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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1904.
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THE WAR.
THE Tageblatt für Nord China, established | A SITTING of the Board of Examiners appoint
od under the Pilots' O dinance, was held at the Harbour Office this morning, Mr. R. H. E.. Taylor presiding over a foll attendance of members. Several Europeans were examined and passed, among those to whom certificates were granted being Capts, Brown, Bell-Smith, this morning at it o'clock when an interesting BLOCKADE RUNNER CAPTURED Macilroy and J. Mason.
Ordinary lines communication should be address SIR Henry Cetion, late Chief Commissioner of Assam and one of the foremost authorities on India froutier policy, bas no belief in any ren! benefit coming from the Thibet treaty,
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TIENTSIN has got ja novelty in the shape of Winter Gardens on the French Bund, which were opened on the 1st inst. under the manage ment of Mr. F. M. Roughman, an enterprising
American.
The daily is in delivered free when the sddros in accesible to messenger. On caplos sent by post an aditional $1.80 per quarter in charged for postage: The postage on the weakly imus to any part of the
world is 30 cents per quarter. Single Copies, Daily, ten cents; Weekly, twenty. PLENTY of stores are going into - Newchwang, reports the Chefs Daily News, There are said to be three vessels on an average arriving daily at Vinkow and carrying military supplies and equipment.
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MARRIAGE, William:-WATKIN-On Thursday, the 13th instant, at the Union Church, Hongkong, by the Rev. C. H. Hickling, WILLIAM HENRY WILLIAMS, son of W. Williams, Esq., Colwyn
THR and T. Times says —A relative of the Tartar General à Féngtien has telegraphed to the Government that his residence at Muk don is now closely guarded by Russian troops and all dispatches and documents passing to The Russians threaten to take the General and frowe actinised by a Russian officer.
away with them if they are defeated by the Japanese.
The Union Church presented a gay scene
"OFF" "PORT ARTHUR.
Tokio, Tath October, 5.45 pan On the 12th inst our guardship Shirataka, captured the steamer Hupin, which was
of contraband into Port Arthur. attempting to smugglan enormous quantity.
wedding was solemnised. The contracting *parties were Mr. William Henry. Williams, son of Mr. W. Williams, of Colwyn Bay, Nonh Wales, and headmaster of the Sayingpun An-
Mr. M. Nama, Japanese Consil, forwards glo-Chinese school, Director of the technical | us the following official telegrams education classes being held at the Engineers Institute, and a prominent member of the Hongkong Football Club, and Miss Emily Watkin, of Oswestry. The bride, who ar Watkin, youngest daughter of the late Mr.
rived from home by the German mail steamer Princess Alice yesterday, was received by Mrs. Shelton Hooper, who acted as maid-of- honour at the ceremony, while the bride groom was attended, as best man, by Mr.. E. F. Aucoit. The bride wore a very tasteful costume, composed of white criba de Chine over white silk, trimmed with rich Valencienos lace, with small bunches of orange biensoms She also bad on the orthodox tulle veil and wreath of orange-blossoms, and carried a superb bouquet of Easter lilies, stephanotis
IT is aluo, if not quite, a record that there was not a single steamer of the China Naviga tion Co. In port on Thursday, says the N. C. D. News of 8th inst. This can only happen pos sibly on three days out of every seven, as on the other four there must be a Ningpo steamer in part, and it is most unusual pot to see a river steamer at the wharf, as there are four running regularly between Shanghai and Han
Bay, North Wales, to EMILY, youngest daughter THE Henglee from Shanghai was quarantined of the late J; Watkin, Fay., Oswestry, (1139 at Nagasaki on her fast trip, a sufferer front scarlet fever being found on board; but the patient was promptly landed, and the ship dis-kaw, and the total fleet of the Company com.and maiden-hair fein. She was given away
The Hongkong Celegraph
Hongkong, Thursday, October 13, 1904.
LORD MILNER.
Several weeks since we printed an item from our correspondent in London to the effect that the British High Commissioner of South Africa bad approached the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs with a view to the acceptance of his resignation towards the end of the present year. This has now been borne out by a Reuter cable announcing that
infected and released,
The officials held responsible for the recent murders of Roman Catholics in Hupch-arë to pay an indemnity of Ils. 140,000, Ţls. 100,000 of which is the indemnity demanded for the late Bishop Verhaeghen.
