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INTIMATION

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 14TH, 1904.

The Chartered Bank of India, Australia ant China have op mod a branch at Saigon. Mr. T. Bumpas, late of the Manila branch, is agent in

charge.

Today is the French National Fête. Mons. G. Liebert, Consul for Franes, will be pleased to welcome at his residence, 16 Macdonell Road,

TELEGRAMS,

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

ARBITRATION AGREEMENT WITH

GERMANY.

LONDON, 13th July, An arbitration agreement, identical with

between 10 and 11 a.m., the members of the French community in the Colony, and between 11 and 12 the British and foreign officials, no those made with France, Italy, and Spain, well as his foreign colleagues. Madane Liobortus just been signed by the representatives will be at home holween 4 and 6 p.m.

of Great Britain and Germany.

Beginning in 1899 with an expendi ture of $3,162,792,36, there was a surplus of $447,350.89. The first increase in outlay amounted to nearly $466,000. By 1901 it. hul climbed up

uuother $183,000, to which the corresponding increase of re- venue, already approximatex) at $11,000, was scarcely emmensurate. This still left, however, the treasury with a healthy surplus of $102,170.73 of the end of 1901, and it is to the work done in the following year, the year prior to the one under treatment, that we ainst look for explanation of the somewhat startling metempsychosis of a surplus of a hundred thousand dollars into a deficit of a million plus eight thousand. The report would have been more complete if it had included some explanatory re- ference, for which, however, the uninitiated WATERS | colonist or Home sturlent will look in vain. Two-stop ...Mumblin Moss.

ESTABLISHED A.. 1841.

THE LEADING MANUFACTURERS

OF

AERATED

IN THE FAR EAST. -

ABRATED

The Manufacture of our

WATERS in conducted under

European expert supervision.

By kind permission of Lieut.-Col. Treinongger and officers, the Band of the 93rd Burma In- fantry will play the following programme at the Kowloon Hotel this evening:-- Murch. "Constellation".

Click Overture Metta

Elliot Selection "The Shop Girl" Ivan Carvil

The Promise of Life"

... Conven Hominierences of the Plantation

Chamber Ph

Song

Selection.

Waltz........ "The Choristen «”,

TERRIBLE DISASTER IN MANILA,

CLOUDBURST DESTROYS A TOWN.

The explosion of a number of mine and forgades was rendered impossible, inasmuch as the Japaueso turned our position dirostly, advancing through water up to their waisis and noder the protection of their ships.

The spirit of our troops is excellent.” The method of transmission of General Stoveand's despatch is not disclosed, but it is presumed to have been brought a junk. It stances, as it was hastily written in pencil. was bridently drawn up ander stress of circum-

SURVIVORS AT VLADIVOSTOCK.

The following "tologram reached the Foreign Office on Wednesday, 290hult., from Mr. Inouye, Japanese Minister at Berlin :--

The U.S. Ambassador at St. Petersburg has supplied me by telegram with the following | report, which he received from the U.S. Comi-

mercial Agent at Vladivostock :---

ORPHEUM COMEDY CO.

The Orphoun Conexly Co. last evening made their second appearalice at the City Hall, Owing to the heat the audience was not so large as the performave justified, but theatrical companies visiting Hongkong in sunnner ean hardly expect buaper" houses, After an overture Miss Hettie Faller sang with a sweet voice of remarkably high register. and considerables expression. Mr. Jim Morris, figuring on the programme as a back · wing" daucer, gave a csan song, and was called back. Miss Lyla Thompson rexidored “My Last Night Ont." a rollicking, song with which, having a slight cold, she could not da herself full justics. Mr. G. Victor Loydall was much oppreciated as a comie songster the is really funny); and. Miss Bishop, whe MANILA, 13th July, 10,45 p.m. The survivors of those who were on hoard

possosses un agreeable voice, was admitable in A cloudburst occurring to the sunk on June 16th and 17th arrived at Vladivo with a little glass eye," which was well receival. the Sado Mara and the transports which were a chorus in temps jaulis, “A Piccadilly Jolung Thurban Northcast of Manila to-day bus caused stock on June 20th. They under 103 Japaness Tim Howard, the funny little mud, die cou

and English engineers, is acklition to 1 Japan-date judice to his title, his Bowery Boy" In the Alaks of Abeokuta the aportant the total destruction of can Juan del personage the ceremonies attaching to his Monte,

