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MANY thousands of Chinese coolies are sisting the Japanese in digging trenches at Port Arthur,

blows. The “grabbing" policy of European | MR. C. D. Melbourne has joined the Hong- Powers in the Celestial Empire has taught kung Volunteer Troop, her a lesson, and she intends that every thing possible to prevent further encroach ments shall be taken without the least delay, To the Western mind the movement may seem one of retrogression; but China is not going back her civilisation has been arrested, and there are now indications of more modern tendencies. But her ways are not our ways; and the problem of reforma. The rates per quarter and por mensson, proportionsition still remains unsolved. The dally is in delivered from when the addrom la

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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1904.

A TAULE of British Imperial measures and their Chinese equivalents is printed in the Gazelle.

THE Right Rev. Dr. Edwyn lloskyns, Suffragan Bishop of Burnley, has been appointed Bishop of Southwell.

the Government Gazette.

THE next Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court will be held on Tuesday, the 38th inst, at to o'clock in the forenoon.

THE EASTERN SPHYNX,

Four years ago the world was agog be-ORDERS of the King in Council as to the cause of doings in China. The eyes of reincasurenical of French ships are printed in every civilised man and woman were rivetted upon affairs in Peking, and when at length the precarious situation waned, the dramatic interest subsided, and scant attention was devoted to that great question of the Chinese problem. We have imagined it to have been, in some manner, settled, and have conceived of a new balance of power having been struck in Far Eastern WHISKY.political affairs because of the Anglo

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Japanese Alliance and events of the pre- sent war. And to some extent we have been undoubtedly correct; nevertheless, this mysterious China remains as mysterious as ever, and it is very evident that the riddle of the Easteru sphynx is still unsolved. In fact, we seem as far as ever from any solution of the problem. From many quarters in the interior come reports of discontent, tumult and rising. The Boxers are said to have re-appeared, while of late several mas sacres of Christian converts and missionaries by discontented natives have been recorded. The rebellion in Kwangsi proceeds uncheck- ed, and to such an alarming extent have their depredations been spreading that, according to our Wuchow correspondent, there is even the possibility of the Imperial

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back on that important Treaty port along the West River. The lowers are undoubtedly doing their best to smooth over many diffi- culties and to work as amicably as possible with the Imperial Government; but the whole problem, which was thought to be on the eve of final solution four years ago, threatens to become as pressing as ever. True is it that the civilization of the Occi- dent is beginning to shed its influence upon the Orient. Railways are being constructed throughout the Empire, Western learning is gradually replacing the orthodox essay writing and caligraphy of the Chinese stu- dent, and the people are slowly introducing modern machinery and inventions and be ginning to profit by modern discoveries. China, however, remains her old self, plus the knowledge that she has acquired by.com. tact with the foreigner, and she seems deter-

SANITARY measures are still adopted against Hongkong at Manila, British North Boraco, Labuan, Newchwang and Siam.

MAJOR J. J. O'B. Sexton of the roth Mahratta Infantry has been appointed the Officer Com. manding the Russian Internment Camps at Kowloon.

THE 98. Lothian, with 1,453 Coulies from Hongkong, sailing on the 16th ulto., arrived in Durban on Tuesday, the 11th inst. Two coolies died on the way, from dropsy,

THE Straits Times says it is understood that the members of the Government clerical staff are to receive a general increase to their sala. ries commencing from January, 1905.

Four small lots of Crown land are being put up for sale by public auction at the branch and office, Tai Pa, on the 1st prox. In one and a fourth $24- the upset price is $10; another $48, a third $28,

Frost Indo-China reports of a famine at Hoer caused by the ravages of a recent typhoon are to hand. There are difficulties of communica. tion, but measures are being taken to relieve the necessities of the unfortunate population.

MORTALITY statistics for the month of August show a total of 653 deaths of which 23 ocaurred in the European and foreign community. The death rate, British, foreign and Chinese com munity, excluding Army and Navy, works out at 23.1 per 1,000 per annum.

