THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 29rn, 1904.
The town of Cavinti, Laguns province, got up by owners and occupiers of houses in the Hill district, and the Bill which was Philippine Islands, has been wiped out by fire, read for the first time at the Legislative one hundred and twenty-six houses having been
A. S. WATSON & CO., Council meeting yesterday was the outcome destroyed, leaving over five hundred people
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of this agitation. The petitioners base their case upon the question of health, and right- ly so. They argue that, if the absorbing process mentioned abore extends to the Peak Tery serious results to the health of Europeans and their families will follow. "There being no other place for them to go to," the petition runs," they would then
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We are asked to remind our readers of the performance by the Philharmonic Society of the Hymn of Praise in the Theatre Royal this evening at 5.30 dock. Rehearsals have been held several times of late, and an excellent concert can be looked for. The solo purta same artistes who will be taken by the appeared when this cantata was given in 8.
TELEGRAMS.
THE WAR
AT.
SECOND UNSUCCESSFUL
TEMPT TO BLOCK PORT.
ARTHUR.
LONDON, 28th Mar., 11 a.m.
Admiral Makaroff has cabled to S. John's Cathedral in November, with the excep. Petersburg that the Japanese again
of Mrs. Hagen, who is unwoll.
JAPAN DURING THE WAR.
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however, liciting any reply. There more absolutely no signs of life beyond a few soldiers signalll with the wireless to’ograph. Having (FROM OUR OWN CORIESFONDENT]
kopt up the bombardment for same time, and Tokyo, 15th March. We have just received the cucial report of seeing that the enemy did not reply, the Japanase Admiral Togo of the last bombardment of Port #quadron at 9.40 p.m. withdrew. No comer The report is dated the 11th instant. had they goue when a ship emerged from tho It appears that is counell was held on the port, it is supposed for the purpose of resontei- evening of the 9th, as a mault of which the|tring. She resembled the Bagatyr. It was united squadron moved to attack the enemy, presently seen that she was followed by four At midnight on the 9th, two divisions of des other ships. The Japanese, damming it uurise troyers weresent on in advance. The one which to remala in the position in which they then consisted of the Saganami and Akebono, proceed- were, retired until dawn on the 7th, when, thers and remained on watch during the night to america Bay-at the mouth of the Sucian ing to the harbour entrance, found no ships separating into two divisions, on steamed slowly
"be driven to reside below, where the con- tion that Miss Murray Bain will take the place attempted on Sunday morning to the other division, which was made up of the River, to the north of the Askold· Islands--
gained the approval of Orpheum patrons last
"ditions are highly prejudicial to their "bealth. The Hill district is undeniably
Manila prides itself on being up-to-date. We block the entrance to Port Arthar "the healthiest part of the Colony for all
Four steamers went con- those to whom life in the tropics presents read in the Sunday Szin-Mies Molly Beatley harbour.
week by administering chastisement to the voyed by six Japanese torpedo-boats, the disadvantage of an unnatural environ. ment; in fact, it is the only accessible | «ditor of a local sporting weekly, which she did, part of the Colony which is fitted to be a I am informed, in truly sportsmanlike fashion. but the Russian gunfire sunk the healthy residential quarter for people The patrons of the Orphoum have not been st
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accustomed to a temperate climate." The all in sympathy with the so-called criticiens of/Steamers, and the entrance remains the hurrying destroyers. The Ranginn fire, way astern, but took care not to approach. No
Chinese, on the other hand, are living here in their native climate, and do not suffer from the oppressive heat of the lower levels during the summer months as Europeans do. To show how pressing in the need in the European community for securing dwellings at tho Peak, the petitioners urge the fact that the rent of bouses there is nearly treble what it was ten years ago, in
$5.00 spite of the very great increase in the num-
this rather erratic young man, whose Criticisms clear. (so-called) of the porformers seem to have been based more upon his own personal fooling, or ill- fouling, for them, thon upon their real ability or Inek of it. Therefore, I am sorry to say, they hail little sympathy with kim,
A writer in S. Martin's-le-Grand, the Post Ocs migazine, in dealing with life on the Gold Coast, refers in appreciative terms to the efforts made by the ex-Governor, bir Matthew
Nathan, for the welfare of his abordinates, "He wisely encouraged the low of social inter- ourse, and hardly an orening passed during bia fulministration but he entrained some of his fellow-country meu cither officially privately at Government House. The Acera season of 1902-3 wis marked by a series of dances which the small contingent of European ladies ontered into with the greatest zout."
