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· MCAULIFFE V. BENTLEY.
· TO THE EDİTOB OF THE " DAILY PREJA,”
Torpedo Depôt,
Kowloon, 17th September. SIR-In reference to J. McAuliffe's chal- lenge in the Daily Press to me, I think it nothing else but bluff on the part of MgAuliffe, to issue a challenge for that sum of money, knowing full well that I am not in the position to find the amount. Now, if the gentlemen of the boxing fraternity of Hongkong will agres with mo as regards my challenge, I will staka 5200 of my own money, as well as all the gate receipts that is about as much as I can afford the winner to take the lot. This ought to be
PULICE COURT.
Wedelay, 18th September.
BEFORE MR. HAZELAND."
OFTELING FORGED BANKNOTE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY FRES- THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 19TH, 19"
The coal-coolio who was charged on Tuesday last with uttering a forged $10 hote, purporting to have been issued by the Hongkong and Shangbai Banking Corporation, was fled up yesterday to enter his ples.
Defendant pleaded not guilty, but stated that ho had nothing to say.
His Worship committed him to stand his trial at the next session of the Supreme Court
THIEVING WASHEDMAN.
P.S. Sullivan, No. 27, charged a washerman with theft of a p pucket knife.
The defendent used to wash for complainant and was in the habit of collecting the soiled lots himself. The knife had been left in a coat-pocket which dofendant had taken away to wash. Complainant when searching defendant found the knife on hia,
Accused admitted having found it in a cont-packet of defondant's, and was sentenced
to fourteen days' hard labour.
SPORTING AND OTHER NOTES. F.
At the moal testing of the Cricket Club the President went into the accounts vory fully, and also explained what arrangemonta. Jud born made for entertaining our visitors during the coming week. It appears that only $150 was spent in tibus, and some $200 or so in tea and cake-tea and cake bolug supplies to all mombors free as well as to their lady friends! Well, all I can say is that a great deal of money is spent on free refreshments, and as mombera can't both at their ako nid koop it, thus $650 (which means the little and only prout the Club makse on the year's working, for $4,000,
and, I am told, $1,800 worth of gear were brought forward from the previous season) might be put to much botter use by setting it aside for tho rauch needed Pavilion. The present barn has ne upper story from which members and their friends can view a match, and a tent has always to be put my In the coming week, as the tent is not large enough for spectators, a matshed or other unsightly erection will have to be built;
the need of a now and more commotions boild ing and emphasise the inadejunto arrangements and capacity of our present barn.
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WATER RETURN.
LEVEL AND STORAGE OF WATER in Reser VOIRS ON THE ÍNT SEPTEMBER.
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NEWS VIA AUSTRALIA.
THOSE SUDMARINE BOATE.
London, 3rd August. M. Canille Pellets, the ficial reporter en the Ministry of Marine's budget, doubts the efficacy of the French submarine bosts, and says that the feats of the Gustare Zide and the other submarine boats would be impossible in time of war. TRENCH ASPIRATIONS IN THE NEW HEBRIDES.
London, 24th August. M. Etienne, the leader of the French colonial party, advocates that France should secure the abrogation of the Anglo-French self-denying ordinance regarding the contro of the New Hebrides. M. Etioune contands that New ally safe until the New Hebrides aro Franch CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE CITY or Caledonia will never be prosperous or strategie-
possessions.
· BRITISH SOCIA. ISTE SHOW JENEE.
London, 25th August. The Belgian socialists desired to inaugurat universal strike as a protest against the war As British socialist sent a discouraging answer, the movement collapsed.
“A SECUND DEEYFUS CANE.”
London, 25th August. All the members of the court-martial” which
ROMERY OF "FEAR NOUGHT." Naval Yand P.C. No. 31 charged a coolie, worth his while staying for, considering his Chan Hung, employed in the Yard, with theft this, however, will show membersund mer visitare convicted the soldier Marten of the murder of | presont position as a boxer. With regard to of a quantity of "For Nought" cloth. He FAW defendant carrying a bundle and attempt- stopping Doors, Monk, Smart, and Whiting to leave the Yard. The constable stopped ney in six rounds, I will undertake to stop the the coolie, and found the bundle consisted of above mentioned in four rounds each, as it is the cloth above mentioned, the property of the nothing to his credit stopping such men as Government. they are. If McAuliffe means business and not
Defendant claimed to have found the cloth but was sentenced to six weeks' bard labour.
