August 13, 1898.]
a native of Kwangtung, are holding a mourn. ing service in Canton.
A fire broke out on the 6th instant at 1 a.m. in a mat-bag shop in Yan-lan-moon, Canton. Eight houses were destroyed. During the fire many thefts were committed, on account of which the authorities immediately sent some lukongs from Shameen to protect the German mission, which is in the neighbourhood, for fear that it might be ransacked by the lawless people. The owner of the shop in which the fire originated has absconded, for fear of being forced by the authorities to compensate the un- fortunate neighbouring sufferers.
A junk running between Canton and Sauling was robbed on the 1st instant, when she was passing Chutaushau. The usual plan was adopted. Some robbers boarded the junk as passengers and at a convenient point of the voyage cut the to-rops of the steam-launch towing the junk. Not long afterwards a large number of robbers came in a long boat and boarded the junk. The steam-launch opened fire on the robbers, who placed the master of the junk on the upper deck as a target, so the steam-launch, fearing that the master might be killed, stopped firing. The robbers then sailed the junk to a shallow place and stranded her. landing them selves and carrying away all the valuables on board.
On the 27th ultimo a fight broke out between two classes of weavers named Chuen Fook-tong and Wing Lok-sha in Fatshan. They fired upon each other with the result that one weaver was killed and nina wounded. The authorities have suceeded in arranging the
matter.
MACAO.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
Macao, 5th August. The weather became very threatening on Wednesday, and yesterday morning (Thursday) | about half-past eight, the typhoon guns were fired. The sea was soon afterwards running very high and breaking in the inner harbour, clearly showing that the typhoon was approaching. The wind continued moderate during the day, but during the night and up to this morning it blow with typhoon force. Heavy rain also fell, which was much wanted. As far as I have observed, no damage was done by the storm. The barometer marked 29.22 and the aneroid 29.10.
The steamer Heungshan has just arrived, 4.45 p.m. The White Cloud did not come down from Canton yesterday, nor did the China Merchants' steamer Kwangtung leave for Canton either yesterday or to-day; she lay at her buoy the whole time and has just come in to her wharf
now.
The Chinese population are in a state of intense anticipation in connection with their grand thanksgiving festival, which commences on Monday. A very large mat-shed has been erected in the Bazaar and smaller ones at many of the street corners, for music and theatrical performances, and in front of Government House a bamboo stand has been erected for the fireworks. All these structures have stood the typhoon well. In the procession two very large dragons are to be carried, one with gold and the other with silver scales. We will have plenty of noise for the next few days and nights.
HONGKONG.
H.M.S. Daphne arrived at Singapore on the 31st July from Saigon.
There were 1,737 visitors to the City Hull Museum last week, of whom 137 were Europeans. The China Sugar Refining Co., Limited, notifies that it will pay an interim dividend of 5 per cent. ou the 26th August.
We are informed by the Colonial Secretary's Office that a telegram was received from Singa- pore on 8th August stating that quarantine has been removed.
The stamp revenue for July amounted to $33,511, being an increase of $2,314 on the amount collected in the corresponding month of last year.
The body of a male child, about six weeks old was found in Victoria Harbour on Friday last. The features were unrecognisable, decomposition having already set in.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
The appointment of Dr. J. A. Lowson to be Acting Principal Civil Medical Officer during the absence of Dr. J. M. Atkinson is gazetted.
The body of a Chinese male child, about 2 years old, was found by a constable in Elgin Street. Upon examination death was found to be due to debility and neglect.
Information has been received that the Wing. foo, which it was thought had been lost in attempting to get to Manila from Hollow, is in one of the Chinese ports, being considerably damaged.
The new Chinese cruiser Hai Shew arrived at Hongkong on the 7th August from Stettin, which port she left on the 15th of June. The Hai Shew is a second-class cruiser of 1,983 tons gruss, and 627 net register, and carries 11 guns. Her sister-ship, the Hai Sher, also built at Stettin, is expected to follow in three weeks' time.
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It is notified in the Gazette that Mr. W. Chat- ham, Assistaut Director of Public Works, has been appointed to act as Director of Public Works and Water Authority during the temporary absence on special service of the Hon. R. D. Ormsby. The special service that Mr. Ormsby is to be engaged ou is in connection with the new territory to be taken over at Kow- loou.
On 5th August Mr. Geo. Lammert, hav- ing received instructions from the martgagees, offered for sale by auction the leasehold proper- ties known as Nos. 92, 94, 96, 98. 100, 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, and 112, Queen's Road East and registered in the Land Office as section B of marine lot No. 31 and section A of marine lot No. 36. Several offers were made, but the pro- perties were withdrawn.
A notice issued by the Cable Companies on Thursday states that telegrams exchanged with Foochow have at present to pass via Chinese laud lines between there and Shanghai and by cable between Shanghai and Hougkong, the normal means of communciation by land line from Sharp Peak having been interrupted in several places by a typhoon. There will pro- bably be delay for some days.
