THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LXIX.]
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Far Eastern News....
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Leading Articles :—
Report of the Opium Commission
206
Korea's Reformation
207
Paternal Government
The Balkan Squabble
207 208
Chinese and the Transvaal
...208
Abolition of Opium Divans in Hongkong
2019
Random Reflections
210
Hongkong News
.210
Hongkong Legislative Council
..211
A Night of Miracles...
213
British and Foreign Bible Society
.213
Interesting Wedding-Owen-Seth
214
New Netherlands Consul for Hongkong.
215
Victoria British School
215
Incomplete Sanitary Board...
Absconding Shroff
Supreme Court
Proposed New Tramway to the Peak
HONGKONG, MONDAY, 15TH MARCH, 1909.
No. 11
A correspondent of the. Bangkok Times says
Hongkong eclechly Dress, there is a good deal of activity at present in tin
HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEUXROAD CL LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.
ARRIVAL OF MAIL.
The Priu: Ladwig with the German Mail arrived on the 12th instant.
FAR LASTERN NEWS. The death is announced of Mr. E. Z. Holme, a former resident of Nagasaki, and well known as a partner of Messrs. Holme, Riuger and 95 Company of Nagasaki,
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Restriction of Opium in Hongkong and in China...217 Opiam Commission Resolutions
His Excellency Minister Yin Chang, accom- panied by His Highness Prince Hsign Chang, son of Princo Su, were passengers by the German Mail steamer Princess Alice, for
Germnay.
Two firms, one American and one German, have jointly applied to the Board of Posts and Communications for permission to construct telephones from Peking to Hankow, Nanking 223 and Canton.
Opium in Indo-China
.221 222
Visit of the Philippine Squadron to Hongkong.
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Collision in Hongkong Harbour
"Fatshan" Incident.
222 222
Hongkong University
Company Reports :-
Geo. Fenwick and Company, Limited...
China Sugar Refining Company
Luzon Sugar Refining Company
223
Dai Nippon Sugar Refining Company.
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Bank Dividends....
223
Company Meetings:--
Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited
Union Water Boat Company
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company Limited
Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Central Stores Limited, shanghai.
Burglary in Hongkong
Burial of the Emperor Kwang Hsu
Far Eastern Telegrains
Mishap of the ** Kutsang'
Commercial
Shipping
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BIRTH.
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The Chinese Government is reported to be in favour of the proposal of Prince Tasi Tse to open branches of the Tu Ching Bank in England, Germany and Japan, and to appoint experienced
financiers at the head of each brauch.
The Courrier Saigonnais publishes interesting 1 figures showing how it stood with trade between Cochin-China and the Philippines in 1908. The Colony, that year, exported to the islands articles to the value of $7.094,409, of which rice accounted for seven millions. The Philippine 225 statistics show that imports there from the French Colony far exceeded in value those from the United States.
On the 12th inst., at the Pak Hotel, the wife of Engineer Commander MOUNTIFIELD, R.N., of H.M. Naval Yard, of a son.
MARRIAGES.
At "Lou saville.” Gas Works Horgkong, on the 6th March, by the Rev. C. Hickling, Union Church. Hongkong, EDGAR WILLIAM TERREY, Gas Works, to MARY ANN MCNAUGHTON,
Idest daughter of JAMES MCNAUGHTON, Esq Chemist, Port Glasgow, Scotland.
tSt. John's Cathedral. Hongkong, on Tuesday 9th March, 1909, PHYLI is IRENE, younger daughter of Arathoon Seth, Esquire, I.S.O., Registrar &c. of the Supreme Court of Hongkong, to MACKERTICH CYRIL, youngest son of the late Rev. Cyril Owen, Clergyman of the Armenian Church at Rangoon. (English and Indian papers ple se copy.)
On the 9th January, 1909, at St. Mary's Church, Liscard, by Rev. R. Ellwood, B.A.. A. P. DA COSTA, Secretary of Mina de S. Domingos, late of Hong- kong Post Office, eldest son of A, P. Costa, Senior, of Monte, Macau, t: INEZ MARY, sister of late Colonel Walker of Liverpool Kegiment, third daughter of late John Walker, of Kimrose Bank,
Bootle.
