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"Should any master or other officers of the Mercantile Marine Service feel offended at the tons of any order Her 1 Majesty's Vice-Consul gires him he should complain to Her Majesty's Consul, who is the only person in the islands who has any right to give orders to the Vios- |
"It is the Vice-Consul's duty, if any master rother officer attempts to dispute his orders, to at ones report to the Consul, who will, if l is maintained, bring the offenders Naval Court.
Manila, September, 1899.”
the tones of the above it might be d that extraterritoriality prevailed at anila. We should imagine that the Consul Bed Vice-Consul are labouring under some mis- fehension with regard to the extent of their authority.
FOOCHOW.
- To the casual observer the Foochow tea trade must appear to be booming with four steamers alearing for London in two days. This hap- poned at the beginning of the month, not reok. oning the intervening Sunday. The Benvenue éleared on the 2nd inst, and the Formosa, Ching Wo, and Stentor on the 4th. but after all the four steamers only took between them 1,235 tons or about 865 000 lbs., and not all this was, for London. So that the addition to the export, notwithstanding that four steamers carried it, is moderate, especially when looked at as following very light shipments during August
Prospects for the Winter Race meeting of the F.R.C.,are decidedly poor, and it appears that the enthusiasm for subscription griffins is at a very low ebb. This isprobably due to the very inferi- er lot received from Shanghai last Autumu, for it will be remembered, that three were entered in the " City Stakes," very soon after their arrival in Fooohow. Up to the present, we understand, only three ponies have been subscribed for, and this is not a sufficient number to warrant the Stewards of the Bace Club drawing up a pro- gramme. There are a few old ponies in the port that have weathered the summer well snough to take part in the racing, and light work has commenced at the Racecourse. Mr. Dorset's stable has been augmented by the ad- dimen of t'luto, and we wish the new owner all fuck with his purchase.-Echo.
THE PLAGUE.
The figares for the last seven weeks are as follow :----
WEEK ENDING.
Aug. 5
DRATHS.
CASES.
29
29
12
20
23
19
24
23
26
15
15
Sept. 2
14
14
13
16
18
12 20
The returns for the present week are as follows-Sunday, 2 oases, 2 deaths; Monday, 2 osses, 2 deaths; Tuesday, 2 cases, 2 deaths Wednesday, 2 oases, 2 deaths; Thursday, cases, 4 deaths; Friday, 4 osses, 3 deaths.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND.
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Order-in-Council appears in the Gazette prohibiting the supply of milk from a certain dairy iu Kowloon until the Order is withdrawn. | It is satisfactory to find the Government watching over the milk supply, but an Order- in-Council seems rather a sumberous form of procedure to have to adopt in such a case. In this matter it would seem advisable to extend the laws of Hongkong to the New Territory.
We are informed by Messrs. Luetgens, Einst- | maan& Co., General Agents of the Great Eastern and Caledonian Gold Mining Co., Limited, that | they have succeeded in securing the services of Mr. T. Waters, the manager of the Queen & Victoria Mines, Charters Towers, ar mining manager, Mr. Waters holds a very good rep- | utation and has been in the employ of the Queen & Victoria Mines for years.
At the Supreme Court on Monday morning a man whose name was called as a juror excused himself by saying he was no scholar. The
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Acting Chief Justice: You don't require to be a scholar. You can understand English, can't you?-Juror: Yes. His Lordship: If you are honest and understand English that is all that we require of you. We don't want you to be a scholar. You can read and write?—Juror: | No; I can neither read nor write.-His Lord ship: Perhaps you had better stand aside then, and we will see.
As an Indian Police Sergeant was walking on the Praya on Saturday morning he noticed the body of a man lying close to the Praya nearly opposite the Hongkong Club. The body, which is that of a Portuguese or Filipino of about 20 years of age, was removed to the mortuary, The previous evening Inspector Duncan saw a man standing on the edge of the Praya near where the body was found, and being suspicious he was about to speak to him when the man walked away, but he must have returned to the same spot and carried out his intention of com- mitting suicide by jumping into the water.
After drill on Thursday eveuing a meeting of the members of the "C" Machine Gun Company was held in the Volunteer Institute under the presidency of Captain Potts for the purpose of electing a Shooting Committee. Lieutenant Duncan read a letter which he had received from Gunner Gubbay offering for competition a magnificent silver bowl to be won five consec- tive years before becoming the property of any competitor, the winner each year to be awarded a gold medal. He also announced that Captain Potts had offered a cap for competition. This Announcement was received with applause, and the donors were warmly thanked for their gen. erosity. The shooting committee was appointed as follows:-Sergeant King, Gunners Gubbay, Adams, and Bailey, with Corporal Toller as secretary.
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September 29, 1899.
It is notified in the Gasette that H. D: the Governor has been pleased to recognise Dr. Zimmermann as in charge of the Imperial German Consulate during the temporary ab- sence of Dr. Rieloff.
