CORRESPONDENCE,
(We denot necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondente in this column.j
WAR VOLUNTEERS.
·To the Editor de run !! Hosonong TrirorapII.”
THE HONGKONG.
THE UTILISATION OF LIGHT DRAUGHT STEAMERS ON THE WATER WAYS OF CHINA.
(Continued from yesterday.)
LEGRAPH TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1899.
Of course, on here, and as are encou average results can be experi
we encounter a fixed time table, as in the Warenica, only west of Kwangsi in ordinary fordregard to may rise in a day from 30 inches to 30 feet: during heavy rains to as much as so fect the Winter level.
Our
THE BORNEO TROUBLES.
Salleh
A party-of
roubles in Bomeo, which Mat
TO-DAY,
WEATHER REPORT.
Un dale at On date at
Barometer...amma 30.12 Temperature. 68. Humidity zinusi 79 Rainfall.....
TO-DAY.
4 pm,
30.01
68
77,
Tuesday, 19th December, 1899.
Sun-Rises
6hr, zámin Sets
shr. 18 min. Moon-Full Moon ghr, Sa.su."
athr. 4amin. Higli water-Morning
Afternoon ...... `ghe, fomin. ....... thr. 39min. Morning......... 3hr.” “5min.
dingh Gough and the Eastern Expe- 1851-J. M. W China. 1857-Capture of Car, painter, died,
French forces, by the British and 1875-Execution of the murde
DEPARTURE OF THE "RATTLER." About 11.30 this morning, Her Majesty's pbout Raffler left Singapore, and is stated for the west coast of Borneo. It The ordinary native river pilots, are not much with es hat this movement is connected to be trusted in handling or navigating these talge salary to a competent European, who had previously traversed the river during the low Hermione. The Ratller dert on board! Chinese-st of 17th mean of 25th year of
from H.M.S. water season in a junk or house boat, taking commanded by the Hon,
Get class gunboat, On enquiry at the agency dinge. soundings and bearings as he went along. The West River, which interests Hongkong the North Borneo Company, we learn British: most, is a much larger and wider reaching request had been made through them no stream, than the Red River of Tonquin, and as Government for help. It is possibly, howeven British interests are paramount here it ought that the Rattler has gone to Borneo on instruc-Low water-Morning. to he navigated by steamers flying the British tions from the ligh Commissioner, who may
possibly have been requested by the British 1842-S ANNIVERSARIES. fag. It has been object of this paper, to show how that can best be done, and the writer hopes Consulat Brunei to send help; or, being hur that Hongkong the hub of the East, as our lateried, the B. N. B. authorities may have com Governor, Sir William Robinson has styled it, municated with the High Commissioner direct will stretch forth one more spoke reaching right to the heart of Yuunan and soon join hands
FRENCH ACQUISITIVENESS. Indian Empire with across Crysé
France is not so behindhand in land-grabbing as some suppose. To use the expressive inn- guage of an American contémporary, the credit of swallowing the planet was once given to. Great Britain, but at the present date the honour of absorption is being dividel. Two decades ago the possessions of Françe omside Europe had an area of 1,200,000 square kilometres, in which the persons lifted their hats or feathers to the tri-colour nurubered some 8,500,000. In 1899, France and her colonies have authority. over 11,180,000 square kilometres of country, and 97,453,000- inhabitants. This is not a bad send for a score of years so far as expansion goes, what may follow is as yel a matter of incuba. tion. In 1880 Great Britain was owner of 2012, 180 square miles outside the United Kingdom; in 1899 she is in possession of 12,506,608 square miles, with a population of 414,410,000 Germany has also an excellent appetite, but, fortunately or unfortunately, our world is a small one.
in Burmah. Shipbuilders and engineers will certainly have their hands full in keeping this And running cool, foreign com petition is inclined in heat the bearings, and things are now running at high pressure. This ought only to serve as an incentive to keep us up to the mark, so that we may remain in the front rank, and always be first in the field; a field we may well be proud to have before us, opened out as it has been by years of hard work on the part of British Colonists in Hongkong and the Far East.
