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TELEGRAMS.

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The Altena Bill,

LONDON, 3rd May,

THE PILOT CASE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1905.

Before Mr. F. A. Hezeland at the Magistracy this afternoon, with Mr. Basil Taylor, Assis fant Harbour Master, sitting as assessor, the hearing of the case against Captain Lawler,

THE BALTIC FLEBT

"A HOIHOW RUKOUR.

No definite Information concerning the movements of the Balile Fleet had been receiv ed in the Colony from incoming meamers, at

SHIPPING JBTŞAM.

The ex-Rastian steamer Progress, which was recently sold by public auction, in Japan, has been re-camed Urajlo Maru.

The number of foreign vessels seized by the

The Aliens Bill has been read in the lineet pilot, for unlawful infringement of the the time of going to press, and in fact the only Japanese Navy from the outbreak of the waŊ House of Commons a second time, by 211 Harbour Master's regulations in the waters of vessel making any report of the Russian ships up to April 17th reachei 3120 Nineteen of these:

mea-

to 59. Mr. Balfour speaking on the sure said: "We were amply justified in determining the conditions under which wa would, or would not, admit citizens of other nations."

China Warned Concerning Noutrality.

The Evening Post, Washington, says that

Great Britain has addressed a note of warn- ing to China, in identical terms to that of

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this Colony, pa the gth of March last, was can tinued, Mr. H. W. Looker, of Messrs. Deacon Looker and Deacon, again appearing for the prosecution, and Mr. C. D. Wilkinson, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, for the defence.

Captain Unsworth, cross-examined by Mr. Wilkinson, and be had frequently been in Hongkong when in command of steamers of the Scottish Oriental Lise, in which he served

was the French . Hongkong, which came into port from Halphong and Holhow shortly before noon. According to these on board of her a rumour is being persistently circulated in Hoihow to the effect that the Baltic Ficet had been ordered out of Van: Frog Bay by the French, authorities and that the ships are now lying at anchor in Galong Bay and Yulican Bay on the south coast of the Island of Hainan. If this is the case Admiral Rozhdjest vensky has certainly chosen very good bar. bours and cipecially so in the case of Yulican

bave been confiscated, six released, and the reminder are now under examination,

COLLISION.

Capt. Robertson, of the steamer Kentuck, who arrived from Singapore last evening re parts that when off this port the ship collided with a junk and damaged a boat on the star board quarter. The junk did not appear: to bave been damaged.

the United States, impressing on China the for twelve years. He always assisted in being which is said to be an exceptionally fine one. Company, shortly after four o'clock yesterday |

necessity for strict neutrality.

Rosult of the Two Thousand

Guineas.

Later.

ing his steamers up to the wharves, but naver berthed them. He was not then so well at quainted with the tides as be it now. The current is not always in the sume direction; sometimes the cunent will be from south to north, during food tide,, under the wharves; but very little, Captains cannot know in which direction the current is running until they get up near the wharves. If the steamer anchored within 100 feet of the wharf there would be no danger if the tide was running from Mr. McCormick, the new American Am-south to north, If the captain `thought- bassador to France, in presenting his cre- the tide was running in from north to

-Mr. De Wend-Fenton's Vedas.

2--Chev. Ginistralli's Signarino.

3-Mr. L. Neumann's Elangby.

Franoe and the United States.

An outbreak of fre was reported on board the steamer Spitkend, chartered by the P. & O morning, reports the japan Chronicle, when the vessel was at anchor in Kobe harbour. Effort to extinguish the flames being unavailing, the authorities on shore on being notified moved the steamet outside the harbour limits, where the cargo that was burning smouldered throughout yesterday and defied efforts to extinguish it. It was hoped that the outbreak would be completely extinguished some time last night. No explanation has been obtained of the origin of the fire.

To-day's Advertisements.

HONGKONG HOTEL. MENU.

SATURDAY, MAY 6TH, 1905.

DINNER.

HORS D'ORUVRES. Caviare on Toast.

Sour.

Consorumi Croûte au Fot.

FISH.

Boiled Fish, Sauce Fines Herbes.

ENTREES.

Gr led Feal on Tous. -Sweet Bread Cutlets and Green l'eas. Cubbage Farcic.

CURRY,

Brazilian..

JOINTE, &c.

Roast Sirloin of Beef and Horseradish. Roast Capon and lacon. Boiled Leg of Muiton and Caper Sauce. Cold Spiced Beef and Artichoke Salad.

SWEETS.

It was used by the East India Company during the last and early part of last centurier as place for laying up and repairing ships. It seems also, for a longer or shorter time, to have been occupied by the French during the allied war with China. If the ships of the Baltic Fleet are really lying at anchor in these bays Chinn will no doubt have to enforce her neutrality and specially now that Great Britain and the United States have given her a reminder on the matter.

