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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGU: T 24rn. 1904.

The architect and designer of the handsome structure to which we this call attention was a Japanese, Dr. YORINAKA TSUMAKI,

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The receipts from war telegrams by the Imperial Chinese Telegraphs would appear to be not insignificant. According to native statements something like Tls. 20,000 were realized in July from Press. telegrams, ond Dircotor Liang is said to have decided to ast aside two-thirds of these receipts to found a telegraph school in Changli Hsion.

In some cotamercial statisties received from

Osuka, in Japanese, we notion a new departure in the melbed of sumbering the pages. The Japanese Chinosej numerals up to nino uro na

The Filipino who was reported to have been who also undertook the chief contractor-stabbed by a Japanese in a squabble at Shang- ship. The building quite dominates one hal on 7th instant has since died.

A recent investigation shows that the numbor known to the curio-hunting tourist. It of Russian prisoners now in Japan is 1,500, and covers na area of 43,758 square feet, and it ] that of Russian dead buried by Japanese troops is, by a close approximation, about a hun-on various fields of battle is 2,400. ched for high, with four floors, Native; Traste is already reviving around Haichen woods and nutiye granite and marble were since the Russians evacuated, and though prices, but ten" is represented by the "ichi" based, and so far as we remimber, no ladder |thers wid at Newrhwang are of course high. în was ever planted anywhere upon the build-sequence of the military demand, there are ing, which was screened with the scaffold plenty of fresh supplies. ings and inclined planes so familiar to dwellers in the Orient. From the spacious hall of meetings, through the reading and waiting rooms down to the patent strong vaults and safe deposit elamber, there is much to wonder at and admire; and a

startling object lesson for any who have still to realise the difference between the mudera Japan and the Japan of only a few decades ago.

In consequence of the Shanghai ratepayers

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[FROM OUR OWN COLLESFONDENT.}.

"SKYSCRAPERS" AND STORMS.

LONDON, 22nd August. A fornudo visited St. Paul, Minneapolis, on Saturday night. A skyscraper fell, aud killed two hundred people. There were other casualties, which had unt bçon ascor. Over two hundred buildings in

mark over a Roman cipher. Later, in the 'teenstained. and twenties, it is observable that the change is St. Paul were wrecked, and the High Level of doubtful value. There will be confusion Bridge was demolished. The general devas between 2 and 32. &c. as the "jinsignitation recorded did not, apparently, touch

having requested the Council to cense from | omitted.

icipal trading, a loss of something over Tls, 4000 ocenrred in the Electrical Depart- ment.

Sir Chongtung Lian, the Chinese Minister at Washington, reports that the US State De. patient had elected the withdrawal of the

Belgiau capital as well as the Belgian staff of the Hankow-Canton Railway. -- Universul Gezette.

A Munila Custom House employee, W. H. Wilson, died in the San Lazaro Hospital last weak from lockjaw. It is reported in the Manila papers that tetanus was brought on by an infected urm, Wilson having some days previously been inoculated against plague.

The Siawcape stutus that it is reported from Chefoo that the Russian Consul there has

already begun bailding one-storey houses as well an buts near his plaes, which the Chiness work men there declars are to house Russian sailors of other refugees who may sape to Chefoo from

Port Arthur.

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The city of Dalny is reported to be assuming a Evely air under Japaneso domination. A

Attended by a large number of the seafaring men of Hongkong, the funeral tank place on Monday of Mr. Scott, who died on the previous day on the sailing ship Eclipse, witch he had Mr. Scott Was Just joined as chief officer. very well known on the coast and the Canton River. He was at one time on the Algan Roy. and afterwards served on the Hong kong, Canton and Macao Steamhout Company's us. Fathan and on the Tak Hing of the summe company as chief offer. His death was dun to heat apoplexy. Hov. C. H. Hickling performed the funeral service.

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•HIPSANG" CAPTAIN'S INTEREST.

ING STORY,

Captain Robert C. D. Bradley, of the unfortunate steamer flipsung, in a letter to the N-C. Daily News tells this story: Having boon released from confinement at Port Arthur by the Russian authorities, and having walked over to Pigeon Bay, a junk was chartered by our saloon passenger for the sum of 350 roubles to take us and himself from Pigeon Bay to Chefou, the junk people agresing for a further sam of 48 roubles to allow 24 of the Chinese members of the crow to accompany us in the junk. Boat sailed out of Pigeon Bay with a fair land breeze, about 4 pm. on the 2nd of August, 1904, we having for stores for the voyage (which might easily have been one of many days) ne small white loaf of bread and two pieces of black broad left over from our evening meal of the day before, a remnant of cheese, somo tes in a bottle Not and two or three pounds of sugar. Fortunately

OUR FLEET AWAKE.

