THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL LXVIII.]
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
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HONGKONG, MONDAY, 9TH NOVEMBER, 1908,
Epitome
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Leading Articles .-
The Kaiser's Indiscretion
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Government Responsibility for Buildings The Situation in Europe
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The Boycott Biota
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The New American President
The Canton-Hankow Railway
The Military Contribution Question
The Changing East
Random Reflections
Hongkong News...
Sir Paul Chater's Chrysanthemums.
Canton News
Olympic Games in the Orient....
Baxter Schools Bazaar.
The Importation of Morphia into China...
The Building Collapse at Shaukiwan
Hongkong's Revenue and Expenditure
Public Companies :—
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FAR EASTERN NEWS.
Experiments are now being made at Shanghai with Captain Price's airship.
Mr. Bussard, the new Judge of the British Court for Siam, bas arrived in Bangkok.
The cockpits of Manila have been closed as a precaution against the spread of cholers.
Mr. H. 8. Moss, manager of Messrs. 323 Dodwell and Co's Foochow branch, has gone 324 home on leave, and expects to return in the
Spring.
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A Tonkin contemporary says that of no man can it be better said than of the new Governor. General of Indo-China that he is the right man 1.827 | in the right place.
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According to a London tea firm's report, the imports of China tea this year into England show an increase of 117 per cent. over 1907, and 329 350 per cent. over 1906.
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Humphreys Estate and Finance Co., Ld. Willam Powell, Limited
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Ministering Children's League Bazaar The Collision with I.M.S. "Flora."
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President Roosevelt and the Emperor of Japan Departure of Prominent Hongkong Residents, Death of an Old Foochow Resident....
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Interesting Wedding at Canton................................
Hongkong under Arms
A Loss to the Manila Community...
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The Chinese Government and Extradition Cases ..381
The Hongkong College of Medicine
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Annual Licensing Sessions ................
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Impeding the Navigation of the "Loong Sang."...833 Supreme Court
The American Fleet at Amoy.
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Mr. A. Bookless, ex-Detective-Sergeant of the Shanghai Municipal Police, has been ap- pointed Controller of Police at Ningpo, in succession to the late Major Watson.
Tsotsi Y. C. Wong who has been appointed & director of the China Merchants Steam Navige tion Co, was formerly for many years Messrs. Butterfleld and Swire's Agent at Ichang.
The Viceroy of Manchuris has asked the Central Government for permission to contract 338 another foreign loan of Tle. 10,000,000, to be 338 used in developing the agricultural and mineral
resources of the Viceroyalty.
First Visit of American Ship to China
Shanghai Races
Robbery on a Steamer
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The Cadets in Camp..
Civil Service Open Air Concert
Death of Mr. Archibald Little Commercial
Shipping
BIRTH.
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On the 8th inst, at "Dartmoor," Conduit Road, the wife of Dr. G. MONTAGU HARSTON, of a daughter.
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MARRIAGES.
On 26th October, 1908, at St. John's Cathedral Hongkong, HENRY COUPER PATRICK, M.B, C.M., second son of Dr. WILLIAM PATRICK of Glasgow, Scotland, to IDA ANNIE Garvin, eldest daughter of THOMAS GARVIN, Inspector-General of the Police Force, State of New South Wales, Australia. On October, 81st at St. John's Cathedral, GEORGE HIEBIRT WAKEMan, Land Officer, Hongkong, to Winifred Anna KiNEXT-MORGAN. At the Peak Church, Hongkong, on Thursday, the 29th October 1908, MART STUART to JOSEPH HORSFORD KEMP.
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DEATH
At Manila, on 30th October at 10 am., Mr. GROBAR E. WOLF.
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Special rewards have recently been offered in Singapore by the police for the discovery of counterfeiters, owing to the quantity of spurious coins in oirculation. A Chinaman was discovered making coins last week and a large quantity of coins and the complete coining outfit were seized. When before the Magistrate the accused said the coins were only intended for buttons!
On the occasion of the Imperial luncheon given in honour of Admiral Sperry, the Em- Admiral with a large silver vase bearing the peror of Japan was pleased to present the Imperial.orest. The Admiral tendered his sincere thanks to His Majesty for the handsome gift, which, he said, would be preserved by his family as almemento of a most interest ing occasion.
Mr. Charles Parry, agent in Saigon of the China Mutual Life Insurance Company has committed suicide by shooting himself. Deceased was the son of an English Bishop. He was well-known in Shangbai At the funeral, which was largely attended, Mr. O'Connor, the British Consul, spoke in feeling terms of Mr. Parry's high character and estimable social qualities. Mr. Parry was thirty-fire years of age.
There was an exciting scene in Singapore harbour, last week, when a throng of Oon- tract coolies jumped overboard from a local
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Mr. E. T. Bethell has instituted proos for libal against the “N.-C. Dally, Nowa Herald, Ltd." When the cass came an Supreme Court, Shanghai, on the 26th pleadings were ordered to be filed and "the plaintiff was directed to deposit $500 un voodritý for costa.
Notices printed in four languages are being posted in places of public resort in Bing calling attention to the new anti- Ordinance, which lays down rigid restric regarding the practice of this disgoafing in public buildings, on- side-walka and ive ways. The Chief Sanitary Inspector has these notices around to the schools, an a ing to pupils to refrain from this practice which is now recognised as a common means ́ spreading disease. Is not this an example which might with advantage be followed fá Hongkong?
The International Commission on opium will begin work at Shanghai sarly in January next, Countries represented will bẹ Great Britain United States, Eranos, Germany. Holland Portugal, India, China and Japan. The fallo”- ing delegates have been already nominated an Great Britain, Sir Alexandør Hosls, Acting United States, Dr. Charles Penny, Hon, Mr. Commercial Attaché, British Legation, Péking.
T. Burke, and Dr. Hamilton Bright, India Mr. Brunyste, Finance Department; China Ma Live (Chief Commissioner), Ching Wen Tao of the Shanghai-Nankin Railway, Dr. Kuan Ching Hsien. The deliberations of the Commi madon are likely to extend to över several months.
remark in their latest trade report:
Messrs. Noel, Marray & Co. of Shanghai,
of the currency of the country is going from bad to worse, sud until there' great reforms in that respect it is quite impor sible to expect any resuscitation in trade. In 100 of the 10 cash tokens) are only exchang Hankow, for instance, 1,000 copper dash (or able for five mace three candarins, and paper notes that are still being issued oriminately by sundry native banks pro to further complicate the situation, and doubt that this is at the bottom of the present a very disagreeable manner. There can
situation, and sithongh sơmé, who mur possessed of extraordinary foresighƒy profess; see an undercurrent of improvement in the not very distant futuro, it eventuate unless some drastis refor introduced in this direction."
Dr. Thomas Coohrane, Dean of monary Medical College of Paking, Home religions journals, speaks, of course of an interview published in the college in the following terms'! the college, in which we residve de a hospital for clinical training
40,000 visits a year from patlinta,” set increasing value on the work. young gentleman going through Ave years at the Medical, Colle
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