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TELEGRAMS.

(Reuters)

The Anglo-French Agreement.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH ↑ FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1904.

THE WAR.

LLOYD'S WAR RATES.

sailors keeping a watch on board, and all her hatches being also sealed.” On the fifth day, Capt. Tarveg was sent for on board the Rus san battleship, given his papers back and told that he could resume his voyage, as the Czar was not desirous that any merchant vessel

should be detained or confiscated.

There was no little rejoicing on board when the Captain returned with this intelligence, and the Mathilda lost no time in resuming her ure. After that she has not met any unmolested, as her papers have been authes. vesels, and even if she does, she will proceed ticated and endorsed by the Russian officers, in Russian.

Russian

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431 30 days' sight San Francisco & New York 423 30 days' sight Sydney and Melbourne, 1/97/16' 4 months' light Francs nyngni majuan2,22 6 months' sight 4 months' sight Germany............... Bar Silver....

Lasite of the declarations made by both the Russian and Japanese Governments that coal will be considered contraband of whr if destined LONDON, 5th April.to the enemy, the Standard of 8h ull, says that It is declared on the highest authority in British colliers are still being despatched to the Parls that there is no hitch in the Anglo. Far East, and yesterday insurances were being would only return dead or victorious, while, as voyage, being aone the worse for her advent: Tank of England rate French negotiations and that all questions: effected upon the coal cargoes of four steamers joutward bound to Japan. These vessels, which are now practically settled.

will be leaving near the end of the present mooth, have the option of going out either by way of the Cupe or through the Suez Canal, though it is understood that unless the situation changes materially they will adopt

LATER.

The Sinews of War. The St. Petersburg Official Messenger notifies the decision of the Government to have recourse, for the present, to the so-call ed "free cash reserve" for war expenditure

The premium asked to the longer route. cover war risk upon these cargoes via the Cape was 6os. per cent, but underwriters were

General Stoessel's order of the day to the people of Port Arthur, in wcich he says that 'I, the commander, will never give the order to surrender, reminds me of General Duerat's address to the and Arny of Paris on the eve of the great sortie towards Villiers and Cham pigny, when he solemnly assured his troops that, as far as he himself was concerned, he a matter of fact, he was content to come back alive and defeated. And so, in all probability, will it be with Gen. Stoessel. The investment of Fort Arthur, continued this gentleman, will soon be an accomplished fact, and the Russians there cannot avoid being Ladysmith'd. But the besieging Japanese, after drawing a cordon across the neck of the peninsula to the north of it, will have to make provision against a Kussian force threatening their rear, and thus the compelled to take up a double-fronted

while retrenching in various directions; not not disposed to quote at all if the steamers position, as Cresar had to do in Gaol at the to have been released. We merely refer to this

ably in the construction of railways. These retrenchments will aggregate £13,000,000.

NAVY ESTIMATES FOR

HONGKONG.

Following are the votes for Hongkong, so far as they appear on the face of the Estimates. The figures in parentheses are the votes for

last year.

HONGKONG!

The Admirals.--The pay of a Vice Admiral in command is £4 a day, with £4 108. a day table money; total, 1,102 108 per annum. The pay of the Rear-Admiral, second in com- mand, on the China station is £3 a day with L3 a day table money; total, Mar

KABUMI.

Those

attempted the Suez Canal route. underwriters who took the war risks by the s.8. Foxton tail are in a rather peculiar position.

They received a telegram from Lloyd's agent * Chefoo last Friday that this vessel was Expected there, and usting for permission to officer the steamer. The question is whether, in view of the fact that the owners have abandoned the strainer, the underwriters may take over possession without prejudicing their non-acceptance of abandonment. There is no doubt that these insurances will give rise to a considerable amount of litigation. Up to the present time over twenty merchant vessels have been detained or captured, and neither underwriters mar brokers are at all clear as to their position with regard to the payment of losses or damage through detention. Insurance against the war tisk upon Brush goods by British steamers from Melbourne and Sydney 30 Yokohama were acc.ped yesterday a、 ros. per cent (March sailing), to Shanghai at 5s. per cent, to Hongkong at 35, 4d. per cent, and to java, Singapore, and Manila at 25. 6d. The risk of capture of British goals outwards from Europe to the East Indies {West of Singapore) has been taken at Lloyd's at 25. per cent, to the Philippines at 38.4d. percent. and to various Japanese ports non-coutraband at 15 per cent.

