INTIMATION
the subject to the Foreign Office we do not know; but the question was taken up by the China Association in London on advice from the Branch in Hongkong, and a letter was addressed to the Foreign Office
S. WATSON & CO., regarding the desirability of the immediate
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opening of the port to foreign irude.
We may assume that the decision to pei Waichow is the result of much the Treaty stipulates persuasion, for that if Articlo VIII., dealing with the abolition of lekin, does not come lulo operation, the right to demand under it the opening of Waighow and three other ports shall lapse. Whether Article VIII, will come into operation or not is still a question to which no definite answer can be WATERS given, but the British Foreign Office has evilently been convinced tha; it is eminently desirable in the interests of the trule of this Colony that. Waichow should be de- ERATED WATERS of our manufactureclared a Treaty Port, whether Article VIII
ERATED
IN THE FAR EAST,
of the MACKAY Treaty comes into operation
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 24TH, 1904.
The Foochow Echo records with great regret the death of Professor B. H. Marsh, after a very short illness.
The N-C. Daily News quotes a Canton dis- patch, which states that it is reports in wandarin circles in thet city that the Empress Dowager
is credited with a desire to make Viceroys Taôn of the Two Kuang proviness, and Woi, of the cidedly weak churaster of the latter in dealing Tingking, exchange posts, owing to the de- with aatters " requiring backbone.“
The American battleship Kentucky, which arrived at Now York on the 21st ult. from average speed of Hongkong vín Madeira, mudo the trip of 3,885 knots from Madeira at an 138 knots an hour ander natural draught, surpassing the world's record for ships of her class. Her entire voyage from Hongkang, distance of 12.690 miles, was made at an average spend of 12,67 knots.
The Chinese Government has apparently not | abandoned all hope of refloating the Haitien, us the N.-C. Daily News is credibly informed that: negotiations have been opened up with a well-
TELEGRAMS,
PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] THE NEW GOVERNOR.
LONDON, 23rd June, 11.1 a.m. Sir Mathew Nathan, the rew Governor of Hongkong, leaves for the Far East on the 30th inst..
GENERAL BOOTH.
LONDON, 23rd June, 11.1 a.m. General Booth, the head of the Salvation. Anny, has been received by King Edward.
REUTERS SERVICE.]
THE DUTY ON TEA.
LONDON, 18 Juve,
The House of Commous has rejected a motion
THE WAR.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
NAVAL OPERATIONS.
CAPTURES BY THE RUSSIAN SQUADRON,
LONDON, 23rd June, 11 am.
MILITARY AFFAIRS.
THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS, Bombardier R. H. Stephonson has been per- mitted to resign
The Hongkong Volunteers' uniform is to bo slightly changed in respect to the collar.
NATIVE INFANTRY RELIEFS.
The 1st Punjabis, now in China, are to be transferred to fellandur; the 30th Punjabis go to Jhelum. The 41st Dogras will be drafted from Jellandur to China.
THE INDIAN ARMY.
It has been decided that the maximum age at which officers of the British Service may The Russian Vladivostock Squadron | admitted to the Indian Army shall in future ho 26 years Candidates from corps serving out of has captured trading and transportsIndia will now be accepted up to the age of 24 vessels with fighting troops aboard.
RUSSIAN DESTROYERS SUNK.
Loxpox, 22nd June, 6.30 p.m. It is reported that two Russian
yours for appointment es supernumerarios to battalions in India,
PROMOTION IN THE INDIAN ARMY, The promotion of Second Lieutenant W. G. Neale, 114th Malirattan. to be entonaut és guzofted.
An Army Order will shortly issue giving the detailed rulos in the revised system of promotion in the Indian Army. The following are the
under constant European export supervi- or not, and the result is, as the Chinese known Liverpool wrecking firm for the dispatch to reduce the duty on Tex to 61. per lb. by 217 | destroyers struck nines at the c-appointments in which Majors will be eligible
are sold throughout the Far East and aronewspaper report has it, “the Waiwupu iu ibly preferroå
once.
