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Shipping-Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboats are stronger and changed bands at $16, closing firm. "Indos are dull and ne›; glected At $74. Shell Transports have been sold and are in demand at 29/6. Douglasen and China and Mapilas are quiet at quotations. Refaeries-China Bugars have weakened slightly and declined to $155. Luroo0s can be had al$22.

Mining-Raubs have advanced and are steady at $9. „Chinese Engineerings are down to Tii, 91, but there are buyers at the rate,

Docks, Wharves and Godowar,Kowloon Whats have sellers at 594). Hongkong & Whampoa Docks afier, sales at $153, and advancing ratos up to $155, have again reacted to the former rate. Shanghai Docks have im: proved to Th, 106, at which rate they are in -demand, Hongkew Wharfs are lower and are

offering at Tls. 237).

Lands, Hotels and Buildings-Hongkong Hotels are quiet at Stig. Hongkong Landi bave declined to $108 and are offering at the rate Humphreys Estates are in request at 5112

Cotton Mills.-Ewos are firm and in de mand at Tls. 75. Hongkong Cottons have sellers and can be had at 313. In Laou Kung Mows a small sale has taken place at Tls. 82.

Miscellaneous few shares of Houth China Morning Posts have changed hands at Sz, and they are in strong demand at the figure. Steam Laundries have been done at $5 and more shares can be placed. Green Island Cements have declined to 5198. Langkats are weaker, and there are setiers at Tis. 2373. On account of the dividend declared being less than the previous year's, William l'owells have weakened and are now quoted at £9.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY OCTOBER

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Two grass cutters were fed & each, by Mr. tus fading of two bodies of Chinese dead F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court, on Thurs. from plagus, during the 24 hours ending Doon R day, for trespassing on Crown land, at Cheung-Wednesday, brings the total cases for the year shi-wau, yesterday.

up to 802. One body was found on the fareshere at Kennedy Town, and the other on the scuride near the Tin Hau Temple,

THE total output of the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company's three mines for the week ending September 22, amounted to 19,36845. tons and the sales during the period to 16,435.59

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His Excellency the Governor has been pleased, with the approval of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, to appoint Dr. J. W. Hartley, M. lo ba temporary assistant surgeon in the Medical Department.

A BÍLL-POSTER, residing at No. z, Aberdeen Street, was on Monday fined $3 by Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court, for posting a bill on a wall at the junction of Murray Road and Queen's Road Central, on Saturday, without the permission of the Military authorities.

Two dd. women were on Tuesday at the Police Court ordered to pay a fine of $io cach, by Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, for being in unlawful Thu Noviš, having received temporary repairs at Hakodate, arrived at Yokosuka on the 2811n of thirty pieces of cloth, at Yaumafi; Yesterday, for which they could give the police ultimo, where she will be completely restored

no satisfactory explanation. Sergeant Apple- The intention is to use her as a dispatch boat.

ton prosecuted. Her new name is Suruya.

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17 is, notified in the Gaselle that So Chow ( ), sergeant, Water Police, has been dismissed from the service of the Governine nt and has been banished from the Colony for five years for corrupt practices.

In the six-a-side football matches played on the Hongkong Football Club ground, yesterday lernoon, E. A. nucut's team defeated K. Miller's six by two goals to one! Hender. -on's team played Kendall's six and won by single.

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MR. F. A. Hazeland, this erning, at the Police Lourt, fined two cool es $5 each for travelling ou tramcars without paying their fates. The coolics were arrested yesterday by Tramway Inspector Glendinning for travelling on the fender of the cars,

Messrs. E. S. Kadourie & Co. kindly inform us that they are in receipt of telegraphic ad- vices from Singapore advising them that the WHEN i was determined to cut the hair of all crushing for the past four weeks of the Raube prisoners in the contral prison in Seoul, Australian Gold Minilly Co., Ltd; is 382, ozs. they all began with one accord to make excuse, says a contemporary. One said:-"I am still amelied gold from 5,442 tons are.

a bachelor. How can I have my hair cut? I must go out and get a wile first" Another said: I am as old man, and it is unnecess any that I should have my hair det just to die." CHAN So, the skipper of rowing boat No. 3,433, was charged at the instance of . C. Edwards,

FREIGHT.

In their report of 6th inst, Messts. Lamke and Rogge write:The volume of business

Bacted since the arst ultimo is larger than daring the preceding foring. Rates in sune asiances are slightly better, but, generally speaking, none of the treights obtained leave much margin, and there is not much of a des mand after all, and ready buats of handy size remain unchartered.

