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particular product of the American cotton fields, those who have been experiment ing and investigating tell us now that we should not

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The

Mr. Winkler of Newchwang had a branch store in Liaoyang which was looted by Russian saldiers previous to their evacuating the place. Goods were stolen to the value of 10,000 rembles.

A wealthy Chinese merchant named Chow has obtained the electric light concession, for Taking which Fantai Wei is able to carry but in consequence of having obtained an appointment in Nanking.

The official in charge of the communications and despatches sent up to Poking from the Provincas committed suicide about three wooks ago, as an important despatch from Chung Chih-tnng about Kweilin had been detained,

Certain Chinese officials in Poking are working for the construction of a Belgian line from Changsha to Shanghai, but, says the Peking Times, nothing is known yet as to whether they will secure the grant.

To-day (Wednesday) is the anniversary of the birth of both their Majestics, the King and Queen of Portugal. Senhor Conselheiro Romano,

the Portuguese Consul-General, is" At Home" from 12 to 1 o'clock at Duart, Arbuthnot Road.

Mr. E. A. Ormiston, the manager of the.

THE WAR.

(REUTER'S BERTICE.]

RUSSIA AND TIBET.

LONDON, 25th September. "

It is reported in well-informed circles in Paris that an exchange of views is process ing betwees London and St. Petersburg in reference to Tibel, with very satisfactory results, and it is believed that a complete nuderstanding will be arrived at.

ORLOFF'S DISMISSAL.

THE JAPANESE PLANS.

Texro, 21st September. It is generally understood that the Japanese hope to winter at Mukden and farther north. THE COMING BATTLE AT MUKDEN.

LONDON, 20th September. Reports from Mukden to the 19th inst. state that the Japanese dispositions resemble those twenty-five miles, and the Japanese front is before Liseyaug. The battle will extend for

TOKYO, 21st September. completely concealed behind a ling of entposts. Amid inde eribable hardships, the Russians are hastily strengthening their defoures at Mukden und Tishling. They are building a wall seventeen fest high on the north and east sides of Harbiu, and ore ditoking along, but rat wailing, the south side, where fortresses are being constructed, the ditching covering twenty-fise Chinese railes.

LONDON, 25th September. Paris telograms from St. Petersburg state that the Japanese are delivering a furious. general assault on Port Arthur, and have

attacked on thres sides simultaneously. There is great anxiety in St. Petersburg.

In accordance with the decision of General

to St. Petersburg without further enquiry, Mercantile Bank of India, Limited. at Hong-Kuropatkin, General Orloff has been re-called

and dismissed from the army.

"A"

kong, yesterday received a telegram from the London office that the directors have declared an interis dividend of 5 per cent, on shares and per cont. on "B" shares, free of income tax.

The N.-C. Daily News says the news of the death of Mrs. Bindley comes as a great blow to She left Shanghai for her many friends. Switzerland in February last. taking hor two youngest daughters with her, the other two

unmarried daughters being in Chefoo with their brothar. Great sympathy is felt with all her children in this second heavy loss that they have sustainet.

by the way, was itself probably of Asiatic origin. Indeed, they assure us that better practical results are obtained by avoiding exotic varieties, and improving the species

The American Trade Index" for 1901 has indigenous to most of the colonies witere

reached us from the National Association of the cultivation is to be extended.

Manufacturors. This book istypical of American Germans hit upon the same important dis-enterprise. Whether English, Spanish, Germa covery as a result of their most thorough or French, it doesn't matter what you want and exhaustive experiments in Togo-land, if you can give it a name, you have but to open at between oor Gold Coast Settlements and the section devoted to your own language, to turn Dahomey. The experts assure us that most up the name in the alphabetical list, and you ars at once directed to a page of addresses of of the cotton se raised will meet all the re-

theke members of the Associati og who supply quirements of the spinners at Home, and the article. that the quantity will undoubtedly maintain pace with the quality. In any case, it is to DISPENSARY. be remembered that "a shortage of supply in any one particular quality leads to an increased demand for the quality either immediately above or immediately below it, thus increasing the pressure in regard to either or both of those qualities, as well as the one directly concerned. same way any largely increased supply in the case of oue quality may leave n surplus which will relieve the demand for the next qualities; while, still further, cotton which did not suit. Lancashire might serve the

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On the 18th September, at Tientsin, the wife of T. J. GRAUAK, of the C. E. and M. Co., Ld., of 4-daughter.

On the 20th September, at Shanghai, the wife On the Ezna September, at Shanghai, the wife

of JAMES KERTOUT, of a laughter.

of P. ZUEN, of a son.

