September 3, 1898.]
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
he had been sitting. The police were informed and Chief Inspector Hanson and Inspector Gidley went down and made arrangements for the removal of the body to the public mortuary. Here it was examined, aud heat exhaustion was given as the cause of death.
One of the crew of H.M.S. Barfleur died on Thursday from the same cause,
THE RECENT TYPHOON,
A GERMAN STEAMER LOST.
A P. & O. BOAT SAVES THE CREW. The German steamer Trinidad, which was ou
to have the opinion of the members. At pre- sent the committee had power to make bye laws for the regulation of the play on the ground. He feared, along with a lot more people, that there would be what he might term a naval invasion during the next wiu- ter. During the last three or four years the practice of the bona fide members of the club had been very seriously disturbed by the naval players: He was under the im- pression until that day that there was a bye- law which said that naval subscribers should finish play about four o'clock. Mr. Sercombe Smith said he did not remember any such bye- law, and he could not find any, but he (Dr. Lowson) was certain he had seen it somewhers or other. There were a large number of mid-her way from Hamburg to Kiaochau with a cargo shipmen now on the station, and even during the last half-year. when they had only a few ships here, the civil members of the club found it difficult to get a few hours' practice. He therefore begged to propose, That it is the general feeling of this meeting that the com. mittee should pass a bye-law regulating the play of naval subscribers on the ground during the ensuing winter." On the first of October the time for the closing might be 4.30, but in December it should be four o'clock. He did not like to see the ground swamped by midshipmen who only paid $5 and who could get down practically any time in the afternoon, while the members who had to pay an entrance fee of $10 and a sub. scription of $10 found on going down at about five o'clock for half-an-hour's practice that they could not possibly get it.
Mr. WOODCOCK seconded.
Mr. TOMLIN thought there was such a bye. law in existence as regarded the tennis courts.
The PRESIDENT-There was. I don't know whether it exists at present.
Mr. A. MACKENZIE said Dr. Lowson re-
ferred to midshipmen. Many of their naval friends were officers of superior rank. Was it proposed to debar them. They were frequently indebted to them for helping them at their
matches.
Dr. Lowson said he included them all, Captain DYSON said he had frequently been glad to get some of these young follows to bowl for him.
Hon. T. SERCOMBE SMITH-The only remark I shall make on this question is that I am given to understand that midshipmen are at their lessons until three or half-past in the afternoon.
The PRESIDENT said that under rule 19 the committee could draw up by-laws regulating the use of practice nets and lawn tennis courts to naval subscribers, but Dr. Lowson wished for an expression of opinion as to whether the com- mittee shouled do this or not.
Commander RUMSEY questioned whether the resolution was in order, seeing that the committee had power to make by-laws regulating the p ay on the ground.
Dr. Lowson said he had seen the midshipmen in town at three o'clock and three thirty, and if they got an hour at four or five nets he thought they had quite enough.
Mr. MORRIS proposed as an amendment that the matter be left with the committee,
This was seconded and carried.
A MEMBER thought it would be better if they had standard boundaries, and suggested that the rules with regard to following on, etc., should be publicly exhibited.
The PRESIDENT thought the best thing to do would be to appoint a sub-committee on which others besides committee-men should sit to consider this question.
The meeting seemed to fall in with this idea.
The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the President for occupying the chair.
THE EXCESSIVE HEAT.
TWO DEATHS.
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by, but in the darkness of the night and the dease fog the vessel was lost to view. At day. light the vessel was not in sight, and a cruise round the spot failed to discover her where- abouts. On the 30th, at 4.30 p.m., a dismasted junk with signals flying was sighted. The junk wished to be towed to port, but the Lee Yuen could not undertake to tow. At 6 p.m.. a water-logged junk from Amoy was wighted. Fifteen Chinumen were taken off the junk; During the typhoon the Lee Yuen shipped a heavy sea, which did some damage.
CHINESE "TRADES" AND THE
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UNITED STATES.
