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THE WAR.

ANOTHER ATTACK ON PORT ARTHUR.

OFFICIAL JAPANESE REPORTS.. The following telegrams have been courteously communicated to us by Mr. M. Noma, Consul for Japan :---

Tokio, 26th February,

4.20 p.nl.

It appears that, on the afternoon of February 9th, about one o'clock, the Japan ese fleet appeared off the mouth of the harbour...

The rates per quarter and per mensem, proportional. The dali imao....defivored-free-when the address in accesible to movenger. On coplos sent by post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. The postage on the weekly issue to any part of tho Single Copies Daily, ten cente; Weekly, twenty-cessfully scuttled and foundered in the pass. All the officers and crews were brought back in safety.

Shortly before daybreak on the 24th inst., our torpedo flotila escorted three or four old merchant vessels to Port Arthur, where they were to be sunk for the purpose of blocking all ingress. The vessels were suc-in

world in 80 cents per quarter.

Ave Canta.

The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1904.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE French mail of the 26th January was delivered in London on the agth inst.

"NIPPON" is the Japanese for Japan. "Nippy" BLEND is the English for the Japanese, says an

exchange.

MESSRS. G. N. Orme and A. G. M. Fletcher passed their final examinations in Chinese on SCOTCH WHISKY. the rs and roth inst., respectively.

LIPUT. J. D. Danby, of the Hongkong Volun- teer Corps, has been granted leave of absence for twelve months from the 3rd March,

Although no official confirmation has been received frem Admiral Togo, it is certain that our feet sustained no damage.

Tokio, 27th February,

1.55 a.m.

According to a report received on the 26th inst. from Vice Admiral Kamimura, who is in command of a detached squadron, our torpedo flotilla accompanied the old Arthur, The Hokoku Maru was sunk just steamers sent to block the pass at Port

under the lighthouse, to the left of the entrance of the port, and the Bushu Maru settled down just outside of her. The Teuskin Maru, Buyo Maru and Ginsen Muru were sunk, in a like manner to the eastwards of Laotenshan and at the entrance. The crews of these steaners all escaped in safety, and our destroyers and torpedo flotilla re- turned without having suffered any damage.

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The Forlag was not aware that war: had been declared and the first intimation was a letter brought in one of the Japanese dis patch boats to the captain, informing him that he was at liberty to come out, and make an attempt to escape from the Japanese fleet waiting for him outside. It further informed him that he was required to leave the port at once, and that, in the event of his refusal, the Japanese fleet would come

and sink him at his anchorage. Upon this, the captain of the Faring made out a formal protest, addressed to the various captains of the neutral ships in the harbour, declaring that Chemulpo, being a neutral port, the Japanese action was a violation of international law. He requested their signatures to be appended to this pro- test. After this, the Zabar's picket boat proceeded out of harbour with the document, to present it to the Japanese Admiral. Be fore, however, the steam boat had had time to return with an answer, the Varing, with got under weigh, and proceeded out. the Karies, a gun boat, in company

The Japanese, seeing her endeavouring to leave the port, opened fire at long tange,, being now about five miles distant and almost hull down. Had the Varing now gone ahead at full speed (she was supposed to be capable of nearly twenty-four knots) she might have stood some chance of escape, but, instead of this, she foolishly steamed round the Koreite, with some vague idea of absurdity of these tactics became quickly apparent. The Japanese gunnery was not to be despised, and the Korcits was aban. doned to her fate, as she undoubtedly should have been from the first. It subsequently transpired that the Japanese had no inten. tion of bothering themselves with such an unimportant lule vessel.

Japan has long covered Java, add that if the Japanese should be triumphant over powerful Russia they would not hesitate to wrest the Dutch East Indies from comparatively weak Holland,

BRITISH NAVAL PREPARATIONS, When the last mail left home, a correspond- ant wrote that there is a growing belief in the parations made by the British Navy in the event possible avoidance of war, but the quiet pre- of war taking place are evidence of admirable work in the Admiralty Department. Without fuss or excitement, every arrangement is made' for eventualities at Portsmouth, Malta, and Hongkong. The work on the boilers of the battleship Mars, which were being reconstruct- countermanded, and the Mars will be made ed for oil fuel, is now stopped, the order is ready inr A new commission without loss of time. The cruise of the Home Fleet is counter manded, while the cruiser squadron now in the West Indies is understood to be ordered home.

