THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. XLVII.}
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Epitome of the Week, &c. Leading Articles:→→→
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 18TH JUNE, 1898.
According to a Reuter's telegram the con- centration of German war ships at Manila is .481 exciting attention, and there are rumours of
German designs on the Sulu group,
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Mr. Curzon, speaking in the House of Com. mons, said that according to Mr. Maravief's despatch, Russia maintains China's sovereign rights at Port Arthur and Talien wan, and respects treaties between China and other countries, thereby implying a scrupulous main. tenance of the status quo, and that foreign war 186 ships and merchant ships will continue to enjoy
access to all ports of China.
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The Kowloon Extension
The Audience Question
Great Britain at
Weihaiwei and France at
Kwangchauwan
St. Joha's an Open Port
The Pacific Cable
The Future of the Philippines
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A New Burial Ground for Hongkong
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Supreme Court
The Kowloon Extension
Chinese Official Movements
Hongkong Sanitary Board
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The Plague
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The Parsee Address to Her Majesty
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The Colony's Consumption of Meat
A Maa Drowned at Waterfall Bay
Seizure of Arms in the Harbour
Firmen Refusing Duty
Unlicensed Drinking at Waterfall Bay
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Arrest of a Wife Murderer
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Hongkong Rifle Association
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Revolver Shooting
The Audience of the French Minister
Murder of French Missionaries
The Death of Captain Gridloy of U.8 8. "Olympia
The Protuguese at Manila....
The Fate of the Philippines
Railway and Mining Concessions at Shansi
Rioting at Ningpo
The "Amarapoora
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The Price of the Shashi Riot
Hongkong and Port News Commercial
Shipping
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The Chinese Government has at last recog- nised the good work done by the late Mr. Tong King-sing in the founding of the China Mer- chants' Co. and the opening up of the Tongshan Colliery, among other things. In response to a memorial from H.E. Wang, Viceroy of Chihli, the Imperial assent has been given to the erec- tion of a mentorial temple to Tong King-sing at Tongshan, and the sum of Tls. 20,000 is to be paid from the Surplus Fund of the Tongshan or Kaiping Colliery for the building. Besides the above amount sanctioned by the Emperor, the Viceroy Wang himself has set the example to his subordinates in Chihli and elsewhere by ..492 subscribing a substantial amount towards the future maintenance of the templo.-N. C. Daily News.
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At Chefoo, on the 5th June, HARRIET, relict of the late W. R. FULLER, Chefoo. (By telegram.)
At the Government Civil Hospital, June 10th, VIOLET ANNIE, second daughter of Edward L. STAINFIELD. Aged 1 seur and 10 months.
On the 14th June, at sea, in the steamer Frejr, aged 69 years, PHEBE ESTHER, the beloved wife of J.S. BURDON, late Bishop of Victoria, Hongkong.
·ARRIVALS OF MAILS.
The following, from the China Gazette, does not bear an air of probability-One of the native papers says that Germany, being dis- satisfied with Kiaochau as a naval station and fearing that it will be injured by the proximity of the English and Russian possessions at Wei. haiwei, Port Arthur, and Talienwan, has entered into an agreement with Italy to take over portion of the new stronghold. It is pro- posed that Italy should take over a strip of territory, 100 li in length, along the coast of Kiaochau Bay, from Germany, and the pro- posal having being communicated to the Tsung- li Yamên, that body has appointed a commission to proceed to Shantung and there determine
man and Italian possessions.
There have been no arrivals of mails during what the boundaries shall be between the Ger-
the week.
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
News has been received at Shanghai of the death from smallpox of Mr. A. M. C. Raab, acting British Consul at Chinkiang. The de- ceased gentleman had only been a few days in Chinkiang when he was attacked by the disease,
and died on 3rd June.
According to the Tientsin correspondent of the N. C. Daily News many of the diplomats from Peking have chosen Peitaiho in preference to the Western Hills this summer, among others the German and Dutch Ministers and representatives from the British, French, and Russian legations. Not a few Shanghai folk are also going.
