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in the true reason why her continuance as the real head of the state is at the moment

indispensable, and the only choice left is the Empress or anarchy. The Emperor himself has been so long accustomed to more in leading strings that to cut himself loose A. S. WATSON & CO., would now be fatuous, and of course all

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hope of a direct hoir must now be given up. According to all precedcut his succes. sor should belong to a younger generation, and unfortunately there is no one in the line of succession who has displayed any ability for office. Amongst the surrounding nations in Asia collateral descent is rather proferred, it being held that a brother or APPOINT-nephew who lias arrived at years of maturity, especially if he have already displayed talent, is to be selected before a sou of nephew, if of tender years. This though at first sight sound in principle, has in all ages been the fruitful mother of rebellion, and the seeming narrowness of the Chinese rule has undoubtedly conduced to the exemption of China from dynastic irregularities. The present trouble has arisen through the THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. failure of direct hairs to the Emperor Hias

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Fung, and the fact that his only son and auccessor, TUNG CH, died without issue almost as soon as he had assumed the reins of government. Without mentioning any of the sinister rumours which have from time to time been current, it is pretty certain that TUNG CHI's widow was at the time of his death pregnant, and her early | death, certainly hastened through the harsh conduct of the Dowager Tsz' Hr, has been the direct cause of the presont trouble. Unfortunately, too, the present Emperor, selected at the instance of the Express Regent, was brought up deliberately in such a way as to extinguish any remains of AERATED WATER MANUFAC-manly feeling, and grew up a puny, neglect

ed child with no bette: associates than the imperial eunuchs. Now all these facts are MER- well known, and should incliue to caution those gushing people who all at once have been besmirching with -judged effusiveness the Dowager Empress. It is occasionally unfortunate for public mangers

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A picture in the Sphere, alleged to represent TELEGRAMS. a Japanese railway station, "whore troops leave for the front," has been recognised as a well- known photograph of the Kobo Club,

Hospital Sergeant Schmidt, of the German Military Pasteus Institute at Tientsin, died of hydrophobin on the 16th ultimo. It is supposed

ho must hare somehow got inoculated from à patient who had proviously died in horrible. agony.

There was a fairly large crowd at the Metro- pole Theatre on Saturday night, the trams lu- ducing many to spend the evening after the races. thero. In addition to the regular per- formers, Mr. Will" Lansdowne was singing.

The Japanese Gorerament Tobacco Menopoly is now engaged in manufacturing wone 150,000 cigarettes, to be called the "Asahi" and Yamusakura" brands, to the order of the Chronicle, he impplied to the troops at the front. War Oleo. The cigarettes will, says the

A Chinese mad mullah" has arisen on the skirts of Burma. He was variously known as: Hua Li and Ah Hai; had a retinue of fighting mon; and aauoauced his Royal intention to maret ou Mandalay. Mr. Stirling, superin- tendent of the Northern Shan States, with 25 military polies, attacked and killed him and seventeon of his followers on the Sth ultimo.

Here is the programme of music to be per- formed by the Band of the 1st Sherwood Fores- tors on the New Parade Ground to-day (Monday) from pa to 6.30 p.m. March Hundenoross the Sea (Sousa); Overture, Martha (Flotow); Selection, Maritana (Walluen); Gavotte, Rosa May (Bradley); Solection, The Ciugalee (Monckton); Valse Lonte, Nails (Delibes); Re- gimental March, The Young May Moon; National Anthem.

Russia is still using the excuse which she utilised when the Japausse sank the Farger, We read in a paper, the garrison were unprepared for the last Japanese assault." A good oxcuse should not be overdone. They ought to know

began. The hardships of the common soldiers in Port Arthur increase momentarily. The latest news is that Ganerul Starssol kas begun to make stirring speeches to them on Mondays and Thursday.

by now (says the Globe) that the war has-

Messrs Hughes and Hongh, coal brokers, report on the 39th July that the Tydens is bringing a thousand tons of coal from Wales; the Osnar II. the Goodwin, Foyle, and Heathford 19,500 tons between them from Japan, and the Eastern 500 tous of Australian and New Zealand coal. In the last ten days 32,300 toäk of Japanese could arrived and was sold. Carliff is quoted at $18 ex-ship; Australian $11; Yubari

lamp and Müiki lamp $12 and $10 respectively,

nominal; Moji lump is steady at $6,50 to 810 ex-ship.

of Central and Eastern Asia make the request, As the Russian Society for the Exploration

the Ministry of Fhuner has given permission for the duty-free exportation to Persia, and also to China, of all such arzas and ammunition as are necessary for the protection of the members of the archeological expeditions," which tho society seats to the countries referred to. The arcus and ammunition will be allowed also to

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.}

FRANCE AND THE POPE.

