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THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
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China Overland Trade Report.
VOL. XLX.J
CONTENTS.
Epitome of the Week, 40, .............................
Leading Articles:—
The Chinese Tariff Question
ASilverite View of the Gold Standard in the
East .........
Lord Charles Beresford on Russia and China
The Kisochau Customs Returns
The Justification of the Transvaal War
Mr Chamberlain's Warning to France...
A Misinanaged Death Enquiry
Supreme Court
The Climax of the Philippine Insurrection.
Lom of the steamer Hupeh
Bt. Andrew's Ball
Hongkong Sanitary Board.
Disturbances in Mirs Bay..
The Piracy Near Fa Tau Chau
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 9TH DECEMBER, 1899.
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mail of the 3rd November arrived, per M. M. steamer Ernest Simons, on the 3rd December (30 days).
EPITOME OF THE WEEK,
A motion has been filed in H B.M.'s Supreme Court at Shangbai for a rohearing of the case of Joly v. Sun Life Office of Canada.
It is reported that the Korean Imperial Household Department has engaged an English female physician at a salary of 300 yen per
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News has been received at Shanghai by wire that from the 17th to the 28th November no fresh cases of plague were reported at Now- chwang.
Mr. Bax-Ironside, who was Charge d'Affaires at Peking during the absence of Sir Claude MacDonald is a passenger homeward by the 1.482 P, & O. steamer Clyde.
A bill has been introduced into the American 493 Congress authorising the laying of a cable across the Pacific to Honolulu, the Philippines, China, and Japan.
Serious Affray on the Mainland
The Missing Fusiliers
The Kwa gtung Brigands and the Viceroy
A Chinese Account of Affairs at Kwangohauwan
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The Shanghai Cotion Industry...
The Indian Cotton Industry.
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Raub
Jelebur
Boxing Tournament at the Theatre Royal... Royal Hongkong Yacht Club
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Football
Football Notes....................................................................................
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Cricket......
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The Royal Hongkong Golf Club
Correspondence
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South African War.......................................
The Chinese Custom Taiff
Le Hung Chang's New Appointment
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The Plague at Kobe
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Hongkong and Port News
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Shipping
BIRTH.
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On the 3rd December, at "Bicton," the Peat, the wife of G, C. Moxon, of a daughter.
MARRIAGES.
On the 11th November, at the British_Consulate, Kobe, by J. Carey Hall, Esq., H.B.M.'s Consul, and afterwards at the Catholic Church, Kobe, by the Rev. 1ère Fage, assisted by the Rev. Père Perrin, JOHN JAMES HAMILTON FAWENER, of Warrnum- bool, Victoria, Australia, to MAY CATHERINE, eldest daughter of Martin JAMES SHEA, of Kobe.
On the 23rd November, at the_British Consulate, Nagasaki, and afterwards at the English Church, by the Right Rev. Henry Eyington, Bishop of Kyushu, arsisled by the Bev. A, R. Fuller, JAMS HISLOP WALLACE, to GUSTINE CARRICK, only daughter of the Inte JAMES SMITH, of Ayr, Scotland.
On the 25th November, 1899, at the Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Rev. H. C. Hodges, M.A., the Rev. EDWARD THOMPSON, C.V.S., to CLABA ELIZABETH, daughter of T. I. CHAMBERLAIN FSq., of Dover, England.
On the 29th November, 1899, at the Cathedral, glunghai, hy the Rev. H. C. Hodges, V.A., LESLIE JABY LUBITT, to ETHEL FORTESCUE YONGE.
On Thursday, the 30th November, 1899, at the Cathedral, Shanghai, SIDNEY, second son of Henry KEYSELL, H EL.C.S., to ISABEL MARGARET., widow of the late John FOWLER, of Bombay.
DEATHS.
On Sunday night, the 3rd December, at the Government Civil Hospital, FL WIEWELS, a native of Trier and late with Mesars. Carlowitz & Cổ. Carton.
On Sunday, the 3rd December, 1899, at his resi dence, Kowloon, HENRY JAMES HOLMES, Solicitar, aged 57 years.
ARRIVALS OF MAILS.
The Canadian mail of the 10th November sèrived, per C. P. R. steamer Empress of Japan, on the 3rd December (23 days); and the French
In the annual message of the President of the United States it is stated that China is still a subject of diplomatic discussion. The mes sage also states that the United States cannot abandon the Philippines.
