THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14TH, 1904
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It is stated that at Port Arllur now vessels
entering and leaving the harbour are conducted by a pilot-boat, it is supposed to avoid any danger of running on the torpedoes which oro pressed to bo laid.
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The Standard Life Assurance Co., and tho Quen-now mergel in “Royal”—Insur Co., have sent us very visefið blotters; and thes Standard Co. a diary also. Mosers, Dalwell & Co. Ltd., ars Hongkong agents of the Stand and Life Assurance Co, a Messrn. B. D. Sarson & Co., of tău Quoon Insurance Co.
A despatch to the Auch dated Peking, December 28, says: - It is reported that Chang Yik who interviewed Viceroy Alosieff at Port Arthur recently, bas given permission to Rus-in mienion and Monkdoa. The report is not yet confirmed, but it is believed to hô trus. British subjects hore highly censure Chung's condust, and Chinoso efficials also blame him. Viceroy Yuan has declared that he will never onderge the promise said to have been given to Russia by Chung Yik.
for the construction of a railway between Shin
The following appointment has been announe methods of diagnosis." Snel students ed at the Admiralty:-Surgeon G. Ross, to the therefore come out to the tropics thoroughly | Albion, to date December 11, abreast of the times, knowing what has been done and what requires to ho dose. "So it has come about that at the present day, instead of the two or three men who look a more or less languid interest in tropical disease soing five or six years ago, a whole army of eager investigators has arisen, mainly composed of men educated or insp-ed by the Liverpool and London Schools."
Sir Paracx ennmerated a few notable triumphs by non from the Tandon School, which has now been in existence a few months over four years. Firstly Dr. Low, present Superintendent of the School, showed how the bloed-worm wesponsible for elephantiasis is introduced into the fumma body, ie, by the proboscis of a mosquits. Then, the final proof of the conveyance of malaria y mosquitoes was given by the School, whicfty through D. 8. SanON and Low. And again the parasite which muses the terrible malady known as Sleeping Sickness was discovered through the researches of two pupils and the late Superintendent of the School With regard to the latter discovery, Sir PATRICK MANSON said on the 7th December that until a fortnight before it could not be affirmed with certainty that this parasite the trypanosoma, was really the tunșe of Sleeping Sickness. Now, wo know that the trypanosoma canses Sleeping Sickness, and the knowledge will in the end result in our being able, if not to cure, at least to prevent the disease, which(conveyed, itscoma, through. the bite of a species of iselse-fly) is rapidly spreading not only in the Congo Free State but also in Uganda and elsewhere in Africa. These discoveries are acrotoplished facts. "but," said the speaker, "they are not exongh; they only serve to stimulate as to attempt moze." The School is now actively
Mr. Justice Wiso recoatly made na oriler for an unfortunate debtor who had got into the chatches of an extortionale Indian money-londor to pay back the small debt at a rate which would have taken about twenty years to wipe it off. Judge Runtoul has quidene this in Londoa. a cork who had borrowed £20 in 1880 paid back £100 by way of interest and was anmmoned for £153. The Judge said that if this were so be could not make a higher order than for the payment.of noe farthing a month, in which overt the debt would be paid in 100 years. The Bank of Japua less loan victimised in a carious manor. On the 28th ult. a man
presented a cheque for 30,000 yen. The cheque
The Corean gissong crop is stated to amount TELEGRAM S. to 39,000 lbs.
Advicas from Nowelwang, dated 'the 19th Decomber, stated that the riser above and below Yiskno was frozen hard, but that abreast of the Settlement there was drift ica only.
The o timated ries crop available for export firm Barma during the year 19.3-04 is the enormous total of 2,556,003 tour, or roughly. thirty per cent, above, has year's record
estituate.
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The piano which fell into the Klong on Sunday, our cnbarbaa reporter now points out, was a motor car, says the Bangkok Tires, The mistake is perhaps natural seeing that the generic name of all batky packagos is "piano" ever sinos Krupp gnus were imported in that guise to Pretoria.
