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Since 1897 the expenditure has never been below 200,000,000 yen. In 1896-97 it was 168,856,508 yen; before then it never reached 90,000,000 yen. Not since 1874 has there bean a deficit, but in 1883-84 there was no

CO.,surplus either. The largest surplus was

the 32,115,541 yen of 1895-96; in the next financial year it fell to 18,162,915 yen, and has only once touched 7,000,000 yea since.

A table of the annual appropriation of the Sluto expenditure has some interesting

Ax amal, wo are selling one of the BEST figures of the ordinary cast of the Army nad Navy to Japan. In 1867-68, the joint cost

In 1871-72

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31ST. 1903

Mesars, -Cottam & Co. havo issued a not TELEGRAM S. little pamphlet containing information for tourists visiting Hongkong

We have received from Messrs. Price & Co.; wine and spirit merchants, Queen's Rond, their calendar for 1904. It is a very pretty almanno,

"DAILY' PRESS" SERVICE.

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PORTUGUESE MINISTER AT HONGKONG.

The Portuguese Ministr to Peking, Senhor Conssihero Joan d'Azevedo Castello Branob, arrived from Europe yesterday by the M. Mr. Ba. Polynesien, Ho was met on the steamer General for Portugal at Hongkong), Senhors J. J. Leiria (Vice-Consul for Portugal at Hongkong), Moraes (Consul for Portugal at Canton), C. Assumpçan (Portuguese interpretar to Macao), and L. G. Forts (Acting Colonial Socrolar, f Macao). Sunker Branco is now staying al tuo King Edward Hotal; he

Messrs. Mes Cheung, the well-known photo- THE CRISIS IN THE NORTH. by Senior Consolboro A. G. Roitano (Conent graphers, have a new stock of photogrphic! films, which they are selling at lower rates than. formerly.

Writing with regard to the now dock which is soon to be open at Vladivostock the 8. Petersburg Viedomosti saya that it has been

Kony, 29th December, 8.35 p.m.

JAPAN FACING THE SITUATION.

A Cabinet Council at Tokyo yesterday

HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.

A meeting of the Board will be held at 4.15 p.m. to-day.

ORDERS OF THE DAT.

1. Further Report' of the Sub-Committee appointed to consider what amenduiouts appear

Ordinanco, 1903. desirable in the Fablin Herlth and Buildings

2. Mr. Hewett, pursuant to notice, will mak (I.) With regard to the discussion which took place at the meeting of the Sanitary Board en the 17th instant as to the definition of" Ex-

to lay before the Board a memorandum showing the ternal Air," will the President bo good enough the difference which exists between

BS put forward by the Bnb Sanitary Board and that now embodied in the Bill on- Committed and adopted by the titled an Ordinance to amend the Public Health

on the 14th instant? and Buildings Ordinance of 1803 (No. 1 of 1993) and passed at the Legislative Council Meeting

definition

ASSORTMENTS in the Colony of GOODB | was 1,059,798 yea. In 1870-71, the last built by the Russian Admiralty to meet the considered the question of nuthorising the leaves for Macao, where he will onjoy a rest

demands arising from the large increase in the Government to draw upon the 50,000,000 yen namber of Russiau warships in the Far East. Another dock of like dimensions is being war indenuity paid by China according to Besides these the Treaty of Shimounseki, (which has constructed at Port Arthur. docks, whore sasols of large size can undergo repair, the Rassinn Admiralty propusas to hitherto been devoted to special purposes), foaud shipbuilding yards and docks in the Far with a view to the formation of a war fund It was also decided to grant a subsidy ex The Allahabad Pioneer's London corresp needing two million yen for the Seoul-Fasan regarding Portuguese possessione in the South. and reasons of the amended Bili state a new

year in which the accounts were together, the SUITABLE FORTIMELY PRESENTS cost was 3,252,966 yea.

7,699,847 yen were assigned to the Army CONFECTIONERY is FANCY BOXES and 1,869,044 to the Navy. The Navy account rose faster than the Army for some of Rare Design.

time, and in 1882-83 the figures were:- Army, 8,588,117 yen; Navy, 3,160,492 yer..

