February 18, 1899.]
At the Magistracy on Saturday Nuno Alvares Gonsalves, clerk in the Hongkong and Shaughai Bank, residing at No. 2, Mosque Terrace, was charged that he did wilfully and with intent to defraud, utter and falsify an accouut, to wit, a bank debit voucher, on 6th October, 1898. Mr. J. C. Peter, Chief Accountant, was complainant. Mr. G. C. C. Master appeared for the prosecn. tion. Accused pleaded guilty. Mr. Master asked the Magistrate to deal summarily with the case. Commander Hastings imposed sen- tence of six months' imprisonment.
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Commander Hastings held an enquiry at the Gaol on Tuesday afternoon into the circum- stances attending the death of a prisoner named Lo Hin, who was admitted on the 7th iust, un- der sentence of 42 days in default of paving a Ane of $25 for keeping an unlicensed common lodging-house. When Hospital Warder Holmes visited him in his cell at five o'clock on suudag afternoon he complained of having a pain in his chest. He was placed in the association ward with three other prisoners. Deceased said he was an opium smoker. He Wus found to be suffering from diarrhoea. about eight o'clock on Monday morning de- ceased appeared to be taken sndlely ill and Chief Warder Craig was informed and the Medical Officer telephoned for. Peading his arrival brandy and beef tea were administered and hot water bottles applied to the pit of the stomach. The man died, however, at 8 20 before the medical man arrived. Drs. Lowson and Stedman, who made a post mortem examina- tion, said the cause of death was acute peritoni- tis due to the rupture of an ulcer in the stomach, and a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony was returned.
COMMERCIAL.
TEA.
markets,
SHANGHAI, 4th Febr ay- From Mars Welch, Lewis & Co.'s Circular).—The New York Telegrams lately receival
miteral advance in both Black and Gre- and the reducel export fiares from here appear to justify the expectation of still further advance shortly. In our Black Tea markt very little of interest is reported. Common Qonam have touched Tls. 124 a pien), whic is the lowest quotation for Black T-a this sea-on. It is tou early to learn any reliable news about the coming crop, though we are credibly inforud that som "crack "Ningchow Tea h is already been be-oke.p
Settlements reported are-- Ningchow. 210-chest, at Tis Holow
Oon.m
101 814
1
J
'
1.428 half-hosts.
15 a prl. 145 at 14. 12 at 19...
Stock, 1.203 half-chests. Green Tea. The only de-cri tions on offer have been Piogsneys and a few Local jacks, but for these the demand has been stronger than for any Green eas during the whole season. settlements have been large enough to swell our ex ort figures to the U. S. and Canada beyond those telegraphed by many buyers as the probabl- t dal for the so- son, and it is said that further arrivals of con-e- quence may be looked for fry the Pingsu y districts after the Chia New Year holidays. It is not known, however, whether these experted arrivals will be up to the Am ricin standard of quality." In Country Tea the eason is definite- ly closed. In Hysons the demand as been str ng enough to induce Teamen to be firm hold rs, lut the settlements have not been large
Settlements reported are :— Ping-uey ....8,932 }-chests, at Tls. 224 to 27) Local packed 770
shipped.
9,752 -che-ts.
Total Settlements from opening of the season to date are:-
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
EXPORT OF TEA FROM C: INA TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINEAT.
1598-0.
1897-08 The..
l' 8. Hanow and Shanghai...14 0.205 35,763,327 Fonchow
14,200,549 12,622,370
688,318
685,6*1 4,143,760 5, 135, 162
Amoy.
Canton
32,314,662 54,591,710
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
singhai
Amoy Foochow
1898-99
lbs. 16,621,547 12 (34.6 £7 7.297,412
1897.98.
lbs. 20,836,060 14,522,772
34.933.606
do.
SUGAR
145
por
HONGKONG, 17th Feb➡The market has ruled: firm and prices are alvancing. Quotations are i- Sekloong, No 1. Wä 1.57,79 1997,80 sur
White 7.20 to 7.25 She loong, No. 1o Brown... 5.20 10" 5.25"
2, Brown... 4.03 to 5.0j No. 1, White... 7.76 to 7.80
;
do. Swalox,
do. Swatow,
do.