est passenger and 11 wounded Japanese. I and whistling song being amongst the last Hundreds of the inhabitantsid a visit to the survivors on June 2zud. Ina items on the programms. Messya, Rockfey and cousing and going leal one to believe, asks the Among the items, in addition to the large Westminster Gazette, or is he simply one of have perished without warning. The informed that all of them with the exception of Morris concluded the first part with the topical duet Did you speak? As an encare they those petty chiefs who are as common as tramps ou the African coasts? A Liverpool gentle low-lying districts are inundated, pee in a few days. The names of the survivors

will be reported iminelintely I receive them." In the second part Miss Lyla Thompson man who knows his dusky Majesty personally and a number of foreigners are The foreign augineers ou the transports | saug“ Cowrie," and part of the audience joined even among the ratiss potentates of West isolated, some in positions of peril. Engineer on the Hitachi, and Mr. Kerr, Chief good in a sub parody on

numlared only three-analy Mr. Glass, Chief in the chorus. Mr. All: Rocktoy was very Africa. There are." he says, "chieftains in The streets here are canals, tunts Engineer. and Mr. Carmichael, Second Engineer, summer time." Miss Hottie Puller, as Nigeria who are to him what King Edward

on the Sode. Probably the fourth Englisherman Spanish Senora gave a very good dancing is to a German princeling. At home be wears being resorted to for transportation

exhibition. Mr. Leonard Nelson, with a capital an cloth of gold, but a simple cotton lain-cloth purposes. There has been a steady

"make up." rendered a somewhat tedious cunic downpour

of rain for twenty seven

seg entitled "Poor. Proud and Particular," Miss Violet Bishop hours, and the rainfall measurement, serenteen and one fifth inches, is un-

rendered "Skylark "in good style, but shecreator a for better impression with her serio-comic

precedented. The damage to pro perty must be estimated in millions. Communication with outside is inter-arch rupted.

Reference to the Gazeffe, however, secures i remainder of the extraordinary expenditure of the your which witnessed the change,

amount expended in determined copment countant with disease, were the now law courts, and the Governor's Peak resi·lence, which ware

to cost together something 10 $117,000, of which over $73,000 was actually disburssi. THE MACHINERY in use embodies every The sixteen miles of Tai-po Road, and the widening of Conduit Road, together ne- improvement up to date.

¦eminted for more than 851,000, and work yu The new territory was also a souren of cou-

The zest perfect aieutide system of filtration siderable dinucial drainage. Police stations

is employed.

By which means we have attained

PERFECTION OF QUALITY

AND

ABSOLUTE PURITY.

:

OUR WATERS being achuowledged by the lending English Manfacturers as equal to their best productiony,

LIMITED.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

declares that the Alake is but small

and lives in a mad hut with a thatched roof,””

The numerous friends of Mr. Jolmi Foley,

the genial and respected Trafic Manager of the and jails, improvements to the waterworks, Imperial Railways of North China, wie jand the excellent interference with refract ry delighted to learn that he has received honour

and mischievous mallahs, secounted for

at the hands of His Imperial Majesty the |anolbor quarter of a milliva.

Emperor of Japan. Agaiust

We have been officially informed, says the Shanghai Mereary, by his "rainstorm and typhoon damages," Majesty's Consul-General in Tientsin, that he extravagant item which could well have has handed to Mr. Foley the 6th class Decora- been dispensed with, was set about $26,000. tion of the Order of the Suered Treasure, on | Taking everything into consideration, how-behalf of the Emperor, who has been pleased to pver, the inhabitants, looking round at the thus decorate him in recognition of the valuable numerous new features dating from that help he extended to the Japanese troops in period, may not improperly cousider that there is evidence of value received, and some justification for a state of things which, on

Au entertaining chapter in Mr. Michael Davitt's just-pablished "Fall ́of Feudalism in paper, does not look so rosy as in formuer

Ireland is given up to "Some League aspects. In addition to what was done and

Anecdotes," Here is a sample of the letters spent that year, 1902 left a legacy of ex-that used to reach the Land League offices into 7th inst. were 24. whereof 4 men were

Ballinrobe, Mayo. Jau. S

North China. General Semths and his staff were present at the presentation to Mr. Roley.