MR. J. W. Davidson, U.S. Consul at Antung, who has been Acting Consul at Nanking, has been recalled from the latter port to Shanghai by telegram from Washington, his post at Nan- king being taken until Mr. Martin's return by Mr. W. T. Gracey, Deputy and Vice-Consul at | Foachow.

THE correspondent of the Morning Post at Moscow says that the outbreak of a cholera

THE Port Darwin representative and general manager of the Austral China Timber Company is purchasing a saw milling plant.

THE Daily Express sintes that the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India has been provisionally fixed for October, 1905.

Listyans the women remained at the Cafe The Russions were so confident of victory at

Chamat until the battle was half finished.

Tut Chion Navigation Company's steamer Tsinan, which attived from Australia to-day had on board 12 boxes of sovereigns, valued at 8,000 shipped by Chinese merchants at Sydney for Hongkong.

RICKE TRIAL

MR SERCOMBE SMITH'S TEAM": TOROVAME HANCOCK'S TEAM?”

TELEGRAM

THE WAR.

ground of the Hongkong Cricket Club at noon

An interesting cricket match opened on the FURTHER JAPANESE SUCCESSES.

MIEM. Noms, Consul for Japan, has kind ly forwarded to us the following telegram

Tokio, 14th Oct 5.5 p.m. Marshal Oyama's reports regarding the engagements of Wednesday and Thursday fast are as follows

Wednesday, in the direction of Penhsiho The enemy's repeated counter attacks, on

were all repulsed. The enemy showed

Our forces have assumed the offensiver signs of retreating in the evening.

since daybreak of Thursday. The flanking movement of our strong force of cavalry, under Prince Kahin, has largely contributed

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to-day between teams of fourteen aside, captained respectively by Mr. T. Sercombe Smith and Mr. Hancock, the object being pri maily, to ascertain the form of our crack local players in view of the approaching Inter-Port Cricket Match. Although there were fourteen players on either side only cleven were allowed to field. Mr. Ifancock won the toss and elected in bat, opening proceedings with Lieal. Airy and Colonel Mosse, who were opposed to the bowl- ing of Honey and Daniel. The start was a batsmen were disposed of before double figures somewhat disastrous one, as both the initial

had been recorded. Major Chichester and Mr. Walter Dixon on becoming associated, however, on altered the appearance of matters and put on runs apace; the wickel being decidedly in

to a favourable development in the situation favour of the baumen, whilst there were one at that quarter. The central and left columns or two marked fielding errors. Subsequently Messrs. J. T. Dixon and T. E. Pearce made of our right army both occupied important another good stand, and were followed in the eminences and are continuing the attack. A SLIGHT fire broke out shortly before noon

sama line by Mr. A. Mackenzie, who succumbed The operations of our central army are pro to-day in a matshed adjoining the gas works a West Point. Though some alarm was occas

to a soft one after compiling a brilliant $4.¦ gressing favourably in dislodging the enemy ioned, the flames were subdued in less than 'a

The innings terminated at 3.20 for 251, the from several strategical points. Our left quarter of an hour. The damage is inconsideraverage scoring being at the rate of upwards army attacking Shaphopu and neighbouring

of 70 runs per hour.

places, occupied some points. Mr. Smith's team went in to bat of 3.40, but

Our reinforcements are continually aniy fared very badly, losing three wickets for 22,

ing from Yentai. whilst after barely an hour's play, when we went to press, five batsmen had been disposed of for the paltry sum of 68.

able.

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THE Admiral of the French deet in Far East- een waters, M. Bayle, of the Sfontcalm, came ashore this morning, and was received by a guard of honour of the Notts and Derbys at lake Pier. After saluting the regimental colours, he briefly inspected the guard.

R. HANCOCK'S TEAM- CAVALIERE Pino, the inventor of a hydroscope Lieut. Airy, c Heath, b Horsey which enables an observer to scan the bottom Col. Mosse, c Maitland, b Horsey of the sea, has located nine of the galleons W. Dixon, c sub., b Mackay..... which were sunk off Vigo, Spain, in 1702, with Major Chichester, e David, b Horsey... £28,000,000 on board. Clearing sand and sur-V. de Paris, b Harris... veying is proceeding, preparatory to raising the

The score at time of going to press was as follows:-

vessels.

