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Lt. J. W. Graham, HK.V.C., has been granted leave of absence for twelve months from 1st May.
The appointment of Captain C. G. Pritchard. E.GA., as Commandant of the H.K.V.C., with the local rank of Major, is officially notified in The Gazette.
The Treasury has 6xed for the quarter com- mencing the 1st prox., the rate for the issue of the dollar at Hongkong, in the Straits Settle. iments, and on the China station at 1s. 10d. This rate is fixed for regulating payments which would be made in sterling in the United Kingdom.
An accident, resulting in the death of a China- man, occurred on board H.M.S. Terrible on the 14th. The Terrible is in dock under- going repairs, and while a workman was remor- ing the grating of the inlet valve, which is under the bottom of the ship, by some means or other the grating fell on bim, killing him on the spot.
During the week ended 12th inst. there were three fatal cases of bubonic plague (2 Portuguese and 1 Chinese) reported in the Colony. Cholera accounted for 21 Chinese deaths 20 cases occurred in the City and 2 in the Harbour. There were also 2 cases of enteric fever (European), one of which was imported from Canton.-The total number of plague cases to date is 15.
His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has received a telegram from the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies intimating that the Hon. Sir Henry Spencer Berkeley, K.B., Chief Justice of Fiji, has been appointed Attorney-General of Hongkong, and is expected to arrive here some time in June. Sir Henry was born in 1851, and is now 51 years of age. Educated for the law, he became a barrister of the Inner Temple in 1873, and five years later went out as- Solicitor-General of the Leeward Islands. In Fiji bo first obtained the appointment of Attorney-General, officiating in this capacity from 1885 to 1889, and in the latter year was made Chief Justice of the Islands. He was reated K.B. in 1896.
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During the absence of Mr. T. Skinner, who has been granted twelve months' leave of absence, Mr. A. Ritchie will act as Surveyor of Unlicensed SteamshiĮ 8.
The Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ld. has declared an interim bonus of 20 per cent upon contributions for the year 1901.
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We understand that ‹n the day the mail which arrived here on the 11th inst., on Friday left Londen the Committee of the China Association received a letter from the Manchester Chamber of Commerce strongly protesting against the proposed 15 per cent. on imports, although they would offer no opposition to 10 per cent.
An Association football match was played on the 17th inst. in the Happy Valley, the teams being the Glory (fiualists for the Hong- | kong Challenge Shield) and the Argonaut. The game was very interesting and splendidly | contested. At balf-time neither side had scored. The result was:- Cory, one goal; Argonaut, nil. At the regular Convocation of Victoria Chapter, No. 525 E.C., held at the Freemasons' Hall on the 15th inst., M. E. Comp. L. Mallory (for the Grand Superintendent) and the Officers of the District Grand Chapter attended and installed the Principals for the ensuing twelve months, viz. :-M. E. Comp. G. Piercy, Jr., M.E.Z.; E. Comp. W. J. Tutcher, H.; E. Comp. The M.E.Z. appointed and J. J. Bryan, J. invested the following officers: Comp. H. Sykes, Sc. E.; Comp, J. W. Graham, Sc N.; Comp. B. B. Harker, P.S.; Comp. G. Patton, 1st A.S.; Comp. A H. Skelton, 2nd A.S.; Comp. H. M. H. Nemazee, Treas; Comp. W. H. Purcell, Steward; Comp. J. Marshall, Janitor.
A distressing accident, which has in- rolved the less of three lives, occurred in the harbour on the 11th inst. At 11.30 p.m.. according to the report furnished to the police, a boat from H.M. sloop Vestal left the landing stage at Blue Buildings with liberty men returning from leave. The number of those in the outter is not given in the report, which states that on rounding the stern of H.M. sloop Rosario the boat from some unexplained canse was capsized, and the occupants were thrown into the There was just been floated a new company water. Enquiries have established that they and when B muster entitled Hongkong Plantation Co., with the numbered thirteen,
was made of those rescned it transpired that purpose, amongst otherr, of growing in a clean manner, under European supervision, for local three were missing-two. bluejackets and a consumption, and on contract for Manila, Sin-marine. The police at the Central Station were gapore, Bangkok, Borneo, &c., all the various descriptions of vegetables and small fruits com- monly consumed by Europeaus and Americans, including grapes, strawberries, raspberries, and the like. The Company's plantations are situated in the fertile, well-watered Shaphat- heang Valley, between Santin and Kamtin in the New Territory, and admit of indefinite expansion according to requirements. The primary superiority which the Compený will be able to claim for its produce over that of the Chinese lies in the fact that no objectionable manure or fertilisers will be used on its planta- tions. Mr. H. W. 9. Edmunds is general manager, and Mr. F. E. J. Bishop selling agent for outside places. The temporary head office of the Company is at 3A, Wyndham Street.
An outbreak of fire occurred on the 11th inst. in a/basket store No. 1, Pottinger Lane. The alarm sounded in the Central Police Station at one o'click and two minutes later the firemen were running to the scene with all the necessary implements for extinguishing the outbreak. But their efforts were again seriously hampered by the cause that was such a serious factor for ill in the case of the Queen's Road fire-want of water. Do what they would, the firemen were unable to obtain an immediate supply, and for fully twenty minutes they had to stand in- potently by while the flames gained headway, Considering the density of the area in which the outbreak occurred-a narrow lane sur- rounded on all sides by high, jerry-built looking houses--it is easily conceivable that the want of water might have led to the most serious results. However, once a supply was obtained everyone worked with a will, and in about a couple of hours the fire was extinguished. The store was insured for $1,000 with the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha Co. The first floor was a coolie house and the third a family house. Damage is estimated at $1,500. The Acting Deputy Captain Superintendent, Mr. A. Mackie, was in command of the Fire Brigade, and Inspector P. McNab was in charge of the police.
