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are readily obtained at low rates. The

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE Gr¤, 1905

plantain and banana grow wherever they and Officers of the 119, the bead of the TELEGRAMS.

By kind permission of Lieut. Col. Aitken

Regiment will play the following programme at the United Service Recreation Club, Kowloon. today, commencing at & p.m. :--- March...... "A Museal Ride"

"Cigarette" Selection... Valse "Venetian Song" Overto

Dance. Aria

"Juanita"

Du Tambourin

E Core

The Geisha" Posthorn"

BILLIARDS:

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SERVICE,

Upton

·Farry Buealogi

Sappe Baggetti

Conternų ...... Jasen Koenig

Selection Galop

Ana Ivans of defence two branches we've got; The Army is useless-the Navy in nut So, in order to make our defonce more completo,

We will add to the Army and cut down the Fleet,

Volantrors and Militia, beyond any donkt, If it once came to fighting, would all be wiped out".

are stuck in the ground, and produce excel· lent fruit: A number of coconut-trees planted several years ago are in splendid condition. Pineapples of delicious flavour great rapidity at rench maturity with Palmeralon, Port Darwin. The "custard apple," also known as the soursop," and the "papaya" yield most delicious fruit. The tamarind-tren grows well, and the cultivation of the einehuna tres is being attempted, a large number of cinchona plants having bean plantel. The goave resella. as likewise the thrives ulao, Splendid specimgas of the mango obtained at Port Essington. The lemon and orange trees appear to take kindly to the soil and climate. In vegetables the melti tribe succeeds admirably, and will soon grow as weh in certain favourable localities. The ynm and sweet potato are being cultivated with great success. Arrowroo has been tried on a stall scale, and thrives öfeelingly well. Experiments with sugar cane have been only partially successful, but of its ultimate profitable cnitivation there can be no ques ion. It is believes? that the tea-plant would hold on to the bedstead to keep myself from thrive in muy districts. Indian on has fulling. Fictures Suspended on the walls of the room were not only swinging sideways, but two been sown in several portions of the terri- or three long, separated sections of a Japanese tory, and surgess baying attended the screen, suspended on nails of the top corners, experiment, its cultivation will soon factaully fore out suas of the nuils from the greatly extended. Superior samples by wall.

But, however we cud, or however hogiu, All's right if we keep Arnold Forster still in.

-London Daily Chronicle.

Writing about earthquakes, the exliter of the Donenster Gazette, Mr. James Balgia, formerly of the China Mail, saya:-I ones experienced a very severe earthquake in cugkong. On that secusion the swaying of the house, solidly built of grauito, was so great that, on jumping

off the mattress on which I was sleeping, I had

LONDON, 5th June.

II. W. Stevenson, the runner-up or the championship, receiving 2,000 points in a game of 18,000 up, beat John Roberts by 1,520.

· BRITISH BATTLESHIP IN

COLLISION,

Lasnox, 5th June,,

H.M.S. Caesar, battleship, rammed the barque Afghanistan, off Dover, during

a fog. The latter sank and 23 lives were lost.

lives

THE GERMAN WEDDING.

LONDON, 5th June.

The Grand Duchess Cecilia, bride of the Crown Prince of Germany, entered Berlin in state on Saturday, ļumid general rejoicings.

THE WAR.

DAILY PRENS SERTICE.]

BEFORE THE FANGS WERE

DRAWN.

A RUSSIAN CRUISER'S WORK

BRITISH

AT

SWATOW.

CREW LANDED

Swarow, 5th June. Twenty-nine British sailors have been put ashore here by the s.s. Waishing.

They state that they were the crew of the British steamer Oldhammia, which was captured by a Russian

cruiser outside.

REUTER'S SERVICE.] RUSSIA CAN HARDLY HOP E

TO WIN.

