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Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LVIII]
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China Overland Trade Report.
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 19TH DECEMBER, 1903.
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The Situation in the North..
The British and Chinese Corporation
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Japan, Russia, and Germany
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Grave Flaw in Public Health Ordinance
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Death of a Noted Reformer
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Sir F. Swettenham's Retirement
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Hongkong Jottings
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Hongkong Legislative Council
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Hongkong Sanitary Board
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Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce
The A.D.C. at the Theatre Royal..
Hongkong Choral Festival.
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New Members' Stand on the Hongkong Racecourse£55 Masonic Banquet
A Notable Chinese Funeral in Hongkong
Canton
Foochow
Port Arthur
Correspondence
Ewo Cotton Spinning Weaving Co., Ld. Supreme Court
The Inquest on Sergeant Mana
Foochow Races
Victoria Regatta
Cricket
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Football
Football Shield Competition
Royal Hongkong Yacht Club...
Bowling
Boxing.......
Water Return
Hongkong Vessel Boycotted
Hongkong
Miscellancou8
Commercia
Shipping
BIRTHS.
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ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The French Mail of the 13th ult, arrived per M. M. steamer Aunam, in the 15th inst. (32 days); and the P. & O. steamer Coromandel with the English Mail of the 20th ult. arrived here on the 18th inst. (28 days).
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
It is now officially announced that H.E. Sir 457 Frank Swettenham, K.C.M.G., 1elires from the Straits governorship in January next.
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'The Novoc Vr.mya's correspondent at Vladivostock wires that A dmiral Alexieffl.as post poued his visit to S. Petersburg to January. The London Times is informed that all Japanese of military age in London have re- ceived not ca to return home. The Japanese 462 Legation says it is not aware of this order.
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On the 21st November, the wife of JAMES
Viscount Hayashi, the Japanese Minister in London, who has received the Russian reply (which was wired to Tokyo on the 10th inst.) says he has no reason to change bis previous opinion concerning an ultimate pacific issue,
BROWN, Assistant Government Printer, Kuala Aurora, eastward bound, arrived at Bizerta, Lumpur, of a son.
On the 23rd November, at Welds Hill, Kuala Lumpur, the wife of F. G. BARR, of a son.
On the 8th December, at No. 81, Nakayamate- dori, San-chome, Kobe, the wife of 0. OLSEN, of a daughter.
On the oth December, at Singapore, to Capt.
and Mrs. H. H. de L. Wrod, a daughter.
On the 7th of December, at Shanghai, the wife <f D. W. CRAWF ED, of a daughter.
On the 10th December, at 20., Whangpoo Road, Shanghai, the wife of Dr. PAULUN, of a SOD.
On the 14th December, at No. 5, Seymour Road, Fongkong the wife of BERNHARD EMANUEL, of a daughter.
MARRIAGES.
On the 1st December, at the British Consulate, Yokohama, before John Carey Hall, HB.M.'s Consul-General, MAUD S. TOMLINSON, second daughter of Jon TOMLINSON, Crouch End, Lon- don, to ARTHUR H. J. WINDETT, eldest son of ARTHUR H. WINDETT, of Hornsey Rise, England. On the 8th December, at Shanghai, WAL'ER REGINALD PARKIN, to FLORENCE DOUGLAS, third daughter of JAMES HEREFORD Douglas, of Aber- deen, Scotland.
On the 11th Deceniber, at the Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Rev. C. J. F. Symons, HERBERT ALFRID, ton of JAMES GRAT, of Shanghai, të HILDA MAUDz, eldest daughter of the late SIDNEY HERBERT OULTER, of London and Norwich.
DEATHS.
On the th September, at his residence, No. 78, Gordon Place, Melbourne, RICHARD W. KITT, dearly beloved husband of M. A. KITT aged 68 years.
On the 23rd November, at Bangkok, ISABEL MACLAREN GOUGH, wife of HARRY GOWMAN
GOUGH, editor of Siam Observer.
On the 3rd December, at Yokohama, REBECCA CAIN, widow of the late Captain JOHN CAIN, of Liverpool aged 71 years.
The Russian cruisers Dimitri Donskoi and Tunis, on the 24th and 25th ult, respectively. The Russiau squadron, it is stated, will remain at Bizerta until the end of January, and will then proceed to the Far East.
