TERRIBLE DISASTER NEAR FOOOHOW.
On the morting of Sunday last, the 1st instant, the native-owned launch Kwang Yut, No, IL on the Customs Register, left Kwantow with passengers for Fooches, having in tow a boat loaded with coal. All went well until approach. ing the Mingan Pass, when she was met by the S.S. Haitan, outward bound, and the wash from that steamer appears to have either creat ed a panic amongst the passengers, or to have caused such a rollasto throw themallon one side, whichever way it was, the launch failed to recover her equilibrium and sank, taking thecoal laden boat with her. The loss oflife is reported at 140, the rest of the passengers and the crew, said to number some 50 to 60, having escaped through being able to swim to the shore. To those accustomed to see these overcrowded passenger launches on the river this frightful disaster was no surprise, the wonder to them rather, was that such accidents did not occur more frequently. It is high time that the authorities took the matter in hand and limited the number of passengers that each launch should carry-Foochow Echo.
NO ASYLUM FOR KANG YU-WEI AT HONGKONG.
AN ALMOST INCREDIBLE ASSURANCE. A special telegram to the China Gazette, dated Peking, 14th April, says: The British Government has given the Chinese Govern- ment assurances that it will not allow Kang Yu-wei to again réside in Hongkong.
A GERMAN STEAMER FOR CHUNGKING.
CHUNGKING, 2nd April.. Captain Tireitag, of German Royal Naval Reserve, who is to command the new steamer of Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg & Gu. for the Upper River, arrived here on 25th ult. He' was accompanied by Mr. Anderson, a repre sentative of the sine company who, remains here, while Captain Breitag returned to Ichang
on The steamer, which has been built
in Germany, is to steam out from home and be in Shanghai July, and will immediately thereafter Take up The, Hankow-Chung- The steamer is a side paddle boat, king run. each paddle acting independently of the other. She is 210 ft. long by 32 ft. beam, and capable of steaming 17 knots. Cargo, besides being carried on the steamer, will be carried in barges lashed to cach side of the steamer forward of the paddle-boxes as is done in the Inawady. A meeting of the Consuls for Great Britain, France, America and Japan was held on goth ult to consider rules for preven tion of collision with native craft. A meeting of the Chungking Literary Society was held on 27th ult at the French Consulate, when Mr. James Murray read a paper on "A Tour through Yunnan, Burinal and Tongking."-China Ga
telle Cor.
WOCHANG.
THE EMPRESS'S EMISSARY.
WECHANG, April 9th. Li Ping-heng is a gentleman whom it will be worth while to keep an eye on. He came here under a commission from the Empress Dowager to inspect the troops and forts, but is going away again without having done a single thing towards carrying out that commission, Nor that it matters inuch, for it is said he does not know one end of a gun from another. But if this inspection is a mere blind what can be the real object of his visit? He is on the best of terms with the Viceroy and Governor-indeed the former is an old patron of his, and the latter in some distant way a relative and they have been in clośc confabulation together any number of times, but what about no one pro- 'One amusing incident occurred which shows the temper of this representative of fler Imperial Majesty. The Viceroy's foreign drilled traps here are dressed in a semi-foreign uniform, the pants and jacket being a tighter fit than the more voluminous garments. Col. Chang, who is in command of this force, thought it his duty to pay his respects to the great man from Peking, so he wen: in full regimentals, a real
fesses to know.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL TO T
THE QUETIVATION OF COTTON
IN SOUTH CHINA.
Mr. Inouye Jiutaro, a wealthy merchant of Shikoky, who takes a great interest in com merce and agriculture, has arranged to experi ment on the cultivation of cotton in South China He arrived in Kobe on the 5th inst., accom panied by thren farmers from Mikawa province, who have a large experience in the cultivation of cotton, and felt by the Kamashiro-maru on the following day for China.
has arranged
their blanket in front of the door so that the rodents could not escape by the way they came in, and then hunted them with boats and mugs to the death..
"AGE·N.DA.
TO-DAY.
