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standards. The change for the better in English-speaking at his latest inspection Mr. IRVING four most promising. The senior boys now "talk courageously," and there are evidences of thinking in English too. The Chinese girls at the Balilios Public School he also found to havo rande remark-
THE HONGKONG DAILY PR TUESDAY, MARCH 22ND, 1904
British enterprise in Cores is not entirely TELEGRAMS.
dead, for the solo agonoy for the sale of Corean ginseng this year has been acquired by the Chemulpa representative of a London firm for
one million yen.
Ou the 9th alt. the Asciated Press sent to New York from 8. Petersburg a story that 11 Japanese worships had been sunk, and then telegrapbed; ~ Planss kill dospatoh. Tha story was given out as offieitl, but is untra«," Official or not, it imposed on no one in New York.
It is reported-wo baro not seen the puper that a paragraph has a peared in ao United States journal to the eat that an American walked over from Hongkong Island to Kowloon Peninsula at low water, so mach street-
sweepings having been dump & in the harbour, instead of taken to as, by the scavenging
gong.
A few more details of the first traia to Tuinanfu, whoso arrival our Shanghai tolegrain announced in the 17.6 just are to be found in the N.-C. Daily News, whose correspondout tel
graphs under dute Tainan, 16th March:-tay with Chiness and German flag-, the locomotive decked with evergreens, the first through train ou the Shantang railway ran into sinapfo ot nine o'clock last night. The distance from Taingtao is 43 kilometres (252 milos),' and the vernor's band grenaded the incoming train. which carried a party of over twenty Germane A gened illumination and fireworks combined to make it a beautiful scene,
time ecnaurned was fourteen hours The Go-
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FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS. Į
THE WAR
GREAT LAND BATTLE
IMPENDING.
LONDON, 21st Mar., 11.20 a.m. It is reported from S. Petersburg that forty thousand Russian troops have come into contact with forty thousand Japanese troops North of Anju, and that a decisive action is expected.
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TILEGRAMS.
Tokyo, 14th March,
It is learnt that the shots fred on the 10th. of March numbered 120 twelve-inch. The six baithships slowly wite five rounds esch from each of their four twelve-luch gars, maintaining the range splendidly.
Tokyo, 15th Maroh,
A steamer with eine Japanese killed and ten wounded has arrived at Sasebo. It has trans pired that while the Russian and Japanese destroyers were at close quarters on the 10th, one Japanese vinejacot jumped into the Stere. gustchi, and found the Russian captain just getting out of his abin. He out the captain's head off with his cutlass when the captain
attempted to rise up, and kicked it over- board. The Stengustchi and auother des troyers, fought gallantly, and ondevoured troyer, when surrounded by four Japaneso des.
vainly to open a way of escape. The remains of oror twenty Rumians were then roognised, the enemy's Teasels boing like beshives.
donò conld not bu üscurtained by tlm crews in the harbour. Port Arthur was still full of Roussian addiers and sailore on Sunday last,
Lieutenant-General Schilinsky, until now Quarterm ster-General in the General Staff of the Russian Army in 9. Fetersburg, has beau appointed Chief of Staff to, and General Fleur artermaster on the General Staff of. General Kuropatkin.
The disarming of the Russian gunboat Bland- Jour at Shanghai was carried out during the 12th and 18th inst. Under the instructions of Mr. Carlson, Acting Harbour Master, two large cargo-boats wore sent alongside the Mindjour and all the shells, fuses, torpedoes, and small ammunition of the gunboat were transferred to the lighters, and towed up to the Arsonal, where they were again transferred to the Chinese gun. bont Chentai. The breechblocks of all the guns
were also removed and sent nshore to the custody of the Commissioner of Customs.
The German Misistor at Peking is reported
to insist on the neutrality of the district, and it
has changed his attitude recently and to be bostirring himself in the interests of Chius, in harmony with the British and U.S. Ministers. It is believed that the Powers will not insist Tokyo, 16th March on the neutrality of the Liao-si district in There is good reason to believe that the Jape- Manchuria, However, the Japanese Minister Les fleets are still working actively. The to Feking now remgnises Chins's helplessness REBELLION IN SZECHUEN. officers and men are completely prepared to
obtain a conclusive victory. It has transpired is said that he will not make any more, protests. that in the engagement at close quarters on the 10th inst., the Japanes and Russians fought. by casting pieces of coal. The Japanese dag mas hoisted on board the Steregustchi before she Bank. Contrary to the experience in previous angagementa, the Russians maintained what was comparatively a splendid range, but the
DEFEAT OF GOVERNMENT TROOPS.
