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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 30TH, 1904.

In spite of the news of Japanese move- Į ments which have reached us lately, it is not possible yet to figure out even roughly

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seem still directed against the Russian posi- tion on the Yalu. Nowchwang, against which an attack was reported to be imme- diately impending some weeks ago, still remains untouched by the Japanese. We eee that the Shanghai Mercury's special war correspondent, who still remains at Chefoo, wrote last week that he considered it highly improbable that the Japanese will attempt to land their forces at Newchwung, that is, as Slong as the Russians defend the place

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The China Timez leuens that a new transport' company is to be started from Chefood' to the Yellow River. Two steamers have already been purebred. There are also launches to run up to xiaoufu with lighters. Cargo will bea lighterud from the mouth of the Yellow River: The business of the company is favoured by the Chinese Government, aud tho capital invested in the enterprise is 500,000 taels,

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JAPANESE TRANSPORT RE- PORTED WRECKED.

KOBE, 28h Ap., 0.50 p.m. It is reported that the Japanese Messrs. Bradley & Co. send us the 17th transport Kinskiu-mare has been annual report of the Manufacturers Life wrecked on the Corean coast, near Insurunes Co., from which it appears that the assurance in fores on the Bst day of Dosaruber, | Gensan, bút no particulars aro forth- after detheting all terminations by death, matu- rity, surrender and otherwise, was $34,392,303, a

coming yet. very satisfactory increase of 84,239,420, which is over 40 por cent. ruore than the gain in any presions your. The net premiums paid in cush wore $1.219-45.91, and interest and profit o

Being unable, he says, owing to the paucity of the water, to cover such a landing by the guus of their fleet, they would find tho under- taking hazardous in the extreme. Still it is to be noted that, according to Chiuso accounts, there are only a fow thousand Russian troops at Newebwong, though reinforce ments could no doubt be thrown in without mach delay. Russia is credited with the intention of not holding the line of the Yalu the sale of scarities £215,862.67, making the more than tenporarily, but of falling back total cash income $1,435,288.58. au increas on a Fenghwangcheng-Liaoyang front, in over 1902 of 8134.398.75. The payments to | policy-holders aggregated 3366,533.04 and the anticipation perhaps of being unable to pre-excess of income over, all payments was vent a Japanese landing at the head of the Gulf of Corea, and west of the Yalu. Such a policy would offer the Japanese un op. $9.00 portunity of turning the Russian flank

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again at Fenghwangcheng, as they are now 11.00 trying to do opposite Wiju. It would also leave Port Arthur isolated. It is true that 14,50 it would be in accordance with the Parthian policy which was attributed to Russia soon In the 22.00 after the outbreak of the war.

meantime there is no sign of Russian retreat in North-east Corea, Cossack troops have penetrated some distance in the direction of Gensan, aud the Vladivostock fleet is some. where in the neighbouring waters. The presence of a Japanese transport near Gensan appears to indicate that the Japanese too are resuming the activity on the east coast which they commenced to show before but abandoned on account of the unfavour

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that a trup may have been laid for the Vladi- vostock squadron similar to that in which Admiral Masanorr's ships were caught. If so, a short space of time should prove this. It may be remembered that the report (wrong in that case) of the captura of a Japanese transport preceded the Russian disaster at Port Arthur.

The Gertu Mull of the 30th March was delivered in London on the 28th inst.

It is said that large numbers of Japanese Ishearers are entering the Philippines-sub send before 11 am, on day of publication. After that rose, of courre-and that the Insular Govern

ment is keeping quiet on the subject.

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The P. & 0, 8.8. Mongaiža, on the London- Australia run, which attained some notoriety by enteritig a Russian warship on a recent voyage out, is proving extremely popular with 1141eople travelling between the Southern Con.

tinent and the Mother Country.

On the 20th April, at No. 3, Camaroon Road, Kowloon, the wife of TANG CHEE, of laughter.

