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bet when will it begin?" A very fee | 231 per cent. and sales by nearly. 131⁄2 per weeks sufficed to settle all such speculation; cent, respectively. In Cotton Piece goods and a few more weeks startled the world there has been only a very moderate traile, into its first real sense of the potential and though demand improved after June, qualities of a new Empire. It is hardly the slump in cotton has made dealers very
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4711 EAU DE COLOGNE.
CUT ROSES" PERFUME
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
MITCHAM LAVENDER WATER.
FANCY PERFUME SPRAYS:
anxious, and the market closes stagnant.
HMS. Vengeance left for Mits Bay yesterday.
The U.S. oruiser Cincinnati arrived from Cavite yesterday.
Tho November experts from Nagasaki were
valuoit at Yen 469,773, and the imports at Yon
The Band of the 2nd Royal West Kent Fegimert will play in' the Public Gardens on Tuesday next, 3rd January, 1985, from
tu 6 p.m.
'The
P.C. Price charged an American sailor, before Mr. Hazeland at the Police Court yester. day, with behaving in disorderly manner at the City Hall on Thursday night last. The constable was taking the sailor to the lock up, when bis friend esine along and urged him to resist. He did. Both defendants appeared before His Worship. The friend of the first prizener was fined $5, and for disorderly conduct and resisting the Police the original offender was fired 810
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TELEGRAMS.
GENERAL NEWS.
DAILY PAD88" SERVICE.), RE-ARMING THE ARMY..
LONDON, 30th December. Following my recent telegram referring to the condemnation of our obselete artillery the British Government has ordered sufficient eighteen-and-a-half-pounders to re-arm the whole army. The order is to be completely filled within two years. cost is £2,500,000.
BEUTER'S SERVICE.]
BRITISH NAVAL BASE IN THE NORTH SEA.
The
LONDON, 28th Decembor.
the Firth of Forth has been shelved, Aduiral
It is reported that the idea of a naval bass at
Sir John Fisher desiring to devote all the money available to the construction of new ships.
RUSSIA
LONDON, 28th December, The assemblage at the Parloff Heil was widely representative; it was called a hangust to evade the prohibition against meetings and was only concluded at 2.30 a.m. The speeches were the most fervid; a resolution denounced the war and demanded a legislature, elsoted by meas of the ballot. The President and forty Wright members of the £bernigov Zematvo have resign
Jones Eaths ed in consequence of a Communiqué; the brauch Seidel therefore uns been dissolved. Prince Galitzene Jones and the Mayor of Mosca have resigned. ... Neyder
These and other incidents indicate the growing ferment.
there, while three other battleships are nos in the archipelago and two more warships are leaving Holland as a reinforcement. THE NORTH SEA ENQUIRY.
LONDON, 29th December. Admiral Kasnakoff, the Russiau repre- sentative on the North Sea enquiry tribánál, is returning to Russia and Vice-Admiral Dubassoff line bean sppointed in his place. No reason for the change in state. ADMIRAL SKRYDLOFF RÉTÙRNING TO RUSSIA.
LONDON, 29th December. Admiral Skrydöff is returning to Russia. from Vladivostock,
A LEADER OF CHINESE BRIGANDS.
APPLICATION FOR EXTRADITION.
At the Polica Court yesterday afternoon, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, Chiof Detective
Chiness Government, for the extradition of Ko Inspector Hanson applied, on behalf of the Ah Ying, who is alleged to have committed the crims of armed robbery within the jurisdiction of China. Mr. Hanson stated that on tho 28th November the prisoner was given in charge by Indian constable No. 523 The people who gave him into custody were from Kwong Ning. Witnesses from this city have arrived here since the arrest and will give evidence to the affect that on the 28th Septem ber last a large number of armed men iuvisted. the district city of Kweng Ning. Three of these witnesses belong to a pawnshop outride the city gates, which was broken into. The robbers stole a considerable amount of money and goods. As some of the witnesser know the
prisoner, he was not identified in the orthodon way in the gaol. The pawnshop was ent fire to when there were about robbers insido, wire were armed with knives, muskets, etc. the alarm was given they all ran out, uwl the shop was burnt down.
