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cupidity which enabled him to pile up a colossal fortune at the expense of his

country,

The Chinese Government, as might have

tribute been expected, puid

to his memory, but the Chinese people with

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22nd, 1904.

Nearly 20,000 tons of coal from Japan are expected in the Colony, all of it having been About 39,000 tons have already arrived from Japan this month,

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It has been officially decided that the head tax imposid upon foreigners intering thi United States does not apply to Pilipinos who

A: S. WATSON & CO., few exceptions honoured neither La Husa desire to enter that country.

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brother Li HAN- CHANG. The intter, when Viceroy of the

A Chinese carpenter passing through Sings-

money, 832 Mexican and a Japanese yon, wasS forfeited.

TELEGRAMS.

RKUTER'S SERVICE.]

DISTURBANCES IN FINLAND

LONDON, 19th June.. The Paris Matiz publishes telegrams froin

station and the Governor-Goneral's offior, and killed eighteen officials, -

THE WAR.

THE DESPERATE FIGHT

TELISSU.

In regard to the advance toward Port Arthur made by the Japanese troops after crossing the Yan and landing at Pitsove, I, AT the Viceroy the Far East, after duo prepara-

GENERAL OKU'S REPORT.

Tokyo, 20th June, 1,55 p.m. *In the course of a report General Oku

Lions and plans have been completed, have instructal our various troops net to engage in battle with the Japanese hut to retire to the inland of Manchuria for the time being.

As the present war has not the very slightest connection with the Government of China there is no necessity for you, good people, or for the local guilds to trouble your minds by Two Kwang, was significantly named "The pore from Hongkong to Ponang was fiued five St. Petersburg reporting serious disturbances states that on the 13th inst. our army com

lollars, for importing prohibited coin. That Helsingfors. Tas riotors sacked the policemenced to advance in three columns from taking wer affairs into consideration.

"Hereby you are urged to continue your usual Fulantion and Tashalo. The cavalry ad-avocations without interruption. Trada and You agriculture should be carried on as usual. must not excite doubts about the cetreat of the army of Great Russia or its power to repulse the enemy. They shall be wholly exterminated- Those who have been acting against the Russian army and who have been helping the Japanese shall be dealt with so als (44.. shull also be exterminated).

Bottourdess Purse" by the Cantonese, in re- ference to his houndless rapacity and greed, and Li HusG-Chaxa enjoyed a similar reputation in the province of Chili; but, unlike his brother commander, some respect by reason of his abilities. It is interesting, in view of these peculiarities, to real among WATERS the notes on native affairs in our Shanghai morning contemporary, some remarks which

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From thi Fenchuw Daily Echo on the 11th inst, which came to hand by yesterday's mail, wo learn that during the preceding week the steuners Sachsen, Glenturret, and Frommelkras took away between them about 3,840,000 lbs, of tes.

LOS OF A BRITISH DESTROYER.

LONDON, 19th June.

While a British Mediterranean Squadron was manmasking at night between Sardinis und Corsica, the destroyer Bud way snuk by colliding

He to show that the true character of fore the Japan Society on family life in with the Stay. The crew were saved,

TWEEDDALE.

LONDON, 19th June. Thos. Tweeddate has arrived at Durban.

vanced along the Pitzuwo road, dispersing the enemy en route,

On the 14th inst, our left column arrived in the neighbourhood of Nachialing, while the middle and right columns reached to about twenty kilometres south of Telissu, where at 3 pan. we opened fire ou the enemy, and continued until sunset.

You must remain quiet. Then you will receive no ill-treatment of any kind. Anything obtained fr.m you shall be justly paid for. In curtain circumstances the Russian troops may destroy and burn things in store, owing to military exigencies; in which cake you will be fully componented by Itussian officers upon receiving your lists of properties destroyed.

During the night the right and middle columns held the position, and at 3.30 n.. ou the 15th inst. again opened fire. Not withstanding that the middle colamu wis

is

There is considerable local delay in the cable service at present in consequence of the Eastern Extension Company's cable between Hongkong The opolies were in good spirits. Three deaths. very hard pressed the advance was continued.

ncentred on the voyage from beri-beri: other- wise all was well.

