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· GOREA AND JAPAN, Entrusted to the SociNTY of the
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intepaly national form of centuries it has shiven to keep the outer
THE COALING QUESTION. Larbarian at bay, and in spite of being Mr H. W. Wilson, one of the nilest taken in the flank, so to speak, by mohuni writers of the day on naval matters, writes steam navigation, its efforts haze, until to the Fall Med Gaste quite recently, mot
with
comparative FRENCH AND RUSSIAN COALING STATIONS. Slowly but surely, however. It has beun said that by closing our coal. the dominions of Russia, France, and ing stations, a munsure which of curso Great Britain have been approaching its means war, wo could paralyze posable rivals borders, and within the last few years in the Far East fir the vent of war, Avian threatening to crush the life out of it. neutrals, it would soum, cannot consistently nories have also began to find their most supply costo belligerents. One of the The commercial activities of Europe and with recent procedents in international law profitable outlet in China, and the native charges which the American Government mandarim ara groping in a purblind fashion brought against England in the case of the after the correct course for their country to Confederate muurco destroyers was that follow. It remains to be scun whether be we had allowed then to coal in our ports. impant of a hardier, freeher civilisation will We did not allow the French in 1870 tal give new life on the old and seemingly worn- at Heligoland, but in 1884-5 we out fabric, or whether the whole edities then to use Hongkong as a huse again? we permittel will crumble to piores at the shock. The China, China was weale and Germany strong problem in of more than passing interout To the historian it recalls farcibly the ing centuries of the Byzantine Empire to the statesman it opens now vista of sucial science; and
and to the merchant it offers Alluring promises of wealth and adventure.
nuch, if at all, short of 2,000,000 arousing the latter Pawer is not engaged in sailes, exclusive of Manchuria, Mongolta, war. Very much depends upon what will Tibet, and other dependencies, which would
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to the Eant France has MODERATE PRICES. Djiboutil, not far from Adon, but as yet Djiboutil is practically resourceless and, I believe, for all pretical purposes unforti fud. She has Saigon with a dock, and the Tonkinese parts in the Chias gas. And she
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Spanish adventurers had essionally visit-
should have greatly increased. Thus, ang 140z Hronistas, Ger. 4-masted barque, it, and a few British ships had from Kurus, the feats of the two Powers will be posing France to stand by or alliumo with Capt. A. Wassen.-Amhole, Karberg & Co. time to time been seen upon its coast.
SPINAWAY, British actioner, Captain F. Koman Catholic inissionarias had mulo a Russia has stored at Vladivostock and Port
anoply
ly supplion
What amount of cual hold and all it successful attempt to co- Artbur no one huons. Yet she is not like. Jahnson-Siessen & Co.
vert the Chinese en -se, but their chrisly to have reglested this most important finally ol to a wholesale persecution and almost universal suppression of Christiani-and is as useless as an army without com- point in her or preparations. A flect without 15. The Fast India Company ja later pears missariat. There have been tales of large enjoyed a monopoly of British trade, and Russian purchases of dor, meat, and cassl tad a few factories at Canton and opium in the Far East. helks of Whampon, while the Portuguese bad mide a seall permanent settlines ac Mreno. Stray cubassies, two of which were British, had been sent to the rulers of China, but still the Empire as 揭 whole remained closed to
to foreign trade and in fluerice, while the natives, with teus Finet. orre arrogance, refusal ip Togard foreigners souls. The expitation of the Fast India Company's charter in 1834, the dis putes over the oplam teafte, and the fixed Posters af a chain of scaling stations link- acquisition or construction by the two determination ul
uf Great Britain to prosecute ng France and Russia to the Far East orory available means of onlarging her trade Djiboutil will Le developed a station will an i to insist upon a recognition of
umaliy secluded Oriental potentate led Suwarto bought from Holland un the from
this
cost, of which there has already to the so-called Opica War and the c een talk in Russia; and then with some clusion by China of the first
of her modern attle difficulty the voyage can be made Half hour of treaties at Nanking in 1842. The without conching at British pais. By One hour (.20 Six hours
. 0.10 Three hours principal articles of this agreement were the Cape route Prance has Dakar, Why- the cension of Hongkong, the opening dah, Libreville, and Madagascar as possible
Day (8 a.m. to 6 p.m.) 81. of five important parts to British enre
the merce and residence, and the mutual ad-Dakar, these places are not dangerous, and
As yet, with
cxcoption of
If the trip is extended beyond Victoris, mission of exquality in all official correspon
, and half lars extra. dence. Fiften years later friction again afford no facilities for the coaling and re-
BEYOND VICTORIA, WITH FOUR BULBERS, of warships. This, in itself, renders Hour aress between Great Britain and China, the sento compromise probable. France and Three hours 100 Day (6 to 6)
pair
.. 0.60 Bix hours mediate result being a second-war, in Russia do not, as yet, want to fight us, and which the Freach also joined.
