THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LXIX.}
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
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Far Eastern News......
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Leading Articles:-
The Expanding Railway Estimates
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III
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Socialistic Tendencies
The Canton-Hankow Railway Loan Weihaiwei
Hero Decorated at Macao
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HONGKONG, MONDAY, 24TH MAY, 1909.
Mr. H. E. R. Hunter and Mr. E. D. Sanders of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank returned to Shanghai last week.
Mr. Marnham, formerly of Hongkong, con- tinues the publication of the late Mr. Bethell's paper, the Korea Daily News.
At a meeting of the directors of Weeks and Co., Ltd., of Shanghai, it was decided to recommend the payment of a final dividend of 6 per cent, making 10 per cent for the year ended 28th February, 1909.
Mr. Van de Sande Bakhuyzen, of the Dutch Consulate at Hongkong, will shortly proceed to Shanghai to take charge of the consulate there, in the absence on leave of the Dutch Consul General.
Capt. Wittslock of the Germans steamer Loosok reported on arrival at Singapore that the chief engineer, Mr. Winkelmann died on the 8th of apoplexy. The body of the deceased was 434 | brought on to Singapore where the funeral took 436 place.
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Non-Party Imperialism
Random Reflections
Hongkong News
Hongkong Legislative Council
Receiving Stolen Property
Filipino Farmers
.430
An Engineering Triumph
.430 .432
Correspondence:-
The Railway Estimates
.432
A Visitor's Impressions of Hongkong
433
A Russo-British Chamber of Commerce.
.433
Opium Penalties in the Philippines
Supreme Court...
Departure of the Military Team
Shipping Notes....
China Inland Mission
436
Wireless Telegraph at the Philippines
436
The Trade of the Philippines..
.437
"Ave Atque Vale,"
437
Chinese in Singapore
Anti-German Feeling in China
Christianity in Korea
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Vladivostock and the Maritime Province
438
Manila Merchants and the Tariff Law
438
The Delimitation of the Macao Boundaries
438
Cumshaw! Cumshaw
China's Navy ....
Company Reports:-
Peak Tramways Company, Limited..
A. S. Watson and Company, Limited..
Company Meeting:-
The Paris Toilet Company, Limited
Far Eastern Telegrams
Mr. Clande W. Kinder, C.M.G.
Hongkong as the Good Example
Commercial Notes. Commercial
Shipping
DEATHS.
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438
The post of United States Minister to Peking was offered by President Taft last month to Senator Fulton, who requested ten days in which to consider the matter." Oregonian shies at sidetrack" is one of the headings given to an American contem.
the announcement in
porary.
A Shanghai contemporary says it has been found possible by the Palace Hotel wireless 438 telegraphic installation to call up Hongkong at night, but not in the day time. The Empress 439 of India on her last voyage up to Shanghai, 439 got into communication with the port when 200
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ALICE, aged seven years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. DANENBERG, on May 21st, 1909.
At the Victoria Hospital, arler Road. On Sunday 23rd May. MARY HARRISON. wife of the Rev. T W. PEARCE of the London Mission.
miles out.
The Buteau of Insular Affairs at Washington, has just disposed of a batch of bonds of the city of Manila amounting to $995,000 at the rate of 102.28. A second batch of $5,000 was disposed of at the advanced price of 105. The bonds mentioned are doubtless those issued for sewer and water-works construction.
An application for 2 summons against Lieutenant Colonel Bruce and Captain Hilton. Johnson of the Municipal Police, Shanghai, charging them with the theft of roulette
tables from the Alhambra was made to Mr. G. W. King, H. B. M. Police Magistrate but was refused. It is stated that the plaintiffs have filed a petition in the Supreme Court in support of their application.
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A life-size picture of Governor-General Smith of the Philippines, painted by Sr. Enriquez, will be hung in the office of the Governor-General together with the paintings of Governors-General Taft, Wright and Ide.
