THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. XUL
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Epitome of the Week, &c. Leading Articles :
1894..
The War and its Results -Extradition of Chinese Criminals
The Insanitary Dwellings Bill Domiciliary Visita....
Sower Ventilation
The War:
Hongkong Legislative Council
Taipingal an Resumption Arbitratio Board
Death from an Overdose of Morphia-
Raviews:-
Hanlin Papers
Chinese Legenda and Oilie. Porns
Rumours of Bubonic Plague in Arudy Contradicted Supreme Court :-/{
Tang Kit Shang v. Ng Pak To
Moutrie v. McČa' o
HONGKONG: THURSDAY, 3RD JANUARY, 1895.
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M. Maurice Dejean de la Batie has been ap- pointed Consul for France at Mengisn.
The annual meeting of the Hongkong High- Level Tramways Co., Limited, was held on the 3 29th ult, when the report and accounts were 4adopted.
4 It is said that the French craiser Isly, which 6 camp out to join the China squadron the other 6 day, will for in one of the ships of the Mada 6gascar expedition.
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The railway from Phu-lang-thuong to Langson has now been completed and the opening of the
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Despite tire prohibition on the exportation Chinese goods to Japan. the Boyeki states that the import of Chinese raw ontton has increased considerably of late, and that Chinese residents in Japan continue to bring in quantities of other goods.
News has been received of an engagment took place near Haicheng on the 19th December in which the Chinese were defeated On the Japanese side four regiments of infantry and five batteries of artillery were engaged, and the number of the
thousaud. Nowelwang bas now been occupied by the Japanese.
13through service was to be celebrated on the 241bestimated at Chinese troops engaged was
18 inst, inan uration ceremony being conducted 13 by the Governor-General, M do Lanessan.
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The Hongkong High-Level Tramways Co., Limited... 14
Major Brothers, Limited.
Local and Dia ric. Events
Royal Hongkong Yacht Club
Cricket
Hongkong Volunteers.
Correspondence
The II.alth Bill.
Hongkong New. Commercial Shipping..
MARRIAGES.
The recent decision of some mill-owners to 14 export their products to Hongkong in spite of certain loss at the ontset has come to nothing, says an Osaka paper. No one is exporting yarn to the British colony for the very good reason
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The following letter from the Rer. G. Owen, of Peking, to the Rev. Dr. Muirhead, of Shang- hai, has been published:-I told you in my last to know the names of the subscribers to the birth- letter that the Empress Dowager had requested day gift. Dr. Lowry and I could not supply such
17 presumably that practically the whole of their a list, so we decided to band in the names of the
17 present stuck is contracted for already, and their ladies' committee, viz, Mrs. Richarl and Mrs. output for some time to come will be in fulfil-Fitch, and a selection of twenty ladies from the 18ment of orders already booked.
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On the 22nd inst.. as Bishop Gendreau was 20 on his way to attend the opening of a new bospi- tal at Hanoi he was shot at by a t. Peretti, who used a rif, but fortunately missed his aim, though this bullet passed though the jinricksha in which the Bishop was riding. The assailant was taking aim a second time when the rife was struck out of his hand by a bystander. It is believed that M. Peretti, who is an old resident. had become insane.
On the 30th ult., at the Jewish Synagague, Hồng kong, by the Rev. M. M. Sateebon, S. B. MARCUS to MARY, elder daughter of Mrs. M. Marcus. 2424
On the 20th of December, 1994, at the Cathedral Shanghai, by the Rev. H. C. Hodges, M.A; E. B. SKOTTOWE, Manager of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, to KATE, eldest daughter of J: HENNINGSEN, Esq., Manager of the Great Northern Telegraph Company.
On the 26th of December, 1991, at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Rev. H. C. Hodges,
M.A., GEORGE PEACE, to JANET A. CARTER.
DEATHS.
Died, at his residence, Idlewild, on Christmas day, Christian Friedrich Kapp, aged 54 years.
2387 On December 14th, at 7 p.m., at Yokohama, Mr. LOUIS SAMIE, Secrétaire Archiviste du Conantate de
France.
At No. 3, Minghong Road, Hongkew, Shanghai, at 1a.m. on the 27th of December, 1891, ELIZA SAYLE, aged 45 years.
ARRIVALS OF MAILS. The French mail of the 23rd November arrived, M. M. steamer Natal, on the 27th December per (34 days); the American mail of the 4th December arrived, per O. & O. steamer Oceanic. on the 2nd January 29 days); the English mail of the 30th November arrived, per P. & O. steamer Sutlej, on the 2nd January (33 days); and the arrived, C. P. steamer Empress of China, on the 2nd January (22 days).