Canander Galloway
Lieut. A. Gillespie
Lieut.
H. F
F, Shakespear Commander Gransmere
Captain Edward Chichester
Capt. H. T. Dadding
Comeauder R. C. Sparkes
F. W. Fisher
un route en route
Hongkong Nagasaki Hongkong Wogsung Singapore Haihan
Nagasaki
Description.
Tune Guns. LI.P.
Capiscin
It her at.
daspatch.vessel sloop
1700 10
9000
1050
6
185
cruiser, 3rd class
1770
G
bartleship, lat class
10,500
14 13.000
Commander Saith-Borrien
Corodr. C. J. Kingsmill Capt. R. N. Cusiaixe
Chunn Shanghai Singapore
cruiser, 2nd class
4360 10
battleship, 1st class
19,500
14 (13.00)
Captain Jellicoe
Daphno.
sloop
1360
2000
Edgar
cruiser, 1st class
7350
12 12,0
Capt. E. King Hall
FAK
g-bb. 3rd clan coast defence
363
200
La Com. Chadwick
FATRE
torpedo boat destroyer
260
Liout H. A. Gillett
Firebrand
gunbest, 2nd class
450
200
Liest. P. S. St. John
Gibraltar
cruiser, 1st class
Gradont
1700
7700 12
12,000
craiser, 1st class
73.
12
13,000
Captain E. P. Jones
Capt. H. T. Hughes-Hellat
en Tonte
Hardy
Hart
torpedo boat destroyer
terpeds boat destroyer
260
40000
260
4000
Chan Hongkong
Rumbor
stocosidp
1840
B00
annoured cruisor, 1st classi
$600
13
BX00
cruiser, 2nd class
3800
Linnet
ganhart, 2nd class
756
2
Narcissus
amoured cruiser, 1st clans
5000
12
8M0
Comdr. W. C. C. Fomyth
Hongkong Nagasaki
Orlando Peacock Phoenix
armoured cruiser, 1st class
5600
14
1500 Capt
Singapore
1st class
750
6 1200
1050
1490 Capt. Cochrane
Hongkong
Nagmak
Pigmy
gunboat, 1st class
750
B
1200
Lieut. Dormer
Haukow
Pique
Gruiser, 2nd class
3000
X
Capt. A. C.
Laury
Plater
gunboat, 1st class
765
6
1200
Powerfal
cruiser, 1st class
Rainbow
cruiser, 2nd class
14,200
25,000
3800
8
9000
Capt. V
Capt. Hon. H. Lambton
Lieut. Spencer V. Y. do Honey
A. Tisdill
Segaki
Nagasaki
Rattler
713
6
1200
Lt. Com. Hon. G. A. Hardinge
Hakodate
Kedpole
Swit
gunboat, 1st
803
1200
Lieut.-Com. E, H. Grufion
gun-vessel, 2nd class
Chemulpo
768
870
Bort.co
receiving ship
2047
Teved
-bt 3rd class coast defenscol
303
200
Undaunted
armoured cruiser, lat olas
12
3600
8500
Cap. A. U. Clarke
Victor Emanuel
receiving ship
5157
Commodoro S. Holland
Victorious
battleship, 1st class
14,000
16
12,000
Whiting
torpedo bost destroyer
200
8 4000 4-1000
Lieut. Barton
en ruuta Singapore Hongkong
Tamer
zunboats 16 BIDA
1st class
0128
Wiram
senaardofonoship,armoured) ~ 2700-
Torpedo Bosts in Reserve Nos. 8, 26, 33, 33, 37 and 38, first class; and 3 second disse boats.
* Fiagship of Vico Adaural Sit E H. Seymour, K.C.E. Flagship of Roar-Admiral Fitzgerald.
Foreign Men-of-war on the China and Japan Station.
Name
Flag and Description.
Zon
Crusts. H.P.