મ Rccount of their
HE MACHINERY in ase embodies every
forement up to date,
BSOLUTE PURITY
E BEST MATERIALS only are ned.
"addition to justructing the Inspector "General of the Imperial Maritime Customs to that effert, now instructs the Viceroy "of Tangkwang to appoint officials to curry " out the stipulations relating to Waichow.” Situated though the city of Waiehow is in theeestre of a large and populous district, our previous articles on the subject have made is guaranteed, the fret clear that until there is railway connection with Waielow its foreign trade will be of no considerable importance. By sen it is a distance of 150 miles from Hong- HE PRICES are only half those charged kong, and steamship connection is impracti cable; but by land, Waichow is only fifty miles distant from Mirs Bay, and the present England.
roads are execellent. The construction of a railway from Kowloom presents no engineer- ing difficulties, and we imagine that the capital for such a line would be raised with out Euch difficulty, especially now that may wealthy Chinese fully recognize the value and advantage of railways, and are appar ently cager to invest in enterprises of this
VATERS MANUFACTURED BY US acknowledged by the leading English ers to be equal to those of their own
duction.
TRE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
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Apart from the expense of such au plant. of a complote aud powerfully equipped salvare dertaking, it is very doubtful whether the Buities. lying in ber present awkward and exposed position, will survive the coming typhoon season, our eontemporary says.
-
The day before the P. M. S. Korea was relea- sed from ten days quarantine at Kohe, Captain Seabury was presented with a beautifully illuminated address, drawn up by Mr. Pierce,
Assistant Secretary of State ut. Washington, and Mr. T. 1. Rail, and signed by the whole of the saloon pussengers, after which the prizos won in the various tournaments carried on during the detention were distributed by Mrs. Pierce. The given by Mr. Twentymnon of Shanghat, at Mr. prizes for the men's saving competition were Danby of Hongkong.
to 165.
CHINESE LABOUR IN THE TRANSVAAL
LONDON, 21st June. The first-batch of 300 coolies have left. Durban for the Raud.
THE C. S. PRESIDENCY.
LONDON, 1st June. The Republican National Convention meets
et Chicage to-day. The nomination of Mr Roosevelt as President, and that of Senator Fairbanks as Vice-President is practically assured; consequently there is none of the usual excitement.
trance to Port Arthur.
for promotion to Lieutenant-Colonel: Command of a regiment, an appointment which would officer wore qualified for that rank, Supply and Transport OfHeor First Class and Control- ler of Military Accounts. A Cuptain may be promoted to Major if holding or appointed to one of following posts: Second in Command of a regiment: Deputy Assistant Adjutant. SHANGHAI, 22nd June, 11.80 p.m.
General or Deputy Assistant Quartermaster- The fifth destroyer flotilla engaged in General, Supply and Transport Officer 2nd or Brd class. Promotions to Major under this blockading off Port Arthur on the noraingle will be limited to five in each year.
The mines, exploded and over a carry the substantive rank of Colonel if the hundred persons were killed.
(JAPANESE OFFICIAL DISPATCB.]
of the 1st instant, examined two Chinese
that two Russian destroyers, three or four junks emerging from the port, who stated
one and a half miles off Port Arthur; their FUNERAL OF THE LATE GOVERNOR days ago, ran against mines and were suuk
casualties aggregated 140.
OF FINLAND.
LONDON, 21st Juvė. With referee to the abolition of the silver The Tear and Tenravitch and the Russian
General Bobrikoff.
The steamers Hatin and Taiping
Port Arthur.
were
currency in Formosa, except for purposes of Grand Dukes attended the funeral of the late also recently blown up by mines outside announced, that the Bank of Formosa shall have subsidiary coins, the Japan Mail says it is note-issuing power up to 5 million yen, the notes to by cf denominations of oue yen and apwards. This measure is indirectly due to the war, which enables the Japanese Goveru. ment to find a large field for the use of silyor.
dealing with all the stores of silver in Formosa, and thus extending the gok monometallic system to that island.
