THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
VOL. LXIX.]
CONTENTS.
Far Eastern News......
Leading Articles :-
Reform by Revolution
Navy Estimates
PAGR
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Opium Questions in Hongkong and Singapore 231 Coming World's Fair at Seattle
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 20TH MARCH, 1909.
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Random Reflections
Hongkong News
Sanitary Board
Hongkong University Scheme
A Rogue and Vagabond
Macao Boundary
A Reckless Gunner
Bravery of a Merchant Officer
Alleged Embezzlement
New Barrister
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the Hongkong Club
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Supreme Court
Company Meetings
Visiting Warships--Ranquet to the Officers at
Kulangsu Amoy Municipal Council..
George Fenwick and Company
Soey Chee Cotton Spinning Co., Ld.
Dividends
Shanghai Spring Race meeting has been fixed for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, May 3rd, 4th and 5th.
The census taken at the beginning of last month shows the Chinese population of the city
of Mukden to be 168,657.
Mr. W. P. Kerr has been transferred from the post of acting British Consul-General at Tientsin to be British Commercial Attaché to | the British Legation, Peking.
France is to have a Commercial Attaché in the Far East, with headquarters either in Peking or Tokyo. A sum of 25,000 francs has has been allocated by the Government in con- nection with this decision.
The announcement of the engagement of Mr.
C. H. Lauru of the I.M.C. to Miss Bredon, the
237 only daughter of the Acting Inspector General, .233 which was made in one Tientsin newspaper and
reproduced in others, is contradicted.
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Motor Lighter for the Standard Oil Company ...... 239
Correspondence:-
Chinese University Education
Fair Sport v. Pot Hunting
Hongkong Regatta
Japan Notes
Allegations Against Missionaries in Korea
Tragedy at Kowloon...
Typhoon of 1908-Vandalia-Cranley Collision Settlement Extension at Shanghai
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Telegraphic news has reached Haiphong from Paris of the death of Mr. Theodore
Speidel, chief partner in the Firm of Spiedel and Co: The deceased gentleman, who was 68 years of age, died in Paris on the 7th inst.
Mr. Kurosawa, formerly Commissioner of the 240 Imperial Maritime Customs at Dairen, now ou 241 leave, has been appointed Commissioner at Yochow. This is the first time a Japanese Commissioner has been appointed to a Yangtze port.
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Sugar Refining in the Far East.
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Local Sport.-
Hongkong Football Challenge Shield
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Kowloon Bowling Green Club
Mr. Gompertz Promoted
Review.
Chinese Taxi-Cab
Far Eastern Telegrams
Canton News
Canton-Hankow Railway
British School at Tientsin Commercial
Shipping
DEATHS.
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The str. Hanping, which was sunk last year after colliding with H.M.S. Flora, off the Bund ......213 Shanghai and afterwards raised and repaired by the Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co., made a trial trip last week which proved in every way a great success.
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Kwang Yung-liang, formly Secretary of 215 Legation in London, arrived at Wellington last 247 month to take up his position as Consul General
ANNA FRANCISCA PEREIRA BARRADAS at her residence No. 8 Robinson Road, Hongkong on the 16th March, age 77 years.
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in New Zeland. He expressed to an interviewer the opinion that China should have had Consuls in the British Colonies years ago.
Their Excellencies Sir John Jordan, British Minister, and the Hon. W. W. Rockhill, At Goslar, Germany, on th February, Dr. C. C. American Minister, are reported to have been STUHLMANN, late (ommissioner of Chinese Im-appointed as special Ambassadors to represent perial Maritime Customs, aged 59 years
their respective countries at the funeral of their On February 14th. at Ely, J. H. L. ARCHER, late Majesties, the Emperor and Empress late of Manila, aged 29 years.
Dowager.
Hongkong Weekly Press. The fine service of trauis in the city has bean
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ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The French Mail of the 17th Feb., arrived per s.s. Caledonia on the 15th instant.