Gitlemin, in a moment of wakencas i pade mo and not do it. the people pass by me dure as if rint. i did not no ther was a law aginet it or i

the smal pox was in the hous, i heer ye do be given pardous to min that do rong, and if yo will sin ne a pardon to put in the windy for every one to redo it, as God is me Judge i will

THE WAR

JAPANESE OFFICIAL TELEGRAM.]

CASUALTIES AT KAIPING.

Tokyo, 13th July, 12,50 p.m. General Oku reports that in the orcapa. tion of Kaiping our casualties from

蟹

the wounded. will be removed to some other

is one of the deck officers.

CONFLICTING COUXSEIB.

The following from St. Petersbarg appeared recently in 1o Echo de Paris :-

said,

bas

"The taking of Kinchau aud the arch of the Japanesa ou Port Arthur have increased the misunderstanding between Admiral Alexief and General Kuropatkin, the former, who, be it never FOYD actiro service, being desirons

that tho

army should to Port Arthine, and the Intter holding that the army should keep its position till reisforcemonte come. In conse quence of a violent discussion at Makdon, where the two great officers met recently, they each sent a detailed report to the Tear. 1 bis: Admiral Alexief insisted on the necessity of Saving Port Arthur, so as to keep a base for the fleat, and obviate the fatal blow the capfare of the fortress would indict on Russian prestige. He pointed out that, after the way in which the

Japanese took Kinchen, there was no guarantee 5thing that they would not sacrifice an enormous

Those of the 8th and 9th were about

150.

A. S. WATSON & CO. actions for its successor; yet the expenditure the good old days :

wns trimmed and pared down to $512,879,03 | 1881. To the Honorable Land League — | kill d. less than it was. If the revenue had hat main. Inined its rate of increase, instead of lagging as it did (8687,190.08 increase in 1902, and only $337,784.19 increase in 1908) the deficit, already reduced by nearly $851,000, might have been rendered comparatively naim portant. That may be partly accounted for by a decrease of over $61,000 in the amount derived from the sale of Crown lands. Here

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS

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OxLxcommunications relating to the news colus

should be ditdressed to The EDITOR,

Lovre Spendants must forward their names and at dress with communications addressed to the Edite not for publication, but as evidence of goo.t faith

No

w

Nally will give us a Karucther if ye wrile to hin, at Bal.

never komit the crime ngin. Misther Scrab

The Les Physical Culture Society last month discussed the proposal of their hon.

secretary, Mr. Harry Kremnitz, that both men

Litters for publication should be written on it is necessary to point out a misstatement, ne sule of the papar

nonymously signed communications that have obviously a lapore calami, that occurs on already appeared in other papers will be insorted.

Driers fet extra copies of DAILY FRESE stettld be the first page of the report. Iand sales are and women should discard the use of hats. Mr. seat bajure 11 4.0, on day of publication. After that quoted as $61,195.01 more than in 1902. Kremnitz stated that already members of the hour the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash. The figures in 1903 were $571,361, so that, Society were wearing sandals instead of boots, Telegraphic Address: Pun Codes: A.B., 6th

Lickey's

as we have stated, the receipts were less by being more in accordance with hygienic prin- about that amount. However, "returning distort the feet, and wearing them is nothing ciples. Boots, he declared, torribly cramp and to our muttons," there is not the slightest less than slavery to the vile English fashion. reason for pessimism; quite the contrary. Is cousidered that Assets make a

satisfactory showing | wearing lawadgear, ure simply following the against liabilities, mad in summing up the dictates of fashion, and that the hats and are of no use except

P.D. How, 31. Telephone No. 12

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG OFfice: 14. DíVœux Road Cl.

LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.

Honaxosa, 14t# Jozy, 1904.

nen

and women in

namber of man to take Port Artluir. So the

gave a very good burlesque boxing net.

for which he was encored.

“Good old

in the first part. A really good peri port, terminated with Patsey's Mamuruvves. formance, deserving great praiseand much sap-

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an original fares by Mias Helen Collies and G. Vistor Loydall

LOCAL SPORT.

WATER PO10 ASSOCIATION.

The Hongkong Water Polo Assovintion held Victoria Recreation Club Kewloon. There were= their annual roting last evening at the

present Mewrs. T. Meok (chairman). H. C. Sergt. Coomes (representing the R,G.A.), and Anston, A. E. Alves, B. C. Witchell. J. Hanre, Mr. A. Humphreys (secretary).

callel to make arrangements for this season's It was explained that the meeting bad been

competition. The first question was to decide whether or not the competition was to be under Russiao army ought to go to the reli -f of the Longue rules or'a "kngek-out." place.