MARRIAGE. On the 14th September, at Yekohama, NATH- ANIEL GEORGE, youngest son of the late FRANCIS MAITLAND, of London, to ELEANOR ISABELLA. only daughter of Oris AUGUSTUS POOLE, of

Yokohami.

DEATH.

On the 18th September, at Lausanne, Switzer iRnd, ANNA CAREXENT SMEDLEY, isto of Shanghai,

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 14. DEVOUX ROAD C. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREKT, EC. HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 28TH, 1904. Ir may be that we are wrong, but we do not at present see our way to agree with the

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general principle enunciated by an expert contributor to the London Times, that the work of such a body as the Cotton Growing Association should be of an educational, rather thun of a purely commercial charac- Or, on further reflection, we would suggest that the methods of the Association appear to einbrace both those features, and that the word "purely," as applied to the commercial enterprises of the Association, is misplaced. Is not the practice of the Cotton Growing Association, in growing and selling cotton, as inseparable from the encouragement of cotton culture by natives and settlers, as faith is from werks? If

purposes

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Continental markets, and allow of a larger supply of American being available for general use. Whatever drawbacks may appear to those who are not yet impressed by the arguments addused, we do not imagine that any Bri- fishers can be found who do not heartily wish success to attend the efforts of the Cotton Growing Association,

The Bend will in fnture play at the Kowloon Hotel every Saturday evening instead of Thursday,

Mr. E. Schulze, of the Deutsch Asiatischs Bank, has returned to Tientsin after seven and a half months' rest at Home.

Ontside a Chinese restaurant at Singapore is the following aunouncement Chops and Steaks for Hire. (Formerly from Canton)."

Mr. Erasst, Brindle, formerly of Shanghai, and lately Daily Mail war correspondent in the North, has loft for Home, says a Tientsin paper. The Japanese administration at Newchwang has, with the sanction of the I. G., increased the duty on opinm and decreased it on salt and

medicines.

The Japanese have effected a beneficial change along the Lduotung cost, in regard to piracy, having dispersed many of the bands around Newchwaeg.

A large weeting of high-easto Hindus was held at Pouns on the 26th July to celebrate the anniversary of the Act permitting high- caste Hindu widows to remarry,

Mr. F. D. Cheshire, lately American Consal at Nanking, roached Hongkong yesterday by the Empress, ou his way to Canton, where he

persedes Mr. MsWade...

It is understood at Peking that following the rise in lucal postage rates which has been

made by the Imperial Post, an effort will be made to persuade the Powers having post offices

in Peking and the ports to abolish the same, The Powera, of course, will refuse to do this These foreign post offices in Peking are used merely in the sense of aid posts and by a few

civilians of the respective nationalities. the Jegations sending their mail through the Chinese Imperial Post.

Glengarry caps at d. each is an item on i list of special lines for export" received in Singapore from a fem at Home, says the Free

way porters' trousers. 50 cents; plaid dittos,

RUSSIA ASKS CHINA TO BUY MANCHURIA RAILWAY.

RIVER STEAMER BURNT OUT.

The 65-ton, Chinese-owned, river steamer Saizing, Capt. Ip Fok, was burat out, while anchored at East Point, and sunk yesterday morning. Shohad 2,800 casos, representing about 100 tons, of kerosene oil aboard, besides 20 tons of general merchantlise, and was about to leave for the West River. Some 1,680 cases wore insured with the Commercial Insurance Com- Insurance Company, the insurances boing pany, and 1,300 with the North China

At about 11 p.m. (Monday) the vessel appearail effected at $3 per case, aggregating $8.400.. to be making water, while, as a mattor of fact, wont down below to rake at the fires and got oil was leaking from the oil-cans. The firemen steam on the donkey boiler, so as to rid the ship of the supposed water. Red cindere from the donkey, it is said, must have by some means The vessel was burnt to the water line. got into the hold and started the fire. The water made its way into her hold, and she sank. The bluze was very fierce, reddening the sky ever a great area. From the very appear- ance of the huge tongues of fire it was at onco concluded that it was an oil-ship. The Fire Brigade came out with their fire-flent, but i

SHANGBAT, 10th September M. Lesar. Russian Minister to Peking, went to the Waiwape the other day and asked if

barning oil. At daylight kerosens was flouting all about the harbour, aud could be amelled 1egarding the Chinese Eastern Railway in China would, in accordance with the agreement, of course, no goed pumping water on to

The

everywhere: Waiwapa cuswered that China has no funds to buy the same now, and asked to postpone the re Manchuria, bay the railway from Rasais.

quest for the time being. The Kussinn Minig. General Kuropatkin reports that there tor, it is belieyed, has no intention of asking Hallifax and Mr. H. G. Baker, rendered what

payment at present, and all he wants is the interest on such price to be paid by China, as Russia cannot keep the railway now and wants to transfer the railway and respousibility to

was no fighting on Thursday and Friday.. RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER CRUISERS BACK.

