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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 29m. 1904.
Momra. Hughes & Hough,coal brokers, report }
on August 26th 1,000 tons Welsh and 17,000 tons Japanese expected. Since the 12th, 18,100 tons
arrived and sold. Market "dull."
Mesura Lanks & Roggo report the freight
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It is always nice to behold the face of an old friend, long lost siglit of. A London Fress clipping agoney has sent us, for publication, a entting from the Linolashire Echo. The clipper omitted to notice that the Lincolumbire bang Daily Prees, and so is sent coals to
I shot of the efforts of the U.S. Commission market (on 27th August) changed for the Paper gave the source of its item as the long-
TELEGRAMS.
[RNOTER'A SERVICE}
THE MARSEILLES STRIKE.
LONDON, 25th August.
A fresh seamen's strike has occurred at Mar-
A. S. WATSON & CO., will be it is dificult to say. With any ather better," and immediate prospects very encourag Newcastle. The Aberdeen Esening Express coilies, which has paralysed the teale. Sixteen
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The I.-C.S. Waishing, Hongkong to Bhang hai, reported on arrival at the northern port|.
THE WAR
(REUTER'S SERVICE.]
CAPE COAL DEPOTS COPY MALTA,
LONDON, 25th August,
interests at work, so much wie inertia that sho had passed three Japanese warships any contemplate the fuguration of an all-pected that the strike will interfere with int no Raseias warships stall be allowed
of Bonham Island on the 20th inst
Pimp rtaus companies bare suspended sailings,
The Daily Telegraph's correspondent at and warships are carrying the malls. It is not Cape Town wires that orders have been giveu
to coal at Capo ports without reference to headquarters.
also borrowed the same item.
The announcement that the Star Ferry Com- round-to-harbour service brings up visions of British livers Our own telegram saporting to overcome, that it is not easy to predict
Jelightful trips. Jitherto anyone who wanted this was published so long ago us Friday.] what may happen in this regard. The
An Order in Council, pablished in the last to do the rounds of our beautiful bay had to
LONDON, 26th August. reputed predictions of the mankarius Government Gazette, makes the Registry of the trust to the uncertainties and uncauliness of
The Marseilles strikers threaten to extend are in favour of a gold basis, though silver, | Privy Council the Registry, for all purposes, in the Chinose Launokes which rap on the circular the strike to every port in France unless their As in the case of many other countries, appeals relating to evelsiustical and maritime tour, and though as fine as it is, it loses a good demands are conceded before to-morrow. would have to be mostly us.d for coinages. purposes. But thore may be some powerful | officials who have aces to grind and whose purpose will best be served by the retention of a silver standard. We do not know that ach is the fut, but we hope that the President of the Board of Revenue more
The Hon. Sir Henry Spencer Barkeley acts (since Saturday) as Chief Justice during the Mr. are of Sir William Meigh Goodman. Ernest Hamilton Sharp, K.C., acts as Alorney- General for the same period.
Mr. E. Brindle, late of Shanghai, a Daily Mail accurately reflects the proclivities of the correspondent, was thrown from his horse at Eropantz on the Elth, und so badly injared mandurius. In recent memorial to the
that he had to be taken to the hospital at New. Throne he says that owing to tho high price akwang on a special train. Ho was with Eizel of gold Chine has lost considerably both in when that correspondent was shot by Chinese. BLEND the malter of trade and in the paymat of the indemaities. He therefore suggests
VERY OLD LIQUEUR
SCOTCH
WHISKY.
IS ATTAINED ONLY BY
GREAT AGE, BEING THOROUGHLY MATURED AND SUPERIOR QUALITY UNIFORMLY MAINTAINED.
deal of its attractiveness whion one has to travel cheek by jowl alongside an evil-smelling old coal-coolie. Let us hope that the Ferry Company's action will introduce a new order of things.
