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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY MAY 9, 1905.
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disorganised Southern Russia and ruined | its husbandry
Every failure on
the part of the Allies, every gleam of hope which induced Russia to send fresh reinforcements to the Crimea only
THE BALITO PLEET,
WITH THE RUSSIAN ADMIRAL IN KAMRAHN BAY,
"DAMP HOUSES AND THE REMEDY,
| FIRE AT ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGA.
At about five minutes to seven o'clock this The Municipality of Rangoon is considering morning fire was discovered in the store-room", the adoption of an amendment to the building on the second floor, St. Joseph's College, bye-inws requiring the application of a damp and an alarm was at once turned in to the proof couras in all buildings Upon this nib: Central Station. The five, it appears, broke out
The Filtor will not mixfertake to be responsilite for written concerning the war of just over fifty many a long day. Her hull was thick with Ject F∙dian Engineering writes:-Rangoon, or among a let of bamboo matting, and boxes
any rejected A18, or to return any Contribullon.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCK). DAILY-$80 pre maminiai, WEEKLY $18 per annum The rates per quarter auð por mensam, proportional. The dally so is deliverol. from hou the addrons in secesible to mimonger. Da copfen went by post an ́måditional $1,80 per quarter is charged fo_rpostage.
was exhausting her. Such words were
years ago, and if applied to the operations in Manchuria since the commencement of the conflict with Japan adequately express the condition of affairs which have existed there for months post..
some of the elder, boys had already extinguish- ed the incipient conflagration. The diniages done were not expected to amount to more that about $200, as only a few boxes, books, and mats were destroyed, beaides the walls and ceil-
Them, arrive in harbour late last evening a A. S. WATSON & CO., linary alice dinamization should be addral scrved to prolong the temible stress, which weather-stained steamer which had every appearance of having tramped the ocean for
at any rate the greater part of it, Is, like. Cal. belonging to the boarders of the college. The runt which had eaten into the plates and the cuts, built on mud, and the sub-soil water is Fire Brigade, under Captain F. B. Lytms, upper part of the ship was badly in need fairly near the surface. These so-called al immediately turned out, but on arriving at the of paint. She was the German steamer fuvial lands on which they stand, consist of the scene of the ou break, it was found that their Newinsichten which left Cardiff with coals ently deposit or sludge of extinct rivers. Such areas services were not required, as the Brothers and in the year and subsequently put loto Kamrahnare list invariably unhealthy, partly because Bay where she met the ships of the Baltic Fleet and after discharging her cargo caine across to Hongkong. But very little additional Information was gleaned by a visit aboard, the officers being very relicent concerning what they saw or heard, but were certainly positive that the Fleet was ready to meet Admital Tago whenever that great naval officer pul in an appearance. When the steamer left the bay early on the morning of the 5th inst. Capt. Fischer counted forty-five vessels in the neigh bourhood, of which about twenty were warships. His steamer left there on Friday morning and came across to Hongkong.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL
RUSSIAN prisoners now in Japan, according Single Coples, Daily, ten renint Weekly, twenty to official lovestigations made, on April 16,
five cents.
number 62,190 including 913 officers
BIRTH.
On the 3rd May, at Shanghai, the wife of THE rails having been laid from Seoul to Wiju the railway between Scout and Wiju is open to traffic along the whole line.
S, HERZBERG of a son.
DEATHS.
On the 23rd April, at Liaoyang, Manchuria, ETHEL MARGARET LOOMAS, wife of Dr. A. Macdonald Westwater.
A LIGHT draft motor boat, built for commercial purposes, will go on a trial trip from Mestra W.
At Singapore, on the 29th April, EDWARDS. Bailey & Co.'s yard, at Kowloon, on Thurs WILFRED KLINK, aged 37 years......
day afternoon next,"
On his 17th birthday, at 35 Croydon Grove, Croydon, on the 4th inst, KENNETH GEORGE SUTHERLAND, eldest son of Argus Sutherland, late of the Govt. Survey Dept, Singapore and
Penang
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Celegraph
· Hongkong, Tuesday, May 9, 1905.
