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or
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YINKOW UNDER THE JAPANESE. ¡ard another smaller stable or kennel, with its quaint Chinees tiled roof, brings us to the grey- [BY FREDERIC WHITING IN “DAILY GRAPHIC." carriage houses, and gun-room. Keon in all hounds' quarters, and so to the saddling room. The first touch of winter comes upon us in sports from boxing to shooting, in a country the midst of summer weather in the form of a which affords unbounded opportunities for out duststorm. It is accompanied by a biting north door pursuits. John Bull has a happy life, wind; which reminds us of tales we have lourdle is, however, keener and more ambitious in
of the cold of a Manchurian wintor. After the capture of Lianyung the lull in the lighting gives us a chance to run down to Yinkow, or Newchwang as it is generally called, to get some winter clothing. Permission baving been granted for a ton days' leave by headquarters we obtain a pass for the milway, and at 430 on arold morning we clamber up the side of an open truck to make our eighty-mile journey to Yinkon. Two British corresponda ts, a French. | map, a Japanese officer, who is a friend of ours and who speaks English, ul two or three Japa nose Tommies wrapped in cloaks and slaber, are the occupante of the car. of open trucks is shunted from siling to The leng train siding and back again to the main lines, and finally steams slowly out of the station. The chill morning it makes us crowd together for shelter and warmth under the sides of the track. Ours is a returned empty going to bring up fresh supplies from Dalny, and every train we meet waiting at sidings (for this is a single line) is loaded with miscellaneous storos, grain, rice, ammuition, car troops. As the dawn struggles through the darkness the Shoshan Hills loom up over the battlefield of Lianyang, the scene of the six
days' fierce fighting.
other affairs than he is in sport, and he hopos one day to use his great business ability in the services of his country.
GARRISON ORDERS.
A KINDLY PUBLIC OFFICER.
Some months ago a letter from Rxi Maya Das, R.B., Magistrate of the First Class and Manager of the Mamdote Estate in the Ferozapore District, Panjab, was received in London, by the proprietors of Mother Seigel's Syrup, in which the writer ordered some of the
Byrup to be sent to him at Furozepore, and mentioned that a bey in the camp had ben radically cared of disorders by using the Syrup. The English firm wrote to Mr. Rai Maya Das. asking for some further information, and freso are the letters he sent in reply.
HEAD QUARTERS,
THE MAGISTRATE'S LETTER: HONGKONG, 19th January, 1805.
The Nest, Ferozapore, GENERAL ORDERS--Gazelle Iralia-No, 10.
September 19th, 1904. The following extracts from the Gazette of
A. J. White, Ltd., Londen." | India пте nblished for information:
Dear Sira-With reference to your letter Military Department Fort William, 9th De-dated Londen, 26th July, 1904, I have the plest- cember, 1904. The King has approved of the sure to explose a certificata from the father of Indian Army, Indian Medical Service, Indian testify with confidenes that the accompanying following promotions among officers of the
the boy who was completely cured, as it cams unter my personal observation; therefore I can Subordinates Medical Department, and Indian Army Departments and admissions to the
certificato is a genuine que. It is written in the Indian Army:-to be Lieutenants: Lieutenant
Hindustani language, and I have translated it Freund Burd, 3rd Barms Infantry, from the East Yorkshire Regiment. Dated 3rd June.
for you and it speaks for itself. 1904, but to rank from 26th May, 1000. Lien- tenant Charlos Walter Butler, 114 Matas, from the Suffolk Regiment. Dated 10th June, 1904, but to rauk from 2nd Coteber, 1900. To be Second-Livatenants: Second-Lieutenant the Border Regiment. Dated 2nd Jan, 1904, Francis Lloyd Dyor, 3rd Burns Infantry, from
ut to rank from 28th January, 1903,
Departures-No. 1. The ulermentioned left on the 18th instant per ss. Palawan" for England on completion of tour of foreign service. Army Ordnance Corps-1 Warrent Officer, 2 Staff Sergis, 2 Women, 5 Children, Royal Army Medical Corps Private.
