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THE WAR.
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A GROWING FORCE
LONDON, 5th July, General Kuropatkin had fewer than 120,000 men of all arms on the 17th June, but a steady increase since that date makes LORN, 7th July, 10.30 a.m. his position at Liaoyang and Haicheng It is announced that the United States Con- The Gentlemen have defeated the Players | quite seam». sulato at Nowchwang has been elevated to that Lord's, by 2 wickets. The segres, were :— rank of a Consulato-General ə
This is on
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most chariy what is meant. The Co-accent, of the importance which Nowchwang Players, 327 and 255; Gentlemen, 171 and Jemporary Reviver puts it on record that all the railways (in Japan) run close **fo the sea, and might be easily destroyed by an emerg's warships." Its writer pictures the pigay passengers (a qnit erroneous and unjustifiable description, by the way) willing on their heels on the low
mals under constant Europos export supervira sion aro sukd throughout the Far East and are of their #scount is varially preferred on
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En our imprint of to-morrow. Saturday, there wil comune a capital serial story by the slogen of maritime story-tellers, W. Clark Russell. which he entitles Hi Islam Priness.” Beaters thereof are sure to become engrossed in the personality and doings of Rupert de la Tenche."
While the ss. Fal-han was'un her way down the river from Canton yesterday, a Chinese passenger fell overboard near Jatin. The engines were reversest and Captain Vabating ordered out a boat to try, to rescue the man, who could be seen swimming in the distance; but when the spot was recorded 20
burn of the unfortunate Chinese rould be found, be having apparently been drawn below the surfure by the strong under current and drawedl
FORT CAPTURED.·
LONDON, 7th July, 10.30 a.. Fighting has again scentred at Grantee, the Mission forces capturing the fort.
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MORE TIBET FIGHTING.
LONDON, 5th July, Hostilities were resumed at Gyangize yaz- tordsy.
den seats of the railway earringes, en- joying shower baths of sea spray. In the gardens, holiday makers, sit on the tables, instead of at them. Quite tine in all cespects, that is, if the tables were tables; but what a consensical picture it presents to the reader unfamiliar with the scene depicted. When he comes to mention that the Japanese have a delicate sense of honour, "exert among the shop.keepingg "class, in which social pariahs find a refuge "whone they can chent in company," this is "guaranteed. | writer must have grievously exaggerated
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Itt passing this authority takes the trouble to assure us that in China the general moral state, and noble qualities, fell asleep early; and have yet to be aronsed," oblivious to the
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The number of writings about "Japan as she really is," the Real Russia," and so en, continues to increase apace, there being no lack of people saxious apparently to turn a dishonest penny by relating all that they do not know about the two countries which
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Asko as to the reported movement in favour of the universal adoption of Christianity in Jagun, Viscount Hayashi is reported to have said: 1 have no knowledge of the matter the message refers to. I will not say that the information is incorrect, but it is extremely unlikely. Japan, you know, is like Amerien, a fres ecuntry-free in religion, free in politics, constitutionally governed, and tolerant in all things. A man is perfectly at liberty to huse and bold his own opinion. There are Buddhists. Hindoos, Shintos, Remnu atholies, Anand Christians in Japan; in fact, almost every form of religious belief is in vogae there, but I have never yet heard of a desire on the part of anyone for national or, as you would call it, a State religion." Viscount Hayashi appears to base forgotten to mention the big sprinkling of Spencerian materialists,
porishable, Ivanovich" formulates bis original theory that a grand stone building is an obstruction to progress when it has
He says: outlived its function. "ecelesiastical, or any other system that "has no stone walls to support it, does not *The "survive its time of usefulness. "cathedrals of the 12th century in Fronel "provincial towns will debar minda fro n "higher growth, and institutious too. 18 "not the Kremlia the mainstay of Tsurism? "Ar not St. Peter's and the Vatican the "pillars of Papal Christianity? Without the Wall of Lamentatious there would "probably be no Zionism. Japan hins only "wooden and paper walls that can easily be made to fit in with new institutions." What a remarkable discovery! It is a pity that there was not addel a suggestion of
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S.S. ALGOMA" WRECKED.
CREW ARRIVE AT HONGKONG.
