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The scepticism with which the announcement! of a southward movement has been received is no doubt attributable to the information which has these lust two months been emanating from St. Petersburg attributing to General KUROFATKIN a plan of campaign

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 9TH, 1904.

Kwei-in, an Assistant Imperial Rosident in

Thibet, has beau retired "on account of con- tinuous illness," Recontly it was reported that he was raising 1000 Stehuanese as un escort to Thibet.'

We have received from the offico of the Indian Textile Journal, Bombay, a copy of “The Lodian

A. S. WATSON & CO., entirely different from that which he has Textile Journal Diary and Reforenes Book for

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been obliged to accept. In the very latest home papers to hand we note the statemont that the Commander-in-Chief had advised his Sovereign in the sense of abandoning the whole of Manchuria and concentrating his entire army of 200,000 men in the It would appear Trans-Baikal district. from these reports that Genon! KEROPATKIN considera that he has much too small au

The BUSINESS of the HONGKONG army for the task he is required to perform,

DISPENSARY is now being CARRIED ON

in ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, DES possibilities in this

VIEUX ROAD.

The HOURS of BUSINESS

of the

HONGKONG DISPENSARY in its new

premises are as follows:-

The

1904," which forms a valuable vade mecum, pocket.hook size, for those engaged in the

business.

The Shangliai Electric & Asbestos Co., Ld. held their first annual m sting a few days ago The company paid a dividend of eight per cent., the profits during the year being roughly 14 P cent, of the capital. Tis. 2,000 were carried

forward.

TELEGRAMS.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

THE TIBET MISSION.

ANOTHER BATTLE.

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LONDON, 8th June.

Kangma was altacked on Tuesday,

THE WAR

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

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THE RUSSIAN SOUTHWARD

ADVANCE.

LONDON, June 7. General Kuropatkin, Cominander- the Tibetans being repulsed with a loss of in-Chief of the Russian army, has 116 killed. On the British side one Gurkha

been instructed to proceed South ́was killed.

The British force now numbers 5,000 quickly.

It will interest tliose membera of the Corona- Lesides carriers.

tion Contingent who were in England in 1902,

to know that Miss Violet Brooke-Haut, the

Indy who paid a good deal of attention to them during their stay there, has issued, in conjunc- tion with, the Countess of Malmesbury, through a book entitled "Golden Mr. Jolm Murray, String."

Sir Henry Blake, who recently met with an

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{LECTER'S SERVICE}

REPORTED CESSION OF THE

PHILIPPINES TO JAPAN, ·

LONDON, 6th Jane.

in St. Petersburg

The roport current

pointing to the eventual erosion of the Philip place to Japan is emphatically contradicted in Washington.

KING EDWARD'S VISIT TO KIEL,

LONDON, 6th June,

General Kuropatkin and his staff are reported to be between Haiching

and Tachicho.

Admiral Dubasoff says that a deter-

mined sortie by the fleet. at Port Arthur is probable.

(RUSSIAN OPPICIAL, DISPATCH]-

THE BATTLE OF KINCHOW,-

MOUXDEN, 1st June. According to official information received, the Japanese directed, on the 26th May, threa divisions with 120, gaus againat Kinshow. Four gunboats and six torpedo boats supported the attacking troops by cannonading especially our artillery. The battle commenced at 5 a.m20. The enemy did much damage to the larger part of our sige guns. The infantry of the enemy oulfanked our left wing by walking throngh the sea as deep as the belt. In consequence of

the enormous preponderause of the forces of the enemy, our troops began to retrant at 8-p.u to Nanshanlia, after having blown up the siege guns that were not injured by the enemy. Our losses aro killed and wounded 30 offcer and 800 mea; the losses of the ousmy are said

o be enermons.

