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ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.
FOURTH CLUB RACE. --4TH DECEMBER. The day opened bright and clear, with a cool easterly wind blowing ap the harbour, which freshened considerably with the food tide. The race commenced at dead low water, so that there was a boat down to the Lyonun Beacon from the Police Pier, and again from the Cust Rock; considerable judgment was therefore Some necessary in choosing the best course. bouts went for the slack water on the Quarry Bay side, mul soane weld for the fres pulls coming off the north shore of the harbour, where, however, more tide was running against thon. T
The Championship class were all present at the start, and Elspeth quickly showed to the front. but at Blackhead's Pior she was passail by the Verum and Dione. From this point the Dione, with her beautiful new Lopthorne sail, perfectly strouched, and with "every inch of it doing good work to windward. rapidly chewed away from the other boat and won asily. Only half of the Aileen's sail seomed to be drawing in working to windward, and she did not go well in consequence.
Times at
finish:
Tachi,
Dione ....
Yeraou
Elspeth...
H.
M.
S
3 473
4
1
3.50 15
4 11. 20
HANDICAP CLASS, In this races -ither the Alannah nor the Iris were in their usual form. the former probably because her new sa 1 is not sufficiently stretched The Payne also for working to windwand. was sometimes uverpowered by the strong puffs and did not sail so well as usual.
The Chanticleer and Domer were well handled and crossed the line well ahead of the rest of the foot.
The times at the finish were as follows: Actual Corrected
Yacht Chanticleer...
Doren...
Tt. M. S. H. 4 45 50 458 44
1.
8.
4 5 28 (1)
4
49 18 (2)
Alannah
30
4
180 (6)
Payne... Fris (Maria
i
2 7
4
40 30 8)
4
الله آ
ONE-DESIGN CLASS,
3 (4) gave up
In the cue-design class Mingot-tim-test of the start, closely followed by Kalhten und Colleen, Bonito chose the shore end of the line, and was consequently put about almost at once; but shortly afterwards by keeping more out into the tide, she found a better wind and crossed the other three bouts somewhat easily. Colleen kept over towards the Hongkong shore and put herself out of the race by so Channel doing. Kathleen kept up close to Rock, with Min and Bonito a little to legward of her, and was consequently more favoured by the freeing puffs coming over the gaps in the bills. She rounded the Reason about a minute
abend of in, who had caught and passed Bonito There was no change on the run down to Cust Rock; but Kathleen gybing rather wide round the boy let Mia in to windward of her. Min at first increased her lead, but was caught again soou after passing Channel Reeks. Kathleen was again well served by the wind, and rounded the Bearon about half a minute ahead of Min, Bonita and Colleen being some minutes behind. The order remained the same to the finish,
Min decreasing Kuthieed's lead slightly in the ron home. The times of finishing wore:--
Yacht
Kathleen
Min
Bonito...
Colleen.
.H.
4
5.
10 45 17 25 + 22 10 4 24 30
POLICE COURT.
Monday, 5th December.
BEFORE ME. H. H. J. GOMPERTZ (FIRST POLICE MAGISTRATE).
DISORBBELT SAILORS.
Two bluejackets from H.M.S. Leviathan were charged with fighting in the public streat, and one of them with niso assaulting an Indian constable who tried to separate them: The one was fined $5 and the other $15.
HOUSEBREAKING.
A man was charged on two counts of house. breaking and ons of burglary. He was sentenced to two terms of six months imprisonment, and one of three months imprisonment, with six hours' stocks attached to each term.
CUTTING AND WOUNDING.
Two Chinese rice-pounders had a dispute, and one of them drew a knife on the othor. The latter warded off the blow with his arm, which was badly out-in consequence. The culprit was sentenced to six weeks hard Tabour.
SWEDE IN TROUBLE.
A Swede named Carlton was, fixed $3 and ordered to pay $2 compensation for damaging a ricksha
BEFORE MR. F. A. HAZELAND (SECOND POLICE MAGISTRATE).
BKELETON KEYS,"
A Chinaman was arrested on suspicion in the early hours of the morning at Jervois Street. Skeleton keys were found in his possession. The man pleaded that he was a locksmith, and when he was arrested was on his way to, se a frieud. He was sentenced to 28 days' hard labour and six hours stocks-and also recom- mened for banishment.
ALLEGED ARMED ROBBERY. Three men were charged with committing an armed robbery, together with others not in onstody, on the 27th ult. It was said that they boarded Admiralty Extension Works Lighter No. 13 ut Maiaukok, and, being armed with knives and other offensive weapons, robbed $10 from the person of a woman. There was also another charge of attempted armed robbery against them. The case was remanded.
