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DEATHS.
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THE Shanghai Spring Race Morting will take | ProVIDAD at least fifty Volunteers' signify place on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th May,
their intention of joining, the proposed Volun-. teer Rifle Club will be started." It will, in such case, be decided at the next meeting whether the annual subsription be $3 or $5.
THE Emperor of Japan has already donated about a million yen to the faniles of men killed in the war.
MORE ammunition has been used in a sing's day in Manchuria then was my ared to fight the Spanish-American War.
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HONGKONG'S SHIPPING.
THE PROSF CTS FOR 1905.
GLOOMY TIMES FEARED FOR SITIPOWNERS.
DURING the past few days, Hongkong bas been experiencing the first effects of the miny
The imminent opening of the ice-bound season. On Saturday, it rained during the greater part of the day, and yesterday torrents ports in the north has led shipowners and of rain, accompanied by vivid flashes of light brokers to speculate anxiously on the prospects MK. Friedrich von Syburg, the German Conning and heavy peals of thunder, fell over the during the ensuing year. As a general rule, sul-General, was married at Yokohana to Miss island, with the result that the streets were those engaged in the trans-shipment of goods Marie Kayser on the 7th inst
practically desotted. To-day there has been to the northern ports can tell pretty accurately a slight cessation in the rainfall, but there the probable condition of things which will seems little prospect that it is likely to be per-prevail during the year, but on this occasion so manent. Occasional showers drenched the much dubiety exists, and so little of the exact streets and the ricksha and chair-coolies did a state of affairs can be foreshadowe, that it is cuaring business. The reservoirs should be difficult to arrive at a perfectly sound estimate, well up to the high level mark now, so that and that is what.worries those interested in the householders tho may be rather tired of the shipping trade, wet weather have the consolution of feeling that a water famine is highly improbable this year.
LAST week a case of diptheria, one of enteric fever, and, one of small-pox were nolified as having occurred in the colony.
THE Chinese merchants in Siam have pet tioned the Wai Wa Pu to appoint Chinese Consuls to the ports where they reside.
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Snow fell in considerable quantities at Shang. hai last week. It is ten years since the Settle. On 15th March, at his residence in Rangement was visited by a snowfall so late in the Road, Shanghai, Clarence EUGENE FISKE, season. aged 43 years.
End Lane, A. NELSEN, Shanghai, Upper On 16th March, at his residence, 14, West BLEND Yangtsze Pilot, aged 45 years.
VERY OLD LIQUEUR
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YEARS IN BOTTLE.
The Hongkong (zlegraph
Hongkong, MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1905.
KUROPATKIN'S RECALA..
After a gallant if apparently hopeless struggle against the Japanese forces in Man- churia, General Kuropatkin, of whom ko
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seat in the second Court at the Magistracy to MR. J. H. Kemp, deputy registrar, took his
day, but there was very little business to pccupy the attention of either of their Worships.
QUESTIONS FOR, CONSIDERATION. Hongkong, perhaps more than any other distributing centic, is profundly concerned Two curious accidents occurred on the train with the prospects for 1905. Among the ques- line yesterday evening, at the Praya East, near❘tions which have to be considered in this con- No. 2 Police Station. In the first a Chinese nection are the state of the crops, the tonnaga at the disposal of shippers, the state of the and ignoring the warning gong of the car ustil peace being concluded between Japan and woman persistently walked along the road bo tween the lines, carrying two empty baskets, freight market, and above all the probability of it was close upon her, going dead stow, when Russia. The last point is of the greatest im- she jumped to one side in such a way that her portance, and the opinions of a slip broker in bamboo pole bumped against the front of the the city may be of interest not only to those who THE Japanese Camphur Co. has proposed to
car, and sent her sprawling face downwards are primarily connected with the shipping of establish a telephone system in the island ol into the mud. She was much more frightened the port, but all who are concerned with the Kulangsu, Amoy. The Chinese authorities did not accede to the project owing to its
than hurt, as she fell clear of the car, but when welfare of the Cotony. she picked herself up, her language was shock- menacing the interests of the Telegraph admi-ing. A passenger in the car advised her to go home and take a bath and that added fuel to the fires of her wrath! The second accident occurred a little further up and was caused by ricksha puller trying to pass on the seaside,
nistration.
