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H.M.S. Terrible left yesterday, with the reliefs is stated that the Catches was warned in un e TELEGRAMS. any rounds for complaint which she might
fir Wahaiwei.
ACCORDING to the Chyfoo, Daily News the Siskold and Grosovod tried io get into Tsingrao, but were kept off by the Japanese, and were obliged to come on to Shanghai.
by the Lyra, and is making her way slowly to Hongkong.
PANOTHER coolie was placed before Mr. Gom-. pertz this morning for placing stones on the line of the electric tram cars yesterday. He said he wanted to see what would happen." ILM.S. Taku is now in the Kowloon and What happened" was a severe rebuke from Whampoa Dock, undergoing her priodical His Worship, accompanied by a fine of $50 or overhaul, when she will receive a new coat ofix months' hard labour, and six hours in the paint, and then return to her station.
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H.M.S. Sirius arrived yesterday from the South. She went down to Singapore in convey time-expired men to HMS. Talbot going home and after remaining there a little time returned to dury here.
THE Chin Times says that gre conjoint On 17th August, at Shanghai, the wife of prepations were being made by Generals Oku ARTHUR EYELEIGH, of a son.
DEATHS.
On 14th August, at Shanghai, CHARLES SEMPLE WHITELAW, son of Capt. and Mrs. J. Whuelaw, aged 13 months.
On 9th August, at Shimonoseki, Japan JAMES JOLLY, Chief Engineer s.s. Glear aged 46 years.
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and Kuki to attack Kumpatkin's main posi tion at Luoyang this week The Japanese. base has been moved to Faichéng,
exciting game of water poln was to be played Is connection with the Shield Competition an this evening between teams representing the Sherwood Foresters and the Garrison Artillery respectively, at the V. R. C. enclosure.
MR. J. H. Kemp, second Police Magistrate, was swore in at so o'clock this morning, as Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court, but he will continue to act in his present appoint ment, tatil the return from furlough of Mr. Hazeland, in November next.
THE Corean Emperor and the Crown Prince have contributed the sum of Y in0,000 toward the relief find for the assis-ance of the families of Japanese sold ers at the front. Prince Ei and Princess Gun have contributed Y5,000 to-
FLMS "HOMBER"
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ARRIVES IN THIS COLONY.
BMS. Huber, supply ship to H.M.'s squadron n the China station, arrived in the harle al a.m. to-day, bringing the four officers and 61 men of the Russian destroyer. houry, which was chased by the japanese in the 11th just, and so badly damaged that she officers sought an asylumon the Humber. These had to be beached in Yungching Lay, and whose
men were transferred this morning to H.M.S Tamar, relief ship for the China station, where they now repose in a state of dulce far niente, and enforced inactivity, and where they will remain pending the decision of the Home authorities as to their ultimate destination. The term "surrendered Russians" has been used in connection with these men, but that is, of course, incorrect. There was no surrender, but when the destroyer Beornwez was beached they sought, and obtained, sanctuary on the lumber, which, of course, could not turn them over to either belligerent, and which was accordingly ordered to convey them to Hongkong. On the voyage down the men sustained an attitude of
THE WAR.
THE RETSHITELNI" INCIDENT.
:
JAPAN'S ATTITUDE.
CHINA'S BEUTRALITY DEFINED.'
Mr. M. Noma, Consul for Japan, has kindly forwarded to us the following telegrams:-
SHANGHAI, 22nd August,
1.40 4.0, (
Following is a statement of the attitude we take regarding the Chefoo incident.
The status of China in the present struggle is wholly unique. Nearly all military operations are being carried on within her borders and she is no party in the present conflict. Nevertheless, her
neutral. territories are partly belligerent and partly That condition of things, in view of international law, is anomalous and contradictory. created of special understanding to which In this case, it is
the belligerents have given their adhesion. With a view of limiting the area of hostilities in the interest of foreign intercourse and the general tranquillity of China, the Japanese Government have engaged to respect the neutrality of China outside of regions actually involved by the war. Provided Russia made a similar engagement and carried it out in good faith the Japanese Government com sidered they were precluded by engagement
purposes, of any of the territory or ports of China outside the zone which made the theatre of war, because it seemed to them that any such occupation and use of neutral Chinese territury or ports by Russian forces would give effect to the proviso of the Japanese engagement, and justify her in considering the territory or ports so uccu- pied as belligerent. In other words, the Japanese Government hold China's neutra- lity imperfect, and applicable only to places not occupied by the armed forces of either
possess if the lawfulness of the capture were otherwise,
.!
