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THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. XLX.J
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China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Epitome of the Week, &o. Leading Articles:-
The Estimates..............
The New Sanitary Bill
Overcrowding and the Removal of Brothels
The New Post Office
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 21ST OCTOBER, 1899.
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H.D.M.'s cruiser Valkyrien, under the com- mand of H.R.H. Prince Waldemar of Denmark, left Copenhagen on the 5th October for the Far East.
News has been received during the past week ..835 of the death of Dr. Ayres, formerly Colonial Surgeon of Hongkong, who retired ou pension
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The Lu-Han Railway and British Interests The Failure of the Inland Navigation Rules ......: 36 Cable Rates.......
two years ago,
Marshal cu passed through Hongkong a few days ago on his way to Kwangebauwan as the Chinese Commissioner for the delimitation of 339 the area leased to France.
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Mr. Kruger's Ultimatum
Supreme Court
Affairs in the Philippines
The Esmeralda's Eventful Voyage to Manila
The Triad Society Prosecutions........................................
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The Property Market
Arrival of the Sydney
The Insanitary Properties Bill.....
The Adventures of a Steam Launch
Hon T. H. Whitehead on the New Post Office
Wang (huan-shien again in Trouble_............................ Marshal Su and the Delimitation of Kwangchauwan
Water Return ...........................
The Hongkong Jockey Club.
The Gymkhana
Football Notes... ..........................................
Cricket.......
The Royal Hongkong Golf Club
Hongkong Rifle Association..................................................................
Canton I surance Office, Limited.
The Jelebu Mining and Trading Co., Limited Correspondence
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The Competition in the Formosa Shipping Trade ......846 Launch of Another Yangtze Steamer.....................346 China Preparing to Resist Aggression..........................................
.346 The Settlement of the Kienning Case ................................................... The Bombay Yarn Trade with Chins ............................................. Serious Railway Accident in Japan... Hongkong and Port News
Shipping
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At Macao, on the 18th October, the wife of B. J. WHITE, I. M. Customs, Lappa, of a daughter, 5
MARRIAGES.
The steamer Argyll, which stranded at Kobs during a recent typhoon, did not sustain much damage by the accident. She was dooked at Shanghai, but was expected to be out again in two and a half days. Only one plate had to be removed.
The following notification appears in the London Gazette:-Brevet-Colonel A. R. F. Dorward. D.S.O., from Lieut.-Colonel half-pay Royal Engineers, to be a Colonel on the Staff for Royal Engineers, to command the troops at Weihaiwei, and to have the substantive rank of Colonel in the Army.
The authorities of the Kiangnan Arsenal have decided to extend the manufacture of steel, which has been successfully carried out in the Arsenal for some time past. For this purpose a number of buildings are being erected adjoining the steel factory and a number of additional workmen | will be engaged.—Mercury.
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The Imperial Railway line from Lonkowchi 2 to Paoting-fa, some 80 miles in length, con- structed by Mr. Kinder, was handed over to Belgian Syndicate on September, 30th and the following morning the foreign staff left Lin-li- ho by the first train amid an ovation of fire works,-Peking and Tientsin Times,
At H.B.M.'s Consulate-General, and afterwards at the Hol Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Rev. H.. Hodges, M.A., on the 1 th October, 1899, I DWARD W. MAITLAND to ETHEL MARY, daughter of Herbert WILCOCKSON,
On the 16th October, at St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, by Rev. F. T. Johnson, COLIN BUCH- ANAX of Shanghai, to CATHERINE, youngest daughter of William MoWAT, of Newcastle-on-Tyne.
DEATHS.
Miss FIELD, on October 2nd, 1899, Maids in the service of LADY MACDONALD and Miss ARMSTRONG. Much regretted.
We have received from the Colonial Secretary Shanghai by Mr. Brenan, Acting Commissioner a copy of the following telegram received from of Customs, Kowloon:- Quarantine against Canton, Hongkong, Macao removed. Import- ation of rags, old papers, earth, mould, and coffins prohibited. Inform shipping."
