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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6TH, 1904.
The concession for making the railway was acquired in 1899, the same year in which the British-Chinese Corporation obtained A. S. WATSON & CO., their concession to construct a railway from
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Kowloon to Canton, to join the line to be built by the Belgian-American Syndicate from Wuchong to Cautoo. Early in 1903, the first section of the Shantung Railway, namely from Tsingtao to Chion-tsup, a distance of 303 kilometres, was opened to regular traffic. It Was expected that the remaining portion, to Tainan-fu, the capital of Shantung, would be completo by the 1st June, 1904, but the contractors
A Bill hax boon introduond into the British Parliament by the Government to amend the law relating to false statements with respect to the financial position of companies or other bodies.
The Japan papers, announce the death of Mr. W. H. Morse, one of the original partners of the well-known tin of Smillı, Baker & Co... of Kobe and Yokohama. His doth occurred in New York. Mr. Frank H. Hunter, formerly of the firm of E. H. Hunter & Co., of Kon and Osaka, died at home of the 10th ult.
TELEGRAMS.
REUTERS SERVICE.
THE VOYAGE OF THE "DISCOVERY."
LONDON. 3rd April.
The Discovery among other important geo graphical and scientifio results, found that Wilke-landis nou-oxistant, the Discovery baving In consequenze of the approaching tomb wor-sailed over the region where Wilkesland is shipping festival, known among the Chinese aschnated. The work of oxenyuting the Discovery was a gigantic task, as oighteen miles of its had Chingaring, there is at present a large exodus of Chinoso to Canton. The river steuners run.
to be ent through to onable her to reach the
open sea.
CLARET S. have anticipated this date by nearly cures ning from Hongkong to Canton are leaving
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every day with large numbers of Chinese passen mouths, for the first through train 49gers; by the various stemmers which loft hore Tsinan-fu was run on the 15th ultiuso. The on Sunday evening a few thousand Chinaso whole distance, 400 kilometres, or 252 miles, must have left the Colony. from Tsingtao to Tainan-ftt, is therefore now open to traffic, within about five years
WESLEYAN GARRISON AND NAVAL CHURCH, WANCHAL Easter Sunday was a red-letter day in the history of this church, which had been closed for the last four months for the purposes of
been added to the length, and the addition of
WAR
NOTES.
BRITISH SHIPS STOPPED IN THE RED SEA.
Besides the British colllers Ettrickdale and Frankby which were seized by the Russian squadron in the Red Sea in Faliruary, but sub. sequently eluded the squadron, we note that the Benalder (Captain Macintosh) was stopped and searched, Hor cargo consisted chiofly of scrap iren for China. The British collier Roseley had a searchlight turned on her, but she was not boarded. The Pelecan, bound for Yokohama, had her papers twice examined by Russian ofleors of the warship which stepped her.
A DRY DOCK FOR PORT ARTHUR,
have charged Japan with having treacherously obtured a sight bloodloss victory by a sudden [attac? upon Russia, which was boat upon maio- taint peaco. It was also asserted in thous comiques that, as the rapture of diploitatio relations could never be taken as the commonot ment of hostilities, and an Japau did not issue her declaration of war until the 11th of February, she was guilty of a flagruit breach of the principios of international law in making, as early as tho Stli, the most unwarrantable attacks upon Bus- sia vien-of-war and merchant vessels.
As to whether Russia lud ever entertained any sincero desire for peace or not, one cou easily judge from the facts that she persistently
of the date of securing the concession. This portion of the fort at Shankhiwan proriously re-ilding and enlargement. Twenty feet have clock at Port Arthur, capable of taking in the evacuation of Manchuria, extended rostly her
is much better progress than has been made by the Belgian-American Syndicate, but how does it compare with that achieved by CHATEAUX the British Syndicate who appeared to be so engar and so anxious to introduce the IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. iron horse into the Celestial Empire, and
more especially to connect the British colony of Hongkong with the great and 1 doz. Qta. doz. Pts.usy capital of Kangtang! Comparisons are sewetimes odious,, we know, but it is $8.00 89.00 frequently both necessary and useful to institute them, however distasteful they may 11.09 be to come of the parties interested. In
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Replying to a question in the House of Can- nous last month. Lori Percy stated that the
occupied by the Russians was, on its eraonation by them, for a time accupied by a French oficer with a corporal's gased, and the French dag was hoisted. The French troops Lave, however,
now left, and a party of Bussiats sokliers from Tientsin are at present in occupation.
