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THE WAR..

JAPANESE DIET.

IMPORTANT DECISION..

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1904.

It is said the Russians have landed 36 siege guns of different calibro for the defance of Newchwang and neighbourhood. Preparations to contest the landing of the Japutiese go on apáce, and heavy guns are being mounted at the mouth of the river. Five regiments under

A POINT OF ORDER.

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Shell Transports are quiet at 19/-. We quote Shanghai Tugs at Tls, 47 for the 'ordinary' and Tls. 46) for the 'preference' shares ex the dividend of Tls. 24 and Ths. 14 respectively paid in Shanghai on the 29th instant.

Refineries-China Sugars have strengthene

Co-day's Aovertisements.

On the 29th ultima, the Japanese Dist, General Kondratovich have been told off Mercantile Member, said he was afraid the with their cannon to open the Japanese door, their positign, and are in request at $113, after finally on SATURDAY, the 9th inst. It will

by a unanimous vote, adopted the following motion:--Considering that, in her war with Russia, Japan is struggling in a just cause, the Imperial Diet accepts, with a few trifling modifications, all the propositions of the Government relative to the financial mea- sures rendered necessary by the present conflict.

THE MANDJOUR".

The following is a note addressed- to the Japanese Consul-General, Shanghai, by Yuan Taotni of this port, as published in the Sin Wan Aw(28th alt): Referring to your letter, requesting that prompt measures be taken to remove the navigating machines, guns, and fire arms from on board the Mandjour, and an explanation why the settlement of the question has been delayed, I beg to slate that ever since telegraphically instructed by the Wai Wu Pu to find a suitable place for the armaments with the assistance of the Commissioner of Custums, many letters dwelling on the subject in question have been exchanged, which are now on file. As a suitable place could not be found in the Customs House, and the native junks were not fit for the purpose, it was then resorted to the late Fu Chi of the Kiangnan arsenal, hut it was sold long ago. Under such cir cumstances i finally wired the Minister of the South, requesting him to send the

Naujui down here, where, after examination, the armament will be stored and scaled by the Commissioner of Customs and a special man appointed by the Minister. Whether the Mandjour had been fully disarmed or not I did not know for certain until yesterday when, in reply to my urgent letter, I heard from the Commissioner that the Russian Consul-General here expressed his objections based on the telegram received from his Minister, which did not fully set forth the point in discussion, and that in case of emergencies such as storm the ship would be placed in a precarious condition when her navigating machines are removed. and the Russian Consul-General sent two long telegrams to Peking yesterday, addressed to the respective authorities; Besides writing to the Commissioner again on the dismant- ling of the Mandjour, I beg of you to order the Atkitsushima to leave accordingly. Trans.

The following teleg ams are from the AC D. Newer of the 18. v.-

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THE LAST ATTACK ON PORT ARTHUR.

Tokio, 26th March.

It is concluded, in reference to the engage. ment at Port Arthur on the 22nd instant, that the steaming out of the harbour of mine Russian men-of-war may be taken as indicating the revival of martial spirit in the Russian squadron since the arrival of Admiral Makaroff, but the gallant Admiral did not dare to engage the Japanese seriously with vessels incom- pletely repaired.

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specially to hold this pit. It is true that Japanese mesofwar b've been reen outside Newchwang

BUDDHIST PRIESTS FOR THE FRONT.

Bhikshu Rio Un Mukoyama Suguna, one of

Japanese pupil-monks of the Ven, H. Suinan gale, Chief High Priest of Adam's Peak and Principal of Widyodaya College, Colomb, left Colombo for Japon by the last German boat. He will at once, proceed to the scene of operations in the Pa Eist, where he will be engaged in mistering to the sick and wound- ed, and the dy ng suldiers of the Japanese

armies. Mr. Suguna will sept sent the Bud dhist priesthood of Ceylon. He is the first priest to go to the scene af operations in the yellow garb of Ceylon Bhikshu. There are three other ordained Japanese monks under the High Priest, who an all residing at present at the Mal gakanda Temple

A TERRIBLE FLIGHT OF

LOCUNTS.

EXTRAORDINARY DETAILS.

An amazing accent, which all reads like a bit of wild romance, is published in the current Amber of the Bombay Catholic 1 x miner of an extramdinary fight of loenss which visited Satara recently.

Somewhat similar accounts of this stunge and unprecedented visnamon are given by other correspondents from the surrounding districts, the one which we extract is signed by H. Lithos, and dated Satara, February 23rd

Last week here passed over Satara, the head- quarters of the district, two or fliree swarms of locusts; but they were only the precursors of the terrible fight which passed through this station of the 20th sud 21st insi.