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HONGKONG, 30TH APRIL, 1904

The war news of the last two days is of a

Captain E. G. Bellairs, who went through the American-Spanish war as corvuspotient forr the American Associated Press, and is known | by many at Hoagkong, has arrived at Australia from America. He may possibly go on to the East in connection with the present war.;

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At an extraordinary gaueral meeting of the shareholders of the Nagasaki Hotel, Limited, it was decided that the Company should go into voluntary Hquidation. The capital of the Company was 130,000 yen fully paid up, and there are first debonta:os to the amount of 170,000 yon at 7 per cent., and second debentures to the amount of 93,000 yor. Interest atiounting

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THE WAR.-THE RUSSIAN BALTIC

FLEET.

LONDON, 27th April, The Raision Admiralty propcase to despatch the Baltic feet by Sues and colliers by the Cape, appointing a readssons in the Indian Ocean.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY IN WAR

TIME.

Lonnor, 271 April. It is understool that Russia's contention regarding wireless telegraphy reets with a good

to 5950 yen is due on the first of these deben-deal of support from naval and military men of tures and 6510 yen on the second issue. The the maritimo Powers. receipts of the Company. it was stated, were under 5,000 you mentli. Mr. P. J. Buckhand has been appointed liquidator subject to the approval of the Court at Hongkong.

The Japanese authorities ceased on-the 20th ultimo to issue permits to war correspondents to accompany the forces, and no more permita will be issued nader any circumstances. If this

POLITICAL OUTRAGE IN SPAIN.

LONDON, 27th April.

A band of forty anti-clericals armed with revolversopened a fusilladeon the Spanish Prom- ier leaving Alicante station in a train. The gendarmen escorting the Premier returned the is the case, several well-kuaz war correspond-fire wounding two. The Premier's carriage ants who have errived in Japan since that date was struck in ten places but the courants were will experience a disappointment. There are still one fifty war correspondents who, though

they have obtained permits, are awaiting permis. sion to go to the front. Up to the present the number of foreign correspondents who have actually been permitted to go to the front is, we believe, not more than twelve, with an equal number of correspondenta for Japanese papere,

uniojured.

RACING--THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.

St. Amant.n John O'Blaund Henry I.

LONDON, 27th April.

NAVAL NOTES.

H.M..EURYALUS."

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With regard to the Tibet Mission the Times of India writes The Tibetans will never realise that we are in earuost until a British force has appeared befors Lhass. In January 190%, the Government of India informed the station, will in future carry his flag on H.M.S. Vice-Admiral Fausluwe, on the Australian

home authorities that until a conference had Euryalus: This large armoured cruiser arrived been held at Lhasa, they did not regard it as in at Hobart recently from England ties Albany. the least likely that "the wall of Tibetan im-to relieve the Royal Arthur as flagship on the passivity and obstruction would be broken

down. Their views wore overruled by the British Cabinet, and it was only subsequently But just as it took a military movement on that an advance to Gyantse was sanctioned. Peking to bring the Chinese to reuson. so nothing short of a temporary entry into Lhasiss will terminate the difliculties that now attend our relations with Tibut.

Mr J. R. Hall, late of Munilu. writes to the Sunday Sun of that place from Shanghai:-- "A Sunday Sen in Shanghai! Is it possible?

Australian station.

H.M.8. ANDROMEDA,"

HMS Audromeda, Capt. Nelson Oummanney. the relief for ILM.S. Blenheim, arrived from Portsmouth yesterday, Sho left Singapore on 24th inst., and had a tine passage.

H.M.3. CRESSY.

H.M.S, Cressy arrived from Mirs Bay yes- terday...

PORTUGUESE CELEBRATION

AT HONGKONG.

Yesterday, being a Portuguese national fete

WAR NOTES.

SHANGHAI NEWS. The following telegrams are from the N.-C.. Daily News :-

ANOTHER FIRE AT THE KOWLOON GODOWNS.

