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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29TH, 1904.

wet be for some individuals inevitably bard, MALTHUS's methoils lived after him; they live been instrumental in raising inte a science the study and use of stutistics, and lessoning that tendoney to false conclusions which is obviously one of their most

in such fashion. Learning the oa fact of the decrease of the birth-rate, he cannot panso to discover its real import, hut launches out into an imaginary expose of the crimes which must have brought about such a fearful catastrophe, and invents

S. WATSON & CO., dangerous weaknesses. In the associated charges which, outside his own diseased

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sciences connected with biology Marius's influence has been more powerful since his death than during his hilo. He was the real | inspirer of DARWIN's philosophy of life; and the thoughts suggested in his works were the spring in DARWIN's mind of the theory of Natural Selection, which finally cul- minsted in the modern doctrines of perpetual

evolution.

According to MALTHUS the checks on population were of two kinds, natural and artificial, positive or preventive. The former include such phenomena as floods, fawinės, | epidemics, &c. ; the latter moral restraints, 9 prudence and the conscientious exercise AEKATED WATERS of our manufacture of the moralities of a properly regulated gado under constant Europoun expert supervi-social life. But they also included such ebecks as are brought about by crime and ion are sold throughout the Far East and are

general immorality. Although it is easy to account of their

Neo their effects, it is in most instances dif- invariably preferred on

eult ar impossible to follow the hidden excellence.

springs which have brought them into action. Wais are one of the most effectual THE MACHINERY in as entbodies overy checks on increase of population, yet wers are never consciously brought about with improvinent up to date.

any such object. The ambition of a parti- cular individual or group of individuals to enrich himself, or themselves, is the onlin arily patent cause of War. So again' the prevalence of crime has a lowering effect on population. A man has not the opportunity THE PRICES are ouly half the charged of procreating his kind through being locked up in prison; there is clearly here & hiatus in England.

between canse and effect, which can only he bridged over by the philosophic student, yet the effect is real though the incidence be remote. It has been frequently noticed how after an epidemic wherein noticeable numbers have been carried off; the birth rate has sensibly increased. There was no apparent cause; no changes had occurred in

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

WATERS MANUFACTURED BY UB are acknowledged by the leading English

mukers to be equal to those of their own

production.

A. S. WATSON & CO. manners, and conditions were to all external

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CurriĖpukulenta zast forward their names and ad

appearance identical, yet Nature steps in to We restore the normal population element. se something of the same kind in haman

imagination, have no foundation in fact. When we come to look at the other side of the unedul the explanation is siuwplo, but points to a very different series of causes- no less remarkable, it is true. The reduced birth-rate is the natural concomitant of a vastly reduced death-rate. Thus, whereas in the first your mentioned-1893-the death- rate was 28.2 per thousand, in 1999 it had fallen to 15.7; in other words, such had been the prolongation of life, especially infant life, due to improved hygiene and medical knowledge, that whereas in the former year the average length of life had been slightly over 47 years, in 1983 it had grown to no less the 631 years. The artificial lengthening of life by improve mont in the medical arts had been respon- sible for this; Nature in the concomitant redaction of the birth-rate had nearly, but not quite, followed the example of the automatic governor. Which was the hap- pier and more wholesome condition we leave to the jury to decide.

Six cases of plague were notified during tho twenty-four hours ended at uson yesterday.

The German Mail of the 25th May was delivered in London on the 25th inst

The French cruisers Montcalm, Gueydon and Sully with two destroyers are expected here or

Friday,

From Canton comes news of the death from plague of the second wife of ILE. Vigoroy Shum and three maits of the Viceregal house. bold.

Captain Lewington, of s.r. Hothao, which hán now gone apen the Kongmoon run, reports heavy weather up the river, with torrential rainfalls.

As a result of the heavy rainfall numerous landslips ao reported from the New Territory There have also been several on the south side of the island of Hongkong.

Trade at the Kowloon Docks is very slack. does not appear that business will Improve much for the next two or three mouths,

TELEGRAMS.

[REUTER'S SERVICE.]

