THE US, MINISTER'S TOUR.
bento Pause ghal, 4th September, E H. Consor, the U.S. minister to anied by Mr. Cheshire, Secretary tk. U.8. Legation arrived here on the U.S. lar Princeton, and Mr. Conger is the guest Mr. John Goodnow, the Consul-General. This morning a representative of the Mercury lithe pleasure of an interview with the inister, who was considerably amused at the nderful dispatch which Banter had wired Shanghai as to the object of his trip to investigate personally the decrease of rican trade in China. Tow Customs Returns, which do not repre- Läs notnal importations of American goods China,” said Mr. Conger, "show how fallacious the telegram was... During six months American imports in cotton,
and flour have doubled themselves.
quently there is no need for me to in-
atigate:" decreases' in American importa."
am taking the opportunity of a trip to the various treaty ports to make myself ac. fainted with the condition of things, and to Inquire into two or three questions of import Anos to Americans. There is no need for me to touch the question of the Hankow Canton Bailway being built by an American syndicate se that has been well managed here."
Conger expects to leave Shanghai for week hence in the U.8.8. Princeton, return to Shanghai and visit the Yangtae ports in the Monocacy.
To-day he received visits from American re- sidents and Chinese officials.—Mercury.
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*FORMOSA.
"THE" HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND aj can÷boʻshown; as it can, we believe by all the |
foreigners who claim the ownership of land in the island, there is no reason why the registra. tion should not be proceeded with at once, as it is out of all question to ask those to wait for the registration of their property who can show a perfectly clear title, simply because there are some whose title is not so clear. We would re- commend that where clear titles can be shewn the registration should be made at once, and where this is not the case, that present ocon- piers should be allowed to register provisionally as owners until the question of ownership and title has been properly investigated, when tifles could be registered according to the result of the investigations. This would, we think, be found to satisfy all parties. Formosan.
Twatutis, 31st August. It is said about two million tons of railway material are to be lauded at Takow, and that special flat-bottomed boats will have be built for the landing of this cargo as the ordinary cargo boats cannot be used owing to the heavy sea ich prevails there and the weight of the cial. And as soon as this cargo is landed work on the railway, will, it is said, be
mmenced.
Trade Id Twatatia and Banks is said to be dill just now, and we are told there are 150 racant houses in the two places. s in Taipeh City is said to be equally the only people doing any business worth *1* of, being the dealers in drugs and me-
for which there is said to be a growing
kmong the Chiness of the island.
he 30th instant, the N.Y.K. will have running on the route between Japan Keelung, the Yokohama Maru and the Maru, in place of one only as heretofore. schedule of sailings will be as under: A gentlemen who recently made a trip to Tokohau informs us that 16 Chinese met their deaths at the hands of the savages in that dis- trict last month. It seems a pity the Authori- ties cannot do something to put a stop to such disgraceful state of things. Surely some- thing might be done.
7. It is said ́s Commission is shortly to be ap pointed by the Governor-General to inquire into the numerous complaints received against the Commissioners of Customs. From all we éan learn this is much needed.
On the 21st instant some savages attacked a trading post at Jusantensho, Sankakuya district, killing four Japanese, looting all the property, and setting the house on fire. The police have, we believe, gone to investigate.
It has been decided to adopt the same weights here as in Japan pro-
CANTON NOTES.
[FROM THE CHUNG NGOI SAN PO by a merchant under the name of Wing On The prepared opium tax has been farmed out Fong, the annual rent being $120,000. Every opium shop through out the whole province of Kwangtung is required to pay to the farmer three candoreens for every tael of prepared opium exposed for sale. The same tax was formerly collected by the officers of the Govern-
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ment.
Kang Yi, the grand commissioner, is now residing in the Chinchew temple. He has issued a notification prohibiting the people from pre senting complaints. He has resolved to econo. mise expenses by abolishing some useless posts and to make an increase of $800,000 to the likin❘ taxes and $600,000 to the salt tax annually, He is also willing to sanction the requests of the farming of fautan and various other forms of gambling, for he says that gambling cannot be prohibited in Kwangtung,
named Lai-Ka-Lau to Canton to investigate Viceroy Chang Chih-tung has sent a weiyuen
the works and plaus of the proposed Canton and Hankow railway.
A junk running between Canton and Sancho, a maket place in the Pua-yu district, was robbed near Wochung while on her voyage to Canton. The usual plan was used, some robbers boarding the junk as passengers, After the robbers had abstracted everything from the junk, including the property of the passengers clothing, they compelled the junk master to ran male and female, who were stripped of their ashore and beach the vessel.
HONGKONG.
There were 2,122 visitors to the City Hall Museum last week, of whom 409 were Europeans. The appointment of Mr. C. Baines to be an Inspector of Nuisances is gazetted.
At the Magistracy on Thursday Chan Fuk Hing, of 280, Queen's Road Central, was charged with forging labels on condensed milk tins. Mr. Gedge appeared for the prosecution and Mr. Hastings for the defence. The further hearing was adjourned until Tuesday next.
In addition to plague the only cases of com- municable disease reported last week were two of enteric fever, one of which proved fatal.
