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HONGKONG. MAGISTRACY,

ILLICIT OPIUM,

A Chinesa was charged with being in unlawful possession of twenty the opium

Sergeant Blackman stated that de fendant was arrested on the Fund, and the opium was found round his waist,

Defendant informed the Magistrate that he was employed as a coolie to carry the opium.

Mr. Wolfe fined defendant $200, with the alternative of three months' hard labour, nad confiscated the opium.

DOCKYARD THEFT..

COTTON AND YARN MARKET.

Messrs. Polishwalla & Kotwall, ention and yarn brokers, of Hongkong, in their report dated November stb, state-

Since our last report on the 90th September, our yarn market has kept Mn vary, firm, and a fair volume of business both spot and, to arrive" bas bean transacted at an advance of $5 to #10 per bale, during this interval of

6 weeks.

The heavy drop in exchange, coupled with the very small stock and restricted imports of yarn, have greatly induced buyers to resume operations that were suspended on account of the uncertainty of the pence situation, while holders, in view of Bombay condition, have in many instances met the views of buyers, with the result that greater pars of the busi Defendant said he bought the beltness has been affected in the last “fort-.. from Lascar Row. He was wearing it † night of the interval.

A Chinese, employed in the Naval Dockyard, was charged with stealing an Admiralty canvas, belt.

when arrested.

Mr. Wolfe remarked that it seemed strange that defendani, who was employ- ed in the dockyard, was wearing a belt which had been stolen from the place, and Ened him 85: with the alternative of three weeks" hard labour.

A RESPECTABLE BEGGAR A respectable looking. well-dressed Chinese was charged with begging.

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accosted Europeans in Glenealy Street as they went home to tin. De fendant had been in gaol previously for a similar offence. Ee was a respectable man, and there, seemed to be no causa why he should continue begging.

Defendant stated that be was a cripple. He did not molest passers-by.

No. 10 yarn has remained in more request, as more than half of the total sales consist of this count:

At the close, the tone of our market, is quiet, as buyers now beem to have fulfilled their wants.

Total Sales.—8,000. 'bajes. Bargains in Chinese hands-10,000 bales.

Arrivals-Mail str. Dilwara, and extra str. Kasado Maru, from Bombay, have brought in altogether 7,000 bales for for Hongkong, and 5,000 bales Shanghai... has been kept up during the intervať, Shangha-The same firm tendency and moderate business is reported at in advance of Th. per tale. Latterly, the market is rather quiet. however, on account of money tightness:

Japanese Yarn-Stocks seem to have run down and, supplies being scanty" business has passed on very limited scale as under::

Quotations are as follows-Balesi Nagasaki, No. 20% at $976; bales Horses No. 16 at 266; balos 3 Horses,

Mr. Wood severely cautioned defend No. 208 at 8276; 500 bales Yellow Joes,

ant and discharged him.

A LONG, LONG WAY TO- ABERDEEN.

A Chinese was charged with being a rogue and a vagabond..

It was stated that defendant was found in a cowshed on the Dairy Farm pre- mises at Pokfulum at 9.30 p.m on the 4th instant. Evidently, he intended to commit some unlawful act."

Defendant said he was going to Aberdeen in search of a friend, and, the way being long and he weary, he tried to snatch few moments rest in the cow-shed..

Mr. Wolfe: Two monthy hard labour.

A CHINESE AUTOLYCUS.

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A Chinese was charged with being in unlawful possession of a quantity of window-fasteners. and several panes of | gl 039.

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Sergeant Blackman stated that Chinese detective on duty in Wellington Street noticed defendant carrying a parcel and ordered him to stop. Defend ant immediately threw the parcel on to the ground and attempted to run away, but was arrested.

Defendant stated that he found the articles in a field.

Mr. Wood sentenced defendant moaths hard labour,

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No. 90s at 8963/271; bales Satsu, No. 1

at $263; bales Setsu, No. 20s at 8270;- Blue Fish, No. 20% at $279,

Raw Cotton-New Chinese Cotton has made its first appearance in our market- and 500 bales (loose bales) have changed hands at 856 to $60 per picul. There is no stock of Bengal cotton, and nominal quotations are 7 to 153 per picul

THREE MINUTES DEAD. AMAZING SURGICAL CASE.

Dr. Carrick Robertson, of Auckland, contributes to the New Zealand Medical Journal a remarkable article illustrating: the value of bears massage in cases of apparent death under an anaesthetic. This is what he says:-"

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A sailor came to the Auckland Hospital with a septic thumb. It was decided that the thumb should be opened under

-anaesthetic. When the man wis the house surgeon incised the sbscess. As soon as he had done this ho noticed that no bleeding took place from the incision, and this was the first intima tion he had that the man's heart had stopped. I was then discovered that there was no radial pulse and the respira

Artificial were dying sway. tiona respiration was immediately resorted to, and I was sent for. On my arrival in the casualty room the man ris quite white, and there were no heart sounds. Artificial respiration was going on, but there was no attempt at voluntary respiration. The man seemed quite dead, 30 quickly put Todine on the skin and made an incision in the upper right rectus region. Introducing my hand through this incision I was able to grasp the heart firmly in my band, for the diaphragm was so faccid that this was few quite easy. I then waited for a seconds to see if there were any muscular movement in the heart, but could feel none 60 I' "squeezed the heart between the hand and the ribe several times, where. upon it gave a distinct but feeble kick, followed by slow and feeble contractions, A 16-years-old boy who impersonated which soon became bounding and rapid. a deserter and went to France in remark At this time the appearance of the man able circumstances was recently charged was quite alarming, for owing to the at Folkestone with unlawfully wearing excessife pulsations in all the arteries of military uniform. He was Albert Hayes the body be almost seemed to lift off the Hawk of Nagshead-rond, Ponders-end, couch with each best. We were afraid must be clots in the smaller vessels Whilst working in Sheffield the lad, which required this excessive, driving of the Northumberland force to push them along. However, as Fusiliers who WBA an absentee after | events showed, no embolism or thrombosis having come home on leave from France. took place, the wound was sewn up, Hawk obtained the man's" anifórm and the man put to bed.. On recovery ho papers and reported at the depot, where became manincal and had to be pat in he was sentenced to 28 days for being a restraining sheet. He remained in this abrent Before the sentence expired he excited state for 12 hours; after this he. was placed on a draft and sent to France, for another day, In two days' time he quietened down, but was quite childish where his impersonation was discovered for

The lad told the magistrates that he quite normal, and could not remem wanted to go to fight the Germans. That that happened, for two days afterwards

bar coming to the hospital, or anything! was his only object in impersonating the soldiers. He had done no drills before going to the depot,

BOY POSES AS DESERTER. PUNISHED, PUT IN A DRAFT, AND SENT TO FRANCE.

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