The great activity among the warships of activity among the British flest at Weihaiwei: the belligerents has created a corresponding three torpedo-boats nightly patrol the waters in the vicinity, signalling all vessels within sight as to their port of departure and destination All the slips of the foot are. auder orders to be ready for sea and have up at half-an-hour's notico.

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of her helds and a fair supply of drinking water in a big tub lashed on her fere-part. After passing fairly close to a floating mine, we some little time after leaving the bay sighted four Japanese torpedo-boat, destrayers steaming in

number of foreigners have taken up their infrequently when a number of the sailors are the junk bed a certain amount of millet in ene return on board, and then may be fast the ashore a signal is hoisted for their immediats

currying of feet from all directions towards the harbour, and sometimes it happens that a band from one of the ships is playing ashore, and in the same manner they also cut short their programme and "skedaddle" for the nearest conveyance to take them abordi.

THE WAR.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] RUSSIAN CRUISERS AGAIN BUSY.

LONDON. 23rd August.

A Russian cruiser, supposed to be the Smolena, stopped and searched the Comedian of Pondoland,

[Pondo-land is a country in South-east Africs ernisers to be exercising their polico or piratical · -a somewhat out-of-the-way place for Russia

function. It belongs to Cape Colony, "or Fontoland" means that the Comedian has bean helt up in the Mocambique channel. between

Africa and Madagascar, and presumably on the Dolagoa Bay to Barban route. Why, it is hard to imagine. It is a far ory thence to the Gulf of Aden and the Eastern route, something like 2,500 miles. The only explanation we can think of is that the Russiax are now looking to replenish their coal bunkers from the colliers that come round the Cape to escape paying the canal dues. --ED.]

[REUTER'S SERVICE.]

PORT ARTHUR

LONDON, 21st August. The Tsar las telegraphed to General Stoessel that he is convinced the garrisos will uphold the glory of Russian arms by their unbounded bravery

ALL RUSSIAN RESERVES CALLED

OUT.

Londos, 21st August. Reuter's St. Petersburg correspondent wires that all Russian reserve officers have been called out by a Ukase.

THE DISPERSED FLEET.

LONDON, 21st August,

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To-morrow the Chinese fourteen-day rites in honour of the otherwise unhonoured dead come to an end. Part of an article in a contemporary, describing the festival" as it appears at Shanghai, where its observance is more noticeable than in this Colony, we reprint in another column. In some succeeding comments, the writer of that article betrays a rather unflattering opinion of the sincerity of the borzas who foder the nacient custom. He computes the Janual expenditure of the Shanghai Chinese, for placating the manes of the departed who luck posterity, to be over $60,000, and mug-residence in the place. Several Chinese have gests that Buddhist priests, from motives left Chefoo with the intention of locating ut of self interest, tell their believers and that port. The Yokohama Spacis Bank has

votaries that these wandering spirits are

established an agency which is now ready for Енамікон. "capable of doing immense harm to people "who are in health, if not assisted, in getting

Mr. W. J. Turnbull, one of Shanghai's crack imo Hades, where is proportion to the cricketers, is at present staying at the King ? weight of sins committed in life a spirit Edward Hotel, Hongkong. He is an Austra has to wait for long or for short periodslan, and acquired his cricket there. He arrived in Shanghai in 1898, and has captained the his turn to passing the turnstile, or SRC. eleven since 1902. He has topped the “Wheel of Life, and so transmigrate once Tatting averages three scusous, and bowling no. * more into the life of the Upper World." Other years he was next best, It does not seem quite fair to libel the Chi- rese as peculiarly foolish in such belief. The idea that demoniacally-minded spirits may wreak mischief to the living is older than China, is cosmopolitan in its habitats, and has as much to be said in its favour,

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HONDRONG, 24TH AUGUST, 1904.

THE palatial new headquarters of the Yokohama Specie Bank (Shokin Ginko) have taken five years and four meaths 1 complete. The building was finished last month, and people at Home, indifferently informed of things Japanese, would be amazed by an inspection of this bank, which undoubtedly embraces the best features of modern bank buildings of the most advanced type. In addition to seeing the building

as it approached completion, we have now

which pertain to the interest better behaved spirits are supposed to take in our mundane well-being. Indeed, in view of the ancestor worship of the Chiness, with its idolatrous reverence for their fore-elders, this custom is lifted on to a higher plane than the mere- Iv manichean instinct of mollifying the powers of evil. The element of altruism, of pity for those deprived of a worshipping posterity-a deprivation that the Chinese

shudder al-entera into it.

