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AERATED WATERS of our manufaalure made under constant Furopean expert supervi- sion are sold throughout the Far East and are account of their invariably preferred ou
exculleure.
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the
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 2xr, 1904.
On the invitation of Mr. B. F. Howard, mans ger of the Carlton House, a new hotel just opened at 10, Ice House Street, a number of guests wore entertained to dinner there last night. The hotel is finely furnished and the cuisine is excellent.
Board, who make recommenda tinns to the full Board. Thus, when a prosecution takes place it is done with the knowledge and sanction of the whole Board. It is not so in Hongkong. As Mr. Rumjan says in his minute, "the
At the Metropole Theatre io-night Messrs, **Correspondence of the department and
Ware and Ross's Company of Entertainers are practically all proceedings against offen-announced t- give the secoud of their Saturday "ders, real or supposed, are carried evening entertainments. Numerous new turns
Board will be introduced, and, given good weather. "generally without the knowledge and there should be a big attendance. Further "consent of its members as a whole." particulars will be found in advertisement. The President himself in his speech admit- ted that bad he been aware of the intention to institute a prosecution he could easily have explained matters and so probably avoided the necessity.
"out in the
of name
the
After his presut Australasian tour, Pa- derewski was te have visited Japan, Shanghai, Hongkong and Singapore. This was before; the war broke out, but afterwards it was not thought advisable to do so for the simple reason | that Paderewski ja a Pole and belongs to that part of Poland which is under the dominion of Russia.
The case against the Godown Company was of no importance in itself, but when the sanitary inspectors prosecute an impor (
The Buddhist priests of the temples, and the ant public company they attract public nuns of the convents in Canton and elsewhere, attention to their methods, and the appre-possess considerable property, upon the ront of hension that similar mistakes or indisere.
which they lise practically in idleness. The tious are committed in many prosecutious Viceroy his ordered this property to be assessed taken against, Chinese is natural, even though for taxation purposes, the proceeds being devoted to the axintenance of schools In Cunton. there is no evidence to justify an accusation. The Sanitary Board and its officials have a In the Supreme Court at Colmahe the other difficult work to discharge in a Colony like day Mr. Justice Middleton, on mounting the Hongkong, where it is very well knownch, complained of the smell of eigur smoka in his court and pointedly requested a Coy- their operations are not widely appreciated lonese Police Magistrate to put his cigar out. by the Chinose, and it is extremely desirable The Magistrato in question, who was seated at that needless irritation should be carefully the bar table, was prepared to argue the matter, avoided. The motion made by Mr. Hewer apparently, for he rose with swagger and pertly is guaranteed. would bave provided a necessary safeguard, informed his lordship that he
"smoking" os suggestel, but was holding but Mr. RUMAHN's proposal that the pre-the eigar between his fingers." The Judge said secutions should only be instituted with the nothing; but cigar with the man, went out- approval of a committee consisting of the sido! THE PRICES are only half those charged Medical Officer of Health and two unofficia!
in England.
ABSOLUTE PURITY THE BEST MATERIALS only are useil.
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members of the Board is perhaps to be preferred as it would bring the practice more into line with that which obtains
at home
The excitement of, the debate appears are acknowledged by the leading English to have led to some irregularity in the procedure, for it would appear from the reports that the only vote taken was "for and against the President's amendment." As a
matter of fact, the
makers to be equal to those of their ou
production.
A. S. WATSON & CO. President moral no amendment. That
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Mr. RUMJAHN's amendinent, There would have been no difference, how ever, in the ultimate result. The President's direct negative killed the two birds with
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BIRTHS.
On the 26th Juna, at No. 23, The Bund, Shang- bai, the wife of WALTER ELLIS, of a son.
At 49, Avenue Paul Brunat, the wife of Mr. H. BORNER, of sen.
DEATHS.
On the 25th June, NELLI, the beloved wife of H. G. MONKLET SAINTY, of Shanghai, aged as Jears.
