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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1904.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE U.S. cruiser Baltimore has left for Chefoo:

IT is reported in Shanghai that Mr. John

The Austrian Consul paid a visit to the Ger man Admiral on board his flagship shortly. after four o'clock this afternoon. The nsual salute was fired from the Fürst Biam trek).

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A TOKIO wire of 2nd inst. reports that in the last assault on Port Arthur, there were a num- ber of casualties among the Japanese officers, including Lieut-General Tsuchiya and Major General Nakamoura,

robbery on lighter No. 18 in this harbour, and stole Sro from a woman on board the lighter, under circumstances recorded in these columns, have been arrested, and will be placed on trial Meanwhile a diligent search is being made for the ather four bandits.

A'r about a quarter to eleven o'clock yesterday morning, an unknown Chinaman, who was a MR. R. Pescio has been appointed Commercial passenger by the Chang Li launch from Hong. Delegate to the Italian Government in Hongkong to Yaumati, when nearing the Vaumati kong and in tant capacity will be pleased to landing stage, suddenly jumped up and throw The pritage the freely tease to any part of the supply any information required as to Italian himself aver-board, sinking immediately, and,

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JAPAN AS TRADE RIVAL..

There are many people who see in the success of Japan in the present war a menace to our commercial supremacy, and they will have point given to their argo

ments by certain statements made at the annual meeting of a chemical manufactur ing company in London. It was there as serted that, while in the past they had main- ly to meet French and Belgian competition in the manufacture of artificial fertilisers, they had now to face a new competitor. This was japan, which was making

a bold effort to capture the trade in the Australian The Japanese, it was stated, colonies. worked with many advantages. They had their phosphates nearer to their hand. They

AFTER being employed for one day recently in the women's camp on the Humboldt River, Elko, Nevada, a Chinuman banged himself, According to the New York American, his suicide was "due to fright through being alone with so many women."

has not been recovered.

An old Indian woman, named Murion, was charged before Mr. Hazeland this tantning with being drink and disorderly in Queen's Road, Central, and creating a disturbance. When asked what she to say she stated that she had pains inside and took something to drink which made her head dizzy. "Please send me to We are informed from Peking that the Board Singapore," she calmnly requested, but Mr. Hazeland sent her to 14 days' in lieu of a fine of $5.

of Commerce has requested the Wai Wo Po to inform the I. G. and the Customs Commis. sinners that the registration of trade-marks will not be postponed, and the work is to be pro- ceeded with.-Pebing and Tientsin Times. `-

MESSRS, James Maclehose and Sons, of Glas gow, have forwarded to us a copy of "The Scottish Historical Review," which is a new Tan Shungle-pro, a Japanese paper published series of "The Scottish Antiquary," established in Peking in the vernacular, has been circulat in 1886. Among the article with which the ing reports to the effect that the foreign publication deals are archaeology, folklore, ministers are about to urge the re-instatement philology, and literature, as well as history, of the Emperor and the consequent retirement This October number, the first of a new of the Empress Dowager. There is, however, volume, contains articles on the Scottish nothing in the story which, says the Universal | peerage, with three full-page heraldic designs; Gacelle, is circulated for some mischievous some sidelights on the history of Montrose's campaigns; the honics of the Claverhouse Grahams, and much other inatter that will be read with pleasure even by those who have no special interest in Scottish history. The title sounds dull; the contents are the contrary.

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PBAR PROPERTY SALE.

At the sales room of Messrs. Hughes and Hough this afternoon, two, valuable leasehold properties, situale at Mount God the Real, were put up for sale by public nucshő order of the executor of the will of the fare Mr. W. Stuart Harrison. Lat I comprised the lense hold messunge and premises known as "Chel tondale," situate partly on subsections of section Cand section G of Rural Building Lot No. g, held for the residue of a term of 75 years created by the Crown Lease thereof and partly on section A of Inland Lot No. 1,376 which is held upon a yearly tonancy from the Crown. The Crown Rent is $11.03. The premises are: let, upon a two years' agreement from the 1st day of July, 1904, terminable upon six months' notice, but only if the purchaser wishes to occupy the premises. Bidding started at $14,000 and eventually the property was secured by Mr. Hancock at an advance of $2,000

The second lot to be brought forward was the message and premises known as No. 7, Stewart Terrace, situate upon the remaining portion of section C of Rural Building Lot No. 9 which is held for the residue of a term of 75 years created by the Crown Lease therent. The Crown Rent is $3.35 The bidding was opened with an alfer of $7,000 which rose to $9,850 at which figure it was secured by Mr. E. Osborne,

Messrs. Dennys and Bowley`wers the tors acting on behalf of the executor.

