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INTIMATION

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1811.

THE FINE

MELLOW

FLAVOUR

OF OUR CELEBRATED

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VERY OLD LIQUEUR

SCOTCH

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28mL. 1904.

TE AMATEUR DRAMATIC SOCIETY.

TELEGRAMS.

[BRUTER'S SERVIJE.]

SEVERE GALE IN ENGLAND.

LONDON, 24th November. There has been a great gale is the North Sea causing several wrecks and lose of life. Blind- the midlands of England; telegraph lines were broten and trains delayed. Their Majesties the King and Queen of Peringa! were suswed up at Chatsworth, where they were the guests

of the Duke of Devonshire.

THE WAR.

(LEUTER'S SERVICE.]

THE JAPANESE IN CHINA,

!

INCRHA E IN CAPITAL,

Hsiauyonteal. The Jupine opened #re, and GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. the Russians frd in confusion, Huanglaskihtun and other villages to the south lisvo been barnt by the Russians,

LATER, Marshal Oysios reports that at nona yester- day the Japanese fired at sud drove back a force of Russian infantry constracting works, at Liuchiangtan, with massed infantry in At other points there is no change. their rear,

JAPANESE PROGRESS AT PORT ARTHUR.

An extraordinary general meeting of the Green Island Cement Company, Limited, was held at the Company's, office. St. Georgo's Buildings, on Saturday morning. The Hon. R. Shewan presided, and there were also pro- Gresson (Consulting Committee), Mr. N. 11. sent Hon. Sir Paul Chator, Hon. W. J. Rutherford (Secretary). Messrs. E A. Howatt, A. Turuor, CA. Tomes, T. Skinner, R. C. Wilcox. F. D: Goddard, and Fong Wa Chun (ebaroholders).

The SECRETARY read the cotics convening the meeting. It had been called for the par- pose of passing the following resolutions :---

10xro, 19th November. It is unofficially stated that the forts on Erblungshan and Sungshushan were blown up

That the Capital of the Company be increased at 2.80 p.m. on the 17th inst, destroying the bulk of the Russian muebine gans and the froin $1,000,000 (divided into 100,000 shares of $10? such) to $1,500,000 (divided into breastworks.

[According to Vind mic's "The China-Japan | 150,000 shares of $10 each) by the creation of War," Sangshushan (Pine Tree Hill) is 103 50,000 now shares of $10 each to be offerel 'and metres gh, and had one fort on it tau years if accepted to be allatted to the persons consti- ago; Eurlungstan (Two-Dragon ili 82 metres high; and had seven forts on it. There, with the forts on Itzashau (Chair Hill forta the key to the whole defears of Port Arthur.].

OPENING OF THE POLICE

And that failing such allotment as aforessil the mid now shares ho disposed of by the General Managers in accordance with the Company's Articles of Association.

the time be enjoying the Tantai Pau Hsino-an, the Chinese Manager of may for ",plendid isolution" of SATAN after the the Shanghai-Nanking Railway, has been rebellions council in the hall of Pan-appointed Director of the Copper and Silver mint at Nanking, and also of the army store st demoniam, But with His Lordship's argu-Nanking. The Tuotai was to take up his now ment that a law agreed upon retains law post on the 26th November. Taotai Lin is even while some of its nominal adherents appointed to succeed him in the management of are flagrantly disobeying it, it is not so easy the Shanghai-Nanking Railway. to be satisfied. Law may be a code of shalts

As it is anticipated in shipping ciroles in and salt-note agreed to by a community England that the fall of Port Arthur willing snow storms have ovenrred in the north and or a similar code enforced upon the com-release many Japanese cruisers for commerea- munity by some authority to whom the destroying work, precautions are being taken community has permitted the necessary to despatch steamers for Vladivostock by a route power. It would seera foolish to suggest, which will carry them clear of Japan to the East ani bring them, on passing north of Yezo. as Sir HENRY BERKELEY Says, because soute within the protective influence of the Vladivar- persons possess temporarily the power to took squadron. resist an established municipal law, that

To-night there begius another lot of fresh such municipal law has ceased to exist.

