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Tuz smoking concert given by the Masonic
His Excellency the Chinese Minister, Chang Ta-jeu, was received in audience by the King on 16th ult, and delivered to His Majesty an autograph letter from the Emperor of China.
Ordinary business confifcallous aimaid be address / Quadrille Club is being held in the Old Cham-THE establishment of the Chineas regiment
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ber of Commerce Room, City Hall to-morrow, at 8.30 p.m.
The estimated Chinese population of Carton is goo,000; of Swatow, 48,000; Kongmoon, 55,000; Samshui, 5,000; Wuchow, 53030, and Paklioi, 20,000,
AT Brighton the other morning a box, which had evidently been washed ashore, was picked up on the beach. On being open d the re- ceptacle was found to contain a huge dead bon-constrictor 30 feet in length. Strange ob.
Caples, Daily, ten cents: Weekly, twenty-jects are often seen on the beach is Hong-
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The Hongkong Celegraph
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1995.
A SANITARY EVIL,
An interesting question came before the Sanitary Board yesterday, with reference to the dumping of dead bodies in the streets of Hongkong. The fact that no less than 707 bodies, of which 426 were infants under one year of age, were dumped is a terrible revela- tion which was, we take it, unknown to the BLEND. general public. The respect in which the Chinese hold their dead might naturally have been thought to prevent such callousness, but it would appear there is a deeper reason for this action. It was suggested at the meet ing of the Sanitary Board that the dumping of bodies in the street was not caused by the people having died of plague, but because the relatives were too poon tu afford the ex- pense of decent burial and they consequently cast the burden On the Government. It might have been believed that very few were too poor when such an occasion arose, | bm evidently die officials of the Board were
GREAT AGE
MATURE,
MELLOW
AND
kong,
A German sailor was charged before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Magistracy to-day with being drunk and disorderly and with the larceny of a coat belonging to a compatriot. The larceny was not proved, but the clarge of being drunk and disorderly was, and the accused was fined $3, or 7 days.
TO-DAY is the twenty-fourth anniversary of the death of the Earl of Beaconsfield, and no doubt the usual tributes from London and provincial habitations of the Primrose League, besides that sent each year by the Hon. E. R. Belilios, C.M.G., adorn the greensward in front of the statue of the deceased stateman to Parliament Square.
MRS. Murphy, the last survivor of the Birken- head disaster, has died at Portsmouth Work- house. For some years past the old lady had been an inmate of the institution. She was one of the women who were saved by the boats, and suffered at the time great hardships from exposure. Her busband was drowned when the Birkenheid sank,
THE Royal National Mission to Deep Sea
Fishermen did not submit a claim for £14,000 in respect of the damages sustained by their hospital ship Alpha from the fire of the Rus. sian warshipt. Their claim, as presented at the Board of Trade inquiry, was a litle over
damage. The Alpha, which has been in dock since October 30, has returned to her duties,
for the year 1905-6 has been fixed at the follow. ing strength--15 officers, one warrant officer,
file. Total, $44 of all ranks, 15 sergeants, 8 drummers, und sag rank and
+,
THE famous cope of Pope Nicholas IV, which was stolen from the Ascoli Cathedral, and eventually found in Mc., Pierpont Morgan's collection in the South Kensington Museum, has been returned to the Italian authorities.
MAJOR-General Slade, C: B, who in the
ordinary courne would have retired on 15th ult. is to retain command of the British Forces in Egypt, pending the decision regarding the proposed reduction of colonial and other garrisons.
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DISQUIETING reports with regard to the Tsar's health are current in Germany. A usually well-informed paper states that his Majesty sits for hours in a state of absent-mindedness, takes hardly any nourishment, and continually com. plains of headaches.
THE attention of our readers is directed to an advertisement appearing in another column, regarding the smoking concert to be given on Thursday next,, under the auspices of the Masonic Quadrille Club, in the old Chamber of Commerce room, City Hall, at 5.30pm. Some of the best local talent and most popular ama- teurs have been secured and everything is be ing done to make the evening the unqualified success always achieved by this Club's undertakings.