LONDON, 3Nl Jaze. Count Cassini called 00 President Roosevelt yesterday. President Roosevelt expressed at earnest hope, as a friend of ST. PETERSBURG RIOTS. Russia, that she would seek peace in

LONDON, 5th June.

response to the wish of the entire civilized

·world. ́ The prolongation of the war would Following the news of the destruc-mean increased Japanese demands. The President pointed out that Russia could hardly hope to win; and, moved solely by motives of humanity, he offered his ser- vices as a mediator or intermoliary in any way acceptable to Russia.

serious

rioting at St.

present Petersburg.

THE FISCAL PROGRAMME. LONDON, 5th June. Mr. Chamberlain has announced

different growes have been exhibited in At the Royal United Service Institution in Adelaide. In provender for cattle the coneli-May 4th Liont. Col. H. A. Iggahlut, las Chiortion of the Baltic fleet, there is at grass thrives in a wonderfulùanner, and is Staff Officer in Tibet, delivered a lecture oa tho eaten with avidity. The buffalo-grass also work of the expedition. After sketching the promises to grow botla rapidly and well. Preliminary military operations, Col. Iggalden described the trying conditions in which the The cultivation of the soil is, at prescut, troups had to work owing to the high altitudes. almost exclusively in the hands of the He said that one indignant Tommy," after Chinese, whose operations are principally hours of laborieas climbing up the steep, never- confined to vegetable gardening. With a ending path, was heard to exclaim to his view to encourage the enltivation of cotton A. S. WATSON & CO. and other tropical products, the State Pure liamcut, in 1901, passed "The Northern Territory Tropical Products Act," which allows for an area of 5,000 acres being granted in any one person. Terms under WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, agrement of 14 years are made easy.

LIMITED.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS ONLTCommunicatione relating to the news column should be addressed to Tus EDITOR.

Corrispondents must forward their names and ad

After the first seven years of occupation, in which period a certain area is to be cul- rivates, rent at the rate of 14d. per a re will be charged. Provided the conditious of the agreement are fully complied with, the fee simple of the land can be acquire d

payment of the sum of 2s, fid. per acra For cattle and horse breeding the land Some of thy his appears well adapted. horses used in the late South African war

comrade. Luskere. Bill, avand enough of that he has come to an agreement this; I was told now filt was a blocming with Premier, Balfour which enables tableland." So it in" replied bis p', "can't you as you're climbing up one of the legs of the Government party to face the it. He paid a high tribute to the fortitnis and country with clear fiscal policy. discipline of the troops composing the force.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE CRITICS OF CONFUCIUS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESSİ.“

Hongkong, 3rd June.

St-In your leading article to-day you accuse certain Missionaries of making disres pectful attacks on mutters sacred to their hearers."

Is this not what you do yourself in said leading article?

The Daily Dress has also to learn that man's meat is another man's poison,"

"one

dresser with compuunications addressed to the Editer, | esme from the interior of the Territory. Your readers are not all Confucians.- sun ste,

one side

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JUNE 6TH, 1905.

The least known portion, perhaps, of the Australian Cunamonwealth is that immense tract of country, embracing an area of about 323,620 square miles, or 335,116,800 meres, formerly known as Alexandra Land, and constituting the middle of the three scutions into which northern or semi-tropical Australia is divided. The country is under the tentative control of the South Aus- tralian Government, which is seriously handicapped in its endeavour to develop the rích natural resources of the land by reason of there being no regular communication, savo by sea, which involves a voyage round fully one-half of the island-continent. Another handicap is a wilful one, the pre- judice against Chinese or Indian labour. There are several harbours, the principal being Port Darwin, one of the finest in the Commonwealth. Another fine port, grent size, is situated at the entrance 10 the Victoria River. There are several large rivers, most being navigable for a considerable distance. Numerous import. ant discoveries of gold, copper, tin, iroa, lead, and other minerals have

to believel led many practical that a great mineral future lies before the territory. A limitel portion of the metalliferous country is being worked by Australasian, European, and Chinese syndicates, but the scarcity and dearneas of inbour Las proved a formidable difficulty. The country is semi-tropical, but white settlers, taking duo precautions as regards dietary and personal cleanliness, de not suffer any ill-effects. The rich fertility

