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have grown so accustomed. As Dr. DILLON puts it, "it is a mischievous mistake to buil **the nation into a sense of security with the statement that it has received from 'Russia' this or that emphatic assurance, this or **that solemn promise. The exact formula in ali such enses should,run: The Russian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, speaking

* for itself alone and without in any way "circumscribing the netion of the War "Ministry, the Admiralty, or any other department of the Russian Empire, fins ** undertaken, etc. For the Russian Govern. neut is not a homogeneous body banu d together by a sense of joint responsibility. It is composed of public servants of his Majesty tha Tear, each of whom conscien- tiously strives to farther what he deems "to be the interests of his Imperial Master to the way which he considers most effico-

cious, and without reference to the views,

Lime or obligations of his colleagues." In other words, the various departments of the AERATED Rusian Government are like unto so many unregistered Chineze partners, and the in- ability of one to pay a hundred cents in the

The Manufacture of Our

WATERS is conducted under

Europen export supervision.

constant

Troen in Pedder's Street (by the Hongkong Hotel building) are being removed,

The report of the Punjom Mining Company's mosting, hold yesterday, will be found on page 5.

The Peak Trams stopped for about an hour

yesterday afternoon, during repairs to a fly- wool.

TELEGRAMS,

[BROTER'S SERVICE.]

BESIDE HIS WIFE.

LONDON, 17th July,.

The German troops in south-west Africa. The British Government has operated to are boing inoculated with anti-typhoid vaccine. the burial of ex-President Kra, er at Pretoria. The process was introduced boneffeially by Dr. Wright of the Army Medical School at Netley.

Mr. F. Launcelot Dawson. manager of the Wohaiwei Gold Minos, now in Shanghui, says there is sufficient gold to pay, and that working costs are lighter than in some other places,

The news items for publication of which foreign papers in Jepan were fined, wore, it spears, mostly taken from vernacular papera. In the Censor dealing firmly with his own

nationals

Yesterday provided a big jmap in the daily plague return. During the twenty-four hours ending yesterday, Leche Chinese died of the plague. Five of them were found dead

outside.

The P. & O

steamor Malaten, which was

DISCONTENT IN RUSSIA.

LONDON, 17th July.

The Vice-Governor of Elizabethpol, Russia Transcaucasia, has been assassinated.

MORE ALLEGED TRIADS.

INTERESTING EXHIBITS.

THE WAR.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.}

ENGLISH POLICE THE

RED SEA.

RUSSIAN CRUISERS BECOMING

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LONDON, 19th March.

FAL OF PORT ARTHUR.

A special toleran from Shanghai, In the Straits Times of the 12th inst., says: It is reported that the Japanese expect to captarn Port Arthur by the end of July. The foreign attachés who are to s permitted to witness the final assault upon the stronghold are leaving Japan for the scene on the 20th inst. Non-Russian refugees that have arrives? at Chefoo report that the belief is current af Port Arthur that, if the place is not relieved before October, the garrison will be compelled to surrender by that date.

The defenders are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Baltic Squadron. The ships that

found to be unable to withstand the strain of an actual engagement. Moreover there is a

The Japanese mails, taken from the have been required there now February arè NB. SS. Prinz Heinrich by the Russian volunteer cruiser Smolensk great shortage of ammunition. The Japanese and Russian outposts around Port Arthur aris have been returned. The 1 & 0.now facing each other with only 500 yurds

between them. On the 10th inst. 70 wome arrived at Chefe from Port Arthur. There are fifty more there who are unwilling to face tho sea voyage in junks. The sale of intoxicants at Port Arthur has boon prohibited.

FOUR MEN CHARGED YESTERDAY. s.s. Persia, the s.s. Woodcock, and the s.s. Dalmatia were also stopped in A most interesting' onse came befora Mr. J. the Red Sea by the Russians. The H. Kemp (srand polite magistratu) yesterday, Nagasaki mails were taken out of the when four Chinamon, names, etc., as below, were

The Japanese occupied Chingehung on the charged as follows: ---

Persia, and confiscated The Med-6th inst, north-east of Saimachi, wi hont loss, driving away. 300 Bussion cavalry. On the 54li

Unlawfully being members of an unlawful

IN SOUTH-EASTERN MANCHURIA.

dollar is a matter of no concern to the other arrested in the Red Sea by a Russian erniser society, to wit the Tijd Society, at Victoria interranean flect has left for Alexan-inst. the Japanese repulsed 1,300 Russian caratry

It is a pity that the apologists for Russia did not make this clear in the opening stages

