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the Regular Army. Of the propositions SEVEN plague cases, of which four were fatal, { formulated by the Commission concerning occurred up to noon to-day. There have now the advisability of adopting a system of been 408 since the opening of the year. compulsory service there is much, indeed, to be said, and the question is of so great an importance that it deserves to be treated apart; even more so since it would seem that the Secretary of State for War makes no reference to it in his revised scheme. Thence, 1993.
ment has appointed Measts, 3. Williamson, D. Meffardy, W. Cameron, W. Roberson and A. Gordon to be sanitary inspectors under section 19 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordia
main object of Mr. Arnold Foster's recom-AT a recent meeting of the Siam Society, M. mendations would seem to tend towards the Pierra Morin read as paper, catit.ed "Notes reduction of the present forces at the dis- Laoticones,' which referred to a ceremony now posal of the Empire, the strength of which known, under the names of Bg Si or Sow has already been declared absolutely inade-Kowan, and which is practised in the north quate for us to hold our own against any among the Laos. Phya Prajakich gave a paper one of the greater European powers posses on the Yenam Meen and the provinces of the sing a numerous, well-trained and well- East. organised national army. No better proof of twenty-the wisdom of the advice that has been given to the nation by the Royal Commission can be found than in the present situation of our ally, Japan. By its geographical situation
The Hongkong Telegraph the Empirs of the Mikado bears a strong re-
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1904.
ARMY RE-ORGANISATION.
The extraordinary statement made by the Standard, and contained in the Reuter telegram published in our columns to-day, with regard to Mr. Arnold Foster's revised scheme for the re-organisation of our land
semblance to Great Britain, Japan's first line of defence is, and always will be, her navy even as it is the case with ourselves, Yet, in the present struggle, of what aid to the eventual success of that brave nation would') have been the victories of her flects had she not been able to follow up the advantages secured by striking at her enemy with a strong and splendidly organised army? It is a recognised rule among experts in war that the best system of defence is
forces will undoubtedly cause astonishment the adoption of a rapid offensive. It and alarms in the minds of many. The big is better to strike at
aneneiny on London daily, which has always been dis his own ground than to give him a chance tinguished for the reliability of the infurma- of carrying war into our own country-an tion it makes public, tells its readers that ever existing possibility with the speed of our present Secuutary of State fok War pro-modern ships, when the country in danger of poset to sweep the Militia out of existence, reduce the Volunteer Force by 65,000 and the garrison in South Africa by 5,000 mani, and partly denude the important fortresses
invasion possesses an extended scaboard. That our navy can be relied upon in the hour of peril there can be no doubt, but our ships cannot be everywhere at once; our
of Maita and Gibraltar of their present mili-coastline is manifestly ill defended and, con- tary strength. To such as have studied the sequently, open to a raid from a daring foe
or combination of fors, which, withoutmean- | are recommended to the notice,, of Con-all-important question of Imperial Defence noisseurs as high-class after-dinner Wines. with any care, taking into consideration the ing victory for the aggressor, would bring war deplorable want of strength and organisation to our very midst, and ravage and ruin to a in our existing military organisation, which portion of the Kingdom. Retrenchment is was brought to light during the South Africa apparently the main object of Mr. Arnold campaign, and have compared our system Foster's scheme, and in this he would seem with those adopted by other powers, the to be pampering to the outeries of the Op- suicidal proposition of Mr. Amold Foster position rather than working in the real in
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can seem little better than a colossal absurd-terests of the nation. ity. The revised scheme which the Standard attributes to our Minister for War
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ness insomuch that its main propositions are in direct opposition to the wise coun. sels contained in the recent report of the Royal Commission of the Militia and Volunteer Forces. This report, signed by no less authurities than the Dukes of Norfolk and Richmond, the Earl of Derby, General Lord Grenfell, General Sir Coleridge Grove, Colonel O'Callaghan Westropp, Colondi Llewellyn, M., Mr. Henry Spenser Wilkinson, and Mr. H.
· LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE meeting of the Water Polo Association is to be held on Wednesday.
MEMBERS of the Victoria Recreation Club atend holding an aquauc carnival on the 23rd inst.
P.S. GORDON, now stationed at Sham Shui Po, has been appointed an inspector under the Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance, 1896,
SURVIVORS of those aboard the Sudo Maru
RUU■ | W. W. McAnally, contains in its concluding and the transports sunk on the 16th and 17th |
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paragraphs the following recommenda- tions:--First, that as far as possible the whole able-bodied male population shall be trained to arms; secondly, that the
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ult, arrived at Vladivostok on the zoth idem.
