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should have power to visit the mines and Liont, J. R. Clarke, 2nd Battalion Norfolk The loss of the Liverpool and London and TELEGRAMS. places of accommodation for the immigrants, Regiment, till recently doing daty at the depot, Globe Insurance ompany (represented in Wa. Meyerink and to make representations to the authori.bas book specially appointed to the Chinese Hongkong by Messrs. A. S. WATSON & CO., ties concerning them; that no corporal Regiment, and joins at Weihaimei this month. & Co. hy the great fire at Baltimore, U.S.A

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last month, was estimated at £200,000, exclusive punishment of the immigrants should be

Some explanation is to be found in the recent Į of amounts reutually recoverable from allowed; that the "importer" of the immig mail papers of the occurrensa mentioned by our reinsurers. On receiving cable advices, the rants should be a bona-fide employer of labour, Bingapore correipsadent lately whoa hs report Directors cabled the New York Office to draw and that transfer of an immigrant shoulded the sighting by a vessel jussing Palo Way for this loss if desirable at eight, and authori- at night of three warships using their search- | sing a gift of $10,000 gold (£2,000) for the relief only be allowed with his consent and his

lights. The Dutch Government has despatch of safferors. The company's assets, according Consul's approval; that repatriation should

od three armed cruisura to guard. Sabang Bay, to the last balance sheet, amounted to nearly take place to the port of embarkation, not

Pulo Way, of Sumatra. Although inter- £11,000,000; the yearly income was shown to merely to country of origin, as provided in national law admits the theory that worshipa | be £2,731,307, sud total claims paid £41,331,183. the Ordinance; and the immigration should may obtain sufficient coal at a neutral port to be made only in British or Chinese ships snable them to reach the nearest home port.

M. Camille Pollatan, French Minister of

CLARETS. and under British Board of Trade rog in Holland is evidently resolved to avoid complica Marine, has received the following telegram

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tions for immigrant ships. The Chinese Minister concludes his letter thus:-"The "adoption of these suggestions by the "authorities of the Transvaal would much "contribute to render the Ordinance more

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from Vice Admiral Avellan, Russian Minister

"DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.

(FROM OUR OWN COBBESPONDENTA.}

THE WAR

PORT ARTHUR-BOMBARD-

MENT ON TUESDAY.

LONDON, 23rd Mar., 11.5 aan. Viceroy Alexieff telegraphs to S.

of Marine, last month:"S. Petersburg, Feb. Petersburg stating that six Japanese 1Deeply affected by tho pewe of the fraternal reception, the touching ene, and the battleships, twelve cruisers, and eight poble and chivalrous conduct of the whole crow

for the space of two hours on Tuesday,

morning, the 22nd instant.

of the Frosch cruiser Passal towards the torpedo-boats bombarded Port Arthur

ill-fated ships of the Imperial feel, the Fargo and the Korectz, sunk in the Earbour of Chemalpo on February 9, I beg yan to be so good as to neopt and transmit to the glorious navy of Francs our warm feelings of gratitude and admiration.Th. Avellan, Vice Admiral

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WAR NOTES.

NORTHERN ITEMS

L'Echo de Chine of the 17th inst. is advised from Port Arthur that "the Retvizan and Pol lada have completed their repairs. The feare vitch will be ready in afew days. Everything is quiet in town. There is no deficiency in the supply of provisions and food.”

It is stated that 250 inínes were sent from Harbin to Newkiafeng on the 11th inst, They are intended for the Liao River, and will be laid s soon as the ice molts. The Russians trought twenty native boats to carry stones and mad to block the Liao River. The U.S. and British Consuls at Newchwong reported the matter to

Poking to their respective Ministers, who sent

a strong representation to the Russian Legation,

and the scheme was eventually abandoned.

THE HARDINESS OF JAPANESE TROOTS.

There is much speculation as to how the Japanese troops will stand the almost Ara:lo weather in the field of operations. So far sa the miler element are concerned the following

comment by an American officer who saw the Jupacese at work at Weilaniwei during the Japan-China Wor will show that for enduranco in cold weather the Japanese disposes of the story of Port Arthur's capture. They can live on vold uncooked food without [It will be noted that this telegram absolutely will compare favourably with the Russians.

on the 19th inst.; and also that it abows khat the Japanese battleship squadron is intact ED. D.P]

We take from the Nard and Military Record the following figures of the coaling of warships iu Hongkong Harbour last January-

Amount Avorige Greatest quantity | REVOLT IN THE CAME Ship. received. per hour. rozd, in one hour.