HENRY Cyril l'agel, fifth Marquis of Anglesey, whose death in his thireth year has followed so hard upon the fioincial difficulties, some of the attendant circumstances of which excited so much attention, was born on June 16, 1875, and was the only son of the furth Marquis. He was educated at Ewn, and married in
Florence January, 1898, Lilian
Maud,
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son, and there should be few better able to
A Blend of the Finest Pure Mult judge. Mr. Lau Cha Pak, however, denied
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that the object was to avoid banal expenses. He noted that the poor Chinese could always obtain coltins gratis from the Tung | Wa Hospital, and held that the cause of the dumping was mainly due to the stringent measures adopted in plague cases which ve curred some years ago. There was great A. S. WATSON & Co., diversity of opinion at the Board as to the
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A CHINAMAN asleep in the tiger-trap is some- thing of a novely, even for Perak. A coolic was discovered one morning near a Kinta mine having apparently passed the night in the trap. When roused he said that sleep had overtaken him and so he chose the one spot least likely for the tiger to visit. The trap bad been set for a year without result, so he came to the conclusion that the tiger knew a thing or two
cessor to a princely incume, his extravagance made him one of the most-talked-about men el his day, and reduced him to bankruptcy.
The Russian Government is said to be with-
drawing the special privileges which French newspaper correspondents in St. Petersburg have enjoyed since the beginning of the war in the Far East. These privileges lave enabled the possessors to transmit to their respective journals much more early and detailed news than other Continental, or even British, papers have been able to obtain, and their withdrawal at this moment may be regarded as the first ACCORDING to Chinese legends, says the Rev. sign of Russian resentment against "la nation Boggs, in the March number of the Southamie et aliée," which has just refused to ad-
Chinn Collegian, the city of Canton was founded in remote antiquity by five genii, clad in garments of as many different colours, who came riding through the air on five rams, and bearing each a sample of the Eve grains which they planted there. He tells us that the name, Canton, itself is a corruption of the Portuguese pronunciation of Kwong Tung, but the real Chinese name for the city is Kwong Chau; which dates back to the period of the Three States, A.1). 220-280. Before that time it bare the name Nam Hai as far back as Ch'i Wong
réal cause, but it was not apparent that any about traps, decision was anived at, even after the mal ter had been discussed by the members, Opinion seemed to be equally divided, and where those who may be considered experts on the matter are at variance it is difficult for the layman to arrive at the root of the question. There is no doubt that the prac tice is far too common and if it can be stop. perior in any way mitigated by the reception of bodies at the various receiving Houses which have been started by the Chinese community for the benefit of poor compatriots a great work will have been accomplished. It is repugnant to the feelings of every one that the bodies should be cast into the street, and the sooner the evil is checked the het ter it will be for Hongkong. Whether the practice originated with the protective mea. sures adopted by the Sanitary officials in
SPIRIT MERCHANTS, times of plagae, or whether it is due to economic reasons matters litle; the fact that the practice exists is sufficically regrettable, and it is to be hoped that the assistance now offered to the poor will he understood and appreciated by the Chinese concerned.
34. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
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WHISKIES.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE relief of the 30th Punjalus North China is postponed until August or September,
MR. H. M. Hobbins, vice and deputy consul. per da general for the United States, bas left for San
18.00
voyage.
of the Ts'un Dynasty.
SIR Charles Bruce, who has read a paper on The Crown Colonies to the Fellows of the Royal Colonial Institute, under the presidency of the Duke of Marlborough, had had an inte. resting and diversified caerer. He has been an Assistant-Librarian at the British Museum, Professor of Sanscrit at King's College, Direc- tor of Education in Ceylon, and Governor of British Guana, the Windward Islands, and Mauritius. He has thus acquired an excep- tional knowledge and experience of Crown Colonies, and he has treated his subject ex- haustively, for his paper covers forty-two closely-printed pages, octave, which is more than double the length of the average Colonial Institute paper.
