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MACAO.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT]
Macao, 4th November.
Yesterday a Chinaman was tried by the Acting Chief Justice on the charge of exposing a dead child in the street, and was on the point of being sentenced, when he appeared to be seized with madness and made a leap through the court window to the pavement below. He fell on his head and was killed instantaneously. Some persons near the window when they saw him making the leap tried to stop him, but the thing was so unexpected and sudden that. they had no chance to seize him in time.
Our worthy Acting Postmaster has conferred another benefit on the public, haring made a suggestion, which has been adopted by the Government, for the reduction of the rates of postage. We now pay as follows:-To Hong- kong and Canton, 2 cents, registration 5 cents; to Europe (Postal Union), 10 cents, registration 5 cents; to China, 5 cents, registration 5 cents. We cannot now complain that we pay more than our neighbours, the rates being. I believe, rather less. A letter box is also to be placed on the Heungshan on the 20th November for late letters, so that the public will have every convenience. I hope the old abuse of posting letters with foreign stamps will not be renewed. If it is, and the writers of the 1 tters so posted can be discovered, they should be punished with a heavy penalty.
The Volong quarter, which has hitherto been in the charge of the Government, has been transferred to the Leal Senado.
The fancy fair to be held here on Sunday next in aid of the funds of the Charch of St. Laurence promises to be one of the most successful ever held in this Holy City. Numerous contributions of articles for the -stalls have been received by the Vicar from Shanghai, Amoy, Japan. etc. As already announced, the Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co. will put on a special boat for the occasion and as the weather promises to be fine no doubt there will be many visitors from your port to enjoy the sea trip and aid a deserv- ing object. The church has been rebuilt by the Government, but the furniture and fittings have to be supplied, and as there is no fund available for the purpose the Vicar has had to devise means for raising the required sum. He has accordingly appealed to public generosity, and I am sure the public will not fail to respond. I congratulate the parishioners of St. Laurence and the Director of Public Works, the former upon having a fine Church conveniently situated, and the latter on the completion of the work, though it has taken a long time, and the excellence of the workman- ship. Though I have little skill in the art of architecture I must say that the work could not be better and every effort has been made to beautify the edifice.
CANTON NOTES.
FROM THE
CHUNG NGOI SAN PO” As the 4th instant was the birthday of H.I.M. the Empress Dowager a general holiday was observed in official circles. All the officials, military and civil, of every grade. assembled in Man-Shau-Kung to hold a service. All the gunboats in the harbour were decorated with bunting and fired salutes in honour of the occasion..
It is reported that the rice crops in the Canton district and in all the neighbouring districts are exceedingly favourable this season. The weather is very hot and quite different from that usually experienced at this season.
On the 30th ultimo a junk running between Canton and Suntak district was pursued by a long boat belonging to robbers, when she was sailing to a place named Sham-sha. The master of the junk, observing the coming of the boat, shouted out loudly for assistance and a guard boat which was lying near by came up. The robbers, seeing that the opportunity was not favourable, rowed quickly to shore and landed.. The lukongs of the guardboat also landed and fired at them. Two robbers were wounded and arrested and one killed. The two pri- Boners were sent to the Nam-hoi Magis- trate, who sentenced them to decapitation.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
[November 10, 1897.
Home days ago the Magistrate of Nam-hoi It is with deep regret that we announce the summoned all the rice-merchants to his presence. death of Mr. Gerald Slade, which occurred at He asked them not to further raise the price the Peak Hospital at eight p.m. on 4th of rice and to report the quotations to him November. Mr. Slade was a partner in the firm every day. The merchants have all promised | of Gilman and Co., and was the only son of and the prices inantou are now cheaper than Major-General H. D. Slade. in Hongkong by about fifty cents & picul.
He was forty-six years of age.
The charitable institutions have received in- structions from the Viceroy to devise steps to prevent the illegale export of rice from Canton to foreign countries, for in spite of existing re- strictions a large quantity of rice is still smuggled out every day. It has been discovered that the rice is first smuggled from Chan-chuen to Tse-lai-kwan and thence to Macan.
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Four new-comers from Canton went out for a stroll on 3rd November, and in their wander.
ings got quite close to the kitchen of the Victoria Barracks. They were arrested for trespassing on War Department ground and at the Police court they were each fined $10 or one month's imprisonment with hard labour.
On Wednesday afternoon a piece of Crown On the 26th ultimo a band of robbers made land, Marine Lot No. 2 at, Hunghom, contain- an attack on a village named Wa-lai in Sham-ing 200.750 square feet, was sold by auction by When the robbers approached, the lukong on shui district The village was strongly fortified. Mr. Malsch, Superintendent of Crown Lands. The annual rental is $1,508 and the upset price duty beat the drums to give the alarm. A good was $60,225. The lot was bought by the Hong- anmber of villagers at once rushed forward kong and Whampoa Dock Company for 360,250, with their weapons. At the entrance of the or $25 above the upset price. village there were two cannon, which some villagers tried to fire, but the guns exploded and three villagers were instantly killed. The robbers, seeing that the villago could not be attacked by surprise, retired.
