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THE
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China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 25тH NOVEMBER, 1899.
Epitome of the Week, &0. ....................................................................................429 Finding Articles:-
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Control of Telegraphs in Time of Was...................................480 The French at KwangchauwaE Kwangohauwan and Shamchun—A. Contrast
Hongkong Legislative Council
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The Missionary Docter and her Chinese Lover Extraordinary Case of Mistaken Indentity, ............486
élegraphic Censorship .
Supreme Court
..486 ...497
The Governor's Trip up the West River..................439 Death of the Rev. Dr. Chalmers .............................................................439
Wreck of the Charleston .......................................... Americans in the Philippines
Heymans' Concert
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400 KIADOTSUSTASIKANAL
Piracy in the Canton Waters.....
Postal Facilities at the West River Porta
Cossional Notes................................
Hongkong Race Meeting 1900
The Interport Shooting Match
Football
Cricket......
Football Notes.........
Corrspondence...
Baub Gold
Affairs at Kwangchauwan
The Joly Insurance Case
A few cases of plague have occurred at Kobe. The King of Luang Prabang has been on a visit to Saigon to pay his homage to the Gov. ernor-General of Indo-China, to whom he made presents of fowers of gold and silver.
The Echo de Chine announces the outbreak of a revolution in Kansu. A Protestant mis- sionary and a mandarin have been massacred by the Mahomedans. The Shensi banks have been ordered not to negotiate any bills on Kansu.
We (Chinu Gazette) learn upon the best authority that the report of Mr. Yano's appointment as Adviser to the Tsung-li Yamen had no foundation in fact, though it may have 448 formed the subject for inconsequential disons ..440 | sion at times,
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The Japanese seem to be directing their 442 attention to the Yangtze, judging by the 442 number of their prominent men in the political world who have lately visited the provincial ...448 capital and interviewed the Viceroy. Now we 443 learn that Mr. Kato, the Minister to the Court .443
of St. James, who had just returned from 444 Peking, left Shanghai on 14th November for ....444 Hankow-Mercury.
Bettlement of the Kieaning Case British aid Spanish Prisoners Hongkong and Port News Commercial..................................................................................................................................
Shipping
BIRTHS.
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On the 17th November, at Tor Crest Peak, the wife of A. G. GORDON, of a daughter.
On the 18th November, 1899, at Uli Uli, Manila' PT the wife of H. D. C. JONES, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, of a son.
On the 22nd November, at the Peak, the wife of J. M. BEATTIE, of a daughter.
MARRIAGES.
At the British Consulate, Tientsin, and afterwards at the London Mission Chinese Chapel on Thursday, November 9th, 1899, GEORGE PURVIS SMITH, M.B., C.M. EDIH,, to ALICE MART, daughter of WILLIAM ESAM, Feq., “Ewhurst," Hastings, Eng- land.
At the British Consulate and afterwards at the Joseph's Church, Shanghai, CHARLIM PAESONS, of Bouth Lambeth, London, to ALIOR, youngest daughter of the late HENRY MCCLEERY BLOW, Tientsin.
DEATHS:
On the 9th November, at Yokohama, JOSEFINA, the wife of G. M. DOS REMEDIOS.
At the Shanghai General Hospital, on the 11th November, 1899, BESSIE ANDERSON, the dearly be loved wife of William THOMSON, aged 48 years,
At 26, Broadway, Shanghai, on the 15th Novem- ber, HARBY CRANMER MANNING, aged 41 years.
At 6, Seward Road, Shanghai, on the 16th No vember, 1899, THOMAS DEIGHTON. aged 57 years.
ARRIVALS OF MAILS.
The French mail of the 20th October arrived, per M. M. steamer Oceanien, on 21st November (82 days); the American mail of the 24th October arrived, per 0. & 0. stesmer Gaelic, on the 22nd November (29 days); and the English mail of the 27th October arrived, per P. & O. teamer Coromandel, on the 24th November (28days).
(70. EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
the Arst steamer direst from Chungking to Shanghai, arrived at the tlater
15th
No. 22.
Captain Hiraoka, who has been ordered by the Japanese General Army Staff Department to Proceed to South Africa to witness the war operations there, and who is a passenger, by the Yakohama-maru, will be attached, it is stated, to the Boer army. Colonel_Ijiohi, the military attaché in the Japanese Legation in London, has also been ordered to South Afrion, and will socompany the British forces. A wire has been received announcing Colonel Ijichi's departure for the scene of operations.
