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but I may state that a fortnight ago the Russian Consul here formally notified his colleagues that hereafter all foreigners visiting Port Arthur or Talienwan would have to get passports and have them vized at the Russian Consulate. This was a curious practical criticism re Lord Salisbury's speech on the super-excellence of Free. Ports over Treaty ports. The Consular intimation was wired home, and may have been one of the in- centives to the Colonial Secretary's strong denunciation of Russian bad faith. The latter part of his speech is regarded as paving the way for making an alliance with Japan palat able to the Exeter Hall element of the British public.
The Prime Minister's Balderdash about 400,000,000 of brave men has excited the keenest ridicule here.
Weihaiwei is to be taken over within a few days.
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[FROM THE CHUNG NGOI SAN PO The plague in Canton seems to be on the wane, as the number of admissions to the plague hospitals is gradually getting smaller. The kaifong people, under the instruction of the local Magistrates, bave commenced to cleanse the streets. The district of San-pi has been affected the most seriously. The Magistrate of the district in question has issued a notifica- tion advising the people not to eat lichees, for he says every person should be most careful to look after his health in such unfortunate times and not to eat anything, especially lichees, which may be hot and disagreeable to the body. Lichees are consequently selling very cheaply in Canton, the price being eighty cents & picul.
The Sansz who got permission from the Viceroy to finish the reclamation work on the river band has abandoned the project. He is afraid that Canton may follow Kwangchau Bay and be ceded to some foreign power, in which case the capital invested in the undertaking would be totally lost.
It is said that a European merchant has pur. chased the piece of land on which the leper house stands to construct a glass factory. The Government has selected another suitable site to remove the lepers to.
On the 28th May seventeen criminals were taken out from the prisons of Namhoi and Puuu and conveyed in baskets to Tin-tsz ma- tan for decapitation. Their crimes mostly that of robbery. Some of the heads were sent for exhibition at the places where the crimes were committed.
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Some days ago a robber named Pun Pon sent letters to the shops in Takonghu, in the district of Namhoi, demanding money under threat that if his demands were not complied with he would burn all the shops. The, mer- chants were greatly frightened and stopped business at once. The Canton Government
was made aware of the case and soldiers were sent thither. On the 20th May Pun Pon with & number of robbers went to destroy the shops. The Canton soldiers at once coped with them The robbers were fewer in number than the soldiers and were completely defeated. Thirty robbers were taken prisoners and many were wounded.
HONGKONG.
Though since our last weekly issue the Zafiro and H.M.S. Pique have brought despatches from Manila, there is nothing very special to report with regard to affairs in the Philippines. Consul-General Williams accompanied the Am. erican despatch boat to and from Hongkong. At the annual meeting of the Victoria Recrea tion Club on Tuesday encouraging statements were made by Commander Hastings and Mr. Leigh with regard to the new site. The Sanitary Board have had a couple of meetings during the week. On Tuesday they decided to recommend the Government to declare Amoy an infected port, and on Thursday the management of the laughter-houses and the extension of the animal depots at Kennedy town were under discussion. The Portuguese Ozorio was on Thursday com. pitted for trial for the wilful murder of Mr. Jesus on May 9th. The annual shooting com- petition in connection with the Hongkong
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Rifle Association took place at Kowloon on Saturday and Monday. Mr. G. P. Lammert won the Queens aggregate.
An exceedingly pleasant time was spent in the Engineers' Institute on Saturday evening, when a concert was given in which Messrs. A. J. W. Farr, J. W. Kinghorn, J. R. Mudie, W. S. Bailey, C. R. Crispin, J. Kinghorn, and J. W. Kew took part.
A sale of Crowu land took place ou 31st May, the price realised being $4,242, which is $25 more than the upset price. The plot sold was Inland lot No. 1485, which is situated on the Peak road, above Queen's Gardens. The lot comprises 16,868 square feet, and the annual rent is $116.
Messrs. Lutgens, Einstmann & Co., General Agents of the Great Eastern and Caledonian Gold Mining Co., Limited, have received the following telegram from the manager at the mines" Rise and shine shaft, struck a good body of ore, is the same as Bank of Eugland shaft. Zulu shaft, the dimensions of the ore chnte are 2 feet."
On 1st June a seaman on H.M.S. Bonaventure named Frederick Lyall was tried by Court Martial on H.M.S. Tamar for striking a lance- corporal on beard his ship, and sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment with hard labour. Captain_Corry (Pique), Commander Henderson (Naval Yard), Commander Taylor (Tamar), and the Hon. Commander Hardinge (Rattler) com- posed the court. Mr. V. Lawford was judge advocate and Lieutenant Sterling (Bonaventure) acted as prisoner's friend.
At the regular meeting of Lodge Naval and Military, 848, S.C., held in Freemasons Hall on the evening of the 26th May, the following were elected as officers for the ensuing twelve months --R.W.M., Bro. J. Blake; S. W., Bro. G. Wilson; J.W., Bro. G. Gosnold; Secretary, Bro. H. Horley; Treasurer, Bro. W. E. Bew; J.D., Bro. J. Cusach; J.D., Bro. R. C. Fitton; D.C., Bro. C. P. Skinner; I.G., Bro. W. H. Durrance; Steward, Bro. E. G. Wilkinson; Tyler, Bro. B. Jones.
