TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's.)
The War,
LONDON, 5th July. General: Kuropatkin bad fewer than 120,000 men of all arms on the 17th June, but a steady increase since that date, makes his position at Liao Yang and Tai Cheng, quite secure.
LATER.
An official St. Petersburg despatch report ing the recent fight at Motienling says that the Russians routed the Japanese advance guard in a bayonet fight and then retired, the Japanese being re-inforced. The Rus sians lost over g officers and 200 men.
THE
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1904.
EWAR
LIAOYANG.
The city Lianyang is probably the oldest in Manchuria. It is situated on the Tai-tsu-ho
corps of infantry.and one company of cavalry, all despatched from the third army corps under General Stackelberg..
A REMARKABLE CASK",
AT THE SUPREME COURT,
CHINESE PARTNERSHIFS AGAIN.
additional information, "but I have been en- goged there about ten years....
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The Russian at Moukden and Kirini are now concentrating at Tashichizo, and are of the opinion that soon after the arrival of the Japanese Field-Marshal Margus Oyama, Gen- River, which runs into the Hun, a large tribuera! Kuropatkin will fight a decisive battle with it is also stated that at & p.in. on the 25th uil, benches at the Supreme Court this morning a of another man who was "is the country?"
tary of the Lias. It is absu for y mites in a direct line. W. "*, na Vukden. The outer fase and battlements the high walls are of very hard brick, inner faces of well-quarrict stone, the variety of stone making them an interesting study for a geologst. The walls have a circumference of over ten miles. Much space within is now under garden and orchard cultivation, this city being especially famous for its grapes, pears, plum, and apricots. The population is about 50,003, angst whom are not a few Mahomedans alid very many,Chinese bannermen, with a goodly number of Manchus. The Thibet Mission..
The trade-which is general-is very flourish Hostilities were resumed at Gyangizing; it is local, however, and there are no yesterday.
special manufactures. The surrounding dis- rict is very fertile.
The imperial highway from Mukden to Newchwang and Port Arthur separates here from the old road to Korea,
Liaoyang was in ancient times a great Korean city, but was destroyed by the Chinese and be came the first capital of the Liau or Iron Dynasty which died north China in the tenth The fine Tibe an and eleventh centuries. Indian dagoba stands up leftily against the skyline. It was built at the beginning of the present Manchu Dynasty in memory of the brave Ming general, King Yo Teh. There was probably a Yuan monument there before it which the present one superseded. Formerly Loyang was a great timber mart, tafts conting from the mountains to the city. The opening of the Yalu and Tarung-kow and the cleaning of the nearer firests have caused this trade to
The Seal Fisheries in the Behring Sea.
Japan has fully approved of the agreement between Great Britain and Russia in regard to the protection of the Behring Sea Scaleries. Parliament The Licensing Bill.
After prolonged opposition, Mr. Balfour's motion for closing the Licensing Bill by com- partments, has been carried by 301 to 238.
More Reserves Called out in Russia.
A ukasé calls out a further large body of reservists to the military districts of St. Peters burg, Moscow, Kasaw and Kieff.
German Neutrality. The Kolnische remarks that should Rus- sia's war ships take refuge at Kiaochau, Ger- many will strictly carry out international neutrality obligations.
WATER RETURN.
Level and Storage of Water in Reservoirs on the 1st July.
#
Byewash...
1903.
LEVEL
1904. o 3 above) 15" below Tytam...ove Row
overflow
1561" below {overflow
1 shove Pokfulam.... ' 0" level
overflow o' 5" below?·0' 1" above Wong-nai-
overflow cheong...... overflow
STORAGE GALLONS.
Tytam......
Byewash..........
Pokfulam.....
1903. 38%,310,000
65,000,000
Wong-nai-cheong 29,728,000
Total..... 483,048,000
1904.
263,340,000 +334,900 66,000,000 39,459 003
dectine.
The Roman Catholics had a large seminary at Shading, ten miles to the north-west, which was totally destroyed in 1901 by Boxers.
Liaoyang bas prospered much with the ad- vent of the Russians and their railway. The railway runs cast and west past the city, to wards Mukden it goes N. E., and from Show
shan S. S. W.