The London Gazette of 17th October contains the following Order in Conneil relating to the abolition of Consular jurisdiction in Japan: "As regards all such matters and cases aa come within the jurisdiction of the Japanese Courts, the operation of the Orders in Council regulat ing Her Majesty's Consular jurisdiction in the Empire of Japan shall cease to be in force and operation within the said Empire as from the 4th day of August, 1899, except as regards any judicial matters pending in any of Her Majesty's Consular Courts in Japan on the day above mentioned."
News has been received through Chinese sources of various conflicts between the French and the Natives at Kwangchanwan, in which The Straits Government nas received the fol- the advantage is said to have reated with the lowing telegram from the Government of West- Natives, but the details are of doubtful authen. ern Australia:-"Brigantine Ethel left Broome ticity. The French, are said to have detained October 19th for Lagrang Bay to the North- Marshal Su as a hostage or prisoner and to west of Western Australia, has not arrived. have captured several Chinese gunboats. We When last seen October 30th steering norther learn by telegram, however, that the difficulty ly direction past Lacepede Islands. Fear that has now been adjusted and that the boundary Asiatic crew`mutinied, murdered Ridell, Mas-proposed by the French, which includes two ter of ship, son and carpenter and stolen vessel. islands st the month of the bay. has been Shall esteem assistance from H.M. Government | accepted by the Chinese. According to the in seizing vessel.”
French, the reports of hostile encounters have been ridiculously exaggerated.
H.R.H. Prince Henry of Prussia accom. panied H.E. the Governor and Lady Blake, The Poking and Tientsin Times says :--
:-Mr. Miss Blake, and Mr. M. Blake on a trip up the Bax-Ironside, the present Charged Affairss West River as far as Wuchow last week. The and First Secretary of Legation in Paking, party left Hongkong on Friday evening 17th goes home on leave immediately after the är- November, arriving at Wuchow on Sunday rival of Sir Claude MacDonald. It is under- morning. They left again on Monday after-stood that Mr. Bax-Ironside will not return to noon, and on Tuesday Prince Henry separated from the party, going in H.M.S. Sandpiper to visit the city of Canton. H.E. the Governor arrived back in Hongkong Wednesday.
The Morning Post of the 7th October, in an article describing the preparations for the devoration of the Nelson column on the Trafal gar anniversary, says a feature of the gifts from the branches of the Navy League“will be a model ship made entirely of flowers from the Hongkong branch. The model will represent the West River, China where a great deal of piracy gunboat Sandpiper which is now patrolling the exists, and the object of the senders is twofold, viz., to honour Nelson and to draw attention to the necessity for more gunboats to protect our commerce on the West River."
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China. His memory will long be verdant among our sportsmen and whist players. He has ever been the strenuous supporter of cricket, and indeed was the originator of the Peking- Tientsin matches; he has also been a consistent supporter of tennis and football for the young bloods in the Consular Nursery, Mr. Bax. Ironside was the pioneer of Bridge Whist in both communities. His ability, unfailing courtesy, and consideration have ensured him many admirers in North China, who will watch his future career with great interest.
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Kang Yi, the Empress Dowager's High Commissioner to collect funds, arrived at Shang. hai from Canton in the China Merchants' steamer Kwangles on the 12th instant and left again rather hurriedly on the 16th for Peking. At the recent conference of English and His hurried departure is said to have been dus American bishops held in Shanghai, it was an to the receipt of a wire from his friends in animously decided that it would not be advisable Peking giving the news that both Jung Lu for the bishops of the Anglican Communion and Prince Ching were working again st either to ask for, or to accept, a political status preventing him from returning to Peking. This in China such as that which has recently been decided him to take the first steamer leaving conferred by Imperial edict on Roman Catholic for Tientsin. So anxious wan Kang Yi bishops. There were present at this conference to get to Tisntain without being turned Bishop Moule of the Mid China diocese, Bishop off midway by a telegram ordering him to Graves of Shanghai, Bishop Scott of North| proesed to: Szechuan, as was the intention of China, Bishop Corfe of Korea, Bishop Camela | Jung Lu and Frince Ch'ing, that he desired the of Western Chins, and Bishop Hoare of Vio- | Hrinys to prooved straight up to Tangku with- toria, Hongkong.-N. C. Daily News,
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