THE German gunboat Tiger proceeds to Swa- tow on Monday afternoon. From there, she will go on to japan via Amy and other ports, MR. T. L. PERKINS has had his name added to the list of authorised architects under section 7 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordin- ance, 1903.
THE distribution of prizes to the scholars of the college at L'asile de la Suinte Enfance took place this afternoon at 3 o'clock, when Mrs. May presided.
It is announced that the Singapore Cricket
THE losing returns of the average amount of bank notes in circulation and of specie in eserve in Hongkong, during the month ended guth ult, as certified by the managers of the respective banks, are published in the Gazette.
Average Amount.
$3,598,439
Banks. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,...... Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Cor. paration,
12,003,790 Bank National
of China, Limited,..... 394,843
Total.......$15,997,072
Specie
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MATTERS CLIMATIC
DURING JUNE.
An extract of meteorological observations,
CHINA'S NEUTRALITY.
Several years ago piratical attacks in the made at the Hongkong Observatory during last Creeks of the Canton River, and often in mid-month show that no less that 19.640 inches of siteam, were of common occurrence, and the rain were recorded, the greatest, fall on one Viceregal authorities made strenuous efforts to day being 5.190 inches on the 29th, followed suppress these bands of robbers composed, for | by 3.260 inches on the 30th. There were the most part, of disaffected villagers who, by twelve days upon which no rain was recorded, reason of floods and famine, were reduced to and four upon which no sunshine was obser such a condition that they took to molesting ved. The highest temperature noted was on junk people and relieved them of whatever Sunday, the 26th, when the thermometer rose might be turned to account. During his to 91.1 degrees, and at the beginning of the tenure of office, the late Viceroy Li Hung month it fell to as low as 72.2 degs. Through Chang and his successor endeavoured to puta out the month the maximum temperature was stop to this state of lawlessness, so destructive 85, the mean 79.8, and the minimum 76. The not only to life and property, but als8 to the average velocity of the wind was recorded as Commercial prosperity of the district. Since 9.9 miles per hour, and the direction most pre- the death of Tao Mu, these scourges of the vailing, S.E. by E. delta revived, and were as bad as ever until the beginning of 19-3 when, by reason of the shooting of a European: constable (belonging to the British Consulate at Canton) on board of a junk the robbers evidently desisted from their. daring attacks. They have now reappeared at various places along the coast, and reporta to. $2,200,000 hand show them to be at work in British waters. a few days ago the police at the Tai 7,000,000 pirates to the neighbouring village and, headed 150,000 by Sergt. Floyd, the men turned out and gave chase to the robbers, who had already held up $9,350,003 a number of big fishing junks, The pirates' beat a hasty retreat inland and were followed over the hilly ground by the police who, upon coming up with them, were stubbornly resisted. The melee continued for some time the vildagere joining us at (ray with all sorts of implements. But such a formidable foe closing with them, the enemy cleared off and, with the exception of four, succeeded in getting away. These four were brought to Hongkong, and were taken to the Magistracy yesterday when four junk people gave evidence and a remand was ordered.
in Reserve.
He Chilian Consulate at Queen's Buildings was the scene of a disturbance yesterday when an unemployed Chillian threatened the Consut and insulted him to suc's an extent that the police bad to be called in.. A man by the name of Mancella entered the office and requested employment, and when told that he had been recommended for several jobs and that nothing further could be done for him, he insulted the Consul and threatened to give bim a thrashing. At the Magistracy this morn. ing previoas convictions were proved against the man, who was fined $25 or a month, and while waiting the usual formalities prior to being escorted to gaol he caught sight of the Consul and again threatened him with a thrashing,
DR. Sven Hedin has furnished additional evidence of the Chinese invention of paper. On his recent journeys he found Chinese piper dating back to the second half of the third century after Christ. This iny buried in the sand of the Gobi desert, near the former nor thern shore of the Lop Nor sea, where, in the ruins of a city and in the remnants of one of -the oldest, houses, he discovered a goodly lot of manuscripts, many of paper, covered with Chinese script, preserved for some 1,650 years.
O station received information of the visit of
FOREIGN WARSHIPS IN HONGKONG.
