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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 19:5.
Harr Friodonthal's second concert takes
At the Volunteer meeting held at Head- place to-night. A special programme has been quaetars lust might it was decided, en arrival of crranged.
the new short rifles, to bold ride meetings on
The rang the 4th and 11th of Moroh next. will by two, three and five hundred yarda
Satisfaction is expressed that neither the war in the Far East, nor the rising of the vatives in Southwest Africa, nor other untoward oventa of lesser magnitude have A nolema requiem aces will be celebrated in Catholic Cathedral this morning at materially affected the course of improve the
A. S. WATSON & CO., men Cartaits branches of trade have of 7.30 for the repose of the soul of the lets
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course suffered through the war, but others have been benefited. The necessity how- ever ofu clearer definition of the meaning of contraband of wir and other points of international law, after peaco ball have been concluded, has become imperative, The rising of the natives in south-west Africa bas, commercially speaking, been of little importance, its effects having beeu confined to Germany.
A simultaneous revival of trade in Great Britain (which is gradually recovering BLEND financially and commercially from the
effect of the Boer war) and in France, has greatly contributed to the improvement in Germany. The United States, too, have rallied in a remarkably short time from the depression prevailing there at the close of inat year; whilst the demand for goods from most of the republics of Central and South America, upon which the export trade of WHISKY. Haming depends to so great an extent, is
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Attention is drawn to the growing ten- dency of Germanufacturers to enter into direct relations with buyers abroad. This may be advantageous and justifiable in Rome cases, but on the whole it is to be deprecated, as industrial firms are not in a position to obtain the same reliable inform- VERY FINE OLD VINTAGE MANY ation as to the standing and wolvency of
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The seventeenth plague frtality was recorded on the 11th iust, the number of caves for last week being three. There were ju addition four European easca of outerie feror, and two cases of amall-por, one European and one Portuguese.
Return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Muson for the week ending the 12th February, 1903, were 22t; non-Chinese, and 68 Chiluese to the former, and 71 non-Chinese, and
7,718 Chinose to the latter institution.
Fostal Union to be held in Rome nost April, Concerning the meeting of the International
the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce has several suggestions to offer, amongst which is the introduction of international stamps for the prepayment of replies.
A coulie, for swatching two gold bangles from a child three years of age in Stanley Street on Sunday last, was sentenced by Mr. J. H. Kemp at the Police Court yesterday to six weeks' bord labour and twelve "atrokes of
the bitch.
TELEGRAMS.
· [BROTER'S SERVICE.]
AMERICA AND JAPAN.
The four Chinese charged wità piracy in the
LONDON, 12th February. Harbour near Shaukiwan, and the woman
The arbitration treaty between America and charged with receiving stolen goola in coJapon has been signed at Washington. nection therewith, ware pestorilay committed by Mr. Gempertz, at the Police Court, to take their trial at the next Criminal Sessions
The German Bill for the amendment of the "Boranngensta" does not fully satisfy those interested in it. It is admitted that the most glaring deferts of the present law are to be removed, but many more remain which it is hoped will be dealt with on the second reading of the bill in accordance with the proposals of the Bankers' Association adopted at their last
annual socoting.
A recent Army Order instructs Commanding Officers to nota auch, dofoors as shortness of temper or weakness of omraster among sub-
ordinates. The Daily Mirror pictures a purpiq- faced colonel brandishing his fist of a sheepish looking subaitern, and saying. "Confound yan, Bir, your temper get worse wery day. If you don't improve I'll report you, hang ma it ‚I
don't."
THE WAR.
[ENUTER'S SERVICE.]
WARSHIPS AND GUNS FOR JAPAN.
LONDON, 11th February.
"The Telegraph's Tokyo correspondent wires that orders for four battleships have been placed in England, also contracts for half
illion starling worth of gaus,
THE BALTIC SQUADRON,
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LONDON, 11th February. Reuter's Port Louis (Mauritius) corres- pondent wires that arrivals from Nessi Be, Madagascar, report the Russian Baltic aquadron still there. A conflict has arisen between Admirul Bozhdestvensky and the Gorman companies supplying coal the Admiral wishing the colliera to follow the
close proximity to the Japanese.
ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUR,
RIGHTH CLUE RACE, 12TH FEBEVARY, 1903.
The weather and wind for this runs were rather peculiar; not an uncommon event in Hongkong. The morning opened dark and misty with light airs from the North and East. Just before 1 o'clock, it was almost a flat calia and several bosts had great difficulty in reaching the starting line, At a few minutes past one, faint airs came from the North and Went, those increased to half a gale at fron Teland, but died away to a light bresac at the Trocas Rocks. The course, was mark-beat off Green Island (stard') Trocas Rocks (port) mark- boat off Green Island (port).
