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NEW COMMANDER-IN CHIEF IN COREA:

TOKYO, 7th October. General Hasegawa leaves Tokyo to-day for Corea.

OPERATIONS NEAR MUKDEN.

TOKYO, 7th October.

The Japanese have already occupied the boights of Sanhuaibishas (520 feat), directly south of Mukden, and not far from the Yontri branch line of 1ailway,

LONDON, 7th October,

General Sakbaroff reports that all was quiet on the 4th lust, except scouting skirmishes four miles from the Youtai coal-mines.

There has been a sharp fight in the vicinity of Hunlipin station, wherein a Japanese squad 1on and four companies of infantry were ougar ed. The Japanse losses were considerable,

THE DURATION OF THE WAR.

Tokyo, 7th October.

There is a growing belief here that the war will last a long time. There will be no ground for surprise if it should continue for two years

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SUPREME COURT.

Thursday, 13th October,

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. BEFORE HIS HONOUR T. SERCOMUE SMITH (PUISKE JUDGE.)

CLAIM AGAINST A CLUB. The Tack Lee firm sard tho Nau Wa Bha Shat Club for $66.70 for goods sold and delivered, Mr. P. X. d'Almada e Castro, solicitor, appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. G. F. Dizon, soli. citor, of Mr John Hastings's offler, for the

defendants.

Mr. Dixon said that in this case he had a

technical objection to make against the writ in its present form. The Nu Wa Shu. Shat was a small private club, not registered under the Companies' Act, so that any proceedings should.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14TH, 1904.

A NEW CONTRABAND QUESTION.

AN OFFENSIVE SIGNAL.

'CHELTENHAM'S" CREW COMPENSATED FOR

HARDSHIPS.

The Marchant Service Guild have been in communication with Vice-Admiret Lord Charles

One of the best actions tried in which the Beresford on the subject of a signal display- ed from the Bug-ship L.M.8. Cerar to the question of contraband of war has bson raised wes brought by sixteen seamen of the steamship Channel Flest cruisers. This siguit was to the effect that the ships were not to have Cheltenham, at the Guildhall on September 9th, boats" sails or masts up when lying alongside when they each obtained £10 damages and costs boom box's, or other boats lying astera,against the owners, the Austin Friars Steamship

It was the booms,

stated that it Company. dr at 'chafed the rails, wes nusesmulike, and;

Appearing for the plaintiffs, Mr. Pattinson said that on November 24, 1909, the defendants entered into a contract with the plaintiffs for 1. The vossol appeared to have gone with coal to voyage from Bremerhaven to the East Indies. Colombo, and thence light to Rangoon. They

to merchant ships being wed for sailing pur then sailed to Yokohama with rice.

The vessel then mailed to Chemulpo, arriving on April 24, whoa she obtained a cargo of rail way material and sailed for another place in

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We have been waiting for some time past to see whether any noties would be taken in Poking of the insignificant looking little sheet published in the simplest vernacular that all may read, the Ching Hua Jih Pen; but apparently neither the Chinese authorities nor the Foreign Legations have recognized its pernicions influence. In any other country HAVE YOU TRIED

be taken against some menbor and not against they felt it only necessary to lay the matter / Japan or Koren. Next she loaded with railway the absurdity and obrions iungenracy of the

With regard to the the club as a club. goods mentioned in the particulars of the alim, they were supplied not to the club or any member of the bith, but to a friend of a cher who was staying at the club. This men had never been applied to for payment but he was perfectly willing to settle the acecunt as soon as it was presented to kira.

His Lordship asked for evidence to be led before he could pronounes upon the objection raised on behalf of the defence.

Mr. Ahnada proseided to call evidence with reference to the ordering and delivering of the goods.

