THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
China
VOL. LXIII]
CONTENTS.
Epitome
Leading Articles :----
An Interesting Assembly
The Plague
China and Representative Government
Chinaman's Inhumanity to Chinaman
British Shippers and the Board of Trade The Sinai Peninsula
The Kowloon-Canton Railway ...
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Overland Trade Report.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 16TH JUNE, 1906.
PLOR
According to a telegram, the Weihaiwei Gold Mines crushed 2,000 tous of ore in May, at an estimated cost of $12,250. The yield was 425 140 oz. gold, worth about $3,836, and 110 tons concentrates worth about $11,000. The ...425 estimated profit for May was therefore about
$2,686. If they can keep that up, the share; holders will hot grumble.
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Hongkong Jottings
Hongkong Legislative Council
The Kowloon-Canton Railway
Hongkong Volunteer Reserve Association
Hongkong Sanitary Board
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Supreme Court
Shanghai Trade Report
Canton
Macao
Amoy
Shipping in Indo-China
Possible Duel at Shanghai
Shanghai Cemont Tile Works
The American District Court for China The Development of Manchuria Native Opium
Commercia!
Shipping..
BIRTHS.
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A Chinese thief, as the outcome of a midnight 427 adventure, is at present in the hospital suffering 428 from a fractured skull. He had entered a house at 221, Queen's Road West and was detected stealing some garment by the oconpant. He attempted to escape by the verandah, but he fell over and landed in a riosha, from which he rolled to the ground, being injured as stated.
Once a week there is already running from 436 Vladivostok an express train perfectly equipped 436 on which the journey to Berlin may be com 486 fortably made in less than fourteen days and to
Paris or London in fifteen days. For this, express, which carries mails and first and second 437 class passengers all träffle stands aside, with the 437 result that absolute punctuality is guaranteed. 438 It leaves Vladivostok every Tuesday, and travelling homeward this way is not only more expeditions but considerably cheaper than by
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On June 2nd, at Hankow, to the Rev. and Mrs. LOUIS BYRDE, C. M. S., Yungebow, Hunan, a daughter.
On June 13th, at Meirion, The Peak, tra E. JONES HUGHES, a daughter.
MARRIAGES.
On June 5th, at Chofon, JOHN HOWARD STOCKE to ALICE MARY BALLER.
On June 7th, at Shanghai, COLIN CAMPBELL STEVENSON to Alicz Lonise BesxETT.
DEATHS.
On June 5th, at Ramsgate, SIDNEY DILLON SHALLARD, late.Commander P. & O. Cu 's service, aged 70 years.
On the 11th iust, at her residence No. 51, Elgin Street, MARIA JOSEPHA BAPTISTA, widow of the late MARCIANO ANTONIO Baptista, artist, aged 70 years. Deeply regretted.
At Shanghai, KARL ERNST LUDwid, only son of Mr. and Mrs, C. FINK, aged 10 years.
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No, 24
AN INTERESTING ASSEMBLY.
On June 14th there was an interesting assem- bly at the New Connaught Hotel on the occasion of a complimentary banquet and presentation of address to Mr. Frederic Jones, Queensland Government Commissioner, and Mr. Chn Wun man. Chinese Secretary, Mexican Consulate, by. the Guild of Austrálian, American and Canadian Merchants. persons. Mr. Young Hee presided in the Covers were laid for about 80 !
absence of the Chairman and was flanked by the guests of the evening.
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Majesty aud the Emperor of China." Mr. Following the toast of "His Britannic Chan Hr proposed the toast of the "Com. doing so enlogised the s-rvices of Mr. Jones, merci d Unity of Australia and China," and in
Chins. The Chairman proposed “Our Guests," and referred to the commercial development of and said that Mr. Jones, whose mission it was to push Australian products in China, was the right duetothe representations made by Mr. Chu Wao- man in the right place. H's success was largely man, who was always to the fore where vital Chinese interests were concerned. Mr. Jones and Mr. Chu replied in appropriate terms. Some notes of the speeches will appear in our next issue.
