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the boom swings. But because the lotter of the law was capable, in their opinion, of narrow construction-a construction that prohibited only such articles as could be, as the morehants sny, "rolled and/or carried"--they maintained that our magis.

A. S. WATSON & CO., rates were uni obliged, were dis-allowed in

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ESTABLISHED A.D. 1941.

CHEMISTS

BY

MENT TO

HIS EXCELLENCY

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST örn, 1904.

There were two fatal plugue cases yesterday. Gunner J. Witchell has been transferred from the No. 1 Company of the HK.V.A. to the Engineer Company.

The N-C. Daily News understands that the gentleman who is on his way to the Far East te neceed Mr. Willis E. Gray as Chairman of the Committee of the American China Development Company and Engineer-in-chief of the Hankow i Canton railway, is a native of Luxembourg.

A correspondent of the Foochow Daily Echo, who gives the comparative July rainfall for ten years, must anrely have been joking. After eight The Sunday Sun avers that Manila 'is nt

The years of variation between two to oight inches present the cleanest city in the Orient.

he gives the rainfall in July last year as 1.40 inches, and in the Jaly just passed, 17.34 inches. Sandoy Sun has a sarcastic vein.

At the Supreme Court the Long Vacation will be entered upon ou-the 20th prox., and finished on 17th October.

The thir mesting of the Hongkong Gymkhana Club will be held at the Race Conise on Saturday, 27th inst, weather permitting.

On Monday, 22nd inst., at noon, the ordinary half-yearly meeting of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Lt, will be held at the Company's offlers.

fact, to punish and prevent the trespass of such things, although all men know they are much more Walculated to annny" than the articles enumerated in the Ordinance, The particulars of the case have already been so fully recited in our columns, and the general interest taken in the subject has been so pronounced, that we may safely APPOINT-assume our readers are now familiar with the debatable issue His Lordship the Chief Justice (Sir W. M. GOODMAN); in giving the ruling and the casting vote which we are contiaced will be everywhere applauded, I did so “with some diffidence"; but we musth inst. pret that this phrase was more expressive of His Forship's courtesy than of any serious doubt that he entertained. Certainly the lay- men will have much less diffidence, claiming

THE GOVERNOR.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

runa:

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. as they will that it is as much a question of | the King's English as a point of law. The crucial phrase in sub-section eleven of the relevant Ordinance

"Upon any "public footway, rolls or carries tiny barrel, "cask, butt; or her thing cateulated to "annoy or fucommode the passengers there." "on." Now, the layman (ourselves, for | example), noting that the whole argument was concerned with the interpretation of [ that phrase, instantly antes that there is

comma-immediately following the word thing." Seeing that the contention of the Puisne Judge and the Magistrate depends upon the bracketing of "or other thing with the preceding substantives, to wike MANUFAC-the schedule of forbidden things indicate

CHEMISTS DRUGGISTS PERFUMERS

CIGAR AND CIGARETTE

MERCHANTS

AERATED WATER

TURERS

WINE AND SPIRIT

CHANTS.

事

barrels, casks, butta, or other kindred things, the hyanan, not coguisant of the MER-legal abhorrence of puctuation marks,

whence has arisen the saying that "you can drive a horse and art through an Act of Parliament," naturally expects soins separa- tivo sign between the words "thing" and "ealculated." Without that, he thinks the most obvious and reasonable interpretation is the reading adopted by the Chief Justice, who renders the songe as "or any other thing A. S. WATSON & CO. (batis calculated," et cetera. To vivify for

ESTABLISHED ... 1841.

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MARRIAGES.

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On the 19th July, at Yokohama, Horace Franx Auture, of Yokohamn, to Eater Brew, of San Francisco, Cal

th the th July, at Yokohama, WILLIAM Ls, of Deli, Sumatra, to Miss HARD IWAKURA,

of Yokohama.

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The ordinary half-yearly meeting of share. holders in the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation will be held at noon on Saturday,

It is notified in Government notification, No. 47, sed yesterday, that gentlemen attending His Ezecilency the Governor's Lates are expected to appear either in Morning or Evening Dress, except in cases where they may elect to attend in uniform, when Full Dress

should be worn.

