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Foreign States, and this circumstance will] prove 'embarrassing shoutil Russin wish to claim for them the position of lawful combatants in some future struggle." The embarrassment predicted by Dr. Lawrenes hus arisen, and Russia has cut the knot by persuading the Porte to allow those
ktoumers to part an being s'mply merchant steamers bound with esal to Vladivostock; a beach not merely of 'interentional law, but a breach, the N-C Day Nerea says, of a treaty made possiblo by an net of deceit.
THE JAPANESE DISASTER" EXPLAINED. Tho explanation of the reported destruction of the 28,000 man of the Japanese Army nvesting Pori Aribur is now fought by the Singapore Free Press to be as follows-General Nogi was not satisfied with the progress that was xing made towards the reluction of the fortress, and spoke in very forcible terms to his . A Russian spy overboard the remarks and reported to headquarters that the whole Japanese army had been blown
PORT ARTHUR DIFFICULT
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A Ceylon paper publishes an extract Froco a private letter from Chefoo to a friend in Ceylon which pate the position at Port Arthne, thus: “I daresay you know more about the war than we do bore, close na we are to it, and I am very enre you get more accurate information, Every junk arriving from Nowchwang telladifferent tale. But I Detics.from home papers they seem to think Japan is going to walk into
Port Arthur almost at once,
If they do it will be a lasting disgrac› to the Russian
Boers army. Why, we kept the
nut of Ladysmith for months, and yot that was usfortified town in a plain surrounded with hills in possession of the enemy. Port Arth ne is like the rooks at Co engo. It is almost im proguable, yet to hear people talk one would suppose the Japs had only to look at it for it to capitulate. In my opinion-and I have been to Port Arthur--it will not be taken by direct assault unless the defendere aro exhausted after a long siege. Here we talk of the war lastin ovor the winter and well into the next year!
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The following report, dated July 5th, was sent by Admiral Skrydloff to the Tsar relating to the operations of the Vladivostock squadron
-The torpedo-boat fotilla and the transport Lena, undor the command of Captain Baron Laron, reconnoitred Gansan, but uo JapaneNG warships were found thare. A coasting steamer and a schooner were destroy ad after their crews
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CANTON NOTES.
[FROM CUR CORRESPONDENT.]
July 23rd.
DAIN AND THE PLAGUE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 26TH, 1904
POLICE COURT.
Monday, 25th July.
Berore Mr. H. H. J. GoMPERTZ (ACTING Police MAGISTRATE).
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SAID TO BE LOT. Two Russians were charged by P-Sergt.
O'Sullivan with unlawful possession of six pearls, valued at $1,460,
Madame Papier, of the Colonial Hotel, acted as interpreter.
The heavy rains continue with us, and half the country-sido is flooded. It is to be feared that the ecops will be damaged, but so far the rico harvest has been excellent, as mentioned before. Against this damigo to crops must. however, be sol the immunity from epidemic disansa, Plague las now onlirely ceased, not ouly in Canton, hul in the un ghbouring great city of Fatshan, where it was very but until part of the loot at the Siege of Peking, were lately. The rains liter Ey wash the cities fres from disease.
PIRACY.
The defendants, who said the pearls were u
romanded.
BEACHCOMBERS,
Sit Europeans were charged with sleeping in auntshed on military land, They wore thed During the past three works three launches flying the British flag have been pirated in theor seven days' imprisonment. neighbourhood of Samsħui. No harm was deto to the crews, and no great loss was incurrel, but it is evident that notwithstanding periodic suppressals, the pirates return to their business.
THE REBELLION IN KWANGSL The most sorious news received of lut, is that of the mutiny, or rising-for both elements seem to have existedal Inebow. This affair is by now well known in Hongkong, but some addi- tional detaily may be given. The soldiers, joining forces with the rebels, seized a very large sum of money, the lowest estimate is one hundredi thousand trols, and carried off five hundred women into the bargain. The local magistrato, who seems to baro hṣeʊ very unpopular, was warned in time, and escaped into the bills. The rebels were very anxious to capture him, and ha only escaped ultimately by disguising himself as a servant.
