done so far by griffins, in the Northern seule ment has been 2-34. This is not panc ly win- ning time. Last year nearly all the races were wan by the ponies that arrived first. Condi. tion, whether in man or beast, is bound to tell, and probably this season will again relate the same tale. Mr, Gresson has just landed four Derby griffins, not a bad looking lot, but this year the old pony ricing, to which I will refer fater on, should prove the most sporti gas a lot of money has been expendeal on crack animals.
LARRY LYVX
NAVAL NOTES.
3.d inst.
The Leviathan arrived from Weihaiwei yes terday afternoon, and will leave on the 5th inst forthe Mediteranean Station where she relieves the Bacchante. She takes away from here a number of time-expired men and drafts of act
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1904.
8th Inst,
A Singapore telegram of 30th uit. přinted in to arrive shortly from Weihaiwel
The first-class battleship Albion is expected the Shanghai Times's
Many inquiries have been made here recently ahoard yesterday and in all probability will ste mer of 1,000 tons dead weight, was sold to 11.M.S. Vengeance took 1,409 tons of coal for small steamers. The Karkar, a German proceed north at an early date
day for £8, co,it is believed Russian agents missioned at Devonport by Capt Shortland, is
The craiser Hogue, which was recently com-re the parties desiring to purchase vessels. brin, ing out a complement of 670 officers and the Cress on this station men. As already stated by us she is to relieve
WRECKED ON BOMBAY SHOAL.
CARDIFF COLLIER ABANDONED. ·
CANTON LEPER RELIEF FUND.
"THE BALTIC FLEET.
FRENCH TERMS OF NEUTRALITY.
SIR HINRY BLAKE,
8333
on contemporary says it was a straight-forward sion of the Colombo Legislative Council, & Cey Referring to the opening of the 1904-05 Sam exposition of what he had done, what he wip now doing, and what he intended to do. Ther were no gorgeous flights of rhetoric, no magai. ficently.rounded periods. There was the true ring about it, for it was a frank and business.
the hopest sympathy and the ready and cordial like revelation of the actual state of affairs," de ivered with a conscirusness that he possessed support of the entire Colony,
REPORTED LOSS OF JAPAN- ESE BATTLESHIP.
ing seamen gunners who are going hame to of the southern part of the China Sea by reason Christian College, $50 from Mr. Ho Tung and concluding, item was a ten-round contest be believed, therefore, that the French Gavere appeared in the American papers of Nov.:
complete their qualifications in gunnery.
We have to acknowledge the sums of 362 from the Professors and students of the Canton $21.50 from the First Presbyterian Church (Chinese), Canton on behalf of the above fund,
HARMSTONS circus.
AMATEUR RIDING CONTEST,
3rd inst.
4th-
in a position to-day to state positively that its despatches from Chefoo, Port Arthur and Tokio Paris, Nov. 3-The Associated Press was put
fast June to the effect that the Japaneid battle- ship Yashima had been sunk by 2 mice off Dalny, which despatches were denied by the Japanese authorities at the time, have finally been officially confirmed. The Japanese
who went down with the vessel is not known, of the loss of the ship. The number of inen Government as notified foreign governments
but it is believed to have been small The
Dalny harbour, but this proved, impossible and official details show that the Yakima struck-a Russian mice and later attempted to make she sank in deep water. The Yathima was out of the finest battleships of the Japanese navy, Her displacement was tons, about the size of the American batuk sup Maine, and she had a speed of nineteen knots. She curried a heavy battery of four 12-inch, ten 6-inch and 24 other guns of smaller calibre..
instruments is clever in the extreme-led up to 1 other jaworthy of noto. There must cho\no}] the concluding item of the first half of the pro- quarrelling, with other sects. Bath-the.com-i gramme that of Capt. Linds with his three mandments and, the prohibition are very good, aside for a boxing and gyningstic display. morit. However, the Chinese will be mule Nubian lions. The second part had been set though opinions might differ as to the order of McAuliffe opened with an exhibition of club belier by becoming good converts of the np Fortland & Asiatic steamship Aragonia, is tween Young Cohen and J. Marryatt (of the Captain Schuldt, the popular master of the eight-roud contest (two minute rounds) be
swinging and ball-panching, aller which an Japanese Buddhist missionaries. the proud possessor of a handsome gold Tackyard Police) came on. Both these men: enamelled Knights Templar badge that was have been seen together before in Hongkong. The United States flagship Wisconsin Capi, preseted to him at a private dinner given by The exhibition was farcical in the extreme, so Clover, is expected here shortly from Shanghai General Charles F. Beebe ni the Arlingtonfar as genuine boxing was concerned. Cohen now on the way through the Red sea and also
The French Far Eastern squadron, with the Club when the Captain was lost at Portland,
The future rendezvous of the Baltic Fivet Descrizi, is due at Saigon,early next year. As
seemed to take things in a more seri us spirit round the Cape is being discussed in Tokio, announced elsewhere in this issue the vesselsrived in port from San Francisco, with 3,822 occasional smart head work, was never in near Madagascar and at Saigon, an opinion dist The British steamer Stanley Dollar has at- than Marryatt, who, beyond showing some. It is generally believed the squadrons will meet have already arrived at Bombay.