By kind permission of Col. Canlfeld and officers, the band of the 110th Mahretta Light Infantry will play the following celnotions at the Hongkong Hotel this (Saturday) evening March......... "The Firomen
"The Geishas' Selection
........"Beautiful Ferna" Valse Characteristic Pics "Christmas Helis Selection... A Gaiety Girl" Colop Wing. of Love"
"God Save the King." MENE Hors D'Euvres. Anchorr Canapes. SoupPotage & la Reine. Fish-Sabinon au Gra- Sweetbroad Cutlets and Mushrooms, Cabbage tin. Entree-rilled Filot of Beef & la Jardiniere, Carry-Oyster. Joints, &c.-Roast Ribe Oil there has not been much increase in the Farcie Roast Phea-ant and read "auce, Boiled mises; meanwhile the unqualified language of master of the Yeung Ching pawnshop at Kwong
of Beef, Chicken and Celery Sauce, Cold Sheep's Heat Brawn and Cauliflower Salad. Sweets--Arrow root Pudding, Vanilla Ice Cream and Finger cakes, Apple Tart. Tipsy Cake. D. Esort Coffee, Frifts,
The inquiry for Woollen Goods has been 594,248. The value of the imports exceeded kept fresh in our minds by succeeding ouiss At present we are watching anxiously the much restricted by the high tea, and that of the exports by Yen.124,475. desperate efforts of the losing side. Japan though stocks are small, the maket is paramount at sea, and while it is always generally is quiet. A goof basinossas, unsafe to prophesy, the expectation is that however, been done in blankets, chiefly for even after the advent of the new Russian the north. The market for Metals has not,
committen appointed by Governor Armada, she will continue to hold the sea. on the whole, been active, the demand for On land the Russians are either pensed up,pig and bar iron being smaller than last Arakawa to forward the scheme for`a new Nagasaki Steamship Company, assembled at as at Port Arthur, or driven to the northern year, while the consumption of lead, yellow the International Club recently. The Nagasaki confines of the province out of which Japan metal and quicksilver also shows a decline, Press says they estimate that You 400,000 will undertook to drive them. One question but a large business has been done in tin-be required to commence operations, and they affecting our nation, raised by the current plates at remunerative prices. The Opium suggest that, with this sum, two of a re war, was, and is, that of war occupancy of trade has been characterised by heavy second-hand steators be purchased in order to Weihaiwei. Anxious enquiries were parried fnctuations, and owing to the speculative open a Korean service. by the Government; but there is no pro nature of the business it would be difficult bability that any eventuality will cause us to say whether it has proved remunerative to abandon the place. Our Elle affair with or not. The trade has not been affected Tibet ripened during the year, and the by the Russo-Japanese war. Prices generally result is supposed to have been entirely liave ruled higher than last year. The satisfactory. Disquieting rumours have it Flour trade, which has for many years that the stafar qon ante helium remaius, and been growing steadily in importance, has that our troops will again have to face the during the past year beon less satisfactory frosty perils of the bigh Himalayas. That than usual owing to the heavy stocks is for A.D. 1905 to settle; and with it, carried over and a considerable falling off perhaps, some clearer understanding within consumption. An improvement in de- Rassist as to the interests in those northern mand has been appareat, however, during places' where our lines have Intely acem- the latter months of the year. The Coal ed awkwardly to intersect.
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The trade has to some extent felt the influence political year was made remarkable by the of the war; demand has b en loss brisk and development of Mr, JOSEPE CHAMBERLAIN'S
prices for Japan variaties have ruled lawer policy of fiscal reform. The noise of the less bunkering having been done by vessels great lisenssion reverberated in Hongkong, passing through. The price of Cardiff has where wo had debutes, lectures, correspon-
been maintained, but the trade in it as dence, and a plebiscite which went the been smaller than bist year. In Kerosene whole hog" iu an overwhelming majority in favour of the ox-Colonial Secretary's ideas. The question of coolie transport to the South African mines in need of labour seems to have caused much more fuss at Home than the circumstances required, but there were so many points of view that it was difficult to define the main issue. A most important A. S. WATSON & CO. em of local politics was that introduced by the petition of 270 Hongkong ladies in LIMITED.
favour of the registration of servants. The gist of the answer, and the reason why nothing has yet been done, was Sir Hasar BLAKE's no possums. It is to be hoped that the new Governor which 1904 gave us will not be daunted by the difficulties, but that he will, in 1905, see some way of show- ing that such a scheme is as possible as it is desirable. The registration of Chinese partnerships was another questi si raised during the year by Sir W. M. Goodman, who, by the way, went Hone soon after of business done, we may cxpress grilitude for the issue of Sir JOHN CARRINGTON's revised ordinances, and for the adoption of the Hill District. Reservation Bill. There have been two shocking murders to blemish our year's retrospect, and several serious fires among many. Religious mintters are presented in a favourable light by the lay- ing of the foundation stones of two churches at Kowloon. The year will also be remem- bered as the year of the rebuilding of the fine old collegiate church of St. Paul at Mucao.
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TO-DAY'S GAMES.
