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A year Foreign Offices of both Powers, ago Germany was prepared to bow down very low-almost go on her marrow bones ta Russin on this self-same subject; but then, of course, Germany was desirous of so ingratiating herself with her big neighbour
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Nor is the same complacent and self. sufficient sense of the gullibility of her neighbours absent from another convenient! little arrangement which Russia is at the The most perfect scientific system of filtration moment intent on making. Finding her
is suployed.
By which means we have attained
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ABSOLUTE PURITY.
hold on Manchuria weakening, and being desirous of so arranging affairs that whether heads or tails should turn up she may yet be the winner, she has been suggesting terms QUALITY to China, which for naïvete and self. assamice might well win the championship amongst nations. Though a trifle more unblushing than ordinary, the new proposals have an unmistakable impress of the same stamp of setai-astuteness and semi-short- wittedness which we must now recognise as the peculiar trade mark of Muscovite. ware. "Mutley," shouted the melancholy Jacques in admiration of a similar display of half witted innocence, is your only wear"; A. S. WATSON & CO. and motley" indeed must wo allow the
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A falling-off in the Japanese silk cocoon supply in noted this year.
Tokyo's first gas works were started in 1874, by a Frenchman, for the Municipality. They are now making 1,500,000 cubic feet n day,
The Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs teid Mr. Norman, M.P., on June 14th. that Corea was still recognised as an indǝpen- dont Stute.
The Russian submarine Delphin has sirik, in the river Neva awing to an accident during nmersion. Twenty-four men on board were
drowned.
las
The Commander-in-Chief in Tin awarded the McGregor Memorial Meda! for 10 to Capt. Fraser, Royal Garrison Act, for exploration work in Siam and Yutininas,
M. C. Fernande, Indian merchaist, sentenced at Yokohama to nine years' imprisonment on u charge of inceliarism for insurance, has been released by the Tokyo Court, on the ground of insufficient evidence.
A disastrous fire has occurred ut. Cronstadt,
following upon. a terrific explosion which partially wrecked the Acesanal, including the Chennival Laboratory. The disaster is at tributed to mulefactors,
Thursday's "At Home" doings ut Mountain Lodge are to include bicycle gymkhana for both sexes. Intending competitors who wish to send up their wheels beforehand are requested to label them.
The weekly return of plague cases shows 20, all fatal, and all Chinese. This brings the total for the year so far to 428 cases, 413 of There has been no
which have bean fatal.
European case no fat.
Kyoto, in Japan, bad two disasters within about twelve hours on the first instant. The Electie Tramway Company was burnt out, damage 18,500 you; and there was an explosion of nitric acid at the Uji powder factory.
THE WAR.
MAILS S IZED IN THE
RED SEA.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]
LONDON, 18th July.
CVRIOTS BAILORS.
The anxiety to obtain news of the war, says the Japasi Herald, is much greater in those who "go down to the sea in ships" than with the landlubber who leisurely perusen his daily bud 1 got in the newspapers, and all sorts of schemes I are employed to obtain the "latest"; int the cheekiest we have hourl of was perpetrated on the Portland and Asiatic Company's chartered steamer Nicomedia by the jolly skipper of the Now Bedford whuler Alice Kamoles. The The Russian volunteer cruisers, Nicomedia, fresh from her nine Jandred miles tow of the Pleiades and the placing of patrolling the Red Sca, have caused a
a handsome salvage chim, was on the 20th it.. sensation by scizing two well known two days prior to entering Yokohama, attracteil by signals of distress about 7.30 a.m. in position mail pacquets. The cruiser Peters-
38 deg. Im. N, and 145 dog. 40m. W.
of another big salvage claira impelling her. the burg seized the P. & O. s,s. Malacca, ing she was in luck ones more, and with visions bound to Japan, and brought her Nicomedia changed her course and headed to boat from the to Suez.. In the other case, the the rescue. She hore to, and
whaler came alongsito and quickly made known Smolensk overhauled the N. D. L. 8.S.that her only distress was a lask of war news. Prinz Heinrich, also Japanwards bound, and confiscated the mails.