TO-MORROW,
p.m.--Grant Entertainment under Distinguish- ed Patronage, in aid of the Indian Famine Fund at City Hall. Daylight-N: Y. K. steamer Kinshiu foru
Tien
Jeaves for Victoria . C. &c. C. N. Co's steamer Awziyang leaves for 0. 5. Ca's steamer Hector leaves for Liverpool
(direct),
tsin,
SATURDAY, 31st.
not do so again. Thank God we kept the flag flying. Two days later Ceneral Bullet's army, 22,000 strong, marched through the
under. Dis. town, and amid the general enthusiast few found time to reflect that that gallant force Our daytime recreations consisted of walking 9 p.m.-Grand Entertalment
tinguished Patronage, in aid of the lost 5,000 men, killed and wounded before up and down the portion of the yard allotted
Indian Famine Fund at City Hall. is appointed task was done. With thoughful us, 25 paces square, playing marbles, playing-Warren's Circus at West Point, kindness the General selected the Dublin quoits with flat stones, practising jumping, and Fusiliers-all that was left of them to hold the reading. These diversions had to be carried place of honour of that memorable scene. Sub on with gravity, because if we laughed or shout sequently, a general on order was issued thanked loud enough to be heard beyond the gate ing both those who had hold Ladysmith and rebukes and threats were sure to be our portion. the those who relieved it. Meanwhile the The sanitary arrangements of the prison were Boers seem to have had little difficulty in good, and there was plenty of water. There affecting a hasty but orderly retreat, in which was a hospital ward in the prison, and prisoners they succeeded in carrying off their guns but who went in there were always glad to get out two. On Wednesday, General Buller was able again. The principal part of the prison doctor's to report that Natal was practically free from duty seemed to be to attend at the flogging of the invaders. A British force, which has been natives, which were frequent.
The native prisoners of war numbered about pushed along the Harris smith Railway Line towards Van Reenan's Pass reports that there 30 They ranged from nearly white Cape boys are no more Boers left on the Natal side of the and Indians to enal-black Zulus, &c.
They Pass. Trains are now running from Ladysmith were all British subjects, and had been mostly to our advanced post towards Van Reenan's, taken at or near fields of battles, so 1 under- accumalating stores. The total number of stood. I did not hear any complaints of per Boer prisoners is now about soon Of these,sonal ili treatment in their case. The frequent admin- Boo are encamped at Simonstown, and 3,700 lashings referred to above were are distributed on four transportts at anchor in istered to natives sent up from the Land- the Day. General Cronje, who has been treat drost's Court, boys who disobeyed or were ed with all possible respect has stated that he checky to their masters, or got drunk, or and his companions in misfortune have been stole, or told lies. The usta sentence was to
lashes. Sometimes it was 15 or 30 "overwhelmed with kindness.
The re- cipient was bound to a ladder, and the ductor stood by in his official capacity while a warder wielded the cat and the gaoler counted the strokes. As a rule the natives took their
SUNDAY, 2nd. lashings quietly, though occasionally their cries i and moans were very distressing. On Decem. I. S. Mf Co's steamer, Maria Valerie leaves for Fine and Trieste via the ber 14th four natives were flogged in Pretoria prison. On the 18th two, on the 22nd one, on the 26th three, on the 27th one, on the 29th one, on the 30th one, an the January 2nd lour, on the 3rd two, on the 6th one, and out the 9th three.
In an interview Kobe with a press repre: scutative, Mr. Inouye stated that the place where he intended to try his experiment was in the vicinity of. Amoy, Fukien Province. His scheme was to persuade about a hundred na tive farmers to try cultivating cotton on an area of about a fan of ground each, making aitore ther an area of some 10 cho. To avoid the diff-to culty of explaining to the Chinese farmers though interpreters the method of culli« vation, Mr. Inouye
a practical demonstration of the give work, through the two farmers he is taking with him. He anticipates some difficulty in persuading the native farmers to try the ex periment, as they had not the faintest idea of how to cultivate cation, and might not believe the industry was lucrative. He has, however, arranged to give a prize of three taels per tan of ground, and to grant each cultivator two thels for manure. The prize will not exceed twenty tacls and will be in proportion to the results achieved. Mr. Inouye will proceed from China on a visit to Australia, and during his absence the progress of the work will be over- looked by the Japanese Consul at Amoy. Mr. Inouye will return to China in time for the harvest. After a thorough investigation of the nature of the ground and the climate of South China, Mr. Inouye believes he has selected the most suitable spot for the cultivation of cotton, and has no doubt as to the success of his enter. prise.obe Chron,
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IN PRISON AT PRETORIA.
A WAK CORRESPONDENT'S EXPERIENCES.
