exchange-desl ing in differences. I object to deal in differences. Mr. Ferrers-I suppose it is done outside ? Witness--I would not like to give an opinion on other people's business.

Be-examine-I did actually sell to cover Divine Service-No. 2. Divine Service will be my salf; I had sold to him originaly £2,000, and had to buy a similar amount. Some assets of To

the bank are kept in sterling, and some in conducted on Sunday as follows:-- Denomi Troops Where held Hour

dollars. These transactions have to be kept Offciate at nution

equally balance; as much as possible, each day Ch. of

Victoria Cathedral 8.30a.m. Chaplain I may be a few days overdue, but I have to England

balance each day if possible, Ch. of

The Unter Lyemun

Sur. Offer England

Barracks Ordera Cir. of Stone. The

11.15 a.m. Chaplain England cutters Barracks

Ch Stn. Hos.

4 p.m. Chaplain Eleak England pital Presby Victoria

Union

11 a.m. Ofg. Olergo. Church Welayan Victoria Weglu. Ch, 10.15 am. Og. Clorgn,

6. Joseph'e Roman Vistoria Catholic

9 a.m. Offg. Clorgu. Komsh Catholic Kowloca Kowloon 7.31a.m. Ofig. Clergn. Launch will leave A. S.C. Pior for Stone

Escorts as under will be cutters at 10.15 am. conduct prisoners to churoh, Charch of Eng furnished by the 2nd Royal West Regt. to

torian

ub.

Further evidence s led, and the case adjourn d.

THE HO FAT KEE . LI KAN TAI,

Visitors were brought to and from Hong- kong in Dock Company launches. Dancing commencel at half past eight and was kept up till morning. The duties of M.C. were carried ent by Mosses Neave and Kinross. There were fire wa'tzes and five lancers on the programme, other dances being Circassian circle, two barn dances, two Caledonians, two Eightsomo reels, the Highland schottische, quadrille, schottische and two step. Supper was at eleven o'clock. The ball, in every respect, was an enjoyable

one.

SPORTING NOTES.

There is a movement on foot to seed a

cricket eleven to Swatow during the Chinese New Year holidays. China New Year falls. on the 4th February.

There is also talk of sending an Association football team to Shanghai. The ILK.F.C. propose to erect a respectable pavilion_to_re place the present matshed at Happy Valley. Baths and adequate dressing rooms could then be provided.

Members of the Corinthian Yacht Club will! meet in Thursday next to consider rules drawn up for the Club. The season's races will also be aanged. There are now five"one designers" in the Club.

At the Kowloon Bowling Green Club, the semi-final for the Neish Cup were won by Mr. W. Deas (who beat. Mr. W. Eassy and Mr. J. Haxton who Mr. G. Edwards). The final will played off on Monday afternoon, For the! Taylor Bowls Mr. J. Gor beat Mr. G. Baxter

SUPPOSED SUICIDE.

"WHITING " COMMANDER OF H H.S.

HIMSELF.

SHOOTS

A

Early yesterday morning Lieutenant Com- mander E. F. Jellicoe, of the torpedo bout destroyer Whiting, was found lying in his The hearing of this action came on for the cabin with a bullet wound in the head. third time. The plaintiff claimed $150 plus weapon was lying beside him, one of the cham- $10.50, $10) being costs and 80.50 expanse ou bers of which was discharged, and all indications secount of a bailif. MrO. D. Thomson appeared point to a case of suicide. The body was remov- on behalf of the plaintiff firm of contracters, doing business at No. 49, Queen's Road East, ed to the Naval Mortuary, and an inquiry was is under arrest, was representat by Mr. H.M.S. Thetis. The saquiry was, as usual,

The held in camera. The defendant, & junk owner whose junk held at three o'clock in the afternoon or board Dixon (of Mr. John Hasting's office). plaintiff alleged that the money had been lout by him to the dofondan".

he had paid the money to Ho Fat, a partner At the previous hearing the defendant said in the Ho Fat Kee shop, and a witness for the defence said he had seen Ho Fat at a quarter to the that afternoon, just outside the Supreme Court, but, instead of waiting to give evidence,

MARINE MAGISTRATE'S

COURT.