men

of

The area at present under pastoral lease represents 148,000 square miles, of which 111007 square miles is declared stocked, There is a considerable area devoted 10 sheep and goat pasture, and an immense expanse of as yet unoccupied land. The latest returns show the number of horned

cattle to be 291,970, borses 15,763, sheep 51,538, and goats 12,972. Some portions of the pastoral land may be had on applicu, tion for lease for 42 years at the annual rental of 6d. per square mile for the first seven years, 18. per square mile for the -second seven years, and 2s. per square mile for the third seven years, and for the remainder of the term at such an amonot per square mile as shall be fixed by valuation. The population of the Northern Territory, exclusive of aborigines, in 1903, was estimated at 4,182, or 0,01 to the square mile, and this in a country capable of sustaining a population of several millions! What a place for a TOLSTOY colony seems here offered.

Tho Government of Indo-China has declared Hongkong to be un infected port.

A M.

Confucius. Your

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS" Hongkong, 4th June, SIR-1 havo read with true intenst te leading article. published in your issue of yesterday's date, about defence in his favour carried through in so im partial and prejudiced a way makes very Chinese heart palpitate with gratitude. I hope you will accept there lines a conveying the plain and earnest acknowlegment of one who is your constant reader.

TAM YIK HO.

[We expected A. M's comment. It is always forthcoming. Just as the novelist is allowed to assas omniscience, the journalist is excused (for assuming the role of judge. The murderer breaks the moral law against killing. The judge who hangs him does not. "Fair play" and impartial justice is everyman's meat. with a possible exception in the case of " A.M."-- Our more kindly correspondent, as a constaut reader, must know how severe our comments on wany matters Chinese hare been. This shows him better able to judga a question on its own morits thuu seems his foreign colleague. En]

ALLEGED PERJURY.

REUTER'S SERVICK.]

-THE FLOWING TIDE,"

LONDON, 3rd Jane. The Liberals won the Whitby election.

The

SHIPPING.

* TAMING" IN COLLISION. Taming, just arrived from Manila, was run into by a Manila owned craft that hud drazzed its anchor, and had one of her boats

crushed.

RICE AS A DANGEROUS CARGO.

Count Cassini said that he was without instructions, but personally he believed that Russia would continue the war, because the moment was not an advantageous one to discuss peace, and Russia had not lost any of her own territory. There was nothing at present in the situation which necessitated suing for peace, but he promised to com municate President Roosevelt's views, and offer, to the Tsar.

A POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT.

LONDON, 3rd June.

SUPREME COURT.

Monday, 5th June.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

BEBORN Ma. A. G. Wiss (PUISNE JUDGE),

YEUNG KWAN BING », NUMAI CHI

AND OTHERS.

Mr. Dixon (of Mr. John Hastings' office) appeared for the plaintiff in this case and for the defendant in a erass action. Mr. H. Hursthouse (of Messrs. Dennys and Bowley) appeared for the other side.

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The action, maid Mr. Dixon, was brought to recover $718,12, being the amount of damago and toss sustained by the plaintiff by reason of a breach of contract dated April 19th, 1995. This contract was entered into between the defendant and plaintiff under the following

circumstances:--The defendant is the sempra-

dore of the Messagories Maritimes Company; and during the five days set apart for the celebration of the Birthday of the Goddess of

Heaven, April 23rd to 27th, defondant chartered

two river steamers, the Paul Bear and Charles Harisaia, from the Messageries Maritimes Company to run between Hongkong and Sbekwan. On the 19th April the plaintiff was npproached by a friend of the defendant and asked if bộ would agree to uct as steward and sell refreshments to the passengers on board the steamer. The plaintiff had an inter- view with the defendant on the 19th April, when it was agreed that the plaintiff should

have exclusivo right, for 85 a day, to sall refreshments. He was to bare the nws of the kitchen on board the steamer, and an agreement was drawn up showing that the plaintiff was to have exclusive right. The cross action was in respect of this $25 a day. The plaintiff on the first day found a good deal of opposition going on against him. The stoward of the steamer was selling meals and drinks. The plaintiff remonstrated with the defendant, and the defon- aut admitted that the stoward ought not in be alling in opposition. Furthermore, the plaintiff promises that the opposition should cease, but it The plaintiff not continued for the five days. only aufered directly by reason of the compoti- tion, bat a considerable amount of provisions had to be destroyod,

The case was adjourned.