Baron Sayemata, in nu address in London avaricious In Hung-CBANG remains in the Japan, said that one of the easiest ways of remembrance of the people. It seems that, becoming a Japanese subject was to marry a THE CHINESE EMIGRANTS BY THE after the Viceroy's death in 1901, the Im-Japanese lady. Then the hustou? becarum a perial Government ordered a number of member of the Japanese Empire. memorial temples to be built to his honour in the places wherewith he was connected as an administrator or official. His efforts in suppressing the Taiping Rebellion (as- sisted by the late General Gorvos, the hero of Khartoum entitled him to the erectionis of temples in Kiangsu, and amongst others a small one was raised about two years ago An incident, most gruesome and regrettable. at the Hinchuanshna springs, wear the city occurred lately when H.M.S. Rinaldo was six of Wasich. When this temple was opened, hours' steam out from Sandakan. It appears a The common people refused to give it theuejacket infortunatoly fell overboard, and in the set of swimming towards a lifebuoy, which name suggested by the mandarins, viz., was immediately thrown to him. he was seized Wenchang Szu, or Temple of Elegant suddenly by a shark, and disappeared from THE PRICES are only half those charged Loyalty," but persist in designating it the view.

THE MACHINERY in use embodies every improvement up to date.

is guaranteed. ABSOLUTE PURITY THE BEST MATERIALS only are used.

in England.

WATERS MANUFACTURED BY US are acknowledged by the leading English

makers to be equal to those of their own

production.

Maikuo Sze, or Temple of the One who Sold Lis Country.

It is well that the natives of Kiangsu ure not disposed to condone the evil that Li HUNG-CHANG effected during his long period of office as a mandarin, for the empire is still suffering from the results of his covetous love of money, It was through his instrumentality that the Russians acquired such n foothold in Manchuria

and Fenghow being under repairs. The whole cable traffic between Hongkong and Shanghai meanwhile thrown on the Great Northern Company's cable.

Mr. William Tattersall, of Manchester, gives in his private cotton trade circular, a list of 20 new Lancashiro cotton spinning mills in course of erection or projected, spindles numbering nearly one million and three-quarters, This, Mr. Tattersill remarks, does not look like these concerns are to consume Egyption cutton.

bad trade.

All

BRITISH ROMAN CATHOLIC OFFI

CERS' VISIT TO THE PUPE.

LONDON, 19th Jaus.

Two hundred and seventy Roman Catholic officers and men of the British Mediterranean Squadron now at Civita-Vecchia marched to the Vatican, attended Mass, and were received iu audience by the Pope, who in presenting them with silver medals exhorted them to be ever faithful to King Edward and loyal to the flag which freely allowed them the consolation and pleasure of visiting the bead of their Church. En route they met King Victor Em

ed the officers' salutes The city was bedecked with Union Jacks. man, who stopped to watch them and retura-

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The following gem is from a Moscow journal COMPRADORE'S PRICES AT CANTON called the Kremt: We must take the ball boldly by the horns and strike perdions vital spot-India. The precise moment for this arrived, and woe hetide us if we let the opportunity slip!"

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the Muscovite chain would have been riveted more firmly on the neck of China Happily, however, La HUNG-CHANG`| was gathered to his fathers before the present crisis loomed, and the direction of [31 the State has fallen to more patriotic if not more sagacious bands. Had I HUNG CBANG survived, it is possible that the whole course of events would have been

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The Fanny Stanley Company were to have played East Lynne at the Theatre Royal Jast night, but owing to the meagre attendance the pices was uct put on and all entrance-money

serving a strict neutrality at the present time she would either have been dragged at the tail of the Russian war-chariot, or while avowedly neutral she would have been secretly working against Japan.

was returned. At an hour too late for the Lr's influence at the Court at Peking was

withdrawal of the advertisement, wo were acti- great, and he was distinctly hostile to

fied last night that the Company will not give Japau, whom he never forgave for being the

the performance advertised for this evening. He, victor in the Chino-Japanese War. like his Muscovite friends, began by despis-

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As showing the high auto of the Compradore's us a copy of a letter he addressed to his com- pradora with regard to his charges for fish, together with the reply the latter elicited. Have you not." he wrote, “made a mistake in charging cents per Is for fish (Tam Shou Yu), when Hongkong can import the same kiud of and sell it at 12 cents per lb 5 The reply

received was in the following tornis :-

I have the honour to inform you that the price of Hongkong list it is cheaper then Can- fon I know well. But I am rory sorry that I cannot give the price as Hongkong in case everything is dear at Canton, so we mach charge for it as Canton market pricn."