JJURING & Communion service in Westminster Abbey crackers placed on the statue of the Duke of Newcastle were let off, and created great consternation among the congregation. The coolness of Canon Duckworth prevented
a panic.
Lord Milner will hand over the seals of office at Christmas. There is not much doubt that he will be permitted to relinquish his high | PRINCE Carl Anton of Hohenzollern has con- post in view of the unsatisfactory conditiontributed to the relief fund for the relief of the of his health, which has been sorely families who lost their homes through the recent taxed by the
disastrous fire at Nikko. The Prince will place of a delicate,
a wreath on the tomb of the late General difficult and wholly important position,
Prince Komatsu, .to which he was appointed seven-
strain
years' ad. His career is fairly familiar by this time, and it will be unnecessary to enter into many details to prove the quality of the man that we are about to lose from public life. After a strict training as a journalist he, later on, displayed political ambitions and, in 1885, stood for Harrow, but his chances of election were defeated
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Radical length-with Mr. Chamberlain. We have seen that he has since gone the whole length with "Joseph" in another direction:
This morning S. M. S. Hansa arrived in the harbour from the North, and sustained cannon. ading was the result for quite a lengthened period. She had to salute the warships of no less than four different nationalities, now an. chored in the Bay.
MESSRS. Jas. Buchanan & Co., the well-known
distillers, have presented too dozen of "Black and White" whisky to the Japanese Ministry of War. It is being distributed to the various
MR. A. i. Pollard has received a leter from Capt. H. W. Smith, A.D.C. to II.E. the Gover nor, stating that Sir Matthew Nathan will be pleased to extend his patronage to the Pollard Lilliputian Opera Co., and purposes to attend
At this time he held the view that the annexa.
naval and military hospitals, in which it is re- tion of the Transvaal, in 1879, wasan injustice.garded as in no way inferior to higher grade and a mistake. One wonders what his brandy as a stimulanı, verdict would be to-day in the light of fuller knowledge. His real chance in life seemed to come when he was appointed private secretary to Mr. Goschen, thus paving the way to his selection, in 1889, as Under- Secretary to Finance in Egypt. Five years' later he proceeded to Africa as Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, one of his qualifiing for next week proceeds most satisfactorily, cations for so exalted an office being that he and plans for the first six nights are open at was free from all records of opinion cal the Robinson Piaco Co. The Lilliputians will arrive by the Tsinas and give then opening culated seriously to offend either Bacts or performance, with The Belle of New York, on FURNITURE British. It is on record that his sympathies Monday.
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with the Boers, so far as their rights to self- government were concerned, were no bar to
the confidence of the Imperial Party, and
that his earliest efforts were devoted to the conciliation of the Afrikanders. At the Bloemfontein Conference he unmasked the real purpose with which a refusal had been given to do justice to the British subjects in the Transvaal, and in many matters showed that in him we had an Imperial statesman working for the common weal be- yond the confines of the homeland. His has been a thankless task from the outset. When he first took up the appointment, the political waters were still agitated by the Jameson Raid inquiry; then followed the war with a host of criticisms heaped upon the High Commissioner. But he moved through the campaign of calumny with head erect, undeviating in purpose. He now PHOTOGRAPHIC hands over the reins of office at a time when
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Hongkong, 8th January, 1904.
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A large stock of Canadian Asbestos and
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the world at large will appreciate the efforts of one whose greatest crime was undoubi edly devotion to the Imperial cause.'
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THERE seems little doubt that the Russians are very short of good water at Port Arthur.
THE English and French mails of the 10th and 6th September were delivered in London on the 8th and roth inst.
A BUDDHIST and a Tacist priest, who were found to be the leaders in the recent Orchar- dist" scare at Taming have been executed.
IN reference to the Novosti's insistence on "no quarter," a Canadian paper says that the Japanese, are taking about three-quarters of all in sight
The Chinese are doing a good business at Dalny, though the port is not yet opened to general trade, and a number of hotels have been set going.com
ACCORDING to the Aefoo Daily News of 6th inst, the Lino River is drying up; jonks scarcely Telephone --No. 355. being able to navigate the stream a short dis-
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Hongkong, 3rd May, 1904
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By kind permission of Lt. Col. Iremonger and officers, the Band of the 93rd Burina Infantry will play the following programme of music at the King Edward Hotel, during dinner, on Friday, the 14th instant (weather permitting).