SUPREME COURT.
Monday, 5th December,
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE HIS HONOUR MR. T. SERCOMBE
SMITH (PUISKE JUDGE.)
HONGKONG BUTCHERY CO; 2. H, HOWARTH,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6r¤, 1904.
In this action the plaintiff firm claimed account of provisions S247 and costs supplied through a pass-book in the name of the defendant, a storekeeper in the employ of the C. P. R. Co.
Mr. E. J. Grist appeared for the plaintiff firm Mr. J. Hays for the defendant.
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pase.
10"
Bin Ping Un, a clerk in the employ of the plaintiff tirm, raid he knew the defendant, who first came to sue them on the 12th or 18th August. Defendant gave him his signature
issued witress and (produced)
On this
pass-book goods hook. supplied during August and September. Then a little the defendant's orders consed for while. Intor, the defendant, through his boy; applied for another pass-book. This was given that was on the 20th or 30th October. Goods were supplied to that boy, the same boy, on that pass-book to the value of $92.47.
Cross-examined—The two months' provisions paid for commenced on the 14th August till the middle of October. The accounts were rendered at the end of each month for the whole amount in the pass-book.
Mr. Hays produced a bill paid, dated the 30th September.
His Honour thought the figures looked as if they had been altered from the 10th to the
30th.
Mr. Grist said there was a mistake in the writ; the goods were supplied during November and December.
A
Mr. Hays having no objection, the writ was amended accordingly.
Continuing (cross-examination), witness said that it was not on the 23rd November that the boy brought him that chit produced; it was previous, Witnoss had threatened to sne the defendant before that.
By the Court The supplies were stopped during an interval of six weeks between the time of issuing the first and second pass-books. He did not ask the boy why he did not go during that period. The boy brought the signed paper without being asked for it. For the firm the signature produced was sufficient; they gave supplies during November and December. It was about the 9th December that the supplies were stopped. Defendant was asked for the money, and he told the shroff to wait till his boy returned from the country.
SOCIALISM IN JAPAN.
In the past year or two there has been a considerable spread of Socialistic prepaganda in Japan, and the evidence is just as clear that the Government does not intend to encourage the growth. Some time ago the process of law was used against the Socialist weekly journal, Helmia Shimbun, but this failed to suppress the journal. It is to be again proserated on Fome charge in connection with the ignoring of the Imperidi authorities, and the Government by other means is showing that it intends to take strong asaros against those who profoss Soci slism. The headquartors of this body are the offices of the Heinin Shimban, which paper was started some twelve months ago by Mr. Kotoku, a number of the editorial staff of the Forodzy, who left this journal on a difference of opinion with the proprietor in regard to the way the other day à garden party was to be held to celebrate the first anniversary of the Socialist, journal, but the Government prohibit ed the meeting, and this arbitrary measure was followed by the suppression of the Socialist
Association.
CONTRABAND OF WAR.
LETTRE FROM LÓRU LANSDOWNE. The London Chamber of Commerce has re- esived the following communication from Lord Lansdowne arising out of the Deputation from the London Chamber of Commerce to the Prime Minister, on August 25, and further correspondence on the subject of contraband of war
Foreign Offles, November 2, 1901. Sir, I have laid before the Marquess of Lunsdowne your letter of the 18th ultimo, in which you inquire whether there are any fresh developments in the attitude adopted by the Russian Government in regard to coatraland of war, and, in reply. I am directed by his Lordship to comraunicate to you, for the informa tion of the London Chamber of Commerce, the following statement
On Fe ruary 28 last en Imperial Order was issued, containing Rules which it was stated that the Russian Government would ouforce during the War with Japan. A tanuslation of this Order was published, as your Chamber is no doubt aware, in the London Gazette of Murch 11. last. An extract from the Gazette is snclos- al, for convenience of reference, in this letter. and it is, therefore, nanecessary to recapitulate this provisions of the Order. The more impor tant of them are contained in Articles Nos.
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XMAS
CARDS.
LONG HING & CO..
PHOTO GOODS STORE,
17, QUEEN'S. ROAD
(SAME PREMISES AS MESSES, AH CHEE.)