NO,

GUNOWN RAZED TO THE GROUND. Fire broke out at No. 9 Godown, of the Poking, 23rd April-Seventeen mechanical Hongkong und Kowloon Wharf & Godowa Co., mines have been laid by the Russians in the at about midnight on Thursday. The first Lian ricor, covering a distance of five miles engine on the soone was that of the Godown botween the forls and the mouth of the river. Company, and the secoul an engine from the They are operated by electricity from the forts

Nayal Yard. The blaze soon spread right over Twenty-eight guns and two search-lights have the building, merchandise stored therein being been put up on the forts. A foreign journalist of an infammable nature. At one corner thero who has arrived from Nowchwang states that seemed to be spirits, or kerosene oil, tho the Russian troops near Newchwing amount fire there showing very feres. The sky was altogether to about three thousand men and lighted for miles around, great tongues of fire sixty guns. To Russian troops over all Maorising high into the air. Two steamers lying oburia do not exceed 170,000 in number.”

alongside the wharyes were covered with sparks

"Tokyo, 24th April.-According to Viceroy it being found necessary to usa boses as a safe Alexieff's report dated the 22nd, there was guard against their catching firo. Eventually, another skirmish on the Yaln on the 21st Inst..the fire became so hot, they had to let go their nour Yong-ampho. Forty Russians who were moorings and anchor in the stroom. Consider- on board three junks were sighted by thing the enormity of the conflagration there wors Japanese who immediated repulsed them. Two very for spectators, most people at Cut the being Japanese were killed, three Russian privates in the lend of droums.” Perhaps there were 300 were killed, an officer and elevon privatos bailly bookers.em. Engines continued to arrive, the injured, and oficer and four privates Government tire-llent evossing from Hongkong, | slightly injured.”

and a manual being dragged from the Torpedo. Depot. The coutouts of the building.consisted of matches, matting, candles, trusses of hay, und other inflamablos,

"Tokyo, 24th April-It is reported that the ice has thawed at Vladivostock, foreshadowing coming events. The Aussion squadron is lurking in the harbour, tired of its recent quistuds."

The Russian gunboat Sivoutch is reported to have left Newchrang on the 15th inst

FEON JAPANESE PAFÉs

Admiral hktorsky is said to have officially reported that the Russian ironclad Pobiede was torpedoed amidships.

There appears to be much uncertainty as to when the reported collision between the Poltava and Sevastopol in the satrance to the harbour at Port Arthur tork place. It is now stated to bare occurred some days previously to the laat attacks. It will have been noticed that the Scrustopol was not in the fest that came out

under Admiral Mataroff on the 13th.

Two incidents, showing the state of affairs in Coroa, The section of the Seoul-Wiji railway between Kai-song and Phyong-san, ác. about a sixth of the line, is expected to be ready for trafo next month,

The Kobe Chronicle says:-Since the outbreak of the war, a large number of persons of all classes in Japan have volublecred to serve as soldiers or as military coolies. Some old men have actually applied to form a battutae, which in feadal or samurai times was a body of young and lusty men, who with drawn orde rushed at the enemy regardless of consequences Other applicants are immature yenths. Others again make applications written in their own blood, To all these the authrities make it known that there is no necessity at present for volunteers

A despateli dated Tokyo, 27th inst., to the Japanese News Agency in Tiantain, gives the following information concerning the attack on Port Arthur on the 13th inst:-The Japanes Fleet which took part in the attack on Port Arthur from the 11th to the 16th inst..

2 ironclad cruisers, 4 cruisers, 12 torpedo-boat numbered 32 vessels, viz, 6 first class battleships,

destroyers and 8 torpedo-boats. It is stated in Japanese cfloial circles that most of the credit for the action at Port Arthur lays with Captains Taneda and Adachi, who laid the wizes upon which the enemy's ships struck.

THE RUSSIAN VOLUNTHER FLEET, It is declared in Volunteer Fleet circles at Odessa that there is no doubt whatever of the Eussian Government's intention to draft several of the fest's transports out to the Far East with the reinforcements to be sent out later on from European waters. It is added that these Volunteer Flest transports will hoist the naval flag outside the Dardanelles, fir their quick- firing guns, and be used at a later date mainly as commerce-destroyers. The vessels will, it is

And who suggested it? Why, Little Johnnyday, known as the "Oatorga da Carta Con-stated, sail from the Black Sea under commas.

of course. And whom to? Why, the editor of stitucional," the anniversary of the signing the

ders and officers on the active service list and

belonging to the mary.