KING EDWARD IN GERMANY,

A

LONDON, 26th Jugo, The King's Jacht, the Victoria and Albert, four British crnisors, and 83voral destroyers, pssed the Baltic Canal on Saturday.

madron of Cavalry escorted the yacht on each band a crack regiment of guards was drawn up at the wastorn end of the Cand, where the Emperor Willums, arrounded by a brilliant At a bangaot in the evening at Kiel the retinue, warmly welcomed the King. Emperor referred to the King's endeavours for the preservation of peace, and in yoked the aid of Ged to assist his efforts.

The Kine, replying, sald he was deeply touched

THE WAR.

[JAPANESE OFFICIAL DESFATON.]

A SIX HOURS FIGHT.

TOKYO, 28th June, 10.50 a.m. Our Takushan tray, after six hours' sovere fighting on the 27th instant, occupied Foushuiling 23 miles north-west of Suiyen.

The enemy consisted of five battalions of

sixteen guns, and fled in disorder towards infantry, and two regiments of cavalry, with

Tomuching.

Our casualties are estimated at 100.

(REUTER'S SERVICE.] |

at the Kaiser's appreciative refer use to his RUSSIA AND JAPANESE PRISONERS. unremitting surfavours for the maintenance of peace, and was happy in the certainly that the Kaiser bat the same object in view. His Majesty concluded by hoping that the two flags might float side by side to the most remote ager for the maintenanes of peace and the wolfaro

of all untious.

- CONSULAR APPOINTMENTS IN

CHINA.

From the London Gazette, Friday 27th May

EVARING THE CENHOIC.

The mother of a Jowish surgeon sent from Warsaw to the war recently received from her son a letter written in the usual official Russian style, und bearing the stump of the covor.

It states that the writer is in good health, that admirable order prevails among the troops, who are certain of victory and are amply supplied. with all necessaries, and that there is o itle illness that the army surgeons have scarcely anything to do. It concludes with a request that his mother should send him some Hebrew books of which he gives the titles. на Destitution," Consequent Fearful Epidemics." Searly Sanitary Appliances, Demoralisation of These

the Army Constantly Increasing," "End of, Discipline."Wish I were Taken Prisoner. Evidently the censor did not know Hebrew.

aro: Fami

POSSIBLE RUSSIAN PRIVATEEES.

Underwriters luavo received, stutas The Times. an intiation, from afficial quarters which exused them astonishment mingled with antike- LONDON, 26th June.

ment. It was stated that there was a possibility Reuter's correspondent at St. Petersburg | That suo of the steamers recently purchased wires that the women, children, and old with Rassiau money would be fitted out as pri- what service could be rendered by privateers which could not equally well be done by regular men have been ordered to leave Vladivateers for the Far East. It is difficult to som

auxiliary, cruisers, and the use of privatenes by Russia could hardly be quietly allowed by the other signatories of the Declaration of Paris.

vostock.

Router's Tokyo correspondent wires that the failure of the Russions to furnish in-

formation concerning Japanese prisoners is

The report was not taken very seriously, and

The King has been graciously pleased to arousing strong resentment, and apprehen-rates for war risks retained easy. appoint Fidward T. C. Worner. Es to be hission is felt regarding the treatment of the Majesty's Consul for the Consular Districts of prisoners. It is probable that the American Kiungshow and Pakhoi, to resido at Kingobow and Henry A. Little, Esq., to be his Majesty's Government will be asked to muka a pointed Consul for the Consular District of Kengoon enquiry to St. Petersburg regarding the to reside at Kongiovan

present condition of the prisoners and to arrange a system of regular reports,

The King has been graciously. pleased to appoint Ernest C. C.. Wilton, Esq., to be his Majesty's Vice-Consul for the Consular District. of Chungking, in reside at Chungking; and Harold F. King. Esq., to be his Majesty's Vico- Consul for the Consular District of Tientsin, to reside at Tientsin.

CORRESPONDENCE.

