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again, and great alarm was occasiored to their friends on shore, who feared that some acoident had happened to them. Some ten or twelve People who had gone off, intending to return almost immediately, had to remain on board all night, and did not get back until about nine oclook on Thursday morning, and it was notuntil that time that the steamer was able to take on board from the junks and launches the cargo, luggage, and a few prisoners for Timor that she had to receive. The delay and confusion
occasioned much trouble to the Harbour De- partment.
The stamps commemorative of the fourth centenary of the discovery of the sea route to the Fasr East by Vasco de Gama are to be placed оп sale at the Post Office 011 the 1st April and will remain in use antil the 30th June. Collectors should not lose his opportunity of adding to their collec- tions rare specimens. I have heard that the series is an exceptionally fine one.
The Committee which has been formed to carry out the erection of a statue to Governor Amaral and Colonel Mesquita has issued an appeal to the Portuguese in this colony and in the foreign colonies and settlements of the Far East for subscriptions. No doubt there are some of these who have forgotten that Macao is their home, but an occasion such as this cannot fail to stir their patriotism and move them to assist in perpetua- ting the memory of the heroes who saved this colony from invasion by the Chinese. Even those who have never seen. Macao must remem- ber that their fathers or grandfathers hailed from this place, and should assist in the work not only for the glory of the Portuguese nation bat also of this colony in particular.
The gunboat Bengo left on Monday en route to Goa.
This is said to be due to the Chinese authorities Rice is again growing dearer day by day.
refusing to let rice come to Macao from the neighbouring districts. The Governor is look- ing into the affair and no doubt the difficulties will soon be removed and free importation be allowed as heretofore.
HONGKONG
The past week has been unusually quiet and very little of local importance has transpired. The Philippine rebellion, Spanish denials not- withstanding, is of very serious moment, as the whole of the north of Luzon seems to be in a tronblous state. The telegraph line between Bolinao and Manila is still interrupted, and every endeavour is being made to establish a connexion. The Edgar is at Bolinao guarding the interests of the English staff at that station, which was at one time in very great danger of seizure. The shareholders in the National Bank of China met on Saturday last. The death of Mr. H. Cook, late secretary and manager of the New Club, is still forming the subject of enquiry before the Magistrate.
Vice Admiral Seymour arrived here from the North on Monday in the Alacrity..
There were 2,680 visitors to the City Hall Museum last week, of whom 220 were Europeans. No cases of rinderpest occurred either on the 14th or 15th instant at Sassoons Villa, Pokfu-
lum.
A Chinaman who returned from banishment was on Wednesday sent to gaol for twelve months with hard labour.
For playing fantan on the Braemar a China- man was on Wednesday fined $25 with the alter- native of six weeks' imprisonment.
On 11th March the Indian charged with the forgery of a fellow countryman's savings bank book, whereby he obtained $260, was committed for trial by Commander Hastings.
On Monday afternoon a garden party was given by Mrs. Black at Government House in Fhonour of Prince Henry of Prussia. The Deutschland has gone into dock and Prince Henry is now the guest of H.E. the Acting Governor.
On 11th March, in accordance with the leave granted, Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C., applied to his Lordship the Chief Justice to amend the petition in the Gubbay and others v. Belilios suit so as to make the case one for specific per- formance. The application, which was made in Chambers, was refused.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
The stamp revenue last month was $26,251, being an increase of $7,210 on the amount collected in the corresponding month of last year.
It is notified in the Gazette that the Queen's exequatur has been issued empowering Mr. Kisaburo Uyeno to act as Consul for Japan at Hongkong.
The Appropriation Ordinance for 1898 and the Ordinance to facilitate the Recovery of Possession of Tenements and Premises of small value have been approved.
Telegraphic intelligence has been received by Messrs. Shewan. Tomes & Co., from San Fran- cisco of the loss by stranding of the American ship New York, which sailed from Hongkong for San Francisco on the 14th January with a General cargo.
An official telegram has been received from Singapore stating that Hongkong has been declared an infected port and that nine days' quarantino counting from the date of departure Las been imposed upon vessels arriving at Singapore from Hongkong.
In view of the existence of plague in Hong- kong the Echo Macaense recommends the medical inspection of all passengers arriving at Macao from this port. Our contemporary as- cribes Macao's freedom from the disease in 1894 to the adoption of this measure.
The Hou. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals:-
Chei Chi Mei
Young Tsit Sam... Ko Cheuk Sing
...$25.00 10.00 5.00
It is notified in the Gazette that on and after
the 1st April next the fees (payable monthly) at Queen's College will be $86 per annum for classes I. to III. and 824 for classes IV. to
$24 for the second and third, and $12 for the VIII. The old scale was $36 for the first class,
other classes.
