THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 26rn, 1904.
French entente cordiale," Relations between
the two countries are as antisfactory as they were before the outbreak of war. It
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Captain W. E, Clarke, the popular manter of | the Macao beat Heungshan, atarie to-day for
England on leave.
The now steamer Lin Tun of the Hongkong, Canton, unt Macno Steambeat Company, will be pat on the Weal River run abom the 15th of
next month.
The Japanese Minister in London, Viscount Hayashi, celebrated his fifty-fourth birthday on the 22nd ult., whon a dinner party of 24 Japanese was given at the Legation in celebration of the
occasion,
The Dutch Minister of the Colonies
announced in the Starts-courant of 15th February, that, by Decet of the Gufernor
Gaueral of Netherland India, the ports of
Kageli and Sapurosa, in the Residency of
Amboina, are closed to general commerce.
A regiment of United States Infantry has gone to Panama to relieve the Marines there. Part of the force of Marines is destined for the Philippines, and will follow the men who have already been ordered to leave San Francisco in pursuance of the U.S. Government's policy of building up au Asiatic station.
A telegram to a Japanese paper dated Lon-{ don, 11th March, announces that during the
British naval mananeres the submarines claim- d to have torpedoed four battleships at Ports. month. The umpires allowed the elzim.
The Times of Ceylon sigs: -Bhikeku Rio Un Makoyama Suguna, one of the Japanese pupil monks of the Ven. H. Sumangala, Chief High Priest of Adam's Peak and Principal of Wid- yodaya College, Colombo, left Colomló for He will at Japan by the last Gorman boat. onco proceed to the scene of operations in the Far Fast, where he will be engaged in minisering to the sick, the wounded, and the dying soldiers of the Japanese 'armies. Mr. Sugant will
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SIR EDWIN ARNOLD DEAD.
LONDON, 24th Mar., 12.55 p.m. The death is announced of Sir Edwin Arnold.
WAR NOTES.
PAMERE OFFICIAL DESPATCH/ The Jonasse Consul informed us, yesterday morning that be had received the following official tolerram
"Tokyo, 28th March, 12.10 nm. Admiral Togo reports that his Beer, consist ing of the combined squadrons, operating se previously arranged, together with both sections of our destroyer dotilla, made a demonstration against Fort Arthur on the night of the Slet and morning of 22nd. The destroyers recon- [Sir Edwin Arnoldt, K.C.I.E, was created a poltred the approaches to the harbour, both Kaight in 1888 He held the honour of C.S.I.estions coping adder the enemy's fire without
At 6 am on the 22nd our pain
and was a Fellow of Bombay University and of sustaining shy damage,
of Ithobal, and many other works in prose
verse, most of which wers en-destroyers. and
by bis wide experience as a batced
The enemy's ships cruised about under. sportsman and traveller. He was born at prot: ction of the guns of the forts, and somed
Gravesend in 1932, and was thus 72 years of age at the date of his death. He was thrice married. His third wife was a Japanese lady, by same Tama Kurokawa, whom he espoused in 1807, an episode which is mentioned in bis Light of Asia. From 1954 to 1856 Bir Edwin Arnold was Master of King Edward's Solool, Birmingham; from 1856 to 1881 he was Principal of the Government Deccan College, Po on, Bombay; and sincs then he had been almost constantly with editorial and literary duties on the staff of the Daily Telegraph, though he has found time to contributo verses occasionally to various magazine-ED. D.P
as if they wore inviting de to approach. The enemy's forts and feet fired on us at long range, most of their shells falling round the Fust. Our ships, howovor, westained no hurt. Our fleet withdrew af 3 p.m."
represent the Buddhist priesthood of Caylon. He is the first priest to go to the some of the Royal Asiatic Society, an Officer of the operations in the yellow garb of Ceylon Bliksin. White Elephant of Biam, also Grand Comman. foot, with part of the cruiser equahon, der of the Crown of Siam and Grand Comman- | approachal Port Arthur, while a squadron Our battle. Ima serious reasons to doubt the story con-.
