RUBBER SHARES.
SINGAPORE QUOTATIONS.
MESSE LYALL and Evatt's LIST.]
28 Augio-Malay
£1
25
Anglo-Sumatra Ayer Kuning
atan rataka
El Batu Caros
169 18als
6246 7089 2.4.
170 2036 40% 469
1 Bukit Kujang
1 Bakit Lintang
2 Bukit.
it Mertajam
£1 Bakit Rajal
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SHANGHAI SHARE QUOTATIONS
KINTIMATION
ON 5TH JANTARY, 1912.
[5. 1. Busser à Co.'s Later:]
COMPANY.
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QUOTATION
2 Bukit Selangor 183 på....s dia. -86 dis.
Zs-Bukit Bembawang
1 Castlefield
211.00, nom.
S'hai Tug & ƒ pref. ) or Tas 【T7a, 14
Lighter
חזק
OKO
Automatic Pocket Pistol "Browning," 8 shots in 2 seconds, and animazition to
MAUSER SELF-LOADING PISTOL, with' HOLSTER. BUTI STOCK, 10 Shota in 2 seconds, and Ammunition to it.
Singapore, January 4, 1912.
Ranks:
Nom, Valuo.
Za Allagar
Buyere. Beller
345 4%
Hongkong, & S'hai...!
$125 $900, bayeri
2 Options ...
... Is
186
Insuranco
£1 Anglo-Java
683
783
Union Society C't on
-$100
$830, buyera ·
1 Anglo-Johore
726 1183
North-Chins .......... of
£5
Tis, 180
Yangteze Assoc
$60
$212); buyers
Canton
450
$188, buyers
Hongkong
·Fine.....
$50
$352, sales
China Firo....
$20
$128, buyurs
Shipping
2236 21283x.d.
1 Bato Tiga
663-7383.
Tado-China Prof.
det.
210 a 44, buyers
1 Bonafort Borneo
178 20.6
Shell Trane. ord
23283/-, saliors.
468
48s x.d.
& Trading prof.
BOR ...(25
901
ord
„250) Thu, 46, sellors
255
25186
Hoohien Transport
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To The 25, allora
1821
21 Carey United Se på.
286
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10786 1134
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Za Chersonese
H. & W. Doct.......
T100 850
Tls. 57, buyera
...385
43
Tis. 454, buyora.
5. &H'kow Whast...
options
102 118
T100
Tls. 89, buyere
H. 'loon W. & 0.......
350
154, 1011-
Yangtzo
T100
T1a, 130, edilere
29.9
13
471
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30.6 313
Mining
1581 16x4
Chinese Eng. & Min
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1058
1134
249
26.9.
*
4883
9%6
Lands
... 16693
1853
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406
7987
704
3246
1789
635
1605
1804
436
583
84.9 c.d.
1804.
183
1841
101
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28 Cicely Ord.
24 Consolidated Malay
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1 Golden Hope.
1 Hadoop...
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2e Hoawood....
£1
191 183
3411
7165
Highlands & Lowlands 80%
1 Inch Kenneth stat 165+ 2. Juein
£1 Jahore It Lands. 10s.d. 13
Jura
2a Kampong Kwantang
2. Kamusing 186 pd.
£1 Kapar Para
Kopiligalia
£1 Kepong
Lp3.
2. Kota Tinggi .....
£1 Kusla Lumpur
24 Labu (F.M.S.)
£1 Longdron
1 Ledbury f.pd..
1
1266 pd....
24 Linggi Ord.
2a London Asiatio
El Lamnt 16s pri.
1 Malauca 7 Prof.
Ord
1 Malayalam
135%
85
701
** 608
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994
7386 70%
26-3 3246 pm. 3563 37812.d
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22
21389 2108 2303 365
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3544-3610
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183
366
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37+6 42:6
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559
658
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246
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2183
256
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28 Folepah
28 Porak
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2 Port Dickson s6 pd.
1 Rombia Pref.
IR. Est of Johore 158 pil. 3246 40a
2 R. Est of Krisa
3s2
£1 R. Invest Trust 10s pd. 13871583 pm. r.d.
1 Bagga
1 Sapong
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El Sendayan
1 Seromban
Shelford...
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28 Singapore United
2
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£1 Straits Rubber
24 Sumatra Para...
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1 Tebrau
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Philppine Expi'tion G $5 Tle 2
U'kong Investment Humphreya' Estate Welbeiwei... Chins
T50 TIL 03, buyers $100 $100, sollers
T10 (6), salos -T20 Tls. 41
T50 Tia, 50, nom. Anglo-French....T100 TL 35, seliera
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Alma Estatas, Ed.. Ayer Tawali Eubbar
P'ation Co., Ld.....!
