moved that advertisements be inserted in the Chinese newspapers.
The VICE PRESIDENT seconded, and the mo- tion was carried.
NO PLAGUE CASES IN HONGKONG.
Dr. CLARE said that one other point arsing out of the mortality statistics was that that was the 10th day and no cases or deaths from bubonic plague had occurred in the colony, and be thought they might say that for the present they were free from plague. No. 9 district was declared infected in April, and then Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7. 8, and 10 districts. He thought -it bad not been customary in the past to make any declaration, but he thought it would be well to recommend the Government to issue clean bills of health from this date in consequence of the sensation of plague. He moved that the Beard recommend the Government to do this
Mr. OSBORNE seconded, and the motion was carried.
This was all the business.
THE SPANISH PRIZES AT KOWLOON.
CONTRACTOR'S TEIAL TRIP. The contractors' trial trip in connection with the Isla de Luzon took place on the 6th instant under the Superintendance of Mr. David Gillies, chief manager, and Mr. R. Cooke, as sistant manager of the Hongkong Dock Com. pany, Limited. She left the Dock at nine o'clock, and when outside Green Island steamed at the rate of 12 knots to the naval testing course between Cape D'Aguilar and Deep Bay. She made four trips over the course. Her best record was eight minutes and 27 seconds. Against & beavy tide and wind she made the course in nine minutes 25 seconds. She burned Japanese coal, and there was no forced draught. Everyone on board was much pleased with her performance. It is believed that she will easily average, when in proper shape, 14 knots without forced draught. She has new engines but her original boilers. When Armstrongs (turned out the vessel, the Isla de Cuba, they got up a speed of 16 knots using the best coal and without forced draught. The Isla de Luzon will be ready to make her final trial trip under the command of U.S. naval of- ficers in about a month from now, when she will in all probability proceed direct to Manila. The other two ships will be ready soon afterwards.
Among those present at the trial trip were Lieut.-Hobson, Consul-General Wildman, Com- mander Walling, U.S.N., and Chief Engineer Burgodorft. The vessel got back to the Dock at about half-past one.
RAID ON TRIAD SOCIETIES. Captain Superintendent May returned from the New Territory on Sunday. He had been away a week, during which time he was busily engaged in connection with the suppression of the Triad Societies with which the New Ter- ritory is honeycombed. As the result about 23 arrests were made, and the arresta gave universal satisfaction to the different communi- ties who have so long been terrorised by these ruffians.
The raids were made on the early morning of the 3rd October, five parties of police being engaged. One party under the Captain Super intendent took in hand the villages extending from Taipo to the frontier, another headed by Lance-Sergeant Grant visited the villages in the immediate vicinity of Taipo; another in charge of Chief-Detective-Inspector Hausou raided Kat and neighbourhood; Detective Sergeants Sullivan and Sim directed operations at Saikong; and Inspector Macdonald headed a
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND Tau Kok. As soon as the police had arrested |- them they got evidence implicating them with black-mailing the boat population at Kat-0, one of them being also charged with committing a rape on a married woman in the presence of her husband. This man has been committed for trial by Mr. Hallifax.
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The police have experienced the greatest dif. ficulty in getting evidence, the villagers of Kat-O haring cleared out altogether in order to avoid being implicated in the prosecution.
PROCEEDINGS AT THE MAGISTRACY. At the Magistracy on Monday afternoon, before Mr. Gompertz (Acting Police Ma- gistrate), Kwok Lee was charged with demanding money with menaces from Au Luk, a fisherman living at Kat 0. He had already been commit- ted for trial for rape.
Captain Superintendent May condnoted the case for the prosecution.
The complainant said he had known the de- fendant between one and two years. On the 15th day of the 6th moon the defendant came to his boat between seven and eight o'clock in the evening and wanted to squeeze $2 out of him. He said if he had not got $2 for him he would rob him; and the complainant replied, "I belong to a fishing boat, where have I got $2 ?" The defendant asked him again for the money and consequently the complainant said he would pawn some clothing and get the money in that way, and he did so, handing the money to the defendant. The complainant's wife was in the boat at the time, and saw him take the clothing and pay the money. He had siuce redeemed the clothing for $2.10.
The wife of the previous witness corroborat ·d. Au Ying Sau, a fishermen at Kat-O gave evid enec as to the clothing in question being pawned with him for $2.
The Captain Superintendent said he could multiply these cases, but as usual among the Chinese many people had run away for fear of being implicated in the prosecutions. The defendant had already been committed on a serious charge, and he asked His Worship to commit bim on this charge as well.
His Worship-How was he arrested? The Captain-Superintendent-I will call evi- dence of arrest.
