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HONGKONG, MONDAY, 23rd JULY, 1908.
L'Echo de Chine learns that the Japanese do not intend to make Port Arthur fort of the first class, but simply a naval base, leaving Sasebo as the most important station for Japan. It is reported that arrangements have been 34 concluded between Viceroy Yuan and the Japanese authorities for the purchase of the 36 line from Hsinmintan to Mukden, 120 li, for 36 Tls. 1,500,000,
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Hothouse Timidity
The "Now Territory
Pirates on the West River
Dr. Timothy Richard's Dreams
Religions in the Far East
Timber Waste in China
Legal Hardships
The New Harbour Office
The Ho Min Ling Hospital...
Italian Convent Prize Distribution
Kowloon Grammar School Prize Distribution
Supreme Court ........
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Alleged Acceptance of Bribes
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Hongkong High-Level Tramways Co., Ltd.
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8. C. Farnham, Boyd & Co., Ltd.
Murder on the West River
Canton
French Colonial Congress
The Railway in Yunnan
A Mine at the Yangtze Mouth
Chinese Mining Enterprises
Whampoa Again
A Vinisterial False Step
Preaching Chinese Hatred
Fopigners in the Customs Service
ré Manchurian Railway
The China Association.
Christian Science
Hongkong Gymkhana Club Education in Hongkong. Returned Cooliea
Russian Embassy at Tokyo Plague in Formosa Commercial. Shipping
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It is stated in a Chinese paper that H. E. Tang Shao.yi, Chinese Commissioner of Customs, intends to engage a Japanese financial expert to assist in the re-organisation of the Customs Service ".
It is reported that the Nippon Yusen Kaisha has ordered three new steamers, each of 2,500 43 fons, for the Yangtze service; two steamers of 2.700 tons each for the Shanghai line; and two of 8,500 tons each for the European line.
According to a native paper, the Japanese
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Our Shanghai contemporary claims good authority for stating that the Kawasaki Dock Company have no intention of starting opera- tions at Shanghai. Land was purchased with 49 that intention, but the scheme has been 49 dropped.
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Messrs E S: Kadootie & Co. inform us that 52 they are in receipt of telegraphic advices from Singapore to the effect that the crushing for the past four weeks of Raubs Australian Gold On July 11th, at Shanghai, the wife of T. P; | Mining Co. is 851 ozs. smelled gold from 5,437 BAPTISTA, of a daughter
tons of stone.
BIRTH.
MARRIAGE.
On July 14th, at Shanghai, FREDERICK NEWMAN MATTHEWS to FLORENCE EMILY SOPER,
DEATHS.
HAERIS, late of H.B.ff. Office of Works, Shanghai, On June 1st, at Liscard, Cheshire, WILLIAM
aged 41 years
Oa 17th July, at Swatow, Harold Burton, of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire, aged 38 years.
Hongkong Weekly Press Press
HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEUX ROAD CL. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREKT, E.C.
ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The German Mail of June 19th arrived, per
the ss. Prinz Regent Luitpold, on Tuesday, the 17th instant; and the French Mail of June 22nd arrived, per the 88. Ernest Simons, to-day.
The warships and other vessels submerged in and near the harbour of Port Arthur were disposed of by public tender. The number of vessels offered was 21, which have fallen into fetched was Y112,898. the hands of eight bidders. The total Irice
On the 18th July, one of a gang of coolies engaged in repairing Conduit Road was knocked down by a heavy rock which fell from the hillside. He received a broken leg and
other injuries, and was removed to the Govern
ment Civil Hospital.
have formed an association which has as one of Chinese and Japanese journalists at Tientsin its objects the most laudable one of preserving peace in Asia. In any crisis. three editors may convene a meeting to discuss the best unanimous policy. This seems a good idea.
The Japanese Department of Agriculture and Commerce has decided to export iron materials manufactured at the Wakamatsu Iron Works and other foundries to South China. The authorities propose to appoint trustworthy Japanese merchants in Chioa as agents.
