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our Canton correspondent, and say "One coincidence does not establish a fact." Nevertheless, on this line of argument, the fact that Mr. Ruмrans and our correspon dent have separately reached a like conclu. sion points to the probability of there having in care prolated incidence

of facts to suggest the de buction indicated,

und we do hot for

think meinent that either of them has founded his

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 16rn, 1904,

belief on 'one sauson's observations. I has always hitherto been understood that there was such connection between plague | aud Indins—the presence of the one being notoriously prominent in the absence of the other. This soils Hibernian, or like the schoolboy's pins, which "saved thousands of lives by people not swallowing 'un," but the sense of it is sober auough. All WATERS the localities of the historical epidemics

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H.M. Consul at Chiakiang reports that amongst the miscellaneous foreign imports into that port during 1903 may be noted the follow- ing-Looking glasses (67,550), the spread of which is desirable, a goodly portion of the population of China never having seen their own faces; toilet soap (1 1,840 dozen), an import influenced, perhaps, by that of mirrork; hil patent medicines, which a Chinaman absorbs with some avidity when he has been onested up to that point.

The Bourd of Truite have recoived information.

through the Foreign Office, that the specific duties loviable ander the Chinese Import Tariff of 1902 on margarine and on silk piece-goods and ribbons have been abolishal, and an ad valorem rate of five per cent, substituted there- fort in each case. It has also beon, arranged that printing and writing paper shall Jus Autiablo, at importers option, either at the specille rates contained in the Tariff or at five per cent/ ad valorem.

TELEGRAMS.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.]

MR ARNOLD FORSTER'S

ARMY SCHEME.

TO SAVE 22,000,000...

It

Losnos, 15th July. Arnold Forster's scheme of army reform abolishes fourteen Line and five Garrison battalions. The general servico is to be for nine years, short service two years. redures sixty batteries from six to four guns, and does away with linked lattulions. It maintains a striking. (? standing) force of 15,000 at Aldershot, It reduces the volunteer force to 180,000, but in reuses the volunteer grants. The estimated saving to be effected is put at £2,000,000.

TO HASSA!

LONDON, 14th July. The British Mission has been ordered to begin au advance upon Lhassa, the headquarters of Tiles, today. It is pected to arrive on the 5th panx.

THE JOHORE RAILWAY.

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The King upon learning that the day were sterentuceons. Egypt, Constantinople, personally selected for laying the first stone Spain, the London of 1605, were unsavoury of St. Bartholomew's new Hospital, the 7th of erough from the sanitary engineer's point July, was the date for the annual orphanage fete, at the Crystal Palace, of the Metropolitan AERATEDf view. The Black Assizes" of 1577,

the trouble of which we are ikk, was and City Police, at once altered the date for | the memorial stone to July 6th, and was pleased wing to the filthy state in which the

to say that he did this with mach pleasure, as prisoners were brought to trial," should, he is always anxiens to do what he can for the strictly speaking, not be quoted as relevánt; police, who have so much work to do for him but it is significant flat dhe long list of out, and for the Queen, and who perform it so well, THE MACHINERY in use aanbodies every breaks should end early in the last century, Writing about the Home Defence inquiries. co-temporaneously, with the recognition of | "C. B.” in the Daily Graphic sys: ~". It is a Improvement up, le date,

sanitation as an economic science. The thousand pifies that the two Commissione dii books of Mosus are fall of hygiende precsptt, not report simultaneously, as it would have been a revelation to the public of the frightful risks wo run through the faddistu. In this connection I may also recull the fact that not two yours ugo a third group of faddists were busy plotting to perande a Commission that nothing could save the country in war but the laying of special all-British and doop- submarine cables in every direction. Writing on 'The Neesia of the Navy' a few years ago. I stated but the Transvaal Republic, bus died at Clarens faddista were becoming a public danger, and a village on plic eastern shores of Lake woak brook the back of the taxpayer. SubLeman, in the canton Vaud, Switzerland?. soquent grouts have strengthened this view,”

The most perfect scientific system of filtration and would no doubt have contained some

is wraployed.

