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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 8en, 1904.

by the Kwangs Governor to provide funds for the suppression of the rebels in that province. The syndicate's way of recouping themselves the large amount advanced bas raised a fresh crop of rebels, whose ranks, in a metaphorical sense, some Hongkong

A. S. WATSON & CO., business men must now be about ready to

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augment. The official instructions to the tax-farmer were to collect something like twenty cents per English cube foot; but it occurred to the collectors (she, by the way, seem to have been sub-contractors of the original tax-farrier) that there was a chance to make a bigger protit by a little tais understanding as to measuring the boats, The boatmen were not long in discovering that the cubic capacity of their boats was bigger than they could afford to pay taxes this basis, and they objected Pressure being applied, they seem to have thought of no more effective protest than a general strike. This was killing are birds than the stone as-nimed at, but such was ever the way of strikers. The Viceroy, it appears, heard and understood that they genuine grievaner, and promised

on, on

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. had a

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

CHEMISTS

DRUGGISTS

PERFUMERS.

Mr. Darnovo, Mr. vou Pleave's Chief Assist- ant, has been appointed Russian Minister of the Interior ad interim.

Subadar Balkbrisna Rao, 110th Mahratts

Light Tufantry, has been appointed Honorary Aide-de-Camp to H.H. the Governor,

Licences to shoot and take ganic are due for renewal or issue on the 1st September. The amount payable has been increased to $30.

THE WAR.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

STEAMER SERVICES TO JAPAN CEASF.

LONDON, August 5th. The P. & C. stemmer Malacca leaves Algiers on her Eastern voyage

There were three Chinese deaths due to plogas during the day ending noon on Saturday. The

the provious day's to-day. port mentions that one cases was imported from Canton.

The 20th July was the hotfest day of last month. The temperature stood ut 90 degroos. In all there were 147.4 hours of sunshine. During the mouth exin fell on nineteen days.

The appointment of Hou. William Jardine Executive and Legislative Councils, has been. Gressen, as temporery muofficial member of the

approved by the King

Luspector McEwon has been appointed for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Bye-laws for the prevention or mitigatiou of endemic, epidemic or contagious diseases, vice D. J. Mackenzie.

It is stated that the steamer Habsteia bus beau redress; but the boatmen, living taken seized at Saipon by the Customs authorities, ou the phunge, were now determined to see the protext that she was endeavouring to the new tax altogether abolished before agglo in opium. The Holstein loft. Hong- returning to their work. In the meantime,kong for Saigon on the 27th ult. The Costain authorities were willing to release the steaner aver here at Hongkong we began to fe:1 nailer & $34,000 guaranted. the pinch of this congestion of traffic. Who to pay the freight on the cargoes of the Fighters that went and returned fall, un-

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THE “ABABIA” RELEASED.

London, 5th August. The Aralin has been released at Vladi- vostock after a 'quantity of flour and milway

material had been removed.

THE YUSHULINTZU BATTLE

LONDON, 5th August.

Russian despatches, while admitting con- The P. & O. Company, and the siderable losses, including six guns, declare Holt fine, have decided cargo for Japan.

to refuse

JAPANESE OFFICIAL TELEGRAM.]

THE TOMUCHING CASUALTIES.

Tokyo, 5th August. Our Tommeling attacking army reports that in that engagement our casualties numbered 860, whereof 195 were killed and GGG wounded. We buried about 700 corpses of the enemy with due respect. We exptured six field-guns, many rifles and shells, and large quantities of flour, barley, ammunition etc. General Kuroki reports that in the engagement of Yushaltintza and Yangtzu- |ling, our casaities totalled 946, including 40 officers. The enemy's casualties are

that the operations on the 31st July were indecisive. The battlu began under the most favourable auspices for the Russians, but oventually the Japanose succeeded in outflanking and cutilading the Bussians, who had ono battery completely shattered.

WAR ITEMS.

POET ARTHUR.

Mr. Nomis, the Japaneso. Conent hare, kindly

informed us late last night that he had no word

of Port Arthur's Call. It is safe to say that the ramours geing; terday were premature.

CANTON NOTES.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT}.

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Gith August.

-THE BOATMEN'S STRIKE. On account of the strike of the heat popula lion, in opposition to the collection of taxes upon their boats by the monopolista motion- ed in my last letter, the shipping in the Canter River safered considerably, and the merchants, foreign and Chinese, were put to great incon veniones nid loss; inasuelt as cargo from Hongkong and other places bad to be taken Shanghai, Chinkiang, and Wain had to remain back again, and cargoes of rice and beans from

in Fong Tsain or Fates, and the export of large quantities of silk and sundry goods had to bur stopped in transit, tho strikers threatening to destroy or burn any boat or boots that dured to go and take them.