"turns" at the Cirens, including Mr. Cooke's The point is, however, that such power of spectacular play called Defending the colours," resistance could only be temporary, as the in which the beautiful horse "Black Bose "

tuting the shareholders of the Company to the Company's Register of LONDON, 24th November.

according Shareholders on the 28th day of February, power of the law to enforce its owo obseracts almost as well as he does. The Alton

1905, atla pramium of $10 or each and every vance must be re-assertod sooner or later. brothers do aurobatics, Pop" parforms as a "man monkey," and there is a wonderful boy

Under the auspices of the Colonial

single share of such 50,000 new shares in the International law has never had such power, contortionist. The lions are now more tractable,

ratio and proportion of one new share for every RECREATION CLUB. while the power to resist it has always been and on Saturday night performed without Society, the traveller, Herr Wous, in a lee-

two old shares in the Company held by the enjoyed by untions who in time of peace trying to eat the trainer. On Friday nightture in Berlin, drew attention to the ubi-

quitous activity of Japanese traders in There was a large gathering of the force, and respective Shareholders theroof; the amanos may have agreed to principles. Murderers there is to be a riding contest.

China, which ubiquity "was menacing also of ladies, to witness the opening of the payable on each of such now shures resportivaly Polico Recreation Club by the Captain (including the said premium of $10 per skaro) BLEND frequently have the power for a time to defy

German trade, even in our Shantung, where Saporint adent, Mr. F. J. Badolog, at Happy to las paid as to one qual half part thereof on the Japanese and not the Germans had Valley on Saturday afternoon. Chief Detective the 31st day of March, 1905, and as to the benefited by the increase of trade resulting Inspector Hauson on calling upon the Captain romainder thereof (including the balance of the from the Tsingtau-Tsinanfu railway." He Superintendent to open the Club sail-Mr. said premium) on the 30th day of June, 1905.

Badeley, Mr. Haliifax, Mrs. Badoley, Indios and gentioraen:- Some time ago I ventured to re- peat the saying “A policemen's life is not a happy ans, but in doing so, I claimed that, whaterer truth there might be in the saying, thers was much comfort to be derived from the encouragement there is in the good-will of our superiors. auch good-will boing naturally the outcoms of duty done and the respect of the Today, having residents having been won.

on this heen asked by my commandes to speak auspicions occasion, I take the liberty to again refer to the old, saying "A policeman's life is not a happy one," but I will, on this occasion, go a stop further and claim that our life is, since I last referred to the saying, a happier one. Now, ladies and gentlenes, to whom and to what do we owe this state of bappiness? We have now a nice piece of ground and a shed, and have established ourselves here as the To you, Mr. Badeley, and to you, Mr. Halifax, HK.P.B.C. To whom do we owe all this? who have in the course of a few months secured for us this rivilege. I have been asked to invite you to open the ground this afternoon, and I do so with groat pleasure, but I will also ask you to accept the tanks of us all for what you have done. And so will we, as the grass upon which we ply, keep your memory ever greu. Mr. Badelay, in a prompt manner, declared the Club operad, and Inspector Withers forth. The Captain with hoisted the Clab's fig. Superintendent said the opening of the club was entirely due to Deputy Superintendent Hallifor also to Inspectors Withers and Langley, Mr. Hallifax had worked liko & horse, and the result was evident. Up till now the police oricket club had had a fair measure of success, which they had accepted with load jahilation, and he trust- ed they would accept the reverse in the way observed by philosophers and sportemen. Ho did not look upon league matches as all in all. The club was formed to get as much enjoyment out of it as possible, and although the married men

are

vory satisfactorily rendersi and the chorns and orchestra were also extremely good.

To-night the last performance will be given.