Referring to the complete collapse of the whole of the front of the new building erected on the Foochew) Bund for the French Fost Offce." the Fiochow Daily Echo calls it On Monday next there will be an important" significant of the risks run by allowing native It seems that the rush sale of Crown land, mely Kowloon Inland builders a free hand."

one Chinnan was reported injured, Last No. 1157; area, 73,080 square feat: rental happened very early in the morning, and only

$672: not price, 821,924.

Lieut. the Hon. J. F. Hepburn-Stuart Forbes Trefusis. Irish Guards, has been ap pointed aide-de-camp to General Lord Methuen, Commanding the Fourth Army Corps.

On Sunday next. the as. Ying King :Captain an axenrsion to Macne, Page will run on leaving here at 8.30 am and returning at 8 p.m. the same day, The Wing Chai also makes its nemal excursini.

Those desirous of having an evening's ontertainment conl not do better than pay a visit to Simous's show on the Prays opposite the Central Market. The waxwork figures are very good and the side-shows are entertaining.

The funeral teok place at Happy Valley yesterday evening of F. Shuster, of the Quarry Bay Sugar Works, who was found inconscivas with a gush in his head near No. 2 Polico Station, and died subsequently in the Civil Hospital. There was no inqnest.

Among the They Say's" of the Manila Sunday Sun is the stalement that the U.S. Naval officers visiting Hongkong were not

honorary members of the Club; that officers of other mitionality were; and that the Seri would like to know the reason.

Thn Chief Justice, Sir William Meigh Good- man, goes home on the 27th inst. und during his absence Sir Henry Spencer Berkeley, Attorney-General, will act in his stend. Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C., will ill the post of Attorney-

General,

The local officials at the P. & O. office have

The Right Lov. Bishon L. M. Pizzoli. who isi, left yonderday by the Gernun mail steamer Prin: Regent Luitpold for Italy for a prolonged rest and change His Lordship, who had been engaged in mission work for about 35 years, has never been home except once for a few months. We hear that his medical attendant assigns this long stay in a foreign climate 3 the cause of his present complaint. and advised an immediate trip home, which we hope will His Lordship's return as the vicar apostolic of the Roman Catholic mission in Hongkong, will be welcomed. A large number of people went on

prove a benefit.

board to wish

Cornet Solo. "Cradle Song" Selection.Three Little Maide ".. Waltz "Garden Party"

Eudoria" Intermezzo..

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TELEGRAMS.

(REUTER'S SERVICE.]

VOTE OF CENSURE REFUSED,

LONDON, 2nd Angust,

THE WAR.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS }

CONFIRMATION FROM KOBE.

Koge, 4th August. A voto of censare on the Government by

Haicheng was occupied by the Japanese Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman has been re-troops without opposition. The Russians jected by 286 to 210.

FRANCE.

LONDON, 2nd August.

French Conmail The el clions of the General show a nett Government gain of 83.

THE AMERICAN-CHINA DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.

ALLEGED WRONGFUL DISCHARGE OF AN

OFFICIAL.

In the U.S. Consular Court at Bhanghai Jast week, Mr. W. P. Boyd brought su action against the American-Chiza Development Co. of gold $500, which plaintiff all-ged was due to bim as salary for the mouth of June. It (Hankos Canton Railway) to recover the sum

appeared from the evidence that the plaintiff was sppoiused by the Board of Commissionera in August 1962 as secretary to the Board sal also orotary to to Engin er-in-Chief at a salary of gold $500 per month for the period of fire years. In May the American- China Development Co. cabled from New York to the Board of Commissioners in Shanghai fustructing them to discharge the plaintiff, and in accordance with this. adrios the Commis sioners caased to pay the plaintiff any salary after May 31st. Fifiutiff denied the right of the Board to dismiss him. The Company took

ve retreating.

(JAPANESE OFFICIAL TELEORAM]

HAICHENG AND NEWCHWANG OCCUPIED.

TOKYO, 4th August. General Oku reports that the retreating. enemy have not stopped travelling' north since the 2nd inst.

