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TELEGRAMS.

(Reuters)

The Congo Free State

LONDON, 10th June.

Speaking on the Foreign Office vote, Sir

Charles Dilke in the House of Commons lengthily impeached the administration of the Congo Free State and several members demanded that an international conference should be summoned. Earl Percy said that whille Italy, the United States and Turkey stated they were carnestly considering our representations, the other Powers were not prepared to act.

The War.

LATER.

The English Red Cross Society has sent £2,000 for the Russian sick and wounded.

Renter's correspondent at Mukden con- firas that General Kuroki has begun a for- ward movement in force; and the Russians officially admit that they are falling back before a superior force.

Armenia.

strong representations to the l'orte against the recent "dragoonings" of Armenians in

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

THE WAR

RUSSIAN LOSSES AT NANSHAN.

Mr. M. Noma, Consul for Japan, kindly communicates the following official tele

gram→→→→

Tokio, 12th June, 12.25 p.m.

General Oka reports that Russian corpses have been found in the vicinity of Nanshan and carefully buried by the Japanese Mili- tary Administration Commission and gen

darmes.

The number was ro officers, and 664 men, besides about 30 buried by Japanese troops in the neighbourhood of the camps.

RUSSIANS MOVING SOUTH.

THE DEFENCE OF AOYANG, - POLICING CAPTURED TOWNS.

Newchwang, 1st June.

1 learn from reliable sources that a strong Russian force is Leing hurriedly concentrated in the vicinity of Kaichon. The first brigade of the first division, under the commanded General

It is said that Russia originally hoped to hold Naushin, (Kinchou) for six months, and Port Aribur for two years, but the splendid Japanese victory at. Nanshan seems to have

entirely changed the Russian scheme; and viewed from this standpoint, it may be said to have been cheaply bought with 449, casual

filer.-N. C. U. News.

Vice-Admirals Togo and Yamamoto, have been promoted to Admirals; Lieut-Generals Okasawa, Hasegawa, Nishi, Kodama and Nogi to Generals; Rear-Admirals Uriu, Saitou and

Dewa to Vice Admirals,

THE COWEN CASE.

DECISION.

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MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1904.

the object of the art'cle is 'prevention and not punishment and I am able in considering the matter to do so in the light of evils sub- sequent to the time when the decision, was given in the Court below. But it is desirable that there should be no misconception on this point. It was argued on behalf of the defend

ant that the charge caine on to be heard 4 days After the words complained of were published and as up to that time there had been no breach of the peace in consequence no order for security ought to be made. This argument is ridiculous in itself and specially in view of the

|cases in which security has been ordered at home and the times which have elapsed between acts

THE PLAGUE AND CHINESE LABOURERS.

In the House of Commons Mr. Lyttelton,

replying to Sir W. Foster, said he received a telegram from the officer administering the government of Elongkong on 7th ult stating

that one case of bubonic plague had occurred in a lodge-house partly occupied by emigrants, the patient was a rejected emigrant, and that there had been no other case among the emi grants up to the present time. He (Mr. Lyttel ton) believed this was the case. So long as the medical advisers of the local Government did not regard the conditions under, which the or threats and the making of the orders. And not | Chinese labourers were introduced into the even the much longer time which has elapsed Transvaal as involving undue risk, and subject since the publication and the present, added to such precautions as they thought necessary, Judgment was given on the 3rd inst. at 11. 13.to the fact, as I am glad to learn it is a fact, he did not, as at present advised, propose to M. Supreme Court, Shanghai, before Sir H. S. that there has been ao breach of the peace in interfere. The length of the voyage from Wilkinson, in the matter of proceedings agains consequence, would be sufficient in itself to China was largely in excess of the period of John Cowen, Editor of the China Times, under justify the reversal of the order. But Counsel incubation of the disease, and this very greatly Article 106 of the Order in Council 1865, on on behalf of the d'efendant gave an assurance reduced the risk of the introduction of plague. Mr. Buchanan asked the Colonial Secretary report and appeal from his Britannic Majesty's with regard to the matters complained of which Court at Tientsin,

if carried out would secure all that the order whether, owing to the outbreak of plague at was intended to secure, and I have since had Hongkong, the chatters for the steamers on an opportunity of conferring with the Judge of the point of starting with Chinese indentured the Court at Tientsin, and I learn from him labourers for the Transvaal had beer cancel- that the assurance has so far been curied out, led. Mr. Lyttelton: No, sir.

continue to be carried out. circumstances I am glad to feel at liberty to reverse, and I now do reverse, the order for deportation. But this reversal is not to be construed as in any way dissenting from the propriety of the institution of the proceedings or of the making of the order.

