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THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LXVII.]
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Epitome
Leading Articles.
Christian Science.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, 2018 JANUARY, 1908.
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A Daily Pres telegram dated Shanghai
Mr. G. Friesland, of Mesers. Mulchers has joined the board of directorate of the January 13th said :-The Chinese bank PAGE Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, manager charged with inciting to riot at
in place of Mr. Armin Haupt.
Shanghai has been handed over to the Mixed The Tantai of the latter has issued a Court
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Party Politics
Chr`a'ian Science Again
A Local Matter
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Trout Hatchery at Hongkong
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The Importance of Ideas
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Patriotic Motives
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St. Stephen's College
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Anglo-Chinese District Schoo's
Chinese Schoolboys
British Law and lunese Litigants
Wreck of the Yik Sang",
An Engineer Drowned
Hongkong Sanitary Board
New H.A.L Steamer
Suicide in Jail
Another Collapse
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A Daily Press telegram' dated Tokyo Jan- ! nary 11th, said: -- It is officially announced that proclamation in stringent terms prohibiting the Mr. Kogora Takahira. Envoy Extraordinary boycot. The popular feeling seems to be very and Minister Plenipotentiary accredited to the patrong, but the incideut is expected to close The bative pre: 8, Court of Rome, has been annointed Ambissador | without my serious outcome. to Washington, Visconni Aoki twing relieved.
which has hi herto supported the idea of the The extract of m teorological observations boycott, his now agreed to refrain from com- made at the Hongkong Oharratory dar ng
The actions so fir of the Paking and December shows the ar-rege maximum tempera. locil officials have been exemplary. ture for that month to b. 67 dag; tha maan 3661.9; an the minimam 572 degraus There 3 was a total rainfall of 1 469 inches, and we had
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The remains of the late Mr. F. L. Woodin were interred at Happy Valley on January 15th. the Ray F T. Johnson condac'ing the ! burial servicz. Wreaths were farwarłod br
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We are officially nu hori-ed to stafe that, subject 10 audi', the Direc ors of the Hongkong and Shaughai Banking Corporation will recommd at the forthcoming meeting a dividend of £ per share of the old issue a pro rata dividend, or £1 18. per share of the jaw issue; add to the Silver Reserve Fund $500,000 and carry forward about $2,00 1,000, : In addition to the above the amount received
Mr. F. Oshore, Dr. J. W. Nole, Mr. as premium ou the new shares has been dealt Paterson, Mr. T. Hunter and the Hongkong with as follows: -1. To the purchase of Consols
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Supreme Court
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Another Chinese Crime
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Indian Tragedy at Kowloon
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The Shankiwan Burglar
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Round the World Steamship Service
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Correstondence
Arrival of tla Governor of Macao
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Motor Boat Trip to Canton
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Evolution of Hongkong
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China Provident Loau & Mortgage Co., Ld.
A Shipping War Ended
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Commercial
Shipping..
"Christian Science
BIRTHS.
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On January 4th, the wife of FREDERICK CLOUD, American Vice-Consul-General, Shanghai,
a son.
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n January 9th, to Mr. and Mrs. U. WENMOUTH STRIKE, at Shanghai a daughter.
On January 9th, at Shanghai the wife of T N. HUGALL, ct a son.
MARRIAGES.
On January 7th, at Shanghai, FREDERICK GEORGE WILLIAM NEWBERY, to NORA SELINA JULIA
DEATHS.
On January 5th, at Suchien, North Kiangsu, EBEN, infant son of the Rev. and Mrs. W. F. Junkin, of the Southern Presbyteria Viss un.
On January 7th, at Shanghai, CHRISTIAN MOHR, aged 31 years
On January 8th, at Hangchow, Mary VargHA (Church Missionary Society), in her 59th year
At the Hongkong Hotel January 14th 1904. E. L. WOODIN, aged 68 years (late of the P. and O. Company's service).
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ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The G.rman Mail of December 17th arrived, per the ss. Prinz Heinrich, ou Wednesday, the 15th instant, and the French Mail of December 20th arrived, per the 1.8 Oceanien, to-day.
FAR EASTERN NEWS.
Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne takes over the duties of Governor of the Jail on Jan. 15th, Mr P. B. A. Craig, the present superintendent, going
home on leave.
