THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LV.]
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Epitome of the Week, &c.
Leading Articles :-
The Times and the ( hina Merchant. Anti-Foreign Feeling in China
France and Macao
War Conduct in the Philippines and South
The Fall in Exchange
The Coronation Programme
The New Territory Report
Africa
Hongkong legislative Council .......
Hongkong Sanitary Board
The Coronation Celebrations....
Sir Francis Lovell's Visit
The Navy League
The Health of Hongkong.....
Prince Tsai Chen in Hongko g.
Prince Komaten in Hongkong
The thina Squadron .......
Kowloon School Opening.
Hongkong's Finances
The New Territory in 1901
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HONGKONG, MONDAY, 5TH MAY, 1902.
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
Scarlet fever, hitherto prevaleut amongst natives in Peking, has now appeared in the 336 European quarters, an Italian soldier having .336been attacked in barracks by the disease. .397
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The hearing of the appeal case of Iba Sotaro, who assassinated Mr. Hoshi Toru, came off in the Tokyo Court of Appeal on the 19th ult. A sentence of penul servitude for life was again passed.
Admiral Alexieff, Russi-n Governor-General, 243 of Port Arthur, has left there and is crossing 345 Siberia on his way home, having been ordered 346 to present himself before the St. Petersburg .346 Government.
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The Japanese in London have presented an address and casket to Baron Hayashi in ap. preciation of his share in the negotiations resulting in the Anglo-Japanese agreement.
The Jiji says that there is a plan on foot to create a Japanese volunteer fleet after the style of the Russia: Volunteer Fleet This scheme has no connection with that of Lieut. Gunji, which is on a much smaller scale than that now talked of. According to the Jiji the fleet is to be composed of old-fashioned warships, which the Government will be willing to give up at | moderate terms, and which are to be manned by naval officers from the reserves and by time expired marines,
According to the Universal Gazette, Yang Lu, Wang Wen-shao and Liu Kung-yi favour It is reported from Lisbon that Portugal the abolition of lekin very much, but Viceroy 346 is seeking from China a recognition of her Chang Chin-tung says that be admires the 317
sovereignty over the islands in the neighbour.idea but fears that when lekin has been done 347-
hood of Macao and also the establishment of a 348 348 neutral zone. 349
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The Foreign Trade of Japan for 1901
Swatow..
Peking
Northern Notes
Correspondencë
Olivers Freehold Mines, Ld..
Queen Mines, Li.
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Supreme Cour
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Cricket
Rifle Shooting Match
Lawu-Tennis=
RW. F. Assault-at-Arms
Hongkong and Port News Commercial Shipping
BIRTHS.
When Admiral Ito returns to Tokyo and his 349 report on the recent inspection of the Standing 52 Squadron is laid before the Japanese Emperor, a good many changes are expected to be made in the organisation of the Fleet.
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Japanese paprs understand that at the 354 conclusion of his mission to England, Prince .354 Komatsu will visit Ru-sia, and return home via the Siberian Railway. He is expected to reach 355
Port Artbür about September 20th,
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On the 26th April, at the Peak, the wife of
HENRY WAREE SLADE, of a son.
On the 27th April, at "Greencroft," Kowloon,
the wife of J. W. L. OLIVER, of a daughter.
MARRIAGES.
On the 21st April, at S. Andrews Cathedral, Singapore, by the Rev. W. H. C. Dunkerley, HENRY J. W. HABEKOST, of Ipoh, Perak, to CONSTANCE MADELINE, eldest daughter of M. H. JOHN (Pilot Service), Singapore.
DEATHS.
On the 16th April, at the General Hospital, Singapore, WILLIAM - STOCKDALE LANGFORD, of Penang, aged 44 years?'
On the 20th April, at Murguia, Spain, GABINO DE URRUTIA,-of Singapore and Manila, aged 47
*years.
On the 21st April, at Tientsin, WILLIAM HENDERSON FORBES.
On the 24th April, at his residence, "The Castle," OSCAR WEGHNER, aged 44 years; - deeply regretted.
