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Captain Smith of the steamer Ruby was found doad in his cabin at Singapore on the 14th inst. Heart disease was the suspected enuse.

Kite flying in the public streets of Singapore has been responsible for serious injuries to u A dropping kito made his foreigner thore. pony bolt with him.

A lady stepping into a ricksha was hailed.

ebaut ships, pure and simple. It was not planned in conjunction with Berlin; wo ju denied that the intention in building these fact do not believe it was, but the Russian shipe was that in case of war they could be 'Government felt from the course of recent fitted up and used as armed cruisers. As other negotiations with the derinan Government amtious, and more especially England, built [that it could, as in the case of the recent equally merchant ships so fitted up that in police laws, count on the strong sympathies case of war they might be likewise utilised of its neighbours for an easy adjustment of for warlike purposes, no objection was so slight a trespass. Apparently, from the raise-i. As men-of-war they could not con-tone of the German Press it was quita just-rently by a coolie further down the waiting sistently with treaties acknowledged by fed in its calculation. Having the pavedine. Hai. Misse, catchon me. He ran blong no good. Ha blong stinker. And the Europe be permitted to pass in peace time the way the real sensation of the act was to

lady says it proved only too true, through the Dardanelles, but the object come off. The British steamer Malace was being to facilitate, and not throw obstacles actually going to Japan. Bussia, though in the way of commerce, no objections were somewhat weakly invited by the British thrown in the way of their passage in their Government to name what she considered should! be classified as contraband of war, private capacity.

doclined to give any binding assurance, but

Adhairs have not been going satisfactorily

The electric lighting installation at Pena is practically complote. The light has shreasty been tested and found satisfactory. No public inauguration will be made, however, until the works are thoroughly in order.

THE WAR.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.]

THE DARDANELLES

LONDON, July 25.

The Right Hon. A. J. Balfour, the

Prime Minister, has stated in the House of Commons that the Dardanelles affair is causing the Government grave anxiety. The signs, however, indicate

à favourable issue.

ANOTHER SHIP RELEASED.

Losnos, 26th July,

†ing to the Jiji Shimpo--have the Russias kept their promise in this respect. To the present day the Jaja so remain ignoraut us to who of their countrymen are in Russian hands and how they are faring. Conuceled with this Bagrant and inhuman breach of sgroemont, says the Japan Mail, is the mome of the celebrated inter- national jariannan. M. de Marions, who distinguished himself by grossly abusing his office as president of van of the Hague courts. M. de Martens' nams standa bolow the encenant

termed by the two Powers for the dişelatga of this humane duty, which Kussia has neglooted. The Japanese Government has more than ozice dar i St. Petersburg, but the protests have pretested through the United States Ambassa

Japanese families are left in a state of agonizing

proved · unavailing. Meanwhito hundreds of

suspense as to the fate of their fathers and sins. Nothing more calions could easily ba imagined.

ARRIVAL OF SIR MATTHEW

NATHAN..

Tla Cokinis Secretary motilies us that information has been received that 1h0

At Glasgow, on the Hih ultime, A. Shrubb. for Rossia in her conflict with Japan, evi-kept the question open. As the British the English maner, covered two miles in dently entered on rüishly and without con- Government had by implications permitted 9 minutes and 3-5 seconds, breaking the WATERSsideration of the many advantages unking to Russia the option of declaring contra-world's professional record of 9 minutes 11; as Russia without any sufficient ends, held by W. Lang of Manchester, Englanil for the Power on the spot. Eussia Island, and

The stoamor Ardova, scized in the dealt with her difficulties characteristically. protest had declined to issue any binding

A Chefoo, story" ways that 500 tons of Red Sea, has been released by the At any risk, and indifferent to the loss of rule, there was obviously no appeal left AERATED life entailed, she has been hurrying troops from the decision of any Russian prizodymuite shipped from London to Hongkong

on May 15th is destined for the Russians in Russians. So determined is Russia in her as-

Manchuria. It is reported that a portion of the from all quarters to Eastern Siberia; this, court.

kur

cargo is lying at Hongkong awaiting shipment THE KNIGHT COMMANDER." informed of the arrangements for of course, is Russia's traditional way of sertions, that she actually towe

a lower prize fiying the Russian flag through north. campaigning. Against tribes on stage of development than herself it has ad- the Suez Canal. Evidently, as Russia vauinges, doubtless; opposed in a Power expected, the British Government, insteal Shanghai met on the 18th instant and decided the affair in de lunds to proceed with the building of u new club like Japan, where a marked capacity for of placing organisation exists, it is really fighting the of the Commander-in-Chief of the Modliter-house, on plans by Mr. Bedlor. The total cost,

Manufacture

is

o!

ander constant

The WATERS conducted European expert supervision,

THE MACHINERY in use "mbadies every improvement up to date.