Our army occupied Haicheng and New- chwang on the 3rd instant.

(REUTER'S SERVICE]

THE MALACCA."

LONDON, 2nd-August- The Russian Government has issued a statement on the release of the Malacca saying that the liberation is due solely to the British declaration that the contraband was Government property. It affirms that the captain refused to show his papers, and adds that the Government in novise nbandens its intention to send out cruisers and other warships to prevent the carriage of contraband to the enemy. The term of the Petersburg and the Smolensk were seat out expired. The status of the has Volunteer cruisers in connection with the Dardanelles question is not mentionel in

commission under which the St.

now

the statement.

WAR ITEMS,

LATE NEWS FROM KORTHERN BICHANGES.

Late telegrams from the Shanghai papers received yesterday do not seem to cover uy- thing of importance. The Vladivostock squadron was reported in the vicinity of Tokyo Bay on the 28th ultimo. The reports of fighting there Governl. Oku tarned out to enumerato, more Russian atrocities at Tashi- kiao. The Port Arthur messages were mostly Chefoo guesses, but they agreed on continuous

of firing. Edwin

be

SCATES.

His Lordship Godspeed, including nearly the position that the Board of Commis- sioners exceeded their authority in making the whole of the Roman Catholic elergy and the appointment, hat the Court held that Senhor Conselheiro Romano. The Revd full power was given by the Company to make such an appointment. Hia Honour in Father Pozzoni, who has also been in Chins for

his judgment went on to say that the contract long time, accompanies His Lordship home.

By kind permission of Lt. Col. Iremonger sad with Mr. Boyd provided in plain terms for what officers, the Band of the 93rd Burma Infantry reasons it might be abrogated. None of these will play the following programme of masis Lad been set up or alleged, but on the contrary the testimony of the Acting Agent was that no at the King Edward Hotel, during dinner to-

complaint had been made of the manner in night (weather permitting) :- March... "The Star of Bobbie Buras" Old Hune which Mr. Boyd had porforined his duties. Mr. Kéler Hela Kingsford testified that he thought the only Overture... Romantique"......

reason the ...Reminiscences of the Planation" Selection

company desired Mr. Boyd's Chambers

discharge was to enriail expanses. It acored Lange Kulons that the defendant company acknowledged its Margis Bability under this contract of employment and Andre

paid Mr. Boyd his salary thereunder for 22 months; it alleged no reason but its own will sounds for seeking to terminate the contract. The in Court fouad for the plaintiff in the sum of Russo-Japanese war is a trust war operate·l It is uot the U.. gold $500 as salary for Jane, 1904 by a close corpuration.

intention of either side to permit the outside Defendant to pay the costs of the suit,

Mr. Plats maid that he intended to nak leave world to know what they are doing if this knowledge ean be suppressed by the most rigorous eonsorship and the atmost application. of every stringency of martial law." At Naw-m elwang, according to the M.-C. Daily News, some amusing Box and Cox work with #ngs took place. On the 25th the Russian Aug was hoisted over the Administration House and Chiness Customs. As soon as the Japanese scouts were sighted, the eagles came down, and the French colours want ap, Next morning

God Save the King Masu.-Hors d'Œuvres--Beetroots, Tomatoes, Soup-Mock Tantle, Fish-Boiled and Mustard Sauce, Entrees Cenubers, Auchery on Toast.

Kotled Lamb and Mushroom Sacce, Pate-de foie gras en Aspie, Chicken Liver Larded and Mushroom Save. Joints-Roast Sirloin of Beef, Baked Capon with Dressing, Cold York Ham. tables-Boiled Potatoes, Fried Potato Cakes, Green Pens, Stewed Okus. Sweets-Suot Pudding, Pin Cake. Finonpple Ice Cream, Finger Cake. Fruits in Season.

beer good enough to send us an attructive book Curry-Mincəd. Salad-A in Germning Veg" to sppeal against the judgment.

entitled Where to Stay." It contains six or seren hundred photographs of holiday resorts at Home. and is published by the Gordon Hotels. Limited.

the lay mind the phraseology that was sup- posed to noad interpretation, may we para. phrase the clause inta a pious sort of invoen- Lion?

