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THE NAVY LEAGUEADY
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Russia, Italy, and France must have recourse. 10 loans which brings present relief, at the
of cost
future embarrassment. As two of these Powers are our allies or friends, British fipun One of the most important contributions to cial heir might be extended to them in future, the April magazines was Admiral Sampson's But any friction with Germany would place this masterly article on "The North Atlantic Ficct country in a most dangerous position... The in the Spanish War, which appears in the conformist conscience, however, may be trusted Century, and far which, if rumour can be be to sufeguard us against trouble with a Trotest April 26th; 1899 lieved, a thousand pound was paid. From it ant and kindred Power, while Germany's trad. Str,–The importance of Mr. Goschen's speech we learn the authentic facts as to the numbering interests are such as more and more to At Sheffield list Saturday scarcely seems to be of rounds fired, and combining this with the identify her policy with ours. She will not,
THALES" recognised by the country ate large The list of hits given some months ago, we get the doubtless, risk war on our account, nor will she Captain Hall, will be despatched for the above Executive Committes of the Navy League final perceniagos scored at Santiago on July ever. quarrel with Russia for our beaur yurus TOMORROW, the 13th instant, nt
to a accordingly request permission to draw the at-3rd. These are the figures
But she is not likely to join a great coalition in tention of your readers to one passage of the
or Passage, apply to upsetting the British Empire: Our change of 1 For Freight or Hounds Treit: Hits kind. Percentage speech of the First Lord of the Admiralty
HOMES DOUGLAS CAPRAIK & Co.. attitude to her and our evident naval strength. Speaking of the financial crines who, call for a
General Managers. --a factor with which the Wismarckian policy reduction in our naval expenditure, founded oni
[7840 had not to reckon will gradually cement the Hongkong, 12th June, 1899 the assanied ponceful disposition of.
union of hearts," if England is not suddenly AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA or other countries, he says the COUCH CO
carried away by some gust of anti-German
TION COMPANY. A "Those mun ought to be put through it com-
scutiment..
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA AND KOBE. pulsory course of international politics. They ought be taught something of what was go.
CHE Company's Steamship ing on in other countries; they ought to be buried for a certain number of weeks among foreign journals and debates in foreign Chain- burs, Let them realise what were the wishes and aspirations of foreign countries. Let them look squarely at the history of the past. These men did not know what was the colonial. policy now; they did not know what was they scarcely.
of Germa policy of France; 1
the knew what was our own colonial policy."
The entente cerdinie with France which officially exists sharply contrasts not only with the publisher opinions of French pablicists but also with semi-official, and even the off cial declarations of high, officers of State in the French Republic. It is notorious Diat, since the Fashod incilent, the question of frontier between Germany and France has receded to the second place, and that feverish naval | activity now alisorbs national attention across the Clamiel. For two centuries the rulers of France have vibrated between the desire play a great part in Europe, and (by obtaining command of the sea) to found a vast, colonial empire: The steady pursuit of the latter policy, alike under Henry IV under Louis XIV, under Directory and the Empire, is now the admitted policy of the Third Republic, The recent specel of Admiral Fournier with regant to the Mediterranean being a French lake, the action thereon of M. Luckroy, the Minister of Marine, semi-official article in the Reme de deux Momter of last month on the invasion of England, to which the Times has already devoted an article, and the riotous Anglophobism of all the French newspapers with large circulations, only add a joint to Mr. Unschen's advice to the people of England, that those who call for a reduction of expendi-, ture should be taught something of what is going on in other countries.
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12.in.
..8-in.
472
··393 319
10
17.
4733 250 553
76
...per. ...... It will be noticed that of the heavier guns the 8-in. made the best shooting, thus confirming the earlier reports. The 6-pdr, was by far, the most wasteful, though probably the traces of many hits by it were effaced by the fires and explosions on board the Spanish ships, though when it did hit its projectiles were remarkably destructive.
