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THE
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China Overland Trade Report.
VOL. LXI.}
Epitom.
CONTENTS.
Leading Articles :--
Portuguese and Filipinos
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HONGKONG, MONDAY, 29TH MAY, 1905.
A branch of the San Francisco Academy of music is opening at Shanghai in October. A local advisory board, including the Chairman of the Municipal Council, has been appointed.
The new American Minister to Peking, Mr. W. W. Rockhill, accompanied by his wife and daughter, proceeds from Shanghai in the U.S. cruiser Baltimore. He was disabled for social 328 gatherings at Shanghai by an attack of gout, 329
The Chinese Minister of Education has 329
memorialized that a law should be introduced 339
restraining the people from marriage under twenty years of age, and making a certain period of schooling compulsory before marriage. The Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Company's tug Robert K, sailed from Manila for Shanghai 8:39 on May 20th with the hulk Isla de Mindanao in 334 tow. The latter is the last of the old Spanish 334 gunboata which have been sold to Chinese con-
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Szechuan and Yunnan
The Treatment of Aliens
The Mackay Treaty
The Japanese House-Tax Decision
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The Legislative Council
British Naval Manœuvres
Hongkong Vagrancy Ordinance
Hongkong Jottings
Hongkong Legislative Council
Empire Day" at Hongkong
Supreme Court
New Roman Catholic Church at Kowloon
Companies :--
The
Star" Ferry Co., Ld.
A. S. Watson & Co., Ld.
New Chief Justice Arrives
The Chief Justice Commissioned
Hongkong's Post Office
Chang Chih-Tung and Daphne Pollard
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History of Queen's College
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The Boxer Indemnity
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Alleged Fribery.
A Dangerous Cargo
The Balti Fleet
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New Trading Centras
Correspondence
American Bank at Manila Closed
The American Boycott at Shanghai Miscellaneous .....
Commercial
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The Tientsin Customs made a seizure of 100 mauser pistols and about 50,000 rounds of 3:36 ammunition at Tangku on May 10th. They were packed in ordinary travelling trunks and beer barrels, and were landed from the steamer Teintau.
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It may not be true, but it is being reported .337 in Japan that Russia is seeking to sell three of
her biggest state-owned railways. "uncle at the mont de piété having failed to oblige, the "hard-up client appears to be seeking an auctioneer.
On 21st May, at Shanghai, the wife of O. A. MADAR, of a sou.
On 23rd May, at Canton, the wife of A. RIGG10,
MARRIAGES.
of a son.
On 13th May, at aghai, WALTER PATTISOK to ELIZABETH, wid the late THOMAS HENRY HARDE, both of Shanghai.
On 20th May, at Shanghai, FRANCISCO XAVIER Savard-REMEDIOS, son of the late Mr. B. F. REMEDIOS, of Hongkong, to FRANCISCA MARIA TAVARES, daughter of PEDRO JACINTO Tavares.
Shanghai now has so many motor cars that a parade and prize show is to be held on the 27th instant. Some idea of the general public's attitude is obtainable from our contemporary's remark that "the public will be relieved to hear that there is to be no racing."
The N.-C. Daily News published this tele- gram:-Tientsin, 19th May. The dispute over the championship culminated in a bout of fisticuffs between the owner of the second pony
and another owner, in the Tientsin Club. Germans threaten to secede from the Club.
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Weeks & Co., Ltd., of Shanghai, is paying a final dividend of six per cent, making a nine per cent. return for the year.
A fisherman from Pak Lok village.in the New Territory was taken to the Government Civil Hospital by the Police on 28th May in a He was catching fish on sadly shattered state. Saturday afternoon by the dangerous method of dynamiting them, and bis last charge going off before he could get rid of it, blew out bis eyes, badly shattered his face and tore off his hands. He is not expected to recover.
The Daily News at Shanghai understands that among the tramway tenders is one that includes à proposal to purchase the Council's electric lighting station and plant for the sum of 14 million taels, which stand in the Council's books at something under Tls. 700,000. Our contemporary believes that, as the Council consider that the sale of the Electricity Depart- ment by them would be ultra vires, It is intended to call a special meeting at which the ratepayers may, if they see fit, give the Council the necessary authority.
The new German Post Office at Shanghai was opened on May 15th The Daily News saya :--- The new building, which has been erected from designs by Mr. H. Becker, as architect, working in conjunction with Mr. Pache, the Superintendent of German postal business for the whole of China, will serve not only as the Shanghai office, but as the head quarters of the China Superintendent. It is in the Renaissance style, which seems so suited to the Shanghai climate, is three stories high, with attios above, and has excellent frontages both to Foochow and Ezechnen roads.
A Peking telegram to the Shanghai Times, dated 14th May, says-At the request of the Viceroy of Yunnan the Boards of Foreign Affairs and of Commerce have approved of the proposal to open up new markets, or treaty ports in that province. Both these Boards have agreed to submit a conjoint memorial to the throne on the subject. The Viceroy of Yunnan
Hongkong Weekly Press. Feng Chuan, said to have been murdered by and Kinchou Province has telegraphed to the
HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES VEUX ROAD CL. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.
ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The German Mail of 25th April arrived, per the s.s. Zieten, on Wednesday, the 24th instant; and the French Mail of 28th April is expected to arrive, per 8.3. Caledonien, some time
to-morrow.
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
Tibetans, was the Chinese Assistant Resident, not the Resident-in-chief. He was until a few months ago Prefect of Yachou, on the western border. It is suggested that his policy of 'squeeze" enraged the Tibetans; and that he committed suicide when attacked by them.
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A Berlin "special" telegram flourished by the indefatigable Cablenews on 18th May states that the Berlin officials formally deny Germany has seized the port of Kiaochan"! The Cablenews explains that all the Germans want is "a railway concession from that port.' We can add our assurance that they have not seized it recently.
Some London papers seem to await Primrosə Day with eagerness to prick the bubble of the Since March 21st, 12,733 coolies have left harmless vanity of the Hon. E. K. Belilios, Amoy for the Straits Settlementa.
The Emperor and Empress of Japan on May 2nd subscribed ten thousand yen to the funds of the Y.M.C.A.
Mr. Cecil Clementi, assistant Registrar General, has been appointed Police Magistrate and assistant Land Officer for the New Territories,
The yield of rice of Japan for last year has been estimated at 51,430,221 koku, which shows an increase of 4,956,928 koku over that for the preceding year.
C.M.G., Hongkong." He always decorates the Beaconsfield memorial, and attaches his card. With equal regularity, these journals inform the public that a Colonial not count outside the colony.
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From February 5th, 1904, to May 10th, 1905, the Japanese have seized 55 vessels (tonnage 135,889), of which only eleven were released. Japan is, therefore, enriched by 108,300 tons of shipping (44 vessels).
Fifteen of these are Russian, sixteen British, one French, five Ger- man, one Dutch. two Austrian, two Swedish, one Norwegian, and one American.
Waiwupu that France is attempting to establish administrative control in the district of Meng. tsze and he requests the authorities to strongly protest against the action of the French officials. The Times feels assured that the Viceroy fas be n misinformed and that what he believes to be an attempt to establish administrative control, is merely a movement on the part of officials in connection with the Tongkin Yunnan Railway.
COLLISION IN SHANGHAI RIVER.
AUSTRIAN
STEAMER
BEACHED.
SHANGHAI, 26th May.
The Austrian steamer Maria Valerie, outward bound, while crossing the Woosung Bar last night, was run into amidships by the British steamer Pingsuey.
The Maria Valerie was afterwards safely docked.
The Pingsuey was uninjured.