THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LXVII.!
Epitome
Leading Articles
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Japan and China
Chamber of Commerce
Hongkong Legislative Council
HONGKONG, MONDAY, 2ND MARCH, 1908.
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China and the China Association
132 1:2
Long Vacations
133
The King's Speech
133
A Bundle of Paradoxes
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134
Kowloon.Canton Railway
135
Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals
136
Church Missionary Society
137
Railway Matters in Manchuria
1:3
Outcome of the Amoy Case
Chinese Imperial Decrees
Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce
Companies:-
Hongkong and Whampoa Dork Ca.. Id Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Ca
142
Limited
143
Kowloon Land and Building Co., Ld.
The Hongkong Ice Co., Ld..
The China Fire Insurance Co., Id.
The Hongkong Milling Co., Id
The Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., I d.
1K3 183 144 141 14
The Laou Kong Mow Cotton Spinning and
Waaring Company, Limited..
The Shanghai Pulp and Paper Co., Ld.
Shanghai Land Investment Co., Ld.
145 143 145
The Soy Chee Cotton Spinning Co., Id
British and Foreign Bible Society
Correspondence
The Chamber of Commerce Meeting
167
Chamber of Commerce and Bombay Trade
147
Shorthand in Hongkong
Supreme Court
147 148
The Liability of Compradores
Important Extradition Judgment
Other Extradition ( ases
Captain Mackenzie's Death
A Canton Story
Commercial
Shipping
BIRTHS.
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HONGKONG Office: 10a, Des Vœux RoAH CA. LONDON Office. 131, Fleet Stekkt, E.C.
ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The French Mail of 31st January arrived, per the 8.8. Polynesien, to-day.
FAR EASTERN NEWS.
Customers of the Hongkong Electric Co, Ltd. will note with mti-faction the announca. ment of a redaction in the pric-uf carreat from 35 cents to 3'o-nts per Board of Trade auit.
Dr. San Yasen is known to be staging in Annam, and there are grave suspicions that from this centre he is very active in stirring up the discontented Chinese aginst the ruling Government.
A dastardly affair was reported to the police the other day. Au Indian watch man was attacked in Queen's Road near the military staff offices by two Chinese, one of whom threw pepper in bis eyes while the other used a combinatiou a and hammer. The alarm was raised and one of the assailants, who proved to be an ex-police. man was arrested, The other man is still at ...118 large.
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A number of coolies made an aalacky find at Lammert's sale room in Duddell Street the 153 other day. They picked up a packet which .....156 proved to be rat poison biscuits. However, they
were not aware of the deadly nature of th contents, but believing the biscuits to be good chow, they partook of them, with the result that four of their number had to be taken to the Alice Memorial Hospital, Thre of them recovered but one died on Wednesday. The | police are making inquiries into the matter.
On January 26th, at Manchester, the wife of Lieutenant H. MORLAND, Royal Indian Marine. of a son.
On February 9th, at Weihaiwei, tle w fe of J. A. W. LOUREIRO, of a son (stillborn).
On February 17th, at Shangbai, the wife of R. J. BOWERMAN, of a daughter.
On February 17th, at Shanghai, the wife of F. H. CROSSLEY, of a daughter.
On February 17th, at Shanghai, the wife of H. SPATHE, of a son.
MARRIAGES.
On February 16th, at Shanghai, Rev. ERNEST FRANK SMITH, of the Baptist Missionary So iety, Sianfu, Sbensi, to "ARY ELizareth Borgг.
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On February 16th, at Shanghai. STANLEY JENKINS, M.D., F.R.C 8., of the English Baptist. Mission, Sianfu, Shensi, North-China, to M. I. (Dal=Y) LovaRi{E, Lite of Wu Chủng, Kia gei.
On February 17th. at Shanghai, Miss SARAH NICOLL WOODWARD,
the Rev. CAMERON
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On February 18th, at Shanghai. Captai EowiN L. MONKMAN, C. N. Co.'s steamer Tientsin, to Mary (Janiɛ) BAIN, eldest daughter of J. B. Roach, Electricity Works, Shanghai.
DEATHS.
On February 9th, at Hankow, Arraus Paul, only son Mr. and Mrs. Paul de Hees, aged 6 years. On February 16th, at Shanghai. SEVERINA Maria Ozorto, widow of the late Francisco A.
zorio of Hongkong, aged 52 years.
On February 17th, at Shanghai, ERNEST DE BAVIER, aged 62 years.