LONDON, 30th July, France has broken off diplomatic rela- #ons with the Vatican.

(EXUTER'S SERVICE]

THE S. S. "MALACCA."

LONDON, 23 July. The Russian prize `crow of the Malucca Las beon landed at Algiers and the British Consul has taken possession of the rossul, which will resume for voyage in a week,

FRANCE.

LONDON 29th July,

M. Cambes boa eammoned an extraordio. ary council of Members for Friday, for which on President Loubet has postponed his departure to the country.

The Bishop of Dijon bus obeyed the summons from the Vatican to proceed to Rome.

29th July. After a prolonged Cabiust Connoil io Pòria, a note has been telegraphed to the Vatican, which it is reported involves a complete rupture of relations:

THE MURDER OF M. PLEHVE.

The following messages, supplementary to our own correspondent's telegram published at the tinie, have since come from Rexler :-

Minister. Plehre has been assayainted by a

bomb thrown into his carrings, the coachman

was killed and the horses and carriage

shattered; M. Pilve's run and both legs were

torn from the track.

M. L'ernovo, the late M. Plelive's chief Interior in the interim. assistant, has been appointed Minister of the

The King has telegraphed to the Tsar his sympathy at the loss of a distinguished Minister. Mr. Jobe Hay. U.S. Secretary of State, has also cabled his condolencos,

RUSSO-GERMAN COMMERCIAL

TREATY.

LONDON, 29th July. Count van Buslow and M. de Witte signed the new Commercial Treaty yesterday in Berlin.

FINLAND'S KEIGN OF TERROR

LONDON, 29th July.

The Daily Telegraph says that a reign of

of the prominent Finns bas begun ausw. torror exists at Helsingfors, and the deportation

BOWLS.

KOWLOON BOWLING GREEN CLUB.

THE WAR.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.]

PORT ARTHUR.

BELIEVED TO BE CAPTURED.

LONDON, 30th July. The British Fleet are to return to Weihaiwei to-morrow,

It is believed that Port Arthur has

been captured. The Japanese loss is reported to have been 11,000.

THE RUSSIAN DECISION.

LONDON, 30th July.

The Russian Foreign Office has decided that her Volunteer cruisers Smolensk and St. Petersbrig shall re- main in commission as warships, with the right to search, and, if thought necessary, to sink neutral vessels.

JAPANESE OFFICIAL TELEGRAM.]

THE RECENT BATTLE AT TASHIKIAO,

LATE TELEGRAMS,

The following war telegrams are takon from the N... Dady News of July 25th:

Fishermen stato that three men-of-war, presumably the Vladivostock squadron, were sighted at noon on the 2nd inst. eighty miles off Shimėsa province, to the east of Tokyo Bay. It is reported from Urage, in Tokyo Bay, that Cannonading was heard at 10,30 am, to-day cast of the Boxhu peninsula, on the east side of the entrance of Tokyo Bay.

It is believed in Ameria that the Vinili vos- shipa laden with provisions, the seizure of which took arnisers are looking out for American

would reis an important question.

Yesterday's cannenading reported front Uraga proved to be a scure.

It is reported to-day from Izu province, west of the entrance to Tokyo Buy, that three men- of-war. presumably the Vladivostock squadron, were soon thirty miles off the coist, steaming eastward, with a two-masted, oue-faunelted merchant steamer.

At 9 am, to-day, the Russians mak a two- masted, one-funnelled merchaut steamer, sup posed to be the N.Y.K. Yokohama-Bonin liner

go Maru 1,438 tons grass, off Iau, and subsequently steered to the westward, and din

appeared.

THE SINKING OF THE "KNIGHT COMMANDER."

A Tokyo telegram to the Shanghai Mercury states that the Chino Navigation steamer China, with the crow of the British steamer Knight Commander on board, entered Yoko hams on the morning of July 25th. The Chines and the Knight Commander were bound for New York, but met Russian warships off Izu. The Knight Commander was senk by the Russians, while the China was asked to take on board the crew of the Knight Commander The Portland and Asiatic steamer Arabia waN also captured by the Russian squilrgu, and it is reported that she had a large quantity of floar captured by the Bassins Cruisers and captured Russian officers, General Kuropat-reported to have boon sent to Vladivostock. kin was present on the battlefield, that Generals Sakaloft and Condradovitch were wounded, and that the Russian casualties were about 2,000. Our casualties autount to 1,000; the booty and number of prisoners taken are under investigation.

