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THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LVIII.]
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 29TH AUGUST, 1903.
PAGK 153
154 151
Epitome
Leading Articles :-
Lord Salisbury's Death
H E. the Governor on Plague
Weihaiwei in 1902
155
Export of Arms to China
155
Swatow's Trade in 1902
155
.156
Hongkong Sanitary Board
A Sanitary Experime t
The Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce
Volunteer Promenade Concert
Banitary Institute, Brinch for Hongkong
.157
158
Hongkong Weekly Press Dress
HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, Des Vœux RoaD CL. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E,C,
ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The French mail of the 24th ult., arrived per M. M. steamer Salazie on the 24th inst, (31 160 days); and the English mail of the 31st ult. 169 arrived per P. & O. steamer Ballaurat on the
27th inst., (28 days).
Presentation to Mr. Kid i|
151
Naval Boat Race at Chefoo
.161
Chang Chih-tung's Views.
.161
Fre on the Indrawadi at Singapore
161
New Terri'ory Notes.
161
Canton
.161
Correspondence
142
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ld.
162
Supreme Court
16
Notes from the Botanic Gardens
B-view
166 .168
Railways and Trade in Yunnan.
The Allen Caso in Maui'al.
The British Consular Service.
Jap n and Ruesía
Hongkong's Argets and Liabilities
Hongkong Naval Dock
The S.S. Clavering Ashore at Honolulu
Hongkong
Miscellaneous
Commercial.
Shipping
BIRTHS.
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EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
No. 9
Though the proclamations prohibiting the
immigration of Chinese o volies from Hongkong
and Amoy have been withdrawn at Singapore, quarantine restrictions on arrivals will be main- tained for the present.
Under date Berlin, 22nd August, the O8- tasiatische Lloyd publishes the following re markable telegram:-"The London Times publishes some false representations in regard to the visit of the German men-of-war to German-French triple alliance in East Asia. Valdirostock and announces a new Russo-
There is not a word true in the whole matter." It is curious we have heard no word of the alleged representations of the Times from any other source.
A private letter from Port Arthur, dated Sir Ernest Satow reached Peking on the the 12th inst, and quoted by the N.-C. Daily evening of the 21st inst.
A native correspondent at Peking reports that Prince Tuan is there and that he has had several interviews with the Empress Dowager, Our Shanghai correspondent telegraphed on the 25th August that the Norwegian steamer 167 Spell bound with coal from Moji to Shanghai
has been totally wrecked on the Anhast Rocks 168 The crew arrived at Wcosung on a junk,
167 167
168
170 .172
On the 31st July, at Kambara, Avenue Elmers, Surbiton, the wife of ARTHUR GORT N ANGIER, of a daughter.
On the 6th August, at Swatow, the wife of F. C BUTCHER, of a daughter.
On the 20th August, at 5, Boundary Terrace, Shanghai, the wife of JOHN DARROCK, of a daughter.
MARRIAGES.
On the 10th August, at S. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, by the Rev. E. Griffith Evans, B.A., NORMAN TEBENCE NEUBRONNER, of the Russian Volunteer Fleet Agency, Singapore, to GLADYS MARGUERITE, Recond daughter of R. V. BOSWELL, M.S.E., late Assistant Superintendent of Works, P.W.D., S.S.
On the 14th August, at Bangkok, ARTHUR FRANCIS GEORGE KERE, B.A., M.B. (Dublin), Government Medical Officer, Chiangmai, to DAISY PRIEL, youngest daughter of the late W. A. Jubo.
On the 18 h August, at the Church of Our Saviour, Shanghai, by the Venerable Archdeacon Thomson, ELSIE BERTHA HOOK, to RoscUE ADAMS GOODCELL
Do the 24th August, at S. Joseph's Church, Garden Road, Hongkong, by the Rev. Father Spada, WILLIAM PALMER-BAKER, of Shanghri, China, and Southamptou, England, to MARGARET HURLEY, adopted daughter of ROBERT C. HURLEY, of Hongkong.
DEATHS.
On the 27th July, at Hove, W. W. WILLANS,
late Colonial Treasurer, Straits Settlements, aged
84 years.
On the 1st August at Haiphong, JOHN WILLIAMSON, Becond engineer, French 8.s. Hanoi (native of Wanlockhead, Dumfries, Scotland), aged 35 years.