Major Magaki, a Japaness cavalry officer, was called to Jajan ut the end of February from Aldershot, where he has bea for the past year going through a course of instruction in the British method of training cavalry, as carried out by the 1st Cavalry Brigade, com- masdel by Major-Goneril H. J. Scobell. Major Magaki has been attached to the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars who gave him a hearty spending on his departure, as he has nudo him
self minst popular with all ranks.
this case it is not only extremely access try' 14.50 to make this comparison, but it is also a
duty we owe to the Colony and to all those In the centre of a discussion of the Navy 22.00 interested in British trade with South Estimates in the House of Comuns last month China, or, for the matter of that, with any Mr. Gibson Bowles said he was informed that
As against the new dockyard at. Hongkong was a stuper portion of the Far East.
in Shan-dous mistake, the wrong site having been 252 miles of railway laid
expital of the selected. Mr. Lane, replying for the Govern. trug. connecting the
ment. said the professional advisers of the the province with
Government, including the Commander-in-Chief on the station, had ananimously approved of the site, and it was selected on their distinct recom- mendation.
Germaa port of Tsingtao, what have the British Syndi
cate to show? Not one yard of railway, not a single sad cut, not even a proper survey made! This is the fact, and it
reflerts must severely not alone on the A. S. WATSON & CO. Syndicate or Corporation but also upon British enterprise generally, and it is LIMITED.
naturally calculated to lower British can" mercial prestige in' the whole of the Fur East. Atuntion has at last been directed to this apparently inexplicable delay in utilising the concession gained with no little difficulty from the Peking Government, and the circumstances have been widely commented upon in public and by the dens sth communications addressed to the Et Press, but still there is no sign of any
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In our issue of yesterday wo published some interesting statistics of the progress of the German colony of Kinochau, which shows a satisfactory rate of development generally, It is true that Germany is spending money very freely on this possession, and that it is not at prestat paying any interest on that expenditure; but the German Government
active movement on the part of the con- cessionaires. The British-Chinese Corpora on must, however, wake up, and that speedily, or there will soon he an agitation for the cancellation of their privilege and its transfer to some body or company able and willing to proceed at once with the undertaking. Every month of lost time will now be jealously counted, and this colony will do well, unless satisfactory proofs are soon forthcoming of an intention to proceed with the railway, to memorialise the Colonial Office on the subject.
Latters reaching Paris from Hanoi doseribe
warlike preparations in the Far East, will amply confirm the above statemont. The following
Seventy shipwrights and artificers left refused throughout the whole course of negoti Sevastopol meently for Moscow, where theyations to meet the proposals made by Japan in will be joined by two thousand men from the conciliatory spirit, and that by wantou delays Baltic yards, the whole party then proceeding put off the settlement of t question, while at by rail to Port Arthur. It is stated that the same time she was busily concentrating hor Professor M. J. Timanoff was also leaving for naval and military forces in the Far East.
The fact that Russia, since last April, when she failed to carry out her promised second the For Eastern part. Ho has a plan for the immediate construction of a temporary dry injured warships for repairs. The Professor's
of the harbour, go to work with the powerfel dredgers, and then pump out the enclosure. There is no lack of appliances and material. Fady to hand, says the correspondent, but it is doubtful whether the dry dock can be countrusted is time to be of material service to the Port Arthur squadron, and the constructive work may possibly be retarded or stopped by the long range fire of the enemy's guns.
side aisles completes the original design of the project is to oleo ip by a dnm an inner corner inercase has been made in her naval strength —
HUSSIA'S PROPOSED
KEINFORCEMENTS.
