is to be opened for worship on Sept. 29, 1900, the golden jubilea of the Catholic hierarchy in England, it will be one of the strangest looking as well as one of the largest churches in Eng land. Its minarets, dames, and prodigiously lofty tower will give it a Moorish appearance. The design is really Byzantine. The nave is the largest in England, having an area of 14,040 square feet. To obtain the marble for the great pillars of the interior.two ancient classic quar ries in Thessaly and Eubea have been re- opened. Bresciand Numidian marbles the liter famous for its wonderful red and orange are also to be used. The canons' stall will be of dark Italian walnut Jugaid with ivory, and so on throughout the Cathedral. The question is, will Cardinal Vaughan get money enough for all these glories?. To make the shell alone fit for worship will cost £200,000, and the great tower will require a fortune in addition.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1899
ings and drills to China appears to have raised the question on the other side of the Atlantic whether or not it is possible to extend the China supply from the mills of the United States to other classes. Discussing this ques- tion, the New York Journal of Commerce refers to some views recently communicated to that journal by a former Chinese merchant. It is observed:-
The Times the following letter which he has one of the difficulties of the treaty revision pro che fonts to-day. Similar advances had taken officialdom. The beginning of a different arm is evidently now at hand, for it is known that addressed to the President of the Chamber of blom. Much as the two nations have in complace in other services.
Remarkable developments fhad, also taken | Lord Wolseley has been long a believer in a Commerce, Marseilles Mr. Dillon is, of mon, it never seemed altogether desirable to course, entitled to hold any opinions he pleases the Japanese that their country should be place in cargo steamers, the much-decried proper use of the cycle in milliary operation s on the Dreyfus case, but from numerous com.thrown open unreservedly to their enterprising ocean tramp" of the present day exceeding while the Duke of Connaught, the coming.
neighbours.
in speed the passenger and mail steamers of Commander-in-Chief, no doubt is also of that munications that have reached us we have no
It should be understood that even before the fifty year ago, and vessels are now building for way of thinking. The German, Belgian, and hesitation in saying that shipowners generally by no means endorse his views. On the con- war of 1894-95 the treaty relations between the Atlantic service which can carry 17,000 to Italian military cyclists'arm is said to be much trary, they do not feel disposed on an obstract Japan and China were of a special character. 13,000 tons deadweight, in addition to passen. more perfect than our own at present, but the
extreme mobility of a cycle-mounted corps. The writer maintains that the field for the question to make themselves offensive to their Neither Empire had agreed to place the other gers, while possessing a sea-speed as high as
on the most-favoured-nation footing. From that of the swiftest mail stormers afloat in 1880. granted that the riders are efficient, renders consumption of our drills, sheetings, and jeans old friends who had nothing whatever to do is, by the nature of the case, comparatively with the "affaire" and we think they are right. that point of view no embarrasement menaced How much further progress will be made in easy by capable and energetic handling to make
fast. limited in any given region of China. To make we do not propose to comment on the Dreyfus Japan in negotiating with Europe and America the size and speeds of these mixed cargo and up our deficiencies very
case further than to say that the evidence in for revision of the treaties." But the tariff passenger steamers cannot, he said, be fore- a serious attack on the markets of the Far East our cotton manufactures must go outside of the Rennes trial would not have been listened problem was not to be treated in that way, seen, but the liraits will be fixed by commercial these three articles and enter into direct com to for a moment in any English court of law; Chinese goods entered Japan on the same s considemtions, and not by the capability of the but it would be none the less wrong to visit per cent. basis as European goods, and, so long shipbuilder. He then dealt with the increase petition with Manchester by the export of grey.
