AMOY: TO' TAIPEH.
{Contributed.)
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1900.
"Money is the root of all evil” nád when a country has to pay ten per cent for capital it is not hard to imagine that there will be some grumbling at the taxation by which the money bas to be repaid
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can be done to check excessive rolling
The most obvious and commonly adopted method is the addition of bilge-keels, Wooden sailing ships of war, as well as merchant vessels, in the first half of this century, were always
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CHURCH: SERVICES, AN
Trini, Chinese str, for Shanghai. St. John's Cathedral:-Communion, 7 andpenradt, German str., for Haiphong.
Matins, 11 am, Evensong, 5.45 pm.
Kuai Lam, British steam-launch, for Macao,- Roman Catholic Cathedral-Mass at at Tamsus daru, Japanese str., for Swulow,
Eskdale, British str., for Kabe. 7 a.m., 8 n.m., and 9.30 am. Benediction, Trites, German str., for Saigon. Haitan, British str., for Swatow. Hating, French str., for Haiphong. Hermes, Norwegian str., for Hóngay... Harlem, French str, for Hoihow. City of Peking, British str., for Shanghai." Catherine Apcar, British str., for Singapore.
Gorman Bethesda Chapel, West Point
Morning Service, 11 am. St. Francis Church, Wanchai-Mass (Chin
6 am. (Port 7.30 am. Benediction,
p.m.
8 a.m.
the two nations, and prophesied that when St. Joseph's Church, Garden Road-Morning
Service (English), 9 a.m. Japan should have taught the Chinese the art of war, neither England, Russia ar Germany St. Anthony's Chapel, West Point:-Mass, would decide the fate of the East. The Chinese did not love the Japanese, but, recognizing that Wesleyan Methodist Church: Services, 10.30 they had nothing to hope from the European St. Peter's Seamen's Church:-11 m. and nations, wore gladly establishing an entente cordialt with the Japanese
Referring to the Philippine situation, Bishop Potter said he had gone into the islands in an whether or not his opinions had altered, but said he recognized the question as purely an academic one.
a.in. and 5:45 pm.
6.30 p.m.
MONDAY, 23rd..
German School term Commences.
BISHOP POTTER OF CHINA AND JAPAN. AMOy, April 18th, 1900,
NEW YORK, March 19th. I concluded my last letter by stating. I would
Bishop Potter talked to newspaper repre speak on the adoption of the Britisit flag by To throughly understand the progress made Chinese merchants, for, in myopinion, an illegal in Formosa a knowledge of China and Chinese I constructed without bilge-keels. Doubtless sentatives to-day about his visit to the Philip: Union Church:-Services, t1 a.m. and 6p.m. purpose, or speaking more correctly for reasons rule is necessary, a country without any of the the deep and heavy ordinary keels which sail-pines, Japan and India. The trip was made at to circumvent the Chinese likin taxes. I saw western requisites of civilization, with a governing vessels necessarily demand. suficiently the instance of the committee on increased while in Swatow a small steanpe that traded ment that is no govemment, taxes levied in the checked rolling. Besides, we now load, decks responsibilities of the Protestant Episcopal between the different little coast paris. This shape of squeezes, and the people allowed to do with heavier guns and think more of our sailors' Church. He had been most interested, he said, steamer is owned, manned and operated solely very much as they pleased as long as they were comfort. The ill-fated Italanta, herself in the condition of affairs in China and Japan. by Chinese but at the same time flies the not found out. The Japanese have altered all replacing the Eurydice, which was capsized He had noticed a gradual friendliness between British Flag. To the best of my knowledge, this. There is a govemment and it makes it in squall in 1878 off Ventnor, was found and I took pains to try and find out, there is self folt; taxes are levied on all alike; there to rall so heavily that she was fitted not a single Britisher interested in her. The is a strong police department everybody's with two pairs of bilge-keels-one below, and question naturally arises why then does she circumstances · being well known.. Roads one above the water-line. They checked the fly our flag ? Simply to protect herself against are built, einbankments erected, railways rolling, but still she rolled sufficiently to lift Chinese official squeezes. Noi for a tement constructed and kept in working order. This the lower out of water, and thus repeated vio- do lay that is not in accordance with interna coats money and as it is not done by private lent shocks strained all the fastenings and tional custom but it seemed to me that enterprise the government is obliged to main caused intense discomfort. The bilge-keels rightfully considered it is assisting Chinese tain a large staff of officials. There is no were removed, she left Bermuda for the British subjects to resist the demands made by doubt about the necessity for these improve. Isles in, February 1982, and was not seen again. their government and must eventually lead ments, but it is greatly to be feared that Japan The French claim to have used bilge-keels attitude of antagonism. Ele declined to say..-Ada Delray Company at City Holl, to misunderstandings and