Hongkong, 28th November, 1904. in such cases would lie with the captor; but it' would obviously be in the internats of the owners to be prepared with evidence sufficient to dis- plac any prima facie case which might be zonde against them. It is understood that Russian Naval Commanders have been recently furnished Majesty's Government have every reason to with supplementary instructions, which his believe will be interpreted in a liberal spirit, and will result in their exercising their hellige- ronta' rights for the future in a less rigorous and vexa kus manner.
TRADE
TELEPHONE No. 135.
JR
MARK.
BURGUNDIES
power, the extension of territory, and has other as to include, under the head of provisions. Government and that of the United States burURING the Change of Seasons FULL-
The reason for these strong measures against a young but growing section of politicians is attributed to the principles the Socialists pro- fess. They are charged with something worse they strongly denounce war. They allege th t On March 18 the Russian Government pub than advocating the principles of Socialism, and 7. the war with Russia is but the outcome of the lished instractions to the Commanders of their belligerent spirit of the Japanese Government. warships, from which it appeared that silditions The Government aspires to a display of military had been made to paragraph 10 of Article 6, so barbarous ambitions. They are further charged forage, all kinds of grain, fish, fish products, with ridiculing and perverting the Imperial tees, bean oil, and oil cakes, and to the list of Ono remaining articles for use in war were added Rescript declaring war against Russin
machinery and parts thereof intended for the of their number. Katayama Hisorau, at Socialist Convention in Europe, had declur mannfacture of cannons, small arms, and pro that they were the victims of the selfishness of jectiles. A notice to this effect was published in the London Gazette of March 22, of which a' copris enclosed.
the State and the ambition of statesmen." Kata- yama alleged that the Japanese Government Courmonend bestilities with selfish and ambi-
tions objects, and had used words fattering to foreignos and belittling the Japanese The so-called Socialists also Government. ridicule the enthusiastic spirit of the Japanese people, as developed by the war, and it is the pinion of the Government that sack teachings and actions at the present time deserve no quarter. The Japanese Socialists have no re presentatives in the Diet, and are as yet a weak party in the country.
Il is reported that the Procurator of Tokyo Chiho Saibanghe, will order persons attempting to pervert the Imperial Rascript to be prosecut ed for ridiculing or ignoring the Imperial authority.Kobe Chronicle.
RUSSIANS AND BRITISH COAL.
On May 9 following, his Majesty's Churge d'Affairesat St. Petersburg reportat by telegraph that cotton had been added to the list of artiles As this was the declared to be contraband. first occasion. so far as Lord Lansdowne was aware, that the article had been so described, inquiries were at once instituted at St Peters burg, as a result of which it transpired that the declaration applied only to raw cotton "suitable for the manufacture of explosives," and not to cotton. yarns or tissues. Nutices relating to this Order wars duly published in the London Gazettes of May 10 and 31st last (soo copies enclosed).
Now, although a very large majority of the articles enumerated in the ten paragraphs of Rule 6 are unquestionably such as would be generally admitted to have an absolutely co- traband character, the list included other articles, notably coal, naphtha, alcohol, rice, provisions, horses and beasts of burden, which are susceptible of ass for peaceful as well as warlike purposes, and cotton falls under the same category. Inquiries were, thorefore, at once institated at St. Petersburg, in order to ascertain whether the Order implied that these articles were all regarded as unconditionally
contraband.
His Honour--Yor ought to have brought being loft without sufficient cool supplits The visions might aoqu re a contraband character, as, Į
this action a long time ago.
The proprietor of the Hongkong Butchery Co. gave corroborative evidence. Defendant had denied getting so much provisions, and said they the boy's account. must have been on Piulatiff went away in Jung and did not return for several months,
Cross-examined, plaintiff said he did not com- monce the proceedings before June because defendant spoke iu "that way"; sometimes secounts were allowed to stand over.
The
Especially as Russia has recently declared coal to be contraband of war, the British Goreinment should certainly forthwith forbid the sale of British coul to be supplied to foreigners anyhow till after the conclusion of the Russo-Japanese War. If necessary, com- pensation could be given to British coalowners, other Powers, then, in self-defence, there Should the present à usso-Japanese War involve should be an international embargo on British coal (except to our allies) to prevent our military, mercantile, fishing, and fish-carrying fleets German Government recently bought up several German coal mines, so that during war the railways, &c. could be fed with home coul, and that also during peace this nationalisation of coal would tend to prevent both eral trade strikes and rings from unduly interfering with the German coal trado. It is evident that but for British coal the Russian Baltic Fleet could not have bombarded the innocent British fishing Fossels in the North Sea; indeed, in other words, British traders have supplied the Russian foot with the means of destroying British fishing vessels and fishermen in the North Sea,
The following correspondence passed between account was larger than previously; the boy Messrs. Woods, Tylor, and Brown, steamship
owners, and the Foreign Olice messing.
had said there were two or three more men
The defendant denied that he authorised his boy to get goods from the plaintiff firm after September. The chit produced was in his writing, but, as a matter of fact, he had left it there on the previous month-it was a lie that his boy had brought it.
