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THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1904.

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mosa. By their daring and excellent seaman- ship they have shown themselves to be all- worthy of fighting side by side with the men of our own senior service, and we can be truly. proud in possessing.such a worthy ally.

have proved worthy of her trust, and her

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"What if Earth should sundered be? What if Heaven fall?

What if Mountain mix with Sea? Brave hearts each and all,

Know one thing shall st Il endure, Ruin.cannot whelm, Everlast ng, holy, pure This Imperial Realm " Ouside of the question that Japan is our ally, and her cause is also ours, we have other reasons for satisfaction at the victories On 7th February, at 47, West Parade, of her fleets, since, her navy is modelled on Huddersfield, Yorkshire, the wife of W. S.

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[244 been built in our yards. We do most heartily congratulate our ally on her success and join in the cry of her victorious sailors,

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HONGKONG, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1904.

NIPPON BANZAI!

"NIPPON BANZAI!"

The twenty third ordinary annual meeting of The eighteenth ordinary annual general stareholders was held at the offices of the meeting of shareholders of the above Company General Managers, Fedder's Street, at..30p.m. was held at the registered offices of the Com. There were present Hon. C. W. Dickson, today. There were present:-Messrs. Hart W. B. Dixon, Hó Tung, C. Mooney, A. Rodger, Luck (chairman), A. G. Wood, II. W. Slade, F. Barton, Ho Fook. J. H. Lewit,‹May, F J. S. Van Buren, HI, Humphreys, Ho Tung, A. Smyth, K. McK. Ross, Lo Cheung Shiu and II. Mancell P. S. Tuseph, C. Ewens, Capt. W. Peter Dow (secretary), F Clarke, Cap Bosworth, Ho Fook, Lo Cherngla, nd J. 1. Latter (secretary).

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The Chairman said :-Gentlemen," the re- port and statement of accounts have been in your hands for the past ten days, so with your permission I will take them as read. On the credit side of profit and loss you will note that rents and interest show a falling off as compared with the previous year. The decrease in rents is accounted for by the fact that 1902 rent account included a sum of four thousand dollars estreat ed security for non-fulfilment of a lease cun- tact and the decrease in interest is apparent in

the smaller amount now lovested on martg ige. The sum of $200,000 formerly under the head

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SIGNAL JAPANESE VICTORY.

FOREIGN WARSHIPS WITNESS JAPANESE PROWESS.

· (From Our Own Correspondent.)

YOKOHAMA, 10th February, 11 am.

A naval engagement took place off Chemulpo on the 8th inst. as a re-

presence of the British, French, Amer- can, German and Italian warships.

The Chairman said:-Gentlemen, I propose, in accordance with custom, to take the report and accounts as read. An appreciable increase in the quantity of ice disposed of during the year has brought about the improved working result sh wa in the accounts now before you which, I loub ot, you will regard a satisfac- 1ory. he in exchange which was current during a considerable part of the year led in the charging of an increased price to con- sumers taking small supplies from depol, but with an improvement in mates the old tariffsult of which the Russian cruiser after a shon perind, was gladly reverted to. Varyag and the gunboat Korietz Revenue from cold storage also shows a slight were sunk in the harbour in the increase, but at the rates charged the company ing of permanent reserve fund has been trans does no more than cover expenses and pay for ferred to insurance reserve fund in accordance depreciation of plant. In order to ensure with a special resolution passed at an extraor-keeping pace with increasing demand it has dinary general meeting held on the 26th March. been thought desirable to discard an obsolete 1993. This amount has been increased during machine and to instal in its place a more year by the addition of 5607.31 which nedern plant capable of producing three times represents the value of expired risks under the quantity of ice. This will entail an expen written by the company. The increase to in- diture of about $75,000, a portion of which suance reserve fund would have been much appears in the balance sheet now before you larger bad it not been that many of our old under the heading of extension account. And The Tribune states that it has reason to believe policies did not expire until 31st December last, now, gentlemen, with regard to the suggested During the year yous directors were offered and appropriation of the year's profit; you are all aware of the competition which threatens, and I need scarcely say that we do not intend to be deprived of any portion of our business without a strenuous effort to retain it. The advisability under such circumstances of plac- ing to contingent account a sum to be here- after applied in such manner as subsequenti developments may necessitate, will, I hope, commend itself to you.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

MUCH anusement is being caused in South Africa by the adoption by ladies of young

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that Admiral Mirabells his ordered another

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We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents

at the Coast Ports.

