THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16гa, 1944
altimo, Proceedings were held in Cham-] There is evidently a very large demand for opium pills and wine in the Colony, and the Opium Farmer is to that extent deprived of income which should rightly to his.
bora, and the defendant, naked to give recognisances for his behaviour, declined to A. S. WATSON & CO., daso, deportation order was made on the 2nd instant. Whether it has been executed or not, we do not know. We ingine not, as there is no news of Mr. CowEN having left Tientsin. Perhaps his resignation has got over the difficulty.
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appears to be no secret that the Opium Fariner is losing somewhat heavily on his contract, for the substantial increase in the price of prepared opium which has followed the rise in the value of raw opium has, we So much for what occurred at Ticatsin. understand, led to a remarkable falling-off A few comments may be made on the justice in the consumption, and the trade in opium- of the case.
In the first place, with regard pills as an alternativa has largely benefited. to the treatment of the Wenchow refugees, Naturally the Opium Furner looks to the many details have been published in the Government to protect his interests in the Northern papers that we have not had space matter, and it is hard to dispute the reason. to produce in our columns, but we publish-ableness of his claim. If the sale of opinn eda Japanese official despatch on the 19th pills were altogether prohibited wo saight ultimo, giving an account of their sufferings find reasons to join in the protest of our by some of the refugees who had arrived in Chinese contemporary; but we understand Japan from Port Arthur, via Chefoo, on the
that the Ordinance simply intends to give Windour, The account was less sensational, the right of sale to the Opium Farmer, evidently, than those given at Chefoo and As the opium-pill is admittedly'a substitute reproduced in the No. hieru papers, but the for opinin-smoking, we cannot sea that the reasonably story was had enough. It was briefly this monoply of its sale
bo withhold from the Farmer. The BLEND Some 200 Japanese ha al dy taken refuge on the Wearhow on the 7th February, when Adeiral Alexiney issued his order forbid ding Japanese residents to leave. Light Russian soldiers were put to guard the Weurhone. As the refugees were practically starving, several applications were made to allow food to be procured, but it was not until the night of the 10th that tea bags of
SCOTCH WHISKY,
rice and half a dozen tins of biscuits were allowed to be taken on board. On the 11th, the drinking water being exhausted, signals THERE'S NOT A HEADACHE were made for some to be sent, but no notion was taken for at least 18 hours; it is not clear that any quantity was sent then, An- other hundred refugees were put on board, and on the afternoon of the 14th February the Wenchor was permitted to set out for Chefoo, without food or water. The further allegations made against the Russians of ll-treatment may be gathered from the
IN A WHOLE CASE."
A. S. WATSON & CO. | China Times article. They may have been exaggerated; only the captain or officers of
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objections and recommendations. While it scarcely to be expected that the Govern. ment will akauden the Bill it is quite possi. ble that the Attorney-Ceneral may see his way to incorporate provisions which will to some extent meet the objections of the protesters and ensure the continu. ance of a sale of these pills and wine at figure which abull not be probibitive.
Mr. John Cowon has resigned the editorship of the China Times, Tientsin.
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Saturday's Loagna cricket match between the TELEGRAMS. Civil Service C.C. and the RA, M.C. ended in a siptory for the former by 9 wickets and 7 runs, the scores being R.A.M.C., 15; Civil Service
CC., for one wicket.
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Traders on the Pacific slope who were expest- ing to make a profit out of the war are having a sovora disappointment. Japan is not nearly 50 large a customer as Russia woull have been, and the prospects of doing trado with the Russion forces are not bright.
The N.-C. Daily News says of the late Mr.
Llewellyn Eds Walker, who died at Shanghai
on the 11th inst, at the age of 45, that he was last of four of that name who have been well-known residents of Shanghai, William,| Edmond, Joseph, and himself. He had been a long time in Chins and many youre in Shang- bai, where he was much liked and respected, and was very successful as a starobroker, oud as an expert in straw-braid. He died a bachelor.
