THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LXVI.]
Epitome
Leading Articles
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
The Socialistio Bogie....
The Archeologist in China Exclusive Imperialism Provocative Americana Kings and Creeds...
Aftermath of the Macao Festival Hongkong Sanitary Board.. Adsetts Frecuted. Chrysanthemum Show
How a Soldier's Chits wore Paid.
Supreme Court......
Rall at Government House.
Evolution of Hongkong.
Japan.......
Appeals from the U. S. Court in China.... Water Return...
Commercial
Shipping
BIRTHS.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 18TH NOVEMBER, 1907.
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H.E. Viceroy Tuan Fang, of the Liangkiang provinces, has asked the sanction of the Throne PAGE to apply a portion of the revenues of the Hankow and Chingkiang Customs to the esta- blishment and maintenance of a proposed 322 military college under the supervision of the 322 Ministry of War.
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The Memorial Brass erected by the Foochow 323 Community in the British Episcopal Church 324 there has now been placed in position, and will be a reminder of one who was highly esteemed 326 and respected by us all, and whose published 326 works in Chinese will yet speak to generations .326 of Chinese students.
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His Excellency Kuan Ting-nge, Acting Vic-e President of the Censorate, according to a Pek 328ing letter, died the other day, in his effort to get rid of the opium smoking babit. He had been advised to put himself under the care of 331 properly qualified medical officers, but had unfortunately put more faith in the anti-opium pills of ignorant quacks with, as is seen, fatal results.
On November 2nd, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. G. BUCHANAN, a daughter.
On November 10th, at Paakeside, the wife of H. W. BIRD, of a son.
MARRIAGES.
On October 28th, at Peking, CLAUDE N. HOLWILL, to Katoo de Luca.
On November 2nd, at Shanghai, the Rev. HENRY PAYNE, of the English Baptist Mission, Tsouping. Shangfang, to ELIZABETH Jessie FarquĦAR.
On November 4th, at Shanghai, Joan ROBERTSON LIVINGSTON CALDER, and Honora Sullivan.
DEATHS.
On November 11th at 4 Kimberley Villas, Kowloon, Jane McWILLIAM (Jrannie), beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. (. Jack, aged 18
FORTS
On November 2nd, at Shanzbai, SUBANNA
CATHERINE, child of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Currie.
On November 4th at Shanghai, EMELIE, wife
of P. H. Martin, I. M. Customs.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Jack and Family beg to return their sincere thanks for the many expres- sions of sympathy and condolence which they
have received in their late bereavement,
Kowloon, 13th November, 1907.
Hongkong Weekly Press.
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ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The English Mail of October 18th arrived per the 8.8. Malta, on Thursday, the 14th instant, a 'd the German Mail of October 14th arrived, per the s.s. Sachsen, the same day.
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FAR EASTERN NEWS.
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The Empress Dowager is said to be quite enthusiastic about the proposed School for daughters of the Chinese nobility, and is porting the institution with funds from the Privy Purse. It is also stated that Princess, Ching will be appointed Supervisor-in-Chief of the School.
On Nov. 11th fire broke out in the boiler and blacksmith shop at the Cosmopolitan Dock, damaging tools and machinery to the extent of about, $5,000 The firemen on the other side hastened to the dock, and with the assistance of the employees succeeded in confining the outbreak to the one shed. Then the fire float arrived on the scene and the combined efforts of the fire fighters quelled the outbreak.
A reward of $1.00 is being offered for infor. mation leading to the arrest of Chan Kwok, shroff of the Hongkong branch of the Russo- Chinese Bank, who has absconded with a con- siderable sum of money. His defalcations, are reported in the neighbourhood of a lakh of dollars. It goes without saying that the shroff on his appointment gave security for a large sum and the unfortunate guarantors are
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A Daily Presas telegram dated Tokyo, November 13th, said :-Sir Francis Piggott has been the guest of Prince Ito at a banquet at Seoul. Tousting the Chief Justice of Hong- kong, Prince Ito referred to the excellence of his work when he drafted the Japanese Constitution.