New American Battleships. Details of the three new Amerçican" battle- ships,, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Georgia are now published. They will be..420 ft. long with a displacement of 13,500 tons, a speed of not less than 18:5 knots, a horse-power under natural draught of 12,800 and under: forced draught of 18,400, and a coal capacity of 2,300 tons This great coal capacity will give these battleships an unusually wide range of steap. ing; at en knots an hour the amount of coal specified will carry them a distance of 10,000 knots, so that they will not be, the slaves of coaling stations. The speed of 18.3 knots is equal to the greatest speed of any of the best battleships in the British Navy as yet ready for sea, though below that of the new Dunc class. Their armament, too, will make them respected in the primary battery they will carry four 12-in. guns and sixteen 6-in quick-firers, while in the secondary battery they will carry ten 12-pdrs, twelve 6. pdrs,, six 1-pdrs, and six, machine guns. The armour that is to be placed over their vitals will vary from 12 in. to 5 in, in thickness, and their steels halls will be wood-sheathed and coppered.
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American now Naval Gun.
have demonstrated to the United States naval Captain R. Stayer, will leave for the above
The recent tests of the new 6-in. navál gun
“SILÉSIA,” officials that the American weapon possesses a higher power than anything of its class in use.
places on WEDNESDAY, the 14th instant, P.M.
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middle velocity of 3.000 ft. per second was obtained, as against 600 ft. for the British type of gun. fi is claimed by the ordnance experts that the new "gun has no superior in any navy)
Admiral Rawson Hard at Work.
The new method of target practice for the Channel Squadron, organised in every detail by Vice Admiral Sir Henry Rawson, the Com aiander-in-Chief, was brought into operation. for the first time while the Squadron was on its way from Arosa Bay to Vigo. The, main idea of the new scheme is that when carrying out their quarterly firing practice, the ships shall act on the supposition that they are angaged with an epony. To this end a number of special targets were made, and the cruisers Diadem, Arrogant and Furious were told off to drop the targets at intervals of four miles apt. Each cruiser had to stay by its targets for the purpose of effecting necessary repairs and reporting upon the general results of the shooting.
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on MONDAY, the 19th instant,
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FOR PORT DARWIN, QUEENSLAND PORTS, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. THE Company's Steamship
TALYUAN,” Captain Nelson, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the 17th instant, at Noonti
The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer. The First-class Saloon is situated forward of the Engines. A Refrigerating Chamber ensures the Supply of Fresh Provisions during the entire voyage.
A duly qualified Surgeon is carried and the Vessel is fitted throughout with Electric Light.
N.B.-Returi Tickets issued by this Com pany to and from AUSTRALIA are available for retum by the Stenners of the Eastern and AUSTRALIAN S.S. Co. and vice versa. For Freight or Passage, apply to
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Hongkong, 8th June, 1899. EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, (Calling at THOR, FORT DARWIN & QUEENS LAND PORTS, and taking through Cargo to ADELAIDE, NEW ZEALAND, TASMANIA, &c.)
THE Steamship
"AIRLIE,"
Whew about thirty miles out at sea the gignal "Drop targets was given by the flagship Vice-Admiral Rawson then stopped the second division of the battle fleet, and led in the first division single file ahead," as though entering an engagement. Only one ship at a time fired at a target, and a speed of fourteen knots per hour was kept up. The Afajestic, according to Personnel in U. S. Navy. the squadron correspondent of the Southern The
engineers have won their battle in the Daily Mail, led the way. At a distance of 2,400 United States, and henceforward there will be
yards of the frest targe! she opened fire with no invidious distinctions in the American navy
her barbette guns, and for the first 1,382 yards between the executive and the engineer. The deliberate firing was the order. During the two branches are now amalgamated. Chief next 694 yards the 6-in, guns opened, and Engineer Melville becomes Captain Melville when this distance had been covered, all the Engineer Milligan, of the Oregon, who did such light quick firing runs began spitting away. splendid work all through the war, Commander By the time the fajestic was broadside on to the Captain Kock, will be despatched as above Milligan; ranking 7th, on the commanders target all the guns in one broadside were in full on SATURDAY, the 17th instant, at 4 P.31. list; and so on throughout the service. Un play, firing as rapidly as possible. The fussillade This woll-known Steamer is specially fitted questionably this is one of the most important was tremendous, the targets being swiftly swept for Passengers, and has a Refrigerating Cham results of the late war, for though the Personnel away. Having run past all the targets, theber which ensures the supply of Fresh Provi Act was drawn up in 1897, and reported upon division turned and steaned back along the sions, Ice, &c., throughout the voyage. favourably by Colonel Roosevelt in December line, each ship pouring forth its deadly hai! of that year, it is doubtful whether it would again as the division sped along. This move; Electric-light.
