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and several measures of Orst-class impor- that this should be the case, His Excellency tance have become law during His Excel-arrived here in his early manbood more lency's period of office. The Peak Reserva-than twenty yours ng, and the best tion Bill, which we may safely prophesy years of his life have been spent in will prove a great boon to present colonists the island. Here he was married, and his and a still greater to those of a future genera family has grown up around him in the WATSON & CO., tion, was passed with the very minimum of Colony. He has been associated with the

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a rock near Weihaiwei, and is coming to Hong- kong for repairs. `

Some Parisian racing men are being charged j with buying English winners, disguising them, and running them as "dark horses" at French

inces

The Singaparo correspondent of the Daily Mail has stated that he sent no telegram about

& Japanese cruiser en renta to the Bed sep,

The Free Press therefore describes Renter's

message us a "fake."

The foreign newspaper correspondants whỏ were prevented from going to the various scenes of war have now all left Japan. Fifteen of the chief of them have signed a letter of thanks to their native confreres in Tokyo. for help and sympathy.

Part VI. of the Kobe Chronicle's diary of the Russo-Japanese war, with maps and illustrations, has been sent to us by Messrs. W. Brewer & Co, the Hongkong agents. The photographs in this number are parti cularly good and interesting.

Last night a farewell benefit concert was

netor and vocalist, at the Metropole Theatre by given to Mr. Will Lansdowne, the well-known Messrs. Ware and Ross's Company of Euter. tainers. The concert, was not over till a late Beri-bori continues to break out among the hour. A full notice will appear to-morrow,

On Monday evening next at the City Hall Chinese coolies in South Africa.

A bar is forming across the untrance to Port there will be a boxing tournament, the main event of which will be a 20-rounds contest Swettenham.

between Ted Smith, of H.MS. Eclipse, and J.

A team of Bouth was included in the Bisley Christie of Hongkong. Christie was to have met J. Burke instead, but the latter will be unable to appear owing to illoss. The preliminaries competitors this month.

will consist of a 10-rounds contest between

Rumour says that the gunboat Aspic has been sent to Bangkok to back up French claims against Siam..

There were three more cases of plague reported during the 24 hours endel at adon yesterday.

The first through passenger train freia Cape- town to Victoria Falls on the Zambesi ran on

Spike" Emerton, champion featherweight of the China Station, and H. Samuels of Australia; eight rounds between "Nigger" Tarrant and

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

ANARCHY AT ST. PETERSBURG,

LONDON, 28th July.

A homb was thrown in St. Petersburg Railway Station to-day. M. de Plehre Minister of the Interior, was assassinated mand his coachman and several spectatora

were killed.

THE WAR.

[NDOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

THE MALACCA RELEASED.

Lownox, 28th July,

The P. & O. stemmer Malacca bas been finally released.

THE SINKING OF A BRITISH SHIP.

LAW."

[M. de Plelive as appointed in 1902 after the assassination of M. Sipinguine, and it was his interference with M. Witte's committee, A BREACH OF INTERNATIONAL charged to investigate disorders amongst tho peasantry, that was supposed to have unilifind its work. He was a political rival of M. Witte. We do not know that he was personally more unpopular than any of his brother bureaucrats This murder is probably another demonstration by anarchists, emboldened by offeial preoccupa

tion, and encouraged by the Finland affair- ED.]

DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL.

CONCERT AND PRIZE DISTRIBUTION.

LONDON, 27th July,

The P. & O. steamer Formosa has been released at Snez. The P. & O. steamier Malacca has arrived at Algiers.

A sensation was created in the House of Commons this afternoon by in annoanesment by the Prime Minis- ter (Mr. Balfour) that the sinking of On Wednesday evening at this school the British steamer Käight Commander a concert was given, the occasion being the off the coast of Japan raised the breaking-up of the scholars for the summer vac

A large number of visitors were present, question as to whether this was not inching the Rev. J. H. France, Mr. Inglis, a breach of international law. He'

feared it was. Inspector Baker, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Pears, Miss Wilson, Mrs. Hagon, Miss Benning, Mrs. Allamtt, Miss Grimes, and Mrs. Sylebee, and the girls from the Diocesan Girls' School.

tion.

Mr. Franco occupied the chair, and opened proceedings by a short address in which he dwelt upon the work done by the pupils of the school

JAPANESE OFFICIAL TELEGRAMS.]

THE BATTLE OF TASHIKIAO.