It has been sinted that 100 United States i
RHUTER'S SERVICE.
JAPAN AND RUSSIA.
LONDON, 11th Jonnary. Germany and the other Powers of the Triple Alliance have determined to observe strict neutrality in the areat, of hostilitic between Bnasia and Japan.
The present uncertainty is having a disturb. ing effect on Russiau public opinion, which is becoming more and more possimistic, but the Fress, while warning Japan that Russia has reached the limit in the way of concessious, pro. fesses to be hopeful of peace.
SOMALILAND.-
LONDON, 11th January.
soldiers [] drawn from the Manils garrison arrived at Chemaipo by transport on the 4th inst. Official nows to Tokyo, however, gives the number of men who arrived at Chemulpo as A successful engagement has been fought in only 36. The soldiers wore to proceed to Seoul, Somaliland, Two British officers were killed, lure they will act as a Legation guar?, and eight everely wounded; one thousand of A telegram from Seoul states that, in reply to the enemy were killed. a notification from the U.S. Minister in regard to the landing of the troops, the Corean Government said it saw no necessity for such a course being taken, as the US. Legation would be guarded by Corean troops in 0980, of emergency. This sesount rather differs from Lhe one describing the admitted inability of the Coreau Government to keep order.
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Tho Dady Exprose correspondeat Ekaterinoslav, who has been engaged for some months in making enquiries into the extent of discontent in Russia, cones to the conclusion that Russia is rottun to the cars. The cor respondent says that the extent of the revo In. tionary movement and infection of the Army is undoubtedly at the bottom of Russia's hesitation to force a war with Japan. It has been remarked that war would be the signal for revolution in Russia. The necessity for draft-
ing large numbers of troops to the Far East
was in order, and after the usual examination would, of course, correspondingly denude Eu- the smovut arrived at the paying-out counter.
ropean Russia of soldiers, Their presenee Thors the incident occurred. By anme unex- metsan a chock on the revolutionary movement; plained process the money never reached the and if once this check were removed the hands of the presenter of the choque. After forces of disorder would be free to work their long waiting he became surprised at the delay | will. As it is thora is very serious danger of a
before the winter is past.
A. S. WATSON & CO. investigating that at present mysterio and orquired the cause, whereapon it transpired more or less ostensive revolutionary outbreak
liscase beri-beri, Dr. DANIELS, the late
that some unknown individual had interposed, superintendent, being in charge of a very received the thirty thousand yon and taken complete research laboratory at Kuulahimself away. The precincts of the Bank were Lumpur. But for the schemes of investiga at once plost under police guard and a stric tion ou foot, for the remainder of the debt search was instituiod. But of course it proved on the School buildings, for the furnishing fruitless. of its brary and musicm, etc., money is required. Sir PATRICK MANSON put the case thus: "We want £100,100, or as "much of that sum as we can get. We have “given full value for that money. Apart
ESTABLISHED 4.D, 1841.
DEATHS.
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FIRE ON A STEAMER IN THE HARBOUR.
SUPREME
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COURT.
Wednesday, 18th January.
IK SUMMARY JuntsmierION.
BEFORE HIS HONOUR A, G. WISE.
(PUSNÉ Junar).
Tong Lan On, trader. 22, Sai Tuon Streat, olained from Wan In Nam, trader, master of the Kwan Wa Tang firm, 33, Abarisan Village, the sum of $175.67, baing monies deposited by the plaintiff with the defenduat as to $100 on' (wo separate deposit, ronsip e of $50 each written in the Chinese languago. and dated 5th Augus, 1992, and as to 8/5.67 on a deposit receipt written in the Chinese language and dated 4th Dambor, 18.2. M, J. Bays, of Mosers. Johnson, Stokes and Mustur, solicitors, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. E. A. Bunder, of Messrs. Dennys and Bewley, solicitors, for the defendant.
