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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS ́AND
Shanghai Canton Yokohama
[July 28, 1900.
1899-1900
1898-9
bales.
bales.
15,659
6,928
7,645
7,901
33,909
29,891
67,213
44,720
CAMPHOR.
An enquiry has been held by Mr. Hazeland An impudent attempt at robbery was made at¦ EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN touching the death of Wong Ping, a servant Capsnimoon on the night of the 21st. The scho-
TO AMERICA. girl aged 18 years of age residing at 88, Well-lars attending Miss Hamper's School, Victoria ington Street. She was admitted to the Hos- Home, are at present located in the old customs pital on the 12th inst. suffering from poisoning, station at Capsuimoon, while their city quarters She died two days afterwards and it was dis- are being renovated. At about seven o'clock covered that she had taken opium. A. verdict on Saturday night the scholars were at prayers, to the effect that she had committed suicide and a crowd of Chinese was collected round the when in a state of unsound mind was returned. door listening to the singing. Thinking this a good opportunity for stealing something a A chair coolie in the employ of Mrs. Long, hinaman crept upstairs. While searching for of Des Voeux Villas, The Peak. was charged something portable, however, the house coolie on the 20th inst, with behaving in a disorderly confronted him. He seized hold of him and manner. Mrs. Long said she was out with her raised an alarm. The would-be thief was chair, the defendant being the back coolie. At handed over to the police patrol launch, and the Tram Station the defendant used a lot of
was yesterday sentenced to one months' hard Chinese, and when going up the hill shook the labour as a rogue and vagabond. chair violently and then put it down with a bump. The baby was in the chair. A fine of $10, or a month, was imposed.
The other week a man residing at Saikok, near Sam Sui Po, was convicted of being in possession of arms-fighting irons without a permit, and on the 25th instant a further charge of being a member of an illegal society was preferred again him. Inspector Macdonald and a party of police, by virtue of a warrant au- thorising them to search for arms, visited the man's house on the evening of the 8th inst., and in addition to the fighting irons found concealed about the room certain books relating to the Triad Society.-Mr. Hayes appeared for the defendant, who was committed for trial.
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About 30 coolies employed at the Naval Yard went on strike on the 20th inst. at the instigation of one of their number, Chung Sze, who was subsequently charged at the Magistracy with behaving in a disorderly manner. The as- sistant compradore at the Naval Yard said that at about seven o'clock that morning he was at the gate of the Naval Yard when he heard the defendant call out to the other coolies, Don't you men go in to your work; if you do you are a lot of 'kai tai.'" This was said in a loud tone of voice. The defendant had gone in for higher pay. He was fined $25, or a month. Captain P. H. Rolfe, of the s.s. Yuensang, appeared at the Magistracy on the 24th inst. for the purpose of giving evidence against a couple of Chinamen who had been found on board his ship with intent to obtain a passage thereon without the consent of the owner. He found them on board when on a trip from Hongkong to Manila and brought them back to Hongkong with him. On the day the boat left Hongkong a search was made, but no one was found on board except those who had a right to be there, and the defendants must have come aboard sub- sequently. The captain had been unable to discover who had been the means of stowing the defendants on board. The defendants were each fined $25, or a month.
At the Magistracy on the 23rd inst, a marine hawker was charged with stealing an iron block. valued at $3, from the New Canton Wharf which is being erected on Praya Central. The theft was reported to the police on Saturday morning, and the evening of the same day the block was found at the shop of a marine store dealer, at 39, Wing On street. The police were informed that it had been bought from a man the same day for $5. The marine store dealer was taken into custody for being in unlawful possession. In the meantime the dealer's foli hunted out the hawker and took him to No. 7 Police Station. On the 23rd inst. the man was sentenced to two months' hard labour. The dealer's case was ad- journed till Thusday, bail (fixed at $250) being allowed.
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Three Chinaman and a boy were charged with disorderly conduct at Hung Hom the 21st inst. Indian Constable No. 34 said some other the defendants, together with Chinese, were in a street by the docks at Hung Hom throwing stones at some Indian sailors from the Algoa. There were about 150 Chinese altogether. A stone thrown by the first defen- dant hit a sailor on the shoulder and cut it, but he would not come to court. Witness arrested the first, second, and fourth defendants, one of the sailors assisting him and the third man was arrested on the way to the Police Station. The third defendant was calling out to the crowd to kill the sailors. Defendants were each fined $10, or a month.
Mr. Hazeland sentenced two Japanese to one month's hard labour on the 21st inst. for assault- ing a Chinese boatman. The latter said he was opposite Blue Buildings when the defendants came up. They got into his boat. and at once commenced to assault him, striking him on the jaw and neck. He called out for the police and the defendants were captured. His Worship characterised the assault as cowardly, and un- warranted, and said that the defendants must be shown that they could not assault Chinese boatmen with impunity.
On the 22nd and 21st inst. the (hinese com-
munity of Hongkong celebrated the thirtieth birthday of the Emperor Kwang Hsu by a liberal display of lanterns and Chinese flags and by let- ting off crackers. It was noticeable that the an- niversay was much more generally observed than usual, and it would be interesting to learn the reason. In the Chinese portion of the town there was a regular fusillade all the afternoon, and in the Praya there was a great display.
