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Births, Marriages and Deaths Leading Articles:-

The Plague.

The Naval Fight. →→→→House Accommodation in Hongkong.

Teets of the Fight.

New Territories Land Bill.

Telegrams:-

The Baltic Fleel. Shipping Demoralised. Condition of Russian Ships. The Situation at Shanghai. Japanese Consul and Colliers. Naval Engagement. Russian Ships off Woosung. Russian Warships Sunk. Russian Transports-Disarm.

Firing of Woosung. A Russian Version. Details of the Battle. Russian Lasses.. Captured Ships. Further Allegations, Indo-Chinas.

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THE PLAGUR.

(19th May.)

The official notifications of the number of plague cases reported in the Colony from

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"insignificant." damage to the Japanese question of house rents. He cites the columns future to enlighten us as to the exact state dinance." That on the face of it is a curious

point to a severe engagement, in which onement that a number of vacant houses are prisoner in the hands of the enemy, having nail on the head when he asked---"Who are would imagine both sides, had suffered available on the Island for European accom- been severely wounded. It had been freely the owners who are so good as to prefer everly. Indeed, at a late hour last evening modation, but he fails to attribute the stated that the Russian Admiral was bad the usual law of the Colony, and who feceived a wire from our special corres- reason why such houses are vacant. There health. Anyone who had considered his fate are those for whom it is not good pendent at Shanghai stating that, "A wire may be a lurking suspicion that if the true never doubted the rumour. Sent out on a long enough?" Exactly; who belong to this less ph message received here by the cause is revealed it may be found that and hazardous journey, the hope of his privileged class who may set themselves Brith Naval Authorities confirms the report either the rental exacted by the landlords master the Tsar, and the last beacon light up as social superiors above the law, and of a naval engagement having taken place. is in excess of prospective lessees' ideas of of his fellow-countrymen, Admiral Rod who are they that are to be cast down? The Adiralty telegram states that both the the premises worth, or that those residences jestvensky might well worry himself sick of Naturally, if a landowner saw that it wouldy Russian and Japanese flects sustained very are situated in such a locality as night a fever. He had to find out the character te to his advantage to adhere to the laws of The daily seat is delivered free when the address is day to day is evidence enough that the visita-severe losses, and that neither can claim have earned a notoriety for insalubrity, of his boats; he had to lick a lot of ignor Hongkong he would be averse to any scheme socomible to menus. in copies sent he post antion of the disease this year has been a mild a decisive victory." This we hesitated One of the reasons assigned for the build ant landsmen into something like fighting which brought him under new conditions additional $1,80 per quarter in charges for postage. one, and the observations of H.B. the to put into circulation in view of the ing of the new tramway to the Peak is that a shape; and he had to evade, if he could, the and set new machinery in force, the charac ter of which he could not understand nor The portage on the weekly into ay art of the Governor at the meeting of the Legisla improbability of the result attending the greater building area might be tendered ac dextrous Japanese. He did his best, no

world W 80 cents por quarter, : hingle Coplas Daily, den cents: Weekly, twenty-tive Council last week that it is noteworthy naval engagement and were justified in cessible for the accommodation of the Euro- doubt; but night and day he must have the working foretell. It is not, of course, that there has been during the last six years withholding it since on subsequent inquiry pean inhabitams of the Island. That, does been at his wits end wondering what the suggested for any instant that there would not show that the, supply of tauses is in result, would be. It was also rumoured that be any abuse of the powers conferred on the a diminuition year by year in the general at the proper official source we were

Authoritatively informed that no confirma excess of our present or future requirements.sume of his own commanders were not on Governor, whoever he might be at the time, death rate of the Colony, which, in 1994 tion of the news had been received by The steady influx of Europeans into the the best of terms with their chief; that, in but the inclusion of such a clause redvices was the lowest recorded, should go a long the Commander-in-Chief in Hongkong. Colony all tend to prove that, if anything, deed, they sought to thwart him in every the Legislative Council to the level of way to disprove the assertion that the plague In the same message it was stated that Hongkong stands in need of greater housing way they possibly could. That may be only what Sir Henry Blake, in a speech to continues to claim many victims in the Colony.

