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THE JAPANESE NAVY.

The admisable organisation, coolness and

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The Gazelle announces that assi tunt Pay- master A. P. Hughes es been specialty pro- meted to the rank of Payina ter in His Majesty's Fleet for services in Nunh Chin, 1900.

INSTRUCTIONS have been given for the armour. ed shallow-draught steamers, Monhen, Teal,

recommissioned, with new crews, for a further term of service in the Far East.

THE FLEET MANŒUVRES,

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A FINE FIGHTING FORCE,

'Sir Gerard Noel's opinion of the fine force under his command is not known to us, but there can be small doubt of it being satisfactory since, under his own eye and hand irial has been m denfibeships, officers ir d men composing his

command, wha of a surely have: ot been found

wanting. As already announced, the Admiral took out the flet mancouvres on the evening of the 25th ultimo, flying his flag on board the

1904.

THE WAR.

THE ADVANCE IN KOREA.

Witing from Cheloo on the 29th ultimo, a correspondent of the Shanghai Mercury states that the japanese have now about one hundred thousand men south of the Pak-cheng An-ju line. All troops have been concentrated in North Korea or are marching thither. In South-Korea only, very small detachments are left in order to keep the connection with Sasebo la Funn. The advance of the Japan

now, owing to Rossian military officials trying to solist Chinese soldiers, he (the Tartar" General) has issued a proclamation forbidding he native inhabitants from enlisting themselves In the Russian army."

A private letter from Moukden states that on

the toch inst., a pasty of Russians went to the Tartar General's yamen to demand six hundred houses to be used as barracks for a body of Russian troops about to arrive in that city.

The Tariar General refused to give the Rus- forcibly dragged off the former's aide-de-camp -sians-an-audience-with-the-result-thatibey

and Shife, serving on the China Station, to be Alacrity. The vessels remained at sea during ese troops is making very slow progress. and compelled him to go with them to various

THE Une sat Garette hears that eithin Chinese and a Japanese merchant arc alat to salt a newspaper at Chin Kiang with a cpital of $3,000, which has already been subscribed. It will be a gel.ly p.per.

MR. W. Cowan, the local Protection of Clanese, has, we heat, bre offered and accepted an appointmnt as Agt General for South Africa

at Hong ang for the purse H ruiting

labour

We co gratulate Vr Cowan on his selection and he will be another deμled loss 10 Perak -Perak Prouter.

The Paris Temp, in a leading article on libet, expresses the op on that the present expedition is one of the fronds ut the continued position of

Lord Curzon as Viceroy of India. Th Frais

says: The truth is that one must see in this hybrid Mission in which soldiers armed to the

the night, performing minor maneuvres under Every twenty to twenty five kilometers (twelva different speeds. The evolution wall lights to fifteen miles) preparations have been made parts of the city to select the houses demanded. out, always a somewhat dangerous performance for camps and for the provisioning of the troops arrived and after ejecting the residents On the next day a body of Russian infantry requiring no small skill, discipline and strength Five to seven per cent of the Japanese are accupied the houses chosen the day before, of nerve, we completely successful. On the becoming unfit for marching, although all big-astensibly under the Tartav General's sanction, morning of the 19th March, Sir Gerard Noc!gage and ammunition are carried by the native in ordinary times the Tattar General usually transferred his tag to the Glory and conducted

Koreans on horses. About eight per cent of has some seventy Government ponies, partly the cancer e in person. Fiect operations of the Japanese troops are falling sick, musily used for the courier post service, etc., and the most intricate form now took place, the from the effect of the cold weather. ships going in rapid succession from one form.

No seríuua engagements are expected before he leaves bis. yamen. Shortly after the out- party to mount a small bodyguard, whenever ation to another, and, as an eye-witness ex-

the end of the April.

break of his war, tile Russians seized the whole pressed it, it looked as if the boats were

lot leaving only two ponies which happened to running through each other." It was a source of evident wonder to spectators, who were able

be the private property of Taeng Chi himself.. to realise to some degree what a capable officer can do when, bandling a fleet of modern men-of-war. None of the ships seemed ever to be, in the slightest, out of station, even when going through suine of the most complicaned At one tune the Vengeance hoisted the three vertical balls, thus indicating that she was out of control. This was through some slight defect having occurred in the

Matters were however speedily steering gear.

ROVENIENts.

The following Russian official_accounts of the second attempt by the Japaness t close Port Arthur, and of the engagement at Pak-. cheng-an on the 23rd ultimo, are worthy if

attention:-

Moukden, 27 b March. At 26th March in the neighbourhood of Miaotou, our squadron has taken possession of Japanese steamer and a junk, in which one Whitehead torpedo was found. The Japanese crew was taken prisoner and the scamer sunk.

