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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1904.

A CAPTAIN. VINED.

question arose, the question of jurisdication. BREACH OF QUARANTINE RULES. Under the Summary Court Ordinance, section 19, sub-section 4, it was laid down that in a suit for specific performance of a contract or an agreement, such as a loase, that the Court had Jurisdiction unless the property exceeded 31,000 in value. It was admitted by the other side that this property exceeded $1,000 in value, therefore he submitted that there was no Jarisdiction, and he asked that the case be dis- missed.

...section 28 of the ordinance.

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Mr. Harding asked that the case be trans ferred to the original jurisdiction side under Mr. Griat said His Honour had no power to transfer a suit over which he had no jurisdic. tion, and urged that no order could be made except an order of dismissal. The section with regard to transference' merely contemplated that there was jurisdiction in that Court to transfer.

His Honour said that when the case was before him on the first occasion, a defence wa raised by Mr. Grist that the document sued

CORRESPONDENCE

¿We do not necessarily endorse the opiniona axprimedby-

Correspondente lo this column.) 1

4th inst.

THE "KANSUAMURDER CASE. Captain C. Corneliness, of the Norwegian steamer, Providence, which arrived here on the

To run Karron or inu "Honakera : Tuzsorat,“ at inst, was summoned by the Harbour Master

Sta-It is a generally conceded maxim ja before Mr. Kemp this morning, for breach of the Quarantine regulations in that he, having Jurisprudence that the Press should abstain from arrived in this harbour trom an infected port, commenting on, or criticising, cases rub judier. to wit, Swatow, did not proceed to the quar Notwithstanding this, opinion has been vary aptive station, as required to do under the Har-fuely expressed in the. Hongkong papers as to bour Regulations, and with neglecting to By the actual perpetrators of the murder of the the yellow flag on arrival. The captain stated unfortunate compradore of the Kan, that bis voyage was from Asping, Amoy and which happened a few days ago. That such a Swatow to Hongkong with general cargo, and regrettable incident, did occur, no ene will. Chinese passengers, of which he had 52 men attempt to deny, nor does one lose sight of the women and children on board for this part. gravity of other 'isanes thereby involved but He did not make any inquiries about guaran- that the "correspondents" of the various papers tins, but the pilot he took aboard told him concerned should, during an attack of tacother there was no quarantine here. The pilot was scribendi, feel disposed to lay the blame at the not present to give evidence. The boarding door of the men from the U. S. S. Helena officer stated that the Providence arrived on is quite another matter although that

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THE WAR.

WANTON DESTRUCTION BY RUSSIANS.

JUNK BURNINO,

Mr. M. Noma, Consul for Japan, has kindly forwarded to us the following telegram:- Toxio, 4th October, g.ão p..

On the 30th September, about fifty of the Russian cavalry were found burning the native junks in the Hunho, and were stopped by the Aring of the Japanese troops on both banks.

MARINE COURT:

NEGLIGENT NAVIGATION,

Silver Hill against Golden Hill in addition, to the original one, but both Russlang and Japan; ese do not seem to take much notics of those redoubts. Then there are Eastern and Southern Tung Chikwanshan fort. There is a table land

3rd inst. at the foot of a mountain called Kamabona--

An inquiry was held, by the Harbour Master Mountain in front of the the Zig-zag Mountain this morning, into the circumstances connect. - above referred to. Anyway there are at least | ed with a charge of negligent, navigation pra- thirteen forta centred around the town of Portferred by Commander Gerald G. Vivian, com« Arthur as permanent forts. Then at the north mander of H.M.S. Rosario, against Ho Chil, weit there are such strong forts an Iteurban, master of the steam launch Zword. Comman-

· Autinshan, and Songhsuthan. - Within the first, der Vivian stated that when coming into har, defence line there are Urlungahan and Pangbour on the agth ulto, the bont Tweed crossed longshan.

bis baw from port to starboard, forcing witness to go full speed astern, to avoid cutting down the Twerd. H.M.S. Roraria was towing two rafts at the timegranat

THE BALTIG FLEBT.

The Russian report of the burning of seventeen junks, laden with Japanese ammu-months to come. nition is entirely false.

