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Hongkong Weekly Press
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China Overland Trade Report.
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Epitome of the Week, do.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, 20тH MAY, 1901.
No. 20.
China's reply to the collective note of the
Hongkong Weekly Press Powers on the indemnity question expresses
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Leading Articlen :-.
The Indemnity and the Tariff
Russia and Manchuria
The Enrolment of Chinese for Military Service 405
Threatened Troubles in Cores
The Government of Hongkong
Hongkong's Water Supply
The Land Court and the New Territory, Practical Chinese Teaching in London
The Crisis: Telegrams....
The Need of Municipal Freedom in Hongkong.
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ARRIVALS OF MAILS.
The German mail of the 15th April arrived, 407 per N. D. L. steamer Hamburg, on the 14th 407 May (29 days); and the American mail of the 408 17th April arrived, por P. M. steamer China,
on the 16th May (29 days).
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Hongkong Sanitary Board .................
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The Stranded Sobraon ..... ...
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The Plague
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The Dumping of Dead Bodies in the Streets
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Education among the Chinese
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Rowdyism in the Streets
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Landship at Quarry Bay
Spurious Milk in the Colony
The New Code of Civil Procedure.
The Public Works Report for 1900
Registrar General's Report for 1900 The Yunnan Syndicate
Northern Notes
Corea
The Cabinet Crisis in Japan
The Trade of Bangkok.
Correspondence
'Change Doings
Jelebu Mining and Trading Co., Limited kupreme Court ......
Lawn Tennis
Hockey
Hongkong Volunteer Corps
Yokohama Races
Hongkong and Port News Commercial
Shipping
BIRTHS.
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EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
It is reported that threatening placards of the 412 Big Knife Society against Christians have been 412 posted at Nanking, and that one was even stuck 413 up on the gate of the British Consulate. .413
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It was reported from Weihaiwei on the 15th 414 inst. that a force of 1,500 troops under Gen. 414 Dorward was ready to embark on H.M.S. 414 | Terrible for Chemulpo at six hours' notice.
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The Echo de Chine says:-Work on the 417 railway, at Hankow is proceeding rapidly. The engine runs to the 123rd kilometre, and beyond that point the line is well advanced. Only the 418 bridges remain to be finished. It is announced 419 that the locomotives will re-enter Honan next .419 | autumn.,
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On the 3rd May, 1901, at 135a, Bluff, Yokohama, the wife of W. R. C. FORD, of a daughter.
At Shanghai, on the 5th May, the wife of E. GUY HILLIER, of Peking, of a daughter."
On the 6th May, at Orchard Road, Singapore, the wife of H. 8. FINCK, of a son.
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MARRIAGE.
On the 7th May, 1901, at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Rev. H. C. Hodges, M.A., JOHN GRIFFITH, of the Canadian Presbyterian Mission, HORE, to MARGAEET A. ROGERS, of Toronto, Canada.
DEATHS.
At Boscombe (Bournemouth), on the 6th April, W. B. ANDREWS, B.N.B.; late Commodore P. and -0. 8, N. Co., aged 68 years.
At Falkland, N.B., on the 7th April, C. CARNIR, Late of Singapore, aged 91 years.
On the 10th April, 1901, at Chungking, AENHOLD HENRY, son of LEONARD and CAROLINE N. WIGHAM, of the Friend's Mission, aged one year.
WYLLYS-POKEROT, of Newport, Rhode Island, and Dinord, formerly of China.
Affenpe, on the 13th April SAMUEL WILLYS
The local mandarins at Shanghai state that they have learnt officially that the Imperial Court arrives at Kaifengfu next month.” According Honan until Peking is in a settled state, while to report the Empress Dowager will remain in the Emperor will proceed to Peking, his friends hope, very soon.
The following Seonl telegram dated, the 8th inst., has been received in Japan:-Owing to the Emperor's opposition to the French loan, the Corean Foreign Minister has tendered his resignation. The Coraan Government is tak. ing measures to annul the agreement recently signed between the French Minister and the representative of the Corean Court with respect to the loan.