On the night from the 20th to the 37th

It was reported from Moukden on the gold ultimo shat in spite of inflated rumours spread by Russian sympathisers of there being an immense force of Muscovites at Harbin ready to march south to crush the Japanese, as a matter of fact there were not more than so, oo Russians there, including 6,000 cavalry very. poorly horsed.

The Weihaiwei correspondent of the N. C P. News writes that the Time wireles

assurance with which the Japanese fleet has teeth escort an envny beating winds of peace,attleship proceeded in the movement with. March, four Japanese steamers, und.r cover of telegraph station is ready at last, and the

already set to work, and the manner in which its offices have taught science to bear upon problems in naval warfare, where mere bavery and dash, without careful judgement, we of no avail, make n interesting to look into

| Lord Curzon's ansa er to the mysterious Lo- bssies which the Tsir received at Livadia and St. Petersbar,"

set to right; the defect was rectified, and the

out having lost her station. On the nights of the 29th and 3 h ultimo the fleet anchored in Mirs Bay, weighing at culy morn and con-

nuing tactics during the day. Wednesday, the squadhon performed the delicate operation of moung ship" in Miss Day, the movement

and especially to those who are heavy this nation's methods of training her officers Captain R. X. Qaunasey for the China Station, being carried out, with wonderlul smartness

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Those, who in all the excitement of a night attack against large outs, can coully select their victims, and bring their raid through at almost the greatest possible advantage, must possess methods which are particularly sound. The Japanese naval officer enters the service between the ages of sixteen and twenty, the is trained as a cadet in the college at Yetajima, and he must, before becoming eligible for the navy, pass a physical as well as an educational test. For a healthy brain usually accompanies a healthy body. As midstapmen, these young officers first g to the sperial Baining ships, where theory gives place to practice, and then go to the shups of the fleet, where practice gives place to application. The training ships consist of three vessels of over four thousand tons, equipped with an armament thoroughly up to date. They cruise in a small feet under a rear-admiral, mostly in home waters. In the succeeding steps, of lieutenant and sublieuten- ant, the officers pass through theoretical and practical coapses in succession; the main ob- ject of their theory being always to develop the intelligence and cultivate resource. The Higher Naval College, at Tokio, is arranged in four standards, the first being an intro-

THE Aubomida, ürs:-class cruiset, 11,603 tons, has been commissioned at Portsmouth by

to relieve the Menkeim, v2, first-class cruiser, 9,000 tons, Laptain F. G. Stopford, which was commisstoned at Chatham on Jan. 1, 1901. bine serving in the Mediterranean she has undergone a thorough refit. She has a com plement of 708 officers and men. The date for her departure has not been fixed.

Kisa Victor Emanuel wued to HM. the

Kaiser, that the Italian Chaniber of Deputies has taanimously resolved to give expression their feelings of reverence and admiration for the ruler of the Gisman Empire. In his reply the Kare expressed his strong satisfac ion about this resolution; he was congratula- ang tumsell therefore in the interest of both The number and enthusiasm of the

nations.

extraordinary Itakan demonstrations in favour Germany have made a deep impression in France.

EMIGRATION business from Amoy is brisk just now, Between the 1st and 25 March the fallowing steamers left that port carrying Chinese passengers :-

15

1411 16th

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- Chanshan

20:h

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- Bamberg

22n

--Giangbee

roth March-Glenfallach with 728 13th

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4645 539 1,258 008

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11

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25th

14

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Total 9,936

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-Waihora ---Palamcolla

THE Tung Wen Itu Pap hears that Viceroy

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ing for two years; it is given to specially selected officers. The second course is a finishing to the Gaming in special subjects, such as gunnery torpedo and navigation. The third cause is for captains and cour manders mamy, while the fourth deals with the latest naval tactics and strategy. We may here note that Japan goes in for more actual education than our own country.

on the present system of Likin in Kwangtong, which has given birth to many evils unt nown beiore, To begin, with the Viceroy said that before taking up his Vivere, al duties be had heard of the many. Likin evils in Kwangtung, and, after having been appointed Viceroy, he always tried to upiont the evils for the good of the people But, to his surprise, the evils are going on ruchecked, and things have assumed a very glon ny aspect in this direction. Ile could not understand why the evils cannot be uprooted, provided his instructions should be property cunted out, and, in conclusion, he asked for fair dealing and co-operation.

