THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
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VOL. XLVII.]
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China Overland Trade Report.
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Epitome of the Week, do.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 12TH MARCH, 1898.
The Bonaventure has been commissioned to relieve the Rainbow on the China Station. It is stated that the Hermione and the St. George are also going to China. .186
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Leading Articles:-
The Disruption of China
The Demands of the Powers on China
Mr Drummond on the Judicial Committee of
the Privy Council
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The Constitution of the Jubilee Hospital...
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The Post Office Question Again
Dr. Atkinson on Plague and Rinderpest
Supreme Court
The Situation
Affairs in the Philippines
Prince Henry of Prussia
The Diamond Jubilee Memorint Schemes
Hongkong Sanitary Board
The Explosion on the U.S.S. Maine
A Chinese Library and Reading Room
The Water Supply
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The Shanghai Amateur Dramatic Club pre- sented the pantomime "Cinderella on the 3rd March. It is described as 8 really hitherto unparalleled performance.”
Since the change in the departure of the ..188 homeward mails from Singapore, there has been discussed by the banks and brokers there a proposal for making Saturday a close banking holiday. The proposal, however, has been declared im- .192 practicable.
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Quarantine Against Hangkong in Netherlands India..193
The Voyage of the Coptic....
Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals Humphreys Estate and Finance Co., Limited, Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Limited..
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The China and Manila Steamship Co., Limited ......195 The Green Island Cement Co., Limited
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The Laou-Kung-Mow Cotton Spinning and Weaving
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Correspondence
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Olivers Freehold Mines, Limited
Royal Hongkong Yacht Club
Polo ......
The Royal Hongkong Golf Club
Provincial Independence
Coal for the Russian Fleet
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A Spiteful Attack on Mr. Kinder
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Tramways for Shanghai
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The New Loan
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The Accident to the P. & O. Steamer Borneo
Tramways for Shanghai...
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The New Loan
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Japanese Officers for the Chinese Army
The Defence of China
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Co-operative Cargo Boat Co of Shanghai, Limited ...200 Shanghai Flour Mill Co., Limited Sea Serpents in Tonkin
Hongkong and Port News Commercial
Bhipping
MARRIAGES.
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At Saint John's Cathedral, Hongkong, on the 5th March, 1898, Dr.. SYLVESTER GARDNER HILI, to the Hon. Mrs. BEAUMONT MONTAGU.
On the 7th March, 1898, at St. John's Cathedral,
Prince Henry of Germany :ith his squadron, the Deutschland and Gefian, arrived at Hong- kong on the 8th March. As the Deutschland has to go into dock His Imperial Highness's stay in the colony will probably extend to two or three weeks.
The Philippine Rebellion has again broken out and during the past few days postal and telegraphic communication between Manila and Bolinao has been suspended, the rebels having cut the telegraph line and prevented the passage of the mails.
We are glad to learn that H.I.M. the Kaiser has recognized the splendid services of Baron von Heyking, German Minister to Pek- ing, with the Order of the Red Eagle with bow. We congratulate the gallant Baron on his well deserved honour.-China Gazette,
The assembling of the American squadron at Hongkong has given rise to some conjecture. One report is that the vessels are here in view of the strained relations between the United States and Spain, so as to be ready to run across to the Philippines in case of war being declared. The political atmosphere has again assumed a threatening appearance during the past week. Russia has demanded the cession of Port Arthur and Talienwan, and Japan is reported to have replied by making a demand for the cassion of Weihaiwei, now held by her as security for the payment the war indemnity.
Hongkong, by the Rev. F. A. Gace, R.N., ERNEST A. MEASOR, of Nagasaki, to MARY (CISSIE), eldest daughter of W. G. HUMPHREYS, Esq., of Hong-of four cruisers, we (Free Press) note that Rear kong.
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DEATHS.
On the 9th February, 1898, at Bombay, KAVASJI SORARJI ARSIWALLA, father-in-law of Kavasji Edulji Vaid, of Hongkong.
On the 20th February, 1898, on the M. M. Yarra, between Singapore and Colombo, EDWIN TOMLIN, late of Hongkong and Shanghai, aged 36 years.
On the 7th inst., E. ROSE, late of Public Works Department, aged 67 years.