tons of flour aboard.
the same. street as his opponent. after time Cohen sipped his wild rushes declaring her cutrality in the present war Time appears to be based on the opinion that in and right arm swings with straight felts, France did not follow (and indeed never has: and was continually making effective play followed) the example of Great Britain and the on Marryatt's upper gear throughout. United States by limiting, the stoppage alment at Tokio the Kobe Ilemid was informed cime as a great surprise when Mr. Welby French ports of warships of the belligerents that there was no objection to the pablication In reply to a telegram to the Naval Depari- Cooke, who acted as referee, announced that to twenty-four hours, except in the case of of the following Associated Press cable, which Much has recently been heard of the perils
Marryatt had won on points. The next, and warship in charge of a captured vessel. It is of the stranding of several steamers on Bombay
tween Jack McAuliffe and Bert Delaney. The ment may allow warships to remain at à rench: For throwing a signal book overbo¬d a sea-
Reef, n'dangerous ridge of coral forming part of
least said of this the better. It was earlyapparent parts longer than twenty-Lur hours. A Tokio man of H.M.S. Centurion, now at Singapore, that we had to record the loss of the Baron Gor the treacherous Paracels. It was not long since has been sentenced to six months' imprison-don, and then came the stranding of the Agin-
tha! McAuliffe was not out for business, and dispatch says the rench terms of neutrality, ment. Such insensale deeds as thead are hap-court, the last named, however, being success-
that D laney was in no way his equal. Round distinctly provide that neither of the belliger plly rare in the British Navy. A few years ago tu ly refloated and brought to Hongkong for
after round went by without provoking aught ents will be allowed to myke a French port some one threw overboard parts belonging to repairs. And now comes the news of another
but imnical cheers by the spectators. The their base of operations. Moreover, says the the guns of one of the Channel Fleet battleships. inss, close alongside of the abandoned Baron
farre reached its culminating point when, at dispatch, a similar understanding was distinctly The culprit was never discovered. but it was.
the end of the eighth round, the referee on arrived at in communications between the generally believed that spite dictated his action, rived in port yesterday she had aboard Capt. through at the Circus last night. Wyndham's his objections were over uled, and rounds upon the interpretation of the term "base of Gordon. When the British stoop Rosario ar A very attractive programme was again gone the timekeeper, Mr. Logan, to protest, but to the question of neutrality. Much depends nounced the next as the final. This caused Japanese an French Governments in regards As there was dissatisfaction amongst certain members of the crew at the time. On the few Broply, the officers and engineers, and crew of jump over a dining table on the steel wire is 9 And In occasions on which signal books have been the steamer Shrewsbury, which ran on to the marvellous feat, while the musical clown was
became one. McAuliffe, turned operations." Such a term applied to a feet lost treachery has naturally teen suspected, exposed to heavy seas which are rapidly break audience. After the interval the riding, con- something." Gand evidence of what he was sians stopping in the parts-wating for other
Bombay Reef three weeks ago, and is now
to Mr. Logan and advised him to "put en route may have little meaning at all, and inimicable and, Carelessness or spile would, however, have been
as usual, delighted the the money up and he would then show him the French inay raise no objection to the us found the real explanation of the affair, coulding her up. It appears that the ship, which, by test for amateurs took place, and it have been probed to the bottom. At any morning contemporary, was on a voyage from kept the
the way, is not a Naval collier, as stated by a
was showing last might The referee did not give, vessels for several days at a stretch. Naturally, the source of the utmost merriment, and any decision, and the result must therefore be the rendezvous of the fleet is regarded with rate, the Admiralty seem to have been quite Cardiff, which she left at the end of October, competitors were Messrs. I. Johnson, C. G. ntenced it was announced, that Ned Kennedy, great interest in Japan, as indicating to some!