Shanghai, 21st. Mar., 11.20 p.m.
One thousand opium-smugglers, under leader of the name of Yoan, have started a
able progress with their English, though not speaking so well as the boys at the with thanks the following donations to the funds rebellion 70 miles South of Chungking general effect of their firing shows na apparent
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Commenting on Sir Henry Blake's letter, encouragement from Mr. IRVING's report nad may venture to hope that the lapse of which we reproduced from its columus yester a few more yaara will see Eaglish moch day, the Tines of Crylon has the following:-- "H.E. the Governor and the Retort-Courte. better spoken by the Chinese in this Colonyous? We should think by this time H.E. the than hitherto has been the case,
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By the P, and C. H... Palawan, which arrived on Saturday, there came out Mr. Lane, who has eams to the Colony to take up his appoint- ment assistant chief of the local Fire Brigade.
The visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the wook ending the 20th March, 1904, wore 282 non-Chinese and 76 Chinese to the former, and 42 uon-Chinese and 2,519 Cinese to the latter institution.
The German 8.2. Necrodenia arrived] from Europe to-day with 6,000 tons of surgo for Port Arthur and Vladivostock, but, thinking better of it, has decided to discharge the goods at Hongkong.
Sines` the Ist few days the Sikh constables have appeared in new foot-genr. They now wear whito elongated spats; at present they look very natty, but when the rainy season sets in it is to be foared they will be "spatty" indeed!
The Shanghai Spring Raos Meeting will be held on the 3rd. 4th, and 5th May. The Stewards this year are Messrs. R. E. Bredon, C.M.G. (Chairman), C. Brodersen, D. Lundale, P. Gove, John Liddell, W. S. Jackson, and R. Macgregor.
Governor wishes he had neveoatered intor a paper controvarey with The Times correspondent regarding bie administration of Hongkong. If we are correct in that assumption we share his feelings of regret. We only have a relative interest in Hongkong, sed we cannot persuade ouralves that it is worth whils, from our poiat of view, for Sir Heary Blake to discuss from Quo's House, Colombo, the social arrange- ments' of Chiuese in Hongkong."
In the present war it is not only against the Japanese that the war correspondents are com- plaining. The correspondents at Nowabwang, representing Reuter, the Times, the Daily Mail, and the Daily Telegraph, have addressed a letter of complaint to the American Consul there. The latter is published by the Chines Times of the 9th inst. The correspondents say that they have suffered much interference from RassİAN ociale, McCormick (Router), and Gregner of the imes word "repeatedly acrosted without warrant," and Eizel of the Telegraph was threatened with arrest if he persisted in his attempts to obtain information or verify reports.
The Rusei in Civil Administrator there informed the British onsul thot only correspondents furniebad with Government recommendations to the Minister for Foreign Affairs at S. Petersburg would be recognised. The Ghine Times regards this as a most ex- traordinary idea, in view of the fact that most of the correspondents were telegraphically
not a straightforward probibition why is
defeating the Imperial troops, who lost 16 men killed, while the remainder fled. The Chungking officials are sending reinforce
ments.
GENERAL NEWS,
GERMAN REVERSE IN AFRICA.'
Tendon, 21st Mar, 11.20 a.m.
isok of shells.
Tokyo, 15th Maroli. The Cabinet yesterday decided on the 65- | tablishment of the tobacco and salt monopolies, and the creation of a tax on silk, besides eskancements of the existing taxes. The sinews of war consist altogether of: first, the var taxes, amounting to over 65 million yen 2nd, the surplus and curtailment of expenditures, emounting to about 58 millions; 3rd, public lowns, including the recent issue of exchequer bonde.
Later
Regarding the public bonds referred to in the above talegean, the Cabinet will introduce
Bill at the special session of the Dio, authorising a further fotation to the extent of s hundred and fifty million yes, when necessary
A serious German reverse is reported to have occurred at Witokorero, in German South-West Africa. Twenty-six of the German force were killed, including seven-N.-G. D, N. officers.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
THE LOSS OF A SUBMARINE.
