1904-05-07 — Page 4

Intimations.

·A. S. WATSON & Co., ..LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1831.

HIGH CLASS

NOTICE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 71904.

All communications Intended for publication in The "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH should be

addressed to. The Editor, 1, Tes House Road, and should be accompanied by the Writer's. Name and Addream.

Ordinary basin enmunications should be addressed

to The Manager.

The Editor will not usuleatake to be responsible for any rejectal MS., nor to return any Contribution.

SUBBCHIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE), DAILY-$80 per annum. WEEKLI-18 per noun.

The ratos por quarter and per mensom, proportional. The daily imuo la delivered fren when the addrem |«

accoulble to mouenger. Our copies sent by post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for pwingo. The portage ou the wookly issue to any part of the

world in 30 cents per quarter.

Single Copios Dally, len conta; Weekly, twenty-

five Conte,

BRANDIES. The Hongkong Gelegraph

A-OLD PALE

... $20.00

B. SUPERIOR VERY OLD

COGNAC...

C.--VERY OLD LIQUEUR

COGNAC...

V.O.--D.-HENNESSY'S FINEST

VERY OLD LIQUEUR

COGNAC...

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1901,

JAPAN'S PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.

The important developments in the land operations of the present war, that have 27.00 taken place during the last ten days, now furnish some indications as to the well thought-out plan of campaign adopted by the Japanese Headquarter Staff. After a series of minor operations along the Yalu River, lasting from the 26th to the 30th ultimo,

33.00

40.00

All our Brandies are guaranteed to be PURE COGNAC, the differences in price

during which the attention of the Russian Commander was, by habile feints, directed to several points towards the mouth of that stream, General Kuroki succeeded in throw- ing bridges over this obstacle some distance to the North of Wiju, and obtaining a foothold on the right bank. Early on the 1st instant, the greater portion of the Japanese forces was advancing on the enemy's position at Kiulienching, which was situated a cheval on the great road from Antung to Peking, about six miles from the Yalu River. By

being merely a question of age and vintage.crossing this waterway at some distance to

For a "Soda" Brandy we strongly recommend the "B" quality.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

Hongkong, 7th May, 1904.

TELEPHONE NO. #50. CABGE ADDRESS: “ACHER," BONGKONG. A. B. C. CODE, 4TH EDITION,

ESTABLISHED 1859.

.

success

Tux programme of music to be performed by the band of the 93rd Burma Infantry on the new parade ground, on Monday next, the 9th inst, from 5 to 6.30 p.m. is as following:-

March." The Uhlan's Call".........Ellenberg The Army and Navy ".......Allan Selection...... The Foreador "Caryll and Monckton Mazurka....Slayogic Dance". Karoly Klay Selection..., "A Chinese Honeymoon “.............., Taikot. ...Foxer Valtz........" Raveune "...................

God save the King.

་་

to the south of Hsiung Yo. It is incontent- Li&ur. W. A. Crake, Hongkong Volunteer able that the recent victorious advance of Corps, bus been granted leave of abience for General Kuroki has been of great assistance six months from the roth inst. to the successful attempt to land Japanese troops in the rear of Port Arthur. His rapid must necessarily have obliged General Kuropatkin to concentrate his main army at Fengtuancheng so as to oppose, with some hope of victory, the army of General Kuroki astride on the road to Liaoyangchan and Moukden and menacing both of these towns. This concentration has forcibly reduced the effectives employed in patrolling the coast-line of the peninsular. Had the Russian squadron been a fleet in being instead of a company of crippled war. ships, confined to the roadstead of Port Arthur, by the superior dash of the more skilfully handled vessels of Admiral Uriu, things might have been different. No more striking example of the fact, that to avoid invasion,

THE proctor of the Kiangsi ́ arsenal has, after · considerable pains, succeeded in making a balloon which looks very beautiful, the surface. silk. Governor Hya, of Kiangsi, has been being all covered up with Chinese coloured requested to hold an official inspection of it. Owing to its small capacity the balloon cap rise but a little over ten feet above the ground,

it is necessary to possess an all-powerful | in wisich position it begins to oscillate a great fleet could possibly be obtained. We are deal until it finally stops. Therefore, improve soon likely to learn of the complete investment to enlarge its capacity is needed. ment of Port Arthur by land and probably

of the landing of another Japanese army corps on the east coast of the Liaotung, per haps near Takusban. Should this happen, and the three armies be able to join hands, the occupation of the Peninsular by the Russians will, in a few weeks, be a thing of the past. Then it is likely that the Mikado's generals will detach a sufficient force to insula of the Muscovite detachments now besiege Port Arthur and, sweeping the Pen

scattered over the country, combine in a general advance on Moukden, attacking,

both on the front and right flank, General Kuropatkin's position on the Antung-Peking

Road.

