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Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LXVI.]
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China Oberland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Teetotal Teachings The Chinese Throne "Squeeze" Universal? A Pleasing Parallel Hongkong Murderers Shanghai Police
Hongkong Sanitary Board
Supreme Court
Crown Land Resumption. Firefat the Naval Yard
An Extradition Application. Macao
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Commercial... Shipping
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 24TH AUGUST, 1907.
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The four Indians who were found guilty of In a memorial to the Throne on the subject the murder of a fe'low countryman by a jury at of smoothing away the racial jealously b tween the Joly Criminal Pessions, and who were anchus and Chinese, Viceroy Chang Chih- 113 sentenced to death by His Honour the Chief tung suggests amongst others the right of free Justice, have been reprieved, and it is under-speech and representatio s to the Throne and 1stood that the sentence has b.en commuted to the spread of education. His Excellency
penal servitude for life.
deprecates the timidity shown by the high On Aug 19 at the Civil Hospital Mr. George provincial authorities in refusing to see visitors 116 Smith, superintendent shipwright at the Hoog-and surrounding themselves with large bodies .116 kong and Whampoa Dock, di-d after a short of troops, on the ground that it benefits no
116 illness, and great sympathy is expressed for Mrs. Smith and her two children. The funeral took place yes erday afternoon and was atte ded 121 by a large following of the Dock employees.
The gross profits of the Osaka Shosen Kaisha Ltd. for the half year ending June 30th last, amounted to Y2,013 96. Four fands (reserve and depreciation) absorbed Y.1.007.00, leaving an available" ba'ance of Y.1,006,890. Shareholders' dividends at six per cent for anoum took Y.4.6,250, and Y.705,012 (including ад amount previou-ly brought forward) is carried to the current
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On August 10th. at Shanghai, the wife of CLIFFORD C. A. WAR, of a daughter.
On August 10th, at Shanghai, the wife of Dr. A. P. PARKER, of a daughter.
On August 11th, at Shanghai, the wife of SAMUEL WM. ROBERTS, of a son.
On August 14th, at Shanghai, the wife of G. CAULTON, of a son.
On August 14th, at Shanghai, the wife of A. Ross, of a son.
On August 14th, at Shanghai, the wife of T. P. BAPTISTA, of a son.
On August 14th, at Weihaiwei, the wife of Dr. J. W. JACKSON, of a daughter.
On August 15th, at Shanghai, the wife of CHARLES E. SHAW, of a son.
On August 20th, at No 5, Queen's Gardens, Hongkong, the wife of James D. DANBY, of Chin- kiang, of a sun.
MARRIAGE.
On July 3rd at Zürich, Switzerland, ALAN WILSON, Chinese Customs Service, to HELEN DALTON
DEATHS.
On August 12th, at Shanghai, JAMES TULLOCH, aged 45 years.
On 17th August, midnight, at Government Civil Hospital, GEORGE SMITH, Superintendant Ship- wright, Kowloon Dooka, native of Dumburton, Scotland, aged 48 years.
half year.
On August 10th was issued a Decree in the name of the Empress Dowager stating that for over two hundred years there' have never been any jealousies letween Manchus and Chinese, and that of late Manchu posts have been freely given to Chinese, such as the posts of Tantur General, Assistant Military Governor and the like. In a word there have been no distinctions made by the Throne between the two races Bod men have been appointed according to abilities shown. This is known throughout the empir. At the present crisis, when the country is labouring under difficulties, it should be the manifest duty of one and all to work un- animously for the welfare of the empire to the exclusion of racial jealousies. In the circum stances their Majesties desire to know exact y the present day po ition between Manchu and Chinese, and the officials, toth io Peking as well as in the provinces ara com. manded each to make a report on the subject and to suggest the best way of doing away with the evils of racial jealousy.
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ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
Th N.-C. Daily News of August 14th says: - In the late Mr. J. Tulloh whose death at the General Hospital from dysentry we recorded yesterday morning, another old and well-known A native of Aberdeen, where his father continues to reside, Mr. Tulloch cime to the Far East about a quarter of a century ago and joined the firm of Adamson, Bel & Co., remaining in their employ until 1895, when he joined the firm of Hopkins, Dunn & Co. Mr. Talloob, in the course of business, visited most of the Far Eastern ports, and while with the firm of Adamson, Bell & Co. he was at different times Shanghai. Mr. Talloch was a great sports-van stationed at Hoogkong, Yokohama and | in his younger days, and the older members of the Paper Hunt Club will remember his cross country riding ou the ponies Enchanter, Vengeance and others that won reputations. Mr. Tulloch also raced ponies, but he was best A certain Master of Arts (Chujen has known as a cross-country rider. His interest written a letter to the Censorate asking that
was not, however, confined to riding; be was a bally to memorialize the Throne condemning member, if not always an active one, of most of female schools, and to demand their abolition by the local sporting clubs. In basiness the late Imperial decree.
Mr. Tulloch Chinese merchants at Vladivostok have peti-shrewd, bat large-hearted in every way. He was highly respected, being tioned: the Waiwupu asking that the Russian was a member of the Stock Exchange, which Government, be requested to lose no time in
was closed yesterday afternoon as a mark of paying them the indemnity die for losses respect, and the junior partner in Messrs. suffered at that port during the late war. Hopkins, Duna & Co.
The English Mail of July 29th arrived, per the s.s. Malta, on Thursday, the 22nd instant.
FAR EASTERN NEWS.
On August 13th was issued a Daores in the name of the Empress Dowger in response to s joint memorial from Prince Ching and bis colleagues asking that the Ministers appointed to investigate the Department for the exsmina. tion of the principles of modern polities sud Government be given the special duty of drawing up a Constitution, and that the work of delibe- rating over affairs of State be amalgamated with the duties of the Grand Secretarist. With regard to the said memoria! Her Majesty stites that when the Department for the Examination of the principles of modern Politics and Govern- ment was established prior to this, the ·bject, of course, was to prepare the way for Con- stitutional Government. It is, therefore, important for the purpose in view that the regulations and modus v vendi that will be arrived at should be in the hands of ministers whose special duty it will be to attend to them. The Dame of the department will therefore be changed to the Department for l'rawing up Regulations for Constitutional Govern- meat. Pending the establishment of a Parlia- meat the Prince and Ministers of the Grand Council coupled with the original Assistant Minister of the first-named department shall be given the duty of investigating, examining and writing out the scheme The duty that fell upon the Grand Councillors and Grand Secretaries to confer with the Ministers of State Affairs shall now be relegated to the Grand Secretaries (Inner Cabinet).
KULANGSU (AMOY) MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.
Proceedings of a meeting of the Council held at the Board Rom, on the 30th July 1907.
Preseal:- Mesars. A. F. Gardiner (Vice- chairman), C. A. V. Bowra, Huang Ts'anchow, W. Kruse, W. Wilson, the Health Officer and the Secretary..
1. The minutes of the last meeting are reed and confirmed.
2. General rɔutine business is transacted. 3. The Superintendent of Police reporte the following cases have been heard at the Mixed Court since the last meeting :-
SUMMONSES.
Breach of Municipal Regulations 8, Asmult 2, Keeping a gambling house 1. Perjary 2, Debt 1, Illegally selling property 1.
SUMMARY ARRESTS.
Leaving employment without giving due notice 1, Conspiring to prevent servants taking employment 2, Not carrying a light after 12 midnigh 1, ambling 3, Contempt of Court 1. Theft 4, Assault 2, Negloot of duty when employed as godown keeper 1.
(Signed) W. H. WALDOS,
Chairman.
By order,
C. Braxalay MITCHELL, Secretary.
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