A GENERAL, ORDER TO THE PORTARVÍCH

GARRISON,

After the battle of the Yala, Goneral Stüssel,

commanding the garrison at Port Arthur, issued ---- the following order of the day :-"Oa April 30 and May 1 the enemy crossed the Yolu in grent force, and our troops fell back on positions which had been previously selected. Yesterday the enemy effectat an importaut landing on the Linotung Peninsula, south of

KUROPATKIN AT LIAOYANG, Pilszewo aid in the vicinity of Kizohan Buy. Now our work is beginning. Naturally the enemy will destray railway ontamanization, and endeavour to drive our troops back to Port Arthur

LONDON, 8th June.

General Kuropatkin, úpparently, has and besiege this fortres, Russia's bulwark

in the Far East. Tefend it natil the arrival of the troops which are coming to reliașe us. ` I consider it my daty to call upon you to display unceasing vigilance and caution, oud for must

In view of the efforts of the German Press to represent the King's visit to Kiel as a political Dove of Great Britain, as being anxious to secure the friendship of Germany on the Bia-returned to Liaoyang.

In London telograms dated the 2nd inst. it rarakian principle of re-insurancea; the Times emphatically declares that the King's visit is was Bounced that. General Kuropatkia was dictated solely by considerations of international ready to take the offensive on an importante ready at all times to demean yourselves courtesy and family relationship, and that there Times in this declaration reflects the official

und that he recognised when he came to take up the command the impossibility of transporting and feeding a very much larger one. No doubt time has improved the respect, and the number of troops he controls will surely if slowly be considerably increased. question of the moment is: Will the accident which confined him to his bed, is Japanese force investing Port Arthur reported in the latest Caylon papers to hand to quietly remain inactive as though the inten-be a great deal better and able to move about tion were to bring about the full of Port little, though reclining on the sofa a large part of the day. His Excellency was staying Arthur by famine, or will they speedily

at Nuwara Eliya, and expected to be able to follow the simple investment, siege, or leave with Larty Blake for another part of the bomlardment, by a determined assault? istand about June 6th,

Statements of a most contradictory nature | have been published as to the supplies at Port Arthur. On the one hand we are told that there are scarcely three months' provi- sions and not more than six weeks' coal I supplies, while on the other wo get the as archipelago and Oceana, especially against the is no political motive. It is believed that the

surance that Port Arthur is sufficiently provisioned to enable the garrison to hold ont for twelve months. If there is such a large stock of provisions in the town the authori ties seem to have well concealed the fact from the knowledge of the residents who An Assistant will be or duty at all times to fied before the investment begun. It will

be remenbered that after the first bombard Port Arthur, on the western side of the great Canulian. Jakes, that Lori Wolseley started a disponse prescriptions.

ment, reports came from Port Arthur that generation ago to suppress the Red River rebel prices of the ordinary necessaries of life half-breeds, Port Arthur, in Tasmania, is one advanced enormously, but between that of the loveliest spots on earth, but for many date and the investment there was ample & years it was degraded into a convict inferno.. time to provision Port Arthur for a pro. longed siege, and also to complete or

Week Days, 8.30 AM. to P.. Saturday, 8.30 .. to 2 P.M.

Sunday,

10 AM to 1 P.M.

"Coloniensis," writing in the Fortnightly Revier, claiming to record the views of re- sponsible Russian statesmen, states that during the Boer war Russia offered to the Marquis Ito if allowed a free land in Manchuria and Cores, to suppert Japanese expansion in the Malay Commonwealth, whose exclusion of the Japanese was intensely galling to Japy.

Port Arthur is the locality wost prominent at present. Most people are probably unaware that both the Canadian Dominion and the Australian Commonwealth have places of the It was from the little township of

Game name.

