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ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT

CLUB.

TWELFTH CLUB RACK-COURSE NO. 19.. The 9th April opened with a dead calm unt glassy sea, and it seemed as if the championship yachts would have another unfinished race to rosail;but the wind gradually rose with the flood tide, and at the conclusion of the race it was blowing half a galo. -

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At gunfire the Diono and Elspeth got off with the lead, but Fernca gradually closed up. and these three kept together past the Trocas Rock and up to the Fairway Baoy. On the elom haul up to the Trocas Rock this second time Dione was still lending. Vernon, close to hor: Aileen caught up Elsp th, and those two rounded the buoy together. However, in

art

down running reaching Fairway Buoy, the Elspeth again went ahead. For the best horas Irione, Vernor, and Aileen stood in to the Hongkong shore, but Elspeth tacked straight across to Stonecutter's Island, where there was smoother water. Halfway across the harboar the Dione und Vernon, which were close together. separated, the Dione passing under the stern of a stemmer and standing over to the Yanmati shore, and Veram making another tack towards Hongkong. This gave Diane the race, us from this point he gained 7 or 8 minutes on fae Vernon by getting into a windward tide and

alend), Chanticleer, Alannah, Gloria (eloss together), Doreen, From this point the order remained the some throughout the race, Iris and Chanticleer working down tho Kowloon shore in the heat home from N. Fairway boy, and maintaining their lead from Alannah, who worked the Hongkong shot.

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The times at the finish were as follows:--

H. 3 34 50 1. Iria

3 38 15 3 40 12 B 41 12 #4 55

2. Chanticleer

3. Alannak

4. Gloria 5. Derrca, ...

Corrected times :-

1. Zris

2 Chanticleer

3. Pareca ... 4 Alannak

11. M. 9. 3 28 45 3 30

لله

3 8 40 3-40 12

The Gloria crossed the line before gunfire, and as she did not return to her recall signal was disqualified.

A KORE LIBEL SUIT.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 14TH, 1904.

THE JAPANESE AND THE

AMUR RIVER.

since its last six or seven hundred miles run due North, is for the grouter part of its length open at least a month before, and the Sunguri is open in April. Now, that month would be worth the utmost efforts that a nation could put forth, first, because it will be utilised by Russia to

will be precisely by way of the river that the bring up reinforcements, and secondly, that it

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There has been a great deal said about some mysterious scheme which the Japanoso ure keeping in reserve, à scheme calculated to usto nish the world, writes a Russian correspondent to the Standard. It will hardly astonish the Russians, at any rate, if the scheme bo what I have reason to suppose it is, for the Russians have long ngo been warned of the contingency. At the same time, Russia will be utterly un- preparol to meet it, nor will any possible |«fforts, energy, skill. or ribey now sufilco to muke hor remly. The weakest point in the Russian hold upon her possessions of which upproach within a short distans civil war again ravage) the land three yours hiter,

east of Lake Baikal ig her neglect of the opportunities afforded her by the magnifi out three thousand miles of navigablo wafers in the River Amur. In the Chinose, or Boxer, outbreak of a few years ago Russia had not a single gunboat or armed ship of any kiud what ever throughout these three thousand miles of water, the frontier, for the greater part of its length of her possessionis. During the An action for libel is being brought by Mr. troubles Russia made a fow hasty purchases H. E. Reynell, of Kobs, ngainst Mr. R. Young from local merchants of steamers used us Editor of the Koln Chronicle. The action aTGES

bugs to carry cargo in huge barges up and over the insertion of an advertisement signed down stream. On board of these, only ans of by a local barrister acting as attorney for Mr. which, I au: informed, has a steel deck, or is A. Kirby, who was plaintiff in a sait recently at all strong enough to carry artillery, Russia a few field-pieces, und erected gun brought against Mr. Reynell. The adversise placed mont warned the public that an order of attach shields from boiler plates. These are the "gun ment had been issued by the Kobo District bouts" which may be read about in travellers' Court which enabled the plaintiff to attach any tales describing journeys on the Amur Rivor- whether held on trust or otherwise. When the and the majority, I believe, by Mosers. Arm- advertisement ́ appeared a letter was written to strong, who will know everything about them Mr. Raynoll by Mr. G. C. Murray, acting It is beyond the limits of human possibility to accountant of the Hongkong and Shangha; furnish the Amur Rivor with gunboats now. Bank in Kobe, calling attention to thin and Russia will see reason to regret that she nouncement and asking Mr Reynell to oblige paid little attention the representations made by handing the keys of the godowns to by Naval officers who thirsted for the oppor- that the goods under lien totunity of utilising this magnificent river during the Bank might he immediately removed. Mr. the Chinese troubles. Murray, being now about to leare Kobe, was examined in the Kobo Court on the 5th inst on

if not the men, then at any rate the supplies will come by river, in order to relieve the strain on the single-line milway. There is one point whore Nature has placed it with the power of

roan to change hor landmarks. At a point near De Castries Bay, 150 miles below the estuary of the Amur River there is a lake, the costs

