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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1904.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE third meeting of the Gynikhana Club has been postponed to Saturday next, the 3rd prox.

THE P. & D. launch was in difficulties this morning, a line fouling her propeller. A Chi- nese diver remedied matters and a couple of other launches took her in tow.

MR. M. S. Northcote (Secretary of the Land Investment Co.) summoned a couple of chair coolies before Mr. Gompertz, at the Magistracy this morning, for refusing hire. Both were fined $10 each.

IT is expected that H.M.S, Leviathan will leave

the dock to-morrow aliemoon, and take up a berth at the Naval moorings, preparatory to her returning to her station with the fleet in the north.

THE first and second officers of the now noto.

rious 5.5. Agincourt came ashore yesterday and becams "market merry." They were disco- vered pashing helpless Chinese from under the piazzas in Queen's Read into the rain. Mr. Kemp fined both of them $5 each.

THE TZAR'S MANIFESTO. The centre of interest in Russian affairs has for the time being shifted from the scene of activity in Manchuria to the Im. perial palace at St. Petersburg where Nicholas II. has once again startled his sub-

REPORTS were rife about town 10-day to the jects and the world at large by the publica-effect that news had been received by a Japan. tion of a manifesto promising many reforms ese firm that Post Ashur had fallen on the tending to elevate the moral and material 24th inst. Inquiries made, however, by a re- condition of his subjects. The summary of presentative of this journal, did not result in a the contents of this document, which follows confirmation of this report. Probably it is only

"a bit previous"! BUILDINGS. on the baptism of the Tzarevitch, as sent out by Reuter and printed in another column, shows that the Emperor himself is fully conscious of the unsatisfactory condi-] tion of affairs in Russia, and while evidently careful to guard himself against any suspicion of having yielded to agitation, is doubtless feeling about for some way of increasing the welfare of his people. To this end His Majesty promises important changes among the village community which, although noi | likely to be of much interest to the foreigner, are to the Russian peasant a matter of supreme moment. Corporal punishment in the rural classes is to be abolished, various arrears of taxes remitted, and a general reduction WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. in common law sentences, with an amnesty for political offences, except murder. These are provided in the manifesto, which, if hunest ly and effectively applied, must introduce into the Russian masses new habits and new ideas. These impulses of the Tzar are happy, humane and seasonable, and seem to indicate that he is ever on the

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uniting the people of the Empire in one common band for the welfare of the masses. The whole world applauded when Alexan- der II. decreed the abolition of serfdom;

OWING to the stoppage of the Star Ferry's boats and the Peak tram yesterday afternoon, on account of the severity of weather, a very large number of "suburban" residents of the Colony were left on the wrong side, most of the hoteis being practically crowded. To-day the ser- vices are as usual, though the Ferry Company does not intend to make any trips after dark, unless the weather considerably moderates, by that time.

Ix his hurry to leave the ferry boat in which he had just crossed from Hongkong, a China-' man nearly found a watery grave in the turbid waters of the harbour this morning at 18.30. According to the usual custom prevailing amongst the third-class passengers by these boats, he attempted to jump on to the steps of the wharf, while the ferry-boat was still some feet off. He miscalculated his distance, how- ever, and landed in the water, but luckily was able to clamber up the steps before the boat came near enough to crush him,

the weather clears up and we get a sunny day to-morrow, it is proposed as already noti- fied in these columns, to hold the concert on the Volunteer Parade Ground. If the grass is still wet it is proposed to obtain a

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THE P. and O. S. N. Co. have issued a memor- andum of proposed sailings for passengers homewards.

In a cricket match played at Beckenham on 16th ult, the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank scored 98, and Chartered Bank $5.

1904.

THE RECENT STORM.

OTHER DETAILS.

S.S." AGINCOURTS:

MAY BE ABANDONED..

The Blesheim, cruiser, was paid off at Chatham on 20th ult into the Division of the Fleeted somewhat squally. The 3.8. Shawmut, respectively. It was hoped that, all being well, Reserve. She recently returned from the China Station.