"house" in convuls on. satisfied that none of the missing volumes found with a cargo of coal consigned to the Admnimity. Mackie, P. Sutherland, W. Clarke, L. Knox and desired to challenge McAuliffe, on behalf of The account d a draw. Before this bout com. their way into foreign hands, though certain On Wednesday last, there being po sign of her rival Powers would gladly pay a big price for
E Deacon, the latter appearing as a circus Jim Christie, to meet him to contest the putting into part, and no news being brought in riding-girl of a decade ago, with stiff, short one of them. They spend a lot of money in by any incoming steamers as to her where muslin skirts, wig, powder and patches, all trying to get a knowledge of the inside of things about or her fate, the Naval Commander-in-complete. The rules governing the contest was
"championship of China," providing a suitable in the British Navy.
purse is put up. McAuliffe expressed his Chief, Admiral Sir Gerard Noel, K. C. B., that the rider keeping on his feet on the pad the
willingness to meet Christie, The decision to withdraw a number of small cee South and look out for the missing steamer.winner. The efforts of the amateurs to retain a despatched the Rosario with instructions to prolongest is three attempts was to be declared the and obsolete vessels from stations abroad may Accordingly the sloop left on her quest, and footing on their very unaccustomed "ground" be regarded as the first instalment of the resuspecting the Bombay Reef was responsible were comical in the extreme, but all possibility. forms promised by the Admiralty. No one for her delay, a course was set in that direction, of any accident through falling, was obviated knows better than Sir John Fisher what a with the result that the Shrewsbury was sight-by the riders being sustained by means of a waste of men and money it is to keep suched on Thursday, flying signals of distress rope round their waists, attached to a pole in craft as the Britomart and Peart in commis- sion. The day of the gunboat and third-class her, and a boat was sent off to the stranded merely held dangling in mid-air to the huge from the reef. The Rosario bore down upon the centre, so that when they "fell," they were cruiser has gone by, whilst the sloop is an anachronism that must soon disappear from the Broply had been there since the 18th
vessel, when it was learned from Captain delight of their friends. They all appeared to Navy lis', says a home correspondent. On the ulto, and though he had signalled to passing when opce seated on the pad, while to main- have the greatest difficulty in gaining their feet China Station gunboats were retained far river steamers, the signals were either not obser service. But the Admiralty has seemingly ved, or disregarded. The vessel had a fine in standing up, was, with them, fanst a sheer tain their equilibrium when they did succeed come to the conclusion that this work can be voyage as far as Singapore, but from there she impossibility. In the end, however, Mr. Clarke better done by other ships. We built sloops met heavy monsoon weather, and about mid-was adjudicated the winner, and amidat rounds especially for the Pacific, in order to keep down night on the 18th was carried, apparently by a of applause, came forward and received from the coal bill. However, since the ill-fated strong (urrent, on to the Reef, not a mile Mr. Cook, on behalf of the min on Condor was wrecked, the sloop has fallen into from the ill-fated Barda Gordon. disfavour. None ton soon, either, for it is a worthless type of warship. -
vertible-into-a-shirt-stud-the-programme ment, a trophy in the shape of a scarfpin, con- was then continued, and as a finale the lions fourth animal which has been indisposed since were again introduced with the addition of the her arrival. She, however, proved somewhat and it is doubtful if she will perform again for intractable, and inclined to "show her teeth," a while until, she has entirely re-attained her normal condition of health.
The Shrewsbury lies down by the bows with her stern-up, and from her position, no hope is entertained of saving her, and, The splendid steaming qualities of the West after taking the crew on board the Rosario, the port, New Zealand, coal induced the Admiralty Shrewsbury was abandoned. The crew con- to largely adopt this fuel for the navy. It is sisted of seven officers and engineers and 43 stated, however, that some dissatisfaction is lascars. As soon as the vessel struck, it is being felt with respect to certain features of alleged, the lascars would do nothing, but the coal, which have been pointed out in a re-wrapped themselves up in the blankets, and port that has been forwarded to the naval au "waited for day," after the manner of lascars! thorities in England. For one thing, it is As she lies she apparently has several holes in asserted that the conl is of a very friable na.
her bottom as she was making water rapidly, ture, and that at least 8p per cent. of it goes and it was not expected to be long before she to "small" only 20 per cent. being marketable broke up. Everything moveable that was the Rososio. It is understood that the officers of the doomed vessel will be cant home, the lascars being despatched to Calcatta.
