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THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LIII.
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China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Epitome of the Week, &c.
Leading Articles:
China and the Demands of the Powers British Representation at Peking ·
The I.M.C. and the Siege of the Legations The French on the West River
Martial Law in the Philippines.....
The Sanitary Board and the Government Proposed Royal Visit to Hongkong
The Crisis Telegrama
Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce... Highway Robbery at Shaukiwan
'HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 12TH JANUARY, 1901.
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A Tokyo telegram reports that Lieut. General. Baron Kodama, Governor-General of
Hongkong Weekly Press Formoss, was appointed Minister of the Army
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ARRIVALS OF MÁILS,
The German mail of the 28th November ar- rived, per N.D.L. steamer Hamburg, on the 30 11th January (44 days).
Fatal Shooting Accident near Samchun
Murder at Yanmati
Outbreak of Fre....
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Another Attempt to Raise the Canton River
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The Theatre :
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Presentation to Mr. B. Cooke
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The Yangtsze
Sandakan Notes...
The Wreck of the Suihsiang
Canton'
Correspondence
The Hongkong Cotton Spinning, Weaving and
Dyeing Company, Limited.
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EPITOME OF THE WEEK..
The Russian Government has stated in an official communication that it is intended to continue the Trans-Siberian Railway along the Shilka and upper Amur rivers.
Mr. Conger has telegraphed to Washington The Wanchai Warehouse and Storage Co., Limited 33 that no progress is now possible with peace ne- China Provident Loan and Mortgage Co., Limited... 33gotiations until a successor has been appointed 34 to Li Hung-chang's post, the latter appearing
permanently incapacitated by illness.
'Change Doings
Supreme Court
The Charge against Mr. H. F. Carmichael
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The Chinese Government having requested Count von Waldersee to stop now the Allied 40 expeditions in North China, the Count has 40 replied that the expeditions are purely for the 40 protection of life and property, and are not of 40
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Football
Boxing
Royal Hongkong Yacht Club
Hongkong Volunteer Corps.
Interport Shooting Match
Royal Hongkong Golf Club.
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Hongkong Chess Club
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Water Return.
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Hongkong and Port News Commercial.
Shipping
BIRTHS.
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It is reported from Seoul under date of the 27th ultimo, that the demand of the French 41 Minister for the railway concession between Seonl and Gensan has been rejected by the Corean Government, on the ground that the said con- cession had been already granted to a Corean syndicate.
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On the 29th December, 1900, at Shanghai, the wife of FRED. W. GODSIL, I. M. Customs, of a son. On the 30th December, 1900, at Rusholme, Chefoo, the wife of Mr. A. ERNEST GREENING. English Baptist Mission, Shantung, of a daughter, On the 31st December, 1900, at Shanghai, the wife of T. E. DUNN; of a daughter.
On the 31st December, 1900, at her residence, I, West End Lane, Shanghai, the wife of FRANK GRAY, of a daughter.
At Nanyang College, Sicawei Road, Shanghai, on New Year's Day, the wife of John C. FERGD
SON, of a son.
On the 1st January, 1901, at 8, Quinsan Road, Shanghai, the wife of C. W. DE BERIGNY, I. M, Customs, of a daughter.
At Shanghai, on the 2nd January, 1901, the wife of PAUL O'BRIEN TWIGG, of a daughter.
On the 7th January, at No., 9, Morrison Hill Road, the wife of PATRICK H MURRAT, Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., of a daughter.
DEATHS.
On the 20th November, 1900, at Melbourne, Australia, of insomnia, THOMAS, the dearly be- loved husband of Elizabeth A. BLAMEY, late of this city, and Punjom Mine Manager, aged 58
years.
On the 24th -November, 1000, at Mainz (Ger- many), RICHARD GENZ, late of Wachang.
On the 28th December, 1900, at "Aulderwood," No. 1, Yangtseppo Road, Shanghai, GEORGE PIERLIS, aged 52 years.
