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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FR JAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1904

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SHERRY.

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SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE), JAILY $30 per annum. WEEKLY-13 per somn.

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RENTS are dear in Shangbai, says the N. C. D. 1, News. There is no doubl of that. There is no doubt, vither, that by the wage and salary į earning classes, the costly rate of house-rent i here is a matter that compels recognition.

READERS are reminded that Freear will appear for the last time in the Colony at the V. R. C. Kogms this evening when he will give the very best of his frivolities, including the "Farce Electricity. He was at Canton last evening, and we understand that a crowded house wit- nessed his performance.

The rates per quarter al per trensem, proportional The daily laue in delivered free when the address in accesible to mowonger. On copios sent by post an I per quarter in charged for postage. delitional $1.86) The postage on the weekly issae to say part of the

world is 30 cents per quarter, Single Copies Daily, tro cents: Weekly, twenty-A-TURN match will be played on Saturday by the Parsee C.C. against the A.0.C. on the ground of the former. The following will play for the Parsees: R. B. Cooper, (Captain), J. A Clunny, 1. M. Master, J. H. Kuttonjec, C. B. awawala, N. Bejonjee, D. R. Captain, No, Mehta, J. Vasania and M. D. Vania.

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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1904.

JAPAN'S SAILORS,

Tire ainers il Gazette states that reports cur rent at Shanghai concerning the situation are

THE stout bough upon which the ladies of Hongkong thought they were leaning has The recognised superiority of the sailors proved to be a broken rred, H. E. the Officer of Great Britain over those of other nations Administering the Government having eject has often, and most probably with justice,ed their petition praying for the registration of This is a severe blow to been attributed to the situation of our island | domestic servants home. The earliest existing chronicles of housekeepers here, as their lot is really a hard our country mention that a large proportion one, the question of domestic economy being more than they can tackle under existing of the English gained their livelihood as

circumstances. 1 had always been fully fishermen, traders or pirates-sometimes the

understood that H. E. Mr. May was in favour three combined--and a good third of the of registration, and with him at the helm the total populations, living within easy reach of ladies felt sure of having their petition grated, the sea, was familiar with the ocean, knew The M. C. 71. News thinks that matters will and, probably, loved at in all its moods. be worse than ever as the servants get to know, Foreign historians have ever found explana as assuredly they mut and will, that the tie for the daring of our old-time adven-petition has failed; they will be more insolent, turers, and the brilliant successes of our lazy, and independent than ever, and the last Navy in the propinquity between our people state of mistresses will be worse that the first. and the waters of the deep. What has been written on this subject with regard to Britain may be said to apply with equal sig. nificance to Japan. The majority of the people in other countries, who, having never seen the sea and kawowing it only from tales concerning vast expanses of water, of pheno menal deçal and full of hidden terrors, which can be navigated for days, even weeks, with out land being sighted, regard the exzean as something uncanny, dread the loneliness of its vast expanse and tremble at the descrip- tion of its anger. As with our own people, there are few indeed of the inhabitants of the Island Empire that have never sighted the A WATSON & CO., ses, since owing to the long and narrow formation of Japan they are nowhere more than forty miles from the waters that wash their shores. It may therefore be accepted that it is but a small minority of her people that are unfamiliar with the deep. It is claimed by the Japanese themselves that, as (35 early as six centuries before the Christian era, they and toberally well developed the art of

Very fast quarters were made at DAYBREAK navigation, although no very definite records exist on the subject. It is, however, well to-day, leading to the ICLOS RE≤f several established that, during the fifteenth and six-likely dark horses. The popular and jovial teenth centuries, something like a regular Mr. Mar-hall, of Amoy, who made his first navigation service connected Japan with appearance on the course, and is one of the the neighbouring countries, especially Korea owners who witnessed the training. was very and Cina, and that soon the scope of japan- ese mantime enterprise expanded, and their ships began to cross to the South Seas, the American Siam, India, and even

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.

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ESTABLISHED AD 18D

Hongkong, 6th February, 1904.

HALPHONE NO. 14.

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PROMPT RETURN. Hongkong, 8th January, 1904.

CARMICHAEL

CLARKE,

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AND

THE WAR.

H.I.M. MITSU HITO'S

RESCRIPT.