This Steamer is installed throughout with the have passed through Congress had not the ment was executed in order that both port and A Stewardess and a duly-qualified Surgeon events at Santiago on July 3, 1898, supervened starboard batteries might be brought into play, are carried. to show its necessity. The amalgamation of When the first division had finished, the Vice-Return Tickets issued by this Com the two branches simplifies the conditions of Admiral led the second division past, manœuvr service and if many American authorities haring them as he had done the first. The "rans Petur by them-AUSTRALIA, are available for had their way the process of simplification and of each battleship were carefully timed from TION COMPANY and vice versa,
return by the Steamers of the CHINA NAVIGA unification would have been carried yet further.
the moment the first gun opened until the last. It was actually proposed to abolish the marine had ceased fire. When the great battleships corps in the United States navy.
were in the thick of their work they made a magnificent spectacol, and the projectiles were. discharged at a rate that would have torn a hostile ship into, scrap iron almost as quickly As they cent into. shreds the lath and canvas structures against which their broadsides were directed.
If the incidents and declarations referred to are insufficient to convince the incredulous that the pacific disposition of France is limited by the horizon of the exhibition that is to take place next year, examination of the school books placed in the hands of every member of the French educated classes would probably bring home to the most, blindly optimistic feliever peace, the dogged and relentless tipatly of French Governments. Such a chool book as Monsieur E. Marechal's Fistoire Contemporaine de 1789 à Nos Jours charged with ill-feeling towards this country unded on perversions of history so gross, as y to be distinguishable from the Anglo- obism of the Petit Journal and the Zide Parole by the admirable literary form in which they are expressed. It is not necessary to refer to writers like Admimi Aube, who publicly advocated the practice of sinking English passenger steamers on the blue sen by means of torpedo boats; nor is it essential
- than do more
take Dalt of the phenomenal activity apparent at the arsenal. af Toulon, and the belief prevalent among the Freuth officers at that station that some- thing is to happen when the French Exihibition has brought money into the coffers of France and her rulers have a free hand for the execution of a coup against England; aliould the oppor Junity arise. There is, however, the gravest
Length........ reason why the British public should not only
Breadth be taught something of what is going on in
Draugth other countries, but also become acquainted with the international record of France during Displacement 12,000 tons.. the last two burldred years. It is unnecessary Horse-power
to
k
H.M.S. "Drake."
The most powerful cruiser in the world, the Drake was laid down at Pembroke on April 24th. We extract the following comparison of her with the new American armoured cruisers West Virginia, California, and Nebraska, from the Daily Graphic:- California
Guns
Armour :- Belt
-460 ft.. 69
247
23.300
Drake 500 ft.
71
214,000 tons
30,009
:
How we Stand.
An interesting comparison of the 'British, French, and Russian navics in the matter of battleships and cruisers is given. All are reduced to á cominan, standard, 5 points being awarded to modern large battleships, 3 to middle-aged and small modern battleships, 2. to completely 12 knate
23 knots
re-armed and reconstructed battleships and to Four 8-in.... Two 9.1-in. modern armoured cruisers, while large pro Fourteen 6-in.Q.F. Sixteen6in.q.Ftected cruisers of the Powerful type are Ten 12-pdrs. Fourteen 12-pdrs. assigned 13, and the ordinary protected cruiser
Ten 6-pdro. Three 3-pdrs:
On this. basis the result is as follows: Twelve smali Elght small.
Cruisers Battleships.
