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THE GOVERNOR'S, LUVRE.
It is notified in a Gazetia Extranidinary issued to-day, that His Excellency the Governor will hold a Levee at Government House on Friday, the 5th August, 1954, at 4.00 pin.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1904.
THE RIGHTS OF BELLIS
GERENTS.
·STATUS OF NEUTRAL, MAIL STEAMERS,
Each gentleman is requested to bring with.
Mr. Douglas 'Owen, of the Inner Temple, him two cards, with his name distinctly writtenwrites in his "Declaration of War, a survey of thereon, to be handed to the aides-de-camp in the Position of Belligerents and Netrals, with waiting.
Relative Consideration of Shipping and Marine insurance during War"-
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The Private Entrea will commence fifteen minutes before the General Levee, and may be attended by the members of both Councils, by the Bishops, by the Judges, by the Heads of the Government Departments, by the Consula General and Consuls of Foreign Powers; and by the Naval and Military Officers of Field, or corresponding, rank.
JELEBU MINING CO., LD.
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THE WAR.
PROGRESS OF KUROKI.
FURTHER POSITIONS CAPTURED,
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Great Britain and Russia.
LONDON, 1st August.
Reuter's correspondent in St. Petersburg
Mr. M. Noma, Consul for Japan, has kind-wires that the Russian answer to Great Britain's representations regarding the sink- forwarded to us the following telegram ;~~~
ing of the Knight Commander is not yet received at the Embassy, but there is no reason to believe that the assurances given to The Hon. Charles Hardinge will not be loyally fulfilled and revised instructions sent to Admiral Skrydloff as a result of the Knight Commander incident.
Tokio, August 1, 3.30 p.m. General Kuroki reports that our army commenced operations at daybreak of the 31st July for attacking the enemy, who oc cupied Yushulinizu (four miles west of lisihoyen) and Yangtzuling (six miles west of Motienling).
Both places are situated twenty-five miles from Liaoyang. The enemy at Yushulintzu consisted of two divisions with the corres ponding artillery. The attacking operations were carried out as previously arranged, and by sunset we defeated the enemy's bath wings; but, owing to the enemy's large force and strong positions, we were unable to dis- lodge them.
At daybreak of the 1st inst., we resumed the attack and succeeded in expelling the enemy at noon and pursued them four miles west. The enemy fled towards Anping. The enemy at Vangtzuling consisted of two and a half divisions with four hatteries of artillery.
LATER.
said that Great Britain had protested to Earl Percy, in the House of Commons,
Russia against the inclusion of food stuffs on the list of contraband of war.
The War;
General Kuropatkin reports that Genetal Keller commanding at Vangtse-Ling was killed by a shell.
Wheaton's International Law, the editor P. 205-Mail Lackets; Public Vessels:~ly expresses the opinion that "the carrying of despatches can only invest, a neutral vessel with a hostile character in the case of its being employed for that purpose by the belligerent, and that it cannot affect with criminality either a regular paal packet on a merchant ship, which makes u despatch in its ordinary course of conveying letters, and of the contents of which the master must necessarily be ignorant. This At Messrs Coghlan & Cn's auction rooms view it is supposed is not inconsistent yesterday afternoon, reports the Singap re Free with the fact, which refers to a fraude- Press of 27th inst, the property known as the lent carrying of the despatches of the Jelebu mining and trading company's lands enemy. Since the timer European wars etc., were put up for auction without reserve. sonia governments have established regular The property was divided into three lets the postal packels, whose mails by international first comprising about 2,700 sq. ft. of leasehold conventions, are distributed throughout the land (90) years at Seremban, with brick go civilised world; whilst in other countries every dowo, the second all the alluvial concessions merchant vessel is setting obliged to receive of the company in Jelebu estimated to amount till the moment of its sail, not only the des. to about 1,000 acres of mining land with patches of the government, but all letters sent buildings thereon siluate at Kuala Klawang, to it from the post offices." international con- and thirdly all the Rin and Glamie lode conventions or not, it may surely be safely assumed cessions in Tili abou 400 acres of mining find that the general introduction of the postal sys. with machinery and appurtenances thereen. Ontem, and the consequent institution of mail ints one and three practically immediate pses. steamers, have