HONGKONG JOTTINGS.
War without and war within! Not only are the dogs of war loong in the China sex. but here in Hongkong the bold bat small arry of Paladins are ou the warpath. Reporters com- plain bitterly of the breach of nohirality committed by officials at the Magistraty and the notion of Un new A.D.C. to the General Officer Commanding has fazned the Kwondering park into the fame of open recoll. From all accounts, the scribe whosa duty takes hit the Police Court, is treated littls hette: aber than the peasant in much vexed Russa, over zealous officialiom throwing pall the larricades in the path of the ulïquitaus one that ingenuity cau invent. Possibly these potty annoyances moon Sic itur ad astra for the energetic staff at the Magistracy.
Truly, this is n
suson of mytholgies research, and the arrival of the Balticers Enst of Suez is Furnia ing the mythographer with many "quelut steris. Every ship dropping
·Government has aimed at a mitigation of tho| acknowledged evils of overcrowding in Hong kong, and that its efforts in that direction have apparently failed while there are large numbers of cliuces houses vacant in the Colony, the subject is cue which seems to call for a Commission of Inquiry.
BANYAN
HONGKONG'S POST OFFICE.
The following extracts are taken from the Festmuster General's report on the Post Office for the year 1904, which is published in the Government Güzelte:
DEPARTMENTAL CHANGES.
Mr. T. Cornwall Lewis, the Assistant Postmaster General, returned from love on the 3rd March. Mr. S. B. C. Eo ceased to act us Postmaster General on the 11th May, and I then resuried charge of the office. Mr. T. II. Martin, Supervisor, was appointed Superint Curiof the Registration and Pareuls Branch, and Mr. B. A. J. Suvage, Supervisor, Super, intentor Mas both taking up their cities
ou the 1st January, 1904.
MAI69.
Mails were closed during the year for 126 different offices of exchange, and the increase in the namier reived as against the previous
THE HONGKONG DAH:Y PRESS, MÓNDAY, MAY 22Nn. 1205.
SUPREME COURT.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
Saturay, 20th May.
BEFORE MR. T. SERCOMBE SMITH (PUISKE JUDOE),
IP TOK V. CHUN HEE SHAN.
This was a claim for $200 damages on account of the defendant giving the plaintiff into the custody of a policeman upon a fulse chargo, then made by the defendant, of stealing a box, the property of the defondant, conisining dething nind other articles, and causing the plaintiff to bo imprisoned until the 2nd May; $2.75, for money lent to the defendant on or about the 20th April; and $16.20costs of those proceedings, Mr. R. Harding (of Meers. Ewens and Hamon appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr C. E. H. Beavis (of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist) represented the defendant.
ip Tok, declared-I am a boy," at present unemployed. On the 9th nitime I slept at s Chineso Club at 29, Ccehrano Street. On the
afternoon of the following day I met the dufondant, and went to drink tea with him Thoro were four others present. Later, I went on board the Tu in and arived back of the
THESTAR" FERRY COMPANY,
LIMITED.
The report for presentation to shareholders at the seventh ordinary annual noting to be | beld at the City Hall, at 12.15 p.m. on Saturday, 27th May, reads :-The directors have the plen- sure to submit to shareholders thoir report, with
W
TE HAVE THIS DAY
NOTICE.
REMOVED TO No. 17, QUEEN'S ROAD,
3
a statement of accounts for the year ending Premises formerly occupied by Mr. Fa. BLUNCK, silk lave manufacturer, and Next Door to 30th April, 1905,
ACCOUNT..
The Bolt darnings of the basis, after paying all working expenses, were 230,692.45 us against $55.884.42 Ist year, being an increase of $1,008.03.
The amount at credit of profit and loss account after paying for repairs and placing 89,164.15- to credit of insurance fund, is $43,312,70 which, with the approval of shareholders, it is proposed to appropriate as follows:--
Directors' an auditor's fees Dividend of 18 per cent. Write off boats...
Transfer to reserve fund. Carry forward to now account
ROATE,
...8 1,100.00 ... 27,000 39,283,00
939,70
$43,312.70
Haugkong, 4th May, 1905.
our Former Address,
LONG. HING & CO..