NAVAL
A. Denison, The architect, Mr. A.M.I.C.E.. and the builder, Mr. Kin Tusk, are to be congratulated on a fine piece of work surried ont punctually to the day. On Sunday morning every available seat was occupied There wore just over four hundred soldiers and sailors present; use, with a hundred civilians. made up a congregation of five hundred. The seating capacity of the church has been doubled by the extension. The preacher for the In a
Papers by the mail contain confirmation day was the Rev. T. W. Pearce, L.M.S. few introductory and congratulatory remarks of the special telegram published in the Daily Mr. Pearce spoke of the happy coincidence of Press a month ago announcing Bussia's in the opening day with the grant and joyful tention to dispatol 15 warships to the Far East feast of Easter. The sermon. founded on st the end of June. The squadron will I. Cor. 5. verse 8. was most appropriate to the consist of fifteen large ships, which will occasion, and the two main thoughts were to accompanied, as we suggested at the timo, by Easter joy and Easter duty. Through the about 30 torpede-bonts. The composition of kindness of the Colonel and cheers of the the squadron will be as follows:-The eight Sherwood Foresters the mud of Unist regiment battleships Beradino, Orel, Imperator, Alexander sent a contingent under the leadership of III, Knus Suvaro, Osiliabya, Navaria, Banimaster Bradley. Mr Bean prathon. Sino: Veliky, and Imperator Alogander I
CLASS OF VESSEL, Battleships Armonred cruiser. Cruisers.... Torpedo dostroyers Ganboot...
Mine ships
NUMBER.
19
TONNAGE.
38.488
7,720
90.417
2,450
1,334
0.000
82,415
In addition to these, Russia sent destroyera in section by rail to Port Arthur. The work of putting these vessels together has been hurled up, and seven of them have already been com ploted. At Vladivostok two vessels of the Volunteer Fleet were armed, and they hoisted the Russian naval ensign. Furthermore, Russis ordered out one battleship, threo cruisers, saven destroyers, and four torpedo-boats, the total tonnage of which amounted to about 70,740 tops. These vesela might have joined the Russian squadrons already in the Far East had not certain circumstances compelled Fassin to recall them, and these, if added to the others, would make the aggregate increase exemail. 113,000
The inrease in land forces since the 20th of
again in the evening te a good congregation, the two armoured oruisers, Dinitri Donskoi and tops
were the largest on The collections taken
Oleg; the three protected cruisers, Aurora, record for this Church. The day was bright, Jomiche, and Izumrud, the two latter being and aanid the happiest auspices this enlarged of the Aavik type; and the two large transports, church has entered upota a new life. The Kamtchaika and Ocean, whieli recently returned
The following letter was received last month opening services will be continued next Sou- from the Far East. This squadron will be
by the Bible Society from Paking. from Sir Robert Hart. Inspector-General of Customs and of Posts in China:Enclosed please find a choque for 1) guinens, which it gives me much pleasure to be able to send us a subscription to your Centenary Fund. It is an honour and a privilege to have oven the smallest share in your magnificent work, and I wish your appeal the fullest successt-Sincerely yours, Ronrar HART
Mr. Brnost Foxwell, late Profesor of Econo mies and Finance at the Imperial University of Tokvo, has been delivering a course of three lectures in Toulon on "Japanese Life and Character." In Que of thern the lecturer
of tho
insisted that for many years Western nations did not appreciate the civilisation Japanoso; and defended them warmly from the charge of being in any way barbarians. The people were perfectly happy with
minimum
of what we regarded as material comforts. They were not divided, but the family unity
duy when the Rev. C. H. Hickling will preach in the morning at 10.15 a.m. oud the Rev. W. Brilie in the evening, at six o'clock.
LICENSING SESSIONS.
THE CONNAUGHT HOUKE LICENCE.
