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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20ṛп, 1904.

bills, coming out at Shatis. From thence to Taipo there are no serious obstacles to overcome, and from Taipo to Sangcheong .A S. WATSON & CO., would also prove an easy stretch. There

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Baron Milani, a wealthy Japanese trader, has TELEGRAM S given £3,000 for the, foundation of a clair of Japanese history at the Paris University.

Tio cases of communicable disse reported j in the Colony last week wers-Plague, 3 (Chinese, all fatal); onterie fever, 2 (European); email-pox, 5 (Chinese, 1 importaal. 2 fataly,

would probably be little difficulty in secur ing a concession from the Chinese Govern. ment to make the railway from Mirs Bay to Waichow and from that city to Canton- Inspector McNab, of the Hongkong Polies, This Colony would then be connected with leaves for home on a well-earned pension next the capital of Kwangtung by railway and month. after serving no less than 24 years in could afford to regard with equanimity the the Force. Three of these were put in Glasgow an d19 in Hongkong. In 188 soven dilatory proceedings of the British-Chinese non were required for the Hongkong Police, Corporation. The feeling is growing and Inspector MeNah, at that time a young stronger daily that if we have to wait for constable, was chosen as one of them. He

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"DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.]

THE SUNKEN SUBMARINE.

WAR

NOTES.

THE YALU SKIRMISH,

"The

General Keropatkin's aide-de-camp. Commander-in-Chief will," the Echo de Paris says, "provisionally establish his headquarters The Tokyo correspondent of the N-£. Dally at Liaoyg, between Moukden and Nowelwang' Netes givos, under date the 13th April, the General Kuropatkin promises to give journalists following details of the fighting at the Yaluavory opportunity of telegraphing. Haeclares month In the 10th inst.--Rear-Adiniral that he will not need all the floot in August, and Horoya reports that Commander Kusmin was thinks that he will have done with Japan by the dispatched with one lieutenant and five sailors end of July. His first and will be to recall the RAISED AND DOCKED. on board a Coccan fishing boat to reconnoître corps that are operating in Coren. He says that the mouth of the Yalu. On the afternoon of the he does not wish to sacrifico a single mana ase. LONDON, 19th Ap., 11 am

10th instant they sighted soron Russia cavalry-lessly, and will only begin operatious in May. The submarine A 1, which was sunk

mon or board a Chinese fishing boat, acting in The General is said to have remarked: To through collision with a Cape liner, has conjunction with some envalry scouts on shore, give the Japanese a lesson the Russians will been raised and docked,

They exchanged fire, and though the Russians march over thoir island after having crushed were reinforced by over a dozen men, they thom in Cores and Manchuria. If I have any. retroated, chased by the Japanese. The thing to do with ít, we shall sign the Treaty of engagement lasted An hour and twenty Peace at Tokyo, rad nowhere else! General minutes. One Russian WRIN Killed audi Kuropatkin's friends say that he uppeurs quite two wounded. The Japaneso Ind no confident of himself." These words were sub. loss. A military official and nine, dissequently corrected. What the General really gaised Russians attempted a landing on the said was. I do not know whether any import, 36th inst. nearly a mile southwest of Yongamplo,ant notion will take place before the end of July, Sonne Japanese cavalry co-operating with the bnt I hope to have finished before the end of nary tried vainly to capture them. Simal-the year, and to leave the Gelt free for the taneously twenty or thirty Russians were sighted | plenipotentiaries whose business it will be on the delta of the Yelu and taken disguised to draw ap the conditions of peace." The The enemy wads other unsuccessful attempts to correspondent also reported that in the train cross the river between Yongamphe and Wije. which took him to Moscow General Kuropatkin On the morning of the 12th inst., thirty or paio declared that he hoped to sign peace at forty Russian infantry tried to cross the river Tokyo. He said that France. Germany, and to the west of Wiju. A section of Japanese Austria-Hungary were in agreement with Bus- infantry countered the enemy, who retired sia with a view to preventing Great Britain leaving one officer and 21 mon dead. The taking part in another Berlin Treaty like that Jupanese had no-losses. The enemy belonged which was concluded after, the Russo-Turkish War. General Kuropatkíu is reported to have to the 12th reginwut of Rilos.

