been able to ascertain no workmen engaged within the are bare bad the plague.
Mr. Cooper concludes by saying that last year a few sporadic cases occurred fient in April and that a few-cases occurred each month. Last January a low more cases occurred, and it has once or twice lncreased considerably. Heiblaks from the evidence that the presence of plagat now In not in any way traceable to the demellion of houses la which plague occurred in 1894 or later. The evidence leads him to the conclusion that until the poorer districes of the clly are thor- oughly cleared, occasional cases of plague
must be exprateć,
The President --Has any member any tekcia. tion to move?
Mr. Ede:-) think it should be sent to the Governor. With reference to the question of ibe houses in which plagde has existed and where the plague has not recurred again and the woodwork has not been destroyed, I should say It would be def:able to bush. Of course you cannot burn the houses, but I think In every Instance in which we can burn we should do so. I certainly belleve that the infection carlad by wood though I am not a scientific max and may be mistaken,
The President The Captain Superintendent la in favour of burning not only the wood work but the bricks and everything,
In reply to Mr. Eda's question as to the disposal of the bricks underground, the President sald the sale of all material had been stopped.
The Colonial Surgeon stated that experiments. had proved that exposure of the baccilli to the air and sun for four days completely killed the germs. The houses in the resumed area were thoroughly disinfected in Jang and July by a gang of 300 men, clorine gas being real
sed. Not one of these men contracted the disease. The Board "must be guided by the experiences of science, and everything went to prove that all danger of lofection has been destroyed In Talpingeban..
The Medical Officer of Health explained his minate of "I agrea" as complying with public prejudice. While he and other scientific parsons were satisfied there was no danger in the materials, he thought that, public feeling being. - bigh and the money obtained by the sale of the houses so small, allowance should be made to the feeling by not selling the materials, This was his tole reason for agreeing with Mr. "Ede's recommendation.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1896.
CORRESPONDENCE.
(Wade not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondants in this column.)
REUTER'S VAGARIES."
TO THE EDITOR OF THs "Harokowa "Talablari,"
Six-it my memory serves me correely. It le
■ fact that shortly after a correspondent of TA Times wired from Hongkong to London in October last to the effect that a secret treaty had been concluded between Russia and Chios, Renter war authorised to state that the report was inconect and that the officials of the Russian Legation in London denied all knowledge of such a compact, while the British Foreign Office, had this occasion, acted much more promptly and ho Information on the subject." Reuter, on decisively than usual, It: be assumed, 1
May think, that Realesangest at Shangha! recently telegraphed to his employers Informing them that the North China Daily News had published the detalis of the secret treaty in question. Yat, such rates, Reuter has meliberated out that infomation has reached London nor has ho with the glit of public opinion on this vitally important question. I therefore write to sik whether youcan suggest a solution of what, under the circumstances, appears an insolable conundram to
favoured
.:+AN OUTSIDER.
Hongkong, March 12th, 1896.. Has our Correspondent ever heard how towns In Ireland are built, er rather how they are planned? A kit of potatoes ty thrown
вр Into the air, and wherever a potato falla there a house is erected. The streets meander around Reuter selects the items of atws to be wired to the East of some-such haphazard plan and sometlines his choice falls on some- thing worth bearing. Sometimes, and more
RUSSIA AND JAPAN IN KOREA,-
J
Yokohama, March 4th. Elevca peaceful 'japanese subjects, including one woman, hive been foully murdered by
SHIPBUILDING IN 1895-'
In a recent article à " Transport sayı :-
"Shipbuilding in rage
Korean sisters since the comp ddidi of Fabreasy and abroad lasted by Lloyd's Regime i consequences! Abience of a fixed period as to
11th. The Toile Government is showing reso
Tokio
structed in home dockyards, in the matter of subsidy, while the itmit of capacity, 1,000 toes, ought to be lowered to ships above 300 tons. were not vinde av to competition at home, for Again, he could not understand why' provisions competition ust infrequently leads to disastrous defect, for it deters the starting of various hourst of the eblatcement of the law is another serious, maritime undertakings. Mr. Tsukahara is of opinion that vessels aggregating more that 10.000 tras will be bulit as a reznit of the touched not satisfied with the existing methods for present law. The training of sexmen was next
tipon
by the lecturer. He was training officers and alors. The Shoren Gakko, the only place for the former, for affarding all to sailors, for the other. Both and the Nippos Katin Vekisai-kal, a society istitutions most be considerably enlarged.