Chempedak
Dominion Rubbers.. Kalumpong Rubber - E. Java P'ation, L. Banswang 'ber Shanghai-Sumatra
Tabaeno
T. B. &T. Estate Co.
Cottona, ato:***
Internationals Laon Kung Mow Soy Choosin
Shanghai Cotton .......
Industrial-
A. Butler Cement, Tile Works..... Anglo-Gor. Hrowery China Flour Mill .... China Im. & Ex
Lumber
a. Sugar Refining.... Green Ie. Comment.... Maatschappij, &
in ther
Major Scharff's Oil & Bone
Milka, Ind Shanghai Elantrio Constraction...... Shanghai Electric &
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Shanghai Ice....................
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$10.89)
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210 Tls.
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T25 Ta. 11, mellora
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£20 Tis, 38D
Hall & Holte$20-$17
J. Llewellyn
A. S. Watson & Co.
180s 1978
248
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£1 Tremelbye
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1 United Sua Betong
Za United Sumatra
102.6 113x.d.
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7:43-983
2 United Temisang 13 pd. 8 dis. 66 dis
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24 Val d'Or....
23 Vallambrosa
$1 Yam Song
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10 Alor Gajah ...
1 Ayer Hitam
1 Ayer Kuning...
.5
5 Ayer Molek
10 Balgownie
10 Bukit Timah
1 Bukit K, B.
10 Changkat Serdang,
10 Cheras, $8 pd....
£1 Daff
81
Glenealy
5 Hayter...
10 Henrietta, $9 pď. ...
10 Indragiri
1 Jimnh
5 Kelemak, $4 pd.
Kompas
5 Lanas
Malaka Pinda Malakoff
Maatin, $4.25 pd.
8 Merani
2 Now Sorondah...
6 New Singapore
5 Pajam
1 Pantal
10 Pagnh
183 194
1-11 285 6s73 789- ...$1.35 140
2456 2534
201
30.00 36.00
0.65
1.70
... 7.60
0.70
Central Ordinary... Central Founders... 5. Moutria & CO..... Weeks & Co. ***** Laue, Crawford & Co. Dunning & CRAT Hotels:
$60 $565, sales $10 253, buyers $16 $8
$18 $400 850 $20, sallers $20 $231, acilore $100 $115,883 & b
$50 $80, Rales
Astor House Hotel $25 811-sellers Hotel des Colonies! T12.50 (-Tis, -----
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AS SUPPLIED TO THE HOUSE OF LORDS AND HOUSE OF COMMONS
THORNE'S
OLD VAT
No. 4.
SIEMSSEN & Co.,
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QUEEN'S BUILDING, PRAYA, HONGKONG.
MEN-OF-WAR ON THE CHINA
AND JAPAN STATION,
REITISH
Alaority, despatch-baut, 1,700 tons, 4gos, 2,000 hp, Comdr. A. Lowndes, Hankow. Astra, 2nd class cruiser, 4,360 tons, 10 g, 7,000 Lh.p. Captain E. B. Kiddle, Hongkong.
Atlas, admiralty tag, 615 toza, 1,400 hp,
Hongkong Bramble, gunboat 710 tona, 900 Lhy. Leat,
Comdr. B. G Washington, Kinkiang. Britomart, gunboal, 710 fons, 900 h.p, Lieut.
Comdr. J. M. Barker, Bankow. Cadmus,
British sloop, 1,070 tons, Lh.p. 1,403, f.d., Captain H. Lynes, Hankow Cherub, water tank and tag. 390 tons, Lb.p. 340,
Master W. Smith, Hongkong.
Clio, British loop, 1,070 trus, L.h.p. 1,400,
Comdr. H. R. Voala, Canton,
6
Fame, torpedo-bost destroyer, 340 tona,
guns, 5,700 i.b.p., Lt. Comdr. H. S. Monron, Focchow. Flora, 2nd class ornisor, 4,360 tona, 10 ans.
7,000 Captain C. F. Corbett, M.V.O Shangha Handy, torpedo boat destroyer 295 tons, 6 gans, 4,000 h.p., Lieut. Comdr. B. R. Hosotan, West River,
Janus, torpedo-boat destroyer, 320 tons, & rust, 3,900 h.p., Lieut.-Comdr. F. Atwood (tem- porary) Swatow,
kong.