Indded: We will mover allow Great Britain to intervene and prevent us from profiting by our hard-earned victory, Coren will be Russian."

THE MAD MULLAH,

OPERATIONS DISCONTINUED.

LONDON, 19th Ap., 11 am. It is officially announced in Parliamout that owing to the escape of the Mallab into Italian territory operations have been

discontinued.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

THE WAR,

LONDON, 17th April.

It is reported in S. Petersburg that two Japanese officers, disguised as Laraus, have been caught in an endeavour to destroy the bridge over the river Nonni, and brought to Harbin.

THE BALKANS.-UNREST INCREASING.

LONDON, 17th April. Turkey is sending troops to Metrovitza, Altruis, in response to an Austrian concentra. tion on the Ervatier. Gresk bands are setive in Macedonia; one band attacked and killed 15 Turkish tax-gatherers.

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THE BALTIC ARMADA.

For two hours before the departure of the train the station and the neighbouring streela

Vice Admiral Skrydloff, who has been up pointed to succeed the late Admiral Mekuroff iu the chief command of the Russian Pacific Flest, is at present the Commander-in-Chief of

had been crowded with spectators. In the Im the Black Sou Fleet, and it appears to have been the intention to give him the command of perial waiting room were assembled the chief military authorities, the members of the the large Baltic Squadron which is expected to Imperial suite, and of the Council of the Icave for the Far East in the middle of Juno, or Empire, the foreign military attaches, the beginning of July. A telegram from leading members of the French colony in S. Petersburg, pablished in the Temps on the 10th Petersburg, and the elite of society generally, During the next month a detachment will heult, stated that work on the ships was As the General drove through the densely packed sent from Hongkong to the North, to relieve boing carried on day and night. The streets he was greeted with loud cheers. Just

ARMY NOTES.

the German crniser Hanse in the Botanio Gar- The band performance by the musicians from dons yesterday remug was a great success. A fair number had assembled by 5 o'einek, when the first item on the programmis was given, and as time went on quiet a large assemblage gathered, Indies forming the majority among the Europan section. The music was very Government should take it up in all carnes-applause might have been more market, toward nass and with a fixed determination to see the and, when, the audience had increased in it through. It of course unfortunate number, no complaint could be meda on this

Construct the Reoro.

The anar deserves bearty thanks of concession to that the Kowloon-Canton line should have been the Hongkong public. It is to be hoped that conferred upon a Company who either this will not be the only baud performanco in

the Gardens this summer. 11.00 fear to invest capital in the enterprise!

or have been disappointed in the hope 14.50 of obtaining a subsidy from Government towards the admittedly heavy cost of laying ago the line over a portion of the distance through the New Territory. But this 26.00 fact ought not to be suffered to impair the prospects or check the progress of this important Colony, and action should be taken without further delay to save the part reached us by the last French mail. In it time-expired men of the Tientsin Detachment.! Squadron will consist of nine battleships and a before his arrival at the station the Grand Dukes we Bud Van Dyck charming Philip. Fourth Of the details that arrived from the West ou targe number of cruisers and torpedo-boats."

Nicholus and Peter Nicholaievitch, Nicholas Baron Wharton." from the Hermitage Gallery, Bunday 152 were Sherwood Foresters.

The telegram goes on to say, "This, it is con- Mikhailovitch, and the Duke of Mecklenburg- S. Petersburg, Botticelli's “Virgin and Child,

fidently anticipated, will prove an effective Strelitz drove up to bid the distinguished with Angels," from Berlin. a Rembrandt, and a

counterpoise to the Japanese fleet, and it is soldier farewell. The senior General of the also pointed out that it will have the additional army, General Egerstrom, presented General Hoppner. We know of no reproduction of a

A rather vagus telegram has been received in advantage of not being stale. The Baltic Kuropatkin on the platform with a sacrel similar class except at vastly larger prices. 25

the Colony, from the son of Sergt. Major squadron may even end the war, it is believed. picture, berring the inscription in Greek, Power, of the Hongkong Volunteers, to the if, with the help of Admiral Makaroff, comman-En touto nika" (By this sign then shalt parts will complete the series,

effect that his father is lost.

