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A highly important and, instructive inter-
The destroyer libiki was launched at Yoko THEяt were six cases of plague in Hongkong view with the Prime Minister of Japan, suka on 31st ulk,
during the past 24 hours, and of these five have succumbed to (ne disease.. Marquis Saionji, on the subject of the policy
Ta final for the Soldiers ('lub l'ootball shield is due to take place on Thursday, 12th ins The Royal Engineers and West Kents are the
contestants,
THE Japanese, it is stated, are rapidly substitut
ng flour for re in their diet, and as a result the trade in flour between Australia and Japan
should develop considerably in the near feature, Tus Japanese training squadron felt” Manila at o n'click on the 5th inst. for Thursday Island, from where they will continue their
at home and abroad of the recently-elected The following telegram has been received: Ministry appears in the Kobe Herald from from 13.M. Consul at Chelon dated 20th the pen of Mr. Curtis, who recently passed instant: Quarantine enforced against Hong.
kang," through Hongkong. Since the present Ministry took office, the Premier, following Japanese precedent, has been studiously in- communicative, with the result that those interested in Japanese aims, and objects in the imunediate future have been engaged in TEAMS from 15.M S. King, Alfred and H.M.S. trip to other Australian poris for aboat a month. a somewhat hopeless attempt to deduce the intentions of that country from the latest acts On the one hand we of the Government. are assured that all the Japanese troops in Manchuria have now returned to Japan, while only one-third of the Russians have
Kent played a friendly hockey match on the Clan ground, at ilappy Valley, yesterday after noon, The King Alfred woù by three goals to two.
THE Kuramoto Emigration Company has accepted a contract to supply 251 men for a
Hoügning & Begraph embarked for home so that the Manchurian Mexican colliery. The men me now being
to 6.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APREL. YO
NADIVIDONÇA & 198 RAHIMAY,
cngaged, and will probably leave Yokohama or Kue in June.
TBEN. C. D News lentos that th· Na wegian steaner Norrand, of Eaß inox net and 1,283 tons gross, has been sold by Messrs. Sander, Wieler & Co., the, agents at hanghai, to Messrs. Tarmo Yoke,
dificulty still remains. It is satisfactory.to note, however, from a telegram which, ap pears in another column, that Manchuria will be evacuated by the entire Russian forces within eighteen months. Russia has In a recent issue of the Honghong Tele-solemnly undertaken to see that promise graph we were in the happy position of being carried into effect. Marquis Saionji was able exclusively to furnish or readers with questioned as to the political outlook in
It is reported that the efforts to repair the an account of the work proceeding in con Eastern Asia, and incidentally reference was damage to the Part Arthur Docks, which were nection with the Kowloon-Canton railway on made to the native outbreaks that have late-blown up by the Russians, bave been abandon the British section of the line. At that timely occurred in Southern China. The Marquised as useless. Operations for the cathie 1e it, no doubt, came as a surprise to the majority expressed the opinion that affairs in China building of the docks will be commenced of people to learn that not only had the and Manchuria are now in a fairly settled shortly. surveying of the state been completed, but that work had actually been ensimented at five different places, by the erection of em- bookums which were intended to provide suitable levels, and carry the line at a safe distance above possible inundations, and over natural obstacles. Since the publica DEODORISER tin of that news, the work on the new line
ing authorities. Such outbreaks, deplorable | Tire coxswain of the steam hunch #apag ap: bas praseweled with unabated energy and, In a Government project, with unexampledough they ate, be considered bound to reared before Mr. C. A. 13. Melbourne this morn recur; and therein, in his opinion, lay then on a charge of steaming in the harbour on the night of the 6th instant without lights vigour. The Government have heen pusti ing the construction of the British section only real menace to the peace of the East, fendant said that the wind extinguished the imasmuch as it is impossible to predicate light. His Worship: "This is a serious affair. at the utmost speed and, although little or
You are fined 5 o" nothing has come to the attention of the the probable pulicy of foreigs Powers in the public thangli the agency or medium of the event of funther outrages occurring. He did not reisides that any of the more recent Legislative Counsel as representing the com munity, there has been no slackness in the acts of rapine and murder were allied in any Rather the reverse, way with the condition of things antecedent progress of the wink.
to the Boxer outbreak, which was encourag ed, if not instigated, by officials within the
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Ar the opening of the Assizes at Penang on the 3rd inst., the solicitor-general remarked on the serious increase of crimes of violence in the Settlement. He pointed to the calendar which contained eight charges of such crimes.
r. Justice Fisher concurred..
