THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
VOL. LXV.1
CONTENTS.
Epitome.
Leading Articles :--
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 9TH FEBRUARY, 1907.
PUF
Political Phrases
8)
Japanese Finance
82
"Re-Enter the Duke
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The Pregnability of Hongkong
XI
Mr. H. N. Mody, Philanthropist
83
Chinese Bank Orders
Hongkong Sanitary Board
81
A Munificent Gift
The Royal Visit
Hygiene Examination
The Gazette notifies that Messrs. R. o. Hutchison and W. Trotman, cadets, and T H. King, police probationer, passed their final
Imination in Cantonese on January 18th.
F. M. Goode, the absconder arrested in America on charges of extensive frauds in Shanghai, has plealed guilty and ber u sentenced to eightee en meaths' imprisonment.
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The A.D.C. have decided to postpone the production of «
The Country girl this season Sowing to the early arrival of the Bandmann Co, which event will be followed by the Easter holidays,
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Receipts into the Treasury between January Is and November 30th, 1906. amounted to 833 442.193.26, the payments out for the same 91 perid being $30,458,854.43, leaving a balance
of receipts over payments of $2,983,338 83.
Supreme Court
Disastrous Fire
The Insurance Conspiracy..
British North Borneo
92
Queen's College Prize Distribution
93
Ellis Kadoorie Canton College
01
Another Dock Achievement
Wesleyan Church Bazaar
91
Companies
Kowloon Land and Building Co., Ltd.
95
Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat
Company. Limited
95
Shanghai Land Investment Co., Ltd. ...
95
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Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Canton
Kulangsu (Amoy) Municipal Council
Commercial
Shipping
BIRTHS.
The occasional dead bodies which are being recovered from the harbour serve to remind us that the death roll of the recent squall is not yet complete. On Feb. 6th five corpses were recovered, five on the previous day, and four on 97 Monday.
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On January 28th, at Tientsin, the wife of G. D.B. BIDWELL, of a daughter.
On January 31st, at Shanghai, the wife of 0. THORESEN, of a son.
On February 3rd, at 1 a.m., the wife of T. KIREMAN DEALY, Craigmin East, Magazine Gap, of a daughter-Margaret Mary.
MARRIAGE.
On February 2nd, at Shanghai, CHARLES WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM, R.C. "Ping Ching," to ELIZABETH CECELIA SANGSTER,
DEATHS.
On January 28th, at the General Hospital. Shanghai, WILLIAM ELLIS DUNN, late of the A erican Trading Company, agell 73 years,
'On January 31st, in Cheshire (Eng), the wife of W. J. B. CARTER, of Shanghai.
On February 3rd, at Shanghai, David FranÇIR PEARSE.
Hongkong delechly Press.
HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEUX ROAD CI, LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E,C,
ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The English mail of January 11th arrived per the 8.8. Delhi, on Wednesday, the fith ¡ustant.
FAR EASTERN NEWS.
Mr. Vootysch has been appointed Consul for Germany at Hongkong in succession to Dr. F. Krüger, and His Majesty's exequatur has been issued.
A case of Cantonese crackers exploded while under examination at the Customs House on February 6th. Three Chinese assistants were injured, one seriously.
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His Majesty the King has not been advised to exercise his power of disallowance with respect to Ordinance No. 15 of 1906, entitled-An ¡ Ordinance to amend The Prepared Opium
Ordinauce, 1891.
At a meeting of the Gymkhana Club held at Messrs Gibb, Livingston and Co.'s on Feb. 1st it was arranged to hold fire gymkhanas during the coming season, the first of which will take place early in April. A challenge Cup will also be run on the same conditions as last year. Mr. C. G. Mackia resigned the secretary. ship 88 he Was shortly leaving for trip home, and Mr. R. F. C. Master was appointed secretary and treasurer. The following members of committee were also elected :-Colonel Aitkin, Major Parker, Messrs. C. H. Ross, H. P. White, G. K. Hall Brutton and D. Macdonald.
to organize the following Departments within It is reported from Peking that it is proposed the yamon of the Viceroy or Governor of each province. In the first place the Viceroy or Governor is allowed to have only one secretary—
a
Confidential Secretary-and the Viceregal or Gubernatorial yamên will contain the following Departments with a Commissioner or Director over each :-(1) Department of Foreign Affairs,
H.E. the Governor has been pleased to appoint Lieut. A. B. Ogle, Royal Engineers, to be his extra aide-de-camp with the local rank of captain) Civil Officials' Department, (3) Department from the 4th instant, vice Lient. H.W.T.
Smith, H.K.S.B.R G. 4, resigned on leaving
the Colony.
The members of the local branch of the selves in their usual admirable styl on Satur- Hongkong and Shanghai Bank acquitted them- day night when there was another enjoyable dance under their auspices.
upon
The Colonial Treasurer has prepared a state- ment of the Colony's assets and liabilities the 30th November 1906, and as this appears in the Government Gazette it shows the total assets for that period to be $1,937,875,-6, while the liabilities amount to $1,302,839,97, leaving a credit balaure of $635,035 09.
Eleven Chinese appeared before Mr. C. D. Melbourne at the Police Court on Feb. 7th to answer charges of being rogues and vagabonds. It
appears that the owner of certain houses in Possession Street which were to let, found the defendants in cccupation and informed Inspector Ritchie who caused them to be arrested. The rent collector of the owner gave evidence that the defendants had applied to him to enter one of the vacant houses and he had granted permission. After hearing this evidence his Worship di-charged the defendants.
Mr. C. Lejeune, the Acting French Consul, summoned a chair coolie before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Magistracy on Feb, 1st for demanding more
Mr.
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of the Commonalty, (4) Department of Famine, (5) Department of Ceremonies and Education. (6) Military Department (7) Department of Agriculture, Works and Commerce, (8) Depart. ment of Posts and Communications. A Viceroy frontiers of the Mongolor Tibetan dependencies or Governor whose jurisdiction touches the will have a ninth Department, namely, the Department of uter Dependencies. economy of the yamen of the Provincial Trea- surer, Provincial Judge and Literary Chancellor will continue as usual, with the addition that
meetings may be held to confer on Govern. each shall contain a special department where mental matters, i. e.. the proposed forerunner of a City legislature. It is stated that an Imperial decree approving of the above departments will be issued shortly.-N.-C. Daily News.
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MINERS' RIOT IN JAPAN.
Daily Press telegram dated Tokyo, February 7th, said: A riotous outbreak of the miners employed in the Ashio Copper Mine, near Nikko, continged for several days. The interior of the mine was wrecked by the rioters, who also destroyed the surface buildings. The office of the directors was attacked by sight
men, and the directors tried to save their lives by concealing themselves in a cavity under the floor. They were discovered, dragged outside and clubbed to death.
hundred than bis legal fare, and behaving in a disorderly manner. L-jeune engaged th chair at
the King. Edward Hotel and proceeded to Govern. ment House, returning to the Hotel io about twenty-five minutes. He gave the coolie a fifty cent piece and waited for the change Defendant only gave him 10 cents back and afterwards pretended that he had only received 20 cents. He became disorderly and attracted a large crowd. His Worship imposed a fine of $2 on each charge.
The populace of the neighbourhood is terror stricken, and the police are helpless. "Troops have been summoned to the scene.
The disturbances are attributed to socialist propaganda, following some annoyance at alleg. ed official partiality,
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