TELEGRAMS.
[Reuters.]
Germany and Morocco.
LONDON, 21st May,
Count Tattenbach has met with an un-) usually favourable reception at Pez.
THE
FRINGE KAKL ANTON
IN HONGKONG.
Prince Kad Anton of Germany, who has
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1905.
OUR NEW CHIEF JUSTICE
ARRIVES IN HONGKONG,"
190 numerous to mention. Among her strayed possessions Am (Be it noted that was wiliten in 1897] The Orange Free State, the Trans. The C. P. R. Co's 66, Empress of Chinnaal, Monte Video, Buenos Ayres Further arrived in part this morning, and among here, she has made quite desperate efforts to restrain her adventurous sous from extending Country in the world that it has suffered, or is suffering, in a similar way?
COMMERCIAL.
Advices from Shanghai, dated 20th inst,
Intimations.
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state-Business reported:-S. C. Farnham, SPECIAL SALE
Boyd & Co. shares at Tis. 16.50 and 161 for is 220 cash, and 230 for July: Yangtze Juy: Maatschappij, etc., in Langkat shares at
cish; Shanghai Land Investment shares at Tis.
witnessed the operations in Manchuria with the Japanese Army, arrived in Hongkong on the passengers were the recently appointed, Chiet her boundaries. Can it be said of any other Wharf and Godown Co, shares at Tis, 192
Gerusan mail 1.9. Room shortly before seven
o'clock this morning.
Asoon as the steamer arrived at the wharf The belief that Count Tattenbach is pre-Dr. Kruger, the German Consul-Cencial at pared to make certain definite proposals to Hongkong, went
on board to meet the the Sultan continues to make the Morderu | Prince, and subsequently escorted him to his question the subject of special preoccupation | residence at the l'eak where he will remain the in Paris and Laurlon, and communications guest of the Consul unit the From leaves at are constantly passing between the two Gos
noon to-morrow. In honour of the Prince the Consul-General is entertaining members of the Gernian community and others at an informal
croments.
Franco.
Rumours of the impending resignation of A Detenssé have been revived.
dianer-party to-night.
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Justice of Hongkong, Mr. Francis Taylor Piggot, who was accompanied by Mrs Pigrolt and who succeeds the Hon Sir W. Meigh Good. man, whose departure from the Colony was recorded in nur issue of the 27th Avgust last. As soon as the liner entered the hatbour his Lordship the Hon. Sir H: Spencer Berkeley, who'has been officiating as Chief Justice vice Sir W. M. Goodman; his Honour Mr. T. Sercombe Smith, the Paisne judge; the Hon; Mr. E. H. Sharp KC, Attorney General; and
"Even more significant. is the attitude of a large proportion of the Press. Not only does It almost invariably take the side of the foreign or in a dispute involving British interests, but it strenuously denies that there can be another "In her commercial relations with the wild England is liberal to foolishoess. At home she has abandoned all trade restrictions, except theso imposed on her own peuple; elsewhere in the Empire she permits foreigners, without distinction, to enjoy the same privileges as herself.
Mr. H. E. Pallock, KC. left in a launch to welcome Mr. and Mr. Piggott and bring The Pince, whose arrival in Japan at the close of last summer was considered as "em them ashore. Mrs. Piggott was escorted phasizing the friendship between Japan and by Sir Henry to the Peak where she and
"In such circumstances it is pafsing strange Germany belongs to the catholic line of her husband will be the guests, for the how England comes by her almost universa! The Japanese House Tax.
Hohenzolleras and, probably, the elder, line, present; of Sir Henry and I ady. Berkeley, The Japanese flouse Tax award will be funded by Count iredeck of Hohenzollern, while the other gentlemen meininned in reputation for selfishness. Surely no country ever deserved it less Yet no foreigner can be delivered at the Hague on the 22nd instant. Hargrave of Nuremberg, as far back as 1205.troduced Mr. Piggott at the Hongkong Club Induced to profess faith in English disin- the house tax on buildings in the foreign Set Hobenzalleen-11echingen, extinct in 1869; lo. Herkeley, proceeded to call upon His Excel this little Isle has been the sheet-anchor of The Court of Arbitration is the matter of This line forked at iylo three branch lines: Later on Mr. Piggott, introduced by Sir Henryterestedness. For over ihres hundred years; tements of Japan, has held several sittings at henzollern-Haigenboch, extinct in 1861; and lency the Governor at Goverment House, Europe: the light of the moral, social, and The lagse during the past few months. Mr.
