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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH, 1904.

The report of the judgment delivered yester- 'Daily Mail" of St. Petersburg-the Novoe decidedly pro-Japan organ." We are Vremya-will be all the more surprised to amused, because we have the highest pos-day by Capt. L. Barnes-Lawrence in the Marine Court in the Wing Chai and King King caso find moderation in a member of that no-sible authority for saying, with BETSY Pala will be found on page 5.

torious journal's staff. Mr. WESSELITSKY,

A. S. WATSON & CO., however, neatly dissociated himself from his rabid colleagues by remarking that his views would in no way engage his journal, in which "ne strict unity of opinion is in sisted upon, and permanent contributors have a wide latitude." In this address, be followed the chairman, the Rt. Hon. Sir ALFRED INALI, G.CLE, in pleading for an Anglo-Russian entente cordiale. When he came to speak of the awakening of the Asiatics, he said: "It is impossible to speak of it without mentioning Japan. I am in no

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that that particular contributor to the Daily Mail, so far from being correspon- dent in Tokyo," never spent twenty-four consecutive hours in Tokyo; and that when he says (vide Daily Mail) “I could give as long list of notable meu representing all the East who have been conferring with the leaders of Japan"-or, for that matter, when he says anything else whatsoever-his astounding informations should be taken with a very, very big pinch of salt indeed. We would not mention his real name for

Mr. John Merrilleas Musson passed his first class engineer's examination yesterday, and Mr. Alexander Thomson his second class engineer's rusination. Both candidates were examined

by Mr. James Macdonald,

THE WAR.

REUTER'S SERVICE.]

SASSULITCH WOUNDED.

LONDON, 13th September. The Morning Post says it is stated that official Russian despatches received in Lon-

SUPREME COURT,

Thursday, 15th September.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,

BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIN HENRY S. BERKELEY (CHIEF JUSTICE).

ACTION FOR PERFORMANCE OF AN AGREEMENT.

Wong Lut Yan,, merchant. 151. Des Voeux

A Tokyo telegram dated 8th September says do aunounce that General Sassulitch, eo. Road, зned Tam Chak U, landowner, 61. Des The Japanese Government has decided to open a Consulate at Changsha, a newly opened port in Hunan, and all the preparations to open the consalate are ready, and the consulate will be treated as a brauch of the consulate at

Hankow-eiversal Gazette.

H.M. Consul at Shimonoseki reports that e

branch line from Usa on the Kinshiu Railway

worlds, for he was a vastly entertaining and

to Oita City, distance 40 miles, has been offi. likeable young man; but it is sufficient com cially sanctioned, so a short line of 13 mile mentary on the Daily Mail'e authoritative from Kawasaki station, on the same company's pronouncements on questions of the welt-line, to the coal mining district of Taito in polilik to say that this particular special Fukuoka Prefecture. correspondent was an enterprising American.

H.M. Consal at Shimoniowki reports that the city council of that place invited tenders in No- rember last for 2,000 tons of 14-inch iron pipes, and the tender of the Taneguchi ironworks, in Saga Prefecture, at the price of £13,340, was accepted. Eight, firms tendured, including two American, on British and one Belgian.

The British Vice-Consul at Hakodate reports that the item of fish manure imported into that port last year shows a substantial incress of some £60,000 in value and 8.000 tons in quan.

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manding 5,000 men of the Russian rear guard south of Hunho, has been severely wounded and captured with 3,000 men.

AMERICAN NEUTRALITY.

LONDON, 13th September. The Japanese Consul at San Francisco has protested against the United States ullowing the Russian transport Lena to remain longer than 24 hours in port.

An engineer who has inspected the boilera of the Lena reports that they are in bad cond.tion.

