THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LXIV.]
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Epitome..
Leading Articles :-
The Model Settlement
The Chinese Reactionary Party..... Depreciated Dock Shares
Palmerstonian Hand Wanted
Reporting D'Bearer
Hongkong Sanitary Board
Riesha Smashed by a Tram
Supreme Court
A Building Dispute
Military Hospital Ship Sold
Former Hongkong Journalist
The "Sainam" Piracy.
Canton
The Canton-Hankow Railway..
Civil Service Co-operative Store
Is Viceroy Shum Going ?...
Imperial Japanese Iron Foundry
Lumbering on the Yalu
S. C. Farnham, Boyd & Co., Ltd..
The Kiangpei Concessions, Ltd.
The Colony's Assessment
The Value of Port Arthur
The Boycott Martyr...
Shanghai-Nanking Railway Commercial Shipping
BIRTHS.
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The Chinese Government is examining all its young men who have been educated abroad, with a view to getting capable officials,
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L'Echo de Chine learns from Kaifeng Fa that the inhabitants have bought in great quantities of the old uniforms of the Japanese army.
The General Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account to 31st December, 1905, show that after making a Special Reserve of ƒ 700,000 writing off bad debts, and with the addition of (£58.333) and deducting current expenses, the balance brought forward from 1904, the net profits of the Netherlands Trading Society which a dividend of 15 per cent. has been amount to ƒ 6,943,522.44′ (€578,627), ont of declare l.
Another currency peril is threatened, the Peking revenue authorities having been taking lessons from Japan in the art of printing paper 55 money. They will very likely overdo it.į 54 A Taipeh dispatch to the Asahi says:- An 56 urgent law was promulgated in Formosa on the 17th instant, ordering landed property owned in Formosa by Chinese to be confiscated.
The Seoul Press Weekly reports that a missionary in Korea, the Rev. J. E. Adams, being assaulted by Japanese coolies, drew two revolvers and pointed them at the cqolies, who ran away. He was well-armed, for a missionary..B., Commanding the troops in South China, Orders by Major General Villiers Hatton, Viceroy Shum has received a dispatch from 60 the United States Consul General informing 6H. E. that as he (the writer) had been transferred to Cape Colony, the Consulate will remain in charge of the Vice-Consul nutil the arrival of his successor.
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On July 19th, at Shanghai, the wife of I. GOLDMAN of a daughter.
On July 20th, at Shanghai, the wife of H. E. CAMPBELL of a son.
MARRIAGE.
On July 19th, at Walmley Parish Church, near Birmingham, by the Rev. G. Forge, M.A., HAROLD CHATTERTON, only son of R. CHATTERTON WILCOX, Esq., Sharrow, Sutton, Surrey, formerly of Hong- kong, to VIOLET MAND, youngest daughter of Lieut.-Colonel W. C. HOWARTH, formerly of The Ruffs, of Russell House, Valmiley.
DEATHS.
On June 21st, Mr. C. H THOMPSON, died between Yokohama and Honolulu, in his 47th year.
The Foochow Echo agrees that the missionary allegations against the Yuonan railway syndi. cate were exaggerated: Indeed, it "would point out the great impropriety of writing to a news paper of grava scandal when there is actually
no scandal to write about."
Mr. Li Shun-fan at the sale at the Public Works Department on July 23rd purchased for $12,300 the right of erecting and maintaining a permanent pier on Crown foreshore opposite the foot of Queen Victoria Street, for a term of fifty years.
The Shanghai Municipal Council is stated to be unwilling to re-engage Major Boisragon, its present Chief of Police. So far as We can understand the local papers, his offence seems to have been that he did not let his men kill a sufficient number of the rioters.
The Ashi observes that, owing to the keen competition now going on between the Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Messrs. Butterfield & Swire On July 20th, at Shangbai, S. B. DOS REMEDIOs, Japan to Chins and India has declined to the in Eastern waters, the freight on tea-boxes from
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ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The English Mail of June 29th arrived, per the ss. Moldavia, on Wednesday, the 25th inst.
FAR EASTERN NEWS.
Military science is to be introduced into the studies of the University of Peking.
We learn of the appointment of Wong Tai kwan as Consul General for China »t Singapore, The library of the late Mr. B. W. Little, editor of the North-China Herald, is offered for sale by on 'er. it is almost as valuable, sinologically, as Dr. Morrison's.
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The late Sir W. H. Marsh, whose death announced by the Daily Pres this week, has been enjoying a pension of $2,192.28 from the Hongkong Government since 1887.
recommend at the forthcoming meeting a about $61,000 and carry forward about $393,000 dividend of 12-$6.00 per share, write off
The Civil Administration Bureau Japanese of Kwantang Liaotung peninsula is pushing forward preparations for the opening of the district to foreign trade, which it is expected will take place on September 1st next, as the military arrangements in the district cannot be
terminated before that date.
The net profit of the Kawasaki Dockyard. Company for the half-year just ended has been declared at Y395,867. f this sum, Y.100,000 allotted for dividend at the rate of 121 per cent. has been placed to the rebarva, Y.46,000 per annum; Y.7,50 for bonuses to officials and employés, and the balance carried forward.
following:-No. 442-Officers Commanding dated Hongkong, 24th July, contain the will submit to this Office as early as possible the names of Officers who have a knowledge of Northern Chinese Dialect, and who are recommended for the appointment of Inspector of Chi ese Coolies, Transvaal-Salary £800 per annum.
The Nanfangpao says that the Council of Finance and the Board of keveune are th con- sider a proposal for the establishment of acom- mercial bank to assist agriculture, industrial railway and, mining business; it is to have a capital of ten million dollars, to be jointly subscribed by merchants and Government officials, and the Yokohama Specie Bank is to be taken as a working model.
The Chuo Shimbun s'ates that the N. mation of their Yangtze stazer stride and the Y. K. and O. S. K. contemplate the amalga absorption of that of the Hanan Kaisha. The Asahi says that the N. Y. K. has ordered three steamers of 3,500 tons each to be built and finished this year at the Kawasaki Dockyard for the Yangtze service. Two others, each of about 2,800 tons, have been ordered in Zagland for the Shanghai line, and six ships of 8,500 tons ara being built, four at the Mitsu Bishi and ten at the Kawasaki Dock for the ocean services.
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The following paragraph appears in the minutes of the Shanghai Municipal Conncil, under date July 11th:-With a view to greater efficiency in certain branches of municipal work it is decided as an experiment to authorise, the purchase of four ears, respectively for the use of the Polis, Health, Public Works, and selected will be the Electricity Departments. The type of car Beaufort,' and the vehicles will be shipped by the Loudon agents, already as-embled, after inspection by the department of The Autocar
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The Echo de Chine states, on what is alleged to be good authority. that the French coating- ent of the army of ocupation of China will be known whether the troops will be attached withdrawu by the 1st January, 1907. It is not to the forces at present in occupation of Touk- ing or whether they will be detailed to comple- orders those in command to cesse all purchases ment other quits. The official telegram merely and works, excepting the most urgent, and not to recruit any more native auxiliaries or sharp sbooters. Detailed instructions are expected in due course.
The decision of the Tokyo High Court was ing of the official quarters of the Home Minister delivered on July 10th with regard to the burn- and police boxes in Tokyo on the night of September 6th last. The defendants on trial numbered 103. Of this number, 95 were co- victed and four have each been condemned to penal servitule for 12 years; one to major confinement for ten years, three to major confinement for nine years, and eight soquitted. The remain ler are to be imprisoned with labour for periods ranging from one month to eighteen months or fined in sums ranging from Y.5 to
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