The new Chief Justice has been beacon of liberty kept burning; when all the isleted. Procurator and Advocate-General of Mauritius Continental nations were groaning under a since 1E94, prior to which he held several high military despotism, and, by its steady glow, appointments.
they were led to work oul their own redemp. tion. Since then England has been the foe of no country but Russia. On the contrary, she has showered benefits on every people except those Inckless enough to be of her own flesh and blood: And herein lies the rock of her offence.
Miyanka, Residem Minister, who left for The illohenzollern-grinringen. These Hohenzol when the necessary onilis of office were admin-intellectual world. Here, alone, was the
Hague some time since has represented the lerus were Counts of Sigmaringen in 1934, and Japanese Government at the proceedings, and Princes of the Holy Roman Empire in 1623. Dr. Wesbert, formerly Professor in the College Hechingen and Sigmaringen were ceded to the of Law at Tekin Imperial University; Dr.ma-terful and acquisitive cadet line of Prussia Fromsjeau. a. French lawyer; and Mr. Walford, an English Barrister, who so se years ago prác.
in 1849. Twenty years later, as one of the tised at Yokohama, were appointed to repre consequences of Sadowa, the Prince of Hohen. Beat the G-man. Free chyand British Govřen.
zdlern-Sigmaningen, still so styled, was made ments respectively, Dr. Metano, Minister Prince of Hohenzollern simply, with the title Plenipotentiary in Paris, has been sitting' as a member of the Perfossent lagne Tabunal of Royal Highness by way of solatium. of Arboraïion,-Ep., II.A.7.]
The Baltic Fleets
OFF THE DAINAN COAST.
Laver.
Prisce Rail Anton was born at Sigmaringen, rather more than seven' and thirty years ago, the third and youngest son of 1.R.H. Prince I copold, who married in 1861, when he was twenty-six, and had still thirty-nine years to
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CORRESPONDENCE
[Wa; du sat necessarily endorse the opitunas expressed by Correspondents in this catuum.)
EMPIRE DAY,
"Not a single British Colony of any import. ance has ever fallen into the hands of an enemy in time of war.”
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F18 50 cash."
Business clone direct:-5. C. Färghan, Boy 1 | En shares at 71s. 157 for May, and 16.50 kat shares at Tis. 225 for May, 227.50 for June, and 161 for July; Maatschappij, etc, in Lang- and 130 inr July; Weihaiwei Gold Mining shares at $5.50 eath; and Shanghai Tug and Lighter Cn. shares, ordinary at Tis. 58 cash, and preference at 47,
LANGKATS.
There was something approaching conster nation in the Langkat market at Shanghai on tóth inst, says the Ching Gucifte, at the ang Bouncement of the modest dividend of 5 per cent, though the return seems to us-we are | not shareholders however,--a sufficiently hand- some and sati-factory une.
Das.
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A l'atis telegan frum Saigon says that win before attaining his present title, the say about the British Empire as far back as ever fallen into the hands of an enemy in time months' sight Germany
Adusital Rozhdestvensky's auxiliary cruisers returned to the Agnamese coast on Friday night, and anchored at Port Dayed outside
territorial waters.
They were apparently seeking colliers that they had been instructerf to convey to the main feet, which they reported as having come to my anchorage in Raimai.
The Seizure of the
Calohas."
COOTION AND BEAMS VUNESOWLED
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fanta Antoña of Portugal, annt of his present Majesty Dom Carlos. The guest, co-day, of the German community of Hongkong, is the husband of the Princess Josephine of Belgium, and the father of two litle girls.
PRINCE ARISUGAWA'S VISIT TO GERMANY.
The following interesting relegram has been received at the Foreign Office, Tokia :--
The Kolnische Zeitung has published a let ter of considerable length from Tokio, dated April 2nd, in regard to the visit in Germany of Prince Arisugawa. The letter has been repro- duced by the Norddeutche Allgemeine Zeitung In reference to the seizure of the Coles, After giving the substance of Japanese Press
· Last year, the St. Petersburg Prize Comt has opinion on his Imperial Highness's visit to decided to confiscate the cotton and the Germany, the letter concludes :--" German's wooden beams, and to ascertain the desting.resi ent in the Far East, while highly appre firm of the parts of machinery found on board by making inquiries from the owners: The release of the steamer and the rest of the carga is upheid.
The legality of the srizme of the steamer in order to prevent permiary clains is, an interesting provim in the judgment, the ention having been pronounced eontraband.