FOOTBALL.

the law, but the law against murder stands. Could it be said to stand if the law, instead

On Saturday night the Amateur Dramatic of intervening as soon as possible, were to say to the murderer at large: We pro- Scoicty gave their fifth performance of the test against your act, which was unlawful," popular opera “Dorothy."

The house was comfortably filled and the and let it go at that! There are laws audience, which included H.E. the Governor

one, and the British

books which and suite, was an appreciative statute

law - here Sir numerous encores were given. The songs were undoubtedly the WHISKY. HENRY BERKELEY's point seems to receive support--but which, by common consent, are regarded as dead-lettore, and not acted upon. Suppose there were no arrangements for enforcing these old statutes in case of need, and we have the status of international law, which consists of a mass of opinion as to what should be lawful, but has no machinery behind it to compel obedience to its dicta. True, there are numerous legal decisions based on its principles, but these were not international decisions. They were the decisions of judges learned in international law and its customs, and affected only individual dolinquents coming within their own jurisdiction. Russia as a untion sets aside international law, even to

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UNIFORMLY MAINTAINED.

PRICE $16.50 PER DOZEN.

A. S. WATSON & CO. the extent of repudiating a principle to

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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

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BIRTHS. On 21st November, at Stanghai, the wife of R. Y. ANDERSON, of a daughter.

On 21st November, at Shanghai, the wife of

W. SCHINA, of a sou.

MARRIAGE.

On 21st November, at Shanghai. LizzIE SMITH FERRIER, to WILLIAM ORTWIN, both of Shanghai.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DEVEUX ROAD C1. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.

HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 28TH, 1904.

Os two previous occasions we have ex- pressed the opinion that the term “law as applied to the set of conventions known

which she hul previously consented.

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contrasted, unfavourably to the Japanese, their commercial morality against that of the Chinese, and complained that the Japanese Courts were prejudiced against foreigners. He believed that the real object of the war was the commercial and industrial expon sion of Japan, and warned his hearers that if the Japanese were victorious the Chinese would give increased support to Japanese trade and German trade would be stranded

HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB, NAVAL TEAM This match was played between a itenta representing the Hongkong Club and a tean picked from the men of 11. M. ships in part.high and dry." The game was played under Rugby rules, and proved very exciting.

Result: Naval team, 2 goals, 2 tries; Club, 1 goal.

VENGEANCE" z. "THETIS."

This match was played between a socond

eleven from each of these strips, and the Vengeance team, true to the traditions of their seniors, carried off the laurels, the result being:-Vengeance, 5; Thelis, 2.

DERBYS WEST KENTA,

This was a match between the Sergeants and Staff Sergeants of web régiment, and resulted in a win for the West Kents by three goals to

ope.

R.GA. . DOCKYARD.

NEW RUSSIAN LOAN.

LONDON, 24th November. The German bankers have taken up twenty, and the Paris bankers thirty mil lions of the Russian & per cent. loan of £50,000,000, redeemable in five or seven years to be issued in January.

THE ANGLO-RUSSIAN CONVENTION

SIGNED.

LONDON, 25th November. The Hen. Charles Hardings, Secretary of the Embassy at St. Petersburg, and Count Lamsdorff, have signed the Enquiry Conven.

This maleh was played between teams re- presenting the Royal Garrison Artillery and the Dockyard.

It was a very evevly contested game, but the Artillery had more luck in their shooting for goals than had the Dockyard,tion re the North Sea Outrage. the result being: R.G.A. 8; Dockyard, ail

often SEQUEL TO A HONGKONG SECRET

law which can be repudiated is not a law ju the sense in which the term is understood.

The "golden rule" is a law which all men consent to." At least, we have heard of so man, and can imagine no man, likely to have the hardihood to oppose the prin ciple of doing to others what he wishes others to do to him. In practice, however, this law," or this "rale," the terms being rightly interchangeable, is more broken than observed. As a matter of strict definition, it is not a "law," and it is aut a golden rule," because there is n10 Ruler, or Power, or mechanism back of it to put it into fores. It is an axiom, a adage, a proverb, but it is no more; and that is the case with international law. Law is useless, and practically non-existent, if it does not practise. For practical pur-

MARRIAGE.

