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THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. XLVI.]
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Epitome of the Week, &c.
Leading Articles!--
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, 10TH NOVEMBER, 1897.
.357
A Gold Currency for Singapore and Hougkong ...358 The Trade of India with China and Japan ......358 The Neutrality of Shanghai
.359 ....3.59 ...350 ...360
In the action of the steamer Melpomene v. steamer Patroclua, tried in the British Court at Yokohama, judgment has been reserved.
No. 20.
Applications for the second part of the issue of the Singapore four per cent. Municipal Loan of $500.000 closed on Saturday, 30th October. tele-The issue, which consists of $100,000 in 1,000 mortgages of $100 each, was subscribed more The subscribers at par will than twice over. get about half, but tenders under par will get nothing. Practically the whole of the loan has been subscribed in the Straits and Malaya.--
According to the N. C. Daily News a gram has been received at Shanghai from Peking stating definitely that the negotiations for the loan of sixteen million pounds sterling have been concluded with the Jameson Hooley Syndicate, and that the contract has been 360 signed. ...362 .3A 2 383 .364 .365
The Interport Shooting Match.
Chinese Commercial Morality Chinese Coal
Hong kong Legislative Council
The Gold Standard for the 8.raits
The West River .......................... .........
The Chargo of Champerty..
Hongkong Cricket Festival
Cricket.......
The Fifth Gymkhana Meeting
..365
Correspondence
368
The New Balmoral Gold Mining Co.. Limited
366
Olivers Freehold Minos, Limited
.367
German Activity in South China
Tientsin
Hongkong and Port News....
Commercial.
Shipping ......
BIRTHS.
.367 ..387 ..308
.389 .372
On the 5th November, at 1. Queen's Gardens, the wife of Mr. ARNOLD FUCHS, of a dughter.
At Breezy Point, on the 5th inst., the wife of DONALD MACDONALD, of a SOB.
MARRIAGES.
On the 23rd October, 197, at the Cathedru}, Shanghai, by the Rev. H. C. Hidges, M.A., the Rev. T. HOWARD: Mira, of the London Mission, Peking, to MARY, second drighter of Edwin Beatox, Esq., of Darlinghurst, Sydney.
At 6, Yneu-ming-yuen Bai'dings, Shanghai, on the 1st November, ELIZABETH BLB the belovel wife of A. 14. MERRILEES, of the Stuistical Depart ment of the Imperial Maritime Customs, ag d 50 years.
On the 6th November, at the Peak Church, Hong. kong, by the Rev. R. F. Cbbold;, M.A., TOM EDWARD GRIFFITH, of Canton, third son of WILLIAM GRIFFIH, of "Brinelle." She'field, to. ELTA, youngest daughter of the late D. R. CALD- WELL, of Hongkong.
DEATHS.
At Hankow, on the 20th October, 1897, M. A, JENKINS.
At he Peak Hospital, on the 4th inst., GERALD BLADE, only son of Major-General SLADE, aged 46 years.
ARRIVALS OF MAILS.
The French mail of the 8th October arrived i per M. M. steamer Ernest Simons, on the 7th November (30 days); and the American mail of the 12th October arrived, per O. & O. steamer: Doric, on the 8th November (27 days).
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
We understand, says the Japan Times, that the Navigation bounties estimated at 5 million yen for the current fiscal year will be increased to above 8 million yen for the next year. If the sum increases at this rate, the total will roach more than 12 million yen the year after next.
At Shanghai ou the 3rd November the Japanese and French men-of-war the River decorated in honour of the Japanese Emperor's birthday, while the British warships were flying the White Ensign at half-mast owing to the lamented death of the Duchess of Teck. The contrast was noted by some of the local papers
" rather curious.""
it is a fact not generally known, says the China Gazette, that the Hongkong and Shang- hai Bank has advanced the whole of the money required by the French Mnu.cipality at Shang- hai for the construction of the new waterworks,
the big Bank's terms being more favourable than the Municipality could obtain elsewhere.
The Japanese Government having been im- pressed with the serious inconvenience to the Japanese and foreign public through the constant interruption of the telegraph cable
between Formosa and Chinn, has decided to commence the repair of the line. The For- mosan Governor-General has applied to the Finance Department for a special appropriation of 10,000 yen towards the cost.-Kobe Chronicle. According to thẻ China Gazette, formal ap- plication has been made to the Commissioner of Customs at Shanghai by Messrs. Bennertz & Co. for clearance papers for the steamers Wooning and Kiangnin, the first for Vancouver (!) the Kiangnin 'for the Yangtsze. So far no answer has been received from the Customs authorities, who are understood to be "consult- ing" with the higher Chinese authorities on this very delicate matter.
