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traffic done in young girls in this Colony. On receiving information I did not wait for a warrant to enter the house, as I was afraid the girls would be removed. The man and woman were charged before Mr. Hazeland with bring ing the girls into the Colony for an unlawful purpose, and were discharged.
Detective Chan Cheong corroborated the
Inspector's evidence, and P.S. 1 6 gave evidence
as to identification.
The Coroner briefly reviewed the facts, and the jury, without retiring, returned a verdict that deceased met her death by misadventure
while trying to escape from the Police.
CHINESE THREATS. ·
For their interest as evidence of the working of the mind Chinese in a state of annoyance, the following extracts from recent speeches made at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, at Shanghai, may be read :-
The Taotai said that to have a strike or to stop trade in Shanghai is not the thing to be recommended at this moment, as it is the Russians against whom we feel indignant and other foreigners are quite different from the Russians. Therefore we had better discuss how
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
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LAND SALES.
On the 30th January, at the office of the Public Works Department, two lots of Crown land were let by public auction, under the nsual terms and conditions, for periods of 75 years, with the option of renewal, for further
periods of 75 years, at Crown rents to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King.
The first lot put up was Inland Lot No. 1162, situated at Hok Un, adjoining Kowloon Inland Lot No. 635, containing 4,287 square feet, and carrying an annual Crown rent of $24. upset price for this lot was $1,715. Mr. Ho Moon Sang bid $20 over the reserve and secur- ed the property.
The
The second lot sold was Marine Lot No. 87 situated at Yaumati, containing 145,350 square feet, and carrying an annual Crown rent of $1,668. The upset price for this lot was fixed at $72,676. Mr. Henry Humphreys, Mr. J. Orange, and Mr. J. R. Michael appeared as interestei bidders for this most desirable pro- perty. Mr. H. Humphreys was overbidden by Mr. Michael, who, at $72,876, obtained this valuable site at a fraction over fifty cents per square foot. Mr. Humphreys' only bid was one of $100 above the Government reserve.
A special condition attaching to the purchase is that the Crown lessee shall, within three days
to treat the Russians in Shanghai only. My of the day of sale, pay into the Colonial Trea- suggestions are (1) to stop communications with the Russians, (2) to stop dealing with the Rus-sury the sum of $15,000 of the full amount of sians in any business. The Russo-Chinese Bank premium at which the lot shall have been and the Russian merchant in Shanghai from purchased by him and the remainder within one the beginning of the war have been doing month of the date of sale.
business with the natives without any disadvan age though we do not know if they had been ́able to deal with a certain portion of the natives to get military supplies. In any case if we stop dealing with the Russians in business it is quite sure that the Russians will suffer from the effect. The Russian Consul once told me that though a Russian might kill a Chinaman he will never lose his life. Such is the way we are looked down on by the Russians. I propose the two items of steps to be adopted by you.
A certain Ning ponese Chou said-I am the president of the guild of Tinghai and I am very indignant at the insult upon us by foreigners in this matter and when I heard the news of one of my native countrymen Chou Sen-yu having been innocently killed by Russian sailors I felt extremely bitter in the matter and I think it is far better to stop all the trade in Shanghai unless the foreigners give us satisfaction. I can tell all the men under me to stop work.
I hope all without any exception will unite in carrying out these two items of proposals, not only the Ningponese but all the merchants in Shanghai must unite in the carrying out the same or they will not be effective. The Russian sailor killed an innocent Chinese and the Russian authorities are taking the side of the Russian sailors and we understand that they are treating the Chinese worse than beasts. If we do not take up proper action in this matter to protect our own interest it means that we are recognizing ourselves as similar to beasts ourselves. If so it is no wonder to see foreigners look down on us (great cheers).
CHANTABOON EVACUATED.
The last detachment of French troops left Chantaboon-Paknam at 2 p.m. on the 8th January. The evacuation has, therefore, been completed a day within the ten days fixed by the Protocol of June 29th last, which were to run from December 30th, the day on which the territories ceded to France under the Treaty were placed at the disposal of the French Authorities.
Before his departure, the Commandant of the French troops issued a proclamation, stating that a treaty had been concluded between France and Siam, which removed all difficulties and strengthened the friendly relations between the two countries. There was, therefore, no reason why the French troops should remain any longer in Chantaboon. A Consul would be
stationed to look after the interests of French subjects. In taking leave he trusted that all the inhabitants of Chantaboon, both French and Siamese subjects, would enjoy prosperity in the future.
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Executive Engineer S. C. Rees acted as the auctioneer in both instances.
A CHINESE WAY OF STOPPING LEAKAGE.
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[February 6, 1905.
THE AMERICAN CONSUL AT SHANGHAI.