Friday, 30th December.

BEFORE HON. CAPT. L. A. W. BARNES- LAWBENCE (MARINE MAGISTRASB).

DISOBEYING LAWFUL ORDERS. William Lewis Smith, master of the 8.8. Ard on, charged J: H. Perkins, boatswain of the said ship, with wilfully disobeying lawful orders on the 30th instant, in Victoria Harbour.

lani, & N.C.O. 1 Men 1.15 8.m.

GENERAL ORDEES-Departures-No. 209 This industry has done well throughout the The undermentioned officers left on the 28th owing to the troubles in the North, and prices Fear. Owing to the sbortage in the Beet erop, instant per sa. Java for Shangbai en route to he had gone off in a ricksha with the plaintiff.

Ho Fat appeared in Court and gave evidence. prices of all grades of Cane Sugar have advanced Tientsin for duty-2nd Grenadier Guards, and the local refineries have been working full Liout. Lors B. C. Gordon-Lennox, 1st Royal He said that he was one of the partners in the Walsh Fusiliers, Lieut. E. N. Phillips, 2nd He Fat Kes. he had been repaid the money, in time, earning large prots

Royal West Kent Regiment, Lieut. E. H.question, and the receipt produced by the defendant was a true oùe. On the previous occasion. he had come to the Court to give Norman and Lieut. A. H. Pullman.

evidence, when he met th plaintiff, who, man- aged the business. Tho plutatiff told him toge William Lewis, Smith deposed:On the to the shop, saying that the matter before night of the 27th, defendant went ashore with the Court did not concern-him-it was a matter out permission. He returned this (Friday) between Ma Seung Tong and Li Kan Tui, the morning and refused to proceed with his defendant. The plaintiff then took him to Mr. work. He also refused to proceed to sea. Thomson's office, where he was detained. Thes By the Court: Defendant appeared to be said the police wanted to arrest him, and be was shoved into a closet.

Defendant stated:-1 do act refuse duty. His Honour asked the plaintiff to show rea on

perjury.

Tin Plates.-A large business has been rupted possibly 50 per cent, more than last Send good profits have resulted towards the and the year. Japan has been a gooil customer

Intel

The consumption has fallen off and

The high price of sugar has adversely affected producers, but competition, has kept prices steady all the same. Exports have fallen off considerably.

. SDY.

Exports have been reduced, owing to the lack of demand abroad.

MATTING.

The demand for Chinese, matting is steadi'y

By Order,

A. A. CHICHESTER, Major, Chief Staff Officer,

sober.

I

Pris gradually declined during the best part falling off, owing to the superiority of the side. "About three hundred" native dwell why he should not be seat to prison for wilt only refuse to go to sus, because I cannot get

the year. at the market is stronger at

Present

Yellow Metal-Imports of this have been reduced by about 50 per cent but otherwise the business done has been more or less satis factory; prices have advanced recently.

Japanese manufacture.

ESSENTIAL OILS.

Exports during the past year have decreased, prices being too high owing to the diffoulty of getting supplies from Kwangsi.

BIG FIRE AT CANTON YESTERDAY,

We were informed just as we were going to press this morning, that there was a big con- flagration at Canton yesterday, on the Hornta

mostly matsheds, were said to have blazed away. The fire started early in the forenoon, and our informant states that at three o'clock, when he left, it was still burning. Our Canton er respondent has sent nothing.

The plaintifk said that He Fut was not a partner, and there was no proof that he had received the money.

His Honour sentenced the man to six weeks' hard labour, and gave judgment for the defen dent with costs.

on with some of the crew.

By the Court:I persist in my refusal not to go in the ship,

The Magistrate sentenced the defendant to

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1st Floor, 37, Connaught Road Hongkong, 13th June, 1903

2901 DR. NEWELL WILSON,

DENTIST.

Latest Amarlona Methods.

Reasonable Fees.

No obarge for examinations.

Office hours 9 A‚. to ỡ P.M'

be deprived of two days pay to be imprisoned 1ST FLOOR, WATKINS BUILDINGS for two weeks with haid labour, and to be placed back on his ship should she leave before the

expiration of the sentouse,

81, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, 19th October, 1904.