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resulting panic causes them to sell out at a lost, we cannot help it. Even in that case, we should repind the saying "better late than never" as being applicable. It may be going too far to say that Russin is already
A. S. WATSON & CO., insolvent; but we have noticed that in the
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| retrospective colouring. A London fiis cier make this handsome admissión :-"Givon conditions of peace in the Far East, and the necessary social reforms at home, there Bocins uû reason-oven making all allowance WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. for war expenditure-why the ecomonie
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, MAY 4TR, 105
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The appointment of Mr. Ernest Colville Collins Wilton to be his Majesty's Assistant Commissioner. to negotiate in regard to the
agreement to and confirmation by China of the Anglo-Tibetan Convention of September 7, 1904, is gatotted.
The Temps has reason to believe that a plan for a friendly meeting (rencontre amicale) of the British and French Chanuel and North Sea squadrona is under consideration. It is intended that the French squadron shall pay a fear days' call at a British port.
As
Kwan Yau so far forgot himself in the Police Court yesterday as to light up a cigarette while Mr. Hazeland was trying a case. a cominder of his whereabouts, His Worship sentenced him to fourteen days' imprisonment in default of payment of a fine of 85.
Sergeant. Watt executed a ghabling warrant at No. 16 Second street on Tuesday night. As
TELEGRAMS.
["DAILY FRESS" SERVICE."] CHINA AND THE MACKAY,
TREATY.
BRITISH MERCHANTS' APPEAL TO LORD LANSDOWNE.
SHANGHAI, 3rd May, Seventy leading British inerchants! have telegraphed to the following
Lo effect Lord Lansdowne, the Foreign Minister :----
the
"British merchants draw Government's attention to the fact that China ignores the Mackay Treaty,
China actively
country." There was always a chanen for the scriptural PHARAOH, but he was, it is alleged, subsequently drowned in the Rasalt sirteen natives were arrested. Two rendering the same ineffective in most
were charged with being the keepers of a of its essentials, common gaining house, and fourteen with gambling. The first two defendants were each opposes the promised Currency reform, ignores the pledge to make fined $50, and the remainder $1 each.
Mining Regulations less hostile to foreign mining enterprise, extends nu irregular taxation system in defiance of the Treaty stipulations, and obstructs all efforts to facilitate navigation.
The Shipping Gazette annonces the rosigan tion of Mr. J. B. Westray, one of the British directory of the Suez Canal Company and á member of its London committee. It adds that the Suez Canal Company will invito the Cham her of Shipping, which has recently been strongly protesting against the non-repsuta tive chincter of the London c.mmittos, ta nominate a successor to Mr. Westray on the Sues Lanul Board,
The Government contractors Eureman and eight coolies were charged before Mr. F. A. Fotoland, at the Police Court yesterday, at the instance of Inspector Colett, with trespassing on Crown land. The offence was caused by the foreman and coolies depositing earth and broken rubble on au unauthorised place below Lyttiston Road. They bad teen granted permission to
We beg the British
The French cruiser Guichen, with the Admiral (de Jonquières?) ou board, bas sailed fron Saigon.
Four transports are coaling here, their destination being said to be Odessa.
SHANGHAI RACES.
SECOND DAY, 3 MAY.
Stewards-Messrs. A. McLeod (Chairman), C. Brodersen, H. J. Cmig, W. 3. Jackson, 1. Landale, John Liddell, R. Macgregor, 9. W. Pratt (Clerk of the Course) and F. J. Barrett (Secretary), CHU-KA-ZA Cur-Valao, Tls. 250: Second more starlers, Third pony, Tls. 50: If five or pony, s. 25 For China ponies. Winners of
[Port Dayot is quite a new port on the const of Annam, at which the French are making a harbour. It does not appear on nay map that we know of.] GENERAL BATTLE EXPECTED. Race at this meeting, 5ths, extra. Non- Starters of this usoting 7lbs, extra. Jockeys who have never won an Ocial Raca allowed Loxpos, 3rd May,
Sibs. Three-Quaters of a Mile. A general battle is expected shortly Mr. G. B. Potts' Heather King in the neighbourhood of 'Iumen.
