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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 24TH, 1904.

Russian Chargé d'Affaires in London setting | "annered. I expressed the satisfaction with

out the objections at the time hold by the Rasakan Government to Japan being given A. S. WATSON & CO., a special mandate in China with a view to

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the suppression of the insurrectionary move- ment provoked by the Boxers and the re- establishment of order at Peking und Tien- tein. Such a special mandate to Japan "might to a certainty encroach on the | fundamental principles which had already been accepted by the majority of the Powers as the basis of their policy relative to events in China." So thought. Count LAMSDORFF. It is well to consider his remark carefully

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It was in January, 1901, that the British Foreign Office first heard of the Manchurian agreement between China and Russia, the revenler of it being the Peking correspon. dent of the Times; and a telegram was despatched to Bir CHARLES SCOTT, at S Petersburg, directing him to enquire into

the truth of the report.

The British

CHATEAUX Ambassador on the 6th February of the same year obtained from Count LAMADORFF an emphatic denial of the agreement and statement that Russia was in the same position with regard to fixing a final date as the allies for evacuating Manchuria found themselves in with regard to the $9.00 evacuation of Peking and the Province of

Pechili." The Chinese Minister in London) 11.00 had already on the 15th January-assure

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eluded. In February a memorandum was 22.00 banded to the Chinese Minister at Wash ington, warning China not to conclude au 26.00 agreement with any one particular Power. In March Sir ERNEST SATOW telegraphel to the Foreign Office u translation of the Chinese text of the agreement. CHARLES SCOTT was at once instructed to communicate this to Count LamDOEFF and point out that it was irreconcilable with his

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"which I had listeie: to his Excellency's observations, which, unless I misunder "stood them, were in neerdance with

"the assurance which he had given ins on "previous occasiow in regard to the inten

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The Feince of Wales on the 18th February TELEGRAMS.{ gave a sitting to Mr. G. E. Wade, the scalptor, for a statue which is to bo orcated at Hongkong.

The musical comedy, The Geisha, which was being performed at 8. Petersburg, has beau withdrawn on account of hostile demonstrations, to which it gave rise on the part of the public.

The Harbour Offics, inside, is undergoing a general cleansing and painting-probably the last that will be necessary before the shift of quarters to the now waterfront site.

tions of Russia towards Manchuria, I "could not, however, help regretting that Bussia should have found it impossible to "take even a single step in pursuance of the policy which she has thus prescribed for herself. I trusted that his Excellency The Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadel wonld forgive me for telling him frankly | phin, have slipped eight engines to Japan, vie that, in this country, people were looking Snoz, and are rushing the work on iwolve for same concrete evidence of Russia's others, six of which are intended for use on "intention to make good her promises. An live laid down by the Army. "announcement, for example, that New- "ebwang was to be evacuated at an early * date would certainly have a reasuring "effect. So far as I was aware there was no

local dificulty in the way,"

The whole correspondence is a staly in diplomacy. The matter is now, for the time at least, out of the hands of diploua tists and must be till the present war ends.

Then, as the Chairman said at the China Association meeting, it will be the duty of the Treaty Fower to see that their rights in Manchurian Treaty ports are secured and that no interference with Chinese con- trol is permitted in the future.

Yosterday afternoon there took place at Happy Valley the funeral of Me. F. Andreas Rapp, assistunt to Mosers. Wolt & Co., who died at the Pask Hospital on the previous day. The Han. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nathsrsole Hæpitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donation to the funds of the hospitals:-Rer. T. Wright, 85.

The only cases of communicable dissaGE reported in the Colony Iset week were:-entorio ferer 2,1 European (imported) and 1 Japanese; small-pox 6,1 Japanese (imported), 1 Portuguese

and 4 Chinese, 5 of the small-por casas ended fatally.

Lieutenant-Commander K. Sato, of the

In reply to Mr. Moon, M.P, who in the House of Commons last month asked the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether any appointments were to be made or had hear mude of British Couvals at Mukdeu, Autnag, and Tatungkan, Earl Percy said:-Consular officers will be appointed at Mukden and Autung. Tatangkas will be included in the Consular district of Antung.

Mr. W. T. Lithgow, sole partner of Russell and Co., shipbuilders, has offered the local authorities of Fort Glasgow £10,000 to assist in carrying out the improvement scheme for a portion of the ancient bargb, aud £18,509 to purchase ground. When this is cleared Mr. Lithgow also undertakes, upon a favourable plan being agreed upon, to rebuild the area, housing more than 2,000 people, at an additional cost of £100,000.