LONDON, 19th March. Elovan lives were lost in the sinking of the British submarine hout No. A. I. The boat
Teingiso, 16th March.
The following news is just received here frem Chemalpo:---
On the 10th it, ten Japanese men-of war wers anchoring at Chinnampo. Twelve trans. poris have just commenced to disembark troops, Thirty more transports were expected to bring twenty thousand men.
The American cruiser Cincinnalti has gone. to Chinuampo, In order to take on board all American missionaries from Pingyang, and the English and American mining engineere oven
The bodies of two Bussian sailors have been
Was of the newest type and was inspected by the King and the Prince of Wales on their repied in that distiot, ont visit to Portsmouth. The accident occurred during muuenyres, the submarine lying forty rescued from the Vargay. They were baried foot under water, with only her periscope show-with fall military honours, men of all men-of- ing, waiting to attack a battleship, when Cape liner strack and suck her.
BARON SUYEMATSU IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, 19th March, Baron Sayematen had an interview with Lord Lansdowne yesterday.
THE POPE ON FRENCH ANTI-
CLERICAL MEASURES.
war taking part in the ceremonies by the request of the Japanese-0. Lloyd,
NORTHEEN ITEMS.
The Chinese Revenue cruiser Ping Ching has gone to Newch wang to fetch away the I.B.C. staff to Shanghai,
The N.C. Daily News has been asked to con appointed. It amounts to prohibition, but Sacred College, deplored the rigorous anti-clerical who are to be highly commended for having
tradict nost omphatically the statement that has appeared in print, that the Peking and Tientsin Times has been purchased by the Russians. The paper is now, as it always has been, British-owned and British-edited.
is the report of Mr. E. A, IRVING, Inspector of Schools in Hongkong, which was laid- the Legislative Council table yesterday, me of the subjects to which allusion is repeatedly made is the teaching of English in the Colony's schools. It is only right that Mr. IRVING should devote considerable ittention to it, for this branch of instruction is of the utmost importance in a place like Itisrather anusing innote, says the N.C. Daily Hongkong. It has often been noted that News, that S. Potersburg was shaken to its basa such of the natives of this part of the world by the entirely false report that Japan was being allowed to use Weihaiwai as a secondary As speak French or German have a much
base, but was entirely usmoved by the fact that better knowledge of the language, which-France was albwing Russia to use Djibuti in ever it is, than the average "English-speak that capacity. ing" Chinese. Partly, no doubt, this is
· CORRESPONDENCE.
SIR HENRY BLAKE'S ADMINISTRATION.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “ DAILY PRESS,”
Hongkong, 19th March, SIE-I have road with great interest your article in a recent issuaanent Sir Henry Blake's administration, in which you quoted - pertain Colonial Office rules and regulations, but I enclose herein a copy of the said rulos na applicable to Hongkong, and which are at present in foros, from which you will see that. tho mattor of promots apply also to the families of the officers. Your numerous renders have "u o doubt ssea the long list of presents (with the names of the pressutors) given to Min like on the occasion of her marrings with Capi Arbuthnot,
How many of the pressutors wer personal friends of Miss Blake or Capt. Arbuthnot a cursory glance at the list will
convince anyone. My own opinion is that very low in the list were their personal friends.
Yet when any police officer or Sanitary In spector mucepta sa a Xmas or birthday gift such a trifling prosont as a box of cigars from any of his Chinew friendly, and if he is found out, he is at once charged with bribery, and has to spend all his hard-earned savings to get a lawyer to defend his case, so as to escape con. viotion, perhaps, through the skin of his teeth. The case of Inspector Machven is still fresh in the minds of your readers, and if I remember rightly, I think the cigars were alleged to have been presented to him as a Xmas gift: Yours,
etc
(Enclosure.)
FAIRPLAY.
HONGKONG GENERAL ORDERS-PRESENTS.
421. Governors, Lt.fovorasts, and all other mervants of the Crown in a Colony, uro pre, bibited during the continuance of their survice in the Colony from receiving presents pecuniary or valanbio (ether than the ordinary gifts of personal friends), which may be offered for their accepiance by the inhabitants of the Colony or any class of them, or by Kings, Chiefs, or other members of the native popula tion in or neighbouring to the Colony, sad from giving such presents.