LINIEVITCH'S - POSITION
HOPELESS.
Mr. John Peel's Zodiac... The Ring's Lancier
Time-1.32-2/5.
(Mr. Camming). I
(Mr. Reid)
(Mr. Meyorink) 3
SHANGHAI DERBY--Value, Tia. 750: Sceand pong, T. 15: Third poay, Tie. 75: For Chino ponier, being bona fide griffius at date of
LONDON, 3rd May, Russian opinion at St. Petersburg regards the position of General Linie-entry. vitch as a hopeless one. “
VLADIVOSTOCK" PREPARED.
LONDON, 3rd Muy.
Great progress is reported to have been made at Vladivostock with the
Government to insist on the Treaty preparations to withstand a siege. being made immediately operative."
(This telegram, which was drawn up by a committee of leading merchants, was kept for s wook at offices of Messrs. Branter, Moud & Co., in order that a number of influential signaturos might give full weight to it. Nearly all the British firms seem to have backed it.]
Sen. The proper circumstances were not "giren," which makes all the differcuce: and up to now, there is a redness about Russia's sea of trouble which sloes not help us to a greater hope for her, M. ROUTKOWSKY invites us to consider the official sigures, assuring us that we will discover in succes. give Russian Budgets huge surpluses. In the last Russian Bulget there is an items of Koubles 14,838,638 without which the expenditure would greatly overshadow the revenue. That item is entered as" Frout the resources of the Treasury." The Russian Treasury is undoubtedly resourceful, but our English methods of book-keeping would not permit an entry like that How was that balance drawn; was it borrowed: was it melted down from the gaid bricks now open for public exhibition? simply tipping the rubbish over the illside, THE CARNAGE AT WARSAW.
that the M. ROUTKOWSKY points out British National Dabt is much larger, and flint it involves much greater and intercat annual expenditure for sinking fund This drawing of red horrings across the trail cannot revive Russian credit much. The vital difference between the Russing and British debts is that the former is external and the latter internal. In our case, we owe it to our- solven; it is in the family, and we do not- worry over a good investment. Russia who does not worry much either, apparently
or
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up holes provided they rammed down the debris, but instead of doing this they were
and it was blacking watercourses. The foreINNU was fined $5 and each of the coolies X1 each.
LONDON. 3rd May, The curious case of the steamer Horatius
It was a sanguinary May Day at This aroused much interest on 29th March. steamer, with her valuable consigament of specie, Warsaw. The conflict between the had been dealt in as overdue for some days, and as muchas 30 gives per cent. were paid on her. Yet she arrived safely in the River Plate on the 17th, and Lloyd's had been ignorant of the fact until the 20th When one considers that the
Tsar's troops and the rebellious Poles resulted in 260 persons being killed market had something like a quarter of a million or wounded. This number is semi- at risk on this vessel, it seems extraordinary that official, prompt news of her arrival should not have been
But.-Tapes,
Ho Mi, a tally of the Ex. Em tryken was arrested by Detective Sergeant Terrott, was charged before Mr. F. A. Ifaseland at the Poles Court yesterday at the Postmuster General, with unlawfully infringing the exclusive privilege of the Postmaster General by taing correspondence out of the Colony for Swar without passing through the General Post Office Defendant was convicted and fired $ 00, with the alternative
one month's imprisonment,
instance of Mr. E. Cornwall Lewis, assistant
(LEUTER'S SERVICE. Į
FOR PREMATURE" READ "UNTRUE."
LONDON, 1st May. Reuter's correspondent at Tsingtan wires that the Baltic fleet, including Admiral Nebogatoff's squadron, is near Hainan.
TATEE.
The report from Tsingtau is wholly premature.
BALTIC FLEET NEWS,
TRANSPORTS,
The ss Woodford arrived from Saigon
Weight for inches as per scale. Entranon, Tis. 15. Que Mile and a Half. Mr. Durgor's Whitebluze Mr. Queboo's Cidris Mr. Onwald's Ardini
Thne-3,15-2/5.
