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On the 8th February, at Pendry, Babbling Well Road, Shanghai, the wife of CHARLES R. Shaw, of a daughter,

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THE two Cuban us who recently passed through Hongkong on their tour around the world "the best way they can," have reached San Francisco. In the course of an interview they described this Colony as "the worst place we had ever been in." Very gratifying news, too THE Messageries Maritimes has written point

VIC-Admiral Sir Gerard H. U. Noel, K.CM.G KC, the new British Commander-in-Chief On the 1st Feb., at Afghan Memorial Church, Colaba, Bombay, by the Revd. H. W. Nelson,

on the China Station in succession to Admiraling out, with reference to the statement in our ALBERT VICTOR REYNOLDS, of Rose & Co.,

Sir Cyprian Bridge, left London on Feb. 5, per

issue last night regarding the accommodation Bombay, to ANNIE AMELIA (EMILY) ROBIN-P. and O. sicamer Mongolia, for Hongkong.

on the Yarra, that although a good many SON, of Singapore.

cabins have been actually engaged in the Northern ports, there remain un board the steamer several vacant rooms which can be reserved for intending passengers from long- kong.

On the 6th of February, at 122, Rue Palikao, Shanghai, by the Rev. Young J. Allen, 15.D., LL.D., the Rev. ALBERT C. BOWEN 10 Miss JEANNE SANDERS, both of the Methodist Epis copal Church, South.

DEATH.

The Russian is busy casting hard words at the "Jap." He calls him "Yellow" and a Monkey" may be remembered that the Chinese began their disastrous campaign in 1824 with similar epithets, amongst which wo

On the 4th February, at Hangchow, MALCOLM FINLEY, youngest child of the Rev. J. C. andjén figured largely. Mrs. Garritt, aged 8 months.

The Hongkong Celegraph

LORD Charles Beresford met with a somewhat serious hunting acc'dent in Northamptonshire last month and sustained a slight concussion of the brain

He is now progressing favour ably, but is still confined to the country house HONGKONG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1904. where he was staying at the time of the

THE POLICY OF GREAT BRITAIN.

has

accident,

A CORRESPONDENT at Johannesburg tele. graphs to the Standard that the appotients of Chinese labour in that city comprise ball a dozen men with a comparatively small stake in the land Disorder, he adds, is far more likely to result from English intervention in Transvaal affairs than from local opposition.

THE steamer Fog Shing, recently completed by Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson (Ltd.), for the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company (Ltd.), has sailed, under the com successful trial trip. The vessel is 200 ft. in mand of Capt. Arthur, from the Tyne after a length by 42 it, beam, is fitted for European service on the China coast. She is fitted with and Chinese passengers, and intended for

the most modern and approved appliances for working cargo.

On January 23rd the Financial News attained its zoth birthday and the editor has sent out a copy of the anniversary number. It is taste. fully yet britiuntly printed in colours, with a cover designed by E Fuchs and poetry by Lewis Morris. The articles deal with the finance, progress in arts and sciences, legisla

APAN:

The definite liter the depanure from his [Specially contributed to the alle present post on the Gold Coast of Sir Mathew One often wonders how: L Nathan, K.C.M.G., the news Governor of Hong-would fare in the event of kong, is not yet fixed, but it is expected his ful rival, Russia. A nation of and

Excellency will leave the West Coast in about a month's time. He will make some short stay in this country before proceeding, and would thus probably reach Hongkong early in the summer.-L. &C Express,

TURF TOPICS,

Times this morning were as follows:- Algerine—1|| mile—≥ 1:23, 201, 240, 3.18, 3.52), 4.74 3/5.

idèd.

like ourselves,, relies no her, Navy, for the pro tection of her Empire. With comm sex lost, she would have tact pamly an the defensive and the many islands forming Emp is would be open to attack singly, and for a powerful enemy the conquest of Japan might be only a question of time (and moody.) If Russia was successful on the sea, has the

Japan an alliance with the strongest Naval the money to carry on the war? and has not,

Pawer of the world? In the war with China, the Japanese Navy consisted of one battleship,

1.10, 1.41 3/5, 2015 15.

"Sine ale Teaboy (last mile-36,

-et-mile- 1.391. Mutest Starling—14 milė–36, 1.08, how well they were fought 144319550

Pandur-mile-38, 1.13 2/5, 1.47, 2.22, 1.56 4/5, 332, 407 2/5.