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ber of houses in the interval. But the 11.00 number of reasonably available sites for houses in the Peak district is limited, and 14.50 very few sites remain for additional houses. The petition asks that this small part of the Colony be reservad for those who cannot live in equal well-being elsewhere, and claims 26.00 that the future welfare of Hongkong and its value to the Empire depend to a large extent on the well-being of the European section, whose health it is therefore essentially some sort of an international institution
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to preserve. We do not see how this can be gainsaid, and we trust that the prayer will be granted. The Chinese have hitherto shown no desire to occupy honses in the Peak district; and European families have not suffered from the competition of Chinese in the
part of the Colony most resembling their natural environment. But the fear has grown in them, inspired by the gradual ascent of Chinese houses from the lower 191 levels upwards, that in the not very remote future Chinese competition for Peak residences may arise, and in the limited available area numbers of houses may cease to be open for Europeans. Then they will be reduced to one only of the two alterna- tives spoken of by Sir WILLIAM DES Vœux and mentioned by us ubero, namely, that of
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With reference to the troutment of Mr. Cowen at Tientsin, L'Echo de Chine says ---Would not the present state of affairs to ameliorated
GENERAL NEWS.
STRIKE A. MARSEILLES.
LONDON, 28th Mar., 11 a.m.
A strike bas broken out Marseilles
DISASTROUS CYCLONE.
A cyclone has occurred at La Reunion, doing damage to the extent of £1,000,000 and causing deaths.
Asashio, Kresunt, and Akaioski, visiting various and serobod it, whilst the other rapidly mado previously appointed places, where they laid the oirealt of the forts between the Bospheras special kind of mine, called in the official Strait and the Askolds, where the two divisione report a machine" mire. While they were reunited about 9 a.m. and again approzolivu ougaged in this occupation, a soarph-light sud- | the forts. As these, however, gavo no sign of dealy flashed from one of the forts on the snow. life, the squadron steamed forn the coast to clad hills, which was immediately followed by the the south-wast, visiting all the points of booming of guns, as the ferts opened fire on importance. A Russian ship followed a ling
however, war wemarkably bad, and they did not signs of a line of communication were observed, once succeed is hitting their mark. No sooner such as would be necessary if a body of a had the Japanese craft succeeded in laying thousand Russians were in Kwong-nung as sheir minos, in a locality which appears to be a reported. From this the general opinion hereis good deal to the south of Port Arthur, than that the north-eastern corner of Gores is at a squadron of six Russian destroyers came into present free from Russian troops. sight, rounding Lao-ti-slan, a point at the The action of Sir Cyprian Bridge, Com most southerly extremity of the Port Arthurmander-in-Chief in the Far East, in plasing the Feninsula. Those immediately attacked the British Naval Hopital at Yokohama at the Japanese boats, which, though outnumbered dispossi of the Japanese authorities for their two to one, did not hesitate to engage them risk and wounded, has caused a great deal of favourable comment by the native journals, who speak in high praise of the Admiral.
and the P. & O. 8.8.. Arcadia has been The fight, which lasted for twenty minutes, was unable to unload there.
a severe one, the combatants firing at point blank range, their sides torching. The bailor. of one of the Rassinas burst, Are broke out on another, amidst which they retreated, four returning to the place they had come from, and tomarekoading northward evidently intending to take refuge in the harbour of Port Arthur, In the engagement the Japanese leases amount ed to saven killed and eight wounded, including the chief engineer of the Kasumi. The Akatsuki cuffered mast; one of her main steam- pipes was struck by a shot, the escape of steam from which colded four men to death. All of the destroyers of the detachment remain fit for
[La Réunion or Rourbon is a French island in the Muscarene group in the Indian Ocean, 48 miles east of Madagascar.-ED. D.)
