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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18TH 1905.
British warships here will on Tueuloy leiva for a short craiso,
H.M.S. Rambler arrived from Manila yester.
that the fear of international complications has been in some instances worked upon to coerce favourable judgments from the weaker officials. That the more ignorant provincial | day. A. S. WATSON & CO., officials are thus pheed at times in positions
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for study, and strict observance, Our con. temporary thinks that "if the proposed regulations are framed on broad and prac tical lines they may be of great service," but therein lies the difficulty. Broad auch regulations might be, but practicality is quite another affur. How any conceivable set of regulations can achieve the object aloned at, it is difficult to imagine; and they are much more likely to emphasise the
trouble than to diminish it. Common as are the sneers at the Great Unpaid," no one is likely to compare the British J. P. with a Chinese Magistrate to the advantage of the latter; and as the "conscientious objector" to vaccination has proved a con- sistent stumbling-block to the former, so these converts will continue to be thorns in the flesh of the latter, notwithstauding all regulations. Prejudice will still find ite outlet, and the same admixture of motives will still sway the judgments of the wenker. minded arbiters of the Middle Kingdom.
TELEGRAMS.
("DAILY PRESE "SERVICE.]
The U. S. sreiser Baltimore bares for MINERS' STRIKE IN PRUSSIA,
Manila on the 23rd inst.
Thos.s. Siberia, from San Francisco yestar- day, brought a large shipment of gold $4,500,000 US currency.
H.M.S. Vengeance 'has won from H.M.S. Ocern the trophy for the best shooting on tho China Station with heavy guns,
The Austrian crnisor Kaisarin Elisabeth left for focus yesterday. Mr. Post (Consul for Austro-Hungary) and Mre. Post word pass engers on board. They will return in u boat ten days,
LONDON, 17th January. The miners in Westphalia have strike. Fully 250,000 gone.... on workmen are affected. The attitude
and behaviour of the strikers was SO
threatening that the anthorities con- sidered it necessary to call out the
PROMOTIONS IN THE JAPANESE
NAVY.
Tokyo, 12th January,
follows:-
FOOTBALL.
H.K.F.C, V. H.M.8, OCEAN," This was a Rugby match played on the Club The promotion of about six hundred naval officers is gazetted, including Rear-Admirals Ground, Happy Valley, yesterday afternoon. It Misa and Omoto, who are mule Vios-Admitulṣ.-| andad in a win for Hongkong. Teams wore as JAPANESE SUBMARINE SQUADRON,
TOKYO, 13th January, The formation of the Submarine flotillas has been gazetted. A SKIRMISH IN NORTH-EAST COREA
TOKY, 13th January.
It is officially announced that at a skirmish at Hogwon in North-eastern Corea, tho Bussines lett nine dead nu vine rifles.
ON THE LIAO RIVER.
H. K. F. C.-J. A. F. Bourchier, book; A. 8. Kempthorne, . D. Bateman, Lieut, Hannay and Fawcett, three-quarters; Sedgwick and H.
·Seper, halves; Lieut. Rankin, Lieut. Duncan, Lient Holden, J. Hanrou, V. I. Dudley, D. B. Murray, Taylor and H. F. Churd (Captain),
forwards.
H. M. S. Ocean-Murphy, back; Jordani. Smart, May aud Poole, three-quartari; Dunstan and Ellis, halves; Hodge, Davies, Billing, Littledale. Head, West, Jewel and Tatelings forwarda,
Referee - Mr. Gordon.
For the first ten minutes the Ocean prossod.
Mr. Watson, formerly chief officer of the 8.5 troops. The appearance of the mili. Cavalry skirmish on Wednesday forenoon at Hongkong then broke away and, after a lot of
Agincourt, leaves for England by the 4. Hoon to-day to bring out a salvage plant and
atoamor for Mr. J. Watt Jameson.
The ss. Anping arrived from Shongtini yester day flying the Voroy's flag. His Exerliiney Tag Shao Yi. Chinese High Commissioner for Tibet, was on board. Calls were exchanged with His Excellency Sir Matthew Nathan, K.C.M.G.
