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years ago. For the gunpowder monopoly more A fire broke out in a row of lodging houses at than $31,000 was offered ($15,000 was the price Quarry Bay on 29th Jan, and the house involved at which it was last let), but the offer was was completely gutted. The fire brigade was refused on the ground that the tender was promptly called and on their arrival, ses not in order, so new tenders are to being that the extinction of the original fire was received on the 6th February. The $31,000 hopeless, they turned their attention to the ad- tender might have been accepted if the joining tenements and prevented the conflagra Government liked, as the securities were correct. tion spreading,
The members of the Leal Senado are going to try to do away with the ricksha monopoly. which will be a very good thing.
A Chinaman employed as a repairer with the Robinson Piano Co. expired suddenly on Wed- nesday in the store in Queen's Road. The The Committee appointed for the acquisition Police were informed of the affair, and the of a dredger for the harbour will shortly invite body was removed to the mortuary. Death was tenders, and we hope that this time something ascertained to be due to the rupture of a blood will really be done. On at least four previous vessel in the lung. The deceased had been occasions there has been much noise on the sub-suffering from phthisis for some time. jeot without any result.
Sergeant Fernando José, whose rendition from Hongkong on a charge of defalcation took place recently, has been sentenced to tou years' penal seroitude in one of the African colonies.
The murderer of Colonel Souza is to be tried ¡ on Saturday.
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There were 2,118 visitors to the City Hall Museum last week, of whom 190 were Europeans. H.M.S. Undaunted arrived on Wednesday evening from Weihaiwei. H.M.S. Bonaventure arrived on Thursday from Manila.
Rules for the Signal Stations at Victoria Peak and Blackhead's Hill, in substitution for those contained in Government notification No. 278 of the 24th July, 1886, are published in the Gazette.
It is notified in the Gazette that owing to the continued scarcity of water the supply in the public mains at Kowloon will until further notice be turned on only from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The steamer Trym, which left Saigon on the 27th January, broke her tail shift. on the voyage. She was picked up by the Antenor off Cape Padaran on the 30th and towed to port, arriving on the 2nd February.
We are informed by Messrs. John D. Hum. phreys & Son, General Managers of the Queen Mines Limited, that they have received the following telegram from the Mines :—" Queen Mine West cross cut (at the 400 feet level) have out new reef, fire feet wide; an average sample assayed 33 dwts to the ton.'
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Another stabbing case came before Com- mander Hastings at the Magistracy on the 30th January. It seems that on Saturday night a German sailor named Hugo Winter was making himself disagreeable in the Globe Tavern. He got across with some marines and soldiers, who followed him on his leaving. A short time afterwards one of the marines returned with a cut in his neck four indes long. The police were informed and Winter ras arrested in the Sportsman's Arms by Sergeant Rogers. Defendant excused himself by saying that the marines got on him. He was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour.
The Hupeh should have left the harbour on 26th Jan. but she was prevented from doing so by 26 of her crew refusing daty. They signed articles on Oct. 1st to commence work on the 1st November for six months. On 26th Jan. they sent two letters to the captain saying that they intended to leave the ship and that they wanted their pay. They subsequently refused duty, contending that they were justified in doing so after having given notic. In con- sequence Captain Quail summoned them to appear" before the Harbour-Master on the 28th, when they were each sentenced to seven days' hard labour. Their idea was no doubt to spend China New Year in port.
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The eighth annual meeting of members of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders of Hongkong was held in their rooms, Praya Central, on Saturday night, Mr. W. Ramsay in the chair, when the report and accounts for 1898 were adopted and the following gentlemen elected as officers for the current year:-President, Mr. David Gillies; Hon. Secretary, Mr. W. 8. Bai- ley; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. C B. Bayers; Hon. Librarian, Mr. J. D. Christie. Committee of Management Messrs. W. Ramsay, T. Skinuer, J. W. Kinghorn, T. Banks, J. R. Mudie, J. Kirkwood, A. G. Aitken. A. Bain, J. D. Chris- tie, R. Mitchell, O. Ordish, N. Mumford, J| Murchie, and J. Kyles.
On Monday evening at about 5 45 a collision socurred near the Ice House Street wharf. The steam launch America was coming along. side the wharf when the steam launch Lungkat backed out from her berth and striking the former amidships on the port side carried away ber bulwarks and suapped the awning stanchions off short from abreast of the wheel right up to the quarter. The Langkat apparently received nė damage,
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Lodge, No. 264. E.C., held on Monday evening, At the regular meeting of Eothen Mark
Bro. D. Macdonald was installed as Worship- ful Master for the ensuing year by Wor, Bro. A. O'D. Gourdin and a board of Installed Mas ters, and appointed and invested the following officers-S.W., Bro. J. Lochead; J.W., Bro. G. P. Lammert; M.O., Bro. F. D. Goddard, .S.O.. Bró. G. J. B. Sayer; J.O., Bro. J. D. Ball; Treasurer, Wor. Bro. A. O'D. Gourdin; Sec., Bro. G. Pieroy, Jr., S.D., Bro. A. H. Bot- tenheim; I.G., Bro. J. J. Bryan; Tyler, Bro. J. R. Grimble.
