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now prosrented, we cannot say; but we have no hesitation in expressing the opinion that the conditions are altogether favourable for the prosecution of such enterprise. In the case of the China Maunfacturing Company the conditions, so far as the manufacture of
A. S. WATSON & CO., paper is concerned, appear particularly so.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 30c¤, 1905,
Two Gorwan sailors were charged befors Mr. G. N. Orme with unlawfully fighting and arcating disturbance in Queen's Road West on Sunday night. Defendants, admitted being under the influence of liquor, but were unaware that they bad had a standup fight. His Worship taking interonsi levation that the first defeudant
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had a black eye, tined him $2, aut ordered the second defendant, who apparently ese injured through the brawl. to pay a line of 83.
Chinese applications are quite possible in the case of the following suggestivo little stor, from Harper's Weekly:-Amarican housekeeper to Filipino servast: Why is it, Ramon, that you worked so well for the Spaniards and for so litte? Thy treat you willy while I' trenk you wall. They gure you only two pesos per month and you demand of me 2, I do not Remon:"Ah, sonora! Tho understand.” Spaniards were one superiors. Yan Artoricans aro our equals.
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TELEGRAMS.
{"DAILY PRESS SERVICE.]
A DERBY FAVOURITE.
LONDON, 29th May "Jardy's" wind is said to be going,
*coughing symptoms of
being reported.
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NORWAY AND SWEDEN.
DISSOLUTION EXPECTED.
The company has got favoumble expert į opinions on actual sumples, not only of the new raw material, but of the finished article. It is excellently situated with regard to the necessary materials; and we are told that there is already enquiry boing male with a view to buying its output. The manfacture of soap, of glass, and of other minnsfactitres
Loxny, 29th May. for which there is a large Chinese demand,
King Osear of Sweden and Norway will follow-in due course. In the meantime,
has been advised by the Swedish' VINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, ❘ only half the capital of one million table is
officials to refuse to give his royal being callei ny, and the Ret that the ven-
We quoted, after a recent edict consent to the Norwegian Parliament's dors accept payment entirely in shares is a gond sign, calculated to inspire confidence in published, an annodent from the Foochow
Ecke that some prisoners were to suffer | Bill establishing a separate-and dis- the watertaking. The description of this ling-ch'ih. The Edo now says:- The axecution tinct Consular Service for Norway. property to be aequired appears in the pros of this sentence of ling-ch'in ou the Kiencing
The Norwegian Cabinet immediately spectus. While investors are not advised murderess reported in our last issue has hean to reckon tuo confidently on the estimated patio perding reference to the Board of resigned, but King Ofear refuses to Punishments in P-king. In view of the recent
accept
their resignation. twenty per cent dividend, which will
Imperial diet abolishing that I rm of pùn- dépend greatly on the varieties of papershent, it is highly probable that the secteu
will not be carried out, COGNAC BRANDY ide, and on-ike out-put being unham-
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
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Manufacturing Campany, Te Caius Limited, is a new undertaking now under promotion at Sangli, and we draw the
pered by labour troubles or other native disuarbances, it is a proposal they cannot afford to disregard, as the possibilities; looking a few years ahead, ar: to enormous. In addition, it is worth noticing how 2ky ang the terms of subscription, which can locally be very conveniently arranged at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.
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It is reported that the Chinese Gaverament intends to adopt trans tixe", throughout the whole empire.
Marshal Oyama is improving in health He has lost 25 1hs since he left Tokyo, and looks und feels all the better for it.
The Japanese authorities at Newchwang have been suppressing by force the pirates who infested the curst of Linotung.
1. 1. H. Prince Arlengawa has been decounted by the King of Italy in person with
the Order of the Annauciation.
Return of visitors to the City Hall Library Bud Massus for the week ending the 28th May. 1995, were 259 non-Chinese, and 117 Chiness to the former, and 72 non-Chinese, and 1,915 China to the latter istitution.
It is reported in Tokyo that over twenty merchantmen and mail steaners sunk in Port Arthur harbour, have been raised, and sours already used. It is believed that as the wur- ships will be available, including the battleship Scatopol
THE WAR.
["DAILY PRESS
AKRVICE.]
NAVAL BATTLE.
FIVE WARSHIPS REPORTED SUNK..
LONDON, 28th May, It is reported here that five Russian warships, including one battleship, have been sunk by Admiral Togo's fleet.