At the Harbour Office on Monday morning an enquiry was held by Commander Rumsey Inte the circumstances connected with the collision between No. 4 Cosmopolitan Dook Steam launch, Sin Hung master, and No. 6 Polica Pinnace, William Pyne, master.-P. C. Pyne said that at 1.40 p.m. on the 9th instant he was! in charge of No. 6 police pinnace, and when half-way between. Queen's Statue Wharf and Murray Pier No. 6 Dook launch. was coming out from Queen's Statue Wharf heading east. Hồ gave one blast, but the Dock launch came on and struck his pinnace on the port beam doing about $8 damage.—Sin Hung said he did not see the Police pinnace, as she was so small, and some launches were between them. As soon as he saw her he stopped and went astern, but struck her on the port side.—Bin Hung's certificate was suspended for a month
Three rather important sales of Crown land were effected at the offices of the Public Works Department by Mr. King on Monday afternoon, To begin with, Kowloon Marine Lot No. 49, which is situate at Yaumati, was offered. It comprises 165,000 square feet and is subject to an annual rent of $1,894. Starting at $11,250, the bidding went up to $70,000, at which price the lot was knocked down to Mr. Shelton Hooper for the Laud Investment Company. The next lot was Kowloon Marine Lot No. 50, situate at Mongkoktsui; contents in square feet 57,750, annual rent $16,380. From $47,030 the price soon went up to $59,000, at which figure Mr. Leung Kin Cho was the purchaser. It is intended to build a ginger factory on the land. The third lot was Inland lot No. 1564, which is situate above Queen's Road East (on the hill side approached from Ship Street, contents in square feet 2,700, annual rent 827; the upset price was $810, Mrs. Lam A See was the purchaser for $830. She purposes build- ing a house on the site.
accommodation, as at times intending guests have to be refused. We wish Captain Clarke and Mrs. Clarke, whose quiet supervision over the managing staff has tended so much to the comfort of the house, every success in the new venture. Attached to the hotel is a steam- launch, which is a very comfortable boat and much appreciated by picnic and shooting parties."
MISCELLANEOUS.
Visitors to Macao will be glad to hear that the Boa Vista Hotel property at that port has been purchased by Capt W. E Clarke, of the Hongkong, Canton an l ́Macao steamer service,. in command of the Heungshan on the Macao ́ line. Captain Clarke has had a lease of the property for the past four years, during which time the Hotel has become very popular amongst all classes and is now acknowledged to be one of the most comfortable in the Far East. The situation of this Hotel is certainly excellent and it is gratifying to know that it will remain in such good hands, securing to us an agreeable change of air so near at hand. It is the inten... ́ At the Magistracy on the 15th September Mrtion of Captain Clarke tó further increase the Gompertz opened an enquiry into the circum- stances connected with the collapse of the house No. 55, Graham Street, on the 23rd August. Sergeant MoHardie said that at 11 o'clock on the night in question he was in Hollywood Road when a Chinaman came to him and told him that a house had fallen at 55, Graham Street, Hewent to the place indicated, and he had only been there a few minutes when there was an- other callapse and he heard cries of "Save life." He went in the direction of the cries and came across a Chinaman, whom he got out and sent to the Hospital. He also helped in getting another out.-Evidence was given as to the recovery of two other injured men and three dead bodies. Mr. E. M. Hazeland, of the Public Works Department, said he inspected the house on the morning of the collapse. He found the roof and the second floor bad
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the premises known &B the old Synagogue fronting Staunton Street. A portion of the south party wall between the first and second floors had also fallen. The old Synagogue premises had been mostly pulled down. His opinion was that when the back wall of the Synagogue had been pulled down the party wall of the house lost The following promotions and appointment support and was weakened by rain. Notice had in the Beintary Department are gazetted:- bean given to Public Works Department that Second class Inspector G, G. Burnett to be the premises would be rebuilt. When buildings Acting First-class Inspector vice Germain re were being demolished no superintendence from tired; Third-class Inspector H. J. Kuight to be the P.W.D. was necessary, but if the party Second-class Inspector vics Burnett promoted; wall had been properly shored the accident would and Lance Sergt. W. H. Woolley to be Third- not have happened. He did not think the ac- Inspector of Nuisances vice Knight pro-cident would have happened but for the rainy
weather." The unquiry was adjourned.
HONGKONG.
H.M.S. Powerful left the harbour early on Sunday morning homeward bound.
There were 1,803 visitors to the City Hall Museum last week, of whom 254 were Europeans. With the exception of plague there were no cases of communicable disease reported last week. It is notified in the Gazette that the Queen's exequatur empowering Mr. Armin Haupt to not an Consul for Denmark at Hongkong has received Her Majesty's signature.
The objection lodged against "The Wizard " as not being a bona fide polo pony in the Polo Scurry at the last Gymkhana meeting has been overruled by the Gymkhana Committee.
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The monotony of the C. P. R. steamer Em. press of India's journey f.um Hongkong, says the Japan Herald, was agreeably disturbed on the afternoon of the 5th inst. during her pas- sage through the Inland Sea, when off the vicinity of Onomichi, where the soldiers and seamen from the sunken American transport Morgan City are now encamped. On sighting the Empress, some of the American officers and men put off in a boat to her, whereupon she at once stopped and awaited their arrival. The Americans, it seemed, were in need of more provisions, and a ready response was immediately forthcoming from passengers and crew of the Empress without exception. A large quantity of provisions was contributed, in addition which the passengers clubbed together bought nearly the whole of the liner's i stock of cigars for the shipwrecked while the crew themselves cheerfully dered their own personal allowance of When the boat cast off again, her America crew raised three hearty cheers for their bene- factors, who in their turn as enthusiastically
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