In consequence of the appearance of the plague in Japan a crusade against rata is to be undertaken. Official instructions are to be issued throughout the Empire requesting owners of houses to use every effort to destroy these animals, as they are believed to be instrumental in spreading the plague.
It is reported at Canton that the Viceroy Tan Chang-lin is about to retire. The report exoites no regret amongst the public, for His Excellency is suffering from the infirmities of old age, and is useless for his position in these days when a strong hand is required to crush out the brigandage with which the provinces
are infested.
Li Hung-chang has been appointed Investi- gating Commissioner of commercial matters in the Treaty Ports. His duties will be to follow up the work of Kang Yi, who was referred to in his recent tour as the Lord High Extortioner, and induce the provinces to con- tribute more liberally to the Imperial needs.
The China Navigation Company's steamer Hupeh has been lost on a voyage from Passaroan, Java. to Hongkoug. She encountered a violent gale on the 15th November, continuing to the 18th, which caused the vessel to list dangerously, and finally she foundered. All the Europeans on board, eight in number, together with seven Chinese, resobed one of the Philippine Islands in safety, but forty seven hinese, who left the vessel on rafts contrary to the captain's advice, were lost.
H.E. Sheng, Director-General of Railways has been appointed Imperial High Com- missioner with plenary powers to consult on the question of tariff revision with the Treaty Powers. A London telegram to the Daily Press says that the merchants interested in the China trade demand that before the question is opened China shall give adequate | pledges to observe the treaties and Cease levying arbitrary taxation.
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A telegram from London has been received by the Superintendent of the P. & O. Company informing him that Mr. Frederick Dallas Barnes, Managing Directer of the P. & O. Company in London, expired quite suddenly on 30th November. Mr. Dallas Barnes was the agent of the Company at Shanghai about twenty-five years ago.
The Hongkong Sanitary Board has passed to be endowed with funds by the Government a resolution proposing the creation of a Trust and to be charged with the duty of carrying out sanitary improvements in the city, especially in the matter of the abolition of insanitary areas and overcrowding,
The U.S. transport Bikh, whilst leaving Nagasaki harbour on the 27th November, ran across the bows of the British sailing ship Sebastian Bach, carrying away the latter's bow- sprit. Afther remaining looked for an hour and a half, the steamer managed to disengage herself and then proceeded on her journey. A claim for damages has been made by the captain of the sailing-ship.-Nagasaki Press.
Mr. H. A. Ramsden, the British Vice-Conral at Manila, went down town the other day in a jiurioksha, the first ever seen in Manila. The Manila Times devotes more than a column to the occurrence, giving its recount the following headings:—“ A Marvel in Manila.-Jinriokshas appear on the Escolta, to the immense astonish- ment of the natives.-British Consulate uni- forms.-Filipinos orowded around to see the little swift carriage as if it was a cirous."
A Chungking dispatch states that Wang and utterly unable to attend to his duties. This Yu-taao, Governor of Kweichon, is seriously ill is the official whose anti-foreign proclivities and apathy are alleged to have been the cause of the murder of the late Mr. Fleming and the difficulty which has been experienced in bring ing his murderers to book. It is probable that a new Governor will shortly be appointed to take Wang Yu-tsao's place.-N. C. Daily News.
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to be able to state authoritatively that although The Bangkok Times says:-We are pleased several applications have been made to His Majesty's Government from time to time, no concession has been granted to anyone for the National Bank of Siam. The news was tele- graphed here from Hamburg, and was exciting - a good deal of comment locally before we pub. lished it. But, as we stated at the time, such a, step was at least highly improbable. The state- ment was quite definite, but it is possible the wire was sent for the purpose of ascertaining how such an announcement would be received. Anyhow it is not true.
Chins gives a fuller account of M. Delcassé's A Havas telegram published in the Echo de recent exposition of French policy in China than tha hitherto published. M. Delcassé said it was important for France that China should not undertake to open to any ex. clusive foreign influence the provinoss border. ing on the French colony of Indo-Uhins. France ought to give her support to keeping Chins open to all foreign enterprise. France had sustained no loss in China. (Applause).. M. Delonssé added that France ought not to seek to extend her colonies but to exploit ber, possessions. The alliance with Russia, be said, assured the security of the present. The two allies were working together on plans for the future.