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The Waioupu has decided to recommend the establishment of a Chinese Legation at Lisbon.

The Flemish word for “uutomobile" is said to be "salpaardelooszoondeerapoorwegpstrool. rijtuig." It must be terrible to be run over by one of them.

that particular coinment, that Mr. Duns misapprchouds our point of view, and the point of view of our correspondents. We are quite aware of the systems followed by the afforestation experts of India and of Europe At Home-meaning England, of course-it has been our duty and our pri The Russians expect to open a railway vilege in the past to point out Great Bri-skirting Lake Baikal by the middle of noșt tain's neglect of the science of arboriculture, month. There is no immediate prospect of wud to urge the Government to emalation doubling the Siberian line. of the work of France. Austria-Hungary, Denmark, Russia, and the Farvetry Asso ciation of America, in this respect. Where as our fure-elders practised forestry for sport's sake (as in the case of WILLIAM the BY APPOINT-CONQUERon and the New Forest), or for

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cients and the scientific knowledge of the new have learned to practise it for greater gains than those. We look to our planta- tions to modify extremes of temperaturs, to encourage rainfall, to absorb the miasmi exhalations of the soil, and to mike ozɔe THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY for our sorely tried lungs. The serious re- auls of reckless timber cutting in Australia,

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THE TSAR'S FIRST BON.

LONDON, 13th August. The Tsar announces the birth of the Grand Dake Alexis and calls on all his subjects to pray with him for the prosperity of his first

801.

The return of visitors to the City Hall Library | RUSSIAN WAR NEWS IN PERSIA. and Mysun for the work ending the 14th

The purpose of the Retue Transcoepienne, a August, 1904. were 229 non-Chineso and 61 Chinese to the former, and 125 nou-China jornal published in the Persian language at and 1606 Chinese to the latter inufitation.

The despatch of America's European qua dron to Smyrus need cause no disquieting affect. The reason is, that America desire fulfilment of some non-political demands. America daclares her object is not the continut occupation of Smyrna, but only a demonstration

The Health Officer at Shanghui ceports thir

Ashkabad in Russian Turkostan, and distributo gratuitously in Meshed, is to place before Persian readers the Russian version of the vens from the Far East, and thus to prevent any dimiz tion of Russian prestige. The journal is illustrated with pictures of Russian battleshipa, of Chinese culius working at Port Arthur under the supervision of a Rassian armed with knout, and of a Cossack thrashing a Japanes with the same instrument. The following is a the beginning of the war the enemies of the translation of part of the letterpress: From

THE WAR.

JAPANESE ACCOUNT OF THE CHEFOO INCIDENT.

A NOTABLE RAID,

The correspondent of the Standard at Tientsin wires that a band of three thousand Hunghutsa on the 2nd instant attacked the Russian camp at Tishling, north of Makien, The Russians were taken anwares and suffered a heavy loss of life, and a large stock of supplies and ammunition was destroyed, Strong putrols are now being placest.--N.C, Daily News. -

So far we have published only the barest references to the capture of the Russian oraiser Riesitelini at Chefoo, and to the subsequent

LATE TELEORAMS. protesfa of Russia that it was a break of Chis/

Tokyo messages to the N.-C. Dolly Newes so neutrality. The Japanese official despatch | tated the 9th instant inchule the following relating to the incident, con, teously supplied by items. About thirty Russians appeared near Mr. Consul Nou, throws ample light on the

Gensan yesterday afternoon, and were actual happenings,

repulsed by a Japanese outpost. It is reported that the Russians are retreating northward from Anshantien, leaving only their cavalry behind. on the same day, Chofeo reported more "heavy fring" in the direction of Port Arthur, and thick smoke as of burning houses." Au official Russian despatch from Moukden said that on the 26th and 27th July the Japanese attacked usnecesarally the Russian advance positions outside Port Arthur. Our lose were about 1,500. The losses of the enemy soners amount to 10.000. Os the moxt day, in according to information from Japanes pi

consequence of it having been ascertained that the enemy around these positions was ir over-

