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Consul, Saigon, by the Colonial Secretary stating that: Quarantine reduced to 48 hours' observation for all veggels arriving without passengers on board.

DURING the past twenty-four hours four cases of plague were reported in the Colony. All the victims were Chinese and three of them were dead when the returns were is ued. One of the bodies was discovered packed in a basket flearing in the harbour.

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BIRTHS.

On the 13th June, at the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank, Tsingtao, the wife of M. HOMANN, of a daughter.

On the 15th June, at Kiel, the wife of OSCAR VON GORDON, of a daughter,

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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1904.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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I gave a servant my Chinese passport and he the bags bad to be finished within an hour nud TELEGRAMS. held it up. The boats then went away. We a half Mr. Gray (who had been instructed by: sailed to Erhehiako, arriving aboutien, engaged Mrs. Tonielli) gave an excellent display of a guide, and walked to Tienchuangtai, which needlework, but was run clase by the pilot, station, we reached at two o'clock yesterday Captain Bischof, whose partner was Miss morning. We wired from there for assistance. Buchanan. By the first train from Yingkou came Messrs.

Cheyne, Sheridan, and Lister with a stretcher. party. We rode with a military escort back to Ethchinko and took away the body in the afternoon to Tienchuangtai.

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An inquiry was held at the latter place by Mr. Miller, American Consul-General, acting as Coroner. Messrs. Bush, Vaness and Har op were the jurors. General Chu was present. Afterwards the body was conveyed to Yingkou by special train and was inken over the river in a lunch kindly provided by the Russian authorities, who did everything they could for

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The body was enclosed in a coffin, but the burial was deferred till instructions should be received from the United States Minister is Peking.

Over a hundred shots were fired at us. The sides of the junk were full of holes.

The soldiers must have seen us before they fired. They said they took us for pirates, but 11 cannot believe it. They appeared to be shoot ACCORDING to an announcement els where ining at our large boat from niere wantonnest. this issue, weekly entertainments are to be At the time Eizel was struck he was looking over the top of the hold, clinging to the sides given at the Metropole Hotel comiuencing on

with his hands. He fell without noise; Saturday next, when Ware and Ross' Enter- tainers of artistes open the series with a special performance. We are given to under stand that the entertainment will be of the best and should be thoroughly enj syed by everyone

AMONGST the foreign steamers in the service of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha there are several vessels who e charter parties expire this THE English mail of the 21st ult. was delivered month. The British steamer Ganges was released from charter on the 4th inst, while in London on the 10th inst.

the Norwegian steamer Tungus was to be released on Tue.day. The Japanese steam- ship company is also to discharge the British steamer Dunblane and three other vessels in about a week.

THE Second Halloon Section was to leave St.

Petersburg on the fifteenth of this month.

THE Tactal of Kinchau telegraphs that the Russians have begun to collect likin and other dues at Newchwang,

THE subscription to the new war loan was

IN an article on the movements of the Russian Army, the Niffon observes that if the Rus stans have any real intention of relieving Port

Taken away in the prime of life, brave, kind and generous, Etzel can be ill spared by his friends.

The Chinaman in our boat who was wounded in the back is in a serious condition.

We fired no shot and gave no provocation. The name of the corporal in charge of the soldiers was Pan Yung-heo. He is acknow- edged by General Chu to be his man. He was sent out with ten soldiers on Saturday to chase

robbers.-BRINDLE.

LIFE ON THE S.S." KOREA,”

• SUCCESSFUL HONGKONG PASSENGERS,

THE LAST DAYS IN QUARANTINE.

The P.M. steamer Korea was released from quarantine at five glock yesterday even.

opened on the fath and the whole amount offer Arthur, a decisive battle will he fought being, says the Kobe Chronicle of 12th inst., a

ed was covered the first day.

A STEAMSHIP line, under the name of the Canadian Lines, Limited, has been formed to trade between Canada and France.

ACCORDING to the evidence given at the Court A. S. WATSON & CO., of Inquiry held at Newchwang, Messrs. Brindle

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Hongkong, zoth June, 1904.

TELEPHONE NO. 198.

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and Etzel were bound for Kaichou.

