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The plagat roll now numbers 64, two futa! cases being added yesterday.
The Association of the French Press in the Far East were giving a grand soirée on Yaz 1. The programme appeared very attrac- tire.
Commercial Intelligence on April 12th notes at the Chines have begun to buy stoel safer They are good enstomers for American varieties of these goods.
TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S BERVICE.]
FRANCE AND JAPAN.
LONDON, 15th May. Prince Arisugawa bus arrived in Paris.
DISORDERS IN RUSSIA.-
LONDON, 15th May. Slight disorders occurred in the Vaszily'ostroff Schlusselburg quarters in the afternoon
THE WAR.
[FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]
RETURN OF THE FRENCH FLAGSHIP TO SAIGON.
SAIGON, 16th May, The French cruiser Gaichen, which
lins beeu cruising along the coast of
|nequiescence in, and even encourigemini. of, the more severe and vindictive forms of judicial punishment. However, for the present it is law, and if all the Viceroya loyally adopt it (which they will not do), and if nothing sufficiently irritating occurs at Peking during the remainder of Her Majesty's reign to make her change her mind, the prout generation may be a considerable improvement of a Chiness feature which has in must foreign eyes
A native residing at Wonchesi attempted to and disgraced the Middle Kingdom ever since it commit suicide on Monday by jumping into that evening of May Day, through smo officers Annam (for the purpose of seeing that sea. A Chiarse constable drauged him out of ordering the holiday makers to disperse. This WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, rame under observation. The coincidence ta
which we referred in opening lies in the fact the water and placed him before Fr. F. A. afleers were joured at, and bustled towards so French neutrality regulations were that almost inediately after the publication Hazeland at the Pairs Court yesterday, but usaricial lake, where they stood knee deep,
tlun wan's bro her promised to look a.ter him, the-st-ning the eresd with their revolvers, observed by Admiral Rozhdestvensky's in English of ike Decree in question, it was
until Consacks arrived and dispersed the crowd.
fleet) returned to Saigon to-day, raude public that some Europens in Hough was discharged. kong, convened and inspired by the Italian
A COSTLY MOTORBOAT RACE.
Admiral de Jonquiéres was on board. Consul-General, Chevalier VOLPICELLI, Bad
LONDON, 15th May. bem buaying themselves in a sort of lucas
I went on board the flagship to fional crusade to bring about the reformed
seek information, but the officers state of things which the EMPRESS-DOWAGER,
further notice by a stroke of the verinition pencil, is now
Advertising columns.
declined to make any statement as to Its Ube supposed to have inagurate.
We are informed that a composition has been account of the doings of these good-hearted
agreed upon by the editors of Major Hurly, people, which was supplied to the press, no
who pays a lump sum down, and grants a lion mention was made of the fact that the object upon his salary of $200 a month. At the of the little society had been secure 1. . Those Supreme Court some days ago, it will be aware of the Decree might not unnaturally-membored, his solicitor agreed to judgment
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The Yuk On . Co. Ld. notify that excasion Yingking havy been fores to Macao by their **. greatly rodel, the price of a fi st class re’uru ticket being the modest sum of $. Tuo strainer will make the trip every Sunday until xucs (r m Algiers to Tonton, six were lost; fùll
Fat particulas appear in our
with costs on a nutuber of claims.
trade is the lists of results of the quarterly stocktakings just to hand. None of those I have seou show a loss, and it curta nly looks move like an all-round dividend of 72 per cent. to 10 per cent, a state of affairs which has not bem experienced-for-some yesra, Įms^.!!
have assumed some connection of the two things; but we note that in the north, all
The Manchester correspondent of Commer- redit for the reform is given to His cial Intciligence wrîtas :-- Another indication Excellency We TING-FANG.Whe, of of the me-out hooming state of the colton his own initiative, and impelled solely by humanity and a "pure loyalty, as laboured to remove from his country one of its darkost stigmas. I have learned that he has been at this affair for some tinie und had diffenlty in securing the help of the
According to the Berlin Zokatünzeiger. the necessary coadjutors before he was able to Mikado has conferred the Grand Cross of the the lay the memorial before the Empress-Order of the Sacred Treasure upon
Frussian General Me ke, in recognition of Dowager." This correspondent whom I have just qanted, after praising Wu's kind ericos rendered by him to the Japanese army as instructor in tactics and military history, heart and gentle spirit, seem to have bad ú
It will be remembered, notes the Nagasaki sudden thought of another side to the
Fress, thut after the battle of the Yala General shield, for he makes the following curious Kuroki idegrapúsd to Goneral a enkel warm reflection, that
words of gratitude for his work for Japan.
