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THE skipper of the 5.5. Franx Ferdinand, which arrived here yesterday from Kobe, reports that on the 33rd inst, he rescued three BCD and a woman from a wrecked Korean junk.
may not be generally known that, near Sheng Shui, in the New Territory, there is a camphor tree some 23 feet in circumférence.
It now shows signs of decay and unless some attention is given to it the old lanemark will
THE WAR.
ADMİRAL SIR CYPRIAN BRIDGE GIVES HIS VIEWS.
police, who were followed by a naval baudne ELEGRAMS
about two hundret blue-jackets forming guard of honour. The coffin, on which the deceased officer's uniform was placed, was on
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LONDON, 15th Aprili. News from St. Petersburg says that the Tsar has refused to accept Admiral Al-
a gun-carriage drawn by some thirty blue Admiral Alexeieff's Resignation. jackets. On either side of the coffin walked. three officers who were fellow students of the LESSONS ON THE WAR.
late Commander while at the Naval College. Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge, who has just The chief mourner was little Miss Khorú relinquished the post of Commander-in-Chief Hirose, the 13-year-old daughter of a brother excieff's resignation for the present, pointing of the China station in favour of Admiral of deceased who holds the rank of Captain out that at such a grave moment it is the Sir G. Noel, when asked for his views on The little girl, who was attired in white, was duty of every Russian to forget private dif the naval aspect of the war, said the Japan escorted by Mr. 1. Kudo, another relative of ferences. The resignation has consequently ese successes have not surprised the British the deceased, and they walked, the other rela- been withdrawn, but it is believed to be The pinge on the workly issue to any part of the dangerous epidemic is threatened to London naval officers on the China station, who since tives following in carriages. Another guard of only a temporary arrangement pending the State Copies sily, ten crude; Wrekly, twenty. | by Mr. Philip Yorke, who will next introduce the alliance have been very intimate with the honour brought up the rear of the mournful arrival of Admiral Skrydloff.
prozession.
The funeral was conducted in accordance "The net lesson of the war so far is the with Shiniù rites, and after the usual address
The mates per quarter nod per moment, porestinual. assuredly topple to the ground. The daily is delivered free when the address in Beerssille in mawenger. On engle sunt by post an aditional $1.80 per quarter in charged for postage.
world is 349 resate per quastret,
Ilves.
BIRTHS.
On the 21st April, at 7.30 am. at 1
the wife of Mr. D. M. MARTIA, of a daughter.
Domin cs No. 9. Mount Sophia, Singapore,
On the 21st April, at Ansdeli Lo ge, Grange food, Singapore, the wite of H. W. NO0, of
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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1904.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE Brish North Horneo Syndicate have found indications of coper ore near the Labuk
River.
ONE year's hard labour in Victona gaol was the dictum of Mr. Gompertz when Tong Wing was placed before him, yesterday, for relu to the Colony after a verdict of perpetual banishment had been recorded against him.
MK Alec Marsh has given a most enjoyable concert at Hombay, where his "personal con tributions to the programme were well chosen
and in every one of them 2 was enabled to display some new feature of his voice, his complete grasp of the varying necessities of v.neus compositions, his wonderl technique and his perlert traming."
the
Tuɛ "cake walk” is fading away, but a more
at the Tivoli the new craze that has ousted the "cake wolk" in Paris, namely, the dance of the wild "kickapoo" It is impossible to give an exct description of this latest of dances, but a conglomeration of the tarantelle, Si. Vaus's dance, the cake walk, the weird-shriek ing Indians, combined with a distinctly pic inresque coşlume and setting, comes nexirest the mark.
THE Government have received a serious warning of the danger of the importation of Chinese labour into South Africa from Sir Patrick Manson, the medical adviser to the Colonial Office. It is understood that not only does Sir Patrick Manson and the other medical advisers give this warning on account of the plague, but also from a fear of yellow fever. Yellow fever is at present confined to the West Indies and Central America, and it is feared that through the increased facilities of transit the germs of disease might reach the Asiatics in the Transvaal, and thus with the plague develop terrible complications, Sir Patrick Manson, who is a well-known bacteriological expert, has, it is understond, expressed himself as opposed in every way to the introduction of the yellow race in South Africa. The warning is engaging the serious attention of the Goy. erament, and it is anticipated that there will shortly be an important announcement made.
THE HEALTH OF THE COLONY.
