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|sioned warship of a State in a state of war, had no right to be in Shanghai, and was actually tiring up with the intention of The first knowledge that the public had that war had broken out was given by the Mandjour, who in the forenoon suddenly raised three Russian en- signs at her mest-heada. This of course is the usual indication of war having been declared, and under ordinary circumstances

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Tiso Mercury's Peking correspondant writes under date 10th February: --The excquniars UN- Consul- for Mr. Fleming D. Cheshire, General of the United States at Mukden, aüd for James W. Davidson, United States Cousi at Autung, ware to-day granted by the Chinese Government, and th ir commissions are noY on the way to Peking. Mr. Cleshire was-for-

DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.}

THE WAR.

THE WAR.

THE RUSSIAN REFUGEES. H.M.S. Amphitrite has arrived from the North, bringing down the Russians who took refugo on H.M.S. Talbot at Chemulpo. The six most seriously wounded have been sent to hospital here, and the rest, are to proceed to Colombs on the 8,9, Nausarg.

CONTRABAND OF WAR,

An Order of the Japanese Navy Department has been issuad specifying what shall be

MEN OF THE HOUR

VICEROY ALEXISFF.

On Friday we gave some particulare about Marquis Ite, the great Japanes whose infle- once is probably more than that of anyone else directing his country now. On the Russian? tho new" Viceroy of the Far East," Admiral. Als Kieff, in supposed, more than anyone else, to be responsible for the position in which Russia finds herself, and some remarks on bin will

taken from a book entitled The Russian Advance, by Mr. Albert Beveridge, an American writer He says!→→

morly the Chiuse Eberetary of the United RUSSIA'S MILITARY PREPARA-regarded as contraband of war during therefore no doubt be interesting. They are

States Legation here, and Mr. Davidson the United Star Consul at Formosu. They are expected soon to arrive at their paste.

TIONS, DESPERATE STEP.

Loxox. 24th Feb., 11.30. a‚m. General Kuropatkin leaves S. Pet-

A telegram datel Chumbi, February 3, says: - - Brow two and a half feet thick has fallen upon the Jolap Pass and at Phari, but there is no dolay in post and transport, which are still doing regular stages. & certain umovat of grain andersburg three weeks hence to take rice is consing into Phaci from Bhutan and is of material assistanes to the Supply sud Transport Up supreme military command in Corps. The local yak convoy at Phuri has been

the Far East. angmented from Klasigbu Valley: The over- head telegraph wire has been extend I to Kam. harap whence it is connectel with. Plari, sight ales distant, by cable. Mosers. Madan, the

would have been looked upon, as simply a notification of that being the case. In the instance of the Mundjour, making use of the hospitality of a friendly, though tentral port, it seemed to the foreign residents an instance of extreine ill taste, it ting knowa that the ship would have extreme difficulty in reaching safely the nearest Russian port, Port Arthur; and her raising the busting was taken merely as a renewed instance of the eagerness with which Russians have stupk to their now distreslited game of bluff. Not « word or a rumour of war having neually broken out had at the time reached Shang- BLAND bai; indeed, the attack of the warships at

Port Arthur had only beerrred that morn- Parseo siterers, arrived at Chumbi day and ing. The Russinus in fact were prepared, opened a general store tout which was immedis had not the Japanese by a few hours foretely crowded, tite goods being sold as fast as line stalled them, to make an attack on the cases were opened. SCOTCH WHISKY. Japanese coast. The further actions of the

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gumboat are indicative of the respect likely to be paid to international rules by the Russians On the morning of the 8th the Mandjour was all ready to leave on the turn THERE'S NOT A of the tide, but vague rumours of Japanese activity having come in in the wurze of the day, by the evening her com- mander thought fit

change his mind. No one would have been disposer to be too hard Ou bra under the Feirenmstances, and lizd he taken down his pennant in compliment to the port on whose hospitality he was unwillingly trespassing, the incident might have passed witbout notice. Such, however, we hear from latest information, was not the course that recom- mended itself. The Mondjour still remained

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neutral port.. How this curious and abuormal position is to end has apparently not yet been decided by the powers that be.