The after-effects of the typhoon have been and are still much in evidence. Owners and agents have in many cases been quite unble to fix dates of delivery for their steamers, be cause of the difficulty of obtaining lighters in case where the boats are in port, fully or partly laden, and, owing to the difficulty of securing docking accommodation and the impossibly of obtaining anything like rehable dates be forehand in the many cases where steamers re- quire to repair damage sustained. The state of affairs naturally has hampered chartering. It seems as if the lighters calamity, though slightly relieved already, is likely in cause trouble for considerable time to come. Naturally, sufficient new lighters cannot be built locally within a few short weeks, but it is reported that for some bought outside it has beer next to impossible to obtain crews locally. Parties who should be in the know consider that much good might be done if the Go vernment were to put down a strong hand upon the cargo-boat guild. We understand that even, now the daily hire of such cargo-boats as can be obtained is about 4 to 5 times the usual rate before the typhoon,

Saigon-Saigon to this, there has been a sudden improvement and the regular liners. last fixtures have been at 12 and 13 cents Saigon to Phillipines, very little demand, a cliarter done for a small cargo that shippers would not or could not increase, at 23 cents. Saigon to java, a boat fixed at the reduced rate of 18 cents, apparently no more demand. Saigon to Sumatra, a new departure by the by, a charter done for Octuber it' 271 cents, also another, for end of November loading, on similar basis connected with a sugar freight Java to Hongkong.

Bangkok reports more encouragingly, and the prospects stem les remote now of light draft outside.boats "slipping in upon terms that make it worth their while going. Whilst we write we hear of a boat chartered at 28;41

cents.

- java to Hongkong continues dati. No further demand as yet for tonnage, for wet sugar. A large carrier is reported to have accepted so cents for all dry.

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The demand java-Japan, referred ir report, is no longer traceable locally.

Newchwank Newchwang to Canton, there has been some activity in chartering. Several beats, for dates up to about 20th October, have been done at 16 cents, a rate that is certainly poor. The chances are, that, as the season goes on, slightly better may as yet be done; at present there are offers for the end of the mooth at no better than 10 cents.

Newchwang to Amoy, combined with Chefno to Amoy, 24 rents has been paid for a pari car- go, loading towards the end of October.

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Coal churters - Hongay to this port business done at $1.10 per ton. Haiphong to Camion.

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has been done a $2oo. A fixture is also reported Haiphong to Shanghai, at much less than fast rate in that direction, $1.6o being -mentioned; this is unconfirmed though,

From Southern coal ports in Japan demand for tonnage limited. There were offers for small sizes at $1.20 Moji to Hongkong, and we hear $1.43 has been paid from Wakamatsu combined with Canton $2.00, Moji to Swatow, a charter has been done at $1.40. Moji to Singapore, Norweging 9.5. Ella is reported chartered in Japan at $1.40.

Monthly:-Oo monthly terms, German 6.3 Stillberg and Carl. Diederichten are reported fixed for Canton tiver trade,

IT rumoured, says the Singapore Free Press, that the steamers of the arddeutscher Lloyd which now run from Hongkong, to German New Guinea will probably make Singapore again ibe starting' port as it used to be till about two years ago when the change was made in favour of tlongkong.

MR. F. H. Dillon, of the Public Works De- partment, prosecuted two coolies before vr F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court to Monday, for unlawfully storing infi umabia material on a purtian bi Crown land, apposite the guilty, and were ordered to pay a fine of bas" each. •

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The six-a-side football matches commenced a ↑ AT the Central Sanitary. Office on Thursday, | A ChinaMAN, forty-two years of age, made an Happy Valley on Wednesday afternoon, on the Hoe. Dr. Atkinson convoyed the thanks of His unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide in the Hongkong Football Club ground. There were Excellency the Governor to all sanitary inspec-harbour early this morning. ''He was shen to only two matches played-Henderson's. team tors who had been instrumental in saving life walk to the edge of the bamboo pier opposite weries that of Rasking, and Kendall's pertus and to those who had diligently carried out the Blue Buildings and jump into the sea. His Aucotes. The first match resulted in a draw, extra work caused by the recent typhoon. sank a few yards off a sampan, which was at there being no scoring done. in the Ken-

anchor near the pier, and the splash caused by dall-Aucout game, Aucott's six won by a goal, THE wreck rí the ss. Hongkong, one of the '| the coolie when be struck the water-awakened which was shot by Mead.

