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heard that the foreigner was bailed out We also beard that a petition has been sent by the Honam police to the hief Police Station in Ho Pak who will decide the matter. We do not know the result yet, but we await the decision for publication."
have taken some trouble to investigate the true facts of this case, which I can confidently say are as follows.-
At about 11.30 on the night in question three blue jackets from H.M.Š. 'Moorhen" and H.M.S. 'Sandpiper" were proceeding on their way from the Outdoor Customs Quarters with two outdoor officers down to the landing jetty
at the end of the Pao Shu Tai Kai when one of the two latter was suddenly accosted by a Chinese policeman who thrust his lantern into his face and pushed back his cap. Retaliation followed and a scuffle would appear to have ensued in which all the foreigners eventually joined. Things in fact got 80 warm that the foreigners had to ran for safety, the police in chase. There being no sampans alongside the jetty the foreigners took to the water whereupon the police fired their revolvers several times in reckless fashion over the water, *but fortunately without hitting any of the men ;
though the Customs launch "Fu-men-tsai struck. Subsequently yielding to the urgent representations of H.B.M.'s Cousul-General, the Acting Viceroy consented to a joint investigation into the circums'auces, the EBMA boing the
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officers d-pated to hold Prefect Pi Chang Yen, the Magistrate Chu Chih Ying, Lieutenant Commander Vaughan and H B.M.'s Vice-Consal, Mr. Sly. The prisoners, it should be noted, were not, as previously reported the bluejackets and outdoor Customs Officers, but some of the Chinese police guilty of the reckless firing.
The Hongkong papers have given a ra her mixed up account of the affair, their Canton correspondents b-ing no doubt led to believe the rumours (amougst Chinese) that the tronble was primarily caused by the foreigners. The above conclusively shows that news of this kind should always be carefully investigated before given publicity. It is not so very long ago that the Chinese police on the Ho Pak side of Canton took highhanded action in the case where a young Englishman was charged with reckless riding. The Chinese people seem day by day to show less and less respect for the persons of foreigners, while their Authorities appear to have less sense of justice now.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS ÁND
COMMERCIAL.
TEA.
[September 30, 1907.*
part of buyers for China to treat for supplies, this fatter bit of news being rediculed in most of the best informed quarter here. The decline in the Liver pool cotten market continued steadily since our
HANKOW, 19th Sept., 1907.-Business reported last report until yesterday when the spot price for
since the 21st inst., is as under:—
Settlements Shipments to Shanghai
on Native account
1907.
Chests. 3,862
1906. -Chesta.
1,356
nil
11,851
The following are Statistics at date compared with the corresponding circular of last season, viz., 19th September, 1906.
HANKOW TEA. Settlements
·
1907. -Chests. ..488,049
1906. -Chests. 378,266
...
Shipments to Shanghai
on Native account 7,326 Stock
24,016
Arrivals ...
..519,391 1907.
KIUKIANG TEA.
-Chests.
Settlements
...181,558
57,086 27,147
452,499 1906. i-Chests. 158,018
Shipments to Shanghai
7,356
...197.385
SILK.
10,652 2,527
171.197
on Native account 8,471 Stock
Arrivals
From Messrs. F. C. Heffer's Report, dated Shanghai, September 18th, 1907.-There is no change to report in the home market. Tsatlees. -Settlements have been confined to a few pur- chases of Tsatlees at unchanged rates. Hand Filatures.-Very little doing. Steam Filatures. — A small business has been done in fine sizes at
full rates. Yellow Silks.-Have been in some demand for India.
OPIUM,
HONGKONG, September 27th. Quotations are:-Allowance net to 1 catty. Malwa New
.$770 to
per picul. Malwa Old
.$840 to
do. Malwa Older
$830
to
do.
to
do.
to
do.
.$750
to
to $815 to $810 to
do.
to
Malwa Very Old $900 l'ersian Fine Quality.$700 Persian Extra Fine Patna New Patna Old Benares New Benares Old
do. per chest.
do.
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Mid-American came 6.89d.. fatures being 6.38d. To-day there is a slight reaction, 6.98d. being the spot price. Egyptian 10d. The New York market was quoted yesterday 11.22 cents January and 11.82 cents March option, but to-day an urgent message was received quoting 11.88 centa December option. The export of plain cottons from Manchester the first fortnight of this month was only 8,000,000 yards. Neither Japanese or Local spinnings have participated in the demand there has been for Indian yarns, the market being very quiet for both with prices barely maintained, The favourable progress of the cotton crop is already having a weakening effect on prices, which are from four to six mace lower this week. Grey Shirtings. Beyond an enquiry for the com- moner makes of 8.4lbs, which has led to a small busi- ness from first hands, scarcely anything has been done privately. At the auctions fairly steady prices were paid for all weights. Clearances are better, but not on wholesale lines yet. White Shirtings. The tendency at auction was must distinctly firmer, especially for the heavier makes. T-Cloths and Jeans.-The former show some improvement at auction, but the latter went at slightly weaker prices. Drills and Sheetings.-Some further business has been done from second hand holders to Newchwang merchants, the total quantity that has changed hands being variously reported as from one to two thousand bales in all. We have not gleaned much in the way of particulars, but hear that in 3 yards drills large and small Eagle and Standing Horse have been resold at Tls. 4.00, Williston at Tls. 4.05 and Piedmont at Tls, 4.074. In shirtings Two Squirrel 34 yards is reported at Tls. 3.30 and Piedmont 3 yards at Tls. 3.75. The New York market keeps very strong, a fine count yard shirting being quoted at 11s. 5d. overland shipment and is all we hear of. Cotton Flannels. The market is very strong, some Tremont G. A. being sold from first hands at Tls. 6.50. Fancy Goods,-A small indent business seems to be going through in miscellaneous makes of dyed goods and occasionally in prints, but for the most part the market is very dull though clearances are not at all bad. There is a serious hitch in the home velvet trade and a general extension of contracts is asked for, the market here in the meantime being almost bare of stock, Turkey reda show considerable irregularity at auction, as do fast black cotton Italians, but perhaps slightly in PIECE GOODS.