RUSSIAN LOSSES AND GAINS.

danger of forgetting that I am addressing her allies. Even if it were not so, Japu would still have a claim on my courteous consideration. National policy, as well as national pride, forbid me to disparage an adversary. But it is no disparagement of the Japanese to disagree with their over-youth, who had drifted into Japan, applied to zealous friends who pretend that they are not the Daily Mail when war broke out, and was Asiaties at all, but a rage apart. Race, hurriedly engaged and "starred" with Mail language, culture and traditions make them headlines under the pseudonym that Mr. Asiatics; and it would rob Japan of her WESSELITSKY bas cited as the name of au

Loxbox, 18th September. strongest claim to the world's respect if she important authority. The youthful author

Reuter's correspondent iu St. Petersburg were dissociated from Asia.". And later be of the " Yellow Whirlwind” was too tem-

wires that the unofficial estimate of Russian added the illuminating remark that Our pestuous even for the Mad. Further Mua

losses at Liaoyang and after is 40,000, which contempt for Asinties is lased only on our chausens from Corea, whither he was sent nequaintance with the Mongol and Turabian after a few weeks' resideace in. Yokohaman, tity. This article is imported exclusively from loss is being rapidly counterbalanced by trikes which established themselves on the caused his speedy withdrawal and retire Saghalien, where its preparation affords employ heavy reinforcements, The General Staff ruins of ancient and highly civilized empiresment to the United States, where we believe, ment to many thousands of Japanese fishermen. states that General Kuropatkin since Liao-- and have stereotyped the decadence which and trust, he is doing equally vivid work of

The Mitsui Bassan Kaisha bas sent as a yang has been strengthened by two Army they produced." It is true that there have the same orange and green combination of report of coal shipments from five Japanese Corps and has now fully 300 guns. Owing been many idle attempts to prove that the flour. Froat what we know of Mr. Wes-ports in 1962. 1903 and the first half of the

current year. In 1992 it was 5,271,114 tons, in 1903 to the enormous aggregation of troops at Japanese are not Japanese, at all. The

5,895,392 tons; and in the last six months the Mukden the food reserves are exhausted, and western world, surprised to find that its

total rouched 3.198,107 tous, of which the the strain on the Commissariat, which is notions of the Asiatic were rudely disturbed

M.B.K.'s shave was 1.2793,543 tons. by closer acquaintance, and reluctant to correct its impressions, as thus sought to put a monkey's heal ou a fish's tail and call it a mermaid. Not long ago, a con- tributor to this paper dealt with a curious suggestion that the Japanese had a Jewish origin. European and American observers, unable to believe that a good thing may come out of Nazareth, hare, noted the astonishing progress of modern Japau, and have asked Can these things be done by were Asiatics? Then they invented a fable of the Japanese being a remnant of the Unccu- DISPENSARY, population of a sunken continent.

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scious of the implied insult, soure of the Japanese themselves have felt obliged to follow suit. Mr. KryODHI KAWAKAMI, M.A., fall of American learning, has quoted DE QUATREFAGÉS on "The Pignies," and many others, to show that the first inhabi- tants of fapan disappeared before “a superior race of new-comers," and that these in turn

SELITSKY, who is an able and respected member of the English journalists' associa- tions at Home, we rather think he will, ou hearing the truc facts, hasten to withdraw his theory, and renounce his present belief, that Japan is committed. Lo a policy of « Asia for the Asinties." Or, on second thoughts, he would do better to modify it, and proclaim the watchword of the real movement as "Asiu for the Japanese."

Yesterday's plague return: ul.

Russia has announeed a new issue of notes.

The lightship Newchung has taken up her station off the entrance to the Lias River.

U.S.S. San Francisco, crvisor, from Shanghai, is anchored at the foreign man-o-war anchorage

Sir John Keane, Private Secretary to Sir Henry Blake, has returned to Ceylon after a boliday

ut Home.

It is reported that four exported from America to Japan will have to pay a war duty of ten cents per bag,

The British Vice-Consul at Senul reports gave place to a third race "superior both that Canadian lumber might find a market in intellectually and physically," who took | Corea, for it is cheaper to import lamber from part in that same great Aryau trek which America than to bring it down from Northern was responsible for the European parent Corda. stocks. As Mr. Kawakami puts it: “Whel

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The Home heat record-for-the year was again broken on August 4th, in Loulou the maximum shade temperature reaching 91 degrees. Terrific thunderstorms occurred throughout the country, Recompanied by a dust storm. hail, and a bur- ricane.