THE CRIMEA AND MANCHURIA,
Those whose knowledge of modern history has hol grown rusty by long association with everyday commercial affairs may have re
MELLOW marked the many obvious points of resein
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blance between the genesis of the great struggle of half a century ago and that of which Russia and Japan is in the midst to-day. If such be the case they will likewise not Multness in the conditions of the conflict. The have failed to notice the strong general like-
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campaign in the Crimea inflicted the mini- mum 'of' disturbance upon mankind, while the present strife between the Western and the Eastern Powers, however desperate. it has been and however prolonged it may prove, is interfering as little vs A. S. WATSON & Co.might be expected with the progress and
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THE R. 1. M. S., Duforbi arrived from the North to-day. The vessel will proceed direct from here to Bambay, and will not call at Singapore, Rangoon or Calcutta.
THE forty-fifth case of plague since the begin. ning of the year has now been notified, a China. men, of New Street, having been reported since noon of yesterday to be suffering from the
discese.
GOVERNMENT employees in Man'la using street cars at governmen expense must ride The municipal board bas second claus. decided in favour of the straigist eh cent Conant fare, for official purposes.
THE Governor of Cheklang, Nich Chu-kuei, has sent five hundred Mexican dollars to Rev. Kennedy in connection with the attack on his mission at Yuhan-hsien as medical expenses, but the amount of indemnity has not been decided on.
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This morning another vesty hulled ship the & Prick, of Hamburg, crept into port flying the German dag. She had been on a similar mission having left Newport on the 19th January last with a cargo of coal. She came way to the Far East and discharged a portion
of the cargo at Kamrahn Bay and the remain. der in Honkobe Bay. On leaving the former Bay she noticed seven warships' and seven. transports at anchor and upon arriving some fifty miles farther up the Aunam coast met other ships of the Baltic Squadron. The chief officer told a representative of this paper, soon after the ship steamed into port, that the Russian vessels were ready for sea when he left, and from what he saw in Honkobe eBay he should not be at all surprised to learn
The "Echo de Paris" announced last month that the French armoured cruiser Montcalm, flying the flag of Admiral. Bayle, commander of the Far Eastern squadron; struck on a rock in the Day of Along, Saigon, but without sus- taining serious damage.
THE following is the return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending the 7th May, 1905,
Non-Chinese.... Chinese
Library fuscum
195 119
92
1.717
Total 387 1,836
being slightly charred, fast how the fire originated could not be ascertained, but it is surmised äither that a boy went to his box with
lighted candle and upset it, or else was smoke. ing and threw down a lighted match amongst the matting.
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of their dampness, but partly also because of the large quantity of organic matter which the soil contains Foundations of houses in such ground near to, if not actually in, the upper layers of sub-sui! moisture offer facilities for the rise of foul water by capillary attraction through the porous material of which walls are composed. Unless this moisture be prevented from rising, the walls of the house above the ground level must invariably be damp and as rale polluted It is, of little benefit to cover. The soil inside the house with concrete to KOWLOON SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE prevent this, as without the damp proof course in the wall itself the water will continue to rise. fler all it is a simple rule to enforce and places little or an hardship on the builder.
THE BARTHQUAKE IN INDIA.
"Appalling DEATH ROLL TALES OF SURVIVORS AT DHARMASAL.
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Amritsar, April 9th-News recived from Palampur confirms the destruction of that place as reported in my telegram of the 9th instant, but no details are forthcoming. The Subedar Major of the 1st Ghurkhas, one of the survi- vors of the Dharmasala disaster, who passed through Amritsar to-day, confirms my fist report that over 40 Gurkhas have been killed. A respectable native gentlemas from Lahore J PANESE CHUBER SIGHTED,
has been to Kangra to ascertain the fites of Capinin Robson of the 55. Haimun, from his parents who resided there. He has return. Swatow, reports that he saw a Japanese cruisered to-day with his crippled brother, who had a in Amoy on Friday, the 5th inst.:
that the Fleet was by this time al ser.