LONDON, 25th September. The Petersbury and the Smolensk have arrived at Port Said.

ATTACHES CONTRADICT CORRES PONDENTS.

LONDON, 25th September. General Sir W. Nicholson gives a high tribute to the courtesy of the Japanese and

denies any illiberal treatment of the Foreign He expresses the highest up Attaché's. preciation of the skill of the Russia Engineere, and considers the capture of the entrenchments at Liao Yao an extraordinary feat of arms.

PATRONIZING PRAISE.

LONDON, 25th September. The Tear has appointed General Gripen- berg, now in command of the Wilna district, to the command of the second Manchurian army. The Tsar in a letter to General Gri- penberg says "that the intense energy with which Japan is conducting the war, the

of the Japanese, impel me to strengthen tubbornness, and the high warlike qualities considerably the forces at the front in order to attain a decisive success in the shortest

Owing to the number of possible time.

Press. The list largely deals with soldiers' elothes and equipment, and from the prices quoted they must be either rejects, discords - or old stock. The list is tempting: soldiers" grey vercents, $2; cavalry blue “olónks, lined red, with capes, $4.50; police tunics, 90 cents-muiluuits-it-is-necessary to divide the active ditto, assorted volunteer tunics, 70 cents; black forces in Manchuria into two armies, leaving serge jackets, 40 cents; riding suddles, 36 to 7: one in the hands of General Kuropatkin military lurersacks, a dollar a dozen; Kafir while you command the second. Your suits (whatever they may be, any colour, with many years' service and warlike exploits as- pockets, from $1; Governmentwaterproof ground sheets, $1.60, and now cavalry swords with steel sure me that you, following the directions scabbards; $1.60. The last is surely a "cutting of General Kuropatkin, will successfully price," as the firm in question is fond of quoting lead the army entrusted to you to the at- for its biggest bargains.

tainment of the object of the war."

A roofing not commonly used in this part of the world, although it has stood the test of 12 years wear in other parts, is described by the "Ruberoid" is a wool felt, saturated with a Singapore Free Press as on sale at that port. well-known water and acid-proof compound, and contains tio tur, pitel, asphalte or rubber, There is therefore nothing to decay or wash off and is easily kept in repair. It is sold in colla of vurions thicknesses, and is especially adapted to the tropics since there is nothing to melt, nothing to paint, nothing to crack, and it keeps

(From Northern Papers.j THE RUSSOPHOBIC-TEUTOPHOBIC

"TIMES."

look after the same to China.

RUMOURS.

It is ramourad that the Norwegian 5.6. Ladsen, which came here on Saturday afternoon and left on Sunday morning, having cleared for Yokohama, is bound for Vladivostock. She took from here some four and general merchandise.

The compradore of Mosara, Gibb, Livingston & Co. is the owner of the vessel

The brigade and fire-float, under Mr. E. R. naistance they could. When the police boat arrived on the scene those on board, 13 in number, jumped overboard and were all rescued by P.C. 62 Norman. There was a dog, however, which remained on the burning vessel for quite half an hour, when Mr. Langloy, inspector of the water police, vont bear with his boat and whistled. The dog jumped overboard, and was rescued--- in a very sorry plight indeed, for the hair had been almost completely singed off its back. The helpers did not tow the ship away, because she |might havo get a drift, a danger in the harbour. It is rumoured that the Norwegian s.s. They thought it much safer to leave her and let Tungus, now at Blackhead's Pier taking in nails her burn herself out where she was. and sundrios, is leading for Vladivostock. It is the vessel sank, at about 1.30 2.m., a remarkalde There was a hissing, said that she arrived here from Vladivostock spectacle was witnessed. She went by the

stern, the bow up in sir, It is also rumoured that the barque Lucia, a roar of the smothering flames, à deuse and Moji. owned by Messrs. Moller Bros., of Shanghai, volume of smoke, and the steamer, all but s supposed to have been bound for Newchwang, small piece of the funnel, disappeared from view. was really bound for Port Arthur, when she For some 50 square yards the water was covered struck a mine of Lautishan Point, with the with burning oil. What was feared, at the The vessel was not Dutch Petroleum Co.'s works. The tide, how- result that she was blown up, and only the time, was that it would float in towards thei second officer sured. insured, bat, according to rumour, it is under over, was setting towards the Lycamun Pass, stood that she had a guarsatea from the charterers.

