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THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
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China Overland Trade Report.
VOL. LIV.]
CONTENTS.
Epitome of the Week, &c.
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HONGKONG, MONDAY, 29TH JULY, 1901.
Hongkong Weekly Press
HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES VEUX ROAD CL LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.
ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The American mail of the 22nd June arrived. per T. K. K. steamer Hongkong Maru, on the 21st July (29 days); the German mail of the 24th June arrived, per N. D. L. steamer Kouig 86 Albert, on the 22nd July (28 days); and the 89 American mail of the 29th June arrived, per P.
M. steamer China, on the 28th July (29 days).
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Leading Articles :-
China's Foreign Trade in 1900
The Court and Peking
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Canton in 1900
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French Indo-Chinese Railways
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Prince Chun's Visit to Hongkong...
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The Shanghai Garrison
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The Crisis: Telegrams
Prince Chun in Hongkong
Hongkong Sanitary Board
The Canton River Raised
The Salaries of Subordinate Government Officers... 89 Discontent in the Police Force
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Disastrous Fire in Queen Victoria Street ........... Sea Power in the Far East
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Peking
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Wuchow
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The Plague... ............................
Northern Notes
Correspondence
Great Eastern and Caledonian Gold Mining Co.,
Limited...
Supreme Court
Breach of Arms Ordinance
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Civilian Club Concert
General Chaffee's Report
Water Return
Are we at the End ?
The Straits Settlements in 1900. Hongkong and Port News Commercial.
Shipping
BIRTHS.
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EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
Count von Waldersee arrived at Suez, on his way back to Germany, on the 22nd inst.
The total cost of the British expedition to 92 China amounts to £4,350,000 sterling, exclusive
of the Naval Expenditure.
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Numerous bonours and promotions in con- 92 nection with the China operations have been 94 gazetted, but details from London are not yet
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The Yangtze has reached its record height and burst its bank near Nganking, causing im- mense desolation. The Kiangkwan, Talee, and Meilee were all badly ashore near Tanglin last 06 week.
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On the 22nd July, at H.B.M. Consulate, Foochow, the wife of P. E. O'BRIEN BUTLER, H.B.M. Consul, of a daughter.
An Imperial order from Haian was sent to Shanghai for Prince Chun, permitting him to visit Belgium, Great Britain, the United States, and Japan, after completing his mission to Berlin.
Russia intends to add to her Pacific squadron this year two ironclads, three first-class cruisers, On the 23rd July, at "The Grove," Robinson two mining cruisers, and four boats for daying Road, Kowloon, the wife of T. G. HUGHES, mines. The ironclads and cruisers leave P.W.D., of a daughter.
On the 25th July, at No. 34, Caine Road, Hongkong, the wife of E. V. M. R. DE Souza, of
a son.
MARRIAGES.
On the 18th June, at the Maitland Hotel, Edinburgh, by the Rev. Dr. Forrest, West Coates Parish Church, GORDON GRAEME, son of W. G. St. CLAIR, Singapore, to AGNES MACDOUGALL, eldest daughter of William MARTIN, Haymarket, Edinburgh.
On the 15th July, at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, WALTER CECIL MICHELL, of the Straits Settlements Civil Service, only surviving son of the late William Marwick MICHELL, to EVELYN VIOLET LEVINGE, of Carnagh, only child of the late William LevinGx, of C'arnagh, Athlone.
DEATHS.
On the 12th July, at the General Hospital, Singapore, of fever, George F. Evans, aged 82 years.
On the 14th July, at 3, Lloyd Road, Singapore, Katherine Hooper TARN, widow of the late Capt. E, R. TARx, aged 88 years.
On the 23rd July, at 11.55 p.m., at Kennedy town Hospital, MARY WILSON BRownhill, aged 38 years, widow of the late John BROWNHILL, Superintending Engineer, Meners. Bradley & Co., and daughter of John WILSON, Boness, Soot
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Europe in August.