We have noticed. of late that Admiral Rodjestvensky had been successful accommodation and that time is being taken an idle rumour, but if there was even a the Legislative Council of Jamaica, once in fighting his way through the line of Japan by the forelock by those whose business it is suggestion of insubordination, The Admiral's described as a mere debating society." It several journals have been giving pro

We are should not be forgotten that the Govern ese warships and had succeeded in reaching to meetsuch demand.. The extensive building task was immensely increased. minence to the recurrence of sporadic cases

was severely wounded, ment, when such power as is now sought of plague while they appear to have gone Vladivostok. This news is distinctly in operations on the Kowloon Peninsula justi. told that he out of their way to avoid referring to the teresting, and while it has not yet been off-fies the assumption, and hence the which would appear to show that at has been given, have not always been care general character au to the mildness of the cially confirmed there does not appear to be belief is almost universal that Hongkong's any rate he tried to do his duty and ful to tread within the limits of the principle We population must be provided for with failed. He had a Herculean work to per under which the power was conferred. It discase At the time of writing the last inherent improbability in the story. report to hand is up to and including noon know that Rear Admiral Nebogatoff, the suitable buildings. The allegation that a form and only a man's arm with which to is possible, under this Bill, absolutely to to-day when the return of cases since the be. commander of the recently arrived Third small hotel and a boarding-house have reperform it. It must be a dreary pillow on ignore the intentions of those who framed ginning of the year showed a total of ninety Squadron, has been captured and had Rod-cently been closed hardly supports the con- which rests the Adoniral's head in a Japan and passed the Bill and to evolve an entirely new set of conditions which were never eight. For the same period of 1903 there jestvensky met with a similar fate the news. tention that accommodation is already ese hospital. True he did not brag about

The very fact were no less than 935, while the first five would have reached us ere this. Meanwhile ampie enough for our present require fighting to a finish, and having nothing to contemplated at the outset.

The speaker did not mention do but die for Tsar and country, as Stoessel that there are liable to be two classes of months of last year showed a total of 182 the battle continues with the Russian ments. cases. We cannot, of course, expect to be strength reduced in her most formid private hotels that have, sprung up to did, but his fate has been worse, and landowners sitting side by side is vicious; The one wonders what it will be if he for it is calculated to breed envy, hatred and of the take the place of those closed. some entirely free of the disease for some time; in

two establishments in our immediate neigh ever returns to Russia, that land of all uncharitableness among the landowners, fact, not until many of the insanitary and older craft have either gone to the bottom or

By this time Birileff to engender a spirit of resistance to filthy dwellings in the crowded quarters of into Japanese possession there is still a like bourhood appear to make up for the de unfulfilled hopes. the City have been demolished and recon-lihood that, joined by the Vladivostok ships, ficiency caused by the closing of the pre-should be in Vladivostok looking for bis the authorities, and to encourage, a quar- structed on approved sanitary principles. the Balticers may be able to prolong the mises to which he referred. If it is urged plant command. Even the three vessels, relsome temperament among the people. which escaped to Vladivostok will prove no which can bode no good for the Government With this end in view the Government is fight which must now be regarded as out that one of those amalgamated hoteis re voting an annual sum of money for the re- ranking in its far-reaching significance any places a former residential establishment it addition to the northern fleet, for the simple or its officials. Reference was made by Mr. sumption of these insanitary areas beside of the events that have marked the progress could also be said that the original Waverley reason that the crews will be absolutely Shewan to the Building Ordinance and he was replaced by its namesake. There are demoralised by their experience in the Yel-gave an example, or was in course of attempts taking other important preventive mçasures,

a hundred and one reasons why a person's low Sea. The Russians would seem to haveing to give an example, when called to That the work has been meeting with suc