At the Magistracy on the 21st inst. five men were charged with cutting and wounding. It appears that the previous day some Tung Kun men were engaged in carrying firewood from a boat to a godown in Sai Wo Lane. Their way led through a passage where some 20 men be- longing to the San Wui men were packing sugar. As the San Wui men obstructed the whole passage the Tung Kun men remonstrated and asked them to get on one side. A quarrel ensued. From words they came to blows. The sugar packers were using hooked choppers and one of them struck a Tung Kun man and in- flicted a deep gash under the right armpit. The whole lot then cleared away. Five of the constables on the 21st inst. men were arrested by Inspector Baker and his used the chopper was sentenced to four months The man who
hard labour and the other four to a month.
COMMERCIAL.
TEA.
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HONGKONG, 27th July.-There is no market, and the price is consequently going downward. Quotations for Formosa are:-592.50 to $93.00 sales 200 piculs.
SUGAR.
HONGKONG, 27th July.-The downward ten- dency continues, the market being dull. Quo- tations are — Shekloong, No. 1, White......$7.75 to $7.80 pol.
2, White...... 7.15 to 7.20
5.30 to
do.
+
Shekloong, No. 1, Brown
do.
5.35 17
2, Brown No. 1, White...
1, White.
5.15 to
5.20
7.80 to
7.85 29
7.20 to 7.25 #
No. 1, Brown
21
...
5.15 to 5.05 to 5.10 .11.65 to 11.70 ..10.20 to 10.25
5.20
37
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Swatow,
do. Swatow, do.
2, Brown Foochow Sugar Candy . Shekloong
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MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS.
Per ship J. B. Walker, sailed on June 30th. 29,496 rolls matting, 1,362 bales cassia, 437 bales strawbraid, 379 bales rattan core, 100 casks soy, 50 cases essential oil, 50 bags coffee, 33 cases Chinaware, 3 pkgs. sundries.
For
Per 8.8. Bayern, sailed 12th July. Genoa:-309 bales raw silk, 77 bales canes. For Genoa/Barcelona: 15 bales canes. For New York:--120 cases essential oil. For Trieste : 250 boxes cassia lignea. For Antwerp: -647 bales bamboo scraps, 200 boxes cassia, 150 balos split bamboo, 114 bales feathers, 51 rolls matting, 40 bales canes, 22 cases Chinaware, 2 cases cigars. For Antwerp/Hamburg :-70 cases bristles. For Antwerp/London/Hamburg: - 45 bristles. For Amsterdam -178 rolls matting, 21 cases Chinaware. For Amsterdam/Rotter- dam: 80 pkgs. tea.
cases
For Rotterdam :- 250 bales broken cassia, 7 cases cigars. For Lon don-200 pkgs. tea, 50 casos essential oil, 30 cases bristles. For Bremen: 81 rolls matting, 17 cases sundries. For Bremen/Hamburg :-
Chinaware. For Hamburg -2,197 22 cases pkgs. tea, 1,300 boxes cassia. 152 bales feathers sundries, 30 cases cigars, 20 cases essential oil- 85 cases bristles, 45 rolls matting. 35 cases
15 cases tea, 7 cases human hair. For Ham, burg London - 500 boxes cassia. For Copen- . hagen -4 bales cassia.
RICE.
HONGKONG, 27th July.-A good harvest is reported on the mainland, and the prices are consequently declining. Quotatitions are:----
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED Saigon, Ordinary
KINGDOM AND CONTINENT.
1900-1 lbs.
Hankow and Shaghai Amoy
Foochow Canton
1899-00 Iha.
48,037 6,905,036
70,728 7,632,720
6,954,973
7,708,443
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO
UNITED STATES AND CANADIA.
1900-1
Shanghai Amoy
Foochow
1899-00
3,032,579 1,966,499 391,732 717,809
3,424,311 2,684,298
SILK.
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN TO EUROPE.
Round, Good quality Long Siam, Field mill cleaned, No. 2
Garden, White
Fine Cargo
$2.75 to 2.80 -
3.00 to 3.05
3.20 to 3.25
... 2.90 to 3,95 No. 1
3.25 to 3.30
3.97 to 4.00
4.08 to 4.13
MISCELLANEOUS IMPORTS. HONGKONG, 27th July-Among the sales re- ported during the week are the following:-
YARN AND PIECE GOODS.-Bombay Yarn.- 50 bales No. 8 at $89, 900 bales No. 10 at $82 to $89, 650 bales No. 12 at $87 to $91, 200 bales No. 16 at $95 to $98.50 1,550 bales No. 20 at $93 to $103. Drill.-225 pieuls 10 lbs. Large Eagle at $6.20. Grey Shirtings,—1,000 piculs 10 lbs. Blue 5 men at $4.20.
COTTON YARN---
Bombay-Nos. 10 to 203...... English-Nos. 16 to 24,.
per bale
$74.00 to $101.00
114.00 to 120.00
22 to 24,.
.116.00 to 122.00
33
32
>>
28 to 32,. 38 to 42,
.129.00 to 133.00
1899-1900
1898-9
bales.
bals.
COTTON PIECE GOODS-
Grey Shirtings-6 lbs......
7 lbs. 8.4 lbs. 9 to 10 lbs.
.147.00 to 154.00 per piece
2.00 to 2.10
2.20 to 2.25
2.75 to 3,60
3.70 to 4.65
62,473
51,722
2.55 to 2.75
24,784
94,138
58 to 60
3.00 to 3.75
Yokohama
20,612
19,391
107,889
165,251
Shanghai.. Canton..
White Shirtings-54 to 56 rd.
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64 to 66 4.00 to 4.75 Fine
6.00 to 7.75 Book-folds. 4.35 to 6.25
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