THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 23rd, 1904,
F A writer in a paper just to land points out]. that with Japan holding Port Arthur in strength and England holding Weihaiwoi in similar strength the integrity of China would
assured in spite of all other Pewors
her Viceroy into a war for which she was quite unprepared, for no other reason than that this Viceroy ontirely misestimated the A. S. WATSON & CO., character and determination of the JapaLe
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Sluce war broke out and Russia began to suffer disasters, Viceroy ALEXIEFF has seen General Kuropatkin oppointed to supreme military command, and the uu. fortauate Admica! MAKAROFF to command of the fleet, the latter's death in battle bring followed by the appointment of Admiral SkuypLOFF, He sees on one side of him General KUROPATKIN, with whom his relations are not quite south, and on
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According to Indian frontier advices, the Russian reverses are the principal topic in Afghanistan. The Amir, lutely reviewing his regiments, referred eloquently, to the snorés of Japan, and oxpressed the hope that his army would give a similar account, of themselves if necossity arose.
An Odessa telegram to the Standanl, dated the 17th March. says:-It is semi-officially mnounced that the interruption to tho Russo- Chinese tou trade by land and son will not vary largely enhance the price of that article to the Russian consumer, TLY moasures have been taken for keeping up the supply as nearly as possible to its normal standard. This your and next the China teas for Russia will come through Landon. Arrangements have already been maite for the import, through the British Metropoliten port, of ninety million pounds of China tex. Whatever gap there may be in the China supply will be made up by the increased We have received from the Kobe Chronicle | import of Ceylon und Ladian teas. offien Part I. of A. Diary of the Russo-Japa nese War, with maps und illustrations, which is The Lorion Daily Mail Jus beun enlighten- Hera'd office an Bhestrated Bar Supplement. Although the rate for Pross cables is only now in its second edition, and from the Kobe ing its roulers as to the heavy cost of warnews.
also well illustrate. Both are excellent prols. 11d. a word, as compared with 7%, tid, a word ductions, and give a good idea of the enterprise or ordinary messages, a Londoni newspaper, it of our Kole contemporaries.
| says, often finds its cabling bill for the week'e war nows umounting to £1,200, and this irres- peotive of the amounts paid to various agencies,
such as Renter's. The Mail mentions that the special correspondent of a Lowlon morning oral cabled an important message to his
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THE SMOKE NUISANCE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRE99."
Hongkong. 21st April. SIR-It is satisfactory to Fo that the Sunitary Board is taking steps to abate the smoke nuisance. Donen volumes of black smoke should not be allowed to bo dis- charged from ahunst every smoke-stack in the Colony. It is nunecessary, and can be avoided. Such boing the caso, it is intolerable that in the nighbourhood of smoke-stacka ti atmosphors should be so charged with particles of unoxidised carbon as not only to retuler the necessary process of respivation an extraunity unpleasant one, but frequently to almost shut
from view the surrounding sesery. With
LONDON, 21st Ap., 31 push 7. The Brussels Tribunal yesterday refused the application of the Princesses Louise and Stephanie against their father, King Leopold.
properly constructed furnaces, and when so [Particulars of this lawenit will be found in constructed properly used, this unisance would another colum-ED. D.P.]
bo abated; in fact it should he absolutely stopped. Faulty constraction of the furnaces, REUTER'S SERVICE.
had stoking, and passing too much nir through the grate, are mainly responsible THE BUDGET.
for the emission of black smoke-in other LONDON, 20th April,
words, of particles of carbon which, havą s The Tea resolution was adopted after an
not bem oxidised in the furnnes an are recently which cost nearly £200, utad timt anonut was literally thrown inte the wastor
favour of allowed to flow out of the clumnay. to become a paper kasket as the Japanese Legation bad amendment by Mr. Longh in proviously supplied the paper with practically 6d. par pound, which was rejected by 265 to 193.nce to the neighbourhood. By using Welsh smokeless coal, and by exercising sufficient The additional duty on Tobacco was also the same message.