A HONGKONG CUNARD.
marvellous escape." "The young man was thrown into the fireplace by the shock and was
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THE "ALBION'S " BUCCESS.
The chief armourer of H.M.S. Albion (Mr. Hawes) arranged the weekly concert which took place in the Seamen's Institute at Kowloon last evening. Most of the items on the programme were given by his shipmates of the British battleship, and that breezy swing, characteristic: of the rns of the Sea, marked every item. Where there was so much all round excellence it is dificult to speak any contribution in particular although special mention should perhaps be made of those items rendered by Messrs. Clark, Walters and Cox which caught on with the large audience in an especial degree, while Mr. Hawes rendering of his two songs "The Village Blacksmith," and "The flight of Age" drow forth long continued, applause, In spite of the heat net an inch of spare room was to be found in the large hall upstairs, and even the verandah was packed. In addition
to the encore accordad Mr. Hawkes other con- tributors who had to respond to recalls were
When the Baltic Fleetwas in the Malacca | thus saved from being crushed in death, while | Messrs. Cox, for "The Good Old Song* Clark Straits Reut-r's Agency, in London was the other members of his family perished in the for the "Story of a Track, Walier and Clark A informed that any movements of the vessels of the Iritish Chinese squadron from Hongkong had been made in the ordinary course, and have nothing whatever to do with the appearance of the Russian fleet.
AT WEI-HALIVE).
ruins. Hisapp-arance indicates that his nervous for the duet "Khaki," Clark and Bonner for system has been completely shattered. He the duet "China Fleet Brigade," and W. Tiller. had a stupid, dazed expression in his eyes and for the song "Tell me, mother darling.” Other looked a half starved, puiable object. The pa- who contributed were Meurs. Creilin, Black, tive gentleman reportsthat hundreds of dead bod. Gaynon, Ewing, and Palmer, and the enter ies are rotting amidst the ruins and that the hortainment was brought to a close with that Speculating on Admiral Rojestvensky's rible stench around is unbearable. Hio gave happy old darkie sang, "Good-night." We movements, the Japan Mail remarks that it an account of all he saw to General Kitchener understand that the men of .M.S. Albion will may be reasonably assumed that the Russian and the Commissioner of Lahore at Shahpor give another concert in about a fortnigh's time, Commander will not take his final step-whni- Disinfectants in large quantities have now ever that may be until Nebagatoffins him, been ordered to be despatched to Dharmasala
GREAT BRITAIN'S POSITION which means that another week of uncertainty and Kangra. He saw scores of helpless inen, must be anticipated. The Nicht Nicht Shim- women and, children, with fractured skulls du thinks that the Russian Admiral will not broken limbs and ntangled bodies, crying piti- hesitate to abuse French neutrality if he finds fully for bread and for help, but there was none The Teking correspondent of the Nicht it convenient to do so... Northward of Kam to give relief. The few survivors, with ema. Nicht reports that a telegram has been received ranh on the Indo-Chinese coast there are nu ciated bodies and hungry, cadaverous looks, by the Chinese Foreign Office from Yang merous excellent anchorage, as Natrang, Binkad were diligently fishing for food in the debria | Tstli, Governor af hantung province, stating Honko ar'd so forth, at each of which Rojestven around; but they found very little fit to eat, that the British at Wei-hawei are collecting sky might put in for one or two days, waiting To augment the misery of the sufferers, the coolies and materials with a view to building' till French policemen" came to warm him off weather has been very stormy in the Kangra there a pier for merchant vessels. Yang con- Thus it would be very possible to pass 10 days Valley. Since yesterday, there has been tends that this action is an infringement of or a fortnight without any inconvenience. severe lightning, accompanied by peals of China's rights, as Wel-hal wei is not an open From Kamranit Bay to Tsushima Strait the thunder, and heavy showers of rain have fallen, ports. Should China raise no objection to this distance is 1,700 mites, which could be easily. This willintail more acute suffering on the proceeding, the other Powers will quickly accomplished in 70 hours. From Kamrank to hapless victims, who are lying by the hundred follow the same example in other provincer, Tsugaru the distance is 7,700 miles, and from without shelter in the open air, and the and there is no doubt that Germany will use Kamrank to Soya is 3,200 miles. Thus, sup effects of the rain on the thousands of corpses this pretext for undertaking similar enterprises posing that the squadron lingers in the neigh-buried in the spins may well be immagined. at Kiaochao. The Governor, therefore, requests bourhood of Kaniranh, is it seems to be now