The 4.8. Shrewsbury is a steel built vessel of broad, and 16.1 in depth, and has a steel spar 3.223 tons gross, and is 329.7.feet long, 45.5 deck. She was built, in 1898, by Messrs. W." Hamilton and CA, ofFort Glasgow, was engined hy Messrs. D. Rowland and Son, Glasgow for her owners, The Friars Steamship Company, Ld. and was classed A.I. at Lloyds.
6th inst.
MACAO NOTES.
(From a Correspondent.)
Macao, 8th December. VISIT OF H.R.H. PRINCE HASSAN.
kong on a visit to this city. A room for His Prince Hassan is expected here from Hong Royal Highness has been engaged at Mr. Farmer's well-known Macao Hotel. H. R. H. Egyptian Khedive Abbas. His Highness ar the Prince Asiz Hassan is the first cousin of the rived at Hongkong a few days ago, en toute for Europe, after touring the Far East.
CANTON NOTES.
(From Our Own Correspondent,}
Canton, 3th December..
A LARGE FIRE,
ex.ect its future movements.--Ex.
THE RUSSIAN PEASANTRY.
A SORDID PICTURE. (From the Globe's St. Petersburg Correspondent.)
JAPANESE SPIES IN RUSSIA.
REPORTED CAPTURE OF TWO NAVAL OFFICERS.
Manchurian Army Daily News says
A despatch from St. Petersburg to the
under the guise of modest shopmen in a tea with espionage. Both had resided in this city Japanese naval off cers were arrested, charged On September 19th in St. Petersburg, two
store. One of them, called Saratori, up to the beginning of the war had served as mer cant's clerk in the warehouse of Messrs. Vasilic, Demenijeff and Co. (Nevsky Pro
remain for ever in Kussia and to embrace Orthodoxy, under the pretence of his af the villainous Japanese attack upon the speci); and being discharged immediately after Russian fleet, he expressed a desire to fection for a Russian girl and bis intention and the marriage were to marry her. The change of his religion
An official report drawn up recently by a district officer engaged in the European Government of Veronezh gives a truly heart. rending account of the woe-begone existence
density of population, with log persons to the led by the moujiks in that large Government, Russia, stands thirteenth on the list as regards which, of the hity Governments of European
square mile. The medical officer's report deals mainly with two large villages, which Akbough each of these villages has had its are inhabited by about 1,200 Great Russians school for twenty years, yet in one village the but during his sojourn here from Saturday to other these figures are to per cent. and o per Monday, Mr. Jacques Deveria, of the Chinese cent. respectively. In the wide-stretching men who can read amount to 33 per cent, and His Highness is a perfect stranger at Macao; he women only to 3 per cent, while in the
Imperial Maritime Customs, who is well identi-treekss Steppe the moujiks live in huis made fied with the social life of this colony, will of brick or wood; the floors of these huts are who will be coming by the Heungskari an dispense hospitality to the Egyptian, prince of trodden clay, and a huge stove takes up
about one-fifth of the living room, with the fact carried out. Saratori received at the as a matter of Saturday, the roth inst.
result that each inmate, on an average baptismal font the name of Constantine, and has only from 27 to 50 cubic feet of air, which is from six to three times less thao
at the end of April was living with his wife in the quantity required by the laws of health, short time after this they were joined by an
a boarding-house in No. 15, Italian: Road In some huts the cubic space per head was other Japanese from. Tokyo, called: Tokki, only zot feel. Moreover, calves, sheep, pigs, Mamatu, a Buddhist, according to his passport through last night at Harmston's Circus, when An especially attractive programme was gone
and heas are housed together with the people who also pretended to be an ex-clerk thrown H. E. the Governor, Sir Matthew Nathan,
in the living-room, which witnesses even the out of his situation owing to the war. Saratori calving of the cnw. Naturally enough, the in- KC M.G., and a large party from Government of the performance.. A special boy had been
The large city of Chan Tsün, in the district terior of these huts presents a sorry sight. The
and Mamatzu lived in one room, for which
arranged and draped with red and white hang. largest shops in the city. Chan Tsun is dividi are of paltry make. A few garments and out-great prudence of Saratori and Mamatsu this fire last week, when over two hundred houses, plank beds, stools, tables, and shelves-tough money. From the beginning of the war a circumstances and were well supplied with were burned. Among these were some of they put together, while the household utensils watch on both was instituted and despite the ings, and all the best items in their repertoire
clowning of Gelling, the Chinese acrobatting about 15 miles south west from Canton and of household works; it is scarcely ever covered their room along with several documents, which balancing of Wyndham and Kittie, the unusual fire occurred in the former. Chan Toun is serves alike for taking meals and for all kinds sudden swoop being made, they were found in were gone through with spirit. The wire ed into two cities, the new and the old. The door tools complete the picture. The table surveillance brought them to arrest. On' a of the Rugny Brothers, Hellie Harmson-Love's has a population of upwards of 100,000. For by a cloth, for only very few families possess proved their criminal intent and their real little Jennie Harinston-Love, (the latter by salt fish. Since Roog Mun has become the ou le stove, and out of 158 buts only two act of equestration, and the daily cake walk-of-mady it was the great distributing centre for special request) all elicited rounds of apprè-
