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(7th November.)

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1904.

pressure of hunger, seems inevitable, and any hour now may bring news of ita fall: It has been a great siege and one upon which both armies have reason to be proud.

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broth inst.- On Tuesday, the 8th inst., a portion of the and adjourned to the Sailors' Home, in Queen' crew, representing many nations, was paid off, Road. On the same night a brawl occurred lard. in which two mon got badly cut up by a Span-

less vexatious manner than hitherto is bitterly lamenting the supineness and lack food news and we trust Lord Lansdowne of appreciation of the immense possibilities is good foundation for his beliefs; but it accruing from scientific sugar cultivation on would have been more satisfactory to the the part of the U. S. Authorities both at Nation at large if he could have given us a home and on the spot. In the first place, doré positive assurance that the flag would sugar as at present cultivated loses at least be treated with greater respect than it would thirty per cent. of its value by reason of the to have been the case. Vexatious is coarse manner in which it is treated; for, apart difficulties of the kind and would imply cane, and growing the same, it is holled in rely rather a mild word for international from a total absence of knowledge of the that the manner of the officers themselves open kettice, which even after a good croption of picking it. One of the comrades bear

The ralor quarter and por mensen, proportional, f superiority both by land and sea over the disgraceful and degrading scenes that occur |ther than their orders had been at fault. results in the loss of the above-mentioned

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Slagle Cople, Dally, ten conta's Weekly, twenty. the birthday of the Emperor, and those who unly the other day that we reported the case counts, was what one would have expected. efforts are being made, by the Bureaux of self wounded John, who held a kisted, case

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CONTENTS.

Births, Marriage and Deaths. Leading Articles;—

Port Arthur.

The Public Houses.

The Right of Search.

President Roosevelt,

Sugar Cultivation in the Philippines. Telegrams

The War.

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Operations at Port Arthur. U.S. Presidential Election.

Meetings

Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce.

The Dairy Farm Co, Ltd.

- United Service Lodge,

Legal Intelligence:-

What is Contraband?

Thrown from a Ricksha,

Chinese Money Loan Association. Polioo.

Expensive Oscolation,

The Attack on a Custom's Official. Stabbing Affraya,

Correspondenca :-

Charity.

A Public Nultance, Miscellaneous Articles and Esports:——

Interport Cricket,

The King's Birthday. Fashionable Marringo

The Hongkong Odd Volumes Society.

Hongkong Chess Club.

Marine Court.

Masonic Quadrille Club.

Electric Lighting

Fire in the Harbour.

Birthday of the King of Italy.

Shipping Nows.

New Territory Notes,

Club Lusitano,

Review.

Pilotage in Hongkong.

Suicide of L. G. Hansford. Public Companies.

The Currency Problem.

Water Return.

Leper Relief Fund.

The Telephone for Canton. The Kaddorie Schools

Piracy on the West River. Trade Marks.

Education up to Datė.

The Provincial College at Kweitin, Kwangsi.

· Manila News,

Excitement in the Hemp Market.

Hope for the Hemp Industry.

Missing Correspondents Found.

The an. Ch-foo, ··

The Hankow-Canton Railway Question. Release of Russian Prisoners.

The North Sea Outrage

Kuropatkin's Troops.

The Straits Currency.

Sir Thomas Sutherland. The World's Shipping, Commercial:-

Weekly Share Report. Fortnightly Market Report, Freight. Exchange. Opium. Local and Genéral,

BIRTHS."

