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China Overland Trade Report.
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CONTENTS.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, 15TH OCTOBER, 1908,
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Leading Articles :—
The New all-British Mail Service
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Indian Police in China
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Two Chinese Sensationa
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British Trade in Korea
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The Englishman'a Mannėrs
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Safety of River Steamer Passengers
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The Kaifengfu Jews.....
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Hongkong Legislative Council
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St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon.
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European Police Desertions
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Supreme Court
Serious Charge Against Prison Warder
Hongkong Corinthian Yacht Club
Dock Carpenters' Strike
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FAR EASTERN NEWS.
A Tientsin compradore is said to have failed for Tls. 190,000, embarrassing four foreign firme.
The Court at Peking has decided to adopt a uniform system of weights and measures for the whole Chinese Empire.
The notorious brigard Vah Ka-der, who has terrorised the Shanghai district for years, has been captured near Hangchow.
The rice famine in the Yangtze ralley seems 251 to be even more serious that many previous bad ones. Many deaths are attributed to 252 starvation.
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The Pacific Mail 8.8. Co. now take up their passengers ard mails to Shanghai from Woosung by special train. They inaugurated this practice on Sept. 29th.
Lient -Cal. J. H. A. Anderson, of the 3rd Maochesters now in the Transvaal, will take commard of the Legation Guard at Peking 258 when bis battalion is disbanded shortly.
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Swim Aoross the Harbour
Typhoon Nowa
Hongkong Typhoon Relief Fund
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The Hongkong Typhoon
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Canton
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Macao
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Portuguese General Dies on Macao Steamer
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On the Kowloon-Canton Railway...
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Hongkong's Maritime Losses
Interport Rifle Match
The Interport Match
Sensational Jewel Robbery at Shanghai.
Another Kwangtung Murder
S.S. Hankow on Fire
Powell and Co., Ltd.
Public Companies and Hongkong...
The Late Bishop Hoare
The Police Trouble at Shanghai
Fracas at Shanghai
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Customs Questions Settled.
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South Manchuria Development Co.
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Miscellaneoux
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Commercial
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Shipping
BIRTHS.
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H.E. the Governor has been pleased, with the 259 approval of the Secretary of State for the 259 Colonies, to appoint Mr. J.W. Hartley, M.B 260 to be a temporary assistant surgeon in the
Medical Department.
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On October 4th, at Kowloon, the wife of JOHN A. PLUMMER, of a sou.
On October 9th, at Shanghai, to GERTRUDE and HENET BINGHAM, & Sou.
On October 9th, at Shanghai, the wife of F. W. ROLAND, Imperial Maritime Customs, of a son.
On September 28th, at Shanghai, the wife of R. BERNER, of a son.
On September 29th, at Shanghai, the wife of J. M. E. PEREIRA, of a son.
On September 30th, at Shanghai, to Mr. J. and Mrs. CH. JEDLICKA, a daughter.
DEATHS.
On October 4th, at Shanghai, GBORGE DAVID Scorr, of Shanghai, aged 31 years.
On September 29th, at Shanghai, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. HARE.
Hongkong Weekly Press.
HONGKONG OFFICE: 10a, Des Vœux ROAD CL LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.
ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The German Mail of September 11th arrived, per the 88. Prinsess Alice, on Monday, the 8th instant; and the French Mail of Sept. 14th arrived, per the ss. Australien, to-day,
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The following have been appointed members of the committee for the Wongneicheong and Queen's Recreation grounds :-Captain Shink. military representative; Mr. A. R. Lowe, vice win. A.8.C., vice Major H. G. Kelsall, R.G.A., Mr. H. R. Phelipe, Cricket Club representative; Mr. T. C. Gray vice Mr. J. Barton, Hockey Club representative.
A Peking letter states that upon the petition of Hai Ku, er-minister to Italy, the Censorate presented a memorial to the Throne the other day, strongly protesting against the granting of a Constitutional Government to the country. Such a form of Government, declared the Censorate, will only encourage the formation of political parties and cliques which are the baue of all European countries.