It is believed that the report is intended

Kronstadt, 27th August."

it is a task beyond. Russia's capacity to despatch the powerful Baltic feet, which has left this port for a trial trip, to the Far East for Official Russia whose business it is, to know the real truth entertains no delusions regarding the naval situation. While more than one

The master of the Trused stated that when he was stesting bis launch, he saw the Rosario on his starboard side, so crossed har bows, He had left the Sagar Refining Company's wharf, and was proceeding to the Douglas wharf

In summing up Hon. Barnes-Lawrence said

for a lease, and as it was not under seal, then anchorage, and was not flying the yellow flag. complexion of affairs. The inquiries held of junks in order to prevent the Japanese fleet may be despatched from Russian home H.MS. Rosurio, which vessel, if she had not upon was, in fact, a lease and not an agreement Saturday and anchored outside the quarantinio 1 ia itself does not necessarily alter the original to excuse the Russian wanton destruction Russian flotilla and more than one Russian the Tored was in error in not giving way to

by virtue of 8 and 9 Victoria, C. 106, referred to, the document was void as a lease. To that the reply was made that, although the docu- ment might be void as a lease, it might be valid as an agreement for a lease. Still he (His Honour) thought he would be prepared to hold

Fifty-twn of her Chinese passengers landed in sampans. Mr. Kemp said this was a very serious charge, for which the maximum penalty was a fine of $2,000, or twelve months impri- sonment, or both; but in this case he would fine the captain S25, and warn him. The Pro- Kaisha.

from using them..

THE TUNNELLING at port arthUR, Chinese arrivals at Chefoo from Port Arthur on the night of 27th uk, and the morning of 28th state that in the prolonged attack on the forces again exploded mines upon which the investing forces were unfortunate enough to encroach, and that the resulting slaughter was

on similar cases that, arcuming the sinture 8vidence is consigned to the Osaka Shosen became visibly embarrassed when put to the city which began on the 20th ult., the Russian

and 9 Victoria, C. too was in force in this Colony, though that document was void as a lease, nevertheless, it was not valid as an agreement for a lease, upon the ground that it had nothing in it to show it was a lease, there being no date mentioned to show from what date the lease was granted, whereas such a document should have a given date. Only this morning it had occurred to him to see whether Band 9 Victoria was in force in this Colony, and after a careful search he bad come to the conclusion, as Mr. Grist had, that the statute was not in force in Hongkong. He thought it was a mistake, which should be rectified, for it was just as well that the law with regard to a lease in this Colony should lie with the law in the old country. He was not certain either whether the law bad not actually been tacitly acted on in this Colony.

Mr. Grist said they had always acted upon it, and it had come quite as a surprise to him to

find that it was not in force.

His Honour said that a better defence had been shown now namely, that the value of the property in respect of which the lease bad been anted was over $1,000 and this was not dis- pated by Mr. Harding. Therefore, under sec- tion ta, of Ordinance 4, of 1873, New Ed., the Jurisdiction of the Summary Court was ousted. He had no jurisdiction to transfer the case to the original side nor could he entertain the action, He, therefore, non-suited the plaintiff with costs, and allowed defendant the costs of this morning's hearing.

WANTON CRUELTY.

4th inst.

QUARRY BAY MANSLAUGHTER CASE.

EUROPEAN CHARGED.

At the Magistracy this afternoon, before Mr. I. H. Kemp, Thomas Hynes, overecer of works, at Quarry Bay, surrendered to his bill on the charge of causing the death of a Chinese coolie at Quarry Bay, on the 25th September. Mr. H. J. Gedge, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master appeared for the defence.

Dr. W. Hunter, medical officer in charge of the Government Mortuary, deposed that on the 21st ult, he examined the body of a Chinese male, aged about 36 years of age. A ticket was attached to the body, bearing the name Chung Ting: The body was identified by Foo Chung, Hai Tso, Ching Pat and others. Witness held a post mortem examination and found that death had been caused by a ruptured spleen, which might have been brought about by a blow of the fist. The spleen was a little enlarged, but it was not enormous. Such an colargement is frequent among the Chinese.

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both official and unofficial--have, so far, failed to fix the guilt on any specified person, or persons, and the evidence which was adduced proved most conflicting. One witness, for instance, (a foreigner) who volunteered to identify the culprits fmm amongst the men of the Helena test, and two of the men whom he did point out were either on board at the time, when the occurrence took place, or otherwise able to prove as unshaken, and fully corroborated, alibl. Under the circumstances, would it not seem more rational, not to say politic, to cease from passing such severe strictures on a body of men, who in the eyes of the law, at least, are still innocent, and to suspend judgment generally, until the fading of the court of inquiry is made public?-Yours, &c.,

SHAMEEN,

Canton, 3rd October, 1904.

