The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-03-16
RUSSIA'S FINANCES.

The report Of NJ Sergns de Wite Russian Minister of FL
nance Tor 1903 gives the ordinary revenue at 89o32oo
roubes the ordinary thus showing surplus of I6627
440 oubes the ordinary expenditure The extraordinary
expenditure amounting roubes will be covered by
the surplus just mentioned by the extraordinary
amounting 100000 and by cash the Treasury
the amounts of 72394 roubes Whereas of late NJ
de White has always had the unpleasant duty of mentioning the
untavorabe Situation of Russia economic position he this
year able for the first time in long PERIOD give his
that the general conditions of Russian economy show evident
signs OF change for the better Among these conditions may in
the first place be mentioned the good harvest of the total
yield grain having been higher than that for the best year
the last decade and having exceeded the yield for that
whole period by than per 1t be also noted that
for the first time in Russian history the total OF the revenue
f2ooOooooo The expenses of the War Ministry
Kwangung aong) peninsula estimated to decrease from
7yo88,538 roubles to 5835,62I roubles
The announcement that Janet company pre-
comedy entitled "The Wrong Mr. Wright sounds ike
must be play with local application
The cabed information that King Edward has lost $500
cards should give added mpreveness the maxim that
one ought to gamble who cannot afford to lose.
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The japanese papers give of the and trial OF
Russian swnd who when first brought before the offer
ed to dVuge Russian military secrets to Japan for 500 When
this refused he offered dvuge them for the price of pass
age America and finally reduced his offer to the price Of
age Hawaii In the end all his offers refused was
sentenced to three months imprisonment This shows that
Russian military secrets sometimes become drug the market
Congress and the legislatures of Forty Five and
three territories the mainland, make provision for the
accommodation of the press in their legislative halls and
in of them is the freedom of the press question
ed. 1t remained for members of the House in this Ter
rOry to threaten that right But this is to be said in
Justice and to the credit of the House. that it lhe
House ITSELF but only individual members of the House.
that made threats. ..
One result of the journey of the Russian Minister of
Finance to the Far East has been to settle the question of
the future of Port Arthur 1t is declared that this
will hencefOrth be wholly forfcatiOn the station of
the main railway line to be removed to distance
from it's present position the military works. and
ship except ships of will in future be admitted into
the port The commercial port is to be Dany to which
the main line of the Manchurian Chinese Railway will
be diverted the present main line running Port Arthur
serving merely branch for the of the Govern
ment The great majority of the Russian business firms
first established in Port Arthur have already been
moved, removing to Dalny the future center Of
Russo Chinese trade The Russian Government moves
its traders bodily without compensation when desires
to make military improvements