Hones no inconvenience will be experienced in
NAVAL NOTES.
CHEAPEST BATTLESHIP.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
ANOTHER IMPORTANT TOWN OCCUPIED.
THE FRENCH UNIFORM,
The French military authorities are not yet decided which colour should be given proference, as the least visible to the enemy. Experiments at the Longchamps Review fast year with the bhio or Boor" uniform resulted in its being abandoned. Blue was at the time pronounced by competent judges to be no improvement 'ou the familiar red from the standpoint of visibility. especially admitting that there was a back,
ground of green trees,
Brewn was pui to the
test and found to be no butter, so it seems to be decided to retain the prosent uniform for the French Infantry soldier, and in the event of
similar to khaki, and to submit the material to a process which will take it practically water. proof. It is thought that one great advantage of this overall scheme will be its economical side. Beneath the cloak, for instance, Resortists could continue to wear their civilian dress. This would not only obviate a good deal of spouse, but also, it is concolved. greatly simplify
The cheapest 15,000 tons battleship yet con. JAPAN'S LIAOTUNG ARMY. war to adopt coloured overalls of a shade very structed is the recently completed Quecy, The figures tarnished by the anthorities of Devonport Dockyard, where the reset was constricted, show a net cost of £111,980, which represents a saving of £65,000 on the estimate Labour retrenchments were respon.
A clavor and hight-class Vaudeville Entertain⚫sible for £27,000, the remainder being saved on
materials.
S. WATSON & CO. kind. In our yesterday's issue we men tioned the report that Chinese capital had LIMITED.
been subscribed in Swatow, Hongkong and Singapore for a projected line of railway from Swatow to Tano-Chow. Incidentally we may again mention the possibility of Walchow being some day connected without is advertised to be presented at the Metra- polo Theatre, Metropole Hotel, to-morrow night. Swatow by rail: but of first importance This will be the first of a series of popular will be its connection with Kowloon, and
weekly entertainments to be given at this Among the artistes ta appear are Walter King, baritone; James Christiv, cham- this fact serves to emphasise the necessity theatre. for the immediate commencement of the long-delayed railway whieli must one day Connect Canton with Kowloon, We trust
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS DAL communications relating to the news columns juld be addressed to THE EDITOR. Correspurulenta raust forward their names and ad the cumunications addressed to the Hiliter, for publication, but as evidence of good faith All fraters for pallication should be written on
side of the paper only. Wanymously signed comminuications that hare remy appeared other paper, will be inserted.
Orders for extra copies of DAILY PURBS should be
PO. Raz. 23. Telephone No. 12
pion boxer of the Colony Tom Morcomb,
comedian and wimie: Miss Gertie Maisie. refined serio.comic and danseuse; Arthur James, the opening of Walchow will prove to the comedian and character impersonator; Me- at berare il am, on day of publication. After that
The par- the puply is limited. Only supplied for Cash British ami Chinese Corporation an in-Cormick and McGinty, ventriloquists: the degsuphic Address: Pers. Codes: A.A.C. 5th Ecentive to begin operations, for when once Percipaphone and the Biograph
Lieber's
the Canton-Kowloon line is working it would formatree is billed as one of the best over seen
in Hongkong. probably not be difficult for the Corporation the necessary
powers to to obtain Construct those branch lines which will be necessary to develop the trade of the East River districts, of which Waichow will become the principal distributing centre,
BIRTH.
On the 13th June, at the Deutsch-Asiatische nk, Tsingtao, the wife of M, HOMANN, of a Bughter
The Daily Press.
LONGKONG OFFICE; 14. DEVeux Road Cl. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, EC. HONGKONG, 24m June, 1904.
Habitual opium eaters are rojozled by agents recruiting in Chins. for the Rand mines.
Only four plague cases were on yesterday's return. One of the bodies was found floating in a basket in the harbour.
