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overhauled 'and took possession of the first British ships in the Red Sea in American ex-state-man in China tersely remarked: Admiral This is riding for a fall."
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBIR 1ST, 1904.
Mous. N. Dupont. the Engineer of the Peking-Hanków railway, died at the Feking Hospital on 13th October, “from heart dizonza.
A Russian paper proposes to compo sate
The Naval Transport Mercedes did not bring any stores from Weihaiwoi. She has come to load coal, etc., for the Fleet up north.
The only eases of communicable disease
China for the loss of Manchuria by taking recorded at Hongkong last week ware six Chineso Formosa from the Japaness and restoring it to cases of enteric fever and one Chinese caso of
diphtheris..
China!
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A. S. WATSON & CO., FREMANTLE, a man of action, instinctively grasped the situation is recommending that it should be treated as an act of piracy. Unfortunately Mr. BALFOUR saw in it a
A rumour gained currency in London last subject for remonstrance and discussion.month that Viscount Hayashi, the Japanese In such a course Grent Britain could but Ambassador, would leave England for Japan on leave of absence early next year, and that it come to grief. Before the Crimean war
was unlikely that he would return. England had always upheld the doctrine of the right of search: on the completion of the war she had unwillingly accepted the new doctrine that a neutral flag covered the cuemy's goods--except, and the exception is noteworthy, contrabant of war. But the declaration did not define what was contra-
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| hand, and Russin pretended to have her own menning of the phrase, in which sho
was bound to have many sympathisers. Mr. BALFOUR thus pormitted the main ques. tion at issue to be set aside, and in conse- quence allowed himself to be drawn into a profitless controversy in which there was no defined basis for argument. It is probable
that the course taken has been "even, more
embarassing for Russia than for England herself. The only question at issue at the moment was the status of the volunteer cruisers; Rasaia had taken on herself to commit an unfriendly, almost a hostile act, and expected that it would have been wet be equally decisive measures on the other side. To have peremptorily deandel the release of the Malices, and the dismantle- ment of the cruisers as warships would have been a perfectly intelligible course, and would have raised no embarrassing issues; it would, moreover, bave ha the effect of saving Russia's face. Russia bad, in fact, overreached herself, she had carried on too far ber game of bluf, and had been called upon by Jayan to show her hand. A. S. WATSON & CO. Russia, relying on her military prestige, bal
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entered on the war unprepared, and was taken at a disadvantage, and the issue was doubtful yet without loss of that prestige the could not withdraw, nor cankl she in as many words acknowledge that she had been
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FACTURERS, &c., &c.
DIRTUS.
On the 31st October, at The Homestead, Peak. 12576 the wife of E. H. SHARP, of a daughter.
On 23rd October, at Boochaw, the wife of Rev. R. A. TARRER, of a son.
MARRIAGE.
Chang Chi-tung has been rather called to book of late in censemunes of his failure to support the Lien Ping Chu financially, and ever watchful censors are ready, the Peking Tic says, with enggestions of his secret disloyalty.
THE WAR
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"ENGLAND EXPECTS."
LONDON, 31st October. The activity in British aral circles still continues. The various units of the Russian Baltic Fleet are under close observation.
Ten Russian vessels have arrived at Tangier. Almiral Rozhdestvensky with four battleships is still at Vigo.
OUR VOLUNTEERS DISPERSE.
The Volunteer runp at Stonecuttor's Island, was struck at six o'clock yesterday morning.
H.E. Sir Matthew Nathan, Major-Genorak, Villiers Hatton, the Commandant Royal Artillery. Major Chichester, Captain M. K. Hodgson, and Captain Smith wers prevent at - the firing on Saturday.
On Sunday morning. I.E. Major-General Villiers Hatton told the men he was very pleased with them. The shooting, he confessed, was not so good as he expected. He had seen the Volunteers do botter work on provions occasions. In that respect, however, the Com- The channel fleat is expected to reach mandant of the Royal Artillery differed with
R-turn of visitors to the City Hall Library and Mason for the weak cuding the 30th The bund and whurves at Tientsin are abso.
Chinese to the former, and 14 non-Chinese and get in large winter stocks before the river is October, 1904, wora 120 on Chinese and 102ately crowded with goods, everybody-trying-to-Vigo to-day........ 1,821 Chinese to the latter institution,
It is noteworthy that the alteration in the elocka makos an error in the public'ed tile
tables. To obtain the time of high and low water according to zona tiras 23 minutes 18 seconds should be added to the time given in the | tables.