His Honont in summing up said that the defendant should have given the plaintiff firm written notice when he wished to discontinue; during the interval of six weeks ho might have been away at Amoy, or sick, or anything. It was quite clear that the defendant employed the boy to go to the shop and buy goods, and there was no evidenco whatever that this authority had been taken away from the boy. judgment for the plaintiff firm with costa,
He gave
CHAN HU V. BESSIE BADCLIFF.
The plaintiff claimed $146 on account of goods sold and delivered.
Mr. O. D. Thomson appeared for the plain- tiff; Mr. J. Hays for the defendant.
Mr. Hays said that they would consent to judgment for 8144.50.
The plaintiff agreed to this, and judgment was accordingly given, execution being stayed till Thursday next.
IRRIGATION FOR SIAM...
Mr. Consul Boekett's report from Bangkok contains, says Commercial Intelligence, s'no'ice ef sn extremely interesting report ou the question of the irrigation works which should be undertaken by the Biamese Government. It is by the Director of the Irrigation Depart. ment, an officer of the Government of Nether lands India, whose services. Eave been tem porarily placed at the disposal of the Siamese Government. He recommends a scheme for irrigation and Arsinave embracing the im provement of the "klongs," or ca als of different sizes already existing in most parts of the Lower Menam Valley, and (2) the constrac. tion of a supply system consisting of a great weir across the Menam River at Chainst and of three main ovaals- one on the right bank, one on the left-and a canal called the "Supan Main Canul," resebing from the weir on the Mennin to the month of the Meklong River, with head staices, distributory works, and navigation locks, and of a system of distributory Canals with proper arrangements for water Various difficulties supply and navigation. present themselves to the execution of such-a soheme, but there seems to be no doubt that much may be done for the country by irriga fion. In the meantime mirer works are being carried out in the immediate vicinity of Bang kok, such as the draining of the site of the silk culture establishment in order to prevent the mulberry trees being deraged by too much water, with which is connected the draining of the adjoining marah for the new site of the royal educational establishment known us King's College.
44 Leadenhall-street, London, E.C., Oct. 25.
The Secretary, the Foreign Office,
Whitehall, S.W
Dear Sir,In this morning's Stundant we read that the British steamer Lindam is lying at Vige with a cargo of coal on board for the Russian Baltic Flout. Some time ago we were approached by brokers here, who were Indirectly acting for the Russian Government, asking if we would offer our ats at & remunerative rate of hire to follow the Russian Flest with coal supplies, but we refused to We respectfully call entertain this business. your attention to the a'ove case of the Roddam, and eak you if, ander the existing circum stances, it is permissible for British owners to charter their boats for such purposes as follow- ing the Russian Flest with coal supplies.
Yours truly.
WOODS, TYLOR, and BROWN.
Foreign Office, 3rd November. Gentlemen, I am directed by the Marquis of Lansdowne, to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the
25th u. in which permissible you inquire whether it is for British shipowners to charter their boats for such purposes as following the Russian fest with scal supplies." I am to inform you in reply that it is not permissible for British owners to charter their vessels for such a purpose.I am, Gentlemen, your most obedient
humble servant,
(Signed) F. A. CAMPHELL. To Messrs. Woods, Tylor, and Brown, 44,
Teadenkall-street, E.C.
A RAILWAY SCHEME FOR...
SZECHUAN.
BODIED, STRENGTHENING
are reeded,
I may here observe that the decisions of the Prize Coart at Vladivostock in the mattors of the sinking of the Kaight Commander, and the condemnation of cargoes on board the steamships Arabia, Cutskan, and Cheltenham, are forming Council at St. Petersburg, Bath his Majesty's the subject of appaals to te Supreme Admiralty
tions of cargoes of flour destined, as they believe, protested, on principle against the condemnu- for innocent purposes, which were carried by the Arabia and also by the Calchus. They have every reason to hope that these findings will be roversed on appeal, the result of which must however, be awaited. The Supreme Admiralty NUITS Cenncil has, it is satisfactory to learn, already reversed the finding of the Vladivostock Court in the case of the steamship Allanton, The Russian Government have recognised in princi- ple claims advanced on behalf of the Frankby and Ettrickdaic, two steamers which were de- the war, subject to the sljustment. of certain layed in the Red Sea at the commencement of minor details between the owners and the Russion Naral anthoritios. Other claims arising out of cases which are now pending in the Courts, such as the sinking of the Hipsang and the detention of the Malacca and of the Aritona, are in course of preparation, and will be put forward as soon as circumstances permit.
