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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27 1904.

TELEGRAMS. STRANGE CHARGE OF THEFT.

(Reuters.)

The Russian Volunteer Cruisers.

LONDON, 25th July. The Smolensk and the St. Petersburg are cruising in the vicinity of Jeddah.

The Russian consul at Suez is negotiating a charter of the Khedival yacht to convey instructions to the Volunteer cruisers in the Red Sea. It is expected in St. Petersburg that the oruisers will eventually join the Baltic fleet and be replaced by ordinary war-ships.

The Afalacca will be transferred to the British consul at Algiers.

The War. General Sakaroff reports that the Japanese advance guard is advancing along the Taitse river east of Liaoyang, followed by a strong column with thirty guns.

of Dardanciles.

LATER.

A curious cate was opened this morning at the Police Court, before Mr. H. H. J, Gompertz, when Mr. Albert C. Davis, merchant, of Alexandra House, charged a Hongkong gen- tleman, with stealing a gold watch valued at $350, on a date which prosecutor had forgotten. When the case was called prosecutor said he wished to withdraw the charge against defen- dant.

His Worship-For what reason? This is too serious a charge for withdrawal.

Prosecutor had no reason, and the case was ordered to proceed,

Prosecutor, being sworn, stated that he met the defendant and as ed him to go to the theatre. He did not know when that was. After the theatre they went to the Hongkong Hotel, and he did not know anything more.

By His Worship: le did not remember when he lost his watch. He had hid a few drinks and had forgotten everything.

His Worship told him to stand down and refresh his memory, as he was placing himself in a very serious position bringing such a charge and yet knowing nothing

of the facts.

The Passage of the Dardanelles.

The Porte, in consequence of the British protest, has informed Russia, through her

The case was remanded for an hour. Ambassador. that no more Volunteer

Upon resuming, the prosecutor was sworn, cruisers will be permitted to pass the Straits and after being cautioned by His Worship, said that he met the defendant on one night about a week ago and arranged to go to the theatre together that night. They went, and, during the interval they adjoumed to the Hongkong Hotel and had some refreshments, While they were in the bar of the Hotel, the defendant, it is alleged, expressed considerable admiration for prosecutor's watch, and asked how much it cost. Prosecutor laughed and replied $14,000, and replaced it in his pocket. Continuing, prosecutor said two sergeants of marines then came in, and they could testify that the prosecutor had the watch and chain then,

Mr. Balfour, in the House of Commons, said that he did not wish to minimise the seriousness of the question arising out of the recent captures, which had raised a separate question, viz., that of the Dardanelles, and which was still giving the Government great anxiety; signs, however, puttend a favour able issue, and it was inexpedient to say more. The Government consider that prizes should have the free use of the Canal like other ships, but do not consider that British merchantmen are required to submit to the removal of a portion of their cargo, without the authority of a Prize Court.

THE NEW RUSSIAN LOAN.

A Crimean newspaper published an Imperial Ukase of the Czar in its issue of the 14th May

last. The Ukase reads:-

They soon left, and then defendant proceeded to see prosecutor home, which, the latter said, was quite un- necessary. They went up to his room together, and shortly after defendant said "Good night" and left. Soon after that prosecutor's secretary said "Hullo, where is your watch?" and he replied "Oh it's all right, I suppose--got it." Here Inspector Gourlay interposed and drew His Worship's attention to the presence of the Secretary, who was to be called as a wit

fence were at once requested to withdraw,

suicide. Incidents like these are common, and are at most a nine-days' wonder. Even a perpetual gamble with death in the face of an unrelenting fee does not check but only intensifies the inherent gambling instincts of the Slov..

Many of the private letters from Port Arthur give details of this colossal gambling. A promising young engineer officer met his death through cards on April 27, "You have heard," reads a brother officer's letter, published in a Kbarkoff newspaper, "of poor Sis death. It was not his fault, but that old harpy Kh's, and some of us think that Kh. played very fishily. At any rate S. was drunk, and though he put his father's name to the cheque it was in his own writing. Altogether he lost 47,000 roubles (£4,700). He shot him. self with a revolver." "Vint" is Port Arthur's "bridge" a bridge which often gives way be. neath the feet of luckless players, and preci- pitates them into the abyss. It is played day and night with a grim determination which nothing shakes.