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THE WAR.

PORT ARTHUR BOMBARDMENT.

RUSSIAN WARSHIPS: DAMAGED.

Mr. M. Noma, Consul for Japan, hus kindly forwarded to us the following tele

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Tokio, December 6th, 5.28 p.m. The Port Arthur army reports that our naval guns bombarded the Russian ships on.. December 3 and 5 several of which, especi ally the Pobieda and Retoisan, were observ ed to be hit repeatedly,

On the afternoon of December 5 the enemy's powder magazine, south of Pohyu shan, was struck by shells and exploded, causing a conflagration which lasted over two hours.

On December 5 the bombardment by our

3 heavy guns also worked effectively on the Russian ships in the harbour, including the Pallava, from which thick volumes of smoke rose, continuing one hour...

The 'besieging operations against Sung- shushan and the forts to the East continued day and night.

On December 2 our forces captured two quick-firers in a caponier at Urlungshan.

On December 6 the heavy siege guns renewed the bombardment against the Rus sinn ships with satisfactory results. The bombardment is still continuing..

[The battleship L'obieda is one of the largest now at Port Arthur having a total displacement of 12,674 tons. She is 400 feet in length and has a speed of 18 knots.

The Refvisan is another large warship of of war at Port Arthur, but it has since been re- 12,700 tons and was disabled on the outbreak ported that the damage forward amidships has been made' good. She is 374 feet in length and is reputed to be equal to 18 knots.

Tur Tokio Foreign Office has received a tele gram containing the following message from Europe: The Tzar has sanctioned the scheme- for doubling the trans-Siberian railway line. Accordingly a special commission to decide will be remembered that about a year ago upon the points requiring doubling will shortly there was a landslip at Nanking. A similar he organized. A sum of ten million roubles! landship has occurred with the subsidence of senselessly overestimated since his death and has a displacement of 10,900 tons, is 367 feet

has been included in the extraordinary expend Pure of the next year's budget in order to carry out the preliminary works for the purpose.

THE RELIGIONS OF CHINA.

The Rev. E. J. Hardy, M.A., author of many interesting works, including "How to be happy though. Married," which, by the way, has altained to the penny edition apotheosis of popularity, lectured at the City Hall last even ing under the auspices of the Hongkong Volumes Society, on "The Religions of China H.E. the Governor presided over a fairly large gathering, and introduced the reverend gentle man, who having admitted that his subject was very large one indeed, proceeded to treat princip ally with Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. The first supplied the Chinese with morals, the second appealed to their spiritual nature, and Taoism to their gambling interest in chance and luck. He thought Confucius had been the foods this year, a small piece of land to the

said that his great influence might be account. extent of twenty feet by fifteen subsided on theed for by the fact that his writings were used 3ath of last month. The land which has sub.

as text books in schools and for competitive sideri has been the result of silt accretions on examinations. This great teacher laid no claim the site which Messrs. Butterfield and Swire's to originality and once said he was only an godowns orignally stood and were swept away editor and compiler of the works of the ancients which occur annually, bring about a subsidence of the land each year and are likely to bring about a reduction in the price of land in the that there may be other landstips in this vicin- neighbourhood of Nanking, as it is expected ity. This shows the natural astuteness of the Chinese in building the Southern capital on the only solid site in the vicinity, says the Shanghai Times,

The battleship Poltava was among those badly damaged by being struck amidships at Port Arthur on the opening of hostilities, Sho

in length and used to be capable of steaming. 16,2 knots.-ED., H.K. 7.]

