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THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
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China Overland Trade Report.
VOL. LXV.
CONTENTS.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 20TH APRIL, 1907.
FAR EASTERN NEWS.
No. 18
On the
17th April H.E. the Governor entertained a number of distinguished Chinese to dinner at Gorerament House. The Hon. Dr. Ho Kai presented handsome embroideries on
Chinese address to His Excellency, to which Sir Matthew made a feeling reply.
Two men wore cangned by order of the Mixed; TAGS Court ou April 13th, and the Magistrate behalf of the Chinese community sad read the
announced that the use of the bamboo rod would; be resumed.
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At a meeting of the Manchurian Railway 250 Company on April 16th & proposal to borrow 250 eighty million fals, debentures floated abroad,
was sanctioned,
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The total liabilities of the Colony on Janu- ary 31st amounted to $762,303 07. The assets were $1,628.9.18.06. Therefore the balance of assets over liabilities is $-66,615,06,
The Universal Gazelle states that Colling, the man arrested for being in possession of bombs near Tientsin a couple of months ago, has been, 257 sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.
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Epitome.
Leading Articles :---
The Education Troubles of Portugal Waste in North China
The Chinese Censorate
American Solution of a World Problem
Typhoon Relief Committee's Report
Hongkong Sanitary Board
Supreme Court
Mates' Salaries on River Stea : ork
A Chinese Matrimo-ial Idyll
Hongkong Horticultural Society
Typhoon Relief Fund Heport
Local Sport...
Shanghai Stock Exchange
Companies:-
Campbell, Moors & Co., Ltd.
Co., Ltd.....
China Light and Power Co., Lel.
Hongkong Steam Waterhoat Co.
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The Yangtaze Insurance Co., Ld....
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Canton
Japan
Overtime Customs Fees at Shanghai
Kowloon Water Works System
Commercial.
Shipping
The Canton-Hongkong Ice and Cold Storage
BIRTHS,
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France will establish a consulate at Nanking within a short time. Mr. H. Feer, at present first interpreter at the Consulate General at Shangbai, is likely to be appointed Vice-consul at Nanking,
The management of the South Manchuria Railway was handed over on April 1st by the military railway authorities to the South Manchurian Railway Company.
The gross income per day is Y. 26,000,
The total receipts into the Treasury between the 1st and 31st January Brounted to $986,785.92, while the payments out for the same period were $891.922.41, the amount of receipts over payments thus being 894,863.51.
The Colonial Auxiliary Furces Officers'
It is fairly well known that the police of Hongkong have employed the system of finger prints to assist in the identification of pri- soners. The results have been very satisfactory, and it is rather interesting to find that the science has been developed to meet peculiar local conditions. In one station it has been custom aryto take foot prints as well and as the lines on the skin of the soles of the feet osn be classified in a similar manner this new aid in the detection of criminals is likely to be of some valne.
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It was formally announced in the Japanese Official Gazette" of April 2 that the Nippon Dai Hakuran-khai (Great Japanese Exhibition) will be opened at Tokyo on April 1, 1912, and will continue until October 31. At the same time the establishment was announced of an Exhibition Business-Bureau for the purpose of attending to all matters relating to the Exhibition. The staff of the Bureau is to comprise one of the Prinses sa Patrón, a Vice- Patron (the Minister of Agriculture and Commerce), a President, a Chief Secretary, foar Secretaries, fire Engineers, and a number of minor officials. In addition, one bundred and (en experts are to be appointed as councillors.
It is announced in the Gazelle that the new
Magazine Gap Road, at a point about 3.) yards east of Inland Lot No. 1633, to the Peak Road at Queen's Gardens, shall henceforth be known as May Road; that the new road leading from the Peak Road at its junction with May Road to Conduit Road, shall be known as Queen's Gardens; and that the new road in extension of Conduit Road, from In'sad Lot No. 1541 to Hatton Road at Victoria Battery, shall also be known as Cõndait Road, Queen's Gardens and the extension of Conduit Road are now open for public traffic, and a further notification will be issued when May Road is similarly open.
On April 10th, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. C. decoration has been granted to Major Arad now in course of construction from the JOSEFSEN, & 8on.
On April 10th at Shanghai, the wife of G. I. SHEKURY. of a son.
MARRIAGE.
On April 11th at Shanghai, B. GRIGGS HOLT, representative, Pacific Mail S.8. Co., Shanghai, to Miss JESSIE FORMAN, of Erie, Penn, U.S.A.
DEATHS.
On March 17th, suddenly, at The Lake Lodge Wargrave, Berks, JESSIE MARIA HARRIET, widow of Sir NICHOLAS JOHN HANNEN, late II.B.M.'s Chief Justice and Consul-Cieneral for China, aged
61.
On April 10th, at Shanghai, THEO. GUIGNARD, aged 46 years.
On April 11th, at Shanghai, Thereza de Jesca DA ČOSTA, aged 51 years.
Hongkong Teleekly Press.
Chapman, V.D, Commandant Hongkong Vo. lanteer Corps, while Bombadier A. E. Rogers of the same Corps has been granted the C.A.F. Long Service medal.
A message was received in town on Apl. 15th that Mr. Hugh Arthur, the representative of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co. at Wachow, was violently assaulted by officials whilst making investigations in connection with the fore-shore question. After A severe; struggle be effected his escape to the Police Station from which he was rescued by the Consular constable
The Shanghai Daily News of April 8th says: - The attitude of Chinese towards foreigners in the native city leaves much to be desired at the present time. A lady who visited the city during the past week was stoned, and heard the epithet "yangkueitze" used on all sides. But not only in the city has the Chinese attitude towards · foreigners called for remark. The same lady, when riding down the maloo in a riesba was deliberately slashed across the face with a whip by a Chinese mafoo. Unfortunately, she was unable, owing to the suddenness of the insult, to have her assailant arrested.
A combined memorial signed by the gentry, notables and merchants of Chibli, Shantung and Kiangsu provinces has been presented to the Throne through the Censorate, in which the i HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VŒUX ROAD CL. memorialists strongly oppose the granting to foreigners of the contract for building the pro- LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREKT. E.C. posed Tientsing-Chiakiang Railway, and urging
ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The English Mail of 22nd March arrived, per
the s.a. Delhi, on Tuesday, the 18th instant.
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Mr. F. A. Hazeland, the first magistrate's report on the cases which came under the cognizance of the Police Magistrate's Courts during 1906-is pablished in the Gazette. It shows that in total of 13,871 02466 there ware 20.128 prisoners. Of these 16,910 males and 299 females were 000- victed and punished, while 2,351 males and 49 females were discharged. The number com witted for trial at the Supreme Court was 81 males, while 19 males were committed to prison or detained pending the orders of H.E the
Thare Governor.
were 185 males and 17 females bound over to keep the peace; 87 males and five female bound over to be of good behaviour; and 45 males and 'wo females ordered to find security to answer any charge that wight be brought against them. Of witnesses punished for preferring false charges or giving
their ability to do the work themselves and at wilful false testimony there were two males and their own expense.
In deference to the memo. one female, while 95 osses in which males are rial the Emperor has deputed La Chuan-lin, charged remain undecided. Writs issued by Chief Minister of Finance, and Chaog Chih- the Magistrates during the year include 2.554 tang, Viceroy of the Hukusug provinces, to sammonses for defendants, 42 summonses for constitute a committee of ways and means, and witnesses; 24) arrest warrants; 3,208 search if posible to allow the gentry concerned their | warrants; 281 warrants for entering gambling desire. Comment is needless.
houses; and 32 Magistrates' Orders,
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