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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1904.

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THE FIGHTING AT LIAOYANG.

MR. George Booth, who came to Yokohama 1872 to the firm of Lane, Crawford & Co., died there on the 17th ult, nged 68...........

A VIOLENT Storm rayed over Fusan on the zoth ult, and it was in the same storm that the | Chitose and Tsushima attacked the Novik.

PHILATELISTS are warned that enormous quan titles of forged Japanese postage stamps have been made in Japan and placed on the market

MR. Arthur Chapman, the Government As THE Paris Temps points out that the Resicht sessor, has kindly sent us a copy of the fourthjelmij violated the neutrality of China by com- ing into Chefco with passengers and dispatches supplement to his useful street index.

IT has now been ascertained definitely that the United States cruiser Tacoma has been ordered to joined the Asiatic fleet. It is under stood she will reach this s'ation the latter part of the year.

WOES M. H. H. J. Gompertz, Acting Police Magistrate, goes on leave to Japan, his place will be taken by Mr. J. H. Kemp, acting second Police Magistrate, who in turn will be relieved by Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, magistrate of the New Territory.

THE following remarkable stateinent appears in the telegrams sent to Chafoo and Tientsin from Shanghai by the Orfasiatische Lloyd :- Powers prevented the Japanese fleet from en. tering the Huangpu."

THE WAR.

THE ADVANCE ON LIAOYANG

TRISK WORK IN THE NORTH,

Recruiting of coolies in the north for service in the South Africau mines goes briskly on, and there are several vessels on the berth, some ready and some preparing to engage in the emigration work. Telegraphic communi cation was received this morning, by her agent, that the ss. Tredale inlt Chinwanted on the 30th ult. carrying 1,406 coolies from that port..

The se. but, leaves to-morrow at daylight." Mr. M. Noma, Consul for Japan, the same part on her second trip in this has kindly forwarded to us the fol-

for

service...

RESUME OF Reports.

Toxio, 1st September,

7 p.m.

The Lothian and the Swanley, now in the lowing telegrams harbour, both leave in a few days for Chinwan tao, and will be followed by the as Jakumi, a THE Japanese are now engaged in raising the sister ship of the Ikbal, which is being pre- steamer glan at Dalay, and they have repared for this service, in the Hongkong and recuv.red the caisson of the dock which bad Whampoa Docks, after which she will be placed been sunk.

on the run, probably being the first to call for coolies at Chefoo. It is understood that nego tiations are pending for the charter of several

MANY Chinese who recently settled in Dalny are now leaving. They state that they are afraid of a Russian movement from the north- China Gazelle,

THERE was no session of the Courts at the Magistracy this afternoon, as there were no entries on the charge sheets, and no prisonera to face the majesty of the Law.

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dest, mysteriously disappeared at Tokio, but was found unconscious in Uyeno Park by Japanese doctor, and brought back to the Bluff Hotel.

more steamers for the coolie emigration work.

SUSPENSION OF AMERICAN

TRADE

WITH THE ORIENT.

The following is a resume of the reports received up to the afternoon of the 31st August. Our armies, since 27th August, are continuing their operations towards Liaoyang.

On the morning the 29th August the First Army's right and central columns occupied a position. nine miles east and south-east of Liao- yang, on the left bank of the Taitse, Our other armies, advancing along Haicheng-to-Liaoyang road, on the war. A San Francisco exchange writing with 20th August, in joint operation with reference to the subject on 31st July stated the First Army's left, took a position

As already notified in our columns, in con- sequence of the action of the Vladivostok fleet, Huers from America refused to accept freight

According to a Shangbai telegram printed by our senior morning contemporary Japan. "It is generally believed that the neutralMr. Norman Cullen, a Daily Mail correspon for any of the oriental ports within the zone of ese troops have driven the Russians out of Liaoyang. There is, at the hour at which we are writing no confirmation of the report, for the operations as briefly recounted in the Consular notifications received from

Mr. M. Noma show that the capture of this important centre has not yet been effected, although its fall is evidently imminent. Situated, some three hundred miles from the Korean frontier, at the apex of a triangle of which the two other points are Newchwang and the Yalu, Liaoyang is the city at which General Kuropatkin in the earlier stages of the war concentrated the bulk of his forces, and watched the pro- gress of events. Here he could dominate the whole field of future battle, survey all operations and watch the movement of the enemy while his own numerical superiority was being assured. Sixteen trainioads of troops are said to have seen pouring into

THE China Times says the Russian destroyer Reschitjelaij did take coal at Chefoo, and was not disarmed. The Japanese officer on board

knew enough Russian to recongnise the order given by the Russian captain to blow up the destroyer, whose orders were to return to Port

Arthur.