By which means we have attained PERFECTION OF QUALITY

AND

ABSOLUTE PURITY.

OUR WATERS bring acknowledged by the leading Eug'ish Manufacturers as equal to their

bart productions.

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Lawnox, 14th July, The convention relating to the making of the railway through Johore has been signesl.

DEATH OF PAUL KRUGER.

Loxton, 44th July.

Paul Kruger, ex-preendent of the hate

MR. ARNOLD. FORSTER'S ARMY

SCHEME.

A deputation of Volmioor MP's waited on Mr. Balfour on June 9th, and urged upon the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for War the practically vaanimous desire of the auxiliary forces for special representation on the Army Council. In support of their view they quoted the recent report of the Duke of

THE WAR.

FREUTER'S SERVICE.]

VOLUNTEER CRUISERS BUSY.

LONDON, 13th July. Reuter's Agency at Perim wines that the British steater Menciane reports that she and the S.S. Crewe Hall were stopped on

11th instant, south of Jeddah by the Petersburg with eight guns on desk. The cruiser detained the steamers four hours, overtruling their papers, and thee steamed away northward.

WAR ITEMS.

WHY COREA IS CALM.

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STRINGENT REGULATIONS IN MANCHURIA,

The Commanler-in-Chief of the Munchurian Army has issued orders that a strict examina- tion of the "personal documents" carried by all travellers is to be carried out at the stations of Munchuria, Pogranitschmaya, and Harbin, and thut by no means is any passenger to be allowed to contiano his journey unless his passport is in order, and he also holds written proof received from the military or civil authorities to show that he stands in definite and direct relation to the Army. In fact, so far as eivilians are con-

cerned, only Army contractors are to be allowe to travel by rail in Manchuria. $

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SIR FAN HAMILTON'S NARROW ESCAPE. A nearly fatal, mishup befel General lan Hamilton on his way to the front with the foreign attachés (writes Mr. Bennet, Burleigh in the Telegraph). It happened at Cho- mulpo. when the transport Saninoya Maza called in at that port with the attacltés un board on her way to the front. General Ian Hamilton landed and paid a brief visit to the British Consul. He returned in the storm hunch in the vosed. That day-thoro was a

japple upon the bouncing, tawry water, and the launch. lurching as General Hamilton stepped off, he foll between it and the ship. The govern would have bon swept wader fbs big trasport

An amusing legend is extant as to the origin of the tall hats of more than Paritur proportions which have come to be regarded as the indis- ponsable headdress of the Corean. It appears that gabout a thousand years before Christ the Corenu possesseĮ a fiery temperament, of which the world has long ceased to suspect hini, and Ki-tm the wise King the reigning, who surely drowned had not Colonel Satow, of seems to have been the Solomon of his epoch, the Imperial Artillery, who was in charge of was at his wits' end stap the incessant feuds the attachés, sprung and gripped · Sir Ian and broils. At just he hit upon the expedient Hamilton's band in some marvellous way of decreoing that every man should wour a high as he was disappearing. To avoid being hat of very fine porcelain, at the same times | drugged unilor the ship with the general, launching anathemas warranted to work fiw all Colonel Satow, who hell like grim death, time and eternity against all who should gut dung himself into the narrow spaco alongside | their hats broken. The effect was magical. the gangway. The strain upon his arm, which was much hurt, must have bean terrible, but To avoid that carsp the Corean guarded his hat as though it were his bnly hope of salvation, he clung to the hand until help cure mad and there settleil pou the whole people a derazam of manners which lapse of centuries las converted into a second nature, -

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UNREST IN RUSSIA.

redne was effected.