According to a Takio message in the Mattered by the P. & O. Company, and is from The Spithead (4,696 tona) was recently char nfchi, it was believed in well-informed quarter Bombay, via porta. She brought 30,181 bales

fire, but the contents of one hold will probably WALINGER to Sign our Firm from learned yesterday of the damage done by the by either destroyed or damaged by sea water.

dentials to President Loubet, said that he south, and dropped his anchor within 149 that Admiral Rojenvenisky has selected the of enton from India. Very little could be

rejoiced in the development of ideas which had latterly led to a rapprochement between France and the mother-country of Americans.

feel of the wharf there would be no vided he could use his engines. The witness danger, if the stern was facing south, pro Red Captain limwa always take steps to ascer

age since they afford safe accommodation and following parts as convenient places of anchor provide few facilities for the despatch of news

as to his movementa :---

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-Banfon Bay, about sixty miles north of Kamranh.

2.-Biskoi Bay, in the vicinity of the above, 3-Natran Bay, about thirty miles nesh of Kamrand

An allusion of this chamcter, by an Ambas-tain the tide before the steamers came up to sadur, on such an occasion, being most un- the wharf. They had on an average about A usual, is regarded as a most weighty expres quarter of an hour to ascertain what curent slon of American (eeling.

there was. That was one of their duties There is no other method in vogue for testing the tide than by throwing chips on the waler Sometimes there is an under-current when their is no current on the surface, but he had never laken meatures to ascertain the rate of the under-current. They have lowered weights on string below the surface to test the current,pected to be able to reach Vladivostok in 330 hours, the Trngaru Strait in 170 hours, and the Pescadores in two or three days.

[N. C. D. News] The Threatened Rising in Russia.

Osaka, 29th April.

The Russian Ambassader at Vienna con- cludes that some bankers at Vienna, London, and Berba have advanced large sums of money to the revolutionaries and is endeavouring to

discover evidence of the fact.

4Biskup Bay, a little north of the above.

papers to estimate that, if the Russian Flect Naval expens, are reported by vernacular steams at the rate of ten knois, it may be ex-

LINAVITCH.

BLOWN OUT OF A TUNNIL.

HUMAN ROCKETI.

· A message to the fixpress, dat d from New York 17th March says-

A ship's captain navigating his craft on the come this morning when he saw a figure shoot East River thought the end of the world had

were on the apex of a waterspout, and was like a rocket out of the water, le rose as it followed by others.

The figures rose about 20ft, in the air, fell, and then began to strike out for the shore,

Behind the apparent phenomenon fies the story of one of the most remarkable escapes It is reported at General Linevitch, the from death over told. new Commander-in-Chief of the Russian forces. The men were engaged in the tunnel which in Manchuria, has issued the following General is being constructed under the East River Order to his troops:~).

between New York, and Brooklyn. They "The Tsar having issued a Rescript appoint were working behind a pneumatic forcing shield, in a chamber, the sides, bottom, and top of which are held in place by compressed air.

A Vienna lelegram received to-day gates that the Russian revolutionaries have distribut-but it has been so slow that it has never had ed minifest ́es at Warsaw, Lodz, Moscow, St. any effect on the weight. Witness could not tell Petersburg, and in the Caucasus. There are when under-currents set in or stopped, and indications of a serious rebellion, throughout the could not say if they were frequent or infre- whole of Russia, and on n rger scale than quent. As a rule if there is no current on the A FROCLAMATION DY GENERA shouting wildly for help. over before.

surface they assume there is no under-current When there is a current they always hoist a dag. If a ship, coming up to the wharf, saw no flag, she would be entitled to assume there was no current. When the tide is ab- solutely slack it is perfectly safe for a vessel to come in from any direction. But they do not like them to do so, and have requesteding me Commander-in-Chief of the Russian the pilots to come straight in at dead slack Army, I bave now asstimed my office. You, water. The sides of the wharves are some

officers and men, have fought bravely in many what tender of course; but a steamer can come

battles and have succeeded in embarrassing

One of the men told me the story of the to the wharf touching the sides, before being the enemy. I hope you will fight in the future occurrence. made fast. There is no objection to their doing with increased determination and loyally dishe said. "So I went right up & ladder to

"I noticed a draught upward, 34. if they had tautened the stran rope and charge your sacred duties towards the Tsar fasten bags against the aperture. But the kad not been as long as ten minutes in bėgin-

compressed air just began to rash like greased ning to haul he believed there would have

lightning through the hole. I was pinned to been no accident. From the time that the

the top of the tunnel before I kutw. launch left with the stem line for the wharf up in the time that the line was made fast he could not say whether the ship had drifted more to the wharf. The ship let Ko the bow-rope, and that causert her to cant in, after the stein rape was made fast, They sinckened the bow-rope about five

The Russian Government is now mabilising the Cossacks in cerinin districts. They are to be distributed at the principal centres through out European Russia to suppress the peasant mobs, is feared that a massice may be heard of at kay noment:

The Alarm of the Jaws.

