THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LI.]
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 23RD JUNE, 1900.
The Shanghai Police authorities intend to equip a certain number of Chinese for the purpose of training them as soldiers for the protection of the Settlement in case of trouble.
Five Japanese officers have arrived in Ger- many to do service in the German army for 425 military training. Four are to study military 425 science, as they intend to become instructors of 426 the Japanese army after their return, while the
CONTENTS.
Epitome of the Week, &c.
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Leading Articles --
Affairs in China
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The Rights of the Empire in China
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The Garrison of Hongkong
The Colony and Public Morals
The Empress Dowager
The Crisis in China
The Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce Hongkong Sanitary Board
The Crisis in the North
Canton
Macao
Manila
The Transvaal War Fund
Supreme Court
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429
The Embarkation of the North China Field Force 431
Hongkong Volunteer Corps
Occasional Notes
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Hongkong and Port News
Commercial
Shipping
BIRTH.
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fifth is to do service in the German field artil- lery. At present no less that twenty-seven Japanese officers are attached to the German
army.
A Seoul despatch to the Osaka Asahi states that a telegram was received by the Corean 433 Government on the 10th inst., from the Corean 433 Minister at Tokyo, announcing that he had in 434 formed Prince Li Shun-yo that he was charged with treason, and that the Prince replied that he would proceed home to answer the charge. This is causing some anxiety among the fol-
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On the 17th June, at the Hongkong Hotel, the lowers of the late Tai-won-Kun, it is said.
wife of H. HAYNES, of a son.
ARRIVALS OF MAILS.
The French mail of the 13th May arrived per M. M. steamer Sydney, on the 16th June (41 days); the American mail of the 19th May arrived, per T. K. K. steamer America Maru, on the 16th June (28 days); the Canadian mail of the 28th May arrived, per C. P. R. steamer Empress of India, on the 19th June (22 days); and the English mail of the 25th May arrived, per P. & O. steamer Valetta, on the 22nd June (28 days).
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
Sir Alexander Swettenham left Singapore for Labuan on the 8th inst. and is expected to be away for a fortnight, during which time the Hon. W. Egerton will act as deputy.
Sir Frank Swettenham, after his severe at tack of fever at Weihaiwei, proceeded to Shang- hai on the 12th inst. and left for London by the City of Rio de Janeiro on the following day.
The
On Monday, the 18th instant, the Taku Forts opened fire on the combined fleets of the Powers, without giving any warning. The fleets thereupon bombarded the Forts which were finally captured. The losses were given at first as follows:-Killed, 1 British, 1 French, 3 Germans, 16 Russians; Wounded, British, 1 French, 7 Germans, 45 Russians. British and Russian losses were subsequently corrected to:-Killed, British 1, Russians 17; Wounded, British 13, Russians 70. H.M.S. Whiting received an unburst shell in her boiler and proceeded to Nagasaki for repairs. The Algerine was also reported damaged, but no particulars are to hand. The Russian boats Giljak and Korevets were seriously injured. The Chinese flagship was detained by the combined Admirals, and some Chinese torpedo- boats were reported captured. Fully authen- ticated news of Admiral Seymour's arrival in Peking had not arrived on the 22nd inst., though many telegrams to that effect had been received.
M. Pavloff, the Russian Minister, was to have an audience with the Emperor of Corea on June 13th. A Seoul despatch mentions a report that the memorial addressed to the Em. peror by Mr. Sands, the adviser to the Imperial House, contained some references which might be taken as insulting to Russia. The business upon which the Russian Minister had obtained an audience with the Emperor is unknown, however.
Sir Henry Blake was to inspect the Sugamo prison in Tokyo on the afternoon of the 13th inst. On the following day Sir Henry and Lady Blake were to pay a visit to the Court, accompanied by the British Chargé d'Affairs and the aide-de-camp to the Governor and to be received in audience by the Emperor and Em- press of Japan. The Governor will return to Hongkong a few days earlier than he originally intended. He will probably come by the M. M. Laos, which is expected to arrive on Sunday, 1st July.