It shows that on the night of the 10th instant, the Japanese destroyers Asashino and Kasumi were cruising aliout in search of the ships of the previously scattered Port Arthur squadron. Presently they sighted what looked like a Russian destroyer., She was steaming at full opret the westward They gave 'cbase, but darkness came on, and teen forsigu residents died there in July, and

they lost sight of her. They followed on eight non-residents. Including Chinese, the total

then gathered that abe had entered Chefoo her course until morning, however, and deaties were 627. There was cre case of choleri

Imperial Russian Government. and twa of scarlet fever. The laundry man

har harbour, which is, of course, territorially been spreading among the Moslems falso news,entral. So they waited and watched for ber supervision is now possible.

Government by Japan.

Russia hus The maximum temperature recorded at the never under-estimated thecapacity of her enemies

inst. ranched the high figure of 995 dog. Fahr. | in the telegrams received from English sources, this being (the Kobe Chronicle was officially which are lavishly spread abroad among the informed) the highest maximum recorded at people, there is nothing about this. It is Kobe turing the past twenty-eight years. On necessary to bour in mind that the diffusion of the ith the thermometer reached a maximum such news among the people has only one object, of 94.1 dug.

to make the Russian Government appear perfidious in the eyes of Moslems. They thus gim rise to misapprehensions, and at the same time, in accordance with their traditional practice, further their comercial and political designs.

having all been properly licensed, more offoetiva such as the overpowering of the Impariai coming out, remaining strictly outside of whelming numbers our troops retreated in full

order, with songs and the band playing, to the Wolf's Mountains. The enemy being ap

in India, and in Russia, hive been on Kobe Meteorological Observatory on the 8th or concealed her defeats or lior conquests Blue When night fell, and the Russian ship hdparently exhausted by the two days' fight did

noticed and admitted, France and Ger' mung have, we believe, special State départ weats of afforestation, and colleges in which | the special science is taught. In these case-», the supply of timber is sought to be main. tained, and the work is expected to pay for itself out of its own revenue.” Thus, as Mr. Dusy las told us, trees me systematically ent down and sold. In France the "block system" is, or was, favoured, whole acctione of forest falling as they mature. In Germany, where they have a keen eye to the esthetic value of trees, the thinning out process is more affected. Now, be it oberved, the case of Hongkong is altogether different. The pioneers in the Colony had to deal with

The Empress of China's gift of Tls. 10,000 to the Peking Hospital has been currently ascribed to imparial gratitude for successful treatment of

one of her household slaves. The Hospital

authorities explain in the N... Daily New that the windfall should be really ascribed to the interest taken by Sir Ernest Satow, who has himself subscribed. The 1,900.

The weekly plague return shows a pratifying decrease, due to the days clear, of plague. The number of cases was tive, all fatal. This

territorial waters all that day (the 11th).

not emerged, they entered the harbour and found her lying there. She was the twin- screw destroyer Ricsitelini, a ship built with in the last two years. There was no sign of her dismantling, so boats were sent by Lieutenant Terashima, offering the Russian commander the alternatives of leaving port before duru, or surrendering. The Russian offer ac- cepted neither. Instead, while the discus-

not pursue and abandoned his wounded on the geld of battle, where they were attended by on, Sargeous. On the 28th the mowy renewed his advance. Our troops did not engage in hattle... and retired to the forts. The garrison is in excellent spirits." After rolating almost con- Russian officers and about 1.500 soldiers," Major-General Flong. contious, referring to July 30th," an overwhelming force of the enemy. preparing a new attack on our Wolf's

tinuous fighting, which cost the lives of 40

“Mountains position, had been ascertained, the fourth division received orders to refire partly

ander cover of the fortifications and partly on advanced positions at a distance of three versts outside of the line of fortifications. The retreat of our troops was fulfilled in perfect order nu- firing from that detones stopped the enemy's dor cover of our artillery, which by accurate

the enemy very great. The troops are in excellent spirits azid in perfect health,"