M. OZAKI Yukuo, formerly Japanese Minister of Public instruction, now a Deputy for Tokio, states that Japan, after capturing Port Arthur and Vladivostok, and driving the Russians north-west of the mountains, will station 250,000 troops at strategic points until-peace is arranged.

J., Dixon, e Maitland, b Horsey.....

H. E. Pearce, c and b Danjel

A, Mackenzie, b T. S. Smith. Capt. Davies, run out

A. R. Lowe, lbw, T. S. Smith R. E. O. Bird, b Daniel..... H, Soper, at Hancok, b Smith.... R. Blancock, not out..........

Extras

Dr. Forsythe was absent.

MR. SMITH'S TEAM.

AT the l'olice Court this morning before Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, a Chinese landowner, who has been giving considerable trouble to the Sanitary Department of fate, was prosecuted W. Daniels, c. Pearce b. Soper by Mt. Lamble for not providing sufficient Mackay, c. de Paris b. W. Dixon window area, at his premises 114, Queen's | F. Butcher, b. W. Dixon...................... Road West. The defendant, named Wong U F. Maitland, st. de Paris b. W. Dixon ..

Burnie b. Airy, A. G. Ward, not out.......

Lan, was fired $100.

THIS morning, at the Magistracy, Captain Mcintosh, of the ss. Benalder, charged the masters of the launches, Li Choy and Li Hung, with racing up to his steamer, with lighters, and making fast while she was under way, and refusing to let go when ordered to do so. Mr. Gompertz fined them each $25, and warned them against a repetition of the offence. Police Sergeant Boole was in charge of the case.

Horsey

Extras...

LICENSING SESSIONS.

A meeting of H. M. Justices of the Peace will be held at the Magistracy, on Tuesday, the 1st November, at 2.15 p.m., to consider an applica tion from Adolph Freimann for the transfer of 33 bis publican's licence to sell and retail intoxi- 48 cating liquors on the premises situate at Nos. 11 | 332 and 334, Queen's Road Central, under the 33 sign of "The Land We Live in Hotel," to Ber 32 nat Cohen.

The annual session of the Justices of the 54. Peace will be held in the justices room, at the

1 Magistracy, on Tuesday the 15th November," 9 at 2.30 pm, for the purpose of considering ap- ·

plications for publican's and adjunct licences 12 for the year 1903-1905, under Ordinance No. 8 :10 | of 1898.

251

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(For 5 wickets)...68

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Daniel... Mackay

Heath....

Harris...

27.

T. 8. Smith... F. C. Butcher

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THE VOLUNTEERS.

NEW ORDINANCES.

It is notified in the Garaffe that H.M. the King has not been advised to exercise his power of disallowance with respect to the Or dinance to amend the Criminal Procedure Or dinance, 1899, and the Ordinance to authorite the appropriation of a supplementary sum of three hundred and thirty-one thousand, rix. hundred and twenty-four dollars and forty-one cents, to defray the charges of the year 1903.

H.E. the Governor has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of H.M. the King, to the Ordinance passed by the Legislative Coun cil, entitled an Ordinance to apply a sum nut exceeding five million eight hundred and thirty. five thousand, four hundred and seventy dollars to the public service of the year 1901.

FATALITY AT QUARRY BAY,

Following on our last issue's gruesome fatal calendar, we have to announce another sad occurrence, late yesterday, by which a coolje. was killed instantaneously, The unfortunate man was employed in what is known RS 2.0, 1

It is reported from Saigon that the Messageries Maritimes Company, which quite recently amalgamated with the East Asiatic Company, intend to get hold of nearly the whole of the ships of the Compagnie Nationale. Negotia tions have long been in progress, but the Director-General of the latter Company will not sign for less than the eight million francs There was a fairly good muster of men at the Sump, which is being sunk in connection with required to recoup the shareholders.-Straits / Parade Cround this afternoon preparatory to the new dock for Messrs. Butterfield and Swire,

Times.

