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HONGKONG.
The only case of communicable disease record. ed in Hongkong last week was a hinese case of enterio fever, imported from Manila.
Major J. J. O'B. Sexton of the 11th Mahratta Infantry is now in charge of the camp of interned Russians at Kowlodu.
Mr. R. A. Harding, who recently arrived from England, where he was in practice as a Solicitor and Commissioner for Oaths, was on the 18th inst. admitted by the Chief Justice as a Solicitor and Proctor of the Supreme Court of Hongkong.
The Hongkong Volunteer force has been augmented by the addition of Messrs E. F. Aucott, F. C. Hall, J. W. Bains, P. Ryan, H. C. Gray, and A. A. Park. Gunner T. C. Gray resigned. Mr. C. D. Melbourne is gazetted as-a recruit of the Volunteer Troop.
On the 15th inst. it was reported that on the previous afternoon while a coolie was working in a sump, connected with the new dock at Quarry Bay, at a depth of over 30 feet below ground level, a piece of timber fell on his head and smashed his skull. Death followed im- mediately.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS)AND
At about seven o'clock last evening fire broke out on the third floor of No. 71, Bonham Stand, Chinese bank. The Brigade, under Mr. E R. Hallifax, turned out promptly, and the fire was confined to the third floor, which Was burned out. The premises were insured with the Hip On Co. for $2,000.
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[October 22, 1904.
In the Supreme Court on the 18
inst during the hearing of the first case in the riminal Sessons there were present with his lordship Sir Henry Berkeley on the Bench the French Vice-Admiral Bayle from the Montcalm. accompanied by Flag Lieutenant They and Mons. G. Liebert, French Consul-General, their object being to see how justice is administered and criminal cases conducted in British courts of law.
On the 18th inst. while the Attorney-General was addressing the Court in the first cas in the Criminal Sessions, an old Indian, apparently
A rather serious accident occurred in the under the influence of liquor, eluded the harbour shortly after sunset on the 18th inst. vigilance of the Court officials, and approaching when a steam launch collided with a sampan the Bench saluted his Lordship and attempted,which was conveying several European pas to address the Court. Of course he was hustled 'sengers from the steamship Kwang Seng to the out immediately. It appears that the old mar wharf. There were seven people on the sampan, had a personal interest in the accused man including two children, one of whom was only a (an Indian), and he appeared in Court with the few months old. The sampan was under sail at defence. His action constituted contempt of idea of paying a solicitor for conducting the the time, and although the steam launch was seen approaching it was thought the danger of court, and he will in all likelihood be called upon a collision would be avoided by the steersman to appear at the Police Court to-day on the of the launch. Unfortunately the lunch charge.
held on its way
and struck the sampan sideways. The sampan capsized, and all the occupants were thrown into the water. Fears were entertained that the children would be drowned, but the European passengers pluckily swam to their rescue and held them until the launch picked them up. The uropeans return- ed to the Kwang Seng for a change of raiment little the worse for their ducking One of the passengers, however, lost a pocket book con- taining a considerable sum of money, besides his ticket to Shanghai, whence he was proceeding. it is understood that the matter has been report- ed to the Harbour Master.
A slight accident occurred this week on the Peak Tramway. As the 9.30 down tram was descending just above the signal- man's station, a chain broke, releasing the rear brake, which fell automatically, and gripping the rail stopped the car. As it was doubtful | Admiral von
Prittzwitz of the German flag- how long they might be detained for necessary ship Hansa came ashore on the 15th inst. repairs, the passengers alighted and picked to pay formal official calls and was received by their way down the track by means of the steps a guard of honour of the Sherwood Foresters quite recently made at the edge, thus reaching at Blake Pier. Consul-General Kruger accom. Bowen Road. The defect was soon made good panied the Admiral during his stay on shore. and the cars were running again within half an
Of late the conservancy contractor's dust-hour after the accident. No alarm was excited boat men have been committing few if any nuisances by throwing rubbish into the Harbour. The many prosecutions, resulting in heavy fines had a healthy effect; and now an Indian watch man is employed at Giu Drinker's Bay to see that the boatmen deposit the rubbish at the ash heap. It is noticeale, though, that the boatmen are in the balit of picking verminous rags, dirty matting. old tin cans, and other refuse from the rublish, and bringing them back to Hongkong the very things likely to carry plague germ.
but rather a feeling of assurance created by the instant action of the brake. No one was, we understand, a penny the worse for the enforced walk, but some of those who took it have ex- pressed the hope that they may not have to try those steps again.
On the 17th inst. a pleasant function took place in the mess room of the Naval Yard Extension staff. The meeting was got up to bid farewell to Mr. F. T. Colson, CE.. to whom the staff as a mark of their respect presented a silver ink-stand The Tsung Yeang Festival, the next festival Mr. J. Robson, of the Admiralty staff, made the in importance to the Ching Ming or Tombs presentation, and Mr. J. A. Macgregor ably Festival, was celebrated on the 17th inst. The fulfilled the duties of chairman. In his re- legendary story of the festival relates that hun marks Mr. Macgregor expressed the re- dreds of years ago a certain man was warned bylagret of all the staff that Mr. Colson god to flee into the mountains to escape a dire calamity which would occur in his house. He paid heed to the warning, and when he descend ed from the mountains he found that every living creature who had remained in the house had died. Ever since that event people on the 9th day of the 9th moon have gone up into the -nearest mountains In Hongkong crowds on Monday went up to the Peak. The festival is sometimes called a Kite-flying Festival" because in olden times many people flew kites from the mountain tops, and as they cut the strings they comforted themselves with the belief that the kites would bear away in the breeze all the human ills from which they asked deliverance.
