May 13, 1896.]
The Right Rev. L. M. Piazzoli begs to acknowledge with thanks the following dona- tions for the Hospicio de Coração de Jesus (Home for the Aged and Infirm) :
Already acknowledged...
Mr.J. de Navarro (Spanish Consul)
Mr. J. J Leirera
Mr. G. J. Sequeira......
Mr. M. Azevedo
Mr. A. J. W. Ribeiro
Mr. J. M. A. da Silva Mr. M. A. A. de Souza....... Major The Hon. E. Noel
32,675
50 10
10
20
10
15
50 10
In the tennis tournament the final in the professional pairs was played on Saturday by Mr. T. Sercombe Smith and Dr. J. M. Atkin son, representing the Civil Service, and Mr. C. V. Percival and Mr. C. W. Fnox. repre- senting the Army. The result a victory for the civilians by three sets to two, the score being 2-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 7-5.
The games were therefore 24 to 22, a very close struggle. It was not generally known that the match was to take place on Saturday, so that there was bat a small attendance to witness what proved to be one of the finest matches ever played on the Cricket ground..
We translate from the Extremo Oriente the following reference to the Italian Sisters who have fallen victims to the plague Amongst the victims that the terrible bubonic plague has claimed this year in Hongkong are included two of the Italian Sisters, both of whom have rendered valuable service to this
colony and especially to helpless infants. They are Sister Elieas Guideli, who for five years has had charge of abandoned children, and who died on the 29th April in the Kennedytown Hospital, and Sister Luigia Frigerio, who for twenty-eight years has worked with great devotion for her convent, and who died on the
2nd May in the Civil Hospital.
The following returns of the average amouot of Bank notes in circulation and of specie in reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended 30th April, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks, are published :-
Banks.
Chartered Bank of India,
Australia and China...$1,557,697 1,000,000
Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation... 5,988,837 2,500,000 National Bank of China,
Limited
412,823 212,000
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
It is with much regret we have to record the death of Mr. George Fenwick. Mr. Fenwick left here by the Empress of China on the 8th April and telegraphic intelligence was received on the morning of the 6th May of his death in Montreal. He was apparently quite well when he left here and no particulars are given in the telegram of the cause of death. Mr. Fenwick was the General Manager of Geo. Fenwick & Co., Limited, engineers and shipbuilders, a business that he formerly conducted his own
account with considerable profit, turned into a
and after the
concern
was
on
Public Company he conducted it with equal success for the shareholders. Mr. Fenwick came to the East some twenty-five years ago and as the result of hard work and good abilities had amassed a comfortable competency, on which, we believe, it was his intention to retire, though nominally he went home on leave and on the understanding that he would return if the busi- ness required his personal attention.
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the hospitals:-
Reiss and Co... Butterfield and Swire
H. & S. Banking Corporation E. D. Sassoon and Co. ... Arnhold, Karberg and Co. Carlowitz and Co....
413
The N. C. Daily News of the 5th inst. says: –H.M.S. Spartan leaves this on Monday for Hankow, where a court-martial is to be held on the man of the Esk who had the misfortune to shoot a man at Iohang some months ago.
An unmarried girl in Canton, reading in a Chinese newspaper the account of the famine and plague in Kwangsi, is said to have subscribed $3,000 for the relief of the sufferers, raising this sum of money by selling all her jewellery and other things, birthday presents, &c., from her parents and rich relatives, together with the money that she had saved from her childhood.
At Bangkok the prayer for rain was read in the Anglican Church on Sunday, 26th April, and the congregation dispersed just in time to see the first drops of the storm that broke over Bangkok that morning. Fortunately the rain was very light for some time, so that nearly every one was home in time to escape a wetting. The rain then fell in torrents, and served to replenish many a short supply of drinking water. A few more such storms would do a world of good just now.—Siam Observer.
COMMERCIAL.
'IEA.
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO GREAT BRITAIN
...8100
100
100
100
50
50
E.E.A. and C. Telegraph Co., Ld: Johnson, Stokes and Master Melchers and Co.
50
50
Canten and Macan
50
Amoy
Foochow
50
Reuter, Bröckelmann and Co. Siemssen and Co.
50
50
Lane, Crawford and Co.
50
Mitsui Bussan Kaisha
50
50
Scottish Oriental 8. S. Co. ...
Abdoolally Ebrahim and Co.
Banque de L'Indo-Chine
P. and O. 8. N. Co.
A. G. Romano
Bradley and Co.
Cawasjee Pallanjee and Co...
Victor H. Deacon
1895-06
The. 7,146,099
781,523
.11.175,408
40,514,542
Shanghai and Haukow...21.111 512 .
1894-93
lbe. 7,813,790
772,692
14,867,248,
21,501,499
44,533,229
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
Amoy......
Foochow
Shanglini
1895-96.
1894-95
lbs. 16,180,101
Ibя 19,147,739
4.628,555
,29,0:9,320, 25,796,160
H. L. Dennys...
Average
Specie in
51,278,072
49,870,454 :
Blackhead and Co...