the Peking authorities to lodge in this connect. THE General Officer Commanding inspected doing, until Nebogatoff's ships j-in it, it will
ion a protest at anco with the British Minister, have thereafter a 7 days! voyage to reach the the 129th Baluchis on Whitfield Batracks Pa rade Ground at 9.30 this morning, and Tsushima Strait, an eleven days' voyage to expressed himself as well pleased with the ap-Tsugaru, and 13 days' voyage to Soya. From pearance of the men. There was, no march
2 to 3 days would bring it to the Pescadores. past, and the men were soon dismissed. At the same time he presented the 3rd Class
CHARGE THAT PAIĻED. Order of Merit to a Native 1 fficer of the 119th Infantry for gallant services in action at Uganda,
THR. Jaban Herald understands that two of the public institutions of Yohohama are consider. ing the advisability of having a regular supply of frozen meat from Australia and New Zealand If the scheme is found to be practic able it is proposed to aliow the public to share in the undertaking, by supplying the meat retail at lower prices than it is at present obtainable.
AND A WARNING,-
Telegraph stores and provisions for the working parties employed in repairing the telegraph line were sent up to Shahpur, yesterday.. The troops and Government Mule Transport Corps have been despatched to Pathankote by a special train to-day.
happiness of the world at large. The barm which the belligerents can do one to the other is practically confined to their fighting men, for it is impossible for either side [32 to strike at the heart of the other. Whatever success may attend the advent of the armada in the China Sea it does not seem likely that the troops of the Tsar will ever be in the vicinity of Tokio, apd is equally improba. ble that the Mikado's armies will sweep cross to the Russian capital. The war is une of endurance with financial staying power the most important factor in the termination of the struggle, and in this respect it appears to have been generally assumed that Russia must outlast Japan. But when one realises that, although the revenues of the former are vastly greater than those of the latter, her expenses are proportionally greater that conclusion can scarcely be said to be sound. It was the constant drain on her resources that brought Russla down in 1854, when England was just beginning to feel strong enough to do some real damage in the field, and would have done it if France, for reasons of her own, had not been so anxious for peace. Then as now
about the town, was ejected from a the Russians departed from their usual hotel, for being "runk and disorderly and, practice and landed themselves in trouble she continued her disorderly conduct from not being able to believe that their outside, she was removed to the feck-up, to opponents could be in earnest. Indeed the await her trial before the Magistrate this analogy between fifty years ago and to-day morning. She died, however, last night in the is remarkable as can be further illustrated been removed earlier in the day, as she showed by quoting the words in which Hamley every sign, when in the police cell, of suffering sums up the results of the Crimean cam from something more serious than the results paign. For a whole generation," he says, Per case, quarts."the world continued to have the benefit of
the war in the enforced quiescence of Rus $15.60
sia. Her wounds were too deep to permit 1st insi, has been received from the Sumatrano witnesses, as the ricksha coolie, when inter-
Amritsar, April 10-The latest reports from, 15.60
her during that time to attempt measures of Director and Manager of the Maatschappij tot, rogated by the police, stated that he noticed Dharmaula state that out of a populating of 18.00
aggression, or to indulge a desire to disturb Bosch en Landbouwexploitatie in Lang nothing of the occurrence, Complainant in 3,000 only 300 souls have been saved. A hos 21.79 the peace of the world, And this result
Gallons Court swore to the identity of the accused, pital has been opened in Kangra, and coolies, As although had previously stated to the police supplies, tools, etc, have been sent up. proved that the point of attack upon her.