Three Chinese firemen were at Birkenhead last month ordered back to the ship which they had duserted. the interpreter in the case being recorderi as Sunny Jim.
During Mr. Dan Leno's absence from his appointment at the Pavilion last month owing to a slight accident, his place was filled
by Mr. Malcolm Scots, who, a London papur says. is a brother of Captain Percy Scott,
We RN.
These
CHINESE MARRIAGE
CEREMONIES.
REFORMS CALLED VOL. The Kinda Luopur Chinese Literary and the Debating Society, having disposed of quone question, had us the subject of debate at their lust meeting on the 12th inst. the uusito bility of the existing murringe ceremonies The President, Dr. G. L. Tuck, ovenpied the chuir.
ADMIRALTY CHANGES.
The following forecast of changes in high
2,000 RUSSIANS CASUALTIES.
LONDON, 23rd June, 11 a.m.
In an encounter south of Kai-mobilisation operations. The overall scheme has yet to be tried; but in principle it seems to naval commands appeared in the London Dailyping the Russians sustained a loss be approved of. Express on the 24th ult. :---
of 2,000 men.
**Important changes in high naval commands are imminent. The most interesting of these is the impending return to the Admiralty of Sir John Fisher, who went to Portsmouth in August last as Commander-in-Chief. It was would only hold this post for a year, and it is then generally understood that Admiral Fisher row practically decided thist, on the retirement of Lord Walter Kerr from the Admiralty, Sir John will replace him as First Sea Lord. Lorl
The Rossians are now reticating aad aro utterly demoralised.
[JAPANESE OFFICIAL DESPATCH]
Tokyo, 22nd June, 8:50 p.au.
A detachment of our Liaotong army oc-
REUTERS, SERVICE.j
NEW RAILWAY ROUTE TO CHINA.
VIENNA TO BUANGHAI IN EIGHT DAYS. In un Austrian review Dr.Convall Sputzioront- Ihes a project for a new railway route to China. The ronte of this new railway, starting at Constantinople, crosses the Bosphorus to Haidur. Pasha by the proposed Abdul Hamid Bridg by ferry-boats, utilises the Anatoliau system. actual and projected, to Erzeram, passes from
Walter reaches the age limit of his rank in cupied on the afternoon of the 21st just the basin of the Euphrates into that of the
The Portsmouth Hsiungyascheng, 25 miles south-west September of this year. command will then pass to Adiniral Sir Compton Kaiping. Domvile. His flag-captain, the Hon. Starley Colville, will ut the same time succeed to the
Losnos, 21st June, command of the King's yacht, and Rear-
Admiral. Stackelberg reports that the Admiral Sir Berkeley Milne, who at present is in charge of the Victoria and Albert, will follow Rear-Admiral the Hou. Hedworth Lambton as second in cornmand of the Channel Japanese have not advanced beyond Wa forg-kau, and that they are extending on a Mr. Lim Chin Guan opened the debate,, Ha Fleet."
As our London correspondent wired a few began by enumerating the various customs
not Admiral Domvile but Vice- front between Wa-feng-kau and Fuchau.
Ims succended to the
[Admiral Stackelberg's information is evid. The prevailing at present-day Chinese marriages, days ago, was to see their children married early, wers Portsmonth command. The whole of the latterently not as good as it ought to be. and said that Chinese parents, whose one desire Admiral Douglas wasble to accomplish their object with despatch. part of the forecast therefor: appears to have Japanese official dispatch and our own laterChinese territory on the Tagh-dum-bash Pareir.
been thrown out.