The judgment was an extremely lengthy one, of which the following is a summary, from the Shanghai Times.

In this case an Order of deportation has been

Under these

Puth Great Britain and France have made Slachuberg, arrived at Kaichou from Tashih-made by His Majesty's Court at Tientsin and and he has no reason to think that it will not chow on the 29th ultinio, accompanied by ait has been reported to the Chief Justice of this battery of artillery and a large number of Cossacks, totalling 12,303 men of all arms. It is Court under the first part of Article 106 of the further reported that another brigade is follow. same order, which provides that "a Provincial ing for the relief of the Russians in the south. Court shall forthwith report to the Judge of the The latter troops will probably be despatched Supreme Court any order of deportations made

by it and the grounds thereof. stated, five days! to Wofangtien, where, it severe fighting ending on the 30th ultime, oc

the district of Sassun.

*

Contraband of War.

11th June. Great Britain has protested against the Russian declaration that rice and food stoffs are contralsund of war.

The Tibet Expedition. The Tibetans have made night-attacks on the Sikh and Goorka outports at Gyantsc and were repulsed Nearly all the reinforce ments have reached Chumbi.

AUSTRALIA IN THE ORIENT.

cured.

Trains are now running from Tasbihchow to Kaichou; yesterday two trainloads of wondded Russians passed through on the way to Mukden and during the same day 3, o commissariat cats, containing straw and munitions of war, were seen to leave Sashihchow and proceed in the direction of Kaichou. It is estimated that between 15,000 and 20,000 troops have been entrained from the north en route to the latter

haspital nurses arrived at Tasbihchow from

The first part of Article 106 under which the order of deputation was made is as follows:→→ (1) "When it is shown an oath, to the satis faction of any of Her Majesty's Courts in China that there is reasonable-ground to apprehend' that any British Subject in China is about to commit a breach of the public peace-or that the acts or conduct of any British Subject in China are or is likely to produce or excite to a breach of the public peace-the court within the jurisdiction whereof he happens to be may cause him to be brought before it and

of the Court, to keep the peace or for his future

The subject of the order of deportation is, as stated in the report, Mr. John Cowen, a British

and general manager and publisher of a local newspaper called the China Times and the act complained of is the publication in that paper on the 22nd of February last of a certain

i

In reply to Mr. Weir Mr. I yuelton said: I ain informed by the officer adininistering the Government of Hongkong that intending emi- grants arrival there during the fast fortnight have been accommodated in ordinary Chinese lodging houses in Kowloor, of which a num. ber have been hired and placed under special · medical inspection. A permanent isolated depot is being built four wiles from Kawloon, and isolated temporary accomun, dation will be ready in two days. All emigrants who satisfy the emigration officer and pass strict medical examination will be sent there pending ship. ment, those rejected being sent home

THE R.M.LI UNIFORM.

A long time ago it was decided to cloth the Red Marines in a tunie with a cuff somewhat

A recent issue of Public Opiniva, one of the place during the past three days. Yesterday 23 require him to give security to the satisfaction the 6th inst. (Monday) the junk was sailing similar to that worn by the Guards. The issue the British invest to give the new Labour Moakden, niso proceeding to the same destina-good behaviour, as the case may require."

#inst conservative papers in England, urges Ministry of the Australian Commonwealth every consideration and a fair trial. It states

tion. I would appear that the Russians either intend making their next big stand at Kaichou,

of these uniformis has now begun, and with them the Marines are also getting the new pattern cap. The RM.L.1. retained the Glengarry longer than any other infantry,

and, similarly, the corps has been the last to receive the "Brodrick" cap. It seems that it

that it is in a position to positively assert that orare making it their bise of operation" against subiect, resident with his family at Tientsin, the Chinese crew on board called out with excepting, of course, the Scottish regiments,

Mr. Chamberlain's policy will receive carly debberation from the new Cabinet which is prepared to join with New Zealand in openly fighting for preferential trade. This endorse ment would of course materially assist the

crusade at the approaching British general

election.