March...The Belle of Bobemla"...Ord Hume. Ovellur......La Reine d'ua four"...........Adamı. Selection......The Belle of New York'....Kither. Lancers.......The Saroy
...Sullivan. Selection......"Three Little Maids"...........Ruber.. Valu...........** A Greek Slave"
„Sidney Jones.. Two Step.... Mumblin Moss “
Thurber
God save the King.
prises more than sixty steamers,
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PROBABLY few underwriters realise how large a number of steamers have been captured.or delayed by the belligerents during the present war, says a Lloyd's correspondent. The total number is 97 vessels, of which 31 only belong to the period since the capture of the F and O. steamer Malacca. Nearly all the other seizures took place in the Far Eastern waters, and a large proportion of them were enemy's ships. Thus the Japanese have made a pretty clean sweep of the Chinese Eastern Railway Com. pany's and other steamers trading under the Russian flag in the Far East, and the Russians have stized or sunk a considerable number of Japanese trading vessels.
"LA ESTRELLA PRECIOSA."
A NEW ENTERPRISE IN HONGKONG.
A new enterprise has just been initiated in Hongkong which, from the fact that it is the first of its kind ever established in a British Colony, may certainly be said to add another feather to those lately acquired in its cap in a lovely situation on the hill behind No. 7 Police Station, and over-looking the length and breadth of the harbour, is the newly-established factory for the manufacture of Manila cigars, which are made from tobacco grown in, and- exported from, the Philippine Islands, and
turned into cigars of the finest qualities, by
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by Mr. J. O. Hughes. The marriage knot was tied by the Rev. C. U. Hickling, Pastor of the Union Church, while Mr. W. Brand presided at the organ, and played Mendelssohn's" Wed ding March" as the newly married couple left the sacred edifice. After the wedding a private reception was held at "Fang Yuen, where the healths of the bride and bride gruam were drunk in bumpers. On the way to the residence a halt was made at the foot of the incline leading up to the house, and photographs were taken of the bridal party seated in their chairs. Here an amusing incident occurred, as after the first picture bad been taken, an attempt was made to take the bride and bridegroom in their chairs being carried shoulder high by the coolies, but the latter, seeing the ordeal before them, in continently bolted, and stubbornly refused to be "snap-shotted," though chased back, by the Rev. Mr. Hickling, to their post of duty, The idea had to be abandoned, the photos being taken in front of the house instead. Mr. and Mrs. Williams left in the afternoon for a short. honeymoon in Macao. Among those present were the Rev. C. H., Mr. and Miss Hickling, Mr. and Mrs. G. J. B. Sayer, Mr. and Mis. J. H. Underwood, Mr. and Mrs. A. Shelton Hooper, Mr. E. F. Aucott, and Mr. J. O; Hughes,
SHAND-LAURESTON.
At 12 noon, the Rev. C, H, Hickling per Mr. Thomas Shand, electrical engineer, Tai formed a second marriage ceremony, when
koo Sugar Refinery, late of Biggar, Scotland, was united in wedlock with Miss Sarah Ovens Laureates, of Edinburg. Punctually at the hour appointed the bride, leaning upon the
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A CHINESE CLUB.
