THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
China
AND
Overland Trade Report.
VOL. LXIV.
CONTENTS.
Epitome
Leading Artiolos:—
The Weather
Depreciation of Votes
The Kaiser's Optimism
The Shipping Commission
Hongkong Sanitary Board
St. Joseph's College prize Distribution
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 29TH DECEMBER, 1906,
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The Kawasaki shipbuilders launched A 3500 fon steamer, the Yoh-yang, for the N.Y.K.K. on Christmas day. She appears to be a triple decker, designed for passenger
traffic.
The last number of the Foochow Echo to, hand is full of the race week and its social¦ ...430 doings. "It has been a most dissipated week,"
remarks our contemporary, “but we all regret 442 it is over.
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The N.-C. Daily News learns from a pricate telegram from Mukden that there is reason to baliera that the death of Mr. Fairchild, the .443 i
43 American Deputy. Consul in that town, was the
result of an accident,
Christmas in Hongkong
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Police Ball
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Another Highway Robbery at Kowloon
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Kulangan (Amoy) Municipal Council...
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. Supreme Court
Macao
Germany in the Far Eust
Hongkong Flour Mills
Forestry in Coran
American Fleet's Visit ..
Correspondence
The Fwo Cotton Spinning & Weaving Co., Lt.
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The Newchwang Retrocession
Commercial
Shipping
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RITAS.
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While the Rev. J. H. France was conducting 144 I divine service at the ailor. Home chapel on 443 | Dec. 23, robbers broke i to his honge and carried off silverware to the value of $400. The police have the matter in haud,
On December 19th, at Shanghai, the wife of O. KOPELMAN, Of 8 SON.
On December 21st at the Peak Hospital, Hongkong, the wife of E. TRUеCH, Lappa Customis. of a son.
At Victoria Pospital, the wife of H HORLEY, Civil Accountant, Army Service Corps, of a daughter.
The Gazette notifies that Mr. 8. Kelly, Inspector (Third Class), in the Sanitary De. partment. has been suspended from the exercise of his office pending the decision of the Secretary of State for the Colonies regarding his dismissal from the Government service.
An extraordinary general meeting of share. holders in Meser. S. Moutrie & Co., Ld. was held at Shanghai on December 17th for the purpose of considering the advisability of increasing the capital of the Company. Mr. E. C. Pearce presided. A resolution investing the Board with power to increase the capital of Peking, Rev. A, G. BRYSON, of the L.M S.. Ta'ang. the firm from $250,000 to £500,000) was passed.
MARRIAGE.
On December 12th, at H.B.M.' Legation
chow, to NORAH LENWOon, M.B., Ch.B., of the Women's Hospital, Peking.
DEATHS.
On December 18th, at Shanghai, on board the ES. Poochi, BOBERT PURDON DUNMORE, aged 33
years.
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December 18th. at Shanghai, ROBERT PrGHAM, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Camp- bell
On December 27th, at Victoria Hospital. Barker Road, Peak. Miss DHONRAL, youngest daughter of Mr. Sorabice Dhunjeebhoy Setna (of Messrs. Phirozsha B. Petit & Co.), aged 9 years.
Hongkong Weekly Press.
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ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The English mail of November 301b arrived the ss. Delta, on Thursday, the 27th inst. per
FAR EASTERN NEWS.
The onerations in Formosa have ended mocessfully, and large tracts of arable land, camphor forests, and tea plantations have been added to the area under civilized rule.
The onolin arrested on menicion of the murder of Mr. J. B.Craik at the Kowloon Docks has heen discharged, having satisfied the police that be had no connection with the outrage.
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On Dec. 21 Major C G. Pritchard, command aut of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps, lift for England by the transport Sicilia. A large number of brother officers and civilians bid gathered at Queen's Statue pier to farewell to the veteran and his wife, and accompanied them on board where the Major's
health was drunk and the last farewell taken.