There is no doubt that the uncertainty which prevails as to the interpretation by the Bussion authorities of their declaration as to contraband has vendered British shipowners unwilling to engage in the carrying trade to Japan, and that any leading firms of British shipowners the skipping firms of certain other countries, have refused to accept cargo for Japan, while notably Germany. hare benested to
siderable extent through such refusal.
a con-
by British shops, may continue to give their custon to foreign firms, and that permanent injury may be thas occasioned to the Britisk carrying trade in the Far East,
MACON
BEAUNE...
VOLNAY...
FOMMARD, "Superieur"
CHAMBERTIN
It has been again and again suggested that more favoured treatment has been extended by has been acccrded to British ships, but, so far as the Russian authorities to Gorman vessels 'han The Russian Government replied that this his Majesty's Government have been able to was the case, and his Majesty's Government ascertain after careful inquiry, this enggestion His Majesty's Government fully recognise concern at this announcement. They did not ! thereupon expressed their reat surprise and is not supported by any satisfactory evidence. contest that, in particular circumstances, pro- the importance of the point, for there seems to be some rasson to apprehend that the merchants for instance, if they should be consigned direct to of Japan or of countries having commercial
if facts goods are conveyed es satisfactorily by foreigu. the Army or Fleet of z belligerent, or to a port relations with Japan, on finding that their should exist which raised the presumption that where sack Fleet might be lying, they were to be employed in victualling the Flect of the ones. In such cases, it was not
to seize provisions as contraband, on the ground denied that the belligerent would be entitled that they would atferd material assistance to- wards the carrying on of warlike operations, It was pointed out that the real test appeared to be whether there were circumstances relating to any particular cargo to show that it was destined for Military or Naval nens; but that to treat such articles as unconditionally entraband was a step which his Majesty's Government regard. ed as inconsistent with the law and practice of nations. They further stated that they would not consider themselves bound to recognise as valid any decisions inconsistent with these priteiples, or otherwise not in conformity with the recognised principles of International law, Russian which might be given by the Prize Courts. It will doubtless be within the recollection of your Chamber that this state mont was publicly reiterated both by Lord Lansdowne in the House of Lords and by the Prime Minister in the House of Commons on August 11 last.
It is proper, however, to observe t'at a decision of a Prize Court must be anderstood to men, not merely the decision of a Court of First Iustance, such as those established at Vladivostock, Liban, and elsewhere, but that of the Supreme Advaitaity Council at St. Peters- burg, to which appeal lies from the inferior Courts, just as in this country appeal loa from the finding of a Vice-Admiralty Court to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, and the asaal legal remedies should, ze a rule, be exhausted before Diplomatic intervention can properly ho invoked.
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His Majesty's Government have been fre quently approached by persona interested in the commerce of the Far East with requests for information whether cargoes of a particular description can be regarded as entitled to immunity from sizme by belligerent vessele, MASTER His Majesty's Government would have been glad. if possible, to furnish the desired formation. So long. however, as the accepted principles of International Law recognise that between those articles which are, in consequence of their nature, absolutely eontraband of war and those which can in no circumstances be
garded as of anything but an innocent character, there lies an intermediate class of articles which may be properly treated es cuu- traband, or as innocaut, according as they are or are not found to be destined for warlike purposes, it is obviously not in the power of any Government to take upon itself to determine beforehand whether articles falling within that intermediate class can safely be carried by a neutral rossel.
I am to express Lord Lansdowne's hope that the particulars furnished in this letter ny be of use to your Chamber,
I am, Sir, your most obedient, unable servant,
(Bigned) F. A. CAMPBELI
THE RUSSIAN BALTIC FLEET.
As this fleet may
come to Fome day the Far East, the following list of the ships comprising it, showing their ages in years from the dots of launch, will be found interesting:-
Guns.
HATTLESHIPS. Name Age. Toza. Kaote. Alexander III... 2 Borodino Souvarof (flug) 1 Orul ...... Ogliabya ........ 12,600... 19... 410in. 11 Bin. Size: Velizy... 9. 19,400 17.6 12in. 6 Gin. Navarin...12... 16,200... 10. 41. B Gin.
