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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY ATB, 1904.

Asia the drying up of the land and the unite with Jepan, who could foresce the re To-morrow, thora will be a meeting of the encroachments of the desert had its efect sult? To this there are two answers. First, left half, No. 2 Company, H.K.V.A. in tho likewise in rendering the laud by degreas there is so little affinity between China and Institute nt headquarters, from 5.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m., to discuss arrangemouts for a weekly unit for human 'habitation. We have no Japan in race or otherwise that a conjunc-drill and allotment of men to Sab-Division", statistics of the Central Asian lands at any tion of the two can scarcely be looked upon &c., &c. A. S. WATSON & CO., time, but history proves that once they as within the bounds of the possible. Both,

The old village of Putowong, in Chung- were far more populous then now; tho it is true, live in the cast of Asia; both twang-o Bay, which was at one time Qu reason being the gradual diminution of the possess a little yellow pigmat in their com-important Chinese Customs centre, is now quantities of water carried down by the two plexions. Besides, their ethnology and almost deserted, and the old Customs station is rivers, Oxus and Jaxartes, on which the their culture at all epochs mark them out going to rack and ruin. There is word, how

ever, that the station is to be taken over by the plains are entirely dependent for their as races as distinct from bae another as

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TELEGRAMS.

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OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE CRICKET.

LONDON, 2nd July.

THE WAR.

[JAPANESE OFFICIAL DESPATCH.

RUSSIAN GUARDSHIP AT PORT ARTHUR SUNK.

Tokyo, Srd July, 4.40 p.m. Admiral Toge reports that the 12th

In the Inter-University Cricket Mateb, the scores were Cambridge, 253 in the first torpedo-boat flotilla on the night of 27th innings and 390 in the second; Oxford, June tracked nad sank the enemy's guard-

cultivation. Recent travellers are pretty either from the western Europeau to police, so that very probably the village will yet first innings 149, and 221 for 6 wickets ship, with two masts and three funnels,

see another period of prosperity.

unanimous in pointing out that the Russian occupation has had no effect in checking the depopulation. Miss MEAK, one of the latest travellers, who draws her information from Russian sources, and who dedicates her recent book to the TSARITSA, may certainly be looked upon as a friendly witness. She describes the gradual decay of Samarkand as hastened,' rather than the contrary, by the Russian occupation; people, she tolls us, who settled down there in the hope of finding & reasonable return, for expital invested, are one and all moving on to Klokand, The cultivation of cotton in Turkestan, which the Russians reasonably hoped would prove a source of gain to the tire in its riks. So much for the likeli Khanate, has been found to have the con-hood of a Chinese inroad; which would be, THE MACHINERY in veo embodies evory trary offeçi. In a country where every morcover, quite contrary to all the experi-

available acre is occupied under ordinary ence of history. improvement up to date.

conditions in providing fool crops for the people, the displacement of ries by cotton Without has had a deleterious effaut. human labour the laud cannot be cultivated, and without rice the people cannot be fed'; so that the displacement of rice mans the THE PRICES are only half them charged diminution of the population, and the

The Japanese it was who, in the thirteenth century, drove back on Europe the Mongol hordes, aud the memory of their achiere, ments then it is that steels them in their present contest with Russia, The Chinese have no such achievement to their credit, and at all times have preferred to gain their ends by diplomney rather than by fores of arms. A raid like that of JENGHIZ KHAN, even at their time of greatest power, has never entered into the heart of a Chineas leader to conceive. Even Jennuzz KHA's army, though at the time he owned away over a large part of Northern China, was not materially swelled by any Chinese intermix-rath of their glorious destinies.”

The Jums number of the National Reviews

contains a very noteworthy pronouncement on tho entente cordiale fram that distinguished French Statesman M. Donner, formerly Go- vernor of French Indo-China. He points out

that the entrate shows that in Europe "Englant

ABSOLUTE PURITY is guaranteed.

THE BEST MATERIALS only are used.

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diminution of the population re-acts in the abandonment of still more land to the encroaching dessert; and land in Central Asia once abandoned, all history tells, cau never more be restored to callivation.. Even at present Turkestun has to import cora for her small population, so that the desiccation of the land bids fair to bo con- tinuous. The present population of Siberia is estimated at from seven to eight millions, A. S. WATSON & CO. pazad over an area 1 times that of

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BIETH. On the 1st July, at "Belvoir," No. 165. Wan- chai Road, the wife of PATRICH II. MURRAY, of daughter.