It is not intended in this article to deal with
the first enturies, because, happily for the safety of the Empire, the Admiralty are fully alive to the necessity for adequate war prepara- tious, as the recent re-organisation of our feat NO amply demonstrates, and. like our
gallant allies, we are now ready to strikest the heart of any possible earmy. It is, however, in connec. tion with the spend point that considerable misgiving exists amongst a large number of able thinkers, and the opinion is gaining ground that the now programme of the battleships build- ing is not calculated to give us a margin of
The Morning Star and Evening Star bare strength consistent with the needs of the Empire. Our batlle fleet consiste-07 raiker teen milded to the fleet.
will consist-of 55 ships in all when the King Howard VII. und Lærd Nelson classes are com-
DIRECTORE,
In accordance with the articles of association
for ru-+fection.
anchor in the incrbour, provided she is not generally known by the public, is always reported rowly to mako a dash to join one of the belligerent fleets-usually the Russian Generally, she is laden with coal or provisions, and in her dash for the open is stoppel by a man-of-war. Perlaps the mest almari «förv / Jear is 10,213, while the increase in the number dent for the loan of ten cents to pay my sapal Mr. A.. J. Raymond retires but offers himself i pleted, the total being made up of a less than gaining currency is the reported arrival of ths Balticers at Maose. They were sighted Sutniday by a cumber of river boats and reported to haro called flare for pro- visions. Admiral Ilozhdestvon-ky, refused to Leave when ordered to do so by a Portugues garbout, so thint, coutinned rumour, Franes is not the only nation implicated in the neutrality embroglio.
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One effect of the Baltic Floet's advance towards Japan is the rise in the price of coul. The following circular is being ant by a local -firm of coal merchants to its custo era
"I bog to inform you that the coal is higher price from 1st of June. But now the coal is higher $1.50 for much tou; so I inll now and I hope you take me next time."
Residants at the Peak appoar to be suffering this year from a plague of mo-quitcos end a few other unusual things in the natural history line. Contipedes of phenomenal size have beou killed recently in several houses at the Peak. The early rains and fogs are believed to be responsible for the swarming of mosquitoes, and the presence of the cantipedes is unusual numbers may be attributed to the same cause,
despatchel, including those sent in transit through Hongkong in 15,339. The increase in the number of steaofors carrying mails to and from this part is: arrivals, 2,118, departures, 3,597.
The number of articlos posted in the various pillar boxes, was 66,744), as ngaiunt 48.110 for the previous year.
BEGISTRATION BRANCH.
Recoirad, 1904. 1903.. Increase... Despatched, 1904...
1,961
1903.
Bags Packets, Boxes. 13,576
4,724 0,063 11,8:5 5-455 3,920 608 .804 6,368 19,107
1,407 4082 3,972 11,770
1,397 984435
Incredo... The number of registored articles and parcels handled in the General L'ost Office, Hongkong, shows the very considerable increase of C8,498 over the previous year. The average number handled on each working day is 1,914 or 219 more than last year. A Parcel Poi: Conven, tion concluded with the United States of America came into force at the beginning of the year, and 1,700 parc-ls were dealt with ander it.
EEVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.
Club during the afternoon. I asked the dofen: here, but ko said he had lost his trunk und coild not comply with my wish. After a far and wido search to borrow ton cents, I returned to the Club; and the defendant seeing me, called a lukong to arrest me. The lukong asked me where I took the things I stole, and I informed him that I did n«t steal anything. He asked permission to search me and I granted it, hat he did not find anything. I was then taken to the Central Police Station, and detained there from Saturday until the following Tuesday, whou. I was discharged.
In
cross-examination I looked for the sampon mon after my discharge to pay him, but When I have money. I as unable to find him. smoke opium; when I have not. I don't,
Inspector Gourly stated that when com plainant was taken to the Central Station. defendant said he only suspected him. The box could not lô £und in his possession, neither could any of the pawnbrokers who were called identify him as the man who sold them the stolen property.
After the evidence for the defence was bourd, His Boboar, iu delivering judgment, said-lu this action the plaintiff seeks to recover from
the defendant the sum of $202.75, made up of $200 damages for falso imprisonment and $2.75 money lant. With regard to the second cause of action, the plaintiff has not substantiated hi,
Mr. N. A. Siels having resigned, his place was taken by Hon, W. J. Gresson
AUDITOR.
Mr. W. H. Pelts has andied the accounts now prescateal and offers himself for re-election.
0. T. CRATER, Chairman, Hongkong, 20th May, 1905.
Accounts are as follows:
KALANCE SHEET. Suth April, 1905. LIABILITIEK,
To capital-
10,000 hares at $10 each fully $
100,000,00 puid ap 10,000 shares at $10 each $3
paid op
10 reserve fund
To insurança fund
To anclamed dividends.