considerably elevated their seamanship in the He is of opinion that the work done by Japanese captains during the war must have eyes of foreigners. Protrdilon at sea is still along the entire coasts of Japan. Agala Mr. defective, there being only shout go lighthouses
ifon Law, thus far enforce! only against ailing Trukahara cannot understand the Ship Inner
as to include Japanese jeaks. Inspection vessels and steamern: It should be amended to
be of no value. He apprehends that the effect carried out only once every three years could of aspicting janks, which, by a naturs! ten dency, as gradually decreasing, will be followed by an increase in their number. The relief of the case in most Western countries. In con distressed sesmen should be a State affair, as is clusion, the lecturer briefly alluded to the ship. pine business of the East. In Chios, shipplag returns show a total of 27 million tons & YOAT, to millions in Hongkong, and 4,600,000 tons in Japan. Japan must strive to develop her shipping and, at the same time, gather in her and the South Sea The result of the enact which have secured the approval of the meat of various navigation laws, some of Dist, and the subsequent expansion of Japan's It appears, from
maritime business, will be to affect the re- during the year 1895. exclusive of warships, ference of the right of consting in Chius and Lloyd's figures, that sources of Hunghong. then a gradual trans 529 vessels of 950,937 tons gross (viz., 546 Japan will follow, and alter this regular services reuels of 45.976 tons) have, bean launched One point he wanted to refer to in this context, steamers al 904.991 tons and 53 sillog to the South Seas will be undertaken by Japan. in the United Kingdom, famched at both Government and private yarde mercial, the future site of Japan's greatest com-
The warship amount to 59 of 148,113 tons displacement, regard Kobe as destined to enjoy this influential centre. Some people are disposed to The total output of the United Kingdom for the position, but the lecturer le of opinion that to year has, therefore, been 638 vessels of 1,099,078 Tokio would be the place, and he can not but from consideration except where they are speci- to the important question of the reconstrucifon In these notes, warships are excluded marvel that the citizens are apparently Indifferent ally mentioned. The output is less than that of of the harbour of Toklo. We may observe la 1894 by over 95,000 tons, but the proportion of this connexion that the Nippon Yosen Kaish's stam tonnage to the total tonnage launched has decided to commence its European evler has been much higher. In 1891, exiling tonnage on the 15th Much, the Ton Maru (Capalo formed no less than 24 per cent of the outpat; McMillan) belog the first steamer to undertake In 1893, 14 per cent; in 1894, 8 per cent; and the voyage. As the steamers ordered from in 1895 it has formed less than 5 per cent. The abroad with the purpose of tunning on this line whip tonnage launched to 1895 has, however, can not he launched for some time, the gap will exceeded that launched in 1894 by upwards of be filled by chartered forelge steamers. Six 115000 tons ditplacement. If these figures be steamers will be ren on the lloc, providing has exceeded that of 1894 by 20 000 tons. Included in the comparison, the culpat of 1895 meatbly service-
In summing up the year's results, as far ar shipbuilding is concerned, I am greatly assisted by the concise report on shipbuilding st British and Foreign Shipplag. The first and ale patience in the presence of these outrages, most encouraging lach in connection with the It appreciates the powerlessness of the Korean year's work in that, notwithstanding a dimination executive to deal with the anarchy now prevalla or two districts, there was an improve ing la the peninsula, and refrain from preferring 1894. This is not quite apparent from Lloyd's ment in the industry in 1895 is compared with demands that must tend only to precipitate a returns, but that organisation lakes no nolles of mora acute crisis, It is unfortunate for Russia vessels of less than 100 tons register which have that the disgraceful disorders occurring in the posted in Transport during the past few peninsula should mark an each when the ad- apparent, and the year closed with the weeks. Great activity was, upon the whole, ministration of Korean affairs is conducted from upward tendency rather more pronounced, within the walls of the Russian Legation. MM, The aggregate for the do Speyer and Wather, the Representatives of the recent labgar troubles in the engineering United Kingdom would probably have been still higher but for the Great Northern Pawer in Korea-who, afections. The year has not been busy one as course, acted without the auitpitty of the Cabluet in St. Petersburg-cannot hire appre concerned, for their returns show a falling-off far as Continental and Colonial bullders are clated the extreme difficulties that had beset Japan's unobtrusive efforts to maintain order but