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It will be remembered by our readers that· The storm signals were hauled, down at all the s.s. Agincourt was driven ashore in a stations this morning, the typhoon having typhoon on the coast of Hainan Island, on the passed to the north-westward of the Colony. 1st inst, and that the crew and all things moye The wind and sea have considerably moderated, able, were brought up to Hongkong in the 3.3. Eatloong and the Carl Diederichsen, during the day, though the weather bas remain- which stranded on a sand-bank in Kowloon and weather conditions favourable, she might Bay had a somewhat narrow escape. The eventually be successfully floated off, and locality where she struck is studded with rocks, saved. "Favourable weather" was the keynote WK regret to announce the death of Mr. Her-but ake miraculously drifted clear of them. It of that anticipation, and the position of the hert Campbell, the comedian, whose associa was learned this morning that she had sprung vessel on a soft, sandy bark lept sanguineness tion with Drury Lane pantomine during nearly a slight leak, and was making a little water, to it. As it happens, however, the weather has a quarter of a century will be long remembered. probably through a seam being opened by rea been anything but favourable to a stranded, son of the straining of some plated. The extent and practically abandonal vessel, but, on of the damage, however, cannot be ascertain account of her position, and her isolation from ed until she is placed in the dock, where she all possibility of communication with the has been waiting to go for repairs and general outside world, no news has been received here overhaul of her engines, boilers and machinery as to how she has stood the late prevailing The s.s. Pathfinder, the boat lately built at weather conditions. However that may be, the llongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's it was rumoured this afternoon that a tele- premises, for the Philippines Government for graphic communication had been received service in the geodetic department, which drag.in Hongkong by a prominent business'man, to the effect that the s.s' Agincourd was to be ged her moorings and buried her nose in a mud bank during the gale yesterday, was soon got abandoned.. No confirmation of this was ob off and re-moored in Kowloon Bay. It is not tainable, however. There is reason to believe,

that a purchaser has already been found. thought she has sustained any damage.

THE story of the "Wreck of the Admiral Gurjdwch will be fresh in our readers minds, is told out of the mouth of Captain Logre by Mr. P. Lees in the current issue of the Wide World.

THE Paisne Judge (Mr. T. Sercombe Smith) was occupied to-day in the settlement of a number of small debt causes. In one mat. ter the fim of Shing Lee sued Mr. C. Westermann for the recovery of $183.50 alleged to be due for compradore's supplies. Defendant admitted owing or being liable for two-thirds of the amount. He was a member of certain mess and signed certain orders on the plaintiff in his own name, on behalf of himself and of his assistants. The remaining member of the mess was afterwards non est inventus. judgment for plaintiff with costs.

MR. Arnold-Forster cannot have been much gratified with the debate in the House of Lords on his new Army scheme. It was exceedingly hostile, and even those who had something to say in favour of some of its features were very The Secretary of cold in their praises.

of the throne, took his War, after listening for a while from the steps in front departure, evidently much disappointed, while Mr. Brodrick, on the other hand, listened to the end with eager delight and satisfaction. The most significant speech was made by Lord Roberts. It was unquestionably unfar ourable to the new scheme, and he deprecated the adoption of schemes of Army reform due to popular and unthinking clamour.

We learn that piles of loot, which it is not at present possible to transport, have been accu mulated at Gyantse, says the Englishman. No one knows whether the Dalai Lama will be found at Lhassa when our troops arrive at the capital. Assuming that he has recourse to fight the first step towards establishing those harmonious relations of which Lord Curzon speaks will be the endeavour to persuade him to return. Is such an endeavour in the least likely to succeed if Lhassa is treated like Tien- tsin or Pekin Would the looting of Lhassa Bitter memories in the Chinese is most important should be

it

There was "joy in the land" at Kowloon this, morning when, at daylight, it was observed that

the typhoon signal hoisted at the Kowloon go- downt was no longer in evidence. But to the astonishment of the observers all other signals were very much in evidence, though only for a short time, when they were hauled down. The signal over the godowns had been blown away during the gale in the night [

SIMON'S SHOW COLLAPSES.