SPORTS ON LANTAU.

3rd inst.

terrific.

These mines are said to have been recently placed, and the positions upon which they were located, immediately outside of the forti- fications where the attack was most vigorous, were reached by tunneling from the forts. It was in fact a repetition of the Sevastopol tragedy, on smaller scale.

The Japanese are also said to have resorted to tunneling, but with what success is unknown, -Chefoo Daily News,

MINIATURE ARSENAL DISCOVERED

BY RUSSIANS,

Even war is not without miracles. The Russian troops at Port Arthur are reported to have discovered a miniature arsenal in which

parts, they will not be sent on a fool's armand as to wree! back the sea's supremacy in the Pacific that has been lost, and Russia knows that any attempt to do so would prove futile.

JAPANESE POLICY.

The following telogram is from the Japan Daily Maid, received at the Tokio Foreign Office:

No leading paper here except the Dafly Telegraph gives any comment on Marquis Yamagata's instructions to the Commander in-Chief of the of the forces in Manchuria. The Daily Telegraph states that in many respects Russia is more Asiatic than the Asiatic nations, and that it is not at all necessary on the part of the Japanese authorities to express their freedom from any race prejudice. From the Japanese point of view the present war is one of justice and necesity. Our sympathy with Japan remains as strong as heretofore. With reference to the passage in Marshal Yamagata's instructions running: "It is therefore earnestly boped," ste, the Daily Telegraph comments that these are words of much import and wisdom and will certainly bring about an improvement in the present arrangements and lead to the fartherance of Japanese interests. There should be drawn a broad line of demarcation between comments on future and past events. In It is stated that, while constructing trenches regard to pending operations there is no deny they cante across a cache, evidently built duringing that secrecy is absolutely necessary, but the China-Japanese war years ago, in which as to commenting on past events of the war, had been placed hundreds of shells. It is said Japan may find it advantageous to her cause that there is a quantity of this ammunition to allow a greater latitude than has been here which is equal to what would be used during tofore granted in various arrangements. The three months, at the present rate of consump opinion of the general public never fails to be tion, by the guns of the fortress.

power in the rear of an army; therefore to secure its favours is one of the greatest alms of higher strategy. Nothing but good can be expected to result from the instructions in question and from the removal of the slight hitches that have necessitated their isgua, Should smoother relations result between the military authorities at the front and the Press, the Daily Telegradă expressly states that the sympathy of Great Britain will remain with Japan to the very close as strong and sound

they found stored quantities of ammunition which will be available for use in present operations.

The Y.M. C. A, bathing party wound up a very successful season with a tripto Tai Yuk Shan Bay on Saturday. Aquatic sports and foot races on shore were arranged, and carried out with much good fun and high spirits. Prizes were offered, which bad bean kindly presented by the Hon. May, Hon, Gershom Stewart, Hon. Capt. Barnes Lawrence and other gentlemen, and these were keenly contested for. Upon the return and after partaking of an excellent tea, the success- ful competitors were presented, by the secretary (the Rev. Mr. Sontham) with their respective re- ward. In a few appropriate words, Mr. Southam referred to the successful season just closed and

The probability is that these shells will come said he saw in it a good omen for the winter pro-in handy, says the Daily News of 29th ult., as gramme of physical exercise, walking trips etc. many of the gons for which they were intended A hearty vote of thanks was passed to the are at this day in position on Port Arthur's donors of the prizes. On behalf of the mem fortifications, or are within call. bers of the swimming and bathing party, Mr. Dyer Ball presented the Rev. Piercy with a Kodak camera to mark their appreciation of his work during the season, which had resulted in so many enjoyable evenings. Mr. Piercy thanked his friends and the party "sang" their way to Blake Pier.

AT WELLINGTON, BARRACKS.

3,700 CHINESE KILLED AT LIAOYANG.

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COST OF WAR TỎ RUSSIA:

given way, would have been run into. The icence of the master of the Tweed was s91. pended for one month..

RECALCITRANT SEAMEN PUNISHED.

