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Staregustchi, destroyer, sunk off Port Arthur ou 10th March;

Yenisei, mine or torpedo-transport, blown up at Dalny on 11th February.

To these may be added perhaps the

A. S. WATSON & CO., Bags, armoured cruiser, reported wrocked at Port Arthur in February, and Boyarin, protected cruiser, claimed by the Japanese to have been wrecked at Dalny on 12th February; and the following damages of a serious natura :---

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Pobieda, battleship, struck by nine off Port Arthur on 13th April;

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TELEGRAMS.

"DATLY PRESS" SERVICE..

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS. }

On Saturday evening Mr, Li Hong Mi, Supreme Court interpreter, was 'entertained to lauquot in the Yin King Lam restaurant, or the occasion of his departure for England on leave. There were about 40 people present. Mr. Li Hong Mi is taking to England his son to be educated. Good wishes from their many THE friends follow them both. Mr. Li Hong Mi and his son leave by the Baycra on Wednesday.

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THE WAR

"BOGATYR" DISASTER. Kone, May 21, 12.30 p.m..

WAR NOTES.

JAPANESE OFFICIAL DESPATCHES.

We received yesterday evening from the Japanese Consul a copy of the following official telegrams received by him the summe afternoon :--

VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.

THE NEW BATH-HOUSE,

Considerable discussion way take place rogari ing the new bath-house schema at the coming.. V.R.C. annual meeting. From what we can gather there seems to be a division amongst the "Toxyo, 1st May, 2.55 p.m. "Admiral Togo reports that the ganbost favour of building a covered in bath, and the Committee, one section boing strongly in squadron with the destrayer and the torpedo- 20th instant for reconnaitring, which was suo- boat flotillas approached Port Arthur on the

cessfully affected with little damage, despite the hot erosalire from the enemy's forts; no

The Bogatyr stranded at the en-casualtios for our side.”

Poltum, battleship, struck by shell at be performed by the band of the 1st Sherwood trance to Vladivostock in a fog and

Port Arthur on 9th February;

Ietvisan, battleship. torpedoed at Port Arthur on 8th February;

The following is tho programme of music to.

Foresters on the New Parade Oround from 5 to 6.30p.m. to-day-

March.................... "Seraphine" .................................. Clark Overtime. The Merry Wives of Windsor Nicolal Selection... "Coppelia

Tearovitch, battleship, torpedoed at Port Salonstack... "Rominhlathen" Arthur on 8th February;

Aafold, protected cruiser, struck by shell at Port Arthur on 9th February;

Diana, protected ecuiser, struck by shell at Port Arthur on 9th February;

Pallada, protected cruiser, torpedoed at Port Arthur on 8th February.

Suite Valse

Peer Gynt........ "O Soner Mini"

God Save the King,

sant.

[This confirms the telegram from our London Delibes correspondent which appested in our issue of Ascher Saturday, The Bogaty was a cruisor of 6,750

Gring

tons displacement, and 21 kacts speed. She Btrauss

was built al Stettin, being launched in 1900. | Her armament is given in the Naval List as 17 6-in, quick-firing guns, 12 3-in. 6 1-8 Gotoh kies. Her complement is given us 580, Our London correspondent's telegram, which was apparently based on Russian information, stated that all the craw wore saved.-ED, D.P.]

The Acheen war, whick began in 1873, is reported to have cost Holland about 280 millions of guilders up to the end of last year. The war is in its last stage, bit still drags on, the opera tions being now mainly against the Gayvos, a tribe of hillman who had given aid and comfors to the Achinose to whose Sultsu thuy owned allegiance. The Sultan has submittal, and has left the Gayoos to their fate, while the Achinese Turning now to the Japanese fleet, thence said to Inve been so affectually brought following losses are certain :--

under, that they cau do nothing to help their

The case of the Novik, protected cruiser, is doubtful; she has done a lot of hard fighting and has several times been reported injured.

