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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:-
Now Praya Reclamation Scheme The Powers and Manchuria
The Chuchow Affair
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 9TH MARCH, 1901.
Hongkong Weekly Press
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The Elliott and Blonde Incident
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The State of the Philippines
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The Crisis: Telegrams...
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Hongkong Sanitary Board
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Second Overturning of the "Canton River
Outrage in Bowen Road
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The P. & O. 8.s. Plassy
Hongkong-Bound Oilship in Peril
Praya East Reclamation Scheme
"The Situation in the Far East".
Harmston's Circus......
Mr. Bertram's Performance
Japan and Manchuria
Canton
Tientsin
Swatow
Sandakan Notes.
Correspondence
'Change Doings
Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Limited...
Hongkong High-Lovel Tramways Co., Limited. Hongkong steam Water Boat Co., Limited. The China Fire Insurance Company, Limited. Supreme Court
Hongkong Face Meeting
Football
Hongkong Rifle Association
Boxing Tournament
Hockey
Hongkong Volunteer Corps..
Commercial
Hongkong and Port News
Shipping
MARRIAGES.
ARRIVALS OF MAILS.
11+ English mail of the lat February arrived per P. & O. steamer Plassy, on the 1st March' 195 (28 days); the American mail of the 1st Feb- P. M. steamer China, on the ruary arrived, per 198 3rd March (30 days); and the German mail of .199 .200
the 4th February arrived, per N. D. L. steamer 200 Stuttgart, on the 8th March (32 days).
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On the 18th February, at St. George's Church, Penang, by the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Singapore and Sarawak, assisted by the Rev. W. H. C. Dunkerley, M.A., Colonial Chaplain, WILLIAM ALFRED - BICKNELL, of Penang, to ELIZABETH FULLARTON SMITH, daughter of the late Fullarton SMITH, of Brondesbury, London.
On the 16th February, at St. George's Church, Penang, by the Rev. H. C. Henham, M.A., Acting Colonial Chaplain, Herbert HATHAWAY GILBY, of Penang, to ETHEL, youngest daughter of Cap- tain BRADBERY, Harbour Master and Magistrate, Penang, and Mrs. BRADBERY,
At No. 160, Bluff, Yokohama, the residence of David Jackson, Esq., on the 25th February, by the Rev. E. Champneys Irwine, M.A., H. W. FRASER, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor- poration, third son of the late Alex. FRASER, Island Bank House, Inverness, N.B., to MABLE AMELIA, eldest daughter of Geo. E. EICE, Esq., of Yoko- hama.
DEATHS.
On the 6th January, 1901, at St. Joseph's Hos. pital, Copenhagen, of influenza, ANTON J. CHRIS- TIANSEN, formerly of the Municipal Tax Depart- ment, Shanghai.
At the Government Civil Hospital, on the 17th February, WILLIAM BOSENBERG, late of Luxon Sugar Refinery, Malabon, Philippine Islands, in
his 66th year.
At the General Hospital, Singapore, on the 16th February, MARIE, widow of the late ROLAND MISQUITH, aged 40 years.
At No. 4 Love Lane, Shanghai, on the 21st February, 1901, JOHANN AUGUst Iffland, of I. M. Customa, aged 61 years, t
On the 1st March, 1901, at the General Hospital, Shanghai, CHARLES GEOFFEET, aged 8 months, youngest child of C. F. and Sarah Hogg, of Wei-
haiwei.
At 11 p.m. on the 3rd inst., at Hongkong, WILLIAM WHILEY (Manager, Sperry Flour Co.).
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
It is reported that the Japanese Government has decided to raise a loan of 200 million yen in Tokyo and abroad.
Vice-Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge will suc ceed Vice-Admiral Seymour in command of the China squadron in June next.
The British authorities are about to establish a Consulate at Moji and it is understood that Mr. F. W. Playfair will be selected for the post.
It is reported in Japan that the protest en- tered by the Japanese Consul against the pro- hibition of the landing of the Japanese at Columbia has resulted favourably.
We learn that there are certain changes short. ly to be made in the German staff in Shanghai. Some members of it at present there have been ordered to Kisochau and Peking.