that the man was not his assailant, but it was excavations are progressing more and more had been rightly and fortunately select
one of the other two"t
"men, who ran away.
deaths among Europeans are brought to light ed. The small proportion of coast line
190,000 Accused, a meek and inoffentive looking youth, The following is the additional litt of the latest asked complainant if he could swear to his casualtiesMr. Gibson, Chechia Tea Estate,
34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
FIRST FLOOR,
(WM. POWELL & Co.'s old premises),
Nuits:
BURGUNDIES.
Macon
Beaunes Ordinary ...an
Do. Superieur...
Volnay
-Do. Superieur
23.40 27.00
Pommard
33.00
Chambertin
38.70
Clos Vougeot
47.70
Greve enfant Jesus
54.00
Sparkling Burgundy
24.30
39.60 48.60
Sparkling Pommard Sparkling Chambertin
On Sunday night woman, well-known
·Government Civil Hospital to which she had
of a drunken rout.
The following telegraphic information dated
kat, Ld.:-
Daily aggregate output of Crude Petro-
leum
Crude Petroleum in Tanks al dato
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181,000
Cases.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT FROM KANGRA, Simla, April 9th.—Every building without exception in Kangra and Bhawan is in ruins, including the Sessions House and Mission buildings The following are dead in Kangra This morning Inspector Smith placed Clark Mrs. Waring and two children and nurse; Taylor, an able seaman of H.M.S. Glory, be the Rev. Mr. Rowlands; Mrs Dacuble and fore Mr. G. N. Orme on the charge of assault another lady supposed to be Misa Toshits; also og Tan Fong, master of the Po Tai Wo salt the tahsildar and the Naib Tahsildar. The him bodily injury, and the loss of a pair of boxes are lying under the debrir. Of the fish firm, ia Queca's Road, Central, causing Kangra Treasury has collapsed and the treasure spectacles valued at $7 and a cigarette-holder police, only one Deputy Inspector, one Sex valued at $7.50. The prosecution alleged that last evening Tan Fong was going along of the Tahsil establishment, only the office geant and one constable are alive but injured. Queen's Read, Central, when accused ran up dunungo and two chapratis, of whom one is as he ran; and punched Tan.in the chest, haul-timated to be al ve is 500 Many people stilt to him, separating himself from two comrades uninjured, are alive, The total number eB ed him out of the ricksha, so that he fell on his alive are imprisoned in the ruined houses. A band and hurt his wrist, and then gave him a similar state of affairs calsis in mous other
black eye. In the melta complainant lost the
articles above mentioned. Complainant had villages.
BARON KANEKO ON THE WAR.
Speaking before the Ethical Culture Society at Carnegie Hall, a few weeks since, Baron Kentaro Kanekoʻsaid—I can stand here ba fore this large audience in the greatest nietro. polis of the greatest nation and tithidily say that we have not violated one point in înter national law. We have supplied 3,500 doctors and nurses to the Red Cross in Japan, and vo have cared for the wounded of our enemy as we have for our own. The following tuotal
navy every night and morning. precepts are read to the men of our army and
First-To be sincere and loyal and guard Second-To respect superiors, and keep true against untruthfulness, a
to comrades, and guard against lawlessness
and insolence.
Third-To obey the command of supervisors, irrespective of its nature, and never to resist or disregard it, itature, and never to resist or
Fourth-To prize bravery and courage and
be diligent in the performance of duties, and guard against cowardice and ilmidity.
Fith-To boast not of brutal courage And neither quarrel with nor insult others, which will incite general haired.
