THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
China
VOL. LVIII.]
CONTENTS.
PAGK
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Epitome
Leading Articles :--
The Police and Crime
The Suppressed Ricksha Strike.
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Tramways in Hongtong
212
Expenditure u Plag·
..243
The Straits Currency Bill
241
Russ a on the Sungari
Russia in China and Corea... A Persona1 Anniversary
Hongkong Legislative Council Hongkong Sanitary Board Ricksha Coolies in Strike
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AND
Overland Trade Report.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, 5TH OCTOBER, 1903.
Hongkong Weekly Press
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ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The American mail of the 3rd ult., arrived
215 per steamer Korea on the 28th alt. (25 days;; 248 and the German mail of the 1st ult, arrived per ...249 N. D. L. steamer Roon on the 29th ult. (28
days).
241
An Anglo-Russian Agreement
S Androw'- Society
Notes from the Botanic Gardens.
.219
Arms for kwangsi ....]]!
250
Hongkong'a Arsets rnd Liabilities
25.1
China, Russia and Japan
...254
Canton
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Pakhoi
Peking
Northern N tea
Correspondence
Supreme Court Review
Douglas Steamship Coi, Ld. Cauton Insurance Office, Ld. Hongkong Cricket Club
251 .251
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
A. St. Petersburg edict transfers the Trans- .51 Baikal Cossack Regiment and Battery to the 251 Kwangtung p ninsula, where an independent 251 East Siberian Cossack Brigade is forming.
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More Mauser and Mannlicher rifles are being 253 purch sed in Shanghai, at the order of H.E. 253 Viceroy Shum, to arm a brigade under com- mand of, Ko Feng-shib, the new Governor of Kwangsi.
Hongkong Football Club
264
Royal Hongkong Yacht Club
254
Hongkong Hockey Club
255
Sporting Note.
255
Cricket...
Footba'l
B.A. Polo Challenge Trophy
Hongkong
'Commercial..
Shipping
BIRTHS.
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What is to become of the Supao prisoners 256 when, at the expiration of their present term of imprisonment, they are set free, asks the Japan 257 Mail? Probably they will come to Japan, 258 which is getting to be a veritable asylum for 260 all the restless spirits of the two neighbouring
empires.
On the 27th August, at London Mission, Peking, the wife of the Rev. T. HoWARD SMITH, of a daughter.
On the 27th August, at Teh Yang Hsien, Sze- chuan, to Yr. and Mrs. W. HOPE GILL, of C.M.S. West China Mission, a daughter.
On the 10th Septemb r, at Gaoler's Quarters, aiping, Straits, the wife of JAMES KYDD, Prisons Depa tment, of a son.
On the 15th September, at Chatsworth, Penang, the wife of EDGAR MABER TOZER, Advocate and Solicitor, of a daughter.
On the 19th September, at Yokohama, the wife of HAROLD E, HAYWARD, of a son (stillborn).
On the 21st September, at Yokohama, the wife of H. ABROG, of a daughter.
On the 3rd 8 pte aler, at No. 24, Range Road, Shanghai, the wife of WILLIAM ALLAWSON, of a
son.
On the 25th September, 1903, at Stolzenfels, The Peak, the wife of Mr. HANS SCHUBART, of
& EON.
On the 27th September, at Yaumati, the wife of J. T. COURSE, of a daughter.
MARRIAGES.
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Sir Claude McDonald wired on the 22nd ult. to Mr. J. Carey Hall, the British Consul for Hiogo and Osaka, informing him of entered the Consular Service in December, his appointment as Consul-General Mr. Hall 1867, and since then has had a wide experience in consular work in every port of Japan. A few months ago Mr. Hall received a decoration from King Edward as an appreciation of his services to the Empire.
naval matters between the Admirals of the We are informed that the conference on China, East India, and Australian stations will no take place at Singapore, for which port the flagship of the Australian squadron: the Royal Arthur, wa due to leave about the 15th ult.,.but on an island near Sin apore which, cur onsly, is within the jurisdiction of the three commanding officers. We do not know what truth there is in the report about the island.