The Kobe Chronicle writes :-If there should
app to be any miscarriage in the plans of the Republican party of the United States in
next
nominating a presidential candidate majority of the votes in the Electoral College anomer who shall recolve the support of that which is necessary to elect a President, that high offles may pass into the hands of a janrnalist, though not a journalist of whom
"DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.}
GENERAL NEWS.
LONDON, 15th Mṛr., 11.10 a.m.
FRANCE AND SIAM. The Echo de Parie announces that the Anglo-Freach Treaty regarding the Colonial question will bo signed shortly.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
THE WAR.-THE BATTLE OF
THE 10TH.
LONDON, 12th March, Admiral Alezieff reports that, in coarse of a
reconnaissance before dawn on the 10th instant, six torpedo-boats encountered a Japanese tor. pedo-boat and cruisers eatsido Port Arthur and 'n hot action ensued. The Russian torpedo-boat destroyer Steregnatchi and ous Japanese destro yer were sunk; part of the crew of the former were drowned and the rest taken prisoners the fraternity can well be proad. The latest When Admiral Makaroff saw the Stereguatch: advices from the United States indicate that disabled he went to the rescue with the crais ra Mr. William R. Hearst, proprietor of "Yellow"
Novik and Bayan, bat as the destroyer, was journals of the very worst form from San Francisco to New York, as secured pledges surrounded by five Japanese cruisers and the from State Democratic committees sufficient to enemy's battleships were approaching he was 80%" nomination by the Democratic Pre-compelled to retire. The sinking of the
ential Nominating Convention.
NAVAL NOTES.
The U.S. monitor Monterey, Capt. Osterbaas, arrived from Cunton shortly before ID o'clock
It is expected that Prines Arisugawa will be yesterday morning. She left the up-river port on the proviets evening, and experienced a appointed Japanese Imperial representative at.
rainy trip. The Monterey is now moored at the S. Louis Exhibition.
Kowloon Bay.
The Chinese blackmailing letter received by Mr. Farmer, of which mention appeared in our last issue, had some 20 chops on it.
We understand the Hongkong A.D.C. are
THE DYING MONSOUN.
The N, E. monsoon is, es usual, dying a bar
WAR NOTES.
JAPANESE OFFICIAL NEWS. The Japanese Consul informed us yesterday morning that ho had on the previous evening recoived the following official telegram :---
"Tokyo, 14th March, 5.45 p.m. "Roforring to the combat at Port Arthur on the 10th, Admiral Togo reports, that in- formation received from the commander of the destroyer Saganami states that the prisoners rescued from the Russian torpedo-vessel. Steregustchi were picked up in the water. One was a torpede-instructor, and the three
ethers were stokers, two of whom were wannded. No others living were found on board, though numerons killed were seen. It would seem that the remainder of the crew, fearing mptare, bad jumped overboard. An attempt was made to rescue other of the enemy's sailors from drown- ing, but oar destroyers were forced to desist owing to the fire from the forts being continged and the approach of the ormisor Navik.
“The wounded prisonera are being treated by
our medical officers and progressing favourably. They have expressed their gratitude at our
efforts to assure their comfort."
NORTHERN FEMS.
According to the Tang Wen Hu Puo, it is rumoured in Faking oficial circles that" Fort Arthur, so weakly defended by the Russian fleet, will soon be captured by the Japauous flost, now lying outside of Port Arthur, ready to beslege
and bombard it." This is possibly the origin of the rumours about the capture.
Thirteen European rofugeesfrom Newah wang the 10th inst., and arrived at Tientsin on twenty-five wore expected next day. The ico is breaking up, and an attack by the Japanese is expected about now.