Vice Admiral H, B. Woollcombe died on the

the Thalia on the Chias Station from 1872 to

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THE WAR

ANJU OCCUPIED BY

JAPANESE.

LONDON, 22nd Mar., 11 am. Russian official despatches admit that the town of Anju has been oc- cupied by the Japanese troops.

GENERAL NEWS.

THE TRANSVAAL CHINESE QUESTION.

LONDON, 22nd Mar., 11 a.m.

The vote of censure on the Government

proposed by Sir Henry Campbell-Banner man, in connection with the introduction of Chinese labour into the Rand, was defeated yesterday by 299 votes to 242.

PLAGUE IN SOUTH AFRICA.

LONDON, 22nd Mar., 11 a.m. Plague at Johannesburg has caused 39

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14f ult. at South Krisington. He commanded 1876, during which commission be received deaths.

of the Colonial Government the thunks and of the Governor of the Straits Settle- ments, as well as the approbation of the Lords of the Admiralty, for the destruction of the the piratical stockades and junka in Larut river, Straits of Malacca, in September, 1873, and again for services in the Malacca Straits in January and February, 1874.

LONDON, 22nd Mar., 11 am. In the Association international Ireland beat Wales by one goal to nil.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 21st March, The Tempe states that the French Minister"

Among comparisont between Japan and Russia THE WAR-A REPORTED PROTEST. enc is peculiarly striking. Although Japan has only a population of 47,003,900 and an area assurances. That amiable Russian diplo-Imperial Japanese Navy, was to gives lecture

at the Royal United Servics Institution, London, of 163,000 sq. miles, against Russia's 130,000,000 matist was ready with fresh assurances and

on the 25th ult, on "The Education of Imperial and nearly 9,000,000 sq. miles, Japan has never- Japanese Naval Officers of the Executivetheles more pupils in her schools than has at Tokyo has protested on behalf of Russia, Rustia. In Japanese elementary schools there against the bombardment of the quarantine Branch," Admits the Hon. Bir E. Fremantle

are 4,302,623 children, in Russia only 4,193,594, | station at Sanshantos, near Port Arthur, on presiding.

or 92 in every thousand Japanese against 32 in the 10th instant. every thousand Ruvists. Secondary schools and naiversities show equally striking figures.

A. S. WATSON & CO. | talked of "the very dangerous claim" of the Press and public to be admitted to a LIMITED.

seat and voice in the councils of the Powers. The agreement fell through soon alter, but in August of the same year Russia resumed Britaia DOW negotiations with China. began to interest herself more particularly in the matter of Newchwang, pressing for the restoration of the Customs to the But, as is well Chinese Government.

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On the 18th March, at Seoul, Corea, ALFRID BUET STEIPLIND, sgod 63 years

On the 19th March, at the General Hospital, Shanghai, Jons SrowDEN, pilot, aged 71 years.

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known, nothing happened beyond the inter change of despatches, and affairs dragged wearily on, with more negotiations be-

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Russia and Chine, and more Russian assurances to the Powers, Theo, in May last, while Lord LANSDOWNE was trying to exert

energetic pressure upon Russin to evacuate, and was receiving the usual assurances, Mr. MAO CORMICK, the United States Ambassador at S. Petersburg, confronted Count LAMSDORIF with Note asking him whether certain further demands alleged to have been made by Russia upen China had in fact been made. The account of the interview, given by Mr. MACCORмiex to Sir C.-Scort states

It is announced in the London Gazette that H.M. the King has made the following appoint ments-Walter Beaupré Townley, Esq., to be Secretary to his Majesty's Imbassy at Cou- atantinople; and the Hon. Lancelot Donglas Carnegie, M.V.O., to be Secretary to the Lega- tion in Peking.

The arrival of the Nicomedia bere ou Monday

the extension of the Hamberg-America Line's appears to have inspired some wrong ideas as to The fact is that the Portland and business Asistic Steamship Co. has chartered the steamships Arabia, Aragonia, Nicomedia, and Numantia,

M. Pelletan, French Minister of Marine, issued an order last month to hurry on the preparations for the departure of the cruiser D'Assas and thedestroyers Javeline and Pistolet for the Far East. Only such equipment as is absolutely necessary was to be completed. The Javeline and the Pistolet wers to be ready to sail on the 24th ult.