THE MACHINERY in uso embodies every of the entanglement with Japan. They improvement up to date.

kept assuring Japan that Russia was acting in good faith, and would be as good as her word, apparently unaware that this many The most perfect scientific system of filtration. tongued and plausible Government was in

is employed.

siibor situation to the Siamese twins as they were represented by MARK TWAIN, One section signing the pledge, and the other getting drusk; DEXTER PERFECTION OF QUALITY explaining his occupation of Manchuria

By which mones we have attained

AND

ABSOLUTE PURITY.

bading English Manufacturers as equal to their

best productions.

and takon back to Suez, had two passengers for Hongkong, nevorsling to the latest lists ---Majer C. L. Gooding and Mr. D. Clark.

The third and lustenting in the Pailo improvement scheme was officially opened ou the 11th inst. Admiral Yeh pressed the button firing the mine which blew up the dam, in the prounce of an immense gathering of spectators.

The N-C. Daily News tlust cumo yesterday refers to a charge in the Mixed Court there against a Chinese woman, of stealing jowels and thing worth $30,000. The prosecutor was She said the goods were her own,

her husband.

and was discharged.

as merely temporary, FINISTER making

Old residents wili rend with regret. 'says the preparations to settle there and resist all

N-C. Daily News, the news of the death at efforts to remove him. Dr. DILLON thinks Hamburg of Mr. F. W. Galles, originally that no neefal purpose would be served by clark and afterwards a partner in the firm of passing strictures apor this peculinr urs. C. Farnham & Co. Ho married, it will be

OUR WATERS being acknowledged by the rangement, and it is extremely unlikely that azy Russian diplommt would be eager to make a change. Its possibilities in the way of excuses, and explanations, and safe pur. veyance of political pie-crust are A. S. WATSON & CO. Dumerous to allow so convenient an arrange

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ment to be lightly set aside. Indeed, we am told that the mere suggestion of any reform of that kind in "looked upon with

extreme disfavour." The formation of a Ministerial Cubiuet was one of LORI : MELIKOFF's proposals that was approved- by TeaR ALEXANDER II, and it was one with other flashes of Imperial commonsense

the end of theghter of Mr. 8. C. Barham, the heat of the firm, and retired several years ago with a competency.

The nutty little book about the Hotel Cecil sent round from the local P. & O. office, is enough to make a body homesick. From Hong- kang's sunny fountains to Londen's altered Strand is a fer ery, but the wireless telegraphy of the heart works more quickly and surely than Marconi. A lacpuie footnote on the map

of London included in this book, about "the cab fare for two persons," reads like poetry out

Jare

In the course of the debate in the Canadian House of Commous on Lord Dundonald's speech,

8 of 1887."

this Colony, on the 3th just. See: 10 of Ord.dria. It is expected that some of the Bail of 1st defendout $2,500, Bail of 2nd, Vessels will be detached for policing the mail route, as two more volunteers are reported ordered to leave Odessa for the purpose of overhauling British vessels.

3rd and 4th defendants $1,000 each.

1-Chau Tư, 28 (years of age), of San-u. unemployed.

2-Fung Chan, to, of Hoiping, carpenter, unemployed,

3-Chun Cheung, 23, of San Wing, no ocupation.

4-Wong King, 4 of San Wing, no occupation.

Inspector Withers, acting as lopaty for Chief Detective Hanson, prosecuted for the Crown, and Mr. H. W. Looker, solicitor, of Messrs. Dencon, Looker and Deacon, appeared on behalf of the seoord, third and fourth defendants. The back of the Court was crowded with Chiness, listening attentively to the evidence.

The first witness, a Chinose mombor of the Police Force, doposed as follows: At 4.36 a.m. on the 9th inst, I was on plain-clothes duty with another Chinese police constable at Caine Road. I saw the first defendant whe bad this (xhibit) wrapped up in a handkerchief.”

The exhibit was a beautiful silk banner

about five feet long by about two feet broad, Chinese characters Blue silk border-work was The yellow centre, was completely covered with lined with: pink and yellow on either side. Flowers aut drugous wore beautifully hand The back was lined with blue painted on it. silk.

*No.? defendant hald this bug.”

