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Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. XLI.]
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China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Epitome of the Week, &c.
HONGKONG: THURSDAY, 28TH FEBRUARY, 1895.
Lestling Articlés 1—
China's Defeat
Secret Societies and the War
The late Admiral Ting
House Accommodation for Europeans in Hong-
kong..
× Hongkong Race Meeting.......
Death of Mr. R. Lyall
Supreme Court :.
Hongkong Legislative Council
Departinent
The War...
Messrs. Butterfield and Swire and the Public Works
Anti-Foreign Feeling in South Formosa Explosion of a Powder Magazine at Takow
The Murder at Kowloon
Attempted Murder at Lyeemoon"
Geo Fenwick & Co., Limited
Hongkong News
Commerenal
Shipping..
MARRIAGES.
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Frequent fires continue to take place amongst Professor Okumura, the Japanese native property at Shanghai. Several outbreaks eugaged in the Chishima-Raveana qaso, are recorded in the most recent papers to hand, formed the Japanese Government that that
At Takow on the 1st inst a powder magazine peal in this suit will b› heard by: the- Privy 146 in the fort on Saracen's lead exploded, wrecking Council in Loudon early in Marcli.
the fort and killing a number of soldiers variously stated at from fifty to eighty.
Mr. David Donaldson, who was charged at Singapore with forgery in connection with the liquidation of the Singapore Insurance Co., Limited, his s been acquitted at the Assizes.
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A telegram has been received at Shanghai 157 from Peking to the effect that Mr. Deiring had been appointed Chief Commissioner of the 158 Kaiping Colliery and North China Dailways....
There has been no important news from the seat of war during the past week. Interest now centres in the mission of li Hung-chang, who is proceeding to Japan to endeavour to negotiate ....161 terms of peace.
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A rumour has been set aflost to the effect that the Emperor of China will abdicate in favour of probable that the rumour bas ny foundation bis annt, the Empress-Dowager, but it is im
in fact,
The N. C. Daily News says an order was sent to London last month by wire to insure the Kiangnan Arsenal to the extent of £ .000,000 against fire and war risk, but underwriters would not even quote a rate for the risk.
London, DUNCAN HOUSTOUN MACKINTOSH, son of On the 9th January, at St. Andrews', Wells Street, the late Eness Mackintosh, of Daviot, Inverness shire, to LOUISA MARY, daughter of the Hon. Mr. Justice KEKIWIOH, 19, Park Crescent, London. 495 On the 18th instant, at the Roman Catholic Cathe dral, Hongkong, by the Very Rev. Father Luigi Piazzali, Jose W. LOUREIRO, eldest son of the late Jose da Silva Loureiro, Consul General and Chargé d'Affaires of Portugal in Japan, to LAURA MARIA, eldest daughter of the late Hermenegildo ♣. LEIRIA
The report of Geo, Fenwick & Co., Limited for and niece of A. G. Romano, Esq., Consul General for the last year shows that the profit amounted to Portugal in Hongkong.
1454 $11.886, to which has to be added $8.258 brought Of the 28th February, at 11.B.M. Consulate, Foo- forward. It is proposed to pay a dividend of 5 chow, before R. W. Mansfield, Esq. Consul, and afterwards at the British Episcopal Church, by the per cent. and carry forward $12,194. Venerable Archdeacon Wolfe, asssisted by the Rev. W. Bannister, FREDERICK BROUGHAM, fourth son of the late William MARSHALL, of Yokohama, Japan, to VIOLET, youngest daughter of William Pitcairn GALTON, of Foochow, China
[506 On February 12th, 1895, at St. Thomas' Cathedral, Bombay, WILLIAM ROBINSON, Esq., E.T.S., of Tokyo. Southses, England, to EMILY, only daughter of Captain J. J. Efford, Marine Surveyor, Yokohama. Australian and American papers please copy. (By
telegram.)
ARRIVALS OF MAILS."
The French mail of the 18th January arrived, per M. M. steamer Sydney, on the 21st February (34 days); the American mail of the 24th J&- nuary arrived, per P. M. steamer Belgic, on the 21st February (28 days); the English mail of the 25th January arrived, per P. & O. steamer Bavenna, on the 25th February (31 days); and the Canadian mail of the 5th February arrived, por C. P. steamer Empress of Japan, on the 27th February (22 days).