Mr. M. Noma, Consul for Japan, kindly forwards to us a copy of the English transla tion of the full text of His Imperial Japanese Majesty's Rescript, which we publish as follows' -

We; by the Grace of Heaven the Emperor of Japan, seated on the Throne occupied by the All-Saving Dynasty from time im memorial, do hereby make proclamation to all our loyal and brave subjects as follows:

We hereby declare war against Russia, and we command our Army and Navy to carry on hostilities against that Empire with all their strength; and we also command all our competent authorities to make every effort, in pursuance of their dußes, and in accord- ance with their powers, to attain the national aim with all the means within the limits of the law of natious. We have always deemed

it essential to international relations, and made it our constant aim to promote the pacific progress of our Empire in civiliza tion, to strengthen our friendly ties with other States, and to establish a state of things which will maintain enduring peace in the Extreme East, and assure the future security of our Dominion without injury to the rights and privileges of other l'owers. Our compe- tent authorities have also performed their duties in obedience to our will, so that our relations with the lowers have been steadily growing in cordiality,

It was thus entirely against our expect- ation that we have unimppily come to open hostilities against Russia. The integrity of

his Empure, not only because of our tra Korea is a matter of constant concern to

ditional relations with that country, but because the separate existence of Korea is Lessential to the safety of our realm. Never

Ilegal Enlistment, If any person, without the licence of Her Majesty, being a British subject, within of without Her Majesty's dominions, accepts or agrees o accept any commissir yo engagement in the Military or Naval service of any foreign Sinte at war with any foreign State nt peace with Her Majesty and in this. Act. referred to as a friendly State, or, whether a British subject or not, within Her Majesty's dominions, induces, any other person to accept or agree to accept any commission or engagement in the Military or Naval service of any such foreign state as aforesaid,

"He shall be guilty of an offence against this Act, and shall be punishable by fine and imprisonment, or either of such punishments, at the discretion of the Court before which the offender is convicted; and imprisonment, if awarded, may be either with or without hard labour.

"If any person, without the licence of Her Majesty, being a British subject, quits or goes on board any ship with a view of quitting Her Majesty's dominions, with intent to accept any commission or engagement in the Military or Naval service of ney foreign State at war with

a friendly State, or, whether a British subject or not, within'ler Majesty's dominions, induces any other person to quit or to go on board any ship with a view of quitting Her Majesty's dominions, with the like intent-

labour.

"If any person induces any other person to quit Her Majesty's dominions, or to embark on any ship within Her Majesty's dominions, under a misrepresentation or false representa tion of the service in which such person is to be engaged with the intent or in order that such person may accept or agree to accept any commission or engagement in the Military or Naval service of any foreign State at war with a friendly State,--

punishments, at the discretion of the Court before which the offender is convicted; and imprisonment, if awarded, may be either with or without hard labour

(5.) The ship in respect of which any ch offence is committed and her equipment shall be forfeited to Her Majesty.

"Provided, that a person building, causing to be built, or equipping a ship in any of the cases aforesaid, in pursuance of a contret made before the commencement of such war" as aforesaid, shall not be liable to any of the penalties imposed by this section in respect of such building or equipping: if he satisfies tha conditions following, that is to m1y :—

"(1.) If forthwith upon a Proclamation of Neutrality being issued by Her Majesty be gives notice to the Secretary of State that he is building, causing to be built, or equipping such ship, and furnishes such particulars of the contract and of any matters relating to, or dine, or to be done under the contract as may le required by the Secretary of State;

(2.) I he gives such security, and takes. and permits to be taken such other measures, if any, as the Secretary of State may prescribe for insuring that such ship shall not be dis patched, delivered, or removed without the licence of Her Majesty, until the terminat on of such war as aforesaid.

behalf of any foreign State when af war with a "Where any ship is built by order of ni on

friendly State, or is delivered to or to the order of such foreign Stare, or any person who to the knowledge of the person building is an agent of such foreign State, or is paid for by sucli foreign State or such agent, and is employed " the Military or Naval service of such forgiva State, such ship shall, until the contrry is proved, be deemed to have been built with a view to being so employed, and the burden shall lie on the builder of such ship of proving that he did not know that the ship was intended to be so employed in the Vilitary

Naval service of such foreign State. "If any person within the dominions of fler Majesty, and without the licence of: Per- Majesty,--

"By adding to the number of the guns, of He shall be guilty of an offence against by changing those on board for other guns, or this Act, and shall be punishable by fine and by the addition of any equipment for war, a' the discretion of the Court before which the creased or aumented, or is knowingly con. imprisonment, or either of such punishments, increases or augments, or procures to be in offender is conv.cted; and imprisonment, ifcerned in increasing or augmenting the war. awarded, may be either with or without hard like force of any ship which at the time of her being within the dominions of Her Majesty was a ship in the Military ur Naval service of any foreign State at war with any friendly

"tate,-

abour.

