December 17, 1904.]
HONGKONG.
An Indian who died in the matshed at the
New Supreme Court was officially reported yesterday as having died of plague
The plague return for last week records three cases, all fatal. The year's total is now 508, with 493 fatalities. There were five cases of enterio fever, three of them imported.
A billiard match between Sergeant Major Finlan of Wellington Barracks and Sergeant Deasley of the R.A.M.C., two crack players,
was played at the Barracks Dec. 12th. The game was 300 up, and Was
won by the Sergeant Major by 140.
Return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending the 11th December, 1904, were 247 non-Chinese and 08 Chinese to the former, and 18 non-Chinese and 1,687 Chinese to the latter institution.
During the hearing of the inquest at the Magistracy on December 14 the Coroner asked a witness whether she noticed anything peculiar about the deceased. She was very good," replied the witness. "Peace be unto her ashes, solemnly remarked a medico in attendance in an undertone.
As a plain-clothes constable was walking along Sin Hing Lane on Deo. 14 he noticed a Chinaman whom he "wanted on a charge of larceny. The Chinaman saw him, and ran away. The constable, accompained by another, gave chase. The man ran into a house in the lane, closely followed by his pursuers. On reaching the second floor, the Chinaman jumped from the verandah to the ground, where he was picked up. He was taken to the Government Civil Hospital, an i died short- ly afterwards. The man's name is at present unknown. It is believed he was a man returned
from banishment
Mr. William Stanton, who was for some years Chief Detective Inspector in the Hongkong Police force, still retains a passi n for the public service. By the last Mail (Deo. 14.) we learn that he has been elected a member of the borough council for Liskeard, his native Cornish town, where he has made himself extremely popular. Hi miny natural abilities fit him for the arduous work that will be demanded of him on
committees and in the 'ouncil Chamber. In congratulating Liskeard on its choice, we may also wish Mr. Councillor Stanton a long and prosperous career in the civic service.
Early on the 15th inst., at the Government Civil Hospital, the death occurred of Inspector James Williamson, until recently a familiar figure in our local police force. About a fort- night ago he was stricken by paralysis, and removed to the Hospital. The deceased was a native of the Shetland Islands. and Was transferred to Hongkong from the Glasgow Police Force in 1886. He was a most
popular officer, and had been in charge of Aberdeen Station. He leaves a widow and daughter, with numerous friends, to mourn his loss. The funeral takes place this after-
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Chinese doctor" Leung Tak Ming was before the Court for obtaining money under false pretences It was said that as Lai Chan was walking along Queen's Road
near Circular Pathway he was accosted by one of the doctor's touts, who informed him that he was suffering from consumption. Lai Chan was very much surprised to hear this, and of course asked What must I do to be cured ? The tout immediately took him to the Doctor, who, of course, tried the needle cure. "Now, I'm going to
run this needle through said the doctor. you,"
Hold your head up." Lai held his head up and felt a prick, and shortly afterwards the medico informed him that the needle was in his chest. He asked
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
A Chinese farmer from the New Territory who was travelling on a tram car near Cause~ way Bay yesterday, jumped off while the car was in motion. He fell on his head, and sustained injuries from which he succumbed shortly after admission to the Government Ciril Hospital.
TRADE ITEMS.
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The Secretaries of the Weihalwei Gold
Mining C. mpany have reported the results of the first month's crushing, as follows :—“ 1900 tous, bullion 87 ounces of gold, 59 ounces silver Concentrates 79 ounces of gold and 468 silver.
Out of seventy-three vessels in Hongkong Harbour on the 13th inst. 43 were British. 14 German, five Norwegian, five American, two Chinese, one Japanese, two French, and
Italian.
At about 8 p.m. on the 10th inst. the wife of a Chinese Missionary teacher at Cheong Chan Kin committed suicide by hanging herself to the rafters of the house during a fit of temper. She was in such a rage that her husband was afraid to approach her, and made off for assis-one
tance. When he returned with some friends to console her, they found her dead body hanging from a beam.
The Army transport steamer Dilwara has arrived from Home with troops for Hongkong. There were a number of men for the Royal West Kent Regiment from England, and two com- panies of Royal G·rrison Artillery. the 87th and 88th, from Ceylon. The men landed at about ten o'clock yesterday morning, and were played in by the band of the Royal West Kents. The details altogether consist f fire officers, 77 men of the Royal West Kent Regiment, 48 of the Royal Garrison Artillery, 25 of the Royal Army Medical Corps, 17 of the Army Ordnance Corps, and some families. Colonel Darling, R E., the relief of Colonel L. F. Brown, C.R E., was in command.
FAR EASTERN ITEMS.
The Foochow Echo hears that the New
A prospectus of the chartered British Cotton- Growing Association proposes an increase of share capital (from a guarantee fund of £50,000) to £500,000. It is stated that Colonial Governments are carrying out experiments, and that the scope of the Association needs to be greatly enlarged..
Japan's export of soap to China has been in- creasing of late, says the Monthly Report of the Yokohama Chamber of Commerce. The Chinese have been using a peculiar kind of soap known as ishi, which is made of animal fat and pow. dered beans, and afterwards spiced with various substances. It is put up in porcelain vessels which cost from eight to ten cents. The Chinese are beginning to realize that it is more economical to use better soap.