FOOTBALL.
the
Y.M.C.A. Rattledge. goal: Humilton and Ellis. backs; Piercy, Ellis, and Le Breton, halves; Scott, McCorquodale, Moore, Komp- thorne, and Saorders, forwards.
we shall he kind.
favoured with something of the
H.K.F.C. . . ALBION,"
This (Saturday) afternoon the Hongkong
Association Rules-kick-off at 4 p.m. The Football Club will play H.M.S. Avion under Club team is as follows:- To Come, goal; W. G. Leokie and F. Grone, backs; H. C. Gray, F. C. Hall and E. F. Aucott, halves; H. Seth, W. B. Elwes, S. O. Else, J. Clark and H. L. Garrett, forwards,
The reout Doors of the Tear is so worded
and as conceding nothing beyond vague pro- that it is variously regarded as conceding much
the (overnment Communiqué causer deep disappointment to the Reformors. The Moscow Zemstvo has adjourned indefvitely after adept ing a resolution declaring that the Delegates are so concerned at yesterday's Communiqué that they are unable to conduct the business of the brauch with the necessary calm.
LATER. The St. Petersburg Municipality has resolved to petition for the convening of a Congress of
Russiu.
BRITISH MILITARY ATTACHE.
LONDON, 29th December. General Slade starts to-day for Yokohama. NEW ARTILLERY FOR THE BRITISH ARME
LONDON, 29th December. The War Offics. has placed orders with Armstrongs and Vickers-Maxitas for new 18 1/2 poundor field guns, sufficient to supply the whole army.
THE WAR.
'DAILY PRESE SERVICE.]
TOGO TO TOKYO.
KORE, 30th December, Admirals Togo, Kamimura, Shimamura, and other officers arrived to-night on their way to Tokyo. They hail a tremendous ovation.
TO RECALL THE BALTIC ARMADA.
LONDON, 30th December.
volume of the traile doxe, and the prices ruling in 1008 have not been maintained, those iates having been upheld through the supply being limited. The development of other oil fields in the United States und consequent augmented production has served. to bring down rates very considerably, viz.. The from $3.20 per case to 82.60 per case.
This (Saturday) afternoon a team represent. prospects for the fatore point to furthering the Press of Honghong will mest the competition, since the Californian oil, which YM.C.A. mador Association rules, on is now produced in great abundance, and Victoris Recreation Club Ground. Causeway the representatives of the Municipalities of Bay. kindly lent by the V.R.C. Kick-off at has already reached the North China 30 cock. The following are the torras;—
Press-G. T. Lloyd, gual; H. M Bain and market, will enter the fielt here as i com. petitor during the year 1905. With regard L. A. J. Lee, backs; T. larke, A. Cunningham to Exports, the trade bus, save in one or two and J. W. Bains, halves; E. A. Snewin, J. L. eases, been barely maintained. Toa bus for Cotter, J. F. Haynes, T. Rutherford and H. W.
Strike forwards. some years been a slowly vanishing quastity, and the export of Macas and Cantov teas has during the year under review shown a fur ther reduction. In Silk the tra le has been
We believe Mr. Tora Clarke, of the staff remunerative to exporters, though the volume of business was smaller than last of our morning contemporary, has been chiefly instrumental in arranging this fixture. We year, and the losses then made have pro-trast the result will be a pleasant game, tably been recouped in 1904. Producers, and, as in duty bound, we hope for the success however, are said to have found the year at of our confreres. This is a splendid opportunity The Sugar trade in 1904 for some players to get even by criticising unprofitable one. has been very satisfactory, demand having the play of their wilom critics, and no doubt becu good from most quarters, and prices, owing to the short crop of beet, have nd- 'vanced considerably, yielding good profits to the refiners and exporters. In Suntries there has, on the whole, been a reduced trode, the export of matting, soy, pre HONGKONG. DECEMBER 31ST, 1904.