According to Reuter, Lord Cranborne in the House of Commons last week stated that the
temporary presence of foreign troops at Shang- hai does not constitute any alienation of Chinese territory, or infringement of Chinese assurances to Great Britain in regard to the Yangtsze.
The Chinese oruiser Haiyang, formerly the flagship of Admiral Yih, which was taken by the Allies last summer off Taku, has been restored to the Chinese. Admiral Yih is at present in Peking, and is doing his u'most to get back the four torpedo boata which were taken by the British-one being kept (the Taku, now in reserve here), and one each turned over to the Germans, Russians, and French.
The Universal Gazette gives the following route proposed to be taken by the Chinese Court when it leares Hsian for Peking :— From Haian by land to Linyuank'on, a district then by boat scross the Yellow River to the under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng. Honan; left bank; from thence by land to Tack'on, Tsinhsion; then take boat from thence by which belongs to the district magistracy of the Wei river to Techod, Shantung, on the Grand Canal. From Techon by the Grand Canal to Tientsin, Chibli, and from thence by rail to Peking.
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The 14th U. S. Infantry, who did such excellent work in China, left Manila for the United States on the 20th instant.
The French flagship Amiral Charner has come south to enable Admiral Bayle to inspect the French ships at Foochow, Swatow, Canton, etc.
The command of the China Expeditionary Force was handed over, on the 11th inst., by Lient.-General Gaselee, K.C.B., to Major- General Creagh. General Gaselee will sail for Japan on a pleasure trip shortly, and will land
at Kobe.
received a special telegram from Viceroy Lin Yuana Taotai of Shanghai, it is stated, has Kung-yi, saying that the Empress Dowager had commanded the local mandarins not to be too extravagant in preparing for the reception of the Prince, owing to the Court being still in exile.
H.M.S. Glory, with Sir Cyprian Bridge on board, is on its way here from the North, and leaves Shanghai to-day. Sir Cyprian Bridge pays his first visit to the southern part of the Station since succeeding Sir Edward Seymour, G.C.B., as Admiral of the Fleet on the Chino Station.
received from mid-China, the missionaries L'Echo de Chine says that bad news has been
having grave reason for alarm in Shansi, Hupeh, Honan, Kiangsi, and certain points in Mongolia. But, as has been pointed out, as far as regards Shansi, any rate, the reception of the missionary party at Taiyuanfu' goes to show that the alarm is gronndless.
It is announced at Washington that a plan for the payment of the Chinese indemnity has been definitely adopted. Amortisation bonds are to be issued under repayment beginning in 1902, the principal and interest to be entirely liquidated by 1940. It is expected that China will be able to raise 23 millions of taels annually in addition to present revenue.
Prince Chun arrived in Hongkong Harbour on the German mail steamer Bayern about am on Thursday. H.E. the Governor paid his visit at 9 o'clock, and the Prince called at
Government House just before 11. a.m., leaving for the Bayern again at 3.30 p.m. The Glover. nor paid the final call at 5, and at 6.20 p.m. the Bayern started on her voyage to Germany.
Things are not apparently as peaceful in the Philippines as one is led to believe, in spite of Aguinaldo's proclamation exhorting his country. men to accept American rule and bury the hatchet. Three provinces, viz., Batangas, the Island of Cebu, and Bohol, which had been placed under civil administration quite recently, have had again to be placed under military rule,
The Rumian authorities are now proceeding to take up their Settlement in Tiontain, and have invited all forsign holders of title-deeds to submit their documents for inspection and registration, says the N.-C. Daily News' corres Russian subjects who have recently invested in pondent. At the present moment, except a fow land in the locality, there are very few foreign panies and one British partnership, not above holders--the railway, mining, and steamer com- half-a-dosen in all, and thees all riparian owners. Other prospective Concession-holders have so far dome litúe or nothing, with the exception of the Italians.
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