On the 23rd October at Singapore, the wife of I. M. THOMAS of the Straits Trading Coy, Pulo Brabi, of a daughter,

THE PUBLIC-HOUSES,

(8th November.). A glance at the records of the cases set for hearing by the Magistrates at the Police Court, will show the increasing number of Ever since Japan revealed her startling army and navy of Russia, the habit has within but a very short distance from the on our public streets, significantly enough grown of mapping out the future course of lower class of so-called "hotels," with which the campaign into a complacent series of the town doth too much abound. It was foregone conclusions. Last Thursday was

of a sailor who was so intoxicated and riot. are acquainted with the supreme devotion possessed by all the Japanese towards their

ous in the street that it was necessary to at sovereign, felt there was a potent significance after a fiendish fight, by the combined rest him; but his arrest was only effected, in the announcement that the Mikado's efforts of a sergeant and four Chinese con- army would choose this anniversary for the stables, with the assistance of two passing final struggle around the Russian stronghold soldiers. Again, there is seldom a day at Port Arthur At the present moment we believe that it will fall into the hands of its the Magistrates, chiefly down from the passes without its quote of "drunks" before besiegers In a few days' time, and that the beach-comber classes, who stop pedestrians, fighting, so far as the Liactung Peninsula is play on their feelings with pitiful fictions, concerned, will be at an end. It is univer- and then proceed to the nearest drinking sally admitted that the situation is desperate, den, to exchange the coin they have whee and reports from Tokio represent the Japan- dled from their too soft-hearted victims, for ese as confident of their ability to capture cheap vile liquor, with the inevitable result it without much delay, and this despite the that they go to swell the already swollen fact that General Kuropatkin recently de- ranks of ne'er-do-wells in thegaol and in the clared that the stronghold was impregnable House of Detention. It is frequently re and that the fortress was prepared to stand marked by the Inspectors of Police, in the a siege for two years. The Japanese, how open Court, that the House of Delen ever, bave discounted the boast of impregnation is too good for these men, as bility, and from the news conveyed in the they are allowed their freedom during several Consular telegrams forwarded to us by hours a day, with the intention of giving Mr. M. Noma, it is apparent that the end them an opportunity to look for work. But is very near. The troops of the Mikado. are how many of the hordes that inhabit the now within the inner defences and nearing House really do seek employment? Scarce the hill of Etseshan which, in their war one in a hundred. No; they stand at the with China, ten years ago, was considered street corners, and when no policeman is in the key to Port Arthur, and once it was sight, they beg, and the proceeds of their taken the other neighbouring defences would mendicancy goes to swell the ill-gotten become untenable, and the whole fortress gains of the proprietors of these drinking would be at the mercy of the hesiegers dens which are but too common and This position, from the left, commanded a

numerous about our principal streets, with gap from between the Etse plateau and the the result that they go to fourteen days' inland extremity, and on the right its ap-hard labour, and became a drain upon the proaches were covered by the guns of a community of this Colony. The causes of

It appears that a man, named Hendriks,

Spaniard, named Valotte Miguel, put his hand member of the paid-off crew, was standing in the Home when some of his comrades-sawa into Hendriks' pocket, with the evident Inten-

the latter, seeing he was observed, drew a knife stop to the Spaniard's criminal intent when neck by the collar bone, but fortunately not ing the name of John Browe went to put a

inflicting a very serious wound. Feeling him. and made a lunge at John, cutting bit on the

in his hand, swung round and hit ballant blacking both eyes, and bruising his lips, with over the head with the cane, cutting his nose,

turbance, when Valotte made a back-handed swing of his knife and caught another man came up to investigate the cause of the dis

down the right side of the face from the temple to the neck, just missing the temple artery and damed Moses Edward Smith, cutting him

appeared on the scene, and seeing them ap the ear. The latter was removed to Hospital

proaching, Vallette thraw his knife into the sea. for treatment. On raising an alarm the police

the station 530 were found in his packet, and. and tried to make a bolt, but was captured and

as less than five of the mount cache Inspector taken in o custody. When he was searched at

Collest placed the culprit before Mr. Hazeland this morning, and the wounded man was allow affair, but did not intend to hurt any one. ed out of hospital for the day to give evidence.