THE P.&O. S.S. “ CHUSAN”

AND "COROMANDEL”,

Up to the time of going to press no news have been received as to the whereabouts of either the Chusan or the Coromandel, both of the F, and Q. Company's live. The Chusan bringing the English mail, is now some go hours overdue, and the delay in her case is no doubt caused by her shaping a course to avoid the

At about 1 ans. to-day the solidly built mat-typhoon, which has just passed near this As regards the Coromandel, tumours were shed and tent, in which Mr. Simons with his Colony, and almost in her track. show of wonders, has for some weeks past been housed, came down with a crash. The afloat all day to the effect that she had found

and canvas roof were snapped like matches, heavy square rafters supporting the bamboo ered, while others said that she had stranded the canvas rent to ribbons, some of the tags blown to no one knows where, and the whole erection transformed into a complete wreck, Fortunately, Mr. Simons had carefully studied the weather reports, and seeing the possibilities ahead, he had removed all that was moveable and of value from the threatened shelter to a house close by, and thus the loss was not as great as it would otherwise have been, As it is, however, Mr, Simon reckons the damage at

way insured, he will have to bear himself. about $1,000, which, as the place was not in any

THE RIVER STEAMERS. The Canton steamers, due to arrive here at midnight last night, have been crawling in, anywhere from 8 to 15 hours late. They report very severe weather, with high seas, and

to seek shelter in the Pearl River. The s.s. strong winds, which compelled their returning Yang King, and one or two others, were unable to get to their moorings, and had to lie at an chor outside. Several ships' officers with long experience in these waters said to-day that, from the appearance of the weather, they would not

*** - nunrised at anything, nowadays.

DAMAGE ASHORE, Notwithstanding the continued rain, very

on the coast, somewhere between Shanghai and this port. Nothing, however, could he learned from her agents this afternoon, they stating that they had no news whatever of either vessel, and no ground, at present, for believing as we go to press, however, it is possible that the rumours regarding the Coromandel. Eves,

one, or both, of the vessels in question may be approaching the harbour, and about to steam into port.

CRICKET.

PARSEES V. PRESIDENCY.

Mr. Sorabjec, Dhunjeebhoy Setna has re- ceived a telegram from Bombay last evening, that the f'arsees won the match (played on the 23rd, 24th and 25th inst.) by 180 runs.

When the mail left Bombay with the last

the European cricketers of the Presidency and batch of papers interest in the match, between the Parsees was very keen, as after the lapse of two years there seemed a possibility of the Presidency being able to take the field with a team which, barring accidents, should give the Parsees a good game. Four well-known

boards as possible 19 nut.dawr, in, Áreségek | We trust that something will be done to pre- be surprised if the typhoon were to re-curve.players, Capts, M, D. Wend and L. M. R.

Should the day be wet the concert will be postponed and not be held in the City Hall as advertised owing to the discomfort from the repairs now being carried on there. The new date of the concert will then be publishert, but

vent such a culminating scandal,

AN automobile sledge, invented by a Russian engineer, M. Konstantinoff, for use on Lake

Deas and ML. Sprott and Major H. E. Lowis, we have borge their share in the past of several memorable victories were not expected to figure in the Presidency

in the event of a postponement to-morrow, any Balkal, has just been delivered to Prince Khil.little real damage has to be reported since team Had all four players been able to don

concert.

THE Russian Grand Dukes are the bape of their country. There are thirty of them, for

FURNITURE and those not acquainted with Russian life the most part men of luxurious, dissolute, and were amazed when the hoped for results did corrupt lives. Their influence on the Govern- ment is dictated rather by dynastic than not follow. When Alexander III, declared

patriotic considerations, says a correspondent solemnly after his accession to the throne of a home journal whe, continuing, writes: I that he would reign strictly according to law, have reason to believe that ffigh Admiral and would deal out his rewards and punish- Grand Duke Alexis and the Grand Duke ments in the same manner even thoughtful | Alexander Mikhailovich are responsible for the Russians hoped for better government. But orders given for the seizure of the Afalarca Russia remained as she had been. None The motive is apparent when it is remeinbred of the time-honoured abuses were reformed that while the fall of Port Arthur will discredit the Romanoff dynasty it will leave untouched nor even appréciably lessened. The rea sons are simple. The Tzar is not the sole the permanent interests of Russia. Hence he necessity, says my informant, of switchingoff ruler of his people. Despite all his efforts to public indignation from a domestic to a foregn assert his own as the sole authority, he is conducting rod. handicapped, even almost paralyzed, by the ROCHESTER LAMPS,

greater power of his co-regents. Again, WHITE TURKISH TOWELS.it would be impossible to put trust in a

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class that is constitutionally distrustful of every section of the community with which it comes in contact. The Russian pea- sant distrusts the official class, he dis-

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Ar the Magistracy this morning before Gompertz, a regular Chinese puzzle camenn for solution. A carpenter went into a naive shop and asked the, accountant for certim money, which he alleged to be due. The ac- countant refused to "ante-up," whereupon the

carpenter dealt him a somewhat heavy Bow with a piece of wood on which he was workeg.

