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THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
AND
China Overland
Overland Trade Report.
VOL. LXIX.]
CONTENTS.
Correspondence :----
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 12TH JUNE, 1909.
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FAR EASTERN NEWS.
More submarines are being sent by the .489 American Government to the Philippines,
Joaquin Balmori, a henchman of Dominador Gomez, is charged by the Philippine Government with sedition.
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Far Eastern News......
Leading Articles:-
The University Project
The Fakumen Railway Question
490 400
Shanghai-Hangchow
Railway
.490
The Naval Race......
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The Kowloon Railway Estimates..
.491
Random Reflections
Hongkong News
Hongkong Legislative Council
Sanitary Board
Death of Dr. William Hunter
Victoria School
New Tradal Route......
Life Insurance
497
Numerous Convicts Escape from Prison
Electric Light at Canton....
497
Plague at Canton)..
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A Fatal Collision.
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Report of the Registrar of the Supreme Court
492
The Proposed Government Note Issue
198
Death of Mr. H. G. James
496
The Pratas Island Question
Supreme Court
499
Notes from Japan....
552
A shanghai Shipping Case
502
The Tsingtao-Tsinan Railway
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Shipping Notes
503
Japanese Industrial Enterprises
Far Eastern Telegrams
Reviews
Foreigners Honoured
Commercial
Shipping
MARRIAGES.
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A company to be known as The China Silk and Agency Co. Ltd. has been registered in London with a capital of £10,000 in £1 shares. The appointment of M. P. de Margerie, French Minister in Bangkok, to succeed M. Bapst as Minister in Peking appears in the French Official Gazette.
Yokohama papers report that Captain Suther. land of the steamer Benlomond had mysteriously disappeared, and the ship left for Vladivostock
in command of the Chief Officer.
Mr. Charles Denby, ex U. S Consul-Genera at Shanghai, left on the 2nd inst. Dr. Amos P. Wilder, who has taken over the duties, expects to proceed homeward on his holiday by the s.s. Korea towards the end of the month.
Three hundred and seventy Bills were intro- duced into the Philippine Assembly between February 1st and May 20th. Only 11 were approved during the session; 8 were rejected. 503 and the remainder "died in committee."
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- On 5th June, at St. John's Cathedral, by the Rev. F. T. Johnston, FRANK, second s n of the late Archdeacon Harris of Akaroa, New Zealand:
to MARION, daughter of the late John Deans of
Riccarton. New Zealand.
O, the 2nd instant, at Shanghai, J. CHARLES LAMPREY, late The Royal Dublin Fusilie s, and, late Captain Malay States Guides, to FLORENCE DAY HARRIS, youngest daughter if the late Captain A. D. HARRIS, of Shanghai.
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DEATHS.
On May 28th, at Singapore, HORATIO G. JAMES last surviving son of Commander Henry James B.N. aged 68 years.
At the Civil Hospital, on 9th iust rt, Dr. WILLIAM HUNTER, Government Bacteriologist.
1955.
The commission of the erniser Kent, Captain Gerald C. Marescaux, now cruising in Pacific waters, of the China Squadron, will expire in November next. All the officers on the Kent. with the exception of three, are due for relief.
At the shareholders meeting of the Banque de l'Indo-Chine held at Paris last month, the report presented stated that the results of 1908 allowed the distribution of a dividend of Francs 50 as compared with Francs 47.50 for the preceding year. This distribution was approved.
The strike of the engineers and other employes of the Manila Railway Company is said to be nearing the end. An agreement, making concessions to the demands of the strikers in all points except in the matter of a rise of wages, was expected to be signed on Friday last.
The Hanko Mail of the 28th ult. reports that Mrs. E. Busch accidently shot herself with bullet passed clean through her just under the a Mauser pistol the preceding morning. The heart. Drs. Roese, Mesny and Dr. Thomp son's assistant have been in attendance and report the unfortunate lady ont danger.