Three months' hard labour. Valotte said he did not know much about the

an Naval officers will accuse them of want mitted on all hands that the conditions and No one who has met and talked with Rus- alarming percentage of sucrose. It is ad of courtesy and, indeed, in the Malacca in climate are unique for the profitable growing cident, the behaviour of the officers from all of sugar cane. Although at prezent some They had, of course, their instructions and Forestry and Agriculture, to introduce new their duty was not a pleasant one for officers varieties of cane, particularly from the Sand performed. We would ask, however, whe-prove the somewhat attenuated native article, or any nationality, but it was courteously wich Islands, in order to strengthen and in-ne single blow. Other friends of Joan then ther, supposing the absolute right of search yet, until Congress seen fit to remove the is admitted, there is any reason for a ship tariff from Philippines augar, the industry to be delayed while the search is going on. must ever remain weakly and of little or be allowed to proceed in company with the the promotion of sugar cultivation in the Surely, it is quite possible for the ship to no account. The leading advocates of men of war until they are satisfied one way Philippine Islands suggest the leasing of or another. Lord Lansdowne goes on to public lands in localities favourable to say that the Government was not able to find sugar production for a lengthy term, by which any ground for the suggestion that Russia means it is thought capital and enterprise had favoured German ships as compared would join hand in hand and make Philip with British. This is surely not the point; pines sugar an article capable of competing

claims for the total amount

IN POTTINGER-STREET. -

it would be a poor consolation to be told with that of the best sugar-exporting coun- that if one country submitted to indignities tries. It is notorious that by far the greater should for that reason submit to them part of the sugar consumed in America is outselves Passengers and freight under the exported from other countries, so that it is British flag have, tip to the present time, patent that, with even the slightest Govern-two Chinese shoemakers in Pottinger Street, got enjoyed privileges won for them under that mental encouragement, a great industry can same flag and there was a time when it was and would be promoted in the Islands, respected throughout the world. What we which, it is furthermore urged, would be would have liked Lord Lanedowns to assure quite independent of anything in the way of us would have been that the whole Nation bounties. were to understand that their own rights would not be interfered with for the future TELEGRAMS. and that the Russian Naval Commanders had received instructions through their Government as to how far those rights extended.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVRIT..

(toth November.)

OPERATIONS at port ARTHUR,

Mr. M. Noma, Consul for Japan, has kind- forwarded to us the following telegram:-

Tokio, gth Nov., 9.55 p.m. The commander of the Port Arthur Army reports that the right, and a part of the

strong fort built on the summit of Pine Tree it all are not far to seek. They are two lich Democrat, it has been clear that Central column occupied at sunset on Oct.

Hill, which, in the official telegram, is referred to as Songshushan. This is the western buttress of the ridge, a most import aut point, situated just above the new town and commands the bridge connecting the old and new towns, besides the whole har bour. Proceeding along the crest of the sickle-shape curve of hills are forts at Erhlungshan, and Tunkikwanshan which

For some time

papers in the United States

fuli up" with ramiku, and started to quarrel. Oa the same night, and at about same time,

The wordy war changed to a sanguinaty one, putants snatched up a cobbler's knife lying near, and proceeded to cut up his advansary. for to enforce his arguments one of the dis

The first blow, however, sufficed, for it inflict ed a nasty gaping wound across the victim's, abdomen, from which he bled profusely, andli the police being summoned, the man was re moved to the Goverment Civil Hospital for treatment. This morning Inspector Gourlay placed the slasher before Mr. Kemp, when, avidence of the arrest having been given, and the knife with which the deed was done hap< ing been produced, the case was remanded until the prosecuting witness is well enough to wound in the victim's abdomen is considered a appear to give his testimony in the case. The very dangerous one?!

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CORRESPONDENCE,

We do not necessarily endorse the oplaken expressed? Correspondente in this column.)

CHARITY.

3o the crest counterscarp of Sungsbushan; Erhlungshan, Tunkikwanshan, and north fold: one is the total absence of work.were waging the presidential campaign, just forts, and destroyed some of the enemy's house, the ease and freedom of the House brought to a close by the re-election of Mr. flankers' outer trenches. of Detention making it too attractive to the Theo. Roosevelt by an overwhelming major despite the enemy's fierce fire, assailed and The other part of the central column, ruffians who are dumped in our midst from ity, largely upon the personalities of the two carried, at a p.m., the fort situated between night some

TO THE EDITOR ar tun "Hongkong TELEGRAPH," neighbouring colonies, and the undesirables mndidates.