Chinua, Weibsien and Chonisan' are. to bo opened to foreign trade. H.E. Yuan Shih-kai

A. S. WATSON & CO. strengthen the land forts, many of which at and the Governor of Shantung jointly mem-

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the outbreak of the war were said to be unfinished and naarmed. It seems to be generally expected, in the North that the Japanese will attempt the capture of the fortress by nesault, and aigong the Chinese at Chefoo the fall of Port Arthur is few days. regarded as a question of a The weakness of Port Arthur is declared to be that its land defences are scattered, It Noonchymously signed communications that have is suggested that the Japanese could silence already appeared in other papers seitt bo inserted.

some one of the outer forts by concentrat Orders for extra copies of DAILY PRESE should be. acht before 11 am, on day of publication. After that

or the ampply is limited. Only supplied for Casting a crushing fire upon it, and once silencod Telegraphic Address: PRESS. Codes: A.B.2. 5th Ra'it could be stormed and used to mount gaus

Lieber'

for the reduction of its nearest neighbours F.O. Box. 33. Telephone No. 12

thus opening a way through the ring of On the 2nd June, Bayside Road, Shang-forts. After what we have learnt of the bravery and tenanty of the Japanese

orialien the Throne, pointing out that in consequence of the completion of the Kinochow Chizau railway, and the approaching construe- tion of the Tientsin-Chinking line by England and Germany jointly, the trade at the above. mentioned-centres has greatly increased, and it is believed that a still greater increase will result when these places are opened to interna- timaal commerce, Letaction be taken at once"

the Imperial order.

Owing to the completion of the Chino-Chan- chinan railway, which is about 800 in length. the Chief Engineer has made a representation to the Governor of Shantag, asking permission to construct a branch line from Tang-kuan to Hsino-cking-ho, about 3 li distant. The Direc tor of the Bureau of Commercial Affaire at China has been instructed to devise means to Chineses control, though the material will be On the let June, at 15, Wocsung Road, Shang./roops at Chuliencheng, at. Kinchow and purchased from Germany in accordance with a

bai, the wife of ROTAVEN MACFARLANE, of a daughter.

DEATHS.

procure funds for tlus line, which will be under

ba, HELEN Money, the beloved wife of Grouse Nanshanau attempt to capture Port close inserted in the agreement between the ROLLO, aged 24 years, Shanghai, MACY, the beloved wife of G. W. He NETT, of the Woosung Hotel

view of the visit..

["F.-C. DAILY NEWS" SERVICE.] DISAPPEARANCE OF MR. SOPER. WEIHAIWEL, 1st Jane, Mr. Soper, the English cagineer in Russian employ, loft Dalug in his own yacht with two

Raesinos.

".

The latter bara arrived here and report that Mr. Soper was drowned on the voyaga

Foul play is suspected.

WATER POLO.

ROYAL ARTILLERY 1. V.E.C. The above was played at the V.R.C. poud yesterday afternoon, Longman being captain of the Royal Artillery team and R. Witchell captaining Victoria Recreation Club. Mr. T. Mesk was referee. The sides, V.B.C. on top. were as follows:-

E. Humphreys, A. 9. Alres J. Alves. R. Witchell. N. H. Alves J. Witchell H. Gidley,

Longman Penny

Sowell.

Mooney

Rumsey

Fisher.

Powell.

At the first throw-in R. Witchell secured

the ball after, & hard swim for it, passing to N. 1. Alres in the right wing; a shot by the latter was stopped by Powell, the R.A. goal. J. Alvos then passed to

J.

Witchell, who shot a remarkably good goal with a back-hand swing. After the throw-in play was again kept on the soldiers' side, R.

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[DEUTER'S GERVICE]

LONDON, 6th June. All correspondents to St. Petersburg unite in affirming that General Kuropatkin bas ordered a Southward movement to relieve Port Arthur.

Some arities suggest that this nnanimity is intentional, and intended to conceal a general retreat Northward, which a strong rearguard is demonstratively covering.

THE SITUATION ON THE MAN. CURIAN FRONTIER.

LONDON, 6th June. Tho anxiety in St. Petersburg regarding the situation on the Manchurian frontier is

in creasing.

Owing to the restlessness of the Chinese troops it is feared that General Ms will lose control over the forces under his command.

