January 26, 1901.1
that this is the first serious offence, registe against me.
Following on the reading of this statement,
CCHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
extremely pretty. Flower Ballet in the secon
On Wednesday night there was no perform-
the Court was once more cleared for private" ance at the Theatre, in token of respect for the
deliberation of the verwere of death of Her Majesty. In Town was played.
half-an-hour the prisoners
in,
and all the witnesses having been summoned, udgment was delivered as follows:-" Pri soner, John Henderson, having ploaded guilty to the charge, the Court finds the charge against the prisoner is proved, and also finds that the charge against prisoners Edward Daley and Frank Colbert is proved, and therefore adjudges him, the said John Henderson, to be imprisoned with hard labour for the term of six calendar months, the said Edward Daley to be imprisoned with hard labour for the term of twelve calendar months, and the said Frank Colbert to be imprisoned for the term of six calendar months with hard labour, all sentences to date from this 18th day of January, 1901.”
The proceedings then terminated. With regard to the gunsights that were thrown over board, our, representative was informed that efforts to trace the culprits have so far been fruitless.
THE LILLIPUTIANS AT THE THEATRE ROYAL.
again on Thursday night.
HARMSTON'S CIRCUS.
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JAPAN'S TRADE IN 1900-
UNSATISFACTORY FIGUREJ.
:
The total amount of Japan's trade in 1900 was yen 491,548,879, being an increase “of yen 56,217,059 compared with the previous year. This increase is due to the extraordinary importa of rails and other descriptions of iron, woollen: cloth, sugar and kerosene. The exports, on the contrary, show a falling-off of over yen 10,000,000 as compared with the previous year, on account of unusual depression in the raw silk, kaiki, are as follows:-- matches, and cotton yarn markets. The figures
-Total
Excess of imports
1900
Yen.
1899
Yen.
204,207,873 214,928,894
287,341,006 220,401,926-
491,548,879 435,331,820 83,133,133 5,472,032 The principal export goods which have de clined as compared with the previous year were as follows ----
Kaiki.. Matches Straw Matting Umbrellas. Raw Silk Cotton Yarn... Rice Cattle Fish Sea Weed Mushrooms Vegetable Wax
The principal import creases are as follows:
Cotton Yarn Rails
Tron, Pig and Bar
Leather
1899
1900
Yen.
878,313
1,451,952
5,754,263
5,890,666
3,310,040
3,717,489
860,986
953,547
44,657,029 62,627,721
20,533,823 28,521,438
3,575,970 10,282,012 1,158,794 1,362,068
583,727 €946,081 686,465 688,818 561,495 642,219 goods which show in-
1900. Yen.
1899.
Yen.
7,041,456 4,963,326
4,759,872 435,054
5,249,755 · ·2,603,676 19,578,200) 6,066,993
Other Iron and Steel- Indigo.
................. ...· 3,903,203 2,903,829
4,445,208 1,934,275
2,085,981 1,067,090
8,169,850 5,657,290
7,364,991 4,350,981
2,969,759 -2,004,198
917,930 374,950 9,709,769 · 6,038,991
Machinery
Mousseline de laine ..... Woollen Cloth
Flannel
Large audiences were present at the two por formances given on the 19th inst. by Harmiston's talented company. Sir John Carrington was amongst those present at the afternoon perform ance, Eldred and bis daring trapeze work brought The wonderful vaulting by Gilbert him well deserved applause. The Flexible Marvel" Ajax received repeated plaudits, though many present were probably uncertain Exports as to whether he would be able
to un- Imports twist himself from the various complicated attitudes he assumed. He is certainly a won- derful performer. Of the equestrian acts perhaps the best was the entry of the fine Arab herse Aden, introduced by Mr. George Harmaston, who was deservedly praised for his splen- did training of the high-spirited animal. There was, as usual, plenty of fun provided by numerous clowns and dummies, and the children were not the only persons in the audience who laughed heartily at the jokes. Miss Though the furore aroused by the perform Nellie Harmston Love, aged ten, gave a ances of the Lilliputians at the Theatre Royal daring performance 28 La Voltigeuse," may be attributed principally to the wonder-riding baroback on a pony, and jumping ful ability displayed by the youngsters, there on and off as it dashed round the ring. Miss is no doubt that the popularity of the per-Nellie evidently has a brilliant future before her formances is enhanced by the admirablɔ selec-in the profession. Gus Burns, the accomplished tion of plays staged-plays which exactly animal trainer, created much amusement with hit the prevailing, taste and which have well his burlesque of her act, by sending round a stood the test in the old country and else monkey mounted on a goat, the monkey vault where. It will be long ere the generaling on and off the goat's back in true circus public tires of musical comedies, particularly style. Mr. Burns also entered the cage of the those of the character included in the repertoire tiger, a splendid beast, and put it through a few of the Lilliputians. The immense popularity tricks. Altogether the entertainment was most of The Geisha and The Belle of New York, enjoyable, and there is no doubt Harmston's with which these talented juveniles have decircus will continue to be well patronised. It lighted the public of Hongkong for the past deserves to be. fortnight, is common knowledge The Gaiety Girl, the musical comedy produced on Friday
After closing on Wednesday night as aPaper night, 18th inst. has been equally successful. It token of respect the company re-opened on is perhaps a trifle more boisterous than its Thursday evening, when those who attended predecessors, a fact which will no doubt re-
were treated to an entire change of programme. commend it to many who go in for “a
The performance commenced with an item real good time." At any rate, much as the entitled the "Grand Entree," in which six other two pieces were evidently enjoyed by riders-three of them Ladies and three White and Printed calico the large audiences who patronised them, the crowded house gathered together on Friday ng feats in horsemanship which were cordially teen
gentlemen-went through a series of interest-Cotton sateen and velve- night, 18th inst., was even more demonstrative,
applauded. Miss Nellie Harmston Love's Sugar awarding unstinted applause to the efforts of the
Act of Equitation," and, later, the Watches vocalists, laughing heartily at the amusing wire-walking performance-in which Master Rice. situations with which the piece abounds, and
Willi tarmston Love also took-part-proved deporting themselves generally in a manner her to be an adept in the arena. As a "British which showed they were enjoying themselves.