On the evening of Saturday at 4 o'clock the costs made their appearance, going from east and myraids of these red creatures began to to west; and as the evening approached myriads settle down to rest for the night. No one, how- ever, had the slightest notion of the magnitude of the swarm or the extent of the damage they would cause during the night. The first report on Sunday morning was that the roads were blocked up by branches of trees failing across them, that the tongs from the station were l'etained, and that traffic was at a standsuli; and the cause of all this was the locusts.

AN APPALLING SIGHT.

Every one regarded these reports as piepos. terous and laughed at these wild stories. At 7 a.m. the focusts started on their ownward course of des ruction, taking the same direction as on the previous evening It was then that one realized the awful immensity of the flight. As the day advanced the s ream swelled. The main body, thick enough to give a good shade, occupied about one mile in breath the two wings a mile and a half each. The extent of the swarm breadthwise was about 4 miles. A per fect sheet of red locusts on the ground, a thick cloud of them passing overhead, covered by these destructive creatures, the whole place was one mass of red insects.

There were people young and old crowded in their fields to drive the custs away by bell- ing tins and making a hideous noise enough to Admiral Togo also had no desire to come to frighten the devil, but they shouted and shouted close quarters with the Russian squadron while until they could shout no more, and sat down the latter was under cover of the land batteries. exhausted gaping at the vastness, the immens The bombardment from Pigeon Bay by theity, the infinity of the flight. It was a sigh Fuji and Yushima is believed to have had the effect desired, and it is apparent on a general view that the Russian ships are ont in a pesi

An indecisive result was inevitable.

tion to do more than defend Port Anhur

which teamed out to the outer harbour con-

truly appalling.

TREES COLLAPSE WITH WEIGHT OF INSECTS. During Sunday large trees-mango trees, wild fig-trees, pipuls, elc., varying from 10 to zoft. ani even more in circumference-trees It is believed that the Russian squadron that had withstood successsfully many a violent sisted of the battleships Perseviel (12,000 inns), storm-groaning under the weight of the Petropavlosk(11,000) Pobiedt (12,000), Paltinoculs, yielded like rubber and came down (,co), and Sevutofol (11,0,0), and the cruisers Askold (7,000 tons), Bayan (8,000), Diana (7,003), and Novik (3,000)

FINDING THE YUNDS.

Tokio, 26th arch.

The House of Representativer sa-day adopt ed completely the financial war programme.

Regarding the compensation to the merchants concerned in consequence of institution of the tobacco monopoly it was feared that a scandal would ensue, and it was circulated among the members that the position of Mr. Matsuda, the President of the House of Representatives, was threatened, but the trouble was factfully averted,

The method of compensation was modified to a proportion of the gross proceeds for three

yeari.

THE OFFENDING "NIROKU."

Tokio, 20th March Mr. Akiyama, the proprietor et the Niroku Shimbun as voluntarily resigned his seat in the flouse, on account of the defamator; anicle in his paper referred su in my telegram of the

22nd inst.

THE GENEROSITY OF THE EMPEROR OF

KOREA.

Tokio, 27th March, The Emperor of Korea has contributed 100,000 yen to the Japanese Soldiers' Relief Society.

A POSS BLE SIDELIGHT.

with a crash. But what is most surprising, nay, almost incredible, is that babul trees, which resist the sharp ase of the wondfeller, and even cactus, were not proof against these creatures.

There is not a single babul tree in the course followed by the locusts but is a monumen. with its branches Singing down broken, bearing testimony to the frightful devastation caused by

them.

I can assure such of the readers of the Examiner as may be disposed to doubt the veracity of the above account that I myself had considered it chimerical and could not believe | my own eyes even when I had visit d the place.

At a recent meeting of the Legislative Council of Colombo, I.E. the Governor (Siv, Henry Blake), referring to the firs question on the Agenda, in the name of the fron. the

whole of the question could not be permited, as, according to the Standing Orders, in any question, no argument or opinion was to bu offered. The purpose of a question was to obtain information and not to express opinions. Nor should a question contnin arguments, in ferences, implications, and epithets. He be lieved the hon. member would see that the later part of his question came within that category, inasmuch as it offered an opinion.

Mr. Figg: I submit to Your Excellency' ruling, and I would ask that the first portion of the question be pat.

THE NEW JAPAN.

THROUGH FRENCH EVES.

A YELLOW RENAISSANCE."

sales at $10, $117 and Sus. Perak Sugars

have buys at Tis. go.

