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THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. XLVI.]
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China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Epitome of the Week, &c.
The Burmo-Chinese Treaty
Leading Articles:-
Medical Inspection of Shipping...
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, 1ST SEPTEMBER, 1897.
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A Silver or Gold Currency for Hongkong........ The Cost to Hongkong of its Gold Loans.... .183 Official Salaries and the Cost of Administration...184 Delivery of Registered Letters
Macao and the West River Trade
Hongkong Legislative Council
Supreme Court
The Police Scandal...
The Mount Austin Hotel
A Steamer Lost in a Typhoon
Mr. Danby and the Post Office...
The Kowloon Waterworks
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Correspondence Respecting the Salaries of Officers
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Stringency in the Money Market..
Report of the Government Analyst
The Vaccine Institute
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Employed in the Public Service
Transit Pass Trade in Kwangtung and Kwangsi
and
the Opening of the West River...
The Panjom Mining Co., Limited.
The Eureka and Queen Mines
Correspondence
Attempted Escape of Prisoners at Macao
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Cable Communication in the Philippine Islands.. Hongkong and Port News....
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Commercial.......................................
Shipping
BIRTHS.
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On the 21st August, at No. 10, Queen's Road East, the wife of C. LESBIREL, of Jersey, Channel Islands, of a daughter.
(1969 At 1, Seymour Terrace, on Friday, the 27th inst., the wife of E. W. MITCHELL, of a son. [1981
DEATH.
At 2, Mokawk Road, Shanghai, on the 23rd August, BARNES DALLAS, in his 65th year.
ARRIVALS OF MAILS.
The French mail of the 30th July arrived, per M. M. steamer Yarra, on the 31st August (32 days).
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
The Secretary of State for the Colonies has declined to interfere in connection with the acquisition of the-Mount Austin Hotel by the Military.
declared.
No. 10.
Major Sato and Captain Ishizuka, who were The profits of the Paknam Railway for the recently found guilty of behaving with coward-six months ended 30th June last were Ticals ice in Formosa, were on the 18th August sen- 24,130, and a dividend of 4 per cent. for the tenced to death by the Court-Martial at Hiro-half-year, absorbing Ticals 16,000 has been shima; but the Imperial Court being still in mourning for the death of the Empress Dowager, the sentence was reduced by two degrees, and commuted to exile for twelve years. They will be sent to the Hokkaido shortly,
There is talk of corruption in the Straits Settlements service. **The Moralist in the Straits Times says:-I am speaking with the authority of many men who, undoubtedly, know that what they say is correct, when I assert that few coasting steamers come to this port that are not to some extent a milch-cow to some subordinate boarding officer. The occasional present of a ham, a piece of bacou, or other ship's stores, does not suffice now to keep a ship free from delay and annoyance, if there be the smallest possible pretext for interference; and on the other hand, if I am to believe what I am told, all sorts of known irregularities are per- mitted for other considerations.
It is understood, says the Singapore Free Press, that the 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade, ou its way home in December to Parkhurst, Isle of Wight, will drop no fewer than 520 men at Malta to make up the 2nd Battalion, which goes there, to war strength. This probably means that the 2nd Battalion may have to go to Egypt on service. The 1st Battalion will take back with it to England all the men from the 2nd Battalion who have not more than one
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year's service. This is a typical example of how the linked battalion system works. certainly is little encouragement to company officers who see themselves thus deprived at a swoop of all of their best-seasoned men.
The China Guzette of the 23rd Angust says: -In the death of Mr. Barnes Dallas, who suc. cumbed to an attack of dyseatery last night, Shanghai has lost one of its oldest foreign residents. Arriving here early in the fifties, Mr. Dallas established himself as a merchant in con- junction with Mr Booker, muder the firm of Dallas & Co., well known as Ewtai. hong. Subsequently, he started business on his own account aud. having amassed a small fortune, went home, leaving the firm in charge of his brother, but on his return he found that his business had not turned out what he anticipated. This, however, did not dishear- ten him, for being as he was an enthusiastic
took things in a happy sportsman, he
of way
and started life go-lucky sort anew in Shanghai, and up to the time of his demise had carried on business as a general broker and importing and commission agent. A despatch has been received from Mr. For many years Mr. Dallas was secretary of Shimamura, the Japanese Minister at Honolulu, the Race Club and secretary of the Chamber of stating that the Hiroshima Emigration Com-Commerce; he was Captain of the old Shaughai pany has obtained a permit from the Hawaiian Immigration Bureau to send 650 contracted labourers to Hawaii, and the Japan Emigration Company a permit to send 750.