victims of the disaster of "typhoon day "the sampan folks, who were in time to rescię. 18th September has been located in the Naval the unfortunate mau before he sank a second Anchorage at Kowloon. Divers sent down time. He was then taken ashorn and handed report that she has turned completely over, but over to a policeman. At No, a Police Station her bull is quite undamaged, and so there is the coolie said he was tired of his life. He was hope of successfully raising her.

webot in good health and had no money. Impec

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Tuz solicitor engaged in two cases set for hearing in the Summary Court on Tuesday before his Honour the Puisne judge, Mr., A. G. Wise, applied for an adjournment, for diverse reasons, in each case. His Honour said he had no objection

A BOARDING house runner went aboard the is feared his mini is unhinged. whatever to granting the adjournments, sked for as most likely he wou d

steamer Long Wan / on Thursday, while she was entering the port, without the captain's per not hear anything further about the cases.-is our popular l'uisne Judge going to leave us?

mission, and got arrested. He explained at the Police Court on Friday that he went on board ou business. He was told that his business could have waited until the ship was at her anchor. Fined $5.

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A co : 17 named Ng Ng was artaighed before Mr. H. 11. T. G mpertz on Tuesday, at the Police Court, on a charge of travelling in a tramenr from Quarry, Bay Shipyard yesterday afternoon to Chu eway Bay without paying his fate. The trancar inspector said that when asked for his five, cents defendant refused to pay. The accused stated that he had paid hs fare but did not receive a ticket in return. He was fined $2.

Ho Chung Shang, a broker, residing at No. 48, Graham Street, was arraigned before Mr. F. A. Hazeland; at the Magistracy on Friday, ona charge of grand larceny."The complainant was Leung Sik Cheung. The defendant, who was defended by Mr. to Kong Sing, was alleged to have stolen from the complainant a deposit receipt made out on the Fu Chung Bank for 14.000, on the 20th August last. The case was a-journed.

MR. H. H. J. Compariz sitting as Coronse and a jury held an inquiry at the Magistracy on Thursday into the circumstances touching the death of Tiang Fuk, olfen Tang Sin, whose death took place yesterday in the Victona Gaol Hospital. The deceased was a prisoner in the imprisonment for returning from banishment... gaol, and was undergoing a term of one year's He was twenty-six years of age, and was sent in gaol on the 11th August last. Dr. W. Moore, of the gnol hospital, who held a post-mortem death was due to exhaustion from psons abscess examination on the body, was of opinion that caused by tuberculosis caries of the spine. The jury returned a verdict of death from natural causes."

K-TANOMoji, a Japanese student, on board 3.5. Tumba Maru, who was arrested on Friday

Salors ilome, West Point. They pvadest last. There was a fair attendance of members. † fuming on Friday was Mr. Kenilworth Gentry forenoon on the Praya East for behaving in a

Tux annual general inceling of the Hongkong. Branch of the Royal Sanitary Institute was held' in the rooms of the Institute, No. 9. Beaconsfeld Arcade, on Wednesday evening AMONG "The passengers arriving by the sa. and the following office bearers were elected advertising manager of the Manila American Mr. entry is visiting Hongkong, on business for the session 1997 Chairman: Mr. A. H

ugh. Treasurer: Mr. 1. T. Lumble." Secrer his paper, but wil probably return to Manila The Hongkong Pictorial Post Card Co. hastary: Mr. E. Kalphs Committee of Manage on the 8.9, Dakot, his paper desiring to have issued a booklet of some two dozen pictures of ment: Mr. P. N. H. Jones, ur. Francis Clark, representative with the Otis tourist party the typhoon" of the 18th September, We are Mr. R. Hemmings and Mr. A. P. Samy, when they arrive in his city. This. 15 the first requested to state that the file album of

Lime Mr. Gentry has been outside of Manila Hlustrations of the destructive character of the

for six years! great storm of 1906 is on sale, the proceeds of which will be given to the Typhoon Relief Fund.

TAM Willy, alias William McBean, was charged before Mr. Hazeland, at the Palice Court on Wednesday, with stealing Sig worth nigewellery from his sister's hau e, *27, Holly. wood Road, yesterday. Defendant visited his of the Water Palice, at the Police Court themptied her jewellery bux. A sentence of

sister when he knew she would be qui and fourteen days hard labour was passed. therung: (1) making fast to the st.amer Sansen while she was cutering the port this. morning, and (2) refusing to show the police his licence when asked to do so. He admitted the charges, and M. Hazeland fined him $50 on the first and $5 on the sund item. ASTE MER f about 3/40 tons is now being built at the Mitsu Bisin Yard, Nagasaki, for the Volunteer Fleet, and another vessel of the same type will shortly be laid down. At first it displacement, but on the advice of the Naval was proposed to build a ship of much larger-

anborities-hut experience in the Russo- Japanese war-the idea has been abandoned Sujaller vesses, better suited for navigation along the coast, will be built.