Capt. Percy Scott, R.N., who was in well der of the Rising Sun of Japan, second class of was dospalshed to Pigeon Bay, cerning, what occurred between Count
known out here as captain of II.M.9. Temple, the Imperial Madjidle, third class of the ships, the Fuji and Yashima, opened au MURAVIERS and President FACRE in 1898.
is the latest recruit to the ranks of waval Osmanich, and Commnaler of the Lisa and indirect bombardment on the inner harbour. officers, now a large number, who own motor- Sun of Persia As an author and fournalist During the engagement the enemy's lest Having been a member of the Cabinet in
cars. Capt. Scott drives a Wolseley car fitted enjoyed a wide popularity. He published gradually came out of the harbour and, when the following year, M. DE LANESSAN speaks
the Light of Ama, Light of the World, Voyage we ccamd our fire on the town, it consisted of with a large covered in body, somewhat sugges- with authority. But even admitting the
tire of a stage coach. No less a distinguished
five battleships, four cruisers, and ten torpoda- story to be accurate, he points to the perils
motorist than His Majesty the King at the fashio for cover d-in cars, but the majority of to which France would have been exposed if, counting upon the military support of The French torpedo-bost destroyers Escopette motorists are still opposed to anything between- Russia, she had broken off diplomatic rein-Capulte. Bamberge, and Bombarde, of the themselves and the free air of heaven. Either Northern Squadron, are to be placed on the on this account, or out of respect to the immortal tions with Great Britain. A rupture with urgency list, with a view to their leaving forfatter," the gallant captain's new car has been Englnad. in his opinion, would have been the Far East in ease of emergency. The work christoned by his brother automobilis the 1 doz. Qts. 2 doz. Pis, followed by disasters both prompt and which is being carried out on the cruiser d' Assus. Dot and carry x."
deplorable to France. The idea of a diver has been completed, and she has sailed for the
We take the following from a home paper :- Far Eust. sion by Russia on the Ladian frontier he
With Tokyo so much to the front at the present BLONĖS. England would not be seri.
moment, some enterprising English publisher 11.00 ously threatened by such move
might find it worth while to issue a translation ment, while France would be involved
of one of Sudo Nensuí's political novels, which disastrous 14.50 in a
struggle with her in
appeared in 1887. Its title in English is The Europe, M. DE LANESSAN continues:-
Ladies of New Style." It was propheticof the vast progress which Tokyo would make, and 22.00 Why are all these statements and docu-
actually lias made, in ten years. The heroine nens published which are of a muture to
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progress, seeing that, formerly milk was never to make people think that we are bound The old Bay View Hotel will be re-occupied used as food in Japan. Sho read Herbert "by promises that Russia herself vinde in as a police station next month. Necessary Spencer, played lown-touvis and croquet, 1898, and that we should commit nu act alterations are 'nt present being made in the belonged to a Tokyo ladies' club, and married "of ingratitude if we did not act towards building. When the hotel was used as a police■ Radical politician. A dynamite explosion, a station before-and since then-it has been balloon ascent, and a clever European dog also "her to-day as she acted at that time
dreaded as a hotbed of malaria. This was often figure in the book. towards France. As, according to Mthought the outcome of the cutting of the hills in ** DELCASSE, we have no written engagement which: obliges us in any case to resort to armed intervention, and as that interven. "tion is impossible, why try to lead the
public to believe the contrary?.
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Who, in a word, is ogging on France to a
The now street gully traps to which Mr. Chatham referred at the last meeting of the Sanitary Board do not appear, from all accounts, to have been very satisfactory in their working during the recent rains. In Queen's Rond and Ele central district of the city many of the trups wore choked to such an extent that they caused flooding of the stroots.
the neighbourhood, but more than probably the dirty state of the foreshore adjoining the typhoon shelter has had something to do with the provalence of favor.
A few wenke agó an unknowa sloamer bailed
Writing of the Tientsin deportation case the Kobe Chronicle says:-The result is that Mr. Cowan, after building up a successful business; is compolled to abandon it and to leave Chias. For most men in a similar position this would
ment seems to be very much more severe tkan
REUTER'S SERVICE.
THE WAR.
connected
Lexbox, 23rd March. Official telegrams from S. Petersburg state that two torpedo night attacks on the 21st and Wod instant were repaleed. A Japanese fleet of six battleships, twelve cruisers, and eight destroyers appeared on the morning of the 22nd. The battleships which were stationed between Lisati-Shan and Pigeon Bay bombarded Port Arthur for two hours, the battleship Reluisan replying. Before the bonbardment opened the
with Admiral Makaroff in command, and formed
*RUNNING THE GÄUNTLET.”.:: The si, Rosley, Capt. D. M. Robertson, arrived from Penarth yesterday with 6,400 tong of coal for the Japanere Government, having had a very exciting passage through the Red- Sea, Some 14 hours after leaving Suez, it two
Russian squadron. A destroyer followed bor u
rup o'clock in the morning, she pa sed throgh a
for a me distance, and had a good look al her, Lat eventually turned tail. She arrive tutely at Perim on the uth inst.
