July 29, 1899.
the release of John Kelly, who was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment at Nagasaki last July for wilful murder. Kelly was undergoing bis sentence in the U.S. Consular Gaol at Yokohama, but on the cessation of extraterrito- riality, the U.S. Consul-General desired the Japanese authorities to take possession of the prisoner.This they refused to do, and the maller was then referred to the U.S. Minister at Tokyo, who decided that the. U.S. Govern- ment had no jurisdiction over the prisoner, who was then released.
CHINA OVERLAND TRALE REPORT.
ing the proper accent to the four-syllable word.) | No, it's the man off the Yossemight," was the reluctant reply. The "man off the Yossemight" was not visible just then, but was doubtless lying close at band, ready for his "six-foot" of Pulo Brani beach. It further proved that the corpse had been already planted below low-water mark, but it had been difficult to get deep enough, and an arm or a leg pro- tinded after the tide came up and washed the soft stuff from the top of the under-water grave. It seems strange that this should have had to be done, when no doubt the American Consul here would have been willing to have seen the dead man get respectable burial at Bukit Timah Cemetery. There looks to be just a little too much of the "tip-him-in-the-hole about the incident to be entirely agreeable to the unsci- entific prejudices of common or garden hum-
We have to acknowledge receipt of the first number of The Formosan, a well printed little weekly published at Twatutia. The publisher and editor is Mr. H. W. 8. Edwards. A few months ago a small paper named The Formosa, produced by a mimeograph and copying machine, made its appearance at Taipeh, but the present is the first English paper printed typographi-anity. cally that has appeared in the island.
The foreigners resident in Formosa are to be con gratulated on having at last a paper of their own and we wish our contemporary all success. The new venture may be taken as an indication of the growth of foreign commercial interests in the island.
man
The American (Manila) of the 18th July Bays: The case mentioned in ti e Sunday issue of the American, of embezzlement, has had a sad sequel, The man Campbell, who, as men- tioned, had embezzled some $17,000, was arrested on a warrant, at the instance of his late eni ployers, Messrs. McLeod and company, and placed in Bilibid, to await his trial, but within 24 hours of bis incarceration, he had gone before a higher tribunal. lt appears that the misguided young
bad, for some time past, been fiving a very dis. sipated life, drinking heavily and going the pace generally, to that his sudden confinement, with consequent deprivation of the liquor he oraved brought on an attack of delirium tremens. to which he succumbed on Sunday morning in Bilibid. His body was turned over to Mr. McLeod for interment, and he was buried in the after- noon in the new Augloi Américao cemetery. His friends have received the news of his er me and sudden death with feelings of the greatest concern as his weakness notwithstanding, he had managed to make himself well liked amongst those who knew him, Mr. Campbell was only 31 years of age when he fell and died.
A shocking fatality occurred on board the Japanese mail steamer Inaba Maru, off the Borneo Wharf, Singapore, on the night of the 16th July. One of the Latches had been only partially pla, ed over the empty hold, when the third officer stepped on to it. The hatch im- mediately tilted up and the unfortunate officer fell to the bottom of the steamer where he struck the ironwork and sustained terrible in- juries. Assistance was rendered as quickly as possible, but the officer expired in the course of a quarter of an hour. Death was due to serious internal injuries and to concussion of the brain.
COMMERCIAL.
'TEA.
"1
by 70 yits, by 56/57 oz. hy. 5 per cent.” Conges
at 'l'ls, 16.40,
Prices calculated by Maerten's Tables nt lifiér cent. Exchange 2/94 and Fez, 4.48, Tis. 7.25 per bale.
Yellow Silk-Meeyang
"I
Wild Silk
Mienchew Wongchow
No..L
Tassab Filature, 8 Cocoons Hand Filature -
Market Chop 2 and 3`
per
890/382
250/265/6/1)
(6907640
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHIN,
JAPAN TO EUROPE,
Shangbai Canton Yokolinina
180P-IÍN Q
blow
21 300
3,091
2
25,295
8118-12
14 803
IX PORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN
TO AMERICA.
Shang ai Canton.......
CANTON, 20th July, 1899.-Macao Congons. Have been almost entirely neglected, the month's business only amounting to 2,200 boxes at Tls. 13 to 1's. 23 per picul, shewing but little change chama............. in buyer's favour. There has been a small de- wand for Australia, but Continental business drags owing to the scarcity of low grade Tens. Scented Capers.-Settlements during the past month are reported at 11000 boxes at Tle. 11-30 per picul, making a total of 121,000 boxes, against 92,000 boxes up to the same date last year. Prices have ruled somewhat lower all round, and at Tls. 2:1-23 good value has been obtainable. Tras under Tis. 19 have been in moderate supply only, and prices for these have not given way to any marked extent. At the moment, the market is very quiet, with little or no enquiry, but Ten- men do not appear to be very anxious sellers.
1899-190J
lbs.
1890-19.0
bale...
768
1,311
Job:
1: 2,181.
CAMPHOR.
HONGKONG 28th July-Prices are firmer. Quotation for Formosa pre 2610 $64.50. an es ̊30°‹ piclr.
SUGAR.
HONGKONG, 28th July.There is no chanc to report in the position of this murk ations are:-
8.10 Shekloong, Yo, 1,7A
Sub cl. do
White 7.65 to 7.70 Shekong, No. 1. Brown... 5.BU 16 »
5.65 do.