Hongkong, 10 b. March, 1904. rank of major and was commianded to the palace to receive the thanks of the Emperor. Whon

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of the ocean on the East and of the Amur his services were again in demand. General River on the West, there boing on the Western Saigo, one of the leaders of the revolution that side aise a river which brings the waters restored the Emperor to power, raised the ery To Corea! Ministers were opposed to this of the Amur still nearer. It was once the intention of the Russian Government to cut polies of aggression, and Saro. resigning his this barrier and divert the Amar River into post in the Cabines, retired to his native pro- the Pacific Ocean near De Castries Bay, so that vince of Satsuma where he won many disciple THE FAVOURITE BRANDY OF THE ships could enter much earlier, and also could among the students and the samurai or warrior avoid the always dangerous navigation of the class who had lost all their privileges with the General Saizo tock uarrow neck of the Gulf of Tartary, the tren-abolition of feudalista, cherous straits between the mainland and the the field and marched upon the castle of Kuna- Island of Sakhalin. The plan was pigeonholed and forgotten. At a generous estimate the solid hand to be out through is twenty miles, und the cutting would have been done for itself by the riyor if one it had pun sturted in that aivoction.

The Aileen smooth water on her last tack. closed on the Vernon in the rough' water, and the Elspeth was within 2 minutes of her also, but she gave up after foaling the Aileen hear movables in the possession of the defendant } The host of the boats were built in England, perhaps as well for her sho did. But is it un Seeing the shrink from the danger, he

the finish.

The Dione, by winning the last three mees secures the second prize in this class, whether she re-sils the eleventh race or not. The times

at the finish were:-

Diono...

Verson

Aileen

Elspeth

EAR

EL

BI.

15.

2

39

B

47

12.

3

48.

did not finish.

79

44-

20

and the marks for the season are:--

Vernon

Dime

Aileen Elspeth

ONE-DESIGN "CLASS. The twelfth and last club race was smiled on the 10th is, in a fiue breeze from the east, and resulted in a win for Colleen over Min by 2 feet, after one of the closest races sailed this season, the two yachts never being more than 50 yards apart whilst in company. Colleen, Bonito, and

bearer s0

sa application filed by the plaintiff for the In his examination preservation of evidence. Mr Murray said Mr. Reynell owed the Bank at the time a heavy amount of money. When application was made to him Mr. Reynell land. ed over the key, which the Bank retained for two or three days, and then returned it without having removed the goods, because the Bank considered that Mr. Reynell waS not in such a bed condition as they had In cross-examination thought he was in.

There is, moreover,

The mouth of the Araur River, at Nikolaevsk. in defended by some forts of ancient construction, and it is believed, nuprovided with modern artillery,

guardship, another small steamship, which began life as a tug belonging to one of the great foreign trading firms who have done se much for the ArunTM These will present no dificulty 'T'erritory.

Japanese. Unfortunately, the River Amour is whatever to an attacking force such as the blocked at its mouth by the vast quantities of ice which come down the stream, and is further ren-

Rusia laft this scheme unnoticed, and, in view of the present situation in the Far East, it is impossible task, in these days of military engineering, to convey fight-draught boets over a score of miles of level soil and launch them on the waters of a river to which the Mississippi alone is 'comparable! It would be interesting to hear the views of naval experts upon the chances of realising such a plan. The data are certainly all to hand in the British Admiralty, for it is on record that iu recent days a British boat did one go up the Amur River as far, I believo, as Khabaro:sk, and the geography of the region about De Castries Bay was studied In all carefully after the Crimean War. probability the Russians know less about the matter than our own authorities, and certainly less than the Japanese. Indeed the country outside the towns and few settlements about the Maritime Province and the Amur Territory is served and guarded so inadequately that it can only be said to be Russian at all in name, and the name, the prestige, of Russia seems to be which is peopled by tribes in every respect allied rather to tim Japanese than to the Russians.

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utoto, which was heid by four thousand In- perial troops. Colonel Kodama was one of the, garrison that was besieged for fifty-four days and suffered great privation. Before the invest- meat began a fire destroyed nearly all their sup plies and threatened the powder-magazine which was ander the walls of the building. Colonel Kodama ordered his men to remove the powder.