At the Supreme Court this morning before His Honour, Mr. T Sercombe, Smith (Puisne Judge) the Tack Lee firm of Des Voeux Road, sued "Nam Wu Shu Shat for the
and delivered. recovery of $56.70, the value of goods ordered
number of experienced Filipinos, specially imported for the work. The tobacco itself is cleaned, sorted, and denuded of all fibres and other coarsenesses by chattering groups of Chinese women and girls, who have become so adept at the work that they can, by the slightest farm of Mr.. T. W. Robertson; a colleague of | touch, detect any roughness in the leaves, the bride-groom, who gave her away, entered which they deftly eliminate, leaving only silky the church, and the Rev. Hickling. "made of strands for the manufacturers. In one room them twain one." The bride, who was attired is to be seen a company of Chinese women in the orthodox white with orange-blossoms putting together the boxes, of all sizes, the and veil, decreed by fashion, was attended by wood for which has been imported; and in an Miss Hickling, as bridesmaid while the bride- other are the packers, who all the boxes as fast groom was supported as best man by Mr. R. the performance on Saturday, 22nd inst. Book-as they can get cigars to put into them. Still A Ferguson, another colleague of his. The another room is set apart for drying and press bride, bridegroom, bridesmaid and best man, ing the manufactured cigars before finally wore each a sprig of white beather. Upon packing them for expon, while down below, in their leaving the church Mr. Brand again play. the godown, may be seen the bales of tobacco ed Mendelssohn's Wedding March, after which just imported, and waiting for the sorters the bridal party and guests repaired to The hands. The average out-put of this factory Manse, Kennedy Road, she residence of the since its initiation has been between 400,000, Rev, and Mrs. C. H. Hickling, where an in- and 500,000 cigars per month, and the average formal reception was held, and where the usual sum paid per month, in salaries alone to the toasts were drunk and duly honoured. Before operatives, is $2,000 per mensem. The whole the company dispersed several photographs concern, is under the direct supervision of an were taken, first of the happy pair, and then European gentleman, who has had many years of the general company assembled, Mr. and experience in Manila, and who understands the Mrs. Shand then padded to Macao for their business, and the character of those who work honeymoon. under him. These facts alone go to show the importance of this new industry, which finds employment for very many natives who might otherwise be unable to, or at least find a diffi- culty in securing an honest living. If forther evidence were wanted of the advantage to this Colony it is to be found in the fact that for years past $1,000,000 has been annually leaving this in Manila, the greater portion of which it is Colony in payment of purchases of cigars made now boped will remain and circulate in the Colony. Already this business is so increasing, and orders flowing in from China, north and Counsel for the defence took a preliminary south, as well as the neighbouring colonies, objection to the service of the writ in its present that over one hundred new bands have had to form. He said that the defendant in the cat be engaged within the last few days. It has was a small private club, not registered under been found that, under the supervision and the Companies Act, so that any proceedings tutelage of the Filipinos, the Chinese women should be taken against some particular and girls are very quick to learn the cleaning member, and not against the Club as a Club and sorting methods for giving the best results, The goods mentioned in the particulars were but cannot, of course, be trusted with the actual not supplied to the Cluby nor to a member of manufacture of the cigars themselves, not the Club, but to the friend of a member, who understanding, or being, apparently, not able was staying at the club, This man had never to acquire, that delicacy of touch required in been applied to for payment of the debt, but the rolling of cigars to secure an evenness and he was perfectly willing to pay the same, ́uniform blending of the leaves. As regards | soon as the account was sent to him, the selection of tobacco, an experienced Euro- Mr. D'Almada proceeded to call evidence, pean representative of the factory periodical- and a witness, named Hung Ching Chuen, REFORMS have to push out pre-existent evilsly visits the Philippines, and personally los stated that the goods were supplied to a ma sideways sometimes, and the manner in which pects and passes all the tobacco purchased, named Low. this performance, is being gone through in this ensuring the importation of only the best Mr. Dixon's preliminary objection was Hongkong is causing some excitement, says qualities obtainable. As adding to the ruled, but in the end, Indian Engineering. The local rickshawcredit of the Colony the circular of man, ibe counterpart of our palki-bearer, has the new industry · states as follows-To with costs. not taken kindly to the new institution, and avoid all difficulties in buying and ex sometimes tells ladies needing his help that posting (such as numeroas transportation ~ THE WEATH their i cents are not wanted, they had better charges, customs formalities, and other dulles, spend them on a tram. But the tram traveller not forgetting exchange formalities) we have
The following report is from Mr. J. Plum is attended with his own set of troubles, decided to transfer o Trams appear to be divided into classes by Hongkong, a free port, in order to facilitate all mer, Chief Assisiant of the Hongkong Obser- fares, which, however, are not demarcated by transactions with our numerous customers differences in cars. If a local journal is well From samples of the production of this new informed, the same carriage going one way is Factory which we have tested, we are caddid first class, but second or third class, when to confess that they are in every particular on returning or branching off somewhere, accorde a par with any article of the same 'nature-im- ing to mysterious calculations, to which can ported from Manila, that home of the soothing ductors are probably quite equal, but which weed. We understand abat a' has not yet reached the Intelligence of any to be opened in a tentral loca
for reta other person, nor seems likely to soon,
FROM the report just issued by the "Shell" Transport and Trading Company, it appears that the directors are still unable to state de finitely the profits of the company for the year ended December 31, 1902. Shareholders are, however, asked to prepare themselves for a re- duction of £1,297 on the estimate previously vouchsafed. This will bring the figures down from £119,566 to £208,269. No reason is given for the decline, says the city man in the P. M. G., and we should imagine that the directors will have to go through a pretty stiff cross-examination at the meeting on the 21st inst. Very important developments have taken place in the position of the company, during the past year, in so far as participation in the European business is concerned.
