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[ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.] THROUGH SOUTH AFRICA
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CONTINUATION OF ME. EHODES'S SPEECH,
POLICE COURT
80th October,
BEFORE MR. P. A BAINLAND,
WATCH-SMATOHING. Fong Hong, an unemployed colle, was
from Ho Yat, ship's engineer, charged with stealing watch valued at $10
Africa, and extending to Northern Africs as well (Cheam). Mr. Rhodes e fame will be undy- ing upon the pages of English history when, the very names of his detractors have boon for gotten. I only wish we had Mr. Bholes at Home. I wish that Mr. Rhodes would money. and devote his energies now that he has so well succeeded in South Africa, to one Imperial "And you carry forward a balaton of over a interests at Home. We waut men like him
Complainant stated that he came down to million." said Sir Ellis Ashmead Bartlett Mx there; men of great convictions, men of broad Bhodes: "These balances carried forward are views, men of genuine patriotism. And in Hongkong from Canton on Monday afternoon often represented by wachinery and other conclusion, gentlemen, in sllowing ine te by the Hanker, and had only walked about eighty things, and are most unsatisfactory. I pre address you these remarks to day, I with yards from the wharf when defendant jostled him and snatched his watch. Complainant caught fer to deal only with the cash in the
to congratulate this Company upon having him, and gave him in charge. He was quite
enre defendant was the man. bank. I may say that I think if some of Mr. Eliodor as it head; Kimberley upon having
Prisoner, who pleaded not guilty, was sen. the balances carried forward by English com- but him present an the life and soul of its de- panies, represented by unknown mines and fence (cheers) and the Cape Colony in havtenced to six weeks hard labour, his Worship re
who waylald people in the streets, 2- machinery that cannot be sold, were done away ing as its protector and gaido a man who has marking that he was evidently one of a gang
AN DEBUSINESSLIKE TRADESMAN, with the companies would be better off. (Hear, shown how to guard its best interests and to
Ho Yoe is a lamp-maker, and works at 79, hear.) I will now deal with the compound pro-make those interests thoroughly identical with fits, which are devoted as you are aware to the strength and well-being of the whole Em Hollywood-Road Ho Yee's business ideas are peculiar, so peculiar, in fact, that they landed public purposes, and the distribution of which pire" (Loud applause).
him in the police court. The facts of the case are as follows. On 17th August last, Cheng is left to myself. Since the last meeting the
At Kimberley everything is done for the Magistrae sont his vervant to the defendant Fong, one of the interpreters at the expenditure has been as followsThe Sans torium, £5,816; sew Town Hall, £2,000; Public happiness of the employees. In the native como o lamp ropaired. The article was worth Library Building. £1,000 Public Schools, pound is a bathing place, a hospital, a convales five dollars and a half. When a reasonable £1,050; the Refugee Hello! Fund, £2,000; cont ward, and there are stores and tailors and period had elapsed, complainant sent for the the Kimberley Rides, £500; and madry chariotmakers shops, conducted by boys" who lamp, but was informed that the repairs had not been made. Further applicatione always tive, £100.".
met with the same reply, and, finally becoming suspicions, complainant taxed defendant with having disposed of the lamp. This the latter admitted, both to the complainant and to the constable who was called to arrest him. When brought to the charge-room, however, he appea** ad to have thought better or worse-of it, and denied having sold the lamp.
HIR H. ADHMEAD-BARTLETT BUTTLEMENTS XE. RHODES.