The War on Land,
JAPANESE ASSUME OFFENSIVE
Telegrams to St. Petersburg indicate that the Japanese me assuming a general offensive. Accoding in the Litest wip is to hand the Japanese armies in Manchuria e moving northward in five columns, their front extract ing over a distance of from iro țu 130 miles— Eu, UK)
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
To Tik EutoR OF TUR "Ilovemowo TerluN A PH.” Dear Sit-It has occurred to me that on the eve of Empire Day it may be of interest to recall what a writer in the New Review had to Quite so: "Not a single. British Colony has 1897, for while some may be fully cognisant of of war," and it may be safely assumed that the historical facts set forth in the article it is none of our territory will ever fall into the conceivable that many have long since forgotten hands of an enemy as long as the Navy is kept them but will nevertheless. be glad to be re-up to the high standard of efficiency which has minded of the unique magnanimity which has resulted in universal recognition of England as characterised our Ciovernment's dealing with "Mistress of the Seas To the Navy, rather Colonial Powers," past and present. With than to the Army, must we look for the main- your permission, therefore, I will preceed to tenance in tact of nur Empire.
the New Review, giving in your readers The "cream" of the article, as follows:-
"That the British Empire is founded on character and not on the genius of statesmen or the sagacity of diplomatists, is impossible for the average foreigner tus conceive.
Broad lased upon the people will *And compasși by the inviolate sen."'
Yours faithfully,
VIATOR
Hongkong, 23rd May, 1955.
THE "SULLY" COFFERDAM,
TO THE EDTOR Or tur “Hoxoaning Ṭramakaru."
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THE contract for furnishing the Philippines military authorities with 20,0.0 barrels of ce- Lunau ment for the new Corregidar fortifications has been let to WH. Anderson whose bid was Pianolas $1.92 U. 5. currency, as compared with the bids of Bohn Meyer & Co. at $2.16 dariano Uy Chuacoal $1.30; Macundray & Co. at $1.23; Findiny & Co. at $2.10; Castle Hirothers, Woll
Dating japanese Press option, hope that the intheming visit to Germany 1 their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Arisugawa wilt lead to the essential insprovement of the relations.existing between Japan and Germany. World mus indeed have studied England to it will üppear to the ordinary practical man and Sons at $2 22 and the Mitsui Bushan Kaisha While the position of Japan will be raised upon
is the policy of Japan, and Germany looks for nothing else. We hope the visit to Germany race Alsugaen is a happy portent of the open door policy in the Far East.
"France and Germany have Colonies be cause they are resolved that Colonies they will
Sir, has been stated that the engineers have; Englund has Conies because she can
who went with the cofferdam which is intended help herself That is to say, Continental to raise the Sully have been sending to Hai- semanship, encourages the growth of Ephong for metal with which they propose to pic: Downing Street extrains it. The civilised sink the cofferdam. If that statement is correct,
that there has been a serious mistake made by little purpose if it is still in ignorance of the
those who designed, the cofferdam. The big three-sided box should have been constructed in such a way that it could be sunk by means of
l'ad the cofferdam been
the restoration of peace, and the visit 3 Ger- function of English diplomacy. That many of the Prince brings about increased function is to act as a check on the triumphant friendship between the Imperial House, of the Press of Anglo-Saxon dominion. It is a twn Empses the foundation of the most cordial merciful dispensation of Providence for the water," just in the same way as a vessél lakes
elations between the two countries may be fit of other nations less liberally endowed in water ballast. estalashed. The open door in the Far East with the forces that inake for pre-eminence. provided with valves to control and re- By its means England has less an empiregulate the admission of water, it should has the strongest evidence which can be have been possible to sink the cofferdam in advanced to prove her power and might. This 24 hours at the outside, and the operation sounds a paradox, but it is a truth. To Assyriat all have been performed without danger or Persia, Rome, Spain, Holland, loss of territory difficulty, In other cases where cofferdams or cant loss of prentice. It was the unmistak caissons have been employed, I have seen the able sign of decay. To England, alone, of the valves opened, while a machine on top had an great Empires of the world, it beats on such indicator showing the rate at which the water snister meaning. The possessions she has was flowingnto the tanks. The cofferdam. We understand that, according to present from her by war and rebellion.
Fat were given away by treaty, not wrested sank gradually, all sides being weighted to merica is an exactly the same amouni so that there was no
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NAVAL NOTES,
THE BRITISH FLEET.