SHANGHAI lost another of its old and popular residents on Saturday when Mr. C. J. Ashley passed away in his 69th year, after a lingering illness. "The Major," as he was familiarly known, was for many years a very prominent man in the life of Shanghai and one of

pronounced individuality, observes the China Garette.

MR. J. R. Brazier, Commissioner of Customs

at Kowloon, has been appointed General Manager in Chins of the South African Labour Emigration Agency. He has been seconded

from the Customs Service for the purpose.

THE new M. B. E. S. Chohakuran Maru, 2,263 lous gross, was successfully launched at Nagasaki on the aist ult. The whole of her steel constructive work was cast at Nagasaki, instead of being imported from Europe, 10 that she is entirely home-mada.

E. H. Harriman has decided that he cannot stand. the nervous strain of having the big Pacific Mail liners, laden with contraband

freight, dodging Russian war ships in Oriental

facing the enemy's line of defence. which was extended to east and west

from a point six miles south of

The enemy appeared to consist of 12 or 13 divisions.

waters. The narrow escape of the Korea, which would have proved a rich prize for the Vladi. Linoyang, vostok squadron, has brought Harriman to the On the 30th August, severe fight conclusion that it has been an unwise policy ing occupied the whole day and con- that permitted the Pacific Mail sbipato gamble on the inactivity of the Russian cruisers. Now tinued to the afternoon of the 31st all this is to be changed. The Pacific Mall, in August. common with the Uccidental and Oriental Steamship Company, which latter is the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company's China line out of Portland, are to go from one extreme to the other. Whereas for months past practical- y every steamer of the lines mentioned has been accepting all manner of freight for Japan, with scant regard as to whether it might be regarded by Russia us contraband of war or not, the ships of the three companies will henceforth, until further notice, not accept any freight of

zone or in China.

THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donation to the fund of the Hospitals-Wo Hing Tai $20, Cheung U-Hong $20, Fu Chan Tsai Sao, Ming U-Tai 520, 1-Shua Tai 520, Chit Wo Ho $20, U-Wo

1-Shun Hong $20, U-Tak Shing $15, Kwong Man Tseung S15, Fuk Loong $15, Wing panies to keep their ships free from molesta This determination of the steamship com- Cheung Li Sio, Kwong Wing Shing Sio, Hiption by the Russian fleet was made public

the country daily and yet the commander-in-four. The junk was searched and her crew Lung 520, Ng Un. Hing $20, I-On Ho $20. any character whatever for any port in the war

chief did not feel justified in meeting the Japanese in pitched battle. His policy has been, and continues to be; oue of retreat, A. S. WATSON & Co., | though he can console himself with the reflection that every step forward on the part of his foe removes then further and further

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from their base of operation and renders the matter of supply increasingly difficult. The strategic and tactical skill hitherto exhibited by the Japanese canleave no room for thought in this respect, and her three great armies which have been concentrating on Mukden will continue creeping forward until a deci- sive battle can be fought. General Kuroki, in charge of the first army corps, has marched up from Kiuliencheng, through Fenghwang- cheng, Motien Pass, and

on beyond Liaoyang to Heungtai, while other corps set out from Takushan, and Kaichau for Liaoyang vi Haicheng. On Saturday last they seized Anshantien, a natural fortress of great importance commanding the riverside city and, according to information just to hand, are on the eve of occupying the southern headquarters of the Russians, That a desperate struggle must have ensued is evident from the fact that Liaoyang had been strongly fortified by some seven- teen batteries and surrounded by en

ACCORDING to the Universal Gazelle on 28th ult. a man-of-war of unknown nationality, painted a dark colour overhauled a local junk some distance outside Gutzlaff, laden with ordered to take to the boats after which the people from the warships set the junk on fire. No confirmation of the story is obtainable from other quarters.