Mr. Bonnor asked for an adjournment in permit of some partnership ace unts boing translated.
Mr. Hays seid bis instructions were that
the claim had nothing to do with partnership.
accounts.
His only reason for objecting to au adjournment was simply that the dofmadout might disappear.
His Lordship- thought by had gone long ngo.
- Me. Bonner -I understand he is still horo, On Tuesday night the Fire Brigadu wero
His Lordship-I la not know your def me, informed that a fire bad broken out on the but I have a little knowledge of Wan Iu Nam Norwegian steamer Prima (Captain B. A. I hope he does not ran up against my know- Meyer), which was lying at the western end of lodge.
Mr. Bonnor added that this money waя money the Harbour, just opposite the gas-works.
A party of men was at once despatched, under { advanced to complete the plaintiff's share in a Chief Inspector H. G. Bukor, Mr. D. partnership account, Macdonald, engineer, and Sergeant R. His Lordship granted an adjournment, and Macdonald, assistant engineer. The floating said he would consider the question of security engine opposite the Harbour Offes was soon being lodged on application being made to bim got alongside the Prima. It was found that in Chambora.
The Court afterwards adjourned. the fire was contined to the forepeak where the orew's quarters are situated. Four hoses, two HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD)
A meeting of the Botril will take plac» at" 4.15 p.m. to-day-
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
Strest, Taikoktsui,
2. Application for exemption from the provis~ ion of an open space in respoot of No. 17, Macdon Road, Yaumati:
big and two small, were led into the seat of the conflagration, and in the space of about two hours the flames had been flooded out. It was then discovered that the damage done had not been very exteurise, being confined to the
1. Application for exemption from the pro'z wood work in the neighbourhood where ition of a backyard in rapect of No. 75, Keanor started. It appears that the cause of the ont. break was the explosion of a lamp in the lamp room. An European who was working in the room it the time was somewhat seriously burned when the lamp exploded. The Prima crrived on the 8th inst. from Haiphong with a cargo of rice consigned to Messrs. Sauder, Wieler & Co. and was light at the time of the outbreak. Yesterday forenoou the water with which she had been deluged was pumped out and she went over to Kowloon Docks in the afternoon for repairs.
3. Application for permission to erect ou 8-seat latrine on the roof of housee Nas, 130 and 132, Das Vœux Road, Central..
4. Application for permission to use thy by - ment of No. 22, Western Street for the storage und preparation of preserved bean curd.
5. Application for permission to erect a sun- slado at the side of No. 183, Quaan's Road West,
6. Applications for licences for the sale of food for men ontside the Public Markets.
On the 5th January, 13 4, at Kobe, EVELYN from the education we have supplied to and who do not care to sit in the Court while baseless from the simple fact that the ironclads German wax-ships Moewe and Luchs paid offlci!tion and storage of food.
On the 4th January, 14 at Kphe, ever
·HECKINGFAŊ Lucas, aged so yours. Kixastos, laughter of W. A. und A. L. Buamex,
The Daily Press.
"our 364 students, any one of the dis- coveries I have mentioned is worth the "gurn I name ten times over.... I have, "therefore, no bositation in asking for "something wore on account." For the HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DEVœux ROAD Cl. purpose of collecting some of the required money, Sir FRANCIS LOVELL, the Dean of the School, is repeating his visit of two years ago. A wealthy Pursce, the Hon.
LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET,E.C.
