FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1902.
· LABOUR-SAVING
A small boy was introduced by Is tusch-
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account. While away on a short visit ho
worte to his father. The letter ran an fol lowe:..
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mother in
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Dick
21 19
grandother was here,
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BRITISH SEA COMMERCE AND
BRITISH SHIPPING.
The fact that the tonnage of vessels emering and clearing from British porte during the past year shows a decrease of Jaboat & proe mille in not discouragins, for in- the past for years there has been an in- vrease in the ratio of dentiwelyin, expurity du gross register tage, so that tho ketual work domu is | robably greiber. Then,gay- Kate trunage of vessels visiting our ports was 207,614,30 tons, but this includes also vessels arriving or leaving in latest, nad The frequent vagnies of coasting stentautų. | This immense toed marks an increase for
the decade of 44 million tons, suggesting a
The ship grunt expanse of sea commerce
ping tonnage has doublat in trenty-five your The foreign trade constitutes barely one half of the aggregte - 97,841,018 tons, und here is acounted for the whole of the decrease, which in view of greater size of Yerngle is what one would expect. Tha ansivty regarding the inroads of forcizu shys in our trade makes it importayı to note that the "ratio of suck forsign-owned shin to the total of international shipping | 5.1.4 per com, of the total, and although this is rather less than in the previous year, it is still a very large proportion. tia true that we do from a thint to two-thirds of the foreign carrying of soust foreign countries: but this does not explain 'away the large participation in our very extensive suntime trude. In the consthing trade for riga ships account for nearly 6 per cent.; which is a surprising, rate, when one come ders that most soa-girt countries insist, cu the trade being confined to home-owned sgenezea. The fovemment return from which we make these deductions shows that London tops the list of ports with 17,906,5 tons of shipping entering and clearing, Cardial coming second with 12,747,075 runs, then Liverpool, 12,172,630)
tons; Tyuo poris, 8.671,810 tons; Hall, 4,425,366 tons; Glasgow and Southampton exceeding millions; and Newport, Blyth, Swanken, and Sunderland following, all with totals exceeding 2 millions, -nyamar-
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-
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Name,
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Test reported ai.
THE FEAK,
near the Tray TERMINCH. TEPBONE DE
For Terms.
Ainerity
despatch-vessel
17000
2000
Com lz, Seymur E. Ersķino
Japan
**Albion Algerine
battleship. 1st class
-12,550
18 13,000
sloop
2050
$
1400
Commander Walter Carey
Hinte
741 Arethusa
Amphitrite
Cruiser, 1st class
11,40
IG
18,000
Captain Windham
cruiser, 2nd.class"
4300
10
SOOD
Captain J. Startin
Wellniwei Shangbai
Argonaut
cruiser, 1st class
11.000
16
18,000
Captain 1. Cherry
Japan
Blenheim
cruiser, 1st class
9000
14
13,000
Captain F. G. Stipford
Hongkong
Bramble
gunboat, 1st clane
710
Í
1300
Licut.Com, F. M. Leake
Taku
Britomart
gunboat, 1st class
710
ih
1300
Foochow
ICE HOUSE STREET, HONGKONG. A First-Class Private
Crossy
Cruiser, Ist class
12,000
14
21,000
Captain H. M. Tudor
Antoy
Cherub
water tank and tag.
300
300
Hongkong
Family Hotel.
Kelipsa
eruivor, Pud cla
5-600
11
9600
Captain R. H. S. Stokes
-bt. 3rd class past dofuner
203
3
200
Espiègle
sloop
1070
-10
1:00
Coudr. Barton
torpedo boat destroyer
360
11
5700
Weihaiwei
Fearless
eruiser, 3rd class
1350
3"
Contr. J: Gralum
guuboat, 2nd class
400
Hongkong
battleship, Ist olaws.
(12,050
16
|33,500
Captain W. A. Carter
battleship, 1st class
$12,000
16 13,500
Captain Lowis Wintz
·Chomulpo.