In this respect, the present case resem bles the cases of the American privateer General Armstrong and the British ship Anne.
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The case of the Retshitelni, though in itself of trifling moment, involves a principle of paramount importance. Experience has shown that China will take no adequate steps to enforce her neutrality laws. If in these circumstances, the Reishitelni could make Chefoo a harbour of refuge then the great ships of Russia might do the same and nothing would prevent those ships issuing from their retreat to attack Japan. The necessity for guarding against such an eventuality is too commanding and too overwhelming to per mit of the Retshitelni case standing as a precedent.
This incident will in no way affect for- eign commerce or disturb the general'sītu- ation in China. It merely serves as a no-
ments in the future. tice to Russia that she must keep engage-·
RUSSIAN CRUISER SUNK
NORTH OF JAPAN.
TOKIO, 21st August, 435 p.m. The Novik, en route to Vladivostok, was sunk by our cruisers at Korsakoff, Saghalien,
on the zist instant.
ing that H.M.S. Ocean had been followed by ward the same fund. The money was handed reserve and reticence, having nothing to say to from occupying or making use, for warlike Arthur at the outset of the war and which,
over to the Japanese Minister at Seoul on the
7th inst. Mainichi,
the officers or men. They gave no trouble, and only expressed gratitude at their kindly treatment by the Britishers. The Humber left Weihaiwel on the 14th inst, and later had to put into the Yangisze for 36 hours to get out of the way of the typhoon. She passed H.M.S. Terrible bound north on Sunday, and H.M.S. Rosario going into Swalow. H.M.S. Humber leaves for the north again on Saturday next.
(From Our Naval Correspondent.)
Weihaiwei, August 12th.
A Russian officer came aboard the flagship to-day and reported that he and his men had
destroser which had rus ashore while being
tung, and had then been blown up by them chased by three Japanese destroyers off Shan selves. He said he had afterwards (allen in with a shooting pany from H.M.S. Albion, who guided them to Weiba wel. They have been sent aboard the Humber for shipment to Hong. kong.
the consequence of unsuccessful war by
tions of China which, by arrangement, are moving her army and navy into those por.
made conditionally neutral.
Port
The details are not yet reported. [The Novik, which was, damaged at Port according to a Tokio wire, intended to join the Vladivostok squadron by the Pacific route, was Navy having a displacement of 3,200 tons. a cruiser of the small class of the Russian Her length was 3474it, beam, 41hit, draught, 16., I... 18,000 She was built at Danzig, and was completed in 190. Her armament was:-Guns, Six 4.7-in; eight 1.8-inch; two 1.4 in.; three machine guns. Torpedo tubes, six. Speed, 25 knots. Complement, 340.
DETAILS OF THE ATTACK.
Toxio, aist August, 5-40 p.m. The captain of the Chitose reports that the Chitose and the. Tsushima attacked the
20th and the morning of the 21st inst.
The Novik was heavily damaged and stranded partly sinking.