Among other points touched upon, the” President begged the members and the public
paper-talk and agrees to the, terms I stated/under a pile of shavings which ho was remoring not to spoil the ground by making tracks across
in the China Mail, he can rely upon s match with me Speaking of my reputation na Aghter, those are the principal men I have met and defeated Starlot Thomas in. 9 rounde; MoLure in 7 rds. A. Lewis, fight-weight, in 5 de Redman George in 15 rds. Howers, light-weight, in 3 rd.; F. Seales in 5 rda, T. Thomas, heavy treight, in Urds; won a computition at Halifax, Novo Bcotis, beating 8. Grooves in 2 rds.; J. Finlay
in 3 rds., F. James In 1 rd,; best T. Loates for the Army and Navy Championship in 4. rds, and a second time in 2 rds. with bare knuckles heit F. Martin for the heavy-weight Champion.
ship of Canada in 23 rds, bare knuckles beat M. Flynn in 4 růs; T. Rooney twice, first in rds, the second time in 8 rds.; beat 8. Murphy in &rds; T. Merrin in 5 r. . Barret, of London, în 3rds; T. Scobie in 2 rds. ; stood before T. Vinsant, heavy-weight of the West of England, for 4 ris, also T. Jamos for rds.; knocked out T. Lidstone in 8 rds., A. Clifford in Brits got the decision against Pat Daily of America, who undertook to stop sue in 1) rds.; beat. I. Lidato a second time in rds, beat F. Lucas for the welterweight of the Midlands in 2 rds, issued a challenge to Army and Navy and West of England at 10 stone which was accopted by J. Williams, whom I beat in 10 rds and many others too numerous to mention. I am now willing to box any man
From 10 stone te lust, 10lbano man, white or coloured, barred in the Colony-Yours, etc..
SAM BENTLEY, 10-stone Champion of Army and Navy,
DRAWBACKS IN MACAO.
TO, TUE EDITOR OF THE DAILY FRE:8.
Hongkong, 18th September.
THENT OF TWO WATCHES...
it, or in other words not to take a bas-line from P8. Gordon, No, brought-Won Yan one gatetranother hoped members who would before his Worship on the charge of stealing two steel watoba and one brass phain from Me put up visitors would come forward and offer Chas, Alexander, engineer, Hunghot. Docks, to do so trusted that members would subscribe The stolen articles were valued at $1
liberally to the entertainment fand and thus A consed admitted his guilt; and was zivenslave drawing on the Club funds (which, as some weeks hard labour.
mómber said, would mean à still further delay in the building of a new pavilion); world be glad if some member of the Club would present another Championship Cup for lawn tennis
JLICIT orIOM.
Wong Ngan Yak, a keaper of a house of ill- fame in Temple Street, was found in possession of taels of prepared opium without a valid
certificate.
He was given the option of paying a 50 fine or going to gaol for two months.
DISORDERLY AND ASSAULT.
Sam Golburn, 2 stokur on H. M.S. Abbies, was charged with misbehaving in a house of ill. Fame in Ship Street, and also with ulting the keeper of the said house.
Defendant pleaded guilty to the rst charge, but denied the second.
He was Hned 82, or seven days, on the first count. There being insufficient eridonee on the second, it was dismissed.
LOTTERY TICKETS.
P. C. Lung Chun No. 19 caught Fung Lam as to Macan lottery tickets in various shops, and took him in charge.
Defendant denied having attempted to sell the tickets. His statement, however, in face of the constabk's evidonee, was disbelieved, and he was ned 815, er in default to go to gaol for fourteen days.
BEFORE Mr. Kemp.
PUGNACIOUS COOLJE.
Private Evy Singh of the 8th Hyderabad Contingent churged a coolie at Headquarters Department with assault and tearing las tunic. It appears the coolie wanted to enter Head quarters without a pass. As the soldier stopped the defendant, the lagter assaulted him sui tore
his tunic.
