THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LXVI.]
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Epitome
Leading Articles :-
Wall Street .....
The C.I.P.O..
Chinese Integrity.
Colonial Governors..
Proposed Chinese Fête at Hongkong.
Hongkong Sanitary Board.
A Chinese Newspaper Jubilee.
Italian Convent Prize Distribution
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China Providents.
Supreme Court................
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A False Trade Description
Proposed Chinese Fête at Hongkong.. Evolution of Hongkong......
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 2TH NOVEMBER, 1907.
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FAR EASTERN NEWS.
Receip's into the Treasury between January 1st and August 31st totalled $8,774,128.45. 289 while the payments out ware 88,855,182.13. The payments out, therefore exceeded the re- 290 ceipts by $81,053.68.
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We are courteously informed by Mr. Evan Ormiston, the Manager, at Hongkong, that the
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Directors of the Mercantile Bank of India have declared an Interim Dividend on the "A and the "B" Shares of the Bank for the half-year .292 ending 30th June last, at the rate of 6 per cent,
per annum, free of Income Tax.
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The Subsidiary Coinage Committee, com posed of Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson, Colonial Treasurer, (Chairman), Hon. Mr. E. Osborne, Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, Messrs. J. Armstr ng .295 D. R. Law, R. Shewan, A. J. Raymond, 296 J. R. M. Smith and A. G. Wood, has ceased 296 its deliberations after three meetings, and the report will be furnished to H.E. the Governor
The North-China Insurance Co., Ltd Chinese Engineering and Mining Co., Ld.. Commercial
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Shipping
BIRTHS.
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On October 21st, to Mr. and Mrs. R. P. SILBY, at Shanghai, a daughter.
On October 22nd, at Shanghai, the wife of T. J. ROCHE, of a daughter.
On October 25th, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mr. ALBERT TAYLOR, a daughter.
MARRIAGES.
in due course.
A Daily Press telegram dated Tokyo, October 30th says: "Jiji" extra reports a mutiny at Vladivostock, The bluejackets on the torpedo boats bombarded the naval station and other buildings. The troops attacked the torpedoes, one of which surrendered. There is great excitement in the city.
A Daily Press telegram date: Tokyo, October 31st said-It does not appear as if the mutiny t Vladivostock bad endangered the city. It was confined to the barbour and military
quarters, and has been suppressed.
At the Peak Church on Octobor 27th Mrs. A. E. Robinson, widow of the late Mr. Ed.¦ Robinson, barrister-at-law, was married to
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On October 29th, at 6 Conduit Road, to wife of Captain H. I. Black, of the Hongkong. Canton W. S. ALLEN, a son.
and Macao Company's steamboat Powan. The Rev. F. T. Johnson was the officiating clergy- man, and many friends of the parties were pre- sent to witness the ceremony. The bride, who was prettily attired in a dress of pale green taffeta silk, was attended by her little daughter May, and Miss Gwendoline Stevenson, as bridesmaids. Castain John Mar: chant. A.P.D., attended the bridegroom as hest man, and Mr. B. W. Grey gave away the bride. View, where numerous friends of the happy A reception was afterwards beld at 9, Mountain couple foregathered to offer their felicita i ns. Mr. and Mis. Black left by the mid-day steamer for Mao30.
On October 24th, at Shanghai, LAURENCE CHARLES BIOT EDMONDSTON, to ISABELLA BEA D.
On October 20th, at St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, by the Rev. F. T. Johnson, FRAN< OSWALD, youngest son of A, A. Day of Sydney. N.S W., to KATHLEEN MAY, fourth daughter of the late P. FLETCHER-WATSON, of Devonshire, England.
Hongkong Telechly Press,
There is no foundation for the report that the Third Division of the Luchun, now iu Manchuria, is to be sent to Chisutao
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Press, demonstration against the Japane-e. There are
HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEUX ROAD CL.
LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.
ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The English Mail of October 4th arrived, the 8.8. Devanha, on Thursday, the 31st
per
ultimo.
only about a thousand troops in the neighbour, bood of the island, and China has no intention of pitting her military forces against those of Japan. Everything that can be done to aroid a collision with the Japanese over this frontier dispute is being carried out by the Grand councillors of state Yuan Shib kai and Chang Chih-tung with the support of Prince Ching. Negotiations are still in progress between the Waiwupu and the Japanese Chargé d'Affaires and a satisfactory settlem ut is anticipated. The prospect of an alliance between the two countries, mooted in some quarters, must, how- ever, be regarded as remote; for it is open to question whether the present felings of the Chinese authorities towards Japan are better than they were at the outbreak of the Chino Japanese War in 1894.
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No. 18
ANOTHER SEIZURE OF MORPHINE.
$2,000 WORTH CONFISCATED.
in the Colony contrary to law was proved by That the morphine traffic is still going on
the seizure of three cases by Mr. G. Hoggarth,
hief Excise Officer, in godown No. 18 of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. at Kowloon on the 24th instant. The cases were marked “ glass with care," and had been consigned as apothecaries' ware. On being of morphia hydro-chloride, which were of su opened they were found to contain 501 bottles approximate value of 82,000. Consignees for the goods could not be found, and at the Police Court on October 30th Mr. H. W. Looker (of Messrs. the Opium Farm, applied to Mr. Hazeland for Deacon, Looker and Deacon), acting on behalf of
the forfeiture of the goods. proved that no storage for the three cases had Mr. Hoggarth been delivered to the Opium Farm, nor had any such storage permit been countersigned by, or on behalf of, the Opium Farm. Mr. Godowns, told the Court that the cases were Ralph Packham, cargo superintendent at the manifested as apothecaries' ware and should firm known that they contained morphine. have been placed in godown No. 21 bad his Mr. Frank Browne, Government Analyst, testified to examining one bottle which he found to contain morphine hydro-chloride, a salt of morphine.
feiture of the morphine, and its delivery to the His Worship ordered the seizure and for- Opium Farm.
KULANGSU (AMOY) MUNICIPAL. COUNCIL,
Minuts of a meeting of the Council held at the Bard Room on the 8th October 1907.
Present: Messrs, W. H. Wallace (Chair- man), C. A. V, Bowra, A. F. Gardiner, Huang Ix'au-chow, W. Kruse, 8. Wilson, the Health Officer and the Secretary,
Okuyama, W.
and confirmed.
I The minutes of the last meeting are read
It is decided to write to the Senior Consal
Taotaint Amoy concerning the license fees for and ask, if no reply has been received from the
shops selling manufactured opium, that he may be approached again on the subject, as the Council are anxions to make early arrangements for closing the Opiam Smoking Shops on Kulangsa
3 The Superintendent of the Police reporta the following cases have been heard in the Mixed Court since the last meeting:
SUMMONSES,
Allowing cattle tɔ stray 1. Debt ', Assault 1, Illegally quarrying stone 1, Allowing pigs to stray 7, breach of Municipal Regulations 8, Wife desertion, Illegally selling a grave 1, Encroaching on land 1.
SUMMART ARRESTS.
¦ Contempt of Court 1, Illegal burial 1, Theft 3, Assault 13, Committing a nuisance 2, Obtain- ing goods unde: fals: pretences 1.
By order,
(signed) W. A. WALLACE,
Chairmsa.
C. BERKELEY MITCHELL.
Secretary.