`establishment should be closed down, and it only one way before them-to make peace order, of how that Ordinance had been made cess is evident to those who follow the week-

is hardly fair to attribute it to an excess of with as much honour as the Japanese are

to serve the requirements of the moment. ly returns and compare them with those

supply over the demand when a management willing to accord them. It may be galling, The Hon. Dr. Ho Kai and the Hon. Mr. issued during the corresponding periods of

We believe it to be a principle well.poses to give up business, probably after but to the average onlooker it appears as if Wei Yuk as representing the Chinese com- last year and the previous five years. it is far from being in the best interests of the recognised and put into practice in all having amassed a comfortable, competence Russia had met her Waterloo. How she munity supported generally the principle of port for jurnals, on finding that one Parliamentary assemblies that where individuring the time of the existence of his can hope to rehabilitate herself in the eyes the Bill, but they paid no heed to the speci-

business

of the world it will be interesting to see; but fic clause cited by Mr. Shewan. Ur. thu kiện or two plague cases are reported, to dual interests may be affected by any ques

that her power both by land and sea is gone however, admitted that there were several jump to conclusions and publish news of a tion at issue before the meeting that the

ENFELIS OF THE FIGHT. for some decades to come must be apparent points that required more careful consider. serious outbreak of plague while, as a matter person having such interest abstain from

to the most casual observer. As for Admiralation and it will be interesting to see what of fact, the disease shows every indication of voting or taking part in the discussion. This

(1st June.)

Togo, he has been hailed as another Nelsori, changes the Bill will undergo before it passes a most satisfactory decline on the number is a matter that has, on and off, been brought of cases recorded.

up at the Legislative Council and members The latest accounts which have come to but we cannot compare the days of Nelson the third reading. As we all know, the only have on several occasions not recorded their hand assuredly point to the fact that the with the present time. The conditions are changes that are usually made to Bills that votes when such matters have cropped up Japanese gained one of the greatest naval absolutely different; only one feature is come before the Legislative Council arc a wherein their interests appear to be at stake. victories of modern times. It was absolutely common to both-intense patriotism and shifting of a comma or the elimination of a At a meeting of the Sanitary Board yester crushing. Only three vessels, we are told, fierce love of battle. The Japanese may consamant; the grammar is always so day afternoon the question of the alteration escaped. The remainder of the Armada is well be left fitly to honour their doughty irreproachable that it never has to be tam- of the Hongkong Hotel was brought up for either at the bottom of the sea, or in Japanese hero, whose task is now apparently done. pered with. If this Bill is subjected to discussion in connection with certain plans haibours. The scene at the fight must have

anything like amendment the fact will be submitted by the Hotel Company's been absolutely terrific; the thunderous NEW ERKITORIES LAND HILL. noted as something unusual. So long as architects for the rebuilding of their original blows dealt by the Japanese marksmen would

the clause quoted by Mr. Shewan remains premises overlooking Queen's Road Central. have demoralised far more efficient fighters

in the Bill it will be competent to criticise despatch furnishes details of a two days' One of the unofficial members in a minute than the Russians. It was generally con-

the principle as a whole and we can only engagement between the rival fleets and strongly opposed the application for a ceded when the Baltic Fleet passed through

Many in Hongkang will support and

trust that the representative members of the one which it was believed would take its certiin modification of the Public Health the Straits that the patient and sirile Admiral admire the vigorous remarks of the Hon. Council will view the matter in that light. place with the decisive or epoch marking and Buildings Ordinance, and support Togo was only waiting his opportunity to