HONGKONG PILOTS. The first examination of candidates for pilots certificates was to have been held at the Harbour Office yesterday, but as this was not convenient, it has been postponed for a week. When the Hon. Capt. I. Barnes-Lawrence, R.N., the Harbour Martor, was called on by a Daily Press representative yesterday morning he was kind enough to give the following interesting details: "Altogether six Europeans and some eight Chinese have sent in their un mes. It is wasters in the Mercantile Marine, particularly, we want to get hold of. Each candidate, whether Chinese or European, will be examined on his own merits. We do not favour Europeans in any way, but we wish to get them. If Chinese manage to pass, naturally they will be em

situation of buoys, depths of water, the rule ployed. The requirements consist of a thorough loesl knowledge of winds, tides, shoals, the of the roat, how to handle both steamers and sailing-ships, and other knowledge of hare to have a certain knowledge of English. practical seamanship. The candidates will also Not necessarily all who pass will be licensed to act as pilots. There will, in fact, be only few, so that we may be able to control them. Those Chinese at present noting sa pilots, if they are. able to pass their oramination, will be the first, naturally, to receive licences. Pilotage is not compulsory."

Whon

so it carried the oil in this direction. The float, with some four hose-pipes, kept playing water around the edge of the oil, but it turned for an hour. It is said that the steamer's composite bottom had something to do with keeping her adeat so lang. The float had just made fast to hor, with the mooring chrin (that of the float), to try and hold her in case the vessel broke adrift, when she sank, Those on board the float were obliged to lot go the chain.

LILLIPUTIAN OPERA CO. The s... Tinan, which left Townsville yesterday for Hongkong, is bringing this elever company of child entertainers to delight our theatre-goers orice more. Mr. Pollard is already in the city, us cheerful and alert as ever, making the necessary arrangements. He expects them to open on October 15th for two weeks, beginning with "The Bolle of New York,

American musical comedy King Do-Do," and giving subsequently The Geisha," "A Gaiety Girl," "The Lady Slavey, and a new which they have played (we are told) with enormous success in the United States, Canada, Lilliputians left here to make their second visit and Australia. It is two years since the to America, and it is in no wise an Insincere compliment when we say that Hongkong will be glad to walcote them again. TIAGUE

Among the more interesting papers raad is the British Association was one

on "The

Spread of Plague, by Dr. Hankin. Dr. Han- kin said that the generally accepted view about the origin of plague in India in 1896 was that

In the rules and regulations for pilots it is provided that pilot pats plying for SHANGHAI, 23rd September. hir shall display a white and red for Der Ostasiatische Lloyd says that the Timental) flag with a bo "p" centre. abandone now the statement that come agree. Licences will be renewed annually. Pilota, it cams from longkong. An alternative was the beginning of the plagus in Bombay (many ments bavo been made between the Chancellor infringing the regulations retider themselves given by the following consideration, Abent Count Bulow and Mr. von Witte at Norderney, liable to suspension of their licences, as well as but repeats again the old story of dirasi agree penalties of $30. Applicants pay a fee to the monts between H. M. the Kaiser and the Tsar.

out the heat well. It may be laid on wire It is, however, a fact, that at last year's inter netting, and being rermin-proof seems un ideal view at Wiesbaden and Wolfsgarten, East Asia was only once slightly touched upon by material for this part of the world, where whito-ants and rot play such baroo with ordinary the Emperors while playing billards.▲ materials. It is also recommended as a damp thorough discussion of the East Asiatic ques proof course, being impermeable to water. The tion did not take place at that time, much loss- agents will be glad to give all partieniars have any agreements been made. Besides, the Tsar did not then even surmise a war with Japar. Today the Times repeats that German ships have been sohl to Russia to be used as auxiliary cruisers This statement is simply absurd, the Kaiser would, with his well-known Care for the navy, unver permit a ship to he sold as long as it is of any value for German

desired.

