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THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LXV.]
Lending Articles
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China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, 21ST JANUARY, 1907,
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Epitome......
Szechwan...
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Great Britain in North China
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Federations and Statez...
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Russo-Japanese Negoti-tions
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The Confucian
Revival'
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Unprofitable Gold Mining
The China Trade...
Supreme Court.
Duke's Visit
Tragic Sequel to a Shooting Expedition
Trial Trin
The Cubicle Question
Making Noise by Music
Hongkong "Seven Ages
Cartou
Viceroy Shum Shy of Exile
Macao...
Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., I td
The Hongkong Land Reclamation Co., Ltd.
The Departure of Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Little
A South Sea Island Contract
Municipal Injustice'
Buying a Steamer
The "Craik "Children Fund
Miscellaneous
Commercial
Shipping
BIRTHS.
FAR EASTERN NEWS.
A Chinese in Mukden has patitioned for the right to build a railway from Kaiyuan to Hai- lung in Manchuria.
Mr. E. A W. con Stranch has been appointed acting commi sioner of Customs at the newly- opened port of Nanning.
The Hon Mr F H. Məy, C.M.G, has been mentioned as a likely persoraga for the position
of Lieutenant Governor of Ceylon.
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The daily share quotations show that since the announcement of the intention to inormaga the capital of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation there has been a strong d-mand for this gilt edged security." In two idays the quotation on the local market has inmped up 880, the shares being now quoted at $925 buyers. The 1`ndon quotation is £115— an advance of £16 104, in two days.
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In extraordinary meeting assembled, the shareholders of the Weihniwei Gold Mining Co, Ld., decided on January 10th," That it bas been proved to the satisfaction of this meeting that the Company cannot by resson of its
The Straits Timea argues that it is nearly as, liabilities continns its business, and that it is
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as it is for Chinawomen to grow natural feet.
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The Gazelle notifies that memoria's of re. 23 entre by The Government of Lots Nos. 171. 172.991, 292, 93, and 358 in Survey district been registered four. New Kowloon, have 40 according to law.
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The receipts info the Treasury hetween Jannery 1st` and October 31st, 1906, total 871,618 856 53, while the payments ont amount 41 to 828.702.0645.54. learingia halanes of receipts
ore- payments of $2,946 810.79.
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On January 4th, at Hankow, the wife of F. L.. HARRISON, of a son.
On January 5th, at I.B.M. Consulate-General, SEOUL, the wife of W. Meyrick Hewlett. of a son. On January 9th, at Shanghai, the wife of 1. W. CRAWFORD, of a daughter.
On January 9th, at Fochow, the wife of G. SIEMSSEN, Esq, H.A M.'s Consul, of a daughter
On January 10th, at Shanghai, the wife of EDWARD E. Parsone, of a daughter.
On January 14th, at Shanghai, the wife of ARTHUR RUGH, of a son.
MARRIAGES.
On January 5th, at Chungking. West China, JOHN STENHOUSE, of Shanghai, to EtsIF HUNT.
On January 5th, at Chinkiang, IvoN TUXFORD to CHEVENING, only daughter of the late Frederick Knight-Gregson of Chinking.
DEATHS.
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On January 9th, at Shanghai, BELLAMINA MARIA, widow of the late A. A. da Cruz, of Macao, aged 54 years.
On January 13th, at Shangbai, EMILY GODDING BELBIN, on her 61st birthday.
On January, 14th, at the Government Civil Hospital, JOAQUIM Modesto da Silva, aged 72 years,
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On January 14th, at Shanghai, WILLIAM SET. MOUR WALLACE, aged 21 years..
Hongkong Telechly Press.
HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VŒrx Road C1. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREKT, E.C.
ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The German mail of December 18th arrived, per the 88. Gneisenau on Thursday, the 17th instant; and the French mail of December 21st is expected to arrive, per the ss. Tourane, lo-
morrow.
The extract of meteorological observations made at the Hongkong Observatory during
the month of December shows that the averiga
maximum temperature of the month was 68.9, and the minimum 59.6 deg.. while the rainfall was 660 inches.
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with Singapore Chinaman, charged stealing poultry, declared he had bought the Í hens, linf could not produce the seller. [TH said: "May I he ran down and killed by a tram and never see China again, if I stola The fowls." He was sent to prison for two months.
A schoolboy, who was only fourteen years of ALTA. was convictel of burglary before Mr. Hazeland at the Magistracy on Jan. 17 and sent to prison. He entered a house at à Mercer Street early in the morning and filled a box with money, clothing and jewelry to the value of $61.
Unfortunately for his scheme he was detected leaving the house.
Poking recently issued a Decree exhorting the officials of the Empire to be more honest and careful of the masses under them, as the discontent and uprisings in the provinces have been due to the avarice, dishonesty and neglect of the officiale; any one disobeving the Imperial commands in the future will be severely dealt with without merer.”
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A highway robbery in Hongkong WAS reported to the police on Jan. 14. As a hawker was on his way from Pokfulam to the city he was stopped by three men, apparently unarmed,
who threw nepper in his eyes and beat him. - They robbed him of all the money he had on person. two' dol'ars and seventy certs, and excaped. No arrest has yet been made.
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Prince Ukhtomsky, whese connection with the Russo-Chinese Bank makes him very interested in the Far East, thinks that the closing of the port if Vadivostock will do much harm to Russians settled in Eastern Siberis, for it will make all kinds of merchandise dear for them but, judging from the tone which now obtairs in Government circle, there is hardly any doubt but that the port will be closed."
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At Singapore on January 7th a officer was
examining the luggage of several Chinese coolies, who had just landed from Bagan, Sumatra. One of the coolies, a Hokien. had a pillow wrapped up in a mat and while prodding it with his fingers to see if the pillow contained any opium, the offer felt something hard. He ripped open the pillow and was horrified at finding a grinning skull staring at him. He took the okien to the Police Station, and, on examining the pill w the police found all the bongs of a human skeleton. The Hokien stated that the bones were those of his elder brother who had died at. Bagan. He declared that he was taking the bones back to China for burial.
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We are informed by Mesars. Mulchers and Co., the local agents of the Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen, that the Company's steamer Sachsen is expected to arrive here on
an extra trip on the 2nd of February. For the home- ward voyage the whole first class on this boat has been engaged by His Majesty the King of Sian, who is going to spend the summer 1907 in Europe. Although the first class is engaged the steamer will carry second class passengers as usual.
The dates of the departure for the homeward voyage are fixed as follows: from Yohobama on the 20th of March, Hongkong on the 27th of March, and Singapore on the 2nd of April. The steamer will not call at Shanghai.
If Sir Matthew Nathan's administration in Hongkong were remembered by nothing but the Civil Service List it would still be indicative of the personality of His Excellency. Useful and valuable information is therein compressed in the smallest
possible space. There is not an unnecessary word in the whole production, especially under the heading of historical and statistic." This part is a succinet but nevertheless interesting history and a no less instructive table giving such of the Colony, brought up to the end of 1905,
figures ax the total of shipping entered, the revenue and expenditure, population, and the amounts spent under public' health, public instruction, public order and defence during each year. Part I has been enlarged this year to include an index to sessional papers from 1879 to 196 and a Bibliography of Hongkong. It is noteworthy that works сд Politics are the most numerous in the list, those on history corcing next in point of number. This. the third irane, is characterised with the same comprehensiveness and accuracy as its predecessors, and is oredit to its compilers.