GREEN, says a home paper, is to be the fashion atle colour for men's attire this season-green
vance another loan."
The latest medical discovery is the effect that the shaking of bands is a practice which disseminates pestiferous microbes--especially
in the case of "medical practitioners, nurses,
sausage makers, tripe merchants, hair dressers," and a few other unfortune classes of the com- munity. An unscientific observer suggests that if hand-shaking be a means of acquiring micrococci, ut seems to follow that it must also be a means of geting rid of them, and at active man of friendly habits may manage to keep the bacilli in constant circulation, passing
them an from the doctor to the barber and vice versa and before they have time to attack any of his own vital organs.
THE March issue of the South China Col. legian-the first number of the second volume deals with the history and outlook of the Canton Christian College, short sketch of which was recently given by the President, Dr. O. Wisner, in an article that appeared in our columns. The Rev. J. J. Boggs con. tributes a brief history of Canton, which he illustrates with several interesting photographs, white Mr. B. B. Graybill speaks of the method of teaching to beginuers. This is fol. lowed by examples of student work, as shown by a graduation essay, weekly practice speeches and daily themes; a sketch of
all its shades, ranging between the aggres-Chung Wing Kwong, Chinese headmaster of siveness of the cat's eye and the subdued pal- the college, which he joined in 1900. There is lor of the Brussel sprout. Should the con- plenty of interesting and instructive material fident predictions of the taitors be realised, the for Chinese readers, while those who have Loudon streets will be a seething mass of followed the work of the Canton Christian
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19, 1905.
"THE BALTIC FLEET.
[Renter's,]
The Baltic Fleet. RUSSIANS BLATED AT ADMIRAL'S
DARING SKILL.
LONDON, 17th April, The Russians are elated at the daring skill of Admiral Rozhdestvensky, and state that he is coaling and cleaning his fleet at: Kamrandh prior to engaging the Japanese
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ON THE "OREL?.
- INTERVIEWED AT SAIGON.
JħLe Courrier Saigonnais of the 13th inst., a lod article appears regarding a visit made to the Russian hospital ship Orel on the occasion of her visit to Saigon. The writer remarks that a great many sensational rumours have gained currency in Saigon, but they were without foundation. It was reported that the Russian flect filled with wounded had entered the river, but a visit to the Ord dissipated that idea. The Orel had called at Saigon
in order to coal; there
were on board
SHIPPING JETSAN,
A seizure of too tins of contraband opium was made on board the s.s. Phranang at Bang. kok on 5th inst, by the new Opium Farmer on the arrival of the steamer from Swatów vit Singapore. The Oplum Farmer granted a liberal reward to the informer.
FLOATING MINES.
In the House of Commons, on 15th ult Earl Percy, in reply to Sir Thomas 'Dewar, said: We are in communication with the
Japanese Government on the subject of the danger to British shipping in Chinese waters through floating mines in the Gulf of Pechi B
Among the excursions arranged by local shipping companies during the Easter holl days are special trips by the ss. Ping King," to Macao on Friday, and to Chekwan on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday next, These special excursions should afford excellent opportunities for a pleasant outing during the coming holidays.
dor, has handed to Count Lamsdorff the owners'
Sir Charles Hardinge, the British Ambassa
a oumber of sick, but the general condition of appeal against the finding of the Vladivostok the staff and nurses was excellent. The Orel Prize Court in connection with the sinking of was constructed mainly from French contribu.the Knight Commander. No date has yet been tions and theref re the interest of the French fixed for the hearing of the appeal. If the colony was correspondingly greater in the Admiralty Court reverses the Vladivostok deci- vessel.
sion the claim preferred by Sir C. Hardinge will be merged in the civil action.
