1904-03-08 — Page 2

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

WATSON'S

CELEBRATED

E

VERY OLD LIQUEUR

BLEND

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, MARCH STÆ, 1904

could take exception to. Three times, too, the the time has come for dropping diplomatic

other nations of the world looked on with the must supreme indifference; as if lying were so much the custom with each and all that all, like the crowd in the parable, shrank from being the first to throw a stone at her. We have been led into this train of thought by a recent utfernes of Lord Rus- LANSDOWNE in the House of Lords. sis, in the very act of making her last silly brag that, if England persevered in her advance in Tibot, she would "make it hot" for her, was caught out by Japan in Kussin's own stronghold, and made to dis. play before the world how false had been all her boastings and how little her tall talk coincided with her internal rottenness, Never had been a more complote exposé of a system of deliberate deception and false- hood, and the rest of the nations were fairly laughing in their sleeves at the curious con- trust beton Russia, as she had seemed only the week beforo, and Russia as she was exhibited in her naked unloveliness at the moment. It might have been expected that under the conditions Lord LANSDOWNE if he condescendeal, to nake any reply whatever, would have replied to the effect that if the British Commissioner found any emissary of SCOTCH WHISKY.| Russia at Chassa engaged in any secret intrigue, he had instructions to act sumo- tarily, in accordance with international lawe. Instead of this we had our Foreign Offee going through the farce of offering to enter into an arrangement with Russia, “THERE'S NOT A HEADACHE | actually condoning the insult, and impliedly acknowledging that Russiabad some business to be there at all. It is not indeed going too far to say that these foolish and uncalled for attempts to arrest the progress of Russia have never had but one effect; and that is, in convincing her that we have been acto- ated in all by but one motive-und that is a craven fear that after all the vapourings A. S. WATSON & CO. | of Russia are something to be afraid of,

Far better, and in the long run dignified, if we had plucked up heart of grace, even at the risk of being hard hit, and not left it for Japan to boast that of all the nations she was the first, and unassisted, to prick the overblown bubble that bad curried consternation through the whole civilised world. In private life wa naturally refuse to hold intercourse with a

IN A WHOLE CASE."

LIMITED.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

[31

mora

speech, and reverting to such plain has guage that Russia cannot plead any mis- understanding of its intent. To clotho our thought in periphrastic language, is in such cases unkind both to Russia and our. selves, inasmuch as it leaves the gate open to further talk and 80 proportionately badly geared increases the friction of a intercourse.

The first stanmer of the season reached Tientsin Band on the morning of the let iust, She was the Hamburg-America liner a.s Tintau.

The following appointment bas beou made at the Admiralty:-Lieutenant: R. T. Dowa, to the Tamar, for the Fame, temporary, to date October 28th, 1943.

Mr. John Goodnow, U. 8. Consul General at Shanghai, accompanied by his wife, arrived in

I.M. gun vessel Linnet, which has been un-

employed at Shearness since or return from TELEGRAMS. the Far East, has been condemned an unfit for

further service, to be sold out of the Royal Navy.

The Austrian Goverument having decided to appoint a military attaché to the Austrian Le astion at Tokyo, has ucmluated Captain Count Egon Mels Coluredo Mansfeld to the post. He was to leave for Tokyo`nt the end February,

The Japanese steamer Wakana Maru, which arrived at Colombo on the 10th alt, on her way to Japan, and which was delayed in harbour owing to the outbreak of war, left on the 20th for Durban, where she will discharge bor cargo, and then proceed to Cardiff, round the Cape, to take couls to Japan.

The arrangements for German men-of-war

on the Yangteze are that small ornisers and ganboats will patrol the stretch of the Yangtes So its mouth to Hankow, the gunboat For

wurts will steam between Hankow and Ichang,

THE WAR.

"DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.

FROM OUR OWN GORRESPONDENTS,]

JAPANESE ATTACK ON

VLADIVOSTOCK.

WAR NOT: 8.

NORTHERN TELKORANG. The following are the principal telegrams in the latest Shanghai papers-

London, 21st February-The Fand organised by Viscountess Hayashi, wife of the Japanese Minister in London, for the relief of Japanese sufferers from the war, has already reached the sam of two thousand four hundred ponude. Masnicht.