According to the Sibirski Viestalk,

EVEN THE WOUNDED PLAY,

to move, approached her. Those who were still living on board, the Siregwsicht were few in number, and the greater part of these attempted to escape by jumping overboard: The Sarmami tried her best to save three of the mon, she being at the same time heavily fired on by the Russian forts, and was able to rescue torpedo-man Yurikoff and stokers Noykoff, Vashinin, and Hilinsky, In addition, the Sasanami attempted to tow the Stregischt, hut subsequently was compelled, to abandon her awlog to her heavy leakage and the approach of Russian warships. Though it is believed that the rest of her crew were lost, nothing was clearly seen owing to the con-- fusion of the conflict. Some of them might have been saved by the warships of your own country.

"As the Navy Office could not ascertain the fate of Lieut. Sergeff, we made inquiries, through the Bureau of Information relative to prisoners of war, of the above mentioned four prisoners, who are now at Matsuyama hospital, and obtained the following infor mation: Novikoff, Vashinin, and Hilinsky state that on March 10, the Siraguitch? whilst approaching Fort Arthur had her retreat cut off by the Japanese destroyers, and Lieut. Sergeff was the first to be wounded. He was shot on his leg and fell on the deck: Subsequently another shot struck him on the head and a proved fatal. His body remained on board,

"Two wounded officers," reads a letter pub lished in that paper, while lying on the fort awaiting surgical aid, tried to forget their agony in a desperate gamble, cutting a blood- stained pack of cards for a hundred roubles time." A Higa doctor named Friedlander, suppressing names, sent the following extract from a Port Arthur letter to the local news papers--"The mania for gaming has led some of our officers to forget their position as gentle men and servants of the Tsar, P., having won everyone else's money, began to play with Chinese contractor, who made a big fortune by doing our men. Last night's play ended in P's suicide, and, indeed, the honour of the regiment demanded it,

The China-

man won from beginning to end, and F. lost all his previous winnings, and finally staked

Ludmila V-

WHOM HE HAD BROUGHT FROM IRKUTSK against two thousand roubles. The Chinaman won, and, of course, our pretty Ludmila would have nothing to do with him. There was a frightful scene, I am told, at P's quarters. Anyway, he was found next morning sitting be. fore his glass with a razor in his hand and a gaping wound in his throat" in April a great sweepstakes was organised by some cavalry officers. Tickets dated from April 15 to Decent

Now Russia is fighting with japan and miliness, in Court, and he and a witness for the deber 31 were issued at 100 roubles each, the tary expenses are daily increasing. To view al increasing the funds of the national exchequer as well as to have more gold specie for the ex- chequer of the state and that of the Central Bank, We (the Czar) recognized the necessity of issuing a foreign loan for a short term as proposed by the Minister of Finance which was endorsed by the Finance Committee.

Therefore We (the Czar) hereby order the issue of a foreign loan of 300,000,000 roubles or Bo3,000,000 francs according to the arrange ments to be made by the Minister of Finance and in accordance with the following stipula tions:

Article 1.-This loan shall be recorded in the registry of the exchequer hond ass per cent. loan of 1901.

Article 11-This loan will be issued in two kinds of bonds, namely, one of face value of

"An

winner to be the holder of the ticket bearing Prosecutor said he then went into another the date of the first Japanese landing on the room and there sprained his ankle, and had Liao-tung Peninsula. Apparently the landing beta laid up since. He had not recovered his

was not expected before June, as a jelter in the watch and chain since. He was quite sober Kievliania mentions the fact that the June and on the night of his loss. We did not know why July tickets doubled in value. Owing to the defendant helped him upstairs. Defendant lack of currency in the fortress these tickets could get his watch out of his pocket without passed as credit notes, and were quoted day by his knowledge. The chain was fastened by a day, like Stock Exchange securities. bar through the button hole. He did not know ingenious Chinaman," concludes the letter, why he did not report his loss to the police.Gought up some fifty September to Decem. He mentioned it to his landlady. He had not known the defendant before; he was quite a stranger. His watch was a semi hunter, and he could easily identify it as well as the chain. He last saw the watch in the bar of the Hotel. He had done nothing since to recover it. He re-discovered his loss yesterday,--that is he remembered his loss as he wanted to put his

ber tickets at about a rouble each, altered the dates to June and July, and succeeded in get ting 40 into circulation.

THE H. A. L. "SCANDIA."

We have received the following letter of to-

"Yurikoff states that Lieut. Sergeff, having received a shot, below the knee, fell on the deck and remained there, but there was no one to help him owing to the fierce fighting that was taking place at that time. This informant states that the captain was then in a dying a condition. The former was then hit by a shot and thrown overboard and saw no more of the captain, who he believes, with the other officers on board, went down with the vessel. At that time the Russian warships were far away from

on, so that it was impossible for them to be saved either by the Russian or Japanese war. ships.

her and moreover the officers had no life belts

"We are not able to obtain any information beyond the above, and advise you to apply to the Russian naval authorities for further inform- ation.