supervision at the furnace to see that rational adopted by 200 to 106, The newspapers stoking is employed, there will be no smoke Mr. J. Sheare, third offleer of the Peningauerally receive the Budget most favourably nuisance, provided the furnace is properly saler and Oriental steamer Candia, was last but the Conservative organs simultaneously constructed. If smokeless epal is unchtaineble month presented with the Stanhops gold medal insist on the urgent necessity for reducing the liquid fuel could be used, and, if sprayed into the world remains to be seen, Imt at least flag of Rear-Admiral the Hen. Hetworth, by Mr. H. H. Joseph. General Manager of the national expenditure, especially in view of the thas furnace intelligently, by means of an he bus involved Russia in a war opening Lanbte, returned to Portmonth last month Company, on behak of the Royal Hanne income tax. The Daily News vehemently apparatus, such as Holden's liquid fuel injector
CLARET S.the other Admiral SguYDLOPF, notoriously hostile, is we are told. So there unius to him but a civil position on which to keep up his high-sounding title of Viceroy.- Nemesis has indeed taken him rapidly for his arrogaver und his failure to grasp the situation. Since he came out. to the Far East he has striven, with all the resources of Russion diplomacy and with the weight of his trust. ing Government behind his, to gain for Russia a position in North-east Asia from which she could dictate her terms instel of working, as in the past, by the aid of evasions and unsubstantiated promises. Whether he has actually dealt a death-blow to his country's bopes in this quarter of
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Society. The presentation took place on board the steamship Arubio, ut Tilbury Dock, in the presence of the whole of thy ship's officers and crew and of various officials. Tho Stanhope gold medal is awarded by the Society in recog nition of what is adjudged to be the greatest act of heroism performed during the year. Mr.
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ADMIRAL ALEXIEFF'S
RESIGNATION,
LONDON, 20th April.
(the cost of which is not great). practically no unoxidised carbon would leave the smelte-atack. Liquid fuel can, I believe. I had in abundance and at a lower price than even Japanese coal. unit for unit of caloride power. There is another means of abating the smoke malsance, Ádmiral Alexieff bas resigned fuding hivi. by drawing off the gazes of combustion
Skeydloff, who is notoriously hostile to Admiral affairs. Moreover the appointment of Admirat
Alexieff, was made without consulting Lim.
26,00 who, in Dr. DILLON's words, set a black ted the Hoppo to immediately request the Com. Shearine, while fourth officer of the Malacca, selt practically superseded except in Civi and forcing them through a water-spray by
staith who is honest and industrious to
repair a lady's watch." But that those who appointed him wer deceived in him does not exonerate him from the charge of gross folly in niereuling Japan's intentions as he did. It may be with ane best intentions that be bus betrayed his country; but there is no doubt of the fact of the betrayal. Not
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missioner of Customs to take the necessary steps for carrying out the provisions" of the treaty and a preliminary survey of the harbour has
been made by a Chineso Revenue cutter with a view to the removal of obstructions. Hig Ma- jesty's Government have esived no further report.
British and American authors and publishers continue to flood the market with books on Japan and China. Among them we notice one Mr. Arthur Davenport. The writer's object is to point out the injury inflicted on our prestige
during a heavy sea and with a strong tids beaped overheard one night in the China Sou
ning, and reseed one of the ship's quarter
masters, who had fallen overboard.
With regard to the new U. S. War Secretary. an American correspondent sends an interesting letter on the personality of Mr. Taft and his work in the Philippines, wich he thinks could
When
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complete enough to terminate the war, could called Opium and Missionaries in China by position to Governor Tuft. who refused it. LIMITED.
justify him now.
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through the widespread allegation that we have forced opium on China." He also suggests wassionary propaganda, which, he contends has produced rebellion and fatal riots, followed by
a total change in our present mathod of mais,
Eighty-soven Army dofails arrived by the P. & O. ss. Chusan yesterday.
Mr. S. John Brodrick has decided against the abolition of Cooper's Hill Engineering College.
The Chinese Honeymoon vouched its 1,000th performance at the Strand Theatre, London. last month.
Professor Simpson has gone out to Johannes burg. where there has been a serious outbreak of plugne in the coolie locution.
It was reporteil yesterday that a Chinese woman was found at Kowloon City wharf re- moving a Chinese corpse, dead from plague.
According to Sport and Gossip, Mr. Ale March is contemplating another visit to Shang- | lai at no very distant date.
He is at present.
as we amemneel recently. in India.
The shipments of Ceylon tea to Russia, says the Timen of Crylon, are continuing merrily, and whatever hurtships the Russians may have to andergo in consequence of the war. they won't
wholesale reprisals by forsiguera, alike in Man- churia and China.
It seems certain now that the threatened
deportation from Tientsin of Mr. Cowen. Editor of the China Times, has been abandoned,' as Mr. Cowon has resumed the editorship. The hole Chronicle makes the following comment:-Though the accused in such a case does not seem to have any right of appeal under the Orders in Concil, such a sentence most bo reviewed by the Chief Justice at Shanghai, und only on his approval can it go into operation. Prosumably the Chief Justice has not approved, and the matter will be allowed to drop. If our suise is correct, the condition that such sentences passed by a Provincial Court must be reviewed by the Judge of the Supreme Court has proved a real saformard to the freedom of the English Press in China.
