THE PERIL OF PORT ARTHUR.
LONG RANGE BOMBARDMENT.
THE TERRORS OF INVISIBLE WAR,
It may be assumed that by this time Admiral Togo with his fleet has completed the first part of his programme, and driven what Russian
ships are left intact within the harbour of Port Arthur. The next step is to inflict on the arsenal itself and dockyard, damage equal to that which he has inflicted on the Russian
fleel.
To do this without risking his own fleet seriously is not so difficult a task as may ap pear
Port Arthur is protected, it is true, by forts which are reported to be of enormous strength. At the very mouth of the harbour is a work mounting four 13in. guns of French pattern, weighing sixty-three tons. Sweep ing the entrance so as to defend it against torpedo-boat attack is a powerful battery of quick-fiters on the heights which enclose the harbour are other works in all directions, in which forty or fifty heavy guns have been monated, if Russian statements and the reports of visitors can be believed. The western forts on he heights which were known to the Japanese in the last war as the Mantow Hill are of special importance, as they are so placed as to render miters warm for any a sailing feet which endeavours to lie off the coast in such a position as to fire up the mouth at the docks and the basin.
harbour
WHAT JAPAN CAN DO. Nevertheless, it is thought that the Japanese will be able to cause the Russians very serious inconvenience, and possibly utter destruction by long-range fire. If they do not want to risk
their ships-and un ler no circumstances ought they to risk their ships against the forts, how ever tempting the prospects of success-they can lie off the harbour at a long distance and throw their shells over the high ground, into the water behind, or bring up morlar boats and powerful howitzers, which they are believed to have quietly provided, knowing as they did from their previous occupation of Port Arthur exactly what their task would ba.
They have the most accurate charts and plane imaginable; know every bearing; and it will be child's play to them to pince their fleet so as to use its guns to the tim`st effect.
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known to possess they are certain to be able to
hit in one shit out of four.
But
It is simply a question for them whether the time has as yet come to use a large quantity of ammunition on their enemy. they are reported to have accumulated vast lores, some part of which by this time has been removed to their advanced base close to Port Arthur, in the Blonde Islands, whence
they made war in 1894-5.
We may expect to hear any minute that the long-range shelling of Port Arthur has began. It will be infinitely terrible, for the huge 13in. gun of our own day fires an 850lb projectile, loaded with lyddite, and is capable of doing the most fearful damage where it strikes. If | tyddite was a failure in the South African war, it must be remembered that it was then used in shells which were too small to vive good results with high explosives The rain shell is something very different from the 4.7 or 6in.
The only protection for a naval base in our day is a mobile fleet which is not afraid to fight Japan has grasped that fact, and is now pres. sing her initial success to the utmost, liuo to the stern spirit of modern war.
H. W. Wilson, in Dally Mail.
COMMERCIAL EDUCATION
IN THE STRAITS.
Mails.
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THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
STEAM FOR
STRAPES.CHYLON, AUSTRALIA, INDIA,
ADEN, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON.
(Through Hills of Lading issued for BATAVIA,
PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL, AMERI- CAN and SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS) THE Steamship
"SIMLA," Captain F. R. Summers, carrying His Majesty' Mails, will be despatched from this for BOMBAY, on SATURDAY, the 26th March, at Noon, taking Passengers and Cargo for the above Ports
Silk and Valuables, all Cargo for France, and Tea for London (under arrangement) wili be transhipped at Colombe into a steamer Speaking at the arnal meeting of the Sing-proceeding direct to Marseilles and London; apors Chamber of Commerce the other day, the other Cargo for London, &c., will be conveyed
vid lombay. Chairman said:
The Committee have made a move in the direction of commercial education. The sche me that has received their sanction has mei with the approval of the Director of Public Instruction, and several of the Heads of the Educational Establishment have been g ad enough to express their appreciation of the benefits that may result, not only to the com- mercial community, but to the various com- mercial classes in connection with schools.
Parcels will be received at this Office until 4 P.M. the day before sailing. The Contents and Value of all Packages are required.
hippers are particularly requested to note terms and conditions of the Company's Es of Lading.
For further Farticulars, apply to
E, A. HEWETT,
Superintendent.
Hongkong, 14th March, 1904.
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This departure is in my opinion a wise step on the part of the Chamber. We have same. times been accused of devoting our attention too closely to strictly mercantile interests, but NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP it seems to me the time has come when the Chamber should enlarge is sympathies with the view of exercising a more distinct influence upon the community. In order however to ful.
fis that purpose, each succeeding Committee should assist in carrying out the unfulfilled plans of its pred cessor. We intend to start these examinations in a moest i shion, but
we have every hope that the reselt may prove of value. It will be borne in mind that the The ground over-which-shells have to he object of the examin 100 s, chiefly, in thrown by a fleet far out, to reach the basin qualify the candidates for positions in mercan- and east port, is 25oft high. This is the high tile life, and I have little doubt that the heads of mercantile establishments will give the pre- rocky hill known to the Japanese as Hiwang ference for the vacancies in their offices in chin Hill, and now crowned by a powerful fort candidates who hold a certificate from the with searchlight and all the modern appliances. Chamber. A scale of prizes, not necessarily To reach the western harbour, the height over-large, will be considered by the incoming com- which shells have to be thrown is towards the mitice, as a further encouragement to candi dates. The first examination will held in June next, when we hope a nunk of cardi part near the entrance, Boft, and further wes!
dates will present themselves, and when we 34oft.
anticipate a fair measure of success.