The Merchant Service Guild, as representing nearly 11,000 British captains and officers of the Merchant Servies, have appealed to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs with a view to his protecting the particolar interests of the British captains, officers, and seamer of the British vessels either seized or sunk by the Russians. The Guild point out that these mer
THE TYPHOON,
FATALITY AT MACÃO,
AN AMUSING STIPULATION.
LONDON, 25th August.
It is stated in St. Petersburg that before dismantling the warships in Shangbai,
A private letter from Macao, received yoster-Russia insists on Japan giving assurances day, states that the Portugas e port suffered that she will not repeat the Biesitolini in- seriously during the typhoon. Numerous
cident. houses wore wrecked, mostly (hinese; but in one case a collapse caused the dosth of Mr. C.
Castro, formerly employed in the Customs.
Incorporated in our collection of items of damage done by the typhoon was the report that one of the retaining walle of Bolilios Man-
CONTRABAND
LONDON, 25th August,
A hastily-summoned meeting of the India
There was rerently the wildest excitement in hays been placed in a position of danger and of sion grounds, MacDonnell Road, had collapsed and China sections of the London Chamber.
the Chicago wheat market, owing to alarming
cropreports. It is anticipated that there will be a shortage of 175 million basels. Føreml com. mission houses on the 2063 instant sale sight to eighteen million bushels.
The shipping trade, reports Hamburg correspondest, continues to suffer from the unfavourable position of the freight market, and the war in the Far Eust also is exerting an in- fluence, as vessels which formerly carried goods to China and Japan nor enter into competition in other markets.
possible serions ios, aten that great unxiety is
caused to their relatives who are unable to
abtain satisfactory news. The Guild (we are informed by the secretary) are aware of the importance of the larger question at issue, but vonture to think that the point which they urge merits the Marquess of Lansdowne's considera- tion and interest.
CHIEF JUSTICE OF HONGKONG.
On Saturday Inst. Sir William Meigh Good. man, Chief Justice of Hongkong, and Lady Goodman, Jeft for home on the P. & (). 9.8. Coromaadel on leave. Sir Williams came here
are
for the fourth or fifth time. This we informed was incorrect. No retaining or other walls collapsed, the only damage done being that the turf and upper sail of one of the slopes was washed off,
THE "CHUSAN,” The P.&O. Chuson entored Hongkong Harbour at daylight on Saturday. Shio had
of Commerce inkes place to-day to consider the situation in regard to contraband of war.
ENGLAND IN EARNEST.
LONDON, 25th August.
the English mail on board, 48 hours overdue, M. Balfour, replying to a dejutation from She loft Singapore on the afternoon of the the London Chamber of Commerce, said that 20th inst., experiencing sunny weather till the Government and directed that urgent
A fresh breeze leaving the Paracels astern.
then sprung up from the S.W., the sky assumed enquiries be niade to the Russian Govern- an ominous inky appearance. A little later—at tuent regarding the Smolengh in South 2000 on Tuesday--the barometer indicated African waters; it appeared that the
fierce squalls, accompanied by blinding rain, were frequent. Wednesday morning showed the ship, by dead reckoning, some 100 miles S.W.
