THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Epitoms of the Week, ke.........................
Jubiles Memorial
ursing Facilities in Hongkong
Road Round the Island
the Diamond Jubiles Committee's
The Plague and Drainage,
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, 8TH APRIL, 1897,
The Hupeh cotton mill at Hanyang is reported to have made a profit of fifty thousand taels last year.
The Hongkong correspondent of the N. C. Daily News hears that Mr. Fraser, Acting British Consul at Canton, will be appointed Consul at Wachowfu on the West River.
The branch line of the Tientsin-Peking
MrW B.Russe
proceeds from Shanghai to charge of the comice. It is Mr R. E Bredon and Mr E. B. Commissioners of Customs, have
the serviceN C. Daily New
At a meeting of the Committee of the Shan hai General Chamber Commerce 29th March a letter Mr. J
ed Trade Routes to Burmah and China ...356 / railway to Paotingfu is being rapidly pushed offering on more acceptable terms to
Biy
Insults to Women in Hongkong
158
forward, to connect the capital city of the pro-and report on the Bars
257 vince of Chihli, which is also the headquarters of the Viceregal Yamen during the closing of the 267 Peiho-Mercury.
357
Riota at Shanghai
bellion in the Philippines
burt
Ho
....................................................................25† Generál Chamber of Commerce ..................... bine-Relief Fund 20
Hugh Craig Honoured................................
ge of Music Fa
The
258, The British community of Yokohama has ......269 decided to celebrate the Queen's Diamond 259 Jabiles with an out-door fête, something on 359 the lines of the Jubilee celebration of 1887
building of Christ Church.
humond Jubilee Memorial...........................259 and to open a list to raise funds for the re-
ly of Nurses in Hongkong......................................................... 262
Trade of China, 1898
263 .266
268
Co. Limited ..........................................................................268
bit Club: Kong Yacht Club
Handionp...........
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The Special Envoy to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee ...269 aland and the Revised Treaty with Japan......270 The British Colonies and the New Treaties with Japan.270 270 ited States Tariff and Japanese Goods..
spapers and the Japanese Press Laws .270
Nowo..
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BIRTH. At "Ferryton," Forfar, on the 81st March, the [838 wife of Doctor JAMES A. LOWSON, of a son.
MARRIAGE.
At All Saints Church, Tientsin, on Wednesday, March 24th, 1897 by the Rev. Frank L. Norris, M.A., WILLIAM KEMP BRADGATE, of Liverpool, Lancashire, to EpirH NELLIE, eldest daughter of ALEXANDER CHAMBERS, of Wanstead, Essex.
DEATHS.
At the General Hospital, Singapore, on the 29th March, the Very Bev. CANON DELQUETTE, aged 49.
At Shanghai, on the 2nd April, 1897, WILLIAM HENRY SHORT, aged 54 years.
RRIVALS OF MAILS.
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The form the memorial of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee should take is being warmly discussed at Hongkong. The choice appears now to be narrowed down to a female hospital with nurses' training institute attached and a carriage road round the island.
News of importance to the various manufac turing industries springing up in Shanghai was received on the 1st April in Shanghai. It was stated that an Imperial edict has been issued decreeing that the products of the mills are to pay the ordinary import duty, free from any further inland taxation, as in the case of similar imported goods.-N. C. Daily News.
A serious riot has occurred at Shanghai arising out of a strike of wheelbarrow-men in consequence of the Municipality increasing the licence fee for that class of vehicles. The Volunteers and Firemen have been called out and Bluejackets landed. The Council, accord- ing to latest advices, had given in to the extent of postponing the increased fee for three months, but quiet has not been restored.
Sir N. J. Hannon, Chief Justice, gave judgment in the Supreme Court at Shanghai on the 31st March in the case of the New chwang and Onwo. All questions had already been disposed of with the exception of the prayer that those persons who might claim for loss of life should be restrained from bringing their es in that court. His Lordship's decision was that he would not restrain the actions for loss of life.
Cases
The American mail of the 4th March arrived, steamer China, on the 31st March (27 days); the English mail of the 5th March
- P. & O. steamer Mirzapore, on theThe Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and (29 days); and the German mail of China on the 1st April received télegraphic per N D L steamer advice from the head office in London that at the the approaching meeting of shareholders April (30 days).
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
Bayern
Over
ank the directors will recommend a dividend for the past half-year at the rate of 9 per cent. per annum, free of income tax, making 8 per cent. for the year, the same as for 1895, that £25,000 be added to the reserve fund, and £13,000 carried
non of the Japanese Diet was closed forward as undivided profit.
March
teensland has signified its
Japanese tresty
reported to have foreigners in Japan.
Europe too
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Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co., Agen
taze Insurance Co., Limited, the Y on the 31st arch Stel
to the effect the directors wil recomm at the ge meeting of share ders the paymen den
per con
the Queen of the of the King place on the 21st all
the
urther dividen
$50,000 to
hare It is also
River, was read, and after the subject it was decided
nish
Mr. Rijke asks $5,000 U.S. gold for
From the Comercio capture of Imus four killed and two fatally were killed,Twelve officers wounded General Polavie proclamation offering & free who surrender before the 11th April command of the rebel forces who des advantage of this offer are requir with the men composing their command deliver up their arms.
According to the Ostasiatische Lloyd von-Gatschmid will not return to Japa place at Tokyo taken by Bar
t German
von
Waecker-Gotter, at sador to Servia. Baron von Waecke says our contemporary will arrive in May next to take up his new duti announcement will be Badtwit surprise, and we (Kobe Chronicle to doubt its accuracy. It was generally un stood that Baron von Gutschmid had gone home on leave, and would return to Japan after a very brief absence.
A largely attended m ting was held at the Supreme Court at Sh
ding, Sir Nicholas Hannen proposals for celebratin the Diamo of Her Majesty Queen Victorias
Chur the building of a Seaman's stitute, proposed by Roy H: 0 for the building of a British Hosp by Mr. Drummond, were broug it was decided to leave th to be discussed, in the first committee which was appointed, discussed in public meeting
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