Minit.There is no business to secund în stocks under this head.

THE REVENGR OF THE EAST. But as a matter of fact, you say Japan has borrowed from Europe, re-creating whole de partments of State upon the European model. ❘ Yes, M, Challaye replies; when the Americans and the Europeans half a century ago went

the rulers and people of Japan realised "the horrible necessity" of meeting brute force with brute force; "they saw that unless they made themselves strong in war, in trade, and finance their superiority in morals, art, and religion

Docks, Wharves and Godowns.--Hongkong | would not save them from becoming the pres and Whampoa Docks are stearly with further of the foreigner. They saw that without mili-sales at $205. Since the settlement, Farnhams tary colonies that have to endure the brutal have materially improved, and are in demand protection' of European States. To preserve at Tls. 145. Kowloon Wharfs are firm at $93 their own civilization they must be indepen Hongkew Wharfs have tumbled to Tis, 170. dent, and to be independent they must arm

and shares are reported sold in Shanghai at this themselves and oppose themselves to the West

price.

with the weapons of the West. The Japanese have borrowed nothing from Europe except what has made her separte Sales strong and independent."

And so the Japanese have become a first class Power, by sea and land. Under the garb of Europe the Japanese have preserved their old endurance, spint of discipline and self-sacrifice, love of country, contempt for death

They are realising their national ausb tions. They have succeeded in subjectiny Europeans to the jurisdiction of the Native Courts. Europeans are not allowed to ow land in Japan.

There are Japanese win cherish the dreams of a yellow Renaissance under Japan's leadership-who hope that after planting herself firmly in Korea, Japan wilt come to China's aid, educating her innumer

M. Felicen Challaye's article, The Euro- prauisation of Japan," in the new number of the Revue de Paris, is of exceptumal interest At this moment. In the first place, the substance of the article belies the Gile. M Challays shows that the Japanese bate and despise what Enrope is pleased to call her civization; and that their borrowings from Europe have been effected against the grain, and for the express purpose of beating vulgaris- ing Europe with her own weapons, driving herable population, initiating her into Westem influence in the East. Only her vanity, says methods, showing her how to make herself in- M. Challaye, has led Europe to fincy that the vulnerable by Europe, then, in union with the Japanese regard Western civilization as superior new China, releasing the Asiatic races from to their own, and that, therefore, they are exploiting, oppressive Europe, expelling the "Europeanising" themselves purposely. The Americans from the Philippines, the French Western diplomatist who described modern

from Indo-China, the English from India; Japan as a "bad translation" of Europe realising, in a word, the dream of a For Eas: for the Far Easterus, under the protection of merely shared the delusion and concit of

the Empire of the Rising Sun, foreigners generally. En open residuals in Japan, says the author, know nothing of the country and its people, not ing outside their

places of business. M. Challaye has gone about lived with the people, conformed to the among the Japanese towns and country places,

manner of life, and so learned to understand them. And for the Japanese M. Challaye has a great Inve and admiration.

BRUTALISING EUROPEANISM.

Was there ever a dream so magnificent: Does M. Challaye believe in the possibility of its fulfilment? "If he writes, "this dream should ever be realised, and Eastern Asia de. livered from European supremacy, this would be the greatest blessing which the West ber self could denne from her Europeanisation of Japan." But, however this may be, the de- liverance would, in M. Challaye's estimation, be a great blessing to the japanese themselves. in 1. hallaye's view-and if I may borrow from Matthew Arnold an expression applict by bu to another country and people-Japan has been barbarised, va'gansed, and brutalised by her importation of Western institutions. Japan has become a military lower on the Christian inodel and Japan is now, to a great extent, as M. Challaye aduits, brutalised by the very "mittarism" which is the most offensively ron- picuous and aggressive element in the life of some European States at this bour.

The West

has been infecting Japan with the hateful spint The new japanese of Jingo-Imperialism. industrialisa-European model-is demorals. ng great na mbers of the Japanese population. "The condition of the workmen and especial- ly of the workwoinen-in the Japanese factories is frightful

To say the least, "the Japinese have re- tained mare of old Japan than they have bor rowest or wish to borrow from Europe” "The every day life of the home--s still unaffected by Europe." M. Challaye thea writes a charm. ing account of the japanese tome, with all its simplicity and fine taste-seldom lacking even in the poorest. these qualities the Japanese have not borrowed from Europe. Between the houses of the rich and those of the poor, there is a kind of resemblance-of equality--which o anything but Furopean: and the reason is that taste is a universal quality among the Japanese. "In no country, is William Mortis'. golden rule, having nothing about you but what you know to be useful and believe to be beautiful, so scrupulously followedas in Japan. Again, the japanese have not adopted Euro pean costume. Nor do they mean to, State officials wear European dress merely because they have to be in constant communication with representatives of foreign States. In pri- between the joyous lite ut old Japan and the vale, they exchange their fick coats and somure existence of the labourers of Europe." trousers for the gracefį, easy allire of old