served ginger, and essential oils having fallen off from
causeɛ. The We do not like that imagery which asks
The past year has not, when looked at us at this time to think of the Old Year as commercially, been a antisfactory one. The Freight market, which at the close of dying, and the New as one coming to the Russo-Japanese war has not perhaps direct-1908 promised badly, greatly improved Commencing in birth. The simile is oue easily buttressedly interfered much with the ordinary trade during the past year, by similar similes; but for our present par with China, but it has, generally speaking, February, coastwise charters were effected at rising rates, which have been fairly malign and restrictive influence on pose, and for the annually recurring purpose had a of all sensible business men, that of “taking operations, and so far as trade with Japan is maintained throughout the year, owing stock," we prefer to regard A. D. 1904 as concerned, has certainly been obstructive. principally to demand on Japanese account, stage of a journey. Thus, though the stage Exchange, which last year played such which has taken a good deal of "tonnage off A number of steamers just ending may have been dreary, full of tricks with business of all kinds, has this the market. perils, or altogether pleasant: though the year boen a less important factor, though have also found purchasers, chiefly in stage upon which we are about to enter may its uncertainty still serves to impair con-Japan. For Southern ports the chartering present an aspect dreadful or the reverse fidence and limit operations to the supply of has been limited, owing to the high rates it is profitable to regard the ending year, current wants. Although it has been far asked. The Stock market has shown con. not as a corpse needing hasty burial, but as from steady, the demand rate fluctuating siderable activity during a great portion of an experience from which to extract warn from 1/10 9-16 to 13-18 in January to the year, and prices of several sticks have iage or new hopes, as the case may require. 1,8 15-16 in April, rising again to 1/10 7-16 (advanced materially. Heavy settlements for Last year, on the whole then, may be in August and falling again to 1/9 18-16 in December, combined with the tightness of regarded as one affording a by no means September, it has on the whole had a money, bave latterly brought about some unpleasant retrospect. The horrors of war hardening tendency, and at time of writing reaction, and the market closes much have marked its course almost from begin-it has reached the highest point recorded in weaker, with sellers predominating,
No faith is, ning to end; but the trouble in the houses the year, namely, 1/11 9-16. of Russia and Japan has had the good effect however, felt in the permanence of this im of helping to put the British house in order. I provement, and those interested in trade are The allusion is, of course, to the series of not much inclined to act upon it. Until,
On page 5 will be found un article sent friendly understandings arranged with other therefore, a fixed exchange can be secured, us by the author, Mr. C. H. Halcombe, who is Powers, which remarkable series has been either with the assistance of the Home Go-well known all ever Chins. attributed, correctly, no doubs, to the per-vernment, or by reason of China determining sonal influence of His Majesty the KG. to place her currency on a gold basis, there There have been alarinist rumours of one can, we fear, be little chance of any solid in traile taking place. sort or another, only to be expected during improvement such a year of unrest, but it is still right to The. Yarp trade during the past year assert, as is done elsewhere, that "our rela- has shown a considerable falling off, and Home. tions with other Powers continue friendly." prices for both English and Bombay spin-
The hospital steamer Rohilla-maru, which The year began with a certainty of war.nings have fluctuated greatly owing to the stranded in the Shimonoseki Strait on the 16th The number of those who failed to see its abnormally high rate ruling for cotton Dec., was refloated on the 19th. She under- inevitableness was small. In the issue with during the greater part of the twelve months. went temporary repairs at Moji and left on which we began the year, we declared that The import of Indian grey yarn, as con- the 21st ander her own steam, for Kobe to b the question was, not "will there be war?" | pared' with that for 1903, declined some docked there.
3 here will be no-issue of the Daily Press on Monday next.
Parts XIII and XIV of the Kobe Chronicle's illustrated diary of the war have reached vis through Messrs. W. Brewer & Co. They con- tain panther excellent lot of photographs, mach better than the war pictures being published at
CRICKET.
H.C.C C. V. THE GABRISON. This annual match will take place on Satur- day and Monday, the 31st December and 2nd January. Play commences each day at
The following are the teams: 11.30 am.
CLUB, R. E. . Bird, H. C. C. Bailey, W. Daniel, J. T. Dixon, W. Dixon, Walter Dixon, R. Hancock, H. Hancock, G. H. Mackay, G. E. Morrell,
GARRISON.
Col. Mosse, 114th Male. Lt. Airy, 114th Maks. Major Pedley, R.W.KH. Capt. Jos in, E.W.KR. Lt. Graham, R.W.KR. Capt. Smith, A.D.C.R.A. Lt. Lumsden, R.A. Lt. Heath, 110th Mabs. Lt. Doran, A.S.C. Lt. Rankin, R.A.M.C. Capt. Darias, A.O.D.
CRAIGENGOWER C.C. v. E.E.
T. E. Pearce,
This League match will take place this after- noon on the ground of the former club, com will be:-L. E. Lammert, M. E. Angar, A. mencing at 2.15 p.m. The Craigongower team. 0. Brawn, J. D. Kinnaird, L. A. Rose. E. S. Ford, R. Base, J. L. Stuart, J. P. Jordan, Alauda Castro, and E. Roza.
X.X.C.C. "A" U. B.A.M.C.