ARMOURED ONDIBERY,
Gunts. Age. Tons. Knots. Nakhimoff 18 8.52 102. & Bin. 10 6 in. Daiti Donskoi 20.5.880, 166 Bin, 104.7 in. DECK PROTECTED CRUISENA, Kaniv.
Age. Tone, Knots.
13,500 18 4 14in. 12 6in.
Name.
With regard to the question of coal and the other articles of fuel enumerated in paragraph 8 of Bule 6, his Majesty's Government repre- sented that the treatment of this article by diametrically opposed to the declaration made Russia as unconditionally contraband was by the Russian Plenipotentiary at the West African Conference held at Berlin in 1334, who stated that his instructions were peremptory, and that his Government refused categorically to consent to any Treaty, Convention, or Doolara. tion of any kind which would imply the recogni- tion of coal as contraband of war. Majesty's Government accordingly urged that. like food-stuffs, coal should only be regarded as Svitlana contraband when it was clearly intended for use by the Military or Naval forces of the enemy: and not merely because it was consigned for innocent er commercial purposes to private traders in the enemy country.
His
A Chôngtu despatch states that in response to instructions from Viveroy Hsi Liang, the Director of the Szechuan Railway Bueu,
His Majesty's Ambassador at St. Petersburg a Tuotai named Chao invited a large and influential body of gentry, notables, and hus also urged upon the Russian Government wealthy merchants of Chengti to a meeting to the unfairness of treating raw cotton as un- considor ways and means for the raising of conditionally contraband. He bas pointed out funds to construct a railway in Szechuan that the quantity of this article which might be province, with native money alone, and avoid utilised for the manufacture of explosives would the necessity of making a foreign loan. No be in nitesimal in comparison with the bulk of fewer than even hundred gentlemen attended raw cotton exported from India and elsewhere to Japan for poacefal purposes, and that to the meeting, and the genocal consensus of
treat harmless cargoes of this latter description opinion was that the required funds could
as unconditionally contraband would amount to easily be raised by landholders apportioning certain percentage of the rentals each year subjecting a branch of innocent commerce, which is specially important in the Far East, for a stated period-N.-C. Daily News.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The P. & O. steamer Palawan left Sing pors for this port on the 3rd Dee, at 8 am,
Autoro
Almez
lenrid
Jemtchug......
Oleg
Grus.
7
6,63, 20 3,830... 20..
8 in.
6 fin.
64.7in.
€ 4.The.
Guus.
12 Cin.
.........3, 85: 19...
I... 3,980 4 UNFROTESTED CRUISEX. Name. Age. Toas. Knots.
6,970... 23
GUNBOAT FOR THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.
On November 16th a large gathering of invited guests witnessed the launch at Kawasaki Dockyard, Japan, of the Chinese gunboat Kang-yuan, intended for service on the Yang- 10 tiver.
The launching ceremony was performed by the officer who is to command the gunboat, Captain Yuo, asisted by the Chinese Consul at Kube. Captain Yuo inada a neat speech in English. Chief among those present were Governor a fair a tinkling of Hattori and the chief cfficials of the Prefecture and city. There was also foreigners. After the ceremony the comping adjourned to the lunch tent, and spent an hour very enjoyably.
to a most unwarrantable interference,
The Russian Government have met all these representations, as well as others which his Majesty's Government and that of the United States have thought proper to address them, in a conciliatory manner, and it is satisfactory that they should have conceded one of the most
The dimensions of the gunboat are given as The N.DL. Australian Line stean or Prins important principles for which his Majesty's Sigismund left Kobe, via Nagasaki and Shang Government have contended-vis., that rice and follows-Length, 150 feet: breadth 28 feet; hai on Saturday at 10 p.m., the 3rd Dec., and may provisions, mentioned in paragraph 10 of Rule draught, 7 feet; she le of 565 tons displacemen
The O. & O. steamer Guelis, with mails, &e.,graplis 1 to 9, but which may be put to warlike horse power, and her speed will be 13 knots. The nymamount of the vessel will consist of be expected here on Thursday, the 8th Dec, 0., us well as articles not ganmerated in para will hare two triple expansion engines of 950 which left bence Nov. 5th for Son Francisco nse, will henceforth be regarded only as condi- via Shanghai, &o., arrived at her destination on tionally contraband, according to the use to one 12-in cm. quickfirer, ons 12-pound quickfirer, the 2nd Dec,
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