. After hearing witnesses for the other side His Lordship overruled 3r. Diven's objection, but gave judgment for the defendant with costs

A BRICK CONTRACT.

was adopting the procedure of the Merchant Serbe. The Guild, in drawing this matter to rod to the non use of beat booms in the Ma." the anion of Lord Charles Beresford, refer- chaut Forrice and to the rarity of boats belonging poses. They were unwilling to beliers that either the signal mentioned, or others of a similar obnuncter, had been made with his Lord ship's knowledge or consent, and consequently before him in order to authoritatively deny reports of the kind. la a preliminary acknowledgwont Lord Chares thanked the Guild for the'r fer, and stated that the wat er would recaire his immediate attention, A further reply is now to hand stating that the first part of the signal was incorrectly qiiotul, and the 'ter part containing the remark, which might be thought a reflecs on the Marchant Service must bay been a mistak. The Guild are informed that the signal has new been erased from the signal Logs of the ships of the Fleet.

JAPAN'S WAR EXPENDITURE.

material on May 1 and arrived at Chomulyo on May, taking in coals and rails, and west to the seat of war with locomotives, sloepers, and telegraphic apparatus. On July three ships were sighted, which ternel out to be part of the Vladivostork feet, and they were called upon to

hedve to.

Tussian officials went on board and the vessel

was taken as a prize. Thirty sailors from the man-of-war were put on beard, aut mines were ale taken on board, with instructions that if the vessel was to be blown up. there was un attempt to emplare by the Japanes

A Prize Court was hell, when the ship and cargo were condemned. and the crew kept waiting for two or three weeks. They were subsequently seat by train on the Siberiun Rail. į

to St. Petersbmg, and the journey way vee upied about three weeks owing to thus con- carriages on the Silerfan Railway were not quite gested state of the traffle. Now, the thirst-clas

so comfortable us--

statements made would suffice to defeat its own

ends, as among European peoples an exaggerated- and burlesque style of journalism rarely achieves anything boyond its own discredit. But in China it is otherwise, and no assertions with regard to foreigners or Western institu- tions and doctriaos are too far fetched and hulieres to aluit of acceptance. We must always remember in considering Chinese questions that we are dialing with a people who in the mass can still believo a posse

and the banging of a tiu can save the moon What more of saldiers can travel in a Suratoga frank. from premature destruction. readily digested, then, than the much more reasonable suggestion that the men carried away over the unknown seas are going to certain tyranny, bondage, and untold suffering? Though the emigration work is an exclusively to the Foreign Legations collectively, and not Anglo-Chinese interest, we have alluded abore

to the British Legation exclusively because wa have also to remember that an indignation consciously or unconsciously excited by ons Power acts indirectly on all, and insults and falsehoods permitted against uns class of

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TELEPHONA No. 135.

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THE FAMOUS DEER OF JAPAN.

THIS TO A

PURE

PLEASING POPULAR PALATABLE PRODUCTION

$16.00 Prk CASE OF 8 DOZEN PINTS.

SOLE AGENTS

With income-tax papers now bei g paid showing na alitional impost of seventy per In the action in which the Wing Mao firm cent, wo are afraid, says the Kobc Chronicle, of brick contructors. 33, Des Voeux Road that residents of Japan, foreign or native, will Central, sued the Po Yick firm, contructors, lock rather dubiously at the evidence offered to 252, Queen's Road East, for 8364U1. being show how very little they have suffered in pocket moncy oring in respect of 10,000 Arusy bricks from the war. So heavy has the additional taxation proved that firmas exporting certain sold and delivered to the defendants on 16th September, judgment was given for the defen alapis commodities have boun forced to enter dants with costs. Mr. T. X. d'Almada e Castro, inta combination to rais-pricas; and hers again this was insufficient. They had no proper foreigners" are apt to come home tu roust, like Dr. NEWELL WILSON, DR. WILLIAM DANE L soliciter, appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. S. W. Tso, soliciter, for the defendants.

POLICE COURT.

Thursday, 13th October. BEFORE MB. H. H. J. Gourewrz (Acring

FIRST MAGISTRATE).