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had lower freights to Australia, and the received in official quarters at Tokio-Russia during summer floods of 1903. These floods, yet there was no doubt that many of his pre- FIRST WOMAN CAPTURED IN PRESENT WAR

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jabourers were only paid two shullings a week, whereas the men belonging to the A. S. WATSON & CO., company in question "groaned and grum

[bled," if they did not get about £2 a week. This is no doubt a serious matter for the THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.chemical manufacturers, although it is not Hongkong, 19th November, 1904. [35 likely that the Australians find it a cause

for complaint. If we remember rectly it was H the recent Socialist Congress at Amsterdam that the Japan ese representative drew attention to the fact that bis countrymen in the Far East are already, as they hear of the higher wages, enjoyed by their fellows in Europe and America, clamouring for equal rates of pay. Therefore, there does not appear to be any need for undue pessimism on the part of companies at home over the high wages paid to their workmen compared with what the Japanese labourer receives.

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is building five new battleships (72,242 tons aggregate), ten new armoured or first-class cruisers, four cruisers of the Bayan type (each | gunboat, fifteen destroyers, and thirteen sub- 2,700 tons), two cruisers of another type, one marine torpede boats. Besides these, some submarine torpe 'n boats and twenty-one des troyers are compared to be under construction

in Russia.

AMONG a large number of new charts issued by the Hydrographic Department of the British Admiralty in July and August Tast were the following relating to this part of the world: -3,370-Philippine islands:-San Ber- nardino strait and approaches. 3429-China, east coast: Hongkong island:-East .imma channel 1,311-East archipelago. 1,013- China, south const; Boddim cove; plan added: -Nam sha bay. 1,256-China, north coast; Gulfs of Pechilt and Linulung; plan added:~~ Sketch of entrance and bar of the Yangkiaoko.

RECENT issues of the Port Arthur Novi Kraj received by the Rastoropny contain a pumber of advertisements which are extremely out of keeping with the supposed nervous strain under which the inbabitants of Part Arthur are la- bouring. For example one "ad" reads as fol. lows: "The undersigned desires to take les- sons in the English language, apply to Kuntz & Albers." The General Staff informs the public that some of the officers of the garrison, especially those serving in the trenches, are

without field glasses and requests that all civi. lians having good glasses present them for sale at the general stuff headquarters. Messrs. Kunty & Albers state that until further notice

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VICTORIA REGATTA.

The forty-seventh moving held under the auspices of the Victoria Recreation Club com- mences to-morrow afternoon. Following is the first day's programme:-

Ha refrained from committing himself to cepts were learned from personal experience.

men know nothing about the gods, but that theories of the supernatural and taught that they should live as if always in their presence, Asked if there were one word which would is not reciprocity such a word?-What-you serve as a rule of conduct for all life, he replied

do not want done to yourself, do not to others." Buddhism, which was at present being simul. taneously derided and advocated, and neglected and espoused by the Chinese, was a beautiful religion when missionaries first brought it to China some 250 years before Christ, but being brought into contact with Taoism and an idolatory imported from India quickly 1st Race, -1.30 p.m. LIGHT GIGS.--Open to became debased, accounted for the inequalities European non-commissioned officers and of earth by its doctrines of heaven, purgatory, men of any regiment or corps of the garri-transmigration and nirvana. Instead of a fixed son, or to European crows of any of H.M. vessels, or to European members of the police force. Entrance. $1. Distance, one mile. Boats to be approved of by the com. mittee. Time allowance, 8 seconds par oar. Four boats must start for 2 prizes. rat prize, 513; 2nd prize Sto. (Post entries.) Service. vars and conditions.

2nd

Race-2 p.m. CHALLENGE CUP.-Open. For four-oars. (Seniors) Distance one mile and a half. Entrance $to. To be rowed in boats the property of the competing club or

Few women in the world: have had the ox-

Cross, who was captured by the Japanese and perience of Miss Karroll of the Russian Red arrived a Cheloo the day before yesterday with an Osaka bullet wound in her arm,, says.

ably the first Red Cross nurse who has been the Chiefoo Daily News, Miss Karroll is prob.

taken prisoner on either side.

