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THE
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China Overland Trade Report.
VOL. XLIX.
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Epitome of the Week, &a.
The Governor and Questions in Council
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 18TH MARCH, 1899.
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Leading Articles:-
Italy's Demands on China
The United States and the Philippines Why Englishmen are disliked
Lights on Private Chairs
Hongkong Legislative Council..
Supreme Court
Settlement Exterxion at Shanghai
Delimitation of the Kowloon Frontier...
The War in the Philippines
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The Messing of the Royal Welch Fusiliers...
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Hongkong Sanitary Board
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Reconstruction of the Sanitary Board ...
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Daring Robbery in Glenealy...
Colonelcy of the Volunteer Corps......
The Fire Brigade Report
Water Return-
The National Bank of China, Limited..
The China Fire Insurance Co., Limited
The Punjom Mining Co., Limited
Hongkong Hotel Co., Limited
The Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co, Limited,
China and Manila Steamship Co., Limited..
Geo. Fenwick & Co., Limited
China Sugar Refining Co, Limited
Lazon Sugar Refining Co., Limited
Sons of Admiral Lang, formerly of the Chinese Navy, and of Mr. Pelham Warren, British Consul at Hankow, have lately joined the 1. M. Customs.-N. C. Daily News.
A Peking telegram of the 5th March pub. lished in the Japanese papers states that the German authorities have arranged to organise a Chinese force for the defence of Kiaochau.
Baron von Heyking, German Minister to Peking, is going home on six months' leave of absence. He intends to leave this month and will probably resume duty early in September.
The U.S.S. Zafiro arrived at Shanghai on the 9th March from Manila, having made the run in 4 days 9 hours, and now awaits the bodyguard of the U.S. Legation at Peking. She bas 22 brought Capt. Singer of the U.S.S. Manila, who is on leave, and Drs. Steele and Stoughton, the former of whom is going home, and the latter is appointed to the Monocacy, also 28 men 25 for the same vessel.
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Mr. Rouffart has returned from accompany. 27ing H.E. Li Hung-chang in his inspection of the Yellow River. In M. Rouffart's opinion the control of the river is perfectly feasible, but it would require at the outset the provision of a sum of not less than fifty million taels. At present the Chinese are doing nothing or worse than nothing, and very little of the money granted by Peking for the regulation of the river is used for that purpose, and none of it is profitably used.-N. C. Daily News.
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The Green Island Cement Co. Limited
Olivers Freehold Miues, Limited
The Yah Loong Cotton Spinning Co., Limited
The Royal Hongkong Golf Club
The Martyrdom of Father Victorin
The Football Challenge Shield
Shooting
Correspondence
The Foreign Trade of ‹ bina.
I land Navigation Rules
Peking
North Formosa
Hongkong and Port News Commercial.
Shipping
MARRIAGES.
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In the report of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. (Singapore) for the last half-year it is 982 stated that proposals have been made to the Lords of the Admiralty for the construction of a large Naval Dock on the Company's property, One of the suggested sites has received favour. able consideration, but the Admiralty have not yet announced their decision. The Directors have concluded the purchase of a portion of land adjacent to the Company's property and near to the proposed site of the Admiralty
On the 13th March, 99, at St. Peter's Church, by the Rev. J. H. France, M.A., REINALD DowSETT THOMAS, eldest son of William THOMAS, Esq., West Kensington Park, London, W., to EDITH MAY, eldest daughter of rs. Charles H. ACKERS, Go- vernment Civil Hospital, Hongkong.
On the 14th March, at St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, by the Right Rev. the Bishop of Victoria, LAWRENCE, Fon of Thomas GIBBS, Wirksworth, to CATHERINE, daughter of the late John MCINTOSH, Stirling.
DEATHS.
At Chungking, suddenly, on the 25th February, LEO, son of Major General TUCKER, C B.
At No. 7, Broadway, Shanghai, on the 3rd March, 1899, PIERRE PIRY, aged 61 yers.
ARRIVALS OF MAILS.
The American mail of the 11th February arrived, per O. & O. steamer Coptic, on the 11th March (28 days); the French mail of the 10th February arrived, per M. M. steamer Yarra, on the 14th March (32 days); and the English mail of the 17th February arrived, per P. & O. steamer Bengal, on the 17th March (28 days).