£300 16
Admiral Kornieloff Admiral Nakkimat Aloot
Arg
Aspie
Beyard
Hengo
Bobro
Burton
Breix
Dastilin Cebu
Copiété
Russian cruiser Russian cruicer Russian gunboat German cringe Spanish gunboss Froach gunboat Frolich
Bagabip
U. B. cruiser
9000 7781 18 8000
Captain
Captain Molaa Captain Nebogatoff
810 2 190 Cajitain Purunugo
508
0000
ย
20130
600
450
Captain Becker
Commander R. Cabezas
Commander Journet
4500 Commander Joannet
400
Capt. Brussaris
Hongkong
Brest reported al
Port Arthur
Singapore
Vladivostook
Kinochal
Manila
Bangkok
Along Bay
Maca
Shanghal
Hongkong
Manila
1610
buy
3501 1o
400
400
L...Comdr. Marques
950
1150
Captain Boisman
3000
3700
Captain F. Wildes
French oraisor
an route
Fronok gunboat
Shopship
cruiser
3260
4400
Capt A. Martin de Oliva
$30
BLO
Lient, A. Barrera
495
600
Liout. Simon
Cou.. Walker
1640
2000
Manila Saigon Hongkong
Kicchan
4000 14 $500
Capt. Bernard
8000
2000
16
7000
Capt. Witthoffe
Captain Plachto
Hoihon Hongkong Nagasaki
1200 1130--
4
1023
Coin. E. Robion
Manila
1000
Commander J. de la Coacha
1656
8
2150
Capt. Toxior
Spanish gunboat
3
Manils.... Chafoo Manila
Russian gusbust
500
3500 9
Capt. Berebroar.ikff
German 2nd class cruiser
4100
10
2006
trocpship
1200
1000
150
Capt. R R. Rodriguez Trujillɔ
Hongkong
Manila
Russian gunboat
1400
2000
Manua Nagasaki
German cruinʊr
4200
SINJO
Commander do Beis
1048
2200
Commander D. Rogalado
4048
20
Ano Manila Mablis Along Bay
7677
6331
14,000
2180
18/2
1800
750
560
It..Com. S.
Morens de Guerra
an totita
Shanghai
Concard Contoran
Descartes
Deutschland Dimitri Donatol
Don Antonio de Ulloa Don Juan de Austria Eclaireur
Kladno
Goldovaak
Geflo
General Álava
General Leso Gramiastchr
Irene
Lulo de Cuba
Isla de Luzon
Joan Bart
Knisee
Kaizerin Augusts Korejets Kreiser
Liberal
Manil Mondabur Marques del DueroTM
Memary Marco Polo
Natarin
Wympia
Panties
Acuva
Prinsess Wilhelm
U. S. cruise German cruiser French cruiser
ronclad Gorman
critiser Russian Spanish cruiser Spanish cruiser French cruiser.
Sparish gunboat
Spanish protected cruiser
Spanish protected cruiser
French cruiser
German
German flagship
German cruiser Russisa
Russian sloop Portuguese punhost
Spanish tearsporð
Russian sloop
Gorman
U. 8. sloop Italian oruiner
Russian Sud class battleship 8748
U. 3. Aagship
Russian gunions
Russian croiser
Austrian crufsor
French cruiser 9. gasboat
German oruizer Spaulsk
U. 8. cruiser
Russian cruiser
Ruslan Russlan
Rossing craiser
French ganhoss
French cauleer
Spanish gunboat
- Russian armoured cruiser
Russian guybost
Cristine
Rosala Barik
Velky
Spanish
0.9.
1870
བྲས༞༞་།ས [on}n[ ཿpau སྐ1༑ iiegཡཱ
800 Liont-Com. F. Escudero
Captain Follenius
Lieut.-Com. R. Bonavents Capt. Bouchanoff
7
Captain Isivinsk
5700
Commander P. Barreto
Captain Zago
Captain Koellnar
Captain Lindestroen
Cóm. C. d'Athaydo
Lieut.-Com. J. 3. Orain
1400 Commander Kachaloff
Commander Marten
650 Com, O. W. Farenholt
17.363
2000
8000
Captain Gridley
Captain Feniche
Captain Copriscof
Captain Viresnius
Commander Baron Dechan
Commander E. R. Wood
Captain Thinle
Captala I. Cadarso
Comdr. Coghlan Captala Domofiref
Gomdr. Rodionoff
Kisoolau Kiaochau Yokohama Nagasaki
Macao Manila Vladivostook Manila
mugking Nagasaki Fort Arthur Baigon
Bay
Kinoshatt
A
new
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Our closing of our ealing stations would therefore not affist Frenet and flussian ships already in the Far East. It would, however dotain ships which are now on their way out. The Cised Piliki and Newari would be
if Ceylon axl helpless Singapure were closed to them. It is erfectly car to my mind that ore of the features of the immediate future will be the
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rosty was concluded at Tientsin in 1858, there is always the chance of our going to sleep and submitting to be 'squeezed out confirming the Nanking spreement of of what we have won on paper. 1842, with certain valuable additions. still vantly ahead of any rivals in qualing Quarter hour. 0.05 Hour
We ate Chief among the now stipulations were per-stations, though it may be questioned mission to appoint diplomatic representa-ther we store sufleierit coal at our various tivas at Pekin, provisions for the protection
quent hour, 0.10 of Christian missionaries and their converts,
Coal, unfortunately, deteriorates dopots. Carle
time and exposuro, which is a reason liberty of travel in the interior to British against accumulating too large a supply.