GOOD PIPES in Great Varioty. CIGAR and CIGARETTE-HOLDERS. CIGAR and CIGARETTE CASES. FANCY PERFUME SPRAYS. PERFUMES in FANCY BOXES. *EBONY-BACKED HAIR BRUSHES.

EBONY-BACKED TOILET MIRRORS. SOAPS in FÀNCT BOXES.

MANICURE SETS.

FANCY PUFF BOXES.

And so on.

TOM SMITH'S CRACKERS.

Artistic and Pleasing

NEW YEAR CARDS,

No very notable increase occurred till 1896-97, when after the victorious war against China, the Army expenditure was raised to 22,613,590 yen and the Nary to 7,351,380. Tho riae has been steady since, and we find the estimated expenditures for the financial years 1902-03 and 1908-04 as follows:-Army, 38,432,317 and 38,495,727 yen; Navy, 10,837,646 and 10,563,532 yen. Turning to the extraordinary expenditure, this was high between 1896' and 1902, the Army reaching 38,714,510 yen in 1900-01 and the Navy 47,338,427 in 1898-99. Its estimated amount since is small.

In some remarks on the budgets for 1902-03 and 1903-04 the compiler of the. Annual explains that owing to the dissolution of the Dict the budget for the seventeenth ession was not passed, so that the pre vious year's budget is to be carried out for 1903-04, according to the provision of the Japanese Constitution; the budget scheme to be carried out for 1903-04 consist of thetwoestimates. The most notable points in the 1903-04 estimate compared with the former year's are an increase in the ordinary revenue from income tax, sake tam, sugar excise, and tobacco-leaf monopoly, "along

East whore small vessels can be constructed,

previous to preceding to Peking,, by the Benhor Moracs returned to Canton, and Portuguese gaabcat Diu, this morning. Dr. Forte left by the Heungahan for Macao,

Branco; Suabor Brauco's mission at Peking is yesterday. Dr. Forte's reason for leaving in advance is to prepare for the arrival of. Senhor to make some important treaty with Chine

CRICKET.

This information is asked for as the objects

definition of the expression "External Air" is submitted in order to give effect to the Beard'ı recommendation.

(2.) With regard to the above amended Or-

dont telegraphs that a diplomatist who was interviewed by the Paris Eclair, but whose Railway, and to guarantee ten million you name was withheld, says that Lord Carron's debenture stock with a view to hastening

The Cricket Lenguo table stands as follows:dinance will the President be good enough to

• Played. Won. Lon't. Deann. Points

། A.O.C." tour in the Persian Gulf and the Tibet exped the completion of the line. It is further preoccupation in Manchuria. England wishes proposed to raise a temporary loan and to

Civil Service. 6 tion are designed to take advantage of Russia's to make Eastern Arabia s depondency of India, issue exchequer bonds if necessary.

[The above telegram aufortunately did not Craigengower 7 | for which reason Persia looked unfavourably

on the Viceregal tour. England long intended † reach us in time for yesterday's igate. --En. D.P... to dispute with flussiz cortain vastly important regions of Tibet. Shoshrinke from no sacrifice and will some day announce her supremacy an

an accomplished fast!

H.M.S. Centurion arrived bere yesterday. About this old friend on the China Station

REUTERS SERVICE.

RUSSIA AND TIBET.

LONDON, 28th December. The Daily Mails correspondent at S. Peters- burg wices that a deputation from the Dalai Lama of Tibet has arrived at Irkutsk en route

Paratus writes in the Naval and Military Record :-"The battleship Centurion is proud of herself. She has a reputation to keep up, but to S. Patorsburg. she is not content with that; abo bay etartet on We look her third commission with a firm determination to enhance hor 'reputation." fer a hearty welcome from the flest in the Far Eset and are defident that wo shall be, found

ready and willing to undertake anything that we may be called upon to do, and do it in way that will prove a credit to the service and to our ship." The welcome in certainly here.

It is perbape a far cry from now to March-

have rooved" a noti or April, but wo fication that about that time Mr.. M. B.

