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THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LXVIII.]
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China Oberland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
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Trade Unionism..
Epitome
Leading Articles.-
Trade Depression in China.
A Suggested Chinese-American Alliance
China and Opium
The Subsidiary Coinage Evil
The Boycott
The China Tes Trade
Random Reflections ...
Canton
HONGKONG, MONDAY, 318T AUGUST, 1908.
Mr. H. Figge has resumed charge of the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank at Shanghai.
TheEcho de Tientsin" states that Mr. E. Rocher, recently French Consul-General in Chins will not be appointed French Minister to .144 Peking, as was reported some time ago; but bas accepted the appointment of councillor to H.E. the Viceroy at Nanking; and will take 146 up his post very shortly.
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The reorganisation of the Foochow dockyard is under consideration by the Government at Peking. Apparently proposals have been made for its enlargement and equipment with 150 improved machinery. It has been decided to 150 send men to visit dookyards abroad and to
make recommendations,
Macao
An American-Chinese Alliance
Hongkong
Local Sport...
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New Buildings Ordinance Prosecutions
Motor Car and Rioshas
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Another Snatching Case
The Canton-Hankow Railway
The British Post Offices in North China. News from the North
Sequel to the Canton Flood Fund Bazaar The Boycott against Japanese at Canton River Steamer's Undisciplined Crew.... Action against a Canton Firm
Native Opium................
The Opium Question........
Japan....
"Revolution in South China Companies:-
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In the Philippines, according to the "Manila 152 Times," a loss of pesos 616,554 must be faced by the Customs during the present fiscal year, as this represents last year's collections on opium. 164 and at a conservative estimate this would have been the amount taken had the prohibition of the drug not been made law.
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Messrs. Arnbold. Karberg & Company ara 155 reported to have secured all the contracts in connection with the forthcoming visit of the American battleship fleet to Amey. Not only will this firm supply the light, fittings etc. for the decorations, but even the liquid refreshments for the personnel of the fleet.
1 Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation...156 Hongkong and Whampos Dock Co., Limited ...157 Astor House Hotel Co., Ld. Shanghai, Supreme Court Commercial. Shipping
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Hongkong Weekly Press,
Wêa Hai, Sab-Chancellor of the Grand Secretariat, who was recently cashiered for attempting to deceive by signing a declaration that he was not addicted to the opinm-smoking habit, while he was really a habitual smoker
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It is reported that the Chinese captain of the sailing ship concerned in the recent gun-running incident at Amoy has been sentenced to im- prisonment for life. The rifles and ammunition seized have been confiscated.
The Chinese boycott of things Japanese which was responsible for the high freeboard of the "Tenyo Maru" on its maiden voyage seross the Pacific, contributed, says the San Francisco Chronicle, to fill the liner "Kores,” which arrived here to the overflowing_point_with Oriental freight. The "Korea" brought large number of cabin passengers, nearly 100 Chinese and about 8,000 tons of cargo.
A Tientsin paper is informed of the arrival there of a Chinese merchant, who was, until lately, one of the leading wealthy native piece. goods dealers in Shanghai. He is now looking for a position, having lost everything in the recent trade debacle. He states that 80 per cent. of the dealers are finished, and that, in certain mixed goods lines, there is not one responsible Chinese dealer left in Shanghai. We in Tientsin, at any rate, are not as bad as this!" says our contemporary.
An interesting point is raised in the report of the Tungkan Medical Missionary Hospital. Dr. Kuhne remarks "it is much to be desired that we medical missionaries know more than we usually do about the Chinese art of healing. If we cannot lose much time over their compli- cated and groundless theories, let us at least know the names and the action of the drugs they have used for thousands of year. A well-educated Chinese pondering over this,
Press, died on the 11th instant through unsuccessful said that, the atter neglect of their
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ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The German Mail of the 29th July arrived per 8.8. P. E. Friedrich on Wednesday, 26th August.
The French Mail of the 31st July arrived per 1.8. Ernest Simons to-day.
FAR EASTERN NEWS.
The river at Wuchow is 14 feet high.
efforts to break off the habit.
The directors of the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits, Ltd., Peking, have been able to declare a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent, and carry over Tls, 840 to working account; paying also a small dividend on the Founders Shares. The capital of the company is Tla 242,950, with Tls. 100,000 in debentures at 7 per cent.
During the six months since the conclusion of the immigration restriction @greement between Japan and America the number of Japanese emigrants to America decreased by 2,629 in comparison with that of the correspond. ing period of the previous year.
We regret to record the death which took place on the 17th inst at Hadkow of heart failure, Mr. J. Thyen, head of Messrs. Melchers and Co's office at Hankow. The deceased was
A French consulate has been established at well-known and highly respected by all classes Makden.
Reports continue to arrive of gold finds in Mindoro, in the Philippines. There are twenty camps on the Bimbai River.
Japanese Consulates are to be established at Batavia, Hamburg, Nicolaivsk, Tsitsihar, Tieh ling, Liaoyang and Portland.
The only newspaper published in the province of Kwangsi, which is printed at Wuchow, has suspended publication owing to lack of support.
A Tientsin paper states that Messrs. A. 8. Watson & Co.'s handsome new pharmacy is getting the finishing touches done to it and will soon be ready for occupancy.
Mr. 8. Mihara, formerly agent of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha's Hongkong Branch, left Japan on the 5th instant for Seattle. Mr. Mihara becomes the general agent of the Company in America with headquarters at New York.
of business men in the treaty ports and his in China. familiar figure will be missed by many residents
The deposits in the Post Office Savings Banks in Japan
on the 30th June amounted to 8,217,172. This gives an average of Y12.16 Y 100,163,112 the depositors numbering
sach depositor. When compared with the corresponding period of last year, the figures show an increase of Y19,379,875 ja amount and 759,910 in the number of depositors.
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August 24th, states that a serious outbreak of A Tokyo telegram to the Daily Press dated cholera has occurred on the steamer Arratoon Apear," and the vessel's departure from Yokohama has in consequence been delayed. Dr. C. M, Heaaley, the assistant Government bacteriologist of Hongkong, who was a pas senger on the steamer, has been saised with the disease, and Captain Stewart is also ill.
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drugs was a great obstacle to their accepting ours. I know the reply which will be given me,-How can We ase drugs the action of which we ignore? Could not Medical Missionary Association in Shanghai undertake the systematic study of the most important drugs? If nobody be found, could not the association, as such, send an appeal to any scientific body at home or in America trying to find some pharmacologist ready to spend some years doing research work? specimens home asking for communications? If nobody comes we can at least gond plants and
Manila ia appealing for "observers " to visit the Philippines. The Merchants. Association last week resolved to invite Mr. Roosevelt to visit the Philippines, and also to invite the hundred captains of industry of the Proffic Coast who are to be the guests of the Japanese Chambers of Commerce in a couple of months. To crown the afternoon's efforts the Merchants Association also determined to appoint a come mittee to ask the Municipal Board to put the city streets in order as soon as possible. trio of worthy tasks,” comments à Manila con. Roosevelt would afford that great statesman temporary. The visit to these islandı chance to study our troubles and opportunitiša on the ground, while the hundred business mem of California, Oregon and Washington, if interested in our offerings, attractions and year or two. We want distinguishei mon possibilities, could almost double our trade in
come here. Especially we want great merchants and builders. We have the reartle to show them. All we need is their presedi Money could not be better spent than in paying court to such men, 2 They make pablis õpi in Amorios, and they control the money. market.
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