favour of the sellers. Woollens. -The better Messrs. Noel, Murray & Co.'s Report on the feeling mentioned in our last has been well main- Shanghai Piece Goods Trade, dated Shanghai,tained and the auction prices of all descriptions 19th September, 1307, states:-Although there is
are again higher. Cotton Yarn.-Indian-The a distinctly better feeling in the market, business better tone reported in our last has developed in piece goods has remained very quiet, with during the interval, and comparatively speaking a perhaps slightly more enquiry. Any tendency, very extensive week's business has to be recorded. however, there may have been to resume trade must be affected by the unlucked-for slump in the American cotton markets. Notwithstanding the assurance that this has nothing to do with the prospects of the crop but is merely the conse- unable to carry over their forward purchases, on quence of the bull element in New York being account of the financial stringency, it must have some effect on trade here, until such time as a reaction in prices will show that the former high rates were legitimate. At the same time that is more likely to affect the forward buying operations rather than spot transactions, with are admittedly possible at considerably under replacing cost. Already there is an enquiry for certain staple from first hands. However, it will be necessary goods, and we understand some have been placed to wait until after the 22nd inst.. to see if the Settlement on that date affects the market as much as we have been led to expect it will. The natives ce tuinly appear to be preparing to make much more of a holiday of it than usual. 'The great feature of the week, or we might more corrrectly say fortnight, is the large spɔt business that has been done in Indian Yarns, and at strengthening prices. It is said orders for these have been in the market for some while past, Com-waiting for an opportunity to buy, but if so it is strange that just the time when cotton was declin- ing should have been chosen to cominence operations, and higher prices paid. We are inclined to think the demand is due to the out- come of more recent developments, but whether or no the yarn is intended as a substitate for imported woven goods remains to be seen. Telegrams from Manchester have been somewhat conflicting in their nature. To some importers the information is imparted that Manufacturers
September 23rd.
SUSP CTED POLICE ESCAPADE.
It is reported that the I.M. Customs motor- launch " ei Loong" was shot at while she was lying near the Honam Spit at midnight on the
16th instant. An outdoor officer of the Customs was on duty on board the vessel when it happened. One of the shots said to have been fired from Pak Hong (Pak Lane) s ruck and split the wooden case which contained a lighted lamp on the launch. The matter was reported to the Commissioner of Customs on the following day, and he immediately wrote to the Director of the Canton Police, Kung Taolai, to arrest and punish the persons who took part in the mischief. It is suspected that the Hon m Chinese police are at the bottom of it.
YUET-HAN BAILWAY.
Sir Chan-Tung Liang Sheng has been appointed President of the Yaet Han Railway here by Imperial Edict vice Lo Kwong-tung who has raigad. Taotai Wong King-tong remains as Vice-President.
THE NEW VICEROY,
Viceroy Chang arrived here on Saturday last and took over the viceregal seal and official functions yesterday.
A lukong was summo ed for assaulḥing a man at Hunghom and the bearing of the case unfolded a rather interesting story. plainant alleged that defendant entered his house while he as on night duty sad slept there, He told defendant be bad no right to do that and in consequence the latter knocked him down and beat him with his baton. A witness declared that defendant "has been in the habit of doing his duty on one of our beds,” and that he gave instructions to be wakened at one or half past one as he went off duty at two o'clock. Inspector McHardy naively said this could not have taken place without the matter being reported, and his Worship discharged the lukong.
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are in want of orders and the market it as strong as buying for India and the greater disposition on the ever, prices being well maintained owing to the
The market has in fact been in a mild state of excitement, particularly over No. 108. for which the demand" is greatest, being wanted for the North and Szechuen. Prices show an advance of one to two taels a bale and close steady at that. The higher counts, all of which have been bought for the river markets, are also firmer by at least. a tael.
The total sales amount in the aggregate to 13,230 bales, as reported to us, though in some quarters it is said to be considerably more.
Re-exports per Railway :—It is very satisfactory to note that the railway authorities have agreed to do what they can in keeping detailed records of the cargo handled by them and are now consul- ting with the chamber of commerce as to the best and most simple way of going about it.
From Messrs. Ilbert & Co.'s Report dated Shang. hai September 19th, 1907:-The market has ruled steady thoughout, and although the Mid-Autumn Settling-day, which takes place on the 22ɑd inst., bas daring the past day or two caused somewhat of a lull in a few of the important trading con- tre, inquiry has been of a mère open character than has been the case recently, there being undoubtedly only moderate "Spot" supplies available of several lines of plain staple which are at present in fair demand for Yangtze outlets. Fresh orders have been deterred by the rapid decline in value of American Cotton that has taken place, which has been followed, however, to only a very limited extent as regards the effect upon value; quoted from Manchester, the latter being still_considerably above prices raling here. The Northern dependencies are still very quiet, but Newchwang buyers have shown some disposition to purchase Dyed and Fancy Goods, of which sɔme fair lines have been sold from stock. In Bombay yarns a considerable business has been done by Szechuan Merchants, also Tientsin have bought a fair quantity of best quality 10s.
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