Bir Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, M.F., said "I should like to supplement what you have just been told in a way so very interesting with re gard to the general work done by the De Beers Company for the defence of Kimberley and the upholding of grest Imperial interests in South Afrios. It strikes me this Company, which is practically Kimberley, and which owes its great success and strength to its eminent chairman, has performed a very great service to the Em pire. In the first place, the defence of Kimber- ley and Mafuking in this tremendous war have been for long the only bright spots in our milliary operations, In the second place, the defence of Kimberley has, I believe, beyond loubt been the means of saving the Cape Colony. That is not too strong a statement to make from a military point of view, as well as from a political point of view. I believe that it the Boer force which was engaged in the investment of Kimberley had been free at first to more southward to make a dash upon the Orango River most vital strategical position, which was for some time only guarded by three companies and to move still further southward and carry out what was undoubtedly the Boer military plan to extend their military control down to the Hex River Mountain very much fear this Boors would have been successful. (Hear, hear.) And therefore the defence of Kimberley was not merely the defence of ourselves, but it has played s great part in the history of the Cape Colony and of the Empire. It does not require any , very instructed person to imagine what it would have cost Great Britain in men and treasure to reconquer the whole country from Hoz River, and possibly from Capbtown northwards. A third thing I might say about the defence of Kimberley in connection with its relief. The relief of Kimberley has been of the greatest possible advantage to the political as well as to the military situation. (Choere) It has been the first reassuring symptom in our military operations; it has been the first great success which our Generals have obtained; and I think it is not too strong a statement to make that the relief of Kimberley is the beglazing of the end (Cheers) I live had an opportunity during the last few days of watching the military operations now in progress 25 to 30 miles eastward of this town The relief of Kimberley hus been also scoon panied or very inumsdiately by the perfect hem ming in of Cruje and his force. I do not know what that force is I am not prepared to say how long it will take to capture that fore, but its capture is a practical certainty and must be a very heavy blow to the enemy, and o great moral advantage to the cause of British Well supremacy in South Africs. (Chee). gentlemen, I will not detain you longer. Any thing I could say would sound very poor and insufficient after the the brilliant address of your Chairman
À TRIBUTE TO THE COLOSSUS. And I should like and I am are you will allow me, here in Kimberley of all es to pay a very short tribute to Mr. Rhodes himself (Hane, hear), I have, an a of f the Imperial Parliament now, I am sorry to say, getting one of the oldest members of that Assembly-watched Mr. Rhodes's career the past 20 years with the grestout interest. I know he has his detractors many detractors who do not understand the great objects for which he has laboured, which ho has always kept in view, and which holding himself in the background, he lined before yon to-day in hindinirable contrast between the liang inativo, and the unimaginative sant
hours ride,
imagination
holder M. Brodes took me the other day to of this torn und after a four see the defen
illustration of lus powerful down and rebooted for 45 minutes on one of the debris heaps which,
“defence form an important part of (Laughter). At that moment being somewhat fatigued and hangry, I did not altogether appreciate the beauties of his imagination (renewed laghter) bat apart from that per sonal experience, I am Euro that no one who bas utohed the history of South Africa and of Mr. Rhodes has. our Empire can doubt the played in it. It is a great part, a part which
rauka hins among the greatest.
this century (applause) 1,
gront and sevenful man of budz believe hu nover socifloed Emper
to business com march together,
men of
HAPPT, KIMBERLEY.
to
may have been hurt in the mines, and who sen allowed to remain. The working hours are eight daily and a holiday on Sundays. The European staff have medical attendance and modicine free. There is an excellent hospital for them. Further the Company is now laying out a new subaru call Kenllworth" where there is a park, o club house, a swimming and bathing lake, and where the rents are moderate.bour.
.
He was sentenced to three week's hard in-
DISORDERLY CONDUCT, Probably in all the world there existe no fairer
Sidney Culverhouse, one of the crew on the adaptation of mechanical science than at the DeBritish transport steamer St. Andrew, suffered Но Beer's Mines at Kimberley. After a prolonged yesterday from a lapse of good manners, visit to these mines I thought of Kipling's story was charged with disorderly on Pedder's Wharf
at 7 pm, and admitted the fact.
GOVERNMENT BY COMPANY.
It is so at Kimberley Within the De Beers works and offices everything seams to work with an adaptability so great, an intercombination so successful, so complete an absence of error, so smooth a harmony of cause and effect, that when one remembers how things were one be gine to ask whether the competing interest of the world might not be reconciled by a well devised limited Company, prepared, for in- stance, to take in hand Chios and govern it by a hoard of directors engaged.
At Kimberley everything is for the greatest advantage of the employee combined with the greatest prost of the capitalist,
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His Worship fined the accused $0.
AN UNLIKELY STORY.
Chan Choi Fin accused a ocolie of stealing bis box-an acensation that the latter ruccOON- fully denied.
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER].
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The following losters were read at the last Monthly Mesting of the Hongkong Game Chamber of Commerce, the report of which sppeared in Monday's fame and yo
Str,
TRE HEALTH OF THE TODT. Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce,
Hongkong, 24th October, 1900. Adverting to my letter of the 17th ultimo
I am instructed by my Committee on the subject of granting a clean bill of health to this port, to again bring the question to the consideration of the Government.