Great Britain, under her treaty rights with Russia and Turkey, is empowered to prevent the Russian Black Sen fleet from emerging

from the Dardanelles, and would undoubtedly exercise her powers in that respect. The of leaving the Black Sea. Russian Black Sea fleet, however, is incapable

The following telegrams are taken from the Straits Times of the 20th inst.:-

CHANCES OF AN ANGLO-FRENCH WAR.

London, 19th February.

place within three months is now 30 gaineas.

Lloyd's risk on an Anglo-French war taking

Hitherto these risks have been offered for

periods of six and twelve months.

A fortnight ago the risk was 24 gu'neas with- in six months.

THE WARSHIPS AT JIBOUTIL, Admiral Verennius, with the Russian squad-

ordered to stay for the present, France

TELEGRAMS

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "

DESERVICE

THE WAR. THIRD ATTACK ON PORT

MARTHURM

RUSSIAN REPORTS" DISCREDITED. (From Our Own Correspondent;}

YOKOHAMA, 26th February,

11.30 am.

foo state that a third attack on Port Telegrams received here from Che

Arthur was made by the Japanese fleet on the night of the 24th and the morning of the 25th

th inst. The attackers were repulsed with a loss, of four vessels.

At 11 o'clock last night, the, Japanese Admiralty had received no news on the subject, and the report discredited, as it evidently emanates froin Russian sources.

is

JAPANESE OFFICIAL

REPORT

ATTEMPT TO CLOSE PORT ARTHUR...

The authorities have recei official report from

THERE'S NOT A THE thirteenth annual meeting of members of This took place in the carly morcing of protecting her at fifteen knots speed. Theron, is still at Jiboutit, where he has been Kamimura, who is in compl

HEADACHE

IN A

WHOLE CASE!

the Institute of Engineers and Shipbuilders of Hongkong, will be held at 3, Des Voeux Road Central at 8.45 p.m. to-day,

24th inst.

On the same night, our fleet of destroyers was dispatched to Port Arthur, Tailenwan MR. E. C. Wilks has been authorised by H. E. enemy's ships, and an attack was made on Dlay and Pigeon Bay, in search of the the Officer Administering the Government to be a surveyor of boilers of unlicensed steam. ships not exceeding to tons.

VARIOUS Berlin newspapers state that the well- known military writer and Oriental expert and explorer, Baron von der Goltz, is about to retire from active life. He is sixty years of age.

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were registered in the Colony. Of this num ber 21 were amnug the European and foreign civil community, four in the Army, and two in the Navy.

THE reliefs of German troops, &c. for Kian- chow this year will be forwarded by the Silvin, 5.9., which is to leave Wilhelmshaven on March 3. In the same steamer the crew for the river [35 gunboat Vaterland will leave for Hongkong,

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M. HARDOUIN, Chief du Cabinet of the Gov- ernment General of French Indo-China, is prosecuting the Courrier d'Haiphong for libel. The proceedings, says L'Opinion of Saigon, are likely to be protracted, judging from the number of the witnesses.

the Russian vessels. On the morning of the 25th., our main fleet opened fire, at long range, on the enemy's ships and forts at Port Arthur. The Novik, Askeld and Bayern fled into the inner barbour shortly after midday, From this would seem that we have not yet succeeded in blocking up the entrance completely.

After the Russian ships had retired, our fleet advanced and attacked the inner

harbour. A bombardment on the port and forts was kept up for 15 minutes, and an explosion in the town, created by our shells, was witnessed. Our ships then withdrew. On the same day our craiser fleet attacked abling her near Rootetsuzan. a Russian destroyer, and succeeded in dis-

In these engagements no damages were incurred by our vessels, and none of the officers or crews were injured.

