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THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. XLII.]
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China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Epitome of the Week, &c...
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, 27TH NOVEMBER, 1895.
The Governor's Speech at the Opening of the
Leading Articles :—
Legislative Council
The Mabommedan R bellion
Shanghai and its Future Government
Lord Salisbury on the Situation
Kores
The Water Supply
Wella and the Sereity of Water
Hongkong Legislative Council.
The Fire Inquiries Bill
The Bankruptcy Law.
Hongkong Sanitary Board
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A collision occurred on the 22nd inst. at Woosung between the P. & O. steamer Rohilla, and the Blue-funnel steamer Hector, both vessels sustaining some damage.
The Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce has accepted an invitation from the London Chamber to take part in the Third Congress of Chambers of Commerce of the Empire, to be held in June next.
The German ships which were at Amoy the 400 other day and whose movements gave rise to various reports have now dispersed. The Irene is now in Hongkong, the Cormoran has gone to Foochow, and the Prinzess Wilhelm to Shanghai.
Supreme Court
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Colonial Court of Admiralty.
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Collision at Shanghai
445
The Japanese in South Fo-mo-a
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Serious Offence Against the Shipping Ordi: ance
46
The Philharmonic Society's Cncert
447
A Murderous Gang in the Colony.-Robbers Armed
with Revolvers
Alice Memorial Hospital
Nanning-Fu..
The German Firms and the Arms Ordinanc
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The Odd Volumes Society
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Oliver's Frech ld Company, Limited
449
The Woosung Bar
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Cricket
411
The Royal Hongkong Yacht Club
411
Hongkong and Port News Commercial
Shipping
MARRIAGES.
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On the 18th November, 1895, at the Union Church, Hongkong, by the Reverend G. J. Williams, HAROLD, youngest son of the late To GOLD, Newnham, Gloucestershire, to JANE ELIZABETH, eldest daughter of SET WILLIAM PAYNE, Shoe- buryness, Essex.
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On the 21st instant, at St. John's Cathedral, Hong- kong, by the Rev. R. F. Cobbold, M.A., WILIAM ERNEST SAWEB, Commander of Indo-China steamer Wosang, to ALICE MARY (ALCIE), daughter of Joux BLOMFIELD, of Halstead, Essex.
[2410 At the Union Church, on the 22nd instant, by the Rev. G. J. Williams, ROBERT ADAM, to MARGARET, second daughter of the late GEORGE ROBERTS, Glas- gow, Scotland.
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ARRIVALS OF MAILS.
Paris telegram in the Tonkin papers state that M. Rousseau, Governor-General of Indo- China, has arrived in Paris, and was met at the railway station by the members of the Cabinet. It is stated that He desires to return to his post as soon as the questions which have called him to Paris are settled.
Mexican dollars are rapidly disappearing from the local currency. In a collection of 161 dol- lars in silver made by a shroff in the ordinary course of business, and which may be taken as a fair sample the number of the different coins was found to be as follows:-British dolars 51, yen 108, Mexcians 2, total $161.
Lord Salisbury speaking at Brighton, insisted Britain's naval supremacy. He did not expect on the necessity of the maintenance of Great
but thought that ferritorial and political changes a speedy dissolution of the Turkish Empire,
were possible there and elewhere which would oblige Great Britain to stand prepared.
The statutory meeting of Oliver's Freehold Co., Limited, was held on the 23rd inst. The Company has been formed to purchase land and mines near the Lachlan River, N.S.W. Mr. J. D Humphreys, who has recently visited the property, presided, and he gave å favourable account of the prospects of the Company.
Three different projects are being debated in regard to the construction of docks at Kobe. One is promoted by the Mitsu Bishi Company at Onohama, the dimensions enabling vessels of over 7,000 tons to be received. Another dook
There have been no arrivals of mails during is contemplated by some residents of Osaka the past week.