The motive powernow claims some attention Sin-Has the martial spirit of the people of Hongkong abated, perhaps their ardour is In the Western Anseridan river boat, the engine damped, by the recent reverses, perhaps they is of the most primitive description, the wheel, want their patriolism stirred up! All other colo. with the exception of the bosses, being entirely beats, they do more damage' than would pay a sailed this more instigating. Before she nies are sending their contingents, and at the of wood; the connecting rods also are of wood commencement of the campaign it was reported strapped want of lattice work of fat from, this that there were these here who were willing to built of a sort of lattice work of flat iron, the pay the expense of sending down men and guns valve gear, generally the Bell poppet motion: to South Africa. The offer was made to the time the cylinders, high pressure; stroke of piston, government and refused. E should like to ask about six times the diameter, the exhaust nes what, if thest men were willing to go, and the direct to the chimney and can be heard for men who professed to be willing to send then tiles around. The boiler is of the fire box or were prepared to put down the money, was to locomotive type, with an enormous steam dome, prevent those men from being sent down, and and sometimes a mud drum below. The large engaging as volunteers there? Does any one
dome is an absolute necessity, with these long stroke, slow running ongines, as if they prime at suppose that their services would have been
all, the sandy water tears up everything, even leclined? Is it likely that if they or any of them were sent down now their services
saturated steam will eat away the valves, as if This sandy would be declined? Where is the pauriotism ground down with the sand blast.
water is also a great nuisance even with the of our British Shipping companies? I know. Sir, there are men in the Colony at the present surface condenser and a special arrangement time, ready and willing to leave for the Cape of condenser and pumps is necessary to avoid the complete choking of the tubes. The ec to-morrow, if they could be given a passage, at some rate within their means. One would centric straps also wear away very quickly and have thought at such a juncture, our shipping the wear was so heavy on the Red river that companies all over the world would have come
the writer substituted Joy's valve gear, which forward and said: We will give a free passage being worked from the connecting rod, is en. to any man who is reconniended to us by the tirely out of the wash of the water. The main military authorities as a man going down in bearings and crank pins, can be protected by the interests of his Country. I am writing of the wheel casing, and if lined with white metal, course of the Colonies. Every man sent down will run for a long time. In fact, the repair bill is of assistance. It is ur the safety of that for these engines, when once priming, and foul- trade from which our shippers derive their in.ing of the condenser tubes has been overcome, come and the upholding of their interests that is practically nil. The boiter, as you will the soldier will fight. He is prepared to give observe, is placed at the forward pari of structure, the holl being suitably his life, cannot the shipping companies give the
is will trussed by bars in tension, a great deapth him a passage? Surely if a man ing to sacrifice his life, if necesssary, for of hull being gained from a structural point of the public weal, anri when it must be view by this arrangement. The boiler is general. brought forcibly home, that every man who is much longer than that ordinarily employed willing to go to the front is valuable, he in steam vessels, thus distributing the weight is worth the expense of a passage down, and over as many fries as possible. There is of the shipping companies with little loss to them. course an excessive length of steam pipe and it selves could provide accommodation for those is advisable to have a separator and stearn trap, who were willing to go, even though they made near the engines, to take away the condensed a small charge to cover the cost of food. The
water in the steam, before reaching the cylinders, Companies here, could of course, only take vo-
Condensation in these long stroke cylinders is lunteers as far as Calcutta, but if they were to
also a defect, which might be remedied by do that much, it would at least be some little jacketing. If a plentiful supply of firewood can towards their share of the defence of the Em- be obtained, on the river banks, it is wonderful pire.
with how little cost this type of hout can be run, and it is more than probable that, when once the natives of the upper reaches of these rivers, find it to their advantage, they will pile their fire wood legs up on the bank at the stopping places, and look anxiously for the passing boat as they now do in Tonquin.
I do not advocate, Sir, that which I am not prepared to adopt myself. If such an offer were made by a Shipping Company. I would, not only accept that offer, but if a charge for food be made I will defray the expenses of three other, who are like myselftrained soldiers, and willing to go.
I am, Sir,
Hongkong, December 19th, 1899. AN INTELLEGENT SUGGESTION. To Te EmTOR ar tur *Hongkong Telegraph,"
MILITIA.
SIR-I was in the Magistracy this morning when I heard the Magistrate (Mr. Gompertz) ask the Inspector of police in attendance at the Court what was the rickshaw hire per hour, whether engaged continuously, or whether to use Mr. Gompertas' words to "drop out at one place and another." Alráöst with the
breath sable
the Magistrate asked a prosecuting European who stated he had only been in the colony a week why he did not know the-ricksha hire. Can you tell me the rates?