with wholesale condemnation a country which, and white shirtings and T-cloths. These are
as that was the case, the Western Powers could in the size and speed of warships. As illustra the great foreign siaples throughout the Empire, if it possesses a General Staff given to tricki- claim the most-favoured-nation privilege of noting the principle that economy of propulsion and more especially in the basin of the Yang-ness, possesses also Frenchmen as ready as being charged mate than the Chinese importer is favoured by increase in dimensions as speeds isze, where the greatest possible extension of Mr.. Dillon, and at their own great peril, to paid. In order to revise her tariff with Europe are raised, he gave particulars of two cruisers, foreign trade mest he, looked for. More than expose and denounce injustice wherever found. and America Japan had, therefore, to induce one 435 ft. by og ft, by 24 ft. draft, 11,000 tons I now behoves Mr. Dillon to see that his China to agree the same change of rates. displacement, and 14,000 i.h.p. at 20 knots, Mr. W. G. Grace has writen à second book twenty years ago the head of the great American
house of Russell and Co., of Shanghai, sent breakias, omelette is not made with French But was she to offer her neighbour the saine and the other goo it. by 71 ft. by 364 ft., 14,500 on cricket. It is interesting, but not nearly so
eggs. The following is the letter:-
compensation? Was she to throw open her tons displacement, and 15,500 i.hs at so knots, interesting as was his first book, published over the chief salesman of the firm-to this
territory unreservedly to the trade, and residence and showed that from 10 knots there is a fairly some years ago. Bal, of course, nothing which country, bringing with him numerous samples
of Chinese subjects? The war of 1894 saved constant ratio between the powers required to is written on the gains of cricket by Mr. Grace of English shirtings and Tcloths, with full can be without value. For the unexampled packing, labelling, &c. At that time the new memoranda in regard to their manufacture,
the situation. In concluding peace Japan's drive the two ships, but as the speeds are in- statesmen took care-to reserve for the future an creased, the larger ship gains, and at 22 knois period of thirty-five years he has been the chinus- pion of the field. He is the greatest player England cotton mills were feeling the pressure that the world has ever known, and probably of hard times, and some of the more enterpris that the world ever will know. Some of his re-ing managers set up looms for wearing the goods recommended by the agent of Russell cords made in the early seventies have never been broken-not oven by Prince Ranjitsinhji. and Co. and sent them to Shanghai. The first W. Brockwell, the Surrey professional, and consignments were naturally sold at rates very J.T. Heame, of Middlesex, have again entered advantageous for the native middlemen, who were to introduce them into the interior; but into an engagement for the winter months to
and the promise for the fature was inost encouraging. But about that time a turn for the better case in the business of cotton manufacturing, and the home market engaged attention to the exclusion of the expert trade.
Cricket.
Ethelburga-house, 70 and 71,
Bishopsgate-street,
London, E., September 11th. Sir, la consequence of the scandalous judg- ment on the Dreyfus case having demonstrated that there is either law nor justice in your country, nor safety for life or property, I have decided not to allow the option of any French poris in future charters I effect for my steamers, until, at all events, the above judgment has been reversed and the scoundrel General placed under trek and key.
absolutely free hand. So when the time strew
near for the complete operation of the revised lies on Aug. 4. Japan was entirely at liberty to extend to the Cinnese orto withold from and residence which would thenceforth be them the privileges of unrestricted trade, travel enjoyed by Europeans aud Americans.
the same power is required in beth ships.
At present there is only one purely cyclist corps on the British army roll-the 18th Mid- dlesex R. V.--and that has never sccured either the popularity of recognition which its useful- ness justifics. For some reason the War Office has refused to sanction any extension of ite scheme and so it has never reached a riding strengths of zoo. A cycle corps fully a thousand strong could be mustered without difficulty from the volunteer regiments of the metropolis, but it seems to be the War Office: policy to endeavour to segregate the cyclists' in- terests among "cyclist sections" rather than mass them in one corps. am quite certain, : however, that with a little more official pro minence and encouragement the 26th Middlesex. could easily ride off parade 500 strong without having drawn a single recruit away from any other corps.
proceed to India to assist the Maharajali of Pa- tosses on the early skipments had beerforeseen Mercier and his co-conspirators have her foreigners was the Government's probable moter introduced by Mr. Chaoles l'arsons, as people who saw it must have reflected bow
Unfortunately, have recently given the option of Havre in two or three cotton charters which I have signed. I am to-day, offering the charterers a reduction of to a tou, in order to exclude this option, as I wish to have no deal equanimity such a perversion of justice, and which is capable of making itself the object of contempt as well as the laughing-stock (witness the proceedings at Rennes of the whole civilized world.
fiala in his matches.
All the members of Ranjitsintiji's cricket team, except Jessop and Woods, ieft Euston at noon on 16th inst. for Liverpool, a good many people assembling to see them off. The whole party were to sail in the afternoon on board The looms that had been set up.for the lighterings whaterer with a nation which views with the Etralia. The team consists of K. S. Ran-Chinese staples were dismounted, and have never been tried again Our correspondent A. C. McLaren, A. E. Stoddart, '. ..
adds that within a year some of his friends here , G. Brann, G. L.. Jessop, S. M. J.
have admitted the mistake they made in not Woods, B. J. T. Bosanquet, C. Robson, G. C. B. Llewellyn, A. Priestley, and W. 1. Robert following up the experiment of 1877. son. Victor Baston, the Hampshire profes- sional, goes out as attendant.
New Japanese Cruiser.
