September
1899.
A slight shook of earthquake was felt at Foochow on the night of 28th August.
Telegraphic intelligence has been received in Tonkin to the effect that the town of Hanoi bas been authorised to contract a loan of 1,500,000 franes for public work.
Colonel Walker proposes to take a team of Straits cricketers to Burma iu November next. Two matclies will probably be played, one each against Mandalay and Burninh. Dr. Fox. Messrs. Mackouste, Curtis, T. R. Hubback, A. B. Hubback, C. G. Glassford, Anthony, D. A. M. Brown, Reid, and Captain Duft- it is said have been asked to go.-Free Press.
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A Londen telegram of the 25th August, published by the Kobe Chronicle, states that it has been announced that Chinese will be excluded temporarily by the United States Government from the l'hilippine Islands. It is assumed that this means That Chinese im. migration will be stopped for the time bing, not that the Chinese already in the islands will be expelled.
The betrothal of his Imperial Highness the Crown Prince with Miss Kujo Sadako, the third daughter of Prince Kujo, has been decided on by the Emperor to day. The fact will shortly be officially announced. The late Empress Dowager, who died last year, came from the house of Prince Kujo, which was one of the five noble families with which the Im- perial Housi was entitled to wed-Kobe Chronicle.
The Singapore people appear to be in a similar position with regard to the Town Hall to be erected as a memorial of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee that we in Hongkong are in with regard to the proposed Jubilee Road, Accord- ing to the Free Press, "the Committee had tied themselves down by resolution and minute to a non-elastic line of action, and it was the most natural thing in the world that they did not welcome any suggestion that a reversal of that policy was really called for."
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
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2012
XPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND
JAPAN TO EUROPE.
... 1899-1000.
bules
lawful for any bank to make issue or circulate tion for Gold, Silver and Red Anchor 18/13 deniers, within the Colony bank notes payable to bearer given last week, should have been Tls, 8821/847|| on demand except with the previous sanction of 8271 The Export of Steam Filatures to one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries 1,256 bales to America, 1,178 bales to the Con- of State, signified through the Governor."
tinent, and 32 bales to London. Wild Sill He asked the Council to reject the bill, on the Very little doing. Wu-te Silk-The market is ground that any bank not authorised to issue extremely strong for all classes, and there lins notes would be committing an unlawful act if been a specially good demand for low Wastes it, after receiving anthorised bank notes or Gola ely settlements are not on a large scalo for vernment currency notes, made use of them by
want of supplies; some 400 pienis Hankow issuing them again. The Mercantile Bank, the
sonnets (whole bales) have been settled ut Tia. Bank of Japan, and the Netherlands Trading Long Waste (whole bales) has been freely boug
this Waste this year is very common. Shar Bank would be put in a state of danger by the and closing rate is Tis. 361, clause. It was open to grave doubt whether if they once received these notes they could issue them again. This was practically taking away from the Chartered and the Hongkong Banks the liberty to issue notes, for if they could not be re-issued from the other banks, they would | Shanghai be at a great disadvantage, The Colonial | Cauton Secretary mentioned that the question was not entirely a commercial, but a legal one. A similar Ordinance was passed in Hong. kong in 1895, aud had worked well. Mr. G. S. Murray did not think that because a simi- lar measure had been passed in Hongkong that that was any reason why this measure should be passed here. He considered the bill should be recommitted, to further consider the effect of section 2 Possibly an amendment to the effect that "it shall not be lawful for any bank to make and issue within the Colony bauk notes payable to bearer or circulate within the Colony bank notes other than Government Notes or notes of Banks anthorised to issue notes," would meet the difficulty: The Bill was re- committed.
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COMMERCIAL.
'T'EA.
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CUINA TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT.
1899-190 :
The.
Hankow ad Singhai... 9,514,030 Amoy.
Foochow
The Straits Times of the 30th August says:- The Darius, Captain Firth, which left Mel- bourne on the 21st July for Columbo and Madras with a cargo of horses is eleven days overdue. She was last seen at Thursday Island on the 2nd iust. Masters of vessels proceeding | Canton in that direction are requested to keep a look- ont for her. The Darius is a-vessel of 3.283 tons gross and her owners are Messrs. A. Currie and Coompany, of Melbourne, Victoria Messrs. McAlister and Co. ate her Singapore agents.
bale
30 0787420,757 1
... 5,321
Yokohama
3,647
8,143
44,061
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPÄN
TO AMERICA,
Shanai Canton Vaskehania.
1899-1900-
189840
baler.
bales.
9,917
1.805
1,785*
117784-
4.783
1,610
10,484
4.600
CAMPHOR.
Hongkong, 8th September.—The weakness reported continues. Quotation for Forinokk s ≈ (6,50 to $67.00. sales 300 picals,
SUGAR.
HONGKONG, 8th September. The market has been active under the influence of the demand for the mid autum festival. Quotations are: Shokloong, No. 1, White...$8.80 to $815 <pdk-
do.
, White... 7,90 to 7.95 1,
Brown,.. 5.80 5.85 pél
"
Shel loong, No.
do. Swator,
do,
141.853
1898-99 1! 8. 1,608,322 179,984
491,174 2,895,664
*9 734,868 2,370,210
22,042,721 22,893,384
S
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO
UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
1899-1900 lbs. 1,222 849 3.734,785
Foochow ...................................
2 643.067
7.600,701
Amoy
189. 99.
lbs.
