THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
VOL. LXVIII.]
CONTENTS.
Epitome
Leading Articles —
A Plague Theory
Providing for Widows and Orphans France and China...
A Constitution for Turkey
The Typhoon.....
"The Coming Struggle
Hongkong and Opiam
The Boycott Weapon...
Random Reflections
Hongkong Legislative Council.
Canton...
HONGKONG, MONDAY, 3RD AUGUST, 1908.
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The U. 8. Navy department has directed the battleships Maine" and Alabama" to remain in Manila bay until further order.
Regulations to apply to foreign warships visiting Chinese ports have been drafted and .74 will shortly be submitted to the Throne for .74 | approval.
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A wire has been received from H.E, Wu Ting Fang stating that the approximate date of the arrival of the U. S. Fleet in Chinese waters will be the 14th September,
Mr. Walter Carter has arrived at Shanghai via Niberis to take charge of the Shanghai 78 office of Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg & Co., in
succession to the late Mr. R. Lemke.
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Information has been received at the Colonial 81 Secretary's Offlee from Singapore that quaran. tine against arrivals from Hongkong account of small pox has been removed,
Hongkong
The Harbour of Refuge Scheme
Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce...
A Renevolent Pirate Chief
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The Status of Roman Catholic Priests in China.
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Last Week's Thunderstorm
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A Canton Action at Shanghai
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The Typhoon
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The Typhoon in Canton....
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At Macao
Notes from the North
The Volunteer Concert
European Commits Suicide
Taxation of Shipping
Shanghai Trade
Supreme Court
Hongkong Canton & Macao Steamboat Co.. Commercial.
Shipping
BIRTHS.
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A Tokyo telegram to the N... Daily News states that the Korean editor of the Korean Daily News" has been apprehended on suspicion of having misappropriated fands raised for the 88 redemption of Korea's indebtedness to Japan,
General Sano, President of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha, who is staying in New York, his arranged for a loan of $100,000 (gold from Mr. J. H. Sobiff of the firm of Kuhn, Loeb 91 & Co., at six per cent. No special security isgiven. A gang of Chinese made a daring attempt to rob the Chinese Imperial Post Office Shang. hai at about 1 a.m. Tuesday morning last, but owing to the prompt ao'ion of Mr. Theodor Konig they were interrupted and did not su6- ceed in securing any plunder
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On July 18th, at Yokohama, Mrs. DUNDAS OF DUNDAS, wife of British Naval Attaché, of a eon. On July 18th, at Shanghai, to Mr. add Mrs. P. BORKOWSKY, & 300.
On July 19th, at Singapore, the wife of C. W. EDWARDS, of a daughter.
MARRIAGES.
On June 23rd, at Battersea, the Rev. BEAUDON E. SHEWELL, vicar of St. Saviour's, Battersea Park, to CATHERINE DOROTHY, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES VINCENT LLOYD, of Hongkong. On July 18th, at Yokohama, IRVING BRIGGS DEXTER, of Doilo, Philippine Islands, to MARY MUNSON, of Trondhjem, Norway.
DEATHS.
KATHLEEN
On July 21st, at Shanghai, ELIZABETH, daughter of F. W. STEWART, aged 11 months.
On July 23rd, at Shanghai, the infant daughter of R. W. THOMAS, aged 13 days.
Hongkong
A Japanese paper says that 14 out of the 380 members of the House of Representatives are Christians. These fourteen Christians, the paper adds, do not all exhibit the same degree of z-al and earnestness in religious matters; and some are what the Japanese call "graduates"; but they more or less represent Christian ideals, and most of them are very active in Christian life.
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A correspondent writing to a Hankow paper from Changsha recounts an exciting episode. He says that the Commissioner of Customis was out walking with his favourite sporting dog, when the animal suddenly "point d," and up rose a leopard which fortunately did not appear ferocious, and made off. A battue was organised by the residents, but their quarry had disap- peared.
A Bank has been opened by the Board of Communications with a capital of Tls. 5,000,000 baving 50,000 shares @ Tls.; 100 eac of wich
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Orders for the vessels of China's new navy will, says Chiness Public Opinio, be given by the Governmeat to British builders. There are several reasons for this selection. The officials in charge are mostly Greenwich students and the reputation of the British navy is superior to that of any other navy in the world.
Three doctors, Chan Lien Fong, Lu Yang Pien and Chan Pin Kwan are in attendance apon His Imperial Majesty Kwan Hsu who is ill. He is suffering from noises in the ears, pains in the back and a great inclination to sleep, A daily balletin is sent by the Cham- barlain to the various boards and to the Viceroys and Governors of Provinces, together with a copy of the remedies prescribed.
An Imperial Decree telegraphed to the N.-C. Daily News by its Peking correspondent states:-In response to a memorial from the Waiwapa asking that a special envoy be sent to the United States to thank the President and Congress for the return of a portion of the American Borer Indemnity, a Decree states that ever since a treaty was made between Chias and the United States the two countries have been mast friendly with each other and the return of a portion of the late Indemni'y is another mark of the friendship of America. It is, therefore, only right that a special envoy should be sent to the United States to carry the Imperial thanks to the Government of that country.
Tang Shao-yi, Governor of Lower Manchuria (Féngtion) is given the additional brevet rack of a President of the Peking Ministries and appointed Special Envoy to the United States to carry the grateful thanks of their Imperial Majesties at this farther token of United States friendship towards China.
HALF YEARLY DIVIDENDS.
The Taku Tug and Lighter Company will pay on or about August 1, an interim dividend of Tls. 1 per share.
The Directors of the Hongkong and Kow- loon Wharf and Godown Company at their meeting on July 29th decided not to declare an interim dividend,
The Shanghai Waterworks Company, Limited, announce an interim Dividend of 15s. per share for the half year ending 30th June,
current.
Weekly Press. 2,000,000 were subsoribed by the Board and 1908, exchange 24. 51., on Wednesday, the 29th
HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, Des Vœux ROAD CL. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.
ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
3,000,000 by the Public. As the floating of the capital has met with so enthusiastic a response from the Public and the sum of Tls. 10,000,000 has been fully subscribed, it is proposed to increase the capital to this amount, the Board taking 4,000,000 and the public subscribing 6,00,000.—Chinese Publis Opini n The Anti-Opium campaign, saya a Peking paper, is making good progress. All officials high and low, in the Gradd Council Yamen have been examined and any doubtful cases, unless guaranteed by four responsible persons, have been arrested and sent to the Aati Opium Bureau. Should any of the guaranteed cases prove to be addicted to the babit, both they and their guarantors will suffer the same punish in Manilament, as laid down in the regulations. Up to the present more than a hundred me abers have General been arrested and sent to the Anti-Opium
The German Mail of the 30th June arrived per 8.8. P. B. Luitpold on the 27th July-
FAR EASTERN NEWS.
Great preparations are being made to welcome the American Fleet.
The Chilean training ship Bacquedano has reached Manila,
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We are officially informed that, subject to Audit, the Directors of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Lt, will recommend at the forthcoming meeting a dividend of 8 per cent $4. per share; pass 850,000 to special scooant, write $70,000 off Kowloon and Cosmopolitan Dooks and cary forward about $382,000.
The Directors of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company will recommend at the meeting to be held on the 11th proximo the payment of a dividend of $1.25 per share; 218, 00 be written off the book valus of steamers; $3, 40 be written off wharves and properties; $12,500 be transferred to Depreciation and Insurance Fund; $10,000 be transferred to Special Repairs Fund, leaving a balanes of $17,755.84 to be carried forward to new account.