Chiness reperis in Shanghai, reported by the N.-C. Daily News, put an altogether different version on the Sungari bridge insidant, of which several modifications have been recaired since the
Japanese destroyer was effected by the
It is asserted that Viceroy Alexieff's offcial destroyer Vlastni with 靄 Whitehead
residence at Port Arthur was destroyed during torpedo. The odemy bombarded the ships and Į the bombardment of Port Arthur. fortress at long range with their heavy guns till 1.15, firing 200 shells; the damage to the Russian vessels was insignificant. One of the Hussian shells appeared to damage seriously the Japanese orufsor Takasago, bat owing to the distance it was impossible to ascertain the bridge was actually accomplished, and that the extent. Apart from the Steregustchi, the men hanged were thres Chinese officials on whom vengeance was wreaked for having Kussian losses, in the night engagement and the bombardment together, wore 6 officers and
Russian story was first circulated. The Chinese profess to know that the blowing up of the
allowed the disaster.
A telegram has been received" in a certain
{the Wenchor can tell us whether that is eo giving a dance to His Excellency Compary on leath, and doing its best to leave unpleasant21 men wounded and 3 men killed. This reliable quarter" in Japan to the effect that the
or not,
Oxycommunications relating to the new column 10.
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BIRTH..
On the 11th March, at 20,-Wooung Road, Shanghai, the wife of T. ARTINDALE, OF A BOR,
MARRIAGE
On the 27th February, at 8. George's Church, Penang. James ALEXANDER, 4th son of the Inte Dr. J. Ivor MURRAT, formerly H. M.'s Colonial Surgeon, Hongkong, to Luer MAXTON, younger daughter of the late Colonel WILLIAM BABBER, 33rd Madras Infantry, and of Mrs. BARKEE, Of Adelaide, South Australia,
DEATOS.
On the 11th March, at the Vir oris Nursing Home, Shanghai, from preumonia, Jutis WHALEY infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F.S. BROCKMAN, aged years.
WOR.
Now, granting that inhumanity shown to the unfortunate people on the Wenchow, must we consider Mr. Cowes within his rights in saying what he did ? Provided that he was perfectly assured of the truth of all he alleged, he had, as a public writer, a cruel injustice to call atten- This he did in very strong language. Exception could not be taken to the use of such language, if used to state the truth, at any ordinary port such as Hongkong or Shanghai. But Tientsin is in In different position. It is garrisoned by troops of various nationalities, including Russians. So whoever it was that charged Mr. Cowen could claim what he could not
claim in Hongkong, Shanghai, etc., that the language complained of was likely to pro- Yoke a breach of the peace in view of the presence of the troops of various nationali- tis. It can hardly be denied that the article in the China Times might excite more than ill-feeling. Especially, we think, were the references to the morality of Port. Arthur and Vladivostock, trug though they may be, calculated to excite trouble. Mr. COWEN scarcely showed discretion in going se far as he did in a paper issued in a
At Shanghai, MABEL UZAT. at No. 1, Honan Rond, She in 10 days, onopolitan settlement like Tientsin, and could not complain if he drew the authori-
pneumonis.
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ties' attention on himself,
dress dance.
Saturday, the 26th March. It is to be a fancy-recollections of our not unpleasant winter. Tho weather, of lato, has been disagreeable in the extreme, the sky dull, overcast, the wind oold and gasty, and the rain-that uncomfortable Highland drizzle--has not been heavy enough to add to our water-supply to the extent that one would wish. Altogether, the S.E.
A partial eclipse of the sun takes place to-day, If the onu is visible in Hongkong-it has been invisible for a week or teu days-the eclipse should be seen here shortly after noon,
telegram supplements yesterday's telegram.
GREAT BRITAIN AND JAPAN,
LONDON, 13th March. Baron Suyamaten, the Japanese statesman, bus arrived at Liverpool. It is believed the Baron has some minion,
GEN: KUROPATKIN'S PLAN-ON PAPER
Russian battleship Alexander III, (9,927 tona) scoms to have been acmpleted, the battleship Borožino (13,600 tons) will be completed in July, the battleship Orel (13,000 tons) in August, and the battleships Slava (13,600 tons and Knias Souvarof (13,516 toas) not until inext year.
