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On the afternoon of the 6th March Mr. J. J Francis, Q.C., addressed the Odd Volumes Society on thesubject of the Nary League.
The first steamer of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha's line to Europe is advertised to sail from Hongkong on the 30th March.
The proposal to raise the fees of the Board of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited, from $7,000 to $12,000 has been abandoned.
The advertised sale of building material from the Taipingshan plague district, to which refer- ence was made in a previous issue, has been cancelled.
The reappointment of the Hou. Dr. Ho Kai to be an unofficial member of the Legislativo Council on the expiry of his former appointment is gazetted.
It is notified in the Gazette that Mr. A. Seth has been appointed Deputy Registrar and Appraiser of the Supreme Court with offect from the 21st February.
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Earl and Countess Spencer, who are making round the world tour," are at present in Hongkong. His Lordship has visited the
Naval Yard and the Docks.
The German steamer Cosmopolit, which arrived here on the 4th March from Swatow, reports having rescued two Chinese fishermen from a capsized boat, 11⁄2 miles off Cape of Good Hope.
We regret to learn that sickness has broken out amongst the herd of the Tongkong Dairy Farm Co., Limited. A special meeting of the Sanitary Board was held on Tuesday afternoon
in connection with this matter.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
The stamp revenue last month amounted to $19,014, showing a decrease of $137 on the amount collected in the corresponding month of 1895. Most of the items show an increase, | but under the head of probate there is a decrease of $2,122.
The following application was received at this office on the 6th March :-Dear Sir I am very glad to inform you to aloud me a situation in your mail Sir I study english in queen's collage for three years and I was in the class of 4B. You disobedian servant.
The accident which has delayed the N. P. steamer Hankow at Yokohama is a crack in her shaft, which occurred on the 23rd February. The weather being favourable she succeeded in reaching port on the 25th idem under sail with slight help from the engines, the latter being run at a very slow rate.
At Hanoi an officer has been commissioned to come to Hongkong to purchase $5,000 worth of furniture for the residence of the Governor General. The Indo-Chine Francaise protests against this, maintaining that the furniture required should be purchased locally or at least ordered through local firms.
The P. M. steamer City of Rio de Janeiro, from San Francisco, is overdue. She left San Francisco on the 6th February and is scheduled to leave Hongkong on the 12th inst., but so far no news has been received of her arrival at Yokohama. The Gaelic, which left San Frau- cisco on the 15th February, nine days later than the Rio, arrived at Yokohama on the 6th inst.
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A sixteen year old Chinese boy was watching the fire in Queen's Road Central on the morning of the 9th March when he was killed on the spot by a truck which had got beyond control in Bast Street and travelled down the hill to Queen's Road. The shaft of the truck, which was loaded with boxes, struck the boy on the chest. Two coolies who were in charge of the truck were arrested, as it is alleged that the fatality was due to their negligence. They were brought up at the Police Court yesterday and remanded.
Twenty years ago the dollar was worth four shillings and sound investments in Hongkong yielded ten per cent. or thereabouts. Conse- quently a man possessed of $50,000 might retire with the comfortable income of £1000 sterling. Nowadays the dollar is worth little more thau two shillings and the current rate of interest is six per cent. On this basis $50,000 yields only £300. What a falling off was there! To secure an equivalent income a man must save or make more than three times the amount required twenty years ago.
Two men were seen by an Indian constable carrying a dead body along the Praya, on Mon- day evening, and when they caught sight of the policeman they dropped the body and ran away. However, one of them was caught, and inquiries made by Inspector Witchell proved that this man was employed to carry the body by the master of the Yan Shan coffin shop. At the Police Court on the 3rd March they were both charged with committing a nuisance and en- dangering the public health, and the Magistrate fined the master $25 and the coolie $10. The deceased had died of plague.
[March, 12, 1896. exceedingly large attendance and the proceed. ings were throughout of the heartiest character. The programme contained no fewer than fifteen items, all of which proved most acceptable, and encores were in many instances insisted upon, so that it was early in the morning when the entertainment was brought to a close. Mr. C. T. Robinson appeared in several character songs and was warmly applauded for his efforts. The others who assisted weré Messrs. T. Lea, R. D. Thomas, H. B. Bridger, G. Williams, N. Buchwaldy, and C. Crispin.
On looking into the figures given by our cor- respondents "Shareholders" in Tuesday's issue and identifying the directors indicated in their letter by letters of the alphabet, we find that of the total sum of $83,663 divided as directors' fees amongst the twelve gentlemen mentioned, $34,748, or 41.6 per cent., is divided amongst six Englishmen, $26,915, or 32 per cent., amongst - three Germans, and $22,000, or 26.4 per cent., amongst two Jews and one Armenian. average works out-at-$8,971 for a German, $7,333 for a Jew or Armenian, and $5,791 for an Englishman. The latter, with the exception of the gentleman at the head of the list, come in at or near the bottom. The average over the whole listis a trifle short of $7,000 per man.