DURING the siege of Sana, Yemen, Arabia, by the Arab, the population was reduced by. fumuse from "0,000 10 20,000. All the cats and dogs in the town were eaten, and both Arabs and Turks resorted to cannibalism. One Turk admits that be killed and ate three Arabs.
It is reported by the Asahé that. Vice Admiral Sir Arthur William Moore, Commander-in- Chief of the British Squadron, who recently arrived at Hongkang by the King Alfred, will pay a visit to fapan in Joly or August, accom paying his squadron. The Diadem will short ly return home.
state, and that so far as human foresight Aanai. Togo and General Nogi are project. THE twelve Chinsmen who were arrested re- can judge, peace in the Oright may be helding a scheme for the erection of a monument cently at Saitan, Kowlana City, for playing to be assured for a considerable period. He on Peiki Hill at Part Arthur in commemoration | poscher, an unlawful game, were brought up on Mr. Orto regarded the recent outbreaks of lawlessness of the Army and Navy officers and wen who remand, at the Magistracy today. in Southern China as purely local and in no
fell in the altack on that fortress. Public sup-Kong Sing appeared for all the defendants. Mr. Melbourne fined the first three defendants $50 each, and the others $3 apiece.
way indicative of the presence of an antiport will be ppealed to when details are
completed, foreign spirit in the counsels of the govern.
Palace. It is important to learn that a refer in the Kowloon Canton" railway he statesman of Marquis Saionji's' rank should
•will be us position to announce that | be found on the side of those who the work has advanned by immense strides, believe that the sporadie outbreaks at and that the sims already reted towards different places in China do not represent the construction of the track- have been Chinese views as a whole, but are merely the targely exeeded. Indeed, His Excellency intesponsible acts of individuals who gain will, in all likelihood, ask the Couned to temporary notoriety among their fellows by jeet, and that vote with the for a very con How far the missionaries could be blamed siderable amoitat. if it is not merged in the for these occasional acts of crime, was sum of £1,000,000 sterling which, under a mented. The Marquis unhesitatingly ac recent Ordinance passed by the Legislature, knowledged the purity of motive of many of the Government is empowered to raise for the missionaries, and paid a sigh tribute tilway pinjanses. We understand that work
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THE mster of the stem launch Chưng (24 was charged this morring with blowing his whistle last evening, at Yau-am-ti Pay, without any cause. "I did not bidw the whistle. The wind was strong, and it caught the string and
made the whistle sound? Mr Melbourne imposed a fine of $10.
MR.. Eitaki, the Japanese Consul-General, and the leading Japanese residents entertained Admisal Taketomi, Prince Fusisimi of the cruiser Takachiho, and the officeis of the South Chien Squadron to liffin at the Astor House at Shanghai, on the 5th inst. Several Chinese officials were present. AFTER being inhisted on faur separate occa Colony yesterday and was arrested] The defendam, who is about seventy years of age, and is deal, was oulered by Mr.. F: Aj. Bize-
gions, Li Bish mave me mun nýgzvánkyo șit une
land to be imprisoned for one year, and to be of exposed in the stocks for four hours
is artively proveeding at gular intervale praise to their zeal and self-denying labours, A VERY preity juvenile cantata entitled "Play.
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but he thought it could not be denied that mates," which was recently performed by the many of them go beyond their true and law-young folk at Quarry Bay, will be repeated by ful province and indirectly 'meddle in politi-special request in the Union Church School
A ST. Petersburg telegram, which has been communicated by the Os it 1 Mainichi, states that Lieut-General Ilman has left St. Pelets- arg for Vladivostock, He has been entrusted with the task of carrying out the reconstruction of the fortress. It will be recalled that General Human took a prominent part in the defence of Port Arthur, aut is subsequently for some time a prisoner in Japan,
It is stated that the Japanese destroyer Yumia.
80, formerly the Russian Restelint, is being qarantined at Nagahama together with her crew. Since her capture at Cheloo by the Japanese under drainatic c'rcumstances which will be fresh to the memories of our readers, it is repuried that cases of typhus have continual ly ocenied on board the destroyer, and it is supposed that bacilli of the disease were left by the Russians.
TELEGRAMS
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SERVICE.