A. S. WATSON & CO. with the development of general conditions Leavitt proposes to present to Hongkong s

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of economy and the growth of the national wealth"; a decrease of the extraordinary revenue, there being no proceeds as in the preceding year from the sale of Chinese indemnity bonds; increase of ordinary more civil and 131 expenditure owing to

military pensions and larger expenditure on education, Army, Navy, and communica tions; and a decrease of extraordinary expenditure, the repayment of a temporary. on in conuoction with the Boxer troubles having been completed, and through the approaching completion of the military and naval programmes, unusual outlay on such objects decreasing.

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It would be tedious to give more figures, though there is a lot that is instructive among their serried rows. However, it will be seen from what we have quoted that Japan has not large sums of money to play desperate position. She has every ground with, nor, on the other hand, is she in B for caution in undertaking a struggle such as that with Russia would be. Tulike a great a reckless gambler, she has The decision come to at Monday's. Cabinet deal to lose. But, as we have frequently meeting at Tokyo is one of the highest instated before, she cannot afford to lose portance, pot because it shows the deep through inaction any more than through Nor can Great Britain afford to see earnestness of Japan at the present juncture (for that we knew already), but because it her lose by either means, Happily there are indications that Britain is in this reveals the manner in which Japan hopes to

ueet the enormous call upon her which will instance prepared for all eventualities. It is no secret that every ship in our China be entailed by war. Among other steps it was decided to authorise the Government squadron, and every man in the Navy and to raise a temporary loan and issue ex- Army out here, is under orders to be ready. chequer bonds, if necessary. No doubt If war broke out to-morrow, it would not Japan was encouraged by the ease in raising had our forces a day behind. Naturally, the new lean after the conclusion of the we should have a period of neutrality at the Anglo-Japanese Convention had been made; beginning. There is no reason why this though she cannot disgise the fact that the should not continue; if the Japanese prove victorious. But it is impossible to imagine peaceful circumstances of that time and the story surroundings of to-day are widely that any Government in Eugland could diferent. But it must not be forgotten passively watch a Russian victory without

that there are such things as loans of ex-

intervention. Indeed it seems to us that

pedience, a notable feature of British policy now is the time for a strong declaration on Itis interesting at the present moment to look the part of Great Britain, before hostilities

on the Continent in past European history.

at the financial position of Japan asset commence, if commence they inust.

forth in the Financial and Economical Annual

of Japan, recently issued for the Depart ment of Finance at Tokyo. Among its pages is a table of the annual State revenue and expenditure, pertaining to the general account, from the years 1867-68 to 1903-04. Herein we see Japan rising from a revenue of 33,089,313 you and an expenditure of

"Psychological Sensation," when Messrs Lee and Zuneig and Madame Zuneig will appear and give exhibitions of their gift of telepathy, or thought transference. A feature of this promised exhibition is the putting of a subject into a hypnotic sleep for 24 hours, the sleeper if he permits it!) to be placed on exhibition Other events include in a shop-window. classic poses, trick piano-playing, songs, ballads, a ferce entitled Our Happy Home, and a comedy, A Busy Duy in a Theatrical Agency, by a strong cant,

The London Gazelle votilles that the King bas been pleased to grant unto Paul Henry Chitose Maritime Custome Service, licence and King, Esq., Commissioner in the Imperial

THE BRITISH NAVY AND THE

SITUATION. ·

LONDON, 28th December There are perzistont rumours at Portsmouth

that this feet in the For East is about to be strengthened: The authorities profess ignor The Admiralty has ordered all naval anos. reservists to notify addresses from which they can be summoned by telegraph.

INSURRECTION IN GERMAN S. W. AFRICA

LONDON, 28th December.

A general insurrection of Hottentots has broken out in German South West Africa.

THE ARGENTINE CRUISERS.

LONDON, 23th December. It is reported that the Argentine warships Moreno and Rivedurio which are on the point of completion at Gencs have been gold for £1,500,000, through Messrs Gibbs and SODE, the firm through which the Chilean warships were recently purchased.

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CHALLENGE CUP FOR CRAIGENDOWEB CRICKET CLUB.