Kang Yu-wei proposes to farther study wo first catel sight of ancient England, we British institutions and methods of govert- see an Aryan settlement fishing in wattlement. He paid a visit to the House of Com- canoes, and working the tin mines of Corn-mous on 3rd alt, and was conducted over the

Precincts. wall. The hypothesis of an Aryan migration Both into Jupan is not move wonderful, eastward and westward the Aryans moved along open water rentes." If we accept his hypothesis, we have a stronger reason than ever for the Anglo-Japanese alliance, blood having in both fact and proverb a greater consistency than water! Even then, the English are Europeans, and the Japanese Asinties, and their points of dissimilarity remain greater than the likenesses founded on their respective national genius and joint bumanity.

Mr. Sorabjee Dhunjeebhoy Setno favours us with the following telegram ho received ---The return cricket match between the Parsees and the Presidency Teams has broken off owing to insufficient number of Parseoplayers, and to the

rains.

The Universal Gazette remarks seriously that although Clang Chil-tung's hair is dropping off, he is attending to his official duties as usual. Usually, it is only when a little moon has risen to his cranial zenith that the foretguer, begins to attend strictly to business,

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We notice two or three eastward bound shins on the overtus list published in Landon papers received by yesterday's mail. They are a Rochefoucauld, which left New York for Shanghai on April 21st, the Queen Elizabeth, which left New York for Hongkong, April 19th; and the Wynford, New York April 30th for Shanghal.

The programme of the Shangal autumn race meeting, to be held on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of November, is to hand. There are seven events, including the Shanghai Gold Challenge Cup (value 500 guineas, to be won twice in all by ponies the bona fide property of the same owner or owners), on the first day; wine, including the Shanghai St. Leger (value, The 750), on the second day and nine, including the Race Club Challenge Cup (value, Tls 500), and the Champion Sweepstakes (value, Tls. 800), on the third. There will, as usual. be an off-day.

With regard to the sinking of the German steamer Thee by the Vladivostock cruisers the semi-official assurance is published that the circumstances of the case, which are said to be still wrapped in obscurity, are being duly investigated by the German Government. the ressit of which will determine the Diplenatis steps to be taken. Government has invited the owner of the vessel to visit Berliu. The view taken in official quarters is that the vessel like Midshipman Easy's foster-brother, was only

a little one," and that it is not worth while to make a bother about her.

enormous, is increased by the loss of food during the retreat. Torrential rains make further operations impossible for the present.

(Prom Northern Papers.)

PORT ARTHUR-SHORT OF AMMUNITION.

CHEFOO, 8th September.

Vaux Road, for specific performance of au agreement made between the plaintiff us vendor and the defendant as purchaser 28th May. 1903, for the sale by plaintiff to defendant of the Remaining Portion of Inloud Lot No. 1216 anbject to a certain mortgage registered in the Land Office, and to the payment of $27,500), portion of the principal sum of $100,000 and interest. Plaintiff asked alternatively for $10,000 damages. Hon. E. H. Sharp, K.C. barrister-at-law (instructed by Mr. R. Harding, of Moura. Erens and Hurston, solicitors) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. M. W. Sluge, barrister-at-law (Instrated by Mr. F. X. d'Almada e Castro, solicitor), was for the defeuco.

Hon. Mr. Sharp in submitting the docu. ments in the caus stated that in the statement of tefence, defendant stated that he paid $6,150 bar- gain money on the faith of a representation falsely minde to him by Cheung Fu Chan the broker who was employed by the plaintiff to negotiate the sale of the property, to the effect that the property was lot for $650- per month when it was let only for 8280. He made a counter claim for $6.150. Plaintiff denied that

the broker had any authority to make such a representation as alluded to.