LOCAL. AND GENERAL.

OFFICIAL DESIGNATIONS.

We note from the official organ of the Government that all notifications above, the signature of Mr. A. M. Thomson are signed in his official capacity as Colonial Secretary, the prefix 'acting having been dropped. Mr. Thomson holds the post not as a substantative appointment; he is acting on the secretariat sifa the Hon. Mr. May, Officer Administering the Government, pending the arrival of the Gover nor designate. We understand that instructions have been received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies directing the omission of the "acting' term in the designations of Colonial officials. 11

THE PO LEUNG KUK.

·IN· 1903

for the year 1913, is published in the Gaxerts

The following report of the Pó Leung Kuk,

The following twelve gentlemen were elected to act as managing committee for the year 1903-Fung Wa-chun, Lau Chu-pak, Chau Tung-shang, Yeung Pai-sban, Taui Shi-kin, Fung. Shan-shan, Pan Yan-tsun, Li Chuk-ue,

Sui-ting, Fun Wai-sab, Lau Siu-cheuk and

Uen Wan-kio.

it has been mutually arranged by the judgesi of the Supreme Court that His Honour T. Sercombe Smith, Fuisne Judge, shall be the Chairman of the Board appointed for the assessment of the compensation payable to owners of properties resumed. H.E. the Officer Administering the Government has nominated the Hon. P. N. H. Jones, Director. of Public Works, to be a member of the Board, and notice is given that each of the owners of the properties is required to nominate member of the Board, failing which it will be lawful for the Chairman of the Board to nominate and appoint any person other than a member of the Colonial Civil Service.

a

TELEGRAMS.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SERVICE

THE WAR.

JAPANESE LAND IN

LIAOTUNG.

CHAIN OF HILLS OCCUPIED,

{From Our Own Corrispondent.)

YOKOHAMA, 6th May, 8.30 p.m.

Official reports announce that the 2nd Army Corps has landed on the Linotung Peninsula.

The exact locality has not transpir ed, but it is supposed to be on the south of eastern shore to Heuingyo.

The advance guard fired upon the Russian scouts who retired without

replying.

Mr. Lau-Wai-chuen and Mr. Wel Long-shan continued to act as reasurers. A statement of the assets and liabilities of the Society, and a declaration by the treasurers-and-two state- ments showing the working account, and revenue and expenditure during the year are

The Japanese have occupied a line attached. The balance to the credit of the society on the 31st December was $15,081.17, of hills, covering the haven at which

the corres compared with $16.126.44 on Fonding day of 1902. Of this balance the troops are still landing, along co is a portion of the endowment of the which entrenchments have been made society and not to be trenched upon. The expenditure therefore requires to be carefully and guns placed. watched and subscriptions encouraged. The actual sums spent by the managing.com-

The flag of Japan is flying over

FROM some official data just published by the mittee on the work of the society was $8,180.03, the position:

Department of Trade and Commerce, it ap- pears that Russia last year imported 8,053,000lbs. of Indian tea. These figures show an increase

THE battleship Glory has arrived from Mirs of 26 per cent. on the amount of the previous Bay.

H. E. the Officer Administering the ment has appointed Mr. P. N. H. Jones, President of the Sanitary Board.

year's import. Until January last these im ports were shipped from Calcutta to Daley, Govern.and thence brought over the Manchurian and Vice-Siberian railways to Moscow. During the war they will be sent via Colomba and Odessa, The manager of one of the leading Russian the north of Wiju, the Japanese Commander-

tea-importing firms states that both the Indian and Ceylon teas enjoy an increasing vogue in in-chief was able to deliver his main attack

that country, and he confidently believes that on the left flank of the enemy's position,

the import of the Indian product alone will instead of risking a frontal attack, which

within the next few years, amount to 50 million would have been almost compulsory had he

pounds. The Far Eastern war is likely, in crossed with his army near Antung and

H. E. the Officer Administering the Govern-deed, to give an immense impetus to Russia's advanced along the high road. Thought has appointed Lieut. M. K. Hodgson, imports of Indian and Ceylon teas, to the detri

Sherwood Foresters, as his aide-de-camp, with ment of the Russo-Chinese tea trade. the rank of Captain, to date from 1st inst.

no definite information has transpired with regard to the Russian position, it is probable it consisted in a line of entrenchments across the gap in the heights through which the [35 road passes at Kiulienching, the hills on either flank being also strongly occupied.