Hongkong, December 19th, 1890, [We believe that the legal fare fare is twenty cents for the first hour and fificen for every hour afterwards-but if that is not so we trust that strangers and reside ts will not follow our correspondent's happy, suggestion, it is very good of him to take so much interest in us though why he should desire residents and strangers to be so lavish to wards us and limit Mr. Gompertz to ne copy is more than we can linaginë--H.K. T.]
SOUTH AFRICAN WAR.
*SAILORS AND SOLDIERS FAMILIES' FUND" The Undersigned begs to acknowledge with thanks receipt of the following subscriptions to the above Fund.
T. JACKSON,
Hun. Treasurer.
Further subscriptions will be thankfully
received,
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As these vessels are unsuitable for sea-going purposes, it often happens that they are buik in sections and put together at their destination,
The Chairman thanked the reader for the very interesting and instructive paper he had read, and as Messrs: Fenwick & Co., were building two fight draught stern-wheelers he would call upon afr. Winterburn to tell them spine- thing about these boats. Mr. Winterburn who had come provided with a model of the craft, his firm are building, asked Mr. Jacks some im portant questions; the first being whether he had noticed if these craft, necessarily built extremely light, lost the permanancy of their lines when their left the stocks? If the engines should be built on shore.and then put into the hull or should they be built on the girders? Mr. Winterbum also raised some very interesting points on the construction and position of the rudder.
J. Hobson U. S. N. spoke in favour of the turbine and screw propellers working in a tunnel, he had heard that the French at Foochow were building a special boat for light draught, he would like to have further informa. tionaboutthis boat. Mr.Sinclair wanted to know how Mr. Jacks managed about the surface condenser, as they had had great trouble with them, on account of the sand and louse debris found in these rivers. Concerning Mr. Winter- burn's model he would ask if it had been made
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
STRATEGIC RAILROADS WHICH YIELD
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i would draw the attention of all Britishers to an article, headed “Railway Communication between India and China," contributed to the Fortnightly Review, of September last, by Mr. James Stuart, Engineer, Assam-Bengal Railway,
From youth, upwards, I have ever advocated (vide The China Gazelle of 19/8/99, &c. &c.) an "all British" railway, directly connecting the head waters' of the Yangisee with Calcutta,
goon, through Burmah.
man at Victoria, Gaol Charles New 1890-Opening of a District Grand C
Royal Arch Freemasons at Hongko :S48-Rebel leuder, Yu Man-sze captured
Chang yang and massacred 100 R., C. converts and French priest, Pere
Victorin.
Sets...
TO-MORROW, Wednesday, 20th December, 1890). Chinese-gth of 11th moon of 25th year of
Kwang-su. Sun--Rises
Chr. "zamin. ..... 5hr, 18min. Moon--Mar, Pro, N. Shr. Janik High water--Morning .......... ........ shr. 18min. Afternoon Johr, rimin. shr. rgwin. Afternoon ghr. quin.
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Low water-torning
ANNIVERSARIES. 1858---Final suppression of the Indian Mutiny
announced. 1881-Arrival of Princes Albert Victor and George of Wales, at Hongkong, in the
Bacchute. 1883-Governor Sir G. Bowen left Hongkong, 183-Two cotton mills destroyed by firo at
Osaka, 120 persons burnt to death.
AGENDA.
-TO-MORROW.
Noon-General meeting of the longkong
Benevolent Society at the City Hall, pm.Victoria Recreation Club Regatta. C. P. R. steamer Empress of Japan leaves for
Victoria B.C.
C. N. steamer Chingtu leaves for Sydney and N. P. R. steaner Sizini Irene leaves for Victoria
Melbourne.
SWATOW WEEKLY SHIPPING REPORT.
(16th December, 1899.)
ARRIVALS,
Where from
Date. Ventil. Dec. 10)Glanfalleck...... Amoy
11 Kingaing, Shangba menjad
Thace 14+ Hongkong t
za Muidern Afarti.
Mongkangkok..
#1 Tamal
Slangbal
B. &C.
11.Dr. H. J. Klar....1'kov & Chinking. (Woo Kar.
Formosagult Amoy pennai). H. & Co.
Shanghal & Amoy .... 5 is!Tammil Maru.....Amoy na
se Wuchang
tongkang
Chinwang Wubu.
13 Choyang... Hongkong danzamen
faith...