All 6th inst. Before Hon. Captain. L. Barner-Lawrence, Marine Magistrate, this moming, Finlay Ken, master of the British s... Madura, charged,W, Doull, H. Munro, and W. Knell, able seamen, with wilfully disobeying his lawful commande on board the steamer on the 28th ult, and 5th inst The Master of the ss. Madura stated that on 28th ult. the defendants refused duty at 5.30 am. They had not been at work the pro- vious day, and were absent without leave, Koell had been confined in the state-room on the previous day, for refusing to work after returning from shore. Manro informed witness, on returning from shere, that he bad hurt his back. Witness, told him to go to the state. room where he would attend to it, but instead of doing so the man ran away forward, being then under the influence of drink. Witness wont forward to bring the man aft, when the lat ter assumed a threatening attitude at first, but was finally induced by witness and the 2nd officer to go. Witness did nothing to him that night. Next morning the second officer went to the state-room at 5.30, and told the man to turn to, which he refused to do. At 9. a.m. witness went personally to him, and the man stated that he was quite willing to work, but was unable on account of bis sare back Wit ness gave him some medicine, and rubbed his. back with opodildog and ordered him, to re- main in the state-room and rest. A1. 12.go p.m., that day he saw the man having hist

He ordered him dinner in the forecastle. back to the state-room and he went. At 5.25 pm. witness again found he bad gone forward against his express orders. The man said he was now going to turn to, and he worked alright unill arriving in port on the 4th inat: when he asked for leave to go on. shore to see the shipping master. He was allowed to do so in the afternoon. n the xth inst, on the boatswain turning the men to at 6 am, Munro refused the boatswain, and the and officer, and afterwards when witness told him to turn to he again refused. · With regard to Doull, early on the morning of the 27th ult. he refused to turn to and did no work all that day. At 8 pm. when witness went for ward to bring the man Munro aft, Doufl assum ed a threatening attitude, but, was dissuaded by the others from molesting witness. He was, to a certain extent, under the Influence of li

the man put in irons,, *.

quor Witness want to the ****ha! Du had;

Cross-examined by Mr. Gedger Large spleens of the kind were, not confined to any class of Chinese. The spleen is on the left side of the body, immediately below the ribs. It is a soft substance something like the liver. Its weight when normal is between 5 and 6 ounces, and measures 4" x 3" x 3". A normal spleen is usually covered with a membrane forming a bag. Spleen is more common in hot countries than in Europe. When enlarged it will not A case of the most wanton cruelty and in- necessarily cause the stomach to swell. It humanity was dealt with by Me Wolfe at the usually spreads across the side of the stomach, Magistracy this morning, when one J. Man and by swelling presses it forward. The spleen was about double its ordinary size in son was charged with assaulting a blind man who was slowly passing along the street. deceased. He had weighed it and found it was From the evidence of Constable Blackman, between nine and ten ounces. It was brittle, as who arrested the man, it appears that the blind all spleens are when twolles, Among Chinese man was moving slowly along, blowing a who have enlarged spleens it is occasionally interesting ENTERTAINMENT dead is unknown. The following account from whistle to denote the fact that be was blind, found that they become ancemic, pale and when the defendant passed him and walked emaciated. There were no external bruises on along some six yards, when he suddenly turn- the body of the deceased. The gut was not ed round and going back to the blind man, ruptared. The rupture of the spleen could not struck bim several blows on the legs with a bo caused, in his opinion, by muscular action. Deceased was a muscular man, slightly anemic stick he was carrying at the time. The man struck called out, and then the constable with enlarged spleen. He could not say whe Arrested the defendant for the assualt. De-ther a slight push would cause a rupture of the fendant had nothing to say in defence of his spleen, but it need not be a very servere blow. Barracks. The whole performance, which was that the Russians were obliged to hide them ly outlay, of £1,097.250. It is probable that I bour of Kutchinoter, at the time. There is no brutal conduct, and was fined $5 for the as- Witness performed the post mortem examina- sault, and ordered to pay $2 compensation to tion with the help of Chinese, who opened the body, and witness did the spleen business the complainant.

himself. The deceased died in twelve hours, The other internal organs were healthy. He A QUEER CONFIDENCE TRICK. could not have been cured if he bad been treated on the spot. Moving the man in a ricksha would probably cause death sooner than if left alone. Once again, for about the tenth time, the do-

He saw the body at ro am, on the 21st ult., bat did not know how long the man had torious John Wyllie was before the Court on the same old charge that has always got him into been dead. There was no peritonitis or trouble-that of obtaining money by false pre-internal inflammation.