A CORRESPONDENT of the N. C. D. New states that on the 1st alimo a ce, ais Li Pei-

Knowledge is power, and with present rapidly changing methods and improvements, it is difficult to say whether sullicient knowledge can be imparted in the shorter college training which our own officers hai, chief of a large body of in-urgens, sudden. At any rate, the Japanese officers | ly attacked the city of Yangchiangbeien and have shown themselves to be thoroughly the dex is now sending a force of 3,ro

captured the place. Viceroy Tiên, continues capable in practical details, and doubtless foreign-drilled Troops to retake the city and this is, a great measure, due to the per-d spere the insurgents. It is further stated

receive.

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Hangkung, 8th January, 1904

CYPRIDOL CAPSULES.

that Viceroy Tsen has been unable to leave Canton for Kuang i to direct tha-operations -our-old-syafaring-stock-guntlemen adven

against the insurgents of that province, owing turerers and buccaneers, pirates as many ol to the unwillingness of the people of Kuang them were-of the days of Drake and Kaleigh. tung to part with His Excellency-the present uncertain con 'ation of that province requiring We trace the same qualities of daring and his presence there. There is also a report that courage through the times of Nelson, and Lieutenant-Colonel Fu, commanding the ter- 145 we rely on that spirit to support us in our

torial gainson of Lungmenhsien, was killed

hour of need. The Japanese have very

at the beginning of the month during a fight between his troops and a body of Kuangtung similar records, if one may look back to the

insurgents, under a chief named Lin Yeh eleventh and twelveths,centuries, when, as the chung. Besides their leader, the flovernment troops also lost over a hundred of their number

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squadron of torpedo boats, approached Purt apparatus in working order. Begun in proc Arthur, with the intention of blocking the

found mystery and secrecy, it seems likely to entrance. Behind them could be observed bigatra considerable publicity- perhaps, notorie Thanks to the heavy firing from the forts the parent, since it was well known in Shanghai men-of-war, who opened fire upon the forts. The reason for secrecy does not seem ap

before the Maimun arrived there, that she was steamers were destroyed and grounded near the coast. The entrance to Port Arthur remained chartered by the Times for the use of their war free. After the appearance (I our fleet outside correspondents and to be fitted with the neces the harbour, the enemy retired to avoid any fight. say apparatus for wireless telegraphy. The R. General Mischenko has just informed us that, who first undertook to erect the 180 ft, pola one of our squads of Cossacks, which were

were particularly reticent on the subject, and informed the correspondent that it was intend ed for a flagstaff! The original pole was not quite a success, and broke at every attempt to erect it. Other assistance had to be called in, principie. Even now-standing some 170 ft. and the pole was constructed on a different above the ground-it is doubtful whether it will stand through the gales that prevail there in spring and early summer.

and precision, no! a bitch occurring anywhere. On Thursday morning the fleet proceeded to Hongkong. It is rumoured that several of the ships will proceed north, with the Admiral, on the 5th, or bih inst., calling in at Amoy and ordered on the 23rd inst, to reconnoitre the sur Woosung. Sir Gerard Noel is evidently pro-roundings of the Pak-cheng-an, opened fire on a detachment of Japanese cavalry, which was ring that he means to know his feet, and is determined to keep all of us units thoroughly One officer, one soldier, and one horse of the guarding the road, and later on their pa rols.

Japanese were killed. A inrther reconnaissance proved that Pak-cheng was occupied by con. siderable Japanese forces. A small Japanese detachment is stationed on the right side of the river. The Japanese cavalry was unable to stand the attack of our Cossacks and retired under the protection of the infantry; as soon as the Cossacks approached them. According to the news received the landing of troops is con tinued at Chinnampo. All the troops landed march towards the north,

have every reason, as the present critical juncture, to congratulate ourselves that our first line of defence is capable an officer.

1 the hands of so

KOWLOON BOWLING GREEN CLUB.

At Rinkou (Newchwang) everything is quiet. Thus morning the Japanese squadron ap-

harbour in order to engage the enemy, but the latter withdrew, after having exchanged a few shots, without taking up the fight.

There was a brillant gathering on the ver dant lawn of the Kowloon Bowling Green Club on Saturday afternoon for the opening meeting of the season, many members of the fair sex being present. The warm bright weather afford.proached Poit Arthur. Our squadron left the ed occasion for a display of charming summer toilettes, which, together with the gay bunting decorating the grounds, made the gathering a bright and picturesque function. The comfort of the guests was well attended in, tea and cakes being dispensed during the afternoon. The presence of the band of the 93rd Burma In- fantry, which played a pleasant selection of airs, added as well as to the enjoyment of the gathering. Several competitions were organised and played; Mrs. Jack presenting the prizes at the close of the meeting.

