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ROBINSON

PIANO COLD.

THE JAPANESE AND RUSSIAN FORCES.

A correspondent sites as follows to the N.-C. Daily News, under dato Tokyo, 20th

March:-

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 9TH, 1904.

go up, very much after the manner of puttees to the knee. The gaiters are worn outside the thick woollon trousers for additional warmth. The socks are, in accordance with time-honoured castom, digitated, and pertait a theng to bo

ances remain aachanged and without any lovel business.

FIRE INSURANCES-Hongkongs have raled steady with small sales at $285 closing with bayers, and Chinas at $83 also closing firm.

SHIPPING-Hongkong, Canton and Magaos have improved to 8271 sules, the demand at stock closea firm at the former rate with likely buyers. Indo-Chions have quite active and a very fair basine has on pat through at rutes betweak 801 and 800 for orch, and at Trather than equivalent it forward. Our latest from Shan i say that “quot". tions cannot be given with any reliability but their latest definito rate quoted is Tis, 69.. which at the high rate of exchange now reling New works out at about $95. China Manilas Jaro boon on offer during the week at $22, without

Owing to a very strict Press censorship as Passed between the big and second toes. By s261 reported in our last not being met. The

means of this thoug, invariably one of plaited well as to the fact that the war correspondentro-straw, a thick strow-sandal is fastened to in this city are greatly hampered by their com the fact; or else a sanded with a corrugated plete ignorance of the language, customs, and rabber sole, which gives an excellent foothold back-stairs management of Japan, there has been hitherto a lack of information concerning in climbing, especially in wet weather. the muorical strength and disposition of the sandals are extremely light, inexpensive. and At the may be changed in less than forty seconds, Russian forces on Manchurian soil.

Even Europeans, have found such footgear the beginning of hostilities the figures were ap proximately one hundred and fifty thousand, best possible in mountaineering. including all tranches of the service, By 26th February there were twenty thousand mor mostly in the vicinity of Harbin. At the time of writing, Lowever, the total Russian army in the Far East is about two hundred and ninety thousand, in round numbers. Two-thirds of vither between Meakden this force are and Daly, or concentrated around the former city, for it is felt, and with justice, that if Monkden falls into Japanese bands the Chinese will be greatly encouraged in their desire to make common cause with their plucky weigh bours. Even as matters now stand, popular opinion is, according to the latest news rancived from Tientsin, wholly in favour of a coalition with Japan; and this is also the great desire of that enargotic Viceroy, Yann.

Of the above total Russian forces. It is authoritatively stated that nearly fifty thousand,

A word in conclusion as to one of Count 1-3 and clors. ith sollers. Douglas have Katma's execliurt little economios. It will be found buyers at $31, $341 and $35 and close remembered that, last year, when the bubonic steady at the last eat. Star Ferries fold) have REFINELIES.-China Sugars have beon io plague made its appearance in one or two ofen placed at 831, and new shares at $184. the ports and sono inland towns, a premium strong demand both for cash and forward and was paid for rats by the authorities, these the almost complete abrace of sellers at the last quoted rate quickly sent the quotation to noxious rodents being bought up by tens of $117 after fair sales at $115 and $116 and at At time of closing thousands and ut- ̈propular prices." Every rat equivalent ratra forward.

offer at in doubtful was subjected to expert microscope examina-although no shares are

whother business to any oxtent could be done. tion, with the respit that by far the majority Luzons remain nachangal and without business, were pronounced barilli-free. And what did the Premier do but lave these rats skinned, their pelts carefully prepared-and tuned into

LANDS, HOTELS, AND BUILDINGS.---Hong- car-pretesters for the troops, in anticipationkong Lands continue quiet with probable. of the coming campaign Every Japanese sellers at $165 for oath. Hongkong Hotels soldier now has these indispensable adjuncts have been placed at $135 and at time of writing are obtainable at $131. A air business forward of his military toilet!

at equivaleate of $135 cash is reported. Humphreys have improved to $10.89 with bayers after sales at $10 and $104. Nothing else to ropart under this heading.