The most perfect scientific system of filtration

is amployed.

By which means we have attained PERFECTION or QUALITY

The members of the Club Concordia at

P. & O. HR. Nubid, with Sir Matthuw Nathan on board, left Singapore at 2p.m. on Sunday, and will not reach Hongkong till Friday. All those who have been already

Excellency's reception will therefore kindly read Friday and not Thursday in the notiess which have been sent to them. No other

LONDON, 26th July, The Times describes the sinking change has been made.

His

enemy's battle. Japan conuts up every in- ranean Fleet, commenced to negotiate, including Tls 200,000 for the site already of the steamer Knight Commander by HINDUISM AND ENGLISH TRAVEL.

bought will be Tls, 400,000.

A telegram received yesterday morning from our correspondeat at Kobe confirms the news of the sinking of the steamer Knight Commander by the Russians on. Siday, reported by our London corespundent. Our Kohe correspondeut states that the steamer was bound from Shang-

the Vladivostock Squadron us a gross violation of international law..

TACHICHAU TAKEN.

Last year Air. Mulji Barbhays, late president of the Bombay Municipal Corporation, and Mrs. Barbhayn, who ara Kupole Branjos, visited London, and, following the example of the Maharaja of Jaipur when he came to England for the King's Coramtion, brought their own Brabia cook, and lived in strict accordance with the well-known diotary

LONDON, 26th July. Tachichan has been captured by restrictions observed by their community. Soma

dividual soldier, and counts how many sheThis, anyone rot in the entourage of the was just what an afford to lose before entering on an Foreign Office could seec engagement; and as a consequence the Russia had been playing for. She could, Russian administration has been from the as she had done with Japan, ding on the beginning nonplussed, and uncertain how negotiations till Great Britain would be to strike. An instructive story is told of forced to go to war or retire ignominiously. an old college don who, seeing one day that Either alternatire would answer admirably hai to Yokohama. the students had caught hold of a bailiff Russia's object. If England declared war,

The entertainment at the Metropola Theatre who had intruded himself into the sacred Russia would of course have little difficulty

to-morrow (Thursday) night, particulars of which appear in our advertisement relumas, precincts, saw them uncertain how he would in engaging the sympathy of Germany; at look upon the affair and showing signs of all events her "Face" was preserved, she deserves especial notice, as it is a "buetit" in dispersion. Forbidden by respect for coull without less of prestige take a favour-sid of Mr. Will Lansdowne operatie aetor. Mr. OUR WATERS being acknowledged by the | authority to vacourage a lawless act yet asable arrangement with Japan, now that Lansdowno is a gentlemanly representative of The Japanese are marching on Linoy-travel was not associated with breach of casto leading Eaglish Manufacturers as equal to their indignant as the Freshmen themselves at the England was busy. If Euglaud, not willing the colonial Press. He has been ill in Hongkong ang in two columns, following separate made inquiries with a view to fouwling a hustel

AND

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best productions,

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the stage, and his singing is highly praised by

the Japanese, after hard fighting, in years ago a number of prominent Bra ́ win maits declared that in itself a sou voyaga, und which each side lost about 3,000 men, rusidence in a foreign land did notcoms within the

for 16 weeks. 14, of which he has spent in routes. Hospital.

Referring to the Red Sea "outrage," the

category of heinous transgressions, provided such

rules. During his stay in England, Mr. Bachhayn

where Hindu studouts or visitors could observe the practices and customs of their community without going to the great expense of making special arrangements in advance. On retarain to Bombay, Mr. Barbh ya wrote to the headman of his coste fatimating that he desired to give a castediaperia commemoration of his safe return,

insult to the College, he called out: Don't provoke a European war, were to retire. nail his ears to the pump, boya." Russia no matter how favourable the terins, Russia

(REUTER'S SERVICE, has been trying on somewhat similar tactics. would lose no time in Asia lo deckuring it a A. S. WATSON & CO. In the hope of getting someone to aid her concession to Rassin's lordship. Now un N.-C. Daily News says (in part)The custom

THE RUSSIAN CRUISERS. against the Yellow Peril," she has been der long established law. the outrage infc-adopted by civilised nations is in accordance explaining ber views on the subject of aned on Englan was one where the option with the rule adopted by the U. S. Government