The following regulation made by the Officer Administering the Government in Council, under the authority of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, is published in the Guselle
1. Foreign ships-of-war shall not make any examination or survey of the shores or waters of the Colony either from such ships or by means of boals or otherwise.
2. Foreign soldiers or sailors shall not be tanded in the Colony from any vessel without the permission of the Governor obtained through the consul or officer of the country to which such soldiers ur sailors belong.
NAOROJBE.
The date is Dr. Rimly's conclusion. Accord. THE DEATH OF MR. DORABJEE ing to Chiness sources, paper was manufactur ed as early as 2,000 years B.C. The character of the Gobi desert find makes it probable that the making of paper out of vegetable fibres was already an old art in the third Christian
century.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,
A meeting of the Legislative Council will be held on Tuesday next, at 3 p.m. Following are the orders of the day :-
THE PARSEE CLUB CEREMONY.
A very large gathering of Parsees met at the Parsee Club this afternoon at 3 o'clock for the "Uthanma" of the late Mr. Naorojec, whose death was announced yesterday.
At the close of the ceremony, which was most impressively conducted by the Dustoor (Priest), and lasted till nearly four o'clock, Mr. H..N, Mody, who presided, spoke of the noble I. Financial minutes. (Nos. 30 to 38.)
qualities of the deceased. He said that his 2. Report of the finance committee. (No. 7.) spontaneous and universal charity were well Resolution by the Attorney General ;-
known to them all, 10 l'arsee and European Resolved that in accordance with the require-alike, for his was a sympathetic heart which ments of section 10 (2) of the Staiute Laws knew no narrow limit of creed or nationality. (Revised Edition) urdinance, 1900, the "New
Nor was his kindly benevolence limited only Edition" of the Hongkong Ordinances, preto mere money giving; he was ever ready pared by Sir John Carrington and now laid before the Council, is approved.
QUESTIONS.
By the Hon. G. Stewart:
Club being no longer used for the storage of 1. The open space in front of the Hongkong cement blocks, and the small railway to the Praya for the crane having been picked up,
will the Government béable soon to allow the
Botanical Department to open up the space for
with good advice, and often, himself, found employment for their less fortunate brethren who required it. Mr. Mody said that Mr:
fund to be called the "Dorabjes Naoxojee Naorojee was one of the trustees of their own Charity Fund, and he proposed that a Fund" be opened as a lasting memorial of the deceased. He (Mr. Mody) would be pleased to contribute and he hoped that a large surm would be promised in the room. He felt
WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF CHINA JOINS JAPANT
Nearer and nearer looms one of the many grave dangers threatening the world through the struggle between Russia and Japan, says Mr. Henry Norman, M.P., in the World's Work for June.
has sincerely and urgently. sought to keep I fully believe that the Japanese Government
China neutral.
So far this has been the case, but with the
striking successes of the Japanese and the consequent revival of Asiatic prestige, the Chi- nese, both Governinent and people, have-as few of us have steadily foretold from the be- ginning-grown inore and more impatient of inactivity, until as the present moinent the irre gular attacks upon the Russian lines of com- munication are almost enough to warrant the statement that China is ceasing to be neutral.
JAPAN MAY CEASE TO DESIRE CHINA'S
NEUTRALITY. ¿ Moreover, in my opinion-and- I beg ny critics to observe that I claim no authority for this beyound a personal opinion the time will come, and perhaps soon) when Japan will no longer desire the neutrality of China.
The instant she gives a hint in Peking to this effect, then, colloquially speaking, the fat will be in the fite.
A serious and organised attack by Chinese troops upon the Russian army would precipit-. ate a series of complications of which no man can foresee the result, and it is not a hostile criticism of fapin to say that at a given moment she will probably bring this about. struggle, she must play any move on the board.
When a nation is in the midst of such a
INTERNATIONAL COMPLICATIONS.
It is not an opinion, I may add, but a fact, that the interference of China is regarded with profound alarm by the Foreign Minister of every
country with great interests in the Far East.
This is much the most threatening cloud op the international horizon of to-day.
If Russia should have a victory on land it would be minimised; if the Japanese continue to be victorious it will grow apace.
THE RUSSIAN RAILWAYS.
SAFEGUARDING THE LINE.
Further precautionary measures have been taken with regard to the Siberian Rail- way. Passenger trains are now being accom- panied by soldiers; each car carries four soldiers and one policeman. When a train passes over a bridge or through any milway. buildings, all the windows of the carriages must be closed, and no passengers are allowed to stand upon the small platform at either end of the cars.