Waiwup that the Chinese officials in the dis-alut 14 years ago in Attorey-General, and stormy weather; the wind increased, and Russian Government had hitherto been
A Peking despatch states that the Japanese Minisior. Mr. Uohids, has complained to the
tricts near - Tiebling and Liaoyang have been discovered to lave furnished the Russian forces lately with over a thousand carts, and males to
was appointed Chief Justice in succession to Sir John Carrington in April of 1902, Pre. viously Sir William was Attorney-General and
unable to communicate its instructions to the Volunteer cruisers, and hence the recent,
that it is absolutely necessary thai. 199. Ju- perial Government should follow the good | example of Japan and adopt a gold standard. As a preliminary step in this direction, ho asks permissiorte tike in gold at Tl. 32 per I tacl of pure gold from the officia's and others who purchase brevet official rank and titles in accordance with the re- gulations of the Board. The Imperial Rescript is very doejded and to the point "Let it be a recommended." We hope that this action not only reflects the views of most Chinese officials, but is al an indication of the policy the Chinese Gor.ru ment intend to pursue in regard to the curroney. They have undertaken, by the draw them, which is flagrant violation of Chinese / Chief Justice of British Houduras. Hon. Sirof Gap Rock, A racing ecrow made it necessary incidents, Under these circumstances the. recent Commercial Treaty signed at Shang-neutrality. hai with Sir JAMES MACKAY, to establish a uniform national coinage, and it will pro bably prove no more difficult to place tuis on a gold basis than to establish a unifor.n silver currency. The advantages of the the hilt, A. S. WATSON & CO. former have been proved to
and the Treaty Powers, or ost of them, have expressed their approval of the
The yarn market reported by Messrs. scheme for a gold standard. The Straits Carasjoe Pallanjee & Co., Jas been stealy since Settlements and the Philippines have fast report. Totul sales, 4,075 bales, at prices already adopted a fixed "standard, and Indo-improving by fifty cont to dollar increases per Cheap Japanese yarn has competed China and Sam are prepared to follow - bale. suit. Hongkong will avon be the only 14.000 bales unsold. Local twelves"
strongly. There are (26th Augul) about gold
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On the 18th August, at Tientsin, the wife of S. F. MATERE, of a son.
On the 19th August, at No. 22, Avenue Par:1
The large majority of the colonists are strongly in favour of a different policy they would poster to'sas Hongkong setting the example to Chinn rather than submit to wait for her tardy action in the matter. But there is anfortunately a want of un- animity on the subject, owing to a divergency of interests, the profits made on the flue- tuntious of achunge apparently counter-
directions the balancing in some
loss
The IIon. Sec. of the Hongkong Rifle Association, Mr. Mowbray S. Northcote, writes to say that the staterrent in a Shanghai paper, (quoted by us) that the Interport Match had been settled for 29th- and 30th September, is incorrect. The competition must under the condition) be held in the period covered by the first úfteen days of October.
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Heary Spencer Berkeley will not as Chief to reduce the number of revolutions, so very Justice during the absence of Sir Williaa little headway was made. On Thursday after Goodmans who expects to be back in Hongkong on the wind jumped to the 8.3.-continuing to blow strongly as before. Boundings were in a year's time or se.. Mr. B. H. Sharp, Klaken with a Lord Kelvin machine at short will act as Attorney-General during the in- terregnum. There was a large company at Blake Pier on Saturday to see Sir Willian and Lady Goodman off. among those present being Right Rev. Bishop J. C. Hoare, Hoa. F. H. Mag, Hoa. Gershom Stewart and Mrs. Stewart, Hon. W. J. Gresson, Sir Henry Berkeley, Mr. F. J. Badeley. Mr. C. W. May. Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, Dr. J. W. Atkinson. Me. T. Sercombe Smith, and others,
PARSEE CHARITY FUNDS.
A paragraph was published in this paper,
two Governments bad agreed that Cape cruisers should find the Volunteer cruisers, and Great Britain had ordered two of th British cruisers stationed at the Cape to immediately seek the Smolensk and the Petersburg, and convey to them the Russian instructions to desist from searching, There was therefore a hope that the
intervals. The weather showed signs of im. provement about midnight, the typhoon's centre having passed to the wast. The wind, aaverthe |less, continued str...ng during the next day. Deck fittings were damaged by the sons sweeping the deeks; skylights were broken; steampips casing was washed away; a lifeboat was corried overboart out of its davits; and the saloon,
werd ended. The deputation main deck, and captain's cabin were washed ont, might rely on the declaration in the King's The lowest reading of the glass was 29.25 | speech, which was not mere vague langunge. inches.
The British Government meant exactly- what he said, and the rights of the great
THE " TYDEUS."