A FRENCH TROOPSHIP,

The French troopship thulen, Captain W. Baye, utrived at Colombo from Djibou on 22nd ult. with 18 Civilians and 734 Military un board. She is bound for Shanghai and

A FRENCH WAR CORRESPONDENT

IN COLOMBO

Naval Yard,--Naval Officer in charge of establishments, L778; retinue of Kenya78) Commander, £577: Chief Engineer 7, First Assistant to Chief Engineer, £693; two Engineer Lieutenants, £796: Foreman of Boiler-makers, £385; Foreman of Engineer Branch, £390; two inspectors of Engine-fitters, £661; Chief Constructor, £992; two Assistant Constructors, £974; Electrical Engineer. £634; four Laspectors of Shipwrights, £1,268; In- spector of Electrical Fitters, £309; Lieutenant or Chief Boatswain, £341; Lieutenant or Chief Gunner, L173; Chaplam, £585; Staff Surgeon, for additio al duties in attending the Dockyard | sailed on zzad uit. men and their families, 46; Store Officer, L858; Deputy Naval Store Officer. £675; Secretary and Cashier, L69; Deputy Expense Accounts Officer, £673; two Assistant Naval Store Officers, £731; Foreman of Storehouses, £354 Inspector of torehouse men, L09; two Senior Writers, £70); five Senior Writers, which arrived last night from Europe, says the £1,623; eleven first-class Dockyard Writers, Leyloa Independent of 2yrd uit. He is pro- twenty-one Native Writers, £1,624; two Tunebis paper La Patrie, and intends to remain keepers, 17; allowance to Paymaster and Navigating Officer of H.M.S. Tamar, for per forming the local audits and continuous survey, 480; allowance for instruction of apprentices, £30; provision for full-pay leave to Naval Officers, £57. Total, £13,701. Wages of 76 of the Police Force, 45.120 (£5.434) Contin- gencies, £140 (140), Renus, &c., £1,110. Gas: 1883 (183).—Water; Gazo."

ON HIS WAY TO THE FAR EAST

M. La Croix, a French War correspondent, is on board the French mail steamer Annami,

celebrated siege of Alesia. Should the Russians

attempt to move from Mukden or Harbin to the

elief of Port Arthur they would find another Japanese force on their left hank ready to deal

with them. Such is the forecast of the strate- g cal situation on the Liao-Tung peninsula.

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FREIGHTS, THE WAR, AND THE CApe route. The condition of the freight market exhibits no improvement in fact in most directions it is as difficult as ever to bring business about. Of course, the principal item of interest to owners since the last report has been the seizure by the Russians in the Red Sea, of coal-laden boats bound to Japan; they are since reported matter as we had previously pointed out to per ton from Wales to japan, they were taking owners, that in accepting the bait of about 255. an inordinate amount of risk, or that, at any rate, the risks were such that a far and away higher rate of freight ought have been demanded. We do not for one moment suppose that in stopping coal-laden boats in the Red Sea, Russia is contemplating any improper action; but, on the other hand, bouts bound to Betish (Indian and other) ports might be delayed, and is this point that is now receiving serious consideration.

We maintain that for boats

Mr. F. A. Mackenzie, in a letter to the Daily Mail, says Moji is the Gibraltar of Japan. Whether you arrive by land or by sea, the place gives an immediate impression of culminating majesty. It is hard to realise that around here bound out to British pairs such as Colomba, is one of the best fortified spots on earth. Every Singapore, etc., it would be better for them to go vd the Cape; it only means about fifteen trace of the gigantic military and naval prepar days longer steaming, which is fully compens ations now proceeding is as carefully coveredated for by the saving in Canal dues, and, in as possible. The hills around are honeycomb. fact, apart from the contingencies that war brings forward, we believed that it would be el with forts and protected by artillery at every advantageous in any case for owners to give pint, but one looks in vain for the guns. The up going through the Canal to sucen ports, until supplies now being landed from 1,roo junks are, the Canal dues are reduced to a level more in everyone is aware, for military use. But there conformity with the wretchedly low treights The effect of the war so lar are no men in uniform supervising. Ten of that are current. thousands of troops lie ready within a brief has been distinctly disadvantageous to owners. march; but there is not a soldier on the streets. The scenery, at least, is typically Oriental.

THE WAR AND THE PRESS AT TIENTSIN. In the House of Commons on 7th ult., Mr. Foulmin asked the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs if his attention had been called to the fact that Major-General Ventris had charged the editor of the LA Times (Peking) with inciting to a breach of the peace in an article condemning Russian ul usage of delen

eless Japanese, and that, in default of his giving security for good behaviour, his deport ation was pending, would he state whether There WALS any British authority in China with power to deport a British subject under such circumstances; and, if not, under-what authority the Court was acting before which the editor had been brought.

