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THE
Hongkong Weekly. Press
VOL. LXIX.]
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China Overland Trade Report. [
CONTENTS.
Far Eastern News.......
Leading Articles --
Vails at Peking
Hongkong Opium Question
Consular Reports
An Imperial Army.
Weihaiwei
Random Reflections
Hongkong News..
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 6TH MARCH, 1909.
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Chinese Representation on the Sanitary Board ...189
Launch at Kowloon
Sanitary Board
Canton-Hankow Railway
Supreme Court
Turbulent Yaumati
Strange Death at Yaumati.....
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Suppression of Opium Smoking in Kwangtung ...192
Opium Commission
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No. 10
A Japanese contemporary states that HE.
Hongkong leekly Press, Prince Ito, Resident-General of Korea, who has
HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEUX ROAD CL. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.
ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The English Mail of the 5th February, and the parcel mails closed in London for despatch by the all sea route on the 27th January and for despatch overland on the 3rd February arrived for s.s. Macedonia on the 4th inst.
FAR EASTERN NEWS.
Chinese rice-dealers in Java are expecting heavy losses, as the market is considerably
overstocked.
Singapore papers report the death of Mr Edward Sandemann, one of the oldest residents born in Singapore.
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The commissioners appointed to revise the commercial laws of China have decided to model them on British law.
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Hankow papers record the death of Mr. Linton, formerly of Shanghai and for the past
years secretary of the Hankow Club. Bishop Oldham is at present in Manila to ..196 preside over the second annual session of the 196 Philippine Islands Annual Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Hongkong University Scheme
Company Reports :-
Hongkong Hotel Co., Ld...KANTIE.
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Union Waterboat Co., Ld....
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Hongng and Kowloon Wharf and Godown
Co mpany,
Limited
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Shanghai Dividends...
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Company Meeting
China Fire Insurance Co., Ld.
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Attempted Stealing in a Jeweller's shop
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Gambling at the Races
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Old "Hongkong Regiment.
...195
Manila Extradition Case...
Hongkong Opium Divans Closed
Canton River Collision Case
Hongkong Perjury Appeal
Murder of Mr. Brooke....
Board of Communications
Absconding Bank Shroff
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Combatting Rinderpest in the Philippines...
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British Flag at Sea
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Japan Notes
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Vails at Paking
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Kulangau (Amoy) Municipal Council...
Shipping Notes
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Correspondence :—
Tokyo Tramways
Japanese Shipping Subsidies.
Hongkong Tramways
Shanghai Trade......
Residency-General in Korea
Far Eastern Telegrama
Interport Cricket
British North Borneo Commercial Shipping
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BIRTH.
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The wreck of the British steamer Adato. stranded off Vries Island, was bought by the Yamashita Marine Engineering Office of Tokyo,
at Y6,000 on the 17th ult.
Mr. Sherman Mereland, representative from the city of Elmira in the lower body of the New York Legislature, has been appointed a Justice 199 of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
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A Bund lot at Hankow commonly known .200 as Geo. Clarke's lot, has passed into the hands 200 of a Shanghai syndicate, the object presumably
being to build an up-to-date hotel on the site.
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On February 26th, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. E. JONAH, & 800.
MARRIAGE.
At Wortley Parish Church, Yorkshire, on the 11th January, by the Rev. E. Wilcox, GEORGE
HUNTER, of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Com. pany, Hongkong, t, MAUDE AMELIA HALLAS,
of Leeds,
DEATHS.
At "Craigieburn" North Finchley, London on the 20th instant, LILLIAS LEISHMAN CRAWFORD, widow of the late D. R. Crawford in her 69th year (by cable).
At Shanghai, on the 20th February, NANCY GORE-BOOTH, dearly beloved daughter of R. H. GORE-BOOTH, aged 23 years.
At 6 Lochiel Terrace, Kowloon, on Feb., 21st ELIZABETH, dearly beloved wife of Capt. R. HOUGHTON, B.5. On Sang.
At Shanghai, on the 27th February, FRIEDRICH WILHELM HOFFMANN, aged 40 years.
