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below the water-line to the Pallada, Diana, Askold, and Norih, with a loss of nine mes killed. Below this telegram, ugain, is the following "official nowe" from S. Petersburg: "The cowardly and treacherous attack of "the Japanese before the declaration of war "has not had the success announced by the "Japanese. All the vessels indicated are "afloat with their ongines and armament "intact, of which the Japanese might havo "persuarled themselves by the effect of the Further "shells from these vessels.". L'Echo learns that three Japanese warships were very seriously damaged during the second attack on Port Arthur, the Fushints, Asamu, and Naniga. The general trend of these contradictory reports is to make out that the Japanese, to use a popular expres sion, took little change out of Port Arthur. If this were really so, it would indeed be surprising that the Russian fleet seems to have been helplessly prisoner in Port Arthur harbour since the night of the 8th We do not claim that all the news which we have received from the North is to be accepted as the plain state went of the facts of the war so far, though it agrees fairly with the general account of things in the Shangbai papers. Wo must admit that we have the Japanese and pro. Japanese version; while Echo de Chine has the pro-Russian account. And this WATSON'S OTTO OF ROSE COLD bring us back to our original point, that telegrams tend to-be curiously, though CREAM is a pleassut care for Chapped Tips naturally, biassed by the sympathies of the senders. No correspondent, or no reputable and Rough and Chafed Bkin, so often experien- correspondent at least, sots out deliberately to misrepresent the facts; but he cannot ced in the cold weather here.

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extent ан to make him not | quite the equivalent of the truthful witness on oath. Further proof of this will no

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The A.D.'s second performance of His TELEGRAM S.

Excellency came off duly last night at the Thaalre.

Mr. Jack London's adventuro at Shituonnoki bas onded happily. The war correspondent repurchased for 10 you the camera which got him into trouble with the authorities, and sailed for Corea on Saturday,

The great majority of the German news. papers, according to a Berlin telegram, are observing strict neutrality in regard to the Rosso-Japanese war. The Radical Press is taking Japan's part. The leading Roman Catholic paper, the Kolnische Valkereitung, uses the strongest teras ngainst Russia. Other papore oxpress great admiration for the smart ness with which Japan has mado her first attack.

· The writer of "Topics for the Times" in the Mercury expresses his gratitude to the Echo da Chine for its attempts to enliven the sombre surroundings by an effort at comedy. "It was a stroke of gonins to get a felogram dated from Pors Arthur at p.. on the night of the Japanese attack-which took plase some two or

three hours later.

"DAILY PRESS" SERVICE,

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.

THE

WAR.

ANOTHER JAPANESE TORPEDO ATTACK AT PORT ARTHUR.

KOBE, 17th Feb., 4.60 p.m. Adiniral Toyo, commander-in-chief of the Japanese Fleet, has reported to headquarters that his torpedo fleet on Sunday night, the 14th inst., advanced the to make another attack on Russian ships at Port Arthur.

They

were fired upon from the forts.

The Asagiri, however, discharged a It was delightfully re-torpedo against a Russian ship, but assaring to all the well-wishers of Russia te be told that at that time all the Tsar's battleships owing to the darkness the effect was were still adat, and that even their pumping hot ascertained. gear was in good working order. The comin side of the story would have been entirely lost

LOCAL

THE WAR.

In out half-an-hour she was woon to be fellowed by a Japanese wae-ship, and at the once to the port of Fusan two INFORMATION,--SENSATIONAL DETAILS, Japanes torpedo-boats came out and in- The Manager of the Hongkong branch of tercepted har. The cruiser Sażyou ordered the Yokohama Specie Bauk informal us yaster- the steamer to stop, which order was immediate- day morning that he had recolved a telegram Is obeyed. The vassel was soon boarded by the from the Bank's head office at Yokohama, dated officers and mon from the Sazyen and torpedo- 17th February, 2p.m., to the following effect boots, whom it was found that she had on boural

"On the 14th inst., at dawn, our torpedo

a large quantity of arms and about 4,000 flotilla badly damaged the Russian fleet in the Russian officers and men, The vessel proved to be the Chinese Eastern Railway Co's steamer Nenai, which was en route from Thuliro took to Port Arthur.

outer roads of Port Arthur."