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of journalists, which is absolutely wanting in the Far East? I am inclined to believe it would THE WAR-MOVEMENTS IN COREA. be. In fact, chance placed me in communication recently with a few of my foreign confrères to whom I made the suggestion. One of them considered it an excellent idea, and said he wonid like the Echo to carry the movement forwaril,
LONDON, 26th March,
It is stated in S. Petersburg that a COR- siderable Cossack force is operating in the
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A few of the war correspondents left yes- terday, being assigned to the First Army Corps, The remainder will not be permitted to go tố the front until the Second Army Corps is des patched in about one month. The Japanese are determined no news of their intentions shal leak through.
WAR NOTES.
ZUSBIAN ACTION AT NDSCHWANG,': We received from the Colonial Seerating s Office yes orday a copy of tho following telegram from His Britannic Majesty's Consul at Newch wang, dated 26th March :—
Russian military authorities will allow veggele enter port daytime only, between six and sit, vessels must stop at busy tea and hal
CONTRABAND OF WAR.
The division stationed at the mouth of the barbour was about to leave in the early morning when two of the enemy's destroyars warn noen heading for the entrance. These were the two us that journal was in the bost position to do East-south-east of the Japanese communications dying from the previons engagement. Thsdivi- miles below fort for examination."
between Auju and Pinggang, apparently with |sion instantly put about, sut them of, and the object of preventing a juntion of the then commenced an action lasting for an hour, troops landed at Chemulpe on the West, and during which the Russiaus enffered besvily. Gensin on the East, of Corea. It is reported One of the destroyers succeeded in escaping, that 8,000 Japanese have marched across the | but the other, ike Staregustski, when endeavour- mountains from Gensan to Yangtok on the ing to obtain theller close under the land, wes road to Pingyang.
so, being the only French paper amongst its British confresca. More than anything else it would be in a position to suggest something to us in view of its independence and its relations We believe that among all of us...
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our British, German, and Japanese confreres will encourage the iden, and for the time being will forget their patty personal squabbles in order to assure the general welfare.
RIVER STEAMERS DELAYED BY FOG.
The Hongkong, Canton, & Macao 6,8. Fanam did not orrise from Canton yesterday till about
sar before 11 am on day of publication. After that living with their families under unhealthy a quarter-past four, over an hour late. She
hoyr the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash. Telegraphic Address: Trxan. Codis: A.B.C. hth
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MARRIAGE.
On the 21st March, at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Right Rov. Bishop Cassel, assisted by the Ber. J. B. Ost, Jon SOWDEN SYMONE, to ANNIE GARDEER BLAIB, elder daugh- ter of Captain and Kra. T. Jones, of Shanghai,
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conditions. It is impossible not to recoguise that this will be fraught with evil to the welfare of the Colony-" the welfare," as the petition states, "of its inhabitants en whole, and its consequent value to the Empire."
The visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the weak ending 27th March, were HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DESVEUX ROAD C1.272 Don-Chinese and 102 Chinese to the former, LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, EC. and 83 non-Chinese and 9,825 Chinese to the
HONGKONG, 29th March, 1904
had been delayed by the tide and thick wasther, having had to inelor from time to time on the trip down. From enquiries we learned that the river steamers Sen Cheung, Hankow Kwongelow, Part Beau, and Hoiho did not arrive at Canton yesterday till about 2 p.m. instead of at six or seven o'cloos in the
A fatal case of plaguo (Chinese) was reported morning. Dorso fog in the river was the cause in Tsimshatsui district. yesterday.
of dolay. The s.e. Heungchen, by the way, arrived at Hongkong somewhers after one. o'clock yesterday morning, who eas she was dus at about 11 p.m. It is probable, too, that the Canton-Macao boat is more or less late, This Balry thick weather is a cause of great annoyau e to local shipping and river traffic. In the harbour, also, things hrva been anything but pleamnt.
Intter institution.