JAPANESE NEWS.
The Hobo Chronicle of the 17th inst. writes - Cur readers will not be surprised to loare that Fort Arthur hee not yet fallen. No doalt the Stronghold is badly damaged as the result of the bold attacks by the Japanese, but that it in deserted and laid waste as was reported on Monday morning fast is not yet an accomplish- ad fact. A report reached the Foreign Department from Paris yorterday stating that a telegram had been received by the family at Peterburg of a Russian high official at Port Arthur to the effect that the Pallada.
was again hit in the last engagement by two
afraid, and great diffoulties were being experi
a fishing-boat off Weligama, in Ceylon, into mean ruin, and in the circumstances the panish-Russian cruisers and battlesbips left the harbour, which had previously received serious damage, "war which she does not want and which she which two Chinamon were put and which the offence deserves, It seems to as that the up in the oater roadstead. The Japanise rep shells. The citizens, apprenonding a further "cannot want? Who is the instigator" The brought them ashore. The reason for this myspower of deportation possessod by British 20812in. shells and ultimately withdrew, passing attack by the Japanese squadron, were much tariona deed has not yet transpired, especially Courts in the Far East under extra-territoriality Russian fleat. A Bussian shell struck a the outer roadstead without attacking the answer, we think, is not difficult. We note
as the men cannot speak any other language but that the Temps, one of the best known Paris Chinese of a strange dialect which even Sir
is not suficiently safeguarded against abuse, hould be added investing to the news columns journals, also impresses on the public the Henry Biske's Chinese servant could not pro. Corrispondents must forward their names and a necessity of keeping calm. Neither Branceperly understand. The men, after being placed dresses will communications addressed to the Editor England, it mys, wish to intervene in in quarantine, were brought to Galls, for H.E.'s mot for publication, but as evidence of good faith
the war. Both, on the contrary, manifestly examination, and then to Colombe. wish to localise the conflict. The Temps,
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of Antwun K. Crannock, of a daughter.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, 26th Maron, 1904
Ir has become evident during the past few weeks that Russia is striving very hard by
On the 3rd ult. Miss Dorothy Gertrude after accounting for the sympathy of Eng-Arbuthnot (sister of Captain J. B. Arbuthact, land and France with their respective allies, who recently married Miss Blake in Hongkong) goes on to say. All that is explicable and is natural, ahnost necessary, in both cases. "Yet it must positively all be subordinated ** to a higher necessity, that of reducing to
was married in Gloucester Cathedral to Cap- tain Hugh Frederick Batoman Champion, Ist, Ghurka Rifles. The Gloucester Journal publishes portraits of the bride and bridegroom. Among the presents were Chinese cost, ten-service, silver contre-piece, three silver vass and a rell of Chineso silk from Captain and Mrs. J. B. Ar buthnot, and a silver vinaigrette from Mrs. Woolston Blake.
On the 16th March, at Evo, Hankow, the wife "an extreme minimum the effect of that difference on the policy of the two countries: "Some time ago they placed their relations on a norwal footing of confidence and "good harmony for the greater advantage
Mr. T. Cowen telegraphed to the Straits. HONGKONG OFFICE : 14, DesVeux Roan "of their populatious and the great benefit Tinies from Seani on the 15th inst. that Corean LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, E.C." of peace. Their most manifest duty now office-seokers are trying to arrange a revolution "is to see that the inclinations aroused on in the Royal Palace, on the pretext of effecting both sides do not lead them further than sveping reforms. They are hoping for Japaa- they have decided to go." It is plain that favour, but Minister Hayashi firmly dia. countenances any haste or violence in the pre. there is a strong support in France to a
sent crisis, and hopes to be able to ofect reforms the use of that very potent instrument, policy of common-sense and good neighbour-gradually, so as to avoid friction. He recog hard cush, to create a change in publie ly relations. That it will survive the as-nises that the Coreans, ne politicans, are uni- opinion with regard to her quarrel with suults of the Anglophobes and the tools of termly insincere in their actions. The Royal Japan. In France, Germany, and the Russia is sincerely to be hoped. There is Palace is infested with swarms of astrologers United States she is practically proved to at present, fortunately, every indication that and parasites, whom it is hoped to weed out
gently and with patience.. be spending money with the object of securit, will. Should it fail, then we are in peril ing a representation of her views in the of that world-wide war about which the Pres. She is stated to have bought the gloomiest prophets have been trying to support of a well known American Press excite our fears ever since the rupture, bo Agency. In the German telegrams which tween Japan and Russia. reach the Far East ber influence is manifest. And in France, atrendy bound to her by ties of alliance, the agitation on behalf of Russia is proceeding fast. The Figaro of Paris has made itself very prominent in the
At the Metropole Hotel to-night there will newspaper campaign in aid of Russia, and be an opening ball on the occasion of the taking has been making revelations" about aver of the licence by Mr. James Christie, late assurances given during the Fashoda crisis of the Bay View Hotel. of 1898 by Russia to Francs that she would
In the bowling match at the Hongkong Club co-operate with her in the event of war with
yesterday evening between the Club and the Great Britain, and was willing to prepare a Nary, the Club led by 184 pins on the first half. diversion in the direction of India. Quite The matok conoludes this evening. a storm has been raised in France over
these "revelations, and the habitually Anglophobe party has naturally been re- velling in them. But it is most satisfactory to note that the more reputable section of the French Press refuses to be excited, and
Owing to the Easter holidays the ordinary Summary Court next week will be held on Thursday instead of Friday.