We are sorry to learn that the Hon. H. E. Wodehouse is still a patient in the Government Civil Hospital, and that it will be impossible for him to take up the duties of Colonial Secretary when Mr. Lockhart leaves on Saturday. It is reported that the Hon. T. Sercombe Smith will act as Colonial Secretary until Mr. Wodehouse
is able to resume his official duties. As a conse-
the date of his departure for England on leave. quence Mr. Smith has been obliged to postpone A fend exists between two sections of the Portuguese community, the one represented by the Club de Recreio and the other by the Club Lusitano, with reference to the appointment of a Committee to arrange for the celebration of the fourth centenary of the discovery of the sea route to India by Vasco de Gama. It seems probable that owing to the dissensions that exist the celebration of the event in Hongkong, is not likely to be very successful.
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H.M.8 Barfleur, a sister ship to the Centurion, arrived here on 11th March in com- pany with the torpedo boat destroyers Whiting and Fame. Good weather was experienced from Singapore except on Thursday, when rough sea was encountered.
On Thursday afternoon the Royal Lancaster to the neighbourhood of Belcher's Battery for Regiment and the Asiatic Artillery went out target practice. On the return journey the troops were joined by the Hongkong Volunteer and four Maxim guns, all of which were fully Corps, which was well represented by six 7 prs. manned, together with the drum and fife band. H.E. Major-General Black was in command. and thousands of Chinese assembled along the line of route (Queen's Road) to witness the return of the troops.
The following returns of the average amount of Bank notes in circulation and of specie in reserve in Hongkong during the month ended 28th February, as certified by the managers of the respective Banks, are published :-
Banks.
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation, National Bank of
Average Specie in Amount. Reserve.
$2,808,273
$2,000,000
$7,676,009
$3,000,000
$ 205,000
$5,205,000
China, Limited, $ 448,587
Total
$10,932,869
At 12.30 on Saturday morning a fire broke The ground floor is a pork and wine shop, and out on the first floor of No. 2, Graham Street. the first and second floors are used by families.
Immediately the outbreak occurred a message The fire was, it is thought, caused by lighted joss sticks igniting a thin wood partition.
was sent to the Central Police station and the worth of goods perished and about $600 in fire Brigade quickly attended. About $400
not damaged.. The loss suffered on the first money was also lost. The ground floor was
and second floors was not covered by insurance. Palatine Insurance Company, but the policy The goods were formerly insured in the
attended by a fatality. The staircase was in expired on the 2nd of this month and it was not renewed. Unfortunately the fire
flames and all the inmates but one escaped from the house by climbing over the verandah next door, but one old woman was unable to escape that way and she jumped from the first floor into the street. She was taken to the hospital, where she died soon after admission either from shock caused by burns or by the leap into the street.
was
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We translate the following from the Courrier d'Haiphong of the 12th March -The steamer The Italian cruiser Marco Polo arrived at Mathilde arrived on Thursday morning from Hongkong on the 17th March from Naples. Hongkong having on her bill of health a note The Marco Polo left Naples on the 29th by the French Consul mentioning that a few January and coming leisurely along sailed from isolated cases of plague, not epidemic, bad Colombo on 28th February. She is a twin-occurred at Hongkong. By order of the Prin- screw armoured cruiser of 4,583 tons displace- cipal Medical Officer the vessel was placed in ment. Her dimensions are: length 327 ft., quarantine. She had on board, besides a full beam 48 ft. 3 in., and maximum draught 19 ft.
cargo of general merchandise and sheep, a 6 in. Her engines are of 10,000 horse power hundred and thirty-eight Chinese, of whom and she can steam 19 knots. The armament
eleven were for Haiphong and a hundred and consists of six 5.9 in. quick firers, ten 4.7 in., twenty-seven for the Kebao mines. The Me- two 2.9 in., nine 2.2 in. and four, 4 in. guns, and dical Officer required that these Chinese should two machine guns, whilst she carries five torpedo be interned in the lazarette, where they were tubes, one of which is submerged. She was
to be kept under observation for four days. builtat Castellamare in 1890 at a cost of £344,000. The discharge of the cargo having been forbid- Commander Hastings on Saturday committed den by the same order, Messrs. Speidel and Co., for trial at the Sessions the Chinese contractor the consignees of the Mathilde, protested, and who is charged with offering a bribe of $30.60 declared that if the order was enforced they to W. S. Triscott, an overseer of works engaged would suspend all business between Haiphong on the Praya Reclamation. Mr. J. Hastings and Hongkong. In consequence of this the appeared for the defence. The defendant authorities gave instructions that free pratique endeavoured by means of a bribe to induce the was to be granted as regards the sheep and complainant to prepare false returns of work merchandise of all descriptions. It will be done. The complainant fixed a day for the remembered that plague is endemic at Hong- payment of the bribe and then informed Mr. kong and that in 1894, in consequence of an J. R. Mudie, engineer on the works, of the unfortunate application of sanitary regulations defendant's offer. They arranged with Detective at Haiphong, made, contrary to the interests of Sergeant Gidley a plan for catching the.de- trade, by the Principal Medical Officer, there was a diminution in the Customs receipts of fendant, and on the day fixed Mr. Mudie and the detective secreted themselves in a room in about three hundred thousand dollars. In the the Praya Reclamation office, where they over-present year, which has opened badly, we do heard the defendant offering the bribe, and he not want our poor budget to be subjected to was then arrested.
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