In consequenes of the strike ries was getting dearer, and the ric guild or market opposite Fong Tsuin had tu engage about thirty "braves" for its protection. If this state of things had continued for thres or four days longer Canton would have boori blaze of rubellion. At last the Chinese officials were brought to their senses, and the profeet of Kwang Chow-fu, together with the magistrates. of Namhoi and Puu Yu, issued a uoti-

tention yesterday to stop the collection of the

tax. Promising to punish the delinquents, it- exhorted the boat people to resume their trade. One of the secretaries of the court martial, by MINER IN THE HIGH SEAS.

name Li Chon Hip, was implicated na primu The C. N. 3. Hunas, bound from Chefou to mover in this tronble, being found counselling, Nowelwang, observed a floating wine thirty siding, and abetting the bont people to resist miles west of Port Arthur on July 27th, Shethe taxation, and to strike. He was threatened towered a boat and found that the mine was with daonpitation, and is now imprisonedI duplicate captured by the Japanese was seen in this tantion the bout people in the districts securely anchored in the ocean highway. A in the Namiot gaol. In connection with

able to disebarge their lords? Who pays | Advice and information to the Japanese Govern estimated at 2,000 at least. We captured) Suseho. There were five glass tube detonators of Sam-Sai, Kong Chain, and Shek Ma-

Two reasons were suggested to the P. Times for the Russian treatment of the Prinz Bebrich, and the seizure of the mails. (1)

demurrage on the sterners detained at ment from Continental sources and otherwise. Canon? So for as the Viceroy's promises | (2) Leakage of Russian plans and movements

from Russian Government sources. of readjustment go, there appears to be some ground for the bonturen's distrust of them Our last letter from our Centan correspon- dont mentions the punishment of those who MANUFAC-were supposed to have been advising and assisting the strikers. It says nothing of disgrace awaiting the squeezeful" col MERectors, or of the total prohibition of the tax,

CIGAR AND. CIGARETTE

MERCHANTS

AERATED WATER

TURERS

WINE

AND SPIRIT

CHANTS.

With China's Solomon-like freedom of dispensing justice, there ought to be plenty of exense for taking away from the tax farmer the privilege he has paid for. Apart altogether from possible Chinese treatments of the situation, is there no opportunity of applying the provisions of section three of our commercial treaty signed at Shanghai A. S. WATSON & CO.] two years ago, one of which is to the effect

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fit "jonks, bouts, or carts shall not be subjected to taxation beyond a small and reasonable charge, paid periodically at a fixed annual rate"? Or has cláuso seven of section three of the Chefeo Cavan. tion of 1876 no relevance ?. It seems to

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The return of the average amount of hay. notes in circulation and of specie in reserve in Hongkong during July is as follows :-----

Banks Chartered Bank H.K. & S. Bank National Pakk

Totals

eight officers and 149 men, two field-guns and many rifles, tents, shells, etc.

THE YUSHULINTZU VICTORY.

TOKYO, LATER,

Avenge. Roverve,

According to the detailed report vow § 323154 $2,200,000 received from General Kuroki, relating to

12.663,879 7,000,000

150000 the Tushulintza fighting on the 31st of time 397.638 $16,293,058 $9.350,000 the Russians had one of their heaviest reser vos five miles away, at Pycnling, south of Yushulintzu. Our detachment managed to turn the flank of the retreating Russian columu, and poured in a severo fire upon

The Hon. Trisurer of the Alice Momorial

and Nethersol Hospitals bags to acknowledge, with thanks, donations of $25 from the Muu On Insurance Co.. Chan Du Insurance Co., Po On Insurance Co., Kwong Wing Shang, Tai Tak

Co., Ilip On Insurance Co., Tak On Co. Fakits whole line, the mage varying from two On C. Un On Co., and Tak On Insurance hundred to a thousand metres. This column, 10. Also a coutriation of '820 from Wing

so badly cut up, consisted of three regiments

Tseung Wa

[REITELÄR SERVICE]

CORRECT VERSION OF THE SHOOTING AFFAIR.

at the foot of a long projection, hey hit the a distance of a few hours by stun launch from mine three times with a Winchester rifle at Canton-were on strike too, the sheds of the 400 yards' range without fracturing the tubes, tax collectors being burnt, and some people The captain made accurate cross bearings killed. Two hours later two Tapausse destroyers, steaming thirty knots, in the offing, signalled the Bunar to stop. They instantly boarded her and searched the ship for contrabank, The captain reported the location of the mine, and the Japanese promised to destroy it immediately and left beading for it. It will perhaps be remembered, says the N.-C. Daily News, that it was reported some time ago that the Russians were buying all the junks anchors they could get in Newehwang, ostensibly for the construc tion of a bridge of boats over the Lino. These anchors were doubtless bought for use with mines.

