THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LXVII.}
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 2ND MAY, 1908.
No. 18
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial H.E. the Governor has given his assent, in and Affiliated Hospitals acknowledges, with the name and on behalf of His Majesty the PAGE thanks, the following donation to the funds of King, to the following Ordinances passed by the Hospitals:-Colonial Government $300. the Legislative Council :-Ordinance No. 5 of The Peking Government has instructed the 1908.-An Ordinance to amend the Chinese Viceroy at Cinton to make a detailed report Extradition Ordinance 1889. Ordinance No. 6 of 1908.- An Ordinance to authorize the mak- upon Hainan Island in South China with a view to opening the whole island to the cming of Bye laws by the Hongkong and Kowloon
Wharf and Godown Company Lisited. merce of the Treaty Powers of China. So far 277 there are only two treaty ports in the Island
viz: Kiungohow'and Pakhoi.
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Leading Articles —
America and China
How to Deal with Asiatic Emigration
276 .276
A Trade Mark Case
.276
A Tiresome Agitation
Japanese Elections
.277 .277
Hongkong Legislative Council
Finance Committee
Hongkong Sanitary Board.
Kalangsu (Amoy) Municipal Council
The Late Mr. Rennie
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Correspondence
Junk Bay Mills.
Plague and Rata
Supreme Court
Hongkong Horticultural Society
Tientsin
Tokyo Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. Commercial.
Si ipping
BIRTHIS.
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A Swiss who shot himself at Shanghai on April 20th was Fritz Ingold, the representative in China of the Bernese Alps Coudensed Milk, 284 was staying at 104 N. Ezechuen Road .285 Extension, the residence of Captain and Mrs. 256 Stringer and financial embarrassment is said to 256 have been the cause of his rash act. Dr. Jackson was summoned immediately the rash deed was discovered and Mr. Ingold was taken to the Nursing Home, where he is now. French Consul was informed of the occurrence. Mr. Ingold is expected to survive, but will probably be totally blind.
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On April 27th, at 1 Austin Avenue, Kowloon, Hongkong, the wife of JARNE AAGAARD, of a son. On April 11th, at Newchwang, the wife of W. F. HARLEY, of a daughter.
On April 18th. at Shanghai, to Rev. and Mrs.
A. C. BOWEN, & BOD.
On April 20th, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs.
ERIC MOLLER, A SON.
On April 20th, at Shanghai, the wife of V. WATSON PAUL, of a son.
On April 22nd. at Benarth, Walse, the wife of George Appleby, I.M. Customs, Canton, of a son.
MARRIAGE.
On April 21st, at Shanghai, CLARA LOUISE MARTE of Portland, Oregon, to ALFRED LINDSAY BLECHYNDEN, of Shanghai,
DEATH.
'The
By Imperial sanotion the Waiwupu has sent a circular to the Viceroys and Governors foreign missionaries in the various provinces. throughout China concerning the reception of The circular states that in March 1899, the defunct Tsang-li Yaman made certain rules concerning the reception of foreign missionaries
Chinese officials, according to their respective by Viceroys, Governors, Taotais and other rauk and title. Consequently some foreign missionaries went so far as to use official sedan chairs, umbrellas etc., until the ignorant classes were led to believe that foreign missionaries were the equals in rank of Chinese Viceroys and Governors, hus it is necessary to abolish thote rules to enable ordinary Chinese officials to receive foreign misssionaries publicly as equals.
THE CLOSED HOUSES.
It is stated in a Mukden (elegram to the "Asabi" that in consequence of a strong app al by Tang Shao-yi, Governor of Mukden, in regard to the present financial difficulties in Manchuria, the Piking Government has complied with his OPIUM IN SHANGHAI SETTLEMENT. request to be allowed to float a foreign loan of Taels 10,000,000 guirauted by the Finance Department: Taels 5.000,000, will be utilized hy the Department, while the remainder will he employed in Manchuria. Ou bis way boma to Mukden from Peking, Tang Shao-yi will call on H.E. Yuen Shih-kai to ask him to transfer the gold mines on the Amur, and some others which are under the control of the Vioeroy of Pechili, to the jurisdiction of the Viceroy of Manchuria for the purpose of relieving the
Manchurian finances.