IL
DEALERS IN PHOTO GOOT S.
TRADE
MARK
LIGHT
eleven different types, which may be divided into LAUBENHEIMER... to main ekissa, de under-
1.
GRAACHER Lord Nelson .. Royal Sovereign... S King Edward
Fenown .. Duncan
.... Centurion
Садория...
6 Trafalgar
Formidable
+
Triumph Majestic
4
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13
Under Class 1 are grouped vessels po-sessing : e. alequnte offensive and defensive powers, and also, except in the case of the Majestion, of high speed. The recent reorganisation of our battle quadrons provides for the following strategiou
of ships :- granping
50,000.00
350,000,00 $5,000.00
24,257.00
ORISO
9,700.70
To accounts payable To directors' and anditor's co To balonce of profit and less account
To dividend
..................
ASSETE.
By value of boats as per last $
account.
136,000,00 Binco expended on 2 now boats 47,84.00
183,283.00 9,293.00
Low written off
By accounts reesivable.
ity Hongkong and Shanghai Bank... By Hongkong und Shanghai Bank No. 2
account... By Hongsong Hotel debatures By Hongkong 'and Kowloon Wharf and
Godown Company, Limited, lona... By cash in bond
Tiw statement of revenue and expenditure shows a balanen in favour of the Post Office of $1,792,36. The decrease in the revenue from We are within sight of the pablic holidaysbe Falc of stamps is dun to the fact that stamps Empire Day on the 24th inst, and Whit-
for general revenue purposes are now sold ex- There will Monday, three weeks heuce. doubtless be excursion steamers unuing to elusively by the Post Office. A sam of $124,284 Macao, hata correspondent inquires whether it has been transferred to other heads of general would not pay one of the steamboat companies revenue ander which fees and duties are paid to run a steamer somewhere sise for a change in stamps. The decrease in anpaid postage is say to fire Bay. I refer the suggestion to the only apparent: certain official mails proviously that he relied on a story told him by another To repairs and alterations to cats......
steamboat companies for their consideration.
prepaid in cash, which was brought to credit under this head, aro now prepaid in stemps, T he principal savings in Expenditure are due to the higher rate of exchange prevailing dur.
A Colonial Exhibition, is now open at the Crystal Palace, London, but neither Hongkong noz the Straits Settlements appear to being the year. officially represented there. The Exhibition Hooks containing stampe to the value of 81 covers the whole of the ground-floor of the Palace, were available from 1st January, 1904, and wore and all the available space was long ago alletted. purchased to the nombor of 3,040. Pos: aga "The exhibits consist principally of the pro-suvolopos, though very convenient, are not in ducts of the different Colonies." What are the great demand. products of Hongkong? There are some wita who would say that the products of this Colony will not bear exhibition.
Hongkong continues to be the "dumping ground" of the East for people whose presence is not desired in other ports. I soties that Marine Court of Inquiry at Kebe has ordered Home sailors charged with insubordination to be sent to Hongkong. And here if they cannot be shipped off at oues-nou a very likely event judging by the number of women who appear to be "on the beach" here at the present time--- they will become candidates for the benefits under the soheme worked by the Ladies'
Benevolent Society.
MONEY ORDER BRANCH.
There are increases in orders in aterling, gold yen and silver dollars, and decreases in gold dollars and rapsos. Both British and local postal notes show an increase. British postal orders are now cashed in Hongkong and at the British Agencies. The limit for single money order has been raised from £10 or $100 to £40 or $100. A direct exchange of Money Orders bas ben arranged with the Transvaal Post Office,
DEAD LETTER OFFICE.
cass, but with regard to the deat cause the law is that the defendant must show reasonable and proper canse for giving a man into custody on as justifying kis defendant puts forward account of a felony. The grounds which the
suspicions with regard to the plaintiff are chiefly
member of the club, and this story the other 'member of the club denies having told him, That is certainly not an adequate ground for suspecting the plaintiff of stealing the trunk. With regard to the damages, the incidents of ariest were not sccompanied by any ignominy, barring being seen by persons in the lab, and I think the sum of $25 will satisfy his claim for damages, mud give judgmen. nccordingly with coals,
Mr. Harding asked leave to issue immediate. excution, but this His Honour would not grant.
CORRESPONDENCE.
PORTUGUESE AND FILIPINO FEUD.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESA,” SIB, Wish reference to the pretended fends among the verions elements of St. Joseple's Collage, I most emphatically deny the truth of the statement. The discipline of the Col- lege, and more especially among the boardere, is excellent. Among the day boys, the word discipline is not so well understood.