HONGKONG, 14th JANUARY, 1904
Serral complaints have reached us regarding the what of supervision and controt of the natises waiting outside the Court at the Magis treuy, which makes it most unpleasant for Europeans whose business ells them thither,
waiting for the calling on of the special caso in which they are interested Coolies of the lowest type, it appears, crowd at the very doors of the Court room and jostle, anceprored, Europeans and respectable Chinese, while at the same time thay Amoke vile so-called cigarettes, and ex- standing. This would scaresly appear to be as pectorate freely wherever they happen to it should be, and is certainly deserving of the
8. Application for exemption from the pro vision of an opon epass in respect of No. 29, Battery Strest, Yanmati.
MR. MAY,
7. Application for permission to use the base- Yesterday morning the enptains of the ment of No. 35, Centre Straut, for the prepara-
visits to H.E. MrF.H. May, C.M.G., and Major. General Villiers. Hatton, C.B. The captain of the Meme is Capt.-Lieut. von Grumbkow; ho arrived hero a few days ago by the s.. Syrin to take over command of a vessel for some time in charge of an acting appointment arrival, the Ichs having only some here a The other captain, Capt. Krooncko, is a pow
few days ago.
The Berlin correspondent of the Ostaniatische Lloyd, who seems to spend most of his time in contradicting the London papera, says under date Berlin, 8th Jaanary:-Important London papers are expressing fear that there will be a naval battle in the Mediterranean
two the ironclas bought by Japan in GERMA. OFFICERS' VISIT TO H.E. England and the Russian squadron, which is withheld in Bizerta for this purpose only. It appears that such romours are absolutely
will go manned with a British crow and flying the British flag, via Suez, to East Asia, It is not very likely that tao Russian squadron wit open bastilities against these ships while no war has been declared.
It is also incorrect that Russis has denuded that the Suez Can a should she have done so the canal would also be must be closed to the Japanese men-of-war;
closed to Russian ships. The further state attention of the anthorities conieorced.
ment of the English papura, according to which The Japan Mail writes :-The United States the Japanese officers doing, forvico in Europe
intimated his intention not to attend the Corean for as Germany, where most of thote officers Emperor's levde at the New Year. Dr. Allen's are staying, is concerned, declared by the reason for this abstation is that he has failed Japanoss Minister in Berlia to be à to obtain audience of the Sovereign for the invoatien. The reports about a British or a purpose of discussing the opecing of Youg-Freach mediation are likewise ipcorrect. ampho, and be therefore declines to make ant of
IN April and May, 1902, Sir FRANCIR BOMANJI DINSHAW Perir, before. gave representative in Seoul is reported to have have been recalled by their Government, is, as
100,000 rupees to the School; Sir PATRICK LOVELL, C.M.C., paid a visit Hongkong
MANSON says that he does not despair of in emnection with a mission to rouse
there being found somewhere a Chinese Colonial interest in the work of the London rival to Mr. PETIT, and looks especially to School of Tropical Medicine, a school which to Chinese, who stand to gain so much in owed its origin principally to Mr. Jose the Malay Pensinsula by the discovery of the cause of bori-beri, for aid at the present CHAMBERLAIN, who some years ago, with the object of affording instruction in tropical time. From business houses and corpora medicine to medical officers in the Colonial tions connected with the East the School service, invited the committee of manage has already received much support and this, ment of the Seamen's Hospital Society to Sir PATRICK is sure, will be continued. He establish a school in connection with their concluded with a graceful acknowledgement Lospitals. Sir FRANCIS LOVELL's mission of gratitude to the Fress, both at home and was very successful. The Hongkong Go in the East, for their assistance to Sir verment itself voted £100 a year for five FRANCIS LOVELL, and to his medical years, as did the Straits and Federated brethren in India, the Straits, Hongkong, Malay States Governments, 'while private and elsewhere for their co-operation. Bubscriptions were most liberal, It was We are confident that this new appeal estimated at the time that the School would will not be hade in vain. bu richer by some £10,000 as the total School of Tropical Medicine has established result, but we do not remember having seen already a perumnent claim on the sympathy the exact figures since. Now again we hear and active help of all classes of residents Hongkong will not be Exist, to make a second attempt to gather bebind the rest in acknowledging this debt. the necessary funds for carrying on what Sir PATRICK MAKSON, in, an address on tho 7th December Inst, on the occasion of Sir FRANCIS LOVELL's departure on his second tour, rightly called an important and national enterprise."
