THE
Hongkong Weekly
VOL. LII]
AND
Press
China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Epitome of the Work, &c.
Leading Articles :---
The Crisis and the Election
The Powers and China
The End of the Inland Waters Farce
The Chinese Imperial Policy
Market Accommodation in Hongkong Malaria and Local Sanitation
The Crisis: Telegrams
Hongkong Legislative Council
The Crisis in China
The Arms Ordinance
Disastrons Fire at Yaumati
Disgraceful Conduct of Pritish Blue-Jackets
.Extraordinary Kidnapping Case
The Fatal Coolie Quarrel at East Point The Portuguese Festivities at Macao Royal Naval Canteen
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 6тн OCTOBER, 1900.
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
The news of the wook about the Chinese crisis will be found in the telegrams from our corres- pondents on p. 265.
Sir Ernest Satow arrived in Shanghai from 263 Japan on Saturday last.
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The Viceroy of the Shen-Kan province has been transferred to Canton.
A mixed naval and military force of the allies 265 has gone to Shanhaikwan.
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A report from Peking states that the Italian 267 troops are leaving the Chinese capital.
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The St. Petersburg Official Messenger posi 268tively denies the annexation of Manchuria by
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Tientsin
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Sandakan Notes
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Manila
Correspondence
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The Douglas Steamship Company, Limited
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China Traders' Insurance Company, Limited
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Canton Insurance Office, Limited
Jelebu Mining and Trading Company, Limited
The Yokohama Spocie Bank, Limited
Hongkong Polo Club
Hongkong Volunteer Corps
Queen's College Aquatic Sports
Hongkong Football Club
Consular Report...
Some Straits Sottlemonts Figures
A Russian Account of Taku
Russian Forces in the Amur district
A Trans-Pacific Shipowner's Combine
Terrible Ending of a Village Festival Extensive Opium Sanggling at Rangoon Hongkong and Port News Commercial Shipping
BIRTHS.
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Russia.
Mr. W. R. Carles, H. B. M. Consul at Tien. tain, has left Shanghai for England on account of ill-health.
The P. & O. Socotra is bringing out 139 tons of cartridges, filled shells, fuzes, gun-cotton, etc., for Hongkong.
Mr. Olarovsky, the Russian Minister Resident 272 at the Court of Siam, now on leave in Europe, is expected at Bangkok early in November.
Information from Vladivostock reports that 274 the increased tariff on imports into the Siberian 274 ports will be put in force from January next.
The Chinese Imperial Court, including the 275 Emperor and Empress Dowager, are reported 275 to have left Taiyuan-fu for Hsian-fu on the 275 1st inst. 275
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The Japanese Military Manoeuvres, which were to have taken place in Kinshiu this 275 antumn, have been abandoned on account of 278 the trouble in China. 279
At Chemulpo, on the 19th September, Mrs. J. L. CHALMERS, of a daughter.
At the Elms, 141, Bubbling Well Road, Shang- hai, on the 26th September, 1900, the wife of MAX. P. HOERTER, of a daughter.
At the Peak, Hongkong, on the 27th September, the wife of J. B. PATERSON, of a 801.
At 3, Kimberley Villas, Kowloon, on the 28th / September, the wife of ALEX. MACKENZIE, of a
800.
On the 30th September, 1900, at Wellburn, the Peak, the wife of C. W. DICKSON, of a daughter.
MARRIAGE.
On the 15th September, at Moxee, North Yaki-
ma, JOHN A. MACKAY, of Hongkong and Edderton- Tain, Ross-shire, to ANNIE GORDON, youngest daughter of the late John F. CAMERON, Milton of Findon, Ross-shire, N.B.
DEATHS.
At the General Hospital, Shanghai, 27th Sep- tember, 1900, of acute tuberculosis, HENRY STANDISH FOBES, age: 25 years, only son of A. S. FOBES, Esq., Shanghai.
At Bombay, on the 29th September, in the afternoon, PALANJI FRAMJI TALATI, aged 52, elder brother of Pestonji Franji TALATI, of Hongkong. Deeply regretted. By telegram.
ARRIVALS OF MAILS.
The French mail of the 24th Au2ust arrived, per M. M. steamer Laos, on the 30th September (37 days); the Canadian mail of the 10th September arrived, per C. P. R. steamer Empress of China, on the 2nd Oct. (22 days); and the German mail of the 3rd September arrived, per N. D. L. steamer Ollenburg, on the 3rd October (30 days).