Mr. F. R. Belilioa, C.M.G., late of Hong song, has offered another trophy in the form of a silver challenge cap to be competed for by the members of the Craigeugower Cricket Club on the same conditions as the shield pre sonted by bim in 1:08 and won outright by the present captain of the Clab last season. The oap is to be won twice successively or three times in all, before becoming the

property of the player at the top of the batting average in the Club matches (League matobes included). Mr. Bellos, who has Club, deserve the thanks of the members for always taken a koun interest in the affairs of the bie sportsman like spirit.

explain to the Board the exact meaning of the definition of "External Air" as shown in Sub- section No. 26 of Part 1F

8. Mr. Rumjuhn, parsaunt to notice, will sk:-*

(1) With reference to the answer given at the last meeting to my question No. 4, will tho Vice-President bo pleased to quote the Section (if any) in the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance No. 1 of 1913, under which he, as the Building Authority, is empowered to autho- rize Sanitary Inspectors to enter and inspect domestic buildings for the purpose of ascertaining the existence or otherwise of “building nuis

abces"?

(2) Will the Secretary be pleased to state under which of the provisions of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, No. 1 of 1963, or, under what authority, notices for the abato ment of "building nuisances" are being made oat in the office of the Sanitary Board instead

(3.) Will the Beiretary bo pleased to state of the office of the Building Authority ?

Sanitary Inspectors are engaged in serving under what authority or standing order (if any)

notices for the abatement of "building naisan. ces" and in attoading the Felice Court to prove ROYAL HONG KONG YACHT CLUB. the existence of such nuisances, ou behalf of

the Building Authority'?

Mr. Pollock, parsuant to notice, will ask:-- To-morrow, the 1st January, a cap presented

(1) Will you stato bow many houses by the Conimadors of the Club (His Excellency F. H. May, C.M.G.), by permission of Rear (approximately) there are in the City of Vio Admiral the Honourable A. Curzon-Howe, toria? Will you also state how many houses CVO, C.B., C.M.G., will be sailed for by(approximately) in the City of Victoria will sorvica boals with nervios rigs steered by require exemption by the Governor în Council, appears in Section of Ordinance No. of midshipmen of the British Squadron now in auder the definition of "external air" which Harbour.

The coarse will be as follows:-From a line 1903 Will you also state how many houses between Police Pier, Tsimshatsui, aud à (approximately) in the City of Vistoria bave markboat anchored off the pier, round Channel windows franting on lanes which are less than Rock, Kowloon Kooks, Meyors East Buoy, 13 fest in “idth ► Channel Roots (all to port), and across the start. ing line from East to West. Start at 1 p.m.

(2) Is it not the fact that the dimousion of 13 fet was inserted in the definition of "external air" in Ordinance 1' of 1903 because

find favour with the theatre-going public of HONGKONG TYPHOON SIGNALS. there was a mistaken impression that every

THE HILL COMPANY. 'The Hill Vandeville Company continues to authority to accept and wear the Insignia of the First Class of the Third Division of the Hongkong, and on Tuesday evening were Imperial Chinese Order of the Double Dragon; again rewarded with a capital house. AR to Frederick Thomes Richards, Esq., Professor advertised, the programme was considerably of Navigation, formerly in the Imperial Naval Altered from that of the previous nights, and the College at Forchow, and subsequently in the various turns were acorded much well-deserved Imperial Naral College at Canton, the Third applause. Miss Mand Caristic, who made her Class of the Third Division of the Double first appearance on the beards that evening. Dragon; and to Marks Alo Hartnell, Esq.,et with a splendid reception, and may weil lately Divisional Superintendent of Police in feel gratified with the unmerous oral tributes Monthon Paket, diam, the Fourth Class of the that passed over the footlights from her many admirers. A special Matinee has bann arranged Siamese Order of the White Elephant.”

for Friday, New Year's Day, at 3 pm.