By the Court: If a man was struck in the tances. John's modus operandi 18 to go round to Chinese householders and, passing himself off chest over the spleen, it would not necessarily as an inspector from the Water Department, ask leave a mark. Bruises showing before death to see the water-tops, which he invariably de would become more visible after death. It is clares have been badly used by the house quite possible that a blow hard enough to rupture the spleen would not necessarily be holder's people, and must be renewed. He then collects such sums as he can obtain from hard enough to cause a bruise. them, generally $3 at each house, promising to send a man from the Water Department the next day to do the work, who, it is unnecessary to say, never appears; neither does John'in that locality again. On receiving the amount de- manded, he gives the people a meaningless paper, which he informs them is a certificate entitling them to have all the repairs done by the, Water Department free of further charge, He has already undergone several sentences of six months' hard labour, and to-day he has added to the number, on two convictions, the amounts involved in each case being $3.

A MOOT POINT.

4th inst.

4th inst.

The brother of the deceased was called and testified to his identifying the body at the mortuary on the 21st ult, with three others who knew deceased.

Cross-examined by Mr. Gedge: He lived in the same house as bis late brother, but they did not always take their chow together, as their hours of work were different. His brother never mentioned to him that he was feeling sick or ill at all. He did not notice that his brother did not look well.

A coolie, employed at Quarry Bay, said he was working at the shipyard on the 20th ult, along with the deceased, who was struck by a European, between 4 and 5 p.m. Before he was struck deceased was working. A Eur optan came up and said something of which deceased took no notice, and then the Eur- opean struck deceased on the left side. De- ceased immediately "squatted down," and witness went to help him up and removed him to the office. He recognized the accused; he was the European who struck deceased. The blow was given on the left side below the ribs. The accused gave him another blow as witness was lifting him up.

The case was adjourned.

BELILIOS PUBLIC SCHOOL.

4th inst.

A pertinent question arises out of a case that was heard before Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, at the Magistracy, this morning. A young Euro pean gentleman was charged with refusing to pay the hire for the chair he had engaged to take him from his office to his residence, and also with assaulting the policia proper was that he was paying the man his proper fare, butthe coolia shoutedout demanding more, when an Indian constable came up and caught him by the arm, and asked him what was the matter, at the same time telling him to pay the man. He was annoyed, and naturally resented the Indian constable's catching hold of him by

H. E. Major Sir Matthew Nathan yester the arm, and pushed him off, but did not in tentionally strike him. The constable stated day afternoon visted the Belilios Public that he was on duty in Wyndham Street, and School, which is under the supervision of heard a chair coolic cry out asking for his fare. Mm, and the Misses Bateman. His Excel. He went to the place, caught defendant by the lency made a thorough inspection of the whole arm, and asked what the trouble was, as learn-premises, saw the children at lessons, and ing which he told defendant to pay the coolic, made many close inquiries into the system of when the former struck him in the face and education followed in the school. H. E. kicked him. The coolleicorroborated the last wit-examined a number of the pupils in their ness, and added that his proper fare was for two lessons, and then after a few pleasant words, hour, but defendant only wanted to pay for que expressive of his satisfaction with all he had hour. Defendant was fined $3, and ordered to pay seen, took his departure."

CLAYTON FUMIGATING

APPARATUS.

4th lost.

50 cents to the chair coolie, on the first charge, and Sy on the charge of assaulting a constable in the execution of his duty, Now the ques tion naturally presents itself as to what right- policemen have to take hold of people by the , or in any way lay hands on them, which

At a meeting of the Sanitary Board this after- practically amounts to an arrest, without in any way. Investigating the cause of the trouble they 2005, Dr. W. Peame, M.O.B, submitted a are called: upon to settle, or put a stop to, and lengthy report on the advantages and other without finding out who is the party in fault, wiss derived from the use of the Clayton gas for disinfecting purposes. He was in favour That they do this, and this applies mace part cularly to the Indian constables, is matter of common knowledge, amongst the observant paes of the Colony. A departmental order from the Captain Superintendent of Police in this connection should have the desired result, And so doubt save a deal of trouble.