RUSSO-JEW(SH SURGEONS. The following letter signed "H, W. W. In the afternoon appears in the Tintes :-In bis mention on

Mr. Seldon, in a speech at Wellington made the North China Daily News. Will it pay? Charter of the Constitution of Portugal, by with crews almost exclusively composed of mea varying character, both sides apparently further reference to the question of Chin the News. But they haven't started it yet in 1826, was selebrated at Hongkong. War Well, just ask Johnny Kelly and the editor of Dom Pedro IV in the palace of Rio de Janeiro having a success of some kind to their credit. labor for the Transvaal. It was painful to The money and is thinking it over. All joking ships, British and otherwise, dressed ship, wil The Japanese have succeeded in crossing realis, he said. that after the colony's sacrifice the Yalu River at a point a little to the during the war, the Transvaal, so far as labon, side, there is a proposition on foot for the pub-i salutes were fire at noon.

concerned, was to be handed over to Asiaticslication of u weekly paper, patterned after the south of the Corean town of Wiju, using They never thought that the Chinese Dragon Sunday Sua, horo in Shanghai, and it is pro- battleship Parco da Gamu, and the Portuguese by the Rassiu authorities against the families

was to be emblazoned on the Union Jack in the posed to publish the same from the presses of the North China Daily News, the most con- Transvaal,”

sorsniáre, and aureadable sheet in the Orient, to which the British Government paya a fat an-

was

a tea-party was given aboard the Portuguese

cruiser Adamaster also indulged in light festivity.

At Macao the occasion was observed as a

The roof rushed in at about one o'clock allowing the flames to uscent without obstrue- tion. It was a grand sight, the Brigade and sailors fighting the flames, while marines andl Indian regulars kept the public out of the way. An attempt was made to get some of the merchande out of the godown, but all they could manage was to rescuen faw candles.

The fire was under control by 2 o'clock, there being any amount of water from the different

Bourees.

Tho Brigade and sailors worked “lika nigyors,” bursting in locked dones with plombs' so as to get at the burning stores. The disaster, luckily, was confined to a single block, sono-story build- ing. There were jo great explosions, only one or two minor reports evidently due to kerosene tins.

Godown No. 9. Mr. Osborne, Ser. of the Go- down Co., states, is insured for $22,000.00 with Hongkong Firo and China Fire, half each- probably total less. The fire was caused by fumes from arrack (a rice-spirit from Java) bg- coming ignited by a gas-lamp. Men were work- ing in the godown at the time of the first ignition. when the atmosphere surrounding the arrank suddenly burst into blue fame. Arrack was in Course of being landed from lighters ox 8.8. Tjilotjap, and some of the cases leaked on to tho godown floor, this causing the fumes. Tho importation of arrack is of comparatively. recent date and there stoms little doubt thnt it also caused the fire on 10th,

MASONIC.

DISTRICT GRAND ROYAL ARCH CHAPTFE OF. BONCHONG AND SOUTH 'CHINA.

The annual meeting of the above took places

night. at the Masonic Temple, Zolland Street, lest

M. E. Comp. I. Mallory presided The following officers were appointed

Second Principal, M. E. Comp. L. Mallory. Third Pri wipal, M. E. Comp. T. F. Hough. “Seribe ** E," -M. E. Comp. A. OD. Gourdin.

Scribe" N," M, E. Comp. J. G. Gotz, P.B.G.P., M. E. Comp. D. Macdonald. Treasurer, M. E.. Comp. W. L. Ford. Registrar, M. E. Comp. G. J. B. Bayer, Grand Sojourner, G. R. Lammert. First Assistant Sojourner, G. P. Barnott. Second Assistant Sojourner, E. J. Luprints. Sword Bearer, M. E. Comp. E. A. Stantan. Standard Bearers, M, E. Comp. H. Bathurst, Comp. E. H. Bay, Comp. H. Sykes, und. Comj. A. EL Skelton....