The most furious man in America on the day that Japan's first, prrent navul victory over Russia was amonneed was Richard Mansfield; says un
THE TIBET EXPEDITION.
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LONDON, 20th April. The House of Lords has adopted a resolution authorising the Tibet expedition.
WAR
NOTES.
THE COSSACKS.
the exit flus of the furnace. By this means the moms of a properly constructed fou situated in
woxidised particles of carbon, as well as time flight particles of ash, are washed ont of the oscaping gases, and a clear chimney top is the result. The smoke nxisance can he abated, anıl I sincerely hope that the Sanitary Board will not rest until every smoke-stack over which they have jurisdiction will have coased to belch forth black smoke.-I am, Sir, Yours faithfully,
BAND PERFORMANCES,
not fail to attract attention at home vacancy desarred in the Supreme Court of the United States President Roosevelt tendered the when he finally agreed to accept the War Office appointment the only way of satisfying the
A. Japanese officer, who has had a chance of
"TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS.” douands of the islundors was through the meeting the Cossacks in North Cores, has to
Kowloon. 1st April. assurance that, though he would he ut henne. Government. The Cossacks do not carry any. cently forwarded the following report to the
SIR. Your correspotulent Somilreve" is he would be at the bond of the depart baggage. They eat fowls raw and eren candles worthy of support in his suggestion that we ment vested with the duty of housing when hungry. The Coreans are surprised by ought to have a Town Band is Hongkong, and his own successor and in control of the work the primitive stato af living of the Cossacks, possibly be may be right when he says that,
which he had organised and curried out.
NAVAL NOTES.
public want. Meanwhile, in the absence of the
Town. Band, the services of the various
The Cossacks wear overenats of soft leather comparison with Shengti, Singapore, and lined with sheepskin, and often camp ontaide of Manila, things are greatly mismanaged here. cottages, without going inside. They might On the supposition that the proposed Town almost be likened to wild beasts. They liya ke Band would be a good one it would undasbtedly be a great acquisition and apply a long-falt H.M.S. Espiegle, Coudr. E. G. Burton. has shepherds, and lie down in the field. They can returned from Weihaiwei.
therefore travel fifty miles a day without Yesterday afternoon the British fleet return-difficulty, and it is hard work to capture them. ed from Mir Bay, the vessels being the battle. Their horses are often fed with rico instead of military bands in the Colony are granitously ships Glory, Albion, Ocern, Vengrance, and proper food. The speed of the horses is not given by the kindness of the military authori Centurion, the raisers Talbot, Gersey, and much superior to that of the Japanese horses; ties. Semilirere" is apparently ignorant of but the Cossacks can travel faster than the the fact that these bands are supported mainly by Amphitrite, and the despatch-bout Alacrity
Capt Greet, who is taking over command of Japanese over the hills, through forests and the officers of the regiment, and that the "hund- the Ocean, vice Rear-Admiral Foote, arrived over rough country. The Cossacks are timid. some sums" which the languid and weary from England by the P. & R. Chusa more afraid of death than was expected. This taxpayers disgorge" are devoted to a military resterday.
view lus boon confirmed by several reports and not to a musical, objest. It might be well received from scouts. Daring the engagement to pointons for the benefit of this correspoutout at Teishu on the 28ti ult. the Cossacks were fully that the tone of his letter and his regrets that aware of the inferior position of the Japanese, he is dependent on the whims of gold- but they utterly failed to take the aggressive. laced officers" are hardly calculated to promote continuance of the kindness hitherto After two liours' firing they retreated suddenly a on seeing the advance of the Japanese Infantry. shown.-Yours, ote.. Lieutenant Yugami with twenty man was able to hold his position against seventy or eighty be regarded as proof of the Japanese soldiers' Russians during the engagement..
This may
courage; hut on the other hand it shows the Cossacks' lack of a warlike spirit.
The Chines gun-bout Chan Fang, yesterday passed through Hongkong Harbour, on bor way
from Sum Sze Mun to Canton.
HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB.