Hatsuse, battleship, blown up off Port allies, Arthur on 15th May;

The English cricket season la nude Yoshino, protected cruiser, sunk in colli.

characteristic start. At Lord's on the 11th inst sion off Shantung promontory on 15th

Mr. Warner's Australian team made 300 runs in May

the frutinnings. In the second innings the tum Miyako, unarmoured cruiser, blown up made 31 for one wicket. The Rest of England off Talienwan on 14th May.

scored 247. The game was drawn, there being ne play on Tuesday owing to the rain. The Straits Times telegram which gives these details also says that Lancashire best. Leicestershire by an innings and 64 runa, and Surrey beat Hampshire by 258 runs.

No record of losser Japanese casualties can be furnished. The Russians have re-

peatedly claimed to have sunk destroyers and torpedo-boats, bat, apart from the blowing up of torpedo-bost No. 48 at Talisowan on the 12th May, the Japanese admit no losses. As the Japanese official news has been so correct we must be in- clined to believe their actual losses no more; but with regard to minor injuries it is known that they have docked some vessels

Spart and Gossip of the 15th inst, writes The Committee of the Hongkong Cricket Club a few days ago had a meeting at which it was decided to send a challenge to Shanghai, inviting the team to visit the Crown Colony in November next and there light a new battle,

A. S. WATSON & CO. from time to time. Whether the Kangas wall as some of the old ones, over again.

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In total losses, therefore, we may certainly vot one Russian battleship, two protected cruisers, two gunboats, three destroyers, and a mining vessel against one Japanese battleship, one protected cruiser, anl one unarmoured cruiser. In addition the Russings have four hattleships and at least three protected cruisers practically hors de combat ugaiust unknown butginali Japanese casualties. The discrepancy is not a little startling; or at least it would have been, could we have foreseen it at the beginning

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HONGKONG, 23RD MAY, 1904

The H.C.C. nt a cost. when it is finished,

of clown

upon $30.000, is building a ZOW

Pavilion in the south-west corner of their ground, and it is hoped that the match, Hong kong versus Shanghai, may witness the opening of the building.

The Sabah Steamship Company held its ninth ordinary general meeting at Sandakan, North Borneo, on the 5th April, with Mr. P Breitag in the chuir. The chairman said that business on the coast was very bad for the Company In addition to this the North Cerman Lloyd had been trying to capture the Company's trade and to injure its business With regard to this the chairman made the following further statement: There has been a great deal of gossip of late regarding the acquisition of this Company by the Nord-

REUTER'S SERVICE.

RETIRING.

LONDON, 19th May. Despatches from General Kuropatkin to General Sakaroff describe the Japanese sraona-

tion of several points in advance of Lisoyang Fonghwangchong where they are constructing earthwork. The

and their retirement on

rain has rendered the roads bad.

CONTRABAND OF WAR.

LONDON, 19th May. Lord Lansdowne states that Russia has replied to an enquiry about the notification of the 11th instant, re cotton being contraband of war, that it applies to low grade cotton caly.

*TOKYO. 21st May, 10.35 p.m.

A company of the enemy appeared six miles north of Takushan and was surrounded

other thinking the idea impracticable. The chief objection, apparently, is that, as there is only a five-foot rice and full of tide, a sufficient depth of water could not, with an ordinary soa-cook. be obtainable-that is if, of course, the hath wara bullt on ach a level as to be self-drainable.

It was then quoried, "Why not have a stomi.

by our infantry. They fled with many casual, aur pump the requisite depth into th ties. A. Rain uptain was taken priscuor. A steam pump, it sooms, would be a very ox-

bath every day " There was no casualty for our side,"

pansive item, $2,500 perhaps, and then it would be necessary to provide fuel and keep a donkey- This, in the opinion of some of the com mittee we understand, is considered to involve too heavy an expenditure. They are, parlaps going to recommend outside batlling.

mian.