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"In the belief that the statements of the survivors of the Strigustcht are correct, I beg herewith to express my sincerest admiration for the bravery shown by the Stregustchi in her conflict with a superior force, and offer the most profound condolence to you on the loss of your cherished husband, who died for his country's sake,

"Yours etc.

"KENZO IDE,

"Private Secretary to the

"Minister of the Navy."

COMMERCIAL.

Shanghai advices, of the zand inst., state:-- Business reported:-Indo-Chinas at Tls, 72 for October and Tis. 731/73 for December. Faro. ham Boyds at TIs. 143/1401/144 for July and Tis. 143 for August. Maatschappijs at Tľa. 300. for July. Pupls at Tls. 130 ex div. Hall and Holtz at $30.

Business done direct:-Indo-Chinas at Tls.

after writing off £3.439.11.9 for depreciation on machinery, electric installation, etc. The dobit is now decreased 10 4,029.14.11. Shares are wanted at $77. Wei-Hai-Wei Golds have been placed at $17 for cash and $19 for December,

Tobaccos,-Sumatras have risen from Tis. 65/67) to Tis. 70 owing to the excellent rasulis of this year's sitles of tobacco. Maatschappij in Langkats have had attention at Tis, 3 for cash and at Tis 300/3034 for the settlement, For September Tis. 310 bas been done. Octo. ber at 312,

TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.

Selling.

London-Bank T.T... Do. demand Do. 4 months' sight France-Bank T.T. America-Bank T.T. Germany-Bank T.T. India T T

Do. demand Shanghai-Bank T.T. Japan-Hànk T.T. Singapore-Bank T.T.. Java-Blank T.T. ......

Buying

.......1/10 3/16 ...1/10/

...........1/10 7/16

..........33

.......45*

1.89

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To-day's Advertisements.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.

PROMENADE CONCERT

will be given on the VOLUNTEER PARADE GROUND, TO-NIGHT, (WEDNESDAY), July 27th, 1904, at 9 P.M.

Tickets, Price $2 and $1, may be obtained from Messrs. Kelly and Walsh or Volunteer Headquarters.

If wet the Concert will be held in the CITY HALL.

Пongkong, 27th July, 1904.

FROM HAMBURG, PENANG AND

SINGAPORE.

138) THE H. A. L. Steamship

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Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before TO. | DAY.

Any Cargo impeding her discharge will be landed into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, and .....2.37 | stored at Consignees' risk and expense.

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OPIUM QUOT (1505% To-lay's quotations are as slows :--

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Co-bay's Advertisements.

BANK HOLIDAY.

N accordance with Ordinance No. 6 of

IN 1875 L EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Busi- ness on MONDAY, the 1st August.

Hongkong, 27th July, 1904.

No Claims will beard after the Goods bave left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 3rd August will be subject to rent.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 3rd August, at 3 P.M.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

HAMBURG AMERÍKA LINIE, Hongkong Office.

Hongkong, 27th July, 1904.

THE GREAT SENSATION AND ATTRACTION IN THE EAST.

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THE HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB.

Tchab will be held on SATURDAY, the THE SECOND MEETING of the above 30th instant, at the Happy Valley. First Race, start at 4 o'clock sharp.

Tickets of Admission for non-members, $1 each, to be obtained at the Gate.

Ladies are invited.

GEO. K. HALL BRUTTON,

Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 27th July, 1904.

FOR MANILA.

187 roubles 50 kopek or 500 francs, and other watch on then. He next saw defendant yesday's date, from the local office of the Hamburg 72 for October and Tls. 73 for December,THE American Steamship

of 1,875 roubles or 5,000 francs.

Article -The bondholder of this loan will be paid an interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum every six months provided that such interest will be paid counting from

the 14th of May, 1901.

Article IV. The interest of the loan will be paid in roubles In Russia and in France, the francs to be calculated at the exchange of 37 The payment will be made at a place designat- ed by the Minister of Finance in exchange for interest coupon.

Article V.-No tax of any kind will be levied upon this loan or upon the interest thereof.

Article VI-Each interest coupon will lose its validity after Len years from the date of the payment of interest and bonds after thirty years from the date of a proclamation regarding the redemption of the bonds.