RUSSIAN TROOPS.
EVACUATE MANCHURIA IN EIGHTEEN MONTHS.
[From Our Oson Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 10th April, 12.30 p.m.
The Russian Government has undertaken thist all the troops be. longing to that country will be with. drawn from Enstern Asia within eighteen monthis.
[N. C. D. Newt.] Distinguished Fellow-travellers. "Tokip, 6th - pr.l. Vucount Auki, Minister to Washington, and Admiral ir Gerard Nael are both passengers from Yokohama by the R. M. S. Empress, of Chang
Evacuation or Bluff?
Tokio, 6th April. General Grodekoff has ordered ussian
women and children to leave Manchuria, pre- sumably with dve al jent of bluffing China.. The Italian Prince in Japan. Prince Ferdinando. of Udino returas to
Tukio, 6h April.
11. 1. M. 5. Càlubrin,to-titrow.
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The German Admiral's Visit,
Løkın, 6th April. Rear-Admital Brensing, Commander-in-chief of the German Far Eastern Squadron, will be received an audience by H.M..the Emperor on the gib inst.
ALLEGED MURDER AI PING-CHAU..
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE TRAGEDY.
Li Lan, sherman, Ping-thau island, was brought up on remand at the Magistracy to-day an the charge of murdering a native woman
named Mo Las, on 4th March, at Ping-chau island, near Mairs Bay.
Chief Detective Inspector Ingron conduct. 4 the case on behalf of the Police, and Mr- One Kong Sing defended.
Lok Kap Mui, sister-in-law of the deceased woman, about thirteen years of age, deposed that she lived at Taflong viluge, Fing-chau. She had a traher named Lok Tak and her sister-in-law (deceased) was named Mo Lan. Tur British Admiralty has granted Elevo in Witness saw the dead body of Mo Lan Rear Admiral Percy Senti as a reward for his on 14th March. She lived with the deceased gunnery inventings,'
in the village and knew the defendant, who Deva, vum Borne on the books of the Presideh also resides in the village. The first time wit as Inspector of Target Practices is the invenjghness saw the defendant in her house was on of the night signalling apparatus now used "in | 31st July, 19×5, at noon. He was sitting neor the Royal Navy, of varivits appliances for im
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proving heavy gun shooting, and of the gun
carriages which enabled the naval 6inch and 47-inch guns to be used in South Africa.
As will be remembered 27 military store-houses at Hiroshima with their contests, valued at abnat Y5,000,ouo, were destroyed by fire on Halat 7.30 formurrow evening. It is expected | October 1st, last. The conflagration was sup there will be a good attendance, as on the fom-posed to be the work of incendiaries and three er occasion the performance was high'y men were arrested on suspicion of aiso», One Appreciated by all present.
of them died in prizna some time ago, and the other two were equnteil by the court-martial on the 30th ulting on the ground of the in- sufficiency of evidence. The reason thie men,
P.C. 112. prosecuted three sampanmen before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Police Court'to-day,
for obstructing the s.s. Ainahan while she was
entering the harbour at about ten o'clock last evening Defendants were lying at anchor in the middle of the southern fairway. The defendants admitted the charge, and were fined $to, with the option of ane month's hard lahmur each.
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along the route: of the railway. The super- intendent'saltics, it has been decided, will be focated at Tsim-sha issi, and already the staff is fully organised. The contractors have sub-cal matters, sometimes affording asylum to mitted their tenders which have been adrepted refugees, and interierung with the course of and have begun operations. Some 15,000 justice and the authority of the mandarins labourers and foremen, it has been roughly over their own people. Coming to the estimated, will ultimately he engaged at one question of the "open door "+ in Map and the same tiuse on the line--and it is pro. churia, the interviewer plainly said, that bable that they are even now bending every misgivings prevailed in many quarters effort to the speedy completion of a Govern that the "open door" was intended for ment venture, which will mean
Japanese traders exclusively. His Excel much to Hongkang. The fact that 15,000 ency replied deliberately and ema men will be engaged in the arduous operation tically, in these words: It is a distinct of levelling the country in the New Terri-feature of my policy to ensure the opening tories through which the line will take its of the country to ali alike, irrespective of course, implies that great, not to say excep questions of nationality." This is satisfac. tional, efforts are being made to carry the tory from the commercial point of view, and
· project through in the shortest space of being couebed in clear and definite terms time. On this ocension,'” at least, no haggard should prevent the possibility of any mis spirit is being shown by those at the head understanding on the point. It also assures of affairs; and we may take it for granted foreign Governments that the Japanese that every means to accelerate matters will Foreign Office is resolved to maintain a continue to be adopted. This is probably continuity of policy in permitting the sub the most interesting news that the people ofjects of foreign Powers to participate in the 11ongkong could obtain, for it indicates that benefits Bowing from the results achieved the Government is not slow to recognise theby our ally in the late war. In fine, this is Kowloon City, whilst going along the road material advantages to be derived by the
a timely and valuable exposition of Japan with a bundle. The bundle was searched and cady completion of the Kowloon-Canton
ese policy which should serve to dissipate the dead body of a child was discovered. They railway, and is determined, at all hazards, to sec constant communication by rail establish existed on the subject of Japan's position in ascertain the cause of death. They were re- all ambiguities which may have previously were charged before Mr. CA. D. Melbourne this morning. The case was remanded to ed between this Colony and the great city of China. As a matter of fact, the only point leased on bail in the sum of Stu each. Southern China.