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a provisional committee to make arrangements for a Walking Competition to be held on the same tines as that of last year, assures that this interesting international event is not to be allowed to drop out of the winter calendar of sports. The N. L. D. Neto understands that Mr. Speelman is in taking a leading part in the organization of the competition, but fuller particulars are

day 1w0. expected in the course of a

Deractive sergeant Earner and a number of tukongs paid a surpose visu to a gambling house at No. 55. Staunton Street, shortly after eight o'clock last night, and arrested fifteen med. During the raid only one coolic es caped. The prisoners were paraded before. Mr. F. A. Hazeland, this morning, at the Police Court, and charged with playing ngau pus The two ringleaders were fined $75 each, and the remainder were released on payment of $;

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AN application has been made to the authordes by the Kobe Kawasaki Dockyard Compy for a chatter to set up a large dating deck, which can accommodate a vessel uso tous, just off the mouth of the old course of the Minutugawa. The cost of such a dock is estimated at Y,4,0,000, including a curvèd breakwater to protect from high seas and winds.

A CHINAMAN. who was a witness for the pro- secution in a certain case heard at the 1 plice Court on Satu.dty, was called to the stand to be examined. While the interpreter was admin. istering to hỗn the usual oath the man paid no notice, but suddenly his right hand shot up in the air and remained over his head. "Put your hand down," said Mr. Hazeland. "You are our in Scotland."

The Skinpuo-publishes a telegrami under date the 30th a from Peking,, to the effect that the Emperor has grauled the joint request of the Viceroy at Nanking and Governorat Soochow to 'pass free from Customs dues 100,000 (vels worth of rice purchased from Anhui and Kiangsi provinces and destined for consumption in Shanghai and vicinity. This rice will, of course, be sold to the people at cost price.

THE case against the two pankah coolies, who were remanded on Tuesday for stealing $3.50 from the trouser's packel of Pie. Brown, of the West Keds, in Murray Barracks, on Monday, night, was concluded before Mr. H. H. J. Com pertz, on Wednesday, at the Police Caur, itis

weeks' hard labour. The second defendant was

discharged, as there was ao evidence to prove,

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A COOL, who has a variety of pames, was charged befoe Mr. H. . ], Gomper.1, at the Police Court, on Wednesday, by Quartermaster sergeant Starchouse, B.G.A., with stealing 31 leet of brass from a steam boat belonging to the 18th Co, R GA. The defendent, who admitted the ullence, was yesterday seen busily stripping off the meatal from the baws of the buat. He was ordered to be exposed in the stucks for six.hours and also lo do fifteen days' work for the Crown.

It is noted in the Gaceffe that at the expira-Worship sentenced, the first defendant to three tiun of three months from the 12th insi, the following companies will, unless cause is show cu the contrary, be struck if the register an 1 the companies will be dissolved. The An- glo-Japanese Locomotive and Engineering Company Limited. 2 The Union Brewery Company, Limited, 3. The China Carrying Company Limited. 4. The Eastern Flour and Provision Company. Limed.

5. The Wang Vip Timber Company, Limited.

This ad tale of Typhoon Day" is kept alive in our memories when we look through the st of "hankings, for home" by the homeward- bound steamers On Tuesday we recorded the bookings of Mrs, and the atisses Barnes-Low- rence; on Wednesday we learnaf the booking of Mrs Hoare(widow of the late Bishop of Victoria) and family, by the P. and (.ss. Delhi, sailing hence on, the zoth inst, nud of Mr. Maxfield and child,' (wnlow and daughter of the late Captain F. Maxfield of the sa. Hongkong), by the same steamer.

POLICE launch No, 2, which went ashore at Pak- shaiwan during the typhoon of the 18th inst. while on patrol duty, was successfully reßoated on Saturday night last The launch steamed into the harbour on Sunday morning and was anchored off Sam-sirupo, awaiting her turn to he repaired. The damage done to the launch | not of a very serious nature. Her bottom will however require to be re-coppered; which job will be attended to by Ab King. The work of refloating the launch occupied five days, and was superintended by Inspector Kerr, of the Water Police Station.