HONGKONG ST. ANDREWS SOCIETY.

wur purposes.

to

Harbour Master of $36; and a fee of $5 must be paid for a license. Pilots legal charges for Farious services vary between $5 and $20.

fairs were seen passing through Bombay on

their way from Gahrwal to the religions festival at Nassik. Gabrwal was a region where plague was endemic, and it was therefore not improbable that, the fakirs might have this disseminated it. Further evidence on THE SUSPICIOUS CHINEE. The Governor of Che-kinng has addressed a point was furnished by the fact that the festivel communication to the French Cousul-Generalut at Nussik took place every twelve years, and Shanghai regarding a request made by a Froach that the two other plagas which ravaged merchant as to the formation of a steamboat India also occurred at the times of the Nassic company to run staan launches from Shanghai festival, and took their origin at Gajerzt to Shao-hsin-fu in the inland waters of the und Pali, which were places between Gahrwal Province. The Governor has now received and Nassik. The plagues of 1812 and 18365 report from the Customs Total at Ningro presented other features in common with that of stating that under instructions from the 1896. As to the method of spreading the infec Government he has made a careful examination tion, Dr. Hankin remarked that the fakirs did into the condition of the river at the place not object to sleeping on burying-places, and the -named and finds that not only is the matar too dead were not hurled deep in India. Dr. shallow and the course of the river too winding Hankin added that there was considerable to allow of the running of steamboats, but at evidence to show that the plague which dorastat- Wu-lang-tan and Hsino-tau-tain the river is ed Europe in the Middle Ages originated in A native who succeeded in escaping totoo narrow and the embankments - will be | India, and was conveyed by trade routes, armies there. As it is and ships-It reply to questions put by. Sir

some.people were attzoked; and some-like-the- Stewart, vice president; Mr. N. 8. Brown, hon. Cheng from Port Arthur on the 19th inst. dumigel if steamboats ran secretary; Mr. Angus Boyd. hon. theasurer, reports that the Russian Acting Admiral at clearly stipulated in the 4th article of the new William Ramsay and Dr. Coponan on the blockading fleet and sook refuge in Tsingtao, if thorities find that the water in any river is too cidence of plague was often peculiar. It was In Bombay the and Mr. W. A. Cruickshank, Mr, W. Ramsay, that port is preparing to make another attempt Commercial Treaty between the British nad incidence of the plague and the reasons why possible. The reason for this third attempt is shallow for navigation they are at liberty to useless to isolate patients. The thing to do was due to the terrible and incessaut bombardment communicate with the foreign Consul concerned to isolate the rats and floss.

Chiness Government has therefore now the scavengers escaped. The fakirs seemed largely arohicle in the dissemination of plague was that render it impossible for the Eassian fest to pleasure of commannicating with the French to escape, but the reasons why they wore so ready

they wore long hair and did not wash. of the Japanese land and naval forces, which with a view to putting a stop to the same, the sweepers escaped, and in the Black Death the escape destruction if they remain any longer in Consul-General upon the matter, and hopes he

will take steps to prevent it Tientsin Times. their anchorage.

The annual meeting of this Socisty was held last night. Owing to the late hour at which the northmen tore themselves away from such The Ostasiatische Lloyd is telegraphically congenial business, we are unable this morning | example be better than precept, then there informed that there is great satisfaction in to give more than a meagre outline of what was could be no better way of advancing its political circles in Faris in consequence of the dona. objects than by showing that cotton can not certainty that no German-Eussian agreement only be grown in our cobuies and depen has been mada. dencies, but that it can be grown and sold profitably. Pautations managed by the

The Waiwupu, apon the receipt of the full text of the Angle-Tibetaz Treaty on the 7th most modern methods, and with the most inst., wired to Yn Tai to the effect that he mast

Office bearers unanimously slected were Dr Alexander Rennie, president Hon. Gershom

ANOTHER NAVAL DASH FROM PORT ARTHUR.

· Shanghai, 22uð September.

practical types of implements and ma-Bot sign the treaty as there are points contrary Hon. B: Shewan, Mr. J. R. M. Smith, and this week to break through the Japanese Chinese Government that if the Chinese au- fakirs themselves-escaped, he said that the in-

chinery, are the best kind of object-lesson the cotton "griffin" could possibly have.

The need for new sources of supply has not become apparent because of any sudden and temporary interference with existing

to China's sovereign rights Universal Gazette. It is stated, says the China Review, that a sister of Prince Mirski, the newly appointed Russian Minister of the Interior, is a Sister in the General Hospital in Shanghai, and is much

loved for her kindness and nursing ability.

Mr. David Wood, committee.

In a later issue we shall give details of a scheme proposed by Mr. Wood, for the en- couragement of study among youth of Scottish on 81. parentage in Hongkong.

It was deciled to hold the Ball Andrew'e night as usual.

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