THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. XLVIII. }
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China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Epitome of the Week, &c.
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Anti-Foreign. Outrages and Great Britain's Policy
Leading Articles:-
towards hian......
The Cause of Anti-Foreign Riots
The Samshui Consular Report
The Policy of Alliances
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Sir William Des Veax on the China Question Cheques as a Relief for the Scarcity of Bank
Notes
British Trade and the Cost of Carriage
Scarcity of Money and the Gold Standard
The Inland Navigation Regulations...
Supreme Court....
The Navy League and the Jurisdiction Over Kowloon
City
Spanish-American War...
The Disturbance in Kwangsi
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Hongkong Sanitary Board
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Rioting in Szechuen
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Death of Mr Tennant of Yokohama
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Laundrymen on Strike
The Caine Road Murder
Education in Hongkong
The Art Supplements
The Royal Hongkong Golf Club
Water Polo Match
H. G. Brown and Co., Limited, in liquidation United Asbestos Oriental Agency, Limited Baub Australian Gold Mining Co., Limited Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce The Financial Position in Tonkin
The Belgian Loan
Patent Law in Japan.....
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 16TH JULY, 1898.
The new Shanghai Municipal loan, amounting to Tls. 300,000, has been entirely applied for. the average price being slightly above par.
The Echo de Chine reports that M. Pichou, French Minister at Peking, who was suffering from small-pox, is out of danger and is making satisfactory progress.
Colonel Lewes, R.E., Major Penrose, R.E.. aud Capt. Harrison, R.E., were passengers per steamer Kwciyang for Tientsin, en route to Weibaiwei on 13th July.
It is reported froin Peking, says the N. C. Daily News, that the Emperor has given his consent to the request of Korea to be allowed to establish a legation at Peking.
H.E. Chang Chih-tung, the Hukuang Viceroy, has sent 50 picked men from his bodyguard to Japan to be trained there. After three years the men are to come back, be 58 appointed sergeants, and set to work to drill and discipline their less fortunate comrades.-- N. C. Daily News.
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The South-China Technical Mission (French), consisting of Messrs. Wiart, Petit. Feer. and 69 Collin, who left Huoi on the 10th January, 60 have arrived at Shanghai. They came on foot from Hanoi to Changsha, through Kwan gsi 6 and Hunan. The Echo de Chine says they are
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The Scarcity of Copper Cash and the Rise in Prices... AI Chinese Officials' Opinions of Russia and Great Britain 62 China's ouncil of War
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The Wreck of the Nagoya Waru Opposition to Steam-Launches on Inland Waterwayɛ 63 The Underlying Causes of the Discontest in Kwangai 63 A Hanlin ou Russian Diplomacy
Fire at Kobe
Hongkong and Port News Commercial
Shipping
DEATHS.
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At Shanghai, suddenly, on the 1st July, Mr. WILHELM BOESE, aged 27 years.
At Kingsclere, Caine Road, on Saturday morning, at 12.10, from plague, DAVID, the dearly beloved Bon of Emanuel and Sophie BELILIOS, aged 16 years. Deeply regrested.
ARRIVALS OF MAILS.
The Canadian mail of the 20th June arrived, per C. P. steamer Empress of Japan, on the 12th July (22 days).
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
Ozorio, the Caine Road murderer, was hanged in Victoria Gaol on the 11th July.
Mr. Pritchard-Morgan, M.P., left Shanghai for the north again on the 3rd July.
M. Marty has arranged his dispute with the Shanghai Taotai on the basis of the latter paying one-half the claim.
The inconvenience experienced in Hongkong owing to the scarcity of bank notes is having a very prejudicial effect on trade.
It is not impossible that Tsaf Taotai will be appointed Chinese Minister to Washington in succession to H.E. Wu Ting-fang or Ng Choy,
C. Daily News.
A circular dispatch from the Tsungli Yemen is promulgated to the various Customs Tantais of the provinces informing them that from henceforth native opium is to pay only Tls. 60 per chest duty on reaching its place of destina- tion, and that'no other duties are to be levied ba-
yond the Tls.60. This regulation is to be perpetual.
