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for their food. The local officers have not ! sufficient forces to cope with them, but the, Canton Government has lately seut General Chang with a good number of soldiers to pr serve order, and about forty of the Black Flag and two of the Red Flar have been caught. They all confessed their guilt.
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A man named Luk Chok-yung, of Heung. shan district, has been arrested by a military; officer on account of his taking part with Dr. Sun Yat-sen in the attempted Cauton insurrey- tiou. He pleads guilty and says that he is ignorant of the whereabouts of Jr. Sun Yat-
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Twenty thousand soldiers enlisted by General Liu Yang-fuk arrived at Canton on the IIth instant. Most of them were members of the Black Flag, and are natives of Sichow and Yauchow, in Kwangsi. They are divided into five regiments and statio ed in va ious parts of Canton.
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On the 13th instant a junk towed by a steam- launch running between Canton and Kiangmun was attacked by a number of robbers near l'ak- ting on the West River. The n-ual plau was used, some robbers boarding the boat as passon- gers. The robbers at first wished to cut the tow rope, but to their great dismay the rope conld not be cut, for it was of steel. The steam-launch then went on at Toll speed, beating gongs to give the alarm. Not long afterwards another junk appeared in sight and a number of people from the land also came for ward to render assistance. The robbers, seeing that the time was not favourable to their cuter. prise, jumped into the water to make their escape Fire was at once opened on them from the junks' and the people on shore. Two robbers were killed, but all the others made good their escape,,
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The Hugh McCulloch, with despatches from the American squadron in Manila Bay, arrived in Kowloon Bay on Sunday last and remained until Tuesday. taking back with ler tinoral Aguinaldo and other Filippino leaders. Tuesday the Esmeralda, which had round by Amoy, arrived from Manila, She, like the McCullock, reported everything quiet. H.M.S. Swift left for the Philippines yesterday, Ou Saturday and Wednesday Ozorio, who is charged with the murder of MP. Jesus, of 2. West Terrace, was again brought up at the Magistracy and again remanded. At a meeting of the Sanitary Board on Thurs day Dr. Clark took occasion to refute certain statements made by a correspondent to evening contemporary reflecting on the Board's conduct with regard to plague patients. The Chief Justice gave judgment in the Hardcon v. Belilios case 011 Thursday, non-suiting plaintiff.
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H.M.S. Swift left for Mauila on the 20th May.
Mr. Bibby, of Ranb. left England on the 6th May by the Kawakura Morn for Singapore,
There were 1,908 visitors to, the City Hall Museum last week, of whom 208 were Europeans. Special services are being held in the Roman Catholic Cathedral in supplication for the cessation of the plague.
The Hongkong Rifle Association's annual prize meeting will be held on Saturday and Monday, 28th and 30th May.
The Victor Emanuci was towed from her old moorings on 17th May over to Mongkok- tsui, where she is to be broken up.
Another company of the Royal Artillery will arrive from home this week end. There will then be three companies in the Garrison.
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The stamp revenue last mouth was $27342. being an increase of $7.300 on the amount collected in the corresponding month last year. The P. &. O. steamer Bengal was released from quarantine at Shanghai on the 10th May. The sick man
was found not to be suffering from plague.
The statement made by the Singapore Free Press that Messrs. Bradley and Co. bud bought the steamer Cheang Hock Kian is, we are in- formed, incorrect.
The N. P. steamer Olympia, which arrived from Tacoma and Japanese ports on 17th May reports that on the 16th May, at 6.30 pm.. she passed two capsized juuks between Kup-chi and Tong-sui.
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On 18th May Cominander Hastings fined two Chinamen $25 each for being in possession the previous day of 160 lbs. of flour which they were suspected of Laving obtained nulawfully.
At the meeting of the Sanitary Board on the 19th May the President (Dr. J. M. Atkinson) said he had received a letter from Mr. McCallum, who said his health had improved and thut. he intended to leave Japan on the 1st June.
A coolie who was charged at the Magistracy on 16th May with stealing 71 bottles, the pro- perty of the Hongkong Dairy Farm Company, admitted the offence and added, "I took the bottles to buy samshu." He was sentenced fo 42 days' imprisonment,
At the Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon the Chief Justice (Sir John Carrington) said lus wished to express his regret that judgment had been sa long delayed in the case of Musso against Musso, Judgraent would be delivered. within the next few days.”
At the annual meeting of the Fire Lusurance Association of Hongkong held いま 16th
May the following Committee was elected for the ensuing year:-Messrs. J. B. Coughtric (Chairman). II. Crombie, C. H. Lammert, W. H. T. Davis, R. Fuhrmann, W. H. Hill, and J. IL. Lewis.
The report of the Po Leung Kuk Society for last year is published in the Gazette, Of the persons whose cases have been dealt with dur ing the year 2 were married. 12 adopted. I died, 83 males and 220 females were sent home, and 48 women and children still remained in charge of the society.
A Chinainan somewhat deficient in the upper storey jumped into the water near the Harbour- Master's Office the other morning, and in en- deavouring to get him out an Indian constable was pulled in. The man was ultimately got out und taken to the Central Police Station and subsequently to the hospital.
The death rate last month was, for the Dritish and Foreign community, civil popula- tion. H.5, and for the Chinese eommunity 95.3. The number of deaths in the British and Foreign community was 39; of which 16 were from bubonic plague.