Defendant claimed that complainant struck him without cause, so he tare his tunic.
Ho was fined $2, or eight days, and onbered to pay twenty cents compensation.
WIFE-BRATING,
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Mr. D. E. Brown, having heeu won outright (tho last, which I am told was presented by
by Pinckney); and finally stated that it was not a team from the members of the Hong keng Cricket Club only tint was to play in the forthcoming Cricket Weak but a team from all Hongkong, and that if the names of any good or likely cricketers were sent in they would be given a triol.
wear.
The Hon. Secretary is to be congratulated on the state of the ground generally, and of the pilch particularly tie turf has been treated as turf and has not, as in some past sessons, heen allowed to run to grass, but it is a pity that the whole ground has not been regularly eat as close as the pitch. If this had been done the turf would be much liner and would also staud much more
As a well-known writer on cricket says:--" Coarse grass inakes a very poor round-to keep turf in order incessant rolling and mowing are cry throughout the Summer and early Spring." If the turf at home requires, as it does, cutting three or four days a week through the Summer and early Spring, how noessary it niust be to koop it constantly and closely out through our hot and wet season.
It has more than oneo strrek me while watch ing the polo in Hongkong that some of the ponies are over the usual height of polo ponies. The standard height in Hongkong is 14.2, but I am
Below overflow. Below arerior. Tytam
0 ft. 7 in. 3 ft. 6 in.
Above everflow. Pokfulam ....... Oft. i. 1 ft. 8 in.
Below overflow. Wongusichsong 'ft. 8 in. 20 ft. 1 in. STORAGE GALLONS.
1900.
1901. Tytum
370,800,000 315,070.000. Pokfulama..... 65,640,000 69,040,000 Wongnaichcoug. 28, 36,000 0,780,000
Total..
473,770,000 395,090,000
VICTORIA AND HILL DISTRICT DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1900,
1900. 1901. Consumption...132.070,900 1:9,529,000 gallons, Estimated popa-
lation .... 207,500 213,500 Consumptionper hoal per day
20.5 18.5 gallons CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN KOWLOON PEN- INSULA DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST.
1900,
1901.
Captain Krosigk, and which sentenced him to Consumption... 10,781,000 11,000,000 gallons death, have petitioned the derman Emperor to Estimated popn. commute the sentenco. Germany is excited at
lation
28,100 37,100 the injustice done by this sentence to what is Consumption per termed "a sccónd Provfus cano."
huad per day...
12.2
.9.5 gallons The Government Analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality.
W. CHATHAM,
Water Authority.
CRICKET NEWS.
-London, 25th August. During last week 31 centuries were made in first-class cricket. C. B. Fry's average in '754 and Ranjitsinhji's average is obt
The Referee states that the day appears to have paseod for semi-private vontures such as | the team McLaren is taking to Australia. Tho Heferce adds that it cannot call the tom repro- sentative unless it includes a free selection from the Yorkshire county team.
London, 27th August.
C. Robson, of Hampshire, and L. C. Brand, of Somerset, will accompany A. C. MacLaren's cricket team to Australia. The team will sait in the Omrah.
Melbourne, 28th August, Major Wardill, secretary of the Melbourne Cricket on Monday to MacLaren, asking to be supplied as son ay posible i the names of the members of his team for the received. The Orient Shipping Company has Australian tour, but so far no answer has been been advised that 15 passages have been taken for the tour in the Omrali, which leaves Eng- hand on September 27th.
BRITAIN, BU9B81A, AND GEEMANT IN THE FAR EAST,
London. 26th August. A letter which is published in the Times to day quotes official documents showing that Groat Britain would be unable to rely upon Germany for help in any circumstances in the event of a conflict of Auglo-Russian intereats in the Far East. The statements in the letter are endorsed by the Times
MR. KRUGER'S IDEA.
London, 26th *Angust. The Standard states that Mr. Kruger is convines that the attention shown to his secretary, Jonkheer Vanderoven, by the Tsar on the occasion of the wedding of a Prince of Oldenburg with a Russian Grand Duchess implies that the 1sor and President Loubet will discuss the question of intervention.
POREST PIRMS IN RUSSIA.