WHAT HAPPENED AT SANTIAGO, The problem before the Japanese is very similar to that which confronted the Americans off Santiago in the war with Spain.
Here also there was an enclosed harbour. with a narrow, difficult entrance, surrounded by heights. Here also it was for many reasons'
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while if they had been inclined to try conclu alons, Admiral. Sampson had direct order from bis Government not to attack the fort seriously.
Inside the harbour was a powerful squadron, though of infinitely less value than the Rus- sian force inside Port Arthur.
On June 6, 1898, Admiral Sampson led in his ships and opened fire, aiming his guns mainly at the forts. Some of his shells, whether purposely directed or missing the forts, passed over the ridge and fell in the water behind among the ships which were there moored.
About the armoured cruisers. Vizcaya and Terra the American shells fell steadily, but they were not hit. The Reina Mercedes, how. ever, was struck on this, and the following days thirty-five times, losing five men killed, and fourteen wounded, while she was twice set badly on fire. She sustained so much injury that she was good for little after the fring ceased, and she was afterwards sunk by the Spaniards in the entrance to the harbour.
A mare terrible bombardment took place on
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the 24th March, 1904, at 2.30 PM., within his residence, No. 1, Knutsford Terrace, Kowloon, SUNDRY
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Comprising -
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A Quantity of PLANTS and One ELEC. TRIC FAN and Battery.
Catalogues will be issued. TERMSAs usual.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
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Hangkang, 19th March, 1904.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
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July to, when the American warships Indiana, THE Undersigned has received instructions
Brooklyn and Texas opened fire on the town
of Santiago at a range of six miles, firing right
over the heights at the harbour mouth. They
used their 8 in. guns, and the extent to which the weapons had to be elevated shook the ships severely. The firing went on for an hour, and then was stoppa', as the shells wore falling short. But on the rath the same ships, the New York replacing the Brooklys, got to work again, and this time the Indiana used her 13
in, guns.
THE WRECKAGE OF THREE HOURS. The abips fired steadily without the small-st idea of the terrible damage they were doing. On this day the shells fell all over the city, Kriking fifty-seven buildings, which were
to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,
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THURSDAY, the 24th March 1904. commencing at 2.30 P.M., at his SALES ROOMS, DUDDELL STREET, A FINE COLLECTION OF JAPANESE SILVERWARE, CLOISONNES, SATSUMA AND OTHER CURIOS. (Particulars from Catalogue). TERMS:-As Customary.
On View from WEDNESDAY, the 23rd March
GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer.
Hongkong, 1st March, 1904
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"HE Undersigned has received instructions
wrecked and set an Are. The bombardment from E. 1. LIBEAUD, Esq., to Sell by
was stopped after it had proceeded for three bours to learn what injury had been caused, and full preparations 'were made to resume it.
For various reasons it was not resumed. But
It is now known that had it been continued, the whole town would have been laid in ruins, and this though the gunners could not see their target or the bombarded the guss which were plying them with projectiles. The demoralisa. tion caused by this attack,coming, so to speak, out of the sky, had much to do with the sur render of the place.
PÚBLIC AUCTION,
on
MONDAY, the 18th March, 1904, commencing at 2.45 R.M.,
at his Residence
"LA HACIENDA" WEST MOUNT KELLET, THE PRAK,
A QUANTITY OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. (Particulars can be seen from Catalogue). TERMSAs Customary. On View from SATURDAY, the 26th.
GEO, P. LAMMERT. Auctioneer.
Hongkong, 21st March, 1904.
MEE CHEUNG, PHOTOGRAPHER,
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"Only in the light of the past can we divina the future." The things stated above' ato known to few in this country: they have naver bean examined with the attention that they deserve, yet they point definitely to the fact that Port Arthur is all but helpless before long- range dre. If the Japanese lis six or seven miles out, their ships will offer little or no target to the Russian gunners; for even at 3,000 wards, the normal battle range of our day | ALL PHOTOGRAPHIC ART PRACTICED harpleships are a small enough target. Yet the ip the Colony, or in any part of the Far East.
town, the dockyard, and the basin packed with damaged ships, offer to the Japanese gunners anormous targets, which with the skill they are
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having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception Pacific Coast and to the Interior and Eastern
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