Seven protected, and four armoured cruisers, and about 25 smaller vessels, and we know.

added, and, although Russia is numerically Since then a good many ships have been

simonger in battleships, torpedo boats and Arranapoque and Beattie-last §, timomissed.

destroyers. Japan has more crainers, and as Yellow Skin and Mince Pre-mile-38,Russia could not take away all her ships from 1.16 3/5, 1.51 3/5, 2.26. 3/5-

the Baltic and Black Sea, Japan would not be Rocket--mile-36, 1.10, 1.45, 2.19 3/5 much outnumbered and, certainly not outclas 2.54 3/5, 3-925

Rare kumile-last 1, 351, 1.07 2/5. 2.20 2/5, 3.05 3/5, 3.39 3/3, 4.52 2/5.

Vancouver-mile-41 3/5, 1.18 3/5, 1-53

Dandy-last, 35, 110, 1441. Remannt-not taken.

Rajah and Polka-1 mile-35), 1.10, 1.43

214

Chuntaqua-last mile, 35, 1.084, 1.46 2/5. Pech and Zufall- mile-time missed. 1.15 3/5, 1.50, 2.26, 3.01, 3.35), 409).

Aladdin and Disco:d-1 mile-38 3/5,

Rebel King-14 mile~39 3/5, 1.16 3/5, 1.57, 2.28 2/5, 3.04 315, 3-39 3/5, 4.13 /s.

Cheesai-it mile-2.47 3/5.

La France Rose-1) mile-38, 111, 1:45, 2.191. 2.53), 3.28.

Persistence and Vidilicet-mile-35, 1.69. 1.44, 220.

A home correspondent writes that high authority for stating that a Note has been, or is about to be, communicated to the various lowers by Lord Lansdowne, as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, regard, ing the possibility of common action in the ONE of the four or five existing unused copies tion, railways and trade of two decades, Nearly event of war breaking out between Japan of the 2d. blue Mauritius stamps of 1847 † half the 40 pages are devated to Colonial finance 1.44. 2.19, 2.55, 3.31.

and Russia. Such action, he says, would cover the general protection of Western lives, property and interests, special ships of cach Power being detailed for the purpose; but it would not affect, and would not be intend- ed to affect, any particular policy which, outside these purposes, any Power might A. S. WATSON & Co., wish to pursue. France, Italy, and the United States, it is understood, will cordially respond to the ideas contained in the British Note thus indicated. When the mail left

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China, referring to the Far East.

The marriage of Miss Ethel Durston, daughter On Monday afternoon on the Happy Valley the of Sir John Durston, K.C B., Engineer-in-Chief longkong Football Club will play H.M.S. of the Fleet, to Mr. Herbert Price, of Hong Cressy. Kick-off at half-past four. The folkong, was solemnised on 13th ult. at All Saints' lowing will play for the Club:-A. N. Other, Church, Blackheath, in the presence of a large goal; II. C. Austen, and E. F. Ancott, backs; gathering of friends. The service was fully II. C. Gray, J. W. C. Bonnar, and C. T. Kew, choral. The bride, who was given away by

Rex and Royal-1 mile-36, 1,14, 1.48, 2,21. Talbot's time was missed.

Daybreak and Discovery-1) mile-36, 1.09

Dormouse and Lumberer-t mile-last 34, 1o, 1.48. Neddie joined.

Protection and Sylph Rose—14 mile-351 1.11, 1.461, 2.33, 2.55

Dandy, whater,-last X, 33, 103 4/5 133 3/5, 2.01 3/5.

Quebec-1 mile~~40, 1.18, 1 52 2/5, 2.30, 305, 3.3%, 4.13.

sed. Under these circumstances I think the Islanders would render a very good account of | themselves, for all would depend on her suc

cess at sea, and she knows it.

Her army has made equally rapid strides, and a few words on the growth of: Japanese Military Power may be of interest.

Up to 1867 the Mikados were nominal rulers only-Figureheads. The Empire was "ria by the "hngun,' or commander-in-Chief, ni? divided into sem-independent Fiefs ruled by Chiefs called "Daimios," whose feudal, retainers, armed till about 1850, with bows and arrowS and twohanded swards, formed the Army of Japan.