CANTON NOTES,
{FIOB THl "CHUNG NGỜI HAY PH
KWANONUNG ENTERPRISE,
To further the construction of San Ling Railway, in the Provines of Kungtung, shares urs being offered in America azil other foreign countries to which Chinese hure emigrated. It is said that shares of the company have been anxiously applied for by the Chiness of the
San-Lipg district and also other, districts of
the province of Kwangtung. It is said that shont fifty thousand dollars worth of the first
allotment of shares have been subscribed for. Mr. Chan Yen-hi, who first started the idea of
WANTED.coustracting the milway, when he returned
NO EYEWITNESSES
SHANGHAI PRESS BOAT STOPPED RT "DNIEVER
Suasana, 29th May, 11.35 á.m. There is no confirmation of the reports of fighting.
The N-C. Daily News scut the tug-bout Samson down river to the Saddles yesterday, to investigate.
They saw no sign of the Balticers
there.
from abroad, is at pressut visiting various foreign places to raise the capital for the mil- way. As shares have boon favourably accepted by the Chinese emigrants, he is expreted to return acon, nad then the work of constructing the railway will commenco.
DISHONEST OFFICIAIN.
Since the provinces of Kwanglang ond Kwangs have been under the sway of smart Viveroy Sham, whose strictness had already overawed the mandarins, a great number of officials, especially magistrates and military ofleers, have hottad. The late magistrate of
| Heungeban district who was dismissed a year ago from office, shscosited two days ago, for he still owes four thousad taels, lwing revonG collected in Heungshon district during his form of office, which he has not get paid to the
The dissolution of the union of
Proceeding further to the Barron Norway and Sweden is now considered Islands, they were stopped by the
Government. He knows quite we'l that volunteer cruiser Dnieper.
Viceroy Sham is not an onsy on to deecivo, The Dnieper seemed to be crowded taking the precedents of his brother' offers, with men.
Several ships exchanged courtesies with the Samson.
By kind permission of Lieut-Col. Radcliffe to be inevitable. and Officers 93rd Barma Infantry, the band of the Regiment will play the following programme at the United Service Recreation Club, Kowloon, commencing at 5'clock:- Maret Overture
Selection Cornet Solo... Selection
Vale Daners
Carillon et Terdoar" Rosenstein
Storch "Enlank'
The Torendor". Ivan Cary Killarney " "Reminiscences of Wales" Godfrey
Lumbert
Sourire d'Amow”. Noll Gwynn" Wong You, a new arrival from Mecan, entered a gold and silversmith's shop at No. 303 Queen's Road Control on Sunday and askel to be shown some gobi mountings for bangles. Various qualities and styles were laid on the counter for his inspection, and he drew the salesmena attention to others on show in cases, While the salesman, was getting thess, Wong suntched a pair of mountings valued at $10 and bolted out of the shop, only to run into the
arms of a policeman. He was charged before Mr. G. N, Urme at the Police Court yesterday with larceny, and sentenced to two months hard labour and six hours" stocks.
THE DOG AND THE SHADOW.
A TYPICAL CHINESE CONFIDENCE TRICK. Au old fable was revived at West Point on
Sunday when an amab, catching at a shadowy $100 bill, lost jewellery to the value of $200. She was sünning her juvenile charges in the vicinity of the Sailors' Home, when two Chinose accosted her, stating that they were strangers to Hongkong and had eight 5100 not which they wished to change oud diride; as they did
Chit of 97 plague cases now on record, ninetyust know where they could get the amount
OBITUARY.
Losnos, 29th May. James Francis Xavier O'Brien, M.P. for the Northern Division of Cork, formerly a tea and wine mer- chant in Dublin, and father of William O'Brien, M.P., is dend, aged 77.
THE REPORTED COLLISION.
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SARE
"MARIA VALENIE
SHANGHAI, 29th May. The Austrian steamer Maria
In addition to the six transports obstinately lingering at Woosnug, the Samson passed three large steainers which appeared to have got aground ou Fairy Flats (a little higher up.)
REUTER'S SERVICE.]
THE WAR IN MANCHURIA.
LONDON, 27th May, General Linievitch reports a successful
who have either been locked up in prison, ban- ished to the military posts to work, or to suffer the extreme penalty of the law, as that he finds un safer way than to follow the guidance of the other smart ones who have all got away scyt free. In former times the Canton expectant
officers had to spend a large sum of money
sochro
in making prosents to the high authorities appointments, before they could and sometimes twenty or thirty thousand dollars were spent to obtain a situation of a lucrative one, but of late the expectant maadurius hesitate to uecept appointments which are offered to them without money and without price.
CANTON BANKING.
During the last month several bankshops named Kai-ing, Kwang-Fung, Wing Shue,
Valerie, which was beached after being run down by the Pingssey, was safely envalry raid by Genoral Mistchenko, by Shan Loong, etc., have fallen in bankruptcy.
docked this morning.