Berlin, 29th February. The Japanese Coreau trosty has been received here without apposition.-O. Lloyd, '

Chefoo, 29th February. The German papers report that the bodies of seven Japanese had been washed ashore here is entirely unfounded.--- China Gazette

LONDON, 7th Mar., 10.55 a.m. An official despatch to S. Petersburg states that seven Japanese war vessels bombarded Vladivostock for the space the land, income, tobacco, and silk taxes, & ram of between sixty and seventy million yen is

Tokyo, 2nd March-An extraordinary Cabinot, Council was bold this afternoon at which the war taxes were discussed. Including

tho Northern port on the 1st iust. and has while the Vaterland will do duty on the stretch of one hour on Sunday at long range expected to be raised. The Sooni-Wiju railway

resumed his duties.

Over a dozen woll-known war correspondents for English and American papers left Tokyo at the beginuing of March, in despair of being able to get any independent news or to go to the fcout..

The visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending 6th March, were 281 non-Chinese and 97 Chinese to the former

and 65 nen-Chiness and 3,319 Chinese to the Intter institution.

The German Legation in Poking has received official Russian communication according to which there is no more mail for German Pest All mail Ofices anywhere in Menchuria. mattor has been forwarded either via Yinkow, Chiswanging, or Port Arthur, where it was received by the Hunsa.

+7

from Ichang to Changking.

CRICKET,

Wo have received from Mr. Immaano! No damage was done. l'feiffer a copy of the Boston Evening News of January 19, in which appears a short account uf that somewhat eccentric character, George Francis Train, whose death, with an obituary. we published some weeks ago. The paper also contains a more ur less decipherable "portrait" of Mr. Train,

Lord Henry Thynne, whose death occurred a Lew weeks ago, travelled in the Far East, sponding some time in Hongkong (he was here last in 1900), Shanghai, and Japan, where he left many friends who, had appreciated his

geniality. Simultaneously with the interment of the decussed at Findon, a memorial service was held at S. Michael's Church, Chester Square, London.

The L. & C. Express says:-Two years ago : At a great patriotic demonstration at War-on 30th January the Anglo-Japanese Treaty saw, Poland, last month a well-known patriot was signed, "Dowo regret it?" asks one paper, Count Dembsky-suddenly became dementod, Seeing all that it yet portends-the integrity firing upon the assembly, killing throo and of China and the open door-we should say wounding twenty other persons. He then no.

It is a curious reflection, howover, that attempted to commit suicide, but was seized its signsture was hailed as a great harbinger by the polico,

The N.Y.K. is resuming its service of mails betwcon Japan and Shanghai, starting with the Yowata Mare, formerly in ustralian service, which was expectes gboi from Yokohama last Wednesdayjirning with She was to leave again on Japanese mails. Saturday morning

ENGLAND'S BAD POSITION

LONDON 7th Mar., 10.55 a.m. England's first innings closed for 61 runs Australia has against Australia's 247. made 13 for three wickets in the second innings, Hayward is down with tonsititis and may not take any further part in the

game.

COLLISION AT WOOSUNG.

P. & O. MAILBOAT DAMAGED.

SHANGHAI, 6th March, 9.40 p.m. The river steamer Chang Ox was in colli sion to-day on Woosung Bar with the out- going mail steamer Ballarat, which has returned to Woosung with a hole in her forefoot, The Chang On had to be beached.

No lives have been lost.

[The P. & O, agency hava also received a tolegram to the affect that their steamer

will be undertaken out of the extraordinary

military fands-A-C, DN.

Chefoo, 2nd March.-A Japanese man-of-wer with three funnels is ashore in Prinos Jerome Galt, Cores. The Japanese are forwarding transports with troops and war materials from Chemulpe to Pingyang Inlet.-O. Lloyd.

Tokyo, 2nd March. Two kilometrea of the Harbin Nikolsk railway, in the vicinity of Ninguts, have been destroyed, and the telegraphs to Vladivostock are interrupted.---- Five locomotives and cars fell into Lake Baikal

on the 9th ult. Four ofEcors and twenty.one men were killed outright.-N-CDN.