Further details are expected shortly in Admiral Togo's report.

aring, who vainly endeavoured to manœuvre The Japanese now closed towards the under the protection of the islands outside the harbour, and, in the course of which her steering gear becoming disabled, and she got ashore and for some time remained thus at the mercy of her antagonist, the Asawa, After the first few minutes of the battle, the Asama was told off to carry out the fight, the rest of the fleet hauling off.

The same closed to within four thous and yards, where she would be out of torpedo range, and inflicted terrific punish- ment upon the Russian, who finally took refuge again, inside the harbour.

ignoring the twenty-four hour neutrality rule.

RUSSIA UNMASKS.

and says Korea must pass under Russian con- The St. Petersburg Svet discards the mask, trol as a matter of self-preservation.

establish garrisons at Seoul, Yangampho, Gensen, and Masampbo. We must now con- less we are not a great sea power, and that per- haps we never will be. Russia is naturally a territorial power.

Her strength lies in her army."

The paper says:-"We must annex and

RUSSIAN MISSION TO GERMANY AND FRANCE.

Paris, 19th Feb de camp, and ten other Hussian officers, who Captain Zimansky, Viceroy Alexejeff's aide have been on a mission to Germany and France, have saited from Mars-illes to join Admiral Verennius.

Peril."

of

the detached squadron, to the effect that five worthless steamers,

the Ginsen Maru, Tenshin Maru, Ho kuku Maru, Buyo Maru and Bushu Maru-ench manned by a crew of five men, three in the engine room and two on deck-approached Port Arthur with a view to being sunk at the entrance of the harbour, so as to close it to all ingress.

These vessels were successfully scuttled, and the crews escaped. of the Japanese warships having No mention is made in the report

incurred

any injury

A SPARKLING COMEDY.

AT THE THEATER,

The chic little French maid, with her string of amusing admirers, has replaced the trio of dainty tea-girls, who delighted theatregoers on Wednesday and Thursday. The Dallas Com. pany staged the musical comedy-last evening, and a well-filled house greated the change,` Always popular, The French Maid was re-

FRANCE ARMS AGAINST THE **YELLOW PERIL" Orders have been received at L'Orient (the French naval yard) to arm the torpedo The Asama followed her up to her an-destroyer Heilise and to prepare further detach chorage, and then ceased firing, owing to the tents of Marines for the East. proximity of the Talbot. Anchoring close It is semi-officially explained that France is to the British warship, the Captain of the taking these precautions against the "Yellow From the above telegrams, and the dis

Vuring went on board and informed the patches received from our Correspondent ing his vessel up at her moorings. This

British commander that he intended blow RUSSIAN-SHIPS-IN-JAPANESE-PORTS,ceived with such evidences of appreciation that Yokohama, will be seen that

With regard to Russian mercantile vessels was naturally objected to on account of the in Japanese waters, an Imperial Ordinance fragments to neutral ships in the vicinity. Upon this the Russian captain begged

was promulgated by the Japanese Government on the 9th inst. of which the following is a translation:- the British ship to fire at his waterline and Finally, the Russian commander decided sink the Pariag. This was of course refused. to open his sluices, while the Talbot was getting out of the line of fire, and thus sink his ship.

CO, MR. 2. 2. Halifax has been appointed acting inpoko adinital is steadily completing this was naturally objected to an account of the

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FURNITURE.

ELECTRO-PLATED,

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CHINA WARES.

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WHITE TURKISH TOWELS.

COUNTERPANES.

COOKING RANGES,

KITCHEN UTENSILS, and

HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES.

PHOTOGRAPHIC DEPARTMENT.

DEVELOPING and PRINTING

Government of the Straits Settlements to advise the Government of the Transvaal on

the question of Chinese labour, has arrived in England from Singapore. He leaves directly

for South Africa.

programme for the isolation of Port Arthur to the scawards, and there seems little doubt that he will ultimately succeed. Our allies the Russian vessels that remain in activity in are evidently masters of the situation, and Port Arthur are incapable of standing the fire from the Japanese fleet for any length of time. The gallunt act · med by Hob- son and his crew at Santiago has found worthy imitators in the men who manned the five old merchant ships successfully scut tled at the entrance of Port Arthur on the

and the sluices thrown open, while the The Varing was accordingly abandoned, crew, picked up by the boats of the neutral flect, took refuge where they could. They

IMPERIAL ORDINANCE NO. 20.

it was apparent its fascinating music and "parkling bumour had not lost any of their charm since first the play was staged; now several years ago.