THE THEATRE.
"THE CINDALEĖ,"
which the Japanese communications and telegraph lines have been cut for a great distanco, and a provision convoy, extending seven verais, dispersed. A strong Japanese force entrenched on the heights south of
The business is at present goally hampered on account of the tightness of the money market. The banks opened by the poople of the northern provinces, which generally lodged large sums of money with the infira moks, refase at presont to advance any sum to them
A short retura season was opened by the Bondmaan-ax-Dalles Company at the Theatre Fakumen was attacked, and two Japanese and, moreover, they love lost the eredit Royal last night, when there was a moderately companies annihilated and ono captured; of the people, who refuse to deposit money with well-filled house to see the "Cingalce." This in all 234 prisoners were taken and two was not the most popular of the comedies machine guns captured.. presented when the Company were here before,
RUSSIA AND THE NEUTRALITY OF CHINA. but the part of "Chambuddy Bum" by Mr. Percy Haydn was an entertainment in itself. The musical numbers and choruses went better Another important changs of than before.
LONDON, 27th May, The correspondent of the Times in St.
thom, and as roon as their sums are due, they eash them at unice. Sach occurrence is unpre- cedented, the bank shops in Cuntou very seldom falling in solvency iu former times. The cause of their recent.defaulting is that they lost over two million taels at the end of last year and about a million taels at the
of other people and shops, It is foured that some more bank-shops will follow suit..
SHIPPING.
were fatal. This statement makes allowance changed, they would be swfally obliged to the cast had to be made, owing to the fact that Petersburg wires that Russia bus notified gianing of this year on account of the failure
Miss Strachan is getting married to a
China of her intention to marsh troops Shanghai goutleman. Miss Violet Erampton's
This decision has Nanoya" was a very winsome and attractive through Mongolia to checkmate a Japanese character; the heautiful Queenie could not have flanking movement. been more fittingly replaced. Miss Frampton evoked something akin to consternation in imported greater vivacity into the part. The the Diplomatic Corps, and is regarded as rest of the parts were taken as before. Mr. Kaya as Harry Voreker" aul Miss Bal. the first step towards the annexation of Luscombe as "Ludy Patricis," again delighted Chinese territory and opening the question the andienes with their finished singing, of the partition of China. especially in the dust "My heart at your fest." Miss Delly Varden was a very taking "PeggY Sabiue," and Mr. C. F. Cocke as the potentate of many titles and the rainbow zenaue made an imposing centrul figure whenever he was qu the stage.
for the fact that ease No. 6 has since boeuamah if she would do it for them, and as a certified not to be plague. Beyond a Portuguese taken of their gratitude, they would present death from enteric, there is no other important her with a $100 bill Really exough the discuse reported.
amah consented to oblige, but then, she was unknown to the men, and they could not trust Six autors of the Po Hing theatre af
her with so large an amount of money without Yaumati were caught in the act of smoking illicit opium in the greenroom between the acts urity. She would leave her rings and of the piece slaged. Fines ranging from songs as Recurity. As that was scarcely to $75 were inflicted by Mr. G. N. Orms at the enough, she could go and get her jewellery box at home containing a number of opels. That Police Court yesterday.
was satisfactory, and she returned with the opals leaving them and her other jowellery with the strangers as security. Without aufastoring the handkerchief containing the supposed roll of notes she hastened to a money changer's, and throwing the bundly on the counter asked for
Several wires have been received in change of s20). On opaning the handkerchief To-night (Tuesday) "The Orchid" is pro the money changer found a quantity of plain mised, and it is undoubtedly the comedy in the Colony about Saturday's naval paper, and the amali, on returving to the place which the company show to their best advantage where al d met her new acquaintances. Miss Dolly Varden takes the part that Missengagement. Fierce fighting took place found that the birds had flown with her belong-Strachan had aud, all round, the company is off Tsushima Island in the Corean ings. She immediately reported the matter to much better than it was before. On Wednesday the police, who are in pursuit of the confidence
Miss Queenje Strachan, the charming actress who made Little Mary" popular in Heng kong, lus soon left the Dallas Company. She remains in Shanghai to sing and smile for an audience of one, Doubdess her husband will allow her to shine sometimes among the Shanghai amateurs.
Inspector Lyons of the Sanitary, Board charged a coolie at the Police Court sexturday with trespassing on his premises, bat informed His Worship that he did not wish to press for a heavy penalty. Mr. Hazelsnd considered
there was too mach trespassing going on of inte, and fined the defendant $10.
