March 26, 1898.]
At a meeting of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders of Hongkong, held on Friday evening, an interesting paper was read by Capt. G. C. Anderson on "The Corrosion of Iron and Steel and its Cause." Mr. W. Ramsay occupied the chair. After the reading of the paper a discussion was opened by Mr. R. Mit- chell and continued by Messrs. Jack, Bailey, Sinclair, Bain, and Ramsay.
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A notification is published in the Gazette authorising the purchase of the property known The Pines" by the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China as a residence for its Hongkong Manager. The Bank's Charter prohibits the holding of landed property except such as may be officially recognised as necessary for the purpose of earrying on the business of the Bank. The purchase of "The Piues" is so recognis 1.
Captain Hodgins, of the Douglas steamer, Formosa, which arrived from Tamsui and Amoy, reports that the German steamer Cosmopolit, from Hongkong to Japan, had her high pressure cylinder blown off, about thirty miles from Amoy, and was taken in tow by the French mail steamer. After towing for an hour or so, the Cosmopolit's windlass and fore. mast, to which the tow rope was made fast, were pulled out, and the mail steamer then proceeded on her voyage.
The disabled steamer drifted
in near the Chan Chot Rocks and anchored. From that point she communicated with Amoy and was towed in to that port by three lanuches.
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A house coolie named Fang Su was charged at the Police Court on Monday with stealing $250, belonging to Mr. G. W. F. Playfair, Munagar of the National Bank of China. The offence was committed as long ago as the 4th August, 1895, when Mr. and Mrs. Playfair went to Stonecutter's Island a bathing picnic. When they returned Mr. Playfair found that the money had been stolen from an unlocked drawer in Mrs. Playfair's dressing table. The coolie had absconded and he was not arrested until last Saturday, when a Chinese constable who made the enquiries into the case" three years ago recognized the thief in Graham Street. The prisoner admitted his guilt and was sent to gaol for six months with hard labour.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE RËPORT.
On Friday Commander Hastings fined Messrs. E. S. Joseph and F. Smyth each $1 for neglect- ing to obey a summons calling upon them to serve on a Coroner's jury. The defence was pressure of business.
On Saturday Commander W. C. H. Hastings prisonment for attempting to defraud Sapper sentenced a 'ricksha coolie to three months' im-
Booty, R.E. The prosecutor gave the prisoner a sound British dollar, and after giving the necessary change the prisoner produced a coun- terfeit Japanese yen and endeavoured to make out that the prosecutor had given it to him. sentence will act as a warning to chair and This is a very old dodge and it is hoped that the ricksha coulies.
At the Police Court on Thursday Hwan Lak, a bricklayer, was sentenced to 28 days' hard labour for stealing a leather strap. of the value the Crown. At about half-past four on Tues- of one shilling and sixpence, the property of day afternoon Private Pigden, of the King's Own Regiment, saw defendant in possession of the strap in the Victoria Barracks, where he it was the property of the Government he took was working for the engineers, and seeing that it from him. Defendant, in answer to the Magistrate, said he bought the strap from somebody.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The French cruiser Duguay Trouin arrived at Manila on the 13th March from Peru and Honolulu.
The Powerful arrived at Nagasaki on the 15th March. Owing to her great length, she did not berth in the harbour proper, as this would inter- fere with the moorings of merchant vessels.
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A story, for the veracity of which I cannot vouch, says "The Moralist" of the Straits Times, bat which may be worth re-telling, is related in connection with our late visitors the Russian cruisers, Navarin and Sissoi Veliky. A wellknown official resident of Singapore, whose name is no matter made a private visit to one of the cruisers. On reaching the deck, he was accosted by a burly Russian petty offer, who demanded in broken English, Vat you want, Sir ?" 'Oh, I have just come to make a call," replied the other. "Coal!" repeated the Rus- sian with a self-satisfied smile. "Ve want no coal. Ve got all zer coal ve want at Penang. So, bon jour, Monsieur, and be tamued to your coal!" So saying, he walked away, leaving the mystified official in a state of bewilderment. It is said that it took the gentleman the rest of the day to find out the cause of the Russian's mistake. On Sun-
At the Police Court on Monday two coolies were charged with unlawfully throwing into the harbour to prevent seizure a quantity of coal reasonably suspected to have been part of the cargo of a ship or boat lying in the bar bour, and another coolie was charged with being an accessory in the offence.
day morning a Chinese police constable saw a boat lying along the Praya at Bowring- ton with some coal on board. The first and second prisoners were on board the boat and on seeing the constable they rowed the boat away. The third prisoner was on the Praya and he called out to the two men in the boat "Throw the coal overboard." The coal was then thrown overboard, and the three men were arrested. They were each fined $50, or two months hard labour.
COMMERCIAL.
TEA.
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO GREAT BRITAIN.
1897-98
lbs.
Canton and Macao Shanghai and Hankow Foochow Amoy.......
Shanghai.
Amoy Foochow
5,837,884 14,058,439 12,3 9.891 685,651
32,912,263
STATES AND CANADA.
1897-98 lbs.
18,823,511 .15.861,506 7,516,003
42,201,020
241
SILK. SHANGHAI, 21st March.-(From Me sr. A. E. Burkill & Song' Circular),-London telegrams quote flue Elephant 110, market firm; Gold Kiling are quoted from Lyons at Fes. 27.76. Baw Sil-Another quiet week has to be chronicled,
191 bales White Silk. Re-reels and Filatures.— and no change in the market to report Arrivals, as per Customs Returns, March 12th to 18th Nothing-doing. The Export of Steam Filatures. to date is: 4,875 bales to America, 8,351 bales to London. Waste Silk-Settlements, which are the Continent, 47 bales to Japan and 23 bales to small, are chiefly in Tussal Wastes, consisting of and 200 piculs Filature Inssah 50 per cent. I and 100 picula Szechnen Light Tuszah at Tle. 24.25
10 per cent. II at Tls. 22.75.