{This lag was a little red bag containing the Chinese cash, one five cent bit, sobie

Corespondents must forward their names and adhat, before ard since, have been quietly Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Prime Minis er, said crumbled charcoal ashes, and chickens' feathers]]

drasts will communications addressed to the Ediler,

not for publication, but an evidence of good faith

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that he would give all credit to Lorit Dundonald shelved in the bureaucratic interests. In for his goot molives, it," he said, are view of these, it is difficult to agree with not accustomed to being drageoned in this Dr. DILLON that the Tsar de jure all power-country. He must learn that this is a respon- ful, is so de facto. "The promises made by sible Government, and that wich he sends re- the Taar himself," he says, "have been emendations to the Council it is the right of the Minister of Militia, if he does not approve uniformly kept." If that be so, it was the

of them, to strike off any name." duty of the "all-powerful" Tsar to see that

"The four men were walking in a group when I called out and asked them where they were going. The first and second defendants ran a fow paces, and I went forward and arrest- ed them. The other two stood near in a dark place. i asked the first defendant where he got the banner from, and he refused to tell. I told him to open the parcel, and when I saw the

the premises of the Foreign Office, made in Koyozuka Yonematsu, twenty-eight years of banner I came to the conclusion that it belonged

JAPANESE CAPTURE A

STEAMER.

SHANGHAI, 19th July, 7.5 a.m. The steamer Peiping has been captured by the Hongkong Maru, and has been sent to Japan in charge of a prize crew.

A CONTRADICTION,

SINGAPORE, 19th July, The Daily Mail's story of a Japa-

nese erniser accompanied by two colliers being sighted in the Malacca Straits is a fabrication. They have not been heard of here.

(REUTER'S SERVICE]

LEGAL PIRACY.

LONDON, 16th July. Periar wires that the ss. Dragomae, from Batoum to Chins, signalled the station that he had been delayed by a Russian cruiser

his name and for him, were kept. Other. #ge, employed by a charcoal merchant of Shounen to a secret society. I then asked the second in the Red Sea.

what defendant

the bag contained; he answered To worship gods." I took the men to the station. That is all."

Mr. Kemp: Any questions? There were no questions.

STOPPING OUR LETTERS.

who appeared in the vicinity of the north of and three wonted.

Fengshuiling. The Japanese had four killed

RUSSIAN GRVEER DAMAGED,

Torpedo-boat No. 58 torpedoed the Russiau cruiser Ashold off Port Arthur on the night of the Sth. Owing to fog, the Japanese were unablo to make certain of the result, but they believ that the Ankotai was more or less damaged.

SEA-FIGHT AT FORT ARTHUE,

Tl ironclad Pollaya, and the cruisers Bugun, Diana, Novik, and Pallada, with two gunboats and soven destroyers, led by a number of cleur-" ing ships, energed from Port Arthar on the morning of the 9th ns for as Langwangtang. Tho Japanese destroyers exchanged fire with them for the purpose of obstructing the clearing operations. A portion of the third Bylting

division engaged the enemy off Siaopingtao. At 4 pm the Russians retired into the Daily News on the 11th inst. - harbour.~This was telegraphel to the N-C.

ANOTHER VIEW.

It is reported that the Bussinus luve re- occupied the position to the east of Port Arthur recently captured by the Jojumush, says tho Chefoo correspondout of the Shanghai Mercury. One battalion of infantry attacked the position. and was assisted by the second-class erufser remiasicly and Olvasny, whose shells forend Novil and the gunboats Gilyak, Bobr

the Japanese to retire. The Japanese fleet subsequently appeared, but was unable to

prevent the Russian worships regaining the

harbour.

-YEAR LIÑO);---

The correspondent of the Daily Telegraph at Liseyang ways, under date 6th inplant, that a battle was then proceeding of a distance of 25 miles from that town. Numbers of wounded were arriving at Tidoyang.

CHINESE IMPARTIALITY.

A Russian captain, prisoner in Japan, mys:--- The Chinese are vulgar and stingy. It was through their secret report we were takeu prisoners, and we found that if we gave them money sometimes they would give us informa. tion to enable us to také Japanese prisoners."

M. RKZOBRAZOFF.

wise, being all powerful, he is laid open to a charge of sheltering himself behind this very peculiar arrangement referred to, and so discounting the merit of the few under. takings carried into effect. It may be "his THE way to speak of Russian statesman-word is better than parchment treaties," ship, with its all too conspicuous failures to but if he permits the parchment treaties of implement its pledges, lins apparently been his representatives to be worthless, his best offered Koyezuka yen 80 as a reward for his and fourth defendants; they did not run. They bound for Japan. The British newspapers Majesty seeks what he thinks will be disinte-

HONGKONG, 20TH JULY, 1904.

fixed by common content as an uncompli- mentary, an unsympathetic, and even a contemptuous way. The references to RunBit that e nowadays couched in" extenualory terios are out of the way, fow and far between. It will therefore be refreshing in the extrame, to those who atay happen to be thirsting to be charitable, to discover in an essay by Dr. E. J. DILLON, in the Contemporary Review for June, a chapter that seems to supply an explanu. tion, if not excuse, for the 'divagations of Rassia hetwixt her promises and her per formances. It seems, according to this well-informed publicist, to be a defect due

could be bettered with advantage.