Mr. WITCHELL thought that knick-out would be best. The League system took a very long time.

The General argued, on the other hand, that the forces at Liaoyang wore not strong enough for him to make a forward movement, having (REUTER'S SERVICE.}

General Karoki and the Japanese Takushin MERELY A COURTESY.

army on his left Hauk. Accordingly he thought it wise to stay at Liз0y tag until be had 100, 00 LONDON, 10th July.

inen at his disposal and to leave Port Arthur to The Kaiser has telegraphed to the Comits capture work is of no importance.

defond itself. He considered, moro ver, that imander of the Wiborg regiment of infantry, Alerief and Kuropatkin asked the Tsar to of which be is honorary Colonel, con- settle the disputa listwaen them. gratulating him on the prospect of meeting summoned a council of war, at which General the enemy. "I am proud that my regiment Sakbaroff, Admiral Avelane, and M. de Plehve, will have the honour of fighting for Tsar Ministers respectively of War, Marine, and and Fatherland. My sincere wishes necompany the regiment. God bless its standard."

VAGUE.

|

The Tsor

the Interior, were present. The council lasted severni hours, and it is understood that, in view of the argument of the naval men, emphasising the necessity of keeping Port Arthur as a base, which was all the more essential, as the Baltic Fleet would be unable to go to the Far East if Port Arthur disappeared, and also out of fear of the disastrous effect the loss of the fortress would have upon Russia. in conjunction with the Chinese ag tation and the diminution of Russia's prestige, General Kuropatkin was advised to try to deliver Port Arthur, provid The Port Arthur organ the Nose Krating that he acted with the utmost cuution." says that the warships left the harbour and participated in the fighting.

LONDON, 11th July. Fighting has been going on for several days round Port Arthur, According to one account the Russians lost 1,700 in one

position, the Offeer Administering the raps worn by en

to raise to luliex. A graceful Hule boweneounter on the 7th instant, but nothing

of

Goverment speaks of the "continued pro-would be infinitely more becoming and more effical has been received from either side. Facts and figures covering a dozen foolsoap sperity of this Port." The temporary polite. It is, however, for health's sake that pages make up the report on the blue book | diminution of the opward impetus is attri- they should go barcheaded. Ladies who wished for 1903, to be submitted by the Officer buted to the war, and “there is nothing to

for beautiful hair should walk or ride hurehended, Administering the Colony to His Majesty's indicate that the trade interests`. Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, this Colony have ceased to expaul" What Dealing first with frances, it tells how the ought to be done to ensure continued revenue of the Colony was altogether expansion he outlines in the notes we have $5,238,857.88, including $10,105.71 for already published, and have frequently

During the 24 hours ended at unou yesterday four cases of plague were reported.

A vagrant was arrested in the shrubbery near Gardiner Road, at the Peak, at four o'clock yesterday morning, and sent to prisen for a month.

and that would display their coiffure to better advantage. Their nightcap sufficed in winter, with the bed-room window open, and even the rightcap lad been alrendy prononce unhealthy. Yet in hot summer weather they were ugly and insanitary headgear. He, himself, was going Jureheaded. Hats. caps. and bouvets ho abominated. The question is exciting no little

interest in Leeds,

POLICE PROMOTIONS.

The list of Police promotions is announced iss followa :---

Inspector Langley. a 3rd-class inspector, to the position of a 1st-class insueter in charge

of the Water Polico.

Inspector Gourlay, a 3rd-class inspector. to

the position of a 2nd-class inspector. Sergeants Ritchie and Dymond to be third-class

inspectors.

NAVAL

We are very glad to be able to cuuonnes, says the N-C. Dalty News on the 8th Inst., that the court-martial on H. M. destroyer Spurreislunch has entirely exou-rated all the officers of that unfortunate vessel.

WAR ITEMS.

A PICTURE MAP.

