THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
VOL. XLII.]
CONTENTS.
Epitome of the Week, &c..........
Lead ng Articles :-
The Japanese Commercial Treaty
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, 24TH OCTOBER, 1895.
297
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.305 .306
The Evacuation of the L'a tung Peninsula
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The Ant Foreign Lite-ature
299
The Opening of the West River and Tariff
Revision
The Byaudet Abduction Case
290 .300
The Franco-Chinese Treaty and Exclusive Trad-
ing Privileges
The Hongkong l'ublic Library..
The Japanese Allac' on "outh Form sa
301 301 31
The Kücheng Comm ssion-Executi n of the Mur-
derers
D.sastrous Explosion on a Chines: Tr oper Supreme Cou t
302 .303 303
The Benevolent $ ciety's Concert
Hongkong Public L brary Public Meeting
Hongkong Jockey Club-Anual Meeting
Can'on Isurance Offic›, Limited
Douglas Steamship C., Limited
Raub
Six Months Amongst the Pirates...
The Liability of Marine Store Dealers
The Murder. f a Norwegian Seaman
Hongkong Rifle Associati u
Cricket ...
Cor.e pondence:-
Cricket
The Floating of the "Belgic"
Anarchy in Ko ca
Hongkong, anton, and Macao Steamboat Co,
Footbit
The Interport Cricket Matches at Yokohama
Hongkong and Port News
Commercial
Shipping
MARRIAGES.
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
Nine of the rioters concerned in the Chengta disturbances in May last were executed on the 18th ult.
A number of the Kucheng murderers have been executed and it is expected that the Commission will shortly be dissolved.
The annual meeting of the Canton Insurance Office, Limited, was held on the 19th inst., when the report and accounts were passed.
A public meeting was held at Hongkong on the 21st inst. at which H.E. the Governor announced the formation of a Public Library.
The wreck of the St. Pancras, as it lies on the
37Labuan reefs, with its cargo. has been sold by auction at Singapore for $105 to a European
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bidder.
In the interport cricket matches at Yoko. hama the match between Yokohama and Shang- hai was drawn. Kobe beat Shanghai by an ..312 innings and 125 runs.
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The Blue Funnel steamer Glaucus has, the Hyogo News understands, been sold to the Japa- nese, and arrangements are proceeding for the steamer's transfer at Kobe.
The
A serious fire broke out on the steamer Wieland at Singapore on the 15th inst. ...319 Vessel was bound from Manila to Liverpool
with a cargo of hemp and sugar.
On the 10th October, at HB.M.'s Consulate, Kobe, by F. W. Playfair, Esq., Pro-Consul, and afterwards at the Union Church by the Rev. Sidney Swann, Chaplain, assisted by the Rev. C. G. Gardner, MACD FRANCES, daughter of A. J McGLEW, Esq., of Kobe, to HENRY ADOLPH, eldest son of Henry Edward Busu, Esq., of Newchwang.
On the 17th of October, 1895, at Her Britannic Majesty's Consulate, and afterwards at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Rev. H. C. Hodges, M.A, BRENAN ATKINSON, to AMELIE SOPHIE (AMY), eldest daughter of Jónx GOULD,
DEATHS.
At the residence of Rev. C. M. Landis, Meiji Gaku-in, Tokyo, at 1.30, a.m. October 11th, Rev. GEORGE EDWARD WOODHULL of Osaka,
At Shanghai, on the 13th of October, 1895, MARY ANNÉ DE RAGO, aged 60 years, the beloved wife of the late Joachim de Rago.
At Yokohama (by telegram), on the 16th October, ALEXANDER CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH BIELFELD, of Shanghai, aged 56 years. Deeply regretted.
On board steamer Tehhsing, at Shanghai, on the 17th of October, 1895, O. H. ARNOTT, late Chief Officer, aged 46 years.
At Shanghai, on the 18th of October, 1895, ANA
CLETO F.DOS REMEDIOS, aged 55 years..
ARRIVALS OF MAILS.
The English mail of the 20th September Larrived, por P. & O. steamer Mirzapore, on the 19th October (29 days); the German mail of the 23rd September arrived, per N. D. L. steamer Prinz Heinrich, on the 21st October (28 days); and the American mail of the 24th September arrived, per P. M. steamer City of Rio de Janeiro, on the 21st October (27 days).