We do not know if the sudden activity of Australia in sending commercial representa- tives to test and gange the Eastern markets is a foreshadowing of coming events. It may be only a coincidence, but it is a pertinent one. This we do know, that if the Uni ed States adopts the policy advocated, and vinually pro- mised in high quarters, et closing all trade in the Philippines waless carried in American hattoms, that Australia will immediately re- taliate. And the Australian parliaments have a habit of bitting quickly without consulting the home authorities,

the Japanese in the Liaotung Peninsula.

A PICHON POST MESSAGE YKUM

PORT ARTHUR.

Chefer, 4th June.

SOME DETAILS ABOUT THE DEATH OF MR. ETZEL, A local native paper publishes the following telegram from Tientsia concerning the death of the late Mr. Etzel:-Mr. Brindle (Daily Mail) and the late Mr. Ezel (Daily Telegraph) jointly hired a junk, hitherto engaged in the bean-carrying trade, on Sunday, 5th inst., and had started down the Shuangt'aitse river bound for Kaichou. At & o'clock on the afternoon of

some ten miles out on the open sea when it mel four other junks having on board some thirty Chinese soldiers. The four junks at once started to surround the bean junk and although

night and main that their junk was a peaceable one their cries were unheeded and soon à fusi lade began from the rifles of the soldiers. At that moment Mr. Brindle was inside the cabin Etzel happened at the time to be stantting right in view of the other junks and so got killed by a rifle ball, as also was a native belonging to the crew. The Chinese soldiers fired in all about one hundred shots, mistaking the bean junk for a piratical craft. But when Mr. Brindle brought out his passport and waved it towards the other junks, fring at once ceased and the four junks sailed off unmediately. The corpse of Mr. Etzel was taken to Newchiwang, where Mr. Miller, the U. 5. Consul there, held an inquest,

would have pleased the men better bad it not been issued at all. The famous globe and of the corps. Nevertheless, the men do not ahogether relish the idea of having their uni form remodelled to Guards' pattern.

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On the 3rd instant while the Norwegian s.paragraph in an article headed "The French of the junk and escaped being shot gi, but Mr. | laurel will, of 'course; be retained as the badge "HE Company's Steamship chimal was lying at anchor here in Chefoo a Journel on the War," such publication being pigeon alighted on board, and was caught stated to be an act not likely in produce or The captain, on examining the bijd, found excite to a breach of the public peace especial. two letters in Russian characters in ciphery In view of the presence of troops of various tied to the legs, and as soon as those missives nationalities in Tientsin, the complaint being made on cath by Captain Edward H. E. Denic were moved the bird flew away. Next mor

who holds the position of Deputy Assistant Ad ne 4th, the captain sent the letter over

jutant General in the North China Command. the Russian consulate which paid him $10.

A summons was issued on this complaint, On the Chefoo Daily Nesus representatives and the defendant attended the Court at afterwards interviewing the Russian Consul on the subject, that gentleman denied the in Tientsin, un the 29th of February accompanied cident. The letters must have come from Post by his Counsel. The Judge having atten- tively heard the argument of the defendant's Anhar.- Universal Gazette.

Counsel gave his decision requiring the defen dant to enter into a recognisance in the sum of $500 to be of good behaviour for 12 months and gave him 24 hours to decide whether he would do so or not, and the defendant having

CORRESPONDENTS "AT THE FRONT."

Chefco, 5th June.

Mr. Frederic Jones, the North Pacific Trade.

The foreign newspaper correspondents at Commissioner to the Queensland Government, leaves on Tuesday by the Messageries liner for ached to the Russian army had already re Singapore, and expects to return to Hongkongceived passports from Viceroy Alexeieff to before two months He has made important proceed to Liaoyang, but when they reached engagements subject to ratification by his Changchintien and Yentai stations, they were Government. Mr. Jones expresses complete told not to proceed any further, according to satisfaction as to the result of his visit and is orders of the head-quarters of the Russian confident that in a great many branches of Commander-in-Chief, as their presence would trade that the products of Queensland can only binder the Russian military plans.-Sin more than hold their own without Government Pan-pao. assistance.

THE BAY OF BENGAL.

I am informed from Russian sources that General Meschenko has despatched 4,000 Im perial cavalry guards from Kusanchengt u to Kaiyuan en toute for the south, where they are to be employed for the purpose of cutting off Japanese troops at Pitsuwon.