torpedo boss destroyer
* 4000
Lut-Com. G, U. Hardy
Wathriwet
torpedo bont destroyer
275
✪
4000
Fleet Reservo
Weihaiwei
storesisp
1649
800
Comdr. J. D. Daintres
Hongkong
cruiser, 2nd class
3000
jú 3000
torpeda bont destroyer
80
$ 3000
Fleet Reservo
Hongkong
FAMILY HOTEL,
river gunboat
+
Lt.-Comdr. G. B. Powell
Fangtae-Kiang
river gunbol
180
จ
800
Re-building
SH
Mutine M. MOORE,
Ocean Proprieteress, Otter
Hop
960
JO 1400
battleships, 1st class
12,920
16
12,500
ronde beat destroyer
350
ti
0300
Lt.Com, C. P, Mansel
Shanglust
Phenix
sloop
1015
1400
Commander W. H. Nicholson
Hakature
Pique
craiser. 2nd class
3600
7000
Capt. Harry C. Roynolds
Woosing
Rain bler
Surveying vessel
H3T
650
LE-Com. Morris H. Smyth
Shanghai
980 10
1400
Com. D. St. A. Wake
Hongkong
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river gunboar
25
2
240
Hotckoug
980
140
Comdr. G. A. W. Hamilton
Amoy
river gunbout
$5
<
240
Lient.-Com. Murray Lockhart
Hongkong
river gunbont
240
Lit--Comer. Werlay
Shanghai
gut-rougel. Sud class
750
2
870
Fleet Reservo
Hongit
Corpedo bent destroyer
ti
6500
Fleet Reserve
Hongkong
Tulbur
cruiser, al class
10000
9+00
Captain F. G. Stopford
Chemulpo
receiving ship
$850
Chinmodors Robinson
Flongkang
Everything of the Best,
Teal
river guubunt
180
800
Et.-Cumdr. R. W. Dalgety
Shanghai
Tweed
Vestat
const defence gunboat
XXXB
3
200
Lieut. Forbes
Wonging
+loop
920
10
1400
Waterwitea Wieting
Surveying ship
450
Nowelwang
torpedo beat destroyer
200
5900
T-Com. C. Mackenzie, D.S.O.
Woihniwei
stdefenceship, armoured 760
1000
Fleet Reserve
Hongkong
Woodcock Wo-diark
rive gunboat
550
Lieut.-Com. Hugh Somervillo
Honkow
150
550
Lieut. Com Chilenst
Shanghai
156
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Captain W. G. White
Weihaierei
Japan
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WHEN MARRIAGE IS A FAILURE. That morringe islways enbeudal la within the knowledge of a9. Some of us Inve that uncomfortable fact pretty constantly befor
, with practical Busirationa; wh others, Libre fortunate, atë sandy aware of it only by the newspapers and an perasional unguarded network. by zone narried friends as it the case of stockbroker, at the tiny Turkey topredited.ce debt, who, on heir need what he thought, of Turkish hands replied that de prefezral then to marriage bunde, Doubtlers here had been some joning note in that stockbroker's inse before he started for his office that day, or ho world never have made so businesslika
Neverthelces, cringe as a social Trbierk fverkation is not a fillure. Of that there is positive prenf. It is of the failuren that we hear no nunch of the innerable happy marriages we hear the or nothing.
When oon marriage lait from incompatibility of temper, it fails at least ten times from - is bealth. What lover of fletion-which is than mirror of truth when told by Dickens--will not recall the picture of David Copperfield and his consumpike child-wife. Doru, wipes form grow lighter on in ova day by day? There is more pathetic bident in longiuntive tentara. Lafertanaly, it has, far too often its conater. part in real life. Here is a parrative në fact which right easily maugh hará resembled it; hat the fragedy was happily dverted, and it da a caw of all'a well that ends well. Wa wil et Mrx Eun Beson, of Bayston Hill, near Shrewsbury, speak for herself. Shortly after my meninge, says this lady, in a sworn declare tion made on 11th January, 1902, 47 began to droop and fade. A sort of laugher dif fouling was the rst had sign, than my food began to disagree with me. After the lightest meul, I felt as if 1 had eaten threat tirgos- too Boch, and the weight at my chest, and prin Letween the shoulder", were cimest unbearable. Next, ay appetite left me altogether, and unices it was something light and tempting, I ate next to nothing. I soon began to lose flesh, und a horvid, sinking, fainting fouling was constantly with mely nights were restless, and 1 aften lay twisting and turning the right through, Edwindled away to a shadow, and remember! asking the docter what is was that runde me feel a weak. Be gave so no djehet auerer, hat said it was not to be wondered at, and Ister askud me whether any of my family were con sumplive. Owinons question that if I had
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Proprietors.
Hongkong. May 1, 1890.
Maria Theresa
Alouett Arus
Austrian cruiser
French guubost
5900 30:10,000
300
Captain Hans
French gunboat
1787
Asque
French gunbonn
475
450
Avalanche
French gunhowt
Bengali
French gunboat.