HONOURS FOR CUSTOMS OFFICIALS

The Customs Gazette for the first quarter of the year contains a list of honours conferred this year by imperial decree or by Wai-wa-pu despatch. There are no fewer than 134 names in

Mr. J. A. Van Aalst, Commissioner of Maritime

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The most serious and regrettable matter

that sections of the railway have been destroyed several times. Remember 1 haye already issued proclamatious on this subject. Now as you are people who can be trusted, I havo requested you to look after tho railway lines. You see that I am obliged to put

on you the responsibility of protecting the railways. Therefore you winst nat, du even the slightest damage to the railway. Farther y will not be able a disclaim responsibility whe ever they are destroyed,

The left column, consisting of infantry and artillery, which has been despatched from Foutcheou at dawn, arrived at 9.30 a.ui. the same day, and supported the advance. Despite the heavy fire from the enemy's artillery, we still continued to advance, climbing the hills; and owing to the enemy appearing on the right wing of our army, being far superior in numbers and trying to take the attacking attitude, reinforcements were twice sent up from our rear. our cavalry also arrived, and made a fearful onslaught on the left rear of the enemy,

troops, offered stubborn resistance. appeared as though they were strengthened who, being almost surrounded by our villagers killed without a single life oft what-

by reinforcements, and with a view to regain the position several sharp an unexpected attacks were made on our troops. Haing

At noon.

unable to resist our attack they at last com

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menced retreating, in disorder, at 2 p..

We did not consider it expeditions [expedierit ] to advance in pursuit.

At the commencement of the engagement the enemy comprised twenty-five infantry battalions, seventeen companies of cavalry, and ninety-eight guns. During the fight

they were joined by reinforcements from

the rear..

- Their total casualties are at present un- known, but the number of the enemy's

right column had been engaged, was about Corpses left on the field, near where our

600. The prisolers taken by us were, the commander of the Fourth Regiment and à officers and 300 men, while the booty secured

the list. Among them we note the following comprised the colours and 14 quick-firing guns. According to the statements of and Native Customs, Amoy, promoted to the Imperial Order of the Doublo Dragon, second prisoners the commander of the First Army

While the taxpayers at home are bemoaning ing the Japanese and ended by biting the increasing taxation on articles of consumption dust. The secret of Li HUNG-CHANG's Rus- Treth aska:-Why not tax tombstones? There sian proclivities was to be found in theure, probably, fifty thousand tombstones gold HONGKONG OFFICE: 14. DEVEUX ROAD C. eorruption practised by the Russian officials every year, and a tax of two pounds, on each division, second class, and to civil rank of the Corps was slightly wounded, the con-

LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, EC.

HONGKONG, 22nd June, 1904.

personnel, or

NOW

THE struggle now going on between the modem DAVID and GOLIATH-the Japanese and the Russians--pretty nearly absorbs all public attention, and matters that formerly would have proved of great and general interest to the Far East now receive but the most casual glance. The doings of the Chinese Government, the changes in its the tendency nf its policy, provokes but scanty consideration nowadays. Even the acts of Her Imperia! Majesty the EMPRENS DOWAGER, whose lightest werd at one tire received notice, now meet with little regard. The grim tragedy of war fills the stage, and other events or eircumstances catch only the most fleeting interest of the house. There was a time when any matter relating to LI HUNG-CHANG, the great Viceroy, who ona practically guided the destinies of the Celestial Empire, would have claimed a first place in the attention of the students of Far Eastern politics. The so-called Bismarck of China is dead, certainly, but there should still be some of the glamour which once hung round his presence and fame. No successor to Li has yet arisen, and though his abilities were greatly overrated in his lifetime, it cannot be denied that he was, when filling the post of Viceroy of Chihli, the central figure in Chinese politics. That he did not merit the confidence reposed in him by many European Governments is now well known, and it is equally matter of notoriety that he no more deserved the trust of his own countrymen. A career that might have been respected, if not really grent, was badly marred by the grasping

a fellow feeling made him wondrous kind. The Chinese populace know how to appre ciate purity of administration, though they never think of following a good example in this respect, and though they expect only moderation in the gentle art of squeezing" from their officials, there is a point to which they will not submit in silence if they do not openly rebel. The L brothers both reached this point, and justly carued the execration of their countrymen for venality

and treachery.

Yesterday was the longest day of the year. Shanghai has provided itself with a "Black Maria for the conveyance of prisoners from police station to gaol.

A very due new building on the Bubbling Well Road, Shanghai, has been opened as the official residence and office of the Italian Consul

General.