The representative of Reuter's Agency at Vryburg, Bechuanaland, who was taken prisoner by the Boers last November, has sent home the following story of his incarceration. He was in custody for eight weeks before the Transvaal authorities released him--
The common prison at Pretoria was erected in the days of the British occupation, and is now a large place of some hundred cells A JESUIT FATHER ON THE WAR.grouped round an open yard. Jameson and the Reform prisoners were put therein the early days of tR96,
The Rev. Father Henry Gillet, S. J. formerly of Belize, now of the Jesuit mission at Dum- brody, Blae Cliff, South Africa, has addressed to the Right Rev. Bishop Hopkins, Vicar Apostolic of British Honduras, the following leiter which appears in the current number of the Belike Angelus :
My Lord,-last week I hurriedly dispatched
a few notes on the Boers and since then my views have been confirmed. Bishop Caughran of Kimberley, who has lived amongst them for years, declares the British position to be most just. Also it is becoming more manifest that the whole of this present miserable war has been brought about net by the people, so to say, but by the very means which the Boer party are anathematising se persistently on the part of the laperialists I mean that it is being shown up now that there has been a conspiracy of German and Hollander, whom you must bear in mind the Boers like very little more than the English, money men belonging to the Berliner Handelsgesellschaft or Chamber of Commerce, started by Bismark with Leydsasa tool to undermine all British authority in Africa This the British Government has been aware of since its inception and some of the moves, otherwise inexplicable, have become manifest under this belief. Bechuanaland annexation, Matabeleland and Mashonaland, & were all pegs put to thwart it; and the demonstration of England at the Emperor's telegram to Kruger after the Jameson Raid, ditto. The case re solves itself thus: The simple Boers have been used as tools to oust the English and know little or nothing of the castes at all except that they have been gradually drilled in a gnawing hatred of whatever is English because they are tyrants, land. grabbers, &c., and always to the front. Were these wire-pullers and distributors of money cleared off the face of South Africa, the Boers and the Britons would pull well enough together as they do in the more civilized and educted parts, or each mind his own work quietly as the uneducated do.
Most of the prisoners of war are contined at Waterfall, a camp which has been temporarily buils, 12 miles north of Pretoria, and on the Pre toria racecourse; but there area gend few military prisoners, whom it is not considered safe to confine at either of these camps, as they have a good local knowledge of the country, and there are all kept in the gaol. Their number at the time left was not more than 25. Then there are a few persons awaiting trial for various crimes, and quite a regular supply of British subjects, taken chiefly in Natal, whom it is advisable to have out of the way, and these are mostly sent "aver the border" to Delagoa Hay after a stay in the prison of from one to four weeks.
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1 wondered to find that the immates of Pretoria prison did not receive any visits from ministers of the Gospel, the fact being, I under- stood, that ministers were not encouraged,. even if not absolutely forbidden hy the au thorities, to come there. On Christmas Day, by request of the prisoners, Divine service was held, the Rey. Mr. Batts officiating, but that was the only occassion during my stay,
A gentleman who was in a position to know told me that during November the Dublin Fusiliers, who were kept at the racecouse camp, were visited regularly by a Roman Catholic priest, Father Delacey, but that on one occasion, in the course of his address, he said that they rust not give way to despondency, as brighter days might be in store for them; also, there had been another big fight and he was sorry to say a lot of men had been killed-or words to that effect. A spy reported to the Government that Father Delicey was giving the prisoners news and inciting to revolt, or something of that kind, and he was immediately forbidden
shit them any more.
Vhe two or three dozen wurders who have to look after the prison day and night hayat quite enought to occupy them, and the gavler has but little leisure for driving about in the spider with the fine pair of grey horses presented to him by the Reform prisoners in 1896, asaioken oftheir appreciation of biskind treatment. The prisoners with whom I was confined had several grievances. Many of them, for instance, had no charges against them, aur did not know what they were there for, except that they were British subjects.
Take the people frun the northern districts. of Natal, for instance. When the Buers in- vaded that colony, many of them were told they could remain at their homes and would not be molested if they kept quiet. Soon afterwards, however, another commando came along and arrested them, and they were sent to Pretoria prison, where week after week passed without their knowing whether or when they were to be sent over the border, whether there was any charge against them, and, if so, whether they
would be tried.