It may be said that he audience witnessed the production with as much pleasure as if the work had been quite "

in'e operation, may, after being loaded or un

Art. 1.--Russian mercun ile vessels in Japa as Suzette, and she sang, acted, and danced new. Miss Alice Wade appeared in the title rd's, nese ports at the time this Ordinance comes loaded, leave this Empire on or about the 16th | cival Knight was the waiter, Charlie Brown, with artistic grace and charm. Her intonation inst.

was very clear, and her gestures good, Mr-Per-

Art. 2.-Russian vessels which have left a might be expected, he did some excellent work the most ludicrous character in the piece.: Aa before the date mentioned in the preceding play. Again and again he was encored, and Japanese part after being loaded or unloaded and created no end of merriment during the Article shall nos be liable to capture, providing time after time the audience burst into laugh they have certificates issued by the Japanese er at his rallicking fun, Mr. Frank Cockrane authorities, and also if they are bound to the

was, capital as the gandurme, bi gesticula- This Article ions being more suited to the part than in the character of M. de Forma, portrayed by. him the previous evening, in:The Three Hitle Art. 3-Russian vessels which have left a foreign part before the 16th inst. for a Japanese sailor, He was

Halds. Mr. Duncan Munto make a jovial port, may unload at the Japanese port, and chieval a success in his principal vocal

in good voice, and i

board any goods, the export of which is Harry Fife was taken by Mr. A. E. Reen; bis then must leave the same without delay. For efforts. There was no suggestion of axag="" such vessels the preceding Article el all apply. geration in his acting, and the part could not Art. 4-For such Russian vessels having on have been placed in better: hands. Liguf, prohibited, articles which are contraband of mellow voice lending itself well to the requires: war, combatants, or prohibited documents, this ments of the role. Mist Bertha Hunter was a Ordinance shall not apply.

dignified Lady Hawser, and Mr. Ritter Riley's SUPPLEMENTARY RULE.

nterpretation of Admiral Sir Hercules Hamur This Ordinance shall come into force on the was an improvement on his acting in the day of its promulgation,

As an outcome of the increased commercia! morning of the 24th inst. One feels no small had plenty of time it seems, for the ship neatest home or leased port.

relations between Belgium and China in recent

antisfaction on learning that these gallant years, it is announced that a party of 24 Chi- fellows succeeded in escaping from their nese students, under the guidance of a respon. perilous position. It is more than probable sible leader, are shortly expected to arrive in that the pass into the inner harbour is not Brussels. The visitors will enter upon a course yet completely blocked, since Admiral Kami of instruction in the liberal arts and study mura reports that, during the fleet engage various trades and handicrafts hitherto little practised in their native land. It is stated that the port. It is almost certain that a new ment, the Russian warships retreated into about one-half of the number will be attached to the Commercial Institute ar Antwerp, with attempt will shortly be made, and it the view of acquiring a practical insight into is likely to prove a successful one. mercantile business.

WIDOWS AND ORPHANS' PENSION FUND, 1903.

The report on the Widows and Orphans Pension Fund for the year 1903 has been UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS. fund on the grst December last was $163,162.46, published. The amount to the credit of the GOOD WORK..

including $8,496.76 for interest. The average monthly contributions amount now to about $2,100 On the 31st December, 1902, the num- her of contributors on the books was 415, and on the 31st December, 1903, 435, of whom 178 are bachelors, 250 are married men, and 7 are -widowers. During the period under review 117 officer joined the fund, so left and

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THE NAVAL ENGAGEMENT AT CHEMULPO. DESCRIPTION BY AN EVE WITNESS.