Mr. Power, ding the feet at Port Arthur, it separates the conquar), and a delegate of the French colony junior, an employee of the Chinese Custom Japanese foot from its bases and renders it handed him a bouquet of flowers with ribbons Bervice, is now at Amoy.

ineffective. Icebreakers of the Yermak type in the national colours. Loud clears were will probably leave for the White Sex in order raised as the train steamed ont of the station. to aseertzin, as soon as the weather bagomes General Kuropatkin had already roceived eighty warmer, whether it is possible to make the ikons from different towns and publie iustitų-»- voyage to the Far East by the North-East tions. Passage. If this proves to be the case, the fleet will take that route, and will arrive at the theatre of operations in the mouth of August or September. No impediment to this

8. Petersburg. plan is anticipated at

situation. Sir HENRY BLAKE and Mr. JAMES Scort, the late Consul-General at Canton, both fully realised the importance of the question, and we believe Mr. Mar is equally earnest in endeavouring to bring A. S. WATSON & CO. the railway into the region of practical

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On the 19th April, at Eilandonan, the Peak, the wife of ANDREW FOERES, of a daughter 106 MARRIAGES, On the 5th April, at Yokohama, AGUER LAURIKA BEATRICE, daughter of DAVID Boss, F.R... B.A., of New Zealand, to WILLLAN EDWARD LAXON SWELT, of Kumamoto, son SWEET, of Bathford, Engl.nd.

politica The British Government has, however, as a matter of principle, laid it down that commercial enterprises such as. the construction of railways in foreign states cannot be assisted by public moners, and it has hitherto consistently refused to grant any such assistance to these under takings. We trust, however, that in this instance an exception will be made, because of the exceptional circunstances existing. The railway so far as it runs on foreign

DROWNING FATALITY IN HONG- KONG HARBOUR.

At muster on Sunday evening, when police- men had collected to answer the roll-call, Indian Constable No. 669 was absent. He was not to be found at bis quarters at that time, nor did he return later. Next day his body was found by the Water Police floating in the Harbour, and conveyed to the Morgue. From investiga tions it appears that Recessed went to Kennedy Towron Sunday afternoon to visit his brother. employed us a watchman there. After spending

SERGT-MAJOR POWER.

LAWN TENNIS.

The annual Lawn Tennis match between the Ladies Recreation Club and the H.K.C.C. will be played on the ground of the latter this after noon, scmmencing at 3.30 p.m.

The following will represent their respective Clubs:--

FATAL ACCIDENT TO AN EUROP

of the late Rev. L. E. soil requires na ald from Government, but some time conversing with other Indians, the Pinckney and E. J. Grist, Lieut. H, W. Smith, Not many days after this statement was publish of Mr. David Carria, an overseer of sugar

On the 5th April, at Tokyo, the Rev. Jows THOMAS BRTAN, MA, B.D., LUCY SILVER, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. SILVER HALL, of Tokyo

Or the th April, at Yokohama, FRANCIS JAMES HALL, fourth son of the Rev. P. O. HALL, of Stratton Hestery, Oakhamn, England, te BEATCE MAUDE STERLING BARON, youngest daughter of the late Rev. W. J. BARON, of Withybrook Visa.

Coventry, England

indispensable hubbie-bubble being passed around,

excli going their respective ways, and the constable brother taking a ricksha. The move- ments of deceased could not be further traced. There were no marks of violence on the corpse.

the section bringing it through British

the brothers left Kennedy Town at half-past-six. territory presents such considerable eugi-On arriving at Queen's Road West they parted, neering obstacles as must necessarily render this portion a costly work, and for the sake of encouraging efort and securing the com- munication the Colonial Government shou ki be permitted other to guarantee the dividend on this section, to give it a sub- sidy, or to undertake the construction of the

Tagu,

Un the 6th April, first at the British Consulate, Kobe, and afterwards at Osaka, by the Rev. G. Chapman, R.A., assisted by the Rev, V.H. Patrick, the Rev. SAMUEL HEALERT, of Nagasaki, to HILDA SUSAN JACHNOx, cond daughter of Fas-line itself. It must not be forgotten, in our DERICK J. JACKSON, of Southport, England.