The 8.3. Tydeus, from Singapore on Saturday,
incidents
relating to appointments on the Parsee Charity reports that she had to considerably deviate shipping trade would not be ignored by the
Trust of Hongkong.
Its statments were
subsequently contradicted.
The contributor explains that votes are being collected privately, in readiness for the antal general meeting, and that the results of the canvass warranted his report to us.
to have made this elaze at first.
He ought
Another correspondent has since written offering to expose the whole masquerade. Here is the programme of music to be
His letter, having already appeared in other performed by the band of the 23rd Barma journal, is by our rules excluded. His sugges
Braat, to Mr. and Mrs. CLARANCE H. BUTLER, Ceruing to trade thereby. The permanent funtry on the New Parade Gronad today (Motion that we should waive our ** scruples," and
On the 21st August, at No. 70, Hange Road,ood of the Colony, the prosperity of
DEATH.
* dangater. the wife of S. E. den, of a son.
On the 21st August, RT 10, Souchow Road, Shanghai, AVETIN KICHARD THISTLE WAITE (late of Manila), clicet con of the Rev. & THISTLE- THWAITZ, of Preston, Lancashiro.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG Urnen: 14, DESVUY ROAD CL LONDON ÜFTION: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.
HONGKONG, 29th August, 1904.
legitimate trade, demand that the change. should be made, and that without delay. The difficulties raised as bugbears in the path would speedily disappear if the change were resolved upon, and Hongkong would
March...
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"Soldiers of the King". Overta u Medusz Solection ...Chron Little Mids
Intermezzo. Poudant le Bai
Salretion Valse
"Merrie England
Diana"
God Save the Kin."
publish the name of a correspondent, could not, * Hewitt
Elliot in any case, have been considered.. Babous
In view of the fact that there is an evident Gillet disturbanco in the Parsse community, which ferman
Kirby ought to be settled at the annual meeting, we beg to be excused from further participation. Until that, no more letters on the subject will be permitted to appour, except oror bona fide signatures.
The Hou. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals hogs to acknowledge with thanks donations of $30 from Ya Wo Co. and Hop Hing fong; of $25 from Shing Wo Co. Do Lung, Un Fat Hong. Kia "Hai Lang -and Kwong Tak Fat; and of 120 from Kwong Mau Tai, Ma'n Fat Un, Ming Shun Sheung Chaa U Hing, Ki Fung Hong, Wo Keo Hong, Tak Cheung Hong. Po On Lang, Kung Wo Hong, and Kam Tak Tai
be saved from further loss, both of trade and prestige Who will take the initiative in the matter? It might be thought that the Banks would lead the vap in any move- ment of this kind. The conservation of the trade of the Colony must of necessity be Is whatever direction and on whatever their care and aim, for whatever temporary question Chiru moves, she moves slowly profits may accrue from the oscillations of Festina lente is really, if not avowedly, the exchange, su profils cannot make up for Celestial motto. No matter how vitally the loss to their constituenta and the diver-H. F. Urady, H.B.M. Consul at Fochow. has, necessáry a change may be in relation to sion or restriction of true. It is to be says the Echo, obtained an Oper. Entrance her best and dearest interests, she will not do hoped therefore that if this question is once Scholarship into Charterhouse School against some 70 competitors. He was, at the time, more than "hastou slowly," and then only
more publicly agitated we shall find con-head boy of the Malvern Link School. We under pressure of circumstances or persons.siderable uauimity of opinion apon the bag to be allowed to heartily congratulate our No one who kaws China can doubt that it is her interest to join the ranks of the gold- desirability of not waiting until China finds popalur Consul en his son's splendid start, and financial salvation, but a determination rather to show her the way to secure it.
The last plague return was another blank,
Mr. Frank Brady, aged 15, the son of Mr.
hope it may lead to the brilliant, career which it certainly premises.