The young lady came direct from New chwang and is a visitor at the Russian Consulate where every sitention is paid her in order that she may speedily recover from the effects of her imprisonment and the awful sights she has... been forced to witness in the line of her duty, Stay-at-bonin people have not a good conception of the horrors of modern warfare. They find. official reports cold and matter-of-fact, so are the majority of newspaper reports. Judging from heaven and hell for which no one was good these, they think men die without agony, and “. enough or bad enough it proclaimed a heaven that there is no suffering but the chagrin of and hell of many mansions-each person want defeat. But if you would know of war's darker to his own place, which he had prepared him- side, of tears welling from dying eyes, of loving self. He who was without desire, dead to him- fetters written at death's door and dictated by self, alone lived. Of the five commandiments strong men whose life blood is steadily ebbing, of Buddha-thou shalt not kill any living and of The heart reading combination of thing; thou shalt not steal; thou shalt not.com- || physical and mental anguish the dying mit any unchasle act; thou shalt not drink any sufferer go to the Red Cross nurses for they intoxicating liquor the ordinary Chinese alone can tell you the truth. They will not Buddhist obeyed whichever suited him. speak of the clang of steel against steel, the Taoism was followed by a class of peo shouts of the victorious, and the thrill that ple who worshipped men who bad been

comes to the victor when the bayonet goes 3rd Race-2.30 p.m.-HARBOUR POLICE.-

famous as discoverers, statesmen, philanthro- | home, but of other things that are generally left Open to the Chinese members of the harbourpists or women celebrated for domestic virtue, out of account when nations prepare for war police. To be rowed in the service boats and believed that human beings became spirits Miss Karroll is no exception to the rule. Distance, one mile. Entrance, so cents.

and are happy in a future world. At the pre- Like the majority of her sisters of the Red First prize, Sto; second prize, $4. Three

sent day, however, the religion had degener Cross the deserves the applause of all civilised beats to start for two prizes.

ated into little better than a system of fortune-people. It was at Putiloff Hill, eight days ago, tefling and an emporium of incantations against that she was captured-At Patiloff hill, the by the Parsee Community of Hongkong. For evil spirits. The three doctrines, however, Japanese suffered a reverse, losing a battery four oars, (Juniors). Distance, one mile. were very contradictory and Chinese consider of eighteen guns-Miss. Karroll was away on Entrance, Sto. To be rowed in boats theed it safest in the uncertainty as to the best the lifeless battle field, after night fall, striving, property of the Victoria Recreation Club. 5th Race-3.30 p.m.-MEN-OF-WAR'S GIGS passage by all three of those religious routes.

way of reaching the regions of the blest to take

to locate the wounded by their cries, when a squad of Japanese made her a prisoner. AND WHALEKS.-Distance, one mile. En-

Other speakers included Sir Henry S, Berke trance S1. Time allowance, 8 seconds perley, Ilon. A. W. Brewin, and Mr. Dyer Ball,

Four boats must start for two prizes. Entrance $1. First prize, $15; second prize $. (Post Entries). Service oars and con-

unit.

consistent with existing institutions, and has their store will be open to trade between eight 4th Race-3 p.m.-PARSIH CUP.-Presented expressed himself in favour of granting greater power to local communal assemblies to deal with their own affairs. These are small, but important, features of a programme that

Lames who are addicted to venial sins, and belong to that religious persuasion that makes

it a duty to confess them, will much enjoy this Jule anecdote, at the expense of one of their sisters:-It is told of the witty old French

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should conduce to contentment among a large number of Russian subjects, and as telegraphic intelligence was received the

abbé Pire Monsabré, that on one occasion a other day to the effect that the reform move-

lady sent a message to him just as he was en- ment is spreading, there seems as though a

tening the pulpit that she must see him. After serious attempt is now being made to pacify much beating about the bush she came to the the down trodden subjects of the Tzar. Of point Vanity was her besetting sin, and only course, there is room for doubting whether that morning she had yielded to the temptation the new minister will find himselt vested of gazing at herself in the mirror and thinking with the full power necessary to pilot his she was very preity. Père Monsabré looked own policy should his Imperial ruler persoft, musical voice, he inquired kindly: "Is al her steadily for a minute, and then, in his mit of the duty devolving upon him of super that all, my daughter?" "Yes father, that is intending the administration he may be alt." Then, my daughter, go in peace. relied upon to carry out his work with to make a mistake is no sin,Liverpool Post. moderation and prudence. There are many who argue, and with considerable weight, The Bengal Police Administration Report for that Russia is not intellectually prepared 1903 furnishes interesting evidence that for constitutional transition because of the "suitee" is by no means dead in that province. fact that she has no aristocratic or In Gaya, we are told, "a Patak died in the middle classes marked out for leadership morning, and evidently the villagers were capable of checking the passions behind expecting something fora Mahomedan duffadar sal in the inner courtyard of the house to see them. It is recognised that hitherto the the widow did not commit suicide. At about N.B.All our Wines and Spirits are bottled at Tzar has ruined Russia by repressing, in-noon the body was being taken to the burning stead of stimulating, the thought and energy ghat. The widow called to the bearers 10 take of its people, and unless new effort and the body back. After this the widow rushed purpose throughout the nation can be excited out of the house with her clothes on fire calling and disciplined by constitutional reform the out Sita Ram.' She fell, or was pushed down, reorganization of the Empire must end in and the body of her husband was laid beside failure. The framing of a policy of reform her. Fuel and ghee were then heaped on the widow, and on her husband's corpse, and both

