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THE HONGKONG DAILY PREŠA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27TH, 1904
"the numbers of their captives; those who We are obliged to hold over some correspon- among Asiatics; and further, that there is a good deal of civilisation wanted in Russia" 'protest against such n régime are sent to dence to-day. before she can without presumption pose as “Siberia by the trainload. But nothing can the missionary of the West to the East. Westem the tide of the movement; it will can imagine that considerable pair must "rise higher, embracing ever wider circles have been caused to the officials and journa" of the people, and the hour is not far off lists above mentioned at hearing their" when autocracy will be laid low, as it was country's cherished pretensions questioned in Western Europe so many generations
that is to say, if they are sincere in up"ago." It may, it must be so. hokling these pretensions. But it is worthwhile, until such is the awe, Russia cannot while to reflect whether all Russians, or be ranked as a civilised and civilising nation indeed whether any Russian who is at once honest and highly educated, can look on Russia as a country fitted us yet to stand forward as a civilising Power.
A great number of books have been published recently in English, either original or translated, dealing with Russia's administration of her Asiatic possessions, Their authors have particularly Siberia.
But mean-
To-morrow is the 62nd anniversary of the taking possession of the island of Hongkong by Great Britain.
His Excellency Mr.
H. May, C.M.G., will distribute the prizes to the boys of the Diocesan School and Orphanage on Friday next
at noon,
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It is proposed to hold a Yorkshire Dinner, and a meeting will be held to-morrow gat o'clock in the City Hall to discuss arrange- ments and decide upon a date.
The Hoa. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nothersole Hospitals bogs to acknowledge with thanks the following donation to the funds of the Hospitals:-East Asiatic Trading Co.
$125.
The only as of communicable disease in Hongkong last week was one of diphtheria With remarkable furesight (European). Shanghai, Manila) (where plague now existe). Siam, and ludo-China keepup sanitary measures against us
been English, American, or Russian, for the most part. We may leave on one side the non Russian writers (though one of these, Miss ANNETTE MEAKIN, in her book about BL ND Russian Turkestan is distinctly favourable to the Russian rulers in that part of Asia), and look rather to the Russians who have dealt with the subject. We quoted some time ago in these columns from a work on the government of Sakhalin, the remote island which Russia neex as a penal settle ment for her worst criminals. The author, filled in SCOTLAND, of greatage; very fine whose name escapes me, though we haren vivid recollection of his book, drew a terrible picture of brutality, like of prisoners aud of those who kraked after them, of general official corruption, and in short of a state of affairs compared with which the civilization of any tribe of head-hunters woakt shine.ave also been added to the original counts
against him of embezzlement and piracy. This account has been borne out exactly by a book just written by an Englishman, Mr- CHARLES H. HAWEB, the first of his race to penetrate into the interior of Sakhalin,
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Ex-Lieutenant Hermann, of the Philippine Constabulary, who pirated the stearner Vic loria after stealing $5,000 gold, is now on trist at Cagayau, P.I. Charges of rape und murder
It has been pointed out to us, with regard to a statement in oar" New Territory Noter" yea- terday, that Chan Leung Kit is not and never was the Namtau (or San On) magistrate. He
triet magistrate.
News from Vladivostock at the middle of the
month says that the ios was then a foot thick in to beach the torpedo-boats. The degree of frost this year is exceptional throughout the whole of the Far East.
the harbour, and that it had been found necessary
THE HONGKONG RACES.
LETTING OF BOOTHS AND MATSHEDS. The prices fetched for lots for the erection of booths and matabode at the auction conducted by Messrs, Hughes & Hough were must satis- factory. Whereas last year $1,700 was netted, this year's receipts 'total no loss than $4,850 Parcbasers were as follows:-
A protracted Cabinet Council was held in London on Saturday.
COREA TO BE NEUTKAL.
LONDON, 23rd January. The Government of Coroa bas declared nentrality in the event of war betwood Russis and Japan. The British Minister approves.
