January 14, 1899. |
Reports of the reappearance of plague in the neighbouring province continue to circulate at | Canton. The Irug Hoi Pao of the 30th Decen- ber states that the disease has again broken out in the districts of Yeung Chan, Yeung Kong, Ying Tak, and Ching Un, on the North River, and in the villages of Hu Kan, Long Hing, and Ta Fo in the Namboi district.
The following returns of the average amount of Bank notes in circulation and of specie in reserve in Hongkong, during the mouth ended 31st December, 1898, as rertified by the mana- gers of the respective Banks, are published:-
Banks.
Average Specia in Amount. Reserve.
Chartered Bank of India,
Australia and China $2.873,594 $2,0 0,000 Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation 6.799,128 3.500,001 National Bank of China.
Limited
Total
41
+48,875
150,000
$10.1 1,597 $5,650,000 From the Singapore Free Preas we learn that it was in the Suez Canal the M. M. steamer Tonkin met with the ccident which has delayed her on her passage out.
She broke ons of her propellers but as she is provided with two pro- pellers it is supposed she will not be much be- hind her time. She was fixed to leave Colombo on the 5th January. The Tonkin is the newest steamer of the Messageries Maritimos and, with the Aunam to follow and the Ernest Simons, Indus, and Laus already on the run of the Tudo. China lias, forins one of a quintett of floating palaces of which any mail company may justly be proud.
At the Magistracy on 11th Jun. John Morton, of no fixed abode, was charged with endeavouring to collect charitable contributions under false pretences. On Monday morning he went to G. it. Ainslie, late t'jed off wor of the Glen von, and asked him for assistance, saying that he had belonged to the Glen von, a statement which Ainslie kuow to be untrue. Defendant now said that he merely stated that he lande some of the Glenavon's crew in a Chinese Customs launch. He was formerly in the Chinese Customs service, but had been dismissed. He was seut- enced to 14 days' imprisonment.
The Foochou Echo records a sad accident that happened about 5 a., on Wednesday, 21st December, by which the Captain of the barque Elizabeth, of Amoy. lost his life. The vessel had just passed Sharp Peak point piloted by Captain M. M. Holdt, with Captain Pluger at the wheel, when the pilot advise the Captain to allow one of the hands to relieve him, being clear of the laud. This was done, but while the Captain was examining some part of the vessel's fittings in the neighbourhood of the gangway his fot must have slipped and he fell overboard, Captain Holdt heard a cry repeated three times from the water. but as it was still quite dark, before the vessel's way was stopped and a boat lowered the poor man, who was seen once by Captain Holdt a few yards off, had sunk. The pilot brought the vessel back to Sharp Peak to wait iustractions from Messrs. Pased ig & Co., the owners in Amoy.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
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It is notified that owing to the scarcity of water the Kowloon supply will be tarned on only from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
On Saturday afternoon a fire, caused by the bursting of a kerosine lamp, broke out in a marine store in Wing Wo lane, just across from No. 5, Police Station. The fire brigade turned out and several lengths of hose were attached to the hydrants, with the result that the flames were soon extinguished. The build- ing was not injured much, but damage to the extent of about $1,000 was done to the stock. The damage is covered by insurance in the Hanseatic Fire Insurance Company.
K. Sekiqueki was the manager of a Japanese boarding house at 24, Praya Central, and as such had been in the habit of procuring crews for vessels in need of them. Wishing to get home to Japan he took advantage of this practice in order to raise the necessary money. On Sunday he told eleven men who were staying in the boarding house of which he had charge that he could find them employment ou going to Manila and they agreed to accept it. zekiqueki then went to a fellow countryman- Masuda Munya-who has a photographing establishment in Queen's Road Central, and
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asked him for the loan of $330 with which to pay the men, promising to let him have it back as soon as he received the money from the captain of the vessel, and the photographer, who had advanced him money under similar circumstances before, acceded to bis request. the meantime the eleven men went to the U. S. Consulate to ship. They were iuformed, how. ever, that no men were required and that no one had been authorised to engage any. men then came away, but soon afterwards met Sekiqueki near the Hongkong Hotel. They spoke to him, and he replied that the captain was in the hotel and he would go and see him. He accordingly went inside. The men waited for some time, but as he did not re-appear they made enquiries and found that he had gong ia at one door and gone out at another. The story was told to the police, and the same day Inspector Gourlay arrested the man on board the Benledi, he having taken a passage for Nagasaki. On bim were found $260), a watch, and a ring. When brought before Commander guilty to obtaining the money by false pretences, Hastings on 9th January the accused pleaded
and was sentenced to six months' hard labour.
