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THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
Vol. LVII.]
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
CONIENTS.
Hongkong
Leading Articles
Russia, and Manohi
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 9TH MAY, 1903.
HONGKONG.
The number of plague cases in the Colony PAOK from January 1st to date is returned at 528.
For trespassing in Murray Barracks, an unemployed coolie was fined $5 or 14 days at the Police Court on the 1st inst.
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• Plague Precautions
320
Famine in Kwangsi kujame e
321
Proposed International Institute
821
South Africa and Chinese Labour............
:21
Hongkong Sanitary Board ..
122
Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce...... Supreme Court ......
823
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Famine in Kwangsi Province
3'1
Anti-Foreign Disturbance on the North River... Union Church
.333
Correspondence
The Royal Hongkong Yacht Club ................. H. K. V. Corps ké..............
London College of Music Examinations.... VR.C. Smoking Concer...............
Miscellaneous
Commercial. Shipping
333
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Mr. John Rober s, ex-champion billiard, player, is now in the Colony, and played at the Hongkong Club on the 2nd Inst.
Yun Sing, a cook, was fined $200 or two months at the Police Court on Saturday for dumping the dead body of a female child in the street.
The local Chinese subscriptions in aid of the Kwangri Famine Fund amount to $15,000 Arrangements lave now been made for the cir- culation of the foreign cubscription lists.
"A Visitor" writes to point out that a smart young Chinaman might make a fortune for 834 himself as a shoeblack if he would e tablish £35 himself somewhere near the Clock Tower. .835
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BIRTH. On the 22nd April at 22, Yamamoto-dori,, 2-chome, Kobe, the wife of A. W. SHERRIFF, of a dangt ter.
MARRIAGES.
́On the 20th April, at Yokohama, ROBERT BROWN MC SINNEL to Jarres, youngest daughter of PETER STRUTHERS, Civil Engineer, Edinburg`, On the 20th April, at Yokohama, in the presence of Hon. E C. Bellows Consul-G noral of U.S.A., by the Rev. John L. Dearing, D.D., WILLIAM E Lurz, Department Baberintande it of Education. Santa Cruz, "Luson; HI, to MARIAN MILLS, of Iloilo, P.L.
DEATH.
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No. 19
The claim of a certain landowner for ‚sion of over 30 sores of the foreshore in t
upheld by the Land Court. opposite Kowloon City is said to have been
Mr. Nicholas Post, the Austro-Hungarian Consul, who lately left for home leave, has received in recognition of his services is tion of the Crown of Italy. Strange to my acting Italian Consul in this port the decora- this decoration is also an Austrain Order, where
however, it is called the Iron Crown. It is derived from the old royal Crown of the Longo- bards, which is formed by an iron ring covered with the usual gold and jewels. - The Italians have given the name to their Order from the tine of the Crown and the Austrians from its
material.
On the 6th inst, shortly after noon a launch collision occurred in the Harbour had the pas- sengers on one of the craft had a narrow escape of being thrown into the water. Mr. F. Fione and Mr. Lambert, of Danby's, were coming from the s.8. Tartar to Blake Fier on, Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg & Co.'s launch Graetchen The visitors to the City Hall Library' and when another launch with a number of passen- Museum for the week ending 3rd May, worgers on board, including Mr. Kerfoot Hughes 26 non-Chiness and 79 Chinese to the former, and 15 nou-Chinese and 2,122 Chinese to the latter institution.
Chan Wo, a coolie who attempted to commit suicide in the harbour a few days ago from a launch, and who was picked up by the occupants of a sampan, was liberated from police custody at the Magistracy on the 1st inst.
Signs are not wanting that the company in charge of the projected tramways in Hongkong are making headway. The new power station at Bowrington Canal is showing above ground and in Queen's Road Central rails are to be seen lying in bunches along the side of the street.
ou business 88
It is announced that the partnership hitherto cun ey and G. K. existing between K. W. Hall Brutton, carrying solicitors under the style of Mounsey & Brutton, is dissolved as from Is: ultimo, The basines will be carried a by Mr Hall Bratton alone under the style of Ges. K. Hall Brutton.
| A slight outbreak of tire occurred about miduighton Monday in a house at 112, Queen's Road West. It was discovered in time au
On the 23rd April at 22, Yamamoto-dori 2-cho ne, Kobb E NOE MARY, the wife of Aextinguished by the inmates and poises. 'I be W. SHERRIFF.
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Fire Brigad turned out, but their se viors were not required. The damage amounted to only
five dollars.
and Mr. Chapman of the Treasury, travelling in the same direction, overtook the first and ran into her stern. The force of the collision nearly overturned the Graetchen. She cented over on her side until she was almost on her beam ends and Mr. Kiene was only saved from falling overboard by the presenc of Mr. Lambert, who grasped him by the jacket. The launch sustained little damage.
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A Chinese workman was killed and another had a narrow escape by the collapse of a retain. irg wall on a piece of ground between Seymour Road and bad Agad on the 6th instant.
The house in connection with which the | retaining wall was being erected is owned by Mr. Chau Toug Sau, for whom Mr. Fung Wa
Chunkmans wall was about fifteen high,
and the
were excavating at the foot of it for the purpose of putting in a foundation. Suddenly the soil began to show signs of sliding and before the two men in question could get ont of the trench about a ton of earth came down on top of them. The man who was resoned alive was buried nearly up to the shoulders; he was dug out by a party of police rescuers. The other an was completely baried under the mass of debris, and was quite dead
when taken out. The body was sent to the mortuary.
His Excellen y the Governor has been pleas d to appoint the following gentlemen to be a Committed to assist in the consideration of HONGKONG OFFICE 14, DES VEUX ROAD CLpplica ions for enrolment on the list of
Authorised Architects:-The Honour blo Wilo LONDON OFFICE 181, FLEET REET, E.0.
fiam Chatham, Itonourable Sr C. P. Chater, K., C.M.G. Honourable Ho Kai, C.M.G.. Hours B. G., Shewau, W. Danby, and R. K. Leigh.
The
ARRIVALS OF MAILS.
il of the Sr1 April arrived,
the 2nd Way (20 days); the 28.h March ar
Empress of Japan, on
the English mel por P. & O. steamer
the 8th May (28 days).
About oue o’olok on the 6th inat morningfire | broke out at 91 Bonbam Strand, the two floors | of whi h und the second floor of No. 98 adjolu- ing wero occupied as a medicine shop. The Fire Brigade attendel under Chief Inspector Baker Anil, ancoseded in confining the dames practicilly to the two secɔud flors which were badly, damigel; thi ground floor of No. 4 suffered mainly from water. The premises a e „sured in several companies for $31,000,
At the Thirteenth Annual Convocation
the District Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Hongkong and South Chins, M.E. Com paùion - L. Malloy presid d, and invested the following Officers: Third Grand Prin
pal, J. Bryant, cribe EJA. OD. Gonrdin, Scribe N., D. Macdonald; President B. of 0.P. W. L. Ford, Treasurer, F. Edwards; Registrar, G. Pieroy, H. J. Watson; First Assist. Sojo Rond Second Assist Bojourner. ham; Sword Bearer, W. U Tab Bearers, RC. Edwards, G, J. Bryan; and A. H. Heyl Cerem
H. Bott of Ceremonies, B. B. Lark of ouies, H. W.Vall Longuet Janitor JV Members ME Comp. G.. J. W Comp. G. L. Tomlins
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