13 Mantang
Waha.
Hongkong
Foochow
imun 14Newchwang
Taicheang
as falching.
13 Thales
adiHolbow
Chefoo & Tientala jaj
Ansoy"
16 Tungchow...(Shanghal......
Dale.
Vessels.
•M, & Co.
M. & Co.
Jamey & Wahu... & S.
Destination.
DEPARTURES.
Dec. 10 Chinklang .......
1 Faisang
111 Mongkut
1
ET Kinsig
Kalgan.....
Thalez ...
Malduru Maru,
17
11 Glenfalloch,,..
re Halun
JA
Trymon
[Shanghai
Aresta B. & S.
M& Ca Hongkong pummons 1. & 3.. [Hongkong & Cantón), M. & Ca Amay......
D
IFM,& Co..
U & Ca
Singapore & Penang. L. Y. & Ca.
111°New!
12 Tami .......... Shanghal
Chink........ J. M. & Co.
Woo Kit.
umsaga B. & 5.
nsVanusui Maru....Tiongkong ................
Chrysan affalinta
14 Juan
Shanghai
Amoy
.....Shaugfixi
ongkong*****
Rhanghai 5- www.ongkong m 16 ewchwang Shastrat .....
SE Hoppaym
113gkong
Pale. Des.
13. & Co.
J. M. & Co.
D. & S.
mon J. M. &¡Co.
J. XI. & Co.
Dell SHIPPING IN PORT, Dr. H
Where fram. 16Heihe...
J. iur.[1'kow & Chinking.Woo Kte, "16 Tungchow... Shanghai
...may inc
Shipping
Arrivals:
PEACOCK, British gunboat, 775, S. G. Douglas, 18th Dec,-Manila 15th December. AMICO, German steamer, 771, J. Bendixen, 18th Dec.,-Haiphong 16th Dec, Rica- Jchsen & Co.
HAILAN, French steamer, 377, W. Bast, 18th
Dec, Pakhoi and Hoihow 17th Dec Gonéral.-A. R. Marty.
CALEDONIEN, French steamer, 2,623, Bonlard, 19th Dec.-Marseilles 19th Nov., and Saigon 16th Dec, Mails and General -- KAGOSHIMA MARU, Japanese steamer, 2,710, R.
Messageries Maritimes.
Nanome, 19th Dec,-Singapore 12th Dec., SILESIA, German steamer, 2,560, Behrens, 18th
General-Nippon Yusen Kaisha.
Dec., Singapore 12th Dec., General Carlowitz & Co.
HALLOONG, British steamer, 783, A. 1. Robson,
19th Dec,-Swatow 18th Dec, General Douglas, Lapmik & Co,
the gunboat, of which you have the profile here, according to scale as the rudder did not through Assam -i extra of the line Ranc. &. steamer Strathgyle leaves for San HONGKONG, French, steamer, 739, Bastiand
was built in Haiphong, taken to pieces and sent by sea to Saigon, thence up river as far as the cataracts of Khone, thence on the backs of elephants and in canoes to the high reaches of the Mekong, and put together on the river lank. Messrs. Yarrow and Company, have built several for Central Africa, and have a most ingenious way of building them in float able sections, to be bolted together, in the water, at their destination,
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appear quite in proportion 10 the remainder of the vessel (Mr. Winterburn said he did not think it was quite to scale Mr. Sinclair in criticizing Mr. Winterburn's model said that that class of vessel had already been successfully employed on Chinese waters and had even stranded for lengthy periods, without breaking up. He also gave some inform ation concerning the formation of the rudder.
Mr. Stuart writes that the present Assan
railway will soon be joined both with Calcutta | and with the Ganges valley rails, which ran across India to Afghanistan, Beluchistan &c.
B.C. and Tacoina.
Diego (about), 6pm-"E", Co. H.K.V.C. Company Drill at
Head-quarters. Cango ex Glenlochy subject to rent.
THURSDAY, 21st
The east end of said Astam railway now extends to Makum long, 96 lat 27.20. Thence | Cargo ex Gisel subject to rent. along latitude 27, to the Kinslia-Yangisz, river, Cargo es Preussen subject to rent. (a few miles E. the great, road centre town Cargo ex Bombay subject to rem,
Football-Usual Rughy game. A Naval engineer in the bedy of the hall of Wei-see), is but 200 miles; moreover it is asked how it was that the Government had not now discovered that the intervenir.m.-A.D.C. performance of adopted the stern-wheeler instead of the tun-tand is far less mountainous than both the
law at the City Hall nelled propeller.
