Hongkong
VOL. LXX.]
THE
Weekly Press
AND
China Overland
Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Far Eastern News...
Leading Articles:-
The Boycott on the Yangtszo Americau and Balance of Trade The Portola Festival
Anarchist Propaganda..
The Typhoon
The Canton Failway Funds Case... British Emigration to the Colonies China and Foreign capital
HONGKONG, MONDAY, 25TH OCTOBER, 1909.
Capain T. W. Garlick, formerly of the Northern Pacific Company's steamer Tremont, is now in command of the G. N. S. Minnesota.
Mr. de Margerie, French Minister to Peking, paid a visit to H.E. the Governor of Macao, and was received by a large guard of honour 350 and the Military band.
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The Governor of Kwangsi recently reported ...352 to the Throne that Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the 35 revolutionary leader, had arrived in Hongkong. 353 We have been unable to confirm the state- 354 ment
The managers of the Shanghai tramway, in a letter to the Press, mention that the loss sustained by exchange of subsidary coinage by the Shanghai tramways is $10,000 per month more than the Singapore loss.
No. 17
The death is announced of Mr. K. Takahashi, the Japanese Consul-General at Hankow.
By the P. M. steamer China five Chinese students, including one lady, left Shanghai last week for America. They are proceeding thither under the charge of Taotai Tong Kai-sun, and on arrival they will be distributed to various educational institutions in the States.
just passed away in the person of the Rev. One of the oldest residents of Bangkok has Samuel J. Smith, Litt.D., in the ninetieth year of his age.
He was born in Burma in 1820, his father being an English Army teacher and his mother a Portuguese. He was adopted as a young child by an American missionary family, who in 1833 were transferred to Bangkok and brought their adopted son with them. Two years later the youth was sent to merica to be educated and he did not return to Bangkok Mr. David F. Wilbur, formerly consul-general until 1849, and he has remained there ever at Singapore, but recently United States consul-since-a period of sixty years engaged in 370 general at Halifax, has received notification mission work. Mr. Smith was one of the from Washington of his transfer to Tokyo pioneer journalists in Siam and works have as consul-general. The transfer will probably been produced by him for the assistance of take place within a month or two.
students of the Siamese language. His com- prehensive English-Siamese Dictionary in five volumes was his greatest undertaking.
Random Reflections
Hongkong News
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A Bankrupt Prosecuted
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Accident to the "Erne-t Simons"
The Typhoon
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A Ruse That Failed
The Butler Wright Case
import and Export of Liquor....
Prince Hsun in Hongkong
Hongkong Legislative Council
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Supreme Court
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Canton News
Company Meetings :--
The Dairy Farm Company, Limited Canton Insurance Company Steamer Ashore on the Paracels ...
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Orford Locals and Female Education..
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Notes from Japan
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The Manila Opium Case
Far Eastern Telegrams
Oxford Local Examinations Commercial
Shipping
DEATHS,
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Messrs. J. E. Morgan and G. Copley, tidewaiters belonging to the Hoihow Customs, 374 had a very nasty experience recently. They went out in a small dinghy and the boat capsized 374 outside the sandspit, but they managed to cling ..376 | to it, though it was fourteen hours before they were rescued. They drifted in the Hainan Straits till they were rescued from their dangerous position by a junk which took them back to Hoihow..
On the 22nd September, in London, HENRY EDGAR, late Commissioner Chinese Imperial Maritimes Customs, aged 69 years.
On October 10th, at Newchwang, GEORGE FAWCETT, aged 53, late of the Newchwang Pilot
Service.
On 20th inst, at the Government Civil Ho pital, AUGUSTO CESAR BOTELHO, ebief clerk, Harbour Office, aged 59. Deeply regretted
On the 22nd inst, PHIROH HAH BRIGAJI CHINOY, of the king dward Hote, aged 45.— Deep y regrettcd. Bomb y papers please copy.