TOKYO, 29th July, General Oku further reports, among other things, that according to the statement of

REUTER'S SERVICE.]

THE VLADIVOSTOCK SQUADRON,

LONDON, 29th July. The Hon. Charles Hardinge, Secretary of Embassy at St. Petersburg, has lodged a protest against the sinking of the Knight Commander.

28th July.

on board. Another British steamer was also

RUSSIAN OFFICIAL DESPATCHES.]

THE BATTLE OF TELISSU.

GENERAL STACKELBERO'S LOSSES.

Was

ST. PETERSBCno, Juve 21. General Kuropatkin has sent the following telegram to the Tear dated June 18:--

General Baron Stackelberg reports that the enemy has not advanced boy,and Wa-fang-ku. He learns that the Japanese are extentling on a front between Wa-fang-ktu and Fn-clau. After two days' figlding and two firing night marches by diffenit mountainous roads General Stackelberg's troops were able to rest. Their morale is excellent,

"It has not yet been possible to procure precise details of the losses. Aceutate numbers ure only procurable in the case of the following

Lord Lansdowne speaking in the House | regiments:- of Lords said we had entered a strong pro- test against the sinking of the Knight Com-wounded, while 12 remained on the battlefield

In the regiments of the fivet division of East Siberian Rifles there were 15 officers killed, 49

either killed or wounded. Of soldiers there were 380 kald, 992 wounded, and 368 remained killed, 992 wounded, and 468 remained killed or wounded on the field. In this number, how-

as such we can over wish woll to her reiga In the necessary intercourse of states the private life of à monarch for public reasons is not to be enquired into. Recont affairs have shown that under the recent rule of the Empress Dowager affairs have certainly progressed, and the people of the Empire are at once happier and better off untionally and individually than at any period for the last seventy years. This we are happy to allow has in the main been brought about by the strong character of the woman who occupies the place of the Throne, and who' bas in that high position shown herself a stronger and abler ruler than any of the descendants of the great Emperor KANG On the 30th July, at the Government Ciri of the Express should be ignored, and still Hi. This is no reason that the private life

native of Hobart, Tasmanis, aged 35 years. less that that favour should be extendel to 559 per conti: Kowloon Point 20-27 per cent.; Ramsay, in a short speech. thanked Mr. Jas. of the Volunteer cruisers and the navigation Brigade one officer and 25 solliers killed. the

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return to Russin without the payment of any enstomus or duty charges.

The Assessor, Mr. Artine Chapman, raports that the now valuation makes the rateable value of Victoria $8,342,470.- Last year's assessment was only £7.427,100. The increase is therefore

doen. 10-93 per cents Hongkong Villagos. equal to 1292 per cent. The Hill District's assessment has gone up 15-15 per cent. Aber-

her infamous surroundings. This is, how Yaumati, nine pur cout, Hung Hom. 21.36 ever, the phase of society most prominent per cent,; and Kowloon Villages, 32 per cent. in Peking at the moment. From a public All these increases mean that the rateable value HONOCONG OFFICE:14. DESVEUX RoadOpoint of view it is hardly consonant with of the whole colony has been raised 13.08 per LONTION OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, EC. the highest diplomacy; from a private it is not becoming in the eyes, at least, of those who would fain ece a nobler example set,

Hengzona, 1st August, 1904.

The recent rehabilitation of the Dowager Empress Tez'HI is one of those things which speak more for the heart than the cou sistency of those representing foreign interests in China. If there were any reason to believe that a change had come

over her feelings or policy, or that she were a whit more disposed to take the lead ¡n any reformi conducive to the interests of the Empire over which she presides, the change in our attitude would be not only unobjectionable but laudable, but of this we

are safe in saying there is not the slightest evidence. We do not of course shut our eyes to the fact that the Chinn of to-day is

cent. from $8,740,043 to $9,890.321.

A ridiculous letter from the Life Culture

Society of Los Angeles has been shown to us by a local resident. It promises him a treat- ment that will keep him healthy and beautiful Nowchwang has declared Hongkong and youthful for over a hundred years." The infected port.

"president" of the society, a man called Segno, During the day ending noon on the 30th ult. thunghtfully closes a table of American money there were two plague fatalities.

and “ita epsivalent in English coin.” That is, apparently, the "secret of long life "the more

Members of the Kowloon Bowling Green Club spent a very pleasant afternoon over their spoon competitions on Saturday. In spite of the counter ait.action of the races there was a very fair attendance, the gathering including many ladies. Five rinks were engaged in the

similar

mander, an outrage which was a very serious breach of international law; we had de. munded the release of the British crew, and, requested that orders be given to prevent occurrences. The manner Russin had dealt with our representations in regard to the Red Sea cases justified a confidence that the present representations would have Messra. J. Galt the desired effect. Other serious questions and J. Ramsay, each of whom received a have received attention, such as the status pair of silver-mounted kovila. Mr. William

Noish for his handsome prizos.