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
and Kobe, near Iways. The third is promoted by other Osaka and Kobe residents, but will be constructed on the western shore of Kamaba- yashi.
No. 22.
We learn that a hundred and twenty-five piculs of Szechuen opium were seized by the native Customs some distance inland from Can- ton the other day. The value is estimated at and had come via the Tongting Lake and Siang about $30,000. The opium was being smuggled River through Hunan and then overland. It destination. was seized only a few miles from Canton, its
Strict precautions are still observed at Can- tou against any rebellious attack. All the city again till morning on any excuse. gates are closed at 6 p.m. and are not opened Small parties
carrying loaded revolvers and blunderbusses, of soldiers, or more correctly military police, patrol the streets of the suburbs from 5.30 p.m. till all the street gates are closed. for the night, which is done at an earlier hour than formerly, and, as in the case of the city gates, the street gates are not opened till near morning.
The blue funnel steamer Menelaus arrived at Singapore on the 13th inst., having in tow the Scottish Oriental steamer Tuichow, whose pis- ton rod broke while
on a voyage between Bangkok and Hongkong. The injured vessel went to the Tanjong Pagar Dock_ to effect repairs. Captain Street, of the P. & O. steamer Ravenna, which arrived at Singapore on the 12th, reported that at 4.45 a.m. on the 10th inst. he observed signals of distress away to eastward, and standing by he stopped and communicated with the Taicho, which stated that her taken in tow. engines had broken down and asked to be
pore, and communicated with her, the Menelaus to the Holt steamer Menelaus, bound for Singa- At 5.48 he proceeded ahead
immediately proceeding to the assistance of the ' Taichow and taking her in tow. Captain Street stood by until he saw the Menelaus in company with the Taichow, and then proceeded on his way.
The session of the Hongkong Legislative Governor made his annual speech in laying Council was opened on Monday, when the the estimates on the table and was able to give a favourable account of the position of the colony. The estimated revenue for 1896 is. $2.288(366 and the estimated expenditure $2,479,062, of which $197,200 is for public works extraordinary and chargeable to the loan. The revenue for 1895 will be about $2,363,000 and the expenditure about $2,143,000, leaving a surplus of revenue over expenditure at the end of the present year of some $220,000. For the first nine months of this year, as compared with the corresponding period of last year, British shipping shows an increase of 378 vessels aggregating 575,306 tons. Foreign shipping with a numerical decrease of 75 ships also shows an increase in tonnage of 11,887 tons. European are no longer represented at this port by vessels have handled and carried some 276,000 Messrs. Villa, Lopez & Co., and We un. tons of cargo more than last year. There is ferred to Messrs, Jardine, Matheson & Co. junk trades of 178,747 tons and 79,263 tons derstand that the Agency thereof has been trans-likewise an increase in the foreign and local Messrs Villa, Lopez & Co. inform us that it is respectively. The total increase over last year entirely due to their efforts during the past two in the number of ships entered and cleared is no years that the directors have finally decided to less than 5,551 vessels aggregating 845,203 tons. extend the line to China, and they are ignorant Referring to the political situation His Ex- of the reasons which may have influenced the cellency said that whilst for a time at least The steamer Manila of this line is due at this favour of purely Imperial interests, he had directors to now deprive them of the agency, local interests may necessarily be postponed in port about 1st prox. and may possibly proceed every reason to believe that the questions most to Shanghai, returning to Europe via Hongkong particularly affecting this colony have by no
means been lost sight of.
From an announcement in the advertising The Japanese Diet is to meet on the 25th observed that the Spanish line of steamers columns of the Daily Press, it will be December.
According to the Comercio preparations are well advanced for the working of petroleum mines at Toledo, in the island of Cebu.
Piratical bands continue to give trouble in Tonkin and the Phulangthuong and Langson railway and the trains running on it have to be strictly guarded.
We learn that two rival plans for a railway from Canton to the North have been submitted by Hongkong Chinese, but as yet neither plan has been approved.
and Manila.
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