The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-02-22

rea, whose recall at the instance of II.
f. Ii Hung Chang has already been
mentioned
According to the North China Daily
News, IA Hangchow despatch to hand at
Shanghai states that all guilty officers
concerned in the Chuchou massacre In
Chekiang last July seem to have COM
bined to lay the whole blame of the
atrocities upon Pao, ex-Taotai OF the said
place, and make him a scapegoat for the
lot. The intention of the Governor Qun
Tsu-yD therefore, says our contempor-
airy, now seems to be TO rnemorialize the
Throne, recommending that Pao Taotai
be banished to penal servitude for life
on the military postroads outside of Ihi-
ma proper; while the hereditary rank OF
Baron OF the first class held by Pao be
taken away from him and given to his
eldest son to preserve the family rank
exTaotais father. the late celebrated
General Pao Ts'ao.
The French gunboat Nipere left for
Canton on the 18th inst
The British hospital ship Carthage left
on Sunday for Calcutta
Mr.. Il. II! Halifax has been appointed
Assistant Superintendent OF Police.
Captain c. c.. Pritchard, RIGA, has
been appointed to perform the duties OF
adjutant to the Hongkong Volunteer
Corps until the end of March.
The new regulations as to launches in
the harbor, which come into force on
February l. are published in a Govern
ment Gazette Extraordinary.
The concert which was to have been
given on board II. NJ. S. lamar on the
21st inst. was cancelled in consequence
OF the grave news received as to the con-
dition of Her Majesty the Queen.
An earth-coolie was carrying out some
undermining work in Pokfulam road on
the Goth inst. when "a sudden collapse
took place and the unfortunate man was
buried alive. The body was removed to
the mortuary.
The return of visitors to the City Hall
Library and Museum last week included
l59 non-Chinese and 1877 Chinese to the
former institution and 227 non-Chnese
and 2.i20 Chinese to the latter.
The Hon. c. r. Chatter, GANG, district
grand master of Hongkong and South
China, has announced 10 Mr.. Il. W.
Mitchell. honorable secretary, Masonic
OF Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen
no Masonic ball can be held on the 4th
of February as arranged.
We were informed on the 23d inst by
Mr. \. X. Marty that he was just in
ceipt of telegram from the firms Hal
phong agent as follows: rs. S. Hue ran
ashore during a. fog yesterday. 21st,
a. m. NV. by w. of Cape CAME: S. S.
Hating ordered to proceed Immediately
to render assistance; have no further
news"
The Mitsu Bussan Kaisha, agents for
the Osaka Shosen kaisha, inform us
that they have received from Annoy fur
Their particulars respecting the accident
TO the S. S. Tamsui Maru. 1t appears
that the steamer on her way from Tam
sui to Annoy. at about Q "a. IN. on the
21st inst. stranded in a dense fog on a
reef off Quemoy Island and made hole
under her bunkers. She was run ashore
10 save her sinking, and it is now hop
ed that she may be saved from becoming
a total wreck.
The return of stamp revenue for the
years 1899 and 1900 shows an increase for
1900 of SIG, 90. The principal items IN
which increase were made We're: convey
ance or assignment, s47, 214.25 probate or
letters of administration, S44.2i62S; bank
note duty, s9,222.50: adhesive stamps, So
1924; mortgage, S4,36l.40; lease without |
fine or premium, $l,579.6S; transfer OF
shares, Sl,296.40; charter party, Sl,0S0. No |
decrease exceeded 800 in amount, and
the sum of the decreases only came to |
81. 1866 :,
A Seoul telegram reports that a party |
Of Americans have secured a contract for |
building waterworks inside the palace
grounds for sum of two million yen.
A Japanese contemporary reports that
likely u
secure the contract for water works in
Seoul. The expenditure is estimated at
two million yen.
A serious mishap occurred at the Pei |
tang forts when a salute was being fired
in honor of the New Year. a Chinese
gun exploded while being loaded killing |
six men, They We're buried at Tongku |
In snowstorm on the Sd inst. Several |
more were wounded.
The slump in tin is exciting some APP |
prehensions In Pahang. The why and |
wherefore do not seem clear. AT the end |
of the Chinese year there is nearly al |
ways a fan, as quantities of ore are |
thrown ON the market by miners, who |
have TO settle up with coolies and other
employees.
The Bank of Formosa has been pur- |
chasing since December last the gold dis |
covered in the island. and had accumu- |
lated about 100 momme down to the 3lst |
ut 1t is estimated that the gold pur- |
chased in one year will amount to 1,61o |
the market price being ven |
per momme.