At Pei-tai-ho, Miss HODGSON, on September 20th, to the appeal of the Amoy merchants against The Taiwan Nichi Nichi Shimpo, referring the discriminating duties levied on Formosan teas, says the appeal has ended "in smoke," but it is a little premature in saying so, for the fact is the British Minister has referred same to the Home Government for instructions.-The Formosan,
On the 12th October, 1899, at No. 2, St. Francis Street, Hongkong, the wife of J. T. COTTON, Inspec tor of Markets, of a son.
ARRIVALS OF MAILS.
The English mail of the 15th September arrived, per P. & O. steamer Chusan, on the 13th October (28 days); and the German mai of the 18th September arrived, por N. D. LI steamer Bayern, on the 17th October (29 days)
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
Sir Charles Mitchell's. term of office as Governor of the Straits Settlements has been extended for a year.
Mr. Pritchard Morgan, M.P., arrived by the N. D. L. steamer Bayern on Tuesday and went on by her to Shanghai.
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The German steamer Heidelberg, which left Singapore on the 2nd inst., arrived on the 13th, having occupied eleven days on the voyage. The delay was caused by the heavy
weather and an accident that occurred to the
No. 17.
The Foochow Echo of the 14th October says Mr. Consul Gracey left on Tuesday last per Haitan. We wish him a pleasant visit to his native country, whither he has gone on short leave. and promise him a warm welcome on his return. During his absence Mr. Vice-Consul Wilbar T. Gracey takes charze of the U.S. Consulate.
The Hupao reports that a prominent Censor has denounced Liu, the chief envoy of the Em. press Dowager to the Mikado, as a traitor to the Manchu dynasty, on the ground that, while in Japan, Liu was in most intimate relations with the so-called Arch-rebel Sun Yat-sen. If the
Empress Dowager be influenced by these denun- ciations, says the same paper, the ontlook for Lin will be serious and banishment would be the lightest penalty.-N. C. Daily News.
It is said that the Siamese Government have
decided to lay telegraph wires from Singora to Kedah-that is across the Malay Peninsuls-to connect with the wires at Penang. The Straita Government has consented to the junction. This will give direct communication between the Straits and Bangkok. At present, messa. ges from Singapore to Bangkok have to pasY through Saigon. Under this new scheme, it will be possible to wire direct from Singapore to Bangkok,--Straits Times.
We are informed that serious robberies of cocoons have been made in the last week or two from Silk Filatures in the Santak district, but that in one case where the stock of cocoons was very large, a band of some 50 to 60 robbers was beaten off with considerable loss. There is no question that these bands are becoming bol- der with the immunity from consequences which they have hitherto enjoyed. When any force is sent against them, they get due notice, and shift their quarters, to ply their trade else-
where.
The following incident reported by the
On the night of 7th inst., between eleven and native press affords another illustration of the lawlessness existing in the Kangtung province. twelveo'clock, a gang of about a hundred and forty robbers made an attack upon a large pawnshop in a market town of the Sunui district, being armed with swords and revolvers. Some resis purpose, broke open the shop, and carried away tauce was <ffered, but the robbers effected their money and goods to the value of over $10,000. several persons were killed.
The Manila Times of the 11th October says: -H.M.8. Peacock arrived again at Manila last Monday after a month's ruise through the islands. The gunboat left on September 9th and returned October 9th, visiting on the voy- age Gubat, Tabaco, Legaspi, La Granga, Kal- bayog, Katbalogan, and Karragarrs in their order, stopping over one night at each port
From Karragarra they steamed to Cebu, arriv-.
steering gear on the 8th. The vessel was re-ing September 23rd, and after a four days' visit peatedly swept by the waves and sustained some damage to her deck fittings.
We regret to learn the H.E. Fid. Galhardo, Governor of Macao, has been unwell for the past two weeks, probably the result of fever contracted while serving in Africa. He in- tends to remove with his family to Colawan, where quarters have been prepared in the Barraoks. We understand that His Excel- lenoy's health is now somewhat improved, and hope soon to hear of his complete recovery..
left again on Sept. 27, for another trip around the islands in which the same ports were touched at, but in slightly different order. At Katba logan, a captain, lieutenant and several artillery and bandemen of the insurgent army visited the ship as a boarding party to satisfy themselves of her identity and friendly mission. They were courteously, received, but no undue how- pitality shown them and the visit was not re- pested. The ship's company report everything quiet at all points where they touched, and ex perienced beautiful weather throughout.