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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 2ND, 1905
Return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the wook ending the 30th April, 3305, were 239 non-Chinese, and 72
Chinese to the former, and 99 non Chinese, and 1,613 Chinese to the latter institution.
A considerable number of Rod Cross Russian uvises, captured by the dnganase, arrived at tho Hongkong Hotel yesterday, and are iraving for Europe by the French nail,
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LINIEVITCH CLAIMS A
VICTORY.
LONDON, 1st May.
General Linievitch reports that he
BALTIC FLEET NEWS,
JAPANESE ALÉET,
muttresses, and will in this respost meet a real need as to exeilont institutions shouly oxisting are often crowded ont
on "leavo- The 8.8. Beavenue atrived from Moji yeɛter-nights." There will be good bathrooms and day with cod. When 240 miles from Moji on other accommodations adjacent to :hese the 26th April at I p.. she was siguallet by a dormitories. On the first flour a spacious room Japanese cruiser as to lo departure port, will be used for meetings of various kinda, destination and curge. The Ormadha was
The ground flours of the two houses will be used similarly questioned off the Corean_coust.
for purposos of recreation. Good well cooked meals will be provided at a moderate cost and Prior to the departure of the French mail what the Americans coll soft drinks will be ou from Saigon on the 28th April there was a tua in a sodu fountain of the latest Ope. roport that siz ships of the third Baltic squadronis Excelloney who will to-day declare the had joined Admiral Rojestvensky's off Shigen. place open hiss takou a warm interest in the
“QUONG NAM” AT CAMRANI.
offorts of the Committee and has - greatly The French steamer Quong Num reports that aided and encouraged them by his sympathy
and advies.
PROBABLY PREMATURE,
Yesterday afternoon selle a gang of coulies i were removing a quantity of coal from the side of the walk of a godown at No. Bi Praya East. the wall collapsel. Send coolies "recived minor harts, and four whes were sorely bruised The Pulier saw all the debris turned over, and wore takom to the Government Civil flo-pital. | defcated the Japanese in an importantea the 24th April, owing to a breakdown of tho ascertained that there were no casualties.
standard of satisfaction, China has cer tainly taken no atops to "provide a uniform national coinage," and latest reports are that the authorities are strangely reluctant even to think about the promise contrined in Article Two. If they are doing anything at all, it must be in deliberate and violent opposition to their pledge, for "coins of all sorts and conditions from some sixty mints are being constantly multiplied and debased, and to such extent that a financial crisis is one of the probabilities of the future.
Instead of une intional coinage WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, there are now dozens. The Government is
robbing the people and delusing s Fung Chow, a foreman employed at the coinage." With regard to China's soleman! Tyłam waterworks, vasu, restod ori Sunday night at Yamunti, and charged hofors Mr. F. A. engagements in respect of mining rights
Hazed at tir Poles Chart yesterday with and regulations, we have written too re-returning from Vanishnet Formerly he was cently on the subject to warrant repetition; charged with a similar offene, and at the expira- but we may note that Mr. LITTLE is attion of his twelve mouths, iurisonment was one with me in declaring that China din banished again. Ho was again sentenced to
ne year's impr soment and six hours' stocks. taken every stop possible to make mining by foreignors impossible. He says: "】
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
COGNAC BRANDY bave myself seen an official proclamation
A. OLD PALE
engagement on Saturday night, as a
result of which his forces occupied Tunghatsing.
REUTERS SERVICE.]
THE BRITISH NAVY,
Lesbos, 29th April.
Mr. Arthur H. Lee, Civil Lord of the
A uumorously signed petition has been Admiralty, speaking at Clospert, said that the
forwarded to President Revolt asking that
giving a Chinese compsng permission t
the American Consul at Facebow, Dr. S. mine, but containing a clause that the Gracey, be retained in his present position. In Por boz. permit would be forfeited if any foreigners view of the service Dr. Chasey las already romtered and of the valuable expotions he has were admitted to the company and for-equired dating is six or soton yours' residence Lidding the employment of foreign there. Fonchow Americans desire that there capitay, even in the nature of a loan.” shall be no change. Regulations were published, and a trans- lation of them
was,spacially made for!