On the 26th June, at the Victoria Nura ng Home, Shangba, Etx, the beloved wife of ERNEST L. ALLEN, Shanghai Municipal Coune 1.
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in the procedure should be made. The procedure of the Sanitary Board in this as in some other respects is original and unique.
It is rumoured, says a Shanghai evening contemporary, that Russia has bought one of the Shanghai daily papera.
A branch of the Nary Lengne is being organised in Colombo by Captain Legge, Master Attendant and Naval Agent.
The closing of the public-houses in Glasgow at 10 o'clock instead of at II o'clock on Subtr-
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TELEGRAMS.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS,]
PHILIPPINE PEART, FISHERIES.
MANILA, July 1.
The control of the pearl fisheries at Sula has been vested in the Moroland Council, licences being granted to Americane only.
THE LATE PAPAL DELLGATE.
MANILA, July 1. The Rev. Father Conner, secretary to the Inta Archbishop Guidi, the Papal delegate to the Philippine Islande, haa been rocalled to the Vatican to confer with Cardinal Merry dol Val, the Pupal Secretary, concerning the affairs of the Church in the Philippines.
Archbishop Guidi before his death made Inst appeal to the Aglipayans to return to the fold and threatened them with excom
muużcution.
(REUTER'S SERVICE.]
ARMY DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT.
LONDON, 29th. June.
In the House of Commons Army debate, Mr. Aruoli Forster denied that recruiting hai fallen off, but admitted that it was difficult to exaggerate the seriousness of the position dua to the failure of man to extend their period of service. Fortunately the extensions in India bad boon aloqants and the difficulty was not acute. The remedy consisted in substituting for the pressut systom ono mora in harmony Yesterday was Dominion Day, being the
with the conditions of the Empire. Mr. Arnold Forster emphasised the complicated anniversary of the fedoration of the Canadian provinces in 1867, Previons to that date Northern and a part of Lower Canada, vix ludian problem; he believed the task of mature of Army reorganisation, expecially the the Province of Ontario u Quebec, were federated, but Prince Edward's Island, Mari-reorganisation was soluble, and was convinced that the question wast soon be dealt with in a toba, British Columbia and the N.W. Territory drastic manor. He asked members not to were not admitted into the union till then, This is the great day of the year in Canada,
Mr. Balfour said the difficulties wore only There are about 20 Canadians in Hongkong,ficulties of detail, and he hoped Mr. Arnold but the weather was too damp, for pyrotechnics, Forster would be able to make a statement at and business too preasing to allow of a
no distant dais.
holiday.
The burial of a Chinese sailor named You Ho, who died on the as. Hibernia in London Docks, took place with weird rites at Plaistow Cemetery a few weeks ago. Chinese workers, carrying small hanners, or lanterns, on barubuo poles, and alternatoly chanting and danciar, followed the coffe to the graveside. After the coffin was lowered, rice, biscuits, and bread were thrown upon it, and then the grave was filled in with earth. It is the Chinese boltof (says a London paper) that the steeper will need the food when he awakana, and that the candles which he will find in his hands will guile bin
into the next world.
Indicative of the enterprise and prosper ty which characterise the firm of A. S. Watson & Co., Limited, is the announcement which ap pears in our advertisement columes to-day that Mr. A. H. Manell, who has for many years been the Secretary of the Company, has base appointed Agent for the General Managers of the Company, to reside in Shanghai, and to have general charge of the Company's interests at Shanghai, Hankow, Tientsin and in North China.