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ANOTHER FIRE.

Yet another conßagration kus ta he recorded, which broke ont at 12.25 a.m. yesterday at No.

The fire originated in the 95, Jervois Street. medicine-shop of Leung Yan Po, immediately

Seventy miles of railway bridges between Harbin and stock have been destroyed.

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present hostilities. The Order is as follows:-

1-The following articles shall be treated as contraband of war when intended to pass through the country of the enemy or destined therefor, or when destined for the Army or Navy of the enemy;--

Arur, amuaition, explosivos, and other

sulphur), anchines for their moonfactare, terials inclusive of load, saltpetro, and

equipinast, armour plates, materials for build- meat, uniforms of the Army and Navy, war ing warships and other vessels, and equipping ressels, and any other articles which are used for war purposes.

The following articles shall be treated

destined for the enemy's Army or Navy, o Vladivos contraband of war only in case they are being consigned to the country of the enemy can be considered as intended for the use of the

Demy's Army or Navy -

FIRE AT CANTON.

CANTON, 24th- Feb., 1.5 p.ru.

HEAVY LOSSES,

A disastrous fire broke out in Canton at about 5 a.m. to-day in Tong-u-Lan, West

spreading to the nor above, occupied by the Chief In- New Territory. Opian Farm specior Baker, in charge of the Fire Brigade... with Mr. MacDonakl, Chief Engineer, weCanton, and was still in progress at one' soon on the spot, and the efforts of the mon were crowned with succus in a very short time, the fire being confined to the prataised mon- toned, and the damage ouly amounting to 31,100 in all. The property is insured with the Shany was Insurance Company.

THE DALLAS COMPANY. A change of programim took place last night at the Theatre Royal, when the Dallas Musical Comedy Company staged Paul Rouben's Three Little Maids, which scored a success equal to that of their previous performances.

The plot--if so thin a story can be called plot-turned upon the adventures of the

o'clock, A large number of houses have been destroyed, probably quite 500, and the damage is put at about $1,000,000

REUTER'S SERVICE.

THE WAR AN INCIDENT IN THE RED SEA.

LONDON. 2nd February, Reuter's Agency at Aden wires that the P. & 0, s.a. Miongolia encountered`a Russian

Provisions, fiquors, horses, horse-equipments, timber, currency, gold and silver bullion, fodder, waggons (skaryo) coa), and the material for the oobstruction of telegraph and telephone lines und railways.

3.Of the articles referred to in the preceding two clauses, these which can be judged from their quantity and zature to be for the service of the ship carrying them, shall not necessarily bo treated us contraband of war. RUSSIAN COAL AND EXPLOSIVES DETAINED AT SINGAPOBE.

A surprise, says the Straits Times, awaited the masters of the two vessels which arrived at Singapore from Bucops on the 14th inst One ssssel had 5,0 tons of Cardiff coal for Port Artbur, the other had a large quoutity of explosives for the Rassious from Germany, The position of affairs was explained to the commanders, and they decided that their voyage to the East might end at Singapore The coal was landed, and it is probable that the explosives a'so will be repaired at Singapore. HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD. A meeting of the Sanitary Bard will be bold

→ Admiral Alexieff makes upon you the im- pression of almost abnormal ulertuess. His life has been devoled, with the enthusiasm of

boy, to the growing power of Russia. He is

vous energy. His stop is impetuous. The whole movetreat of the nann is full of dash. His talk perhaps fifty years of age, and instinct with use

is the vocalisation of fores; his attitude, creu when sitting in conversation, is that of bolt- upright intestness. Alexieff is informed, very frank, opon, never hesitating to formulate u reply, and giving yon his opinion quits off-hand, He is as quick in speech as is Admira! Dewey, of whom again and again you are reminded when talking to him. His daysars fall of toil; indeed, most of his nights ars full of toil also.