The Rev. Father Spada appeared at the Magistracy on 31st May to give evidence against Kwok Chi, who was formerly employed as a house boy at the Mission in Caine road. Com. plainant said defendant was dismissed last November, but he would persist in coming on to the premises and bringing people into the refectory and giving them wine and cigars, He had been repeatedly ordered to go, but would not leave. On Monday he came again, and when ordered away he made so much noise that the police had to be sent for. Defendant said complainant assaulted him and tore his jacket, and he wanted to argue with him about it. For disorderly behaviour defendant was fined $5.
The pier at Kowloon was the scene of some- thing of a commotion on Sunday night. At about half-past eight an Indian constable was on duty there. He was moving on some Chinese who were obstructing, when a gunner in the Asiatic Artillery approached him and said he had no business to send the men away, and when the constable replied that he was doing bis duty the gunner knocked him down and kicked him in the face. A tussle ensued resulting in the arrest of the artilleryman, a Chinese constable coming to the aid of the other officer. During the struggle a seaman from the Hohenzollern came on the scene. The Chinese constable was holding the Indian's rifle, and this the sailor attempted to wrest from him,
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[June 4, 1898 was. He went and saw a launch alongside the Zafiro, but he could not swear it was the one he saw going out. When it had gone away to Hongkong Dock he saw that it was the Tai Yeuk Fong. There were two charges against the Carmichael, one for Saturday and the other for Sunday. Inspector Kemp deposed that at half-past nine on Saturday morning he saw the launch alongside the Zafiro, but be admitted that he did not see her go there or come away,
For some time past bad blood has existed between rival clansmen at Quarry Bay and on more than one occasion violence has been resorted to. At the Magistracy on 27th May a coolie named Chung Ting Kwai charged Mok Hing, Chan Sz, and nine others with unlawfully wounding him. Constable Patterson said that on Tuesday at noon complainant came to the Police Station with a wound on his forehead about an inch and a half in length. His clothes were covered with blood. He bound. up the wound, and then went with complainant to Quarry Bay with some more constables and arrested seven of defendants, who pointed out by complainant in the street. Complain ut's story was that on his leaving work defendants chased him, and on catching him seized him by the queue and struck him with their fists. First defendant in particu- lar struck him with his fist whilst Chan Sz hit him on the forehead with a pitcher. Several witnesses were called. Mok Hing and Chan Sz were each sentenced to 14 days', imprisonment, the others being bound over "in' the sum of $25 each to be on their good behaviour for three months. Commander Hastings remarked that if there was any more fighting at Quarry Bay the offenders would be severely dealt with. Inspector Baker having observed that he was informed the fighting was to be renewed that night, Commander Hastings repeated that if there was any more row those brought before him would be severely dealt with.
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A fire broke out in the scutching room at the Ewo Cotton Mill at Shanghai on 25th May, but it was fortunately extingiushed by the sprinklers with which the mill is fitted, before any great damage had been done.
Selling shares in public companies by auction would seem sometimes to give favourable re- suits for the seller. At Bangkok a number of Tramways Co. shares and debentures belonging to Mr. A. Westeuholz, who is leaving for a holiday in Europe, were sold in this way. Mr. Westenholz acted as his own auctioneer, and, the Bangkok Times says, had little difficulty in disposing of the shares for sale, although the
debentures did not turn out so well. The first lot consisted of five shares and quickly rose from 120 to 157 at which figure they went to Mr. Geo. Stewart. The next lot, consisting of 10 shares, were also purchased by Mr. Stewart at 157. Captain Richelieu bought the next lot (20 shares) at 157 and the remaining_50 shares went to him at the same figure. Dr. Hays rather amused the meeting when he told them he had bought 10 shares the day before for 120.
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afterwards striking him and tearing his jacket. Burkill & Sons Circular)-London telegrams The first offender, who said he was drunk, was fined $20 or six weeks, the second being com- mited to prison for 28 days, by Commander Hastings at the Magistracy yesterday.
Commander Hastings had several launch masters and sampan owners before him on 1st June for leaving the harbour without a clearance or special permit from the Harbour Master. The sampan owners, who were two in number, were each fined $5, but the others were dis- charged. The latter were the masters of the Dakin, the Tai Yeuk Fong, and the Carmichael. In the case of the Tai Yeuk Fong Sergeant Kerr said that on Saturday at noon he saw a steam launch going towards the Zafiro, which was lying in Chinese waters: He was on No. 4 police piunace at the time. He returned to the Water Police Station, made a report, and was ordered to return and see what launch it
SHANGHAI, 28th May.-(From Messrs. A.`R.
advise a quiet market, and quote Blue Elephants 1/73 and Gold Kilings 9/71. Raw Silk-The action of some Chinese speculators in breaking the prices of certain qualities of T'satlees has weakened the market. Some 400/500 hales have been contracted for on the basis of Tls. 445 and Tls. 410 for Gold Kiling. Ciop.-All the news to hand points to a large crop, and we can now look for one of quite 53/57,000 bales. Arrivals, as per Customs Returns, May 21st to 27th, are: 22 bales White, 10 bales Yellow, and 116 bales Wild Silks. Re-recis and Filatures.-One or two odd lots of Hand Filature have been settled. We hear of a contract having been made of 150 bales for Amer- ica of May-ben-yeh Blue Dragon Extra, No. I and No II at Tls. 6:0 average price, and Flying Horse Extra, No. I and No. II nt Tls. 590 averagē price. The Export of Steam Filatures to date is, 6,109 bales to America, 4,339 bales to the Con- tinent, 90 bales to London and 68 bales to Japan.
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