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THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL LIL
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China Overland Trade Report.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 20TH OCTOBER, 1900.
CONTENTS.
Epitome of the Week, &o.
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Leading Articles --
Punishment of the Guilty in Chins
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The Inland Waterways Question
The Southern Disturbances..
The European Steam-roller
The Germans at Kiaochow
The Crisis Telegrams..
Hongkong Legislative Council
Supreme Court
The Crisis in China
Daring Piracy Case
The Regulations as to Back-yards
Hongkong Jockey Club
A Dishonest Coolie Brought to Book
Shanghai's Defence Scheme
A New Treaty Point in' Japan
H.M.8. Terrible Runs Aground.
The Trade of Singapore
Canton
Macao
Tentsin
Bandakan Notes...
Canton Insurance Company, Limited
Jelebu Mining and Trading Company
The North China Insurance Company, Limited
Hongkong Volunteer Corps:
Cricket
Hongkong Bifle Association
Water Return...
The Royal Hongkong Golf Club
Consular Reports
Hongkong and Port News
Commercial
Shipping
BIRTHS.
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EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
Count von Waldersse proceeded from Tient- sin to Peking on the 16th inst.
Japan has signified her adhesion to the French Note, reserving, however, one point.
On the 14th instant a tornado ocoured at 304 Tsingtao, Shantung, in which sixteen buildings .804
were damaged, one man killed and eight injured.
305 .307
307 The exportation of arms and ammunition 308 from the colony to Brunei is forbidden by 308 the Straits Government for six months from the
309 5th inst.
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One day last week the Protestant Cemetery 310 near Macao Fort, Canton, was desecrated. In 310 consequence some soldiers on watch at the Fort
.310 have been beheaded.
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It is reported in a despatch from Phyong Yang that an English overseer of the Unnan mine was recently murdered, and that his mur- derer is still at large..
A statement comes from Paris that M. Doumer will return shortly to France, and that M. Mougeot will be appointed Governor-General 314 of Indo-China in his place.
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On the 14th inst, a scare occurred at Macao, and all the troops and volunteers turned out 315 The alarm arose out of some disturbances with .318 coolies at the Barrier Gate.
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On the 2nd October, at Foochow, the wife of the Rev. F. E, BLAND, of a daughter.
At the Cliff House, Nagasaki, on Thursday, the 4th October, the wife of DAVID W. BELL, of Tien- tein, of a daughter.
At Singapore, on the 6th October, the wife of AMES H. CABROLL, of a son.
On the 8th October, 1900, at Shanghai, the wife of RICHARD F. HAZELTON, of a son.
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At No. 3, Seymour Road, Hongkong, on the 13th
October, the wife of EDWARD JONES, of a son.
At No. 9, Queen's Gardens, Hongkong, on the
15th October, the wife of EL. JESSEN, of a daughter.
DEATHS.
At Gaya Island, B. N. Borneo, on the 15th September, FREDERICK SAXBY, second son of the late James L. NEUBBONNER,
On the 29th September, 1900, at the Victoria Diamond Jubilee Hospital, Tientsin, Rosser BEATTY DE COURCT, of the Imperial Maritime Customs Service, of typhoid fever.
On the 7th October, at the age of 70 years, SONG HOOT KIAM (for 42 years cashier of the P. &0. Co.)
At Shanghai General Hospital, on the 8th Octo- ber, 1900, atter a long and painful illness, CLABA LOUISE, aged 22 years, fifth daughter of the late
John MESNY.
At Bay View, Kowloon, on the 14th October, MARION MEIKLE, the beloved wife of John L. PLUMMER, in her 55th year.
At No: 4, Mountain View, Peak, Hongkong, on the 17th October, at 12.45 p.m., DORENDA SABAH (DORA), the beloved wife of John William Jones, cling Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court,
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ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
17th September Bayern, on the
The steam launch Kong Hoi, with a passenger boat in tow, was pirated at Dosing on the West River on the 9th inst., and the passengers robbed of valuables to the amount of Tls. 500.