Major W. Natlan. General Manager of the Chinese Enginn lug and Ming Com pasy, Limited, brother of Sir Matthew Nathan, K.C.M.G., arrived from the North by the ss.
Boon, and is now a guest of His Excellency.
tary overawed the malcontents, and
no demonstration of a serious nature was made.
[Westphalia is a provinco in Prussia with an area about equal to that of Yorkshire and Lancashire together. It is rich in coal and iron. The population in 1890 was 2,205,000.]
SEVERE BLIZZARD AT
HOME.
LONDON, 17th January. There has been another
severe
The N.D.L. 3.8 Roon arrived from thoNorth yesterday morning. There was a case of smell. pox-that of a third class passenger-luring the voyage. The vessel was put in quarantine, but the first and second class passengers, after's blizzard in England. Very many medical examination, were allowed on shore,
Mr. W. E. Allon, of the staff of the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company, had his leg broken while he was riffing in North China on Boxing Day. He was dismounted and was passing behind a hired horse ridden by a com rado when it lashed ont with bath feet and caused the injury referred to.
Tho Model Dairy of Messrs. Walte & Co., at Tientsin has lost over twenty fine imported cows during the past few days from an outbreak of rinderpest. Though the cattle are all stall fed, it is nuknown how the disease resched the dairy, which has always been conducted on the Mr. T. 1). McKay, the well-known passenger best and latest sanitary principles. Sympathy will be felt with the firm in their heavy financial agent, is at the Hongkong Hotel.
St. Stephen's College prizes will be presented
Agents iu Hongkong and South China for by H.E. the Governor at noon to day.
should
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Over a dozen cames hare been sent in for the Olá Allynion Dinner, which takes place at the Hongkong Hotel this evening,
There were three further candidates for Pilots certificates at the examination held at the Harbour Ofles yesterday. Mr. Wong Tai was the only sucessful one.
On Monday a police raid was made on a supposed brothel in Kennedy Street, Yaumati. A girl took fright, jumped over the third story Ferancial and died from the injuries of the full
Herr Friedenthal, pianist, after a notable success in Shanghai, goes to Peking. Thence On 12th January, at Foschow, the wife of he comes to Hongkong, where music-lovers may ALEXANDER MICHIE, I. M. C., of a daughter hope to enjoy his entertainments early in
MARRIAGES.
February
P.0. Bag, 38. Telephone No. 12
BIRTH.
On 15th December, at Faoning, Western China, WILLIAM SHACKLETON, M.D., to ALICE SARAH KNIGHT, both of the China Inland Mission.
On 12th January, at Shanghai, MART VON SCHOONHOVEN MYzus, to the Rev. Jossra WOFTE SIDE, of Shanghai.
DEATH.
1033.
The January Criminal Sessions open at ten o'clock this morning. The Calendar is as fol. is
1.Tsang Hing, indicted for Astling a girl' uuder the age of twelve also with attempting same, and indecent a-sault,
2-Pagain, indicted for the murder of a Filipino on board the ss. Tremont.
3-Wong Tsing Teeang, mans'aughter. 4-Wong Chenk Yau and Wong Tim, con- spiracy and forgery.
The Police at Sheng Shin Station in the
wrecks are reported in consequence, and a good deal of damage on
shore.
[REUTER'S SERVICE.]
FRENCH POLITICS.
LONDON, 15th Janaury.
Toro, 13th January. It is officially announced that the Liaolung carrison reports a barking movement by the Russians in the Liso river basin. There was Tenguasi, West of Shahoolen, in which the Russians were rapnised with heavy loss. A sab- sequent attack on Lium pao was also repulsed. The Russians did some slight damage to the railway between Wednesday night and Thurs-
repairs had been made.
day morning, but the traffic was reopened after
THE RUSSIAN ATTACKS.
hard work in the middle of the field, Batonian scored a try which was converted by Rankin, The Ocean next had a good look in, but were nover able to ge the whole distance. Mid-field
play fall wed. Just before half time Kemp-
thorne scored a try, the major points being added by Rankin.
