^ THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
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China Overland Trade Report.
VOL. XLIII.]
CONTENTS.
Epitome of the Week, &c..
Leading Articles:-
Mr. Danby and the Sanitary Board..........
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HONGKONG. WEDNESDAY, 27TH MAY, 1896.
The death is reported of General Kennedy, formerly United States Consul-General at Shanghai.
Frank Walker, the Hongkong Manager of 442 the Vacuum Oil Company, has been charged
with embezzling $2,572.
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The Plague and the Health of Canton..........
The Gap Rock Light Duas
The Governor of the Straits and the Singapore
Municipality
Famine Relief for Kwangsi
Supreme Court...
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Hongkong Sanitary Board...
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Alleged Embezzlement
448
Serious. Affray on the Martha
.448
The Robbery and Marler at Wanchai..
448
Mr. Francis and the Navy League
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A. S. Watson & Co., Limited...
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Jelebu Mining and Trading Co., Limited Raub
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Royal Hongkong Yacht Club...................................
450
Correspondence
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Celebration of the Queen's Birthday at Amoy.
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The Rice Export Trade in the Philippines Commercial War by Spain on America Hongkong and Port News...
Commercial
Shipping
MARRIAGES.
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On the 4th May, at the English Episcopal Church, Foochow, by the Venerable Archdeacon Wolfe, as- sisted by the Rev. W. Banister, and afterwards at the British Consulate, JOHN CHARLES OSWALD, of Foochow, to NINA LOCISA, daughter of the late Rev. A, B. DAY, of Fish-ponds, Bristol.
At Shanghai, on the 20th of May, 1896, at H.B.M's Consulate General by Sir Nicholas J. Hannen, Con- sul-General, and afterwards at Trinity Cathedral by the Rev. II. C. Hodges, M.A., EDITH MAY, daugh- te: of J. A. STEWART, of Shanghai, to WILLIAM BAMFORD, eldest son of the late George CHEETHAM,
of Eccles, near Manchester.
At Shanghai, on the 20th of May, at the Imperial German Consulate teneral, by Dr. O. Stuehel, Con- sul-General, and afterwards by Pastor H. Hackmann, Theol. Lic, at the Union Church, CLARA, third daughter of Mr. A. KIRCHNER, Shanghai, to WIL- HELM SCHBAMEIER, Phil. Dr., Interpreter to the German Consulate-icneral, of Shanghai.
DEATH.
At the British Consulate-General, Shanghai, on the 18th instant, MARGARET, the beloved wife of George JAMIESON, II.B.M.'s Consul, aged 47 years.
ARRIVALS OF MAILS.
The French mail of the 24th April arrived, per M. M. steamer Oceanien, on the 23rd May (29 days)..
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
We (Mercury) hear that the entire bed of the Tientsin-Peking railroad will be ready to receive the rails to be laid in a few months, probably about October.
The King and Queen of Siam left Bangkok on the 9th May on a trip to Java. They arrived at Singapore on the 13th May and were expected to leave for Java on the 22nd.
The recent typhoon passed over Iloilo on the 11th May and did considerable damage, scarcely a house escaping without some marks of the effect of the storm. The notes of the Manila Observatory remark on the extreme slowness with which the storm travelled.
Pai-tangkao is becoming a large place; it is now to all intents and purposes the port of Tientsin and we hear that steamers are advertised. to sail from there. The Genkai Maru left Pai tangkao on the 14th May for Japan and Kores via Chefoo.-Shanghai Mercury.
A serious affray took place on the German steamer Martha in Hongkong harbour on the 25th May. The cargo coolies turned mutinous and attacked the second mate, whereupon the second engineer came to the mate's rescue and shot two of the coolies with his revolver, inflicting serious wounds.
