THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LXV.]
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
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The China Horse
HONGKONG, MONDAY, 10TH JUNE, 1907.
FAR EASTERN NEWS.
The Pussian gun vessel Mandjur, bas arrived at Hakodate. This is the first visit of a Russian mau-of-war to a Japanese port since the war. 374
A Daily Press telegram dated Shanghai, 375 June 6th said :- Lieut-Col. C. D. Bruce, the 375 officer commanding the troops at Weihaiw ei has been appointed Captain Saperintendent of the Shangbai Municipal Police This is the first 377 step taken for the re-organization of the police 378 system required by the ratepayers over two
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Leading Articles:-
Viceroy Shum Again.
Against Phoneticism
Public Apathy
Chinese Reforms
Prince Fushimi and "The Mikado
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Chinese Rebellions
Hongkong Legislative Council
Sterling Salaries Again
Supreme Court
Cantion to the Charitable
An Engineer's Death
"Is he a Chinaman, or-?
To Check "Dumping Collision in the Harbour
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Two Suspected Suicides
New Typhoon Signals
Extraodinary Story of Imposture.. Simple Chinamen
Hongkong Post Office
Hongkong Gymkhana Club
The Commission
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On the 31st May, Mr. G. P. Lammert, auctioneer, offered for sale by public auction the wreck of the steamer Nicolaos which vessel 31 recently stranded off Lulu Head, Quemoy Island, near Amoy. Mr. Mok Lai-sam became the 38 purchaser at a bid of $3,600, and for another 382 $50 her cargo of cement also became the pro-
perty of the purchaser of the re-srl.
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Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation ...384 The National Bank of China Limited. Disturbances all over China
The Riots near Pakhoi....
Anglo-Japanese Steel Works.
Japanese Saices Reserves
Correspondence
The Sanitary Commission
The City Hall Library
Concert at Government House Registrar-General's Report...
The Disturbance near Swatow
Canton
Macao
A Korean Census
Japan
Hakke and Hoklo..
Viceroy Shum's Antecedents.
Artful Bogues Captured Commercial.
Shipping
BIRTH.
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H.E. the Officer Administering the Govern- ment has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the King, to the follow- ing Ordinances passed by the Legislative Connoil-Ordinance No. 1 of 1907.-An Ordin nce to amend the Probates Ordinance, 1897. Ordina ce No. 2 of 1907. -An Ordinance for the incorporation of the Hongkong College of Medicine.
The Russo Chinese Bank has paid the sum of over 600,000 taels to the Chinese Maritime Customs, Shanghai, being the sum collected by the Russian authorities at Newchwang as customs tariffs which had been k pt in the custody of the said customs house. An Imperial deorre has ordered the sum to be paid to the Board of Communications as a fund of that board. The said Board has wired the Shanghai Taotai that as H.E. Cheng Hsiao-sho will proceed to Peking to be appointed to the Board may be handed over to him for transmission to Peking. The Shanghai Taotai bas carried out the instruction as requested. A Chinese foreman named Pung I charged with killing a coal coolie at Eat Point on the 27th altimo. While a number of coolies were working coal, the defendant missed the
the sum
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On May 6th Mr. Hazeland at the Magistracy was called upon to deal with a Chinaman who was found in possession of 20 rounds of ammuni- tion. This was discovered on the wharf of the Canton Macao Steamboat Company, where it was ready for shipment, pressmably to the rebels. A fine of $250 was imposed, the altercoolie for a period of three hours, and when native being three months' hard labour.
Aq innovation, which should be watched with 386 interest, has taken place in the French concession at Shanghai, Here the Chief of Police has created a police cycle corps consisting of 388 Europeans, Chinese and Annamites, to the num. ber of 20. These men are more particularly in 88 charge of the Extension, and L'Echo de Chine writes eulogistically of the fine appearance of the native police on handsome new bicycles.