there has been a fair amount of work done at compared with the previous twelve months; lightly lent the anthoilty of their country's fig followed the boom of a few years ago. New and lanugurate progress, or they would not have all round despite the reaction which necessarily to a cabal bent upon spretting all that had been accomplished, and not furnished with resources expanded, but restels are cheaper and there are markets have been opened up, and trade his or strength to build anything stable on the ruins. great many more of them on the ocean than It mast at least hold to Japan's credit that there were some years ago. As things as she never incurred the danger of provoking at present neither shipbuild's nor shipowner disorders without making provision, of means to quell them. But Russia's agents appear foreigners, State-sided, directly or indirectly, is is amassing wealth, and the competition of to have thought that a hundred marines and sely too likely to eat into prests in the fature one field-plece, to guard the enclosure of a A glance at the German returns shows this, foreign Legation where the King and his Cabi- and it has to be borne in mind that whatever it net were hiding from a nation that they dare produced in Teutonic yard is so much lost to not attempt to govern openly, would sufice to English builders. Just when the signs of revival meel the wants of a situation amounting to in the Industry were unmistakable, it was parti. something very like anarchy. That is not nothing If not thorough. But in iraih she
presented themselves with their blighting effects, labours under disadvantages cognate with those year ago, and additional orders, both for the The work in hand is much greater than it was a that impeded Japan's efforts to civilize the Admiraltyand the Mercantile Marine, are pealasuls. Even If she were prepared to attempt frwing in. anything Immediately against the independence of Kores prepared, in other words, to assume, the control of administrative #fisins there she evacuated Port Hamilton in 1886, and atfil more is barred by her pledge given when England by association with Germany and France, who folaed her in forcing Japan out of Liostung independence. an the explicit ground of preserving Korean Her Interference in Korea for conclusive results that has crippled Japan must partake, therefore, of the impotence also. Jepso, however, bar one bright page In her record. Throughout the whole time of Count Inouye's seridence in Seoul, Korea remained comparatively tranquil. There were no political meutes in the capital, and the remaining disturbances of the Tonghaks in the Count Inouye showed that Tapin was competent provinces were steadily and successfully quelled, 10, solve the Korean problem wers abe suffered to pursue the underliking without jealous laterruption from abroad. Bat Coust Toouye's- conception of the real inwardness of the altuation, bis conviction that only by a general agreement on the part of the Weater. Powers could complete remedy be applied, was not at that
COMMERCIAL NEWS,
HONGKONG FREIGHT MARKET.
Messia Lacks and Rogge write:-
-- Hongkong, March ́rath” In the Fraight Circular sued to-day
large amount of business has been transacted During the period now under review quite a and a slight improvement in rates is in nearly all directions,
STEAM-FREIGHTSA number of steamers
perceptible.
has again been taken up from. Saigon to thin port at slightly enhanced rates, the highest figure having been 134 cents ver pical This quotation the market clades very firm with an upward Is of coured still far from being satisfactory, but
do little better ere long. Large centers without tendency and suitable steamers may be able to cargo ports remain completely neglected and it is
Saigon to the Philippines and tws small-sized rext to impossible to place them,
boats have been settled fram there in Iloilo at There has also been some enquiry fram
20 cents per pical.-From Selgon to Singapore
Salgon to Java-there has been no demand so business has been done, though not locally. 14 cents per picut has been offering and reme
far.
been fixed at 13 cents to load outside the bar report a better demand; a large steamer has Froni Bangkok to this we have ilkowirą to
inside and 15 cents per pical oniside the bar. and two smaller oues are settled at 20 cente With a little cargo dawa from hero 22/17 cents per plcul might be procurable for sultable
tonasge
frequently, on something not worth the paper Raula's wonted way of doing things; shotcularly hard thatlabour dificuldes should have own hands the transport irade of the Orlent Canton, at which zate a C, N. ateamer has been
it le printed on.—Ed., HK,T.]
NEWS IN BRIEF.
JAPAN,
We cull the following items from Japanese exchanges to hand, dated up to the 3rd fast. :- alt,
Au carliquake was felt in Tokio on the 23rd The ladies of Kobe gavo a leap-year dance on the 28th of.
A charter for a shipbuilding dock at Moji has been applied for
The steamer Vladimir bas been sold to Japanese for $65,000.