practically extinguished the sion was guaranteed. On lot two possession old right of confiscation for the carriage of was deferred till February next. The auctionear hostile despatches. If, for example, war were mentioned that should the purchaser of lot to arise between France and Spain, by the three feel inclined to self part of the machinery strict law of nations, France would have the he had a prabable purchaser theretor, Bidding right to stop and seatch every. British mail on lot one started at $2,000 and rose at one bid sienner which she might suspect of carrying to $1,500 and from thence by hundreds to in her mail bags despatches from the Spanish $3,000 at which it fell to Towkay Chu Shu government to any of the Spanish East Indies. A SINGLE plague case completes the usual daily Ming. Lot number two was opened at $3000 The result of the exercise of this right would and advanced by five hundreds fairly briskly be that successive l'. and O. steamers might to $8,500. Ten thousand was eventually reach be stopped while their scores or even hundreds ed, and an offer from the auctioneer of an extra of mail..bags are got out and the contents five brought the price up to $12,000 at which it of each examined, and on the examination was knocked down to Towkay Soon Hung proving successful, the sleamer might be taken Chang. For the third lot the auctioneer into a French port for adjudication, to the suggested a starting price of ten or twenty serious loss and infinite discomfort of a large thousand. The first bid came from the Nether complement of passengers, the peaceable sub- lands Trading Society at $15,000 and no further jects of various neutral powers. Such a state offer being made, the lot was sold at that price. of affairs would raise the ire and hostility of all of the ground; secondly, by lack of suitable position that it will be able to deal with
On the 7th July at Hamburg, F. W. GALLES, formerly of Shanghai, aged 61 years.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1901.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
relatn
Fr is understood that Lord Curzon will hold office on his return to India up to the end of March, 19 6.
ENGLAND has won the Elcho Challenge Shield at Bisley. New Zealand has won the Kolapore Cup.
THE English and French mails of the and July and 28th June were delivered in London
on the 1st and 2nd inst
COMMUNICATION with Amay, Shanghai and stations beyond, by the Great Northern Tele- graph Company's cable, is restored.
[35 THE statement of accounts to be laid before the forthcoming half-yearly meeting of share. Holders in the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation will be found on the third page.
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THE case in which an office boy in the employ of the Osaka Shoshen Kaisha was charged with obtaining $2,047.20, from constituents of
A RESTLESS SAILOR
AND HIS STRANGE CAREER.
The attacking operations there also pro gressed successfully, and byaunset wo carried the enemy's principal positions; but a portion of the enemy offered the stoutest resistance and we bivouaced the night in battle formation.
At daybreak on the 1st inst., we resumed the attack and, at 8 a.m., all the heights fell into our hands.
The enemy fled towards Tanghoyen. Our casualties are under investigation. We captured some field guns. The details are still unknown. In this engagement the attacking opera- tions had disadvantages; firstly, by steepness
position for artillery, while the heat was over 100 deg. Fahrenheit.
THE CHINESE soldier.
INDIVIDUAL BRAVERY.
(Contributed.)
OHLFOO.
A FROPOSED SETTLEMENT.
The question of international local govern-
ment for Chefoo will quite likely be
-blought-up again in the near future. It is understood that several of the local consuls.
will be petitioned with a view to resuscitating the agitation, and requesting the ministers at Peking to take action on the papers which have been in their possession for some istle time. The officials having to do with the matter are probably well informed thereon and the peti- tions to the consuls here will no doubt be pre- sented simply with the intention of attempting to get some action on what has already béen done by the residents who are desirous of the settlement.
Practically the entire community of Cheloo is anxious to have the city placed in such
questions which require concerted thought and action. The growth of the port has brought conditions that only municipal organi- zation can deal with-police, sanitation, roads, etc. Citizens believe that public health and welfare generally in the place in which they live, are questions with which they should be allowed to deal in such manner as will bring them under community control, and that muni- cipal organization and law is the only way out of the difficulty.