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The Diane, Vernon, nud Elspeth misda a good start, but the Aileen, only 200 yards away wlion the gun fired, did not cross till 9 minutes later, by which time the other boats, catching the west wind were more then a mile away. Spinnakers were sot at the start, bat were taken in almost immediately, and sheets tightened down. Tho Vernon kept in the middle of the harbour in the strength of the food tide, the other two kept to the Hongkong shore; the Feron rounded the mons about 2 minutes ahead of Dione, and the Elspeth had given up. Hore there was a nasty cheppy sen, but in reaching down to the Troens Hook smooth weather was found again. The Atice far behind, tried for a flake and went round the North side of Stonecutters, bat did
By a Decroo signed in October, 1904, a very The Japanese Government has just given out important step in the unification of the Franch extensive orders for tent canvas to Soolah linen West African Colonies was taken. The torfect, but they refuse on account of too not score thereby na the wind was faint there
ritories of Senegambin and the Niger have been formed into a new colony, to be known as the colony of Upper Senegal and the Niger, under a Lioutoasnt-Gorornor, with his capital at Bamike, on the River Niger.
manufacturers. As the orders are additional te those recently exsented and, as delivery is sproud oror several months, it is inferred that tho Island Kingdom is determined to prosecute the war well into the year.
We are requested to publish the following :--- The annual meeting of the Hongkong Church Blissionary Association will be held this after their customers, and as to their require.noon in St. Paul's College at 5 p.. Addresses will be given on Missionary work in the Diocese ments as merchants, who have their corres
of Victoria. All istovested in Missionary work aro invited to attend. pondeuts all over the different countries.
Owing to the war, the Trans-Siberinn railway has not exercised that stimulating
CHOICE AFTER DINNER WINE. effect on trade which was expected last year, On the other hand the financial difficulties under which China was labouring at that time seem to have disappeared and a large
A cynical contemporary hears that the Tear's Ministry is divided on the question as to how to get out of the war gracefully.
Oun party advocates disabling the Baltic Flest accidentally in a gale, the other suggests getting up a revolution: The Admiralty object to the
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STATEMENTS OF THE PRISONERS.
els. The Dione came back north of Stone- cutters and Vernon south, and on rosehing the mark-boat again the Vernon was about a minute ahead. Vernon gybed round and carried away her loe runner, but Dione id not like to try it in the strong wind and heavy sen and stayed behind. It seemed to by Vernen'a race but on the run home she carried away her spinnaker and Diono caught har up and won by a few seconds. Times,
Yacht. Diane
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Damage amounting to £30,000 was caused by a fire at Lipton's Stores, Glasgow. The build- ing was situated in Laucefield-street, and was
Chan Chang and Taug Hop were again placed before Mr. H. H. J. Gómportz at the are ateroys high. It was wholly consumed. When the fire was at its boight the front wall
Police Court yesterday afternoon, to answer fell into the street, but the firemen und pre-barges of taurder and arson preferred against riously been withdrawn, and nobody was injured. them in connection with the fire which The fire spread to a second store, which suffered occurred at Hollywood Bead some weeks ago. considerable damage. The cause of the fire is Mr. F. J. Badeley, Captain Superintendent
of Polica, prosecuted. P. C. Chan Youk down to the mark-bost, the Konto going very declared: Shortly after two o'clock I pasand well against the choppy zon, and being the No. 168, Hollywood Road. I had walked
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Sometime ago the Daily Press published an account of a during robbery on the lannah Hoi on for about three minutes when I heard Police arst to round, on the reach to Trocas Rock Kong, in which six mon, who shipped as pass-whistles. There were no signs of fire when I
however, the Colleen took first place and kept it to the end. Kathleen and Min were not whistles, and saw that the place was on fire. It have done better with a reef down, as they was burning too fiercely for me to try to put it would not steer Colleen and Bonito stared
A. NA WATSON &C. business has been done with that empire. formor, while the Minister of Finance opposes engers, held up the remainder of the passengers passed No. 188. I went back when I heard the going as well as usual. and would probadly
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On Juu. 7th the Odessa correspondent of the. Standard wrote:-The Russian Christmas 1-day has been passed quietly, sadly, and dospondently, and has not been marked by a single feature of its usual gaiety. This is all the mors noteworthy and regrettable inasmuch as the Slar nature is not easily depressed. But the gloom caused by the hopeless cutlook of the war has been intensified by the reports of
sud got clear away with booty valued at $10,000. Six man have been arrested by Inspector Langley and Detective Wildon in connection with this case. They were placed betere Mr. J. H. Komp at the Police Court yesterday, and romanded to appear in a week's Lime.