THE AMERICAN VOLUNTEER NURSES at HIROSHINA,
One of the American volunteer nurses at Hiroshima, Miss Genevieve Russell, in a letter to a Japanese friend of hers, states the Japan Times, writes as follows:-
the Japanese at Tashichino,
The Japanese vanguards have reached Sia meitsal, about seven Kilometres from Kalping, in their advance to attack Kaiping, where the wealthy merchants have removed to Yinkow (Newchwang),
"Chefoo, 29th June.
Two native boats employed in conveying sand and mud arrived here from Pinokoh, Dalny, and report that on the 25th inst. at 7 am, they set sail from Plackch, and while out at sea, at about one mile distant they sighted three Japanese torpedo-bouts engaged in 'mine sweeping operations at the deep Bay, at whose mouth there was a japanese cruiser. Again. they report that on the 24th inst. at 12.40 p.m. while passing the north of Sanshantau, they saw four Japanese torpedo-destroyers and two torpedo-boats and also two Japanese cruisers escorting two big native craft containing some- thing like torpedoes, and sailing out from Dalny Bay. They also report that on the 24th inst, at 5 p... while coming to Motau, they encountered the Japanese flotilla; and after having been thoroughly searched, they were allowed to proceed without any further molesta- tion on their way.
Chinchou, 3h June. General Stackelberg has despatched an en- gineering corps to throw up forts at Wangchia. tien, Kewtaopas, and Tilingtun (Tichlingtun?), in the vicinity of Tashichino, there being one designed for temporary use in each place, and has ordered back the Russian cavalry in the neighbourhood of Newchwang and Kaiping to check the Japanese advance.
Russian agents are commandeering carts near the war ares, each cart requiring four cattle, and the money given in return is $320.. It is understood that about 500 carts will be bought, which will be sent to Liaoyang for
immediate use.
According to our Moukden correspondent, that section of the Russian railway betweco Shangmiaotre and Seping street in Habingwas suddenly destroyed last month, resulting in a number of carts for military transport being upset, 33 men being killed, and 58 wounded. The Russians attributed all this to the work of the Hunghutzes, and demand compensation from the Tartar General of Heilungkiang.
Two boats crews arriving at Chefoo from the vicinity of Fort Arthur report that during the sea fight on the night of the 26th ultimo, our native boats got into the fighting sphere and were sunk. Their crews and passengers numbering over two hundred and fifty men with the exception of three, were all drowned. a three-masted and two funnelled Russian warship struck a mine and was sunk. There are now in harbour eleven watships and over twenty destroyer. According to this report the Peresotel was not sunk,
THE BOMBARDMENT OF DENSAN. On account of the bombardment of Gensan by the Russian Vladivostock squadron, the Japanese residents at that port removed to the interior, but from inquiries made, they have bombardment one shell hit the Japanese now returned to where they were. During the Consulate, but fortunately, did not explode. The stray shells in the city, sat fire to two houses, but the fire was soon under control and extinguished, and so the neighbouring houses
remained intact.
An English missionary at Chinchow has received a telegram from Hsimientur, stating that the Baikal regiment arrived in Maukden on the 26th ult. from Ninkuta, and in consequence the military trains at the Moukden railway station are busily preparing to start southward. The Hunghuenkiangizt, on the west of Moakden, encountering vast numbers of Russians, accordingly dispersed in different parties, plundering all along the way. "Matters being in this state, the missionary in question, has been advised not to go up Norib for the time being. The Russian merchants in Moukden have all closed their business hongs to return to Harbin, The Russians are constructing forts and digging trenches beyond the small West Gate of the city of Moukden, and several thousand native coolies are en gaged in the work. The natives living in the city ure panic-stricken.
