THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL LIL]
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Leading Articles :---
The Position in China
The China Press and its Assailants
The Halt in Missionary Work
The Kwangtung Revolt
The Position of the Sanitary Board
The Crisis: Telegrams
The Truth about the Kwangtung Rebellion
Troops at Hongkong and Kowloon
The Crisis in China
Piracy on the Perseverance
Hongkong Volunteers in Camp
The Cross Walls Question
Barglaries at Wanchai
Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 3RD NOVEMBER, 1900.
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the 8th October arrived, per C. P. R. steamer Empress of India, on the 30th October (22 days); the German mail of the 1st October arrived, per N. D. L. steamer Stuttgart, on the 2nd November (32 days); and the American mail of 344 the 2nd October arrived, per P. M. steamer .344 City of Rio de Janeiro, on the 2nd November
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EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
Sir Clande MacDonald left Peking on Thurs. 348 day, 25th October.
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The Shanghai Antumn Race Meeting com- 249 menced on Thursday, and concludes to-day.
The Royal Welsh Fusiliers returned to Hong- kong from Peking by the Salamis yesterday morning.
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The New Japanese Cabinet
Fearful Typhoon in Annan
Canton
Tientsin
Supreme Court
Police Court
Marine Magistrate's Court
Correspondence..
Shangliai Autumn Meeting
Cricket
"Football
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Hongkong Hockey Club
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Hongkong Rifle Association
Reviews
Consular Report
Hongkong and Port News..
Commercial
Shipping
BIRTHS.
357 357 On the 29th ult. it was reported from Shang- 358 hai that Russia was to evacuate Newchwang on 359
Thursday (the 1st inst.)
The Russo-Chinese Bank is about to open its 359 branches at Tsitsikar, Ninguta, and Kirin,
as well as at Charbin.
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On the 17th October, 1900, at 7, Chaoufoong Road, Shanghai, the wife of J. DALTON, IM, Cus- toms, of a son.
At 1, Peitaiho Lane, Shanghai, on the 18th October, 1900, the wife of G. DIEDRICH, of a son.
On the 18th October, 1900, at 10, Markham Road, Shanghai, the wife of R. LEMKE, of a daughter.
On the 20th October, 1900, at 53, Rifle Range Road, Shanghai, the wife of K. H. VON LINDHOLM, of a daughter.
At 21, Quinsan Road, Shanghai, on the 20th October, 1900, the wife of GEORGE BUTLAND, of a
Bon.
At 35, North Soochow Road, Shanghai, on the 22nd October, 1900, the wife of the Reverend EDWARD THOMPSON (of C.M.S., T'ai Chow), of a daughter.
At Rangoon, on the 23rd October, 1900, the
wife of ARTHUR GAITSKELL, of a son.
At 5, Carter Road, Shanghai, on the 23rd Octo- ber, 1900, the wife of T. WEDDELBUEN OGILVY, of a son.
It is announced that Prince Henry of Prussia has been appointed to the chief command of the first Gorman Squadron, in succession to Vice- Admiral Hoffman,
A correspondent writing from Weihaiwei, says that everything is quiet there. There are numerous cases of enteric fever in hospital sent down from the front.
The representatives of the Powers at Peking have added the names of Prince Yi and Ying Nien, Vice-President of the Board of Works, to France's list of seron Chinese officials whose execution is necessary.
Hsu E. former President of the Board of Rites, à member of the Reform party and a friend of the Emperor Kwang Hsu, has been released from the prison into which he was thrown by the Empress Dowager in 1898.
The place of the 60 Welsh Fusiliers who were on guard at the Summer Palace, Peking, has, on the departure of the Fusiliers for their return hore for the winter, been taken by the Australians. In addition, there are
a few Italian and French soldiers stationed there.
Our London correspondent reports that At St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, on the Russia virtually accepts the principle of the 29th October, by the Rev. F. T. Johnstone, M.A., open door" and fully admits the necessity of He also FRANK HYATT YEATS, only son of Thomas YEATS, upholding the integrity of China. to BLANCHE MABEL TOLDERVY LEE, second daugh-states that France has replied that the Anglo- ter of William Hans LEE. Ceylon papers please | German Agreement is in accord with her
expressed opinion.
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MARRIAGE.
DEATHS.