The following are the winners:-

GENTLEMEN'S COMPETITION.

and J. Kyles

J. W. Robertson

J. Parkes

W. Ramsay J. C. Gow

J. Galt

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W. J. I'nddepha

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A. Kinross A. Milroy J. Ram.ay J. Guy

Mr. Pollock

LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S COMPETITION.

Mrs. Milroy and J. Macdonald Mys Major Mrs. Kerr

Mrs. W. Ramsay Mrs. Jack

J. l'arkes

51

J. Galt

11

Á. Ewing

Presented

1 J. C. Gow Miss Goy

T. W. Roberson CHAMPIONSHIP CUP lor 1903. by W. C. Jack, Esq.

Wen by A G. Ewing. 2nd prize won by A. Ritchie. 3rd prize won by T. W. Robertson. Most games played, W. M. Deas. The proceedings were closed by three cheers and a uger for Mr. and Mrs. Jack and the

idies.

BELLIGERENT SHIPS OF IVAR.

In the Home of Cominos on February 29th, Captain Ellice asked the Under-Secretty for For nffairs whether there was any inter- nari nal nadertaking that belligent ships of war should restrict their stay in nential ports to 24 hours, as whether such instructions were only applicable to British ports

Lo,d Percy: There is no such intentional undertaking. The rule was adopted by this Country in 1861, and since tha, dare several foreign States have issued sinvitat rules in con- nection with their observance of neutrality Mr. Mose asked the Under-Secretary for

(Signed) MAJOR-GENERAL FLOUG, “ Quartermaster General.

THE GUNBOATS AT NEWCHWANG,

The Russian gunboal now stationed at New chwang will be removed to the mouth of the river, and there fitted up as a sort of fort com manding the entrance. The British and Ameri- can gunboats have been o.dered to leave by their respective Governments. The American Consul protested, and asked that his gunboat he permitted to remaio, adding that in view of the very probable demoralization of the rail road and telegraph lines, the absence of the gunboat would be greatly missed.

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U.S. CONSUL-GENERAL FOR MUKDEN, It has been stated on good authority that the United States Consul General recently assign ed to Mukden will not be permitted, by the Russians, 10 proceed to his post, It is believed that this official is proceeding to Mukden accompanied by some American men of war, (?) but this is not as yet confirmed. In case of Russia's refusal to permit him to assume his duties, it will be interesting to note the action of the United States, in the matter, as she has been exceedingly solicitous about the establish ment of a Consulate at Mukden, and a Consul. General has been appointed with instructions to proceed to his past.-Shanghai Mercury,

THE "RIGHT OF SEARCH", The Straits Fche prints the following tele gram, dated and ul, from its London cer respondent :-

The Birmingham Post states that the British Foreign Office is collecting information regarding the stopping of British seamers in the Mediterranean by Russian warships.

The Foreign Office las already commenced a correspondence on the subject with the St. Petersburg Government,

The Emperor Francis Joseph has received in special audience Major Goro Johoji, the newly-appointed Japanese Military Attaché at Vienna.

Sir Frederick Borden, on the recommenda- tion of Lord Dundonald, has appointed Captain Thacker, of the Royal Canadian Artillery, Quebec, to be attached to the Japanese Army as a non-combatant, and to report on the mili- Ganada. rary operations for educational purposes in

Major Inagaki, of the Imperial Japanese Cavalry, has been recalled to Japan from Alder- shot. He has been for the past year going through a course of instruction in the British method of training cavalry. Major Inagaki bas been attached to the 8th Royal Irish Hussars, who give him a hearty speeding on bis depar

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Lieut-General Sir William Nicholson, Direc- tor-General of Military Intelligence, and Lieut- Colonel fialdane, D.A.Q.M.G. for Intelligence the Japanese field force as attachés, called on at Headquarters, who are on their way to join "

Lord Alinto, at Ottawa, on 2nd March, and subsequently left for Vancouver en route for the seat of war. They were accompanied by Cap tain Thacker, Royal Canadian Artillery,

Prince Arene Karageorgevitch, who has just been appointed to the command of the Baikal Cossacks for service in the Far East, is the only brother of King Peter of Servin: Both the French service. Prince Arsene did not brothers commenced their military career in

take a very prominent part in the Franco- German war, but he fought with De Négrier in Tong-King, and afterwards resigned his French commission to become an officer in the Russian Guards.

