THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LXVI.]
AND
China Oberland Trade Report.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, 11TH NOVEMBER, 1907.
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FAR EASTERN NEWS.
The British Commercial Agency at Vladivo- stok has been re-opened.
The Chinese Imperial Post Office at Shanghai moved into a new and commodious building on Monday.
There is reported to be a lot of bankruptcy, suicide, and disappearance among the Chinese 305 of Shangbai, owing to excessive gambling in 36 gold and silver exchange.
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Russia has informed Japan that she will remit the balance of the bill for the Russian prisoners of war, amounting to Yen 9,000,000, I 314 through London within a month.
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Leading Articles :-
The C.I.P.O. Again.
Chinese and the Powers....
The Anglo-Russian Convention.
Chinese Railway Schemes...
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Trade Marka..........
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Seditious Publications.
The Opium Question..
Supreme Court.....
Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce..
The King's Birthday..
Annual Licensing Sessions....
Alleged Conspiracy and Forgery.
Volunteer Camp
Shanghai Races...
Yachting
Railway Notes...
Highway Robbery at the Peak.
Great Chinese Fête at Hongkong.
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Evolution of Hongkong...
The Ministering Children's League...
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Chinese Confidence Tricks.
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Predaceans in the New Territory.
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An Overdue Steamer.
Water Return...
Commercial
Shipping
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BIRTHS.
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On October 25th, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. A. ROSENBERG, a son.
On October 28th, at Shanghai, the wife of J. A. URQUHART, of a daughter.
On October 28th, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. J. DELBOURGO, A BOIL,
On October 28th, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. N. T. SAUNDERS, a daughter.
On October 29th, at the Austro-Hungarian Consulate-General, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. E. VON HIRSCH, a daughter.
MARRIAGES.
On October 17th, at Foochow, JAMES HELRLING to BARBARA ÁBBOT ·.
On October 26th, at Shanghai, RONALD MACDONALD, to EVELYN LUCY SKINNER.
On October 28th, at Nanking, Dr. EDGERTON HASKELL HART, D.D., to CAROLINE MADDOCK, both of Wuhu.
DEATHS.
On October 28th, at Shanghai. the three months old son of Mr. and Mrs. ARTHUR BARING.
On November 2nd, at Hongkong, ANNA, the beloved wife of Captain H. Ederen, aged 31 years.
AGRADECIMENTO.
Henrique João Melchiades de Figueiredo vem por este meio protestar os seus agradecimentos, em quanto o não faz pessoalmente, a todas as pessoas que lhe deram pesames por occasião do fallecimento de sua estremecida esposa, a bem assim a todos que enviaram grinaldas e acom- panharam o feretro á ultima jazida.
Hongkong, 6 de Novembro, 1907.
Hongkong Weekly Press,
HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEUX ROAD CL. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.
ARRIVAL OF MAILS,
The German Mail of October 8th arrived, per the 8,8. Prinzess Alice, on Tuesday, the 5 instant; a d the French Mail of October 11th rrived, per the as. Polynesien, to-day.
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It is reported that Viceroy Chang Jen-chan of Canton has consented to cancel the Canton. Macao Agreement with the Portuguese, owing to the lapse of the agreement, and that in couse- quence the Ministry of Posts and Communica tions will at once issue on official notification on the subject,
A native residing at Tinhawan was killed in his but on November 4th during the firing practice of the gunners at the Lyeeman Fort. A stray bullet found its way through the side of the hut and struck the unfortunate man, who must have been killed instantly. Ilis body was removed to the mortuary.
Representatives of Chinese in Panama have telegraphed to the Waiwupu complaining that the Panama officials have lately issued certain unjust an oppressive regulations upon Chinese residing and working there. It is requested that the Government for the oppres siva regulations be approached by the Waiwupu on the subject.
