the policy of the Chinese Government to re- main quiescent and maintain as strictly as possible that neutrality which has been
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Chefoe, 10th April. MANY MILES OF USELESS TRENCHEN.
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churin and outside the Great Wall. The Colonel Marchond's letter (in which he denies that his resignation is due to his project of native Christians are growing alarmed at marriage, which he has moreover abandoned) the growth of the Tsai, which had so calls for a disciplinary measure to precede the much to do in spreading the Boxer pro-acceptance of his resignation. The Minister paganda, and their fears are no doubt suffi- of War. General Andre, who is absent at ciently well founded to call for some the moment, will announce his decision later. representations by the Diplomatic Baly to the Chinese Government. It is to be hoped that the foreign Ministers will not leave the matter too long, for nothing is to be gained by delay, and the movement gains strength IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. and numbers by immunity from official
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To construct barriors like those in the Canton
River, just below the Bogne Forts, is a laborions task, and takes time, is well us resources mora complete than Newchwang possesses. And sthmarino mines seem useless in very shallow and receding watera,
some miles of shallows, whore at low tido there ura exposed mud-hanks. It is a zimlar position to the Bristol Channel or the Bay of Fundy. Now, it is impossiblo to have a three-mile string of mines removable at low water and replaceable Among the thonganda of Chiness who havens the tide rises. If not removed, they would come from Newchwung lately, I got some sink in the mud as the water recodes, and wouldl. strange stories from strange points of view, probably never come up again. from two or three old naquaintances. Que was in 1900 servant to British newspaper cor- respondent on the Peking expedition, and was well known as "The Pirate," for rousons which are better loft unsaid: he is now a merchant, and has con in Manchuria, Another was in 1990 a soldier of the British army. Weihaiwoi
At Tinkow, where the foreign 'sultlement is, Regiment; he has not greatly prospered, but there are not more than about 5,000 Russian At Newchwung proper, higher up went up to the minos in Heilungching, and troops. afterwards worked as a coolie in the Russiantha river, there are abont 1000. Thors are service ut Newehwang, helping to dig trendlies, said to be 100,000 at Tushichno, about 40 miles Another used to be junior billiard-markor in an away, where the main line of railway from Port English club in China, went to be a "boy" in Arthur to Harbin is joined by the Nowhwang the honsa of a Russian officer, and finally became branch. The number of schiers is vorroborated foreman of a gang of labourers at Dalny. These from various sources, and I still think there Chinese usually have a good memory for a
is an element of doubt for whichi people ax a rule forget to allow, Chinese carpenters and foreign face that they have known; and when they recognised me, I remembered then. Good bricklayers know how many buildings have been fellows, each in his sphere, rolling stones,"
put up, sad what is the capacity of each bar- rack-room, and that, in the origin of all the men of character, in their Oriental way; not empire-builders, at the raw material with reports about 100,000. But I think there are →→
more vecant quarters than people suspect, for a 1 which empires are built.
room that can hold 100 looks pretty fall with only 70.
They were willing to tolline all they could and to bring to me others of their own surt. 50The Pirate" wanted to tell me news of events which the telegraph made known to the wide world months ago; he imagined he understood the journalistic idea. But I got some interesting descriptions of things, us viewed by the ex-soldier and others, from standpoints distinctly out of the ordinary.
It is worth noting that in 1900, on the Boxer alarm reaching Nowchwang, the Russians then at Tuchichno received ordors at 11 p.m. to move into Novelwang, and orrived by 4 azn. next day, with ail impediments. Of course it was not a record achievement to strike cumy, entrain, and go 40 miles by rail in five hanas. for less than 1,000 men; but I mention it only as an example of actual practice..
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which were widely different from other accounts and created a small sensation at
the time. We see that the Japan Daily Mail very properly takes Commander SENTES to task, pointing out that this officer was publicly reported—and did not deny the report→to have said :- An invitation was addressed 10 the Commander of the U.S.S. Vicksburg *to join us in protesting" (ie. against. Admiral Uno's projected attack), “but we "received no reply, this officer probably "judging good not to disturb himself" If Commander SENNES used such language, 131 says the Mail, he insulte a brother officer, though of a foreign service. Quite 10; and we certainly agree with the Tokyo paper when it goes on to say: In point of fact *the officer commanding the Vicksburg had “the borour of standing alono in his appre- ciation of what was right in the cir "cumstances. The protest made by the captains of the Pascal, the Talbot, and the Elba was ahogether lira vires. "We have heard it described as an unwar "rantablo impertinence,' but without
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WITHOUT paying too much attention to Chinese rumours or reports, it is always well to take note of what is circulating in
native circles. Before the Boxer outbreak in 1900 numerous warnings were received,
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We received a visit yesterday from Mr. T. J. McKay, the enterprising and well-known General Passenger Agent of the San Francisco Orerland route, who arrived in Hongkong by the Siberia ou Wednesday. We under- stand that he is only making a brief stop here. With him Mr. McKay has brought some of the latest pamphlets and hooklets of the various companies with which he is connected,
the Chicago and Alton Railway On
THE WAR.-IN TOUCH ON THE
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LONDON, 19th April.
