THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
VOL. LXIX.]
CONTENTS.
Far Eastern News.......
Leading Articles:-
Empire Day
China and Steam Navigation
Compulsory Military Service
The Hongkong University Project
The Railway Zone at Harbin...
Random Reflections
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 29TH MAY, 1909.
FAR EASTERN NEWS.
No. 22
The directors of the Eastern Extension, Aus- tralasia, and China Telegraph Co., Ltd. have de. clared a dividend for the quarter ended December 31 last of 2s. 6d. per share, together with a bonus A movement is on foot for the holding of a of 4s, per share (or 2 per cent.), making a total "World's Fair" at Nanking.
The Java-China-Japan Lijn, which paid no 446 dividend in 1907, distributes 3 per cent. for .447 1903.
417 Sir Claude MacDonald, the British Am. .448 .449
bassador at Tokyo, is on his way Home via .449 Siberia.
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The Rev. Lord William Cecil and Lady Cecil have left China on their return journey to 452 England via Siberia.
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Hongkong News
Hongkong Legislative Council
The Peak Tramway Bill.
Sanitary Board
Successful Weather Forecasts
Empire Day
Hongkong University-Munificent Donations
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Canton News .
Plagne in North China
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Supreme Court
A Night in High Society..
Shipping Notes
The International Institute at Shanghai
Far Eastern Telegrams
Interport Cricket
Death and Funeral of Mr. R. D. Watt
Commercial
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Shipping
BIRTH.
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The proposals to establish wireless telegraph stations at various points in the Philippine archipelago has had to be shelved as no money is available for the purpose.
The Board of Directors of the Shanghai Electric and Asbestos Co., Ld., decided to recommend at the annual general meeting of 456 shareholders the payment of a dividend of 8 per
cent for the year ended February 28th, 1909.
The Mayor of the Japanese Muncipality at Chemulpo recently committed harakiri with a sharp Japanese sword, and afterwards cut his throat with a razor with the intention to com- plete the act. He was promptly removed to hospital and received every medical attention.
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On the 18th April, at Folkestone, the wife of but was not expected to recover. ANDREW FORBES, cf a daughter.
MARRIAGES.,
On the 24th April, Dr. CHADWICK THOMAS Kew, of Hongkong, to FLORENCE ETHEL BROWN, of Bromley, Kent.
On the 15th instant, at the Peak Church, by the Rev. 0. Hughes, R.N.. assisted by the Rev. FT Johnson, JAMES ROBERTON HARVEY, Lieuten- ant, R.N.. sec nd son of William Harvey, of Glasgow, to PHYLLIS EMMELIE BLOCK, daughter of the late William Allen Hugh Block, of Londor.
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DEATH.
On May 20th, at the General Hospital, Shanghai. ARTHUR EDWIN CHARLTON, Consulting Engineer, aged 34 years.
Hongkong lechly Press.
It is understood that Mr. J. H. Morris of the Collbran Bostwick Development Company has obtained a concession for a black lead mine of an, area of 991,129 tsubo in Kangwon-do. Korea. Mr W. V. Curtis, an American, has also secured a similar concession in hongsan District North Choongchong-do, his mine covering 180.119 tsubo.
Natives of the Sunning district who are merchants in Hongkong, convened a meeting in the colony on Tuesday to welcome the departing magistrate of that district, who is on his way to another appointment. At the meeting, about $20,000 was subscribed on the initiative of the magistrate, for the purpose of building a new gaol in the Sunning district on reformed lines.
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distribution of 7 per cent. for the year 1908. The dividend and bonus were payable on May 12,
The native papers of the north state that the Foreign Ministers have addressed a dispatch to the Wai Wu-pu asking that the Board of Finance be called upon to guarantee all deposits with the native banks to prevent foreign me chants from incurring any loss. The Wai Wu-pu and the Board of Finance contend that the Banks are not under the control of the Chinese Govern- ment, and therefore the Board will be quite unable to enter into any such guarantee.
In a report to the Minister of Agriculture, Mr. J. B. Suttor, Trade Commissioner for New South Wales in the East, deals with the
demand for wool on the part of China. The for wool to mix with the coarser grades they Chinese, he says, look to the Commonwealth produce.
were sent Quite recently orders from Shanghai to Sydney for about £2,000 worth of wool. Mr. Suttor regards this as a good beginning to what he believes will be " great expansion in the future.
The Peking Daily News discussing the agree- ment reached by the European bankers regard- ing the Hankow-Canton Railway loan, says: "The important thing to China is that these two valuable railways (Hankow-Cauton and Hankow-Szechuan) will be built, and that the money for them is borrowed on China's own terms, not on terms dictated by others." The telegraphic summary of the arrangement certainly does not warrant the conclusion that the lines are to be built on China's own terms.
Flag-Commander D. T. Norris of the King Alfred, has just been awarded the bronze medal for life-saving by the Royal Humane Society. The officer in question rescued a seamen of the
flagship from drowning by jumping into the water whilst she was going 12 knots an hour stoker named Williams, slipped off a gangway off Hongkong on Feb. 3rd last. The man, a
A very sad drowning fatality occurred in
and would have been inevitably drowned had it Hankow a fortnight ago. While the launch of not been for the gallantry of Flag Commander the Japanese cruiser Akashi was bringing some Norris. The medal was also earned by Private officers from the shore and as she came along J. R. M'Lavy, Royal Marine Light Infantry, side the vessel, the assistant paymaster of the for his plucky rescue of Private Reedwood' ship made a spring for the ladder hut missed of the same corps. who slipped from a ladder his footing, and fell into the river. He was not and fell into Hongkong harbour whilst embark- reen to rise again and the body has not beening on the cruiser Kent on the same date. secovered.
Shanghai papers announce the death of Mr. A. E. Charlton, at the General Hospital, where he underwent an operation from the effects of which he did not recover. Mr. Charlton cam to Shanghai seven years ago as an engineer to the Soychee Cotton Mill, and later started a successful business on his own account as a con-
HONGKONG OFFICE: 10a, Des Vœux ROAD C1, LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.sulting engineer. He was connected with the
ARRIVAL OF MAILS
The French Mail of the 23rd ultimo arrived per s.s. Sydney on the 25th inst.
The English Mail of the 30th ultimo, and the parcel mails closed in London for despatch by the all sea route on the 21st of April and for despatch overland on the 18th April arrived per s.s. Delhi on the 26th inst.
Engineers Football Club, the Lancastrian Society, and was Right Worshipful Master of Saltoun lodge.
The Straits papers announce the death of Mr. C. E. Spooner, C.M.G., general manager of the Federated Malay States Railways. Mr. Spooner took a trip to Hongkong at the end of last year for the benefit of his health. He was only in the 56th year of his age and his death is regarded as a great loss to the Federated Malay States. He had spent thirty years in the tropics.
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A committee has been organized at Shanghai consisting of Messrs. Alex. McLeod, D. Lan- dale. H. E. R. Hunter, E. C. Pearce, A. S. Wood, rodie A. Clark and A. S. Wattie to co-operate with the Chinese Young Men's Christian sociation, represented by a committee of leading gentry, to secure a Recreation Ground for the use of Chinese young men. For two weeks the Chinese young men, with the assistance of the Chinese committee, have been making a strong effort to raise Tls. 75,000 to secure land for an addition to the present building, and also to acquire the Recreation Ground above mentioned. A sufficient sum to purchase the building site has already been obtained. fforts are now directed to raising the balance of Tls. 40,000 required to purchase the Recreation Ground. The foreign committee mentioned has endorsed the plan and is persuaded that the foreign community will be ready to assist the Chinese in the completion of their undertaking.