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experience, are points which the Navy League has for some considerable time past beeen pressing on the authorities at homo- pressing without any apparent result. But I do not think that the efforts of the Navy League-the criticisms of the Navy Leagne are to be judged by immediato results. The more fact that defects pointed out for a considerable number of years are unremedied by the authorities, is no proof that the - official inaction is due to the falsity or the unjustifiableness of the criticisme. It only is by the keeping up of a tinual pressure of criticism that the object of the Navy League can be attaised. (Applause.) After making an appeal for funds in support of the Head Office, the CHAIRMAN concluded by moving the adoption of the report and
accounts.
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Captain CROCKER seconded, and pointed out that when Lord Charles made his speech the other day, acensing the Admiralty more or less of inefficiency, he referred to the lack of coal on the Meditor- ranean Station. In future naval warfare it was not intended to accumulate enormous
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
Japanese assistant plagne doctors are to accom- pany the various senior sanitary inspectors on their rounds, so that for some time at least the dovolution upon them of part of the labours presently performed by the inspectors cannot be looked for.
PRINCE TSAI CHEN IN
HONGKONG.
on the
Prince Tsai Chen, consin of the Emperor Kwang Hsn, who is travelling to London as Special Ambassador to represent China at the Coronation on June 26th of His Majesty King Edward VII, arrived here 25th ult. on board the P. & O. steamer Bengal; which he joined at Woosung. As the Bengal entered the harbour and made for her anc..or- it was apparent to all that she carried some important Chinese personage on board, for streamers decked hor, fore and aft, and at the main flew the emblem of China, the Yellow Dragon; accompanying her, too, was the Chinese revenue crniser, Kaipan, which and escorted the steamer down from her start- ing point, Woosung, His Highness landed at
ago
quantities of coal at one point, and there Blake Pier at twenty-five minutes to one and : were several reasons for that. One was that the coal deteriorates; another that it might catch fire, and a third that it might be captured by the enemy. The iden now was to supply the Fleet from colliers which would bo stationed at convenient places, and would go out and meet the ships.
The report and acconats were then put to the rote and carried, after which, on the motion of Mr. SINCLAIR, seconded by Mr. KING, the wero elected to the following gentlemen Committee:Messrs. M. W. Slade, G. Stewart, R. C. Wilcox, W. A. Cruickshank, D. R. Law, G. C. Anderson (hon. sec.), and B. Layton, (hon. treas.)
The CHAIRMAN proposed the election of Mr. Pullock as President, and this was seconded by Mr. STEWART and carried unanimously.
A vote of thanks to the Chairman brought the proceedings to a close.
THE HEALTH OF HONGKONG.
Five additional plague cases were reported since last Monday; four during the day ending at noon on the 27th nlt, and one subsequently. All the sufferers wero Chinese. One was found in Des Voeux Road and another (dead) floating in the Harbour ear Blake I ier, The other thrie cases were at 308. Des Voeux
Road West (2nd floor), 4, On Wai Lane, and 192a, Hollywood Road, The two former of
these died.
The twenty-sixth and seventh cases of plague were reported during the day ending at noon on the 29th ult., the victims both being Chinese, one on the ground-floor of 11, Tung Loi Lane (dead) and the other in dust-boat No. 13 in the Har- bour off Holland Street.
Four more plague cases, all fatal, were re ported in the day ending at noon on the 30th ult One was a Portuguese at 18; Belilios Terrace,
was received by a guard of honour composed of one hundred men of the Hongkong Fegiment, who presented arms as the Prince was borne past on his way to Headquarter House, where His Excellency Major-General Gascoigne, the Officer Administering the Government, was to receive him. Prince Chên and his suite, which is composed entirely of Cantonese mandarins, was fo lowed by a great con- course of Chinese, but these were kept from encroaching too near, The fuction at Head- quarter Honso was a purely formal one, and after a photograph had been taken of those present at tiffin, His Highu ss was escorted by Lance-Sergeant Brazil to the Peak, where he expressed great admiration for the splendid view, and through the interpreter asked numerous questions as to the names of different places, the shipping in the harbour, the men-of-war nuchorages, and so on. Peak Prince Chên went to the Chinese Club, where, after a number of the leading Chinese gentlemen of the Colony had been pr.sented to Lim, ho and the m-mbers of his suite sat down
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over the flagship, the Prince went ashore and was conveyed in a chair to Headquarter House, where he was received by Major-General Sir W. J. Gascoigne, K.C.M.G., the Officer Administering the Government. An escort of Sikh polico under Sergeant Garrod was in attendance. Prince Komatsu left for Europe on the 30th mit. on the König Albert.
Prince Komatsu, the Special Representative of Japan at the Coronation of King Edward, says the Kobe Herald, will land at Naples and proceed to Rome to visit the Italian Court. His Highness will then proceed to France and about 23rd Jane. His Highness will be a gnest meet the President, arriving in London on or
and, as state, will represent His Majesty the of the State in England from the 24th of June Japanese Emperor at the Coronation of King Edward on the 26th of June. His Highness on the way bome will visit Madrid, Berlin, and St. Petersburg, and will return by the Siberian railway to the East some time in Angust next,
THE CHINA SQUADRON.