A remarkable marriage story was unfolded before Sir Francis Jeune last month during the hearing of the petition of Mrs, Lillias Maxwell Cooper King for a divorce from her husband, Reginald Garrett Cooper King, an Army cap tain. The marriage took place in Hongkong seventeen years ago, and was a secret one. The partios had never lived together as man and wife, and the husband had always refused to find a home for his wife. She brought an action

and obtained a decres, but it was ignored.

generically as International Law is inexact, uses, in the current war, a cautious ship against him for restitution of conjugal rights, |

if not absolutely a misnomer. At the time, we did not expect that the importance of the point would so soon be made apparent by a trial in the Court. Indeed, except as a

The President asked how it was proposed to give strict proof of the Hongkong marriage. Counsel replied that this was done in the former

suit for restitution.

There was no defence to the present suit, and a decree nisi, with costs, was granted.

office.

SUGAR EXPORT.

owner will naturally say that the law for him to obey is the law that is being en forced, and that is just what is being dene, even by British shippers, whose national laws recognise and uphold the international matter having a certain academic interest, aw which does nothing to protect them if it did not occur to us that the discussion of the question--apart frous a possible political they fill within the clutches of Russia who outcome that we suggested might one day has a law unto herself. The only knowa way to enforce law is in to provision of

The Hon. F. H., May, C.M.G.. the Colonial eventuate-was particularly practical or

Becretary, has issued the following notification It is hereby notified that for the purposes of profitable. It arose, however, in the course penalties for breach, and infernational law of the local trial of certain issues of the has no penalties. The horas led to the

water could probably be mule also to drink, regulation No. ITI in His Majesty's Order in Council of the 11th day of August. 1903, made dispute concerning a charter-party made

if it could be made to understand that a between the owners of the ship Prometheus

refusal to drink would involve a beating under the Imperial Sugar Contention Ast of 1903, (3 Edw. 7), the superintendent of imports and the Osaka Shoson Kaisha. The Counsel Russia in 1866 was led to the water (or and exports of Hongkong for the time being is for the shipowners contended, very naturally,

international law of contraband and other the Fiscal Authority" for this Colony, and as Russia had. declared a certain prin- things and now, in 1904, she refuses to that all certificates of origin relating to sugar ciple to be the law, and as the Powers

drink. More faith would be felt in the to be exported must accordingly be declared were permitting. Russia to act as if her own actuality of international law if Russia were before him and must be in the form of which declaration was the law, that this Russian ako made to understand that her repudin-copies can be bad en application at the harbour declaration was to all intouts and purposes tion, if persisted in, would mean a beating. the law under which the shipowners should conduct their business. The International lawyers had said contraband of war was one thing: the Russians had declared it another, and as Russia was the only authority that seemed to be giving practical effect to either or any definition, it seemed a sorry business to look to any so-called law that was not being enforced. We do not for one moment con.

The Hongkong Volunteer Corps is now de- sent to suppose, even in face of Russia's prived of the services of Bomb. C. G. Danby declaration, and the fact thit for some in-and Gunner 6. R. Boyd, beth of these gentle-

men having resigned, #crutable reason the Statesmen of the world are allowing her to have her own way, that

The Members of the Sergeants Mess, lat the law of contraband is not International Ba, Sherwood Foresters, are giving a farewell Law as understood by other Powers. Nor Quadrille party in the spacious Library ut do we question in the slightest Sir H. S. Mount Austin Barracks this (Monday) evening, BERKELEY'S decision that the law ruling 28th instant, to their numeroas friends, both military and civilian. Dancing will commence the behaviour of neutral shipping should at 8 p.m. and be kept up until 2 am. Special be International Law, and not any casual cara will run for the return journey to arbitrary ruling of some Power which Hongkong.

The children of the Union Church Sunday school went out to Quarry Bay for a picnic on Saturday.