The Viceroy regards the affair as being very important, for he has gone up to Wuchow. He left on the 17th in tant with an escort of tates craisers, and will probably remain in Kwange for some time. There cu bo no doubt that the Luchow mutiny is causing serious auxists to the officials. The rebels have gained money and arma in large quantities, and will beenman more confident and aggressive than they have been hitherto. Unless trustworthy troops can he found to put down the rebellion, there is no tolling where it may end.
[FROM THE "CHUNG NGOL SAN PO."|
À BANDITTI BATTUE.
One of the won was also charged with failing to return to the House of Detention. For this effence he was sentenced to 21 days' imprison
ment.
A BK HAUL
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Three men were charged with stealing 1-43 watches from Mr. J. A. Kambach, a merchant residing No. 17A, Queen's Road Cen. tral. The honse was broken into. The first de fendant, who was arrested at Wunchai and found in possession of two watchs, admitted the charge. He said that at the time of robbery ke | was posted at the door to receive the goods. The other two defendants, who were arrested at Queen's Road East. pleaded " not guilty.“
The case was romanded.
ALLEGED TRIADS
Fourteen men were charged on remand with being Trials. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, Acting Deputy Superintendent of Polies, prosecuted.
An account of the raid kas already appeared in our columns. There wore more than thirty
exhibits" in the case.
They included a number of paper Bags, a bowl of koshu mixed with red paint, cups of samshu, teas molon soets, joss-sticks. candles, a yellow rapor. document, a pair of scissors, a bowl covered with paper which was pierced by the ends of joss aticks, hooks, &c. & c.
Inspector McDonald gave evidence regarding the prisoners, and then a Chinese constable explained how he had climbed on to the verandah and looked through a crack in the shutters to see what was going on inside. The first defendant, a lahong in the Water Police, was sitting near the table with a red band uroand his head, and o sash across his body from the shoulder. In his left hand he held a pair of slippers. and
his right a book from which he was reading. Three men were kneeling in front of him, with their hair luiging down loose over their shoulders. The warothors assembled there were sitting down listening. To the right of the first defendant was a bamboo Hoop with red paper and rag attached to it, hanging on the wall. He broke into the rood with an Italian constable,
Viceroy Sham, who is on the way to Kwangsi to take command of the soldiers personally to sapereas the bandits, arrived at Wuchow on the 19th inst. His Excellency proceeded to the Yamen of the provincial Examiner, where he is now temporarily taking up his residence. He will start for Kweilin in a day or two, and has drawn from the Canton Treasury four hundred thousand taels to meet the
+ xpenses, and farther ordered to raise a sum of tbres hundred thousand tools for the same purpose,
THE SOLBOWS CF CHINA,
Some time last mouth a large band of robbers
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off, but witness told them they mast remain in the ship. They refused to do this, and said they would take the consequences.
Tho boatswain said that by the terms of agreement he could be discharged when he liked Complainant explained that the agreement, a two years-agreement, had been read to the
fendants by the acting shipping mustox.
board because he did not think he would livo.
The other defendunts enid they did not return Because they did not wish to.
The boatswain said he did not return on
The outswain was sentenced to 1-4 daya' im- prisonment and fined two days", pay, and the others were sentenced to seven days imprison. ment and fined two days' pay.
SHIPPING NOTES.
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The P. & D. steamer Nubia loft · Singapore for this port on the 24th July, at 2 p.m., with tle outward English mails, and is due here on The 29th July, at about 10 a.m..
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DISCUSSION IN PARLIAMENT.