MER-a barren-looking, rocky maate. To make brings the number for the year so far to 498, of Japanese First Arury had been defeated with the Japanese interpreter and likewise sprang advance. Our losses were quite small, those of

Hongkong more habitable, hygienically and mathetically, they were at cost of ney, time, thought, and paine to cover the naked shoulders of the litts with pleasing verðurcj and with grateful shade. The chief expense is over and dune with. It is, or should be, written off. The taxpagers of Hongkong are not anxious to case their financial burden

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that have taken a generation to accumulata. We fancy, so far as Mr. Doxx's talk of 131 planting four tree, for each one felled is concerned, that their request would be: "Plant more, but fell none." Especially by this block system" of felling, which the Superintendent recommends as being less expensive, great gaps, eyesoras to those who love hitherto gazed with admiration on the particular bit of landscape concerned are left, and remain during the tedious years that the young trees are growing. In a part of England that shall, for obvions reasous, be left unnamed, a gentleman succeeded to an estate which included a

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range of tree-clad hills, bordering a pictu. resque valley which thousands went annually

which 478 wore fatal. There were no cases of other communicable disease last week, and the pingue return for the forty-eight hours ending Boon yesterday was at.

We feel sure that our missionary friends will exquisite little story, which we took from the not begrudge, us the hearty laugh ever this

-C. Daily News. The captain of a muil steamer says that ou a recent voyage to the Fast a lady passenger, a missionary, had painted on her large trunk the words. "The Lord is my Shepherd." Directly underneath this was the label Not Wanted on the Voyage."

It is well for Persians always sion was still proceeding, he gavo orders to to bear in mind that so long as English bis men "to destroy machineries and to intrigues continue to main trouble, the English | fire"-which may be the Japanesë render- will become more powerful." As a specimen of ing of an order to blow up his ship, the news published in the paper may be or vital parts of it. "Then, " the mentioned a telograme purporting to come from graphic official account continues, and Liao-yang, which stated that, according to

denly, taking. Terashing in his arms, he reports received from various sources, the jumped overboard." Another Russian seized heary low, and obliged to retreat to Feng-

into the sea. Other Russians opened fire wang-chong.

on the Japanese, and meanwhile, a magazine of the Riesitelini exploded, causing more casualties among the Japanese. "There- upon," adds the despatch, "the Riesitelini was captured and towed out." In this

and fourteen wounded. affair, the Japanese casualties were one killed

CORRESPONDENCE. MONKEYS AND CORRESPONDENTS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY гresa,

unsatisfying explanation is given. I am sure

GENERAL STONSSEL, KEPORTED DEAD. The Kobe Shimbun published the following "extra" on the 8th instant: News' reached Tokyo yesterday from Cheloo to the effect that people who arrived at Chefoo on the 4th instant by a junk from Port Arthur stated that General Stoessel, Commander of the stronghold of Port

the 3rd instant, and that the Russians at Port Arthur, committed suicide on the morning of

Among the passengers of the junk was an officer wearing the uniform of a Russian major, and carrying a sword." Any Hongkong friends o

that the Chefeo origin of this starting news General Stoessel may entertain hope, reflecting

does not argue its authenticity.

Six-Is it not a proper course for anyone who has a grievance or complaint to find out an explanation from the authorities before Had international law boon properly comfified ventilating it before the Fablic? The latter law. Japan might in this instanes fave boer or defined sol established like (my) English

course is always open when a meagre or aseoonted blameworthy. That is, taking by Arthur had suspended defensive operations. anyone who would see or write to the superinten-way of anaing a simple charge of brawling on Buffalo Bill" is touring Eazland with dent of the Gardens will certainly meet with the public street, in which the resisting show in which a daily mimic battle is fought

