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THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LXII.]
Epitome
Leading Articles :-
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China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Reaction in China
The Miracle of Christmas
Chinese Company Promoting
Chinese Proneness to Swarmery
Chinese Labour and Transvaal Prosperity
The Yellow River Bridge
Hongkong Sanitary Board
Supreme Court
Companies.-
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 30тп DECEMBER, 1905
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H.M.S. Andromeda landed 350 men Shaughai on December 26th.
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The Chinese authorities are considering the advisability of substituting judicial hangings for decapitations.
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The three coal mines of the Chinese Engineer. 455
ing and Mining Co. are turning out twenty 456 456 thousand tons a week.
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Shanghai and Hongkong Dyeing and Cleaning Co.158 The Ewo Cotton Spinning and Weaving Co., Ld. 458 Weihaiwei Gold Mining Co., Ld
Canton
Macao
The Linohow Affair
St. Joseph's College Prize Distribution Ahead of His Time
"Shanghai Under Arms"
The Status of Shanghai
Correspondence
Christmas Misadventures
The Mixed Court Incident
A Shanghai Point of View Miscellaneous.
Commercial Shipping
BIRTH.
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It turns out that it was the Guilds which met
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to consider "the foreign iusalts to China," and determined to retaliate and resist to the death."
Mr. H. Westerveld, of Messrs. C. Nickel & 459 | Co., a resident in Kobe for sight or nine years, ..459 and a well-known athlete, committed suicide at
K be on the 14th, aged 40.
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A placard in a Rangoon tradesmau's shop announces that "anyons found on these premise 464 for the purpose of getting full value for their
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Queues are still being mysteriouslyTM(“ magi. cally," the Chinese say) being cut off at Canton, generally in the night. The authorities are Can it be that the victims are themselves re- offering rewards for a solution of the mystery.
formers, and have made a mystery of it to
save face"?
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The fleet of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, con. sisting of 73 sea-going vessels in commission, with an aggregate of 250,904 tons, will in the course of the next year be reinforced by nine additional vessels, representing an increase of 26,050 tons. The new steamers range from the fleet of the company will amount to 278,063 6,550 to 1,350 tons and upon their completion
tous, including steam launches, sto.
There was a general attempt to escape from the prison of the Board of Punishment, and the presidents subsequently recommended certain condemned prisoners to mercy on the ground that they had refrained from taking part in that attempt. They included the name of a woman prisoner who had been confined separate-
The geutry of Shansi are now agitating for the cancellation of mining concessions held byly, and who could not have joined in the escape 68 the Pekin Syndicate in Ping-ting-chow, Yu if she had wished. Therefore the presidents
Hsien Fuan, Tsechow, and Pinyaugfa.
were corrected" for bribery and corruption.
On the morning of the 24th December, at the Government Civil Hospital, EDWARD HERBST aged 64 year ..
MARRIAGE.
On 16th December. at Shanghai, DONALD R. MCEUEN, second son of the late Capt. McEUEN, Captain Superintendent of Police, to K. RUTH ANDERSEN, only daughter of Capt, W. P. ANDER- BEN, C. I. M. Customs service.
DEATHS.
The now electric tramway at Penang is drawing near completion. The ours are only | single-decked, and the seats run in rows across the breadth of the car. The sides are quite
open
It is now announced that a sky race meeting will be held during the period covered by the visit of Prince Arthur of Conusugut to Hong- koug next February. The event is being promot- od by the Jockey Club.
On 17th December. at Amoy, the wife of Tom GREAVES GOWLAND, of a daughter.
We hear that the people of Houam are buy- On 18th December, at Shanghai, Lord Yuing charms and amulets from men who promise KENG, ex-Minister to France.
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ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The French Mail of November 24th arrived, per the 8.8. Polynesien, on Tuesday, the 26th instant; and the English Mail of December 1st arrived, perthe 8.8. Oceana, on Thursday, the
28th instant.
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FAR EASTERN NEWS.
The Shanghai Mixed Court was re-opened on Deo. 23 with German Assessora.
The N.Y.K, has decided to continue its Bombay service without a special subsidy.
The Japanese Red Cross Society spent nearly four and a half million yen During the war.
Tientsin has oɔntributsl a thousand foreign trained Chinese policemen to the Peking force.
The withdrawal of Russian soldiers from Manchuria is said to be proceeding "as slowly as posible."
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A report of a quadrille party held by the Taikoo Club on December 23rd reaches us rather late; but there was an interesting event in connection therewith which deserves to be. put on record. On behalf of the staff of the Taikoo Sugar Refinery, Mrs. D Templeton handed a wedding present to Miss A. Grothe married from Quarry Bay, one of their own who was spoken of as "the first lady to be bringing up." The party was quite a success, and visitors from town returned in a special
tram.
The Eastern World says that the Japanese Government has in contemplation the following plan for the establishment of a match mono- poly; but will it improve the breed of matches? the country, over 200 in number, be in- That the existing match manufacturers in corporated into one big company. That the manufacture and sale of matobes. That the new company be granted the sole right of
said privilege run for a term of 10 or 15 years. That some two million yen be paid to the Government for the privilege. In the further. ance of the above plan a project of law will probably be submitted to the forthcoming
to make them invulnerable against sword of
This was a feature of the Boxer out break, and may mean something now.
Instructions have been issued to the provinces to prospect for and develop sulphur springs as sulphur is required for the manufacture of
introduced in connection with the industry. matches, but
no foreign capital is to be
Christmas day at Hongkong was spoiled by torrential rains, and some thunder. So heavy and persistent was the downpour that chair and ricsha coolies decamped, and many invited guests were unable to keep their appointments.ession of the Diet.
Three wireless telegraphy poles have been erected in the Viceroy's Yamên at Tientsin. The poles are in three parts and the total shortly be put up and communication establish height is 210 feet. The poles for Peking will
ed.
A piece of crown land at Deep Water Bay consisting of 19,600 square feet, was the subje of an auction at the Public Works Department ou the 27th December when Mesars. Shewan Tomes and Co., acquired the letting rights for
$980.
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The weather outside Hongkong during the last and high seas" being experienced by incoming few days has been very bad, “strong monsoons
had broken a propeller) was towed by the Taming steamers. In such weather thes. Kaifong (which from Mariveles, and the officers on both ships" had a very anxious time. They came across safely in 69 hours, and the Kaifong has gone
into dock.
About 40 members and students of the Sanitary Institute visited the Green Island Cement Works on the 24th December. The of Mr. L. T. Perkins and included Dr. Clark, party, which was under the leadership Dr. Pearse, Mr. G. A. Woodcock (secretary Sanitary Board), had the launch Emerald placed at their disposal by the Hon. Mr. R. Shewan, and on arrival at the works they were met by the manager, Mr. V. Uldall and escorted ovor the premises. In the course of their inspectine they were able to follow, through its different processes, the manufacture of the cement from the original limestone and clay to the finished and the manager were cordially thanked for article. At the close the Hon. Mr. R. Shewan
and before the party separated they too their contribution to an instructive afte opportunity of showing their apprecia Mr. Perkins' services. It should be add the arrangements were in the capable Mr. A. Carter, the assistant
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