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Two fishermen were prosecuted by Sergeant Sims for cruelty to a dog. The Sergeant in- formed his Worship that the defendants tied a rope round the animal's neck, hung it over the side of their boat and proceeded to beat it to death with poles. As a rule, when Chinese killed a dog for food, they did so without unnecessary cruelty. The defendants said they were killing the animal to eat, and were doing so in that particular way in order not to lose the blood. The fishermen were ordered to pay a fine of $5 each.
It is reported that in defence to a joint telegram of ex-Grand Secretary Wang Wên- shao and ex-Governor Lu Yuan-ting, on behalf of the whole population of Chêkiang province, their Excellencies Yuan Shih-kai, P'a Ting and Chên Pih approached Prince Ching on the subject of repudiating the proposed loan from the British Corporation. In reply the Prince stated that their Majesties had already sano. tioned the loan for the construction of the Soochow, Hangohow and Ningpo Railway, and it would, therefore, be impossible to cancel the Imperial Edict on the subject.
There is now apparently no doubt that the Chinese found with his throat out near the works of the Standard Oil Company at Lai- chikok was murdered. He kept a small store in the vicinity, and it is known that a number of people in the surrounding district owed him money The only theory at which the polios can at present arriva, therefore, is that he was probably murdered by a person in his døbt. A closer inspection of the hat in which the tragedy took place revealed the fact that the man had been blinded with pepper before he was attacked, for a plentiful supply of this was found on his face, on his clothes and on the floor.
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A telegram from Mukden states that Viceroy Hsu Shih-chang has been authorized to float a foreign loan of Tls. 4,000,000 on condition that it shall be invested chiefly in railways and other prodnative enterprises. The loan will be raised shortly. The expenditure on the Kirin-Chang- chun Railway and on the Hsimmintan-Amur Railway (the construction of which is to be begun next March) will be defrayed out of this loan.
The Swatow Correspondent of the N.-C. Daily News writes on October 22 :—The district half-way between here and Hongkong is in a disturbed state at present. Bad harvests have made the people discontented, and they fall a ready prey to any one offering them a prospect, however nebulous, of an improvement in their worldly affairs. When these promises ar backed by something substantial in the way of cash, they are ready for anything. The anarchists, or anti-monarchists who hatch plots in Hongkong are quick to see this, and their agents have been busy lately in the Haifêng prefecture. Money has been distributed, and an active propaganda has been in progress, The District Magistrate lost his head, figura- tively speaking, the other day, and precipitated a panic by closing the city gates in consequence of a rumour that the English from Hongkong were about to make an attack upon the place,
On November 4th Constable Lenagban wont to a house in Salt Fish Lane, West Point, in search of gamblers. He found the hiding place of a party, and had rather an unpleasant experience in trying to enter, In a corner of one of the rooms a number of baskets and boxes were stowed, apparently without care. But on examining these carefully the constable found that they formed a room, and after a search be found an entrance just large enough to allow a man to squeeze through. Within he saw a num- ber of gamblers, and decided to enter their abode. When about half way through the opening some Chinese on the outside pulled some of the lower baskets away, and down came the pile on the top of the constable and his quarry. It was about five minutes before he could extricate himself, and then his first thought was of the men he was there to arrest. He succeeded in securing eight, but the keepers made th-ir escape. The players were charged before Mr. CD. Melbourne at the Police Court yesterday, and fined 2 apiece.
The Japan Chronicle tells a rather amusing story, and one wonders if it could not have been duplicated on occasion in China. A foreigner wanting some visiting cards printed, with his name in English letters on one side, and in Japanese characters on the other, took as a sample a card which he happened to have in his possession. It was the card of a well-known Japanese baron. He explained that he wanted his name on one side in English, and on the other in Japanese "like this," indicating the Baron's card, The printer printed the for- eigner's name on one side in English as instructed and the Baron's name in Japanese on the other! One day there was a grand dinner at the Occidental Hotel, Kobe, attended by certain individuals interested in horse racing. The foreigner duly attended this function, and was surprised to find that, on handing in his card, he was regarded with considerable suspi- ge2. oion. There were enquiries, explanations, and apologies, with some amusement, and the innocent imposter now seems likely to be nicknamed the Baron" by all his soquaint-
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