THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
AND
China Overland
Overland Trade Report.
VOL. XLV.
CONTENTS.
Epitome of the Week, ke.......
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, 14TH JANUARY, 1897.
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Leading Articles :----
Russia and Manchuria
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The Protection of the Coaling Stations
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Commercial Morality and Manufacturing Enter-
prise in Japan........
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-Foot-binding in Hongkong
The Volunteer Corps
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The Share Market and Keswick's Act............... 20
The Pahang Mining Regulations.
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Proposed Trol Coinage
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The Carew Case
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Death of the Empress-Dowager of Japan
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The Chief Justice and the Court Officials....
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British Kowloon College
The Death of a Gerinan Seaman
The Philippine Rebellion
The Dramatic Marriage of Dr. Rizal ....................
Dreadful Fatality at Shanghai
Armed Robbery in Winglok Street
The City Hall
Dakin, Cruickshank and Co., Limited.
The Wanehai Warehouse and Storage Co., Limited
The Punjom Mining Co., Limited
Hongkong Golf Club
Cricket
Royal Hongkong Yacht Club
Songs of a Solitary Subaltern
Hongkong and Port News...................... Commercial..
Shipping
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Another armed robbery took place at Hong- kong on the evening of the 9th January.
murderer of Kim Ok-kian, has been appointed It is reported that Hong Chongwo, the
Vice-Minister of Justice in Korea.
The Emperor of Japan has been suffering from a feverish cold, but was improving at the date of our latest Japan exchanges received.
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Dr. J. L. Welldon, the father of Lady Mitchell, wife of the Governor of the Straits Settlements, died at Canterbury on Christmas Day, at the ripe age of 85.
It is considered probable that the King of 21 Siam may visit England this year to take part 21 in the celebration of the completion of the year of the Queen's reign.
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The China Gazette understands that the
Chinese authorities on the 6th January paid to Messrs. Fergusson and Co., Chefoo, the sum of Tls. 30,000 in settlement of their claim 29 arising out of the foreshore dispute.
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IN MEMORIAM, FRANK, Son of Jas. R. and E. M. MUDIE, died 6th January, 1896; aged 3 years.
"They shall be Mine, saith the Lord of Hosts, in that day when I make up My jewels."
DEATHS.
At Kennington, Ashford, Kent, on Christmas Day, the Rev. JAMES IND WELLDON, D.C.L., Vicar of the Parish and Hon. Canon of Canterbury Cathe drál: aged 85.
At Shanghai, on the 1st January, 1897, EMMA CECILIA, beloved wife of WM. BRUMFIELD, aged 26
years.
́Al Shanghai, on the 3rd January, 1897, John R. MACBETH, a native of Charlestown, South Carolina, aged 63 years.
ARRIVALS OF MAILS.
The American mail of the 10th December arrived, per O. & O. steamer Doric, on the 8th January (29 days); the English mail of the 11th December arrived, per, P. & O. steamer Mirzapore, on the 11th January (31 days); aud the German mail of the 14th December arrived, per N. D. L. steamer Prinz Heinrich, on the 13th January (30 days).
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Her Majesty the Empress-Dowager of Japan died on the 11th January from inflammation of the lungs.
It is reported that Sir Halliday Macartney contemplates early retirement from his position as Secretary of the Chinese Legation at London..
At Shanghai on New Year's Day a European, lady who was alone in her room was burnt to death through her clothes catching fire: There were some peculiar circumstances attending the case, in consequence of which an inquest was held. The evidence disclosed a distressing tale of domestic unhappiness.
A telegram has been received in Japan stating that American silk manufacturers in conference at Hudson have determined to petition for a high import duty upon Japanese silk-goods $4 per lb. on white silks and $3 per ib. on coloured; 50 per cont, ad valorem on mixed cotton and silk.
The trial at Yokohama of Mrs. Carew on a
charge of murdering her husband, which was commenced on the 5th January, is still proceed- ing. A new development took place on the 11th, when Mr. Lowder, the prisoner's counsel, charged the nurse, Miss Jacobs, with commit- ting the murder and had her arrested. The trial of Mrs. Carew was thereupon adjourned
until the 13th.