principally in textile fabrics, metals and coal, although the growing competition of the United States and Japan is making itself keonly felt. The import trade from China is said to have been, on the whole, satisfactory, das partly to the abundant yield of the Ton crop; but it has been some wint hampered by the rise in the price of silver and the demand for the Japanese
cused values to advance far beyond those ruling in Europe. The Customs receipts [436 bave profited by the increase of imporis, Future prospects are considered good, pro- OSLYmmunications relating, as now a plumenvided peace and quiet can be malatained in Corn spondents mus! forward their names and as Chian dresses with communications addressed to the Editer,
A truckman was charged at the Police Court yesterday with negligence while, in a riosha charge of a loaded truck, whereby was broken up and its occupant saretely stagnation in all branches of trade and industry. injured. The truckman was pulling his load On the 2nd January, 1006, at 31, Woodside, Wien. and Eussian armies which for solae articles | The result is widespread disfisation and salong the tram line near No. 2 Police Station.
increased public outery for peace at any pries.
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bledon, the with of FREDERIC ONGLEY SEATON, of Macso, of a daughter (still boraj.
The wife of 3. A. PEACH, Imperial Maritimes Customs, Kowloon, of a daughter.
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What a contemporary describes as "humorous unpunctuality" of the Far East Was wall illustrated, says a llom paper, by the Viceroy of Wuchang not long ago. Five thon sand schoolchildren were to parade before his
A riesis, with an old Chiness woman in it, was following on behind, while close upon them, with its bell ringing violently, was an oncoming team. When the car was close apon them, the truckman swarred in the wrong direction and pinned the ricsha between his truck and the
ent.
Dr. Hunter, recalled: When I examined the bodies they were not identified by any relatives, but Inspector Gourlay was there, and gave their names.
round the Greau Island mark-beat the second time, but fin tried to gybe round. In doing 50 however she came up into the wind too fast
and fouled the mark-boat. Kathleen in round-
Cheung Fang-on, Sergeant Interpreter, gaveing, carried away her filler and came home with evidence as to charging the prisoners in the the orntel rigged up on the raddor hoad. No
Yacht Charge Room at the Central Station, after change took place in the run home. Times. which he cautioned them in the usual way, when they made the following statements:-
Chan Chung, in answer to the charge of arson, said:"I have nothing to say." In answer to the charge of murder he said. I was asleep on the counter at the time of the fire. A kerosene lamp falling down woke 'me
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HANDICAP CLASS, The wind was fairly strong at the starting line when this class started. So much reaching "P. and running suited the Alannah and Iris, both
who I ran out into the street, where I called of them being shallow-bodied boats and making.
The fears entertained at the outbreak of Excelloney. "Eight a.m. suit you?" asked car. The riosha was smashed to pieces, and the out Fire." I was then arrested and taken to only slight transverse suves. The Alarmah was
the Central Station. A lamp was hanging in fact, faster round the course than any other
No anymously signed communications that have to a standstill, hare not been realised to ane thing like beginning early," So the fire thou bruises on her right cheek and forehead. The from the middle of the ceiling. When I wont boat, The Chanticleer did not finish --Times,
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the Viceroy. "Get a goot long day then. No woman thrown out, sustaining some nasty and energetic jurapiles were on the spot at 8 case was remanded, am. At p.m. a portly bot dignified form was observed strolling to the parade ground. It was his Excellency the Viceroy, all smiles and geniality. It would be interesting to know whether the five thousand children consider anctuality of the Far East.
to bad I blow it out. On the 25th November, Tang Wai Su engaged me to work for him. I did not set fire to the house, and do not know how much kerosone was stored in the shop."
Tang Hop, in reply to the charge of areou said "I have nothing to say." In reply to the charge of murder, he said: I did not set fire
the war timt trade with Japan would come great extent, although at first exports were suspended and imports suffered from the additional war duties. Business was soon resumed on the old scale, and as the Suances of Japan scom to be in a sound state in spite of the strain muused by the war, and as the "bamorous" a good adjective for the an Swede named Michuelsen on Bunday last enllod to the houses. The heat from the fire woke me -
rice crops have Larned out well, the economic conditions of the country appear favourable.
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FOOTBALL.