We
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CHINA AND THE TIBET CONVENTION.
LONDON, 15: May,
Negotiations for the adhesion of Chius to the Tibet convention are proceeding. They are being conducted by the Indian Government on behalf of the Imperial Government.
A POLICE COURT REFORM. Mr. Hanmer, formerly clerk to the Sanitary Board, is now chief clerk at the Magistracy. His promotion is already boing justified by noteworthy energy on his part.
was on the right wing, and as wo passed he court- congly dipped his flag. When the acsi lent hap- pened the load of the floot wasalemily close to Cupo Varelu, so that the space covered by the line of warships would be about eight milos. The Wong Koi was coutinuing her ton knot speed, and whom we hal loft the Beet some lifteen miles behind wo observed by the dense volum of smoke which rous skyward, that they were again about to proceed: As I said before, tho colliers were inside the lines of battleships and cruisers. Ono, wo noticer, had a torpedo boat
I also saw a two-funnalled tug bout about the in tow, and another was flying the British sing. size of the Robert Cooke accompanying the fleet. I think they are going north this time for auro, but I cannot say whether the flect I
saw comprised the third Baltio, as I only noticed ane Admiral's flag. The guus on the ve-avis were the best, and taking into considération the perfect order of the fleet as it steamed out of the bay, there appeared to be no reason why it should be considered the laughing stook of the world.
As it came out of the Bay they wero followed by a four-fanuelled Froneb erniser, which stained away'in û southerly direction, and on the previous evening to that on which
the whereabouts of Admiral Rozh-wo sighted the fleet, wo saw four empty trans- ports going south, evidently colliers that had destvensky's fleet, they would only
declare, and that most positively, that the Fleet was at sea and consequently
not violating regulations.
discharged their cargres,
FROM INDO-CHINA PATERE, L'Indochinois reports that the Amiral Nielly discovered the Ruszinus of Vinphong (Vanfong) on May 10th. It mentious that H. Bougonin arrested in Japan for espionage is corros French neutrality pondent for several journals. This, if true, allons a very charitable construction to be put on
gentleman any indiscretious the havo bora guilty of, his offence presumably being prompted by journalistic zeal, L'Avenir has lost interest, and devotes more attention to le Sully, giving a photogrph of the cofferdan recently built at Hongkong.
A rumour that the Russian has sub-marines is unconfirmed.
Fleet
THE FRENCH CRUISER'S REPORT.
There is more thas one Court in Hongkong, and it has not been the custom for newspaper reporters-to-sit-all-day long listening to all the potty eases that magistrales must listen to. After attending to more important duties, they have been accustomed in the past to interrogats the Court Interpreters, who were kind enough to give then a summary of the low cases that seemed worthy of record. This practice should Lave been stopped long ago. It obviously was reported that the entire Russian Fleet
SAIGON, 17th May. The French cruiser Guichen has
MINES AND YLADIVOSTOCKERS,
The Manila Cablenews publishes the follow- ing-Tokyo, 13th May-The Vladivostock cruisers which left that part some days ago have created torror throughout the coas cities and are considered a terrible menace to the shipping to and from Japan.
There cruisers have bem sighted by many merchant steamships and are nuderstood to have
a nisanes by left the coast on Sunday the 14th halted a number.
["DAILY PRESS" SERVICE). BRITISH SHIPS COMING.
*LONDON, 16th May.
The fact that alnost oviry steamer for Japan ports from Chino, America or Europe carries some contraband of war, gives these craisere unlimited opportunities for seizures.
too convenient for the newspapera, which have always been regarded as officialdors; and there was always the risk that the Interpreters, owing to their cominst. at noON, plaisance and courtesy, might be too tired next day to perform their duties. Mr. Hammer has ordered them to give no more information to reporters; and when a reporter bad the temarity to ask why this change of custom was being started. Mr. Hanmer vary properly refused to give any reasons. It might have Mazur Souvenir da pezzia" A. Corr ggio boon done before; it would not be done in selection "La Poupeo". A. Kappey You"The Song you bung to as" J. Monor Falues. That is a spirit we admire in one
aldtental officials. First make up your mind, then not FOURTH BALTICERS NEARLY together in some unknown base, probably a For- Vale.
pen.