At 8 25on Dec. 27th the Electric light failed and 'or about an hour and a half the big blocks of buildings in the central district which depend on the Company's supply were left in darkness. It was guest night at the King Edward Hotel and the contretemps occurred in the midst of the dinner; the band suddenly ceased to play, but with the aid of a supply of rushlights they were ble to complete the programme and the guests their dinger.
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On December 17th the Chinese Emperor issued a Decree, in response to a memorial from Yin Ch'ang, Commander-in-Chief of Kisngpeh, commanding fifteen large sticks of Tibe'an incense to be sent to Tsingkiangpu for the| memorialist to offer before the altars of the Dragon River gods as a mark of the Imperial gratitude for their protection accorded the Grand Canal which was threatened to be overwhelmed by fresbets in the autamo.
The ss. Birma which arrived in port on Dec. 2nd brought two royal visitors to our shore, oue being H.R.H Prince Valdemar of Denmark, and the other H.R.II. Prince George of Greece. The pair are taking advantage of an extended tour which has offered, to see the Orient, and are not therefore When the travelling in an official capacity. vessel entered port a royal salute
The Birma from the guos of H.M.S. Tamar is expected to remain in port for three or four days.
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On Dec. 24 at the office of the P. W. D. the
sale by public auction of land at Hunghom took place, the property being knocked down with- ont competition to the Hongkong and Whampoa Dok Company for $36.312. Another lot of Crown land at Shankiwan was disposed of to Messrs, Butterfield and Swire for 334,482,
There are indications that the C'ommission to į inquire into irregularities in couner. tion with the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance will soon bring its labours to a close Mr. Hooper announced at the meeting of the Sanitary Board on Due, 27th that the report might be in the hands of H.E. the Governor next month
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It will be remembered that Mr. A. H. Requie some time ago purchased Sir Paul Chater's launch. Christine, to replace his own lost during, the typhoon. She has been re-named the Canada and has been fitted up as a steam launch. Her motive power is no longer steam but liquid fuel, and on a trisl run vesterday she proved herself the fastest launch in the harbour, doing thirteen knots an hour easily. When she leaves the Kowloon Dock Company she will be one of the best equipped in the harbour, while in the matter of speed abe will be without a rival.
It sppears that a native of China may enter the Philippines if he can show that he has been adopted by a fellow countryman, and if noder age
In January of last year a Chinese. boy arrived in Cebu on a ship, direct from China. The collector of customs at that port would not allow the Chinese to land. But this Chinese
had friends ashore and one of them appealed to the Insular collector of customs, who allowed the
hoy to remain on shore pending an appeal that had been made to bigher authorities, and to deposit a cash bond of $1,001. After much argument the court of first instance of Cebu decided that as this Chinaman had been adopte
by a resident of Cehn, that resident bad a right to his lawful son.
The supreme court affirmed the decision of the lower court, and the Chinese is now a recognized citizen of Cebu.
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American " writes to a contemporary as follows:-If the speech of the new American Judge at the dinner of the American Associa tion of China, as reported in your columns this morning, correctly represents that gentlemson ideas, it would seem regrettable that the learned gentleman comes among us with such grave misconceptions of the status of Americans and pari puss that of other foreigners. I refer to that portion of his address in which he is report- ed to have said that we are here *rally at the * sufferanes of the Chinese Empire." Such a coa- tention would not be admitted for a miente by either Washington or any of the other Foreign Offices. We are really here in protection of vested interests and in consequence of treaties which in the last analysis rest on the power of the foreign Powers, including Americs, to enforca them, and any attitude such as that of Judge Wilfey should be much deplored, the more especially at the present time when certain elements in Chiuese life are showing signs of The restiveness under existing conditions. power of the American Government to estab- lish a constitutional or extra-constitutional court here is to be determined by Congress or their own Supreme Court, but the right to do so under the treaty is not qualified by any sot of sufferance of the Chinese Government, - and it is unwise to let so dangerous an iden get abroad, especially when emanating from so eminent a source as the learned judge...
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