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lar Body at Shanghai was called for Tuesday last to discuss the conservancy question. The result is not yet known, but Viceroy WEI KUANG-TAO was understood to bo placing certain suggestions before the Cou-
A. S. WATSON & CO., sus. In a Memorandum drawn up by
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II.E. Wer, China's readiness to appropriate 460.000 Taels annually for the conservancy work is mentioned. It is stipulated that the Whangpoo River works shall be still controlled by the Shangli Tuotai and that the Customs and the administration of und other powers in connection with the river, lighthouses, etc., shall still be in charge of the Customs authorities. Chinn under-
WATERS three
IN THE FAR EAST.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 16TH, 1904.
TELEGRAMS.
"DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS. ]
THE WAR
REPORTED DESTRUCTION OF
DALNY.
* London, 18th May, 10,35 a.mi. It is reported that Admiral Alexieff
takes to ask the various countries, after has telegraphed to S. Petersburg that the Russians have totally destroyed Dalny.
mouths' time, to nominate cou- jointly one or two officers versed in con- servancy to manage the work in question. And, finally, the Chinese Government is villing not to receive any money or contri AERATED WATERS of our manufacture bution for the conservancy work from the made under constant Furopean expert supervi-countries at Shanghai and the ports'in its shipping or properties of the various
sion are sold throughout the Fur East and are neighbourhood. This is the principal part
invariably preferred on account of their
excellonco.
of the Viceroy's suggestion. He says, too, that China cannct entertain the idea of the foreign merchants contributing to the cost of the conservancy. No doubt it is rather THE MACHINERY in use embodies every fear of the merchants establishing too strong improvement known up to date.
ABSOLUTE PURITY is guaranteed.
THE BEST MATERIALS only are used
a claim rather than pride which inspiros this attitude on the part of China.. But it is satisfactory that China has bewo forced to make counter-advances on the question, and there is a promise of settlement of the matter. It will be a great advantage to foreign merchants, and also to China her self, if the year 1904 sees the actual bagiuning THE PRICES are caly half those charged of the task of improving the rivers at
Canton and Shanghai. in Eugland.
WATERS MANUFACTURED BY US
are acknowledged by the leading English
makers to be equal to those of their own
production.
*The above telegram was published in our accond "Extra" on Saturday.
THE JAPANESE LOAN.
LONDON, 13th May, 10.35 a.m.
The Japanese Loau has been an ingnense success.
The subscription was closed yesterday.
PORT ARTHUR RAILWAY
DESTROYED.
THE TIBETAN MISSION.
LONDON, 12th May.
Mr. St. John Brodrick states that unless the Ambon and a competent Tibetan negotiator appear at Qyangles within a fred period, alops will be taken to negalinta at Llaess. All peces. sary stops have been taken to escare the line of communications,
LONDON, 18th May,
WAR NOTES.
JAPANESE DESPATCHES
The Japanese Consul kindly communicates to us the following official telegrams received by him-
CANTON.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
Cauton, 14th May.
THE EX-NAMIOT'S CABE.
Mr. St. John Brodrick states that the rein- tive bombardment while torpedo-boat flotillas of the magistrate's scorotary, Chik Wa-lin, ho
forcements for Tibnt will consist of 4 com- proles of British and 4 companies of native infantry with 4 guns.
THE TRANSVAAL LABOUR CONVENTION.
محسن
'Losnos, 12th May. The conventing with Chinn regulating the importation of Chiness labour to the Transvaal will be signed to-day,
LATER. The Transvaal-Chiness Labour Convention has bron signed.
THE RUSSIAN LOAN.
LONDON, 13th May. An Imperial Ukase authorises a 5%- Foreign Loan of £32,060,000,
LAWN TENNIS.
H.K.C.C. TOURNAMENT, The position up to date is :-
DOUBLES Handicap.
Fourth Round-Martin & Strickland beat Atkinson & Smith, Beattie & Manning beat
LONDON, 14th May, 11.10 p.m.. Seventeen miles of the railway be-Farr & Slade, Murphy & Boyd beat Craig &
Pinckney & Grist, R. & H. Hancock beat
tween Port Arthur and the North has
Mr. Armin Haupt has been recognised as been destroyed by the Japanese. Consal for Denwerk in Hongkong.
The Gorman Mail of the 13th April was delivered in London on the 13th inst.
The Zaneigs arrived at Hongkong and proceeded to Macro on Saturday.
Mr. Joseph Isunc und Miss Mozolio Levi were
A. S. WATSON & CO. | yesterday married al Otel Lea Synagogue.
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RIVER Conservauty on the China coast is a matter on which we have written wore that once of late. At the present moment there are two rivers for the improvement of which
Nearly 40000 British emigrants went to Canada in 1909.
