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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 6en, 1905

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golf. The idea is certainly worthy of the ingenuity and persistence which have always characterised Russian diplomacy The only pity is that in some muodifed

The Kangeng, which arcived on Maulay TELEGRAMS. HONGKONG SANITARY from Shanghai, reports having ploked up throu survivors from a junk which was wrecked in tha Lyphoon.

As might have been expacted, the August

A. S. WATSON & CO., forus, this sume idea was not neted upon number of The Fleet is full of the enterte

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before the war, when it might have had the effect of preventing the outbreak of bostilities, In effect it would have to nothing more than that Baeumza Rusin would have fallen into line not only with Japan, but also with Europeau nations; in other words, to her agreeing formally to do what she had always pro- mised, mely, to respect the integrity of

WATER China, evacuate Manchurin, and rest con- tent with the position she could legitimately MANUFACTURERSelain in her own territories. This is really

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all that Japan over demanded of her, and it is the lost that is necessary for the main "tenance of peace in the Far East. It may, of course, suit Russiau andor propre to represent that in coming to some such understanding with Japan, she was entering into a species of alliance with furt country instead of yielding to torins which the latter might dictate.

Fine distinctions of this kind seem to have an enormous alarm for the Russians; bat they can have very little effect upon the practical bearing of political events. An allinnen between Russia and Japan, whatever form it may take in theory, can only men an agreenient on the part of Russia to give up an aggressive policy to far as China is concerned. The Japanese are far too astute to do anything that would assist Russia in that direction; and they bave had too much experience of what Russian good faith amounts to, to think of coming to auy agreement with her, which would leave the door open for a renewal of Russian attempts at aggrandisement. The events of the war must have led the effect of drawing Japan and China more closely

to produce waters of unrivalled excellence and together as being concerned in withstand

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ing a common enemy; and at the present time Japan would undoubtedly be more benefited by an allinure with China than by one with Russin. It is further not likely that A. S. WATSON & CO. Japan will overlook the great advantages,

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moral and material, which she has derived from her being at one with Great Britain and the United States in the policy which she has followed now for many years past; and it may be assumed that this

consideration has weighed with her in re spect tu the understanding that she- has come to with Russin. Japan has not any desire for conquest in China, nor is she noxious to extend her dominion further

than is absolutely necessary for her own security. There is, therefore, no real benefit she can derive from Russia beyond that of being left alone.

The effect of the war has no doubt be en to obange the balues of power in the Far East to the extent of making Japan the dominant factor; but it will not have the

cordiale. British tars were recommended to carry this particular copy about with themi during the French visit, because it gavo a page of phrases with which they won to converso with their Gallic guesty. They were, for instance, advised to saylor s'val vapar " when they wished to mention horse-power; and "L'offecesosay komnzungdung" was what they were advised to call the Owner. To which other renders, taking the one, would probably say "Jer m'aing ray” jones.”* **

The Globe gives the following item of nowa"-At the parade of a Russian regiment at Nova Alexandria, a "rograttable insistent has occurred. A general announced to the troops that they had been ordered to the front, adding, casually that he would be unable to accompany them. He appears to have had some other engagement, or perhaps sorely thought his absouce would be the greatest possible henefit to the army.

A xoldier was discourteous enough, however, to call out Coward ?

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THE TYPHOON.

THE PECHILI" FOUNDERED.

SHANGHAI, 4th September. The steamer Albenga, which left here on.

Thursday, encountered the typhoon on Friday night, and returned here to-day badly damaged. ·

BOARD.

A mesting of the Sanitary Board was held yesterday afternoon 1 the Board. Room Hon. Dr. F. Clark (President) presided, and there wore also pressat Major Josling, Dr. Macfarlane, Dr W. W. Pearso, M.O.H., Mr. F. Irving, Mr. Mr.

Band Mr. A.

H. W. Slade

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KOWLOON ODOURS. Correspondanes was submitted relativa to Kowloos odours.