2, Brown.560
No. 1, White... 840 to 8.45 1, White... 7.80 to 7.85
No. 1, Brown... 5.70 to 5.75
*.
do.
2. Brown,i. 5.60 rot-5′5 Fuénos Suran Clanka....... ....12.3 1.76 12 35 11211,50
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS. Per British steamer Yangtze, sailed on the 31st July. For New York:-94,928 rolls mat ting, 6.96 packages merchandise, 1,000 bales 1,132,577 and 625 boxes onssia, 738 packages firecrackers, 5,242.951 150 bales rattancore, 200 packages, narcissis 3,982,849 | bulbs, 50 bales bamboos plit, 50 cases essential oil. 36 cases aniseed oil: 50 casks soy, 20 cases lithographic paper, 15 casks ginger: 41 cas Chinaware, and 5 bales canes. -
10,358,337
The N. C. Daily News of the 30th August says:-With refrence to the landing of blue-Shanghai jackets at Hankow we learn that Lient. Bar- ton of the Woodlark landed eight of his men on Saturday morning, who pitched their tents on the disputed property and guarded the same. Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. then re-erected the fencing that had been torn down in so high- EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO ODESSA handed a manner by the Cossacks. Great excitement prevailed in the Settlements at the time, but things quickly reverted to their nor- mal condition.
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1899-1900
The.
Shanghai and Hankow... 25.363,948
Kobe..
STATES AND CANADA.
1899-1900
15,853 (5 7, 54,042
28,007,137
SILK.
1898-C9 lbs.
1898-19 lbs.
:
Per steamer Menelaus, sailed on the 2911 August. For London : 4,953 boxes tea (104,018 21,776,036 lbs. So., caper, 100 boxes mats, 4,800 lbs. Congou), 225 bales waste silk, 767 bales hemp, 400 bales P. oncoons, 50 bales canes, 50 bales and 2 boxes feathers, 74 cases blackwoodware,125 cases Chinaware, 10 cases aniseed oil, 4 machinery, 205 cases palm leaf fans 8 16,047,125 bristles, 2 cases silks, 1,000 cases ginger,
8,440,782 casks P. ginger, 1,000 casks preserves, 188 rolls matting, 1,163 packages orackers, and 17 23,527,907 | packages sundries. For London option Man- chester:-200 bales waste silk. For London option Antwerp option Hamburg—127 bares bristles. For Manchester-250 bales y wrasta silk and 1 bale cloth samples. For Liverpool!TM 100 bales mats, 7 cases empty cylinders, 1 case cigars, and 1 box soap. For Dundee casks ginger. For Bremen 300 boxes 'ty For Antwerp:136 bales split bamboo and 11 bales rattancore. For Hamburg :-500 boxes tea, 900 boxes sleated cassia, 400 bales, broken cassia, 312 bales canes, and 100 bales Chinaroot. For Beyrouth-25 cases cassis lignes. For -10 cases aniseeds oil. New York-
Old residents who know Captain F.-D. Wal | EX "ORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED ker (brother-in-law of Mr. J. L. O. Eyton), says the Japan Guzette, will be interested to know that this indomitable mariner has again enjoyed the experience of being shipwrecked. Yokohama In the steamer City of Columbia, of which he owned a third share, Mr. W: E. Rowell pos898- sing two-thirds, he left Honolulu for Hongkong on Angnst 10th, but had hardly lost sight of land when the ship begun to leak, and in a few hours her fires were extinguished. Two boats
SHANGHAI, 2nd September.-(From Messrs. A. steered for the island of Kauai, and on their R. Burkill & S. ns2-circular)-Home markets are arrival a tug proceeded from Honolulu in search firm, but quotations remain unchanged. Raw of the steamer, but found that the captain and Silk-Very little has been done in Tsatees and the rest of the crew had also landed on Kauai | prices show a decline, coarse sil's are still in son e They reported that the vessel could not float and at easier rates; about 50 of all qualities over an hour after they left her. There was no have been settled. .Yellow Silk.---The demand still insurance on ship or cargo fold junk ballast);eeps up, and prices are strong, settlements for and the loss is estimated at $28,000. Some of this mail amount to 10 bales. Arrivals, as per the crew stole Captain Walker's gold watch
ustoms Returns, August Zrth to Septemlerast, and his valuable aneroid barometer, but the are 1,fifi3 hulea White, 885 bules Yellow, and 66 hardy skipper saved $800 in silver from the bles Wild Silk. Re-reels and Hand Filatures.— Sme business has been done for Lyons and New ship.
York, prices are high and delivery cann t be had much under four months, Steam Filatures —- This market is very strong and a good business is uasing. It is reported that 400 bales Lunwha 13/15 dniers have been settled on the basia of 118. 8-5 for 1st choice, delivery extending to the ̧nd of the season. We are informed our quota- |
In the Legislative Council of the Straits Set tlements on the 29th Augus: on the proposal for the third reading of a Bill to regulate the issue of Bank Notes within the Colony, Mr. Burkinshaw took exception to the word "cir- onlate,” the section reading :—" It shall not be
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Per P., & O. steamer Chusan, sailed on the 2nd September. For London :—155 raw milk and 2 cases silks. For Manchester 308 bales waste silk. For, Lyons —661 bales raw silk. For Milan :-85 balės raw silk. Marseilles-115 bales raw silk,
cases feathers and 134 bales pierced For. St. Etrime :--10 bales raw glk,
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