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towards your general with the dignity and order beseeming the glorious troops of Russia. No matter what happens, you must not lose your heads, but remember that everything is possible in war, and that we shall be able, with tho help of God, to cope with the arduous task imposed upon us,”

MUNITIONS AND, RAILWAY MATERIAL FOR VLADIVOSTOCK,

Attempts, says the shipping correspondent of the Timer, aco still being made, and will no doubt esatinne, to get munitions of war to the Russiate in the Far East, Port Arthur being

practically hopeless, the port of Vladivostook is now the goal of these shipments. Several coal steamers are on their way, and a large quantity of railway material is being shipped from the United States in a neutral steamer. The risks of capture on the hall of this vessel have been written at ten guineas per cent, but the cargo is, I understand, a'most uninsurable. This rato vi teo guineus per cent, compares with rates of 53 per cent, and even loss accepted for the risks of capture of steamers carrying contraband cargoes to Jupan. Various devices, which it is undesirablato describe, aro being utilised to- unke the Russian shipments more safe than they would at first sight appose, au vi dearing for Vladivostock are, of course, ostensibly sailing for nontrul ports.

VIEWS OF ADMIRAL FREMANTLE AND

ADMIRAL BRIDGE. Admiral Sir D. R. Freemantle, who was for- merly in command of the Chins Squadron says in a contribution to the London Daily Chronicle -- Torvo, 31st May.

ANOTHER RECONNA SSANCE OF PORT ARTHUR.

Four gauboats, two destroyer follas, and

in force of Port Arthur at one a,m, on the 30th

two torpede-boat flot illas made a reconnaissantes officially reported, was what I always expected

(Monday), auder the fire of the batteries.

Asbeli hit the third. gunboat. One potty officer was killed, threa man ware wounded, and

On the 2nd June, at the General Hospital. Arthur by assault is, we should say,extremely Chinese Government and the German Railway the third time the club outswam their opponents, one gun was destroyed. Thero were no other are patrolled by the Japanese törpéils flotilla,

Ou the 2nd June, at 90, Bubbling Well Road, Shanghai, Captain Jous FaRnow, late Imperial Maritime Customs,

likely.

Thres futal cases of plague were notified yesterday, the victims boing Chiness.

Three Chinamen are to be tried at the next Singapore Assizes for making counterfeit coin.

Company some time ago.

essex,

Witchell shooting No. 2 goal with a long centre shot, off-a-pass from N. H. Alves. For

the ball again heing passed to N. H. Alves in So far as we can gather from native statements, the wing; and Alves, as before, returned it to J. says the Peking and Ticatsin Times, there must Witchell now advanced to a forward position. GENERAL KUROKI'S PLANS. be about eight million taels as least in Poking Witchell with a back-lander drove it hote

LONDON, 1st June. with great force. A. E. Alves and Longman now, all collected on behalf of military expan

The belief is gaining ground at St. Potere. sion in the name of the new Military Roform had a bit of a scrap in the wing, the latter barg that General Kuroki's movement towards Board, or Lion Ping Chu, and all this money fouling by taking the leather beneath water. Lieoyaur is a more feint to distract General The Fanny Stanley Opera Company open has been collected from the various provinces Alres had a free throw, but the visitors Kmopatkin's attention from the peninsula, their season to-night at the Theatre Royal with within the past few months. We are told that secured possession. Sewell finished the advance while tho Japanese Bro landing at Takushan during the present month no less than 14 million with a goal, the first for the B.A. J. Witchell taols has been forwarded to Peking from Chihli Shanghai residents have organised a treat for Province, of which Tla 500,000 represents THERE SCOs now no longer any doubt the men of the British fleet which is now at customs collection. The figures are large, but

Wcosung.

1.

The Daily

Press.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DESVEUX ROAD 1. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, EC.

HONGKONG, 9TH Jenn, 1904.

Dorothy.