It will be found, on examination, to be absolutely "ou all fours," as the

The N-C. Daily Feres quotes from a my forensic folk have it; and it seems to clarity the position. Say: "May Heaven guide every judge, magistrate, lawyer, or other starions contemporary the following jeu d'eqrit, person calculated to annoy laymen by coni-Is it a fact that the Russians are now mitting errors of judgment." That is a advertising: "Try our bottled port And that the Jups have entered into a contract to sentiment which no man will refuse to echo

take the lot"

On the 18th July, 21 Yokohama, Mr. Hess, with some sincerity. Admirors of our mea wife of JULIN HELM

The Daily Press.

of law may now argue: Yes. It means well, like the Ordinance of 1845, but it helps

Press only our magistrates or judges, who are

• HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DEVœux ROAD Cl. IONTOR OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.

HONGKONG, TH Avorst, 1904.

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The Shanghal Zionist Association sent the following telegram to the English Association, referring to the death of Mr. Horzl, the dis- tinguished Zionist; "Shanghai Zionists deeply regret untimely death Herzl. Leader, Prince in Israel, fallen. Convey condolence burraved family. Edward Ezra, President."

COLLISION.

His Honour said that notics of appeal must be lodged bafors 8 p.m. on the 27th July.

SIR ROBERT HART.

This is how the loading Republican papar of Amories (the Springfield Republican) speaks of Sir Robert Hart

the

'Frisco Examiner

H. Clough, AFS: The

A collision between the steamers Waykoi 8 pm. on Wednesday evening. It appears that

Sir Robert Hart, the Englishman who has and Ujina ocenced off West Point at about the Wongket a Norddeutscher Lloyd-for- merly one of the Scottish Oriental Co-Jean in China 30 yours and who has long been the Chinese Dragon had supplanted the tri- steamer, had just arrived from Bangkok, the Chinese Inspector-General of Customs, is as culour, but it immediately retired in favour of of rice, when the Ujine, B genuine and unselfish a friend as Chinu can find the Japaneso omblem. Mr. H. A. Little, the among alien, peoples. Ry unselfish" is meant British Consul, assisted by Mrs. Little, averted with a cargo British India Co. steamer arriving from

with her. The bow that his views concerning the policy of Chissa threatened riot.

The Mounted Bandits of Mancharin, says a Singapore, collidod

are not celared by patriotic or commercial pre- came in contact with the of the Ujina starboard gangway of the Wonghoi, breaking up the ladder, and badly denting three platos The Ujine got her stem hadly twisted. It in

Makden, on the 29th ultimo, are being instructed. Chinese official who arrived at Shanghai from

trenches and putting up breastworks on by certain uble teachers in the art of digging

--

understood that those on the line thought theeople. If the German emperor is indifferent number of eminences and strategic points in Fongkol to be under weigh.

NATIVE UPRISING AT CANTON. Conflicting reports reach as from Cauton, having reference to an uprising there which

passessions in favour of the interests of other countrics. Foreign statesmen, whether Euro- pean or American, always base their Chinese policy upon the assumed interests of their own to the open-door policy and the preservation of China's territorial integrity, that is because ho thinks Germany's interests would be advanced by opposite principles of development. And if the English and American Governments labour to sustain China's territorial integrity and the ous policy of the open door in trade, that is because On the Ist instant, towards evening, Chinese was killed and several wounded, at English and American interests can be best Canton. by the American subserved thereby. No one anywhore will work were threatened by primarily for Chins, unless it he a Chiasman or Wongsha, tel

of various an exceptional foreign resident like Sir Robert à Chinese mah. The windows engineers there who

were riddled with stones, and a determined foreign buildings, including the hospital, Hart.

was

evidently of ä

serious nature.

AN EXCLUSIVE CULT.

100 wise to be regarded as ejusdem generes with the lay “persons calculated to annoj " Yet in uttering by making mistakes.