According to a striking panoramic map by republished by the NC. Daily News, the Japa the Japanese Mainichi newspaper, revised and Bose artay in three colmens is marching north with Mukden as their conserging point. One column, leaving a large force cu the neck of the Lamotnog Peninsula, investing Port Arthur, is following the railway track along the west to Haicheng, and (ne recent despateles indicate) bas pasal Kning. This is the force, that won the great battle of Telissu. In the valley road rauning from the port of Takushag to Haicheng, its scouts almost equi-distant with the western column, is the central column, massed at and about Shnen, The main army of invasion, operating from the Yalu, taking Fonghwangcheng and Saimachi en revte, has pushed forward two detachments, ose marching parallet with the middle column, along the Liaorang Road, and the other clearing the r ad over the Motisaling Puss from Saimechi to Makdon. HUSBIAN OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE KINGHAU

FIGHT.

General Stoessel reported to headquarters on May 28th as follows:

"On May 26th, after a fierce battle which

LOCAL COLOUR.

The CHAIRMAN said that ho, also. was in favour of the knock-ont," Last sunsou eight games were played practically after the Shield had been won. The competition lost interest somewhat when carried on in this way. It was even hard to get lime-kespers played at low water. and then again many games last year had to be

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he thought the knock-out" was preferable; it would incur less expouse.

Mr. AUSTEN said thus on behalf of the Club

It was unanimously agreed that the contest be a knock-out."

The CHAIRMAN: The next business is to

decide when the entries close.

fixed at the 25th inst; that would leave plenty The SECRETARY proposed that the date be

of time to make arrangements for commencing play in the beginning of August.

This was agreed to.

The CHAIRMAN said that after paying bar last year's gold medals there was a balance of N1

The meeting then closed.

TRADE IN MAY.

It appears from the Board of Trade returns Evidences are not wanting to show that the

that with regard to the details of our trade with inhabitants of Kobe are sparing no efforts in order that the soldiers may be entertained considerable decrease in the export of cotton the Far East there was last mouth a very loyally and liberally. From the foreigner's yarn and twist to China, Japan, and the Straits standpoint, says the Kobe Chronicle, the manner

Settlements, the figures for China being 16,00 laid themselves out to give their visitors every-lbs., against 54,600 lbs. last year. For the five in which all sections of the community have

lbs.. against 406,100 lbs., and for Japan 1,500 thing of the best evokes cordial admiration. months also there is a large shrinkage all round. Not only the best rooms, the best futon, and the Taking the total trade in all kinds of piece best food are provided mast angrudgingly, but goods, shrinkages are shown by China, Japan. in many houses those decorations which are only seen at New Year's time has been ments, the Dutch East Indies alone showing the Philippine Islands and the Straits Settle- brought out in honour of the khaki-clad visitors any increase. For the five months there i while myriads of fings and lanterns festoon the again a shrinkage all round, none of the coun streets, the cost being defrayed by the inhabi- tries mentioned showing increases. The export tants of the immediate neighbourhood. An of linen manufactures to the Philippine Islands unselfish and kindly atmosphere pervades the shows a satisfactory increase for the moutà, beg whole of the arrangements inade, and the thero is still a considerable falling off in the tiersevidently appreciate the liberality shown.igures for the longer period. The shipments of The behaviour of the teen is exemplary and go far woollen tissues to China show an incrise for as our observation gas there has been not the

both periods, but a decrease for Japan. In slightest disorder of any kind.

worsted tissues the same remarks apply. In regard to metale there was a falling-off in the The following characteristic letter appeared quantity of mixed and yellow metal shipped to in the Home paper named →

CAPT. TROUVRIDGE.

Land Sales. This means that the revenue referred to. waw grantor by 8887,784.18. than in any previous year, and exceeded the estimate by $305,562.88, An interesting table given on a subsequent page shows how the incons of the Government has gone ou increasing for the last five years. In 1900 it rose by nearly $600,000. In 1901 there was a fur- ther leap upwards of a little over $11,000 and for the year immediately preceding the day morning « piece of opium was thrown to a In the Small Court at the Magistracy yester. period with which this report deals, there prisoner in the dock. Mr. J. H. Kemp, the was an additional increment of about magistrate, said if he caught anyone doing such $700,000, in round numbers. Thus we a thing again he would send him to prison find that is a rare half decade, the revenue

without the option of a fine. has been swollen by a total increase of

A Manila contemporary reports that Willie" $1,828,714.63, ample evidence, if there were Frear, the catortainer who recently visital