Two venturesome local journalists who went out sailing in a small canoe on the 16th inst. des- pite the choppy state of the Harbour, met with disaster. Starting from Ah King's slip, they managed to run before the monsoon with ease as far as Stonecutter's Island. On the voyage back, however, they got into difficulties. In beating across the 'port they had to encounter beam seas which came aboard and nearly swamped the craft. The two yachtsmen were successful in getting their boat back into the Harbour proper up to about opposite Blue Buildings, at which point a squall struck the canoe and she heeled over and capsized. Both men were thrown into the water. One swam after the seats, boxes, etc., which had been set awash, and after a while the two of them man- aged to climb on to the keel. Several boats in the neighbourhood came to their relief and they were picked up and their boat righted, after which it was towed to Blake Pier by the Chi- nese Club launch, which happened to be passing at the time. The yachtsmen lost only their footgear On arriving at Blake Pier they had to make the best of their way to a near-at-hand hotel in their barefooted and besodden condition to get a change of clothes. Both were able to attend to their work on the following day, which says a lot for V.R.C. training.
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should be departing, B.S he was gentleman held in high esteem by all the staff of not only Messrs. Punchard. Lowther & Co., but of the Admiralty branch of the Naval Yard. Mr. Colson replied in felicitous terms.
A general meeting of members of the Masonic Quadrille Club was held at the Masonic Hall banqueting room on the 19th inst. The fol- lowing members were elected to fill the various offices: Wor. Bro, H. W. Wolfe (president), Bro. A. P. Goodwin (bon. secretary), Bro. W. H. E. Smith (hon. treasurer), and Bros. Stokes, Summers, Swaby, Rouse. Setna and Tucker (general committee). The first dance of the season will be held on the 7th of November, commencing at 9 p.m., and finishing 1 am. Tickets for admission will be 5 for the months of November, December and January; the other half season will be the ensuing three months. Non-mason are not elegible for membership, nor can they be invited to the dances as guests.
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FAR EASTERN ITEMS.
Captain von Semmern his been appointed acting governor of Kisochou in the place of the present Governor Truppel, who is going on leave.
H.B.M. Minister at Peking, accompanied by Admiral Sir G. H. U. Noel, K.C.B., had an audience at the Imperial Palace with the Empress-Dowager and the Emperor on the 10th inst. There was a large suite present, and the interview occupied nearly an hour.
It is announced in the London Gazette that the King has been pleased to appoint Mr. Frederick 8. A. Bourne (Assistant Judge of His Majesty's Supreme Court for China and Corea), to be also Judge of His Majesty's High Court of Weihaiwei.
The next ship to be despatched with coolies" to South Africa is the Sikh (Captain J. Rowley). She has accommodation for nearly 2,000 coolies, and is expected to be ready for sea in about ten days' time, when her outfitting at the Kowloon Docks should have been completed.
It is notified that His Excellency the Governor has given directions for the rescission of the Proclamation No. 4 of 1904, declaring Tainan-fu and Anping in Formosa to be ports or places at which an infectious or contagious disease prevails, and that the same is now rescinded.
Decorations have been conferred by the Emperor of Japan on the Chinese officials who were engaged in the revision of the Commercial Treaty between Japan and China. The Fifth Order of the Rising Sun has also been con- ferred on Mr. H. R. Wade, 1st assistant of the Imperial Maritime Customs at Shanghai.
Mr. F. W. Warre, son of the headmaster of Eton, aud formerly & Blue" gave a very
A writer in the Daily Chronicle dealing with interesting lecture last evening on “Rowing the shipping statistics of Britain for 1902 to a fair attendance of members of the Victoria says:-Of the ports of the United Kingdom Recreation Club. Mr. Arthur Chapman, London holds the first place for imports, and chairman of the Club, presided. Mr Warre❘ Cardiff for exports, so far as quantity of ship- said he was well aware that the conditions in ping goes. Liverpool comes next in both Hongkong Harbour-where the water was trades, followed by the Tyne ports, Hull, and made choppy by the wind, tides, and the Glasgow. In quantity of shipping some of the backwash of launches, junks etc.-were quite Continental ports, New York and Hongkong, different to the conditions on the Thames, are pressing upon our chief perts very hard. but the principles to be observed were the same, In 1902 London was the first of ports, but He regarded the V.R.C. four-oar boats as too Antwerp and Hamburg were before Liverpool, heavy; the oars, also, were several inches too and so were New York and Hongkong. long. To lighten the boats they might have Perhaps the chief expansion in tonnage of the sides altered; the keels and ribs, however, shipping in the world is shown by Hongkong should be kept very strong. Carval boats and Singapore, and both are ports in the offered least, friction, and in this same respect British possessions. Hongkong in 1902 did varnish was better than paint. Mr. Warre 16.4. while New York only did 17:3 explained the art of rowing, and indicated the millions of tons. Of the total. Suez Canal faults to be guarded against. At the conclusion | trade 10.2 millions were British out of 16.6 Mr. Warre was cordially thanked for his¡ millions of tons, or five tons out of every eight lecture on the motion of Mr. G. A: Caldwell. ** were carried in British vessels,
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