A telegram was received from Shanghai on "Pioneer arrived the 21st inst. to the effect:- at Chungking after 72 steaming hours." The Woodcock and Woodlark at the beginning of May, it will be remembered, only took 69 steam ing hours, though owing to an accident to the Woodlark 33 days were occupied in the trip. As far as we know Mr. Archibald Little's boat was more fortunate than the Woodlark. Now that the possibility of getting up to Chungking in reasonable time has been demonstrated great impetus may be expected for the river trade—that is, when all fear of rioting is past.
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A telegram from Yunnan-fu was received in Chunking on the 10th inst. to the following effect-In consequence of a telegram from the French Minister, the French missionaries and officials are leaving immediately. A crisis seems imminent. The French Consul advises all (foreigners) to leave.
The Indian force which is being sent to China consists of 1st Bengal Lancers, 1st Mad- ras Pioneers, 22nd Bombay infantry, 24th Punjaub infantry, 1st Sikhs and 7th Bengal infantry, one field battery and one Company of Sappers. Two of the regiments will do gar rison duty, it is expected, at Hongkong.
H.M.S. Terrible left Hongkong on the 16th instant at 10 a.m. for Taku with 300 of the Welsh Fusiliers and Royal Engineers on board. She was followed by the Undaunted, which left the harbour in the afternoon of the same day. On the 18th the Daphne also sailed for the North. H.M.S. Bonaventure arrived on the morning of the 19th and was at once got ready The torpedo boat destroyers Hart and Handy, to depart. H.M.S. Rosario left on the 21st.
it is understood, are also being got ready. On the 22nd H.M.S. Pique and Otter arrived from Singapore.
The most important news contained in the despatches to the Japanese vernacular papers is the murder of an official in the Japanese Lega- tion just outside Peking. The fullest account of the affair is in a Tientsin despatch to the Osaka Asahi, From this it appears that the unfortunate man, by name Sugiyama Hin, was instructed to meet the Japanese marines on their entry into Peking. He set ont, appar- ently alone, for Machopoo, a station just outside the City walls, and when he reached the Wint- ing Gate-one of the seven gates of Peking- he was attacked by some horsemen under Gen- It is re- eral Tong Fu-shao and murdered. ported that the Japanese Minister immediately on receiving the news made a representation to the Tsungli Yamen, who sent a guard to the scene of the murder. Whether any further ac- tion was taken by the Japanese Minister does not appear.
The N. C. Daily News says that the leading members of the Reform Party residing in Shanghai, representing no less than fourteen of the eighteen provinces of China, have drawn up a petition addressed to the Chief Secretaries of State of Great Britain, the United States, and Japan, praying that the three Powers will unite and oppose any action of the other Treaty Powers pointing towards any division of the Empire; that efforts be made to rescue His Majesty Kwang Hau from the hands of the A native correspondent telegraphed from Empress Dowager and her reactionary advisers Nanking on the 11th to the N.-C. Daily News, to through whose conduct the present troubles are the following effect:- Viceroy Liu has received alone due; and that His Majesty may be telegraphic instructions from Peking to be pre-assisted in selecting a new capital of the empire pared to resist by force British warships enter- where a Reform Government may be in- ing the Yangtze in large numbers, as it is feared sugurated. This, the petitioners claim, is the that as soon as it is learnt that Russia will help only means of restoring order and peace China, Great Britain will at once seize the throughout China, which, so long as the Em Yangtze Valley. A corps of 10,000 foreign-press Dowager and her advisers are in power; drilled troops have also been requisitioned from will never happen. Finally the loyalty and Viceroy Liu to proceed overland to the North. patriotism of the people of China had been Viceroy Chang Chih-tung of Wuchang has also much strengthened by the Reform decrees been instructed to act in conjunction with enacted in 1893, hence the masses are Viceroy Lin for the defence of the Yangtze anxious to see the Emperor restored. valley.
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