Of five fatal cases of plague which were notified as having occurred in the Colony last
A. S. WATSON & CO., FRost reliable native sources it is earnt that week two were imported. The only other
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General Tseng Ch'ueu Tsai, in command of the well-tramed Loops for the supp.ession of the Kwangi rebellion, has committed suicide by shooting be sell. The cause of this act, it is alleged, was in consequence of some nusun...er- standings Letween himself and Vicemy seu Chun Hsuan, and it will probably affect the present state of the rebellion.
CAPT. Rudneli and Capt. Belaieff, late com manders, respectively, of the argag and Koricle, sunk by the Japanese at Chemulpho, are to receive the freedom of the city of St Petersburg. Since 1886 only four persons have bees made the recipients of this humor, eng Mr. Fox, an American, M. Pogreboft, a former mayor of St. Petersburg; Gen, Loris Mehkoff, and Prince Alexander Petrovitch of Oldenburg.
VICEROY Wei has wired to the Wai Wo Pu that the four new gunboats ordered from japan last year, and which were to be delivered the and Moon this year, are now ready, and the Japanese have cabled hun to this effect. On
A UV account of the war, however, the Viceroy fears
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sume difficulty may be expenenced in getting them to Shanghai, though they are ur,ently needeed for the Yangtze defences, and he
requests the Wai Pu to send him structions accordingly,
A moderate computation Gen. Kuropatkin will shortly possess sufficient ikons (or sacred pictures) to cover the walls of a moderate-sized church. from every monastery and convent 10 European Russia, and from hundreds of various corporate bodies and institutions, these sacred emblems, many of them of gold and silver and of considerable value, are streaming
after the Commander in Chief to Mukden. It is whispered, however, that the ikons are now
being quietly stored in the Kremlin pending
the conqueror's return.
THE recent heavy bombardment of Port Arthur, when several hours' incessant firing resulted in the killing of fifty Russiau soldiers and three civilians, seems to prove that modern ordnance is a little more destructive of life thao the guns of a generation ago. During the siege of l'ans it often took a thousand shells or On January more to kill a single Frenchman. 4, 1871, Victor Hugo made this sinking entry
150,000₤r.!"
communicable disease brought to the notice of the Sanitary department was small-pox, of which there were five cases. Since noon of yesterday three fatal cases of plague have been notified. Bodies were lound dumped near the Mau Lum garden, at Yaumati, and close to the Canton wharf, while the third case is reported from Kowloon Toland Lot No. 52.
A BREEZE IN A BOARDING HOUSE.
The proprietress of Zetland House charged one of her lady boarders with behaving it a sorderly manner and sing abusive ana obscene language to her yesterday evening.
Complamant stated that on the evening of Tuesday at about 5.0 o'clock she went to de- fendan.'s room and asked her for some money due by her to complainant. Defendant then grew very violent and called the complainant bad names, using unwholesome epithets. Complainant told her to be quiet, when she rushed into the passage saying she would c.11 a policeman. She kept on behaving in this manner ani disturbing everybody until nearly am. when she was removed to the station. A resident at Zetland liouse, sworn, testined that when he returned from work soon after 5.30 pm yesterday, he heard con- siderable disturbance in the passage, and on going out to see what it was all about he heard defendant using bad language and calling complainant unprintable names. defendant kick the complainam's son. Wit ness went out at 730 p.m. up to which hour the disturbance was still in full pro- gress, and it was still going on when he re- uned. At about 11 p.m. he heard defendant shouting lustily for the police. She appeared to be sober. He saw the defendant standing up in the corridor between 5.30 and 7.30 p.m.
He also saw
Witness was walking up and down the pass-
He did not sit down.
age.
Defendant (sarcastically)--"Oh: for two hours! you say so?" Continuing witzess said he saw defendant go at least twice to call a policeman. He did not know whom she wish. ed to give in charge. The disturbance was so great that none of the boarders could sleep, most of them coming into the pas-age to see what it was all about.
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Japanese officers,
success of the destroyers. The fact that by the priest, Leuleuam Matsumura, who was eighteen Japanese destroyers--the whole on board the battleship Mikasa and was force of the nation in this type of vessel-wounded in the occasion of the first attack on Port Arthur, and who only recently left the were all afloat simultaneously at Port Arthur Sasebo Naval Hospital, read a message sent is wänderful. The British, as a rule, have | by Vice-Admiral Toge, Commander in-Chief 10 per cent, undergoing repair.
of the Combined Fleet. Sever, more addresses were read, all en ogising the heroic deed of the deceased.
"Still more important is the fact that the Chemulpho action was fought principally at a range of 7,400 yards, the closest range being 4,500 yards. This seems to prove the value of heavy guns in modern warfare and to miniurise the efficacy of secondary batteries.