Some of our compatriots, remarks the inter- viewer, have seen the Orel at Toulon, and they will understand that the vessel, as a hospital ship, is thoroughly up to date in every respect. On board, a French lady who is acting as a nurse was met, and the result is that the French writer waxes enthusiastic over the charms of his fair country woman. She was initated, it appears, because she got undue prominence from the French press and in accordance with her desire she is referred to as Mlle. J.
The Orel is commanded by Commandant Monitanowski, a Caucasian, in whom was found all the beauties of the race. The prin- cipal medical officer is Dr. Zachnatoff, assist- ed by Dr. Zagoniansky Kissel, and there is also on board a French medical man, Dr. Paris. There are twenty nurses attached to the vessel. The Orel contains 500 beds in 25 rooms. There were no wounded on the vessel when the French journalist visited her, but there was a number of sick sailors, most of whom were in the convalescent stage. The French nurse expressed surprise at the frequency with which appendicitis occurs, but the experience was that after operation speedy recoveries were the rule. The sick sailors looked, as the writer says, as if they did not find the re- gime of the Orel, at all trying.
A Russian prince, who is travelling incognito, was met on board, but the name is withheld.
The Orel, it was stated, will proceed on the route to China catching up the Baltic Fleet on the way. Asked regarding the fee ing of the Flee', Mile. . said that the sailors of the
Fleet were most enthusiastic. The name of the Admiral in the Russian language means resurrection," which is taken to be an exceed ingly happy augury. The constant thought of the crews is to achieve victory, and many of those on board are volunteers with the Fleet.
turn at the invention of news. The writer
regrets that he is unable to give sentational story, but trusts that the exact and precise story he has to tell may be quite as acceptable.
The Orzi took yoo tons of coal on board, but required no additions to the medical stores which are stated to be in excellent condition.
5.S. "CHU KONG" ASIOPE.
Tuesday night the 1.8. Chu Kong weat ashore, While coming down the West River, on
just off Kumchuk. The night' was thick gad foggy and Captain Bright, who was in com- mand of the vessel, and who was lately the chiel officer of the s.s. Yingking, plying be tween here and Canton, made every effort to get his vessel off at once, but could not succeed without the assistance of a tug, and it was hoped that, with this assistance, she might te floated during high tide to-day. The Chu Kong is a steel-built vessel, and has been running. up the West River for some time. She is owned by a Chinese firm in llongkang.
ARRIVALS UNDER NORWEGIAN FLAG. Referring to the remarkable silence and absence of all news from the Japanese fleet, a gentleman, prominent in shipping circles, in conversation with a representative of the Hong- kong Telegraph, remarked that in that connec- tion the extraordinary increase in the arrivals and departures of Norwegian steamers at and from this port did an appear to be appreciated in all its significance. During the first three months of this year there had arrived no less than seven Norwegian steamers of over 2,000, toos, with cargo in transit for the north, as against six vessels of the same nationality of that ionnage arriving for the whole of last year, only one of which came in during the first three months of 1904. In all there have been roa arrivals of Norwegian steamers at this
port and 95 departures for Japan and the north; During the same period only four Japanese steamers entered and cleared. These facts are significant!
SLAVERY IN SIAM,
The one aim of all on the Orel was to be pre- sent at a decisive victory for the Tsar, and they were confident that such would be their luck.