Ta 1901, when the writer met Admira

Alesiaff, he was in sapreme command of the Asiatic Russian squadron, and also in command of all Southern Manchuria Tato his tund, too, it as understood, were gathered all of the threads of Russian diplomacy and statecraft running out all through the Orient. It was at that time predicated that Alexieff would soon be the first and highest representative of the Tsar through out Manchuria and the entire Far East, anıl even in Trans-Baikal Siberia, His elevatiou during the present year [1903] to precisely that station has established the reality of the impressions forised in 1901 Whatever may ho the fature career of this uncommon man, whether he continues Indefinitely to nujoy the exalted confidence of his sovereign, which is now bis, or whether one of those strange resolutions of autocratic favour shall rodues him to un humbler place, all statesmen, of whatevs: nationally, who may during this period bo called apou to meet in negotiations or other wise Admiral Alexioff would do well to understand that they are dealing with a master mind, a master will, and altogether with a masterful man."

The reference above to the favour of the Tear

is interesting at the present moment, when

Six of the wounded Russian sailors brought three daughters of the Vicar of Market Mallory. battleship and four destroyers in the Red Sea, to-morrow, Friday, 26th February, ut 4.15 p.m. General Kuropatkin has just been appointed

down from Chenulpa were admitted yesterday into the Government Civil Hospital.

A movement is on foot in the Philippines to have Emilio Aguinaldo appointed to the bono- rary commission which is to represent those islands at the 8. Louis Exposition.

The Superintendent of the Alice Memorial and Nothersolo Hospitals begs to acknowledge, with thanks, the following donation to the Build- ing Fund of the Maternity Hospital; -- Mrs. Wu Ting Fong, $100.

The Superintendent of the Great Northern Telegraph Ca informed us yesterday that the Company's new route to Farope ría Peking and Irkutsk has this day been opened for all traffic, at saime rates au via Vladivostock: Telegrams in- tended for this route to be marked "ria Kiachta." All telegrams for Europe. handed to the Company will during the interruption of the Vladivostock fine be forwarded via Kiachta.

The Russian Consul-General at Shanghai bolifles that in view of eommencement of war with Japan, lights on the coast of Kwantung (laotung) Peninsula will not be exhibited and in the littoral waters and bays of Kwantung submarine wines sud obstructions have been put down. The approach of either steamers or craft to Port Arthur or Talienwan during night time is strictly forbidden; any craft approaching will be sunk.

We discussed yesterday what were the actions of Japan up to the 8th instant, the crocial day in the history of the present Russo-Japanese question. It is now worth while to look at Russia's. During the early

Polico Patrolman Thomas Hayden, of Manila, days of the month, when Russia was,

was dismissed the service for arresting the according to the statements she would wish believed of her innocent intentions, at per- chauffeur of Commisioner Dean. C. Worces

large ter for causing an obstruction with his ante, fect peace with Japan, she sent up a section of her fleet into the Sea of Japan. in Manila, on the 19th inst. Referring to this

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The first soens is the opening of the Golf Links, and the arrival in the quiet village of three sucisty telles and from town. The Vicar's daughters inu- mediately attract the

attention of the men, to the chagrin of the hal es. The next Acene is in a teashop, and the third in the Londou drawing-room of Ludy Mallory, where the three little mulds are dis- covered by their admirers, and an attempt by the Soiety belles to recapture their old admirers' allegiance ouer more onds in their discomfiture, bul the fun

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nual finale. Miss Walters, Miss Violet Framp ton, and Miss Alice Wade mads charming "Little. Maids," bring dainty and piquant with just that soupyon of mischievous frivolity only to be met with in the clerio's daughters in fiction and on the stage, Miss Wade making something of a hit with her song "My Sal," and als appearing to somewhat better advantage than in the character of Fifi, while Mise.Frampton score well with. a song The Maid who dwelt by the mill," Miss Grace Desmond making a perfect maistress. Mr Porcival Knight, of course, was expital in his personation of “Lord Cheyne," and his weakpeas for telling all and sundry of the fearful life he has led" was irresistible, As M. do his topical allusions being very apt.