At Kobe, on the 30th December. ISAAC. WILLARD BRAUCHAMP, born at Boston, Mass, 21st August,
1845.
On the 3rd January, 1901, at the General Hos- pital, Shanghai, WILLIAM BUMBOLD, aged 36
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Berlin despatches are stated to tend to con firm the report that Count von Waldersee has declined to accept the Russian proposal to hand over the North China Railway before England's consent has been given. From Shanghai it is reported that the Shanhaikwan Railway will be transferred to Mr. Kinder on the 14th inst,
According to an Havas telegram of the 2nd inst., a French gunboat has left a place, the name of which is given as Koiu, on the West River, to protect the Roman Catholics and col lect the indemnity due to the victims of the recent disturbances. This appears to be yet another instance of independent exaction of indemnity which should be left for the final settlement of all the Powers.
In reply to the invitation of the Unofficial Members of the Hongkong Legistative Council, through H. E. the Governor, that their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York should visit Hongkong either on their way to the Commonwealth celebrations in Australia or on their return home, a reply has been received that the Duke of York regrets that the arrange ments of his tour preclude such a visit.
On the outbreak of the trouble in North China a large number of Japanese coolies were engaged by the allied armies for transport Work. Peace and order having been restored to some extent, it is now reported that the allied commanders are replacing the Japanese by Chinese coolies on account of the cheapness of the latter. The change will be effected shortly and the Japanese will return home.
in place of Field-Marshal Viscount Katsura, who resigned on account of ill health.
By the modified arrangement of the French colonial army, Tonkin is to have eight batteries of artillery, and Cochin-China giz. The in- fantry is to remain practically unchanged, being considered as up to the requirements of defence.
A London telegram of the 4th inst. states that the Chinese Government, while accepting the terms imposed by the Powers, says that im mediate compliance with them is impossible. A telegram of the 6th inst, says that the Ministers of the Powers have demanded the affixing of the Imperial Seal to the acceptance of the Joint Note. Yesterday a Peking rumour was report ed to the effect that the Emperor "for a second time" refused to sanction the terms.
that the Minister of Finance has accorded the From St. Petersburg comes the statement
Russo-Chinese Bank and all its branches in East
Siberia the specially valuable privilege of the free purchase of gold dust and nuggets, without demanding from the seller any proof of origin. Up to the present this purchase of gold has been strictly prohibited by the Russian Govern- ment, and the concession is intended to paralyse the secret sale of this gold to other countries.
Dr. Morrison telegraphed to the Times last week the text of an agreement between the Tartar General at Monkden and the Russian authorities, amounting to the formal establish- ment of a Russian protectorate over Monkden and Fengtien. Washington despatches, how- ever, state that Count Cassini has voluntarily given explicit assurances that no treaty has been concluded between Russia and China which alters Russia's declarations that she has no
designs of returning any part of Manchuria.
The transport Burnside, which arrived from New York recently with 400 miles of wire, will proceed south in a few days, says a Manila paper just to hand, where she will proceed to connect the different island points by cable. It is un- derstood that she will proceed to Cebu and work on cable extension to Misamis, Mindanao, and from there overland to Zamboanga, from that point to Isabelo, thence to Jolo and from there to Bongao. This system will also include to Manila, so that every important point in the Iloilo and Negros, and a main cable will be laid south will be placed in close communication with Manila.
It is stated in Shanghai, in reference to the illegal arrest in the Settlement of a Chinaman named King Chao, the Taotai, has asked for proof that he was arrested within the Settle- ment limits. With regard to the prisoner, the N.-C. Daily News understands that so far from being a dangerous conspirator, Kang Chao is a young student who has not long left Chang Chih-tung's College at Wuchang, and he was arrested in the hope that he would give up the names and addresses of friends of his who are suspected of harbouring revolutionary designs, The N-C. Daily News understands that the Committee of the China Association have tele graphed to London regarding the recent case of illegal arrest in the Settlement, urging that the regulations regarding arrests which have been established after long experience should be maintained.