Four cases in all of communicable disease, with its saltry vapours from the were reported in the Colony Inst week, as tropical zone, will be welcome; it mmes, by the way, sooner or later in April. Perhaps the only follow-Plogue, 2 (Chinese). both fatal
people who relish this intermediate season of enteric fover, 2 (European, one importal).
variability are passengersandotherstravelling be- tween here and Manila. This run, en account of disagreeable cross-sons experienced during both N.E. and S.W. mosseous, is considered one of the worst for weather in the East; the steamer hardly clears Hongkong when a heavy sa makes ber roll and pitch. The racing sorow, too, The following is the number of mentors adds to the unpleasant sonsation, Spray after first recall Russian troops from Corea, that through thick and thin."
Echo de Chine of Shanghai continues its ardont campaign in favour of Russia, support ing it with telegrams as fanciful as those of the Far Eastern Prose Association, bat all coloured LONDON, 13th March, one way, and rebukes the tons of the English- General Kuropatkin has had a magnificent spooking Press, pointing with admiration to send-off from 8. Petersburg for the front. He the superior attitude of the-New York Her will probably make a railway train his head-ald! This journal, it is a familiar fact, is quartors. The General's Aide-de-Camp at an unique in the United States, is directed from interview said that General Kuropatkin would Paris, and has ever supported Russian's Junos
It isreported from Peking that the Chancellor of Peking University has withdrawn all the Laiverzity funds hitherto deposited in the Russo-Chinese Bank and bas transferred the account to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.
Мн
belonging to the various parties returned ut
the recent General Election for the Jap Diet-Seiya Kai, 130; Kensei Hoata, 96; Teikokato, 20; Neutrals, 133; Total, 375.
We hear from Singapore that a case of Expected plagne has been discovered at 144, Queen Strest, 髓 ciksha-coolic depot. hamber of Chinese coolies living in the depot have been removed to the quarantine station at B. John's Island and the promises have been thoroughly disinfected.
GERMAN CRITICS ON THE WAR.
LONDON, 18th March, The Military and Naval oritica in Berlin
admire, unreservedly, the manner in which Japan has used her fleet in support of the military operatione, ita mobility, and the con.
sommate skill of its commander,
spray driving acroes the steamer obliges one to operations would bagiu in May, and that the seek shelter on the lee side of the hurricane General thinks he will have done with Japan deck. The water dries on the warm funnel at the end of July. until the latter eventually becomes white with One after another the poor salt crystals. passengers make their way to bed, greatly to Athe delight of the Chinese steward, who pockets the value of food not consumed. To add further to the miseries of sea-sickness one very often has to put up with bad attendance, the cabin boy also being ill During the thick of the N.E. moonsoon it takes about 45 hours after
the Philippine group, or 15 hours longer than | leaving Hongkong before one gote shelter from
in fine weather. Next follows 18 hours' calm, during which the traveller regains appetito and complexion to land at Manila in the best of spirits, and, though a little weak, much better in health for the voyage. In conclusion, perhaps it would be well to remark that wo Lure to be grateful for yesterday's rain being rather heavier than was experienced on many days of late. Our water-supply is now increasing
half a Magna lottery ticket from a Chineman, The captain of a coasting steamer beaght
who subsequently came and told him that he had won the first prize, half of $60,000, The captain could not find the ticket. He sent to a cortala coast-port, his headquarters, to see if it could be found at home, but a negative reply
resulted.
Referring to the punishment of a Russian Tawyer for bis observations in Court in connec.
favourably,
THE GLENTURRET" FIRE.