THE "SHELL" TRANSPORT AND TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED. ''he raport states that the directors het hoped to place before the shareholders the ljustriont of the accounts vs compared with the estimated figures for the year 1902, bat, in view of the auditors requiring to bave before theas the accounts for the year snded December 31, 198, before they certify haal figures, the. directors regret that it is not yet possible to do so. They are, however, able to state that apparently the adjustment entails the alteration of the profits for the year from £219,567 to £208.270, or 111,996' less thn the Egures anticipated in the last report. Shareholders will be asked to pass a resolution adjourning the meeting in order that the profit and loss account and balance-sheet may be made up so soon as the accounts are received from the Asiatic Petroleum Company (Limited) for the first and second halves of the year 1903, the accounts of the company depending on them. The interest que from, the Nederlandsoh Ia- dische Industrie en Handel Maatschappij, for which no credit was previously taken, will be for 1903. Important treated us revenue developments baro taken place in the posi

us their tion of the company, in so far participation in the European hasines is concerned. The cost of shares in the Petroleum Producte Action-Gesellschaft, shown in the beca £08,500, has last balance-sheet increased to about £161,250, representing one- third of the present paid-up capital of the company, which has been raised to 9,000,000 marks. The wining two-thirds were st)

The manager of the firm identified five pieces scribed equally by the Deutsche Bank and the Steaua Romana Action Gesellschaft für Patro. of silk as their property. He did not miss them Jeanu Industrie.. A contract has also been till the palice told hini about the matter. One entered into by which ocean transport is of the clerks, Chan Ting Shiu, bad absconded,

Kassim Ahmed, an Indian storekeaper of No. secured. The position and prespnets of the Nederlandsch Indische Industrie en Handel 32, Wellington Street, deposed that the defen- Maatschappij have very materially improved. dant came to him with a sample of silk, for The production of crude oil from the Borneo which he asked $25 a yard. Witness asked fields during 1963 was 155.486 tons, as compared lo to bring along the whole piece, and with 122,600 tons during 1962. The production the man fetched a roll of black glossy silk. as part of the sacrifices which the Japanese for 1904 to August 27 has beau 186,359 tous. He seemed afraid though, and this aroused Witness told him to fetch the made up of approximately 53,000 tons during suspicion. the first three months and about 183,000 tons silk again next day; and he followed him during the following (about) five months. cautionsly to find out where he lived. The With the object of more conveniently defining house proved to be No. 9. Lyndhurst Terrace, Witness reported the matter to the police, and the fuancial relations between the two Com- paries, it Jas been decided to place the indebted next day the man was arrested. ness of the Nederlandsch Indische Industrie en Handel Maatschappij to the Company in the form of Bonds bearing interest at 5 per cent. per unnum, repayable from time to time by the Nederlandsch Indische Industrie on Handel Maatschappij. as its funds permit. In addition, a scheme of amortisation, which is thonght to be more in accordance with the conditions, has been. adopted.

AN

BUDDHISM IN SINGAPORE.

THEFT FROM POWELL'S.

Cheng Ming was charged with stealing $308.90 worth of ilk from Messrs. Fowell and Company's store.

Defendant said that the missing clerk had asked him to sell the silk.

Six months' imprisonment and six hours stocks.

NO ASSAULT.

a A Colonial Office chrit cöobe charged.

Defendant denied the tukong with assault. charge. He had, certainly, arrested the man, as, with his long hair, he locked like a rogue

and vagabond.

The case was dismissed.