Mr. Slade said that about the end of May list year a broker called upon the defendent and offered for sale this property, which consisted of six houses, known as Richmond Terrace. It belonged to the plaintiff, and the broker was authorised by him in writing to negotiate ou his behalf. The broker demanded & price of $64,000, Afterwards the price of $61,500 was agreed. upon. Defendant did not know the property at this time. The broker informed him verbally that the property was let for $650 a month, in

consequence of which representation he agreed

to buy it. He told the broker that there was nothing on the order authorising. the sale to show that the rant was $650 per month. Then the broker took away the order and brought it back with a paragraph added, stating that the rent was 2650. The bargain being arrang The Russians have been firing upon the Ja-ed for, defendunt went to lock at the houses panesa position from Golden Hill, but their and found that only two of them were let, shells do not reach their destination. On the while the other four had been unoccupied for s 25th and 26th August the Russian shells reached Chacchangkow and killed many Russian soldiers.

The Russian anthorities are offering prizes

to the Chipose who get shells which have not exploded, giving them two dollars per shell, from whick it can be surmised that shells are getting scares in Port Arthur, and it seems that the Bassianus use the unexploded shells.

long time.

Evidence was led, after which an adjournment Iwas made till to-day (Friday) at half-past ten.

IN BANKRUPTCY..

REFORE HIS HONOUR SIK HENDY S. BERKELEY (CHIEF JUSTICE)

The order was granted.

A BANKRUPT FIRM,

Wong Liu Wan applied for a receiving order in respect of the estate of the Fang Kee firin.

A DECEASED DEWTOE. Mr. John Hays, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes- and Master, solicitors, appeared in support of a PORT ARTHUR FINISH,”-

petition for a receiving order in the matter of CHEVOO, 7th September:

Chan Kam, deceased, ex parte IL Kwan Ting. Junks come and juuks go. Refugees are Administration. he said. had been granted in interviewed, and stories carefully taken down. June to Mr. Both as Official Administrator, and The Japanese are melding their final attack, it appeared that the estate was insolvent at are in fact knocking at the gate; still Port present. Arthur holds out. To-day I esplod a tall son of Ind staggering under the weight of a bag of (650) roubles, garod in seventeen months as a watchman in Port Arthur. When did you arrive?" I asked him. ** Last night, Sahib. Which side English Baak?" I told him, and According to the Koclenische Volkszeitung.in return he informed me that the Japanese which is always well informed on Russian were within thres miles distance of the New affairs, the Tear is very generons to General Town, Port Arthur, to northward. Facing Kuropatkin in money matters. The family of them were the Russians, both-entrenched and the Commander-in-Chief at the Tsar's request, blazing away at cash thor with rifles. Four continues to draw his aslary of 36,000 roubles miles to the north-east the same thing waS Es Minister of War. General Kurojatkin occurring, and my friend ramarked" Next big himself, in addition to munificent allowances, tight, Port Arthur finish, Russian soldier say has 200,000 roubles per annum while in the." While not quite agroing with him, I applied for a receiving order. He said the feld. Just before his departure for Manchuria thanked him for his information. the Commander-in-Chief received a gift of 500,000 roubles. General Kuropatkin, when ho received his command, was still a poor man, although for years he had filled a position which had enriched so many of his predecessora.

Mr. P. W. Goldring, soliciter, of Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton's office, appeared in support of the application and put in an afdavit by the petitioning creditor stating that the debtor firzia was indebted to him in the sum of $2,777 on two promissory notas.

His Lordship made an order.

A BL ESTATE.

In the case of Ng Yn Sax, ex parte Ng Shu Ting. Mr. F. X. d'Almada e Castro, solicitor,

assets in Hongkong were about $6,000, and ont of the jurisdiction of the Court there were assets of about $85,000, most of which were recoverable. Liabilities amounted to $300,000.

The order was granted.

▲ CAPTIVE DEBTOE.