It is said that permission has been given for the distribution by the Rev. II. Loomis, repre- soutative in Yokolama of the American Bible Society. of 18,000 copies of the New Testament among the troops of the Imperial Bodyguard in
It is said that the real reason for the recall of M. de Lanessan from the office of Governor. General of Indo-China was not, as alleged, the communication of certain state papers to parties not authorised to receive them, but that he had in bis private correspondence spoken of some of the Ministers as imbeciles, idiots, and beasts.
We (N. C. Daily News) understand that the Viceroy Chang Chih-tung has expressed to H.B.M.'s Consul at Chinking his great regret for the insult offered to the Commander of H.M.S. Pigeon at Nanking recently, and has given strict orders that British officers landing at any place on the Yangtsze are to be treated with respect and courtesy
It is stated at Shanghai that the Ministers at Peking have ordered Legation guards from Tientsin. It was proposed some time a-o that naval guards should be sent for the protection of thelegations, but the intention was abandoned at that time in deference to the objection of the Chinese Government, which undertook to pro-
The Directors of the Shanghai und Honghow Wharf Company propose to pay: aɔdividers AZ 11 per cent,, making in all 17 per cent, for the year 1894, in addition to which they forther propose paying a bonas, to shareholders pf Th, M per sbare.
A report has been made by Missrs. Coóda V Son. & Matthews on the Gåp*Rook Lights bons in which they coudemn the
presont site on account of the liability of the light% to be damaged in typhoons, the configuratl tion of the rock at this point contracting that dens into a faunel-shaped cavity, thereby inten ifying even the abnormally severe waves whichd are associated with the ocene ence of typhoon 43 They recommend' that a new tower should bað built on the northern portion of the rock. The# estimated cost is $139,000. ›
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Times of the 12th inst. is apparently the founda
the following pragraph from the Bangkok
tion for Renter's telegram referring to the difficulty at Kammoun:-From a letter inst to baud, we learn of serious disturbances and difficulties on the left bank of the Mokm. where a conflict has taken place between the lu habitants and the French troop, and in the course of which à French officår has severely wonnded. The trouble seems to have occurred somewhere near Kammoun, the point. so frequently mautioned in the famous Pari Yot trial. We make this statement with all, reservation.
Japan has decided to give exchange compensa-y tion to her foreign employes. From the Japan Mail we learn that the Government, in preparz ing the Badget for the incoming fiscal year, elaborated a method of compromise to which both Houses of the Diet have given their assent It is that while one half of the salaries of the foreign employés continues to be paid in a fixed number of silver yes, as before, the other half will be paid at the rate of three shillings to the yen. That means a net increase of 25 per cent of the whole salary. It is an act of spontaneons. to the Japanese Diet, and that will be very justice, says our contemporary, that does honour heartily welcomed by the foreign employés.
! A couple of months ago we (N. C. Daily News) published a telegram from Peking announcing the punishment by banishment to the military.. post-roads in Mongolia of the Censor An Wei- ohün, for having denounced the Empress.»- of intermeddling with State affairs, contrary to Dowager in disrespectful terms and accused ber etiquette. It has now transpired, according to Peking despatches to hand, that the Censor. An Wei-chün's memorial was directed at the Viceroy Li Hung-chang, accusing him of traitorous de- signs against the State and calling for his im mediate decapitation and the confiscation of his immense estates. Li Hung.chang; says the the 21st instant from Takow, whither she had was really inevitable), from a selfish point of HM.. Mercury returned to Hongkong on Censor, "all along was against war (when war
been despatobed in response to a telegram from view, owing to his investments in Japan, whichy the British Consul stating that protection was would be lost to him.” The Censor also declared argently required. It appears the Black Flags it as the belief of the country in general that Li had become turbulent and bad shown hostility Hung chang had been intending to rebel and to foreigners, the Consul himself having been was on the point of doing so when the Empror molested on one occasion. Twenty-five of the appointed General Tsao K&clung of Tienta ringleaders were beheaded. All being quiet to raise Tientsin volunteers and militia, and the at the time and the Mercury being ander orders enthusiasm with which General To'ao's call, for Singapore she did not stay long at Takow. responded to by the natives of Tientsin was. The Rattler was sent there on the 24th, end ... danse of Li Hung-chang's hesitation,dyiidorol to
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EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
The Hongkong Races were held on the 20th, 21st, 22nd, and 23rd inst.
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