H. GACHNON

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PAPAL DELEGATE IN HONGKONG

Archbishop John Guidi, Papal Delegate to the Philippines, arrived at Hongkong by the launch of Roman Catholic priests. Mensioner Gaidi is a man of some 32 summers, and was

L.R.C.-E. R. Hallifax and E. W. Slade, H.

H.K.C.C. Dr. Atkinson and T. Sercombe RA, and Capt. Boyd, R.A.

Smith, Dr. Martin, R.N., and CA Parkor. R.N., Humphreys, and R. Hancock.

By kind permission of the Colonel and Officers, the Band of the Sherwood Foresters will be in attendanes during the afternoon, and the members of the H.K.C.C, will be "at home" to the ladies of Hongkong.

Mr. T. Sercombe Smith, the president of the Hongkong Cricket Lengus, hus kindly consent- ed to present the Shield and medals to the vic- torions Ciah, in the past seasons, namely the

ed, it was semi-officially announced at Sevastopol that the Russian Admiralty had abandoned us "unnecessary, inexpedient, and virtually im. practicable" the idea of sending the squadron out by way of the Behring Straits.

We note also the statement that five Volum teer Flast steamers at Sevastopol had received preliminary orders for departure, in a couple of months time, to the Baltic, it being understood that they would he employed as coal transports for the new Baltic Squadron, and besides their own búnkor fuel, they would carry in the aggre gate about 50,000 tons of coal for the reple.

natural indignation at the apparent apathy China Marils .. Zufire, and was met by a A.O.C., on the Cricket Ground to-day after the nishment of the Squadron en route to the

On the 10th April, at Cheltenham, Major W. the British concessionaries, that capitalists On the 19th April, DAVID CURRIE, late of cannot be expected to make railways out of Greenock, Scotland, by Accident, at Quarry Bay, toere patriotism; there

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must also be dressed on this occasion in cassoek and-brimmed

He is accompanied by his

aged 15 years. Deeply regrutted. Scotch papereasonable prospect of such an undertaking bat, wearing a heavy gold chain and crucifix please copy Funeral will pase the Morient to-day at 6 p..

100 proving remunerative. It is for the colonists around his neck.

now to speak their minds definitely on this Secretary. Father O'Connor, an Englishman in spite of his name. They are at present being great and burning question. The annual entertained by Bishop Piazzoli. but leave for meeting of the Chamber of Commerce is Macao sortly, the King of Portugal having advertised to be held on the 27th instant, given unters to the Government of that colony on which occasion the Chairman usually to prepare the Government House of Flora for him. Archbishop Guidi is an eminent prelate reviews at Ingre or less length the

having been to almost every Court in Europe. We trust He was at Berlin for a few years, at Madril, events of the commercial year.

many other places.

HONGKONG OFFICE : 14. DEVEUX ROAD 1. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.

HONGKONG, 20я Arail, 1904 THAT alsorbing question of the hour, the

tennis match.

NAVAL NOTES.

The now crew selected at the Medway Depot for the surveying vessel Rambler, Con. C. E Monro, embarked on board the P. & O steamship Marmora at the Royal Albert Docks on the 19th ult. for conveyance to Hongkong, where the Rambler will be coramissioned The Marmora connected at Colombo with the Chusan, dus here on Friday next.

A number of marioes have been staticued at Olongapo, Philippine Islands.

Rear Admiral

EAN AT QUARRY BAY.