Lev
(Mr. Crighton) 1
(Mr. Zahn) 2. (Mr. Watts) 3
MONGOLIAN PLATE-Value, Ti, 200. Second pony, Tha 50: Third pony. ls. 25. For sub- serpiton grius of this meeting. Winners of one Race 5lbs, extra, two Races 10lbs. extra. Jockeys who have never won an Official Roce allowed 5lbs. One Mile and s Quarter.
(Mr. Camming) 1
Mr. H. Morring Cinnamon
Mr. Jollibeau's Dobequick-
Mr. Ellis Karoorie's Desert Chief
-Timo—2.44-2/5.
(Mr. Watts) 2
(Mr. Vida) 3
RACE CLUB CUP-Value, Tla. 250: Second pay, Tig. b0: if five or more starters, Third pouy, Tls. 25. For China ponies. Sibs. allowed to any pony that has never won a Race of Ong Mile and Half or over. Two Miles,
Mr. Oswald's Blair Athol
Mr. Wingard's Algerine Mr. Nephew's Minheimer
(Mr. Cumming) I
(Mr. Marling) 2
(Mr. Hayow) 3
yesterday. Leaving that port on the 28th
Time--3.67-1/5 The popular estimate is April at 3 p.m. the sighted three transports
CONCORDIA Cur-Value, Tls. 250: Pre- All the workmen in Poland anchored off the Marconi Signal Station at tho higher.
entrance to Saigon river, At Capo St. James there were twelve German ships at anchor,sented. Second pony, Tls. 50. If five or more have since gone on strike.
some loading provisions out of smaller craftstarters, Third-pony, Tis. 25: For China panies from up river. That was at 6 p.m.
RUSSIA DISTURBED.
LONDON, 3rd May, Serious disturbances are again reported at many places in Russia.
İREUTER'S SERVICE.]
FLEET OFF CAFE VARELLA. The 8.8. Andre Rickmera arrived from Bangkok yesterday. At 2 p.m. on the 30th April, twenty miles south of Cape Varella,
she
Russian sighted the lights. She was not spoken.
100t
FLEET AT VAN YEONG
without
The sa. Telemachus arrived from Saigon yesterday. She saw the Baltic feet anchored
being boun fide grifins at date of entry. Non- Winners allowed lbs. Winners 5lbs, extra. One Milo and a Quarter. Mr. Nephow's Trittouheimer The Ring's ( zardas
Mr. Quebec's Cedric
Time--2.39-4/5.
(Mar. Hayes) 1
(Mr. Meyeriuk) 2
(Mr. Fearon) 3
tors. But is the matter of credit, Japan admittedly scores one of her greatest vic. tories ever: Russia. Her books are open and aboveboard; there are Do credit balances" from the resources of the Trea-of sury," We know now that Japan doce not need all the money she is borrowing; but spondents must forward their names and ad- owing to the eagerness with which her de with communications addressed to the Edito, securitice are competed for, and the disp-
for publication, but as evidence of good faith All letters for publication should be written on pointment shown when there were not for the formation of a German Municipality to the most cordial visits yesterday afternoon the respective ends of the Bay at a distance of ponies: ponies that have started at this meeting
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS SLT communications relating to the news column should be addressed to Tax EDITOR.
e side of the paper only.
THE TIENTSIN GERMAN CONCESSION.
THE KING IN PARIS.
LONDON, 1 MAY.
M.
SICCAWEI CUF.-Valus, Tis. 250; Second
at Van Frong Bay on the 30th April. Two pony, T. 10; Third pony, Tls. 59. For Chios ernisers of the Volunteer fleet were patrolling
ten miles.
No anonymously signed communications that have enough to go round, her astute officials already appeared in other papers will be insertedi.
ders far extra copies of DAISY PRESS shouk be considered it politic to inspire good feeling 2 eqmpany. They have bullt the roads, made a Delcassé called on the King and had a twenty anchored inside of Cape St. James; and three Mr. John Peels' Ardpatrick....
put before 11 4. on day of publication. After that are the opply is limited. Only supplied for Cash, Telegraphic Address: Press, Codes: &.3.0. 5th Bd. Lieber's P.O. Bos. 3. Telephone No. 12
The Daily Press.