The Hon. Dr. F. CLARK, Principal Civil as follows to the Medical ficor, wrote Hos. the Director of Public Works: "On

WINDOW AREA.

An application was submitted for a modifica tion of the Public Hoalsh and Buildings Ordinance in respect of 30 new hnusos Con Merins Lot: No. 22, 97 and 18 P. R. Connaught and Des Vœax Roads Central,

The CHAIRMAN said the houses which had bean four or five years in building, wore of the type which the present Ordinance did not allow. The windows area was not adequate. They were commienced under the old Or.

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dinance and complotad under the now. modification should have boon made while they were going up.

The application was refused.

MORTALITY STATISTICO.

The mortality statistics for the week endod

She brought fifty-four micinbers of the crew of the steamer Pechu, visiting Kowloon a few ore ago. I dotestant 5th August showed that the.dentli rate for the which foundered in the typhoon Only one Chinaman was drowned,

The Perkili was a British steamer of 8a tous, commanded by Captain Jorgensen.

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CHINESE IN THE TRANSVAAL

Lowpon, 3rd September.

on the bash oppo-its Lyson Villas a horriblo stevek which was most aertsiuly coming fram the sower outlets and not from the debris eu the bash. Con you possibly longthen the sawers sa ng ty carry them out baker low water mark where the sandy beach now exista? I have -had-sumerous complaints from the residents of the neighbourhood but have never hitherto beari able to verify the s'a'oments that this small come from the sewers, but this time it ertainly did. The set is largely used as a playground

A party of Chinese labourers attacked nu Indian but at Kleinfontien. They disem-for children mut as a bathing plax for bowelled one of the inmates and hacked the others with kuives. One Indian was killed and three injured. Twenty Chinese have been arrested.

general, of course, fired, killing one man, and then aimed at another. He missed him '(which was natural enough, being & Rassinu officer) commander. The and killed a

a moment of annoyance, regiment then, in sized the general and tere him to piecas Other regiments were ordered up to punish this slight dereliction of daty, and thirty | ARRIVAL OF THE SHAH IN RUSSIA. Cossacks and another general were slaughtered, so the affair ended happily...

The Stage says:-The lot of the company of Japanese artists who have lately been touring the provinces in the antive drama, The Geisha's Revenge, has not been very happy, and certainly cannot be inspiring to my of their follow artists who may be looking upon their efforts in this country as the forerunner of farther expansion-this time in the artistic line. They opened their tour on June 26 at Cardi, but previously to this they had spent a long time in Portsmouth rehearsing and pre- paring their scenery and properties, Thoir first blow came in the death of their financial

LONDON, 3rd September.

The Shab of Persia fins arrived in St. Petersburg.

THE CONCLUSION OF PEACE.

necessible without a laauch that I think wa adults and there are so for of such places ought to do everything we can to render them neablo. I am playing man every day to keep the place free from debris during the hot weather, and wore it not for the shortness of

the sowers I think the beach would be evan mora patrouised than it is at prosent. Thoro is a very strong tids which drives all the refuse from Henghom into the bay hahind Blackhead's Puikt. bat this can be met by scavenging."

The HON. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS having referred the mutter to Mr. Jackson the fatter stated that before recommending the The Tsar telegraphed to General Linie-extension of the sewers it should be known vitch on the 1st instant, notifying the how the reclamation in front was to be laid out. conclusion of the peace negotiations, and A temporary extension of 30 fost might be added: “the army is now prepared to inflict and slich would bring the outlet about to low water mark. The estimated cost of this an important defent on the enemy, but duty work would be $150, nod of a temporary sewer

LONDON, 3rd September.

to my conscience and to my people com-to pick up the outfall from the other roads inands me not to expose an army, fresh from would bɔ 2150, making a total of $600. There the endless horrors of war, for the sake of was no money on the rate to do this work. the half of a remate island."