the Royal Engineers by the Officer in Com- On the 21st January the annual inspection of
mand of the Troops took place on the Parade Ground in Queen's Road, the numbers on parade being 11 officers, including Col. Elsdale, R.E., 1 warrant officer, 43 staff sergeants, and sergeants, 3 buglers, 25 corporals, 132 sappers Europeans, 4 havildars, 2 bug- lers, 7 naiques, and 51 men (Chinese por tion of the Hongkong Submarine Miners). The Submarine Miners here are divided into two distinct portions, viz., the European and Native. The Natives were detached from the main body yesterday morning, and the 25th Company and through their battalion drill by the junior Britishers of the Hongkong Company were put officers, after which they were formed up and highly complimented both for their smartness in appearance and their drill, Major-General they were principally employed at work and not Gascoigne expressing surprise considering that on drill. He also spoke highly of their moral and physical records. The native portion were The other night Chief Detective Inspector then put through the manual exercises by Lieut. Hanson visited 244, Hollywood Road, and ar- Bagnal Wilde, R.E., and the sword bayonet er- rested a number of men whom he found gamblercise by Lieut. Randall, R.E. The latter officer, ing there. One of the men attempted to escape afterwards put them through a few simple by olimbing down the water-spout, but he fell company movements. On being formed up, the and injured himself so severely that he had to General had Havildar-Major Ching Fat up, and be taken to the hospital. The men were charged on being assured that he understood English, before Commander Hastings yesterday morn-
told the bavildar to tell the others how surprised ing. Three of them were fined $25 each, one and pleased he was to see the way in which the was fined $15, the man who was injured was natives had drilled; he also gave great praise discharged, and the rest were each fined $2. to the British non-commissioned officers for the
way in which they had instructed the natives.
from Singapore a hole was cut in the box of a During the voyage of the Cheang Hock Kian Chineman and $200 extracted. The money was subsequently fouud iu the possession of another Chinese passenger, who was given into custody on the arrival of the steamer in the harbour on Tuesday. Hastings on 1st Feb. he said the money was When brought before Commander handed to him for safekeeping. All the same he was sentenced to four months' hard labour.
At the magistracy on Thursday an assistant in a shop at 47, Wellington Street was charged with cutting and wounding the cook at the same
The thirty-seventh publication of the “Chro- nicle and Directory for China, Japan" &o., &o, place. The prisoner said be was a Roman Catholic. is before the public. In spite of all possible con- Wednesday being a fast day he would not eat densation the work goes on increasing in bulk, some meat which the cook purchased, and a Yearly it covers new ground, and puri passu, quarrel ensued. The cook struck him with a its pages grow in number. There are in the piece of wood, and in self-defence he seized, the present issue several new features, additions, chopper and inflicted the injuries upon. com- and alterations, all of which will be found useful plainant. Commander Hastings thought Chris and acceptable. In the Appendix, among other tianity had not done the prisoner much good, additions, are the Kowloon Extension Agree- and sentenced him to four mouths' imprisonment, the Weihaiwei Convention, the Kiaochow ment with bard labour.
Convention and the Railway and Mining Con cession to Germany, the Port Arthur and Ta lienwan Agreement between Russia and China, the Treaty between Japan and Siam signed on the 25th February, 1898, and the Japanese Sta- tutory Tariff sanctioned on the 24th September, 1898, all very interesting and important doon. ments, most useful for reference. The various directories have been revised in the best possible manner and the descriptions and statistics brought up to date. A new map has been added showing the territory acquired un- der the Kowloon Extension Agreement of the 9th June, 1898, which gives an excellent idea of the extensive addition to the area of the colony. Under the head lines of Hongkong and all
The Chinese coolie who was removed to the Government Civil Hospital on Saturday night, suffering from a fractured skull, the result of a fall when endeavouring to escape from the Police who were executing a search warrant in a gambling establishment on the first floor of No. 244. Hollywood Road, died from the effects of his injuries on Tuesday night. At the Magistrary on Thursday, Commander Hastings held an inquiry into the cause of death. Dr. Bell gave evidence that deceased was admitted to the hospital suffering from fracture of the base of the skull. He never regained consciousness, and died on Tuesday. Com wander astings returned a verdict of accidental death, the result of a fall, whilst escaping from the Police, who were executing a gambling warrant.
At the meeting of the Victoria Preceptory held on 26th January Sir Knight F. D. Goddard was installed as Eminent Preceptor for the ensuing year, Past Eminent Preceptor Cooke acting as Installing Officer. Sir Knight F. D. Goddard afterwards appointed his officers as. follows and invested those who were present :— Past E. Preceptor, Sir Knight D. MacDonald; 1st Constable, Sir Koight Geo. J. B. Sayer; 2nd Constable, Sir Knight G. A. Watkins; Chaplain, Sir Knight J. Dyer Ball; Treasurer,
the various Colonies and Treaty Ports in China are given the Chinese names and characters for each, which is a new and convenient feature. Readers will find a great change in the Mauila pages. Instead of the fourteen pages formerly devoted to the Govern ment departments, the official section is this year confined to a single page, in which the officers forming the military administration are enume rated. The commercial part of the Manila directory has, on the other hand, increased in spite of the state of uncertainty existing as to the future of the islands. Advertisers are,
Chronicle and Directory" as an advertising number of advertisements being considerably greater than that of previous years. The book goes to every port and part of the Far East and is now finding its way into the hands of all the great manufacturers of England, France, Ger- many, and the United States, as well as into the mercantile offices of the great cities of those countries.
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Sir Knight J. J. Bryan; Registrar, Sir Knight | note, finding out the value of the fum, the
Jas. Lochead; Marshal, Sir Knight W. Farmer; Capt. of the Guard, Sir Knight U. Nervagna; Almoner, Sir Knight W. Baker; Herald, Sir Knight W. M. S. Beede; Standard Bearer Sir Knight A. G. Aitken; Organist, Sir Knight F. W. Hall; Guard, Sir Knight F. Maxwell. After the conclusion of the ceremony the Knights dined together, when the usual Loyal and masonic toasts were duly honoured.
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