Scult
Mrch+irent".. Divertimento..The Feast of Lanterns
C. W. Glove.
Aitio
An experiment by « European will & stat plough near Twant, Barmu, showed remarkable results proving the fertilising advantages of sun and air. Adjoining fields were sown with exactly the same paddy. They produced plants with an average of 11 stalks each of 155 grains, The steam ploughed ares produced plaats of an everage of 20 telke and in each plant averaged 200 graius. The experiment is to be continued on a large reste in the present year.
A speech of the Japanese Minister of Eduon. tion at Nagasaki shows that our allies are not obsessed by merely martial idras. His Excell-ncy laid special omphasis an industrial and commercial training, which he considers
regardless of all criticism. It is the staff of which Napoleons are made. It also shows that the now chief clerk has the Kitchener sys for detail. Of course there will be complaints, from reporters; and references may be made to Bumbledom; but in congratulating Mr. Hanmor on his courage in checking a reprehensible custom, we hope he will not pay any attention to such things. In the meantime, if the public wants police recorde, it may always go to Court
for them.
RUSSIANS AND SEALING.
IMPRIBONMENT OF BEAL-HUNTARJ According to the Japan fiozešte, a private
HI.B.M. ships Canopus and Goliath left Gibraltar yesterday.
READY,
*LONDON, 10th May.
The fourth Baltic Squadron, which
includes two new battleships, is to
leave the Baltic in a fortnight.
*Delayed in transmission.
BALTIC NOTES,
JAPANESE ON THE ALERT.
The British steamer Crender which arrived
Thus Government here gives out nothing concerning their movements but it is believed that shipping in Japau will be tied up until the cruisers are known to be für distuat
from this const.
These cruisers are swift and while the Japaness nary has vessels capable of running them down. the whole Japanese feet seems to be
mosa port but possibly at the Pescadores,
The troost secrecy as to the feet under Admiral Togo is preserved and not even the leverest journalists in Japan or the most skilful diplomatic represent,t'ves know where these ships are.
Another frightful cause of fear is the provelence of floating minosin the neighbourhood of the Gulf of Pechiti.
A Japanese (rap-port was sunk by one of these minos to-day off the Mintas islands. These islands are in the Peckili Straits between Port Arthur and the Shantung peninsula.
The transport came on the mine, which was mostly submerged, without warning, and though
This is the theory, or rather the fact learned by expericuce, which stands as excuse for the otherwise apparut severity of European treatment of Chinese criminals.. It seems to be admitted that the Chinese do not feel whit are to Europeans easy penalties. This paves the way for nelemie discussion upon which we have no present intention to enter; but readers interested in such speculation may ask themselves whether it does not follow that lens sensitive nation is more physically fit than a nation all nerves and feelings. In the days when England was called "merrie." we were almost as brutal as the Chinese. Is it andiluted improvement that now we can soureely bear the sight of blood, have LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C. | abolished flogging, and are rapidly travel-vital to the progress of the country and to success E. H. McNeill, one of the seal-hunters on board in port yesterday with a cargo of coal wasstopped most of those abard wors saved by altandant
ling towards the abolition of all capital in its competition with commercial rivale. But punishment, which is as often styled juicial he was not satisfied to have the industrial and SOMETHING like a coincidence has occurred murder as not? Did Englishmen shudder commercial selaols turn out skilled specialists 1 ta for vermiferm to the neglect or detriment of morul character. -in-connection with the recent Imperial before
To produce meu of strong and noble character Decree amending the Chinese penal code.appendixes, and claim exemption from jury remains the Brst business of an educator, in an
work on the score of hyperesthesia, in the industrial school no less then in say other. This Decree, issued in April, translated by the N.C. Daily News, and republished by us brave days of joust and tourney? It really
Inquification of seven who have been towards the end of the same month ordered sceurs to us that only very modern history? the abolition of torture and of the particular records such things; but if a moral as tarefasing duty, the Japan Chronicle argues :— punishment called l'ingchih. The EMPRESS be applied, perhaps Mr. KIPLING will DOWADER decreed that criminals who oblige. would
been have by ancient custom liable to the death of a thousand cuts should henceforth be summarily decapitale development of steel works in Japan. ated. To the extent that the Decree was a step towards the reduction of physical
HONGKONG. MAY 18TH, 1995,
microbes,
The Jopas Chronicle of 6th May publishes a big illustrated supplement showing the remark
Said an observant Prouch waiter on one
Letter has been received in Yokohama from Mr.
Harr
I
.proceed.