THREE months' bard labour and six hours

Wo Sto, Hau Fung $10.

yesterday when notice was served on the

Southern Pacific Company that until further notice no freight would be accepted for Japan, Corea, Siberia, Manchuria

China.

STOPS ALL EXPORTS..

in the stocks were awarded-by Mr. Gompertz ACCORDING to the Sin Wan Pas, the Wai this morning to a Chinese barber, for Wu-pu received a report from Tsengchi that Russian soldiers at Moukden have been' re- catering a house in Des Voux Road, Cer-moving to Teh Ling all their stocks of am- The fat-reaching effect of this action by the tral, and endeavouring to steal therefrom a box munition and provisions are also being removed steamship companies can be readily appreciat of clothing. The noise he made woke the owner, who shouted, and the barber dropped leaving only over a hundred sick and woundeded when it is understood that it means the the box and jumped aver the verandah, isto

in the hospital. The Wai Wu-pa has addressed complete cessation of all trade and commerce the arms of the law, in the shape of an Indian

the Japanese Minister asking him to consider between here and the Orient. The fact that the sacred city of Moukden as outside the area | constable, who investigated, and charged the

of active operations. Mr. Uchida discredits the man accordingly.

report of Tsengchi.—Sin Wan-pao.

A CHINAMAN'S avarice frustrated his attempt to commit a burglary at Wanchai yesterday. He entered the house of an acquaintance who,

TIENTSIN papers to the 36th ult. state-The Russians are commandeering cattle and. carts

he knew, kept money on the premises, and in Liaoyi and Hsinan, and sunk a large num- broke open a chest in which he believed was aber of junks in the Liao river in the hope of cash-box. This he found, and, in his joy shook causing an inundation which will hamper the it so vigorously that the chink of the coins Japanese advance. The leading foreign em- within brought all the residents of the house ployees of the Chinese Imperial Railway about his ears. Inspector Galt looked after him till this morning when he was sent to three months' hard labour and six hours in the stocks,

The polo on Saturday afternoon, says the V,

to Mr. A. W. Barkill, whose pony slipped and

Service have now received the China medal and clasp for 1900-Harmston's Circus is to open in Peking next week.-A Japanese under-

the companies bave decided not to accept any freight of any character, not even to Chinese ports, is attributed to an excess of caution. The explanation was made semi-officially yesterday that the companies fear to place too much confidence in the integrity of shippers in these days of uncertainty. It would be possible for

RUSSIAN RETREAT

TO LIAOYANG:

TOKIO, 1st September,

0.10 p.m.

According to telegrams received at

1st instant our Army Corps on the the Headquarters on the afternoon of

loft took possession, at dawn of Thursday (1st inst.), by fierce and daring assault, of the heights which the enemy's right occupied. There upon all the enemy to the south of Liaoyang commenced their retreat.

Our armies are now pursuing.

JAPANESE CASUALTIES.

TORIO, 2nd September

12.10 p.m... Marshal Oyama reports that the

onemy, being unable to resist our

of shipping goods under a false classification, a stripper, by employing the simple subterfuge fierco attack, retired on the 1st

to load up a big China liner with hundreds of instant towards Linoyang. Our left tons of munitions of war, and if the ship was and central columns are hotly pur- apprehended and searched by a Russian suing the enemy, who is in great cruiser, and innocent looking cases labelled

Who is confusion, trying to retire to the agricultural implements, the company would

We captured ten-and-a-half-centi-

graduate coxed the First Trinity, Cambridge, have to pay dearly for its negligence. It is right bank of Taitse. boat at Healey.--The Russians complain that even hinted that this very thing has already any trouble. Consequently, since it is a which the former expend their ammunition on,

C. D. News was marred by a serious accident the Japanese put up quakers at Port Arthur, / happened, although thus far it has not caused metre cannons which were being trenchments, redoubts and wire entangle fell pinning the rider by the right leg. Dr. while the real guns are screened from view physical impossibility for the steamship.com- used to bombard from the Liaoyang.