Nine cases of plague were reported yesterday, all Chiness.

Six of them were fatal cases.

This makes a total of 321 this year. Last your

this time the number was 1,216..

With reference to our report of the Dragon Boat Festival we are informed by Mr. J. Hand that the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co. did not present a banner for computition as erroneously stated in our report.

From L'Indo-Chinois we learn that plague has been very prevalent among the natives at Quang-tschoon-wan, but there have only been four cases among the Europeans, whe number inclusive of the troops between 600 and 700.-

would bring in a hundred thousand pounds. Were the tax increased for every ten pounds for instance. £5 on 120, (19 on £20, and £20 on £30, the Government might easily obtain a quarter of a million from this source.

A room lined with cupboards of gold sounds like an old-time fairy tale. But the great Treasury of the Russians is so described by Mr. Henry Norma, M.P. in The World's Work. Mr. Norman, who was recently granted permission to inspect the stores of the Imperial Bank, saw gold piled a in ingots, and coin stored in cupboards, the value of which he estimated to be €19,000,000, and which he was assured was actually worth £21,700,000. The balance-sheet of the Bank of Russia on March 20, he says, showed the total gold reserve in the bank to be £62,766,000.

der of the First Division seriously wounded,

third class. Other appointments to Civil Bank of the Third Class are:-Messrs. W. N. Mor- the commander of the First Regiment kill. house, Commissioner of Customs, Lappa: B. de Luci Acting Commissioner at Canton; J. R.ed, and the commanders of the Second and Brazier, Commissoner, Kowloon; F. J. Smith, Third Regiments wounded.

C. Acting Commissioner at Swatow: J.

Our total caralties have not yet been Johnston, Acting Commissioner at Pakkoi; F. definitely ascertained, but they are estimated W. Maze, Acting Commissioner at Kengmoon; and E. V. Hreman, Acting Commissioner, at under 1,000,

Sumshai.

The following received Civil Rank of the

Fourth ClussE. A. W. von Straach, first assistant, Foodbow; A. B. Deane, chief assistant, Wniu; A. Schmidt, acting deputy commis

sioner, watdoor, Canton, F. W. Carey, first assistant, Cunton; A. H. Hyland, deputy post master, Canton.

Tokyo, 20th June, 4,15 p.m. General Oku reports that the Russian corpses buried by us, near Telissu, up to evening of the 17th inst., amounted to 1,516.

"Now, therefore, you are again notified by this proclamation that hereafter, if any destruc tion of the railways occurs. the people of the villages within the distance of versus from the point of destruction shall be fined for the Brst offence. For the second offence, the villages shall be destroyed and barut, and the

soever,

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"At the same time, you common people are not the only persons responsible for the railways and telegraphe, The Mancherian people and officers too, as your leading meu, will share the responsibility.

The Hunghatse, who have been enlisted and armed with rifos by the Japanese, have joined the Japanese troops in the attempt to destroy the railway. From this you may porå ceive that the Japanese are not your friends The Hangtse, being rebels, are of course not good people, but they know how to do rischief to you good people. They have bou led on by mercenary temptation to help the Japanese to. exterminate your villages and properties. In short they bring upon your continual suffering. so constantly that you can never recover your

losses. For this reason the Throne of Chink has also been trying to make an eml of them.

In conclusion, in order to avoid disasters you must bestir yourselves we make a strict search for and got hold of anyone having suspicious look or character, and make repoft from time to time to the Russian officers, in forming them also of the comilition of the rail- way for which you bear the responsibility.

"If you look well after the railways and cop tinue your usual avocations you will have nood for anxiety.

"Let this be implicitly obeyed by all.

(Signed) ALEX LIEFF,

THE V.R.C.

PROPOSED WATER CARNIVAL

The V.B.C. propose to held a water-carniv

on the 3rd prox., the programme king follows.

ForK LENGTHS.-Handicap,

THROWING THE POLO BALL..

Two LENGTHS HANDICAP.---Soldiers, Sailors and Police. Open,

TEAM RACE. WATER POLO,

THE PHILIPPINES CURRENCY.