..$20.00
Lo Shaung who has been doing a thriving business by powning stolen clothing, was on Suolay night caught in the act of taking some wearing apparel which had been loft on the roof of a house in Des Max Rowi to dry. Clearged before Mr. Orine at the Police Court yesterday. C. VERY OLD LIQUEUR COGNAC 33,00 attract foreign as well as Chinese capital"
he was sentenced to thave weeks' herd labour, six [vide Article Nine). The pity, of it is
hours storks, and to b› rgenzended for banish. that should acceptably revised regulationsment on the expiration of his sentence. ever be forthcoming, they, maybe too late. The concluding words of the Article clearly show that the new rules will not be retrospective, and in the meantime, sweeping concessions have been granted right and left by the provincial authorities. Mr. LITTLE's view is that comparison of promise and performance in this matter,
2. SUPERIOR VERY OLD COGNAC 2700 | the Directory and Chronicle; ut
is umucessary to say that these regulations were very far from being of a wort "to.
D. HENNESSY'
FINEST
OLD LIQUEUR COGNAC
VERY
Tho week's pligno retura, having two sdditional fatalities, brings the number to thirty- on. Since the report was issued, four more deaths occurred. One European caso of enteria fover came from Chatou. Small-por numbered eight (two fatal). The five Europeu
Casex
cases were imported, and one of the Chineas The Indian case reported previously turned
A. S. WATSON & CO. [revenis an insult. China has gone out of out to be only measles.
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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
her way to justit-the Treaty Powers," By far the greater portion of the treaty is devoted to taxation; and here we cannot. do better than to quote Mr. E. S. LITTLE once more. He says:
"All kinds of improvements were promised, Sir James Muckay was confident the Chiness [33 Government meant to institale reforms.
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS ONLY Communications relating to the news e olumr. should be addressed to TuR EDITOR.
Drop sympa hy will be very generally folt with Mr. Fang Wa Chun in the bereavement bens sufere by the death in England of his younger aan, Mr. Fang Chi Wa, who went to England some months ago to receive an English education. He appears to have suffered much from lung troubles during the winter and was critically illa couple of months ago. According to a telogram recived by Mr. Fang Wa Chun death occurred on Sunday,
Admiralty will lay down in the autaran a
Portsmouth, the first of a new type of battle- ship, the mest powerful in the world, and to be nilt in the shortest time known. The type will embody considerable alterations in design 5. the result of lessors from the Russo-Japanese
war. The reason for the recent full in construction was to enable thoso lessons to be utilized
THE WAR.
["DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.]
TIMELY TOLERANCE.
LONDON, 1st May.
An Imperial Decree is reported to have been signed by Tsar Nicholas II, abolishing all religious disabilities in
Russia.
condeusing pump, she put into Camrank Bay, where she found a Russian hospital ship and six transports. By the 26th all tla- vosals had left the Bay, and the Quang Now that day preceded on her pussag When too wiles off the coust, abreast of Camrunt, sho sightal the Russian Fleet onsring with transports The Russinas questioned the Quong Nem us to what she was doing in the Bay and whither she was bonud.
THE TYPHOON, The Bussian fleet is supposed to be steaming towards the Bashee Channel and, if this be so, should escape the typhoou reported to be travelling W.N.W. from Lazon.
THE BRITISH FLEET,
The 8.8. Kalgan sighted the British dent yesterday morning manusting in the vicinity of Mics Bay.
NEWS FEOR SAIGON,
A correspondent writing to us from Saigon by latest mail states that barring the s. Orel, which put in to replenish her bunkers and storos, none of the Brainn fleet, called at Saigon. There cartainly was a prost deal of excitement, our correspondent adds, over the news that the Fleet was expected at Capo St. James and the eventual military preparations mado to enforce the port's péntrality; but it all amounted to watching events which did not develop.
(N. C. Daily News" Service.)