Толы. Tons, Leviathan 2,200 Amphitrite 1,00 Vengeance. 15 Allion...... 1540

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314.2 227.5 214.28

450

3130

300

205.3

280

Der 1,950 203.16 Centurion. 730. 104,2 ........ 100

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The Saturday Review writes:-The reper! quoted from an English paper that Weihaiwel bad been used by the Japanese as a auval base "acceptable to the Imperial Government for their attacks on Port Artur has spread and Russian officers and sailors belonging to the is believed all over Russia, caused questions in of China, and to the gaining of the con- the House, induced Lord Lansdowne to cable "fidence of intending emigrants; more out to Wellsive for information, and may "especially in provinces whose inhabi- continue for an indefinito time to aggravate "tants have not hitherto been in the Rassinn feeling. Compare the net with the habit of emigrating to foreign coun.agent. The whole origin was a small paragraph

scribbled off under the pressure of the need of "tries." It is hard to dispute the

something to say in a column of unval notes by reasounbleness of the Chinese Minister's journalist, wholly without any special in suggestions. The third, it should be noted, formation not supplied by his active brain, in that with regard to the transfer of labour-ihe offles of as arouing paper of which it was ers, is stated by CHANG T-jea to be recently suid-in illustration of its responsible $9.00 “necessary in order to prevent the immi- continuity that the staff was challenged to a cricket match by a twenty-two of its ex-editors. grant from being made a mere chattel or It is easy to wit the Russians with inability to It remains to be separate important and unimportant papers. 11.00 article of commerce."

seen what attitude the Transvaal will take Could we gauge all Russsian papers ? 14.50 | up toward China's proposala. The owners will be wise in accepting them, we think, if 95.00 the introduction of Chinese labour is to become an accomplished fact. They will in 26.00 acceding to China's requests do much to weaken the cry of the Opposition in the British House of Commons and in some of the constituencies about slavery. On the other hand, if they hold out for the most barrassing restrictions on the immigrants, not only do they imperil the chance of the Chinese Government's approval, but they give point to outbursts like Sir WILLIAM A. S. WATSON & CO. HARCOUar's remarks about "the greatest scheme of human dumping since the Middle LIMITED.

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THE Bill providing for the introduction of Chinese labour into the Transvaal has

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FOOTBALL.

H.K.R.F.C. V. THE NAVY.

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LONDON, Mar. 24, 10.50 a.m.

consequent illness, they do not apparently suffer from either beat or cold.. They tro brave to mashuses, and they have no serves ; they can sleep anywhere at any time.

I inspected their torpedo-bost flotilla at the time of their capture of Weihaiwel. The weather was Aratio; it snowed three-quarters of the time, and it was blowing a gale, always with a heavy sea running. Half the time the

BRITISH TERRITORY ATTACKED. ozov did, not turu in at all, but they were in the habit, as the blockade duty permitted, of boisting the sleep signal' on which every division could be spared, when it would ran into a small cove, drop anchor, and all hande

so these men scrubbing hammocks in sDOW, would turn in, be it day or night. I used to

clad in woollen sailor suits, without evercoats, and with straw sandals on their bare feat, while

A revolt has broken out in the Came roons, a German colony in West Africa.

1t is reported that the rebels have crossed the border line aad attucked Brit ish ter-I was literally perishing with triple under-

ritory.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

THE WAR-FORT ARTHUR.

The Japan Times says:—A murdører and The Rear-Admiral signalled bis oppreciation robber, named Yonaichi Endo, aged 33, was of the results attained by the Leviathan, and executed lately at the Ichigaya prison. He congratulated the officers sad men on their good would have passed away unnoticed had it not work. happened that his loyal heart awoke at the last moment to the grave situation of his country. On the day of the execution, Mr. Fujisawa, ebiaf gaoler, told the convict that as it was the hat day of his life, and as there still romsitied two yen odd of the money given him by his rules, at Happy Valley yesterday afternoon. The above match was played, under Rugby relatives, he had better purchase some delicacies and give himself a treat for the last time. The Sandford, captain of the Hongkong team, kicked

off, and a pretty bit of combination. he had learned from now prisoners that Japan for some time. A naval man getting away. convict, quite noexpectedly, said in reply that witnessed. Play continued in the Navy half

was fighting with Russia. His only regret was

was tackled by Arthur. Jordan successfully. checked another opponent, the ball being passed to Pearce, who kicked it well into touch. The Navy now gained some distance, bringing the ball along with their feet, Royle eventually running ahead with it. Royle was tackled by Black when the sailors were well up the field. 22nd inst. The Navy again go away, Arthur, however, forcing them to send the ball into touch when a yard from the Club line. Dizon made a good ran, not being met for some distance. Athur was tackled, getting a torn jersey. His withdrawal from the field to change suspended play. Gordon,

that he could not help the country in the war in the manner he would have adopted if he were out of prison, and the only service he could reader would be to contribute to the war fund the paltry sua remaining to his credit. He asked the chief gaoler to carry out his wishes, which the latter promised to do. The convict also offered his body for dissection to the medical college of the Imperial University, a then accended the scaffold with heroic equanimity and self-composure.