(Some Promises as Mogers, Ali Choo), (39
TRADE
TELEPHONE No. 135,
The IG.M. stenmor Prinz Regent Luitpold loft Kobo vía Nogusuki and Shanghai or the 25th July, and may be expacted here on Tues-discussed at considerable length the question of day, the 2nd Angast
In the House of Lords on 20th ult. they was HAVE YOU TRIED
The I.G.M.steamer Preusaon, which left here
on thỏ 2' st July, a.m., arrived at Shanghai on Saturday, at 5 pm.
The C.P.R, steamer Empress of China arrived at Shanghai at 8.30a.m. on Saturday, the 23rd July, and left gain at 6 pm. saine day for Honglong, whore she is due to arrive at 6am- on Tuesday, the 26th July.
The C.P.R. steamer Athenian arrived at
Shanghai at 8 om. on Sunday, the 24th July, and loft again at 3 p.. same day for Nagoaakt, where she is due to arrive ut & a.m. on Tuesday, | the 26th July.
The Ben Line steamer Bensorlich, from Antwerp, London and Straits, left Singapore on the 23rd July, and is dus here on the 20th July.
WEATHER AT BE▲,
the introduction of Chinese labour into the Transvoel.
Lord Coleridge, who opened the debate, moved | an expression of regret for the action taken by the Government. He dwelt on the conditions of labour, and the excessive death rate, but it was not, he said, a question whether capital alone, uncontrolled by any political or moral considerations, was to dictate the destiny of South Africa. We had broken down one
oligarchy, but we Ind set up another infinitely more intolerant, unscrupulous, and dangerous to the Empire at large.
Lord Harris, os a director and chairman of iwo Transvaal Trust companies, gave sono information as to the work of the untives in
the now mines, and stated that the men in control of the mines, and who managed them, were profoundly indignant at the suggestion of
Moderate S.W. monsoon and fiue weather is being slave-drivora or slavo-ownÐIN. reported by arrivals from all directions.
MISCELLANEOUS,
· The C.P.R. Turlar nerived from Vancouver with the mail yesterday.
The Venus arrived from Cardiff yesterday with 5,170 teams of coul.
The Rand cosie-transport Ticċeddale arrived from Durban in ballast yesterday.
The M.V. Tourane, from Marsailles, brought 294 bage of mail for Hongkong and Meniks.
The M.M. Tonkia arrived yesterday from Japan and Shanghai.
The 1yr arrived from Hongay yesterday with 3,113 tons of coal, for Messrs. Showan, Tomes and Co.
The Orange arrived from Bangkek yesterday with 1,500 tons of rice for Messrs. Sander, Wieler & Co.
THE "MOBELL BAY." The Tweeddele reports karing spoken the
After some remarks from Lord Norton, The Duke of Marlborough road a telegram he lad received from the Governor of Hongkong. to the effect that the emigrants were made thoroughly aware of the condition about taking out their families, savi speviol preparations for their doing so were made on beard, but none took advantage of it. The Government
believed that great benefit would be the result
of the arrival of the Chinamen at the Rand
Earl Carrington su gested that the regula tions under which Chinese labourers were taken
Law of England. to South Africa were contrary to the Common
Lord Onslow protested against the insinuation that the Government were not fully alive to
the interests of the natives in South Africa, and did not think it would be found that Lord Coleridge bad any ground for the accusation he had brought against the Government. K was the firm determination of the Colonial
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made an attack on the Yu-Long village in Bar. I blew his whistle, and the other policemen barque Bobell Bay, of Glasgow, in Lat. 189, Secretary that nothing should be left undoas PRIGHT TRON
had left the resela. The flotilla also fired upon and destroyed many lighters lying close inshore In the Japanese settlement and on the hills Japanese troops were obzorved mustering. They soon began to fire at our torpedo-boats, which responded and drove thom away, afterwards burning down their barracks with shell fire Oar boats suffered no damage. The oraiso, squadron. under the command of Adanirar Bezobrazuff, passed thas Coroan channel on July 1st, but retroated on encounteri ng seven large Japaness warships (4 armoured. cruisers and 3 battleships) and one or two terpelo-boats. The Japanese pursued and fired at a distance of eighty cables, but without result, Our squadron did not respond. At 8pm. olere torpedo-boats appeared, and made an attack upon our squadron, but again tithout resalt. Admiral Bezobrasoff believes that two Japanese terpada-boats were sunk by the fire of our squadron. No sign of the onemy was visible on the following morning. Ome - squadron
Some two weeks ago a flood suddenly appear- suffered no damage and no casualties. The British stessamer Cheltenhum, which car squadron ed in To-Shing district on the West River captured in the Japan Sea, arrived at Vladivostock caused by the recent heavy rain. The water on July 5th. The statuer was on her way number of houses destroyed was sufficiently was about ten feet high above the level. The from Otaru to Fasan with a cargo of sleeper large to render many people Lomeless. Luckily the flood made its appearance in daytime, so that all the people could make good their escape.