580
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Comete Decidén
French cruiser
4009
19
9000
French gunbusi
595
French gubout
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French Cup-hip--- French cruiser
8114 1.4 -19,500 3739 10 900)
French gunbust
1250
ji)
French gunboat
470
Olry
French gunboat
Capt. Hural
Pascal
Frosch cruGT
Bags
14
SZ00
"Cipsum Louis
Iedoubtable
French cruiser
9457
€071
Captain Boniloy
Styr
French cruiser
1B00
Capt. Vincent
Saruris
French gunbon
Kean
9:0
Captain 3ornet
Takiang
Vantan Vigilant
French gunboat
French cruiser
Captain Blondei
French gunboat
Lieut. A. Delley Capt. Crespin
Comtounder Jeuroet
Lieut. Fitle Caut, Lefèvre Coinunandler Louel' Commander Leaniy --Captain FournGS--
Captain Serris Capt. Le Golleur Capt. Bécute
Saigon
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Saigon Yangtso
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Haiphong
Shaughat
Haiphon
Shanghai
Chefqe
Nagasaki
French gunboat.
400
1
141
Comdr. Villeneuve
Saigon
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Berard Fürst Bismarck
German gunhoat Germen dngship
16001
·13,000
8 2901
Cooly v Bassewitz
Kautschou
14,000
Exprain Friedrich
Warung
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Gejel
German ganbot
Haust
German cruiser
ixm 6000
7
20 110,000
Capt. Paaschen
Bertha
German cruiser
+21
20,600
Iltis
Gernuan gubhoit
30
F
1500
Jaguar
German gunboat
900
26
2.1044
Luchs
Geriam gunbund
500 10
Commander Hilbrand
Capt. Dorzowski
Lieur-Commander Stbaner
Comdr. Borger
Condr. Wilmann
Nug neaki
Yhe ivostock
Shanghai
Nagasaki
Shanghai
Hongkong
Schwalbe
Cerna ganimeat.
Seeadler
Germano gunbost
Tiger
German gulost
1120 1600!
960
R 11000
10 1300
Comdt: Boerner
Shanghai
Comdr. Hoffn
Shangha
Comdr. von Mittelstadt'
Triat
Vorweite
Gemono ganhosť
Condr. von Weine
Shanghai
Lombardie
Bendiks cuber
10
Marco Polo
Italian cruiser
Italian oroiser
Verric
Italian cruiser
Diu Zairi
Portuguese gunboat Portuguese gunboat
2400
0843 458% 16 10,543 10 2250
709000 4500 X4 $320
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Captain John Bost
Shanghai
Captain Bouti
Captan Canale
Nagasaki
Captain Zuzi
Shanghai
Captain Azevelo
Hongkong
Captain F. J. B. Leol
Hongkong
Admiral Nachunof
Russian cruiser
9000
18 8:0
Captain Stewriann
Alcout
Kussian gunboat
310
730
Comdr. Guinter
Russian cruiser
2000
4700
Amaur
Catedr. Grimatchiku
Robre
Russian guabost
1850
1150
Comdr. Zalevsky
Russian boat
50)
3500
Contr. Yourier
Russian gunboat
---490.
6
8000
Ondr. Miklashevsky
Russian battleship
1264
44 14,500
Captain Jessen
Russian gunboat
3000
1000
Comdr. Shumof
Russian gonboat
1213
7
1600
Comdr. Novakowsky
Russian gunboat
1224
7 - 2400
Russless gunboat
1490
0
2000
Russian battleship
19,674
15 14,500
Russian battleship
10.900
18 ¡10,600
Captain Jakovleft
Poltava Pasboyaick
Russian battleship
10,960
16 110,630
Russian cruiser
1334
10 1786
Rowia Rack
Russiau protected cruiser 12,200
32 17,00
Sevastopol
Russian protected cruisor | 30, DES Russian battleship
26 13,250
10,900
10,0
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Russian goudont
1050
8 1120
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6500
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Russian cruiser
1230
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3300 1194
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U. S. gunboat
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1090 11,500
2200
41 $10,000
Conidr. J. K. Cogswell Captain O. H. Stocktun
Maria Manik
hubi
C. S. gunboat U. S. monitor U.S. gunboaS
1903
750
Coandr. T. H. Stovens
Mail:
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2000
1370
650
Conidr. F. M, Wisc
Hougkop Thki
U. S. monitor
4054
0214
Cormir. Drike
Abang
New Orleans
U. S. cruisez
4140
Lieut. Comdr, Sperry
U. 8. flagship
8200
24 17,401
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Naganaki Amey
U. S. gunboat
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