Perjury
Under the quadruple heading_of Grafting and Fraud-Seventeen Grave Charges stand against Ex-Consul-General John_Good- now-Is Defiant and Poses as Victim-Long a Disgrace to the United States He Must Now Face the Inevitable at Washington," the Manila Cablenews publishes the following telegram:-Washington, January 26-John Goodnow, lately the consul-general of the United States at Shanghai, is to face the most extraordinary charges of malfeasance in office, of personal dishonesty, and of general corrup-
tion.
There are seventeen separate charges of fraud, perjury and embezzlement against bim. These charges have been filed with the Secretary of State, and will be gone into minutely. Goodnow arrived here recently from Shanghai, having been dismissed from his consular posi- tion.
He came in a defiant attitude, asserting his innocence of any wrongdoing, and declaring in many interviews in the various newspapers of the United States, that he was the victim of the machinations of personal enemies who83 schemes he had refused to further in Shanghai.
He made rather a good impression at first. The State department though had conclusive reports from its assistant secretary, Mr. Pierce, as to Goodnow's conduct in his Shanghai office, and continued its investigations. Goodnow has been succeeded at Shanghai by Mr. Davidson, formerly consul in Formosa, and who was ap- pointed consul to Antung seven or eight months ago.
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PROPOSED FRENCH STEAMBOAT COMPANY IN CHEKIANG. Owing to its having come to the knowledge of the Empress Dowager that many of her in- Our Shanghai contemporary's digent and badly paid officials at Court have Notes" include this item:-As may be recalled been getting large and in some cases regular by our readers a French Company have been revenues from the secret service funds of many anxiously trying to get the high provincial of the foreign Powers represented in Peking authorities of Chêkiang to run a steamboat line by the sale of copies of important State do- between Shanghai, Hangohow and Shaohsing, cuments and the like, which are supposed which for certain local and also patriotic to be "secret" nntil published in the "Peking reasons H.E. Governor Nieh, of Hangchow, Gazette," their Imperial Majesties the Em- has consistently vetoed so far, especially in view, of the fact that the terms of the recent com- peror and Empress Dowager have manded that all State documents intended mercial treaties made by China with the for the sole eyes of their Majesties are to be Foreign Powers have not yet been put into Once this is done the navigation of hereafter handed up in the Mauchu language | enclosed in specially made sealed envelopes and inland waters by foreign-owned vessels becomes, put in locked despatch boxes. Should the of course, allowable. We now hear that business contained in these State papers be re- news having been received by Governor Nieh quired to be made public, they will be translated (formerly also Taotai of Shanghai) that the into Chinese and published, but not otherwise. eagerness of the French steamboat owners may As few persons, even Manchus themselves, are possibly force them to attempt to run their boats to Hangchow and Shaohsing without able now-a-days to read the Manchu written language, it is thought by their Majesties that waiting for legalities and the permission of the this procedure will be a reliable means of stop- Chèkiang provincial authorities. his Excellency ping the leakage of important State documents, has telegraphed Yuan Taotai of this port to ask the knowledge of which would otherwise be the Commissioner of Customs here to prevent transmitted to those who have no right to know any such contretemps. them, but which they have hitherto obtained by the assistance of the Almighty Dollar.
THE HAMBURG AMERIKA S.S.
"RHENANIA."
In each
The Hamburg Amerika Linie 8.8. Rhenania, 6,416 tons gross, on ber maiden trip from Europe, has arrived at Kowloon. She is a fine steamer specially adapted for the Far Eastern out and home trade She is built for cargo, but has berths for about sixty passengers. Twenty large staterooms, about 10 feet by 15 by 74 high, afford airy quarters. are two bunks and a collapsible sofa, Each cabin is provided with an electric fan, an electric table reading light and two electric bulb lights overhead. The fittings throughout are plain but good; and the vessel well pro- vided in the way of smoking rooms, ladies' rooms, social halls etc. che is capable of carrying some 10,000 tons of general cargo. She was built at the Bremer Vulcan Yard; and finished last December. Her speed is 13
knots.
An entertainment is to be given on the steamer on Monday evening from 4 o'clock until 6, and an invitation is given to all friends to inspect the ship.
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CORPORA
BRITISH AND CHINESE CORPORA- TION (LIMITED).
The report for the year ended June 30 states that, owing to delays in negotiations with the Chinese and other unavoidable circumstances, the Corporation was unable to place any of its interests during the period embraced by the accounts, but in the following month (July) it made the first issue of £2,250,000, part of the Chinese Government Loan of £3,250,000, for the construction of the Shanghai to Nanking Railway. The financial result of the operation will appear in the accounts for the current year. The Corporation holds provisional agreements for the issue of loans for the construction of other railways for which it has made the preli- minary surveys, including that from Canton to Kowloon, which project is receiving special consideration at the present time.
As the result
of his visit to the coal field the colliery expert, referred to in last year's report, formed a most favourable opinion of the Nanpiao concession and negotiations are in progress with the Imperial Chinese Railway Administration, who are jointly interested with the Corporation in` the undertaking, for the formation of a company, to develop and work the colliery. The Northern Railway Loan, which was issued by the Cor-