Chinese and Britis: governments have made it Cargo ex Sisang subject to rent. out to be.
4.30 p.m.-Football-1.X.F.C. A team v.
Mr. Bailey said it was a most interesting paper and he would like to ask Mr. Jacks to give them some figures as to the coal consumption, amount of cargo and nun- ber of passengers these craft could carry.
Mr. Jacks in réply said it Mr. Bailey would give his firm an order for a boar, he would have much pleasure in furnishing the figures asked for. In reply to the other ques- tions he showed the great advantages of having the rudder rounded off at its base so that if it did strike the ground it could more easily scrape off without injury, the rudder gave the greatest trouble in this class of craft, Speaking on condensers he drew diagrams, on the board, in explanation of how the difficulty of sand and debris could be avoided, the position of the injection valve had great effect which this valve ought to be placed. He on this subject, he showed the position in
thought the Sandpiper class of river boats was only an experiment and would point out that the stern wheelers had proved themselves far superior on the African rivers. The propeller was so close to the ground, in very shallow water, that nos enough liquid could get into the tunnel for the propeller to get a grip in the water, and the engines raced. He did not like the position of the rudders on the model as it was most important when these craft were coming down a rapid that they should be able to steer when going backwards. He also objected to the build of the model and diet! not think it was strong enough.
The management of the stem wheel boat calls for a certain amount of practice even from a practical sailor. If he is unacquainted with them, they are liable to perforth all sorts of vagaries, ram the bank of the river or stick the If you cannot, perhaps it would be well for wheel into the paddy fields. The men commun all strangers (yes, and residents too) to pre-ding them in the Wester rivers of America sent you with a copy of the Ordinance under can do almost anything with them, from which ricksha coolies ply within the Colony, making a landing in a dark night at a bad and give one to our Magistrate for him ic comer to shooting a cascade; their landings digest as a yuletide gift.
are very rapidly and neatly accomplished. -CAVE CANEM. When coming down with the stream, they do not swing but simply slow down and run the bow (which has the guards, such as you see in the midship section, carried right round the stem) into the bank, a rope is thmwn over a post and the wheel, going gently astern, throws the water against the balanced rudders in such a way, that the boat keeps Irer position, until a fanner has been landed or picked up with his flour or other merchandise, and the rope is then the boat into mid stream and they are off again. thrown off; a few turns full speed astern guides
Where there is a riverside stoppage, every balf hour or so, this is a most important feature, saving from five to ten unhutes, which would otherwise be occupied, swinging the ship, at each landing. Again, when crossing a sand bar, it often happens that there is barely suffi- cient water to float the boat, and the screw boat or stem wheeler, with outside rudders, would be stuck, until the sand shifted or the water rose. Not so this type, she bucks up to it, and the wash of the wheel, will often move as much as six inches of shifting sand, throwing it under $61,779,36 neath where it is washed away by the current,
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and the passage is cleared.. Still another, and perhaps the niost important advantage of this style of steering, the boat can check für weight, and still have the power of guiding herself through a rapid, instead of shooting it at full speed. The latter method, is a very risk opera- tion, where there is no mach room between the rocks, or where there happens to be a sharp turing. On reaching the rapids, the engines are put slow astern, and the water, thrown against the balanced rudders, directs the stern of the boat as required, thus keeping her head in the channel even although the current is carrying her down. The writer was astonished at seeing this maneuvre carried out on the rapids above Oregon City on the Willamette river, the stern wheel boat Ellwood being steered exactly through the pass as if she had been passing slowly in stiff water, whilst in a current of at least 4 or 5 knots. In this way the ship is in no danger of serious damage, as should even she strike the ground, her weigh being checked by the wheel, is actually less than the current. In going over a shallow with the current, if there is less water tan the boat actually draws, the wheel is again used astern and throwing the water underneath actually lifts the hull over. Mounting the The Directors of the Tung-wa Hospital beg rapids the stern wheel bas again the advantage Į to acknowledge with thanks the following either of the side wheel, or the screw, as it Donations to the Fund for the extension of the acts on the water, at a point, when that water Hospital :--- hab already a forward motion, that is, at the top of the following wave; this following wave is much accentuated in shallow places, where, like the bow wave in the rapids, it boils up in an extraordinary fashion, as if it would bury the wheel.