"God Save the King'

Berger

By kind permission of Major Redeliffs and officers, the Band of the 93ed Barms Infantry

BRUTAL CRUELTY TO ANIMAIS. will play the following programme of music at the King Edward Hotel daring dinner to-night

With regard to the treatment of a consiga. (New Year's Eve) instead of Friday as usual :--- March.........On the Rolling Deep "...... Wilsonment of mains from Chefoo to Manila, tran- Overture "The Sapphire Necilnes" Sullivan Sullivan

shipped at Hongkong, which we described in Selection... "The Mikado" Song The Caterpillar and the Ross". Laryl yesterday's issue, wo way point out that the of all Nations Godfrey regulations published on the 29th September Selection "Remitiscences

last under seption 3 of Thy Live Stock Import Lancers... "The Army and Navy" Ernest Allan

and Export Regulation Ordinance, 1903, and published in the Government Gazette of the 2nd. Walte Amoureuse"

October, cover such cases moat clearly. These regulations provent any such cruelty to animals ás our informant described, and No. 5 of theo prescribes that "the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon und any Police Officer may board noy vessel” to ascertain whether they are complied with, Farther, the Colonia! Veterinary Surgeon by Regulation 2 is to inspect any vessel leaving the port, carrying more than 10 head of cattle, and not to give a certificate to enable the Har benr Master to clear the vessel unlers the regulations are observed.

MENU.

Hors D'Euvied Red Fiul un Toast.

SOUP. Custard.

Boiled Fish and, Shrimp Sauce.

ENTREES.

Stuffed Mutton.Chop Chicken Frittora

Fata de Foie Gras en Aspic.

JOINTS.

Roast Beef

Beast Phonsant and Bread Sauco Cold Leg of Mutton.

Merchants in Manila are protesting against the work of gaol-birds being allowed to com- peta with local trades. Manufacturers say this competition is seriously affecting their businesses. Coconut Tart

H. R. H. Princess Louise of Schleswig- Holstein, who was due in Colombo on the 28th instant, was to be a guest of H. E. Sir Henry

CUBET.

Oyster.

BALADI.

-Potatoe VEGETABLES,

8W BETA,

Boiled Potatoes Fried Julienne Potatoes,

Stowed Celery, Mixed Vegetables

Syrup Pudding.

Stowed Peach and Rive Shape. TRAINING.

YESTERDAY'S EXERCISE, Yesterday morning some sctiva training was

There are, we are informed, more mules coming down for transtipment to Manila,

SHANGHAI BURGLARS.

A NEW CODE.

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third house would be pulled down and would thus enable every cubicle to be lighted by lateral windows opening into a epseo thirth feet wide? If you contend that the above is not the

A new code of meteorological signals comes into force at Hongkong on New Year's Day; fact, will you, please, state how the said They will be hoisted on the mast beside the the said definition, and will you also please refer the same as those at present in use at Shanghai, dimension of 13 feet came to be fixed upon in time-ball at Kowloon Point for the information me to any speech, document, or paper, in support of masters of vessels leaving the port. They do not necessarily imply bad weather is expect. Report by the Medical Officer of Health

on the Latrine at No. 2, Gongh Street. A cone point upwards indicates a typhoon ed. The signals are as follows:

to the North of the Colony,

A cone point upwards and drum below indicates a typhoon to the North-East of the Colony.

A dram indicates a typhoon to the East of the Colony.

A cone point downwards and drum below iudicatos a typhoon to the South-East of the Colony.

A cone point downwards indicates a typhoon to the South of the Colony.

A cone point stowawards and bail below indicates a typhoon to the South-West of the Colony.

A ball indicates n typhoon to the West of ile Colony-

A cono polat upwards and ball below indicates a typhoon to the North-West of the Colony:

Red Signals indicate that the centre is belier- ed to be more than 300 miles away from the Colony,

Black Signals indicate that the centre is believed to be less than 300 miles away from the Colony.

The above siguale will, as heretofore, be boist-

ad only whau typhoons exist in such positione or are tooving in such directions that informa tion regarding them is considered to be of importance to the Colony or to shipping leav

Chinese burglars appear to be getting verying harbour.. much up-to-date in Shanghai.. On the night of the 19th inst, a member of that fraternity was

NIGHT SIGNALS,

Two lanterns hoisted verdically indicate bad seen stealthily entering a house of the Weihai-weather in the Colony and that the wind is wei Road, by a Sikh policemas, and on the lat-expected to reer,"

Two lanterns hoisted horizontally indicate bad expected to back,

of your contention?