THE BALTIC FLEET,

French instructed opinion on the pastion of Russia grows more and more pessimistic. In Would it be an exaggeration to say that Be Let Frane Militaire Gotora) Lamiraur declares

that the Russian intention of not taking the

offensive until a crashing force has been col- lected indicates an infantile theory of war. Another distinguished staff officer in the son journal draws attention to the risk which Russia will run by sending her whole Baltis fest to the Far East and weakening her army in Poland. She will give a great opportunity for German action, and France will no longer

evolution in Russia has begun Readers will judge when they have pernsed a passage in the Noor Frenzy in an article which signed Mendikoff." It is difficult to belive one's own eyes when we are told in precise terms by a Russian journalist, writing a powerful newspaper. that the national organism is shattered, and can only be repaired by the infusion of new blood. That is as the writer goes on to explain.by the centralbe able to count on Russian support in min authorities and the bureaucracy allowing the taining the neutrality of the Baltic. A further risk arises from the fact that ut any moment the handthy popaher will to assert itself." correspondent who sends the extract remarks, Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria may die, when a German attempt to seize Trieste is to nobody remembers ever reading such language

be dreaded. Germany, he adds. is the Power The words are in a St. Petersimrg paper.

that will derive the chief advantage from this

As the

hints on draiange, if Moss hnd then Require the wis low of a member of a modern Sanitary Board. HIPPOCRATES semna to have had conceptions of the ills to be avoided by means of a goal water supply, During even a long spell of the disease it was noticed that it would disappear some times altogether at curtain season 8, and that usually in or just after the rainy season. This is previsaly the eise in Hongkong,

New artistes will make their appearance at the where plague appears, continues, and Metropole Theatre to-night, among whom is creases during the four months prior to the Miss Dom Guy, who is saisi to be an exceed. | rainy season, and afterwards diminishes and ingly clever versatile performer. She is billed

dwindles until it is encouraged by (us Mr.

as a mezzo-soprano, a serig-comic and dancar. Rescans woollany) the unflushed condition She has received many eulogistic press notices, and she is expected to prove a drawing curd, of the drains. Authorities tell us that tau.

Anethor new "turn" to be introduced will ba perature alone cannot be called to account

that of the Leopolds, sketch artistes and coon for it. In the thre mouths after the over-

mimirs. They also dunice a enke-walk. The Howing of the Nile, Dr. L. FRANK noticed other members of the company include Tem during six or seven years' investigations that Morcomb, Hugh McCormick, Miss Gertis plague was much rarer than at other times. Maisie, Jack Glynne and Walter Ker. Theply, pointed out that the Government desired to treat the Militia, Yeomanry, and Volunteers as un effective part of the Home Army. There. As he happened to be looking for evidenceCloseope has a new series of animated pictures, and altogether the performance prožtisas to that the putrefaction of staganut waters be one of the best given at the Metropole fore, it seemed had their representa- ald be assigned to us of the great protseed plague, however, the connection Theatre.

departments of the War Ofice. But it had we suggest did not occur to him. Finally, In a certain well-known regiment of the line, been arranged by the Secretary of State that one of the factors mentioned during, at present stationeal abroad, there is, says Te-day, with regard to all cases whore any matter of Parliamentary inquiry in the early fifties, an officer who is something more than merely policy or organisation affecting the interests of the aqxiliary forces came before the Director as likely to have been responsible in con- disliked by the men, on account of his strictuess

in little matters that the Tommates think General Mackinnon) he should have direct immaterial. One evening, after a card-party, access to the Secretary of State, and that all article ronudly declaring that our people ought would succeed in capturing Port Arthur General spiring against an English recrudescence of the plague, was the introduction of public which was prolonged into the sail hours. this papers which he desired to go to the Secretary of State should reach that Minister's hauls sent before 11 8,72, an day if publication. After that sewers." There is, we believe, a distinc-officer was returning to his quarters, and, ju fer the supply is limited. Only supplied for Drishtion in law between a "sewer" and a passing a deep pond, stumbled and fell into it after they had passed the Adjutant-General.

