THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LIX.]
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Epitom.
Leading Artioles :—
The Northern Crisis
Hongkong and the Fiscal Question
The New Hongkong Water-works >cheme
Chinese Infantile Mortality in Hongkong
Chinese in the Hongkong Police Force
The P. & O. S N. Co.........................
Hongkong Jottings
Hongkong Legislative Council
HONGKONG, MONDAY, 25TH JANUARY, 1904.
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HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES VEUX ROAD CL LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.
ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The German Mail of the 22nd December, 57 arrived per s.s. Gera on the 23rd inst.; and the French Mail of the 25th December, is expected to arrive per ss. Yarru sometime to-morrow.
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EPITOME OF THE WEEK
Mr. W. B. Townley, First Secretary of the 62 Legation at Peking, has been transferred to 63 Constantinople.
Japan and Russia
The Fiscal Plebiscite in Hongkong.....
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Britiah Activity in the Far East
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Increase of the Hongkong Police Force
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Registration of Domestic Servants
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Church Missionary Association
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Hongkong Volunteer Concert
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Hongkong Journalists' Association
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New Territory Notes.
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Canton...
Pakhoi
Correspondence
China Provident Loan and Mortgage Co., Lď.
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Kowloon Land and Building Co., Ld.
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Hongkong Land Investment and Agency(Co.,
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West Point Building Co., Ld.
National Bank of China, Ld.
Supreme Court
Sporting Notes
Cricket
Royal Hongkong Yacht Club.
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Football
Hongkong Races
Hongkong
Miscellaneous
Commercial
Shipping
BIRTHS.
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Ara New Year's reception in . Petersburg the Tsar said: "I desire and intend to do all in my power to maintain peao in the Far East."
Japanese and Russian agents are buying up 70 all available coal throughout the world. The 70 buying operations have hitherto been chiefly
centred in Cardiff.
The Tokyo correspondent of the N.-Ữ Daily
has communicated to the Powers, including Japau, her view of the respective treaty right of the two countries in Manchuris." He also | states :-" Sixty-four American marines with three officers arrived at Seoul yesterday. The American guard row numbers one hundred. A French detachment is expected to follow."
Japanese and Russian warships hurrying ont The latest news which was reached us of the here is contained in the following telegram dated London, 21st January. The Russian transport, Orel has left Suez. The Japanese cruiser Kasuga has arrived at Aden and leaves for Colombo at once. The Russian cruisers Dmitri Donskoi and Aurora with twelve destroyers have sailed from Suez. Onedestroyer is disabled. Saratoff will b docked at Snez. The bittleship Oslabya and the transport
The Tsar, speaking to the United States Minister at the New Year's reception renewed the assurances already sent to Washington that Russia would not hinder American interests in Manchuria. An official communiqué st foreign consulates at Moukdeu, Antung and Washington says that the establishment of Tatangkau will powerfully contribute towards ensuring the open door, to which America is irrevocably committed, and also towards the
control of Manchuria.
The summer schedule of the Russian rail-integrity of China and its administrative ways shows a train de luze on the Siberian 76 railway, which will make the distance from
Alexandrovo to Daluy in thirteen days.
On the 22nd January, at the Hongkong Hotel, the wife of J. HOOPER, of a son.
On the 81st December, 1903, at Tientsin, the wife of Sub-Conductor J. M. 0. SWENT, Indian Ordnance Department, of a daughter.
On the 6th January, at Tokyo, the wife of C. S. GRIFFIN, of a daughter.
At his residence. Peking, the wife of F. H. CORNELL, of a dau hter.
MARRIAGES.
On the 4th January, 1904, at H.B.M. Consulate, Ningpo, before R. H. Mortimore, and afterwards by the Rev. J W. Heywood, ARTHUR JOHN PHILBIT, to ELIZABETH ANN ONNERBERG, bth of Ningro.
Oir the 20th January, at Peak Church, long- kong, by the Rev. F. T. Johnson, M A., MART GERTRUDE, youngest daughter of T. L. CROWN. Ripon, Yorks, to THOMAS, eldest son of RICHARD HORNBY, Aston Park, Northwich, Cheshire.
