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The death is announced of Mr. Laitor, Lady TELEGRAMS. Curzon's father.
Harmston's Circus seeing to be having a very muccessful time at Shanghai.
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General Manning has arrivod. very ill, at Southampton, where lie was landed and proceed- ed to London.
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THE BRITIS! PARLIAMENT.
LONDON, 4th June. Sir John Lang (Liberal Member for Durder) bon gives notice to ask Mr. Balfour whether, in view of the objectious to the increased taxation, he will place a time for the continued declara tions of the constituencies against the Gorern
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JAPANESE OFFICIAL DESPATCHES.]
JAPAN'S CASUALTY LIST AT 'TELISSU.
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Torro, 26th June, 9.50 p.m. General Oku reports that our casualties at Telissu were 217 killed, including 17 officers, and 946 wounded, including 43 officers.
to be fraved that the majority of these want down with the ship. Contradictory reports have been received regarding the fate of the Sedo-marn, but it appears that this vessel did not sink, though she was greatly damaged. A. number of refugees have reached various ports, and their accounts show that about a hundred man at the outside belonging to the Sado lost their lives. To cap this story of disaster, us two steamers were learing Shimonoseki Straite on Thursday with the object of extending suy help that may be required, they came into
have been unable to ascertain with certainty the collision, the result being that one was sunk. We
names of foreigners engaged, and, in view of the cons'ont changes, it would be wrong to
Japan papers report the death of Mr. Robert Meiklejohn, of Yokohama, for many years proprietor of the Japan Daily Advertiser.
The Annual Conference of the Internationalment, and whether he will submit the policy to Secretarios of the Y.M.C.A. located in Chinn, hs judgment of the country,
Mr. Balfour has replied in writing that ha Corea, and Hongkong, is now being held in
will not take the course suggested unless the Government has incurred such a defeat as will THE PORT ARTHUR FIGHT. make what would be little else than a guess. Shanghai.
prove that it has lost the confidonee of the House of Common, or that it cannot segure
at Mr. We were indebted to the courtesy Taro Ho-lumi, manager of the Yokohama Eperio Bank, for the earliest naws of the naval
with the well-greased rope of the modern Oriental does not som altogether atting. The significance of the respective ionserial fushions certainly share nothing in com- mos, The one was an outcome of a sort of aesthetic evolution, for which, artistically & CO., tonsidered, the Roundhead crop was au ancheerful and graceless successor, with perhaps no great compensation by way of improved brain power for loss of thatch. In the other case, the capillary mble was, according to the Sinologues, badge of servitude, a rope of bondage for a conquered race. Even now, in passing, what would the native policeman do without this con- venient handle ? We have referred to the generally accepted origin of the Chinese WATERS pigtail as an arbitrary fashion insisted upongagement of Port Arthur.
by the conquerors from the north; and confess 18.sotne mild amazement that our northern contemporary should see any inconsistency there with in Mr. R. DOUGLAS's reference in the book on made under constant European expert supervi-China" in the Story of the Nations" sion are sold throughout the Far East and are series. It is quoted as casting some doubt account of their the historical expantion already spoken invariably preferred on
of-perhaps inadvertently, far it fully con- firms the popular belief. Putting facetious #resilunce.
ness aside, we are inclined to join issue THE MACHINERY in use embodies every with the members of the Kuala Lumpur Debating Society on their assertion that improvement up to date.
"the first step in Chinese reform is the tting off the queue." The first stop should be in the direction of real reform towards enfranchisement from the slavery of superstition and prejudice, before the badge of slavery is cast aside with flourish THE PRICES are only half those charged of trumpet. Once outside the priscar walls,
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The visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the wook omling 20th Jano, 1904, wore 252 non-Chinese and 3) Chinese to the formet, and 136 non-Chinese and 1,807 Chinese
to the latter institution.
