Hongkong Weekly Pre
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China Oberland Trade Report.
VOL LIV.
CONTENTS.
Epiome of the Week,
Lealing Artioles
The Position of China
Britain and the Opium and Rice Duties
in the Far East
Inspection of Arrivals at Hongkong.
78 Indemnity Claim
ls in Hongkong
miral on the Navy
sent and Sanitation
Sanitary Board.
Chinese Mission to Germany
Fail Fire on Board Ship Moammedans in China ...
Chan Squadron Prise-Firing Butowo
How
Weal
Fochow
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HONGKONG, MONDAY, 1ST JULY, 1901.
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
It is expected that Count von Waldersee will be created a Prince for his services in North China
H.M.S. Albion commissioned on the 25th ult. to relieve H.M.8. Bonaventure on the China Station.
There are to be two battalions of German troops kept in garrison at Shanghai, with 5 cavalry and artillery.
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The United States are reported to be return ing to China the silver bullion and loot captured by their troops.
The Russian Press announces a train de luxe 10 making an unbroken journey from Moscow 10 to Stretensk in 11 days, the first-class fare 10 being 119 roubles.
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Nothern Notes
Pobe Promenade Concert.
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Oph-Air Concert at the Peak
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Hogkong Cotton Spinning, Weaving and Dyeing
Company Limited
Bureme Court
Corespondence
Shoting Matches
Horkong Volunteer Corps
War Return
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The oreign Trade of Japan
Pekig Extension of the Foreign Settlements
The oochow Ten Market
Honkong and Port News
Commercial
Chiping
BIRTHS
A Peking letter states that Prince Chun charged with his mission to Germany, will sail for his destination in the German Mail steamer Bayern from Shanghai on the 20th inst.
Reports are current in Shanghai that Li 10 Hang-chang has bought back the Tientsin 18 Arsenal from the Russians, who took posses 19 sion of it at the time of the trouble at that
port.
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A Parliamentary paper shows that the estima- 20ted cost of the operations in China amounts to 23 £5,660,000. The figures are made up of 23 £3,500,000 in 1900-1901 and £2,160,000 in the
current year.
Orthe 18th June, at Nellidith, Colombo, the wifef W. 8, King of Shanghai, of a son,
O the 14th June, 1901, Woolsthorpe," Mt. pphia, Singapore, the wife of the Rev. J. B. Des, of a son.
Of the 16th June, 1901, at 18, Boone Road, Sharhai, the wife of J. B. BARCLAY, of a
dan
O the 117th June, at the Gaol House, Pearl's apore, the wife of J. R. INNES, of a
daunters
10 the 19th June, 1901, at No. 1841, Broadway, Honkew, the wife of 8. M. RIVERO, of a son.
Quinsan Gardens, Shanghai, the wife of LIKY, of a son.
DEATHS. June, at the Gaol House, Pearl's he infant daughter of J. B. INNER.
P.
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1001, at the Victoria Nursing ILLIAM LA sõn, late Oversee Ping Chino, aged 42 years.
The Indo-Chinese Government has ratified a convention for the creation of a French steam ship line between Bangkok and Singapore. The service will be fortnightly, and carried on by three resse's of 400 tons each, drawing 13 fort
talking of altering the limits of the districts in According to the Asahi, the Powers are
allied forces leave. Each Power is trying to their occupation at Shanhaikwan when the extend its area, and negotiation; are in progress at present.
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The reliefs and German section of the arrived there on the ausport Crefeld, and relieved troops, Camp in the neighbour companies of drums, Bund on the upon the tran Germany.
L'Echo de Uhine of the 17th mult. publishes plan and the rules of the Hand Erhibition 1902. The date of • opening of the tion has been postponed.t November, 1902, when it completion of the bridge
at Hanoi, and the inaugurati lines of railway. The Exhibition
thy®
consist
2 French Indo-China. 3. The Countries of of three sections: 1. France and her Colonies. the Far East.
People returning from Vladivostock says the Japan Mail, that
purkued by the Russiana exodus of Japanens, and it ling trade. There has the present system continue
the number of Chinese sho reduced to six or seven. Rumour part of the tariff will be changed- month, but there does not appear certainty, whether the change will encour defer foreign enterprise. It is, of course, allens. Without knowing her intent possible that Russia desires to drive out impossible to criticise her policy.
A Mainichi telegram of the 12th The German Government notised recently that
sonnell had decided quarters Inch
tion on the ground that reported to have allied troops
decision of
council,
ition
Refugees just arrived at Chefoo from Shing. king report that the whole country is in a state cond of insurrection. All the villages and hamlete | they in the vicinity of Monkden have been burned down, and the rebels have killed hundreds of Hatives who refused to join them. The Russian order. forces are not strong enough to maintain
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Our Kobe correspondent telegraphed on the 22nd June, as follows:- Baron Hash Toru who
ister of Communication
Hotbong Teleekly Press to Cabinets it been stabbed fo*loart in
HONGKIG OTrion, 14, Das Vaux ROAD CL.
131 FLEET Strent
VALS OF MAILR
his
sin, who is
good position he noted for the good
lahed if any are necessitated silent on the matter: they are -in Headquarters.