Lord Percy replied: The attention of His Majesty's Minister at leking having been called by the General Officer Commanding

articles against Russia published at Tientsin by the China Times, Sir E. Stow directed that an

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THE FRENCH NAVY AND INDOCHINA.

COMPLAINTS OF INEFFICIENCY,

M. Euenne, the great Colonial authority, is reported to have declared in the course of un interview with a Press representative that the French Colonies were at present not safe from attack. He said :-In Indo-China, for example, we ought to have warships capable of prevent- landing, together with torpe.to boats, 10g a destroyers, and submarine boats on the coast. and gunboats on the rivers, but none has been

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

INFORMATION has been received from the Miltary Authorities that GUN PRACTICE will take plece on the 11th, rath and 13th of April, 1904, between the hours of 9 A.M. and 3 P.M. daily.

The guns will be in position on :-

(a) East of Chin Lan Chun and fire Iowards Haiwan.

(3) East of Kow Lung Peak and fire towards Razor Hill.

(c) Chin Lan Chun Hill and fire towards. Kow Lung Penk.

By Command,

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Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 8th April, 1994.

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sent there. We have not a molicy of fore- thought, we have only a band-t. mouth policy. At the time of Fashoda aise we were taken off our guard. Then there was great excitement, a cry for reforms, and afterwards everything cooled down, and at the plans were shelved THE Company's Stearnsbip and forgollen. The Russo-Japanese War

decided in all haste to send everything needful to the Colonies, while all that should have been

£2,666; two Native Senior Writers, £444; } ceeding to the theatre of war in the interests of china to certain virulent and defamatory breaks out, and it is the same thing. It is

there till the end of hostilities. One of our re-

presentatives had a brief chat with him last aight at the Grand Orental, and learned that M la Croix tatend's publishing a book the war and he will commence the work as soon as he arrives on the scene. Speaking of the voyage of the vessel, he said, that it was a very pleasant one, and the large number of -passengers-on board thoroughly cujoyed-u There are about 250 French soldiers in transi fur Saigon. On the way between Adeu and Coloubu the Annum passed a Chilian converte and a cruiser, and these two were constantly shadowed by a Russian cruiser. The Chilian men-of-war are bound to the Far East and did

Victualling Yard--Victualling Store Officer, 4502; colonial allowance, £178, and house ullowance, £178. Twn Assistant Victualling Sture Officers, £19%; colonial allowance, £178; house allowance, 426. Two Senior Writers, L288; house and colonial allowance, £356; Writer, tal; bay Writer, £40; allowance to officers of H.M. ship for performing dates of continuous survey, 46. Total, £1,417 (£2,207). Wages of five artificers on the establishment, £1.257; wages of 73 hired artificers and labourers, £1,10; 10tal, £2,457 (62,144). Rents and tithes, £375. Water, £30 (450). Cuntia.perience, resumes his voyage to-day. gencies, £3 (£6).

not look formidable vessels. The Annant also

passed the Dimitri Donīki, in the Can't, and

in the Red Sea there were two faltin men-of- war. At Perim there was a British cruiser, an i at Aden there were four.

M. la Crusx, who is a journalist of much ex-

THE SIDERIAN RAILWAY, A CURIOUS

STORY.

St. Petersburg, 6th March,

information should be laid against the editor in His Majesty's Consular Court at Tientsin under Article 106 of the China and Japan Order 1 Council, 1863. Under this article, should it

be shown on aath to the satisfaction of any of His Majesty's Courts in China that there is reasonable ground to apprehend that the acts or conduct of any British subject in China ure or is likely to produce or excit: to a breach of the public peace, the Court within the jars dic ion whereof he happens to be may cause him to be brought before a, and require hin to give security to the satisfaction of the Coun to keep the peace or for his future good be haviour, as the case may require; and if the person required to give secumy should fail to do so, the Court may order that ise be deported from hipa to such place as the Court directs. His Majesty's Government have approved Sir E. Satow's action in the matter.