K.N.8, "TAMAR" V. H,M 8. * CENTURION,"
À match in connection with the Hongkong
H.M.8. Tamar:-Alton, goal; Deaman and
Taylor, backs; Bateman, Bartlett and Quinney, halves; Harding, Robinson, Lewie, Skipton and Thomson, forwards.
up, Chan Chung got up first. I ran out into the street, where I was arrested. I did not hear Football Shield was played at Happy Valley
The teams were as any explosion. I went to bed at 10 p.m. on the yesterday afternoon between H.M.S." Centurion night of the fire, blowing out all the lamps in and H.MS. Tamar, the shop. That night, I was wearing the same follows ---!- olothes as I havo on now. I ran out of the shop carrying a pair of aboes in my hands. Thero were no empty kerosene tius in the shop on the
Chief Chinese Detective, In Po, recalled: night of the fire, neither were there any lights.
On the night of the fire the defendants were wearing the same clothes as they are wearing now. The second defendant had no shoes on.
The Tantar commonsed with eight men. From the appearance of their eyes, they did not
About five minutes after the start Skip- His Worship committed the defendants for ton, the Tunar forward, was hurt about look as though they had been asleep.
trial at the next. Criminal Sessions.
H.M.9.- Centurion :-Sendd, goal; Pearce and Bradley, backs; Wilhans, Laylo and Dyer, halves; Dont, Riley, Bartleman, Painter and
Farnsby, forwards.
the ankle, and obliged to retire. The three Tamur men short then arrived. The Cen- turion had the bast of the play. Kiloy scored two goals in succession. Robiason scored, and then Thomson scored. This made two goals At about 9.90 last evening, the Fire Brigade all. Immediately after the latter goal was
LAST NIGHT'S FIRES.
he spent at the Criterion Hotel before answered an alarm from No. 117, Wellington scored the Centurion got away and Bartleman
After a period of forty yours service in the Inspector Macdonald that four riosha coolies Trade with Corea has also been satisfac. Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, had assaulted him with bamboo poles, leaving tory owing to the abundant yield of the rice Mr. J. Howard Gwyther has retired from the tim insensible on the road, where he lay for two hours before recovering consciousness. HONGKONG, FEonrazy 14th, 1905,
crop and the supplies required by the armies board and has resigned his appointment as
chairmsa and managing director. During the When he did recover, he found that between Tac Hamburg Chamber of Commerce in its in the field. The railway between Fusna greater part of his business career, Asys the 316 and $17 had been stolen from his person. annual Report issued last month is pleased and Seoul which, thanks to the wonderful Standard, Mr. Gwyther was manager of the Inspector Macdonald began to investigata to be able to state that the improvement in ene y of the Japanese, has lately been bank, and in the course of that time had to deal matters, but finding that the supposed assault the Ca56 00 to him. Inspeater trade to which it drew attention last year opened, will, when no longer monopolized with the many delicate matters which arose in bad breurred in Inspector Langley's district, has made further progress. Commerce by the military, prove of the greatest ad- the working of the Eastern exchange banks passed more particularly has shown renewed activity vantage to trade in general. The steam owing to the depreciation in the price of silver. Langley caused inquiries to be made, which It was largely owing to his initiative that the resulted in it being proved in the Swado's and enterprize. A prominent feature in the service between the Chinese porte and Cores Chartered Bank of India was the first amongst presence that his report was false. Ha engaged development of German industries has been established by the Hamburg American Line these banks to bring the whole of its capitala ricaba coulie to take him to Hunghom, and the tendency to combine. Thus a fusion of some time ago is doing well., Of Kiouchow home, and in this way the vicissitudes arising when he roached his destination was unable to were pay his fare. It was further proved that at the from the fluctuations in exokange the principal dye-stuff works has taken little is said beyond that the Shantung minimised to far as the shareholders were time of the supposed assault he was in's house of ill-fame. When confronted with this place, whilst the coal syndicate has been railway, when finished, will open up that
concerned. He retired from the managership renewed on a broader basis for a further province, the mineral wealth of which is about 1803, but shortly before that time was evidence, be admitted that his report was period of twelve years. The Chamber sees well known. The freight market has not appointed to a sest on the board, and sub- false, and stated that he had only $2 when he left his place of abode on Hongkong side, and Ho reason to change its opinion that com shown much improvement. In fact tramp sequently became chairman and managing binations have under present circumstance, steamers have done rather worse than last director. come to be of vital importance to many year, as the regular lines, owing to the
Canton is recommended to men of the Jabez trades. At the same time it is bound to many advantages they offer to shippers of Balfour or Whitaker Wright kind saa hiding The Clobe says China appears to admit that there is a reverse to the medal, goods, are monopolizing the business more place. and that, to quote an example, the granting and more. They bare no reason on the possess advantages for the concealment of of considerable concessions in prics to whole to complain of the past twelve months. porns who have an object in obliterating
themselves over the more hackneyed Sonta A "BAILIFF" ASSAULTED. foreign buyers of raw materials or half They continue to extend their sphere of America or Central Australia, Sun Yat Ben,
Sergeant Appleton of the Water Police finished goods by some of the syndicates action in every direction. The international the professional organiser of revolutions in may in many cases seriously bandicap home convention of ssiling-ship owners concluded the colostial Empire, has a price of fifty charged two fishermen, before Mr. J. H. Kemp makers in competing in markets abroad. last year, has fully answered the purpose for thousand dollars set on his head by a grateful at the Police Court yesterday, with assault. Moreover the power gradually acquired by which it was formed; the decline in freights country, and finds his life in hourly danger in Defendants were crew of deep sea fishing junk the United States, England, and Europe No. 5,968, the master (or mistress) of which is some of the combines has become su great is not only been arrested, but an advance has generally. He was, in fact, twics docoyed into a woman. There was also on board u ereditor empty, was barut, and a part of the roof. The as to verge on a monopoly. The State has been established pretty well in all quarters. his own native Embassies, and nearly dons of the owner of the junk, who from all accounts, goods in the shops below were damaged by
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued therefore considered it ita duty to interfere; The war in the Far East, by creating an away with. Tiso only country he is safe in is was resident on board as a "bailiff" until such water Thepremises are insured for $1,500.