Five more Chinese plague cases were reported up to noon or Saturday, 4 of thero fatal. All 5 wero." dumped.”.
A. Government Gazelle Extraordinary on Saturday notified that Shanghai has declared Hongkong an infected port.
The appointment is notified in the Gazette of Mr. W. J. Gresson as unofficial member of
the Executive and Legislative Councils.
The addition of the name of Mr. Charles Forsyth to the register of qualified medical and surgical practitioners in the Colony is notified
in the Gazete.
We received on Saturday from the U.S. Can. sulate-Genorul the following typhoon warning. issued from Manila Observatory that day:- Probabla depression in South China Seu, direction, W.N.W.
It is notified in the Guzette that the 23rd and
4th May. Whit Monday and Victoria Day rospectively, will be observed as holidays in the Government departments, with the usual excep. tion of the Police Magistrate's.
It is notified in the Gazette that Mr. S. B. C. Ross has been appointed to act as Assistant Colonial Socrotary and Clerk of Councils. Mr I. A. M. Johnston resumes his duties as Post- master-General, while continuing to not as Colonial Treasurer.
According to u Peking despatch, a Belgian is now petitioning the Waiwapu for permission to construct a railway between Shanghai and Nan2 chang. capital of Kiaugsi. The Company sucking permission is composed of Belgians and Chinese and the petition tells the Waiwnpu that he has also received the assent of the Viceroy at Nanking to the project.
THE TIBET MISSION.
TIBETANS BOMBARDING THE
BRITISH CAMP.
LONDON, 13th May, 10,35 a.m.
The Tibetans are bombarding the British camp.
Holycak.
SINGLES HANDICAP (CLASS 4). Third Round -L. Murphy best W. J. New land; A. Boyd beat P. R. Wolf; F. Humphreys beat E. Deason; E. E. Hallifax bent W. L. Martin A. Humphreys hent G. H. Edwards; A. C. Butt beat E. J. Grist; P. Strickhand beat H. Pinckney; R. Hancock beat H. W. Smith,
R. A.
Tokyo, 13th May.
Among the people' hors it is recognised that of all Chinese officials in Canton Pai King-fuk, "Admirał Kataoka reports that the third the late Namhoi' magistrate, is the most cu fleet arrived at Kerr Bay near Talionwan on thing and the most hated. By the assistance of a morning of the 12th inst. The Itsukushima, certain gumbling monopolist, by namo L», and Nisshir, and Miggie andertook the demonstra-
was enabled to escape to Macat, and -enncanl were engaged sweeping and sounding the set himself in a Portuguese house. At last, seeing An officer with four men landed and destroyed that he could not hide any longer, for feas of the telegraph, Soms of the Rasanu mines implicating the family that gave him shelter, were discovered; three were successfully dose surrendered himself to the Portugueso troyed, but the fourth exploded promaturely authorities and is now awaiting extradition. wrecking the torpedo-boat No. 43, in which soven
The crimes that he is to be charged with are were killed and soren wounded. No other principally bribery in the cases of the druggist's damage was done on our side."
shop Chan Id Chai, of the white pigeon" lattery, Tokyo, 15th May. and of murder by one of the sons of Choi Chan, “General Kuroki reports that our detach- and embezzlement of Government revenus or ment cecupied Kuautioncheng on the 7th taxes upon lands and fields in the different dis- instant. Another infantry dotachment pursued tricis nuder his jurisdiction. The Viceroy co the 11th the enemy's cavalry retreating from having applied for his extradition, some Chine Chiulionchong and captured two privates and a officials, saldiers, and witnesses have gone by lientenant, who is a son of Gonoral Hon vali,”
gunboat to Macus to attend the trial."?? people of Cunton, taking a keen interest in are anxiously awaiting the upshot.
TELEGRAMS TO SHANGHAI,
The F.-C. Daily News publishes the following telegrams
LI SAI-KWAL
.
Up to the prosent no clue as to the hiding of Peking, 7th May.—It is expected that the
Li Sai-kwai has been found, although a hoary Koupangtzo-Hsinmintun branch of the Chinese railway from Shaubakwan to Newebwang will reward has been offered for his apprehension bo seized by the Russians, who are building All his property Las been seized. When Na forts on both sides of the Lino river, near Hsia-seapad it is said that his wife and concubines
dressed as Europeaus and went with him.
winton,"
"Paking, 8th May,The Japanese troops landed at Chinchon have already, with wonder fnl edlerity, destroyed one section of the railway, and interconsa botwoon Liaoyang and Fort Arthar is entirely cut off."