The King has approved of the appointment of the Hon. Gershom Stewart to be an unofficial mesher of the Legislative Council wice the Hon. G. S. Sharp resigned.

In accordance with the regulations made on the 17th day of November, under section 3 of the Sugar Convention Ordinance, 1904, of $5 will be payable at the time of making each declaration.

WEATHER REPORT.

fee

THE SITUATION AT MUKDEN.

LONDON, 25th November. Russian correspondents at Mukden dwell on the difficulty of obtaining food, forage, nad fuel, especially fuel, without which the huge blocks of ice from the river and wells cannot be melted, thus making the supply of water an insurmountable problem.

A MYSTERIOUS MISSION.

LONDON, 25th November Attention is attracted to the recent passage through the Canal, southwards, of three yachts, the Fiorentina, Catarina and Emerald. The London agents of the Fiorentine and Catarina decline to disclose the charterers, The mysterious mission is supposed to be for exploring reefs in the Red Sea for the

Baltic fleet.

(From Nurthern Papers.) ANOTHER GENERAL ATTACK ON PORT ARTHUR.

CHEZOO, 21st November. It is reported that the fourth general attack ou Port Arthur has been commenced.

And that for the purpose of facilitating the carrying into effect of the above Resolution the Transfer and other Books of the Company be closed for the space of seven days as on and from the 1st day of March, 1905.

The CHAIRMAN said-Gentlemer, before I proceed to put the resolutions just rund to the peeting I will, as briefly as possibla, explain the necessity for more capital. We have added to and extended the capacity of the factories hore nail at Macas until we can go no further, We have now reached a total output of 34,000 barrels per month, but the demand has more than kept pace with our oulargements so that in spite of all, we late still to suffor the chagrin of seeing good orders go past na. therefore, 10 practically begin an additional

whole question we have decided to put up a factory. After very thorough sindy of the Rotary Plant Instead of Aalborg Kilns as before. Rotary Kilns are now giving great satisfaction in Europe and America. To begin with the first cust of the plant is considerably less and in our onse the saving is still greater,

We have,

we can take advantage of a good part of our Prosent installation for the working of these Kilns, while as compared with the old Kilns the quality of the camont produced, though not on the whole any higher than at prosont, will recommend it to a particular soction of our customers. Our Saperintendent Mr. Uldall studied these kilus at home some time ago and recommends their adoption, and our Chief Engineer, Mr. Hewitt, being on a holi- day we took advantage of his presence in Bugland to place orders for a two Rotary Kils Plant complete, making, as far as possible,

These two Kiln or more if required later on. special arrangements for adding vao Rotary Boturies will give us about 16,000 barrels per

had been thrashed that day-the score stood 144 against $2 with five wickets to fall-they would. proceed forthwith to retaliate at a game of bowls, Ho hoped, dar long, that the club would be able to arrange matches between the ladies.

ANCESTOR WORSHIP AS A MORAL posed $1,000,000 new capital and premium will

month additional, a large increase in proportion · 1

OPIATE.

to the cost of the now plant, which we estimate will be something under $400,000. Our present overdraft with our bankers is $186,000 and there is the dividend which may be reckoned at not more than $200,000, so that altogether the pro-

not be more than enough for our wants. We shall, however, be in a much stronger position, and, as the more we make the lower the cost, we should to able to produce our coment at a price which should defy competition. As everyon knows this Company had to pay dearly for its experience; it cost us practically all our original ► capital and years of work and struggle against