The hill-sites are seamed and scarred with the deep trenches now led with the gallant dead of both sides. Here fell the brave Major Tachibana, wounded in wren places. he le his regiment, the 4th, to the atoriring of the trenches on Green Hill, and there are the wire entanglements ent through by the band of GARRISON ORDERS-Examination Languages gallaut man who had volunteered for this act, No. 1. Lient. W. A. Moore, Royal Garrison and gave their lives in daler to let their cam- Artillery, will be examined in the Lower Etan- rades make the assault on the Surub Hill. Sourd Urdu, in accordance with Appendix V, the train rambles on, the only sign of life on Army Regulations India, Vol. 2, the lines of tho bare plains the skulking pariah dogs. Now the H.K.S.B.R.G.A. at 10 ra. on Monday, the we come to the great sadilo-back position of 23rd instant. President of the Examining Anshantion, where we witnessed the first on- Committee-Captain H. C. Hill, 110th Mahratta, Light Infantry Members-AroĘ. cer, 110th Mahratta Light Infantry; Au of. oer, 114th Mahtattus.
81gagement of the advance upon Linoyang. That was in scorching weather, when wo filled
our water-bottle at wall, regardless of danger from dysentery Every wayside and enteric and marched through the dusty roads hetween the tall fields of millet. Tue fields are now bare, save for the stacks of surn piled up, making them liken large edition of an English cornfield. This is a wonderful country, and, despite the fact that two great armies Ive marched and camped through it, the harvest appears abradant. At Tashichiuo, which we reach by twelve o'clock, we receive the cheerfal information that we have to wait for about five kours for the train to Yiakow. We settle down in a waiting room to mech biscuits and Kobs leaf--the Japanese urmy nation, excellent beef it is, erred with sugar and watch the soldiers who swarm into the big room to shelter from (93 the dust storm. Some of them are only boys; they are the reserres coming up to take their baptism of fire before Mukden. They all wear the dark blue over coat with hood until their winter khaki arrives. The wounded who are coustintly dribbling down the line only make these young soldiers the more keen on getting to the front and doing their share of the work. When our train arrives we fix up a square of coarse matting inside the car to shelter as from the dust-storm, which, though not a bad speci- men of the worst feature of a Munchu winter, is enough to make one fairly miserable..
Praya Grande; contains 12 Rooms,
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Salutes No. 2. Sunday, the instant. being the Anniversary of the Accession of His Majesty the King, a Royal Salute of 21 Guns will be fired at 2 neon, in conformity with the Royal Navy,
Hourd of Officers-No. 3. A Board of Officers composed as under will assembla at the Ordnance Ofees at 10a.m. a Bel January 15, to report upon the fitness of a site which has been selected in the Arsenal Yard for the erection of latrine accommodation for Chinese exployees:- President, Major S. H. Pedley. 2nd Royal West Kent R gt. Members, Au officer Royal Engineers, an offer Royal Army Medical Corps, Officer ic Barracks Prooge in duplicate to be forwarded to the C.80.
By Order
A. A. CHICHESTrus, Major.
Chief Staff Officer.
CRIMPING AT AMERICAN PORTS.
fal Syzup to people far and near, for I remain
I have since been recommending this wouder-
bolile of the Sysap in my box and have already often eat in camp, I always travel with a (1) bottles out of the dozen I bought from you in May last. Heth my wife and I (and we
wife has beco enffering from a wheezing cough have 14 childrea) use it freely when any one of us is out of sorts, and it acts like a charm. My and catching breath for years together, and she thought it was asth, but I thought it was the her is as well as she can be, going easily up and *ver, and so gave her a few bottles, and now dewa the stairs formerly it was real trial for her to go up a single stp.