Laptain H. Smith, BN.E., of the British steamer Doric which arrived from Manila yesterday, reports that at 2 p.m. on the 10th instant, when off the Pescadores, he was stopped by a Japanese cruiser and after being sigaalled for about 20 minutes was allowed to contiun his voyage...
BALTICERS START.
vessels and in the bont of the transport, yet
the time of striking the mine,
The seamship Sebrulens went down of Port Arthur from the same case. Of her crow the majority were rosoned but still the loss of life was considerable.
The seas in this vicinity are sou with thes mines and the wisent pilot cannot know their whereabouts. They move, with the wind and waves and consitutes menace which no e+rg can guard against. XEUTRAL COMMERCE SAFE FROM ROZH DEBT- VENUKY,
the Fayichi-mors, captured by the Russians off Shimonoseki by a Japanese cruiser, Captain the great trooper ank within a few minutes of last August. Nothing hall heretofore been
end of the fate of these hunters except that Brown reports that his papers were overhauled, they had been captared and were well, so that and after an hour's detention he was al owed to information conveyed by this letter is of great interest not only to the owners of the vessel (Japanese in Yokohama) but also to the relatives of the captared foreigners,
Mr. McNeill's letter, which recently reached Yokohama, is dated Habarovsk, Amar River, Russia, February 14th, 1905. The writer says: We are still here and all well," and goes on to say that, though arrested in August, they were the forsel had been captured by the Russian not tried until February sth. They were tried Fleet, as is quite possible, they would have been for killing far seal and sentenced to one year taken prisoners and would then Lave been exposed and four months' imprisonment. Mr. McNeill says he had not been aware that the Rassiane
The German steamer Wong Kai from Discussing the chances of merchant shipping Moil on the Russian warships to great risk of life in
prohibid sealing in general, and only knew
EATE: Of course if they be Japanese vessels he a possible encounter with the Japanses such as they had a 30-mile limit around their sad Kosichinng, which arrived in port yesterday, at Rozhdestvensky's hands, the Japan may any day occur, for the Russians would have islands. However, be, with the others, was conway boarded by a representative of the Daily is at liberty to do what he pleares with them. By Som other victed, but they had been given ten days in
Press who sought and found Captain Roher in But if they are British.or if ther to detain any prisoners on board their clips as
the verdict of a prize court is obtained, and for there is no place to which they can at present be which to appeal, providing they had the uecos-
money, presumably for Court fees. "None the pretty little saloon of the vessel. Asked if neutral flag, he may not deal with them until
I hear press we have to do our time.
We can be sure that no more Knight Com
be tolerated. If Rozbdest- suffering, it had to be recognised as a occasion when discussing. King Edward Bout. Why should weu in any occupation belof us hunters," he add huve any money, sobe had seen anything of the Baltic Foot, the him the nearest prize coat is Vlai rosteck.
mander exploits will personal popularity in Paris-"C'est am hon expreted to undergo this risk without having the that the Japanese are going appeal." Paren. aptain replied, that he load, and related the "humano" enactment; but the general garçon votroi; il tape tout le monde se lo right to declines it? Why, having endured the thefically, it might have been thought following story baizat pa the morning vensky kinks British inerchantmen on his own risk, should they be expected to be content with that one test appeal would bave decided all of the 14th instant, wo elgbted altogether 62 responsibility, he will find it a very heavy On the other hand, la canuot tono of it, as well as the word "summary"
the same maneration that they would have However, the triter appears resigned to the versels leaving Hopkeke Bay. There were responsibility.
send them into any neutral part, and to take in connection with such an irrevocablo act
of serving his term, and continues: The Oraka Mainichi has received a telegram 1 received if (hus ship had been bound to a neutral thomave nothing to complain of in regard to ten colliere, deep in the water, ten torpedo them with him to Vladivostock 1 oks like
considerations which difficult task. These are as that of lopping off hunan hosda, made from Chamulpo stating that small-por, which port
treatment. must say the Russians have
show how greatly he WEL na query the word "humane;" and caused lately made its appearance there, is fucrossing
Goo Kim Fui, for more than forty years a
be a very kind to us since cur arrest last
the discharge of the commeres destroying August." The latter adde that the foreigners us to regard as infinitesimal the amount of rapidly, notwithstanding the efforts of the
Chinese merchant in Honolulu of the highest soutons were operative from February 8th, stips there were 2, all flying the Russian role which some publicists are diaposed to genuine bumanity contained in the motives authorities to suppress the epidemic.