Iron wherries built in the form of pontoons have been towed to the bridges over the Sun.
important measure to have these wherries gari and Nomai rivers by the steamers of the Eastern China Railway. It is regarded as an
loaded railway cars, and they will take the in readiness, for each of them can carry ten
place of the railway bridges in case the latter should be damaged or blown up. Attempts in
Club has accepted the invitation of members/ public use as a garden, as promised by Sir sure that their presence there that day would this direction have led the Russians to increase
of the Hongkong Cricket Club to send an eleven representing the Straits Settlements to this Colony in November next.
AN Indian watchman employed by Messrs. Watson & Co. desired to entertain some friends, and not having the wherewithal to purchase refreshments climbed, into the aerated water
Henry Blake on 20th July, 19937
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2. Will it be possible this year, by dredging or otherwise, to increase the space available for small craft in the typhoon shelter at Cause- way Bay, as it is much silted up at low water? Have the Government decided on any plan for a new typhoon sheller?
be much appreciated by Mr. Dorabjee's family, and that their action would have their approval.
CHINESE EMIGRATION.
A new scale of medicines and, medical com-
considerably the soldiers on guard at them; these guards are exclusively Russians, and they are relieved frequently, so that they may not become tired and go to sleep on duty.. The station at Mukden has been rebuilt, and it is now a first-class station. Hitherto it bad three
department and stole three bottles of sarsap-sideration the advisability of making improved | We understand that représentations were made ings have been added to the Manchurian Rail
atilla. Three months' hard labour.
approaches and shelters at Blake Pier and Queen's Statue Wharf?
3. la view of the recent fire at the Ferryforts for Chinese passenger ships is published Wharf, will the Government take into con in the current issue of the Government Gazette. by the Transvaal Emigration Agent as to the inadequacy of provisions by way of medicines and medical comforts under the old Chinese
Settlements and other places up to the present Passenger (Imperial) Act of 1855, which has -regulated the traffic in coolies to the Straits time. The fact that the insufficiency of the local Government by the representative of the provisions was brought to the notice of the
attention with which the despatch of coolies to the Rand is being conducted.
tinuous service with the colours, not neces sarily in barracks; and, thirdly, that the instruction shall be given by a body of specially educated and highly-trained officers. It would be ridiculous to imagine that the acknowledged experts who formed that Com mission did not recognise the extreme im portance of the advice they were giving, and it is certain that it was only after a careful study of the momentous question entrusted to their deliberation that so weighty a decision was arrived at. With regard to Mr. Arnold Foster's announced proposals concerning the Militia and Volunteer Forces of the Kingdom, this Minister, appears by them, to give an absolute denial to the advice tendered by the Royal Commission. In its report we find "In view of facts and figures, it seems to us evident that the standard which was deemed sufficient for the efficiency and strength of the Militia and Volunteers before THE name of Dr.A. R. Forster, L.RC.P.,M.M.C.S.
By the Hon. H.E. Pollock, H.C.: PHOTOGRAPHIC the reconstruction of the military systems Alexandra Buildings, has been added to the
of Europe, and before the development register of medical and surgical practitioners Star Ferry matshed, will the Government In connection with the burning of the DEPARTMENT.
of modern navies, can no longer be qualified to practise medicine and surgery regarded as applicable to the present time. Hongkong. Dr. Forster has been appointed kindly state how many minutes (approximately) UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS. The task for which these forces must be Deputy Health Officer of the Port, vice Dr. R. after the commencement of the fire was the
Gibson, for so long as he continues in partner. water from the mains turced on to and playing Transvaal Governnient points to the care and prepared is far harder than any which could ship with Dr. G. P. Jordan, or until further on the fire?
2. Will the Government state what is the have confronted them in those days. More- notice.
́estimated cost of establishing a system of {45 over, we could not ignore the situation which
WITH a certain Chinaman who appeared in electric fire-alarms in the City of Victoria? arose in the United Kingdom in 1900 during the dock at the Magistracy this morning it is Does the Government propose to establish such the progress of the South African war. The evidently a case of a small profit with a quick a system? Is it the fact that at the present country had at that time become practically return. He came out of gaol in the morning time the alarm has to be given by a l'olice of compensation to be paid in respect of For the purpose of determining the amount denuded of organized units of the regular and managed to steal some wood, with the reofficer who has to leave his beat for that pur certain resumptions, registered in the Land Army. The Royal Navy was completely salt that he was back again before the after pose? If so, does the Government consider Office as the portions of sections 24, 25, 26, 27, available for its defence against invasion, noon. This time he remains for six weeks such a system of giving the alarm satisfactory? 38, 29 and 30 of Inland Lot No: 8 upon which Af the Government does not consider such a stand Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, Kau U Fong, but this protection was not judged sufficient, after six hours in the stocks.