ARRIVALS OF MAILS.
The American mail of the 3rd February arrived, per O. & O. steamer Coptic, on the 6th March (31 days); and the German mail of the 7th February arrived, per N. D. L. steamer Bayern, on the 8th March (29 days).
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
It is reported that the King of Siam has sent an invitation to Prince Henry of Prussia asking him to visit Bangkok during his period of ser- vice in the Far East.
With reference to the early arrival of the Italian cruiser Marco Polo at Singapore, that vessel being said to be the first of a squadron Admiral Grenet has been appointed to com- mand the Italian squadron for the Far East. He will leave in the cruiser Vittor Pisani.
No. 10.
We wonder, says the Times of Ceylon of the 24th February, if the following note from our Wharf correspondent, received this afternoon, has any political import. He writes:-The steamer Stanley Hall arrived to-day from Barry, bound for Singapore, with a cargo of coal. On entering the harbour she did not moor, but left again at once as she received orders to continue her voyage immediately.
A Peking despatch received at Shanghai reports that the Imperial, government intends, for military reasons, to first, build a railway between Hankow and Chinkiang before com- mencing on the great trunk line between Han- kow and Peking, and that the direction of the building of the former line will be given to the Kiangsu expectant Taotai Yang Hùng, ie., Dr. Yung Wing, D.C.L.-N. C. Daily News.
A vague rumour has reached here, says the Japan Herald, that the American Government has raised some point with reference to the coming into operation of the amended Treaty with this country. Can it possibly be that after the decision of the Bench at Nagasaki, in the Epps case, which has evoked complaint from the authorities at Washington, a want of confidence has been developed there in the capacity of a Japanese Court to properly ad- minister justice? We await further informa. tion,
The Shen Pao says that the anti-missionary troubles recently reported from Chia H'sing were caused by a native Christian, who got married and refused to go through the usual native ceremonies. This enraged his fellow clansmen and they accordingly attacked and killed him. After this they attacked a Christian chapel. Some say they broke it down, but other reports deny this. At any rate there was a more or less serious disturbance and the Provincial Authorities ordered the Prefect of Hsia H'sing to send a magistrate and a detachment of troops to investigate and settle the matter.-Mercury.
It is reported from Vladivostock that the Russians have recently established a mint there for the coinage of silver roubles, but the new Russia itself, as one side of the new coin will roubles will be different from those current in have Chinese and Manchu characters, contain- ing the name of Czar Nicholas II,, like the Chinese dollars which bear the name of the Emperor Kuang Hsü. The Chinese are very much in doubt as to what this means; but it is understood that this special coinage is to be used for payments on account of the Russian railway in Manchuria-N. C. Daily News.
Passengers and visitors to and from, the Tongkn and Tientsin railway stations will have observed the extensive filling-up of stagnant water hol s with earth, and the extension of
At a meeting of the subscribers to the Jubilee Permanent Memorial at Shanghai, after a long discussion the following resolution was carried by a small majority :- That the present Com- mittee be and are hereby authorised to collect the subscriptions and to offer the same to the Muni. cipal Council for the erection of a building to be called the Victoria Nursing Institute, the build-aiding accommodation and increased facilities ing to contain a certain number of free beds."
the authorities of that city of the pirates con- A Sungkiang dispatch reports the capture by cerned in the robbery of Miss E. D. Leveritt's boat, while en route on the night of the 15th ultimo from Sungkiang to Kaoli. Three men and two women were arrested and amongst the numerous para tickets found on their persons were those containing Miss Leveritt's ring and other articles belonging to the other passengers on board the boat at the time. The men will doubtless be executed in due course for the crime of piracy.-N. C. Daily News.
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for handling an increasing business. The Tientsin station especially, with its comfortable foreign waiting rooms, is a striking comparison impossible approach in wet weather, called the to the wretched mud and wood shanty, with an railway station a year ago, when there was but one train per day to Tongshan. This is some- thing in the right direction, and to know that the iron road is growing in usefulness one has but to watch the number of locomotives at work at one und the same time. We counted six at Tientsin one day this week, and the whistles of arriving trains can now be heard the 24 hours round.-Peking and Tientsin Times,
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