A large number of people assembled on 19th ulto, in the Elswick shipyard of Sir W. G. Ann- strong, Whitworth and Co., to witness the launch of the Japanese first-class armoured cruiser Ads The principal dimensions of the vessel are as follows:-Length between perpendiculars, gooft; breadth, 681t. 6in.; depth, 41f; draught, 4ft. 3in.; displacement, 9.759 tons. The armament consists of four din. L.-4. guns twin mounted in barbettes; 14 6in. q.f. guns-ten in caseinates--six on the main deck, and four on the apper deck, the remaining four being on the upper deck protected by shields; 17 12-lb. q.-1. guns-eight on the shelter decks, two on the main deck forward, four. on the bulwarks, and three in the military tops; four submerged torpedo tubes-two forward and two aft. The vessel has a complete water-line beit of Harveyed nickel-steel armour in thick amidships, reduced at the ends, Above this there is a citadel of sin, Harveyed nickel-steel armour enclosing the bases of the barbettes, and carried from the top of the water-line belt to the main deck. The barbeltes are of Har veyer nickel-steel Gin. thick, the casemates are of nickel-steel 6in. thick, and the canning tower is Harveyed-nickel-steel 14in. thick. The ma chinery is of the twin-screw vertical triple-ex- pansion type, to develop 14,500 hp, and the speed guaranteed is 20 knots, the boilers being of the Belleville latest type. She has a bunker capacity for about 1,600 tons of coal. Accom modation is provided for an admiral, 52 oflicers, and 430 petty officers and men...
tu settle
Under the New Japanese Treaties. A correspondent in the Bngineer, discussing the situation brought about by the coming into force of the new treaties, writes
The Japanese thought that the revision of the treaties and consequent liberty of foreigners the interior for trule and other purposes would cause a large influx of people from abroad, but this was never anticipated by old foreign residents, and thus, far the revision has brought no such result. Japan is not at present the country for the foreigner to come to: mather I think the result will be just the opposite. Living is expensive and opportuni- ties are few. I doubt whether since Japan was opened to foreigners, some forty years ago, twenty of them live marle enough money there to leave the country and retire at hoine on even 500 a year. And the foreign mer chants of the open ports of Japan, especially the early comers, are about as fine a body of hard-working business men as you would find in any other part of the world. They have lived well and worked hard, but in spite of all have not been able to accumulate money, The the "when they can knock off and go home" is as far off as ever. There are several hard-working shrewd men who have not had the time or means, to take even a run home after living hern for thirty years or more. Japan, to my mind, offers no future for a young
Two of my daughters were at school in Paris.
I have decided not to send the other fear to Frame at all. I have also instructed my tradesmen not to supply me with anything of French manufacture; and 1 have written to the Bon Marché and the Louvre at Paris (with) whom I have had considerable dealings on an. annual tripto Paris far shopping) that the con- action is at an end.
need scarcely add, that all my influence here will be used to get my fellow shipowners to follow my example and boycott a country which is so lost to all sense of common detency,
My agent at Marseilles is M. E. Salles,
I am, Sir, yours faithfully. The President, Chamber of Commerce, Mar
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In dealing with the 33-knots torpedo-buat destroyers he stated that the cast has gone up with size and power and the limit of progress financial considerations rather than by co in this direction would probably be fixed by
struction difficulties, great as these become as speeds rise. By the use of the steam turbo- shown by the Turfinia, about half the total weight of the vessel is devoted to propelling apysaratus, the load carried being 'retatively small, the secret of the extraordinary speed being found in the extreme lightness of pro- pelling apparatus and small load. In vessels of larger size and greater power than the Turðinia a lower rate of revolution would probably be accepted, additional motors would be fitted for neuvring and going asters, boilers of relatively greater weight would be adopted, and other changes made. But atter making ample allowance for all such increases in weight, it was, he said, unquestionable that considerable economies must be possible with mary engines.
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I was imused to note one day last week the surprise evinced by the public at the ease and rapidity with which a single cyclist sped a Maxim cycle carriage along with the machine in position, and I am certain that a good many! quickly in a suitable country a small handful of skilled cyclist machine-gunners could seize outlying posts to delay an enemy's advance or harass its retreat witile being easily able to get out of harin's way if necessary. In this way the cycle creates almost a new value for the machine gun with its concentrated deadliness, and although I believe that the 28th Middlesex gave some rather startling object lessons in this way at the last Easter manœuvres they seem to have been lost on all but the German military authorities, who promptly sought the advice of Major Liles, the commander of the 26th, on the matter of motors for machine-gun trausít
THE BEAR.