Mr. 8. L. Thornton arrived at Singapore a few days ago and took the place on the Bench

of Mr. Justies Hyndman Jones.

to His Excellency Sir

China is a big country, and when unces the Government begins to put the screw on the various provinces the results are surprising. Io

continuation of the above information, we are

that General KUROPATKIN is marching to the relief of Port Arthur. It would appear that he is confronted with a most difficult, not to say a wost perilous task, for

told the Government is still dispatching urgent During the absence of Sir John Keane telegrams to all the provinces to send up more, "Russia's bulwark in the Far East" seems now to be closely invested by the Japanese, from Colombo Lord R. F. Herschell is to get 18 and yet more money. Private Secretary and the Russian garrison driven in upon its works and shut up. This being the case, milltary experts agree that it will require The dysentery bacillus is reported in but a relatively small part of the Second Ceylon papers to have been discovered by Army to maintain the siege, leaving a good Dr. Aldo Castellani, in charge of the Bacterio. part of this Army for operations elsewhere.logical Institute there...

Henry Blake.

It is impossible to judge precisely of the value

An Imperial Decree orders a sum of Tis of the statements emanating from St. Peters, 100,000 to be net aside from the Treasury of the burg, but we can hardly credit the sug. Imperial Household towards the cost of organi gestion contained in a REVTER's telegram sing a branch of the Red Cross Society in Chine which we publish to-day that the announce- Captain Jolan Farrow died at Shanghai last ment of a southward movement to relieve weak. He was known and very much liked Port Arthur is intended to conceal a over almost all the nest of China, says a general retreat northward which a strong Northern contemporary. He was best known in rearguard is demonstratively covering. We Amoy, where the news of his death will be

received with very sincere regret. have to bear in minä the fuch that the cap- ture by the Japanese of this Eastern Sevas- topol, which appears to be garrisoned accord-

Arikur.

shot, the ball being well fielded: he pressed and elsewhere preparatory to attacking Port again, however, and scored. Fisher was the next to shoot; he sent the ball a little wire. The -R.A. goal did good work stopping-shots by

N. H. Alves and J. Witchell.

each

..!

their

Half-time-V.R.C., 4; R.A., 1. Resuming play after a short spell, the Clab who passed to J. Alves; and the latter shot a secured the ball. N. H. Alves passed to A. Alves,

easy goal.

The Cink then went in more for passing to other than adding Messrs. Budinel & Co. of Newahwang, in a points; they simply Swim around market report dated May 25th which came to opponents, dodging prettily and causing con- hand yesterday state-Pilotage is made com siderable amusement. Powell gave the V.R.C. the ball more pulsory and is increased to six taels per foot a free throw, by sending

than half the distance. The Artillery were not and all night work is prohibited. On the other band the Russians have permitted the use, while | in the least dispirited; on the contrary improved vessels are entering or leaving the river, of two with time, giving Humphreys quite a lot of work.) removeable marks to lessen the difficulties of The latter stopped well. Gidley, also, played well. navigation. Great quantities of beans have come down river during the last six weeks, but now reduced to about ansold 13,000 pionlu in harbour, and 30,000 pieuls cut route. Prices are high. The next big flest of beamboats may be expected to arrive about 20th June, until which date there is unlikely to be any fall in prices. About a month ago high rates would have been gladly paid for southern ports, but tonuage was unobtainable-now freights have declined in sympathy with

stocks are

[FROM THE SIN WAN PAO"}

DESTITUTE RUSSIAN TROOPS,

CHINCHOV, Ist June.

In Neu Chia Tun, east of Kinkow, there are who, having their pay cut off, are in a miserable at present C00 Russian infantry, with 16 guns, condition. They steal timber and coal, and sell them to the people living in the vicinity at a low price, in order to obtain provisions; one pair

of leather boots was sold at thirty cents.

THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION OF

DALNY.

