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THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
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China Overland Trade Report.
VOL. LXI.]
CONTENTS.
Epitom.
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Leading Articles
More About Judicial Torture.
China's Indemnity Debt
HONGKONG, MONDAY, 26TH JUNE, 1905.
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
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The Russians having made application to work the petroleum wells in Chinese Turkistan, A Sugar-Trust has been formed at Osaka which promise to be very productive, the Chinese with a capital of Y 3,000,000,
Government is now engaged trying to prevent this enterprise.
The Manila Cablenews reports "a ware of 382 corruption among municipal treasurers." .383 383
Admiral Rozhdestvensky is improving in .384 health and his wound is healing favourably.
Cantonese "local gentry are said to be 335 vigorously opposing the Kowloon-Canton rail-
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The "Seething Pot" of Norway Popular Education in Russia.
Russian Insult and Injury
German Policy
Justice at Hongkong..
A Complicated Shipping Case
Hongkong Jottings
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Hongkong Legislative Council
Supreme Court
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Canton Notes
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Correspondence
390
Companies
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Hongkong High Level Tramways Co., Ld.
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China Light and Power Co., Ld.
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The New Weihaiwei Gold Mining Co., Ld.
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Dr. Hunter's Report
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The Trade of Hongkong
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Sunday Cargo-Working at Hongkong
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Marine Surveyor's Subdepartment
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Proposed Statue of H.M. the Queen in Hongkong.392
Hongkong Steam Launches
Shipping at Hongkong.
Hongkong during 1904
Parsees and Proselytism.
The Industries of Hongkong
The Force of Public Opinion
Belilios Trust Fund
Light Dues
Present Situation in China
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Extending Shanghai
Battle of Tsushima.
The Cotton Boom
Tiantain's Trade Outlook
"Rialto" Gossip
Popularity in the Far East
The Chinese and the America u Treaty
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The Regimental Broom
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Extradition of Armed Robbers Wanted
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Squeeze Pidgin
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Japanese Missionaries for China
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Commercial
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Shipping
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BIRTHS.
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One of His Majesty's public business depart- ments in London is under the impression that letters to Hongkong require 24d. stamps. A letter delivered in Hongkong recently bore a stamp of that value.
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Chou Fu is proposing to open a national bank in Nanking on the lines of the Hupeh Banks, the Peking Times comments, will naval cadets are going to the German naval presently become as numerous as the mints and manœuvres to study.
ad1 to the financial confusion.
Chinese Commodore Sah and a number of
In the interport regatta at Kobe on the 9th and 10th inst., Kobe won the single sculls, and the pairs, and Yokohama the fours.
One of the secretaries of the Chinese Board of Commerce has asked leave to visit Europe at his own expense in order to study there.
The Yokohama Specie Bank opened a branch 303 in Chefoo on June 15th, with Mr. Sugihara 394 (sub-manager from Shanghai) as manager.
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.394 The Norwegian steamer Tungus arrived at 394 Chefoo on June 8th with 150 tons of Korean 394 ginseng aboard, said to be worth over a million
taels.
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If the proposed exchange of prisoners takes ...398 place, how many Russians will have to be "swopped" for one Japanese? It will be worse than nine tailors to one man.
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On 10th June, at Hankow, to Mr. and Mrs. BERTRAM JONES, & 801.
On 11th June, at Soochow, the wife of T. M. THOMAS, of a son.
On 14th June, at Shanghai, the wife of FREDERICK ANDERSON, of a daughter.
On 23rd June, at No. 4, Canton Villas, Kowloon, the wife of THOS. SKINNER, of a daughter.
MARRIAGES.
On 10th June, at Shanghai, FRANCIS ARTHUR WELLS to ADINA ANNIB (Daisy) PEEBLES.
On 10th June, at Shanghai, Charles RICHARDS to ESTHER BEATRICE, second daughter of the late WILLIAM JAMES SAYLE, of Shanghai.
DEATHS.
The Philippines Government is advertising for bids for railway concessions, open only to American subjects or companies. Bids are to be accepted until November 1st.
The Opium Farme- publicly offering a reward of $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of persons in the habit smuggling opium into the Colony.
According to France Militaire, Vice- Admired Richard has been appointed to command the French Far Eastern Sqadron. Rear-Admiral Ravel will command the second division.
Some rolls of silk gauze and a fan have been sent down to Viceroy Ching Chih-tung from the Empress Dowager. The Peking Times thinks she is most auxious that he should keep oool.
Now that the war has rounded a great turning stage, we think the present a fitting moment to put on record the profound feeling of gratitude we entertain towards England, our ally.-Jiji,
On 10th June, at Shanghai, Captain H. H. Tokyo. CUNNINGHAM, aged 67 years,
Hongkong
Instructions have been despatched to all the provinces to open and work all the known mines ress. in each province as soon as possible, using either Government or private funds for the
Weekly Press.
HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES VEUX ROAD CL. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C
ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The German Mail of May 23rd arrived, per the 8.8. Sachsen on Wednesday, the 21st inst.; and the French Mail of May 26th arrived, per the s.s. Tourane, this morning.
purpose.
The Adam's Peak Hotel Co., Ltd., at Colombo has gone into voluntary liquidation. The hotel will be sold publicly for anything over R 60,000; or to a syndicate of present shareholders for R, 15,000.
The Peking Times understands that Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg & Co. have secured the con tract for the 5,000 tons steel rails, with a proper proportion of fastenings, at the total cost of £36,635.
An attempt was made by ten of the Orel's orow to blow up her port magazine while the Japanese prize crew was taking her to Maizuru. * It was discovered at the critical moment, and eight of the Russians were shot on the spot.
The German Miuister is said to have requested for is want of care in despatching a sensational that the magistrate at Haichow be reprimanded telegram about the Germans having seized the island when nothing of the kind had occurred.
because Miss Roosevelt is to visit Japan. It is reported that Russia is seriously annoyed
Russian officials are supposed to be sufficiently unsophisticated regard the American President's daughter as occupying the status of a princess of a royal house.
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It is reported that in trying to ari uge an indemnity for the murder of French missionaries at Patang, mining concessions instead of money have been asked for. But the Chinese properly point out that mission work and commerce are distinct, and refuse the demand.
There is an amusing summary of a Tibetan petition to the Chinese Emperor pablished by the Sinwanpao. They crave pardon for murdering a Chinese official, on the ground that their offence was merely to anticipate what His Majesty would have done, ie, get rid of avaricious officials.
The report of 8. C. Farnham, Boyd & Co., Ld., for the year ending the 30th of April lagt shows a divisible balance, affeft payment of an interim dividend of 5 per cent., Tls. 576,524, It is noted by the N-O Daily News that in the total assets, stated at Tls 7,455,033, is included a sum of Tis. 329,872, cash in Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.
According to the Seoul Press Weekly, No. 1 of which arrived June 22nd, the Emperor of Kores sent a message of congratulation, on the naval victory, to the Japanese Emperor on the 30th May. Also: It is reported that Korean postage stamps and cards will no longer be used after the 30th of June, and that from that time Japanese ones will take their place.
The Shanghai Mercury Ltd's annual report states:-Profit and Loss Account:-After paying an Interim Dividend of 4 per cent. in December last, writing off Tls. 4.295.83 for Depreciation, etc.. reducing the Goodwill Account by Tls. 2,000, and providing for Dires- tors' and Auditor's fees, the balance to credit of this account amounts to Tls 6,420, out of which the Directors propose to pay a final dividend of 5 per cent. absorbing Tis. 5.250, and to carry forward the balance of Tls. 1,107.
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