POST ARTHUR HARD PRESSED.

well-informed

The other day a few Indians were collecting bout taxes for the monopolists, und- during the skirmish between the collectors and the boat- men they were pelted and had to beat a retreat. It has been the castom for the Chinese actors to break up their company during the 6th on every year, and form a new company again. During this time they have nothing to do, and

revolvers halping thom, aut shot one of the 1 Chinese dead. This matter has been reported to the authoritios, aud ca usapisome indernity may be exacted to recompense the relatives of the deceased,

were strolling about for sight-seeing. It has pened that towards the evening of the 1st inst. two Indians in Wong Sha, where the milway station is, were cooking their meal. As usual a big crowd gathered round out of more curiosi- ty to see what it was. The Indians were An impression prevails in

naturally annoyed, mad taking sticks drove efroles that the dorm of Port Arthur is im- them off. The Prowd gat excited and polted of infantry with four guns. In the after-minent. The attempted sorties by the Russians them. They ran into a godown close by and Mrs. Paterson, a well-known elderly lady

noon parties of Russians returned to the are instantly atfucked, and their troops are who came to Manila in the early days, committed

cape out with two Americans armed with quieide last week at Caloocn.

Mrs.field, Aying the Red Cross flag. We cep sed regularly compelled retive to behind their Paterson was very successful as a restaurant fire, and permitted them to carry away their original line. An idea that the Russians will surrender is spreading among some sections of keeper in those days, says the Sunday Sun, but wounded.

the bosiegers. A private letter from Weihai lately had been living in straitened circum-

woi dated Thursday, the 28th alt., says that stances. She was very much attached to a canine put which had died some time previously,

report has just come to hund by a Japanese for it mentions that the lover, and it was on this animal's graye that she shot

who arrived the previous day from Daby, that Hongkong, in consequence of interference

the Japanese have succeeded in getting heavy guorinto position on the heights in the rear of with the junk trade of the Colony, establish.

Port Arthur, and the attack on the town from ed the principle that the Chinese

this battery has been commenced; but the Government M113st protect its revenue

desired result will probably not be completely without prejudicing the interests of the

attained before the second week in-August. Colony. Here is Chinese revenue question which is patently prejudicial to Co. lonial interests, so it may safely be assumed that the attention of our governing author Lies has been already called to the matter, and that they are considering the matter with the seriousness it demands,

There is to be a Japanese Consulate at Chin- king.

HONGKONG, 8TH AUGUST, 1904.

EXCEPT for an occasional academic con- aucut, the domestic affairs of China do not

The steaner Seirsted went ushice near Naga receive much attention from the foreignersuki on July 27th. in these stirring days of larger issues. The inal-administration of the internal business of the Middle Kingdom has passed into a proverb, its rulers and governors have, with their scandalous methods, become a bye-examiner of the I. M. Castoms, took place at

The German mail of the 6th July was deli- vered in Lendon on the tb inst

The funeral of Mr. C. W. F. Diercks, Into

Shanghai on July 30th,

The emigrant stesoor Ascot left on Saturday afternion, for Taku to take the coolies collected thers to South Africa.

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herself,

THE UNITED STATES AND

RUSSIAN SEIZURES.

The Viceroy of Liang King has sanctioned

LONDON, 4th August. the request of some wealthy native gentlemon of Canton for the construction of a short line News from Washington says that the from Saushui to Kiangomen (Kungmoon) as United States Government is corresponding a branch of the Xuch-Han trunk railway. It

is said the copilul will be subscribed from hoth with the Russian and other Governments foreigu and Chinese merchants at Hongkong, relative to Russian seizures of shipping. Singapore and other foreign colonics. The Under no circumstances will America re promoters, says the P. & T. Times, are now cede from the doctrine that foodstuffs not only awaiting the final approval of the Board directly intended for a belligerent may or of Commerce and Foreign Affairs,

The following table gives the monthly rainfall | at the Observatory to the end of July with the means and extresses for 20 years:- 190-4

Mea Mux Min. January 0.12 1.32 9.43 0.00 February (20) 3.80 7.03 0.02

Marchi

Ápril

May

Juso..

7.70

1884-1903.

