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Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LXI.]
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Leading Articles:-
Neutrality
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China Overland Trade Report.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 28TH JANUARY, 1905.
CONTENTS.
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British Naval Reorganisation
The Revolution in Russia
The Teaching of History. Chinese Mercantile Reformers
Hongkong Jottings
Hongkong Sanitary Board
Supreme Court
Marine Magistrate's Court.
Canton ......
School Reports
Belilios Public School
Diocesan School Vacation
Queen's College Prize Distribution
Anglo-Chinese District Government Schools..
Companies:-
The Hotel Metropole, Ld.
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The steam launch Hoi Ping was sold on Jan. 25 by Messrs. Hughes and Hough to Mr. Wai Ki, launch owner, for $3,550, Bidding began at $1,000.
38 A Government Gazette extraordinary was 58 issued on Jan 23. proclaiming Shangbai infected port within the meaning of 59 Quarantine Ordinance.
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60 Dr B. Barnett, assistant medical officer of 61 health, leaves Hongkong by the P. & O. 88. Coromandel for Cairo, having been appointed Assistant Inspector of Hospitals for Egypt.
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A telegram from the Secretary to the Govern. 63ment of Burma to the Colonial Secretary at It aid 64 Hongkong arrived on Jan. 24th.
"Hongkong declared infected. Inform shipping:
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The Kowloon Land and Building Co., Ld....... 66 The Weihaiwei Gold Mining Co., Ld. ·
Memorandum re Trade-marka
Alice Memorial Hospital
More Fires
General Stoessel at Hongkong Hongkong....
Far Eastern Items
Trade Items
Commercial
Shipping
BIRTHS.
firms.'
At the Police Court on January 25 Mr. 66 H. H. J. Gompertz inflicted small fines on a 67 number of parents for neglecting to have their 68 children vaccinated within the prescribed time
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Inland Lot No. 1,729 was sold by public auction for the term of 75 years, with the option of renewal of the lease, at a Crown Lands sale at the Public Works Department on Jan. 23 The purchaser was Mr. Anthony Babington, who paid 82 above the upset price of $1,128.
The inquiry into the Elgin Road, Kowlo n. fire was continued before Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz at the Magistracy on January 24. Lam Chi Fung, the person who was alleged to have written a letter to the insuranc companies interested s'ating that there was arson in connection with the fire, having return. He ed from Macao, was called as a witness. s'ated that he had been informed of this fact from other sources; and his informants had told him that they were willing to appear in Court as witnesses, but had since changed their minds His Worship concluded the inquiry, and ordered that the premises be released.
It seems that the China Inland Mission has decided that its members should discontinue wearing Chinese clothes and queues, says the China Times. For many years it haseen argued by a considerable number of thoughtful observers, that the native " disguise" did more harm than good, because its use was misinter- While Subject to audit, the Directors of the Hong-pret-d by the majority of the populace 69 kong and Whampoa Dock Company, Limited, 69 will recommend at the forthcoming meeting a dividend of 12 per cent.. equalling 86 per share and a bonus of 2 per cent, equalling $1 per share. together $7 per share, and carry forward about $500,000.
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On 4th January, at Peking, the wife of R. DE LUCA, of a son.
On 15th January, at Chefoo, the wife of VvvYAN K. ECKFORD, of a son.
In Chinese business circles in the Colony the tightness of the money market is causing no little anxiety. and if current rumour can be accepted the New Year settlements will bear more hardly than usual on not a few Chinese merchants. It is currently reported that beavy losses have been incurred through slackness of On 16th January, at Shanghai, WILHELM DISCH, trade and unfortunate speculation in exchange; German Post Inspector, aged 34 years.
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and another contributory cause in some instances is stated to be unsuccessful efforts to run the blockade at Port Arthur with cargoes of supplies.
Dr. Julins S ribs of Japan died on the 3rd inst. The proximate cause was inflamma- tion of lungs, complicated by an absress of the liver. The services rendered by Dr. Scriba during the past twenty-five years in the cause of Japanese surgical science are highly spoken The French Mail of 23rd December arrived, of. His name, with that of Dr: Baelz, will, it per the s.s. Polynesien on the 25th instant; and is said. be for ever associated with the develop- the English Mail of the 30th December is ex-ment of medical knowledge in Japan. Prior to pected to arrive, per the 8.8. Chusan, some time to-day.
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EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
A. telegram from H. B. M. Consul, Batavia, the Colonial Secretary, Hongkong, dated 26th January, says :
"Hongkong declared to be infected with bubonic plague. Quarantine reduced to 5 days."
The exchange value of the dollar on demand reached 2/- on Jan. 26. It is four years ago since the dollar stood so high. ·
the announcement of his death, he was invested
with the first order of the Sacred Treasure. The funeral took place in Tokyo on the 6th inst.
The Chinese Press in Canton and Hongkong is publishing simultaneously a translation by Consul-General Z. Volpicelli. It is a transla- tion into Chinese of the 12th chapter of a celebrated old Italian work --“ On Crimes and Punishments"-written by Marquis Beccaria in the second half of the 18th century, which caused a profound sensatin in Europe at that time. The chapter translated by Mr. Volpi- celli treats of judicia! torture and holds up to scorn and execration the practice which was then prevalent in Europe as now it is in China.
a few could understand the idea, most of them were firmly convinced that the foreigners were masquerading under false pretences, and so on. Even at best the Chines did not respect or estern the Chinese cl- thed missionary more then than the one who appeared plaiuly as his natural self. The C. I. Mission is therefore to be congratula'ed on the change.
Mr W C. B. Cowen, la’e editor of the Pres- ton Guardina, who pass d through Hongkong & week ago on his way to Tientsin to join his brother on the China Times, has ascerta ned since his departure that while his luggage was in course of traushipment at Hongkong from the steamer Denbighshire to the steamer | Tiilatjup, the cabin trunks were broken open A cursory examina- and their contents rifled. tion revealed that several articles were missing, the most serions loss being a ruby and diamond ring worth £14 s. belonging to Mrs. Cowen. It appears that the lighter which conveyed the luggage from one steamer to the other in the harbour took about 19 hours to do it, and Mr. Cowen's suspicions being naturally aroused on learning this he took the earliest opportunity of examining his belongings.
The steam launch Aoi Kong while on a trip from Hongkong to ha Mi was on Jan. 21st, held up by a gang of seven pirates who were on board. The robber booked their passages here, and carried on board with them a supposed bundle of vegetables. In this bundle was con- · cealed a jar containing a number of revolvers. When well out of the harbour, one of the gang supplied each of bis companions with s weapon. At a given signal the passengers were ordered to hold up their hands. They were then robbed of all their valuables, and the watchmen on board were deprived of their arms. The pirates next proceeded to disable the launch, by disconnecting the steering gear This done, they made for shore in a small bost which had put out for them. Thus they got The matter was away with their booty. reported to the Sha Mi Customs Station.
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