6. Minute by the Medical Officer of Health recommending No. 31, First Strout for exemp tion from the provision of a backyard.

7. Further corro-pondence relative to the 8. plication for exemption from the provision of open spaces in respect of certain houses on Kowloon Inland Lots 1089, 1091, 1092 and! 3098.

8. Application for exemption from the pro- vision of open apaces in respect of Nos. 48 and

Des Voeux Blend Contra!,

9. Application for exemption from the proj vision of full open spaces for Nos: 2 to 7, Star Street.

10. Further correspondence relativo to the application for the renewal of a lisones to sell fresh pork at No. 18 West Street.

11. Mortality Statistics for weeks endel 3-d 10th, 17th and 24th October, 1908.

12 Limewashing Return for the fortnight eaded 22nd December, 1903,

13. Rat Return for the fortnight ended 2811- December, 1903,

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14. Reports of the Analyses at the public water supplies for the month of December, 1903

G. A. WOODCOCK.

Secretary.

CHINESE FOR SOUTH AFRICA,

A Reuter telegram from Bulawayo to Londo atales that at a well-attended special meeting the Rhodesian Chamber of Mines it w tion to give effect immediately to the Immigr unanimously resolved to request the Administr tion Ordinance, and to name Chind as one

30,305,086 -yen-surplus, 2,584,227 sea and Lady Blake during her stay in Ceylon. Sir tendusted on Happy Valley, Mr. Babington's/ter's attempting to arrest the man, the burglar to a revenue (estimated) of 251,681,951 and Henry Blake's first ferie at Colombo was on the white pony doing the half-mile gallop in 1 minute drew a revolver and fired at him as well as weather in the Colour and that the wind is the countries from which unskilled mains laber an expenditure (estimated) of 244,752,346 | 14th inst.. you-surplus, 6,929,615 yon.

might be imported. The Bulawayo Chamber Commerce, the Salisbury Chamber of Ming and the Matabeleland Landowners' and Farms South Africa abounces that a committee forty Chinamen will arrive in South Africa wi The Colony itself is warned of approaching the Best batch of Chiness, and will return Association have passed similar resolution

The signals are repeated on the 'flagstaff of seconds, the best gallop of the morning. The at another Sikh constable, who came running up ponies belonging to Messrs. D. E. Brown, in response to his comrade's whistle. The first

man was hit on the doubled part of bis belt, the Godown Company at Kowloon, and also, by There

The Aborigines Protection Society, whose Walker (Standard Oil Company), and G. P

The arrest of Ieceiving Ship. have of course been many fluctuations.

and last winter, The revenue was it. ita highest figure in headquarters are in London, has sent to the Laumert all did a useful half-mile cauter and not much hurt, the second receiving a day only, at the Harbour Office and on II, M'

Colonial Secretary a protest against any intro- Some of Mr. Medy's horses did a similar canter, Heal-wound in the thigh. 1900-01, when it reached 295,854,868 yen.duction of Chinese labour into the Transvaal-but, for the most part, these ponias were still in this man led to that of the whole gang i Its lowest in the last fourteen years In the Committee's opinion ne policy which the trotting stage. Mr. A. Levy's pour did the that railed Shanghai was the 98,170,028 yen of 1894-95, the time is unjust towards the natives can be of lasting half-mile in 1 miunte 7 seconds, the last quarter for whose apprehension a reward of $500 typhoons by means of the Typhoon Gan placed report to their fellow countrymen on te

property was also recovered from their houses, of the war with China. The highest expen-service to the white population or to British in 32 seconde. Most of the ponies are still in had an offered. A. large quantity of stolen

davaofnin South Afräms &

tha trotting stage.-

LOCAL STORY-WARNINGS,

a strong gale of wind is expected to blow here. to take service at the mines. at the foot of the mast, which is fired whenever conditions under whick they are to be engag