The total number of missionaries and their families murdered last year in China has now been made up to 134 adults and 52 children. Of these 70 adults and 28 children were British, 40 adults and 16 children Swedish, and 24 adults and 8 children American,
Warren is not for the present to resume his duties at Hankow. It is not improbable that this may be due to the necessity for keeping him available for the final settlement of the Chuchow case, to which we make reference else- where.
It has been decided that Consul-General
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H. E. Tao Mu, the new Viceroy at Canton, is cutting down all expenses and insisting on great simplicity, etc., among his subordinate officials. He is also reported to be anxious to put a stop to all gambling and lotteries at Canton; he wishes instead to increase the revenue derived from galt.
General Tung Fuhsiang is stated, on the au- thority of native rumours, to be furious at Yung
Ln's desertion.
He received at Lanchou the
Imperial decree degrading him, and instantly ordered his troops to return to Hsianfu. He was ultimately persuaded, however, to march westward, and joined Prince Tuan near Ninghsia.
No. 10.
It is reported that Mr. Conger, U S. Minig to Peking, has been granted leave of
of absence and that Mr. Rockhill will represent the American Government during the Minister's | absence.
The native Su Pao hears that the Allies have asked for the punishment of over seventy more officials, chief of whom is Ho Nai-ying. In Heng Chen, of Hunan province, the missionary cases involved both England and France. The English indemnity has been fixed at 15,000 taels. The French demands are not yet settled.
The last conference at Peking to discuss the punishment question was held on the 22nd ult., says a Tokyo telegram. It is said that two meetings of the foreign Ministers have been called since; but no details have been received by the Japanese Government. It is understood that the indemnity question was considered on these occasions.
On the announcement of China's definite consent to the execution of the principal cul- prits in the massacres of Europeans last year, the French expedition which was to have pro- ceeded under the command of General Voyron was put off. The pretext for this expedition was the incursion of hostile Chinese parties into South and West Chihli.
A Peking telegram of the 1st inst. to the Shanghai New Press says:-It has now been agreed upon that only 2,000 of the Allied troops will be required to remain in Peking for the protection of the Legations, the remainder being removed to Protingfu for further orders. This seems to have been conteded in order to prepare for the return of the Court to Peking.
H.M.S. Blenheim (Capt. F. H: Henderson) which has relieved H.M.S. Undaunted on the China station, arriving at this port on Tuesday evening, was launched at Blackwall in 1890. She is a first class cruiser of 9,000 tons and 21,411 i. h. p. Her armour is 6 in. gun-position, and 6.3 in., deck. She carries two 9.2 in, ten 6- in. Q.F., sixteen 3 pr. Q.F., seven maxim and two light guns, and four torpedo-tubes, two of which are submarine. Her speed is 21.5 knots, and her complement 570 men. The Blenheim cost £425,591.
The N.-C. Daily News quotes. from a letter annonnoing the deaths of a number of mis- sionaries hitherto unsccounted for. Two Chinese lately arrived from Kusihuacheng report the massacre of Mr. and Mrs. Olson and three
children, Mr. and Mrs. W. Noren, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson and two children, Mr. A. E. Palm, Miss E. Ericson, Mr. and Mrs. Hellberg, Mr. Wahlstedt, Mr. and Mrs. Bingmark and two children, Miss A. Gustafson, Mr. and Mrs. Lundberg and two children, Miss (lara Hall, Mr. O. Forsberg, and Mr. C. Blomberg. The and another lady who was helping Miss Hall,
dates of the massacres are not given.
Dr. Morrison telegraphed to the Times at the end of last month that the Russians were pressing Li Hung-chang hard and endeavourf ing to secure the ratification by China of the Manchurian convention. At the beginning so the present week he telegraphed that, despite
the
academic remonstrances" of six Powert
Will
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(Great Britain, Germany, Austria, Italy, the United States, and Japan), it is unlikely the- Li Hung-chang can avoid signing the con- vention. Japan has intimated that if advantages are conceded to Russia the require an equivalent from China Giers has informed Li Hung-chang that Russia has not participated in the demand for the execution of the ten provincial officials. The Times, Rocording to our London correspondent, regards the bribe as characteristic alike of the giver and the receiver,