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in so far as the Anglo-Japanese treaty may necessitate it. Where that treaty is concerned a British Minister, speaking on

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRES, MONDAY, MARCH 7TH, 1904 Mr. N. Post has resumed charge of the TELEGRAMS. Austro-Hungarian Conentate in Hongkong.

The Morning Post announces that Mr. W. E.

A. S. WATSON & CO., behalf of the Government, has declared that Davidson, C.M.G., Inte Colonial Secretary of the

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Traustaal, will supooed Mr. Sydney Olivier, C.M.G., as Colonial Secretary of Jomuiza.

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A tologram dated Colcutta, February 19th, says:-The position in Tibet remains changed. The rigour of the climate is distinctly abating. No news either of the new or old Amban bas yet been received.

"DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTA]

THE WAR.

TROUBLE AT SEOUL.

Great Britain will act up to the very letter of the agreement. But while our Govern. mont's attitude is this, it cannot be denied that the sympathy of practically the whole country is absolutely with Jupan. The British Press is almost solid in its support of our ally, and “the man in the street" is ready to cheer Japan and demonstrate in In her favour on all possible occasions.

The resignation by Mess rs. 1. H. J. Gom-

On Wednesday night, the 2nd Russia there can be no doubt that consider-portz and Brace Shepherd of their posts as Provident and Member of the Now Territory able attention has been paid to this move.

Land Court is notilled in the Gazette; as is the instant, some bombs were thrown ment in the Press and the public of Great appointment of Messrs. C. Mol. Messer and

into the residences of the Corean Britain. Alarm bas been excited, and it J. R. Wood as Menbers of that Jourt.

more than probable that King

Reems

EDWARD's letter to the Tear was prompted

Sir William Ramsay, lecturing recently at

London.

Kobe, 4th Mar., 12.30 p.m.

| Foreign Minister and of the Councillor

Sion College on Stars and Atoms," made the of the Foreign Department at Scoul. by a desire to reassure the Eussian monarchstartling statement that a leading firm of pla that the demonstrations of popular feeling tinum mannfacturers and unconsciously been The hombs, however, were weak, and in Englund must not be tuken to indicate throwing radius into the streets for more than BLEND that the country was preparing to rush into twenty years, and that the precious substance is their only effect was to damage the

hostilities with Russia. The letter may live now lying somewhere in the dust-heaps of

furniture slightly in the houses been intended also as n rebuke to the home Press-that part of it which is most bitterly anti-Russian, chiefly, it scoms, the Daily SCOTCH WHISKY, Telegraph and Daily Mail of London-and to the man in the street and, it may be ided, in the music hall. To attach more weight to it would be wrong. That mistake will doubtless be made, however, and the King's letter will be twisted into au indica-

"THERE'S NOT Ation of a change of attitude on the part of

HEADACHE IN A

WHOLE CASE.”

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Great Britain. There is no such change, Britain wishes to see peace, as she has wish. ed all along. There is a revival of the reports about offers of mediation, based what we do not know, The Os- asiatische Lloyd of Shanghai says that the story about Britain trying to mediate now between Russia arul Japan is con firmed by well-informed Russian quarters a fully correct; but, further says our German contemporary, even taking no

A. S. WATSON & CO. account of the

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS

On the 27th it, the German eraiser Thetis attacked. The outrage is attributed

the Chomulpo, bringing turned

from

Baron Saldero, the Garman Minister, thought tris stop expedient in the interest of keeping

German legation guard from Seout back to the Peddlers' Guild, which opposed the signing of the Protocol between Japan and Cores.

op a strict neatrality. He stated that the Japanese are noting si correctly. that he cou siders himself clear of all danger under their protection.

Weareindebted to Memre.Kelly und Walsh for a copy of the "Authentic War Map" of North- Chint, Cores, and Western Japan, published in the Mani's at 50 cots gokl. It is a, vary useful folding map, and on the back there is a lot of interesting information about the events which led up to the war, the relative strength of the combatants, elo.

The following returns of this average amount of banknotes in circulation and of specie in reserve in Hongkong during February are certified by the managers of the respectiv Bunke:-- unreasonable demands

of Japan, Russia has flatly rejected any mediation at this time. Really neither country desires mediation at present, and it is not likely that Britain will take the risk of being snubbed by pressing the offer of her services. We shall continue to remain neutral, unless forced to act otherwise, and if our neutrality is more benevolent toward Japan than Bussia that 131 is the fruit of Russia's policy in the past. With regard to the question what effect the lapse of time will have on our position it is idle at present to speculate. As has been said repeatedly in these columns, we could not afford to see Russia paramount in North-East Asia, which is what the crushing of Japan by her would mean. Apart from

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BIRTH. On the 28th February, at 2, Muirhead Road, Shanghai, the wife of E. M. C. Wallace, of a son (still born).