has been rather too premature. The money suspicion on,
the commencement of the present century; but the part of the Chinese of our friendship. raised in the island is certainly spent there, but these were probably intended, at that time, to
that does not have very much effect in making act as lee-buards. Jolin Chinaman any more rontented with the paying of taxes; by nature he strongly objects to pay, is endowed with a vast amount of sise, endurance, and is able to live where others would starve, the consequence is that niany of the tea farins are going out of cultiva tion. I am not acquainted with the taxes levied in Ceylon and India, but in Formosa they are $2.70 per picul transportation dax, or lekin, if to Kelung, to Kobe Stoo habour dues, but if to Tamsui to Amoy $1.60 export duty. The two last taxes are not finally settled, the foreign powers maintaining that they mean preferential rates. Any way the tax amounts io 43 a picul or $1 a chest. Other countries, impose import dues. The manufacture of tea is expensive and the freight heavy, so it can easily be seen that the actual farmer gets very little for his share in the production. He certainly gets greater facilities for transporta- tion but he would far rather put the money into his own pocket.
THE SWATOW VOLUNTEERS.
Just previous to any arrival in Swatow, the officials and Chinese community had been thrown into a wild state of alam by the report that too robbers had come inte or where in the vicinity of the town. I was informed that the Chinese merchants had raised a corps out of the coolies of the place and were supporting it at their own expense. In England we beleive in paying by results, but have not yet applied that system to our army. They have with this corps a man is paid by the number of robbers be kills, $10 for each private and Stoo for a rubber chief, special arrangements are tande if the civilian soldier gets either killed or wounded. Not much money ad, however, heen disbursed by the time I left Swatow.
BRITISH TRADE IN AMOY.
Amoy has so often been described and by far abler pens than mine, that it would be waste of time for me to attempt to do so, but I cannot passion to the more interesting subjects of Tamsui and the japanese occupation of Formosa, without remarking on the difference of business enterprise exhibited by the Ger mans and japanese to that shown by the British firms. The former are all bustle and progress, while the tafter, with one exception, are eaten up by conservatism, change being looked upon most distastefully. This is all the more to be regretted as the staple article of commerce in this port will soon be withdrawn, viz ten, this subject, however, I will speak more fully when writing on Japanese rule in Formosa
THE 1 M. CUSTOMS,
On
One more point in connection with Amoy is well worth notice and deserves consideration. That is the imperial Maritime Customs. These are hypothecated to Great Britain for money advanced and by treaty it is distinctly laid down that 7 per cent, of the European staff shall be Britishers. I was therefore greatly surprised to find that this percentage had fallen to somewhere between 50 or 60, not over the latter figure for certain It may be a small matter, "but I ain"certainly of opinion that it may possibly lead to our disadvantage in the near future. While speaking about the 1. M. C. I may as well mention about Chapel Island Lighthouse. Mariners are well acquainted with the regulation signals given by this light- house in time of fog, but for the sake of our shore readers I will say that when the light. house keeper hears the steamer's whistle he fres guns in prescribed rotation until answered by the steamer with three blast. Our steamer the Tamsai Maru, was unfortunate enough to be caught in one of these foys and kept her whistle going constantly, but as she received no answer she anchored, and remained in this position until the fog lifted, when the lighthouse was plainly discernible about a mile and a half away. We were delayed to such an extent that it made our stay at Amoy 24 hours longer ihan was intended, afterwards happened to run across an old Customhouse officer who had spent three years on this Island and when I told him our experience he offered as an ex- planation that the rock was too high, saying, from bis own experituce, he had known ships lying quite close which he had been quite un- able to hear if there had been a 3 or 41 ile breeze blowing on the water. He said he could hear ship's whistles for better when they were 6 or 7 miles away. As fog is very prevalent along this coast, which is also most dangerous, some remedy for such a state of things should be found.