1 Orme, Mr. Cochrano did some good work, scoring well iu his songs. Mr. Albert Reas wak also in good form. Miss Bertha Hunter's "Lody Mallory" was very flue ploos of noting, while the thres Society, belles. Miss Eva" Carlotta, Piss Amy Bulley. and Miss Eva more than good in their Bonheur, wora purts, their costumes being most tasteful und à la mode.

Mr. Duncan Muure made a very good nod orthodox-looking old vicar, and acted well up to

ORDERS OF THE DAY,

1. Mr. RUJAHн, pursuant to notice, will ask the following questions :—

A destroyer endeavoured to cut off the Mongolia, but foiled, when the whole squadron gavo chins,

1. Will the President be good enough to lay and, being unble to overtake the steamer, signalled her to halt, npn which the Mongolia on the table the drainage plans of Nos. 46 to stopped sai o destrayer approusbed, and, after 60, Caine Road (8 houses), situate on Section a careful scrutiny of the ship, signalled beg 'to be excused."

RUSSIA IN PORT ARTHUR AND COREA.

LONDON, 22nd February. Router's correspondent, with the special per- mission of the authorities, has visited Port Arthur, which the Russians claim to be capable of two years' resistance. Two bodies of troops sre making a parallel march towards the Yalu, with Phyeng-in as the objective, and while advancing troops to the Yala the centre is being strengthened and preparations made to defend the railway and the North Gulf Coast. The Russians admit their unproporedness, but are now hurrying forward reinforcements.

THE CAPE MINISTRY.

LONDON, 22nd February, A new Cape Cabinet has been formed, with

Dr. Jameson as Premier.

THE ADMINISTRATION OF HONGKONG.

to supreme military command in the north the precise signification of that appointment and its reference to Viceroy Alexiaff's position not being understood as yet.

Speaking both of General Grodekoff, Gov.sr- nor of Eastern Siberia and Manchuria, and of Admiral Alexieff, the writer observes that "both were very frank, very upan, and natorish- ugly independent in their opinions astonish

A of Inland Lot No. 424, Nos. 27 to 37, Des Voeux Road Central 6 housest, situate on the Southern Portion of Reclamation of Herine Lot 10 A, and Nes. 18 to 20, Connaught Road Centrul (6 houses), situate on the North Portioningly independent, that is from the Anglo- Saxon view-point, which is that all Russians, of Marine Lot 10 AP

and specially all officials, have the same opinion, and that that opinion is formulated for them st 9. Petersburg.

2 Wil the President be pleased to direct the Sanitary Surveyor to inform the Board in writing of the advantages and disadvantages of the system introduced by him or adopted with his consent into the houses in Des Voeur Road Central and Caine Road P

3. Will the Fresident be pleased to direct the Asting Medical Officer of Health to report on the drainage system as introduced into the houses in Dee Vaux Road and Caine Road

from a hygienic and public health point of

view

2. Applications for exemption from the pre- vision of the open spaces required by the Public Health and Buildings Ordinkuce, 1909.

3. Applications for licences and for the renewal of licences to sell food for man outaide

the market.

4. Applications for the renewal of fat-balling

licences,

5. Application for a soap-boiling licence for Nor, 469, 482, and 464 Queen's Road West,

6. Application for permission to use the basement of No. 40, Eastern Street for the preparation and storage of food.

7. Application for pormission to nee the basement of Nos. 18 and 23, Western Street as a bean-cord rake-shop.

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8. Correspondeten relative to the general cleansing.

9. Rat Return for the fortnight ended the 22nd February, 1904.

10. Lime-washing Return for the fortnight

G. A. WoorcoCF.

Secretary.

MESSRS. GIBBS AND THE

Mr. Beveridge says iu conclusion:-

"While Admiral Alexioff was perfectly auroserved in his conversation, while he talked. with all the freedom of Tolstol, the s'atement that the conversation was to be regarded as personal necessarily excludes a rapetition of anything said."