THE H. & W. DOCK CO.

The Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company at Kowlogu should be pleased by this extract from the Standard of April 29th -

The staff of the Hongkong and Whampo Dock Company at Kowloon have replaced two ́of the battleship Albion's and one of the battle-

The possibility of a Japanese bombardship Glory's 45-too wire-wound 12-inch barbotte ment and invasion of the Baltic ports is guns. Expert opinion (according to a Reater telegram) pronounces the work a great achieve- generally discussed in Russia.

mont, showing that the Kowloon dockyard is sa important factor in the officicacy of the castern foot.

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DAMAGED RUSSIANS REACH MANILA.

Captain R. Rodger of the British steamer Zafiro, from Manila to Hongkong with eargo for Showan Tomes & Co., and passengers, had an interesting report to make yesterday,

On Saturday, of 2,45 p.m., whon off Subig Bay, he passed three Russian men-o'-war, * battleship, a crufear, and a vessel te supposed to be a coast defence vessel.

This dookyard should not be confounded with the Naval Yuri at Hongkong. It is a private enterprise, efficiently equipped, and capable of docking and repairing the largest worships afloat. At one time or another, vessels of all the navies represented on the China Station have been docked at Kowloon, where the repair.

Hire is a commodity which has unpleasantly forced itself upon the attention of underwriters in a way quite unconnected with hostile action, says The Syren. It has apparently developed a disagreeable tendency to take fire. So far as

ing department is said to be the finest outside the British Isles, and is certainly the best east past experience goes, there nothing point to any fiery disposition in rice itself, and the fuct of three steamers with this cargo almost They were stearing about S.E., and steaming of Suez. The naval authorities are now con simultaneously catching tire, is probably only a about nine knots an hour. All showed signa of structing u large deck at Hongkong, and it is coincidence

The latest ansuulty of this churne- ter. the fire on the ss. Candleshoe, at Port Said, having been in the naval battle, Several of the expected that it will be completed in about two steam pipes had been carried away. The battle. is likely to result in a heavy claim on cargo funnels were riddled with smell shot, and secural years. underwriters, though the fra has now been extinguished by the damaging process of flood ship had a bale amidships, close to deck line on the port side. Otherwise the bulls (port ing the holds. Another serious loss is that of the x.s. Yuen Wo, which was burnt to the water's edge, near Tungchow. She was del twin-side viossed) seemed intact. scrow steamer of 2,522 tous, built in 1983, and owned by the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, Limited, London.

"Poona

ious.

NEW P. &. O. STEAMERS.

...

..

THE COTTON INDUSTRY.

industry looms so largely in the prosperity not. The British Trade Review saya:-The cotton only of this country, but of the world in general, At fire a.m. yesterday, in Lat, 20.53 N., that it is always interesting to glance at the Lung. 115.23 E., the Zafiro passed four war condition of this particular branch of trade. ressels steering about S.W. One appeared to the motion trade is in a dist nctly satisfactory On this occasion it is very pleasant to find that be a vessal of the Russian Volunteer feet, two condition. There is a superabundance of the destroyers, and the fourth a war eraft unclassi-row material for this season, and good authori fied. A deeply laten cargo steamer seamed to be keeping them company.

[It was stated yesterday by a commercial man, to whom this report was mentioned, that the first three sighted were the Aurora, Oleg, and Jamichng.

THE COST OF SINGAPORE GARRISON.

