October 27, 1900.]
line from the Japanese Government extablishes somewhat formidable opposition to the old Douglas Company and lower rates of freight and passage money may be looked for.
There was quite
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT. •
A district watchman named Fung Kwo was on On the 22nd the 22nd inst. sentenced to six weeks' imprison a party of police ment for assaulting Chinese constable 163, Tang Street, and found there I when in the execution of his duty. It seems at Pai-kau in a room on
Ewo Jetty yesterday two gamblers in his custody when the defendanters of the house, and on the 23rd inst. they morning to shake hands and tender their wishes came up and said, "These two are my friends, all muloted in the usual penalty, to him on his departure for home on a well don't arrest them, if you do I'll arrest you!". earned holiday. We wish Mr. Graham god The constable replied that he would not let them speed, and a safe return to us early in May-off, upon which the defendant struck him. with Mrs. Graham, when a warm welcome back will await him.
Graham's friends crowd of Mr. William that the constable, who was in plain clothes, håd | The police arrested six, including the t
Several accounts have reached us of the dollar robbery on the river on Monday last, the most authentic of which, in spite of the crew's trump ed up stories to the contrary, does not include any, bold pirate business. A native bank was shipping off $17,000 to Shanghai by the Hsin Ya and put them on board a native cargo boat at Foochow for conveyance to the steamer laying at Pagoda. The boat returned to Foochow on Tuesday morning without the treasure or mate's receipt for it, but with a dreadful story of how it had been attacked by desperate river pirates, the lives of the crew threatened and all the treasure taken The detectives were quickly set to work and three men, known to be poor, were arrested in their houses with several hundreds of dollars in their possession. This, it is thought, may eventually lead to the discovery of the whole gang of thieves and the recovery of a good deal of the treasure. We shall have fur- ther particulars next week. In the meantime, there is reason to believe that the gang consisted simply of the coolies who carried the treasure from the bank to the boat and the crew of the boat; rather an amateur lot for such a big undertaking.
HONGKONG.
Only one plague case and ono death from plague have occurred since our issue of last week.
The master of the licensed junk No. 325, and a seaman belonging to the same boat, had been engaged to carry rice for a rice-dealer in Hong. kong. They carried botween 1,000 and 2,000. bags all right. They then thought it was time to appropriate stine. They accordingly pur- loired 140 catties. The theft was found out. with the result that they appeared bofore Mr. Hazeland ca Thursday, and were each sentenced to three months' hard labour.
A broker living at 51, East Street, told Mr. Hazeland on Thursday that when walking along Square Street the man who was in the dock came up to him and struck him, causing him to become giddy. At the same time he was kicked from behind and his money, $2:03, was taken away. He chased the defendant, who was stopped by a constable. For the theft the man was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour, a similar sentence being imposed for the assault. For stealing a pair of vases and a stand, the property of Mr. W. Shewan, of Upper Richmond Road, a cook named Leung Lam was on Thursday sent to prison for a month. An Indian police sergeant say the defendant in Lower Richmond Road on Wednesday after- noon with the vases in his possession. Whon questioned he said his master, Mr. Shewan, had given them to him. The sergeant accompanied him to the house for the purpose of testing the truth of his story. He found that the men waS not known there, and he was accordingly locked The defendant said: These vases were up, given to me by a chair coolie whom I am unable to point out.
At one am. on the 25th instant P.C. Abloy was on duty in Third Street. Yaumati, when he met & Chinaman. This being an earthly hour for even a Chinaman to be meandering about he searched him and found an iron vice in his possession. The man said he had got the vice from the Memuir, but on the vice being shown to the engineer of the latter vessel it transpired that there was not a vice like it on board. When charged at the Magistracy later in the day for being in unlawful possession, the defendant said:, I was asked to board the steamer, and I found this vice among some rubbish-This excuso availed him nothing; he was fined $10, or 14 days. For being in unlaw- ful possession of a chain Cheng Yau was fined $25, or a month. Sergeant Gourlay, found the or the defendant's person in his house and chain eno satisfactory explanation was forthcoming,
A tea-house keeper from Manila named Clan Wong was walking along the Prays on the 16th instant with his wife, a Filipino, when two men suddenly brushed against him. One of them canght hold of his hand, while the other snatched a bag which he was carrying and both then ran away. The bag contained 13 silver dollars, five dollars in small change, and a draft for $25. The thief was chased by the owner of the money and his wife, and stopped by a Chinese constable. The thief, who had been previously.convicted, was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour.
At the Harbour Office on the 23rd' instant before the Hon. Basil Taylor (Acting Harbour, Master), Yeo See, No. 1 fireman on the British steamship Peluse, pleaded guilty to having on; the 22nd inst., at Victoria Harbour, absented himself from work without leave, and was serr tenced to 14 days hard labour,
In connection, no doubt, with the approach- ing Shanghai Autumn Race Meeting- Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prox., many of our prominent fellow-citizens are going to Shanghai. In the list of passengers by the Empress of China we notice the names of Messrs. C. P. Chater, P. A Cox, J. H. Lewis, E. W. Mitchell, and Dr. G. P. Jordan.
