June 11, 1898.]
On 8th June at the Magistracy a Heungshang barber was fined $50 or two months for infring- ing the exclusive privilege of the Post-Master General by being the bearer of letters for trans-. mission to Macao.
It is notified in the Gazette that H.E. the Acting Governor has been pleased to recognise, provisionally and pending the arrival of the Queen's exequatur, Dr. F. C. Rieloff as in charge of the German Consulate.
At the Magistracy on 8th June & Chinaman was fined $100 he was fined $75 the other week for a similar offence-for blasting stone with- | out taking proper precautions on Monday. In- spector Duncan said he was in No. 8 Police Station when he heard a blast followed by a crash caused by the stone produced falling though the cook-house,. On going out he saw that the operations were being conducted about 100 feet from the station and the same distance from two public roads. After being fined on the previous occasion defendant procured some shields, but he was not using them on Monday.
The Echo Macaense states, on the authority of Dr. Gomes da Silva, the head of the Sanitary Department at Macao, that during the recent epidemic of plague in that city Dr. Yersin's anti-plague serum was employed in the treat- ment of a number of plague cases at the Lappa hospital and gave rapid and excellent results. In connection with this we may mention that a quantity of Dr. Haffkine's serum was recently imported into Hongkong from India by a public spirited member of the community, Mr. A. J. David, who handed it over to the doctors, but whether it has been used, or with what results, we are unable to say.
We regret to announce the death at the Go. vernment Civil Hospital on Monday morning of Mr. James Lucien Prosser at the age of 40 years. The deceased gentleman was Surveyor to the Public Works Department, in whose em- ploy he had been for about nire years. Last December be returned from England, where he had been on leave. He had not been well for some time and was taken to the Hospital a few days ago. The funeral took place the same after- noon. As a member of the Hongkong Volun- teer Corps deceased was buried with full military honours. Major Sir John Carrington and other officers attended. The firing party, which was in charge of Sergeant Hayward, was composed
of members of deceased's own detachment. The deceased was a Mason, being a member of the United Service Lodge, No. 1341, and many of his brother Masons were present at his obse. quies. The coffin was covered with wreaths. The band of the King's Own played the Funeral March on the way to the cemetery.
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[FROM THE CHUNG NGOI BAN PO”] The Viceroy has memorialised the Throne asking to be allowed to resign his post on ac- count of his continued sickness. His Excellency was sick sometime ago and applied for leave, which was granted but bas now expired. It is most probable that he will not be allowed to resign, and that only his leave. will be extended. The dragon boat races, which usually take place on the 5th day of the 5th moon, took place on the 5th, 6th, and 7th instant. These races were especially arranged as a means of driv. ing away the plague devils, and were attended with more than ordinary enthusiasm, for the Chinese regard the dragon boats as gods' boats, They say that when the dragon boats have shown themselves all the plague devils will be frightened away.
Another riot has broken out in the district of Kuming, which is one of the most rebellious places. The inhabitants have suffered more or less from the ravages of the rioters and the local mandarins have sent telegrams to Canton for assistance, in reply to which three hundred soldiers have been sent. All the rebels are lir. ing in the mountains, which can only be entered by one pass which is always guarded by them,
so that the soldiers cannot reach them.
The Prefect of Wuchow has issued a notice telling the people not to give any trouble or interfere with the erection of the British Con- sulate at Namshan. If there are any graves on the site it should be reported to the local officer, who will amply compensate the owner.
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gineering circles at Singapore. He comes of a large engineering family, his brother Mr. 8. Turner, being on the Old Dook staff.Mercury.
Two Imperial edicts concerning the death of Prince Kung, who died on the 29th ultimo, were issued on the 30th ultimo, one of which was issued at the instance of the Empress The Hakodate correspondent of the Japan Dowager and the other by the Emperor Advertiser sends the following particulars of himself, Both of them are nearly of the the loss of the Silver Fleece-The American same tenour. They say that His Royal sealing schooner Silver Fleece, Captain W. A. Highness was one of the sons of the Emperor Thompson, went ashore and became total loss Tao Kwang, who loved him very much. in Yetomo Harbour, close to Muroran, on the During the reign of Hien Fung he was ap-morning of the 22nd. The vessel had encoun pointed a member of the War Department, în
tered a succession of south-east gales for the which office he served with utmost fidelity. previous two weeks, which drove her into During the time of Emperor Tung Chi he was
Volcano Bay last Thursday week. Captain greatly esteemed by the two Empresses Dowager, Thompson then being off Yetomo, ran in and and in recognition of this merits one of his anchored, intending to ride out the gale there. decendants of each generation is to be allowed On Sunday at six a.m. the wind, which had to bear the title of Prince. Throughout his been blowing from the south-east, suddenly whole life he always devoted himself to the shifted to the north-west and blew with terrific honest fulfilment of his duties. The Emperor went to see him three times when he was sick. force, and a terrible sea began to roll into the After his death the Imperial Court was cloned from the north. Captain Thompson paid out anchorage, which is exposed and unprotected for five days and the Emperor is to mouru for all the chain he could to his anchors, but with- fifteen lays.
out avail, for at 8.30 a.m. the vessel, lifting-on a heavy sea, carried away both chains, and two minutes after was carried broadside on to the rocks and within half an hour went to pieces. The crew were rescued with the greatest diff- culty, many of them being cut and bruised while getting ashore, though fortunately no the vessel's catch of 552. washed ashore and* lives were lost. About 335 seal skins, out of
were saved, though everything else was lost, including the crew's effects. Captain Thomp- son and sixteen of the crew arrived at Hakodate on the 24th, the mate and second mate stopping at Yatomo to guard the wreckage on the beach.
