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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 6TH JUNE, 1903.
The Hotel des Colonies, Ld., Shanghai, has paid a dividend of 6 per cout. on its first year's working.
It is evident tha. the Philippine Government intends to place the first of the new currency in circulation on 1st July.
The Tsar has conferred a decoration on Mr
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services to the Russians in 1900.
Mr. Wyatt, the delegate of the Navy League, 45 had a successful meeting in Hongkong this week under the presidency of H. E. the Governor.
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The special Board of Oriental Studies at the 408 University of Cambridge has reported to the Vice-Chancellor for presentation to the Senate a recommendation that Chinese should be included in the Oriental Language Tripos,
The death is announced at Yokohama from 410 apoplexy of Mr. Simou Strauss 8uior partner
Post Office Annual Report.....
Dragon Festival at Aberden....
Distinctions for Hongkong Officials.
Canton
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Russian Trade in the Far East
Bissia and Newchwang
The Trans-Siberian Railway
Yang Lu's Funeral "..{ \ ||
The Manila Investiment Co., Ld.
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China Light and Power Co., Ld.
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An Old Dodge
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Murder by a Foreigner in Shanghai
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Correspondence
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Kwangsi Famine Fund
The Lahan Railway
Trade Opportunities in Eastern Biberia
Commercial Development of Dalny... Chinese in New Zealand
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The Chinese Opium Tar
The Russia Navy ....
Viceroy Chang Chih-tung at Court
A Possible Danger to Navigation...
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of the firm of S. Stranss & Co. of Yokohama
and Kobe. Though of German birth, Mr. Strauss was a naturalised British subject and had resided in Japan for twenty-five years. ·
Kang Yu Wei, the Reformer in exile, arrived in Hongkong this week, believing himself to be in possession of an authoritative cable from the Emperor recalling him to imperial favour. 414 Being convinced by his friends here that the telegram was a forgery he took the earliest steamer south again.
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A telegram from Yunnanfu, the capital of Yunnan province, received in Shanghai, states, 415 accord.ng to the N.-C. Daily News that 417 Viceroy Ting Chên to of that city ordered out 418 on the 23rd alt., three battalions of troops with instructions to proceed with all haste to Lingan, where a mob of miners had murdered the prefect of the city.
On the 5th May, at his residence, Petersham, N.S.W., HENRY FORSTER, V.C., aged 61 years.
On the 26th May, at No. 56, Szechuen Road, Shanghai, AUGUSTUS WHITE, aged 65 years.
Lieut. Commander Hugh Rodman, U.S.N., has been appointed Governor of the Midway Islands, though at the time of his appointment they were without an inhabitant. The islands. two in number, are desolate bits of land about
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The fifth annual meeting of the China Mutual Life Insurance Co., Ld., was held at Shanghai last week, Mr. John Ford in the chair. In the course of his speech the Chairman said that the busiless had showu a very substantial in- orease over that of former years. In spite of the increased income it was decided to pay the same dividend as last year, i el 8 per cent., in order that the Company might be still further strength ned during the next 12 months,
The China Times of the 25th ult. says that au interesting ceremony took place at the British Legation recently, when a magnificent lectern, in the form of an engle, was dedicated in the Legation chapel. The Rev. F. Norris conducted the service. The lectern was the offering of Mr. Conger and the members of the American Legation staff, and of the American missions in Peking, as a thanksgiving for the protection extended to them within the British Legation during the siege. Mr. Conger delivered a powerfal address, which made a deep impression nisunderstanding very few people in Peking upon those who were present. Owing to some were aware of the occasion, and some who would have strongly desired to be present had no opportunity.
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The Chinese paper Hupao publishes the following letter from Peking dated 18th ulf.:-
As soon as the Government received news from Kwangsi reporting the resence of Trench troops within the Kwangsi borders there was mach excitement, amounting to panic, amongst the members of the Government, as it was feared that the French were bent on pursuing a policy in the South similar to that of Russia having recently telegraphed to the French in the North.--The French Consul in Kwangsi Minister in Peking asking for a company of French troops to be sent into Kwangsi, we hear, received an unexpected reply from his Chief. The Minister censured the Consul for suggest- ing the matter and said that the latter ought not to bave reted so reckle sly in allowing French troops to cross into Kwangsi.”
to hand that the Government has for some time It would appear from the latest Manila papers
Hongkong Weekly Press half way between Honolulu and Guam and been watching with suspicion the movements of
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EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
The Lumber of plague cases in Hongkong from January 1st të date is refurood at 1,014.
Soochow now prides itself on possossing policemen and lamp-josts, -
A Chiusmau has been murdered at Shang hai by a Purtuguero who as been sent to Macao for trial
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their sole importance lies in the fact that upon one of them is to be erected a cable s'ation for the new Americau trans-Pacific cable now being laid. A steamer laden with materials for the construction of the requisite buildings has already lelt San Francisco and in a short time the newly made Governor will find himself in charge of a busy little colony.
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Dr. Dominador Gomez, the Labour Leader in charges is reported. He ischarged with directing the Philippines whose arrest on several serious
brigandage and agitation by means of seditions an illegal association, misusing benefit funds, also plays calculate to disturb the peace. Only a fortnight sgo Governor Taft addressed to the Labour Leader a strong and emphatic warning. Board this week was principally occupid with pardon t Guillermo, whom he designated as a The meeting of the Hongkong Sanitary He had applied to the Commission to extend a discussions ou plogue subjects. A letter was revolutionary general, but whom the Governor received from the Colonial Secretary expressing says is correctly described as “a ladrone and n consideratio the Board would not deprive the and Governor Taft added: "Neither to him the hope of H E. the Governor that upon re- fugitive from justice on the charge of murder.” people of their amusements by closing the nor to any companion of his will 's pardon be Chines theatres. The Board, however, re-extend d"The Governor warned Gomez that affirmed their previons resolution by the casting vote of the Chairman. The subject of the dumping of dead bodies in the stree's also re- ceived attention and a Sub-Committee was ap- pointed to go into the matter. It was also resolved to establish branch bospitals in the City and Kowloon. It was further decided to purchase a Clayton maching for desinfec ing ships. Certain stalls at the Western market were ordered to be closed owing to the diac very at plague infected poultry had been on sals fere,
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much information was coming to him tat, taking advantage of the present unfortunate depress d s'ate of agriculture, and business, he was striving through the labour organisations to incite the ignorant classes of people to disorder by means of deftly-worded and staged seditious and treasonable; dramas and in many other ways, and the warning continued In the operation of the machinery for the maintenance of law and order, it is not the dapás and victims who are likely to receive the severest punish- ment."
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