notified of the occurrence, and they in tura warned all the outlying stations to search the shore in their respective vicinities, but up fill on the 13th inst. no word reached the Central of the finding of the missing men or their bodies. At the hour when the accident occurred the Water Police had two pinnaces and four rowing boats on duty in the barbour. but those on board were unaware of what had happened, and consequently could render no assistance. --The bodies of the three men who were drowned on the night of the 11th inst, through the capsizing of a dinghy belonging to H.M. sloop Festal were recovered from the harbour on the 16th inst, at &am. They were seen floating in the water not far from the spot where the accident occurred, and were picked up by the naval authorities, who had them removed to the mortuary at Mount Shadwell. One of the bodies, it is stated. was minus the jumper worn | by bluejackets, and it would thus appear that the unfortunate man had made a struggle for
Strange to say, the three his life. drowned, we are informed, were in charge of the dinghy-two palling and one steering.. and all the liberty men, of whom there were eleven, were rescued.
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It is reported, says the Shanghai Times, that England and Japan are constantly sending spies to the different sea ports of Siberia and Man- churia to watch the movements of the Russians. The Russian Fress are very indignant, and are urging the Government to take vigilant measures to put a stop to it.
On 8th April, Mr. Robert Inglis, of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., at Shanghai, was mar- ried to Jane, second daughter of Mr. Ch, R. Wehrung, ne of the joint managers of the The marriage took Russo-Chinese Bank. place in 8. Joseph's Church, French Conc saion. which was very prettily decorated for' the occasion.
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The steamship Taiyo Maru, a vessel of 1,269, tons capacity, is reported to have been wrecked by a submerged rock near the Kamiko-moto- shims, Idza province. It appears she broke in two pieces. The gunboat Misashi was des patched from. Yoksuka to the relief of the vessel and crew. No further particulars have come to band.
In its "Notes and Comments," the Pinang Gazette has the following:-At one time. Punch was acknowledged to be the leading British witty paper, but an inspection of last mail's issue can lead to only one opinion, and that is, that as a collection of absolute, nnadulterated feebleness and stupidity it may be awarded first · place The two cartoons are good, the rest is mostly tash.
The steamship Toyo Maru, owned by the Higo Kisen Kaisha, is reported to hare stranded off Donosaki, about 10 a.m. on the 6th inst., on her way from Shimabara to Moji. The news of the occurrence having reached Misumi, the Aikoku Maru was at once despatched to the scene, and all the cargo was successfully tran- Fortunately no shipped by her to Moji. serions damage was sustained by the Toyo Maru, It is hoped that she will soon be refloated.
The United States transport McClellan, which was at Colombo last on the 2nd Novem- ber on her homeward voyage from Manila, arrived at Colombo on the 3rd instant from New York, bound for the Ph lippines. She had on board a staff of 193 teachers, civil servants, engineers, surveyors, dc., who are proceeding to Manila under the authority of the Secretary for War. She was also carrying a cargo of ordnance stores.
It has been officially announced by the C P. R. that the Canadian-Australian liners will call on both regularly at Suva, Fiji Islands, north
and southbound voyages, The call at Suva will make the voyage occupy Ar- 25 days instead of 24 as aforetime. rangements have also been made that the steamer Tayiuni will arrive at Suva a day before the liners leave for Victoria, bringing freight and passengers from Auckland, New Zealand to connect with the Victoria-bound liners.
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Vice Admiral Sir Cyprian A. G. Bridge sends the following hydrographical memoranda to the Gazette-Dinding Island.—The superio...: tendent's house and flagstaff have been removed. The fixed white light on landing place is d scontinued. Amoy.-Time signal unreliable, Libaan-Shoal water. 3 fathoms. Pelong Keti Island S. 31 W., depth Rocks N. 86 E. gradully increasing on N. 11 W. couree to 10 fathoms line on chart near which 5 fathoms . were obtained. 7 fathoms, Great Rusukan N. 73 E. Pelong Rocks 8. 45 E. depth on S. 83 E. course for 44 miles varying from 6 to 8 futhoms. Borneo 8.C.-4 fathoms patch, Lat, 4·15 8. Long 115:45 E. off Cape Selatan. Sarawak River.-Moratabas Beacon is not visible for seaward. The coal depot and wharf to S.W. of Tree Point have been burnt down, No fort exists on S. bank of river. Samar W. C.-Calbayog River. A fixed white light visible 10 miles is exhibited from a tower 55 fest high on the S.E point of the entrance to the river,
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Steady improvement in the cholera situation was shown by the reports of the Board of Health on the 11th inst. (says the Manila American of the 7th inst.), and a tone of increased confidence was noticeable about headquarters. The totals from the beginning of
to 8 a.m.. on 5th April outbreak up were:-Filipinos, 140 cases, 106 deaths; Chine-e, 9 cases, 7 deaths; American, 1.0188, no deaths; Europeans, 2 cases, 1 death. › Total,, 152 cases. 114 deaths. Mortality, 75 per cent. Between 8 a.m. of the 5th and the same hour. on the 6th there were:-Filipinos, 8 cases, 3 deaths; others, 1 case, no death: toʻal, 9 cazes, 3 deaths; and a mortality of 33 per cent. Total to 8 a.m. Sunday the 6th, 161 cases and 117 deaths, and a reduced mortality of 7.26-per cent. This steady decres e of the mortality is an encouraging sign, since the history of epidemics shows that it is a feature which marks their close; the diresse loses its virulence as it dies out. Between 3. am. and 5 pm. yesterday there were six new cases reported. One was from a casco, one from
kedi from Santa Ana, one, a Chinese, was on the street, and one from No.142, CA Peral, Ermita, in the Nips Shack District.
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