A telegram to the Osaka Mainichi, dated London, December 5th, says: It is reported from S. Petersburg that there is a probability of the retirement of Count Lamsdorff, and that his succes: or will perhaps be M. Isvolsky, formerly Minister at Tokyo. Count Lamsdorff is believ. ed to be opposed to the retention of Manchuris, The Times Tokyo correspondent wires that after the arrival of the Russian Squadron at Chemulpo, M. Pavloff accompanied by the Ad- miral bad an audience with the Emperor and it is believed renewed the protest against the open- ing of Yong-ampho. It is declared that Japan is resolved not to yield an inch from her pr. seat moderate standpoint.
(ouat Voo Bülow, speaking in the Reich. stag, said there was no part of the globe in which Germany was so little concerned as Manchuria and that all risk of complications there were orclu'ed 18 far as Germany was concerned. Germany's policy there was circum- spcct and us peaceful as possible; if, however, Grmany was iu.olved in a conflict, it would not be her fault,
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A Seoul telegram to the Associated Press at New York states that the Japanese landed marines at Mokpo to suppress a labour strike, and in a riot they fired into the Corean mob killing several, The strikers were employed on the foreign concession.
It is reported in Shanghai mandarin circles, the N.-C. Daily News says, that news has been received from Moukden to the effect that on the 2nd instant there were no less than 4,800 Rus- siau troops inside the city of Moukdeu and 800 artillerymen with several batteries of field gaus camped in the southern suburbs of that oily; further, that considerable rainforcements were expected to join the present force within the next ten days.
The Japanese Diet has been dissolved and a general election is fized for the 1st March next. The Mikado, in opening the Diet, referring to the situation, only said that his Ministers were now conducting with prudenc; and cir. cumspection important international negotia. tions for the preservation of peace in the Far East and for Japan's rights and interests. The reply to the Throne without a division. The House of Representatives have adopted the
polioy at home and a neglect of opportunities reply accuses the Ministry of a temporising
abroad. This is regarded as doubly significant, because hitherto the reply has only been a formal expression of thanks to the Emperor. This time it practically amounts to a vote of censure on the Ministry.
It is reported from Tientsin that the British military authorities are arranging for the en. ragement of foreign interpreters from Szechuen for Tibet. According to a Calcutta despatch of the 1st inst., no news has yet reached India ns to the attitude the Tibetans are likely to adopt when the mission moves forward, but the Tibe tans resident in Sikkim are moving into their cation with the posts on the frontier. The own country. There is little or no communi.
Nepalese say that there is a warlike party of priests in Lbassa, but the civil population in the State is in great alarm and would willingly treat with the Mission. Our London correspon- dent's telegram, received in Hongkong on the 15th inst., stated that the Dalai Lama has returned all Lord Curzon's despatches.
The Supao cosa closed at Shanghai on the 16th inst Four of the prisoners, including the alleged Hankow rebel, have teen discharged. The fate of the two pamphleteers is awaiting on an agreement between the Chinese Magistrate and the British Assessor as to the sentence. There were seven men charged in all, but Chen Fan, the Editor of the Supao. succeeded in evad- Chien Yuu-seug, and Cheng Chich-fa, having ing arrest. Chen Chung-yi (son of Chen Fan), been in prison four months, were according to the prosecution's admission sufficiently punished. as they were "minor"offenders. The alleged Hankow rebel is Lung Chih-tze, a former Chihhsien or district magistrate. The two Superintendent Law, six other Americans, pamphleteers, who now await sentence, are and fire Filipin.s have all did from asphyxi-Chaug Pin-ling and Tsou Yang; their offence ation at Mariveles, 34 miles W.S.W. of Manila, is "seditious libel." The re-opened case, adjourn. through appro-ching a quarry to quickly after ed sine die by the Mixed Court on the 21st and 14 ton of dynamite had been employed to consisting of the Chihhaten of the native city a blasting explosion. 45 tons of gunpowder July last, was tried before a special tribunal break 200,00 of rock on the new Mariveles Mr. Wang), the magistrate of the International : property if the Atlantic Gulf and Pacifio Mixed Court (Mr. Teng), and the British Company, the Aanila Harbour contrectors. Assessor (Mr. B Giles).
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