THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LXVIII.]
Epitome
Leading Articles.---
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
A Regrettable Incident
Chins for the Chinese
China and Representative Government
The Racial Problem
HONGKONG, MONDAY, 28TH SEPTEMBER, 1908.
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The Chief Eunuch, Ta'ai An, has been per- petually banished from the l'alace.
A Harbin message to Japan papers states that the Harbin Flour Milling Syndicate bas 212 obtained a charter from the Russian Minister of Finance, and that work will begin on the 213 1st proximo.
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There has been a very serious outbreak of 214 bubonic plague at Tongshan, the China Times says. The first reports were that it was cholera, bat its now fully established that it is a visitation of genuine bubonic plague.
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The Canton Affair...
Is Hongkong Apathetic?..
Hongkong's Military Contribution".
Random Reflections....
Correspondence:-
Public Health and Buildings Ordinance Pro-
secutions
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Macao in Darkness
Canton
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Macao
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Public Companies:
Hongkong Cotton Spinning, Weaving & Dyeing
Company
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The Douglas Steamship Co., Ld.
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Victoria Recreation Club
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Notes-Musical and Otherwise
Jumped on A Policeman's Head
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The Bishop Hoare Memorial Window.
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Heavy Penalties on Stowaways.
A Trade Mark Case in Japan...
Interesting Arms Prosecution
The Typhoon
Another Suicide. Supreme Court
Hongkong Legislative Council
The Chartered Bank Dividend
The Building Collapse at Yaumati
Merchant Charged with False Pretences
Compensation for Typhoon Damage
Chinese Appreciation of Bluejackets' Gallantry The Shanghai Libel Action
Commercial
Shipping
BIRTH,
On September 17th, at the Shanghai Hospital, RUDOLF Goos, aged 25 years.
DEATHS.
Mr. W. Baker, eldest son of the Tospector Baker of the Hongkong Police, died at Macao on Saturday on board the steamer "Hoisang" of which he was chief engineer. He was baried Deceased was about 26 years of
at Macao.
age,
The death took place on September 9 at the Yokohama General Hospital, of Mr. Walter Tucker, who had been a resident of Japan for eighteen years, during which time he was con. 220tinuously asscoiated with the firm of Mesara, A.
S. Rosenthal & Co.
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Nine mammoth target rafts have been launcbed from the ordinance dook, navy yard, at Cavite. The largest of these rafta is 30 x 110 feet and the lot cost about $30,000.00, These rafts are to be used by the American battleship fleet in their target practice beginn. .231 | ing about November 1st.
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General
On September 17th, at the Shanghai General Hospital, RUDOLF Goos, aged 25 years.
On 10th September 1908, at Kobe, after a short illness, HERMANN FRIEDRICH Altona. Deeply regretted.
METERINE
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The death has occurred at the Roman Catholic hospital Hankow, under very dis- tressing and painful circumstances of Mr. C. M. G. Wulff, a Danish subject formerly an officer in the employ of the China Merchants S.N. Co. The deceased was bitten by a dog in the palm of the hand some two months ago, but failed to undergo any treatment. Hydrophobia recently manifested itself and he was removed to the hospital in a raving condition. Death followed the next day..The deceased, who was 37 years of age, leaves a widow to moura bis loss.
From the report of the Commissioner of Weihaiwei it appear that in 1907 there was an increase in the revenue bat a much larger increase in the expenditure, chiefly due to the
Hongkong Weekly Dress, cost of stores taken over from the military
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ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The German Mail of the 26th Aug, arrived per s.s. Zienten on the 24th instant.
The French Mail of the 28th August arrived per s.s. Caledonien to-day, the 28th instant.
FAR EASTERN NEWS.
General Pole-Carew and Mrs. Carow are at present touring Japan.
The Chinese Government have protested to the British Minister against Sun Yat Sen, the leader of the Anti-dynastic movement being permitted to remain at Singapore,
authorities on the disbandment of the Chinese Regiment having been defrayed in that year. The grant-in-aid from Imperial funds needed in 1907 was £10,000. In 1906-7 it was £4,500; and in 1905-6 £3,000. The Commissioner states that there were..o signs of any general increase of trade during the year, and so long as present circumstances exist commercial development of the territory is not possible.
Ten Chinese gentlemen severed their queues at the Sirkum Rubber Estate, Malacca, à fort- right ago. The ceremony was most interesting. A coompained by several of their friends, the party journeyed from the town to the estate in motor-cars, and the "operation was performed by Mr. Ton Wi Yan, himself queueless, a grandson of the founder of Tan Tock Seng's Hospital, Singapore. The scissors used had they were decorated by a piece of red ribbon in been parohased specially for the occasion, and honour of the event. The actual cutting of the queue did not end the ceremony; the celebrations were to extend over three days.
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The Japanese Government has decided to appropriate Y180,000 towards the expenses in connection with the reception of the American Squadron. The money will be paid to the Navy Department, which will apportion a part of the amount to the Tokyo-fu and Kanagawa. ken governments. in aid of the reception fund.
His
Dr. Bashell, C.M.G., formerly physician to H.B.M. Legation in Peking, whose death is announced by our London correspondent, was s recognised authority on Chinese art. recreations are mentioned in "Who's Who * being "pursuit of Chinese curios, coins, books, and antiquities; whist." Dr. Bushell was a member of the Councils of the Royal Asiatic and Royal Numismatic Societies. He has published a book on Oriental Ceramic Art, and is the author of a Handbook on the Chinese Art Collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum London. Numerous papers by him archaeological subjects connected with the Far on porcelain, numismatics, geographical and
Esat are to be found in the transactions of the various learned societies.
Mr. Marnham, formerly of Hongkong, and now soting as Editor of ■ Korean vernacular paper, had an epileptic fit in the Japanese Court at Seoul, and had to be taken to hospital on a stretcher. Mr. Marnham was attending the trial of a Korean, connected with the paper, who is charged by the Japaness authorities, with embezzling subscriptions raised by the paper for the redemption of the loans the nation had obtained from Japan. Mr. E. T. Bothell was examined as a witnem. Mr. Bethell said that over 60,000 yen of the Nation- al Debt Redemption Fand were originally de- posited in the Collbran Bank, that afterwards the sum of 30,000 yen was transferred to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank; and the Mining Company's shares were purchased with 25,000 yen; that the remaining 3,000 yen and also over 24,000 yen, which is part of the remainder in the Collbran Bank, were lent to M. Martin, a Freach merchant. He stated that these were all legitimate transactions. Yang Kitalk, the accused, asserted that he was 'not in any responsible for these transactions.
Natural gas, throwing mud and water to a height of 75 to 100 feet, has been struck in San Jacinto, Pangasinan, says the Manila Çablenews. The phenomenon was met with in drilling an artesian wall for the municipality. The pounder had pierced 58 feet of the earth's surface when. suddenly and without warning, the deposit of gas was struck, and the workmen, taken by surprise, ran for their lives. For over an hour
the mud and water was thrown into the air in a steady stream. When the novelty wore off one of the large crowd of Filipino sightseers struck a matoh to light a cigarette. The gas at once caught fire and for another two hours the flames shot is to the heavens and the wondering natives returned to witness the sight. The ability of the American well driller to draw fire from the earth's centre was much commented upon by the superstitious natives, but their wonderment increased a hundred fold when 'they saw him' smother the flames with a wet sack. The de-
posit has since been drilled through and the escaping gas has ceased to bother operations. This is the first time natural gas had beeni en- countered in the Philippines in well digging.