The blow has fallen and the fleet of Japan has added another glorious page to its al- ready brilliant records. Few are there among

siasm by the news of the daring deed enacted by the gallant commander and crew of the solitary destroyer of oar ally at Port Arthur. The blond tingles as one conjures up the scene as it must have been acted. A black and perhaps rainy night in the outer harbour of the Northern Kronstad, where the Russian feviathans laid silent and at anchor--silent but watchful-- watchful, yet not sufficiently vigilant. Creep ing in from the sea, noiseless yet swift, pro- fiting by the shadows and the haze of which it seems to be a part, comes the destroyer "the chooser of the slain." The quarry is marked down not hastily, but picked, and the finest, the most powerful of Russia's majestic flect, are doomed to destruction.

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THE marriage arranged between the Bon. R. D. Denman and Helen Christian, only daughter of Sir Thomas Sutherland, G C.M.G., will take place tamarrow at St. Margater's,

inal price over and above the amount for which u was mortgaged to the company. This pro peity when develope 1 will be one of the fines! in Kowloon. Building operations covering bout half the ground acquired will be commenced this month. The black of fourteen houses on K. 1. L. 573 will be completed in about two weeks' time. Eight of these are already let and we do not anticipate any difficulty in let- COMMODORE Dicken and Mrs. Dicken leftting the rema nder. During the year we have

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Ar a meeting of the Directors of The Shang- hai-Sumatra Tobacco Cn., Lú,, held on the 5th instant, it was decided in recommend thai, at the approaching annual meeting, a final divi- dend of 15 per cent,, making 30 per cent for the year, should be declared.

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There being no questions, the Chairman proposed, Mr. Ho Tung seconded, and it was agreed, that the report and accounts as pre- sented be adopted and passed.

AUDITORS.

Mr. Duncan Clarke proposed, and Mr. Rodger seconded, that Mr. T. Arnold be re-elected auditor.

he Chairman:-Thank you, gentlemen. Dividend warmants will be ready to-morrow.

FOR THE FRONT.

THE DEPARTURE OF MR. DOUGLAS STORY,

been compelled by onder of the Sanitary Board Lunder the Public Health Ordinance, 1992, to ex- pend a sum of $7,842 in structural alterations to certain of our buildings in Kowloon. With some reluctance we have charged this amount to property account. I say with reluctance because the improvements to the buildings are of a doubtful character and the rents have not heen enhanced thereby. On the contrary the rent has been slightly diminished. The Sani- tary Board may continue to compel property owners to pull down the backs of their build.

The journalists of Hongkong will not be THE new Bishop at hantung will not, itngs in order to provide more window area, but

it is doubtful whether they will ever be able to alone in regretting the departure from the transpires, be appointed for some months.

prevent the Chinese from keeping the windows Colony of Mr. Douglas Story, the editor of the The candidate put forward is the prior of the Steyler Missionary Congregation. He will constantly closed and thus rendering all the South China Morning Post, who proceeded have to be acknowledged both by the Prapa costly improvement null and void. No pria. North in the Empress of India to-day as ad fide and by the German Imperial Go-ciple is more firmly established in our constitu- special correspondent of the Landes Daily tion or has oftener been upheld by the English Express. Since the publication of the new Courts than the principle that without com-journal in the Colony, Mr. Story has piloted the craft with remarkable ability, and the severance peasation a violation of the rights of pro

of his association with Hongkong will be perty w not be permitted even for the we find that in the new

keenly felt by many of the reading public, general goed, yet Health Ordinance nearly all the provisions and not a small number of acquaintances of the English Acts for compensation have and friends whom bis courtesy and gent have been omitted. The Bill is retrospective ality did not take long to make. He won his spurs in the second Matebele war, and and its effect therefore is to legalise confisca

