THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LXIII.]
Epitome.
Leading Articles :-
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China Overland Trade
CONTENTS.
The Canton Viceroy... Sanitary Board Election The Customary Thing Bishops and Statistics. A Mixed Court Snapshot The Chinese Point of View. Factory Labour in Japan
Supreme Court
A Hongkong Retrospect .................
Hongkong Horticultural Society
The Mex."' in China
Canton ******THE CARTR
Macao.
`Mr. Oliver Bainbridge in Hongkong
Companies
Trade Report.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, 8TH JANUARY, 1906.
PAGY
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The period for Chinese Ministers abroad will not in future be limited to three years, but if they are suitable they will remain longer,
The Singapore Government has introduced
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A difficulty has arisen in regard to the engage- ment of professors for the Imperial Military Academy for Nobles, owing to the fact that the Ministers of the various Powers are urging the appointment of professors of their respective
a Bill providing for the more adequate treat-nationalities. Prince Ching-favours the selec-
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& great nuisauce there.
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The lease of Wei-hai-wei depends on the lease 5 of Port Arthur, and hence the negotiations on the matter with the British Minister can begin only after the new treaty with Japan has been 9 published.
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Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited... 11 The "Shell" Transport and Trling Co., Ld.. 11 A Perilous Tow from Manila.
Sir Gerard and Lady Noel "At Home."' Local and District Events, 1905
Correspondence... :......
Shanghai Rioters Sentenced
A Book by a Murderer....
Fire at West Point
Death of a Prisoner
Review.....................
Picturesque Incidents of the Shanghai Riot
A Proclamation of Viceroy Chou Fu
Dook Competition at Shanghai
Yellow River Bridge Re-Opened
Kowloon C. C. Juvenile Sports
Double Tragedy in Shanghai
Marriage at the Peak Charch
Shanghai Mixed Court ...................
A Calendrical Coincidence An Almost Incredible Tale..
Treasures on Earth." More Griffins Commercial
Shipping
BIRTHS.
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The Japanese South-China squadron, it appears, was only recently organised, and it consists of the cruisers "Takachiho" and "Chi tose" and thegunboats “Ujina" and "Sumida." Rear-Admiral Taketomi is in command.
At the Land Office recently a piece of land situate at Ling Chau Island containing 18.295. la square feet, was sold by public auction. Mr. Nip 15 Tseung Tsoi being the purchaser for $693; this
amount being $510 above the upset price.
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While carrying a bottle of lemonade along the passage way of the Hongkong police quafters a boy employed by Sergeant Kent slipped on 17 the concrete and fell. The lemonade bottle 17
broke, and severed his thumb from his hand.
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17 Sir Robert Hart has expressed to the Wai- 17 wupu and Hupu the opinion that it is very difficult to carry out the plan of an opium monopoly in China, and H. E. Tieh Liang pro Is poses therefore to adopt some other plan of rais- 18 ing money.
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On 22nd December, at Shanghai, the wife of J. MEATHEEL, of a daughter.
The last week of the year was blank as regards plague. The totals for 1905 are therefore 304
cases, with 286 fatalities. There was one case
of diphtheria (Portuguese) recorded in the last smallpox (both Chinese).
tion of Japanese officers, but H. E. Tien Liang suggests Austrians, on the ground that the Austrian Army is not inferior to the German while Austria has very little diplomatic relation with China.
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Mr. Kuan, magistrate sitting with Mr. B. Twyman, British Assessor, at the Shanghai Mixed Court on December 29th, heard a charge against a chair coolie of plying for hire without a license, within the Settlement contrary to Municipal Regulations. Mr. Kuan objected to the coolie being fined $1, and said he did not ̈· recognise the sofian chair tax, but allowed the fire to be imposed under protest. Magistrate Kuan marked the charge sheet" $1. deposited to await consideration."
The New Year was ushered in with the customary rejoicings both in HongLong city and harbour. When the hour of twelve was tolled, the firing o trackers blowing of horns, etc., welcomed the advent of 1906, this being the usual exchange of accompanied by compliments and visits. Watch night services. were held in several places of worship, in the Union Church there being a tea at 7.30, followed by a sacred, concert, a lantern, exhibition, supper, and watch night service.