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THE LATE MR. TONG KID-SON.

The funeral sevices of the late Mr. Tong Kid son, expectant Tantal, etc., were conducted at his late residence on Markham Road, Shang- hai, on the 25th ult.. at which were present Their Excellencies Sheng Kung po, Wa Chung. hsi, Vice-President of one of the Six Boards at l'eking and Vice-Director-General of the Chinese Government Telegraphs, and Yang Shili-chi, Co, Co-Director of the Chinese Telegraph Administra ion, and Advisory Secre- tary of the Waiwupu Tuotais Yuan (Shanghai Total) Chu Pao-fay (Co-Director Chinese Tela raph Adminisailon), Chu Yü-chee (Vice... - Director-General of China Merchant' Co., and over a dozen others of Tautaf rank, while of focal mandarins of lower rank and principal Chinese merchants of this port there were quite

hundred and fifty present. Dit

The funeral procession started from Markham Road residence on the 26th ult., promptly at the hour advertised, namely, one o'clock. Be sides the funeral paraphernalia usual for a per son of the deceased's official status and social standing, there marc. ed in the line some two hundred scholars of the Canton Guild School, inaugurated by him last year, over a hundred Russia's recent denial of the stopping. pff braves from the Shanghai city garrison, British steamers in the Mediterranean is regard. and eighty or more carriages containing the ed as unsatisfactory, because while it evaded friends, relatives, and old schoolmates returned American students) of the deceased. A num ber of foreiga friends came to the Markham the real issues involved it denied the commis

Road residence to ofier, their condolences to sion of acts with which Russia had not been

the bereaved family, but probably owing to the charged.

afternoon, only a few accompanied this remains dis grecable weather prevailing dung the to the Canton Cemetery, on the Sinza Road. The carriage of the deceased gentleman was cowered with flural decorations and there was also an unusually large number of wreaths, the xifis of foreign friends. The late Mr Apng Kist-on left two sons. (ibe_eld-si, & boy of fifteen, is now studying in England and three five years of age, NC. D; News, Ph daughters, the youngest a child of only four of

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

Vikings of the East, they roamed the in killed and wounded. The insugeals captured 1 Foreign Affairs if bis attention had been called bule necessaries to the population along the

a large number of arms also.

A SAD ACCIDENT.

DEATH OF A HONGKONG RESIDENT.

to the seizure by Russian destroyers in the Red Sea of Briush steamers laden with coal to Japan, and whether, in view of the fact of coal noi having been declared contraband of war by Russia, and that over fifteen ships of a total value, including. cargo, of over £700,000, hd

sailed from Cardiff under similar conditions and

nese main, ravaging the coasts of the Celestial Empire until the reign of Emperor Hideyo shi, when it was deemed a better policy to cease communication with the outer world, and fishing junks took the place of pirate vessels. It would now seem that the old

On Saturday night, Mr. F. R. Spence, for insured in London in the belief that coal was pirate spirit has been awakened. The love merly employed at Messrs. Brewer and Co., as Dot declared contraband of war by Russia, h of adventure and excitement, the dash and assistant, and who had recently joined the would state whether His Majesty's Govern. resource, the tenacity and strength of pur-house

Chinese Customs, fell off the balcony of the ment have no information respecting the al eg- which he was living in Queen's Roaded seizures. They have been informed that the pose of the rover have been coupled with a Central, and was subsequently picked up dead Russian Government are at present consider nineteenth century knowledge of higher from the roadway. He was, though quite a ing regulations in regard to contraband visits mechanics, gunnery and navigation, and they Colony, where his sudden and unfortunate these regulations will shortly becommunicated young man, well known and respected in the on the high seas, Prize Courts, &c., and that

[184 | have prevailed.

decease will be cause of doop regret.

to the Powers

A. STEVENSON, Chemist, Registered by the Pharmaceutical Society. Hongkong, and April, 1994.

The Russia Government has issued orders from St. Petersburg for supply trains to distr

line of the Trans-Siberian Railway in order to stop the rise of prices which is taking place and reducing the people to beggary.

RUSSION RAILWAY GUARDS.

Russian cavalry are patrolling along the Manchurian railway, day and night; they fir on anyone who happens to be passing by and failing to halt. This has struck error into the hearts of the people.

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PROHIBITING CHINESE ENLISTMENT. Recently, the Tartar-General of Fengtien wired the Wai Wu Pu, stating that ever since the commencement of the Japanese-Russian

Manchurian railway to transport troops, to the war, the Russians, bayo’taken advantage of the

detriment of China's neutral policy, and that | Ports.

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