Looters retreat as peaceful end to expedition in China
In Tientsin and Shanghai reports, a Daggermen expedition ends bloodlessly after five districts cooperate. some casualties are claimed by commanders. Meanwhile a teakbuilt gunboat for Hangchow, built by Chinese firms, nears launch. a mandarin loses cash and spectacles to a thief. British and Russian vessels are listed in port. legal reform advances in the Supreme Court.
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Tientsin
Shanghai
Lake District
Hangchow
Messrs. Fauchong and Co
Woosung
Growler
Hornet
Magpie
Midge
Hyeria
Zimack
Japan
Wainewright
J. J. Henderson
Supreme Court
Trial of Wu Shih Shan case opens in crowded Foochow court
The Wu Shih Shan land dispute case opens April 30 before Chief Justice French in a crowded consulate room. Notables including Sir Thomas Wade and several mandarins attend in official robes. The Foochow Herald notes stormy féng-shui-ties meetings and tense prospects, with possible London deputation if verdict disfavors them. Vice-Admiral Coote arrives April 28 aboard Vigilant.
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French
Sir Thomas Wade
Consul Sinclair
Fang Taoutai
Shing Taoutai
T. C. Hayllar
Q.C
N. J. Hannen
Foochow Herald
Banyan
London
Ho Aley
Coote
H.M
Pirates raid Mong Kok village in British Kowloon
The Daily Press reports a piratical attack on Mong Kok village on May 1. In a two o'clock raid eighteen armed men entered the family house, ransacked it, and carried off $30 while guarding women and children. Li Cheung Shan, a longtime resident and wealth holder, is named among the village figures.
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London
Daily Press
Mong Kok
British Kowloon
Yow Mah Tee
Mong Kok Sui
Li Cheung Shan
Tipo
Thieves Attack Village. ti-po Injured and Plunder Taken
Robbers struck a village near Ta-kau-wan injuring a ti-po, seizing a musket and spears, then firing as they fled. A prior attack on the same village last year is noted, while a separate report mentions shipwrecked rescuers, a cathedral site purchase, and Navy movements.
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Ti-Po
Ta-kau-wan
Tai-shing Island
Hong Kong
Tung Wah Hospital Committee
Arbuthnot Road
Moorden
W. Carey
Kowloon
Zely
Cochrane
Foochow
Tsukuba
Matsumura
Singapore
Hugh Bold Gibb
Legislative Council
Henry Lowcock
Oriental Bank Corporation
Chartered Mercantile Bank of India
London
China
Chartered Bank of India
Australia
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Departure of General Grant
General Grant, after visiting Canton and Macao, returned to the colony. On May 12 a Chinese community deputation led by Ng Choy Leung On Fung Tang Hop Kee Ho Amei Lee Sing and Cheng Tsin Yeong presented him with an address at Government House before his departure, as the Governor introduced them to the General.
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General Grant
Grant
Canton
Macao
Ng Choy
Leung On
Fung Tang
Hop Kee
Ho Amei
Lee Sing
Cheng Tsin Yeong
Government House
A. E
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Hone Kone Fire Insurance Company
LimiteEp
Messrs. Jardine, Matheson, and Co
W. Keswick
T. Jackson
A. P. McEwen
W. Reiners
W. Morgan
A. Coxon
A. E. Vaucher
H. Smith
A. G. MacGregor
F. H. Arjance
J. H. Dos Remedios
E. F. Alford
General Managers and Consulting Committee
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