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TELEGRAMS.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 30! 1904.

THE WAR.

THE BALTIC FLEET:

of the Japanese troops Investing Fortthur -On the tóth, at 10,30, át a place five hundred metres north of Shuishini our military essen ger delivered the Imperial message concerning non-combatants to the Commander of the Rus

posed were as follows-

The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Eckasian forces at Fort Arthur. The terms' pro- de Paris telegraphs that the flagship of the Baltic feel-which is now ready for ses and can if need be start for the Far East on Aug. 777.

MACAO NOTES:

(Front Our Own Correspondent.).

HIGHWAY ROBBEKY WITH VIOLENCE.

A very meek, mild, and harmless-looking Chinaman was placed in the dock in Mr. Kemp's Court this moming, to answer a serious charge. The story for the prosecution was to the effect that one Up Mok, a farmer,

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The Russian Ships in Shanghai.

} LONDON, 28th August, News from Washington says that Japan,

the Powers, staling that unless Russia dis- |-15—will we (1) - batıl:ship Imperator Alexander | jesty the Japanese Emperor are women, child-kong ́ gave ample time for precautionary the Sai Kung district, on the 18th of A Defence of the Colony in case of emergency, has handed the Secretary of State a note to

arms the warships in Shanghai forthwith Japan will be forced to take

take whatever steps she may deem necessary for the protection of her interests. The Secretary of State was careful not to disclose the attitude of the Government, but assured the Minister that America hoped for a continuance of Chi- nese neutrality.

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Boxing.

Jeffries has defeated Monroe in the se- cond round for the world's boxing champion ship at San Francisco.

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(upan Exchanger.) Effect in Korea of Recent Victories,

Seoul, 15th August. Owing to the Japanese military police system and the recent naval success, the Koreans, the Government and people, are now more in clined to favour the Japanese, All negotiations pending between Japan and Korea seem to be likely to reach an amicable seulement. The Nagamer bill is to be sent in to the Govern- ment at the first opportunity,"

THE S, S. "LEGASPI” The 5.5. Legaspi arrived from Manila to-day. While leaving the Philippine port one of the crew of the vessel was drowned in the Pasig, op the 27th inst. under extraordinary circum-. stances, say the Cablinews.

The steate a about to start for long. kong and the captà ordered the anchor to be weighed. It was found impossible to raise it,

so several men went into a boat to assist. As the boat of eight men approached the ship a wave struck it and sent tre little craft on to the cable overturning it and throwing the occupants into the liver.

Five of the men succeeded in reaching the wharf, and two others were picked up by an

t. Those who may leave Port Arthuria com pliance with the humane wishes of his Ma.

ren (under sixteen years of age) priests, diplo

2. The reply to this proposal should be brought to the place five hundred metres north of Shuishini on August 17th, at 10a.m.

3. Refugees should come out under a while flag to the place mentioned above at a p.m. on the cyth. .

Admiral Rojdestvensky on 26th ult. review-matic officials, and officials of neutral Powers. ed the Baltic Squadron in the Kronstadt Roads. The date now fixed for the departure of the fleet, according to the Tageblatt correspondent, is the end of September,

The list of ships of the Baltic Squadron des- tined for the Far East has been published with

a notice that the first half of them is to be in readiness to depart on July 30. It is question ed that they will actually start for some time after that date. The list shows some alterations The in the classification of the vessels." Adiniral Nakkimof formerly a cruiser, is now claimed as a battleship; the Aurora and the Dmitri Danskoi, formerly unarmoured cruisers, are now entered as armoured; the Admiralty yachts Svetland, furuerly belonging to the Grand Duke Alexis, Admiral-in-Chief of the Russian Fleet, and the Almar, belonging to the Viceroy Admiral Alexeieff, appear in the list as protected cruisers.

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The three Volunteer, Fleet cruisers now at Sebastopol are the Voronesh, Tamboj, and Kief. The Furoslavi is under orders to leave Odessa for Sebastopol about the end of the current week. It is stated at Nicolaieff that these four ships will load coal in bags (for iranshipment at sea) and act as colliers to the Baltic Squadron. The colliers will join the Squadron in the Red Sea. They will sail under the commercial flag,

Six German steamers have been chartered

4. A party of our Infantry would proceed to the same place under a white flag and receive the refugees at the place mentioned.