DEATH.

On the 24th February, at his residence, Burl. ington, Ontario, Canada, the Rev. VraGIL CHIT- TENDEN HART, D.D., founder and for many years Superintendent of the Contral China Mission of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

The Daily Press.

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HONGKONG, 7TH MARCH, 1904

Hanks.

tralia and China.

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CRICKET,

THE FIFTH TEST MATCH.

LONDON, 6th Mar, 2.15 p.m.

At the close of play at Melbourne the position was :--

Average Speels ir NEW Amonul. Hemorra Chartered Bank of India, Aus 1,197,153 2,900,001

Bank. Hongkong and Shanghai

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16,983,561 9,500,00 130,00 National Bank of Chiau. Limited. $20,741

Total... ........$20,901,410 11,650,00)

THE DALLAS COMPANY'S

FAREWELL

Notwithstanding that the Philharmonic

Australia, 247. England, 4 for 2 wickets.

GENERAL NEWS.

EGYPT, NEUTRALITY,

LONDON, 4th March, The Egyptian Government decided, on the 12th February, that belligerents were not allowed to escort prizes through the Canal. It is presumed that this contributed to the release of the colliers.

LATER,

The Egyptian Government protests against Russion abipe repeatedly overstaying time limits.

The five Russian torpedo-beats which recently returned to Port Said have been ordered to leave agalu and have been refused further coal.

SUEZ CANAL BLOCKED.

LONDON, 4th March. A Russian torpedo-boat, in passing the Canal, collided with and sook an Egyptian Revenue cutter. It is expected the Canal will

be blocked for 24 hours.

REINFORCEMENTS FOR MALTA.

LONDON, Brd Mareb

It is stated that 2,000 additional troops are going to Malta; it is supposed with a view to proceeding to Chinn in the event of necessity

srising.

CRICKET.

LONDON, 3rd March. the fourth test match at

England won Sydney by 157 runs.

THE DREYFUS CASE,

LONDON, 3rd Marüb. The rehearing of the Dreyfus case has com- menced in the Court de Casation. The French public is entirely unconcerned.

FOOTBALL.

H.K.FO: ST.2.0.

WAR NOT:8,

THE ERTUGEES ON THE ELBA." No litis curiosity, kan boon fell focally as to what is going to be done with the Russian refugees picked up by the Italian cruiser Elba at Chomulpo on the 9th ult. and brought down by her to Hongkong. They number somas 180 (as the complement of the Elka is only 250, it may be imagined that their proseros on board her for nearly a month put the Italians to no little inconvenience) and include some wounded: We are now able to slate, on the most reliablo authority, that the arrangements for the future Bottled of the refugees bare all been and that they will leave on the Messagorion Maritimes as, Australien for Saigon to-morrow,

They, together with the rolugees on the French oruiser Pascal, will then go on to Colombor where the rest of the recond crews are detained.

When the whole body of the refugees are

gathered together, they will be sat back to

Russia on parole, Probably this afternoon Captain Borea of the Elba will formally hand over the refugees to the Russian Cousal.

A anmmary of the negotiations with regard to the Chemaipo refugees will no doubt be of interest to our readom, and we accordingly giva one, as well as a brief explanation of the various international questions that have arisen in the matter.

As is well known, on the 9th February, after an manacessfal engagement just outside Chemulpo, the commander of the Russian war- ship Korsets blew up his ship, and the com mander of the Varyag sack his vessel, declaring they intended to take rofuge on the neutral ships in Chemulpo harbour-the British Talbot, French Pascal, and the Italian Fiba. These Tessols then sent their boats and took off the mon, many of them wounded, and unarmed. This episode was entirely anprecedented in navel bistory, and quite naturally so because naval engagements take place generally sither in the open set, or on the coasts of one of the bel jea are, theroforo saved ligeroats; drowning m sither by their own or the enemy's ships. The only case that presents any slight analogy to the oncunder review is the one that happened in the harbour of Calleo, Pero, on the 3rd July, 1880, when the Italian moan-of-war Garibaldi Played in the Happy Valley on Saturday picked up the survivors of the Chilean transport afternoon this match ended in a win for the HK. Lo, which had been blown up, and afterwards BRITISH AMBASSADOR FOR F.. Hongkong winning the loss, the VRC gave them up to the semiral of the Chiloan