Kent, armoured raiser, 9,500 tons, 14 gun, Lt.p. 22,000, Capt. Allen T. Huut, Hong- Kinshs, river gunboat, 616 tons, i.h.p. 1,200,
It-Comdr. H. Marryatt, Hankow. Morlin, surveying abip, 1,070, tous, 6 guns, 1,400
1.h.p. Commr. B. Ö. M. Davy, Hongkong. Minotaur, armoured cruiser (flagship Vice Admiral Sir A. L. Windice, K.C.B. C.V.0, C.M.G.) 14,600, tone, i.b.p. 27,000, Cart. G. C. Cayley, Hongkong.. Monmouth, armoured cruiser, 9,830 tons, Lħ.p
22.000.
Captain "Li, M. Powar, MV,O,
Hongkong.
Moorhen, river gunboat 180 tone, 2 500 1.h.p. 800, Lient-Comdr. P. Leith West River.
Newcastle, 2nd class cruiser, 4,800 tons, tarbine,
22,030 F.D., Captain George P. E. Hunt, D.B.O., Nanking, Nightingale, river gunboat, 85 to 240 hp, Lt. Comdr. Malcolm Murray B.N., Yang. tase. -
Otter, torpedo-bast destroyer, 386 tons, 6 gaas,
6,300 1.h.p., Comdr. Lambe, Nanking. Ribble, T.B.D., 690 tons, 7,50€ F.D., 6 guas, L-Comdr. B. J. G. Mackinnon, Hong. kong
Robin, river gunboat, 85 tons, 2 guns, 240 h... Rosarlo, depot ship for Submarines, 980 tons,
· Lt. Cmdr. J. S. Tyndall, Wast Rivor, i.b.p. 1,400, Lt-Commr, N. E. Archdale, Hongkong. Sandpiper, river gunboat, 85 tons, 2 guns, 243, Lieat Comdr. E. J. J. Southby," West River Snipe, river ganboat, 85 tons, 2 guns 240 hp,
Lt. Comdr. Maurice B. Lealls, Shanghai. Taka, torpedo boat destroyer, 305 tons ihp. 6,000, Lt. Commr. Morgan Tindal, Hong-
hp,
Tameng
receiving ship, 4,659 bone, & gaur- Commodore Byron, Hongkong. Teal, river gunboat, 180 tons, 2 gaus, 800 Lb.p. Lieut. Comdr. Hon. Guy Stopford, Chung 900 L., Lieut.
1.906d.
8.00x.d. of Greencok and has been sold as No. 4 since 1831 Thistle, 10.25 11:25
0.65 0.70
.. 5.45 5.60
... 2.50 3.25pm.x.d.
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... 1.45 1.50
Maka bez aborted by Grotte Bober horam boat, 710 tilton, Hakow
SCOTCH WHISKY.
... 5.50 6.00
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2.10 4.40 460
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Comdr. M. B. Baillie
Décidéo, gunboat, 630 tons, 10 guns, 900 h,p.
Listt. de Eduarès, Shanghal
Dupleix, armoured arulŝer, 7,578 tons, 26 guùr,
T7,000 h.p.
Demais, armoured oraisor, 7,57 8 toza, 26 gana
17,000 h.p.
D'Therville, gunboat
Esteo, gunbose, 141 tons, Reserve, Haiphong Esturgeon, sub-marius, 70 tons, 60 hp., Lat
Combat, Saigon
Fronde, destroyer, 300 tons, 7 gaus, 6,30) hp.
Saigon
Henri Rivièrs, river gunboat, 150 tons, 6-ganes
182 hp, Haiphong
Lynx, sub-marino, 70 tone, Gh.p. Lent. Marrs,
Saigon Montesim, armoured cruiser, (flagship) 9,387 tons, 33 guns, 19,800 b.p., Rear Admiral de la Oroir de Osatrias (Commander-in- Chief
WEATHER (REPOWT.
On the 17th at 1205 p.m.-The anti-cyclonic
IN PREPARATION
ares remains over the continent to North of THE DIRECTORY
the Yangtze Valley, and pressure has again increased over Formoss and the China and Cochin-Chins count.
No information from Japan.
Fresh to strong monsoon will continue over the North part of the Chins Bes.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending
at 10 mm, tu-day, 0.03 laches.
The foresat for the 24 hours gading at noon to-day is as follows zama
DISTRICT
*Hongkong & Neighbourhood Formons Channel
FORMCAST.
**}Samo as No. 1.
South coast of China between game sa No. 1.
Hongkong and Lamoeka, f
South coast of China between) Same as No. 1.