probity, nul for mach of that time the and that he bad heard it was the Russion inten Naval onsiga. The vessels all looked attribute to him. To act such a part with any- that antecedal the Decree. We are still in All Chinese are not pro-Russian. A wealthy diplomatic or cananlar representative in those tion to keep them at Habarovsk until their
terms expired and then send them home. He spic and span, and as they came out of thing like efficiency, he would have to be receiving his captures and secondly for shelter- the dark as to the EMPRESS-DOWAGER'S Chinese resident of Hobe, W. Senobiong by Islands of the Chinese Empire, bas just been
says, naturally, that he has no news to write, the bay, battleships first. then cruisers and equippest with a base of his own, first for 3rd April, through adjudged a bankrupt on his own petition. He but would be glad to receive letters and specially than colliers, were is perfect picture. Thong himself should he contemplate any lengthy devotion to an anti-commercial occupation. reasons for granting the change, which shename, offered on the
sailors in white uniforme, were standing or
That is what makes us think that be intends did not initiate, and which she is in all Governor Hattori, to contribute Yen 50,000 wout there a young man and engaged in basiness newspapers, magazines; and reading matter of toward the War Fands of the Japanese Govern in a small way, but by industry and energy all kinds, as they have not had anything to read
to come and ight as soon as he is Neutral Fowers would not likelihood incapable of initiating. Very
became rich. He bears a striking resemblance since they let Japa last July. He asks his sitting about the decks, evidently observing tho
word of the
Sabbath. There was no coal stacked on the tolerably ready. correspondent to distribute
afer him to constitute himself at once captor, possibly she had no particular reason,
to Li Hung Chang, to whom those who know foreigners' fato among all their friends.
decks, which were perfectly clear, and, so far as judge and jury, or to expose captured ships to him best say he is not unlike in intellest and motive, or sentiment 'at all when she put
I could see, no training ships or windjammers unreasonable risks panding their arrival at a her sign manual to the new law. She was
character. Ho married a native Hawaiian
were amongst the armada. They steered a prize-court harbour. His buds are hampered woman of good lineage, and for many years he
northerly course, but shortly after our sighting by the conditions and the only clear course for bim is the natural course that lighting ships advised to do it, and having no particular
them they came to a standstill. Something should follow, namely, to fight. enemies in custody at the time, has let it
has been a pillar iu the Chinese Congregational
must have gone amiss with one of the colliers,
ventre."
ment.
Before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Police Court yesterday mineteen Chinese were charged, three with being the keepers of, and sixteen with gambling in, a gambling house behind the
Ko Shing theatre. The keepers were each Church, a trustee of the Chinese Hospital
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report-
On the 17th at 11,55 m. The baromater
in S Chins.
A depression appears to be moving Eastwards Jedients continue slight over S. Chine, and prer Mancheria light va iable winds will probably prevail in the Formosa Chancel, and light S.E. winds over the N. part of the Chica de..
Forecast:-Variable winds, light; fair.
bouts, two hospital ships and a number of three funnelled fast cruisers,
Of large
happered for
PLATING INTO RUSSIAN HANDS.
go. It may be noted that she was alive to fined $100, and the remainder were all fined $3. Association, and an official in almost every one the advertising value of the act, and of its possible influence in rehabilitating her long His-Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Japan of the benevolent and social organisations of has risen moderatoly in N. China, fullen slightly as her letting off steam and hoisting signals the London Standard is not surprised that the tattered reputation in foreign eyes, for she was pleased to command that the spirits of the Chinese. He has been a prominent figure was careful to explain that l'ingchik was an 28,999 soldiers and 1,887 seamen, belonging at every official function for years under the to the Imperial forces, who lost their lives monarchy, republic and territory. He is an ancient Chinese custom, and not a Mancha during the war, should be worshipped at
American citizon. There is general regret at the misfortunes which have overtaken him, and one. The disapprovni sa-implied is some. Yasukuni Knske (hinto tomple), Tokyo, on
much sympathy is felt for him, what belated after her long spell of May 3rd, 4th, and 5th.
-
According to a N.-O. Dary News telegrain. was the cause of the feet stopping. A number Japaneseare bitterly aggrieved at the assistance given to their enemy. I trusts, however, that of torpedo boats which were in the van went back to investigate, and one of them went the Japanese Government will refrain from would be playing the game for St. Petersburg alongside the vessel. This accident happened any semblance of dictation as if it did so, Tokyo some five or six miles outside of the bay. We by introducing into the war new factors of were only half a mile off the admiral's ship which incalculable magnitude
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