on which the Marqõis was at all dubious was
The Asahi, however, asserts that the authori-
SEVEN simpan owners were charged, before Mr. F. A Hazeland, this morning, with anchor. ing in the typhoon ancharage, Causeway Bay, without a permit. vidence was heard to the effect that the weather was not such as to allow them to enter the typhoon anchorage. Defend ants averred that the wind was strong and they were afraid of lying in the open. His Worship faed them 55 apiece.
AN aged Chinese woman and a colic were arrested at four delock this morning at Sha-po,
divilians, were ined by court-mamal is that at
the time of the fire. Hiroshimu was under mar-' tial law.
Mo Lan, the deceased, in a room. As song as witness arrived at the house the defendant came out from the back ront and left. The second occasion she saw the prisoner was in October, 1945. Ile was again with his sister tulay. When defendant saw witness he said: Why did you return so early? You had bet her go and play." On 3rd January, 1905, she again saw the defendant. He came to witness's house for the loan of a basin, and her sister in-law handed it to him. On 5th March, 1906,at about 4 p.m., when wituess was taking tice with the deceased woman at home, the deceased- told witness that ofter her meal she was not to return to the house again, and that she must get her "chow elsewhere. That night wit- ness slept in, another house, and returned home next morning, but did not see her sister, in-law in the house.
An ingeninus contrivance, designed to lessen Cross-examined:-Witness had two brothers. the terrors of sea-sickness, has been fitted up One was unmarried. The other's intended on the Hamburg-American Laner Patrizio, Its wife was murdered. She was sure she was success has, according to the New York Herald | thirteen years of age, but witness could not (Paris), excelled all expectations. The appa
count. Although the defenflant with his ratus consists of a special chair, the seat of mother and wife lived nextdone to witness, the which is ept in constant motion by means of a
latter never entered their house. Weners resolving disc, worked by small electric motors
could not tell the month,or year when she was Sining in one of these chairs, the passenger feels much the same sensation as if he were
driving in an automobile. The seat is in constant vibration in an up-at d-down direction. This short, vibratory protion counteracts the long pitching auch heaving motions' of the ves- sel. To put it in non-scientific language, it is a rocking chair, with this difference, that the ship rocks instead of the chair. To such an cent is the vessel's mation neutralised, tha
born, she did uut remember when last she saw J. S. 16, nor could she say what date of the moaib to-day was; yet she could remember the date and year first time she saw the prisoner..
Frank Browne, Government analysı, said that on March 15, a jacket (produced) was received by him. The garment was tested. anil two small sp ts of blood were found. The tests indicated that in all probability the blood wat not more than six weeks old.
Cross-examined:-Witness, could not sell the idea of being sick hardly occurs to the whether the spots on the jacket were human
person sealed in the chair: Doring a recen voyage between Hamburg And New York many passengers could hardly be persuaded io quit their seats for any length of time. One remained seated in a vibratory chair for as “J. HEILBRONNER & CO., A SASINO telegram says that the work of eign intervention should further outbreaks and Company, at the Magistracy this morning, after using the chair, passengers were no more as to what should occur in the way of for. P. C. 49 autherland summoned Messis, Price lang as ten hours at a stretch. In some cases, floating the battleship 1fikase is in progress of an anti-foreign character arise in China, for causing an obstruction on Connaught Road troubled with sickness; in others a con tant recourse had to be made to the chair, as the ties are showing profound anxiety concerning and it is not much to say that it passeth the Central, on the 5th instant, by placing 37 bar. the.operations. While the operations for re- wit of man to forecast what would happen rels and 4 boxes on the road. The defendants symptoms reappeared soon after it had been said that they were waiting for the firm's truck, | väented. if the success of the first experiments Boating the Afikata were in pingress the other | in such an event.