S. Petersbarg roports that there are only 600-
foremost Russian outposts on the islands in the
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ADMIRAL MAKAROFF'S WIDOW.
I gathered that the Rassions have had an enormous amount of entranching done along the river-side just below Tiukow the port of New- okrang. One man said the trenches extended along the left (east) bank: for nearly twenty miles. He did not mean twenty miles of continuous trench, but a trench about every -300 yards for 20 miles up-river. But the river
radius of many miles round Nowchwang, is low and flat, and is liable to be entirely under water at spring tides, if there happens to be hrisk southerly wind. The whole Gulf of Pechili is subject to excessive tides, vory readily in fluenced by winds, and this northern armi, the Gulf of Liuotung, is the worst of all. The coastline, though it looks irregular in shape, is in effect a funnel, in which the tide banke nf quickly; the water is very shallow throughout, which makes the rise and fall more erratic. AB along the shores of the gulf, the distance from LONDON, 19th April. low water mark to high water mark runs to Admiral Skeydloff has arrived at 8. Peters- some miles, and the food-tide often becomes a barg before proceeding to the Far East. He the north-east monsoon winds prevail very
swift-rushing wave. Now in winter months received an extraordinary popular ovation, and steadily, and an the tide as it advarees northward conjured to save the hozone of the Navy.
LONDON, 19th April,
Admiral Makaroff's widow has been granted
a pension of 20,000 roubles, 20
The reports of the Transvaal Labour Com mission are already been published, and the substance of them is well known, bring, in effect, that the mines of the Witwatersrand alons
within the next five years would require 196,000 additional labourers, and that Central and Southern Africa cannot meet the lamand. The minutes of evidence. which are 105 pablished for the first time, occupy over 660 pages, in addition to scrne statistical tables and? diagrams.
Newspapers of Bolivia and Pornaro amioune· ing that after a search extending through five centuries the treasure Peruviang buried in Holivia and valued at $16.000.000 has just been discoverol by a company of British and Ameri can engineers. The Bolivian newspapers tell of great excitement araong the natives, because of endorsing that extreme view there is no the belief that gold valued at 830,000,000 mero is “possibility of denying that the three awaiting discovery. According to South Am. "officers would never have dreamed oferican stories all this treasure of the purest gold "addressing such a protest to an Admiral was found at Chayaltaya. The legend is that about 500 years ago, at the time of the Spanish of Occidental nationality.
conquest, gold was buried by the Indians, to be
These
ADMIRAL SKRYDLOFF STARTING.
U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
LONDON, 19th April.
The Russians are raising reroune from the pensantry by charging each farmer one string of cash, about a dollar, for "pretection," with- out which they are told they are not permitted to till their fields. The Chinamin meekly pays, bat onnnot plough because his oxen have been taken away. The Russians come md seize
And the Russian
farmer cannot help it officers, together with their Chinese interpreters and other hangers-on, pocket a good doul of money both in tax-collecting and in puying for commandeered goods. So they like war.
BIG FREIGHTER CRIPPLED AT
HONGKONG.
MAIN STRAM-PIPE ÍXPLOSION, A severe accident, the explosion of the maiu steam-pipe, has cripplad tho freighter Courie She is now powerless iu' Hongkong harbour,
the nimble hands of clever engineers have com- riding at anchor peacefully until such time ss
pleted repairs. The vessel, bound North up- coast, whilst proseciling on her way, making a departure from the wharf at Taikoksui, was suddenly brought to a standstill. The main steem piça had exploded, allowing sha stenu to hiss out and fill the engine-room in less time than it takes to relate. Engineers, fremen, greasers, stokers, and everyone in the engine. room in fact, rashed up the slippery iron ataircase to escape scalding and soffocation,
to Newchwang has rather to fight its way over the mud-flats. There is also usually abroad belt of ice sometimes ten miles wide, which helps tocheck the rash of water into the estuary of the Lino. In summer, with the south-west monsoon winds The Democratic State Convention of Newell the time and no ico, the tides average higher; and it only requires little exfto force in the York has nominated Justice Parker for the wind to back up a spring tide, and submerge vast tracts of fats that appear miles inland now, Presidency.