By the way, a considerable amount of com ment has been made on the entire absence of In discussing frictional resistance he gave any reference to cycling in the report of the illustrations which confirmed the general ex- Crystal Palace directors lately issued. Cricket, perience that clean bottoms are essential to football, pole, &c., came in for some sort of re- economical propulsion and the maintenance of cognition, but neither the cycling on the ter speed, and that frequent docking was necessary races nor on the racing track that must have in vessels with bare iron or steel skins, which cost something to erect was mentioned. Com- foul in a comparatively short time. In referringparisons are odious, I know, but I cannot help to the possibilities of the future, Sir William thinking that when the various departments of alluded to the "inventors" who found a favour the big London playground are subjected to ite field of operation in schemes for attaining audit at the end of 1900 the polo and cricket speeds of so to Go knots an hour in vessels of grounds will not turn out such catches as the moderate sire, and said that if these gentlemen rose-colored references of the directors would would "condescend to figures" their estimates, lead you to think. I have been at the Crystal or figures, would be less sanguine. Sonie Palace pretty frequently, and I have not at any suggested norel forms, but it was sufficient to tipe seen 500 people in the polo enclosure dur say that ship-shaped forms are not likely to being play, while the cricket ground inside the superseded at present. As to the immediate railings is apparently looked upon as holy future, he thought further reductions might be ground by the Palace habitué. anticipated in the weight of propelling apparatus and fuel in proportion to the power developed: further savings in the weight of the hulls, aris- jag from the use of stronger materials and improved structural arrangements; improve- inents in form; and enlargement in dimensions. does not appear probable, Sir William said, that with coal as the fuel, water tube boilers will surpass in economy the cylindrical boilers now in use, and skilled stoking seems essential if water tube boilers are to be equal to the other type in rate of coal consumption. Liquid fuel is already substituted for coal in many steamers, and when sufficient quantities can be obtained, it has, he stated, many obvious advantages over coal, reducing greatly manual labour in embarking supplies, convey it to the boilers, and using it as fuel. He thought that possibly its advocates had claimed for it greater economical advantages over coal than could be supported by the results of extended experiments, but even if the saving in weight- for equal evaporation put as low as je per cent of the cur responding weight of coal, it would amount
Shipping.
Arrivals, TRIGONIA, British steamer, 1,069, F. G. M.
Phillips, 23rd Oct,-Shanghai 19th Oct, Ballast Arnhold, Karberg & Co. YAWATA MARU, Japanese steamer, 2,367, A. E. Moses, 24th Oct.,-Nagasaki zotli Oct; General-Nippon Yusen Kaisha. HAIMUN, British steamer, 636, W. J. Davis,,
24th Oct., Taisui 20th Öct, Amoy sand, and Swatow 23rd, General--Douglas, Lapraik & Co.
MEEFOo, Chinese steamier, 1,339, Frigast, 24th Oct--Canton 4th Oct., General.-C. M. S. N. Co.
About the Crystal Palace, The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report at the last meeting of shareholders, said he had little to add to it. The, gross revenue had increased by the sum of £6,000, notwithstanding that they had received less from the refreshment contract-a reduction which was only temporary, and not likely to regur. Thay had been very busy at the Palace during the last six months; in fact, the Palace for some months was like a great workshop; but it was work that had to be done, and froni that work in furture the directors expected to man, and less for an old one, if he be a foreig: derive considerable benefit. It was father ner. The Japanese are becoming more and encouraging to find that since the end of the their own affairs. Whether Japan offers a field further increased. This year, while the changes more independent of foreign aid in managing ball-year the number of admissions had still for the foreign manufacturer is a question. were going on, must be regarded as a time Skilled labour is scarce and relatively dear, of preparation, and he would be greatly disap- but the Japanese workmen readily adapts him. pointed if next year the company did not get self to new. kinds of work, and under skilful their reward and reap a harvest that would British Trade in Nagasaki.
satisfy all of them. As to the refreshment management and superintendence, he can Mr. Consul Longford's report on the trade of soon be brought to be a good workman in any contract, he mentioned that when it was let to Nagasaki during the year 1898 presents some
line not requiring, great individual strength. Messrs. Lyons and Co. the direcions stipulated interesting features says the L. and C. Express But I think Japan has yet her labour troubles that the prices of refreshments should be on a It is instructive to note that the principaladvances
to come. Every day shows the capacity of popular basis; and under popular prices the in imports have been made in articles which Japanese labour for combination against capi-sales had increased so largely that the company the Japanese cannot passibly do without, and which must, therefore, continue to be purchased tal. With the cheap and docile labour of were likely to-get-about-the-same-return-as from abroad, no matter what the import duty China so near at hand, I doubt whether the formerly, as the expansion of the business had imposed on. them may be. In exports the foreign manufacturing capitalist will ever make been steady. As to the music on Sundays at towards religion, and the Government repite liner, and this saving might be utilised SUNGKIANG, British steamer, 1,031, S. W.