Latest advices from Portsmouth state that the last disputed point has been

manager, and eventually, through general lack of support at the places they visited, they found themselves in very straileued circumstances," Thog were appearing a fortnight ago in York, when fêtes were organised to help them and a public appeal was made for subscriptions to arranged, and both parties agree not to ouable them to satisfy the claims against them. fortify Saghalion or the Perouse Straits.

Tho company, thus raliesed of their embarrass meats, further tried their success et Hall for a week, and they have now been brought back to York again by Mr. P. H. Barrow, the acting manager at the Royal, who has taken them in end, and seen they are lodged and fed ponding

some definito arrangements.

VICTIMS OF THE TYPHOON.

JUNK FOUNDERE OFF KEBEO,

Another tale of the destruction wrought by the recent typhoon was furnished by the thre Chinese Bailors who were on Monday landed from the ss. Ithaka aud conveyed to the Tung Wa Hospital. The three men belonged to a Chinese conating junk, whose crow orginally

bored four. When they countered the typhoon, they saw the probability of their craft foundering, and, getting some spars and beams logether, they constricted a raft. The junk drowned. The survivors were exposed on the raft for 24 hours before they were picked up, about seven miles south east of the island of

On 27th August, at "Elliot Cottage," Hong: effect of changing the chief seat of Far filled and sank, and one of the men

ko, to Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM STANLEY ALLEN [2070 daughter. HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEUX ROAD C. LONDON OFFICE 131, FLEET STREET, B..

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THE BRITISH FLEET AT DANZIG,

LONDON, 3rd September,

Three burdred officers and bluejackets were banqueted by the Municipality of Danzig when the most cordial speeches were exchanged,

THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.

The monthly Competition for the Captain's Cup und Pool took place on the 4th September, 1905, when the following returas were made.

CAPTAIN'S CUP,

*Mr. W. D. Kraft Mr. C. N. G. Baznio Mr. W. W. G. Ross Mr. A. B. Kouso Mr. H. Pinckney Hon. Mr. G. Stewart

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10 78 79- 1-80 93 12 R1 99 1881 88 590

... 160.--. 05---

POOL.

† Mr. T. F. Cobbs. Mr. C. M. G. Burnie Mr. W. W. G. Ross Mr. A. B. Rouse Mr. H. Pinckney.... Hon. Mr. G.tewart

91 *Winner of 1 p. +Winner of P

Kobeo, by the Ithaka. It was fortunate for them that the captain's attention was attracted by something floating in the water and, bearing down on it, made out a craft with human beings on board. They were taken off in an exhaustedony points, which has just closed, resulted in condition bat recovered under the treatment four of Mr. C. F. Dixon and Mr. C. B. H. accorded them and were landed as stated, Beavis, representing the lay.

The Profesion Pairs Competition, on handi-

The HON. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKs wrote that he would have liked to do this but drainage works vota was sure to boororesponded

there was the usual money difficulty. The

whole. Colony was 34.9 per 1,000 per nonum is compared with 25.7 for the corresponding "ok of last year. For the week ended 12 August the death rate for the whole Colony was 19.9 per 1,000 of population, es comparol with 25. for the corresponding week of last year. LIMEWASILING RETURN.

The limewashing return for the fortnight end- ing Tuesday, 24th Angual, statod that since last report 771 hans and bosu limewashed in the Eastern District and 95 in the Contral District.

THE AMERICAN VISITORS.

Returning from Canton late on Monday night, Sarretery Taft.and Miss Roosevelt, with the 'ather distinguished Americans included in the party. found a very interesting pro gramus arranged for their entertainment yesterday. In the morning they breakfasted or board the Logan, where Roar Admiral Diskon was a ghest, while Mr. Taft, General and Mrs. Corbin and others were entertained by Colonel Darling at the Ponk Hotel. Rear Admiral and Mrs. Dicken were at home during the day to Miss Roosevelt and party. The Gymkhons, which had boon postponvì in. honour of the visitors, vai patronised by Mise Roosevelt and Secretary Taft, and ou returning from there they, with the princips! members of the party, entertained by the Governor to dinner, from which they proceeded to the Farate Ground 巍 torchlight tatico had been where arranged in honour of the distinguished visitors;" the day's program me concluding with a sapper at the Hongkong Club.