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are being
We are advised from Now Zealand that Herr making his third complete tour around the Albert Friedenthal a piano-virtuoso, world, is shortly coming to perform at Hong. kong and other Far Eastern cities. Julging by reports his entertainments received well in the Southern Colenies.,
Diamonds hore heen discovered in a certain district in "Shautung, and certain Chinese merchants proposed that the mino should be worked at once to prevent foreign
from day to day the support messsary to carry on Parliamentary baziness, in which case be would ask to be relieved of his responsibi ities,
A NEW SOLICITOR.
At the Supreme Court yesterday forenoon His Lordship Sir William M. Goodman (Chief Justies) admitted to the Bar. to practise as an attorney and proctor in Hongkong, Mr. Harold George Charles Bailey, who has come out from England to take up the duties of managing clerk with the firm of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and
Muster, solicitors.
Hon. II. E. Pollock, K.C. barrister-at-law, in introincing Mr. Bailey and moving that he be admitted to practise, raid lis Lordship would see that Mr. Bailey was admitted to practise as a soliciter in the Supreme Court of Judicature in England on 7th Sopteacher, 1898, and had for
FURTHER DETAILS.
There is no roast to think, however, that they aro among those who have perished, us it is most probable they are on the Rasy'n war” ships
SHANGHAI, 27th June, 10.50 a.m.
The Kole Herald-ays;~ Sergeant Tudokore Admiral Togo, reporting the details of Kamomatsu and thirty-four other survivors of the engagement of the 23rd instant, states the Hitachi-maru roluted their sad story as that from early tooraing the Parcsiet, Poltava, follows:---When it became clear that nothing Sushi. Comanunder of the Regiment, ordered his Sevartopol,, Dayan, Pallado, Diance, Askold conde dans on board. Lientenant-Colonel. men to burn the regimental dag and all the and Nouik were observed trying to emerge
The order was promptly from Port Arthur harbour led by steamers important letters.
Eusign Okubo, was burnt together with the Having ascertained that all clearing mines. Thereupon our whole obeyed and the flag, which had hocu held by squadron from various directions quickly important letters. advanced and concentrated at the position these things lut boon destroyed, Lieutenant- Colonel Sueli committed suicidu with pistol, pre-arranged for such an emergency.
while Mr. Yanagate, commander of a battalion, At 11 am. the Csarevitch, Retvizen und and Liestenent, Nagao, commander of a com- Pobiede also appeared/
pany, committed soppuku. Captain Hushhoto. commander of one company, and several other
mary belonging offers, aul
and others with swords. Several jumped kian destroyers. One of tuom caught fire and overheard and tried hard to swim to the fled into the harbour. The Norik approach-shore, some succeeding, while my sank for ing, our flotillas returned and joined the good and all. In the meantime, the Russians Hest. The enemy was seen gradually saw the ship still floating, and the Rossi rame Our within two hundred metres and fired on us about. advancing south-east, then squb.
three hundred shots, bullets falling like heavy third detachment tried to entice the enemy
rain on and around the ship. Hundreds of southward.
men, both on board and in the wator. wein
At 3 p.. our destroyer and torpedoe-boat fletillas, while obstructing the mine-clearing
Lo tim
interest from being attracted. The Bhautungi the past six years, with the exception of eighteen operation, fought and expelled asven Rus. ship committed suicil-some with pistol
officials not having espoused the outter, however. the merchants are appealing direct to Peking.
The remains of Mrs Alexander Wright,
who died at Yokohama on the 10th inst. were brought back to Shanghai and interred at the Bubbling Well Road Cemetery. Only the members of her family and a few intimate friends were present. the service being very impressively conducted by the Rev. A. J. Walker, chaplain of Trinity Cathodial.
We have already drawn attention to the fact that the Chinese in various parts of the
According to the Manila Sunday Sun ona there is country are showing a surprising readiness to invest in railway enterprises in China, thing that "the folks are saying but it would appear that the promoters rely that the Hongkong authorities will unques- very largely on the subscriptions of the tionably he pleased to recrive their strayed wealthy Chinese living in Shanghai, Hongbeachcombers back to the Praya, and that they are not wanted in Manila. Considering that A. S. WATSON & CO. kong and Singapore. The capital for a Manila furnishes the majority of recruits for the ranks of the Hongkong army of beach- combers, the Sun has a colossal impudence.
