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THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. XLX.
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China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Epitome of the Week, do..
Leading Articles:-
Li Hang-chang's Appointment
Lawlessness in Kwangtung
Trasch Designs on Hainan
"Bargestions for a forward Commercial Policy
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 10TH DECEMBER, 1899.
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Further cases of plague have occurred at Kobe.
The N. C. Daily News says:-"It is reported in Peking that the reparation demanded by the French for the decapitation of the two French officers at Kwangchanwan has been accorded by the Chinese and the incident is closed. The terms areThe dismissal of the Viceroy of the Two Kwang, The decapitation of the guilty Profect. The payment of an indemnity The Sanitary Board as Eat-Catchers
of Tls. 80,000 to the families of the officers General Gatore's Reverse..............................492 killed."-This speedy settlement sounds rather Hongkong Legislative Council
.493 | too good to be true. Supreme Court
Imyfred Sanitation and Diminution of the Death
Bate...
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Proposed Formation of a Sanitary Trust..........192
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The Fate of the Bupch.......... Departure of Prince Henry of Prussia.....................495 The Kwangchanwan Affair .......................................495 Serious Fire la Jervois Street ......................................................................................495 Adventures of a Hongkong Launch.....................495 Suimary Vengeance Wreaked on West River Pirates 195 Hongkong Volunteer Corps
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The Volunteers and the Kowloon Disturbances The Health of the Colony
Serious Outbreak of Beri-beri amongt the Children
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Water Return ...........................
of the Berlin Foundling House
Marriage of British Subjects in China by the Clergy
of the Church of England
The Dairy Farm Co., Limited
Watkins Limited .............................................................
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Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Limited ....... The Jelebu Mining and Trading Co., Limited The Foochow Baonų“, Bowling Match
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About three o'clock on the afternoon 80th November, says the Japan Herald, Count von Leyden, the German Minister, was decending carriage, when, half-way down the hill, a Jap- the Kinokuni-zaka in Kojimachi, Tokyo, in his
anese, seemingly a soshi, aged 30 or so, who had come from the direction of the Akasaka Palace, suddenly approached the carriage and tried to assault the Minister, who, bowever, escaped the threatened danger, as the driver whipped up the horses, leaving the assailant behind. Soon afterwards a policeman came in
view, but too late to arrest the assailant.
A correspondent writing from the Bismarck Archipelago, in German New Guines, under date 12th November, gives particulars of recent massacres of traders at the Admiralty Islands in that quarter. The natives there, dangerous already, have become still more dangerous by Cricket..................................................500 gaining possession of fire-arms through captur-
Football .................................................................................................................................................498
Bhooting Competition
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ing trading stations and trading vessels. Last Year's Flagne Epidemic at Canton............
Early in October, they out off a schooner and Revival of Russian Claims at Hankow Thrilling Story by American Prisoners in the killed the master. Dattie by name, and many of Philippines.............................................................................................500 the orew. At the end of the month, another schooner narrowly escaped capture. Successive massacres at these islands have alarmed the settlers in the Bismarck Archipelage, who arge the instant punishment of the guilty parties. The natives have been emboldened by the impunity attending previous outrages.
Hongkong and Port News ...............................................................................................501 Commercial, Shipping ....
BIRTH.
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On the 18th December, at Shamsen (Canton), the rip of Hans EcHURART, of a daughter.
DEATH.. On the 28th November, Mrs. LOUISE H. PIERSON, of the American. Mission Home, Yokohama, aged
5.3 years. :
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ARRIVALS OF MAILS.
The English mail of the 11th November arrived, per P. & O. steamer Parramatta, on the 9th December (28 days); the American mail of the 9th November arrived, per P. M. steamer Thing, on the 9th December (30 days); and the German mail of the 13th November arrived, per N. D. L. steamer Preussen, on the 13th December
Oday!
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
The subscriptions to the South African War Sailors' and soldiers. Families Fand being raised at Hongkong amounted at the date of the last published list to $57,789.
