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MACAO.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT).
October 18th, THE FUNERAL OF GENERAL GONÇALVES.
The funeral of General Gonçalves took place on Thursday last with full military hon- ours. The cortege was composed of all the available forces. The artillery with four guns fired nine rounds, and the police the usual three volleys over the grave.
H.E. the Governor, many Military and Civil officers and civilian friends of the deceased were
also present.
TINNED PROVISIONS.
It would be well for the Government to inspect and analyse some of the canned goods which are being exposed for sale for public consumption in some of the shops in Macao. Some of these goods are reall. unfit for cou. sumption and should be destroyed.
THE STEAMER WING-HANG.". The Wing-hang", a new river boat, is now running regularly every morning from your port to Macao, in place of the ill-fated
Wing-chai".
MISCELLANEOUS.
The weather for the last few days is fine but rather warm for this time of the year. The city is still in the dark at night.
The Post Office continues to deliver letters very late every night to the inconvenience of many.
October 23rd.
DEATH OF SR. BRAGANÇA. The death is announced of Senhor Bragança, the late commandant of Police in Macao, who is chiefly remember-d as being the cause of the strife and strained relations between the European Portuguese and the Macanese in Macao and the Far East some three years ago.
FIRE AT LAPPA.
Last Friday night was an unfortunate night for the people of Lappa. A destructive fire broke out in a tea house, and destroyed about. seventy or eighty houses including a gambling saloon.
A SWEEPING ECONOMY.
The latest news received here is that Portugal is going to withdraw her Ministers from China and Japan, and close all the consulates, except those at Peking and Tokyo. This step if carried out will necessitate the appointment. of the Governor of Macao as Minister Plenipotentiary to the Courts of China and Japan, as was the case before. Who is going to look after the interests of the Portuguese subjects in the treaty ports of China and Japan?
RELIGIOUS FESTIVITY.
On Sunday next there will be a special feast in the Church of S. Lourenço. This is a thanksgiving feast promoted by the in. habitauts of Macao for their escape from destruction by the earthquakes of last year. No doubt there will be a large influx of people from Hongkong on that day, especially as I under taud that there will be excursion steamers running.
SANDAKAN NOTES.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
THE TYPHOON,
October 12th.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
(October 29, 1906.
and arrived at Kudat without further in- to us by your steamer Yockow on September cident, albeit one day late. From what | 30, 1906. I could make out on board, the Borneo had had just about as bad a time as any of the crew care about and therefore had all the typhoons they want for the rest of their lives.
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THE BORNEO STRANDS.
Typhoons in Hongkong and the China sea were evidently not enough in the way of ill luck, for the next thing to happen to her was to strand on an uncharted rock on the far side of Sandakan's beautiful bay-near Pulan Bai. She stranded on the morning of the 4th but after lightening-managed to get afloat again on the evening of the 5th. The damage sustained far as is known, is little more than slight, viz-three plates started. and one small hole forward. Every endeavour has been made to patch up the damage here, but it is not easy -with only native divers, without costumes and working at some fifteen feet depth. She is leaving for Hongkong to-night, and it is to be hoped she will have a fine run up.
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The Mausang also had a heavy passage from Hongkong. She is to leave for your part in a couple of days' time.
RAILWAY.
There is no further word of the new Railway (Kudat-Sandakan) as yet, but something in the way of a move is looked for shortly.
THE WRECKED
AKASHI MARU."
LATER ACCOUNT OF THE RESCUE : CHINESE
PIRATES FIRED ON.
Our account by a survivor of the s.8. Akashi Maru, wrecked on a reef outside Amoy, is well supplemented by the following account given at Shanghai.
It was seen at once that the Akishi could not get off without sinking in deep water and the captain of the Yochow hoisted signals that his ship would stand by, getting as near as safety: would permit, and take off the crew of the stranded steamer. The Akushi launched boats uuder difficulties-a heavy sea running and a strong gala blowing—and with great difficulty the first batch of people from the Akashi were taken aboard, their boats being already half full of water and ropes having to be used to get | them aboard. The weather was mean while getting worse, and the Akashi was seen then to be slowly sinking, with the seas sweeping ber clean, fore and aft. By this time the Akashis boats' crews
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We also wish to testify as to the extreme Kindness of Capt. Brown, his chief officer and second officer, engineers all, and passenger, towards everyone of us, when, after picking us ap, made gifts of clothes and necessaries to shipwrecked mariners, and offers of every possible assistance.
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Words fail me at present, but please accept this acknowledgment of the expression of “ my and "our" heartfelt gratituds, and believe me,
Gentlemen,
Yours respectfully,
(8d.) J. A.. erlin
(Master),
late Akashi Maru
SALE OF WORK.