Total, England241 -154. 395 6 to 4 in. 6 to 4 in.
6 in.. 6.in, 7,500 tons
-
Heavy Guns 10 to 6 in. Casemates
6 in. Coal 1,800 tons The Drake is the first British 23-knot cruiser to be laid down, although in the present year two French vessels of that speed will be com pleted, and next year two French and four or five Russian cruisers. The Drake will not be ready for sea before 1902-3, and this a very serious and alarming fact,
to speculate as to what would happen if historySpeed repeats itself, and England relaxes, ever so slightly, her efforts to prepare for the coup con.. templated against hercommerce and her shores. In conclusion, I may point out that the mere. absence of physical conflict which now exist does not constitute peace. Whether the strug gle be with guns, ships and troops or with the finances that
the procuro armainents, spirit revealed is essentially the same. England asks for nothing better than to disarm, but the ominous tendency towards criminal retrench. ment which, after the peace in 1815, and also in 1840, in 1854, in 1858, and in 1882, placed the British Empire in a condition of dangerous inferiority to possible foemen, appears to the Navy League so dangerous n contingency that they venture to draw attention to Mr. Goschen's reference to the prevailing ignorance of International politics, Retreat from the burdens. imposed on us by the agressive designs of foreigners would be an act of cowardice no less contemptible than flight in the face of the enemy if we were actually at war.
I am, Six,
Your obedient servant,
H. SEYMOUR TROWER, Chairman of the Executive Committee
of the Navy League:
AMERICAN PROGRESS..
Navy Gunnery.
1.
France...120
75-5193-5 Russial
31 140 From which it appears that the British fleet is just about double the French in, strength, and slightly superior to the French and Russian combined. This table includes the 1899 pro-
grammes..
Germany Cannot Disarm
The Germans least of all nations should sup port the fantastic aspiration of the friends of peace, for the German nation is only at the beginning. It was all to achieve its rightful position in the politics of the world.
Professor von Stengel declares that he does when perpetual peace is preached to the Ger not know whether it is more madness or crime man nation. "Rather is it our duty to do every thing to preserve and strengthen the delight in arms which has distinguished our race since it appeared in history.
A recent number of the Naval and Military Record contains an excellent article on gunnery in the fleet. A curious fact brought out is that up to a moderate. figure, rolling and pitching, do not seem seriously to affect the accuracy of the shooting The Empress of India, rolling only 5 to 7 degrees, makes but 25.5 per cent. of hits the gunboat Hede, rolling to degrees,The efforts of the friends, of peace until the makes 29 per cant, and so in several instances, Rescript appeared were, to Professor von The point of the article is the citing pay Stengel, merely fantastic and deserving of
these words "There is no getting away. from the suspicion that much of the (practice) nothing but ridicule, ammunition is at present practically wasted
Whether any remedy, will be found, for this until the Admiralty taken definite action, and Inspecting officers include gunnery in their Inspection of ships, is doubtful. Promotion in the executive of the Navy depends not upon the ships showing good gunnary returns, but upon spick-and-spanness
the piche Sage a season of unusual. In many cases, the results are deplorable.
The Naval Situation.
Why we have to Spend.