On the 27th April, at No. 30, North Szechuen Road, Shanghai, DAVID BUCHANAN, Superinten- dent of the Shanghai Tug Boat Co., aged 53 years.
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L'Echo de Chine says a rebellion has broken ont at Changchou, near Amoy. The people filled with alarm are fleeing to Amoy to escape the robbors. The Viceroy, Son, bas sent the Tao- tai Ho Pi-heou with soldiers to protect Changtefu. | Tho Daily Mail says that as a result of the Manchester deputation the China. tariff will probably be fired at only ten per cent. Also, the contracting nations are empowered to revert to the old tariff if China does not fulfil her obligations. Lord Lansdowne's decision is expected in a few days.
Our Swatow correspondent telegraphed, under date 1st May, 8.25. p.m. :-The steam ship Hormoon has been lost. Her captain and engineer were drowned." The s.s. Hoimoon was a small Chinese-owned vessel sailing under the German flag. She was bound for Port Arthur and was apparently lost during one of the fogs now prevalent along the Kwangtung and Fohkien coast.
The probable Chinese Ministers to Russia, Italy, and Belgium are said to be San Pao-chi, a well known Northern expect:ut taotai; Liu Yü-lin, taotai; and Li Yü-sen, expectant taotai. On the other hand, it is rumoured that, on the score of economy, the Department of State- Affairs is considering the question of sending one man only to Italy and Belgium, who shall reside six months in Rome and six months in Brussels
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ARRIVALS OF MAILS. The American mail of the 29th March arrived, per P. M. steamer City of Pekin, ou the 27th April (29 days); and the German mail of the 1st April arrived, per N. D. L. steamer Prinz Regent Luitpold, on the 2nd May (31 days).
away with, the revenue from the increase of duties on imported goods may be very precarious, and cannot decide what to do. In the opinion of Lu Chuan-lin, China cannot afford to abolish lekin, because not only the Provincial Government bat Central authorities derive their expenses almost entirely from this source of revenue.
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Referring to the Hongkong report (given originally in these calumus) that France wishes to purchase a portion of the Portuguese terri- tory at Macao, the London Standard's Vienna correspondent states that France in 1901 The Portuguese authori- offered to buy Macao tis viewed the proposal with disfavour and interpreted the announcement that France was. establishing a regular consulate at Amoy as and Amoy by some other menos if she could part of a settled plan to acquire both Macao not do so by purchase. There seems a good deal of exaggeration in this.
Treasurers, Judges,
The Chinese Department of Stat» Affairs is consulting with the Plenipotentiaries, Prince Ching and Wang Wên-shao, concerning the remodelling of the Manchurian provinces after those of China Proper. The idea is to appoint Viceroys, Governors, Taotais, Profects, district Magistrates, etc. 1hree foreign-modelled Army Corps for the and their military equivalents, and also to raise three provinces. Prince Ching, it is stated, approves of this scheine, but Wang Wên-shao opposes it. It is thought, however, according to the Peking representative of the N.-C. Daily News, that the remodelling of Manchuria is only a question of a short time.
With reference to the attack of the Times on the China merchants, which we discuss else. where, the N.-C. Daily News says:-There is an impression in Shanghai that the condemna. tion by the Times of the opposition to Sir James Mackay's tariff scheme, of which intima- tion was conveyed to us in a Reuter's telegram of the 23rd ult., contains a "threat” against merchants in China who do not approve of the scheme, but it is much more likely that the A recent number of the Japan Mail says that Times criticism is called forth by the view tikën of the question by members of the Manchester the bandits have been having a bad time in
Chamber of Commerce, for it is known through Formoss after their recent success against a Japanese force of police. On the 7th they were private telegrams that a deputation from that surrounded in their fastness by a detachment Chamber was to interview the Secretary of of soldiers. The well known leader, Liu Ten-State about the 21st instant to express their tei, was shot and all the rest were killed or A number of small-arms and a captured. quantity of ammunition were also taken, Only one rebel leader is now at large.
dissent from Sir James Mackay's proposal. The Times is much more likely to be concerned about the opinion of Manchester than that of Shanghai.
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