D. of C., Comp. J. W. L. Oliver. Deputy D. of C., Comp. W. H. Woolley. Assistant D. of C., Comp. J. W. C. Bonnar. Organist, Comp. C. W. Lougust. Janitor, Comp. J. Vanstons,

CORRESPONDENCE.

BAND PERFORMANCES.

On the 22nd inst, Yuan, Taotui of Shanghannal bsidy." We note that the lotter is duter general gala day, Government offices heite Jewish medical must are impressed in rindas imagines he is going to entice me into a dis-

was telegraphically instructed by the Waiwup that the portrait of the Empress Dowager,' to be exhibital at the S. Louis Exposition and fur to be presented to the United States, was on its way South from Tientsin by the Hainchi The portrait (which was painted by Miss Carl, as we recorded some time ago) is to be placed in the Temple of Longority in Shangliai native city, ending the arrival of the American mail.

pontoon to take them across in place of the bridge destroyed by the Russians after their retreat to the northern bank. As they are not reported by news coming from. a Russiau source to have been driven back we inny presume that they have made good their foothold, sapported no doubt by part of the Japanese fleet, which could operate with effect in the Yalu estuary. Ou the other hand the Japanese bave lost a trans- port near Gensan on the north-east coast of Corea. Our Kobe correspondent's telegram only says that the Kinchiu-Maru is reported wrecked," but as the Russian Vladivostock squadron, reinforced, it is believed, by some smaller vessels sent over land in acetions from S. Petersburg, is apparently at sea and able to do damage off Corea, it is more probable that the version of the story which makes the destruction of the ship a Russian success is eorrect. Great regret must be felt at this blow, but it is difficult to imagine how the Japanese can have neglected to secure the safety of a transport by providing an activity. The volume had an immediate success. Teacort. The Vladivostock squadron, more It has boon translated into many languages, jubly handled than that at Port Arthur, may and the Admiralty have ordered copies to be

have outwitted the Japanese warships watching it; but even in that case the presence of an unguarded transport near Genesi would be a piece of grave temerity. Further particulars may throw a different

ight upon the affair.

All who are interested in sabmarine warfare hear with regret of the death of Mr. Her- bert C. Fyfe at Ventnor last month. Mr. Fyfe was for a number of years assistant secretary; and librarian at the Royal Institution in Albemarle Street. He only quitted the Institu- tion because his duties there left him too little time for literary work. He was a constant contributor to the magazines, chiefly on scientific subjects treated in a popular way; and his book on Submarine Warfare, published a year and a half ago. gras widely welcomod as the first. attempt to put on record in permanent. form all that is known about this brunch of unval

placed in the library of every one of his Majesty's ships. Unfortunately, the effort of gathering the materials for his work, brenght on the diseasó to which Mr. Fyfe has succumbed at an early age. He was the second son of the late Mr. James Hamilton Fyfe, a well-known author and journalist, and was only in his 31st year.

the 1st April. Can there be any significance in tlus?

By kind permission of Lt. Col. Tremonger and afloss, the Band of the 93rd Burma Infantry will play at the Hongkong Hotel from 8 to 9:30

p.m. to-night. Programs:--

arch......... Sons of the Empire" ... Bradford Overturo ... Nell Gwyn

Gerumn Selection... The Toreador....... Caryland Monckton Selection....Stephen Adama Songs"... Jouley Cernet Solo Love, could I only tell Thee Cupel Walt...... "Rose"

Margis Characteristic Piece "A lervish Chorus "Schok "God Save the king."

MEND

Hors D'Œuvres Caviare and Olive Croutons. AOUP. Pulages Creme d'Asperges.

FISIE

Baked Salmon a la Mony.

ENTREES

Lamb Cutlets a la Nelson

Calf': Bend a la Ponlet

closed.

PEKING.

March 11 of the "Taxatious measures" practised

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILE PRESS." of Jewish reservists your Paris Correspondent fails to bring out the refinement of cruelty

Hongkong, 29th April. which gives to those measures a double sting.

SIE-If your correspondent Gold Lace ** proportion for fighting against the modern quisition with him, he is deluding himself with "children of Ammon." These Urishs gone, in vain kopss, and I therefore must decline to take THE PORTUGUESE MINISTER TO the service of their country, the rulers of that

any further notice of his disjointed and illegit grateful country discover that the legal groned cal remarks The little footnote which you for tolerating their Jewish families in certain have appended to his letter will, I hope, afford The Portuguese Minister to Peking is still half-opon towus had ceased to exist. For in him food for reficetion. My former letters at Shanghai on diplomatic business, arranging such towns only Jewish families are allowed to were not written to suit the views of military

tronties regarding South Chius.

reside whose head practisos a certain profession officers on the subject of Band performances, The Vasco da Gama leares for Shanghai to

in the same town. And having a great zeal for

rather to expose in the most complete manner morrow, and the ddamastor on the 15th of next

ortitudor" religion they take advantage of

a state of things which I venture to say would their first wrong to commit a second under his orders ut Tientsin. month, both to most the Minister and be under

not, for one single instant, ho tolerated in any cover of the letter of the law, not in marrying the deserted Bathsheba, but in zidding those other British Colony. Having therefore accom- plished that end, although with some opposition. particular parts of "Holy Ruesía of the

I consider my task ended.—Yours, presence of

asclean persons by turning her and her children out of their home and making them live in the ghetto. Surely, whatever s modern Nathan may think of the

certain

THEATRICAL DISPUTE IN MANILA.

The Manila Sunday Sun for the past two mouths has been conducting a very vigorous cacpaign against the management of the Orpheum Theatre in Manila. We mentioned the grounds of complaint and the outcome of the uprightness of these Eastern defenders of quarryl the other day. Briefly, the Sunday Sun | Christianity, we shall have to give them credit alleged that the house was run chiefly for thy for great ingenuity,

Tomates a l'italienne. Liquor license and that the actresses were

CURRY, Sicabob Curry.

JOINTS.

Roast Riba of Beef

Boast Capon and Celery Sauce Boiled Bacon and Cabbage.

COLD.

VEGETABLES.

Cold Stuffed Duck and Macedpino Salad.

Potatons, Green Pass, Vegetable Marrow, Mashed Turnips..

SWEETS. Hominy Pudding Plum Tart Strawbery Ice Cream and Finger Cube Tipsy Cake. DEBYRT.

Cofee.

Fruit

SEMIBREVE.

THE PANAMA CANAL.

THE U.S. ARD BOLE OWNER. The Panam canal contract is closed.

but

The

United States is now sole owner of the canal and all the works which have been done in and around it. The French company's claims hav• boon fully satisfied. Work will be pressed at once, as the need of the canal from a commercial and strategic standpoint becomes more apparent daily. Immense preparations in a mechanical, commissary, and medical way are being made.

This piece of news appears in the Manila

allowed to drink in the privateboxes with patrons POLLARD'S LILLIPUTIANS AGAIN

TO VISIT HONGKONG. of the show. The managemont ejected. Mr. O'Brien one night because of criticisms which

Pollard's Lilliputian Opera Company has had appeared in his paper, and the Seale editor returned to Melbourne after a two years' tour. thereupon announced that his paper would pay | Mr. C. A. Pollard stated at Brisbane that for its seats in future and insist on its independ his company was just finishing up, after a su

The Sun now announces that Mess76. cessful tour through the Far East, United Cablinews and is dated Washington, 23rd. Lory and Jones are proposing to open houses States, and Canada. They will romain for April. It will have been noted that Renter's similar to the Orpheum in Shanghai and Hong about three months in Victoria, and start off telegram of the 25th instant stated that the kong, with the permission of the authorities, and again in July for a two or three years' tour in Washington Cabinet lind "decided to exempt that Mr. Lovy is in Shanghai making arrange the East, visiting Hongkong, and afterwards labourers for the Panama Canal from the

they will go to San Francisco.

Chinese exelusion laws.”

ance.

ments now.