East Point Cup, the Ichiban Cup, Polo Pony Scarry, the Gymkhaun Club Challenge Cup, and the Primrose Cup. Mr. F. H. Lyons. R.N.. will act as clerk of the scules. Mr. H. P. White
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.
as judge, Mr. G. C. C. Muster as starter, Mr.swinning. At low-water one has to be rather
W. W. G. Ross as second starter.and Mr. J.
MILES.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PERSS,
Hongkong, 22nd April. SIE--I have just read the miserable defence of your correspondent "Gold Lace," and am hardly surprised that the facts. I submitted should not have met with his approval. Any- body with ordinary intelligence is thoroughly. pware of the fact that the instruments and music of a military band aro furnished from the private funds of officers, but is equally under- of a military hand ura in the pay and service of viable that the men who comprise the strength
seded, except in civil affairs" and that the Governor, was anong those present to bid fare aroused throughout the country is so great that duties fall upon Mr. F. B. Deacon. The band always good plunging to be had on the off so the Stats, and not in those of the officers, hence
Seven robbers armed with rifles ant duggère have attacked the branch of the Russo-Chinese Bank at Bokhara, on the Transcaspian Railway. wounding three persons, including the manager. but getting uo booty.
March............
race
bands to
This afternoon at Happy Valley the first From the particulars given in the Uivil | American contemporary. Until the war eloid | Mooting of the Hongkong Gymklums' Club will The chief sensation of the moment, as far Service Estimates for the ecting finial your assumed serious proportions Mr. Mansfield had be held. commencing at 4 o'clock. A capital as the war between Japan and Ruwain is we lears provision is made for new British aboût decided to postpone his production of the programme has been drawn up, and as the events concerned, is.the resignation of Admiral | Consuls at Mouklén. Autung, and Kongmon. Russian play Ivan the Terrible until
next have filled well good sport is assured. There ALEXIEFT, as announced in our London
season. But when war became assured, and the are in all six races-the Grantham Cap. the telegram published yesterday morning,
immediate victory of the Russians. in Mr. Mansfield's mind, becaus a foregone conclusion, REUTER's despatch appearing in another
ho determined to rush the Russian play to the column to-day adds the information that the
front of his repertoire st ones. Now, when the
THE SWIMMING SEASON. Members of the V.R.C. have recommenced reasm of this resignation is that Admiral | suffer in their tes,
play is all ready for production, Mr. Mansfeld ALEXIT finds himself" pratically super.
is suddenly discovered But the Japanese are. Major Sir Matthew Nathan. L.E.. our now not only in the ascendant, but that the sympathy R. Michael as time-keeper, while the secretarial of rotten savest in the basin, but there is brave to tackle the somewhat doubtful odourt appointment of Admiral Skrydloff," who is well to Sir John Anderson at Victoria Station, unless Fran the Terrible turns out to lis really of the Sherwood Foresters will play a proof the pier. Water-pole, of course, will 800 conferring by permitting their
if it is a privilège that offers think they ar notoriously hostile to him," was mule with on the 24th it.. on his departure to take up the great and absorbing drama its chances, of out consulting 'his. It is to be gathered | Governorship of the Straits Settlements. ·
gramme of music, and given good weather the take the plane of boating. As a matter of play in public, none the less is it a privilege popularity have been seriously handicapped. ---
Gymkhana should be a great success.
fact, although there is a scratch four-cared that they are allowed by the State to enjoy the that the post which, Admiral ALEXIEVE has
the 30th. It Is sometimes resigned in the Viceroyalty of the Far East,
By kind permission of Major Radcliff and
ORCHESTRAL CONCERT AT THE
exclusive serviços of theas mon. Hongkong at difficult to officers, the Baad of the 3rd Barma Infantry
master crowx that office with the pompous style which was
will play at the Hongkong Hotel from 8 09.30
now. Tennis
the present moment is equipped with no less THEATRE. given to him by the Tsar last year. His
p. to-night. Programins--
tlun four military bands, and it is a disgrace that a whole community should find themselves lesser command, that over the Russian
Field Service"
By kind permission of Reur-Admiral vou
at the mercy of a handful of officers. ..... Od Hunge squadron at Port Arthur, which he assumed
Overture Zampa Herold Heltzendorff, the Band of the Hanez gave an
Yours faithfully, temporarily after Admiral MAKAROFF's death. According to an English missionary who Selection The Runaway Gir....Ivan Caryll | orchestral concert in the Theatre last night. Comet Solo Eilon Alannah Thomas This is the second occasion this season on which on the 13th instant, he could not resign until there are indications that Corsaak in the rogion Waltz
avrited at Gonsan from the north of Corea Selection "Reminiscences of Enginud" Godtruy Kirby Admiral SKRYDLOFF arrives to relieve hiu.lying to the north of Hamheung five organising InterEZZA.....