5. Each refugee to be allowed to carry one' package only. If necessary the contents of the package to be subject to examination.

6. They should not carry any book, printed matter, letters, documents, written in ordinary characters or ciphers, or articles that have any thing to do with the war.

7. Refugees would be sent to Datay under a proper guard.

8. The answer to this note shall be "yes" or "no."

No modification of the terms will be per mitted.

We have since learned that the Russians absolutely refused to accept the terms..

MESSAGE TO GERMAN OFFICERS

IN PORT ARTHUR.

It is officially announced that Marshal Mar- quis Yamagata, Superintendent of the General Staff Office, sent the following telegram on

Macão, 28th August, 1904. Last week's storm, which was the cause of so much anxiety in shipping circles in your port, did some little damage ashore and affoat here. The telegraphic advices received from Hong

measures to be taken here, and when at about ten o'clock on Thursday morning the three guns fired from the Monte Fort signalized the approach of a storm, residents had in prepara tion typhoon bars and bolts, which were all brought into service especially in houses on the water front. All the lamps in the public streets put out and the city during that evening was thrown into 'total darkness. No lights were allowed to be lit in the bakeries and for two days the inhabitants were reduced to short commons in this staple. During the violence of the storm a small house in Chenambeiro collapsed, burying its occupant, Mr. Canto Castro, under the debris. Death was instantaneous. Another house was partially blown down on the praya near the barbour office. It was formerly occupied by the office of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs. There were no casualties in con- nection with this collapse.

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The beavy thatched roofs over the buildings in course of erection in the Largo de Secade were completely wrecked, as were also a few shantics in the Chinese villages of Sakong and

Saki.

Afloat the damage was confined to the cap-

possible the force available for the

invite Senior Residents who are British Bubjects His Excellency the Governor has decided to to form themselves into an Association to be. culled

THE HUNGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVE ASSOCIATION under the following conditions—

1.-The age limit for Members to be 35-50...

was walking along the road from Honghow in WITH a view to increasing as far as last, when Lau Yeung Lio, the accused, came up to him and said he was a detective, and must search him to see if he had any opium or dynamite on his person. Complainant sub mitted to be searched, though he said he had nothing "contraband" on him. The pseudo- detective made him take off his waistcoat, in which he had $30 in 20 cent pieces, and the defendant then struck, him, knocked The Meinbers to undertake not to omit him down and kicked him, as he lay on the Association within 1 year of joining it the ground. The complainant began to shout without leave, and to enrol themselves in the

waistcoat and the go with him. A report of Company. Upon enrolment Officers of the and the defendant ran away, taking the event of necessity under the Volunteer Ordin....

ance as the Hongkong Volunteer Reserve

the occurrence was made to the police, and J. Company will be selected from Budng, the Wildin, detective sergeant, was put on the case,Members and commissioned by the Governor, and this morning testified that yesterday, from. information received, be arrested the defendant on suspicion of being the man wanted, and took him to the station. Inspector Langley said the defendant was placed among twelve other men, and the complainant called to see if he cauli identify his assailant, when, without any hesitation, he at once walked up to the man took him by the arm, and sand he it was he who assaulted and robbed him. It was further found that on the day of the tobbery the defend. ant left the district, and bad not been seen

3-The Rules of the Association to he framed by a Committee of Management incid by the Members from among their own number.

as to become efficient shots for which pur 4-The Members to practise Rifle shooting

pose they will be lunt Rifles by the Genera! Officer Commanding, and will be supplied with Ammunition at cost price.

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Range will be reserved for the Association one 5.-The use of the Volunteer and Polica day in the week, and the Members will have the right to use the at all times when not otherwise occupy ver

Į sizing of a few sampans; but no lives were lost. there since. The case was remanded untit sending in their names to the Undersigned

"ING KING" WHARF,

An agreement for lease was concluded to- day of the wharf at the end of Rua Coronel Ferreira for the s.s. Ying King. The Yuk On 5. 5. Co. will bave the use of the landing pier

newal of the lease for penods extending to three years.

Friday.next.

RESTORATION OF LUST RELIG

to take £300,000 worth of war material from August 16, to the Commander of the Japanese or at least one year, and the option of re-sidered to have been specially favoured by the

The natural

Hamburg to Constantinople. inference drawn is that this material is intended, for the equipment of Russian Volunteer steamers or warships in the Black Sea.