Four of the Justices, Mere. J. H. Kemp (presiding), F. J. Badaloy, C. D. Melbourne, and Ahmet Ramjan, at a meeting held yesterday further considered the application made a week ago for the transfer of the Connaught House ligaer Licence. Mr. F. W. Guluring solicitor), from the office of Mr. J. Hastings, appeared for the hotel proprietor, and Mr. G. K. H. Brutton (solicitor), appeared for Mr. Clark, the late manager, who opposed the transference of the
licence to Mr. Bishop.
ane last, when, ander the protext of a trial transportation on the Siberian Railway, Russia sent to China two infantry brigados, two
total
over
Russia has
commanded by Rear-Admiral Royestvensky. artillery battalions, a body of onvairs, and A commentater romarks that this feet is a military trains. Russia has continued to despatch "scratch pack in every sense of the term her troops to the Far East, and at the made up as it is of vessels that are still in beginning of February, 1904, tho dockyard hands and have not yet ran their angmented strength of land forces was preliminary trials, tagother with some of the 40,000, and plans were being made for sending oldest vessels that the modern Russian Navy out, if necessary, over 200,000 more. possesses. They all, too, vary among themselves in speel and in coal capacity, while Lous of them is the means of getting over more than half the distance without re-evaling. How that supras dificulty in this regard will be gol over remenins yet to be soon, and it will be o highly interesting spectacle for outsiders
RUSSIAN FINANCE.
in strongthoning fortilleations nt Vladivostock at the same time beon ougage day and night, and Port Artur. Forts were built at Han- Chun, Lino-Yang and other strategic points. Arms and ammunition were forwarded to the Far East by the Siberian Railway, and in the
middle of October last a train of fourteen cars s hurriedly left Russia laden with the necessary equipment of a field hospital.
From the latter
The Central News has been officially inform ed that, according to the balance-shoot of the These warlike preparations clearly show that Mr. Goldring said he understood that, on the Russian State Bank, issued at the end of Russia had not the least inclination for 1st inst. Mr. Clark left the Connaught House February, the bank had in hand 921 million friendly nogollution, but solely sought to Hotel and took his clothes and possessions roubles in gold, while the outstanding paper force Japan into submission by dint of therefrom, thereby breaking a condition of
currency issued, including the fifty million military preponderance. the licence. two nights he slept on the premises, returning one night at 2.30 roubles issued recently, in C05 million roubles. part of Juruary of the present year to the
In addition the Russian Treasury has a large beginning of February the warlike activity q was regarded as the base of all joy and happiness.m., and on the other night at 3.30 am.
amount of gold with foreign banks for the pay. Russla became still further intensified. On The son never separated or cut himself off from Ho had not taken any part in the managementment of coupons, which does not figure in the the 21st of January about two battalions of of the Connaught House since the 1st inst., balance-shoot. The current account of the infantry and a detachment of cavalry wore his father. They not understand the
The despatched from Port Arthur and Dalny sending of people into a worklonse, and thought and had not interfered with Mr. Bishop. Treasury in the bank is 416 zillions. that was barbarism. They were more healthy who had assumed the management from Central News is authorised to state that no to the nexthern frontier of Corea, and on than the poorer classes in England, more
that date. Mr. Clark was legally dismissed, and foreiga loans are at present contemplated by the 28th an order to propare for war was contented; and lived in a more decent manner could, take proceedings against the hotel if he the Russian Government; and at the presont given by Admiral Alexieff to the forces whick -
A cun mon than the poor in England.
were stationed in the vicinity of the Yau, saving was, "A» uumarried man is a larbarian thought it. After his dismissal be had slept the would be unnecessary, owing to the ample
On the let of February the Commander-in- Chief-at Vladivostock, under orders of his A "To Danin" was sung at the Winter Palace Government, requested the Japanese com- in S. Petersburg in the presence of the Tsar mercial agent at that port that, as a state of and Tanritas "after the defeat of the Jappasse siege might at any moment be proclaimed there, quadron at Port Arthur when it retreated he should warn his nationals to prepare to and was pursued by the Russian squadron." withdraw to Habarovsk. Troops were acl-
at the Palace and among the Ministers. It is wards the Yaln, while at Port Arthur all ther probably recognised by this time in Russia that powerful men-of-war except ons battleship then the time for rejoicing and singing To Deam" under repair steamed out into open sea. is not yet.
Who could then say that Russia had no war-
war?
the province of Kwangsi as a perfect cauldron. There was a total population of 4 millions of people, and not more than 21,000 in what would of rebellion.
be considered hore a state of pauperiso the majority of these being, children who had lost their parents by earthquakes or other natural disasters. In their business relations the
A fatal case of plague-Chinese-las, been officially reported as having occurred at No. 104 Kowloon Street, Kowloon City.
at night in the roots of a man who was away The guest had chosen to give him the use of his room, but he had no interest in the affairs of the hotel Mr. Goldring asked the justices to grant à license to Mr. Bishop; there was nothing against granting two licences.
