THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LXV.]
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China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Epitome.
Le ding Articles :-----
Antigailway Argumen's
Chinese Military Experim nt...
Missionary Conference
Cremation of Chinese
Chinese Meta, hysics
Ho gkong Sanitary Board
Supreme Court
A Chinese Brigand Chief
** Tlicks of the Tlade ̈.
Annual Police Report
The Fire Briga_8
"Wanted
in China
Botantoal and Forestry Department
The Hongkong Observatory
The Hongkong Electric Company Limited The Missionary Conference
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 4TMн MAY, 1907.
Owing to the depression in the Chins yarn market 25 out of the 37 spinning mills in Bombay decided to work only four days a wook, s'arting April and continuing until the middle | of June.
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James Gordon, a stoker on H.M.8. Bedford, got shore leave on the night of April 25th, but failed to go aboned on the following day. He was found drowned off the Army Service Corps 283 Wharf on Monday. 281
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Ting Cheng-to, Viceroy of Yunnan and Kusiclion, has reported to the Throne that at present: 47,000 Chinem labourers are working 88 day and night on the railroad from Mengtse të Most probably the line will be Yüanaafu. completed in the very near future.
As Sergeant Sim was proceeding to Sam 291 shaipo on the ferry during the squall on 291 Tuesday one of the conservancy boats capsized. He ordered the ferry coxswain to steam for the 293 distressed vessel. On reaching it he knocked 293 hole in the bottom, and rescued three of the
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BIRTH.
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On April 30, while an old Chinese woman was 29 working in the fields adjoining her residence, which is on the hillside above the Petroleum works at East Point, she was attack d from
On March 12th, at t. Budeaux, Devon port' behind by two men. They relieved her of $150,
the wife of Lieutenant A. E. HOUSE, 8 N.,
of a son. MARRIAGES. On March 20th, at Sissinghurst, England, JAMES HENRY OSBORNE of Shanghai, to HARBIET ELIZA DUNGRY.
On April 23rd, at Shanghai, ERNEST FRANCIS, eldest surviving son of the late C. J. Bateman, Esq., of Hon (kong, to GEORGINA ETHEL
BUCHANAN.
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DEATHS.
On March 24th, at Rothesay, St. Leonards-on- Sea, JESSIE MARCIA JOHNSTON, late Missionary of the English Presbyterian Church, Amoy, ag.d 45
years.
On April 18th, at Hankow from Pneumonia, 8. D. Duck, of the Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation.
On board E.M.8. Empress of Japan, approaching Yokohama, Harry Wicking, late of Hongkong. Deeply regrette i.
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the savings of years which she always carried in her pocket, and escaped.
"If I had any intention of stealing, I would have chosen a larger one”, a coolie told Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe at the Police Court on May 1st when charged with the larceny of a chicken, As the offenos was proved beyond doubt, however, his Worship sentenced him to one months' imprisonment and four hours' stooks.
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No. 18.
The following notifestion was immed from | H.B.M. Post Office Shanghai:—Ţnformation has been received from Vladivos ok to the eff -ot that a mail bag from this offios for London, dospstobed on March 30 vin Vladivostok and Siberis, has been opened and rubbed on board the ng Ballion. As far as I know at present a portion of the registered mail was stolen had the remainder tampered with. ́ ́I am notifying. the senders of the registered covers, where known, so that steps may be taken to prevent negotiation of may drafts, ste.. that may have been stolen. W. J. Soily, Postmaster.
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On the oog (gion of "General" Booth's arrival st Shimbashi on April 17th à banner was carried bering the inscription "Japan is dedicated to) by one of thess who welcomed the "General,"
Jesus Christ." This seema” to have caused misunderstanding among a section of Tokyo citizens. On the 19th s manifesto against the Salvation Army was found posted on telephons and slectric light poles, fonoen, sto, in Ushigome. Kanda and Waända. It was stated in the manifesto that the offering of Japan to say other outside the Empire is the work of a rebel against the Empire and that, therefore, the Salvation Army should be annihilated by burning its beadquarters and justitutions. The manifesto added that sympathisers were quested to assemble in Hibiya Park at 7 p.m. on the 21st. The polion authorities immediately removed the manifesto and are taking procnuć tions.
The news was received with deep regret af the death of Mr. W. W. Brewer, one of the old “China_hands," who was well known and asteemad. He came out to the East about 1875, The Wai-wa-pu is in receipt of an nerent when he held a position in Kelly and Walsh's at telegram from the Yun-kwei Visaroy to the Shanghai, Sometime later he was entrusted with effect that under pretext of reducing the the inangaration of that firm's branch in disorder arising from the disagreements between Hoogkong, sod not long afterwards «hè · Chinese and Aŭsamese employé‹ of the Yunuan | mot_up_in_business' for himself and soom Railway, French troops are being drafted to made the establishments paying concern. Mengte. The Viceroy appeals to the Peking Deomaaed has be n married twice and authorities to interfere in the matter,
survived by his widow, two sons who are in Now that motor-driven craft are becoming so the business here, a little boy who was common in Hongkong harbour, it is time for accompanying him and a married daugh- our legislators to consider amendments or ter,
is particularly mà an additions to the law. It seems abeard that be only osme out from home in October ooxswains who are to ran motorbosts should b; last to form a company to take over
home to enjoy a well earned retirement. H was about 55 years of age.
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Dress. amin-d as if they were to run steam launch business and on setting adfairs was proceeding
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ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The French_Mail of 29th March arrivet, per the s.s. Touruse, on Tuesday, the 30th ultimo; and the Maglish Mail of 5th Appi arrivaled. per the sa. Devanha, a Tuesday
the 2nd ins ani.
FAR EASTERN NEWS,
An immense crowd of natives was watching the auuual pression of fat men on May 1st at Sinza, and The stone bridge there was packed The inesimible movement of the crowd at hany over into the breek, and it is estimated
kunst forty were drowned.
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for the best launch-coxswain would be liable to get into trouble with a motor. The new enterprise will have to be reognised some time, so why not at once ?
The case of the four Chinese cattle thieves was concluded before Mr. F. A. Haseland at the Polion Court on May ist. These men, it will be remembered, wars charged with b-ing in poews sion of estils stolen outside the Colony, well knowing the mme to have been stolen. They are said to have rounded the cattle up amer Senchun in Chin-se territory, and were arrested while in charge of them at Yaumsti on the Sth ultimo. His Worship sentenced them to three month‹ imprisonment with hard labour.
The French Municipal authorities` kav" lately brought an 50 Auuumite poliosen to reinforce the Gerde Municipalo ni Shanykai. The experiment will be watched with grmt interest. The men piraded on April 12th. armed with rifles and bayonets at the French Consulate as a guard of honour for H. E. Tues, Viceroy of Saschwan, and created a very favourable impression, indeed, by their mart appearance.
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The Waiwupu has forwarded to Ea Ming Governor of Anhui provines, complaint mad. by the America Minister in Puking on behalf of the Standard O1 Company. In the dispatak it is stat d that this company had purchased year and a half ago a plot of land ander Yoh- ohishan Hill, ontside of Wuhu, to be used as oil reservoir but that in spite of the repeat requests of the company made through Amerione Cousal to the Chinese authorities Wahu to stamp the little dend for the said plot of land the requests have not been complied for some reason or other. Furtherm2 claimed that there is a large oil reservoir ing to the German Arm of Arabold, & C... quite near the lot purchased Standard Oil Company, and that, while title for the German property had been etam the officials, three list have pornatonily 20 to do theme for the Americas comoară explanation is therefore asked for by the wapa from the Governor of Anhuí ná notion on the Waku authorities.
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