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THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
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China Overland Trade Report.
VOL. LIV.]
CONTENTS.
Epitome of the Week, &c. Leading Articles :-----
Questions before the Legislative Council
A Threatened Danger from Russia The Tature of the Sanitary Board
Prince Chun's Mission in Germany
Chine Examination Reform
Staat-owned Cables
Private Chair and Jinrioksha Difficulties
Hongkong Sanitary Board
HONGKONG, MONDAY, 9тя SEPTEMBER, 1901.
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EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
The Belgian missionaries who were besieged by the Alashan Mongols have been delivered by the troops sent by the Taotai of Kweihuachêng on the demand of the French Minister.
The formation of a native military leave .201❘ depôt at Weihaiwei for invalids, under the command of Captain Quinn, has been 202 sanctioned. Thirty Berkefleld filters have been 203 despatched thither from India.
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The Crisis: Telegrams...
The Government and the Sanitary Board's Recom.
mendations
The Recent Troubles in China
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The Cochrane Street Enquiry
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Grand Tattoo and Promenade Concert
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Hongkong St. Andrew's Society
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Tonkin Notes
Peking
Northern Notes
Corea........
Correspondence
Queen Victoria Memorial Fund
Supreme Court
Sporting and Other Notes
Kowloon Bowling Club
Victoria Recreation Club Aquatic Sports Hongkong and Port News Commercial
Shipping
BIRTHS.
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In connection with the Whangpoo con- servancy scheme at Shanghai, the area which it is proposed to reclaim is over 1,700 s, or about 290 acres. It is suggested that an international park and recreation ground should
be laid out on this reclamation.
For the information of those who have goods in bond, the N.-C. Daily News is authorised to announce that the Peking Foreign Office states that bonded goods will pay the new effective 209 five per cent. import duty when it comes into
force, unless they are cleared before that date.
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H.M.8. Terrible has returned to Weihaiwei 211 from Shanhaikwan, and both Admiral Bridge 213 and Admiral Bruce are now there, with six 2'4 British warships. The Fleet regatta takes 214 place at Weihaiwei early this month. H.M.8. 215 | Terrible may come to Hongkong about October.
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On the 23rd Angust, at Tokyo, the wife of JOHN TRUMBULL SWIFT, M.A., of a daughter.
On the 80th August, at Shanghai, the wife of J. B. Howes, of a son.
On the 4th September, at the Peak, the wife of J. A. MACKAY, of a son.
MARRIAGE.
Hongkong, HARRY GEORGE, second son of the On the 3rd September, at St. John's Cathedral,
late THOMAS ELLIS, M.D., of London, to Mary, third daughter of HUGH CALAghan, Esq., of Sydney, Australia.
DEATHS.
On the 22nd August, at Shanghai, MANY ST. Groɛex, aged 15 years.
On the 30th August, at the General Hospital, of HRRY Shanghai, CHARLIE, youngest son CHARLES and EMILY RUBBELL.
Hongkong Weekly Press
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ARRIVALS OF MAILS.
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No. 11.
According to a Tokyo despatch, the Japanese supplementary claim from China has not been discussed by the conference of foreign ministers The Japanese at Peking for some time. Government will insist upon recognition of its lawful claim, and is confident the claim will be met in the right spirit by the foreign repre- sentatives.
It is said that H.E. Liu Kung-yi is thoroughly convinced of the necessity of im- mediate steps being taken to improve and conserve the Whangpoo and its approaches, nor has he any objection to the co-operation of foreigners in the work; but he insists very strongly that the sovereignty of China shall be respected and maitained.
A Hsian dispatch states that the recent action of H.E. T'ao Mu at Canton in removing from office some conservative and reactionary officials belonging to the Two Kuang provincial Governments, and his recommendation to the Throne to do the same in Peking, gave great anger to the Empress Dowager, who openly vowed vengeance in the Grand Council lately upon the Viceroy. The Grand Scoretary, Wang Wên-shao, however, was luokily present and through his exhortations the Emprese Dowager's wrath was appeased. No one else took Viceroy T'ao Mu's part.
The N.-C. Daily News of the 29th ult. says:- It is stated in Peking. that the Court at It appears that the firm attitude of Sir E. Satow. Hsianfu intends to pick out certain officials has borne some fruit at last. On the afternoon possessing a knowledge of foreign languages of the 25th inst., according to our native corres. and sciences for promotion, and to choose the pondent at Hangchow, Governor Jen Tao-Yung, in obedience to a Haian decree, ordered to be best rules to be found in foreign and native codes of law for promoting friendly intercourse brought before him Chou Chik-te, ex-Captain' of the Chuchou garrison, who was the principal with foreign nations.
Quarantine is enforced by the Russian autho-leader of the riotons soldiery and mob of Chu- chon in the masssore of the unfortunate rities against vessels arriving at Port Arthur. missionaries in that city and vicinity in July, Talienwan, Vladivostock, or other Kussian ports in the Far East, from or by way of last year. The Governor sat in the Grand Hall Japanese, Chinese, or Corean ports. Such of his yamên, and after asking a few questions days at their destination, unless they produce execution ground outside the Yungching gate vessels are to be detained in quarantine for three of the condemned ex-Captain, ordered him off to to the Russian officials on their arrival bills of of Hangohow, where his head was struck off under the supervision of Chung, prefect of the health endorsed by the Russian Consul at the. port of departure.
city. This not of justice should have been done some eight months ago.
A Peking special despatch received in Shang- hai on the 6th inst. stated that the Ministers
had received the two remaining Edicts, the Chinese plenipotentiaries claiming that they had only just arrived. A special wire from the capital on the night of the 6th was to the effect that at a meeting of the Ministers, the Edicts were approved, and that the signa- ture of all the copies would probably take place on Saturday. If Li Hang-chang was unable to be present at the signing of the Edicts, owing to sickness, he was to sign at home.
Japanese papers report that every provision to make Maizura a military port will be ready | towards the end of October next. The approach
ing completion of the harbour works at that port has made the naval authorities consider more than
ever the necessity of speedily constracting a military railway, starting from Maizuru. The cost of the railway is estimated | The German mail of the 5th August arrived at about six million yen, and this sum the par N. D. L. stemmer Preussen, on the 3rd | authorities believe they will be able to meet at September (29'days); and the American mail the rate of one and a half million yen yearly, beginning from the fiscal year which commences of the 10th August arrived, per T. K. Kin April next. Maisura fronts Vladivostock, stoamor America Mara, on the 7th September (28 days).
and part of the Russian Press affects to regard it as a menace to that port.
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execution. The condemned was then led off to
On the 3rd inst. Prince Chun arrived at
Potsdam from Basle, the German Emperor from the Prince's suite. On the next day, at the having abandoned his demand for n kowtow. New Palace, Prince Chun was received by the Emperor, who remained seated on his throne. His Majesty beckoned Prince Chun to approach, and the latter, bowing thrice, then handed to His Majesty a letter of regrets from the Emperor of China. The Kaiser, in a stern speech, replied that he was willing to admit that the Emperor of China held aloof from the crimes that had been committed, but the guilt of his advisers was all the greater. He warned Prince Chun that the Chinese Government could not obtain pardon by a mere expiatory' mission, but by its future attitude and con• formity with the prescriptions of international law and civilisation. Prines Chun on retiring from the imperial presence again bowed thrice. | A semi-official statement explains that it would be impossible for Germany to insist upon China begging forgiveness, as by so doing it would imply that the Chinese Government had abetted the murder of the German Minister,
Baron von Ketteler.
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