It is this thint

CHINESE ENTERPRISE.

The

Some wealthy untiva gentlemen of Chi-kiang havs obtained permission from the Peking Government to construct a new line at Hang. chou from Kung-shen-chino to Tza-kou along Siveral of the Parsees and Indian merchants, the south bank of the Chien-tung river. friends and admirers of Mr. S. D: Setnu.distance is about 50 li, or £1 miles, and the pesented themselves at his place, 22. Stanley Strest, on Monday evening, and presented him a handsome gold watch, together with an addwas signed by a large number of his friends who wished to congratulate the first Purses Primo appointed by the R.A.0.B.

A scheme is said to be on foot among loud ing Japanese business man in Kobe to charter

and 2 large steamer

visit Dalny, Port Arthur nd adjacent ports in Munchuria with merchandise soon after the fall of Part Arthur Opportunity would be taken at the same time of inspecting commerce in Man- churis. Business mon in Osaka and Kyoto havebeen asked to support the scheme,

estimated expenditure is Tls. 500,000, partially subscribed by Chinese merchants and partially contributed by the promoters. There will be five stages, and the chief station will be built in the vicinity of the Japanese soncession at that place. It is reported that a well-known foreign firm at Shanghai will carry out the work of construction.

SIR MARCUS SAMUEL

Sir Marcus Samuel, the late Lord Mayor of London, whose name is so well known in the Far East, has bad the vote of thanks passed by the Court of Common Council at the conclusion of his eventful Mayoralty inscribed upon a silver shield, which is also considerably om- bellished. A ria of St. Paul's Cathedral appears in the background, with shipping in the distance. At the top of the shield appears the

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delicacies.

(Shanghai Mercury.)

INSANITARY CONDITION OF PORT ARTHUR.

CHEFOO, 14th August. The latest arrivals from Port Arthur report that the town is in a very insanitary condition. The stench is said to be unbearable during a

The Japanese craisers our direction, and as one of these vessels directed her, course straight towards oor junk, the junk's Taushima have defeated the Novik and suits were lowered and we awaited her approach. forced her ou shore at Korsakovsk, Steaming close up to us, and receiving the Saghalien. The Diane has arrived at information that we were members of the crow

the B.

Saigon. Hipsaan, heaving lines wore thrown to us, and the junk hauled alongside the destroyer. We Europeans were then, by the request of the Lieut. Commander of the Ugiri, invited to come on board the destroyer by Mr. Kyosake Eto, a staff officer of the Imperial Japanese Navy; and we were then invited to sit down at a table, which was soon londed with Liaut-Commurder S. Kagiwada having then besit our account of the loss of the 2.8. Hapsang and our sojourn at Port Arthur, asked us if we were in any need of food or water to take us across to Chofod; and gathering that we did stand in used of bread, he and his officers most generously gave us a large case of ship's biscuits, sesen tins of corned beef, two tins of jani, a bottle of Worcester sauce, about a dozen bicoked successfully the entrance of Fork quart battles of beer, and many bottles of Hirano Arthur. water, a parket of candles, two large blankets. handkerchiefs and socks, etc., etc., absolutely refusing to tako denial, though we begged them not to deplete their stores and only to give us the biscuits, the officers. laughingly refusing to listen to us, and ordering the Japanese sailors to put their gifts on board of the junk. Then, after expressing their sorrow that they could

has caused us to wonder sometimes at the impatient to be sured immediately and took recipient's arms and the eivio mace and sword, not tow us over to Chefoo, as their vessel was on

obvious coatempt. embodied in various references in DYER BALL'S "Things Chinese," a buult, we may add, that is where to be found in his prototype, BASIL CHAMBER LAIN'S "Things Japanese."

Note, n an example of what we deprecate, the tone of comments on "gromany, or fung shui,'' Really, if it could possibly he profitable, there would be a strong temptation to argue that the estimation of the disappointed, neglected, and angry spirits is not a farrigo of nonsense." In the evolution of supernatural belicfn, it is one of the first concepts that would naturally occur in the "untutor'd mind" of the savage observer of

Viceroy Chung Chi-tung has been rather seriously ill, and after calling in pative doctors he sent for some foreign doctors. But he was double doses of his medicines, which made him wory. Then he wited to Shanghai for a court physician, but before he reached Hupeh, the patient had recovered from the effects of his overdose and was nearly well.

together with the arms of the City Companies, of which he is a member. enclosed in panels a record of the principal There are also events of the Mayoralty,

CHINESE GOLD STANDARD WANTED.