EPITOME OF THE WEEK
A Shimonoseki press despatch of the 5th March states that the coal coulies at Moji have gone on
strike in opposition to a reduction of
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New York advices state that in the suit brought by the Bank of China and Japan, Limited, against W. H. Morse for calls due to the liquidator of the old Bank of China, Japan and the Straits, judgment has been given in the liquidator's favour, for the full amount claimed with costs. This overrules the judgment of the United States Consul-General at Shanghai, under which Americans have refused to pay the calls.
A very handsome wreath in oxidised silver intended for the Iltis memorial bas arrived in Shanghai. This was dedicated, states Der Ostasiatische Lloyd, as a token of respect for the Laurel and oaken leaves are wound as a garland gallant men of the Iltis from the Russian Navy.
and a long silver bow is attached to it with the following inscription: "The Pacific Squadron to the brave comrades who perished with the Iltis." This splendid gift, measuring about one yard in diameter, is now in the hands of the ' Germau Consul-General and it is proposed to hang it up in the German Church which is to be erected in Shanghai, as it cannot be fixed on the monument itself.
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The San Francisco Chronicle says:—'
-There a good deal of nonsensical talk about bumanity requiring us to keep possession of the Philippines. It is noteworthy, however, that it comes principally from those who advocate the wholesale slaughter of the Filipi- nos to teach them that the United States is not to be trifled with. If we retain the Philippines we will not do so because we are animated by humane motives, but because we believe it will pay us to keep them. But it will be impossible to convince any sensible person that we can make the proposition pay if we have to maintain a large standing army to keep the inhabitants of the islands in order.
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Speaking of the opening of Nanningfu to foreign trade. Der Ostasiastische Lloyd says:-
For the future of Nanning a proper connec- tion with Pakhoi in the Gulf of Tonkin is s case of absolute necessity. France having ever Mr. Len Tucker, news of whose sudden death interfered iu this matter, as she is only too at Chungking on the 25th ult. has reached us, anxious to lead the whole trade of the south- was the business man of the survey party western provinces via Tonkin, has now seized with Lieut. Pottinger. He came down to Chung-the only railway concession in these pro- king on the 24th alt. from up country, suffer- vinces. The opening of Lungehou and Méng- ing from inflammation of the lungs, but it was tze had been intended to lead the trade not thought that he was seriously ill. Mr. Lit of Yunnan and Kwangsi in another direo- ton, H.B.M.'s Consul, saw him at 3 p.m. on the tion and so also should the new railway from 25th and be seemed to be going on all right, but Nanning to Pakhoi. But it is doubtful if ten minutes after the Consul left him, his heart France ever will construct this railway. At stopped beating and he was dead. His age was present she is satisfied to hold the exclusive only about 30, and by his geniality and kind-hear-right over the only possible new line.” tedness he had made himself a great favourite with all with whom he came in contact.-N. C. Daily News.
A Calcutta telegram of the 22nd February reads as follows:-Reliable news has reached Calcutta to the effect that the Chinese Govern- ment have at last definitely undertaken to put down the adulteration of Indian opium in the | treaty ports, which was giving the Indian drug a bad name in China. It seems this adultera- tion was chiefly done in bond by retail dealers at Chinking and Wubu, so it is within the power of the Chinese authorities to put it down And it is hoped this will be the case. The matter has formed the subject of representations from the Bombay Trades Association and other bodies and is of considerable importance to the opium trade,
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Insurance Companies are said to have bad risks amounting to between a hundred-and- sighty and a hundred-and-ninety thousand dol» : lars on property destroyed in the recent incen- diary fires at Manila, but it is understood that the loss will not fall upon them, risks arising from war and civil disturbance being expressly excluded from the policies. The home Fire Companies sent out instructions to their Manila agents some time ago that under no condi- tions were risks of that character to be taken; but at the time the bombardment was impending merchants were able to effect insurances at Lloyds to cover their property on shore. Of our two local Fire Companies the Hongkong was not interested in the property destroyed in the recent fires and the China 'only had one moderate risk.
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