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THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
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China Overland Trade Report.
VOL. LXIII.]
CONTENTS.
Epitome
Leading Articles
The Chinese Muddle
British Trade With Crown Colonies.... H.M.S. Dreadnought.
Bussia and China
The Protracted Awakening of China
Trouble Expected in China
The New Commercial Settlement ......................................
The Late Mr. Bruce Shepherd Companies :-
HONGKONG, MONDAY, 19TH FEBRUARY, 1906,
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FAR EASTERN NEWS.
Wachang is officially recommended to be opened to foreign trade,
An Australian lady at Hongkong has been ....110 isolated as a plague patient.
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The Chinese Army manoeuvres at Peking .112 | last autumn cost Tls. 1,300,000.
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Humphreys Estate and Finance Co., Ltd. H'kong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd.114 The Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd.
Lai Kwai-pui. the Canton Viceroy's critio, was released from prison last week.
The Seoul-Fusan Railway Co. will establish .114 | iron-works and a dry dock at Fusan.
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China Traders Insurance Co., Ltd. Hongkong and Whampoa Lock Co., Ltd. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporati 115 The Laou Kung Mow Cotton Spinning and
Werving Co., Ltd.
The Widows' and Orphan's Fund
The Royal Visit
Hongkong Jockey Club Race Meeting
Supreme Court
Canton ...
Canton-Hankow Railway
A. Tientsin Incident
Correspondence
Company Audita............................
The Shanghai Riots Commercial
Shipping
BIRTHS.
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The Shanghai Land Investment Co., Ltd., is paying a final dividend of six per cent.
for 1905,
Russia has agreed to deduct from the Boxer 121 indemnity five million taels as compensation for 122 Chinese losses in the Vladivostock riots.
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In reply to Viceroy Shum, the Waiwupu has stated that no foreigner will be employed in 129 connection with the opening of Chiuliensbou. ..129
A celebration of the development of railways 130 .130
in Japan is to be held at Nagoya in May next, 132 the total mileage in the empire having now
reached 5,000 miles.
On January 23rd, at Weihaiwel, the wife of BENJAMIN R. MUDDITT, of a ɛon.
On January 28th, at Shanghai, the wife of B. J. BARLOW, of a son.
On February 3rd, at Shanghai, the wife of MARQUIS GIACOMO PALLAVICINO, of a daughter, LAURA.
On February 4th, at Chefoo, the wife of Major A. A. S. BARNES, Transvaal Governinent Agent for Emigration, of a son.
On February 6th, at Amoy, the wife of FREDERICK HAWKES, of a son,
On February 7th, at Shanghai, the wife of the Rev, BENIST Box, of a daughter.
On February 7th, at Shanghai, the wife of Mr. J. NOBLE, of a son,
On
Dr.
February 11th, at Shanghai, the wife of R. J. MARSHALL, of a son.
MARRIAGES.
On January 11th, at Kiukiang, WILLIAM WAL-
TER RITCHIE to ISABELLA CAMERON REID,
On
January 31st, at Hankow, JEAN SHIELS, younger daughter of THOMAS SHILLINGTON, J.P., Portardown, Irelan', ¿› WILLIAM HUGH, younger son of the late Groege Jackson ElbRIDGE, C.M.G, Beyrout, Syria.
DEATHS.
On February 6th, at Shanghai, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. F. F. FEBRIS.
On February 9th, at Shanghai widow of the late SAMUEL YOUNG, I. M. Customs Service, aged
62 years.
Hongkong Weekly Press
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ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The Garman Mail of the 16th January arrive
per the es, Prinzess Alice, on Tuesday, the 18th in tant; and the French Mail of the 19th January arrived, per the ss. Oceanien, 10-day, the 19th instant.
His Royal Highness Prince Arthur of Connaught has been pleased to accept from the publishers a copy of the Dire tory and Chronicle issued from the office of the Hong- kong Daily Press,
The German Minister has informed the Waiwupu that, with the exception of 300 troops at Peking and 400 at Tientsin, all the German forces in China will be withdrawn before the end of April next.