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Race-4 p.m. INTERPORT DOUBLE SCULLS.-Cup presented by F. W. White, Esq. (Seniors). Dištance, three-quarter- mile. Entrance $5,00. To be rowed in boats the property of the competing club or unit,

and after votes of thanks had been accorded In spite of the great pains: laken by the the lecturer and H.E. the Governor, the pro-Japanese to ensure a pro-Japaness Govern ceedings terminated.

THE WEATHER.

The following report is from Mr. J 1. Plum- mer, Chief Assistant of the Hongkong Obser vatory:-

7th Race.-4.30 p.m. Tub Sculling-(Tub On the 7th at 11-45 am. The baromeler sculling boals) Distance, half mile. En-has rises in northern Japan and fallen at all trance $1.50. To be rowed in boats the other stations. _property_of_the_Victoria_Recreation-Club. The monsoon-is-still-interrupted and-light (Open to members not rowing in the four-variable winds will be met with in the For Dared races).

mosa Channel. Light E, to N.E. winds will 8th Race.~5 p.m. CHAIRMAN'S CHALLENGE prevail in the northern part of the China Sea

CUP. For pur-oars. (Seniors). Cup to be Forecast:-Light E to NE, winds, cloudy, held by the winning crew for one year, but fair.

to remain the property of the cub. Distance.

One Mile. Entrance, $10.07. To be rowed FROM the Pcking und Tientsin Times we in boats the property of the Victoria Recrea- tion Club.

Sailing Race, 1.-For Racing Yachts.— Championshipclass. Royal Hongkong Yacht Club. Prizes, cups for 1st and 2nd Boats. Entrance fee, 55.00.

ment in Kores, there is evidence, says, the Karta Daily News, of the existence of a party, which is not pledged to Japan, How this comes within the scope of military affairs, we | do not know but the fact remains that General Hasenawa has written to the government com- plaining that a strong Russian party still exists. Perhaps the Japanese still think that a com plaint emanating from military head-quarters will carry more weight than a diplomatic représentation

learn that two French time expired soldiers have arrived in Tientsin, with the object of locating certain buried treasure which was hidden during the troubles of 1900. They state that the treasure was buried by American soldiers. Having obtained permission from Sailing Race, -FOR RACING YACHTS. the French authorities they commenced dig One-design and handicap classes. Royal ging some days ago near to the premises oc- Hongkong Yacht Club. Prizes, Cups for sst cupied by the International Bicycle Co. They and and Boals. Entrance fee, $5.00. Handiaro digging about four feet deep and have

worked a good way down the road now. Uping

cap.

to balling done in China by Chinamen for the people is difficult to accomplish, yet were burned." Sixteen persons were sent up Sailing Race, 3-FOR ALL OPEN FOLTS till the present the amount of their find is the

tentative changes have to be made lest more for trial is connection with the case, of whom

at the service of European Firms.

Kangkong, 7th December, 1904.

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SHIPPING AND MAILS,

MAILS DUE.

German (Seydlita) 8th înst, American (Doric) 11th inst Indian ('Arratson Apear) 13th inst American (Afanchuria) 17th inst." Canadian (Empress of China) 19th inst..

The ss. Taxon left Moji at 1 pm, yesterday, and may be expected to arrive here on 11th

The Apcar Co's 5.3. Arration Apcar from Calcutta left Singapore for this port this morn

The O. & O, S. S. Co.'s 8.&. Dorig with malls,

Any rig (Chinese owned boats excluded) water main pipe and some foundation tricks &c, left Manila for this port on 9th lust, at

pm, and is due here on zich last, at no95, kgelsallowed. Entrancefae, $3.00. Handicap. of time expired houseR,