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Festoons of Chinese lamps circumference:d

the pazade field, and every tres around bore with the works already undertaken, and he had glowing fruit, known to the trudo as "fairy been informed that excess expenditure must be | lights." A♦ the back, against the Laundry avoided. He could do something with it next buildings, and facing the entrance, was spenter

year.

Dr. CLARK replied that as there was no monay this year it would be done next year,

HIS EXCELLENCY forwarded a newspaper ex-

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a huge framework on which, at the right moment, and the touch of an electric button the word "Welcome" flared forth, illuminiog a sea uf faces. Under a sort of goal-post bar DI tract on the subject and minuted: "Kowloon is arrangement, the uprights and certainly more malodorous than Vistoria. Can which were ako illuminated, marched the the Sanitary Board say why!"

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of Ind, bearing torches. Thoy divided into companies, and marched in double file along the inside of the ring of spectators, meeting and parting, while clouds of smoke ascended, and the odour of burning off stormed the nostrils and captured the olfactory nerves. Into the middle of the field marched band after band, pipers and brasses; and the

The REESIDENT maved--" That the Gevara mont be informed that in the opinion of the Board, the odours which are complained of in Kowloon are due to (1) The black mnd of the foreshore which is exposed at low water between Signal Hill and Kowloon Docks, the only remedy for which is the reclamation of the bay; (2) The old type of street gully which should be replaced by the type now in use in the City of Victoria; (3) The insufficient latrine and urinal arrangements for the large number of evelios employed at Tain Tsa Tsai Point; and (4) The ase of fresh human excreta in the Chinese vegetable gardens, which the Board is ondear cuding to suppress"

Mr. SLADE minutat: "If the nuisance on the foreshors can be lessened by lengthening the Gewers an urgout request should be made for funde to enable the work to be done.”

Mr. A. RUMJAHN minuted: "I do not see why the reclamation from Blackhead's Point to Hung Hom Bay proposed years ago should not bo now taken in hand by the tavernment the reclaimed laud will bring a handsome revezue to the Colony. It will do away with the vesicas smell and will materially improve the health of that locality."

Cock of the North" and the "Highland Laddis" and "Tread on the tail of mis cont” awoke thrills in bosoms both martial and civilian. The programme tus set forth the

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I.-First Post-Baglers 119th Lufy. (Mooitan

Regt. and 129th (D.C.O.) Baluchis. 2.-March-Band Sad R. W. Kont Regt. 3.-March-Pipera H.K. and S.B.R.A. 4.-March-Sorerai Bant 129th (D.C.().)

Baluchis, 5.Torchlight Procession-119th Infy. (Moolian Regt.) and 199th (D.CO) Baluzbie

G-Last Post-Band 2nd R. W. Kent Bog 7-El Capilar-Mossed Bauds,

It was an imposing, barbaric spectacle, delightful to the thousands of Chinese crowding the roads, novel to the foreigners, and, we hope, interesting and impressive to the visitors.