Article VII.-The rights and exclusive rights of the bandholders of the 5 per cent. loan of 3904 mentioned in Article I will be specified by the Minister of Finance before the issue of the

bonds.

Article VIII.-This loan will be for five years from the date of its issue and the Russian Gov. ernment will begin to redeem from the 14th May 1959 according to the face value, but the Russian Government will not redeem the loan before that date.

(Signed) NICHOLAI.

12th May, 1904..

TRACES OF ANDREN'S POLAR EXPEDITION.

It is now several years since anything was heard of Andrée's ill-fated balloon expedition. Now a discovery has been made which lifts a little the veil hanging over the fate of the explorer and his companions. Os Cap Flora, the most southerly of the islands of Franz Joseph's Land, an American ship has found a brass-wire cylinder about a foot long, on the cover of which is engraved "Andrée's Polar Expedition." The discovery was made some little time ago, but it has only just been re- ported. Andrée's brother happened to hear about it, and at once asked to have the cylinder seat to him. He hopes to get it next month Already experts are giving varied opinions as

terday. He came to the house once before, but prosecalor would not speak to him. He did not say anything to him about his watch.

His Worship remarked that it was a very

curious thing for a man to buy a gold watch

of the value of $350, to lose it, to suspect a stranger of having stolen it, to see that stran- ger and say nothing, and not to make any report to the police of his loss.

Prosecutor had nothing to say.

Kula Singh then testified to the prosecutor's coming out of the Hongkong Hotel at 5.30 last evening, and ordering witness to arrest defendant who was walking just in front. Wit ness asked why, and was told by prosecutor that defendant was a thief. Defendant said he would go at once to the Station and they all went together. Prosecutor might have been drinking, but he was quite sober.

Charles James de Brest, private secretary to the prosecutor, gave a remarkable corroboration of that witness's story, but was very hazy about dates, and when cross-examined and pressed by defendant, read him a homily about the seriousness of his position "as a witness sworn to tell the exact truth, in which he must be nest-particular." Prosecutor and defendant always seemed friendly.

Prosecuter here said he would like to call one of the marines to prove his possession of the watch on the night in question.

His Worship asked his name and the name of his ship, but prosecutor did not know either, but said he knew where to find the man.

Ile was given till this afternoon to produre his witness, defendant being released on his own recognisances,

When the case was resumed at 2.15 p.m. to-day it was found that neither the prosecutor nor his witnesses were present in Court, and after the usual grace had been allowed, they being still absent, His Worship said to the defendant "You are acquitted of this charge."

PORT ARTHUR.

A GREAT GAMBLING HELL.

MAD DISSIPATION OF RUSSIAN OFFICERS,

St. Petersburg, 16th June.-Imaginative war

Infernolo

Amerika Line:-

"We beg to inform you that we received a elegram from our Head Office at Hamburg slating that s.s. Scandia, bound for China and Japan, bas left Suez on the 26th inst."

THE PATIOS OF WAR.

Admiral Baron Yamamoto, Minister of the Japanese Navy, has received the following letter, written in French, from Madame Sergeff, wife of Lieut. Sergeff, Captain of the Russian torpedo boat destroyer Stregustchi, which was sunk during the fierce torpedo engagement off Port Arthur on March 19:-

Farnham Boyds at Tis. 143/143/141 for July. Sumatras at Tis. 70 cash. Pulps at Tls, 130 ex div.

SHANGHAI SHARE REPORT.

The following résumé of the week's share transactions is from Messrs J. A. Sullivan and Co.'s report, published on the 21st July.

Magnificent and Extraordinary Show.

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Price of Admission 50 Cents. Children..........................i30 19 Soldiers and Sailors in uniform...30

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Hongkong, 27th July, 1904.

"LEGAZPI," Captain D. Yribar, will be despatched as above, on TUESDAY, the 20d proximo.

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ROYAL,

CITY HALL.

Operators are adjusting the accounts for the approaching heavy settlement and this week's business has been mostly confined to the THEATRE spéculative stocks-Docks and Indos-so largely dealt in for this month's delivery, since the commencement of the year. Langkats are firm. Hongkew Wharves are stronger in tone, although rates are unaltered. The demand rate on London is 2/6 15/16. Hongkong still quotes 72 for 3 days' paper. Consols $88).

Wharves-Shanghai and Hongkow Wharf shares transactions have been done at Tls. 150. For December Tis. 153 is noted. Kowloons are off-ring at $113.