THE RUSSIANS AT CAMRANH,
Toxro. 1st April. The French preliminary reply to the Japuuose
protest lias been received.
The leading journals say that it has cómu pletely upset the defency suggested by Le eps that the Russians have renmined outside the Tentral limit.
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CANTON NOTES.
[From the Chung Ngoi San Po}
DEVELOPMENTS,
Tho place named Foug-Chymn. umar Fati opposite Canton. is regarded as a most suitable place for a commercial entro. Sono time ago a well known, Chiuess morchant uemed Wong Chui-Ping purchased a larga extent of land for the purpose of constructing godowns and wharfs and also somo foreign morehauts have acquired a large site for building henses. efe. It is reported a fersign civil néginor who has lately. arrived from Peking has proposed to constructa large road from Cho-mi to Fali uccupying about live hundred man of land, two expense of buikling the road will be paid by different land owners. who bwe to pay ten dollars for each unu of land in advance to fomnil a rond fund. · If the land- owners fail to pay the expense, the company will purchase the land from them at the price of one hundred and twenty fuels for every mau. A. meeting of land owners, invited by the civil engineer was held in Shaween recostly to draft the regulations, but as the regulations ure not. written in Chinese Mr. Wong-Chai-ping, who is ignorant of English, wauts them to be trans- ted in Chinese first, before the final decision can be arrived at. It was proposed to kold another meeting on the 29th April.
VICEROY SHUM ILL
It is reported that Viceroy Shom seeing that order has been restored in the province of Kwangsi las sent a memorial to the Throne asking to be allowed to resign his viceroyship under the plea of illness,
BAD WITH OUTLOOK.
On account of the continued rain the silk crop has been reported unfavourably, Mulberry leaves which have been greatly damaged by the
Aneording to The N.-D. L. S. Prins Heinrich rain are sold at a price from two dollars to two the main Russian squadron, including five | de llars and fifty cents a catty; and the price On ironclads, were staying in the inuer harbour at of silk-worm eggs is exceedingly high. Camranh.
account of the heavy outlay many people have not yet commenced to rear silk worms,
Other absolutely reliable advices are that the The decree was promulgated yes-Russians are taking in ceai and supplies, and are repairing. Picket boats are watching the entrades of the harbour and are overlailing terday. It is feared that the measure merchantman. The Russians are actually making their final proparations at Camranh, has come too late to benefit the which has virtually become a Russian waval
Jewish population.
SEISMIC SHOCKS
Тали.
The papers point out that the neutrality regulations laid down by the different lowers hava only a domestic character, and plain defiance of international law and usages must
INot Loverlooked. An Indian constable was intend by Mr
venture to affirm that Chinese taxation is now worse than it has ever been. Zines the Mackay Treaty has been signed things have gone from bad to wora“, taxation has increased and foreign Lurexpondentamut forward their names and goods are not respectel as they formerly wer Bresses with communications addressed to the EditTransit pass are often utterly ignored sad. N. Orme at the Poliss Court yesterday to not for publication, but as evrience of good faith
goods taxed by Kikin officials quite regardless of All elters for publication should be written on' one side of the paper only.
No
a ancnymously signed communications that have already appeared in other papers will be inserted.
unders for catre copies of DAILY PURSE should he sent before 11 am, on day of publication. After that our the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash. Telegraphic Address: Pares, Code: 4.8.0, 5th Ed. Lieber's
P.O. Bor, 38. Tetaphone No. 12 MARRIAGE.
On 20th April, at the Episcopal Chapel, Macne, by his Lordship the Right Beverend Bialog Dom dino Faalino d'Azevedo Castro, JERONTA PIEL Pesice Larra, of Kole, to IDA MA1 post daughter of Mr. C. J. GONSALYs, of Hongkong. Lisbon, China and Japan papers plonso copy,
is DEATH.
the extra payment of the half duty. Employés three weeks' hard labour for assaulting a coalin
constable stated that he
of British firms are arrested, imprisoned, and early on Sunday morn flued and redress is difficult or imposible to obtain. British Consular archives, if pound to the public, would disclose any instances in proof of this assertion. Let the Government make the Tientsin Treaty effective and we shall be much better off tłu now."