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rather important line of ruilway to run from Swatow to Texochow has recently been subscribed mainly in these three ports, and How we learn from a memorial addressed to
the Throne by the Acting Viceroy of Sze 131 chua that officinale have been dispatched to Shanghai, Hongkong and Singapore for the purpose of raising among Chinese the capital necessary for building a line of railway from Chengtu to Haukow. The capital required is estimated to be Tls. 30,000,000. Cue of the Chinese papers states that a French sudicato is trying burd to secure the con- tract for building this line, but the Viceroy wishes to keep the work entirely in Chinese bands. Another project mentioned in the Chinese official Gazetter in a branch line from Shenchow to Changsha, which will form a section of what will be known as the Hanau-Szechuan line, which will of course connect with the Cantor-Hankow track line at Changsha. The capital required for this particular section is only five million taels, and we note that the desire of the promoters is to prevent foreigners securing any more railway concessions, and they are therefore appealing to "Chinese officers and merchants in China and abroad" for the necessary capital. China is in short waking up, and nothing will accelerate the process more than rapid communications.
On the 14th June, at 268% Bluf, Yokohama, the wife of EuxEST ARTHUR TAPLIN, of a daughter. DEATH. Uu the 25th April, st San Francisca, Mra, J. S. WE, wife of the fate JAMES SAMUEL WILDE, of the Pacific Mail S.S. Co, Kobe. The ashes
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BONGRONO, 28TH JUNE, 1904.
Ir may or may not be a disappointment for the cissionaries, but it has to be admitted that, not withstanding the large importatious of Biblical history into Chine, there are Chinamen who refuse to take warning by the fate of SAMOs, who lost his virile vigour when he had his hair cut. A knot of Chinese debaters in Selangor are respon sible for the now movement, the pioneers of The which refuse to keep their hair on Shanghai Mercury sees in this hirsutory reform the ene for the entrance upon the world's stage of a Japanned China, a China as keen after modern civilisation as are its What Singapore thinks whilom vassale. to-day," says our northern contemporary, "Hongkong will think to-morrow, and China the week after next." The modern Chinese babit and association being as
A rock snake twelve feet in length was killed on the Peak on Sunday.
The General in Foochow has sent up Tk. 60,000 to the Imperial Household for general
*xpenses.
Prince Ching is urging that more Litention be paid to engineering and surveying in the Chinese arms.
Vaiu hopes were raised on many sides that at last the Clock Tower was going to be demolished, from the fact that bamboo scaffold- ing was being raised, round the venerable obstruction; but it is only undergoing its yearly repair and overhaul.
The Peking and Ticutain Times states that in consequence of the intimation received from the General Officer Commanding at Hongkong that
The cruiser Terrible, says the Pall Mall Gazette, will live in history as one of the biggest white elephants ever known in our Navy. From the time she went on trials as an absolutely now ship to the present day, this huge cruiser bas been a constant source of expense to the country
too with her Belleville boilers and much deficiencies. Since she paid off from her last commission in Ching waters a fortune has been "pent on refitting the vessel for future service.
A Chinese mining headman pot with a violent death the other day at Pulai, our Ipoh (Perak) He was engaged in carrying on blasting operu tions in a tunel, and as the charge of "golignite "which he had laid did not explode, he went into the tunnel to see what the matter was. An explosion immediately followed, and his companions found his dead body a few feet away freat where the charge had been laid. At
Mines had not sauctioned the use of explosives the inquest it turned out that the Warden of
there. Proceedings have therefore been taken against the mine owner for breach Explosives Enactment.
of the
A Bangkok telegram appearing in the Straits Time states that at a meeting of the European bankers and merchants it was resolved to petition the Siamese Government through the dozen of the diplomatie corps, protesting against the deplorable condition of the telegraph service in Siam.. The frequent breakdowne entail heavy losses on the shipping merchants and handicap rice transactions in competition with other countries. Regret was expressed that the line to Koh-si-chinag had not been asintained and that there was no new landline to Singapore via Penang. It was further decided to condemn the dual control of the lines by different Government departments.
months when he was in service with the British forces in South Africa. best practising in England. There was also an affidavit of iden tification by Mr. Master.