The English Mail of the 19th February, and the Parcel Mails closed in London for despatch by the all sea route on the 10th February, and for despatch overland on the 17th February, arrived per s.s. Delhi on the 18th instant.
FAR EASTERN NEWS.
A strike of tramway operatives has provided Manila with plenty of material for discussion. disorganised by the bulk of the men leaving their work, though exchanges to hand state that men are being trained to take the places of the strikers and the service is daily improving.
The bill to restore the Philippine lottery as it was conducted under the Spanish regime for the purpose of securing revenue has been introduced into the Philippine Assembly. The bill provides that the lottery shall exist for at least five years and that its income shall be equal to the revenue collected now under the land tax.
We learn from a Shanghai contemporary that among the ladies of the Settlement fencing seems to have grown in favour recently. For a few months past a school of ladies has been hard at work with the foils, and towards the The only American dentist in Cavite has left end of the month they will give a public there for Hongkong.
exhibition of their prowess.
No. 12
The Budget Committee of the German Reichstag has approved a vote to the amount of £8,750 as the first instalment of the cost of erection of a German Consulate in Tientsin. ▲ similar vote was rejected by the Reichstag last year. The Budget Committee has rejected a vote for the acquisition of the site, which is at present rented for the German Consular Service in Chefoo.
There are many in the East who will regret to learn of the death of Mr. David Reid, an old resident of Shanghai.. Death took place on 14th ult. in London, at the age of 75 years. Mr. Reid was one of the senior partners of Reid, Evans and Co. On his retirement from China he took charge of the firm's business in London. He was one of the promoters with the late Mr. Albert Deacon, Mr. David McLean, and others of the China Mutual Steam Navigation Com- pany, of which he was chairman for some years. He was also a director for a lengthy period of the National Bank of India, Limited.
The London Gazette annonces that the
King has been pleased to grant to the following gentlemen his Royal licence and authority to accept and wear the decorations mentioned, conferred on them by the late Emperor of China in recognition of valuable services rendered by them-Mr. Paul Henry King, of the Imperial Chinese Maritime Customs, the Second Class of the Second Division: Mr James Russell Braizer, the Third Class of the Second Division, and Mr. Leslie Sandercook, of the Imperial Chinese Maritime Customs, the Second Class of the Third Division of the Imperial Chinese Order of the Double Dragon.
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An account of the mishap to the Kutsang related to a representative of the Shanghai Times by Mr T. Rutherford of Hongkong, who was a passenger says:-Just as day was dawning on Thursday the 4th inst the Kutsang was at the entrance of the Haitan Straits and at 4.30 o'clock she struck on a submerged rock, which is said to be uncharted. It was close to Chim Island. The shock was so slight that none of the passengers and few of the officers, I believe, felt it. The Captain and Chief Officer were then on the bridge. I believe, and there was abso- Intely no panic. When it was found that the ship had struck, the officers and engineers went to their respective posts, to prepare for even- tualities and the boats were made ready for launching. An investigation showed that the Kutsang was making water in the No. 1 and 2
where foreholds,
cargo of opium, hemp and molasses was stowed away, and on this being ascertained Captain Bradley decided to beach the vessel for safety. The ship was headed towards shore and after an hour's steam- ing she was grounded. At this time the fore part of the vessel had settled down considerably, the holds being awash. The sea was still choppy. but no danger was anticipated and we settled down to wait for relief. By 930 smoke could be discerned on the horizon and glasses were promptly levelled upon it. After some little time the oncoming steamer was made out; it was the Paoting, aptain W. D. Kay. She came quite close to us and then anchored and we were taken across in boats
The uropean ` passengers were taken off first and the Chinese and Indian passengers afterwards. The choppy water made the trip from the Kutsang to the Paoting somewhat exciting but we were soon safely put on board the latter steamer and at about 11.30 we left for Shanghai."
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