THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. XLVII.}
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Epitome of the Wook, do.
.161
Leading Articles :—
Declarations of the Foreiga Powers and British
Interests in China
.162
Legislative Councillors and Interested Motives ...162
The Site of the Now Post Office
Native Dairies and the Milk Supply
..162 ..104
Notice of Resolutions in the Legislative Council...184
Disadvantages of British Shipping
Tricks in the Coal Trade
The Site of the Diamond Jubilee Hospital
Hongkong Legislative Council
Supreme Court
Hongkong Sanitary Board
.164 .161 ..164 .165 .167 .168
The Rumoured Seizure of Kwongchau Bay by the
Freach.......
.170
The Cause of Brigandage în South China and Why it
is not Suppressed
The Diamond Jubilee Commemoration Schemes Death of the Tai-Won-Kun
The Secret of the British Empire
......171 ..172 .172 .173
The Hongkong Musical Examination
The Launch Collision at Kowloon
The Fire Brigade Report
Public Works Department Stores..
Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Limited
171
.173 ...173 174 ...174
The Labuk Planting Co., Limited, in Liquidation...175 The China Fire Insurance Co, Limited
Humphreys Estate and Finance Co., Limited,
Geo. Fanwick & Co., Limited
The Punjom Mining Co., Limited
Prince Henry's Movements
Great Fire in Canton
The New Balmoral Gold Mining Co., Limited
Olivers Freehold Mines, Limited
..175
176 .176 ..177
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 5TH MARCH, 1898.
M. Hanotaux has informed Sir Edmund Mon- son that France has not the slightest intention of imitating Germany by seizing a Naval base in China.
Mr. Curzon read B. note from Count Muravieff in the House of Commons, declaring that any port Russia occupies in China will be open to ships for the commerce of the world.
The proposed Chinese national domestic loan is, the N. C. Daily News says, an utter failure. All the Princes and Ministers of the Tsungli Yamên together only subscribed for Tls. 20,000. Sir Charles Mitchell, Governor of the Straits Settlements, is expected to go on leave to Eng- land about the end of March. Mr. J. A. Swet- tenham, Colonial Secretary, who returns from leave about the middle of March, will be. appointed Acting Governor.
Famine prevails in some of the provinces of Annam. The Government has organised a system of rice distribution, and relief works have also been undertaken, the wages being paid half in money and half in rice. The Avenir du Tonkin says the famine may now be considered
as well in hand,
We (N. C. Daily News) understand that an Imperial decree was issued last week authoris- .177 ing the construction of a railway from Tientsin to Chinkiang by way of Shantung; and that on this the German Minister, Baron Heyking, protested on the ground that Germany must have the first right to construct railways in any part of the province of Shantung.
..177 .178 .178
Great Eastern and Caledonian Gold Mining Co., Ld....178 Dakin, Cruickshank & Co., Limited, in Liquidation ...178 Hongkong Cricket Club.... Royal Hongkong Yacht Club Correspondence
Hongkong and Port News Commercial
Shipping.
BIRTH.
...179 ...179 .....179 .18) .181 ....183
At No. 12, Belilios Terrace, Hongkong, on the 27th February, the wife of IsiIDORE XAVIER, of a
son.
DEATII.
At 6, Chaoufoong Road, Shanghai, on the 27th February, 1898, LiZZIE THOMPSON SMITH, the dearly beloved wife of JAMES FERRIER, China
Merchants' S. N. Co.
- ARRIVALS OF MAILS.
The French mail of the 28th January arrived, per M. M. steamer Melbourne, on the 27th February (30 days); and the English mail of the 4th February arrived, per P. & O. steamer Thames, on the 3rd March (27 days).
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
Yen pieces that have been " chopped" in China are discounted on exchange in Japan by
cent.
25
per
The guarantee for the new Chinese loan includes the unpledged portion of the Customt and a part of the Likin.“
A Court Martial has been held on the ground- ing of the Victorious. The Captain and Staff Commander were severely reprimanded.