The China Merchants ss. Feicking arrived from Shanghai yesterday. On the voyage down. at noon on that's inst, she picked up the crew of the ss. Algona, which, is now a wreck ou Tang-mi Point, situated between Breaker Point and Hongkong. The Algome, a collier, was on a voyage from Moji to Hongkong. She went
on the 6th inst. ashore ut 7.30 am.
Longos, 5th Jly. Jpan las fully approved of the agreement between Great Britain and Russia in regard to the protection of the Bebring Sea Routeries.
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yory regreliable: it still more natusurd 'would be the consequences of a defeat from which the Rudans, whose concentration is still incomplete, could not escape if they woro imprudent enough to take a premathro offensive.
RUSSIAN RESERVES CALLED OUT, the Japanese pay dearly for their partia
LONDON. 5th July.
Au Ukase calls out a further large body of reservists tie the Miltary districts of St. Petersburg, Moscow, Kasaw and Kieff,
GERMAN NEUTRALITY.
LONDON, 5th July.
The Kolnische remarks that should Ressia's warships take refuge at Kiso chan, Germany will strictly carry out infer- national neutrality obligations,
HARDLY A ROUT,
LONDON, 6th July.
WAR NOTES.
General Kuropatkin is aeling wisely in tomporizing. He seems to be taking every precaution, and sincerely fras. that the more mont reported yesterday of General Stackelberg towards the south is only that of an advanced guard to cover the Russian concentration. As a maitor of fuct, the wais point is to prolest tije latter from all surprise. When that concentra-- tion is complete the Russiau Generalissimo will have a free hand in taking nation and can make
successes, and oven for the capture of Peri Arthur if it should fall. But for Heaven's soko let him be on his guard against the nervous eagerness of those who are driven onl of their wits by the idea of an assault upon the fortress. Fortifiod places are made to be taken. When they have been held lòng caough to giv elbow room to the operating armies they Inve completely fulfilled their purposes. It is madness for a commander-in-chief to compromise kimsoff in order to protyet them."
THE JAPANESE AND THE WOUNDED, The Moscow correspondent of the Standart writes:-The letters of Russian Correspondents. at the Front are now coming in, and atikongh' there is naturally a tendency to give predomin- ance to minor affrays in which the Russians Au lleial St. Petersburg despatch re-proved victorions, there is much of general porting the recent fight at Motieuling says interest in the accounts. Thus the accounts This was reported, by our own correspondent that the Russings vented the Japanese algiven by Russians who were captured by yesterdayas well as anticipated in the leader-vance guard in a bajonet fight and the" the Japanese at the Yala fight, and after Eu
retired. Als Japanese being reinforced. The recovering from their words 'managed to escape, give high praise to the culture, Russian bosst over 9 oflicers and 200 mren.
humanity, and generosity of their fore. The Japanese." says OTH account.roated ne so well that there is every possibility of a close friendship following upon our entity, with the French after as was the caso Sebastopol Japanese doctors tended ur wounded equally with their own, in revuru for which Russian doctors taken prisoners reutily As for food, the attended to the Japanese. Japiness at once recognised that their diet was nafit for Rassians, and provided suitable rat ions The captive Russian officers, wins were each p vided with a separate tent, were requested to superintend the proper preparation of food for The mode adopted by their fellow prisoners." the Japanese to select on the field of battle those Three Bussian warships re-appeared off who might pay the immediate attention of the Tsushim on the 2nd instant, according to à surgeons sounds ingenious. They moved an Tokyo correspondent. The Echo de Chine arm or leg, or both of the mau as he lay, if reports the squadron off Gensan on the saine there was any movement to return them, the dute. The Vladivostock ships will probably man was picked up and set on his fent; if he share a sort of Flying Dut:Liman" character managed to stand a mach as a fraction of a for a time.
minute, he was forthwith carried off in a dooly to the field hospital." Presumably those of the wounded who were not in a state to move aru or log were left for later rescue parties.
LONDON, 5th June. After prolonged opposition, Mr. Balfour's inetion for closing the Licensing Bill by compartments has been carried by 301 to 239
CANTON NOTES.
[FROM THE "CHUNG NOOI RAN PO."]