Eastern diplomacy which will continue to be at Peking and not at Tokyo. In respeut to matters of general policy affecting the integrity and the future policy of China Japan will, there is every reason to believe, continue to be at one with the European Powers and the United States; and will be far less clear headed than she has all along shown herself, if she does not fally realise that her true interests Ho in this direction and not in the direction of any special understanding with anyone Power, to ruu together is a direction conater to the views of the others. Such a policy would paratively little has been said upon the unquestionably defent its own eats by theworo prosent Mr. J. A. Jupp (Chairman), E. equally important effect which has been amount of opposition which it would produced by recent events upon the balance necessarily draw against it. At the present. of Power in the Far East, from the same time the United States have as large an

The change in the political interest in affairs in the East as any other this meeting is the savond, at you are aware, Ser; A. Boyd and I. Macpherenu boat A. such a resolution to the Government it might appears in English papara just rõceived. position is, however, even more marked inuation; and it may be taken as certain that

WHILE attention has been directed very forcibly to the overthrow of the balance of power in Europe consequent upon the with drawal, at all events for a time, of Russian influence as one of the Great Natious, com

cause.

TEBRAU PLANTING CO., LD.

A second extraordinary guasral meeting of this company was held at the company's offices,

Alexandra Buildings at noon yesterday. There

Georg, A. N. Nobbs, E. S. Kadoorie. J. A. Tarrant and Wong Lam.

The draw and results are as followe:- Bound 1. N. G. Stabb and C. W. May (last. year's winners) beat C. E. Anton and W. W. G. Ross: C. M. G. Burnie and E. V. D. Parr beat T. C. Gray and W. D. Kraft.

Round 2. W. C. D. Tarner und M. A. Murray beat Messrs. Stabb and May; A. R. Linton and A. W. Watt beat D. B. Murray and P. Tester; T... Forrest and A. Brook Smith beat L. J. C. The notice convering the meeting having Anderson and G. G. Forsyth; Messrs. Dizon been read, the CHAIRMAN said-Gentlemen, and Beavis w.o. H. J. Witgress and J. Holt,

to confirm the resolution which was passed on Williams and F. O. Reynolds'; R. R. Hynd the 18th Angast. I have nothing to add to and A. C. Hynes bent G. M. Harsion and what I then said, and unless any shareholder. C. Forsyth; J. Bell and G. D. Bateman best has any questions to ask, I will formally Col Aitken and Lt Dalyell; Messrs. Parr and

Buruie beat F. J. Badelay and C. H. Gale.

Round 3. Turner and Marray beat Linton and Watt; Dixon and Beavis best Forrest and Brook Smith: Boyd and Macpherson beat Hynd

propose the eonfirmation of the resolution.

There being no questions the CHAIEMAN proposed the following resolution:**

purpose of such winding up."..

Mr. E. S. KADOORIS soconded the proposition, which was agreed to unanimously.

FieCHAIRMAN-That concludes the business gentlemen. Thanks for your attendance.

those parts timnas Europe. As long as they would use all their influence with the to provout their becoming Russin threatened the integrity of China | Japanese and the safety of Japan, and it was doukt- entangled with Russian seberes, contrary ful whether she would be able to carry her to American interests in common with threats into execution, the possibility of this those of other foreign nations, and more

"That the Company be wound up voluntarily contingency being realised was that to especially of Great Britain. Russia's true which the attention of statesmen both in policy is now precisely what it was before and that the General Managers be and they Chim and Japan was mainly directed. It the war, had she only been sufficiently well-are hereby appointed Liquidators for the being. however, now shown that such advised to have perceived it-that is to be aspirations will have to be abandoned, the content with the possessions the legitimately whole aspect of political matters is changed, has, and work loyally with Japan and and the dostinant factor for consideration foreign nations for the maintenance of peace is no longer Russia, but (asit would appear and the furtherance of their common. at first sight) Japau. It.is not surprising interests in the East. that the iden should have entered the minds of some of her statesmen, that the interests of Russia could be best furthered by some sort of

alliance with Japan. If she could not push her policy of advance to wards China without the concurrence of Japan, there might still be a hope that she might come to an understanding with that country which would leave her a free bond, so far as China was concerned, provided, methods."

Our feminino readers will find something of especial interest on page 5 to-day,

The Gaiety Staru have arranged a change of programme for to-night. Now songs, new dances and new pictures are introduced. The Korea Daily News meations the fact that the British gold wines at Ap-unsan (Gwendoline) have petered out" and will no longer pay for working by Foreign

POLICE COURT.