1,100.00 27,000.00
C.
Channel Fleet ...
Atlantier Float.
Mediterranean Fleet
Eastern Flest ...
Total
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This learen a margin caly of nine efficient b tileships in resorts, un it uppeurs cor aiu 3478.305.21 | that in the near future we shall five to largely increase our Channel and possibly our Atlantic Bee', in order to meet the growing nounce from the North. As it is, with the completion of Germany's new battleship programine our war- rin of strength will be parilously reduced even when considering one possible enomy only. Hitherto a two-Power standard has been our 174,006,00
nothing to lead the country to 1589 sim, and their 2,3422 think that this has been abandoned; so that we should take into account a reconstructed Rus. sian fleet, which will be an emboliment of the lessons learned from past defeats, and concio. trated mainly in Europear, wat ra,
16.80
330,000,00 40,280,00 100.00
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT,
To insurance fund.
To balance appropriated as follows:-
Dirntors and auditor's fees, & 1,100,00 Diridad of 8 per cent. 47,000,00 Written off bonts ..
02-204 Trazetarted to reserve fun .... Carried to now count......
By balance from last accoun By nett earnings of boats. By interest By aczip feen By unclaimed dividends forfeited
To-balance
929.79
RESERVE FUND..
By balance from fast account By transfer from profit and loss weeemt....
INSURANCE FUND.
To balance........................
By balance from lust account
By Bofit and loss account
c.
" 10,629,23
Class II. is headed by the Royal Sovereigns, eight in number, exo-llent shipi ia many ways, $278,5.21 but possessing the grave defect, especially in
this age of long range fring, of having a inefficient main armament, being on iraly un. protected, and thereby lila to be put out 9.161.15 of act.ou by a single shall. The Trafalgars, two in namber, are deficient in speed, and The Re- inefficiently armoured and armad. now. Centurion, and Burfeur may be con- idered as large armour d cruisers rathur than battleships. Their main omament 43312.79 short 10in., it not obsolete, is rertainly in foi nt, and it is contended that they ought not to be 1,306.17 regarded as first class ships.
$ c.
WINES.
HOCKS AND MOSELLES.
I doz.
2x
Bottles,
Rottles.
$13,00
$15,00
14.00 18,00
NIERSTEINER
15.00 17.00
HOCKHEIMER
20.00 22.00
LIEBFRAUMILCH
24.00
26.00
CALIFORIA RIESLING 6:50
115
HOCK
7.50
6,50
7.50
WHITE WINES.
1- dox Bottles,
2 dor.
Bottles.
GRAVES
Do SAUTERNIG
"Do Do
$ 8.50
$ 9,50
"Seriour"
10,50
11.50
8.50
9.50
11.50
16.00
"aperieur"...· 10.59 HAUT...... 14.00 Do HAUT (Hanapplor) 27.09 Ch. Yquem, 1891 Vintage... 31.00
H. PRICE & CO.
12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTEAL.
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AT
ROBINSON'S
OF
PIANOS, PIANOLAS,
MUSIC AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
PREVIOUS TO REMOVAĻ.
GUARANTEED NEW INSTRUMENTS BY ANY ENGLISH MAKER
WILL HE SUPPLIED AT LONDON PRICES.
We supply Superior Valno to anything to be had in the Colony ia Tone, Prica, and Appearance in First-class German Makes," fested 30 years by us,
Hitherto, the Admiralty, having décided on 1,576 definite type warship, have laid dowa from six 5,692.16 to eight; to form compact, homogeneon group; 5,146.56 hat in the use of the Lord Nelson class of battleships this rule has been departed from, 191.10
and so far taree aoly of this powerful type are $3,300.-projected. Monetary consid-rations have ap
tently been the determining factor in this instan e and, although by the recent reorganisa- tion, some three willions have been saved on the navy. Dons of this is apparently to be devoted to add ng at least one ship, making a group of four, METZLER 60,000.00 bat is to be devoted in part to manufacturing a PLEYEL
€3,000.00
5,000.00
$65,000.00
rifle, which has been condemned aliko by ams. teure and experts. That our army shonid have COLLARD the best possible weapons goes without saying,
Do Grands but that this should be obtained at the sacrifice of naval eficiency cannot be too strongly con- 24,257.00 demned.