Carpenters' wages in Yokohama have been raised to 60 m
day.
......The President pointed out that the subject had received considerable attention from the Board. As far back as Juns regg the subject of selling the materials bad been before the Legislative Connell, after being twice before the Public Worki Committee, and the bill on which they had been working was paused, he bellered, with but one disenting voice.. The subject hat been thoroughly thrashed out by the Board before, and he thought it ply if any of the members had not agreed at the time-which Tokio on the 25th oft,
Six smallpox cases were officially reputed in he did not think was the case-hey should have Seven Japanese were mobbed to Seoul on the kept alience so long. As the matter had bength ult., one belag kliled- brought up again he did not think it should be
Only twenty-eight shooting leentes were dropped without an expression of opinion on the applled for at Hyogo last year." part of the Board, and he therefore moved the
Λα following resolution ;-
attempts to be made to fit the cruiser Koket, lately sunk off Formosa.
The Nippon Race Club has purchased eleven Chlua ponies for the spring meet
Two Japanese inspectors and sa constables left Japan on the 16th ult, ler Seoul.
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"That the Board is not in possession of any evidence to warrant the bellef that the materials remaining in the reamed ares of Talpingskin Is infected with the plague bicellos. On the contrary, In the opinion of the Board the state- tics in its possession prove conclusively that the steps taken to eradicate the disease from the infected premirci in 1894 have been attended with most satisfactory results. The Board, how ever, in view of public feeling on the subject, recommends that if further materials be sold steps should be taken to bar as far as practicable any woodwork remaining in the buildings,"
Carried.
MORTALITY RETURNS.
The mortality returns for the wacka anding 29th February and y:h March were laid-on ite table. The death-rate. was 26.8 and 31 per 1,000 respectively, as against 20,8 and 199 last year. Twenty-eight death from plague are reported for the previous wick and 41 for the latter, twenty-three during the last week coming from No. 6 district and ten from No, B.
HOUSE TO HOUSE VISITATION. Altar transacting the routine business of the meeting, which contained asthing further of Intereit,
|
.:
Six men and five women were killed by an avalanche Is Toyams on the 15th ult.
Eight heares were destroyed by fre la Hamacho, Hakodate, on the ad alt
By an explosion in a coal mine in Hakkaido, on the 25th alt, eight men were killed.
250 pounds of dynamite were, stolen recently in Toxlo. The Police are searching for it!
The King of Korea finds great difficulty In getting any sos to become Prime Minister.
Yen 70,518,785 was the value of the coin in circulation in Japan at the end of January, in Japan in February 21st was.131,191,789 Tell "The total amount of currency and bank-noten
of the Caar leaves Japan by the Ernest Simons The Japanese Mission to attend the coronation The Yokohama Shakin Ginko proposes to raise its caplial from six to twelve million you. fined yen 25 far publishing particulars of a case The editor of Taklo newspaper was recently of fraud.
Koreen Ministons are reported to have to ask permission of the Russians before they can see the King of Great Korea)
300,000 yawls being formed to control the The Japan Camphor Co, with a capul of
camphor trade of Formors.
time shared by the Tokle Cabinet He returned disorder in his absence, and to see his foresight to Japan, only to hear of disorder acceeding. confirmed, by events that now necessitale the course he then advocated.—Yapan Mail.
THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TEAM.