Mr. G. A Woodcock, the Secretary of the Sanitary Board, sends us a copy of a pamphlet

It was reported in certain quarters in Francs last month that th stacks of coal both at bome and at the naval bas abroad are insufficient Particularly is this the case at Cochin China, where, according to all accounts, there is source ly sufficient coal for the immediate require ments of the Fleet. Arrangements, it was stated, were being made by the French Ministry of Marine to secure the necessary vessels to transport 6,000 tons of coal to Saigon. On the other hand, M. Camille Pelletan has written to M. Délonelo stating that France's provisions of coal in the Far East are ample to apply the squadron, even if communication with the Mother Country should be interrupted.

Mears. Powley, Thomas, and Co., of Cardiff, having written to Lord Lansdowne asking advice as to whether, in view of the hostilities between Japan and Russis, coal was contraband, of war, received on the 18th alt, the following reply from the Foreign Oos-I am to state generally that coal is an article ancipitis tuus,

TREACHERY OF A RUSSIAN OFFICER.

LONDON, 21st March A Russian officer attached to the General staff has been convicted at 8. Petersburg of selling secret plans for the organisation of the field army to Japan. The officer has been

executed,

THE NEAR EAST-BULGARIANS

ACTIVE.

LONDON, 21st March. Fire hundred Bulgarias divided into ten bands have crossed the frontier and are proceed ing towards Strumnitza and Menastir, which are two intended centres of revolt.

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NORTHERN TELEGRAMU.

Either on the 16th or on the 17th inst. the Russian destroyer Skery was blown up while entering Port Arthur barbour. It is varionaly' stated that she touched an uptnoyed, mina, sud g a misplaced forpedo. Anyhow she was a total loss and only four of her crew were saved. She: is a similar bost to the Steregudscht, which p proviously lost-a 350-ton beat, 3,300 1** doing 20 koots and carrying one 1-pr. three 3-pr. gans, with two tarpodo-tubes.

The NC Daily News 1ckyo correspondent" telegraphed on the 18th inst.-Confidential pourparters have been taking place between the Ministers, the Elder Statesmen, and the Party leaders in the Diet, resulting in a satisfactory understanding as to the financial programme of the war, d

General Kuropatkin is to arrivent Moukden" on the 26th last, and at Liaoyang on the 28th.

With regard to the treatment of Japaness in Port Arthur, a correspondent there, writing to a friend in Shanghai on the 9th inst, saya-- "The feeling against the Japanese here is frantically intense, and it would have been well for them could they have all got sway before hostilities sommenced. They are all considered as spies and are maltreated on the slightest protect. As an illustration of this I will men- tion that companies of soldiery have been told off and instructed to seize every Chinaman they could lay their hands on and twist his queue to And out if it were real or if its owner were a Japanese spy in disguise. A dozen of the latter have been discovered and shot on the spot, their bodies being left to rot where they fell

PORT ARTHUR,

According to the officers on the Norwegian steamers lately arrived at Shanghai from Port Arthur, all the Russian men-of-war that were slightly damaged are patched up, nad the Pallada has been repaired in the only dock. The Tharevitch and Retvizan, however, are too large for this dock, and it is now proposed to get them into the East Basin, fill up the en trance to the basin, and pamp it out; a large order," bat pumps for the purpose have bron brought from Harbin and Vladivonének. The only fear is that the sides of the basin, on which an enormous quantity of coal is stored, may slip in when the water is pumped out. There is likely to be a good deal of leakage too, as there is already in the dock.

It has already been reported that one of the Japanese stone-hulks was sank on the left side of the entrance to the harbour, close to where the Retizan lay beached. The Russians have now sunk two Chinese Eastern Railway steamers, the Hailarand Harbin, in a line north- eastward from the Japanese stazers in order ja narrow the mouth of the harbour. Another steamer was to be sunk on the other side of the entrance, so that only a very narrow channel would be left, which is to be so protected with mines, and possibly a boem, that there may be no more fear of Japaness torpedo-bosts getting into the harbour again at night. Generally it is stated that there is plenty of food and ammunition in Port Arthur, and no apparent apprehension there that it will have to be evacuated.

