made. It is said that the Magistrate, being afraid of being dismissed, has made arrange- ments with the Sansz, and that the Magistrate is to pay for the spoils ont of his own pocket.
A junk having no passengers on board was observed several days ago by a Chinese cruiser in Kuchow. The appearance of the junk Broused suspicion and the cruisor at once steamed up to her. On reaching her the captain of the orniser wanted to make a search of the hold, which was nailed up, but the crew of the junk refused to open it. The hold was at last broken open by the captain and there wore found three young women, four girls from ten to thirteen years old, and a baby. The crow were all arrested and on making, enquiries the women said that she and her companions were kidnapped from Kuchow district. The captain of the cruiser took all tho kidnapped per- sons back to Kuchow and delivered them to the local Magistrate, who will deliver them to their relatives and friends. :
A young woman was sent to Canton for trial, confined in a wooden cage, on the 5th instant from Shaochow. The crime committed by her was that she killed her sister-in-law when she and the deceased were cutting firewood on a mountain.
About two hundred cases of kerosine oil were seized by a lekin station some days ago in Skekloong. It is said an attempt was made to pass the oil through the station by using au old transit pass issued to foreigners,
HONGKONG,
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals:--
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We translate the following paragraph from tho Comercio:-The steamer Churruca, which arrived at Manila on the 21st November from North Luzon, brought in tow the new steamer Tungkong, recently acquired in Hongkong by A Thank-offering from A. F. S. 825
the Compania General de Tabacos, which was J. H. L. Early on the morning of the 23rd November picked up eight miles West of Matalvi Bay, with- the services of the Fire Brigade were twice out water, without coal, and with damage to her The first occasion was about boilers that rendered her completely unmanage requisitioned. 12.30 a.m., when owing to the overheat-able. The vessel was commanded by a capatin room at 58, of the British mercantile marine, her crew be- ing of a flue a beam in a
The fire was ing Chinese. We congratulate the captain and Stanley Street got burnt. put out without any difficulty. The next call officers of the Churruca on the seamanship they was two hours later to a pork butcher's shop displayed in getting the vessel into tow after the cable had broken three times owing to the in West Street. Again an overheated fine was the cause of a small fire, which was extinguished heavy sen running and on having rescued the
crew from certain death, in a very short time and very little damage was done.
On 27th Nov. a special session of the Justices of the Peace was held at the Magistracy for the purpose of considering an application from Hock Goon for the renewal of his licence for the Grand Hotel in Queen's Road Central. Hon. H. E. Wodehouse presided and the other Justices present were-Ion. F. H. May, Dr. Clark, Dr. Hartigan, Messrs. A. Findlay Smith, C. S. Sharp, and W. M. B. Arthur. Mr. C. D. Wilkinson made the application, which the ma- gistrates unanimously refused on account of complaints made against the house.
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Two Chinamen, who found some difficulty in going to sleep the other night, thought that the insomnia might have been caused by the unusual cold weather, and proposed to divide a bottle of samshu between them. Each had a cup, and then one of them thought a game of chai mui" would not be out of place. The other was agreeable and the finger play started. Two, four, seven. The constable on duty hap. pened, however, to pass at that moment and looking at his watch found that the time was mid-night. Accordingly they were invited to Wodehouse at the Police Court and when they left each found himself with one dollar the less in his pocket.
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The most sensational news this week was the suicide on Saturday of Mr. W. K. Wylie, the Superintendent of the Hongkong High Level Tramways Company. Mr. Wylie was very po- pular in the colony and the news of his shock ing death came as a painful surprise. He was buried with military honours at the Happy Valley. On the 23rd Nov. fifteen people lost their lives in a fire which broke out in Third
A meeting of the members of the Hongkong Street. On Monday Mr. C. Imbault Huart, Rifle Association was held at the City Hall French Consul at Canton, died, much to the re-
24th November. Mr. A. Chapman, who gret of everyone who knew him. Despatches presided, explained that the meeting was called were received by the last mail from the Secre-for the principal purpose of again popularising tary of State confirming the dismissal of certain shooting in the colony and to win back the in- officers from the public service.
terest which was taken in shooting years ago. For the past year and a half the Rifle Associa- tion had been practically non est and it was thought that the election of new officers would rejuvenate it.-The meeting unanimonsly elected Sir John Carrington as President and Mr. A. Chapman as hon. secretary, and it was decided to open the season with a spoon com- petition.
H.M.S. Centurion arrived from Amoy on 24th
November.
The Japanese battleship Yashima left for Japan on 24th November.
Mr. Granville Sharp, who has been spending the summer in England, returned on 30th Nov. by the Empress of Japan.
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From an "express" issued on the 30th Nov. we learn that Messrs Rickmers & Co, have re-. tired from the China and Japan Shipping Con- ference.
Dr. R. M. Gibson has arrived by the English mail to assume the office of Superintendent and Secretary of the Alice Memorial and Nether- sole Hospitals,
A proclamation by H.E. the Governor is published in Saturday's Gazette extending for a further period of six months the prohibition of the export of arms.