Half-t mo-H, K.F.C., 2 goals (10 points), H.M.S. Ocean, nil.
For about twenty minutes in the second half thero was fairly even play. Badgwick, after a pretty run, managed to score, Rankin-convert. weroing. Just before timo Dudley scored a try,
Rankin again doing the needful.
TOKYO, 13th January, Two thousand Russians with artillery attack- ed Newchwang on Wednesday afternoon. The Japanese garrison temporarily retired, but
reinforcements, the arrival of
they fiercely rapnised the Russians, who pressing on Niuchistan. The Japaneso suffor ed no injury,
LATER.
on
It is osally announced that from 2 p.m. ou Thurelay a Russian force consisting of eight squadrons of cavalry and twelve guns enveloped the Japanese post at Niachitun, attacking it from Sanchiatze, but were entirely ropulsed, their casua.ties amounting to eighty.
It seems that the force comprised General Mischenko's Cavalry Brigade with the Second Infantry regiment, and railway guards.
A HARBOUR MYSTERY.
It was reported to Isspecter Collett at No. 7. Police Station on Tuesday night last by the engineer of the Yaumati ferry launch, that he found a Europeau Bloating in the harbour in an apparently lifeless condition. He pulled him on board and landed him at the Yaumati Ferry
A disorderly debate has taken place in the Wharf, where the Inspector found him gur- French Chamber; M. Combes rigorously ro-rounded by a crowd of Chinese. He (the patiatod a charge of sowing dissension among Inspector) unsuccessfully tried to resuscitate the Republicans by anti-clerical persecation.him, and then went him to the Government Civil Hospital. At this time his body was warm. The Chamber passed a vote of confidence in the There were marks of violence about the face Ministry by 239 to 279. The Cabinet is and a blood-stained handkerchief was found in expected to resign on account of the smallness
his pocket. On arrival at the Hospital Dr. of the majority.
Laing examined the body and found that the man was dead. À card was found in his pocket bearing the name of Thomas Crowthor Aigland Greenland. from which it was learnt that doconsod was the mate of the as. Pak Kang. The Police have at present been unable to obtain any further evidence:
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THE WAR. -
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AN IMPERIAT. MARK TAPLEY.
LONDON, 15th January.
The Tsar has issued an order to the Army and Navy announcing the fall of Port Arthur. He eulogizes "the glorious
HONGKONG REGATTA.
The following are the crews for the junior fours in the Hongkong Regatta. (Owing to the scarcity of strokes it has bren found impracti-
Besult-H.K.F.C., 4 goala (20 points): HL.8. Oceu», ĐI
H.M S. ALBION" V. H.M.S. "YENGEANCE,"
Teams were;-
Aibion: Peibom, goal; Fullerton and Carrie, backs; Gibson, Parkia and Webster, halves; Hunter, Nesbitt, Williams, Patrie and Ambler, forwards,
Vengeance: Marchaut, goal; Joseph and Hal- ligan, backs; Cornick, Plummer and Hurtley, halves; Revel, Keywood, McGriovy, Barness and Gibbert, forwards.
The game was rough and tumble and the. Vengeance team started off with their anal dash, but seemed to lose all spixit as the game progressed. For shent a quarter of an hour in the first half little advantage was gained by either side. At length the Vengeance in a break away rushed the ball along the fold, and McGrievy, the centro forward, was successful in notting it. Williams took the kick-off for tha, Albions, who worked the leather neatly along the field to before their opponents stronghold. This Wo8. long Lombarded before Carrie was successful in driving the hall between the posts. Hunter shortly after- warde recorded a second goal, and the scores stood, as the half time whistle sounded,
Albion, 2; Vengeance, 1,
In the second half the Vengeance team entively collapsed. Their usual all-rened good play was lacking, and on every charge they fell... away before their opponents' quintetto. Their citadel underwent a protracted siege, and but for the excellent work of their goalkeeper Mar- chant and the hacks, Joseph and Halligan, their drubbing would have been much more sovore than it was Williams, the centre forward of
Now Territory were informed by a native named garrison, whose heroismi Russia has witues. cable to make use of the whole of the entries the Albione, was very much in evidence during
Chung Hang that he and three comrades, whila travelling from Taipou, were held up by a baud
sed with pride. Peace be to the ashes of
received).