Mr. Mancall during his residenen in Hongkong has revde many friends who, while regretting his impending departure from the Colony, will cordially congratulate him upon his promotion. Mr. J. A. Torrant has been. appointed Acting Secretary of the Company..
day nights has resulted in a reduction of police of the classics as "most useful to nuval officers" Sir Cyprian Bridge's plea for a knowledge arrests by nearly one-half
serves to recall, says the Westminster, a famous incident in the career of Admiral Rodney. In the middle of one of our great sex fights Sir Charles Douglas, fall of enthusiasm for the classics, said to Rodney, "Behold. Sir George, the Greeks and Trojans contending for the bedy of Fatroclus!" to which the Admiral peevishly roplied, "Damn the Gracks and damn the Trojans! I have other things to think of." After the battle was won, however, the brave old Rodney wert ap to Douglas und 'said, "Now, my dear friend, I am at the service of your Grocks and Trojans, and the whole of Homer's Iliad,' or as much of it as you please!".
Some of the towns in the New Territory, especially Tuipo, where the streats are covered The Sanitary Board's abortive prosecu-with mud about six inches deep, could well do
with some attention from the Sanitary Depart tion of the Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company for failing to carry out the orders
ment.
In the Summary Court case, on Thursday, of Ko Wa Leung Kos c. Cheung Sau, Mr. Justice Sercombe Smith gave judgment for the plain. tiffs; not in favour of the defendants as was erroneously stated.
of a sanitary inspector made it imporative
The census of the Philippines shows that the that the Board should reconsider the system total population is 7,635,426, including 647,740 under which thee prosecutions ara institu-natives classified as wild and uncivilised. This ted. At Thursday's meeling Mr. HEWETT is the first complete return ever made in the gave the Board that opportunity by moving Philippine Islands., that in future no prosecutions should be in- stituted by sanitary inspectors until such action has been approved by the President, or, in his absence, the Vice-President of the Board. The President, however, entered upon a somewhat lengthy defence of the
The rains bave caused a big landslip of some system, and a resolution to maintain it in 50 or 60 tons at the culvert on the New Road force was carried, but only by the Pre-some 400 yards from where it begins to ascend sident's casting vote. The decision, we the hill beyond Yaumati. The road is almost think, is to be regretted. So far from the impassable. Several other minor, slips Java
also taken place. President's speech destroying Mr. HEWETT'S case against the system, it obviously No other Board that strengthened it. we are acquainted with entrusts its officers
After the Nanshan fight it was freely stated in St. Petersburg that the guns which had fallon into the hands of the Japanese were mostly old cannon taken from the Chinese
by a general resolution to institute pro-when the Allies advanced to the relief of secutions without the knowledge and cou Peking, some of them made of leather!
Bent of such Board. The usual procedure
The death is announced of Mr. G. P. Peachey,
who was until about two years ago attached to the Britisk Legation at Peking. He had since
at home is for the sanitary inspectors to
report all contraventions of the Public
and after unsuccessfully seeking to recuperate
By kind permission of Lt. Col. Iremonger and offlers, the Band of the 93rd Burns Infantry will play at the Hongkong Hotel this evening fem Bo 9.30 p.m. Programme şi- March......... "Roning". Overture."Tancredi "" Selection ..."Deuthy" Intermezzo
"Phryne
Three Little Maida" Selection
"Espain...... Cake Walk...“ Jolly Negroes", Waltz.........
"God Save the King."
MENU,
Hors D'Œuvres
a
press undaly.
RUSSIAN SUBMARINE SUNK.
LONDON, 29th June. A St. Petersburg telegram says that thirty iwo men yesterday entered this submarine
The Delfin, the normal of which was tɔa mon. additional weight caused the hou to sink pre- maturely, and th lieutenant and twenty men wre drowned. Tho Defii was recoverol.
COLLAPSE IN WANCHAL
Following, it is presumeil, upon the recent lovy rains and gale, ption of the house No. 1 Hau Fung Strast, Wanchai, collapsed yesterday afternoon about three o'clock. The honse, a large, well-built edifics, occupied by Mr. U Lai Woon, one of the best-known Chinese
in the Colony,
two. residents storey building comprising ground floor warning, and upper foor. Without any the roof above
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south-west portion. of the building came down with a crash into the bedroom beneath, and the dobris of the roof together with the floor of the upper storey, which gave way under the strain, full into the servants' quarters on the ground floor below, wrecking that part of the houss pletely. Fortunately thero
tho
com-
time,
THE WAR.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
ARSENAL EXPLOSION AT CRONSTADT.