His Lordship said he lnd read the affidavits and they wore in order. He had much pleasure in directing that Mr. Bailey be approved. admitted and enrolled to practise as an attorney and prector of that Court, and he trusted that Mr. Bailey would have a prosperous career in the Colony.
Mr. Bailey-Thank you, my Lord..
CANTON.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
Canton, 24 June
A LOAN WANTED.
The Viceroy desires to raise a loan of three million tuels, and he proposes to do this locally, as there bave been difficulties in the way of negotiating loans with foreign merchants. This sum exactly covers the annat sum payable as the Kwangtung share of the indemnity, but it is not to be applied to that purpose. The Viecroy has one or two pat schemes of his own for ameliorating the condition of the Cantonese. One of those is the construction of waterworks for the city, an interesting project, which if carried out might lessen the mortality here.
THE PLAGUN
Plague still carries on its ravages. I have
zese, but now it is reported that the disease is not heard of any more deaths sinong non-Chi-
not sparing the wealthier classes, and that in the Viceregal Yamen there have been several deaths.
THE DRAGON FESTIVAL.
The dragon festival passed off more quietly than usual this year. There seeor to have been no disturbance of my importance, which is n rather unusual circumstance, considering the intense rivalry between the crews, and the immense crowds which assemble to view the races.
THE BARRIERS IN THE PEAEL RIVER. Nothing has as yet been done to the barriers on
the Pearl River. The scheme suggested by Cap. tain Tyler, of the Imperial Maritime Customs, is regarded by the Viceroy as too expensive, but this would seem to be a case of false economy, ince, offer the date stipulated for the remova of the barriers, Sling will be held responsible His wish for any accidents which may occur. is to entrust the operations to privata enterprise, and tenders will be received for the removal. but long delay and unsatisfactory work will probably be the result of this. It is to be hoped that Captain Tylor's scheme will be adopted. There is much to be done in the way of improv ing the channel in both Back und Front reaches, bat the cost would be considerable, nud it is not likely that anything will be done until the need for improvement becomes imperative.
At 6.15 p.m. the enemy came within sight of our first detachment, which had been waiting their approach. Then wo aucu- the enemy's Tred, constantly pressing front. At 8 p.m. the enemy changed the course to northward, apparently for Port Arthur.
At 9.30 p.m. our fourteenth torpedo-boat Botilla made the first attack followed by the fifth destroyer flotilla, Thereupon the enemy hastened in disorder towards Port Arthur, but being unable to enter the harbour, anchored outside at 10.30 p.m. Thenceforth till dawn our flotillas attacked then on eight occasions, repeatedly defying the searchlights and firing from the enemy's fleet and forts. The Shirataka dia. charged two torpedces at a battleship of the Peresviet type, which was observed to be como enveloped in flames and sink.
killed by this volley. Heaps of boilies, ret with blood, wers piled up on board and scarlet streams were seen in the water, about the ship.
The cruelty of the Russians and the deplorabl sights on and around the ship were indescribable.
"There is no doubt the Russian- determined to kill the Japanese to a man. Of seventeen men
under Sergeant Tadokore, eight fell at the same moment, killed by one shot. The sergeant intended to commit suicide, but could not get at his sword as all weapons had been taken away and stored together before the transport sailed. He jumped overboard and was wounded in his Ho suw Captain ear, but was not killed.