coniector de held amenable with the aggross or between what are advertised as "real Russians" attention directed to the particular complaint Eus as commander committed the first breach a courteous reply to his enquiries, or his Considering only the facts, however, that the and "real Japanese." The Kobe Chronicle fluds would receive prompt attention. it diflent to believe in the reality of fact of writing to the Press when a franker of neutrality by soeking lengthy sanctuary in showman's Japanese. We are in a position to course lies before anyone is suggestive of a

a neutral port without disarming, and subsa. state, definitely, that they are not. A private strong attack of cocoethes scribendi,

quently, while still in neutral waters, commenced Such a correspondant inforins ns that they are

course would bare hoon more thoughtful and utilities against his pursuers, the protest since absurdly unlike Japanese that nobody at Home kindly in common fairness to the superinten made by Russis will occur to the ordinary

observer as an impudent one.) dent-Yours truly,

is deceived.

the

Sit

Lord Selborne, First Locul of the Admiralty. stated in the House of Lords on the 10th instant that Lord Goschen's offer to gradually reduce our had not been withdrawn. A few years ago it armaments by agreement with foreign nations would have sufficed if France and England had

The mere

D. S. G. We have already suggested that a letter to the Press should not necessarily be the first step to remedy a grievance. In justice to our that under genuine emotions of pity for the yesterday's correspondent, we may point out beasts, and indignation at their condition, he

(REUTER'S SERVICE)

THE RIESITELINI " SEIZURE.

LONDON, 18th August, Beater's St. Petersburg correspondent

LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET SCERET, EC. to gaze at and admire. His father had agreed to diminish their navies, but the case is perhaps overlooked the risk of burting innocent wires that the Russian protest against the

HONGKONG, 1т August, 1904.

suffered under the impression that he could

now altered; neither Power can afford to people with too hasty censure. In the mean- reduce its own expenditure without considering time, if his allegation be true, some attendant

has made himself amenable, to the law, ou the expenditure of its neighbours.

charge of cruelty.]

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial

and Nethersola Hospitals boga to acknowledge with thanks donations of $5 from Ui Lung. Po Tsiin, Ou Tak, Chi Treung, Wai Wing Hong, Shan Cheung, Po Lang, Wai Wo. Tung Tak

PENJOM MINING CO., LD.

EXTRAORDINARY MECTING.

seizure of the Riesitolini by the Japanese is supported at Pekin by France and Germany.

RUSSIA MORE AMENABLE.

LONDON, 13th August.

wires that the Russian reply to the British Renter's correspondent in St. Petersburg

An extraordinary general meeting of the Tai. Tin Tak, Wing Shing, Tai Un, Tin afternoon in the Company's offices to consider, Punjora Mining Co., Lt was held yesterday Toung, Sui Yik Lung, Chi Cheung, Ying Fat: Tseng, Tai Cheung, Ho Po Tseng, Ying and if thought advisable, adopt, a resolution for representations re the Knight Commander Kee. Taui Hing Lau, Tui Núm Lau. Au King the winding-up of the Company. Mr. R. has been delivered and that it is a most Lam. Fame Fa Lau, Pan Fong Lau, An Fung Loi, Sun Wo Cheung, Kun Ying Lau, and of various sum under Sã amounting to $640.50.

A few evenings ago as we were proceeding bonis, says the Shanghai Union, we came across

conciliatory manifesto.

WAR ITEMS.

POET ARTHUK.

There is naturally intenso eagerness to learn what is actually going ou ni Part Arthng. At Berlin the fall of the fortress is regarded as imminent, and we think we can safely say, remarks the Kobe Chronicle, without disclosing any war seerata, that all the information reach ing Japan from privats and other sourem ja to the same effect. A correspondent who is with the Japanese forces ou Lizatung writes in a private letter s passage to which we think there can be no objection in giving publicity. Ha Баук:

We are making splendid progress. Everything here is energy and discip- line. You will hear something definite before long." That was written on July 30th, and since then a good deal has happoned, as private information reaching Japan tends to prove,

NOT A RELIGIOUS WAR. The following remarks by the Rev. John Batchelor deserve attention. There

are

those who say that this is a 'religious war. And by saying to the inference is that the #ght is between Buddhism and Christianity.

