*THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
VOL. LXVI.]
CONTENTS.
Epitome
Leading Articles:-
Decadent Sport.........
A Notable Hongkong Crime
Shipping Rings".
On Making Allowances
HONGKONG, MONDAY, 19TH AUGUST, 1907.
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FAR EASTERN NEWS,
H.M.8. K nt ran down Japanese steamer on August 8th near Hakodate. All the crew was saved.
Hongkong's revenue for the period ended .98 May 31st, 1907, amoun's to $2,898,994.72, and
the expenditure to $2,366,971.17
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Chinese Railway Routes
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Futile Forecasts.
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The Chinese Empress Dowager
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Supreme Court
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Prisoner's Attempt to Excipe
Sensational Affay on the Praya
The Harbour Mystery.
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The laxantor question at Macao Canton
Volunteer Troop Gymkhana
Companies
Fire at Wanchai............
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank
The proposal made by Viceroy Chang Chih- fang the other day, to allow the sale of patenta of nobility from Dake to Baron, as a means of raising funds for Government, has been vetoed by the Throne.
Probably the first case of a mandarin dying 105 at his post of plag ie has occurred in the neigh- |
bourhood of Swatow, ...101
The Ch'aoyang Haien ...106 lost his life from that disease, which is still
106 sporadic in his city.
Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co..
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Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ld.
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The Cable ews learns that half a million dollars capital is now available for the big new botel projected at Manila, and that the pro- moters expect to give the inaugural banquet .1'8 | within eighteen months.
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Yokotams Engine and Iron Works, Ltd..
Viceroy Shum Not Coming
Water Return
The Busso-Japanese Convention
Hongkong Finances
Another Chinese Decres
Commercial
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BIRTHS.
On August 8th, at Shanghai, the wife of H. Exeason, of a ́son.
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A collapse occurred on August 15th at No, 51 Caine Road. This old building, which .109 was in course of demolition fell in and
caused injury to three workmen who 109 extricated and removed to the Tung Wah
Hospital.
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On August 8th, at Shanghai, the wife of WILLIAM MOwat Law, of a son.
On August 9th, at Shanghai, the wife of CHARLES BICHARDS, of a daughter.
On August 12th, et Eilandsnan, The Peak, the wife of AXDREW FORBES, of a son.
On August 18th, at 156, Praya East, the wife of Mr. A. BRYSON, of a son.
MARRIAGE.
On August 3rd, at Shanghai, HABET CHRISTO PHER ARSHAL to ALICE FANNY COOPER.
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DEATHS.
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A Chinese trader. Young Chik San, was dia covered by P. C. Watt in the act of applying false trade marks to tea, and when he appeared before Mr. Hazeland at the Magistracy on Aug. 13th, he had to find bail of 81000, the case being rem nded.
The Chinese Ministry of Education is sendin a dozen officials, under various guises, to Japan to watch the conduct of Chines students in Japan and to find out whether there is indeed has been reported by enemies of the students. so much anti-dynastic feeling among them as
The death has just taken place at the Govern- ment Civil Hospital of Mr. C. H Hamilton, who was engaged on the Canton Kowloon railway construction works. He was well known in the Colony and news of his death will be received with regret by a large circle of friends,
The Waiwapu received a telegram from President Roosevelt on the 4th instant, address ed to the Emperor, congratulating his Majesty on the completion of his thirty-seventh birthday by the Waiwapa and then "reverentially pre- anniversary. The telegram was first translated
On Au ust 3rd, at Chefoo, ROBEET HENRY ALEXANDER Evans Nelson, B.N, aged 62 years.
On August 4th, at Sha ghai, ALEXA DER JOHN, eldest son of the late ALEXANDER LAW and Mrs.sented to the Emperor." JOAN PRENTICE, aged 81 years.
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The Shanghai Ice Co., or at least the Company's Compradors or Chinese Manager, suddenly, without previous notion, raised the price for ios from their advertised rate of half cent per pound to one cent, the reason probably being that they had sed of a breakdown of
the machinery of the rival Company.