Total of sale $31,600. Mr. Coghlan mentioned | neutral Governments, and would obviously be
Temtiong properly early in August. at the close that they would be selling off the utterly inconsistent with the enlightened civi. lisation of the present day. Moreover, the great facilities which now exist for communi- cation by telegraphic cable, as well as for the forwarding of despatches by various and inde- pendent routes, must needs in most cases render it a sheer waste of time to attempt to intercept despatches by stopping and search- ing mail steamers. And, indeed, to search any of the floating leviathans of the present
Instances of individual bravery are prover- day on the chance of discovering a letter binily few among Chinese soldiery. Collec which it would be to the interest of pertively they have been known to fight stubborn sons on board to conceal, would be little ly, although unless in overwhelming numbers less than an absurdity. For whatever rights they lack the initiative of attack. Japanese may still be held to exist as to the search history records several encounters with the for despatches on private trading vessels, there Chinese in 189, in which the latter displayed can, one would imagine, be no doubt that no
At any rate, people who have business in- great collective galiantry; in fact, accordie g to such right exists-or that, if it exists, few
our chronologist, a little more learning on the terest here, and who make the town their home, are determined to endeavour to bring
William Davis, a young Englishman, fol. lowed a seafaring career, until about two years ago, when he arrived in Hongkong aboard the Champion, of which he was first mate. While in Hongkong he became enamoured of the and determined to remain in this Colony. He joined the longkong Police Force, and was thereafter known as "W. Davis, P.C. 15. But he soon tired, and so about a year ago he dressed in a suit of plain clothes, and walked out of his quarters. He left all his effects,
A Chefpo Daily News man has ascertained in conversation with substantial business men: among the Chinese that they are decidedly in there is no doubt that the Total is of the ssma favour of the so-called "settlement" plan, and
opinion.
A CHEE & CO.,
CO., that firm by means of forged receipts, was re: worth a considerable amount of money be powers would have the bardihood to stempt to part of the offices would on two occasion al boots, are determined.
祥 利廣
17, QUEEN'S ROAD.
W. Goldring appeared for the prosecution. The case is proceeding.
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He then made his way to Canton, and accepted a position in the engineering works of the Canton Hankow Railway Co., subsequently being appointed a driver of one of the engines ninning on the completed portion of that line, But he was a sailor at heart, and "he heard the sca a calling" so he resigned his appointaient and returned to Hongkong, where he found the 5.5. Kentmere was in need of a mate. He applied for and obtained the berth, but did not.
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steamers. These vessels, being under govern- Those who participated in the 1900 campaign ment contract for the carriage of the mails, may in the North had somewhat similar experiences. in a manner be said to be public vessels. Not, The Chinese invariably opened a fight well, it may be, vessels of war or transport, but still and frequently demonstrated their ability to public vessels, as being under government sub-repulse an attack. The Russian troops, during sidy, and as such exempt at any rate from the the second bombardment of Tientsin, held a prohibition against carrying belligerent des position on the right bank of the Pei-ho, and patches; though the right of search for military made constant reconnaisances, with the object persons of the enemy having a belligerent of eventually dislodging the enemy from an destination might still be insisted upon. But,
Now that fighting in Thibet has assumed a more serious aspect, the London dailies repre- sented by Special Correspondents are increas ing. The Calcutta sportsman-journalist Mr. A. S. Barrow will act for the Morning Post in future, that is to say as soon as Mr. Candler of the Daily Mail is ready to relieve him, while.. Mr. Walter Bayley has gone posting up to
hold it long, for, walking down the Praya'a few the "Peterhoff" case, where a British vessel important station at a distance of three miles, represent the Daily Telegraph and the Pioneer.
evenings ago, he was recognized by one of Hongkong's police and at once arrested, as a deserter. He was placed before Mr. Kemp, but the charge against him was withdrawn, and he was allowed to leave the Court, Hardly re-arrested on a warrant for being an abscond. ing debtor, at the instance of the Mutual Stores Co. of Wongkong and Canton, with whom be had run up, as it is alleged, an account the extent of $6co, for stores supplied duric his sojourn in Canton. He now reposes in Via Gaol pending explanations.