At 8. Johns Cathedral, by the Rev. F T. Johnson, M.A., RUBY, only daughter of the late CHUN LET Kux, of Australia and the Straits Settlements, and JAMES ARCHIBALD PEACH, Im- perial Maritime Customs, only son of the late JAMES PEACH, Stretton Lodge, Brisbane.
DEATHS.
On the 14th January, 1904, at the General Hospital, Shanghai, Captain B. F. ANDERSON, late manager of Arnh ld, Karberg & Co.'a Oil Wharf, Pootung.
On the 15th January, 1904, at Pallonjee House, Canton, REX. the only and dearly beloved child of REGINALU and EDITH THOMAS, aged 1 year and 16 days.
On the 18th January, after a short illness, ANGELINE FLORENCE, beloved wife of E. [. STEPHENSON, of the Taikoo ugar Refinery Co.,
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At his residence, 4", Haskell Road, Shanghai. on the 12th inst. SEIGISMUNDO J. RANGEL, sget 61 years.
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We hear that the Toyo Kisen Kaisha 8.8. Rohilla Maru, on the Hongkong-Manila run, Euquiry shows tha: there is little if any and advertised to leave Hongkong for Manila disturbances in Canton. Beyond the usual ground for the persisteut rumours of serious
next Wednesday, the 27th inst., has been taken up by the Japanese Government, and her street rows nothing alarming has occurred.
Sailing fixture has been cancelled in con- President Roosevelt has appointed Mr. David-sequence, Whether or no her sister-ship the son, now Consul at Tamsui, to art as a roving. U. S Commercial Agent with head-quarters ut Antung, au Mr. E. V. Morgan, Consul at Dalny.
According to the Japan Times, the American siatic Association has sent a telegram to the following effet to the Yokohama Association: Japan is fighting a battle for civil sation. The Americans completely sympathise with Japan. Japan bas unthing to fear.
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Rosettu Maru. will be also taken up by the Japanese Government we do not 'know. The Rohilla Maru, an old P. & O. liuer, is a smart little steamer of 3,900 tons gross. She performs the trip from Hongkong to Manila in 48 hours or so, and no oubt, will make an excellent transport.
There being rumours on Wednesday to the effect that the Japanese Government had bought up practically every launch in Japan, even the
of
The Jupan Moil says that it is reported that Tunsan launch a: Kobe (which, it was said, had the personnel of the Military ouncil recently enquiries about the
been rechristened the „Tansan-maru), we made matter on board the ius itu.ed by Imperial Ordinance will be us
Canadian Pacific Railway Company's 8.8. follows:-Field-Marshal Marquis Yamagata Empress of India. What those aboard observed Field-Marshal Marquis Oyama Admiral Yamamoto Inister of the Navy. Lieut-launches belonging to the
is of interest. To begin with, many of the Mitsui Bussan General Terauchi, Minister of War. Admiral
Kaisha Company have been taken up, but, Viscount Ite. admiral Count Kabaçaina.
AS far Admi al Baron Inouye. General Count Nozu. India know, that is all,
as those
the Empress of When the liner General Baron Kuroki. General Biroa Oku.
was at Kobe, Tansan certainly was running is Lient.-General Barou Kodama. Rear-Ad.... i̇ral Ijuin.
usual. The absence of Japanese warships at the ports of call was ominous. Many Japanese meu-of-war, they heard. were at Sasebo, all ready for action, and awaiting events. The Army, too, was prominent by the absence of soldiers, it being understood that the men were awaiting immediate orders to embark from another part of the country where numerous coaled merchaut-steamers were anchored and fitted up as troop-ships. The trans-Pacific liner Hongking Maru, which has been taken up by the Japanese Government, will make an ideal transport, as also will the numerous vessels- belonging to the Nippon Yusen Kaisha.
A Tientsin despatch quoted by the N.-C. Daily News states that following the example of the Ministers of Foreign Powers at Soul the Chinese Minister, Hsu Tai-shen, als asked for a legation guard, consis ing of a battalion of troops. from Viceroy Yuan Shikai with the request that the latter woul help hita to recommend the matter to the Throne Viceroy Yuan Shiki, however, did not eam to think a guard necessary for the Chinese legation at Seoul, and so has refused to send the troops
asked for.