The French mail 6.4. Sydney brought down to Shanghai from Nagasaki 229 Bussian refugees, being sight officers and 1 men of the Russian merchantmen captured by the Japanese Aset, which the Frias Court at Sasebo decided to be lawfai priase. On disem This rule applies not only to the officers barking, the man proceeded to the former themselves, but also to their familles, and French Camp in Sicoswel Road, where they officers are responsible for its observice by LONDON, 19th March.
will bo quartered according to an arrangement their families. It is not intended to apply to The Pope, in a speech to mombors of the between the Freach and the Russian Consuls, cases of remuneration for special service rendered, and paid for with the consent of the measures taken by France, which, he said, ware taken some steps to misimise the inconvenience Government. The rule may be relaxed, with contrary to the idea of the liberty and rights of to which the Shanghai community would the special permission of the Secretary of the Catholic Church and to the laws of sarely be put if these refugees word wholly left State, upon an officer's final departure from the With regard to the Horneo islands question civilisation. The speech is considered significant cared for as happened in Chefeo,
The deghi cal attention to the fact that between Britain and the United States, the in view of the approaching visit of President
theagh it appear in the reports current of the following Washington telegram is of interest:-Loubet to Roms.
reputed attack on Vladivostock that lyddite Investigation here shows that General Wood
were used, the shell used in the Japanees was fully authorised to make the statement
Navy is named the "Shimose." The lyddite attributed to him. relative to an amic-
is paculiar to England. able settlement of the ownership of the islaads off the coast of Borreo. The issue as to the ownership of those islands was made by
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Money which has been subscribed with a view of marking public approbation of an offour's quadrict may be dedicated to objects of general utility and connected with the mms of the person who bas merited such a proof of the general esteem,
The Seoul Fun Bailway directors originally 4 2. Whon presents from Kings, Chiefe, or estimated that the railway would be completed, other members of the native population, or in by December next, but in the present situation or neighbouring to the Colony, cantot be
Mr. Geo. P. Lammert, auctioneer, put s valuable piece of leasehold property to the ham mer, at his sales rooms in Duddell Street. the despatch to those waters by Admiral Evans: yesterday afternoon. The houses in question were due to the greater diffusion of English, the Gera on the 28th alt. His appointment to
Mr. H. C, Nicholle arrived in Colombe by of the gunboat Quires, which hoisted the United Nos. 3 anul 4 West End Terrace, sold by order a railway between Eusau.and Seoul would be of absolutely refused without giving offence, they States Bag on some of the islands. They are of the mortgagee, Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton incalculable value to Japan, and the company ara to be delivered up to the Government To whereby more quite illiterate nativer pick. Ceylon is for three months, during which he is
said bere to be practically worthless, but foaring being the vendor's solicitor.
has just decided upon a course by which it is this rule there can be no exception, anies with The property up English than have a chance, of getting to re-model the Auditor-General's department. that the Sultan of Jolo might undertake to covers all that piece of ground lying on the hoped to have the lias ruzdy for trafic by the express sanotion of the Secretary of State, any acquaintance with French or German. The popular idea in Colombo is that the new
bestow them on some other nation, the question north side of Laland Lot No. 689, measuring 52 October. This b to aroid all dificulties of the which will be granted only on public and not But also it cannot be denied that the French system will throw more work on the Treasury, of title was placed in the hands of General Wood feet 9 inches on the south side on Bonham rente, each as tunnels, etc, and lay the line as an personal grounds and the Germans insist on a deeper know-which will have to do all the accounting work.
with the single understanding that the islands Road, 52 feet 9 inches on the east side on the much as possible on the flat, which will probably
NAVAL NOTES. ledge of their respective tongues than we do. On Friday (roning last, Mesere. J. Trevoux are to be declared part either of the British or remaining portion of Inland Lot No. 689, 142 mean reconstruction when there is more time
AEMS. Sirius shifted from her buoy to The consequence is that English is the & Co.'s second now twio screw steamer American possessions. It is presumed that feet 2 inches on the west side of Inland Lot for the work.