All these things are not easily concealed, and we cannot believe the British Cabinet to be so ignorant as, say, EARL PERCY. WO cannot think that the word "indifferent" is apt, either; and must fall back upon some theory that China is a political högic at Downing Street; and that in order to KATH Jaamat Mandaker, infant daughter of enjoy the peace and quiet of a laissez aller (1120 or maskce policy, they are willing to sacrifice their for business compatriots who have been waving the Union Jack for thei in these parts.
At No. 4, Elliot Crescent, after a brief illness,
OUR PHILIP and MARY LANMENT.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG OFFICE: 14. DEVEUX ROAD Cl LONDON OFFICE: 131. FLEET STREET, E.C
HONGKONG, MAY 2ND, 1905,
our
An advertisement in this issue announces the
at Wauchni. The
...ngu̸l tio man was a
suspicions character, und kit him with his baton To drive hiru aWRY, The blow, however, was a serere one and the coolio hud to be admitted to lo-pital. The runstable was further ordered
SWITZERLAND.
LONDON, 1st May.
Earthquake shocks have been felt
to pay $1 compusation, or spend a further in Switzerland, for the first time in seven days in prison.
Charles Smith, an unemployed sailor who has been staying at the Sailors' Home for some weeks past, was charged betare Mr. F. A. huzelund at the Police Court yesterday with obtaining drinks by false protonces. Prisoner sail to Iuspecter Collett-"If I could have got away with it, I word have got away with it. You know that. You are a man of the world." His Worship found the defendant grülty and sentenced him to one month's-hard-labour,
A Chinaman from Australia was charged before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Police Cuart yesterday with assaulting P. C. Wills at the
many years. Seismologists regard
this as evidence of a widespread sub-
terranean disturbance.
REUTER'S SERVICE.)
THE PROSPECTS OF PEACE.
LONDON, 9th April. News from Washington states that the
morrow, and the Geruan and French
Posto April.
The Naval sto announce that an ego-wituesa has reported seeing a vessel of the Dmitri Donskoi type and a two-masted, three-fuonelled converted craisor watching outside the harbour, two merchantmen anchoring outside the harbour noar the north entrance, i've battleships in the inuer barbour, of which two wore hoisting almirals' flags, and six warships anchoring in a line qutside the south qutronce near the
shore.
THE QUESTION OF NEUTRALITY,
OSAKA. 22nd April. The French Premier (M. Ronvier) has declared that France will maintain strict neutrality. He further stated that Admiral Boghdestrrusky's stay in Indo-China WAR fraught with danger and might involve serious consequences in Europe.
Tokyo, 23rd April.
A communiquó given out this afternoon states that upon receipt of the news of the arrival at amranh of too Baltic Fleet, France cabled instructions to the Viceroy of Tonking strictly to enforce the neutrality regulations. Sabge- quently in deference to the Japansso protest a
cable further
was sent to the Viceroy instructing hire to ask Admiral Rozhdestven sky to leave as stron as possible. The Vicorey France also asked Rassin to instruct her
establishment of Mr. A. S. Gomes, junior, late Ko Shing thatre on Saturday night. The British Ambassador sails for home to.replied that he had done this.
of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, as a
General Broker at Hongkong.
The second round of the Hongkong Cricket Club's tennis tournament was not finisher yes terday. The time limit is being extended."
defendant was obstracting the view of a number
complied.
dinical to leave French waters and Hussia of playgoers. On being told to sit down he Ambassadors will follow; it is believed in France reassures Japan that the necessary informed the constable that he was a fighting diplomatie circles that they will unofficially stops have already been taken to ensure strict pan, and thereupon assaulted him. He was concicted, and fined $25 er six weeks' hard
neutrality. 'communicate to King Edward, the Emperor
In this connection the Japanese ure satisfied labour-A Japanese, for assaulting a European of Germany and President Loubet, Pre- that Francs hus eventually displayed a sense of
assurances carried into affect.
