THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
V. 1. LVII.]
CONTENTS.
Epitome of the Week, &e
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 14TH FEBRUARY, 1901.
TAGE
113
Leding Articles : ---
The Situation in China
114
Russia in Manchuria...
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Great Britain and the Eastern Question.
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alcutta and the Plague
115
Athletics in Edu ation
115
Terrorism in Hongkong
116
Exciting Incidents in the Harbour
Wedding at 8. John's Cathedral
Pollard's illiputians
Humphreys Estate and Finance Co., Ld.
Swatow
Japan
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No. 7
The active work of census-taking in the
Hongkong Weekly Press Philippines will commence on the 2nd prox.
According to the Japanese paper Nichi Nichi,
¡ONGKONG ÖFFICE: 14, Des Vœux ROAD CL. the following are the conditions on which Russis LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREKT, E.C
ARRIVALS OF MAILS.
The French mail of the 9th January arrived, 116 per M.M. steamer Annam, on the 9th February (31 days); and the English mail of the 16th January arrived, per P. & O. steamer Bengal, on the 13th February (28 days).
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Hongkong. Canon and Macao Steamboat Co., Ld 118 Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., tal,
Hongkong and Whimp 01 Dock Co.. LI.
Hougkong Jockey (inb Race Meeting.
Cricket
Fotball
Royal Hongkong Yacht Club...
Hongkong Rifle Association
Hongkong
Miscellaneous
Commercial
Shipping
BIRTHS.
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EPITOME OF THE WEEK:
123 It is reported that Adiniral Skrydloff, 123 comand og Russi's Pacific squadron, bas 126been appointed chief of the Black Sea Fleet,
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On the 3rd January, at 27, Lyham Rond, Brix- ton, S.W, the w fe of G. T. Chook, formerly of Hongkong, of a daughter.
On the 27th January, at Tsingtao, Mrs. ALFRED SIEMSEEN, née GALLES, of a daughter.
On the 30th January, at Kole, the wife of G. C. MURRAY, of a son.
The Russian East Asian Steamship Company is starting a direct service between the Black Sea and Port Arthur, Dalny, and Vladivostock.
Mr. Lewis Moore, chief enginter of the Fire Brigado and District Grand Master, died at Shanghai on the 11th inst., after a long illuess. At midnight on the 7th iust, a fire begau in the Japanese officers' barracks at Peking. It finished at 5 o'clock next morning, with the
On the 2nd February, at 23, The Bund, Shang-assistauce of the foreign garrisðas. hai, the wife of C. S. ADDIs, of a daughter,
On the 2nd February, at Chinkiang, the wife
of Lonis Rocher, Commissioner of Customs, of a daughter.
On the 4th February, at the Victoria Nursing Home, Shanghai, the wife of F. WILLIAM-1 w- LAND, I.M. Customs, of a son (Gornox),
MARRIAGES.
On the 28th January, at S. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, JAMES BROWN, of the Selangor Go- vernment Service, to WILLIAMINA ANSA HARRIET, daug ter of Captain H. STRATTON, of Singapore.| On the 9th Febra ry, at S. John's 'athedral, | by the Rev. F. 1. Johnson, M.A., a-siste1 by the Hey E. H. Good, M.A. R.N., Josera, eldest son of the late II. D. C. HOOPER, Solicitor, Bristol, to MABEL ELIZABETH, daughter of G. J. B. SAYER, Civil Engineer, H. M Naval Yarl, Hongkong.
DEATHS.
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On the 23rd December, at Peitang, Grorax ALBERT EICH, only 8 of H. 11. vox Broes, | aged 1 year and 5 wonths.
On the 28th January, at No. 9. Lloyd Road, Singapore, EMILIO LUIZ, the infant son of FRE- DERICO and GRACE D'ALMEIDA, aged 2 years and 11 months.
On the 8th January,-a 25, Buffalo Road, Singapore, ECILIA MARIA the wife of J. G. VAN LANGENBERG, aged 70 yours and 2 months.
On the 1th February, at the Isolation Hospital, Shanghai, MILDRED YO KR.
On the 5th February, at Poɑtung, HARBY BELFORD, son of the late Capt. Joнx WEEKS, Commander, P. & 0. 8 N. Co., aged 41 years.