At Hongkong, on the 26th October, in his 55th year, ANTONIO AUGUSTO DA CRUZ, of Macao.
At Hankow, on the 15th October, 1900. AGNES GERTRUDE, wife of Erskine T. PYM, I. M. Customs. At the General Hospital, Shanghai, on the 16th October, 1900; LINA BREITAG, formerly Kramer,
aged 25 years.
At the Civil Hospital, en the 31st October, NILS NIELSEN, late Chief Engineer C.M.S.N. Co. '8 steamer Kiang Tung, aged 34
years.
ARRIVALS OF MAILS.
The English mail of the 28th September arrived, per P. & O. steamer Coromandel, on the 28th October (30 days); the Canadian mail of
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The 8. 8. Heting has been chartered by the French Government to convey to Canton, it is reported, from Haiphong 60 French troops, 23 officers, and 30 horses. The steamer has started on her journey and she will call at Kwanchauwan on her way to pick up the 800 nativo troops already garrisoned thore.
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No. 18
The Universal Gazette states that the newly appointed Viceroy of Szechuan, Wang Chih chan, owes his promotion to the fact that he recently presented the Court with Tis. 300,000. Ting Yang, Chihli Treasurer, has been ar- rested by the Allies on the charge of conspiring to retake Peking. Four Chinese officials at Paotingfu have been arrested by the Allies,TM who have formed a committee to decide on their punishment.
The chief engineer of the Manchurian Railway, M. Jugovich, reports that he will finish the line from Chits to Charbin this winter, going through Onon, Khailar, and Tsitsikar. The part of the line from Charbin to Port Arthur will be ready in the course of the autumn. The work will be under the dires- tion of Colonel Koeller, who repaired the railway from Peking to Tientsin.
Japanese are great at statistics. · Lieut. General Yamaguchi, the Commander of the Japanese troops in North China, has now reported on the ammunition expended by the Japanese troops in the attack on Peking, which, it seems, amounted on August 14th to 18,608 rifle shots, 115 revolver shots, and 3,534 shells. On August 15th, 25,415 rounds of ammunition were fired, and 7,733 rounds on the 16th.
A Russian paper announces that the Russian Government has decided to establish telegraphic communication between Omsk, the chief town in the Western Siberian province of Aknolinsk and Vyernyi, the chief town of the province of Semiretchinsk in Asiatic Russia. From Vyern- yi the telegraph is to be laid with all speed as far as Tashkent, the capital of Russian Turkes- tan, and thence to the Chinese frontier, which is distant nearly 300 miles in almost a due easterly direction. The Imperial authorities make no secret of the fact that the projected telegraph is to be devoted entirely to military purposes.
It was reported on the 28th ult, that Yu Hsien, the notorious anti-foreign Governor of Shansi had commitied suicide to escape behead- ing, Later advices state that this took place on the 22nd ult., and futher there is a Chinese report that the suicide was effected by swallow. ing gold leaf. Our Shanghai correspondent wa ns us against accepting too readily the reports of Kang-Yi's and Yu Hsien's suicide, it is possible that this is but a ruse to enable them to escape, Prince Tuan himself is ram- onred to have shaved his head and fled to Mon- golia to join the Lamas. Another suicide re- ported is that of Yen Mou, Tarter General at Moukden.
According to the Northern correspondent of the Universal Gazette, the Boxers who lately overran Peking and Chihli province were gener- ally uniformed in either crimson or yellow turbans and coats, but that since the entrance of the Allied forces into Peking these red and
yellow Boxers have disappeared altogether from the scene. When the Allied force, however, which lately started for Paotingfa from Peking Ya Chang, whose removal from the Governor- had got half-way en route, it was opposed ship of Honan to that of Hupeh created such by a large force of disbanded soldiers who consternation among the loyal Viceroys, is re-styled themselves "Black" Boxers or I Ho ported to be prevented by ill-health from taking | Chuan, from the black turbans they wore, up his post. In consequence Viceroy Chang Chih-tung becomes Acting Governor until the arrival of Yuan Tsu-yi, formerly the friendly Tuotai of Hankow. The change is very wel come.
It is stated that the fighting, while it lasted, was most severe, and that the "Black" Boxers were not dispersed and routed until they had lost nearly 900 men. The Allied losses were comparatively small.
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