and timber for the Seoul-Fusan Railway,
WIS
MRS. MAY'S AT HOME."
Mrs. May's "At Home" at Mountain Lodge, held yesterday afterboot. Though occasional blankets of mist tailed across the gardens the air was not too moist, "and the coolness, moreover, made things very pleasant. The grounds, recently skilfully laid out by the Botanical anil Afforestation Department, made gay picture. Some 400 guests were present. Two femuis courts, au "Aurt Sally," and a bieyele track were kept in full swing. The function lasted from 4 p.m. to about 6.30 p.m. The Band of the Sherwood Foresters was in attendance. The bicyels competitions and their xusults were as follows:
1. Slow and bending race (for ladies). The conditions wore-Competitors to ride a given distanec, passing through certain obstacles, and the one who is the lust to pass the judge wins. Each No stopping or dismounting allowed. competitor to keep inside her own bonadery lines. Winner: Mrs. Haslinge.
2. Matching the colour auce (for Gentlemen nominated by ladies). Each Competitor to ride to a certain spot. He will there find a parcel containing a colour. This is must aupack and
take the colour back to his, nominator who will
The holding a bundle of colours. The gentleman
to match the two colours and ride back to the judge. No assistance may be given the gentle. man while ho is matching the colours. Winner Mr. Deran, vominated by Mrs. Chiekostor.
Tak district. They broke into the house of a rich man enroamed Fung, from which they earrin away by force the owner toget!er with his son and visitor. The robbers asked twenty thousand dollars for the ransom of the captives, but as their request was not complied with, they killed the rich man and hung the corpse
on a tree at the entranos of the village.
FLOODS.
ANOLISHING BINECURES,
An Imperial edict was issued on the 10th Lustant abolishing the post of the superintendent of Customs of Canton, the duties of w. ich are to be amalgamated with that of the Viceroy. Tha edict further commanded the viceroys and governors of different provinces to abolish all other useless posts.
MISHAP TO THE "PRINZ HEINRICH."
Messrs. Melchers & Co., agents of the Nord- deutscher Lloyd, kindly forward us a copy of the following telegram :---
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Colombo, 24th July. The s.s. Prinz Heinrich has returned to Point do Gulle leaking. She struck a ruck Mails and will be delayed for three works. and passengers will be forwarded by the Messageries Maritimes B... Polynesien."
Her
The N. D. L. twin screw ss. Prinz Heinrich is a well-known steamer at Hongkong. She was built in 1894, entirely of German material, at Mr. F. Solicbat's yard, Danzig. length is 460 ft.; boam, 52 ft.; and depth, 32 ft. She has a carrying capacity of about 6,263 tons. She has two independent sets of engines, aggregating 6,000 i.h.p.
Point do Gulle is a seaport on the south coast of Ceylon. It is situated 16 miles S, by E, of Colorabo, which has superseded it as a place
of call for mail steamers to the Far East.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report :-
rushed into the room. The men tried to escape,
but offered no violence.
The case way rernanded.
A CHINESE TRAIT.