Hongkong and Hainan........ }
* N. and N.E. winds, fresh; cloudy.
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
Station,
REGISTER.
17th JNUARY, A M.
Vitostook Nomura Eskodate...
Food
Koohi
Nagaiak Kagoshima Oshima Naba Ighi'jime
Mancho, sarraying-ship, 1625 tons 10, gas
900 h.p., Commander Ragot de is Touche Baigen Mouquet, destroyer, 891 tons, 7 gans, 6,300
Kiukinng h.p., Commander de la Roche Kerandravo, Shanghai, Bsigen Olyry river gunbont, 170 toas, 6 gaus, 500 h.p Liant, de Maindreville, Upper Yangtze Felho, river ganhost, 130 tons, guns, 230 h.p.
Liont Panch, Tongka
Tainan .........
Wind,
(four.
Barometer,
Temperature.
Humidity.
Weather.
Direction
Force
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'Soochow Cantón
Chinkiang Whampoa Nanking
Paking
Tientain
Paitaiho
Chinwang tao
Wahu
Antung
Manchurian
Taku
Kowkiang Hankow
Yochow
Trade Centres Shasi Newabwang
Dairea
Fort Arthur
Waibai 5
Ichang
Kowloon Imppa
Samshaf Kongmoon Nanning Wushowin Kwongchauwan
Chungking Pakhoi Hangohow Holbow
Ningpo
Lungahow
Wonchow Mingizo Santa
Hckow
Foocher Soe mao
Amor
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Japan and Fonkosa
Osaka
Moji Nagasaki
Takow
Bonin Is. Chefoo Weihaiwai Hankow
9.30.33 32
6
Chefoo
9.30.47
Gatzlaff Sharp
30.43
Kisochan
71
Peak
30.38 46
Tainantu
>>>
Makdon
6.
Swatow Taikoku Tu
Shanghai
5.30.28
Tokyo
Keeling
Yokohama
Tainania
Hyogo
Koko
Hakodate Auping
Shimonoseki
Tameni
ENE
EASTERN SIBERIA,
ENE
Vladivostook
Nicojowsk
ENE
30.29 46
NW.
Secul
CROAR Подвал
Mokpo
Chemipo Fusan
Chiunampo
Konad
Pingyang
Borgohin
8.30.29 54
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» 30.19 69
MACAO.
FRANCH INDO-CHINA +
30.10 73
NK
30.07 73
NE
10:3012 7976
Hanol Haiphong
Amam Hne
Tourano
Saigon
w
60.3004 75 - NE
2 b
Torkin Proviusos Quichon
PIAUPPINEA-
Cambodge
Baanlod
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Manila
Iloilo
Cebu
Iloilo
30.07 78
NE
1 b
BORNEO
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Cebu Labuan
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30.04 83-
10
Sarawak
30.04 80
$1
Perls, sub-marine, 70 tous, fi0 h.p. Elent. Mon
mor, Saigon Pistolet,
Comer, 800 tona, 7 guns, 7,000 k.p.. Koshan
Mortenal, Hongay. Protée, sub-marine, 70 tona, 60 hp, Liont
Morris, Saigon Redoutable, battleship (reserve), 9,830 tons
87 guns, 6,200 h.p., Capt. Dronet, Saigou Btyx, armoured ganoont, 1,800 tons, 8 guns,
1,600 h.p., Lieut. Sariot, Saigon. Takan, destroyer, 230 tons, & gans 6,500 hp.,
In Reserve, Saigon Vauban,
torpedo-depot, Commander Mortenol,
Hongay Vétéran, torpedo-depot, Liezt. Bibel, Cap
Saint-Jacques
Vigilante, river ganboat, 180 tons, & gans, 7 h.p
Lieut. Damonlin, Bikiang
Aroons,
GEEMAN,
cruiser, 2,719 tons, Captain von Hipper Amoy tle, ganbost, 1,000 tons, 10 guns,
Captain Trans
Jaguar, ganboat, 900 tons, 10 guns, 1,800 h.p Leipzig, craiser, Captain local
Captain Graf von Pondowsky-Wehaas
Luchs, unboat 350 tons, 10 guns, 1,344 hp Scharahorst, armeorod omnisar (flagship)s
Captain Bölken
11,420
tone, guns, 25,000 h.p., Kapitan Zur Sea Ma Taku, destroyer, 280 tons, 4gans, and 2 torpedo tabes 6,000 b.p.. Kommandant Kolbe (Hand) Bertram
Torpedo boat "go" KapitansLout. Heyden Tiger, gunboat, 900 tons, 10 guns, 1,500) k.p, Tsingtan, gunboat, 170 tona, 5 gans, 1,800 b.p.