Intelligence has been received that the Ap- pellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York has just rendered a deci- mon in favour of the defendant in the case of the Bank of China, Japan and the Straits, Limited, v. "Morse, thus reversing the judge. ant obtained by the Bank against Morse some nths ago in respect of his alleged liability Shareholder to pay calls made when the
was reconstructed
Straits Times.
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The following special telegram dated Labuan, 5th December, appears in the Singapors Freb PressThe wildest ramours prevail: that: general rising of the natives on the West Coast and in the interior is about to take place. The movement of the police give colour to these rumours. Although Labuan is said to be tha place marked out for attack, yet it has been almost denuded of polies The reticence of the officials causes considerable alarm in the com munity.
The American (Manila) says By order to the American authorities Linchanco, who arrested some time ago, was deported on thể steamer Fuensang for Hongkong on Tuesday 5th December. Linohanoo was: Aguinaldo's
to draw two hundred thousand dollars out of the right hand man when the war broke out and was given power of attorney by the chief rebel Hongkong Bank, to supply the insurgents with guns, ammunition, and food. He arrived here and was arrested at his home. Upon search, cartridges, papers, and other valuable articles were found, showing conclusively his complicity in the present rebellion. The money he was supposed to draw from the Hongkong Bank was placed there as a portion of the money paid by the Spanish Government for Agui naldo's treachery.
outer world during recent years of trouble on From time to time reports have reached the the island of Ponape between the Rev. My Doan, an American Protestant missionary, and his converts on the one side, and the Spaniards
on the other. Mr. Doan had established his
mission before the Spaniards asserted their active sovereignty over the island-which they did at the time of the dispute with Germany re- garding the ownership of the Caroline Islands. but he was afterwards compelled to remove. of renewed trouble on the island. Mr. Thomas, There have recently been reporta is circulation
the Carolinee was interviewed on the subject a master mariner who is well soquainted with
by the American, a Manila newspaper), and he The Straits Times of the 7th December gave the following account:-The ¡natives of publishes the following particulars of the death Ponape were all Protestants, and were living of Sir Charles Mitchell-We have to announce quietly when Spain arrived there with equip. with deep regret the death, at half past eleven ments for a new Catholic church. This would o'clock this morning at Government House, have been entirely satisfactory, but the Spar- of His Excellency Sir Charles Bullen Hugh iards insisted upon erecting their building Mitchell, Governor of the Straits Settlements, next to the Protestant church, and Mr. Down, at the age of 63. Yesterday afternoon, His Ex- who had been in service with the natives for cellence presided at a meeting of the Executive over thirty years, made serious objections, so the Council, at Government House and was to all work was stopped. Shortly after this the outward appearances in good health. A Spanish sent several transports over to the little later than three o'clock in the after inland loaded with soldiers. They were landed noon, however, Sir Charles was seized with with difficulty, and, after having a severe engas paralysis. Dr. Simon, the Principal Civil ment with the natives, they returned to the Medical Officer, was immediately communicated ship. The next morning the natives were preś with and hurried to Government House, where pared for them, and had secreted themselves be in the meantime everything had been done for hind trees and bushes on each side of the narTOW the comfort and relief of His Excelleney, The path which leads from the shore to the in- Governor recovered slightly and was conscious terior. The Spaniards came along in single file, up to half-past four, when another and more and it would have been an easy matter for the severe stroke seized him. He became uncon-natives to have slaughtered them, but the com soions and remained so throughout the night. mand to fire was withheld. After the Spars The gravity of the Governor's condition was had looked over the surroundings they recurmea gradually intensified, and Dr. Simon consulted to their ship, not firing a shot. Later Spain with Dr. Von Tunzelmann, the Colonial Sur- sent another fleet over and drove Mr. Doan geon. The medical gentlemen were unceasing and his followers of the Ponape Island,on to the in their attention, but His Excellency continu- Kansie or Strong Island. Mr. Thomas says that ed in an unconscious condition until life reached he thinks there is no canse to be afraid of any its lowest ebb, and at half-past eleven o'clock to- outbreak by these people, as he thinks thota day he expired, having remained unconscious of the most peaceful and law-abiding eighteen hours,
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