THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. XLVI.J
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Epitome of the Week, &c.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, 16TH DECEMBER, 1897.
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of the 12th November arrived, per P. &. O. steamer Chusan, on the 13th December (31 days).
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
The British North Borneo Herald states that ramie and hemp are now cut on the Suan Lambah plantations, and trial shipments are 460 shortly going forward.
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Leading Articles:-
Germany and China
Great Britain's Rights in Chusan
The Protection of Chinese British Subjects
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The China Association
Japan's National Expenditure and the Bounty
System
The Jubileo Medals and their Recipients
The United States and Hawaii
The Navy League
Supreme Court
The Protection of Chinese British Subjects,
The Germans at Kinochau....
Loss of the Steamer Tanered
Hongkong Legislative Council
Degradation of the Governor of Shantung
The Diamond Jubileo ...
H. E. The Governor and the Tung Wa Hospital Reviews
The Indian-Yarn Trade..
Why should I join the Navy Lenguo
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Dr. von Seldeneck, who was formerly Consul 464 General at Havana, arrived at Bangkok on the 484 25th November to take up his duties as Ger.
man Minister Resident.
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Singular Allegations Against a Chinese Constable ...463 Theft of Gold
The Triad Society Case
New Balmoral Gold Mining Co., Limited
Olivers Freehold Mines, Limited
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Annual Regatta Meeting..
Boxing Contest at the City Hall
Cricket.....
The Royal Hongkong Golf Club
Royal Hongkong Yacht Club
Football
Correspondence......
The Straits Chinaman Imprisoned at. Amoy,
China and the Gold Standard
Hongkong and Port News....
Commercial
Shipping
BIRTHS.
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Mr. R. F. Thorburn has definitely resigned his position as Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Council and Mr. J. O. P. Bland has received the substantive appointment.
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Sir Nicholas Hannen is to leave Shanghai next month for Siam, being due at Bangkok February 1st, in connection with the Cheek Arbitration case, in which the United States and the Siamese Government are concerned,
China has yielded to Germany's demands and it was reported some days ago that Germany was to evacuate Kiaochau and receive instead 474 Samsah, in Fukien, as a coaling station, but 474 this report has since been contradicted 475 from Berlin.
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The N. C. Daily News says:-We are informed that H.E: Sheng's long-drawn-ont negotiations 479 with the Belgian syndicate have come to a favourable ond at last, and the first million pounds sterling will be shortly paid over to H.E. Shêng.
At Wenchow, on the 25th November, the wife of W. S. AYRTON, H.B.M. Consul, of a son.
On the 13th inst., at 132, Praya East, the wife of JOHN RODGER, of a son.
MARRIAGES.
At Shanghai, on the 1st December, at the Trinity Cathedral, by the Rev. II. C. Hodges, M.A., JAMES GIBSON, of Chinkiang, eldest son of the late DANIEL GIBSON, merchant, Glasgow, to LYDIA, eldest daugh- ter of the late HENRY MARTIN, of Canterbury, Victoria.
On the 8th December, 1897, at the Union Church, Hongkong, by the Rev. G. J. Williams, HARRY KAYE CECIL FISHER, to May Amanda GREENE.
On the 8th December, 1897, at the Grand Hotel, Yokohama, ELIZABETII, eldest daughter of Mrs. FRANCES BEAVER, of New York city, to JOHN GOODNOW, US. Consul-General, Shanghai,
On the 8th December, 1897, at the German Con- sulate General, Shanghai, before Consul Zimmer- mann and afterwards at Trinity Cathedral, by the Rev. H. C. Hodges, M.A, MARION GILCHRIST, younger daughter of JAMES JOHNSTON, of Shanghai, to MAX P. HOERTER, of Shanghai.
DEATHS.
At: No. 9, Seward Road, Shanghai, on the 2nd
The Nova Scotian ship John McLeod, from Iloilo with a cargo. of sugar for Halifax, Nova Scotia, struck on the Black Rock at the en- trance of Halifax harbour on the 7th November during a dense fog. The crew left in the boats and the vessel sank soon afterwards in thirt fathoms,
The Claro Babuyan is a total wreck in Hope Babuyan was one of the best-known sailing Sound, in the Gulf of Pechili. The Clure
vessels on the China coast. She was a wooden 1862, and has been on or about this coast, if our vessel of 358 tous, was built at Sunderland in
memory serves, ever since she was built.-N. C. Daily News.
ative, of the Hooley Jameson Syndicate, bas
We notice that Mr. K. Frosell, the represent taken up permanent quarters at Shanghai at No. 22, The Bund, Gibb's old hong, now oc- cupied by the Russian Consulate, and we understand that several highly important local industrial nterprises will shortly be brought out under the auspices of the Syndicate.