AN AFFLUENT EXILE.
Pai-king-fuk, the late Nam-hoi magistrat and well-known squeezer, who has been banished at the request of the viceroy to Chinese Eastera Turkestan, will proceed thither in a few days. Pui has recently received a large sum of money prosented by his friends on account of his banishment. Ifis old sorvants Lui Kam Shan and Li Tuz Ming, who also made a heavy extortion of money during the term of Pai' office have sent him from Shungbai and Ka Ying eight thousand and three thousand dollars respectively.
SHOOTING H.K.V.A.
The fifth annual rifle competition for Sir Heary Bicke's Challenge Shiel was hell on Saturday last at the Thi Hung. Rangó. Four tras competed and the result was a win (for the fourth consecutive time) for the team enter- ad by the loft half of No. 1 Company.
The following are the individual spares made by the members of the winning toan;---
NAMES, Sorget Penning Gun. Penning
200 700.
14 53
"J
M
Haytou Longstaff
28
Marshall
Corp. amerou
Gan, Rogers
Guu. Stewart
23RARAND
Tutula.
17
28
Total 644
The scores of the other teams were as follows:-
690 points. $18 501
Left No. 2 Coy. Right No. 2 Coy. Right No. 1 Coy.
CONTRABAND LEAVES MANILA.
The Cablenews of April 28th says: After a
Before Mr. G. N. Orina at the Police Court in Queen's Road East, was fined $25 and Isident Roosevelt's earnest desire to end tho Justice and they will watch keonly to see these stay of two months in this port, the blockade
MR. EDWARD S. LITTLE, writing to Bbaugh contemporary, says: "I make here formal the charge against the Chinese Government hat it has not only failed to carry out fally any single important clause of the Mackay Treaty, but that China is yesterday a coolie employed at the Naval Yard actively opposing in essential particulars Extension was Ened 3300 for being in possession both its spirit and lettor. Similar state of illicit opium. Another from Capsuimus, ments in the London Times led to who had a previous conviction, was fined $250 interpolatione in Parliament, when EARL for similar offence.
ordered to pay $12 compensation.
On April 24th our Shanghai contemporary wrote: A very interesting ceremony, which has been postponed from last July in con- Penor stated, according to REUTER, that A Russian sailor was fined $5 by Mr. F. A sequence of the illness of the Director General of Railway Administration (H.E. Sheog the Government were not in receipt of Hussland at the Police Court yesterday for Kuugpao), is now fixed for Tuesday morning information to support such statements. talding intoxicants into the Sailors Home. next at a point near the Shanghai milway This unfortunate reply has been seized upon The is the first conviction of the kint under station. A first sod" of the Shanghai-Nank- as an admission of ignorance. Whether the now regulations of the Merchant Shippinging railway will then be ceremonially tried by his Excellency. The work on the milway the Government is ignorant, or indifferent, or both-and plenty of China-landers these
Consolidation Ordinance.
war as early as possible. It is believed that the impending naval engagement, whatever the result may be, will offer an opportunity for initiating peace negotiations.
("N. C. Daily News" Servico) |
RUSSIAN ACTIVITY IN COREA.
TOKYO, 21st April.
NEW SAILORS' INSTITUTE.
runner Cartisic, loaded with ammunitions of war, has at last sailed away.
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The imutiny of nine members of her crew, which necessitated the calling of the police bort TO BE OPENED TO-DAY,
Buckey O'Neill yesterday, has been subdued and This afternoon another link will be added to the vessel left at noon yesterday, ostensibly for the chain of agencies with which the Port Said. Missions to Seamen in this port seeks to meet and tact in, dealing with the delicate ituation The customs authorities whose good judgment the needs of the Sailor Ashore. His Excellency, arising from her presence in this port, had been. Sir Mathew Nathan will perform the cere taxed to the limit, will heure a sigh of relief mony in connection with the opening of a and Carlisle stories" are eliminated fro in the new Institute on the Hongkong side of the daily repertoir of the waterfront reporter.