Tokyo, 8th May-The Japaness cavalry scouts dispersed the Russians on the road to
Fonghwangstong, which was occupied by the
infantry on the 6th inst. The enemy fired the magazines before retiring. Many Russiaus have been surrendering since Fenghwangchong was occupied."
"Peking, 9th May-Russia has dismantled the forts at Nowchwang, and yesterday withdrew the troops garrisoning them. It is belinred she will evacuate Nowelwang very soon. The troops already withdrawn will be concentrated Fourth Round:-E. Humphreys beat A.
at Lizoyang. The mines at the month of the Boyd'; A. Humphreys beat E. R. Hallifax. liver have not been removed. HE. Tung Semi-Goal-A. Humphreys beat E. Hom-Chi, the Tartar General at Moukden, has de- phreys.
clined the Russian proposal to withdraw from that city, and has decided to stay on at his post
CHAMPIONSHIP,
Second Round:-A. Humphreys beat H. Humphreys; P. R. Wolf scratched to R. The attitude of China. towards the Mis. Hancock; W. L. Martin beat C. A. Parker,
P. Strickland beat A. C. Bult.. sion is regarded as ominous.
Semi-Final :--À. Humphreys beat W. L. Martin.
The Government concludes that na advance to Lhassa is inevitable.
REINFORCEMENTS READY.
LONDON, 14th May, 11,40 p.m.
Two regiments of Gharkas and of Pioneers are now ready to start for Tibet. Other troops have been warned.
TRANSVAAL LABOUR.
THE CONVENTION SIGNED.
LONDON, 10th May, 19.35 a.m. The Transvaal Labour Convention was signed to-day.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
THE WAR-DALNY BEING DISMANTLED,
LONDON, 12th May,
have blown up the ducks and piers at Dolny to prevent the exomy from utilising them,
9. NGLES HANDICAP (CLANS B). Third Round-R. B. Beattie bat L. E. Dartnell; R. Maaning beat W. S. Allen; C. P. Chater beat P. K. Kayvett; R. B. Beattie boat L. F. Dartnel}.
Semi-final-R. B. Brattle beat G. Grimble; R. Manning beat C. P, Chater.
PROFESSIONAL PAIRS.
Third Round:-Atkinson & Smith best R. Hancock & Chater; Grist & Bonvis boat A. E. Humphreys; R. Hancock & Slede beat
Martín & Strickland,
Semi-final-Smith & Atkinson beat R Hancock & lado,
S. JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE,
CEREMONIES AT THE ROMAN CATHEDRAL
AND B. JÓBEPH'S COLLEGE.
until the last moment."
THE KWANGSI REBELLION. With reference to the Kwangsi rebellion, Viceroy has sont a telegrain to the officials. of and military, saying that as the rebel cla Wong Ng-f was killed in battio ho fil received an Imperial rescript to the effect that the rebellion must now be completely stumped
out by the end of the fourth Chinese moo
that officials, civil and military, will be warded; and that should they fail by negligen or otherwise to stop the rebellion by that they shall be severely punished,
ROBBING THE PIG-MARKET. In the pig-market, not far from Shameer there was a big robbery a few nigh age
Over eighty robbers armed themselves wit words and revolvers, landed from sever inskeboats, at the back part of the lan market, and breaking opon the shops, entere in separate gangs. Some of the robbers kept guard at the principal entrance, while others drove the inmates futo one corner, and with revolvers pointing at them, kopt thera at ay The rest having broken open the counter boxes, and ransacked all the valuables, fro number of shots before they left. Some people In the neighbouring shops got on the top of the Tokyo, 9th May.There were over 20,000 roofs sounding gongs to give this atürr, witht applicants for permission to assist in the third effect. About ten thousand dollars' worth attempt to block Port Arthur. Of 159 mon property was lost and the robhars escaped. 'who were engaged in the operation, ouly 41 Next morning the Puu Yi magistrate tre were saved. The papers say that Port Arther with a number of policemen to make enquiry is no longer a Russian possession, in view of the Rewards have boon offered for the apprehension Japanese occuption of Palentien, the key of the of the offenders.
Tokyo, 9th May. In the lantern procession at Tokyo last night in celebration of the recent victories, nineteen persons were killed, and several dozen wounded."
communication between Port Arthur and Liaoyang."
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL NEWS.
Major-General Dessino, Rassian Military Ageut at Shanghai, has communicated the following tolegram to the Press :----
"Monkdon, 7th May.The landing of Jups- nese troops at Pitsevo and on the coast near
MANILA NOTES.