Yesterday quite a gloom was cast over the community of Quarry Bay by the tragic death boilers at the Taikoo Refinery. Abent uire o'clock he was on the eighth floor of the building and residentally fell out of a window to the ground, a distatice of about seventy feet; death, of course, being instantaneous. Mr. Carrie, whe belonged to Greeanck, had been employed in the Reinery for the last thirteen years. He was but thirty five years of age, and leaves a widow and four children, three of the latter being now at home. The funeral takes place at the Happy Valley this evening, the cortege being timed to pass the Monument at Bre

o'clock.

HONGKONG FIRE ENGINES.

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scene of war. A writer in the Journal of S. Petersburg, who signs himself "Surcouf"

GROSSLY INEFFICIENT. after pointing out that Russia in the Far East has a superiority of seventy-six cannon, but un

Probably no city in the Orient the size of inferiority of twelve warships, says: There Hongkong as such inefficient fire-extinguish-~ is no doubt as to the issue of the naval war. ing appliances as we have. In spite of there The destruction of the Japanese fleet is only a being complaints at almost every fre that question of timus, The Baltic squadron will occurs in the Colony and there are many make its appearance in Eastern waters in a few that there is not enough water on the maius, no months' time, under one of the most brilliant of steps seem to have been taken to enable the Russian admirals. The Japanese will not rau Brigade to utilise their fire-engines speedily. the risk of a combat on the high was when the At the recent Queen's Road fire no water was Russian floot is reinforced by battleships like the obtainable for over half-un-hour, and by that Nicholas I, the Alexander II, tho Alexander time no less than five houses were ablaze. Why cannot "the Brigado be independent of vator

connection of Hongkong, through its hinter- that this question will receive all the pro- Lisbon, in Russia, Brazil. North America, and Robley R. Evans, when commanding the United / III, the Siasoi Veliky, and the Orel. In any

minence it merits, and that the Chamber, though of a more or less cosmopolitan character, will speak out in no uncertain terms, Time is running on, and 1934 seems likely to pass, like the previous five years, without any decisive action being taken on this momentous subject.

Some 23 ressels arrived at Hongkong on Moulay. This is an exceptionally large number,

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Mr. Jalans Hutchison, of Goomter Estate,

Darjeeling, has been selected by the Indian Tes Association as the deputation to visit Formosa' leaving immediately.

land, by rail with Canton and other towns of the Delta, has received a fresh impetus. The recent expeditions overland to Waichow bare demonstrated very plainly that there is another way out, of the New Territory than that selected by the projectors of the Kowloon-Canton Railway. They all report that there is a route over which it would be possible to lay a line of railway from the head of Mirs Bay to Waichow for a most modest outlay. This line would pass the town of Tamsui, through a fertile and populous district most of the way, and might, after crossing the East River, where, though broad, it is very shallow, bend west- wards, following the banks of the waterway and, passing Shekloong, come to a terminus at Canton. This route would be practically devoid of all engineering difficulties except the construction of a bridge across the East River at Waichow. When we say this we do not allow for the connecting section from Kowloon to Mire Bay. The latter portion might be made by the Colonial Governments

A number of Japanese residents at Now and need not be anything like so costly as York, members of the Buddhist Alliance are the projected line from Tsitsatsui to endeavouring to collect enough funds for the Shamchun.

It would, we imagine, be erection of a Buddhist temple in that city. Á possible to take the railway by a gentle risesita has been shosen, und over £4,000 has beon to the 500-foot level and thence pierce the subscribed.

We draw our readers' attention to the notice in another column that a grand orchestral con- cert will be given by the band of 8 M.S. Harna in the City Hall on Friday night, the 22nd inst.

The first English Railway Company to ope- rate electrically a main line of railway is the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company which has "electrified" the Liverpool, Southport and Crossens line, a total of 214 miles of double track road.

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States Asiatic station, urgently recommended case, the issue of a ight on equal terms would from the mains when, but a few yards away. to the department that Olongapo be made a be fatal to an adversary who had not sufficiently harbour water is always available? Most fires well understood the valour of the nation which the Colony occur on the lower level. At he had defied." The writer joors at the pessi-present, it may be remarked, the Volunteer aists in S. Petersberg who consider the naval Brigade are not so much to blame as one would forces of the Japanese much superior to those imagine, for, its begin with, they have no of Russia In the Far East, und fear that the re-engines worth speaking of; and, as they have their respective Police duties to perform. Manchurian Railway will be cat and the com- manication between Russia and Port Arthur cannot spare the amount of time for Brigade destroyed. The article in the Journal is appor. drill that is castomary elsewhere. A Daily Preis representative has visited the Hongkong ently written to calm the public mind.