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About 9.20 on Tuesday night there was a most unusual scene in the passage between the Hong- keng Hotel and Messrs. Blackhead and Co.'s premises. By some extraordinary « means Messrs. Blackhead's gas meter was fired and two huge roaring flames shot from the pipes and seemed to threaten destruction to the whole place. The meter was enclosed in a wooden box and this was torn right away as At eleven p.m. on Saturday night a watch-soon as possible by a watchman, a civilian, and man on duty in Wai Tak Lane discovered a one or two coolies, and the force of the flames burning joss stick, attached to which were a then became geater. Fortunately, however, the box of matches and some paper soaked in kero- thick brick wall and the granite floor prevented sine, in the compositors' room of the Chinese the fire from spreading, and efforts were Mail office. The watchman instantly extin- directed to extinguishing the blaze. After guished the light and so thwarted what was working about half an hour the fire was com undoubtedly an attempt to set fire to the pre-pletely smothered by a heavy wet bed which mises. The compositors were in the room at the was wrapped firmly round it, and beyond wast- time, but they were so intent upon listening to ing a considerable quantity of gas practically the singing of a blind girl that they were totally no damage was done. The Fire Brigade were unconscious of the incendiary act until it was not called, but Mr. Kinghorn, engineer to the pointed out to them. The police are making Brigade, was there and rendered very valuable enquiries about the affair.
assistance. How the gas meter caught fire is a mystery.
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CANTON, 10th March.--Tsatleez. and Re-reels.—
At 4.10 on the morning of the 9th March the Fire Brigade were called to a fire which had broken out on the ground floor of 307, Queen's Road Central, which is used as a miscellaneous store. The fire spread rapidly to the first and second floors, which were occupied by families, afd before the firemen could extinguish the Nothing doing for Europe or America. Values flames the whole building was gutted and one
are upheld by light stocks here and by full prices house on each side damaged by fire and water. The origin of the outbreak is said to have been paid for Teatlees by Bombay buyers. Filatures. -Comparatively little has been doing for Lyons, the upsetting of a kerosine lamp in the cookloftoning chiefly to the firmness of Exchange at the of the ground floor, which is insured in the advanced rates, which has restricted the fort- Meiji Insurance Company for $2,200.
night's settlements to about 250 bales. Holders have modified their ideas accordingly and closing quotations show a decline of $10/15 per picul. Prices paid are $660/655 for Miu King Lun 11/13, 12/14, $650 for Wing Wo Lun 9/11, 8616 for Luen Kee 9/11, 8635 for Chung Enn Hang 10/12, $630/625 for Poo Cheong Wo and Kwong King Cheong 10/12, $610 for Kum Lun Tai 10/12 $5371/535 for Wai King Wo and Kin Cheong Loong 18/29, $535/515 för 3rd order 11/13, 18/15. No settlements are reported for America. First $60/610. Waste Continues in fair enquiry at class 14/16 (Chung Sun Hang, etc.) is hold for unchanged rates. Stocka-Tsatlec, 800 bales. Filature, 10,000 bales, reeled and unreeled, to close of season. We appen- quotations in Canton, with laying down cost in London and Lyons, Exchange 6 months' sight 2/3 and Fes. 2.85 per Dollar:+
At one o'clock on the morning of the 3rd March the firebell was rung, but almost simultaneously a telephone message to the Central Police Station and Fire Office advised the brigade not to turn out. It seems that a few bits of rubbish caught fire on the verandah of a family house at The following promotions in the Police Force 38, Hollywood Road, occupied by the master of were issued on the 3rd March: Chief Inspector the Sing Tai shop, Queen's Road Central, and Corcoran to be Acting Deputy Superintendentofiamediately the flames were seen the alarin was Police and Assistant Superintendent of the Fire Brigade; Inspector Mackie Acting Chief In- spector; Inspector Hanson acting first class In- spector; Inspector Baker acting second class Inspector; and Sergeant Witchell acting third class Inspector.
The Secretary of the Punjom Mining Co., Limited, advises us that he has received the following telegram from the mine, being the result of the February clean-up "The mill ran 26 days, crushing 1,000 tons of ore for a yield of 448 ozs. of smelted gold. Twelve tons of concentrates have beon calcined, yielding 52 ozs. of gold. The 500 ozs. won have been shipped to Singapore."
On the 9th March Mr. Robert Edward MoBirney, solicitor, was admitted and enrolled as a solicitor to practise in the Supreme Court of Hongkong. Mr. McBirney, who has practised in Dublin and Australia, was introduced by Hon. H. E. Pollock (Acting Attorney-General), who was instructed by Mr. Deacon, and the applica- tion was made before Hon. W. M. Goodman (Acting Chief Justice.)
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given. Fortunately, however, practically no damage was done, as the burning rubbish was thrown into the street in a very short time, and so the services of the Brigade were not re- quired.
Tantico
No. 1 $400 No. 2 $175
No. 3 2400 No. 4 $140
No. 1 $430 No. 5 $45
Nominal.
A Chinese doctor named Wong San Chan, of 307, Queen's Road West, was charged at the Police Court on the 3rd March with failing to report a case of plague The defendant attended the patient, Ng Oi, on the first floor of 14, Pokfulam Road, and when death from plague took place the doctor failed to report it. Dr. Atkinson, who examined the body, said there was a swelling in the deceased's neck. defendant said he did not know the law, and Filature 1st class 11/13...$655 to $645 further excused himself by saying that his patient suffered from fever and he did not see a swelling in the neck. The Magistrate, Mr. T. Sercombe Smith, fined the defendant $25 or a month's imprisonment.
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The members of the British Mercantile Marino Officers' Association gave a most enjoy- | Long-reels Lacklow able smoking concert on Thursday evening in the rooms of the Association. There was an
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