November, CATHARINE SOPHIA, widow of the late ROBERT JOSEPH ARNOLD, of Southampton, aged 70-China Gazette.
years.
At Wenchow, on the 26th November, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. AYRTON.
At Wenchow, on the 28th November, ELLEN LOUISA, the beloved wife of W. S. AYETON.
ARRIVALS OF MAILS.
The American mail of the 9th November arrived, per P. M. steamer Peru, on the 8th December (29 days), and the English mail
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Admiral Von Diedrichs, of the German Navy, having received his promotion from the rank of Rear Admiral to that of Vice-Admiral, hoisted his flag on the Kaiser at Kiaochan Bay on the 28th November,
The Independente claims that in the partition least the whole of the island of which Macao of China Portugal should have as her share at forms part. Our contemporary ugres the im- portance of Portugal's being permanently re- pressented at Paking, and in view of the present situation: recommends that ehe Governor of Macao, who is also Minister to China, should at ance be ordered to Peking or that another Minister should be appointed.
Further details up to the 1st instant have reached us of the prospecting work being done by Mr. Gervase Cooke in Kiangsi and Anhui provinces. Diamond boring for coal is being Tayeh sinking for coal is going on. pushed on within the Tunglisi district, and at of coal at the Hanyang Ironworks is very pres
The need sing, and encourages prospecting, as it is very expensive to supply the demand from Tientsin. The fire in the Manganshan mines is still burn- ing.-N. C. Daily News.
Mr. John Goodnow, the U.S. Consul-General for Shanghai, was married on the 8th December in Yokohama to Elizabeth, daughter of Mrs. Frances Beaver, of New York city. This is the first time for many years that a Shanghai Consul has led a bride to the altar during his followed the ceremony, we learn that the guests term of office. At the wedding breakfast which
(Yokohama), Mr. and Mrs. Drake, Mrs. and included Consul-General and Mrs. Gowey.
Miss Hately, of Chicago. The happy couple are expected to reach Shanghai by the Coptic.- China Gazette.
From the Customs Gazette for July-Septem- her we learn that the number of vessels entered at Wuchow during the quarter was 81 foreign river steamers, 12 foreign sailing vessels, 74 Chinese-owned river steamers and 1 Chinese- owned sailing vessel, the total tonnage being 10,774. The revenue collected was Øk. Th. cotton piece goods, 3,870 dozens handkerchiefs, 36,242. Amongst the imports were 45,331 pieces
273 piculs English yarn, 13,832 piculs Indian yarn, 384 pienls Japanese yarn, 5,239 pieces woollen goods, 437 pairs blankets, 1,872 piculs metals, and 275,070 gallons kerosine. Samshui the trade was comparatively small and the total collection amounted only to Tls. 1,200.
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Mr. George Jamieson returns very shortly to Shanghai to be Consul-General and Commercial Attaché. This appears to be an attempt by the Foreign Office to carry out the wishes of the China Association, but is really an evasion. What is wanted is an official who can give his whole time to travelling about and studying commercial questions, with headquarters at At the regular half-yearly general meeting Peking; whereas it is a physical impossibility of the shareholders of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, that the Consul-General at Shanghai can per- Kondo, the President, explained that owing to presumed that Sir Nicholas Hannen will remain held at Tokyo on the 29th November, Mr. form the duties of Commercial Attaché. It is
the loss suffered by the Company to the extent Chief Judge until the new treaties come of over 400,000 yen in working the European into force in Japan, when the British Court at line, and to the general rise in prices, the Com-Yokohama will be abolished, and Mr. H. S, pany was unable to declare any dividend for the Wilkinson will not improbably succeed Sir period under review, the net profit, after appro- Nicholas as Chief Judge at Shanghai. But priations to the reserve and insurance funds, much may happen in the next two years.—N. C. being only 56,000 yen:
Daily News.
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