Mishinus struggling with the waves beside him and called to him, but the captain disappeared! in the water ar 1 the words "Mo-shikata-ga-mi (it cannot he helped). The inhumanity of the Russians may be judged from the fact that most of the dead were killed with bullets; very fast were drowned. When the engine room was struck, more dan two hundred were wounded there and then. Cries of Banzai "erose here
The effects of our firing were not distinct ly visible, but ove battleship of the Sevastopol and thers on board, anal said sach cries the ship, type and two first-class cruisers of the went to the bottom with her row in the Genkai Diana type also were seea the next morning Nada. to have lost the freedom of navigation.
On the 24th instant till 4 pan. the enemy gradually entered the harbour, sore being
towed.
Our damage was slight, as previously reported.
THE ATTACK ON JAPANESE TRANSPORTS.
NARRATIVES OF SURVIVORS.
Thanks to Beaven po Japanese was taken prisoner by the Russians. It must especially be remembered that the captain of the Mag- Mr. J. Campbell, was standing on the bridge determined to stand by the ship to the last
moment, but finally died a brave death with Ota Kohei his purser, when the ship sank and nothing more could be done.”
FOREIGN OFFICERS ON BOARD THE TRANSPORTS.
Altogetbersays the Kobe Chronicle of the 19th The Kobe Chronicle of the 19th inst., reporting inst., there were at the time of the disaster the disaster to the Hitachi-maru, says:
seven foreign officers on board the two rossals- The various narratives of survivors and three on the Hitachi and four on the Sado.. reports of officials show that the Hitachi-mare | Those on the Hitachi were Captain Campbell and Sado-maru, both fine 17-knot steamers, and (in command). Mr. Bishop, Chief Officer; and formerly European liners of the N.T.K., left Mr. Gless, Chief Engineer; and on the Sado Shimonoseki early on Wednesday morning for Captain Anderson (in command), Mr. Dring, a destination which we are not at liberty to Chief Officer; Mr. Kerr, Chief Engineer; aw) disclose. The weather was bad, with rough Mr. Carmichael, Second Engineer. We learn seas and a heavy mist, so that it may be by telegram from the Ujins office of the Nippon
Yusen Kaisha thut of these officers Mr. Kerr- sicomors were greatly lessened by the fact that
is the only one known to be saved. Reports in presumed that the elianess of escape of the before the Russian squadron was sighted it was the vernacular papers lead to the supposition that some have lost their lives, but it may still bu hoped already only one or two miles away. The war- ships announced their purpose by firing three that most of the officers were taken on the Ras- abots auroes the bows of the Sado and Hitachi, siun veasels. From a Sasebo dispatch to the Asli. As going to show that Hongkong is regarded
both of which endeavoured to show a clean pair Captain Anderson, of the Sudo, has been saved by its neighbours as a convenient and natural
of heels, and continued on their course at full and is well at Okinoshima, while the same apred. Escape, however, was impossible, and journal states that Captain Camphell, of the place for dumping their undesirables a very
both vessels soon realised the necessity of Hitachi, went down with the ship. The good instance caine to light the other day. Å steamer arrived from Saigon with about 150
shutting down steam in order to remain affcat, message speaks in the highest possible torus uf for there is little doubt that the vowels could the gallant conduct of Captain Campbell. Ho Chiness on board. There was a case of cholera on board, so that luckily the passengers were not at Liberty to come ashore until enquiries
officers, and his conduct merits the sympathy of easily have been sunk had they attempted to coolly died at his post with the Japanese military had been made by the authorities. And when Cuntou mentioned by our Canton correspondent disregard the fire of the craisers. As it was,
the Russians sem to have delivered a shell fire the whole nation. The fact that he placed more The value upon his uuty than upon his life is truly which did considerable destruction.
The message adds that Captain steamers brought to a stop, were told that the admirable." non-combatants, creus, etc., would be allowed to Campbell served for twenty years as captain of
saquirios werd made, it was discovered that these men were the sweepings of French Indo- China gaols, deported to Hongkong, forsooth, as
THE PLAGUE AT CANTON.