BEFORE Mr. J. H. KY (ACTING

SECOND MAGISTRATE).

certainly restrict trade and place national Japau will suffer, as the rise of prices will competitors in the saine goods at an advantage. It is perfectly evident that the million yen a day now being expended for war purposes must be paid in some way or other, either by a deferred development of Japan's industry and mero juggling with acequats to try and persuade | resources or by increased taxation, and it is either the people of this country or the world that the expenditure upon the war will not pross heavily upon the people. It is timated in out next year, it will be necessary for the some quarters that if the war goes on through- Japanese Government to provide a sum of as ren hundred million yen to defray the expenditace. pockets of the people, in one lump, for that That sum will not of course como, out of the would mean widespread ruin, but it will be a alarge upon Japanese industry in some form or other, and the future of the country must be bypothecated to met it. These are Inets that it is no use blinking; they have sot to b, faced

To minimise them with Government presumably calculated before plunging into war. the view of showing that Japan is perfectly competent to continue the wax for years to come necessary, will only in the sud arouse deep feelings of resentment among the people.

ANOTHER CHINA MEDAL BESTOWED.

Since the issue of the official Regulations regarding the award of the Transport Medal, the Merchant Servies Guild have, on several occasions, made official representations to the

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Mr. Miller (for the defence): The Chatham and Dover he.

Mr. Pattinson went on to explain that the men were ouly able to get cue meni re day, and

ringes, and they were early starving. The sleeping accommodation in these beautiful car- captain then wanted to pay them off up to the time they were captured by the Russians. The plaintiffs also complained that they had been pat into a very dirty lodging-honge. Con sidering that these we had been put to all and improper lodgings, Mr Pattinsou thought these hardships, ses studded with mines, dirty they were not only entitled to their wages, but to the C. damages for brunch of contract claimed.

Several of the men gave evidence, and describ ed the five days spent in St. Petersburg after capture by the Russians. The acc.mmodation was such that they paid for beds out of their own pockets. The meal consisted of one ounce of meat, a small loaf of bread, and a eup of ton, and sometimes soup.

Mr. Miller submitted that thers had been o

curses, on all irrespectively. The condition of the roantry at the present juncture is distinctly bin- der

Any spark however auall way fan into a fame, and it bekoves all nationalities to preserve unitedly firm front and resolutely quell any- thing which savours of popular excitement and mere na inclination in Peking to say it is hostile prejudice. We fear that there is once naught when significant indications are drawn attention to, and once again we reiterate our cry of four years ago that timely action trouble. This scurrilous sheet will which is permitted to breathe forth its lying the masses will stir up a fables in the ears feeling of alarm and an hystorical apprehension which will quickly erasa to discriminate between

now exists national and national, if any distinction even

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Here is a speciares translated: "We have repeatedly referred in our columns to tha breach of contract, and that the agreement enlistment of coolies for the Trausvaal mines by the English people for gain. Now we hear that although the Englishmen are employing rminated at the loss of the ship, either by the British Government, and the conditions of

the coolies in the same way as horses and cows, captare or wreck. The seizure of the vessel by the same. This step is due to the greediness of the Russians terminated the agreement The to carry contraband of war. and he contended yet they illtreat them by giving them only question was whether the captain had the richt

This is really a great FRAMED neuroes every month. insult to the poor country people who are that he had, and that the men know that they $1250 per man per mansen while they have to

Alderman Smallman found for the plaintiffs, mostly enticed by sreet words to go abroad!

But as must take the risk. There was nothing illegal pay as much as $50 to cuch of the native

by low class Chinese contractors." in currying contrubind. because they had not Loen told that they wore

the coulies are so poor and ignorant they carrying contraban

are willing to go there and give up their The seamen of the steamship Cheltenhamive to the British raine owners instead of a-ked later for summonses against the dostin istening to the good advies of their fellow Friars Steam Shipping Company at the Guild-conutryinen. What a pity this is. Now the Governor of Shantung has received a letter halt, obaiming the payment of their wages from some Chinose merchau's abroad giving They had already obtained damages and costs disils of the way the coolies are illitrentoil

against the owners.

Counsel for the owners claimed that the men's

the Russian wan-of-war, but the magistra'e trement terminated at the time of expture by granteil the application. A date was Bred for

the hearing.