Mr. Arnold-Forster, the Secretary of State Telegraphic Addres: Pat Codes: 4.R.C.5th Ed

drain, but that does not cause us much Not being able to swim, be world most certainly

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-The Prime Minister, in the course of his

GERMAN EXPERT OFINION.

|published, it must be bornò in mind, under the eyes of the official consors, and with their

Tu a representative of the Zakarlanzeiger imprimatur. For it is simply impossible that they could have been passed by iundvertence. Their importance cannot be denied or belittled-1895 as a major of the Germen General Staff Major-General Meckel sail when he went in

and we are told that, although the article is rigtig regard which has appeared, it does not stand alone Columns of equally characteristic outtings from the Russian Press, writes the Vienna cor- respondent of the Standard are published every day. But even if the Novac Vremya stood alone, the publication in its pages of an

organisation of the Japaneks ''by felaked bo to speak. "not a single pack-horse that could be mobilised," The efforts of the French

had prodneed fleretical proficiency, but no structure who had preceded Major Meckel

one knew what a divisional order was. lo answer to the question whether the Japanese

to have freedom" is an event in the history of Meckel replied: "I have no doubt that when

Europe. There can, in short, be no doubt that Russian society from top to bottom is at this moment honeyeambed with something very like

the Japanese believe the moment for alomning the fortress to have come they will stove Port Athar with success like that which they have

I hesitation in coming to tin conclusion that have been drownied, had it not been for private for War. explained the details of the new sedition. There is evidence that profound disconrendy achieved. Why should the events before the President of the Sanitary Board has not of his regiment, who, happening to pass at the arrangement, and pointed out that there had tont exists at the conduct of the war--not to say Port Arlbur diez from those of the bats of

all the authorities with him when he dis avows the relationship between drains and plague.

Plague killed two Chinese during the twenty- four limurs ending noon yesterday,

The French Mail of the 14th June was delivered in London on the 14th just.

moment, succeeded in pulling him out. not mach the worse for his dip. The officer was vary

profuse in thanks, and askel his sasener in what why he could repay him. Well, sir," said the schlir,the best way you could repay me would be to say nothing about it."How's

that asks the other. Well, sir, was the reply. if the other fellows knew I'd pulled you

1, they'd chuck me in."

In connection with the recent announcement.

The Dowie" person suddenly left London at the Japanese Goverùment has declared the termination of the special silver emrency without Tulling is engagermonis, It is thought that the refusal of the principal hotelsystem in the Island of Formosa." # correspond to larbour kim (after his impudent references ent of the Westrainster Guzelte vomarks: This nows is very interesting, immuc: as Japan's to the King mast have prayed nou his mind. He went over to France,

Playing for Sussex against Derbyshire last month ut Brighton, Mr. C. B, Fry made a score of 226 runs, following upon a score of 191

against Leicester shortly beforehand. This is a record score for the season, the previous highest ning 301. Mr. Fry was at the wicket for four and a half hours..

gold currency standard has been spoken of since the present war as instable by those who are not well acquainted with the state of finance of Japan. Japan, quick to grasp the opportunity to make use of silver in Manchuria, has now

brought. Formosa to the same gold standard us Jujua proper: Since Japan scquired the island in 185, the silver basis was continued ne during the Chiness regime as trade with the Chinese Continent with the same basis would be convenient, and as Japan and sons surplus silver which she conld make use of in the island, to which the Japanese Mint supplied Market

Yes.'

been in the past just cause for complaint against at the war in itself-am criticism takes a com ale. War Office aathorities in their treatment prohensive sweep, axempting no responsible of questions concerning the Volunteers state persons, however highly placed, from its of things which he earnestly hoped might be merciless grasp. remedied by the new organisation which had The statements of Mr. been established.

Balfour and Mr. Arnold-Forster were received with general approval by the deputation."

THE GENERAL'S DAILY LIFE.

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Kiuchow? When once the Japazese have made sure of success they will again sacrifice 5.000 men without more ado. Does the world know the heroism of this people?" With

The entire Russian plan of campaign is direct-regard to the ultimate result of the campaign to be modified? Certainly not the spirit of ed from a railway carring at Liaoyang, in General Meckel said: What factor is going which Genorat Kuropatkin works, ents, and the men, who have no fest of death. There is sleeps. The car is divided into a saloon, a study, no defect in the equipment. All that stands on TR ANS-SIBERIAN FRAUDS.