The Medical Officer of Health made a verbal report of the work done by the maker, are to supply 10,000 tons of rails at A firm in Japan, agents for an American six Acting Sanitary Inspectors lately appointed ros. for the Sanyo Railway, These bad dealt already with 1,047 houses, of
The
Yokohama Choral and Philharmonie which go had been inspected and cleansed t Societies
by gave Smart's Cantata The Bride of them. These comprised 1,230 floors, or praal. Dunkerron it the Public Hall lately. cally so many separate houses. In addition The Japanese Finance Authorities are drafting-wisely, for $55 bouses,
1,251 tenements had been a project for a big bank in Formoss, with bead them cleansed according to the requirements of Tasce Mixed: Brigades are to be organised Inspected, and the tenants themselves had office at Taipeh, and branches at Kelong. and the Board. If the cleansing was not carded aut properly the Inspectors did it for them from all the Army Divisions. In the Japanese #gain, With regard to the way this cleans. Empire, and will be dispatched to garrison Ing was done, he place, that the foretinemarked, In the fint Formona belleved by many folks, usually thrown out of its package of tes to the Cast on the occasion of Japanese tea merchants propose "presenting a windows, but was cairled through the doors, his coronation and similiter gifts to the repre- The occupants are notified the day before, and sentailves of various countries present at the work commenced at 7 am and is finished by Ceremony. 5pm. The farature was first taken into the
was not, a wa
treat, and then the house. thoroughly washed the floor scrubbed with Jayes Hald, cellings and walls are then white-
The most noticeable feature of the selection
the prominence given to bowlers, especially fast during the approaching season in England is of a team of cricketers to represent Australia
bowlers. This, saya the Sydney Telegraph_of the 8th ultime, may be taken as a symptom that the lesson of the fast tour in England has been well learned. Then the principal defect in the Australian team was lis lack of bowlers who could achieve by mere speed the success which players like Richardson, wickets. This time there will be no weakness Lockwood, and Mold gained on fiery English
in that respect which can be guarded against. Jones, are to be taken, as well as Trumble, who The twa fastest bowlers la Australia, Kady-and
excellent performance the other day deebtless Is exceedingly swift, at times, and whase enhanced his chances, More than that, the selectors have decided to include M'Kibbin time again baffled the best of Colonial batsmen this player bas time and wheir the wicket helped him, or when he had the good fortune to find what cricketers call player becoming acquainted with the peculiari
length," which is equivalent to a billard ties of the table be in playing on. These, with
be formed la Australin just now. Giffen and H. Trott, will make up about the most powerful bowling'cambiastion that could
says:It in evident that the selectors went to Continuing, our Australian Contemporary work with relentless determination to pick the best players, regardless of personal or bistric considerations. That accounts for the inclusion. We are indebted to our Singapore and in the team of no less than eight players who have not yet represented us in England. It also accounts for the absence from it of several who have come to be regarded as essential members
miss, for example, the lusty bitting of Lyons, in this country, English paizens of the game will the formidable bowling of Tamer, the dexterous wicket-keeping of the occasional farvis, and the desperate stonewailing of A. Banerman. But they Donnan, the bowling of Bady, of Iredale, Darling, and Tones, and M'Ribbin, and the wicket-keeping of Johns, who has amply proved his dexterity in ibet, direction, and he will have a thoroughly sficient substitute la Hany. Whether the change will be profitable from the Australian point of view remains to be shown.
of
STRAITS AND HAM.
And This occupies from an hour to an Bangkok exchanges for the following items
hour and a half, and then the occupants are at liberty to return, and as there are about coolles employed, they were assisted with their 300 heavy boxes, etc. He therefors pointed out that the people were not required to sleep in the streets, nor were they put to anymore. inconvenience than was absolutely necessary.
In answer to Mr. Ede, ha stated that, in spits of the fact that this was done gratis by the Government, many of the tenants made wiliten application to be allowed to do the work at their own cast, under the direction of the Inspectors. Permission was always given.
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DUMPING CARCAREI Í
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
SUPREME COURT. ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
'n Mail.
ELECTROPLA FING A SHIPS HULL.
Nearly a year ago
the Literary Digest chronicled an interesting experiment, having for 'objet the electroplating of a vessel's ball,
(Before Hon. W. M. Goodman, Acting Chief | What frults this experiment his bore may be
Justice.)
March rath..
CHAN LAI HUNG V. CHAN PUNO TIEM. This was a claim for $7,000, being the value
applied that the plaintiff having failed to attend of goods belonging to the plaintiff and wrongfully converted by the defendant firm to their own use. Mr. Robinson, Instructed by Mr. Ewens, the cause be struck out, pareant to Sec-61 (1) of the Code.
had received notice of hearing, it was ordered thit the cause be struck out, with costs in favour The Court belag satisfied that the plaintiff
of the defendant.