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One instance I have in my mind where a prisoner's intellect was giving way under the long continued strain. In the morning he used to roll up his few belongings into a bundle, wash his face, put on his hat, and march down to the gate and attempt to open it. The warder The opinion of most who have had to do with
on duty there would stop him, and others would them is the same substantially. The progres
come and hustle him back to his cell. I saw sive elements are half anglicised and the educ
the poor fellow myself go through this per formance on four different occasions, and ateil are so completely controlled by their pre-
once I remember that he kept three warders dikants, that stories of priestcraft are pale com pared to their absolute reliance and submission
to how he came to be there at all, elicited to predikants word. As in Jamaica the local at bay for some minutes. My inquiries as it is the predikants who are suspected of poison-
name is Macpherson, and he was In the Boer mind, and kirim their kirks that news of movements &c, is on. The present winner of the Queen's Prize at Bisley two position is like the French Revolution, the or three years ago. When captured in Natal cries of liberty, tyranny, race hatred, are cloaks, with other civilian Britishers, his gold medal-
his posses- of hypocrisy. Poor simple farmers, forsooth! Queen Victoria' gift-was found Crushed people! Bosh! They are the aggression, and the Boers concluded that he must be a fighting man of some kind or other, and sors; with full and malicious intent, they have armed and drilled so as to face the best Euro therefore he must be kept safe in prison. There pean soldiers and even yet talk of conquering he was when I got to Pretoria on November the whole of South Africa. Thank God the rule 2011, and there he remained when I came away of thieves is to quarrel and the two Republics six weeks later. find that thief No 1 has backed out, and that thief No 2 hesitates and remains neutral, leaving
resplendent figure, with his swell hat and golden preachers.were responsible for the rebellion, so information which seems incredible. Ilis
dragons round his sleeves. The great man was amazed, as if he had seen an apparition. He took off his spectacles and gazed on bini with open mouth wonder. Then, finding his breath, he asked "What sort of a thing is that?" He was told it was Col. Ghang of But those the foreign-drilled troops, clothes, where did he get clothes like uniform was the that?" They said, it provided by the Viceroy for his foreign-drilled Then send the au away and regiment. make him take those clothes off, we will have no imitation foreigners here." The discomfited colonel took his departure accordingly.
Mean-
It is said that, the clothing, difficulty was one reason why there was no review. It is truc the weather has been unfavourable for military displays, but in addition the Viceroy was anxious to spare his distinguished visitor a sight which would grieve his heart. while, scores of tailors are hard at work mak ing new hats, or rather bonnets, for the force, after an ancient native pattern only to be seen nowadays on the stage. His Excellency is not willing to sacrifice the coals and pants, so splits the difference by providing irreproachable head-gear.
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the tools to work out the business clue or take the punishment if beaten; but I and z will step forward promptly to share or even appropriate the spoil if they win.
THE RELIEF OF LADYSMITH.
The great siege was raised only just in time, when relief came, it found, the garrison so weakened by disease and bad food that the soldiers were incapable of making even a moderate march. The correspondent of The Standard tells us that on the 30th of October Sir George White commanded 35B officers and GROUNDLESS SCARE, There was a scare on in the city last Wednes. 13,700 men the rest were either killed or
previous evening a telegram reached missing. day. The
Since the investment we have lost the Viceroy front the Hapyang Prefect to the in action 16 officers and 162 men, the casual effect that he had ascertained that there was to bombardment has killed 35 officers and men, be a rising of bad characters immediately, so and wounded 20 officers and 168 men; 47 the civil and the military forces were all ordered offices and 360 men-of whom 94 have since to be on the watch, and the city gates were kept died-have been wounded in action and disease closed till nine o'clock next morning. Ever has accounted for 476 more a figure that im since then there has been a continuous stringent plies a greater loss of life, and permanent in search in all three cities for the said bad charac-jury to health, than in all the battles, assaults; ters, but without any result, beyond the capture and sorties from Talana Hill down to the date of a few insignificant individuals, who, if not of our relief. The greatest danger, indeed, has bad characters, certainly looked it.
been, not the enemy's shells but the ever pre- sent menace of disease. Enteric fever, low fever and dysentery, have been rampant among us the direct outcome of bad water, privation, and the foetid dust arising from a town crowded with 21,000 have-starved inhabitants. Although the actual mortality remained low until the middle of January, and disease was not really virulent, the general health of the troop suffered, severely from the want of good nourishing food and of essential comforts. As many as 8.424 passed through the hospitals, and the daily average under treatment ranged from 1.5000 to 2,000. There were 3.710 cases of enteric fever alone."
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The prisoners had heard that the interest of British prisoners of war were to be looked after by the American Consul, and many efforts were made to get into, communication with that gentletaan, but without avail. I read after my release that the Consul had been refused permission by President Kruger to see the prisoners.
The
The prison regulations, which were displayed in avery cell in Dutch, and which were read out once to us on parade in English, said that untried prisoners were to have every reason- able facility for writing to their friends. gaoler ruled, however, that we must do all our letter-writing, once week-on Saturdays. When Saturday came there were so many anxious, to write, that the day would be gone before half
them bad had their wuras, and they had to wait till the following week, 1 can answer for three consecutive Saturdays passing by before all the prisoners who wanted to write could do so.