A feeling of perfect confidence prevails in the capital at the time of writing. Japan has

that she will drive the Russians back across the Amur.

($100 REDUCTION Cock cavalry-the ous brauch of the the command of the sea. find firmly believes

Rassiau service wherewith it would be folly for Japan to hope to competo successfully. For, as brare and as enthusiastic as are, the troops of

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RUSSIAN REFORM.

Prince Kropotkin contributes an interesting article to the Speaker on the war in the Far East. After passing in review the causes which led Russia,te occupy the Amur territory and to build the Siberian and Manchurian railways, Prince Kropotkin says :—

yet the seats of the Cossacks, whose home is, practically, the saddle. In the matter of OUR OWN MAKE allory, represented by a force of not less than twenty thousand Russians, the Japanese have very much less to fear. The now Shimose powder, adopted new throughont the Japanese army and navy, is an explosive of the most scientific type and of truly terrible power. It is

Looking now upon all these events, I can- only three year ago that this powder was adop ted, after a series of the most thorough alot but say that it was a misfortune for tho painstaking experiments. Dr. Shimose, the Russian nation that ne other civilisoi antion had taken possession of Northern Manchuria. The inventor, patriotically making a free-will offer. ing of his explosive to the Government. And whole history of that part of the world would it is directly attributable to this magnificent have taken another ineu if, let us say, the

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With regard to the infantry, say are hundred thousand strong, the weight and Jogged persistence of the Russian troops are more than counterbalanced by the enthusiasm and esprit de corps on the part of the Japanese In the first memorable brush of 26th February, [640 the Japanese carried an important though small Russing outpost at the point of the bayanet. CLARKE'S B 41 PILLS are It is true that the Russians were taken com. warranted to mure either sex, all acquired or pletely by surprise, the attack being made un constitutional Discharges from the Urinary hour before dawn; still it has not hitherto been Organs, Gravel, and Pains in the Back. Free credited that a hand-to-hand encounter could from Mercury, Established upwards of 30 years. Sold by all Chomists and Patent be productive of such a result. In the Yolu Medicine Vendors throughout the World. valley time and again have similar skirmishes J'voprietors THE LINCOLN AND MIDLAND been reported, and in no instance have the COUNTIES DEUG COMPANY, Lincoln, England Japanese had to fall book except when con-it

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As for the Japanese armies, the original programme placed no more than twenty-five thousand on Corean soil, this force being deemed sufficiently strong to prevent a Russian invasion of the peninsula, or, at least, any advance southward from the Yalu.

This

Army of Defence," as it was called, has since beau strengthened by an additional fifteen thousand. Holding as le tisse forces à comparatively narrow neck of land, the Japanese authorities are confident that no further reinforcements will be required in that vicinity

In case the troops on Manchurian soil are able to repulse the Russians effectively the north. towar Is

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is why, before the present war broke out, so many Russians adrecated that the Manchurian Railway, or, at least, its southern portion to

Port Arthur, should be sold to China-a solution which might have been possible then, but now that floods of bland are going to be shed there, would be impossible."

The writer combats the notion that the war with Japan will help internal reform in Kassia. Far from aiding the revolutionary movement,

will, he contends, retaid it.

"Great economical and political problems, he continues, such as the general impoverishment of the rural population of Central Bussia, the industrial labourers' question, and the neceEBity of a federal organisation for the Russian nation. have imporatively como to the front.

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time. the impossibility of further maintaining the absoluto rule has become avidunt, even to the rulers themselves. Even members of the Imperial family, evan M. Plehre has put tou Plehve, recognise that. years, the others five years, se the utmost time- limit for absolutism, War or 20 war, the absolute rule had to disappear. Under such circumstans, what can the war do but to impose now incredible sufferinge upon the Russian nation and to postpone the solation of the great problems just named, to put an end te the great and broad popular agitation, and to reduce the little agitation that will be possi ble in war time to minor issues?"

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