The question remains as to the action taken by the authorities. It will be noted that the subprena issued by Mr. HorKINS or the 25th ultimo simply stated that Mr. tion with the Kishined atrocity trials, a despatch Cowes had been “charged (on oath) before of the 14th January from New York Bays:- this Court, for that," etc.; but it is not A fresh wave of indignation flows over the mentioned who charged him. Proceedings country as Russia's brutality to the Kishiseff were held in Chambers, not in open court. lawyers becomes known. To banish a lawyer
Further details are to hand regarding the According to our Tientsin correspondent's to Sibera for doing his duty to his client
seems to the New York Times ornel andre on the Glenturret at Singapore. As stated telegram of the 8th instant, the China Timce barbarous, and this journal asks: Who can chims that the sentenca was passed with wouder that the sympathy of all civilised out a trial, without evidence being adduced, mankind should go out to any Power, European and without Mr. Cowes being allowed to | or Asiatic, which attempts to check the extension make a defence, It is difficult to see how of this colossal enemy to civilisation and such arbitrary measures
incubos upon bumanity ?"". can have been taken. We have learnt, from REUTER’a London telegram last week, that Sir ERNEST SATOW approved of proceslings with thanks the following douations to the funds being taken against Mr. CówEN. Answers of the hospitals:- are wanted to two questions; Were the proceedings taken regular ? And Ims Mr. Cowen been deported?
A CERTAIN amount of explanation has now reached us with regard to the threatened deportation of Mr. Jour Cowen, up to his resignation on the 5th instant Editer of the China Times, from Tientsin in conse- quence of an article denouncing Bussian cruelties in the North. The light thrown on the subject gives a slightly different aspect to the case. It is not clear what part the "military authorities" mentioned mour Tientsin telegram which we publish- ed on the 2nd instant took in the affair. It may be that they prompted the action of the British Cousut-General. At any rate, on the 24th February an article appeared in the China Times on the ill-treatment by the Russians of the Japanese refugeas on the steamer Wenchow, which left Port Arthur on the 14th ultimo, and this article (part of which appears"ía another columu to-day) concluded with an indictment of the moral state of Port Arthur and Vladi- vostock. On the following day Mr. COWEN was served with a subpoena to appear Infore the British Consular Court at Tientsin on ing Ordinance proposes to confer upon him, the 29th February to answer the charge of He is paying a sum of $2,200,000 a year to committing an act likely to produce or the Government for a monopoly of the sale excite to a breach of the public peace. Mr. of opium in the Colony, and under existing COWEN appeared as commanded on the 29th conditions he does not get a monopoly.
WITH reference to the article which we reproduce in another column from our Chinese contemporary the Chung Ngm Sun Po about the Opium Farmer and the sale of opium-pills and wine, we must confess that it appears to us that the Opio:n Farmer ia entitled to the privilege which the Amend-
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in these columns on Monday, the deck above the main hold buckled, but with that exception the Glenturret has sustained no damage. The cargo, of course, has been irretrievably ruined Most of it was causigned to Singapore, and consisted of engine material. No estimate has yet been arrived at regarding the damage, but it certainly runs into thou-ands of pounds.
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
The following cards were refarned at the monthly meeting held at the Happy Valley from the 12th to 14th March:- CAPTAIN'S Jur. Mr. A. N. Gregory Dr. Gibson
Mr. W. M. Anderson Mr. J. 8. Forrest
89
86
Mr. E. J. Grist
Dr. Marles Thomas, RN:
Mc. 8. D. Blair
33 entries
POOLL
82.
Mr. E. J. Grist Mr. A. N. Gregory Mr. J: 8. Forrest Mr. W. M. Anderson. Mr. T. C. Gray
82 entries
102
A CAINE ROAD DANGER.
It is reported from Nagasaki that the Loudon
Times will charter two more small steamers, to be used exolaúvely by the correspondents of the London journal. The vessels will be engaged principally with the object of watching the sun-fighting, and laking photog- raphs thereof.
