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China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 26TH AUGUST, 1899.
Epitome of the Wook, &¤..........................................................................................................161 Leading Articles:--
Plague has made its appearance at New- chwang and is causing much alarm.
Telegraphic news has been received From England of the death of Mr. Granville Sharp,ng Mr. F. Anderson is the new Chairman of the very old resident of Hongkong and a promi- Shanghai Municipal Council, and Mr. B. Ant member of the community, who left in the spring escape the summer intending. the autumn, Mr. Sharp ww in his seventy-sixth year.
The Beduction of Cable Bates ......................................162 | Hewett Vice-Chairman. Piracy and its Suppression..............................162 The Bubsidiary oinage Question...............................163 The Defence of Hongkong
The Differential Tax on Formosa Tea
to return insta
The American (Manila) publishes a telegram 183 dated Washington, 18th August, as follows: The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Meeting.......64 It is reported upon semi-official anthority that Financial Reform in China .................................................. 186 the Secretary of War, Elihu Root, has definite-tung enquiring whether a quantity of rice could Tho Tung Wa Hospital............................165 ly decided to retain Major General Otis in his Hongkong Legislative Council ..........................168 present position as Governor-General of the Supreme Court ..........................................................$82.262......................24 ...167 Philippine Islands, Affairs in the Philippines......
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The 'hamber of Commerce and the Disturbed state
of Kwangtung..............................................
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169 171
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Presuming on the leniency of General Otis, Crisanto Lichanes, who was treasurer of the The Bubsidiary L'oinage. Question ..........
Filipino Junta in Hongkong, went to Manila The Formons Tes Tax - .... Preferential Duties on Junk-borne Cargo ....................................172
the other week with the object of establishing A Post Office Mistake ................................172 however, been frustrated, as he has been thrown a branch of the Junts there. His purpose has, The Opiums Bill ................................ ·. .....................................................173 Reduction of Cable Rates.....................................178 into prison by General Otis, who, we understand. ......................... 173 intends to keep him there until the end of the Death of Mr. Granville Sharp Probates and Administratations in 1898.. Collapse of a Building in Graham Street `............... 174 The Un Loong Murder ................................................................... - ...174 The Disorder in Kwangtung...............................
174 The Alleged Seizure of Sanchan by the French.. 174 Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation .........174 Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Limited ...... - 175 Hongkong Hotel Co., Limited....
...178 The Punjom Mining Co., Limited
Olivera Freehold Mines Limited
The Hongkong Hile Association .me Correspondence,.
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On the 1st August au Edict was sent, by wire to the Viceroy and Governor of Kwang. be purchased in Canton and sent to Poxing. The Viceroy and Governor have now replied. that it would not be advisable to do so on account! of the higher price of that cereal in that pro- vince. They suggested that Fls, 200,000);bo appropriated in Canton and a loan of a similar amount raised to be sentto Hupeh.for the pur warded to Peking. — Mercury. chase of 100,000 piculs of rice there to be
900 THAWE
the Chamber of Commerce report in its last Referring to the state of the import, market, issue had the following remarks—Tis market With regard to the interruption of business for cotton and woollen goods is steadily harden- in the silk trade, in consequence of the disturbing under the stronger advices received front ances in the West River district, information Manchester, where not only have pričen has reached us from Canton that some filatures vanced, but there is a manifest dificulty in ob are short-handed and can only produce from 75 taining reasonable delivery of the goods wanted: to 50 per cent. of silk, as the women who live Trade in this province is suffering i under the at any distance are afraid to go to their work disturbed state of the country, which from sheer ******** 177 for fear of being kidnapped on the way to and ill-government is in a ...................................................................................................................................177 from their homes.
Ha a more lagless state it has been for many years,
Piracles on the the present state of affairs is the demanding river, are frequent, but the particular feature money in the shape of blackmail from not only country, but snch demands have even beeniumade, individuals, shops, and business concerns in the in the city of Canton itself. Under these git- bumstances it is not surprising that money which should be employed in trade is being. brought in large quantities to this Colony for investment and safe-keeping, and that theref the briskness which might be expected in bur market at this time of the year is wanting,« clearances show no improvemento umvirato una
Los of the Barque Kitty..