DEATH.
On the 5th March, at "Cragside," The Peak, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. SKELTON, aged 7 weeks and 5 days.
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In spite of the denials in the Japanese Press of the coming betrothal of the youngrown Prince of Korea to a Japanese lady of high rank, the reports here that such will be the case are more emphatic than ever, says the Korea Daily News. It is said that the lady will be one of the Japanese Imperial family, and that the Korean Court Ladies who are now in Japan her during their visit. with Mr. in Pyong Sok will be presented to
mining enterprises in the Monthons of Nakon Sritamarat and Chumporn. Chinese towkays are applying for mining licenses for very con- siderable areas there.
A sum of P7,000 is provided for in the Philippines budget for the purpose of fit- ting out the new meteorological station of Mount Mirador, Baguio, with apparatus. The meteorological station on Mount Mirador over. looking Baguio was built by the Jesuit fathers for the purpose of an additional station for their scientific work. structure which can be seen from the ships in It is a commanding stone
the China sea many miles away.
The latest Shanghai newspapers record the death of Dr. E. H. Paulun. The deceased
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gentleman was taken to the General Hospital only last week suffering from typhoid fever. Kidney complications set in, and, he died at 4 o'clock
Friday morning from uraemia. The news of his death was received with extreme regret by the whole community, for as a surgeon and as a citizen he enjoyed the high esteem of all classes and of all nationalities in Shanghai.
The annual Interport Regatta at Canton was held on Saturday, the 6th instant and notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather. by the spectators. a most successful afternoon's sport was enjoyed The Committee were as follows: Mr. T. Griffith (Chairman) Messrs. F. C. Herb, R. Johnson and A. W. Purnell; Secretary, Mr. E. Lund; Judges, Messrs. T. E. Griffith and J. H. May; Umpires, Messrs. H. H. Fox and W. W. Ross; Starter, Mr. H. Bent; Timekeeper, Mr. J. S. Thompson. Canton Rowing Club won all the interport events except the Junior Fours which was won by the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club team.
Shanghai is to have "one of the finest Clubs in the Far East." So is Tokyo. Up to the present about 200,000 yen has been subscribed in cash for the new Tokyo Club, and the Club house, which is to cost up- wards of 300,000 yeu, will be situated on one of best sites in the capital. Prizes of 1,500 and 1,000 yen are to be given for the best designs sent in. Architects all over the country are now at work and the competition will be keen. It is expected that the building of the Club house Antonio Maura, second son of the Premier of will begin in about six months and that it will Spain, has arrived in the Philippines and will be about eighteen months or two years before enter the employ of the Tabacalera Company on the building is ready for occupancy. In ad- one of its stations in the Cagayan valley. Mr.¦dition to the Club house, the gardens, lawns and Maura was sent out by his father to learn methods of American government and administration and yet be with his own country- after completing an engineering course
He had recently returned to Madrid
Belgium.
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A Treaty between Great Britain and Siam has been signed at Bangkok whereby Siam renounces her suzerainty over the States of Kelantan, Trigano, and Kedah in favour of Great Britain, while the latter agrees to the gradual abolition of extraterritoriality. British subjects registered after the signature of the treaty will come under the jurisdiction of the Siamese courts, but European advisers will sit in all courts wherein British subjects are defendants. The Federated Malay States agree to provide four millions sterling for the purpose of constructing a railway from Bangkok southwards to the new Malaysian boundary.
tennis grounds around the Club will be most attractive.
Messrs Jardine, Matheson and Co. Ltd. are reported in a Japan contemporary to be the owners of the richest mining concession now being worked in Korea. It is situated at Gwendolin, about 500 miles inland from Chemulpo, a journey that has to be undertaken, firstly by boat to Ying Pang, and then by mule to destination. The concession covers some 30 square miles, and belonged formerly to a London Syndicate, from whom it was bought sometime ago by Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., who are still working it. This valuable deposit of fine bull quality is being operated on by a modern up-to-date plant, consisting of five tamo mills, Bryan and Huntingdon ore crushers, all the latest amalgamating and goi | saving machines and devices that are essential
to profitable working.
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