OUR POLICE FORCE.

interest in

RUSSIAN TRANSPORT AND COMMISSARIAT,

A correspondent of the Standard writing from Kloff or the 22nd ulthae says:---

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS," Hongkong, 28th June, SIR,-1 have noticed with the papers lately several sevors remarks on the police of Hongkong. I think they deserve all that has been said about them. In Hongkong, it is utterly impossible for a stranger to find his way about, as in the first place the ricksha aui chair coolies understand nothing of the names of streets or places, and in the second place the nuable to tell you the whereabouts of any street |buy Queen's Rouil, or thereabout. I had occasion last night to visit a friend in the higher lovels, whose domicito 1 had not, visited before. Two Sikh policenion and Chimes, though they were stationed in that district, were quite nnable I have had to tell me where the street was. similar experiences before. Why are not the Police in the different districts taught to know every street, terrace, etc., in their district, as the police at home are? I have also noticed, among is in the physique as compared with some years the foreign police, the great difference there now ago. We soon to be getting a lot of half-set of shelf sleeping-banks, which reduces the grown, woody-looking boys, in place of the capacity of such track to abont 22 or, at the most, 25 men. Consequently, au ordinary Honso, Colombo, last month, Lady Blake wore handsome stalwart mon we used to have in the light-blue with écru insertion and écra hat.old days, when we had that giant of 6 ft. 6 in, on troop-train does not, and cannot, carry more She was reompanied by Miss Keane, who was

than about four hundead, er, maximum, four hundrest and fifty men. Every further arrival in cream mustin. richly trimmed with Mattoso

of reinforcements in Marciaria increases the lace.

strain of the commissariat supply.

H.E. the Officer Administering the Govern- ment, Mr. F. H. May. C.M.G., and Mrs. May will he At Home" on Thursday, 21st prox, at There will be aroquet, Mountain Lodge. tenuis, etc.

The plant for the electric lighting of Macio is going to be supplied, it is stated, by Messrs. Dodwell & Co., of Hongkong. Mr. T. Skinner of that firm was responsible for the installation of the Macao Hotel light.

WHICH IS THE YELLOW PERIL? One of our correspondents in Russia, wys the Dudly Graphie, calls our attention to an article in this Novosti, appealing to Great Britain te take serious note of the yellow spectre" us exemplified in the alleged pan-Asiatic aspins- tions of a section of the Japanese people. It is not pretended that the present policy of the Mikado's Government aims at a Japanese hegemony of Asta or the emancipation of that Continent from European political, înfluenes (“ but it is argue or implied that this is the

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Here, says

I have the very highest authority for the inevitablo tendency of Japanese thought and following statement with regard to the East-action, because there is a society iu fapun, with

an organ in the Press, which ward transport of troops and provisions. The daily consumption of food and fodder for the ambition of this kind. Army at present in Marchuria is one hundred Nomsti in effect, is a meres which places India in the same hour! and fifty thousand poods, nearly the whole of Manchuria und

Practical politicians are not likely to be fu which is carried from Europe Russin.

fluenced by hogies of this kind. but if they wore. For the regular transport of these sup.

Besides anticipates. Hare Russians who conjure with plies five commissariat trains must be dos. the result would scarcely be what the Novosti patched every twenty-four hours, these trains, there is a daily special for the the Yellow Paril quite realiant the sort of.

is acenrate, and the conclusions drawn from it accommodation of staff and other officers, retort to which they lay themselves open? ecuriors, special service officials 20. and Granted that the case set forth by the Norusti another train for the carriage of mails, passen- Ears, and other ordinary traffic. These louro, are justified--a very large assumption--what of a Yellow Peril than Jupon? Has the Xovesti avor heard of the Russian school of Pan-Asiaties troop-trains proper, and seeing to iny infor

so ably represented by Prince Uchtowsky nad mation. not more than two, and sometimes three.

the Petersburgskya Viedonosti? It is surely troopers can he despatched in the 24 hours.

not one whit less aggressive than the Jupum-sa, It is in respect of the troop-train capacity, more particularly, that the official statements are

concerned it is infinitely more dangerous. One especially misleading. The trucks in which the society, und so far as its designs on fudin are troops are forwarded are registered to carry has only to read Prince Uchtonsky's fascinating