[JAPANESE OFFICIAL DESPATCH.] RUSSIANS REPULSED AT MOTIENLING.
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Tokyo, 18th July, 2,20 p.ra. *General Kuroki reports that under cover of a thick fog at 3 a.m, on the 17th instant the Keller Comunandaz of the Russian Army Corps, with aliout divisions, commenced a fieres attack at Motienling and the adjacent positions uccupied by part of our Army. The latter made a stubborn resistance, repulsing the euemy on all sides, and pursued as far
Our casualties are unler Karkeaprotza. investigation."
Think-
"Could the Nicomedia oblige with a fur newspapers "The feelings and language of those on the Nicomedic can be better imagi. ned than described. Our contemporary under- stands that the lastoatward-bound N.P. freighter had a similar trick played on her.
A JAPANESE WARNING,
The following, saya the special correspondent of the Singapore Free Press, in a trao transla tion of a Proclamation issued by the General Oficer Commanding the first Japanese Army Corpsin Manchuria. It is written in true Chinoso official style, and will no doubt be favourably weeived by tho naʼives:--- Russia under the pretence of protecting her Siberian Railway, is for some years past mobilised troops in Manchuria unjustifiably and uninterruptedly oceaping the territory, prepared defences, and fortineations, and with tyranny, perpetrated crimes therein. Her ultimate object has been
It was to annex the three East-provinces. intolerable that the sacred tombs of the Chinose Imperial unensters should fall into the hands of these Aliens; how then, could the high State officials permit this to continue? If these provinces should be so unlawfully an nexed by Rusin, who can doubt that the safety of Cores would be endangered; Japan and Caron are therefore, determined and will aut in unison in an object in which they are mantually vitally interested. Our Emperor Majesty in his will and wrath has issued a pro To the employees of Messrs. Samuel Samuel & Co. belongs the honour of having instituted clamation commanding the thres Armies to co- the most artistic and attractive torch-light pro-operate with all energy and attack by land. By this duty and the fire of patriotism what enemy
WAR ITEMS.
The Communicable Distases Return for last week shows 20 Chinese deal of bubonic plague. one Japanese of cholera, and one. Chinese of enterio. There were two cases of small-pox,
In Tokyo they learn that sickness is decimat- not in Victoria, both Chinose, and neithering the horses with the Russian army.
fatal.
At Christie's on 11th just a sum of upwards
RUSSIAN REMOUNTS.
JAPANESE JUBILATION.
of £33,000 was realised by biddings for the late Duke of Cambridge's pictures. The Gains Agnew for 12,300 gaineas. A Louis XV. gold has yet passed through the streets of Yokohama. borough was knocked down to Mr. Lockettcasion in honour of Japanese victories which | diplomacy' of Russia in this twentieth cen-sauifbex sold for £2,000. The sale realised The picturesque and elaborate costumes of the ren, und the various unique features of tho tury to have become. Now, we lako italtogether £90,000.
show, especially the laage warship with its crew TOUCHSTONE himself would have felt pretty
at the guns, says the Japan Advertiser, attracted well ashamed of himself and he attempted
admiring attention from the crowds which so feeble a diplomitic parody as suggested
thronged the streets. The scene in front of the Grand Hotel, which was decorated for the 31 itself to the Russian Minister at Peking re-
occasion, was particularly notable and inspiring, cently. We are wont to characterise Russian
the enthrasism of the visitors gathered on the OLTCommunications relating to the news columns diplomney as marked by exceeding astute-maker point of attending.
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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS
should be undened to The EmTOR,
Cravespondents must forward their names and al rss communications addressed in the Edite, nol for publication, but as evidence of good faith
ness, sometimes we add by talent; doubtless our comparison, here is with our own. It
Shareholders in the Punjon Mining Co., Ld. are reminded that the meeting adjourned from the 12th inst. will be held at the offices, Beaconsfield Arcade, at 11 o'clock this morning, As the future of the Company is to be decided at this meeting shareholders will, it is hoped;
London is to be bereft of the pignons which
queness to such districts as the Houses of
verandab reaching a high pitch.