"From the reports of attachés, corrobor ated by one of the Russian captains, it appears that fully zo percent, of the shots took effect as against 3 per cent, at the battle of Santi This is likewise instructive, besides being a very creditable performance."
ayo.
The Admiral anticipates the surrender or destruction of the Russian fleet at Port Arthur as the result of the land and sea attacks.
FIGHTING STRENGTH OF THE
BALTIC : QUADRON.
The order for the Ru-sian Balic Fleet to proceed to the Far East - attracting attention chiefly because no one seems to know what that feel consists 01. Some account of its actu composition may therefore be of interest. The Baltic vessels proper consist of three cnasi defence battleships-A praksin, Oushakoff and Sexyasın. The first carries three to-in, the others four 9-in. guns. All have also lour 6am, quick thing guns. They are able to do about 15 knots at a pinch. Being of law free- board, they are bad sea boats, and they carry ser litle coal that they could only get out by being accompanied by a whole fleet of colliers. The other vessels are the third class cruisers Svietians and vormilo and the recently re- constructed Fumat Arevs. Both the former are unprotected vessels; both are old. But they might be a more serious factor, for they would carry with them the gunners of the * Praction & genium if wetrų avizie ume ago, did marvellously good shooting.
There are other ships half way out that would jom this feet, and one 8,cos-ton battleship, the Sissi Volky, with four 12-in. and six 6-in. guns. She steamed fifteen knols recently in a
'paying off" trial.
Then there is the old battleship Nuvarin, a weak editum of our Nile and Trafalgar. with four 12-18. and eight 6-in, guns. She used 10 carry very antique 6 inch pieces, but these may have been replaced,
PICKING UP WARSHIPS." The squadron would also pick up the rew battleship Ostindia, the old armoured cruiser Nabhief and the new protected cruiser
Aurora, a sister to the Fallads, also a dozen destroyers that are about in the Mediterranean or Indian Oceau. From the Baltic at least a dozen more torpedo cruisers could be drawn possibly a score or two-but it would take
the
months to get out. Apparently five or six ships, and nine or ten destroyers from the Baltic division, are going out now. For what it is worth, therefore, this and the half-way ships would make a fleet of the second rate, the third-rate and the fourth- rate; and two reconstructed old-belted cruisers,
one second-class cruiser, two third-class crui
sers, and about twenty destroyers would be
added to the list.
They might be active in Far Eastern waters
in May or the end of April, and they would burn at least 60,000 tons of coal en route.
Against the Japanese fleet, as it is to-day, they would not count for very much, but against that fleet as it may be three months hence they might be a decisive factor.
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The problem is how are they to get out? F. Clyde, Detective Inspector, tesufied
the Ostiabio, Palladu, Nak himoff and Pomiat 10 his diary: From Tuesday to Sunday the that at 8.30 p.m. last night he was called to Prussians burled 25.co projectiles at us. It Zetland House to quell a disturbance. There Arau have water-tube boilers of the Belleville type. Bellvilles have recently exhibited required 20 railwayirucks to transport them, he saw defendant, and, at comp ainan's re- Each shot cast bofr., total, a million and a halfquest, he adv sed her to leave the house quict excellent long-distance steaming qualities, these four may be depended upon francs. The damage to the forts is estim.tedly. She reloved, and then complainant charged
her with disorderly conduct, and using abusive to do the trip. The other vessels have cylin at 1,400fr., and about ten men have been killed. Each of our dead cost the Prussians language, and gave her in charge. That was drical boilers and old ones at that. It is a about 9 p.m. Defendant was partly undressed, gave question whether or not they could reach and refused to dress, so of course he coud nettake their destination in a steaming condition.
Kussians are drawing some satisfaction from her away to the station like that. Witness left and went to the Central Station, and returned the battle of Chemuspo, because Captain Rut with a sergeant of Police at 10.30 an. Derey blew up the Varyng when all hope was fendant then said she was sick, and agaie lost. As p inted out, the blowing up to pre refused to dress. Finally she was moved to vent capture by the Japanese is a matter of the station, but without the exerce of any supreme moral importance to the Rosian fleet, violence. That was the case for prosecu- which will never despair so long as things of tion.