The immediate cause of the failure of Mesta.

clothes, two ulsters, and Arotic overshoes, ' . These men had been doing this kind of duty for months, and had been attasked to their boats for nearly two years" We baliave that a very large proportion of the soldiers will prove equal to the sailers in this respect. As many of our renders are doubtless aware, snow falls in abundance every winter in the North of Japan, but it may not be so well known that it has for years been part of the training of the troops stationed in the North of Japan to un-

LONDON, 22nd March. Renter's Agency at S. Petersburg wires that it is unofficially stated that the Japanese re-dertake route marches through the snow. Only opened the bombardment of Fort Arthur on the

RUSSIA MAINTAINING DISCIPLINE.

LONDON, 2nd March. General Kuropatkin has left Irkatak, where

few years ago upwards of 200 soldiers lost

their way in an exceptionally avere snowstorm and portshed. The commercement of hostili- tim, however, is well-timed, and the movements of the troops are not likely to be hampered much longer by difficulties of this character.

· STATISTICAL ERROES.

was Private Secretary to Sir Henry Blake, is William Watson & Co., the well-known army of the Navy, got away next, passing to another 11 soldiers have recently been shot for pillaging London" papers points out certain statistical

The Earl of Donoughmore, who at one time

one of the civil members of the nez Army Council.

A notice appears in the Shanghai Timer to the effect that on the 12th March the paper became the property of Mr. Frank J. Maitland, and from that date Spert and Gossip was incorporated as the Sunday issue of the Shanghai Times.

▲ commentator on the war in one of the

erraza in what is generally written about the

THE MEDITERRANEAN SQUADRON tonnage of the opposing fleste, aud Japanese

transport facili lies. The Japanese, says this writer, have increased both experts and imports LONDON, 2nd March.

sixfold since the day, thirty years ago, when The Russian cruiser Aurora and three des- they became our naval papils. This was troyers have arrived at Bizerta.

gents and bankers of London and Bombay, was player. Pearse, running at full speed, picked and rape, the refusal of the Yokohama Specia Bank to up wouderfully. At half-time the score was sil. discount any more of their bills. The Official After the re-start Pearce got away, and passed Receiver at the first meeting of creditors hold in to Black, the latter being collared. Hallifax London last month explained that those were broke away, and when tackled pussed to Pearce, imple secommodation bills, the discounting of who sent the bull on to Jordan, the latter being which had kept the firm going. Probably the tumbled. Dumbell next had a bit of a rao, var was the immediate cause of the refusal of finally being shoved into touch. At last Pearce the back to give further fanncial assistance, dropped a good goal with a long shot from but it seemed deplorable to him that bankers some five yards outside the 25. This "bucked"" who were entrusted with the money of their the Navy up, and they swept the Club determined rush. Royle clients, should be living from day to day on before them in a money raised on accommodation bills. It passed to Blackwood, who outpaced his

A London telegram of the 7th inst. to the Times of Ceylon says:-The Cingalee, or Sunny Ceylon, is the final title selected for the Ceylon play at Daly's Theatre. The eponing perfor-wan mance was an enormous succass, Her Majesty Queen Alexandra being present.

JAPANESE IN COREA,

LONDON, 22nd March.

An official Russian despatch, confrming that

and Pingyang, mys that an increased movement of troops between these places is noticeable.

tho

satisfactory, since navies are founded on commerce, and with

Commerce the

An shipping inercanada well, giving allofent means of military transport by sen | The mistake of the critics is that they oxaggerate the increase since the Chins-Japan War, owing to very natural mistake. In

register tons, whereas now the figures are given in gross tons. In addition, of late years the native-rigged eraft of Japan have been included, whereas formerly they were excluded.