Please send me this time another dozen or Ten two dozen, if there is acy ring in it. Thanking you in anticipation and also for your past kindness in complying with my request so promptly. I umain, dear Sirs, You's faithfully,
(Sgd.) EAI MATA DAS, R.B. Magistrate lat Class and Manager Mam- dote Estate in the Ferozapore district, Punjab, India
THE CERTIFICATE,
I. Pir Baksh, of Mandote, in the Ferozepore district, declare that my son of about 12 years of age, numely, Ghulam Ahmad, was very i about the year 190. He was nader the trest. ment of two physioissa, namely, M. Khushi Mohamad and Azizuddin, for some time, but
was no Latter. His fover grew worse and he became so weak that the least exertion gavo bi palpitation of heart, and his motions were frequent and very little at a time. His diet did not agree with him, and at last the boy was skin and bones, and we were in despair, until one day when Rai Maya Das, R.B, Ext, Aset, Commissioner, while out in camp, heard of the child's aituent, and expressed his opinion that the lads auffering from a bad form of dyspepsia and recommended Mother Seigal's Syrup,
I began with 10 diops after meals, and by the time we had tried the Syrup for about 20, days the child was improving fast, and after taking 3 small bottles be was quite well. He. is now robust and in excellent health and spirits. His younger brother, to, who had had is recovering fast." fever, is now being treated the same way and
The Merchant Service Guild have lately born engaged in drawing the attention of the Foreign Office to further service complaints of standing in any country is willing and kind It is not often that a public officer or wan regarding orimping at United States Foris. Anough to interes himself in the person! petition signed by eight Captains of British affairs of others to the extent that Mr. Rai
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NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
HE P. & O. S. N. Co.'e Steamer
* SIMLA,” FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND
STRAITS. vessel are hereby informed that their goods ana Consignees of Cargo by the above-named being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Gedowns at Kowloon where sach consignment will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are lauded.
This ressol brings on Cargo:
Feam London, &c., o 8.8. Britanniq. From Calcutta, ex ss. Borneo.
instructions are given to the contrary before From Persian Gulf, ex B, I. S. N', and
B. & P. S. N. Co's stewmera, Opsional Goods will be landed here nulos
5 PM, TO-DAY, the 14th inst.
Goeds not cleared by the 21st inst, at 4P.M., will be subject to rent..
No Fire Insurance will be effected by mo in any case whatever.
Damaged packages must be loft in the Go- the Company's representatives at an appointed downs for examination by the Consigneo's and
Claims will be admittori atter the Gosile have hour. All Clairus must be presented within which date they cannot be recognised. No. ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after
left the Godowns.
E, A. HEWETT.
Superintendent.
Hongkong, 14th January, 1905. FROM HAMBURG, BREMEN, ROTTER- DAM, ANTWERP, PENANG
AND SINGAPORE.
THE HAL, Steamship
the
"ANDALUSIA," Captain Filler, having arrived from above porte, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature by the Undersigned and to take inediate delivery of their Goods from along side.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before TO-DAY, the 18th inst., at 5 PM.
landed into the Gedowns of the Hongkong and Any Cargo impeding her discharge will be Kowloon Limited, and stored at Consignees risk ard Wharf and Codorn Company
expense.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining nndelivered after the 25th instant, will be subject to rent
to be left in the Gedowns, where they will be All broken, chufel, and damaged Goods are examined on the 25th iuxtant, at 3 P.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,
Hongkong Ofcs. Hongkong, 18th January, 1905
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When our train finally puts up at the riverside hips lying at Gulfport, U.S.A., was forwarded. Maya Das has done in this instance. He points this Work stands unrivalled. All the new wordg
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we call upon the commandant of the station, who kindly entertains us with cigarettes and ten, served in small china cups without handles, while he carefully examines our passe. A steam launch is placed at our disposal, and, free for a time, we ran down the river to the port Manchuria House Hotel. It is a small place. of Yinkow It is dark when we reach the and might be a French country hotel but for the Chinese servants and the rare game-birds hanging from beams in the yard. After a few months roughing it (which, however, ono gets rather tolike), the sight of clean sheets and table linen, and a feeling of solid comfort, iş a welcome change. We are the only ghosts in the little dining-ream, for. since the Issians No. 7, BELILIOS TERRACE, 1st Row.
have had to quit, the hotel has fallen upon dull No. 21,
times 3rd Row.