THE house of Mr. Yon-Chow-ming, compradore

of Messrs. Siemssen & Co. at Tientsin, was

7th.

medical inspection of the whole of the pass- engers and crew having been made earlier in the day, without revealing any, fresh, cases of infectious or contagious disease.

tween Kinchau and Kaiping which will decide the fate of the campaign on the Liaotung. The Nip: on believes the rumoured southward move, however, to be quite doubtful, as once

On Friday night a very interesting ceremony they evacuate Liaoyang their retreat will be took place in the saloon after dinner, Captain cut off by the Japanese First Army Corps, Seabury being presented with a beautifully which is taking a position in the direction of Liaoyang, while a column landed at Takushanilluminated address signed by the whole of the saloon passengers,. The address was drawn is moving between the First Army Corps and up by the Hon. Mr. Pierce (of Washington) the force pressing on Port Arthur. Should the and Mr. Thos. H. Reid (Hongkong), and was Russians evacuate Liaoying the positions of illuminated by Comte de Fersen, who deserves the contending armies will be reversed, the

to be congratulated upon the originality of his Russians being cut off and perhaps placed in a design and the excellence of its execution. fatal position. The Nippon cannot believe

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THE GYMKHANA,

The following were the results at the Gymk hasa held on Thursday and Friday

Potato Race-1st Heat-1, Mr. da Silva; 2, Mr. C. I. Thompson, and Hest-r, T. H. Reid; 2, Comte de Fersen, Final Heat-1, Mr. T. H. Reid; 2, Mr. da Silvn,' --

Egg and Spoon Race. 1st Heat-1, Mrs. Kelly; 2, Mrs. Levering, and Heat-1, Miss Kalbach; 2, Miss Hykes. Final Heater, Miss Hykes; 2; Mrs. Kelly.

Boys' Race, William Burke,. Cake and Soda Race,-1, Mr. C. H. Thomp

son.

SERVICE.

THE WAR.

BLOCKADE RUNNER

CAPTURED.

ADMIRAL TOGO VIGILANT.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

YOKORAMA, 22nd June, 10.55 a.m.

Admiral Togo's fleet, while blook- Masking the Pig's Eye (blindfold)-1, Mrs. |ading l'ort Arthur, has captured a Norwegian steamer that was attempt Boys Race (Boot and Stacking Race)ing to run a contraband William, Burke.

Kalbach,

Whistling Kace-1, Comte de Fersen, no- the beleaguered port. minated by Miss Hykes.

Impromptu Sketch (blindfold),—1, Mr. Lever- ing; 2, Captain Grout,

Obstacle Race-tat Heat.-Mr. Check, 2 mine; and Heat Mr. da Silva (winner of race), 1 min. 50 secs.

Time Race (Ladies). The competitor walk- ing round the deck in the nearest time to z minutes to win.- bliss Park.AMI Time Race (Gentlemen)-Mr. Watts. Consolation Race (Ladies)Miss Moore- he, d.

While all are heartily glad to be released from quarantine, it is the general opinion amongst the passengers that they have spent a very enjoyable time on board the Korea. They

were fortunate in having among their number several talented ladies and gentlemen, who contributed willingly to the entertainment of the remainder. Comte de Fersen, in particular, worked most enthusiastically and unselfishly, his versatility fitting him pre-eminently for the onerous position of President and Secretary of the Amusements Commister. -

We believe the Pacific Mail S.5. Company made early intimation that no charge would be nade against the passengers for the period of quarantine, and when it is remembered that the Company was a heavy loser by the deten tion, its generosity is all the more appreciated by the passengers,

MUKDEN.

In the eyes of the Manchurians there is but one Holy City in the world. It is Mukden, where are the ineffably venerated tombs of the ancestors of the Imperial Family of China.

Among Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans the most sacred objects are the family graves; their most cherished personal possessions are the memorial tablets on which are inscribed the names of those buried in these sepulchres, The worship of their fathers and their fathers

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BRITISH STEAMER

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ARATOON"

SEIZED BY THE RUSSIANS. ·

The British steamer held up and captured by the Vladivostok squadron is now known to be the Aratoon.

She was carrying con! from Mororan in the island of Hokkaido to Singapore.