one. The people sleep on the plank beds and status as Japanese naval officers. open port most of the big salt fish firms have owned beds. Straw is used both, for bedding ciative applause from a literally packed house. moved to Kong Mur, Chan Tsun has, one of and for covering. Only 60 per cent, of all the Mr. Welby Cooke's jockey act was especially the fargest rice markets in the province. interesting, he performing his movements with
families possessed pillows, and in these cases consummate ease and skill. The performance
pillows were not used by all the family, while only o6 per cent. of huts boast of being able wound up with the comic entre of Messrs. Cooke, Fred, and Willie Harmston-Love which
their owners. Such breathing air as is possible straw is laid down for the animals living with to use quilts or counterpanes. At nightfall evoked roars of laughter. Caplain Lindo then
under these conditions is destrayed by the dust heasts through their evolutions; but this is
hemp When the hemp is tewed there is raised never an edifying spectacle. The famous ride
such a dust that objects cannot be made out it will be seen from the advertisement in of Pick Turpin was not put on last night, as another colamn, it was not contemplated doing
across the room, evn on the brightest day, so until this evening. A specially arranged
The dust thus raised is so caustic that people and draped drawing-room car had been placed
are obliged to leave the hul whose breathing organs are not perfectly sound at the disposal of It. E. the Governor, for the purpose of conveying himself and party to and from the Circus.
round coal. Further, if the coal is stacked for worth saving was removed and brought up in House were present and remained to the end of Shan Tak, was visited by a very destructive / walis are bare, and the furniture consists ofey paid about 60-roubles; they lived in dary
any length of time, as it must be with the navy, it has a tendency to turn to dust, and, consequently, loses its good qualities for steam- ing purposes. The importance of these state- ments is obvious. If they are correct the Admiralty will have to again lake into consider alion the question of the chatter bened the men-of-war. This should be chance for New South Wales coal, says a Sydney exchange, The trade here is not very flourishing, and it is urged that the Admiralty in London should be approached for the purpose of having tests made, thus, if possible, ensuring that our coal is used on the Australian and China stations. So far as is known, the only objection to the Newcastle coal is that it makes too much flame, but that should not be an insuperable difficulty.. The matter is worth the attention of those spe- cially interested in the trade
will remain until the 22nd.
5th inst.
The U.S. cruiser Baltimore came in from
Cavile yesterday morning, and will proceed to Cheloo at an early date to relieve the flag-ship New Orleans (Admiral Folger).
The ecta, which has been at Chatham for a considerable pericd, is to leave very shortly she having been appropriated for service on the China station as a depot ship for topedo. boats and destroyers.
THE NURSE AS HEROINE.
was discovered in the hald of the s.s. Indret entered the lion's cage and put the ferocious officials. They recognize him as a man of ex given off by the straw and by the making of and her sisters also had the courage to discard
FIRE AT YAUMATI,
7th inst
For the first time during their present stay in Hongkong the Harmston-Love Company put on "Dick Turpin's ride to York," with Mr. Welby Cooke in the tile ile, and with his beautiful black mare as "Black Bess." The strated, Mr. Cooke being well supported by story of the ride is too well-known to need recapitulation here, but it was capitally illu the entire company, the comic element being supplied by the Bugnys and other humorous members. This revival of an old circus "turn" met with the ful appreciation it so well was turned in that a fire had broken out below
At about two o'clock this afternoon a report. deserved. All the ather items were well up to their usual excellent standard, and a fairly filled the Russian internment camp at King's Park, house showed its full appreciat on of each of Kowloon. The Fire Brigade, under Mr E. R.hem by unstinted applause. Much regret was diately repaired to the scene of the ou break, litle Jennie's cake walk, owing to her sudden, Halfifax and Chief Inspector Baker, imme-expressed at se unavoidable abandonnent of It appeared that the fire originated in some though we hope slight, indisposition. During cipient of a letter expressing the appreciation of H. E. the Governor, Sir Matthew Nathan KC, and party, of the excellent programme prepared for their visit, and of the arrange ments made for their comfort.