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Mr. Reginald Murray, of the Calcutta Com- mercial Bank, has written a memorandum on the question of stamp duties and blank transfers which is being oiroulated by the Bengal Cham- ber of Commerce. Mr. Murray suggests that blank transfers should be given a recognised standing as legal tender, provided they are dated by the seller, and that their currency as such should be recognised for a period not exceeding three months from the date of sale, and that
Viceroy has strictly prohibited access to the City after the closing of the gates about 6.30 Hitherto it has always been possible to P... which has proved a remunerative business for blank transfers undated or remaining uncom- obtain ingress or egress by ladders and ropes,
pleted for more than three months shall not be recognised as legal tender.
those conducting it; but it is evident that this little game is stopped, at least for the present.
The Sishan evidently failed in her attempt to reach Port Arthur, and put into Chefoo, and has returned to Shanghai with her original cargo. The N.-C. Daily News says that the Peiping, which is reported to have twice evaded the Japanese blockading squadron, now loads from lighters amongst the shoals at the back of the Shaluiteen lighthouse, thirty-two miles east
of Taku.
One of the earlier works dealing with the struggle in the Far East will be Mr. T. Cowen's "Russo-Japanese War," which Mr. Edward Arnold has in preparation. The author is familiar with the scenes of the principal conflicts on sea and land, and gives a comprehensive description of the topographical characteristics of both Corea and Manchuria. Mr. Cowen is a very able newspaper man, well known in Japan, China, and Corea.
The Universal Gazette says that the Board of Revenue is trying to raise a foreign loan by mortgaging the likin revenue in the province
of Shansi, with the net receipt of 95 per cent. of the face value of the bonds. The loan will be
raised in Belgium. The Belgian Minister at with Chow Erh-hsen, the President of the Peking has now concluded the arrangement Board of Revenue, and the minister has wired the result of the preliminary arrangement, etc., to the syndicate of banks in Belgium.
Mr. A. H. Ahrens of Shanghai was found dead in his bed at his residence on the 5th inst. The German Consular authorities were called in, and from the circumstances it would seem that deceased committed suicide by poison. He made a will only a few days before and left a note containing directions for his burial. At half past nine the previous night deceased was at the Masonic Club and appeared in his usual health and spirits. He was a well known business man, aged forty years.
for all the money the gall had on him which was $14.50, and then quietly informed his The N.-C. Daily News announces the death patient that he could not extract the needle of Mr. Dzau Kit-foo, which occurred on Dec. 4 antil he was paid $8 more. Lai Chan went to at Shanghai. Mr. Dzau was one of the first his clansman to borrow the required amount, students sent out by the Chinese Government but this man told him it was all a hoax and for education in America, most of whom have went with him to the doctor and demanded the succeeded in making a mark for themselves return of the money. This the doctor refuseds nce their return to China. He was an able until a European constable was called in, when English scholar and was connected with some he yielded. The doctor stated that the com- of the legal firms there. He leaves a widow, plainant had called asking for a prescription, four daughters, and a son to mourn his loss, and and as His Worship believed this, he dismissed to them a very large number of both his foreign the case.
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A Peking letter states that certain gentry of Shansi prosince have petitioned the Shanpu for permission to establish a Department of Forestry in that province, to preserve as well as extend the treebearing region there, for which work it is proposed to angare a foreign expert, possibly from the Taiyuan Agricultural College. As there is also a vast extent of rich grass lands on the Shansi-Mongolia frontiers, outside the Great Wall, it is further proposed to stock them with cattle and horses, the latter specially with the object of furuishing cavalry remounts for the Imperial Army.
The failure of Messrs. Dymes & Co., Madras, is announced. No authentic details of the failure are available except that the canse is It is rumoured that the losses in cotton. liabilities amount to 7 lakhs, and the assets to two lakhs. Mr. Greig, of the Bank of Madras, and Messrs. Greerson and Mitchell, of Messrs. Dymes & Co.. have been appointed to wind up the affairs of the firm, and are said to be hopeful of re-constructing and re- suming business shortly. The firm was carry- and has, we are told, a great deal of sympathy. ing on a cotton business of long standing,
difficulties consequent on the cotton depres- It was known that it was embarrassed by
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home. Mr. J. K. Greig, who is of the liquidators, is the Secretary and Treasurer of the Bank of Madras.
The Yokohama Chamber of Commerce
publishes a coloured diagram showing the rice (sic) and fall of sugar imports, during the past ten years.
The years 1898 and 1901 saw the
largest quantity and value of brown sugar im- ported. Refined sugar, making a spart to two and a quarter million picals in 1897, was much less in all subsequent years but 1901 (when the value was much greater) until 1903, when the record of nearly three million piculs, worth nearly fifteen million yen, was imported, more than half of it at Yokohama. Last year brown sugar had dropped to one million piculs. Another diagram shows how woefully Hongkong exports to Japan have fallen off since 1894 Then it was about half the total, mostly refined In 1903 it was less than one-eighth, sugar. brown sugar slightly preponderating. Dutch India sends the lion's share, nearly half, with the Philippines a good second. China has dropped from nearly a third to a poor eighth. New contributors are Germany and Austria, about one-eighth each.
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