Mr. Liang Ch'i-ts'ao, a native of Canton, an M.A. in literary rank and chief editor of the well-known vernacular weekly magazine Chinese Progress published at Shangbai, has been ap pointed by a special Imperial edict of the 3rd instant to be Director of the Translating
Bureau-one of the two Reform Clubs at Pe- king-aad is also given the brevet button of the 6th rank --N. C. Daily News,
A native despatch from Chungking reports that the high provincial authorities of Szechuan have lately issued proclamations notifying the people that in accordance with the Treaty of Shimoloseki, the British steamer Leech uen, belonging to Mr. Archibald Little, has received permission to steam into the inland waters of the province of Szechuan with privilege to tow cargo junks within said waters, and calling upon all local authorities wherever the Leechuen may be to give full and efficient protection to the little steamer, her crew, and any junks she may be towing at the moment.-N. C. Daily News,
According to our native correspondent at press Dowager expect to visit Tientsin on the Peking, Their Majesties the Emperor and Em
17th of October next, by which time it is expected that the two first-class partially-armoured Arm- strong cruisers Haicheng and Huichi, the three German-built second-class protected cruisers, Haiyung, Haichen, and Haisheng, and the four large sea-going torpedo boats, Hailung, Haihu, Hainiao, and Hatching, also built in Germany, will have arrived so as to enable Their Majesties to review them, after inspecting the disciplined land forces of Chibli at Haiknangsze, or what is termed the Western Arsenal.-N. C. Daily News.
No. 3.
The Avenir du Tonkin says:-Our Paris cor- respondent informs us that the currency ques. tion is being considered in high quarters and that the necessity of arriving at a decision is recognised. The establishment of the gold standard is spoken of with the French five- franc piece as the circulating medium this coin to be for Indo-China what the rupee is for India, and to have a fixed value with regard to the franc of say f. 2.50, the introduction and oir- enlation of Mexican dollars to be forbidden.
According to the latest advices received from of Aduiral Dewey had not been taken. The Manila the city, though entirely at the mercy
action of the German fleet was causing much comment and apparently a good deal of irrita- tion to the Americans. It is said they send their boats round the Bay after dark, in defiance of the regulations, and the other day the Irene ventured to interfere with the Insur gents when the latter were about to attack Grande Island, in Subig Bay, warning them off. On this being reported to Admiral Dewey be promptly sent the Raleigh and Concord to take the island, which was done, the German vessel leaving the place immediately the Ameri cans made their appearance.
The Nichi Nichi Shimbun states that an understanding has been arrived lat by Japan with the Austro-Hungarian Government, and that there is no longer any obstacle in the way of putting the Revised Treaties into operation. This being the case, it is said the necessary notice will be given to the Powers on the 17th July of the intention of the Government to put the new Treaties into force from 17th July, 1899. The Nichi Nichi adds that the new
Tariff will become effective from October. Ist. As to that, the Japan Mail believes the Tokyo journal to be in error. The most trustworthy information at present available is to the effect that the Tariff will not go into operation before next year, and the date ultimately fixed will probably be the commencement of the fiscal year 1899-1900.
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The rising in Kwangsi has assumed serious Wachow. The affair seems to have originated proportions and for a time panic prevailed at
in the purchase of rice by Canton_merchants, July the people in a number of villages objected or that was made the pretext. On the 2nd
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to this traffic and the Canton merchants fled to the city of Yung-hsien, where they owned most of the principal shops. The rebels attacked the city and sacked it, and then, their numbers increasing, they proceeded of the city of Luk- chuen-hsien, which was also sucked. After this they divided themselves into separate bands with the intention of over-running the pro- vince in different directions. Troops, however, were sent against them and they were forced to
being killed. retire westward, a great number of them It is said that as many as one thousand bodies floating down the river have been picked up and buried by a charitable institution at Wuchow. On their westward retreat the rebels continued to sack the towns they passed through, and it is said that Tung- yuan, Paklow, Peilin, Luchuan, and Hengyi have been so dealt with. About fifteen hundred troops have passed through Wuchow from Can- ton, Eweilin, and Ho Ynen. The rebels are practically unarmed. Rumours have been in circulation to the effect that France has offered to interveys for the restoration of order.
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