OPIUM REVENUE,
The campaign, as far as the Japanese are concerned, is really about three weeks ahead of what my, without levity, perhaps ho described as schedule time, so that the elements must bare been one of the fuctors taken into consideration at the beginning of the war. General Wheeler, says an American extlinge, says the Japanese must be experiencing enormous difficulty in getting their larger field guns to the frout. owhg to the condition of the ronds, which must bu like morasses lu many places, but he does not doubt that they will get there all right." This is the general view taken, hore.
A Chofuo story refers to a Greek arrival who declared that the Admiral of the Port Arthur fleet was an elderly gentleman who hadn't been to sea for many years. The military officers were therefore mistrnsting him. The garrison, THE HANKOW-CANTON RAILWAY. it is also said. were possimistic as to the fate of Port Arthur.
With regard to the prepared opina tux. which is entirely under the direction of the officials, the Cartón authorities have deputed some officers to make enquiries and report the umber of prepared opium shops and divans in Canton. They are divided into three classes first, seconil, and third, according to the mom). of business they carry pa. Of the est class there are about one hundred shops; of the second class, about one hundred and fifty of the third class, two hundred and fifty selling in all about sixteen thousand night hundred and fifty lacis a day. A tas of six candersons ie imposed on every task of opium sold, realising about sus thousand three madred and forty- at the disposal of General Kuropatkin and eight tacks a day. The quantity of opium sold the number of those believed to be actually in different districts in Kwangtung is twenty under his command. is explained, it is sug- times more than that of Canton. If the progested, by the probability that the missing men hava leen stranded at intermediate stations posed tax is carried on successfully, an enormous
on the Siberian railway. It has also boun sum will be added to the roverus.
xplained in ways less complimentary to Russian historians.
KWANGSI BANDITS 18TIE.
Information has been received from Kwangsi to the effect that on the night of the 24th ult, a surprise attack was made by the bandits on this city of Lauchow. With the assistance of abont a thousand robbers who had already surrendered, the indits had no diffealty in becaking into the city. Severil officers were killed and the whole city was samacked. They first cut the telegraph wires and destroyed everything in the telegraph office. The soldiers who were stationed outside the city knew nothing of thecccurrence till the city bad follon into the hands of the bandits
The enormione disproportion between the number of troops, which ought necording to
now to be the Russian calentation;
THE REPORTED ORDERS TO GENKRAT KURÓPATKIN.
The railway coustraction of the Chines} Government, telegraphed the Times vorres pondent at Shanghai on the 6th alf,, is wabing unereals. Political intrigues and the financial difficulties affecting the question are complicated by the uncertainty of the results of A policy of prais the Russo-Japanese war. crastination therefore commend itself to Séug Ta-jen and the Waiwapa With regard to the Hankow-Canton line, the Viceroys of Wachang and Canton have expressed to Sheng a strongly-worded opinion that the Americana syndicato's concession should bo'annulled forth- with, because the contract has been violated by the transference of rights and interests to the Belgians. Steng bas definitely stated his intention to take action accordingly, but awaí s further advices from his agent. the American uissionary, Mr. Ferguson, who is now in New York negotiating with the Belgian ropresenta- lives.
Aleanwhile the Governor of Hunan has sub- witted a memorial to the Throne, which an Ins- porial rescript of May 10 refors to the Waiwu- pa and the Board of Commerce, reques' ing dinar. the provincial merchants and gentry any bo
It is impossible to say exactly what has happened in St. Petersburg with reference to the report persistently felegraphed a month ago concerning an order alleged to have been gison by the Tsar to General Kuropatkin to glance te the relief of Port Arthur. It came from so many quarters simultaneously that it must have been circulated with a distinct object, as suggestod by the correspondent of the Echo de Paris, or at present loom so large in the public ere. how free and enfranchised a country Eng. May she came out from England, vis the who remained in the city for soreral days. The elsa the order has been cancelled.
