THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
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China Oderland Trave Report.
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CONTENTS.
Epitome of the Week, &c....
Leading Articles :
The Currency Question
The Yangtsze lutrigue ...
The "Evacuation of Manchuria
Tung Fu-hsiang's Movements
Plague Precautions in No. 4 Health District
Piracy in the anton Neighbourhood Quarantine against Hongkong
Hongkong anitary Board
Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce
S. George & B}}
New Year Festivites in Hong ong
Kowloon Dock Ball
A Visit to Hanoi
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A Brave Constable
Indian Constable Runs Amuck
Death of a Hongkongarrister
The Late Inspector food
Suicide of Mr. Lehmann
Kowloon British School
Hongkong Church Missionary Association
Missions to Seamen, Hongkong
Cauton
Swatow
Pakhoi
Corean Notes
Corresp ndance
Supreme Court..
The Murder of Mr. Evaus
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HONGKONG, MONDAY, 12TH JANUARY, 1903,
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
No. 2
A telegram to the N.-C. Daily News dated Tokyo, 30th December, says:—It is officially announced that the general” «lections will take
The Foreign Office has appointed a commer-place on the 1st of March next, and the Diet cial agent to Vladivostock.
will probably m et early in May. The party
The British Failway Administration has politicians assert the possibility of reducing the 120 fully closed its couuection with North
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A petition in favour of a fixed dollar has been 21sigued by nearly the whole of the leading non- 22 | European firms in Penang.
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It is announced in St. Petersburg that the restoration of the Imperial palices at Mukden tó China began on the 3rd instant.
The Empress Dowager has been so stirred by reading about finale (ducation that she is about to iustitute s hools for Marchu women.
From the China Coast Meteorological Register 21 issued from the Observatory on the 6th inst. it 28 appears that Weibaiwei reported a slight shock
of carthquake at 6 o'clock that morning,
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Enquiries into Collipses of Buildings
Sporting Notes
Amoy Races
Taikoo New Year Sports
Cricket
Football
Hockey
Royal Hongkong Yacht Club
Royal Hongkong Golf Club...
Hongkong Chess lab
The hin Merchants' S. N. Co.
The Now Time at Shanghai.
The Freuch Trcos and Loot
News from Chil
Tung Fu-Haiang's Movements Hongkong
Miscellaneous Commercial
Shipping
BIRTHS.
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The Times correspondent at Peking, in a retrospect last week on political affairs in China, trenchan ly criticises Germany's diplomatic 31 duplicity with reference to the Yangtze ....32 question.
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The Sin Wen Pao says that the Russians are much upset by the British action in connection ...with the Shanhaikwan railway, and have appeal- 3ed to II. Hu Yuu-mei, wo is consequeatly
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ninch disturbed.
The British Consul at Hankow has notified the foreign missionaries in the Hsianfu region 36 to be prepared to leave their stations if neces- 36 sary and has rear muended them to send their
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On the 17th December, at 42, Auson Road, Penang, the wife of H. G. W. CAUNTER, of a son.
MARRIAGES.
On the 20th December, at. S. Andrew's Cat' e- dral Singapore, by the Venerable Archdeacon Dunkerley, ANWYL, Eon of the late Rey, JOHN WYNE RICHARDS, of Beaumaris, Anglesea, to JEANNIE, daughter of the late JAMES LAWSON, of Wolverhampte n.
The Imperial University at Peking was opened on the 12th on the most Conservative Ines, with elaborate kowtows to the tablet of Coufucius. A special address was to le given 10 pacify the more advanced students.
Sir Robert Hart has consent d that Russia shail est bish a Customs statin at Daluy, if the Tsingtao procedent s followed; but he absolutely oppores admitting Russian control Russin insists, under the (hinese Eastern Railway agreement. It is nw feared that the matter b-comes seri ne, as forming a On the 5th January, at S. John's Cathedral, protext for other Powers following tussia's Hongkong, 'ERBERT 0. HARPLES, Chine e prec d nt. Customs Service, to AMY, daughter of EDWARD DAVIES, Birkenhead, England.
Hongkong Telechly Dress
HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES VEUX ROAD CL. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. E.C.
ARRIVALS OF MAILS!
The English mail of the 5th December arrived, per P., & O. steamer Chus m, on the 3rd January (9 days) the American mail of the 11th December rived, per O. & O steamer Deric, on the 10th January (30 days); and the German mail of the 9 h December arrived, pr N. D. L. steamer Darmstadt, on the 11th January (33 days).
Tie Novoe Vremya publishes an article from u correspondent in Manchuria, which states that, instead of leaving, it seems as if the Russians had just begus to settle in Manchuria in earnest. No ussian in the provine double that there is a brilliant future for Russians there. The correspondent adds that the Rn. sians a e about to construct a branch rai way tộ Kirin.
Mr. H. M. Buvis. B itish Delegate, Shanghai, Dotifies that in instalment of 20 per cent. of the certificate amount of the Chinese Jodem
"B nity of 1901 is payable on Coupon of cert.ficites is aed in pyment of British priva e claims acdar the provisions of the Notification of the 12th June last. Conpous are payable at the London office of the Long kong and Shanghai Book an negotiable at branches and agencies, Hoogkong and China.
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budgetary expenditure by eighteen million yen, theroly providing ample funds for naval ex- pansion, without suspending the proposed State enterprises, or having recourse to the land
tax.
The Siberskaya Shisn, published at Tomsk says that the Russian Minister of Finance dur- ing his recent visit was disagreeably surprised at the extremely slow progress that has been made with the work of railway construction generally in Manchuria. The section of line betw. en Tashichao and Dalny was the only section that made anything like a favourable tire arrangements and accommodation of the impression upon M. Witte. With the defec various railway statious, especially in the case of the larger stations, M. Witte was greatly dissatisfied.
December 25:h, says: Count Lamsdorff, Rus- A telegram to the Mainichi, dated Peking, sian Foreign Secretary, has recommended the Chinese Minister in St. Petersburg to draw his Government's attention to the advisability of China's adopting a gold standard. The Minister further stated that Russia is prepared to assist China with the recessary capital by issuing goid bonds. He explained to the Chinese repre. sentative that no other alternative than this
is possible if China is to be delivered from
the financial difficulties under which she is suffering.
The returns of the cholera epidemic in the Philippine Islands last years shows an appalling death-roll. In all, the number of cases reported was 120,974, of which 78,816 proved fatal; the mortality rate being 63 per cent. Of this number 4.545 cases existed in Manila, with 3,418 deaths. The Filipinos suffered most heavily with 3,939 cases and 3 106 deaths; Chinese 339 cases and 179 deaths; Americans, 150 cases and 76 deaths ; Europeaux, 61 cases and 38 deaths. At the present moment Manila is practically free from the disease, but the provinces of Misamis Capiz, Zamales, Antique and East Negros are badly infected.
The Tokyo correspondent of the N.-C. Daily News telegraphed on the 26th ult-“The leaders proposed to lower the rate of the land Cabinet having, sought a meeting with the party.
in funds by economy in the administration and tax and compe sate for the consequent deficiency by reducing the contemplated State enterprises, but the party leaders refused, and the rupture is therefore now complete." The same cor respondent wired on the 28th December: The House of Representatives was dissolved to-day in consequence of the Opposition refusing to entertain any proposals for compromise. In the Premier's speech before the dissolution, be declared that the Cabinet's policy was guided entirely by convictional expediency which it was impossible to sacrifice. He said that the Minis- try had spared no effort to consult the wishes of the House, but unfortunately the latter was implacable. The order of dissolution ev, ked much cheering and cries of Harrah for the People's Party!'
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