THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LVIII.]
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Epitomo
Leading Articles :-
International Relations
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 7TH NOVEMBER, 1903.
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Foreign Railways in China
...33
Reported Anglo-French Agreement.
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Punishment of Crime in Hongkong
331
Tibet
.331
An Absurd Claim to Canton
...332
Hongkong Jottings
332
Hongkong Sanitary Board
3.
The Recent Typhoon
Health of Hongkong
Piracy near Hongkong
Victoria Hospital and Jubilee Road
...31
Royal Hongkong Yacht Club
335
The Volunteer Camp.
335
Canton
.335
Port Arthur
376
Notes from the Botanic Gardens
336
Humphreys Estate and Finance Co. Ld.
3:17
Supreme Court
.307
Shanghai Races (Antumn Meeting)
338
Cricket
339
Football
Hongkong
Commercia!.
Shipping
.310 341 341 241
BIRTHS.
ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The American Mail of the 7th ult.. arrived per steamer Doric, on the 5th inst. (29 days); the French Mail of the 2nd ult., and the English Mail of the 9th alf., arrived ou the 6th inst.. by the T'. & O. steamer Chusun.
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
Owing to the strategic importance of Vladivostock, Admiral Alexieff is transferring the seat of government from Port Arthur to that port.
The N.-C. Daily News Peking correspondent telegraphed on the 1st inst. that Rusia is
On the 27th October at 72, French Bund, re-oconpying the province of Fengtica (Shing Shanghai, the wife of 7. J. E. FORSYTH, of a daughter.
On the 30th October, st Wuchow, the wife of H. J. SHARPLES, Chinese Customs Service, of a daughter.
On the 5th November, the wife of W. MONTEITH BLACK, Esq, of the Ea-tern Extension Telegraph Co, of a daughter.
MARRIAGES.
king), Manchuria.
It is reported at Washington that England and Japan refuse to aid China against Resis, Japanese unders ́anding. and that England has no objection to a Insso.
M. Delcassé has announced that the French Minister at Peking and the Chinese representa- tion of a railway to Yunnan. tira bare signed au agreemeut for the construc
On the 2th October at Yokohama, JOHAN FREDERICK DRUMMOND, second son of the late JAMKS DRUMMOND, Shperintendent Captain N.Y.K., to FRANCES MADELEINE, eldest daughter of the A mirals of the China, Australian, and of the late W. G. CAMEROY and Mrs. CAMERON.
The Daily Mail asserts that the conference On the 20th October, 4 Yokohama, WILLIAM
East Indian squadrons, which took place at PEPPER, second son of STEPHEN PEPPER, of Liver-Singapore last inonth, will be made an annual pool, to ELIZABETH, eldest daughter of FRRDK. G. Woodruff, of Yokohama.
On the 24th October, afahe British Consulate, by John Carey Hall, Eq., H.B.M.'s Consul General for Yokohama, and sub equently at Al Saints' Church, Kobe, by the Rev. G. H. Davies, EDWARD, third son of the lat JAMES C. COUTTS, of Shanghai, and Fraserborough, N.B., and of Mrs. COUTTS, 12 Gl-dstanes Road, West Kensing ton, London, to EVELYN eldest daughter of WALLACE TRIPP, Sidmouth, Tulse Bil, London.
On the 20th October, at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, FRITZ J. KRONENBURG, to NINA K. SMITH, daughter of Mrs. $†. J HN, of Yokohama On the 4th November, ds. Peter Church, by the Rev. B P. Wright, BA, ALEX. EBYSON, 10 MAGGIE, daughter of M, WALTER BORLAND, Stonehouse, cotland.
DEATHS
On the 19th October, at Yo'ohama, JAMES WINS ANLEY, aged 78 years.
On the 2nd October at Kobe, WILLIAM ALMEIDA CRANK, aged 70 years.
On the 22nd October at Nagasaki, NIELS LUNDBERG ("Carlie Br wa"), aged 19 years.