Six officers attached to the staff of Viceroy Chang Chih-tung arrived at Nagasaki on the 22nd February, to commence a tour of inspection in Japan
The new Governor of the German Settlement at Kiaochou Bay is Captain Truppel, the Re- sidency being in the yamen at Chingtao. We (N. C. Daily News) learn that Mr. Melton Prior, the artist, was most cordially received by the German authorities at Chingtao, which is forty miles from the city of Kiaochou, and was kindly invited to be the guest of the Governor.
The Tsungli Yamên acting on advice from Minister. Wu to the United States, has requested the Viceroy of this province to give orders to his subordinates to admonish all tea planters and merchants to be careful in the quality of teas exported, and not to mix leaves of inferior quality with good teas, to the detriment of the trade. Viceroy Liu has accordingly instructed the Shanghai Magistrate to that effect. Mercury.
It is stated in native official circles at Shaug. hai that, upon the recommendation of Tsai Taotai, the Viceroy Liu of Nanking has ap- pointed Mr. W. V. Drummond Chief Legal Adviser to the Bureau of Foreign Affairs at that port, and that Mr. Drammond's clerk, Lo Chen-yi, has been appointed Assistant Legal Adviser. The honorary title given by Viceroy Liu to Mr. Drummond is "an official of the 3rd brevet button," light blue.-N. C. Daily News.
No. 9.
Mr. Archibald J. Little's launch Leechuen, the pioneer steamer for the Chungking trade, started from Ichang at noon on the 15th February, with one small junk and also a gunboat sent by the Chinese for protection, in tów. Her progress through the rapids up to her future port will be watched with great anxiety and interest by all who wish to see the world.-N. C. Daily News. resources of Western China opened out to the
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Sir Howard Vincent has addressed a letter to the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce on the China, in which he expresses his satisfaction British position in the Mediterranean and that Lord Salisbury and Her Majesty's Govern. ment are taking energetic steps, in friendly: alliance with China, to develop mutual trade between British Burmah and the rich, ad- jacent, and thickly populated valley of the Yunnan!" It is to be hoped Lord Salisbury and Her Majesty's Government know more about Yunnan than Sir Howard Vincent does.
Shanghai Volunteer Corps. We are to have a Another important arm is to be added to the
corps of marine volunteers for the defence of the harbour and water approaches of the Foreign Settlements, with launches armed with gatling guns. A meeting was held on the 23rd February at the Mercantile Marine Officers' Association with the object of forming the new branch of the S.V.C. and was largely attended. Major Holliday was present and addressed the meeting. No less than 42 names were at once sent in for membership and a committee was nominated to carry the project through its initial stages.— China Gazette.
On account of the Emperor's recent decree founding special examinations, great desire is now felt by scholars in Peking and in Tientsin to ac- quire a knowledge of western science, history, and law. Translations made in recent years by foreign scholars on economical and historical for the Diffusion of Christian and General subjects, such as those published by the Society Knowledge in China, are now eagerly read in every part of China; a new era has dawned and the star of hope is now seen shining on the Chinese horizon. Knowledge is power, and that diplomatic aptitude in which she has never China by acquiring knowledge will through been wanting at the same time also increase her power.-N. C. Daily News.
that the people inhabiting the Yangtze Valley It is reported in well-informed native circles
and that they are being gradually supplied with have recently began to quietly arm themselves firearms through various influential quarters. Something is evidently expected to happen in the near future and the leaders of public opinion amongst the masses are apparently trying to Prepare the minds of the latter for some crisis. There now, in consequence, a certain restlessness of spirit and a longing for something to happen observable amongst the people of the Yangtze Valley, such as has not shown itself since the time when first it became known that the Taiping rebels were nearing Kiangsu province, some
On the morning of the 19th February the Manila and Dagupan railway was found to be damaged between the stations of Calumpit and Apalit and an examination showed that the damage had been caused intentionally, A party of Cazadores was sent out to search the neigh-forty years ago. bourhood and they found in hiding amongst the reeds a band of robbers, upon whom they opened fire, killing five and taking one prisoner. The damage was repaired the same day and traffic resumed in the evening,
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Apropo of the above it is interesting to learn that the members of a certain powerful secret society whose head- quarters are not a hundred miles from Shanghai, have been observed to be unusually active of late.-N. C. Daily News.
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