Later in the day wa received from the Japanese Consul the two following telegram:-

The Mukden arrived at Pusan on Friday "Tokyo, 17th February, 4.50 p.m.--On the 13th inst., during a heavy gale and driving from Vladivostook, and was to leave at 5 p.m. on snow our destroyer fotilla war despatched Saturday for Port Arthur. She was provented against Port Arthur. On the 14th at 3 a.m. the from leaving by the cruiser Faso and the gus. destroyer Anqiri, notwithstanding a violent boat Chikushi and other Japanese warships. fire from the Russian ships, succeederi in approa The Japanese officers immediately boarded tuo ching one of their men-of-war and torpedoedressol, and upon a search being made it was bor. With the aid of her own guns she drove found she was fully loaded with munitions of back the Russian torpedo boats seat to attack war. She was also captured, and the two her and got away in safety. At 5 a.m.steamers left for Sasoho at 7 p.m. under tho on the same day, the destroyer Hayatori escort of two Japanese warships and several crept up to the entrance of the port, was met torps do-boats. The inhabitants of Fusan, who by a violent fire from two Rossion ressels, one witnessed from the shore the expture of the of which sho torpedoed, and after seeing the Russian steamers, signified their approval by explosion take place ander that ship, sho with sheering vociferem-ly.

drow in safety,"

[The Asagiri and Hayalori mentioned above are both 31-knot boats only just turned out by the Japanese themselves at Yokosuka. They bare two Torpedo-tubes each and carry one

bad the telegram buon sent off thres hours Inter. JAPANESE WARSHIP TO THE 1r and five -pr. guns. Their displacement

It is much to be hoped that the Bho will con- tinge its eff.rs to dispel the gloom that might gather around us should the Japanese bare any L'Echo de Chine also further saccess.

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written accounts of the actual spectators of wound was temporarily dressed. Nugai careful- the Port Arthur engagements. Thors cor-ly kept as a relia ono of the handkerchiefs with which the blood was staunched, and since then. respondents who were fortunate enough to

almost every Russian pasing through Kobe have been in Port Arthur on the 8th

would visit Otan, to see the blood-stained hand-

instant and subsequent days will have a lot to say about the attacks on the Russian ficet, and most interesting reading-matter should be forthcoming But we cannot expect that there will not be considerable divergences, as in the brief telegraphic accounts which we have already received Such effects of sympathy with (81 one or other of the combatants are impossi- ble to avoid. In official despatches facts may be purposely su, pressed or exaggerated. A voracious writer may produce the same result by mere human error. Impartiality is very difficult of attainment.

DEATH. On the 17th February, at his residence, No. 45, Elgin Stroot, JOBE GABRIEL DA ROCHA, Iste ac [637

countant of the General Fost Office, Hongkong

Deeply regretted.

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H.M. firet-class orulser Terrible, after 2 coroplote overhaul, left the yard of Messrs. John Brown and Co. of Clydebank, on the 18th alt. to undergo her trials.

It was rumoured at Esquimalt oarly last month that the flagship Grafton, a second class cruiser, had been ordered to proceed to the China Station, to join the squadron in there

kerchief. Naturally any of these visitors tried to buy the handkerchief na a souvenir and Nagai, not being loth to make an honest penny showed himself willing to sell-at a price and as it would now seem that if all the pieces of the true Cross in existence would, pat together, build a large ship, as the handkerchiefs which staunched the flow of blood from the Tearovitch's wound would, it collected, be sufficient to equip the ship with sails. According to the Nippon. the Government has come to the opinion that the sale of these relica dose serious harm to the reputation of the country. Some months ago, therefore, the authorities purchased the shop of Naga, togather with the articles used in treat. ing the wounded Prince, which were preserved by the family. The house was at once altered in appearance, and a Kencho official wout to live there. On the 31st ult. this official was succeeded by a police inspector, who is now in charge. The sale of bloodstained brockarchief's has ceased.