S. PETERSBURG.

kicked off, Benner almost immediately making feet blockading the harbour. But in that caus a ran up the centre, which was repulged by the the Low had not been blown up either in an defenders. Hongkong again attacked, and engagement with the Peruvians or by her own. Williams had a fair chance for shooting from commander, but had been destroyed through the right wing; Humphreys forced him to kick oarelsesmoss in taking alongside a boat apparent into touch. The V.R.C. recovered groandy laden with fruit and vegetables, but secretly somewhat, but Cooper got away up the right laden with explosives. It might therefore be Secrewing and shot Crake stopped the ball, and, considered that the Lou had been destroyed also, shortly afterwards stopped a shot by Bon by an accident, as no visible enemy had nar. Eventually Williams pat the ball intonat takes part in the explosion, which might from close quartare. The V.R.C. made a deter-

lave dentroyed a nentral ship impra. mined effort to equalis, Marti doing some feat enough to ssise the abandoned craft. good work; he shot just a little wide. A col

The unprecedental nature of the Chemulpo, lision between Kew and Forbes gave a foul against the V.K.C. After some more or less episode hoe given rise to many opinions here

and elsewhere in the Far East, amongst which is: oven play Cooper shot wide. Bonnar and one that the refugees abould have been set fres Williams shot in succession, the ball being on parole by the nations whose vessels bad saved fielded each time. A little later, Williams them, and anothor is that the commandors of dribbled up the right wing but, after receiving the three neutral vosesis bad no right to take

LONDON, 8th Mar, 2.15 p.m. Sir Charles Scott is retiring from his post as HB.M.'s Ambassador to S. Petersburg, The Hon. Charles Hardinge, present tary cf Embassy there, succeeds him.

Society wore giving a concert in S. Andrew' DEATH OF COUNT WALDERSEE. Hall, the Dallas Company were again favoured with a crowded home in the Theatre Royal on Saturday evening, whan they brought most successful samson to a clasa by a second performance of The Messenger Boy. Through

out the company's 'season the bookings haw hoen exceptionally good, and on Saturday even

ing. as at some of the previous performance, scarcely a vacant seat was to be soon. The

our duties to our ally, we have our own interests in China to consider, and they are

acting in The Messenger Boy was uniformly threatened with absolute ruin it Bussin good, and the sudience extremely enthusiastic continues to advance and drive's all com

The title-role was capitally taken by Mr. petitors away,

Percival Knight, and Miss Grace Desmond, Tommy's mother, was an equally good imperson The revised list of Justices of the Peace is ation. In the second not Miss Blazeis Gurbetts played a selection on the violin which prosel published in the Gazette.

ber to be & skilful executant, and

rocalled again and again.

The Dallas Company and H.M.S. Glory had she

a pienennt game of cricket and ten-party on the feld, at Happy Valley on Saturday afternoon The Glory won.

It may be useful to many if we draw attention to the fast that, according to the wail tables for 1904. now published, the English mail leaves London the day after the French mail arrives.

Mr. Morgan Phillips, who for a

was

At

the fall of the curtain there was a vigore outburst of applause by way of saying forewell the Company, whoare proceeding to Shanghd.

to

It is probable that on their way south they wi again occupy the stage at the theatre for a fer nights.

PIGEONS IN HONGKONG.

LONDON, 6th Mar., 2.15 p.m. Count von Waldersee is dead.

This intelligence will be received with regret in Chim, where the late Cout made him self known in the time of the Boxer troubles,

a good pass back from another player, was en board the crews of the Faryng and Korestz. The Though, as we have cald, there is no parallel prevented from shooting by Forber, V.R.C. advanced, H. W. Sayer shooting wide. caso in naval history, we may by analogy refer to rilitary history, where there are

Field Marshal Count von Walderss was born in He entered the Prussian Army in 1932. 1850, and sarved in the campaigus of 1866 and 1870. During the Franca-German War H. C. Sayer next had a shot, the ball going acted as aide de camp to the King of Prussia, and was present as a staff officer at the batties of travelotte, Beauman, and Bedan. In 1971 he was appointed German Chargé d'Affaires Baes CM in Paris; while some 17 years later be noted as

chief of the Prussian staff. In 1891 he com- mande. the 9th Army Corps, and he was

appointed Inspector-General of the island in 1898. He was appointed to the command

of

the Allied Forces in China in 1901, but arrived too leta to take much part in the campaign. In fact he was not a great success in the post, but personally be inspired respect.-ED, D.P.] .⠀

REUTER'S SERVICE.

KING EDWARD AND THE TSAR.