The Isushima's coal bunker was hit, but is already repaired. There is no other dam-
a cruiser who refused to hoist her colours when challenged, is the receipt of definite information, from our naval correspondent with the China squadron, corroborating the THE Chief Justice (Sir William Meigh Good- Report and giving a more detailed explanation man) and the Fuishe Judge (Mr. T. ercombe of the incident. It will be remembered that Smith) will deliver judgment on Wednesday on the 3rd August our resident Weihaiwei morning, in an interesting local land case in correspondent wired as follows: 1.M.S. which certain Chinese wished to have deter- mined the respective rights of themselves and Ocean arved here yesterday and reports the defendants in Legard to a certain portion of baving been followed by a large cruiser the Paya Reclamation. It is an appeal from when requested, she refused to show her a former judgment of the Chief Justice. colours till quite close. The Ocean then cleared for action whereupon the cruiser TRULY there is a providence that looks after
the life of the Chinese coolie. This was well walked forty miles along the coast from their belligerent, and that Russia cannot escape Navik in Korsakoff in the afternoon of the flew the tiernian flag." We pointed out exemplied yesterday, when a conle was work. that the idea that the pursuing cruiser was other than a German, could be dispelled at laying concrete on the road-way between the ing on the tram-line at Des Vorux Road, West, once, and remarked that, although the in lines Notwithstanding that the bell of an ap cident was unfortunate, further information proaching car was kept continuously ringing, would doubtless disclose details of a satis. the coale paid no attentios but went stolidly factory nature. The day following, the Cheon with his work, not the car was almos upon foo representative of the Ostasiatische Lloyd appears to have heard a rumour concerning the aflair and, in reply, no doubt, to a cable sent from Shanghai, wired back that the tele- gram regarding the Orun was "simply non- sense." With a view to placing before our Leaders the exact position of affairs we com municated with our naval correspondent, at Weihaiwei, and asked him to supply us with details of the occurrence. His reply came to hand this morning and is to the following effect: H.M.S. Orean and a British destroyer
news regarding the relations of Great Britain and Germany, when the second-class cruiser Hertha was observedtosuddenly emerge
from
and was knocked down, bot in sich a way as to fall clear of the haes. Thus be miraculously escaped without any broken bones, but was very seriously bruised and shaken, dough when picked up by an inspector of police. he could not be made to understand that it was
him when he suddenly rose in front of the car
all his own fault. lie was removed to hospital where his huts were attended to, but it was not consid-red necessary to detain hun.
SOME two weeks ago we called attention to the nuisance which 45 maintained along the Praya Central and West, by coolies carrying
This morning a case accurred which justifies the very strongest remarks on this subject. A string of rickshas in which were two European ladies and a little girl, all dressed in deepest a fog bank under the land, and was seen to mourning, was proceeding along Des Vaux
smoke issuing out of her funnels, hitherto the front ricksha collided with a basket hang quiescent it was concluded she had lit up ing from a coulie's carrying pole, with the
FURNITURE behalf cleared for action. By the quantity of Road, from west to east, when the axle-box of
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FURTHER DETAILS.
Two Hussian torpedo boat destroyers are ashore near Weihaiwei, and over to of their crew were saved by the British warships and are to be sent to Hongkong.
A Weihaiwei telegram says that a Russian
torpedo heat went ashore between Shantung promontory and Yungching Bay and was then blown up and all the crew came to Weihaiwei The commander of the Russian destroyer came to Weihaiwei by sampan and asked the British feet for succour and the British admiral sent a
small ship which brought back four officers
midnight of the 12th August. To-day a British vessel is going to take them to Hong. kong. The commander of the Russian war ship was pursued by the Japanese, but he had no casualties on board.
The position where the destroyer went a shore is between Shantung Promontory and Weihaiwej, or sume say it is one mile from
The Retshitelni escaped from Arthur and sought, in Chefco, an asylum from attack which her home port had age, and not a single casualty on our side. ceased to afford ber. In taking that step she was guilty of a breach of the
CANTON NUTES, neutrality of China as established by agree. ment between the belligerents, and Japan
(From our Correspondent.)
was fully justified in regarding the barbour of Chefoo as belligerent so far as the, in- cident in question is concerned. With the termination of the incident the neutrality of the port is revived.
The action taken by Japan in Cheloo was a direct natural consequence of Russia's dis- regard for her engagement, but it is not alone
sia has flagrantly violated China's neutrality and ignored her pwn engagement.
Shortly after the investment and isolation of Port Arthur a system of wireless telegraphy was installed between the beleaguered for tress and the Russian Consulate at Chefoo.
This system is still in operation notwith-
Canton, 19th August.
DEATH.
The death occurred last night at the Cantor an American, who had been in the employ Elospital, from sun stroke, of Mr. V. Kuster,
of the Imperial Maritime Customs at Lappa, since December, 1899. Mr. Kuster was on a visit to some friends in Cunton when he was suddenly taken ill on the afternoon of
December 1901, he had a medal conferred upon
him by the Viceroy of the Two Kwang in re- cognition of services rendered in suppression of piracy at Canton. The deceased was buried to- day in the European cemetery at the Macao Foits, Canton.