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VIOLENCE TO BRITISH AND GERMANS. SHANGHAI, 18th February, 10.28p.m. The Russians at Port Arthur have fired

ILLEGAL RUSSIAN ACTION AT

NEWCHWANG.

LONDON, 18th February, 11.45 am. The Russians are detaining British and Americau shipa at Newchwang,

CONVICTS TO FIGHT FOR RUSSIA.

LONDON, 18th February, 11.45 a.m. 230 convicts have been enrolled by the Russians in Sakhalio.

GENERAL NEWS.

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DAKON KOMURA AND BARON ROSEN,

When Baron Komurs presented the Note to Baron Rosen at the brief meating hold ou the 6th inst., in which the Russian Minister wag informed of the decision to break off diplomatic

The

All the Foreign Ministers in Tokyo, with the exception of the British and American Ministers, called at the inssian Logation on the 8th instant.

The Bank of Japan forwarded two waggon- On the loads of silver to the Osaka Miot on the 9th instant. The silver is to be struck into silver coins as speedily as possible.

COUNTERFEITING IN MANILA,

is 320 tous and their i.b.p. 6,000.-ED, D.P.] relations with Russia, the Japanese Minister SOUTH.

Tokyo, 17th February, 9.25 p.m.-Jopa- for Foreign Affairs expressed his deep regret to Chafoo from that the Government found itself compelled nesa refugees coming SINGAPORE, 18th Feb., 1.35 p.m. Port Arthur by the British steamer Wenchow to take this course, and went on to say The The barque Woosung, just arrived give the following information:-D the night proposals, which the Imperial Japanesa Govern- of the 17th inst, the Russian anthorities in ment doemed decidedly moderate and impartial, Port Arthur informed the Japanese residuate failed to obtain that reply from the Govern- Japanese attempted to land on Tuesday, but from Shanghai, reports having seen a

who were preparing to loase that they would meat of your country which the Imporiul failed. Two of their regiments which did land wers sunihilated" by printer's ink, we suppose. large Japanese warship four days' not be allowed to embark on the British steamer Japanese Government is properly entitled to Everyone knows the story of how the life of journey from here going in an east-Raber, and at midnight they were served receive; and the Japanese Government enumet with notices forbidding them leave bat regret the double-dealing that has been the present Tear, when as Taareritch he was inward direction.

the port, this by order of Admiral Alexis, shown by the Russian Government in this Japan in 1891, was sttempled by a Japanese at

Numerous others who were already on board matter. I therefore hereby declara that Otau, says the Kobe Chronicle. When the

the as. Wenchouw, ready to leave for Chetoo, relations between the two countries are now Terevitch was wounded, be was taken into a

were placed under the guard of 8 Russian broken off, and I have issued instructions to soldiers, They were not allowed to land, and Mr. Kurino, our Minister at 8. Petersburg, the steamor was forbidden to lense by the to withdraw. I have the honour to make this Russian authorities. More than two hundred statement to your Excellency in order to Japanese bad taken refuge ou board this boat, facilitate your fature movements, and I do so on the British steamers Heiping and Ching and they were practically starving. Applios with renewed assurances of respect and personal ping and have seriously damaged the Gertion was made, ou several occasions, to Admiral consideration for your Excellency." man Pronto. They afterwards detained the Alezieff to allow these unforinnates to procure The Japanese Government has prohibited the

At last, on the night of the 10th wearing of Russian medals by their subjects. Heiping at Daloy for 4 days, not needing food.

inst 10 bags of rice and half o

The total number of transporte chartered by the captain's repeated profasts.