The latest news from the Tibet Mission states that Mr. Langton Prendergast Walsh, the Assistant Commissioner, has had two inter- views with Tempak Jongpen, tha Bhutan Envoy to Rhom. R5,000, our annual subsidy to Bhutan, was paid, and all is quiet.
for
that the French public is showing perfect In the Summary Court yesterday, before alm. Writing & month ago, the Faris cor- Mr. Justice Wise, Mr. C. C. St. Clair, the
Chinese washerman respondent of the Times was able to say boxer, sued s chat there was not a particle of evidence to $8 for a suit of underclothing which plaintif justify the supposition that the sympathy
alleged had been spoiled by the defendant. which has been gunerously displayed by the After hearing this evidence and seeing the
garmenta in question Mr. Wise gave judgment
French for their Russian alles has in any for pisindif and told the defendant that he could way affected the recently restored Angle keep the damaged clothing.
notwithstanding that each ens has to be Japanese battleship, which was put out of encod; lat, the message asserted, there was a reported to the Supreme Court.
There is
u Journalis's' Society at Hongkong which, though not dirostly concerned, may perhaps see its way to take up the question in the interests of the profession and the protection of the right of legitimate comment.
notion.
LATER.
It is admitted in S. Petersburg that the Japanese are concentrating in the North of Corea more rapidly than the Russians, and that they have affectively fortified Anju, General Muchenko, however, with 6,000 cavalry, is ready to barass them unceasingly directly they move. beyond Anju.
NAVAL NOTES.
In giving the decision of The Hague Tribunal on the question of costs in the Venezuelan affair, M, Murarioff, the President, went out of bis way to make perfectly extraneous remarks rolating to the war in which his country is
H.M.9. Rinaldo, Commander Wale, has engaged. This we have already heard. What arrived from Shanghai, having left that port M. Muravioff, who is Russian Minister of on the 20th inst., and experiencing fine weather obstacle in the path of light acil progress.sented at the German Conent's ball last night, Justice, said was:-"War w3a a terrible down the coast. The Navy were well repre- However oxcollent their aspirations might be, both British and otherwise. The band of the they were not, alas, secure against unexpected German flagship Fürst Bismark had charge of hostile attacks. The just Providence which the music. ruled over battles would distinguish between the right and unfounded pretensions. After the end of the war between an European and an Asistio people light would once more dawn, and The Hague Arbitration Coart would remain the bulwark of justice, trulḥ, and reason, and the sublime hope of the future." The Lead C. Express justly comments:-Fegret at war may W. Dixon, Eug.-Com, P, B. Garde, K.N., H. H.K.C.C.-£. E. O. Bird, C. E. S. Cooper, be natural enough in a President of the Hague Hancock, R. Hancock, Lt. P. M. Heath, 110th Court, but it is impossible to forget that M. Mah. LL, Lt. W. F. Lumsden, R.A, Eng- Maraviaff is a Russian, and no one imagines Lt. G. Moore, B.N., T. Sercombe Smith, and his rebuke as being intended fox the Teny. The A. G. Ward, Japanese Minister at The Hague has sot an.
naturally taken offence, and has talegraphed to Tokyo whether he should antar a proteat. The affair is distinctly regrettable, and is most un fortunate for the neutrality of the Tribunal."