On the 7th inst, iha Bangkuh Times gave The journalist adds that after the hypotheti-particulars of two new laws of some importance cal stories of battles and so forth, it was
to this Kingdom. Recognizing that debt suisfactory to find that there was no truth in these reports, that, everything on the Orel was slavery, even in the modified form that has normal. Saigon, however, like (longkong is
been legal in Siam for a number of years past, in an impediment to the progress of the coun- full of rumours, everybody apparently taking a
try, His Majesty has been pleased to enact a law which will presumably be the last required on this subject. The new measure will gra. dually result in the entire disapperance of slavery from Siam, says the Times, since no one can be born a slave, and no one not a slave at present can now be made a slave. The liabilities of the existing slaves can not be increased, and are paid off at fixed rate. What is new
and important in the law is that no one can any longer be made a slave, since hitherto people have constantly been accepting the position of debt slaves. It is not uncommon to find people who think that no law will prevent the con tinuance of this state of things in Siam. But hitherto the buyer of a slave has got certain legal rights for his money, and he will think twice before paying money for nothing. The existing law as to the treatment of slaves is not by any means always observed; a stifl common punishment for a slave is to be chained up; but on the whole they are wall treated, just as well as they will be when they are ordinary hired servants. It is not at all' on that ground that this law, which means the
A JAPANESE ON THE SITUATION. A representative of this journal bad a chat this morning with a Japanese gentleman whose remarks should certainly carry considerable eight in the Course of conversation he and that one most important question, at the pre- sent juncture is How long are the Russians going to remain in this vicinity? Their pre- sence here at this time is a menace to the world's maritime trade, and it must be stopped. If the fleet is to proceed towards Vladivostock then it is to the advantage of the Japanese to hold their hand until the Russians approach Japanese waters so that the inevitable naval battle may be fought as near home as possible, for many obvious reasons, not the least being that if a decisive engagement took place in these waters it would undoubtedly have the effect of paralyzing the international trade for which these waters are the world's highway, whereas fought in Japanese waters the effect on the sea horne trade would not be nearly so disastrous, in his opinion the Japanese will not wait long, and if the Russians do not soon make a d stinct move totheir reported destination, Vladivostock, them wherever they meet, and fight to a finish. welcomed, the plain fact being, as stated in While the Russians might be superior nu- the preamble of the Act, that the existence of merically, he was confident that Uie Japanese slaves among the Thai is an impediment to Bat the advantage in seamanship, speed, and the progress of the people as a whole. better classes of vessels. He paid a tribute to the Russians, and said there could be no doubt they were very brave, but at the same time, while the Japanese were fighting from pure patriatism and innate love of country, which drew the whole army and.navy together as one man, what were the Russians fighting for? Simply because they were told to do so, but with no personal, individual interest in the That the Japanese
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SOME of the gud Burma Infantry will embark "greenery-yallery, Grosvenor gallery, bead-in- College will be pleased to find admirable por japan must destroy the menace and attach final extinction of the institution, is to be with the roth Mahratia Light infantry on the the air young men." The shops already indi-traits of some of the principal workers in the 16.00 | Hardinge which is calling at Pangoon this cate the change from the present sombre black institution reproduced in this bright little
and brown which even the smartest men affect. periodical. Olive green flomburg hats and motor caps, and even dark green bowler hats, confront one in the hattets windows, and greenish weeds are still more pronounced, and green Rannels are to be seen at most of the fashionable tailors establishments.
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Tun long talked of Hackney Carnage Act for Bangkok is law at last. It received the Royal assent on the 1st instant and has now been duly published.
some
1975 A WIRE dog-muzzle, addressed to Mr. Walter Long, the Chief Secretary for Ireland, was sent through the Parliamentary post by practical joker.
LIEUTS. Cuthbert Gordon Hutchinson, (93rd Burma Infanty), and John D'Oyly, 14th In fantry (The Muoltan Regiment), have been promoted to the rank of captain.
N.B.-All our Wines and Spirits are bottled
home, thereby ensuring to our Customers all the advantages accruing from bottling done at home unter the direct supervision of the Growers and Distillers as compared to bottling done in China by Chinamen at the service of European Firms, Hongkoty, and December, 1904,
LEAVE of absence on prirate affairs to the neighbouring countries has been granted to and Lieut. H. E. Moore,, Royal Garrison Artillery, from 9th May to 31st July.