SIR a letter to the China Mall last, According to the Literary Panlungshan and Tunkikwanshan north forts.feeling of the wealthy and middle classes by one must have stirred up the who desert their ships while in port; and the Digest Judge Parker was pictured as the The Russians repeated counter-assaults his or her appeal for subscriptions towards other reason-fate superabundance of drink defender of the Constitution, and President against this fort and we lost it at 10.30p.m. ing establishments of the lower class, which Roosevelt as a reckless Hotspur who would occupied it at 11 p.m., when he captured and that the cost of dec rations, wines and all Another hospital in the East End of London. considering the size of the Colony, are far ride roughly over all restraints and preced-three field guns, two machine guns three other expensive luxuries be kept na low as

But General Ichiashe successfully re-

I think the occasion most opportune and that subscriptions to the Scotch Ball be increased too numerous, There are certainly fairly pts. Rarely, says a Cleveland journal, has cases, many other trophies, and found forty possible in order to have a handsome balance stringent la in force to regulate the licens there been a national contest in which the Russians dead. The left coluen captured to place to this charitable cause which appeals ing of these "pabs"; hut conditions show presidential candidate of either party was so

on the same day Kobeyuna fort, altuated from Home to the people of Hongkong. AS that it would be to the promotion of the completely the platform of his party. The

north-east of Tunkikwanshan,

the preparations for this yearly ball is so well. peace and welfare of Hongkong were those pregoneness of the Roosevelt nomination yard with large calibre and naval guns, bitting success by the subscribers in, knowing that On Oct. 31 we attacked the harbour ship-on the way, therefis, to my mind no reason laws even more stringent than they are, 10 never doubted, and where the personal the Gilyak several times and sinking two they are paying the Piper" for two purposes, why it shoull not be considered a perfect that many of the worst of their kindue way involved party spirit must agree in steamers. might be weeded

fe one a good evening's dance and the out and closed per cording him the preferential right which is

helping a deserving hospital at Home. Those manently, with no chance of the same lyen him of four years more in the

who are not St. Andrew Ball-goom can, and....1 proprietors ever again having an interest White House. President Roosevelt's char-

hope will, not fall to augment the balance in aid of the Hospital fund -Your, &c.,

HELPER Hongkong, 8th November, 1904.

in the same line of business in this Colony.ter has been described as an open book 'There is, no doubt, a "black list" kept by Above all things he is frank, open, and

On Nov. 1, two steamers in the western harbour, about 3.500 tons each, and on Nov., another about 3,000 tons, were powder magazine, was heard twice at the sunk. A violent explosion, probably a north end of the city. We commenced at noon on Nov. 3 a heavy bombardment with the country into his confidence, and in turn places east of the harbour, where fire broke Naval guns against the shipyard and other out at 11.73 p.m., raging till 4 a.m. large calibre guns inflicted considerable whose sole desire is to go home. an unerring On the same day our bombardment with

damage on the fort.

the police; but it would be well that any equivocal. From the first he has taken insertion of a name on that list would once

have now been silenced. It is the crest counterscarp of these places that the right and central columns of the Japanese army have occupied after another hand-to- hand encounter, and no doubt with the next few days will come tales of terrible carnage which, during the course of the present campaign, it has been the duty of the military commanders to make. General Stoessel has declared that the whole garrison down to the last man is resolved to defend Russia's bulwark in the Far East to the last drop of blood. That the price in terms of human life which will be paid for alleviating the delay and suspense at Port and for all suffice to bar its owner from ever the country gives its full confidence to him. Arthur will, when the final statistics are being licensed here again. It is invariably Impulsive? yes, but with prepared, prove exceedingly high does not noticed that the police act with much toler-tinct for the right. Self-reliant? yes, but admit of much doubt. The slaughter tenation and forbearance when dealing with theth the anchor of supreme loyalty to duty. years ago is terrible to recall, but Port drunken men their duty calls upon them to Original and unique?-yes, but with the On the 35th September, born to fr. and Arthur, is now equipped with very different remove from the streets, seldom resorting to #fety of fixed and sure ideals. He has MYS, CHAS, W. SERVICE, of the Canadian defences and occupied by a very different violence, until all other methods of perrus Methodist Mission, at Kiating, a daughter,