HONGKONG TREASURY ACCOUNTS.
from her conrae `to avoid the typhoon's centre. On the 23rd inst., in Lat 1852 N., Lon. 11.50 E., she passed that round-topped bros sighted by so many vessels.
THE SHAWMUT,"
The Shawmut is said to be leaking slightly. She is at present waiting her turn to go into No. 1 drek at Kowloon. She Boated off from
the reef on Friday, at the win-shift. The chor commenced to drag Wednesday night, when rocket distress-signals were fired.
THE "PATHFINDER." The U.S. Coast Survey 88. Pathfinder scems none the worse for her mishap. The accident is described as follows by a member of
the crew :---
Government or by any Government to which British interests were confided.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
LONDON, 26th August. The deputation mentioned in yesterday's telegram was the outcome of the Chamber of Commerce meeting, from which Mr. Bal- four bad intimated his readiness to receive a deputation immediately. Mr. Balfour declared that while admitting that coal and food were contraband if intended for warlike ̈ On Thursday morning we were lying off Kowloon Dock, lines out, anchor down. The purposes, he disputed the Russian doctrine. Dock Co. thought we would be better in In reference to these and other things the Typhoon Bay; they sent the Robert Cooke and Government had clearly defined to Russia another tug to tow us there. After trying in the position of Great Britain, from which vain to heave in the anchor we slipped it. It then came on to blow; there was also a bit of a swell on The Robert Cools fouled her propellers. The other tag sheered 6. The Pathfinder and Robert Cooke
The Treasury statement in the current Government Gazette shows, that the receipts for the first half of this year totalled $3,198,212.19. | drifted into the fleet of junks Chinese boat This included $204,241.58 from the Post Office, people burat jess paper in the wind to ward $344,530.61 from routs, $31,986.56 from water, us off, but we went right in amongst them, and $240,271.35 from land sales. This is much taking the masts out of four. The Pathfinder, more than it was for the corresponding period herself, settled down, broadside to the wind, ou of 1966, although the land sales then realized soft sand. Thus we lay all night, sea washing 7865.21. It is not suggested that the sales among the junks, one of which was right timber by the Deforestation Department under our counter. The Bert Cooke was account for the increment.] In the expenditure, ashore hard by. At about three o'clock en about $11,000 loss has been paid in pensions. Friday morning the wind shifted and re The Post Office haseest nearly $15,000 less. The
The Frend Mail of the 26th July was Chomulpe, and now the sole representative inge shows a decrease of nearly $31,000. Chari- delivered in London on the 25th inst.
standard countries, for not only is it dians- trous to her trade to continue on a silver basis, but it also severely handicaps her in the payment of her large foreign indemaity. Her rulers and statesmen have all freely admitted this, and her great foreign advisor and director of the Imperial Maritime Cus toms has boldly pronounced in favour of the creation of a gold standard for China. The Chinese Government, feeling convinced The Poles Cricket Club have official permis that the white metal was the source. sion to use the Wong-ne-chong Recreation of luss and an impediment to trade, joined | Ground.
Captain Gurgs J. B. Sayer, of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps, is away on leave until the 3rd October.
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Mr. C. D. Smith has been appointed H.B.M.
floated off.