The sales of Bengal opium up to and includ- ing the December sale show a result which is 251 lakhs better than the estimate, but this surplus is swallowed up by the heavy falling off in the sale of Malwa opium, which up to November amounted to nearly 27 lakhs, owing
to the increase of the monthly sales of Bengal
On 24th December, at Shanghai, the wife of week, and one case each of enteric fever and opium. Given 4,000 to 4,400 chests with effect
W. SPOTTISWOODE, of a daughter.
On 28th December, at Shanghai, the wife of E. V. JESSEN, of Bon.
On 28th December, at Tientsin, the wife of SIDNEY BARTON, of H.B. M. Consular service, of
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On 29th December, at Maternity Hospital, Mrs. H. A. BURKE, 8,εON.
On 29th 'ecember, at the Homestead, Peak, the wife of E. H, SHARP, K.C., of a daughter.
DEATH.
On 28th December, at Shanghai, HILDEGARDE, the infant daughter of CHARLES and MARY EDNA
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ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
--The German Mail of December 5th arrived per the 88. Boon, on Wednesday, the rd inst. and the French Mail of December 8th is due to arrive, per the șs. Caledonien, some time to-
morrow.
FAR EASTERN NEWS. Foreigners are no longer to be admitted to view Chinese forts, as formerly.
Peking was kept informed of the progress of recent events at Shanghai by over two hundred
telegrams.
On Dec. 20, the shaft of the Uhemura Colliery, in the Asa district. Yamiguchi prefecture, Japan, collapsed and the mine was flooded. I is reported that 267 men were at work in the mine when the disaster occurred, but the exact loss of life is at present not known.
from January, the receipts for the next three months will doubtless be in excess of the estimates, but at the moment the results are Re 167,000 worse than was budgetted for.
An official review of reports on the adminstra- tion of Mints and Assay Departments at Calcutta and Bombay for the last year is published. The
The service on the Peak tramway was inter-tenders of gold at the mints exceeded in value rupted for about 40 minutos on January 2nd those of the preceding twelve months-them- selves a record-by over a crore of rupees. The through the ascending car meeting with a
total value of gold tendered was close upon slight mishap. The occupants of the car were
twelve orores. Nearly eleven ordres of new somewhat startled when it ran back a little way, but their fears were soon allayed when they rupees were coined: Another feature of the year was the formation of an ingot reserve of learned the cause of the delay.
silver, to consist ordinarily of three hundred lakhs of silver, to be held ready for coinage into rupees to meet any urgent demand, but not to be used except under special orders of Govern-
The annual meeting of the American Associa- tion of China was held on Dec. 28 at Shanghai. The Association has a bank balance of $1,180.38. Dr. Gilbert Reid was elected president, Mr. J. F. Seaman, vice-president, and Professor The Association sent Lacey Sites, secretary. a protest to Washington in consequence of the absence of any American warship during the
recent crisis.
The Nippon Race Club at Yokohama held its annual business meeting last month It contri- buted 3.000 yen for the relief of sufferers by the war, bought all the land lying within the circle of the course, decided to erect a new grand-stand to seat 4,500 persons (at a cost of about 17,000 yen). and recorded its regret at the death of Baron 8innomiya, an old friend of the club." A presentation was made to Mr. Mori for his help toward the acquisition of the long desired
land.
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The following is a list of authorized Hongkong" architects nuder Section 7 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903-Messrs A Abdoolrahim, H. W. Bird, Gay Blond, J. F. Boulton, A. Bryer, W. Chatham, W. Danby, A. Denison HG. C. Fisher, C. H. Gale, L Gibbs, A. E. Griffin, B. B. Harker, E. M Hazeland, A. H. Hewitt, A. H. Hollingsworth, A. 8. Hooper, P. N. H. Jones, W. P. Lam- bert, 1. E. Lee, John Lemm, J. C. Lowe, D. Macdonald, J. McCubbin, J. Orange, A. H. Ough, T. L. Perkins, S. J. Powell, EA. Ram A. R. F. Raven, C. H. Rew, L. A. Rose, A. P. Samy, G. J. B. Sayer, C. B. Thomas, H. P. Weaser, Wong Kat Son and Wong A. Cheong, Tooker, A. Turner, C. Warren, W L W
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