Admiral Bezobrasoff declared that her papers were unsatisfactory and to Vladivostok, sent her under escort to

[We have been unable to trace this vessai in our books of reference. The only ship we know of that name belongs to the Apear line trading btween here and Calcutta-ED, H.K.T]

ARMY MOVEMENTS,

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

Tokio, 22nd June, 8,50 p.m. - "A detachment of our Liaotung army occupied, in the afternoon of the 21st inst, Hsiungyaocheng 25 miles south-west of Kal- ping."

TWO RUSSIAN DESTROYERS SUNK

STEAMERS BLOWN UP.

Shanghai, aand June, 11.30.p.m. "The fifth destroyer flotilla, engaged in blockading off Port Arthur on the morning of the 21st instant, examined two Chinese

deliberately robbed by two foreigners on the that the southward move is anything but aree dainty Japanese maids were represented fathers is at the bottom of their souls the one junks emerging from the port, who stated

IT will be learnt with regret that the Rev. G. S. Candlin, of Wutingfu, Chihti, had had a serious attack of hemiplegia, following a kick on the head from a donkey.

fcint.

THE MURDER OF MR. ETZEL,

DELIBERATE OUTRAGE BY CHINESE SOLDIERS,

The Daily Telegraph says that Lord Methuen (From has accepted the command of the Fourth Army

Corps in succession to General Grenfell, and

that subsequently Lord Methuen commands the Eastern District.

vious day.

dir. Brindle, Special Correspondent,

of the "Dully_Mail").

(FROM THE China Times.)

Yingkou, 8th June, 4 43 p.m.. Last Sunday morning Etzel and myself pro-

as bringing their hearts to the popular com mander,

AN ADDRESS.

The Hon. Mr. Pierce, in a few well-chosen words, presented the address, which was in the following terms:

"We, the passengers of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company's steamer Korea, before separating after ten days' detention at Wada Quarantine Station, Kobe, wish to express our heartfelt thanks to Captain W. B. Seabury and all the officers of the ship for the efforts they

have made to ensure the comfort and amuse- ment of all on board,

fundamental and abiding religion.

East and north of the city of Mukden lie the Imperial Tombs, among them those of the father and grandfather of the first Manchu Em peror of China, and of others who have sat on the Great Dragon Throne.

that two Russian destroyers, three or four days ago, ran or mines and were sunk one and half miles off Port Arthur; their casualties aggregated 140.

The steamers Hstin and Zaiping were also recently blown up by mines outside Port Arthur."

It was about the middle of the seventeenth century that the Manchu Prince of Mukden

[Neither of these vessels appears in the swooped down on the north of China, and in a decisive and sanguinary battle at Shan-hai-Register of Shipplag.—ED., II.K. T.] kwan overthrew the power of the last of the Emperors of the Ming dynasty, placing his own line upon the throne of the "Middle King- dam." For the greater part of the period covered by the reigns of the Ming Sovereigns

Mukden - was "á" small, unimportant town; it

HOUSEBREAKING AT KOWLOON.

ANOTHER IMPUDENT THEFT.

"Nothing could have exceeded the kindness A MAN who arrived at Kinchow on 9th inst., ceeded by train to Shuntaitee, where a junk was and consideration shown by Captain Seabury from Liaoyang, stated that Viceroy Alexieff lett to be sent to meet us. Upon our arrival we and his officers, who have placed the resources

It was but a few months ago that the local Liaoyang for St. Petersburg on the 7th, having found the junk was not there, so we went in of this fine vessel at the disposal of the passen- rose into prominence after the Manchus Bad received a telegram from the Czar on the pre- smaller boats down the river in the hope of gers, and, by personal effort and tactful assist.made it their capital, and though the victors press was frequently called upon to chronicle soon abandoned it for Pekin, it steadily in cases of burglary and housebreaking on the meeting her. However as we found no signs ance, have contributed very materially to our

entertainment. Beyond the inconvenience coincreased in size and population. Survivals of other side of the harbour. Several big hauls of her, we returned to huntaitze and stayed ident with the enforced delay in quarantine, its former state as an imperial place of re-were made by thieves, who cleared off with the night at a native inn,

the passengers have suffered no discomfort, sidence are still to be seen in the ruinous an-out leaving any clue that could be of service to and we feel deeply grateful to the local agent cient palace, a miniature of that at Pekin, the police in tracing their whereabouts. For a of the Company, as well as to the ship's officers, which stands near the centre of the city, and time they appear to have left the neighbour for all the measures adopted to alleviate the in the Temples to Heaven and to Earth, where hood alone, but of late their unwelcome pre irksome conditions under which we have lived sacrifices are offered in the name of the Em-sence has again been felt, the latest case of during the past ten days, conditions which we peror fully recognise were as irksome to Captain Seabury in view of the important interests confided to his care.

THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Bospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the fands of the Maternity Hospital:--

Carmichael and Clark... Holland China Trading Co.

$25

25

A. G. Gordon...

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J. Whittall

M. S. Northcote

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THE steamer Amiral Nilly, one out of the nine large cargo boats ordered by the Chargents Reunis Company of Havre for the Indo-China service, is due at Colombo in July on her maiden voyage. She will be followed by the Amiral Orly recently launched at St. Nazaire.

HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES. PHOTOGRAPHIC She is a vessel of 58:0 tons and is due in

DEPARTMENT,

DEVELOPING and PRINTING

UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS.

GOOD WORK.

PROMPT RETURN. Hongkong, 8th January, 1904.

E. C. WILKS & Co.,

We left again the next morning by a small junk, and about five in the afternoon we found our boat, to which we transferred the baggage

and the servants,

There was a stiff breeze blowing and we made good speed. We were congratulating ourselves on the success of the first part of the voyage. It was a lovely afternoon, and we sat and talked on deck for some time.

We saw four junks sailing up, and then went below, Eizel being in the next hold to me. These holds are deep, and are separated by thick boards. The absence of steps compels considerable effort in getting in or out.

I was reading when a sudden commotion arose among the Chinese. My mafoo looked Colombo about September on her maiden voy-down and said " Hunghutse man makee fight sge. The Commander of the first-named vessel

Directly afterwards a storm of bullets hit the is Capt. Lebrun, former captain of the Austral junk on all sides and swept across the deck. Fourichon..

By kind permission of Lt.-Col, Iremonger and 145 officers, the Band of the 93rd Burma Infantry will play the following programme of music at the King Edward Hotel, during dinner, on Friday, the 14th inst, (weather permitting).

MARINE SURVEYORS, CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND

AL ARCHITECTS.

COLLISIONS and Damages Surveyed.

Salvage Work undertaken... Ship Designs and Specifications prepared. Agents for thonstruction and Sale of Steam

and Motor Kunches.

March....." The Monarch" .............................fird. Hume Overture.." Stadelik "........................ ........................erale: Flatow Selection.." The Foresters ...........................................................Sullivan - Song......"Datored, it is born" Florence Aylward Selection." San Toy "Sidney Jones Wake....." Santiago ".......

...Corbja Romance.." Econter Mol.

Fake

God save the King

The sail come down with a rush, I heard Eizel say: "Why do you pull down the sail," but no notice was taken of his order. I slipped a castridge into my rifle and put my hands on the top of the hold to clamber up, when the mafoo looked down and said "blaster have makee die,"-pointing to the next hold.

I jumped over and saw Etzel lying with his head in a pool of blood, and gasping for breath. There was a big hole in the back of his head, which I stopped with a handkerchief, and moistened his lips with brandy. I tried to pour some down his throat but it was ineffectual His teeth were clenched.

I ́spoke to hire but he did not answer, His THE confiscated steamer Manchuria, which is to make a tour round the theatre of war opera eyes were closed. He died in a moment or tions, will have on board, seven foreign naval two. I straightened the body and went on deck attaches, headed by Commander Thomas Jack again.. The firing had stopped after they saw son of H. B. M.Legation, fourteen repre me. There were four boats each having on sentatives of Japanese and English papers at board a number of Chinese with villainous Tokio, Yokohama, and Osaka, ten forelyn war faces, and carrying arms. I was informed they correspondents, including Mr. George Kennan were Chinese soldiers. of the New York Outlook, and Commander They were close to our junk, making ready Electrical W. Colquhods of the Timar, and representa to board her. Our Chinese servants and crew

Implared me to prevent them)

Contract for New Tonnage on reasonable terms

with First-class Builders.