NOL.“ A JOY FOR EVER." At the busy junction of Wing Lok Street with Das Vox Road is Victoria Jubilee Fountain-1987. It is (now) an old iron effair

In the matter of Hon Hung Lang Lan, of with a leaky trough, but that does not matter.parte Leung Tai Tai, Mr. Jolin Hayu roade un for water never flows now from its rusty taps, application on behalf of the petitioning creditor, and, even if it did, a coolie would think twice a widow, for a receiving order, the debtor

Abeing indebted to her in $600, before drinking from the corroded cups. lamp, or what is left of one, surmounts it. The The order was made. glass is broken and dirty. At night time there Mr. John Hastings, solicitor, appeared on is no light. Beneath the bowl-shaped trough behalf of the debtor, who is in gael and asked are breken bricks, fruit skins and other garbage. that he be released from custody. He was lit Its chief ne now seems to be that of a "dossing custody under an Original suit on an order ken" for coolies. It should either be made made for security. presentable, or removed.

Mr. Hays remarket that they had been serveil with no application.

I all Russians were like Mr.. GABRIEL. DE WESSELITSKY, or, to be less exactings if all Russians occupying positions of authority and responsibility were of his kidney, we should find the regard in which his country is held materially altered, and the hopes he entertains more likely of fulfilment. We have been reading a copy

Mr. Joseph Walton, M.P., ontertained Vis- of an address which that popular London We have left it too late now to quote as

count Hayashi, the Japanese Minister, at dinger on 29th alt., at the Reform Club. Among the journalist delivered about couply extensively from Mr. WESSELITSKY's address months ago to the Central Asian Sety as it deserves. He throughout pays the

guests were Admiral the Hon. Sir. E. R. Fre mautle, Sir Thomas Jackson, Captain Kaburaki, of London; and are impressed by its most ungrudging praise to the Japanese,

Lient. Colonel Utsunomiya, Mr. Keswick, M.P.. In these showing excellent discrimination of their exceedingly reasonable tone.

On Saturday the V.R.C. hold an off-day of and Mr. Moon, M.P. Mr. Walton proposed better qualities and successes. When he

the health of the Japanese Minister, and said degenerate days, when wars and rumours

Water Polo Shield, "A team "B" team; his desire was by that party to cement the of wars, as well as the increasing hustle and comes to the "meat" of his address, how their aquatic sports. The events aro: Final for ever, we find that he is, after all, a victim

mutual foelings of friendship and goodwill bustle of existence, live made men's nervos

grassy pole, tub rare, team race, obstacle race

Mrs. Barnes-Lawrence already expressed by the Angia.Japanese too tense, and thei: impulsos somewhat to what we have, avoiding a now wearisomie and consolation race.

Alliance. Viscount Hayashi, in responding, ex- hysterical, it is something to find a man phrase, referred to in an alliterative alter-will afterwards present the prizes.

pressed the bope that the feelings of intimate

WHO IS OUR SAIGON FRIEND? with a message who has himself strictly native. There is, he says, no "Yellow"

The public auction of valuable leasehold pro-and cordial friendship between the people of we find REUTER peril, but he seeks to prove, on information party in Queen's Road Central wad Hillier Japan and Great Britain might long continue. The Shanghai Mercury received an extraor- When under control.

"English sources," that Strent, which was announced to take place to- He sincerely hoped for an early termination ofdinary telegram from Chatoo on the 9th informing us almost in a breath that, the derived from

instant. It read: The scheme of coolie Daily Telegraph has one day heslavered the Japan is insidiously dominating China, day at the officos of Messrs. Hughes and Hough, the wur... Japanese with praise, and the next accused the Philippines ("but for the Spanish- the auctioneers, has been postponed until next

By kind permission of Lt. Col. Iremonger nud emigration from Shantang to the Transvaal in Bankruptcy. officers, the Bawl of the 93rd Barma Infantry has been temporarily blocked, owing to thein of a great political blunder; when American war, the Philippines might now Friday, the 23rd inst.

