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HONGKONG, MONDAY, 4TH MARCH, 1907.
FAR EASTERN NEWS.
Direct telephonic service between New Wiju, Kores, and Antung, Chins, has been established. A Kobe message says that a Chinese bank at 131 | Antung has opened a branch on the Bund at 132 Kobe, and will shortly establish an agency in Tokyo for the benefit of Chinese students.
The Eustern Times states that the Peking 134 Government has telegraphed to H.E. Ting 135 Chen-to, Viceroy of the Yuan-Kusi provinces, 135 to throw open Yüunan to foreign trade without 135 delay.
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The Yokohama Chamber of Commerce, at an 136 | extraordinary meeting on February 12th adopted a resolution in favour of the continuance of the
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Alice Memorial Affiliated Hospitals
Hongkong Horticultural Society
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The Fatal Fire in Tung Loi Lane Shameen (Canton) Municipal Council Opium Trade and Reformers
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Hongkong Races (Off Day) Supreme Court
Canton
Companies :--
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd. Green Island Cement Company, Limited. Hongkong Hotel Co., Limited. China Fire Insurance Co., Limited
China and Manila 8.8. Company, Limited Shanghai Gas Company. Limited Janan Brewery Company, Limited
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sugar rebate law, the term of which expires in
Maroh next.
The copy of an order of His Majesty the King in Council applying the Domicile Act, 1861, ..139
between the United Kingdom and Japan for the 140 protectiou of the estates of deceased persons is 141 published in the Gazette.
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Among the many new companies lately promoted, the Japan Imitation Leather Com- 145 pany is said to be one of the most successful, as8 145 the promoters have already subscribed for 80 per cent of the shares, leaving only 2, 00 for public subscription.
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A Chinaman passing over a level crossing at a ricksha was knocked over and Oriental Glass Manufacturing Company. Ltd. 149 decapitated by a passing goods train. The
was also killed.
The crossing- keeper, for being asleep at the time, is being 150 obarged with mauslaughter.
The Bank of Japan
The "Devanha Commercial... Shipping
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On February 21st, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. W. A. ESTES, a daughter.
On February 23rd, at Staines, England, the wife of 0. D. THOMSON, of a son
On February 24th, at Wuchow, the wife of HAROLD F. KING, His Majesty's Consul at Wuchow, of a daughter.
On the 1st instant, at "Woodlandside," Castle, Road, the wife of Mr. A. E. da Silva, of a son. Shanghai and Japan papers please copy.
On March 2nd, at Eredine West, The Peak, the wife of EDWARD F. MACKAY, of a daughter,
DEATHS.
On February 17th, at Shanghai, the wife of Mr. B. J. SOLOMON, of pneumonia, aged 33 years.
On February 8th, at Nowshers, Punjauh, India, [the result of a slight operation] CECIL GODFREY BIRD, Lieuterant Indian Army, 54th Sikhs Fron tier Force, late Royal Marine Lt. Inf. and formerly serving in H.M.S. Cressy on the Chipa Station, fourth son of the late Col. F. V. G. Bird, B.M.L.I., aged 26 years.
Hongkong Weleekly
Press,
HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEUX ROAD CT. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. E.C.
ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The German Mail of January 20th arrived, per the sa. Prinz Ludwig, on Friday, the 1st instant; and the French Mail of February 1st arrived, per the ma. Ernest Simons, to-day.
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A number of influential capitalists of Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe, have a scheme on foot to establish a large spinning company, with a capital of T20,000,000, to work 20,000 spindles rangements for the flotation of the company. The promoters are now making preliminary ar
The Uraga Dockyard Company has decided increase its capital by Y1,960,000, to bring up the total to Y5,000,000. New shares will be placed on the market shortly. It is atated that certain influential capitalists have agreed to take up the whole of the new shares to be offered.
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The following telegram from Lord Elgin was received by H. E, the Governor of Ceylon : "Have selected 'lifford, Colonial Secretary, Trinidad, to be Colonial Secretary, Ceylon, as May has requested permission to with- draw his acceptano for reasons which seem good to me.”
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the afternoon of February 10th the refining factory attached to the Camphor Monopoly Office at Taipeh, Formosa, destroyed by fire. Two steam boilers exploded, but no loss of life or injuries have been reported The amount of camphor destroyed in the fire has not yet been ascertained.
The sporting public as well as the numerous members of the Victoria Recreation Club will be pleased to learn that the Government bave at last granted the Club the site near Murray pier. It is expected that division wall between the Naval. yard Extension and the new V.B.C. sita will bo finished within 18 month, then matshed will be erected as a temporary Club house pending the erection of a permanent bu'lding.
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The annual report of the Shanghai Gas Com- pany for 1906 reveals a net profit for the year of just over Tls. 200,000 and this permits the payment in addition to the 7 per cent, interim dividend of a final dividend on old shares of 7 per cent., dividend on new shares for two months, at 14 per cent, and a bonus on old shares of Ts. 1.15 and on new shares of Tl. 0,25 per share, The private consumption increased during the increase in the public consumption and residuals year by 51,806,675 cubic feet; there was a small found a favourable market.
The lecture on "The Morrison Centenary' given by the Rev. . W. Pearce at the City Hall on February 24th under the auspices of the Odd Volumes Society was worthy of a much larger andience. The lecturer sketched the life and labours of Morrison, beginning with bis valuable assistance as an interpreter to the Honourable East India Company at Canton and subsequently to the plenipoten. tiaries in the negotiations for opening China to Among the passengers who returned to the the commerce of the world. Having emphasised Colony during the fast wiek Com the indebtedness of Diplomacy and Commerce mander and Mrs. Basil Taylor and family, to Morrison's early linguistic attainments, Commander Taylor has been home on leave, Mr. Pearce discoursed at some length on his and returns to take up the duties of Harbour literary achievements in the production of a Master, to which position he was appointed remarkable dictionary of the Chinese language, during his absence.
in the translation of the whole Bible, and in lent from the Morrison collection in the City several other directions. Among the exhibits
Hall Library, Mr. Pearce drew attention to a bound volume of Manuscript, written in the Chinese characters, and mentioned that forty pages of that volume were copied by Morrison from a minuscript in the British Museum before he came to Chins, Morrison, he said, came to Chips not with the object of making money but to do good," and the lecturer expressed the highest admiration for the ideals of the first Protestant Missionary. He aliuded in conclusion to the movement” which has been started to, procure a permanent me. morial to Morrison in Canton and bespoke the sympathy and assistance of his audience for the movement. The Hou. Mr. F. H. May, C.M.G., who presided, cordially thanked Mr. Pearce for his interesting lecture.
His Majesty the King has not been advised to exe oise bis power of disallowance with respect to Ordinance No. 3 of 1906, entitled-An
Ordinance to authorize the construction and
maintenance of certain Naval and Military works apon of ortar certain portions of the
Crown foreshore sad sea bed situate upon the this Colony. Harbour frontage of the City of Violoria, in
A scheme to form a company, to be named the Japan Petroleum Refining Company, which has been on foot in Osaks, for the purpose of refining cheap heavy oil for illuminating pur- The ospital of the concern has been fixed at poses by a patent process, has much advanced. Y10o,000, în 20,000 shares, of which 15,000 are to be undertaken by the projectors and sup- porters. The remainder are now on the market.
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