To-day a Chinaman arrived here from Pilsu- won, bringing a letter from an officer attached

Arthur,

then declined to enter into such a recognisance, the Judge made the order for deportation with a view to confirmation or reversal.

The Judge, as directed by the order is Council, bas stated the grounds for requiring security from the defendant. He said:"My grounds for requiring Mr. Cowan to give the above mentioned security by signing a recogni- sance are these:-The Article complained of is, in my opinion, of a nature to provoke or excite to a breach of public peace. While such Probably very few people think very much of

writing as this and some others lately printed Great Britain or in British Colony, be danger the bottom of the lay of Bengal, whilst those

in the China Times would not, if published in

who have to travel over it especially in the

ous, it assumes a very different complexion South-West Monsoon are considerably exercis

when published in what is practically an Inter- ed over its surface, its condition meaning for

to the 5th division stationed at Lienchialuen-national Garrison Town, where feelings are them a comfortable or uncomfortable journey. In recent times the Bay of Bengal has been situated half way between Piuuwoa and Pu- already excited, where in the natural course of particularly well studied, and it has been ascer-lantien-stating that the Japanese are busily events and with the progress of a war now lained that its botton is a vast plain, nearly engaged fighting towards the east of fort perhaps only at its earliest stage, those feelings must tend to become more and more embittered a thousand miles in extent in its greatest

Great preparations have been made for the and where in my own experience during the breadth, broken only by one long narrow

past three years, the community has more thaa once been on the verge of the most serious mountain chain which at certain places rise defence of Liaoyang, which ist dered to above the sea, and forms the Andaman Islands be one of the strongest strategic positions held The bitom of the sea is entirely screened from by the Russians. It is reported that during occurrences due to national antipathies. On these considerations my action has been based" Counsel for the defendant at the suggestion the warmth and light of the sun by the in- the past five days 4,050 carts have been em- lervening mass of water. On land we often played by the Russians to remove stores and experience that the intervention of clouds, munitions from Liaoyang to Kaiyang-probab. of the fudge of the Court at Tientsin put into which are merely divided masses of water, rely surplus stores which it is thought desirable writing his argument on behalf of the defend the report. A sup; lementary argument on be sults in gloom and a fall of temperature. The to remove beyond the reach of the Japanese in ant, and a copy of this ar. ument accompanied etfect is infinitely more intense at the bottom the event of the latter capturing Liaoyang.

half of the defendant has s nce been forwarded of the ocean, between which and the sun there is interposed not only for a day or two, a layer

through that Court. The defendant has in his of cloud, but, for ever, a volume of water often

argument raised certai 1 points of law, and these several miles thick. Even at fifteen fatboms

have first to be considered. A copy of the argu- ments has been served on the complainant, but from the surface the light is much subdued, producing more the appearance of pale moon.

ha has intimated that he does not propose to light than of sunlight. Experiments made with

file any argument in reply and both complain. very sensitive photographic plates in the clear

ant and defendant have intimated that they do not propose to be represented by Counsel in water of the Lake of Geneva, have shown that sunlight does not pencirate to greater depth

this Count there than 150 fathoms. In the open ocean and in the tropics where sunlight is most intense, no light peneirates beyond a depth of 200 fathoms Below this all is dark. The sun's beat like its light is cut off from the ocean depths in the same manner. In the Bay of Bengal there is a fall of temperature amounting to about Fahr, for every ten lathoms from the surface At 200 fathoms it has been found that the

: is stated in well informed quarters that complications may arise in connection with the policing of treaty ports and the various Manchurian towns captured by the Japanese The latter are not in a position to spare sufficient men to properly guard and police these places against the depredations of mob. bers and bad characters who would speedily take advantage of any town or district lefi without proper protection. It is reported that in order to overcome this difficulty the Japanese are negotiating for the Chinese Go vernment to provide troops for the purpose of policing districts evacuated by the Russians, It is further stated that M. Lessar, the Russian Foreign Minister to Peking, is bringing pres sure to bear upon the Chinese Government to prevent the latter from interfering is the maller.

