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The M. M. steamer Oceanien had the Chinese flag flying at the main when she left on the 17th March for Europe, in honour of H.E. Lob Fong-lo, the new Minister to England, who is 6 Previous to leaving His passenger by her. Excellency exchanged the usual official calls.
With reference to the claim of the Hong
and Shanghai Banking Corporation kong against Phra Pack Dee for about Ticals 140,000 a telegram has been received from Bangkok that a verdict has been given in favour of the Bank. The defendant has given notice of appeal.
The Strathallan, from Hongay, went ashore on Cape Cami on Monday, the 16th March, during a dense fog. The Strathallan is en- gaged on the run between this port and Hongay and was on her way up with a cargo of coal. She got off subsequently and reached Hongkong on Saturday, 20th. It is not thought that she has sustained much damage, but she will go into dock for whatever repairs are necessary.
H.E. Chang Yun-woon, the Special Ambas. killed and five men injured.sader who is to represent the Emperor of China on the occasion of the celebration of the had been working on the other they slept in the top storey of No. Queen's Diamond Jubilee, will, we hear, travel the accident happened a message by the Canadian route, leaving Shanghai by the tched to the Central Police Station Empress of China next month. nd Mr. May, Captain Superintendent of Police, Baker, and a number of constables the spot to render assistance and eded in rescuing five men. Four of resent to the Government Civil Hos- the fifth, at his own request, to the Wa Hospital. The men were somewhat bruised and cut. About eleven o'clock morning the dead body of the sixth found, and an inquest will be held re- ing the circumstances of the accident. Quite a romantic story was told at the Police Court on the 19th March. Two years ago a Chinaman went to a village in the Fukhien province and fell in love with a girl who resided there with her parents. He determined to secure the girl in marriage and with this object in view he interviewed her parents and told them he was a lieutenant in charge of a police camp in Formosa, whereas he was only something between a loafer and a "brave." However, the tale had the desired effect. The couple were married and they left the village, the girl taking away her belongings, which consisted of $60 in money and a number of valuable articles of jewellery, and they both came to live in Hongkong. A month later they went over to Taikoktsui and after living there six months they returned to Hengkong The man spent all his wife's money and also got rid of her jewellery and after reducing her to these low circumstances he forced her to earns living by immoral means and under threats also compelled her to supply him with money. At length she refused to give him any more money He continued, however, to oppress her, and two days ago an Indian constable heard cries of "Save life" coming from a house, and on going there he found the husband threatening his wife. The man was rrested and charged with being a rogue and agabond and demanding money by menaces, and yesterday Commander Hastings sent him to gaol for six months with hard labour.
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Information has been given to the police of an extensive robbery from a house No. 5, Wa In Fong Lane, near Queen's College. On Sunday night the house was left unoccupied while the woman in charge went to the theatre. When she returned she discovered that a thief had got into the house through the skylight and had stolen $760 worth of jewellery and $240 in money. The thief made good his escape.
On the 17th March a special session of the Justices of the Peace was held at the Magistracy to consider an application from A. Bejanjee for the transfer of his publican's licence to R. C. Banijee to sell retail intoxicating liquors at the Peak Hotel. Commander Hastings pre: sided and the other justices present were Messrs. A. J. May and W. M. B. Arthur. Deputy-Superintendent Corcoran offered no objection on behalf of the Police and the application was granted.
A private wire received by a member of the Hongkong Golf Club on Saturday announces the results of the "Final" for the Champion- ship of the Singapore Golf Club, 36 holes, won by Dr. Fowlie by 4 up and 3 to play on Capt.
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MISCELLANEOUS
HMS. Archer had her bowsprit and head carried away di
on the 7th inst. whil on the Yokohama to Nagasaki.
age from
The Shanghai, pilot boat C. P. Blethen, was sunk on the 18th March by collision with the German steamer Chusan, near the Tungsha lightship. No lives were lost.
Mr AT Denness, a second-class passenger from London to Shanghai by the P. & 0. his berth steamer Rosetta, was found dead on the morning of the 18th March at Woosung An inquest was held and the jury returned verdict That the deceased came by his death through degeneration of the heart, not accele- rated by any act of his own.
A Hanlin academist, ed Li Yung han
en the has obtained through the Tsungli permission of the Emperor to go on a tour observation in Europe and America. The in- tending traveller will also take in his train several commercial gentlemen from propose to exhibit at the Paris Ex 1900. Mr. Li is a native of Canton and Hanlin.-N. C. Daily News.
The Tokyo Chamber of Commerce meeting held to discuss proposed am
to the Gold Standard Bill as introduced ously.
a resolution to the effect that as the
Diet by the Government, unahin
stom
only tends to lower the prestige of Japan of insoribing foreign letters on the coins not those Japanese who are abroad feel very dis satisfied, it should be dispensed with with re- spect to new coins,
At Magistracy on the 16th March before Com mander W. C. H. Hastings, Captain Curnow, of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha steamer Idzumi Maru, was charged with refusing to go into quarantine when ordered to do so by Dr. Fowler, who was Boting for Dr. Jordan, the Health Officer of Ecoles, R.B. Details of the match will be Matheson & Co. After payment of the
the Port, on the 20th January last. On the 19th of that month, the day after the arrival of
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the steamer in the harbour, defendant was told there was a case of smallpox on board. Dr. wler, who was authorised to act for Dr. saw the patiout and ordered his to the hospital, and told the caplain that his ship would have to go arantine. The order was not obeyed he ship went away. For the defence ooker said the captain was under ression that the patient having been there was no necessity for the ship to rantine and that it would be for the the next port he touched at to or not quarantine should be had been told that the law to go into quarantine he would
law He
mails for the ment and was liable to a heavy the scheduled time. could not conceive of a of the quarantine law. distinctly told he would have nd he distinctly refused
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awaited with interest, as, judged by results, it must have been a very close affair, and our late Hon. Sec. is to be congratulated on making so good a stand against such a grand player as his opponent.
The Right Rev. L. M. Piazzoli begs to ac- knowledge with thanks the following donations for the House of the Aged and Infirm :**
A Friend M. N. Mehta Choy Ken Hing
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A sentence of fourteen months' imprisonment with hard labour was passed on t
22nd March
by Commander Hastings on a man who had com- house mitted three robberies. He was found in at Yaumati by a woman, who raised an alarm: The thief then ran into various houses and scaled a wall, but fortunately Inspector
number of Chinese constables put
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The report of the Shanghai and Hongker, Wharf. Company for the past year has bee issued by the general agents, Messrs. J dividend of Th
per share, the p loss account shows a credit balance 88,668. It is proposed to distr ute Tls: 4 per share
and carry forward the balance shares which the Directors were authorised 1895 to issua were sold at a premium of 6,104
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At Shanghai a determined attempt at hig way robbery with violence was made by a native
dav evenin on a young foreign lady on Thu 18th March in the Yuen-mi The lady in question was wa Peking Road at about se was sudde
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