Osaka, Jóth April. The Jews at Odessa are now armed to de- fend themselves if the emergency arises,

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The Successor to Grand-Duke Sorgius,

'Osaka, zŋth April It is reported from London that General Koruff has been appointed Governor of Moscow.

The Anglo-Japanese Alliance.

paka, 29:h. pril. In a speech at the dinner of the St. George's Society in New York, Baron Kineko, the Japanese Special Commissioner to the United 4 States, said he was proud to think that Japan would be eternally registered as the introducer of Anglo-Saxon civilisation to the East. The

"BILLIARDS.

minutes before the ship struck, but his atten- tion was concentrated on the general in-bring ing of the vessel" or the time. Flo could not see just when the ship struck, but just before the time he thought she struck, they hauled taut again. The could easily have run out the rope and gone astern. He never pake to these on board; he stood to wait their instructions, as to whether they were going ahead or gning to

it

and your country.

"While the enemy is puzzled at the patience and forbearance of the "ussion'Army, our res inforcements are continually arriving. Re- member that the Heavenly Father, whose blessing goes with our Army, will be with us in the coming great battle."

THE LATE DR. EDKINS- Writing from Hangchow on the 28th-ul, to the North China Daily News, the Rev. G. E. Moule thus speaks of the late Dr. Edkins:- could not assist at the funeral of my late verer Sir,-It is a master of regrei lo me that I able friend, Dr. Edkins. The appreciations of his remarkable character by yourself and by Mr. Darwent certainly do not put it too high. of the Anglican Church, or the admirable men Without de, reciating my own broth rhood

American, English Continental, and Colonial, it has always occured to me that the doyen of Missionary ocieties in China, and which, with

"In an instant I was shor'upward. I found

my head forcing its way through seven feet of mud and rock. I clawed the earth in front of me to keep the rocks from scratching my face, and I packed my hat tight down.

"I remember it all quite well. Though I must have been going about co miles an hour, it seemed quite slow, and I was perfectly conscious. I was relieved when struck water.

through stones, water, and air.

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AND

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BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE, of.

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY, Bilitate at Caine Road, Victoria, Hongkong,

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OR

FRIDAY,

the 13th May, 1905, at 3 1,M?

BY

Mr. GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer, at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street.

Section A of Inland Lot No. 5a3 with the Office as Section A of Inland Lot No. 423 Messunge and Buildings thereon, known as “DINDER," No 51, Caine Road, and contain in the whole 19,138 square feet, and are held from the Crown for the residues of the res. pective terms of 999 years. Annual Crown Reni $76.05.

For further particulars and conditions of sale, apply to-

EWENS & HARSTON, Bolicitors for the Mortgagee,

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and it took me about the sixtieth of a second guess there was about twenty-five feet of it; to get through. Then I felt the rush of ais, THE Premises are Registered in the Land round my head, and as I was going up I open and my eyes and thought I caught a glimpse of Flatbush. I came down with ad awful jerk, whale of the Powers of Europe might have heel in to the wharf. Since there have been 1 and wonten sent to China by other Missions,

and began to kick out and shout 'Murder]'

"It was the funniest ex erience I ever had, been involved by the complications in regard licensed pilots that is what they had always to

and the funniest part of it all was that when 1 to the war, had it not been for the Anglo.de, even in the case of Chinese pilots; they

came down my hat was still on my head, " Japanese Alliance, which has prevented tender advice to. he pilots, but never give scheines maliciously aimed at the disintegra-orders. In this case he offeret them a launch the sole exceptions of the S. P. G, and S. P, Cable increase in the air pressure. The mea The explosion is ascribed to an unaccount tion oft hina, and secured for all the Powers and a low-rope. He remembered a certain pilot, of Church of England, is the oldest of mo. were shot betweent fifty and sixty feet, up equal rights in China, thus tending to preserve but had never made any complaint about him der Missionary Societies, British or American, peace: Baron Kaneko added that Japan had the Harbour Master. He never heard that the has been exceptionally well served. What a never looked upon the American occupation of Godown Company had made any complaint. the Philippines with suspicion.