Verdon of 1.M.S, Fearless was on the ground The Feiho rose on the 25th to 13 feet a inches.panies to inspect every package of freight railway station.

ments.

Of the batteries, two on the east, one on the north-east, four on the west, two on the north-west and two on the south were carefully completed some three months back, with mines laid, around them many feet away. Thousands of troops were then living in the square-built, drab-tinted Chinese town, which is probably the oldest in Man. churia. The outer face and battlements of its high walls are of very hard brick, and have a circumference of over ten miles. The imperial highway from Mukden to HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES.

Newchwang and Port Arthur separates PHOTOGRAPHIC the place from the old road to Korea,

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and examined the injury, and afterwards. Mr. Burkill was taken away in the ambulance. In was feared at first that the ankle itself was broken but the fracture is really just above the ankle, where happily it is less difficult to deal

with, though it will be some time before the

popular rider can be about again.

THE FLEET.

H.M.S. Terrible is expected to arrive here to-morrow from Weihaiwei, on her way home. She has on board the time-expired men of H.M.S. Albion.

H,M.S. Espiegle is now at Mirs Bay for gun practice and prize-firing. She is expected to return to Hongkong on or about Monday next uspon completion of her present day, where she will take in supplies, etc., before going to join the fleet at Weikalwei.

A SEANAN from H.M.S. Rosario was charged Hongkong from Mirs Bay, where she has been H.M.S. Leviathan is expected to return to with disorderly conduct, assault, and damage for gun practice, and prize-firing, to-morrow. to a show case is a stop in Queen's Road Cen- tral, the cause of the trouble being a toothAfter taking in stores and reliefs for the fleet brush! He went to the shop to buy this article in the north, she will rejoin her station with

the squadron. and selected one for which the shop man aaked while the railway runs cast and west jo cents. He would not pay more than thirty- past the city, north-east towards Mukden five cents, and, when the shopkeeper refused to and south, south west from Show accept that amount, struck the man several shan. When it is captured Japan, ac

blows on the head and face. Before Mr. Gom- cording to Reuter's agency, will have

pertz this morning the man told a rambling story without denying the charge, beyond say. to bring about the fall of Port Arthur

ing that he did not see any glass broken. He [45 to close the autumn campaign. If she re-

was fined $15 for his conduct, or 14 days, and duces this stronghold and the Mikado's ordered to pay 50 cents compensation for the troops establish themselves in secure pas broken show-case glass. The fine was paid by session of the banks of the Taitse river at an officer from the vessel, watching the case

on his behalf. Liaoyang and southern Manchuria, the Rus sian commander must fail back some forty miles on Mukden for. the winter, and run the grave risks which a Japanese occupation of Manchuria's holy city would assuredly

MARINE SURVEYORS, CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND

NAVAL ARCHITECTS.

COLLISIONS and Damages Surveyed.

Salvage Work undertaken.

Ship Designs and Specifications prepared. Agents for the Construction, and Sale of Steam

and Motor Launches,

Contract for New Tonnage on reasonable terms

with First Class Buliders.

A large stock of Canadian Asbestos and

Asbestocel goods kept.,

Agents for Messrs. Allen & Sons Electrical

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involve.

LOCAL AND GENERAL..

A SPANISH STOWAWAY

uit.

AND & GOOD SAMARITAN.

When the s.s. Wing Chat arrived yesterday from Macho the police were sent for and a young Spaniard was given in charge for travel. ling without paying his fare for the passage. When arrested he said if he were taken to his friends he could get the mobey, and the com- pany agreed if he did so that they would not prosecute. He was taken by the police to se veral houses he mentioned; and finally to the Spanish Mission, but everywhere failed to ob

THE British steamer Clitus, 1,588 tons set, than a few slight bruises. This morning Contain the money he wanted, and so was taken

offered for shipment, the companies will avoid

all risk of entanglement by not taking any On the 1st inst. our right column freight whatever. Harriman has so ordered,

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attacked the enemy at Heiingtai, and his orders bave been put into effect with miles north-east of Liaoyang out delay. The steamer China, which is the next ship to sail for the Orient, will depait on ¦ Our casualties, since the 29th Saturday next with a scant cargo consigned to August, are estimated at about ten Honolulu, Manila and other ports far removed thousand

from the war zone.