It is now considerably more than a month since the plague ceased to be epidemic, but o lnted sporadic cases continue to occur, at inter- vals, and it seems possible that if the practico reven consecutive days pass without a casa of hitherto ruling he insisted upon-vis., that plague occurring the date when the port can be declared free from infection may be indaf nitely postponed.
In view of the fact that Her Majesty's Navy | 1047 8., Long, 18235 #3% Unpa Uroker # DEBYART. is now so fully occupied in Eastern waters, 8 18 E, distant about eleven miles. the present is not thought to be an opportune moment for making further remarks upon the resolution
We are, however, requested to respectfully arge the reportance of the matter in the interests of British shipping, and to express the hope that when the present trumbles in the Far East are over the matter may not be lost sight of by Her Majestys are,
Majesty's Government,
Your Fordship's obedient servante, AZDEET G. SANDEMAN,
President KENRIC B. MURBAT,
Secretary.
The Most NOLLE
the MARQUESs of SALISBURY,
Foreign Office, London, August 28th, 1900.
SIE.
I am directed by the Marquess of Salisbury to inform you that your letter of the 28th ultimo, calling attention to the necessity for a re-aurvey of the navigable channels and Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, coast lines in Eastern Sees, was referred to the
Their Lordships state that for upwards of
184 to 8th July, 1899.-H. 31. 8. Fondren tre grounded on an urgeen ronk at entrance to Kornflott Bay on the coast of Coron
21st October 1809,–Two rocks discovered award of Names Island, coast of China. having 18 feet of water of spring tides. They have been named respectively Tameni Rook and Kalpan Rock.
11th June, 1900-The master of 8. B. Kelin reported that his ship struck bottom at 450 a.m. in 4th June with East Point Namoa Taland bearing Ntrae and Three Chim- ney Bluff bearing 8 70-W true, the vessel then drawing at the point of contact (bilge keel) shout 14 feet. Admiralty chart No. 1957 shows at this place 14 fathome water,
(A notice to mariners, issued 10th August, announces, however, that their locality was care- fally sounded and swept with weight Ines and no obstruction found, the least depth obtained being 12 fathome.)
LATE TELEGRAMS..
THE CRISIS.
NEWS VIA JAPAN.
The Committee are given to understand that Swatow has been declared by the Straits Go verument free from infection, though it is quite hero. May it not be fairly concinded that possible that sporadie casas may still occur port is only infected when a disease is epidemie sixty years the Admiralty have sent vessels to arvey the Eastern Sens, and under their diree.
Tokyo, 19th October; thers?
Will you be good enough to bring to the attention the main routes from the Indian Ocean.
MOVEMENTS OF VICEROY LI. A Tientsin telegrain states that Viceroy Li tion of His Excellency, the Governor the ozor through the China Sea to Japan, as well as & mous loss that those quarantine restrictions, great part of the coasts of Chins, Palawan which the Committee respectfully submit are Island, Borneo, Sians, the Malay Peninsula, &
main routes through the China Sea and along that he will call on them for the purpose of dis now quite unnecessary, are causing to ship have been charter. They state farther that the Hung-chang has advised the oreign Ministers owners and merchants as well as to trade the China Coast are now as contiently navicussing matters connected with the forthcoming possible, take stepsented as any part of the world, and that the Con- peace negotiations. generally, and ask him to, to bring about their cossation?
I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient Servant, R. CHATTERTON WILCOX,
Secretary.
HON. COLONIAL SECRETASY.
THE PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF THE FORI IGN TROOPS FROM. PEKINO, London Chamber of Commerce, Botolph Home, Eastcheap, London, E. O.,
11th September, 1900. DEAR 81E,
I duly received your cable of the 6th instant, which I at once communicated to the officers of the Chamber and to the Chairman of the East Todia and China Trade Section, with the result that the communication of which I enclose a copy tras immediately addressed to the Foreign Office.
Trusting that this will meet with the approval of the Hongkong Chamber.
Believe me,
Yours faithfully,
KENBIC B. MURRAY,
Secretary.
Chan Choi Fin sald he was tally-man on the steamer Loyal. The other day he came ashore, and an returning found his hor gone. Enquiry elicited the information that a stranger had come aboard during his absence and taken the box away. Now cones the peculiar part Chan Chol Fin's story. He stated that he immediately went ashore and inspected every house in the western district in the quest for the missing box, which he ultimately found TuS SECRETARY, plainant at once gave information to the police underneath the bed in defendant's room. Com- and had defendant and the box conveyed to No. 7 Police Station.