Mr. Robert Shewan, at the Legislative Coun- The Bill may be good in itself; its provi- sea battles of the world. The fight stilled his written views in the debate in demolish his enemy; but even the most toud-cil meeting yesterday, with reference to the sions may aim at benefiting the peasants; continues and everyone is left in a state of the Board room. We do not imply that the voiced partisan of the Japanese hardly dared New Territories Land Bill, 1905. Accord hut as it stands it is absolutely unsatisfac breathless anticipation. Admiral Togo has member was actuated by any otlier motive to believe that the defeat of the Russiansing to the statement of the Attorney-General, tory and contrary to the precedents of British realised that he can take no risks and, while than that of the service of the public interest would have been so complete. It was argu-the Bill is a most innocuous measure, legislation. there is no doubt that for the past few weeks in formulating his opposition to Mests.ed that if even part of Rodiestrensky's squad-designed merely to benefit the pour strug- He has been watching and waiting and Palmer and Turner's application on behalfron got through to Vladivostok the great gling peasants, in the New Territories. When warily laying his plans, it is equally certain of their clients. The Sanitary Board is aim and object of the Russians would have disputes arise, as apparently they do even that the same policy of cautions strategy, given discretionary powers to limit the been attained. It was freely granted that in the New Territories, they may "be

Legislative Council,

Legal Intelligenco:—

Question of Partnership.

Habeas Corpus~~~~ Price of Firewood.

The Recent Financial Crisis. l'olide,

Alleged Embezzlement: The "Confidence" Trick!

The Tram-Car Fatality.

Correspondence:

The Great Ballie. Miscellaneous Artioles and Reports:

The Great Victory.

New K. C. Church.

Hongkong's Weather.

· Travancore Ashore.

Departure of the Hardinge.

Naval Notes.

Shipping Jetsam,

The Rival Fleets.

Gascoigne Road, Kowloon,

The Missions to Seamen.

European Accommodation in Hongkong. Dallas-Blandmann Company.

Hongkong Volunteer Reserve Association,

Sport at Macao.

Canton Noten

The Canton-Whampoa Railway,

An unsuccessful attempt at rescue. The New Amay Dock Co., Ltd.

Derelict Mines.

The Chinese Exclusion,

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The Tientsin Race Squabble.

THE NAVAL FIGHT.

(joth May.)

A further instalment of that exciting serial, the Russo-Japanese war, came to hand this morning in a lengthy official telegram received from Admiral Togo at headquarters and transmitted by the Japanese authorities Japanese Government and the Export of to their representatives the world over. This

Coal.

Japan's Trade with China.

The Fourth Baltic Squadron,

The Japanese at Port Arthur.

The Late Mr. A. P. Bullen.

Jettings from Japan.

The Singapore Docks. H.M.S. Barfleur at Malta. - Commercial:-

Yarn Market.

Raubs

Exchange.

Opium.

→ Local and General.

BIRTHS.

On 8th May, at Chenchou, S. Hapan, the wife of the Rev. CHAS. H. DEAR, A.P.M., of

daughter (Ruth Augusta).

At Shanghai, on the zoth May, the wife of At Shanghai, May 27th, the wife of Dr. A. P PARKER, of a son.

D. HAIMOVITCH, of a daughter.

At Singapore, the wife of CHARLES W. ABRAMS, of a son.

MARRIAGES.

Matthew. Robinson Truman, of Ealing, to

of the war.

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HOUSE ACCOMMODATION IN HONGKONG.

(31st May.)

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part of the Fleet might become a target for the Japanese; and it was suggested that Rod jestvensky could well afford to leave them to their fate if he succeeded in rushing his first class battleships, cruisers and torpedo buats into Vladivostok. Under these circumstances a partial defeat would have been in some respects a victory for the Russians. But all

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(2nd June.)