The different characters were admirably Willie gave an exhibition of horsemanship that Foxhunter," handling a pair of horses, Master pourtrayed, Miss Madge Williams and Master would reflect no small credit on an adult, let Willie Pollard as usual. particularly distin-alone a juvenile of Master Willie's age. Quite guishing themselves. The dancing of Miss
a novel departure in the entertainment was Florrie Sharp and Miss Edie Prebble was also a
provided in the appearance of the Sisters Freza- feature of the performance.
gondas, direct from the London Hippodrome. They are clever performers, in spite of the fact On Tuesday night, the 22ndjinst., the first per-
that the unfavourable nature of the ground, formance of In Town by Pollard's Lilliputian from its extreme softness, proved a rather Opera Co. duly came off at the Theatre Royal difficult factor to negotiate. The Sisters and met with a warm reception from anapprecia are sure to prove an attraction in Hongkong, tive audience. This was thoroughly well deserved,
The other items on the programme, which for the company worked their very hardest and
Comic Ballot," Champion Jockey once more showed their excellent abilities and included a careful training. In the part, created by Arct," Visions of Olympia," etc., etc., were gone thur Roberts, of Captain Coddington, Master through with the usual success, proving-il Willie Pollard made a great hit, and there proof be needed-that the Harmston Cirous really appear to be no limits to his versatility. Company spares no pains to ensure their patrcns
a full return for their money. As his companion in mischief, Lord Clanside, formance will be given on Saturday, commen- A matinee per Miss Ivy Trott more than sustained the gooding at 3.30 p.m. On Monday evening the impression which she has made during the visit famous Jansons, aerial artists, who arrived by of the Lilliputians here. Other first-class per the German mail, will make their first appear-optimistic, but it was not, as it is estimated, formances were those of Miss Minnie Top- ping as Kitty Hetherton, Miss Agnes Turnerance. as the Duchess and Master Harold Hill as the Iuke of Duffshire, Miss Alice Bennetto as Lady Gwendoline, Miss Agnes Turner as Flo Fanshawe, and Miss Irene Goulding as the Chaplain. Miss Daphne Trott in particular de- serves mention, for in the part of Shrimp the call-boy she was we might sayas, groat as she is small. We have never seen a child of her aga who could play with half her intelligence. Her dancing alone is a remarkable exhibition A tribute must be paid to the other dancers, and in particular to those who took part in the
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4,527,403 1,345,892 26,607,895 17,516,039 729,731 237,716 8,992,955 5,960,166 14,164,1187,918,149 As affected by trade the exports and imports
figures given below :— of gold and silver showed the unsatisfactory
Kerosene....
Exports..... Imports...... Excess of exports. Excess of imports
1900.
1899,
Yen.
Yen.
56,709,764 11,178,247
11,509,296 20,163,501 45,200,528
8,985,254
would be about
Goto, Chief of the Civil Administration of For- The Japan Times notes than according to Dr. mosu, the result of the past three years' admi, nistrative efforts under the present able Governor-General, Baron Kodama, has been successful beyond all reasonable expectations. When his Excellency first assumed the control of affairs in 1898, it was estimated by him that the revenue, which was at that time less than
ve million yen per annum double that sum by the year 1901-2. That esti- mate was regarded in some quaiters as too that in the coming fiscal year the revenue will amount to over fourteen million yen. The A private note of the 1st instant received Formosan authorities now confidently expect in Shanghai from Poking says: "All well here, that the ordinary income of the island will swell but everything deadly slow and at a standstill, to twenty millions in the next three or four financial- nobody knowing what is going to happen, and years, when the island will everyone evidently succumbing to the usually entirely independent of Japan, even in spathetic Peking.air, and the policy of drift respect of the military and naval expenses. greatly to the fore." From another private Dr. Goto speaks enthusiastically of the future note the M. C. Daily News learns that General prospects of the sugar plantations, being con- Gaselee was recovering from his attack of in- fident that the industry can easily be developed finenza, but that Sir. Ernest Satow had fallen a so as to produce fifty million yen worth of sugar- victim to the epidemic.
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