The wedding of Vr. Auxion de Ruffe to Mddle. Morel, daughter of M. Morel, Governor of Tonkin, and Officer of the Legion of Honour. took place recently in the Church of St. Thomas M. and Madame de Ruffe leave France for Shanghai early this month, spending their honey-moon on the steamer.
Hongkong lechly Dress, d'Aquin Paris.
HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEUX ROAD CI. LONDON OFFICE: 131, Fuser Street, E.C.
ARRIVAL OF MAIL.
The English mail of the 11th ultimo, and the parcel mails closed in London for des patch by the all sea route on the 5th May and for despatch overland on the 12th May, arrived per s.s. Devanha on the 9th inst.
Mr. Chirol and Dr. Morrison were presented | to his Majesty the Emperor of Japan on the morning of the 29th ultimo by the British Chargé d'Affaires. It is almost unprecedented says the Japan Chronicle for foreign journalists to have the honour of being received in audience by his Majesty, and the late Mr. Fakuchi, regarded as the doyen of Japanese journalists, honour, it being accorded in special circum. is the only Japanese who has enjoyed a similar stances. When returning to Tokyo from the seat of war during the Satsuma Rebellion, Mr. Fakuchi was
called upon to report to the Emperor on the situation of hostilities.
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Leopold Fischer. on,remand, again appeared this week before Mr. J. H. Kemp at the Hong- Solicitor, applied on behalf of the Netherlands- kong Magistracy when Mr. Bowley, Crown
Indies Government for his extradition to Batavia. The defendant is wanted in the Dutch Indies to answer a charge of embezzling 7,000 guilders. The Consul-General for the Netherlands in South China testified to examining translations of the evidence from Batavia. On comparing them with the originals he found they were literally correct. The hearing was further adjourned.
An interesting case is occupying the attention of the H. M. Supreme Court at Shanghai. S. J. Michael is suing J. E. Ellis for the difference between the contract price of 50 Shanghai Dock shares which were purchased at Tls 89 per share, and, not being taken up by the defendant, were is that the shares were never intended to be disposed of at Tls 72 per share. The defence taken up, and that the contract was in fact a gaming or wagering contract. According to the defence there was an agreement between the plaintiff and defendant to divide the profit or loss resulting from the sale before Settlement Day. Plaintiff denies this version of the transaction.
Singapore papers announce with regret the death of Mr. William Henry McLeod Read, C.M.G., which took place at Blackheath at Lee, S. E.. on May 10. Mr. Read, who may fitly be termed the Nestor of Singapore and the Straits Settlements, for as long as the oldest Straits inhabitant can remember, was in his 91st year. It is curious to note that he was born in London on February 7, 1819, within a few hours of the time Sir Stamford Raffles hoisted the British flag over Singapore, and it may be added that his father came to the Colony almost immediately after its foundation. Mr. Read had been the inmate of a nursing disability of his deafness had enjoyed fairly home for some time, and but for the physical
good health пр to comparatively recently. The late Mr. Read arrived in Singapore so ago long as the year 1841. For approaching nearly half a century thereafter there were few leading character that his name was not associated questions whether of a public or quasi-private
with in a more or less prominent manner.
Press in course of a report on a second visit to The Tokyo correspondent of the Associated Kores says:—" I had the good fortune to be in Seoul at the same time as Mr. Struthers, the Head of the Chilian Nitrate Propaganda and himself a thoroughly qualified, (practically and theoretically), agriculturist; he was making a tour of the interior as well as of the citics, aud he told me that undoubtedly within a reasonable time the agricuture of Korea would develop enormously. A great crop of cotton is an assured thing, fruit and largely increased products generally may be looked for, he said. Much attention is being paid to forestry, and millions of trees will be planted in the bare places of the country within the next few years; there is a great field for irrigation, and in fact generally speaking the outlook for a regenerated Korea is encouraging in the extreme, and I do not believe that more could have been done by any done by Japan under Prince Ito, who, I have people or any country for Korea than has been
hands upon the reins there, although he may no doubt, will for the rest of his life keep his
not pass under the title of Resident General for a much longer period."
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