THE Poet Laureate has a poem in The Times, It is in three entitled "Moving Onward" stanzas, and the following lines may be taken to have some reference to events in the Far East:-

Peace but hungry duel for life, darkening to

menace of War,

And Muscovite legions tramping on, doing ten. It has proved a burden to both landlord

the will of the Tsar.

and tenant and has caused a serious decline in the value of Chinese suburban property,

THE Tung Wen Hu Pay hears that the mer. engendering a feeling of insecurity in regard

chants in Szechuan have undertaken to build

to it which cannot but be harmful to the best interests of the community. If any share holder has any questions to ask I shall be

ment is useless, the tiny craft rushes in at headlong speed, fires her first bolt and hits the mark. Now she swerves and launches another missile at a chosen fue, and, almost before it has got home, a third streak of death is on its way to crush in the bull of [35 another leviathan.

Once discovered, the little craft must have sped through a rain of | vernment. shell, but the aim of the alarmed and hastily awakened gunners was not true, since we are told that the daring destroyer escaped scot-free and succeeded in laring four pursu ing cruisers on to defeat. Elsewhere in these columns, we publish details concern- the Russian ships sunk. disabled or cap. tured, here or at a second engagement at Chemulpo, where the fleet of Japan was again victorious, and from which it will be seen

that in these two first en counters the Colossus of the North has lost several of the finest of her fighting the Szechuan lankow railway, and that twenty As a curious parallel to the night proposed regulations have been seat to the attack on the Russian fleet in Port Arthur Warwupu The proposed capital is $50,000-pleased to answer them.

000, $10,050,000 of which will be subscribed by we may be excused for quoting from a recent

the promoter, S10,000,000 subscribed in ze- article in the Novor Preyma. The writer

chuan, and the rest in Shanghai, Kwangtung, relates that, when some months ago, Ad

Hankow, En-ching and the other big ports. miral Seymour, hoping to make an impres-Phe railway is to be completed within five years. sion, concentrated his twenty-three ships at Chefoo, the English were astonished to lind in their midst one fine morning a Russian warship that had crept in during the dark night with lights hidden. Continuing, he says that Admiral Seymour, dreading the fell purposes of the Russians, set his torpedo. nets every night, extinguished his lights, kept all officers on board ship, and, in fact, made the men sleep by their guns. The squadron was gathered to frighten the Russians, but the fear was on the other side adds the writer. Might we ask, an whose side the fear is now? As we write these lines, yet another telegram reaches us, this time from our Correspondent in Japan, which gives important details con-

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Four-tenths of the interests will go to the Chin- ese Government as royalty. The term of con- tract extends to forty-five years, at the expiration of which the Chinese Government will be entitled to take over the railway and the rati- way properties. The railway will be over 4,100 miles long.

THE Sin Wan Pao states that Viceroy Tsen Chunksuen of Liang Kwang was ordered dur

There being no questions the Chairman pro- posed and Capt. Clarke seconded, that the report and accounts as presented be adopted and passed.

Carried.

DIRECTORS,

gained further distinction in the Soudan and the South African campaigns since when he has held, at different times, the position of editor on several influential journals. With his ar- rival in Hongkong, last October the public were glad to welcome him and quickly appreciated his good-fellowship. He has been at ease with

his readers, so much so that he could drop all formality and discuss questions of the day in much the same tone of voice that he might discuss the same things at bis breakfast table. Among the newly formed journalists' Associa tion of Hoogkong, Mr. Story's absence will be greatly missed as he was one of its most enthu-

The Japanese fleet was command. ed by Admiral Uriu. None of the Japanese vessels sustained any injury.

[Admiral Uriu was in flongkong on the sih. December last with the Tabachio, Akitsu- shims, and other vessels of the Southera Squadron. He gained distinction in the China-Japan War of 1894-5.Ed., A.K.T.].

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RUSSIAN TRANSPORTS CAPTURED,

Three Russians transports were captured by the Japanese.—

MEETING OF PRIVY COUNCIL.

DECLARATION OF SIEGE.

(From Our Osun Correspondent.)