M
CHARLES BE. GIÓROK CLAVIRLY D. LUM VAT
fortclosure agalait Lam Yat, the mortgagee AND THE HƠN, HO KAI AND WEI-A-TUK. This was an application for a decres of final Some years ago Lom Yat mortgaged certain premises to the plaintiff by a secured mortgage; beiten obtained further advances from Kwok Tos whose interest fater passed into the hands have already been foreclosed and the present of Han, Ho Kal and Wel-a-tuk. These parties application was to finally foreclose the mortgage, Mr. Pollock appeared In support of the application and, after going into the various documents and Registrar certificator,
His Lordship mild :—I am, istised the decies fual foreclosure accordingly.. plaintiff is entitled to the order asked for and
THE MARITIME FUTURE OF
JAPAN.
seen from the following paragraphs taken from The Electrical World:-
firmer at time of writing, and $1.25 in offering
Coal heights from Japan ports are somewhat,
command $1.75 per ton to discharge at Canton, from Moji to this. A small "steamer, could.
with a7s couls per plent, for Newchwang to The Northern reason har opened at lart
settled, whilst from Newchwang to Amey These rates are, however, no longer obtulasble, business has been dine at 18 cents per picul. owing to recent rather discouraging advices, and, . in fact, the demand has completely subsided for charter bas been effected on privats terms, but the present-From Formosa to Japan another it is said at an even lower rate than last quoted.
On monthly terms a good many" settlements » have been paid. are on record, and in some instances good rates
that a few forward chatters for New York had SAIL-FREIGHTS—In laitissue it was intimated
ships chartered are the T. F. Caher and been made and it has since transpired that the
port, whilst the Tam O'Shanter, recently arrived Standard, both to load at Shanghai and this hers from Honolola, has also been taken up to unchanged, viz: 27/60. per ton. fil Immediat requirements. The berth rate is Frenclics, the Brodick Castle has left and the Coloma bat been chartered,
For Sa
private contract and has been fixed coastwist.
The American ship loy has been sold by
SHIPPING And mail nEWS..
MAILS DUE: American (Garlic) rath innt, Australien (Changiña) 15th fast, Tacoma (Strathnevis) 18th Inst. Canadian (Empress of China) 24th lost, Ameriest (City of Peking) 24th Inst. Tacoma (Tacoma) 28th Inst. American (Doric) 31st inst.
THE P:&0.8. N. Co.'s stoarnés · Japan, looma China, arrived at London yesterday morning.
•
SHIPPING RETURNA. From 6pm. yestivday to &.p.m. today. ARRIVALS.
...steamer, from Saigon.
"It is well known that unless an ocean-going vessel is plated with copper below her water line, bar acles and other animal and vegetable matter will accumulate on the welted surface and
place which sherteur the life of the hall, The China very considerably increase its resistance, thereby reducing the speed of the ship. Moreover, if the ressel be of iron or steel, a corrosive action takes above growths often extend to a thickness of two Strathallan faches or more, and on the large ocean-liners a1|| Nanyang ummumin purpose and cleaning often exceeds $12,000. Hupah.......... much as 2gtons are not infrequently removed Tatarios..... at one docking, and the cost of docking for this Guthrie The desirability of a method of coppering & Benlarig cumminse vessel by which the copper can be applied Frogust, mary......*** directly to the steel shell, without the later. Wetonk pretties of a wooden wheathing, is therefore | Amjer Hiad umumiy trident.
Sourabaya.
F
Hergay,
" Cbloiding.
N
Saigon.
" Kobe:
Stogapore.
19
Bangkok, "Saigon,
1 Salgon,
Aggregating 12,975 tons register.
* DEPARTURES. ...........................................steamer, for Amoy.
"A solution of this problem is presented by a company which has erected a plant at Jersey City, and consists in an electrolytic method of Victoria deposting copper on the plates, which coating Formora .... adheres firmly as to make its removal a most Nanyang copper becomes practically a part of the steel Aberadi... difficult matter; in fact it is claimed that the Winghong plate when the process is complete. The cop Mirzapore ................... per is applied to the completed verset and got Brai to the separate plates, and beace existing vessels Albingia may take advantage of this method to save PraSSEN dockage, Nor is the privilege confined to steel Hohenzollern......... vessels alone; for wooden vessels may be cop pied by this method by first applying plumbago to their sides.
Coast Ports, Conten.
SLOW.
"
Swalow.
21
Europe.
中 Stall1.
Amoy,
Shangkil
Japan,
"
Aggregating 16,419 tons register.
i
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The German steamship Wuelan left Salgom' on the 7th instant, and bad fine weather broughout.