NEWCHWANG,

The Peking correspondent of the Mercury under date 5th March, gives the following na from a reliable source:-Nawchwang is quiet. Eight war correspondents are now at that place, with to possible way of learing except by going to Tientsin. The foreigners are coming in from the interior; most of them have Blready arrived at Newchwang, and the remainder will be in she tly. An European war correspondent just arrived from 8. Petersburg reports seeing numerous trains

LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C. that "Count LAMEDORFF looked at the dealing with the precautions, that should be not per se contraband of war, but if dostinci rogard to the Transvaal Chinese Ordinance, bringing troops as far as Harbin, bat

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Note, and at once in the most positive man- ner assured Mr. MacCORMICK that no such demands had been made by the RusSED Government, and he expressed surprise that it should have been credited in any quarter that the Russian Government had presented any demands of the kind," ate. The game went on until, on the 25th Novem-

LONDON, 21st March." Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, in moving the vole of censure against the Government in taken against plagae, malaris, and cholera.for warlike as opposed to industrial use it may said that the British wormen in the Transyaal become contraband. Whether in any particular This pamphlet has been printed by the Govern-

case coal is or is not contraband of war is a would be snuffed out by the biggest scheme of ment, so that the public may have the precaut

matter prima facie for the determination of the buruan damping since the "middle passage tions in a handy form; it may be bought a-

Prize Courts of the captors rationality, and so was abolished., The scheme in many respects Messrs. Kelly and Walsh's or at Messrs.

conflict with well-established principles and anded the deliberately expressed views of the Browar & Co.'s, for 15 cents, which is slightly long as such dection when given does not was indistinguishable from slavery. He dem

rules of international law, His Majesty's less than cost price.

"White

Government will not be prepared to take Transvaalors. Mr. Lyttelton in reply said that the Government would not have assisted the exoption thereto.

none between Newchwang and Harbin, and very few trains are now running between the latter point and Port Arthur. It is evident that the Russians are using their trains to transport troops from Bassis to points north, and mobilising af these points with the view of moving down towards Newchwaur later. If, within the next ten days, the Japanese made an obstinate move und attack, they should be able to cut off Newchwang, and without a doubt

. On the 14th ult, a pro-Japanese demonstra/Ordinance unless a preponderating majority of become wasters of that section of the country.

the Russians should es all hopes of holding

It world then be only a matter of days before

AMONG the subjects dealt with in the report published last week of the local breach of the China Association was that of the continued occupation of Newchwang by the Russian, and their interference with

Messrs. Kodak, Limited, held in February an exhibition of photographs of Japan at their the trade of that treaty port, which, as Mr. WILCOX aid at the meeting on the ber last, Lord LANSDOWNE asked the Rus- Gallery, 40, Strand, London. These photo. 17th instant, has led to the interchange of sian Ambassador whether a date could not graphs are all enlargements of Kodak negatives

In reply Count on their brouido paper, the varieties need being tion is reported to have taken place in one of Transvaalers had been in favour of it; he cited the restaurants in the Friedrichstrasse, Berlin, the growing distress in the Transvaal, and said much correspondence and excited a great be fixed for evacuation. deal of just indignation on the part of those BENCK ENDORrg "dwelt upon the danger of the "Platiomitte," "Royal,” and engaged in trade with Newchwang. By the giving these pledges in circumstances which, Royal" bromide. The photographs represent About ten o'clock some Japanese, mostly medical that the ory of slavery was ridiculous. The

all phases of Japanese life, street-scenes in students, entered the place, when a Germen contract would be girelated in the Chinese erpect, however, to come down from the north French mail on Tuesday we received from as experience had shown, rendered it at Yokohama, Nikko, etc., and also some splendid heartily given by all prest. A. Hnugarian language in each village a month before the White Paper always easy to fulfil them." Lord LANS-landscape scenes. They are all beautifully clear, band being in the hall, there was a call for the recruiter arrived, and the workers would receive (China No. 2), containing correspondence now recognised Russia's special position, especially those enlarged from tiny circular Japanese National Ilym, but the Bandmaster, from twelve to fifteen times the wages they film negatives of the earliest roll-ilm Kodaks, being unacquainted with this composition, could would get in China. He denied that Chinamen respecting the Russian occupation of Man- but urged adherence to promises of evacua-

only give some selections from The Geisha and

were immoral, churia and Neschwang and comprising 163 tion, especially of Newchwang. On the 8th contributed by Mrs. Lasenby Liberty.

