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TELEGRAMS. (Reuters)

The War.

LONDON, 10th May. A telegrain from Admiral Alexeieff, to the Tear, states that railway communication with Port Arthur was restored on Monday night. The Japanese statesman, M. Suyematsu,'- at an interview with Reuter's representative, declared that Japan's first and chief aim was to push back Russia as far as possible. Russia would never be allowed the least political or territorial hold on Koren, whose future status would be that of a Japanese Egypt. Some form of a buffer state under Chinese sovereignty would possibly be created in Manchuria. Japan would regard any breach of China's neutrality as a cala- mity, the chief danger of which was Russia, who was doing things to irritate hina. M. Suyematsu said, in conclusion, that no mat- ter what the Japanese successes might be, her policy is to ensure the absolute freedom to all powers in the Far East, and no Oc- cidental power need have the slightest anxiety that Japan is likely to suffer from "a swelled head."

" The Japanese Loan. The Japanese Loan of £5,000,000 has been fully underwritten in New York at 931 and is quoted at 3%, prem.

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1904.

THE WAR.

RUSSIAN ATTACK ON ANJU.

COSSACKS LOSE HEAVILY.

Mr. M. Noma, Consul for Japan, has kindly communicated the following tele

gram

"Tokio, May 12th,

11.35 2.1.

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"On the morning of 10th inst. 200 Rus- sian cavalry attacked Anju. The Japanese garrison stubbornly resisted. One company of reinforcement arrived on the afternoon from Pingyang. The enemy fled on the morning of the 11th when further Japanese reinforce ment arrived from North and South. The Japanese casualties were four killed and six wounded. The enemy's casualties were over fifty. A non-commissioned officer, taken prisoner, said the caemy consisted of five hundred Cossacks."

THE VALU BATTLE.

DETAILS OF COMBAT.

London, 5th May,

A Paris telegram of May 4th states that General Kuropatkin, in his official report, gives the following explanation regarding the

Russian reverse on the Yalu -

in fact, would be greatly pleased if the Powers would intervene. For it is believed that they recognise that

THE DIFFICULTIES OF TRANSPORT are so great that it is useless to expect to defeat Fagan, without so protracted and sa costly a war, as would leave Russia exhausted for at least a generation. According to a very com- mon impression, Russian public men are of

opinion that Russia herself can hardly afford lo do now, what she refused to do when asked by Japan. But they conceive that she might yield to the representations of all Europe what she had refused to Japan alone. There are ob vious difficulties in the way of an intervention, at least until a great battle has been fought upon land. Intervention would be hopeless unless this country took part in it. I the intervene, British Government refused to Japari would be encouraged to disregard the representation of the other Powers. Bat it would be an extremely, delicate thing for this country to intervene, unless Japan expressed her desire that there should be intervention. This country, it must never be forgotten, is the

ALLY OF J Pan.

If it were to intervene now it would seem to be

Shih-k'ai at Tientsin, sent by officers detailed for the purpose, make time total number of Rus- sian troops in the three Manchurian province and Eastern Siberia as follows:-170,000 - fantry, 17 003 cavalry and a56 guns. Of this dumber 10,000 infantry, 500 cavalry and 32 guns are in Eastern Siberia, the rest being con- centrated at Harbin andthe vicinity of Moukden.

THE SINGAPORE SHOOTING“

AFFAIR.

Joseph Maurice Somers, musical director of the Fanny Stanley Opera Company, has been arrainged at Singapore on a charge of murder, by causing the death of a German named Frederick Watzburg. The accused, who was given a seat as his health had broken down pleaded "not guilty." The Hon. W. R. Collyer, Attorney-General, conducted the case for the Crown. ile addressed the jury and gave them a brief outline of the incidents leading up to the death by shooting of Warzburg. He re- marked in conclusion that this was one of the most distressing cases he could ever remember. The prisoner had taken out a revolver with the expressed purpose of using it, and unfortunately he had used it although he had not been touch ed al all himself. No one would be more

gratified than he if the jury could decide, after

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EXPERIENCE.1N THE CHINA SEA Captain J. 17. Andrews of the P. & O. liner Palarean, which arrived at Singapore from Hongkong on 4th inst., reported having en- countered an extraordinary cyclone in the China Sea. Luckily his ship suffered no damage, but the incident was most interesting from a meteorological point of view, and was thus reported in a letter to Mr. H. J. Chope, Persian (Paper) the P. & O. Agent;—

As a matter of interest have to report meeting with a cyclonic storm of considerable violenes in Lat 9 N. and Long. 1c8 or about

100 miles each off Polo Condor. The attend. ant conditions were so unusual and the steep. ness of the barometric gradient so extreme that The an- the incident is worthy of recon.l. recedent climatic conditions were, shortly stated, s follows: From Hongkong to the coast of Cochin China, experienced moderate winds from East and ENE. with fine weather.