OWING to the interruption of the Great Northern Telegraph Company's cable between Hongkong and Shanghai the whole traffic has
to be transmitted by the Eastern Extension
Company's cable. Delay may therefore be
expected.
much was expected, has been recalled to St. Petersburg, and the command of the Russian troops has been entrusted (0 General Linievitch. Few wars have pre
A TELEGRAM from the Secretary to the Govern- sented such a holocaust of lost reputationsment of Burma. to the Hongkong Colonial as that now proceeding between Japan and recretary dated 17th inst. says "Continuation Russia. Each general, in turn, left Russia of my telegram dated 24th January, No. 12, amid a fanfare of trumpets-from Alexeieff restrictions against arrivals from longkong to Stoessel; each promised that Russia port removed." should never see him again, except as a modern Cesar, dragging his captives be A CHOICE AFTER-DINNER WINE. hind his chariot; or a fallen hero with a claim to the deathless regard of his com patriots. But Japanese tactics quickly put an end to such frothings, and now even Kuropatkin, who may have been more the
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incompetence, follows the rest of his leaders to the more salubrious atmosphere of St. Petersburg. General Linievitch, who assumes the important though "dangerous command of the Russian forces, hedged about by the indefatigable Japanese in the wilds of Manchuria, was probably first heard of by the outside world during the [32 Boxer war, when he commanded the troops. He is 67 years of age, but
is reported to be as
active as a young man and immensely popular with the Siberians. When the war with Japan broke out, he was commander-in-chief of the Russian forces in Manchuria, but was superseded by General Kuropatkin. Ac- cording to the reports which have come to hand General Karopatkin's recall was primarily due to a quarrel with General Grippenberg. There are two conflicting versions of the incident. According to one of them General Grippenberg complained to the Emperios that General Kuropatkin had refused to support his flanking move ament, in view of which Grippenberg asked SPIRIT MERCHANTS, be relieved. The Emperor, it is added,
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UWING to the rough weather prevailing in the harbour on Saturday only one boat, the aidee, turned out for the fourth race of the Yacht Club, for the Governor's Cup and, sailed by Messes. Kew and Shepherd over the course around Futamun island, won the event.
A WIRE to the Shanghai Times, of 16th inst. says:-An attempt was made last night to blow' up the Kremlin, in Moscow. The damage was fortunately slight and only affected the outer walls. The culprits, despite urge search, have managed to escape capture so far.
Mesney's Miscellany for the week ended 11th varieties of food in China describing in detail inst. contains a very interesting article on the a banquetting table and contents laid ready for eight persons. There is much other instructive matter embodied in the pages of this familiar pamphlet.
MFSSRS E. W. H. James, W. F. Donaldson and T. A. Griffiths have joined the Volunteer artillery Bombadier C. II. Blason has resign
ed. Messra. N. J. Stabb and M. Stewart have
joined the Volunteer Troop. Trooper J. Hastings has heen granted leave of absence from the Colony s ten months. Tromper G. Marshall has resigned.
IN the billiard 'mach, Y. M. C. A. European Department v. Chinese Department, on Satur- day, the former won every game, while in a match between Mr. J. H. Oxberry, winner of the European Department handicap tournament and Mr. Tan Boon Leung, winner of the Chinese Department handicap tournament, the tatter won by 37 in a game of 300 up.
er Troop.
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or wrong side, of the car, with the result that a collision occurred, the impact causing the near wheel to skid over the wall and ricksha puller, and Chinese fare were all precipitated on to the beach below. Fortunately the tide was out int the time, so all the damage done was a severe shaking for the puller and his tare, and a slight ly damaged ricksha wheel and houd.
NEWCHWANG,
Messrs. Bandinel & Co. write as follows in their Market Report dated the 6th instant:-
The cart traffic during the win er has been seriously affected by warlike operations; and stocks in port are estimated at the following: Beans, Yellow and Green ...So,coo piculs
Small
2,400 Grco............ 1,600 "
47,000 19 30,000 D
3,00 General Cargo
4,000 pkgs. Besides which about 100,000 piculs of beans have been shipped from Chingwantau,
Bean Oil Large Millet Smul
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Stocks of beans at the principal depois in the interior are estimated al 1,735,000 piculs,
will not exceed 3,000.com piculs. fore next fall, including stocks now in port and it is feared that the quantity available be
ciated value of transfer money, prices are higher Owing, among other causes, to the depre- than ever before. We quote:-
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# 24.00 11... 14.00
13.0
Tls. Beans, Green and Yellow, per 3 picnis. 14-50
Small 2 1
Greet Large Milet,. Small 1/
18.co Bean Oil. Beancakes....
to pieces. 17.50 Exchange-Transfer Taels 1,000 Shanghai picu... 15.00 Taels 7:2.