Straits Times.
A Chn'angsha, Hunan, despatch reports the death in that city on the 11th October of H.E. Yang Chang-chun. late Viceroy of the Shen- Kan provinces, at the age of seventy-two years. The deceased was formerly also Viceroy of the Min-Chê provinces and was a protégé of the late Marquis Tso, who was also his fellow- townsman. It will be remembered that through the vacillating policy of the deceased ex-Viceroy in 1895, the Mahomedan population of Kansa only crushed last winter at the cost of nearly rose in rebellion that year, and the outbreak was
20 million taels and the loss of over 160,000 lives, only three-tenths of whom were soldiers. -N. C. Daily News.
In the Shanghai Municipal Hall on the 4th November a large and representative body of residents of both sexes assembled to participate in a reception in celebration of the Rev. Wm. Muirhead's jubilee of missionary work. Mr. Cornelius Thorue delivered an address of con-
siderable length, presenting Dr. Muirhead with a reading lamp of handsome workmanship and a chair specially adapted for reading purposes, a silver plate on the book stand bearing a suitable inscription. The illuminated address presented to Dr. Muirhead some weeks ago on the fiftieth anniversary of his landing in Shang- hai was also read, and an enlarged portrait of the venerable gentleman was presented to Mr. Welch as representing the Municipal Council. Dr. Muirhead in a knowledging the presenta- tion delivered a lengthy and touching address.”
The N. C. Daily News of the 1st November says:--H.E. Sheng and staff went down to Woosung on Saturday to inspect the work of the railway. This work appears to be progress. ing rapidly, but cannot always be seen from the old roadway, which so far as possible is left un- touched so as not to interfere with pedestrian-Mercury. traffic. Even close to the boundary of the Set- tlement much work has been done in laying down the new railway, which leaves entirely the ld roadway a mile from the boundary and follows a course through the fields.
The N. C. Daily News of the 4th inst. says:- It appears that H.E. Sheng has had to leave earlier than intended for Wnchang. the date actually fixed for the trip there having been the 6th inst. This was owing to the receipt of certain telegrams from Peking in consequence of which H.E. and a large staff left four days earl er, namely on Tuesday morning. HE. will first visit H.E. Viceroy Chang at Wuchang and then cross over to Hankow to break the first sod of the Hankow-Peking Railway. H.E.'s stay at the River ports wilt not last more than a fortnight, after which he returns to Shanghai.
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Sir Rutherford Alcook, whose death is recorded by teater, was formerly Minister to Japan and afterwards to China. His record us given in Men and Women of the Time" is as follows:-Alcock, Sir Rutherford, K.C.B., D.C.L., F.R.C.S.. is the son of Dr. Thomas Alcock, and was born in 1809. and educated for the medical profession. He was on the medical staff of the British Auxiliary Forces in Spain in support of Isabella II., against the Carlists, and in Portugal in support of Maria II.. against the Miguelists; and for bis services in the Peninsula received honours and decora- tions from the English, the Spanish, and the Portuguese Governments. Subsequently he was consul at Foochow (1844); at Shanghai (186); and at Canton (1858) Thence he was transferred to the diplomatic service, and be. The interport cricket week started on Mon. came envoy extraordinary, minister plenipot day in a manner most disastrous to Hongkong, tiary, and consul-general in Japan. Sir who were easily beaten by the Straits Settle- Rutherford Alcock was created K.C.B.in 1862; ments by an innings and 78 runs. The Straits and in 1865 was transferred to Peking as Chief batsmen played an exceedingly good game and Superintendent of Trade in China, and remained kuocked the Hongkong bowling a lover the there till 1870. He is the author of "Notes on ground, scoring altogether $13, while Hongkong the Medical History of the British Legion in made 216 in their first innings and 118 in Spain," 1838; Elements of Japanese Gram- their second. There is no doubt the better mar,'
1861; "The Capital of the Tycoon,” team won and they are to be heartily e ngratu-183; and Familiar Dialogues in Japanese," lated upon scoring such a signal victory.
1878. In 1876 he was President of the Royal To-day and to-morrow Shanghai play the Geographical Society, an in 1882 presided over Straits and on Friday and Saturday Shanghai the health department of the Social Science play Hongkong.
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