TAMSDI AND TAIPEH.
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Japan has made a mistake; with true oriental
spirit she has started at the wrong end. Instead of opening up her harbours, removing the bars etc., so that ships could enter at all times and find safe anchorage, she has started in the interior building fine Japanese cities and main- taining too many officials and guardians of the law; this, besides other great drawbacks, has left the coast practically open to invasion, so she cannot be secure in furthering her good in the interior, Tamsui can only be entered once a day at high tide, communication between Taipeh and its port, Tamsul, though only separated by twelve miles of river can only be obtained twice daily for the same reason. Immenac sums of moneythave been spent in Taipeh, and still nothing done as regards dredging. In Anping matters are far worse, ocean steamers cannot enter the port at all, having to anchor about four miles off in the roadstead, and in stormy weather not even that, while communication with the port is totally interrupted.
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M. H. W.
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET,
HONGKONG, April 20th. Messrs. Benjamin, Kelly and Potts, in their weekly share report state :-
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From the earlist days of iron clad ships bilge keels have been fitted in the Navy. After the capsizing of the Captain in 1870, Mr. Froude made a full series of experiments upon a moxiel of the Devastation. The experiments in dock seemed most conclusive. With no bilge-piece, after a deflection of 81′, 32 double coils were taken before she came to rest. With one 3. foot bilge-piece only &; with two 3-foot bilgės 6: with one six-foot bilge only 4 But we must very carefully examine experiments on models made in dock. When the deflection was increased to 25 the oscillations were, respec. tively, 20, 61, 31, or always less than when this first displacement was much smaller! This paradoxical result was doubtless brought about by two disturbing elements: The greater cant flooded the dock to some ekteni, and, ere he water found its exit through the scuppers, the tilt was checked enormously; again waves formed by tilting in the dock, reflected from the wall, may check or help the rolling.
The model, was also tested in a sea; and,
Asked about the future of the Anglican church in the islands, Bishop Potter said he saw no reason why it should not success-
fully introduced to the natives. He had found no evidence of any paganism. The Roman Catholic religion was pretty generally observed, and as education spreads, the tenets of the Anglican church would receive general accept
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A MARVELLOUS ESCAPE.
There was great excitement at Jhind the other day, says an Indian contemparary, Mr. Van Tassel, the balloonist, made an ascent there. About the time of making the start three sepoys belonging to the Thind State, who were holding the balloon down; got mixed up with the ropes of the balloon and prachute, and were carried up into the air. One man' fell soon; but the other two were not able to get loose. When at a great height one subse. "quently fell, but fortunately again got caught though results were very different, they clearly in the ropes, Mit. Van Tashel, with great showed the bilge keels greatly checked the
presence of mind did not cut himself off
with rolling. Far more decisive were experiments the parachute, as he would have done under made with the Greyhound and her sister ship ordinary circumstances, but holding on, shout- the Pericus. The former had a pair of bilgeed to both men to hold tight. The balloon keels; the latter none. After they had been ascended a great height, when the gas ecoted brought to the saine draught and meta-centre and it began to descend. The parachute height they were taken out into Plymouth opened and the empty balloon also formed a Sound on various occasions in rough weather. parachute, and the three men descend safely The Graybound rolled to about half the angles to terra firma amidst the wildest excitement reached by the Perseus, the latter sometimes of the large crowd assembled to witness the rolling as nucli as 23 degrees.
The accidental discovery on another occa. sion that water let in through imitation shot holes greatly checked the rolling-and the effect, noled above, of water on the model's deck in dock-suggested compartments into which water might enter and, by its weight, This has been actually check oscillations. tried and proved most efficacious in preventing rolling; but it adds a serious danger. When big waves well timed to the ship capsize her, she usually goes over in the weather roll, borne down too late to rise against the coming wave and sech admitted water helps this danger. Bilge-keels so far have proved the best, but they must not be placed too near the surface. If hable to be exposed, violent shocks, of course, will fellow, and even if they come but near the surface they greatly add to the effective hold the vertical component in a wave has to tilt up the ship; and therefore, though they, often check, in such position they might some times increase, the rolling.