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allowing then a week or ten days for the ice to clear away, and considering the scarcity of
IF PEACE BE CONCLUDED,
"Should peace be concluded shortly," he said, "Japan will still reuire the services of at the beginning of the war. It will be neces the large mercantile feet which she took over sary to provide provisions for the troops in Manchuria, to employ transports for the return
of the troops to Japan, and to maintain a regu lar system of communication between the base and the scene of operations. That will have the effect of keeping a large amount of tonnage out of competition with the regular steamship service from Hongkong and other parts, but it may not last for any length of lime."
WHAT ABOUT THE FUTURE. "Then when that stage has been passed we can only look forward to bad times?"
"That is the opinion of most people who have been trying to solve the question in Hongkong. Even at the present time, freights are exceedingly low, due to the fact that there is an exceptionally, large amount of tonnage in the East. Norwegian boats buve been coming out all the time. Old boats that could not be employed at home were filed up with coal and sent to the East, in the hope that they would get acharter by hook or by crook; and the result is that a great deal of tonnage will be prepared to accept freights at the lowest figure possible. That means bad business for ship owners at home and shipping firms here.
NEWCHWANG ICEROUND. "Newchwang has been icebound op till to-day or to-morrow. We have that informa- tion from the Chinese, who are most reliable authorities on the subject. Boats have been have not found any freight to take back an going up since a fortnight ago, but so far they
account of the high price of produce-beans and beat cakes, for example."
VLADIVOSTOCK CLOSED," "How does Vladivostock stand?"
TELEGRAM
THE WAR.
KAIYUAN OCCUPIED.
forwards us the following telegram-
Mr. M. Noma, Consul for Japan, kindly
Tokio, March 20th, 11.50 a.m. At 4 a.m., on the 19th inst, our detach- ment occupied Kaiyuan, twenty miles north of Tichling.
The enemy afterwards attempted a counter- attacky but was repulsed!
The enemy burnt bridges on the main road south of Kaiyuan and also destroyed a part of the railway bridge.
A number of Russian guns were found buried near Mukden.
LAND SALES.
This afternoon at the office of the Public Works Department, by order of H. E the Go- vernor, the auction was held of one lot of. Crown land at Barker Road, for a term of 75 tion thereof for a further period of 75 years at a years with the option of renewal at the expira ground sent to be fixed by the Surveyor to Ris Majesty the King. This lot is registered as Rural Building Lot No: 111, and contains 29, 416 square feet, and carries an annual rent of $168. The upset price was $3,530.
There was no competition and the lot was knocked down to Measts Denison; Ram and Gibbs, who purchased the same for building purposes, on behalf of Captain J. T. Douglas,
the price being $3.550.
Other lots disposed of were Inlande Lots Nos. 1,733 to 1,737, situated in the Shaukiwan
Road, near Tai Hang village, each containing
300 square feet, and paying $3 annual rent, the upset prices being $go for each lat. These lots. join at $100 each. were bought by Chinamen, whose lots they ad.
THE DISPUTED ·BISCUIT CASE.
JUDGMENT,
At the Civil Summary Court this morning, the Puisne Judge (Mr. T, Sercombe Smith). gave judgment in the case of the Hip Loong firm of wholesale bakers against the proprie tors of the Café Weissmann. The plaintiffs" claimed $648 being the value of 19,800 pounds of biscuits which defendants declined to take delivery of, claiming that they were not up to sample.
'His Honour, in the course of a lengthy judg ment, found for the plaintiffs with costs.
BRITISH SHIPMASTER FOUND DEAD
IN A QUEEN'S ROAD HOTEL
A mysterious occurrence took place yester- day morning at the Stag Hotel in Quest's
mariner, and late in command of the s.s. Słup Road, Central, when Percey 5. West, a master
Lre, was found dead in his red in No. 12 room, under circumstances which cannot be definitely stated until after an inquest has been held by the Coroner. The facts of the case point to its Until the fall of Port Arthur vessels were being one of suicide. It appears that, on the 14th insi, the deceased-weni to the Stag Hotel going up all the time to Vladivostock. The Japanese could not look after Port Arthur and
with a small quantity of luggage, and said he Vladivostock at the same time, so they con- wanted to engage a room for a few days. The centrated their attention on Port Arthur. All manager told him he could be accommodated, but the rule of the hotel was that casual visitors Premium on Sycee-Tis. 33 per shoe.