20th inst.
more builers and was apparently chasing the result that a cloud of powdered lime rose, and Shantung Promontory, others say it is zo miles standing the repeated protest of the Japanese of Captain A. McKenzie's death was read in
destroyer. As she made no signals when requested the Damn cleared for action, and signalled, "Why am I chased ?" and receiving no answer to this swung round and showed her broadside. The German cruiser then sheared off and offered no explanation. It is to be noted, says our correspondent, that the Ocean altering her course slightly the Hertha followed; hence the suggestion of being chased. Our Weihaiwei telegram was treated, in the absence of corroborative re port, in certain quarters, as a mere "story." It must, however, be seen that from the state- ment we are now furnished with by our cor- respondent with the British fleet in Northern waters, that our original 'report is borne out in point of substance, as well as in all its
details.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
DESERTIONS from Port Arthur are said to be very frequent.
THE maxinuum temperature al Kobe on the 8th was almost 99; the highest recorded in 28
Ycurs.
from Weihaiwei. The commander went ashöre and then asked for rescue from the British Fleet.
completely enveloped the occupants of the second and third vehicles. There is an Ordin ance providing for the manner in which sich
The Russian destroyer which was destroyed goods shall be carried. Why is it, then, not enforced? A man carrying dynamite is never near Shantung Promontory is the Bruwe. overlooked, however carefully he may be carry. Though it was at first reported that two des ing it, and is severely punished, and the dan-troyers were destroyed, this was incorrect. The gerous article confiscated.
SPECULATION is rife among the Police Force
as to when, if ever, the accommodation for the constables is to be improved and made fit for Europeans' occupation. At present it is no whit better than that provided for the Indian and Chinese constables; the canteen is aimero cupboard, while as to any recreation rooms for their hours off duty they are conspicuous by their absence. Nor is it only of the quarters that complaints are reasonably made. The Court-rooms are so small and dirty at the Magistracy as to be a disgrace to the Colony. There is no room whatever for the people interested in cases to be heard, either as parties or witnesses, and the unpleasing sight is fre quently seen of delicate ladies being compelled
to either walk up and down the small crowded The German mail of the 21st July was deliver verandah outside the Courts, bustled and jost. ed in London on the zoth inst.
led by dirty evil-smelling natives, or 10 sit in the Court room and hear uns voury details of cases unfit for refined ears. If a man is arrested, on even the pettiest charge, some half dozen of his friends crowd up to the Court, for no other reason than pure curiosity, and thus help to swell the unnecessary crowd of cigarette smoking, expectorating and jabbering natives. there is a notice on the gate at the entrance to the Court rooms, stating that there is nu thoroughfare except for Court officials, vand those having business there-in, but nobody is ever refused admittance, and thus the Courts are crowded, the verandahs are crowded, and the passage ways are crowded with a very undesirable mob of the lowest type of coolies.
THE Russians are still enlisting Chinese as soldiers and railway guards, paying them Sta a month.
THE Japan Times estimates the Russian losses, to date, is killed, wounded, missing, and sick,
at 50,000.
RUSSIAN refugees who have arrived at Tientsin report that the garrison at Port Arthur is living on horseflesh.
THE account of the Retshitelni incident, in the Chefoo Daily News, is very much against the Japanese.
BIR Robert Hart issued a notification that the export duty on tea will be 5 per cent ad valorem.-Universal Gaselle.
THE military administration at Yingkou (New- chwang), under the inspection of Major-General (581 | Fukushima, is working effectively.
Government.
At Shanghai, at the beginning of the war, the Russian gunboat Mandjour, in defiance of China's neutrality, remained at the port weeks after receiving notice to leave from the Chinese authorities. She, finally, after mistake was caused in the following way. Along negotiations consented to disarmament.
British steamer passed the wreck when a British destroyer was there rescuing the men and the steamer, thought both of them were Russians.
This afternoon (14th) the Humber left. Wei- haiwei for Hongkong with the Russian crew of the destroyer Bruwi on board.
Rear Admiral Matussewich of the Tsarewitch died after being at the hospital-Universal
past e.
HMS. "LEVIATHAN"
NEARLY READY FOR SEA,
in the Kowloon Docks for more than another H.M.S. Leviathan will not occupy her berth
two or three days. The repairs on her bottom are now practically completed; all the dam. aged plates have been re-rolled and replaced in position and the rivetting of them is nearly finished, after which all that remains to be done is the usual testing of the new rivets and the necessary painting of the bull. All the in- ternal small repairs have been done much more expeditiously than the dock authorities at first anticipated, and it will barely be four weeks from her entry to the time of her dis- charge.