DEPARTURE OF THE * HARDINGE"

The undermentioned troops left yesterday per so far as his first fighting line is concerned, height of buildings in Hongkong in accord the ancient and worn-out craft which formed dealt with satisfactorily, cheaply, easily

R.1.MS, Hurdings for India - The truth Mah- has been continued ever since the Raiticers ance with their views, and it appeared

and summarily under the provisions of the ratta Light Infantry for Bombay, Licul. Col. steamed into the southern China Sea. that the gentleman in question was not for

Bill Clear and simple forms of convey F. W. J. Caulfeild, Capt. T. H. Briten, Capt. Immediately upon the receipt of the report modification of the Ordinance in order to

auces and other deeds dealing with the H. C. fill, Lieut. P. M. Heath, Lieut. L. H. Branson, Lieut. G. E. P. Davis, Lieut. C. C. J. that the enemy was in sight his combined enable the old block of the Hotel to be re-

transfer and mortgage of landed property Barrett, Capt. L. P. S ephen, L.M.S., 14 native squadron assumed the offensive and the built in accordance with the plans submit:

are provided; and an officer is to be officers, 678 N. L. O's and men, with 70 follow- ers. The 93rd Burma Infantry for Hangaon:- On 29th March, at St. Mary Abbots Church, Nelson of Nippon steamed out to give ted which support an application that the

empowered to decide and settle minor Lieu! -Col. 3. G. Radcliff, Major S. R. Stevens, Kensington, by the Rev. Canon Allen Edwards battle to the daring Rodjustvensky. Ex building might attain a height of 104 feet, or

questions on the spot, so tht altogether the wife and child, Major M. R. Hurly, wife and 2 (cousin of the bridegroom), assisted by the Rev. R. Holmes, M.A, REGINALD NOBLE cepting with his small and less indis- some 28 feet in excess of the limit prescribed

Bill would at first sight seem to be wholly children, Capt. J. H. Whitehead, Capt. H. A Carleton, Lieut. H. W. F. Ricketts, Lieut. E TRUMAN, of Tientsin, China, eldest son of pensable craft, which, of course, are for the highest building under the Ordin-these fine theories and arguments were flung admirable. But as Mr. Shewan pointed out Burd, and Lieut. F. L. Dyer, Major. P. C. H. ESME THURSTON, elder aughter of Richard more easily replaced, it is safe to assume ance. Amongst the reasons assigned by the to the winds by the cannon of Togo's war there is in the Bill a dangerous sub-section Strickland, I.M.S., wife and child, 14 native R. Dunlop, of 8 Avonmore Road, West that he has been taking no hazards; for at speaker in opposition were that by increas- ships. We have learned the news of the which runs as follows: "Upon the ap-officers, 657 N. C. U.'s and inen, and 100 Fol- lowen E.K.S.B.R.G.A. Two gunners for Kensington, London.

the outset he had five battleships pitted ing the height of the building still more captured vessels and prisoners, but what of plication of the Crown Lessee of any land discharge On 17th May, at Brentford, FRANcis Felix, second son of the late Major-General Joho against eight of Russia. He has torpedo light would be shut off from the offices those who found their last resting place in in the New Territories, the Governor may, Fraser Raper R.A., to GRACE ETHEL, third boats galore, and with the can harass in Queen's Road, and that the demand the sea? If the reports received up to the on such terms as he shall think fit, exempt MR. Reuben David Sassoon, of Queen's- daughter of the late Captain Alexander Day the enemy and possibly sink several for the accommodation of Europeans in the present can be absolutely relied upon--and the said land from the provisions of this Eardens, Hove, and of 14, Pall-mall, W., a Harris, of Shanghai, China.

director of Messrs. David Sassoon and Co., On the 17th May, at Singapore, F. H. battleships, and then be on

better Colony was not in excess of the supply, a there is no reason to doubt them in the Ordinance by a memorandum in writing merchant bankers, of London, Bombay, and MALCOLM STAPLES, eldest son of Li. Col. F. than even terms. On the other hand, Rod-point which he argued was disproved by slightest degree-the holocaust when vessels under his hand, written in or upon the elsewhere, who died last March, left, estate of Staples, (retired) former Chief Constable Stock-jestvensky could afford to lose all his fleet if the recent closing of a hotel and a boarding were being blown up by mines, torpedoes Crown Lease of the said land." In other the gross value of £93,037, of which the net port, Cheshire, to Beatrice KERSHAW WALKER,

personalty has been sworn at £14,732. Probate aldest daughter of H. Kershaw Walker, Esq., he should take Togo's battleships down house. They were asked, he said, to allow and submarines must have been frightful words, after providing all the necessary of his will, with three conicile, has been of Regent's Park, London..