That regulation

record of the present Tsar's visit to India to be eight horson or forty miso.” might hold good in practice for a limited the men would be packed like herrings in his plea for an Asiatic culture in Bassin, aud. journey within European Russia, and even then assured of this. But Prince Uchtowsky, with barrel. For the long and wearisome journey for a Russian domination of the whole of Asin, of 25 days each track is fitted with a two-storey is not the only evidence of the existence of a Yellow Peril below the easily scratched· Euro- beanised skin of the average Muscovite. It is true that in religion Russia belongs to the Wast, but in politics she is far more essentially Eastern than Japan. Sho stands for every principle which the European demuerasy holds in dotesta tion and terror; and if we are to believe her men like 32. more philosophic statesmen A military doctor, invalided home from Pobietonoszeff-she stands for those principles as an aggressive proselytiser. If, then, thers Kharbin, informs me that he attributes much

is a Yellow Paril, we may well feel puzzled to of the increasing sickness among the troops în Manchuria to the stale and sour four and meal | know whether it is more menacing in Russia 2 and other deleterious foodstuffs supplied by in Japan. dishonest contractors and accepted by peculative military intendants. It is credibly alleged

machines; take for instance an electric light Only one vessel was in dock yesterday, and it Police, especially Sikh and Chinese, are quite but a very limited marginal capacity for this there to show that Russia herself is less engine. It has been going perfectly re 181gularly at an even rate of so many revolu- tions per minute; suddenly half the ligh.s on the circuit are extinguished.. According to the laws of motion, with one-half the dreces with communications addressed to the dite load the engine should perform double the not for publication, but as evidence of good faith

512 leiters for publication should be written on number of revolutions: But it does not; side of the paper only communications that have after's scarcely perceptibile flutter, it goes No anonymously signed already appeared in other papers will be inserted.

ou just as before. Have the laws of motion Orders for extra copies of DAILY PRESS should be it hefore 11 am, on day of publication. After that heen then contravened? By no means; hare the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash. Telegraphic address: Pness. Codex: 4.B.C. 6th Edsall regulator which has nothing whatever

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to say to the working of the machine has been automatically called into play, and it, by cutting off the supply of nutriment to the engine, has brought the whole about, without the engine itself having any con sciousness of the cause at work. Something of the same sort in the way of automatio and unconscious government is to be seen in the case of population, Forty years ago the population of China in certain districts was almost exterminated, automatically the checke to growth were taken off, and to-day many of these districts are as well peopled und as prosperous as ever; the people

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HONGKONG, 29TH JUNE, 1904.

MANY pessimistic lucubrations, which to us seem somewhat far-fetchell, have recently taken foru in words over the well ascer tained fact of the recent decline in the birth.

At an "At Home held at Government

In emulation of the Civil Service Recreation Club. the Police Force are now seeking to resuscitato the old Police Recreation Club, and very preiably a pitch will be secured on the Happy Valley. Sergeant Garrod is taking on active interest in the formation of the new Police Club.

rate, not only in England, but throughout

From home papers it appears that the Lon- almost the entire sivilised world. At the themselves were as unconscious of the don County Council have ordered 110 homes to

frightened the whole civiliced world out of

is possibly no more prolific race on the face of £1 10s. per day per house witil the work of

demolition is begun. A correspondent its wits by his endeavour to reduce to rule of the earth than the Chinese; children

Pedder's Wharf. Apologising for taking up your valuable space but I couldn't help having a grow on this subject),-Yours, etc.,

"A Resident."

DISGUSTED,

THE BOTANIC GARDENS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS." Hongkong, 20th Juno. Six-Referring to the letter which appeared in your yesterday's issue re the Botanic Gardens, 1 quite agree with the remarks made by Hongkong in itself does not afford any means foreigners with limited income; it seems unfair that there should not be some place after the stylo of the Public Gardens where one can enjoy the beast of fresh air and breezes in the cool of the evening without having to rub shoulders with undesirable Celestials. The present Public Gardens are ahnost exclusively patronised by Chinese, and especially by the

THE SAILORS' HOME.