Varions contestr At the conclusion of the

games Mr. Jas. Neish presented a prize to the winners of the "Neish" Competis tion. The winners wore

ever, there were some wounded who were picked

up by the ambulance trainy.

"In the 33rd, 35th, and 36th Regiments thora were one officer and 120 soldiers killed and 19 officers and 601 soldiers wounded, while 96 soldiers remained either killed or wounded on the battlefield.

and 193 soldiers killed, the 9th Artillery The 1st Artillery Brigade lost ten officers

of the approaches of the Black Soa; but Tobolsk Regiment one officer and the Mrs. W, Ramsay presented otpor prizes as these could now be examined without the wounded and three nien missing. The Mare soldiers killed and one officer and men follows-Messrs. J. Kyles and J. Galt, soconits; impediment which the retention of vessels chansk Regiment lost six officers and 11 mon Mesars. J. Galt, J. Murelie, J. Walker, B. Bax- ter, P. Edwards, J. W, Robertson, J. Ramsay, seized in the Red Sea would have occasioned. wounded, II men killed, and eight missing.” J. Parkes, G. K. Haxton and J. C. Gow, win- Mr. Balfour made a similar statement in Bery of spoons.

the House of Commons.

A very pleasant afternoon's sport olosed with three cheers for Mr. Jas. Neish; and three cheers for the ladies,

THE "LEVIATHAN."

The Leviathan went into No. 1 drydock at Kowloon on Saturday morning. On her hull

WAR ITEMS,

THE SINKING OF THE “HIPSANG,” The following version of the torpedoing of the British steamer Bips any was published by

THE ATTACK ON JAPANESE TRANSPORTS.

SEIZURE OF THE BRITISH STEAMER

"ALLANTON."

ST. PETERSBULO, Wnd June, Admiral Skryloff has sont the following an erouing contemporary in Shanghai which telegrama of yesterday's date to the Taur

Russion information, as the Russian Consulerniser Rossio, dying the Bag of Vice-Admiral

Mr. Anderson,, according to a North China you pay, the longer you live. Mr. Segno makes being bared it was seen that the midship part of appears to have special means of obtaining "On June 19 a squadron, consisting of the paper, is the new secretary of the Ticatsin Club. much of restoring the cells of the human organs the reset must have rested somewhat heavily General, while denying that it is an official

All the Government Departments, except that of the Police Magistrate, are taking fo day's Bank Holiday.

The revised sampan regulations appear in the last Government Gazette. Tho

regulations for electrie trolley cars are also published.

with an “S." We think his cells would be correctly xpelled

RA.O.B.

on the table of rock which shofound," when anchored at Yungching Bay. The nature of the damage shows clearly that the rocky bottom in question was not of a particularly uneven mature; it braised, but did not pierce the vessel's bottom. Another thing that was particularly fortauate under the circumstances was that the Leriathan had no centre keel to be driven through her bottom. She has bilge- or rolling-chocks, lika the most

Bezobrazoff, and the cruisers Gromobel and Burik, left to assume the offensivo against the maritime communications of the Japanese army. The squadron returned on June 20. Its com- mander reports ilat on the morning of June 15 the Straits of Shimonoseki. When within 20 the squadron advanced from the north towards miles of the struits our ships peredved on the

horizon twe steamers, which they chased, but could not overhaul owing to the great distance.

account, admits that it practically gives the version of the outrage that ho las received :---

"During the night of the 16th July, it being slightly foggy, the Russian guard-torpedo-boat in Pigeon Bay noticed a small steamor appar ently coming out of the neighbouring Bay (Foochow Buy) occupied by the Japanose. The steamer had no distinguishing lights. The torpedo-boat tired a few blank shots so as to

any attention to them, she continucil to move. seaward, evidently trasting to disappear in the fog. Then the torpedo-boat getting nearer fred fen shells at her, but as the steamer still by several shells. She then bove to and men proceeded without slackening her speed, a torpedo boga to jump overboard. The Gromebɔi was fired which struck the steamere stern. signalled to the men on board to leave the ship. She sank in less than 25 minutes. The torpedo bont intiately approached and only then mado out that the vessel was the British steame

rory different from that of even five years was appointed manager of the Grand Hotel at The following is a list of the officers for the modern class of warships. When the vessel induce the steamer to stop, bat without paving At the same time a third ship was seen, and the

A very enjoyable evening was spent at the" asual B.A.0.B. Lodge at the monthly election of officers. Prima Thompson. of Lodge Victoria, Shanghai, visited, and a right down good welcome When Captain Davies, of the Bingo Maru. of the Victoria Ledge was drunk in a bamper, keels,

was accorded to him. The health of the officers

Yokohama, Mr. Louis Eppinger, the veteran manager, was retained as adviser.