GREAT DESTRUCTION.
Loxoox, 1st July. A terrific explosion has occurred at the ars ual at Cronstadt causing great destruction.
SHIPS IN COLLISION.
LONDON, 1st July.
The Nebran Maria vammed the Navarin at Cronstadt on the port side. The injured vessel has been beached.
(The Nuvurin is a furretship of 10,200 tons
Petersburg in 1895.]
displacement and 2,000 ihp, built at St.
(REUTER'S SERVICE.]
ARMY ORDER BY GENERAL
KUROPATKIN,
LONDON, 29th June.
A St. Petersburg semi-official says that General Kuropatkin has issued an Army order at Liaoyang, directing the troops to treat the fallen or captured Japanese with n respect due to brave fors and to care for the wounded in the same way as they care for the Bassian wounded.
The telegram adds that this is doubtless In response to the excellent treatment of the wounded Russians in the Japanese hoepitale,
IMPORTANT JAPANESE MILITARY APPOINTMENTA.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE BOTANIC GARDENS. ·
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESN.”
Kowloon, lat July, 1904. SIR, Your correspondent "Trampus” re- mackathat “there are some, oron Britishers, who, so far from objecting to the pressace of Brother Johu, consider that--he ofton adds greater interest to the scene." I think that a far larger number fixed him much more interesting when
uuseen.
Surely Trampus “ can find innumerable opportunities for improving his colloquial Chi- mos without resorting to the garilens ?
Why not, then, allow those who do not love the Celestial tongue to have one ontlar resort where they may be free from it Yours truly,
BEACHCOMBER.
FLOODS IN THE NEW TERRITORY.
Very heavy rains have falla in the Now
Territory during the past three or four days, with results to the crops that. it is feared, will be disastrons. For miles the pailly-flelds in the valleys are under water, with the crops heaten down flat or wished out by the roots. Now that. the floods are subjúling the agricultural poopba have taken to the fields to undeavour to bring the rice into upright position again. In nuat cases their efforts are unavulling, for the puddly hur reached a stage of growth at which, being in the car, the farmers were hoping for sunshine to ripen it, and nothing wore could have happenet at this time than these torrentbd floods.
POLICE COURT.
Friday, 1st July.
BBFORK Mr. H. H. J. GoMPRETZ (ACTING POLICE MAGISTRATH).
THEFT OF BAGGAGE.
A mun was charged with larroay. The complainant, a Chimman, stated that he came here by the river steamer Kaishan. Ou arriving at Hongkong, while sitting on deck alongside his baggage, n man ran off with his goods. He gave chase and raised a cry, An Intian constablo | stopped the thief→Two months' hard labour.
MAD WITH DRINK,
Ho
An Indian soldier was charged with drunken- Marshat Marquis Oyama. on the 23rd alt, ness.
When arrested on the previous day he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of all the shouted like a madman, screaming out that forces in Manchuria; General Baron Kodama, someone had stolen $3,000, from him. Supreme Superintendent of the General Staff simply looked like a ferocious beast behind the Office in Manchuria: while Marshal Morquisers of a cage. The defendant was fined $2. Yamagata has been appointed Superintendent of the General Staff Office (Tokyo), with Major-General Nagaoka Vice-Superintendent. THE "SADO-MARE" 1183 DAMAGED THAN
ANTICIPATED.
NOT FROM THE SEA.
A man was charged with unlawful posmssion of coal. Deferrlant said he picked the coal up from the sea, but, judging by the apparsace of the coal, this story was not believed. The maj was fined $15 and sentenced to six hours'sincks-
HEFORE MR. J. H. KEMP (ŠECONE) POLICE MAGISTRATE).
www
DYNAMITE FUSE.