Mr. Basil Taylor stated that no complaints off the list-Morrison, Milac, Medhurst, Wylie, succession of intellectual giants it is that leads had been made at the Harbour Offico regarding Muirhead, Edkins. need not break the list any of the pilots.

there for, not to mention any who sull survive and worthily carry on the tradition, I might have added the Stronachs of Amor, and Dr.. legge and Dr. Chalmers of Hongkong. They were in their way great men every one of them; two or three exceptionally great both as philologists and thinkers. Two of them, Re-examined by Mr. Looker. At absolutely whom I had the privilege of knowing per slack water, a ship coming in diagonally, itonally, as I had not in the case of the three would be possible for her to collide with the first of the list-Morrison, Milne, and Med- wharf while working her engines, but it would harst-excelled in another, and a distinctively be faulty maneuvring with the engines, A Christian way, St. Paul writes: "Knowledge stack surface water the majority of ships come puffet up, but charity edifieth. The "know straight up, and then straight is clo.e to the ledge" of Mr. Wylie and Dr. Edkins compre wharf. Witness had known ships come in dia bended the "omne scibile" for men of their In an obituary of the late G. J. Morrison, "w.gonally, and back straight out without colliding profession,-languge, philology, history, anti- with the wharves. Witness first knew the Slavo-quities, statistics; they had the courage of their ni was in by a messenger coming to his house. opinions whether in the matter of a primeval When he got to the wharf all the staff were Emperor's date, or the pedigree of a Chinese there, ready, with the two launches to be used. syllable through all the lingual families back The ships nose was then off No. z wharf, to Babel. But withal charity was so essentially With the ship at that distance nothing could for them "the predominant partorr," that the have been done to assist her in getting in. He association of conceit with either of their did not remember a ship being berthed at one

beloved names, is as impossible, as the association of ignorance. It Was on a

The semi-final of the billiard tournament between the Hongkong Police and the Lusitan Club resulted as follows: Henk kong Police: Edwards, 19; 11, 250; Withers, 250; Langley, 350; Earner, aso; Brown, 228; Cooper, 314. I usirano Cieb: Carvalho, 150%; Remedios, 85; P. Roza 250; Roza Pereira, 241; Luz, 180; lequeiro; 250; Silva, 250. Afterwards the final con'est was commenced the Police playing Finland, Morris, White, Bood, Mare, Holshan, and Glassbrook, of the Royal Engineers.

R. C writes in the journal if the Royal Geographical Society of his journey in 1878, through the provinco of Hunan, which was at that time intensely hostile to foreigners. His experience there was most trying, but, in spite of being hooted from place to place, he travell ed almost the whole distance on foot, in order to be able to conduct a rough survey. But his

Witness, continuing, said he did not re- member, that he ever made any complaint the Secretary or Manager of the Godown Company, against the pilots for refusing to obey his instructions. He never heard that any claims had been ma-te against them.

connection with the Shanghai-Weosung rail. wharf colliding with another wharf lower down. February evening in 185g that I first met

way was fatal to his employment in any similar

By Mr. Basil Taylor: There has lately been enterprise favoured by the Government, though a change in the tidal streams at the wharves, his advice in other matters, such as the closing This is due to the naval extension, works, of the breach in the Yellow river in 1888, was They have not been under observation lang. Bought by Li Hung-chang. On this matter it enough for witness or hig men to predict the worth recording that he stated that the native set at any given state of the tide. He did methods had best be persevered in, and his not think it was misleading to Inform opinion was justified by their success. After steamer there was no tide when in fact there leaving Shanghai in 1907, he was associated was so under-current. They acted under a with Sir J. Wolfo Barry as consulting engineer circular, issued to them is 1997, instructing of the Shanghai-Nanking railway, which is now them to give no Information about the car

In course of construction, and thus before he rents, and the flag was only to indicate that died had at last the satisfaction of participating there was a surface tide, but not its set. After further questions had been put the at the cass was adjourned until Thursday next.

In the development of the enterprise which be so long bad at heart,

them in Shanghef at their colleague Dr. Hob son's home, and sought counsel from them--a novice at the Ups of men already initated. During the 47 years since then our intercourse

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THE WEATHER,

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First Assistant of the Hongkongbservatory:

The following report is from Mr. F. G Figg. fallen rapidly over N. China owing to the de- pression which appears to be moving Eastwards

On the sthat It,go'a. The bar meter has

in the Gulf of Pechili...

Gradients have decreased over S. China, and moderate SE. winds will probably prevail in to Formosa Channel and the N. part of the Forecast-moderate E.toSE winds; cloudy,

China Sea.

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has beeo only occasional; and Wylie went to THE Undersigned have received instructions his rest in the seventies, before my more free from the CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF quent visits to Shanghai commenced. But they both of them, won and kept each to the last, my respectful affection by that rare and be which St. Paul himself exemplified without loved union of Knowledge and Charity perhaps acknowledging it. Shanghai, and a wider world than Shangbal, are the poorer for the death of my honoured and dear friend Joseph Edkins,

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