The Annual Session of His Majesty's Justices of the Pease will be held in the Justices Room,
at the Magistracy, on the 15th inst.. at 2.80 p.m.. for the purpose of considering appli cations for Publicans und Adjunct Licences for the year 1904-1903.
A small dʻgʻ belonging to a gentleman living in the French Concession at Tientsin went It first drew attention to itself by rusting all over the house and yelping. It was mad. eventually secured before it had done any damage, by throwing a bed quilt over it, after which it was throttled.
A German telegram stated that Russia now receives a very considerable part of her war material from England, English morents preponderated in the furnishing of coal and meat for the Bite squadron. As it first
German shipping firms, so now the British, haro soll to Russia a number of steamers.
Two Russian prisoners recently escaped from Matsuyama and attempted to steal a boat at Takahama with the object, it is said, of making their way to Vladivostock. They were captured and sentenced by court martial to imprisonment for three months with labour. The sentence will be served in Murugano prisou.".
A very anti-Japanese war correspondeat named MacHugh said to a Tientsia interviewer:
What siokoned my more than even our bud
treatment was a conversation I had with a high Japanese staff officer, who said that, when they had finished this war, and got back Manchuria and Sugation, they thon would turn their
attention to the Garman enerocients in China, and the American occupation of the
Lance of her fleet she could make no head-Philippines." way in her land combat with Japan. She had clearly at the time no understanding with Germany, and so the way to some On 20th October, at Chefoo, CHRISTIAN VOL-understanding with regard to Manchuria KERGEN, of the Great Northern Telegraph Co., to YVONNE D'ANJOU,
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was open: now, of course, all this is ohnunged. The question of contraband of war, not at first involved, has become a crying question. and in this she finds a ready ally in Gor. 'many, at all times disposed to question the The time naval superiority of England. too has become opportune to recall the old understandings with Germany, and the at- tacks on British prestige have developed into a policy supported by a precedent to which the weakness of the British Govern- ment has itself been a consenting party, This it is that lends importance to recent
doings in the North Set. Here Russia has been pleading the ridiculous excuse that the sinking of British trawlers and the murder of their crows has proscale from
It is reported in manderia circles that the Ministers of the Waiwupu have been lately con- ferring almost daily with Sir Ernest Satow with reference to the changing of the clauss the in Young-husband Treaty at Lhassa. The reply of the British Minister, it is stated, was that the clauses in that Trea'y referring to railways, mines, and foreign intercourse were now, so well known in Europe and Asia that it would be difficult to change them, but with regard to other clauses the diplomatic answer was that if he could do anything to modify them in accord- ance with the wishes of the Chinese Govern ment he would do so with pleasure.
Mr. W. Kirstin, of the Central News and London Graphic, who has returned from the front, ascribes the attitude of the Japanese Gorerum-nt toward the reporters wholly to the
of its men to do the war." He says: "I attri
carelessess of the American press in the selection
bats the refusal of the Japanese to allow the correspondents to lenye Tokyo for the front solely to the fact that there were among them u
frozen up. The China Review is informed that bingiosas prospects are certainly better than they have been for some years.
A circular letter has been sent around, con-
framing that the adjourned meeting of members
of the Kowloon Cricket Club will be held in the Seamen's Institute,, Kowloon, an Wednesday
next, the 2nd November, at 9 p.m. for the Parpase of electing officers and passing the
rules, etc., eta.
A collision occurred in the harbour on
Suday night. It appears that the launch Chenny Yik was run into and sunk by the launch Chung Yuen, Both bolong to the Yaumati Forry Company, and were on service at the time.
The sunken launch has been raisod and towed! to the company's wharf. No lives were lost.
MINE DISASTER AT MOJI.
Konn, 31st October. The Chiosa (?) Murn brought to "Moji yesterday a mine which she had found at
sea.
While being transferred to a lighter, it exploded, killing fifty, and wounding any
more.
JAPANESE OFFICIAL DESPATCH]
AN ENGAGEMENT AT HAITOUSHAN.
*Tokyo, 29th October.
him, and he was an expert. He read the report wandeby the Commandant of the Royal Artillery, who thought that the shooting was very fair. Conditions were against good shooting; the light und the indistinctness of the targets militating against vory successful results. Under the circumstances the Commandant of the Royal Artillery was well satisfied with the Corps.
With reference to the Maxims, Major-General Hatton had very little to say. Some of the operators, one in particular, was at a loss to understand why his Maxian would not work
properly, when very little was wrong with it. He thought some of the man hardly knew their work properly in that respect.