THE KNELL OF THE MEXICAN DOLLAR. The following important statement regarding Russian corpses are still being the dates at which the various currency minsures become effective in the Philippine Islands has found, and it is believed the number will

been given out by Mr. Kemmerer, Chief of the be increased considerably. Natives say Division of the Currency ---

Civil Rank of the Fifth Class E. S. Sutton, second assistant, Canton; J. H. May, that the Russiana, during the engagement, i chief tile-sarroyor, Canton; T Moorehead, carried back their killed and wounded by Mr. W. H. Wilkinson, the British Consul-chief tide-surveyor, Foochow; T. N. Manners, General at Yunnan-fo, after a journey to Blame tide-surveyor. Lappa; D. Conklin, tile-our-railway, and that when taking fight the reyer, Whaanpoa; E, Stevena, tido-surveyor, Russians buried or cremated corpses near (Burma) wrote to the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce on the subject of difficulties of Amoy, J. C. A. Holz, tide-surveyor, Swatow; Huahungkou. transport, but the letter he said was intended R. Brawn, tile-surveyor, Wuchow; W. L rather as u plea for the subordination of all local Parker, tide-surveyor, Kowloon. railway schemes to the one great ́ides of a Southern Railway of Asia from the Bosphorus down the Euphrates Valley, across Persin,

Beinochistan, India, Burma, and thence through

Yunnan. not to Szechuan-this is literally but a side issue-but via Kweiyang to Hankow and Shanghai.

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A Johannesburg correspondent says that the solicitude shown for the comfort of the Chinose emigrants is enough to make those who were British refugeez during the war tarn green with envy. Special trains, each bokting 300 men, will run to the different mine sidings. The compounds have been specially fitted and ventilated, and kitchens and eating-rooms are provided. As an alternative to Chinose At the meeting of the Broxburn Oil Com. Exclusion Bill similar to that recently passed pany at Glasgow the chairman, Sir David by the Cape Parliament, which would render the Richmond, said that there was a prospect of a transit of Chinese through Natal to the Hand Dateh-Russian combine, backed by the heuso impossible, the Government of the latter Colony of Rothschild, to oppose the Standard Oil proposes to enforce the pass regulations under

the present Immigration Restriction Act. Company of America in European markets. į

Military Rank of the Fifth Class (conferred in rognition of services rendered in capturing a pirata junk)-H. E. Trapowski, third class

tidevaiter, Lappa; A. Murray, watcher, Lappa.

The Superintendent of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the Building Fand of the Maternity Hospital:--

Li Chung Cheuk Lan U Fung Chu Keng Wan Wong Lai Chun Lak Lai Cho Leung Ping Nam Lo Chenk Wou Chan Pui Koi...

Wong Kim Sia Tong Chen U Ting, Hon. Wei A Yuk Kwok Yin Woon Ching Yai Tong Woo Hoi Chüo Yee Hing Treng Ling Yau Chik

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The list of captured rifles, guns, and pri- soners is increasing, but the exact number is as yet unknown

This amplifies the information given in the

official telegram published in the Daily Press on Friday last A Tokyo telegram received by the N.C.-Daily News says that experts discussing this fight say that if the Japanese Lad been defeated, the enemy might have effected the relief of Kinchon as they desired to do. The present defeat of the Russians must be therefore most disastrous. Telissa is atemple, not a town, midway between Kaiping and Palantien.-ED]

A RUSSIAN MANIFESTO.

June 30, 1904.-The redemption of local currency discontinued,

September 30, 190-The receipt of Spanish

Filipino currency in payment of Government

dues discontinued.

October 1, 1904-Tax of one per cent. upoż written instruments drawn or negotiated in October, and calling for payment in local cur- rency, becomes effective.

November 1, 1904-Tax of two per cout. upou written instrumente drawn or negotiated in November, and calling for payment in local currency, becomes effective.

December 1, 1904-Tax of three per cent. on written instruments drawn or negotiated in

currency, becomes effective. December, and calling for payment in local

Tanuary 1, 1905.--Tax of five per cent, upon written instraments drawn or negotiated after December 31, 1904, and calling for payment in local currency, becomes effective.

January 1, 1905.-Tax of one per cent. a month upon local currency bank deposits becomes

effective.

The China Times, in a recent issue, publishes the following English translation of a proclams- tion recently issued by Viceroy Alexeioff at Mukden. Our contemporary says that "there Note. All written instruments and all

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in the best guarantee that the Chinesa copy of the proclamation is an authentic one. English version is made from the Chinese correctly and impartially." Itrans as follows:-

January 1, 1905-License tax required of business concerne using local currency.

deposits for which exemption from the above tax is claimed and authorised by law must ba registered with the Collector of Internal Re- venne or his deputy prior to the dates on which the respective tazes shall bosoms effective.