TURKEY AND BULGARIAJ
LONDON, 24th January. Renter's Agency at Sofia wires now from the frontier that the Tarks are rapidly coucem-
(1) $150, Mr. Ford; (2) $140, Mr. Ford; (3) 150, Mr. Ford ; (4)-8170, Mr. Losbro; (5) $250, Mr. Lesbro; (6) $260, Mr. Enabro; (7) $33,trating numerous troops on the Bulgarian Mr. R. J. Remedios; (8) $280. Mr. Taikonfrontier. The Turkish representative the last (9) $320, Mr. J. Laffert; (10) 8326. Hr. A. Ritokis; (11) 8280, Mr. A. Hitshie; (12) $310, Mr. A. Ritobie; (13) $340, Mr. Ho Chak Wai: |(14) $350, Mr. Nalume; (15) 8380, Mr. Nalume; (16) $420, Mr. Yoo Pak Hung: (17) $210, Mr. Ah Yim; (18) $15v, Mr. Ah On; (19) $190, Mr. Ah Un.
FREEAR'S FRIVOLITIES.
As an advertisement in another column shows, the above entertainment is postponed to Sater day and Monday next.
If to laugh and grow fat is as true as the saying is old, then every member of the audience Doxt Saturday and Monday should return home feeling more robust than ever, for it is guaranteed he will make you laugh as you have never laughed before. One doesn't have to go far to sew shows of overy de-
But it may be argued that as Sakhalinin a military mandaria and never can be a disscription, but it is A rarity seldom
is reserved for Russin's worst criminals, it is unfair to dwell too much upon its savage
Mr. E, A. Hewett, Superintendent of the P. government: We will turn thereforeton book & O. B. N. Co., writes to us to inform us that alled Sixteen Years in Siberis, ly Mr. LEO the address from the Hongkong Community to Deurach, a tmuslation of which has been Sir Henry Blake has now been bound and will issued by Mr. Jonx MURRAY. This is the be forwarded to Ceylon by next English mail, sober record of the Siberian experiences of | Anyone wishing to see the address can do so on a Russian revolutionist. Mr. DEFTCH was application ut Mr. Hewett's office. originally, it is true, arrested and imprison- ed in Kiev for participation in an attempt on the life of a traitor in a revolutionary group. He escaped from prison in 1878 181 and loft Russia for Switzerland, where be gave up his sympathy witle Terorist ideas
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HONGKONG, 27th JANUARY, 1904
After
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met with to get Abow that afforda two and one-half hours' uproarious laughter:
good hearty laugh is a pick-me-up; it| a natural tonie; it does you good, and makes you forget all your troubles, and gives you hope for better things to come, and above all it keeps you in good health and saves you deator's bills. This is why (as
Co's will prove) Fronar appears before each enormous audiences on all of his return visits. Next Monday's should be one of these.
for days has refused to vise the passports of Bulgarians going to 'Lurkey.
ANOTHER T.K.K. STEAMER TAKEN UP.
The representatives of the Toyo Kisen Kol- sha informed na yesterday evening that their steamer Rossita Maru has been taken by the Japanese Govaramnat and that ber service bo tween Hongkong and Munî'a will be temporarily withdrawn. During her absence from the service, however, one or more substitutes are expected to take her place shortly. We sug gested in our issue of Monday that the Rosetta Maru might be so taken up soon. The Rohilla Maru has already left for Japan.
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THE HONGKONG BENEVOLE
SOCIETY.
ANNUAL MEETING,
The Hongkong Bonevolent Society hel their annual meeting at the City Hall at no yesterday. Sir W. M. Goodman (Chief Justice presided, and others present were Mr. Maj Lady Goodman, Mrs. Gomperte, Mrs. Siabi Mrs. Hoare, Rey. W. and Mrs. Bridie, M Stan, Rev. and Mrs. C. H. Hickling, Revs. ' Wright, J. H. France, and F. T. Jokuron, My Diokeen, and Mrs. Master.