Europe, which gives just two square miles to each inhabitant;, taken separately, the greatest density in any one of the Govern ments into which it is divided is two per square mile. Russia has in fact not been able to draw in the present war upon her | vant. Siberian territories, but has to send practically all her men and stores from Europe over some 5,000 miles of badly- constructed railway. So little is the danger of any approach from Northern or Central Ashu.

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is ready to runge herself by the side of France against ambitions which will imperil the independence of nations and eninpromiso the peace of the world for a long time to come, A general and permanent alliance between

England and France is not possible, nor is it desirable. It is on parallel lines, in complete independenco, and yet with entire cordiality, that they must pursto in time and space the

At the Metropole · Theatre on Saturday evening the second concert of the season was given by Messrs. Waro and Ross's Entertainers before a good house. The outertainment was followed with much interest by the audience and was very enjoyable. The first item was

pianoforte overture which was very well per. formed. Among the artistes who contributed to the entertainment were Miss Gortia- Musie, whe as a singer and dansense gained the

approbation of the audience; Mr. Tom Hor. comb; Mr. Walter King: Br. George Gibbs, and two Naval men who did good service in keeping up the programme. Mr. James Christie, the champion boxer of Hong. long-gave a clever ball-punching exhibition, and notthe legat interesting item in the show was the cinematographic representation of the famous Corbett-Jeffries fight.

Even yet there remains the greatest of the difficulties in the advance of any force from Kastorn Asia to Europe, and that is its physical impossibility under modern cou- ditions; and here we do not only allure to the difficulties arising from the military superiority of the West, but rather to the physical difficulties of the journey. We have sketched out the depopulation of the contigont, and shown it to depend on the modern deterioration of the land to a degree beyond human alleviation If it were pos- sible to replant the entire of the continent, and restore its lost population, there is dill | AN the difficulty of the climate, which would effectually prevent the movement of troops in any numbe The difficulties staring Russia in the face after years of possession and preparation are but trifles to what a modern army would meet on its way from Eastern to Western Asia. The Yellow Terror is not a thing to seriously trouble the present generation of European States- men; and from all that we can foresee is no more likely to interfere with the sleap of their great grand-children.

UNPLEASANT ADVENTURE

WITH PIRATES.

▲ GOVERNMENT LAUNCH SURROUN DED

Messrs. Gao, Fenwick & Co., Ld., have supplied us with the following particulars of an incident which occurred to the Government annch Alexandra on her voyage bouca to Weihaiwei, The Rsport is by Capt, Ellis, who

in the second innings.

THE TIBETAN EXPEDITION.

LONDON, 2nd July. The delegates laro arrived at Gyangtse.

OBITUARY.

Loxnox, 2nd July. Sir G. F. Watts, DC.L, LLD, the well-known painter, and member of the Royal Academy, diel to-day.

[Sir G. F. Watts was born in 1817 and was therefore 87 years of age. He first exhibited in the Royal Academy in 1857, and was elected a Member of that distingeixload Society in 1867. As an allegorical and historionl pain or won a world-wide reputation. He was be knighted in 1902)

THE PHILIPPINES.

TOBACCO AND LIQUOR TAX ENACTED,

MANILA, 2nd July.

The Internal Revenue Law to tax tobacco, wins, beer and spirits has been enacted, and is estimated to produce a revenus of 85,000,000 per anuno.

The basis of the Act is to support the Government view of free trade with the United States.

One-fourth of the revenue will revert to

the Provinces and the baluuce will go into the insular treasury.

(REUTER'S SERVICE.]

THE THIBET EXPEDITION.

LONDON, 30th J„ne. Col. Macdonald began operations on the 29th

outside Port Arthur.

The same flotilla then exchanged fire with the enemy's destroyers, one of which was observed to capsize and sink. Our casual- ties were 14 killed and 3 wounded.

(REUTER'S SERVICE]

THE RUSSIAN BALTIC FLEET.

LONDON, 30th June. The Times Paris correspondent wires it is reported that Russia has applied for permission for the Baltic Alert to coal at French ports en route to the Far East, and

that it is declared this a breach of neutrality.

possible without

THE PENCHUILING FIGHT.

LONDON, 90th June, General Kuropatkin wires that the Japanese force which captured the Feng Chiu pass consisted of 27 battalions. He admits that the Russian loss was heavy.

CLOSING IN ON PORT ARTHUR.

TONDON, 1st July.

A Russian official despatch shows that the Japanese on the 26th last captured first the heights behind Stampingtan, 14 miles east of Port Arthur, then Langwangtang monatain, eight miles to the east of Port Arthur. They are now erecting a heavy battery on Lungwangtang

The Russian gunboats and torpedoes iroa Port Arthur supported the Rossinns.