The smoke of tactories saddeus, poisons the Japan. The Japanese consider our Euro-Japanese landscapes; "the brutal regime of costume inconveniat, laughable, and our industrial Europe has begun to crush the absurd." * Unlike Europeans and savages spirit of this happy Japanese race, to rub it of the Japanese wear jewels." Then follow its joy of life.” several pages on the three great virtues of the Jap nese-cleanliness, politeness, and gaiety. As regards the first, Furope has much to learn from Japan. The politeness of the japanese--a sign of 'equality-the politeness of this hieraschirat East is in sur, rising cun- trast with the aggressive rudeness of our de mocratic communities. Gentleness, curdiality

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are the Japanese rule. Ni scenes al violence. the readiness with which suropeans Ay into a passion stupefies the Japanese, and appears to them to be a sign of innate coareness. In his consideration for others a japanese husb wally refrains from making any show of his personal sorrows." I can only refer the reader to M. Chadaye's pages on the quiet gaiety and the refinement of the Japanese people's ordi-

mary recreations, of their intense appreciation of na ural beauty, their love of country walks, and their association of pripalar festiv-Is, “not with memories of bludy combats, as Europe," but with the changes of the year.

TAKING STOCK OF CHRISTIANITY.

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The contrast is terrible

COMMERCIAL.

Shanghai advices, dated 28th ult, report business done :-Indo-Chinas at Tis, 64 for

cash, at Tls, 64 for Ap.il and Tis. 66 July. Fazonam, Boyds at 135, 139) and iis, 140 lor cash, Tis. 145 for June, Tls. 1.464, Tis. 1401451 for July. Shanghai and Hongkew Wharfs shates at fls. 1771, As..1763, 11s. 175 for cash, Els. 170 for June and Dis. 1724/125 for July. Tugs at 11s. 50. Lands at Th. 107. Langkats at 11s. 282,834 for cash. Tis. 295 for June and and Dis. 1971iguo for july, exstors at $34 Chinese Engineering and Mining shares at Ths. 6 Beater."

WEEKLY SHARE REPORT.

In their report dated 31st ult., Messrs. Benjamin, Kelly and Putts wine p

To-mar a being ticod Friday, we are print- ing our circular a day euher than naual. Dur- ing the week, the market has shown con- siderable activity and m most of our principal stocks, business has been done at entranced

rates,

transfer books will be closed from the sath to 21st proximo, buil days inclusive.

Marine Insurance,.-Unions haveagain been China

Lands, Hotels and Buildings.--Hongkong Lands are quiet at $145 Kowloon Lands can be procared at $35, and West Points are out of favour at $53. Hongkong Hotels have changed bands at $135. Astor House Hotels have been sold, and have farther inquiries at $34. Hum- phreys states are unaltered at $101.

Cotton Mills.-Quotations remain the same as last reported.

Cigar Companies-Sumairas keep firm with buyers at Tis. 53-

Miscellaneous-Green Island Cements ave been disposed of at $15. China-Borneos have changed ownership and are in father request at $8... A. S. Watsons are wanted at $4 and kins can be placed af $6) ex the dividend of $t paid on the 29b instant Blectru (old is uc) have been fixed at $13- the me shares have found investors, and there are further inquiries at S. Steam Waterbonts are to be bad at $153 Cetal States bayr been done at $20. Langkats remain unchanged at Tis. 3-

Selle

TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.

London-Bank T.T.,

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Da. demand.. Shanghai-Bank T.T. Japan-Bank T.T. Singapore-Bank T.T.... lava-Bank T.T.

4 months sight LỊC & imonths' sight LIC.

Buying

4.9 516

•1/9/9/16 ..2.226

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TENDERS for SPECIE, BRITISH an Colony, in Exchange for Sterling Bills drawn at to days' sight on the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury, London, will be reecived by the Chief Paymaster, Army Pay Department, until 11 A.M., on the 6th April, 1001

MEXICAN DOLLARS, current in this

The Tenders to state the total amount fin Pounds Sterling), and the amount for which

issued for less than 100

The Tenders to be in Duplicate, and in sealed covers, addressed to the Chief Paymaster, Army Pay Department, and endorsed "Tenders for Government Bills."

