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THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
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China Overland Trade Report.
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CONTENTS
Epitome
Leading Articles :-
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Russian and Japanese Plans of Campaign.. ...214 Hongkong and Its Hinterland
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The China Times Case at Tientsin
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Canonisation, East and West
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Queen's College in 1903
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A Question Between Directors & Shareholders214
The Opium Farm Difficulty
217
Hongkong Jottings
The War
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Hongkong Legislative Council
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Japan During the War...
221
Notes from the Botanic Gardens
221
China Association
222
China Sugar Refining Co.
.224
Luzon Sugar Refining Co.
224
China Borneo Co.
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Hongkong Hotel Co.
225
China and Manila Steamship Co.
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China Fire Insurance Co., Lď. Shocking Murder at West Point The A.D.C. at the Theatre Devonian Dinner in Hongkong...... Supreme Court Hongkong
Commercial
Shipping
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HONGKONG, MONDAY, 21st MARCH, 1904.
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ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The German Mail arrived, per s.s. Hamburg, on the 18th inst., and the French Mail of the 19th alt. is expected to arrive, per s.s. Salazie, some time to-morrow, the 22nd inst.
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
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According to a Weihaiwei report, H.M.S. Thetis has erected a Marconi mast for the Lon- don Times on the North Point, Weihaiwei, to from Chemulpo, and it is hoped to get messages keep up connection with the steamer, Naimun, over 140 miles. In return for this concession, all news thus brought is to be given to Weihai- wai twenty-four hours after the messages have been despatched by cable to London. But what about the Japanese objection to outside wireless telegraphy, which may interfere with their own system?
A certain amount of controversy has arisen over the question whether the French cruiser Pascal helped the Russians to destroy the s.s. Sungari rather than let it fall into the hands of the Japanese at Chemulpo. We see that Mrs. Moore, wife of Bishop Moore, who had gone to Chemulpo on the Sungari and was an the conclusion of a description of the affair :---- Only the Sungari remains, 80 recently our home. She inks all too slowly. A boat puts off to her from the French cruiser, and soon her beautiful
upper works are a roaring furnace of with the morning light.” flame. All night she burns and glows; and dies
Mr. John Cowen has resigned the editorship eye-witness of the naval engagement, said at of the China Times, Tientsin.
It is expected that Prince Arisugawu will be appointed Japanes Imperial representative at the 3. Louis Exhibition,
It is authoritatively stated in S. Petersburg that Russia do-s not consider Corsa a bellige. rent because of her attitude towards Japan. .228 A S. Petersburg correspondent says that the Baltic Squadron will probably leave in July and attempt to force the North East passage. This is now denied.
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British enterprise in Corea is not entirely dead, for the sole agency for the sale of Corean On the 13th February, at Taiyuanfu, Shansi, Chemulpo representative of a London firm for ginseng this year has been acquired by the
BIRTHS.
the wife of Prof. E. R. LYMAN, of & BON.
On the 11th March, at Smith Villas West, Magazine Gap, the wife of P. E. HEERMANN, of a
Bon.
On the 11th March, at 20, Woosung Road, Shanghai, the wife of T. ARTINDALE, of & 800,
On the 11th March, at Wanganui, New Zealand, the wife of SETMEN Hankin, of a daughter.
MARRIAGES.
On the 27th February, at S. George's Church, Penang, JAMES ALEXANDER, 4th son of the late Dr. J. IVOR MURRAY, formerly H. M Colonial Surgeon, Hongkong, to LucY MAXTON, younger daughter of the late Colonel WILLIAM BARBER, 33rd Madras Infantry, and of Mrs. BARBER, of Adelaide, South Australia.
On the 9th March, at the German Consulate, Shanghai, by Acting Consul-General Bussé, and subsequently at the German Church, by Pastor Boie, PAUL STAVE, of Hamburg, to VICTORIA, daughter of the late (GEORGE CLAERE, of Shanghai. On the 16th March, at S. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, by the Rev. F. T. Johnson, Sergeant WILLIAM JOHN KERR, Hongkong Police, to LILIAN second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. JOHN SMITH, of Eye, Suffolk. (Suffolk pape s please copy).