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What is needed to maintain our supremacy in
Do
ALLISON
15,098.75
9,161.15 battleships is, first, to gradually increase the Dn ໄປ r of our latest type, beginning this year, $24,257.00 | by
RACHALS
to rea
BRITISH BATTLESHIPS.
IS THE RESELVE ADEQUATE?
t
vin four ships building; and, secondly, WINKELMANN
Royal Sovereigns with four 9.25, or 1-.. the latest type, mounted in HAAKE protected habites or gun houses, as in the KRAUSS King Edward VII or Triumph, ssuming that margin of stability does not permit of the OWN MAKE
... $350 former
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425
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700
950
1,100
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850
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650
575
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750
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525
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300
450
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750
$325
-200
300
150
$550
$60
38,229 articles were dealt with, 24,771 being returned from Hongkong to viber administra- tions and 13,458 being received from other countries. There were found in 63 unregistered letters opened in the Dead Letter Branck their Eeveral sendera;
B. E. P. in your issue of the 20th inst. News is hourly expected as to the result of the and returned to
lady's bodice, silver states that the Portuguese are excluded from operations for the salvage of the French silk haudkerchiefe, a armoured craiser Sully. When the pontoon varios, Imperial postal orders umounting to St. Joseph's. This statement I likewise most
The war in the Far East bas demonstrated built by the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock 2 14. ed., bank drafts, cheques, Bank of emphatically deny. No boys are excluded the value of three types of ressels, (a) the des-clas retaining the in. guns with covered HOPKINSON... Estimate, and consequent BRINSMEAD.......... Company went down to the seeze of the wreck England notes and money orders representing from St. Joseph's, no matter to what croad or troyer, (b) the armoured cruiser, and (c) the barbettes. This would mean tho introduction it was expected that the Sully would be fouted in those drawn in sterling a sum of £677 78. Od nationality they belong, except they belong to battleship, but while the two former have in of 8-Supplementary Fitimate and consequent. by the 20th inst. It would be a serious and those drawn in local currency $235.45. A the rowdy class. This latter class, whenever no uncertain way proved their value, the latter opposition, but when matter for France to lose the Bully, one of the large number of lotters received in this branch, it showed itself, was always, expelled without may be said to have bean the determining factor before the people there is no reason to fear the KIRKMAN
the campaign so far. The efficiency of Togo's answer which they will give, for nation has PLEYEL
fully grasped the trath of the #ying immor- latest and best types of armoured oraisor in the owing to the absence both of address and name appeal. With regard to hot-blooded or cold. battle fleet rendered possible the crowning talised by our late Poet Laureat The Best of COLLARD GRAND
England is her all in o'l,”—Naval and Miltary | LUNAU French navy. She was only completed last your of sender, could not be returned and were blondad boys, they are much the same when put triumph of Mukden, becaus+ by securing the command of the sea it became comparatively at a cost of £954,000. If she is successfully therefore destroyed, particularly was this the
to throw into Manoharis the requisite Record reinforcements so much needed by Oysina to floated the probability is that she will be brought cass with lotters written in Chinese. Tho return of correspondence to sonders in the to Hougong for repairs.
Navy and Army would be much fasiitated it
enable him to develop the great turning move- ments which resulted disastrously for the Bursions. the sender's name, rank and ship or regimont appeared thereon.
GENERAL
Befo ro the new Building Ordinace cams into operation, Hongkong seemed to be one of the most overcrowded cities Roder the sun--st
Owing to labour dificulties at Marseilles the least under British silministration. One of the
wails which should have arrived by French main objects of the new Ordinance was to
stauners were brought on by other lines, on the diminish the evils of overcrowding, and it would be interesting to have new some following occasions:-On the 5th October, 1904, authoritative information as to the deneity of by Capri, on the 18th October by the Maric the population in the Colony this year and, say, Veterie and on the 31st October by the Gregory two yours ago. Has there been any improve Apcer. The mails despatched from London by ment, I wonder in this direction? I believe so; French packet on the 29th April, 13th May but the large number of vacant Chinese houses and 8th July were, owing to breakdowns in Hongkong and Kowloon seem to constitute brought to the Colony by the P. & O. as. evidence Brainst that belief. The Prays East Ballaurat and Naskin, and S.E. Catherine Apogr. Reclamation has been indefinitely postponed The last mentioned mail had in the firet because there are so many racsnt houses in the instanco been transferro at Colombo to the German Mall Prinz Heiurich but that boat not locality, which is taken naovidence thata reclamin- tion is unnecessary at prosent. Yet the Chinese being able through an necident to proceed fur- population of the Colony is steadily increasing, ther than Singapore transferred there both her neu Mails and those of the French packet. and while so many Chinese houses are vacant it is not very obvious that much is being done The mail despatebed from London on the 15th to prevent overcrowding. I am told that the March by German packet s.s. Oldenburg was' Chinese regard the rents of the now property transferred at Aden to the P. & O. mail packet remaining vacant as prohibitive, and over and reached Hongkeng on 22nd April by P. & crowding they regard as unavoidable in Hong-O. sa. Chusan. A mail for Manila was placed kong owing to the comparatively high cost of on beard the s.s. Legaspi on the 15th December,
Having regard to the fact that the Lut the steamer has not sinos been heard of.