A CHINAMAN, who could count the number of days he has been in the Colony on one hand, was seep loitering about dark alleyways at Wanchai last night and was taken in charge. Police Station he was Balti-On arrival at No.

searched and an immense fighting-iron was discovered up his sleeve. He could give no

Sail tonnage loading or to tout:-For more or New York:-British bark Eclipse, 7,969 tons, arrived.1st September.

Sail-tonnage Disengaged:-None. Departures of Sailers-Nope,

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Ewos defeated the Telegraphs at football by one goal to wil on the Hongkong Football Club grauad on Tuesday afternoon, MR. F. J. Badeley, Captain Superintendent of Police, has been appointed to be provisionally an official member of the Legislative Counc-1. AMONGST the passages booked for home by the P. and O. Mail s.s. Manila, saling hence on the 24th inst., are those of Mrs. and the Misses Barnes-Lawrence,

THE King's Exequatur empowerin: Mi A. M. Pérez to be Consul-General for Panama at

Hongkong has received His Majesty's signa

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UNDER the superintendence of Mr. W. Tren. chard Davis, of the Union Commercial Insur: ance Co., the work of salving the cargo of the as. Apinrade is being carried actively on. Arrangements are also being maile to remove the wrecks of the Hongkong and the Sam

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Vitoria Gol, who is leing charged with the THE Case against George Street, a warder in the

DID not see anyhody, near the thing, so manslaughter of Wu Luk, a prisoner in the

thought it belonged to no one, and took it. I go, on the 24th uhimo, was concluded at the.

but no intention of stealing i"Such was the Police Court, on Thursday. Mr. H. H. J.

excuse tendered to the Bench by Chan Sing Gompertz committed the defendant to stand bis trial at the next rminal Sessions. But Kaw, a coolic, who arrived here on Friday was allowed in the sum of $5.0.. Mr. F. B. L. By the s.s. ankow when he was charged owley, Crown Solicitor, uf Messts. Denny bundle of clothing from the ship. His Wor before Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz with stealing a Atul owley, prosecured on behalf of the Crown, and Mr. E J. Grist, of Messis. Wilkin-stup sent him in for fifteen days and ordered lum to be exposed in the stocks for six bours son and Grist, represented the prisoner,

A STREET, Coolie walked up to a money changer's shop in Queen's Road Central on Monday and when the was attending to some customers he snatched a roll containing Jarty cents, and bolted: A chase follow and before he was arrested by a lubang the coolie threw away the money. He denied everything at the Police Court on Tuesday, but the evidence of the two joks in the moneychanger's establishment was so conclusive that Mr. H, H., Gomperta passed sentence of "une"week's gaol and six hours' stocks.

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A CHINESE monk, who says he hails from: Tientsin, is at present in the Colony trying to raise a subcription for building a "summer residence" at the northern porte handed to representative of this paper on Tursday a huge volume, inside of which were many signatures, probably donations, and on the first page of the volume, is an introduction, explaining what the money is wanted for. It reads thus: This, monk is sent by the Chief of the Wu-ku-shan' Monastery. It has been agreed to build a summer house af Western style for foreign ladies and gentlemen to rest during this sum- mer vacation. He is therefore sent out to

collect subscriptions for the purpose."

On the morning of the 28th oft, says the Singapore Five Press of 1st insi,, 'approaching Singapore. H.M.S. Terrable lost her starboard propeller, twas understood that the port CHAN Un Yau, a Dative of Namhoi, was propeller had been the cause of some hleraigned before Mr. H. 4, J. Gompertz, at the anxiety, and it was a bit of a surprize to find Polee Court on Thursday, on a charge of that the starboard propeller had gived out first. street snatching. Derective-sergeant Murison The result is that the Admiralty have been prosecuted. Defendant denied the charge of advised and proding orders the cruiser will Snitching, but saled that the person who It is uncertain whether she will snatched the gold hairpin from the woman

remain alta or go back to Hongkong, those | Fave it to his before his escape. The com-

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plainant who is a widow, residing in Po Yan Street, had just left the Chang Hing theatre last night when someone rusted up behind her, A COAL coalie naged Lan Wing was arrested gr bbed the gold hairpin which she had in un Munday allerdona by Trameur Inspector ber hair, and which she valued at $10, and Glendinning and given in cusindy for travel bol.ed. She raised an alarm and the defend- link on the font board of tramcar No. 28 and ant was, captured by the crowd. Sergeant Murison sad that accused had a previous con- refusing to pay his fare. When an was first seen by the conductor he was told in enter the†viction, and his Worship passed sentence of dar and take seat. He would not, neither 'would he pay his fare when asked, bụi threaten

ed to do something rash to the conductar if he insisted in ordering him to do things he did not like. He was placed before McH» H»J. Gompertz, at the Police Court on Tuesday, and was fined $5.