2. Brown.... 4.70, ise 4.75. Fovelio Su gate v'aody.......11.50 t. 11.60 Sankton,
1, t... 7.10 to 7.13 No. 4, Brown... 4.83 t
1
...................10.6) 40-10,50
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS.:
Per steamer Dorothea Rickmers, sailed on 7,126,264 | the 4th February. For Beyrouth:--20 rolls matting. For Dunkirk -5 casks wood oil. For Havre : case hats, 2 cases China ink,
42,485,096 EXPORT OF TEA FROM HINA TO ODESSA
1898-99
1897-08 lb..
Ibs. 19,462,293
EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED
-TATES AND CANADA.
shanghai and Haskow... 22.781,272
Tokojuma...
The ...
1898-99 tax. 25.117,003 13,658,3 3
38.774,366
SILK.
1897-98 lb-. 25,670,89:1 15,602,288
41,273,181.
CA TON. 3rd Feb, — Silk.—I'sat 1908 —The market is quite har: of Taatlees of al grale and no supplies ar expected for the next four months, R-reels —Nothing åtainable. Filatures-Have breu in good domalan prices advanced $10-20 per pical Notwithstanding the advance offered, dealers refuse to contract further at present. Most of the filatures are engaged for four to eight i weeks, ani, there being no stock, almost every sale marks a further advance. From prices paid we quote: $820 for Kwong Shun Cheong and Min King Lan 11/13, 8815 for Kwond Shun Hang 11/19
$82
cases sundries, 7 cases human hair, 10 cases paper, 34 cases blackwoodware, 37 casks wood. oil, 40 cases bristles, 64 bales China grass, 143 cases (hinaware. 134 rolls matting, 256 p'kages canes, 30) packages tea, and 511 rolls mats. For Havre and/or Hamburg :---1 case feathers, Il cases buman hair, 29 casks egg yolk, 50 casem litho. paper, 97 cases Chinaware, and 220 rolls matting. For Havre and/or Hamburg and/or London:-15 cases bristles, 50 cases staraniseed, and 110 casex preserves. For Hamburg—
case tea, 1 case
0880
gongs, case silks, 1 earthenware, 1
case carving, 1 case lan terns, 2 cases brassware, 2 cases blackwoods: ware, 2 cases China ink, 3 cases curios, 3 cases preserves, 3 cases copperware, 4 bales horse- hair, 9 bales goatskin rugs, 10 boxes essential oil, 12 cases camphorwood trunks, 14 casad cigars, 14 cases rice paper, 15 cases" teastisks, 20 bales bamboos, 37 cusés Chinaware, 40 cases bristles, 42 bales strawbraid, "53 rolls matting, 66 cases palm leaf fans, 103 pkgs merchandise, 120 caska wood oil, 138 rolls mats,
cases cassia, 280 p'kges crackers, 353 p'kges canes, 150 cases staraniseed, 180 p'kgos galinnts, 200
1,100 bales broken cassia, and 1,4-9 bales feathers, terdam:-25 casks preserves. For Hamburg For Hamburg and/or Bremen and/or Ame and/or Bremen and/or Rotterdam:-25 caska preserves. For Hamburg and/or., London:- 10 cases gallnuts, For Hamburg and/or Lon don and/or Glasgow: -125 package preserves. For Hamburg and/or Antwerp:---70 cases bris- tles. For Bremen:-101 rolls matting and 218 SHA OH 1, 6th February.—(From Messrs. A. K.