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Furthermore, said "no-mans land" is a head rentré of gold mines, worked by local tribes, who trade with China.
From the Yangtze, just of Wei see, to the navigable junction of the Yantsze and Min rivers, (, at the great city of Sui-foo), is barely 500 miles, as the crow flies; moreover the southward loop of the Yangtze, between said two points has per recent explorations from China side) lately been proved to be (like the impassable mountains in said "no-man's land"), a myth and Chinese gey, invented to prevent invasion of China from India or vice verak.
The following is a summary of my said "Notes by the Way" mostly of 19/8/99, (correclad for weekly edition of 21st idem)
"THE BRITISH SPHERE IN THE YANGTSŻE VALLEY,”
"The, Yuanan Co. (British) will send out, in spring next, some proper, light-draught above Ichang Mr. Archibald Little will be for the navigation of the Upper "Rangtsze, agent. Three British gunboats, vic. Wood- Snipe are already cock, Woodlark and surveying there, and the British Admiral has visited the Ichang Gorges.
"The Yangtsze Sphere' will never be secure, to Britain, till thus connected, ie, both with the Calcutta lines, through. Assain, and with the Burmah line, through Yunnan: the first lines will bar northern Russians, the second, south- ern French."
By the recently announced pact of "solidarity of interests,"-between Britain, America and Germany-Britain will now be at liberty to undertake said Yangtsze-Assam line.
The Chairman in proposing a vote of thanks 10 Mr. Jacks said his paper, and the discussion which it afforded bad been abovethe usual stand- ard. He himself, was always pleased to be among them, but this night would stand out as one
Mr. Pritchard Morgan and other great British of special interest. The thanks of the members were due to the reader and to those who had pioneers have already visited the Chinese end taken part in the discussion. He was sure that of said line, and have certified themselves of the great comntercial value of the country. Mr. Bailey, who was a great mathematican
There are salt and petroleum wells; copper, would very shortly read them a paper contain- ing figures of the coal capacity and cargo coal, tin and iron mines, and immense agricul carrying capabilities of these light draughtural wealth in, Szechuen: also much gold in
the said "no man's land." steamers. (Mr. Bailey did not chject.)
Mr. Kinghorn seconded. Capt. "Anderson in support made allusion to the unsatisfactory manner the new treaty ports on the West River had been opened and suggested that to make these craft useful Sir Robert art would have to be approached for more favourable
ternis.
The Vote of Thanks was accorded with ac- clamation and the proceedings terminated.
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Messrs. Madar and Farmer, Kaiping Coal Mining Coy. Tai Hing
The position of the wheel, is an important point in relation to the form and lines of the stern, as a large percentage of the speed may be
Wai Shing lost, unless it acts upon the top of this follow-Li Lai-wo... ing wave. This, in most cases, entails it being Tong Sing kept well out from the stern, and when in good Mr. Cheung Sam-wu steaming trim, the float dipping not more than Wing Lung...... three quarters of its width in still water, it burys Tung Cheug-wa itself quickly enough, when once under weigh, Mr. Chan Chiu-nam
It sometimes happens that in going up a Sang Wo... shallow place in a strong current, that the hull Tai Yik...... will touch the bottom and thus render the ship Sun Shing-lung Lanmangaqble, the-pilota-on-the-Columbiamd Me Wong Tai wa- Willamette rivers, are prepared for this, and Kwong Sang Coy. have the crew stationed forward when a bar Chan I Tak-shing has to be crossed. Two poles about 25 feet Po-Hing-cheong long by 6" diameter shod with iron points are Fu Fung ready did the montent die bow takes a sheer, Yat Lung one or the other is let down, and a block and Kar Hing Coy... tackle made fast to the upper end hauled tight Shing Yuen and kept there until the stern has regained its position, the head being kept to the stream
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This said railway, (for whose construction' I have repeatedly urged in vain, during more than twenty years), at length looms large in the near future.
The advantage to us Shanghai-landers will be immense; especially if the British also tasty out the further railway route, connecting India. with Alexandria, in Egypt for thus, through Shanghai, Canada will be connected by direct line, with Egypt, and the British Empire will at length rest on a firm strategic and commercial basis/ Morcover, for her neighbour in Asia Minor, Britain hopes to have civilised Ger- many, rather than repressive all-grasping
Russia.