The CHAIRMAN, BTW. M. GOODMAN, mid felt it a great honour to have again beon aski to preside at the aumsal moeting of the societ It was a society which, in a quiet, unobtrust way, was doing a noble work in the Colony, had only to be known by the public in order be both fully appreciated and adeguatoly mi plied with funds. There were so many chang among the people of Hongkong, so many p sons leaving while others came in to fill th places, that be took the opportunity of exph ing the objects of the society to the public the hope that the list of subscribers and dow might be largely increased. The Hough Benevolent Society was founded in Septemb 1889, for the purpose of rendering assistaz in cases of sickness, want, poverty, or distre in the Colouy, amongst persons other thaut members of the Chiness or Portuguese com munities. When he came to read the repor they would see how well the society fullle. the purpose of its existence. It would i impossible to assist Chiuvés or Portugue cases. They were 100 numerous, and the communities had their own charitable instit tions. Much good lad been done in car of real bona fide distress amongst met bors of other nationalities. He comment upon the fact that of the twelve ladics elects to the committee, 13 or 14 years ago, not co of them was at present in the Colony. Duri the past year the society gave away over $
mera than it received from subscriptio donations, and all sources, and thas it h diminished the balance at its oredit by $90 He trusted that funds would be farnished th year by the public not only affolent to m op that diminution of the assets, but to eas the society to extend the sphere of its usefuln While indiscriminate charity was harm
S. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.
SIR PAUL CHATER PRESENTS NEW CHURCH FOR KOWLOON. The annual meeting of the subscribers and scatholders of 8. John's Cathedral was held lastes tending to pamperise its abjects, the allevi things any society could accomplish. It wi evening at 8. Paul's College. His Lordship tion of deserving distress was one of the moüle Bishop Hoare prosided.
Mr. A. BEYER, Hon. Secretary, read then taking the trouble to enquire careful into oases that the society did so mu his credentials on view at Robinson's Piano minutes of lost meeting and they were confirmed, good. It made enquiries before it gave al Mr. R. T. WRIGHT, Hen. Treasurer, submitt substantial resistance, and thus many fraudule ed the financial report. He said they started the year with a balance on the wrong side of or undeserving "beachcombers" and others wer found out, and the money entrusted to th $1,137 and wound up with a balance on the right society was saved from being wasted, and re sice of $2,316. This increase was chiefly due served for more deserving cases. He woul to a very satisfactory increase of about $1,500 like to explain that any subscriber or lif in the offertories. Donations and saboriptions morber was satitled to recommend cases to th amounted to 84,099 as against $4,177. It was society. A subscription of $12 & year, which to be remembered that they would have a very could be paid either yearly or half-year heavy expense to most this year in connection constituted the deuor a subscriber, while
donor a life-member of the socisty. He me this balance they had $3,258 on fixed deposit.
His LORDSHIP said he thought they hadtioned this in the hope that the treasurer, Mr great reason for thankfulness for the vary satin. Atkinson, or her unccessor, might have th the list of th factory state of matters shown in the report. | pleasure of adding new names: It showed that their Hon. Treasurer muat bare supporters to the society. done a very great deal of work. Pew-renta
CRICKET IN AUSTRALIA. The following is the full score of the second test match, which finished at Melbourne on the
5th inst. The Sydney papers try hard to take
A Chinsman was put in the stocks on Satur. all credit away from the winning team, in spite with the repair of the orgon. In addition to donation of not less than $50. constituted' ¿L-
of the facts that the M.C.C. side had to take the field withont Arnold and Bosanquet and that Foster fell ill on the first day-which is at least ungenerous,
ENGLAND.
Firat Innings. P. F. Warner, a Duff, b
Tramble T. Hayward, a Gregory,
b Hopkins
58
R. E. Foster, retired ill 49
J.
T. Tyldesley, c Trum-
ble, b Howell ........
C. Brand, c Howell,
A. A. Lilley, c Howell, b
Tramble A. Fielder, b Howell..... A. E. Ralf, not ont
Extras...