In 1865 the Mikado, to strengthen his power and to overawe his truculent Daimios, applied to the French Government for assistance in the arming and training of his own retainers. The result was the arrival of a French Military Mission, out of the mambers being Capain Chanoine, afterwards French Minister of War. The outbreak of the great revolution.In 1867 necessitated the return or this Mission to France. Mutsuhitu, the Mikado, rose to the occasion, and called upon the Shogun to abdicate his pawers, which, strange to say, be did, issuing a proclamation, in which he stated to his followers that his resignation was "best, for the wellare of his country."A patriotic Shogun 1

The civil war which followed lasted till 1869, Pink Rose and Mignonette Rose,-1 mile and in 1861 the Daimio power and rule was last 1 mile 35, 101, 1.44), 2,183.

broken and abolished. Japan's modern army. Ca Canny and Crow-1 mile-34 4/5, 1.10 2/5, dates from this time and consitisted of eight. 144, 2-17 2/5

baueries of Artillery, two squadrons of Cavalry, Regret, Alarm Mongoose, and Clifton-nine battalions of Infantry, trained and equipped on European lines. A second French Military Coronet Rase-14 mile-38, 1.83, 1.47, 2-21, Mission arrived in 1872. The Imperial General 3.54, 3.264,

who was so successful in the revolution, Saigo Disclosure-smile-37, 1.15 3/5, 1.498, 122, Turkomori by name, of the Satsuma clan,

being disappointed with his position and 'hop-t Combine-mile-371, 1118, 1.46, 221, ing for Shogun " powers, rebelled in 1877,000)

home there was considerable anxiety there halves; W. H. Williams, C. R. S Cooper. her father, wore a dress of white satin veiled mile-26, 1.10, 1.43 4/5, finished in this order,

R. Hancock, R. A. Whitamore, and J. D. Danby forwards.

A NEW steamer built to the order of the French Asiatic Company and destined for service be. tween Marseilles and China, has been launched at Graville. The vessel's net tonnage is 8,00 tons and her engines are of 3, too h.p. Her far- naces are adapted for the consumption of either oil or coal and special arrangements have been m.de in her fittings for the transportation of about 2,000 troops.

as to the attitude of Great Britain in the event of hostilities breaking out between the two Far Eastern Powers. As we hav [35 already pointed out on several occasions, the policy of England in such a contingency is strictly defined by the recent alliance with Japan, by which we are bound to help the Mikado's Empire if another power comes to the assistance of the Muscovite We were informed yesterday, by proclamation of the King's repre- sentative, that Great Britain will, in the REMARKABLE statements were made in the meantime, observe the strictest neutrality, Whitaker Wright trial. The "system" of the She will doubtless continue to do so until London and Globe Corporation in dealing with the end of the war, as the possibility of shares was shown to be that of treating the another Power joining Russia is so remote

value at par though the market price might be much higher. In the promotion of the Bri- that its consequences need scarcely be dis cussed. Supposing, however, that the Japan-profit of 4350cca. For a loan of £25,000 for tish American Company the Globe made a

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ese flects suffered annihilation, and the Land of the Rising Sun was ready to throw down its arms to Russia a very serious ques: tion would arise. As The Times and several other journals pointed out on the 8th ult, the whole question of the balance of power in the Far East would then be at stake. Russia, triumphant and predominant, would be a must formidable menace to British prestige, influence and commercial interests in the whole of the Western Pacific; but from the opening results of hostilities, Japan stems far from being obliterated, and the contin- gency suggested is not likely to arise. Should, however, Great Britain have occa- sion to insist upon the security of her inter- ests in the Far East, it is of moment to note that the British Beet on the China Station

THE Standard's Brussels correspondent saya that representatives of the United States and Belgian interests in the lankow and Canton Rail.oal have signed an agreement by which. the interests will be separated and the railway divided into two sections, the Belgians to con- trol the northern section and the Americans the southern section. The board of directors will be composed of Belgians and Americans in equal proportion,

A CONTEMPORARY states that the Admiralty are so impressed with the success of the Bri tish type of submarine, of which there are 19 built or building, that they intend to include in the new shipbuilding programine orders for a number of other boats. It is now stated that

the Admiralty are contemplating the construc tion of a large flotilla at the carliest possible date. It is proposed to build 27 more sub- marines in batches of nine at a time, and to complete them with as much celerity as pos-

is at present one of the strongest in the navy. The battleships include the Albion, flying the flag of the Rear-Admiral, the Hon. A G. Curzon-Howe, C., C.M.G., the Centurion, the Glory, with the flag of the Commander sible.

PHOTOGRAPHIC in-Chief, Admiral Sir Cyprian A. G. Bridge, In view of the approaching Chinese New Year.

DEPARTMENT.