Chamber of Commerce,
Hongkong.
MY LORD,
SOME RESULTS OF THE WAR.
(Enclosure) From Kimberley all access to Bloemfontein, In answer to a question from the bench, wit
London, 6th September, 1900, Pretoria, Johanneshary or Mafeking is refaredness stated that he did not know defendant.
I have the honour to append a copy of a Defendant's story was to the effect that com- and will be refused probably till November-in and had never been shipmate with him. fact till the capture of De Wet and the rapture plainant owed him some money-nearly 330-very important telegram despatched from Hong- The expression of the view of the Hong or fight of Kruger and Steyn. The railways which he had borrowed when they were ship- kong and received bare to-day can at present barely carry enough food and mates together. Being out of employment and
effect upon our relations with China, which asked him for it. Complainant said he had no fodder for the men and horses of the army and reeding the money, he went to complainant and kong Chamber of Commerce on the disastrous of the Allied Forces before an adequate and south of Kimberley I saw many skilled artisans money, but that defendant could take his box would result from the withdrawal from Paking who have been ejected from Pretoria, and had as suroty for payment of the debt on condi been living on their savings at Cape Town, ob- tion that he returned it when the account was satisfactory settlement of the grave questions box, but was followed by complainant, who watch. deserving your Lordship's most earnest con- liged to stop and continue to spend into their squared. Defendant accordingly took away the at issue with that Eripire had been obtained, is of commercial men fally acquainted with the ceatly boarding-houses their small and lessening sd where he put it, and then reported the matter sideration. The message conveys the opinion savings, or else return to Cape Town, where to the police and hud defendant arrested.
The bus, when opened at the Police Station, character of the Chinese, with the problems their wives and families had been left and whero
was found to contain clothing and about $18 in that have to be solved, and who represent in
tereats of vast magnitude. life is a little cheaper th
L'am. My Lord,
LoYAL AFRICA'S VIEW OF THE SETTIMMENT.
The general loyal opinion is that the Boers sent from South Africe, whether as prisoners or exiles, should not be allowed to return there. Their exile should be for ever. The Dutch language should be forbidden in public affairs, The inevitable South African War has neees. sarily ended in a race struggle between British and Dutchman; and the Dutchman must cease. to exist separately, es did the Celt efter the English sempation of Ireland. They do not speak Celtic in the courts of Ireland, nor must they in the courts of Bouth Africa. That is the view of Loyal Africa.
THE END.]
SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF A CINGALESE.
The police report that a Cingalose died under suspicious circumstances at13. Old Bailey Street, yesterday afternoon at about four o'clock. The
money.
His Warship, addressing complainant, kuid he did not believe a word of his story. It was houses in the western district for his property, preposterons to say that he had searched all the and just by accident found it underneath the bed in defendant's room. The story was together too absurd, and he accordingly din.. charged the defendant, whose story he believed
to be true,
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF PREPARED OPIUM. Mr. Hazoland gave his decision in the case against Chak U and Wong Kai, the licensed dross farmers, as follows:-----
The defendants who are the Rcensed dross farmers are charged under "The Frepared Opium Ordinance, 1801" for that they unlawfully did have in their possession 210 taels of prepared opion without a valid cortificate, on the 11th October, 1900, at Victoria in this Colony,
The evidence against the first defendant was to the affect that the opium, the subject matter of the charge, was found on the 11th instant at 6.30 p.m. in a basket under a bed on the first floor of Noa. 46 and 48, Queen's Boed West, the place of business of the defendants. At the tama of the seizure the first defendant was
etually in the room.
The evidenca against the. ercond defendant was that of a free and voluntary confession of in guilt, and which was made on the 15th instant, four days after the seizure. The said confession was proved to my satisfaction by Cheung Sing Tsai, the accountant of the two defendants. His evidence is follows" On the loth inst. first defendant said second defend- ant had got him into trouble. Wing Kai, second
brother of the dead man, who was in the room at the time, says that the deceased, who had boon ailing for some time, suddenly tumbled off the bad on which he lay and immediately expired. The brother reported the matter to the police, and nspector MoNb proceeded to the house and made enquiries, taking possession of some half-dozen medicine bottles he found tuere. Dr Hareton was called in, and after examining the body certified that a post-mortem defendent, said We are partners, and if we eramization should be held. The body was com yeyed to the mortuary, where the post-mortem will be held to-day at half-pazt eleven by Dr. Thompson. Opium is the suspected cause of
death
ALICE MEMORIAL AND NETHERwon't get you into trouble. I will pay the fine.