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A MEETING of the Justices of the Peace was held at the Magistracy on Tuesday, Mr. H. H. Gompertz. presiding. to consider an application from bifera King Kau for an adjunct licence to sell by retail in oxicating liquors on the premises. Nos, 187 and 188, Connaught Road West, si, and and 3rd floors, under the sign of The Shanghai Hotel" "The ober Justices present were:-Mr. F. A. Haze land, Capt Lyons, deputy superintendent of police, and Mr. C A. D. Melbourne. Mr. F. C. Barlow,, of Messrs. Guldring and. Barlow, appeared for the applicant. The application was put before the meeting, and as there was no police objection the application was granted

THE following cable has been received from 6.0. Capetown:-Soudan sailed from Durudanimously. Juin 4th October as follows for Hongkong and Narth China: Army Pay Department, one ufficer, one lady, two children; RAMC, two officers, doe lady, nine s.C.0.'s and Men ri Middlesex Regi, 21 officers, seven lad es, fou, children, 86; Warrant Officers N.C.U. and Men, 24 women, turiy children; 3‹d Man- chester Regt., one officer, one man, ane

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The C. N. S "Shunkring, which arrived at Shatgbai from Hongkong on zudist, reports: A 3.30 pm, on Septem er 28, passed the C. N. S. Peckear with two lighters, at nocnor of Kerr Island, Hauan Strait, sheltering. At p. na the goth, passed the G.S. Choyang, sheltering under Taichau. he reported that she bid last one lighter. At 1,30 pm, the same day, observed another steamer of the Indu. China S.. Co. approaching (aichau, with two lighters in low,

Two Arabs.-one named jeremiah, a for-man, 174, Wanchai Road, and the other Solo. man Fiekiel, alleged in be a merchant, residing at No. 5, Prel Street, were arrested on Thurs day and placed before Mr. H... Gomperts, at the Police Court, on Friday: charged with assaulting ons. 5, 1evi, a broker, of Nå, 23, | Elgin Street. Mr. C. E. R. Beavis, of Messes. Wilkinson and Grist, represented the defend ants. The complainant, who is still in hospi- tal, suffering from a stiff neck, was alleged to have had a quarrel with the defendants, when the later seized him by the threat, as it is stated, and threatened to choke him. The case was adjourned until Monday next, the date complainant is expected is leave hospital-

six weeks' hard labour, six hours' stocks and to receive twelve strokes with the birch. He will also be banished,

JA RICKSHA Coolie by name Ng Cheung was charged at the instance of Inspector Gourlay, at theolice Court, on Friday, before Mr. Gompertz, with stealing a pair of service bants, valued at $2.50, the property of Gepige, fateman, a sailor of H.M.S. Flore Last night. Defendant denied that be stole the boots. The sailor engaged the richsha and drove to the Seamen's Institute, Wanchai, where he told the coole to wait as he had some butiness to transact. He left the ricksha and went into the institute, leaving a parrel containing the boats on the seat of the vehicle. A lakong who was near by saw that as soon as the sailor had disappeared into the premises the coolie picked up his ricksha and went away. The policenian (No. 216) followed and arrested the coolie. The colie said that he was going to his stand to wait the return of the sailor, but the police stated that the nearest ricksha stand in that Incality was in the next street. His Worship sentenced the coolie to fifteen days' imprisonment and six hours?

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disorderly manner in trament No. 18, did not answer to his name when called at the Police Court on Sturday, and Mr. F. A. Hareland moji and four other japs boarded the car and ordered his bail of $5 to be estreated. Tapo occupied first-class seats. When the conductor came round to collect the fires Tanomoji handed him the equivalent of third class fares. The conductor sefused to accept it and a row, followed in which the japs tried to smash up" the tram. When the police arrived the four others vanished, but Tadomoji got arrested, FOLLOWING are the returns of the average, amount of bank notes in circulation, and of specie in reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended 30th September, cof, as certified by the managers of the respective Banks.

-Banks, Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, Hongkong And Shang.

Average Specie Amount in servo.