Strong Japanese columns are advancing

thinke that its publication may be of service to instant, by the capture of a Thibetan fort after along the central Dalny-Port Arthur road.

others cavigating small craft along the count.

"About 6.30 p.m. Wednesday, June 8th, the weather satting in think saf rainy, I decided to anchor for the night at Namki Island. I there fore entered an inlet on the N. W. side of that island and found gol anchorage for a small

The French Mail of the 31st May was delivered Fessel in 4 fathoms of water and sheltered from in London on the 30th. June.

all winds except N.W. Upon dropping anchor, the launch was immediately earrounded by At noon on Saturday the plague' roll for the upwards of 100 fishing boats, who came from year stood at 384.

As a result of the rains the streams in the Tytam water-collecting area are all running strong and that reservoir is getting nearly fall. The other reservoirs are at the overflowing point.

But of course there is the case of JENGHIZ KHAN'R invasion, which in the fourteenth century was well nigh as fatal for modern civilisation as was that of the Goths and Huns for the ancient culture of the Koman Empire. Why should it not be repeated? The reason for the delay in taking over of the We have above shogu some of the actual old Bay Vier Hotel as a police station is stated reasons; the rest may be inferred. "Of all ¦ to be that the P.W.D. int ud to drivo a zƏW conquerors in history JENGHIZ KHAN did road behind it which will perhaps involve the most to prevent for all time a recurrence of demolition of the building. LONDON OFFICE: 191, FLEET STREET, EC. conquests, inasmuch as he destroyed the

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HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DISVEUX ROAD CI.

Hosokong, 4th July, 1904.

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To-day is the "Glorious Fourth.”—Uniterl States Independence Day. Consul-General and Mrs. Bragg announce that they will be at home at the "Crow's Nest," Barker Road, from 4 to 7. r. J. W. Osborne, of the Kowloon Hotel, also announces that he will be at home from 12 a.m. to 11.30 pan.

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every conceivable nook and corner and lined the lanach ten deep all round. The occupants of these boats swarmed aboard the launch from all directions. My men could not understand * word of their dialect, and as they appeared to bo

concluded getting boisterous I that discretion was the batter part of valour and

consequently sont my engineers holow in stand by the engines and to get a good head of sta.m. I at first thought that the men ind, boarded the launch simply out of curiosity, but was speedily undeceived when it became evident that they were there for loot, for they began to bustle my men about and handle everything that was moveable. At last the brass helmet of the

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sefore fighting in which the eneiny's losses were heavy On the British side Capt. Craster wan killed and two officers and five Sepoye wounded.

THE GOVERNOR OF HONGKÒNG.

LONDON, 80th June. Sir Mathew Nathan has started for Hong: kong.

THE REVENUE OF GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON, 1st July. The revenas for last-quarter was £31,722,869, a decrease of £2,688,044.

THE "PETROPA VLOYSK" DISASTER. Captain Yakovleff, who commanded the Petro- pavinosk, and Captain Schmidt, Admiral Maku- roff's side-do-camp, have returned to St. Peters tolle a thrilling story of his remarkable exerpe. barg. Captain Schmidt, says a contemporary,

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when the explosion occurred. As he jumped was busy entering up the Admiral's log

ont on to the Iridge the flagship was Innging from one side to the other. The optain ob served Admiral Makaroff and the Grand Duke Cyril clinging to the end of the bridgo. Al- most instantly the great ship put her heal down and plunged straight to the bottom of the LONDON, 1st July.

sea. Captain Schmidt held tight to the rail of The protocol of the treaty between France the bridge, and as the ship wont down he look- and Siam which has been signed in Faris pro-ed up and saw the stern of the vessel. with hun-

FRANCE AND SIAM.

vides for the immediate cession of the port o Krast to France.

ITALIAN DIPLOMATIC

APPOINTMENTS.

LONDON, 1st July.

Signor Melegari, the Italian Ministor at Tokyo, has been appointed Ambassador to St Petersburg. Count Vinei, now in Mexico, will succeed Signor Melegarí.

FRANCE AND MOROCCO.

LONDON, 1st July. France is arranging with Morocco to intra. duos a fores of Algerian Zouaves as police in Tangier with French officers.

THE SERVANT QUESTION AT

SHANGHAI

dreds of seamen clinging to it, towering above him. Ho was carried far below the surface, and was suddenly shot up by the sscape of a huge mass of imprisoned air from that ship. He then caught a piece of wreckage, and escaped without a scratch.