The police officer stated that they were dis. | is justified by more exhaustive trials, it is day, a steam-pipe exploded and a warrant officer was badly injured. He was removed
charging the goods from a junk near Blake expected the system will be adopted on the to the naval hospital, but succumbed.
Pier, and when told by him to stop discharging Channel steamers. they paid no attention. Mr. F. A. Hazeland fined the defendants $10.
MAINZ GERMANY:
HIGHEST AWARDS WHEREVER
EXHIBITED.
Hongkong, 31st July, 1905.
CHINA'S representative at the celebration of the coming marriage between King Alfonso of Spain and 14. R. H. Princess Ena of Blattenberg, we understand, is to be H.E, Wang Tn-hsi, Chinese Minister to the Court of St. Janies's The proper person to go to Madrid for the purpose rughi naturally to be H. E. Sir Chen- tung Liang Cheng, the Chinese Minister accre. |dited to the country. Owing, however, to the non-settlement of the new Exclusion Treaty with the United States his Excellency cannot leave Washington, with the result that H. E Wang-Tahsi has been appointed.-N. C.D. [30--15 News,
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THE WEATHER.
The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figgi First Assistant of the Hongkong Dheervatory :- On the oth at 11.50 a. The barometer hus risen generally, particularly over China and S. Japan,
THE Formosa correspondent of the Osaka Shimpo sends the following returns of the loss of life and property destruction ascertained up to the 25th ultimo :—
[Japanese 13 Crushed to death...
Nalives
1,005
John Downie, an inmate of the House of Severely injured Natives
Japanese 24 1,873
Detention, failed to turn up at the closing 4,21d Totally
Time" on the 2nd instant. A policeman was Rouses collapsed...Partially 2,533 sent to find Downie and arrested him on the The correspondent writes that the casualties. Wingchal wharf yesterday. Defendant, who were much heavier among the women thùn among men, more than two-thirds of the list was landed destiture in the Colony during the
The depression has passed into the Pacific representing women. This is due to the fact late war, in pleading guilty, to the charge, said in the L. of Japan. The area of high pressure that the fect of the women are crippled similarly that he went out to look for work. He hid is lying over NE. coast of Chinn. to those of Chinese women. the list of casualties rose to 1,227 in killed and and wanted work. Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne Formosa Channel and over the N. part of the On the zob el. been in the loure of Detention for some months Strong NE. winds may be expected in the 2,329 in lojured, 5,566 in the number of hours totally destroyed, and 10,938 in the number, sont defendant to gaol for ose munth, with hard China Sea. partímily destroyed.
Inbour,
Forecaststrong E. winde ; dull, rainy. "
bloud or pot.
Further evidence was called and the case adjourned.
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MAILS NUE. German (Sachsen) 11th inst., p.m. Canadian (Empress of India) 12th inst. Indian (Kutsang) 15th jpst. American (Hongkong Maru) 18th inst.
The T. K. K. 5.s. America Maru arrived at San Francisco on 6th inst
The Imperial German Mail 5.3. Primness Alice, which left here on 14th ult, arrived at Cenon on 9th inst., ..
The Barber fine s.s. Wray Castle from New York left Singapore on 8th fast., and may be
here on 14th inst. expected
The P'. M. S. S. Cola s... Korea is expected to sail from Yokohama on roth inst, and will be due at this port on 22nd inst,
The N. Y. K. European Life 56. Bingo Maru left Kobe via Mojl and Shanghai for this port on 7th inst, and is expected here on 16th inst
The Mogul Line ve. Sikh, from Middles borough, Glasgow and Liverpool, sailed from Singapore on 6th inst., and may be expected her on 12th inst.
Charreurs Reunis left Singapore yesterday The sa. Amiral Exelmans of the Compagrie
afternoon, for Hongkong, and is dua to arrive here on or phout the 16th inst.
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