and sub-section of section 32 of Inland Lot and emergency measures on a large scale
system of giving the alarm satisfactory, what No. 8 (No. 4, Kau U Feng West), and sections steps does the Government propose to take in 37. 38 and 39, sub-section A, and the remaining portion of section 40, and sub-section A, and connection with the matter?
* ORDERS OF THE DAY.
the remaining portion of section 4 of Inland Lot No. 8 (Nos, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17 Officer Administering the Government bas and 19, Kau U. Fong South), H. E. the constituted a Board consisting of the follow- ing members-Ilis Honour Sercombe Smith-Puisne Judge (Chairman); The Hon. P. N. H. Jones, Director, of Public Works. (member nominated by the Officer Adminis tering the Government); and Mr. W. Danby, 1.C.E., (member nominated by or on behalf of
DEVELOPING and PRINTING
GOOD WORK.
PROMPT RETURN. Hongkong, 8th January, 1904.
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Salvage Work undertaken. '
Ship Designs and Specifications prepared.
Agents for the Construction and Sale of Steam
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Contract for New Tonnage on reasonable ternis
with First-class Builders:
A large stock of Canadian Asbestos and
Asbestocel goods kept. Agents for Messrs. Allen & Sons Electrical
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were adopted, which included the embodi. A CLYDESIDE correspondent writes: It is to ment of the Militia, periods of special train-be hoped that the owners of the Glasgow steamer Ticerddale do not belong to the ing for the Volunteers, and considerable United Free Church, as if they do they stand First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance increase in their numbers. These were the a good chance of being excommunicated by to authorize the appropriation of a supplemen general considerations present to our minds that sanctimonious religio-political body the tary sum of three hundred and thirty-one at the outset. Under the heading "General | U. F. Presbytery of Glasgow, which recently thousand six hundred and twenty-four dollars Observations," the report is even more denounced the importation of Chinese labouters and forty-one cents, to defray the charges of emphatic, for it states that the Militia force into the Transvaal as slavery of the most de-the year 1993. has always formed a link between the Army moralising sort-though doubtless if the owners First reading of a Bill entiled An Ordinance and the people, and it is evidently undesir of steamers engaged in carrying the said slaves to amend the Criminal Procedure Orainable,
see fit to give a handsome donation to the | 1899) able, so long as the Army rests on its present Sustentation Fund out of the profits of the basis, to introduce changes in the Militia business the money will be gratefully received which might, by diminishing its strength, and no questions asked as to its origin."-S render precarious this source of recrults for | F. Preis.
iS, B C Ross,
Clerk of Councils, A meeting of the Finance Committee will be held immediately after the Council,
RESUMPTION OF LAND..
the owners of the property resumed). Mr. A.. B. Suffad, Fuisne Judge's Clerk, has been up-- pointed by the Officer Administering the Gov Froment to act as clerk to the board, the sittings Rich will commence at the Supreme Coun
on the and inst
tracks; three new tracks have been laid down and several platforms added. So many aid. way of late, that the authorities claim that the carrying capacity of the line has been increased by 40 per cent,
THE WEATHER,
The following report is from Mr. J. 1, Plum- mer, Chief Assistant of the Hongkong Obser vatory:-
On the 9th at 150 am... The barometer has fallen in S. China, in the Philippines and in Japan.
Gradients are elight on the China Coast, and light variable winds will prevail in the For mosa Channel.
They are still rather steep over the China Sea and fresh to strong S.W. monsoon may be expected in this region.
Forecast:-Fresh S.W. winds, fine..
· N.B.--The information from northern "sta. lions is very limited and from western stations. entirely wanting.
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
HAILS DUB. Indian (Kumsang) 12th inst, French (Oceanien) 12th lost Australian (Tsinan) 13th fngt. --American (Siberia) 13th inst. Canadian (Tartar) 19th inst.
The Java-China-Japan Lijas's Tjipanasīv Moji via Amoy for this port on 7th inst., and
belezpected here on 18th inst. may