press it does not seem
CHINA OVERLAND THADE REPORT.
OPENING OF THE WEST
RIVER
are specially ob assuming that that were
~~~ At last the official announcement of the con- would have done
clusion of the
ent under which mklaimed their resolu on at Chinese Governmen have consented
and not thrown an un- the West River to foreign trade and steamer essary slur on the legitimate offspring of navigation has arrived. According to the marriages. Even if the resolution British Minister's letter, there are to be three had been thus limited, however, it appears
Treaty Ports and four way stations where probable that the decision of the ratepayers' passengers and goods may be landed. Wuchow is thus to be the head of the river navigation meeting would have been the same.
Leaving our Shanghai friends to settle their ports. Samshni is an important trade centre and Samshui and Kongkun the intermediate educational difficulties in their own way at the junction of the North with the West er, it may be useful to direct attention River, and Kongkun lies opposite it, with to B ewhat analagous question in Hong-an excellent deep-water frontage. Shuihing only here the question affects more and Taking are way ports between Samshui mmediately European children. For many and Wuchow. Komchuk and Kongmoon are years it was a ground of complaint against situated on the lower reach of the West River between Samshui and Macao. The West River the Central School, now the Queen's will be formally opened on the 4th June, and College, that it did not offer facilities for the it is to be hoped that the anticipations formed education of European children under con- concerning it may be realised, if not at once ditions acceptable to the parents, who, not then in the course of a few years. If the unreasonably, objected to the association of experiment proves successful, the Chinese may their children with Chinese in mixed be induced later on to open the river as far as classes. Some years ago this objection was
Nanning or Posé. The navigation beyond removed by the establishment of a separate by stern wheel boats of very light dranght.
Wuchow, however, could only be accomplished department for European boys, and the The Becretary of the Chamber of Commerce character of the education given therein writes us, as follows:- has afforded general satisfaction and yielded good results. Now, if report speaks truly, the Governing Body has decided that there shall be no separa tion of nationalities and that the Euro pean boys must join the same classes as the Chinese. This would amount virtually though not formally, to the exclusion of European children, and the decision, if it has been arrived at, is one to be severely deprecated.
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THE IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA.
The constitution of the Imperial Bank of China, an outline of which we reproduce in another column, is perhaps the most significant sign of the awakening of China that has yet been afforded to a much doubt ing foreign public. The Bank is to be a purely, Chinese institution, but is to be managed on the lines of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, with foreign managers, and "all mandarinic methods and officialdom are to be strictly tabooed. If this part of the programme is honestly followed out there can be little doubt of the success of the new institution, Banking on sound com- mercial principles has been eminently successful in Japan and there is no reason why it should not be equally or even more successful in China, where the field
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larger. The chief danger is lest the promise to keep the new bank free from official influence and control should not be honestly fulfilled. The temptation to Viceroys and lesser officials to derive some personal advantage from what pro- mises to be a lucrative business will be very strong and when Chinese officials cannot impose squeezés în a direct manner they are generally fruitful in schemes for arriving at the same result indirectly. We hope, however, that the Imperial Bank of China may be successful in steering clear of shoals of this character and pursue a prosp
tous career. The European banking institutions, and especially the one that the Imperial Bank has taken as its model, will, We ar sure, be glad to welcome the new
for in co far as it contributes to the
up of China and the extension of
it will widen field of operations and mi peri
to the
Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce
Hongkong, 17th March, 1897. Dear Sir,-The following is a copy of letter from H.B.M.'s Minister at Peking on the subject of the opening of the West River to foreign trade, kindly forwarded by the Government for the information of the Chamber of Commerce
"Peking, February 19th, 1897.
Sir, I have the honour to inform your Excellency that an agreement was signed here on the 4th instant on behalf of Her Majesty's Government by which the Chinese Govern- ment engage to open the following places, namely, Wuchow-fa in Kwangsi, and Samshui city and Kongkun market, as Treaty ports and Consular stations with freedom of naviga- tion for steamers between Samshut and Wuchow and Hongkong and Canton by a route from each of these latter places, to be selected and notified in advance by the Im- perial Maritime Customs, and also that the following four places, shall be established as ports of call for goods and passengers, namely, Kongmoon, Komchuk, Shujhing, and Takhing: the agreement to come into force within four months of signature.