Most of the prisoners bore their confinement philosophically, but they strongly objected 10 the quality and sameness of the rations, and their being treated like criminals. Mealy pap, bread, boiled beef, and soup day after day and week after week, certainly contrasts very un- favourably with the provision made by the British authorities for the Boer prisoners, which includes vegetables, fruit, coffee, sugar, and even jam, as I have heard. We heard that the military prisoners at the race-course and water. fall had better fare than we, and we knew that the convicted criminals bad. The latter go coffee daily, vegetables twice a week, and something special on Christmas Day. By the way, on Christmas Day we were given a mug of hot water each in the aftemoon, and those put in it brewed who had any tea or coffee
THE BOGUS "EMPEROR AGAIN. Strangest event of all, we are assured on every hand that Yang Kwolin, who was executed a fortnight ago for pretending to be the Einperor, is back again! This time it is genuine Yang Kwe-lin: the other man was a double frand, and had no more right to that name than he had to the title of Emperor! The genuine man is a great secret society leader, and in addition 10 being invulnerable ho possesses the secret of appearing and disappearing at will. He was
the sams and drank various toasts. greatly enraged at the Viceroy for taking his
We were drawn up in line every evening in name in vain, and made his way into the yamen
the yard and searched, our cells having been in search of vengence. He actually got into
previously searched, and were then locked up His Excellency's private study, but fortunately
for the night, generally at six to half-past six he was not there at the time. Then, when the
p.m.. Those who could buy candles were guards sought lay, hands on him, he my- The first troops to enter the town were the allowed to burn them until half-past seven. In steriously vanished Since then the yamen Irregular Horse under Lord Dundonald, com- the middle of the night the cells were opened guards have been doubled. All this sounds posed of the Insperial Light Horse, the Natal and a lantern was flashed in, to see that the very odd to European ears, but whatever the Carbinters, and the Natal Mounted Rifles, 170 prisoners were still there, I suppose, and then reason--and we know of none--the scare in men all tok Sir George White, hurrying out we lay undisturbed till about half-past five ap. genuific, as is shown by many people: sending to meet his deliverers, was hemmed in by The cells were clean and well ventilated. their families off to the country, and (cheering crowd of soldiers and civilians. Com The only nocturnal visitams-(besides-the- Two Hanlins, belonging to this district have pelled to turn and make a speech, he said: warders) were the rats, and they didn't come arrived from Peking, to be kept in sure confine Men, I thank you, from the bottom of my every night. One glorious bit of excitement in ment on account of their supposed sympathyheart, for your support and help, which I shall the monotony of prison life I still remember with reform Li Ping-heng goes from here to acknowledge to the end of my life. Je hurt me with a thrill. It was when three rats came into Changsha China Garette.
to cut down your rations, but I promise I will one cell, and the two human inmates dropped
THE MARCH) PAST" OF THE RELIEVING
AGUA ARSIY...
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1 on saw a Dutch Church minister on the premisesence. He was going to the front, and had come to borrow a whip from the gaoler.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
Captain R. V. Arnold, of the steamship fer, from Manila, reports:-Light winds and fine weather broughout.
Captain T. Sheeran, of the steamship Mrefuo, from Shanghai, reports:-Left Shanghai at Boon on the 15th inst. had light variable winds with foggy weather and smooth sea throughout.
Captain J. S. Roach, of the steamship Hailan, front Foochow, Amoy and Swatow, reports:- Fohow to Antoy light variable winds, smooth sea and thick baze. Amoy to walow light airs. smooth sea and foggy. Swatow to port mode rate S.E. to Southerly breeze and dense fog to Cupchi Point, and light breeze, smooth sea, cloudy and clear from there to port. l'essels in Amor-Puoting, Charterhouse, Chefoo, and cheang Heck Kian, In Swatow:--Haimun, Loosek, and Kiškiang,
NOTAN'DA.
CALENDAR.
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Noon-1. M. S. Co's steamer City of Peking leaves for San Francisco &c. 9 pm--Grand Entertainment under Dis
tinguished l'atronage, in aid of the In- dian Famine Fund at City Hall. pm.Matince of Warren's Circus at West
J'oint,
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Straits.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE. American (Gaelic) 21st inst. French (Oceanicu) zand inst. American (Hongkong Alaru) 27th inst. Australian (Airlie) 28th inst, American (China) 5th prox. American (Baric) 15th proxi
April 19, Andalusia, German str; for Nagasaki. "April 19, Pelayo,, Beltish str., for Singapore! April 19, Nanyang, German str., for Canton. April 19, Kinshiu Maru, Jup. str., for Seattle. April 19, Staria, German str, for. Yokohama. April 19, Lyzzmoon, German str., for Shanghai. April 19, Puensang, British atr, for Manila. April 19, Sandakan, British str., for Sandakan. April 19, Sullberg, German str., Chaloo.