CHINESE NEUTRALITY THREATENED.
The Foreign Office at Peking, acting under
We
can we not vanquish, and what obstacles can we not overcome? In the battle of Yen Chusu and is the battle of the Eastern Sen near Fort Arthar the mavy of the enemy were Co- yuered. We wish to tear down every Bus- sian flug. If our Army, like so many mythi col Tigers, show strategy, follow the standards with bravery, they will dissipate the entire Bus. sun forces and disperse them with a blow. have crossed the Corean honndaries, and en- tered the Liao-Yong Our offers are honour- able men and will be compassionate towards the people in the territory through which they
our Emperor, and pursue their business with- call union all loyal people to hear the edict of
eto, for us as our urmies will soon need them. out fear, reserving cattle, horses, grain, boef,
If anyone be foul reporting the morements of our armies, or spying for the enemy, in any way. he shall be severely punished and no mercy will be shown. Respect this."
All litters for publication shoulit la written on is difficult to conceive a round dozen of have from time immemorial lon't a pictures-instructions of the Empress Voyager. recently pass-like a mother to a child. Therefore we
one side of the paper only.
No aunymously.
signed already appeared in other papers will be inserted.
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communications that have
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MARRIAGE.
On the 2/1 July, at the Union Church, Kobo, by Pastor Sebiler, WILL JULIUS ERNST BEER, if Coutten (Anhalt), to Manni, GLADYS AKY, third daughter of Dr. T. ranIGAWA, OË Taky
The Daily
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HOAGLONG OFFICE :14, DESVEUX ROAD U Losion Office: 181, FLEET STREET, E.C.
HONGKONG. 19TH JULY, 1904.
THAT Russia having her hands full in Eastern Asia should try her best to keep on
ment.
other Ministers, each of whom is popularly presumed to represent the concentrated of stateernit, standing round essence and apparently accepting this blot the scutcheon of the craft. Russia, says this latest professor of the confidence trick, is about to evacuale Manchuria; would it not be well to take advantage of this latest instance of her disinterestedness while there is yet time? Que would have thought that the veriest gokel making his first railway journey to town would have seen through such an innocent trick; yet the Ministars stand by, and do not even wince. Verily diplomacy is in an evil case; nad rightly
"The Devil was ill, the Devil a unfortunately, as far as England is con- "saint would be. The Devil got well, the cerned, has not as yet arrived, nor is there "devil a saint was be.". That extraordinary visible any sign of its approach. section of the Press in England who are
The late storm in Formosa demolished 404 always on the look-out for mares' nests think that they have discovered therein an houses, and damaged 279 others. opportunity of coming to "an understand: boats were wrecked.
Capt. Troubridge, recently naval attaché at Tokyo, has been appointed to the President for service at the Admiralty.
The heaviest rainfall ever registered in Manila happened on the 11th and 12th inst. when 17.19 inches fell within 27 hours.
Parliament, Westminster Abbey. St. Paul's, ke. The pigeons are said to be increasing at such an extraordinary cute that damage to the buildings has resulted, and so they are to be killed and given to the City poor.
applied to M. Lessar, the Russian Minister at Poking, asking that measures be taken to put a` It was top to the violence of the Russia troops, when retreating from the field of battle. alleged that the retreating troops would violate women and plunder the Chinese houses which Some of those who have been inemarenienced they passed. M. Lesar is reported to have by their participation in the “Milk Seare" will taken no notice of the protest, and the Govern relieved to hear that a Berlin correspondentment issued instructions to its representative at St. Petersburg, ordering him to apply to the has sent a statement by Dr. Koch on the interim
Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs to instruct
THE STONECUTTERS ISLAND TRAGEDY, report of the Rayal Commission on Tuberculosis. Ho says he has son absolutely no reason to Viceroy Alexeioff to take immediate measures
A military enquiry was held yesterday morn- change his view that there is no evidence to for the suppression of the outrages. The Ching into the facts of the Stonecutters Island can be infered by animal nese Government impressed upon its Ambassa tragedy at the 114th Mahrattas' quarters, Kow- berculosis except in the slightest gres Bador the fact that the question and close relations loon, in which three Indian soldiers were killed. adds that the Commission has only treated half to the neutrality of China.