Wednesday, 11th May
THE RELIGIOUS IMPOSTOR.
Jose Saide, the religions impostor, was victed yesterday, in the municipal court
presenting himself to to a sacred persoung sertain sums of money. auit thus obtaining from certain individuais
There wore. dividuals whom he had inped. He was sen charges against him besed upon different in tenced to four months in gaol on each.
Cape Terminal began early in the morning of the 5th inst. Sizty of the enemy's transports were counted. Our patrols retreated from the const. We destroyed oar post and telegraph offles at. Pitsowo, and the Russian population left the town. According to Chinese state- Yesterday morning there was a Pontificalments, the szemy encamped in considerable High Mass at the Roman Catholic Cathedral at foron near its landing places on the evening of 8 o'clock, at which His Lordship Monsignor the 5th, having sent out two volumus, each Guidi officiated, assisted by the Rev. Fathers consisting of about one regiment, one towards Noval, Galardi, and other clergy. The Ray the south and one towards the south-west. finished within for occapaney, although this Father P. de Maria, the pro-vicar apostolic of Part of the Japanee squadron protected the exterior will not be completed for several the Italian mission, preached an eloquent sermon landing places, and part watched the entrance in English on the life and deeds of 8. John
NEW. LABORATORIES, The burean of Government laboratories, its numerous divisions, ove into its qartare, a costly now building on Calle Herral this month. The new building is sufficiently-
to Port Arthur, During the night of the 5th months. When completed the laboratory will
regiment were sent out from
be the best equipped institution of the kind in
Admiral Alexief reports that the Russians Baptist de la Salle. The choir was composed and 6th inst., three companies of the 4th the Orient. The now laboratory will have
entirely of boys from 8. Joseph's College under (Russian)
Pulantion to Pitsewo, and on their way weie own electric plant and gus and steam generator the direction of Mr. O. Baptista, the Cathedral
fired on by the enemy's infantry. The detach-Its gas plant will be the only one of any organist. The congregation was a fairly largement retreated to Palaution without any loss. in the Philippine Islands. Besides this, each one, composed mainly of the Christian Brothers. the boys of the college, and several French To-day, a detachment of the enemy's infantry. room will be supplied with a vacrum apparatus about 150 strong, two versls (13 mile) from and the most up-to-date laboratory apparatus of Palantion, opened fire ou a railway train which all kinds. This equipment will for the mos In the evening the main ceremony took place was going northward from Port Arthur. In part come from Germany from the Zeiss factors at S. Joseph's College, Robinson Road, when the train there were many passengers, and about in Jona. In addition to the most moder
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✓
LONDON, 12th May.
preminu, was covered taunty imes and is The Japanese lean, which is now quoted at ow cost. The New York stotina, which is Guidi a new stalné 22 also oversubscribed, closes to-day
the very best photo micrographic instrumenta.
Princo Adalbert of Prussia arrived at Poking by special train on the 8th inst. direct from Taku. He stays for ton days und will take trips to the Great Wail, the Ming Tombs, and other the European residents in this neighbour-places. He will also be received in audionco by hood and at Shanghai are anxiously looking the Emperor and the Empress Dowager. China has promised reforms, but with China's promises wo are all uafortunately only too familjar.
The date which the Chinese Government prefers to fix for their fulfilment is always a date in the Greek Kalends; only by force can that Government be induced to name an actual day of redemp. top. But there are rumours now of really impending action with regard-to-both the
420 deaths, 18 in the European and foreign the mischievous and dishonest cry of "the The Times, in discussing what it describes as Cauton and the Whangpoo Rivers. The fact that Mr. W. F. TYLER, the Imperial unity (14 civilizus, 4 Navy) and 2 yellow potil, raised by the Continental Press, amour the Chinese. Chest affections caused Maritime Customs Coast Inspector, has pro-123 deaths, malaria 21. and small-por 12.
says that only if Japan is confrouted by au ceeded to Canton on a visit is interpreted death-rate in the British and foreign ais international boycott is she likely to make the exhibitions of rifle and physical drill under the are against marine risks for 12 months-free and twenty-four granurios filled with pa
"yellow,paril" a rodity. No policy could be more futuous or unjust thau to exclude bar from
The death return for March slows a total of
The
the whole Chinese community, land 148, boat 11. land and bust, 147; and for the whole civil population, 14.8. -
THAT YELLOW PERIL."
LONDON, 12th May.
the sisterhood of civilised peoples, and neither
Great Britain nor the United States would lend an ear to such advies.
RUSSIA AND THE ANGLO-FRENCH AGREEMENT.
the train and wounded two of the sick.”