The rates of subscription to the Hongkong Weekly Press are $12 yearly, $7. half-yearly and 34 quarterly, payable in advance; the credit rates are $13.50, 83, and $4.50 respectively. Postage $2 per annum additional.
several missions, who, according to the lists pub- lished in the Recorder, stood at the head of the largest number of subsorib rs. Yesterday Col. Denby received from the Tsangli Yamén a note saying that the yamên had received from the Em- press-Dowager a number of articles for presents to the ladies whose names had ben "barded in in connection with the presentation New l'estameut, and begred Col. Denby to forward the same to the ladies mentioned To Mrs. Richard and Mrs. Fitch each:-1 piece of silk, 1 piece of satin, 2′′handkerchiefs în case, I set of The Amoy Chamber of Commerce has inserted embroidery requisites (watch case, tobacco pouch, the following advertisement in the Amoy Gazette &c.) For each of the other twenty ladies : in English and Chinese — $50 Reward. With 1 handkerchief in box, 1 piece of craps. The reference to the vague and unauthoritative things are in Dr. Lowry's bands, and he will rumours of plagna in Amoy, the Chamber of take the earliest opportunity of forwarding the Commerce hereby offers the above reward to presents to Shanghai, except such as may belong any person who sul bring to the notice and to ladies in the North. These presents are valu- diagnosis of any European qualified, medical able as showing the appreciation and kindly feel- practitioner a case of bubonic plagas contracted ing of the Empress Dowager. You will, I am sure, be glad to hear the nows, and I hasten to send it. in Amoy -Amoy, 22nd Decembe, 1894.
It is reported, says the Singapore Free Press, furnished us (N. C. Daily News) as coming from An extraordinary edict has been kindly that there be great troubles in Manila. Serious official circles in Peking. Wêng Taug-ho, Li defalcations have been discovered in the Trea-lung-tsao, and Wen Ting-shib memorialised sury, the sum of money missing being stated to the imperor lately, suggesting the removal of the be up less than $800,000. The president, the
capital westward. In reply the youn Emperor secretary, and the ca hier to the Treasury have is said to have issned
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edict the substauo, of been placed under arrest. It is also reported which was this:- hen we first took charge of that the Spanish officers of the Mindanao, having the affairs of the empire it was our intention to in- aconsiderable amount of money in hand, deposited troduce many reforms. Suddenly and unexpect- it with a foreign trader: he and the $90,000 are edly the Japanese have broken the peace, taken now missing.
away our Korean depondency, and taken posses. sion of the borders of our empire. We have
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The Japanese Diet was opened on the 24th Canadian mail of the 11th December | Decomber, by Imperial commission. Count Ito sent our generals with their armies to punish the read the Speech from the 1 hrone to the following Japanese and drive them away, but we never in- effect.We have instructed the Ministers to tended to disturb the peace of the Japanesa present the necessary budget and other important empire. This our ancestors and foreign nations measures. Our expeditionary forces have been all know. Lit le did we expect that the generals victorious in every engagement and are steadily were incompetent and the soldiers insubordinate, pressing forward into the enemy's territory. We so that the Japanese gained victory after are especially grated that, despite the bitter victory and place after place, till our muở 8- cold and other great hardships, the forces are distors in their very graves are disturbed. tinguishing themselves with valour and bravery. This is because we are unsorily, and have Our relations with the neutral powers are more employed unfit in...If, however, the worst friendly than ever. The Revision of the Treaties come and the Japanese got the sac ed altars,, our 1ng cherished aspiration, has been accom-then there remains nothing for us but to prish plished with several countries, and uegotiations with them. When that time con
You with other countries are making favourable pro- reverently escort the topless Doxaged Wists gress. Being placed in such a glorions situation wards and elect a worthy d n to bà thờ km For We trust that you, observing things both domestic and to look after this ared a altars and Foreign, will work to promote and secure a ducestors and wipe off this disgrace.” — It ap- fitting and peaceful termination to our under- | pears that this edict was issued to those withi takings and to advance harm my betw
precincts nearly a month ago, but Cernment and the people,
ist been known outside.
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
Deskin Brothers, Limited, of Yokohama, have decided to go into liquidation.
A Reuter's telegram states that M.de Lanessan, the Governor of Indo-China, has been recalled for divulging the contents of official documents to the press. M. Rousseau, an official of the colonial department, succeeds to the post.
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