LONDON, 4th March. Count Beckendorf, Russian Ambassador in Dock, acted as judge. There was a fine display representing some very good types-34 sutries London, who has just returned from 8. Petera in all. Invinded in the competitors were Mrs, barg, where he has been on

o farewell and Miss Logan, and Messrs. J. Roberta, J. W. visit to his son, who is starting for the front, Osborne, F. Haralin, Archibald, David, Hand, paid a visit yesterday evening to King Edward J. C. Logan, T. Logan, G. W. Kynoch, and

for the purpose, it is believed, of delivering an The appointments are potifled in the Gazette Sommerville. Mr. J. Roberts secured a fint

autograph letter from the Tsar replying to one of the Hon. Gershom, Stowort as a member of prize for a very handsome black pouter cook, from King Edward, in which he assures the the Medical Board; and of Mr. J. Orange as Mr. J. C. Logan coming second with a geyTear that de pite the agitation of the Fress and Member of the Authorised Architects Com-ben, and Mr. Kynoch third. A splashed pouter the man in the street, the neutrality of Great cock, owned by Mr. T. Logan, sad a binl mittee.

belonging to Mr. Hand were highly commendi ̧

Britain in the present war between Russin and

sbort while transferred his allegiance from Shanghai It will be remembered that a fancy pigeon to Hongkong, has rejoined tas fra of Drum-show was recently held at the Kowloon Hotel, REUTER'S telegram of the 4th instant, refer-mond and White-Cooper in Shanghai.

when Mr, A. Nicholson, of the Cosmopolitan, ring to certain correspondence between

The leave granted to Governor Trappel of King EDWARD and the Tsar, is perhaps Kinoshau has been, for the time being, cancelled rather likely to have too much importance Captain van Bommers, who was appointed attached to it. In the first place, it is not Acting Gererror, has been transferred to the probable that the actual text of King Naval : fica at Burlin. EDWARD's letter bas been made public, and any outline of its contents therefore must be tentative only; that is to say, liable to misrepresentation, In interpreting any official document, the exact wording of which is unknown, the bias of the one who

A correspondent writes with reference to our In the Jacobin elase the first prize fell to Min Japan would be maintained. is interpreting must inevitably cause a

leading article of Saturday that most readors of certain amount of distortion. However,

Mr. Hancock's book on Japan will surely be supposing that REUTER's summary of the astonished when they come upon the statement King's letter is correct, what are we to that "in consequences of the physical ex reisga doduce from it? His Majesty is reported (i, jiujitsu) practised by them the Japanese to have written to the Tear, assuring him have become the healthiest, the strongest, and that, "despite the agitation of the Prese the happiest men and women in the world." "As a matter of fact," writes our correspondent, and the man in the street, the neutrality of Great Britain in the present war between "it can hardly be claimed that jiu-jitsu is doy more a national exercise in Japan Chan is Russia and Japan will be maintained." wrestling in England. Very few Japanese are There is really nothing new in this. Great trained in the science, and it is a well ascertained Britain has already declared through the fact that the physique of the Japanese bas mouths of responsible Ministers that she will remain strictly neutral. No sensible man has socused her of departing from this attitude. There is no call for her to do so

been rapidly deteriorating with the growth of industrial conditions, and the almost universal disregard of physical exercises, A study of the statistics of the Army recruiting office will be convincing on this point. If I mistake not, the

while the other nations of the world, refrain Government of Japan for some five or six years from interfering in the struggle now propast has annually voted a sum of money for the

THE YALU.

Logan for a pair of red pigeons; other birds belonging to the same lady, received degrees of THE WAR-PREPARATIONS ON merit. Miss Lagen toceived another first prim for a pair of caŭ only (Africa); a bine ori (tinglish) was highly commanded, as also was a bird coming under the heading of twibits.

RUSSIAN WAR NEWS.”

In a Ceylon paper just received the following telegram is printed in black type:--

Hankow, Feb. 18th. Laring the night of the 13th the Japanese lost six warships, we had no losses. The Japanese landed about three thousand in the Bay of Kinchow, our two hundred and fifty Cossacks out them up with swords. (Signed) Molohanoff

The telegram is slated to have been Bant ly

LONDON, Sri March. Renter's correspondent at Seoul wires that the Russians are hastily constructing a fortress and extensive earthworks at Antang to obstruct the passage of the Yalu by the Japanese,

THE RUSSIAN FLEET IN THE RED SEA.

LONDON, 3rd March. The Russian torpedo-boats which recently left Pert Said for Algiers have returned to Port Said, alleging bad weather.