·HOSOKONG OFFICE: 14, DEVEUX ROAD 1. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STRERT, EC
HONGKONG, MAY 4гa, 1905:
Most people will continue to cling to "the evidence of their senses," and main tain that Japanese credit is superlatively good because the whole world is rushing to buy her paper, and that Russian credit is bad because even with onerous terms Russia is fading difficulty in raising a new loan. M. ROUTKOWSKY, financial agent of the Russian Government, is a witness whose
up river.
(Mr. Cumming) 1 (Mr. Burkill)
(Mr. Waillumcir) 3
At a meeting bed at the Tientsin German
The King and President Loubet exchanged
and not won a race allowed 4lba grifioa: Consulate ou April 4th arrangements were made.
When leaving Saigon on Saturday winners allowed 4 lbs., non-winners allowed 7lbs. run the affairs of the German Concession. Up Crowde waiting patiently in the rain, cheered the 20th April twelve colliers (ons British, Que mile and a quarter.
one Norwegian anu eight Germana) w-re til how the land has been laid out by a large the King with rowarkable fervoar. bind and supplied the police and lighting for by deigning to accept the proffered gold. the rouds. This was done under su arrange minutes Interview with him. The King also others (one British and two-Germans) were
These
received Admiral Fourpior; congratulated bim "Reuter's Agency is ment with the German Government. We read that.
authoritatively informed with
reference public duties will be carried out by the
on the way in which he had conducted the Municipality, soou as the resolutions for the loan, that it will be to the new polioy of the Japanese Government forming same, which were adopted at this North Sea enquiry and conferred on him the
do all in
release meeting, have been approved and sanctioned by order of St. Michael Bad St. George. A State to power the proceeds of the issue as rapidly as practic-the German Reichstag. The Municipality is
to be ran on similar lines to others in China. banquet was held at the Elynos in the evening able, and, generally, to cause as little incan
It venience as possible in the money market. is well known that the Japanese Government Lotel in the same manner in the case of the last two lomus."
tu
thair
The new water works at Sarawak, Borneo,
which are to be constructed this your, will cost in the neighbourhood of $220,000,-Experters and Imporiors Journal,
There are to be five tumbers of the Council; the chairman and throw members must be German. Chinese will not be allowed to vote or be qualified for election on the council bat Mr.. other nationalities will be eligible. Woelcken props-ed that the land in the German extension should not be sold to a big home company, but that it should be left for the community or private individuals to buy the land; he thought it would be in their interest to do so. This motion was carried.
The resolutions have already been despatched
to Germany for confiraation.
Shing Tsun, jankman, was charged before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Polios Court yester.here day, with stealing turf from Dr. Rounie's estate at Cheng Kwang Boy. He was convicted and sentenced to two months' hard labour.
Out of a gang of sixty coolies who were
making a "bobbery" outside No. 7 Police Station,
THE JAPANESE LOAN,
The Tunes correspondent in New York, telegraphed on March 29th:-
Wulf-strost has seldom seen such scones us
connection with the issue of a foreign loan. were witnessed to-day, and never before in country, assembled early to bid for the Japanese
REUTER'S OPTIMISM..
LONDON, 1st May.
DESTROYER IN A FOG. The 8.8. Lothian' arrived from Tsinwantao
Mr. Braes Robertson's Gadfly blessrs. Toeg and Barley's Rose
Time-241-3/5.
PEKING STAKES.-Value, Tla. 200; Second
yesterday. At 2 p.m. on the Ist instuct the sighted a destroyer, nationality unknown, steaming at full speed in a north-easterly pony, Tis. 60; if five or more starters, Third direction. There was thick fog at the time pony, Tls. 25; For subscription griffias of this and the little oraft was only seen at intervals meeting. Winners of one race 5 lbs, extra; of through the gloom.
two or more 10 lbs. oxtra; unplace: ponies aflowed 3 lbs. One mile Mr. Tworees' Muy Duks
(Mr. Cumming) 1 Mr. Bruce Robertson's Tiara
(Mr. Burkill) 2 Messra. Richmond and Oswald's...
Caliban (Mr. Lumpbell): 3 Time-2.7-4/5.
JAPAN AND THE PHILIPPINES..
A CAUSE FOR CONGRATULATION.