A lady, Dr. Marie Stopes, D.Sc., has gained the distinction of being the first investigator to carry out an extended research into the primeval vegetable fossils of Japan. Dr. Marie Stopes, who is Lecturer on Fossil Botany at Manchester University, spent eighteen months in Japan, and was the first European woman to be allowed to go over the Imperial University. She is writing a report of experiences, which will shortly be placed before the Royal Society.
Captain Tamplin and Mr. Tamplin were presented on the 13th inst. with a beautiful embossed rose bowl on an ebony stand, accompnaied by an illuminated address to the captain on the eve of their departue for home. The presenta- tion was made on board the I.-C. S. Tung Sing at Chankiang by her gonial commander Capt. Stalker, as representative of the Captains and Officers of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co.'s fleet, in the presence of numerous shore and seafaring friends of Captain and Mrs. Tamplin. The address read-" To L. H. Tamplin Esq. On the occasion of your leaving for the Homeland on a well-earned holiday, we, the masters and officers of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company's Steamers, consider it a most fitting opportunity to express our apprecia- tion for the many kindnesses, which, as the Company's representative at Wahu and Chin- kiang, you have shown towards us both in and out of business. For old times sake we ask you to accept the accompanying piece of plate in remembrance. Trusting Mrs. Tamplin and yourself will enjoy prefect health and have an enjoyable holiday is the sincere wish of all.”
An advance in amusements on the high seas has been made on the P. and O. 8.8. Namur. One of the passengers Mr. W. A. Mace, I.M. Customs, had with him an optical lantern, and a fine selection of slides, as well as about 2,000 The first enter feet of cinematograph film.
Hongkong Weekly Press. Special efforts are being taken at Shanghai with a certain amount of pitching and tossing.
HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEUX ROAD CI. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.
ARRIVAL OF MAIL.
The German Mail of the 21st ultimo arrived per s.s. Luetzow on the Wednesday 19th inst.
FAR EASTERN NEWS.
It is announced in a Peking paper that all requirements for the equipment of China's army in the way of woollen clothes, &c., will be sup- plied by the factory established for that purpose, and there will be no necessity to look to foreign countries for such supplies."
in the preparation of the t. George's Society fête which is to be held in the British Consulate gardens on the 24th instant, and there is reason to believe that the celebration will be in every way worthy of the occasion. So far we have heard of no special efforts to celebrate Empire Day in Hongkong, excepting the delivery of an address by H.E. the Governor at the British School at Kowloon..
Hankow, we observe in the Peking Daily News Anent the opening of the tea season at the following note from a correspondent at Han-
kow:"The tea season here is not as flourish- ing as was anticipated. Local firms here are not energetic enough to push their business' and it is feared that the business gradually passes to the hands of Canton merchants of whom there are nine firms here. They are eager for business and know how to study the taste of foreigners. Consequently while local native firms do very little business these Canton merchants manage to go on all right."
tainment began with a portrait of the Captain of the good ship, the photograph and lantern slide both being done on board. This was followed by a series of pioutures of the famous Lusitania, and of the White City, concluding with various interesting Shanghai views and studies. The second entertainment took place
but the arrangements were so carefully made that there was less flicker in the moving pictures than often occurs on land. Beginning with Red Riding Hood for the children, it included moving pictures of Canadian grain steamers, conjuring, the man in the moon, and such like. Several slides in natural colours taken by the Lumiére process, the exhibitor's own work, were exhibited and gave great pleasure. The Captain apparatus complimented him on the excellence of in thanking the operator and owner of the his exhibition, and remarked that it was the first time he had ever seen or heard of a cinematograph entertainment being given on the high seas. The light was not as powerful as desired, so the photos in natural colours were not quite as vivid as they would have been with better illumination, but in spite of the difficulties, Mr. Mace gave a most delightful entertainment, the pictures being greatly admired, and the comic ones can sing roars of laughter.
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