V. V. S. O. P. 893,00 PER DOZEN.

Encouraged by climbed upon the roof of the magazine and bade them open the doors. this example of reckless daring the soldiers Even their cheapest quality is recommended.

by the Medical Faculty for Invalids and on the roof until the walls obeyed and removed the powder while their

delicate people. lealer stood of the barracks toftereil and fell in fan- ing ruin. As soon as the siege was raised Kodama fought several successful engagements. In 1888 he was gazetted major-general, and in the following year was sent to Europe to strils the military systems of the west. During the war with China he held the responsible pust of Vice-Minister for War and afterwards became chief of that department. At the same time he was Governor-General of Formosa, a position which be retains. In 1908. be accepted the portfolio of Home Secretary, having been already raised to the peerage in 1895 with the rank of lieutenant-general.

When Daron Kodama entered politics the popular cry was-for bolt administration, and the

Min took one reef down, but Kathleen and Erica defendant asked the witnses whether he was, dered dangerous for navigation by the icebergs a decreasing quality in that part of the world. hopes of reformers centred in the soldier-states" |

coming down from the Arctic Ocean, and towing back and forth in the estuary for a long time after the riser proper is open to navigation. Generally speaking, ships can only enter the Amur River in June. And in June we may confidently

Finally, that the Japanese will not omit this among their operations of war may be con

telegram received

aware that it was the practice of the Court to advertise the attachment of property on the public notice board. Witness replied that be had not given the matter a thought. In further cross-examination witness said the reason he wrote the letter to Mr. Reynell was because hexpect that a flotilla of properly armed light-fidently surmised from a heard that goods were being removed by another draught gunboats will steam boldly into the Amour and proceed to wake theodves felt throughout its length. There are no forta on the Amur River which could tackle a river gunboat, the Russians having devoted, as usual all their attention to securing themselves agafast land attack, The Japanese know every inch of the river, for, their careful system of espiorage apart, the Japanese fishermen have been long accustomed to penetrate even as fur na above Blagovéetchensk, and it is probably not without a certain significance that their aum- bers have been noted to have increased considor. ably during the past three or four years. As to mining the river, it is probable that the Japanese have already taken the measure of the Rassian as a mining expert, and indeed, it is not a branch of warfare to which auch atten. tion has been given in Russia.

U.S. DESTROYERS CRUISE

.18,051 MILES.

carrie full sail and were at times a trifle hard to steer in the paffs in consequence. A very level start was made, Colleen and Min crossing together, Colleen to windward, with the other three in close company. All not spinnakers to starboard except Borilo, and the boats kept close together till they gybed at Trocus Rocks Baoy Colleen was round first, followed by Mai, Kuthbank from Mr. Reynell's godown. In re- Leon, Erica, and Bonito in the order named aramination, witness said he could not say Colleen did not ryba immediately, but finding positively when he received that information, Min drawing up fast gybed and got away again, but as far as he could remember it was the same After running down the north side of the island morning as the advertisement appeared He all the yachts came together again in the fiaky did not discuss the matter with the other banks patch of wind and calm to leoward of the island. and did not know whether they removed goods Here Bonito kept very close to the shore, and in consequence of the appearance of the carrying the wind with her, drew ahead for at advertisement. few seconds. However, Colleen was the first to feel the true wind, and with shoots slightly. checked went-off for the North Fairway Buoy. Min and Brica were the next to get the wind, and went off together, Min to windward,

The United States destroyer Actilla consisting Kathleen and Boatte being slightly left. On the reach across Colleen kept ahead of fin, of the Chauncey, Dale, Bainbridge, Barry, and which manged to shake off Erica, whilst Bonito the Decatur, escorted by the converted cruiser and Kathleen fell behind. Colleen Inffed round Buffaloe, arrived at Singapore on the 3rd inst. the buoy thirty yards in front of Min, which in The squadron left Key West on the 23rd turn was about 13 minutes front of Erica. December. Er ernises in the history of the Bonito and Kathleen meanwhile were having U.S. mary bave excited the public and pro- keen struggle, until on reaching the buoy fessional interent decasioned by this voyage of Kathleen gave up, having sprung her mast. All the Decatur, Barry, Chauncey, Dale and the yaelits were able to fetch the east end of Bainbridge, which, whon added to the Asiatic Stonecutters on the starboard tack, and battleship fect, will greatly enhance its fighting Colleen got round in front of Min, with Erica value. Each of these destroyers, all of which and Bonito a long way astern. Spinnakers were are under the command of Lieutenant Lloyd once more set to port, and Colleen rounded the Chandler; is 245ft, long of 535 tons full lead west end of the island just clear of Min. displacement, 800 horas-power, and from twenty- Taking is spinnakers they reached across to the sight to twenty-nice kate maximum speed an Fairway Enoy sell in the same order. Rounding hour. For rapid evolutions they surpass any the buoy Coilsen stood clear across to the Stonecraft ever put into commission in the United untter's sile, while Min elected to work ap the States navy, their most actable werk being tho centre of the harbour. Erica and Bonito chose flying wedge, in which at full speed they come the Hongkong shore, mad gained somewhat, together in the form of a"V" their sides almost Bonito managing to cross Erica and get teaching, and discharge torpedoes simultaneous- home in third place. The two Isadors ly at a given target. Although a hundred ship meanwhile came together again near the Star Ferry Wharf, Min shaking out her reef just before Colleen crossed her hows From here on a desperate race ensued Man sailing faster, trying hard to get char of Colleen but being weather-bowed every time she tacked. Tack after tack was made by both boats, but Colleen to windward was able to hold hor advantage to the end, and ifin was never able to get her nose in front...