DEVELOPING and PRINTING

GOOD WORK,

in chiffon and draped with Brussels lace. There were four bridesmaids, Miss Winifred Durston (the bride's sister), Miss May Herbert, and Miss Constance and Miss Adele Mitchell, Mr. J. H. lutchinson acted as best man. Many naval officers were present at the cere mony. The honeymoon will be passed in Egypt.

NOT long since we called attention to the residence of Misa Kate Carl (a sister of Mr. Carl, of the Chinese Customs Service) in the Imperial Palace at Peking. It appears that when she was presented to the Dowager-Em press that Imperial lady took a violent fancy to her, and insisted on her taking up her abode in a suite of rooms in the palace. Here, the first Englishwoman who ever stayed within the sacred precincis, she is waited upon hand and font. The highest Court officials are obliged to kow-tow to her, and she takes high prece. dence. Miss Carl, who, as we have before stated, is an artist, is painting three large port- raits of her hostess, one of which will shortly be ready for despatch to the St. Louis Ex- position.

Cent,

THE main feature of the Mexican Currency Reform, as suggested by the Monetary Com- mission, which recently reported, are:-New dollars are to be introduced into circulation without impairing the practical maintenance of their parity with gold with the ratio that may be adopted. Th: Government is to close the mints to the free coinage of silver dollars and reimportation of the present pesos is to be pro- hibited. It is recommended that ratio of the new dollar to gold shall be established on the basis of the average gold price of the Mexican pesos in the foreign markets during the past ten year, with an increase not exceeding to per

Gold coinage is recommended to be sus pended until such time as the silver dollars shall have obtained a parity with gold, and hey the circulation of gold coins will not, in the o, inion of the Gayernment, impair the main tenance of that parity. The new dollars for a specified time are to be exchanged for pesos at par. If the gold price of silver in for in markets shall rise, so that silver dollars shall come to possess a value equal, or greater, than steps will be taken to demonetise the silver dollars and to introduce a gold standard with free coinage and the use of the yellow metal as the medium of circulation.

K.C.B., the Ocean, and the Vengeance. In

the Captain Superintendent of Police has been addition to these, the fleet comprises five authorised to give permission for crackers to be UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS, armoured cruisers, including the King Alfred, ¦ fired in certain streets at stipulated times. ascribed to them by the legal ratio adopted, I

which is hourly expected, but which we under These are set forth in the Government Gargle stand is to return home, a strong force of No burning cracker or other fire is to be thrown protected cruisers and a destroyer Antilla. above the head or near any person or inflam We believe we are correct in saying that at mable material, and all reasonable precaution no previous time has the British fleet in must be taken against accident, as every one is liable for damage arising from his carelessness. these waters had the strength it now pos

PROMPT RETURN.

Hongkong, 8th January, 1904.

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of the restrictions. atrest persons firing crackers in contravention

sesses, nor has it ever been so well equipped in men and material. There is a probability of not only a considerable addition being made to the squadron, but-and perhaps THE current issue of Commercial intelligence particularly to the attaching of excontains an article by a travelling correspond pert naval officers to Japan. The latterent in the Far East, who gives an alarming measures, however,, would be adopted not account of the antagonism between the mer- necessarily as antagonistic to Russia, but as cantile community of Hongkong and the goy a precaution made requisite, by the Anglo-perversity and obstructiveness of the latter emment body thers, owing, it is allege to the Japanese allian it being simply intended One result thereof is the suspension of the should report home as to Hongkong tramway construction work. An- other matter coniplained of is the supersersion"

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from sod, steel

2.59 3/5.

2.56.

Doris Castle joined Combine. School Girl-last mile, 30, 1.00, 1.29. Fiscal-mile-33 3/5 1.10 1.45, 2.17 3/5. Eclipse-mile-40), 1.18, 1.55, 2.29 304, 3.37-

1.34.

Runaway Girl-last 1 mile, 31, 101, 2.00 1/5, (2.32), whole time.

Tai Yat and Standard-} mile—36, 1.10, 1.42 5.

Fair Trade's time was missed.

The Baillie and Elder-14 mile-2.58. Jigoku-1 mile-352/5, 1.11, 1.46 3/5, 2.23 1/5. Tectotum-mile-35, 1.07 1/5, 1.42, 2.219. Totila and Once More-1 mile-38, 1.13, 1.49 7/5, 2.24 2/5, 2.58,3-31, 3 34; last time for Totila.

Marechal Niel Rose--4 mile-1.42. Modesty and Bunder mile-35, 1.10, 1.43° Emigrant and Colonist-mile-35, 11.09,

1.42.

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Manila and Puojandrum-4 mile-35, 3.09,. 1.40).