HONGKONG,
The interport, cricket week commenced on Monday, when the first match, Straits Settle- ments v. Hongkong, was started. The Straits inflicted a single innings defeat on the local team, the ma ch being concluded as early as 2.45 yesterday afternoon. The Straits made 113 and Hongkong only made 334 in both their ventures. On Monday the Legislative Council celebrated the opening of this great sporting event by holding a long meeting. The fifth gymkhana meeting was held on Saturday at the Happy Valley and was a great success. interesting champerty case, which has occupied a considerable portion of the Police Magistrate's time, was concluded on Monday, the two de- fendants being convicted.
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There were 2,396 visitors to the City Hall Museum last week, of whom 171 were Europeans, The Chinese gunboats in the harbour were decorated on 4th November in honour of the Empress Dowager's birthday.
A. S. Watson & Co., Limited, notify that an interim dividend of 50 cents per share will be payable on and after the 25th November.
A thief was on 3rd November sentenced to six months' imprisonment with bard labour for snatching a pair of trousers from a house in Ice House Street.
Leung Shun, a cook at No. 31, Temple Street, Yanmati, was on the night of the 2nd instant seriously injured in the chin and the right arm by Wong Fuk, a boatman, who assaulted him with a chopper. The Police Magistrate on 3rd Nov. sentenced the prisoner to six weeks' im. prisonment with hard labour and also bound him over in one surety of $5 to be of good behaviour for three months.
Surg-Col. Evatt, P.M.O., has kindly offered to give a course of ambulance lectures. for men only, in the Kowloon Institute, on Wednesdays
10th. These lectures are intended specially for at 8 p.m.. commencing next Wednesday, the
the mercantile marine, but all who are interested are heartily invited. There are seats for 300 in the Institute, and it is hoped there will be large attendances.
The fête held in the grounds of the Roman Catholic Cathedral on Thursday night in aid of the funds of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul was most successful and the Society must have been benefited considerably, as we under staud a thousand tickets were sold and the receipts were also augmented by the shooting galleries and the sale of funey work. The evening was an ideal one for an outdoor function and all present appeared to enjoy themselves thoroughly. The grounds illuminated.
were prettily
The Secretary of the Punjom Mining Co,, Limited, advises us that the following telegram has been received giving the result of the October clean-up: The mill rau
30 days crushing 117 tons of ore yielding 29 ozs. of smelted gold. 1,900 tons of headings crushed The members of the Baxter Mission beg to yielding 142 ozs. The Berdan pans treated thank all the ladies who so very kindly helped 45 tons of concentrates for a yield of 20 ozs. of at their "Sale of Work" and to inform them
gold. The cyanide plant worked 25 days treat- that the amount taken was $1,075.
ing 700 tons of tailings yielding 265 oz8, of The owner of a boarding house who gave eri-bullion of an average assay value of 15.16 per dence in the champerty case on 5th Nov. created no little surprise by remarking that, being a business man, he could not be expected to re- member dates.
A Chinaman was on 5th Nov. fined $25 for collecting a number of Wai-sing lottery books from different shops in Queen's Road Central, and the money found in his possession amount. ing to $11.30 was ordered to be confiscated.
Fines
At the Police court on 3rd Nov. a large number of persons were charged with being in possession of prepared opiam without a licence. ranging from $10 to $100 were imposed, but in most of the cases the offenders could not meet the penalties inflicted and had to go to gapl
H.M.S. Undaunted will leave Hongkong for Amoy and the North on the 11th inst. The Centurion will be here in about a fortnight's time and will probably be accompained by the Alacrity with Admiral Buller on board. The Admiral's boat left Shanghai on the 4th instant and on her way down to Amoy, where the Centurion is at present, she will probably call at other ports.
At the Police Court on 3rd Nov., Lan Un, a cook, was charged with abstracting from the pocket of his master, Lan Chong. a merchant at 352, Queen's Road Central, $4,850 in bank notes. The prisoner, who pleaded guilty, com- mitted the theft while his master was taking his evening bath on Tuesday. Fortunately the accused was shortly afterwai ds arrested and the whole of the stolen money was recovered, with the exception of $4. He was committed for trial at the sessions.
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By the Thames on 4th Nov. Lient. Colonel Faithfull, late of the Hongkong Regiment, left for Bombay. Mrs. Faithfull and Miss Tindal left by the same steamer and will tranship at Colombo into the connecting steamer for Lon. don. A large number of friends assembled on the wharf and on board to say good-bye to the, gallant Colonel and the ladies of his family and the Band of the Regiment was in attendance to play them off with "Auld Lang Syne" and other airs. Colonel Faithfall during his residence in Hongkong has been popular both in military and civilian circles and his departure is widely regretted. Major Retallick is now in command of the Regiment.
On the 4th Nov. a meeting of the Sanitary Board, at which all the members were present, was held at the offices for the purpose of repeal. ing a by-law made under section 13 of Ordinance 15 of 1894 and substituting a new one. The by-law was referred back to the Sanitary Board owing to an objection which was taken by the unofficial members of the Legislative Council to the definition of a street, and at the meeting yesterday the Medical Officer of Health said the definition in the new by-law would exclude a square or court and include a street, road, lane, or passage, whether thoroughfare or not. This was the only alteration in the by-law. On the motion of the President seconded by Mr. Ede, it was resolved to repeal the old by-law and to make the new by-law. which would be trans- mitted to the Colonial Secretary for the approval of the Legislative Council.
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