THE PLAGUE.
INVESTIGATIONS AT BOMBAY.
The Allahabad Rioneer says: From inves- tigations of plague which have commenced working in the Parel Laboratory, Bombay, it would seem as if the whole problem of the disease were going to turu on the species of rat and rat flea which carry infection. Dr. Martin. it is understood, holds that whether plague bi primarily a rat disease and epidemics among what is scientifically known as the "episo tic." human beings merely a participation of mau in
doubted. Hence arise the strongest reasons for the intimate relationship of the two is un- believing that infected rats are the most important cause of the epidemic spread of plague. The advisory committee have con- centrated their efforts in the first instance on the seasonal prevalence of rat plague in Bombay and also in villages, and its relation to the human epidemic, the habits of rats and their parasites, their breeding season and existence of sub-acute or chronic plague among them in months when the disease is not epidemic are being closely studied. From 500 to 1.000 rats per day liare been examined in a most elaborate way, and the existence and extent of the disease throughout the year should thus be determined.
Mr. Peter Peacock, M. V. O.. of the British Embassy at Tokyo, suddenly collapsed when riding to the station at Yokohama on May 30th and died almost immediately, presumably from heart failure. Mr. Peacock was very well known in Japan, and was a link with old days. Ho was a burly, jovial man, full of interesting reminiscences. The Chronicle says: Mr. Pea Cock, who was in his sixty-seventh year, was appointed Inspector in the Escort Guard at To yo on February 8, 1897, and has ever since been in the service of the Legation, now when the Minister was attacked by two ron n the Embassy. He was with Sir Harry Parkes
and on this occasion was wounded. Mr. Peacock while proceeding to the Palace at Kyoto in 1867
service of his country. When the Duke of had therefore seen thirty-nine years in the Connaught visited Japan many years ago Mr. Peacock received from the Royal visitor, a handsome pin as a memento of the visit, and when the report was first published that the Duke was to head the Garter Mission (instead of his son) Mr. Peacock anticipated with, pleasure meeting his Royal Highness once again. During the visit of Prince Arthur recently, Mr. Peacook was awarded the Victorian Order in recognition of his long and faithful services. A curious story was brought to light on June 13th when a Chinaman was admitted to the Government Civil Hospital suffering from injuries to which be succumbed shortly afterwards. Apparently the deceased, a mer- Mr. W. Peters, manager of Ewart, Eyrie chaut, who lived at 147, Des Voeux Road, had and Co's Bulk Oil Installation, writes to a been in the habit of crossing the roofs of the Karachi paper:-"As manager and employer intervening houses when he paid a visit to his of a large number of labourers for over 6 years friend at 3, Queen's Etreet. On the uight in in a bulk oil installation, I have noticed that question he had spent the evening at bis none of my coolies employed in the canning of frieud's hou-e and was returning over the roofs oil have been attacked. From this experience (about 11 o'clock when he stepped on a broom I am firmly of the opinion that kerosene oil bandle, which caused him to stumble and fall | acts as a preventive. It has come to my notice. down the backyard at 24. Queen's Street. At that during the past year I have lost about 6 the bottom Le slighted on a shopkeeper whomen and boys, who did not come in contact An extract of the meteorological observations was washing his bands there, Curiously with oil, these men and boys being employed on made at the Hongkong Observatory during the enough, the shopkeeper was scarcely injured, machines. I am so convinced of what I write month of May shows the total maximum although the man who fell on him was rather that I have strongly recommended my men to temperature to have been 81.6 degrees, the weighty, but the latter was so severely injured besmear their bodies with petroleum oil. I minimum 79.2 degrees and the total rainfall | from his fall of 60 feet that he died a few hours | may add that my men live mostly in the 11.580 inches.
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ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The French Mail of May 11th arrived, per the 88. Tourane on Monday, the 11th instant; and the English Mail of May 18th arrived, per the 88. Delta, on Wednesday, the 13th instant.
FAR EASTERN NEWS.
Mr. J. C. Steen has been appointed an assistant engineer on the British section of the Kowloon-Canton railway.
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