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At the Magistracy yesterday a Chinaman was fined $25 for selling lottery tickets in the Hongkong Hotel on the previous evening.
Owing to the Easter holidays, Sir Joha Carrington. Chief Justice. Bas ordered the next Criminal Sessions to commence on Thursday. the 19th instaut, instead of on Wednesday, the 18th instant, the usual date for the commence- ment of the Criminal Sessions in each month.
A meeting of the Executive Committee Dia- mond Jubilee Fand was held on the 9th ̄iast. in the office of the Hon. C. P. Chater, C.M.G, at 5 p.m., Mr. Chater himself being in the chair. The result of the meeting, which was private, has not yet been communicated to the Press.
The return of the number of cases of.com. municable disease in the colony during the week ended 7th April shows that there were six cases of plague (one in the harbour) and six deaths; one case of enteric fever outside the city; one case of scarlet fever and one death, the victim being a European in the Queen's Road Barracks; two cases of small-pox, and
two deaths
The following acting appointments are gazet ted. Mr. T. J. Wild as Government Analyst during the absence of Mr. Frank Browne; Mr. R. F. Johnston to be Private Secretary to H.E. the Officer Administering the Goverument, in the absence of Viscount Suirdale; Mr. W. J. Tutcher as Superintendent of the Botanical and Afforestation Department during the absence of Mr. Charles Ford; Mr. Newinan Mumford as Government Marine Surveyor during the absence of Mr. R. C. Dixon.
A Chinaman who is acting as contractor's foreman, in connection with some alterations which are being effected in a building in Queen's Road West, has been arrested for attempting to bribe Sanitary Inspector Wol-
.mer.
On the 3th instant the Inspector, noticing that some scaffolding which had been erected obscured the light of an adjoining building and that a quantity of rubbish had been thrown into the channelling, told the defendant to remove both, and then went away. In the afternoon the defendant went to the Inspector's house and offered him $5 if he would not interfere. The Inspector reported the matter to Inspector Baker, and the man was taken into custody and brought up at the Magistracy on the 6th inst. The defendant was committed for trial.
On the 6th instant Messrs. Geo. Fenwick and Co.-launched a steel steruwheel steamer intended for the West River trude. Her di-
mensions are:-Length, between perpendiculars, 147 feet; over all, 18 feet; breadth, 31 feet; depth, 8 feet. She will bave three de ks and will be capable of carrying a large number of passengers in addition to her cargo. There will be accommodation for a number of baro- pean passengers, and the boat will, we are told, be fitted up with every convenience, inc uding electric lighting. The engines are compound surface condensing, supplied with steam frow a large multitubular boiler working at 120 lbs. There will also be a pressure per square inch. steam windlass and capstan fitted. This boal is the first of two building by Messrs. Geo.. Fenwick and Co., who inform us that the secoud one is expected to be ready toward the end of the year.
At the Harbour Office on the 6th inst., before Mr. Basil Taylor, the master of the hising Star ferry launch was charged with unlawfully fail- ing to observe the rules of the road. Lauce Sergeant Burchell, of the Water Police, said be was on duty in No. 8. police launch at noon on the 4th inst, when he saw the Rising Star coming from Kowloon. - The S. S. Glaucus was swinging with head to windward and witness was steering to pass under her stern. The Rising Star was passing on witness's port bow. He blew his whistle to check ber, but the defendant took no notice.
He continued on his course until within nine or ten yards of the stern of the Glaucus. The Rising Star also kept on her course, trying to pass between him and the stern of the Glakcus. Seeing that a collision was in- evitable if he kept ou his course, witness ported bis helm and avoided a collision, by about three feet The Rising Star
Star went straight on and never attempted to take any steps to avoid colli sion. A fine of $15, or seven days, was imposed.
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Captain D. Macdonald of the Hongkong Vo- Junteer Corps has been granted twelve months' leave of ab-once.
The Queen's Exequatur empowering. Mr. Michel Oustinow to act as Cousul for Russia at Hongkong has received Her Majes.y's signature.
steamer Ernest Simons wet with an accident While coming up from Saigon the M. M.
to her shaft-couplings, which has necessitated her going into dook to have them renswed.
Her Majesty has not been advised to exercise Her power of disallowance with respect to r dinance No. 38 of 1839, au Ordinance to amend the Companies Ordinance, 1877.
The appointment of Mr. H. G. Nicolle to be au Official Member of the Legislative Council during the absence of Commander Rumsey, R.N. is notified in the Gazette.
The benefit of the Women and Girls' Protec. tion Ordinance is already being felt. The ad missions into the Garrison Hospital last month were 62 per cent. less than those for the corres- ponding month last year.
Another armed robbery was reported to the police on the 9th inst, a licensed juuk belonging to awo man named Cheung Yenng and her daughter-in-law being attacked by three men armed with revolvers as the junk lay in Hung Hom Bay at about one o'clock on the 8th inst. The шед assaulted the women and stole four boxes containing money and clo. thing of the value of $70 and jewelry of the value of of $30; total $100.
The 8th inst. was the eighty-second anniver. sary of the birth of Christian IX, King of Denmark, a fact which was brought to the notice of residents in Hongkong by the Royal Salute fired at noon and the decorations at the Danish Consulate. on the ships in the harbour. and elsewhere. On Hongkong fell the pleasant duty of welcoming back Prince Waldemar, who arrived on Sunday morning from Nagasaki bý the Danish cruiser Valkyrien, aud so was in time to witness the honours paid to his father. As, however, was the case when he visited us in Jan- uary, he was here only as captain of the Val- kyrien and not in any other official capacity. The Falkyrien left for Singapore on 11th inst.