his headquarters in these islands. Without
the Palace, that was a question pou which doubt the Japanese workman is a quicker and there was considerable difference of opinion; better man than the Chinese, But he is more but if there was nothing wrong in music on difficult to manage, and he is not so blindly Sunday at the Albert Hall and elsewhere, why the slave of the dollar as is his neighbour. To was it wrong to have music at the Palace? my mind the present foreign merchant will be Shareholders representing 70,000 votes were gradually replaced by smaller and less desir beartily in favour of these concerts, which the abic men, and there will be an advent of a few directors meant to continue, capitalists who will adyance capital or buy shares in existing undertakings, getting either a direct or indirect controlling power in the management of the same. The foreign ele ment will be reduced to these two classes,
advance continues to be confined almost exclusively to coal. It is not altogether satis: factory to learn that while Great Britain still maintains the foremost place among Western producers whose goods find a sale in Nagasaki, and while the aggregate value of her sales has steadily advanced in the last five years, the ratio of the advance is far interior to that of the United States and Germany, in five years, we are told, the value of British imports has in- creased 355 per cent, that of the United States 400 per cent, and that of Germany 1961 per cent. The prospects, of British trade for the future may be said to be limited to that if metals and machinery, but those Mr. Longford says should be of the brightest, and encourage the hope of an extension far beyond that which has alrendy taken place. On the whole it would appear that, notwithstanding any unfavourable influence the largely increased import lariff may cause, no permanent diminution in the aggregate values of either the import. export Trades need he anticipated, nor any relapse from the marked degree of prosperity which has chamc terised the Southern Island of the Empire during the last few years
A Disgraceful Outrage. The police officials of the Tyne, though doubtless anxious to do all in their power to afford protection against the intimidation which is being practised by union delegates and inobs, are unable to cope sidequately with the situation with the forces at their disposal, comments Fairplay of Sept. 21st. As a consequence a disgraceful outrage has just taken place in connection with the sailing of the ss. Zicate English. The vessel had been delayed for two or three days in the Tyne; being unable, on account of close picketing, to obtain a crew at the current wages of 4 tos. A crew was How Sir Michael Hicks-Beach
therefore sent through from London, finishing Escaped a Defloit Last Year.
the journey to the steamer in a tug, the men It will be remembered that last financial arriving shortly before midnight on Monday. year the revenue exceeded the expenditure by Five boats manned with union pickets in- the very narrow margin of only 186,000 mediately put off from the shore and surrounded When And the report of the Commissioners of the tug as it lay alongside the steamer. Customs issued this week, shows that but for the pickets saw the new crew mounting the the fact that a certain amount of this year's tug's paddle-box they commenced to board the revenue was encashed in advance, instead of tug, making a threatening demonstration and this small surplus the Chancellor of the Ex-calling out Throw the scabs overboard cliequer would have been left with a deficit. Board the tug, never mind the police. Kill the Thus we are told that out of an increase of scabs," £155,000 in the receipts from the tea diy for They also boarded the Lizzie English, but the year, about 105,000 was attributable to the were ejected by the river police and the Ship payments at the end of the financial year by aping, Federation officials. They, however, single firm of duty which obviously covered remained in attendence in their boats, using ica to be consumed in 1899-1900 and not in foul and threatening language and hurling conl 1898-9. Although the Commissioners do not and scrap-iron at all those they could see on say so, the object of the firm in making this big the steamer. Owing to the threats and violence payment was to get a telling advertisement. of the pickets who were hanging around the Paragraphs and advertisements announcing moorings it was impossible to loose the moor- the amount of the cheque that had been drawn ings from the buoys in the usual way. It was and pointing to it as indicating that the firm therefore necessary to cut the wire hawsers, held a pre-eminent position in the trade and to slip the cables so as to get clear away. appeared everywhere. And while the firm got Eighteen lathoms of cable were slipped, and the advertisement it wanted, the Chanceller of many fathoms of steel wire were lost through the Exchequer was opportunely assisted in. the cutting. The new crew were safely got on obtaining a revenue sufficient for the year's board, and the vessel proceeded to sen at 2.30 requirements. From the tobacco duty a still am. on Tuesday. It is obvious trom the fore- Iarger windfall, was secured. Owing to an going that the assault was a concerted one, apprehension that the duty might be raised to and that the coals and scrap-iron had been its former level there was a rush to clear stocks taken into the boats to be used as missiles. dit of bond, and the Commissioners estimate Such an incident reflects very unfavourably that: 4,500,000 lbs. of tobacco intended for on the authorities, showing as its does that consumption this year were cleared during the they have failed to make adequate precaution- closing days of March last. That means that ary measures. It is to be. hoped that repre- at least 675,000 of this year's Tevatre ons gentations enthe matter will at once.be.mada.. forestalled, so that between tea and tobacco last to the Home Office, soliciting it to reinforce Year's revenue beficfitted at the expense of this the local police, as was done at Hull, during year in the extent of £70,000, and as has been the great strike there, under similar circum- said, but for this adventitious gain the closed stances. Besetting" appears now to be re- account would have showu instead of the cognised as illegal is not the above as strong surplus of £180,000 à deficit of about foodoo a case of besetting" as could be found!