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On Nov. 8 a native named Kwong Ping went to the Chartered Bank to cash a draft for $169. He handed the document to the shroff who returned him a ohit with his name written on it, and told him to keep the chit until he got his money: At about the same time a man named Wong Kan-lung went to the bank with the object of cashing å draft for $2,000. He also handed his draft to the shroff and received a chit which he was told to keep until he got his money. cording to the story of the shroff, about an hour e'apsed before he returned to his counter and shouted the name of Wong Kam-lung. Kwong Ping answered " yes", and produced Wong Kam-lung's chit for the $2000. He was paid the money and left the bank, and sometime elapsed before the swindle was discovered. Then the matter was reported to the Police, and Detective-Sergeant Murison was despatched to investigate. After interrogating the shroff and making further inquiries he found out that Kwong Ping bad just returned from Sandakan, and on proceeding to the boarding house at which the man wanted was staying, he obtained a description of him from another boarder who had travelled with Kwong from Borneo. Then the detective caused all the boats leaving the Colony to be watched, with the result that at 6.30 on the following morning Kwong Ping was arrested while boarding a launch for Sanobun. A search revealed the fact that he had only two dollars on his person, but he subsequently admitted leaving the stolen $2000 in owloon City. On being ta on there by the police he
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anxious to secure his arrest.
directed them to 26, Straight Street, where Chau Yat-kui, a married woman, lived com- | Detective-Sargeant Murison found three $50) fortably at Waiohow, and appears to have notes in a box, and recovered the fourth from little regretted the absence of her husband, an old woman who kept the house. Kwong who lives in Hongkong, until he neglected to Ping was charged before Mr. F. A. Hazeland. forward her allow nce. The husband, according at the Police Court yesterday with obtaining to evidence adduced at the Police Court yes money by false pretences, and the case terday, fell in love with another, whom he made remanded. his second wife, and the cost of living bere prevented him sending funds to his "kit fat." The failure of a remittance brought his wife to Hongkong to make inquiries, and on going | to her husband's house she met her rival. Then the row began, and ended in the wife being charged by the second wife with assault. The complainant told Mr. Hazeland that she did not know her husband had another wife, other wise she would not have stayed with him. The charge was dismissed.
The
KULANGSU (AMOY) MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.
Minutes of a meeting of the Conrail, held at the Board Room, on the 22nd October, 1907.
Present: Messrs. W. H. Wallace (Chair- man), C. A. V. Bowra, A. F. Gardiner, Huang Ts'an-chow, W. Kruse, W. Wilson, the Health Officer, and the Secretary.
1 The minutes of the last meeting are read and confirmed.
2 The Superintendent of Police reports the following cases have been heard in the Mixed court since the last meeting :-
SUMMONSES.
The N.-C. Daily News of Nov. Sth says:- Wong Tang-kee, the well-known compradore, of the Russo-Chinese Bank, who had fled from Shanghai after having robbed the Russo- Chinese Bank of 200,000 taels, as it is alleged, was arrested on Wednesday morning. police had been vainly searching for the missing
Contempt of Court 4, Allowing pigs to stray several compradore for
months st the 7. Debt 2 Breach of Municipal Regulations 4, instigation of various persons who had been | Encroaching on property 3, Perjury 2. defrauded. One of these, M. Loureiro, whom Wong is said to have swindled out of 130 Breach of Municipal Regulations 6. Com- shares in the Astor House Hotel, had en-mitting a nuisance 2, Theft 3, Assault 3. trusted his ease to M. d'Auxion de Ruffé, Bays
(Signed) W. H. WALLACE, the “L'Echo de Chine." It is an agent of
Chairman. the barrister's who has traced Wong and finally discovered his retreat. Wong appeared
C. BERKELEY MITCH 1LL, before the Mixed Court yesterday morning.
SUMMARY ARBESTS,
By order,
Secretary,