THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
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China Overland
Overland Trade Report.
VOL. LXVI.]
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 7TH SEPTEMBER, 1907.
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The Archbishop an 1 the Deceftsoil Wife's Sister
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Irish Affairs ....
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The Hongkong Fishing Industry.
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Keir Hardie
The Government and the Sanitary Bourt...
Hongkong Sanitary Board
Supreme Court
Hongkong Hotel Collapse
Keir Hardie in Hongkong
A Diver's Death....
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It is stated from Poking that. both the ! Japanese and Russian Ministers in Peking have approached the Waiwup about the proposed advent of Japanese and Russian priests into China with the view of gaining converts to their respective faiths.
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A Peking dispatch roports that the British Minister has protested against the establishment of the Prepared Opium Bureau by the Liang. 1kiang Government in Kiangsu province, on the ground that a Government monopoly of this kind is contrary to the Anglo-Chiness treaties. The N... Daily News understands that the Waiwapa has, in response to the request of the British Minister, instructed the provincial governments of Kiangsu, Kiangsi, Hupel and Szechuan to delay starting official bureaux for i the sale of prepared opium, pending negotiations with the British (overnment,
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H. Price & Co., Ltd
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Hongkong Cetton Spinuing. Weaving & Dyeing
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Morrison Centenary Meeting
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Kulangsu (Amoy) Municipal Council
Chinese Joss Pidjiu
Commercial
Shipping
BIRTHS.
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The P. & O. steamer Pera gronuded on Sept. 4th on a mudbank off Kowloon Point. She bad 1ly just arrived from Singapore and was proceeding to the wharf to discharge cargo when the mishap occurred. The falling tide militated against the efforts to release the ship but after waiting a few hours she was able to move off, fortunately without having received any damage.
On August 25th, at “Tantallan," Barker Road, the wife of Capt. J. Dountas, of a daughter.
On September 3rd, at Shameen. Canton, the wife of JAMEs delsaac, of a son.
DEATHS.
On August 16th, at Nagasaki, of cholera, Jons CHATHAM, for many years Foreman Fitter to the Shanghai Gas Co., Lt.
On August 18th, at Shanghai, GOTTFRIED NEUESüss, aged 20 years
On August 18th, at the Isolation Hospital, Shanghai, A. Caroline Leach, aged 23 years.
On September 5th, at Shanghai, NUSSERVANJEE DHUNJEEBHOY SE NA, brother of Mr. SORABJEE DHUNJEEBHOY SETNA, aged 41 years. Deeply regretted.
An interesting sample of Chinese superstition is presented by the story of the fellow employees of the diver who recently lost his life in the harbour and their European employer. Before the fatality this gentleman had taken part in the cap'nre and slanghter of a turtle, and it i reported that the rest of his employees have threatened to leave his service unless promises not to meddle any more with the water joss.
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H. E. Chang Tseng-yang, Governor of Chêkiang, is said to have written to Viceroy Tuan Fang accusing Mr. Su, the manager of the Kianguan Mercantile Association, of being an anti-Monarchist and demanding bis arrest and punishment which means execution. The N.-C. Daily News understands that his Excel. lens has replied that the accusation is a malicious one and, therefore, there was no necessity of arresting Su and "putting him to the question" on the charges made against him. somewhat crude though sufficiently impudent attempt to rob till in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank at Shanghai was mada on August 28th by A Chinese. It
appears that a Portuguese was sent from the foreign depart ment, where a shortage of silver obtained, to the Compradores' department, with an order for $500 in silver. The shroff to whom the clerk applie] had not the required aum in bis tills and, in company with the clerk, he went to the strong-room for an additional supply. As soon as the shroff had left the apartment a well dressed Chinese who had evidently been watching his opportunity, slipped in through the wicket door, seated himself on the shroff's stool, pocketed fifty dollars lying on the desk and then proceed to examine the nearest till in which he discovered a roll of notes amounting to $2,000. Evidently with au idea of disarming any suspicion which might be felt by the remaining eleven shroffs who were seated in the apartment and were apparently oblivions of the irregular proceedings occurring beside them, the visitor calmly began to sort the roll of notes and transfer them singly to his pockets While he was engaged at this lucrative pistime, a coolia employee of the Bank approached the desk to speak to the shroff. The strange face almost caused him to withdraw, but the unusual activity of the paendo-shroff convinced him that some. thing was wrong, ad the alarm was given.
fter the money he had laid hands on had been extract from the culprit's pocke', he was hailed off to the Central Police Station where he was charged with having stolen the sum of $50. The accused refused to give any inform- ation concerning himself beyond the fact that he is a resident of Pootuug.-"N. C. tally Nows."
On the morning of August 29th, a Chinese coolie who was engaged in weighing coal at Tunkadoo Wharf Shanghai, was seen to fall suddenly to the ground. It appeared at first as though he had been knocked down by one of his fellow-labourers, but when he was picked up by, foreigners who had witnessed the incident, it was found that he was suffering from a bullet wound in the left side. No shot was heard, and it was rumoured that he had been struck by a rifle-bullet fired across river from the Chinese city. The wounded man was at once removed ress. to Hospital and on examination there it was found that he had been struck by a .38 calibre revolver bullet, which had entered the left side, travelled under the skin around the riba, and lodged under the third rib on the right side. The man is receiving every attention and owing The 8.8. Jucob Diederichsen, with Sir Panl to the course the bullet took, the wound is not('hater's exploration party aboard, has returned considered serious.
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ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The English Mail of 9th August arrived, per the s.8. Della, on Wednesday, the 4th instant.
FAR EASTERN NEWS.
T.E. Chang Ying-tang, Assistant Imperial Resident at Lhassa, has arrived at Simla, India, iarmed with full powers to conclude an anglo- 'I betan Commercial Treaty.
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THE BORNEO EXPEDITION.
from Dutch North Borneo. About 80 tons of coal were secured from the field visited. Forty were used on the return voyage as a test, aud foriy have been brought back for analysis. The experts who surveyed the field are said to be thoroughly satisfied with the prospects, and have proved that the così field is an extensive
one.
A cutting through the dense jungle to this supposed Eldorado was made by coolies, who were conveyed from Hoogkong for that parpose
The Chinese Chamber of Commerce and the Chinese Mercantile Association of Shanghai have sent a joint note to their fellow-Chambers and associations throughout the country and abroad stating that the Parliamentary Associa mercial laws for incorporating into the future tion has asked them to draw up a code of com -
constitutional laws of the country, and that, feeling the important nature of the work before | them, Shanghai merchants invite their follow- merchants throughout China sod wherever Chinese are abroad doing business (Unit di After the steamer had proceeded some dis- Stater, Australia, Straits Settlements and i tance up the river, and passed a few villagës, islands of the South Pacific) to send represents she dropped anchor at the last settlement, which tives to Shanghai to confer on the subject. It was principally composed of Chinese. Then is proposed to bold a Congress here on the 14th; and 15th days of the 10th moon (November 1 and 20) at the Yuyuen Gardens in the Bubbling Well Road, and it is hoped that this invitation will be universally accepted.
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they had to proceed through practically virgin jangle. To a certain extent, however, their journey has proved successful, but the ultimate snocess of the expedition depends on the analyst's report.",
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