liring.
to the test.
As to the term "races," this word is excluded as far as possible from St. Joseph's College, and ro race is, nor can be preferred to another. Several other points could be refuted but are not worth the trouble.
Yours oto.
BRO. SYLVESTER. Doctor of St. Joseph's College.
"DOROTHY" REVISED.
At the third performance of Dorothy" at Tientsin, Mr. Ford, who adds a happy gift for rhyming to his many other talents introduced inte Lurcher's seng the following fresh topical
PUTBO
The times have got-so-bard that we're Come back to the popular price, Sira, A move that we've kept up our sleeve In spite of all advice. Birs. We tried to make you think you ought Shell out our sapport, Sirs, But, alas, we did'nt get as much As what at first was thought, Sirs You surely would'nt let us ses Nies men in your position Think
of the L. S. D.;
And at the addition.
Se will you help as to repay The debt we owe Hongkong, Sirs, But if you don't wo griere to say Your conduct's rather wrong, Sirs. The Tientsin A.D.Q, it may be explained, obtains from the Hongkong Society the neces sary stage properties.
i
AMERICAN ASIATIC SQUADRON
COMING TO HONGKONG.
A study of the war, however, leads to the con- The Cublenres of May 17th has the follow olusion that Admiral Tago's movements were ing-Cavite, May 16.-The battleship squadron hampered continuously by the ever-present know- of the United States Asiatic Beet will leave ledge that behind his foot of battleships there ( Cavite about May 24th for Hongkong, where it were no reserves. This was also the determining is expected they will remaia several weeks. factor with the Russians. On the night of While there the Ohio will undergo extensive February 8th, 1904, because of want of prepararepairs in her bin compartments to put her in tion, three of their foest vessels fell compara- condition to receive the commander-in-chief tively an easy prey to Admiral Togo's destroyers, The Ruinbou will accompany the battleshipe and were sank near the entrance to the har north to receive Rear-Admiral George Cook boar, an object loston to the world that the Heiter whe has been ordered to the command science of navul warfare has entirely changed, and of the Philippine squadron. The transfer of upon its state of Duval preparedness for war, shortly after bis arrival. that the existence of a maritime Power depends the commander-in-chief's flag will take place And so the Russian fleet, caught unprepared, was disabled and, with no adequate means of eflecting repairs or a reserve of ships, never really recovered its morale. It, therefore, avoided battle as much as possible, and whom forced out like rate from a drain, was harried by the Japanese and scattered in various directions, bat mainly dunhind back to Port Arthur to be ignominiously sunk.
The tragedy of Port Arthur presents two great lessons or warnings, viz
(a) That our fleet should be maintained at an adequate fighting strength and in all respecte fully prepared for war.
(b) That behind our fighting squadrons we should bare an adequate war reserve, provided with up-to-date armament (not make believe) and ready to reinforce, or to fill up casualties in
the battle line, as necessary,
It is not definitely known how long the battleships will be away from Manila bay, but from the notions of the fleet since the advent of the Russian ships in Asiatic matere, they will
tl absenco from hardly prolong their Philippines.
The U.S. Goutout Elcano (the "Young Battleship" Lieutenant Comman lur hugh Rodman, commanding, arrived in the bay yesterday afternoon aller a pleasant voyaga of Boven days from Shanghai.
For the past two years the Elcano has been on patrol duty along the Chian coast, and this is her first visit to Cavite daring that time.
She will remain at Cavite several weeks for repairs.
The U.8.6. Cincinnati, Cotamsader Carlos
G. Calking, commanding, arrived yesterday from Shanghai.
PLANOLAS
$400 formerly Do
285
PIANOLA ROLLS 25% discount."
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Hongkong, 19th May, 1905.
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