Messas D. Smith, D. O'Keefe, R. G. will play the following programme of music, anonymous letters posted at Saigon having been at the King Edward Hotel, during dinner, to received by the Governor of Shantang and the even the Times loses its temper (as it have Asiatic masters "), the Havilan

Siam, British

MoEwen, W. Bissell, and J. A. Bullen, have India (1),

day (Friday):

Tantai of Chefoo. The letters declare that the evidently has dono) over au incident like group,

joined the Hongkong Volunteers. Sergeant March. "The Belle of Bobemia" Ord Hun

Overture "La Reine n'un Jour" the expulsion of one of its reporters from Persia, &c. &c. Now, Mr. WESSELITSKYA. P. Moths and Gunner C. W. Doughton-

Adam wages offered are ons-sixth those paid Kellira, was careful to emphasise that all his in have resigned. Messrs J. Baker, D. Kyle, and Dance Nell Gwyn

The Chieftain"........ Sullivan and that 75 per cent. of this coolles die. The Selection St. Petersburg; when all the war correspon-

German conditions are asserted to be these of slavery "Three Little Maids

...... Kubens dents, both reputable and reputationless, formation was from English sources, and E. Hooper, having left the Colony, are struck Selection...

Waltz........ "Garden Party"

Margis and the soheme is denounced. Sullivan Lancers. "The Savoy' who came to worship all things Japanese, we would fain believe-we wish to say this off the strength.

"God Save the King." and remained to abuse them, because the inoffensively that English sources are more

By kind permission of the Comasuder of

MENU-Hors d'Euvier-Sliced Tomatoes, Censor "queered their pitch"; when we reliable than, well, come others. Unfor. Police, the String Band will play the following

Beetroots, Cucambers, Caviare on Toast Soup- find such easily provoked prejudices, it is tututely, Mr. WESSELITSKY cites his autho-programme of music at the Macao Hotel on Mock Turtle. Fish-Boiled Fish and Anchovy the following report: no small thing to come across a Russian rities, and we are vastly amused to see the Saturday evening: Match, Coaching Party, C. Sauce Entrees-drilled billet of Reef and Fars

Spipe on Teast, Jejuts Buaat

Cold Yor: Han. Baked China and the Philippines. literary nun dealing with a rexed topic importance he has attached (by copious Weber; Overture, Jolly Students, C. Weber; Saues, Fricasses of Sheep's Head, Koast

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rtups. like the Saffron Scare with all the diguity quotations and frequent references) to "Mr. Waliz, Christmas Dreams, P. Bacalossi; Staffed Capen, Col

Selection, Muritage, Wallas; Sohottische Salad Seetek. Fegetables Boiled Potatoes Mashed Potatoes, Stowed Onions, Fried Sweet and reserve of a Supreme Court Judge. STEPHEN ENGLAND, one of the Daily Mail's Eliza Johnson, C. Weber; Love's Old Sweet Potatocs. Sweete-Plum Fudding, Fried Julienne Those who have heard of Mr. WESSELITSKY special correspondents in Tokyo, bimself an Song, J. L. Molloy; Waltz, Lystra, Ziehror; Egg, Bosa Tos Cream, Finger Cake. Dessert

Fruits in Season Tea and Coffee. enthusiastic friend of Japan, and writing in | Galop, Hurly Burly, S. Hosfeld, only as the London representative of ths t

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WEATHER REPORT

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued On the 15th at 11.30 am. The barometer has risen in N. Japan and fallen slightly in Gradients are still very slight in the south, and light N.E, winds will be met with in the Formers Channel and light E. to S.E. winds in the northern part of the China Sen. Forecast:-Light E. winds, fine.

His Lordship pointed out that the man was not in gaol under any Hankruptcy proceedings, and the Court was sitting in Bankruptcy.

Mr.. Hastings contended that the propor method was to make application for his release

His Lordship beld to the contrary, and said he would consider the application on the following day,

Mr. Hays asked that the date of hearing any His Lordship said he had made a receiving application be made later. order and they could not keep a nu in gaol after he had been made bankrupt.

A DISCHARGE. Frederick Nolte petitioned for a discharge from bankrupter, and was represented by Mr. Goldring, who stated in answer to his Lordship that there was no opposition so far as he knew.. His Lordship said there would be a suspension of the operation. For how long?

The Official Receiver (Mr. Bruce Shepherd) thought about six months. He applied for the diselurge on the ground that in his opinion the bankrupt could not pay a dividend of 30 per cant

His Lordship granted the discharge subject. to suspension for six months. The Court adjourned. »