With regard to the prevalence of plagus in
wo have received from another souree the following contribution:-
Plague is pravalent this year in the districts
strong with them as with most folk--will that Port has been declared infected owing to being dangers to the safety of the commanity. of Honam, Fatshan. Tungkan and Fati to u . probably for some time to come share the Plague, all details proceeding from the North Some of them had marks of the cat on their alarming extent, and practically all those who take refuge on the warships, but the troops Nippon Yusen Kaisha vessels, and rendered
China Command to India will be sent via Shanghai, until further orders.
Judge Willard, Jate of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, resigned because, according to
backa. They should be sent back to Saigon. "declined with thanks."
with our
are attacked dio from it. In recently
were given an hour in one case and forty distinguished services to Japan during the minutes in the other to clear from the vessels. Japan-China War. That Captain Campbel published medical report it is stated that a prejudice of the foxes of the fable, and look
would doubt for a moment, but wo join a high sea was running at the time, and askaner upon their tailless brethren, noisily
The report of the Mešji Insurance Co., for preparation of carbolic acid timely administered This was no easy matter, for it seems that would do his duty nabody who has met kim Kobe contemporary in sincerely to plagre patients had obtained the best results. advocative of this significant curtailment.
which the Mitoni Bassen Kaisha are local The percentage of recovery amongst Europeans several of the Hitachi's boats were eapaized in
As in the case of trusting that the news of his death may prove It is not inconceivable that there are sons
his own statement, he could not afford to work agents, shows that the proximas collected during has been found to be about 70 per cent, white the attempt to get away.
the Kineliu-mora, posay of the officers com- incorrect. Other dispatches, though not actually of HAN, as well as subjects of H.Mlonger for a bare living. His salary was 97,000 the year, less reinsurances, amonated to yon the recovery in Chinese cases has been some
mitted harukiri, and others shot themselves announcing the death of the European officers, EDWARD VII., who think of the "good old per annum. Another Supreme Court Judge, Mr. 599,121 and total income to yen 1,126,599, show 30 per cent.
With a view to render aid to the people in the rather than fall into the hands of the enemy. agree that their behaviour during the disaster times" as infinitely superior to contemn- Justice McDonough, is stated to have resigneling an increase of yen 151,948 over the previous
year. The total losses, less reinsurances, amount infected districts in the vicinity of Canton. When the time allowed for escape had expired, was admirable in the extreme, and all that could porary days. In the case of the British for the same reason.
The cases of plague notifed during hist to yen 358,996,, showing an increase of yen Mr. Ho Kom Tong has obtained the assistance a warship approached to within a hundred and possibly be expected. reactionist, he would point to an age of courtliness, chivalry, sport, and pluck, week numbered 44. Of these 19 were Chinese 162,999 over the previous year. The Company of Dr. Feu Hock, of the Thug Wa Hospital, to sixty yards of the Hitachi and deliberately
The uet for free distribution to the Chinese in the carrying down with her, it is believed, the great! The Panama hat worn by Fresident Roosevelt when the Englishman's hot head was and an Indian. Two of the Chiness cases transacts fire business only, and the reserve fund prepare some 2,000 bottles of the carbolic acid torpedoed her, whereupon she quickly sank, covered by the queue just as the cooler were imported. There were 40 deaths from at present stands at you 1.337.089.
for taking the preparation are affixed to each that morning. The latest reports to hand Wyoming for several months. The hat, turned Celestial's cranium is to-day. It is a matter plague during the week and four from cholera. profit, for the year ended 31st March umounted districts above mentioned. Printed directions majority of those who had left Shimonoseki in 1900 was left in one of the hot springs of
Eight cases of plague were notified during the to yen 122,794, and the Directors recommend s
Hitachi who parished at one thousand, and it is its petrified form it weighs about 15lbs. of tuste, of course; but a comparison of the 48 hours ended neon yesterday, which brings dividend of 17 per cent, and the addition of yon bottle, which can be had at certain appointed estimate the number of men belonging to the to stone, has just been received at Omaha. Occidental powdered pigtail of that period the total for the year to 354
80,294 to the reserve fund.
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