It may have been generally understood that a nominal increase in the Navy Estimates would be shown this year to meet the check to expenditure caused by the great engineering strike, but we take it that in most quarters demand for an increase of more than £2,800,000 comes as a rather unpleasant surprise. The surprise is certainly not lessened when we are plainly told that the increase is forced upon us
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FOR KOBE AND YOKOHAMA, THE Company's Steamship
HIKOSAN MARU," - Captain P. Hallstrom, will be despatched for the above Parts, on TUESDAY, the 13th instapt,
For Freight, apply to
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For Freight, &c, apply to tr
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THE Company's Chartered Steamship
NORDHAVET,"
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The legs orders for locomotives booked at
prosper
locomotive builders Recent orders fith the Trans-Siberian call for 8 engines Syden, orders 20. The French State Railways Egypris,
and the Midland Railivay of Englandeze. The exceptions equipment and facilities of the American locomotive builder facilitates rapid work, and therefore early deliveries of their product, which Is one of the prime reasons why these foreign orders come here. The steady growth of the. In the Apri Nineteenth Century was a useful.y * special naval expenditure of the country export of locomotives is shown by the following article on the naval situation, by Mr, H. W which is at the moment posing as the friend of zoutpury 1896
31241897348 11898, 58 Wilson. He holds that the weak Powers will last autumn was necessitated because the disarmament. The supplementary estimate of this rate of increase the foreign trade will soon be crushed out without war by the competition Russian Goverment placed an additional of armaments. He ridicules the idea that the credit of £9,000,000 at: the disposal of its equal home orders:
working classes are plundered to build
because, beside the proportion of the credit faHE Company Admiralty, and now out hands s are again forced tended to be spent this year, Russia is to spend €1,500,000 more by way of increase to her navy, The position is distinctly annoying; and unless the coming Conference has all along been in on of the Continent-but why ask us to join it in tended to deal simply with the conscript armies
Tand
At
battleships, and misst Boy land, goes almost the cous of a big ship in England, entirely in wages to the working man. He refers to the movement for expansion on the Continent, and presents this forecast
A pontoon barge to carry steel canalbonts will probably be built late this year by the Cleveland Steel Canalboat Company, Charles E Wheeler, accretary and manager, of Cleve bays Engineering News, Ad designed This barge will be 360 feet long, 45 feet beam, and SA feet deep, with double bottora and sides. It grows clearer and clearer from such signs for water ballast. This barge would carry six as this that far from naval disarmanent being canal-boats in two rows of three each and at hand, the competition is going to grow fiercer *these boats, would be floated in at the stern, and fiercer. And this suggest that the mere that case ?-Russia's position in the eyes of the while the barge is partly submerged if the open-progress of armaments will crush out the weaker world becomes farcical,➡Saturday Review, jug would then be closed by gates and the bar Powers of the World without war. It is a new
phase of the unending, and desperate struggle
ge pumped out. The estimated cont the barge is $125,000, and, with minor alterations for existence. The portents are gloomy for States with finances in hopeless disorder, such
it could be converted into an ore carrier Itie
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General Managers, Hongkong, 10th June, 1899. EAS UNITED STATES AND CHINA JAPAN STEAMSHIP LINE.
FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL THE Stefmahiji.
The last consular report removed to No, 80, QUEEN'S ROAD attention to the fact that CENTRAL, Second Floor,(the premises 1st state of the country's | formerly occupied by Messi, POWELL & Co.)
the large expenditure to which address all communications should on or "out of the ordinary be addressed
In England
tley on the Bayı:
FAKEAWAY AS
SKERTCHŁY
INDI
*FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND
STRAITS
Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vosuel are hereby informed that their Goods are: being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignmont will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed. This vessel brings on Cargo From London, &c., ev
and Arabia,
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·Oceana,
From Persian Gulf, er §.9. Nadir and Simta. From Zanzibar, &c er 5.5. Klipidalla & Goor Optional Goods will be landed here unleas instructions a
are given to the contrary before
Gocd not cleared by the gth instant at 4 P.M. will be subject to rent
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever.
All damaged Pack Godowns and a certi
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espatched as above 1, tained from die God
days after
HESON
Eno Claims
Nox $4 & 56, Queen's Road Central, [46.
SIEN TING
SURGEON DENTIST,
No. 30, D'AGUILAR STREET. TERMS VERY MODERATE, Consultation free, Hongkong, 27th September, 1898.
DENTISTRY
SSUI SANG, (Lately Practising with Dr... SAKATA),
DENTIST,AUNCH
No. 4 Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, 8th March, 1899,
RIGAUDS
WHITE LICKET
This fugative and delicate perfume persistant as an Extract for the handkerchief while as a 80dp" and
دگاه رشت به از شواه
Powder
it hos been adopted by the most-ro- fired Freuch Society
RIGAUD of
PERFUMATY
PARIS
EXTRACT
NOTICE
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