August 4, 1900.]
The transport Natiana left the harbour on the 2nd inst. for Weihaiwei.
The body of the Chinese carpenter, who fell overboard in the harbour the other day, has been recovered near to where he fell.
For some considerable time on the 31st ult. guns were fired at five minutes' interval by the war-ships in the harbour out of respect to the late King of Italy.
On the 30th ult. Sergeant Ritchie was in Des Voeux Road when he saw a Chinaman leave an arms shop carrying something heavy in a bag. He was evidently making for a boat alongside the Praya, and suspecting that all was not right the Sergeant stopped him and searched the bag, which he found to contain 250 rounds of ammunition. The man was taken to the Cen- tral Police Station and on the 31st ult. fined $250. A Government servant residing in Queen's Road East had a rather mean trick served upon him the other night. Four R. E. men and an- other-none of them being known to him-call. ed at his house in his absence, and seeing a bot- tle of whiskey and a box of cigars on the table they helped themselves, hardly a "peg" or a cigar being left by the time they had finished.
On the night on the 27th ult., a tally-man in the employ of the Godowns Company saw a coolie occasionally employed by the company coming through the gate with a bottle of beer and a cou- ple of cakes of soap sticking out his pocket. He stopped him, and finding that the man was endeavouring to do a little pilfering gave him into custody. The defendant's anxiety to get cheap drinks and soap resulted in his being sent to gaol for a month
Heung I, a chair coolie employed by Mr. J. C. Moxon, was charged on the 27th ult. with disobey- ing the reasonable orders of his master. The previous night the complainant handed to his boy a letter for Mr. Kelly, who resides in Des Voeux Villas, the Peak, telling him to give it to the defendant to take. The defendant, how ever, replied that it was not his business, and subsequently professed not to know where to go, though the place was explained to him. Fined $10, or a month.
A Chinaman on the 31st ult. was charged with stealing a pair of shoes from No. 1. Stanley Street. The prosecutor said that he happened to be awake early that morning when he saw the prisoner creep stealthily into his room, grab a pair of new shoes, belonging to him, and make off. The prosecutor jumped up, yelling "Stop thief, and followed the man into the street. He continued to bawl at the top of his voice and Sergeant Findlay grabbed the runaway and took him to the Central Police Station. On the 31st ult. the thief was sentenced to three months' hard labour. There were two pre- vious convictions against him.
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
The men from the British warships in the harbour landed at Kowloon on the 31st ult. and had a march out.
The new bathing and boating shed at Kow- loon in connection with the Victoria Recreation Club, was opened on the 27th ult., a launch leaving Murray Pier at 5.30 p.m. for the con- venience of the members.
Five men were brought up at the Magistracy charged with being concered with an armed rob. bery near Kowloon City. They were remanded until next week. They are charged with entering a house on the night of the 28th ult. They had swords with them, and because the master and his foki objected to their taking away his goods they attacked them with their swords, cutting off one of the master's thumbs and slashing him about the head. They then ransacked the premises and decamped with property valued at $50. On their departure the police were informed and the master was taken to the Hospital. Later on the prisoners were arrested with some of the stolen property in their
possession.
We beg to draw the attention of those in- terested in shipping that from the 1st in- stant the pilotage rate at the port of Swatow has been fixed at $5 per foot, English measure- ment, for all-sized crafts.
At the offices of the Public Works Depart- ment on the 30th ult. Mr. G. J. W. King offered for competition three lots of Crown land. Quarry Bay Inland Lot No. 5 was purchased by Messrs. Butterfield Swire for $860 ($20 above the upset), and Rural Building Lot No. 105 by Mr. G. W. Playfair for $1,024 ($20 above the upset). Messrs. Shewan, Tomes, and Co. bought Hung Hom Inland lots Nos. 225 and 226 for $24,500, which is at the rate of 57 cents a foot.
The Italian cruiser Fieramosca, which arrived in the harbour from Singapore on the 28th ult., brought Admiral Count Camillo Canoliani with her. She is a 2nd class cruiser, built at Leghorn and launched in 1888. Her principal figures are: displacement 3,600 tons; i.h.p. 7.700; armour, gun-position 5 in., deck 11⁄2 in.; guns, two 9.8 in.; six 6 in. Q.F., one 2.9in.." five 2.2iu., eight 1.4in., two maxims; torpedo tubes ; speed 17.5 knots; and complement 315. The Austrian cruiser Kaiserin Maria Theresa also arrived on Saturday. We have already given her figures.
Young Fung, the head bar-boy at Thomas's Grill Rooms. appeared at the Magistracy on the 31st ult. to prefer a charge of assault against F. G. Ferguson, a seaman out of employ. The complainant, whose face bore signs of rough us- age, said that the previous night the defendant called for drinks and one of the bar-boys asked him for 80 cents. The defendant threw some water over the boy and refused to pay. The complainant then asked him for the money. whereupon the defendant banged him in the eye. Not content with this he followed the complainant into the corridor and gave him a blow in the mouth. An Indian constable was called to arrest him. A fine of $15, or a month. was imposed.
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The French gun-vessel Vipère left on the 1st inst. for Taku, the Italian cruiser Fieramosca and the Austrian cruiser Maria Theresa for Shanghai.