On the 50th there will come up on remand s
curious case for final disposal. The other day asked for a warraut for barying a dead body. a Chinese visited Samaipo Police Station and
Lou. 84.10 E. She was Leading south and reported all well.
NAVAL NOTES.
"CENTURION'S " UUNSIGHTS.
from a naval correspondent at Hongkong
A communication to the London Daily Mail
When
Sergesat 'Gordon not only assented to the reflects apon the condition of the first-class request, but said he would go with the applicant battleship Centurion's gun-sights. and inspect the corpse. The applicant led him six months ago this ship was despatches to a small mendicant host which was deserted to the Far East there were circumstantia by all but its supposed-to-be-dead accupant, reports to the affect that she had sailed with her the remains he exclaimed, Why, the man's until the crucial text of prize-firing had been but when the Chinese lifted the mat covering gun-sights in thoroughly defective order, but alive," and ran off in a hurry. The sergeant went applied it was impossible, in view of the official in pursuit and collared the man, who then and assertions, to believe that these reports rested there confessed that he had been paid $2 by upon solid foundation. Now, however, that test two men in a neighbouring undertaker's shop has been applied, and a Hongkong correspondent #burial warrant from the Police gives the actual hits scored:-Fore-turret, fir to go to gol Station. He conducted his captor to this shop ing with two 10-in. gans. 12 rounds fired, no and the two men were taken into custody also. hits. After turret firing with two it. guns, From their statements it appears that they had 15 rounds fired, no bits. Total percentage of been paid $25 by a Chinese woman who was an hits made by heavy guns to shots fired, seven; or one-seventh the average for smart ships in old sweetheart of the dying man, to take his body away and gat it buried after he should be dead, the service. Casemate guns-(G.-in. quiok firing).
his death presumably being considered inevi- | shots fired, 98 from 10 gans; hits mado. 28. tabla. When found in the mendicant boat Percentage of hits 27, or 23 under what would however, he was not in such an ovil case after all, was removed to hospital, and is now reported to be doing well. A rather strange aspect is lent to the affair by the fact that when dis covered in the sampan his hands were hound. :
MARINE COURT.
Monday, 26th July,
BEFORE HON. CAPT. L. BARNES LAWRENCE R.N. (MARINE MAGISTRATE).
CAPTAIN V. CREW.
Mr. C. E. Cox, master of the British .. Ascot, charged his Chinese crew, consisting of the boatswain, three quartermasters and five sailors, with wilfnly disobeying his commands aboard his steamer, in Victoria Harbour, on the 22nd and 23rd inst.
be expected from a smart ship. Three of the | d-in. guns fired between them 33 rounds withong making a single hit on the target. The firing took place at Mirs Bay on May 4-6. The gunner firing were good shota, and have done well in other vessels, whence it is fair to conclude that they were so handicapped by the sights of the gun us to be virtually helpless. The deplorable figures obtained by the Centurion's guns have caused great sensation in the China squadron. The two fore turret 10-in. guns, which did not obtain a single bit, are the guns whose sights have been examined from time to time by various expert officers in the feet, who have reported unfavourably upon them. At present, on the above figures, the Centurion, remarks the Daily Mail, is not an effective unit in the British fleet.
The Terrible, cruiser, was commissioned at Portsmouth, en 21st ult, by Captain A. T
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to persuade the mine-owners to do everything they could to make the conditions of work for) their men more favourable than they had been in the past.
Lord Ripon then addressed their Lordships. and the motion was thereafter negatived with- out u division.
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In the House of Commons on the 22nd question time was largely taken up with matters connected with the same subject. Mr. Lyttelton was closely pressed as to the minimum wages offered to Kaffir and Chinese labourers re- ABSOLUTELY DEPENDED ON spectively, and said he did not think a minimu
unfairly with a minimum wage of s. to the wage of 308. a month to the Chinaman computodi
Kaffir
Major Seely asked whether, in view of the repeated statements that the majority of the people of the Transvaal were opposed to the
introduction of Chinese indentured labour, Mr.