THE JAPANESE PRIZES,
"ANOTHER FIRE IN THE PROVINCES.
John Baptist de la Salle. There was a large attendance of the local Portuguese community Cross flag, the Japanese kept up a hot fire su and friends, and after the unveiling a soirée was
The town of San Manuel, Pangasinan, has beld. Themusical programme included overtures
been wiped out by fire. One life is reporte by the Sociedads Philharmonicu, înstrumental The Insurance correspondent of the Tunes lost, that of an aged native who was burned to solos by Messrs. L. A. Grace, F., M. Silva, and states that insurances have been placed in death. Two women wore also severely burr F. Gonzales, songs by Messrs. F. X. Lopes, J. London on the Russian vessels captured by the Forty-sight houses constructed of light mater Razario, J. F. Souza, and A. Osmund, recita. Japanese, and after condemnation by a prize such as bamboo and nipa, were destroyed, tions by Master J. G. Ozorio and Rexas, and court, turned into transports. The insurances twelve buildings erected of substantial mante
direction of Mr. J. Phillips, 1st Sherwood of particular average with the usual exceptions The loss including money, jewels, and cloth Foresters. The accompanist was Mr. 0.and the values are as follows:-Manchuria, is estimated to be about $17,422 Philip Baptista.
£25,000; Argun, £40,000; and Mukden, £15,000, | currency.
DISMANTLED SCHOOKER LINKS. A dismantled 2-masted schooner, zamed Mermoqute, which has been lying in the for a considerable time, sunk on Friday nig at about 9 o'clock. Only a watchman aboard her, and he was rescued. The schoo belonged to Sanor Francisco Martinez.
to mean that his advice is to be given community was 162 per 1000 por annum in to the Canton authorities on the sub- ject of the removal of the artificial barriers in the river, the removal of
One of the Commonwealth periodicals has which has been promised by China, but,
Intending visitors to London next year will
The fact that 2,000 Mormons are to go from an interesting article on the street names of Salt Lake City to join a colony at Alberta, and Mulboacau, S. Kilda, a popular marine suburb characteristically, never even begun. The interested to hear that an Imperial Exhibi-
of that city, has quite a literary flavour. It bas tion will be opened in the Crystal Palace in
that another big colony is flourishing in a Tennyson-stroot, which is crewed by other suggestion as to the cause of Mr. Trick's May, 1905, the design being to demonstrate that
Manitoba, does not alarm the Canadian Govera thoroughfares bearing the names of Burne, visit seems reasonable, and we believe we the Empire can become self-sustained, and can
ment, we are told. The Mormon ir Canada is <cleridge, Scott, Byron, Southey, Milton, may congratulate the Hongkong General producs all necessaries and luxuries. A strong
never allowed to gain any political power, and Shakespeare, Moore, and Dryden, And close
THE OLD ORIENTE HOTEL, Chamber of Commerce that their constant advisory committee has been formed, consisting
development of the physical resources of the has three thoroughfares called Gladstous. Dis- konce his energies are devoted wholly to the by are streets named after Dickens and Thack
erey. Coburg, a northern suburb of Melbourne, The Orients. Hotel promises here hammering away al e subject has at of the Duke of Argyll, the Duke of West-
bean converted, as you doubtless know, a Government building. The Manila Calleń length met with success, in so far that minster, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Marquis (vide Telegram No. 2,603 dated London, 13th country. As a farmer the Mormon has always raeli, and Salisbury. Hawthorne, a fashionable been a success, and if we could confine his auburb, bas o Fashoda-street and a Khartoum-
Evenue. But the most novel and original style speaks on the subject as follows:-The China has been compelled to consider how of Linlithgow, the Earl of Kintore, the Earl of April). The French Government has requested. energies to the field be would be a useful citizen of st eet nomenclature prevails in the centre of Oriente is lost; gone, its caste as a hotel
Jerasy, Lord Brassey, Lord Strathcona, Sir M. Dolessed to thank Russia warmly for theIt is when the church is used as a political the silver mining region-Broken Hill. Threa to carry out her promise. With reference Henry Norman, Sir George Sydoulam Clarke, fresh valuable proof of friendship thus given to machine to override the law that Mormonism streets there have been christened Oxide, been broken completely. It is a hum to the Whangpoo, a meeting of the Consu- and Sir Henry Tozor.
LONDON, 13th May... Russia is the first Power to approve of the
Khedevial Decree which was appended to the Anglo-French Agreement regarding Egypt
their ally.
becomes dangerous.
Chloride, and Sulphide.
office building, oconpied by Government bus