and a bedroom. The Commander-in-Chief passes paper is actually there. The organisation is most of his time at work in his study surrounded already beyond all improvement. The private A determined effort has been made to cope with the terribly widespread corruption which, by aidos-de-cump. Although of small stature, soldier is a capital shot. By all accounts their General Kuropatkin is at once distinguishable artillery is excellent. Among the officers ihero been rampant among the officials of the Trans-among his entourage, however brilliant their are a marvellous number of clear-headed fellows since long bufere the outbrask of the war, has Siberian Railway. This effort may now be said uniforms, by his determined gestures and sturdy Among the Russians that sort is hardly so The personage chiefly go. He has the reputation of being severe numerously represented. Only last year I was His officers ex-instructing six Japanese officers, Their bat just, and his word is law. press the fallest confidence in him, while he is knowledge amazed me, and their teachers wore the idol of the common soldier. The foreign once my pupils. As a matter of fact, all the present Japaneco chiefs of the staff are more or less my pupils."

to have savce ded. responsible for the reform effort was the Dowager Empress of Russia, whose strenuous fforts on behalf of the soldiers haço called forth universal admiration. Her Majesty sont several large saus of money to the Red Cross centras in the Far East, but to her extreme chagrin and disgust she found that they never reached their destination. Thanks to her powerful position at Court, she was able to inaugurate a sarraing inquiry into the whole administration of the railway, and to bring about the exposure of an organised gang of oficials who had fattened on the soils of corruption and fraud for many

months.

attachés find him most plouant. In the day time he takes little or no rest, with the exception of a half-hour's siests after luncheon, when the

The onlogy by General Mockel of the inherent heat is excessive. The General, according to ability of the Japanese has strengthened the the Daily Graphic, ocasionally indulges in the growing opinion in St. Petersburg that the distraction ofreading literary works. Despatches sacret of the Japanese successes need not be from the scene of operations are brought sought for in England er in America, or in any to him at any hour of the day or night. He direction other than the native intelligence of eats well of simple dishes, but hurriedly, the Islanders. seldom remaining at table for more than half an hour. He drinks wire sparingly cigar or two after Inn- and smokes a checn, setting a general example of akste. minsess to his officers,

NAVAL NOTES.

MR. A. Rumjaun believes that plague is not so prevalent when there has been plenty of water to flush and cleanse the drains, and, like our Cautum 'correspondent, sots thereis an instance of canse and effect. The president of the Hongkong Sanitary Board (Dr. J. M. ATKINSON), we deduce, believes otherwise. At any rate, when Mr. RUMAHS called his attention to a statement in the Hongkong Daily Press to the effect that the total disappearance of plugue at Canton was attributed to the recent heavy mins, he (Dr, ATKINSON) said he was un aware that any connection had been shown between drains and plague. That, wo take it, is tantamount to an expression of the

At Stevens' salerooms in London last month Mr. RUMJAHN'S, Lord Nelson's cocked hat, which the great contrary opinion sithough we are aware that even scienti-admiral gate to the sailing master of the Victory

The value of the Marked Yen fically logical minds will sometimes accept was sold for five guineas: and the Duke of

fuctuated approximately between, say, 85 per that which has not been favoured with the Wellington's umbrella, which he bestowed upon General Cook, went for eight guineas. It must

A strict examination of all centres at which went, to 95 per cent. Gold Yen of Japan. The demonstration implied by Dr. ArxINSON'S has been rainy-in town at that time.

present step on the part of the Japaness Gor-supplies are stored has been made, and in orory word "shown." Our Canton correspaudent,

caso they were found to be short by at least 30 It is many years ago that. Matthew Arnoli ernment will be for the final good and stability if he mentally established the connection

wept over the American newspapers, and this is of trade and commerce of Formosa with Jaran, per cent. It is calculated that a sum of usarly and retires at midnight, after drawing up his left that city for Liverpool on Bed nit, a

daily despatch to the Emperor, summarising week later made her maiden Atlantic voyage between plague and drought with no more

how, says a home paper. they are writing in the as well as with other markets." And 10, 16 £7,000,000 has ti us been misappropriated.