A Ukase, establishing practically complete religious freedom to all creeds, has been received with enthusiasm throughout Russia; it is
Admitting for the sake of argument that hailed as the greatest concession to liberai thought yet granted and is regarded as the Japon ie casting coverage looks upon the
Philippines, that fact should call for congratu precursor of political freedom.
Easter day passed off quite quietly in St,lation rather than alarm. The United States, having bought the islands from Spain, is Petersburg and no reports of disorders were certainly at liberty to sell them to Japan, aud
SHANGHAI STAKES. A forced entry of the case is one that would seem to call for the received from the provinces.
services of the Secretary of State rather Tis. 5, with Tla. 100 added. For all China Ukasos have been isoned remitting the arrears than those of the Secretary of War. The ponies otherwise entered at this meeting. of Government loans to peasants during bad Philippines may be the subject of barter, but Optional for subscription griffins entered in United States and Japan Watsonville Begister. are estimated at
receive 70 per cont.. Second pony, 20 per cent., Tearvitch; the arrears harvest years from 1817 to the birth of the they can never be a cause for war between the an bacription grin races only; Firs: pony to
If war with Japan should come to
ATTITUDE OF THE PILIPINOR,
evidence tends to "make us tired," as the three were arrested and charged before Mr. People of all classes, many of them from the £7,500,000. For Femoving most of "the" dis- American would say. He alleges that there the peace and quietude of the neighbourhood. Janu, and soon after Messrs. Kuin, Loeb, and abilities of the unorthodox sects in regard to an-American imperialistic policy, our Third pony, 10 per cent. One mile and a half.
is a three-year-old English conspiracy to wreck Russian credit, "for political reasons." The immediate criticism that suggests itself is that three years is a very short time to allow the London papers to lower Russia's credit to its present most attenuated form. There are millions of families in Europe ho have invested the savings of their whole lifetime in Russian securitiee, and to whom the sale in a panic would mean ruin. It is criminal, Says M. ROUTKOWSEY, to attempt to bring ruia to such people by mis-statements and mis representationE
F. A. Hazeland with making a noise against
The defendants were euch fined $15.
U56 of
Co. opened their doors a line extended through the freedom of worship and civil rights, the William-street all they could do to count
Pine-street. Laside the Ukase includes Malomedans and Backthists office the clerks had Before Mr. P. A. Hazeland at the Police the bills poned to the applicatious as fast as who are no longer officially clumiffed as heathena Court yesterday four coolies were charged with they were made out, for a large proportion of No provision is made for any relaxation of
with the were anfamiliar on the premises of Mr. the applicants trespassing, two Robertson, superintendent of the Star Ferry certified cheques. The lists could have been auti-Jew restrictions. Co., and two on the promises of Mr. A. Krebs, closed an hour after bidding began, while thou rande of applications arrived by post and Marine Superintendent of the Norddeutscher telegraph, an: by noon the overflow of London How many bidding was making itself foll Lloyd. They were all fined $15.
times over the Ioan has been subscribed has not
REUTER'S APOLOGY.
The new gan factory, which is to be estab-yet been ascertained. fished by the government of India, at Tshapur, is to be able, noi amly to turn out nearly 30,14Ő
It has been generally stated that the summary As we must admit that we, in common weapons annually, but to manufacture the com with a great many other journals, have ponent parts of the weapon, and to undertake of the North Sea Finding which Reuter wired all kinds of repairs. The completion of this before it was published, was inspired from Russian source for Russian diplomatic reasOTIS. published the statements and representations feotory will place India in a self-supporting The Company, however, vory frankly owned up to which this Russian financier prefixes condition in regard to the furnishing, of its to their mistake and addressed the following a "vais," it is due to our journalistic guns, as well as in its supply of ammunition.communication to the Editors of London papers
un Feb. 27:---
"Sir. Considerablo comment has been conscience to examine the precise degree Exporters and Importers Journal,
aroused by the forecast, which we published in a telegram from Paris on February 22, of the report of the North Sen Commission
From the form in which the statement was conveyed and the authority of the source, there, was no reason to suppose at the time that it was
of our criminality. We have done our
#
ANOTHER PRECURSOR OF FREEDOM."