LONDON, 4th March Fresh orders have been sent from 8. Pa ceeding in North-eastern Asia. Hor posi- encouragement of western physical exercises the well-known Russian tes firm of Molchanot, tion has been described as ous of "keeping-aricket, baseball football, rowing, do Pechatuoff & Co. to their branch house thang to Admiral Virenius, for the Russian the ring." There is no suggestion of an among the youth of the country in order Colombo. The wish was evidently father to squadron to remain in the Red Ses to wal abandonment of this position, except to improve their physique,”

the thought in this case.

for worse and capture contrabandera.

over. The V.R.C. lost some good chances of many cases recorded of hard pressed troops aking hoadway in their left wing, and Hong taikng refuge on nontral territory. In such kong want forward. Witchell had hard

Cason, it has always been customary to the left wing, and the V.R.C detain the refugees until the end of the war. got away, Marti pat one in, but Hickling This custom has also been inserted as an article Then after Cooper had of the Hague convention, which expressly stips- skilfully avoided two opponents, he shot latos that neutral nations must detain until the wide. Ratherford from the contre also met the end of the war the refugees from the bellige same fate. Coombes got away amid cheering; he rout arms which enter its territory they must

was at home."

was successfully methy Hickling. At hall-time

the restart Austen played well at back, passing country, away from the frontier where the fight- the score wasHKF.0, 1, V.&.C., 0. On be internes, he, sont into this Interior of the to Williams; a goal kick for the V.RO, howing is going on. This custom and the article ever, resulted. Copper shot a second geal for of the Kagno convention contain a complete auswer to the opinions above mentioned. The Hongkong, things seeming very black for the commanders of the three neutral ships in Cho- V.B.C.; they continued to play a fair game, mulpo harbour were right in sccording though a losing one, against their more prac refuge to the defeated Russian crows, as the tised opponents. A corner was given near the right of refuge is now generally admitted." On Club goal. Shortly afterwards a foul fall to the other hand, the countries owning the Hongkong, Coombes being the culprit. The thres vessels had no right to release the refugees V.B.C., niter hard work, wore in a good way on parole, but on the contrary were obliged by for scoring; but nothing came of it, Coeper international practice and by the stipulations got away, passing to Williams, who, in turn, of the Hague convention to detain the refuge possed to Brest. Williams put in a good shot, on their territory and under their surveillance but Crake was there Brent had equal ill luck, until the end of the war. As our readers alle Marti, after some fair play in the right wing know, the refugees on H.M.S. Amphitrite, passed to Pearce, who shot wide. Kew Ranlly who were transhipped from the Talbot, were scored a third goal for the Club, and the score in Iast sent to Colombs to be detained thero WasHK F._53; V.R.C., 0.

Teams as follows' ---

H.K. F.C.-C. H. Hickling, goal; HC Austen and V. F. Aucott, backs; H. C. Gray, C. T. Kew, and G. P. de Martin, halves; W. H Williams, C. R. S. Cooper, N. IL Rutherford, J. W. C. Bonnar, and II, A. Brent, forwarde

V.RCW. A Crake, gos; J. Witchell and E. Humphreys, backs; H, U. Bayer, H. 8 Bolmes, and J. Forbes, halves; A. Martl, Ham blin, Coonubes, Pearce, and H. W. Sayer, for warde,

WEATHER REPORT.

until the end of the war.SO)

The new arrangementa, mentioned above, sro due to special negotiations between the Govor ments interested, end we are not in a position to state anything farther than that the Ens- slan Government has promised the nontral Governments of Britain, France, and Italy that the refugees, will take no further part in the present war, and in consequence the Japanese Government declared it had no objection to the refugees being sent back to Russia. This arrangement appears most satisfactory for all parties concerned, and redsels great credit on the Foreign. Ofless of the various countries which have to rapidly and smoothly settled an

The Hongkeng Observatory on the 5th instaprecedented international question, which might have led to informmable patty complica- issued the following report:→

tions if dealt with in lase scommodating spirit.

On the 5th at 12.2 pm, The baromoter has risan rapidly over the Tanglaze valley, and fal- len at all other stations.

The depresion in the interior of China has now ita centre further southward

Gradients are slight at present over the For mosa Channel, but may be expected to become steeper for NE, winds later.

ForecastModorate by to SW winds

ploody, ale

Information from and N, Chins in

SUN SHANGHAL NAWA,

According to the NC. Daily News, the Bhanghai mandarine have received advices from Peking that the reason why measures are to be. taken to bare the Mandjour disarmed at last Swas due to a

due to a throat made by Liz. Uchida, the Japanese Minister in Peking, to the Waiwapo, that if any more delay was made in forcing the Mandjour to leave Shanghai, s Japanese