"f the master or owner of any ship, withou the licence of Her Majesty, knowingly either

exchange will be seriously affected within the of a most pessunistic character. It is said that next few days. The came poper gathers that with the exception of the Muursters of Pussia and Japan and ish of Frane, Pussa's ally, the Ministers of the other powers. Great Bri tain, United States, Geermany, Italy, Sweden-theless, Russia, in disregard of her solenin Norway, Denmark, Austri, etc. when they treaty pledges to China and her repeated assurances to other l'owers, is still in occup were informed that Russia proposed to station troops in Peking us some as hosulties have ation of Manchurin and already has con- been declared with Ja; as, are paying special solidated and strengthened her hold upon allen on to this matter nd have telegraphed these provinces, and is bent upon their final the above infamation to their respective Govannexation. And since absorption of Man-lakes on board, or engages to take on board, churia hy Russia would render it impossible or has on board such ship within Her Majesty's maintain the integrity of China, and dominions any of the following persons, in the would in addition compel abandonment of Act referred to as ille ally enlisted persons, all hope for peare in the Extreme East, we

"[.) Any person who, being a British determined in those circumstances to settle subject, within or without the dominions of the questions by negotiation and to secure Majesty, has without the licence of Her thereby permanent peace. With that object | Majesty, acceptet or agreed to accept any in view our competent authorities, by our cumaission or engagement in the Military as Russia and Naval service of any foreign State at war with order, made proposals to requent conferences were held during the any friendly State: last six months. Russia, however, never

rnment for instructions. Three of the diplo- matic corps have since I een instructed by their Governinents that, shout: Rssia carry mit her proposal, Pen they would do the same and despatch troops to China'- capital.

TURF TOPIC.

"DAYBREAK" TO-DAY.

much pleased with his DISCOVERY,

CRICKET,

EARLY BIRD.

{

The following is the League Table up to date

Clubs Played. Won. Lost Drawn. Points.

30 second century of the Christian era the 6. C... 11 Civil Service10 Empress Jingo invaded Korea, and about

Craigengower 1 ten centuries later a great naval battle was

RE ......... 9 fought between two japanese clans.-thie H.K.C.C. "A" in The invasion of | H.M,S,Tamar 7. Genji and the Heike. Kyushu by Kubial Khan's armada, in the R. A M. C... y

Parsees

...... 9 next century, is, perhaps, the most memorable event of foreign aggression that ever occurred in Japan within the period of authentic history. The annihilation of that armada by the Japanese was complete, and it marked a most important point in Japanese history. Towards the close of the same century Japan took the offensive against China, and several encounters occurred be tween Hideyoshi's fleet with that of Korea These and off the coast of the Peninsula.

other events prove that the Japanese have more than a sentimental interest in Korea, and help to explain some of the events at the present time; and the previous experience of the race, as fighting navigators, may be considered to account in a good measure for the admirable pluck and seamanship dis played by sailors of Nippon at Port Arthur and Chemulpo.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

AT the Police Court this afternoon before Messrs. Sercombe-Smith, Gompertz and Kemp, A. Freeman, proprietor, and Patrick Taylor, a waiter in "The Land We Live Io,” were charged, with aiding and assisting a seaman and a stoker of H. Mis. Cressy to desert on the 3rd insi, Mr. F. B. Bowley prosecuted and Mr. Hall Brution appeared on behalf of the pro- prietor of the hotel-The case was adjourned. By klad permission of Major Radcliff and officers the Band of the 93rd Burma Infantry will play at the Hongkong Hotel to-morrow (Saturday) evening Imm 8 to 9.30 pm. TELEGRAMS: “CARMICHAEL," Hongkong) banger? BAND PROGRAMSE.

CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND

SHIPBUILDERS, SURVEYORS AND CONTRACTORS.

"-REPAIRS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO:“.

A. B. C. Code, 4th Edition.

A. 1 Code.

Lieber's Standard Code.

TELEPONE, 232.

Hongkong, 20th March, 1903;

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The following will represent the Craigengewer Cricket Club in their match with the HK.

ricket Club Reserves on Saturday next; 1. E. Lammer, R. Itasa, A. O. Brawn, J. D.