I order to stop the leakage of important dos cument, the Waiwupu now divides them up Famong several clerks, each one being given

anly a portion to copyi

JAPANESE OUNS' DEADLY WORK.

4th inst. The fighting around Lizoyang was very fierce for the last three days, says the Uni- versal Gazette, and the exact number of the

6th inst. personal experience (Chinese) gives some idea

The cost of the war to Russia is published in of the havoc wrought by the Japanese guns as elaborate statement, on the authority of the upon the wretched Chinese. "The number of Ministry of Finance, From Feb. 9`to Aug. 3 3rd inst.

dead has been stated on both sides in the offi- (16) a sum of a;7,500,000 roubles was assigned On Saturday evening, the members of the cial reports. The Russians, after being dis-for the requirements of the campaign. Thus Royal Engineers' Variety Club gave the first lodged from their position, retreated towards the extraordinary monthy expenditure has not

By the Court: They were lying in the har of a series of really interesting entertainment Liaoyang, abandoning the outlying forts. The exceeded an average of 41,000,000 roubles, or in in the bijou theatre connected with Wellingtof Japanese poured in such an amount of shell our currency 14,387,00, which means a week

Witness kept him in confinement until 5.30 4 diversified at the most enthusiastic lover of selves near the city walls to escape out of the with the extension of the mobilisation, and with British Consul there, or any Europeans. Vaudeville could possibly wish for, can only murderous showers. When the Japanese oc- the reinforcement of the army in the field, the following morning, when he again, refused be described as meritorious in the extreme, cupied the outer forts they turned their guns the expenditure will be increased. The duty, He was left until 8 a.m. or 9 a.m. when the on the city and inflicted horribile slaughter on recent new issue of bonds (known as the and the members of the club deserve every on couragement and congratulation in their efforts the inhabitants. It was thus that so many Series" amounting to 150,000,000 roubles ship was at sea. Then the and officer told him to provide good laughing material in this in- Chinese were killed.

(16,157,000), was made to meet the further to turn to and he again refused. He remained The Russians left by the north-east gate, extraordinary war expenditure. It is particular in confinement until 12.30 p.m. when be re- foresting, if somewhat serious, Colony. Apart from a number of well-chosen vocal and ins-being ferried over the river Taitse. The Japaly pointed out by the Ministry of Finance that sumed work. He worked alright until the 5th inst. when he refused to do so at sam, when trumental selections, (the latter furnished by nese did not pursue. The bombardment of the this last bond issue was made, not to cover called by the boatswain, the and officer and the admirable band of the Sharwood Foresters) city lasted for three hours resulting in fearful expenditure already incurred, but to meet witness. He was given leave, with Munro and a couple of side-splitting farces were interpo- loss of life. The streets were covered with future expenditure. The sum of 257,500,000 Knell, to see the Deputy Shipping-Master, and lated, respectively, entitled "A Bad Boy, and dead bodies. After three days the stench from roubles has been covered up to Aug. 3 (16) had done no work since. On the morning of

AD Amateur Gurate. The parts were all in their decomposition could be smelt for ten by the available cash in the Treasury and by very capable hands, and no little praise is due miles round. The Japanese buried their own such sums from the Budget for 1904 which the 27th alto. Knell, who had been absent the to the lady members, Miss Marion Clarke and dead in pite. Unless active steps are taken a were made available by the reduction of certain Previous day without leave, turped to at 6 am. but at 730 am, he stopped and said be was de This brought the termined to go on shore, and would not work Miss Appice Jackmann, who entered into the plague will probably break out in the hot items of that Budget. spirit of the entertainments with the happiest weather next year. The Japanese authorities free sums in band to 300,000,000 roubles any more. Witness locked him up in the ordered the natives to report the number of (£33,103,000) At present the available cash stateroom where he remained until 30 the their dead, in this way the corpses obtained will be increased by the produce of the foreign following morning, when the and officer told burial. About 3,700 Chinens were buried in (French) Ioan of 1.800,000,000 (£31,000,000) him to turn to and he refused. At ga.m. after Liaoyang alone. The Japanese have now had and the bond issued of $50,000,000 roubles the ship was at sea, he refused witness's order the place for about two weeks, but everything (16,157,000), The Government will, therefore, to turn to, and he was then taken out, of the is still in a chaotic condition. The admicis. have at its disposal over 450,000,000 roubles state-rooms and put in irons, and he remained tration is entirely in the hands of the military (48,150,000), with the balance of the above. so until at 12:30 p.m. he agreed to resume authorities who are busy in searching for and mentioned free sums amounting to 300,000,000 getting together the spoils of war. There has roubles, for further war expenditure incurred work, and did so until the morning of the sth inst, when he again refused. The second been no fighting since the great battle; but it from Aug. 3 (16), estimated to be sufficient to offer corroborated.