a matter for the strictest investigation adversaries and scored handsomely between the Japanese infantry and artillery occupied Anju! 1895 the merchant shipping owned was in net The total liabilities were roughly estimated posts. Cameron was tackled by Rayle, who, in at between £600,000 and £700,000, of which the turn, was collared by Black. Cameron again London liabilities were £175,723. The assets of secured possession but knocking the ball

deficiency of only £1,882, but he was afraid heeled out Cantrall got nicely away, eventually the London business were said to show a forward, a sorum ensued. When the ball was

that was purely imaginary; the liabilities passing to Blair who scored anothertry. It was would, no doubt, be largely increased. The not converted. No further points were made, the

now become law, the House of Lords having Committee, held on the 5th inst., M. Pelletan At the meating of the French Budget

rojected a motion to defer the introduction related the criticisms which were cast on him. of Chinese until the Transvaal is granted He annoniced that he would reinfores the mov- representative government, and the Govern-able defence of Saigon and world send there assets in India and South Africa were game ending in a win for the Navy by six points! ment laying escaped a vote of censure in two submarine-beats and four

destroyers,

and torpedo-boat considerable,

THE VOTE OF CENSURE.

LONDON, 22nd Marok. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman's vote of

TRANSVAAL CHINESE LABOUR.

LONDON, 22nd March,

be bod taken steps (two tries to Hongkong's four (one dropped censure was rejected by 299 to 242 to protect them. Mr. G. E.

Chap goal). man, formerly Accountant-General for the The teams were :-H.K.F.C.-Arthur, full News at the beginning of March from the Government of India, said that, the debtors, in hock; Disou, Pearce, Cameron, and Black, Tibet Mission states that Lieut. Trias, who dealing with money drawn by them from the three-quarters; Jordan and Milman, halvos; was deputed to ranko a journey stű Khambu Treasury of India, for officers on furlough, had Sandford (Capt), Hallifäx, Regers Boyd,

The House of Lords has rejected a motion to Valley, has returned, and reports that the scmmitted a serious breach of trust, and he was Dumbell. Strovie, Rowley, and Chard, forwards, defer the introduction of Chinese until repre- villages along that route are decimated by of opinion that it was a case for a criminal The Navy. Cantrali, full-back; Dlair, Long sentative Government is granted to the Trans-

court. The debtors consented to an adju more. King, and Royle,

three-quarters Faal. small-pox. A large number of them were deserted. The hillside is dotted with grazing dication of bankruptor, and a trustee was

Willis, Reeves, Littledale, Bissett, Davies, al Faks. The path is good all through the Gochak Ppointed with a committes of inspsotion.

Formby, forwards. By kind permissing of Lt-Col Fremonger and It

a very evex gaine. Dambell, in officers, the Band of the 99nd Burma Infantry his wasp-coloured jersey, was everywhere,

Jordan, Royle, Black,

Pass, 15,600 ft., and offers no difficulties. Game

is plentiful. The inhabitants were friendly and helped Lient. Twiss. There is a large uam- ber of hot springs near the top of the valley,

Child and Blackwood, halves; Gordon, Rice.

NAVAL NOTES.

Another statistical error frequently made is the comparison of the size of Japanese and Russian ships. In the accounts of the oritios the writers omit to mention that their figures are long tons (ons ton equals 2,240lb.) in the case of the Japanere, and metric tons (2.204lb.) in the ease of the Russians,

Thus the Tharavitol appears in the Naval Annual as 13,100 tons, but in British or Japanese masure- ment she would be 12,912 tons.

THE “TENISET”. DISASTER. We have heard very little about the sinking of the torpedo transport Yenisei at Fort Arthur last month. A graphic account is supplied by the statements of a survivor. The narrator, who was one of the crew, says "The torpedo transport Yenisei, while laying mines, was driven on to a mine by the wind and

the Commons by 299 votes to 242. It may be taken, therefore, that there is no further obstacle, as far as Britain ia concerned, in the way of Chinese immigration to the Rand. There is, of course, still the Chinese Government to be satisfied. At first it was stated that Peking was entirely against the schems. It appears now, however, that this is not the case. The Chinese authorities are not opposed in toto to the proposed in migration of their countrymen into South

H.M. civer-gunkat Sandpiperactived frote a Africa but they require to be assured on

will play the following programme of music as being exceptionally heavy--over 14 stone-for cruise yesterday. The U.8. erniser New Orleans Current, The mine exploded, teuting a large certain points.