LONDON, 24th July, Oriental invasion of Europe, while at the lay with the aggrieved party to make it a during the Civil War - Public mails of any

The German steamer Scandia has arrived same time exclaiming with very needless cases helli, or merely a subject for reprisals friendly or nontral Powers duly certified or

fobe searched at Suez under a Russian prize crow. She was reiteration: Nobody must come to my As our readers are aware, our Government emptured vessels, shall 131 assistance, boys." One is irresistibly re-han, by its firm and dignified insistence, or opened (Wheaton's International Law. seized by the Russian Volunteer cruisers in In reply to a German profest minded of the drowning Frenchman; who secured a satisfactory adjustment, without Dr. Dana adds that an examination of genuinely | the Red Sea. ONLYcomminications relating to the news colunins called ont in his agony: "I will be drown resort ing to measures that the temper of authenticated mails in violation of this iramunity Russia announces that orders have already the right to bare a caste reeling valled to

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS

raculo e addressed to THE EDITOR.

Lenspendents must forward their names and ad doc with communications addressed to the Edit

not par pullication, but as evidence of good faith

All titers for publication should be written on one side of the paper only,

No

already

ed and nobody shall save me." The French-

man's cry arose not from any despair of want of sympathy, but because he had had a

some peoples would have made inevitable.

authenticated

found as sich,

011 board

and the marcher takes the risk and his Government the consequences.""!:

Reference has been made to the revival of the

There was a runour going late last night ad caravan route from Peking to Irkutsk as a soned communications that are provincal instructor of English; the Rus- that the Hongheng Mars had been sunk..

will be inserted,

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HONGKONG, 27th JULY, 1904.

it's, from his want of appreciation of the fit that he had no sympathisers whatever.in Likethe Chinese, Russia is, however, extremes.

u boat-hook.

been given to release the Scandia.

After a long discussion, the Council at St. Petersburg has decided that the status of the Volunteers is not sufficiently defined to justify further seizures. The authority

cans by which the new senson's China teas could be carried to European Russia. - The Siberiau Railway is to a large extent blocked. Ten will also be taken direct by 'son, and to search and seize is therefore withdrawn.

now being made to ship arrangements are

ÖNA consiguments from Hankow to Odessa.

There was a large attendance of the Gorman and Austrian members of the community and others at the Cemetery yesterday morning to pay a final tribute of respoet to the late Mr. Mus Herafeld, who died, unexpectedly, at the Peak Hospital on Monday four or five hours after an operation had been successfully por formed to remove an abscess on the liver. Numerous floral tributes of regret, which were borne with the coffin to the grave, testified po less cloquently than the large attendance to the sincere sorrow evoked by the premature death

WAR ITEMS.

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but no reply was vouchsafod, and Mr. and Mrs. Barbaya have bon virtually, though not nominally, excommunicated, all social intercours with the members of their cate inving been devial them. tua pamphlet he has issied on tho subject, says tho Times, Mr. Rabbaya. (claims

investigate the case, and he points out that corresponding exception has not been taken to the reception in caste fellowship of mombors of the community who have visited China, Japon. | Africa, Morritine, the Streite Settlem atz, do, He rake hew it is that a Kapple Baunia may go to other foreign countries and mix with the residents there without offence, but is victually excommuniosted if he goes to “ the land of our Sovereign,"

THE HUNGHUTZE.

Before the war broke out, there were many predictions about the trouble that the Han-

THE INDO-CHINA STEAMER "HIPSANG." With reference to the various rumoum afloat

Minor,

Messrs Jardine, regarding this Matheson have addressed us as follows: Wo beg to advise having this morning received a telegram from Shanghai to the effect that ghutze would be sure to give the Russians if although no definite news has been received, the latter took the field. On the whole these our friends there are informed on good authority forecasts have been fulfilled, though not, perhaps, that the steamer was torpedoed by the Russians as signally as was anticipated. It is likely, on the 16th inst. All the foreigners on board indeed, that the Hunghutz have male as well as most of the Chinese are reported to themselves more obnoxious than the Russians ho saved and have been taken to Port Arthur thing the latter would naturally desire to openly admit. This is just the kind of The steamer is fully covered in London against conceal from the enemy, since the knowledge would embolden him, and from the world, since it would prove how ineffactual Russian administration has been. is that tho freebooters are becoming more To-day the news:

active than over. Bodies of them are euf- ting telegraph wires and smashing the of Lino. railway in the districts north yeag and at Supingehiol, and their presonos

war risk. [Port Arthur as the destination of the crew looks like a mistake.-ED.}

THE MASCOTTE."