A correspoulent writes: What is thoman- I was always lett to believe that the Sailors' Home was for

beginning of the last century MALTUS nieans as was the lighting engine. There be taken down as uninhabitable under a penalty of recreation and enjoyment to Europeans and been despatched to Manchuria. If the allegationing of the Sailors' Home?

Gorerument does not use such strenuous

the vital statistics of the country. The literally swarm, yet in ordinary circum-gests that it is a pity that the Hongkong tendency of population was to double itself stances the population does not increase in about twenty-five years. In such a case the most productive country on the face of the

earth must soon be reduced to the condition that it can no longer support the muss of humanity. Still, populations have lived and continue to live, and there is no sigu iu the visible future of the struggle for exist

more than elsewhere.

measures, as the majority of the houses in the Are the inexorable thickly populated central parts of the city ara laws of natuo, then, set at nought? By in a most dilapidated condition.

that some 60,000 or 70,000 cases of tinned meats held in stock since the last Turkish War have

be well founded, such a putrid, or partially putrid, consignment is in itself sufficient to providing shelter for destituta and nemployed create an epidemic among the troops. The seamen, hat apparently such is not the case wo99 unaware, but a fault there must be somewhere. Turkish War brought to light many flagrantly in Hongkong. On whom this fault lies I am shocking scandals in the Rassion commissariat but the present campaign is already revealing considering the number of musters, officers, an amount of heartlessly cruel and criminal engineer and seamen in general who are Jean official corruption almost incredible. On equally practically on the beach in Hongkong. no means; the automatic governor has come Sport and Gossip (Shanghai) has the follow-coolie class with all their disgusting and filthy trustworthy authority it is stated that not moro quote one case cut of many--that of a Captain into service. The people do not growing little story: He bought a Lottery ticket ways. Almost all the benches are occupied by then ono-third of the immense amount of Captain Coffee--who died in the Government as a whole poor nor immoral; possibly there but forgot to take it out of the pocket in his sach Chinese, who jeers and langh at any underclothing. Xu, for the sick and wounded Gool is a greater waste of infaut life; but in the flannels when they wout to the wash. The foreign ladies who happen to pass. What with supplied by private beneficence has fur second to none in Hongkong, and there are marked and sealed, the cases are found toto Happy Valley if something is not done at absence of statistics no one notices these ticket was discovered by the washerman who this and the nauseating habit of expectoration reached its various destinations. Although daly overal more in the Colony who will follow him remainder being sawdust, rogs. and other During his stay in Hongkong Captain Coffee was employed in various capacities and exented before.

rabbiaky packing.

many commissions. What I want to know is whether Captain Coffce was refused admission At present the Home to the Sailor' Home or whether he refused to

This man had first-class certificates

ence becoming mensurably more intense. things, and the world goes on much as promptly took it to the Lottery oflice and asked they indulge in, who on earth would expect contain an overlager of genuine articles, the once towards the alleviation of their distress.

SKRYDLOFF A6 AERONAUT.

for the return of the cost of it, saying that his Europeans and foreigners to sit or walk about AB MALTHUS pointed out, there were practical

muster wanted the moday as just now he among them? Now it is true there has been a remark-belong too muchoy hard up. For ways that So long as this state of affairs continues, the checks, partly natural, partly artificial,

closing of the gardens to Chinese on certain

Jules Verne, or some enthusiast of his school, which prevented such a condition arising. able change indicated by Pecent statistics are dark.?

days of the week will not make them popular, MALTHUS was a clergyman of the Church but it is hardly one that calls for lugubrious

and I am certain there will never be an increase would seem to have been appointed St. Peters of England, and it seemed to the crowd. forebodings, and in some respects cannot be almost impious that he above all wen should viewed with feelings other than of satisfae occupy himself in discussions, in their tion. In 1893 for each thousand inhabitants nature, so thought the man in the street, of London there were born 30.66; in 1903 iromoral. The more thoughtful recognised the number of births per thousand had the value of his work, and the assistance it fallen to 28.37. People, said CASSANDRA, afferited to the right reading of statistics were evidently getting luxurious, and with and he became Professor of Political Inzury they were losing their stamina, and Economy at Haileybury, Fellow of the the race was going to the dogs. Had they