Fire Station. in Queen's Road, and inspected

naval station, and furthermore that a large number of marines be constantly kept at Olongapo that they could be readily utiliget for any emergency that might arise from com- plications in the Far East which would put in jeopardy American intereste.

The German Emperor has presented the Reichstag with a second supplementary table showing the new British warsbips, battleships, and first and second class cruiters.

The Portuguese battleship Tesco da Gama arrived from Macao (whither ske urrived from Europe on Sunday) at about 10.30 yesterday morning, and leaves for Shanghai shortly. The

A telegram from Reuter's correspondent al Vinkow last month stated that in Russian official quarters it was asserted that Admiral Makaruff was determined to weaken the enemy's flect at any cost, and so render the operations

the engines, which, as far as could be seen, bore no dates. Upon further investigation, however, he learned that one of the two engines-there were only two-was some 15 years old, anil the

Vasco da Gama, by the way is the only battle, of the Baltic foot feasiblo in the Far East state of affairs is a disgrace to the Colony, where

ship in the Portugese Nary. She has a displace mout tonnage of 3,020 metric tons, length 23

It. baum 40 ft., and draught 184 ft.

Ske

though he would be obliged to fight without the Pallada, Tsarevitch, and Itetoisan, which, it is

admittel, cannot be repaired inside of six months

other had just left its "teone." Surely sneh & Chinese fraud, Chinese carelessness, and kero- sene lamps abound. Is it, moreover, just to the

insurance companies? We understand that st Kowloon there are na Police fire-vaginos, though

was built at Leghorn between the years 1876 Indeed, on account of the uncertainty which and 1878 at a cost of £132,000. Her armour attends the result of the mud dock scheme consists of 3 in. bolt, 3 iu. dock, & in. side naval experts allow a year for the completion of [ above bell, and 7 in. at gun positions She the necessary repairs on the Tsarevitch and Wharf and Godown Company hare

has two d-in. guns, four 4-7-in, two 25-in, two 1-pr., four machine guns, and two torneio-tubes.

Relvisan.

one of

there may be, for all we know, a few hand squirts! The Navy, at their Kowloon Torpedo Depot, hare two good steam fire-engines, and a manual; and the Hongkong and Kowloon the latest" Shand-Mason" London engines (but GENERAL KUROPATKIN'S BOAST,

18 months old which throws water-two delive- General Kuropatkin, the Commander-in rigs-easily over their highest double-story go- jy in Manchuria, de- down. They have also a manual fire-engine, and a few Woodhonse squirts. With private pro front that he hoped to sign peace at Tokyo, authorities, is better off than Hongkong. The meaning of course that Russia would dictate water fire-engine, it may be remarked, is offici- the terras of the Treaty. The Echo de Parisent, though seldom under steam when required. This fire-engine question, certainly, is a matter publishes an account of an interview which its which should come before the Legislative 8. Petersburg correspondent had with one of Council...

The first half of the Bowling match, Hong. She can steam 15 knots. Her complement is Chief of the Russian' A kong Club v. Club Germania, for the Chaltengo 218. She formed part of the Portugueseclared more than once efore he left for the perly, therefore, Kowloon, no thanks to the Shield was rolled off on the alleys of the two squadron in the Far East many years ago. clubs yesterday evening, the score being as

The German gan-boat Tain Tas arrived from follows, the first figures representing the points up-river yesterday. H.M.S. Algerine left for Hongkong Club 2.084+2,762 5.746 Shanghai. The Chinese gun-bost Chan Tung,

on the Hongkong Club alleys:—

German Club

2,527 +2,200 - 5,327 Capt. Sz Kan Yin, has arrived frem Garion.