United States, Trade With China. The very large incresse within the last tun years in the export of American cotton sheet
Strong-worded Letter. Fairplay says that Mr. H. W. Dillon, a well- known slipowner, has made public through
to
1,000 tons on
first-class
were
Atlantic
TAISANO, British steamer, 1,491, W. E. Sawer 24th Oct., Shanghai zoth Oct., and Swatow 23rd, General-Jardine, Matheson & Co. HIKOSAN MARU, Japanese str., 2,295, P. Holl
stroin," afth Oct., Kutchinotza 19th Oct, Coal-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha.
Moore, 24th Oct., Manila 21st · Octj. General-Butterfield & Swire. DREDGER, German steamer, 216, Braack, 24th
Oct., Kiel 16th Oct.
Another question of still greater interest to attitude towards Christianity. The Japanese Constitution guarantees freedom of conscience within the limits of law and order and consis. tently with the duties of a subject. These restrictions imply the necessity of some kind of ufticial supervision, and the two creeds which may be called "native" in Japan, Buddhism and Shinto, have always been subjetted tu such supervision. But Christianity has hitherto en lett severely alone. To bring it effectually within the operation of the system applied to Buddhism and Shinte would have been possible during the lifetime of Consular uristiction. With the abolition of Consular jurisdiction, however, the conditions would be changed, and it was important to know how the change would affect the Government's attitude towards the foreign religion. Additional interest was imparted to the question by the behaviour of a section of the Buddhist priests, who began, on the one hand, to agitate for State recognition of their creed, and, on the other, to memorialise the Government for an expression of its policy towards Christianity
Publicists immediately divided themselves into two camps. The occupants of the one, headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, argued that it would ill become Japan to discriminate against her neighbour just at a time when she is endeavouting to gain the latter's trust and win her to adopt Western civilisation; that already 200 Chinese labourers employed in the Kiushiu coal mines had been found satisfactory; that on the threshold of her industrial career Japan is threatened with scarcity of labour, and that if the privileges in question should prove inconvenient in practice they could always be revoked. The occupants of the other camp adduced numerous objections, and pointed out that, whereas to grant a privilege was always easy, to revoke it might be very difficult after vested interests had been created in the course of its enjoyment. The latter view finally prevailed. An ordinance was promulgated enacting that, although, on by treaty or usage, the privilege of access to the one hand, any nationals not having, either ail parts of Japan should hereafter enjoy that privilege, the labouring classes of such nation- alities should not be allowed to reside or work outside the present settlements without the This permission of the local authorities. means that whereas Japan is now thrown open completely to Chinese merchants and all Chinese subjects of the upper classes, her territories are practically closed to Chinese labourers.