Total.......... ..375
Second Innings. a Trumper, b Saun-
·der... SHAKT Trumper, bram- ble.............148 sboost tega m
. o Hill, b Tramble... 4
not out...
AUSTRALIA.
Extras
Total....
First Innings. ...... Second Innings. v. Trumper, o Tyldesley,
b Rhodes... 74 B. A. Doff, st Lilley, b
b Rhoder
Rhodes......ATLLEMEKARNI
3 had been raised 50 per cent., but the
0
amount
16
..103
e Relf, b Rhuden... 35
@ not out...
8
....31
1 o Rhodes, b Hirst...
18 a and b Rhodea......
2
Hraund, Bader
Hayward, b Rhodos.............
7
had sonroe
Sir W. M. GOODMAN then proceeded to rec the following report :----
rare thing in Russia then. Unfortunately in 1884 he was caught in Baden, and, the German Government being anxious to oblige Russia, was handed over to the day, as part of his punishment for larceny, but when he had been there one hour he collapsed authority of his own countrymen.
from barger. The inspector of police at whose brief imprisonment at the fortress of Peter station the man was placed, asting the part of s good Samaritan, sent to a near-by baker and. and Paul and the House of Detention at 8.
purchased 12 biscuits four inches square and 2 Petersburg, and aftertriaint Odessa,
Tia
this sentenced to thirteen years and four months' inches thick, and a 1lb loaf of bread.
from derived
The ladies of the Committee of this Hongkon penal servitude sad started for Siberia. The hungry Chinaman consumed the lot at once,
increased by more than 50 per cent., some 20 new Benevolent Society have much pleasure bulk of the book is taken ap with a descrip.and then, like Oliver, asked for more.
97 Trambla, Howell €2|| sittings having been taken out; that was sa submitting their report aud statement tion of those weary years in Siberia, told It appears that the Japanese in the Liselung.
encouraging sign. It was also a most satisfactory | accounts, and in doing so desire to thank all thos Tramble...... 20 1 Saunders............ with a remarkable restraint of language Peninsula, fading themselves very insecure. E. Knight, b Howell 2 1.b.w., b Tramble sign that the amounts of collections had in- who have assisted them in currying on th arid absence of exaggeration. It is of owing to the Russians having little regard for G. 11. Hirst, e Noble, b
Howell
7 e Gregory.b Howell creased by some $1,300. The congregations were work of the society. During the year 22 cast
good and the services hearty. The musical were brought under the consideration of thị course impossible for us here to give any their persons and property, and the Chinese W. Rhodes, 1b... b
Tramble
21.b.w., b Trumble... 9 part of the services had been excellent. His Committes and œsistance was given in 17 case idea of the work, but it may be said that being net indisposed to follow suit, addressed a
at Kelly, b Trumble Lordabip after roferring to the good work done Over 90 other cases received relief through thị the impression produced is voc of disgust petition from Port Arthur to Vicaroy Alexieff.
by clergyman who had voluntarily assisted in Rev. T. Wright who succeeded the Rev. J. H at that so-called civilisation, of which this On receipt of this polition the Viceroy sum-
the Cathedral services, went on to say that the France on the Euferance Committee and gar moned the representative of the petitioners and prison-system is part. Ignorance seems
the Chief of Palins to his presence, and gave to
Church Body had decided to fx rates for the invaluable assistance to the society by investi to be the distinguishing mark of the the latter explicit instructions that every possi
chaplain's services at funerals as follows:-1st gating cases on its behelf and helping ther ble precaution should be taken for the security
class faueril, $10; 2nd, $5;3rd. $3. Now that when deserving. Employment was found i THE phrase "Russia's civilising mission" whole official régime in Siberia, miugled n
their finances were in a more satisfactory stato the Colony for some of the applicants and pass is one which we have heard very often of the majority of cases with barbarity of a of Japaness life and property.
he said the question ought to be considered. of ages paid for others to various places wher The political
Rhoder - 30 o Braand, b Rhodes late years, particularly during Russia's push particularly stupid kind.