On February 20th, at Shanghai, EMEL HIRSCH EDLER YON STRONSTORFF, Consul-General for Austria-Hungary, aged 46 years.
At Government House last week His Er. cellency the Governor and Lady Lugird enter. tained the following guests at 10 official dinner Dr Koob, Mr. Lewis Roes, Me J. fl. Kemp. Mr. and Mrs. Tooker, Mr W. H. and Mrs. William Major and Mrs. Macdonald, Major and Mrs. Hatoh, Mr G. Friesland, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. David, Mr.
Mr. and Mr and Mrs. Andrew Forbes,
and Craddook, Mr and Mrs. Graham, Mr. Mr. Montaca Ede. Mr. Murray stewart,
Miss the Hon. Mr. F. H. May,
Battie,
Rev. and Miss Stewart, Mr. Bookwith, De and Mrs. Montagu Harston, Mr. G. H. M»dharst, Mr. and Mrs. F. Maitland, Capt. and Mrs. | Charles Low.
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No. 9
The "Universal Gazette "publishes a telegram from Canton to the effect that Viceroy Chang Jên chun has contracted with a foreigu firm in that port for the paranase of a large quantity of arma and machine guns for the use of the troops of the two Kwang provinces,
On February 27th, about half past nine, Mr. K. D. Gasdar met with an alarming accident in Queen's Road Central, fortunately without the serious results that might have been +xpected. A big Chinese sign-board fell as he was passing the shop over which it hung, and crashed upon his head. He wu wearing the peculiar headgear that the Parsson call féla, and this nufflood to interrupt the severity of the impact. The bat was practically cut into two, and the board then struck Mr. Gazdar's head 'and ba k. Naturally, the victim is now feeling concerned over the danger to the publio of those swinging boards, and would be glad to see something dore to reduce the rink that the pobli incurs every day in walking beneath
them.
At the Magistracy on Feb. 26th Mr. H. H J. Gomperts heard a case in which a Chinaman was charged with stealing an Indian constablo's watch and with nasulting another Indian, but witomanes proved a different story to that told by the policemen. It appears that the China- man was carrying a bag of rios which sool. dentally touched one of the Indians who refused to move out of the native's way. The police- man then assaulted the man and gave him a severe thrashing. When the latter moved away in order to go to the Police Station të report the matter, the policeman put the handcuffs on him and took him to the Station on a charge of stealing a wateb. His Worship dismimed the summons against the defendant, and find the constables $5 each.
On February 25th the transport Hardinge arrived in port, bringing the 13th Rajputs The vessel was visited by Captain Mitchell
who welcomed the Taylor, A.D.C., giment
behalf of the Governor, The details were Major Q. M. Evana Major G Walting. 16th Rajputs, atta obed 13th, with wife, Captain B. A. Corbett, Lieutenant T. A. Davis, 8th Rajputs, attached 13th, Lieutenant G. Bunbury, Lieutenant E.. Marsh, econd Lieutenant N. Falkland, Lisa! tenant W. A. Mearns, L. M. 8., Bandmasts. C T. Coke, wife and two children, one sab. M-jor, six Subadars, nine Jemadars, two hospital, assistants, 783 rank and file, 79 pablis followers, nine private followers, and foar chargers.
KULANGSU (AMOY) MUNICIPAL
COUNCIL
Minutes of a meeting of the Council. held at the Bard Room, on the 11th February 19.8.
Present: - Mowers, W. E. Wallac1, (Chair man), ('. A. V. Bowra, A. F. Gardiner, W. Kruse, Hang Ts'an-chow, 8. Okayama, N. Wilson, the Health Offloor and the Secretary.
1 The minutes of the last meeting are read, and onoared.
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A latter is read from the British Consul informing the Council that he has been in cor- respondence with H.B M's Surveyor of Worka Shanghai, on the subject of handing over a well from the Consulate to the Council for the of the public, and that he is prepared to band over the well in question, it being a condition that the Council bind themselves to ep the wall in good repair and always permit the residents of the British Consulate com- peaud and of the Foundling Institution to have free room to it.
3 The Superintendent of Police reports the following cises have been dealt with at the
Mixed Court sinc› the last meeting :-
SUMMONSES, Assault 2, Allowing pigs to stray 2.
(Signed) W. H. WALLACE, Chairman.
By order.
C. BERKELAY MITCHELL,
Secretary.
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