I tel Company, while more others who i attended the funeral ere the Hon. Mr E. A Hewett, Hon, Mr. Oshorne, Cintain Hall and Mess's. J. Oringe, W. Danby, A. tuch. T. I. Rose, Paterson, C. II. Grace, A. G. Wood and A. F. Daries.
of sufficient nominal value to increase at $2 the Stirling Reserve Fund by £50 1,040) which fand will then stand at £1,500,00,-2. To the trans- for to the Silver Reserve Fund of the balance of $1,2 (9000.
The price to be paid for the Sanyo Railway, There was issued on January 9th a Decree taken over by the Japanese Government as part stating that bis Majesty the Emperor will of the nationalisation scheme, hes now been sacrific personally at the supplementary agreed upon, The value of the railway line is worship in the Imperial Ancestral Temple on fixed at Y78,819,899, for which bonds are to be the day before Chinese Nw Yor's Freissued to the amount of Y75,072,150. Accessory (January 31). Hsi Chuang and En Hui are hu-iness-f-rry boats, hotel, &c.-is valued at commanded to sacrifice at the minor altars of: the Temple, On January 30th at the special worship in the same Templa Prine Tsai Kung is ordered to sacrific. in the Rear Hill and Sha" Ch'i(Princa Sn) in the Middle Hall. K'nsi Lian is commanded to sacrific to the ivinity
of the ear on January 31 and Won Hai ad Jui Fon to assist at the minor altars.
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The China Navigation. Co,'s stoamer “ Tean” Cap'. Onterbiidg Jon her arrival from Manila on Jan. 14th proceeded to K. whion docks for repairs. While the Tran was lying at her buoy in Manila harbour with lighters alongside discharging cargou the 3rd inst. at 345 p.m., the U.S A
my transport Warren came in, and as she was proce-ding to har barth struck the "Team" astern on the port side ah ut eight feet from the midship line, braking the faff rail ang bar, and fue bulwark plates The. damage did not affect the seaworthiness of the, ship, and she returned t· Hongkong on sele lule time. The collision wis due to the congested! state of Muila harbour at the tim
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A D ly Press telegram dated Shanghai. January 12th sail:- An
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manager of a local (Chines) hank has been arrestal for having caused pamphlets to be distributed in citing « boycott of the Hongkong and
Shanghai Bank and Messrs. Jardin Matheson & 1a, Ltd, in connection with the loan for the chustruction of the Chekiang railway. The aceng will be char red to-mo, row Peking authorities have ordered the surest of with endangering order in the s-tlement. The
four prominut Chinesa residents, including the Chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Cin merce for conutenancing and refraining from taking any steps to stop the agitation. The Chinese Che-mber of Commerce has now issnad that these measures will put a stop to the a warning aainst the boyrot, and it is expected
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Y1,567, 47, for, which bond will be issued to the amount of Y1,567 050. There is thus a differene of Y3,777,714 between the price paid and the bonds issued, due, we understand, to the transfer to the Government of a lan originally is-ued by the company The paid up capital of the company was 134,20 1,3 0, against which the shareholders receive binds to a total value of Y75,072,150, bearing interest at 5 per cent.
R turns of the average amount of biak notes in circulation aud of specie in reserve in Hong. kong, during t is munch, suded 31st Dec-mber, 1907, as ertid by the managers of the respective b.uk, are as uuder:-
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AVERAGE SPECIE AMOUNT. IN RESERVE.
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3,274 827 2,500,000 Hongkong and S aughai
Bioking Corporation, 13,29,6 3 National Bank of China,
Chartered Rank of India.
Australia and China
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10,000,000
341,786
150.000
...$16,916,166 12,650 000 Nearly three years ago Mr. E. 3. Little of Shanghai sent a collection of loc seeds to the United States Dapartment of Agriculture, Quite reostly he received a communication from Mr. David Fairchild, Agricultural Explorer in charge of Foreign Explorations for the Department, stating that three examples of soyb ang that had been forwarded were quite new to America, and were of unusual interest. One variety has brea a med the “Little' soy baso, iu boaour of the donor, and it is stated that they ar large-sized and lite, and compare favourably with the very best as forage. The crop of these beans is increa-ing in importance for forgo iu the Soath, an i the Department is now making an exhaustive search to discover the best varieties.