When the new Naval Dock is complet el there will naturally, be quite an amount of launchi

traffic-thors is at prevent, for that matter-around the point adjacent

"A CHINESE HONEYMOON."

Those in the audience at the Theatre on Saturday evening whe had not seen A Chinese Honeymoon at the Strand Theatre in London, where it ron for something like seven hundred nights, must have wondered what the London play-going public saw in the picce to become so animaptured with it. The music. though pretty, has not attained the same vague to the new V.R.C. site, no, besides the danger as the music of The Geisha or The Belle of New of the launches themselves, swimmers in York or severni other musical comedies of reoeut the upen would have to encounter the backwash.

Then, again, we have the matter of sewage- Ball sower finds au ontlet near by, and sewage, of course, mainly floats on the surface. In contradiction to this it is said that there is a trong "rip" cutting around the point. If thi be so then the place is not suitable for swim- ning.

THE WAR-JAPANESE REPORT 1) years, and we conclude that primarily the chief attraction for the play-going public of London was the Oriental netting of the pisen. That feature of the play does not, of course, possess the same attraction for a Hongkong andinca, With a strong cast. however, the play does not depend entirely on its Oriental setting for its success. There is fine scope for good acting in

It is quite evident that if the bath is to l it, and those who saw the inimitable Louie outside at all-it is to be sincerely hoped that Frwear in the part of Fi Fi will concede this it is not-there will have to be a piled in enolo- feature to have been the second cause of the anre, similar to the old Hongkong-side affair. play's astonishing success. This part was very The old bath, as is within the memory of many. well taken in the performance on Saturday by was not really an ideal one. It was im- Miss Alice Wade. Mr. Percival Knight, the possible to keep the piles clear of sex-grass, principal comodian of the Company, took the and, what is worse, barnacles: Jelly Sch and part of Pineapple, the Benedict on a honeymoon sewage, too, constantly found a passage be- tour in China. His song "Happy Land,” with tween the piles; and the enclosure was not its intoned patter after each verse, was vastly complete enough to be unaffected by water dis- appreciated, and although he repeated the last turbances outside. Fürthermore, if you were to verse, the house demanded more, but had build a pile-enclosure bath, imagine the length reluctantly to be satisfied with the bowing of pile necessary. They would not only have to of the artist in acknowledgmont. Mies extend downward considerably further than Wade's song "I want to be a Lydy" from the surface of the water to the bad of the was almost equally well received. The harbours pretty good depth in that vicinity. sontimental dust by Miss Ernestine Walker and but they would have to form a sort of paling Mr. Frank Cochrane was well sung and cordial. above the surface of the water. Sncli 2 swaying ly applanded. The part of the Emperor in the structure, indead, that wight be blown down by piece was taken by Mr. Reas, and that of Lord typhoon. High Admiral by Mr. Riley. In the second aut Miss Carrie Roberts introduced a danse fantastique which was very well done and elicited general applause. To-night the Com- pany play The Sign of the Crome.

Medplukdomm

THE LOJS OF JAPANESE WARSHIPS.

LONDON, 20th May. The newspapora express slacers sympathy and great regret at the loss of the Hatsuse and

the Yoshika

SIBERIAN PORTS OPEN.

LONDON, 20th May. It is expected in S. Petersburg that Russia will shortly proclaim the Siberian ports, includ- ing Vladivostock, open to commerce,

AUSTRIA-HUNGARY, ·

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LAWN TENNIS.

H.K.C.C. TOURNAMENT.

The position up to date is :-

SINGLES HANDICAP (CLASS A) Semi-final-A. Humphreys beat E.. Hum.

LONDON, 19th May. The Austro-Hungarian Minister for War has explained to the delegations that the exceptional expenditure is in newiss nected with the political situation, but that phreys: R. Hancock beat P. Strickland. it is necessary in order to make up the leeway in regard to re-arming the artillery and the equipment of vessels in nesordance with modern

To-day and to-orrow being public holidays, deutscher Lloyd. It is true that for some time developments of the science of war.

there will be no issue of the Daily Press morrow (Victoria Duy); should, however, any important war telegrams be received they will be issued to our subscribers in the form of an Extra.