Though a neutral port, Yinkow is now Nos. 11 & 14,
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person of Major Yakura, one of the best fellows tory, Kowloon, 4 Rooms. low rental.
A capable and consicons "KELLETT CREST" (Furnished), Peak,
soldier, he is extremely we fitted for the NO. 1, STEWART TERRACE, the Peak. for 24 months from 15th April to S0th Jane, difficult post he holds, for a treaty port is cosmopolitan, and this one, though just now rather under the weather torough the war, has a great future. The band is lined with Chinese trading janks, white the fairway affords splendid anchorage for the big tramp steamers, which can unload direct on to the quay. Here are some roay-cheeked English children in charge of their Chinese nurse, and there tivo prosperous Chinese merchants in rich silks and black hats with red buttons. The two stores 90are run by Germans, who are both "coiniig money." or have been doing so recently. Any British unbject who would take the trouble to start another store would be sure to de well. The gentle Teuton, who is just now feeling the loss of custom of the departed Russians, naively asked me when 7 thought they would retorn, with their big orders for sweet champagne and brandy. Here we leid in our stores for the winter-hams done up in canvas, French butter in tins, Scotch whisky aud English preserves à Far East store is a miniature Whiteley's where one can purchase anything from a lead pencil to a feather bed.
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LINSTEAD & DAVIS Hongkong, 20th January, 1905.
Action No. 4 of 1905. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION, Between JOHN D. HUTCHISON & CO.,
Plaintiffs,
and
O YIK TONG, Defendant.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Writ of Foreign Attachment retarnabla OFFICE ROOMS at Nos. 12 & 14, Queen's
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MERCHANT NAVY YAYY BOILED LONG FLAX
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HIRANO WATER.
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It was state 1 in this petition that the seamen store and remain absent from duty so long as eugesel these vessels could simply wrk they desired, there being no sathority to place them in gaol to prevent their deserting or falling into the hands of boarding masters. The latter, it appeared, had actually the right Tax QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS.
sides corresponding with the Foreign Office, board the vessels and remove the meni. the Guild forwarded a copy of the petition to Mr. Cuthbert Laws, the General Manager of the Shipping Fedoration, who said "it would help to correct the which was held by the Federal authorities of the U.S. that the existence of the crimp- ing evil was largely due to the connivance of Captains with the crimps. This opinion, ur. Laws said, was not shared by those who and difficulties which wore caused to shipmasters were aware of the grave personal inconvenience by the action of crimps, to say nothing of the dangers arising from the shipment of the hands frequently "green" and incompetent, ort physically unfit-who wore supplied by them in whole or part substitation for the deserters." In eply to their representations, the Guild have. from the Foreign Office: Now received the following important letter M
Foreign Office.
THE LEADING MINERAL WATER OF THE EAST Bottled in Japan by H. E. REYNELL & Co.
BEWARE OF JAPANESE IMITATIONS.
SIR. With reference to the letter from the
F. BLACKHEAD & CO., AGENTS. Hongkong, 31st July, 1903.
2578
BISHI GOSHI-KWAISHA (MITSU BISHI CO.)
DEPARTMENT
MARUNO-UCHI, TOKIO, applies to all Branch Offices and Hong.
Cable Address, IWABAKI," kong and Shanghai Agencies,
used,
To illustrate the vast scope of the work the following facts are submitted for consideration: Chalmers Vocabulary contains about 16,000 Chinese characters, and Medhurst's English and Chinese Dictionary about 100.000 whilst this work contains more than 30,000 English words and upwards of 600,000, Chinese character Again, despite all the grammars and other elementary works as yet published, the student of this difficult language absciutely requires ex- amples to display the various applications and equivalents of different words which have ous general meaning. Of these examples this work contains more than five times as many us any other Dictionary hitherto published.
