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THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LXX.]
Far Eastern News.
Leading Articles:-
The Congo
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
The Hongkong University Project
Hongkong and Wine'ess Telegraphy
The Ha kana and the Peace of Europe... Hongkong's Trade with Indo-China and Yunnan
Random Reflections.
Rifle Shooting
Hongkong News
San.tary Board
The Hongkong University Project
Interesting Ceremony at St. Stephen's College
St. Joseph's College
The First Aeroplane Flight in Japan
Church Missionary Society
Canton News
Opening of Port Arthur to Commerce
Supreme Court
Bishop Ingham's Address to Children
Trade-Mark Prosecutions
Presentation to Dr. Thomson
A Mammoth Excursion
Tung Wa Hospital
Far Eastern Te egrams
Opium Smoking in China. Commercial Shipping
DEATH,
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, 24TH DECEMBER, 1909.
Many residents in other places in the Far East besides the Korean Capital will learn with PAGE deep regret that Signor L. Casati, Italian Cousul at Seoul, died there on the 11th inst. The deceased gentleman leaves a son and two 542 daughters,
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The President of the Board of Posts and Communications has decided to increase the dues payable by both foreign and Chinese vessels 544 plying in the interior, so that means may be provided for defraying the cost of dredging and improving these waterways.
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The Waiwupu is reported to have received a communication from the French Minister asking for permission to open post and telegraph offices and to establish a Chino-French Bank in 550 550 Manchuria. The Government is said to have ..550 | decided to refuse all these demands. ...551
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The Tsar has given his assent to the resolu- tion of the Cabinet to appoint a special, com- mittee to arrange for the colonization of the Far East. The committee will in particular draw up a comprehensive scheme for establish- ing Russian settlers on lands along the Amur railway..
A Censor has impeached Their Excellencies 556 Lien-yu and Wen Tsung-yao, the ambans of Tibet, He alleges that they are incompetent to fill their positions, and the Grand Council has recommended Tang Shaoyi, and Chang Yin-tang, the present Chinese Minister to U. S. America, for the posts instead.
On December 18th, at Jurin, Tipeh, Fermosa, GEORGE PADGETT Í YLER, .B., Lend n
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AYLER, T owbridg, Wiltshic, aged 34 ye rs. On the 22nd I ecember, at Kowl on ENID, infalt daughter of Mr and Mrs. J. H. KEMP, aged [1559.
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The German authorities are establishing an Observatory in Kiaochow and have requested the Chinese Government, through their Minister in Peking, for assistance in their undertaking. It is understood that they have asked that all telegrams to and from the Observatory relating to meterological matters be passed free by the Chinese telegraph offices.
Another member of the shipping community of Shanghai passed away, last week, namely, Captain Walter John Miller, who was for many years in the China Navigation Company, and only recently left that service to join the Ningshao Steam Navigation Co. The deceased died of dysentery. He leaves a widow and two children to mourn his loss.
The Siberian Mail of the 1st ultimo arriv- the late Chang Chih-tung had incurred a deficit ed on the 22nd instant.
The English Mail of the 26th ultimo arriv- ed on the 23rd instant.
FAR EASTERN NEWS.
Two Chinese brokers stand charged at Shang- hai with being concerned together in attempt ing to obtain the sum of Tls 5.000 from the on China Mutual Life Insurance Co. by means false pretences.
Duke Tsai-chi and Prince Yu-lang have per- suaded Her Majesty Lung Yu, the Empress- Dowager, to grant an increase of Tls. 500 to the allowance of the three Secondary Consorts of the late Emperor Tung-chi.
Mr. A. E. Wileman, of the British Consular service, has been appointed Consul-General at Manila. Mr. R de B. Layard has been appointed Consul-General at Kobe, and Mr. H. A.C. Bonar goes to Seoul as Consul-General for
Korea.
A report in the Chinese papers states that in the public funds of over Tls. 4,000,000 during his tenure of the Hukuang Viceroyalty. The matter was reported to the throne by his successor, but His Highness the Prince Regent commanded that the liability should be cancelled as against the deceased Grand Councillor.
The Waiwupu has instructed the Pro- vincial Authorities to find out the number of foreigners residing in the interior, with a view to opening negotiations with the Diplomatic Corps for a more definite arrangement in the matter. It appears that this has been rendered necessary by the recent trouble in Shantung and other provinces.
The Eastern Times (Chinese) in a rather strongly-worded article characterises the report of the Provincial Authorities to the Board of Finance on the copper carrency as petverse and misleading. It is asked if there were a great demand for the copper cents as alleged, why has their value gone down so considerably and why do the officials seek to have the taxes paid in silver. It the poor people who are the greatest victims of the unrestricted issue of
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The greatest uneasiness is reported to prevail in official circles at St. Petersburg owing to renewed reports to the effect that the Russian portion of Saghalin is steadily passing into foreign hands, in the same way as Kamschatka has been practically taken possession of by St. Petersburg correspondent, Japanese work- Americans. In defiance of the laws, says a
en have overrun the coal and naphtha districts, and it is now reported that Japanese syndicates are raising funds for the general development of the Russian section of the island.
The Board of Finance, we read in a Shanghai paper, has co
come to the conclusion that the present extensive circulation of foreign bank notes in the country seriously affects its currency, and that as to prohibit them would lead to endless international complications the capital of the Ta Ching should be largely in- creased and its notes issued in all the provinces. In this way it is hoped that the circulation of foreign notes will cease of itself. rrangements are being made to open branches of the bank in Shansi, Shensi, Kansu, Chinese Turkestan and all the open ports in Manchuria within the current year.
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The friends in the Far East of Dr. George Padgett Tayler, of Twatutia, Formosa, will deeply regret to read the announcement of his death at the premature age of 34. Deceased community at Twatutia since April, 1905, and had been the medical attendant of the foreign
was also honorary Vice-Consul for the United States. at Jurin near Taipeh with a friend, he collapsed, On December 18th while snipe shooting and being carried to the railway station died within three hours. The cause of his death was infant son, now in England. He was buried in Deceased leaves a widow and
the Foreign Cemetery, Tamsui, on the 19th inst. His Excellency the Governor-General and all the higher officials of the Formosan Government were present at the Taipeh Rail- way Station as the special train carrying the body left for Tamsui.
heart disease.
The British Consul, dealing with the trade of French Indo-China, refers to the minerals there. A good deal of activity has been manifested, he says, especially in Tonkin, in prospecting and reserving areas. The results, however, have owing to difficulty of access, poorness of deposit hitherto been comparatively disappointing, and
the rule has been for these enterprises to end in lack of capital by the promoters or other causes, nothing. An exception must be made in re- gard to the deposits of coal in Eastern Tonkin, the coal mines of Hongay on the coast, north of Haiphong, have been worked for some years with considerable success. thracite, and, besides being consumed in The coal is an- factories, etc., and sold to Chinese, is mixed with about 20 per cent. of Japanese coal and 10 per cent. of British coal-tar and manufactured into hriquettes, which are used by the steamers of the Messageries Maritimes and by the local railways. A special briquette is manufactured for the use of the navy. Other deposits of similar coal are worked at Long Trieu, Kebao, and elsewhere in Tonkin. The production of zinc also is increasing, the principal mine being in the Thai-Nguyen province of Tonkin.” Zinc now takes a regular place in the list of exports. Alluvial tin is being worked in Tin- Thuc, near Cao-bang, and is said to give good promise of future development Wolframore comes from the same district.
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