On the 25th October, at 10, Avenue Paul Brunat, Shanghai, JENS CARLA ORTENSEN, aged 43 years. On the 26th October, at the French Hospital, Tientsin, Dr. PAUL SCHULTZE DENHARD, aged 30 On the 29th October, at Newchwanr, JAMES JOHN CLEMENTS, ‹hief engineer. C. M. 8 N. Co.'s steamer Fungshun, aged 51 years.
years.
On the 30th October, at the Victoria Nursing Home, Shanghai, HANNAH, wite of EDWIN LUSHE, aged 71 years:
affair.
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Shanghai echocs a report from Peking to the effect that a censor. has denounced Viceroy Shum, acousing His a Hunanese by birth,
demeanours.
xcellency of recklessness and other mis
relieved. It is understood that Russia is inclined The tension bitherto prevailing has been much to make certain concessions by widening the basis of the negotiations proceeding between Japan and herself.
agreement with Great Britain, to bring pressure The Gaulois states that Franca prop ses, in to bear upon Japan with a view to effecting a settlement of the questions in dispute with Rnssi in the Far East.
Reuter's correspondent at Yokolama wires that official intelli. euce has been received that the Russians have dismantled the fort at Yonr.
ample, and withdrawn their troops, leaving only a guard of twenty polic
The Sinwenpan says that the Waiwapa has the barracks, Governme school, and a quentity been is formed by Viceroy Yuan Shi-kai that of old arms and ammunition in Port Arthur had been all returned to Clint by the Russians during the middle part of the past month. The Viceroy's representative, who went to Port A thur to take delivery of the above, was Sub-prefect Shil. What this may portend it is difficult to im-gine,
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Armed robberies are reported to be numerous in various parts of the New Territory, Kowloon.
negotiated a Parcel Post Treaty between the The British Embassy at Washington bas Uuited States and Hongkong, and opened the question of a penny postage rate between the United States and Hongkong.
The discussion as to the proposed Yunnan- the French Minister and the Waiwapu, accord. Kwangsi Railway has been going on between ing to the N.-C. Daily News. It has been decided that it shall be built by Franco-Chinese co- operation.
It is understood, says the N.-C. Daily News, that the Diplomatic Body at Peking has unamiar asly decided that the Supan prisoners must be tried at the Shangbai Mixed Court as originally agreed with the Ta tai, and that an early date must be fixed for their trial.
A Peking telegram from the N.-C.D.N. correspondent, dated 30th October, sys tele- graphic communication with Heilungkiang and king are delayed by Russian censorship. At Kirin is interrupted, a id messages from Sheng-
the Government at Peking and the above three present there is no communication between provinces of Manchuria, which is causing great Russian troops are gathering day by day in embarra sment to the Government. Southern Manchuria.
The
The Loadna Times, in discussing the Russo- Japanese situation, remarks that despite the presence of circumstances calonlated to inflame the patriotic and warlike spirit t› the almost, Japan has preserved an admirable calm, con- scious of the increased power and prestige afforded her by her alliance with Great Britain, She has confronted her great rival with patience and、 self-possession, and she will rssuredly exhaust no possibility of safe-guarding her reasonable claims by peaceful means.
Commenting on the exclusion of Japanese laboareis from the Philippines, the Jap in Mail says:- This attitude of the civil administration of Manila is very inexplicable. All accounts from the Philippines agree in at ting that a and that white labour cannot possibly be crippling want of manual labour is experienced, employed. As for the Philipino, ho is generally pronounced to be virtually worthless. Why then should the Japanese be excluded? They
part of the civil administrators looks like racial developing the islands. This procedure on the* appear to be precisely the element needed for
prejudica ran r'ot, but judgment must be suspended until failer particulars are obtained.
The Hongkong correspondent of the N.-C. Daily News says:-The projected rost Office will now soon be reckoned among the public works in progress. The site has at length been completely cleared, and, as I hear a contract suppos pile-driving will soon be in active has been signed to lay the foundations, I
will be pushed on with great vigour and operation. It is to be hoped that this work expeditio. The piles were all driven and f undations laid in six months on the ground adjoining for a six-storied building now being although the Post Office will be a larger erected for the Hongkong Hotel Company, and bai'ding, the piling will not need to be heavier, as it will only be a three-storied fabric,
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