2, Brown... 1,43 10. 5.j Swatov, No. 1, White..... 80) to. -8,5
do.
1, Aoiter 755 7.60 3ate, No.
Brown... 5.40 ì do.
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT.
1898.90 !!.8. 19,608,322 69,860 7.210,364 | S 1,876,506
Hankow and Shanghai... 9,614,030 70,723 Amoy.. Foochow
8 405,07% Canton
2,057,513
..
20,077,344 19,785,052
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
1899-1900 1898.99,
Shanghai.... Amoy Foochow
lbs. 1,222 840 1,966,489
909,916
4,099.284
lbs. 1,132,577 2,137,184 647,166
3,916,927
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO ODESSA 1899-1900 1898-99
lhi.
lbs. 8,394,515
The sad feature of the case is that the deceased | Shanghai and Hankow... 8,045,356
has a wife and had only recently received news that he had been appointed to a good post at the Cape of Good Hope.-Straits Times.
Judging from the following the decencies of civilisation do not seem to be very rigorously observed by the Singapore Government :-Iu the Singapore Free Press of Monday, the 10th inst., mention was made of the discovery on the previous day of the body of a buropean washed ap on Blakan Mati, who had been evidently drowned from, or in trying to reach, some ship in the harbour. This proved on enquiry to ho the body of an American sailor missing from the U.S.S. Yosemite. No inquest appears to have been held. The sequel, says the Free Press of the 19th July, is a curious one. As a well known local resident was walking on the shore of Pulo Brani Isin:d about 40 yards from the Borneo Company s dynamite stores he came upon a little group on the beach busy over some excavation about 3 yards above high-water mark. This consisted of a European policeman, two soldiers in kbaki, and two Chi- nese coolies, and the job in band was the dig. ging of a grave. The visitor naturally made an engniry, and, though the policeman was evidently indisposed to be communicative, it was elicited that the grave was intended for the burial of a drowned Europeau. "Oh, that will be the American from the Yosémité" (giv
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EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
Yokohama Kabe..
1899-1900
[... 9,519.179 3,009,880
13,519,059
SILK.
1898-99 lbs.
2. Bruk ... 5.30 101.5 35
11.8 11.87-
154) 1960
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS:
Per American ship, l'am O'Shanter, sailed an the 18th July. From Hongkong for Nek York-21,329 rolls matting, 1,000 bales enssis lignea, 310 bales strawbraids 165 packages rat- tunware, 40 cases strawonffs, and 33 cards mer. chandise.
Per German steamer Bayern, sailed on 19th July. For Singapore:—2,980 bagu dour and 4 cases sundries. For Matupi :—1 case private effects. For Colombo-50 bags:flour, For Ad-n-2 cases Eamboo fans and curios. For Genoa :-354 bales waste:silk÷64 bales raw silk, and 2 cases lacquered ware. For Barcelona 4 cases silks. For Antwerp:-850
sacks gum copal, 200 bales or 100%
bales bamboo scrap, 100 boxes
rattancore, 85 rolls matting, 60 bales bacco, 44 bules feathers, 15 bales canes, 12 12,351,018 Chinawa e, and 1 case cigars. For Antwerp 4,578,945 and/or Hamburg-36 bales feathers, For Amsterdam:-15 boxes. Chinaware, 13 bozes 16,929,963 camphorwoodtrunks,, and 12 boxes palm leaf
fans. For Rotterdam-19 boxes Chi 02 vases cigars, 3 bales hemp skin, and teastick. For Bremen :-343 rolls matting, 611 cases preserves, and 15 ouses sundries For Hamburg-1,473 packages tea, 583 bales fest thers, 26 cases bristles, 20 cases essential oil, 11 cases blackwoodware, and 1 case silt.
SHANGHAI, 22nd July.—(From Mears. A. R. Burkill & Sons' Circular).-The Home markets are quiet, and Blue Elephants are quoted at 12/10 in London, Gold Kilings are at Fcs. 31.50 in Lyons. Raw Silk.-There is nothing doing. Some 100/200 bales, evidently bought on specula- tion, have ben resold to Chinese on the basis of Tls. 505 for Gold Kilings. Yellow Silk,-- About 10 bales have changed hands. Arrivals, as per Customs Returns, July 15th to 21st, are: 2,824 bales White, 690 bales Yellow and 202 bales Wild Silk. Re-reels and Hand Filatures.-About 80 hales have changed 'hands. Steam Filatures. Filatures to date is: 7 bales to England, 320
Nothing fresh-reported. The Export of Steam bales to the Continent and 387 bales to America. Wild Silk.-About 100 b les have been settled Waste Silk.-300 pienls Szechen Frison nets
hole bale.) at Tie. 261 is the only business reported. Pongees.-Business has been done to the extent of 2,000 pieces White Pongee 21/2z
Per P & O. steamer Balluarat, sailed on the 22nd July. For London—150 bal silk, 3 cases silk, and 3 cases private effects. For Manchester:-1 c se silks. For Lyons 325 bales raw silk. For Milan :—10 bales, raw silk. For Marseilles: 165 bales bales waste silk, and 5 cases silks.
OPIUM.
BO OKONG, 28th July.- Beug÷I- been a rise inprices during the interval market has been at ve Closing are:-New Patna $840. "O11: Patna New Benares $840,
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