China both for the month and five mouths no other, of the assured and increasing Hongkong, had a very narrow escape from

whereas the value of textile machinery and importance of a Crown Oplony whose euter-death, while returning to Mauila from Olongapo.

millwork sent to both China and Japan shows satisfactory increases. Larger quantities of old prise, at the outset, was embarked upon The little craft apon which he had svenred H.M.S. Vestal is to relieve H.M.S. Rosario

iron and steel for re-manufacture were shipped with 30 much diffidence. Turning to

passage was caught in the full fury of the at Nanking and H.MS. Iphigenia bas orders aboats and six torpedo-kouts, completely burg, in which it is stated that Captain to China during both periods, whilst that

The enemy's fire, particularly that of four London paper is telegraphed from S. Paters prevailing typhoon, and for thirty-six hours expenditure, which would, of course, in- was buffettod to and fro at the mercy of the

Troubridge is responsible for Admiral Togo's country also took an increased quantity of lead. crease automatically in some sort of ratio, cleanouts.

successes, haring planned the night attack on During one of the lurches of the

The quantity of lead exported to Japan shows a Port Arthur, and being present at it in persou." decrease for both periods. Turning to imports we the ontlay for last year was, in total

ressel Freear was violently thrown half over

In view of the possibility that misunderstand-find that a much larger quantity of tea came from $5,396,669.48, or, without the item for the rail, but the vessel recovering he was tossel

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday isaned

ing may be caused were this statemout to remain Public Works Extraordinary, $4,746,888.44. back into a cabin, and severely bruised. A the follow iur report

uncontradicted, I shall be ander an obligation deck hand was not so fortunate, being awept That is less by $512.879.03, than the total overboard and lost. Mr. Freear says that he has risen in Japan, and continues to fall over On the 130 at 11.38 a.m. The barometer

to you if you will mention in your next issue expenditure for 1902, and leaves the does not want to undergo another such the Pacific, eastwards of Formusa. In China

that I was not responsible for Admiral Togos successes; that I did not plan the night attack Colonial Treasurer with a deficit on the experience. Everybody aboard had given them. and the Philippines the changes are very trivial. Gradients are slight on the Chins Coast, and

on Port Arthur; and that I was not present at year's actual work of $157,811.60. Revert-selves up for lost before the vessel finally moderate NE, winds will prevail in the Formosa

it in person. ing again to the quinquennial table, it will managed to find the entrance to Manila Bay, Channel and northern part of the China Sea, and creep to anchorage off Cavite. Mr. Freear though further wuthward moderate, SW, mon. be seen that the annual increase for three will repeat his performance at the Zorrilla this soon may be expected. years was in the main strictly proportionate evening. [Which performance?-ED. H.D.P.} fius.

Forecast:-Light E, to NE. winds, overcast,

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to lears Weihaiwoi on the 11th inst. to rollove H.M.S. Thetis at Shanghai,

WEATHER REPORT:

lested two days, I ordered the Kiuchau position

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STANDARD." to be evacuated in the evening, for we bad

Sir, In The Standard of the 4th instant a opposed to us at leas: three divisions, with 130 report from the New York Correspondent of a guns.

annihilated our batteries monsted nt Kinchas.

The 5th Regiment, which was posted at this spot, stood its ground heroically,

The fire of the regiment, as well on that of on batteries and the gunboat Bobr of Khouaoneza, inflicted mormons lousas on the Japanese.

Our losses amounted to thirty officers and about 800 men killed and wounded.

We blew up and damaged all the guus which the Japanese had not put out of action. It was certainly not expedient to bring up siego artillery during a fight, for it would have to have beau done three days before.

The battle of May 26th began at five o'clock in the morning and lasted until eight o'clock in the evening, when I ordered the position to be evacuated gradually,

Ism, Sir, your obedient servant,

E. T. TROUBRIDGE, Captain and late Naval Attaché at Tokyo.

1, Durham-place, S. W., June 7.

China last month, the figures being 241,740 lbs., against 47,362 lbs last year; forthe fivomouthsalko there is a considerable increase, the figures being 5,152,109 Ibe, against 3,966,919 lbs. last year. Silk shipments from China show good increases both for the month and five months, but there gere none from Japan. Shipments of hemp from the Philippine Islands were larger for the month by some 4,700 tons, and for the longer period by some 13,000 tons. From the Etraite Settlements increased quantities of tin wero shipped during both periods.