Tuesday, 5th September.

BEFORE MB, F. A. HAZELAND (FIRST

POLICE MAGISTRATE).

GAMBLEES PUNISHED.

Nine coolies appearol; in dock charged with gambling. It was stated that the police had made a mid on a house in Queen's Road, and found all the usual paraphernalia for pai kuu. The lender was fined $100 or one mentis hard

labour, and the others $2 each.

and Hynes; Barnie and Parr beat Bell and Bateman.

Semi-final Round. Dixon and Beavis bons Turner and Murray by 4 up and 2 to play; Burnie and Farr beat Bell and Buteman by 4 and 3 to play.

Final Round. C. F. Dison and C. E. H. Beavis beat C. M. G. Burnie and E. V. D. Parr by 5 upand 8 to play.

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report.

On the 5th at 12.10 p.m. The beromoter has risen in the neighbourhood of Hongkong

Philippines. and in the

The returns from other districts are lacking this morning....

Moderate E. winds will probably prevail over the N. part of the Chins Sea

Forecast-Moderato E. winde; fair.

The HON. REGISTRAR GENERAL minuted "The shortness of the sewers is a matter that might be remedied comparatively easily."

The CHAIRMAN said he had tabulated the various causes of the odeurs in Kowloon which might be put into a formal resolution. He moved the resolution, the terms of which are given above. He thought it covered all the points raised by the Medical Officer of Health, and if they sent

have the desired effect.

Mr. SLADE The question of the reclamation of the foreshore there will not come up for some time yet!

The CHAIRMAN—Yes.

Mr. SLADE-If the sowers were longthened it would, anyhow until the reclamation comes, practically do away with this trouble.

The CHAIEMAN-To some extent it might. Mr. BLADE--I should think that ought to be specially brought under the notice of the Government.

Mr. RUJAN-I think if the reclamation were taken up at once by the Government it would not take long, say twelve months, to have the whole foresture reclaimed. Seeing there is now a toy tramway there we could take it over and have the foreshore reclaimed at once. It would cost 25 cents a foot to reclaim the fore- shore, and the reclamation would futch from $1.20 to $150 a foot, which would bring in a handsome roventie to the Colony. It might also solve the problem of the Europesa reserve- tion question.

Tho CHAIRMAN-I propose to amend the first class relating to the reclamation of the bay by "recommending that the work should be put in hand at an early date.”

The resolution was carried.

An ansing incident is worth noting. especially as the party was an hour and ton minutes inte in arriving. The letter "P" in wel- como iniled to light up with the others, and the legend We con zestored the good temper. of the impatient crowds, and evoked from a waggish atomber thereof the remark: Batter late than never."

"TO MY COUNTRYMEN."

Under this caption, the Post Laureate's latest

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England! supine on suuol of Peace,

And pillowed on your splendid Past, Think you from Wars Mankind will cease,

Or Greatness, undefended, last?

Glory and Fame

Decline to linze,

And towering Empires pass away, If front be gold, foundation shy.

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are the Balma uproared by Trade, And Imoated but by wandering main. F the rich argosies tint made The majesty and might of Spain?

Brilliant but brief.

Where

As sickled sheaf,

When Autumn frosts and Winter wind Leave not one pompous feat behind.

ILI

Head not the Rulers who would strep

Your days in comfort, esse, and wealth; Thare is no soa, however deep. Ambition could not cruss by stealth.

Out upon these,

"Mid world of Tork,

Who bid you to one barrier trust To foil their greed, and ourb their lust.

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Protect your shores, without, within,

As did year steadfast aires Thore lias No manhood save with discipline,

No safety without sacrifice.

So, bandita may,

Athirst for prey,

Gazing across the British wave, Bos burnished barrels, gaping graves.

ALFRED AUSTIN.