Capt R. Mitchell has resigned his commission in the Hongkong Volunteer Corps.

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The appointment is notified in the Gazette of Mr. T. L. Ferkins to net on behalf of the Bailding Authority.

By a proclamation in the Goselle the prohibi- tion to export arms, etc., is extended for a fur- ther period of 6 months.

be crowded.

USSIA has not been slow to suffer also the hands of Nature a similar disaster to at which afflicted Japan on the 15th stant, when a fog caused the less of the ruiser Yoshino. The Russian cruiser ogatyr, in a fog, has now sunk outside Hladivostock. In the case of the Yoshino, A large number of local holiday-makers who was one of her fellow cruisers which sankhave not gone to Marso are going round to er; the Bogatyr was lost through: striking Deep Water Bay to day. The links should ud. The result has been the same in oth cases, that the unfortunate vessel is at of the war, even it not permanently out existence. The Russians were able to Ave all the crew, it seems, in this more appy than the Japanese. But, on the her hand, the Bogatyr was a far larger,

The latest home papers record that Lisbon ero moderu, and better armed vessel than month ago was without newspapers owing to a printers" strikes and Vienna was without a train Hungarian State Railways.

8 more fatal Chinese plagne cases were reported up to noon on Saturday. One man was found wandering in No. 2 Health District and subsequently died, while one body was dumped.

they have now been definitely abandoned it ís certain negotiations were proceeding, but as

not necessary for me to make any further reference to them."

OBITUARY.

LONDON, 20th May.

wick, of Messrs. Jardins, Skinner, and Co.,

The death is announced of Mr. John Kes-

of Calcutta.

LONDON, 20th May.

The death is announced of Sir Jamsotjeo Nussawanjoe Tats, the Parece millionaire,

CANTON NOTES.

[FROM THE CHUNG NOOI BAN PO."]

INPERIAL EDICTS.

-Even if they should lose the war and haven't that to make them feel big," remarked a doctor (gnotul by the Philadelphia Press), “ in all pro- ability the next generation or the next but one of the Japause will be as tall as the average American or Europeau. It is the | custom of sitting on the aukles on the floor --- instead of a chair as we do--that explains the shortness of the Japanese log. The arteries are kinkel by the cramped position and are thore. fore not properly nourished. As a matter of An Imperial Edict was issued on the 17th fact, however, the Japanese spine is just of a inst. in response to the memorial presented longth with the average American or European by Viceroy Shum, who asked the Throne one-indect, we all differ in height rather by to punish the officers connected with the reason of leg than of hack, and the spinal column murder of the faise Hung Chuen-Fook in is singularly constant among various individuals Hongkong. The Edict states that the military Now the chair has gained a place in Japanese officers, named Ho Wai-Chung, Lam Shan, life, and soon the length of the Japanese log will Fong Hing Kwok, Su Ying Chan,

Lau become normal."

Kam-Yut, and Chu Cheong (deceased), who had no right to induce persons, to proceed to foreign soil to commit the said crime for the purpose of gaining rewards, are to be deprived of their titles and ranke, and dismissed from office, and that Admiral Ho Cheung-Ching is also to be dismissed from office for failing to control the officers from committing such a crime.

The Roman Catholic periodical Les Paroles Frangaisce says:-The only result of the Russo Japanese war which can as yet be said to be e Yoshino, and the loss to Russia is pro-service owing to a strike of employees on the certain is the ruin of a French foundation ortionately heavier. At this time, when

namely, that of the Catholic missions. If the asters have been overtaking both belli-

Russians should eventually turn out to be rents' navies in rapid succession, it may

erippled victors in a long struggle, the sympathy t be uninteresting to give a list of the

which binds France to the Empire of the North Another Imperial ediet was issued on the Stual losses, as far as can be made out from "Nondescripts "the former won a meritorious will not sure tho priests who propagate the dant of the Wan-Chow garrisons in Chekiang various accounts. Taking the Russian certain number of local cricketers, but Mr. always existad between the Russian popes and Province, to take the place of Admiral Ho

et first, we have the following:- Petropavlovsk, battleship, blown up ort Arthur on 13th April; ?