A COALING Tast,
Robinson) is to be heartily congratulated on The new Commodore (Captai 1 Charles G. the splendid result achieved by his recent test of the Boet coaling system. His former com- mand, the Terrible, owing to her vast coal- carrying capacity and somewhat empty condi. tion, was the ship selected to give the scheme of fleet-coaling a crucial test. The amount of coal placed on board was 2,50) tons, the net time occupied during the evolution being 9 hrs. 10 mins. Up to 2,450 tons the average quantity shipped per hour was exactly 30) tons the most amount for one single hour being 425 tons; the last 50 tons, however, reduced the mean aver- records throughout. Some 22 junks were em- Bge to 27.27 tons per hour-unprecedented ployed, the whole amount of coal being along- side before the operation commenced, and, although the time taken was remarkably brief. yet considerable time was lost by the removal of empty juuks and getting the full ones in place, it is understood that the dispositions on board for coaling were different from those hitherto adopted, the general result r flecting Officer (Mr. W. J. Gick), who personally the indefatigable Store great credit upon On the 26th nit. Vice-Admiral Sir Cyprian supervised the dockyard arrangements, and also upon the ship's Commander, Fleet Eugi- Bridg transfered his flag to the Terrible, and Prince Tsai Chen and suite, who made a thoroughneer, and crew, without whose loyal co-operation in all that was to the seen. inspection of the vessel, evincing great interest such a splendid record could not have been
accomplished. After partaking of some refreshment, the Royal party left the ship, and wis accorded a salute of twenty-one guns Shortly after one o'clock the Bengal resumed her voyage, being escorted ontside the harbour by the Chinose gunboat Fu Po and the revenues cruiser Kaipan.
to tea.
From the
The following are the members of Prince Tssi Chen's suite:-Chief Secretary and Principal Adviser, Taotai Sir Chêntung Liang Cheng, K.C.M.G. First Secretary, Wang Ta-hsieh, 1st Class Secretary of the Board of Hites. Second Secretary, Taolai Wong Kai-kah and Yang Lai-chao. Third Secretaries, Taotai Tao Ta-
chun and and Tang Wei-cbih. 3rd Class
The China Squadron, thus leads the Navy in those two greatest essentials, which together constitute the efficiency of the Fleet, viz., gunnery and coaling.
KOWLOON SCHOOL OPENING.
The new school, for children of European parents, at Kowloon commenced on the 1st inst., and shortly after nine o'clock about forty scholars of all ages and sizes were seated under new conditions and surroundings. Mr. at their desks, ready to commence their studies B. James (Meiton College, Oxford) is th
and the other three Chinese, one found dead in | Secretary Board of Works. Aide de Camp, beadmaster and at present is assisted by
Po Yan Street, one at 8, Tik Lang Lane, the third in a house at the back of the West Point gas-works.
Four more plague cases were reported by noon on the 1st inst, the victims being an Indian at 47, Des Voeux Road Central, and three Chinese - at 468, Queen's Road West, in Gutzlaff Street (dead), and at 7. Wa In Fong W. (dead). The cases for the year now number 35.
Seven. more plague cases, all Chinese, were reported by noon on Thursday, five of the victims dying. Cases occurred at 57, Staunton Street (two), 2, Fuk Luk Lane, 4, Tun Wo Lane, and 8, Square Street, and two were found in the street, one in Queen's Road West, near the Battery, and the other in Des Voeux Road Central, near Tung Man Lane. The year's cases now number 48.
The cases of communicable disease reported the previous week were:-)
-Plague 5 (4 Chinese, 1 Portuguese), with 5 deaths; cholera 25 (24 Chinese, 1 European), with 24 deaths; diphtheria 1 (Spanish); small-pox 3 (2 Chinese, one Indian), with one death.
We learn that owing to their almost entire ignorance of the English language, the
Commander Woo Ying-foo, IC.N. Attachés, Sze-chi and Liu Shih-hsun A st. District Magistrates.
PRINCE KOMATSU IN HONGKONG.
His Highness Prince Komatsu, the Special Representative of Japan at the Coronation of King Edward, arrived in Hongkong on the 28th ult., iu the s.s. König Albert on his way to Eug- land, and made some formal visits on the 29th ult. Shortly after noon, he left the N.D.L. steamer for the flagship Glory of H.B.M.squadron, where he was received by Vice-Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge and entertained to luncheon. The journey from the König Albert to the British flagship was made in a gaily-decorated boat with green awnings, towed by a pinnace and escorted by torpedo-boats. The blue- jackets and marines on board the Glo y were drawn up to receive the distinguished visitor, whose arrival on board was greeted with the Japanese National Anthem played by the ship's band. After tiffio, and having looked
Miss Calcott, a trained teacher, who is in charge of the younger scholars. Additional teachers will be engaged if required.
It was a very pleasing and an unique spectacle for Hongkong, to see so large a company of European children assembled together, and it is trusted their number will speedily increase, as there are many children of European parents in the Colony who might be sent, and who can be transferred to the new school on the islan i when it is opened. Under the tuition of Mr. James the so competent a mister as children hould receive not only first-class primary instruction, but later a sound secondary education. The new school rejoices in the pos- session of a big Union Jack, which was proudly flying over the class-room on the opening day.
We understand, however, that the school will be closed for a few days to permit of it being thoroughly furnished and equipped, and when re-opened it well be quite up-to-date in all departments.
The Journal des Débats, and the Journal (Paris) stats that M. Pichon will replace M.
-Chins. Doumer as Governor-General of Indo-C