The novament finally dwindled to a mere inquiry about the Government's general policy by two pronouncements. First it issued an ordinance bringing the affairs of Christianity within the range of official cognisance. The method adopted may be described as a kind of registration systein. Religious propagan. dists will henceforth be required to report to the authorities the name of their creed and their mode of propagandism, and must obtain Mr. Schenk, in seconding the adoption of the permission of a local governor when they the report, spoke of the improvements made propose to erect any edifice for the uses of in the train service to the Palace. It would their faith. In the case of, edifices employed probably astonish most shareholders to learn before the operation of this new ordinance, the that already the two Crystal Palace stations mere fact of reporting, their existence, will be were served with over 300 trains per day, 150 held equivalent to the receipt of official sanc in, and 150 unt, and there were already sufition. All this evidently represents a minimum cient really good trains to make a frequent of interference, and the issue of the ordinance visit to the Palace--to ran dawn to dinner, for has given great satisfaction to Christians. At example, there and back in twenty minutes-a
the same time, the Government, sumaioning very easy matter indeed. Season-ticket holders the chief prelates of Buddhism to the capital, could not ob in a first-class return ticket from has officially informed them that the Consti London for a shilling upon merely showing tion dictates to officialdom the duty of extend. their season ticket at the uboking office, and ing to all religions absolutely equal treatment as they would certainly get to know all the best and absolutely equal protection, and has trains (which were arranged at very convenient exhorted them to warn their subordinate priests hours) it was safe to predict that the class of and parishioners against any attempt to oppose London season ticket holders (north of the Christianity by forcible methods. Thames), which had been practically extinct for five and twenty years at least, would soon
Advance in Shipping." revive. One of the most important of the rail- AN INTERESTING CONTRIBUTION. way improvements was the new arrangement At the meeting of the British Association at for through booking, including admission, from Dover on Thursday of last week, reports Fair- the undergmund and all Metropolitan stations play of Sep. 2151, Sir William White, as presid- within 25 miles of the Palace. This bad only ent of the Mechanical Science Section, delivered been in force for a few weeks, and as no less an address dealing with the progress that has than thirteen, or fourteen railway companies been made in steam navigation. This progress were involved, very long and laborious negati had, he said, been marked by the following ations were required before a basis satisfactory characteristics: growth in dimensions and to all could be arranged. In referring to the weights of ships, and large increase in engine refreshment contract, he stated that any change power as speeds have been raised; improve. which was a benefit to the public was also ments in marine engineering accompanying certain to prove a benefit to the Palace increase of steam pressure, and economy of Company, and their temporary loss had fuel and reduction in the weight of propelling enabled the new contractors in make a very apparatus in proportion to the power developed; important revision of the tariffs in favour of improvements in the materials used in ship the public. Many of the prices of light buildings, better structural arrangements, and refreshments, such as tea, rolls and butter, & relatively lighter hulls and farger carrying were 50 per cent. less than they used to be, and power; and improvements in form, leading to as the contract rested upon a purely percentage diminished resistance and economy of power basis, these large reductions in prices also expended in proportion, He showed the growth tended very materially at first to reduce the of Transatlantic passenger steamers, compar suni payable to the Palace; it during the six ing the Cunarder Britannia, built of wood in months the gross takings of this department 1840, propelled by paddle-wheels, stemming 83 increased by 30 per cent, as was the case, an knots, and consuming nearly 5th. of coal per even larger increased quantity of refreshments.h.p, with the White Star twin-screw sicarer are a positive incubus. In such country there must have been sold. The receipts of the last Teutonic, built of stell in 1889, steaming about is no part of the work of cavalry which could three months showed an increase of so per 20 knots, and consuming about 300 tons of coal not be as well nad far more expeditiously per cent. over the previous year, so that they were per day, or from 16 to 17 lbs. per il.p. per formed by an equal number of cyclists." Then already very well on the way towards receiving hour. He also gave particulars of the Comfurther on when referring to maintenance of
Per Choysang, for Manila-Mrs. Sofim Nico- as much under the new contract as they used pania, of 22 knots on joo tons of coal-per day, concert in infantry operations he notes: "Not to receive under the old.
the Oceanie, of about 23 knots, the Kair only was extraordinary improvement found inlan, and Mr. H. W. Gyc.. Wilhelm der Grosse of 22) knots, and of two transmitting, receiving, and circulating, but also German, steamers now building, to steam 23 in the issue of orders to detachments. This Tue. great value of Scott's Emulsion of Pare and 23 knois, respectively. To gain about can, perhaps, be best remedied in country such | Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites in Wast three Enots an hour nearly so per cent. would as that in which the operations were carried on ing Diseases is shown by the accompanying have he said. ln be added to the displacement by having a highly-trained corps of cyclists, statement from 11. C. Freeman, Sydney, Cing at Aust, Boch Sraut rondet fort of the Teutonic, the engine power and coal messengers, and signalers, and by placing consumption to be doubled, and the cost all neighbouring cross roads selected non-pulinonary attacks and gradually wasting away increased proportionately. As showing the commissioned officers to whom, as far as for the past two years, it affords me great In connection with the operation of the reprogress made, he said that had the Campania, possible, the position of the various bodies is pleasure to testify that the above medicine has vised treatics, the Japanese Government has of 20,000 tons displacement, had engines known."
given me great relief, and cheerially recommend been obliged to deal with some questions of a proportionately as heavy as those in use sixty It has been a source of much heartburning to all suffering in a similar way to myself perplexing nature. The first has to do with the years ago they would have weighed about with. English volunteer cyclists that their In adition I would say that it is very pleasant privileges extended to Chinese subjects after 14,000 tons, or, in other words, machinery, presence has been to a great extent ignored to take Any Chemist can supply it Sole the abolition of the foreign settlements. Japan's boilers, and coal, would have exceeded in and that such recognition as has been secured Agents for Hongkong and the Empire of China. relations with China have always constituted weight the total weight of the Compania as at the War Office has actually been forced from Watkins & Co. Hongkong... Adu
The resolution. having been agreed to, the proceedings then terminated.