Captain Yakovleff does not know how he es- caped. When the explosion occurred he lost consciousness, and he recovered in hospital. Captain Schmidt insists upon returning to the Far East with the Baltic Squadron.

ΡΑΚΗΟΙ.

AN UNPOPULAR PREFECT,

Juno 27, 19. Chu Hau Yok, the late Prefect of Linchow, came out from the city on the 20th instant and left on the 23rd by the s8. Apenrude on his way to Canton. He is mported to be one of the There is no doubt, says “Daybreak" in most unpopolar Prefects who aver came to Liu- Sport and Gossip, that life in Shanghai would chow. The inluikitants in the Prefectural City, be very much pleasanter had we better by way of showing their disapproval of his servants. The houseboy of the old days seems

administration, are said to have suspended to have almost entirely disappeared and his

'paper-money” in prominent places on his place has been filled by a very different class departure from the city as a send-off. of servant. The other menials, such as mafoos,

THE RESUMPTION OF A MARKET TAX.

resources and capabilities of the lands which he overrau. We have shown how

binnacle caught their eyes, and two of them absolutely dependent on population are the

attempted to remove it. This I of couras resisted, THERE is probably little sincerity in the lands he passed over for their cultivability.

with the result that there was danger of being overpowered. I consequently jumped down the professed fear of the Yellow Spectre "JENGHI not merely killed oft entire popu- amongst the Stateanien of Europe. It is a lations, but he waged war with vegetation

cabin and procured my revolver, a Jargelkiza are thing to and Statesmen who by con his followers destroyed the forests through performed by the band of the 93rd Barma follow me down the cabin steps, but a coupl The following programme of masio will be 45 oal. Colts. Two men had the audacity to spicuous ability have raised themselves to which they passed, and blighted tho regola Infantry on the New Parade Ground this evou- of smashing blows on the jaw from the butt of commanding positions exhibiting in their tion. In a well-watered country Nature caning from 5 to 6.30 p.m.-

the revolver want them to the right-about and I elevation a tendency to superstitions, which | go fur towards healing the woun is of war;

Gounod got on desk. My thres quartermasters, seeing during their rise they assiduously concealed ; DOL BO in Central Asia, where during the

Auter mo como up, armed themselves with pieces of Selection ...An artist's feel" Sidney Jouss rewood and iron bars, and we proceeded to and we may well believe that the Emperor entire human epoch the rainfall has been Mazura" La Comtasso"

After about 10 minne of Selection..."The Shop Girl" deficient. There a tract of country once

Ivan Caryll clear the deck. WILLIAM II is quite sincere in his ore-

Waltz. "The Choristers"

Phelps lively work, we succeeded in doing so, when God Save the King." bodings as to the possibility of a recru- given up to the desert remains for ever in

I attempted to got up anchor. Wo word descence of those tribal movements which its deadly grasp. Persia, ouce covered

The Coverament Gazette contains a dispatch anchored with a kedge and 3 inch line. Account eventually swamped the Roman Empire, with forests, now scarcely supports a from the Secretary of State for the Colonies on the chains not being available ou and destroyed the old civilisation of the single tree. Ricbly-cultivated districts have the subject of the appointment of probationers of the temporary housing covering up the work. But is there any similarity between reverted to howling deserts. The entire to the Police Fores of Hongkong, the Straits capstan. This the fishermon resisted, hold the situation then and now? At that period delta the two great Central Asian rivers, Settlements and the Federato Malay States.ing on to the line and trying in every way to

The Colonial Secretary has dided that the impede our movement. the conditions were, so to speak, reversed; the Oxus and Jazartes, was once a smiling, examination for theso posts shall be the same

**At longth I was obliged to fire a shot over the plaius of Europe supported but a few well-cultivated plain, fed everywhere by as that for the Indian Police Forcu. Officers them, and that having no effect I fired a second wandering tribes, certainly they were no great streams, natural er artificial. Now, will as a rule. look for promotion only in the through the bows of ous of the most prominent better peopled than was America bafore its with the exception of the lands immediately States or in that Colony to which they are boals, and theu succeeded in shortening in the bine and dragged the anchor into deep water by. discovery by COLUMBUS. On the other hand, watered by the Oxus and Zarafshan, it is a assigned, but they will be liable to ho transferred Northern Asia, in regions now given over to sau-ly deser, known as the Kizika or if it is considered desirable. The officers going full spoed astern, when I was able to the dominion of vast deserts, in those days Red-Saut The slopes of the Pamir appointed as Policè probationers will have no pick it up, not, however, without constantly claim to appointments in the cadet servine, but threatening the howling mob who persisted in supported large populations, who have every plateaux were once covered with abundant cadet officers may still be appointed, if thought dustering round the lauhsh. where left their remains in the way of huge forests, and we hear little of the difficulties fit, to posts in the Police Departament. A pro