Tokyo, March 2nd-The fact that it now taken the Russian warships a couple of hours to navigate the channel leading to the harbour Port Arthur, and that the Russian authorities have been unable zo far to refiout the five sunken Japanese Iransports, is accepted as strong proof that Admiral Togo's attempt to blook the entrance was not altogether unnecessful.-- China Gazsite.

Peking, 3rd March-Beveral hundred Chl- nose coal-minere at Wushed near Henglan have gone on strike against the Enscious, à socret organisation composed of Polish Jews, refugees from Harbin, and fugitive convicts from Siberia is projecting a movement against the Russians. Its lender is energetically collect- ing twenty-five thousand foreign desperadoes

and Chinese minors and bandite for this pur- pose N.-C. D. N.

OTHER ITEMS.

of peace in the Far East. Two years after, ponce is at breaking strain, and yet it is the powerful instrament that will probably prevent En even greater blaze than that which al the moment seems about to break out. By con fining the issue to two belligerents and pro- venting such a coalition as was brought against Japan in 1895, it will have achieved much.

Manila does not have the monopoly of imagi-

The NC. Daily News says that the On the 1st inst, the Tpanese general electionsxative war news. In an Australian paper

a telegram of the 17th alt. to the Ballarat has been in collision with the Japanese are consolidating their position in passed off quietly. An extraordinary session of the Diet is convened for the 18th inst., to last following effnet:-The two new and powerful Chang On, the latter having to be hanged. Coroa. Some time before the outbreak of hos tilities they assumed the control of the Seoul- ten days. It is expected that all taxes are to be eruisers, the Nisshin and Kazuga, built at The Ballcarat was supposed to have come down

Fusan line, now rapidly nearing completion. It is, of course, impossible to carry the pria- are also proposed, but this is not yet decided parebased by Japan, bare been tally manned will be able to; the P. & 0.8.8. Coromandel Now it is announced that by an arrangement man who babitually disregards his werd. raised more or lees. Thus on salt and on silk Genoa for the Argentine Republic, and recently with the mail this wook, but, of course, now aks

with Cores, the projected Booul-Wiju line is also taken over and will be pushed to speedy completion by Japan.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS ONLYComminications reading to the new columnsciple into action between States, which are should bd cssed to Tan EDITOR.

far too few in number to permit us to pick

Uri spondents must forward their names and ad

The Customs tariff remains untouched.

на

we see

drs with communications addressed to the Editor, and choose. There is not, however, any destroyons Mousquet, Fronde, Jareline, and that these cruisers-both very fast and powerful of R, W. Astill. She was built by Mesura, S.

not for publication, but as evidence of good faith

All letters for publication should be written ou one side of the paper only.

No unonysuusly signed communications that have

already appeared in other papers will be inærted.

Orders for extra copies of DAILY PRESs should be tent before 11 .. on day of publication. After that hour the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash, Telegraphic Address: Press. Codes: A.B.C. 5th Ed.

Lieber's

r.O. Doa, 33. Telephone No. 12

MARRIAGES.

On the 6th March, at S. John's Cathedral, at 4 p.m., by the Rev. F. T. Johnson, M.A., GERTRUDE JACKSON, to SAM TURNET NELLY, of Paria, Ken. [684 tucky, U.S.A. STEWART ANTON, of Hongkong, to LILIAN MAN Nene, youngest daughter of B. J. HANFORD, San Francisco, U.S.A.

occasion to make agreements with such a State, which, while binding on the one side, on the other are looked upon as merely momentary conveniences to be kept or broken as may at the instant seem to offer the greater advantage commercial or political. The nation that conscientiously fulfils ta engagement is here at a serious disadvantage when itundertakes to enter into negotiations. In addition to her propensity, too, for re-

It is announced from Algiers that the French Pistolet, encerted by the cruiser D'Assas, kavo left for Saigon. The D'Assas is a second-class cruiser of 4000 tons displacement, 9,500 indicated horse-power, 31 guns, and 19.25 koots speed, completed at 8. Nazairo in 1893.