Mr. Bratton said that the hotel licence
resources at its disposal.
"TOO PREVIOUS."
look confidently to the time when the capital Museum for the week ending the 3rd April. Jepanese thought equity should be the ruling had eight months to run. Mr. Clark was the only The news of this alleged defeat caused rojcicing vancing in large forets from Liao-Yang to
Tho visitors to the City Hall Library and- now being laid out will yield good results, 1904, were 194 non-Chinese and 75 Chinese to the if not directly then indirectly by feeding former, und 53 non-Chinese and 1,798 Chinese German trade and shipping. Already the to the latter institation. trade of Kiaolan las increased enormous..
ly, the returns for 1903 showing that it had doubled as compared with the trade of the preceding year. Meuatione six factory
buildings and a silk spinning mill have been built, a concession acquired for a team
principle, and not a hurd and fast contract.
The London Times has a wireless telegraph Montenegro, bis wife, three children and grant two licences to the same premises. RUSSIA'S "SOVEREIGN RIGHTS" IN THE FAko intention, or that she was unprepared for
station ut Weilmiwei. Messages are being sent from the chartered steamer Haimun to this station, the pole of which is 180 feet high. A recent gule carried away 20 feet of the pole.
Sir William Harcourt, who entered the House
his constituents that in consequence of the state
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person they had to consider as representing the owner. proprieter. and licensee of the hotel THE NEW GOVERNOR OF MACAO. Mr. Clark refused to consent to the transfer of the licence to Mr. Bishop, and they could not His Excell-ney Senhor Martinho de Queiros
EAST. there was an offenes who would be held aide-de-camp, Lieut. Christovam Apres da
responsible? There had been some dispute The Tear addressed the following message to Lisbon by the Magalhaes, arrived from Messageries Maritimes ss. Annam. Corsal between the proprietor of the hotel and Mr. General Kuropatkin, the Commander-in-Chief
Clark. If they granted a second licence they of the Russian Army in the Far East:-- General A. G, Romane and Vice-Consul J. J. would judge between the proprietor on the
Although, as the head of the military on the other administration since 1898, you have worked Iiris weat on board to meet the party and ons hand and the licensas
visitors pul up at the Hongkong Hotel, but,
More
After some further discussion the matter was
should have had a proper agreement. The The bour has come when I must anmmen you to.
Government and Mr. Clark, for 12 walls, and honour id dignity of Russia and her sovereign
rights in the Far East. Mr. Clark was the only man known to them.
"Knowing your brilliant gifts and the considered in private, the Justices finally demminent preparations for battle, I am glad to entrust to you the responsible command of my ciding to allow a second licence.
Manchurian army against the Japanese.
"On your leaving your work as Minister, may God help you in your difficult task which leave of you and in thanking you for your six years' work for the good of my dear army, I Novsky in brilliants.
THE FIRST JAPANESE RIFLE.
Admiral J. Moresby (retired) writer the
corn mill, numerous houses and godownia of Commons in 1868, hus intimated in a letter to brought them ashore in their Jauneb. TheThe proprietor had got himself into this fix, with energy and assiduity to reorganise and following interesting latter to a London con- have arisen, a brewery is being established, of his health, he has determined not to offer owing to the weather, were unable to "do" the and he had to get out of it; the proprietor perfect the army, your work is not yet done. temporary At the present junoturo the and a fourth brickfield has been opened. himself for re-election when the General Elec.city; They were seen on board the gun-boat existing licence was a contract between the the head of my valiant army to defend the following incident of the practical intelligence
But yesterday morning by the Consul and Mining syndicates are also busily engaged tfix, which cannot be far distant," comes. in exploring the hinterland of the Colony. Even among his political opponents this Vice-Consul, the Diu leaving for Macao at and the results of their labours (Shantung announcement has evoked expressions of keen 8 a.m. His Excellency will take over the being fairly rich in minerals) will no doubt regret, for. Sir William. whatever might be government immediately aftor landing, pro- soon be apparent. The work of alloresta-thought of his political convictiode, was regard-parations having been inde for his recoption. ed as the greatest Parliamentarian since the His Excellency has acted as Governor of tion is being systematically carried on, us our days of Gladstone.