A Tokyo press despatch of the 2nd January states that the Siamese Minister for Finance, who recently arrived in Tokyo, has cora municated the desiro of his Government to conclude a treaty between the two countries on equal terms. The Government is considering the matter, as the laws of Sian are incomplete and that country is behind Japan in its pro- gress towards civilization.
A leading firm at Shanghai having been informed by wire that a shipment they
it was assumed that a serious casualty had expecting would be treated as a total loss, and being asked if the shippers should replace it,
happened to an outward bound vessel from home. It was afterwards ascertained that the vessel wrecked was an English coasting steamer, carrying goods from Manchester for tranship- ment at London.
The Singapore Free Press of the 30th Decem- ber says.-A transaction yesterday in Tanjong Pagar shares establishes a record. Shares of the value of $100 in our big local company were sold for $335, which we believe is quite the high water mark for the Dock. It shows public opinion as to the solidity of the T P. D. Co. and its ability to earn dividends. The interest paid lately has been seven per cent. per half year, so that at the price fetched yesterday the return on the investment i fraction under four per cent.-good enough, apparently, by the side of the two per cent. at home, in spite of the fluctuating value of the dollar.
Some time ago some letters appeared in the Straits Times commenting strongly on the action of a Spanish priest at Manila who was accused of having violated the seal of the con- fessional by revealing to the authorities there the information about the impending rebellion, and which information, it is said, was imparted to him by a woman in the confessional. Bishop and he has just received a reply. The Arch- Bourdon wrote to the Archbishop of Manila bishop has asked Bishop Bourdon to give an authoritative denial to the accusation, which he calls a gross calumny. The discovery of the conspiracy was due to a girl who was being educated in a convent at Manila. She heard of it and she spoke of it to the superioress, who in her turn spoke of it to an Augustinian friar, and it was this latter who communicated the information to the civil authority. From the above explanation our roaders, says the Straits Times, will see that, although the information was received by the authorities from a friar, yet the confessional had nothing to do with
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Mr. John L. Sullivan, stock and share broker, of Shanghai, has issued a table showing the differences between values of local stocks on 31st December, 1895, and 31st December, 1896.
The
The French mail steamer Salazie, which arrived at Singapore from Saigon on the 28th December, had on board the remains of the late
The total appreciation was 2 Tls. Governor-General of Indo-China, M, Rousseau. 4,998,510, and the depreciation Tls, 1,536,843 Next day the flags on the Government buildings, the actual net gain being Tls. 3,406,667. the Consulates, and on H.M.S. Alacrity and principal appreciation was in Langkat Tobaccos, other ships in the harbour were at half mast, Tls. 760,000; next come Raubs, with o and minute guns were fired from the man-of-$1,000,000, followed by Hongkong war. The remains of the late M. Rousseau are being accompanied home to France by Madame Rousseau and her family..
The following from the Nagasaki Shipping List, gives rather a graphic idea of the severity before Christmas-A terrific blizzard was ex- of the cold snap that struck Shanghai the week perienced at Shanghai and on the Yangtsze last week, the gale blowing 10, and the cold being intense. After passing the bar at noon, the sun melted some of the ice off the P.M. liner City of Rio de Janeiro, and the slabs of crystal fell off her in pieces as big as doors. One gentleman on board reported that he had not experienced so severe a blizzard in the forty years he has been in these waters,
$760,000, Shanghai Waterworks, Tls. 489,600, Shanghai Lands, Tis. 283,608, Ho Lands, $400,000, and other companies smaller amounts. On the depreciation Indo-Chinas head the list with Tls 644,657 and Hongkong and Shanghai Banks come
The result of com with $300,000. analysis tables for years is given as fo
Loss by shrinkage
1892
1893.
1894. 1895 1896.
Tls. 11,144,274
836,628
TL 13,980,902
eciation
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