by Japaness offloors and crowe, and are nÓW eraising in the Dutch Archipelago. It is stated vessels-have been specially commissioned to watch for and cut off Russian transport belonging to what is known as the Russia Volanteur Fleet, several of which vessels ere now on their way from Odessa to the Far East with troops and warlike stores. It is expected that both these ornisers will play an important part in hampering the Russian transport

Statements have again been vinde recently that the Sultan of Johore is negotiating with the British Government with a view of placing his service. dominions under their control, receiving iu return a large annuity. These rumours here

The Russian battleship Knids. Potemkin gained currency is the Straits and India, but Tavritchesky, which was laid down more than before the outbreak of war, in getting through her official trials satisfactorily, but beyond the

will take her place, Thess. Chang On is a steel twin-scrow steamer, registered under the name

vessel of 1,299 registered tonnage; 212.8ft in C. Farnham & Co, Shanghai, in 1890; and is a length, 30ft. beam, and 12ft. draught. The P. & O... Ballarat is such a trognent visitor to Hongkong that it is not necessary to say much about her. She is vessel of 4,890 gross tonnage; 5,000 h.p.; and is ranning the F. & O, mail between Bombay and Shanghai, connecting with the Australian-Europe P. & O mail steamer at Colombe-Ex DP]

REUTER'S SERVICE.

The Waiversal Gasetin states that acting

apon information given by the Japanese Min- ister in Peking that a certain foreign firm at Tientsin was preparing to send 7,000 bags of

Viceroy Yuan Shi-kai of the proposed breach of four to Port Arthur, the Waiwapu has advised. the men rality laws with the request that stopa he

to it, taken at once by his Excellency to put a stop

It is stated that the Douglas ss. Haimun, chartered for Press correspondence service in the north, has been chased by a Japanese

On the 12th November, at Victoria, B,C., ALED pudiation Russia has another equally bad there is no corroboration of the rumour at six years age at Nikolaisff, suocoaded. Jus RUSSIAN SQUADRON AT PORT SAID. cruiser. It is understood that strong exception

, of

On the 15th February, at Newchwang, by the Rev. Jas. Carson, the Rev. WILLIAM MACHADON- TAN, M., U. F. Mission, Linoyang, to ISABEL M. PHILIP, B.A., I. P. Mission, Moulden.

DEATHS.

On the 20th January, at Croydon, G. M. Jaro, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, aged 60 y cars,

At No. 6, Dent Lane, Shangbai, JosT CYSILLO D'Aquino, aged 50 years.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DEVEUX ROAD CI LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.

HONGKONG, 8TH MARCH, 1904

HONESTY and a scrupulous adherence to promises once unde, even if a momentary loss be the seeming result, constituie with nations, as with individuals, the wisest and most economical policy in the long run.

custom of interpreting all agreements accord-home.

same

1903. 1902.

is taken to the Marconi telegraphic apparatus which forms an interesting part of its equip»

TTA MANILA,

Far Eastern Press Association telegrams to the Manila papers to the 27th ult state that the Japanese were fiercely bombarding Port Arthur, and had almost destroyed the impenetrable Russian fortress, and also that the military were making hasty preparations to desert Port Arthur, while Japan was preparing to land a large force to take the town by assault,

LORDON, 5th March ing to her own point of view. A characteristic There has boon issued from the Statistical | bare statement that the designed hors.

Admiral Vicenius's squadron sails from Portment. The possession of the Marconi apparatus example of this has recently been enacted at Department of the Customs at Shanghai a power (10,600) was considerably exceeded,

Said for Codiz to-day, and will remain about might easble them, purposely or otherwise, to the Mediterranean, where the Baltic feet will interfere with the wireless messages dispatched Shanghai, where, in spite of an agreement for copy of the Customs Gazette for the fourth no particulars as to speed; onsumption of respecting the neutrality of China, Russia quarter of last year. The comparative state coal, &c., have been allowed to transpire. The has been keeping in Chinese waters an arm-mant of the total amount of dues and duties col-length of time this has been under construction join it in June. The torpedo-boats, which are by the Jeparese admiral,

leeted during the quarter in 1913 and 1902 is in equivalent to the loss of nearly one-third of in a deplorable condition, remain at Port Said for repairs. The Dmitri Donskoi is in a most e cruiser with a full crew, and refused to

as under, in Haikwan taels:-

her life of efficiency as against the average in pitiable condition, and the whole squadron shows give any engagement that she will not be