that Sir FRANCIS LOVELL is to come out
in the East,
The London
The rainfall of yesterday caused Queen's Road to be covered with mud and made both. pedestrian and vehicle traffic conditions apples.
sant. In the thoroughfures where tramway operatives are in progress the mud was several Dr. MANSON (to inches thick. use once more the name by which he was formerly so well known in Hongkong)
presence at the Court for any purposes of ordinary aliquette. It appears to us that this is a wise and warrantable attitulo. If the Emperor of Cores declines to give audience to the representative of a foreign Power in connection with important international ques. tions, His Majesty cannot reasonably expect the slighted representative to attend purely conventional Court res-ptions,
The Globe wrote last month:-The rumours
of Count Lamsdorff's withdrawal from the Russian Foreign Office are now openly discussed in S. Petersburg. It is sinted that the Count is averse to the continued retention of Manchuria, which he regards as a reflection upon his
personal good faith, and that ut his roong interview with M. Delousse, the latter urged counsels of conciliatory moderation towards Japan with which Count Lamsdorf Felt hisolf in sympathy, especially as Lo derived from the Freach colleague the impression that Great Britain had given similar counsel to Jupuu, Count Izvolski is s ill mentioned as his successor. He bas ben Ministor at Tokyo, and is regarded as the ablest of the young diplomatists trained under Prince Gortsolakoff,
pure
CHINA ASSOCIATION AND THE FISCAL POLICY.
Mr. C. Pemberton, Hon. Secretary of the Hongkong Branch of the China Association, informs as that the Committes yesterday despatched the following lelogram to the
Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain :-—-—
"Large majority of members Hongkong Branch China Association warmly support your fiscat nims. Consider reciprocal treaties ab. solutely necessary, failing, which recommend adoption retaliation."
The members of the Association, who were a ked to vote on the subject, were practically
BENEFIT CONCERT.
9. Letter from Messrs. Pabnar & Turner, dated December 24th, 1903, and minuta by the Building Authority thereon.
Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance. }896" for
10. Results of examinations cande nader "The
the quarter ended Docsmber 31st, 1903.
11. Mortality Statistics for the week end I 31st October, 1903.
12. Lime-washing Return for the fortnight' ended 5th January, 1904,
13. Rat Return for the fortaight ended 13th January, 1904.
HONGKONG'S WHARVES. Considering that Hongkong ie the second sea-port of the world, it is surprising that we have not more wharves; this, of ecarse, is
A complimentary farewell concert was given last eroning in the S. Patrick's Club to MUSSTs. W. T. Burgess and W. F. Rogers, two gentlemen who have done good service during their stay in the Colony by way of giving their services at benefit and charitable entertainments. The wet night apparently had a bad effect upon the attendance, which was not large though the hall was fairly well filled. Mr. C. Wood was master of ceremonies; the excellence of the programme did credit to him and to the various accounted for by the fact that many compania find it more convenient to discharge their artistos who sustained it. These included the transbipment cargoes into lighters, where goods beneficiaries themselves, niso Messrs. W. Robins, remain till the other vessel in ready for them. H. Wisby, t. Varney, H. E. Gilbert, H. Neal, After all, merchandise coming to Hongkong, C. Wood, H. Nash, and H. McLman (pianial).except the comparatively small amounts required A fares, My wife won't let me, by Messrs. for local use, is for tranehipment, In other Burgess, Wood, Varney, Gilbert and Rogers words, Hongkong is one of the greatest, if not brought the entertainment to a clogs.
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB
The following cards were returned at the unanimous in sanctioning its despatch, only quarterly meeting held from the 9th to the 11th one dissenting.
- HONGKONG IN A MIST.