Thero will be no diyi inquest. The following the question, and that the less important ball.
are official details of the affair :-
prove that men
WHAT WAR 18 LIKE.
Ensign Yoshidomi and Sergeant Hayashi,
central
Recurato
2 1. ITA
WILM
AMOK.
ALLIGED TRIADS.
SENSATIONAL RAID AT YAUMATI
TWO MEN KILLED,
At two o'clock on Sunday morning a body of police, andor Inspector McDonald, made raid on a Chinese meeting, supposed to be * meeting of the Tring Society, on the top floor of No. 42, Temple Street, Tanzanti. The police, it appears, received information about the affair through their intelligence department, and an Indian constable, in the disguise of a Chinaman, was sent to see if a meeting nex really being hek? required confirmation, and told his, suporior officer that thoro was a guard at the
McDonald decided to break in at the top instead of at the bottom of the home.
He returned with the
stairs of the house in question. Inspector
The policemen wont quietly into the adjoining house by the back entrance, and on the sign being given to commence operations broke through the roof and jumped from the one verandah to the other. The assembly was
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completely taken by surprise. We are given to understand, in fact, that some of the pro- ceedings of the meeting were observe! before those in the room became aware that the game was up. Most surprising of all, z Chinese perhaps, was the appearance of
of the staff of the Wuter tukong, Police, presiding over the meeting. When the men became svare of the prosCREV of the police they were alsolutely demoralised There were about thirty of them in all, and they rushed down the stairs and on to the verandah in a panic. Four of them jumped right from the top story into the street below. One of these was killed by the fall, and ancther has since succumbed to internal injuries. A third, we understand, is now in hospital with a damaged foot, while the fourth was carried away by hik confederates at the time when the police were busy making the nerests. Fourteen men were
collared" ("quened" perhaps would be mor appropriate) upstairs.
Inspector McDonald charged the fourteen men before Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz (Acting Police Magistrate) at the Police Coart yester- day morning and they were remanded. The defondants pleaded not guilty". The charge
sheat, giving the names of the men, their age. occupation, etc, nte., was as follows;-
"That you unlawfully did attend and take *park in a meeting of an unlawful society, to "wit the Triad Socisty, at Yanaati, in Britisk Kowloon, on the 17th inst. S. 2, Ord. 8 of
A-Lam Hou Chi, 20 years of age, No. 45 seaman of Water Police, Sim An Station.
2-Li Sza, 33, no occupation, No. 2, Kennedy Street, Him Hing.
3-Lam Chin, 36, cook, Tsim Hin Toi,
Houngham.
4-Lan Tung, 20, no occupation, No. 92, Reclamation Street. Tang Kini.
5.-Chun T, 2, coolie, Cargo Boat No. 2259 of Num Chau.
-Au Choi, 25, boilermaker. No. 71. Station Street North, Pune.
7-Yeung Wai Ching, colle, Kau Ching, Pun-
8.-Muk Sze Yats, 20, coulin, Reclamatiou Street, Puu-u,
--Chun Hoi. 3. boatman, hawker's al No. 1. of Pun-u.
10. Tse Chol, 23, carpenter. Cheung-Sha Wan, Pan-u.
11-Ip Choi, 26, boilermaker, Cosmopolitan Dock, Sham-shui-po.
Pr
12-Leung Kan, 20, engineer, ss. Lec Kam,
13-Wong Sing, 18, apprentic, so. Hung- Long, Shun-tak.
14-Lo Sang, 16, coolie. Yaunutí Praya, Sham shui.
The
The ease promises to bo very sensational and interesting. Some details of the workings of a Triad meeting rany be disclosed. paraphernalia to be put into Court us exhibits inclufles peas, un abocus, a foot rale, a pair of scissors, faus, a bucket, and several vari-coloured
Mr. E. R. Hallifax, Acting Deputy Superin
At 3.45 pm on Saturday Shik Jangi, au duty at the Eastern Battery of Stonecutters Island. During a fit of temporary insaulty beings.