A Nanking despatch states that Viceroy or echoing that prayer, there is not one petitioner who would therefore expect the Wei Kuang-tno has sent nearly 5,000 men to Divine guidance to be granted to the renfores the Two Kwang troops in suppressing judge and the magistrates mentioned sprj-the rebellion there. The majority of these fically, and not to the unofficial persons Linngkiang reinforcements have hitherto boon stationed in the cities along the Grand Canal, Ir there is one thing more than another alenlated to annoy in that manner, say and are said to be among the best to be had in

chemists. In the same way, from the the Liangkiang provinces. that is prone to put the bitterness of dis- appointment into the hearts of men. it is

annoyances and dangers to which we are

It is rumoured, says the Hoochów Echo. that item of procedure which we know as subject, we looked to that. Ordinance of 1845

Monsieur A. J. Laudney, Consil for Franes at "the casting rote." This week, at Hong-to protect us, fully, and without any petty Amoy, is to arrive here, shortly to take up the kong. wo hail a decision that will tend to reservations. The learned gentlemen who post as Consul for France. Consul Landuey make the public rise up and call it the held the contrary view to that of the Chief was here some time ago as asting Cenen) for a casting vote-blessed. Nowhere, more than.

Justice are not to be supposed to have very short period of time, when he was trans ferred to Amoy. He has the reputation of in such cities as theto eastern places, maintained such opposition from any

darin dialect. teeming with

Chinese roolios, is the bigotted preference for the strict letter of Possessing & Thorough knowledge of the Man attempt was made to wreck the engineer- pathway of the pedestrian strewn with the law. They have told us, and we can

Yesterday about wid-day Mrs. Noble, residing sneh dangers and annoyances. Perhaps quite see thu their view is a fair one, that at No. 17. Belilios Terrace, had an accidental the European is a more unreasonable the wider reading of that Ordinance makes fall on coming out of one of the draper's shops and more easily annoyed creature that possible a number of frivolous, vexations in Wellington Street and sustained a bad frac- the Oriental. Certainly the risk of a blow prosecutions, based on the complaints of ture of the right leg. An Indian policeman and two gentlemen who happened to be passing or policemen on the head is faced with greater equanimity unreasonable passengera

erme to her assistance and she was conveyed by by the latter, and when received, does not Fortunately, this point has beeu sufficiently the Indian constable to her home, where after cem always to create en much distress, or covered by Sir W. M. GOODMAN in the the swelling had subsided the bone was set by other feeling, as it undoubtedly does in the following words, which are wise enough to Dr. Justi. It will probably be two months caso of the gentler nurtured "foreign devil." bear repetition: If peuple are, bereafter, before she is able to walk agaiu. The Puisne Judge (Mr. Senco SMITH) improperly harassed by prosecutions fer and the Magistrate (Mr. GoMPERTZ) re-

"carrying, ou the public footway, things notTimes in reference to the recent expression of "reasonably calculated to annoy or incom- cognised that on the Hongkong, trottoir wo

“mode reasonable people, having regard to went in danger of cacks and barrels. They

"the conditions of modern life and to all admitted that, however unreasonable some

the circumstances of the case, I take of our grumblings might be, we had a legal right to complain if our progress were ob- the Magistrate would very properly refuse structed by barrel, ensk, butt, or other thing to convict and, if he thought it necessary evils resulting from the absence of compulsory ing pastime on Kennedy Road. Incidentally the following report:

of the same genus being rolled or carried

"would censure the course adopted by the They would probably, on meeting the pro- "police or prosecutor. He would regard blem face to face, admit the existence of the spirit as well as the letter of the To which we add, with danger where a coolie, carrying a bamboo | « Ordinance." pole on his shoulder, does a half turn to confidence, that more serious "Lardship to was likely to ensue hail a perspiring comrade; for the foot law-abiding citizens" passenger coming along behind enjoys an under the other reading of the law than experience ejusdem generis with that of the will be the case under the reading now yachtsman's guest who fails to duck when happily established as authoritative.

A Straits-born Chinese, writing in the Straits

ing works. The Americans tried peaceful mcans, we understand, but were finally forced in self protection to draw sad fire upon the

One volley was sufficient. large crowd.