At Hongkong, on the 2nd March, Jose CARME- LITO DE PINNAS beloved son of MARCELLINA ANTONIA DE PINNA, aged 33 years.
A Hankow contemporary states Mr. Taylor will return to that port in April to take charge of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank local branch, and Mr. Wright will leave for Kobe in a similar capacity at that port.
A college has been established at Peking for the special purpose of training young men to undertake the development of the waste lands in the interior of China. The college is to open this month with one hundred selected students.
The death is announced from England of Mr. R. H. Boyce who was for many years in charge of H. B. M. Office of Works in Shanghai, until succeeded by Mr Marshall. Deceased, who was 75 years of age, died from the effects of an operation.
A Chinese contemporary says it is reported that H.E. Liang Tun Yen, the President of the Wai Wu Pu, has discussed with Prince Ching hand back to the Chinese Government the con- the question of asking the Foreign Powers to
trol of the foreign settlements in the various treaty ports.
Sir C. Clementi Smith, G.C.M.G., Dr. and Mrs. Hamilton Wright, Bishop C. H. Brent, Dr. C. D. Tenney, and several others of the Opium Commission left Shanghai last Saturday for Hankow en route to Peking. The party intended, if possible, to make a brief stop at Nanking to visit the Viceroy.
recently gone home, is not thought likely to return to Seoul. His Excellency may devote Crown Prince of Korea, leaving Viscount Sone his time and labour to the tutorage of the
in charge of the Residency-General,
The post of Commissioner of Customs at Tientsin, vacant by the death of Mr. Lennox Simpson, has been filled by the appointment of Mr. H. M. Hillier to the post. Mr. Hillier is the Chinese Government in Peking. Mr. Hillier the brother of Sir Walter Hillier, now advising
has lately been filling the position of Chinese Secretary to the Inspectorate-General.
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many of Mr. A. Oestmann, founder of the Kobe News has reached Japan of the death in Ger- firm of A. Oestmann & Co. Mr. Oestmann, the Japan Chronicle says, was for many years one of the best-known and most highly respected members of the Kobe community. He was for some years a member of the former Municipal Council and also held the office of President of the Club Concordia. Perhaps no one in Kobe ever had so many arbitrations to decide as Mr. Oestmann, this being evidence of the peculiar respect and esteem in which he was held and the reliance placed on his absolute impartiality and perfect integrity. It was generally re- cognized as a serious loss to the foreign com- munity of Kobe, when in 1901, after thirty years residence in the port, Mr. Oestmann 'decided to make his home once more
in Europe.
week at hanghai when a Chinese servant A painful tragedy was brought to light last
discovered his master-Mr. Friedrich Wilhelm Hoffman-lying in his room in an unconsious condition with a severe wound in his head and a revolver lying near by on the floor. The "boy" who made the discovery reported the matter. Medical men were summoned and Mr. Hoffman's injuries were attended to at his residence, where he remained in a critical con- dition all day. Mr. Hoffman, who is of middlə age, was formerly a Captain in the German army. and for some time was an instructor in the Chinese army. Later he joined Messrs. Arphold, Karberg and Co., and had charge of the Arms Department, but since last year he has been carrying on business at No. 18 Kiangse Road under the style of F. W. Hoffman and Co.
The Straits Times learns that a bold scheme has been prepared for increasing the recreative facilities of Singapore. Broadly, the proposal is to form an enclosure somewhere on the reclaimed land between Beach Road and the sea, and to construct therein a swimming bath 90 feet by 27 feet, 3 feet 6 inch deep at one end and 10 feet deep at the other. Round the outside of the bath there would be a rink for roller skating, the length of which would be 180 feet and the breadth 80 feet while, as an outer ring, there would be a cycle and racing track giving 14 laps to the mile, and finally there would be raised stands and seats for spectators, and beyond them dressing rooms for bathers. The whole would be under cover with the exception of the space over the bath, which would form a convenient aid to ventilation. The idea is that all kinds of sports could be arranged for and that, having s high class band, the stadium, as one may call it for convenience, could be made very attractive. Shows of any description, including cinemato- graph entertainments, could be given. The scheme has not been fully matured, but it appears to be in energetic hands.