Paesongers-Arrived. ·
l'er Clara, from Hoihow-36 Chingasi Per Trites, from Saigon-136 Chiness.» Fer Nanyang, from Chefoo-19 Chinese.- Per ferjoo, from Shanghai-Mr. H. C. Reich and 13 Chinese.
Per atenmuir, from Manila-Mrs. Menill,
Mrs. B. Browning, Messrs. F. Bamits, B. Clark, F. Wilson, and 60 Chinese.
T'er Haitan, from Coast Ports--Mr. J. Far- row, Rev. 11. G. B. Hailock, Messrs. Reudle, Saio Sack Sheng, Seu Wing Wah, and 256 Chinese.
Doparted.
Per Weimar, from Japan for Genoa-Mr. and Mrs. Kessler, Mr. and Mrs. Walter, and
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Mr. J. Bellz. For Antwerp--3 Japanese. From Shanghai for Singapore-Messrs. Stach- and Loscher For Suez-Messrs, K., Fritz and 9 p.m.-Warren's Circus at West Pojat. (About) N. 1 S. Co's steamer reconshire Kramnow. For Naples-His Excellency von leaves for Victoria B. C. and Tacoma. Czikaun. For Genoa-Mr. and Mrs. P. Zeem and child, Miss Tyler, Messrs. G. H. Rosing Cargo ex Idomeneus subject to rent. 3 in. S. S. Co.'s sta..mer Catherine Apear and 11. Bass. For London-Miss Hodkins, Messrs. J. Barley, Y. Anilerson and A. Camp bell. For Bremen-Mr. Kreiss, For Ham- From Hongkong for burg-Mrs. Myhre. Singapore Mr. H. P. Hardcastle, Mr. and Mrs. R. 2 Dixon and children, Messrs. Thomas, H. W. Andregs, J. MacDonald, Mis W. Barrett, and Miss A. Pety. For Colombo Gapt. G. C. Righby, and Lieut. A. Armstrong. For Port Said MM., M. Kunnahtzoff. For Genna--Consul E. Heinze. For London-L Coe Retallick, Mrs. G. K. Stevens, Miss Stevens, Mrs. Heale, Mrs. W. G. Winterbur and 3 babies, Mr. and Mrs. Strachan, Messrs. H. Frewin and R C. Wilson. For Southamp- ton-Messrs. A. Thompson, M. Barry and R. Atkinson. For Hamburg-Mr. A. Viedbalła..
-Per Pirusien, for Shanghai from Hongkong Mr and Mrs. Keswick, Miss Keswick, Miss Mongay, Me and Mrs. Dixon, Messrs. F. W. Silvester, C. Stewart, D. Stewart, A. Boure, F. Kumming, W. A. Razack, G. von Boehl, Le Wai Hing, Fan Svi Peng, and Lieut. Beyen- dorf. From Singapore-Messrs. Schurarzen- berg and B. Schaaji. From Ismailia-Messrs.. K. Troshin, A. Schischmareff and N. Malchan- off. For Naples-Mr. G. Lintow. For Genoa, -Messrs. A. P. McEwen, H. Jacguer, W Bleuke, E. Wagner, G. Burralino, and B. Semas fine. From Southampton-Messts. M. Leland, Adair, T. Y. Chung, Y. Wang, W. Barr, Miss R. Y. Garriock, Messrs. Hee and Woo. From.. Hamburg-Mr. Rob. Piep, Miss M. Wendt, Mrs. A. Schrorter, and Mes. M. Ipland For Yokohama from Hamburg--Baron v Ungern Stemberg. For Southampton-Mrs. `
For Genoa-Messrs. Stepheng, C. C. Capell. The N. V. Ks steamer Agu Maru, (EuroV. Theodor, T. Stern, D), Y. Nakwassin. For
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The P. M. S. S. Co's steamer Gaelic, with Mails &c.. left for this port to-day at noon.
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The steamer diffie from Sydney &c., left Port Darwin yesterday for Manila & Hongkong
The Austrian Lloyd's 5. N. Co.'s steamer Maria l'alerie lelt Manifa for this, port to-day.
The S. P. S. Co.'s steamer Tacoma arrived at Yokohams and sailed for Tacoma on the
17th inst.
pean Line) left Singapore for this port 18th fest, and may be expected arrive here on the
24th inst.
The N. Y. K.'s steamer Bingo Maru, (Europe Line) left Kobe, wir Moji for this port on the 18th inst and is expected to arrive here on the zith inst.
The N. Y. K.'s steamer Kagoshima Maru, Bombay Line) left Kobe, via Moji for this port on the 18th inst. and is expected to arrive here on the 25th inst.