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THE DISEASES WHICH THREATEN THE ARMIES IN MANCHURIA. We hear from time to time vagac rumours about the loss of life from disease in the armies of Russia and Japan in Manchuria. Now it is beri-beri which is said to prevail, then dysentery is declared to be prevalent, and typhus, typhoid, cholera, plague, and even sleeping sickness, have each and all been said to be sweeping off large numbers of the soldiers. We believe that disease does claim its victims in either army, but we have no official notification, nor even the report of any expert onlooker, to help us towards a con- clusion of the nature of the malady or maladies which prevail: No doubt the medical men of both armies will in time issue full reports, which, if they are made public, will prove of interest to the student of public health
I do not think that ever in my life I have so wished for a thing as I now wish, to keep these dear people of Japan from being too cruelly On the authority of a letter from Yinkow, two Chin: se fishing junks sailed into Kaichow disappointed in as-that they must be some. what disappointed is a foregone conclusion. river, and while at a point about three li distant These two weeks have beo intensely in from Heishanche, there suddenly came three teresting to me. I have been very happy in pirate boats towards them As the fishing the part of nursing, which I enjoy most, the junks were deep beneath surface, apparently and of military history. In the meantime 365,133,099 practical care of the patients, and every day in a sinking condition, the pirates were aroused it is impossible to do more than guess my admiration has grown for what I consider to suspicion, and they stopped the junks, what is happening, and we are dependent Consumption of Water in the City of Victoria and Hill District during the month of June.
the best hospital system I have ever seen-making search. It was then found that thereupon reports the value of which may be believe, in the world. It is not in technique was a large quantity of telegraph wire on board, that you are so ahead of us all-though that is and the junk people confessed that it was ship-judged by the statement that "beri-beri, e. perfect; it is in spirit, in motive,
ped from Port Arthur to the Russian Third (i) sleeping-sickness," is decimating the armies. To take any of these reports seriously Army for sending military intelligence. The is, of course, impossible, for the epidemic pirates made off with the wire. | ̧'
diseases, if there are any, afflicting either army are unknown except to medical officers at the front. We may discount, however, the pre- sence of beri-beri whilst
1903.
1904.
Consumption...30,139,000 £8,803,00 gallons Estimated pe-
324,100
pulation.....
Consumption)
219,200
►
per head per} 19.7 13.1 gallons day............ Intermittent supply in force during the month of June, 1904.
Consumption of Waterin Kowloon Peninsula during the month of June.
1403.
1904.
62,430 68,300
7.1
2.0 gallons
Consumption....13,315,000 14,418,000 gallons Estimated po- pulation.... Consumption)
perhead per day............ The Government Analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality.
P. N. 4. JONES, D.P.W., Water Authority,
VERESTCHAGIN'S LAST LETTER.
I remember once in Cuba was showing one of the Cutan doctors some pictures in a magazine, of children crossing the snow. covered plains of a Western blate on their way to school. The doctor remarked in an envious tone: "A superior people," and a great wave of pily swept over me as he said it for the per, son who must feel that way toward another nation gloried again in my Anglo- axon blood, But I have felt as that Cuban doctor feit many times since i came to Japan. Our stay in Japan may fail to accomplish much which you hoped for, but if those of us who feel it can carry back a little of the cheerful, unselfish devotion of the Japanese people-a little of the spirit of brotherhood which there. is here, some good may come after all.
We may take this opportunity of stating that
JAPAN'S CAPTURES.
Tokia, 30th June. Arrivals from Port Arthur report that the Russians at that Port have dug on entrench- ment between Hsinyuentse, z li from the piers on the east and Tayangkon on the west. The said entrenchment is 20 li in length, and is very deep. The Russians have also bored at the north of Tayangkon about a hundred large holes in the ground. According to the state ment of Chinese interpreters in Russian ser vice, there is too small a number of large guns in the forts and they cannot withstand three days' firing from the enemy,
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The Russian Commandant at Pengtien recently issued a proclamation informing the people that Japanese have been circulating in
notes and buying beasts of burden, fødder and other articles with them. The proclamation further warns the people not to accept any more rouble notes from the Japanese. Accord ing to the Russian Commandant, the object of the Japanese in uttering and circulating the of the people against the Russians and to render their notes valueless.