The new dock of the Mitsu Bishi Company at Akunoura, is now practically complete, only the entrance and upper end now remaining to be built. The dock, which will take vessels of 4,000 tons and 360 feet in length, was com- November.-Nagasaki Express. menced in August last and is to be opened in
Messrs. Jardino, Matheson & Co. inform us that a telegram has been received from the Board of Directors of the Indo-China S. N. Co.,
Limited, stating that it is their intention at the forthcoming general meeting of share- holders to propose a dividend of 8 per cent, qu the last year's working of the Company.
dated 19th May gives the following particulars A special telegram to the N. C. Daily News -Lieutenant of the death of Lieut. Adair :- Henry Adair, commanding H.M.S. Pigmy. shot himself yesterday morning at Yokohama. At the inquest held yesterday afternoon a verdict of temporary insanity was returned. He was buried with naval honours at 9 a.m. to-day. The British steaner Tennyson, which was a voyage to Vadivostock from Hamburg with a cargo consisting principally of coal put into Manila on the 18th May, fire having broken out in one of her holds. With assist ance from the shore the fire was extinguished in a few hours and the vessel was then sent into quarantine for three days, Singapore, her last port of departure, being an infected port.
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At its meeting on the 21st May the Hong kong Sanitary Board decided to ask for the opinion of the law officers of the Crown as to whether any legal steps can be taken with a view to obtaining redress for what the Board terms "the apparent misrepresentation made against the Board and its officers" in the letter which Mr. Danby recently addressed to the press with reference to the manner in which the sanitary regulations are enforced.
The Manila Chamber of Commerce has addressed the Madrid Government praying for the removal of the export duty of $2 per 10) kilogrammes levied on rice. For many years past the Philippines have been an importing country instead of an exporting country as regards rice, but the recent establishment of rice cleaning mills has given an impetus to the cultivation and it is considered that an export trade might grow up if there were no restrictive duties to prevent it.
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No. 22.
According to an edict of 17th May, wired to the Hupao, Chang Shun, Military Governor of Kirin. has been allowed to resign his post on account of illness." This is the Governor
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who sympathised with the Kirin Prefect in his persecution of Dr. Greig for purchasing some land in that city, in consequence of which Mr. Hosie was sent to investigate the matter lately. Apparently the Governor's resigantion was caused by the strong presure put on him by the Tsungli Yamen in the above respect. The acceptance of Chang Shun's resignation by the Emperor is a good sign of more favourable treatment of foreigners in Kirin.-N. C. Daily Neics.
The Customs returns for January-March show that the comparative total collection of dues and duties for the quarter was as under :-
Chinese Treaty Ports Kowloon and Lappa Langchow and Mengtze..
Total
1896. 1895. H'k. Tls. H'k. Th. .3,737,999 3,700,042
229,597 197,052 24,696 31,315
3,992,292 3,928,409
It must be remembered, however, that the total in 1895 includes Tamsui and Tainan, from which nothing was received in 1896.. Omitting these two ports, the revenue in 1895 at the Chinese Treaty Ports was only Tls. 3,516,168, so that there is really a gain this year of over Tls. 220,000.
The Hyogo News says:-Some papers persist that Messrs. Samuel Samuel & Co. are behind the Great Easteru Steamship Company. And
the business in view by that association of capi- home by way of India has a direct bearing upon they assert that Mr. Mitchell's present visit
talists. Before starting for England to order the new ships for the Oriental Steamship Com- pany, Mr. Asano desires to see the agreement of the two concerns formulated. If that is done the Portland service will be run in con- nection with the Oregon Railway, and Messrs. Samuel Samuel and Co. will transfer their exist-
ing rights in that connection. Representatives of the two Japanese Companies met on Saturday to discuss a proposition from the firm named. A yearly rental is demanded of 500,000 yen for the next decade, and in return Messrs. Samuel Samuel guarantee an income of not less than five million yen. That at least is the proposal as we understand it from our Japanese exchanges.
Co., Limited, states that the output. for the The report of the Jelebu Mining and Trading
half year ended 13th February, 1896, is 3,929 picals ore against 3,404 piculs for the previous half year, and against 4,047 picals ore and 176 piculs tin for the corresponding or last half of 1894. Outstanding advances (after writing off $11,620 as bad and doubtful) amounted to $10,935. After paying all charges, writing off the cost of prospecting, and making an al- lowance of $2,085 for depreciation of houses, plant, furniture, &c., there remains at the eredit of profit and loss account a balance of $1,492.42, from which the directors. propose taking $938 to be placed to reserve fund, bringing that fund up to $10,000, and carrying forward the sum of $554.42 to new account. The cost of the development of the Maliwan concession during the half year, amounting to about $27,000, is carried forward as an asset, totalling now $65,190 expended so far on that property.
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