"Your Excellency :-i respectfully beg your Excellency to take compassion ou a poor humble woman, who has been stricken by sorrow and is in deep distress, and would ask you to make inquiries at the Sasebo Hospital as to whether or not my husband Lieut, Sergeff,

Shipping Indo-Chinas have steadily fallen Captain of the Stregustchi, which, I hear, was destroyed during the naval engagement off for the end of the month's clearance, and many Port Arthur on February 26, is alive or dead. sales are reported cùm the dividend of 10/- I have also heard it stated that. Admiral Togo paid 19th inst, at exc. 2/7 Tis. 382, at reported the saving of the whole of the crew of Tls. 82, Tls. 8:1/80. Yesterday a slightly the Stregutchi by the Saranams, and that the | firmer tone prevailed at Tis. 77 ex div. Ow Sasebo hospital reported the recovery of the ing to rumours that, one of their steamers, crew owing to the skilful treatment of the engaged in the Newchwang trade, had been surgeons, I was exceedingly happy to hear lost, the market slumped to-day to 1ls. 74. these reports. I at once made efforts to hear For August Tis. 8, cum, is noted. October of my husband by telegraphing to Japan,sales have been made at Tla. 79 to Tis. 798 all through the hands of the French Ambassador, cum dividend. December speculators have but he rejected my application on the ground paid from Tls, 791 to Tl. So cum. There that the Japanese Government would certainly are buyers of Macaos at $29ž... Tugs 'pref.'

were sold at Tls: 46. refuse my request.

"But I believe that the Japanese are not cruel, but are humane, this being testified by their kind treatment of our prisoners and wounded, to whom they have accorded the same treatment as their own. Such thoughts made me write this letter. I have spent two months full of sorrow and anxiety. Will your Excellency sympathise with the misery of a poor woman and favour her with a reply? If my husband is alive, let me write to him. But if your Excellency forbid it, I will promise not to communicate with him, but will await his return.

:

"My revered Sir, please give me a reply. "Yours, etc,

Decks-A large business was put through before the meeting held igth inst at better mates than are now obtainable. For July sales were made at Tls. 1517/151, Tls.'152/152), Tis. 151/153, TÌs, 1521/153 cum the final dividend of T1.7 paid yesterday. To-day Tls. 145 ex." div. is reported. August shares were sold at Tis 152 cum. September contracts have been booked at Tls. 153, Tls. 153†, Tls. 155/155) and Tis. 156 cum. October at Tls. 154. Tis. 155 and Tis. 156 cum. For December business has been done at Tis. 156; Tis, 157, Tls. 138 cum and at. Tis. 152 ex dividend. There are sellers at these rates, Hongkong. Docks are wanted at $2178-

Lands-Shanghais have been dealt in at Tis. 112 ex dividend.

to what the cylinder is. One thinks it belonged correspondents—outside the fortress, of course to Andrée's great polar buoy, but the most-describe Port Arthur as an probable theory is that it is a cylinder for hold. Flame." The less imaginative, but better

"Natalie SerGET?," ing photographic films. Its importance, how informed, correspondent inside is content to

Baron Yamamoto speedily instructed his pri

Cottons-Nothing done. ever, is the information it gives as to the bal-picture it as a gambling hell. loon's route. Hitherto it has been believed

Sugars-Peraks are wanted. In Chinas The Tsar's defenders-whether epauletted vate secretary to forward the following reply to

Hongkong bought a few shares from this mar. from former discoveries that the balloon passed officers or pipe-clayed soldiers-are the most Madame Sergeff:-

A month "Dear Madame-Regarding your inquiries ket at $184. To-day there are sellers from that between Spitzbergen and Franz Joseph's Land. desperate gamblers in the world. Now it is almost certain that the route from before the outbreak of the war, Nicholas 11. | dated April 29 (Russian calendar) and addressed | poit at same price.

to His Excellency the Minister of the Navy, 1.} Mining Chinese Engineering and Mining Spitzbergen must have been direct east, pass cashiered from the Ismailovsky Guards a

shares are quiet at Tls. 6. The Raub Austra ing over the land where this was found. captain and two ensigns for a gambling beg to forward the following information --- Already it is proposed that an expedition be transaction in which the property, and "Dating the naval engagement off Fort Han Gold Mining Co.'s accounts to,31st March, sent to Cap Flora to search for traces of some say the person, of the former's pretty Arthur on March 10, our destroyer Saxanami | 1904, show that the working of the Company Aadife,

wife' were concerned." The captain committed perceiving that the Stregwitcht was unable bar been profitable to the exigut of over £3,200 |

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THE WAR BETWEEN JAPAN

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THE COMEDY

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