A Japanese acquaintance of nun, in one of NEARLY THREE MILLION TONS OF LOCUSTS. has bomarnus moods, described to me how a At a most modest estunate the locusts were Japanes Commissioner wa dispatched to flying at the rate of about 7 miles an hour, and Europe to take stock of its Christianity, with

s they look 8 hours in passing they must have a view to deciding whether the religion, as The Fourteenth ordinary general Meeting of Where the well as the ironclads, of Europe should be shareholders in the Yangtze Insurance As- occu, ied about 274 sq. miles.

mported to the Island Empire. The Comm s-sociation, Limited, will be held at the head swarm was at its denses the locusts were mix less than 20 to 30 dee,; ie. 20 to 30 layers of sioner was so appalled by the conflict between Office in Shanghai on the 21st April. The "Christian" practice and profession that when them; but taking thista un y 5 deep on an average and all wing two square inches of he returned home and presented himself to space for cach lucusi, they amount to a great

the Mikado in Council he replied to his ques- Banks. Hongkong and Shanghai Banks deal more than a billion, that is to say, an arra tioners with a slow, sad shake of his head. have considerably improved and after sales at of 13 figures. It is impossible for any one to Whereupon, said my jap, we let the matter $10 and $615 are now inquired for at count these figures; for though it may seem drop quietly, and we have stick to our old $517 in London, the stuck has 1.en to £62 cach Bill should be drawn, but no Bills will be easy to speak of them it is quite a different hinto religion ever since." I am reminded of Nationals are in request at $ 54. thing when we try to comprehend them. We my panese friend's irony when 1 read M. shall, therefore, employ the cluck to do the Challaye's passages on Japanese morals and counting for us. The clock makes 60 ticks on the three japanese religions-Shinto sun every minute and hence 86,4.0 a day. At this (which I may describe as a sort of civilized and rate our clock would take more than 35,643 developed animism, wherein nature and self, years to accomplish this task. Let us take the dead and the living are indissolubly con- another instance--this time a commercial one. nected), Buddhism, and Confucianismn-the the locusts were found to weigh on an average | second of which, non-theological, non-meta-

to wola. Their to al weight would there physical, is little more than a rule-of-thumb Shipping Hongkong, Canton and Macao code of practical morality. Duddhism of a Steamboats have risen to 5 63, and are wanted reformed order-a soit of Protestant Buddhism at the price. In Indo-Chinas, an extensive is making great progress in Japan. An business has been transacted at improving interesting fact this is if taken in connection rates up to $93 and the market closes very cach, carrying a load of 14 tons in each truck, with (a) eged) lead assumed by the Chinese strong at this figure. The Shanghai quotation Ten times or possibly a hundred times the and Ja anese Buddhist hierarchy in what is is Tis. 66 buyers. China and Mani'as are Sir Robert Hari' has required. all: Russians numbers given above may be nearer the truth,ailed the Pau-Mongolian movement, The slightly easier and can be obtained at $32. ande Japanese in employ of the Imperial but what I have here endeavoured to do is to Christian missionaries, writes M. Challaye, Douglas Steamships, bave inquiries at $34 Maritime Customs to sign declarations of strict convey some slight iden what this gigantic make no way in Japan-though they have Star Ferries have been disposed of at §31 (old) peutrality during the Kusso-Japanese war, flight was like,

perfect liberty to teach and preach.

and $18) (now), closing with further sollera.

Gener 1 Dragomiroff, a noted military auth ority, was summoned to St. Petersburg to as, is! in the war deliberations on March 5th. He severely criticised the policy pursued in the Far East by Russia, and insisted on the eva cuation of Port Arthur in order in avoid greater dis pters His advice is unwelenme, and has been energetically repudiated.

ITEMS.

In spite of the severe bombarding Port Arthur is being subjected to, theatres and restaurants are open as usual with bands playing in the park.

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fure be about 2 millions and gr thousand tons.

If, after compressing them well, we had to transport them by rail it would require 3,0.0 G. 1. P. Railway goods trains of 50 waggons

dealt in at $470 and are still in demand. Traders are wanted at $56. North Chinas re- main unchanged at fls 67} and Yangtzes arc quoted at $135. Cantors continue weak at 51;5. Fire Insurances-Hongkong Fires have been booked at the advanced rate of $:85. China Fires have been, and c in still be, placed a‹ $83,

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Shipping-Steamers,

THE

OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LD.

AND

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAV. CO., LD.

JOINT SERVICES.