a ship had to do then was to telegraph to The temperature during the last six weeks and might be expected at Vladivostock on a Vladivostock that she was coming up.north
were expected to pay for the'r accommodation. Deceased pad for four days, and was then has been low, and the ice is fairly thick,
We do not therefore think the ice will break certain day. When that day arrived the Rus assigned No. 12 room on the second floor. On before the 23d or at earliest the 18th inst. which would make a passage for the cargo-boat appear, but on the 16th he returned to the sians would send out their steam ice-breaker the 18th inst, after going cut, he did not re
donc away with now. The fapanese are watching sequently learned that he had been locked up and the goods would be landed. But that is all hotel, looking very dishevelled, and it was sub-
for vessels going to Vindivostock and the last and fined $z for being drunk and incapable in vessel that left longkong for that destination Queen's Road. As he continued drinking dur- was promptly captured-I mean the Scotsman," ing the day the Manager of the hotel gave orders that he was not to be served with any more Continuing, the speaker said that it was liquor, so he went out and got it outside, and difficult from any point of view to forecast the was generally more or less under the in- shipping prospects. He qualed from a circular fluence of liquor up to the 18th inst. As the issued by Messrs. Lamke and Rogge in which time for which deceased had paid had expired'. it was stated:" As regards Northern ports, it at 3 pm, on that date, and he was locked up is premature to form any correct idea as to in his room, at 4 p.m. the Manager went up. opening rates. It is said, that local companies' stairs and knocked at the dcor, with the inten boats are holding cut for 4 cents per picul New-tion of ascertaining whether deceased intended chwang Canton and it entirely depends on pro to prolong his stay, but receiving no answer duce being scarce or otherwise, whether that
to his knocks, he concluded that be was bleep. figure will be procurable. The weather hasing off the effects of his drinking and left bim been unusually cold of late and it is quite pos- alone till the next morning, when, at eight sible that Newchwang may be ice-bound up o'clock, the room boy knocked at the door. No however, it was not necessary to be too pessi- returned again at 9 a.m., but bis knocking and to the end of the present month," On the whole, reply being forthcoming he went away, and mistic, and the first view, which had been calling failing to elicit any response the manager entertained that 1905 should prove a good year was called and telephoned to the police.. They.
lighters we cannot advise steamers to come here before the 25th lust., and those who wait until the 31st will probably lose little time.
THE NATIOVAL BANK
OF CHINA, LD.
PREMATURE TO FORECAST,
then telegraphed to Kuropatkin, asking for an explanation, in reply to which Kuropat kin wired that his health was shattered and requested permission to tem over his comTHE annual inspection by the G.O.C. of the mand to General Linievitch. According to the second and more commonly credited Hongkong Volunteer Corps will take place at Head Quarters next Saturday, the 25th inst., version of the affair, Kuropatkin complained at two pm. There was a rehearsal on Satur In delivering judgment in re the petition for to the Emperor that General Grippenberg day, when the men, anned with new short the reduction of the capital of the National undertook the Banking movement in de rifles, paraded at Head Quarters al 2.30 p.m.,
Bank of China (Limited), Mr. Justice Farwell fiance of order, and demanded the General's and marched to the Palo ground, where they said that the petition was opposed by only 44 dismissal. Grippenberg was recalled, but it were joined by eighteen susuiber, of the Volun-holders of the founders' shares, though, of does not appear to have had a very satis
course, they were entitled to be heard, and it was for the Court to see that they were not unduly factory result so far as Kuropatkin's carcer
THE C. P. R. steamer Athenian, which recent oppressed. The first point taken was that there was concerned. What with the Manchuria ty arrived here brought 400 tons of naval stores was an express bargain that the holders of the forces practically bented in on three sides, for the dockyard at Hongkong, having called founders' shares should not be interfered with. Roztulestvensky's squadron sailing away into at the naval station at Esquimalt to obtain, the He did not think that was the true construction. $10.00 space, and the approach of summer, which stores. It is interesting to note in this connec. The general power to reduce capital was not will assist the Japanese when they come totion that the Admiralty have ordered Com-retended to be baited, and the protection of deliver their next blow at Vladivostock, the modore J. E. C. Goodrich, commanding the the founders' shares was left to the Court. Then position of the Russian army in the Bas Pacific squadron to hul down his Bag at it was said there was no sufficient evidence of for Hongkong shipping need not yet be dis- instructed him to do nothing patil their arrival 18.00 is not a happy one. Again, while Russi, Esquimalt and return to Englaud with his staff, loss of capital. That was a matter for expert carded. A variety of circumstances may arise and when Inspector Smith came the door
This is taken in signify that Esquimalt will evidence; and the experts for the company far to benefit the Colony's trade, and ensure the speaks jauntily of the funds at her disposal cease to be a naval station. Gregor & Co.'s Royal Old Highland 24.00 although she has been ousted from every financial quarter in the world-the busy Japanese have managed to curry favour, not J. R. D. plain
11.75 only with the American financiers. but also with German bankers, so that the question 14.25 of raising another loan if satisfactory terms can be arranged, is assured beyond the shadow of a doubt. From all these portents, it would seem that the end of the struggle is in view, and there can be little question as to whom the honours will fall.