A natire was charged sforo Mr. F.A. Hazalend at the Police Court yusterday with being in possession of two revolvers and rounds of amanition witlicat a paruit from
7.
TRAM AND TRUCK.
FIERCE NAVAL FIGHT. -SATURDAY'S ENGAGEMENT.
FURTHER DETAILS.
night, playgoers should go to see The Duchess Straits for six hours, ie, from
of Dantzic," with Mr. Frank Cochrane as 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., when the Russian Napoleon," and Miss Luscombe Sans ships, utterly defeated, fled north
Gene." Mr. Frank Cochrane was born to
À CAPTURE. RELEASED,
A felagrum to tuo N-C. Daily News says that the British steamer Lindhuden, recentsy captured south of Cores, has been rolus it wit
her cargo.
THE "SINNEROTA." The big G.N. steamer Minnesota is dus here. again about the T1th or 12th June.
TO DALNY FOR REPAIRS,
The Chuyelen Maru, which resoutly struck a mine off Port Arthur, has been taken to Dulny for repairs.
REW HANKOW -JAPAN SERVICE,
The 0. 8. K; has started a new steunskip sarvíce between Osaka and Hankow.
BETTER BIDS WANTED, The tenders for the purchase of the stranded Gorman steamer Romulus having been below the Admiralty estimate, fresh tenders have becu
invited.
THE JAPANESE STEAMER MARKET.
A. Norwegian steamer of 1,167 tons with a
Shosen Kaisha. The delivery of the stermer will take place at Osaks early in June.
speed of 12 knots has been sold to the Cezka
The Norwegian steamer Prosper which has
been sold to Mr. & Sawayama of Nagasaki is
At one o'clock on Sunday a coolin was taken play the little Corporal, and will not make it One Russian battle-ship and eight now under repairs at the Mitsu Biski Engine
to No. 7 Police Station with the big toe of bis | Lidiculous as Mr. Dallos did. left fopt badly shattered and the second too ent
| off.
He informed Inspector Collett that he was THE CANTON-WHAMPOA RAILWAY attention of investors to the abridged the Captain Superintendent of Palico. He was knocked down and run over by tram car No. 14:
.
prospectus appearing in another part of this Ta company, it will be seen, is a view to extensive being formal with development of manufacturing for the large Gad still growing Chinese market. Begin ning with paper, which can be made fron almost anything, we are naturally curious to material of which the London experts report - so favourably, and of which the new company scems to expect a large, permanent, and cheap supply. For the manufacture of cheap, coarse paper from rice straw, the company should
Bued 850; with the alternative of six weeks. hard labour, and the arms were ordered to be confiscati.
in Des Vanty Road. The story told by the cup. ductor of this car was to the off-ct that the injured coolio and another were pushing a truck. loud of goods along the tramline. The car was A Russia's word is us good as his bond. Japan papers publish a dispatch from Outing up behind and the motor-mun kept the gong continually ringing, but the costis refas d declaring that the paroled crows of the Verge to get off the line and the tram had to be and Koreelz are serving again in the Baltic fleet stopped. It was pulled up a short distance and that 320 of the 527 paroled orderlies taken behind the track. Other eye-witnesses informed have been sent to the front to rejoin their the police that the car caught the wheel of the
know the nature of this hitherto unused hotas by the paroled ofcers from Port Arthur
regiments.
The Manila Cablenews of May 25th appears to think General Dragg, the American Consul here, did wrong in sending General Corbin Bragg, in reply to inquiries, wiran nothing The CaldeanAZA
other Russian war ships were suck, while the Japanese lost one battleship and three other ships. The Japanese In reply to the contention of the Americau Concessionaires of the proposed Canton-Hanko captured a Russian battleship and a Railway that the construction of the Cantur. cruiser, so the actual numerical battle Whampoa Railway is within their concession according to agreement, H., Sheng Kung pao.ship loss for the engagement stands:
Russia new in Feking, has declared that this line is not depicted in the pinns drawn up by Mr. Parsons and approved of by the Imperial Government. Unly railway lines appearing in Mr. Parson's plans must not be constracted by untsilers, hence the American Concessionnares
Japan
2
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The Russian battleship sunk is said
4
Works. With this vowsol Mr. Sawayama will ̧.
engage in the transportation of coal from
Karatsu to Shanghai.
FOR CHINA RIVER TRADE.