#76 2.00 10.43 0.17 1.01 5.56 14.80 1.94 1943 <$j 1.15 19.64 16.80 3437 234

2,23

4,57

THE LOSS OF THE HAESHIN."

The finding of a Court of Enquiry· held at the Custom House, Shanghai, on the 20th July navy cannot be regarded as contraband of at the request of the China Merchants Stenn Navigation Co., for the purpose of investigating war.

the circumstances connected with the loss of the C.M.S.N. Co.'s 8. Haeshin near Tae Islands on the 16th June, 1800, was published

THE VLADIVOSTOCK SQUADROK,

LONDON, 4th August. The Vladivostock Squadron has returned to Vindivestock. Amiral Jissen says that he did not follow the Japanese ships which took refuge in Hakodate as he did not pur-

July...

13.32 28.94 The year's rainfall to the end of the mouth. suounts to 40.36 inches, the 20 years" mean for pose engaging the forts. the same period being 54.92 inches.

It is rumoured that the Viceroy Shum Chon Huo is not coming back to Canten. H.E. Ngai Chung To. the Viceroy of Two Kings, will succeed him, and if he dies not pat down. the Kwangsi reballioti in three months he will '; he recalled to Foking,

CHINESE EX-MAGISTRATE BROUGHT

FROM MACAU.

Since the ex-magistrate Pui King Fuk bud fled to Macas for concealment (that was on the | 14th of April lust-requisition buying made for his extradition) there has been a confliction of Some say be should be extradited, opinions. and others say that he should not. At last it turns out that yesterday he was taken back to Canton by two torpedo-boats, one for him and one for mandarins Loi and Fu, On his arrival at Canton he was put in a chair, dressed in a leng white sont, with an iron chain round his. neçk... and escorted by a guari of inazines, Chinese police, aut "braves" to the Viceroy's yamen. He was brought into the Court, composed of the Provincial Treasurer (who was acting for Viceroy), the Provincial Judge, the late Prefect Slam of Kwang Chow-fu, sid the two Magik. Low, left Shanghai for Foochow on the

trates. On questions being put to him he forenoon of the 14th June, 1904, with a full did not answer, but started weeping loudly. general cargo and 137 passengers and crew all The oficials ordered him to be put in chains and told. Draft 13 ft. 8 in. forward, and 15 ft. 6 in. Į kaul him conveyed to the Naghol aol to be

imprisouci till farther orders.

in the N.-C. Dody Netes on the 3ṛb. It was as follows:-

1.-The s.s. Hazakin, of 763 tons' not-register. owned by the China Merchants' Steam Naviga tion Co. and commanded by Captain J. P.

aft,

word, and it seems to all but those whom nothing seems to discourage, a waste of breath to talk of reform. In more senses than the territorial, China's integrity is

H.M.S. Eclipse loft for Home on Saturday, respected. There are times, however, when criticism seems necessary and interference being lustily, chereil, us she left the anchorage. three months-The Peak Building Company, to the Times denying the Russian official finding that the ship was sinking, anchored, imperative. Just as the liberty of the sub-by the men one Tamar. ject is left intact until in his exercise thereof

"Unless cause be shown to the contrary the following nine companies will be struck off the Register and dissolved, at the expiration of

Ltd., Hongkong Paper Manufacturing Company; Ltd., The Salt Company of Hongkong, Ltd.,

THE "MALACUA" CASE,

LONDON, 4th August. The secretary of the P. & Q. Ce. writes

declaration that the Malacca was seized be The Tokyo Foreign Office advised, on tho The Socioté Générale pour Favoriser le Develop cause the captain refused to show his papers. he begins to encroach upon other liberties. Jst instant, the delay of steaners iutending to ment du Tonquin, Ld., The Victoria Coffee Not only were the mere manifests given up, i

lave Shanghai for Newchwang.

Estate, Ltd.. The Hongkong and China Rice but a number of the ship's people who were Company Ltd., The Kel Publishing Company, Ltd., The Stock Share and Debouture favest sent on board the St. Petersburg were offered

Printing Press Company, Limited,

the seizure.

so the behaviour of Chinese, when it menuces the well-being of foreign neigh

The U.S. transport Ajaz curried away the bowsprit of the French gunboat Surprise at their moorings in heavy neuther,

2.—All went well until the morning of the 16th June, when tig ship atruck rock to the N.W. of tho Tae Island. The Mater ca CURIOUS HOT WEATHER CUSTOM.

Island and the mainlaud.