The Toyo Shokai of Yokohama on Friday
asked for permission to raise the warships Varyag and Kerels and the transport Sungari now lying at the bottom of Chemulpo harbour, the profits realised from the undertaking to be presented to the war relief fund. The company promises to curry out the work with improved diving apparatus just out from England.`
A correspondent calls attention to the dange
The transport of the second Japanese Army rous state of the retaining wall on the south side Corps, comprising seventy thousand men, cou- of Caine Road at Breezy Point. During the menced on the 8th inat, Ton divisions will in last rains part of the wail gave way and fell all go to the North, while the other three divi- into the road. Now another portion oppuara tosions will stay for the time being in Japan. be on the point of giving way. The wall is The Retvizan entered the harbour of Por buiging eat already, and when heavy rains Arthur under her own steam about the 8th inst. conis it will very likely collapse altogether, to
A Tokyo telegram of the 10th inst. to the the danger of any pedestrians who may happen NC. Daily News was to the foilosing effect:— to be passing. The P.W.D. would do well to The Russians are retreating northward from see to the repair of the wall before the rainy Coren, making Wiju thoir defensive base. season begins in earnest.
R.A.O.B. DANCE,
A London telegram to the Mainichi says that it is declared that the new Russian squadron will consist of all battleships and cruisers remaining in Russian waters, and will leave for the For East in June ort, arriving at Fort Arthur in September. According to a report from S. Petersburg, Russia intends to adopt such tactics as to avoid hoovy #ighting until April in order to tire Japan.
Last night a delightfal little dance was held in the E.A.0.B. reous in Queen's Road. About 75 couples were present. Dancing began at 8.30 and was kept up with much spirit till one o'clock this morning, music being supplied by Sergt. Jenkins, R.K., and Sergt. Fielding, S.F. The comfort of the dansars was well looked after by the members of the committee, namely Mouses. J. H. Ozborry (president),
The Fongtien correspondent of a Shanghai G. G. Barnett (vice-president), J. J. Blake native paper says that the local boudits onlisted (secretary) Yang Hes (treasurer), Rogers, by the Russians all deserted last year, and that P. T. Lamble, J. Craik, Hung Mak Ho J.
KEWOHWANG,
Jobuson, H. P. Madar, Goodhal, C. Ratcliffe, the Eussiaus nor desire to get them back into Staff Sergeant Hyett, Messrs. J. Quinn and working order by offering them good pay. E. Musso The duties of M.C.'s were ably But the band is refuse to rejou tuir work, carried out by Still-Sergt. Hyett and Mr. from first to bat. Thus bandicapped, the Oxberry, while Mr. J. Blake, (who was Russians onli, ted another 3,000 baudits at ulse nesponsible for the decorations) gave universal satisfaction in the carrying out of the Vladivostock and the surrounding regions, Boo etarial duties and Mr. J. Quinn made a
who are nating as Russian soldiers at a monthly worthy Mine Heat." Refreshments were
wages of 20 rubles. sapplie in the course of the evening. It may be mentioned in passing that owing to some doubt that had been cast upon the bearing capa The mercury publishes the following telegram city of the Clab-room floor, a test was made by
dated Newchwang, 3rd Marob- The Russian an expert who certified it to be espable of
gunhoat Stoutch, now in Rock, has been sustaiving a weight of no less than 100 tons; so that the P.W.D. road-roller might with dismantled; berepara, masts, and guns liave been removed. Dr. Morrison, on his recent short safety be introduced into the building did the excellent floor require levelling. A most en- joyable evening was brought to a class by stay here, alarmed the people by advising them the singing of "Gol Save the King." The to remove their families elsewhere. This ba programinie was as follows:--Waltz Quad-plmost created a panic, and many residents are Filles, Schottische, Lancers, De Strens, packing up, ready to remove their belongings, Caledoniana Waltz, (Enterral.) Barn Dance,
Lancers, Walis, D'Alberte, Poika Mazurka, The nine or ten war correspondents, who are Caledonians, Waltz, and Sir Roger de Coverley. endeavouring to join the Russian forces on