TOKYO, 27th July. General Oka reports that on the 24th

Tim Doyle; ten rounds between Denver and au during the session which had now drawn to instant, the Japanest army attacked the unknown; and eight rounds between Kynoch close, and, expressed the pleasure it gave him to Russian forces posted on the Tapingling

and Blandford,

In the debate in Commons on the new tobacco

opposition or criticism. Some of the administration in one capacity or another Chinese it is truc formed the idea that during the whole of this long period; he has race legislation was intended. but this shared in the troubles that have afflicted The Bill the Colony and participated in its festivities; was happily dispelled. was simply introduced to secure that and there is no phase of its existence with the very limited space on the upper which he is unacquainted, Mr. May would heights, which has never been sought have endly disappointed the expectations of after by Chinese--who indeed entertain this friends, of those who know him best, aversion to the mists which too often enve- hus be proved less capable, less thorough, lop those regions-shall continue in the less high minded, and less courageons than occupation of those persous bred in colder he has shown himself while invested with He has more than elines and who find it essential to their the supreme authority. WATERS bealth to reside at an altitude. No idea of fulfilled those expectations. Withal he has either placing Chiness at a disadvantage or shown a natural capacity for playing the of legislating specially on behalf of Europ- viceregal role without assumption, bis eans prompted the introduction of the Bill. natural dignity well fitting him for the part, It was steru necessity, if Europeans were

and enabling him to maintain it without to reside here for the lengthened periods effort and with a total lack of self-conscious. now necessary under altered conditions of trade, and the local Government were prompt to recognise this fact. Not really that any apology is necessary, for though when the island was first acquired Chinese were freely invited to settle here for the purposes of trade, &c., it did not follow that, as in some parts of India, it would not The most perfect scientific system of Altration be necessary to form some reservation for the residence of the British and foreign- owployest.

merchants and traders. Because this has not been done, and the Chinese are free to reside where they will in Victoria and else- QUALITY where, that is ne reason why a sanitarium ou the heights should not be established for the use of Europeans who wither under the torrid heat of the plains. Mr. MAY saw the justice as well as the necessity of such a reservation, and did not hesitate to take the responsibility for the introduction of the Bill, which has since been approved by His Majesty the KING. Mr. MAY with equal courage, when the petition from the ladies of the Colony praying that steps should be taken to secure the registration of servant a was presented to him, quickly decided that in view of recent legislation on the subject, he could not entertain the prayer of the memorialists until that legislation had been given a fair trial. This, too, in

| Humilton was held recently. [31 spite of the fact that His Excellency is a firm believer in the necessity for such registration and had advocated it when be was head of this Police Department. It was a pity, perhaps, that intimation of the probable fate of the petition could not have been given to the ladies who had worked to get it presented; but Mr. MAT, who as Administrator pro tem, no doubt felt that he could not proceed at once to upset the work of his predecessor, had probably been too busy to consider that phase of the As we have said, his action in On the 28th July, at Stokes' Bungalow, W.,

both these instances proves his fearlessness the Peak, the wife of J. FINLAY MILLER, of n

[1811 and independence, and goce to show daughter.

Or the 28th July, at St. Peter's Church, at that his conception of duty rises above That we 11 am., by the Rev. J. H. France, M.A., ARTя preference, class, FRASER (chief officer 38. Zafiro), son of John

courageous and Fenser, of Shetland Islands, Scotland, to FANSY shall always have MAUDE HEWITT, daughter of Richard Hewitt, of straightforward a Head of the Executive Birminghn, England.

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The resignation of Gunner 3. T. Course, date the 25th July. from the Hongkong Volunteers, has been resepted,

The now steamer Teck Wo, for the Indo- China Seant Navigation Co, made her waiden trip up the Yangtsze on Tuesday last.

The King's recaption of "General" Booth, in the uniform of the Salvation Army, was officially recorded in the Court Circalar.

At the Metropole Theatre to-morrow night there will be a completo change of programme, new songs and dances, with a concluding skotch entitled "Tarning the Tables,”

A marriage has been arranged, and will take place at Tientsin in November next, between Captain E. H. Daniell. D.S.O., D.A.A.G. North China, and Miss Winifred Carrey, eldest daughter of Mr. Percival Currey.

leave the House and go and have a cigaretta." So saying. Mr. Labouchere, amid rears of laughter. turned his back on the assembly, and gravely strode away in the direction of the smoking room

and other eminences near Tashikiao. The

seg such a large muster of visitors and friends in the hall.