The master of a matshed at North Point, Shaukiwan Road, was ou 24th Nov. fined $25 for allowing forty-eight persons to sleep in his shed when he was only permitted to accommo- date twenty-five.
The passenger list of the P. & O. steamer Mirzapore contains the names of six Russians, who, we hear, have come out to join the Chinese Customs Service. This, if correct, may be taken as a sign of the times.
There was a good attendance of members at the
shooting competition for spoons held on the Rifle Association range ou Saturday. The winners of spoons were Sergeant Bowery (63) and Mr. Marshall (62). The ranges were 200 and: 300 yards.
The Lyeemoon, which arrived at Shangbai from Hongkong on the 23rd November, reports that while at anchor outside the Tungsha light vessel a small native boat, in which were seven men, was seen drifting out to sea. The anchor was hove up and the Lyeemoon proceeded to their assistance, and succeeded in picking them up. They turned out to be the survivors of a junk which had capsized during the previous night; and they were taken on to Shanghai by the steamer.
The frequent calls upon the services of the Fire Brigade lately suggest Chinese New Year. The firemen were at two a.m. 25th November ordered to a fire which had taken possession of a log of timber piled on the Praya Reclamation. The flames were quickly extin- guished with the aid of one hose. On Wednes- day night a disastrous fire broke out in a house in Stanley and no fewer than five houses were gutted before the flames were mastered, and in order to do this one house had to be pulled down by the police. The damage is estimated at between $3,000 and $4,000, and it would have been much greater but for the prompt action of Inspector Baker and his men in demolishing one of the buildings,
The Topicist" of the Singapore Free Press says:-We did not know when inditing last Saturday's "Topics," that the cricketers from the Land of the Durian were to put a coping stone on their triumphs by knocking the com- bined elite of Hongkong and Shanghai. But 80 they have. And that was the worstest knock of all-to use a Shakespearean double superla. tive. Poor Shanghai set their faces to the North again with s Pair of Spectacles" to help them to see their way home; and came in last in the shoot, to boot. There will be chaf- fing galore along the Bund when they get home. Hongkong has just saved itself by the skin of its teeth at Shanghai's expense with one hair's breadth win, while the Straits men come to the Sunny South each with a triple papal tiara of laurel round his brows. It has been a beano," and "lest we forget" we are go- ing to give them all a home-coming welcome on Tuesday night.
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It is notified in this week's Volunteer Corps orders that in future when more men are pre- sent on parade than can be employed on 7-pr. guns the surplus men will man machine guns. Officers and men of the Field Battery are ac- cordingly requested to make themselves pro- ficient in machine gun drill, opportunities for which will be afforded during the ensuing season. This step will be heartily drill welcomed by the Field Battery men, many of whom have had to stand idle during an important parade because there are only six 7-pounder guns for about a hundred men. During the recent firing practice at Stone- entters only forty-two men could be employed, the remainder, about fifty altogether, having nothing to do but to look on-not a very exciting. or profitable occupation.
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At 4 pm. on Tuesday, 23rd November, were sitting round a table on the six men third floor of No. 13, Bridges Street. One of them, after spinning a little brass short while, placed it box round for a in the centre of the table. Another man called out to the remaining four to stake. When they had done so the lid of the box was lifted, and two of the players heaved a sigh of relief, for the white half of the die de- noted that the number four had won. second man then dealt out the money won by each, deducting seven per cent. for commission, While this was going on, a seventh man had entered the room and st od watching the game: The box was again spun round and he too was asked to stake, but made no answer. His face, however, wore an anxious look of expectancy. Just as the lid was being lifted, a heavy step sounded on the stairs. The on-looker suddenly pounced upon the conductor of the game and his assistant, declaring himself to be a constable, and calling on the others not to leave the room. The four players. however, made a rush for the stairs but were met by Sergeant Gillies, who held a warrant in his hand. The whole party were brought before Hon. H. E. Wodehouse on 24th Nov, charged with being engaged in the game of pochi, but the charge was denied, the men stating that they were at their evening meal, The Magistrate did not choose to believe their version of the story and fined the manager of the concern $75 with the alternative of six weeks' imprisonment, the accountant $50 or one
mouth, and each of the others $10 or 14 days, Two of the players must have had rather good luck for they paid their fines, but the rest elected to try the fare at the gaol.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The barque Craigend, from Philadelphia, Pa., to Kobe, is now posted as missing. She left on May 2nd.
The newly appointed Captain-Superintendent for the Shangliai Police is reported to have left London to take up his post.
It is feared in Japan that the American sailing vessel Crescent, with 80,000 cases of kerosine oil for Kobe, must have foundered, being long overdue, having left Philadelphia in April last.
Mr. Fung Kinye, a well-known Cantonese, has, we learn from the Mercury, been appointed manager of the Imperial Chinese Bank at Pe- king. Mr. Fung was for some years compradore to Messrs. Carlowitz & Co. in Tientsin..
The disagreement between Mr. G. Toppe, sometime manager of the Hunyang Ironworks, and Sheng Taotai, in which Mr. Toppe claimed £2,200 for alleged wrongful dismissal, has been
to settled amicably, Sheng Taotai agreeing £1,950.-Mercury.
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