A CHINESE woman, who lives in Aberdeen, experienced a somewhat unpleasant surprise yesterday afternoon. A constable (Chicese) in CHEMICALS, PERFU plain clothes was having a quiet walk, when he was accosted by the woman in question, who I asked him if he would like to buy a bright boy to adopt. "Oh yes," said the constable, MERY, PATENT MEDICINES,
"bow much do you want for him." The woman said the usual price was $10. "And have you any more?" asked the smart guardian of the peace; "if so, I will buy all you've got." The dealer said that she had just completed the sale of the only two others she had had left, but she could easily get some more if he wanted them. "Well, come along to my house for the money, as I baven't so much with me now, said the constable, and the unsophisticated female followed him. On arriving at the "Chi- nese gentleman's house," she made the paralys ing discovery that it was the Aberdeen Police Station, and her new friend a constable in plain clothes. There are probably other surprises in store for her when she case comes on at the Police Court. In the meantime she is out on (384 bail of 5752.
ADDRESS:
FLETCHER & Co.,
THE PHARMACY, 14 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
Hongkong.
A. STEVENSON,
Chemist.
Hongkong, a3th April, 1904.
Defendant said that she was sting on a chair and her husband lying on the bed when a policeman came in, and saying he was a captain of Police ordered her to folow him to the station. She said she was fic, and then the policeman called another officer and had her taken away in a chair, in hedraising gown and bare feet. There was no disturbance.
Mr. Gompertz remarked that so bad been charged with the same offence win before, on each occasion being released on ba, which on account of her neglecting to appar was es areated, though His Worhip forete, to hang warrantu in piiber case. She mu Bne of Sta or go to guot find security.
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A somewhat similar sentiment prevails in the Japanese navy, but there it is the intention rather than aught else. Japan has never had occasion to put the doctrine into practice, whereas Captain Rudrey of the Karyag and Captain Bieliacff of the Herdis have but added their names to an historical list that is ded by the famous Saken, who, in '1788, imi himself in like manner! Daily Chronic
FUNERAL OF COMMANDER HIROSE. The remains of the kat Commander Hirose, Cho was killed.
attempt to block
"the
Thousands of people lined the streets and visited the cemetery to pay a last tribute of
respect to the dead Commander,
The deceased thus appears to be in the pasi tion of having two funerals accorded him by the enemy, and the other hy friends-the remains picked up by the Russians at Port Arthur being accorded interment with all the honours of war and the very slight remains taken to Tokyo receiving interment with similar marks of respect.—&'o'e Chronicle.
SIDELIGHTS.
ollowing is an article from a Russian cor respondent to a home paper, who, writing from St. Petersburg, on 21st ult, says >--
Queer stories are dribbling out of Port Arthur. Admirat Alexeieff's nephew, who returned here withi Mme. Starck, is responsible for the latest
узгл.
He declares that the telegram sent to notify the Viceroy of the rupture of diplomatic rela tions by Japan did not reach Port Arthur till the day after the torpedo attack, and that the whole garrison, from the Viceroy downwards, were "jumping mad" over the delay, 10 which they a tribute the utter state of unpreparedness for an attack in which the enemy's torpedo boats found the squadron.
FROM WANT OF WARNING,
It is beyond dispute that the warships were at anchor, and had not a sufficient pressure of steam to get any way on them. Naval men agree that had the Viceroy been warned in time as the Foreign Office claims to have done-the warships would scarcely have been exposed in such careless fashion to a chance torpedo.
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China and the United States, The Emperor of China's nephew, Pa Lun, is meeting with exceptional hospitality in Washington. Mr. Hay gave a dinner in his honour yesterday and President Roose velt receives him to-day
LATER.
The King and Queen Visit Ireland. The King and Queen have started for Ireland on a visit.
The War.
Russia has bought, indirectly, nine Ger- man liners which will be fitted as cruisers, it reported to prey upon Japanese commerce.
Australia.
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Mr. Watson, a labourite, is forming the Australian Cabinet.
The United States and Chinese Labour. The Washington Cabinet has decided to Canal exempt labourers for the Panama from the Chinese exclusion laws.
The War-Reported Mediation.
The Russian Press is ardently discussing a report of projected British mediation. The origin of the report is unknown but in any case is baseless.
(Ceylon Independent.) War in Acheon. GREAT SLAUGHTER OF NATIVES,
Pangkalan Brandan, and April, The last expedition under von Dealen which set out on 29th February was very successful. It is necessary to speak of many small skir mishes, for mention is needed of the larger engagements which were at Rercho, Pasir, Pepareg and Kotta Lintang, is the course of which 541 Batacks were shot by the Dutch troops. 313 dead was the result of the fight at Pepareg.
Rajah Bukit and all his followers fled to the mountains.
The Dutch casualties were 3 killed and 30 wounded.
The expedition is advancing. Massacre of Pilgrims at Mecca.
TURKISH TROOPS TO THE RESCUE.