Russia's excuse for delaying the withdrawal of her troops from northern Manchuria at pre- Certain officials are asking for a bigger native sent is the depredations of the Haughu'zes. The Tartar-Generals of Kirin and Heilung. garrison for Shanghai city.
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Owing to contracts from San Francisco on account of the reconstraction of the city, the price of cement in Japan has advanced considér- ably, ordinary grade which was 3.40 yen or 3.50 per cask being now 4.50 yeu on an average. The Asano, Aichi, and other cement companies have special contracts to keep them going for ten years.
The following have been elected officers of the newly-formed British Association of Japan : Chairman, Mr. Montague Beart; Vice-Chair- mau, Mr. A. G. Morey-Weale; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. V. A. Cresar Hawkins; Hon. Secretary. Mr. F. J. Lias; Committee, Messrs. F. J. Abbott, 1. J. Healing, J. Williamson Jones, W. F. Mitchell and Jas. Walter.
An order of H.M. the King in Council revokes the Orders in Council of September 30th. 1873, February 14th. 1883, and November 23rd, 1893, in regard to the mode of estimating the ust registered tonnage of Italian ships, and recognises in His Majesty's dominions, the toonage of such ships denoted on their certi- ficates of registry or other national papers.
An attempt, it is stated, in certain quarters, will be made by his enemies to get H.E. Viceroy Shum of the Two Kwang transferred to Foochow and to get H E. Chou Fu down to Canton, the two Viceroys exchanging posts, but there is nothing so far to confirm the report, the desire probably being father to the thought amongst Viceroy Sham's innumerable ill- wishers in the Two Kwaug and at Peking.
The case in which Raheem Bux, Peak Indian watchman, employed by the Sanitary Board, was charged with receiving upwards of $300 in bribes, was concluded, at the Police Court before Mr. F. A. Hazeland on the 19th July Defendant, who was represented by Mr. C. F. Dixon (of Mr. J. Hastings' office), reserved his defence and was committed for trial at the next Criminal Sessions. Bail was allowed in the sum of $2,000.
The editor of the Chinese Christian In. telligencer says, in a latter to a contemporary :· Generally speaking, the native seonlar Press
is not anti-Christian. On the contrary it is
more pro-Christian than the secular Press in
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against the Bible in the native papers. Europe or America. One never sees a joke Chinese people are peculiarly susceptible to what they called Tuoli oc doc rine -not specially theological doctrine, but any tenet that professes to teach, instruct and inform."
The Foochow Echo of July 7th says:-In the matter of the Camphor Monopoly Bureau of the Chinese Government recently established, we learn from native merchants' sources that the whole thing is squeeze-pidgin. A native camphor merchant tells us that the monopoly is simply established to inflict a tax on camphor from inland, under the pretext of monopoly. As we go to press H.M's. Consul Mr G. M. H. Playfair issued the following notification which we print under :-The undersigned has been
recent seizures, and other difficulties connected with the conveyance, of campbor from the The authorities at Peking, having learned that interior have been entirely caused by uncer the Chinese volunteers of Shanghai are well!tainty as to ownership. British merchan's, are drilled and have excellent rules, have written to recommended either to take out transit passes the president of the ommercial burgan of for their consignments of camphor or to provide Shanghai to send a copy of the rules to Feking, their employes with unequivocal proofs that the where they have also the intention of forming a goods under conveyance are the property of a
British firm. Chinese volunteer corps.
It is reported that the N. Y. K. has decided ; kinng have received orders to immediately assured by the Chinese anthorities that the
to change its bi-weekly service between Bong kong and Bangkok to a weekly service.
The Japan Gazette says that the Shanghai petition to the Diplomatic Body in regard to the opening of Manchuria is misapplied.
H.E the Governor has been pleased to recognise Mr. S. G. Falier as Vice and Deputy Consul-General of the United States in Hongkong.
Russia's scheme. suppress the Hanghutze so as to frustrate
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