The

The following is the present ship-building programme of the Company :-

Registered Indicated

ties asenre as that timera is a possibility of similar state of things for next season and, B. P. Tonnage,

under the circumstances, it is hardly surpris Moultau" (Twin Serow)... 10,000 15,000

ing that the demand from consumers has Delhi" (Twin Screw) 8,000 7,300 Delta" (Twin Screw)

7,500 8,000

gieted down and that outside speculators Peshawar" (Twin Screw)... 8,000 6,500

have, for the time being at least, ceused from troubling this staple article, and allowed 6,500 (Twin Screw)... 8,000

7.500

legitimate operators to be at rest. Deranha" (Twin Screw)... 8,000

cotton supply of the world promises to be a "Dongola" (Twin Screw)... 8,000 7,500

record one, and the same remark applies to 58,00). 58,000

consumption. As our Liverpool correspondent points out, the mills of the United States are consumption all working full time, the rate The total touage of the feet is now 378,776

The following letter was laid on the fable" in Lancashire is the largest en record, while AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING LEGISLATION. at the Singapore Legislative Council: I am the Continental mille are alzo very busy. It is At the annual dinner of the Shipbrokers' and commanded by the Army Cormeil to enclose a estimated that the consumption of American She Tak Tsoi, compradore of the Hongkong, Custom-house Agents' Benevolent Society, Sir statement showing that the expenditure from collon this season will reach fully 11,500,000 Cauton and Macao Steam Boat Company, was

Theodore V, S. Auger, in proposing the toast Aray Pands in respect of military chargos ou tales, part of the increase having been attributed of The Shipping i starest, asked whether, in account of the Straits Settlements in the year to the inferior spinning qualities of a large The English mail of the 6th May was charged befors Mr. F A. Hazeland with

view of the way ur colonias treated and ended 31st March, 1904, was approximately delivered in London on the 3rd inst

O. D.Thomson, proscouted; and Mr. Dixon (of

a better course for our Colonial Minister to previous year by £39,67 owing mainly to the Mr. John Hastings' office) appeared for the de-exercise his right of veto rather than let vicious heavy expenditure on Armaments in 1903-04 fence. The plaintiE, Chin Hat Hamisa merchant Bills go through. The measures were conceives and to the larger proportion of European troops in bad taste, and they wore passed without in the garrison. The contribution in respect of

A report of the Yokohama Chamber of charge carrying or business in the Colony: The consultation with the shipping interest of this the financial year 1993-4 amounts to £147, 785-8-9.

of Agriculture and Commerce intend to export The Hon. Alexander Brown (e or £137,379 less than the total expenditure. The Commerce states that the Japanese Department arese out of certain proceedings at the Supreme country.

timber from the State foreste to North Court in which the defendant was ordered to member of the New Zealand Legislature) said contribution paid by the Colony in respect of

tbat ho and his friends had had much to do in the calendar year 1908 was $1,494,61134 (in. and Kores, through contract exporters. Ac- render an account of his protits and in subse-combating the vicious legislation to which the cluding balances paid in 1904), which at the quent proceedings before the Registrar o Chairman bad referred. The responsibility for official rates of exchangerepresented B24,072-7-9 cording to Imperial Ordinance No. 32, just made a contradictory statement as to certain that legislation did not lie wholly at the door of or £161,041-12-3 less than the expenditure for transactions. On April 17th the defendant the Australian people, but rather with our 1903-04"

liked, have said a word in season and given late that he had paid himself a salary of $150 Imporial statesmen, who could, if they had per month, and his surety $10, without having advice, and prevented some of the objectionable consulted the plaintiff. This reduced the profit measures they found fault with being placed on

the statute-book of the country. out of which the compisinaut was to receive a certain per centage. The case was remanded.

The plague return dated noon yesterday numbered 121 cases. There was no other com- municable disease worth mentioning.

The Syren and Shipping gives a long analysis of the contraband judgment that was issued in pamphlet form from our London office.