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and lusulted in South Africa at the hands of the merciless mine owners whose actions aro beyond the power of the pen to describe. On the British Cousul at Chefoo and had the coolie emigration in the provines stepped at once. We congratulate the people of Shautnng on having such a good and clear-headed Governor to look after their interests. -Peking Times.

account of this H.E. Chon-fu has informed MASTER

authorities as to their stringent character, whereby the services of many captains and officers of merchant vessels engaged during. war-time were quite ignored. The medal is confined to those who have served in "Char tered Troop Transports." consequently those serving in other vessels carrying troops, horses, One of the warders of Victoria Gaol arrested mules, Government stores and munitions of war generally, have been debarred from obtain- Chinaman in the street, recognising him using the Transport Medal, though the work in the statement which appeared in yesterday's man who had been banished. The defendant which they were engaged was manifestly just coloured fanaticism, and the results are already orialized the Throns that the Imperial Chinese

The following letter was addressed to the Straits Times. It may interest readers, to know that the Lord Abbet referred to is also a European, an Irishman. His correct title is U Dhammaioko →

SIB-Could you spare me a couple of lines in your valuable columns to correct'

edition from the Lord Abbot A. Dhammaloka to the effect that I had left the Buddhist Priesthood owing to having vacated my "Kyaung" (Monastery) daring the "was" or Buddhist Lont?

AN OLD FRIEND."

was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment and six konra' stocks.

THEFT FROM TER GODOWŃ Co.

THE YELLOW DANGER. The Penang Gazette is one of the papery that still regards the Yellow Darger seriously

In a recent editorial it remarks :---

But now we have, science in the hands of!

AN IMPERIAL DECREE.

The following Chinese Imperis! Docree was dated Peking, 6th October

PIANO

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Pan Chinglan, Supervising Consor, has men- PLAYING ALL THE NOTES OF THE

coal store with private share espital outside beginning to make the world wendar. For al Railway Administration having established a though the Japanese, who apply by letters Chengyang gate of Poking, the land tax be written in their own blood for the privilege of new ordered to be paid on the said Administra Commercial Affairs and the Governor of the immolating thems Ives, and who rush to inevittion to the Board of Revenge and the Board of see if it is carried out and that at present matters of railway administration are carried government lands leased for the administration on by Sheng Huan-hai and there are many without reference to the Waiwapa, etc,

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as important as that carried on by the other ressels. The British steamor El Dorado, com- DISORDELLY SAILORS.

manded by Captain Lowis H. Tamplir, was Three blue-jackets were charged with dis- orderly conduct at West Point. One of them chartered to serve in corection with the Indian

China. The survice to which he was detailed characteristics of old-fashioned Oriental war The facts were these. Owing to u letter I was fined $3 for misbehaving himeoff in the Transport Department during the war in able destraction; display in these respects the Imperial Prefecture of Puking be ordered to

consisted in taking troops and animals from drunkenness, their madness has in it all the received from the Bhikkha Ananda Maitriya street, 33 for refusing to pay ricksha hire, $3 as (European Secretary of the Buddhamsana compensation, and $5 for assault. The other the large transports and running them to the cold-blooded method of the most scientific landing base at Taku. This comprised several modern militarism. They have better ships,

Bheng Hsuan-hai is in charge of railway and Samagama" or International Buddhist Society | two were fined $3 each.

miles of intricate pilot work in a crowded and better guns, and a more effective powder than of Rangoon) I returned to that place, as he

narrow river, and the work was carried on their white adversaries. They have equal, mining affairs and uses many government lande practically had recalled me, owing to the fact

accounts in connection with all the railways and that I had recived some money from home and

night and day in all weathers, without the if not superios, training in the use of all and he has to pay taxes thereon and all the thus broken my vow of poverty. It was pointed

slightest accident happening. It is noteworthy the latest scientiae devices for man-killing. mines under hischarge have to be presented to the that vessels engaged by other maritime nations Every art known to modern science, from Board concerned to be properly audited. There out. however, that as it was a minor offence

all employed pilots, many of whom have been wireless telegraphy to the highest develop fore we hereby command the Board of Com- I could be re-ordained if I wished.