M. Rollin-Jacquemyns, the General Adviser to the Siamese Government, will be leaving Genoa for Siam on the 8th inst. He is expected in Singapore early in November.
formerly removed from Shantung after the Yu Hsien, the infampus Governor of Shansi, murder of Mr. Brooks, has been ordered to resign Shansi and await a fresh appointment.
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Mr. Hayashi, Japanese Chargé d'Affaires in Seoul, is said to have informed the Corean Gov- ernment that Japanese subjects will not with- draw from Ulneung so long as foreigners are empire. It will be remembered that this with. allowed to reside in other parts of the Corean drawal from Ulneung was required in con- sequence of the Corean Authorities having granted a lease of the island to Russians for timber-cutting purposes.
The arrivals of British transports at Hong- kong on their way north during the past week were Uganda, Landaura (29th ult.), Loodiana (1st inst.). Urlana (4th). The departures for the Umta (3rd), Loodiana, Nuddea, Warora nad north were: :-Uganda (1st inst.), Itaura (2ad), Wardha (4th). H.M.S. Mohawk arrived from Swatow on the 29th nlt., the Otter and Handy from Macao on the 1st inst. H.M.8. Redpole left on the 2nd for Shanghai.
30th ultimo, wherein the Emperor apparently A curious imperial decree was issued on the apologises for the absence of a proper escort to Hsian-fu. He "deeply regrets the necessity he is ander to proceed first to Hsian-fu, the permanent capital o the Empire, owing to the absence of foddor for thousands of baggage animals and ten thousands of horsemen." South-eastern Viceroys and Governors required to find money and rice, and the troops peaceful people. of the escort ar strictly enjoined not to injure
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News was received from Sandakan on the 2nd North Borneo Company had accepted H.E. inst. that the Court of Directors of the British Governor Hugh his post. On the 4th inst. a belated telegram Clifford's resignation of
aunouncing that the Sandakan public had des- was received, dated Sandakan, the 29th ult., patched a strong protest by cable to the Colonial Secretary, asking also for an Imperial. Commissioner to be sent out to Borneo. would be disastrous to the country. vernor Clifford's resignation, it was urged,
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To be ready in case the emergency should arise, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, has A special East Asiatic Department has been for some time past been quietly strengthening created at the German War Office to deal with the forces stationed along the Burma-Chinese the despatch of troops and other matters in frontier, so that there would be no difficulty in connection with the present crisis in the Farmoving à substantial column across the frontier. East.
An Imperial Decree issued at the end of last the Chinese Empire, and Tuan Fang, Acting month declared Hsian-fu to be the capital of Governor of Shensi, was ordered to prepare the Imperial Palace.
On the 3rd inst. we received information to the effect that all the shipping companies of this port had withdrawn their vessels from the West River and sold them, owing to the restric. tive regulations and the differential treatment accorded to British vessels.
Sunday to Canton from Shon Tak, after doing The French gnuboat Avalanche returned on some useful work in conjunction with the Chi- nese authorities in suppressing disturbances. An inquiry into the rioting was held, four ringleaders beheaded, and a number of others
arrested.
visit of H.M.S. Robin to Luklao, West River, News arrived in Hongkong this week of the
kiang had been stoned by the villagers. The a spot where the British-owned steamer Lung- Robi fired a few shots into the bank .M.S. Sandpiper was stoned at Shikwan, West River, but, on the advice of H.M. Consul General at Canton no steps were taken to obtain redress.
The Governor-General of French Indo-China, it seems, fears that when once the Burma rail- Kuulon Ferry, the trade of Yunnan will follow way system reaches the Chinese frontier at this shorter route to Europe, instead of moving via Tonkin, and he has accordingly been endea- Touring to establish a commercial monopoly in favour of his own country.
the following two items: With the proved The Foochow Daily Echo of the 29th ult. has power of the Provincial authorities to preserve law and order it is almost unnecessary to say
another month to place the fact on record. The that the normal state of tranquility has been maintained. Still it is as well at the end of people of the province are naturally peaceable enough, but in times like the present there are always a lot of ill-conditioned loafers about and agents of secret societies at work and it is only
schools in the city and suburbs have been opened, vented them making headway-The Missionary the vigilance of the authorities that has pre-
in the number of pupils attending in any of and we learn that there is but little falling off them. But the Consuls have not thought it advisable for those Missionaries whose work is away from Foochow to return to their stations just at present and therefore they will remain here or at their sanitoriums for the time being.