Cholera is raging in Persia.

Entries close to-day for Baturday's V.R.C. aquatic carnival.

Sir Gerald Strickland has been appointed

Governor of Tasmania.

cho, cannot be a Chinaman, The Aobe Chronicle says that while passing through Nakaba-hi-suji, Shimizu-cho, he picked up yon a piece of cloth. in notes, wrapped in Koyezuka reported his find nt. the Minami Felice Station, and it way soon discovered that the money belonged to a sakó merchant, whi had sent it by an employé to the Naniwa Bank, when the latter dropped it. The sake merchaut

honesty, but the latter refused the gift until he was repeatedly pressed.

The Cegion Observer commenting on the appointment of Mr. H. C. Nicolle as treasurer of Ceylon saye --While Mr. H. C. Nicollo is doubtless an exceedingly fortunate man to be coming to Ceylon from Hongkong, where as Local Auditor ka drew 5.100 dollars or about R7,000, as against R18,000 that he will draw in

The second luke g. P.C. 392, gave corrobora tive evidence. He said he arrested the third

were standing by while he and his brother con stable were examining the first and second defendants. He arrested the third and fourth defendants after the bundle and bag had been opened.

Mr. Kemp proposal to remanil the case, Mr. Looker said he had no objection, bat ke

the march on Lhessa has beguu.

All the reinforcements having turned up, Ceylon, there is considerable reason for satisfac-Birst defendant had had the banner, but there

M. Waldeck-Roussean, ex-Premier of France, was reported seriously ill on the 5th inst.

The Daily Express story of the discovery of a detailed Russian plan for the invasion of India is discredited..

to constitution, rather than to character. Mrs. May has consouted to presile at the The bad faith of Russia is a consequence of annual distribution of prizes at the Italian her lack of a Plenipotentiury, of a Parlia- Convent on the 23rd just. ment, and of a Cabinet. The powers of the

Singapore is sadly short of elementary school Russian Foreign Minister are not the accommodation. The Straits Times is jogging powers of the Foreign Secretary elsewhere. the Government elbow. There is none of the coherence of the

Competitors sending bicycles up to Mountain Boglish Government about that of Russia Lodge for the gymkhana to-morrow are remind although the idea of a lively Opposition hased that they ought to have labels attached. no place at St Petersburg, there is no un-

Marquis Ito intends to pay, a second visit to animity of aim as we understand it. Our Korea. The Korean emperor may return to State departments are interdependent: Run-Tokyo with him as an imperial guest. sia's are independent: that is the difference.

Mombers of the V.K.C. are getting up another Thus, the Bussian Foreign Minister may launch party to go exploring when there isn't enter iuto an engagement with the repre-sufficient water for bathing near the Club. - sentative of another Power, but it has no

Capt. Stewart, of the ss. Catherine Apcar, on binding effect upon any other department whore interest, may be implicated, arriving at Penang reported that a passenger jumped overboard and swam ashore while the frequently the action taken by such other boat was leaving Hongkong. department, rather than actual bad faith

in the giver of the pledge, has given rise to

the angry, scornful denunciations to which,

tion in the despatch of the Secretary of State elsewhere... It will be seen that the ground for local agitation and indignation at an outsider being brought in to take up one of the plums of the Civil Service is cut away; for the new

would ask his Worship to make smaller hail for the seen. third and fourth defendants. The was nothing very much in the second defend ant's bag, and, there was nothing to show against the other two.

Mr. Kemp said he would not do so at present as he understood that there was ferther evidence comer is not to be appointed over the head for the prosecution. Bail would be as before. of Mr. Ellis.

Mr. Nicolle may be When the third defendant, a well-dressed regarded as Sir Henry Blako's first selection

Chinaman who is out on bail, was learing Court in the matter of leading appointments, and his he was caught by the queue by the Chinese work will doubtless be keenly watched by the Colony till it becomes convinced of lús special asher. Be turned around with an angry look on qualifications for the post which he will doubtless account of the indignity, and the other man not refuse." The following is the short record desixdeul. of Mr. Nicolls's 24 years' services--" Nicolle, H. C. Assistant Auditor, Cyprus, Feb., 1880; Auditor-General, 1883; B, deleg, of Evkaf, in addition to his other duties, Jane, 1886; local auditor, Hongkong, Jan, 1890,"

LICENSING SESSIONS.