"ran amok." Going to within abcat two feet
of the guard room, hu kuelt, and deliberately tendent of Polies, is conducting the case for the fired at another suppy of the wigiment named
Dudu, or to be more exact-there are three
proscention.
THE ORPHEUM COMEDY COMPANY.
Some particulars are published of a forth- said that Swedish Chancellor: "Little thou
coming now play to be called White and Yellow who were among these worded in the battle Indian sopoy in the 13th Mahraitas, was on "knowest, my son, with what an absence of
which will deal with the subject of Chinese of Tokuziji, are now in the Hiroshima Military "wisdom the world is governed." There Labour on the Rand. The scene of the first act Hospital. These officers give an interesting account of their experiences. One of them are, of course, times when an arrangement is to be a Chinese Compound. The day's work good terms with the European Powers is with even Russia might be excusable, latin the mines is over. Some of the Chinese are Our company marched in the rear of the bnt natural-tural, indeed, that any that would only be possible when it was the engaged in trying to clear their lags of the column which advanced to the enemy's other course might well excite our wonder-interest of both to keep it; and that time i dust they have acquired underground. Others front, At 2.12 pm on the 14th ultimo our
ure gambling in approved Chinese fashion. The company received an order to reinforce the Dudur" in the 114th Mabrating-Dradu the infantry on an elevation worth of Hokuton.
third. The ballet missed. but the report second scene is a Mins Underground. A couple we had men taking a nap in a plantation of awakened Dudo, who was sleeping at the tizie. The Orpheuta Comedy Company gave their of hundred Chinamen are seen engaged in skilled
maize now grown about two feet lügh, and were As the man rose to a sitting posture, Jangi fired concluding performance of the season last night labour, working under Chinese gangers or over- Boers, with a dozen white workmen and a hand- exposed to the sun being five miles behind the first again, this time shooting Dudu deud. The at. the Theatre Royal before 2 good house. A ful of white supervisors. The third ect is called line of fighting. Immediately on receiving the undo then turned his attention to Bergt very attractive programme was submitted, which most enthusiastically received by the Nineteen the Beckoning, and this fine the scene is in order se rose and advanced at the double. Nai Said Mahomed, whom ho also shot dead; wad
Englundl. It is polling-day at the General reaching the elevation to which we were ordered and afterwards to two other men, one of whom audience; several items were encored. There was wonded in the back, and the other in the is no doubt that this talented combination is Election, and outside the polling booth stand Ahin about two hours. The enemy, whe wɛre Six and Pretti Kort. The effect upon the fortifying their already strong position about foot. In the latter instances the bullets passed one of the best in the randeville line which electors is electric, who all go to vote against 1,500 metres off, poured in a severe fire with through and the injuries were not of fatal nature. has visited Hongkong. The various "turns" feiv minutes Those lounging around the guard root had by were excellently rendered without being vulgar the Chinese, Labour Party, singing Rule very
Lieutenant Kuzuhara and Ensign Moji this time fled, cr gone to seek their superior in the leant. This speaks highly for the stage Britannis."
were shot dead ani Ensign Harn
officers. Jangi deramped. Lieut. Pudsey and an management of Mr. Leouart Nelson, who A rust crowd wus attracted to the Crystal wounded, many of the rank and file being Indian sergeant of police, together with worked hard to please the combat fastidious We do not know if Palace on 11th Jane, when the jubilee celebra also killed or wounded. Ensign Yoshidomi was number of soldiers went to search for the Hongkong audience, Gions took place. In the afternoon there was a woanded in the back of his left hand. He had murderer. They found him in a pool of blood, financially their season was a success--we hope festival concert, at which a laurel wreath was his wound dressed at once on the field and dead, shot through the heart His right boot so at least; but if they had coiae in the cooler presented to Six August Manne, who has been then walked to the field hospital at Chokaton, was off, und, apparently, he had pulled the associated with the palace for nearly half about five miles to the rear. Sergeant Hayashi trigger with his right to and so committed
Mr. Sautley, Mme. Allan, Miss century.