TWELVE DAYS WITH THE RUSSIANS

ADVENTURES OF THE MATHILDA." On Wednesday last we chronicled the arrival of the British coilier Frangby which was de- liberated along with two others. One of the lalter anived a 1 o'clock yesterday morning bound for the Far East with a cargo of coal for Japan. She is the collier Muthilda, 3,436 tons, belonging to the Post of bergen, flying the Norwegian flag, and under the constad of A Ceylon Independent man Capt. Tarves boarded the vessel yesterday (17th utt.) morn ing, and in the absence of the Captain, who had come ashore, had a chat with the Chief Officer, wou is humsef a Norwegian with a slight knowledge of English, but suffice to make himself understood

Bfedical Establishments.—Deputy-Inspector- General, £767; charge pay, £137; hospital allowance, £18 Two Surgeons, £650; hos.

A curious story reaches a correspondent attained by the Kusstans to the Ked be, and pital allowance, 193. Three Sisters, £286; | St. Petersburg which he could hardly credit if it were not for the entire trustworthines of his one Dispenser, £120; for charge of stores, L20; lodging allowance, £96; colonial al ow. informant. It appears that a party of eight or ance, £89; two Writers, £377; provision for a dozen Japanese, disguised as Turiars, were full pay leave to naval officers, £49. Total, discovered one day last month towards dusk, £3,083 (£2,754) Wages of 57 hospital servants by the guard of a bridge on the Siberian Rail. on the established and hired lists, £786; 14 way crossing the Volga at Syzran. They were chief sick-bertha eward», £866; allowance in trying to get on to the bridge, and had a lieu of provisions, £383. Tuta', £2,033.(£1,953) | number of packages in their possession. Wages of seven of the Patice Force; £230 The sentry, who was also a Tartar, and there (16) Water, L100 (£85). Gas, £to; slec fore a Mongolian, addressed the men, whom tric lighting, £230; tuta, £350 3701 Con- be naturally took to be compatriots, in Taiter. tinge.cits, Lizo L120),

But they were unable to reply except in Rus sian, and his suspicions were at once aroused, He called up his comrades, by whom the strangers were arrested. Their packages were found to contain a considerable quantity of dynamite. The incident is being kept as quie: as pssible, for the fact that an attempt of this nature should be made only thirty-six

Works, Buildings, and Repairs.- Additional accommodation at the Hospital, £3,700. The (total estimate is £35,000, including £1,3 o for land. The amount already voted is £35,000. Gun-mounting Store, £703 The total estimate for the work was £8,700; and £6,00 has already been voted. Torpedo Range, £1,0 0, The total estimate for the work is £8,60. | hours from Moscow is calculated to al irm the Ropeway for transpornig a umunition, £5 o. The total estimate for the work was 16,390, the cost being divided between the Admiralty and the War Department. The amount already voted is £5,640.

New Works, &-Hongkong Dockyard New works, £1,760; ordinary repairs, £1,360. Hospital: New works, £3,200; ordinary repairs, 150 Naval Armaments: New works, 61,700 Naval Ordnance: New works, 800

Superintending Works, Buildings, and Re: pairs, Two Civil Engineers £786; colonial allowance, £268; house allowance, L'oz As Bistinct Surveyor, 166; colonial allowance, 89; house allowance, £134. Two Draughts men, Lasa; colonial allowance, £89; house allowance, £89. Twn Accountant Clerks, £186, Total £2,341 (£1,864)

Naval Ordnance-Deputy Naval Store Officer, £615; Principal Writer, £450; En- incer Lieutenant, £192. Total, £1,487(£1,316). Thirteen artificers of the feet, £2,640 (£2,603), Wages of a Master-at-Arms five orporals borne bn the books

ignorant peasant population.—Standard,

CAMPAIGING IN KOREA...

was un

The slaththin, which was the first boat tu be taken by the Russians is a Norwegian sleamer she has on soard a cargo of 50 tons of clai consigued to the Japanese Guverament, with which she left Cardiff on the 31st of January. Until Suez was passed the voyage uneventful one. On the night of 21st February, about ta p.m., she espied the lights and signals of several vessels, but had not the feast idea what flag they were flying. Un closes scrutiny, il was observed that the vessels were nien-of-war,

TOOK THEM AWAY

a long ago. As to M. Pelletan, be says that he is weli prepared, and affiring that he can justify himself. Le us await the result of the inquiry by the Commission, which will be a long one. 8o much the better if the Minister can show that the Navy is not in the lament- able state in which we all see it."

THE STRANDED "SCOTIA."