By kiad pormission of Lt. Col. Iremonger and officers, the Band of the 93rd Burma Infantry
will play the following programme of music of the King Edward Hotel, during dinner to- aight (weather permitting) :~~ March......... The Mouarch" Overture... Stradell"
The Foresters Selection
pue
Ord Hung Sullivan Sidney Jones Funke
Plotow
Carbin
of Aras follows this valley to the plains of the Kura, passes along the southern shore of the Caspian Sea, ascends the valley of the Atrak then beyond Kuchan, passos into the valley of the Keshof Rad, crosses the Hari R on a bridge, follows the upper course of the Amat Darya, passing through Faiznhad (1,060m.) and the valley of the Kokeha, till it enters the Tamirs Here the difficulties become serions, but not insuperable.. The line passes through Ishkaphim (2,650), ascends for 300km. the valley of the Panji til at height of 4,000m. (its highest point, which would be lessened by u turdel), it passes from Afghan territory to.
tolegram show that a considerable farte is There the line would descend 2,000m. in 150km., miles above Wa-feug-kac,--ED.]
JAPANESE VICEROY OF
"MANCHURIA.
Losbox, 21st June.
and the plain of Eastern Turkestan at a height seeing that they possessed the power of making
of 1,950m., and would form a difficult section to He drew a picture of the
construct, but not a problem impossible to engagements.
solve. From that point the line passes through the Cherolien valley and skirts the table- misery resultant from these early marriages men after they got tired of their wives were--the
land of Tibet, passing through Tsuiddam (500km. Ch. There were many eurious ceremonies and pointed out that the havens of rest for the
(2,830m), and then south of the Kuku-nor frois the time of the preliminary ongagement,
reaches the basin of the Hwang-ho. Afterfollow- when the astrologer plays an important part, his
The Daily Telegraph's Tokyo correspon-ing the valley of the Hwang-ho (2,620.), it forecasts being accepted withont reservation, up to the time the bridegroom's friends are in Song..." Beloved, it is Mom" Florence Aylward dent wires that Yama, ( Major-General passes aboce Kung-chang into the valley of the troduced to the bride-a ceremony which led to abuse, vulgar jokes boing not infrequentlyce passol. Io alinded to the great inconve bridal parties have to undergo on the third day of the wedding festivities, whion in procession they call at the houses of relations and make their obeisance, kneeling and “kowtowing "threa tines, and concluded his address by an eloquent uppenl in the nume of Reform. Sumatra and Sourabaya to
Darius 1963 the number of emigrants from the United Kingdom was 259,950. abnormal figures are duo to the large numbers who emigrated to Canada and South Africa, The proportion of Irish emigrants to the total was below that of previous years.
learn through a Northern Chinese ewspaper that at the request of Sir ERNEST ATOW, the British Minister, the Waiwupu as given the necessary instructions for the pening of Waichow in Kwangtung to oreign trade. Waidhow, as many of our eaders will recollect, was one of the five ports which the MACKAY Treaty stipulated hould be opened to foreign trade on the ame footing as the places opened by the Treaties, of Nanking and Tientsin. have always regarded Waichow as an in- bortant alition to the list of Treaty Ports, and when we learnt lust September that wing to opposition on the part of Chinese officials, and apparent indifference on the British side, vo, preparations were being made for the opening of the port at the same time as the ethers, and that there was probability that this port would not be thrown open at all, we commented on the importance of the matter to Hongkong, aud arged that the Colonial Government would be neglecting its duty if it allowed this splendid opportunity to be lost to the American friendship for Chrius is an example Colony of opening up the territory at the of the striking effect of background. With all Lack of Mirs Bay. The importance of respect to our English and Continental friends, Walchow to Hongkong is made clear when it is their behaviour to the Chinese that makes we repeat that if this port were joined by us appear, by contrast to them, like a fairly railway to Kowloon it would, from its honest and courteous gentleman among a band
of plunderers. position, become the natural distributing centre for the whole of the East River and
right up to the borders of Kiangsi, whither the Walchow prefecture extends, and would open up a vest. area which promises What the lucrative returns for trade. Colonial Government may have done in the matter of representing the importance of
The Shell Transport and Trading Company is haring built at Blexen, in Oldenburg, on the banks of the viver Wesor, extensive wharves and four large oil storage tanks. The steamers of the company to carry parafin and naphtha from Blesen.
are
This is from the New
York Times:
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nothersolo Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donutions to the funds
of the Hospital:-
Carmichael & Clark Holland-hina Trading Co... A. G. Gordon... J. Whittall M. S. Northcote
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Mr. Foo Wha Cheng opposed the motion saying that the ceremouies described by his friend had been evolved by the experience of time. It was not the ceremonies that required revision, but the negotiations for marriages. to strongly condemned the go-betweens' and their fellow leeches, the astrologers.