"To prepare the sides of a strel vessel for receiving its cost of copper, shallow baths are built, which are rectangular in shape and open provided on their edges with bravy soft-rubber on the 7th instant, and had light winds sod fine. as one side. These baths are, made water- tight by means of a costing of ter, and see
The British steamship Anjer Head left Saigon pipes, through which the electrolyte is circulated. gaskets. In the bottom of the bath are two weather throughout. The bath is beld up against the side of the versel by poles. It is first filled with mixture composed of dilate sulfate ada, and pickling this remains in contact with the plate about twelve hours, after which it
The German steamship Nanyang left_Wahu, and Chinklang on the 7th lnstant, and Wowusg Tongling to Hongkong bid fresh north- on the 8th, and fine weather to Tongting. Frous
An Indian constable lately died in Bengkok af of any cricket combination that could be formed a barons, and about thirty of those were transferred plate scoured with and semared and the | wiede and rain with foggy weather.
Perak now quarantines all versels from Dell cholera
Cholera is kared in Perak during the coming The thermometer reached or in Farak on the 27th ult.
Stepe are being taken to wind up the Slegs pore Debating Society.
It is
is proposed to build & tram, similar to the Hongkong lit, in Penang,
H.M.S. Undaunted left Blogapors on the 5th for Labuan, Kadet and Sarawak.
quarastise station for animals, cosing $3,220, is to be ballt at Penang. bilan has best strictly forbidden. -
The planting of bill padi in the Negri Sent- Kling calila-dealer was recently robbed in Bangkok of 30 worth of good?. le being rapidly pushed forward,
The Chemes extension of the Perak gallway
The Secretary explained to the Board that the Daley Farm Company had engaged men and a cargo-bost, and that to-night the carca1- of their caltle would be taken -to ses four inlles from the island, weighted with stones, their abdomens opened, and then thrown ints the sol This would
Stanley, the billiard expert, was giving prevent any possibility of their dealing back into exhibitions and lessons in Bangkok last month, the barbour, On, li return the boat would be thoroughly disinfected and either re-tarred.or
A chess tournament, with sixteen competlists, sa-yaralabed ́ax the class of boat demanded.
was arranged to be played la Singapore last "The Colonial Surgeon siated that, in company
wook.
The Tanjong Pagar Dock Company, Lid, with Dr. Lowson, he had examined the bleed paid a dividend of $7 per share on the last half from the eymphate glands of one of the year's working. discated cattle, supplied him on the roth, and- The Anglo Chinese school at Klang has found baccilil, which, however, innoculation into twenty-seven pupils. A new school building mice had conciasively proven not to be anthrax is being erected, Indeed they could fial nothing defisite, and could not say what the disease was. He had examined blend from another animal to-day, and si they could say was that it was a septisamic dicare of some sort.
*
The Captain Superlatendent of Police stated that, to far as he could learn, there was no cattle disease on the 'malaland.
ADJOTAMMENT,
The Hoard 'then adjourned for a jórinight;
two Chinese in Singapore, oni threw a bucket of Daring a quarrel avera “love affair" between ceaiding water over his rival, who is now dying, In reply to a petition asking for a reduction in advised the miners to hold for a rise is the the tax on the, the Parak Government recently price of that metal
A Chinese girl was killed, one man severely injured, and it man badig shaken, by the explosion of a bomb in klags Casing
4.
On the whole it may be said that the team is as good as could have been chosen. No doubt there will be regrets and protests here and there of those players who have become traditional In connection with the overlooking of one or two
cricket, as in every other kind of athletic favourlies, but it should be remembered that in sport, the useful period of its participants is generally short, and proficiency lasting over many years is the exception that is and H. Trots No doubt there are some who proved among members of this team by Giffen would have made admirable captains, and would not have discredited the team. But when really efficient criciceters, young men in the prime a health and playing valde, are avaliable, it is
the thick of the game as it is played in of mere generalship. The selectors are in dangerous to exclude their qualifications in favor
Australia, and their opinion is the ore that is entitled to most respect. What appear at a sound balmen like Glin, H. Troit, Darling, first glance is that in the new Australian team
of whom, however, baya yal to be tried on Dennan, Graham, Gregory, and Iredals-three English grounds will be backed up by a song combination of bowlers and two: nỶ the best; wichutkoepura Izi' the Antipo
and soda.
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HONGKONG AND WHAMPJA DOCK ARTURNE,
by M. Tinkabara, ex-chief of the Ship Control The following is a resumé of a lecture delivered Bareas, before the Tobo Association) on the subject of Japan's Martime Kyokal (Orientul Fature. At the outset the speaker referred to the history of the development of maritime busters in Japan, At the fall of the Shogunate, between 40 and 59 steamer were owned either by the Regency or by various powerful feudal
Incements were dus chiefly to domestic or this place a coating would be deposited, it is to the Imperial Government, Subsequant
If sulfate bath should now be applied in foreign troubls.