JAPANESE THEATRICALS.

LONDON, 17th July, Two Russian Volunteer cruisers and a torpedoer are cruising in the Red Sex, look ing, it is believed, for a particular steamer

are raising an outery against the double character of the cruisers, which passed the Dardanelles under the commercial, and are now flying the Naval flag and stopping British vessels. The Petersburg (one of the cruisers) has seized the P. & O. as Malacca, bound for Yokohamh, in the Red Sea, and is now conveying her to Suez, and the Smolensk (the other cruiser) has boarded the German Mail Steamer Prinz Heinrich, compelling her to surrender 31 sacks of letters and 25 sacks of parcels for Japan. The Germano Government is awaiting ex plonations, but the Government Press is already minimising the matter.

WAR ITEMS.

LAFE TELEGRAMS, '

The N-C. Daily News Tokyo telegrams of the 12th inst, say that the Russian fire upon the At the Theatre Royal last evening the parsing Japanese was silenced at 3 p.m. yester- day. The total casualties are not yet known. Japanese Taipeh Dramatis Company gave Major-Geuera? Koizumi received a bullet wound performance entitled "The Soldierly Education,

in the hip. It is stated in well-informed circles There was a small attendance of Europeans but that the capture of Kaiping so easily was pro- A meeting of magistrates was held at the good master of the Japanese community. The hably due to the earlier retirement of the Magistracy yesterday afternoon, to consider anplay was given is the Japanese language and Russians in the direction of Tashikchiao, owing application from Frederick Nolte for the trank. was coordingly difficult to follow so far as the to the pressure of the Takushau landing force. fer of his adjunct licenco to soll and retail Westerners present were concerned. The hero The evenation of Kaiping the night before the intoxicating liquors on the premiseseituated at was a young soldier who suffered under disgrace decisive battle apparently implies that the No. 2, Wyndham Street, under the sign of to save a woman but who in the end regained Russians intend to make a stand at Tashihchiao, The Hotel America" to one Jose F. Saavedra, bis honour and reputation and got públichoro they are hurriedly strengthening their The Magistrates present were Mr. J. H. Koup welcome home. All the female characters were defenses. No battle is expected at Lingyang The action of the piece before Tashlhebiao and Haichéng are taken, (presiding), Mr. F. J. Badeley and Mr. C. D. impersonated by men. Melbourne.

was stirring and it evoked much enthusiasm bat meanwhile General Kuroki is closely among the Japanese present. Songs and dances pressing Lannyang. The taking of Tashibchino from ancient times were interspersed through will make Yinkou (Newchwang) untenable, the play, accompaniments being performed by while the taking of Haicheng will make the Japanese musicians on their native instruments, defence of Liaoyang more difficult,

A. Captaba Valganoff has betted a brother Mr. KUMP-The Police having no objec officer, a wealthy landowner in Podolia, 50,000tion, I propose that the application be granted. roubles that France and England will be em Mr. BADELEY :---I beg to second.

The transfer was granted.

as applied to the Tsar's government, Le broiled in hostilities before July 1st, 1905.

A few dota concerning M.. Bezobrazoif, whose name has frequently occurred in accounts of Russian affairs, may be, says The Times, of some interest. He is one of those men who, like Prinos Mestchersky, editor of the Grazhdanin, or M. Demtchinsky, the meteorologist and weather prophet, from time to time gain the Tsar's confidence, when, in witnessing the jealousies and the intrigues of his Minister, his

rested advice. M. Bezobrazoff was one of the young men who, after the assassination of Alexander 11., formed a league for the protec interest in the Russian schemes of expansion in tion of the Sovereign's life. He took a keen

the Far East, and even held for some time aa appointment in connection with the Russo- Chinese Bank. On his return to St. Peters. burg from the Far East, the Grand Duke

Alexander Mikhailovite recommended him he the Tear, in whose favour he rose quickly. M. Bezobrazoff joined with M. de Plehre in the campaign which resulted in M. Wilte's removal from the Ministry of Finance. Before his fall. M. Witte is reported to have made represents. tions to the Tsar that he placed more confidence in a mere private individual than in a Secretary of State. Skertly afterwards the title of Secre- tary of State-with no office attached to it-- was conferred by the Tear on M. Bezobrazoff.

GOLF.

The following cards were re'urned at the Quarterly Meeting held at Happy Valley from the 16th to the 18th instant.

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