7,899,888 8,177,891 the British sonstraction of one-sixth or one-

a lack of efficiency. used for the purpose of levying war till Chinese ports

Kowloon nul Lapps ... ...186,609

157,114 seventh. In one Navy, ships rarely attain to the Japanese, tired with continual protests Lungchow, Mengize, Szo-

"life of efficiency" of twenty years' duration. mo, and Tongyush...... 66,400

57,614 and such brevity of existence as efficient ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB. and promises, threatened to come up the river and sink her as she lay in front of the

Totel...... 8,152,897 8,392,652 fighting machines and their ever-increasing opet render it desirable, not to say imperative, With the Foreign Settlements.

The Hongkong correspondent of the Pinang that the period under construction should be breath, apparently unable to distinguish Gazette says:-The Acting Governor, H. Eroduced by all possible means consistent with the incompatibility of her actions with her Mr. May, has been appearing at a great many good suå reliable workmanship. The same law professions, she complained of Japau having public functious of late and has been earning obtains also in the Ibussian as in all other navies, sont to Woosing a cruiser to watch her a popularity generally that rather discounts the and the Russian shipbuilders will have to operations. it is very evident, and should somewhat hostile Press notices that appeared shorten the time for construction if it is desirsû in the Coast papers at the time when he was that that country should reap the fullest benefit be perfectly clear to our Foreign Office, that appointed to the post of Colonial Secretary, of its outlay on its Navy. It is stated that the in such a case any arrangement which binds He has made excellent appearances at various ship, machinery, armament, armour, and in the one party, while it practically leaves the functions, and has gained universal approbation fact the whole of the Sittings, are entirely the

of friction; and so far frontending to pro- mote friendly elations, only aggravates the In cases like present incompatabilities.

The Royal Engineers' Cap will be saited for next Sunday, the 13th inst., starting from the liue between the fsg-bost and Kowloon Police Pier at 1.15 p.m. The course is as follows: Mark-boat at Stonecutters South Pier; Mark bout off Croon Island; Mark-bat of Bfone cutters South Pier; Mark boat off Green Island; and finish at Stonecutters South Pier, All the murke, excepting this finish, ere to port. Regarding handicap, Verton and

Alannah tre minutes; the One-Design Class 12 minutes; Iris 153 minutes, Gloria and Chanticleer 17 minutes; and Doreen 20 minutes.

With Russiu both have been conspicuously other unfettered, only multiplies the points thereby, Mrs. May has made herself equally products of Russian workshops, and made of Blapeth will allow Dione two minutes

abandoned between London and S. Peters-

popular by her charming manner, and, indeed, it may be said that never has there been a mor pleasant gubernatorial party than that which at present occupies Government Housy.

Alr. E. W. Birch, C.M.G., baving arrived in London from Borneo, made a brief statement as to the circumstances of bis resignation of the Governorship of British North Boraso. The | company at present declines to make any state

Russian materials.

FOOTBALL.

This afternoon on the Happy Valley, the Hongkong Football Club will play Gue Room Officers of the Flest under Rugby rules. Kick- off at 4. 30. The following will play for the Club :--

absent, and though in diplomacy it has not been considered good form to draw the attention of the other Government to sins against the ninth commandment, there has.

the present, where the incompatibility of the been a general feeling that the time was not views of the two patiens is so great, it may far distant when Russia would begin to feel in her own persoa the ill effects of her very well be a moot point whether the fares recent policy of bad faith. To the outsider of diplomatic relations had not better be

W. A. Ceske, full back; Lieut. W. M. Black, it acomed strange that any nation gifted with a particle of self-respect should have burg. A means of communication which

Lient. Crozier, V, de Paris, and A. M. Ember, three-quarters; J, P. Jordan and A. N. Othor, permitted itself to be made the mouthpiece only leads to such insulting passages au have recently marked our intercourse can-

havles; E. E. Halbiez, A. Boyd, S. O. Edge, such astounding falschoods as Russia

R. A. Schlanders, and H. F. Chard, forwards. has thought it compatible with her diguity not in any way have a tendency to make for

Lieut. Bunesa, Lieut. Dumbell, Lieut, Rogers,

peace or for a better understanding.