Kinnaird, M. E. Asger, J. Craik, E. R. Henon, L. A. Rose, 1. . Austen, T. L. Cross, and

R. Pestonji.

FOOTBALL.

that is to say!-

"(2.) Any person, being a British subject,

met such proposals in a spirit of concilia-who, without the licence of Her Majesty, is intent to accept any commission or engage- tion, but by her wanton delays put off the about to quit fler Majesty's dominions with ment in the Military or Naval service of any Settlement of the question and by ostensi- bly advocating peace on the one hand,

foreign State at war with a friendly State:

"(1) Any person who has been induced to embark under a misrepresentation or false representation of the service in which such person is to be eng-ged, with the intent or in arder that such person may accept or agree to accept any conmission or engagement in the military or Naval service of any foreign State at war with a friendly State:

the other, extend- while she was, on ing her naval and military preparations, sought to accomplish her own selfish designs. We cannot in the least admit that Russia had from the first any serious or genuine desire for peace. She has rejected the pro- posals of our govemment; the safety of Korea is in danger; the cherished interests of our Empire are menaced. The guarantees for the future, which we have failed to secure by peaceful negotiations, we can now only

It is our fine and imprisonment, or either of suck seek by a brave appeal to arms. carniest wish that by the inyalty and valour of punishnichis, at the discretion of the Court ber our faithful subjects peace may soon before which the offender is convicted; and im permanently restored and the glory of our prisonment, if awarded, may be either with or Empire preserved.

PROCLAMATION.

ENGLAND'S NEUTRALITY.

The following Hongkong Gvernment Casette, Extraordinary, was published this morning :- No. 1.

L.S.J FRANCIS ENRY MAY,

Officer Administering the Government. By lis Excellency FRANCIS HENRY MAY,

On aturday afternoon on the Happy Valley, the Hongkong Fomball Club will play H.M.S. Cresty, under Rugby rules. Kick-off at 4.15.

of Saint Michael and Saint George, Officer The following will play for the Club Companion of the Mest Distinguished Order Administering the Government, and Com. Arthur, full back; H. A. Seib, T. F. Pearce, J. Thom s, and A. N. Other, three-quarters; Amander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong B. de Veulic, and R A. Whitamore. hives and its Dependencies, and Vice Admiral of the IL C. Sandford (Capt.), Lieut. Strover, I. E. Rowley, Lieut. Richard, Lieut. Fogers, Lient. Duncan, W. A. Cooke, and C. 11. K. Newman,

forwards,

WESLEYAN GARRISON

AND NAVAL CHURCH BAZAAR

same.

Whereas, the Right Honourable ALFRED LYTTELTON, His Majesty's Principal Secretary

* Such master or owner shall be guilty of an offence against this Act, and the followin consequences shall ensue, that is to say:-

"The offender shall be punishable by

without hard labour; and

"(2) Such ship shall be detained un'il the trial and conviction or acquittal of the master or owner, and until all penalties inflicted or the master or owner have been paid, or the master or owner has given security for the payment of such penalties to the satisfaction of two Justices of the Peace; or other Ma- gistrate or Magistrates having the authority of two Justices of the Peace; and

*(3.) All illegally enlisted persons shall, im mediately on the discovery of the offence, be taken on shore, and shall not be allowed to return to the ship.

If bny person, within Her Majesty's "Illegal Shipbuilding and filegal Expeditions, dominions, without the ficence of Her Majesty, does any of the following acts, at is to say:- "(1) Builds, pra rees to build, or causes to be built, any ship with intent or knowledge, o having reasonable cause to believe that the same shall or will be employed in the Military

of State for the Colonies, has informed the Goor Naval serv ce of any foreign State at war sernment of this Colony that War has unhap with any friendly State; or pily broken out and is existing between the Empire of lapan and the Empire of Russia, and has communicated His Majesty's com mands that all His subjects shall observe a strict neutrality in and during the said War, and shall abstain from violating or

And whereas ja and by a certain Statute made and passed in a Session of Parliament holden in the 33rd and 34th year of the reign

A bazar in aid of the funds for the enlar, e ment of this Garrison Church was held yester day in the large ball of the Soldiers and Sail-contravening either the Laws and Statutes ors' Home, Arsenal Street. Mrs. May who had of the Realm in that behalf or the Law of kindly promised to open the bazaar was not Nations in relation thereto as they will answer well enough to be present, and-imuch regret to the contrary at their perit: " was felt at her enforced abience. In the place of Mrs. May, whose ganial presence is always so welcome, H.E., The (fficer Administering the Government went to the rescue by opening the bozuar at half-pistwo. There was a large attendance and by the close (9 pm.) almost everything was cold. The proceeds of the axle Selection. The shop Gun Com amounted to aver althousand dollar

The organisers desire to express their indebt

Mich. Who's that calling On Huda Overture....... La Reine d'ua Journal

Alaturka..........." Stavonic Dance "ilumisian Käroly Klay;;;

··Selection......................“ Leslie Stuart's Song

Allan Vali Venezian Songs' Cake Walk...."Jolly Negroes".

sadness to the bands of H.M.3. And the Sherwood Forestars for music in the afternpap ind evening.