The following will play for the Hongkong CC Reserves v. the R.A.M.C. on the Happy Valley at 2 p.m. to-day-Messrs. A. Ful McKenzie, E. A. Fowler, C. H. loon, V. de Paris. A. Olver, O. C. Ollie. A. Cantrell, F. T. Gibson, C. T. Wilson, R. R Horley, and A. C. Butt (capt).
date
LEAGUE TADLÉ.
The following is the League table up to Played. Won Lust. Drawo. Pointe
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Club A.0.0. Kowloon H.K.P. RE.... R.G. A. 83rd Co. Craigengower... Civil Service H.K.C.C. "A" KA.M.C.... Parsees...
There is a growing demand in Russia for {
the recall of the Baltic Fleet. Reforin agitation is growing.
[BY COURTESY OF THE JAPANESE CONSUL] BOOTY AT URLUNGSHAN.
When
Leung Sun Tong, the first witness, said.—I am
Kwang
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Ning City, in the province of Tung. On the 28th September an attack was mide upon the city by a band of robbars. beard the report of firearms, and in consequentan closed the doors of the shop. Fire of my fokis took fright and in away. My partner, myself and a watchmen remained in the shop, A.12 Boon that day the pasashop was attacked. A rumbling noise was heard, and also the report of firearms, I was on the grond floor. · Our front door was broken in and I ran up to the then first floor. Fifty or sixty armed men rushed in, some carrying firearms and some swords The prisoner was amongst them. He held a revolver in his hand. Ho caught hold of too and asked where my money was. I said, In the safe. The defendant demanded the key, at the same time striking me over loi. shoulders with a revolver. I gave him than key. He took 4,500 taels from the safe. He also tock from my weist a jadesterd bangle. The other robbers helped themselves to goods in the shop and theu set fire to it. I then went to my The shop was burnt down. family house, which is some distance from the city, and did not return for some days becane the robbers had besieged the city, und ware plundering the outside villages. It was not tilf the arrival of the Government troops that the robbers could be driven away. Besides the money I lost, clothing to the value of 28,000) taels was either looted or burnt. I also lost 3,600 taels' worth of jewellery. I reported tha master to the district Magistrate on the 4th x October. I am quite sure defendant is the mat. who hold me up. The Kwong Ning City is, # five days' journey from Canton.
Kwong Ying Ting, & partner of the las witness in the pawnshop; corroborated the evidence of Leung Sun Tong. Other witnesses identified the prisoner. and His Worship romended the case until to-day.
Sanitary Inspector I. E. Bratt has been ap-
Eastern District. Souier Iuspector Lyons has Pointed Senior Faspsetor in charge of the been transferred from thence to Kowloon,
Mr. W. J. Lewington has been enrolled as a TOKYO, 30th December.
member of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps. The Port Arthur army reports that, our
He is to be assigned to Corps No. 825, and occupation of Crlungshan fort was composted to No. 8 division left half No. 1 pletely assured on the night of the 28th.
The booty included, among other things, four large calibre guns, seven small calibre guns, thirty 37-milimetre guns, and two machine guns.
[REUTER'S SERVICE.]
RUSSIA.
LONDON, 28th December.
Artillery Company.
The inquiry in connection with the recent tiro in a godown at Des Voeux Road came on for hearing before Mr H. H. J. Gompertz at the Magistracy yesterday. On the application of Inspector Collett the release of the promises was further deferred for a week.
We are glad to welcome the well-known" "Imperial English and Chinese Diary and Almanac." which Messrs. Kelly & Walsh have published for nineteen years. All the usual excellent features are included in No. 1 size for 1905.
A banquet of 1,000 people has been given at Pavaloff Hall, St. Petersburg, to protest. against the war; the day chosen was the
Shortly after two o'clock yesterday morning anniversary of the revolution of 1825, Thic
a fire broke out in a shop at No. 15, Wing Kut Street. The brigade were quickly on the speakers, who declared that the restoration of peace was hopeless so long as Russia had scene, but there had such a hold that by the no constitution, were vociferously applauded. time it was got undor, practically nothing was A meeting of Zemstvos in the province of saved. The building and goods were insured to Moscow became a very excited one, and the amount of $1,600. caused demonstrations in the streets, where thousands who were unable to obtain ad- mission cheered noisily.
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1 10 It is pointed out at The Hague that the
neutrality of Sabang will be maintained by
Mr. Austen Chamberlain at Rugby stew eloquent en the alleged wickedness of the Opposition in not being willing to help exclude from "our own land" criminal aliens who come here to compete with our own people and to take the bread out of their months." The. Westminster Guzette asks: Did he really ima- gine he was addressing an audience of burglars,
two battleships, two armoured cruisere, a thus deprived of their chance of making au gunboat and four destroyers which are now bonest living ?
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