THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
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China Overland Trade Report.
VOL. LVII.]
CONTENTS.
Epitome of the Week, &o
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HONGKONG, MONDAY, 9TH MARCH, 1903,
EPITOME OF TH: WEEK.
The number of "cises of plagns, réported in .167 the Colony since the 1st of January now
amounts to 52.
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The Grand Duke Nicholas, Inspector-General 169 of Cavalry, leares St Petersburg shortly on a
tour through Manchuria.
Lending Articles :—
Chinese Currency Question
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'Dumping" of Plague Cases.
Russia and the Far East
Russia and Central Asia
Collecting the Indemnity.
Hongkong Legislative Council
Hongkong Sanitary Board.
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Chamber of Commerce and the Currency Question.171 Hongkong General (hamber of Commerce
"Defence of the Empire"-Lecture by Captain
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The Peking correspondent of the N.-C. Daily News reports that Mrs. Conger, wife of the U.S. Minist r, en'e tain d at luncheon on the 21st ult. in the U.S. Legation the Eldest Princess Imperial, and the wives of certain Princes and Dukes.
The Brussels correspondent of the Standard s'ates that the Manager of the Peking-Hankow | railway declaros Dr. Coltman's apprehensions of the imminence of another Boxer rising to be 175) anfounded. This coincides with reports received 170 by the Belgian Government.
Hongkong Public Schools
Anderson
The Brough Comedy Company
The Hongkong A.D.C. at Canton
Telephone Service to Kowloon
Canton
Swatow...
Correspondence
Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Lul........
China Fire Insurance Co., Ld.
Geo. Fenwick & Co., Ld....
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The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown
Co., Ld.
Luzon Sugar Refining Co., Ld,
China Sugar Refining Co., Ld.
Supreme Court
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Royal Hongkong Yacht Club.
-Sporting Notes
Royal Hongkong Golf Club
Shooting
The April Race Meeting
The Open Door at Port Arthur.
Mining in the Far East
Cricket
Football....._*****
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Governor Taft has announced that the three mi lions of dol ars appr priated by Congress for the use of the Philippine Islands bas. been set 178 aside for special purposes. Of the .179 || $1,000,000 will be devoted to the establishment 180 of an agricultural bank; $1,000,070 will go to 181 the purchase of carabao, and the remaining $1,100.00) is to be need in the founding of a .182 ..182 university.
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In the House of Commons, on the 26th|ult., Mr. Joseph Wallon, M.P.. questioned the
Shriage in the Philippines Customs Receipts ...182 Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs as
Hongkong
MElaneous.
Commercial
Shipping
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to the modus vivendi agreed upon by the Powers 183 regarding consular jurisdiction in Shangbai, 185 Lord Cranborne replied that the arrangement was provisional, but he would give it if it were moved for.
BIRTHS. On the 15th February, at Yokohama, the wife of Chiï, F. Garry, of a son,
On the 20th February, at Yokohama, the wife of 8. Koxon, of a son.
On the 28th February, at No. 49, Wyndham Street, the wife of CHABLES MOONEY, of a soÙ.
On the 28th February, at No. 2, Kungping Road, Shanghai, the wife of FREDERICK RAYDEN, of a an.
On the 27th February, at Chefoo, the wife of GUFTAY GIFFERICH, of a яON.
On the 28th February, at No. 2, Kangping Road, the wife of FREDERICK BAYDEN, of 8 s.n.
On the 2nd March, at "Greenmount," Hong- kong, the wife of E. M. HAZELAND, of a daughter. MARRIAGES,
On the 23rd February, at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, FR DERIC PERCIVAL PRATT to HARRIET STUART, second daughter of Dr.
THOMAS HALL Tripler, of Yokohama.
On the 25th February, at the Cathedral, Shang- hai, the Rev. T. BiGdın, M:A., to Miss GEORGINA Farra, both of the London Mission, Peking.
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The Times Paris correspondent, on the 1st just, discussing the persistent tumours of impending trouble in Chios, says the peace of Europe is as much imperilled by affairs in the Far East as by affairs in the Balkan Peninsula. The New York Herald considers that Russia's undoubted military activity is due to the aspect of affairs in the Far East rather than to the trouble in the Balkans.
Dr. Morrison in an interesting contribution to the Times on Manchuria and the Russian Railway " says: - Rouble notes circulaté in Manchuria literally in millions. They are the mest favoured currency. carried and easily concealel and are familiar They are easily from one and of Manchuria to the other. It is virtually a carrency that has been given to the Chinese in Mau-hüria.
The Globe regards. Chang Chih-tung's degradation à a plain endeavour to farther undermine British influence in the Yangtze
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L'Opinion of Saigon bas published two articles on the decline of the Messagerie, Maritimes, which it attributes mainly to trò caure, the cost involved by carrying mails, and the lack of cargo business of the Company, and exprceses the hope that the notion of the directors in adding 15,000,000 francs to the capital for the purpose of cargo trade will bring prosperity again to the Company..
Hongkong Gneral Chamber of Commerce Commenting on the recent meeting of the convened to consider the currency question, the Singapore Free Press observes: The fact that even in Hongkong, where the influences making for retaining the actual currency.conditions are far stronger than in the Straits, a majority of opinion is for a critical revisal of these condi- tions, has an indirect effect in strengthening the case in the Straits for fixtion of our currency.
The Loudou correspondent of the Berliner Tagblatt telegraphed to that journal, on January 24th, that Sir Ernest Batow, the British Minister at Peking, is preparing a treaty with China, which will establish close relations between the Southern Chinese provinces, on the one hand, and India and Burms on the other.. The telegram also, asserts that English firms, despite the treaty forbidding the importation of arms into China, have seat ships laden with arms and ammunition to that country,、
The Universal Gazette states that Boxerism, is still alive in Chihli province, and that news had been received to the effect that at Ch'ichion, east of Peking, Boxers have openly attacked a number of Christians, in consequence of which the Governor of Peking had removed the sub- prefect of Ch'ichon. At Jênch'in, a district of Hochien prefecture, also, Boxer partisans are reported to have created several disturbances against Christians, while news has also been received of similar occurrences in Yntienhnien, Tientsin prefecture.
A Seoul telegram to the Japaness Press states that M. E. Stein, Russian Chargé d'Affaires demanded of the Corean Government on the 15th ult., on behalf of Baron Gunzburg, the concession for laying the Seoul Wiju Railway. This concession was originally granted to a French citizen, but he did nothing with it, and the concession is now in the hands of the North-West Railway Burean, which is virtually b eu horing to get the concession, and the under French guidance. The JapaneseTM have present Russian application, remarks the Japan Gazette, is probably intended to block the anticipat d Japaueso demand, ́ ́er 20
L'Opinion of Saigon sums up Exhibition in the following terms: -"We do not, however, much regret what has been done. - If
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ARRIVALS OF MAILS.
of_the_3rd February steamer, Prins, Heinrich, (S0 days); and the U. S.mail Steamer Hongkong Maru,
Foreign Offloo. The Globe hopes ibe united remonstrances of Great Britain and Japan will secure His Excellency's reinstatement and adds:
We are in honour band to protect him" Chang Chih-fing has made a request to be allowed to visit Peking, not the Luhan railway, for the purpose of obtaining a special audience, of the Empress Dowagar The request has boen granted, but His Excellency's friends are
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by the great publicity that has resulted for Indo- China, that we have effected capital which will ba has not M. Bean hims speeches, affirmed his the labourer, and thoco: who are die relopment of the then hare son bined efforts, China of whose: to-day.”.
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