Times at the finish were:

Colleen

Mér

Bonita

Ericu

3 27

50

28 20

KANDICAP CLASS.

It is true there are very few towns along the

a

man to whom they had given the name "Minister of the Axe," because of his declara. tion that in politics is in battle a sharp are is better than a blunt knife. The encroachments of Russia in Manchuria and Corea turned the soldier's energies into their true channel, avalia October of last year, when Major General Tamura today. It says that the Russians have dis covered in the neighbourhood of Nicolaevsk—- that is to say, at the mouth of the Amur died, he quitted the Cabinet to take over-the River-a large quantity of concealed supplies duties of assistant chief of the Head Quarter Stat which comprise not only dried fish, to the post to which he was called not only by the four to five feet long--but also hospital stores, responsibilities and difficulties of this great her of 5000-the huge salmon of the Amur, people but by his comrades in arms. To the thus proving positively that the cache is con- position Barau Kodama has brought the wisdom, nected with a contemplated military more. The the judgment, the unswerving rectitude, and the inexhaustible perseverance that lave distinguish- surprise which is to astonish the world in a month or two is plainly the sight of Japanesed him throughout his carcer. He is a man of gunboats, with or without lurpes poked with troops. commanding the 3000 miles' stretch of a magnificent river, upon which Russia has not a single keel capable of opposing any foe. The

account is the chanes that there may be a star- only possible item on the Russian side of the

the chance is a remote one, first in view of the city of water on the Amur River this summer; intelligence of heavy snowfalls throughout the countries which feed the river waters, and secondly, on the average of chances. the river baring been short of water for several years past, so that a good year may be expected to be in store now.

MEN OF THE HOUR.

BARON KODĀNĀ.

General Centaro Kodama, who is responsible for the Japanese plan of campaign in Corea

He was born half comes of a lighting race.

whole stretch of the Amar River, but the moral effect of the capture, say of Khabarovsk, the centre of the administration of the entire Amur region, would well ropay the risks. The Japanese can live upon the produce of the country-side, and would everywhere find sympathetic Chinese to aid them. It is the Chinese who cut and stack the wood brought down to the river bank for the consumption of the steamers; it is the Chinese who provide the food supplies; it is the Chinese who, in short, have the whole economy of life on this river in their hands; and can it be doubted that Japan would find her path made easy? There is, in-century ago in the province of Cheshu, one of hare given an unbroken succession of warriors deed, nothing to provent u dashing Naval officer the four grout Daimintez or feudal clans that and leaders to Japan. The Marquis Ito, most from taking a few light-draucht gunboats up the Amur to the confluence with the Sungari, and up that river, even to the headquarters famous of modern statesmen, Count Inouye, ablast of diplomatists and administrators, Mur- of the U.S. navy smaller than those boats have of the Russian Army itself, to Kharbia. Of orossed the Atlantic, it has been questioned course, actions of this nature would not infia quis Yamagata, who created a national army many renowned rulers are from Choshu. Barou whether the destroyers could successfully with-ence in themselves the issue of the War, but out of lands of feudal retainers these and Kodama was sixteen years old when Japan stand the heavy seas of this season of the year with the aid of Chinese runners a few recon- in the Atlantic and the uncertain weather to ba expected in the Indian Ocean.