The long and painful illness from which Mr. G. D. Scott, of Shanghai, has been known to be suffering, ended on Oct. 4th. A well known and kindle figure will be missed from the Club and the Bund and there will be very general sym- pathy with Mrs. Scott and the children laft behind. Mr. Scott was a resident of twenty-five years' standing in the Settlement and in later years was Reuter's agent there, and Secretary to the Stock and Share Broker's Association. He was ol years old.
The Y.M.C.A. Bulletin issued on Oct. 5th says:The Hongkong Young Men's Christian Association has suffered a severe loss in the It is notified in the Gazette that subject to deeply lamented death of the Hon. Capt. His Majesty's pleasure, H.E. the Governor has Barnes-Lawrence. For some time be oconpied appointed Mr. F.J. Badeley, Captain Superin-a place on the Board of Directors and during tendent of Police, to be provisionally an official member of the Legislative Council.
According to the Nichi Nichi the Yokohama authorities have decided to repay at once the amount of the house fax on foreigners in accordance with the award of the Hague Tribunal; the sum is about Yen 100.000,
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We are informed by Massrs. Melchers and Co. that the 8.8. Kitai which sailed from here on the 24th September, has arrived at Singapore on the 5th instant with damage to machinery. The Company have no details but doubtless the vessel encountered bad weather.
The late Marine Biologist to the Ceylon Government recommended the dipping of native fishing nets in a solution of some copper com. pound, both to preserve them and to attract the fish. The experiment has taken on with the natives and appears to be a sUOCESS,
Bishop Moule at Shanghai said from the palpit that the Hongkong typhoon need not necessarily be described as "an act of God." Might not the hurricane be bat a fierce bur-t of that homicidal fury which, as our Lord said, was the devil's chief characterislio ?
the past year acted as President of the Associa- tion. His kindly sympathy and help did much to adrance the interest of our organization. His place will be very difficult to fill. We wish to express our deepest sympathy with Mrs. Barnes-Lawrence and her daughters in their trying bereavement,”
At 4.50 a.m. on Sept. 30 a fire broke out in China Merchants' Steam Launch Co.'s godown, No. 512, North Soochow Road, Shanghai. The Fire Brigade turned out very promptly, but as the godown contained large stores of such inflammable material as cotton, in addition to contents were futile and they had to concentrate coal. their efforts to save the building and its
their efforts to prevent the fire from spreading. The godown in which the fire broke out was completely destroyed and the fire spread to the adjoining premises. The contents of the China Merchants' godown were valued at $16,000,
A correspondent of the Straits Times at Singapore, evidently interested, writes that far from being remunerative, the Hongkong Opium Monopoly has been and is a heavily losing business. "At the monthly rental of 185,000, the Farm lost heavily-more than $700,000 in It is reported that a large yarn dealer with nine months. Then, when the matter was heavy liabilities has disappeared from the represented to the Government, the rent was Hongkong market This action is indicative reduced by $15,000 p.m. At the red of the great depression in this trade in Hong-the business was continued for another or ate, kong, sad it is freely stated that other dealers may have recourse to a similar step.
An application has been made to the authorities by the Kobe Kawasaki Dock Yard Company for a charter to set up a large floating dook, which can accommodate a vessel of 15,000 tons, just off the mouth of the old course of the Minatogawa The cost of such a dock is esti mated at Y1,490,000, including curved breakwater to protect it from high seas and winds.
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sight months at a heavy loss, amounting'g'about $400,000 and exhausting the capital of the Company which was then running the Farm. Consequently, a new Company was formed in September, 1905, with a Selangor merchant as one of the partners, and the business was taken over, the old Company undertaking to pay the new Company $25,000, as monthly_subsidy. In spite of these advantages the new Company has been losing at the rate of about $10,000 month."
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