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The Sanitary Board notify that all domestic buildings must be provided with - backyards before the 1st of June next.
At the Magistracy on the 6th inst. & China- man was charged with being in possession of two boxes containing seventy-three Mauser rifles. A. Chinese detective found them in the man's
mouths was imposed. * carg-boat. The full penalty of $100 or three
In connection with the two unsafe walls in Caine Road. to which we referred in an artiöls in last week's issue, it is pleasing to notice that precautions have been promptly taken to prevent the collapseof the alls and the possibility of any danger to the public.ne has been strongly shored up." and a large quantity of earth behind it removed, sad no doubt the other will be similarly dealt with.
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Another armed robbery was reported to the police on the 6th inst It appears that at about a quarter-past one in the morning five men armed with revolvers entered the house at the CoffeeTM Plantation at Causeway Bay, and having in- timidated the inmates ransacked the premises nd then left, loaded with clothing and jewel- lory. On the depredation being reported to them the police scoured the city and were for- found to be in possession of some of the stolen tunate enough to arrest five men, who were property.
An attempt to steal clothing from the veran- dah of bouse No. 139, Queen's Road West, early on the 6th inst., was frustrated by a Chinese constable appearing on the scene at the right moment. He noticed that a boy, who had evi- dently climbed up the water-spout to the veran- dah. had collected some clothing together and the act of throwing it down was in te a man
Seeing who was waiting below. the constable, the man below bolted, but was caught by another constable attracted to the spot by a police whistle: The boy was also taken into custody. At the Ma- gistracy on the 6th inst, the man was sentenced to two months' hard labour and the boy was ordered to receive 12 strokes with the birch and to be sent out of the colony.
Our attention has been called on several occasions lately to the danger to passers by At the offices of the Public Works Depart from the reckless manner in which heavily ment on the 9th inst. Mr. G. J. W. King laden trucks are taken down-hill and also to the offered for competition four lots of Crown insecure way in which huge piles of goods are land. Mr. W. Lysaught bought Inland Lot fastened on these vehicles. An informant men. No. 1.58t, which is situate in Wanchai Road.
tions two cases which came under his notice in for $5.40 (apsat price $2.260); annual reut. Wing Lok Street the other day. In one case $68; contents iu square feet 5.332. The other there was a large number of kerosine tins piled lots are all situate at Causeway Bay. Inland
up on a truck, and as they had not been properly Lot 1.536 (400 square feet) fetche: $1,380. Li fastened there was a man on each side with a Ki was the purebaser. Upset price $8·0; | Lug bamboo keeping them from falling. Sud- annual rent $51, Chu Ng bought Inlanddenly, however, the tins collapsed and fell upon Lot No. 1,5×7 for $3,950 (4:10) square_fuet), upset prica $1,60; anuual rent $110. Inland Lot 1,588 was sold to Wong Man Lan a Leang Hing for $12,470; apset price $5,520 ; feet annual rout $250; contents in square 1.840.
The United States Monitor Monterey came in to the barbour from Manila on the 9th inst.just before sunset and saluted the port with 21 guns The Monterey was Conroyed by the collie. Seindia, which has on board new boilers and fittings for the Monterey and was expected te tow her; but the weather being so favourable and the sea smooth tha Moterey came all the way under her own power. The Monterey is of the Coast Defence Monitor type and is heavily armoured and armed. She has come here for repairs, fitting new boilers, piping, etc., and will probably require several m uths' work at the hands of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company. The Officers of the Monterey are:- Captain G. W. Figman; Lt.-Commander J H- Bull; Lieutenants L. L. Purcell, C. H. Mathews, G. Tarbox; Ensigns D. M. Wood, W. C. Asser- son; Surgeon 1. W. Kite; P.A. Paymaster, WV H. Rose; Gunner J. Donald; Carpenter W P. Harding; Warrant Machinists .. J. Crocker, R. C. Steele, J. J. Horan; Clerk, J. S. Stronger Those of the Scindia are:-Commander J. M. Miller; Lt. Commander J. B. Howard; Lien tenants J. Rodgers, F. J. Sabell, D. WE icedgran. J. W. Oman, E. Mole, Jr., and C Davis; Ensign A. W. Priss-y; Assistant Sur geon W. B. Grove; Assistant Paymaster D. M. Addisne; Boatswain C. Crone; Chief. Carpenter J. B. Fletcher; Carpenter OC, Jones.
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an old sewing woman who was seated on the edge of the causeway. She was injured bute fortunately not seriously. At any rate there was nothing the matter with her tongue, with which she poured upon those responsible for the accidents epithets the reverse of com- plimentary Immediately after this a truck laden with furniture came along, coolies with long bamboos steadying the load in this case also, This pile also cause to grief, but fortunately no out was hurt.
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Our equtemporary, O Porvir, has an article dealing with the question of house-rent in dongkong. Generally speaking," says the writer, un one bat the landlords can live in peace and security that he will not suddenly receive a letter demanding a 20, 30, or even 40 per cent increase of rent, in default of which The tenant mast quit." Sach power in the hands of the landlords should, O Porvir claims, be impossible under such a Government as we have in Hongkong, and it calls therefore for the appointment of a special committee to en- quire why speculation in property should be allowed to attain such gigantic proportions as to injure almost the whole of the population. The authorities would win universal gratitude by imposing some such restriction as obtains in the case of usurers. The landlords have their rights, but they exceed them when they act as they have been doing, and it the good sense of the Government to take im mediate steps to avoid the ruin of respectable families. This rain can only be prevented, according to O Porvir, by some strict official valuation of property and the action of a com. mittee such as is suggested.
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