A Tokyo Press despatch states that a Ger- man gentleman now in Tokyo has arranged with & number of influential Japanese a scheme for introducing German capital, the security being debentures on existing mercantile concerns and the interest between 6 and 63 per cent.
The Penang-owned steamer Cheng Hye Teng was caught in a typhoon while on a voyage from Moji to Hongkong with coal and foundered on the 10th August. The Captain is said to have committed suicide by shooting and four European officers and engineers and other members of the mixed crew to the number of seventeen were drowned. The survivors, eleven in number, reached Ningpo in a boat.
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The N. C. Daily News of the 23rd August says:--A most important action was commenced in the Mixed Court before the magistrate and the German Consular Assessor, on Saturday afternoon, when the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank, represented by Mr. Nelson, of Messrs. Johnson,. Stokes and Master, claimed from the Sui Chang- shun Bank and bullion dealers a sum amounting to over Tls. 200,000 for losses on failure to fulfil contracts for the delivery of gold bars. These contracts extend back to July of last year, and the continued fall of exchange has culminated in a loss at this date of Tls. 85 per bar of gold. There are eleven partners in the Sui Chang-shun Bank, all natives of good standing, but the managing partner having absconded proceedings were instituted against certain of the partners now in Shanghai for recovery of the losses on contracts eutered into. When the case was opened it was discovered that two of the defendants had not appeared in person but had sent proxies, to which Mr. Nelson objected, in consequence of which Mr. Weng, the Mixed Court Magistrate, adjourned the case until Thursday, the 26th, when the two defendants who had sent proxies were ordered to appear in person, bail being taken also for the appearance at that date of the other defen- dants then in Court.-Later information is to the effect that the case has been settled privately.
The Straits Times of the 11th August says-We much regret to announce the death of Mr. Frank Maxwell, which has just occurred at Yokohama. The news is rendered the more saddening to the deceased gentleman's family and friends in that only yesterday we had the melancholy duty of recording the death of Mr. Frank Maxwell's brother, Mr. R. W. Maxwell, late Inspector-General of Police in the Straits Settlements. Mr. Frank, Maxwell was a younger brother of Sir W. E. Maxwell, Governor of the Gold Coast. He
was for twenty-five years in the Sarawak Civil Service, and after ten years' occupancy of the highest post in that service, the Residency of Sarawak, he retired on a well-earned pension, and left for England. But the deceased gentleman's restless energy, together with the excellent health he always possessed, would not allow him to remain in etirement. The Consul at La- buan went home on leave, and Mr. Maxwell was offered and accepted the acting position at Labuan. Unfortunately, he became very ill, and was obliged to go away ou sick leave. He arrived at Singapore from Labuan on the 31st of May last, and until his departure for Hong: Rangers, and was present at the Battle of Mud- kong and Japan on the 7th of June, he, and dy Flat; he was subsequently Captain of the S. Mrs. Maxwell, were the guests of the Governor. V. C. Artillery for many years, and then retired The deceased gentleman had since been staying with the honorary rank of major.. During the in Japan, and for several weeks was an inmate Paper Hunt Club meetings Mr. Dallas, with of the Yokohama hospital. There was no dis- true sportsmanlike spirit, always provided a gnising the fact that his health had completely huge punch bowl, and his activity in racing cir- broken down, and his family and friends have cles is best known by those who knew him on of late daily expected to hear the worst. Great the course. Mr. Dallas leaves several children, sympathy will be felt for Mr. Maxwell's family with whom we greatly sympathise in their in the double bereavement that they have just ex- bereavement. The funeral takes place at 4perienced. Mr. Maxwell left no children. The o'clock to-morrow afternoon, when military hon- news of his death was received by the Governor ours will be accorded by members of the S. V. C. I this morning by telegram from Yokohama.
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