Amount.
Reserve.
Douglas 8. 8. Co., Limited
25
Gilman and Co.
24
Harling, Buschmann, and Meuzell 25 J. D. Humphreys and Son ..
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO ODESSA
A. R. Marty
1895-96 11.8.
.
1891-95
Palmer and Turner
Hankow and Shanghai...27,210,663
lbs. 22,556,223
H.E. Sir Wm. Robinson, K.C.M.G.
Sperry Flour Co.
Wassiomull Assomull and Co.
25
H. Wicking
25
Geo. Murray Bain
20
G. C. Cox.
20
Yokohama
Gaupp and Co.
20
Kube
20
20
20
15
Dr. A. S. Gomes
15
S. B. Bhabha ...
10
East Point Dairy Farm Co.
10
Rev. J. Bosshard
Total.. .$7,959,357 3,712,000 At the Police Court on the 7th May Com. mander W. C. H. Hastings held an inquiry re- specting the death of Lam Fo, who was engaged as an engive driver at Taikoo Sugar Works. The man died on the 6th inst. and it was alleged by his brother that his death was caused by violence inflicted upon him by Mr. F. W. White, the timekeeper at the works, who, said the brother, slapped the deceased in the face and kicked him several times on both sides of his ribs because he entered the works and took down a number. The witness admitted that his brother did not shout while he was being kioked. Mr. White denied assaulting the man and the medical evidence completely upset the theory that the man had died from violence. As a matter of fact he died from plague. His Worship recorded a verdict to this effect and exonerated White from all blame.
At the Magistracy on the 6th May four men belonging to the barque Formosa were charged with refusing to work on the ship. The men were brought up on a similar charge on Monday, when they complained that they wanted some money in order to buy clothes, but it was refused them, although £3 or £4 was due to them as wages. Commander Hastings then told the mate, who represented the captain, that the best course to adopt would be to let the men have some money on account of wages and he sent them back to the ship. It seems, however, that this amicable arrangement was not carried out and the men once more refused to work and they were again charged. The captain appeared at the Police Court yesterday and the Magistrate gave him another hint to allow the men to have some money. In order to allow of this arrange- ment being cazzied out the case was adjournedį until to-day.
Harvie and Co.
J. D. Hutchison
W. Tarn... J. R. Crook
J. W. Kinghorn
MISCELLANEOUS,
|
EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
1895-96
lbs. 2.
1891-95 lbs.
.29,839,717 28,777,516
.18,826,303
16,887,231
48,666,020 45,064,747
SILK.
SHANGHAI, 7th May.-(From Messrs. A. R. and Burkill's circular.)— London advices to 7th current quite a dull market, Blue Elephants 10/6. Raw Silk.There is no change to report in the position of this market; there is a very limited demand and no quotable change in price-aliout 500 bales of White Filk have changed hands at the quota- tions below. During the past few days we have had were seasonable weather and the tears which had begun to be felt r garding the new crop are now somewhat ullayed. Re-reels and Filatures. -Come .0 bales Hineens have been settled. Yellow Silks.-V. ry little doing; the quantity on offer is very poor. Wild Silk.-2,300 bules are reunited us settled. Anials, 8 per Customs Returns, April 30th 10 May 6th-192 bales White, 19; iculs Yellow, and 31 fienls W Id Silk. Waste: ilk. With the excepti n of small odd lota of "Gum Wastes" there are no transactions. Pon- gres.-No change to advise; uo purchases of moment.
The N. C. Daily News of the 5th inst, says :- Very great regret was felt in the Settlement yesterday morning when it was known that a telegram had been received announcing the sudden death from heart disease on board the Yokohama Maru, on which he had just gone from Shanghai to Nagasaki, of an old and very popular resident, Mr. Charles Cromie. Mr. Cromie came to Shanghai about thirty years ago as silk man in the firm of Charles Gute- ohow & Co., and has been in the silk busines ever since, being associated of late years with Few men have had a Mr. A. R. Burkill. larger circle of friends er better deserved their friendship. We mentioned some time since that the Chairman of the Inland Revenue Com missioners, London, Sir Alfred Milner, K.C.B. was Mr. Cromie's half-brother, and that the ! at 11.215. Filature.-God Pan-aut Hai'ing opportunities to rise to distinction which Sirat Tis, 470, Black Horse 2 at 11«, ¿574, Will Alfred Milner has turned to such grod account | Silv.-Tupah Haw Szechwen al 11«. 112), Tapah
Raw i, at Tis. 192). wors due to Mr. Cromis's loving generosity.
Purchases include :--- -Tsa lees.-Mounian 8 and 4 Tls. 330 and Tls. 355, Silver Double Elephant at Tla. 3224. Gold Kiling at T, 3154, Yaconlay seeling at Ts. 1171. Stork Cleans ling at Tls. 2964. Hange Tale 8-lauchae at Tis. 83. Ta
-9/13 Moss Doub'e Butterfly a: T]:, 802}. Yell w ́ilk. – Min low a! Tls, 24° Mecyung
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.