What these are may be

the King Edward Hotel during dinzer to-night wheeling the rums

is now on her way from Hongkong to join hole in the ship's bows. The captain, seeing The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce have March... "Defiance". (weather permitting):-- gathered from a Parliamentary paper

and Pearce were greatly in sidence, and the U.8. Asistio squadron. The U.8.8 flagshin that his ship must sink, ordered the crew to Onl-Humo Gordon did steady work for the Navy, forwarded to Lord Avebury, for presentation to idyll."Hiawatha'

Kentucky is at the Kowloon Docks it would save themselves. The boats were lowered, and published in Loudon last month, containing the Hours of Lorde, a memorial on the subject Selection. The Rose of Persia Sullivan - Moret

be interesting to know when that now foating the crew then entreated the cuplain to love the among other documents the reply of CHANG of the metric system of weights and measures.

Song... "The Honeysuckle and the Beo..." Porn

dock for Manila will be ready, HN,S. Glory ship and save himself with them. This be Selection... "Songs without words" Mendelssohn Ta-jen, Chinese Minister in London, after The memorial recites the stops which have Waltz... "Whisper and I shall hear” Clothilde

and the German gruboat Moere are still in the positively refused to do. All this time it was apparent that everyone would be lost if the ship receipt of a draft of the Labour Ordinance boon taken in recent years to have the system Tarentelle... "The Original Napolitaine" Jullien

hands of the Dock Company. "God Save the Klag." sout to him, with an enquiry whether the adopted in this country by Chambers of

were not immediately abandoned. As the last Ordinance was one apon which regulations Commerce and other kindred associations, and

man to be cared a sentry who was guarding acceptable to Chinn could be famed points out that in most of the countries of

the ship's safe sprang from his post into the sex, the captain was still on deck, and he wen Europe and South America the metric · system

down with his ship. His last words were; Cragg, after the caustic remark that, if a

obtains, Reasons are given against farther de-

“Good-bye, my lads, save yourselves, and don't similar course had been taken by some of the laying the compulsory adoption of the system

trouble about me. A boat rescued the sentry, self-governing Colonies which have passed by this country, one of those being the great

but the captain disappeared with the doomed laws offensive to the Chiness Government, ecotomy of time and money in respect of clerical much acrimonious correspondence might the large number of acomalies, customary or services which would be effected by skolishing

have been avoided, wrote to the effect local but illegal weights and measaros stilĮ that he found nothing in the draft Ordinance largely used in various parts of the conatry. likely to conflict with anything he In conclusion, the memorial prays that the would have to propose when negotiating House of Lords will do their utmost to pass the with regard to the protection of Chinese Bill providing for the compulsory adoption of immigrants under Article V. of the Treaty the system within a reasonable time, a recom

mended by the Select Committee of the House

of Peking. He suggested, however, that of Commons which reported on the subject in the Chinese Consul or Consular agent 1895.

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PRETERSRAK

A SAILING-SHIP AT HONGKONG.

One could almost count the sailing-ships that visit Hongkong during the year on the fingers, the more up-to-date steamers having almost The Indo-Chins 8.9. Kwongaung anived from wiped the pioneer type of craft off the trade in Shanghai, viá Swatow, yesterday, and included these parts. Indeed, almost the only "wind.in her cargo were 4 cases of safety cartridges jammers," to use a nautical expression, that for the Naval Yard

come this way at all are occasional freighters from New York, with kerosene for the Standard

WEATHER REPORT.

commander, three officers, and 92 men lost their lives in this terrible disaster.

Oil Company, or an odd lumber ressol from elsewhere. The Vale of Doosa small The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued pesgal. Admiral Alexioff reported that the three-masted barque, flying the Sarawak Rag, the following report arrived from Rajang yesterday with 1,000 tons -On the 24th at 119 am. The faremeter bas of timber, consigned to Messrs. Sandor,, Wieler risen in N. Chin and fallen at all other & Co. She was 35 days on the passage, statinas, particularly at those in SW Japan,

The Journale d'Agriculture Tropicale" socks The depression referred to yesterday has to answer the question, why consnut oil is not experiencing strong NN.Ehead winds-

moved in a SE. direction and is new approach-exported from the Philippines instead of copre gales from Latitude 17 to Latitude 21. Mr. ing the coast of Kinsia,

the raw material of the articolo: Custom and Gradients are very slight on the China coast the interest of traders go against the export of Wesemeier is captain of the craft, while her and over the China Sea. Light variable winds off, but the main hindrances arise from the owners are Messrs. Pasedag & Co., of Amoy and foggy weather will prevail in the Formoes heavy expenses attending the starting of ol It would be interesting, by the way to know Channel, and light E, winds in the north part of mills, and the cost of transport in roadles dis- how many deep-water craft fy: Bajah Brooke's the China Boa.

tricts. In other words, it is cheaper to ssport copre than oil.

ForecastLight E. winds; oreret, misty,

fing