The extract of meteorological observations made at the Observatory during January shows that the total maximum temperature was 62:5 and the minimum 54.8 deg. The month's rain- fall was 1.985 inches.
A fire at Tokyo on January 31st des- troyed 43 houses and 5 godowns, including the Kofuke Temple and a weaving factory; 31 dwellings were partially destroyed, and several firemen were more or less injured.
News was received by wiro at Shanghai a few days ago that the British barque Mobile Bay, 1,117 tons, which left New York for Formosa on August 9th last, with a cargo of kerosene oil, was on fire at Anping, Formosa.
The Miyahara boiler (inventel by Engineer- Admiral Miyshara) proved so successful in the late war, while its cost is half that of the French boiler hitherto used, that it is to be adopted in future in the Japanese navy,
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The French Minister has notified the Wai® wupu that, owing to the separation of Church and State in France, diplomatic questions con- cerning the Roman Catholio propaganda in China will only receive his attention if they concern French citizens.
A meeting of ladies was held at the Shanghai Ladies' Riding Club was established, some Horse Bazaar a few days ago, at which a
eighty members having already joined. Mrs, R. W. Shaw, of the Farm, was elected presi. dent, and a committee of ladies was chosen.
The Russian Government has agreed to pay indemnity for the losses sustained by Chinese desires to wait for the complete restoration of during the Vladivostock riot in November, but tranquillity before going into the matter of the later disturbances. Vladivostook is still in a- state of uproar.
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The report of the Anglo-German Brewery Co., Ltd., for 1905 shows a divisible balance of $4,913, on a paid-up capita 90,000. It is proposed to fit of the lake212,000 y preliminary expenses, $88inest malty the machinery and casks, pay a uvidum va coat., and carry forward the balance, $1,067.
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It is proposed to hold next autumn com: bined manoeuvres of the troops of Peiyang and will number a combined army of about one Nanyang and Hukuang administrations, which hundred thousand men, and that the manoeuvres are to be held in Honan province, which serves as a half-way point between the provinces con-
corned.
The Nanfangpao says that the complaint against the British police officers in connection with the Mixed Court fracas has not been dropped, but the Waiwupu consider it deroga. tory to China's dignity to prosecute them before the Supreme Court at Shanghai and they have telegraphed to the Chinese Minister in London to lay the matter before the Foreign Office,
It is reported from Peking that the Empress Dowager has lately selected several lads, sons of the blood nearest to the throne, to reside and study in the Palace. The object of this is to find which of the young boys is best fitted by his daily conduct and talents to fill the high post of successor to the Emperor, should His Majesty unfortunately not have the happiness of possessing & son to succeed him on his demise.
Waiwapa's request that the British Govern- The Nanfangpae says that in reply to the
ment should take steps to reduce the importa- tion of Indian opium into Chins în view of the Chinese Government monopoly on prepared opium having been partially put into effect, the British Minister has replied that when Chine shall have given satisfactory proof of having curtailed the production of native opium, the British Government will move in the matter,
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The Waiwapa has received a dispatch from Mr. Uchida, the Japanese Minister at Peking, complaining of a certain native resident of Canton, called Tson Haien, who has recently made himself somewhat notorious by writing against the Japanese and trying to expose to his readers the designs of Japan upon the integrity and independence of China. The Japanese Minister pointed out the danger of such writings to the frien/lship and harmony With regard to certain prope existing between the two mpires and requested of the Company and bal that the person commed of should be warned it was decided to return sno and interdicted from producing any more anti- | owners upon the latter establishing Japanese literature."
to same.
At the American ·| Consulate-General - st Shanghai on Feb. 2nd, a meeting, was held of the creditors of the Eastern Java Trað
ading Company, whose proprietor and manager (81) Clair, disappeared just before the Chins Year Holidays. It was decided to mak
•fforts to ascertain the whereabouts of
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