She is the longest rosaal afloat, her longth “The dizzy blonde is as may adit, it will be for that of Hongkong, when

But now, said the Daily Express on Jane the situation. His mornings are engaged in dala than the one co-incidence of rain and present year of grace.

the rousideation of and correspondence on You can't give blonde show the people in Downing Street allow us a gold 13th, thanks to the energy with which the tactical questions. Then the General often being 725ft, and she has accommodation for absence of plague, was not scientifically deal as the dodo,

Dowagor Express has pressed the inquiry, the logical. There is an element of logic, of women away. The upgrowing generation may standard

Augean stablo has been thorongbly cleanged, mounts his horse and makes a tour of inspection 3,000 passengers and 28,000 tons of cargo. Her witness mother apotheosis of the stage blonde : course, in the process by which'a man con-

Capt. Lewis E. Wiatz, commanding the Daring the afternoon he recoives yang. but with the generation that's got the deck now THE ORPHEUM COMEDY COMPANY. and the working of the supply departments and of the camps and military works around Liao-speed is seventeen knots an hour.

the railway is in trustworthy bands. The result cludes that it is summer when he sees one

the black-hairul or dark-brown haired girlis 11."

This Company gave another performance has been a great improvement in overy way. visitors, and subsequently reads reports from his general depol at Chatham, will retire on July swallow. The advent of the wallays The passage reads like an articulaty cocktail.

last night at the Theatre Royal, before a Supplies no going forward with the greatest gonerals at the seat of operations. He is much 5th by reason of age, and will be succeeded by having always been coincident with sum

When the employees of a Hoboken truckanan moderate house, no doubt to be accounted for by regularity--at all events, as far as Lake Baikal, interested in the work of the Red Cross Capt. F. G. Stopford, who is about to pay off I have just beard of a flagront instance of Society, and visits the hospitals, speaking the first-class cruiser Blenheim at Chatham, mer, one phenomenou kaving consistently went to play ball they took with them as a the high temperature now prevailing. The corruption which illustrates the manner been found associated with the other, be unscot their employer's pet ram. The anim! performance throughout was excellent in which the frauds have been carried on. A words of encouragement to the patients. H

great landowner of the Moscow distriot con- never fails to ho at the station to meet trains was given beer, and early next morning was character, the audience testifying their appre- has logical reason to declare that it is

friosted £8.000 towards the furnishing of sabringing in wounded. The funds sent from St. More careful found in the street showing obvious signs of ciation by numerens recalls. Violet Bishop ambulance train for the war. He was duly swallow-time, or summer.

and Hottie Faller were very pleasing in their informed of the receipt of the money, and Fetersberg are distributed among the wounded and more extended observation, however, intoxication and evidently attempting to find has led to the discovery of diversities that its way home-This puts a correspondent in respective itens, and Leonard Nelson, Victor eventually heard that the train had departed according to their rank, ranging from three On coming to St Petersburg, however, he roubles to unmarried men, and fire roubles to mind of a certain hostelry monkey in Kowloon Loydall, and Tim Howard-correctly billed as

learned, is a roundabout way, that the money officers. Goueral Kuropatkin also himself dis in turn gave rise to the aphorism. "Oce which crasionally drinks too much beer of a the funny man-were soon on good terus with

had gone into the pockets of three officials, one swallow does not make a summer." Dr. night and has to have a cocktail uext morning their audience. A complete change of proof whom had actually given a Jinnor in bis tributes models to the wounded who have

gramme is advertised for this evening.

honour on the day of his arrival in the capital. performed acts of special bravery. ATKINSON would perhaps paraphrase it for before facing breakfast.

He rises at seven

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The White Star linor Baltic, which has been built by Mossra, Harland and Wolff, of Belfast,

on her return from a three years' commission on the China station.

Orders have boon issued that, on the Lan-

caster, first-class cruiser, Captain Sir G. J. S. Warronder. joining the Mediterranean Squadron, the Astrita, second-class cruiser, Captain L. G. Tufnell, is to be transferred from that Station

to relieve the Eclipse, second-class cruiser, Captain R. H. S. Stokes, on the China Station.