The P. M. S. 8. Co.'s steamer Daric, with
Mails &c, left San Francisco for this port via Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland Sea, Kobe, Na gasaki and Shanghai, on the 17th inst
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The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s R.M.S. Empress of China, left San Francisco for this port vir Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai, on the 7th inst.
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The T. K. K. steamer Nippon Maru, with Mails &c. which left hence zoth March for San Francisco vie Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Inland Sea, Yokohama and Honolulu, arrived at her destination on the 17th inst."
Progress
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For Singa
Colomb--Mr. A. Yegarisches pure-Ma. C. Steinlaner. For 'Genoa-Mrs. Gregarien. Thiel R. Amikor. For Naga saki from Hainburg Mr. P. Schroder. For Genoa--Mr. A. Avcerol, Mr. C. Rostix. For Pening Japanese. Frem Hongkong for Kobo Mr. T. Popeth. For Yokohama Mr. Fred M. Alger, Mr. W. Damiles. For Naga saki--Lient. Rodgers.
STEAMERS EXPECTED,
Manies.
Mike Mar.... Galic
"From
Duz.
Singapore Shanghai... Singapote Saigon..
Tomorrow
April 21st
¡April 21st
"Tautalus Oceanien... Yawata Maru.... Japān Hongkong Maru... Japan Airlic Chinn Doric
!April 22nd April zath April 27th
Port Darwin ...April 28th San Francisco... May 5th San Francisco... May 15th
We would dress the attention of digging Arton to cle style in which "Steamers Kepected" and "Pro cajas Svalinayy are now published in these cod utung, and in so dring caspeti fully urge the managers of shipping finns to give andanuto their clerks to furnish this office, on the forms already supe piled gratis with the latest avaliable information every":
PROJECTED SAILINGS.
America Marn..Sau Fianciscu, &c. June 26th,
30.03
.02.0
85.0
408
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA LOCK KETURNS.
Kowloon Isla de Cuba............ at H.M.S. Faye
Ship
Destination.
Date..
Dock.
11
Alcinous
Londen.....
May 15th.
Andalusia
Havre, c.
May 30th
Anping Slary
Swallow, &c..
April 20th
Bamberg
Havre, &c.
May 22nd
Bayern
July 12th
Belgian King Bengal
Marseilles, &c...
June 5th April 28th- ¡¡April 27th
June 9th
April 20
YESTERDAY.
WEATHER KEPORT.
On die sl
On dere at
Breconshire
4.1.
30.03 78
29.95
75
77 77
D. Juan d'Austria Independent
* Cosmopolitan
Barometer... Temperature Humidity Rainfall
TO-DAY,
Thursday, 19th April, 1900. Chinese 20th of 3rd mom of 26th year of
Kreung-si. Sun-Rises
ohr. quin.
shr, gồmin. Set...
........... Olir. iqmin, Noon-Max. Dec. S. ahr, þau.. High water-Morning- Afternoon Low water--Morning
Afternoon ANNIVERSARIES.
thr. bain, bhr. 33min. Ohr. 33min.
1858--The Editor of the Hongkong Daily Press
187
sentenced to six months imprisonment for libelling the Governor. Great fraud on the Comptoir d'Escompte de Paris at Yokohama discovered; suicide of the captured criminals, W. S. Swaby and V. Cantelli. 1881-Lord Beaconsfield died? 1883-Death of Charles Darwin, the great
natumlist. 1894-The s.s. Nippos Maru, wrecked on
Aylen Bay. 1896-Cholera reported prevalent in Singapore. 1897-The Greek fleet laid Prevesa in ruins
and the Turks captured the Maluna l'ass. 1899-Duc d'Arcos presents his (Spanish)
credentials at Washington. Ministér Stone ordered to Madrid from Berlin.
TO-MORROW.
Friday, 20th April, 1900. Chinese--21st of 3rd moon of 26th year af
Kwang-sü. Son-Riser
Sets
shr. 46min. 6hr, 20min.
"High; water-Mornings.
Afternoon...... thr. $5min. Low water-Morning.... 7hr, 14min. Afternoon...... 7hr, somin. *ANNIVERSARIES. 1808-Napoleon III. born. 1892-The ss, Laokai last off Tonkin with 32
lives.
PASSED THE CANAL. Outward-13th April-Inabu_Maru, Agu mentuon." 17th April-Salazie, Ballaural. Homeward-17th April-Stuttgart. Arrivals at Home 18th April-Festpahlin.
Shipping.
Arrivala. NANVANG, German steamer, 983, Drewes, 18th April-Chefoo 13th April, Beans, &c.-- Siessen & Co.