THE International Wireless Telegraph Confer ence at Berlin, which was to have arranged an international agreement concerning the use of wireless telegraphy, has been abandoned or account of difficulties raised by some of the Powers. The German Ambassador has not fied the French Government that the confer (13-bence has beau adjourned sine dis.
result to their country. and their informers, and were kept posted-as
So far as the garrisons in the "Far East” are concerned the military calitates for 1959-06 shows comparatively little change. The British troop to be stationed at Hongkong, Wei-hai- wei, &c, are to be three companies Royal Garrison Artillery, 740: one company Royal The master of a general dealers' shop at No. Engineers, 207; one batalion af lofantry 858; 61, Station Street North, Yaumati, having been Army Service Corps, 31; Royal Army Medical obliged to proceed to Canton on business last Cerps, 62; four Indian infantry ballations-two | to the Russians' movements, there could be no week, mis: confidingly left his shop in charge in. North China and two at Hougkong-and doubt, since they were able so successfully to of two fobis, to carry on the business during the Chinese regiment at Wei-bai-wei; four keep well out of sight for so long. But, he con- cluded, the next two or three days should bring his short absence. Upon his return yesterday, companies native artillery and one local com
about decisive developments, either as 10 the he missed goods, consisting of clothing, medi pany native engineers, 4,769, details 4; total, Russians proceeding straight towards Vladivo, cine, tins of tobacco, and cigars and cigarettes, 6720, or 1,073 less than last year. This reduc Hock, or as to the Japanese attacking them in to the value of $170. He immediately reported tion is caused by the withdrawal of an Indian this vicinity, the matter to Inspector Macdonald, at the Yau battalion and four British companies from mati Police Station, and had the two fokis ar Norb China. The garrison of the Straits Settle- rested. All the goods were found in a trunkments is to include two companies Royal Gar- belonging to the second man, the first denying tison Artillery, 361; hall company Royal En. is that the former are always bugging the all knowledge of the affair. The second man gineers, 118: one line battalion, 858; Army simply said he did not steal the goods, and the Service Corps, 17 Royal Army Medical Corps, first man did not have anything to do with him; eight compaules Indian battalion, two in any theirs. When placed before Mr. F. A. companies local artillery, one company local Hazeland at the Magistracy this morning the engineers, 1,216; other details, rostetal, 2,613, first accused was discharged, there being no ar 176 men less than last year. The reduction evidence against him, while the second was in caused by the lower establishment of the
British battalion, sent to two months' hard labour,
"SHIPS THAT PASS IN THE NIGHT." One great difference between the Russian and the Japanese warships (says the P.Af. Gascite) coust, or taking shelter in some port, whereas the latter are out and about, ever turning up unexpectedly when and where they are least expected. By means of scouts and wireless telegraphy, the Japanese Admiral can keep Himself well informed, and the Russians' recep. on would be carefully prepared beforehand by bese ships which appear and disappear mys teriously in the vast solitudes which are the waterways of the Pacific
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SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MALS DUL
(English (Chusa ;) 10th inst.
American (Mongolia) 20th inst. German (Prinx Bitel Friedrich) agih inst. German (Roon) 16th inst.
Canadian (Empress of Japan) isi prox. Indian (Suirang) zad prox.
The Barber Line ss. Shimosa sailed from New York on 13th inst.
The Boston 5. S. Co's as, Tremont sailed from Manila on 18th lost.
The P. &.Q. 5. Nỉ Cóa ra Banca left Singapore for this port on 18th inst, at 6 am. The Barber tine s.s. Hindusion arrived at Manila on 16th inst., and may be expected here
on 31st inst.
The C. P. R. Cols sa. Athenian left Vanspor couver p.m., on 17th inst., for Hoogkong via the usual Ports of Call.
The O. S. S. Co. & C. M. S.-N. Co.'s s Dioned left Singapore on 17th inst, at 5 pm, and la dus here on 22nd inst.
The H.A. L. 18. Sınagambla from Hem. burg left, Singapors for this port on 18th inst, pm, and may be expected here og aqib-luck,