THE WEATHER,
The following report is from Mr. J. 1. Plus mer, Chief Assistant of the Hongkong Obser-
vatory
The
Again, the Russian cruiser Askold and the destroyer Grosovoi have now
than been at Shanghai more
& week and refuse to leave or disarm. Japanese Government have no intention of disregarding the neutrality of China so long as it is respected by Russia; but they cannot consent that Russian warships, as the result of broken engagement and violated neutra- lity, shall, unchallenged, find in the har bours of China, safe refuge from capture or destruction.
The statements of the commander
upon arrival at Chefop is untrue. The ves of the Reshiteini that his ship disarmed
sel was fully armed and manned when she was visited by Lieutenant Terashima in the early morning of the 13th inst.; but, in any event, disarmament would not fulfil the re- quitements of China's neutrality regulations, and it was for China, not Russia, to decide whether the alternative of disarmament was acceptable.
THE LATE CAPT. MACKENZIE, It was with very deep regret, that the news
had been for many years master of the China your columns of the 19th inst, Capt. McKenzie Merchants steamer Krangizng on the regular run between Canton and Macao. It was on Tuesday last, about 3 o'clock p.m., that the s.5. Kiangtung arrived in Canton flying the doctor's flag and the captain's familiar figure was missed from the bridge, the pilots bringing Officer, Dr. E. Davenport, was immediately her alongside the wharf. The Customs Medical
sent for and the next morning the Captain was sent down to the Hospital in Hongkong. The flags on the se. Kiangtung, and the C. M. ocean steamers and wharf were half-masted to-day.
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MAILS DUE. French (Ernest Simons) 14th ins'. English (Churan) 25th ins. American (Mongolia) 27th inst. Indian (Kumsang) 29th inst. German (Bayern) 31st inst. Canadian (Empress of Japan) 6th prox. Australian (Chinglu) 7th prox.
The C. P. R. Co.'s 5.3. Tartar left Yoko-
hama p.m., on 20th inst, for Victoria and Van-
couver.
The P. M. S. S. Co.4 5.5. Siberia with mails, &c, which sailed hence on 1st uit, arrived at
San Francisco on 18th inst.
and may be expected here on zóth inst, 2.m.
The M. M. Co.'s 'e,s. Ernest Simons with the next Freach inail left Saigon on the 22nd inst at 9 am, and may be expected here on 24th. inst.
It has been suggested in many quar- The H. A. L. s.s. Numantia from Hamburg ters that the present case may be com-left Singapore for this port on 20th inst., p.m., pared with the case of Florida among others, but the Japanese Government draw a clear distinction between the two events. The neutrality of Brazil was perfectly uncon- ditional and the port of Bahia, a long dis
The TK. K. S. S. Co.'s 5.5. America Maru tance from the seat of war; whereas the with mails, &, left Yokohama for this port neutrality of China is imperfect and condi- via Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shangbai tional and the port of Chefoo in close on 24th inst proximity to the zone of military operations. The P. & O. 5. N. Co.'s 6.5. Chusan left:
Reports of Japanese and Russian of Singapore for this port on 23th inst., at 3 p.m... cers, who took part in the Chefoo incident, with the Outward English mails, and is due
here on 25th inst, at 6 am..
Therein, moreover, no accommodation for meni- On the 22nd at 10a.m. The barometer has bers of the press who frequently have to stand fallen in Formosa and in the neighbourhood about, and attend to their business as best of the Formosa Channel and risen very slightly they can, while utter loafers usurp seats never elsewhere. provided or intended for them. A little attention caused by a typhoon at present situated near The depression referred to yesterday is on the part of the authorities to these points the eastern end of the Balingtang Channel and cannot but be of advantage to the Magistrates moving towards the W.N.W. those having business in the Couple the police, Fresh to strong N.E. winds may be expected agree that the Reishiteini was the aggressor NW winds in the northern part of the China in her capture. That fact would, the Japa in the Formosa Channel and moderate W. to first to commence hostilities which resulted Sea The
Forecast-Moderato E. to N.E. winds fine. nese Government believe, deprive Russia of
and the, interested public alih 45 it is, the whole surrounding the Central Stalina and Magistracy are'difgraceful.
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lip of the and inst. left Colombo on 20th inst
The Imperial German mail as Bayern carrying the German mails with dates from Berr am, and may be expected here on gast inste
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