U.S. CONSUL GENERAL U.S. Consul-General Cheshire is making general satisfaction. His clean, square busi. many warm friends in Canton. He is giving ness methods are gaining the approval of the perience. is position here in Canton is that of Acting Consul General, but the, American pointment be made a permanent one. It must citizens have signed a petition and forwarded it to President Roosevelt asking that this ap
gained the confidence of his nationals. he gratifying to Mr. Cheshire to have so quickly
GYMNASIUM.
Some young men have started a gymnasium in the city. This is something new, and prob- affair is purely Chinese, but is to be conducted ably the first of its kind in China. The whole on Western lines. There was no difficulty, in securing money. At present it is an outdoor and is in the grounds of a temple. Bicycles,
charged a small entrance fee. An institution fatal dan bells, Indian clubs are all used. Iater, part of the temple will be used. The gymnasium is free to member+; others are of this kind is much needed. Students and rich young men are much in need of physical training.
Canton, 7th December,
A DISREPUTABLE HOUSE, A few days ago the Tartar General was
af Mme. Bakousina, kdown as the Russian Of special interest at this time is the history
of sisters of mercy, and attended operations at Crimean war she was head of the Russian order Florence Nightingale. At the time of the
the field hospitals regardless of danger." Sha their uniform and don sheepskin coats aud long boots and go out in the snow and render first aid, and help bring in the wounded. This order of nurses, which was founded by the Grand Duchess Helena Pavlovna in 1854, has The chief food of the moujiks is rye bread, its jubilee in October. Then, we must not many members now at the front, and keeps potatoes and millets. Meat, milk, cabbages, forget that most modest and most heroic and vegetables are eaten only in extremely of women, Mary Kingsley, who laid down small quantities. Of fatty foods $5 per cent. her life at Cape Town whilst nursing poorer villagers consume 62.29 grammes of Kingsley, she was a writer and Traveller, and under the normal amount is consumed. The the Boers of typhoid. The niece of Charles vegetable albumen, 13.37 grammes of falty ever in her wanderings she, ministered to the foods and 380 grammes of proteids. It is in sick. Witness some of the stores told in her conceivable how men can exist on a consump. delightful Travels in West Africa Anthe
medical officer ascribes this "living hunger" to tion of 13-37 grammes of fatty matter, when the time of the Boer War she shipped quietly away smallest amount that ought to be calea varies between 40 grammes and 50 grammes. The should find to do for those who were ill. Most to Cape Colony to do whatsoever her hand the existing scarcity of land; for every three to till they heard of her death. She took the four persons the available supply of rye varied
of her friends never knew she had left England from 150ths. 10 540 lbs. and of millet from 108ths. Not hers to rush to the front with the soldiers most unpopular work and the hardest work. to 360 s., which is below that available in other districts. Thus, even in times of good ment. She nursed the Boers on the typhoid
and the doctors and the clamour and excite harvest, adequate nourishment is out of the hospital ship till she herself lack the disease question. Nevertheless, the owners and tillers and died. And there were so many others we £264.9d. per house. In indirect taxes the two ed in a French volume just, issued called En with the arrears, amounted on an average to of the land have to make up the taxes, which, could have better spared!.. villages paid £79 on vodka, 4s 6s, id. on to
193. The pitiable state of village life in Rus an tea and sugar, that is, a yearly total of about parison of the indirect tax paid on vodka, that sia may be judged only too well from a com is, brandy made from rye, and of the indirect taxes paid on tea and sugar.
FIRE IN THE DOCKS.