As the result of enquiries made by the police further details are to hand as to the death of the young Chinawoman who resided at No. 33, D'Aguilar Street, who died on Sunday from opium poisoning. It appears that the woman was recently married to a European Government official, who subsequently deserted her. Having no means of subsistence she got into debt, and this seemed to prey upon her mind. Accordingly on Sunday she sent for 30 e nts worth of opium, which she swallowed, and then calmly waited for the end, sitting in front of a bundle of joss sticks which she had set light to. Replying to the servant girl, who asked for an explanation, she said, "It is for myself, as I shall not be alive much longer. I have taken somethingto put an end to my life." She shortly afterwards died. The post mortem showed that opium poisoning
was the cause of death.
The U. S. cruiser Buffalo arrived in the har bour on the 27th ult. from Colombo. She is a converted merchant vessel, of 6,888 tons displace- ment and 3,600 i.h.p. Her armament is two 5 in Q. F., four 4 in., six 6 prs., and two maxims, Her speed is 14.5 knots and her complement 297 men. She left again on the 29th.
Mr. Reece appeared at the Magistracy on the 28th ult. and asked for a re-hearing of the case arising out of a fight between two gangs of coolies in Des Voeux Road a few days before. One of the coolies was slashed on the side with a chopper, and the man who did this was sen- tenced to four months' hard labour, four others being sentenced to a month each. The applica- tion was granted, bail being fixed at $250 on the first prisoner and $25 on each of the other four.
As Sergeant Macdonald was walking along the road near the Sai Kok Tsui at about five o'clock on the 1st inst. he met a Chinaman with an umbrella up. As it was not raining at the time and it was too early for the sun's rays to render such a precaution necessary he drew near and noticed that the man was carrying a parcel which he was evidently desirous of con. cealing. On being asked what he had got, the man said he had bought a clock from a man in the street and was taking it to the Cosmopolitan Docks. This was too thin a story for the Ser- geant, who took the man to the Yaumati Police Station and subsequently brought him up before Mr. Hazeland, who fined him $10 or two months for being in unlawful possession.
At the Happy Valley on the night of the 28th ult. the burial of the remains of two men from H.M.S. Goliath, who met their deaths the previous afternoon, took place. The blacksmith's mate (Jones) and a marine Robert John McEachern, a seaman employed artilleryman named W. McNicols were en- on board the Monmouthshire, had a lively time on gaged in doing some repairs to the double bot- the night of the 28th ult., the result being that he tom. Having occasion to return to the dock found himself at the Magistracy on the 30th ult. for something Jones unthinkingly let the hatch charged with assaulting a sampan woman and down. About ten minutes afterwards he sud- damaging her boat to the extent of $4. It ap. denly remembered what he had done, and rush- pears that he had been ashore on the 28th ult. and ing back to the hatch opened it and saw was returning to his ship in the evening in a McNicols lying apparently unconscious at the slightly "elevated "condition. He hired a sam.
bottom. He lost no time in getting down pan at Kowloon Wharf, and as he was being below, but before he could ronder his comrade rowed towards his ship by a woman and girl he any assistance he too was overpowered by the became obstreperous. He got hold of the poisonous fumes emanating from the double woman and girl, and during the struggle the bottom of the ship. Seeing how things were latter fell into the water. She, however, does the blacksmith next went below and at once not appear to have come to any harm. For became unconscious. One of the officers mán- safety the sampan people rowed their boat aged to attach a rope to the body of the black- against a lighter. The defendant got on board the lighter, and the crew kept him still until the arrival of the police by fastening him up. On the defendant promising to pay $10 com- pensation the case was withdrawn.
COMMERCIAL.
TEA.
EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
Yokohama Kobe
1900-1
1899-00
lbs.
lba.
3,177,099
8,384,093
9,882,016
9,518,279
13,059,115
17,902,372
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO ODESSA. 1899-1900 1898-99.
lbs.
lba. 14,832,251
Shanghai and Hankow... 9,595,307
SILK. CANTON, 20th July,-Silk.-Tsatlees. A few lots of No. 1 and No. 2 have been settled at $680 to $665. Re-reels. About 100 bales of No. 1 picul and more might be had at the latter rate. Re-reels have been bought at $700 to $715 per Filatures.--Have been in good demand during the first part of the fortnight and prices ruled very firm. During the last few days demand has slackened somewhat but prices have been well maintained. The majority of the good filatures are still occupied filling their engagements for Short-reels; and as these realise more remunera- tive prices to the producers, Lyons orders for fine and middle sizes are difficult to execute. Short- reels.-The demand for New York has fallen off, cessions might be obtainable. The 3rd crop is and dealers being pressed for money, small con-
Tsatlees, but the bulk of the Cocoons are said to estimated at 5,000 bales Filatures and 1,000 bales
actions have not been important, prices of Steam be of inferior quality. Waste.-Although trans- Waste advanced about 10 per cent. and there is very little offering. We append quotations in Canton, with laying down cost in London and Lyons, Exchange 4 months' aight, 2/-, and Fes. 2.55 per Dollar.
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN TO AMERICA.
Canton Shanghai
Yokohama
1900-1901 bales.
1899-00 bales.
243
105
2-13
$105
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN TO EUROPE.
1900-1901 bales.
smith, who was hauled up, and removed to the Shanghai Naval Hospital in a precarious condition. The Canton bodies of Jones and McNicols were subsequently Yokohama got up. The sad affair has cast a gloom over the war vessels in the harbour.
30
50
1899.00
bales.
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