The Sado-maru hes arrived at Matsure. Island, at tho entrence to the Shimonoseki Straits. Operations were of ones begun to pump the water out of the vessel, a measure that was necessary to prevent the ship from
A Chinman was charged with unlawful sinking. It is stated that the stern was almost submerged, while forward the bull was six fost possession of dynamite fase, valued at $7. shove water. The damage was all under water A. Chinese detective searched him on board the sad invisible. Apparently no damage was done. Hankow. Defendant said that he did · nát to the upper works. The masts romained intact, know what was in the bundle; he was carrying Fourteen days' bod and the beats except one were missing. The it for another-man. Japanese sg was at the stern. Dowi lalow labour. horses were heard aoighing with four and hunger. Three dood bodies were found on Au European was charged with being drank board. Sixteen signalmon remained on the and incapable. An Indian sa the man lying Sado when the military oflors left the ship down in the vernadal of Theuss' Hotel.
The and these men arrived by the steamer. damage, it is added, is much less than was anticipated, and the vessel can be used in the service again upon being ropaired.
- UNWILLING SOLDIERS.
NO DEINK FOR SIX WEEKS.
Defendant told his Worship he had not touch- a drop of liquor for six weeks. Ho was fined $2 or seven days' imprisonment.
In his defence the Editor of the paper said the article was intended to be humorous, and ho repudiated the meanings given to particular sentences by the witnesses for the prosscution.
Me. Comporta.roserved his decision.
MARINE COURT.
Friday, 1st July,
CHARGE AGAINST A NEWSPAPER. The Editor and a simreholder of the Sai A Lemberg jourual, the Blees Polske, states Kai Kung Yib Po newspaper were called upon in these two apartments at
that when the reservists of the Kharkoff dis. to answer a charge of publishing su obscene so that the collapse was nattended with trict should have taken their departure for article in their newspaper on the 12th May. casualties. The greatest alarm, however, was Manchuria they refused to enter the trein until Chief Detective Hanson prosecutul, and Mr. occasioned among the people in the other forced to do so by the troops. The female H. W. Looker, solicitor, of Messrs. Deacon, rooms of the house, who made a hurried exit relatives of the reservists thereupon threw Looker and Denoon, appeared for the defence. in the fear that the whole building was coming themesives on the rails. They were forcibly The article appeared to be a wock advertisement.
removed, but when the train started the women for hate, so worded, it is allaged, as to have a down. This fear luckily was not realised. The Public Works Department wore promptly in-again throw themselves on the mils, with the double meaning. formed of the collapse, and two offers of result that many were severely injured.
RUSSIA ANO CHINESE NEUTRALITY that body who wont down and inspected the
as their opinion that Count Lamedorf had interviews with the promises gave it the fall of the roof had been caused by representatives of the Great Powers last month the ravages of while ants. The outside in which he is slated to have laid particular walls appeared sound, but nevertheless these emphasis on the attitude of Chirs, referring to were propped up and Mr. U Lai Woon's the necessity of all the Governments continuing family removed to another house for the time the policy of constantly impressing upon Peking the advisability of preserving strict rentrality. The Minister desires that China BEYORE HON. CAPT. L. BARNES Lawrence,
R.N. (MABINE MAGISTRATE). shall be not only ofBially neutral, but that the people also shall refrain from interference in the war, aud believes that this can be assured if any At the regular inecting of members of the
Mr. Laug Kar, owner of the launch Lee King Edward VII. Lodge (No. 910) of the violation of the Imperial proclamations is Royal Avcient Order of Buffaloes, held in the swiftly purished. This expression of the Sung, caused an enquiry into alleged negligent R.A.O.B. Clnb 1, Queen's Road East, the follow-Minister's views is regarded as specially navigation by the master of the launch Choong significant, as they follow immediately on the Lee. He stated that at 1 p.m. on the 24th nit. renewed assurances of noutrality just given by it was reported to him by the cozwain of his launch that the defendaut nearly caused u the Chiuse Minister.
collision with his boat owing to negligent navigution.
being.