Mr. Alee Marsh, our former follow-resident, who returned to the Curl Rosa Company after kaving Hongkong, is at present making a pro- fessional tour in India. He was in Bombay early
u now
Tho Legislative Council of Singapore has appropriated saws of $75,000 for Government printing elico, and $68,000 for enlargement and improvements to the Raffles Library and Museum in that city.
In his recently issued book My Colonial Service Sir WILLIAM DES VEUX, former Governor of this Colony, speaks with aiu March. certain amount of pride of the fact that dur- ing his administration a measure devised by himself was passed which proved" of inestimable benefit not only to the European population, but even to the richer Chinese." This was the European District Reservation Ordinance of 1888. At that time, as Sir WILLIAM DER Vaux writes, the high rents obtainable from Chinese-inhabited houses,
BOWLS.
The Kowloon Bowling Green Club has an At Home at 2.30 pm. next Saturday, when lady visitors will take part in a game. It is the opening day of this season. The prizes, too, of the championship, played at the and of last year, will be presented. A regimental band will play selections. |
NAVAL NOTES.
JAPANESE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.
LONDON, 26th March.
The Dominion Government has disallowed; en Imperial grounds, three Acts of the British Columbia Legislativo Council, imposing restrie- tions on the Jupauese.
THE UNIVERSITY BOATRACE..
LONDON, 26th March. Cambridge won the University boat race by four lengths.
HONGKONG ODD VOLUMES SOCIETY.
MX. J. E. SUTTOR ON AUSTRALIA
AND THE EMPIRE.
Mr. J. B. Suttor, Commercial Agent for New South Wales, in the East, last evening lentured at the City Hall, under the auspices of the | Hongkong Odd Volumes Society, on Australia and the British Empire. The Hon. Gershem Stewart introduced the speaker, mentioning
captured by the Saganami andor the fire of the land bateries. The Saganami took her lu tow hat the waves were running high, and the was seen toe sinking, so that the Japaness cast ler loose, and endeavoured to take off her crew. This was no easy matter under the heavy fire the poople on shore contined to pour into the two boats, and they only succeeded in rescuing four men, when the near approach of the oraisers Norik and Bayan, which had meanwhile emerged from the harbour, forced them to draw off. It would have gone badly with this division of des troyers, but fortunately, the crnizers forming the advanos guard of the Japanese fest appeared over the horizon, on which the Novikand Bayan retired again into shelter. The misers took up their position close to the barbour's mouth, and by 3 2m. the main body of the squadron had closed up, and taking up a position under Lan-ti-shon,
bombarded the forts and harbonar until 1:40
p.m. The division of cruisers immediately in front of the harbour observed the results of this fire, and report that the damage done to the enemy was great. The Russian hill-forts occasionally saswered, but did not succeed in inflicting the smallest dounge on the Japanese ships.
Meanwhile another squadron of cruisers had proceeded to Talien Bay, at the head of which Dalny is situated, and bombarded
The following extract from the London Guette of the 19th February was published fu a Government Gazette Extraordinary yesterday 2----
Foreign Office, February 19th, 1994. His Majesty's Secretary of State for Forigu Affairs has received the following tulegram from Sir Claude MacDonald His Majesty's Minister at Tokyo, in reply to inquiries addres- sed to bim respecting the latentions of the Japanese Government in regard to contraband War and the establishment of. Prise of Courts:**
* Notification published 10th February. Con- traband of war divided into two classen :--
First Class-Military weapons, amunti. tion, explosives, and materials including lead, saltpotre, sulphur, &o, and machinery for mak- ing them, uniforms Naval and Military, military accoutrements, armour-plated machinery and materials for construction or equipment ofships of war, and all other goods which, though not coming under this list, are intended solely for
in war, Above-mentioned articles will be regarded es contraband of war when passing
through or destined for enemy's army, navy or territory,
14 Second Class Provisions, drinks, horses, harness, fodder, vehicles, coal, timber, coine, gold and silver bullion, and materials for con- strnellon of telegraphs, telephones, railways, Above-mentioned articles will be regarded as contraband of war when destined for stemy's army or navy, or in such cases whero being goods arriving at enemy's territory there is reason to believe they are intended for use of
made as regarda articlse manifestly intended for use of vessel carrying then.