Anent the paragraph which appeared in our issue the other day regarding the Hongkong coal supply, we learn on the highest authority that 18, 00 tons of New Zealand cost have been contracted for by the Naval authorities, that the fuel will be used on H. M. warships as an experiment, and, if successful, the supply will be permanent. We also learn that coal from Banneganje, India, has been purchased in large quantities for consumption here, and in the Northern Chinese porta,
astonishment at the enormous amount of the indemnity claimed. China undertakes, if the Powers exact it, to pay 450,000,000 taels in thirty annual instalments, including 10,000,000 from Salt revenue, 2,000,000 from native Cus- toms, and 2,000,000 from lekin. She also saks for an increased Tariff. According tɔ a later telegram, the Grand Council is in favour of an increase of the Customs Tariff and against applying the Salt gabelle to meeting the indemnity claims.
The Peking correspondent of the N.-C. Daily News telegraphed on the 7th inst.:-The Foreign Ministers to-day agreed to inform the Chinese Plenipotentiaries of the amount of the indemnities to be asked for. They also agre to stipulate for the abolition of lekin, the establish- ment of the tariff on a gold basis, the free navigation of the inland waters of China, and the removal of the obstacles presented by the bars at Woosung and Taku. They are not agreed as to the opening of the whole of China freely to foreign trade. Sir Ernest Satow objects to this as long as extra-territoriality obtains.
According to northern native papers, the place and manner of future audiences at Peking has now been settled. Formerly the Ministers were received in the Hall of Tributrary Nations, or some other subsidiary hall, anywhere rather than in any hall which would seem to admit the equality of foreign nations. Henceforth audiences must be held in the Main Halls, such as the Pao Ho Tien or Kan Ching Tien. The Emperor must provide chairs to meet and escort the Ministers. Banquets must also be given Chinese Princes and Ministers, and not as only in the places used for such purpose by the formerly in some inferior building. A Peking letter says the total indemnity is 450 millions, to be paid by the 15th of the 5th moon. But if the Allies can withdraw earlier, then for each day so saved they will abate 800 or 900 thousand taels, as an inducement to Chins to hasten the peace, and so save paying such a very large indemnity.
A New Press telegram from Tientsin on the 6th inst. reports two unfortunate incidents there in the previous day. In the first caso, a drunken row occurred in Taku Rosd, “ and a party of German police came into contact place reeking with taverus and beer saloons,'
with some intoxicated men. In the distur Russian naval officer, Captian Telyakowski, by bances following, the German police killed
guard of German soldiers, patrolling near a shooting him. The other incident was tha bridge of boats just a little way below the challenge to s tug owned by the Taku Lighter foreign settement at Tientsin, issued the nanal
Company, but those on board the tug made no The Spanish gunboat Marques del Duero, reply to the challenge, probably not understand. sunk in the battle of Manila Bay, was raised ing what was meant, as a state of war ceased to on the 1st inst,, exactly three years after her exist many months ago. The Germans receiv sinking by Admira Dewey's feet. She has ing no reply, fired on the tag and wounded two of the crew. It eared from the enquiry bee: taken into dry dock at Cavite. She is an eight-hundred, ton ganbout with twin screws into the first cas and a light battery. She was built in France police duty in 1887. Her guns were dismounted previous || arrest No. 4, Amoy Boa:1, | to her being raised: Operations are now pro- ceeding the Buluson, and work will shortly at the be begui the Don Antonio de Uilon. The VINCENT
Duere will be reftied and repaire
At "Balmoral,” No. 28, Steven's Road, Singa pore, Mrs. J. H. W. HJELMSTROM, mother of Mrs. E. BECKER, aged 77 years.
At No. 6, Tsukiji, Tokyo
on the End May, Rev. WILLIAM JOHN WHITE, aged 53 years.
On the 10th May, 190, at 4, Park Lane, Shanghai, Jonɛ, son of A. J. Noxonha, aged 10 On the 10th May, 1901, Harold Thorns, aged
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