Uff Cape Varella, (9 am., April 3-th), the wind backed to the Northward the barometer

remaining steady at 37.00. At 11 am, the weather became overcast and rain set in, con. tinuing at intervals until passing Cape Padaran 5 pau. The disturbance here appeared to be entirely local; the wind backing from Enst through North, to S, W, and the brometer

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changed. If Japan were defeated, it might be hearing the evidence in the case and being steady at 297.92. Ar passing Cape Padaran | NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BURMEN.

directed by His Lordship, to alter the charge of murder to a less grave one. He, himself, did not think, however, that the prisoner could, on the evidence, be arraigned on any other

charge than that murder.

Evidence was then heard, and the case had not concluded when the mad left.

stepping in to protect Russia against its own ally, and that is a thing that obviously could not be done. But if there were a great battle upon land, the situation would be greatly

desirable in the interest of Japan to intervene. If, on the other hand, Russia was defeated, it might facilitate an early arrangement; always supposing, of course, that the view is correct During the engagement the Japanese direct-hit Russia really desires intervention. If she ed their principal efforts against the Russian does, and if she were proved to be so unready left wing which was composed of rhly 5,000

that she could not hold her ground in Manchu At the Supreme Court this mogging, the troops. The rest of the army covered a vast

ria, it would not be inimical to her to intervenc Chief Justice, Sir W. M. Goodman, had the sweep of ground. The Russians thus fund for the purpose of stopping hostilities, and THE LOSS OF THE S.S. “SCOVIA." bankruptcy action, C. E. Le Munyon exparte themselves obliged to fight against an enemy bringing about an arrangement. On the other the New York Export and Import Company, that was five or six times their superior in point hand, if a satisfactory arrangement could be brought to his notice by Mr. C E. H. Beavis of numbers. One Russian regiment covered

made, it would obviously be favourabic to Japan (Messrs. Wilki son and Grist), who applied on the retreat of the other troops and fought

to bring that about without further fighting and behalf of five persons for costs of legal pro-heroically against an entire Japanese Division.

further expense. ceedings taken against the debtor.

It was decimated. Two batteries of artillery were obliged to leave their guns on the field, all the horses and nearly the men having been killed. The gunners, however, spiked their guns before abandoning them.

Replying to his Lordship, the Official Re- ceiver (Mr. Brun Shepherd) said that the total

assets amounted to over $1,000, but he was unable to give any idea of the amount of the indebtedness.

The report further states that--The Japa- His Lordship allowed $500, which included nese have lost 3,000 or 400 men, killed, $30 costs of the application, on the ground that They pursued the Russians in the direction of he was satisfied that debtor's property was pre-Feng-hwang-cheng, but were obliged to aban- served for the bencht of creditors by means of clon the pursuit after having lost 300 men,

Viceroy Alexeleff wants all Chinese officers the legal proceedings brought by the creditors against the debtor without notice of any avail-withdrawn from Flugtien (Moukron). able act of bankruptcy committed by the deb tor. He would allow the costs ont of the estate in the same priority as was provided in respect of taxed costs.

THE "CHANGSHA"

The China Navigation Company's steamer Changsha, which arrived from Australian parts this morning, brought a full cargo, the principal lines being 200 tons barley, 450 tons lead, 1000 crates onions, 300 les potatoes, 200 bags potatoes, 320 bales wool, 175 tons copper, 10 tons bones, etc., 150 tons coal, 30 tons naval *stores, 50 tons oals, 100 tons frozen mutton, game, poultry, etc. She had also general cargo for Thursday island and Port Darwin.

CANTON NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Canton, 11th May.