A kidnapping case of a somewhat exceptional character came before Commander Hastings at the Magistracy on 9th January, the prisoner-a Chinaman-being committed to take his trial at the Sessions. It appears that on the 28th of last month a girl about eight years of age residing in Wing Sing Street was sent by her parents to buy some food from a shop in Stanley
At the Magistracy on Saturday Henry Oliver, of the Travellers' Hotel, Queen Victoria Street, was fined $50 for supplying intoxicating liquors to Europeans during prohibited hours. Ser geant Dymond said that at about a quarter to six on the morning of the 5th inst, he entered the hotel and found therein seven British bluejackets and three German sailors. Behind the bar were a Chinaman and a woman. He took the latter to be defendant's wife. Pots
Street. As she had not returned at the end of a couple of hours the parents became alarmed and informed the police, subsequently issuing notices offering $30 reward to anyone giving such in- formation as would lead to the recovery of the child. Au iuformer acquainted with prisoner got to know that he had a girl, but could not find out where he was keeping har. Meeting prisoner again on Sunday they again began to talk about the girl. Prisoner asked At the Magistracy on 6th Jan, J. Donenberg. him if he could do business with him, and not proprietor of the Colouial Hotel, Jubilee Street,
getting a reply at once from the informer he was charged with supplying liquor to Europeans added, Never mind, I bave a would-be pur. during prohibited hours. Sergeant Dymond said chaser at Cheung Chau. I am going to take that he visited the hotel at a quarter past five the girl there to-morrow. When I get the on Thursday moruing in company with defen-
money we will have a cup of tea." The in. daut, whom he saw standing at the corner of former, who had already told the police what Queen's Road and Jubilee Street. He found on
he had discovered, imparted to them this ad. the premises a dozen blue jackets and three ditional piece of intelligence, with the result marines. Some were standing, some sitting, that prisoner was arrested while on his way to and others lounging about over the bar. Some the steamer. He was leading the girl, who had had pots of beer and one who was sitting down
had her head shaved and was dressed like a boy, had a glass of spirits Previous to bis entering by the hand. It would appear that when going the house the door was ajar. In reply to Mr the errand on which she had been sent the girl Grist, who appeared for defendant, wit less said was stopped by prisoner, who said he would take he did not see anyone actually drinking. They her home. He, however, took her to the house were dumbfounded at his appearance. There of a friend at West Point, where she remained were two females behind the bar. He could not three days and three nights. He offered the say that he saw liquor sold He did not know | girl to the landlady of the house to be betrothed that the people he saw in the house had been to her son. The landlady would gladly have sleeping there. r. Grist claimed that defen-accepted the offer, but she seemed to have some daut was entitled to be discharged on technical doubt as to whether all was right. She accord- grounds, there being no proof of actual sale. ingly went down to the joss-house to consult Comanler Hastings, however, bound defen- the oracle, and the answer she got was that it dant over, in the sum of $100, to be of good be- would be a risky thing to accept the offer, and haviour for six months.
that she had better have nothing to do with it.
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containing what appeared to be beer were being put on the counter just as he went in and money was being tendered in payment. When the woman behind the bar found him out she went out. He ordered them to be put in again. handed the money back and then the lights
He told the landlady he should report the case. be followed him up the Market stops, asking him to give her a chance as he did not know what a lot of trouble they had had. In defence, the witness said he did not see anyone answer to Mr. Grist, who appeared for the actually take the liquor up from the counter. He did not know that all the Britishers in the house had been sleeping there. Mr. Grist said. ing in the house. They had to be on board at that all the British bluejackets had been sleep- half-past six, but were waiting until six o'clock drinks were being got ready for them. The so that they might get a drink. In the meantime Germans were not supplied with anything,
COMMERCIAL.
ŠILK.
SHA GH 1, 7th January.—(From Messrs. A. R. urkill & Sons' Circular) —Home Markets keep very firm; Blu- Elephants are quoted in London Raw Rilk.-Although the settlements of Tsatlees at 11/11 and Gold Kilings in Lyons at Fes. 29.25.
are not on a large scale, price‹ show a rise of 'T'ls. 15/174 since our list Circular, Gold Kilings hav- in ben settled today at T. 410. Business to the extent of 200 bales has been done in Hang- chow I sailees and Skeins, Yollow Silk.—About 100 tales have been settled; the demand for Mien- chew still continues. Arrivals, as per Customs Return, D gember 30th to January 6th, nre: 1040 bales White, 211 bales Yellow, and 221 ba'es Wild Silk. R-Reels nud Filatures.- Further settlements America
for
in Hand
Filatures are Steim Filatures, a parcel of 21 bale: Lun Wha rep rted; for Lyons there is little doing There has been more doing in
13/15, 1. 2, and 3, has been settled, and the price reported is Tis. 752) ; abɔ it 100 bales of Market chops have change hands on the basis of quot ations below. The Export of Steam Filatures to date is: 2,134 bales to Franc. 1.156 to America and 74 bales o England. Wild Silk -Market weak and prices declining. The only business of importance this week his been the purchase of 700 pius Hogan Waste No. 1 and if at Tls. 6044, 300 pienk Shantung long Wat B. (whole bales) nt fls. 19/194. Shantung Pongues,
-S-tlement- of 3,500 nieces of the following are reported: 19 by 18/19 yards by 25 oz. at fla. 4.35/4.40; 19 by 181/19 yard‹ by 23/24 oz. nt TI. 4.2.
EXPART OF SILK FROM CHINA AND
JAPAN TO EUROPE.
Sangbai Canton Yokohama....
1898-99
1827-98
b.les.
bale.
43,026
37 182
20,721
16,748
13,806
13,197
77,453
67,127
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CUINA AND JAPAN
TO AMERICA.
Shang' ai
Yokohama Canton.
1898-99
1997-98
hales
bales.
4.83)
8.227
7,040
8.235
15,792
21,174
26.663
37.636
+
CAMPHOR.
HONGKONG, 18th January.—The weakne`s con- tinuing prices have declined. Quotations for
Fo mosa are $48.50 to $49.00. – Sales, 230 piculs.
SUGAR
HONGKONG, 19th- January —The improvement last noted has not conținne i and prices are now lower. Quota ious are:- Shekloong, No. 1, White...$7.70 to $7.75 er pel.
2, White... 7.16 tó 7.20
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