"After turning round and getting full speed!stitute holding my horse the next morning. Pig killed, according to size. The butchers Lai tunuli and rudestone ruins. The very climate they offered to the advance of armies. Now bationer will receive a salary of £225 per

on her, I gave one follow the stem in good should like to bet that the gentleman is in combined afresh to make a stand against the itself has changed, of which we find eloquent the Pamirs are practically blocked to the annum, and when he has passed oxaminations in style, outting him down and papsizing the

in someone's employ liere, but to take on the new imposition and the majority of them have proofs in the skeletons of the huge elephants passage of troops unless in the smallest of native languages, &c., he will be paid £300 per occupants, who were all picked up by their annum until he obtains a substantive appoint and I get away all right, being obliged to put in

work in my stable for thirteen days told his gone on strike, but a few have since resumed Tis seemed to damp their ardour

master the sick-mother-at-Ningpo story. By: their callings at the stalls, and they understand and rhinoceros which once found ample detachments, and what is true of Western

ment; but if he remains three years, after a very unpleasant night through fog and rais. this method he hopes, I think, to score in the how to make hay while the sun shines by pasturage on the now frozen tundras of Turkestan has in modern times become passing his examinations, without obtaining "I am firmly convinced that if I had not got following manner: From mo his wages were increasing the retail price of the meat by a fow Northern Siberia. Wholesale migrations, equally true of Eastern. There is no popula substantive appointment, his salary will be cut us I did, the touch and orow would have to be ten dollars a month he sublets the billet cents per catty, besides injecting a greater we may rest assured, do not take place | tion Central Asia to support a solitary increased to £350. The classification of the remained there for good, the vessel being siraply

posted as missing, for a more piratical gang to an inferiar matoo or a ricksha esclie, for all amount of water into the meat than is usual to without adequate cause; and there is very one of the unnumbered hordes, who even Police Service in Hongkong provides for two doce not exist then the fishermen on this part I know, for six or seven dollars and pockets the augment its weight. The tax therefore is good reason to associate the cause with the in historical times penetrated from one end assistant superintendents with an initial salary of the coast.""

It will m difference. If this is the case disappointment really paid by the consumers. of £360, rising by triennial increments of £60 to The Alexandra performed the voyage from port progressive - deterioration of the climate, of Asia to another.

& maximum of £540; oue Deputy Superintento port in 9 days; deducting stoppages, the actual asits him. I believe any servant can be recollected that the attempt last year to collect. which has rendered Northern Siberia uulit | To all this it may of course be replied dent starting at £600 and rising by triennial steaming time was 7 days. Immediately cu panished for not giving a month's motion, and this tax resulted in a fiasco, owing to violent,

resistance on the part of the butchers. to support a larger population than it at that in Eastern Asia there is still China, increments of £60 to £720; and one Captain arrival a two bears' trial was made, when a speed if I could only lay hands on the gentleman

Superintendent starting at £800, and rising by of ten knots was easily attained. The Offfoers would spare rio pains to have him made an

MAN-OF-WAE. present maintains. While this was the case and China is still at least as populous triennial increments of £100 to a maximum of representing the Government expressed them example of. This is but one of many cases that in Central and Northern Siberia, in Central as ever she was; and suppose China were to £1,000. Free quarters will be provided for these aives as highly pleased with the vessel and gave

officers as well as for probationers.

Captain Ellis a commendatory testimonial. take place almost daily.

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comrades,

As the saying goes that every dog has its landals, gardeners. etc., really annoy one beyond measure. Unfortunately to prosecuts, so it is with the porcine tribe at present servants for misdoings takes a deal of time which is having a jolly time of it, as the tax on more than many of us enn afford-and therefore park has been renewed to be collected sines the 9th of the 5th moon by a new Syndicate, strong- many get off scot-free. This matter was brought home to me this week by a mafes wholy backed by the authorities. Consequently the came into my employ at the beginning of this slaughtering of pigs for consumption has ceased month. He stopped thirteen days, then said

to be on the usual large scale. The new tax

his mother at Ningpo was sick, and I found a sub-

ranges from twenty to thirty cents on every

The French man-of-war Sterprise paid us a visit on the 18th instant and left on the 20th.