On Sunday night Major C. G. Pritchard expressed his appreciation of the conduct and work of the Corps while in enup. The camp was now concluding, but he was sorry. Ha would have liked to have continued it for a mouth or more, although possibly he would not
Marshal Oyama reports that a detach-care about getting out of bed at five o'clock
Saw Nework and "Baby" Smith, of thement of our right army attacked, on the Royal Artillery, will meet in a 20-round boxing contest at the City Hall to-morrow night. The fight is for the welter-weight champion ship of China and a side bet of $500. Thes will be two preliminry contesta-one of foar
27th instant, the enemy on Haitoushau, consisting of two battalions of infantry.
The.detachment met with stubborn resis.
every morning. The result of the shooting with the guns ho considered to be very good, and he was glad to see that the Con- mandast of the Royal Artillery was of the same opinion, syon although His Excellency Major- General Hatton thought it was hardly us good as he had seen. Still he was glad to hear Major-
was not a man to "butter" any Corps, and that was a good thing.
rounds and ons of eight. Mr J. Christie is tance, at finally occupied Haitoushan and General Hatton speak in die strain has did; he
Faaunger.
The Associated Chambers of Commerce of
Japan have resolved to petition the Goren ment in favour of the protection of industries and commerce, which must keep pace with the They urgo the victorious progress of the war. granting of facilities for the ownership by foreigners of land and railways, the opening of Manchuria and Corea, the encouragement, of omigration, and the attraction of foreign
visitors.
It
s.s. Inhala have been
is understood that the and the Katherine Park chartered by Messrs. Gibb, Livingston and Company for the coolie emigration service to South Africa, the former taking the place of the Tweeddule, released from charter. The 5.9. Sikh sailed on Sunday for Chinwaartao to take about 1,500 ecolios to the Rand. She will be followed about the 5th inst. by the ss. Befala, the latter host going to Chinwauto instead
of Chefoo.
captured two machine guns.
On the 28th instant the enemy continued cannonading Haitonshan till the afternoon, and then disappeared
CROWN LAND SALE
A piece of Crown lead was sold by public There was another important engagement auction yesterday afternoon. It is situated at Tokwawun, and registered as Kowloon Marine on the 29tli instant.
Lot No. 85. The contents in square feet are This was published yesterday in our early 140,000; annual rent, 4904; upset price, $21,000. morning Extra.]
(REUTER'S SERVICE,]
RUSSIAN OFFICERS TO BE ADEQUATELY PUNISHED.
LONDON, 29th October. Mr. Balfour, speaking at Southampton. said that the matter had been referred to
international inquiry,
Russia had
In the conditions of sale it is provided that the purchaser of the lot shall expend thereon a um of not less than $20,109 in ratrable improve- monts within two years.
The loasa was for 75 years, with the option of renowel for a further teria of 75 years at o Crowu cant tɔ be fixed by His Majesty's Sur- veyor.
In the special conditions it is provided that the purchaser shall reclaim the whole area of the lot and the udjoi ing roads to such lovele as may be approved by the Director of Public ordered the detention at Vigo, of the partWorks, and shall protect the reckimed area of the Baltic fleet concerned. The officers responsible will not prosed to the Far East, but will be tried and adequately Russia is giving orders which
From Northern- Papers)
The Kobe Chronicle as a story that should strike envy into the heart of the Hongkong Deforestation Department. It runs. In low short a time a tree can be converted into a newspaper was proved recently at Elisential, in punished. Germany. At 7.35 a.m. three trees were felled will prevent any recurrence. in an adjacent forest, stripped and taken to a local paper factory, By 9.34 the first sheet of paper issued from the machines. The printing. works of the nearest newspaper were four kilometres distant. The paper was carried there in a motor-car it full speed, the presses sat to work, and exactly at 10 am. the The whole ewspaper was ready printed. process from the forest to the reader thus only took two hours and twenty-five minutes.
According to a Tokyo dispatch, now that the contract of Mr. Megata as the Financial Adviser to the Corean Govorament has bean
maux of the curtailment of the army expen-
RUSSIAN REPORT.
Major-General Dessino, the Russian Military Agent in China, wants the papers to circulate the following nousSAS9;
FROM RUSSIAN HEADQUARTERS.