that the distinguished visitor was an Aus- the ialaud of Sanhantso, at the enemy's army or navy. Exception has been tralisu doscended from one of the pioneers. entrance of the bay. All the buildings on In opening his lecture Mr. Sattor remarked the island that, like Mark Antony at the death of account emanating from Chefoo says not a were destroyed, and another
Coomar, he was not an orator but a phiz building was loft intact in Dalny. At the time | blant man who lovedl hix country. He touched this bombardment was being carried on the
"A Prize Court has been established at Bazebo with appeal to Tokyo"-
NORTHERN NEWE
According to the N-C. Daily News Tokyo correspondent the sido issues in Marquis Ito's mission to Corea include a loan to Corea of five million yen on liberal terms, and the engagement crowded together as close as possible, had of advisors for the improvement of the Imperial from Hongkong yesterday, fer Mits Bay. The bus of his country, was despatched in the and funnel out of water. The various datach to 43 per cent. The enhanced tobacco monopoly caused a continually increasing intrusion of Court. These will probably be arranged. such houses upon the quarter of the town The Peking und Tientsin Times say that formerly occupied exclusively by Europeans. visitors to Tientsin who saw The Yeomen of "Little by little, but at a gradually increas the Guard in the Gordos Hall on Wednesday ing rate, the Europeans were being, up to and who have seen the same opera played by speak, pushed out of the town of Victoria."mateurs in Shanghai and India, are of one
It seemed as if Europeans would shortly only have the alternatives of living under the unhealthy conditions engendered by
opinion, that they novor saw it played botíer than by the Tientsin A.D.C. Mr. E. Gumpert was responsible for the production.
There will be a soiréc at the Masonic Hall, the overcrowding of a neighbourhood Zetland Street, on Monday evening next. by Chinese-inhabited houses. or of residing Between the dances musical selections will bỏ in the bill district at a heavy expense to given, some of the best local talent Laving been
The Japanese have discovered that the Varyag was struck by a torpedo in the fight at Che
po
upon such events as the conversation between Takasago and Chihaya searched the coast on the A Tokyo telegram of the 21st iust to the Sir J. Banks and the Earl of Sandridge, at that west of the Lizstung peninsula, but saw no N.-U. Daily News says, that financial noder time-1766—First Lord of the Admiralty, in signs of the enemy. They observed in Pigeon standing between the Cabinet and the Partie whide they planned to send so expedition to Bay, where she had been sink on the 25th Fe-In the Diet has been satisfactorily completed. observe the transit of Venus from Tahiti bruary by the Japanese cruisers, the wok of The compromise includes the abandonment of There was a big exodas of British warships Island. Subsequently James Cook, the Colam the destroyer Fushitelni lying with her maste the salt manopoly and the silk faz
The proposed Jand fan of 45 is to be lowered chips that left were the battleships Albion, Endianpur, a 384 ton craft. After obsert-monts ceased fire at 2 p.m. and returund is retalust.
Vengeance, and the cmisersing the transit he went in search of the large to their base. Where this readezvous is situa Ocean, and Amphüríte, Blenheim, Centurion, Cressy, soutliera continent which was supposed to exist;ted is a mystery. It is reported that the re- the Chinese, too, had mail so. After touching turn fire of the forts grows feebler and feabler Sirius, and Talbot.
at New Zealand, and making search in vain, with each succeeding attack. There are the Endeavour (was pointed homeward rumours going about that all the ammunition when, on the 19th of April, 1770, Lieut stored at Vladivostock has been transferred to Hicks reported land in sight, and that land was Port Arthur, but this does not seem very likely Australia. After some very interesting and in
On the oth inst. the Northern squadron some instances amusing historical incidents attacked Viadivostock. Shortly after midday connected with young Australis the speaker the Japanese entered the Bosphorus Strait said that the country was not a poor one, and it leading to the harbour The weather was wide, from which fresh water sould be seated bitterly cold, the thermonator registering 21
degrees below zero. The intense cold made it
JAPAN'S TREASURY BONDS. According to the Nicki Nichi, the Yokohama Specis Bank reports that the amount of the Treasury Bonds applied for at its various bran- ches was as follows:-Honolulu branch, Yen 304,925; San Francisco, Yen 2:6,430; Tientsin, Yen 98625; New York, You 80,900; Shanghai, an 68,075; Peking. Yen 40.000: London,
was not barren. It had a river 700 miles
The German community of Kobe have sub- scribed 7,700 yen “to nusist abaritable offerts in Hiogo Ken in connection with the present war."