A MUKDEN letter dated goth Sept. says that the

marching out to the Jubilee, Road for firing erercise with maxim guns. Major C. G. Fretchard was in command

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mined that as far as can possibly be pre epidemic is feared there by the disease follow Russians have tried to buy land around the Members who bave joined the Corps since

Quarry Bay. He was working at a depth of thirty-three feet, when a beavy baulk of timber fell from the surface and, striking him on the

Robertson was speedily summoned, and had will be held in dus course. the body removed to the mortuary. An inquest.

vented the Empire shall in no way be opened ing the usual line of approach along the Volga | property of the railway company in Harbin, the 6th. inst, are Messrs., E. F. Ancott, F. chead brought about instant death, Inspector

The Military Governor Treng Chih of Mukdeo has protested against the same. The Russians bave, however, succeeded in securing the land through a certain Taotai who is in charge of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs. Thereupon the Military Governor has wired the Peking govern- ment to dismiss the Taotai-Sinwandão,

up to other Powers.

One of her most recent acts, recorded in the native Press, is

River. Thirteen cases and five deaths from cholera are reported at Saratoff, and the un- a striking proof of her policy in this direc-easiness at Moscow is increasing. tion. Early last year the survey of the rail- way route from Laokai to Mengtsz, by the Nanhsi Valley, was completed and con-

It is reported in official circles, in Tokio, that stuction work was commenced. For the

the Japanese experts and engineers from the Direction of Mining, Geological Laboratory, greater part of the year it was difficult to and Superintendency of Mines and professors get labourers, but in this respect an amelioration set in towards the end. There of Tokio, will be despatched to Korea and Man-printed in the native papers at Shanghai, that

of Imperial Colleges of Science and Engineers IT appears, according to a wire from Takio,

churia to investigate into the mining products of these two places (as japan did at the time of the Japan-China War).

PROGRAMME of music to be performed by the Band of the 10th Mahratta Light Infantry, on the New Parade Ground, on Monday next, from 4.30 to 6 p.m.

March..." Musical Ride Overture..." Triumph " Selection......" Country Gle1". Vale.........." Choristers"

.''Garden of Sleep"

"Arabian"

God save the King.

Sont Dance..

...........Upton

.Suppe. ..blackion.

Læknan. ..Godfrey. .Sarakwosske.

Hall, J. W. Bains, P. Ryan, H. C. Gray, and A. A. Park, Gusner S. C. Gray has been per mitted to resigaray ba

LILLIPUTIANS IN TOWN

The Tsinan experienced a delightful voyage up from Australia, and the juveniles aboard enjoyed the trip immensely. She was not expected to reach Hongkong until this even any Russian soldiers taking advantage of ing owing to the beavy monsoon reported being sent out as scouting parties surrender outside, but the trip across proved excep themselves to the Japanese daily. They show tionally fine with the result that the steamer handkerchiefs and shout "Kosan" (surrender) entered the harbour about nine o'clock this and surrender themselves. The Russian Squamorning. Having a large quantity ofscenery dron at Port Arthur has been greatly damaged by the Japanese shells and three or four of the battleships having been badly damaged are not able to go out of pon without being repaired

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A LONDON wire of rath ult. says that Miss Constance Ritchie, daughter of the Right Hon Sir J. A. Ritchie, Lord Mayer of London, was engaged to be married to Mr. J. H. M'Calman,

A FREEMANTLE item reads as follows:-M. Kusumota, & Japanese officer of reserves, who

off yesterday morning. Uver too Japanese, has been called to the front, had a great send headed by a band, marched to the steamer Sultan, where a scene occurred of the vessel attempted to forcles band, but the Japanese interfered wi to obey orders, demanding civility t as citizens of Japan. They threatened to report the captain, and denied his power to forcibly eject them. The captain called on the police, who refused to eject the bandsmen, The Japanese then ordered the band to play an English tune, in opposition to the captain, and they removed then to the Quay

