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the Chamber's letter of enquiry the Govern. ment had replied on 26th ultimo to the effect that the practief fusing licences to these janks flying foreign fags would be continued, It was after sems denssion, decided to muke further representations to the Government on this subject,
HONGKONG.
Lord and Lady Lule arrived on the 14th inst. on the ss. Favata Maru, en route for
Brisbane.
Tolice Inspector J Williamson's appoint- ment as Inspector of Nuisances, Aberdeen, is notified in the Gazette.
The death took place at the Peak Hospital on the 9th iust. of Mr C F. F. Manicas, acting superintendent of the Joint Telegraph (o.'s, Amoy, at the age of 43.
The body of a Chinese boy who disappeared from his home in Second Street lately was found floating in the harbour on the 12th i st. off the Po On wharf West Point.
More than twenty doctors resident in this Colony met at tiffin at Government House on Saturday and proceeded afterwards to discuss with H.E. the Governor a theory of plague. Proceedings were informal and private, but we understand that the debate was highly interest- ing, if inconclusive.
Cheung Lok U, whose partner in an export business in the Colony absconded last year with al the money of by firm, and who in consequence has been Cepressed ever since, committed suicide on the 12th inst. by jumping from the third-floor verandah of n house at 14, Coralight Road West, le was picked up alive, bat died after admission to the Tung Wa Hośnijal.
The red cone, pointdown, denoting a typhoon over 300 miks to the south of the Colony, was hoisted about noon on the 11th ist The unire craft in the barbong profited by the war.ing and made for the shelter of the breakwater at Causeway Bay, where on the 1ith afternoon huudreds of sampaus and similar boats were assembled. Pofting also by her ex erience in the typhoon of 1909, when she was capsiz-d, the dredger Conton River, at present ei gared on the Naval Yard extension works, sought refuge at tonecutters'. However un typhoon ar.ired. A Chinese hawker who was charged at the Police Court on the 11th inst with hawsing perk at Saiwan-bo without a licenco wa liberated on a technical polat Saiwan to not being specifical y named the Ordinance under which the charge was laid-No. 1 of 1903 (the new Public Health Ordiuauce)—as a village in which such unlicensed hawking is i legal, - although the villages of each side are so named In dism sing the summons, is Worship (Mr. T. Sercombe Smith said the def ndant ap- parently knew as much about the law as the police themselves.
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The extract of meterological observations mare at Hongkong Observatory during June shows that 25.23 inches of rain fell during the 30 days For the first ten days the record was enly 1/5 inch, all upon the 5. ult. Not until The 17th was a beary fall repo ted, 1.265 in. being the figure for that day. Then on the 19th there was 1.53 in. and on the 20th 3.56 in. Very little fell again until the 25th (2.86 in.). On the 27th and 28 h the figures were very heavy-6.045 and 8.505 in. respectively. There were 151.6 hours of sunshine during the mouth. the 25th to the 29th ult. beit g entirely blank. The first fortnight W 8 favoured with just under 1.7 hours.
The Hongkong Volunteers are well known to be unfortunate in their weather, and the usual lack of the Cops attended the concert arranged for theth ins', Just before 7 o'clock the rain, which had been- threatening all day, came down pitchforks and entrenching tools, arting the parade ground into a marsh and destroying all e illumina ions. Later on it cleared up andths who had been hardy enough to brave the lema, ts were entertained by Major Chapman null the officers of th Corps in the Drill Hall, where a part of the programae was gone thr ugh The concert proper was adjourned natil Thursday night, when it cime off duly. A repot will appear in ur next
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
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The arrival of and assumption of charge of the Peruvian Consulate in Hongkong by Mr. E. Muelle is notified in the Gazette:
kong on the 13th inst. Ly the America Maru General Sumner, U.S.A.. arrived in Hong. sailed by the Empres of Japan on the 15th inst. Information from Cautou confirms the report that Mr. Batter, formerly an officer on one of Ja dine, Matheson & Co.'s steamers, committed suicide from the Powan at the Whampoa tide. Efforts were made pole on the 13th inst. to save him, but they were fruitless. No reason is assigned for the act,
MISCELLANEOUS.
We see from the P. & T. Times that "some
little indignation has been ar used in official circles in Peking, it is stated, by the discovery that Chinese exhibitors to the St. Louis Exhibi- tion will be beset by a number of restrictions and re ulations which will placo them on av entirely diffe eat footing to the other commer. cial exhibitors. There is some talk of recalling the commi siones already sen'. #S it is argued that if Chinese merchants are to be subject d to this treatment, there is little
10 be gained by the expenditure of money and trouble for which the Government has made preparation.' China's attitude seems to us perf ctly reasonable. But what is reason- a la to others is not necessarily to Pacific const residents. It would be interesting to hear Mr John l'arrett's opinion on the subject.
Mr. Hayashi, Japanese Minister to Seoul, seem to have ban busy lately. On the 3rd inst. he warned the Corean Government that if the Gorerum ut fails to protect Japanese subjects in Corea and allows bandits to attack them As they did recently at Manpochia h will be compelled to regard the country is being in a state of anarchy and will take measures himself to protect Japanese subjects It is reported that Mr. Hayashi will take steps at once to ensure the protection of Japanese subjects in Corea. The Japanese Ministe is also reported to have address da note to the Russian Minister with regard to the seizure of some timber on the Ÿ lu by the Russians. The Russian Secretary apologised for the mishap and added that the Russians in the district won! by advised no to repeat the mistake.