The Carlisle arrive at this port on February harbour, at 5.30. For sometime past the local 26, in tow of Antonio Macleod, having been Russian activity has been remarkable lately Committee (The Bishop of Victoria, tho Hon picked up in a disabled condition
ía San south of the Tamen river. Eight thousand are G. Stewart. Mr. Pollock, Mr. Osborne, the Miguel Bay, An inventory of har cargo takon by tho customs authorities revealed the foot province.
Dr. F. Clarke and the Rev. J. II. Franco) which were destined for the Russiane at
Vladivostok. have been trying to provide a successor to the "Star" Coffee House which they ware com
The vessel was taken in charge by the customs authorities and the work of repairs was polled to close about two years ago. They begun at once. Ber sojourn in Manila Bay "The Mikado demanded of the Emperor (as containing the regulations for summoning into hoped to secure a site and put up a itable has been repleto with sonsational incidents terms of pance)"
things do steadfastly assert-Mr. E. S. Shanghai discovered that a local native mer months, and the first section is already well reported in the region north of Brongohin Hon. Captain Barnes Lawrence, the Hon. that she carried aboard arms and ammunition
It is reported that the Chinese authorities at has, of course, boen in progress for some
ohant was contracting for the supply of 300-400 advanced tons of coal for the Askoid. As this would constitute a breach of neutrality, the Total was taking decisive steps in the mastier.
Wong Lit Ng called at bis friend, 'Chan Yuen's family house in Li Yuen Street last
ITTLE says sufficient to show that the overnment has no business to be ignorant anyone will mention any clave of the famous treaty of 1902-3 that is now actually in full operation, Mr. LITTLE says he will be happy to acknowledge his error, It is
and obtained from a servants number of scarcely necessary to run through the sixteen books and jewellery valued at $160, which he clauses and as many sub-sections of the said he was removing to the office by order of supplementary commercial treaty before Chan Yuen. He pawned the goods, and was replying to such a suggestion. He would lost sight of by the complaivunt until Sunday Inst, when he was given în charge. He appeared
year,
be a bold man who would claim that any before Mr. G. N. Orme at the Police Court
* foreign agreement with China is or ever yesterday, and was santouest to three months'
has been "in full operation." The first imprisonment with hard labour.
A correspondent of the Spectator gives the THE JAPANESE RESERVE READY. following rough translation of a song in vogue
Toxxo, 21st April.
at the present time in the Russian streets: --
Two Jews who had not been beaten, Two mujiks who were not starved, Two intendants who were not thiores, Two 'popes' who were not drunkards. The Emperor replied: I have only Vladimir Romanov-sky. And Bergius Moscow-sky. The Mikado said:
have to use for such raffans.
An imperial ordinance has been gazetted
service the National Army.
building, but finding great difficulty in sound the alleged attempt of a Japanese fishing doing they resolved as a temporary measure to smack to injure her is fresh in the memory of
Marians, THE PEACE-KEEPING ALLIANCE. rent two housos (72 and 73 PrayaEast) and adapt
them to their needs and make some attempt Montioning the appointment of Major M. L. Torve, 24th April to meet the requirements of sailors ashore. Hearn, R.A.1.C. as Senior Medical Officer for The Kokinin believes that the amicable
North Chin, the Singapore Free Prees says - settlement of das Camrent opisode was das to Though in a suficiently advanced state for the All friends of "Micky" Hasen, here and in some extent to the good offices of England. It opening function the place is by no means Porng, and are those not legion, will be pleased emphasises the ethoucy of the Anglo-Japanese complete, as much of the furniture has not yet to hear of the important post now occupied by Alliance and says a renewal of the compact is arrived. When in full working order it will No. Hospital train in South Africa was highly that popular "medico." His excellent work in sincerely to be hoped for in the interests of the have nearly sixty had provided with spring thought of." maintenance of the world's peace.
Lo
Wold
will