An Amoy dispatch to Shanghai reports that a large mob, well-armed, has arisen in .39 Shaobsien, in Changobou prefecture. Fukien province, against the converts of that city and tha because the authorities have tended their protection to the Christians, the mob threaten to attrek the city (Shaohsien) and massacre both officials and Christians. A force of 2,000 troops is being sent post haste to restore order.
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On May 29th, at Quarry Bay, Hongkong, the wife of A. NILSSON; of a son.
MARRIAGES.
On March 20th, at Sissinghurst, Kent, JAMES H. OSBORNE of Shanghai to HETTIE DUNGEY.
On May 24th, at Shanghai, FREDERICK, Second son of the late Aaron Ezra, to RACHEL, Widow of the late S. E. Levy of Kobe, Japan.
DEATHS.
On May 25th, at Shanghai, EDITH ISABELLA Joнss, aged 3 years and 9 months.
On May 26th, at Shanghai, STEVEN SIMPSON, late chief engineer, China Naviation Company, aged 53 years,
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ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The German Mail of 7th May arrived, per the s 8. Roon, on Wednesday, the 5th instant; and the French Mail of 10th May arrived, per the s.s. Sydney, to-day.
Foreigners who have recently been presented to the Dowager-Empress bave genera ly remarked that Her Majesty is beginning to show more signs of her age than formerly. She is beginning to look frail, which, though a septuagenarian, she has not hitherto done, and the remark ble express on of laority and vigour Imperial receptions still sits quietly without is beginning to fade, The Emperor at these saying a word.
Mr. A. J. Basto, Jr. (son of Mr. Basto of Macao) has passed his final examination, and obtained his diploma as Bar ister-at-law. The Portuguese community of this Colony will be proud of their compatriot, as he is the first Portuguese in the Far East to succeed in being called to the British Bar. He is expected soon from London, and will probably shortly after his arrival. present bimself at the Hongkong Supreme Court
We learn from a Port Arthur dispatch to the Jiji that the Admiralty of Port 1 rthur Las decided to blow up all the steamers sunk at the entrance to the harbour, and has cancelled a | notice of sale of the steamers regently issued. The cost of the work is estimated at Y300,000. The operations for blowing up the ships have entrance to the harbour will be free from been commenced, and it is expected that the
obstacles before the end of the year.
he returned and explained that he was ill, the fore- man is alleged to have struck him with a stick. Shortly afterwards the condition of deceased became so serious that it was found necessary to remove him to hospital, where he died half an hour after admittance. The defendant was arrested and appeared before Mr. F. A. Fazeland at the Police Court on May 31st when he was discharged as a doctor's statement said that death was due to acute beri beri, and there were no external or internal injuries on the body.
The Peking and T entsin Times is responsible for the following interesting item of news:- Duke Lan, one of the Boxer chiefs, who was exiled to Sinkiang on account of his connexion with the Boxer upheaval, is living comfortably when he is supposed to be in close confinement. The Duke is using the Chekiang Guild House as his residence, which he regarded a« toɔ small so he built a garden on the ground adjacent to it. He is allowed a monthly grant of Tls. 8·10 for his maintenance, which amount he draws from the treasury. The prisoner always goes out in an official chair borne by four persons, with a large number of body guard, and he is also food of theatrical performances. The officials from the to his house to pay their respects twice a month. governor downwards are in the habit of going
At the fifth ordinary general meeting of the Hotel des Colonies Shanghai held on May 30 it
was announced that since the report was sent out, after careful consideration, the directors decided that it would be imprudent to declare a dividend under present conditions. The working account for last year showed a decrease in revenue of about $16,00, accounted for entirely by the falling off in local trade and cash sales, a the receipts from boarding and lodging account were about $2,000 more than in 1905-6. In reply to Mr. J. Hadley, Mr. E. E. Clark said that there was no ca-h in hand last year and the dividend was paid by mortgaging the company's investments. It was decided that an extraordinary meeting be called for the purpose of submitting a special resolution that the capital of the company be 12.5 each by writing off Tla 90,000 and by reduced to Tls. 112.500 in 9,000 shares at Tis
paying back Tls. 22,500 in cash.