LONDON, March 12th.
For real ghastliness, for a glimpse into the glory of realities of war and the horrors of the battlefield, a private laner from a young ne dical officer at Spion Kop, printed in the Daily Graphic, can scarcely be beaten.
The Boers opened fire on us, and three bullets went into the fire, knocking the sticks about. The reason for this fire was not the Red Cross dag, but owing to some Tommies who were stroll- over to it, but I promptly ordered them away. A few minutes after the Boers let By five shells in quick succession in my direction, but they fell short and did no hann.
The Easter Holidays have interfered with business to a considerable extent, and trans- actions effected have been on a very small scale. Banks-Hongkong Banks rule very quiet and are obtainable at 313 per cent, premium. The HORRORS OF THE BATTLEFIELD, London quotation is 58 15. Nationals are steady at $284. Marine Insurances-Unions have strengthened their position and are wanted at $240. Yangiszes are quoted at. $128 ex the dividend of $12 paid to day. China Traders have been done and are wanted at $54. Fire Insurances.-There is no business to re- port in stocks under this heading. Shipping.- "I selected a pass," he writes, "overhung by Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboats steep clay banks on the inp of which I got up have advanced' to $30‡ and after sales at $30) | a Red Cross day. Cases now began to pour have been done and are wanted at $30). Indo | down from Spion Kop'on stretchers. Chinas have changed hands at $92 and are wanted. Star Ferries have been sold to a small extent at $18), Douglas shares have been done at $50. Refineries. We have heard of no business in either China Sugars for Lizons. Mining-Punjoms have declined to $7.10 owing to shares offering from Japan. Queen Mines have been fixed at At the present time we have two most in- 10 cents. Olivers B. are enquired for at teresting object lessons we might say almost 34 but none are obtainable except at an ad- at our gates, the first atteinpts of two vance. The Report shows a debit balance at young countries nt colonization; Japan Working Account of $4.133.92 as against a in Formosa and America in Manila, It would debit balance of $40,671 41 at the end of 1898. be insiduous to draw comparisons, so I will Great Eastern and Caledonians have been sold Docks, Wharves and only give an idea of the progress that has been at 70 and 60 cents. made by the Japanese. When taking a bird's Godowns-Hongkong and Whampoa Docks eye view preparatory to criticism on this subject are simmer and have been taken off the market it must always be remembered that Japan, as a at 493 and 495 per cent. premium, closing with factor in the world calculations is extremely | no sellers under 500 per cent. premium. Kow. young; scarcelyfty years having elapsed loon Wharf shares have been booked at $85. since her first reception of western ideas. New Amoy Docks are in the market at $10. Again it must be borne in mind that Formosa Hongkong Hotels are quiet at $120. Hum- is not a colony but more correctly a condered pirreys Estate have improved to $tot sales. island. This makes a great difference. The China Providents have been bought at $9.85 Chinese themselves, had formerly conquered and $10. Cotton Mills-Hongkong Cottons the land but had never been able to make have changed hands at $38 and $381 fiscal themselves absolute masters of it, in this the laneous-Green Island Cements have been in Japanese have had far greater success as the strong request and have been done at advanc whole of Formosa may now be said to be in aing rates up to$it, China Bomeos are in settled state. There are still some savages, demand at $18. Electrics can be placed at who have not tendered their allegiance to the $11. United Asbestos have been sold at $6.75 Government, but they are comparatively few
and fiving in the interior of the island. Actual
MORRISON
AT BANGKOK,
Mr. Chas. Robertson Morrison, the Assayer and Chief Assistant in the Royal Department of Mines and Geology at Bangkok, died on the 9th inst. For some time past he had not been in his usual health, and early in the present month was removed to the Nursing Home, suffering from malarial fever with typhoid symptoms. Nothing that could be done for him proved of any avail, and late on the night of the gth he breathed his last. Mr. Morrison was only 15 years of age and had not been quite twelve months in Bangkok. Much regret is: expressed at his untimely demise. The funeral, which was attended by a number of Siamese as well as foreigners, took place next day at the Protestant Cemetery...
