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THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LXV.]
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Epitome.
Another Breach of Trent..
Leading Articles:--
The Ethnologic Ebb and Flow
Ancient Tribe in Kwangsi
Adumbrations.....
Hongkong Sanitary Board
Supreme Court
Companies:-
Hongkong Ice Compary...
Green Island Cement Company, Limited.
Hongkong and Whampa Dock Co., Ltd
The Directory and Chronicle for 1907 Hongkong Jockey Club
New Territory Notes Commercial
Shipping
BIRTHS.
HONG KONG, SATURDAY, 23RD FEBRUARY, 1907,
The most sucessful owner was Mr. Baxey," who WOR secen races, against Mr. John Pre's six. Mr. J. Johnstore was the m st successful jockey, riding teu winners, Mr. G. 117 C. C. Master riding one
Sweeps" seemed to cause more interest than 118 usual, there ling several new ones this year. IRR
Outport subscribers were remarkably lucky. 119 119 1 119
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Social attractions were as plut fol es usual. In addition to the countless t rivate ditters and
12 parties, there were theatrical performances by the senior and junior A.D.C., and by Mr. Baidmann's travelling com dy company.
mpany reports and dividends continued to make their appearance.
All r cired to date are published elsewhere.
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On February 7th. at Luchoufu, ANHUI, the wife of J. Y. Metiirnis, of a son.
On February 11th, at Shanghai, to Mr. and and Mrs. LEACH, a daughter.
On February 13th, at Shanghai, the wife of H. J. ANDREWS, of a son (still born).
On February 14th, at Shanghai, the wife of GEORGE HUTTON POTTS, of a on.
MARRIAGES.
On February 9tb, at Shanghai, HENRY JACKSox to OLIVE BE TRICE STORES, of New Zealand.
On February 11th, at Shanghai, BesHY J. HOBBS to ISABELLA WILLIAMSON,
On February 12th, at Shanghai, ROBERT JAMES CAIN, C.N. Co., to MILY ELIZABETH LEWIS, both of Douglas, Isle of Man.
DEATHS.
On February 11th, at Shanghai, ANTHONY VINCENT DE Rado, aged 50
years.
On February 12th, at Shanghai. PETER L. KNUDSEN, of pneumonia, aged 56 years.
On February 15th, at the Peak Hospital, Isabella Kere Henderson, "ged 24 years, the dearly beloved daughter of Mrs. J. Henderson,
Bad as times have been, the Chinese seem to lave weathered the New Year with less damage than was anticipated. The number of fires bas Lot even approached previous records,
As the result of a dispute in a game of fantan.
two Chinese seamen in the s.s. Komor came to blows. After they had been fighting for a time d-alt his assai aut a stunning blow on the head, one of the mo secured a chopper, and with this The wounded man was removed to b spital, sud the other ppeared b fore Mr. P. A. Heland at the Police Court yesterday ou a charge of 88-ault. He was found guilty and sentenced to two months' imprisonms ut.
1 re. Maxfield, whose husband was drown.ed by the f undering of the x.s.
Longkong in the typhoon last September, has heu slaying with her brother-in-law. Mr. William Fleming, of Linthorpe, Middlesbro. Rently she birth to a baby, sud died Her death is attributed principally to the shock and suffer- ing caused by her husband's fate. The fut surviver. This s d echo of the typican Sorrow will undoubtedly elicit much sympathy for the deceased lady's relatives.
While on cuty at Kowloon
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On February 12th, at Shanghai, SARAH AM NDA, wife of Daniel Coath, Superindent Commercial, Sergeant Caygill stopped a codie who was Pacific Cable Company.
| wheeling a bicycle, and asked kim how he can-
by it.
The coolie was at a loss for an answer, stable ou duly had made him a present of it but er atually plained at an Indian con. The Indian was found but gen ed the assertion, whereupon the cooli" was taken to the Water Police Stain. There he pointed out three other Indians wie, he alleged, had given him the machine, but as their movem, u's during the day were satisfactorily explain d the eco i ws', ch ́rged with being in "unlawtul possess on When he heard the evidence at the Po ies Court yesterday Mr. Hazeland tied the defcedant. $.5
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FAR EASTERN NEWS.
Race week at Hongkong hrs passed without rain, but the three days were remarkably raw and cold, the temperature ranging from 49 to 52
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The week's telegrams from outports and the Far East generally were not of great interest. One mentions a disastrous fire at Kobe on the 21st iust. which destroyed a block of foreign hongs and gutted the office of the Messageries Maritimes.
If there is one thing as certain as the coming round anonly of the New Year it is that there will be a frequent succession of calls on the frequent mention of the word arson, services of the Fire Brigade and a hardly less T'hat the
fire epidemic which breaks out consistently at this time of year is not entirely due to natūral causes is evident, but the expense and difficulty of bringing home the crime of arson bas and the associated insurance companies have somewhat checked the impulse to prosecation looked for redresa rather in the direction of increased rates for premia Such condoning additional danger to property in general. It could, however, lead only to further crime, and will have been noticed therefore with approval
but in more than one instance there has been in the Mixed Court during the past few weeks, that not only have several charges been laid
sufficiently clear evidence to lead to conviction that the most rigorous examination in the and ex-mplary sentences. When it is realised causes of fires will be made, there will probably be some hesitation on the part of the native who is anxious to meet his New Year obligations by the timely upsetting of at oil lamp. It might insitute a regular Court for fire:inquests, aud AF D DA exp dient in a city like Shanghai to if the insurance companies were to contribute towards the upkeep of sucht a court it is likely they would still be saving nioney.--N «C Daily Neice.
THE BRIDE WHO DIDN'T.
ONE LADY SAVED
FROM THE EXT EMEUTE.
│it severely brought Lome to him this week that A young missionary from the interior has had
nothing CAD b. accounted certain till it in accomplished, least of all matrimony. travaild deng to Shanghai to meet his fances He bad from Enzend and the wed ing was to have taken place at the Cathedral on Monday. All preparations had been made, the carpe laid, (clergy and organist notified, and guesta incited. The bride Larsel had reached Shanghai, but hering made her long sea voyage, she suddenly
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t the Magistency yesterd-y aft rucon before 'chaiged her mind, and instead of accompanying Mr. P. A inzelnd sitt ng as coroner, and la husband to the interior draided to return to Mess. N. H. Rath rf id, H. Ratiojo zud¦ England The parti-a bad mut rawn each other J. M. Wong, jurors, su inqu-ry was Feld into, for five years, The withdrawal was so suddeu the cause of death of T-m Yuen, a prisoner. that the gues * The deceased was being e ov yed from Shauki-
and olergy could only bee notified a few minutes before the time fired wan to the Central Police Station to abener a for the ceremony. For the moment thereH charge of kidnapping to the Jaroy he is much sympathy with the luckless brid groom, became suddenly ill and was at once taken to
who it is understood had everything prepared the Civil Hospital were. en arrival, it was for his new home life. found that he was dead The medical evidence
showed that dath was due to hæm»rthage,' caused by a ruptured gument of the splen The defective who brought the pris ner to Hongkong stated that while boarding the ferry launch, which was some distance lower than the wharf, the prisoner fell on to the deck and bumped up against the cipstao.
He was handcuffed at the time. The jury returned a verdict of death from. misadventure.
Dady from, while not withholding condolence for Thus farthe Nort :-China Daily News. The the groom's
very natural disappointment, rejoice at the very real'courage exhibited by the lady, who was evidently enabled at Shanghai to gain a truer cone-ption than she before enjoved of the auratisfactory conditions she was about to enter. Her moral courage must be marvelled at, but her common-sense deserves only applause.
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