SOLE HOSPITALS:
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethertele Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds
of the Hospital ----
Fong Bin Ting Leung Ngan Pan Fung Bau Tong Tak Cheong.
Yang Chak Ting Ha U Tin Wink Tank Kwong
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Hair Preserved And BEAUTIFIED. The has been only reliable preserver and restorer of the hari IS ROWLAND MAGASSA On, which closely resembles the olly matter natinre provides for nourishing and stim sting its growth, without Fday, thin, and brittle. sert. Atrengthens the
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are finod or if there are any expenissa incurred I (Wing Kat) will pay for it sad will not get you into trouble, Wing Kai-suid-Consult the Company (Opium Farmer) and make it lighter. Chuk U, frat defendant, said— The opium is Wing Kai's. Wing Kai said · I Apart from the above confession, which find as a fact, I am of opinion that although the defendant was not in manual possession at the time of the seizure, he was in constructive the doctrine of constructive possession applies possession of the opium. It has been hold that in criminal be well as in civil casḤN
V. Case (Reg. Rogers 37. LJ.M.C. 83.)
I therefore convict the defendant. The case is to my mind a very serious eye, owing to the reintion which exists between the defendants and the opium farmer, who is the prosecutor in this case bet
I fine each of the defendants the sum of $500, in default of which they will be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for three months.
Mr. Gedge appeared for the prosecution; Mr. Almada for the first defendant, and Mr. Thomson for the second defendant;
Yours faithfully,
gress of the Chambers of Commerce must have been misinformed regarding the state of the knowledge of the Eastern Seas at present possessed by the Admiralty-knowledge which, though not perfect, is still so far advanced that no general re-survey of main routes is at all necessary,
Their Lordships add that from the past record of the work executed by their orders in Eastern Waters, the Congress may feel sure that the importance of the traffic in these waters is not by any means overlooked by them,
Iam, Sir. Your most obedient humble servant
F..H. VILLIERS. The SECRETARY,
Fourth Congress of Chambers of Commerce of the Empire.
*Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce,
Hongkong, 24th October, 1900. DEAR SIR,
Tokyo, 21st October. PAOTINGPU OCCUPIED. A Tientsin telogram states that the allied forces reached Fastingfo without meeting with any resistance on the part of the Chinese. The officers of the expedition entered the town, but the foreign soldiers are staying outside the city wall in compliance with the wishes of the Chiness authorities.
AKOTHER EXPEDITION,
A telegram from Shanghai states that a foreign force is marching on Techow, a town bordering on Shantung province.
THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
The following Peking telegram was received at Tokyo, under date of the 19th inst--Prepara- tions for the opening of the proposed passe negotiations are now being made in this city, so that proceedings may be opened at an early date. The. Russion Minister, who has been granted full powers to represent his Govern- I am in receipt of your letter of the 31stment, desires that the other Foreign Ministers August enclosing copy of your letter to the shall be appointed as Pesce Commissioners as Foreign Offles of the 20th July transmitting soon as possible. The Chinese Emperor will the resolution moved by Sir Thomas Jackson in probably return to Peking when the negotia- regard to the necessity for the resurvey of the tions have been opened. navigable channels and coastlines in Eastern Seas and the reply thereto dated 28th August, for which I am directed to express the ob ligations of this Chamber.
In reply to your request for some further infor- mation on the subject. I beg leave to enclose, on a separats memorandum, a list of certain of dangers involuntarily discovered during the the disasters that have occurred and the hidden past ten years, from which I think it will be research by the surveying vessels in these seDS, apparent that there is still room for further
NEWS FROM【GERMANY.
**OSTASIATISCHE LLOYD" SERVICE,
Berlin, 22nd October.