The O. & O. steamer Belgic, which stranded on the eastern point of Tokyo Bay, was floated on the 10th inst. After being temporarily repaired she will come to Hongkong to be docked.
The Japanese are now in complete possession of Formosa, the occupation of the south haring been effected during the past week. Liu Yung fu, the Black Flag General, when it came to a question of actual fighting, bolted, and has not since been heard of. It is supposed that he escaped in a junk.
An extraordinary meeting of the Douglas Steamship Co., Limited, was held on the 21st altering the articles of association in such sense inst., when a special resolution was passed
as to permit of the payment of a bonus. It firmed, to pay a bonus of $12 per share. is proposed, when the resolution has been con-
expending the Chinese indemnity-To meet The following is Japan's proposed method of outlays already incurred on account of the war increase of the navy $30,000,000, dockyard for $55,000,000, increase of the army $50,000,000,
the construction of ironclads $5,000,000, con- tingent and incidental expenses $150,000,000, establishing a bank of agriculture $10,000,000, total $300,000,000 Tls. 200,000,000.
tion informing the public of the establishment The Shanghai Taotai has issued a proclama- of a steamship line between Shanghai, Soochow, and Hangchow, sanctioned by Imperial edict, and that under the name of the Chiang-chè (Kiangsu and Chekiang) Steamboat Company The offices of the new company will be on the it will be inaugurated about the 18th instant. Soochow Creek, near the northern end of the North Fukien Road bridge.
No. 17.
From the Courrier d'Haiphong we learn that M. Gauthier, the French Consul at Pakhoi, has at Tonghing, M. Gauthier will have under been appointed also to the new Vice-Consulate him two Chancellors, one at Pakhoi and one at Tonghing, so that he will be able to move between the two posts. The Vice-Consulate át Tonghing has been established, we presume, under the terms of the new treaty between France and China. It is said the treaty has not been ratified, but evidently it is being acted upon.
The Lyaudet family, who were abducted by have at last been liberated. They were rescued pirates at Port Wallat (Kebao) in April last, by the Chinese authorities and on the 8th inst. Marshal Sou, the officer in charge of the Bons d'Anty, the French Consul at Lungchow, frontier, handed them over at Moncay to M. who was then on a visit to Moncay. M. Ly- audet has given to a newspaper reviewer a very graphic narrative of the hardships and priva tious suffered by his wife and child and himself during their six months' capativity.
Threatening complications are again arising in Korea. On the 7th inst. the Tai-won-kun, Palace, with a body of troops, and the Queen is the father of the King, forced his way into the said to have been murdera. The Queen and the Tai-won-kun were the opposing political forces of the Kingdom: Anarchy now prevails, and it is evident the unfortunate country can not dispense with outside assistance and control. But Russia objects to Japanese control and Japan (and possibly some other powers) equally objects to Russian control. The position is & critical one..
Daily News) learn that the spirit of progress
From a private letter from Peking we (N, C..
has penetrated even that cave of conservatism. Some fifty Hanlins have started a club for the purpose of promoting the spread of general knowledge, and have already gone so far as to publish a paper called the Whn Kuo Kung Pao. It consists of about half-a-dozen leaves, and is published every other day at the office of the Peking Gazette. We learn with a great deal of pleasure that they have been in consultation - with the Rev. Timothy Richard as to how they eau better carry out their scheme of education; at present their paper is mainly made up of extracts from the publications of the Society for the Diffusion of Christian and General Knowledge among the Chinese. It is reported that the work has the cordial approval of the Grand Secretary, Li Hung-chang.
We (Rangoon Gazette) understand there is no probability of the recent Franco-Chinese indeed, will it be ratified at all except as a part arrangement being ratified for the present, nor,
of the general settlement of all the frontier questions in which Burmah, China, and Tonkin are now interested. What form that settle- ment will take has not yet been definitely·· arranged, but we hear from an authori- us of Kengcheng, with, of course, our present tative source it will involve the abandonment by post at Mongsin, France giving up a large part or even the whole of the province Nan. From these two districts will be formed a neutral zone. The Buffer State is thus restored months since and Lord Rosebery's proposals in to the high favour from which it fell a few the latter end of 1893 are on the point of being accepted by the Powers concerned.
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