Last week there arrived in Hongkong about O. Hilt, Rhodes, b Hirst 5 o Relf, bthodes... 20 obtaining an assistant chaplain. It required they had friends or promises of employmen forward across the Amur River into Mao- prisoners, it must be remembered, are nearly 150 Chinese who had gone over to South M. A. Noble, a sub,,
Rhodessevana
careful consideration, as they were now to have The society is paying for the maintenance an 'churia and down to the sea and the western all persons of considerable education, to
Americs on representations made to them thats. R. Grzegory, e Hirit,
a charoliin Kowloon, Hitherto ho bad had his education of 10 orphan children, and mouth frontier of Corea. It is a phrase which has whom the degradation of their lot in Siberia they would be able to make much money there.
tongue tied, but he was now able to announcely allowances have been made in severa A. J. Hopkins, o aub,, b
that this was the result of Sir Paul Chator's cases to poor and deserving people. Bel
Th been on the lips of many Russian officials must be most bitter. The number of suicides Thoir, ages ranged from 60 to 17 years. As
generosity, he having given $35,000-to build a Hon. Sec. will be pleased to furnish furthe and in the writings of countless Russian recorded by Mr. DEUTSCH bears witness they were in sore distress the Chinese Consul H. Trumble, e sab., b
In some instances there was applied to, and as the result of a sub. w. W. Arustrung,
church. The Government had made a free particulars. ta Any members desirous journalists. It has been felt that it is a that this is the case.
grant of land adjoining the English School phrase which splendidly justifies Kussin's this was due to the treatment of “politicals" scription which was set on foot a sailing ship brand Boden ..... was chartered to carry them back to China. W. P. Howell, c Fieldor,
and the Observatory. (Applause.) b Khader constant encroachments on the territories of in exactly the same way as their criminal
On the voyage contrary winds
The ship's provisions mo out her Asiatic neighbours. Here is the op- fellow-exiles, by flogging, etc. The most countered. portunity for them to put before the eyee striking stury is that of a young lady who and a condition of starvation appears to bare Many of the passengers of Europe and of America a picture of a died after a Blogging-administered for un raigued on board. great white nation bringing to the less assault" on the commandant - whereupon died at sou, and on arrival here some who were "fortunately coloured peoples of the Asiatic three of her female companions took poison sufferit from the effects of want of food were sent to the Tung WarHospital, where, also a continent the priceless benefits of Western nnd died, followed by two of the men in number of deaths uccurred, Altogether the civilisation, with its railways, telegraphs, prison with Mr. Deurscu, who killed them deaths numbered about 40, schools, churches (though with Russia selves as a protest against the treatment of
The Japan Mail writes on the 18th inst.:- proselytisation is not a great weapon), the women. However, as we have sail, we
Must not such a cannot give a just idea of the book, which The leading Japanese journals are all agreed police, and trade, spectacle compel the admiration of the effectually disposes of Russia's claim to that strange as an altitude of neutrality on Western world, rejoicing to see heathen and civiliee others. We quoted recently from a China's part may appear at this juncture, it is imperfectly, because Orientally, civilised home paper Mr. Deutsch's account of the the only cores permitted by her condition. He was in the Japun aska nothing else. Among these journals peoples brought into forcible contact with Blagovestchensk massacre. the fruits of Occidental culture? It seems town at the time and gives in his book a the Nichi Nicki Shimbun notes that all the to us that Russia was almost justified photograph of the scene of the atrocity.tion to preserve striot neutrality, and that the in expecting her near-sighted neighbours Apologists for the massacres, he tells us, inconvenience thas caused to Russia will be in the West to applaud ber noble were found even among people of culture! very great. Japan can obtain all the sapplies crusading spirit. Unfortunately, somehow Yet, for all the evil he is bound to speak of the needs without any difficulty. She has thom or other, there has not been an universalher, Mr. DEUTSCH does not despair of his at home within easy reach of the acons of opera tions. But Russia will have to carry every , chorus of approval in Europe, and people country. The Tear and his Ministers,"
endeavour by the most cruel and thing an immense distanco. Fuel and food aliko have been found to hold that the Asiatiche says, nations themselves have a right to say "Bevere measures to quench the torch that will be unprocurable for her wants. Our Tokyo it took more then a month in transmission, contemporary thinks that it is here she will ürst The P.O. staff here seldom deserve anything i something about their own future. It has "has been kindled in the land; the greater fool the pinch. Indeed it regards the situation but praise, but this is a case that calls for search as most dispiriting for Bussin from that pointing enquiry so that a repetition may not occur been hinted, too, that Russia is not the best part of Russia has been placed under
again. "martial law; the prisons can kardly contain ! of view. exponent of Westera civilisation, even
werd er*
Powers have now virtually declared their inten-
Braund,
J. V. Sanders, not eat Extras
I
8 c Lilley, & Rbodes...