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N.D.-All our Wines and Spirits are bottled at home, thereby ensuring to our Customers all the advantages accruing from bottling done at home under the direct supervision of the Growers and Distillers as compared to bottling done in China by Chinamen at the service of European Firms, Hongkong, and December, 1904.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE opening ceremony of the Seoul-Fusan railway has been fixed for the 25th of May.
MR. Gilchrist, the Port Arthur engineer, has joined the firm of Wilson and Co., Tientsin.
THE Emperor. has conferred the First Class Order of the Sacred Treature on Sir Ian Hajallian.
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outweighed the expens on the other side. There was no doubt that, owing to the fall in the value A Few particulars as to the programme pre-
of the dollar, the company had lost the amount sented by the Westminster Glee and Concert of capital alleged. As for the goodwill, he Party, who are giving a concert here on Friday, could not see that a company which over 12 may be of interest. The part music will in- years had paid an average of only a little over clude the following-Madrigals, "Now is the per cent, could be said to have a valuable the sixteenth century, by Thos. Morley; "This was that it was not fair and equitable. The Month of Maying," composed so long ago as goodwill. The real objection to the scheme. Pleasant Month of May," William Beale (1815) observations made by Mr. Justice Stirling in Glees: "Oh, By Rivers," Sir Henry Bishop; "fs re London and New York Investment "The Belis of St. Michael's Tower" William Corporation " ([1895] z Ch., at p. 867) exactly Knyvett (1779-1856); "When Allen-a-Dale fitted the present case. Bis Lordship could see Went a-Hunting" R. L. de Pearsall (1795-no hardship in wiping out the founders' sharesi 1856); in addition to such modern part songs These shares would get nothing until 8 per cent. as "The Dawn of Day," Samuel Reay; Sweet was paid on the ordinary shares, find there was and Low," Sir Joseph Barnby; and "Oh, Hush ne reasonable prospect that the ordinary shares Thee, My Baby," Sir Arthur Sullivan. in the would ever reach that level. Nor could he ses solo department such old and familiar favourites any-object in keeping just a shred of life in
prosperity of the port for another year at least.
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MAILS DUE. English (Simla) 24th insi, 6 a.m. American (Coptic) 26th inst, German (Prinz Regent Lulipold) 28th inst. Canadian (Tartar) 29th inst. German (Prina. Eitel Friedrich) 19th inst. The China Mutual 1.5. Teenkat left Singa. pore on 18th inst., and is due bere on 24th inst. The Imperial German Mail s.s. Prinz Hein- rich, which left here gh, 15th inst, arrived at Shanghai on 18th insi.
Regent Luitpold left Kobe. via Nagasaki and The Imperial German Mail ss. Pring Shanghai on 19th inst, and may be expected here on 28th inst.
was opened by means of an iron bar inserted through the ventilator, the room was entered and air. West was found dead in his bed, be body being quite cold, as if death had ensued some hours back. A big bottle, which had con-- tained laudanum and believed to have been taken from the medicine chest of his late steamer, was found on a table near by. A search was made among the deceased's effects, but no money was found either there or on his person. The deceased, who was some forty- two years of age, was believed to have been, married, and it is understood bis wife is now in England. The usual inquest will be held at an early date.
An excellent programme of instrumental and vocal music, with comic dramatic sketches has bar of Comm::o room in the City Hall to- been arranged to take place in the old Cham
morrow, commencing at 8.30 p.m. The enter tainment is being given under the auspices of the Masonic Quadrille Club, and be ener getic president, Mr. H. Wolfe, and the Secre Shanghal at 3 am, on 19th inst, and left tary, Mr. W. Highby, have been indefatigable again at 10.39 am, same day, for agessaki in their efforts to organise the musical talents where she is due to arrive at 7 am, on arst inst. | and make this smoker a complata qucceER
ag "The Oak and the Ash," "Doun the Bura," the founders' shares in order that they might The P. & O. S. N. Co.'s s.s. Simla left "The Laird of Cockpen," "The Ash Grove, have a hope for the future. The company Singapore for this port on 18th inst., at 5. p.m., "Killarney," "Oft in the Stilly Night," "The might want new capital, which they could not here on 24th inst, at 6 am.
with the Outward English. Mails, and is due Meeting of the Waters," "Loch Lomond," and secure without getting rid of the founders' The C. P. R. Co.'ss.s. Athenian arrived at others will find a place, the whole scheme shares. He was convinced that the scheme affording an opportunity not often met with for would do na jajestice, and the prayer of the rekindling memories of the Old Country,
petition must be granted,