Bow, G. F. Story
2. A. J. V. Ribeiro
Sr. L. A. Masso
Bow. J. Jordan 3. A. T. Walker
9. H. Soth
Bow. J. Cruickshank
2. C. E. A. Hance
Str. F. C. Barlow.
of five armed robbers. The informant sinted the dead and glory to the living. Our. H. W. Paston R.A. S. H. Johnsen that when the brigands covered his party with enemy is bold and strong and the struggle revolvers he made off, accompanied by several at such a distance is indescribably hard, bullets which did not find their billets. His friends, he thought, also offested their escape, but Russia is powerful, and has undergone although he has not seen any of them since, harder trials, always emerging more power. A search party has been sent out, but so far
ful. While lamenting our losses, we must none of the robbers have been found,
With all Russia
I trust the hour of vistory will soon dawn, and I pray God to bless the troops and the fleet to ouable them to uphold the glory of RUSSIA."
King's Park Raage at Kowloon will b
A Tientsin pessimist has written:-"Whether not become distracted. available for Hongkong Volunteer Resorve we examine the prospects of opening up China Association rife practice from 1.30 p.ni. to 5thus finding payable outlets for the invest- p.m. on the 21st inst, and from 10 am to 5 ment of capital; industrial affairs generally On 12th January, at Shanghai, E. E. BERTHEL, p.m. ou the 6th prox.
throughout the Far Eust, or the trade outlook aged 71 years.
nothing cheerful meets our views; whilat, as to the antagonists in the war. the New Year.com offer nothing much that will lessen the horror of the past twelve months, improve the positiots
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DESVEUX ROAD 1 LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.
A meeting to consider the question of the advisability of giving a St. George's Ball at the end of February (the Chief Justice will preside) is to be held at the City Hall, 5 p.m., 23rd inst Englishmen taking an interest in the matter are invited to attend
Mr. W. H. Trenchard Davis, Hon. Secro- tary of the Hongkong Volunteer Reserve Association, desires as to mention that Coloar Sergeant Bullock will lecture on "Musketry" at the City Hall to-day. His Excellency the Governor will attend.
The ubiquitous Dalai Lama is now reported at Urga, in Central Mongolia, where he is passing the winter with the Chinese Emperor's permission. The report that he went to St. Petersburg is contradicted; and the account of his entry into Paking apparently forgotten.
or the homes of the thensands of widows and orphans, or bring comfort to the mothers, wires, sisters and sweethearts of the slain."
General Sir Ian Hamikon, one of the British attachés with the Japanese urmy, has written home a letter from which Mr. Arnold-Forstor the Minister for War, recently in a public. speech quoted the folowing extract:-" This war has barrd into my mind in a way nothing else could have done that the condition of our army constitutes a terrible danger to the existence of our Empire. We have learnt here that nothing but the very best will do." What was required, sai 1 Mr. Arnold-Forster, was the
utilisation of the magnificent material which
possessed-and possessed in no greater quality than in the Volunteer force-by pra- paring it for WHE
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HONGKONG, JANUARY 18TH, 1905.
ONE of the latest items of news from the mainland will not please the good people at Home who are subscribing for the propaga tion of the gospel in China. It will possibly
The inquiry into the Elgin Rood, Kowloor, give rise to considerable doubt as to how for the glowing accounts of progress sent fire was farther adjourned by Mr. Gompert at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon on the by the missionaries are trustworthy. It is application of Mr. Gedge (of Messrs Johnsen, that many Chinese are becoming Christians Stokes and Master's office), the solicitor for the because they have discovered that the pro- Insurance Companies interested. vincial magistrates, in disputes between Christians and non-Christians, incline to favour the former. Of course, prior to 1900, il WES all the other way. The magistrates, swayed by a natural prejudice; almost in. variably gave verdicts against the converts, and thereby provoked much discontent, numerous complaints, and frequent e-
was first applied to officers. A young subaltern barrassing interference by the missionaries.