Bat this charge is absurd. Does Japan ispre

sent Buddhism? What of the Shinte, Con- fuelan, and Christian soldiers all fighting together Again I say, away with the Absurd thought and wicked lie Dons Russia repre- sent us as Christians in this war? No; la NEWS BY YESTERDAY'S. MAIL.

thousand times no. In war Christianity has Exchanges from Japan and the North arrived | Lot, nor can have, any repressatativo. The yesterday. From them the following telegrams, only warfare Christianity knows of is that of

the Bpirit and not of the Flesh.”- etc., were taken.~~-~

The crews of the Knight Commander, Thea,

WAB CORRESPONDENTS.

A Tokyo dispatch states that the Russian

tell what horses would arrive first at the winning post, and in the curse of a long Is the matter of the wholesale tree felling life in which frequent failures to make right that seemed to have been begun by the selections did not disabuse bim of that Afforestation Department, it is now alleged notion, he contrived to leave for his son that the numerous correspondents who bave

some obligations that led his heir to depude protestol in our columns were, with our the hills of the oaks and elus and pines that seiros, under a misapprehension. The made them beautiful. There was a tre- arborous slopes of Hongkong are not, we mendons putery, but it can too late. For are assured, to be donded, "For this re- nearly a decade the traces of the crime

Chatterton Wilcox (Chairman) presided, lief, much thanks." To the learned but remained painfully obvious, and it became

and there

alse were

present

Messra. unfortunately mythical Emperor HUANO T customary to point out the bleak hillsides

J Murray Bain. S. A. Joseph, B. J. is attributed the saying that "when mau

an object lessons of the evils of betting.

|Judah, H. C. Wilcox, À. H. Ribeiro, C. A. puts forth his faculties of destruction, Fortunately there is no such imperativa în-

Rozi, K. Sayce, Chan Tin, A. R. Lowe Heaven falls and Earth is overthrow."centive to drive our local Department into

(serrotary), and H. G. C. Bailoy (sclicitor to The great Thoist evidently had a gift of making such a sacrifice. We hope that any dress suit which some people consider evidence

a man of "social standing”—-that is he wore a the Company).

The CHAIRMAN Suid-Gentlemen,The exaggeration, but we are at one with him in eagerness on their part after revenue as 2 dreading the exercise of the destructive

of such. He had dined not wisely bat too well meeting called to-day is merely a formal meeting primary object will be nipped in the bud. ❘ and wanted to argue with an Indian. The called for the purposs of confirming the resolu faculties, and to this dread may be assigned Mr. DUNN seeks to cheer ts by mentioning language they used was very naparliamentary tion passed at the last extraordinary general our freely expressed nervousness with the rapid growth (here) of the China pine; but the Billingsgate of the S.S. man transcended meeting held on 29th July. There is nothing regard to the intentions of our Forestry but his mercenary suggestion (the phrase is that of the Indian, N.H-According to the for me to do but merely to propose the following Superintendent, Mr. S. T. DUNN. Now used in its inoffensive sense) that the Chinese, the "social standing" of the wheelbar resolution That the Company be wound up that we bave registered our protest, and "profitable time to cut the tree is at twenty-puller.

row coolie is higher than that of the jinriesha voluntarily, and that William Kerfoot Hughes and Arthur Rylands Love, of Victorin, in the thereby elicited expressions of opinion suffi-five years of age' "cats us to the quick

Colony of Hongkong, be, and they are hereby cient to show how any attempt to exploit What are we going to feel during the dozen occupial the time of two Judges in the Supreme winding-up."