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Chief Detective Inspector Hanson said that on the 3rd inst. about 9-30 a.m. he arrested the defendant when in the act of leaving a boat and getting into a smaller one near the beach on the west side of the village of Kat-0. The boat which the defendant came out of was a boat and did not appear to have been used for fishing. The defendant had in his possession oertain Triad Society papers attached to the depositions in another case.
The case was remanded.
HONGKONG NO LONGER AN INFECTED PORT.
REMOVAL OF THE PROHIBITION OF CHINESE EMIGRATION.
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The following letter has been addressed by the Government to the Chamber of Commerce:-
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th October, 1899. following telegram has been received from the Sir, I an directed to inform you that the Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlements, Singapore-
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'Prohibition of Chinese emigration removed. Chinese emigrants will be put in quarantine. Hongkong quarantine will be removed when duly certified no cases for 10 days. Please re- port whether any fresh cases sporadic or other-
wise."
party which searched Tsin Wan and neigh-informed by telegram to-day that there has been The Singapore Government has been duly
bourhood.
At Tein Wan five men were arrested, and al- most a complete set of Triad Society insignia was seized at a village called Kowloon Hang, about three miles from the frontier. Two men were arrested at Kat-O who took part in a dis- turbance last year. These men came over to Hongkong and their extradition was applied for but refused. They had previously been impri- soned at Namtan for being members of a Triad Society, but they managed to escape from gaol, and a reward of $300 was offered by the Chinese authorities for their capture. Latterly they haye been living in the neighbourhood of Cha
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no case of plague for ten consecutive days.-I have, etc.,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary. The Secretary, Chamber of Commerce.
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[October 14
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The following is the expenditure authorised by the Appropriation Bill for next year:— Charge on account of Public Debt...$160,808.00 170,000,00 Pensions Governor and Legislatures Colonial Secretary's Department Audit Department.. Treasury
Public Works Department Post Office
Registrar General's Department Harbour Master's Department · Lighthouses Observatory
Botanical and Afforestation Depart-
ment
Legal Departments, Ecclesiastical, Education
Medical Departments, Magistracy, Police,...
Sanitary Department, Charitable Allowances, Transport, Miscellaneous Services, Contribution Services.".
42,303.00
40,563.00 ... 10,000.00 26,564.00
91,402.00
259,124.00
13,471.00
76.248.80
13,670,00
13,676.00
18,914,40
71,182.00
2,200.00
74,807.00
114,137,00
18,400.00
495,876.00
124,746.00
5,260 00
3,000.00
201,999.00
45,000.00
towards "Barrack
Colonial Defences.—Expenses of the
Volunteers,
30,000.00 Contribution towards Defence Works, 20,000.00 Public Works, Recurrent.
207.000.00
$2,350,5:1.00
Public Works, Extraordinary viz.:-
(Chargeable to General Revenue.)- $20,000 New Law Courts, Public Works Department
Store,
No. 7 Police Station, and
Branch at Kennedytown, Disinfector Station and
Quarters,
Public Latrines, Electric Lighting, Govern-
ment House,
Forming and Kerbing
Streets,
8,000
12,000
7,000
5,000
3,000
10,000
Extensions of Gas Lighting, 1,500 Improvement of Gas Light-
ing,
2,000 Governor's Peak Residence, 15,000 Laying out Farm Lot No. 1.
&c., Yaumati, Stores Account Pokfulam Conduit Road Praya Reclamation
6,000
100
5,000
10,000
Praya Reclamation-Govern-
ment Piers...
10,000
Gaol Extension
12,000
Sewerage of Victoria
5,000
Drainage
Works, Miscel-
laneous
10,000
Quarters for Gaol Staff
41,500
Swine Depôt, Kennedytown 5,000 Police Station, Sai-kung
Do..
Do.,
Do.,
Taipo Road,
5,000
Sha-tin
5,000
Tanu Wan
5,000
Starling Inlet 5,000
30,000
5,000 20,000
258,100,00
15,000
Pier in Deep Water Txipo, Survey of New Territory,
(Chargeable to Water Account.) Taitam Waterworks Exten.
xion, City of Victoria and Hill
District Waterworks. 27,000 20,000 Water Supply, Kowloon, Water Account, (Meters, &c.), 5,000 Waterworks, Miscellaneous,
Total
6,000
73,000,00
$2,691,651.00
On the last voyage down of the Knivesborg from Kiochow to Shanghai a number of smal birds came on board, but among them was a sparrowhawk, which was on the awning and ons At Saigon, on the 18th September, Lienten- of the passengers caught it, and it then had in ant Sicard, the commander of the French gun. its claws smaller bird. On examination, the boat Caronade, killed himself with a revolver- hank was found to have attached to it a label shot in a haok carriage in the street. The and a sinall bell, while ou one of its legs was a deceased had a stroke of the sun, and it is piece of blue string. Evidently, the hawk belong, supposed that the suicide resulted from aned to somebody and had escaped by biting attack of fever.
through its string.—Union.
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