rebels there are none, but an occasional robbery DEATH OF ME. C. with violence still takes place. The Japanese must therefore be complimented on having attained so much good in a little over five years. There is a peculiar superstition among the aborigines (not sarages) that has operated against the conquerors. It is not generally known that some 250 years ago the Dutch occupied Formosa and made their presence very beneficially felt among its inhabitants; They built forts and introduced trade, the old red brick building now occupied by the British Consulate in Tamsul is one of these old forts. Around Anping their remembrance is still venerated by the natives. They were eventually expelled by the Chinese admiral or pirate Koxinga, but they left the impression that they would some day came back again to be the saviours of the Formosans from their Chinese conquenrors. This idea is still strong and though these natives have since adopted Chinese dress and manners, until very recently it was feared that should a hostile man- of-war come into a Formosary port, the natives: Would 'mistake her for the Dutch come back and would rise to a man against their present |-- The Transactions" of the Institution of rulers. I need hardly say that the Chinese do Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland is an not love their former victors, and it is a well unpretentious publication, but always dontains known fact that the relations between Japan and Russia are strained. Taking all these con- siderations into account it is not fair nor honest to expect too marked as improvement by Japan. ese rule; but still there is a great improvement and one that shows unmistakeable sigas of future
THE ROLLING OF SHIPS.
From this time to 1 o'clock next morning wounded came through my dressing station, as the pass was the only exit from the hill, saw every case, and some of them were
MUTILATED BEYOND DESCRIPTION. " Fully 330 wounded and dead passed through my hands. Many poor chaps shot in the morning in the front trenches, who could not be reached, lay in the blazing sun all day. One old colonel in Thornycroft's walked down, leaning on a rifle. He was a mass of wounds, one ear shot through by a balles, his chin, neck and chest through by others and his back and legs torn by shells. He came in and said be just dropped in to let me take his finger off as it was so shattered that he could not pull the trigger of the rifle, as it got in the way of the next finger, which he could use, for he wanted. to get back up the hill to pay the Dutchmen back. Of course I would not let him go back.
"Bullet wounds are beautifully clean, just a damage as they often go through the bone round hole, and, as a rule, do not do much without shattering it, and do not bleed much. Shell wounds are hideous.
"It was now frightfully dark, and I put one of the lanterns on a stick as a directing light to my pass. One of a group of soldiers returning to the hill tried to run away with it. Shortly after this both lanterns went out, and I had
A PREITY BAD TIME,
as the pass biten got blocked with wounded, Finally I could send no more wounded across the drift, and had to stack them with the dead in rows on the grass. 1 collected the wounded officers on stretchers and gave then brandy and hypodermic of morphine.
Commandants Botha and Burgess, the Boer generals, came up at daybreak. The former, who is chief general, was a small thịn man with yellow beard and hair, and had a magnificent rifle beautfully carved with his name and a text from the Bible. He had a couple of mounted Kaffis, carrying ammuntion and a water baitle," and an interpreter. He seemed, however, to un derstand English, though he refused to speak it. There were quite a number of German of ficers. I heard ane of them had been killed. They let our men search the dead for identifica- tion cards, letters and money. Several Boers handed in little things they found."?
at least one interesting paper. To the last Mr. W. L-Luke contributes an article on the means!
FRANCE ASKS FOR TROOPS. adopted for moderating, the rolling of ships, We piztend to understand the theory of a ship's
NEW YORK, March, igth. stability although constant instances of some The Journal and Advertiser has a special great blunder in a costly yacht or line of battle- from London which says: "A private telegram - ship: remind us now and then that theories, from an unimpeachable source in Paris days
growth, ASTRO Such of the system however true, require at least more careful ap that the minister for the colonics sent cipher |
of
To a Britisher, perhaps.
faxation, officialism and red tapeism calls for bafavourable comment, but it must be borne in rlad that Japan is ambitious, her government is fastering trade extensively all over the world and they are spending immense sums of money,
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SHIPPING REPORTS.