Kashga ia has been the object if pilgrimage reently to several distinguished visitors, includ ing Professor Martin Hartmann and his wife. The great Ori utalis! has been taking a course of Turki as it is spoken in the neighbourhood. A German ex-natal officer in the person of Capt. in Boder, also passed through, in the course of a Central-Asian journey to China; aul two of the ubiquitous Japanese, Messrs. Watanabe and Hori, after spending the winter there, left overland for Shanghai. which they hoped to reach in September. Nor do the scientists negl ct the plice; Dr. Merzbic'ier and Herr Raidal, two German geologists, were bound for the mysterious and fubalons Thian Shu in the pursuit of their fascinating scieLe«. pondent of the P. & T. Ti nes says that Kashgar climate is exceedingly like that of North China, barring dust storms, wh'oh though not unknown are less frequent and less trying thn they are there,
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The King has been gracious'y pleased to appoint Mr. Edgar William Salis Schwabe to he His Majesty's Vice-Consul at Vladivostock. The L. & . Express remarks-It is perhaps somewhat cari›ūs that just as Vladivostock is losing the importanes that formerly attached to it the appointment of a British Vice-Consul appears in the Gazell. Iu former day; the. only Foreign Co sular official allowed at the port was the Japanese commercial agent, Ha was joined a few years ago by a United States Consular officer, but it was understood that Russia always object d to a British official, and was able with some reason to point to the fact that British commercial interests at the port were small and did not justify the demand for a Now that an official is appointed it Consul: is won, by the construction of the Siberian a‹d Manchurian railways, and the Russian possession of Port Arthur and Talienwau, Vladivostock is left out in both the military and commercial senses.
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The Deli Courant publishes the following des- patch dated July 27th:-Re the arrangement for the steamship line between Amsterdam, Sabang the line Holland-Sabang has been arranged in and Batavia vin Singapore, in the first place accord nce with the ailway packet service. daily line, her place being taken by the 88. The 88. Reynst will be taken off to Batavia Diemen. The former veral will thus have the hononc of taking premier shipments of tobacco to Sabang. The steamer will in future leave via Telok, Seumawew, and idi, every fortnight in direct communication with the mail boats of the Netherlands Steamship Comp ny. During the tobacco reasou, however, the Reynst will make a trip each week. The new and hand- som ly-appointed Willem III is expected to leave Amsterdam on the 29th August and arrive at Sabang about the end of September. She will be included amongst the ships with this run and be the first homeward-bound steamer.
COMMERCIAL.
TEA.
EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
1002-0
lbs. 10,411,814
Yokohama Hiogo
1901-3 lbs. 5,039,200
10,411,"14 5,034,209
SILK.
Canton, 10th July.-Exports.--Silk.-Be-reels- Ab u 75 hales have been settled on the basis of $830 average for Nos. 1 and 2, ordinary grading. Filatures-Have experienced a marked d cline on last quotation. Reelera in general however appear in no hurry to sell, and only give way slowly. The lower level has brought forward in Fine Sizes, which continue most in favour. A more buyers during the last few days especially few lots of 8;11 have been done at $1,0), includ ing Kwai King Lan. Yuen Fung Seng. Kai Lun Cheong, Min Shun Hing. Tother sizes we quötə sales of Chee Chung Wo 10/12 at $975, Kwong King Cheng 10/12 at $900, Yuen Fang Seng 16/8 at ș810. Beat 38 Ordre have sold down to $440 for 11/13, 18/16 and $825 for 11/'8, 18/15, 15/18. Short-ree's. Continue dull but with slightly more enquiry at low rates, which certain re lers have shown some disposition to meet A few lots are 193 192 for King Sing's Go'd Lion, $90 for reported settled at $950 for Kwong Wo Hing, Wing Hing Lun, $9021 for Chung Sun Hang. Waste Silk.We hear of practically no business since our last. Buyers of te m Waste are unable treach the prices as ed, nor do we thin" our market is likely to give way until tocks are augmented by more ample supplies which at the Fame time will give an improved quality and a better assortment.
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN TO EUROPE.
Shanghai.. Yokohama
1902-3
1901-2
bales.
balės.
28,159
27,013
28,159 27,013
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA ANDJAPAN TO AMERICA.
Shanghai Yokohama
19'2-3
bales.
1901-2
bales.
48,413
.44,896
48,448
,396
CAMPHOR.
HONGKONG, 17th July.—No arrivals.
SUGAR. HONGKONG 17th July-The position of the market is nearly the same as when last repor ́ed. $8.45 to $850 pel. Shekloong, No. 1, White...
2, White...... 7.75 to 7.80, Shekloong, No. 1, Brown...
6.15 5 to 8.20
Do.
Do. Swatow,
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2, Brown... No. 1, White.
Do. Do.
"B
Do.
5.30 to 535.
1, White.::.7 7.60 to 7.65 1, Brown...... 5,90 to 5.95 2, Brown................ 5.80 to 5.85 Foochow Sugar Candy 12.95 to 12:40 Shekloong
.10,60 to 10.65.
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