The s.8. Chukong, best known nudor her old riame of the Bakan Baru, has returned from her charter trip among the Philippine Islands, ly sensitive to the peculiar feeling denominand is now undergoing an overland at Cosmopoli. ted" loss of face," a feeling that has nothing tan Deck before taking up her old run on the

of the first steamers from Hankov-the Ocean. in common with our Western idea of boueur, river. Captain Casey is in command. rice.

4,657 tons, boilt in 1900-is understood to be taking at least £100,000 worth of choire new On the 10th July, the wife of 11. Huwas. The "Yellow Peril" and the "Don't help mo" Captain Mason. Penang, of a daughter.

rries having proved ineffective in restoring

While Messra. Prics & Co.'s boat was out season's teas, and heavy reinsurances are being DEATH.

in the Harbon yesterday one of the boat-placed in the Loudon market. Early shipments At Chindras House, Matlock, Derbyshire, Joux the lost Face," she has best driven to ma- Finz, formerly of Perseverance Estate, Singa-uther, securingly desperate, resourca. Coukl men fell overboard. Mr. Frank White, one are usually large, and this year the congestion pore, aged 84 years.

she only get England to declare war against of the best known swimmers in the Colony of other raons of transport makes them excep

was on the boat and was on the point of jump- tionally heavs. her! The idea is not so entirely preposter- ous ae at the first glance il night appearing in to the rescue, but fortunately he was able England has never been a match at puker to get the man on board again by the means of for Russia, especially where the ordinary

On the Volunteer Parade Ground tonight rules of play as between gentlemen are

a promenule concert will be given according suspended; yet she has a foolish hankering

to the programane as published by us a few days after the game. Such things as riding for

ago, with the exception that the band of the a fall are not altogether unknown on the

3rd Mahratte Light Infantry will appear in Tar Russia as a nation is not in the fore turf, when a cider is driven to desperation;phen of the band of the Ocean (which has been front of civilisation is a trois which few and Russia's conduct in the affair of the ordered away), and that Mr. R. Sutherland will of her most prominent statesmen would capture of the Malneca was so evidently take the place of Mr. H. Arundell Tozer, perhaps care to deny. This, however, is planned beforehand that we cannot regard

Now that Konginoon has been opened as a free hardly to be accepted as an excuse for her it as the inspiration of the mere officer inport, visitors to that place cannot but be struck Colony, had by the amiability of his disposition international complications. The report was to in the neighbourhood of Tashikia is said with the inademacy and incongruousness of the favourably disposed towards him all with whom the effect at the Mascotte had been sold to be causing mich annoyaneo. It is wall As apparently unarmed-merchant vessels Dritish Consulatethers. H.B.M.'s representative he had come in contact. The funeral service Japan. According to all accounts that can be understood that in many cases these bar on: uation to another. All things may be the two Volunteer vessels Smolensk and St. i reapies a houseboat on the river It is perhaps was impressively conducted by Pastor R. Kricleathered there is absolutely no truth in are led by Japanese adventurers, who seek lawful between nations as regulated by what Petersbury presented themselves at the assalubrious a dvelling as one could get ushora of the Geran Church. is somewhat vaguely termed international how, but all things are not expedient, and Russia has been of late widely overstepping the limits which render possible the existence of cren such a very elastic practice as that euphemistically called law in its inter-ense. Showing no external sign of being dividuals, to syndicates, or to limited liability The Army Service Corps command at Alder national bearings. The proceedings of the

armed men-of-war, the two ships were companies, together with, in the case of each of shot has been divided, and will in future bo Russian Mediterranean squadron in the

permitted to pass. At the entrance of the two latter, a list of their shareholders, a known us the Service Companies. A.S.C.” and early stages of the war with Japan, and her

the Suez Canal the two ships likewise statement of their norinal capital, the number the Training Establishment, A.S.C." Col. axed right to stretch in her own interests

Lient. Col. Gilpin of the latter.

Humerous acts inconsistent with what are nsually accepted as the nalenities due from

command of the ship.

Dardanelles, and demanded permission to pass as merchant vessels flying the mer- chout ensign. Whether there was any callusion with the Porte does not appear;

af Kongmoon, but it certainly lacks in spacious- ness and accora modation.

Considerable sxeitoinent was caused in Hong kong yesterday by the receipt of the news from Loudon that the British steamer Mascotte, at present in Hongkong, had been detained by the of one who, though not long resident in the British authorities in consequence of certain

MILITARY.