0
e Hirst, Rhodes...
ง
2 c Fielder, b Hirst... 1. Extras...
0
Tots!
122
Total.... ..121
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
1st innings. 2nd innings.
ENGLAND.
B.
B. W.
Trumble Noble. Saunders Howoll Aciastrong Hopkins Trumper
107
34
5.
4
0
4
USTRALIA.
lat inninge.
2nd innings,
W.
Rhodes
68
Hir-t Rek
0
Braund
20
0
A P.O. COMPLAINE
A glaring case of delayed delivery of a letter has been brought to aur noties.
obtaining them. The thanks of the committe are due to the various steamship companies for the kind way in which they have responded 1 the loca appeals for reduced passages, to
Hou. Dr. J. M. ATHINSON moved that the report be adopted, and the motion was agreed to.
Six WILLIAM M. GOODMAN proposed the Press for their kindness in inserting advertise approval of the fees relating to fazeral services, Mr. H. H. J. GOMPERTZ Reconded, and the motion was agreed to..
The following lay members of the Church Body were afterwards elected by ballot-Sir William Goodman, Mr. B. T. Wright, Hon. Dr. Atkinson, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Bryer, and Mr. H. W. Slade,
mente at a considerable reduction, and to thị Hon. II, E. Pollock, K.C., for auditing the ad counts. A successful concert, arranged by th kindness of Mejer Chapman and Mr. Grimble was held in September on the Volunteer Par Ground kludly lont for the purpose. Thi resulted in a substantial amount being added to the Society's fands. During the ye
Mrz
Rev. F. T. JOHNSON proposed votos of Miss Anderson, Mrs. Master, and thanks to the lay members of the Church Robertson left the Colony, and their places the Committee were taken by Mrs. Body, making special mention of the services on
of the Ben Treasurer and the Hon. Beore. Hoare, Mrs. Brilie, and Mrs. Swan. Mis the original committe tary to the late auditor, Mr. R. C. Edwards, Anderson was on who had gone away, and whose place had been of the society when it was founded in 1889, an taken by Mr. W. G. D. Tarnor, to the clergy she has been a moat indefatigable and realod who had voluntarily lent their assistance during worker in connection with it over since. On the year, especially Rev. Messrs.: Bunbury, her departars from the Colony a presentation France, Wright, Anstey, and Jenkins, and to of a silver writing table set was made to her bi On the the chair who under the able leadership of Mr, several members of the society as a farewell gis 25th inst. a lady living at West Point got a A, G. Ward, had done a great deal to make the and token of their appreciation of her invaluseg services. Two members of the Reference Com letter which had been posted on the 24th Cathedral bright and attractive.
Sir WILLIAM GOODMAN seconded, and the mitter, the Rev. J. H. Franco and Capt. Ander of December by a friend in Kowloon, so that
son, having left the Colony, and Dr. Atkinson On the motion of Hoa. Dr. ATKINSON, { having resigned his position, the Rev. T motion was agreed to. seconded by Mr. AEMSTRONG, Mr. J. C. Peter Wright, the Rev. W. Bridie, and Mr. Howek have taken their places. The following ladies retiro in rotation from the Committee, but are
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