The landing of the Japanese at Pilsawo, now

from the natural advantages it selection afforded. The. Elliot and Blonde group o islands give some protection to transports, and have good anchorages, which we may be quite sure

while though from the shallow water the landing of stores is difficult, it is generally smooth water in the prevailing northerly winds, and landing is possible for many miles along the coast, so that any effective opposition was improbable, The boaring of the landing of an army at Pit- muwo on the military situation I loave to your Military Correspondent; but I wish to remark en the remarkable cantion shown by the Japanese ia waiting for the effective sealing of Port Arthur to big ships, and the advance of their Yalu army, before engaging in an operation which they must have long contemplated. The interesting question from a naval point of view now is whether the Russians will attempt to interfere with the Japanese transports, risking all in a determined attack with destroyers and torpedo-boats, or will their torpedo feet remain capturel when that fortress falls in due course passively at Fort Arthur to be ignominiously

similar circumstances we cannot doubt ahou wo remember his orders whilst in charge of the de-

What course Nelson would have followed under

fence of our coast against the threatened French invasion in 1901, along memorandum on the ` course to be adopted by our flotillas concluding as follows:-- Whatever plans may be adopted, the moment the enemy touch our coast, be it where it may, they are to be attacked by every man allunt and on shore. This must be perfectly understood-never fear the result." Probably the Japanese will again follow the precedent of 1894, and secure a better base at Talienwau Bay, which affords many bays and eaves where stores can be handed without difficulty, some of which are not likely to be adequately defended

against land attack.

CHEVOO, 31st May. A number of mechanics of Chinaiwo (Dalny) A. Alves passed to R. Witchell, the latter makwho left Kiuchow Bag in sative boats-and ing a foul by using two hands. J. Witchell arrived here today, report that two Russian shot into nat, but just about that time Powell torpedo-boats came to Dalay on the 26th ultimo, caught a erump and climbed on to the top of but it was not known where they went to or his citadel, so the goal was not counted. The what they did. Heavy rain fell during that sight really was very funny and caused consider night. While it was raining Japanese troops allo merriment. W. T. Andrews went into landed at West Hill (Shoushishan) and began goal for the soldiers, Powell making his way to fire on the enemy before daylight the next

Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge, the late Co- into a dinghy. Another R. A. man who had been day. At this time the Russian authorities at hanging on to the bars for some time also got out Dalny received a telegram from Port Arthurmander-in-Chief on the China Station, arrived of the water with cramp. To equalise things instructing them to retreat to Port Arthur. ment of time" caused some of the players and exploded six magazines which they had pre- ecnsiderable relief. The Club gave thres hearty viously placed about the railway station. The

killed. The water and others aboard the dinghy, responded, troyed and several Russians

Russians then left for Port Arthur. On the Bight minutes each way was too much,. as 28th Japanese troops arrived and at different

and Japanese flags hoisted.

Mr. H. C-Nicolle, who want from here to southern markets. The Norwegian str. Standard somewhat J. Witchell retired. The anuounce. Before leaving they destroyed the locomotives at Queenstown on the 9th ult. Lu an interview

be said that the recent Japanese victories showod doubledly that the Japanese navy was very trained officers and men. Allading to the controversy on large battleships. Admiral Bridge pointed out that he had never said that, a large type of battleship was not to be com

were built of a medium size they would be of more service.

Colombo a few months ago to arrange a new was settled at 50 cents tu Shunghai on 26,000 ing to the generally accepted estimate, by system of accounts at the Government Treasury, picais, and the British str. Dorsdals at 60 cents about 25,000 men, including the sailors.ie, the Ceylon Observer says, to return to Hong- to Swatow on 40,000 pien's, Arrivals to date cheers for the It. A., and the latter, some in the station buildings were said to have been das.highly and efficiently manned by able and well- would be a tremendous blow to Russian kong in August. This disposes of the story are 32, against 256 in 1903. Vessels in Port

that Mr. Nicole is to be appointed Treasurer of Pechili, Wosang, Waishing, Kashing, Kulgan military prestige, and the feeling in St. Ceylon, a story which has exuited no little Doredale, Bowboz, Pronto. Vessels Expected. Petersburg that Port Arthur must be re-feeling among the Treasury oflloiala and others -Carl Menzell, Newchicang, Victoria, Chefoo, some of the men were not in form, but a differ- parts of the place wero to be seen only Chinese monded. He was of opinion that if battleships lieved at all costs can be fully understood. in Ceylon.

Kempot.

Result: V.R.C., 5; RA., 1.

ence is expected at the next contest.