biscuits (? each) were allowed to be taken the Japanese Governmeat is 110, their aggre- on board. On the 11th, as there was no more gata tonnage exceeding 400,000 tona, drinking water on board, a signal was hoisted transportation of goods is being seriously asking for some to be sent, but no answer was interfered with. received to this request. On the 13th, the suffering passengers, having been nearly 48 hours without water, sant an appeal to the authorities, requesting that food and water should at least be sent out for the children and pregnant woman who were on board. Rame day 103 Japanese arrived from Harbin, having been robbed of all their money and baggage on their way down. More than 300 refugees were now on board the Wenchow, all in the most pitiable condition, starving and without water. On the 14th st 4 p.m. the

The counterfeiter is again at work on the ship was allowed to proceed, and ehe arrived. CHINESE LABOUR QUESTION FOR in Chefoo on the morning of the 15th, The carrenoy, says the Manila Coblenews. This time The Directory and Chronicle for 1901 has

SOUTH AFRICA.

passengers stata that a complete state of it is the Conant coins which are being tampered been issued, and the bulk of the present

confusion and anarchy exists at Port Arthur. with. The one-cent pieces are being passed for LONDON, 18th February, 11.45 a.m. edition is no doubt a good excuso for its sous-

The city is overrun by thieves and the Russian twenty-cent pieces. There is every opportunity what tardy appearancs. The work not only.

Au amendment to the Transvaal Labour soldiers are themselves plundering the houses for this because of the similarity in size betwasn covers the whole of the Far East. and is Bill has been defeated by 281 to 280,

and shops; their own countrymen boing the two coins. They have the same stamp and constantly including now ports and places,

Emong the victimas. The Russian civilians ara inscription on one side, and the ecins are so new but swells yearly with the growth of the

arming themselves to protect their property that the person who remembers whether the wowan and Mayon are on the one-cent piece or various foreign communities, The task of

against the soldiery.”

the man and the anviken the twenty-cent plece, collecting information and the work of

The Russian cruiser Mandjour was still lying is rare. The counterfeiters have covered the rovising theso ever-growing lists is one

under steam at the Chinese Eastern Railway Co.'s one-cent piece with some sort of a whitish, wash requiring the greatest cure, and the attainment THE WAR-CHINA'S NEUTRALITY. of accuracy must necesarily be difficult owing

Wharf, Shanghai, on the 13th inst. We laurs which makes it look at first glance like the LONDON, 15th February, to the changes which take place even whilst France has acompted Mr. Hay's Noto rogard. from enquiry on board the Empress of Japan twenty-cant coia. An army officer is said to that her guns were being landed when the have had several of the bogus coins given to the book is in process of publication. The ing the neutrality of China, and Great Britais EVIDENCE of the curious, though very

present edition seems to bare been compiled has agreed in principle. It is expected that

C.P.R. boat left, and that she was rapidly being him by a Chinaman at the custom house yester natural, effect of personal syarpathy on the

with great care, and fully sustains the high Russia will also concur.

reduced to the guise of a merchant vessel. day. The detectives have the matter in hand appreciation of facts may be now seen in

reputation achieved by this now veteran vade.

An official Japanese Note published is Paris There was a Japanese cruiser on the lookout for and are attempting to rua down the counter- the form in which the recent events up

mecum, now in its forty-second year of says Japan has advised China to remain neutral North have been related to the outside

This year (wrlies a Bombay paper) Dr. pablication. Ar we have hinted, it has gained with a view to corlucing the evils of war to a world. Even if we take so narrow a field Eduljes has tried the experiment of using considerably in bulk, being some three hundred minimen, although she is well aware of the in which to look for examples as the hydro-carbon as a disinfectant. This latter is pages larger than last year's edition. The advantages to be derived from sa allisane with a waste product of the gas factory, where the Directory alone, not counting the advertise China. She now urges China to take effectual European Press of the Far East alone, we shall find plenty. In Hongkong we have gas is manufactured for use on the line Hements, fills upwards of 1,160 pages. Amongst the measures to protect strategic points and to heard a good deal about the Port Arthur has now tried this beating process in this and additions to the "Chronicle" may be mentioned present belligerents from, violating Chinese bombardments, and every account practically several other places, and up to the present not the Commercial Treaties made by Chion with neutrality; from making Chinese parts bases of The revised operations; or from their being used us places n single case of plague has recurred in any of Japan and the United States. has tallied in representing the Russian the places disinfected by the hydro-carbou. Customs Tariff of Japan, which came into of refuge. losses as serious and the Japanese as incon- The Hongkong Gas Company might make a