A: Canton correspondent writes: Among the recipients of the Royal favour it is gratifying to learn by the last mail from Lisbon that His The President of the Board of Revenue his of Fortugal, has been pleased to confer upon gold coins. The President sys that owing to most Faithful Majesty Don Carlos I, the King reported on the accumulation of gold for coining

Sir João Damuso da Costa de Moraes. Consul. the high price of gold Chins has lost consider- General for Portugal in Canton, the honour of able money both in the matter of trade and in Conmenda da Ordem de Christo. and the Com the payment of the old and new indemnities. mende da Conceição for services.

In consideration of a further reduction in the price of silver, it is absolutely necessary for the Japan by adopting the gold standard. Thers Government to follow the good example of fore the Memorialist asks paroission to take in

The building of a railway between Macao and

Canton has brou arranged between the Portu guess Minister and the Waiwapa to the effect that whereas Ching can establish a Customs to

ANOTHER BLOCKING OF PORT ARTHUR ENTRANCE.

CHEFOO. 14th August:

On the 11th instant the Japanese steamer Eeibola Maru, Nugato Maru, and Sakats Mara

(Ostasiatische Lloyd.)

THE RUSSIAN WARSHIPS AT

TSINGTAU

TSINOTAU, 13th August. When the Russian torpedo-boats after 24 hours had not left. Tsingtan, the German mon

action, to prevent by force, if necessary, their

(N.-C. Daily News.)

HUNGHUTSE.

of war in harbour and the forts cleared for

KAOFANTZE, 15th August.

patral duty off the Lientishes Promontory, and mander S. Engiwada and his officers gave as a they could not leave thoir station, Lieut.-Com- leaving.

really hearty sond off, with many a handshake, wishing us good luck and a safe passage across to Chefoo. we giving them a hearty three cheers as our vessels parted company.

This torpedo-boat destroyer, the Ugiri, though guised Japanese, raided a train of Kaopantze in Ou Sunday eighty Hunghutse, lod. by (dis on active and harassing duty off the shores of the Liaotishan Promontory, was a revelation to with being Russian spies, in revenge for what order to seize some native interpreters charged all of us as to the cleanliness, officiensy, and occurred in 1901. The railway officials inter discipline that prevail on board the vessels offered in the fight and the spiea, escaped, the the Imperial Japanese Nuvy. For she was airply the perfection of cleanliness, her steel Hunghutse retiring to Hsinmintun to rob the decks being beautifully clean, the brass-work refugees and catch the spies on their way to Mukden. Three special trains full of refugees in spotlessly clean uniformis, just as though they shining, and her crew, men as well as the officers,

are en route to Mukden, and there are now had just come out of harbour.

And the perfec The

been favoured with a book of excellent nature. It is a thought that has never yet take control of opium the Portuguese will buila gold at Tia 32 per 1 11 of pure gold from tion of discipline was reigning ou board.

ments.

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Mr. H. Hackwood, ex-resident engineer of the Hongkong Electric Tramway Co, leaves by the Empress of India to-day for Hons.

photographs showing the internal orange- been quite banished, even by the orthodox The enormous expense of these Protestant, whose anthroposophiam lingers finest bank premises in the Orient (for such with the Chinese beliefs we are so apt to they must be) is justified by the steady laugh at. expansion and augmentation of its busincas operations." Opened for business

There was no plague caso for record yesterday. February, 1880, the Yokohama Specie

The report of the Nippon Railway Company Bank has been conducted specially in view shows a gross profit for the last half your of of its position as an organ of Japan's you 2,841,287. A dividend of 10 per cent was foreign trade, paying particular attention agreed upon. to foreign exchange, ada acting frequently, under official orders, in the management of the foreign financial operations of the Im. perial Government. In 1887, its capital of Weather permitting, an open air convert three million yen was doubled; and in 1896, will be given by the Royal Garrison Artillery after sixteen years of business, another iu Victoria Barracks at 8 pmn. to-morrow multiplication by two made the capital (Thursday), twelve millions. The story smacks of the well-known horse-shoe-paîl calculations; Oil Co., has purchased New Kowloon Inland but sober history is incomplete if a subae Lot 11, a piece of Crown land at Imichikos quent increase, in 1890, is not recorded. containing soms 58,580 sq. ft. Bo bid $7,350, On that occasion, a third issue of 120,000$50 higher than the upset price, and met with shares doubled the capital for the third

Mr. J. W. Bull, on behalf of the Standard

the milway. The Portugueso Minister and Nating signed the agreement to that effect, but as to the establishment of the opium customs there is a point undecided by the Portuguese

Partiment

We have received from Mssors. A. M. & J. Ferguson, Crylon Observer office, a copy of their Ceylon Handbook and Directory" for 19015. It has searly two thousand pages, bristling with facts, figures and names con nected with Coylon. For frontispiece, it has an excellent photograph of Sir Henry Arthur Blake, the Governor. At fifteen rupees, with a discount for cash, we do not see how a planter or tradesman in Ceviou dare abstain from buying teen taken to bring it up to date in every the Look. We notice that scrupulous care has

possible department.

those officials and others who parchaso brevet next day, the wind having houded during the

official ranks and titles in accordance with the regulations of the Beard, so that gold may be collected for the important purpose mentioned. Roscript: Let it be as recommended, Peking Gazelle.