Mosers, A. S. Watson & Co., Limited, lave been appointed chemists to His Excellency the Governor, a distinction enjoyed by the firm ever since its foundation in 1841,

ago, and that things are openly spoken about, and even put in hands throughout the length and breadth of the land, of which fire years ago the very mention would have meant not merely loss of position, but loss of life itself; but with all this there is no evidence to ccunect the Empress herself. According

Last night Hongkong sailors were busy with 10 official reckoning the Empress Dowager rumours of a raishep to another British warship, will within a few weeks have attained the the Glory, which was said to have gone ashore age of sixty-nine, au age little susceptible near Weihaiwol. Our reporter was unable to to new impressions; she is stated to have obtain any confirmation. preserved her mental faculties, and still preserves bar grasp on current events. It is

at least noteworthy that no new influence is mentioned in connection with her surround-

iugs. Those brought in contact with the Court speak of her personal influence over her ministers as still powerful, and that this

eusing month:~

Primo Oxbery. Sitting Primo; Primo Musse, City Marshall: Ero. Kemp. City Tyler, Bro. S. D. Sétat, City Chamberlain; Bro. Hung Mak Hoi: Primo Blake, City Treasurer, 'Bro Young Hoo, Asst. City Treasurer; Primo Rad- cliff. City Waiter. Primo Madar, Assistant City Waiter; Bro. Smith, City Taster; Bro. Cooper, City Register; Bro. Walstow, City Physician Primo Hyett, City Alderman of Benevolence; Bro. Mar Loun, City Minstrel ; and Prino Blake, Steward and Host

;

The following contributed to the harmony The friends of Mr. Charles Perkins will of the evening :--- regret to observe in another column the

Bros. Walstow, Rogers. Cooper, Devney, announcement of his death, which occurred after Hyett, Goodhall, Webb, Radcliff and Primo

"sat down" the plates started, and allowed water to find its way into the tank space ha tween the vessel's inner and outer shells. This space, however, being in compartments the water was confined to amidships. Altogether some is, 100 feet of four lines of plates. The repairs ought to take about six weeks.

100 feet of plates will have to be removed-thuat

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued On the 31st at 11.40 a.m. The barometer

cruiser Gromoboi was ordered to capture her.

fara. In spite of the repeated orders to stop. The ship proved to be the transport Mzun

she would not do so until she had been struck

This was done, the crew leaving in two boats These and the mon in the sea who were picked

oficers.

Hiprang. The crew and passengers, consisting by the cruiser's bouts were received on board the Gramoboi.. The Idzumi Maru, of over of seventy Chizens, six Britishers and one Russian, were taken off and put on board the 3,000 tons burden, was then sunk by our game. the following report :—-

Among the 105 persons taken on board the torpedo-boat. Amongst the Chinese twelve cruiser from the transport there were 17 has follon in 8. Chius and Jupun und ries were wounded, and two were drowned. The slightly in the Yangtzo valley; in the Philip-wounded have been placed in hospital. Captain pines it la stationary

"After the sinking of the transport two more a short illness at the Government Civil Hospital Oxberry, after which Auld Lang Syne was sang, light de iade will prevail in the Formera ducted to Port Arthury where an examination.

Gradients are slight on the China Coast and Bradley, the officers, and passengers were consteamers were soon from the Gromo: of, which employ of Mears. C. J. Gaopp & Co. for Authem. The Club is giving, a big outing on Northern part of the Chius Sea. on Saturday. The deceased had been in the the whole terminating with the Nationa! Channel and light incderate E. winds in the is being held into this sad occurrence, which

gavo chase. They were found to be the Sado Maru and the Hitachi Maru, each of 6,000 tons upwards of 15 years. He leaves a wife and four August 7th to Maeno, and a great demand is

Forecast Moderats E. winds, cloudy, show has caused the greatest sympathy amongst the children to mourn his loss.

being made for tickets,

ery.

Eussian officere."

register. In the formor, in addition to military

stores, were found men of the Telegraph Corps