THE PROHIBITED GAMBLING,

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Would it be possible to make such an ar rangement as would not humiliate Russia ? Clearly, if Port Arthur and Vladivostock both fell into the hands of the Japanese, or if they were besieged, and it was evident that Russia was not in a position to relieve them before they were compelled to surrender, it would seem as if a settlement night be arrived at If our information is correct, the Japanese desire to build

A GOLDEN BRIDGE

for the retreat of their enginy. They do not

CAPTAIN EXONERATED,

A Marine Court of inquiry has been held at Singapore to inquire into the loss of the Tele- graph steamer Scotia which was wrecked on a reef near the entrance to the harbour of Guam while on a voyage to Honolulu. Captain Rush- ton stated that the Scotia's registered tonnage was 2,776 and she was registered at London. she belonged to the Commercial Pacific Cable Co. of America. On the 3rd of March they left Hongkong for Honolulu via Guam. Al

There

3.20 on March 11th they made Guan. was a north swell on. He was called at 3.20 and slowed the engines. At 4 he saw that he would arrive too close before daylight so he

the win returned to the Eastward and the weather cleared up.

8.35 sing 2 miles West of High

Rock, (Polo cir de Mer 5 indes forth

South, the win was at Esst, shy overcast and bar: steady al 19791 ship' course being S. 26 W. (true). At midnight the same conditions prevailed, barometer standing at 29′′.55.

A1 4 a.m. (May 1st) with the wind at E.N.E, we were running before a typhoon steering a course to pass between Pulo Condor and the Blanda shoal. At 5 am. the wind was N.E. and at fi am. North with the barometer at 8,70. At 6.10 am. (Lat. g" N. Long 108 E.), with a sudden shift of wind to the N.W., the fury of the storm struck us.

The few remain-

ng awnings that we were unable to secure were instantly blown to shreds; and two cul ters, carried outboard on the weather side, were turned, by the force of the blasi, bottom up over their securing spars on tis the boat deck. The ship behaved splendidly, her light draft and excellent tim saved her from dainage in the confused, lumpy sea that was running. As before stated the remarkable feature of this disturbance was the steepness of the barometric gradient a study of which would lead one to

The Tokyo correspondent of the Daily wish to drive Russia to extremities. But, on turned her round and steered west. The engines believe that the storm was of small area though

Telegraph wires that the transport steamship carrying the foreign miliary attachés, including Sir Ian Hamilton, struck a rock, and that the attaches were transferred to another steamer.

LLOYD'S AND WAR RISKS, INSURANCE RATES FALLING.

Although there have been one or two rather severe losses, Lloyd's underwriters who issued policies against war risks have, on the whole, done well out of the business. The Kanagawa Mary and the three other steamers of the N. Yin European waters at the outbreak of hostilities, have all arrived at, or left the Cape, so that fear of their capture by the Rus sian warships is practically at an end. Three of these steamers are taking out 25,0.0 tons of Cardiff steam coal for the use of the Japanese Fleet, and very high rates had been paid at Lloyd's to insure against capture on the voy. age. Coal cargoes outward bound from South Wales to Japan in British steamers can now

the other hand, they are determined to rest content with nothing less than full assurance, that their own independence is respected as well as that of Korea, and also the integrity of China is assured. In all reasonable probability, therefore, if Japan is as successful on land, as she has been on sea, she will insist upon the complete evacuation of Manchuria, and the cession to her of Port Arthur and the Liau- ang l'eninsula in general. Supposing that the Russian army in Manchuria was defeated, and that Russia could not for a considerable time reinforce that army; supposing, further,

that both Port Arthur and Vladivostock were

either taken, or were so closely bes eged, that their fall was morally certain, might not Russia be willing to part with Port Arthur for the sake of redeeming Vladivostock? A difficulty would remain regarding the

RAILWAY THROUGH MANCHURIA.

Itussia has always declared that she recug-5 be insured at a premium of 375 per cent. The nises the sovereignty of China in Manchuria; East of Singapore" war rate for general mer that she would evacuare that province as soon chandise is reduced to 25 6d per cent, except

as she felt it safe to do so, but that she would in the case of North China ports, on which the require the means of protecting her Manchuria premium is 55 per cent. Underwriters are

railway. It would, therefore, be no humilia generally inclined towards a lower range of tion to her to hand back Manchuria to the

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Sunday, May 15th, is the day fixed by the Viceroy's proclamation for the closing of all the native gambling shops, many of which have already shut. As I said a few days ago all these gambling shops havs been under false colours since the time of Li Hung Chang. All have the sign Siu Wai Sing instead of the sign Pak premiums for the insurances to ports of Japan, Chinese. But how could her claim for the the ship. He ordered the fourth anchor to be

Hop Piu. This is said to be the first step in the crusade against gambling. So much has been said against the Viceroy that it is a pleasure to be able to report something in his favour. The business people in the city are loud in their praises of the suppression of this form of lat- tery. BUDDHIST PRIESTS MAKE A CONTRIBUTION.