THE BANGKOK JEWELRY CASE. recently to gire utterance to. instance the continual and perfectly gratui-way would actually be clearer, and our safe to proceed to Port Said, and at the latter

In delivering judgment in this case, quash tous lies about the evacuation of Manchuria. capacity for setting to rights difficulties port we were told that war was imminent, and Three times in the most solemn manner did easier, were all our business with S. Peters- that we had six days to ran to Marseilles, ing the conviction of the lower court, as Russia engage herself to the world at large burg to be conducted through a consular Accordingly the colour of the ship's fannel was already reported in these columar, the Chief we should per altered, her same was changed, and the British Justice remarked that it was clear that Mr. A to leave Manchuria on a specific date; three agent times did she, in the face of these engage- fectly comprehend the position in each dag vas visted. Crete was passed at night, the F. G. Tillcke intended to return the jewelry, ship carrying no lights whatever. The two while as for the Burmese clerk, Meng Un, there ments, make no scruple to remain, as if no case, which under our present system Japanese cruisers passed quite close at night was no evidence against him of orimina! thing bad happened that the most fastidious seems to be an impossibility. At all events, time."

We may

In such a C250

meat. Mr. Birch's voyage home was quite au He travelled by the Nippon exciting one. liner Bingo Maru, which was the last Japanese steamer to get through to the Mediterraneau, le Our Que following being recalled.

"As Colombo,"

he said, “it was not known whether it would be

intention.

ROYAL ARTILLERY SPORTS

The Royal Artillery Regimental Sports will take place on the 30th and 31st inst. On the intter day Colonel F. E. Kent and the officers of the B.A. will be At Home between 3 and 6pm, on the ground at Happy Valley. The events will include;

The asme Association's service states that Cores bas despatched 17,000 troops to help the Japanese along the Yalo, and that Wijn was thrown open to the commerce of the world on the 20th ult

THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.

Parades will be held as followe

Artillery Coraganies Head Quarters 5.80 P. Wednesday, 9th March, for Maxim Gun Drill Sergt. Bartolome, R.G.A. will attond. Head Quarters 5.30 pm, Friday, 11th March, for: 15 Pr. B.L. Gan Drill C-8MM, Whelan, E.G.A., will attend

All Units -Head Quarters 5.30 p.m. Tuesday, 8th March, or Infantry Drill. A Sergeant, 1st Sherwood Foresters, will attend-Khaki, white helmets with fittings, putties and side

arme

Kowloon Detachment Gun Club Hill 5,00 P., Toesday, 8th March, for 15 Pe, B.L. Gun Drill Sergt. Bartolons, R.G.A, will attend; Kowloon Docks 6.30 pm Wednesday, 9th March, for Infantry Drill A Sergeant 1st Sherwood Foresters will attend.

One Mile Flat Race, Half-mile Flat Race (H.K, and 8.BR.G.A.), Long Jump, Patting the Weight, Half-mile Flat Race, Trumpoters Race, Tug-of-war (open), Hardlo Rsce, High

Taikoo Detachment,—5.30 pau. Wednesday, Jump, 100 yards Flat Race, Whool Race, Quarter mile Flat Race, One Mile Fist Race 9th March, for 15 Fr. B.LGay Drill C.8.-M. (B.M., Europau garrison and Police), Quar- Whelan, R.G.A., will attend. ter mile Fiat Race (B.N, European Garrison and Police), Offers Race (open), Putting the Weight (HK, and S.B., RG.A.), Volerans Rea, Sergeants Race, Four-legged Race, Band Race, and Boys and Girls Kroe (B.G.A, only)

MISCELLANEOUS..

R. W. Pearson joined on 12ia February, J. T. Dizon joined on 2nd March Gunnar J Dickie has been granted leave of absctice for 9 months with effect from 25th March,