Up to this date, both the Chinese and British Governments have sternly forbidden any ex- ploration in this bogey of a" no-man's land": now (better late than never) exploration is there courted by Britain,
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HMS, Orlando,
FRIDAY, 22nd.
alother-in-
FootballShield fie. Hongkong Engineers
FC: R.W.F C.N. Co.'s steamer Shansi leaves for Samarang.
and Sourabaya.
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Cargo ez l'indobonæ subject to rent,
p.m.-Dance, given by the Hongkong Engi
neers and Ship Builders Institute, at the City Hall..
SATURDAY, 231. Public Holiday.
Noon- & O. steamer Coromande, with Naon.lien line steanies Benlarin leaves
4 mails, leaves for England.
for London.
19th Dec,-Haiphong 17th Dec,, General -A. R. Marty. LOUNGMOON, German steamer,1,245, F: Schulz 19th Dee.,-Canton 18th Dec, General-Sienissen & Co.
WOSANO, British steamer, 1,127, R. Johns,
19th Dec,Canton 18th Dec, General- Jardine, Matheson & Co.
CHIYODA MARU, Japanese steamer, 1,937,
Yamamoto, 19th Dec,-Angis Furniother 17th Dec., Hallast.-Dodwell & Co. WHITE. HALI, British steamer, 1,793, Mins,,
19th. Dec., Cardiff 27th Oct, and Suez rath Dec. Coal-Order: ICHANG, British steamer, 1,240, Jones, 19th
19th Dec.. Chiakinng, 15th Dec, Rice. Butterfeld & Swire.
HATING, French str., 705, M. Jenssen, rgth Dec., Haiphong 16th Dec, and Hoihow 18th, Rice and General.-A. R. Marty, Clearances at the Harbour Ofles. Hosan, British str., for Amoy. Ichang, British str., for Canton. Anteuer, British str., for Shanghai, Whitehall, British str., for Wei-hai-wet.. Hingsang, British str., for Shanghai.
Pak Kong, British str., for Canton, Germania, German str, for Singapore. Keiyang, British str., for Amoy. N. P. R. steamer Monmouthshire leaves for Haileong, British str., for Swatow:
Portland, Oregon.
Departures. O.&O.steamer Doric leaves for San Francisco. Dec. 19, Quaria, German str., for Kobe.. Football-Shield Tic-"G" Co. R.W.F. 7Dec. 13, Thales, British str., for Swatow.
Dec. 19, Wuhu, British str., for Canton.
V.R.C.
9 pm.-A.D.C. performance of "Mother-in-Dec. 19, Caledonien, French str., for Shanghai.
law" at City Hall.
SUNDAY, 24th.
Dec. 19, Wingsang, British str., for Shanghai.. Dec. 19, Fei-ching, Chinese str., for Swatow. N. L. H. A. steamer Ambria leaves for Haore Dec. 19, Ichang, British str., for Canton.
Hamburg,
MONDAY, 25th. Christmas Day.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE
English (Marsilia) 23rd inst. Indian (Kumsang) 23rd inst. Canadian (Empress of China) 25th inst. Australian (Eastern) 25th inst. German (Prins Ffeinrich) 26th inst. American (Nippon Afazu) 26th inst. German (Karlsruhe) 26th inst. Australian (Zsinan) jest inst. American (Onsang) 2nd pros. American (Coffic) toth prox.
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The steam dúp Birchfor, from New York for China and Japan, sails from Singapore for Manila and fongkong to-day..
The Imperial German nail steamship Prins Heinrich has left Kobe pin Nagasaki & Shang ha, on Monday the 18th inst. a., and may be expected here on or about Tuesday, the 26th inst.,
The S. Y. K. steamship Hiroshima Maru (Bombay Line) left Shimonoseki for this por to-day 19th inst. and is expected to arrive here
on the 23rd inst., p.m.
Direct communications, by rail and steamer, cause distances to becometrifles. To countervail | FIG.M.S. Hertha..... the Siberian railway, Britain must, directly
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Passengers-Arrived..
Per Amigo, from Haiphong-2 Chinese, Per Hailong, from Swatow--69 Chinese, Per Silesia, from Singapore Capt. Andersen, Mr. Ditte, and 332 Chinese.