LATER

CORRESPONDENCE,

the vicinity of the Russian forces from Mukden down to Haicheng, which work having been done satisfactorily, they leave to any Japanese force that may happen to come along to occupy. Sometimes these bandits-ore molested in their work by Russian detachments of Cossack scouts - and a fight ensues-not always in favour of the the Cossacks-but in the majority of cases digging and entrenching aro dons quietly and secretly and so pass nunoticed by the Muscovites, until they find a Japanese force sangly en-

sconced within their works.

RUSSIAN DEFEAT EXPLAINED.

The N-C. Daily News publishes a New- chwang despatch to this effect-The Japaness occupation has brought peace and safety. The Russian restrictions on trade have been re- There has been quite a heated discussion in

moved."

A jank from Yantonwau reported Bombay between the orthodor and advanced section of the Parsees over the question of that the Japanese Reet was bombarding Port. admitting foreigners into the Zoroastrian faith, Arthur on July 22nd. The Native Official has since examined wit-The orthodox members of the community are still at variance over the marriage lest year of Mr. R. D. Tata to a Frouch lady, and although essay, and degraded the principal police for

Mrs. Tata has been initiated into the faith and siding with the rioters.

has taken part in the regular marriago cere mony, the doors of the fire temples are closed to her, cars being taken that the couple do not pay a surprise visit. A meeting has been held, and the head priests iz Bombay were almost at ons in their opinion that proselytism was SI-I think it is already high time that allowed by the Zoroastrian faith, but the something should be done to prevent the brutal members separated without coming to any practice of idle Chinese urchins catching grass- definite conclusion with regard to the matter. hoppers or crickets for fighting purposes along than six of these lads engrossed in this bumanis- public roads. Yesterday afternoon I saw no less

I might also

WANTON CRUELTY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY TEESS."

4th August, 1904.

mention the fact that the

opinion by the Chief Justice of Hongkong in favour of the registration of Chinese partaer ships, says it is largely admitted that compulsory registration of partnerships should have heel in force in the Straits Settlements long ago. After quoting a recent, caso in illustration of the registration, ho couchuiles: "I think that all the traders be registered, and all their books be the partners taken, and also the partners should subjected to sovore handling from visitors stamped, and if possible the photographs of all monkeys in the Public Gardens ve been subscribe their names in a book kept for the lately. Whon will our lethargic authorities be out a few dollars for the purpose of suitably purpose. If an ordinance was passed to this aroused from their slumbers and decide to rake effect it would save much trouble both to the

The Official housing and feeding these defenceless creatures, Assignee or the Protector of Chinese could instead of keeping them penned up in their public and the Government.

HUMANITARIAN. appoint an officer to do this; and charge a present wretched condition ?-- Yours, etc., small fee for the work performed."

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued

On the 4th at 11.20 a.m.

The barometer

The typhoon is now situated in the Pacifio to fallen very slightly at other stations. the S.E. of Tokyo, and is moving towards the has risen in torthern and western Japan, and

ENE.

Gradients are very light upon the China Coast and very moderate over the China Sea. Light 6. winds will prevail in the Formosa

Sea Channel and over the greater part of the China

Forecast-Moderate S. to B.E. winde; tine,

A telegram from General Floug to General Dessino was circulated on July 27th in Shang- bai, explaining that in the fighting at Tashih- chino on Sunday last the Russians were every- where successful in repulsing the Japanes attucks, but that when it was discovered that another Japanese army was advancing on Simu- cheng and Haicheng through the Tailing and Pelling paeses, General Zarabaer, in execution of his orders, retired northward in good order without being pursued by the enemy,

THE VLADIVOSTOCK SQUADRON, The confiscation by the Russians of the British steamer Allanton may, anless authoritatively inquired into and resisted, prove a serious pre- cedent and affect the whole position of neutral shipping in time of war. There appears now to be little doubt that she was confiscated, not

the time of capture, which she had not-but because on the voyage out from Cardiff to Jepau she had taken Welsh coal. That is to say, sho because she had contraband goods on board at

has been punished for past, not present, offences. & Times verrosfondent learns that, after dis- Muroran, Hokkaido Island, on the north-east charging her Welsh coal, the Allanton went to coast of Japan. She there loaded Japanese