As à
A meeting of members of the Hongkong arrangements, the ships of the Chin Squadron | exception. But, though the secession of the fear of the cofferdam toppling over. H. Legislative Council will be held in the Chuarit now in port will proceed to sea to-morrow, and 3 Thirteen Colonies was a great blow to the matter of fact, I have never seen a cofferdam
Chamber on Thursday at 2.30 pm when the main away for alumi ten days,
S TRANSPORT "BUFORD.”
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following business will be transacted:-
The Hu, Colonial Secretary will present Financial Minutes (Nos. 4 10 14), the report
A telegram received yesterday evening, says of Finance Committee, (No. 1) and an addithe Cablemer of 19th inst.. by Colonel Clem, tion to the bye laws governing Opum Livans,
The lor. Mr. Gestiom Stewart will ask: As the public continually find great difficulty in getting chairs whenever it comes on to rain,
to belitule the transfer of land in the New
thereof and other purposes,
The Hon Altuney General will propose the first reading of a bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Sugar Convention Ordinance,
'chief quarterma ter" of the division, from Malabang, Mindanao, Bates that the transport Buford has gotton, off the reef on which she ran on the night of the 11th. She pulled her
I cannot for the life of me feil. Of course, und avoid the danger of losing her balance
at $1.97.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM MIDDLESBOROUGH, ANTWERP AND LONDON,
THE Steamship
"MONMOUTHSHIRE,
informed that their Goods are being lander it Captain G. E. Warrier, having arrived from the
their risk intry the Codowns of the ongkong and Kawfood Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, at Kowlons and stored at siges
Mother Country, it felt her as strong as she was which was constructed in the same manner as before. So vast are the extent and resources the one now at the Sully, but that is not the of her world-wide dominion that the fair propoint. The point is why should the cofferdam vinces she has lost have never cost her,a pang, have heen sent to the Sudy in practically an in- "From 1762 10 1815 the idea underlying the complete condition? Ard row those in charge terms of every treaty takes the form of what is of the operations are chasing round Haiphong practically a reproof to English soldiers and looking for scrap on to weigh down the et fler sailors for obbing Spain, France, and Holland, dan. How it will be 1ossible to weight the of their colonies. Promptly returned on the cofferdam evenly, so that she will sink.quarely will the Government provife shelter for the self off by the use of her anchor, and on bedecturation of peace, those colonies were as crofies at various important points and pass coming released was found to leak slightly in promptly re-taken in war-time. In this way some regulations to preverà, shem from destit- | the twa foiward compartments. It is not Senegal was captured and ceded three times; ing their chairs with impunity and leaving fought that she is sufficiently damaged to have Guiana once; Guadeloupe three times; Pon the consulting engineers may have a scheme and them lying in the public mad withom benters ? to be docked, as she is able to proceed under dicherry and the Minor East Indian Settle-
no doubt they will succeed-I wish them every The Hon. Attorney General will propo e her awe stem, and will return to Manilaments four times; Martinique three times; and lock-hat it serins to me they have gone the the first reading it a bill entitled An irdinance immediately for what repairs may be necessary. St Pierre and Miquelon three times. After dam igin position-how are they to remove the wrong way about l' e malier, When the coffer- The same paper of the 20th inst, says: The the Batle of Waterlon, which crowned her weights on that all parts shall sise evenly with Territories and for feuling disputes in respect transport Buford is expected to sail from long and heroic struggle with Napelen, Eng | the Sully? Had water been used, the pumps above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby Malabang for Stanita to-day.. A cable was re- Lind, one of the nations, gained, practically would have had all the water out of the cuffer Leived via Dumaguete yesterday at división no territory by the Treaty of Paris. She was headquarters, announcing that the ship was.
in a position to get anything she chose to ask,dam in line or no time. As it is by die ut evidently in a dangerous condition, and that and she asked thing. is there so splendid laborious method adopted it will be days and the annunt of water taken inte her'forward an instance of self-abnegation in the whole werks before the operation of raising the Sully can be completed. Tut il cerainly seems helpless as she was, regated Cadeloupe, Hongkong minus the paraphernalia which was undeliveret after the zoth inst, wai lie sti's Martinique, Senegal, Bourban, Isle de France, Guiana, Pondicherry, and the minor seitle.required to sink it. Surely, nne would think,ject to ten
it was easier to provide the weights necessary iments on the coast of India, all captured by at the Hongkong and Whampoa Docks than Great Britain during the war.
depend upon the exertions of the good old metal at their disposal. To say the least people of Haiphong to gather together all the
the whole thing is peculiar, got to say fanlish.