NEW SECRETARY OF STATE. From diplomatic sources we learn that the While urging that much remains to be done Under-Secretary of State Baron, Ton Ricktho to endeavour to make the routes followed by fen, has bean sppointed to succeed Count Bülow
the Foreign ce in the winter of 1897, alior shipping safe from sadden disaster, my Com as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. the magnificent work done by the surreying vas- wittee wish to record their high appreciation of Rickthofen was appointed Under Secretary in of which constant testimony is being borne sign Office. From 1885 to 1896 Rickthofen sels of Her Majesty's Fleet, to the immense valne ly after Count Biilow took charge of the For- The commanders of the unmerous transports was a member of the Board of Administration from India have expressed their admiration of of the Egyptian Debt at Cairo. From 1897 he the general accuracy of the charts and their was Director of the Colonial Department at surprise at the excellent manner in which the Berlin. coast of Chins is now lighted and buoyed, the to the credit for the latter, of course, being due well managed Light Department of the Chinese China Trade Section of the Imperial Maritime Custome. At the same London Chamber of Cornmerce. time, there can be no doubt that, while so The Most NOBLE the MARQUEBS of SALIX-mach has been accomplished, there still remains BUBY. K.G., Secretary of State for Foreign some very important work for the surveying
Affairs, Foreign Office, S.W.
ships to do. The fact that two of Her Majesty's oruisers have quite recently been placed in Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, serious danger the Taperieuse by touching on rock in Amoy harbour, and the Bonaventure Hongkong, 24th October 1000.
by grounding on another at the entrance to Korniloff Bay, in Coron is sufficient warrant for energetic continuance of the efforts to dis cover the still unknown dangers in Eastern Seas.
WILLIAM KESWICE (M.P.), Chairman of the East India and
DEAR SIR,
I beg leave to acknowledge receipt of your favour of the 11th ult., enclosing copy of the latter forwarded by the East India and Chinn Section of your Chamber to the For sign Office covering copy of the telegram sent by this Chamber on the 6th idem protesting against the proposed evacuation of Peking by the Allied Forces before punishment of the instigators of the outrages and massacres had been secured. In doing so, I am instructed to usk you to convey to the Committee of the East Indis and China Trade Section the thanks of this Chamber for the prompt and effective means adopted to bring their views to the atten- tion of Her Majesty a Governments Bue
1 am, dear Sir,
Yours faithfully, R. CHATTEBTON WILCOX, Secretary,
KENEIC W. MURRAY ESQ.,
Secretary.
London Chamber of Commerce,
THE EX-SURVEY OF EASTZUN STAS.
The London Chamber of Commerce, Botolph House, Eastcheap, Lantion, E.C.,
21st August, 1900, Fourth Congress of Chambers of Commerce
of the Empire, June, 1900. DEAR SIRSA
Sir Thomes Jackson, the delegate from your Chamber, moved a resolution in regard to the necessity for the resurvey of the dangerous channels and coast-Lines in Eastern Seas, and to the Foreign Office. which resolution was duly carried and forwarded.
Fenclose herewith copy of our letter to the Fereign Office and the Premier's reply. Par. haps you can let me have some further informs tion on the subject in order that I can again communicate with the Foreign Office.
Tours faithfully,
KERRIC B. MURRAY, Secretary. The SECRETARY,
Hongkong Chamber of Commerce. Fourth Congress of Chambers of Commerce,
London, 28th July, 1900. Your LORDSHIP,
We have the honour to transmit to you LATEST STEAMEE MOVEMENTS. the following roadiation on the subject of the necessity for a re-survey of the dangerous chan The P. M. steamer Grelle, with mails & sols and overt lines in the Eastern Seas, which by the above which left here September 27thi for Sao Francifion was unanimously passed by the above misco via Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Inland Con row Sen, Yokohama and Honelala, arrived at herst in consequence of the rapid increase if the mushers, terpage, and speed of steamers destination on the 28th Inst
employed in the trade, and the frequent cover In some trucks of sunken rooks, not recorded on existing charts, the facts should be brought to the notice of Her Majesty's Gove ernment that it is necessary to have made, with
The NF case Visoria sailed from Yoko hands for Tacons on the 37th Iman
The NP Duke of Fife sailed from Hongkong on the 27th
newmar Birdono left Singapore as lishe delay as possible, a thorough resurrer 9th fast and may be of the navigable, channels and coast lines in out the 5th November, Fastery Bear
THE LOSS OF A FRENCH TRANSPORT.