OUTBREAK ON THE 5.5. "INDRAVELLI.” Shortly before twelve o'clock last night fire which is now lying at the Hongkong and W mpon Deck at Kowloon, undergoing alter. The first-class German cruiser Hertha willations to fit her for the South African coolie visit Sandakan on the 20th January, 1905, and emigration ran, The origin of the outbreak has not so far been discovered, nor the extent of the damage done, though that is not thought her but the woodwork then being fitted up. The be much, as she had practically nothing in Fire Brigade, with Inspector Macdonald in charge, was soon on the spot, and volumes of and o this the hose was brought to play, until smoke were sren issuing from the hatchway, one feel of water were pumped into the vessel, and the fire was got under shortly afterwards. In the operations Police Sergeant Counsell had a bad fall into the 'tween deck, and was so hurt Hongkong is now being honoured by the ment Civil Hospital, where, however, he is as to ner exsitsie his removal to the Govern presence in port of H. R. H. Prince Luigi progressing favourably. Amadeo Giuseppe Marie Ferdinando Francesco of Savoy, Duke of Abruzzi, who is in command of the Italian cruiser Liguria, which arrived from Shanghai yesterday morning and exchang- ed salutes with the port. The Duke, who was born in Madrid in 1873. the third son of the then King of Spain Amadeo, is as distinguish ed as a inan of science as in his professional Cote North Pole in 199, in which he inst career in the Italian navy. In his expedition two fingers from frostbite, he reached the farthest point north ever attained, Lat. '6.34 malsheds, and spread to the biler works of the evening Mrs. Harmston-Love was the of the city, part of which was already used for a bacco, 10 128.6d, on petroleum, and £5 165.10d. left a widow, in 1885, and she put aside her north surpassing Nansen's farthest. He Pong See Sing, which was reduced to ashes, also the author of a very interesting account, the loss being estimated at $800, of while the published in 1900, of his ascent of Mount Elias, property was uninsured. An unfortunate man. This morning at eleven o'clock he landed Pey perished in the flames, but there were no from the Liguria, and in company with Cheva- other casua ties. The cause of the outbreak fier Z. Volpicelli, cansu'-general for Italy, paid could not be ascertained. formal calls on H the Governor, Sir Mat. thew Nathan, KCMG, Admiral Sir Gerard- Noel, K.C.B, and Major-General Villiers Hat. ton, C., and afterwards took luncheon at the residence of Chevalier Volpicelli, at the Peak.
6th inst. HMS. Leviathan sailed for Singapore and the Mediterranean, at half-past four yesterday afternoon, having on board time-expired men, The Ben liner Benmohr struck a sunken invalids, and gunnery drafts. During the even rock near Mekarisaki point when entering ing of the previous day a draft of forty men left Maji harbour on the 15th ult. She left Yoko the Vengeance to embark on the cruiser for hana on the aird. The refloating of the ship England where they are to complete their pun-is reported to be a difficult job. nery course. The ship's company manned the The Argo and two other Norwegian steamers jetty at the decks to give them a good sent off and the German steamer Indipendent have with hearty cheers and best wishes, while the been sold to Japanese. band played "Auld Lang Syne" and "Rolling Home." The draft left in the ship's launch, and are taking passage in the Leviathan as far embark on the Cressy: The Leviathan was as Singapore, where they will probably re- cheered out of harbour by the remainder of H.M.'s ships.
The battleship Vengeance was floated out of the No. 1 deck at Kowloon yesterday after poon and left for her buoy in the Admiralty anchorage about five o'clock. During the three days she was in dock the v. ssel had her under-water fillings attended to end the bottom pcraped and painted
ese.
SHIPPING ITEMS.
6th inst.
by Mr:1. Shimber of Hioge, and re-named the The Italian steamer Pants has been bought Kenkon Mara.
inth inst..
Though this clever and entertaining troope
noxified that a foreigner was fitting up a house Magistrate was asked to investigate. Sure for disreputable purposes. The Nam Hoi enough a house was found in the Tarlar portion biothel. The Nam Hoi made short work of it found in the house, and confiscated the and carried away the ten or more young girls property. An investigation will follow, and if the landlord can prove he knew nothing of the purpose for which the house was to be used, he will get his propeny back upon payment of a fine
The foreigner, whoever he may be, has made himself scarce.
THE BUDDHIST MISSION..