The St. Petersburg correspondent of the coal for Japanese consignees, She is a
soldiers, who were greatly inforced by the Echo de Paris, telegraphing on the 5th nit Monsieur JULES HERET has done it, and land wight be, were it not for its Tower of Cape und Hongkong, with a cargo of Welsheity was retaken a few days afterwards by the i that eminent French journalist, while an London, grim relic of fondalism and oppres-vessel of 1,872 tons, built by Messrs. J. L. soldiers from, the reighbouring districts. The says that ho now bears on all sides that General granted the right to construct branch railways
Thompson & Sons, of Sunderland, in 1885.
bandits have carried away with them a large Kuropatkin will not go to the relief of Port east and west of the Hankow-Cantos truska
on conditions similar to those recently sanction- Her length is 30ft breadth 428, and depth quantity of arms and anaounition, and over two anthority on the evolution of his national.
Powerful influences have been at literatur (always barring his misestimate Frenchman, with some half-chewed re- of the Romanticista), can scarcely claiminiscence of the fall of the Bastille in bis 27ft. She was engined by Messrs. T. Richard-andred thousand dollars from the Imperial work to prevent the folly of taking treopsied by the Theous for the construction of a
xan & Sons of Hartlepool. Her registry port treasury. They are attacking the city of Ping-away from Laieyung southward in a purely railway with native capital in is Carliff, the owners being the Kingsland S.S.lok, with dangerous affect. Soldiers were sont political interest." C., Ld, of which Messrs. Eeles, Ruston & Methitler from Canton on the 3rd instant, and it Mullen are the Managers. Mr Thomas Evans is said that Viceroy Shum, who has not yet re. covered from his illness, wishes to proceed again was captain of her. We nuderstand that a marine enquiry into the facts of the disaster
to Kwangsi. will be hoki at Hongkong.
'" Ivanovich" Hion.
is without doubt à
"The Russian peascuts Far Eastern matters. When he says that have the patience of oxen," we are told, the Rassiens are far from being a warlike" and a sad fatalism that might render them nutiun, he rust, be shatting his eyes to the inert were not the Cossacks ready to pred them on with their lances." Is Elizabeth, or long list of battles and conquests which 41- panded Russia, soath, west, and very far the Brice of Siberia, the last word on east. He is equally incorrect in stating Russia The Russian ladies smoke, and that Japan bas still kept "ber fanatic belief the men all get drunk. Three yeu equal His recital of Japanese 79. 6d. Such statements are bad enough in Buddha." massacres no tar back ca 996 .c. show that in the halfpenny papers; they are too had he has neglected to observe the little dis-in the half-crown reviews. Unfortunately, tinction between goud and history; and the comments made in Europe, and the his murder of 47,000 Christians in Japan in criticisms and contradictions made in the the reign of Louis XIV. is a prime facie Orient, do not enjoy the same circulatiou, absurdity. There never have been so many To them that have the truth shall be given, Christians in Japan at any one time, native and from them that have it not, being, as or foreign. Much of this attribution of they are, dependent on the penny-a-liner, It seems a pity, for bloodthirstiness to the Japanese is the result shall be taken away. of a bad attack of Yellow Peril fever, and real injury may be wronght by failure to for the rest, M. HURET has been misled, nail sofue such bad coins to the counter. like the rest of the work, by careless (or worse) writes. Whether it be as humour, as enthusiasm, or as serious des, cription, there seems to be a general literary conspiracy to misrepresent things Japanese to Europe. The latest example is to be found in an extraordinary article in The Contemporary Review, with the certainly undescriptive caption of "Japan, Russia, France." That the pen name attached happens to be "Ivanovich" affords no clue
equal right to respect for his opinions on cortex register.
A moeting of the Legislative Council will be held on Tuesday next.
The English and 'Gorman Mail of the 4th June was delivered in London on the 4th inst
There were four plague fatalitios recorded in Hongkong for the twenty-four hours ending at noon yesterday.
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The Volunteer Corps will give a promenade concert on their Parade Ground on Saturday, 30th inst.
By kind permission of Lt. Col. Iremonger and tears, the Band of the 93rd Barma Infantry at the King Edward Hotel, during dinner to- will play the following programme of music
March...Romping" sight (wertbor permitting)- Overture ... Ungdes Selection Selection
........ Auber
KWANOTUNG RICE WASTED,
On account of the recent heavy rain many parts of the West River overflowed its banke, been more or less damaged The prefect of and the rice crops in different districts have Kwangelow and the Magistrates of Namhoi GoLDed
and Pun-yu districts held a service in the "The Lady Slovey". Crook Shing Wong Temple on the 2nd inst. to pray Song...... The Caterpil ar and the Rose" Carey for fine weather. It is said that over twenty
*The Orchid”............ Ivan Caryll
Kirly per cent of the rice crops in the whole province Punch and Judy "..