At 4 p.m. on Tuesday the Hongkong Obser. vatory hoisted signals to the effect that there was a depression to the NW. of Shantung; contremoving towards the east. Yesterday mocn. ing a glance from the hill showed that we also had a depression, and a very disagreable one With regard to the Urga-Peking railway, to too, at Hongkong. The harbour was so enve- which we referred yesterday, the Globe's B. lepod in mist that not only was the Kowloon Petersburg correspondent wrote on the 2nd ult.: Poninsula invisible, but also vessels in barbour. Russian Government was engaged in making Scotch mist iute drizzling rain, soon putting the preliminary surveys for a line of railway thoroughfares in a muddy condition. It was almost impossible to tako rofuge on the from Urgs and in south-easterly direction across the Desert of Gobi to Peking. Tie pavements on eccount of a numeroas Chinese advertisement appearing in another column Prem.
rumour Was denied at the time by the Russian crowded thers, going ang at a susiliike speed. Chinese require teaching, for the However, the Novo Vremyu now with reference to the forthcoming Cricket Club nanounces boldly that the survey referred to las general bensit, that an umbrella balanced on dance. It will be noted that the conditions are just been completel, and that everything is now the shoulder is very dangerous to other people, somewhat altered from those mentioned in our in readiness for coustenoting such a highly. and that rain does not fall from ceilings of important line of railway. In fact, it is be- verandahs. But, to return to the weather; columns the other day.
lieved that a start in building the line wis
the Observatory yesterday hoisted the signal- made some time ago, and that Eassic will be dage meaning that there was a depresion over able to surprise the world by the remarkable Chins. As the depression is on the ove speed with which the Mongolian Railway will eastward—we can
look
forward to fine turn'bat to have been built.
on that occasion spoke of what the School of \ ..ne in her arms and another on her back, while Tus tire last year it was reported that the As the day went on, weather developed from
We call our
readers' attention to the
In the Supreme Court yesterday one of the witnesses was a woman carrying two children, Tropical Medicine has duxe, is doing, and
a third followed me font. Mr. Justice Wise hopes to do. With regard to education, he desired to know who was the woman with the told his heurers that since October, 1899, numerous family." 354 students had passed its portals-among the earlier students, we may note, being Drs. ATKINSON, STEDMAN, and J. G. THON- 801. Moreover the increase has been steady, and a larger proportion now stay for the full course of three months. The education is of an essentially practical kind.
The Waipu (Chinese Foreign Office) PATRICK MANSON said that the students makes it a rule to send copies daily of Router's bad been "in actual touch with the raw telegrams received by the Bound to the Palace, material, so to speak, the germ causes of for the Empress Dewagor's perusal.
Sir
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greatest, orossings for vessels known; it is the greatest, certainly, In the Far East. The Hongkong Land Reclamation Co. are now tak- ing a slice off the harbour to the cast of the Kowloon wharves and godowns; this, i
would seem, is a now site for wharves and godowns. No doubt Kowloon will grow rapidly in also and importance, buk, at the present time, aud for many years to come, Hongkong is, and will continue to be, the trade-centre, Whyj then, are act more wharves built on this side of the barbour? When supplies are discharged into the godowns across the water they buvo to be again loaded into junks or carga-lightera for scavoyance to this side of the harbon. Yet it is to be noted that, in general,. shippers prefer to send their goods in slow freighters by round-about routes, rather than by fest lines where they will recoivo more handling; moreover, the linos handling the goods must, necessarily, charge higher freight, On the Hongkong side, Messrs. Douglas Lapraik & Co., and companies whose steamers discharge at the West Point wharvas, find it a great advant age. Here, indood, is a chance for enterprise.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report
On the 19th at 12.5 p.m. The baromotor has fallen generally, particularly over Japan.
There are two depressions, ons passing to the Pacific to the N.. of Japan, and the other moring into the W. part of the Sea of Japan.
Gradients slight with light variablo winds in 8. China, light mensson over the N. part of the China Bea.
Forecast:-Variable winds, light; cloudy, one light rain or mist.