London, 96th August. Forest fires in Russia caused damage osti- mated at £10,000. The Daily Mail corres dent states that it is suspected that timber marchants originated the fires in order to secure salvago.
FRENCH SUGAR BOUNTIEN,
London, 26th August. The French Sugar Bounties show a deficit or 100,000r." (£50,000). M. Caillaur, the
by 50 per cent, and hopes that next season's receipts will recoup the loss.
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CUP YACHTS.
Lipton's new Americs cup challenger--Shan- Commenting upon the form of Sir Thomas rock II-a New York despatch says the yacht
as a matter of fact, more than two-thirds Lankes. The assertion is made in a foolish "pirit of brag, and nothing could be more misleading. It would be much nearer the truth to say that the American defender of the cup is an improved model of the old British cutter
was a narrow-boomed kaoled craft carrying its ballast outboard on the keel. The original Yankee type of 8 yacht, which was represented to perfection in the keel schooner America-the original winner of the international trophy-possessed a moderato beam, medium draft, and carried her ballast inboard. The greatest point of difference between her and her rivals in the race off Cowes in 1851 was, how-
of
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aver, in her rig, which was strictly new to CELEBRATED WASHBURN Fritish waters. All of her maila ware laced at the foot to the booms besprit and shoots and she carried a standing British cutters were then set tying, and they carried sliding bowsprits and topmaats. When the British challengers attempted to recover the "cup they were confronted by new type rosels, which had been built expressly for eraming in the shallow waters and light winds of the Eastern seaboard. This type was broad in the beam, on which it depended for stability; light in draft, and was furnished with a contre- board a device employed to hang on" prevent drifting to feeward. It was accepted as a distinctive American type. The points of is the oldest and still frameasurably the best difference in rig and hull were thus marked in all of the earlier cup raus. In each case the auperiority of what was dubbed the “American centre-board and standing rig, and the narrow, skimming dish, with its broad beam and deep-keeled, heavily weighted, sliding sparred and Aying rigged outter, was on trial. The "akimming dishi" invariably won.
and
SIR,Sportsmen going to Mugao, if they do had various jobs, but would stick to none of sure some that I have seen playing must be Minister for Finance, will roduce the bounties.bost, and from that time on the depth of thei
not wish to experience inconvenience, should not take logs with them, as the Municipal Council has ordered that all dogs found muzzle in the streets, although wearing collar, are to be destroyed immediately. The reason for this drastic measure is explained as follows:About four months ago a man who
owned a dog tried one night, iu a jocular spirit, to put his dog in a bath. The animal struggled and hit its owner, who died soon after-- words, exhibiting strong symptoms of hydro- phobiu. Just lately another man was liten by a dog. The animal was killed, but it was not sseertainert whether it was suffering from the
malady. The Government very prudently sent the man to the Pastenr Instituto in Saigon, Te muzzle a dog for a long time may cause. serious disorders, and it is a pity to slaughter indiriminately this useful and faithful com- panion of man without giving the owners time to reclaim them. This order has been carried unt in a most ruthless manner, but the public. generally are not awere of it. Unfortunately, in Macso there is no Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animais. One of the orils of that Settlement is excessivo Ingislation, and the Ordinances are so unmorons and many of them useless that they are generally bither soon forgotten or disregarded. Bome years ago a notice was published prohibiting shooting in the city; yet mbu, and even boys, are daily Eiling all sorts of birds in the public gardens stal roads without police Interference. The Ruthorities in Macao are well-intentioned men. but they should devote their energies to more fal works. The bighting of the city is worse than ever, the water supply is very deficient, and almost all the public walls are contaminated by sorage from badly constructed drains. No wonder that typhoid fever is rife in the Colony, The sanitary conditions of many districts inhabited by Chinese are most deplorable. In fact, a district siinated olose to Old St. Paul's Church is ona most prolife in plague: bat instead of improving these places first, the authorities are going to do away with the plantation opposite the ancient Chinese temples, a planta tion which, by reason of its verdure and its vastness, is very pleasant to the sight, and is in welcome contrast to the barren, hills encircling the city, Blocks of houson for Chinese are to be
erected in its place on ground that is low and
swampy.. Probably those who intend to reside there will not enjor good health,/ Another complaint is the want of booksellers. Not one is to be found in the whole Colony. A short time ago a gentlemen in the British Comatar Service, a polyglot, went to Macan on a visit sad wanted to buy a copy of the Lustad, but conki not find it – Tours, eft
A RAMBLER.