The state of Port Arthur up to the 13th most and the worst spoken foreign language Charles Hardouin left Hongkong on her maiden | General Wood will report to Washington in ac- No. 690, and 142 feet 2 inches. The ground con- in China. The remedy for this, or a partial trip to Canton, where she will, in conjunction cordance with his statement to the Governor of taius in aros 7,500 sq. ft. Begarding the houses ins is to a certain extent revealed. Thres indenture of assignment, date the Norwegian steamers which left the place remedy, is a greater stress upon the teaching with her sister ship Paul Bear, rua a nightly Burnes, and the question of title will be finally an
made between on that day, after several weeks detention service. Leasing Canton on Saturday last 6 settled by a treaty or protocol between the 16th February, 1900, was of English in Anglo-Chinese schools. In
pan she arrived in Hongkong at 1215, and United States and Great Britain,
Luiz Mario Jacques Alvares and Alfredo there, arrived at Shanghai last week, The captains had to sign a declaration not Francisco de Jesus Soares to the effect this direction the recent efforts of the educa- during the up and down rans everything work-
that all rights, ensements, and appurtenances to make any statements of the conditions in tional authorities in this Colony have been at with the greatest smoothness, the absence of
belonging or in anywise appertaining to the the fortress before they were allowed to leave tending. The late Committee on Education vibration in the ship baing specially noticeable. made a strong point of the difficulty of The inner lining of the boiler casings
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued piece of ground was held for the residue of them some of the crews it appears that the bombardment on the 10th was a very botaffair the following report :-
term of 999 years commencing on the 28th day The Japanese fired very accurately into the old On the 21st at 11.15 am. co-eduration of young English-speaking has been filled with asbestosel, a new non-con-
The harometer of Juus, 1861, subject to payment of $28.08 kas risen slightly in B. Obina and the Philip annual Crown rent. Monthly rental of No. 5 The crews of the merchantmon were driven ducting material, and the heat from radiation
town and harbour, doing considerable damage, boys with usually older Chinese boys begin in the passages is scarcely noticeable. The pines and fallen in the extreme N. of Japan. ning the study of English. Sir HENEY
Nicianse boilers with which these ships are The pressure is greatest over the Langisse $50, including taxes; monthly rental of No.4ahore by the fire. The reported burning of the
At Kowloon yesterday in the semi-final Bran also expressed the opinion (which Etted give every satisfaction, their steamingvalley and is relatively low in the Philippines. 350, including taxes. Twenty per cont of the now town is without foundation. Several of the
The Japanese depression has passed into the purchase money had to be paid at the fall of the Bassian men of war were badly damaged in the round of the Hoskay Cap, ILMS. Ocean beat was endorsed by the Secretary of State for properties being most marked. The stoomors Pacifio to the East of N. Japan.
Gradients are steep on the Chins ecset and hammer, the remainder by the 5th of April. harbour, imt particulars are welded M. Albies by 5 goals to mil. Drake- the Colonies) that the difficulty should be very built at Nantes to the plans and specifica.
$10,000 was the upset price, increases of $100 a The reported scarcity of food and smmunition Brookman played an excellent game for the surmonted by not teaching English to tons of Mr. B. C. Wilks, Consulting Engineer over the China Bea
Frah to strong monsoon will be met with in time being made all Chinose bidders till Me, appeared to those on the ships to be unfounded winners of this Colony, who also superintended the the Formos Channel, and streng NE. winds in To Shwit Po knocked it down, an behalf of the the forts did litle to keep off the fleet; their
The final tie between the 110th Mahenkiäa Chinese boys in the same class ne non construction in France, and the manner in the China Sea. Chinese until the former have a suficient which his idas have been carried out by the Forscast -Strong NE. windza; overcast
Fuk Tai pleos-goods Hong, Queen's Boad, for guns had not sufficient range. A thell barst and H.M.9. Quan will be played at 4 p.m. en $12,100,
inside one of the large forts, but the damage Wednesday, knowledge of English to understand) builders is in every
gloomy way satisfactory.
WEATHER REPORT.
Gorrann ganhost Luche bas left for up river. alongside the Mercedes for coal, yesterday. The The U.S.8. New Orleans, now lying at Kowloon
Resy-Admiral Cooper, by the way, is on this y, had a minstrel show on board on Sunday.
Talbot Russian refugees from Mira Bay to The 8.8. Sam Sang, which brought the Colombo, arrived back in Hongkong yesterday. Capt. George Payne reports fine weather. Th Nam Sang is still flying the blue flag.
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