pay for another 9 or 13 months' campaigning.H. Munro said he was unjustly punished on is likely fighting will be resumed at the new

The only official Japanese statement covers the 20th August, but the entries in the log were meon festival."

the period from February to July. During found to be correct and showed that he was those six months the, expenditure is stated to justly punished in terms of the agreement. have been 100,000,000 yen, or £10,000,000. I w. Doull did not deny, having refused round figures, the outlay is £3,333,333 per to work; be refused simply because he was manth and £833,333 per week, as against-feeling bad on the 18th vito. He refused duty Russia's weekly bill of 1,097,250.

reqult.

INTERPORT SHOOTING.

SHANGHAI SCORE: 958.

Mr. Mowbray S. Northcote, hon, secretary of the Hongkong Rifle Association, has kindly informed us that he is in receipt of notifica tion from Shanghai stating that the score of their team, in the Interport Shooting match, is 908. In all probability the Hongkong repre sentatives will fire on Wednesday next, the 12th inst. The following gentlemen are parti- cularly requested to attend the practice to- morrow:-Messrs. Parkes, Lapsley, Davies, Lammert, Dumbell, MacEwen, Watson, F. Penning, F. W. Penning, Andrews and Thorn

hill

The following were selected at Shanghai to practise for the Interport Rifle match: Capt. Boistagon, Insp. Wilson, Insp. Dewing, Det. Insp. McDowell, Insp. Lynch, Messra Aldridge, C. Richards, T. Samson, W. Brand, T. Mellows, W. O. Lancaster, S. Green, Chas, Hill, J, E. Waison, A., Dahl, and P.

Donell

BRITISH SQUADRON

PROBABLY COMING SOUTH

AT AN EARLY DATE.

Sih inst.

THE LAND DEFENCE OF PORT ARTHUR.

5th inst.

Mr. Emori, the correspondent of the Jiji attached to the Japanese army investing Pon Arthur, has made a report about the land defence of Port Arthur which was published on the 25th September in the Jiji Shimpo, Tokio. A translation of the report reads as follows:-

WATER RETURN..

Leval and Storage of Water in Reservoirs on the 1st October.

NÁ LEVEL 1903. ure, kA 1904.

27 above overflow

Both foreign and Japanese war correspond- ents attached to the head-quarters of the army investing Port Arthur, under the guidance of Staff Officer Yaserhara, saw the fortification on Tytam... the land side of Port Arthur from an eminence east of-mountain. The eminence bas, no Byewash... particular name but we named it temporarily

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the Head-Quarters Mountain as we can see the Pokfulam overflow whole town of Port Arthur; the glorious sight

of the Goldes Hill fort makes us feel that it is Wong-nai- of above above

Loverňow choong. overflowing

STORAGE GALLONS.

1903.:)

1904 407,780,000 407,000,000

64,830,000 30/18,000

69,860,000 33,199,000

Total: $03,068,000 536,294,000 Consumption of Water in the City of Victoria

the centre of the naturally defended fortifica. tions and one of the finest scenes possible to look upon, a picture hanging on the sphere. Just opposite the Golden Hill Fort thero Tytam We learn on good authority that the Glory is a Marconi system of wireless tele-Byewash Cray Amphitrite and Britomart were ex-graphy, near the entrance to the harbour. Pokfulam pected to leave Weihaiwei for Cheloo and Taku The entrance to the barbour does not show Wong-dai-cheong yesterday, returning on the 16th inst. The visible clearly but we were able to see the Glory will probably be joined by the Fangrance masts of the Russian warships in the western on that date for a trip south. On the way basin. The water seems to touch heaven ber down Admiral Noel will inspect some of the yond the Tiger Tail peninsula. We saw two smaller boats in various exercises and is not or three of the Russian gunboats and torpedo expected here, with the Crazy which is going boats lying about one mile outside the harbour home to pay off, until about the 22nd under the cover of the Golden Hill Fort; but. The Vengeance should arrive in the course of whenever they observe our fleet they, bids on the left hand side of the entrance of the phar the next few days.