Capt James Potter, of the steamship Benvenue, from Saigon, reports :-Experienced light vari able winds and fine clear weather throughout the passage.
Capt. J. Douglas, of the steamship Formosa, from Swatow, reports-light.casterly winds, snooth sea and hazy weather. Vessels in port:-Singan, Søechien, Cheang Hock Kian,, Chowlai, Tientsin, and Kweilin.
Captain A. S. Calder, of the steamship Phra- Hang, from Bangkok, via Swatow, reports: Light variable winds and smooth sea, through- out, until making and leaving Swatow when calms and foggy weather prevailed.
NOTANDA.
CALENDAR.
APRIL.
Meteorological means based on ten years.
observations to 1893. Barometer Thermometer.
Humidity..... Rainfall
..30.039
62.0
..85.0
4.08
TO-DAY.
Barometer....... Temperature ............ 28 Humidity..
WEATHER REPORT.
On date at On del
29.99
29.99 73 94
B4
Rainfaller
TO-DAY,
Saturday, 21st April, 1900. Chinese-aand of 3rd maon of 26th year af
Kwang-sti. Sun-Rises .....
Set mi High water-forning". Afternoon
Low water-Morning
died,
5kr. 36min. bhr. 20min.
shr. zzmin.
zhr. 53min.
Shr. min.
.............. zkr. 57min.
Afternoon ANNIVERSARIES.
1843--The Duke of Sussex, the Queen's uncle, 1860-Chusan occupied by the British fleet. 1864-About 100, prisoners escaped from the
prison bulk off Stonecutters' Island. 1869-H.M.S. Salamis returned to Hankow
from the Yangtze. 1877-Torpedo explosion at Tientsin; six men blown to pieces; narrow escape of Li Hung-chang
1897-Tyrnavos bombarded by the Turks. 1898-War declared between America and Spain. U. S. fleet leaves Keywest for
Havanna
TO-MORROW,
Chinese-23rd of 3rit moon' of 26th year of Sunday, 22nd April, 1900.
Kwang-sů. Sun-Rises
5hr, 35min. Sets
...bir. 30min. Noon-First Quarter gur. 20min. p.. High water-Morning. alir, zamtu. Afternoon 3år. 58min. Low water--Morning. gr. omin
Afternoon ...... 8hr. 56min. ANNIVERSARIES.
1834-The East India Co, ceased to trade with
Chipa.
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in Hongkong. 1880-Jinrickshas started in Hongkong, 1890 -The Foreign Ministers at Peking invited
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to a funeral ceremony at the house of the late Marquis Tseng, 1891-Wreck of the ss. Holme Eden on the
Leucome Isles,
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April 21, Haiman, British str., for Swatow, April 21, Dirigo, American ship, forttonolulu, April 21, Bankoku faru, Jap. str., for Hongay. April 21, City of Peking," "British 'sir, for Sån
Francisco.
April 11, Charsang, British str, for Shanghai. April 21, Hailan, French str., for Hoihow. April 21, Irene, Chinese str., for Shanghai. April 21, Eskdale, British str., for Robc. April 21, Catherine Apcar, British tr
Calcutta.
TUESDAY, 24th. Noon--Extraordinary General Meeting of the
Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd. Noon-Cargo ex Silesia subject to rent.
p.m.-1. C. S. N. Co.'s steamer Mausangr
leaves for Sandakan via Gaya. p.m.-C. & M. S. N. Co steamer Menmuir
leaves for Manila
(About) N. L. steamer Sibiria leaves for
Havre and Hamburg. (About) N. P. steamer Glenogle "Teaves for
Victoria B. C. and Tacoma. Cargo ex Preusser subject to rent..
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WEDNESDAY, 25th. Noon-C. N. Co.'s, steamer Tsinan, leaves for
Manila and Australian Port. 3.30 pm-Auction sale of household furnitures at Mr. Paul Brewitt's sales rooms, Zetland Steel, No. 3.
C. P. R. steaner Empress of India leaves for
Victoria B. C. &c.