On April 21st, at Shanghai, Miss JUDITH Home on April 25th the Colony loses another HAGSTROM, aged 33 years.
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ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The English Mail of the 3rd April and the parcel mails closed in London for dispatch by the all-sea route on March 20th and for dispatch overland on the 3rd April, arrived per s.ş. Delta on April 29th.
FAR EASTERN NEWS.
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The second coxswain of the stam launch "Canada," who pluckily attempted to Mr. Rentie from drowning, was called before Mr. Kemp it the Magistracy yesterday and presented with a $10 note
Messrs E. S. Kadoorie & Co. are in receipt of telegraphic advices from Singapore in- forming them that the crushing of the Ranb Australian Gold Mining Co. for the past period of four weeks yielded 1985 ozs gold from 4819 tons stone.
An interesting event took place on April 18th at 2 o'clock at the Town Hall, Shanghai. This was the drawing of lots by proprietors of opium smoking divaus within the International Settlement as to whose establishments should be closed in accordance with the resolution at the Ratepayers' Meeting last month providing for the closing of 25 per cent of the opium divans and shops by July 1. Owing to a rumour amongst the Chinese that the By the departure of Mr. C. II. Grace for European maner of drawing lots was untrust- worthy. a drum holding the lots was taken to old and popular resident, for though Mr. Grace the Town Hall and the lots were drawn goes home on twelve months' leave, it is unlikely in the same way as is being done at the that he will return to the East. Mr. Grace has Kiangnan and lotteries for prizes every month reut upwards of thirty years in Hongkong. in Chinese suburbs. This procedure He came out to the East in the service of the apparently satisfied the Chinese opium divan Eastern Extention Telegraph Co. and was proprietors as being "all straight."
Three assistant superintendent when in 1886 he left prominent Chinese gentlemen were presant, the Company's service to take up the Secretary. namely Messrs. Shên Tan-ho (Director of the ship of the Hugkong Club, a position he has Imperial Bank of China) Cbar Laifong filled with great credit to himself and satisfac- (Compradore to Messrs. Jardine Matheson and tiou to the members for the long period of Co.) and Yu Yaoling (Compradore to the twenty-two years. Mr Grace, in fact, was Netherlands Bank), these gentlemen having regarded as an ideal Club Secretary, and the been asked by the Municipal Council to witness respect he wn as an official by his urbanity the proceedings in order to give confidence to The Foreign gentle. and unfailing courtesy ripened i to pasonal the Chinese concerned. the oldest living members of the Amateur A. Johnsford (verseer of Taxes) and F. e-teem and strong friendships. He is one of men present at the drawing were Messrs. Dramatic Club, and whoever can claim longer L. Allen and F. A. Sampson, Assistant
than four years' residence in the Colony will retain pleasing recollections of both Mr. and Mrs. Grace on the stage of our theatre. They were for many years the best amateur actors in the Colony and their performances as a rule were such as would have ensured for them r-nown had they oho on the stage as a profession. As a vocalist also Mr. Grace in bye-gone days contributed much to the gaiety of life in the Colony. His connection with Freemasonry too must have added considerably to his list of friends, and the best wishes of veritable "troops of friends" will follow him to his little Devonshire retreat. Mr. Grace left by the P.
and O. "Pers."
the
Chinese
Overseers of Taxes. Mr. Shen Tun-ho made a few remarks to those present in Chinese in which he reminded his hearers that this scheme for reducing the consumption of opium not only throughout the governed portions of the Empire but also in the foreiga settlements of Chins was one that emanated from their Imperial Majesties and the Government; hence those doing business in opium were really obeying the Imperial mandates in relasing opiam smoking divans and shops. The result of the drawing showed that 359 opium establishments, among them. many of the largest in Shanghai, are to close their business by the July 1 next.
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