Lyttelton would give instructions for a vote by ballot to be taken, in order to fulfil the pledges given by the late Colonial Secretary.
Mr. Lyttelton replied that a repetition of statements which were believed to be inaccurato did not alter the decision of His Majesty's Government, which had been communicated to the House on more than one occasion.
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therefore not prepared to give such instructions, The Deputy-Speaker ruled that the outbreak. of beri-beri among the Chinese coolies recently arrived in South Africa could not be discussed on a motion for the adjournment of the House, as the subject was severed by resolutions of which notice had been given.
The ruling of the right hon. gentleman was received with great displeasure by the Opposi- tion.
Mr. Balfour was appealed to, and he suggest ed that the subject should be gone into when the vote for the Colonial Secretary's salary cane on for discussion. Varions points of order were submitted to the Deputy Speaker, and the incident closed in clamour.
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In the House of Commons on the 23rd ult., DR. NEWELL WILSON. DE WILLIAM DANEL in uswor to Sir 8. King, who asked whether the attention of the military authorities in India bad been called to the insanitary state of the quarters and barracks of British officers and
Complainant, sworn, deposed that on the Stuart to convey relief crows to the Albion the Robin, shallow-draught 3. Question and answer race (for gentlemen
22nd. inst., while bringing the vessel into battleship, and dry dock at Kowloon, he saw one of the quarter-steamer, on the China Station. nominated by ladies), The competitor to
masters, Ho Mok by name, displaying a threat- fetch an envelope which contains three ques-
ening attitude towards the second mate. When Admiral Sir John Fisher, the new Seniorative ranks of the Indian contingent quartered tions. He will take this back to his nominator.
in dook the second mate told him that Ho Mok Naval Lord, has, at one time or another, held in China at Shanhaikwun, Tientsin, and other who without any assistance, has to answer thes0.
would not do what he was told, and had almost every important position in the Navy stations, Mr. Arnold-Forster said---Money bus The first home with the most correct answers
challenged him (the second mate) to fight. afloat and ashore. Of all things he is a strong been taken in Arny Estimates for the improve. to win. Winuers: Mrs. Hastings and Mr.
On the 25th at 11.00 sm. The barometer While remonstrating with Ho Mok about his man, with broad and decided views, and a ment of the accommodation at Peking and Shan- Johnston.
has risen slightly in Mid China and fullen gen-conduct Che boatswain, Chan Chee, without any manner suggestive of the war admiruls of olden | haikwas, but there is no information at the War Potatorace(for ladiesand gentlemen in pairs) || orally ala where, but particularly over the Paci- reason interfered, saying that he wanted to days. Horn in 1841, he went to sea on a 'paval | Office to show the exact progress made with the Ladies start, carrying potatoes in spoons, and fic, to the East of Formoen, where a typhoon lease the ship and that he would get all to cadet at the age of thirteen. Before he was work. Further, no recent information as to ride are length of the course, where they haud typhoon is towards the N.W.
is at presaut raging. The direction of the
men to leave with him. The boatswain subse fourteen he had seen service in the Crimea. the health of the troops has been received at the the spoon and potato to the gentleman, who Gradients are very slight on the China Const, quently told all the men to knock off work. Then, as lioutenant, he helped his country War Office, as the returns are sent to Army rides back with it. The lady meets him again but may be expected to become rapidly steeper, They had been told by the assistant shipping against the Chinese, being present at the Hoadquarters in India; but the question is one at the start and repeats as before. Length of and strong NE. winds may be anticipated in master to "turn to" again, but had not capture of Canton and the Peike forts. In 1882 of importance, as it concerns the health of race & lengths. Winner: Mr. Doran, nominated
done so. That morning (25th inst.) they be took part in the Egyptian war, being in officers and men, and I will cause further by Miss Berkeley.
again went to the Shipping Office to be paid command of the Inflexible at Alexandria, after- I enquiries to be made.
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