On the 16th August, at Kobe, JOHN CATTO ABELL, aged 63 years.
On the 17th August, at 27, Broadway, Shanghai, "EBERT STANLEY, infant son of Capt. and Mrs. PARAMORE, aged 3 months and 20 days.
On the 18th August, at the General Hospital, hanghai, Ipa MaY BAKER, aged 23 years.
No further appointments or promotions are to be given, it is said by the P. & T. Times, to meu from Cauton, Fohkien, and Kiangsi, as movement, and a close watch is to be kept in these provicces are furnishing the anti-dynastic all these districts,
Rear Admiral the Hon. Assheton Gore here about noon on Thursday on the P. & O. Curzou-Howe, C.B., C.M.G., C.V.O., arrived mail steamer Ballarat, and his flag was hoisted on H.M.S. Albion and saluted at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
The Japan Muil says that if Great Britain insists on the opening of Wiju to trade, t e Yalu Valley may be saved to Corea; if not, Kussia will absorb it. There cau surely be no doubt that our contemporary states the case with absolute correctness.
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The London Gazette about the 10th inst. announced the withdrawal of the probibi ion to export arms and ammunition to China. Imperial decree issued in Berlin is to the same effect. By the Protcool of 1901 the term of the embargo expired on the 25th inst.
Tho N.-C. Daily News quotes a Canton des- patch to the effect that it was rumoured last Sat rday that Viceroy Shum, accompanied by General Fêng Tzetsai, has gained a great victory over a large body of rebels at Hsüpchon, Kwang- si, aud the rebel lesses were over 3,000.
The Empress Dowager has rewarded the accusers of the recently mu dered reformer been given the rank of taotai, though Prince Shen. The principal accuser in the case hus Ching did not approve of the appointment.
the largely increasing exports of coal from The Courrier Saigonnais calls attention to
Toukia to Hongkong. The quantities for warded are so enormous as to arouse the uneasiness of that journal on the ground that the coal goes to meet British naval requirements for the coming war in the Far East, and that France as nentral should step in to stop the export."
News, fully confirms the report that the Russian women and children in Port Arthar have received official notice to send in their names to the authorities immediately, in the event of their desiring to return to Russia in case of
War.
There are now 84.000 troop in Port Arthur and Dalny in fighting trim, while the Russian fleet in those waters now amounts to seventy-three vessels of all denominations.
A Nanking despatch, says the N.-C. Daily News, reports that Viceroy Wei Kuang-tao of that city, in obedience to special commands of the Throne and in response to an application has detailed a force of seven thousand five for reinforcements from Viceroy Tsen (Shum) hundred men, all armed with modern weapons this number 4,000 are to go by the sea route of precision, to proceed south to Kwangsi. OF
river to Wachow and Hrünohow, while the from Nanking to Canton, and then via West balance will proceed to Yochow to prevent further irruptions into Hunan from Kwangai.
Osaka Mainichi says: The Times comments A Loudon telegram of the 14th inst. to the strongly upon the action of Russia in creating The Standard declares that England and Japau a diotatorship instead of evacuating Manchuria.
must obtain some concession equivalent to this flagrant violation of Manchurian territorial integrity." A telegram to the same paper from Vienna, says: "Mr. Kurino, Japanese Minister to St. Petersburg, is basy exchanging calls believed that negotiations with regard to the with the Russian Foreign Minister. It is
Manchurian affair have been commenced. At one time it was believed in Berlin that Japan and Russia would come to blows, but now it ment will be arrived at. is generally believed that an amicable settle.
A Japanese paper has the following despatch, dated London, 13th August:- A telegram from St. l'etersburg announces that the Tsar has signed and promulgated a Ukase making the Amur territory with Manchuria a spec al vice-
royalty and investing the Viceroy with supreme authority, independent of the Ministers of the Government, over the Pacific Fleet as well as over the Armies in the Amur territory and in Manchuria." The London correspondent of the N.-C. Daily News says that the promotion of Admiral Alexeieff to the Far East is con- sidered to be a triumph for the r party in Russia. Admiral Alexeieff is the leader of the faction which advocates holding the Russian gains in the Far East at any cost, and which favours heavy expenditure at Port Arthur,
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