THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LXI.]
Epitome
Leading Artiolea :-
China
CONTENTS.
China's Integrity Assured A Respectable Anarchist.
Local Shipping Risks
The Russian Objective
Hongkong Jottings
Hongkong Sanitary Board
Supreme Court
Companies
The Yangtze Insurance Association, Ld.... The Shanghai Cotton Spinning Co., Ld.
Farewell to Mr. Newman Mumford
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Overland Trade Report.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 22ND APRIL, 1905.
The Nippon Yusen Kaisha has, says the { Japan Chronicle, chartered three more British and two additional Norwegian steamers for their .258 North China service. This makes the total ..258
number of foreign steamers now chartered by 259 the Nippon Yusen Kaisha 23. Eight Japanese 259
steamers have also been chartered.
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"R.H." wrote to the Japan Chronicle pro- 261 testing against a Japanese custom of plucking chickens before killing them, and speculating as to the reason. The practice is common with 62 Chinese. An old resident states that he once 262 thrashed his "cook who had several chickens walking about quite naked, waiting their turn
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Canton Notes
The Proposed Canton-Whampoa Railway
China's Foreign Ambitions....
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The Currency Change in British North Borneo
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"One Summer's Day.'
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Jews in China.......
Chinese Business Affected
Forestry at Hongkong.
The Baltic Fleet......
Cotton-Culture in Korea
Shanghai Chamber of Commerce
A Chinese Dick Turpin Commercial
Shipping
BIRTHS.
to be killed.
His many friends in China and Europe will be glad to hear that the Chinese Government 264 has appointed Taotai Low Yuk Lin to the post 265 of consul-general for China at Johannesburg, .265 Transvaal. Tautai Lew has held oficial
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appointments in London, Brussels and other 266 European capitals, and is favourably known to
many in Hongkong.
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On 10th April, at Shanghai, the wife of F. LODER, Pingchiao Quarries, of a daughter.
On 11th April, at Peking, the wife of E. G. III LIER, Manager, Hongkong and Shangbai
Bank, of a son.
On 15th April, at the Oocidental Hotel, Kow- loon, the wife of J. SCHLUTER, I.M.'', of a daughter.
MARRIAGE.
On 7th March, at Danzig, HERRMANN SCHLICAT- ING, of Hankow, to KATHI HERRMANN.
DEATHS.
On 1th April, at Shanghai, VERA, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. URQUHART, aged 21 years.
On 13th April, at Shanghai, FREDERICK NEVILL-
MAY, of the Imperial Maritime Customs Service, aged 71 years.
Hongkong Weekly Press.
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ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The French Mail of the 17th ultimo arrived, per the 88. Dumbea, on the 18th instant; and the English Mail of the 24th ultimo arrived, per the as. Chusdn on Thursday, the 20th inst
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
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A Russian prisoner interviewed at Yokohama is said to have spoken in condemnation of the Russian commissariat. Everything, he said, there was, mixed with sand, as was the sugar. was horrible. Not enough flour, and what There was a terrible shortage, too, in medical stores and comforts, in everything in fact save
champagne for the officers."
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A fire which broke out on the German ship Niebe, at Yokoya, on March 22nd is supposed to have been of incendiary origin. It is reported that one of the sailors, a Swiss, went ashore
and returned aboard drunk. The Captain had occasion to censure the man, and it is believed that he set fire to the oil cargo in revenge.
While the fire was in progress, the Swiss tied a piece of iron to his leg and threw himself overboard. It is supposed he was drowned.
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This horrible heading sppeared in a Manila paper -The quick comes to the dead.-Lieut. Collins a corpse and a bride is on the sea to wed him here.
A telegram was received by the authorities in Tokyo from the Governor of the Hokkaido. giving further particulars of the disaster to the British steamer Mars. The telegram says the vessel strauded at Atoiya, and was wrecked on She was owned by Mr. the 17th instant. Harrison Dixon of London. Of the crew of 39, eight men, including the Captain, chief and second mates, engineers and others, with im- portant papers, left the steamer in a boat, which was carried away by floating ice. Five men were saved.
