January 23, 1905.]
HONGKONG.
Of the six outries for tho Pilots' examination at the Harbour Office on Jan 16 three of the men who went up obtined certificates. The successful candidates were Messrs. W. S. Burrows, B. S. Lawlor and Wong Tai Hoo.
Ou Jan. 20, about thre› p.m. a Chinese 51- man, while do'ng cleaning work f1 from the must of a steamer in the harbour,
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
There were three further candidates for Pilots' certificates at the examination held at the Harbour Office Jan. 17. Mr. Wong Tai was the only sucessful one.
At the Magistraev on the 18th inst. Mr. 11. H. J. Gompertz held au inquiry into the cause of death of James Douglas, who was taken to the Government Civil Hospital with a fractured skull, where he died on the 10th i stant. The finding of the jury was in ac- cordance with the Medical Officer's statement,
taken to the Hospital, and died two hours after that death was due to a fractured skull caused
by a fall. He had been drinking heavily.
admission there.
At the Crown Lands sale at the Public works Department na the 16th in t Inland Lot No. 164, situate at Tai Hang Village, was let for a term of 75 years to Mr. Cheng Wa Kwan for $1.370, being $20 abore the upset price. There was no competition.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Chow Fung Shi, muther of Mr. Chow Hing Ki, compradore to the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, and Mr. Chow Sui Lum. Manager of the Tai Won Bank, took place on January 10h. The cortego left No. 5. West Terrace, Caine Road, for Kennedytown dead-hous», where the deceased is to be until a suitable burial place is arranged for her in Can- ton. Most of the lead ng local Chinese were pr. seut, also several European friends.
At six o'clock on the 19th inst. fire broke ont at No. 257. Des Voeux Road ('entral, premises occupied by a man named Lui Hing The house was in the painters' hands preparatory to being used as a boarding house. A bundle of wood near the kitchen was probably ignited by a spark, and this set fire to the stairs. The brigde was prompt in attendance and put ont the fire. The damage is estimated at 8100; it is not covered by insurance.
The Police at Sheung Shin Station in the New Territory were informed by a native named Chung Hang that he and three comrades, while travelling from Taipoo, were held up by a band of five armed robbers. The informant s'ated that when the brigands covered his party with revolvers he made ff. accompanied by several bullets which did not find their billets. His fri-uds, he thought, also effected their escape. although he has not seen any of them sine, A search party has been sent out, but so far
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none of the robbers have been found.
The following is the list of Hongkong architects at present authorised. --Messrs. 1. W. Bird. G Blood, J. E. Boulton, A. Bryor, W. Chatham, W. Danby. A Denison, H. G C. Fisher. C. H. Gale. L. Gilbs. A. E Griffin. B. B. Ha ker. E. M. Hazeland, A. 11. Hewitt, A. H. Hollingsworth. A. Shelton Hooper, P. N. H. Jones, W. P. Lambert. J. E. Lee, J. Lemni, D. Macdonald, J. Orange, A. H Ough, T. L. Perkins, S. J. Powell, E. A. Ram. C. H. Rew, C. B. Thomas, H. P. Tooker. A. Turner. C. Warren, Wong Kat Sou, Wong A. Cheong, and A. Wright.
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It was reported to Inspector Collett at No. 7 Police Station on the 17th instant by the engineer of the Yanmati ferry launch, that he found a European floating in the harbour in an apparently lifeless condition. He pulled him on board and landed him at the Yaumati Ferry Wharf, where the Inspector found him sur- rounded by a crowd of Chinese. He (the Inspector) unsuccessfully tried to resuscitate
Hospital. At this time his body was warm: There were marks of violence about the face and a blood-stained handkerchief was found in his pocket. On arrival at the Hospital Dr. Laing examined the body and found that the man was dend. A card was found in his pocket bearing the name of Thomas Crowther Aigland Greenland, from which it was learnt that deceased was the mate of the s.s. Pak Kong. The Police have at present been unable to obtain any further evidence.
him, and then sent him to the Government Civil
Messrs Gen. Fenwick and Company recently lent a launch to a missionary party to go to Cheung Chow Island, situated about twelve miles from Hongkong towards Macao. The Rer. Pearce actel as Cantonese interpreter, and amongst others present were
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Rev. C. | H. Hickling. Messrs. W. G. Winterburn and 11. urst ouя ·. The elders of the by vill ge-described
informant as
were Foochow Gods
in- looking like terriewel, and told that it was proposed to open a school and send a European teacher to the island The old gentl-men warged their heads and said they wou'd have their children educated according to Western methods in such case-if there was anything to be gained by it. Two or three dollars a week pr pupil however was considered a lot of money to spend, but maskee they said, if the investment was good. They would not definitely promi e to support the selv ol; lat it was gathered that some fifteen pupils might be obtained.
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of the residents are sending their child en to Hongkong, where they attend at Catholic schools. a counter movement may he expected ou the part; of Roman Catho ie missionaries, It would be a good thing for the natives to have schools and if competing schools all the better-on the island. Protest int missionaries owning property ou the i-land are willing, it is understood, to hand over a house for the new Protestant scheme.
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FAR EASTERN ITEMS.
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In many respects Chefoo is improving in appearance and convenience. Some new and ornate buildings adorn the Settlement-the Russia Post Office, the Chefoo Pharmṛ05, and some new residences. Road-making progresses apace.