CLARA, Gennan steamer, 675, A. Hansen, 18th April,-loihow 17th April, Geneml- Jebsen & Co.
TRITOS, German steamer, 1,033, . Lassen,
18 April, Saigon 14th April, Rice. Siemssen & Co.
MENMUIR, British steaner, 1,286, R. W. Arnold, 19th April,-Manila 16th April, Hemp and Sugar-Shewan, Tomes & Co. HAITAN, British steamer, 1,183, J. S. Roach, 19th April-Foochow 16th April, Amoy 17th, and Swalow 18th, General.-Douglas, Lapraik & Co..
MEEFOO, Chinese steamer, 1,339, T. Shecman, 19th April-Shanghai 15th April, General. -C. M. 5. N. Co. IRENE, Chinese steainer, 826, C. A. Crawford, 19th April, Canton 19th April, General. -C. M. S. N. Co.
FUSHUA, Chinese steamer, 1,500, W. H. Lunt, 19th April,Canton 19th April, General.
C. M. S. N. Co. PRONTO, German steamer, 632, H. Grandt, 19th April, Newchwang toth April, General Chinese.
Clearances at the Harbour Ofoo: Samshui, British steam-launch, for Wachow Lyzeinoon, German str, for Shanghai. Chowtat, British str., for Swatow. Yuensang, British str., for Manila, Glenshiel, British str., for Shanghai. Sullberg, German str., for Chefco. Lady Joicey, British str., for Hongay. Kwal Law, British steam-launch, for Macab Kutsang, British str., for Saigon. Pak Kong, British st., for Canton, c
Departures
1896--Armed gang robbery at Kowloon City. 1897-An address presented to Sir Claude Macdonald by the Hongkong Branch of the China Association.... 1898-The Spanish Minister at Washington demands his passports U. S. Pre- sident Signs ultimatum to Spain Spurgeon's Tabernacle destroyed by April 19, Chowtal, British str., for Swatow.
April 19, Thgles, British str., for 5walow,
fire
Bingo baru
Braemar
Breconshire Candia
Straits, &c. San Diego, c. Bombay, &c...
Portland, &c.
Victoria, B.C.
Marseilles, &c...... April zoth
Carlisle City...... San Diego, &c. April 30th Catherine Apcar, Singapore, &c...... April 21st China
.......... San Francisco, &c May 15th City of Peking... San Francisco, &c. April 21st City of Rio...San Francisco, &c. June 9th San Fmucisco, &c.uly 14th Coptic: Coromande...... Shanghai... April 27th Doric ......... San Francisco, &cMay 23rd Duke of Life...... Victoria, B.C....... May 12th Emp. China Vancouver, &c...... June 6th. Emp. India
April 25th May 16th Emp. Japan. Eskdale
Kobe & Yokohama April 21st Esmeralda. Hoito, &c. April 27th:
San Francisco, &c. May 1st Victoria, B.C. April 24th, Straits, &c. ....... May 30th Liverpool... April zoth Hongkong Mary San Francisco, &c. May 8th Ixion
...Liverpont. Kasuga Maru Japan Kinshiu Muru... Victoria, B.C. König Albert Straits, &c. Königsberg...... Havre, &c.
Gaelic
Glenogle
Hamburg Hector...
April 30th April 21st
..April 20th Aug, 9th: May 14th Kweiyang Tientsin, &c. ...... April zoth
...London......... May 1st Malacca ........London........ May 3rd Maria Valerie Singapore, &c.......April 22nd Sandakan.. Mausang.......
Machaon
Menmuir ...... Manila Mike Maru......Japan Mikawa Maru... Shangha Monmouthshire.. Portland, &c. Nippon Maru San Francisco,
Straits, &c. Oldenburg
London. Straits, &c.
Patroclus
Preussen
April 24tly,
„April 24tB
April 24th
April 24th
May 19th
&c. May 31st
June, 28th
May 29th May 16th May 2nd
May.gif
April 28th
Straits, &c.
June 14th
Havre, &Cs
June 20th
Havic, &
June 6th
April 24th,
Prinz Heinrich Straits, &c. Queen Adelaide. Victoria, B.C. Rosetta.... Japan
Sachsen
Sambia
Sarnia
Sibiria
Strathgyle. Stuttgart St. Regulus Tamsai Maru
Thyra. 181038
Havre, &
San Diego, &c.
Straits, &c. .New York
Swatow, &c. April 2nd San Diego, &C.July 8th ..Porf Darwin, &c. April 1sth
Straits, &c....... Aug. 23rd. Yawata Maru...Sydney, &c.........Apr 27th.
Weimar.