THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LXVI.]
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China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Epitome......
Lending Articles—
The Opium Decree Cabicles
Fast and West
"All Men Equal'
Peking Loses Prestige
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Serving Two Masters
Japanese Economics.
Supreme Court
Hongkong Sanitary Board
The Bankrupt Debtor
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The West Point Murder
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Police Court Interpreter Impersonated
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Miscarriage of Justice
The Bishop Hoare Memorial
Hongkong Volunteer Corps
National Bank of China Ľ‹l.
The Cubicle Question.
Rishop Hoare Memorial
The Subsidiary Coin Worry..
Canton
Macao....
Correspondenco
The Middleman in China
Text of the Franco-Japanese Agreement
Hongkong Gymkhana Club
Company Meetings
Insurance Assocation, Ltd.
8. Moutrie & Co. Ltd.
Commercial
Shipping...
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HONGKONG, MONDAY, 8TH JUNE, 1907.
The Nagasaki Flour mills, with much wheat and flour, were destroyed by fire on June 16th involving a total loss of about 360,00 | yon- including damaged machinery.
It is stated that the Dalai Lama is still at Hsining and Mongols were coming from all directions to pay him homige. He will not leave for Tibet till after the summer.
It is reported in mandarin circles that the Chinese Ministry of Finance has decided to make a trial of the gold standard, which is to go into effect about the end of 1908.
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The total receipts into the Treasury between
amount Jannary lat and April 30th $4,604,0 9.61, while the payment out were $4 526.755.11. There is, therefore, a balance of $77,274,51 on the credit side of the ledger.
The Colonial Treasurer, in a statement 10 published in the Gazette, shows the Colony's 11 total asset to be 81,202.425.75, while the total liabilities amount to $73,914.46, so that there is a balance of assets over liabilities of [1281,128,511.99.
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The foreign trade of Japan during May was valued at Yen 49,131,644 in imports and Yea 1633,675.183 in exports. The values of the gold, and silver specie and bullion imported and! exported during the month were Yen 366,540 and Yen 1,139,308, respectively.
Villa Branca," No. 24,
Robinson Road, Hongkong, the wife of Dr. José M. ALVES, of a daughter.
On July 2nd, at Dunedin, Barker Road, to Mr. and Mrs. A. S. D. COUSLAND, a daughter.
On July 3rd, at Exeter, the wife of GRBOFO CURRY, of a son.
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FAR EASTERN NEWS,
China has had another gunboat launched at Kobe recently. It is intended for the Yangtze. It is reported that the Board of the Szechuan Railway is to conclude a loan of five million Taels with the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.
There are many indications in the native papers coming from the north that our fore- cast that Viceroy Shum would not return to Canton is to be justified.
humorous and decidedly Chinese. Travelling A traveller inland saw something decidedly
in North Chins, he says, in one place lay a dredger, moored in the stream and virtually aground on the debris thrown over her side by ber continuously well-paid crew during the ten years of her disuse."
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There are at presen! about 6,300 soldiers an 330 offers of the British, French, German American, Japanese, Austro-Hungarian, Italian and Russian armies stationed at various o·ntres in North China. Of the number England heads the list with 1,600 and Japin comes next with 1,300, while the last is Italy with eight.
A Nanking di-pa'ch states that H. E. Viceroy Tuin Paug, in common with other Viceroys and Governors of provinces, has received instructions from Peking to make a tour of inspection, once every six months, of the various cities under his jurisdiction for the purpose of seeing how the reforms concerning education fiscal and political conditicus and other matters aff cting the welfare of the people are progressing and to report them to the Throne after each tour.
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Was discovered July 4th fire have broken out in the Army rdaanse Da- partment. Flames were seen coming from the verandah of a ous storey building where empty ammunition boxes were kept, but fortunately the fire was not allowed to come in contact with the building proper as men of the R.G.A. company in residence there promptly turned ander Chief Inspector Biker attended. bat out and extingu shed it. Th Fire Brigade their services were not required. The dɩmage is not regarded as serioas.
It is reported at Shanghai that Sir John Jordan, on behalf of a syndicate of British permission to develop certain gold deposits that capitalists, has requested from the Waiwapa
have ben discovered in the district of Chih feng (Caiufèng moans Red Pinnel Ciff) in Jaho territory, and also to be allowed to lay a branch railway to connect the mine with the Tientsin. Shanhaikan Railway. It is stated that the Waiwupu bas refused to consider the matter, on Viceroy Tsen Chun-heuan has memorialized; the ground that a syndicate of Chinese capitalists the Throne by wire that Viceroys and Gover-bas already heen grauted the necessary permit nors of provinces shall be ordered to inspect to develop the mine. the districts of their respective provinces twice a year and report upon the actual condition of local officials and of the people to the Government Council,
The Colonial Secretary at Colombo his for warded the Hongkong Colonial Secretariat the following information: I am directed by H.E. the Governor to inform you that the port of Hongkong has been declared a plague infect force in this Colony (C-ylon)"' ed port under the quarantine regulations in
that Japanese doctors will be allowed to practise
The Japanese authorities have been informed:
at Vladivostok until the commercial tre ties, now being arranged between Russia and Japan, are concluded. The privil ge is regarded as a special mark of goodwill on the part of the authorities at Vladivostok toward the Japanese
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It is stated that as a result of a recent meeting of the Osaka matoh trade, it has been der ded to proceed with the amalgamation scheme without waiting for the adherence of those manufacturers at Hingo and elsewhere who have not yet cɔme to terms An intimation to this effect has been sent to the British capitalists who are interested in the matter, and it is said in Japanese papers that Dr. Ruther. ford Harris, accompanied by several experts, will shortly leave England for the "Far E ist in connexion with the scheme. The capital of the
instanes at Y. 7,000,000, Company will, it is reported, by fixed in the first
There would appear be an increasing amount of spurious Hongkong subsidiary coins in circulation in the Clouy just now. It has apparently become profitable to counterfeit the five and ten cent pieces as well as the larger coins. Not many people who receive "small The extension of the Tientsin electric tram- change" go to the trouble of "ringing " every way lie in the Japanese Concession is being coin on the counter or the kerb stone, and small pushed on day and night, and it is believed that coin consequently stands a better chance of the work will be completed before the end of passing thin the large silver dollars or half this month The Company has now distributed dollars which are blanced on the finger tips and special Khaki uniforms and caps to the drivərs rang." The counterfeiting is apparently d ne
The new
aud conductors of the various cars, dress makes them look very smart and work- manlike. The business of the Company will be greatly increased after the opening of this
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at Canton. A new Jeric seems to be to smear the coin with black ink, and to practically danb the milled edge with thick red ink. Thers is reason to believe that English subsidiary silver coins are also being counterfeited at Canton.
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