officially decorated. Captain Tamplin had the ment of naval architecture, is at their disposal.mercial Affairs to appoint duly qualified and audit, together with Sheng Hsuan-bni, all honoar of special mention in General Gaselee's a complete revelation has thereby boon effected duties to process to (Shanghai) and investigato KRAUSS.

the revenue and expenditure of all the railways despatches from Peking, being the only civi- in the conditions of warfare between the white

and mines under his charge und to make. a detailed roport up on the same. lian bracketed with officers of the Royal Navy and the colom zana, and Royal Indian Marine. He also received a

Having completed my "Ekin-pyu," or term of meditation, however, I decided to return to Jag-life, though ultimately I intend to accept the offer of re-ordination and return to the "Sanghu" or Yellow Robe.

rusting I have not trespassed anduly on, your space.

Yours fraternally.

C. A. ROBERTS (Alias A. Dipalamkara). Singapore, 3rd October, 1904.

A Chimmen was sentenced to six weeks" im-

prisonment for stealing a biarket and tin of tobacco, property of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co.

TIMELY EXPLANATION.

not

SHIPPING NOTES.

STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

bera to-morrow,

An interesting letter from a Russian doctor is given by the Arbeiter Zeitung. He describes

At present Mongolia is for the most,“ part the terrible eff et of the Japanese artillery fire at Wa-fang-kan, and explaius incidentally how letter of thanks from the hord of the Indian still in its century-long lethargy, but the the Japanese came to be accused of firing on Transport Department. The El Dorado not evidence of its near awakening from this the Red Cross. As the fire was increasing in being a "Chartered Troop Transport, accord-strange loop, and feeling again the fire of racial

The Boston Tow Boat Co.'s steamer Lyra left intensity a communication reached the hospital, ing to the definition of this term contained in fanaticism in its blood, which may rash at the

other extreme, cannot be denied. What would Shanghai on the 12th Oct., and may be expected that there were many wounded in the firing the Regulations, Captain Tamplin waS

rorival amongst bo the result of luck a

The CP.B. stemor Empress of Japan arrived line. Three hospital wagons, with Red Cross eligible for the Transport Medal. The Mer- attendants and two doutorz, at once started, and chant Servico Guld have represented this fact 800000,000. of Orientals, able to make war at Vancouver at 10 p.m. on Tursday, the 11th came under ire us they drove to the front. A to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, according to the most up-to-date European October. of the 13 11.35. The barometer has borse was shot, and auraprel shells burst all urging that the excellent services of Captain methods It is only peerssary to look this fallen at all stations, but mors particularly in round the wagons, "See," writes the doctor, Tamplia merited due recognition. The Guildmation calmivin the face-to see that the much and 100 tons of wood from Bangkok for MessIE that is how stories originate that the Japanese have now received a reply stating that the ridiculed" Yellow Peril" is not the bogey at N. China and N. Japan.

Gradients are very slight en the Coast of fire on the Red Cross. The Red Cross acts Admiralty have decided to award the China which, in so many quarters from whence better sense might be expected, it is regarded as the China and over the Obina rea. Light N.E.

forwarded in due course to that gentleman.

proper thing to scoff. winds are probable over the whole of this region, imprudently, and the blame is thrown on the Medal to Captam Templin, and that it will be

Japanese." Eurecast: Light E. winds, fine.

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Oloratory yesterday issued the following report-

MISCELLANEOUS.

The 8.8. Chew Tat brought 2,000 tons of rice Butterfield & Swirs.

The Es. Fau Sang arrived from Sourabaya yesterday with 2,800 tons of sugar.

Arrivals report fresh N.E. monsoon.

HOPKINSON,

RACHALS. &c.

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Hongkong, 10th October, 1904.

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