Hore, the Chinese kuid, are the Russian trenches.allotting away, for a wonder, with their Perhaps the officer directing the work is new, liven. The vessel was brought to an anchor, and does not ask local advice; or perhaps the while the engine room department opened Japanese were expected before the change of wide the skylights so as allow the moist cloud monsoon, or perhaps the Russians think the of steam to go its way, and eventually the men wero, onsbled to get below to draw the firea. chance of flooding is a risk that can be taken
All on board may be vory thankful that the and the damage at worst no very serious matter.
occurrence did not happen at sea, for if it bed there is no telling to where the steamer might have drifted while repairs were being executed.
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At any rate, there are the trenches, and in some
and energy on an enormous scale. The Russians The vessel is now anchored in the Harbour, to may before long find out that they have made
colossal blunder.
the south of Stonecutfor's Island,
LONDON, 19th April. The Budget shows a deficit of £5,415,000, The estimated recouns for the coming year is £139,060,000 and the expenditure £143,887,000, The Chancellor of the Exchequer refuses to "officers had nothing whatever to do with wid over to the Spaniards as a ranson for the spond the sinking fund,and proposes to realise people's opinion they are sheer waste of money
a million's worth of unchained stuck, to add one Pony on the income tax, twopence on tea, an additional sixpence on e gars, a shilling on cigarettes, a now rate of three shillings and threepence on tabacco stripped before importa tion, to raise the moisture limit to 99, and to alle. In told that it contains at present four came this way from Sumatra with petroleum introduce small deuwboks which it is boped will increase the British expoit tobacco trade. £550,000 from these duties, £2,000,000 from income tax, and £2,000,000 from the increase of 20. on tea is anticipated. Sugar remains untouched.
*the beutrality of Corea as between Japan liberation of Emperor Atalaincips, but that the "and Russia, and when Commander SENNES money was refused by the Spaniards, who killed "allowed himself to refer in most discour the Peruvian Emperor. The treasure was the "tous termste thestrictly proper abstinence laddon. Since then unstable exploration parties, native and forsign; have mule fruitless "of the captain of the Vicksburg, he merely search for the gold. It was by are accident "showed that his own conception of duty that the lucky findars came upon the treasure. "was temporarily obscured." Happily While making surveys and driving stakes they French policy in the Far East is not discovered the fortune. The Bolivian Govern dictated by a Commander SENNES, though his views no doubt find favour with the
Shanghai,
11.E. Viceroy Chang Chih-tang is reported seriously ill and not expected to live.
Dr. Morrison, the Tanes correspondent, left Peking for Cores on the woming of the 10th
which were disregarded until it was prac-leader-writers of the Echo de Chine at tically too late, and scores of missionaries in various parts of North China had been massacred. There can be little doubt that the tardiness shown by the Powers in moving after the first of the outrages served to embolden the Boxera, and possibly eu- couraged some of the officials to join the movement for the extermination of foreigners in China. It is to be hoped, therefore, that the foreign Ministers will not be caught napping a second time. The Chinese Go vernment is so utterly backboneless and its real disposition is so difficult to gauge accurately that it would be worse than idily to rely on any assurances the Waiwupu
instant.
By the rect Anturetic expedition, which
returned to New Zealand last month, it was ascertained that the interior of Victoria Land continues at a height of 9,000 -fect, evidently a vast continental platean, and that Wilkes
Land" does not exist.
The Hongkong Fire Brigude are, we under-
(the successor to the Taung-li Yamen) could stand, going to trust His Excellency the Officer give. For some time to come the Treaty Administering the Government, Mr. F. H. on their Legation May, C.M.G, on the 20th inst. They intend Powers will have to rely guards for the protection of their repre- to give an exhibition of the back of the Kow- sentatives in the Chinees capital, and it shing Theatre, showing the capabilities of should be the business of the Legations to Hongkong's 20 and 15-year-old fire engites.
The display will be interesting! keep as accurately informed as possible as
At the end of our account yesterday of the to the temper of the populace and as to the conditions in the Palace, where intrigues bowling match between the Hongkong and Ger- are perpetually going on. It was reported man Clubs, wostated that the former his now won some weeks ago that there was a good nine matches against seron; it should have boon. deal of unrest in North China, but the ten against soven.. It is to be noted that, in the statement then excited comparatively little grand totals, the losers occupied four out of the attention. The progress of the war absorb first six places. Messrs. Wacker. Lammert, Rombach, and Eberjüs all scoring over 1,400, a ed general interest, and it was not generally distinction only and by three of the winning thought that any movement was probable team, of whom, however, Mr. Chater headed the at the present juncture, when it is obviously whole list.
ment has taken charge of the find.
By kind permission of Lit-Col. Iremos ger und officers, the Band of the 93rd Burma Infantry will play the following programms of musie it the King Edward Hotel, during dinner to- sight (weather permitting) :- March..."March des Toreros" ...... Godard "Mizu"
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Rubens Stritus The Blue Danube " The Ballard of the Waver" Haltos "God Save the King."