MISCELLANEOUS.
In 1893 a despatch boat was sunk at the en- She has now been raised by Mr. Leonardi and trance to the Meinam River to block the mouth,
lengthen her to 120 feet. She is now docked at some other speculators, and it is proposed to Messrs. Howarth Erskine's yard, Bangkok.
The Kobe Herald of the 27th May says:-- We learn that the Blue Funnel liner Palinurus
has just changed hands, Mr. Oaki Kikusaburo, the well-known shipowner of Osaka, having bought her. The purchase was negotiated by Mr. Drewell, we understand. The price has not transpired. The Japanese ensign was run up at one o'clock to-day, the ship being re- named the Dai Nijiu Kwannon Maru.
The American four-masted ship Dirigo ar rived at Woosung on 30th May, from New York, having left that port on the 12th of January, After entering the China Sea, when in Lat. 8 N., she was spoken by an English steamer and in- formed that war had broken out. The Philip- pines were accordingly given a wider berth than usual, and the Dirigo arrived safely at Woosung without having encountered any untoward ad- venture. She belongs to the same line as the Shenandoah, whose capture by a Spanish cruiser was falsely reported at the commencement of the war.-N. C. Daily News.
A serious accident occurred at Nagasaki on the 24th May on board the German cruiser Arcona, lying in harbour. During the firing of a salute, a charge exploded owing to the heating of the chamber of the gun, and a guù. ner close by received the full force of the explo. sion. The unfortunate man was at once at- tended to, but the injuries received were of so serious a nature that it was deemed advisable to send him to St. Bernard's Hospital. On ex- amination at the latter place, it was found that one of the injured man's fingers was completely shattered and that his face was badly burned. Nagasaki Press.
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On Saturday, 21st May, the Taku Tug and Lighter Company, Limited, successfully un- docked the steamer Sultan. This vessel, it may be remembered, went ashore on the north island of the Miao Tau group in the Gulf of Pechili, was abandoned, and suc- tioned in Shanghai. The Lighter Com. pany bought the vessel, raised her, brought her to Taku under her own steam, docked her, and have now had the pleasure of seeing her once more afloat and thoroughly and excellently · repaired. The Sultan was built in 1894, by Messrs. Wood, Skinner & Co., Bill Quay, Eng- land. Her length is 275 feet, beam 37 feet 6 inches, depth 20 feet 8 inches, her gross tonnage 2,135.38 and register tonnage 1,350.32. Her draught light is 7 feet 10 inches, and loaded 21 feet with 3,300 tons on board. The cubic capacity of holds is 149,250 feet, equivalent to 3,553 tons at 42 cubic feet to the ton. The vessel's consumption of coal is 18 tons per 24 hours, with a speed of 10 knots. Her bunker capacity is 327 tons and water ballast 460 tons. The engines, built by The North Eastern Marine Engineering Company, Limited, Wallsend, are triple expansion. Diameter of cylinders 20′9′′, 34′′, and 56", the length of stroke 29", the nominal horse power. 200. There are two steel boilers carrying 160 lbs. pressure, each boiler having 3 furnaces. Our local company is to be heartily congratulated on the success which they have scored with the vessel, and it is satisfactory to know that a work of such magnitude as the repair of a ressel of this size has been so admirably accomplished in our northern port. We understand that it is not the intention of the Lighter Company to run the Sultan, and that they are negotiating for her immediate sale.—Peking and Tientsin Times.
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Information has been received in Shanghai of a sad drowning accident which occurred at Ichang on the 28th May, by which Mr. Robert M. Turner, third engineer of the China Merchants' steamer Kweilee lost his life. Mr. Turner, who was only 22 years of age, was one of the most popular officers of a very popular steamer. He was standing near the rail of his steamer, having just seen a friend depart for It was dark at the the shore in a sampan, time, and Mr. Turner was last seen alive by his friend. Soon afterwards the Chinese quarter- master heard a splash and noticed that Mr. Turner was missing. He immediately informed CANTON, 28th May.-Tsatless.- A few settle-| the chief engineer, Mr. Davis, who had ments are reportel for Bombay at high prices. a search made and a boat was lowered Nothing has been done for Europe and our immediately, but nothing was found to indicate snbjoined quotations are entirely nominal. where or how the unfortunate man had dis-Re-reela.-A few bales No. I and No. 2 Grant appeared. The boat was pulled round for some time, but the ship's crew were reluctantly compelled to abandon the search. There is a very strong current usually running t Ichang but just now it is increased by heavy rains. Up to the present time no information has reached here of the recovery of the body. The late Mr. Turner has been in China about two- and-half years, and was a very highly respected member of his profession. He was a native of Greenock, N.B., and was well known in an-
have been settled at $560 and 615, but dealers are holding back and no offers are obtainable. Filatures.-Good chops, fine rizes, have been in fairly good enquire From price paid we quote: 74 1730 for Kwong Shin Chicong 11/13 and 13/15 $730 for Shing King Lan Wing King Lun and Wing Wo Lun 9/11, $729 for Sun Yu Lon 9/11, $710 for Sai Lun Hing 9/11, 3690 for Hip Sam Choy 10/12 and Kwong King Loon: 10/12, $680 for Sing Ling Lun 9/11 and Sui Luo Hing 11/13, $675 for Sui Lun Hing 13/15, $592) for King Wo Cheong 26/30, $675
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