A Paris telegram of the 7th inst. announces that M. Picanon started on that day for Saigon by the Australien. M. Picanon is going to re- sume his post as Lieutenant-Governor of Cochin- China.
General Chaffee and Mr. Congor, it is stated, have been instructed from Washington that Count von Waldercee's appointment does not include the command over the U. S. troops
in China.
In order to prevent the spreading of the rinderpest to Tsingtao, where at present large quantities of cattle have been gathered from the hinterland, the German Government of Kiao. chow has prohibited the import of oxen, sheep and goats at Tsingtao from Shanghai.
On Saturday last the section of the Allied puuitive force which started under Gen. Voyron's command from Tientsin to Paotingfu reached the latter city. They found the place almost deserted, all the Government and private tres- sure having been removed to Honan to prevent it falling into the hands of the Allies.
An attempt was made on the life of the
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According to a Berlin despatch representatives at Peking have the German Note. They declare Imperial Edict omits two chief culprits. Tung Fuhsiang and Yu Hsien, and that the punich- ments are inadequate. The penalties must be carried out by delegates of the Legations
The Kwangtung rebels, on the 10th instant probably, captured Waichow, defeating the Imperial troops and killing 60 of them. On the 12th, however, the Imperialists brought up reinforcements and recaptured the olty, scatter ing the rebels. The latter are supposed to ba under the orders of Kang Yu-wei and Sun Yat- een. As far as can be gathered, up to date, they are not making much progress.
The steam-launch Nau Chau, belonging to Messrs. Soulfort and Co., Hongkong,,, and flying the French flag, which left Kwang- chauwan on the 12th for this port, was pirated
on the 13th by some men who embarked naked b
pirates hands. The Nau Chau, after the robbers as carpenters. Much booty fell into had left her, came on to Hongkong. A full description of the occurrence will be found on
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As already announced in these columns the Welsh Fusiliers and the Hongkong Regiment will return here for the winter. but the exact
disposition of the Indian Expeditionary Force Taku and Peking, cannot be settled until it is now scattered between Hongkong, Weihaiwei, known whether the Allies are to remain in strength at Peking. This is for the powers to decide after receiving Connt Waldersee's report on the military position.
Rumour has it, says the Straits Times, that some native regiments will soon be raised in India for service in the Colonies, to take the place of European troops, and that Singapore and Mauritius are to be the first to have the new regiments. The Home authorities expresa- ed the desire that. India should raise these bat- talions for local service only, and a difference of opinion on this point with the Government of India delays the issue of orders regarding the new regiments.
The Tokyo correspondent of the N-C. Daily News Bays
According to telegrams to the Press here, it is rumoured in Vienna that the spring. The Mikado will visit Europe next spring. rumour is said to have no foundation in fact, which is a pity, for the wonderful reign of the present Emperor of Japan could not be more l visit to the fittingly crowned than by a personal men whom he will now acknowledge as fellow me
Parcha, but whom he would at one time acorn Empress Dowager by an alleged "Boxer," as as barbarians, unworthy to address the Son of the Imperial party was proceeding from Tai- Heaven. yuanfu to Hsianfu on the 4th inst. The assailant was immediately executed. gram received in Shanghai from Hankow on the 14th inst. announced that the Chinese Emperor has already arrived at Hsianfu.
The N-C. Daily News says that telegrams. tele-received by the Shanghai local mandarins from Canton on Friday reportend that the authority of the mandarins at present is limited by the city walls, or within the radius.
regi campment All the rest is under the gents' rule. The leaders of reported, are drawing up upon their followers (1) their property, as they are in conseque
A correspondent reports from Seoul to the Asahi that the proposal of Mr. Sanda, the American Adviser to the Corean Imperial Household, to raise a loan in America for the Corean Government, has failed. Mr. Sands had proposed to raise 5 million yen, on the security of the mines in the thirteen provinces kingdom. The scheme met with the of almost all the State Mini last rejected by the
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