A few additional particulars have been re- caived this mail regarding the sinking of the Frosch transport Caravane at Yakishunayaki, Saanka, on the 22nd instant. The disaster do- cared about midnight with a clear sky and very little wind. The Caravane was on her way from Kabe to Taku after landing at. the former ports anmber of sick and It should not be forgotten, moreover, that was the Nippon Yusen Kaisha's steamer Yu- wounded troops. The other colliding vessel the tonnage of vessels in these waters bas maguchi marz, which was under charter to the increased enormously of late years, and that Imperial Japanese Government, and was bound the beaten tracks are not always followed. The to Yokohama from Kure. The French vessel on mach closer to the coast than formerly, and struck below the water line on the port side. navigation by seagoing vessels is, too, carried seems to have sunk iramediately, having been surprise will be expressed at the China coast is noted for pinnacle rocks, Some amount which dangara are very difficult to discover.-I this, as it was known that right fore and afe am, dear Sir, yours faithfully,
there were watertight bulkheads which led R. CHATTEETON WILCOX,
from the upper deck downwards and that these Becretary
balkheads were newly fitted, and of the most modern design, Happily the loss of life is not so great as was at first anticipated, for all the and crew 缱 the Japanese steamer ara PARKOD gers safe, and but three persons on board the Caravane are missing. A uniber of small eraft have put out from Kobe for the scene of the collision, which is probably the waters between the Harima Nada, and the Bingo Nada. The crew of the Caravans all told numbered 80.
• Enclosure.) List of Uncharted Dangers Discorered During Past Tan Years.
12th June, 1893-A rock with fathoms on it at low water discovered in the channel between Waglan and Sunking Islands, just outside Hongkong.
29th August,
1893-A rocky patch of 8 to 10 fathoms, lying midway between Haitan and Turnabout Islands, reported.
20th March, 1894 Shoal patch, having from
63 to 7 fathomis fine sand, in Shanghai District, THE ALLIED FORCES IN CHINA. lat. 32-1830 N., long, 12227 B, reported by Admiralty cliart British steamer Fedung. shows from 18 to 20 fathoms
26th December, 1894-British steamer T. sang reported baring touched some danger with Chapel Island bearing S. 67 E. true distant, 45 miles, where Admiralty ohart No. 1760 shows between 10 and 11 fathoms
17th September, 1897-Booky patch about two-third of a eable long in N.E. by E. and SW. by S. direction, by about one-third of a cable wide and having two pinnacles near its middle on which there is a depth of not more than 3 feet of low water of spring tides, dia.
covered south of mid-channel in Malowchow раз
The troops of the Powers at Peking and other places on the 10th inst, are reported in a as follows alone Japanese official despatch to be approximately
At Peking-Russions, 1,000 Infantry and 800 engineers British, 3,500 infantry, 800 cavalry and 6 fold gaus, French, 3,000 marines, six field guns and six mountain guns American, 1,150 infantry, 100 cavalry and 6 fold gans; Ger- Beld guns: Italians, 450 marines, and 900 mans, 2,000 marines, 1,600 artillerymen and 8
At Lukouchao Trench, 1 battalion and infantry. Total, 4,800 men and 32 gnus, the companies of infantry; British, 1 com- 6th March, 1898-Rock with a depth on it paay of infantry; Amaricans, 1 battalion and of 10 feet 11 inches at low water discovered in four companies of infantry, Amoy barbour,
At Tangobau-British, 843 infantry and 20 28th April, 1898-Rocky patch about half cavalrymen, Amerimus, 104 infantry: Bussians, s cable long in N. to 9, direction by about 207 infantry and 35 cavalrymen, French, 108 of a cable wide and having two pinnacles, marines and guns, Generms, 100 marines; about 30 yards apart, near Ita centre on which Italians 41 infantry and 32 marines; Austrians, there is not a depth of more than 4 feet at low 51 marings. Total 1,097 men and 6 gans water of spring tides, discovered in Cow's Horn At Hosia-Russians, 134 members of tele Pass, near northern entrance to Haitan Struite graph corps Germais, 51 Infantry; Italians, 84- rad named the Namos Rock. The stommer insutry and 20 daysky man,Tetel, 259. Namoo struck on this then uncharted danger Malta Hassians, 160 infautry, 70- on 3rd October 1897, and became a total
cavalryman and 1 gas: Americans, 128 infan 11th February, 1899 A Brook was Fire Italians, 43 infantry and 27 cavalryt by 6. M. 8. Kaur Samsalt 26.3742 N and long. 119-46 33" H on which French, 30 Infantry, and 5 guns, Germans, 42 there is only a depth of about 91 metres at low marines. Total, 540 men and 6 guns. water, where Admiralty chart No. 1988 shows depth of 10 fathoms. (This danger was in July following marked by black conical busy.) 10th April, 1699-The mater of the B. 8. Olingte reported to have grounded on this date on an unchartal shoal off North coast of Australia, approximate bearings boing lat.
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