Prices calculated by Maerten's l'ables at 11 per cent.; Exchange 2/64; Freight Fl«, 7.45 per bale:
Meeyang, White....... Szechnen Tussah Raw
Settlements for this mail.
sensou in.) cluding forward contracts) Stock &
Total Arrivals fucluding
Steam Filatures
Tis. Stlg. per pel. per lb.
$30 7/31
4.8 1895-96
205
..about
11
1897-98. 1896-97. 100 3,000 04,600 57,500
250
68,500
8,000 ****5,500
14,000
70,000 63,000
82,500
1894-95.1893-04, 1892-03.
500 bales. 61,500 65,500 60,000
Settlements for this mail......about 1,500 1,500
11 season in. Į cluding forward contracts} Stock §
Total Arrivals including Steam Filatures
P
5,000 6,750 3,500
} 08,500 72,250 72,500
§ Including old Silk.
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN
Shang' ai Canton Yokolama
TO AMERICA.
1897-98
1896-97
bales.
bal. s.
10,616
5,084
30,9 8
3,350
39,85 i
17,277
T2,375
25,711
EXPRT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN TO EUROPE.
Shanghai Canton Yokohama......
1897-08
1893-97
bales.
bales.
.. 45,826
42,412
........ 20.315
20,481
18,63
16,976
84,209
79.89J
CAMPHOR.
HONGKONG, 25th March -There is little change in this market to be reported. Quotations for Formosa are $13.50 to $16.00. Sales, 250 pieul.
SJGAR.
"
..
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HONGKONG, 25th March.-The market contiaues weak and prices are declin'ng. Quotations are:- shekloong, No. 1. White...87.32 to 7.35 per pel.
do.
2. White... 7.00 tr 7.01 Shekloong, No. 1, Brown.... 4.89 to 4.92
do.
2, Brown... 4.81 to 481 swato,
No. 1, White... 7:27 to 7.30 .io.
2. White... 692 to 695 · Sratow, No. 1, Brown... 4.85 to 4.88
do.
2, Brown... 4.76 to 4.79 ** 6,277,746 | Foochow Sugar Candy..............11 35 to 11.40 17,809,18 Shekleong
.10.70 to 10.7) 12,518,868 589,478
37,195,277
1806-97
Ibɛ.
1890-07
11 8. 18,214,121
A Parliamentary paper has been issued, illustrating in detail the plans of works to be carried out at Dover, Gibraltar, and Hongkong, in accordance with the Naval Works Bill, 1897. Until now the public have only been enlight- EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED eued with merest outlines of the scheme, but in the return just published the whole plan of these truly great works can be followed in detail. The London and China Express repro- duces the plan that refers to Hongkong. The area of the present Naval Yard is 4 acres, and this is to be increased to 28 acres, the additional 234 acres being made up as follows:--Tidal basin 54 acres, North Barracks 33 acres, Com- missariat Buildings 15 acres, and Reclamation 12 acres. A part of Sharp's Buildings is, with the present Commissariat Buildings, to be included in the Naval Yard, and the other portion is to be handed over to the War Department. There is a large reclamation shown extending in front of Wellington Bar- racks and the Arsenal Yard to Arsenal Street. This Reclamation is given to the War Depart- ment in exchange for the foreshore of North Barracks and the Commissariat establishment and loss by widening Queen's Road and Arsenal Street.
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO
1897-98
lb2.
Shanghai and Hankow... 19,462,293
EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO
STATES AND CANADA.
1897-08
Yokohama... Kobe
Ius.
20,737,512
15,776,817
42,516,329
ODESSA. 1897-97
lbs.
22,9,123
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MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS.
Per steamer Lyderhorn, sailed on the 5th March. For New York:-3,390 rolls matting 1,460 packages merchandise, 1,650 boxes and 1,000 bales cassia, 93 cases chinaware, 198 packages firecrackers, 25 cases preserved ginger, 15 cases nut oil, and 10 cases vermillion.
Per German steamer Mertua, sailed on the 8th 19,22,113 March. From Hongkong for Naples :-7 cases 11,405,219 fans. For Havre :-79 cases paper, 38 bales canes, 45 boxes camphor, 33 cases chinaware, 25 48,671,758 boxes staraniseed, 25 cases blackwoodware, 23 bales split bamboo, 19 bales feathers, 18 cases human hair, 5 cases lacqued ware, and 5 cases essential oil. For Havre option Hamburg- 50 bales canes, 50 cases cassia, and 10 cases bristles. For Havre and/or Hamburg and/or London :-507 cases camphor, 45 cases cassia oil, and 20 cases essential oil. For Hamburg :- 3,000 bags spentchar, 1,186 cases camphor, 716 bales canes, 583 bales feathers, 1·14 bales rattan- coro, 500 cases broken cassia, 8 packages crackers, 60 bales rattan shavings, 50 casks ginger, 36 rolls matting, 35. bales rattanware, 18 packages sundries, 18 cases essential oil, 15 cases private effects, 10 cases fans, 7 cases paper,
UNITED
1896-07 lbs. 27,565,583 11,961 219
42,526,802
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