was woanded at 5,30 p.m. in the back. Ensign suicide. Muriel Foster, and Mr. Ben Davies were among Moji, who was killed, was shot in the arm, leg. the artistes. Afterwards, says the L. & C. and heal. On reiving the first shot the Express, there was a largely attended bunqust officer fell and crawled on the ground, looking and an exceptionally fine display of fireworks at Ensign Yoshidomi, who was wounded and In 50 years the most solidly built structure lying a short distance away. Ensign Moji, his might be expected to show some sign of face blanched with the paleness of a dying man, leterioration; but the Crystal Palace is smiled as he looked at his frien. In a few This (Tuesday) evoking, as may be seen in absolutely unimpaired, as we learned from the seconds another shot came, which struck him on the following report: the announcement in our advertisement columns, very interesting speech of Sir Pardon Clarke the head and he died. Liantenant Kuzubara at the dinner given in celebration of the jubilee. was killed by the same shot, which also ended the a company of Japanese are giving a public Sir Douglas Fox, he said, had examined the entertainment, typical throughout of their own buildings thoroughly, and had declared they life of & private close by. The invalided men say country. Mr. K. T. Taguchi, their interpreter, were an sound as on the day they were put up the army was in the highest spirits, ono corporal Thus the Crystal Palace, the parent of all iron langhing loudly us he was shot in the stomach informs us that they have just come from buildings, American and other, has justified the the crabbedness of Russia, has beeu drag profits is being sent to swell the war relief fund the critics, artistic and architectural, who walked about the field, though there was still an
prophesied its speedy collapse and decay.
aftermath of stray bullets, ging its interminable length through the in Japan.
Army news from Simlu includes the announce- meat that the reliefs for China will probably be sent out in March and April next.
season they certainly would have done co siderably better. The Company leave for Manila by the Tean to-morrow afternoon,
ing with Russia," as if the "confidence "trick" were a thing so altogether new that Bouverie Street and its purliens had never heard of it. The British Government has announced that it has succeeded in making a convention with Russia with regard to hunting fur seal in Behring's Sea. It was of course to the mutual advantage of both ecuntries that this understanding, which was a distinct advantage to both nations,
In thus # laurs ending noon yesterday, there and did not imply the surrender of any were recorded nine cases of plague, all fatal. sovereign rights by either, should be brought | All were Chinese, six being found deail. about. It has been long enough in conges-
The City Hall Library and Museum wore tion to have satisfied the most dilatory of visited, respectively, by 248 and 93 foreigners diplomatists, and apparently has bcon only last week. The Muscum attracted 1.796 retarded by some Russian Foreign Office Chinese, and the Library 68. formality; so long indeed had it slept that people had practically forgotten all about it. The Russian Government has likewise evinced unwonted speed in concluding an arrangement of tariffs with tiermany; here was another thing which, entirely through northern Formosa, and flust a proportion of the confidence of its designer, and has confounded When the fighting was over, the men coolly still very stoep and very strong bat moderating meeting was quite informal. however, so nothing
When the man went on daty he had the usual ten rounds of ammunition, and eight of these were fired. The three bodies were conveyed to the Hongkong mortuary by the Water Folice.
WEATHER REPORT.
LOCAL SPORT.
THE FUETRCOMING GYMKHANA MEETING.
A private mooting of the Gymkhana Chik was held at the P. &. O. Brilling last evening. The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued It was then dovided to hold the next Gym,
khana
the 30th inst., and to have On the 18th at 5.00 po. The barometer igix races. Mr. F B. Doncon resigned has risen in S. China and in the Philippines the position of secretary, the vacancy being filled and fallen in the north,
firadients are moderate upon the China by Mr. G. K. Hall Bruttou. There was zome Coast and fresh SE. winds will prasail in the discussion as to whether, Balo 10 should I Formosa Channel. Over the China Sen they are abolished or a committee be appointed. The S.W. monsoon will be experienced thore.
Forecast-Strong S.W. winds, cloudy, definite was fixed on. Rule 10. therefore,
remains for the present, showery,