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Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. XLVIII.}
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China Overland Trade Report.
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Epitome of the Week, &c.
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The Kowloon Extension and Chinese Jurisdiction 26 France and the Opening of Trade Routes
The Contagious Diseases Ordinance
Spanish-American War...............
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 9TH JULY, 1898.
The P. & O. Ganges, lying in Bombay har bour, took fire on the 30th June and was completely destroyed. The stewardess Was burnt to death in her cabin.
A Tokyo press despatch states that the Japan ese Government appears to silently acquiesce iu the annexation of Hawaii by America, as no 28 steps have been taken to protest against it.
It is notified at Singapore that the Ordinance authorising a Government note issue has not been disallowed. It is, therefore, to be pre- sumed that the Government note issue will be made when the necessary arrangements are 36 completed.
Navigation of China's Inland Waterways
Insanitary Houses
Approaching Ead of the War
Supreme Court ...
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A Visit to the Lines of the Philippine Insurgents
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Consul General. Wildman
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The Condemned Man Ozorio.....
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The Contagious Diseases Ordinance..
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The New Bishop: His Status Style, and Title
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Delay in the Delivery of the Mail
Death of Mr. Hugh McCallum...
The Justices and Waterfall Bay
The Water Supply
Kidnapping Children at Canton
Rebellion in Kwangsi.........
Saturday's Gymkhana
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The Royal Hongkong Golf Club
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Water Polo
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Hongkong Electric Co., Limited
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Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Limited
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Boyd and Co., Limited
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Correspondence...
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The Navigation of the. Inland Waters of China
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The Shanghai-Woosung Railway.
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The Bennertz Steamers
The Plague .........................
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The Japanese Cabinet
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Briton or Chinaman
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Change in China's Examination System
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A Warning to Sheng Taotai..
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Japan Sugar Befinery
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Russian Obstructiveness
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A Bogus Scarcity of Rice at Shanghai...
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Japan and Hawaii
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The Kobe Police and the Codie Troubles
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"Professor" Richard..
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Hongkong and Port News
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Commercial
Shipping
BIRTH.
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The Singapore Free Press hoars privately that Sonor Mario, the Secretary-General of the Dictatorial Government of Emilio Aguinaldo, has proceeded on a special mission to Washing tou to confer with President McKinley on the question of the possible future relations be- tween the Philippino Government and the United States.
No. 2.
A Peking telegram of the 27th June trans. lated by the Kobe Chronicle from Japanese papers says It is confirmed that satisfactory progress has been made in the negotiations between Great Britain and China with regard to the reorganization of the Chinese Navy, but the negotiations with regard to the army are not so successful.
That the Chinese are making progress in Western learning is no longer to be questioned. One of the last strongholds to give way will bə the regular Government examinatious. Even these are showing signs of yielding to the pres- sure of circumstances, for in the recent examina- tions in Huangchoufu the majority of the questions proposed were on foreign subjects. The most extraordinary feature of the examina- įtion was that a man living in Kuangchi actually obtained his degree by simply writing out the Chinese version of the ten Commandments, which he had committed to memory. This is good news for missionaries!-N. C. Ďaily News.
The first instalment of the American troops The British and Chinese Corporation has for Manila, consisting of three thousand men, been registered by Messrs. Harwood and Ste-arrived at Cavite on the 30th June in three venson, 31, Lombard-street, E.C., with a capital transports convoyed by the cruiser Charleston. of £250,000 in £100 shares. Its objects are the The delay in the arrival was caused by the construction of railways, ete., etc., in China. Charleston stopping at the Ladrone and Caro- So long as certain agreemensts made with the line Islands to occupy those groups, and the Company remain in force the Hongkong and American flag now flies over both. Up to the Shanghai Banking Corporation and Messrs. date of latest advices the attack on the city Jardine, Matheson and Co, are each to be entitled had not commenced, operations having been to nominate one person to be a director of the delayed by heavy rains and floods, General company.