Bard from a German warship visiting the Cillet port has given an orchestral concert in the We may con-lode, therefore, that Viceroy with the parpose of opposing the Japanes
Theatro, and the Hanoc's band was favoured ALEXIEPF wishes to cease to be Viceroy of
last night with a fall house. An excellent programme was provided embracing selections from the works of Weber, Schamann Gounod Czilulka. Brahms, Schubert, Wagner and Stuart We do not know that the House's Band has given a concert before in the Colony. but it is safe to say that they will be welcomed by lovers of music in the Colony whenever they are visiting Heugkong again. The entire programme was played in first-class style and each item it was evident was keenly enjoyed by In acknowledgement of the the enthusiastic appreciation of the audience, two or three extru pieces wore played, the concert being brought to a closo shortly after elevon with a few bars of the British national | Sea, authem.
Dr.
the Far East. We see thus the curious of old iron was being eneriod in a cart down the Not long ago, the Globe records, a heavy toad spectacle of the man responsible for the war Strand.
The lumbering vehicle blocked tho anxious to retire from his position before the tenthe, and the British bus-driver began to war is more than two months and a half old, search eagerly in his mind for some suitable That he was se responsible we think that comment. At last he found one. Nah, then," ho said, with usperity, "get or there with yer every fair-minded man must agree.
Russian Navy." DILLON in the March number of the Contemporary Review showed this very con- The first consignments of building material clusively, but additional evidence can be for the new flouting dock at Kiloelan have left Roast found in abundance in the correspondence Germany. The dock will consist of five contained in the Japanese White-book which we noticed last week. It can hardly
parute pontoons, with a total loading capacity. |
of 10,000 tons, and will be able to accommodato
the largest battloslúp in the Germau Navy, as ̈
be doubted that the S. Petersburg Govern woll as the big liners of the Hamburg and acht sees now bow Russia has been led by Bremen Steamship Companies.
*ina"
- Pendant le Isal " *God Save the King."
MENU.
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Caviare and Egg Comapes.
Ox Tail
Boiled Garoupa, Sauce Hollandaise. INTREES.
JOH
Grilled Snipe on Trast Kolled Fillets.of Veal a l'Italienne Egg Cromcakies,
CURRY: Braxilimt.
JOINTS.
Sirloin of Beef Beast Capon and Facon
Boiled Leg of Mutton and Tuips Cold Bentos Ox Tongues. SWEETS.
Tepives and Apple fudding Diplomate Ice Cream and Finger Cakes Treacle Tart Tipsy Cake.
Coffee
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Fruits.
the audience.
attractions the Hongkong side aro in souts measury responsible for this, but, snyhow, the weather is becoming warmor daily, and splashing is really already in season. There is to be a good "smoker,” wa are told, at the gymnn- sinn to-night, an amout of local talent contri- buting. The performance commences at Up slurp, and a lato ferry, from Kowloon to Hongkong, will run at 12.15 am. Shortly perhaps, there will be children's races, as it will be remembers, the weather prevented them as the recent V.R.C. Athletic Sports.
WEATHER REPORT.
the following repart
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued
On the 22nd at 11.30a.m. The barometer has risen in Japon, where the greatest pressure is now found, and fallen in China..
SEMIBREVE.
(With reference to this correspondence on Band Performances," we should prefer that the writers would express their views with loss acrimony. As it is, wo have decided to with- hold one letter and omit a few lines in one of those published above. Abuse is not argu- mest.--En. D.P.]
HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.
HLAKE SHIELD COMER TITION. Practice for this competition will be held on - the range to-day at 2.30 pan. The following are likely to compete Capt. Skizzer, Ideut. Laur- mert, Lieut. Scott, Sergi-Major Rodger, Bergt.- A depression h shown formed in Northern | Major McKenzie, Sergt. Terrill, Sorgt. Gløyn, China, and for the present the monsoon is inter-Sergt. Andrew, Corp. Gidley, Bembr. McCur- rapted upon the China Count.
Light variable winds will be met with in the quodale, Bomber. Stephenson, Gun. Hurley, Gau. Formosa Channel, und light E. to SE, winds. Grimshaw, Gun, A. Watson, Gun. Crosbie. will prevail in the northern part of the China There will be handicap competition for Spoons presented by Capt. Skinner if a sufficient number are present.
Forecast:-Light E. winds; overcasi, dull.
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