Nors-Victoria extends from Mount
Mr Clarke subjects under passport, the opening of five
Davis to Causeway Bay and up to the leval
Cohen additional treaty ports, and authority for
of Robinson Road. If the vehicle is ITA BINE, BURN, AND DESTROY. werchant vesele to trade on the Yangtze would be decided in the Channel and not in extra is to be allowed for the return journey. is said that victory in a natal war discharged beyond these limits half fare
Mis AS-SOLE AG
the rubellion then down. Similar treaties were made by China keep our ships:
raging way
put distant waters; that we shall do well to Extra bearers or drivem and extra hours to rew and a rarision of the tariff was undertaken the aim in naval war is not to guard the must be struck. But
Mr B. C. Emmett while the present Imperial Maritime Cus-Cha toms servico, over which Bir Hubert Lu Channel by filing it up with battkship, presides, came to being, with a mutual a sink, burn, and destroy
ut cruigors and torpedo craft, but to rangemen: for the Chinese Government to
your enemy's employ a foreign ufciat in the collection of ships. The enemy's Bghting fores is your
There that goes you; of objective: med as though martine duties, It
it seemed as Chinese anclusion were largely hroken the days of Hughes, to the West Indies #oni alter the Frenal to India in gown, and the Government brought to the days
days of Rodney and Nelson, and
with the United States, Franco, and Russia, the devialvear now, ware, after nil, be paid pasportlamata unta.
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and to strife & deadly blow at komons should Wi'ostrok. 10.20 87 English scways when, a year
year later, they at tampted to proceed to Pakin for the triba wise to act thus į but our trade aad oprfok
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makes it didi-Nagasaki..10.2 terus est the Chinose den. in un
| Kagoshiwa 30,28 the British Chira necessary to
Beat recapitulate the
paper. For we utzien....30.15 tale of the dramatic campmigo which are not only to fake, sink, burn, and sharp Pk., 10.49 ended in the occupation of Fakir by the destroy the showy's fighting died forces and the destruction of have also te rus dows 7 muy .......:::|60,07 58
buginlarge. Swatow...03 of the destinyors autiful palace of Yuen Ming Yuen in re-
it the shaps of lustan
Cputou.... Volunteer ships, from Vladivostock and Bongbong 3.00 $378 vouge for Chinese breach of faith in seizing French Mossogerics liners from Saigen and Viut. Peak and Barturing envoys went forward under a flag of truce The ratifications were at last and our
Noumea; we have to keep our trade Gen
tradit
Tade Gep Rock 29.9- exchanged and an additional convention have to win from the first,
Aystera intact
Tea... 30.01 80 agreed to, by which an indeninity was would be incalculably dangerous at the Balina....83 et 85
defeat Haiphong. enoted from China, while Kaloun, & outso
outsot. In a Amall strip of the
mainland, was economic resons to mupport
& word, there are
political and
and Manils... Acnexed to the island
the sound old 18. Junae of Hongkong From this date the
of a Aavel superiority at every point China may be said to have begun but in branded in our minds. We must
should be order to
grasp the present situation it necessary to karo at least a mental outlletins anfeguarding our
averywhere, whi
while at the same Wonfork, 80.07 18:03 w of the periods just skotched.
our trade. And to Tokia......... attack under presont conditions.
with Koubi...
colony
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Hongkong Tides.
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over the affiance of Japan we should, I thith, Nagasaki.. have to sacrifice our trade in the Far East Eagostima
March 8th.- 10
Qutela... 30,28
Amoy.....
30.14 57
if only for a time To quote Adiniral Colomb, whose
Those Essays on Naval Defanne of British naval policy, though the particu-sato atill
remain the soundest and wisest outting & PR 1.20 53
ritten twenty years ago, it must be Hongkong 30.10 € 78 Le may to which I am referring was Canton
corned to keep these trade routes safe and cap Rock 10,09 understood that wo are not only con Viot Fest
The zan of the table is Low Water Or. free, hat the mercantile mind must be at dinary Spring Tides, which has been found to be & foot below mean sea level.
To obtain the depth of water on the thie gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard add & ft. in., 61d an the gauge at Laront Dook, Aberater, add a ft. in, the height given la the tabia.
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