The first item was a song,Soldier Boys," enemy had prepared strong defence works, duty Mr. Labouchere, M.P., said the foreignung by the scholars, after which Mrs. Piercy and its line of operations extended about cigarette was more a recessity than a luxury and Master Palmer gare a pianoforte det. ten miles, east and west. The Russians "It produced a similar effect to that produced Mr. Richard Piercy was seen to advantage in had about five Divisions so prated, with at least a hundred pieces of artillery. by reading the Bible(laughter)-it soothed The Yeoman's Wedding Song," which was and calmed the nerves and causod evil passions followed by The Coming of the King." by The Japanese right wing debouebed on to fade away. He did not know which ways Mrs. Brown, and met with the customary the hills to the south-west, about three should rote on the amendment. Perhaps the marks of approval from the endience. Masters kilometres (nearly two miles) from Taping- best thing would be not to vote at all, but to J. C. Falmer and V. Sheffield were next ling. An artillery duel opened the engage- heard in "Comrades," the chorus of which was taken up in hearty fashion by the boys meut. The Japanese front had to enduro a Mr. Inglis gave a recitation entitled "Revenge" hot fire until dark, the lie of the land not in admirable style, and, although vociferous permitting their artillery full play. At "encores" were shouted from every part of the ten p.m. the right wing advanced, and by hall, he was not to be perenaded into occupying a series of rushes managed to dislodge the the platform again, and, making a short, humorous apology for not conforming to the enemy from its main position. Fighting wishes of the audience, resumed his seat, amidst continued until daybreak, by which time applause. Mr. Locksley gave a clever banjo the Japanese bad stormed and captured alt solo, accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Fierey, the heights commanding Tashiltiao. Casual- and was encored. Master W. Hagen sang ties were found to be, approximately, eight, "Soldiers of the King" in good style, after hundred. The General's last message statcil which the vocal portion of the evening's enter-

with the Japanese pursuit pressing, tainment was brought to a conclusion by Mr. that the Russians were retiring ou Tashikiao,

TORTO, LATER. Mrs. Sylobes undertook the distribution of· Cunningham with "Jack's the Boy."

The Japanese Commander-in-Chief in the prizes to the successful members of the

At the London Bankruptcy Court a first meeting of the cre:litors of Mr. Norman Phillip The debtor, azuiast whom a receiving order was made on a creditor's petition, carried on lusiness as an Oriental agent and merchant in Basinghell Street and at Bombay and Shanghai under the He also carried style of M. P. Brown, Brea."

on a

weekly journal, the British Realm, which he started in 1697 with £2,000 borrowed money. He was also a Liberal candidate for to want of capital, losses on the Indian and Chi- South St. Pancras. He attributed his position

Yesterday, preparing to welcome HE. Sir Matthew Nathan, the new Governor, officials were basy on Blake Pier. The pier was em- bewered in paims and shrubs, and the uprights nose business, to Parliamentary expenses £2,000, cricket and "fives" clubs. We may remark en Maashuria reports that Newchwang was of the matshed were draped with cloth of and other causes. The accounts fled, secord- Í paesant that the fives courts in this school are occupied by his forces on the 25th instant. crimsou.

By permission of Colonel Kent, C.R.G.A. an open-air concert was given last evening at the Victoria Barracks in presence of a very large audience of ladies and gentlemen. A detailed account will appear to morrow.

By kind permission of the Commodore, the & U. steamer Nubia will proceed on her arrival direct to No. 4 Naval buoy in the Man. of War Anchorage, to disembark Sir Matthew Nathan. The Nubia will afterwards proceed to the Kowloon Whurves as usual.

At St. Peter's Church yesterday the marriage was celebrated of Mr. Arthur Fraser, Chief Officer of the s.s. Zare, to Miss Fanny- Mande Hewitt, daughter of Mr. Richard Hewitt, Bir- winghau. Rev. J. H. France was the officiat for Macao for their honeymoon, taking with them the best wishes of their many friends.

ing to the Daily Graphic, showed unsecured debts £6,838 and assets £6,150 book debts. In the absonce of an offer a trastes was appointed to wind up the estate in bankruptcy,

A work which will have an interesting bear ing upon the crisis in the Far East is being issued by Mesure. Macmillan under the title "Mauchu and Muscovite." The author, Mr. B. L. Putnam Weule, has spent the greater Part of his life among the Chinese, end ander took a journey through Manchuria for the pur- posse of collecting material for the present book,

the only ones in the Colony, and some of the boys have attained to a high degree of proficiency in The first to occupy was a cavalry detnok- each member of the cricket team;and to the cham- sent after it, was subsequently withdrawn the game. A silver shield medal was pressuted to ment. This, with an infantry detachment pions of the fives court-H. Brandt and U Wai to Newchiatus, about three miles from * Takwere awarded a pair of cricketing gloves Newcbwang; and Newebwang was left in unda volume of Shakespears's Works to the first named, and a camera to the second. Prizes Possession of only such troops as were were also awarded to W. Jenkins and W. Drude, deemed sufficient ta "police "the place. the runners-up. Mr France said that he felt it incumbent upon him to give sonic explanation of the apparent disparity in the two prizes awarded to the first prize winners. Wai Tak