The Shanghai Mercury says that as a native was gaily pedaling a gaudy looking bicycle along the Bund the front forks of his machine snapped off close to the socket, with the result that the rider took a header in the road which had just been nicely sprinkled by a Municipal water cart. The unfortunate quickly picked himself and with a sad look at his mud stained gar. ments he gathered up the remains of his machine and made for the nearest repair shop muttering unutterable things about cheap but gaudy bicycles that collapse when least expected.
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The Manila Sunday Sun says:-By a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States on Tuesday, all customs duties collected in the Philippines prior to the establishment of civil 80vernment will be returned to the firms who paid them Consequently there is great rejoicing. It is estimated that the amount of money to be returned is five millions of gold düllars. While the Sun rejoices that this will do much to establish prosperity, we cannot immense sum is coming to the islands, where it but reflect upon the real justice of the matter.
These five millions of dollars were paid to the government of the United States from the pockets, not of Manila business men, but of Manila consumers. The individuals who drank the bottled beer, and wore the shoes, and used the other articles taxed, paid this money, not the few merchants to whom it is being returned. They raised their prices in proportion to the amount of the duties and collected the amounts in extra charges from the consumer.
While the master of No. 61 Station Street, Yaumati, was away in the country worshipping at his ancestors' tombs, two of his fokis, who were left in charge of the shop, stole a box of his clothing and sundry other articles. The theft was discovered, and the two men were placed before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Police Court | yesterday on a charge of larceny. The first A poem written by Thomas Campbell defendant was discharged, and the second sont-|(1777-1841), entitled "Battle of the Baltic, enced to two months' imprisonment with hard affords rather a striking coincidence, even in labour.
date. One stanza runs :-
Like leviathaus afloat
It is officially reported that since the com- mencement of hostilities thirty two steamers of! over one thousand tons each have been captured by the Japanese navy. The above number i Mr. L. A. Rose's name has been added to the includes the Sungari taken at Chemulpo. The ! list of authorized architects.
to al tounage of the steamers is about 1001040 į A report that an attempt was made to assassi-tons. On the other hand the number of the i nate Viceroy Chang (hih-tung is contradicted. The Japanese are hoping that a crushing defeat of the Russian Armada will end the war. The Coreans are said still to hate the Japan- P80 with an undying hatred. The grievance is that they have "lost face."
Major H. J. Kellsall, R G.A., on promotion, has been appointed to command No. 83 Com- pany Royal Garrison Artillery at Hongkong.
Lane. Crawford & Co., Ltd. at Shanghai is paying a final dividend this month of seven per cent., making twelve per cent. for last year;
also, & bonus of two dollars per share. They carry $42,000 forward.
Japanese steamers of over 1,000 tons each sunk by the Russians reach four, representing a total of 14,000 tons. This leaves 86,000 tons in favour of Japan.
Among the many industries that have died a natural death in the Philippines is the mann- facture of a reculiar purple dye from a variety of wood known as Si Bucaan Years ago, says the Cablenews, this product, along with indigo, was among the most valuable exports of the islands, but at present nothing is heard of it, Specimens of the dye will be on exhibition at the school exhibit in the chemical building out
at the exposition grounds, and it is hoped that interest in its production may be revived.
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Lay their bulwarks on the brine; While the sign of battle flew
On the lofty British line:
It was ten of April morn by the chime: As they drifted on their path
There was silence deep as death ;- And the boldest held their breath For a time."
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Informers, it is said, are paid handsomely by the Japanese Government, and the story of one particularly smart trick, which, if true, may account for some of the local Chinese bank-
ruptcies, is still being retailed. The informer went into partnership with several Chinese
speculators and sent a small steamer to run the blockade with provisions. She was successful, and the informer asked his friends to plange heavily for a similar venture. They did so,
the gave game away to the Japanese Government, receiving such a reward as to enable him to retire..
and he
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