AN IMPORTANT RULING,
ITS EFFECT ON HONGKONG, had seen the best of her days was so apparent
A communication from Washington dated that when she was at Singapore the Singapore July 20th says Assistant Secretary Howell, of Free Press declared that she would never be able the Treasury Department, has made a ruling in to weather any typhoon in which she might hap-regard to the admission into the United States pen to be caught, and this has proved to be the of Chinese persons which is more comprehou. cuse. Instead of ending her days as a hulk sive in its restrictions than any hitherto made at Kiaochau she lies at the bottoni of the For since the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act mosa Channel off Turnabout On Sunday and one which will cause a big loss to steamship the centre of a typhoon passed over the For- companies touching at Hongkong. This action inosa Channel to the South of Foochow, and was in accordance with an opinion of the Attor- overtook the Trinidad, which was utterly unable ney-General, who holds, in effect, that the Exclu- to withstand the buffeting to which she was
sion Act applies to all classes of Chinese persons subjected. The waves breaking over the vessel other than those specifically named in the act. the fires were put out, the after house was wash- The only exceptions therefore are: Officials, ed away, and practically all the provisions on treachers, students, merchants or travellers for board were swept into the sea. The men were curiosity or pleasure. It is estimated that the at once set to work at the pumps and they were number of persons hitherto admitted, but here- hard at it and completely exhausted, having after excluded, will aggregate several thousand hardly tasted food in the meantime, when she was sighted at five o'clock on Tuesday afternoon The following letter of instructions, based by the P. and O. steamer Rohilla (Captain ¦ upon the Attorney-General's opinion, bas_been S. de. Lockyer) exhibiting signals of distress. sent to the Collector of Customs at San Fran- Her other flags having been lost the American cisco-Referring to your communication of ensign, the Greek Ensign, and the English the 11th ultimo in relation to the appeal from Pilot Jack were utilised for the purpose. On your decision rejecting the application of getting closer those on the Rohilla canght sight Wong Yook Sun, a Chinese person seeking ad of a board on the bridge on which the words mission into this country from Canton, China, as Ship full of water were written. Though a trader, and confirming the telegram sent to you there was a very heary sea at the time a cou- on the 19th inst., you are informed that in an ple of boats (the mail boat and the fourth opinion, dated the 15th inst., the Honourable the lifeboat) were lowered from the Rohilla and Attorney-General holds that Chinese persons taken alongside the distressed ressol. The known as "traders "should not be allowed to land whole of the crew-19 in number and the one in this country, even though they submit the passenger were taken aboard, not even the cat certificate prescribed by the act approved May being left behind, and safely deposited on the 5, 1892, relating to the admission of Chinese. deck of the Roleilla, the cat, however, escaping 1 inclose herewith for your information a copy from the boat and meeting with a watery grave of the opinion of the Attorney-General and in. in consequence. Every attention was paid to vite your particular attention to that portion of the unfortunate seamen by Captain de Lockyer, it in which he says: It may be stated compro who landed his charges in Hongkong on Thurshensively that the result of the whole body of day morning little the worse for their unplea sant experience. While the Rohilla was standing by one of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire's steamers came on the scene and the master asked if he could be of any service, but no further assist- ance was required. We understand that before the Rohilla made her appearance two other vessels had passed but had declined to stop.
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these laws and decisious thereon is to determine that the true theory is not that all Chinese per- sons may enter this country who are not forbid. don, but that only those are entitled to enter who are expressly allowed. You are, therefore, directed to hereafter refuse admission to all Chinese persons whose occupation or station does not clearly indicate that they are members of the exempt class of Chinese as defined by the law, and applications for admission for persons described as salesmen, clerks, buyers, book. keepers, accountants, managers, storekeepers, ; apprentices, agents, cashiers, physicians, pro- prietors of restaurants, etc., should be rei· jected by you.
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The following is Captain de Lockyer's report as fo the matter:-"About 5.8 p.m. Aug. 30. Turnabout I. bearing N. 30 W. 7 miles sighted a steamer apparently disabled. Steered towards her, found her out to he steamer Trinidad from Hamburg to Kiaochau; she shewed a board ou the bridge with Ship full of water." also Americau ensign union down at the main, the English pilot jack with a knot in it forward, and the Greek ensign underneath. Stopped ship at 5.30 p.m., lowered mail boat and life boat and sent them alongside. Brought off the entire crew of 20 including one passenger and their effects. Also seut message to the master in the event of his abandoning his ship to take any steps he could to ensure her sinking as she was a danger to navigation. The master on coming on board reported 16ft. of water in During the last 11 mouths 1,324 Chine » have stokehold and engine room, and had before lear-left Hongkong for th United States, and of ing opened sea cocks and removed cover of circulating pumps. Ship would probably not float more than 4 or 5 hours."
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This reading of the word "merchant" will, . as we have before stated, seriously affect the steamship companies, touching at Hongkong, and will also reduce the rece pts in nection with the Registrar-General's depart- ment. Hitherto it has been usual to class 88 merchants or traders anyone engaged by a firm buying or selling merchandise, whether the owner, manager, or employé other than a labourer.
this number it may be safely assumed that had The excessive heat we have been having re-
this ruling been in force not more than a dozen cently has resulted in two deaths, both of which
would have been considered eligible. Their were reported to the police on Thursday. One of THE LEE YUEN'S ", EXPERIENCE,
passage money at $100 comes to $132,400, the victims was Mr. William McClure, an/Am- The Lee Yuen, which arrived on Thursday from and in addition 866,200-$50 each-has gone erican mining engineer about 35 years of age, Chefoo, reports: -On August 25th, at 2,30 pm,iuto the coffes of the Registrar-General's who has been staying at the Hongkong Hotel in lat.27 deg. 20 min. Love to in a violenttyploog, department Taking this as the average it for the last two months. At about half-past from N.E. There was a heavy cross sea aud may be estimated that the new ruling will mean seven on Thursday morning he was found lying torrents of rain. On the 29th, at 6 a
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an annual loss to the steamship companies and · the floor of his room, having appar steamer without a faunel, supposed to be the the Registrar-General's department of $132,000 ently fallen forward from a chair in which | Sin Fokien, was sighted. The Ler Yuen laid ' and $66,000 respectively.
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