Another reason was that he had

proved himself an olds and efficient, secretary

of the cricket club.

or question connected with its trading clergyman. The newly married pair left maits, in all its coltivated portions, essentially from the chair, mid it had been a great pleasure

Mrs. Sylebee, in response to a vote of thanks to her to distribute the prizes, and she hoped that they would give every satisfaction to the

The result of his travels has been to upset the was about to leave the school, where he had generally accepted view of the character of the always shown himself a diligent pupil, and it Russian occupation. This, he maintaine, is would serve to keep his old school in remem- purely military, and lacks all the elements of brance. permanence. In fact, the Russification of Mane churia is a myth. The province, which is a grain-preducing country of the first runk, re- Chinese, and in the commercial and industrial centres the Colestial is ousting the Slav. Mr. Putnam Weals supports his arguments by au exhaustive examination of the railway system, the operations of the Busso-Chiness Bank, and

The vacation commenced yesterday, and the the whole conduct of affairs. The general im- evening to a conclusion. pression received is that the firmly established school will be reopened on the 1st September. organism of Chinese agricultural and trading life will ontlast the superficial veneer of European civilisation.

DRAINAGE AT HONGKONG. SANITARY BURVEYOR'S REPORT,

recipients.

"God Save the King" brought a pleasant

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:~~

The barometer

On the 28th at 11.50 a.m.

TOXTO, 28th July. General Oku reports that on the 35th inst, our army pursuing the enemy advanced to North of Tashikine. The enemy retreat-

ed northward. Tashikino and Newkistun are ablaze.

[REUTER'S SERVICE.]

INDIGNATION IN GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON, 26th July. The papers are waking uo outery concern- Vladivostock ing the exploits of the squadron, and declare that the sinking of neutral ships without trial is an intolerable act of war. precedent amounting to an The Morning Post severely criticises Mr. Balfour's statement as failing to satisfy an indignant nation. The Standard says the situation is exceedingly grave.

Mr. Dalfour said in the House that the Government had drawn the attention of the

As was well known would be the case, HONGKONG OFFICE :14. DESYOUR ROAD C. Mr. MAY has, throughout his administration, LONDON OFFICE: 131, FI.NET STREET, E.C.shown an unfailing interest in all the affairs of the Colony, whether political, commercial, HerGKONG. 29th JULT, 1904.

jor social. There is not a department of Ox the eve of the commencement of a new the Government with which he is not administration it is only fair that we well acquainted, nor is there any matter should pause to briefly consider what has been done during the eight months with which he is not intimate. The progress which have elapsed since Sir HEXAY of the schemes for the augmentation of the

By kind permission of the Commander of BLAKE quitted these shores for Ceylen water supply, the construction of the public Police, the String Band will play the follow Departing from usual precedent, the Socro-buildings now proceeding, the development ing programme of music at the Marra Hotel tary of State for the Colonics, recognising of the envirous of Victoria, the opening up from 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. to-morrow, July at once the exceptional circumstances-the of Kowloon and the New Territory have all | 30th :---

G. Muyerbeer absence of the General in Command of the claimed his interest and attention. In Mr. March......... "Corogation from the Prophet'

"La Gazza Ladra" ...... G. Rossini Foreas and the presence in the Colony of a Mar the movement to hurry forward the Overture

Stranesi Colonial Secretary of proved ability and construction of the long-talked-of Kowloon Waltzes...... "On the Beautiful Blue Danube"

"Bocencein "

......... F. You Sappé Canton Railway found a warm sympathiser Selection ...

"Waltues......"Always Faithful "... E. Waldtefel long experience-appointed the Hon. F. H.