A CHEE & CO., ** 利廣

∙17, QUEEN'S ROAD.

It is almost certain that the attack came as a complete surprise, or from a direction that was unexpected, judging by the sweeping victory obtained by the Japanese. That the position was certainly outflanked there is small doubt, and the fact that a large number guns was captured would seem to indi- cate that the enemy had, owing to their being outranged by the superior artillery of the Japanese, advanced these pieces so far towards the fighting line as to oblige their

of

A FEE of 510 a quarter will in future be charged in respect of licences for the sale of beef and mutton in places outside a public market.

SINCE noon of yesterday two cases of plague have been notified one being from Tung Tar village, Kowloon City, the other being found on the foreshore near the Praya East slipway.

Holy Trinity Church of the Chinese Branch of the Anglican Communion in Hongkong,

situale near Kowloon City, has been added to the list of places licensed for the solemni- zation of marriages,

In the neighbourhood of Port Arthur valuable beds of steam coal have been discovered, says

THUS the Foochow Echo; H.M.S. Algerine arrived at Fagoda Anchorage on Sunday last and left on Thursday morning. Foochow's good old Annual'! In 18 months we only remember once seeing a British bluejacket in Nantai. It was at a cricket match! One should be thankful for small mercies. No H.B.M.'s naval representatives in Far Eastern British man-of-war, no local cricket! Perhaps

waters know that the national game depends for it's existence in Foochow on the occasional visit of, say, a gun-boat, Ours it is to be grateful for their patronage and encourage-

ment.

a St. Petersburg wire. The coal is nearly as THE following returns of the average amount

FURNITURE abandonment when retreat was found neces: goud as Welsh steam coal. Admiral Alexeieff of bank notes in circulation and of specie in

DEALERS.

DRAWING-ROOM,

DINING-ROOM,

and BED-ROOM

ELECTRO-PLATED,

GLASS, and

FURNITURE.

CHINA WARES.

PASTEUR'S MICROBE-PROUF

FILTERS,

ROCHESTER LAMPS,

WHITE TURKISH TOWELS.

COUNTERPANES.

COOKING RANGES,

KITCHEN UTENSILS, and

́ ́HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES.

PHOTOGRAPHIC DEPARTMENT.

has visited the scene of the discovery.

SERGEANT Wilden arrested the masters of the Launches Tongking, and Kongsoo, for carrying first defendant Szoo, and the latter $100. There excess passengers. Mr. Gompertz sined the

first. was a previous conviction recorded against the

THE Chinese Board of Commerce have pro- posed to establish a paper mill with a capital of Tls. 500,000, and that the papers thus turned out should be exclusively used in all officia! despatches, documents, and other important writings.

Cories of a pamphlet received by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from H. M.'s Am. bassador at St. Petersburg, containing Russian regulations as to Naval Prizes, and copies of a further notice respecting the establishment of Prize Courts at certain Russian Ports, can be seen at the Colonial Secretary's office.

·

reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended goth uk, as certified by the managers of the respective banks, are published in the Gazette.

Average Specie Amount in Reserve

Banks.

$3,437,362

Chartered Bank of

India, Australia and China, ...... Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Cor- poration,.....

11,990,105 National

China, Limited................. 407,605

Bank of

Total,......$15,835,072 $9,350,000

as compared with $7,563,98 in 1902. The subscriptions received during the year amount- ed to only $5,715.79, compared with 97,248.35 in 1903. The decrease is due to temporary causes, and we anticipate that next year the subscriptions will be as large as in previous years. Mr. Ho Wing-talin and Mr. Wong Yuet-fong have kindly audited the accounts, The Visiting Justices during the year have beco Captain Anderson, Mr. Chan A Fuk, Mr. A. H. Skelton and Mr. Duncan Clark. Six hundred and thirty-two women, one hundred and thirty-four girls and sixty stall boys were admitted during the year. A retum attached to this report shows what steps were taken with regard to them,. The inmates of the home receive daily instruction in elementary subjects, and they are able to carn some pocket-money by needlework. A report by Dr. Koch on the sanitary condition of the buildings and on the health of the | inmates is attached. The first floor of the Tung Wa Hospital adjacent to the Fé Loung Kuk was handed over to the society during the year, and has been fitted up for the accom- modation of the wards of the society. Since the foundation of the society the Tung Wa Hospital has always given most cordial satisfactory to see that the good relations assistance to the Pó Leung Kuk, and it is

existing between the two institutions are as firmly established as they ever have been.