YOKOHAMA, 9th February Another meeting of the Privy Council has been held, at which the question of a declaration of a state of Siege was consid

NAVAL COMMANDERS

SUMMONED TO THE CAPITAL,"

The Commanders of the Kuré," Sasebo and Maidzuru naval stationa were summoned to a conference at Tokio.

NEGOTIATIONS SUSPENDED.

All the ambassadors of the Powers at the capital have been informed that formal negotiations with the Russian Government have been sus- pended.

DETAILS OF NEGOTIA TIONS

OFFICIALLY PUBLISHED.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

YOKOHAMA, 9th February, 1 p.m. The details of the negotiations be tween Japan and Russia hayo been

On the proposition of Mr. E. S. Joseph,siastic supporters and keenest workers. It has officially published. From this im-

seconded by Capt. Clarke, Messrs. J. S. Van Buren, C. Ewens, H. W. Slade, A. G. Wood and flo Tung were re-elected as directors.

AUDITORS.

Mr. H. Humphreys proposed, Mr. Mancell seconded, and it was agreed, that Messrs. W. H. Gaskelt and W. Hutton l'outs be re-elected anditors.

The Chairman thanked shareholders for their ing the latter part of December by an Imperial attendance, and announced that dividend

TURE TOPICS,

Edict to return to Kwangsi to personally super- | warrants would be ready to-morrow morning. intend the Military matters in that Province. In obedience to the order, the Viceroy intend- ed to leave Canton on the 30th ultimo for Kwangsi, but just as he was about to start on his trip, he was again laid up with illness; consequently, he telegraphed to Peking the condition of military affairs in Kwangsi and

PHOTOGRAPHIC cerning the second victory at Chemulpo. what arrangements he had made in that Pro-

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vince to extenninate the remainder of the rebels and at the same time applied for permission to resign on the ground of ill health. Since then, he has been commanded by the Throne that as he had not totally recovered from his illness, he could quietly recuperate his health in Kwangtung and direct the military campaign in Kwangsi from that province and as soon as he had recovered, he could then proceed to Kwangsi and personally superintend the military affairs of that Province and his ap plication to resign was not granted.

From its contents it is evident that a Japanese Squadron, under the orders of Admiral Uriu, attacked the two Russian vessels Paryag and Korieto, which were escorting three steamers laden with troops, sunk them in Chemulpo harbour and captured the transports. This [43 occurred on the 8th inst, so that within the space of forty-eight hours, Russia has had seven of her vessels placed hors-de- combat, and from the information that reaches us, it would appear that the Japan ese ships have suffered little or no material damage. On several previous occasions in these, columns we have stated that, in event of war, the Japanese would adopt a rapid system of attack the only possible successful tactics in naval warfare. Whatever may be the ultimate results of the war, the Navy of Tels. C. Code, 4th Edition Hongkong Japark has proved in the Straits of Arsenal Street, on Thursday, February aath.

Petchili and at Chemulpo that her Arsenal on sailors are of the right sort; skilful and Mrs. F. H. May has kindly consented to open the Baasar at half-past two o'clock in the after-, brave, true descendants of their ancestors, noon. By kind permission the string band of the Vikings of the East, who in past centuries, H.M.S. Ocean will play, and in the evening the raided the coasts of Korea, China and For- band of the Sherwood f'orniters.

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Hongkong, 20th March, 1903,

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THE Beer to drink in the tropics is the Beer

made in the tropic:-SAN MIGUEL.

"HE Bear to drink in the tropics is the Beer

mada in the tropics-SAN MIGUEL

THE

WESLEYAN Garrison AND NAVAL CHURCH BAZAAR,

A sale of useful and fancy work in aid of the funds for the enlargement of this Church

HE Beer to drakiki made in the tropics

BORE

The results of the morning's galloping are as follows:-

Igenae-mile-38, 1.13, 1.47§. 2. 20, 2.57ł. Fiscal−1} mile-37, 1.09, 1.42, (?), 2,15 2/5. 2.48 2/5.

Rare Rose--1 mile-11, 1.12 2/5, 1.45 3/5, 2.21, 2.53 2/5.

Vancunver-1 mile-39 2/5, 1.13, 1.47, 7,21, 253.