FRIDAY, 27th:
Noon-N. Y. K. stcamer Ingashima Mart leares for Bombay via Singapore and Colombo.
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4 p.m.--N. Y. K. steamer l'atafa Maru leaves for Sydney and Melbourne, via Manila At daylight the Co.'s steamer Binge Alaru leaves for Europe via Straits, C. & M. 5. Co.'s steamer Esmeralda leaves C. N. Cos steamer Sungking leaves for
Manila.
Iloilo and Cebu.
SATURDAY, 28th. Nooh-Extraordinary General Meeting of
Shareholders of the Green Island Cement Co., Ld. Noon-P, & O. steamer Bengal leaves for
First
London.
Gymkhana Mecting of the Season at
Race Coursec,
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUK.
French (Oceanien) 22nd inst. American (Hongkong Aluru) 27th inst. Indian (Swisang) 27th inst.) Australian (Airlie) 28th inst. Canadian (Empress of China) 28th inst. German (Hamburg) ist pros. American (China) 5th prox. Canadian (Empress of Japan) toth prox. American (Doric) 15th prox.
The steamer Suisang, from Calcutta and Straits left Singapore for this port on Friday, the 20th inst. at 5 p.n.
The C. P. R. Co., R.M.S. steamer Empress of Japan, lett Vancouver for Hongkong via usual port of call on Thurday the 19th inst.
The N. Y. K.'s stehner Pawała „Maru, (Australian Line) left Nagasaki for this port to-day and is expected to arrive here on the
4th inst
- The Imperial German Mailsteamer Hamburg, carrying the German Mails with dates from Berlin of the 2nd inst., left Colombo on 20th inst., p.nt, and may be expected here on or about Tuesday, the 1st prox.
Passengers-Arrived.
Per Formosa, from Swatow-ja Chinese Per Glenogle, from: Tacoma, &co Chinese, Per Muriä Valerie, trom Kobe-Mr. Munor
Per Benvenue, frain Saigon-5 Chinese. Pet Jason, from Singapore-Messrs. G. and J. Taylor, and 300 Chinese..
Per Sungklang, from Manila-Messrs. Mi Selmeer, F. Jackson. A. Rockwoles, Mons. De La Tour, Romero Salas, Alonzo, Censul Hano, Messrs. E. Elera, G. Grittsama and 3 children, auit F. Metters. Transferred by 5.3. Trim from Australia-Messrs. H. Bowles, A. Gillet, E. McKenzie, H. Ellis, E. Stringer, W. Fawkes, W. S. Neill, E. Hargreave, R Anning, Mr. and Mrs. Broadhurst, Misses An- ning, Forlong, and 100 Chinese.
Doparted.
Per City of Peking, for Shanghai-Messrs. H. G. C. Hallock, Lam Kai Sang and servant, Mrs. F. V. Massou, Mrs. Mok She, Mr. A. P. Stockes, Mrs. Chan-See,-Mfrs-Lee See, Mr-Lo- Fat Hing, Master Ying Yee Lau, z Misses Lumi Lui, Messrs. S., Kassabe, F. McPherson, J. Bugen, Masters Loo Kit, Leo and Leo But Moy," 3 Indians, 2 Chinese girls, and Chinese. For Nagasaki--Lieut.-Coindr. Bull, U,5.N., and Ensign H. Laning, U.S.N. For Kobe-Mr. and Mr. E. Walker. For Vokohama-Dr. and Mrs. Kruger, infant and 2 amahs, and Master Kruger. For San Francisco-Dr. and Mrs. E. Lodge, Messrs. Li Au She, Lee Gap, Mrs. Lung So and infant, Misses Li Quai, Lee Toooy Kan, Gew Gan, Master Lee San, Mrs. John Carroll, Master Irene Carroll, Master John. Caroll, M Jolin Carroll, Miss F. B. Puss McClure, Mr. George Ade, Mr. and Mrs. F. Lausen, For Minneapolis-Mrs. Caldren; Miss Erina Caldren, and Master Arthur Caldren For littsburg-Mrs. E. I. Braddock, and Mr W. Braddock. For New York-Mr. C. and Master G. Klinck. For London--Capt. David son Hauston, Mr. and J. Van Aalsi, Mr. E. W. Hayward, Dr. Randolph Magnes, Messrs. Broome L. Witts and . GB, For Havra-Mr. Pierre Blanc.