THE RAILWAY.

A meeting of the 'concessionaries of the Macao-Camion railway is to be held on Monday.

The English Catholic colony. here is con-

Pope. It received his Holiness' scasonable compliments under the form of the restitution to their Church of San Silvestro of a relic which is claimed to be unique. It is, in fact,

troops investing Port Arthur:-Fam requested by the German Minister, who is acting upon orders received from his Sovereign, to instruct Commander Hofmann and Lieutenant Gilgen- heim of the German Navy to leave Port Arthur

peror's humane wishes. You are therefore re- at the Foreign Office at Tokio:--

The Echo de Paris' St. Petersburg cor.quested to make the necessary arrangements to hand over the message from the German respondent says that the officer appointed to command the Baltic squadron declares it will Emperor to the officers mentioned above.

The reply to the above telegram from the start as soon as ready; that it will call at

Commander of the Japanese troops investing

The following telegram was recently received in compliance with H. I. M. the Japanese Em [The result of this meeting is given elsewhere quite independently of its religious value, a

in our present issue.—Ed, //.K.T.].

OUR VISITORS.

Our visitors from your Colony are coming in increasing numbers every year, especially in the summer months. The benefit of the

All those intending to join will oblige by

before the 15th of September, 1904.

By Conimand,

F. H. MAY, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office,..

Hongkong, 30th August, 1904,

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PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

NOTICE.

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of its history and the traditions which cluster around it.

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“ONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamship

"MONGOLIA,"

other boat which had been sent to their rescue British and German ports only en route, Port Arthur was received at the Imperial Head-climate and the open air drives is particularly is the gift which the Pope has just bestowed may be had either from Lighters or from 'aur

The eighth, the boatswain, Francisco Frints went under; and was evidently caught in the swift undercurrent which carries everything down to the bottom of the river, and tenaciously holds it there till compelled to surrender its victim by another and stronger current.

THE S. S. " ALGOA"

HEAVY LOSS.

The Union Iron Works has been awarded The contract for the reparing of the Pacific Mail Company's big freighter Algoa, and this in spite of the fact that the bid of the local concern was $20,000 higher than that of the British Colum- bia Machine Works of Victoria, says a 5an Francisco exchange. The Union Iron Works will do the work for $68,coo, and no time will be lost in making a start, as every day the big vessel is idle means added loss to the Pacific Mail Company.

On the strength of these extensive repairs it is thought probable, when they are finished, that the Pacific Mail Company will apply for American register for their big freighter, which now flies the British flag,

The accident to the Algoa spoiled what wonld have been the greatest money making

record in the history of the big vessel. When Captain Lockett ran the Algos on the rocks she was at the end at the second trip she had made across the Pacific within a remark. ably brief time. Going and coming each time she had been loaded to her full capacity. She had received quick dispatch wherever freight was handled and but for her misfortune would have shown a profit which would have insured smiles for the skipper from those in authority.

Although the actual damage done is covered by insurance, the loss through the vessel's idle-` ness, will be heavy, as there was enough freight offering to have kept the Algow; big as she is, busy for a long time.

PRICE OF WAR TORPEDOES.

avoiding French ports, and that it will proceed by the Canal. The coaling fleet will probably

by the Cape of Good Hope. been appointed to command the collier fleet, and that steamers will be furnished by ibe Russia Steam Navigation Company of which he is president. The following steamers have already been chartered: Jupiter, Mercury, Dianna, Pallada, and Odessa.

Vienna reports that Colonel Ladroff has

DAMAGE DONE BY FALLING SHELLS.

News has been brought over of some of the damage done to Port Arthur by Japanese sheils, says the Chefoe Daily News of zoth iest. Clarkson & Co's godowns which were stored full of merchandise, largely bottled goods, are said to be a wreck. Many shells have also been falling in the vicinity of a large church, This spot was probably the object of consider. able fire on account of the magazine which was known to be located near it formerly. Persons who have been in Port Arthur recently, how- ever, state that the magazine was removed some time ago, so that the apparent intention of the attacking forces to explode it will miscarry.

THE REPORTS ABOUT GENERAL

STOESSEL.