I have just learned that some Buddhist priests have become very patriotic. They have pre seated the government with land worth $200,000, which to be sold and the money applied to relieving the present financial

difficulties.

is 4 to 55 being about usual for non-contra. band good in neutral bottoms, but Port Arthur and Vladivostock are uninsurabic L&C. Express.

THE WAR ITS POSSIBLE LENGTH.

protection of the railway be satisfied! There are several ways in which it could be done, assuming that Russia felt herself in such a position that peace was necessary to her. Either the railway might be neutralised and placed under the management of an Interna-

revenue might he set apart that would gradually repay Russia. There need be no serious difficulty in

ARRANGING FOR THE PAYMENT For if Japan wins, and is left practic.lly in control of Korta and China, she can be counteri upon to see that the purchase-money for the away will be forthcoming. Probably indeed, the inde; endence and integrity of China were guaranteed by the Powers, and if either an International Board, or a China-Japan ficard were to be constituted for the manage-

At first there was a very general opinion tional Board, all the Great Powers guarantee. that the war would last long. It was undering is security, or the railway might be stood by most well-informed persons that sold to China, and Russia was not prepared. Her Government had been so convinced that the Japanese would not dare to draw the sword against it, that it did not make the necessary preparations, and there- fore it seemed not improbable that it would be THE EX-NAM HOI POY.

beaten at first. When Russia lost command Nothwithstanding the rumours which were

of the sea the opinion was strengthened, for it abrea about the return of l'oy to Canton he is

then became clear that she was dependent upon still in Macao. The praper papers have not

a single railway, with a track for the despatch been arranged, and we are still in doubt as to whelber the transfer will be made. It is said of her reinforcements, and the keeping of er that Poy has insured his life for $123.goo in army in the field supplied with everything one of the companies doing business in Canton, requisite. People argued that Russia could not and that this is one reason why there is so much afford to confess herself beaten-that she would continue the struggle, therefore, until she interest taken in his whereabnuis,

ultimately wore out, adversary, We never

situation, took that view of

On the contrary, we pointed that the position of Russia now urikingly resembles her position when the Allies sat down before Sebastopol; that in attempting to defend Sebastopol she wore herself out, and that when Sebastopol taken. It would, of course, be a fell sbe

OIL FOEL FOR SIBAMERS. The Kobe Chronicle had the following New York news, dated the 20th of March:-

The American-Hawaiian line steamer Nebraskan, Captain Weeden, finished to-night the longest trip ever accomplished with all fuel. She left San Francisco on January 23rd,

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San Diego on February 3rd, and passed and concluded peace. The inference we drew through the Straits of Magellan to the Atlantic was that as she was found to be as totally un. on February 23rd. Her time from San ready as the indications seemed to show, the Francisco to York, sixtythree days, com Japanese would quickly take Port Arthur and pares favourably wit of coal steaming Vladivostock, and that then she would not vessels.

hesitate to conclude pence, any more than she did half a century ago. As time goes on the public in general is coming more and more to our view of the probabilities. Perhaps it is being converted by the increase evidences, that Russia is more unprepared than anybody believed. It would seem, indeed, from General

The Ainstan burning coal, which sailed from New York on January 16th was just sixty. three days in reaching San Diego. The distance from San Diego to New York through the Straits of Magellan is more than 16,000 miles.

ment and protection of the Manchurian rail- way, it would be easy to raise the price, pledg ing the railway as a security. The real ques- tion is, whether Russia could be brought to consent to such an arrangement even if er armies in the field were decisively defeated, and Port Arthur and Vladivostock were either taken or were so beseiged as to be sure to be