On the 17th October, at Wel Hsien, Shan- garrison. Japan will capture it at all sion have failed; but there are times and pues, ruth, purity, uprightness, patriotiam, exalted measure the great fandamental tung, the wife of Rev. E. W. BURT, A., Eng.costs, and la prepared to lose 45,000 or Baptish Mission, of a daughter..

cases in which a little less suaviter in made probity, and courage. He is as brave as a On the 19th October, at Tanjong Pagar,100,000 in front of the fortress. As an and a little more fortiter in re might con pn and as honest as the daylight. He has Singapore, the wife of J. GRAHAM, of a stance of the carnage that has been duce to the ridding of our streets of intoxi- lofty ideal of the public service and is daughter,

wrought one has only to refer to the fighting cated loafers, who make walking therein in faithful to its standard. He measures up to which took place between the 19th and 93rd certain quarters of the town, after duke mark of duty himself, and is rigid in his September, when it was clear that the fury especially, a most unpleasant experience, with which both sides fought had never been surpassed in the annals of warfare. It has already been shown that at Erblungshan almost vertical wall of a fort by the use of Lord Lansdowne's assurances to the Lon the Japanese went so far as to climb up the

(9th November.) the holes made by their shell fire, and that don Chamber of Commerce that Russia has they will goaw through mine wires with their met the representations of Great Britain in teeth in their endeavours to get within then conciliatory spirit does not ring with quite stronghold. Theirs is a desperate determine ation, and while they are without doubt meeting with a stubbom resistance the

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On the 31st October, at 87, Iverna Court, Kensington West, London, the wife of J. H. P. PERRY, of a daughter.

On the 2nd November, at Shanghal, the wife of D. WILLARD LYON, of a son."

On the 2nd November, at Shanghal, the wife of C. E: Sparke, of a daughter.

On the 2nd November, at Shanghal, the wie of J, H. HINTON, of a daughter."

On the 4th November, at Shanghai, the wife

of THOR J. ROCHE of a son...

On the 7th November, at 5, MacGregor Road, Shanghai, the wife of Captain HUGH MASTIN NOX Hsinfans, of daughter, Frances

MARRIAGE.

Danielson.

THE RIGHT OF SEARCH,

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"

SERVICE.

U. S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION,

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

exactions on those around him. He belongs

LONDON, 9th November. In the mre type of men endowed with the Theodore Roosevelt has been re- genitis of great and arduous achievement. elected President of the United States Men compare him, not inaptly, with Emperor by an overwhelming majority. the unatiated tributs, perhaps excessive, of Willam, and his vivid personality inspires such sober historical students as James Bryce. However observers differ in their estimates, nong fail to recognize his powerful

so true a note as it would have done had individuality, his instant perception, and his there been no other incidents of a like unity virilo action. pleasant nature during this war. It will be

UNITED SERVICE LODGE

OFFICERS ELECTED,

Lodge, No. 341, held on Tuesday night in At the regular meeting of the United Service the Masonic Hall, Zetland Street, the following officers were elected for the ensuring year Bro. H. Baker.............Worshipfal Master. Bro. J. Vanstone................... Tyler.

Chapel, on. November 7th, at 1 pm by the troops of the Tzar are said to be growing remembered that we were led to expect } SUGAR. COLTIVATION IN THE Wor. Bro. H. E. A. Hoile...Treasurer.

disheartened. Nevertheless, General Stoessel rather more profound apologies after the

JORDAN-ORMSBY-DALY-At SI, Joseph's Rev. Father R. Kelly, uncle of the bride, assisted by Rev Father Augustine, GREGORY PAUL JORDAN, M.D., C., M.R.C., to MARION JOSE PHINE ORMSBY-DALY, daughter of the late Joseph Ormsby, of Dublin,”