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A Chinese youth at Kowloonshai, who attempted to rob■ neighbour's house on Friday ni.ht, wis considerably surprised when the woman of the house appeared on the sone aad skilfully lussoed bim, afterwards tying him to a bedpost with the rop. The police soon arrived sad conducted him to the Mag strnoy, where he was dealt with by Mr. C. D Melbourne.
As the coinage of the Colony is about to become the subj ot of investigation by a Commission, the growing prevalence of the Japanese may draw attention to yen and the scarcity of the Mexiosa dollar. At the present rate of exabangs the discount on the yen is 9 per cent. the Japanese oins in circulation appar to As the majority of be quite new the inference is that they are being imported as a business speculation. Just as the depresiated Chinese twenty-eaut piece passes current in small business trans no- tions at its nominal value, so is the Jap (nese yeu given and accepted as the equivalent of a Mexican dollar.
A disquieting state of affairs is reported by by the "Mainioibi's" correspondent at Kwang- chantxe, H.E. Hsu Shih-cha ig, the Viceroy of Manchuria bas, he says, plno ›d thous sads of infantry and osvalry outside the walls of Changohun, partly as a precnation against the mounted bandits, but partly, also, to manter. balance the Japanese troops. He has, likewise, mounted six quick-firing gung, which point toward the quarters of the Japanese. The troops are certainly superior to the Chinese army in general, and they are conscious of their superiority. Sometimes they assault J«pinema subjects, and at others they mujor themelves at Japanes restaurants and go away without pa ing their bills. In consequenos of these circumstanc«r, the Chinese merchants in the locality hare em to hold the Japanese in contempt. If the presen' position continues,
counters between the Chinese and Japan 24 troops will be inevitable. The Japanese mer- Japanese colony at Changchun. chauts are determined to firmly w‘ablish the
Gajor Singh, an Indian constable, found him- On August 16th, at the Pate Hospital, DAVID
H. E. Viceroy Yasa Shih-k'ai presented s salf in the dock on Aag 13. He was charg si with ALEXANDER ANDREWS, C., Quarry Bay Shipyard, the short-sighted policy of many of the Imperial had arrested. It appears that the Chinaman, memorial to their Maj-wties, strongly denouncing the larceny of $81 from Chinaman whom hẹ aged 43 years.
advisers, and declared that the fate of Chins a steward on board the Waichow, was wat would be like that of Kores, if reforms were to pay some bill, and in addition to the $83 still obstructed by the reactionary party. The mention d had in his possession $118. Whether reading of the Viceroy's memorial created quite he remained strictly sober is neither here an excitement in Court circles and Their nor there, but the constable considered it Majesties seemed to be much moved.
his duty to arrest him. o sooner had ka^ made The death took place at the Peak Hospital | the capture thaa he tɔnk frɔm the Chinsman's C.E. Deceased, who was a cousin of Mr. bank notes poped and transferred the contents ou Aug. 16th of M2. David Alexander, Andrews | side pooket the book from which a number of Donald Macdonald was formerly on the staff to his own. Arrived at the Central Polle of the Naval Ex ension Works but after two Station the China ...an eɔmplain-d that he had years' service and a holiday at home returned to been robbed, sad, suspicion falling on the con- the Colony under agreement with Messrs. stable, he was searched, with the reguit that Butterfield and Swire and joined the engineer- $75 was found upon him He pleded that he ing staff at Quarry Bav. Mr. Andrews was had picked up the money from the street, as the from congestion of the lungs caused a painful over. Hr. Gomperts said that had it not be-n raken ill two weeks ago and his death yesterday Cuinaman dropped it, and forgat to hand it sensation among his large circle of friends and for defendant's good record in the fores, he would acquaintances. The funeral took place yes er- have sent him to prison for/six months. As it day afternoon.
was, he would have to go for three months:
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