force last year, is given in a form which shows nidorable. Turning to the Shanghai papers, note of this. we find those published in the English language supplying similar news to our owu. But if we look at the French journal 'cho de Chine we find a very different tale. In its issue of the 12th inst. is published a despatch ascribed to a special correspondent in Port Arthur telegraphing two days previously, announcing an un-

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the changes made in the former tarif, na well ATTEMPTS ON THE MANCHURIAN

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LONDON, 15th February, Admiral Alexieff admits that attemp's love

In reference to certain rumours as to the where these exist. In addition to the usual action of Belgian shareholders in the Haukow-maps and plans, which have been corrented and Canton Bailway, writes the Times correspondant brought up to date, a plan and description of at Brussels, I am asked to forward the follow the new Russian port of Dalny have been added, been made to wreck the Manchurian railway and ing official contradiction:The Belgian sharo- and these will prove of exceptional intereat to blow up the bridge at Sungari. He says holders in the American China Development at the present moment, when this city and the these attempts were noticed in time, and tho

line is now closely guarded. Company, which is constructing the railway neighbouring one of Fort Arthur are likely to from Hankow to Canton, have protested against be the scenes of historio and spoch-making the slowness with which the work progresses, events. No efort has been spared to include and have demanded that this state of things changes in the Directory to the end of 1903,

Hongkong.

her, however, not far from Shanghai, NEWS FROM THE NORTH.

The following items are from the Shanghai

·Mercury:-

The British steamer Fozton Hall has been abandoned at Port Arthur, The master and crew are at Chefoo, The fourth engineer was wounded during the bombardment, but is re- covering.

feltors. Á big discovery has also been made of counterfeit revenue-stamps in Manils. The counterfeiters took fright and have disappeared, but an accomplice has been caught, with several hundreds of dollars worth of the counterfeits in his possession.

By kind permission of Major Radcliff and The C. M. Co.'s str. Poochi reported having ofsers, the Band of the 93rd Burma Infantry sighted two Japanese war-vessels about 1 am will play the following programme of music at on the 13th inst. in the vicinity of Kintoan the King Edward Hotel during dinner to- Lightship, about 35 miles from Shanghai, night (weather permitting):-

The Japaness Consul-General received the March... “John Bull " following official telegram-Japanese Consal Overture Haydes................

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at Seoul reports that on the 12th Feb,, Busaian. Seloction... The Duchess of Dalsic... Ivan Caryll

Minister and residents together with legation

guards left Seoul by special train for Chemul po. The road to the station was guarded by Japanese police and gendarmes, while the mail. way station was guarded by our troops. The Minister was also protected by the Japanese gendarmes in the train, General Ijishi himself accompanying him.

THE

"MUKDEN" AND "NOKNI." Particulars of the capture of the Chinese Eastern Railway Co.'s vessels Mulden and Norin The first aro pablished in the Kobe Chronicle. Aasord ing to a letter from the special correspondent at Sasoho of the Asahi, the two steamers were convoyed to Sasebo at 11 am on Sunday by four torpedo-boats, and there detained.

The 0.8K steamer Shinanogawa-naru, which arrived at Kobe on Monday night, reports that she left Idzuhara, Tenshima, at 4 a.m. on Saturday for Fusan. About 10.30 am. on the same day a large steamer was sighted

Gersan. She was flying a Japanese naval flag,

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