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LONDON, 19th April. The death is announced of Major Burt, of the Guards, from a carriage cccident in Piocadilly
FIRE IN TOKFULAM ROAD.
Again we have to announce a fire, this time at No: 31, Pokfulam Road, It occurred on Wednesday evening, some S0 worth of property being spoiled. The premises in question are occupied by a Matane Guion, who is a dealer in second-hand furniture, which, after being re- newed, is sold at various places. Fires have quite core in fushion again, and though this is not a very large one it krups the ball rolling."
The fort which is supposed to command the entrance of the river is apparently not formid. guns, of about five-inch calibre, with the mark
The Cowrie is a British steamer of 3,155 tous,
commanded by Capt. A. E. McDonnell. Sho for the North, leaving Singapore, her last port,
of the Peterburgskiya Arsenal on them. They on the 11th inst., and arriving at Hongkong on are guns of modern typo, but mounted in the the 18th inst. She called here simply for ban- style of about twenty years ago. There are also kering purposes. Her local agents are Messrs. some of the regular field artillery, about 3inch Arbold, Karberg & Co. calibre, in the fort; and the naval guus of the Shoutch were being put into the fort. But it seems the whole thing when completed could not stand against a couple of good gunboats,
WAR NOTES.
FROM JAPAN. According to a Tokyo correspondent there are now 200,000 Russian troops in Mançkarüt. The centre of concentration is Linayang, but, there are about 10,000 Russians on the right (or north) bank of the Yolu.
There have been reports that the approach to the port by sea was guarded by sunken vessels and submarine mines. There was an official notification published by the Russian Consol in Chofoo, in the name of Viceroy Alexiaff, that obstructions ad heen plucel in the river, Posset Bay has required special importance and suites along the coast. I am informed that in Russing over as a point of concentration for these statements aro incorrect, as for us is forces destined to oppose my arivance by a known in Newelwang. A number of Chinese Japanese army, across the Tumen towards junks and a large quantity of stone had undoubt Vladivostock. The troops said to be assembled edly been purchased, and the usual very liberal there at present total 6,456 of all arms, commissions had been pocketed by certain pamely:---Two regiments of the East Siberia officers-it is notorions flut Russian officers fill Rifles, 4,000; two batteries of field artillery, their pockets by such transactions as these, and 600; one lattery of gorrison artillery, "300 this fact constitutes one of the chief underlying one battery of garrison artillery, 300, one causes of the chain of events which dragged | detachment of torpedo troopsy 200; Total Russia into war. But though there was expen} 6,400. diture un cepunt of blocking the river, it is still unblocked. I could not ascertain why, but I was assured that the junks and the stones are still waiting to be utilised. There is a reason. TN "MARCO POLO." The Italian armoured cruiser Marco Pate for the submarine mines not yet being in poki arrived from Taranto yesterday, having left tion; there has been so much floating ice in the Singapore on the 13th inst. She is a ressel of river that the mines could not be put down, and 4583 metric tons displeeemont, $27 ft. long, it will be necessary to wait until there are no big 48 ft. 3 in. beam, 19 ft. 6 in. draught, and 10,543 lumps of drift-ice left. That is only a matter i.b.p. She was build at Castellamare in 1900 of a few days now; and possibly the junks |sa cust of £341,400. She has 4 in, belt armour, are waiting till the mines are placed. Further. and the same thickness at gao positions. Her more, when the mines are "planted," it remains guns consist of six 5.9-in. QF, tan 4.7-in., two to be seen whether they will be of use, for The postponed match between the 33rd Bar-29ja, nipo 2.2-in., four 1.4-in, and two machine the conditions are very unfavourable. At
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mas and the Civilian tente for the "May". Polo Cap will be played on Monday next, weather permitting. The winnere will play the Polo Club team, who drew a bpo in the first round.
NAVAL NOTES.
guns. She has five torpedo tabes, ons being submerged. Her normal coal supply is 600 tons; complement, 394; and spood 10 knots per
hout.
high water there is a vast expanse of water in the estuary, deep-sea vessels have to be very careful and pick their way through a narrow channel, but vessels of lighter draught can go over
The total cost of the vessels which were destroyed in the uttempts to block the entrance to Port Arthur amounted to 1,211,800 yen. This amount is rande up the following. figuras
Vessels sunk in the first attempt : Baskin-mari
yea 75,000
Buyo-maru
Jirst-maru
Hokoku-mary
Tenshin-maru
Total
90,000,
..01,800
100,000
207,000
yen 623,500
Vessels sunk in the second attempt :--- Fukui-maru
Yoneyama-maru
Yahiko-mary Chiyo-maru
yen 124,000
180,000
201.000
163,000
Total
yon 618,000
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