OWNL

and lowered all the boats, by which the

In this trying period of extreme heat the Japanese have one consolation peculiarly their passengers and crew were safely funded on Tas

Ou "Cows" Day, which this year was 3.--That in the opinion of this Court the the 30th July. the members of a family ard Heeskin strack on a rock about 6 miles N. 52 entitled to feast on cols, which they say strong- theus them in a peculiar manner to bear the 4-That Captain Lowe steered a right and heat. But the cels must be eaten on "Cons”” W. from Tae Island Feak.

hours and guests, must be inquired into, Slanghai, both vessels having drilted from mont Company, Ltd., and the Hongkong inducements to give information to justily proper course from his position of Turret Tay. The price of the fish jumps up as this day

and, if possible, turned into less barmful ways. The matter of a fax upon Chinese subjects at Canton, or their objections to the manner of its levying, would scarcely have çorie under our purview if it had not developed in sool fashion that it threatened to directly militate against British interests, business interests in Hongkong. To sell to private seculators a monopoly of tax col- lecting in certain districts is not a method of our Government. That it forms a part of Chinese municipal procedure is a feet that until recently struck us na a bad thing for the Chinese taxpayer, but not as of particular interest to ourselves. It has proved otherwise. The shipping busi- ness between Hongkong and Canton has reccutly been entirely disorganised in con sequence of a special tax on boatmen levied

Following the example of Hongkong, the Board of Health in Manila has bognu a crusudo against the mousquito. All pools and stugaunt water in the low-lying suburbs are to be liberally sprinkled with petroleum, which is an efficacious remedy for destroying the post in its germinat.

ing stuge.

On Saturday evening another entertainment was given at the Metropole Theatre. The trams were working, but there were several blockages

-THE SHAUKIWAN SUICIDE.

In our report of the suicide of an unknown European at Shaukiwan, published in our, issne of Saturday, it was muntional tlist a ticket for the Soldiers and Sailors' Home. was found on the deceased, and that on inquiries being made at that institution the manageress stated that a

TWO MORE VOLUNTEER CRUISERS.

LONDON, 5th August. Russia has notified the Porte that two coal-laden Volunteer Cruisers are about to puss the Dardarelles, Russia, undertaking

un named Lairl was missing. Our repart that they shall retain the character of mentioned what was related to the reporter of the circunstans of Laird's connection with merchantmen.

agement, was mainly caused by an over. on the line. This, though partially due to had the Home, and added that the body at the À PRECAUTION BY THE P.&O. CO. mortuary answered to the description of Laird crowding of cars. The programme at the which was furnished to him. Alex. Laird, who Metropole went very smoothly. Those who stated that he was the mon referred to in the contributed were Tom Morcomb, Miss Dera paragraph, called at the Daily Press office on Grey, Miss Gertie Masie, Jim Morris, and Saturday, naturally resenting the association of Hugh McCormick. The latter was particularly his name with the occurrence. We therefore good in his mimicry. Razor Jim," a farce, was take the first opportunity of making the correc played in the second half; and a bioscope ex- tion and expressing our regret for the annoyance

the original paragraph must have occasioned. hibition brought the entertainment to a close.

Island, considering the food tide sad the fresh approaches, for the dealers know they may count.

8. B. wind.

-That the Chief Officer committed an error upon a brisk demand; even the most distant of of judgment in not calling the Captain when hosts, the most hard-hearted of fathers, give way he sighted The Island four points in the port to the wishes of the gentler sex and the children

on [” Cown"! Day.—Kobe Herald. bow and rot being able at the same time to see Piagfeng Island, from which fact he ought to bare concluded that thoship was to the eastward of her course.

N.E-ly set of the tide than could be reasonably 6. That the accident was due to a stronger

expected under the circumstances.

7-That after the accident the behaviour of

WEATHER REFORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report :---

On the 7th at 11.45 . The baromatèr

has risen in the Philippines and in Mid China and fallen slightly in South Clion.

the Master, others, and crew was in the highest degree commendable, in that they got the LONDON, 5th August,

The low barometer in the Philippines yester- boats out so quickly and thereby saved the lives The P. & O. Co. announce that owing to of all on board.

day would appear to have been caused by a S.-The Court regreta that the Captain, owing typhoon crossing Luzon, and moving towards the uncertainty in reference to contraband,

to being unwell, was unable to be on deck as the N.W. at present. Light variable winds their steamers will cease carrying passengers much ze he otherwise would have been when will prevail in the Pormesa, Channel and in the or cargo beyond Shanghai, but steamers passing a place where the China Son Directory northern part of the China Sea. will continue to fetch eargo from Japan.

Forecast-Light variable winds, tine,

advises that caution should be exercised,