CRICKET.
H.E.C.C. Y. UNITED LEAGUE XV.
In this match on the Cricket Ground at 11.30 am, today, the following will be the
teams
strong determination to defend the stronghold to the utmost. Another report" "emmaled yesterday from Breliable quarter to the effect that one thousand mechanics have started from E. Petersburg for the purpose of carrying. out the repair of the Betrisan and Tsarwitchi This Intelligence is scarcely required to indicate that Port Arthur is still in being as a Rmian fortress.
In its previous issue the same paper, said :--- The fortign guests staying at the MiyakoHote at Kyoto soom to have taken the news of the fall of Port Arthur-which was based on the opinion of the correspondent of a Londou Dews- paper at Chafoo-as oficial. They formed a antern procession and sallied forth to give illu.
minated expression to their congratulations. The foreigners wore subsequently joined by the Japanese connected with the hotel and others to the number of some five hundred in al- In
Kobe there was also a Isntact procession, the largest that has yet perambulated the town since the war began, and much enthusiast wa displayed over the news of the fall of Fort Arthur. It does not seem to have occurred to anyone that it might be well to have the very doubtful news verified before celebrating
For the Seoul Wiju Railway on goodred thousand railway sleepers are to be supplied from the forests of the Hokkaido. The Mitsui Basmaa Kaislin has contracted to supply half of
this amemt, and the Toshio Lumber Company the remainder.
The Forodswenyà, duart, from the fact that
(capt.), Sergt. Maj. Webb, D. P. Bradford, United Langue XV-Capt. P. G Davies Sorgt. Skinner (A.0.C.), Dr. Atkinson, P. T. most of the Rusiau warships in the Fat East Lamble, R. C.. Witchell (Civil Berrios C.C.) have been placed hors de combat, there is another N. H. Rutherford (H.K.C.C. Reserves), A. 0, important factor, in the opinion of a Japanese Brown, R Horton (Craigengower CC), Laval expert, which withholds them from Chesney. Bergt. Tilman, Raven (B.E.), leg ont af Port Arthas to risk an sagage. Williams (R.A.M.C.), and J. D. Noria (Parses ment with Japan's feet on the span son. It is
The steamship Cholon has been chartered by the French Government for the transport of troops to Tonkin. She left Marseilles at the beginning of March with 40 officers, 155 non. commissioned officers, and 900 men of the infantry regiments garrisoned at Cherbourg, By kind permission of Major Radelf and as well as a large quantity of provisions and war officers, the band of the 3rd Burma Infantry Imaterial. By the Salazie, General Pennequin will play at the Hongkong Hotel from 8 to 9.30
and a number of other army officers wont to p.m. to-night :-- Tonkin. She also carried provisions and war March..... "The Belle of Bohemia" Ord Hot materials for the same destination. The cargo-Selection. Merrie England Edward German
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thuit lack of coal. According to this authority,
P. W. Goldring and D. Piper (HEC.C* since the end of November last the Rusians Reserves) were bath originally chosen for the bought Cantiff coal to the amount of 50,000 to play, their planes have been filled by it is possible that they had some 200,000 tɔng at United League team; but they not being able tons. Adding to this the coal they had in store,
Tillman Port Arther. The real amount may be less than
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FOOTBALL
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this, owing to the notorious “graft” of Russian oficials. Even supposing that so much res in store at Port Arthur before the openlig of hostilitia, by this time nearly all of the coal must have been consumed.
To-day, on the ground of the Hagkong A foreigner called at the Kobe Football Club (by kind permission of Mr. recently and handed to an official a not for Chard, hon, sec.), H.M.8. Cressy and IIM.8. | 100, yon, with the request that it be added to Abion will meet in the above competition, Kick-off, 4 p.m.
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the relief fund. When saked for his Haup, the foreigner said he was a resident of Kote and left the Kensho without any further explans- tion
NEWOHWANG,
We take the following from the Shanghai
Mesar. Shewan, Toms & Co., the local agents | Mercury's Nawahuang correspondents 1-4 of the above association, inform us that they received the following telegram yesterday from the Head Office in Shanghai: The directors will recommend at the general mading -a dividend of 20 per cent, and add to the reserve faid $25,000
Newchwang, 10th March.
· A battery of four field guns passed throngh hers to-day to be placed in position of the forts.
There are at present four guns in position (slepe-guns). Two more batteries are ta fillow, Evidently some resistance is contemplated: