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pelled to divide their naval strength. Then the Russians wished to lazd a large force at Chernulpo under the protection of the Port Arthur squadron, while at the same time the troops on the Yal were to cross A. S. WATSON & CO., and join the Corean and Russian troops at

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Seoul, so that they could drive the Japanese from Fusan, whore they had landed. This was the plan, which according to the Tageblait the Japanese 'claim fell into the hands of their Government, and which made the Cabinet and the Eider Statesmen, until then undecided, be of one mind with regard to auticipating the Russian Government by striking the first blow. What there is in the story we do not know. We have not WATERS seen the chain of the discovery of Russian plans advanced serinuzly by the Japanese, certainly not officially. It is possible, and

IN THE FAR EAST,

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made under constant European expert supervi sion are suit throughout the Far East and are invariably preferred on account of their

excellence.

that is about all flat can be said. But Russia must have auticipated ʼn vory casy victory, seeing how the actual course of events since the outbreak of war has betrayed her entire unreadiness for serious fighting.

Another article connected with the war, but treating of Russia's future intentions, appears in the Petit Parisien, whose repre- sentative at S. Petersburg secured an inter- THE MACHINERY in use embodies orory view with Admiral Rozno srvENSKY, Chief improvement known up to date.

of the Russian Naval Staff and commander of the Baltic Squadron. The Admiral appears to have been very frank, for he edmitted that it was not certain that be

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 13TH, 1901

Two more fatal Chinese plague casos wore reported yesterday, one at Kowloon City and one in Dos Voeux Rond Contral

Bir W. G. Armstrong. Whitworth & Co., shipbuildors, of Elswick, Nowcastle-cn-Tyno

are, it is announced, extracting largely to ra- place the Russian floot after the war:

The Colonial Secretary's Offices notifies that a telegram.hus buen received from the Colonial Secretary at Singapore to the following elect: -Hongkong declared to be infected on necount of bubonic plague."

It is to be regrotted that the police appareat- ly make us effect to check the imposition of beachcombers soliciting for money on Queen's Rond itself. The unshorn and generally un- Kempt, but distinctly able-bodied individuals who stop passen-by with somo such remark as “Ex-

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me, but you're an Englishman --"and proceed to ask for peenniary holy, are an unmiti gated puisance.

In addition to the milway programme sone- tioned for Burma, the Lieutenant-Governor, Bir Hugh. Barnes, has now suggested to the Go. vernment of India the immediate construction of a Southern Shan States railway. It would be The mortality returns for Singapore for the

auarrow gauge line from the Mandalay railway week ondod the 30th April show a ratio porto Taanggyi, a distance of 112 milos, costing 68 lakhs (£453,333). The line would open up a 1000 of population of 47.89. Fover was respon- sible for 5 denths, beri-lari for all, and phthisis 28. Five Europeans died, and no Eurasians, out of 27 dentis

On Wednesday evening a cry of "Man over-

board" was hard on a Star Ferry I, causing all the upper-deck passengers to run to the after- rail. It was a false alarm, however a Chinese lower-deck passenger had lost a clicken. It may be remarked, while on the subjost, that "Star" was once stopped to pick up a dog.

The following gem of a telegram escaped our attention in a Manila paper until wo saw it in a Shanghai exchange Kronstadt, 23 April-Several Japanese submarino terpodo- boats are reported to have been sighted in the Baltic Sea near the entrance to the Gulf of Finland. It supposed their mission in the destruction of Russian's Baltic fleit. Their appearance has created considerable excitement and speculation."

Tao residents on the upper levels sond as

ABSOLUTE PURITY is guaranteed. would over take that squadron aut. Fast- the following letter:- Can you help us through THE BEST MATERIALS only are used.

The squadron would be ready by the 15th July, but it had been too hastily concluded that its departure for the Far Eust was a THE PRICES are only half those charged settled thing. "Who could say that

in England.

WATERS MANUFACTURED BY US are acknowledged by the leading English

makers to be equal to those of their own

production.

July the squadron.might not be required in the watere of the Baltic ?" Admiral Rozhdestvensky asked this question, but supplied no answer. He then went on to say that, in his personal opinion, in Septem- |ber the Navy would have nothing more to do in the Far East. The Japanese would by then have transported to Coren more cannon, ammunition, and projectiles, and

paign of many months. They had docks to repair the damage done to their ships, and it would be puerile to attempt any longer to deny that they were admirably prepared from that point of view. In a word, they were formidable adversaries, against whom the Russians would have to exert themselves

your valuable columns to abate the uniunea which is created by the pumping-engine put up en Garden Road just below the filter-beds? There is. night and day, a dense yellow smoka issuing from the chimney, which, according to the direction of the wind, is a great annoyance to all the neighbouring residences, The pump may be a temporary recessity, but the dirty smoke will be due to the quality of the fuel"

When the Dallas Company was here last, before its visit to Shanghai, the last performance took place on the anniversary of the wedding of Mr. 2nd Mrs Vallance (Miss Hertha Hunter), and in honour of the occasion a collection was raised, at the suggestion of Messrs. C. C. St. Clair and

A. S. WATSON & CO. Provisions in sufficient quantity for a cam-Pengelly, to send to Pearson's Weekly as

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131 strenuously if they wished to succeed. The last remark strikes one rather as an anti-climax, but the Admiral intensified, it with the ejaculation, “We shall have a

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in reply to the question what should now be done, Admiral RozuDESTVENSKY ex- claimed with much animation:-"We are now doing what remains to be done, we are defending the honour of the flag. It "is at a previous stage that another course Attack ought to have been adopted. "should have been met by attack, they "should have advanced against the enemy,

contribution to Mr. Frank Cochrane's "Fresh Air Fund" for giving London slum-children a holiday. Mr. St. Clair has now received a letter from Mr. E. Kesall, Hon. Sec. of the Fresh Air Fund,' gratefully acknowledging the receipt of the contribution, and stating that it will be made use of very shortly.

The first practical witness likely to come into Court with regard to the true merits of the Japanese Shimose" explosive is the hull of the Faryag, when raised from her temporary grave in Chemulpo barbour. The damage sho

fortile region suitable for European planting and mining enterprise. The project is warmly supported by the mercantile community nt Flagoon.

The King has approved the appointment of Sir Charlas Anthony King-Harman, K.C.M.G.. Governor of Sierra Leone, to be his Majesty's High Commissioner in Cyprus, in enceession to Sir William Frederick Huynes-Smith. K.C.M.G.. whose term of office will shortly expire. Sir Charles King-Harmait, who was born in 1851, and educated at Cheltenham and

Trinity College, Cambridge, has been Governor of Sierra Leone since 1900, prior to which he was for three years Administrator of St. Lucia.

He has also served in the Bahamas, Barbados,

and Manritius, besides having had considerable experience of Cyprus itself. Ho was created

K.C.M.G, in 1900.

With regard to the appointment of Mr. T.. Ff. Carlisle as Consul for French Indo-Chinn, to reside at Hanoi, this is, as we intimated

Eastern Consular Service. Up to the present there has never hear any Consular representa. tive of Great Britain north of Saigon, in Cambodia, hitherto the most important port in French Indo-Chin. But the construction of a railway from Hanoi ap the Red River Valley towards Yunnan and the upper waters of the Yangtese, gives the town great commercial conseruence, and it was essential, therefore, to place some British official there to lock after

Festerday, an entirely new post in the Far

our trading interests.

TELEGRAMS.

"DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.

[FROM OUR OWN COLRESPONDENTS.]·

THE

WAR

PORT ARTHUR RAILWAY ALLEGED STILL OPEN.

NAVAL NOTES,

H.M.S."ECLIPSE."

The ernisor Eclipsa arrived from Weihsiwej at 9 p.m. on the 11th. She left Weihaiwei on. the 4th ias, Mirs Bay 11th inst, Sho experienced fine weather.

11.M.G. "BIRUS." The cruisor Sirius left port yesterday.

H.M.S.HUMBER,"

Tho storosbip Fumber arrived from Mirs Bay yesterday morning.

FLEET UP THE COAST,

It is reported that five or six British warships are at Amoy.

LONDON, 11th May, 10.35 a.m. Viceroy Alexieff reports to S Petersburg that the railway has been Amoy.

restored to Port Arthur.

The capture of Dalny is denied.

ΑΜΟΥ,

HMS. Rambler and the Chineso gunboat Firculai have been having quite a long stay at

GUNNERY EXPERTN. News from the United States Astatio fleet in the north is to the effect that the monitor Monadnock made excellent showing at the annual target and gunnery practice which was

FIGHTING NEAR LIAOYANG hold at the entrance to Blackwall Pat), Lu

JAPANESE VICTORIOUS.

LONDON, 11th May, 10.35 am. Two battles have taken place-south of Liaoynug. It is reported that the Russians have been defeated and are

retreating.

RUSSIAN BESERVES.

LONDON, 11th May, 10.35 a.m. 100,000 of the Moscow Reserves

are leaving for Manchuria.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

JAPAN'S OBJECT IN THE WAR.

LONDON, 18th May.

Chan archipelago. Nowithstanding adverse weather conditions spiondid tanrksmanship was displayed by the ganners. The statistics have not yet been prepared, but it is said they will show the bigbest arorage of bite yet scored at target praction by the Monadnock,

THE GERMAN FLEET.

The following is the official statement of German warships which are to be in commission

| during 1904---For the summer half-year the first fighting line will be formed by the battle- ships Kniser Wilhelm II, Koiter Friedrich III, Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Kaiser Kart der- Grosse, Mecklenburg, Wetlin Zähringen, and Wittelbach, and the coast defence ships Hilde: brand, Beowulf, Frithjof, and Odin, Tho Hildbreid and Beowulf will be paid off in and Odin will be withdrawn for other duties. September, and after the marouvres the Frithjof

The places of the four coast defence ships will be taken by the Braunschweig, Elsass, Würth, and Weissenburg. The first will be commis. sioned in August, the second in October, and the last two on September 27. The oruiser divisions will consist of the armoured cruisers Prinz Heinrich and Prinz Friedrich Mart, and the protected cruisers amazone, Ariadne, The Japanese statesman, Mr. Suyematsu, at Mcdura, Frauentob, Niobe, and Arcona. an interview with Router's representative, de- The Amazone will be withdrawn for other Among those who left for Japan by the Empress boat on Wednesday was Mr. Alleyne èlared that. Japan's first and chief aim was to service in May, sud the Hamburg will replace Ireland, who has only made a brief stay in push back Russia as far as possible. Bussin

one of the other protected craisers. The t.g.b.'s Hongkong this time. We shall publish in

would never be allowed the least political or Blits and Pfeil and two t.b.'s will set as tenders tomorrow's issue his second article on the Straits territorial hold on Cores, whose fature status to the fleet. There will be no change in the Settlements, one of the series of Studies of Ad- would be that of a Japanese Egypt. Suze disposition of the ships on foreign stations, or ministration in the Tropics" in the London form of buffer-state, under Chinese of training, gunnery, and special service vergals, Times. Mr. Ireland has now dealt with the sovereignty, would possibly be created in

save that the battleship Schwaben will replace, on April 13, the harbour ship Neptun for the British section of the group of colonies which Manchuria. Japan would regard any branch he has been studying. He will now devote of China's neutrality as a calamity, the chief purposes of torpedo experiments, and the pro- himself to the colonies of other rations, begin. danger of which was Rassia, who was doing tected craiser Nymphe and a large and small ning with the Philippines, his study on which things to irritate China. Mr. Sayematsu said t.b. will be paid off on September 30. In addi- may be written daring his stay in Japan. We in conclusion that, no matter what the Japanese tion to the battleships Schwaben, Braunschweig, look for something startling on administrative successes might be, her polley is to ensure and Eleces and the small cruiser Hanbury methods in the now possession of the United the absolute freedom to all Powers in the Far mentioned above, the small cruisers Bremen, East, and no Occidental Power need have the | Lübeck (just launched), and Berlin, sad the States.

slightest anxiety that Japan is likely to suffer large tb.'s 9120 to 125 will complete their trials

on our trade with Canada. The British manu

Much the same advice as the Prince of Wales bard task to get the better of them!" Then suffered from her opponent will be clearly vis-bronght back with him as a result of his Colo ible, and, as the guns that sank her and thenial tour was given by Mr. Ames, the represen number of projectiles fired will be well known, tative of the Montreal Board of Trade, who last experts will have a trustworthy basis of com parison. But it will probably to long before mouth discoursed to the Chamber of Commerc these details are fully known to the public. All facturst must wake up if he is to derive the fail such matters are carefully concealed, the Japa-advantage of the preference given by the Domi- ness having no mind to take the world into their nion Government. Mr. Aines told of a Cane- secrets at this stage of the war.

dían catler who, at the time of the Coronation,

According to

could not get an English firm to produco kráves circumstantial despatch printed by the Stompa, of Turin, from its bearing portraits of the King and Queen. He

with alacrity. The result was that tens of thousands of German-made knives. bearing por- truits of their Majesties, were sold all over Canada, from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

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THE JAPANESE LOAN.

LONDON, 10th May. The Japanese Loan of £5,000,000 has been fully underwritten in New York at 931, and is quoted at 3 per cent. premiux,

THE PORT ARTHUR RAILWAY,

LONDON, 10th May. A telegram from Admiral Alexief to the

Port Arthur was restored on Monday night.

during the year.

THE FRENCH SQUADRON.

The Petit Var stated last month that the Fronch torpedo depôt ship Foudre had under- gone inepeution at Cherbourg, where she had gone to ship two submarines for transportation

to the Far East. It was found that she needed repairs, chiefly of her boilam, which would take about a month. In addition to the submarines Lynz and Protec, she will take out four small th's. In a second voyage she will take out the submarine Perle and four t.b.'s. from Toulon,

HONGKONG Ornice: 14. DEVEUX ROAD"fought to the death-you understand correspondent ut Shanghai, who gathered it in went to Germany, where the order was accepted Tsar states that railway communication with and in a third voyago the submarines Ludion

LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, E.C.

HONGTONG. 13TH MAY, 1904

"ne-with guns, mitrailleuses, with fists, "and even with their teeth. It should

"have been victory or death, but in any "case it was indispensable to inflict upon the enemy such loss as to have rendered "the landing of troops impossible. Sacri-

quarters favourable to Rassia, the carly naval sucesses of the Japanese have all been obtained by the treachery of Admiral Alexioff's vieta Japanese in whom the Viceroy had complete confidence. This man, it is stated, succeeded in parloining not only a detailed plan of Poit Arthur, but also a copy of the plan of mobilisa tion and of the Admiral's private telegraphic

A Calcutta despatch dated the 27th April

COLLISION IN THE HARBOUR,

Some interesting remarks on the plans of campaign of the belligerents up north niny be gathered from a perusal of the sys-"fice the fleet if need be, but, at the same code. Provided with these documents, the intercede with the British Commissioner on against the law of the Hongkong, Canton, and

Jam

Macao

and Nainde, with four more t.b.'s. from Ober- bourg. Thus in the course of abaut nine mouths the mobile defence at Saigon will be increased by six sabunurines and 12 t.b.'s.

CORRESPONDENCE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY PRESS.”

SIK-With reference to the translations of

A collision occurred in the Southern Fairway, Yosterday a representative of the Grand off the Harbour Office, at about 3.45 pra. yes- of Tashichumpo came from Shigatse to terday afternoon. A Chinese waterboat bumped

behalf of the Gyantse monastery on which a fo

B.8. Hankow, passing along right THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OF JAPAN. had teen imposed on account of the monks under the paddle-box: Luckily the steamer's having participated in the action of the 10th engines were stopped before contact with zaouks in taking up arms, the Commissioner ten-ton craft-broke her gunwale and was instant. In view of the serious action of the the pale. As it was, the waterbost~ a

refused to remit more than half the fine. To-day No. 5, with Mr. Blythe on board, steamed to otherwise badly damaged. Dock Launch messengers arrived from Dharmi Raja of Bhu. tan, with presents and a despatch to the British the vicinity to offer what assistance she could. Commissioner. The Raja congratulates they this time mast, stils, and other things,

that he has written to the Dalai Lama urging would sink, but she kept afloat. She was towed Commissioner on his recent successes and states including ducks and fowl, were in the water. There were some fears that the waterboat him to assaine a reasonable attitude.

away by the launch and beached. The Hankow sustained little or no damage.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.

ON LEAVE.

papers brought out by the last mail The

"time, deliver a fatal blow to the Japanese Japanese were ablo to take their measures with European joumals havo, of course, op-

"naval power.

Disembarcation would full knowledge of the enemy's dispositions. portunities, through their representatives, thus have become impossible. You now of getting the views of prominent personages understand why it was essential to take the the Manila Times, by letters received from Interest has been aroused in Hongkong, says -opportunities which are denied to the offensive at any cost. Why was it not done? Manila hy certain parties there to the effect Far Eastern Press from our very proximity Why have they not made it impossible for.

thut considerable quantities of gold have Scen to the reat of war. However, the first Togo to renew his attempt?" It cannot

discovered in Mindanao. This has given rise to article which fixed our attention in the most be denied that the Russian Admiral spoke onds over sixty years ago by a company of the statement that gold was discovered in these recent batch of home papers owed its origin like a gallant man. But his plan of warfare, British prospectors who requested the Spanish to Tokyo, though appearing first in the if plan we can call it, has been rendered Governor-General to grant them a franchise, Tageblatt of Berlin. The Tokyo correspon-impracticable, as far as naval affairs are This he was willing to do if guaranteed 90 per dent of that paper says that the Japanese concerned, within a very few weeks of cent, of the profits, the company to support By kind permission of Lt.-Col. Iremonger and claim to be in possession of Russian secret his enunciation of it. Whether it would not a resident Spanish overseer to watch the in-officers, the Band of the 93rd Burma Infantry: As a result will play the following programme of music documents revealing a plan for a sudden have been the soundest line of policy at the rest of the Spanish Government. attack on Japan which was only frustrated beginning may well be doubted. But would every member of the company left by the next at the King Edward Hotel, during dinner to- by Japan's even more sudden attack on even Admiral ROZUDESTVENSKY be prepared Spanish continued to hold the islands no further Overture

Lient. W. A. Crake. left fur home on six passenger vessel for England, and so long as the night (weather permitting) :--

March... "The Stars and Stripes for Ever" Sousa

... Zempā...... Port Arthur, The Tageblatt's corresporto use the Baltic fleet in the manner sug- attempt was made by them to search for gold.

......Herold months' leave of absence by the 5.5. Emprees of | Selection... The Rove of Persia. Sullivan Japan. dent claims to have learnt "from agested, provided it could be brought out to

Cornot Solo. "Eilcon Alannah " well-informed officiul " (how well we

Far Eastern waters? We do not think so. are beginning to know that phrase now!) that Japan's mergetic action was due to Russia's plans with regard to Jepau, for by prolonging the diplomatic negotiations indefinitely, the Russians hoped to be able to concentrate an imuiense body of troops along the Yok, and at the same time to conclude a secret treaty with Coren to allow Russian troops, serving as Corean mor“ cenaries, to be lauded al Chemulpo. To protect these mercenaries the Russian warships Varing and some time' in that harbour. qu the 21st February Russia intended to break off the negotiations suddenly, and then to

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Koreetz

were for

send her Vladivostock ficct to the Tsugaru

Lieut. G. B. Hobart, 2nd Battalion York and

It is of interest to note how "Empire Day" the 24th inst-will be kept by sonic at huizė, The education committees of five English county councils and of four boroughs have my ertaken that the 24th May shall be kept as

Lancaster Regiment, has been specially selected for service with the Chinese Regiment at Woi-E. pirs Day in the schools under their control.

huiweí.

Capt. H. H. F. Stockley, B.M.L.I., has been appointed aide de camp to Sir John Anderson, Governor and Commander-in-Chief Straits Settlements.

The Admiralty have cancelled the orders for the Wivers to be sold, and have directed her to be fitted as a workshop for repairing torpedo host destroyers on the China Station.

This is roferred to by Mr. Lyttelton, the Colonial Secretary, in the course of a reply to letter from the Earl of Meuth, the founder of the Empire Day movement. "It shows," comments Mr. Lyttelton, that the idea is now runking progress at home as it already has dono in the Colonias" In his capacity us Colonial Seerntary, however, Mr. Lyttelton declines to make a speech upon the subject, though he expressca sympathy with the movement. “I

Sir John Keane, Private Secretary to H.E." he says, "that Mr. Chamberlain, while Sir Henry Blake here and at Colombo, has con- sympathising with the proposal, was not pre- tributed an article to the Times of Ceylon red to take any decided stop until Empire How Formosa Oolongs are made," based on Day had been generally established in Great

Britain."

Straits, so that the Japanese would be com- his personal observations in Formosa.

Thomas

Mascagni

PARADES.

Selection... Cavalleria Rusticana Waltz........ The Belle of New York. Herker Artillery Units parade at Head · Qiuiters Japaness Dance

Clayton Thomas at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 17th inst., for 1-pr.

"God Save the King."

MEND.

Hors D'Œuvres Anchovy on Tonet.

sour.

Ox Tail,

FIJA.

Boiled Fish and Oyster Sauce.

EXTORES.

Grilled Lamb Chop and Julienne Potatoes Rolled Chicken Quail on Aspic

Roast Sirloin of Beef Boast Turkey

JOINTS,

Cold Ham.

CURRY.

48hrimp.

SALAD,

VEGETABLES.

A la Germaine,

Boiled Potatoos Reast Potatoos Bakod Tomatoes Stewed Onions,

SWEETS

Plum Podding Strawberry Ice Cream

Cream Meringue

Finger Cakes,

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the National Anthem of Japan printed in the Daily Press this morning, it may be of interest to mention that the late Sir Edwin Arnold furnished what is perhaps the best English version of this Authom, which has been rightly

Edwin Arnold's version rune described as venerable for its antiquity as a musical as well as a literary composition. Sir

May our Lord's dominion last Fill a thousand years have passed,

Twice four thousand timös o'ertold! Firm as changeloss rock, earth-rooted, Moss

of ages uncomputed

Grow upon it, green and old!

THE PLAGUE IN BOMBAY.

H.

A Bombay despatch, dated 22nd April, says:Now that plague has begun to decline,

B. L. gun drill. Sergt. Bartolome, R.G.Ait is going down with a rno. Last week there

will attend.

WEATHER REPORT.

was a further drop in the total mortality from All Uuits parade at Head Quarters at 5.30 1,846 to 1,197, and in plagne deaths from 11 to p.m.. on Friday, 20th inst., for infantry drill, 633. In the fortnight, the general death-rate Sergt. Turton, 1st 8.F, will attend

has fallen by 600 and the plague mortality by 500. This for the middle of April is an exceed- ingly satisfactory hygienic position. Last year at this time, the city was nearly twice as unlealthy as it is now, and the average figures On the 12th at 11.30a.m. The barometer has for the past fivo years are 500 above the present risen in North and Central Chine and fallen in record. So far, the course of the disease has Japan and the Loceboo Islands, clsewhere the changes are slight.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:-

given no justification for the belief that the

The depression, referred to on the 9th et seq. epidemic, because it was late in starling, wonld has moved Eastward and would appear to bobe profonged unduly late into the hot weather. central over the northern part of Kiasiu.

Gradients are elight on the China Coast and light variable winds will be experienced in the Formosa Channel and the northern part of the China Boa.

Forecast:-Light S. winds; cloudy, fair.

Judged from the present indications, the epidemic reached its spogee at the normal period and is declining with something more than normal rapidity.