A native paper says that Chou Ting-pi, who was appointed the other day to the post of the third class adviser to the Board of Com-
mercial Affairs, is a native of Wu-sieh and he has made his fortune single-handed from a very poor position. mostly in the transporting business. He is now one of the leading native merchants in Shanghai. He has opened a school in his native town, and may really be described as a model of the good merchants in China. Owing to his high character and ability he has been appointed to his present rank by special favour of the
hrone, and has also been granted the additional honour of the second
class button.
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When the German ste me. Elisabeth 20 from Rickmers, which arrivel Jan. Bangkok, was in the Gulf of Siam, a sampan was sighed, drifting without contral. nearest laud at the time was some 100 miles dis ant. A bat was lowered, and returned conveying & Chinese fisherman. in a complete state of exhaustion. When suffice tly recover- ed to give an account of himself, he staled that he had been blown out t sea by a sudden gal1, and had been without food and water for four
days. Had he not been rescued by the Elisabeth Rickmers he could not have survived another day. Both the unfortunate fisherman an bis sampin were taken to Bangkok by the skipper.
The Shanghai Medical Officer of Health reported that during December the number of eats among the foreign resident populations was twelve: there were in addition eighteen deaths
non-residents. among
Among the Chinese population the number of deaths during the m nth was 777: of these 315 were from
small-pox. During December the incidence of small-pox has been greater than normal both amon foreigners and natives, and has been of a severe type. Among the Chinese the number of da ths from this cause during December has been at least three times that usually expected. tho Diphtheria has also been pre alent among
Thirteen cases were for-ign community.
n tifi d; but there have been no deaths, a condi- tion that may be accounted for with some degres of probability by the early and general use of This preparation is Diphtheria Antitoxin. now one of the stiple products of the Shanghai Municipal Laboratory. Diphtheria Antitoxin is supplied free to all indigent patients on the recommendation of any qualified medical man. There is no scarlot ferer among the Chinese, though ten cases have been notified among foreigners.
TRADE ITEMS..
The Manila cattle market is overstocked from
Dutch port, and a slackness of business at Hongkong in this direction results.
Mr. James Whittall has resumedcharge of raders' Insurance Company, the hina Limited.
Mr. A. H. Wa'ta is reported to have 1 ft Tientsin for Sanghai, to take charge of th- shipping department of the Chinese Engineer- ing and Mining Co in the stead of the late Mr. Fullerton.
On the eveuing of the 18th instant a fire occurred at a furniture shop, No. 41, Welling A daring act of piracy was perpetrated in ton & treet. Some coolies engaged in shipping Hongkong harbour between the hours of one cases in a cock-loft upset a kerosen lam,
four o'clock cn Jan. 10.
What is which is supposed to have ignited some loose known as a pass junk-that is a junk carrying aja packing lying about. The fire had been special permit which entitles it to leave port at practically put out by the residents of the shop any hour- carrying a crew of about teu men. when the brigade under Chief Iuspect r Baker was bring ng a cargo of goods into port from arrived on the sopie. Their services were
Shonkiwan When off Quarry Bay the sailors required however, for a second outbreak which ou beard the junk noticed a small er ft push off It head d occurred in a rattan and matting shop in New from the shore near Pakshiwan market Sire t The first and second floors of apparently so as to reach the junk, and on pul- this shop were gutted before the flames couldling alongside twelve men, armed with swords be got under way, but a constant playing of the and revolvers, warmed on to the junk and
the sailors to hose saved the adjoining premises from ignition. I ordered
holl up thei A Chinamau hailing from Kowloo City was hands. charged before Mr. Gompertz at the Police Court on Jan 1 with carrying arms without a permit. He was found on a hillside at eleven o'clock at night bearing a big sword, and being, a very big man terrorised all who happened to come in his way. The defendant told His Worship that he heard some dogs baying, and thinking some thieves had come to st a' his vegetables, armed himself with the sword, which he was carrying when arrested by a constable. His Worship thought the case very suspicious,
in case
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but when the constable informed him that s me dogs were barking at the time of the arrest. he Iemanded the
that inquiries might be made from Sergeant ameron at Kowloon City. Bail was allowed in the sum of $2.
Since the meeting of British North Borneo shareholders on the 13th Dec., the expert to whom the blue ground (diamondiferous) was submitted has reported favourably.
The estimated revenue of Perak in 1905 is set at $10,466,121 against $10,731,720, the pro- bable revenue for 1904. The outlay for 1905 is given as being $14,500,876, against $10,322,749,. The robable expenditure in 1904.
For the junkmen, taken by surprise as they were, there was nothing else to do but obey. The p'rates then proceeded to blind them by putting pepper in their eyes. Finishing this work to their satisfaction. they then entered the cabin and extracted therefrom an amount of money supposed to be between 81 50 and $2.000. Haring secured this booty. they headed their skiff for the New Territory. When they thought themselves out of sight, however, they made for shore on the Hongkong side. The leader of the band, with all the mon-y in his possession, was arrested by a Chinese detective in Hollywood Road hours later, and two further arrests were
Nine the day.
of the effected later in pirates are still at large, but the police are estima ed at x me $60,100, will not, however, I in pursuit.
think, complicate the settlements.”
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The Hongkong correspondent of the NC. Daily News had this to say of the December the local 'Change:- -"The Settlement on
th's month were very heavy. settlements and the brokers have their work cut out, but it is not expected that any grave difficulties will be enc untered, al ́hough one face familiar on the Rialto has disappeared. His liabilities,
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