There does not appear to be any immediate prospect of the Chinese section of the East Asian Railway being resto.ed to working order. Very extensive repairs were rendered Decessary by the recent inundations. Thus the elements themselves are working to delay evacuation. Meanwhile, so far as the overland journey is concerned passengers have only to go to Vladivostock instead of Port Arthur. The difference is not much, and from Vladivo- stock the llue is intact.
Daily News writes on the 24th alt.:-Owing The correspondent at Tokyo of the N.-C. to the presence at Yong-ampho of Chinese brigands hostile to the Lumber Company, M. The Jiji Shimpo's correspondent telegraphs Pavloff applied to the Corean Government to from Peking that, according to news received protect his nationals; but Cores answered that in that city from St. Petersburg, the Russian as the Russia s were occupying a non-treaty Government has rejected the proposa 8 sub-settlement, they must take their own risks. To Manchurian question. The Japan Mail does mitted by Japan in connection with the
not think that any truth attaches to this story. According to Japanese papers of recent date, the presentation to Chius by Mr. Lessar of the new demands, ignoring the negotiation that is go ng on at St. Petersburg, is the work of the Alexsieff. They also say that Count Okuma new Viceroy of the Far East, Admiral
Japan to fight. regards the new demands as a challenge to
In spite of all efforts of Governor Chou-fu of Shantung to prevent it, the Hoangho has broken its banks near Ninghai, in Leshing prefecture. The break is about 300 Chinese feet long. No human lives were lost, thanks to the precautions taken by the Governor, The Chinese Government recently refused funds to repair the banks, asked for by the Governor
Collector Shuster has recommended to the
Philippines Civil Commission that the three
ment of Russian soldiers, in default of the this M. Pavloff retorted, hinting at the employ- Corean protection promised by the concession to the Lumber Company.
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A Peking despatch quoted by the N-C. Daily Turkestan has telegraphed to the Grand Connoil News states that the Governor of Chinese
from Kiachta to Orga, Mongolia, und thence that the new Russian telegraph-lines constructed to Urumtsi, now called Tihuafu, capital of Chinese Turkestau, bave been completed. What has, however, given rise to the deep suspicion of the Governor of Chinese Turkestan is the fact that the Russians have placed a string.. of Cossacks along the whole of the new telegraph line for the protection of the line," as they replied when asked the reason by the Chinese Governor, who apparently has uof- b en fo Manchuria.
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The N.C.-Daily News says:-As there seems to be a me uncertainty in regard to the Treaty of
On the 19th September, at S. Andrew's Cathe- dral, Singapore, FREDERICK HERBERT ENGLISH, Federated a ay Statis Railways, to LILIAN ELLA fll wing places be made ports of entry : Cape | Shanghai, whether it is in operation or not, it
daughter of the Rev W. M. NOBLE.
On the 21st September, at Shanghai, W. KELLY, M.D, and Miss G. M. HILL, both of Changteh,
Hunan.
DEATHS.
On the 15th September, at Foochow, P. E. DUBAREY, of the Imperial Maritime Custom, aged 73 years.
On the 2.st September, at No. 14, Kwenming Road, Shanghai, JOHN FLOOD, age 71 years.
On the 21st Septembe, at No. 9, Markham Roa, Shanghai, WALTER PArratt StandrING,. infant child of T. ARTHUR and HILDA J. A. STANDRING, aged 18 months,
Melville, at Balabag; Porta Princesa, at
Paragua; and Bongao, on the island of the san name. The close vicinity of these places to Borneo makes it desirable that they should be ports of entry.
The Japanese Cabinet vacancies were filled on the 22nd ult, as follows:---Minister of Justice, of Justics; Agriculture and Commerce, Baron Mr. Hatano Yoshiuso, formerly Vice-Minister
Kiyonr Keigo, formerly Minister of Justice; Education, Mr. Kubits, a member of the Upper Chamber; Communications, Mr. Oura Kane- take, formerly Chief of Police.
may be stated that the Treaty came into force on the exchange of ratifications at Peking las month. It is, however, only clauses I. and VII, which, from their nature, can become immediately operative, and in regard to the first, thất": dealing with Costoms drawbacks, we understand some difference as to interpretatio The Consul-General is consultin between the British authorities and Chamber of Commerce, and it likely that any interpretation the force of the provision and the old abuses will be permitted
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