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Shortly after three o'clock on Wednesday morning information reached No. 7 Police Station thata fire bad broken out at a godownat 22, Belcher Street. Sergeant Coutts and Constables McHardy and Lippist at once made for the scene of the outbreak with a band pump. The brigade arrived shortly afterwards, and the flames were soon extinguished. The outbreak occurred in a two-storey building, and the damage was confined to the first floor, the roof falling in. The building is insured in the Sun Fire Insurance for $20,000 and for a like süm in another office.
At the Harbour Office on Saturday, before Commander Rumsey, Albert Lindblom, an at the Magistracy for disorderly behavi A. B. on the Muskoka who was recently fined
our, Was charged with lawful commands of Captain Crowe, the master disobeying the
of the ship. Lindblom, having got several friends to pay his fine in the former case, went aboard the ship and marching up to the poop where the Captain and his wife were sitting he demanded money to repay his friends. The Captain refused him mouey, aud repeatedly ordered him off the poop. Lindblom was sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment, with hard labour.
The following returns of the average amount of Bank notes in circulation and of specie in reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended 31st July, 1898, 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 China, Limited,
On 8th August one lot of Crown land. together with the building materials stacked thereon, was offered for sale by auction for a term of 75 years. The following are the
done. the lot:-Registry number, particulars of inland lot No. 1,124; locality, Bridges, Rozario, and Ladder Streets, Taipingshan; contouts in square feet, 3,780; annual rent, $60; upset price, $7,560. The purchasers were the Ameri. cau Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, the price being $7,585.
Many tall yarns are told of wonderful shots. The Malay Mail publishes one that is calculated to make even a modern Yankee journalist jealous. A certain Malay went to chop wood in the jungle near Kepong, taking with him an old muzzle-loader, loaded with one bullet and four buck shot. He "marked" a tiger, fired, and killed it on the spot. On approaching to examine his game the man found not only one dead tiger but two! one shot through the brain, the other through the heart; and the Mail correspondent says he saw the two of them.
Total ......
Average Amount.
Specio in Reserve.
$2,914,252
$1,500,000
5,087,096
3,000,000
450,000
150,000
$8,451,348 $4,650,000
Notwithstanding the high wind which blow on Thursday evening, 4th Angust, beyond the scattering of a few mat sheds there does not appear
to have been much damage The running of the Peak Tramway was, however, stopped for a few hours on morning owing to & boulder, Friday which had been dislodged by the heavy rain from the works in connection with the new road above Plantation Road station, rolling across the line and displacing some of the rails and signal posts. missed the cable, or the interruption of the Fortunately the boulder traffic would have been longer, as the cable As it was,
would no doubt have been broken. the residents on the heights had to find their way down to business ou foot or in chairs, but the cars were running again by tiffiu time.
An Irish paper says of the new Governor of Go to Hongkong is a familiar Hongkong Irishism, often applied to parties whose absence is the best of good company. Thus will Go- vernor Blake be probably greeted. He en gineered his way to a gorernorship by lam- pooning his fellow-countrymen in the columus of the British press. Men like Michael Davitt On 10th August Commander Hastings got Portland and Dartmoor for unselfish de- held an enquiry at the Magistracy touching the votion to their people; the Blakes get the gilded death of the wife of a contractor residing in disgrace of some out of the way Kiugletcy-Second Street, who was found dead in the house but give us the Davitts every time."
on the 24th ult. Sergeant Coutts, on being in- formed of the occurrence, had the body removed to the public mortuary. The stomach was ex- tracted by Dr. Lowson and handed over to Mr. F. Browne, who at the enquiry yesterday said that on analysis he found in it traces of meconic- acid, an invariable constituent of opium. A quantity of oil was also present. In one of 29 jars received from Sergeant Coutts meconic acid was found amongst treacle. From another exhibit meconic acid was also extracted. The Chinese took unt oil in large quantities as an emetic and the oil in the stomach of deceased had the odour of nut oil. Meconic acid was the analytical test for opium. Evidence given by the husland of deceased failed to show that there was any cause for docessed to have poisoned herself. He had not known her to show suici dal tendencies before. He allowed her $2 per month to live upon, he paying the rent. Deceased was 19 years of age and witness mar- ried her in the country in May and then came to Hongkong and lived all the time in Second Street. Another witness said he had been told decensed took opium and that she had had a quarrel with her husband. A verdict of “Death by opium poisoning self-administered returned,
On 9th Aug. a special session of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace was held in the Justices' Room at the Magistracy "to consider an application from ono Regina Neubrunu for the transfer of her publican's licence to sell and retail intoxicating liquors on the premises situate at houses Nos. 332 and 334, Queen's Road Central, under the sign of The Land we Live in Hotel," to one Moritz Freimann." Commander Hastings, Acting Police Magis- trate presided, and there were also present Dr. Lowson, Mr. D. R. Crawford, and Mr. C. W. Duggan, Mr. Stephens appeared for the applicant. The transfer was granted.
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