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THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LXIII.]
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China Overland Trade Report.
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Leading Articles:
The Japanese in China...........................
HONGKONGĮ SATURDAY, 24тH FEBRUARY, 1906,
A Nanking dispatch states that Viceroy Chon Fa, of Nanking, has telegraphed to the Waiwa PAGE pu asking the Board's sanction to his proposed appointment of Mr. John Goodnow, former U.S. Consul-General at Shanghai, to be his 134 Excellency's special adviser on international
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Protection of Missions in China
German Cotton Exports to China..
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Chinese Labouring Classes
Registration of Chinese Partnerships
Hongkong Legislative Council
Hongkong Sanitary Board
Correspondor co
Odd Volumes' Society
Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilder....
Hongkong Church Missionary Association
The 8. S. "Hsin-Hong".
French Impressions of Hongkong..
The Naval Defence of Indo-China
Supreme Court. .....................................................................
Canton.......
The Soy Choo Cotton Spinning Co., Ltd.
China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
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Shipping
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The Nanfangpao says that H.E. Chang Yin-tang, Special Chinese Commissioner for 136 negotiating the Tibetan Treaty, has wired to ..136 the Waiwapu stating that since the resumption of treaty negotiations, the specially-appointed British Commissioner has shown a quite con. 130 ciliatory attitude, but the Indian Viceroy demands that Great Britain shall have the right to all mining and railway privileges in Tibet, and that not only shall other nations be de- 140 barred from sharing these privileges, but China herself must consult Great Britain before 140 participating therein; and that the negotiations will not be concluded on any other basis. The 141 Waiwupu is requested to wire instructions anent 148 the matter, but it has not done so yet. ..144
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On February 11th, at Shanghai, GABRIEL THIESSEN, J. M. C., to Mrs. CHRISTINA MURRAY
CAMPBELL.
DEATHS.
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Resident-General in Cores was held on the The opening ceremony at the office of the morning of the 1st instant. All the officials of the Residency-General attended and General address requested the officials to be diligent in Hasegawa, Acting Resident-General, in a brief
their duties. Mr. Hayashi, Japanese Minister, and Mr. Tsurahara responded. The health of the Emperor was then toasted and "Bausai" given. The whole ceremony was very simple.
On Wednesday morning the Indian watch. man named Luibo employed on the s.a. Hongkong at Kongmon volunteered to climb down to clear the propeller of a rope which had become entangled. He did so, but while he was below the propeller was suddenly set in motion, with the result that a blade struck the unfortunate man on the back and right side. He was brought to the surface in an unconscious condition, but died on the way to Hongkong, where his body was conveyed to the hospital.
A projected line is one that will connect The Empress Dowager commanded the other Bhamo in north-east Barma with Momein; ..145 day several princes of the Imperial Houses to being the Burmese name for Ting.yush or .116 send their young sons into the Palace where Teng-yueh, and T'eng-yush is about 120 miles 148 tutors had been provided to instruct them, as it to the north-east of Bhamo and in Yun-nan, that was intended to select the best one to succeed is, in China. At one time is looked very prob his Majesty Kuang Hsü at some future day, able that the French advance northward would should the Emperor himself (as is probable) die cut us off and render impossible the connection childless. It is now stated that among the of Burma by rail with Yun-nan, but fortunately youthful princes who have been admitted into the advance was stayed, and now it seems that the Palace, their Majesties appear to like the the connection will be soon an accomplished sons of Prince Tsai Chên, 4th order (Prince fact. At Teng-yueh we have a consul custom- The town L Ching's son); Prince Yu Hsin, 4th order, house, telegraph office, etc. (Prince Chêng's grandson); and Prince Tsai on the bank of the river Tapin, which joins Hsun, 3rd order (the Emperor's fourth brother) the Irawadi a few miles above Bhamo. better than the others, and the Emperor is Although this railway will link up Burma especially fond of his nephew, that is to say, the with Yun-nan in a way, it will not son of the last-named prince. It is supposed immediate commercial value, as Yun-nan pro that this youthful prince, whose name is Puis some distance beyond T'eng-yush, and Kasug, will be proclaimed heir-apparent before
On February 14th, at 16 Morison Hill Road, EMILY, the dearly beloved daughter of ANNETTA PAPIER, aged 22 years.-- Shanghai papers please
copy.
On January 7th, at Florence, FRANCES ANNETTE, the wife of 'THOMAS CHILD HAYLLAR, late K. C., of Hongkong.
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ARRIVAL OF MAILS:
The English Mail of January 26th arrived per the ss. Delta, on Friday, the 23rd instant.
FAR EASTERN NEWS.
Dr. Kaname Haraguchi has been engaged as a railway engineer by the Chinese Government, at Y 12,000 a year.
The German Emperor has conferred upon Sir Robert Bredon the Order of the Crown of Prusasis, 2nd class, with the Star.
The Tientsin Club now has a fine new Club. >house, which was inaugurated by a successful fancy dress ball on Feb. 8th.
very
coolie was knocked down by a tramcar on February 21st in Connaught Road West He was removed to the Government Civil Hospital with the flesh torn in shreds from his Jeft leg. Amputation was necessary, and the unfortunate native is not expected to
Tecover.
long.
Mr. G. Laferrière, the Secretary of the French Municipal Consul at Shanghai, has just passed through a most unpleasant and astonish- ing experience. About 4 a.m. on Tuesday, 13th inst., the Secretary, who lives at the Municipal Hall, was awakened from sleep to find himself in the clutches of an assailant who seemed to be making a violent effort to strangle him. Mr. Laferrière thought at first he was suffering from a bad dream, but on realising the actual gravity of the situation, struggled violently and secured his revolver which was lying near, but unfortunately was not loaded. He succeed. ed, however, in beating off his man, who filed but was captured a little way off by the police. It then appeared that he was a coolie who had formerly been in Mr. Laferrière's employ and whom his master, says the Echo de Chine, had lately allowed to leave with regret. It is thought that the coolie, knowing the way about the house, had intended robbery from a small strong-box in Mr. Laferrière's room; that he was startled by the unusual presence of a light in the room, the electric light switch having refused to disconnect, and that he considered his only safety lay in making this personal attack. He has left the marks of his fingers well printed on Mr. Laferrière's neck. A curious incident is that the house servants protest that they heard nothing, though Mr. Laferrière called for them repeatedly.
who wish to come to the railway will cross the Salonen and the Mekong, two rivers, before they can reach the terminus of the line. Moreover, these banked by high mountains which will the difficulties of such a trade ron Avenir du Tonkin remarks that scarce months have clapsed since the engineers, the Indian Government to examine the ties of the locality for a railway; retu reported, and already the line,ham by the authorities and men of the Rov Engineers have commenced work.. The line, therefore, is now in progress, and the huge li
fixed at 2ft. 6in.
PRINCE ARTHUR IN JAPAN.
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hama on Monday, and was welcomed by a great Prince Arthur of Connaught landed at Yoko-
orowd. The weather was beautifully fine.
H.R.H. was received at Shimbashi railway station, Tokyo, by the Emperor in person, most unusual distinction. The station Wa crowded with notabilities. The preparations at Tokyo were on a magnificent scale, the streets being brilliantly decorated.
The investiture of H.I.M. the Emperor with the insignis of the Order took place on Tuesday with full ceremonial,
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