His Lordship proceeded with the question ing and elicited from witness some strange replies. In the first place he had nothing to“ do with the bandling of money or even the Sitting in the front row of the crowded accounts of the firm. That was in the hands. somewhat portly Chinanian sat patiently listen appears there were originally thres partners. Que died before the bankruptcy proceedings, ing to the proceedings in bankruptcy. It was not there from any disinterested motive, and another committed suicide by taking opium No. 9 of 1904, to the Tung Chan firm exparte put it "the one survivor of the wreck" was when at length the Deputy Registrar cailed shortly after the failure, and, as Sir William
the Sui Kat Bank," he shuffled in his seat and, living in Canton, but he had also retired. It after some delay, sauntered to the witness transpired that the firm's head office was in stand. He was at once taken in hand by the Java and there were branches at Singapore and at 110, Wing Lok Street, Hongkon. These Official Receiver, who proceeded with the public examination of the debtor firm of which had failed and bankruptcy proceedings were this man was the manager. The questioning separately instituted at each place, parent that the familar and well worn story, ofid his Lordship, that you tell me you don't unknown partners would be raised.
process had not proceeded far when it was ap
His Lordship the Chief Justice, seeing how matters stood, tonk the witness to task. “You incan to tell me," he said, "that you are the manager of a business and don't know who the partners are! This is getting too sickening
case. You have a partnership book, havar you know. I have already had four days on one
you?
"May I take it from you as your final answer,”
known the name of a single living partner in you firm."--"Yes," replied witness.
"There is no good standing on too much red tape in this matter," concluded Sir William "I don't know whether it is right to call this a public examination, but as far as I can see it is the only one that it is possibic,
The examination was then tiosed, and the many solicitors in Court were left to reflect The Witness-No. It is in Canton. It has upon the effect of the failure to secure registra-
tion of Chinese partnerships." never been in Hongkong.
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"Thn get it in lungkong," added his Lordship. "You carried on business here, and owe a ist of Hongkong people moaey."
"I don't know whether there is a book or not replied the manager whose conection with the firm had extended river ten years.
"That is the usual thing" observed the Chief
Justice. "Tam getting perfectly sick of this business,
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4 months' sight......................... Finnce-ink T.T." America-Bank TT.. Germany-Bank TT...
adia T.T.
D2 It is impossible to administer justice with these men. The first thing they do when they can't pay their debts is to become bankrupt after cheating everyone allround. They do not owe anything! I suppose this man does'nt owe anything? How much are you worth?"
"Well, I have sent in a statement of what it is to the Official Receiver," replied the gentle-
man in the box.
"You, yourself," asked Sir William, "how much are you worth?"
Do. demand Shangbai–Bank T.T. „............ên Japan-Bank T.T. Singapore-Bank T.T... Java-Bank T.T..
"I have no money," was the expected reply. "That is the usual thing. You are not much,4 months' sight use to us, you know. We want to know where the assets are coming from to pay the debts of your firm."
Buying.
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12.39 Mr. H. W. Locker (on behalf of the Char-4 months' sight German.....................95 tered Bank): might mention, my Lord, Bar Silver........... that there is a propositon by a Chinese firm, Bank of England rate which bas been approved by the creditors, whereby the debts will be secured to the extent of sixty-six per cent.
"That may simplify matters," observed his
Lordship..
The case was carried a little further without
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result, when his Lordship said, "It becomes a perfect farce carrying on bankrupty proceedings Patna New
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with these Chinese firms. It is the usual thing: a man comes forward, be owes nothing, and does not know one of the partners. He knows perfectly well who they are, but won't tell us, Persian (Paper)...... and if he lies sufficiently you can do nothing." (To the witness): How much does the firm awe? the armies are moving in either attack or retreat. Beri-beri is a "place" disease, and occurs amongst soldiers stationary in barracks, but not during an active campaign. Plague is, again, a the people who got the money out of the disease which is not calculated to attack acreditors?" There are $500,000 assets,"
rid quickly-moving army. The one way to get
evasively replied the manager. of plague is to camp out, and away from the The Chief Justice: There was an interim focus of infection, and, should the disease
receiver appointed, and you (Mr. Bruce Shep- reappear, to again strike camp and proceed herd) went and got the assets. If you had not
gone down you would have got nothing.
For beri-beri and plague, further afield. therefore, active campaigning is a decided prophylactic Typhus fever is another ailment foreign to armies on the march, and even
quitting quarters rapidly than when they are hemmed within a beleaguered city, or cooped up in barracks within an infected area.
Presently the rainy season will visit districts which the war is being conducted, and the
in
The Official Receiver:-This man went off to Canton, and we only gut him back yester- day.
The Chief Jastica (sharply)- think he
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METROPOLE THEATRE.