MAUDE,
On the 17th March, at 8. Peter's Church, Hongkong, by the Rev. J. H. France, M.A., assisted by the Rev. T. Wright, B.A., HUGH S, WYNNE, of Gourock, Scotland, to ANNIE MAUDE. eldest daughter of the late ALFRED PARKER and Mrs. NICHOLLS, Hongkong.
DEATHS.
one million yen.
It is reported from Peking that the Chancellor University funds hitherto deposited in the of Peking University has withdrawn all the
account to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. Russo-Chinese Bank and bas transferred the
St rk, the Commander of the Russian Pacific A Russian Imperial Ukase recalls Admiral flee', ostensibly on the ground of ill health. On the other hand, the captain of the Retpisan has Japanese destroyers and destroying the fireships- been decorated for repelling the attack of the on the night of the 24th F. bruary.
formed from Che foo that Japanese troops have
The State department at Washington is in
thus getting to the rear of the Russians in arrived at Fung wane-checg and Takn-shan, Cores and threaten ing their railway com- munications. The report is received with in- credulity by military experts, though the mystery surrounding all movements of the belli. gerents make everything oredible.
At a dinner of the Wisconsin Society in New York last week, a reference by General Wheeler to the Ja¡ anese naval success, as indicating Japanese greatness. was received with cheers. Mr. Uchida, the Japanese Consul General, declared that Japan was struggling for a national existence and only asked for fair play and straight dealing. At the conclusion of the speech, the company rose up and ch ered for some minutes. Mr. Pradt, the A sistant Attorney-General, said he hoped, as a private At No 1, Honan Road, Shanghai, MABEL BEAT-citizen, that Japan would continue as she had RICE HILL, aged 14 months and 10 days, fiom begun. Members of Congress who were present pneumonia.
and others all spoke in favour of Japan.
On the 11th March, at the Vic oris Nursing Home, Shanghai, from pneumonia, JULIA WHALEY, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. S BROCKMAN, aged 14 years.
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The Shanghai Ta tai received on Thursday, the 3rd inst, a dispatch from M. Kleimenow, Russian Consul-General, notifying the former that he had received telegraphic instructions from M. Lessar, Russian Minister at Peking, consenting to the disarming of the Mandjour, and that the breech-blocks of the big guns, and handed ammunition of the cruiser gball be over to the Imperial Mari- time Customs, to be taken Bare of during the continuance of the present war. Next day the Russiau Consul-Ĝeneral sent another dispatch to Yuan Taotai asking him to see Mr. Hobson, the Shanghai Commissioner of Customs, about naming a day when the latter shall call at the Russian Consulate to settle about
it is believed that only a few men will be left the handing over of the breech-blocks, etc., of the Mandjour. As for the orew of the cruiser, on board as caretakers, the rest to be paroled then probably be sent back to Russia. that they will not fight in the present war and
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In the present war it is not only against the complaining. Japanese that the war correspondent are The correspondents at New- Daily Mail, and the Daily Telegraph, have chwang, representing Reuter, the Times, the addressed a letter of complaint to the American Consul there. The latter is published by the China Times of the 9th inst. The correspon- dents say that they have suffered much inter- ference from Russian officials. McCormick (Reuter), and Greener of the Times were repeatedly arrested without warrant," and Etzel of the Telegraph was
threatened with. arrest if he persisted in his attempts to obtain information or verify reports." The Russian Civil Administrator there informed the British Consul that only correspondents furnished with Government recommendations to the Minister for Foreign Affairs at 8. Petersburg would be recognised. The China Times regards this as a most extraordinary idea, in view of the fact that most of the correspondents were telegraphically appointed. "It amounts to prohibition, but why is not a straightforward prohibition issued ?”