The Japanese papers continue to publish statements with regard to General Stoessel, in command of Port Arthur. One of them, issued at Yokohama, says that according to a late report General Stoessel did not comfiit suicide, The General, it says, has worried himself into insanity and frequently brandishes his sword and becomes otherwise unruly and disorderly. This conduct, the papers says, is probably responsible for the rumours that the General has ended his life.

order of the German Emperor to Commander by their mothers and amaha, find a pleasant quarters on the 17th inst. It runs thus :-The noticeable in the children, who, accompanied

Hofmann and Lieutenant Gilgenheim of the rendezvous in the Avenida Vasco da Gama. German Navy at Port Arthur was conveyed in The pleasure of the afternoon visits to this a letter through the Russian military mes- beautiful park is mitigated by the fact that children can hardly romp and play on the senger who came out to-day with a reply to our

gravel paths as they like unless at the risk of Imperial note.

danger to their lives and little limbs. I allude to the very large number of bicycles that are allowed to be ridden in a most reckless manner in the Park. I have been witness to several instances when little mites were knocked down by cyclists through their carelessness and utter disregard of the presence of the "little 'ubs" about. On one occasion a cyclist parrowly escaped injuring a lady who was just crossing the path in company with a friend. The ungallant conduct of the man whose wheels sailed the skirt of the fair visitor was deserving of severe censure and had the incident occurred at Hongkong, the individual would surely have Another journal, on the other hand, states had to face the magistrale for a severe rebuke that the reported suicide of General Stoessel is and fine from the Bench. Bicycle riding in correct. He had been wounded in the foot in the Avenida, as at prerest indulged in in the battle the other day and this and the worry afternoons, is becoming a source of danger and incident upon the attach on Fort Arthur and a positive nuisance, which it is hoped the the dejected spirit of his subordinates led to authorities will try to abate. Riding in this mental aberration. He resorted to drink, the park might be restricted to certain hours of the paper says, and subsequently became complete-day only. Let the park be reserved for pedes. ly irresponsible and ended his life on the trians, say, from five o'clock every alternoon. morning of August 3rd.

INUNDATION OF THE YELLOW RIVER.

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The shells are dropping in the city con- tinuously, the favourite hours of heavy attack between daylight and dark. The reason for choice of hours is believed by those who are familiar with the progress of the siege to be that the Japanese do not care to reveal the lo- cations of their guns, which would be the case

PROPOSED EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS. were the firing kept up' heavily during the A special telegram to the Japan Gazette night. The recent work of the Russian squad-states that the French Minister to Tokio has

on in interfering with the placing of the siege guns is reported to have prompted this pre- caution..'

Life in the city has been very unpleasant during the past week, and residents have been compelled to seek their caves on account of the uncertainty as to where missiles are going to strike next. Most of those who 'determined to stick it oạt provided themselves with these recesses in the hill sides some time ago, and they have come in handy on various occasions.

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THE EUROPEAN OFFICERS OF THE

· HITACHI-MARU,”

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GENEROSITY OF JAPANESE AUTHORITIES.

The Japanese Government has taken a very generous measure, states the Japan Mail, with regard to the British subjects who lost their lives when the ill-fated Hitachi-mars was sunk. In addition to bestowing on Captain Campbell the Fifth Class Order of the Rising Sup, and on Messrs, Glass and. Bishop the Sixth Class,

The selling price of a finished torpedo is about £500, writes a correspondent of the Chicago Chronicle. Not one is put on the market without having been exbaustively tested at Messrs. Whitehead's running station, which is connected by a kind of jelty with the works. The station is provided with two torpedo. tubes made to admit either gunpowder cartridge or a charge of compressed air to drive the torpedo forward. As soon as the missile has taken the water it proceeds by the help of its own propellers toward its gual, and men stationed on the rafts moored at various distances from the running stations are able to see or hear theit has been decided that the following sums torpedo pass below, them and to signal with a

shall be paid to their families, namely, 5,000 flag the moment of its passage to the controller, yen in the case of Captain Campbell, 4,500 who stands, chronometer in hand, at the yea in the case of Mr. Glass and 4,000 yen in running station Nets are stretched in the the case of Mr. Bishop. The special sanction water pear each ratt, and as the torpedo has of the Emperor had to be obtained for this to cut its way through them it is possible to purpose, as will be understood when we say. tell by the hole in the nets whether the torpedo that the sum paid to Captain Campbell's family has varied in depth or direction.

is equal to that which would be paid to the family of a Japanese Major-General killed in action, and Mr. Bishop's people get as much as the family of a Japanese Colonel would receive.