PHOTOGRAPHIC tradesfolk with whom he deals in a proOn the accountant crying out the cook rusted

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out from the kitchen to keep the accountat, whom he pays such punctilious respects. A

upon which the carpenter went for him witha chisel and laid bare three ribs. The cook ne regime of personal government of a far reaching and exacting nature, in which the to be outdone then assailed the carpenter wis Imperial goodwill would be the mainspring an axe, the final result being that hot com and goal of every official carcer, would help batants entered the Court laden with bendago, the Empire a long way out of the domestic and other evidence of surgical skill. The stagnation into which she has gradually fal- gistrate senienced both men to three moths

imprisonment with hard labour. len; provided, of course, that the Imperial influence was exerted in the right directions. In that respect there would be nothing to fear with regard to the present Emperor, whose clear and concise statement of what he wishes to do for the welfare of his people on

IT appears that M. Delcasse is not going t5t Petersburg until September. It was repoed that he intended to visit Russia some tee weeks since, and his visit, therefore, was on- nected with the state of affairs in the Near ast

tests. This sledge, which is of a decidedly amphibious nature, is intended to travel equal. y well upon water, ice, or land; it is in the form of a ship mounted on lour movable skates

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use on ice; these "runners" can be re- placed by three wheels for use on land, one wheel in front serving as guide. The motor power can be supplied by any form of motor which varies from three to twenty horse-power, The vehicle can carry a load weighing nearly eight tons, and the cost of its construction will vary from £320 to £2,125, according to the size of the sledge and the speed at which it has to travel.

THE Coffee Agricultural Company Wilhelmina has issued its annual report. The crop, which was estimated at 2,500 picuis, delivered 3,153

to be in a shaky condition. In the case of No. 3, Bridge Street, from which the occupants

in favour of a fall, still the walls remain intact. removed yesterday, though the indications are

At Yaumati, also, many houses and build ings are in an obviously dangerous condition, though no collapses have been reported.

Owing to the interruption of the launch serv- ice, no intelligence as to the full force of the gale can be obtained from the New Territory.

The kitchen of house No. 39, Gage Street collapsed this morning, but nobody was in- jured, and in addition we have to record the fact that the comer of the house occupied by Mr. Henderson, at 13, Macdonell Road, also fell a victim to the then all-present fury. No injury tohuman life, however, has been notified.

Boulders and stones have, as usual, fallen

from the bills into various streets, causing ob- structions, but happily without hindrance to coffee traffic.

piculs coffee and 34 piculs black pepper. Not withstanding this the financial result was disappointment. For

the 1904 be crop is expected to a Lilure over the whole of Java, so that the outturn on the estate of the company will probably be no more than 400, piculs coffee and 50 piculs coffee and so piculs pepper. With certainty the luss for 1904 may be calculated at Icast at (1.80,000.

Under these circumstances the

question arises whether the company can be maintained, and the directors intend to make proposals in regard to this question as soon as

there be inducement. The profit and loss account closes with a balance of fl.139,418, ngainst fl.117,770 ju 1922.

A MILITARY writer in the Pester Lloyd ut- tempts to determine the date when Russia will arrive at the extreme limit of capacity for action in the Far East, and what this limit is He says "Every 80,000 mes, including re- mounts, require one commissariat train every day. As not more than eight trains can run daily over the Trans-Baikal Railway—of which one is a mail train, and two others must only carry coals and railway material-there remain five trains for the transport of troops or provi-

A mat-shed occupied by a local contractor and situated below High West Road was blown la rags, and in the windy tumult, a Chinese coolie sustained such injuries that it was found necessary for the police to at once remove him to Hospital.

Many large trees have been blown down in various parts of the Colony as the consequence of the gale.

A large junk, gunwales under, was beating up against the sea wall this morning close to Jardine's sugar works,

Wreckage at the time was earnestly caught and fished for by Chinese. It was landed (mostly in the shape of timber) and generally speaking presented the appearance of dam- aged European boats. A jolly boat at Jardine's

has been stove in."

