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July 28, 1902.
HONGKONG.
Mr. J. Scott, the British Consul-General at Canton, has just recovered fr、m an attack of dengue fever.
H.M.8. Terrible will leave for home on Monday, the 28th, but will remain at Singapore to assist in the Coronation rejoicings.
The s.8. Kiangsi, which was recently lost near Swatow, had on board a number of mail bags. These were secured in the captain's deck house, which was washed overboard, and the mails were lost.
The recent conviction against the Star Ferry Company for neglecting to have the mooring bawsers of their launches protected from rats by means of funnels has been quashed and the amount of the fine refunded.
Mr. Geo. P. Lammert put up for public auction on the 21st inst. the British iron barque Grosvenor, registered 516 tons, as she now lies in the harbour, with all her masts, sails, etc. The bidding went up to $15.500, Captain P. Merless being the highest bidder, but the vessel was withdrawn, the reserve price having been fixed at $17,000.
His Excellency the Officer Administering the
Government notifies for the information of the
Public that His Majesty The King has been pleased to approve of the following design for the obverse of all subsidiary coins hereafter issued for the Colony of Hongkong, tia, a drowned effigy of His Majesty with the legend Edward VII King and Emperor." The above design has been approved by the Mes rof the Mint and the Secretary of State ss required by Article 8 (2) of the Hongkong (Coinage) Order in Council 1895.
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The Canadian Pacific Railway Company's R.M.8. Empress of China arrived at Yokohama at 3 am on the 23rd Owing to the late arrival of the mails at Vancouver the vessel was four days behind time in leaving. She has, however, made пр most of the time icat, having made the run from Vancouver (including the call at Victoria, B.C.) in 10 days, 18 hours. This is not a record for an Empress" steamer but it shows what can be done when a quick passage is necessary. The Empress of China is due in Hongkong on the morning of Wednesday next, F0th instant, which is well within contract mail time, notwithstanding her delayed departure.
We have re-eived from the pub'isher, Mr. L. Noronha, of 41, Des Voeux Road Central, the first number of a new Portuguese four page weekly paper styled O Patriota. The object if the paper ra stated in the 'eader is to promote the welfare of Macao and its in' abitar is, ope- cially the Macaenses. The editor states that the paper should have been publis' ed at Macao, but unfortunately the liberty of the Press is rot recognised in the neighbouring Colony; Fei ce it is published bere, where the editor will have true liberty which will as ist him in car- rying out the mission at dertaken by him. The O Patri ta's very neatly pri ted in good paper, ard is highly ore.itable to the publisher. We wi hournew contemporary a long and prospe. ous
career.
Cn the 19th inst. au enjoyable and highly succe sful smoking concert was given in the Civilian Club in presence of a numerous com- pany of members and friends.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
During the week ended 20th inst. there were 173 non-Chinese and 61 Chinese visitors to the City Hall Library.
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Three hundred and thirty deaths were registered at Singapore during the week ending on Saturday, the 12th inst. The ratio per 1,000 We understand that Mr. F. A. Hazeland, was 73 12. Over 9 per cent. of the deaths Police Magistrate, in his capacity as public occurred at St. John's Island. coroner, has called for an enquiry into the Early on the morning of the 9th inst. the collapse of houses Nos. 30 and 32, Kowloon chief steward of the N. Y. K. steamer 7'amba City Reed, Yanmati, during the typhoon early Maru, which was in Kobe harbour, on returning in the morning of Saturday, 19th inst., when to his berth after a short absence, noticed a ten Chinese were killed and åve slightly injured. Chinese saloon-boy open a drawer and take out Mr. J. W. Norton-Kyshe, Registrar, reports the cash-box containing some 40 or 50 yen. Thể that during the year 1901, 125 cases were boy, challenged by the steward, say he was only brought in the Original Jurisdiction of the looking at the money. He was handed to the Suprem.s Court and 1,267 in the Summary police." Jurisdiction, 27 and 517 respectively were Lettled or withdrawn before trial, 10 and 496 were decided in favour of the plaintiffs, 1 and 78 in favour of the defendants, 8 were non- suited, 179 came under the heading "Struck out, dismissed, and lapsed writs," and 87 and 4 were in dependency at the end of the year. Debts and damages recovered amounted to $92,463 and $88,702, The appeal cases
There was abundance of talent, and the evening passed all too quickly. The Scotch element in the audience found special delectation in several bagpipe selections given by Mr. J. E Sinclair and a Highland dance by Mr. W. G. Pitcairn, who also sang a couple of capital fonts, "The Banks o' Loch I omond" and "Will Ye No Come Back Again " Mr. W. Cullen was heard to advantage in "The Difference between East and West" and the comic ditty Stalls and Boxes." Mr. F. G. Whittick was in fine voice and got cordially applauded for his contributions, Call Me Back," "Thy Sentinel am I" and "Marguerita" (Favati. Messrs. W. Goldenburg and W. Davies each gave a comio recitation and Mr. H. Schoen a coon song. Among other good items were "Pass No Rude Remarks" by Mr. C. H. Gillam, "Adam Missed It" by Mr. G. H. Ruby," and "Mins" by Mr. J. Quinn. Mr. E. Sheffield acted as accompanist in in accept- able manner and also played selections from the Belle of New York. The phonographic specialty introduced by the popular Hon. Secretary was bighly appreciated,
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numbered 7.