LONDOS, 1st May.
would bo
of" to all the world sud a more powerful weat
Messirs Toeg and Burley's
Zambesi (Mr. Wailumsir)" 1 Mr. Quebec's Sphere ......... Mr. Nephew's Minheimer
Time-3.13-2/5.
(Mr. Hayon) 2
(Mr. Feare n) 3
responsible for it. Had the United States, after Dewey's
victory, recognized the independence of the Filipinos, and established a protectorate it would have been notice of "bandis
battle-ships we weapon of defense than all the can build. In such case, Japan would not dare to war with the United States over the
SPRING CUP.Value, Tls. 250; second pony, Philipplaus. Now, a war would simply mean a struggle on our part to retain, and on Japan's Tls. 50; if five or more starters, Third pony,
"The property.
Tls. 25. For Chins ponies that have started at part to gain possession of stolen Filipinos ungrateful
bene. this meeting and never won a race; Jockeys who
"
to us for
On May day in Warsaw, a procession ifolently assimilating them-would not be our have necar won an official tree allowed 5 lbs,
workmen carrying red flags was charged by the cavalry and fred on by the infantry; $1 were killed and, 15 wounded.
THE WAR.
["DAILY FREES" BERVICE.} THE BALTIC FLEET AT PORT DAYOT.
2 d May. SAIGON, Admiral Rozhdestvensky in com-
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One mile.
ต allies, as in the war against Spain; they might even be with our foes; or they might take a neatral stand, knowing that victory by either Mr. Charley's Aethelred gide would mean defeat for them, and say:
to it, Jap; go it Yank; don't cars which Mr. Oswald's Honeysuckle whips."Californian Eakersfield.
Messrs. Toeg and Species's
Time---2.07-2/5.
SHIPBUILDING BY THE POWERS.
Answering Sir G. Parker in the House of Commons, Mr. Pretyman said the number of battleships laid down in the period 1900 to 1004 inclusive, in Great Britain was 13; France six, Germany ten; Russis sir. The number sanctioned but not laid down, in November, 1904, was:-Great Britain two France nil Russia three Germany two each rear 1965 to 1909 inclusive, one each year 1910 to 1912 1917. No additional programmes for battleships
The iron works at Hon Yang, Chins, turned best in the direction, and find that we bave vat last year more than 35,000 tons of steel little with which to reproach ourselves. It rails, which were sold at an average price of The output of pig iron was is true we were guilty of scepticism with B1.37 a ton. regard to Russia's gold reserve; and hasten pressed from 120 to 170 tons a day. The otherwise than an authentic summary of the mand of the Baltic Fleet, has arrived and 1914 to 1915, and two each year in 1913 and
now to express our belief that it does. iron works employed as mangers five foreignors,reparently regret that the publication of int Port Dayot, His Fleet will await hayo been brought forward since November,
Wo
the full text shows that, by the communication
(Mr. Burki) 1
(Mr.Comming) 2
Meus (Mr. Wailinmeir) 3
SHIPPING ITEMS.
DISEABED BREEF ONLYEEMOON.” The BS. Lyeemoon arrived from Ekanghai yesterday. Some of the sheep, live cargo,
were diseased,
THE "BONAVENTURE." H.M.S. Bonaventure returned from Mirs. Bay
Russian shipbuilding programme is know to be
1904. by France or Germany. A large new yesterda7.
exist. That it bappeus to be a borrow and ns workmen more than 3,000 natives. This is one indication of the progressive spirit which ed one, however, is a fact which, at the risk of further crime, we would impetus brought to bear by
is beginning to influence Chias, under the the gradual benefit of the point out for the
sposing of the empire to foreign enterprise.- millions of families in Europe." If the Exporters & Importers Journal,
question, we have beau made the victims of a off the coast of Ammam the arrival of maeuvre, designed to mislead the public both here and abroad-I am your obedient servant. the Third Baltic Fleet in command
"W. F. Bradshaw, Secretary." Reuter's
Admiral Nebogatoff. Tologram Company, Limited
of
under consideration, probably extending over a commencement is not known.
STEAMER MOVEMENT. The C.M. str. Teenkai left Shanghai yester- series of years, but the extent or date of day; and is due here on the 6th inst.