Ki Son Wan married Cheaug Chang last December: Ho turned out to be a gambler and had been diinsed from the police force, Hy them, and to weld to his iniquity he started to heat his wife contlouilly. At last, on his threatening to kill her, she informed the police defendsat. She stated that she was afraid to live with
His Worship bonnd the husband over in vogne here in messuring a pony was to allow Barton system. It will be 200 feet in length and to cape the friction which would have
5200 paronal security to keep the peace for twelve months.
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very poorly le hands. The reason for this was explained to me the other day, and it shows that what I had surmised was probably correct, The explanation given was that the practice in
fractions of an inch to count in favour of the poay, that is to say, that a pony measuring just under 143 would pes as a 14.2 pony. Now
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Fraction of an inch you get above 142 is getting earer a horse. This is in a sense apparent, but what I main is that there is more 218.20 difference between a 143 and 14.2 than there is between a 11% and a 14.1 pong. You may say the ensuring must be done in the way it is, or there wouldn't be enough ponies to make 3 game very often. Quite w; by all means let
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a 15-band animal play to raise one more, but
don't do it, I say, by adopting a method of measuring that isn't used anywhere else.
A WAR OFFICE AIRSHIP
London, 27th August, The War Office has ordered an airship on the 72 h.p., and have driving fans like bats' wings.
BEDITION IN MALTA.
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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST.
The notable successes of the British cutter Genesta in the ocean races which followed the cup contests with the Furitan, modified, how- ever, the views of 'American yacht-builders regarding the merits of the low-ballastel keel defender was increased, the beam narrowed and the centre-board was fixilly abandoned. The fia and bulb keel was a Herreshoff device to]
the stability lost through the sacrifice of beam which that American designer wunde
followed the carrying down of the hall. This has been adopted by the British designers of the later challengers, and the breadth of the beam of the latter has also been increased. Subscription, if paid in advance, $12 per annum. And now only jibs and topsails are set flying. on the British challanger, while the American dericu of lacing the mainsail to the boom has been adopted as an improvement. The two London, 27th August.
vessels are now so similar in form of hall and Mr. Kruger has been interviewed by a cor
in the means of securing stability that they repondant of the Daily Telegraph. In the may be said to be as much alike as two peas produced from the same pod. The points course of the interview Mr. Kruger said:
**The proclamation issued by Lord Kitchener,
of difference between challenger and defonder calling upon our leaders to surrender by 15th are now confined to bowsprit and topmast September, is the blackest crime of all. It has
and the steering gear. Shamreck If has bees issued without any protext, for the Boers adopted a standing topmant, but cstains the are regularly and systematically led. The issue sliding bowsprit and the old-time tilkr. The of the proclamation will only intensify the defeater, whether it be the Columbia or the resistanus of our burghers. The story that the Constitution, will go into the cup race with a Republics had entered into a conspiracy against standing bowsprit and a sliding topmast and Great Britain is on abominable lio. I proclaim teering wheel. Both sides in the context, it it before the Almighty. My witnesses are will thus be seen, have learned something from Lord Salisbury and Mr. Chamberlain. They each other, adopted what they considered best know it. We did our utmost to avert bloed-l the features of their rival's rig and form, ated, and are now ready to conclude peace on and have evolved two boats which are practical-proval of the publication and an encouraging
ME. KRUGER ON-THE PROCLAMATION,
The rule as regards measuring unnally is that "fractions of an inch count against the horse so far as class is concerned, but in his favour basis of give and take, on the basis of indepen. where weight is concerned." The rule iu Hengdence for the Republies, and a free pardon for kong is apparently fractions of an inch count the colonial Afrikanders who have aided un We will on the other hand, make reasonablu in favour of the horse so far as class is con- sacrifices, and will give satisfactory gumantves." corned,” which makes just a bit of difference. If we were to issue chatlonge to Shanghai or Singapore to play them at pole and they accepted and came here and found our 14.2 meant 14.3 what a rumpus there would be! I hear this system of measuring is the samo in racing, which is, if possible, over mora extraordinary.