...... Boggetti of Kwangtung has been spoiled by the late "God Save the King."
heavy rain, and the price of rice is in conse quence advancing
Waitz Baron
Water Cross
Dinna............
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3RNU,
Hors d'Ouvres
Tomatoes Anchovy Toast.
Hour. Turtle.
Cncumbers
Boiled and Shrimp Sauce.
ENTREES.
Brisket of Pigeon Larded Lamb Chop Cutlets and Tomato Sauce Ox Tongue in Aspic. J015T8,
Rowst, Sirloin of Beef
Cold York Ham. CURRY Chicken Liver.
SALAD,
Scotch. VEGATABLES,
Boiled Potatoes Green Peas
Boiled Current Pudding Pineapple Ice Cream
Roast Capon
Chippel Potatoes Veget ble Marrow.
SWZITU
RIVER PIRATES.
Arthur.
Szactivan
Hy lds In Court province. The Governor proposes that a first. circles, where yesterday there were lamentations experiment shall be made with a line from over the orders destined for General Kuropat. Changsha to Chang-te, east of Tang-ting lak kin, which were never sent off my questions which shall thereafter be extended into Szé were answered evasively by the inquiry, Who cbuan.. This memorial was forwarded before the Hunanes officials had learned and protested knows if General Kuropatkin will advanceř'
I have come to ask myself if tho report against the Belgians' claim to control the current for the last 48 hours, which has bean southern trunk line.
invented at the Ministry of War. to deceive the subject of all conversations here, was not
public opinion, journalists, and at the same time ibe Japanent, as to the real decision that was takon."
A FRENCH VIEW.
It is undeniable that the Japanese succeesex against Rassia bave emphasised the pre-existing opinion, strongly held by provincial officinis that the mistake made in the Manchurian railway construction should not be repeated in other parts of the empire.
INQUEST.
Lieutenant-Colonel Rosset, the well-known French military authority, writing in the Gaudois, says: "The worst of it is that a
Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz held on enquiry. seriousdifference of opinion really exists between Admiral Alexeieff and General Kuropatkiz. yesterday afternoon into the circumstances o On the 26th ultimo over one hundred robbers The former wants Port Arthur to be relieved. the death of the second wife of a Chinson who arrived in large junks towed by two steam The latter wishes, ou the contrary, to keep all residing at No. 19. Wing Fung Street. The launches made an attack on a pawnbroker's his available forces for fighting in the field and woman seems to have been mentally deranged. shop in Wong-lin Village, in the Shun-tak carefully to husband his resources in view of a Abeat a year ago she made a fruitless effort to district. The people there had already made great battle which will be decisive for the commit suicide by drowning. On the 16th ult. she became sick, and died after a short illness. every "preparation, as the pawnshop received campaign. He is right. A definite rosult can a letter some days previously asking a large never be sacured except in the open country, After hor death suspicions wore! aroused that sum of blackmail, under threat of burning the and it is there that the great and final effort she had poisoned herself with opian, but Dr. Admiral Alexelef is W. Hunter, the Government Bacteriologisi. shop and killing the inmates if the demand must be made... were not forthwith complied with. When the therefore a bad counsellor. It is said that the found no signs of this drag in the body. Being robbers arrived, the watchman, assisted by the Tsar's Ministers are inclined to support hia. doubtful, however, he forwarded the viscera to So much the worze. But if that be so I hope Mr. Franklin, the Acting Government Analyst. people, had a hot engagement with them.
that General Kuropatkin will follow the exam who discovered traces of a drag known as dature Finding things unfavourable here they turned on
medicines, shares Some their way to some raw silk shops, which they ple of Pelissier, who threatened to cut the alba. This poison; used to some extent in successfully broke into. They carried away telegraph line in order to sever the tis that Chinese booty to a large amount and escapod neot-bonnd him to Paris. Of course, the moral characteristics of opium One of its effects in
effect of the fall of Port Arther would be delirium, and a sufficient quantity causes death.
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