Japanese and Russian armies have been

balls, bombshells and rifle ballets going astray fighting in Chinese territory. The cannon have ploughed up the delds of the poor Chinese peasants, wrecked their houses, murdered their wives and children. Entire villages have bean

adverse conditions, which do not octuit in destroyed, vast tracts of laul made into deserts, In all directions pitiful processions may be seen wandering, hopeless and forlorn, to seek some Europe or America, and we do not envy say resting place free from murder and savage rivals who should attempt to take a new concern soldiery. Unhappy mothers are seen walking through all that this Company underwent at its through the deep mad carrying their babies and inception. We have had an unusually good year, lending the older children. This half-starved but we cannot count upon always having a large animals are driven along by them. No wind Admiralty Dook contract to fall back upon such as we have at present. It is never safo to pro- can picture he suffering which bideos wat

helpless, peaceful phosy unless one knows, but as the end of the indicts upon the poor non-resisting peasants of that sad country. year is so near and I know that shareholders are But all this misery of living people anxious for a word on the subject I will go so stire up no protest, and apparently ne far as to say that at a rough estimate, for it is feeling, in the dead spirit that rules over impossible to give figures that are at all exact China. No protest is heard, no appeal is sent without taking stock and closing all our books TOKYO, 21st November.

to the Czar or the Mikado, begging him to our profit this year should be about 40 to 50 per The ex-British steamer Thales, bought from the Douglas Steamship Co., Ld., and now the think of the poor wratches that live where the cent, more than last year.

After giving these present time to suggest German steamer Veteran, with quantities of bullets By, or to spare the helpless women

children near the scenes of battis amendments the CAATEMAN put the resolutions. winter clothes, blankets, medicine, and meat on and board, which was steering for Port Arthur at The long lines of human beings, hunted to the meeting. 3 .m. on the 19th inst,, uear Chefoo, was chased by misery, plod along toward distant cities and boarded by the Japanese torpedo ganvessal that will not receive them, or tall dying by Tatsuta. The osptain stated that his vessel the roadside. Not a word is said for them was destined for Newchwang, but she was recognised as su intending blockade-runner,

THE OLD "THALES" JENT TO RABKHO.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued and sent to Sassho. the following report: -

On the 27th at 11,58.a.m. Tha barometer

bas rison rapidly in Japan and slightly in 8. China and the Philippines but a rapid fall is shown in N. China.

The anticyclone remarked yesterday "over northern China has moved eastward and world appeared to be followed by a depression near the Galf of Pecbíli.

Moderate N.E. moneron may be expooted in the Formoss Chaunel and fresh menscon in the northern part of the Chins Ses,

Forecast:-Fresk E. to N.E. winds, cloudy,

ape.

NEWS FROM THE SHAKO.

TOKYO, 20th November.

Mr. E. A HEWETT had very much pleasure in seconding. He was sure that all present ap- preciated the excellent manner in which the business of the company had been developed and the success that had been attained, which fully justified the proposals that were before the meeting. He was not in a position to

they are only living people, driven to death. But suddenly the dead spirit of China wakes ay. Urgent protests and appeals are sent to St. Petersburg and Tokyo. Almost with real feeling the representatives of the Chinese. express an opinion as to what had just been Emperor and of the Chinese governing spirit said regarding the experiment that it was pro- beg the Russians and Japanese not to fight, or posed to make with the new kilns, but he At dawn on the 18th inst. a Russian dotach.even make a noise, within a certain designated believed the Company was correct in making ment made a counterattack near Hsialanginn, territory. What is that territory? It is the the experiment. With regard to the Company, on the left bank of the Upper Sbaho, which was territory of the sacred tambs. There the dead wherever he went he found that Green Island the Russians in the vicinity of Shahopan have the great dead of a great dead nation. No it in North Chins, Singapore, and the Philip repulsed. Since the morning of the 18th inet is buried, and have lain buried, for centuries Cement was being largely used. He had seen business was before them if their out-put was increased. bees indirectly bombarding with large mortars women or children are there--no living beings pines. It was very clear that a much larger

The motions were carried unanimously." and foldpieces, procurably for the purpose of to protect. Dead China, which has been in- destroying the Japanese defences, but so far different to the suffering of the living, protests energetically against any desecration of the

The CHAIRMAN said that a confirmatory without doing any damago, The same day, a falde devoted to the dead--New York Evening meeting would be held later. body of Russian infantry was discovered near Journal,