We understand that the following transfors Royal Society, and Member of the Institute stopped there, there might have been some

reason for their remarks; at all events they have taken place in the staff of the Kowloon of France. Popularly his doctrines were reprobated as striking at the foundations of had made out a prima facie case to submit CustomsMr. L. J. Borgeest, 2nd class morality; he was accused of reducing to the to a jury. But there are people so consti- Tidewaiter, from Slatan to Samun; Mr. C. L. dead level of figures the highest and holiest tuted that they can never stop when they Hack. 3rd class Tidewaitor, from Yitatin to Shata (ia clurge); Mr. C. de Badaire. 3rd class of human relations, and above all he was hare got an idea in their head, but they Tidewaiter, from C. L. Awan Tin, to Yimtin represented as the enemy of the poorer must forth with, like the barber of MIDAS, (in charge); Mr. A. Dranshold, 3rd class Tide classes, notwithstanding that the tendency tell it to the reeds, who proclaim it to all waiter, from Samun to C. L. Kwan ∈ Mr. -comers. Dr.. JOHN TAYLOR has in the C. S. Rice, 3rd class Tidewaiter, from Yintin to not only of his teachings, but of his life, was over to seek to lighten a lot which be showed | Medical Press been distinguishing himself ( Kiungehow (Hoihao.)

The Acting Governor of British North Borrino, in a letter dated 8th June, has informed of European visitors under the present arrange-barg correspondent of the Matin. That corres-go into the Home. His Excellencs the Officer Administering the ments. A stroll in the gardens is generally pondent says that it is stated in the highest appears to be the refuge and retreat of all tho Government that the port of Hongkong is indulged in when one has nothing in particular authority" that the gallant Admiral has suc-andesirables who care to apply for admission declared by the Borneo Government to be to do. When it is possible to wend your way readed in reaching Port Arthur by balloon. (so long as they are not British), and there is a quarantined for bubonic plague, and vessels there whenever one feels inclined, without Well, Gambetta escaped from Paris in that way, suspicion that a man he goes there mins urriving in North Borneo ports and Labaso having the tronble to keep a note of special certainly, but the feat was decidedly easier than dollars meets with scant, if any sympathy.” from Hongkong will bo matioally emmined days, it will be found that habitués will slowly that now attributed to the Russian. As long as May I suggest that Government' shoulddevote and are liable to be quarantined at the discretion but surely increase in number. of the Health Officer.

one of the gardens to the oxclusive use of the Chinese, and the other one to the foreigners?

Thanking you for allowing me space in your valuable eclumns-Yours, etc.

KATOO.

Gambetta came down somewhere well clear of the Germans, it slid not much matter where it was, whereas Skrydloff, even with M. Santes Dumont's assistance, would have to hit off Port Arthur to a nicety, or run the risk of dropping on to Togo's quarter-deck. Japanese armies, as we know from the Japanese consor, "des- cend from the skies, from heaven," but not An old man named John Russoll, uged 78, who had been sexton at Wellington parish precisely as Skrydteff is said to have. We ure. erch for 61 years, having succeeded his father prepared for a correction of this story, showing that the Admiral has really arrived by a subter. when 17 years of age, died a month ago. De

rauen passage from Mukden, carefully con He would never travel in a railway trafu, and structed long before the war-Pall Mall ceased was a well-known figure in the town. he also ind the distinction of never having ridden in any vehicle behind horses.

• Gazette

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:--

On the 28th at 10.40 a.m. Orders were issued to take down the red drum.

On the 28th at 11 35 am. The baromater hus risen in S. China and more particularly in Formosa and has fallen in Central China,

The typhoon has entered the coast to the Southward of Wenckow,

Forecast:--Fresh S. to S. SW. winds, over- es, local thundersbowers.

NB-Telegraphic connection with Ga Rock is interrupted during the night.