Return of visitors to the City Hall Library Bad Museum for the week ending the 4th June, 1995, were 230 non-Chiese, and 76 Chinese to the former, and 61 non-Chinese, and 1,052 Chinese to the latter itstitution.

perjury. Mr. H. N. Ferrers, instructed by Mr. logislated for our abips, it would not have been £285.114 This total exceeded that for th/Portion of the pressat crop.“

JAPANESE TIMBER EXPORT TO NOETH CHINA.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS, The P.M. str. Kore, with canile, &c., left Shanghai for this port on Saturday, the 3rd inst., and is due here this morning.

The C.P.R. str. Empress of China arrived at Nagasaki at 9 am on Monday, the 5th inst. and loit again at 4 p.m. same day for Kota, where she is due to arrive at 9 s.m., to-day.

The C.P.R. str. Empress of India arrived at Yokohama at 7.30 a.m. on Monday, the 5th inst, and left again at 4 p.m. sania day for Kobe, where she is due to arrive at 4 p.m., to-day.

The P. & O: str. Jaen loft: Singapore for this port on the 4th inst. at 8 am

The C.P.R. atr. Athenian left Yokohama on In fast, he has made his own bed, and be must According to the authorities, the forests first to

will only be concluded with those merchants issued, contracts for exporting the State timber whose annual business tax is not less than 250 you, or with these companies which have a puid A good many meu put mental comfort before up capital of not less than 50,000, or those mental liberty, and enslave themselves. The merchants abroad who are testified by the men who dare not face the barder facts of life Japanese Consal as possessing property worth are as a rule the favourites of fortune; and, of 50,000 van or upwards.

This business enterprise is believed to be a course, the temptation to shirk them is greater

Korea have obtained their timber supplies to these than to its victims. It is so est,, for promising one. Hitherte. North Chins and instance, for a successful man to believe that,

Loures of supply was stopped for military rea- roughly speaking, we all get our deseris. Fully mainly from the banks of the Yalu. But this assured that he has got his, he argues from his

son 6, and the timber now brought to the market own experience. Looking upou failure, he saya from South China and America is quite dif- to himself: So-and-so should have been more

ferent from that to be exported from Japan, so prompt (or less beadlong]. He should have

that competition is out of the question. In bean more industriens er he should have knows Japan, the demand for timber is amply supplied when to take a holiday). He ought to have from private forests and a large surplus re- known better than to have made this that, or the of her mistake. He should have been ready maine for expert. In view of these circum- stances, the Diet recently voted 380,000 yen aỡ to risk or ke shold have feared to adventure]

expenditure for carrying on this taisiness. Thas hugged in the arms of Vancouver.

happiness," he refuses to see when circametanoes The str. Richmond Castle, from China and trip up the man who should have ran well Japan, arrived at New York on the 13th May. Spectator

In response to a general request, "The Girl from Kay" is being given to-night (Tuesday)

STEAM LAUNCH COLLISION. by the Dallas Bandmani Opera Company, as their farewell performance. It is a lively piace, An enquiry was Fosterday hold at the in which the Company ie particularly happy Harbour Office, by Mr. B. R. H. Taylor, into The Company opens next in Singapore. the circumstances connected with a collision between the launches Chcong On and Metha in Mr. W. H. Trenchard Davis, J.P., brag the waters of the Colony on the 1st inst. To manager and underwriter for the Commercial Fat, master of the Cheong One was fonud in Union Assurance Co., Ltd, ut Hongkong; has fault as followe(1) Making Islso whistle sent us an annual report, showing a profit for signals. (2) Not stopping and reversing when 1904 of £175,751 16s. 7d, out of which has been ho saw collision was inevitable. (3) Not of the soil is unquestionable. Large blocks paid a final dividend of 258 a share (458. for originally keeping straight on as he show Baturday, the 3rd June, p.m., for Victoria and lie on it," of excellent land for growing semi-tropical | 1901) and an interim dividend for 1905 of 25e. have done. His certificate was susponded for

three months, produce, such as maize, cotton, and indigo, a share, carrying forward £50,751 18%. 7d.

be felled for exportation purposes, will be those in Aomori and Akits profectures and Kisha, Tosa, and Shinshu provinces.

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