THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
AND
China Overland Trade Beport.
VOL. LVIII.]
CONTENTS.
Epitome
Leading Articles :—
The Northern Crisis
HONGKONG, MONDAY, 28TH DECEMBER, 1903.
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EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
Cholera is now reported to have entirely dis- appeared from Nagasaki.
The Washington Senate has ratified the Commercial Treaty with Chiua.
Commodore Robinson, H. M. S. Tamar, has been promoted to the rank of Rear-Admira),
The Chinese Ministers to Austria-Hungary 473 and to Germany have been recalled. The rea-
son is unknown here.
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H.M.S. King Alfred has been commis- sioned to bring naval reliefs to the China 473 squadron, and it is expected that she will
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The Dynastic Question in China
China and Fratice
Hongkong's Water Supply ...
Hongkong and the Kwangai Famine
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Hongkong Jottings
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Hongkong Legislative Council
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Trouble on the Canton Railway
A. Chinese Rumour
The Japarse Diet
A Press Visit to Macao
The Wreck of the "Finsbury."
Masonic Affairs .....
Victoria Recreation Club
Notes from the Botanic Gardens
Work of the Plague Staff
Canton
Pakhoi
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Port Arthur.
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Corean Notes
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Hongkong High-Level Tramways Co., Ld.
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Steam Laundry Co., Ld..
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Supreme Court
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Suicide of J. S. Reuben
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Sporting Notes
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Hongkong Jockey Club
Polo
Royal Hongkong Yacht Club.
Hongkong Chess Club..
Volunteer Shooting
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Some Christmas Festivities in Hongkong
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Hongkong
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Miscellaneous
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Commercial
Cricket
Football
Shipping
BIRTHS.
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remain on the station.
H.M.S. Centurion should probably arrive in Hongkong about the 2nd prox. Her rura to the China station is very welcome, and it is to be hoped that she is but the precursor of other additions to the now much, outnumbered British squadron.
The Japanese Minister in London is receiv- 48ing from all parts of Great Britain offers of 48 services in the event of war with Russia. Vis- 492 count Hayashi is deeply impressed, but under Japanese rules no foreigner can be employed on active military service.
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On the 27th November, at Foochow, the wife of L. M. F. GRANT, of a son.
On the 12th December, at 8, Szechuen Road, Shanghai, the wife of A. GIEBEL, of a daughter.
On the 13th L'ecember, at Chemulpo, Corea,
the wife of CARL WOLTER, of a son.
MARRIAGES,
On the 18th December, at Holy Trinity Cathe- dral, Shanghai, by the Rev. C. J. F. Symons, B.A., WILLIAM WESTON CLIFFORD, to ALICE THERESA GIELING, youngest daughter of the late THOMAS MILBOUEN COOPER, R.A, of Herts, England.
On the 19th December, at the Peak Church, St. John's Cathed al, JOHN WILLIAM JONES, Hongkong, by the Rev. F. T. Johnson, Chaplain, Barrister-al-law, Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court, to AUGUSTA BLANCHɛ, the eldest daughter of the late Augustus CamMERON ROGERS, L.D.S, ¿É.C.8.I., of Wexford, Ireland
At the Registrar-General's Office, before Mr. J. J. Bullin, Leputy Registrar of Marriages, ETHEL LYDIA, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. SANFORD REICH, to CHARLES DUDLEY, fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. GroRGE AYTON, of Leith, Scotland.
DEATHS.
On the 13th December, at sea, between Singa-
pore and Colombo, FORBES SELBY, master of S.S. Glenshiel.
On the 15th December, at the General Hospital, Shanghai, JOHN CARTIS, aged 23 years.
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ARRIVAL OF MAIL.
The German Mail of the 22nd ult. per N.D.L. steamer Bayern arrived on the 25th inst.