24th February, 1904.

A W. BREWIN, President. HO KAI

Vice-President.

THE MEDICAL REPORT.

{Renter's,)

The War.

LONDON, 5th May. At a dinner of the Japanese Society at which Viscount Hayashi presided, M. Suye matsu declared that the Japanese would never surrender while a drop-of blood was– left in their veins. Many thought that Japan was unable to carry on the war for economi- cal reasons; he admitted Japan's wealth was limited; but it was not so limited as out- siders supposed. Viscount Bayashi said the Emperor and the people of Japan would be much rejoiced at the warm manner in which Britain had shown her sympathy.

LATER.

The Japanese Loan. The new Japanese loan is for £10,000,000, of which £5,000,000, will be issued in Lon- don and £5,000,000, in New York.

The Balkans.

confessed that the progress of the reforms in Lord Lansdowne, replying to Earl Spencer,

the Balkans was disappointing, and if not ac- celerated that we might be confronted by a situation of the gravest anxiety?

ARTFUL SERVANTS

AT MORRISON HILL

Some few days ago a Mr. Huber leased, Dr. W. V. M. Kock, Inspecting Medical | from Mr. Jacobs, No. 38 Morrison Hill Road, Officer, reports that on the 2nd September be Wanchai, but he did not occupy the house, took over charge vice Dr. Thomion, who pro-though it was furnished and had a stock of pro- ceeded on leave of absence. He visited the visions laid in. On Wednesday evening, in |institution at frequent intervals-two or three passing the house, he heard sounds, and upon time a week or oftener. - On each pécasion he entering found some Chinese cards on a table $1,200,000 made a detailed inspection of the wards and together with several emply provision tins. dormitories, and always found them clean. He reported the matter to the police) and ir and well ventilated. The food provided has | strict watch was kept on the house, with the 7,000,000 been satisfactory and sufficient, A new result that information was subsequently dormitory has been opened providing accom- brought to Inspector Collett, at No, 2-Police 150,000 modation for sixteen beds, but when necessary Station, that some one was in the place. In- this number can be augmented. The general pector Collett immediately took a number health of the inmates has been good on the of men to the premises, and in the dining whole. There were three cases of plague and room, found seven house boys and cooks, one of small-pox, which were tranferred to the employed by neighbouring residents, engaged Hospital for Infectious Diseases at Kennedy gambling and enjoying stolen refreshments, Level and Storage of Water in Reservoirs Town, and the institution was thoroughly dia- They, with their gambling paraphernalia, on the 1st May.

infected. Six cases of beri-beri occurred; the taken to the Police Station: On disease manifested itself some time after the cooks was found a sum of $15, residence. They were transferred for treat explained was to be spent by him this morning, ment to the Tung Wah Hospital. One case of in the market, for the day's *** chow ** for the ancesthetic leprosy was transferred to the Leper family by whom he was employed. An- Home at Canton. The six cases of measles investigation showed that one key fits all the institution. The other diseases call for nobe vacans, the boys had selected that house for were treated under strict isolation in the back doors in the row, and knowing No. 38 to

remark. Two deaths occurred-one from their evening gamble, taking the keys of their malignant mataria, the other from general masters houser letting themselves in, and Vérculosis.

locking the door, after them. It is suspected that this sort of thing has been going on for AMERICAN TRADE IN CANTON. | some time.

Tytam...

Pokfulam.

WATER RETURN.

LEVEL.

1903.

1904. 45'9" below? 59′ 6′′ below { overflow j.overflow

29 below 37' 8" below overflow { overflow

Wong-nai-28' 9" below? 4′ 91" below

*} overflow cheong......) overflow

sary. The declaration of the Russian Gene. ral, in his report that the Japanese were using heavy guns is improbable, since the comparatively, light military bridges, con. structed over the Yalu, would hardly support their passage, and the rapidity with which General Kuroki's advance was made by bye- roads would not have allowed of their presence in the engagement. The field artillery at present in use in the Japanese army, being of the long range, rapid-firing type, would be quite sufficient to produce the demoralis. ing and destructive results reported, if pro- perly handled, when the occasion offered, which did actually occur.