The Buffaloe is commanded by Captain Albert Ross. The determination of the rente was left largely to the commander of the Buffalos, but as tentatively outlined the Bufelse and thu fotills beaded straight from San Juan for the Cape Verde Iclaude, then pret Gibraltar into the Mediterranean with a short stop at Algiers and

naissance of this kind would provide invalu ablo information, and throw a chill upon the ardour of the helpless Russian land forces at the same time. Already one roads continually of signal lights being seen on heights around Russian posts in Manchuria, supposed to be those the Chunguses, but at any rate hostile to Russia, for they disappear on the approach of the Russian scouts.

I leave it to naval and military experts to

a longer one at Naples before passing throughthe develop the idea I have ventured to suggest Suez Canal. Men on the destroyers were sure of here. It must be remembered that there are

throw off her fendal chuins. His father diedin his

who, seran years later, was the victim of political fifth year and left him to the care of a son-in-law

assassins.

At thirteen Kodama was strug-

strong character and possesses in no small degree the indefinable quality known as personal magnetism. Night and day he sits at his desk attending to the multitudinous details of a great war, yet his door is never closed upon a friend or even a stranger who has the least claim to i his attention. During the Chinese war he suffered in health from the continacus strain of work and has since adopted a šerece régime in food and drink, with the result that at fifty he is a young man brimful of energy and high spirit. IIs takes a lively interest in education, has been director of the Military Academy founded the Formosa College in Tokyo; and gave his books and his money to establish a library for poor students in his native town. Baron Kodams is certainly a man who inspires confidence. Whatever defects the campaign may develop they will not be traceable to want of daring and foresight on his part,

SHIPPING NOTES.

WEATHER OUTSIDE,

RICE

The weather catside continues auch the same as ever, becoming if anything a little milder. Fine passages are reported from all directions.

There seenus quite a run on rice just now, the

Two vessels have just large quantities. arrived from Rangoon with cargoes of the Japanese Government, no doubt, taking over

staple food, one with 5,025 tons and the other Another from Saigon has

with 4,500 tens. 3,000 tons of it.

THE CAMBODGE."

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We gave an account yesterday of the loss of the French ss. Cambodge, wrecked in a typhicon off Cape 8. Jacques. We now hear that the Messageries Flaviales Co., of Cochin China, is endeavouring to selve her.

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the ability of the boats to make a safe voyage very few Russians settled along the three private life, and the Emperor was rescued from for Europe yesterday, will not be returning to ENTISTRY.

gling with poverty and family responsibility. The revolution swept him into the forces arraigned against feudalism, and when only Rixteen he was fighting the Daimies and their two-sworded retainers who had ruled the land In 1871 Foudalism was for eight centuries. dend. Shogun and Daimios were driven uto In the handicap class Gloria get away to to the Far East, the Straits Times records, and thousand miles of the Amur, and still fewer uforced seclusion at Kiote. But disaffection -good-start, closely followed by Chanticleer, but said that the destroyers had proved stable in a along the Singari, whereas Chinese abound. assumed a new form, and in 1974 the provinces they were passed on the reach to the Trocas pretty heavy sexway. An officer of the flotilla That the Russians will be taken by surprise of Hizen, one of the four that had combined as a protest against the introduction of Euro Rocks Buoy, Iris rounding first, followed by said that the bats oro as high powered as the would, strategically speaking, be taken by tur. against the Shogun, broke out in rehellion, Alannah, Gloria, Chanticleer, and Doreen in average cruiser, bare as much freeboard as a prise even if formally warned beforchaud, since the order used. At the west end of Stone loaded collier, and whan going at fifteen koots they cannot possibly now comedy their neglect can mothods and ideas. Kodama was a captain, cutter's the boats ran into a calm under the speed are as comfortable as a big steamer. He is a matter of course. If naval officers had their having received his company twelve months les of the shore, but Iris was first away, followed added that the destroyers shook, a great deal suggestions ignored in 1900, there is very little before, and was sent to Saga as adjutant of the by Chunti leer, and standing up botter when making full speed. Thure ate about reason to be found in their exploits since that Osaka division. In ten days the robels were to the strong reaching wind with racfed eighty men aboard each destroyer, a total of date why the military chiefs should give them defeated, yet they fought long enough to prove the metal of the young captain. Shot through mainsails than did the other boats with whole about four hundred on the flotilla, Lieutenant a hoaring now.

There is, moreover, one other consideration, both arms he continued to lead his mea

the mainsails, the two leading bouts kopt their lead L. H. Chandler, son of a former Secretary of

his rout was completo. On from Alannah, and the N Fairway baoy was the Navy, William E. Chandler, is in command perhaps, worthy of notice. The month of the until reached in the following order-Iris (3 mins of the fictilla

Amur is closed until June, but the river itself, return to the capital he was promoted to the

DR. M. H. CHAUN,

From the University of

Hongkong, 10th Marol, 1903

164

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