Botanical und Afforestation Department spont
FAT MEAT IN HOT CLIMATES. $29,201.08, as against only 314,160.42 in the cor- responding half of last year. The Land Court The committee of the L.R.C.P., appointed te The N.-C. Daily News reports an interesting (New Territory outlay has decrensadover$16,000 study the report of the Norwegian Commission ceremony that took place on the 19th instant and the Fire Brigadeirow twenty-two and a half on Beri-beri, slate that it throws no light on on board H.M.S. Fearless, lately arrived from thousand less The Sanitary Department out the cause of the disease. The committee does not agree that bari-beri is more frequent among Shanghai of the British squadron in hina. table allowances increased $1,247:77 (from Norwegian sailors than among others, and says: The occasion was the presentation of the Sea $1,528.05), and the contribution to the Home Bori-beri is far from rare in British ships, Mr. George Robert Government went up from $511,049.76 to especially in those carrying Lascar, Chinese, Transport Medal to Auslie, chief officer of the C. N. S. Sanchang. 8074,469.40. Public works, current and re-and Japanese erewa; the wards of the hospitals The ship's company wero mustered on the poop curfest, absorbed about $21,000 more than of the Seamen's Hospital Society in London deck, and Commander Vanghan Lewes, D. S. O., before. The actual total expenditure for the are rarely without several cases of the disease, six months, including $519,343.29 for public coming for the most part from British vessels made the presentation.
works extraordinary, was $3,036,805.67.
We are inclined to think that wrong diagnosis is responsible in great measure for the apparent rarity of the disease in the British Mercantile Marine. It constantly happens flat seamen and kickers suffering from beri-beri are sent into London hospitals with much diagnoser dropsy, malaria, paralysis, lecomstor ataxia.
The French Parliament manifests a constant- ly increasing tendency to promote the develop. ment of the economie relations of France not only with her own colonies, but with foreign countries. The Parliamentary Commissions
Mexico in a petition to the Washington The Japanese demand for coolies in Corea is Government, to appoint a Commission to giving much trouble to the farmers who are inquire into the circumstances and ascertain short of labour, the best means of placing the finances of | China un a gold basis. When the exceed-Pro-Consul for the Consular district of Foo.pointed with this object no longer content ingly lucid and valuable report of that Com-chow and Psagedu Anchorage, mission had bun drawn up Professor JENES,
The appointment (subject to Home approval) a member of the Commission, was instructed of Mr. Willum Rungell as Second Assistant
to proceed to Peking in order to present to Government Marine Surveyor, in ples of Mr. the Chinese Government, the results of the William Crear, invalided, is annonned.
themselves with adopting the proposals submitted to them by the Government, after summary dishesion, but take the initiative in independent ingniries. A Sub-Commission has now issued a report devoted to the Far East, China, Cores, and Jazar.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:
On the 25 h at 11.33 a.m. The barometer has fallen in Japas, and riesa at all other stationn north and least in the Factfie
Pressure continues greatest in the extreme
Fresh El winds may be expected in the For
heart disease, and peripheral neuritis. It is not every ship's captain, or even ship's surgeon, who can recognised beri-beri."
The Norwegian Commission rezoininended. meat and plenty of frait and vegetables supplied in warm climates.
there was no possibility of her receding. It was not proved that Russia had differentia- ted between British and foreign ships, but if it should be so proved the most serious situation would arise.
THE UNCONQUERED BALTIC SQUADRON,
LONDON, 26th August, Two Russian ships carrying coal aud water for the Baltic squadron have passed. the Bosphorus,
(Ontariatische Lloyd.) PORT ARTHUR.
CHEFOO, 18th August. A. European from a junk, which left Fort Arthur yesterday afternoon, reports follows:
as
Pobieda, Poltava, Ectrisan, Sevastopol, Perez- niet, l'allado, Bayan, are in Port Arthur ander Prince Uchtonski's command. On the 13t and 14th, the Japanese made furious attacks from the land die, but they were repulsed with Leavy losses, the Japanese estimated at 14,000, the Russian at 800..
The hospital ship Mongolia, with women, children, and wounded on board, was ordered to proceed to Vladivostock, but was stopped, Searched by the Japanese, and forced to go back. to Port Arthur. The forts daily bombard from 7 ara, to 7 pm.
LATER. The reported attack on the land side of Port
mosa Channel, and zoderate W. to 3.W, winds restriction in the use of tinned footables Arthur took place on the 13th and 14th August, and half a Japanese division, two squadrons and
in the northern part of the Chios Sen. Forecast-Moderate W. winds, fide,
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