A somewhat disappointing conclusion to Mr. Beveridge's remarks, it must be confessed!

But they seem overtheless worth transcribing, as far as they go, and we therefore give them.

GENERAL GRODE KOPY,

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Of this General Mr. Boveridge writes as follows in the same book → You will hear ab ut General Grodekoff a thousand miles before you reach the capital where he bas his headquarters, He is one of those vital personalities about whom there is individual interest, and month-to- mouth gossip.

bard worker," He fought with Skebelef,' says says one, another. (Skobeloff is the hero of all Russians. To have it said that he fought with Skobeleff," is a greater distinction than a title.) And so from a medley of remarks, most of thom praiss, some of them consure, but all of them personal and full of colour, the individuality of General Grodekoft, who wields all the absolute powers of the Tsar thronghont a territory as Largo the United States east of ⠀ the Mississippi River, grows upon you,

It

With reference to Sir Henry Blake's letter of the 19th November replying to air, Ireland's criticisms of 'Colonial government in Horg.

naka, a. resipent of over 20 years for an opportunity of expressing Hongkong on the 12th December last, and there, bis views on the subject, which he feels sare are shared by many others in the Colony. He saysSir Henry Blake of course feels bound to defend his Government and the maen der him, but Mr. Ireland has only voiced

It has been noted that the sale of the Chilean the feelings of Europeans out here and their dissatisfaction with a system of government by battleships to Great Britain has involved the men sent out by the Citonial Office who kan resignation from Parliament of Messrs. Vicary cothing of our wants oud ways. the and Alban Gibbs. The print is a curious one. more able and energetis spirits among whom In all probability we shall resign par seats, stature, broad-shouldered, bald-headed, full- quickly pass ent of the Lulsulal service inte as a measure of precaution," said the Hon. bearded, nervous of speech. the law or other professions where the rewords Vicary Gibbs, M., to a newspaper representa-

CHILEAN BATTLESHIPS.

· On the innocent dodge, what would it have the Cablences thus breaks out :-The troubles been doing? Vladivostock, the only port of an automobilist: Commissiooor Worcestor the part. Other parts were taken be Miss kong, Mr. R. Shewan writes to the Times from ended the 16th February, 1904. possessed by Russia, is at this yeason entirely who beats under the burden of the building of Carrie Roberts, Miss Phyllis Uzlerwood, and a Benguet bungalow has his brown boy beaten by Mr. Ritter Riley, a somewhat boisterous shut off from Japanese waters; it is plain, a burly bladgeon bearer! Culpable cop: ConCupid."

In the third act, as we previously announced, therefore, it could not have been for surely | rageons chauffeur! Sad story!

Miss Garbette played some selections on the defensive purposes. The indications there-

The Japan fait, writing editorially with re- violin, ber rendering of which showed cousam- fore are that it was to be in readiness to

gard to Japan'e responsibility for the war inmate taste and cultivation, her accompaniments make an assault on some part of Japan as

Russian eyes, says: Japan's proposals did antling played by Hr. Percival Knight. This contain one word inconsistent with or in ezenas young artist displayed a wonderful command soon as the first news of war arrived.

I must be quail again: of the pledges apenty and solemnly made by over her instrument.

that the company bas scared azother and very Yazi»l 1zza, Ragsis herself within the past two years. Russia's time towards those pledges had any shadow of sincerity, she would not have hesitated to explain the postponement of their faliment and to renew them in the interests of prave and of her own reputation. Instead of doing s2 she immediately begun, and never ceased, to prepare

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CORRESPONDENCE ́

JAPANESE TREASURY BONDS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS."