On the 6th February, at Swatow, NORAH KATHARINE MERCER, daughter of Avauer and KATHARINE Horz, aged 41 yea s
On the 7th February, at 5.3.3 p.m., at Govern- ment Civil Hospital, GEORGINA MATINA, the dearly beloved wife of A W. J. SIMMONS, P. W. Dept., aged 30 years Deeply regretted.
On the 11th February, at Calcutta, CoOVERJEE BOMANJER GUZDAR, partner of the late firm of Nowrojee & Co., of Hongkong. (By wirs.)
The London Standard says that there seems
but little doubt bow the Straits Currency Com mission will report, and it is believed that the Straits Settlements will shortly adopt a enrrency analogous to that of India.
Dr. R. Coltmisu, professor of surgery at Peking University, who is now visiting Los Angeles, Califoruin. predicts another and a worse uprising of the Chinese against the foreiners Peking, he says, is now virtually unprotected. Dr. Coltman blames the leniency of the Powers, and especially of the United States.
The Universal Gazelle states that China in- tends to collect her import duties on the gold basis, and, after broaching this question to the different governments, Great Britain is found to be the only country that refused to comply with | China's request. The others are quite ready to give consent. Sir Robert Hart is of the opiniou that if China insists strongly enough, Grast Britain will have to give in to the other countries."
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Advi es rec ived last week from the native
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correspondent of the Shanghai Times in Peking ||repor.ed that the Ching W Chn (or Ministry of State Affairs) has received a telegram from the Tartar General Tseng Chi, at Moukden, to the effect that the mon t«l outlaws commonly known as the Hang Hu Tze bave become au- commonly bold of la o Under the leadership of Ha Nga Lin and Chi Chon Tag. they have occupied a good part of the territory lying between Shana titah and Hsiaohaishan, and are levying tributo wholexile over that territory. They are sud to annter nearly 7,00 men and are well organised and armed, The efficiency of their organisation, h is deterred the Tartar General from proceeding against them. He reports that his force is not large enough to overcome them,
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is prepared to evacuate Newchwang :-*- (1) That Russia sball despatch 1,500 troops to the districts along the line of the East China Railway for the preservation of peace there. (2) That a court of high standing shall be established in Harbin, to which the judges officials. (3) That Post and Telegraph Offices be appointed from among Russian and Chinese shall be established in Harbin, Kirin, and Khabarovsk, and that the directors of the new Offices shall be s-lected from among the Russians and Chinese. (4) That prior to the se oud period of withdrawal of the Russian troops from Manchuria in April, a special agreement shall be made between Ruusia and China, whereby the latter shåll promise to give sufficient protection to the Russian firms in Manchuria,
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On the 22nd of January last, writes the N.-C. Daily News, an Imperial decree was issued, transferring the notoriously incapable Conservative Governor of Hunan, Yu Lien-san, to the Governorship of Shausi, vice Ting Chen-to, who had been transferred from the Governorship of Kwangsi to that of Shansi, but whose appointment was successfully objected to by the foreign representatives at Peking. A northern despatch now states that, alive to the danger of having such a man as Yn Lien-san at the head of affairs at Taiynan, the British, French and Italian Representatives at the
capital sent a protest the other day to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs against the appointment. The chances are, therefore, that like Ting Chen-to, who has since been promoted to the Viceroyship of the Yun-kuei provinces, Yn Lien sao may certainly expect a "rise in office also; and may, perchance, find himself also promoted to the Hukuang Viceroyship, for instance, as the present roting Viceroy, Tuau Fang, who is also Governor of Hupeh, is junior to the former,
A telegram to the Asahi from Peking recently reported that two thousand sabres imported by a German ship in contravention of the Protocol had been seized at Chingwantao. It was added that extensive smuggling of arms is clearly demonstrated by the equipment of the- Chinese frcops, they being in possession of we pons of the most modern character, but that the Foreign Powers take no notice of the fact. The Japan Mail comments: -Probably it will be agreed by thoughtful persons that the Powers show their wisdom in this respect. One of the most unpractical provisions of the Protocol was that which veto d the import of arms or munitions of war, since it assumed that China would take steps to give effect to an embargo of which she was herself the victim, and that she would take such steps althongh the safety of the State was imperilled by them. There is a higher duty than that of observing ill-e nsidered treaty-provisions, namely, the duty of providing for the national geourity. If China believes that the efficient equipment of her army is essential to the discharge of that duty, and if she acts u on her belief by violating the Protocol, we can neither impuga the wis l m of her conviction no; condema her obedienes
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