Two Problems in Japan. The Tokyo Correspondent of The Times, in the course of a lengthy letter to that journal,
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in greater power and higher speed, or increased load. There would also be a substantial saving on the stokehold staff. At present, however, it did not appear that adequate supplies of fiquid fuel were available, but if the want could be met at prices justifying the use of liquid fuel there would undoubtedly be a move in that direction. Alloys of steel with nickel and other materials are now made which give strength and rigidity much superior to mild steel. Of course the stronger material is much more costly, but its use enables sensible ccor.n mies of weight to be made, and it has been estimated that in an Atlantic liner of zo knots average speed about 1,000 tons could be saved by using nickel steel instead of mild steel. He added that in view of what has happened and is still happening, it is practically certain that the dimensions of steamships have not yet attained a maximum.,
Lord Roberts on the Comparative Utility of Cyclists and Cavalry:
The multitude of modern cycle records, unlike the multitude of counsel, leads to a chaos out of which the bewildered student will probably emerge with two landmarks the mile and the hour. Strangely enough, the enthusiast and the man in the street ure in unison in this choice, consequently there is a need to chronicle the fact that another mutch has been cut in the hour post-the mile record pole is merely being sandpapered. Last week Bor, a comparatively unknown French professional, lifted the hour figures over the 36 miles mark on the Parc des Princes track, thus showing that everybody in France was not fooling around Dreyfussing. He beat the previous hest, also French by about threequarters of a mile, and if such a performance had been accomplished a few years back it would have been cabled all over the globe, but the craze is past and the passing tribute of a "par" is all that the effort evokes.
The critique of Lord Roberts on the late military manoeuvres at the Curragh Camp will be interesting to those who are concerned at the possibilities which the motor car and the bicycle offer in this line. The Irish Commander-in. Chief writes that "when movement off the roads is practically impossible the concentra. tion of masses of cavalry upon a front of one section becomes absurd, and the long columns
HONGKONG, French steamer, 847, Bastian, 24th Oct,-Haiphong and Hoihow 13rd Oct., General.-A. R. Marty. GUTHRIE, British steamer, 1,495, W. G. Mc-. Arthur, 24th Oct,--Melboune 19th Sept., Newcastle 23rd, Sydney 29th, Moreton' Bay 3rd Oct., Cleveland Bay 5th, Caims. 6th, Cooktown 7th, Thursday Island roth, and Port Darwin 14th, General,--Gibb, Livingston & Co.
Clearances at the Harbour Office. Chausang, British stt, for Shanghai. Cheysang, British str., for Manila. Ela, German str., for Saigon. Kwai Lu, British steam-launch, for Macao,
Departures...
Oct. 24, ongkos, British str., for Swatów. Oct. 24, Haloong, British str., for Swatow. Oct. 24. Clara, German str., for Haiphong, Oct 24, Candia, British str., for Singapore. Oct, 24, Kwangsi, British sir, for Canton. Oct. 24, Telartos, Gennan str., for Kobe. Oct. 24, Hailan, French str, for Hoihow. Oct. 24, Annani, French str., for Shanghai. Oct, 24, Thyra, Norwegian str., for Amoy, Oct. 21, Choysang, British str., for Manila. Oct. 24, Else, German sir, for Saigon. Oct. 24, Taisang, British str., for Canton,
Passengers-Arrived.
Per Hikosan Maru, from Kutchinatzu- Japanese.
*Per Haisun, from Coast Forts-Miss Lewis, and 94 Chinese.
Per Taisang, from Shanghai; · &c.-Mrs. Sawer, 7 Europeans and 78 Chinese.
Per Pawata Maru, from Japan-Mr. M. M. Eliott, Miss it. Lewis, Mrs. Ah Cum, Mr. and Mrs. MacLeod, Messrs. K. Kitajima, Yagabe, and 7 Chinese.
Per Guthrie, from Australian Ports-Messrs." Herring, Loftus P. Jones, 52 Chinese and Japanese.
Departed
Per Annam, for Shanghai-Mrs. A. Kuhn, Mrs. A. Segucint, Mrs. T. M. Vaz and 3 children, Messrs. J. E. Pisko Karanjia, Amolt, Rogers, Hannah, Stewart, Chong Kit, T. Gornier, Marco P. Stefano, wife and daughter, and 3 Chinese: For Kobe-Miss M. Ellis, Mr. and Mrs. Roux and son. For Yokohama 1 Chinese.