THE WEATHER.

The following report is from Mr. J I. Plum

the birth of an heir and with the action of the Russian cruffs. sions. Assuming that there are now 250,000 mer, Chief Assistant of the Hongkong Obser

to his throne, is another striking case There can be no doubt that the French Foign

of his good intentions. But between the will and the deed there sometimes exists the margin on which history is written, and just now in Russia is the pleasant time of the official. Despotism and bureaucracy do

men in the Far East who must be led from vatory!

Minister will use all his influence wit the Europe, only two trains a day can carry troops. On the 26th at 5.50 a.m. the black cope and Russian Government to persuade it to adel'a For every additional 80,000 men, another hall were lowered. moderate course. The right of the Ruian daily commissariat train is needed, so that At 12.10 p.m. The barometer is rish rapid- cruisers to search neutral ships for contraind when General Kuropatkin's army amounts (ty in Hongkong, but there is no information was not denied, but the vessels whichler 400,000 men there, will be no trains left for from other stations.

north-east.

not make way of their own accord before formed this duty must be duly commissiled the transport, of fresh troops, or horses of war The typhoon which is doubtless now.filling A large stock of Canadian Asbestos and the inarticulate pleadings of an uneducated ships of war. It is rather surprising thathe material. If it is assumed that of the 400,000

peasantry, and the condition in Russia is Russian Government should attempt to sech men only about 300,000 will be actual com.up is situated to the north-east of Ilongkong, nean. It is well known that Japan obins can, never, use, ber numerical superiority to its not strong enough to herald the dawn of for contraband on the Red Sea or Meditra-batants, the inference is obvious that Russia and moving inland rather slowly towards the brighter days to the long suffering and practically none of her military supplies am full extent, and that limits are set to her wish. neglected moujiks for the authorities are Europe, and that at the very best the Rufan to reinforce General, Kuropatkin, limits which Telephone-No. 358, wilfully blind to the task that lies before cruisers could only capture very trifling may have already been reached in the mobilisa-

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roseale hue, but even without them there was every reason to hope that the Presidency would be able to place a strong team in the field; that is, provided the selection of the team was not confirmed to Bombay and Poona, as has been so often the case in a great measure of late years. The fact that that famous cricketer and hero of a dozen Presidency matches Captain J. G. Greig would be available again at once raised high

hopes among Presidency supporters, that the two reverses of last year would be avenged, With Greig in the tears, everything was pos- sible and he has on more than one occasion

placed his side in a winning position at an early stage of the game by a brilliant effort. He is, it is pleasant to reflect, batting as well as ever this year, and although the bowling he has had to play can scarcely be characterised as any-

thing more than mediocre, still the fact that he

has scored 290 runs in four innings and only lost his wicket twice is some criterion of the form he is in. Another Poona player, whose form was being watched with interest in view of his probable selection, was Captain H. K. Umfreville. He had only played in three matches ap to date, but in those he bad. scored 64 runs and bad taken 12 wickets for 61. As an all-round player he made a considerable reputation in Darjeeling cricket à couple of seasons ago, and his form has very favourably impressed Poona judges. Poona this year has no dearth of good batsinen, and among others mention should be made of the fine form that Lieutenant B. M. Carroll and Mr. A D. Wilkios have been showing. These are not by any means the only good players in Poons this year and of the others there are:-Lieutenants. S. Langton, H. B. Hartley, J. Kennedy (all of the A. and S. Highlanders) A. & Noake, S. Ussher, A. N. Thew, and A. H. C.Kearsey, Mr. G. Thornton, and Colonel Stevens.

Turning to Bombay there were some balf dozen players whose claims would have to be considered by the Selection Committes. Of these Mr. A H. S. Aston had the strongest claims and as a bat he has shown plenty of re- source in all the matches that he has played up to date.

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SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUE American (Mongolia) z8th inst. Indian (Kumsang) 29th inst German (Bayern) z1st inst. American (China) 31st inst Canadian (Empress of Japan) 6th prox. Australian (Chingtu) 7th prox.

The P. M. S. 5. Co,% sc. China with mails, &c, from San Francisco to the 6th just, vik Honolulu, has arrived at Yokohama, and left for this port yesterday morning the 28th inst vía Inland See, Koĝo, Nagasaki and Shangbal,