Pandur-1 mile-33 1/5, 107, 1.42, 2.14. Disclosure-mile-331, 1.041. Chuntaqua-14 mile-last mile, 34, 108, 142,

2.05.

Starling - mile—2.36.

Rocket--1} mile-34, 1,06, 1.41), 2.16), 2.49- Coronet Rose--12 mile-37, 1.14, 1.49, 2.22, 2.56, 3.31, 404.

Discord- mile-36), 1.10, 1.44, 7.16, 2.49. Rebel King-mile-34 107, 1.41, 2.14 2.48.

Culex's time was missed. Spero last. 35. 1.14. La France kose-11 mile-last r§, 37, 1.5, 1.488, 2.23, 2.57.4.06.

Talbot-last, 35, 1.09), 1.43),(35, 109, 1.43. 2.18, 2.52)

Sylph Rose-35, 1.07, 1.42. 2.15 (?). Totila and Once More-mile-41, 1.201, 1-56,7 338, 30533-371.

Eclipse and Liberty Rose- mile-34, 1.10

andy a

Dandy and Northern Rose- mile--35, 1.10, 1.44, 2.16; Dandy was beaten by the Rose

Turbine and Sirius-1 mile-last f. 34), (1.08 1/5, 1-45- |

Daybreak-mile-32, 1,031. Jigoku 5), Lao lại

riak in the

EARLY BIRD.

the Boar

portant publication it is authoritative- ly learned that Japan regarda Russia's annexation of Manchuria as distinctly threatening to the absolute inde-

been a pleasure to have been associated with him in newspaper work, and the Pressmen of Hoogkong will wish him every success in his seventh campaign, in Northern China. With the individual members of his staff, by whom Mr. Story is highly appreciated, he is as popular as he is with the commenity in general. We pendence of Korea. She considers understand that Mr. Alfred Marnham, an it indispensable that an agreement be equally popular writer and companion on the obtained whereby the territorial inte local Press, will be acting Editor of the paper.grity of Manchuria is assured, and which Russia has persistently refused. Meanwhile, during the progress of

SANITARY BOARD.

A meeting of the Sanitary Board will be

following are the orders of the day held to-morrow, Thursday, at 4.15 p.m. The diplomatic negotiations, Russia has

1. Report by the Sanitary Surveyor for the year 1903.

2. Correspondence relative to the question

steadily been augmenting her mili- tary and naval resources, and

of washing accommodation in certain common RUSSIA AMASSING FORCES lodging-house.

3. Draft of new bye-laws proposed to be made under section 16 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903.

4 Application for permission to erect a bridge and staircase over Mason Lane.

5. Application for exemption from removing an iron roof erected in the backyard of Np. 14, Beaconsfield Arcade.

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6. Application relativa to the question of external air in respect of Nos. 3 to 61, Bridges Street.

7. Application for exemption from the provision of a backyard in respect of No. 1, Wing Lee Street.

8. Applications for the renewal of fat-boiling | licences in respect of Nos. 1 and 3 Wa Lanc.

9. Applications for licences and for the renewal of licences for the sale of food for man outside the markets,

10. Reports of the analyses of the public water supplies for the month of January, 1904.

11. Rat return for fortnight ended the apth January, 1904-

12. Lime-washing return for the fortnight ended the 2nd February, 1904.-

HE Beer to dribok in the tropics is the Bear made in the tropica-SAN MIGUEL

ON KOREAN FRONTIER.

A large Russian force has already amassed on the Korean frontier.

In consequence of Russia's bel licose attitude Japan is reluctantly compelled to break off negotiations,

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS: DUES:

Tacoma (Tacoma) 11th inst American (Coptiệ) jath insi, English (Ballaarat) 13th inst. Canadian (Empress of Japan) 15th inst. Indian(Namiang), 16th inst. German (Gera) 16th ins. German (Roon) 18th inst American (Korea) 1st prox.

The CS, N. Cos &á Namsang from Calcutta and the Straits left Singapore for, this port on thins, at's p.m.

The P. M. S. &c, left Shanghai for at daylight, and le due

THE Bear to dri

made in the