the following report ;— The defendanta
On the 13th at 11.55 s.m. The barometer the Hibernia cast, of which our Hamburg | additional demand forfreight room, has given China. "Once in a place like Canton, the time as his debt was paid.
has risen throughout Chine and in northern Tho Caylon Times says that Mesars, Mann and Japan, and faller in the neighbourhood of the correspondent has given the history in an opportunity to some Hamburg companies rest is easy. The population is se large that laboured under the impression that he was a his lotters, being an instance of this and private owners to secure good charters one is lost among the millions," he says in an wealthy man, and as the junk was mailing Autohinson, the scientific officers of the Indian Loochoo Islands,
A shallow depression existe in the sonthera It is much to be regretted that the new and to dispose of many of their older vessels interview. To the Englishuman overy China through the Lyeemoon Pass, armed with a chop Tea Association, have published an illustrated
Gradients are rather steep on both the east tariff, by raising the duties on most articles, on favourable terms. On the other hand man is the "double" of another, and the same per and a bar of wood they approached him and report en tea blight. Red rust is responsible part of the Eastern Ses moving towards the east. neutral shipping has suffered serious in- liability to "mistaken identity." seems to exist demanded money. He informed the defendants for a loss in some gartens of 20 per cent, of the will tend to increase the difficulties of convenience coupled with considerable losses over in the country itself. The grand is that he had no money, whereupon they assailed orop. A contributory cause is said to be the and south coast of Chine and strong N.W weakness of the too bush Suggestions are winda will prevail in the Formosa Channel and him, the man with the chopper seriously offered for increasing a vigorous growth, also strong N. to N.W. winds in the northern part foreign competition at howo, and thereby in many instances, at the bands of the take of the average criminal is in going to a render less effective one of the few chocks belligerents, in consequence of the uncertain secluded waste, where he is at once conspicuous damaging his right shoulder and left arm. The in certain cases for the use of spraying to get of the China Sea.
rid of algea.
ForecastStrong N. to N.W. winds, fair. state of international law.
case was remanded until the 21st inst. by the absence of other people. that exist on the greed of monopolists.
taking the ferry across. It seems a great pity, Street; but it turned out to be only a chimney scored. The position at half-time was three goals to two in favour of the Centurion_ sening the waste of time of Police Inspecters on fire.
Fire broke out on the second (top) floor of The latter teem bad most of the play in and detectives in searching for suppered marauders, that in a case of this deseription ths No. 89, Queen's Road West, a medicine shop, the second half, though the game was at about 10,3 p.m. Mr. Leasglan, employed not by any means altogether in their at the Western Hotel, an ex-policeman and ex- § favour. The Tamer put up a very good fight. Palics have no power to prosecute...
Fire Brigade man, ran out a "despatch box" Four of the regular Tamar mon, it may be from the Kothing Theatre. He was assisted mentioned, are playing for the Naval Yard, and by two other civilians, Messrs. G. H. Dell and therefore cannot play for their ship. Bartleman Anderson, and they kept the fire under till the scored two more goals, handing the ball in for Result: H.M.S. Centurion, 5; H.M.S. Brigade, nuder the Chief Inspector of Police the last. arrived. The fire; consequently, was put out in Result
a very short time. The top floor, which was
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