had he put foot outside, however, when he was
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on the same bank. The Chinese coped with was seized by a Federal cruiser for carrying con- their tactics quite successfully, and on one traband of war, and for the alleged intention to
MILK is known to be one of the few complete mernorable Sunday afternoon, actually re- run the blockade of the Confederate parts, indi-pulsed an attack in which the greater portion foods. It contains the bone, muscle and fat cates that the modern view favours the recogni of 3,000 infantry and Cossacks took part. The producing elements, and sustains the heat of tion of the right of neutral vessels to carry position was finally captured when the allied the body. The milk of different classes of ani- mails free from belligerent examination. troops, with whom the Russians co-operat.
mals (mammals) varies in composition, to suit GENERAL Kuroki, says a personal friend of the
For although the circumstances of the voyage ed, stormed the native city of Tientsio. the different requirements; thus mare's milk famous great Japanese soldier, is essentially a
and cargo were in this case open to grave A single sample of individual bravery on the is richer in sugar, but lacking in protein, com safe man. He is well-known for his ability to
suspicions, and the conduct of the master was
part of a Chinese, came prominently underpared with cow's milk. Anolber fact of inter- engineer victory by the most cunning and
eminently unsatisfactory, a sealed postal mail the notice of several officers attached to the est connected with milk is found in the diffi laborious utilisation of detail, and prefers the
bag found on board was ordered to be first expedition sent to the relief of Peking sulty with which some persons digest plain slow but sure method; but when he attacks
delivered to the attorney of the United States, Admiral Seymour with the remnant of his milk. It is safe to say that, should any organ, you may be perfectly certain he has discounted
out of the custody of the count, and was given troops had taken possession of and ensconsed secretion or digestive juice fail to perform its every possibility and secured every mora!)
up to the British authorities unopened. It himself in what has since been known as the free duty, the milk condensed will not be pro chance in his favour. He has always been
may, however, be supposed that the right to Hsiku Armoury. The place had been ap perly digested. The reason for this is simple. gifted with wonderful strategical precision, and
carry postal mail bags and the sanctity of their proached under a misapprehension brought Milk contains such a variety of compounds that if his opponents make a move in any direction
contents now in many cases provided for by about by misunderstanding with the interpreters, all portions of the digestive system are called it will always seem the very thing which
Several French soldiers, survivors of the Chi-international convention.................The case and cost many valuable lives before Major into activity for the digestion of these varied Kuroki expected. It is impossible to take him
nese expedition of 1856, are responsible for the of The Constitution," a United States frigate Johnson, at the head of about 200 marines and elements. The gastric juice attacks the cheesy by surprise. On the other hand, he is generally statement that Gen. Kuroki, the redoubtable carrying private goods for public exhibitions-bluejackets fording the river, forced an entrance successful in deceiv'ng bis antagonists as to
Japanese Commander in Manchuria, is in re against which salvage proceedings were issued to the first enclosure. As soon as the supports digest the sugars and fats. This takes the matter; the pancreatic and intestinal juices the direction of his attack. and the numbers heality half French. His name, they say, is pro- in the Admiralty Court-stands on a somewhat crossed, an attempt was made to drive the Chi milk through the stomach and the small is employing against them.
perly spelled Curique. According to the story sinsil.r footing At one time so-called packet nese from the whose enclosure which consisted intestines into the large intestine. The lower. of these soldiers, a French officer, Capt. Curi ships were, with certain special allowances, by of several separately walled compounds, and intestine digests wood fibre also. This alone, que, while serving in China in 1856, married a
statute strictly forbidden to carry any merch here the incident in question occurred. WHPN the case against Marshall, manager of Japanese girl. A son was born to them, who andise; they were to carry "letters and
of all the forms of food nutrients, in pot found the Criterion Hotel, for assaulting his wife and
A handful of men assisted by two officers, in milk. Because of the facts above stated the was given the Japanese name Kuroki, correr packers"; and goods carried unlawfully, con- son-in-law was called on this afternoon the ponding to the French Curique. This son is try to the statuto, were to be forfeited.