Saipe are getting a bit scarcer, and I hear of bags of 25 and 27 couple last week and on Sun- day of 22, 201, 15, 151, 16, §, and sundry small bags of a couple downwards. The total bag lust Seaday must have rouchou 150 to 180 couple.
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LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The N.Y.K, steamer Fumaguchi Maru (Bom bay Llue) left Bombay via Colombo and Bings pore for this port on the 17th inet, a.m., ami is expected to arrive here ou the ith prox. a..
The P. & A. steamer Indrapura, from Fort land, 29th ult, arrived at Yokohama yesterday morning, and will mail for Hongkong thus evening.
The September shoot of the above Company for the Gabboy" and "Keswick" Caps was held at Sai Hang on the 14th and 15th instant, and resulted in Gunner 11. Gidley refairing the "Gubbay". Cap, while Bergeant Sherwin was top for the "Keswick "aggregate with 95, The latter cap is shot for kneeling at 200 yards. Highest scores were
200 200 100 500
Gunnor H. Gidley Sergeant Sherrin Sergeant Terrill Bergeant Beran..... The 0,8,8. steamer Valohas left Bingapore Bomb. Ehoolbred yesterday morning, and is due in Hongkong on Bomb Berkley the 23rd inst
24
*Spoon winners.
HAKL BUSSELL.
Londonth August Earl Bussell, who is undergoing a sentence for bigamy, has been removed from the magis. tracy
BELLEVILLE BOILERS.
London. 28th August. The Admiralty is fitting the Belleville boilors in warships with forged bronze valres and spindles.
THE WORLD'S WHEAT HARVEST.
London, 28th August, Mr. Curther estimates that the world's larvest for the year ending July, 1902, will ho 13,000,000 quarters above requirements, asana- ing that Argentina, Australia, and India -bavo inirly good yields.
EXPORT CARGOS..
Por steamer Ching, sailed on the 6th August. For San Francisco-5 cases silkgoods. For La Libertad:-2 cases silkgooda. For Amjuflaż cases silkyoods For Punta Arenas (-2 rates silkgoods. For Fanams :—11 cases silk- goode For Now 15 bales row silk York:-9 cases silkgoods,
Per P. & O. steamer Coromandel, sailed on the 17th August. For Manchester — 100 bales Vaste silk. For London opt. Manchester 148 bales wasto silk, För Lyonsp-039 bales ruw H'cap
Th silk. For Marseilles---121 hales raw silk, 50 16 102 bales warto silk, Icases feathers. For London:
100
---497 half-cheats tes from Forchow, 80 cases lyshers, 30 balós raw silk, G anses silks, 85 cases) 087 bristles, 6 cases orapty iron fasks, G cases charts, 1-case tigars, 1 case blanket, 4 cason bird feathers, pkgs, sundries For Gibraltar 1 cand ourfes
ly the mme in model and in rig. Distinctive types have disappeared on both sides.-S. F. Chronicle.
FLEETS IN ASIATIC WATERS. The following in a table recently compiled by the Japanese Naval Department giving the naval strengths of various Fowers in Asiatis
waters :----
Warship
BRITISH.
Torpedo-boat-catchers Torpedo-houts... Aggregate, tonnage...
Worships Aggregate tonnage...
38
51
7
9
184,893.
AMERICAN.
124,459.
BUNYIAN
27
-5
15
FLENCI.
136,607
20
Warships Torpedo-boat-catoliers Torpedo boats..... Volunteer fleet .. Aggregate tonnage...
Warships... Torpedo-boat catcher Transports Torpedo-boats Aggrégate tonnage...
GEB MAN,
Warships Torpedo-boat cateher Torpedo-boats... Aggregate tounago... Warships... Aggregate tonnage... Warships... Aggregate tonnage...
90,897
ITALIAN.
88,530
@ 25,000
·DUTCH,
12,000
'PORTUGUESE.
1,881
Warships Aggregate tonnaga...
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