In a cricket match at the Happy Valley on Saturday between the Dallas Company and the

victory. The Dallas Co. were assisted by a Roman Catholic faith. For viclent hatred has

Percival Kaight managed to distinguish lümṣolf offth in batting and bowling, making 26 runs

and taking 4 wickets.

Bogatyr, protected cruiser, wrecked off adivostock last week;

Varyag, protected cruiser, sunk jemulpo on 9th February:

Koreeis, gueboat, suuk át Chemulpo on

February;

the fathers of the French missions. The scandalous scenes of disily ocenrronce between maabers of the Orthodox and Roman Catholic

same day appointing Ip Chap-kwai Comman-

Cheung-Ching.

NAVAL NOTES.

A NEW NAVAL GUN.

Mr. John Roberts played a gains of billiards faiths at Jerusalem are the exact nindal of recently at the United Club against another of the scenos illustrating the history of Christi- The British Admiralty has decided, after a very at Bangkok's leading billiard players, Mr. Charles unity in Japan. The example of fraternity is extended series of trials, to adopt for naval Roberts. The conditions were 1,000 up. Mr. not given in the Fur East by the mystical requirements n new quick-tring gun. This will C. Roberts receiving 850 start. Mr. John envoys of the Russian Church. These Orthodox fire a projectile weighing Slb. It is mach ruore Roborte filled his score of 1,000 against Mr. Omissionaries are intolligent, ou traders. On powerful than that firing a similar projectile Roberts's 941, winning by 52 points. Mr. the other haul, they are easy-going in mutters already in use, and is to the design of Vickers, Sivoutch, gun-vessel, destroyed by Rus John Roberts subsequently played Mr. George concerning religion, and all they ask of the Maxim, and Co, The cartridge will be charged ns at Newchwang;

Stewart. The latter had 650 points in 1,000 up Japanese is the right to solest French with modified cordite, while the gun, which is Bestrachni, destroyer, sunk at Port allowed, and Roberts won by 151. After the missionaries. If Russia should be victorious, capable of exceptionally rapid aim fire, will be thur on 13th April;

Moases. J. K, Black and Payne at (pool, giving induence through the ministers of her national have been carried out under the direction of Vnuchitelni, destroyer, wrecked off Port tho former 5 and the latter, and beating the religion, and she will do so to the great prejudice the captain of His Majesty's ship Excellent and

respectively by 12 to 7 and 13 to 7.

the Chief Inspector of Ordnance at Woolwich,

thur on 24th February;

FinalIn the final tie on Saturday, A. Humphreys beat. 'R' Hancock, both playing from scratch. Hancock won the first two sota and got to 5 games and 40-love in the sixth, when he appeared to collapse, Humphreys taking the game, the set, and the next two sets also.

DOUBLES HANDICAP.

Semi-final:-R. and H. Hancock boat Beattie and Mancing.

The other semi-final to be played is between Martin and Strickland and Murphy and Boyd

CHAMPIONSHIP.

Semi-final-A Humphreys heat W. L.

Martin R. Hancook beat P. Strickland.

SINGLES HANDICAP (CLASS B). Final-R. Manning beat R. B. Beattie.

PROFESSIONAL PAIRS, Final-Smith and Atkinson beat Grist and

Beavis.

A FOOCHOW ANNOUNCEMENT.

A correspondent forwards us the following specimen of English as she is printed at Foochew:-

NOTICE.