The Ostasiattache Lloyd mys that "Beater's report from Nowchwang, according to which Councillor Eckardt, the German Consulat Fiestain, has gone to Nowohwang, Itussis hav ing asked Gorrasu protection for the property of the Russo-Chinese Bank there, is incorrect. His visit to Newchung was only prompted by the desire to get personally sanainted with the sitnation of the Germans residing at that pince
Ordinances, for there were two dealing with possession of the Quadrille Club soirée tickets kong, Yon 10,000-making a total of Ten originating, it was thought, at the Himalaya if any spray Cams on dock it was immediately inkow Station, has received instractions their pockets. Bo the Ordinance- or rather securod for the occasion. Ladies who are in You 17,600; Bombay, Yen 17,300; and Hong-20 miles at sea. This was a subterranean river impossible toerpose any part of the person, and, engineer of the Chinese Rallway, resident at
can use these tickets for the soirée.
848,875.
The Yorodzu says the total subscription to the matter, Nos. 16 and 26 of 1889-were
The directors of the Oriental Hotel at Kobe the War Loan Bonds, which were closed on the passed. Nevertheless, a large portion of the
10th instant, amounted to Ten 452,225,775, have bought for yen 60,000 a site for a new. area intended to be reserved has since hotel on the Band They intend to build a about four and a half times greater than the practially been absorbed by Chinese, and hotel which shall be "second to none in the amount required. Of the total amount sub it has been brought vividly to the atention East" It is for this reason proposed to raise scribed Yen 38,593,400 consisted of offers above of European householders that the process the capital to 500,000 yan. No dificulty is the issie price, and Yen 19,933,825 of subscrip- threatens to go on and deprive them of anticipated in raising these fands, a very large tions for a sum not exceeding Yen 200, to which
Mountains. When the ground was bored water frozen. The lee was heaped in huge masses to
distance of about 6000 mètres from the shore, spouted 40 or 50 foot into the air. Mr. Batter said that Australians ware British to the back-The mountains were covered with snow, the bone, to the last man, and, also, they were "Jos only coloured object dicernible being the Chamberlain." Some very interesting stories lighthouse on Askold Island. The leading about Australian aboriginals ended a very ship broke her way through the ion, the others following in the canal so formed. The plant hour-and-a-half
Mr. Gershom Stewart proposed hearty vote,
The Nawebwang correspondent of the Hự ou vrote on the 18th inst.: Mx, Cox, datriot
from the directors of the Imperial Railways of pangizu, 60 miles up the line in the event of a. collision between Japanese and Russians there. The members of the staff are willing to remain at their posts The local war correspondents are greatly exercised at this decision, for it means a ride of 60 miles to the nearest tele graphic station. The namino general staff and a cavalindo of 50 men inspected the semi-dezolish..
North Chins to retire with his stait to Kon--
their stronghold, if we may call it so, at the It is estimated that the new building will take It will thus be seen that most of the loan bonds! Sharp proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Gordon red with forts; but choosing that battery present there are 12 to 15 dold piecos placed part of the stock having already been taken up preference will be given in allotting the bonds of thanks to the speaker; and hi. Handton/kills lining both sides of the passago Rip Cove-ed fort at the mouth of the river to-day, At
Peak. Consequently 4 petition has been about two years to completa.
go to people below the middle class.
Stewart.
known to be the weakurt, the fleet hended around the neighbourhood, Most of themare 2- directly towards it, and bombarded it, without neh olibre.