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Epitome of the Week; do..
Lending Artiólen komodita
Qustoms Dues and the Rumoured Increase
... Rusia's Aims and Britain's Attitude
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¿! HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 5TH MAY 1900, om fauptzibaledu crveni nu No. 18
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According to the Shanghai papers of the 24th inst. all the vessels of the Peiyang Squadron of the sadly reduced Chinese Navy which were then in the neighbouring waters were under ..306 | orders to proceed north on the 25th'Inst. ⠀ ....306 ¦ ̈ Tokyo advices state that Sir Ernest Batow, 807 British Minister, and Count Orfini, Italian 808 Minis-or, who are proceeding to Europe from Japan on leave of absence, attended the Imperial Palace on the 24th als, and were received in audience by the Emperor.
The West River Question in 1899 .............................. The Yunnan Railway Scheme ..., -Butchers' Mest in Hongkong ........................808 Supreme Court – muzon near Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce... 309 Mr. H. E. Pollook on Some Serious Problems..........311 The City Hall ................
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The Preparation to Receive H.M.S. "Terrible" ....315 Trouble About Chair Coolies at the Peak.
316 Presentation of an Address to Dr. Bateson Wright ...8 Presentations to Mr. W. M..B.. Arthur, J.P.
.........816 Hongkong Volunteer Corps ............................................................
.317 Indian Famine Relief Fund..................................................... .............317 Olivers Freehold Mines, Limited...........................................................818 Green Island Cement Co., Limited. Manila
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Hongkong Volunteer Corps
The Hongkong Rifle Association. Hongkong and Port News..................................................................... Commercial...ren ara Shipping
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ARRIVALS OF MAILS.
» The German mail of the 2nd April arrived per N. D. L. steamer Hamburg, on the 1st May (30 days).
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
It is reported that at a place called Sha-jao, in Ningpo district, Chekiang, the natives have attacked a French mission and wounded the French missionary in charge. A report of the occurrence has been sent to the French Consul General at Shanghai, who is moving in the matter. ::
Despatches received recently by the local man darins from Monkden, says The North China Daily News, report strong hostility and armed opposition to the Russians in Liaoyang prefea- tare, near Moukden, on the part of the Inhabi- tante, and that in a fray which the two parties the Russians had seven men very severely wounded and a few others slightly injured; The country people fost one killed in the fight and five slightly wounded.
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A correspondent' writes:-"The prevailing idea that Li Hung chang is not fulfilling his promise with regard to stopping piracy on the West River is wrong. At the present moment there are four gunboats, six well-armed launches and 20 man-of-war junks, patrolling the river between Wongmoon and Kongmoon.. On Wednesday there was a public execution of The Kobe Chronicle on the 24thsult, announ. pirates at Chao Shan, the late centre of oed that a conference of the Japanese Consulspiracies, and quite a number of pirates have been atationed at Shanghai, Focohow, Hongkong and decspaited at Canton during the last mõith." Amoy was to be held in a few days at Amoy, st| 1A naval expert, talking to a representative. the request of the Governor-General of Formoss, of the Jimmin, takes a very confident view of and that Mr. Goto, Director of the Formosan his country's capacity for defence. He thinks 320 320 Administration Bureau, would attend the con- that England is the only Power Japan need ..821 ference, the object of which is not stated.⠀⠀ fear at sea. The Japanese feet" is much ..$21.