A correspondent who has just returned from the north, and who was present at Chemulpo on the 9th inst., furnishes further details regarding the naval action, in which Japanese fleet. The Varing, he says, now the Russian cruiser Paring was caught by the lies a total wreck upon a shoal patch in the harbour. She is on her side, almost wholly submerged, with her guns pointing skyward, trained in the positions in which they were last fired—a melancholy spectacle of dis abled power.

Chemulpo, continues our correspondent, is a large harbour, surrounded by high land,

6 died. The total number of children on the books is 347. There are in the list as pes- its mouth being protected by numerous sioners, whose pensions aggregate 53,381.93, small islands. Here it is that the Japanese The causes of withdrawals are given as 44 re- signations and 6 dismissals from Government destroyers and four or five cruisers are keep- Service, and the remarks in our special reporting watch over the troopships which follow apply to there. Of the 6 subscribers who died, each other to port in rapid succession. 3 were Chiness of the ages of 24, 27 and 57, H.M.S. Talbot, in company with the respectively; as these men died in China no small ships, representing Germany, France, cause of death can be assigned, One of the Italy and America, are lying at anchor, Europeans whose death was not reported till They witnessed the engagement, and towards January, ought possibly not to appear in the accounts for 1903. He died in England and the latter part of it, at any rate, stood some no cause is known, Of the other, one died of risk of damage from the hot fire of the alcoholism and another of heat apoplexy, Japanese,

took half an hour to sink.

over on her side, and a sound was heard as As she began to settle down she heeled

bottom, a circumstance that is by no means if her engines had fallen through the ship's unlikely to have occurred.

salving the ship, which will probably be The Japanese are at present engaged in

a very heavy piece of work indeed. The Koriets was blown up by her own crew, who escaped to the shore in their boats and were taken prisoners. She is hopelessly destroyed, having been blown up in three places.

after visiting a home or leased port. sha'l, however, not be applicable to such vessels

previous play.. As in most musical comedies, here was not much plot to worry about, and this doubtless accounted:: for several sterpolated songs which, nevertheless, were

A Russian transport, that was also in the| barbour, was set fire to by her crew and sank close to the Koreils. She will, prob in China, bas communicated to the Eck Dahoroughly appreciated by the audience. The GENERAL DESSINO."

ably, be easily salved by the Japanese.

General Dessino, Russian military agent

able naval reinforcement to the China Station February:-

The rumours as to the despatch of a consider-ceived by him from Port Arthur, dated the 16th inmates of a French hotel, whither 2008 Chine the following official information re-various characters were introduced as the

Mediterranean-are certainly premature. Be- three battleships and a cruiser from the

Lisut Fife in search of his father, and Sir yond the illustrious, which has f rsome weeks Japanese ficct, without previous declaration of fieving the admiral to be drowned, bad married "After the unexpected attack made by the deavouring to fad his wife, Lady Travers, ber Herculer Hawar, an excitable admiral ani: past been held in readiness to leave should the course of which three Russian men-of-war Charlie Brown and the little French Maid.

war, on the night of the 8th and 9th instant is the hotel proprietor, in whose employ we find occasion demand, nothing is contemplated, were damaged, the Japanese made another says the L. & C. Express,

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orders for China, finished coaling on zat uit The French armoured-cruiser Sully, under

hurriedly made at the last moment according to designs furnised by the French Ministry of at Toulon, and has shipped 380 projectiles

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hour's duration retired with losses. After this the Japauese feet after an engagement of an audden attack on the coast of Port Arthur, But

The ramour of the landing of the Japa. acse at Chiswangtao or Newchwang is not Japanese forces have never appeared again.

confirmed.

It is a mistake, writes a correspondent, to believe that the Russian warships in Eastern An anti-fouling preparation, of which Russia by people in England regarding Far Baster waters are as foul as popular report indicates. A REMARKABLE proof of the interest now taken has the secret, places the Russian fleet in a far affairs was given on Sunday afternoon (14th more efficient position than that with which January) when the Alhambra Theatre is The Dutch newspapers are expressing fears 10der the auspices of the Sunday League, to she is generally credited.

packed with an audience, gathered togeth leat Jaya may be lost to the Netherlands as the hear a lecture by Mr. Arthur losy on result of war in the Far East. They say that Russo-Japanese situation,

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