BITTER PILL FOR RUSSIA

to swallow, and Russia might refuse. But if she did, and thereby intervention failed, Japan would practically be in possession of all the territory now occupied by Russia, and all Korea in addition.. She would thus be able to recruit in both Korea and Chin, so that her preparations would keep pace with those of Russia. It may be objected that she would not be able in borrow as freely as Russia, and th t, ¡herefore, ber preparations could not be very effective. But if Japan proves to be as well prepared upon land as she undoubtedly is upon sea, and if she carries everything before

were still slow. He then left the bridge and gave orders to be called at 5. At 5 he was called and went on deck, turned the ship sound and set the engines at full speed. He was using the British Admiralty chart until he got close in and then he used the American Naval chart. Frequent cross-bearings were taken until 6.ro when it was broad daylight. Witness was on the bridge with the fourth officer. They saw black buoy bearing East. Witness starboarded and found the point altering its bearings so fast that he stopped the engines, thinking that he had got hold of the wrong buoy. The ship He took a was then heading about East. rough bearing of what he thought to be the mountain given in the directory. He had evidently made a mistake about the mountain. He was taking a new bearing when the ship gently touched the boltum, without any shock. Just as he stopped the engines the men called fathaus. Her speed was then about three koots. He ordered the engines full astern and sent for the Chief Engineer and told him to pump out the after ballast tank as he knew she was live or six feet by the stern. He ordered an officer away to take soundings round the ship and another officer to take soundings from dropped and to be ready to slip the chain. The ship was bumping very heavily indeed. The Chief Engineer reported that the stokehold and engine room were rapidly filling with water. He said the water was rapidly approaching the bot- tom of the furnaces and witness instructed him o draw the fires and blow the steam of the boil. ers and at the same time stopping the engines. The engines going astern had no effect. The about 7.30 and he advised witness that the Captain of a U. S. aaval collier came aboar wind would increase as the sun got up. The wind was then blowing fatrty last from the Northward with a nasty swell. Witness lowered all his port beats. He had ropes made fast to the cable in the hold. They had filty-five miles of cable stored in one tank and furniture and stores belonging to the Company. Witness sent messages ashore to find out if he could get any assistance and found that he could get none at all. He then went ashore at 10 30 or it and wired to New York and London. Mean. while they were landing valuable instruments. On the morning of the 18th they all went ashore as the wind was blowing a gale and the seas were going right over the funnel. The fore bunker was on fire. There were about 200

tons of coal in that bunker. On the 24th the whole after part of the ship broke adrift. The Putrol arrived on the 26th and took the cable uut of her. The balance of the ship was sold to a firm in Guam for $77. He considered he was justified in relying on the position of the buoy. He was entering a port which was a U.S. naval station, where they keep a man-of- war, where naval transports call in every month regularly and which had been surveyed and chartered by the Government. The chart lie used was published in 190 Under those circumstances he. considered he was quite justified in relying on the buoy,

The Court found that Cap', Rushton was not to blame in any way for the accident and that the necessary precautions were taken.

of great violence, thus when approaching the centre of depression obliquely the gradient of descent was one-inch in 4 hours or 47 milės of progress, wliereas when leaving it direc ly the gradient of ascent was one inch in 10 miles of progress on a southerly course.

This last, I imagine, bearing in mind the time of year and geographical position, is something more than uncommon.-Straits

Times.

ONE of the most remarkable testimonies to the advantage of the water tube boiler has been provided in the race of the Chinese squadron from Spithead to Bermuda. The ships steam- ed a mean average of seventeen knots an hour, and while that is so all the vessels arrived in Of course, it will not be very good, rim.

ugotten that the course extended over four thousand miles, and to maintain a rate of

seventeen knots an hour over such a distance is without a parallel in the history of the British Navy.

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The Nebraskan did noti a stop to Stossel's address to his troops, that in his her, so that she practically drives the Russians obtain furnace food. She is to attempt to make opinion, at all events, the position is practically out of Manchuria, can anybody seriously doubt the return trip is the same way. She took out desperate. Another thing that has made a that she will be able to borrow with all the 28,000 barrels of petroleum for f

for fact. If she great impression upon the public mind is the resources of China, as well as of [apin ander had taken coal the space occupied by the persistent rumours of intended intervention: her control? –The Stalisi. bunkeys would have been 75 per cent greater Rightly or wrongly, It is believed that these than that taken up by the oil and she would have been obliged to stop at different ports. | favoured by Russia-that Russian public men, ary Intelligence Department of Viceroy Yuan | tereansaq and Channel çruiser squadrons.

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