A TOTAL LOSS. The S. F. Pren of 3-st uk, says:—Further news to hand confirms the report of the total loss of the Cable Maintenance Co.'s steamier Scotia on the island of Guam, while on a voyage trum Singapore to Honolulu. The cable steamer Patrol, it will be remembered, was despatched to the Scotia's assistance on receipty telegram of the news of her stund- ing, and this vessel arrived at Guam on Mon- day last. The Scotia was then lying a angle of 36 degrees on the reef, and heavy seas were breaking over her with such force that she is quickly going to pieces. The crew were,

however, ali safe ashore on Guain, and Captain Kushton is to be congratulated on getting his crew safely away from what was evidently a very dangerous situation.

Owing to the rough weather prevailing the i atrof has been unable to approach the wreck to salve the valuable cable in the tanks, but is standing by waiting for a break in the weather.

It may be of interest to mention that the Scotia, which is of exceptional draught for a telegraph ship, went ashore in the Gaspar Straits shortly after her arrival on this Station. While at Hongkong on the present unfor- tanate voyage she was placed under the American flag.

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and there was consequently some commnati à among the crew. The war vessels which were steaming fast, soon came within.close range. and a torpedoer, detaching herself from the squadron, came alongside and wanted the A correspondent who has recently travelled Captain to stop his vessel at once, which was through Korea has given an explanation of done. The squadron consisted of 1 bauleship and 4 torpedo boats and the Ma'krida when what seems the extraordinary delay of the he was stopped, was 740 miles from Surr opposing forces in getting to close quarters. After her engines were reversed, an officer An army on the march in Kurea has to contend came on board, and having examined her with appalling difficulties in the lack of roads, papers, which practically do not exist in that country with him, giving distinct or ter not, lo move an The communications are mere bridle paths Finches till the morning. At day-light, the officer so won by traffic as to be almost impassable in appeared again, and ordered the Captain lo dirty weather, such as is sure to pre-ail in change his course and steam right back towards Suez Capt. Taarve., who was helpless, had to Koren at present. Only under the most direubmit to the orders, and sailed in a direction to necessity are these narrow paths ever repaired, the south of Suez, and anchored when twenty and then it is only the deepest holes that are miles away from that post. The voyage back filled in. The Japanese are therefore reduced was dose rather cautiously, as the torpedoers

were constantly alongside her. Having an London-Bank T.T.........

-Do. demandi to the arcessity of actually making the roads chored, the Captain was asked to take his ship

Do. 4 months' sight.......................... along which they are adyancing.

10 Sebastopoolus it was confiscated by the Rus sino Government. On the Captain declining France-Blank T.T....... LADYSMITH'D at port ArthUR.

to do so, he has threatened with several America-Bank T.T....... "The Russians are talking too much," said alternatives. The Russians eventually said Germany-Bank TT. an officer who occupies a high position in Pall they meant either to put an armed crew ludis T.Tincid

Do. destandsandırara Mall to a correspondent one day last month, on board and take the vessel to Sebastopool and even before their land-fighting has begun themselves, or, after appropriating the coal Shanghai Rank T.T.

and other valuables, to destroy her by a fapan-Bank Tyypin they are behaving like the French during the up For four days she was kept Singapore-Bank T.T.. latter stages of their war with Germany; under detention, in this manner, the Russian | Jaya-Bank T.T: «ERE

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Captain Rabson, will be despatched to the above Port, on SUNDAY, the lath instant, at Daylight.

or Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS, LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers.

1485 Hongkong, 8th April, 1964.

DOUG. AS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.

THE Company's Steamship

" HAITAN," Captain Roach, will be despatched for the above Ports, on TUESDAY, the 12th instant, at 10A.M.

For freight or Passage apply to

DOUGLAS, LAPRAIK & CO.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 8 h April, 1994.

NOTICE TU CONSIGNEES.

̃HE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamship

"MALTA,"

FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND

STRAITS.

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Consignees of Cargo by the above-nated vessel are, hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed ail their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Whari and Goduwu Company's Godowas at Kowloon, where cachi consignment will be sorted out mark mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

This vessel brings un Cargo:-

From London, &c., ex 5.5. Him daya and

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From Calcutta, ez S.S. Syria. From Persian Gulf, &c., er B. 1. S. N. and

B. & P. S. N. Co.'s Steamers. Optional Goods will be landed here unless instractions are given to the contrary before 4 P.M., TO-DAY."

Goods not cleared by the 14th instant, al 4 PM, will be subject to rent

Ivo Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever.

Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees and the Company's representative i appointed hour.

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All Clams must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here after which date they cannot de recugaised,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns,

E. A. HEWETT,

Hongkong, 8th April, 1904.

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