Per Caledonien, for Hongkong from Mar- seilles-Messrs, Juan Armalcha Clementi, Wood, Hordonin, ReynolotyAmaral, Alr Meng, Chan Aboo and servant. From Colombo Rev. Monnies, Messrs. Wong Sen, Chan Choi, Gun Jam, and to Chinese. From Singapore- Messrs. G. Simpson, Wee Meng Chye and servant, G. Wilson, Mrs. Welber, Mrs. Moss 4, and Mr. G. Albino Ribeiro Cabril and servant From Saigon-Capt. Cattaunich, Miss Ito, and' 200 Chinese For Shanghai from Marseilles--- Cr. Jansseno, Mrs. Korostevez, Mr. Words.. worth Pooker, Mr. and Mrs. Saussine, Kev. Devred, Messrs. Tysbaert, Claire, Gerkulde, leanne, Julia, Adele, Lowse, Jos. Blanche, (2), Germame, Francoise, Mrs. Angelhin, Messrs.. Rama and Emile Pralot. From Singapore Messrs. Cosmin Papaglira, Arthur and Eskail, From Saigon Chinese. From Marseilles for Nagasaki-Mr. and Mrs: Schwanck, Mr. Alexieft, and Rev. 1. Innokenti, For Robe
for Yokohama—ME: WA Mr. Caskagne. Lefizelier, Mon Bard, Mr. Blanc, Rey, Cas- selen, and Mr. Moyen. From Colombo--Mr. Froin Singapore for and Mrs. Morborg. Nagasaki-Mr. and Mrs. Naphtaly, For Yokohama Mr. Cumming, and Mrs. Mare chand.
Per Hating, from Haiphong, &c-48 Chi- neše..
Per chang, from Chinkiang-Miss Weather stan, and 6 Chinese.
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
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HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS.
Kowloon Isla de Cuba............ rti
Dock, Haiching
750
250
Isla de Luzon Singla.........
25
Rohilla
35
¿Names.
From
connect her world-wide circuit of empire! 2. China...
300
100
from London, via Gibraltar, to Egypt; thence, | Nanyang asawa..
100
by rail, and, or vessel to Shanghai thence, by
Claris......
sea, to Vancouver; thence, by mil, to the
Triumph
100
100
Yawnta Maru..... Manila Bormida Massilia
To-morrow
Cosmopolitan
100
100
100
100
50
50
Kumsangeres Singapore Hiroshima. Maru... Shimonoseki Empress of China, Japan Eastern....... Port Darivin Prinz Heinrich. Kobe Nippon Mare...... Japan
Singapore Singapore
Dec, 21st
Dec. 23rd
Dec. 23rd
Dec ard
Dec. 25th
Dec. 25th
Dec 20th
Dec. 26th
50
Bombay
Dec 26th
Colombo Dec 28th-
50
50
50
50
Meteorological méans based on fifteen years observations to 1898.
Harometer
50
Thermometer.....................
Humidity
30.181 ...62.4 ...64
„$73,070 ́
Rainfall
..0.985
bert Oanfa
Atlantic: finally, thence by sea back again to Great Britain!
There is no lack of British money ; but there | is no time to trifle! The death of the aged Emperor of Austria might convulse all Europe! Be wise in time!
NOTANDA
CALENDAR..
--DECEMBER,
D. Juan & Austria Meumaiṛ
PASSED THE CANAL
Outward 10th November-Stam, Tosa Mar. 14th November-Wittingburg; Bombay Whitehall. 17th November-Glenfarg, Beng
Tientsin
loe, Silesia, Dardanus,. Ness, Annam. 21st Karlstube November Antenor, Preussen, Bedozin, Tsinan... Sydney... Dec 31st... Bergenhus. 24th November-Merionethshire. Ousang. San Francisco- Jan 2nd
28th November Caledonien, Alder Coptic Hitachi Maru, Holsatia, Romney, Thordis.
1st December Salazie. 15th December Kherson, Shanghai.
San Francisco...an, 10th
We would, direct the attention of shipping firms to the yin in which "Scaners scred",únd “Projected Ballings", now publised in this corus, and in so doing respect fully urge the biar agere of shipping Arvi es give orders^la "plied gratis with the latest'arakiable informadom vytký day
Homeward-1st December-Bayern, Java, Mazie, Valerie, Orestes, Tonkin. 15th December clerks to furnish this off on the forms already supe