The Typhoon at Kobe
The Lunchow Railway
Isiphoong as a Manufacturing Centre ............................
Plague at Newchwang. ...........................................................................
Great Fire at Yokohama
Walhaiwu!
Hongkong and Port News
Commercial
Shipping
DEATHS.
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It is rumoured at Shanghai that Kang Yi is to be appointed Viceroy of Kwangtung in suc- 179 cession to the present Governor-General Tan, 179 Another rumour, which is more likely to be 179 correct, is to the effect that Kang is coming 179 south in his capacity of Special Commissioner to inspect the revenue service and raise the wind for the Empress Dowagar, in which he is said to have been very successful in the central pro- vinces.
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At the International Hospital, Kobe, on 15th August, EssooFALLY A. ATTÄRI, #ged 28 years.
GRANVILLE SHARP, of Hongkong, by telegraph from Limpsfield Chart, Surrey, England.
Suddenly, at 6 n.m. on the 22nd August, at the Government Civil Hospital, SABAH LIZABETH TAYLOR, the wife of W. D. BRAIDWOOD, aged 31
years.
ARRIVALS OF MAILS.
The German mail of the 24th July arrived, për N., D. L. steamer Preussen, on the 22nd August (29 days); the Canadian mail of the 31st July arrived. per C. P R. 8 steamer Empress of
of India, on the 22nd August (22 daya); and the American mail of the 26th July arrived, per T. K. K. steimer America Maru, on the 24th August (29 days).
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
~~The alleged seizure of Sanchan by the French has been contradicted by the paper that first gave currency to the report, the Lusitano of
2080.
Reports of irregularities in the Colonial Secretariat at Macao having come to the know- ledge of the Governor of that colony His Excellency has appointed a Commission to enquire into the truth of the same. The alleged irregularities are connected with the issue of certificates to Chinese proceeding to America. The Echo Macaense in commenting upon the subject considers it unfortunate for the success of the enquiry that while it was pending the Colonial Secretary, Senhor Bandeira de Lima, should have left for Port gal. as that official would have been the best qualified to assist the Commission with inform ation as to the procedure of his department.
Lieut Sidney Rowlett Fletcher, of the 4th King's Own, died at Singapore on the 14th August. The cause of death was malarial fever, recent shooting trip to Muar, in company with which Mr. Fletcher had contracted during a
the Bevd Mr. Wetherall, Garrison Chaplain, In no case, it is understood, did the party sleep out in the jungle, but it is probable that in Mr. Fletcher's case the malarial poison was ab- local planter, close to which was much fresh up. sorbed during a night spent at the house, of a turned soil. In an appreciative obituary notice of the deceased officer the Free Press says ---- All who know the late Lieut. Fletcher, both in Hongkong and Bingapore, will deeply sympathise with Colonel Rowlandson and the King s Own in this deplorable loss of a young officer so
Private telegrams have been received at Shanghai, we learn from the N. C. Daily News, vining much political uneasiness in France, and cancelling orders for silk. antha 3 | universally and deservedly liked,
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Wong Chun-shien, one of the omcials ed by the Viceroy of Canton to deli frontier of the New Territory in conjunc with the Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, present languishing in the gaol of the Board of has no connection, we believe, wit Punishments at Peking, but his impriso played is that matter. 'His appointm that of Director-General of the of Kwangtung and s ́charge against him by Sham Chan-hun vincial Treasurer, of✨mskiog and allowing his underlings to pre people. Wong was a great favon the Viceroy, who found him usefu ing to
the Viceregal ignored. Some time ago, how charge brought against Wong
to Peking for audience, and up the capital a number of Censors against him and he is now in i trial. Perhaps if he had been might have been condoner footing a little more libera appear to be going rather
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