The Shanghai papers report, on the statement stronger than anything Russia could send 322 of a recent visitor to Peking, that Sir Clande against her, sild, even if France joined in the 323 Macdonald has been laid up lately in Peking fray, she dare not reduos her fleet in home with sickness, as has also one of his children. waters sufficiently to be really formidable to bert Hart, the Inpector-General of Customs,for the methods pursued in the British as Both were doing well at last advices. Bir Ro- Japan. He evidently has a great admirati has also been confined to his room for several and is convinced that no other service is in days with ill-health, but this is said not to have a condition of emoïendy. He is also persuaded been dangerous. gw Vietmagsejali proval that
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Japanese fleet could easily seal the According to Shanghai native papers, the sons of China and Japan if the occasion for order forbidding the publication and reading of subh a messure arose, par villu native papers in the jurisdiction of Viceroy Much regret will be felt at the death of Sir Chang Chih-tang is expected to be withdrawn. Nicholas Hannan, announced by telegraph in Recently Consuls of various nationalities in our issue of the 27th ult., especially by residents Hankow have written to His Excellency demand-in Shanghai and Yokohama, where he was long ing thatanch orders should be withdrawn, or else known and very highly esteemed, both in his they would request their Ministers at Peking official and private capacities. Born in 1842, to claim their rights from the Tsungli Yamên. he was a B.A of London University and The French Consul at Hankow has received graduated with honours in Logic, and Moral telegraphic information from Ching Chon fu, Philosophy in 1864 He was called to the Bar French Mission is Chion, Li-haion, at a place practised his profession as a barrister at-law. Hupeh, that riotous mobs have attacked the in 1866 He arrived in Shanghai in 1868 and called Lo Shan-ohen, and that they were threas Appointed Acting Deputy Judge at Yokohama toning do burk down the church and other in 1871, he continued in charge till May (1874) buildings when the mesanga left, i The scene of In 1878 ho was appointed Crown Advocato at the trouble, is quite close to the border of Shanghai, and in 1881 Judge of Her Majesty's Hunan and the people are reported to be in Court for Japan. From the end of 1881 to the a very turbulent and excited state, the local beginning of 1883 he was Acting Chiel Justice officials not being able to control them. The at Shanghai. On the smalgamation of the magistrate has accordingly. ested the offices of Chief Justice and Consul General, ou Viceroy Chang Chih-tung to send tra troops to protect the misionarios e dai vols Daily news that remonta are rifo all over the *** a Correspondent writes to The Nerthi China Promobor, district, indicative of unrest and possibly trouble brewing. Placards have been stuck up in many places calling on the people to strike a blow for freedom and expel the for- eigners, while in certain points flags have been ised as rallying points for the members of the Kolao Huf, inscribed with the sentenos Com missioned by Heaven; and obeying commands, let us destroy heretical secta::: Safiqient cre- dence has been given to these reports to cause a large body of troops to be called in from the | country: and quartered thepuity. Whether this unrest is due solely to news of the state of matters in Shantung, or whether it may have been Loster by proclamation in the city offering rewards for the capture of the reformer
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Mr. Rivett Carnac, the Financial Adviser to the Siamese Government, is going home very shortly on financial business.
Mr, Willlian F. Aldrich of San Francisco has been appointed United States Vice-Consul General at Hongkong and is expected to arrive
on the 25th instant.
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H.E. Sir Henry Blake, Lady Blake, Miss Blake, i and Viscount Sairdale left Shenghal on the 20th alt for Hankow by the Indo- China steamer Yuenwo,
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The Japanese Consul at Hongkong court conaly informs us that the day for the Marriage Ceremony of His Imperial Highness the Crown Prines of Japt a has bean fired for the Amaraisusso vote mus petal H.E. Liu K'ag the Liangkia
yl, newly-restored Viosror 96th alt. ig provinces, left Tientsin on the China- Merchants' steamer Nanking... A large staff
mpanied On the
of the Japanese Naval number of warships in will be brought up to 66, hich are taking part in the about 40.30ins izugal to to leave Manila by the 88. Francisco via Gnam. The itary command will be taken over by General Arth Governor-General of the Depart
of the North, and at present on a tour of
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the retirement of Sir R. Benni fa 1891, Mr. Hannon was appointed the first holder of the
hood in 1995, His coast of that diffoult dusl post. He received the honour of Kaight. position oroited the admiration of everyone Shanghai, and socially be was no less esteeme being an active supporter of every manly recreation. During his occupancy the position of Chief Justice he hail some difficult cases to decide, such as the Wn Shih - Shan missionary case at Foochow~tande the Cheek case at Bangkok, which necessitated his visiting other ports. Hie decisions in these casos invariably gave great satisfaction. -- Sir Nicholas was brother, to Sir James Hannen, for so many years) Judge of the Probate and Divorce Court, and to Mr.
rles Havn formerly Commissiorer, He leaves a widow with whom much foreigners in China vilianol lie tot-2000
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