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The necessary instructions have already been issued by the Tsungli Yamen to the Inspector-General of the Imperial Maritime Customs, and also to the local authorities of Kwangtung and Kwangsi.
"I have the honour to be, sir, "Your Excellency's most obedient humble
servant,
"His Excellency,
"CLAUDE M. MACDONALD.
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SUPREME COURT
18th March.
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS; Mr. H. E. Pollock said he appeared on behalf of the Attorney-General, who was still somewhat indisposed, but who would in all probability be able to attend the Court next week. Counsel then asked his Lordship to take the armed rob- bery case first, the charge of murder again Chu Yuk this morning, and the charge der against Chiu Kwai on Tuesday next at ten o'clock. His Lordship consented to this order of business and the special jurors were allowed to go until the respective cases for which they Counsel
were
mur:
taken summoned cowere also mentioned that Mr. D. R. Sassoon had arranged to leave the colony on Thurs- day next, and as he was on the jury pan for next Tuesday it would be a matters somewhat fine if he were on the His Lordship said Mr. Sassoon had better pear on Tuesday when the panel was called if he was called his application would be considered.
THE ARMED ROBBERY; EXEMPLARY SENTENCES,
Cheung Pak, Mok Chun, Lo Man, To Chan, and Lo Lok were charged on four counts with taking part in the armed attack and robbery at 264, Queen's Road Central on the 20th February last. Mr. H. E. Pollock (instructed by Mr. H. L. Dennys, Crown Solicitor) prosecuted behalf of the Crown. The prisoners, who were not defended, pleaded not guilty,
The jurors were Messrs. E. Mauricio, J. M. B. Bothello, DJ. Petigural, A. F. Osmund, D. Macdonald, J. H. Underwood, and "J. Thomas.
Mr. Pollock said the facts of the case were comparatively simple. About 9.45 p.m. on the 20th February ten shopmen were sitting on the ground floor of 264, Queen's Road Central, which is occupied by two shopkeepers, one a gold and silversmith and the other a dealer in jade stone, when about five men pushed open the door and presen revolvers at the inmates, whom they hustled into the kitchen at the back and then aroused the jade stone dealer, who was sleeping in his shop, and put him with the other men. One of the robbers kept guard over the men with a revolver and the remainder ransacke the premises and took away money and severa articles of jewellery of the value of $561... Aft
Sir William Robinson, K.C.M.G., &c., committing the robbery they left the place.
&o., &c., "Hongkong."
Yours faithfully, R. CHATTERTON, WILCOX
Secretary.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT
SHANGHAI. ·
MESSRS. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.'s
WASTE SILK MILLS BURNT.
[SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE "DAILY PRESS"]
SHANGHAI, 21st March, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s waste silk mills were totally destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The insurances were as follows - Hongkong Fire, Tls. 30,000; Royal, Tls. 40,000; China Fire, Tls, 30,000; South British, Tls. 20,000 Commercial Union, Tls. 15,000, Lan cashire, Tls. 15,000.
The stock was partially burnt. The in- surances on the stock were Atlas, Tls. 30,000 Royal, Tls. 25,000,- Hongkong Fire, Thi 20,000 New Zealand, Tla 10,000 Alliance TI 10,000
The question in the case was simply one of identification. Apart from the fact that the prisoners had been identified as the men who entered the shop there was the fact that when they were arrested at a house in First stolen
property was found on the first thi fifth prisoners, and the whole of the in company together at the time The first prisoner had been identified ar kept guard over the inmates and when he had a packet of the stolen jen him, while he also handed the police which fitted a box of jewellery which had taken away from the premises. The fifth prisoners also had stolen jeweller them, the latter man having dropped a pack on the floor wh
The evidence spoke to the separate fication of the at the pol The guilty His
in
shop in the night time
ceïentered:
taken
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