The Admiral's nephew goes further, and says that, in drawing up liis report to the Emperar, Alexeieff expressed himself in very strong terms about the negligence of the Foreign Office, and added a few unpleasant words about the condi- tion of the warships sent out to him, declaring that, with all the resources of the Port Arthur dockyard, he had not been able to make good the bungling and carelessness of naval archi-that the pilgrims cannot pay the usual expenses tects and engineers in St. Petersburg,
A CONFIRMATION OF CARELESSNESS, Needless to say, these criticisms did not appear in the Viceroy's dispatch as published
here.
The Hague (via Batavia), zad April. Bedouins are blocking the roads to: Jeddab, Mecca, Medias, Zambo and Elbaish. It is said
incurred on the through journey because they are being robbed of all their money by the Vall of Hedsbah.
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It is rumoured that 4,000 Persians, Indian, Turkish and Arabian pilgrims have been killed. Three battalions of Turkish troops have em barked for Tambo and are under orders to
advance on Hedjaz.
Since Admiral Makaroff's arrival at Port Arthur, it is an open secret that he wired con- firming the tenor of the Viceroy's remarks about the structural weakne sandgeneral deficiencies │· Congo Soldiers eat. Prisoners. of his warships.
These asseverated criticisms have alarmed the Tear, and prompted him to make a personal investigation of the men-of-war now building
on the Neva.
THE MUSCOVITE BERESFORD.
Disobedience of orders, unless justified by signal successes over the enemy, is liable to lead to unpleasant results in the Russian Navy, The captain of the fast cruiser Novik has experienced the truth of this by being summon-
ed before a court-martial for pursuing the Japanese warships outside Port Arthur despite
orders from Admiral Starck to return.
To make matters worse for this Muscovite Beresford, his ship was struck and damaged while chasing the japs. So a court-martial-bas fallen to his lot instead of the much coveted Cross of St. George.
In connection with a Reuter telegram appear- ing in another column, the following list of staff officers who died with the late Vice-Admiral Makotoff, the Russian Commander-in-chief ol the Pacific Squadron, on the ill-fated battleship Petropavlovsk on the 13th instant, will not be devoid of interest.
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Rear Admiral Mollas, Chief of the Staff attached to Vice Admiral Makaroff.
Flag Lieutenant...................... (1st) Asalieff,
(3rd) Schmidt, ..............(..) Bailcoff,
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Fleet Torpedo Officer
Licat. Desisoff, Gunner Lieut. Sharxeieff,
REUTER'S telegram in the Straits Times an nounces the death of Samuel Smiles, the author Samuel Smiles, was a native of Scotland and had reached his ninety-second year. Brought up to be a surgeon, he became an editor, and was secretary to a railway company when he retired. He is best known by the work entitled Self-Hilp. The Servian Government confer red on him a decor.tion in appreciation of his literary works, many of which bave been trans lated into foreign languages. His publica tions are: Lives of George and Robert Sie- phenson : Lives of the Engineers, 5 vols. ; Self- Help Character Duty Thrift; Industrial Bigraphy Investion and Industry; Life and Labmit Thomas Edward, Scotch Naturalist;
und Botanist
A CANNIBAL FEAST.
British missionaries, journeying in the Aru- wimi region of the Congo, write that they arrived at a military station at a moment when under the eyes of the Italian officer in charge and his Belgian subaltern, the soldiers of the garrison were engaged in a wild cannibal feast. A huge fire blazed in the centre of the ground, round which, the participators in the orgin squatted as they devoured the revolting meal.
of human flesh.
Some little distance away four blacks sat with their legs and arms bound, while round them the women of the station danced, yelling, and taunting them that they, too, would soon be slain, roasted, and eaten as their comrades
had been.
The Italian officer explained that he had only just returned from an expedition on which some prisoners had been taken. As soon as his men were inside their compound, they had broken out into a cannibalistic frenzy, which neither he nor his subaltern could suppress.
The soldiers were, therefore, carrying ont their own methods of dealing with prisoners. The missionaries sent an immedjate report of
the matter to the British Consul at Boms. -
Ir the rumour as to the Trad's intention to pro- ceed to the front in August next: is correct, there is abundant precedent for any such action on the part of the ruler of the grester Russian Empire. The grandfather of the present Tsar, it may not be generally remembered, was at Plevna during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877, and in 85 ha predecessor paid a visit to the Crimea, and inspected the various divisions of the Russ an Army, including the advanced posts on the north side as for as Mackenzie's Farm. His Majesty had at that time only just succeeded in the throne, the death of the Eme peror Nicholas, which created such wideaprend consternation, kaving taken place, ouig, a few moths previously in the same, yeni, ez
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