FOR HONGKONG

Mr. Labouchero suggests that there should -¦ St.-Lieut. A. G. Rainsford-Hannay, R, E., he laid upon the table of the House of Commons has been nominated from Plymouth for service at all events it does not affect the immediate the text of all conversions of land or rights to at Hongkong.

explore for guld granted respectively to in-.

À.8.0.

the story.

The Masculte's crew got into trouble with the Flarbour Master's Departm through some misunderstanding as to which port their engagement, came to a termination at, but after the Hon. Barnes-Lawrence had explained to the men the actual torms" of the agreement the difficulty ended, The Muscolle is light and is bond for Japan. Sho may have been sold to the Japanese, but she sails to-day with Britisk papers

thus to serve their couatry M. Lessar 14 reported to Lave addressed a

Tory bitter complaint to Peking on the subject. Hist Excellency claims that there is an army of ten. thousand Hunghetze in the West-Liao region that they are commanded by Japanese, and that the Chinese weal authorities secretly favour and assist them: But the Chinesa Government has replied with unusual vigour. It declaress that no partiality has been shown to the Japanese, and it invites the Russian Minister to furnish

It will probably be difficult to do that. The freebooters have always defed Chinese civil authority, and the fact that they continue to da can sanreely be regarded as evidence that the Chinese assist them.

the ordinary designation of contrubio presented themselves under the false guise of their shares which have been paid for Landon is the countendunt of the former and the catalogne against lor. At the outest of the precf of these accusations against local officials.

of peaceful merchant ships. This seams in cash, and the number that have been issued without cash payment to individuals,

SPECIAL SERVICE.

Lient. C. La Patton-Bethune, 1st Cameron Highlanders, has been appointed to the ist Batt. Chinese Regiment at Weihniwel for special service.

MAJOR THE HON, H. W. TREJUSIK,

BUSSIA'S BRзADH OF FATE). Rnesis stead to have added another sin to

war. or at any rate at an early stage, the belligerents mutually agreed to establish a was an instance of this, and led to many to have been one of those needless yet together with the names of such îndividuals,

prisoners Inteligent irean. (Furys Jaho protests, more especially from England, deliberate lies which often betray the

kyoku). The organisation of the Japanese The Bird inst being the eighth anniversary

bureau was explained in these columns at the wise commerce she evidently considered as

criminal intent of their utterer. Some-

time (February 21st), aves also the fact that A Chinese journal says that 500 Hunghuize, a thing to be interfered with on grounds of whore in the Red Sea the two ships took of the wreck of I.M.S. Itis, H.E. Vice Admiral von Prittwitz, and the officers and

och bureau was to convey to the other full who had been trained by the Russians in her own dictation. This was, however, & csasion to transform themselves into

men of the flagship First Bismark, visited the.

Hon. Major H. W. Hepburn Stuart-Forbes-information concerning the respective prisoners, Makden at much spense and trouble, ull minor matter compared with her recent regular men-of-war; their guns taken from Ittie ruemorial on the Shanghai Bund in order action founded on very similar ideas of her the holds where they had been coneeded to deposit a wreath. The Admiral's band played Trefusis (late A.D.C. to HE. Sir Henry Blake once in every ten days. The Japanese bureau, absconded the day after receiving arms and own power of dictation of right or wrong as

were mounted, and the decks put in fighting hyun. Ceremonies of this hind, said the in Houghough Major Graban 1st Suffolk which is under the direction of Major-General ecuunition.

B.G.A.. were appointed a board under the sending regularly to Russia every 10 days a From the same source we learn that the btw.en one nation and another. Under trim. By way of getting their hand is, a NC. Daily News that morning, commemorating Regiment, and Major the Hon. E. Tyrwhitt. Ishimoto, las carefully observed the agreement, ezel and sent under escort to Harbin. on pretenice or other Russia succeeded in Gerundu mail steamer was overhauled, and deeds of heroisto, appeal to all henris, irrespective King's Rogulations, to consider and report upon detailed account of the prisoners and their Haughutze ars entting the railway between

of nationality; and nothing more encourages having what she was pleased call her the portion of her mail intended for Japan the living than to sue that the dead who died applications for the good conduct medal at the condition. It has also received and distributed Mukden und Liaoyang, and that they evou

· Volunteer Fleet” allowed, while engaged in uken out. We are not going to say that bravely are not forgotten when the anniversary head-quarters of the Fourth Army Corps, on the various articles and money sent from Russia attack Russian scents in the neighbourhood of

for the prisoners. But not vea once-accord Touching.— Japan Mail. private mercantile work, to le classed ner this seeming outrage had been already of their deatli comes round.

4th instaut.

Their two leaders have been