METROPOLE HOTEL.
Mr. Jäs. CHRISTIE.
ought to know a little more about it, I will commmit this man for perjury if he does not Sole Proprietor.... speak the truth. It is perfectly sickening. Tell him if he does not speak the truth I will COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME.
The Exchange Telegraph Company's St. Pe- the zeal and skill with which Dr. McGee's Fengtien a large number of counterfeit rouble cholera is less likely to prevail amongst troops tersburg correspondent writes that the follow-party are discharging their duties, command ing extracts from the last letters written by M. the admiration and respect of their Japanese Verestchagin to his wife have just been publ sli- fellow workers as well as of the superintending ed in a Moscow paper. In a letter dated medical officers. March 16, M. Verestchagin wrote:—
"We are now waiting for the Japanese to cross over int Manchuria and attack us; this is all we desire-greatly desire-and are even ready to sacrifice a portion of the railway for. Do not be surprised if you hear of our retreat. It will be for our good. On the contrary, any incl nation to burst into Corea is condemned by all right-minded strategists, and, I think, by Kuropatkin. Gilinsky, I know, was for retreat
The Ekaterinaxiat, one of the large twin-counterfeit rouble notes is to coison the minds troops will be more or less stationary in a water-send him to prison for lying, I will not be
even when in Petersburg."
In another letter, dated March 28, M. Verest
chagin wrote "1 met Admiral Makaroff at
screw steamers belonging to the Russian Volunteer Fleet, captured by the Japanese at the commencement of the war, has been con- verted into a Government transport. This is the fourth vessel seized from the Russians which has been insured for £7,000 for twelve months as a transport under the management of the Osaka Shosen Kaisha. Two of them; the Argun and Aukden, valued respectively 40,000 and £15,000, were formerly owned Port Arthur: 'Why don't you come to see by the Chinese Eastern Railway Company. The me! I will Where are you lunching to most important capture up to the present, bow day? 'Nowhere in particular.' Then. come ever, is the steamer, Manchuria, of 6,193 grass to-day, and afterwards we will go and sink a tonnage, owned by the Russian East Asiatic vessel in the roadstead to block the way for Company, which was insured for £85,000. On the Japanese. After breakfast we started in a these four steamers underwriters have accept steam culter. A giant steamer, looking like a ed the risks-which include the chief marine five-storeyed house, which had just been bought perils, but with war risks specially excluded for slaking stood already leaning over on the
for a moderate premium, which is not much side on which it was destined to lie. It was higher than the rates accepted for some "liner" pitiful to look at, like some fine fellow doomed 1 speaks volumes in praise of the Japanese to die and yet unconscious of his fate.... One enterprise that the Government have lost so after another two mines, one at the stem and little time in turning their captures to practical the other at the prow, threw up huge columns advantages. In the case of the steamer Man of water and mud, and the ship with a shudder churia it is interesting to note that at the time at first straightened herself and then began to of her seizure she was insured against war risk heave over.
for £75,000, underwriters on which were liable for a total loss, and when this steamer was offered with the others for insurance under the new conditions this fact was not forgotten.
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ITEMS.
The following items are printed in the Shang kai Mercury, translated from the native papers:-
Chinchou, 29th June.
"The stern soon filled with water and pank to the bottom, but the prow rose up consider ably, disclosing the fearful wound delivered by the mine. The Admiral became very excited. *It means they didn't break the partitions pro- perly,' he said, and he paced like a tiger in a cage on the rubbish-covered barge, taking three steps forward and three back, and growling like a tiger or white bear. At last the ship filled with water, and lay under water just at About thirty li from the south-east of Hai the right place, so that only a small rib of one cheng, on the roads and near the heights, many side remained above: the surface, just like a Russian troops are stationed again, on the long fish. They then also sank the Skielka," heights in the neighbourhood of Fengshuipao, And now, thanks partly to one of the fireships nineteen li along the north of Tashichiao, two and partly to ships sunk by as, our torpedo-machine guns and four quick firers have been boats can lie on the look-out without fearing mounted, under the control of 300 Russian the enemy's torpedoes, heartillery of the foot of the fills there are two
NEWS FROM CHEFOO,
trifled with in this way. He is the manager of a firm and he knows who his principals are.