DEATHS,

la grimly determined to hold out, and is said Malacca incident than were actually put for

to be encouraging his men by urging that so ward: Apologies, moreover, are small com long as 1,000 men remain alive the honour pensation in trade, and assurances that they of Russia demands the defence of the for will not occur again should be backed up by On the 3rd November at No, zo Wilkie tress and stating that he himself would rather immediate steps taken to prevent the por Road Sagapore, W. W. NORRIS, late Clark, die than surrender. General Flock is rum albility of their recurrence and such step General Port Office. G

At bis residence, 14, St. Francis Yard, CHAN

oured to have declared that he is in sympathy have not been conspicuously energetic id A Toxa, Gererament Contractor aged 59 years, with this declaration and should his superior the opinion of a good many of us. That Funeral tomorrow at 3pm Friends are In-submit to surrender he would rather kill him Lord Lansdowne should understand that vited to attend.

and personally take command than agree to Russian Naval commanders had recently On the 5th November, at the General Hos pital, Shanghal, Mrs. Halen 8, MAYERS, aged such disgrace. But that Fort Arthur must bean furnished with Instructions encour reld, either to direct sisult or to the aging them to exercise their rights" in

PHILIPPINES.

(11th November.)

The restrictions which the American Government have thought it to place upon commercial enterprise in the Philippines, has probably had much to do with the depressed state of trade everywhere acknow. edged to exist to-day throughout the Arch pelago. The Philippines are well known to be admirably suited to the profitable pro duction of sugar, and My, Eber C. Smith the Pallippias Exposition Board has been

PUBLIC COMPANIES.

It is notified in the Gosals that at the expira. ton of three months from the acth ult, the fol- to the contrary, be struck off the register and lowing Companies will, unless cause is shown the companies will be dissolved, vis

The China Ginger Manufacturing Co, 14, The Ramia Fibre Co, Ld The Weirba vei Mining Syndicate, Ld The Hongkong Marina, Lo The Stoneley Gold Prospecting Co. L The Hongkong Building Materials Co.,Ld.. The Houng Sing Steam-best Cay La

verb, and if "Helper," who so pleadingly ad

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "Hongkong Telegraph" SIR-Charity begins al koma ít án old pro- vocater the cause of London Hospitals, visited No. 14 Ward of the Government Civil, he would find some deserving cases of broken down bealth, their means are very often exhausted before they get there, and if they have any left it soon goes in hospital feet, being fed and nursed at the expense of Government with the hope of being able to ship them, to some other part of the world. We have also the "Beachcomber" always with us and un- cared for only by the Police. Why not get up a public subscription as an act of charity and build a model lodging-house to be placed un- der police supervision It would be morn bospitable to these unfortunates than tha new buildings la courec. of construction on Fraya Central which shelter a good many of them now. "London East" may be requiring additional hospitals. So does Hongkong. Yet I don't see why charitable enthusiasts 'should attempt to mar Scotch patriolism on the only night in the year they invite all their friends to have a "good, time " by thoughts of gruesome hospitals coming up in rear of their divarsion. I would suggest to Helper to try the "hat tricle and go round the ball-room about 11 pm, when the sound of

other than St. Andrew's followers and could revelry is at its height. There he would have the opportunity of spreading his mission to drop his own mite as a uncleus to the good cause he advocates, Yours, etc,

SCOT, Hongkong, 9th November, 1904.

A. PUBLIC NUISANCE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG TELEMLÁJN.“ SIR-1 beg permission, through the medium of your valuable paper, to call the attention of some of the residents of Loo Wa Yong and St. the porem that be to the system adopted by Francis Street, namely, the depoiling of house on the footpaths around the houses daring the refuse and rubbish in the drain channels and!

›night. The stench at times is almost ijimbeuré able and constitutes an, intolerable Duisance, that should be stopped...) banking you ju nas, ticipatia for the insertion of this letter by thur bringing the paisance to the notice of the proper authorities remain, 200 NEN ONE OF THE RESIDENTS, Hongkong, h, November 1904