It is reported, says the Manila Times, that the British steamer Nero, from Hongkong, has been driven by bad weather into Dagupan and is held by the rebels just as the Lacson is.
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We learn that the Chinese Maritime Customs have opened a station at Boddam Cove, on the Island of Tong-ho, about fifteen miles South of Macao, to replace the station at Chung-chow, which is now British territory. All jauks going east or west of Macao have now to call at the new station.
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[September 16, 1899.
The Shaukiwan Road was breached by s flood- on Wednesday night at the Hongkong side of the Metropole Hotel. A temporary bamboo bridge is to be put up as soon as practicable to pass light traffic, pending the restoration of the roadway.
-On the new reclamation about 50 yards from Wa Woh Street a quantity of wood is stacked and about eleven o'clock no Thursday morning, among this wood the dead body of a Chinaman was found seated on a stone with his throat cut from ear to ear. There was a razor by his side and there is no doubt the man committed suicide. The police were informed and the body removed to the mortuary.
On Monday afternoon Mr. G. J. W- King offered for sale by auction three lots of Crown land. Kowloon Inland Lot No. 915,' which is situate at Tai Kok Tsui, and Rural Building Lot No. 100, which is situate in Barker Road, the upset price of the former being $4,080 and land Lot No. 1,559, which is situate in Queen's that of the latter $6,000, were not sold. In- Road East near Tai Wong Temple, was keenly competed for. The upset price was $900 and the Lot was sold to Mr. Chau Hung Tsang for $2,100, which is at the rate of $1.75 per square foot. The contents in square feet are $1,200. The annual rent is $22.
At Singapore there is some talk of throwing the Diamond Jubilee Memorial funds intó thé Official Assignee's hands for liquidation, that is to say, that the money is to be returned to the subscribers. We hope it will not come to that in Hongkong, but the position certainly calls for reconsideration. If there be any truth in report that the late Mr. Granville Sharp has left "The Homestead" for a Peak Hospital, together with an endowment, it would hardly be necessary to proceed with the hospital branch of the Jubilee Memorial scheme, and as to the
seems to have been reached. Jubiles Road branch of the scheme, à deadlock
At the Magistracy on Saturday a coolie was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for purse snatching. It appears that on Friday afternoon Miss Emma Symons, who is con nected with the Salvation Army Home în
Queen's Road Central, was going along Queen's Road Central carrying a bag in which was $9.50 when a coolie who was passing snatched the bag out of her hand and bolted. Mr. Harry happened
Harron, of the Quarry Bay Sugar Works,
be passing, and followed the thief. He made one or two grabs at the latter, who dodged him, but let the bag fall from under his coat. Mr. Harron picked up the bag and handed it to the owner and then renewed his Brayil, and ultimately caught him on the Praya, chase after the thief, being joined_by_P.C.
near the Central Market. The Magistrate (Mr. Gompertz warmly complimented Mr. Harron for what he bad done.
The Manila Times says:—]
-Messrs. Smith, Bell & Co. are now owners of one of the finest. launches that ply upon these waters. Its mea- surements are as follows: Length, 72 feet; breadth, 184 feet; gross tonnage, 59.91 tons; accommodate fifty-six persons. Just now, as net tonnage, 40.75 tons. It is constructed to the call is so strong owing to the presence of numerous American transports, she will be used for towing purposes and possibly for ferry traf- fio. Later on she may be employed in the in- ̈ ̈ terinsular trade, Her engines were built by the firm of Tung Tai & Co., Hongkong, and at present she is called the You On. As soon as she is registered under the Stars and Stripes her appellation will be changed to the Albert. She left Hongkong on Thursday, August 31st, and arrived on September 5th. On her passage she met with the United States steamship Pam- panga. The voyage was uneventful, only one
and measure modi doma required merely to of Bank notes in circulation and of specie in day's delay being caused by adverse currents.
per, with the mit the difference of government,
Some time ago certain Chinese in Banka plied for sanction to the formation of an ion for the importation of Chinese the regulations lately promul We now bear another such association I consisting of Chinese and Japanese and that the first association is in a uence,: imagining that it would
1 of the kind' allowed by
of proper arrangements for the land in Formosa is causing much tion amongst owners of property, and kink, vory naturally, for where clear title
The following returns of the average amount reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended 81st August, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks, are published:
Banks. Chartered Bank of
India, Australia
and China,
Hongkong and....
Shanghai Bank-
Average Specie în amount. reserve.
$2,605,052
ing Corporation : 6,256,547 National Bank of
China, Limited,
Total
At the Magistracy on Tuesday a washerman was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for stealing $125.80, a watch and gold albert, the property of Mr. J. W. Kinghorn. On Sunday afternoon Mr. Kinghorn lay down in his sleeping garments in his room at the Hongkong Hotel, and on awaking he found the money aud watch and chain missing, The matter was reported to the police, and a search was instituted. ⠀⠀ The watch and chain were found to have been pswned. On 5,000,000 Tuesday morning the man who had pawned them returned to the pawnbroker's with the ticket to redeem them, and the pawnbroker had him arrested.
$1,600,000
448,410
810,009
150,000
$6,750,000
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