Monet, who was reported to have been killed, has arrived at Manila, having come from Pampanga river with the wife and family of the Governor-General, who were released by Aguinaldo. How General Monet came to be in their company has not yet been explained. The rebels have out the water supply to Manila; the service tanks contained a sufficient supply to last for a few days, but after it was exhausted great inconvenience would be experienced in the city if the defence still held out,
It is reported from Peking, says the Supac, that the Emperor recently presented Li Hung chang and Chang Yin-huan with the 1st class decoration of the Double Dragon, and the recipients having thanked his Majesty for the distinction proudly wore their decorations as
On the 3rd July, at Mount Gough, The Peak, the they left the Palace. This is the first time in wife of J. M. BEATTIE, of a daughter.
DEATHS.
At Shanghai, on the 28th June, 1898, CARL FREDERICK, eldest son of F. BiscHOF, Inland Sea Pilot, Japan, aged 10 years.
At "The Falls," the Peak, on Saturday morning, 2nd July, at 10 a... EMMA SCHRÖTER, beloved wife of I. G. SCHRÖTER, in her 27th year.
ARRIVALS OF MAILS.
The French mail of the 3rd June, arrived, per M. M. steamer Melbourne, on the 5th July (2 days); and the English mail of the 10th
June arrived, per P. & O. steamer Coromandel,
on the 7th July (27 days).
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
Mr. Jas. W. Davidsoa, Acting United States
Consul in Formosa, has, according to a state- ment in the American papers, been promoted to be full Consul.
The official circular has gone forth announc- ing the increase in the pay of the Customs staff. As originally stated in our columns, the increase amounts to 100 per cent, for the indoor staff, about 66 per cent. for the outdoor staff, and about 50 per cent. for the Chinese staff down to and including the rank of writer.-N. C. Daily News.
the history of China that a decoration meant specially to be presented to foreigners has been given to Chinese officials and is a sign of the change that is now going on in this country.- N. C. Daily News.
A Peking telegram received at Shanghai on the 26th June states that HI.M. the Empress Dowager intends to visit Tientsin in the dar future, travelling in the Imperial carriages built by the North-China Railway Works for her Majesty. Further, that her Majesty has now openly taken over the direction of the affairs of the Empire, in consequence of which the high Ministers of the Court and Government have
lately applied for instructions in all important matters to her Majesty, the Emperor being re- lieved of all real power.-N. C. Daily News.
From the home papers we see that there was some talk of Sir Claude MacDonald being ap- pointed to the St. Petersburg Embassy in suc. cession to Sir Nicholas O'Conor. The vacancy has been filled otherwise, but no doubt Sir Claude MacDonald, in view of his successful work in China, will be marked for promotion. We would suggest, however, since Sír Clande's services in China cannot well be dispensed with, that his promotion should take place on the spot by raising the Peking Legation to the status of the European Legations with a corresponding increase in the salary. In importance Peking now stands ahead of several places that are better paid.
The Independance Tonkinoise, in its issue of the 27th June, after recording the fact that Admiral de la Bedoillière had been ordered to
proceed at once to Manila, and indulging in some speculations as to the reasons for the order, goes on to say:-In any case we need not alarm lain's words the Franco-English naval war is ourselves, for notwithstanding Mr. Chamber-
not going to break out. Our neighbours wanted to find a means of making us sign the Niger Convention and they have succeeded. That is all they wished. As to saying that because China has given them a part of the coast oppo
site Hongkong they have obtained an advantage to which they had no right, without being in the least Anglophil we entertain an entirely opposite view. Kowloon and all its coast be- longs in fact to the English, who have succeeded in establishing there docks, repairing basins, and, in a word, a real industrial town. The territory behind Kowloon is necessary to them, and what nation has a better right than they to occupy it? As far as we are concerned, it must be recognised, to our great confusion, that to seek new territory would not do us much good. We have a vast and superb colonial empire, but we do not turn it to advantage. The French colonies seem made solely for officials. It suf fices to note what passes here to be opposed to any new expansion.
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