The N.-C. Daily News says that according to the report of down-river steamers arriving in Shanghai within the week-end the boycott at Kiukiang has been considerably relaxed, and may in some respects be described as finished. Steamers belonging to Messrs. Jardine, Mathe- son and Co. report small shipments from Kiukiang; and while it would be rash to make any definite statement, it is hoped that a few days should see Я normal resumption of
business.
Hongkong Weekly Press. been studying Japanese during the time, joined
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ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The German Mail of the 22nd ultimo arrived on the 20th instant.
The Siberian Mail of the 28th
ultimo ultimo
arrived on the 20th instant.
The French Mail of the 24th arrived on the 25th instant.
The Siberian Mail of the 29th ultimo arrived on the 24th instant.
FAR ASTERN NEWS.
The International Banking Corporation is raranging for the opening of a branch
Hankow.
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The four military officers and oue surgeon, despatched by the British Government early in the summer of last year to Japan, and who have on the 1st instant the regiments stationed at Sendai, Utsumomiya, Yokosuka and the garri- son hospital in Tokyo, respectively. They are to study until the end of March next. Seven other British officers who went to Japan during the spring of this year, are also expected to join regiments in Kyushu or in the central provinces.
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While in port at Manila on the 13th inst. the T.K.K. steamer Chiyo-Maru was thrown open to public inspection and several hundred guests were entertained on board. Mr. Forbes, the Acting Governor-General, and many other prominent officials and business meu tiffined with the officers of the ship. Captain Greene in a letter to Mr. Lowenstein, of Messrs. Castle Bros. and Wolf, the Manila agents of the Company, said he could conscientiously say that freight could not be handled better at any port than at Manila, all things taken into considera- tion. The ship was drawing 29ft. Sin. when she entered the inner harbour, and Captain Greene said that he would not hesitate on some future voyage to enter the harbour of Manila with even greater draft, as from soundings he made he
found he had two feet of water to spare.
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Prince Ito has declared that his trip to Manchuria has no political significance; its object is merely to acquire such a knowledge of the conditions in the territory as will enable him to form an intelligent judgment on any future Manchurian question. According to the Tokyo Mainichi the Prince's mission is the final establishment in Manchuria of the Japanese long-cherished principle of the open-door and of equal opportunity. As a consequence Japan's political undertakings in the land will even be minimised rather than extended. In view of the fact that the Powers are gradually assuming a friendly attitude towards China, and that the relation between Japan and Russia is also improving, Japan will take a liberal policy in Manchuria, and will reduce various powers hitherto enjoyed by the Kwantung Governor- General. Thus a great curtailment of adminis- trative expenditure will be effected in this direction. These important changes are to be carried out by Japan's great veteran statesman.
Mr. Bertram Henry Tarrant, civil engineer and architect, of Shanghai, died last week at the Victoria Nursing Home after an operation for abscess of the liver. Prior to entering H. M. Office of Works in London he was engaged in private practice. He was then sent out to Shanghai, where he arrived in June, 1907, and took up his duties as first assistant surveyor in H. M. Office of Works. In September of that year he submitted a design for the new Shang- hai Club building, and after two months spent in investigating the seventeen sets of plans sent in for competition, the Building Sub-Committee of the Club selected those of Mr. Tarrant. Shortly after this. Mr. Tarraut resigned his position in the Office of Works and started in practice in partnership with Mr. E. H. Morriss, under the title of Tarrant and Morriss, civil engineers and architects, at 1. Yuenmingyuen Road. Mr. Tarrant, who was 39 years of age, leaves a widow and two children, to whom every sympathy will be extended in their sad bereave- ment. The coffin was borne to the grave by Sir Pelham Warren, K.C.M.G., Messrs. H. E. Morriss, A. M. Marshall, E. J. S. Tanner, H.
Ashmead, H. E. D. Hancock, A. Scott, and J. M,
Davidson.