Hongkong, 24th February,

"No question of breaking the law arises,"

is customary to receive entiers only in the forenoon, unt, with him, audience is granted, not for the next day, or for

in- that night, nor in an hour, but stantly. There is no red taps here, thon but an air of business, curiously American. And Genoral Grodekoff, comes forward to meet you. He is short of

He

we have said before, there is nothing con- tary to international usage in this; so to bundavre as to be in a position to strike the first blow is held to be one of the mos! admirable points of good straingy. That the Russiaus were autumnouvred is what muet happen to one or other in war, and reflects no moral obliquity on either side. But for porpetuating by force of arms her gross

Sin-1 beg to inform you stare other evidences are not wanting to show that breach of faith. the Russians were perfectly well aware of when she attempts to convict Japan of want of raceived a wire from the Bank's Head Office to overything was for the best in the best of all said Mr. Gibbs, in answer to further question ridden through it. The same is true of Persia.

patience, she ignores the fact that the world has the following effect

"The Imperial Japanese Government Treasury Bonds are expected to receive large applicatione, over the amount offered, which, at present estimated to be about pre 253,600,000 yen."

I further beg to add that the particulars of the Bonds above referred to are

Gold You,100,000,000, redeemable in 5 years; interest, 5 par cant. por sonam issaisg price, 95 per cent; application from 1st to 10th March, 1904-Tours, etc.....

(For the Yokohama Specie Bank)

TARO HODSUMI,

the position on the 9th instant, when it is already prononuced Japan's patience to have attempted to plead that there was no state of been exemplary and even excessive. Nothing war. Wo have heard a good deal of the ex-but an extraordinary plenitude of faith in the traordinary conduct of a Russian gunboat, ultimately pacific potentiality of the Tsar auð the Mandjour, in Shanghai waters. The his best advisers justified the Japanese in hesita- Mundjour, it seems, on the morning of the ting while Russia strengthened her destructive 9th instant, before any news of commenced capacities, and it needed only this pultry excuse on the part of S. Petersbarg to complete one of hostilitice could arrive, was lying in the har- the most discreditable chaptors in the history of bour. As a neutral port she, as a commis civilised intercourse.

are auch greater. In proof of this I may tive last month, referring to his brother, talks quickly and with precision of speech. point out that almost all the principal firms of the Hon. Alban Gibbs, MP, and hiraself. "It Force, energs, kesaucas, masterfulness-these rebitecte nad civil engineers now in Hong is perhaps doubtint whether the fact of onrure the impressions he makes upon you kong have been feanded by gentlemen who firm acting as agents for the sale of the You get the notion that he is not a great were sent out by the Colonial Office at the Chilean warships constituted us Government Cel ny's expense. Mr. Showen agrees that contractors. But as there is some ground for reader of books, and that the reason is that be Ha knows all about Sir Henry Blake meant well und was in many thinking so, the safest course will be to soak is too busy. respects on able Governor. He defends his own re-election."

Afghanistan, through having tramped aud Administration, and tries to make out that

ossible Colonies. He says that Professor "The statule of George III simply lays down On all these subjects he has clear and vigorous Simpson visited the Colong at his request, but that any person who shall undertake any personal opinions, formed from actual ex-

perience,

Turn" where you ̈will you will he forgets to add that this was forced upon contract with a Government department shall bim, and that his Government did nothing until be incapable of being elected or of sitting or the community took the matter in hand voting during the time he shall hold such find this deputy of the Tear informed, usually publicly and appointed a committoo, which contract. And we have incurred no penalties at first hand, and from personal observation

For though a contractor sitting voting is drew up and forwarded a petition to the home Government for inquiry. resulting in Mesars, liable to forfeit $500 for every day on which Chadwick and Simpson being sent out. The he shall sit or vote to any person who may want of water, the state of the ronds, the back-sue for the same, we have not sat or v

Both the City end S. Albans have for years wardness of all Government work, the ridicul since the sale was carried through." ous Admiralty Dook, overcrowding of Chiness, ke, are all evils that I might touch upon, but pust been regarded as the safest of Tory strong I must not trespass too greatly on your space."! holds.

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To sum it all up, you find that be is a absorbed in his work that he has given

his whole life to it. And this is the quality of ian whom the representatives of other nations must meet and overcome wherever their interests conflict with those of Russla"