Our special correspondent telegraphed from London on the 22nd December:-It transpires
that Russia offered cash down for the two battleships built for the Chilean Government, the Constitucion and Libertad. Great Britain therefore stepped in and purchased them at once. A telegram from Bizerta last week staled that a Russian squadron consisting of the battleship Oslabya, the cruisers Aurora and Dmitri Donski, and five destroyers under the command of Admiral Urenius would be reinforced by six destroyers in a few days, and would then sail for the Far East,
Fr. H. N. Allen, U. S. Minister, on his
seturn to Seoul, is said to have presented to the Emperor of Coren an official document saying that His Majesty's promise to open Yong. nation, and that it was hoped that so soon as ampho had been welcomed by the American the Chinese Government opened Antung, Corea would open Wiju also.
15,000 from the Army, Navy, and Cou- stabulary, and strong delegations from the provinces and the Labour Unions, escorted Governor Taft from the Malacanan Palace 10 the Lanets, where 50 steam launches in Hongkong on the morning of the 27th, accompanied him to the Gaelic. He arrived
the Gaelic connecting with the Korea, which will await her.
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In the "Tansan" case at Singapore. on the 18th December, judgment was given for Mr. Clifford Wilkinson with costs and damages. This was a case brought by Mr. Wilkinson against the firm of McAlister and Co. of Singa- pore, to restrain them from using the word 'Tansan as descriptive of the mineral waters for which that firm are the agents. Similar cases have been successfully brought in other parts of the East. Tansan is a Japanese word signi- fying natural spring water, and has been copyrighted by Mr. Wilkinson as descriptive of his speciality in mineral waters.
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No. 26.
Lloyd's insurance has risea to 50 per cent. On cargoes to the Far East war risks have risen 5 per cent.
Our London correspondent, on the 23rd inst., wired the information that Great Britain and France are in active communication with the Japanese and Russian Governments, and medi- ation is possible.
The Standard's correspondent at Tokyo wires that after the last conference between M. Komura and Baron Rosen, the Japanese Minis- ter at S. Petersburg was instructed by tele- graph to press for an early answer and to point out the danger of delay. At the last conference of the Cabinet and senior statesmen it was decided that Japan would have to make an appeal to arma
her demands were refused. The Premier and War Minister of Japan on the 24th inst. visited Marquis Ito and Count Yamagata; the meeting is believed to be in connection with important developments.
We understand that orders were given during the week to have everything in read- iness for provisioning the British squadron in Eastern waters, and in consequence there was much activity in the Service Corps depart- ment, A day or two ago there was a time- test held with the purpose of ascertaining how long it would take to provision the ships on the station. Afterwards the provisions were again unshipped and sent back to the stores. It is said that 12,000 pairs of military boots, guaranteed to withstand ice and water, have just arrived for the commisariat here, also that a field hospital, larger than any one that has been sent out from home except to South Africs, has been despatched from England for the China Station. It further stated that large consignments of medical and surgical material have been ordered from home.
The following important telegram reached us from our correspondent at Kobe under date 20th December, 9.20 p.m:-A semi-official article published in the Kokumin (Tokyo) makes an important statement regarding the course the Japanese Government has pursued at the con- ferences held by the ministers concerning the questions in dispute with Russia, At the first conference, held on June 23rd, it was decided to adopt the policy that in view of Russia's refusal to evacuate Manchuria, the only satisfactory. solution would be to secure a recognition of Cores as being entirely under Japanese influence, and that Manchuria should be opened to the world's trade with full recognition of China's
Russia, according to her agreement, should have sovereignty. The second conference was, held on October 13th, five days after the date when
evacnted Manchuria. At the conference the Ministers considered how the decision previously arrived at could be carried into effect. The third took place on October 24th, when Japan's irreducible minimum was formulated and pre- sented to the Russian representative. Russia's answer, which was delayed on various pretexts, was received only ten days ago-forty days after the Note was presented. The answer was of a temporising nature. Thereupon a fourth conference was held at which the Japanese Ministers decided to adhere to their irreducible minimum. Should Russia refuse, the semi- official journal says Japan is fully equipped and ready for immediate action.
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