bales tobacco. For Ainsterdam :—50 casks pro- Burkill & sons' Crular) The Home marketa
801 ves. For Antwerp:-58 bales tobacco and keep firm, and the quotations for Bla Elephants
70 packages canes. For Copenhagen :—1`boż in London his risen to 19/11, whilst Gold Kilings uniform, 8 cases Chinaware, and 98 rolls mat- are quoted in Lyons at Fes. 31. Raw Silk-Ating. For London:-90 bales bamboo. For quier state of affairs has to be reported; settle- men's are only on a ve y small scale about 200 hales in all; a parcel of toll Kilings has ben taken at 1s. 505. Yellow Silk.-- Vothing doing. stocks nil. Arrivals, as per Customs Beturns, January 28th to February 4th, are: 899 bales White, and 117 Yellow silk.
for Ving Wo Lan and Cheoug Kee 9/11, $81/80 for Po ceong Wo. Kwong Wo Ou. Kwong Fack Shun 10/12. $95 for Yu W. Cheong 11/13. $790/785 for Shoi Hin W1 /13, Wing Hing Lun 11,13. Wing Yuk K~ · 19 14 and Kwong Lun Hing 11.13, $71 for Yee Wa Ln and Hing Lan 11/15. Short-reels-Have been in gool demand and high prices have been paid.
R-Reels and Fil-
atures. A -mail business as been done, and prices show an advance; totals ttlements of Hand Filures amount to 125 hales, Steam Filatures krep quiet. The export of Steam Filtures to late is: 2, bales to France, 1.9.6 biles to Amer- ica and 78 biles to Lon-lon. T ese figures do not include the ship went per Grelic, some 180 bales. Wild Silk. —About 10 biles uave been settled. Waste Silk. -M›rk quiet, there is some enquiry for White fin- Gam.
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN TO EUROPE.
Shanghai Canton
Christiania :-)' cases · ́hin ware. For Buenos Ayres:-105 rolls matting, 501 paokages tun,"
ant "50 packages crackers.
OPIÙM.
Ho\GKONG, 17th February. -Bungul.—Estel have advanced since our last, and a good amount of business has been done. Closing quotations are for New Patna $8134and New Benares $827},
Malwa,―There is no change in the market for this drug. There is a good demand for Old Opium; the market for New Opium is at present quiet. Latest rates are:-
to 1 catty. 0 to I
Old (2 yrs.) $730 New Malwa $700 with all'ce from
D
•
(3/4
**
**
$740
D
"
0 to
o to t
•
0. to 1.
**
( 5/6,, ) $760
#J
( 7/8 ., ) $790 Persian. The market has continued quiet : for the past week, closing quotations being, Oily $550 t $650 and Paper-wrapped $350 to $740 To-day's stooks are estimated as under: non Patnu.
2,30) chests
**
535
1898-99
1897-98
bales.
bales.
51.722
44470
24,225
19,332
189 -99.
Benares
17,037
Settlements.
16,512
-chests,
Stock. -chests.
Malwa
Persinn
Pingsuey
76,461
93,004
80,314
3,679
Moyane
78,223
Tienkni
82,514
Nil
Fyclow
16,846
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN TO AMERICA.
CO SE OF THE HONGKONng Opium MARKET.
PATHA.
BENARES.
NALWA.
1898-99
Local packed...... 18,910
Total
272,954
340
+,019
bales
1897-98 bales.
DATE.
Now. Old.
New, Old.New. Old.
Shan rai
6.928
9.429
1897-98.
Canton.....
8.247
10.105
Pingsuey
Settlement.
t-chestr.
89,338
$
Stock. y-chiosts. 24,543
Yokohama
2,879
25,483
Fob 10
6121
8213
700
Fab. 11
812)
825
700
36.053
45.917
Feb. 12
8121
825
700
Mogune
Tienkai ********** 82,536
88,7317
Feb. 13 816
-825-
700
Nil.
Fychow
Local packed.
21,977 17.844
Total
.300,426
489 25,032
CAMPHOR.
HONG SONG, 17 h February.-There have been no sales since the China New Year. Quotations for Formosa are $32.00 to 32.50, No sales.
Feb. 14
815-
· 827}
700
Feb 15 815
700
Feb. 16 815
700
Fob 17 BISZ
4271
700)
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