THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LXVI.]
Epitome
Leading Articles :---
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Americans at Shanghai
The Exchange Fluctuations
First Philippines Carnival... Why War?
China's Arch Intriguer
Hongkong Sanitary Board
Supreme Court
Evolution of Hongkong
Correspondance
Confucius: an Anniversary Commercial....... Shipping
BIRTHS.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 14TM DECEMBER, 1907.
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Special Commissioner Yang Shih-ch'i has recommended Mr. Lin Tseh-san, one of the prominent Chinese merchants in Sism, to the Throne as being the most suitable man for the post of Chinese Consul in Bangkok.
Signor Giantureo, Italian Minister for Public 378 Works, is dying of cancer. The Pope inquires 378 daily as to his condition. These inquiries are 379 the first example of the kind from the Papaoy towards a Minister of the King since the fall of the temporal power of the Holy See.
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No. 24
Li Yau, who resides at West Point, is the father of a little boy who has been ailing for sometime, and the serious condition of the son has caused the father no little sariety. Chinese doctors have been called in, and medicines have been tried in vain, for with all the oare and nursing bestowed on the infant he languishes. The poor father was at his wit's end considering what might be done to restore his son to health. Then the Chinese procession was sunounced to tike plsce, and when he heard that the sacred dragon was to take part the parent took heart of grace, for could he but .985 It is reported from Waobang, ospital of procure one of its scales this would be a talisman Hupeh province, that a sharp fight has taken against all ills. He went to the procession on place at Maanshan (about forty miles from Wu- Dec. 7th, and saw women shoving infants chang) between native Christian converts and beneath the hallowed monster. He asked one miners who are working in a coal mine in the of the bearers to give him a scale, but the neighbourhood. There were no lives lost, how-latter told him that he could not carry it and out ever, and a company of soldiers has been dis- a slice off as well, and advised him to help patched by the authorities at Wachang to the himself. The father did, and vanished in the place in order to prevent a repetition of the crowd as one of the attendants noticed the hole in the dragon's side. This attendant, in his wrath, seixed an old opium smoker near, and accused him of cutting the dragon. The smoker denied it, and was willing to be searched. Then who did," asked the attendant.
"I did,"
and held the scale on high. With this a num said the culprit from the rear of the crowd, bar of infuriated attendants dashed through the crowd in pursuit of Li who made for No. 7 Police Station, and reached that haven of refuge just ahead of his pursuers. There matters were explained, but the police thought it advisable to detain Li for a few hours until the faithful attendants of the dragon were well out of the way. But the native was quite happy. He had secur›d a talism in which would restore his child to health, and has now every confidence that his boy will soon be well and strong.
At the Government Civil Hospital, on Sunday the 8th December at 5.56 p.m., the wife of N. G.
NOLAN, of a son.
On December 9th, at 8watow, the wife of A. MACGOWAN of twin daughters.
MARRIAGES.
On December 3rd, at Shanghai, AUGUSTUS ROBERT, second surviving son of the late F. W. of Hongkong, to MART ELIZABETH, only daughter of Captain P. Klopfer, of the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company, and Mrs. Klopfer, of Shanghai.
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On December 3rd. at Shanghai, ERNEST LEE ALLEN to FRANors Ethel, only daughter of the late Captain William Waddilove of Shanghai.
On December 5th, at Shanghai. ERNEST HARRY DOUGLAS DERRICE, Southampton, to MADELINE ETHEL, 5th daughter of Mrs. Limby, Shanghai.
On December 12th, at St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, by the Rev. F. T. Johnson, X.A., SAX. HAMMOND, of Shanghai, to GERTRUDE WOOTTON, daughter of Bobert Brown, Esq., of Macclesfield, England.
DEATHS.
On November 30th, at Cape Cami Light Station, EMIL FRANZ SCHMITT, 2nd Lightkeeper B., aged 38 years.
On December 10th, at the Government Civil Hospital, MCGREGOR SKITH, aged 74 years.
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trouble.
Mr. W. Macgregor-Smith, a pioneer of the East, died at the Hospital on Deo. 9th. The deceased gentleman, who was 74 years of 1866. His connection with the East, however, age, has been a resident of the Colony since dates from an earlier period, for prior to settling down in Hongkong he was engaged in the Tangisze trade. Shortly after his arrival Mr. Maogregor-Smith started a sugar works at East Point, and basiness was carried | na successfully for number of years. Then it passed into the hands of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co., and Mr. Smith returned to Europe. The deceased leaves a wife and family, and three of his children were with him till the last. Two came down from Shang- hai, a son and married daughter, while another daughter arrived from Europe a few days before his death.
The sympathy of a large circle of friends and soquaintances will be extended to the bereaved family, and many residents will mourn the loss of an old and esteemed colonist.
On December 9th a native entered house No. 24, Shaukiwao Road, which is near the Belle View Police Station, evidently with the intention of burgling it. He was disturbed, however, and decamped after alarming the
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and next visited a house three or four doors further along. He had not been long in this house when a wild ory of “thief” was raised, and Lance Sergeant Fowler, who was patroll-
HONGKONG OFFIce: 10a, Des Vœux ROAD CL. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.ng in the vicinity at the time, saw a man rua
ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The English Mail of Nov. 15th arrived per the r.a. Delhi, on Thursday.the 12th instant.
⠀ FAR EASTERN NEWS.
At the annual meeting of the Odd Volumes Boojsty, bold at the once of the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., Bank Buildings, on Dec. 9th. the following officers were elected for the ex. suing year :-President, His Excellency the Governor, Sir Frederick Lugard; Vice-Presid ent, Hon. Mr. F. H. May; Troninrer, Mr. WH. Parcell; Hon. Secretary, Hon. Mr. Pollock, K.C.
up the hillside and hide in some bushes. The policeman followed, captured bim, and got him down to the road, where the native threw away a piece of iron. Then the prisoner was headed for the Belle View Police Station, but when he realised his destin stion he made frantic afforts to escape. Drawing a large pocket knife which he carried, he slashed at the hand which held his queue, inflicting s nasty gaab. Then he threw away the knife and struggled with his captor, both men rolling on the ground. It took Lance Sergeant Fowler all his time to keep a grip on the Chinese, who constable came to his assistance, and the native was a powerful man, but eventually an Indian
had to proceed to the hospital immediately to was removed to the station. The policeman get his hand attended to, and later it was found noosary to remove the Chinese, whose injuries are suficient to detain him in hospital,
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A Daily Press telegram, (dated Singapore, December 10th, said:
The unofficial members of the Legislative Council are strenuously opposing the exaotions of the new Stamps Ordinance, designed officially to meet the Badget deficit.
The council meeting at Government HousO yesterday lasted from 9 30 to midnight, the principle_item of debate being the stamping rate for Bills of Lading.
Mr. T. 8. Baker proposed that non-conformes
by sight to four. vessels b› exempted; but his motion was defe
The Hon. Mr. John Anderson's entire deletion of the clause defeated.
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