The moujiks are compelled to occupy land, on which there are arrears of debt, and also to follow certain occupations. Thus, unless there
certainly die of hunger, and he holds out no surgeon is of opinion that the mouliks would was this form of compulsory work, the country
to any great degree, for he regards them as hopes of being able to civilize" the mouliks being really very little removed from the stage
have now been with us close upon a month, they continue to find well deserved favour with the public. The programme has been judi- The steamer Bygós has been sold to Japan-tractions provided at intervals. This eveningsionaries arrived from Japan to open a mission ciously varied, and divers supplementary at Several months ago several Buddhist mis will witness the final performance, the com- day. Last night's programine opened with a pany leaving for Manila by the Team on Tues- from the Viceroy and a proclamation was issued in this province. They sought recognition granting them the same privilege as mission. Garland Entree by the ladies and gentlemen faries of other religions. These Japan mission-of civilization attained by savage races. In alt the Circus, which had arrextremely picturesque aries find ready acceptance with the people, these circumstances it can be understand easily effect. Miss Nelly Harmston-Love then gave In fact, everything, Japanese is at a premium,that the rate of mortality is very high. The a remarkably clever exposition of equitation, just now. Japan is often spoken of as the average rate of mortality throughout the whole the inimitable Bugny Brothers adding a touch strongest nation in the world. The mission of Russia in 1902 was 348 per 1,000 in the The wire act of Mile, Onra and Master Selig many followers. They have one hall on Fa Ti The dealbs occur chiefly among the children. of bumour to the "turn" by their drolieries. arios are working very quietly and getting good villages in question the rate was 53 Z71 per 1,002. was a very attractive performance, the degree and hold regular meetings. Sunday, for some While in the whole, of Russia the death rate of proficiency to which this pair have attained reason, is the regular meeting day. Other among children under one year of age was 27 direction of Mr. Welby Cooke, again went been opened. It is just outside the East gate five years of age died in them. From these on the wire being considerably above the meetings are held, but the general meeting is average. The Arab horse Aden," under the held on Sunday. This week a second hail has villages, and 546 children between one and per 1000, it was 330 per 1,000 in these two tons indulged in some amusing fooling with Japanese and their familiarity with the Chinese tined to vanish under such a high rate of through his entertaining performance. The Can of the City. The extrema politeness of the figures it will be seen that the villages are des champion jockey act, a "lum so realistic that tage with the Chinese. The halls are ip imita-
conjuring after which Welby Cooke gave his written language give them a decided advan mortality, to insistently proclaim his willingness to lay a their ten commandments and have added it caused one sporting member of the audience tion of the Mission Chapels, and they have "fiver on the field!" An acrobatic song and ten probibitions. The 1st commandment is dance by Florrie and Wally, Banvard, which "Love your country, Then follow "Honour seemed a trifle out of place in a Circus, and the to parents; obedience to teachers; love of now becoming somewhat monotonous, although etc. Among the things prohibited are, gam musical act of Gellino-whose "gags" are brethren; obedience to the laws of the order; his remarkable versatility on hie nqyql musical, bling, licentiousans, helping la law suite. Qua
far, with a Japanese crew and four for The Japanese sealing schooner Kiyoicht
of war in the Sea of Okhotsk on the 21st of eigners on board, was sunk by a Russian man August last.
When the N.Y.K.S. Kunogawa Maru arrive her ladder was so crowded with the usual ed at Yokohama from Seattle on the 23rd uit, throng of visitors, hotel-runners, etc., that it broke in half, and a number of people fell into the sea. "No injury was done beyond a wet ting.
The steamer Foishun damaged her rudder by collision with a junk in the Poibo.
woebegone spots are too numerous to be lying hidden from the outside world. But such This is a picture of life in a Russian village
counted throughout the vast Empire of the Czar, and it is from them that the soldiers hail who ate falling on the battlefields of Manchuria cracy, which refuses to read the bandwriting on at the bidding of a rotten and selfish bureau tbe wall,
Another heroine of our own times-ia describ- Haut!" The countess the Saint Martial was
Vincent de Paul. She nursed and organised position and wealth and joined the Order of St.
Her published letters prove her to have been and toiled for them in France and Italy fill, after a brief eleven years, she died worn out. not only a good nurse and a clever woman, but also a good Catholic. Then there is Sister Trina, head of the Protestant deaconesses at Reiben, near Basic, whose labours and info- Agnes Jones. The principal sphere of work of ence were described in a paper written by
the time Sister Trina took charge of it the deaconesses is a hospital; so unpopular at
Miss Jones described Sister Trina as a simple and bumble-minded Christian, with gentle, wint that the patients had to be bribed to enter it !
ning, and affectionate manners," and elsewhere she mentions her "beautiful bumility. Abd yet the deaconesses under her not only nursed the hospital but had charge of a deal institute, district work in Basle,, and worked in Basle a children's hospital in Basle, did private and gaol. And these bisters were chiefly of the peasant class. If we have bot mentioned Agnes
rials of their lives have been published, and great English heroines, it is because full memo.. Jones herself, or Sister Dora, or, other of our
to all, nurses—itospital. ought to be in all nursing libraries and familiar
island shipping of these islands is now being A GIGANTIC organization to control the inter- formed in this city, says the Manila TiAL. it contemplates the formation of an association comprising practically all of the principal fina in the merchant coastwire trade being deu owning inter-island steamers and may result under one fig
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