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tive members of the two Legis Mr. Ashmead Bartlett

"We shall look back with pleasure upon the time we have spent aboard the Korea."

Captain Seabury acknowledged the gift briefly, and thanked the passengers on behalf of his officers for the kind things that had been said of them,

PRIZE WINNERS.

The prizes won during the past week were then handed over to the winners by Mrs, Pierce, Mr. W. Danby acting as Master of Ceremonies. No prize-winner was allowed to take more than

one prize.

The following is a complete list of the prize

winners :—

Spelling Bee-, Mrs. Levering; 2, Miss Gray:3, Mrs. Kelly.

Single Shovelboard-Mr. A. Sander defeated Mr. T. H. Reid, to i.

Quoits--Mr. T. H. Reid defeated Captain']. W. H. Grout, a to o

Ping-Pong, Mr. C. R. While defeated Mr Cheek, 6-7, 6-3.

Mixed Shovelboard (Doubles)ts. Liebert and Mr. E. E. M. Bottomley defeated Mr. F. W. Bayliss and Mr. Levering, 2 to 6.

Bridge. Mr. J. Atkinson-Jewelt a H. Reid defeated Mr. C. R. White and Pro- fessor Zincig

and Mr. T.

THE CITY AS IT IS,

'crb-cracking' occurring last sight when a very impudent and evidently well planned zob. To-day the population of Mukden is con- bery was effected at East Avenue. Upon siderably above a quarter of a million, and the waking this morning the inmates of one of the city itself, which is largely modelled, though houses found that since he retired last evening- on a smaller scale, on Feking, presente a fine bis room had been entered, and from the pockets and even imposing appearance. It compares of a coat a watch and money taken, and other more than favourably with the majority of articles removed from the room. A search of Eastern cities. The station on the Chinese the premises showed that the thief, or thieves, Eastern Railway, the Harbin Port Arthur must have climbed the rain water pipe, jumped branch of the Trans-Asian or Trans-Siberian overthe verandah and then entered the premises. Railway, is rather more than a mile from the All the rooms of the premises had apparently city, and on alighting from the train the been searched, and this despite the fact that splendid sixty-feet high brick wall which sur-members of the household were asleep in several round the inner town immediately strike the ofthem. Acaat was lying on one of the tables in eye. The inner town is in the form of a square a bedroom and from this $45 odd were taken, a mile wide, and entrance into it in gained by besides a watch, gold chains, and several other eight boble gates surmounted by watch towers articles of jewelry, of the total value of about and batteries. The suburbs extend for a mile Sica The police were informed of the occur Do all sides of the walls, and are enclosed with rence, and investigations are now being made. in a rampart of earth,

The beadquarters of the Russian Military Resident are situated to the south of the old palage,

and here, at this moment probably, Admiral Alexeieff, sits and ponders the ruin he has wrought, with the sound of the Japanese advance ever in his ears. It the northeastern suburb are the Russian church, school, and post and telegraph offices; in the immediate ilary head- neighbourhood, are the Russian quarters and all around are the camps of the

Russian soldiers

Mukden has also a Chinese garrison with a Ta'lar general in command. Reports have re

Progressive Hearts-Ladies; Mr. Moore head, 22; Gentlemen : Mr. Cheek 17.

Men's Sewing Competition-1, Mr. J. Graycently appeared in the Press stating that the 2, Captain Bischof.

Russians have brought pressure to be it on the Chinese soldiers to withdraw from the place but the latter, fearing the wrath of Pekin they abandoned the city of the Imperial Tembs, have stubbornly refused to leave

And now Mukden

The prizes for this competition were pre sented by Mr. Twentyman (of Shangbai) and Mr. Dauby (of Hongkong) There were nice teen competitors, who bad each to make

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILE DUE, French (Tonkin) 27th inst.. American (Doric) 27th inst. AustralianTaiyuan) 17th inst. Canadian (Athenian) 28th inst Indian (Suisa

Canadian (Empress of Japan)'gth prox.

The Silk ex C. P. R. Co. 55 Tartar arriv

at New York on 21st inst.

The Ri 05N COI sw Socotra ch Singapore for this port pr and inst, at noon-

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