For practical purposes the arrangement of the enables a person who understands English to work is so complete that a reference to its pages
MANAGER, MITSUBISHI Co., with name of work will be found indispensable to all Europeans communicate effectively with satives who under- stand nothing but Chinese. In this respect the place under.
All Letters Addressed:--
BRANCH OFFICES:- NAGASAKI, MOJI, KOBE, KARATSU AND HANKOW,
AGENCIES:
SHANGHAI: H. J. H. TRIPP,
HONGKONG; H. U. JEFFRIES.
MANILA: COMPANIA MARITIMA, YOKOHAMA: M. ÁSADA.
CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Im
perial Japanese Navy and Foreign Navies; the Imperial Arsenals; the Imperial Railway; ways; Industrial Works; Home and Foreign Mail and Freight Steamers, Sanyo, Kiusin and the other Principal Rail
Foreign Office of August 19th Last, I am dirent COAL od by the Marquis of Lansdowne to inform you that the Board of Trade have communicated to this Department copies of letters from His Majesty's Consul at New Orleans, the British which Vice-Consul at Biloxi, Mississippi, and Mr. Shipbrokers and Steamship Agents, Gulfport, J. W. Corry, of the firm of Corry and Company, A1, ABC 5th Edition, Western Union Codes
The Consul at New Orleans reports that the on the subject of crimping at the latter port. Mississippi Vagrancy Law has dealt a fatal blow to the crimping business in that State, and this latter states that, in case of desertions, the muster is confirmed by the Vice-Consul at Bicxi. Tho
the proper authorities, proving by exhibition of has only to make an affidavit to that effect before the ship's articles that at the time of the deser- The shipping business is almost entirely in A warrant for the arrest of the desertor will tion the seaman belonged to the orow of hisvoel. the hands of British fra. When I called then be issued, and he will be delivered up to apon Messrs. Bush Brothers I found the the Consul or detained in gaol, until the ship his offico surrounded is ready.to sail. Mr. Corry, in thanking the senior partner in by: and transacting business with, English Vice-Consul at Biloxi on behalf of the shipping pilots, one minute transacting business involving given in the matter, remarks that the Vagrancy hundreds of thousands of pounds, the next Law has rid Gulfport of erimps and gamblers, skippers, Scotch engineers, and Datch interest in the district for the as-istance he has
arranging a shooting trip over the telephone and adds that the United States Marshal and with a friend. A trner specimen of John Bull the Commissioner of Imazigration are bath in appearance and manners I have never met iu prepared to co-operate with the local authorities fact or fiction than "J. B, as he is called by in suppressing any eximping establishments everybody in Yinkow. A young man, ruddy which may be created in the future. and clean shaven, with good-huaired gray eyes, dressed in riding breeches, and weighing about before the Merchant Service Guild these fasts, Lord Lansdowne has much pleasure in laying prince of the old East India Company. The Vagrancy Law has provedl efilcacions ir suppres 14st., be is the type of the English merchant which seem to show that the Mississippi junks all alongside his spacious godowns abat-sing rimping in that Stat e. ting on the quay bear the name of his firm, however, wishes once more toimpress upon the His Lordship, streazas of men laden with all kinds of mer Guild, that the masters of merchant vessels must chandise ran backwards and forwards from the take the initiativa in laying complainte before tramp steamer
the clanking sound of the the United States authorities, if it be desired to derrick and the chanting of the Chinese coolies. prevent a recrudescence of the evil, Tho mystic fascinating East, where "John Ball's father, a pioneer of the forties, founded the firm. At an early age "John Bull" came to England to be edacated, afterwards going The Secretary, back to the East to take over his father's business. His beautiful hous nert to the offices is a mixture of a country house in England and
an Eastern bungalow. His stables, which are
Servaut,
I am, Sir, your most obedient, humble
(Signed) E. GORST.
The Merchant Service Guild,
THE
ROVINCE SHANTUNG.
worthy of Malton Mowbray, contains English PITs YTRANE, POPULATION AND FUNGE
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