In the Chinese com- munity the number of deaths was 717, of which 416 occurred from bubonic plagne, fined $50 dollars for obstructing Tuspertor A dealer in lime and cement was on 18th May
Dane in the discharge of his duty. The Inspector called at defendant's shop and asked to see the scales so that he could test them. Defendant said he had none, but after searching for about 20 minutes the Inspector found them in a cork-loft. They were quite correct.
Cheung Chi, a boy at the Bay View Hotel, was on 18th May charged with disobeying the law- ful and reasonable orders of the manager. Mr. Henry Williams. On Tuesday Mr. Willianis fold him to get dinner for the clerk and his ass.st. ant anu defendant replied, Not my pidgin No. 5. The boys had arranged to do this work in turn, but No. 5 was engaged waiting on three guests upstairs. When complainant insisted defendant became abusive and was given iuto custody. He was fined $15.
It has been represented to us by Chinese that plague patients being conveyed to hospital in the ambulances provided for that purpose are subjected to great suffering from the heat when the removal takes place in the middle of the day, owing to the covers affording in. sufficient protection from the sun. When the patient has to be conveyed a long distance, say from Wanchai, it is said he is almost suffocated before his arrival at the hospital. It is sug- gested that double covers should be provided and that the ambulauces be better ventilated.
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Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Dodwell left for home on the 19th May by the P. M. steamer Peru, and a large number of their friends assembled on board to wish them good-bya, From the minutes of the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce published in another column it will be seen that that body made an appreciative re- cognition of Mr. Hodwell's services as one of its members, and the remarks then made will be endorsed by the community at large. Mr. Dodwell has for several years past been a pro- minent figure in commercial circles and has rendered substantial service to the trade of the colouy, and from a social point of view also the departure of Mr. and Mrs. Dodwell will bo much regretted.
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John Brown aud Thomas Moison created something of a sensation at Yaumati on Thurs- day afternoon. Inspector Robertson told Com- mander Hastings at the Magistracy yesterday that first defendant had two or three stones in his hands. He threw two at some Chinese, who ran into shops out of his way, and deliberately throw another one at a street-lamp, breaking two panes. The man was drunk, as was also second defendant, whom, however, he did not see throw any stones. When arrested first defen- dant was very disorderly and the officer had to put the irons on him. First defendant, who said he was very sorry, was fined $7, and ordered to pay $150 damage. Second defendant was fined $3.
and Mrs. Hock Goon, who reside at 4, Western Atthe Magistracy on 17th May Mrs. Hop Wau street, West Point, submitted their differences to Commander Hastings. Each felt aggrieved and had taken out a summous against the other for the use of abusive language. It appeared from the evidence that on Sunday night Mrs. Hock toon was scolding one of her child- jected to the language she used to the child, ren, who was crying, and Mrs. Hop Wau ob- saying that she did not care to have such This was the beginning of a wordy war which language used in the hearing of her daughter. resulted in the summonses being taken out. The Magistrate thought Mrs. Hock Goon was charged Mrs. Hop Wau. most in fault, for he fiued her $15 and dis-
From Suva wo (Fiji Colonist! hear that it is rumored that His Excellency Sir Geo. T. M. O'Brien is seriously considering the advisability of an early retirement from the Governorship of this colony. It is further stated that the name of the Hon. James Stewart, Acting Colonial Secretary, is mentioned as having been submitted to the Home Authorities as his successor as Lieutenant-Governor at £1,500 per annum, thus saving £1,000 a year to the colonial revenue, The first man Fiji had as a Governor, Sir Charles Mitchell, retired dis- heartened after but a very short stay, and Sir Geo. O'Brien, who has only been with us long enough to revive hopes of renewed pros- perity, is now said to be desirous of returning emerged to take the command of our colony. to the privacy of that retirement whence he Sud indeed will be our lot and hopeless our prospects, if there should be any foundation of truth in this sensational rumour, for it will prove not only to the Home Authorities but to the world at large, that any existent anticipa- tious of raising Fiji's commercial status are rotten in the extreme and utterly beyond the serious contemplation of any practical, high- winded, and conscientious Governor.
The following circular has been issued by the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, dated Tokyo, 1st April:- To those exporters form China, Hongkong,. and Japan to Europe, or to other ports via Europe, who, from the 1st May to 31st October, 1898, have found it to their interest to confine their support and shipments, during that period, to the steamers of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, we shall be happy to allow a rebate of five per cent. on the freight paid on tea and general cargo. To those who on the 30th April, 1899, have found it to their interest to continue their sup port and shipments to the said Line, we will allow a further five per ceut. on freights con- tributed up to 31st October, 1898, and ten per cent. on those from that date to 30th April, 1899. Until further notice, shipments made by the P. & O. S. N. Co., M.M., N. G. Lloyd's, Austrian Lloyd's. Rubattino, Oceau S. S. Co., Glen, Shire, Ben, Mutual, Shell, Hamburg- American, and Kingsin Lines, and shipments by direct steamers to Black Sea ports, will not invalidate claims for the above. No returns will be payable on freight contributed by rice and oils from Japan, silk and treasure, and the produce of the Eastern Archipelago transhipped at Hongkong. returus, which will be payable in Tokyo on and Exporters applying for the
after 1st January and 1st July, 1899, respec- tively, must fill up and sign the forms which can be obtained on application at any of the Company's Branch Offices or Agencies. By mutual agreement, the Nippon Yusen Kaisha will quote five per cent. below the gross rates, to London, of the Lines mentioned herein. on shipments up to the 30th June, 1898.
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