Mathew Mass, a man employed on the U. S. S. At the Magistracy on the 24th inst.. thres Monterey, appeared before Mr. Hazeland on the seamen connected with junk No. 163 were 19th inst. charged with fighting. He assaulted charged on the information of Sergeant Mac an Indian watchman at Hunghom Dock. A fight donald, with cutting earth from Crown Land ensued, some other Indians joining in. The at Yaumati without a permit from the Director defendant seems to have got the worst of the of Public Works. From the evidence adduced bargain, his eyes having evidently been ceverely it transpired that one of the defendants had battered. He was drunk at the time, and His employed the other two to out the earth; and Worship observed that he thought the police he was fined $50, his companions being dis- ought to send a protest against the Hung-charged. For removing stone from Crown hom Hotel, which he considered was too near Land at Yauhati, a contractor was fined $100. the Dock.
At about half-past 11 on the 22nd inst., Sergeant MacSwayed and Inspector MoEwen were standing near the Cricket Ground,
Queen's Road when a soldier came by on a bicycle without a light. Sergeant MacSwayed.. called out to him to stop, but this he declined to do, making a noise with his month and going ahead. This annoyed the Police Sergeant, who called out to an imaginary constable in front
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At about half-past six on the 19th inst. P.C. Winter was going down Connaught Road and when opposite Commissariat Building saw a couple of coolies engaged in a heated argument with some other coolies. On someone calling out Sergeant", they went away. The constable wention towards the Cricket Ground, and while there heard a great noise. The coolies bad got together again and had resumed their argument. Throw. him down.” In consequence the Going towards them he saw that the couple had bicyclist turned round by the City Hall, where come to blows. He took them both into custody. he was caught, and found to be Sergeant Bab When before Mr. Hazeland on the 19th inst one bage, of the Royal Engineers. He was sum- of the men said: The second defendant was hit-moned and on the 24th inst. fined for his offence. + ting a small boy and I went and separated them.
The second defendant said: 'I was walking along I did not fight-They were each fined $3, or 14 days, and bound over to keep the peace.
A very enjoyable evening was spent at the Sailors' and Soldiers' Institute, Kowloon, on the 23rd inst: An excellent programme was provided by the Naval men from the Torpedo Depôt, and though it was somewhat marred by the non-arrival of the pianist, the “Tars rose to the occasion, as they always do, and the frequent and hearty applause of a full audience testified to the success of their efforts to entertain. Songs were sung by Messrs Robb, Pitt, Jardine, Ward, Wanless and Wallace, Mr. Robb singing "Ora pro Nobis" with great taste and feeling. The comic element was furnished by Messrs. Mahoney and Pike, who kept the audience in roars of laughter, and Mr. Bray gave a magnificent exhibition of dancing. We hear that further concerts are to be given by the depôt during the winter, and feel sure that they will attract large audiences.
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A Chinaman was on the 24th inst. charged with assaulting an Indian constable when in the ex- ecution of his duty at Yanmati -on the 22nd inst. The constable said he had arrested a woman who was carrying pigwash when the defendant came up and struck him with a polo. A crowd also gathered round and called out " Ta.” The constable had no witnesses.-The defendant's story was that the constable asked him to carry some pigwash and because he refused to do so, saying he was not's coolie, the constable struck him with his truncheon and arrested him.---- His Worship did not consider there was suf- ficient evidence to convict and discharged the dofondant.
A Chinese fitter stood in front of Mr. Haze- land on the 20th inst. at the instance of Mr. Reid, the head watchman at Hunghom Dock, charged with stealing portion of a spindle which had been sent to the works by the Chief Engineer of the U.S.S. Monterey to be repaired, and part of which, in its turn, had been handed to the ac cused to work upon in the ordinary course of business. The charge was formally proved by Mr. Reid and other witnesses, and in sentencing the prisoner to two month's hard labour, His Worship remarked that there was no doubt a considerable amount of pilfering going on at the Dock, and he hoped the punishment award- ed would have a deterrent effect upon others.
A kareen was placed in the dock at the Magistracy on the 20th inst. charged before Mr. Hazeland with being in possession of a number of taels of prepared opinm. He gave his name as Li Cheung Shui, of 136, Des Voeux Road, and said he was a merchant of repute who had been in business! for some years. "He It seemed strange, and caused quite a little tit. denied the charge and said the opium was not ter in court among those who observed it. With- his property, for it had been "placed" where out waiting for the well-known words, The it had been found in order to got him into byidence you shall give, &e,” a Chinese witness trouble. Excise officer Wong Luk, No. 57, stepped into the box at the Magistracy on supported the charge, and in auswer to His Saturday, immediately took the Bible in his left Worship said he did not know the name of the hand, kissed it rather rapturously and replacedit, informer, although he had seen him once or twice He had undoubtedly done this before he was seen before the present prosecution. His Worship by the court usher, for no other questions were Where does he live P-Witness: I don't know. asked, and that official administered the form His Worship: Now, tell me what percentage of oath taken by Chinamen in the courts does the Opjum Farmer give you for a find ? -of the Colony, which the witness repea The witness not answering for a second or two,] out the slightest concern. He eviden His Worship: Does ho not pay you ten per as he stood by the door of the com cent. P-Witness: You. His Worship: Then European giving evidence a why don't you say zo; you know there's a re- | fore he was called, that tha cognised foo. The accused said he had a karoor. | was a portion of the Court friend who could give oridence on his behalf,ed by Christian and 1 and His Worship adjourned the further hour afterwards gathered) towards the for Ing allowing bail in $100.
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