· 12. is stated that the deet will be leaving for bour where they could be seen by us.. Hongkong, under the Rear-Admira), early in next month. When a qumber of the torpedo fence of the sea side of Port Arthur, but in front boat destroyers will come to be refitted.***

of its adoption for use in the harbour, on boat THE semi-annual general meeting of the Toyo ships and so on, but was not yet convinced that in sphere of usefulness should be extended in Kisen Kaisha declared a net profit for the last the general disinfection of Chinese houses in half year of Y98,839, making a total of Y220,861, Hongkong.

when Y72,012, the amount brought over from ZHONGKONG, WATER SUPPLY.

Last account, and 50,000, drawn from the resacre for the equalisation, of dividend; are added.. Of the above sum, Y5,000 was placed to the reserve, and Y195,000 set aside to pay a dividend at the rate of 15 per cent, per annum, the balance of Y20,86; being carried forward to

A report was submitted by Mr. A. C. Franke, lin, Government Analyst, upon samples of grater drawn from the fountain at the Pumping Station, Bonham Road West, Tytam, and Kow toon, the result of which he pronounced the -water pure and of excellent quality,

MEXI ACCOUNT

The Golden Hill Fort is a fort for the de-

of the Golden Hill on the cast there, is a high peak in the shape of a saw which we called see any fort or redoubt there but on the middle Gleazizu (Zig-zag) Mountain. We, could not. of the peak there seems to be a level space, and we often see carriages and men on horseback, Lolitul Fort is also, in front of it and serves as a land defence with good effect. Between Tong Chikwanshan Fort and Laolitsal Fort there is a fort called Fa Vinshan (White Silver Mountain), which has three redoubs, north, new and original, These do not seem of much importance, and to the north a saw fort has bean, it seems, built to complete a fort named

· 120,400.

1903. · 1904- Consumption...133,115,000 137,913,000 gallons Estimated. po-2.

225,100 pulation Consumption

20.3 per head per daynomous) during the month of September.

Consumption of Water in Kowloon Peninsula

1904

20.4 gallons

on the 5th inst. because he wanted to come on. shore and see the Shipping-Master, spotte

By the Courts. He refused because he was dissatisfied with his punishment for being absent without leave on the agth Au_ust;"

The sameproof was produced us in the case of Munns, that the punishment was Justlyindicted, Knell stated he had nothing to say except that he was not going to work, and intended to leave the ship. The man were their sentenced as follows-Muaro to forfeit ́y days pay, and be imprisoned for 14 days; Douil to forfeit to days' pay, and be imprisoned for 21 days, and Knell to forfeit 12 days' pay, and be imprison ed for 28 days, t

Should the vessel leave the port, before the terms of the imprisonments expire, these men are to be placed on board.

DEATH OF CAPTAIN YOUNG.

POPULAR COMMANDER PASSES AWAY.

It is with much regret that we have to ane and Hill District during the month of Septem-ounce that a telegram was received in town this afternoon by Mr. Newman Mumford, ber.

Lloyds mp esentative in this Colony anne cing the death, at Singapore, of Captain James Young, late of Indo-China 8. N, Company's Suisang It will be remam Bered by our readers that Captain' Young was so seriously ill after leaving Hongkong on his at trip to Calcatus, that on arrival at Blugn. pore it was considered advisable that he should go ashore to Hospital This he did, burning over the commend of the Sultang to the Chief officer, Mr. J. Liddell, The cause of the death of Captain Young was entoric, from which be find been suffering off aud,on for "same can. siderable time, besides being otherwise gene- who bad rally out of Health... Capt. Youn gallons been in the Indo-China service since 1891, was

a valued and trusty, once of that and will be much missed in they had a large circle of friends in P. NAHA JONES, among whom he was deservedl

Water Authority,sed by whom his death will be deeply rest

1903.

Consumption...5,708,000 13,087,000 gallons

pulation

1169,750 Estimated poz Consumption

63,950

per head per

The Government Analyst- reports that tile water is of excellent quality.

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