once hind to inske a short railway journey on Their sympathies still would incline them
daty. As he had some luggage with him, be submitted an account for his expenses in this to favour those litigants who have remained
manner:-"To driving across London and loyal to the old faiths, particularly if the
The Chinese Minister to Japan (who, apporter for trunk, half-crown": The lynx. suitable and usual inducements were forth-parently, is a bit of a wag) has been asked to oyed War. Dice clerk who received the bill ing; that they have learned in the last keep his eye on the fre hundred Chinese whe sont it back, with a minute to the affect that years the aptitude of the Christians for a members of secret societies and now reside for military purposes" porter" was "porterage." making "planty bobbery," and consequent in Tokyo. He has telegraphed, says the Chiva and that unless the account was properly uzda trouble for themselves. The Tientsin Times Review, to say that as the number of Chinese out it would not be settled by the country. students at present is only three hundred, he Thereupon the subaltern-forwarded-it again, observes that in certain districts "it is to will be obliged if the number which he has to drawn up in this fashion - The War Offee be feared the followers of a certain church watch is made up without delay to the quantity Dr. to Second Lieutenant Jones-To porterage, have brought undus pressure to bear, and given in his instructions.
sixpence; to cabbage, two shillings."
The just-arrived-at decision of the Army Conncil to sanction under special circumstances The annual Oxford and Cambridge dinner the use of cabs by soldiers recalls an entertain. will be held at the Hongkong Hotel on the ing story of what happened when this privilege 27th inst. Oxford and Cambridge men are invited to send their names in to one of the joint secretaries, Mr. C. D. Melbouras (Magistracy) and the Rev. F. Ioaly, R.N. (H.M.S. Tumar.)
י
INVENTIONS.
LoNDox, 15th January.
The Nenoe-Vremye publishes a telegram from Java etating that the Japanese hare established a base at Labuan, and that the cable has ceased working in order to conceal the fact.
(N.-C. Daily News Service)
A LARGE STOCK OF SHELLS.
Tokio, 12th January,
It is officially aunonuced that the transfer of the forts, ships, arms, and other military pre
The booty includes:- parties was completed on the 10th inst.
59 forts,
$46 gods, 82,670 helis,
60 torpedoes, 1,588 mines, B5,252 rifer,
$79 pistols,
4 batleships,
2 cruisery,
14 gunboats and destroyers,
10 steamers,
8 sunil steamers,
12 sundry vessals,
St. T: E. Pentes
Bow, A. J. Darby 2. A.V. HarTOR 3. W. M. B. Stevert Str. S. Gidley
HOCKEY.
H.K.J.C. V. ROYAL WEST KENT REGIMENT.
This match was played at Happy Valley yesterday afternoon. It ended in a draw, each side scoring thres goals.
Entries in connection with the Hongkong Hockey Challenge Cup have been drawn as follows:-
AH.M.8. Albion, a bye. B.-H.K.H.C. v. H.M.S. Hogue.
C-93rd Burmes (1) v. 110th Mahrattas. D114th Mahrattas (2) v, H.M.S. Glory. E-99th Co. R.GA. v. R.W.K. Regiment. F.-114th Mahrattas (I) v. H.M.S. Ocean. G-93rd Bormas (2) a bye. H.-H.M.S. Centurion, a bye.
In the second round the winner of B plays A, C D E F. and G plays H. The first round is to be completed by 28th January: second 8th February; semi-flasl 13th February: final 16th February.
STATE OF THE RUSSIAN TROOPS,
the latter part of the game, and was successful in searing two goals before the call of time.
Result: Albion, 4; Fengeance, 1.
THE GARRISON GROUND.
The days on which the footbal ground is available for Tarions units have been re-allotted
follows:-
Stuff and Departments Mondays.
R.G.A....