A trivial case (that is how The Union puts it) appointed, liquidators for the purpose of such our arborescent treasury would be regarded or twenty years intervening betwixt pro- Court of Hongkong recently. by the public, we would gladly take it for fitable times? All human trouble, we are coolie carrying a bamboo obstructed the side was carried unanimously,

It appears Dir. 8. A. JOSEPH seconded, and the motion granted that no more interference will be reminded, has come from meddlement with path to the detriment of one Wai Chung, whe The CHAIEMAN ----That is all the business of rashly entered upon. At the same time, tree; and unless the Afforestation Depart preferred an information against him. The the meeting, gentlemen. It only remains for before leaving the subject, it seems advis ment lets well alone, they will sorely trouble Magistrate dismissed the information, whers.me to thank you for your attendance on this able that we should traverse some of the more people than they imagine to be in-pon the complainant took the case to the very hot day. comments made by Mr. DUNN upon the terested in the fate of our forests. After General, instructed by the Crown Solicitor; on Supreme Court. For him was the Attorney. Warning that we and our readers felt obliged all, they are an efforestation, and not a the opposite side was another lawyer. Judgment/ Rosario and the Shanghai Mounted Police the house of Messrs. Ginsburg & Co, two cruisers the conclusion of the war. to utter. The Superintendent explains that deforestation department. It is pertinent was deferred. We do things differently in won by the sailors); the Daily News adds. from the Argentine Republie, of a similar type time the corepondent of any paper gous between que-twenty-fifth and one-thirtieth to remind them of that. Finally, Mr. DUNN Shanghai; if a native carries a bamboo or "The men of the Rosaris have shown thou-to the Nithin and Kauge. These craisers home from some unavoidable cause, parmaksion bundle on the sidewalks he is told by the Police selves euch genuine sportsmen during the time have already arrived at Vladivostook and are for the correspondent to return will not be of the forests in the Colony have matured, kas suggested that from the hygienic pot to get into the road and that ends it. The that the vessel has been stationed here that now forming part of the Vladivostock feel under granted, and the journal to which he is attached and that "as is done everywhere where tree of view, four young trees are more salubrious difference lies in the fact that the Hongkong general regret is felt at their approaching Admini Skrydloff. For the successful issue of will not be allowed to send a substitute. If this planting is systematically carried out," the than one big one. We hope we may be coolie is a British subject, with all the heritage departure, and by none more than by the monthis transaction, Mr. M. Ginsburg, who is now information is correct, the Aibe Chronicle says, matured trees are being felled and sold, excused if we put that aside na mere of liberty a Briton enjoys. The Shanghai cooliebers of the B. G. C. and S. H. Police. Under in S. Peterburg, has been decorated and has it is to be regretted for the sake of the Japanese, and young trees planted in the spaces left quibbling. It does not holp us, and it is is an outlaw, with no one-not arena femperance the sergetic direction of M Way, their been made a civil general. [This has since been as the inference drawn from it will be that there

gunner, they have distinguished themselves, vacant thereby. It seems evident, from improbably true at best.

journal-to say a good word for him.] l'especially at the range,”

is something to conceal

Recording a shooting match between H.MS.

and four Japanese vessela arrived at Muroma on the 9th instant by a German steamer from authorities allow only correspondents of thos Vladivostock. The British Consul at Hakodate newspapers of countries which are in favour of the 10th-General | Easis to follow the Russian army in Manchurix, left for Muroran ou Kuropatkin is concentrating his troops, refusing the applicaticas of papers of other amounting to twice the available Japanese force, countries. The Russian Army never allows at Linoyang, fearing that he will be out off newspaper correspondents, who have ones been between Mukden and Liaoyang by General attached to the Army, to return home before Karoki.The desperate sortie of the Port the conclusion of the war. Hitherto the Jape- Arthur Best was probably to avoid the high-pes have allowed newspaper correspondents angled bombardment by the Japanese land to return to Nagasaki or Tokyo on their batteries."--Russian warships were sighted personal business, but it has

discovered that this is attended with great west of Kinshin.

disadvantages and also gives useless trouble The Chefso Daily News has the following to the Commanders. The Japaness Army, From an independent source it is learned that therefore, has now decided not to allow the Russian Government has purchased through newspaper correspondents to return before If before that

INCREMENTING BUSSIAN FLEET.

contradicted.]

HOW boom