.Bucall

...Barger

God save the King.

THE Beer to drink in the tropics is the 'eer

CHE Beer to drink in the

made in the tropics

THE Beer to drink in the SAN MIGUEL || made in the tropica-SAN MIGUEL

made in the tropics-SAN

(2.) Issues or delivers any commission for any ship with intent or knowledge or baving reasonable cause to believe that the same shall or will be employed in the military or naval service of any foreign State at war with any frendly Stale; or

"(3) Equips any ship with intent or know. ledge, or having reasonable cause to believe that the same shall or will be employed in the Military or Naval service of any foreign siste at war with any friendly State; or

"(4 Dispuches, or causes or allows to be dispatched, any ship with intent or knowledge, of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria intituled or having reasonable cause to believe that the "An Act to regulate the Conduct of Herenme shall or wil he employed in the Military Majesty's Subjects during the Existence of or Naval service of any foreigo State at war Hostilities between Foreign States with which with any fr endly State:

"Sub person shall be deemed to have com- Her Majesty if at Peace, it is amongst other things, declared and epacted as follows i minted an offence against this cr, and the

This Act shall extend to all the dominions following consequences shall ensue

bë ofender shall be punishable by r of such

"Such person shall be guilty of an offerda against this Act, and shall be punishable by fine and imprisonment, or either of such pude

ishments, at the discretion of the Court before wh ch the offender is convicted; and imprison. men', il awarded, may be either with or with out hard labour.“

"If any person, within the limits of Her Majesty's dominions, and without the licence of Her Majesty, C

"Prepares or fits out any Naval or Military expedition to proceed agains the dominions of any friendly State, the following consequences shall ensue :-

"(1) Every person engaged in such prepar ation or fitting out, or assisting therein, or em ployed in any capacity in such expedition, shall be guilty of an offence against this Act, and hil be punishable by fine and imprisonment, or either of such punishments, at the discretion of the Court before which the offender is con- victed; and imprisonment, if awarded, may be either with or without i ard labour.

(2.) All ships and their equipment, and all arms and ammunitions of war, used in or form- ing part of such expedition, shall be forfeited to Her Majesty.

"Any person who aids, abels, counsels, or procures the commission of any offence against this Act shall be liable to be tried and punishad as a principal offender.”

And whereas by the said Act it is further provided that ships built, commissioned, equip ped, or dispatched in contravention of the said Act may be condemned and forfeited by Judg. ment of the Court of Admiralty; and that if the Secretary of State or chief executive authority is satisfied that there is a reasonable and pro- babe cause for believing that a ship, within His Majesty's dominions has been or is being buil, commissioned, or equipped contrary to the said Act, and is about to be taken beyond, the limits of such dominions, or that a ship' is about to be dispatched contrary to the Act, such Secretary of State, or chief executive authority, shall bave power to issue a warrent author sig the seizure and search of such ship

condemned or released by process of law: And and her detention until she has been el her whereas certain powers of seizure and delen- tion are conferred by the Raid Act on certain local authorities:

Now, in order that none of His Majesty's subjects in this Colony may unwarily render. themselves able to the penalties imposed by the said Statute, I do hereby warn all persons whatsoever wabin this Colony not to commit, any act, matter, or thing whatsoever contrary to the provisions of the said Statute, upon pain of the several penalties by the Statute imposed. And 1 do, hereby, give notice that His

the continuance of the present state of 'sr, Majesty has been pleased to direct that during the following Rules shall be put in force in this Colony and shall be obeyed by all persons namely:--

1. During the continuance, of the present, sute of war, all ships of war of either belliger

port ent are prohibited from making uin of a or radstead, in the United Kingdom, the Lale of Man, or the Channel Islands, or jo any of His Majes y's dominions beyond the sens, or

of any waters subject to the territorial juri

100 of the British Crown, as a station, or place of resort, for any warlike purpose of obtaining any facilides fe -equipment; and no ship of war of t

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