R. A. Q. B.
..... Gounod
Ros iniing officers were elected:-
Collier
Sitting Primo, Primo Oxberry; ............ Hohy
City Secretary, Primo J. J. Blake (quarterly);
• Rubens Walltenfel
City Waiter, Primo A. Radcliff (quarterly); Berger
Asst. Waiter, Primo H. P. Madar (quarterly); C. Marshall, Bro. Walstow (monthly); C. Tyler, Bro. Ismail (monthly) ; -
Caviare and Egg Cannpes.
SOUP.
Greon Turtlo.
FISH.
Baked Salmon a la Normande. ENTREES.
Salui of Pigeon and Olives
Ox Tongue & in Pozlatte Tonto Farcie. CKELLY, Goa.
JOINTS,
). Chamberlain, Bro. E. B. Smith (monthly);
C. Constable, Bro. Goldenberg (monthly);
C. Physician. Primo Fornie (monthly);
C. Register, Bro. Rogers (monthly);
C. Minstrel, Bro. MacLean (gnurlarly);
C. Ald of Benevolence, Primo J. II. Thompson (monthly);
After the election of oflicers a very pleasant
C. Taster, Bro. etas (monthly).
AN ENQUIRY,
The opinion is slowly crystallizing in Bassin that the attitude of the Chinese authorities and
The coxwain of the Lee Sang gave evidence the activity of the Huchuses are tantamount to a state of war. The military export of the that as he was proceeding from Hongkong 'tą Norge Frenya, expressing this view, added, Yannuti ke observed the defendant's boat on And it is the worst kind of war, sizes it in his port quarter. The other launch was going slcaked by hypocritical neutrality. Russia is faster than his, sud shortly afterwards it orce-el now waging war in a hostile country."
WEATHER REPORT.
The
und touched his bow in doing so. wituoss stopped his engines, and no larm wax
done.
The coxwin of the Cheong Lee said that his The Hongkong Observatory- yesterday issued baunch was proceeding from Hongkong to the following report:--:
Yaumati at the time question. He did not. The barometer
Houlth Acta or local bye-laws to the chief the Boxer troubles auffered greatly in health, Roast Sirloin of Beef Roast Turkey and Saur evening was spent the following brethron has risen troughout Ching and in the Philin.see the other launch at first, as he was in the
sanitary inspector, who when cireum stances poiut to the xereasity for legal in Japan and New Zealand he went to the proceedings, verifies the report and sanatorium on the Schatz-Alp, Davos Platz, brings it to the notice of the Medical where; to the great regret of his many friends in China and elsewhere, he died on April 29th Officer of Health; who in
turn reports from paeunenia. The funeral took place at East- the circumstances to a
Committee of bourne, where his parents reside.
Boiled York Ian and Champagne Sauce.
COLD.
Lobster Mayounaise,
@WEETS.
Bice Fudding Vanilla Ice Creams and Genon Cake Peach Tart Tipsy Cake.
Coffee
DESSERT.
Fruits,
cabin having "chow." He came on deck when Gradients are moderate on the Chino Coast; the collision occurred. He had been unable to and moderate E, to SE. vinds will be met within find the steerman, who was a corticated the Formoss Channel and moderate SE. winds coxwain belonging to his crow. in the northern part of the China Sea,
Forecast:--Moderate SE. winds, overcast,
On the 1st at 11.30 nm. contributing to the harmony of the evening-pines and fallen slightly in Japan. Bros. Walstow, Cooper, Rogers, Goldenberg, MacLean and Frimos Hyett, Goodhall and Oxberry, the whole terminating with the National Anthem in the "wee ma' hours" of the morning.
rain.
The case was adjourned till Monday to een if the steersman could be found.