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THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
VOL. LXVIII.]
CONTENTS.
Epitome
Leading Articles .~
The First Englishman in Japan The Ventilation of Ships....
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 19TH SEPTEMBER, 1908.
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FAR EASTERN News.
.195 The Siam Electricity Co. of Bangkok has declared a dividend of 6 per cent. for the half
198 .199
.196 .196
Cats as Plague Preventers
197
British Trade Methods in China
.197
France and Tonkin
198
Chinese Girl Commita Suicide
198
Random Reflections
Lieutenant's Courageous Act..
Hongkong....
Death of Mr. G. L.Tomlin.
Supreme Court
200
Unprecedented Depression in the Malay States
The Disturbances in Korea
201 201
China's Pretty Tribute to America
Hongkong Cricket League
The Trade Depression at Tientsin
Trade and Commerce
Cholers in the Philippines... Hongkong Sanitary Board
Export of Malwa Opium Stopped...
The Shaukiwan Building Collapse Japan and the Grand Exhibition The Danger of Electric Wires Japan
Kulingau (Amoy) Municipal Council
The Boycott of Japanese Goods at Canton...
Canton
Commercial Shipping
BIRTHS.
year.
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H. E. Jonkkeer A. J. van Citters; the Netherlands Minister to China, is leaving for home on October 1st.
The interport Cricket Match at 'Shanghai 199 will probably take place the first week in
October. Tientsin is not sending a team.
199
Mr. Orlando Baker has been
approved 201 by H. M. the King as Consul of the United 202 States of America at Sandakan British North
Borneo.
202 202
202 .203
Mr. Carl Wolter, of Messre, Meyer & Co., .203 has been decorated by the Korean Emperor 204 with the Order of the Third Class of the .204 Palkwei.
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.205
among
the
Cholera is still very prevalent in ne Philipp. ...206 ines. An outbreak has occurred
206 prisoners in Bilibid, and this week cases have
occurred in the Army.
.207 .210
At Foochow, on September 8th, the wife of HUBERT HIGGS, British Pro-Consul, of a daughter. At No. 13, Seymour Road, on September 16th,
Mrs. A. WEILL, of a son.
MARRIAGE.
At St. Joseph's Church, on the 16th September WILLIAM, the son of the late WILLIAM WOTHER- SPOON of Wishaw, Scotland, to ISABEL, daughter of WILLIAM IMRAY of Fort Augustus, Scotland.
DEATH.
On 18th September, in England, GEORGE LOMER TEMLIN, aged 48 years. (By Telegram.)
The Kiangsa Acid and Chemical Works, Shanghai, were destroyed by fire on the 6th inst. The loss is stated to have been fully cover. ed by insurance in various companies.
The Filipino linguists have formed an as- sociation known as the Samahaning Mau anagalog, the aim of which is to study all the various dialects of the country for the purpose of making out of all of them a common tongue that shall be the national language of the archipelago when the Philippine islands are granted their independence.
An application was made to the Judge in Chambers on the 16th inst, at H. B. M. Supreme Court, Shanghai, by the Crown Advocate for leave to prosecala the Editor and proprietor of the "China Gazette" (Mr. Henry O'Shea) for oriminal libel in connection with statements published in that paper reflecting on Judge Willey of the United States Court for China. The application was granted
Hongkong Weekly Press. Enang has issued a proclamation forbidding this
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ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The English Mail of the 21st August and the parcel mails closed in London for despatch by the all sea route on the 12th August and for despatch overland on the 19th Aug. arrived per ss. Oriental on the 18th inst.
It having come to the knowledge of the Shanghai Taotai that the native banks have been speculating heavily in exchange to the great detriment of trade, His Honour Tsai Lai- buang has issued a proclamation forbidding this practice. A similar notice has been sent to the French Consul General with the request that it might be countersigned by him and posted up in the Fronch Concession.
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The shareholders of the Painam Railway Co., Ltd of Bangkok had an animated annuil meeting recently lesting three hours. The Directors among other things were condemned for patting before the shareholders a balance sheet designed to suppress necessary informa- tion, and on a vote being taken the balance sheet was rejected. Another matter disonssed was a summary notice of dismissal which the Directors had given to the manager of the Company who had been ten years in their service. No reasons, he complained, had been given for dismissing
him.
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In consequence of the snormous increase of missionary cases in recent times, the Chinese Government is negotiating with the representa- tives of the various foreign countries in Peking, with missionary matters. In the meantime, for the conclusion of a treaty dealing exclusively
China has informed the Diplomatic Corps that she will not be responsible for the protection, of missionaries not registered in their legations.
A meeting of the representatives of the European, American and Japanese Banks and Commercial Houses was held recently at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Bangkok, under the presidency of Mr. A. H. Barlow, to consider what steps sould be taken with regard to the collection of subscriptions for the fund being raised in Siam to celebrate the completion of the 41st year of His Majesty's reign. `The fund alluded to is being raised ander the auspices of H. R. H. the Crown Prince, On the sugges- tion of the Chairman a small representative Committee was appointed and authorized to undertake the collection of subscriptions from the American, European, Japanese commercial firms and Banks and to hand the same over to H. R. H. the Crown Prince as Chairman of the Central Committee, The following_ _Com- mittee was proposed by the Chairman:-Mesars, J. W. Edie (representing the British firms), W. Brehmer (German), C. G. Edwards (American), E. Jargensen (Danish) G. Kluzer (Italian), E. C. Monod (French) Dr. de Keyser (Belgian) and R. Danno (Japanese). This was seconded and agreed to unanimously,, the name, of Mr. Parlow being also added to the Com-
mittee.
At the conclusion of a long trial in the case of a man named 8. R. Price charged in the American Court at Shanghai with an assauti with a dangerous weapon, Jadge Wildey de- barred the accused's serior counsel, Mr. G. D. Musso, from appearing at the bar of the U. S. Court for Chids. There have been sensational incidents in the case including disputes between the Judge and the accused's attornies and we notice in the judgment that the Judge sharno- terises certain testimony given by Mr. Musso in the course of the 68.20 26 "devoid of any ear-mark of truth." Price, who at the first trial was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, has now on a re-trial of the case by direction of the Appellate Court, been sentenced to three months. Leave to appeal again has been applied for.
The announcement made by Judge Wilfsy with regard to Mr. Musso seems likely, the Mercury says, to lead to a lengthy and in all probability sensational ohapter of events. After hearing the intimation Mr. Musso proceeded to the Italian Consulate, and has since, it is under- stood, filed a petition there asking that an examination into his professional conduct be made. Such a step on the part of Mr. Mamo was to be anticipated, as the notion of Judge Wilfey must have of necessity a considerable influence upon his standing as a barrister. There is every reason to believe that Mr. Masso's petition will be granted and that the Italian Consul will conduct an enquiry, dealing naturally with the grounds upon which Judge Willey has withdrawn his permission to practies. The enquiry is expected to be held in public, and evidence of a more than interesting descrip- tion should be forthcoming.
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