Mr. Tau Chin Kim expressed his horror of the prevailing habit of uniting young people cach other. Several other gentlemen spoke. without their consent, pr even their having seen. On the motion being put to the vote 19 were for, and 8 against it.
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The President closed the proceedings by ap-- children, to introduce some reforms at least, pealing to those gentlemen present, who had and so do away with not only the tediousness und expense of meaningless ceremonies, bat abu fature trials and troubles inflicted on uuurried couples through no fault of their own.
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NEXU Hors d'uvres Hai and Chicken Potted Meat un Tonst
NOUP.
Ox Tail JISK.
ENTREES.
Boiled and Egg Saner. Guilled Lamb Chop and Julienne Potatoes Fillet of Chicken Larded Pate-de-foie gras en Aspic. Rust Sirl in of Beef Roast Capon Cold York Hon.
JOINTS.
CURRY.
Shrimps. SALAD. Beetroots Cucumber and Potatoes. VEGETABLZA.
Potato Croquettes Boiled Potatoes
Beans, Stowed Vegetable Marrow, Plan Pudding Julienne Eggs Fritters
Finger Cakes. Lemon Ice Cream
BYEETS.
Oyawa) has been appointed Viceroy and Commander-in-Chief in Manchuria with General Baron Kodama as Chief of the stuff. Marstal Yamagata remains at Tokyo as Chief of the staff,
JAPAN'S SUNKEX WARSHIPS.
Wei-ho, through Sin-fu, and arrives at the great bend of the Hwang-ho at Tung-kwan, and follows along the right bank to Yangtzo. From that point one branch leads to Paking, while the other quits the valley of the Hwang-ho and proceeds to the Yangtze, which it reaches twenty. kilometres below Nanking, and thence across the river and onward by rail (265km,) to Shang;, hai, or down the river (320km.) to Wosung. the out-port of Shanghai..............................
It is confidently stated that there will be
At Yungtze, where the line quits N. and S. no serious difficulty in raising the Yoshino,
the Hwang-ho, a branch would join this route Careful examination shows that she has sus-
The Hatsuse, to the Canton, Hankow, and Peking systém, tained very Ettle damage
Thus the commercial towns on the Pacific would however, went down in 300 fathoms of water, and to raise her would be impossible. There is enter into railway connection with the inland talk, the Japan Mail says, of getting up her towns of the empire. guns and other equipment.
A BUSEO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE? The Novoe Fremy writes: "Russia will certainly wio in the end, but what then? Bhall we, to prevent a succession of further war. blued the Japanese to death, and this done, keep
Dr. Spatzier discusses the time the journey. would occupy by this route to the Far East. From Vienna to Wosung the approximate dis- tance is estimated at $1,020km., from Vienus to Peking 11,646km. Taking for his standard of speed the express from Paris to Marseilles,
finds that the time of transit would be 7 days customs, he put his boots outside the door to be it not be far wiser after our victory to make hour, or 1,610km. a day, with twelve stops, he 14 hours and 7 days 10 hours from Vienna to ins in Ireland says that, following the Europear permanent garrisons on the frontier; or will 863km. in 12 hours 50 minutes, say, 67km. an cleaned. In the morning he found they were the Japaness our allies? Germany would, in untouched, and on complaining to the landlord, ancha case, certainly tura against jus. Let as that worthy said; "Sare, Bor, you end lave yar har done with German friendship. We have Shanghai and Peking in place-of 17 daya &'bours
had enough of it.” watch outside o' yar doar all night in this house an" it wouldn't be touched.'
An American who recently stayed at a wayside
estimated for the Trans-Siberian route.