Had the Japan. ese possessed a sufficient force of well- mounted cavalry the defeat would have been even more crushing and the Russian losses more severe. Probably, only part of General Kuroki's army, which is estimated at 80,000 men, was engaged-most likely about 50,000 men of all arms-and the Russians, who are obliged to disseminate their forces over an

In the Summary Court yesterday Mr. Mowbray extended front, could hardly have had more than 30,000 men to oppose to their enemy. Sheik Abdool Ramjahn for 11:30dd in respect S. Northcote, of the Land Investment Co, sued This victory proves once again, the truth of of reat for the house No. 15, Leighton Hill Napoleon's advice to his Marshals, that ---

Road. Defendant failed to put in an appear- le Dieux des batailles est avec les gros battail ance, and the Fuisne Judge (Mr. T. Sercombe The well-planned victory at Kieulien-Smith) gave judgment for the amount claimed ching has afforded General Kuroki a firm foothold in the enemy's country. His com- munications with his base are secure from a raid, thanks to both banks of the Yalu being in his possession, and to the fact that Japan is mistress of the sea. In the event of a check be can retire upon the Yalu, which is being fortified in his rear, and over which the Russians 'would have small chance of passing should he be obliged to seek safety on the left bank, which is hardly likely. It is more than probable that the Japanese IT is reported from Vienna, that the Russians, army, that has now penetrated into eastern are taking drastic measures in deter Chinese Manchuria, will content itself with strengthen- bands from interfering with the Trans-Baikal A large stock of Canadian Asbestos and

ingits position, awaiting further developments and East Siberian Railway. Every Chinaman Asbestocal goods kept,

in the Liaotung Peninsula before advancing caught in the act of committing outrages Agents for Messm. Allen & Sons Electrical westwards. That these developments will the railway is forthwith beheaded, and his not be long delayed is evident from the head is exposed in a wooden cage fixed on an telegrams, published elsewhere in these lofty wooden scaffold. These wooden cages No. 358. columns, announcing the landing of a Japa birds of prey, are sald to present a hombl

along the line, with the flocks of screeching wa'er is

[581 | nese army corps on the Lactung Penin

DEVELOPING and PRINTING

UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS.

GOOD WORK.

PROMPT RETURN. Hongkong, 8th January, 1904.

E. C. WILKS & Co.,

{45

MARINE SURVEYORS, CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND

NAVAL ARCHITECTS.

COLLISIONS and Damages Surveyed.

Salvage Work undertaken.

Ship Debigos and Specifications prepared. Agents for the Construction and Sale of Steam

and Motor Chunches.

Contract for New Tonnage on reasonable terms

with First-clas Builders.

Plant and Centrifugal Pumps.

Telegeim, Address, *MARINEWORK.”

Hongkong, 3rd May, 1904,

ons.

and costs.

ACCORDING to the Foochow Echa, there will be no less than five steamers plying between Foochow and Santuze during this tea season. Two under the auspices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., two Japanese boats running alternately between Santuao and Hinghua, and one Chinese boat, the Fuan which, rumour hath it, is being run by a syndicate of Chinese officials.

OD

STORAGE GALLONS.

1903.

.1901.

1,300,000 581,003

Tylam......**** 104,120,000) Pokfulam

·9,493,000 Wong-nei-cheong 4,634,000

Total 118,154,000 59,681,000 Consumption of Water in the City of Victoria and Hill District during the month of April." 1903.

1904.

Consumption... 67,960,000 72,962,000 gallons Estimated po

118,400 pulation..... Consumption

per bead per day....

223,300

- 10.4.

zag gallons

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

The › seven boys were placed before Mr. Consol-General McWade reports:-In Can- | Gompertz, who impored the full; penalty of on there is a good demi for many kinds of $15 fine each, or one month's imprisonme machinery. Rice bulling machines, knitting machinery (especially for bose), and small power engines (serosene) will find here; in fact, soy modern invention Chinese If there were more American manufacturers bere undoubtedly agencies con

Intermittent supply in force during the whole | profitable business of March in both years.

Trans-Pacific freight rates are,

during the month of April."

Consumption of Waleria Kowloon Peninsula at present, - while-

American

1903.

31,500

Consumption...11,187,000 12,049,000 gallons Estimated po-

pulation Coosumption per head.per sday.

lower now thang

the

Non