Captain v. Koss
Captain Ross Vaterland, ganbost, tons, 3 gaus, 500 h.p
Captain Toussaint
PORTUGUNĪSM
Patris, gunboat, 700 tons, Captain J. Altrexo UNIEND STATIS Rear Admiral Joseph B. Murdock, U.S.N., Commanding.
First Division. 7
30.21 39,18 30.14 Pescadores ...{ 30.20 Cauton]. ,30,33 Hongkong...10a.30.29 53 Viot. Peak... Gap Book......
•Macate, ********* Hoihow........ Wushow...) Pakhoi Tholien .......... Tourano C. St. James... Aparri
Mons
NW
F. G. Fico, Director.
Hongkong Observatory, January 17th, 1912
1 BAROMETER, reduced to 22 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths.
STEFSATURs, in the shade, in degrees Fahren.
belt.
* 3. HUMIDITY, In percontage of asturation, the humidity of air satarted with maistare bolag 100,
4 DIRECTION OF Wrzo, to two points.
5 BORCH OF WIND, necording to Beaufort Seale 6 STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, a doisobed olond, d drizzling rain, £ fog, e gloomy, hi hall; } lighting, o ovocčast, v passing showers, q equally, r rain, a snow, t thundar, v visibility, w daw (wai)
0 BATS in insbes, benths and hundredths.
HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAZ
REGISTER.
Hongkong Observatory, January 17th
Previous On Dat's On Date
Day st
Baratoga Arst class ocular ardiograd, 8,150 Barometer
tons, fagship
Brand-Rickson
New Orleans, oralser, a, 430 kore. Albany, cruiser, 8.430 tons, Wilmington, gunboat, 1.397 tons. Helena, gunbost, 1,397 tonn. Usk, T.ED.; 592 toas, 7,500 F.D., 6 gaus, Lt. Rainbow, Naval transport, 6,000 tons.
Eleano, gunboat, 580 tons. Comdr. B. W. Bluett, Hongkong, Virago, torpedo-boat destroyer, 395 tons, 6 guns Villalobos, gaubost, 400 tons. 6,300 i.h.p., Lieut. Comiz. Harold D. Adair. Samar, gunboat, 400 tona. Hall, Amoy
Callae, gunboat, 200 tons. Watervitah, surreying ship, 620 tons, 450 hp. Paragus, gunboat, 300 tons. Liant Comdr. L. Hanocak. Hongkong. Mindoro, gunbost, 300 tons. Welland, T.B.D., 590 tons, 7,500 F.D., 6 guns, aires, gumbost, ¿0) tons.
Lt. Comdr. E.T. R. Chambers, Hongkong Mohican, Tender oruiser, 1,803 tons.
Torpedo Division. Whiting, torpedo-boat destroyer, 360 tons,
guns, 5,900 h.p., Lient. Comdr. G. B. Bainbridge, torpedo boat destroyer, 420 kop v Hartford, Yangtze,
Dale, Widgeon, ganboat 195 tons, 2 guns, 800 h.p. Harry,
Comdr. ML. H. Wilding, Klating, Woodoock, gunbost, 150 tons, 2 gabs, 550 hp:
Lient Comdr, M. B. B. Blackwood, Tazg texo.
Woodlark, gnnbost, 150 tona, 2 guns, 550 h. Lieut-Comdr. G. F. A. Mulock, Hankow, Submarines
NG, 36, Godfrey Herbert, Lient Commr, No. 37, A. AL Fanner, Lient Commr. No. 38, J. R. A. Godrington, Lt. Commr. T.B. 035, Lt-Com. Notley, to West River. T.B. 036, Lt.Com. Davies, to West River. T.B. 037, Lt.-Com Garnier, to West River. T.B. 038, Lt-Com Palliser, to Hongkong. AUSTRIAN,
Kaiserin Elisabeth, Austrian protected erniser,
4,000, Fregattenkapitan Oskar Hansa, Northern Waters
Panther, third olam oruiser, 1,550 tons, Fro- gattenkapitan, Theodor Szeri Edį, von Behmidthuim
YEENCE. Aanéron, armourð gunboat, 1,830 tons, 9 guns
1,700 h.p. Lieut. Bartrand, Saigen Alger, End clam craiser, 4,820 tons, 22 guns
5,100 h.p., Commander Fonexier, H hong Alouette, gunboat, 500 tons, 7 gass, 400. k.p.
Argus, river
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