We beg to inform the Community and Missionaries that by the causes of the prices of Fuel, Rico, etc., are exorbitant and we had beer forced to pay the working of the crews at 30 ets. a day,

If gentlernen and Ladica who wishes hair our House-Bonts, kindly to pay uccord- ing the undermentioned.

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On the other hand, it has been urged that a 100 by 35 ft. bath would be hardly large enough, from a sanitary standpoint, for 60 to 100 swim- mers at one time. This statement, however, is particularly absurd when it is considered that the water-salt water at that would be changed every day. Public bathsin London, for instance--- fresh water baths-have, in summer time, their water changed only twice a week, and hundreds of people bathe in them between shifts; in win- ter the water is only changed once a week.

Another good point about having a bath- house is that forconserts, entertainments, etc., the water could he hoarded over, and there would be a magnificent hall.

In face of all this it is to be concluded that

the bath-house is desirable. How is the V.R.C to get over the difficulty? Well, in the opinion of an engineer, a duplex manual pump, costing say $500 and worked by four men-and there ars about four Chinese buutinen with very little to do-could pump a couple of feet into the bath in as many hours. This would cost the Club nil, excepting the initial expense, $500. If the bath was built two feet below low-water mark there would be no necessity to pump any water in at all, and all the water in the affair excepting two fest coull, if desired, be changed with avery tide. The bath could be cleaned twice a week by pumping out the two fest of water-the pump would work both ways.

MINING IN BORNEO,

Mining prospects in British North Borneo are looking up as regards manganese, and iron. The Herald of Sandakan makes much of the success of manganese prospecting in the Zaralu Bay district on behalf of the B. N. B. Mineral Syndicate. It seems that, from the present stato of the developments, with no surveys of the various deposits, no correct estimate may be formed of the ultimato quantity of available manganese ore, though it is calculated that the first year of operations should produce 25,000 tons of good marketable ore. After that time, provided the working of other localities be continued, an output would be available of something Bike, 40,000 tons annually, and this, say, for the next twenty-five years. No wonder that the Herald considers the outlook to be highly promising. It is at the Labuk District that the next metallurgical triumph is looked for. There a rich deposit of iron ore has been revealed by Mr. J. Saxton, an experienceï mineralogist, in the vicinity of the Bida Bido The C.P.R.stasier Empress of China arrived hills. The District Officer at the Labak, Mr. at Shanghai at 5a.a. on Saturday, the 2lat inst., G. C. Irving, says that the deposit, which and left again at 2 p.m. same day for Hongkong, extends three miles northwards, is exposed to where she is due to arrive at 9 am. on Tuesday, view all over the surface of the hills and is of the 24th inst

The CPR steamer Empress of Japan left Yokohama for Vancouver (B.C.) ou Friday, the

Hair for Groen Island Shooting 83.50. Hair for Kuliang $5.30 Hair for upward or downward of Min River $3.50 a day.

THE HOUSE-BOATS Co.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

20th inst.. p.

sulsiont value to justify the immediate formation of a company to work it. Naturally, grant preliminary expense must be expected in ports, left Syrinsy on the 20th inst., and is some distance is but a succession of rapids, The CN, steamer Chinglu, from Anstralian establishing transport, as the Labak River for expected bers on the 11th prox. 21st inst., at 11 a.m;; and is dae here to-day, at iron ore to the coast. In fact communication The C. & M. steamer Ruti left Manila on the which would by no means facilitate getting the 130 p.m.

The Indra Lize steamier Indramayo, from construction of a railroad. At present a sample with Sandakad would probably necessitate the

hore on Thursday, the 26th inst.

conclusion of this game Mr. Roberts played she will endeavour to extend her political fitted with automatie sights. The Naval trials New York, has arrived at Manila, and is due of this rich ore, says that journal, is on its way

of the religious protégés of France.

Chefoo on the 21st inst., and is expected here on quality being confirmed immediate action ana

The CN steamer Chihli left Tientsin for home to be assayed by exports, and upon the

the 29th inst.

be expected-Straits Times.