Wed. & Thurs. 2nd R. West Kent Regt Tuesdays & Fridays, Royal Engineers... Saturdays.
THE STRAITS SËTTLEMENTS.
The
Governor Sir John Anderson's report on the Straits Settlements for the year 1903 has been- published as No. 43 in the annual series of colonial reports [Cd 2238-1). The revenue for 1903 amounted to $7,958,496, being an io- CICTs of $203,768 as compared with 1902, and $916.189 as compared with 1201. expenditure for the year was $8,185,952, s compared with $7,60,734 in 1993 and 87,315,001 in 1901. The report says that the import and export trade of the colony can only be regarded as moderately satisfactory. Expressed in dollars. there was an increase in the value of imports of B per cent, expressed in sterling, of 124 per conf.; while in the case of exports there was a decrease, expressad in dollars, of per cent.. but expressed in-sterling, an increase of 2 per cent.
In the course of some general romarks on trade, the report goes on to say that the position of the colony as a distributor of produce ap- pears to be weakening somewhat, as a conse quence of high freights, absence of competition. An unpleasant light is thrown upon the in shipping, the natural tendency towards trade reports which continually appear in the officia! dirent with the various' quantries, and it may be Russian Press to the effect that the health of the growing enterprise of Dutch morchauta.. the Army is" excellent," or " even better than Nevertheless, the tonnage of merchant vessels in time of peace," by the following notes entered and cleared at Singapore and Penang pablished by a military surgeon in a specialist. during the year showed an increase of 1,249,000 organ at St. Petersburg Ha says thut, on tobs. Of this increase, British shipping ac reporting to the General that there were 30 counted for 1,040,791 tona, German shipping cases of dysentery under his care, that officer 27,522 tops, and American 9,771 tons. Tho replied. It is a crime to mention the word important features in the trade of the year were dysentery when there is none and must not be the persistent fall in the market prices of any dysentery!' Thenceforward all cases of produce, more especially of guttaparobe, the dyeontory were entered up briefly" Cal, ac.," laatuations of exchange, which increased from and the dreaded word is no more heard in the a minimum of ls. 7 for four months' sight Army Reports. In another case the medical in January to a maximum of 2 1161 in Sep officer called the General's attention to the tember, followed by a decline to le. ld. Decem bread that was being served out to the men in ber, and the declared intention of Governmentta.
attain fixity of exchange with a aparially colned mould described as "beautifully velvety The local and restricted carrancy. The east coast reply was a query as to whether cholera belts trade was only moderately satisfactory during had been served out to the men, and whether the year. Business to Javs ports was confined they wore them. Being told that most of the within parrower limits than usi; and the trade men who had had such belts had thrown them with Dutch Borneo shows evidence of passing away, the General insisted on attributing any more and more into the hands of Jara merchants abdominal troubles to the carelessness of the The low prices ruling for protuco tended to zoon, and the medical officer's complaint about restriot business relations with the natives of the the eradition of the breed was utterly dis Dutch Archipelago. The action of the United regarded With such revelations, writes the States Government in placing a high date oz. Moscow correspondent of the Standard, it is refined coconut oil is reported to have resulted little wonder that people are recalling fearfully in a cessation of what appeared to be a promis the case of the Turkish War, when, out of ing local, industry, the local company being
the Ameri 160,000 mon sent to the front on one occasion, obliged to sell its plant to u
arm only 40,000 returned to their homes, although can seaboard.
The report deals in detail with agriculture, the official reports were full of victorias gained
shipping, education, police, and other matters. at little cost of life on the Russian side.
35 all steamers, available after repairs, defionce of his orders; it was covered with a 1,920 horses.
THE PROSPERITY OF JAPAN.
Torvo, 12th Jannary. The Japanese papers are writing optimis. tieslly, because the returns of trade for 1904 show that, despite, the war, exports have in omased over ten per cent. and imports over seventeen por esat.
RUSSIAN ACTION CORRECT.
Toxro, 12th January.
* An official report from Port Arthur asserts that the proceedings of the Russians before and after the capitulation were perfectly fair
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