·MEANS SERIOUS LO95., The cessation of all trade, between here and

THE WEATHER,

The following report is from Mr. J. I. Flums mer, Chief Assistant of the Hongkong Obser- vatory

On the 2nd at 11.45am. The barometer has risen in S. China and in S.W. Japan, and fallen slightly in the Philippines,

The typhoon has passed into the Sea of Japan, moving rapidly towards the N.N.E.

the Orient will mean a serious loss, not only to the steamship companies, but to the mor- cantile world as well. America's trade with Japan, including imports and exports, amounts to $17,500,000 a year under normal conditions, with China $14,000,000, with Korea, Siberia and Russo-China an additional $1,000,000, or a total of approximately $31,000,coo. The loss

Gradients are slight on the China Coast, and that would result from the cessation of all trade for any considerable period would be enormous, over the China Sea. Light variable winds will prevail in the Formosa Channel, and light S. and so far as can be learned there is no dis-winds in the China Sea

Forecast-Light variable winds, local then- position on the part of the steamship companies to resume the bandling of merchandise of any der-showers. ; character to China, Japan, Korea or Siberia while the present war lasts, or while there is the slightest danger that ships may be intercepted by war vessels. There are about 100 articles in the list of exports that move from here to the Orient under normal conditions, the principal. commodities being alcohol, bags and bagging, barley, beans, brandy, canned goods, drugs, electric goods, fish, flour, dried and canned fruit, groceries and provisions, hops, iron, lard, leather, lead, lumber, malt, machinery and agricultural implements, millatus, poultry, raisin's, salt, seeds, sugar, whisky and wine, hay, hardware and cotton.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

・MAILS DUE, American (China) 3rd inst. Indian (Arratoon Apear) 61h inst," Canadian (Empress of Japan) 6th inst Australian (Chingtu) 7th inst. German (Prins Heinrich) 7th inst..

The Glen Line s.3. Glenlochy from London &c., left Singapore on 1st fast, and may be expected here on 7th inst

THE Chinese engineer of the as, Kwong Dot had a very narrow escape from death yesterday evening when travelling on an electric tram car. On arriving at his destination he sudden- ly got up and jumped from the car, while the lalter was going full speed. His foot was caught by the board and he was dragged about five yards before the car could be stopped, but be miraculously escaped with no further burt stable Cooper placed the man before Mr. back to the station and locked up. This morn- Gomperts, who told him he was guilty of an ing he was placed before Mr. Gompertz, when Ir is stated in London that Lord Curzon has THE Tzarevitch had only three shells for her act both foolish and daugerous, which might he pleaded guilty to the charge, and was fined fixed September 13 as the date of his return to big guns remaining when she took refuge in have had very serious consequences to others, $25, with the usual alternative. He had no India His lordship is very much better than

on his arrival, but be still continues subject to inst had it resulted in his death. He was leniently money to pay the fiue, but a countryman of his Tsingtao. "

dealt with this time and let off with a fine of $s stepped forward and acted the part of a good nervous attacks. These are, however and a caution against a recurrence of bis, rash Samaritan, by paying the fine for his compaing in latensity, and it is hoped his health will act, which His Wonbip hoped would act spatriot, upon the latter's signing a promissory be fully re-established before the date of his

note for the amount, in his favour, warning and a deterrent to his countrymen.

has been sold to Japanese.

THE business in Hirano Water is being turned into a limited company at Kobe with a capital [58: of ra5,000 yen.

return arrives

iminisho

The C. P. R. Co.' ss. Empress of India arrived at Kobe at 3.30 p.m., on fit ult, and left again at 10 am, Thursday for Yokohama where she was due to amys at 10 am, on 2nd

The CP. R. Cosas. Emorist arrived at Kobe at 8.30 p.m., an "soth left again at midnight Wernerdi

Japan

and

Naga

aki for Shanghal where she is due to arrive

at 3 am, on 4th fast --