*22nd October.
took place. On the 20th fast. the Japaness During the last few days no serious fighting
retreated from Statopa and some other advane- od pos's. We captured a great quantity of
with substantial sea wall or slopes to the satis
faction of the Director of Public Works, The
purebaser will, subject to the written approval of the Director of Public Works, be permitted
to remove earth from Crown land iu the ricinity for the purpose of reclamation of the lo'. The purchaser shall form a road 60 feet wide along the north-eastera and one 50 feet wide along the north-west boundary of the lot and also fill in the strip coloured green ou the sale plan to such levels as may be approved by, aud generally to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works. Auy rights as regards marine frontage shall extend only to the south-east frontage of the lot, which measures 400 fact in length. The purchaser shall malte arrangements with the owners to alter the line of the existing
the sale plan and to the satisfaction of the quarrymen's pir to the north-east boundary and to rebuild same approximately as shown on
Director of Public Works. The north-east boundary of the lot to be 50 feet from the að-
Mesas, J. J. Lyaaught and S. Forrell purchased the lot for $50 above the upset price there being no opposition
HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 1ST, 1904. WITH the highest respect for Mr. BAL- FOUR's abilities, and a firm conviction of the inbercul honesty of his intentions, it is yet the case that his policy with regard to Russia is bringing the country dangerously mear to an impasse from which war with Russia, and possibly with Germany, with afford the only means of honourable escape Mr. BALFOUR is at one with the whole nation in his detestation of war, and of all wars of their having been mistaken for Japanese lot of irresponsible American reporters, ignorant signed, the Japanese Government will make the guns and stores and provisions, and retook ons one with Russia, and this, not because of destroyers. Doubtless Russia has been led alike of war and of the duties of correspondents protectorate of Corea an accomplished fact first of the guns which we had lost-tatel foartoon jacent side of the pier when altered.
afield. But for their presenes the trained and of all in the financial administration end by Japaneco guns and one of our own gous and to take the last step through an apparently reliable correspondents and artists would have any love or affection towards Russia herself,
the saine experienced no difficulty. As it is, they were ditare, while the total abolition of expenditure machine-gus. From the 19th October up but that neither honour nor advantage couldwell-funded confidence that possibly accrue from such a coutest. Mr. philosophical weakness, and disposition for sacrificed to the incompetents, and are for the of Coreau Legations abroad will be immediately till data, about 26,00) wounded have been sout
Chronicle, the Japanese Army will be quite BALFOUR has, however, as we lately pointed palaver, instead of prompt action has pro-most part coming home, for discrimination carried out. In other words, says the Kabe sufficient for Corea, and Japanese diplomats are ceeded from fear rather than policy, and would be too delicato a lask for the Japanese,” out, with all the strength of ACHILLES,
that the ohl game may be tried on a nation It must be very satisfactory to the promoters considered very well able to look after Corean his one pervading weakness. His mind is
of the Emigration scheme to find that, notwith. interests. If true, this means that Corean essentially philosophic; and this, though which has forgotten that it ever was great,
Diplomacy, it has been remarked, -is-the-standing the ignorant, and often self-interested "independence" is at an end. Hitherto the not necessarily a cource of weakness, yet instinctive reaurt of weak nations; when a
opposition of a fow native officials and native statement that the Corean Legations were to contractors for labour, the benefits of the schema be abolished has been positively, denied in renders him disposed in the first instance to have too strong a belief in the power of great Power condescends to the iguoniny,ars becoming recognised, day by day, over a Tokyo. reneou. It is but seldom that reason has it has ever proved the first step to insult, larger arcu; and that, even some of the Viceroys any strong directing influence in the affairs and so becomes the strongest inesativa to of nations, which are far more usually based aggressions only to be wiped out by war. The first result of yielding in the present on mere sentiment, and against such a con- dition plulosophical argumentem make but case has been to ravive the traditional de stow headway, We have before, reflected pandence of Germany on St. Petersburg, 83 on the small advantage of diplomatic inter- that it is likely to have far wider reaching
course with a Power like Russia, where the Power that places most reliance on the logical appeal to what we are accustomed to look upon as the fundamental principles of right and reason is at a distinct disadvan tage. This fact, but half understood, is really at the base of most international troubles; what seems to the one plain and straightforward, to the other appears as a congerie of deceit and duplicity. No two nations persistently think in the same grooves; this is apparent even in the regions of science; more when the discussion turns to political topics. The thread of the argument is being continually faterrupted by extraneous accretions gathered in its sago. When the Eussion volunteer fleet
influence over the futare of Europe thin a more dignified course woakk hava eatailed."-
The river steamers Ch Kong and Pal: Kong are for sale. The particulars are advertised.
The Victoria hair dressing saloon will shut "p shop on the 1st December till further notice.!