THE CHEKIANG RIOT CASE.

The following represents the basis upon which alone the French Minister in Peking grew to settle the anti-Catholic outrage in Chekiang some time ago.

The ringleader of the rioters, Wang Hsi- tung, who is still at large, must be captured within three years by the Chinese Government,

prison, must be banished to the frontier for a and his brother, Wang Hsi-kuang, who is now in

hundred Imperial troops here. Kacpantre is the junction of the Hainmintun branch of the Shanhaikuan-Newchwang milway, and is about. 5 miles north-west of Nowchwang.

TSINGTAO DOINGS.

night, we found ourselves to the westward of the Minota Islands, and unable to make any material progress towards Chefoo: so in the afternoon (as the food tide was setting the jank

Word was received from Tsingtao on August bodily to the westward) we put the anchor down 15th that the dags of the Rassian ships which and remained. The next day, the wind being put into that port wore hauled down and turned still a head wind to Chefoo, we got under weigh over to the German authorities in the presence and stood down for Howki, so as to get in the of the Governor of the Colony. Previous to track of ships coming from Taku Bar, and were this action the government at Tsingtao receiv. fortunate enough to attract the attention of the ed instructions from Berlin that such ships as officer on the bridgo of the se. Sullberg, being were seaworthy must leave the port. If not taken on board that vessel and brought quickly worthy, they must be repaired as quickly as possible under German supervision, and proceed to sea immediately on the completion of the The hauling down of the tags repairs. signifes that while the vessels are undergoing

on to Chefoo.

CHINA PROGRESSING,

The Governor of Kiangsi memorializes regard. repairs, they are under German control. The ing the establishment of a supreme office of ceremony of bauling down the flag was per- agriculture, art, mining and commerce at Nan. formed with all das formality, first on the clmang, the capital of the provinco, under the shattered Gearevitch, and later the same cere, Board secretary, Liu Ching-houn, who is believed mony took place on the three destroyers. to be experienced in matters concerning modern While the Russian ships have not been dis

tion with foreign commercial, and mining unforeseen contingency arises, they will be commercial mining, owing to his long associa- mantled, it is certain that unless some experts. There is a department for each umb. disarmed when their repairs are completed, as ject, each of which is managed by a prefect or it would be suicids for them to attempt to sub-profect under the control of the director. escape in the face of the Japanese naval force Under orders from the memorialist the director scouting the neighbouring waters, The des

men who will be sent to Japan to study in con.be allowed to the depart in a body, but must Bection with thess four industries at the expense loave singly at intervals of six hours-Chefoo of the Government.

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certain number of years, to be decided on later.

The Magistrate of Ninghai must also be A frivolous Homo journal has published exiled, as he failed to give proper protection to and my annoy some. a mathematical invention that will amuse many, the converts both before and alter the trouble. have the latter effect upon any of our readers accordance with the degree of their guilt as a If it should happen to All the other local officials must be punished in who make the calculation, we must be held warning to others. The Chinese Government exempt from responsibility. We warn them shall also pay Tie. 150.000 indemnity to the that the result is somewhat startling. Here is relatives of the murdered converts, and this time, making it twenty-four million yen B.G.A. bent the Sherwood Foresters, at the Add your age as it was or will be on your

In the Water Polo Shield competition the the sun. Write down the year of your birth. money must be paid them within three years.

A stone tablet must bo orested before the Half of that last issue has been called up. v.B.C. on Monday evening, by 10-0. The birthday this year, 1904. Add four. Multiply tomh of the priest Chu who was killed by the has now selected twelve young and intelligent troyers, according to international law, capuot Of the total 240,000 shares, 60,400 are R.G.A. will now have to play V.R.C. "A" by 1,000. Subtract 693,423. Take the result, owned by the Japanese Imperial Household.team; and the winner of this pans will contest The Reserve Fund stands at Y. 9,320,000. the final with V.R.C. "B" team.

no opposition.

rioters, as an official record of the tragedy.

All the above demands have been agreed to

and change its figures into letters. writing.1 as

by the Throne.

A, 2B, and so on.