The precision of the performances of these wonderful automatic submarines may be judg ed from the fact that, according to the lates

experiments, the widest range

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Chou Fuh, Governor of Shantung, memo- proposed an exchange of prisoners from the sialized the Throne that the Yellow river in the Chinese Eastern Railway Co.'s steamers, who province of Shantung overflowed the embank. now quartered at Matsuyama. The meat at Puchwang in the district of Likinhsien steamers were captured shortly after the out-on the northem bank of the lower portion of break of hostilities.

the river and stated minutely about the cir-

Are

The Japanese Government replied that it cumstances thereof. In the end the fifth will accede to the proposal if Russia will release moon of this year (beginning of July) mostly it the Japanese prisoners taken at Wijo, including | rained and it was rather rare to have fine wea- Major Togo of the Army. The Russian Gother, and consequently the water in the river vernment claims the prisoners of the steamers -s non-combatants. ·

Ilighly honoured and truly fortunate may that church claim to be which shekers the authentic head of St. John the Baptist. That

to a tradition ten centuries old, the head which upon the Church of San Silvestro. According

was demanded by the daughter of Herodias as a reward for her dancing, was carried from Palestine to Rome, It reached the Eternal City a thousand years ago, being brought by certain Greek monks, who deposited it in the Church of San Silvestro in Capite, which at that

time was a monastery,

are hereby notified that their Goods are at their risk being discharged into Lighters andfor landed into our Godowns Nos. 1 and 2, at Kennedy Town, (Marine Lot 543), and delivery Godowns upon countersignature of Bills of Lading.

Goods remaining unclaimed after the 5th proximo will be subject to rent.

All Claims must be sent in to me on or before the 8th proximo or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

E. W. TILDEN,

Agent.

Hongkong, 30th August, 1904

DEPOT.

3. ICE HOUSE STREET,

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Innumerable miracles were wrought by the agcacy of the head of the saint, and in such HONGKONg frozen food supfly estimation was the relic held that regular pitch- ed battles were fought for its possession. In

cession, certain unruly Florentines attacked $41, while the head was being carried in pro- the cortege, but they were successfully repuis ed by the Romans, who were led by the Prince NOTICE is hereby given that the above. Company with all existing Contracts bas Coloana of the time. After this, fearing that been PURCHASED by the DAIRY FARM CO., the precious object might be lost, the Popes. D., who will conduct it on their own account on and after 1st September next. Accounts ordered that it was never to leave the Church of San Silvestre, and it remained there until due to the HONGKONG FROZEN FOOD 1870, when Home was besieged by the troops SUPPLY DEPOT will be collected by the of Victor Emmanuel. It was then carried by DAIRY FARM CO., LTD. Accounts against the order of Pius I. to the Vatican. The pre- the HONGKONG FROZEN FOOD SUPPLY sent Pope, however, thinks that there can be DEPOT to 31st August should be rendered to na danger in returning the relic to its ancitat the present management as soon as possible. resting place. The holy head is contained in

LAU KUE TONG, a valuable silver reliquary, weighing over 100

Manager, pounds.-Rome correspondence of the London

1987 Telegraph."

COMMERCIAL.

SHARE LIST.

! 4.15 pan, Following are further alterations in Messrs. Benjamin, Kelly & Potts' share quotations no- tified to us after the list had been printed:-

HK.C.& Macao Steamboats $30 31. & b. China Sugars...

197 sa & b, Hongkong Docks...

235 53. & b. Indo-Chinas

117 b. Douglases

36 b.

104

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BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR AMOY, STRAITS AND RANGOON, THE Company's Steamship.

THE

"PALAMCOTTA,”

Captain Windebank, will be despatched as above, on TUESDAY, the 6th September, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

'JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, 30th August, 1994.