Mr. P. W. Goldring:-I remember this man, my Lord. I should like to point out he has simply come here to prove the statement of affairs. He knows knowing else about it. lle is the only man left in the business.
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logged soil. The wise general will transfer his troops to high ground when that is possible, and change camp frequently. The flat, dreary. stretches of Manchuria, however, present but few opportunities of this sanitary measure being carried out. Manchurian cities are insanitary to a degree, and the mud walls of the houses become slimy without and covered with fungi Well, he is here now," observed bis lordship, within. The mud floor becomes wet and foul, and I will have him speak the truth. It is a and were it not for the "kang" there would be monstrous thing to think that a firm bas lailed no dry patch to lie down upon. The kang, or for $800,000 if a manager is to come up and look stove, is built for purposes of warmth during the us in the face and say he does not know winter. The apartment in which the family who is employers are. Why don't you get the practically live is occupied usually for some two-partnership book. I think i will adjouro, this thirds of its area by the kang-a platform built examination. of clay and brick and raised some two to three feet from the level of the floor. The kang is warmed by a fire underneath, and upon its flat surface the family sleep during the night and
His Lordship:-What is this composition ? squat in wintry weather during the daytime.cent,
Mr. Looker:-Another Chinese firm has Condemned to quarter in such abodes during
come forward and offered to take on the goods either the summer when the country is a swamp, or during the intense cold of a Man-
and things of the firm and give promisery churian winter, diseases such as typhus and
The Chief Justice-If I am to sit bere and cholera-for cholera attacks persons dwelling notes at the rate of 66 per cent. in such environment in winter-are certain to appear. Although disease may be prevalen: hold examinations I want them to be honest in the armies in Manchuria at the present affairs and not a transparent sham. If I am to moment in some degree, the danger will be have a public examination it is to be a proper increased to a manifold extent when, by the pas. At present this man does not know the exigencies of the weather, the troops are compaine of a single living partner in his own pelled to, desist from active campaigning. firm,.... *
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Among other foreigners, a Greek has arrived at Cheloo who states that the Admiral of the Port Arthur fleet is a person of advanced age and has not been at sea for many years, con- sequently the military circle places little con- fidence in him, in fact bo is the army and navy have been complaining of his incapability and for having no definite plan of operation. The Admiral wishing to show his power led the squadron outside of the harissur on the 23rd ultimo. Evers one was eagerly watching what he would do but were sadly disappointed when they finally saw him coming back with several ships damaged. Now the Russians are certain that Port Arthur will eventually fall into the hands of the enemy after a land attack. The land, naval and volunteer forces at Port Arthur comprises fifty thousand in number. All the Russian civilians have jined the volunteer fore. There are one hundred and fifty men of oiber countries and five hundred women. The Russian Authorities wish to have these sent away by a steamer but this has not so far been done. The quantities of provisions and am munition at Port Arthur cannot be known but it is said that the latter is very scarce.
Another foreigner from Port Anthur, reparts that the prices of rice and four at that place have been doubled while the prices of other The sanitary prophylaxis accruing to changing "There are none alive," calmly remarked articles have gone up fifty per cent. In ad- camp will be lost, and the evils of overcrowd the wildess. dition to the three thousand Europeans working during jaclement weather, will threaten ing in the shipyards and the Russian troops, the efficiency, if not the very existence of any there are about eight hundred civilians at army which fails to provide against its evil Pont Arthur. The total number of those who consequences. During a prolonged campaign are able to take up arms against the Japanese dysentery and typhoid in summer, and in addi are fifty thouand men. A destroyer often goes tion typhus in winter, are the endemic dis to Newchwang and back. News from News eases to be dreaded and provided against in chwang states that a Russian destroyer from Manchuria, and the future, efficiency of either. Port Arthur rushed into Liao River on the army will largely depend upon the provisions
made to counteract these scourges,—Er. 29th ultimo,
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His Lordship seeing it impossible to get a straightforward reply had to go much deeper into the shatter. What was the amount of the capital of your firm?" he asked, "$40,000," was, the answer.
Who were the original contributors of that. sum," came bis next query.
"I don't know," jollowed the prompt.reply "How long has the firm been going.”—The same answer. “I don't know "—with the little
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