O.S.K. shallow draught stonmer Daiko-mort
The Nagasaki Press of May 13th sald-The
Bow being constructed at Nugasaki, wilt bo launched from the Talegami Yard in the course
company, the Daifuktemary, which is now of this month, while another steamer for ther being transformed at Shanghai, is expected to
ready for sea in June next. The Daiko-mary- is intended for the Ichang-Hankow service, and the Lafukumare for the Hankow-Shanghai
Hoe.
LATEST STEAMED MOVEMENTS. The P. & 0. str. Nubia left Singapore
truck, upsetting the coolie who was paliing in Railway by Chinese. This has been communi- tons displacement, and having a speed outward English mails, and is dus bere on Lba of the Canton-Hankow Railway bars no right to be the Oslidbye, a vessel of 12,674 this port on the 47th inst., ut 5 pm, ice for
front, and who was able to get his foot off
the line before the car passed over his toes. The coolie was removed to hospital, where his toes were amputated,
to the construction of the Canton-Whampoa cated to the Wigupa ly HE. Sung Kung
yao, and will doubtless to the attitude soulag of 19 knots. The cruiser Admiral
by the Imperial Government on the question. Nakkimoff, 8,500 tons, 10 knots, a
1st prox, about 5 pm.
The Silk ex CP.R. str. srrived in The G.P.R. sir. Athenian arrived at Nagasaki
wie er sie Tavlar
at 9.30 a.m. on Houduy, the 29th inet, and left A private letter from Peking states that H.E. Shing has seeded in placating his many heavily armoured vessel, and the re-again at 5 p.m. same day for Kobe, where alie enemies in the North, and his way in the future.
The I.G.. Australian str. Prinz Waldemar
certainly never lack material. That them what it calls an "emollient) cable," fieneral MERCANTILE MINE DESTROYERS. {will doubtless be smoother than it has been pairing ship Kamschatka are also said is due to arrive at 6 am. Lo-morrow.
is "au immense field (for xper) waiting anasaal here: no epidemic."
to be exploited we cannot doubt; and comments: Despite Consul Bragg's emollient
cable, there is much pigus at Hongkong.
it was probably the realisation of this,
receut
All who are interested in the safety of the steamers running between Shangbai and the Northern ports will learn with great pleasure, the N-C, Daily News thinks, that the Chinese naval authorities, under the advice of the Coast Inspector, Mr. W. F. Tyler, have offered to supply any steamer applying for it with a gun. which will render a better account of any mina do soad at which it is fired than rifles will
The compatest officer with it to direct its use. first
during the past two paurs or so--N. C. Daily to be included amongst the Russian left Sydney on Saturday at 5 pm, and may bo
Necs.
WEATHER REPORT.
The barometer
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday inued as partly illustrated by the heavy imports
The water police are taking active steps to
the following report:-
On the 29th at 14.5 p.m. prevent the damping of rubbish intet e harbour. of foreign paper, that caused enquiries to be made by an American and before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Police
has fallen on the China coast.
Pressure is probably low over Central China, Who Court yesterday, three masters of Sanitary
and high over S.
Japan, syndicate of paper manufacturers
Gradients are moderate to slight on the Chins obarged with this offence.
Inspector Langley th. N. 8. Shuntien, which left for Tientsiz coast and moderate 8.E. to S. winds may be were fully alive to the advantages of Board contractors' scavenging boats were teamer to take advantage of this offer was heavy penalty on May 26th. Some of Indo-Chins Co.'s producing their goods within the threshold asked His Worship to inflict of one of their most important markets. to prevent the practice. The defendants were steamers and others ware to follow her axople, expected in the Formosa Channel and. N. part
efforts to dispose of these pestilent perils of Whether the Americau scheme has been mulcted in the amount of $50 each, with the and we trust that they will be sucessful in their of the Chins Sea. allowed to remain in abeyance, or is being alternative of three months' harl Isbour.
the sea.
Forecast:--Moderate EE.; to . wiede
showery.
losses.
expected here on Monday, the 19th June.
The 1.G.M. str. Bayern left Kobe via Naga saki and Shanghai or Sunday, the 28th inst., at 10 p., and may be expected bore on Tuesday,
the 6th June.
The 1.G.M. str. Zieten, which left bere ou
Thursday at 9 am, arrived at Shanghai o Saturday at 8 p..
One early wire said that two Japanese battleships have been sunk. The Russians have now encountered Admiral Togo, in command of the battleship squadron, but it is said that
mura of the armoured cruiser squa-people who have no heads to stand on.-G. K. people who never stand on their heads are the they have yet to meet Admiral Kami-t I have quote to the-on talking for
Chesterton.
dron, before reaching Vladivostock.
Very sincere people, like Mr. George Bernard Shaw, are always accused of standing on their beads and of that kind-of
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