At Newchwang all is quiet; during the last thermometer stands all the year round at 55 few days several ladies hays returned, an in degrees Fahr, Whilst at 2,000 lathoms it con stantly registers about 35° Fahr. or about three dication that hostilities are not likely in take above freezing point. It is curious to pole place in the neighourhood of Newchwang just that as we rise in the air in balloons or on

yet awhile-Shangkas Mercury. mountain topsihe temperature falls as we rise, and the same occurs as we dive into the depths of the ocean. But in mines the heat increases as we descend. Plant life appears entirely absent on the for of the deep seas, but dredg ings in the past twenty-five years show that "these cold dark depths really teem with animal | life. For the above interesting particulars ve

This will undoubtedly advance the military are indebted to an article on Life in the Depths of the Ocean by Dr. Phipson which situation, both sides having then to fight in appeared in Chambers Journal some time ago undefended positions,

-THE NEW MILITARY PROGRAMME.......

Tokio, 4th June. The report that General Kuropatkin is ready to assume the offensive in believed at Tokio to be well-founded.'-

The argument of defendant's Counsel may be stated shortly as directed to show--

1st. That the provisions of the Order in Council under which these proceedings are

taken are unconstitutional and void.

and-That the provisions of the order do not apply to the facts of the present case.

3rd-That if the provisions of the Order do apply in the present case, they ought underali the circumstances not be applied.

Counsel's argument at Tiestsin was quoted at great length in its main points after reading which is Lordship delivered himself as

Tollows!

If then I had to treat this case as one on appeal from the Court below on the legal points which have been raised I should feel that had no alternative but to confirm the decision. But I conceive that my duly does not end there. The provision which requires me either to cons firm the order for deportation or to revens it leaves me a discretion, which it is my duty to

exercis

THE LATE MR. SOPER.

The Echo de Chine's Chefoo corespondent writes on the 1st of June that Mr.Soper was drowded on the way to Weihaiwei. There had

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been suspicions of those who were with him on when it was found that these men had not his yacht, but these suspicious were dissipated enough on them to pay their passage from Wei- haiwci to Chefoo. The correspondent adds that a number of Sikhs, new in Cheloo, former. France-Bank T.T ly employed at Dalny, had entrusted their savings to Mr. Soper, and are accordingly in despair. It is possible that Capt. Benocil mis- understood the Indian who spoke to him at Chefoo, and that the latter was really asking if the former knew where Mr. doper was to be two Russians who accompanied Br. Soper on the voyage has arrived in Shanghai. He states found. We learnt yesterday that one of the

that Mr. Soper was struck by the boom while steering, fell overboard, and never rose again. responsibility as an Engineer in Port Arthur The Russian in question held a position of some and there seems to be no reason to disbelieve this account of a very sad affair. It is supposed that Mr. Soper had a considerable sum of his own money and of money entrusted to him by Sikhs on him when he was drowned.

H. M. Commissioner at Weihaive held an inquiry there on the 31st ult. into the loss by drowning of Mr. E. J. Soper, and decided that there were no suspicious circumstances.

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On Saturday, Archbishop Gudi left for the teachers of St. Joseph's College all arrayed in Philippines. At one o'clock the boys and their gala-dresses left the school in ranks of three towards the French Mission house, the residence of His Excellency during his sojourn accompanied the Archbishop and the clergy in Hongkong. From this place the boys to Blake Pier, where three launches were wail- ing to take all to ss. Rubi by which Mgr. THE P. & O. 5. N. Co.'s Steamship Guidi was to sail. While on the quay Master Ozorio read a sympathetic little address to His Excellency, wishing. him w bon voyage. Three cheers were called for the Pope and other three for the Archbishop The steam launch King Sing with a new flag of the College flying on the prow canted the Papal Delegate, the clergy, the Rev. Bro. Joshua and the choir of the College, two other launches the Wo-shum and the Wing-he conveyed the boys and the other teachers. When the party reached the Rub the chaisters chanted "Vivat! Vival! Vivat Pastor bonus" to "a nice tune. When Mgr. Guidi was seen safely on board, the launches left the steamer and started to cruise in the barbour waiting for the weighing of the anchor of s. Rub. There was great excitement among the boys. Al four o'clock the Rue weighed anchor and started to sail for the Philippines. The launches which carried the boys and the teachers followed the s'eamer for a distance, boys shouting burrahs and waving handker by also waving his bandkerchief. But soon chiefs all the time; His Excellency responded the launches were left far bebind; with one more hurrah from the boys the launches turned back; the boys disembarked at Blake Pier, and set off towards thoir Alma Matos,

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