$3,189,352 $1,300,000

hai Banking Cor- poration

* 11,512,523 National Bunk of

China, Limited...... 106,936

8,500,000

45,000

Total.........$14,808 861 $10,845,000

Victoria Gani on the 4th instant, after doing A CHINAMAN who was only discharged from

a term of fourteen days for unlawful posses sion, was been walking along the street on Friday with a large engine-room spanner in his band. An officer saw, the map and knowing that he did not come by the span. ncr honestly, or if he did, he was not carrying it to cool his bands, took him 10 charge. At the station the man said a "grod friend "gave bin the spanner, but he knew not the whereabouts of thất friend. There could be no other charge, but unlawful possession, that could be preferred against him, and on being placed before Mr. H: H. J. Gomperiz ate Police Court on Saturday, he was fined $15, or in default six weeks' guol, and in lieu ol one dollar of the fine to be placed in the stocks for six hours.

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Two tegal lights, who live at Kowloon, have lately been put to a good deal of trouble by shieving servants. One of them in particular has been putting in a good deal of his time attending to his flowers which he intended to exhibit at the next Flower Show, but as 1000 as the flowers got into full bloom they invari- ably went missing. The same gentleman also › keeps poultry, but up to the present he has to purchase eggs from the market. Matters got to such a stage that a sharp look-out had to be kept, for fear that one morning they might get up and find garden and poultry yard gone. The strict watch kept resulted in the arrest of the lawyer's ricksha coolie and gardener, who were caught stealing wood from the garden. The police arrested the rickshe coolie of the other legal luminary for helping himself to what wreckage was left on the beach at Yaumati They were charged before Mr. H. H. J. Gom- periz on Friday. The wood stealers were son- ienced to three' weeks' hard labour and six The third man had to an- hours stocks each. swer two charges. He was sentenced to threa weeks' ganl and six hours' siocks on the first count, and on the second to pay a fine of $59, or in default another three weeks.

THE usual prosiness of the proceedings in the Paisne Judge's Court of Summary furi diction was considerably enlivened on Friday, when LAM Kin, a hawker, residing at No. 44. Third two Chinese women made the rafters ring and Street, who says he is on a few days test, found the window sashes rattle with their shouts and shrieks. The trouble was a matter of a dis- his way before Mr. H. H. J. Compeitz, on Friday, on a charge of stealing 510, in small puted $6, which one woman claimed as three coin, from the pocket of a Shanghai blacksmith, months' wages for services rendered as an amal in Des Vans Road yesterday afternoon. The to the other, at 5x per mensem. The defendant, complainant, who arrived in the Culony a few said the plaintiff, was never ber amab; she was days back, left his boat.fing house yesterday on'y a boarder in the house, and they turned her out because she would not pay for her afternoon and went for a wak. He was accom pin ed by another Shanghailander. When baard. Plaintiff asked defendant if the reason

she turned her out of the house, was not, Be they got on to the side walk in Des Voux. Road Central, said the complainant, the ac cause the latter had a lover visiting her in the cused bumped against him and in the twinkling | absence of her husband, who was a seafar- of an eye his packet was cot and $12, which | mg mun. Certainly not," said the pul he had in the packel, changed awpers. Com raged dame, with all the dignity at her. plainant and his friend se zed defendant by the queue and dragged him into a shop, but the $io had already been passed to 'a confe derate, who escaped. The defendant was then turned over to the police. Accused said he wwa foki to'a hawker and-was taking a few

His tonic was three weeks' hard labour and six hours' stocks.

cornmand. "You were turned out because you would not pay what you 'awed for your board and lodging." Defendant called several witnesses in support of her story and event- ually his Honpur gave judgment for the de- fendant with costs; and then the Pantomime

satisfactory explanation about himself to the N, C. D. News of 24th ulto), "Might not that at the time. On being placed before Mr. H days' rest. He would never rob a countryman. { began! The defendant opened' the show by

police and he was accomodated with a cell. He was placed before Second Police Magistrate fluzeland this morning, as the police cuari, on a charge of carrying dangerous weapons He was fined $515, or in default two weeks' gaol, ile went in. The fighting-iron was coufiscated,

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"THE Rangkong typhoon need not necessarily be described as "an act of God," said Bishop Moule in his Memorial sermon for the fate Bishop Hoare, onunday, the 23rd uito, (de

hurricane be but a fierce burst of the homicidal fury which, as our Lord said, was the Devil's chiel characteristic?" If this idea is generally accepted, underwriters and shippers had better make all speed to include in their charter parties and bills of lading, after the words. act of Gol," the additional phrase, or any burst of homicidal fury, which is the Devil's chief characteristic!"