“An advertisement ve the Bank of Taiwan,
The Houg Ld., appears in another column. kong Office is at No. 4, Queen's Road,
The Hongkong Amateur Dramatic Club advertise "Dorothy "in another columu. The first performance will be on the 19th inst.
Mr. H, H. J. Gompertz (Senior Police Magistrate) being still indisposed, Mr. J. H Komp assisted Mr. F. A. Hazeland (Second Police Magistrate) with the cases yesterday,
and Governors of Districts have gone out of their
conservativo waysto publish special prosamations on the subject, so drawing the attention of the purple themselves to the many advantages of this Emigration system. Not alono is this-so- with regard to South Africa, but, says the China Review, proposals have been made to supply Chinesa labour on an extensive scale for the work on the Panama Canal, on such terms as will ensure the acceptance of this or some similar offer.
NAVAL NOTES.
The U. S. S. General Aluva, destroyer,
The Chinese gunboat Chop Sui arrived from arrived from Amoy yesterday.
Canton yesterday.
The US. S. Cullas, gunboat, has left for the West River.
The French gunboat Arguz has arrived from Canton. She is anchored at the Naval Anchorage.
to the north.
REGULATIONS FOR PRISONERS OF WAR.
Tokyo, 26th October. An urgent Imperial ordinance promulgates the regulations for the punisi.ment of prisoners of war. The ringleader in united resistance (o, or violence towards, the prison authorities may be sentenced to death.
RUSSIAN PRISONERS IN JAPAN.
TOKYO, 26th October. The prisoners of war quartered in Japan now amount to over three thousand. CONFLAGRATION AT FORT ARTHUR
TOKYO, 26th October,
It is reported that the streets in the town of Port Arthur wore où fire yesterday from the morning until five in the evening, H.M.S. Morken, gunboat, is due from the REFILLING THE RUSSIAN RANKS
H.M.S. Fearless, third-class cruiser, is ex
The Hou. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial West River on the 3rd inst. and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following receipts from "Hospected shortly. pital Sunday" offerings:--
"St. John's Cathedral...
Union Church
145.80
To Tsai, Chapal (L.M.S. Chinese). 98.27 Wesleyan Church, Wantsai Volunteer Camp per Rev. C. H.
.47.89
Hickling
St. Steplies's Church (C.M.S.
Chinsso
37.60
28.47
Wesleyan Mission Chinose Church 27.20 St. Peter's Charel (Half Offer-
tory) Peak Church ·
Ebenish Mission Chapel
Yauanti (C.MS. Chiuese)
25.86
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4.39
INTERPORT GOLF.
It is expected that Shanghai will only be able to play Interport Golf Singles with Hongkong as Mr. J. H. T: MoMontrie is inlikely to come here with Mr. A. W. Walkinshaw. Mr. TS. Forrest will play for Hongkong.
Mess. C, W. May and N. J. Stabb won this week's professional pairs at the Hongkong Golf
Club.
TOKYO, 26th October..
It is calculated that the Alling up of the vacancies caused in the Russian army by the casualties in the battle of the Shaho, namely ous-fourth of the whole strength engaged, will requies two mouths.
THE PRESENT POSITION.
Tokyo, 26th October. The subsequent development depends solely on the relative movements of the belligerents: A cessation of activity seems therefore probable for the time being. The popular question in Tokyo is where both armies will decide to winter.
It is understood that the sale was the out- come of a réquisition made by Messrs. Lysunght und Farrell, whose intention is to erect extensive ongineering works and buil slipways for bouts.
MAN-O-WAR'S BOAT ADRIFT.
Capt. Peters, of the sh. Hong Bee, reports that in her eyage from Singapore, to Hong- kong ho passed a ma-o-war's cutter in 18N. 113.32E She was a black boat with a gold und yellow moulding. Nobody was in her. She looked like a British man-o'war's, perhaps belonging to BMS. Cressy, but that is not certain. She probably by some means or other fell out of her dasits, soinething having gone wrong with the patent automatically
looking falls.
INQUEST.
Be CHEONG DRAI, DECEASED), Cheng Chai, a prisoner, died at. Victoria gaol at 6.39 am yesterday morning, and Mr. F. A. Hasoland held an inquest later in the day.
The following juris were erapanelled: Messrs Horman Rapp, Reuben Marcus Ezekiel, and Hans August Siebz:
The Chief Warder, Head Wardey and Dr. Thompson gave ovidence, the latter saying that the man died of enteric fever.
Deceased was sentenced to save years in prisonment in 1901 for armed robbery.
The jury setarned a vordiet of death from natural causes.