The Mikado (!), apparently to the satisfaction despatches, ranging in duts from July, 1900 January of the present year Conat BENCKEN- to January, 1904. Not all of the despatches DORFF communicated a memorandum, con-

of the audience. One of the Japanese students are new, those previously published being taining a formal declaration that Bassia bandits of that province are beginning once more

London th Government

apparently induded in order to furnish a complete narrative of the negotiations. The story is a most striking one of the pro- crastination and intrigue with China on the part of Russia, and of the diplomatic pressure by Great Britain, the United States, and Japan to secure evacuation and

interfere

would not

with the enjoy ment of treaty rights by the Powers in Manchuria, and concluding thus:

Russia considers it indispensable, inde- pendently of the conditions which will in the future definitely determine the char- "actor of her relations with Manchuria, to "declare from this day forth that she has

Recent dispatches from Kwangsi, says the N.C. Daily News, report that unicontents and

called for three cheers for Japan, which were

THEATRE ROYAL,

THE ARTISTO STRING CONCERT. The much talked-of artistio concert took

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in each overwhelming fons as to enable them

either Port Arthur or Nerohwang. The latter.

to retake all lost ground.

THE C.P.E. AND THE WAR, The msungement of the Canadian-Pacifio Railway Empress Line, acting under the instructions of the Government, refuses to transport foodstaffs to Japan, na they are held Lo be contraband of war

THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY

On the 15th alt: Mr. Galloway Weir, MT., asked the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, having regard to the fact that the preliminary agreement for the construction of the Canton- Kowloon Railway was signed on March 28, 1898, and that the constraction of the line was Contingent on arrogements being made for fin- among the Shanghai-Nasking Railway, whether

then mounted a chair and delivered a little speech in broken German, in which he intimated

Tho rackets tournament of the H.K.C.C to start upon their guerila warfare against the that he and his colleagues were convinced that Government and Viceroy Tsto (Sham) is making the sympathy of Berliners, from whom they bad has ended in a striking triumph elaborato preparations to put a stop to it. To do learned so much, was on their side, sad this the brothers Hancock The Championship fact nude them happy. There was more cheer this H.E has been again drawing opon olbering and more rising of glasses before the

and the Singles Handicap were both wen by H. Hancock, and the Doubles Handicap by provinces for reinforcements, no less than 6,000 Japanese were allowed to sit down,

H. and R. Hancock. men being asked for from the Governor of Shensi alone. It is also stated in reliable quar- ters in Cantor that the Viceroy intoads to make a garaful selection out of all the troops he has to prevent any compact between Eussiano intention whatever of placing any drawn from the various provinces, as well as phos in the Theatre Royal, City Hall, last and China prejudicial either to the integrity obstacle in the way of the continued from the regiments he has himself raised and or night, before a fairly large and appreciative

audience. The performers, members of the the following report ---

On the 25rd at 11.25 am The barometer be would stato the amount required for the con- of China or to the commercial rights of the enjoyment by foreign Powers of the rights ganised in Evangtang provinces, and with these Band of 8.31.8. Furst Bismarck, ander the

and Chinese Corporation expsoted to be in a of airs, at all Chinese stations.NAMEN Powers. There is a great deal of interest: "acquired by them in virtue of the Trea-picked battalions form the nucleus of a proposed conductorship of Horr Stolle,Bandmaster, as risen in Japan and the Philippines and fallonstruction of the latter line, and when the British

Pressure is highest in GW. Japan and an area ing matter in the White Paper, which would ties non in force." On this the Marquis army of 40,000 reliable soldiers who are to be played a very good selection be well worth quotation if we could devote of LANSDOWNE sent to Sir CHARLES SCOTT antirely armed and provided with the best rifles operatic and otherwise, showing considerable

is not often exhibited in Hongkong. modern style. These troops are to be held roady. It was somewhat unfortunate that the the space to it. However, we cannot do so, the following despatch, the last in the White Procurable and drilled and organised after the training, and a knowledge of techingue which and we must content ourselves with drawing Paper before us:-"The Russian Ambas for transport to the North, with Viceroy Shum attardante appeared to be quite ignorant of their daties; while we were surprised, con- attention to a few points. The first document "sador asked me for an interview today, himself at their hand, whenever circumstanceering the prices of mirison charged, to is noteworthy-a communicated despatch of and made to me a statement in the terms of war require their presence outside Shanhai- July, 1900, from Count Lamsdorff, to the" of the memorandum of which a copy is ka.

find programmed wero only obtainable on pay.

nent for sama!

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued

Chica

Earl Peroy replied I understand that it is Gradients are slight on the China coast and estimated that the cost of the Shanghai-Nanking Railway, including the land required, will be of low pressure would appent to lie over N. position to proceed with the work of construction-

Moderate NE. winds will prevail in the For £3,250,000. I regret that I am not at present ever the Chins Son woss Channel and moderate E. to NE, winds in in a position to answer the second part of the

Torsomas :-Moderate E. winds; overcast, fair. Į hon. member's question, the north part of the Chins Bes