with him or even sink thrée of them. The at infringement of the Ordinance and close We have yet to learn the extent of the machinery to deal in simple, summary, and granted to his son. Mr. David Sassoon, of 7, PETRIE-PARKER-At Hongkong, on the

Queen's-gardens, Hove his brother, Mr. Russians may be poor sailors and the Japan-their eyes to injury to surrounding buildings: Japanese losses. Admiral Togo is waiting easy manner with land questions in the Arthure Sassoon, M.V.O., of 3 Albert-gale, ese some of the best of sea fighters, but | How the speaker can be supported in his for complete reports of the "insignificant. New Territories the very Bill which proposes SW and Mr. Maurice Elias Gubbay, the seven battleships were dangerous where the statement that the provision of house ac loss which he already reported, but curious to effect these reforms contains a clause testator's nephew, Sir Edward Sassoon, M.P.

having renounced probate. The testator enemy only had five and no reserve. Togocommodation for the European class is in stories are continually coming in to the effect which allows the Governor to nullify the bequeathed £750 to his butler, 4500 to his realised this and, knowing that to lose the excess of the demand anyone at all-acquainted that the Japanese lost several vessels in the entire scheme. In bis reasons for the Bill, valet, £300 to his wife's maid, 4,300 to his at St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, by the fight with the Admiral of the Baltic Fleets with the Colony will be at a loss to discover fight. That might be probable; but the the former Altomey-General, Mr. E. Head housemaid, and one year's wages to each Rev. J. H. France, Ma, MURIEL Winifred,

of his other servants. He felt his jewels to daughter of Mrs. Bateman, to HAROLD KEN- would be to lose the war, made a combined: It is a notorious fact that houses for Japanese came through the storm of shot Sharp, K.C., stated that "As some owners in MARD, son of the late Henry J. Holmes

attack and after sunset sent in his destroyer Europeans in Lin DEATHS.

scarce thus permitting boats and a casualty list, up to the 31st hold under the usual law of the Colony, and suddenly, JOHN SPINK NEAVE, lale of Singa: ships. In such a manner the Japanese of that steady and ever-increasing apprecis. May inclusive, of 800. This is an schlese have acquired their land in the belief that pore, aged 62 years, effekoppband can make victory more certain than fighting tion in the rents, which has earned for Hong ment little short of miraculous. How they would do so, it is proposed that the 1. On the 18th May, at Taiping, Perak, PETER

JOHN NELSON, Superiatandent of Posts and any other way, and although at plej kong the unique distinction of being perhaps ever, we have no Russian report telegraphed Governor should have power to exempt any Telegraphs, Taiping, Perak, aged ¿l year:- vent we are told nothing of what the the most expensive Colony in the East in the over the world, and we can only trust to the I particular tota from the operation of the Ore

29th May, 1905, THOMAS PRIRIE, journalist,

son of John Smith Petrie, Esq. of Zoar, Forfar, Scotland, to LETTIE PARKER, Widow of Charles. Parker, of Taku, North - China - Japan papers please copy. A

BATEMAN-HOLMES-On the 31st May, 1905,

On the 17th May, at Perthshire, Scotland and torpedo flotillas to sink the Russian, more and Ongkong are becoming and shell with a loss of only three torpedo the New Territories will probably prefer to amongst the members of his family, and be

his trustees for distribution at their discretion

daughter, Louisa Judith Sassoon, £20,000; to bequeathed in his wife £10,000 to bis his daughter, Rachel Ricardo Macol, 410,000 and to each of his grandchildren, Harold Manot, Vera Gubbay, and Cyril

1,00. All the residue of his estateRaphael to his son, Mr. David Sassoon, absolutely,