and two civilians dashed through one of the ability to drink milk is a test of perfect diges defendant was asked what he had to say. He Gen. Kuroki. Capt. Curique died last,
gateways and charged at some hundredĮtion in nearly all caves. year in stated that there was a quarrel in the bar on France, Until the last, according to the story.
soldiers bolding the yard. With one solitary the night in question, and he was assailed by which we take from the "New York Tribune," lake, Professor of International Law at Caming a single shot. The exception proved to be In the course of an interview with Mr. West. exception the company bolted without exchang. several of those present including his wife and he corresponded with his son, who has since son-in-law He was struck by four people become famous,
bridge University, a representative of the Daily gaily bedecked young officer, who gesticulat- altogether. It resulted in a policeman being
Graphic obtained, in reply to a question rela-ed, shouted, and vainly exhorted bis man to re called and he was arrested. He had bad a
tive to the status of mail steaners, the follow-turn. Failing in his first attempt he galloped drink or two, but was quite clear in his mind,
ing opinion:"When ships carrying mails are through the gate and to the unbounded. and only tried to defend himself when struck,
the public prop ity of any neutral nation they astonishment of the foreigners who were resting He had not been on speaking terms with the
cannot be stopped. If they are private property on the grass, literally thrashed about a dozen complainant for many months.-Mr. Goldring,
they can be stopped and searched but the Chinese to the attack. The loss of four satis solicitor, for the prosecution, shortly reviewed
mails must not be opened. "It is true that in || fied their comrades, and the officer was again' the facts, and His Worship convicted the de On the 3rd at 11.40 a.in. The barometer has the War of Secession the United States claim compelled to retire for more men. This he' fendant and fined him $25 with the option of risen over the Pacific in the neighbourhood of ed the right to open mails, but it waived the did five times and on the last occasion with one month and bound him over in his own the Loochoos and bat fallen in Japan; else claim on account of 2 pintest from Great Bri-so much success, that he threw away a life that recognizances in the sum of Sic to be of good where the changes are unimportant.
tain. United States naval officers were, how had for some time been spared, by the gene behaviour for six months.-His Worship re The typhoon is now to the S.E.of Kiusih eder, instructed to open any parcels which rosity of the officer commanding, whose admira marked that assault by biting was a very moving towards the N.N.E.
they had reason to believe were only counter-tion for bis conduct led to, the burial of his. serious malter, and usually dealt with very Gradients are slight upon the Cline Coast' | Tejt mail bags, and to those 'instructions Great body by our own mea at a time when they severely, but in this case be would take into and rather steeper over the China Sea Light Britain asserted. The naly point to be added hardly knew which way to divide attention to consideration the fact that there was ill-feeling S.WV. winds will prevail in the Formosa Chan-is that if a private ship, carying mails is de. their own sick and wounded, It might be of long-standing between the parties, and anel, and moderate S. winds in the northern rained on any account, the captor must for interesting to add that many of the MARINEWORK" Telephone-No. 358.
good deal of drinking had been apparently part of the China Sea.
ward the mails to their destination as speedily from Usiku are now being used in the defence. Hongkong, 3rd May, 1904,
[381❘ indulged in.
Forecast –Moderate 5, winds, Overcast, fair, as possible,"
of Pon Arthur,
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The following report is from Mr. J I. Plum- mer, Chief Assistant of the Hongkong Obser vatory:
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SEA COMMERCE IN WAR TINE,
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SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MAILS DUE, French (Catherine Afcar) bth inst. American (Korea) 11th inst. Indian (Namsang) 15th inst.
Canadian (Empress of India) 15th inst 'Amèrican (Gaelic) 18th inst.:
The 15, Macduff left Singapore yesterday,. for Hongkong and may be expected here on 8th inst.
The P. & A. ss. Aragonia Sailed from Port land on 31st ult, via Japan Ports, and may be expected here on 31st Insti
The Aptar Co.'s 8.3, Catharine Aptar from Calcutta (with the French Mail on board) left. Singapore for this port this morning,
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