our. Far East business to
Mr. F. X. d'Almada e Castro appeared for the plainuff, and Mr. Dixon defended.
His Honour gave judgment for defendan
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"RECENT OPERATIONS
AROUND LIAOYANO.
Tokio, rath October, B.os p.m.. The following is a resume of Marshal. Oyama's reports
The enemy facing our right, has been showing activity since the gth, inst. The enemy's detachment, consisting of one in- fantry brigade and 1,000 cavalry, with two
Buns, on the morning of the 9th instant, crossed the Tatzeho at a point forty miles east of Liaoyang, and cut our communica tion between Hsihoyen and Penhsino, which, however, was subsequently restored.
Our detachment at Penttiho, after twelve hours' fighting with a superior force, has retained all the positions.
Several brigades of the enemy are ob served on the right bank of the Tatzeko.
The enemy, facing our centre on the morning of the gth inst., consisted of about one division, and has taken up a position: near the railway, half-way between Liaoyang and Moukden. Some detachments com- menced a southward movement the same afternoon
The enemy, facing our left, is showing less activity. Engagements are taken place along the front.
Tokio, 12th October, 10.45 p.m.
Uyama's further reports
The following is a resumé of Marshal
Engagements took place on the roth and 11th inst. Two positions near Perlisiho
(about 35 miles east of Liaoyang), which the enemy took from us, one by assault and the other by a night attack, were rev taken on the 10th Inst. Severe fighting continued till dark on the whole-front of
our right, where the enemy opposed us with about eighty guns and at least six divisions of infantry. Our centre and left also fought till dark on the rith inst, and the latter is menacing the enemy's right rear.
The enemy, which, had been attacking Hsicnchang (25 miles north-east of Saima- chi) since the 7th inst, was repulsed on the reth inst, by a night altack.
FUNERAL OF CAPTAIN. ROWCLIFFE,"
At 5 o'clock last evening all that was mortal of the remains of the late lanieated Captain Herry Rowcliffe, who died suddenly on Tues. day morning, on board the Admiralty Exten sion Works' dredger. St. Enoch, were laid to rest at the Happy Valley, The burial service of the English Church was conducted in a most impressive manner by the Rev. J. A. France, M.A, seamen's chaplain, and chap lain of St. Peter's Church; Mr. A. J. Wil- liams, of Messrs. Punchard Lowiter & Co., con- tractors for the Admimity Extension Works, was the chief mourner, while among others present were Mr. A. Lewis?
* and staff of the Ad- miralty Extension Works, and repré of the Royal Navy, Royal Engi Army Medical Corps, and Army Ordinar Department, besides many other personal friends of the deceased, among all of whom he was so very, and so deservedly popular, for his geniality, bonhomie, and camaraderie Many very beautiful wreaths and crosses were sent down, several coming from friends of the de- ceased now away from the Colony.
REPORTED SUICIDE:
A report was feleptioned up 10 the Police this morning by Mr. A. Raymond, that an ludian, named Hussan Alf, whose employment and residence is unknown, about midnight last night, saw a Jew jump into the sea in front of- the Central Market and drown himself. Tha matter is being investigated, but up to the time of going to press no body has bees found, and so far no member of the Jewish com munity has been discovered to be missing It appears curious, to say the lez nessing such a tight the
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