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daily Increased and in the sixth moon (middle of July) sixteen houses on the southern bank of the river, in the district of Litsinksien, were RUSSIAN INTERNAL WAR LOAN.

destroyed by the flood and the food became According to a Reeter telegram from 6t. furious and the embankments of the river from Petersburg which has been received at the Yenwe to Puchiwang were destroyed to the Foreign Department, the Russian Government extent of over 1,000 feet in length, over 20 issued an order, on the 16th just, to float new villages and at salt districts had suffered heavy bonds amounting to 150,000,000 roubles for the damage. All these were due to the inundation purpose of defraying the passing war expenses. caused by increase of water in the river and The terms proposed are as follows:-

no human power can check the flood. Yet if 1.-The face value of each bond to be 50 proper care had been taken in preventing such roubles.

a big damage it might have been able to 2. The principal to be repayable within sighten the sufferings. Therefore we hereby four years.

cashier expectant magistrate Chang Hsuan,

FROM HAMBurg, bremen, 3--The interest to be 3.5 per cent per annum. Probationary official of junior ninth tank Wang | ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, PENANG 4-The bonds to be issued on August 14. Teb-ming, Commander Chon Hsingli of the

AND SINGAPORE, 5.-Subscribers to the bonds to be exempt garrison of the embankment at the north Litsin- THE H. A. L. Steamship from all taxation."

bsin, and their officials are all ordered to re- main is the work of repairing the embank- ments. We cashier Wo Shih-chies, magistrate Captain Behrens, having arrived. from the of Litsin-hsien, and he is ordered to requested to send in their Bills of Lading for. above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby remain in his office. The Taotai in charge of countersignature by the Undersigned and to the conservancy of the lower stream of the Yel- take immediate delivery of their goods from low River, Tastai Chu Honchuan and his alongside.

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NEW U.S. FLAGSHIP

FOR THE FAR EAST.

The new battleship Ohio, of the American assistant, Probationary Prefect Kao Linchi, are

"SCANDIA,"

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless

a from the line at A Japanese subject acting as master, chiet navy, which was launched at the Union hereby ordered to be handed over to the Board notice to the contrary be given before TO-

DAY.,

a range of 3,000 yards was not more than twelve engineer or chief officer of a Japanese trans Iron Works, San Francisco, during the visit of concerned to be dealt with, Governor Chou Any Cargo impeding ber discharge will be yards, in spite of the strong currents which port in similar circumstances would cost the the late President McKinley, has had her bunk Fub while superintending the works of the landed into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Prevail on that part of the Atlantic Coast. This state only 1,400 yen. In addition to the above, ers filled with Cardiff coal is preparation for embankment, etc., was not able to do anything Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Limited, means that, if a torpedo were aimed at the the family of each of the deceased officers her trialtrip, which was to take place in the Santa in this flood and is bereby handed over to the and stored at Consignees risk and expense.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods centre of a battleship 3000 yards away it would receive 30 months salary in full from the Barbara Channel. If the trip is successful it Board concerned to be dealt with, and at the have left the Godowns and all Goods remaining. probably hit it ten feet below water, and within Nippon Yusen Kaisha, which Company in this is thought that the Ohio will probably be sent same time the said Governor is ordered to undelivered after the 31st August will be subject thirty-six feet of the spot aimed at. As a battle jostance acts with all the liberality that bas to the Asiatic station to take the place of the instruct all the officials concerned in the works to rent ship is usually more than 300 feet long, there is invariably distinguished it

Kentucky. If she does this, the new battleship to effect repairs so as not to cause any more be left in the Godowns, where they will be All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to room for a deviation even greater than this.

will become the flagship in the Far East. Six distress owing to their negligence. It is hereby examined on the 3rd September at 3 P.M. Under favourable sea conditions, however, the

months after going into commission the Ohio ordered that those districts which suffered No Fire Insurance has been effected torpedo may be relied upon to strike within a

will have her final trial, on the result of which | from the inundation shall be charitably relieved

HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE, ird or two of the spot at which it was aimed, yard

depends the settlement of the bill for her con- speedily from their sufferings and no delay

Hongkong Office. provided that the sim bo good.".

struction,

| shall be made,E*,

Hongkong, 30th August, 1904.

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THE MESSAGE TO THE BELEAGUERED GARRISON:

The following is the report received at the Imperial Headquarters from the Commander

Hongkong, 29th August, 1904.

Entimation.

THE POPULAR

SCOTCH

IS

"BLACK&WHITE"

JAMES BUCHANAN & CO.

SCOTCH WHISKE DISTILLNAS By hinatahmini to

HM. THE KING

HRH the PRINCE of WALES

Sapplied at all the LEADING CLUBS and HOTELS, and to be obtained from LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Queen's Road

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Shipping-Steamers.