From a Reuter's telegram we learn that China has leased to Great Britain 200 square miles of territory around Hongkong, including the mainland behind Kowloon to a line joining Mirs Bay and Deep Bey, besides the waters of these Bars and the island of Lantao. As yet no official announcement has been made on the subject locally.
The Foochow Echo publishes a paragraph contradicting certain rumours, which it charac. terises as ridiculous, which have recently been in circulation with reference to the Mamoi Arsenal, the reported failure of the Chinese to pay the salaries of the French engineers, and the threatened bombardment of the Arsenal by French men-of-war. Not only says our contemporary, was there never a single day's delay in the payment of the salaries of the French engineers, but all the goods and engines bought in Europe by Monsieur Doyère are also paid for, with the usual punctuality of the Chinese when their word is pledged. As a proof of the cordial good will existing between the Chinese and French authorities of the Arsenal, we may mention that on Friday last a farewell dinner party was given by Monsieur Doyère in honour of H.E. Yu Lo. Friendly tousts were proposed and cordially responded to ou both sides, and the party separated on the most amicable terms. Things will surely go on in the same way with the new Tartar General, not for fear of bombardment, but simply because he is in the same disposition as his predecessor, and also because there is a contract signed by
China
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The Tientsin correspondent of the N. C. Daily News writes:-Sir Nicholas O'Conor's transfer to Constantinople has aroused some Press notice in the East. I need not re. mind your readers that Constantinople means promotion from every place except Paris. Sir P. Currie has never been a great success at Pera, but it is not known why he has been re- placed. I may state, however, that Sir Nicholas's private correspondence with old friends in China shows that St. Petersburg has agreed with damp has considerably imperilled the health of neither himself nor Lady O'Conor. The cold
both, and for this reason alone change to a warmer climate will be very welcome and had indeed become necessary.
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The Penang Gazette says:-As touching upon the proposed demonetization of the Japan- ese silver dollar, or yen, in the Straits Settlements, it may be interesting to note that the N. Y. K. Omi Maru, which arrived at Hongkong the other day, is reported to have brought 500,000 of that coin from Nagasaki. We presume all these yen are chopped," in accordance with the practice now in vogue in Japan, which was instituted as a preventive of any re-introduction of yen thither that had already been exchanged for gold at the Japanese Mint, and we also presume the public of the Straits Settlements are aware that, should any "chopped" yen come their way, the coin need not be accepted by them, for it is not current in the colony, as a visit to any Bank will soon convince them.
Parties who may attempt to flood the three Settlements and the Protected Native States with 'chopped yen should be forced by the public to " pay through the nose for the speculation, as, thanks to the Chartered Bank, whose record imports of British dollars we have duly chronicled, there should now be no lack of good and sound current coin in these regions.
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H.M.S. Linnet arrived at Hongkong from Manila yesterday (Friday). Tho news she brings is to the effect that the Insurgents are in possession of the entire shore of the Bay as far as Malate. They have successively seized Old Cavite, Bincayon, Bacor, Zapote. Las Pinas, Paranaque, and Pasay, and inland Imus, San Francisco Malabon, Pasig, and a number of lesser towns. They control the provinces of Cavite, Balucan, and Bataan, and can when they wish secure Batangas and Pampangas. They are in possession of nearly the whole of Manila province outside the city. They have taken nearly 3,00 prisoners, nearly half of whom are regulars. The prisoners include two Brigadier Generals, nine other officers above the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, and eighty- nine officers of lower rank. They have captured also the waterworks at St. Olan and may out the pipes leading to the city, but influence is being brought to bear to prevent this. Three Insurgent forces are deployed around the city, one between Malate and Pasay, prac- tically in the outskirts of the towu, one to the east, cutting off communication with Laguna, und one to the north stopping railway communication. It is believed the city could be taken at any time, but it is reported that Admiral Dewey wishes the cap. ture to stand over until the arrival of the. American troops, as he does not want to have. to police the place with his present forces. The troops are expected within the next six days,
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