In these remarks I have gone on the report which said that the cofferdam had to be sunk scoured for pieces of old iron. I only trust by means of weights, Thất Haiphong was being there has been a mistake in the report and hope that the cofferdam will be sunk.in a much more scientific manner than that suggested.-1"
EXPERIENCED
1914.
The ep ttorney General will propose
risk and expense,
Na Chies will be adoitted after the Goog·
the first reading of a bill emiled An Ordinance Compartments is bat small. She had about domain of bistory? Fratice, all bloken and strange that the cofferdam slould have left have left the Godowns, and all Good remaining
to ammend the Vagrancy Ordinance, 1877.
The Im. Attorney General will propose the first reading of a bill enți led An' O dinance to further amend the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, and for ether purposes.
A meeting of the Finance Committee will he' held immediately after the Council,
50,000 feet of lumber aboard at the time of the accident and this has hern actuated and her water tanks which were emptied, refilled.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER
RESERVE ASSOCIATION.
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am, etc.
-Hongkong, 23rd May, 1905..
"This England, then, whose perfidy and selfishness are ie shocking to the high moral sense of some Continental Powêts, being in the The pool competition at King's Park Range proud position of mistress of the seas, and the THE LAND. CAMPAIGN.
(200 yards) Kowloon, on Saturday last, for triumpliant conqueror of the greatest military which 34 entered, resulted in a win for Mr.genius of modern times, did of her own free will According to a Tokio wire, dated 19th inst., A. Mackenzie. The best card's put in were give back for the last time to the foe, whose printed in the N. C. 17, News, Japanese corres as follows:-A. Mackenzie 62 + 668, W. efforts to ruin her had been unceasing for over pondents at the front report that three or four H. T. Davis 55 +12=67, Hon. Mr. F. 11, a century and a half, the Colonies she had companies of infantry, and seven or eight May 58 + 6 = 64, G. L. Duncan 57 + 6 =-63, | taken during the struggle, os fifty years earlier sotsias el cavalry, with three or four guns, com- J. Pigeon, 61 ser, ≈ 61, W. I, Boyce, 53 + 8 | she had given back to Spain-which had wan- ingsouthward towards Changto by the Floghua | = 61, J. J, Stubbings 53 + 8 =6r, J. McCub. | tonly taken part in the war with the certainty Road, appeared in front of Changtu on Thurs bin 47 + 14 = 61, W. Battey 65 scr. 60, E. that England's day was done-Cuba and the day morning, and retired at noon after sluggish. W. Dawson 50 + 10 = (o, W. A. Farrell 48+ | Philippines. To Holland the restored Java, arly shelling the Japanese. The shower die 1260, W. L. Carter 55 + 4 59, A. J. Wil Celebes, the Moluccas, and part of Sumatra. cleating off, and the weather is becoming hot. liams 51 + 8 = 59, C. Coltier, 47 + 12 ≈ 59. E. Besides these, she has, at one time or another, It is understood that the Russian forces are A: Irving 47 4 12 TM 57, and II. T. Butterworth ceded Tangier, Miporco, Corsica, the Ionian ́roughly divided into three bodies; namely | 47 ÷ 10 8 17
Islands, and Curação. To remember that at Fenghua; between Changtu-Changchun, un
least half the present area of the Dritish Empire is the result of peaceful occupation since 1815, is to form a certain idea of her generosity. To being allowed to go to the war, that he threw | America she gave up the territory between the himself into the crater of the active volcano Ohio and the Mississippi, Washington Lerritory, Asamayama, on the 8th inst. He had pre- and part of Maine. Since '70 she bas declined viously sent home his clothes and bis personal to annex Hawali, Samoa, ie New Hebrides, -wanith, (wenty yan.
New Gulpen, and tracts of "country in Africa | showary, ||
the north and Yelchincheng on the east. Cf] A YOUNG Japanese, who was being treated these three points, Fenghua is considered the for a nervous disorder, was so disgulted at not most important, the strength there comprising five or six divisions.
There it a general consensus of opinion that activity will probably be resumed before the Rainy season,
"THE WEATHER,
The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg. First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory:- risen over N, Ching, and fallen in NE: Japan. On the 33rd at 125 p. The barometer has
Pressure is lowest over NE, Japan and high est over China, ett
Gradients continue gentle along the coast of China and light variable winds are still indi winds over the N. part of the China Sea. cated in the Formosa Channel and light*SE.
Forecast:-Light- 10: moderate: 5. winde 1
All broken, chafed and damaged Gonds me to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 29th inst., al 1.30 PM.
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