Sixth-To culivate virtue and practise fru gality, and guard against extravagance and effeminacy,
Seventh-To prize reputation and honour,
she exposes lo, the descent of an in- Kerosene made since the date of the identity, and stalled scornfully when complain one child of Mr. Seale, Mrs. A. S. Walker and guard against vulgarity and greed,
vader, the immense distances from the ex- tremities to the heart of the Empire, the scarcity of roads, the rigours of the climate all rendered the attack of the Western
the evidence was contradictory, and so defend, been sent to Hangm, and it is feared some
preceding monthly telegram...... 79,050. Kerosene shipped since the date of the ant said "Yes" Accused said he was entirely rister of Mrs. Newton, and Mrs. Copeland, of Kerosene in stock at Refinery at date... 61,000 badly assaulted, and lost certain articles, but Dharmsala for Palampur the day previous to preceding half monthly telegram...30,000 innocent of the charge. His Worship said the Gopalpu Tea Estate, have all perished, was no r'oubl the complainant had been nothing is heard of Mr. Millar, whi left there wa Powers upon Russia, neasily insoluble A DETERMINED house breaker in Wy Fong, his identification of the acfused was faulty and the disastat. An additional police force has problem. But, on the other hand, when but he will be safely kept out of mischief for any must be discharged. But," His Worship more military troops will be required to pre- once she had resolved to bring all her re- while, and looked after by a paternal govern added, "the conduct of the defendant in this veni looting. Train loads of runaways from sources and all her might to bear on the ment, for be has house broken sade too often was not what it ought to be, and he's the scene of the disaster are daily passing defence of Sebastopol, these conditions tum, It appears that on the rat inst, a Chinaman'shed galestate-appearance before 11 N.B.-All our Wines and Spirits are battled and against her and rendered her course ab house, No. 14, Moon Street,
Wanchai, was our as a defendant home, thereby ensuring to our Customers solutely ruinous. Her troops were obliged broken into, and clothing stolen, and while the Cour all the advantages accruing from bottling to traverse enormous spaces to reach the point of conflict, the length and bad condi- done at home under the direct supervision tion of the lines of communication rendered of the Growers and Distillers as compared the supply of the Army dificult and extra to bottling done in China by Chinamen vagantly costly, the winter brought untold losses to the columne n moving through mud at the service of European Firms,
and snow and exposed to piercing winds. Hongkong, 17th December, 190j. [13-m | The requisitions for supplies and imnipost
through Amritsar, Great credit is due to the Gurkhas, who have done admirable work in ex- tricating the corpses from the debris. Survivors coming from Dharnisala report that no one is allowed to to Dharmsala, except those on duty.
SHIPPING AND MAILS
MAILS DUE
American (Derle) 1 3th inst. French (Polynesien) 15th inst."-bi American (Manchuria) 18th inst. Canadian Empress of China) 23rd inst
The CPR Co,'s as. Athenian strived at Yokohama on 7th lost., al 8 am
The P. & OSN Cole 1.9. Palermo left" Singapore for this port on 8th inst at 1. p.m.
• The C. P. R. Co.'s sa. Tartar leit Vako,
police, were making search for the culprit—. there only appearing to be one-a report was reported that a big Company is berg made that another house, No. 18, Irving Street, floated in Ceylon with a capital of K3, 3, 00,000 East Foint, had been broken into and a valus. for the cultivation of rubber. It is expected ble luz of closing stolen. Ng: Fong was app in the soup of a few years: 1.500,00 lbs rested on suspicion, and in his possession was of Para rubber will be turned out annually by SOMEWHAT violent earthquake shocks were hama on 6th jest, p.m., for Victoria and Van found part of the proceeds of both robberies, the Company into the market of the world and experienced at Mallock, Doncaster, Feary.couver. Thit morning Ng was placed before Mr. Haze that, in the meantime, there will be a great des bonjugu and other places in the Midlands and | The M. M. Co,'s B.6. Polynesien with the next land, who promptly sent him to ons month's mund for labour iq bring 10 400 hores into cuf. the Nonh, early on the morning of the 23rd French Mail, lek Singapore on 8th lask, at 6, hard labour on each count,
pauk, for this port vin Saigon,
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