F. Mendelsschin MAY Officer Administering the Government, and staunch friend. His Excellency, like Spring Song

......... C. Weber "Get Away”............ Galog......... much to the satisfaction of the community Sir HexLY BLAKE, was prompt to recoguise Schottische.." Eliza Johnson

Plans were passed for the drainage of 47 generally. That departure from custow. the extreme aportance of putting a termina- that selection of an administrator has been tion to the delays which have taken place. By kind permission of Lt. Col. Iremonger and

will play the following programme of music ward from 1903, and of 104 houses from amply justified by results. Mr May has in carrying out the work for which a con.officers, the Band of the 93rt Burza Infantry houses. Plans for 211 houses were carried for the first quarter of this year. This makes a shown by his acts, by his demeanour, and cession was granted by the Government of at the King Edward Hotel, during dinner to-

total of 362 jobs in hand. The drainage of 90

The best bit of news we have heard of by his ready tagt that he is well qualified both Peking no less than six years ago. Mr sight (weather permitting):

bozsee, however, has been completed and 28 to conduct the buginens of administration MAY has not hesitated to give his valuable March... The Belle of Bohomia" Oxi Huma

"La Erine d'un Joue"

were cancelled during the year, leaving 244 to America for a long time comes from Amity, Selection.. Coster Songs" ........... Chevadfor and to maintain the dignity of the King's support to the representations made on this

of all Nations" Godfrey tions to the drains of 78 houses have been of that delectable village, has just purchased the Selection "Reminiscences of

ancient schoolhouse in which he was educated, Representative. The unofficial members of subject by the China Association and the Mazurka..."La Contesse Translatear carry forward Notices for repairs or ultora. New York. Mr. Uriah Utter, the oldest citizen

"The Choristers" .......... Phelps-

Thurhanroceived during the quarter. Fifty-eight were To do so has been the ambition of his life, the the Legislative Council, in a calm but ap- Chamber of Commerce, and we cannot doubt Waltz............

“Mumblin' Mos

Mosa #God Save the King."-

carried forward from 1903, and 26 from the end to which every dollar he could save has been preciative letter to His Excellency, have that the question has in consequence received Two Step

MENU.

first quarter of 1904, making a total of 182 in devotal. Do not imagine, thougla, that he has and resumed her voyage. bome testimony to the excellent and satis- fuller attention in London, though we are

a touching speech. That was uct Uriah Utter's Hora d'uvres--Tanatoes, Cncumbers, Beet hand during the year. Of these 5 have been presented it to the corumuzity as a free gift in factory manuer in which public business unaware of what has been done in the matter.rota. C viare on Toast. Eoup-Vermicelli. has been conducted, public works pushed of one thing, however, we feel most Fish-Boiled and Anchovy Sanes. Entrees completed and three cancelled, leaving 125 to iden at all Directly he got possession of it he been inspected and reported on as defective. armed them with axes and crowlars, and headod on, and the wheels of administration kept thoroughly assured, namely, that any ques-de-foie gras un umpic, Holled Oysler und un-carry forward. The drains of 100 buildings have called around him half a dozen stalwart friends, Yokohama, has returned to Suez in charge

tog Bauce. Joints-Roast Saddle of Mutton; tion affecting the welfare of this community, Ruast Capon: Cold York: Ham. Curry-Fish

Of this number 48 required reconstructing and spirited assault on the old building. In of a Russian prize crew; and the British 4 going generally.

58 amending. Houses to the number of 3,027 twenty minntas it was a heap of kindling wood, steamer Colchas, from Puget Sound for

He always Vegetables-Boiled Potatoes, the present good or the future prospects of Salad - Bootch:

the Vladivostock Squadron. Fried Potatoe Cakes, Indian Corn, and Hassica; have been inspected by the Drainage Inspectors, and Urina's ambition was satisfied.

have been discovered. little for us to add. The work of legislation the Colony, will never fail to find a cham-Sweets-Jam Pudding. Apple Pio, Strawberry with the result that 368 drainage nuisances meant to make up for those early, whippinga I Japan and Hongkong, has been seized by has been prosecuted with unflagging energy, pion in Mr. F. H. MAY. Nor is it strange Ice Cream, and Finger Cakes.

To that lucid statement there is really

Overture...

The Sunitary Surveyor's report for the second has risen in Formuse and S. China and fallon Porto on the 1st January, 1903, to Russian C, Weber quarter of 1904 is to haud. We make the slightly in the Philippines. the northward of the commercial flag. Ho had not heard of

of Beef Cutlet and Mashed Potatoes;

Adam

following extracts :---

The typhoon is on land to Focchow and is probably rapidly killing nn.

Moderate 8.W. to S. winds may be expested wiods in the Chins Eea. in the Formosa Channel and moderate S.W.

Forecast:-Modorate S.W. winds, une.

Eomehow,

tt'

torpedo-boats passing the Dardanelles under

any further infraction of the treaty until.

the Strails. He was not aware of any pri- the St. Petersburg and the Smolensk passed

vale Russo-Turkish convention subject.

on the

THE RED SEA SEIZURES.

LONDON, 26th July, The Scandia las re-entered the Canal

LATE

:

The P. & O. Steamer Formosa, bound for