Portuguese African Colonies, and has held Several diplomatic positions. In appearance German friends beliove very strongly in the
The Navy Estimates include a
of he is
like an Englishmen than a ameliatory influences of forests on the
£58,000te bo spent at Weihaiwei. When the vote Southerner and has a climate, and it is asserted that the young was being considered by the House of Commons plantations already established have had a Mr. Flynn, one of the Nationalist members for
It will be remembered that sites Govorn or beneficial effect on the rainfall and have Cork, strongly condemned this proposed ox- Novaes left Macao, sane months ago, the Harz left Cardiff with 9,500 tons, and the confer upon you the Order of Alexandro to be placed in my
penditure on the ground that Woiluiwei is government has been in the hands of Bishop valueless as a naval base. Mr. Walton asked Joao Paulino, Judge Albac de Magalhaes, and for information as to the item of £8,000 for Senhor Alves Branco, the harbour-master the dredging of Weihaiwei. Mr Loe said he Judge Albano de Magalhaes, by the way, is had already explained twice the policy of the leaving for Jurope via Hongkong by the Government with regard to Weihaiwei. It Canadian Pacific 8.a. Empress of India on the bad been the original intention of the Govern- 20th inst. It is rumoured that the Bishop is ment to establish Weihaiwe as a fortified leaving Macao on a visit to Singapore. Dr. It is, however, when we come to regard port, but later it had been decided to hold it as Alfredo Lello, who was Colonial Secretary in a British station in China where ships of the the days of Governor Novaes, and went home the work done on the Shantung Railway Flest could go in hot weather as a kind of sane-
on leave, is now on his way out again to take up the position of Colonial Secretary. that we in Hongkong find our object lesson. terium.
thorough sailor-like cargoes amounting to 120,200 tons of steam coal you have with self-denial assumed. In taking in the old Japanse. style. At its close
increased the fruitfuluess of the soil. Alto. gether the German Government have reason to believe that the money so freely lavish- ed on their Far Eastern dependency has not been wasted, and that an object lesson for the Chinese in North China has been
created by their efforts.
manner.
of the Japanese may be interesting-In January, 1885, just two months after the action at Simonoseki had been fought, where the
arrows and elad in chain armour, I happened to Japanese were partly armed with boss and be senior naval officer at Nagasaki, and became on very friendly terms with the Governor COAL FROM CARDIFF,
of the city. On my departure for England, on promotion, he gave me a farewell banquet During the mouth of February 41 vessels with
he cansed a Winchester breechloading rifle clodred at Cardiff for Far Eastern ports, a
hands. I guessed large proportion being for Japan. The Sado
he had an ulterior object in view, and, larger Japanese steamers, the Binge Mara and
"Wishing success to you, and trusting to you observing that the name Winchester Fazuchi Maru, vore at Cardiff early in March to transmit to say brave army my Imperial look had evidently hem, engraved by a hand taking on board over 12,000 tons.
gresting and my blessing, may God keep you unaccustomed to Latin characters, I remarked:
Your Excellency has done well in manufac unharmed,"
"NICOLAS." turing so perfect a lock for this rifle." With warships, cargoes consigued for the Japanese navy have been diverted to the Cape ronte.
PREACHING FEAUE AND PREPARING FOR WAR. huge.delight, he informed me that look, stock," and barrel bad all been made by Japanese work- Consternation was caused at Caryliff when it The following interesting statement was was officially announced by Russia that "neu-isened by the Japanese Legation in London last men, and begged me, on my return to England, to tall my Queen what I had seen. I had to tell tral ships captured while engaged in flagrant month --
In the official communiqués of the 18th and him I could not do that, but I would tell the 20th of February, the Russian Government Admiralty, and I did.
In order
to losses the risk of interference by Pussiaz
set of entraband ean, according to circumstan eos, be seized and eren confiscated."
1
on the