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was a greatt influx of foreigners, mostly Italians, nearly all connected with the work on the line, and as a sequel to this immigration, rents and wages and the cost of living, have greatly risen. Trouble with the natives naturally followed, and Italy has deemed it expedient to approach the Government at Peking with a view to the appointment of a Consul at Mengtsz to look after her own subjects in the same way as there is a French Consulate in that city. However, China does not deem it expedient to do anything of the sort. The Waiwupu fears that if once such a Consulate is allowed Ir is notified in the Gazelle that a valuation [45 to be established because of the Italian under the Rating Ordinances No. 6 of 1gar and engineeers and workmen, there will be many No. 28 of 1902 of the rateable tenements in the more of that nationality coming over and city of Victoria, the Hill district, Kowloon settling down there for ever and the Point, Yaumati, lunghem, Mongkokisui and place will become an Italian colony, and Shaukiwan for the year commencing 1st July, it will cause trouble in the future besides 1905, sha't be made on or before the 30th day being a precedent to other Powers. For of April, 1905, but that as regards rateable had been no quarrel. M'Calman is on the Coo ferry has been arranged for the convenience of day, at lo a.m., and is dus here on Monday, at-

and New Kowloon the existing valuation shall tenements situated elsewhere in the Colony

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Contract for New Tonnage on reasonable terms

with First-class Builders.

this reason the Waiwupu have decided

to reject the demand of the establish- be adopted as that for the said year. ment of the Consulate, and contend that,

as the Italian engineers and workmen have A REPORT has reached Cheloo says the local been engaged by the French authorities they Daily News, of 7th inst

owed below and a number of horses on deck, it was thought advisable to take her alongside of the Douglas pier, and this having been done, she at once commenced discharging. 1 here were no less than 45 members of the Pollard Lilliputiens aboard including the orchestra which they have brought with them. Someljitfetime elapsed before the boys and girls and all their belongings were landed, the of the Egyptian Irrigation Service, and the youngsters being met, not as some seemed to wedding was fixed for that day. Three hundred think, by the guard of honour, waiting close by wedding presents, were exhibited at the for the French Admiral, but by several of their Mansion House on Saturday, and M'Calman friends who have been in the Colony for some- was expected there to lunch and dinner. time. They were all in the best of spirits and did not appear, but in the evening sent a letter readyfor the opening of the breaking off the engagement. He offered no day, for which booking is now going on. In explanation for the cruel surprise, and there addition to a late tram being run to the Peak

tinent,

THE Cook Employed by the Wong Cheung

ing arraigned before Mr. Gompertz, on the pawnshop, at No. 3 East Street was this morn.

the death of Mr charge of stealing a quantity of silk clothing,

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bail an hour after each performance, a special

Kowloon residents.

THE WEATHER.

The following report is from Mr. Plum

shall be under the control of the French Wegener, cashier of the firm of Kunst & Albers of the total value of $454, which had been pawn mer, Chief Assistant of the Hongkong Obser Consul, and that if there is any trouble the at Port Arthur. The unfortunate man, in com-ed with his master, on various dates, during the vatory French will be held responsible for the mon with many others, had constructed a cellar past few weeks. The accused had pawned the On the 15th at 10am. The bammeler has Italians. One has, of course, to remember which was aimed to be proof against smalt goods at different shops in the town under risen throughout China and in the Philippines that it is the French authorities who have shell or fragments. He had protected the various assumed names and the pawn-brokers, and has fallen ie SW | Japan large stock of Canadian Asbestos and engaged these Italian engineers, and work apartment with steel rails, and was accustomed came forward and identified the culprit. When depression

to spend his bours off duty, and to sleep, arrested $189, out of the Sago for which bathem Agents for Messrs. Allen & Sons Electrical men, and while, for several reasons, it therein. On September 21st a large fragment pawned the goods, was found in his possession

might be inexpedient to acquiesce in of shell penetrated the room and struck Mr. and was ordered to be handed over to the wishes of Italy, the remarks of the Wegener, inflicting a severe hip wound from complainant, while the accus Telephone-No. 358 Waimupu, or Board of Foreign Affairs, which he was unable to recover. He died in sex months hard labour, and six hours la

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