The British steamship Guthrid left Kobe at Thus the expedition to true, but due to the free acid of the mixiaro the noon on the 6th instant; cleared Got Itlands... by the Governmeal of 12 steamers of 16,000 preliminary coating is deposited, using a cyanid 10th, Breaker Point at to am, on the 11th ; Forsesa in 1874 resulted in the purchase
To avoid
at 4 on the 8th, Tarnabout at 1 pm, on the tous displacement the Satsuma rebellon instead of sulfs'e of copper. About tweire anchored at Lyte-mogu Pass at 9.30 p.m. that broke out three years later was the hears suffices to deposit this preliminary costing sm on the tath. From Kohe had maderate on the 11th made fast to Company's buoy at 7 cause of adding & steamers to the list; Copper electrodes are placed is the bath and m 1883 and 1684 caused Japan to purchase about which completly surrounds the boat and salads to part had fresh to strong west-north while the series of disturbances in Korea between connected to the positive formigal of the dynamos,sterly and northwest winds. 13. dexmers, of a total displacement of 18,000 laulated from it. The negative tazminal of the cast weather with continued rain,
From. Gota west and north-easterly winds and thick.org. tons, approximately. In the late Japan-Chins dynamo le firmly connected to the plating of the it will be seen that as most of the steamers war more than yo vessels were purchased. Thus boat itself. now owned by Japanese have generally been bests, and the conilor allowed to reach 10... in Kowloon Dock; "The sulfate bath is applied for forty-eight purchased throngs stress of State sacarities, thickness of three thirty-seconds to one eighth Vorwarris been possible to misitely examine their sea tumber of baths may be applied to the vessel. Princess Wilkalm and set from commercial exigencies, It has not of an inch. The conditions are such that any Sui Sang......... H wartimers. As to whether ship-boliding can and, therefore, the precast contiacous, and the be rccessfully carried on in Japan, the lecturer sciaal time of plating does not make so much Maths Cosmopollian observed that cheapcem of fabour, abundance difference. The present method is to ran two Satsuma Maru mai of coal, and shaunce of compeilters, alike lage mains around the boat to convey the Grond mitigatesranies indicate a hopeful future for this industry in electrolyte, one a feeder and the other Japan. The next (ople dealt with was the return. Each bath taps on these mains from
come bit of navigation. The lecturer its two pipes, and a small steam-pump pumps coaster Zasley had the altfortune to strike an In our last inno wa reported that the Guman business so far developed in Japan as to entirely thence to expressed himself satisfied at seeing maritime exclude steamers firing foreign flags from the cousing trade. Est that is not sufficient, a callaually agitated. At the forward end of
the sulfate of copper through the pipes and unknown rock near Swatow a day or two ago, a reservoir, only to be pumped She arrived go this afternoon and at osca pro- over again. Thus the batis are kept ceeded to Kowloon dock for repairs. when the requirements of the coasting trade approximately constant pressure to the malas. Pure Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites of indeed was signally proved by the late war, the boat a stand-pipe is erected, to maintain an Food for Consumptives-Scott's Emulsion of were barely met by chartering over 40 foreign. At present work is being done on x small | Lime and Soda is a most wonderful food for the steamers. Ispan must develop her maritime legboat, the plating of which is nestly completed, Consumptire. It not only gives strength and for it will not always be possible to rely on aid plant consists of four dynamos of tan horse children take it like milk, and in all wasting depend on foreign countries in emergencies, deposited when the work is completed. The the threat and lungs. It is very palatables business so that she may not be obliged to About five tons of copper will have been increases the dash, but heals the irritation of from abroad. Lit. Kinkakare approved, on power each. The copper freders, diseases both far adults and children, it la m Bld, but severvet judgment on sense detaller are very masure. The propeller and mudder, supply it.Sole Agets for Hengkong and the the whole of the Navigation Encouragement before stated, completely surround the bost, and marvellens food and medicine, Any Chemist cus Thoë is regraded) (a sae) mediuinciion made are slectroplated" in zapatate" "baths of "their" "piewof China (=Watkins, Con Henge,
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