KAN Kai, a cook, on board s.s. Kwonglung, was arraigned before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, this turning, at the instance of Inspector War neck, on a charge of kidnapping a nine-year- A PRACTICE, which is extremely dangerous, old boy named Leung King and bringing him but which is common among native boamen, is that of leaving dangerous goods uncovered to Hongkong for emigration purposes.

when such cargo is on their boats. Not very defendant was met on the what this morning by kong. Seeing the boy with the cook long ago a junk master was heavily fined for the policeman got suspicious and questioned committing this offence. He had on board his the bay. The boy did not know the cook. junk a cargo of gunpowder. The cargo was He also did not know where he was being In no way protected. A lighted stove was burn- taken to. The cook was immediately arrested. ing merrily not far away from the explosives, box that he first met accused in Fatshun,

yet not one on board the junk gave a thought The boy-Leung King-related in the witness.

of what one spar from the stove blown in the He was playing on the street and defendant direction of the gunpowder could bave done. spoke to him and offered him sweetmeats, He On Friday, Sergeant Aris, of Kennedy Town (defendant) then asked witness if he wanted to

Police tation, prosecuted the master of junk become an actor and learning that he did, de No. S61H before Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz for fendant told him to come along. He did failing to properly cover a cargo of kerosene not hesitate for a minute and went with de- oil which was aboard his boat yesterday, while fendant, who brought him to Hongkong. The she was at anchor off West Point. The boat defendant had nothing to say, and a sentence man admitted that he had made a mistake and

#the Court Baed him $15. of six months' hard labous was passed,

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CHEUNG Chan, a coolie. of Ne. 25, Third Street, West Point, was found hiding behind a free in the garden of a house at 31, Bonham Rod, the residence of Archdeacon Bannister, at four n'c ock on Wednesday. The coolie was seen by the servant of the house from his qu're leis and he was captured and handed over 10 Sergeant Gordon, who was passing the house

II. J. Gompertz, this morning, on a charge of being a rogue and vagabond, defendant said that before he was in charge of a water cart, but since they had taken to watering the streets by means of burkeys be changed his profession and became a hawker of flowers. He went to the house in question only to pluck Auwers, His Worship passed sentence of fifteen days' gaol.

A RICKSHA Conlie, of vehicle No. 1,486, will not get between the shafts of his ricksha for quite a while, as it will not be long before his passage in booked for Swatow. The police will add an additional clause to the ticket to the effect that "the holder of the ticket will not be entitled to rejura to Hongkong for five years." The coolie was arrested early on Wednesday, on the complaint of John Wilson, who said he was robbed of thirteen gold sovereigas and a passage-ticket by the China Merchants sicamer Afcetro to Shanghai. Wilson engaged the ricksha and had his packet picked by the coolie near Blake Pier at trg o'clock this morning. When the coolin was arrested the valuables mentioned were discovered intact in his ricksha, but in the hold under the seat. He was placed before Mr. F. A. Horeland, ai the Police Court to-day, and sentenced to six weeks' hard fabour and six hours' stocks, He will be banished afterwards,

INSPECTIF Gourlay, of to. z Police Station, and a squad of detectives raided a gambling house at No. 10, Macgregor Street at eleven o'clock on Thursday when the game was in full swing and made a handsome capture when the excitement was over. Twenty-seven gam blers were secured, and $107 which was found on the table seized. This house has been under police observation for some time and it was only last night that 'Inspector Gourlay decided to act. While the policemen waited the foot of the steps for a signal to “rush the house" one of their men in disguise was looking on at the game among the gamblers. There were about thirty men play ing. As soon as the police entered the flat excitement commenced. The leader picked up the table lamp and dashed it on the floor, and had it not been for the prompt action of the police in smothering the flames, a fire would have resulted. The place then being in darkness the gamblers sought means to evade capture. A few no doubt escaped, but the mejority were taken,They were paraded before Mr. F.A Hareland, at the Polica Court on Friday, when the two leaders were fine Sago and $150, respectively, and the remainder

bursting out crying. "She's won her caso, Laid his Honour, "what's she blubbering about ? Plaintiff, through the interpreter, explained that she wept because the wicked plaintiff had let out shout her lover visiting her* The seconds were then taken up by the defendant, who yelled, shrieked and shouted in a very convincing manner, and drew all the Court officials to the scene to see what all the racket was about. In the meantime the servant maid to the defendant, who had given. the chief evidence against the plaintiff, took up the strain and folded the chorus, and as the trio continued to exercles their lungs to their full power, as if determined to show there was no consumption in their families, and refused to be removed from the Court, his Honour beat a hasty retreat, until the disturbance was over, and the ushers removed the weeping women. The latter, however, conti ned their noise and shouting until they reached the sirest, when the ushers hosted them into rickshas and sent them about their business. Then the proceed- ings resumed the even tenour of their way.

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