THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
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China Overland Trade Report.
VOL. LV.]
CONTENTS.
Epitome of the Week, &c. Leading Articles:--
The Record of the Year
The Rulers of China
The Manchurian Convention Missionaries and Looting
The Crisis: Telegrams
Mutiny at Macao
Chinese Presentation to H. E. the Governor..
Alleged Arrest of a Chinese Reformer on
British Vessel
Shipping Disaster in Hainan Straits
China Squadron Heavy Gun Challenge Trophy S. Peter's Church and Mission
Masonic Affaira
Swatow
Kowloon Dock Dance
Christmas at Weihaiwei
Canton
Foochow
Peking
Correspondence
Sporting and Other Notes
Cricket
Football
Taikoo Club Sports
China and Manila Steamship Co., Ld.
Royal Hongkong Yacht Club....
Hongkong Rifle Association
Local and District Events, 1901 Hongkong and Port News Commercial
Shipping
BIRTHS.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 4TH JANUARY, 1902.
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The Imperial Court arrived at Chengting-fu on the afternoon of the 31st ult, and was expected to leave for Paoting-fu on the 2nd inst.
A Tokyo contemporary learns that Russia 3 intends to despatch a further force of 12,000 soldiers to Port Arthur by the end of February
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H.E. the Governor, Sir Henry A. Blake, G.C.M G., starts on a three-months' holiday a.m., from 6 to-day, leaving for England at 11.15 6 Blake Fier.
As was feared would happen, Mr. W. N. Pethick, formerly private secretary to the late Li Hung-chang, has succumbed to his illness. He died in Tientsin on the 20th ult.
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The Subig Bay prison is to be the chief military prison in the Philippines.
Straits papers announce the arrival in Singa. pore by the Ville de Ciotat, on their way to Saigon, of the members of an important French geographical mission, charged by the Minister for the Colonies with the duty of visiting and reporting upon the Far East generally. This mission is exclusively of a military character, and includes M. Vauloger de Beaupré, an officer on the General Staff, and the chief of the mission; Captains Massenet and Pean, Lients. Roumeguére, de Batz, de Kermalon, Andrés, Ronget, and Bellot. It is supplied with scientific apparatus and instruments of every description, and is to carry on its work for a period of about two years.
The Manila Times wrote on Christmas Day: -"The vengeance meted out to the insurgents
The c. mmencement of the work of the Com- on the island of Mindoro has been full and satis- mission presided over by the Plenipotentiaryfying and those who are in sympathy with H.E. Sir James L. Mackay, K.C.I.E., is being delayed by the long illness of the Chinese Commissioner, H.E. Sheng Hsuan-huai,
Certain Powers have asked the United States 11to hand to them any balance over the amount 12 retained as America's share of the Chinese 12 indemnity, on the ground that theirs is inade- quate, but the officials at Washington do not anticipate any balance.
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. On the 19th December, at "Saionara," Northam Road, Penang, the wife of CRCIL A. Law, of a daughter.
The arrival of the Emperor Kwang Hsu at Peking is reported to be fixed for the 6th of the 12th moon, or the 15th of January. Viceroy Yuan Shi-kai and the high officials of Chihli have gone to meet him. It is also reported in mandarin circles at Shanghai that the Empress
On the 31st December, at Craigieburn Hotel, Dowager will not arrive the same day at Peking the wife of CARL GEORG, of a daughter.
MARRIAGE.
On the 31st December, at St. Peter's Church, West Point, by the Rev. J. H. France, M.A., ALFRED EDWARD EMANUEL, chief officer s.. Ranglee, to EMMA, daughter of the late JoHN EDWARD RAE, of Newcastle, N.S.W.
DEATHS.
On the 17th December, at St. Bernard's Hos pital, Nagasaki, GEORGE E. RICE, aged 58 years.
with the Emperor, but a day later-on the 16th inst.
A Belgain priest and many converts have been killed in an anti-foreign outbreak at Pinglo-hien, Kansu province, near General Tung Fuhsiang's quarters. An Imperial edict is reported to have been issued ordering the summary decapitation of all the assailants of these people, and stating that, if the officials do not capture the guilty within a certain time, they will be deprived of office for ever.
The Nagasaki Press says:-There is already talk of Marquis. Ito succeeding the present On the 29th December, at Taiköktsui, Capt. Cabinet, but this story is dubbed as absurd and GEORG FRANZ SACHSE, aged 58 years.
mischievous, because of the estrangement growing wider and wider between the Marquis ex-official for
them have not escaped. Word received in Manila yesterday afternoon of the campaign that is being carried on by Major Pritcher and the officers connected with him tells that the island has been swept bare from north to south, east to west, and only two towns remain as evidence that Mindoro was once a thickly settled community. Up to last Sunday threes towns were left. These were Calapan, Pauluan and Mangarin, but on Sunday night the last named town was reduced to asbes."
H. E. Senhor Conselheiro José d'Azevedo Castello-Branca, the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary for Portugal, left for Shanghai on Tuesday by the French mail s.8. Caledonien on his way to the Chinese Court at Peking, his mission being the readjustment of the boundaries of Macao with a view to the extension of the Portuguese territory. The* suite consists of Sr. Gabriel d'Almeida, secretary, and Sr. C. A. Rocha d'Assumptao interpreter. His Excellency came from Macao, on Monday by the s.s. Heungshan and spent Consul-General, Sr. the day in seeing the sights of the Colony, accompanied by the Conselheiro Romano, and Sr. Leiria. He called on His Excellency the Governor, tiffined with the Consul-General, and afterwards visited the Club Lusitano. Here he was received by the Committee and success was drunk to his mission. H. E. in turn proposed the toast of the Club and the Portuguese community.
Mr. Conger, the United States Minister at Government against the cancelling of the fran-
Hongkong Weekly Press politicians like Marquis Yamagata, Saizo, etc., Peking, has addressed a protest to the Chinese
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ARRIVALS OF MAILS.
The German mail of the 13th November arrived, per N. D. L. steamer Prinz Heinrich, on the 30th December (47 days); the French mail of the 29th November arrived, per M. M. steamer Caledonien, on the 31st December (32 days); and the American mail of the 3rd December arrived, per O. & O. steamer Doric, on the 31st December (28 days).
who thoroughly detest the parliamentary form of the Government, as typified by the new- fangled political leaders. And no formation of Cabinet is possible without the hearty consent
of the aforesaid senior statesmen.
A suspected mutiny among the recently arrived Portuguese Infantry soldiers quartered at the San Francisco barracks, Macao, was averted at 8 o'clock on New Year's night by the prompt action of Lieutenant Marques. 75 marines from the gunboat Zaire were landed. It is alleged that dissatisfaction exists among the troops at the smallness of their pay and the Three quality or quantity of their rations. privates were arrested, and a court-martial, presided over by Major Bragança, was held on the 2nd inst.; the result of its deliberations is is not yet known.
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chise granted to the American China Improve- ment Company for the construction of a railway transfer to a French corporation. It is under- from Canton to Hankow and against its stood that the forfeiture of the concession is based on the grounds that the railway has not been completed within the stipulated period and that the control of the American corpora tion has passed into the hands of Belgians. The State Department holds that the condition of China for the last year and a half has made it impossible for the company to complete the work and that China is therefore responsible for the delay; also that the fact that the com. incumbent upon the United States Govern- pany still retains its American charter makes it mentt, according to its rule in such cases, to defend the franchise.
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