EARLY BIRD

THE CRICKET CLUB.

At an extraordinary meeting of members of the Hongkong Cricket Club last evening, it was decided that a new pavilion be erected on the cricket ground at a total cost not exceeding $20,000, and that the plans of Messrs. Denison, Ram and Gibbs, subject to all necessary modi fications, be accepted. It was further agreed that the Committee be authorised to raise the sum required by the issue of six per cent debentures of the face value of 550 each, repay able at to yearly drawings commencing on 31st October, 1995. The annual subscriptions for civilians is to be raised from. Sto to $15, and for naval men from $5 to $7.50.

THE FLEET.

THE SHOOTING OF THE "GLORY.".

Glory, at present serving on the China station, The prize-firing returns of the battleship show good results, though far inferior to those recently obtained by the Mafistic, which now holds the record among British battleships With her 12-in, guns the Glory fired twenty one rounds in six minutes, and made fourteen hits on this target. Her percentage of hits was. A meeting of the Legislative Coun-il will be therefore, sixty six. The Majestie, in the same held on Friday next:-

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,

BUSINESS.

1. Financial Minutes. (os. 8 to 14.)

The rising was crushed and Saigo killed, but not until some 15,000 men had been killed on both sides.

In 1880 Japan decided to reorganise her army on German lines, and a German Military Mission arrived in 1885,

The present Imperial Army is modelled on the German system, and in 1891 was & com pact force of about 270,005 men. The Emperor in Germany. (Mikado) is the head of the Army and Navy as

Nowadays a Japanese Division, when mobiliz ed for active service, consists of the following, and numbers 400 sabres, 36 guas, and 10,000 rifles:-

**Cavalry Regiment (3 squadrons)

Artillery Regiment (a Brigades of 3 bat- terien of 6 guns each).

2 Infantry Brigades (a Regis of 3 Battalions of 4 Companies ench), ante

Engineer Battalion ( Companies, with special Bridging Company),

Sanitary Detachment (3 Beater Cahips Equipment for 100 sick),

Ammunition Supply Battalion,

4 Infantry Ammunition Columna.

3 Artillery Ammunition Columns

1 Horse Depot.

6 Field Hospitals.

Telegraph Detachment.

The Guard Division is directly under the Mikado.

The Infantry ars armed with the "Arisaka" magazine rifle and bayonet, and each man a "Tento d'abri and an entrenching tool, with carries a complete kit on his person, including 120 rounds of ammunition. The total weight carried is about solbs., which the sundy lule Jap, whose average height is about 5-2, makes nothing of

Each unit carries two days' ordinary, and two day's emergency rations, and the Supply Column three day's ordinary and one day's Empire of Japan have a population of shoot- emergency. The 4000 odd islands forming the 46 millions, and every male is liable for sery cat between the ares of 17 and 40, so that Japan.. fighting for bër existence, would be no easy

nut to crack.

A friend, of the writer's with the Japanese Army during the China War has said of them: The same energy real, faithful service and self-sacrifice were shown whether, the troops were in Divisions. Regiments or in lonely sentry posts" am Il parties, as well as by individuaison

SHIPPING AND MAILS

·MAILS DUE; Canadian (Empress of Jaban) 15th inste Indian (Namsang) 16th inst German (Gera) 16th ins German (Roon) 18th inst.~~ American (Korea) 1st prox American (Goalie) 16t proz.

time, firedtbiny-seven rounds and made twenty. three hits, or roughly, one gun per minute. The

-The 18. Eastern fram. 2. Report of the Finance Committee. (No 1.) fore, 50 per cent more formidable as a an The B. S. S. Co sl.

Majestic though a much older ship, is, there Manila to-morrow, and is due ORDERS OF THE DAY........

agent than the Glory. The 6-in, guns of the for this park at 3 pm, yesterda First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance Glo, made ninety-one bits out of 149 rounds, expected here on 14th inst to amend the, Prepared Opium Ordinance, 1891. firing for two minutes, an average of six rounds to provide for the Recovery of Charges incuruisli isip in one minute from the 6-in-gun is ten -Committee on the Bill entitled Au Ordinance fired per minute and dearly four hits per gun, left Singe

The higher number of rounds fired by a Briand red by the Colony on account of certain imbe all the shots hitting the target in the German cila persons introduced into the Colony. Navy eight rounds have been fired in the sam

RF. JOHNSTON,

period, all shots hitting; and it fa státed tha the Russian Navy pine shots have been terk of Councils.

Hongkong, th March, 1903;

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