An adjourned meeting of Justices of the Peace was held on the 24th inst. for the purpose of disposing of the application for the removal of the Stag Hotel license to new premises that have been built close by the present hotel. The application was, it will be remembered, adjourned from last meeting to permit of certain def cts in the sanitary arrangements being rectified. There were present Mr. F. A. Hazeland, Mr. J. H. Kemp and Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne. A report was submited from Hon. Dr. Clark, Medical Officer of Health, stating that he was now satisfied that the sanitation of the new hotel was in accordance with the requiremen's of the law, and the meeting unanimously agreed to grant the license.
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in Japan has caused the Home Department The prevalence of cholera in several places
authorities to take precautionary measures for the prevention of the disease. On the 9th inst. instructions were issued to the Governors of various prefectures, except the Hokkaido, direct- ing them to station health officials at the principal railway stations and to direct attention to the condition of passengers, but in such a manner as not to cause any inconveniences to the travelling public.
A New York telegram to the Mawila Times, dated 18th inst., says that the Vatican has not in- dicated its willingness to clothe the new apostolic delegate to the Philippines with power and instructions to pursue the friar lands' negotia- tions. Governor Taft has requested a farewell audience by the Holy Father. If the Vatican does not accept the terms, dated in the late negotiations, they will be suspended, leaving the matter in statu quo. The responsibility will be thrown on the Vatican should it try to amend matters.
Not much has recently been heard of the noto-
riousTung Fu-hsiang, says the N.-C. Daily News. The following particulars have just reached us A rumour got abroad in Hongkong on the 21st by letter, from a gentleman living in Kansu. inst. emanating from Chinese sources, that mis- He writes:- It appears that reports had been fortune had overtaken the s.s. Wingsang, of the persistently circulated that Governor Ts'en of Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. The vessel Shansi was on his way in command of foreign sailed from Hongkong for northern coast ports troops with express orders to catch Tung. The on Wednesday last. The rumours concerning latter seems mortally afraid of Ts'ên, and hear- her took various forms, one being that she had ing there might be some truth in the report has foundered in the typhoon, but that one most decamped from Kuyuan and gone to some persistently repeated was that she had been village two days north of Ninghsiahsien with in collision with the Chinese-owned steamer a few of his followers The people all around Chiyuen which runs out of Hongkong here still speak of him as a 'Chung-ch'en,' i.e, to Shanghai. As the cable communication Faithful Minister, and say the dread of him with Swatow was interrupted, no news kept the foreign armies out of Shensi. Matters
that quarter. The got from
are quiet up Lere. The prospect of a good local agents, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., harvest always seems to induce tranquillity." inform us that they have received absolutely Simultaneously with the release from quaran- no news of the rumoured disaster from their tine detention at Nagasaki of the N.Y.K. agents and they incline to the view that the Australian liner Kawato Maru on the evening whole story is a myth. Certainly the account of the 7th inst., says the Nagasaki Prese, a that the Wingsang collided with the Chiyuen letter of thanks was sent to the superintendent -near Shanghai on Saturday night is discounted of the Nagasaki quarantine station by the cabin by the news received in the Colony on the 21th passengers on the vessel. The letter, signed on inst. regarding the latter ressel's movements. The behalf of the passengers by H. P. M. Berry, Wingsang is an iron steamer of 2,339 registered ran as follows:-"I am requested by the 1st tonnage and 1,577 net; she was built in 1893 saloon passengers on the Yawata "Maru to by Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co, Aberdeen; and thank you and the other gentlemen of your her dimensions arc-length 290 feet, breadth staff for the courtesy and leniency extended to 40 feet, depth 24 feet. The tumours of a us during our stay in quarantine, We know supposed accident to the Indo-China Steam that the Government Regulations are very Navigation Co.'s 8.s. Winysarg were set stringeat-and rightly so-but we feel that at rest on the 22nd inst. by the receipt of you and your officers have tempered the wind telegraphic information to the effect that to the shorn lambs' and have kindly assisted to she had arrived safely at Shanghai.
make the time pass away quickly and pleasantly. We shall feel plad if you and your officers will accept and smoke the four boxes of cigers herewith."
MISCELLANEOUS,
The population of Manila is returned as being 302,154, Americans numbering 9.722.
Mr. Niner, chief officer of the British sailing vessel Elizabeth Nicholson, has died at the General Hospit. 1, Slangbai, from cholera.
The Bangkok Times understands that Mr. W. A. Evans is to be Mr. Warington Smyth's successor in the Siamese Legation in London.
Mr. Reginald Tower, H.B.M. Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Siam, left Bangkok on the 8th inst. by the Singora,
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A very peculiar occurrence happened at Ningpo on the 6th inst. A native labourer engaged in the reconstruction of the Bund was taking down some scaffolding when he chanced to slip into the river. The unfortunate man was never seen again alive, for although a number of sampans at once put out to his assis tance and dragged the river for quite a long while no trace of him could be discovered. Some hours afterwards a fisherman engaged in the pursuit of his craft felt his net very heavy. and thinking he had a big haul pulled the net in eagerly. As soon as he got it to the surface, however, he perceived to his horror that the meshes held, not as he had fondly hoped, a shoal of leaping silvery fish, but a grisly native corpse. The body was afterwards identified as that of An Imperial decree has been issued removing the poor labourer who had been drowned earlier from office and cashiering a number of military in the day. The necessary investigation having and civil officials of Kwangtung province on been held by the authorities, the body was hand- the special denunciation of Tro Mu, Viceroy of ed over to the friends of the deceased, by whom
it was buried. the Two Kwang provinces,
en route for London.
During the year ended on 30th April last the firm of Messrs. 8. C. Farnham, Boyd & Co., Ld., Shanghai, made a net profit of Ibs. 1,848,550.30. A ten per cent. dividend is proposed.
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