The annual sale of work in the interests of the Baxter Girls' School took place in the City Hall yesterday. This. a fixture of many years' standing, has elicited a large number of support- ers among the ladies of the community, many of whom render valuable assistance, and with
invited to buy, a useful institution is materially the generous sympathy of the public who are
befriended. Yesterday there was & very attractive display of fancy goods and other articles set ont on eleven stalls, while a twelfth provided refreshments. The school girls make the children's dresses an dress the dolls, while the fancy things are usually received from friends at home. It is worthy of mention that when the sale does not result in the entire disposal of the articles a house sale afterwards takes place. Last year Mrs. Wilson, wife of the acting manager of Kowloon Docks, sold nearly $10 worth of goods after the sale. The ice cream always com es from Government House, but unfortunately oa this occasion there were no baad performances."
The Stallholders and assistants were: No. 1 Stall-Mrs. Bateson Wright, Mrs Lammerf, and Miss. Wallace,
No. 2 Stall-Mrs. Thomson, Mrs. Francis Clark, and Miss Humphreys.
No. 3 Stall—Mrs. Wilder, Mrs. Bolles, and Mrs. T. W. Clarke.
No. 4 Stall—Lady Berkeley, Missés Berkeley, aud Mrs. Skotłowe.
No 5 (refreshment) Stall-Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Pritchard, Mrs. Wells, and Mrs. Saunders. No. 6 Stall-Mrs. Master, Misses Master aud Miss Hazeland. -
No. 7 Stall-Mrs. Turuer, Mrs. Jobn Hastings, and Mrs. Ram.
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No Stall Mrs. Kenneth Jones, Hunter Blair, and Miss Stewart.
No 10 Stall-Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Trenchard Davis, and Mrs. Sutherland.
Looker. No 11 Stall-Lady Piggott and Mrs. No 12 Stall-Mrs. Symour, Mrs. Chichester, aud Mrs Browiu,
were 80 completely exhausted that their complement had to be filled by such members of the Yochor's crew as could No 8 Stall-Mrs. Chatham, Miss Chatham, be spared in order to transfer the people remain-Mrs. Valpy, Mrs. Dowley and the Misses Shelton ing on board the wreck, which was quickly Hooper. sinking. Eventually. under great risk, the captain, officers and remainder of the crew of the Akashi were transferred to the Yochow in au exhausted condition, together with, as for as can at present be estimated $33,000 treasure. On their last trip the boats were interfered with by native pirates, and Capt. Brown found į it necessary to give the order to fire upon them in order to allow the rescuing boats to approach the sinking ship. The Yochow first came in touch with the Akashi at 8 a.m., ant at 4 p.m. she proceeded on her voyage to Hongkong, 137 people having been rescued from the wreck under adverse circumstances and not a life lost.
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The sale ope od at half past three. There was no ceremony, but a good number patronised the sale and bought freely. His xcellency the Governor attended later in the afternoon and bestowed his patronage.
ANOTHER DEBATABLE POINT.
When last in view, the Akashës deck wa‹ CUSTOMS-HOUSES IN MANCHURIA. unly a few feet above water, and no other steamer had sighted the wreck during the day. Next day at daylight a steamer passed the scene The N. D. L. s.s. Bornco arrived here on the of the wreck, but reported nothing visible, and morning of September 7th and brought a
it is presumed that the vessel was broken up by reminder of the great typhoon in the shape of a the heavy sea during the night. Had not the rescued Chinaman. The Borneo left Hongkong | Yochow been within hail at the critical moment, at 11.30 a.m. cn September 19th, and the man
it is probable that all on board the Akashi was picked up three hours later.
He was
would have been lost. rescued from the bottom of an overturned junk. and reported the rest of the crew, 25, were all drowned. At eight o'clock the same evening the Borneo was struck by another typhoon, and for twelve hours she was more or less buffetted about at the mercy of the wind and However she came through it without damage, but picked herself up just about 100 miles out of her course! As if this were not enough, the Borneo apparently only just escaped
The refugees from the wrecked steamer were most hospitably treated by Captain Brown and his staff, and were duly lauded in Hongkong.
It is agreed between Japan and China that the Customs House shall be established at Tairen simultaneously with that on the frontier in North Manchuria, Vernacular contera. poraries observe that in the Russo-Chinese Treaty of Commerce it is stipulated that the Customs duty on goods imported into China by- rail shall be reduced to one-third of the rate of Marine Castoms. Goods imported from Russia or via Vladivostock will enjoy this immunity, while goods imported through Tairen will have to pay a much higher duty. The Japanese Government will allow the Customs to be Osaka Shosen Kaisha, established at Tairen only on condition that the Hongkong. October 4, 1906. immunity above-mentioned under the Russo- Messrs. Butterfield and Swire,
Chinese Treaty of Commerce shall be extended third typhoon-when about nearing the Gentlemen,-I hereby beg to offer you on be. to the goods imported via Tdiren.-Japan Palawan Island she got the tail end of the | half of my passengers, crew and myself my most | Chronicle. blow and sea, bat, fortunately, nothing more sincere thanks for the kind assistance rendered
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As an appreciation of the services rendered by the Yochow, the master of the Akashi Maru sent the following letter to te agents of the China Navigation Company :-
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