Gaelic
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
Names.
Oceanien
Fren
Due.
Yawala Maro
Shanghai... Saigon. Japan
To-morrow To-monow
April 24th "
¡Singapore
April 24th
April 25th
April 15th
Awa Maru
Hinge Mary ¡Moji.
Kagoshima Maru.. Moji... Suisang
Singapore ..... April 27th
Hongkong Maru... Japan..........April 27th Airlie ..... Empress of China. Vancouver......April 28th
Por Darwin...April 28th. Harburg....
Colombo
May JBL China
San Francisco... May stb Empress of Japan. Vancouver...... May toth Doric
San Francisco... May 15th
We would duect the uttenlos of shipping Gris ta ile. aryte in which Steamers Expected" and Projects Sailings" are now published in these columns, and in so dolg respes tí fully urge the managers of shipping firms to give orders to their clerke to furnis tais oflice, po the forme already sup plied gratie with the lasert available information every day.
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PROJECTED SAILINGS.
Destination.
Date.
Alcinous...London.......May' gib America Maru...San Francisco, &c. June 26th
Dork. Awa Maru.........Yokohama
HONGKONG AND WHAMPIJA DOCK RETURN^. Isla de Cuba............. 31 Kowloon H.M.S. Fame.........
Progress H.M.S. Humber
Taiyuan
Nes D. Juan Austria Independent Mausang Mobile Bay
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Belgian King
12
+
Bamberg
11
Bayern
.11
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13
Bengal
Cosmopolitan
11
11
+1
Candin
Aberdeen
PASSED THE-CANAL,
Outward-13th April-Inaba Maru, Age memnon. 17th April-Salarie, Balluarat, Homeward-17th April-Stuttgart, Arrivals at Home-18th April-Westpaltin.
Shipping.
Arrivals. PRIYANG, German steamer, 952, R. Köhler,
20th April, Hongay 18th April, Coal. Siemssen & Co. MARIA VALERIE, Austrian steamer, 2,648, A
Fellner, 21st April-Kobe 7th April, Gene- ral.-Sander, Wieler & Co. GIENGGLE, British steamer, 2,399, Frakes, 21st April, Tacoma, U.S.A. 20th Mar., Gene- ral. Dodwell & Co., Ld FORMOSA, British steamer, 674, Į, T. Douglas,
1st April--Swatow 20th April, General Douglas, Lapraik & Co.
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HERMES, Norwegian steamer, 849, J. C. Jensen,
21st April,-Canton 20th April, Goal, Jardine, Matheson & Co.. BENVENUE, British steamer, 1,467, J. Porter,
21st April,-Saigon 17th April, Rice: Gibb Livingston & Co.
1896-The leaders of the Reform Committee
pleaded guilty of high treason at Pre-PHRA NANG, British steainer, 1,029, A. S. toria
Calder, 21st April,-Bangkok' 11th April, 1897-Sir Claude Macdonald left Hongkong, and Swalow Zoth, Rice and Timber 1898–Havanna blockaded Governor of Philip Melchers & Co.
pines issued his proclamation of war.
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AGENDA.
TO-DAY.... m-Grand Entertainment under Dis. tinguished Patronage, in aid of the In- dian Famine Fund at City Hall. Cargo ex Idomentus subject to rent. 9pm.-Warren's Circus at West Point;
TO-MORROW.
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plication than our ships designers, often give cables yesterday to the governor of every C. N. Co's steamer Kweiyung leaves for Tien them, and much depends upon a vessel's form French colony asking, almost in the words of when oscillatious or stability conditions are in Chamberlain to the British colonial governor, p.m.-A. L. S. N. Co's steamer Maria Valerie question. But here our problem is more cir how many soldiers were available for immediate cumscribed, Given a vessel of a certain form | service.
leaves for Fiúme and Trieste via the Streita.
JASON, British steamer, 1,336, W. Lycett, 218
April,--Singapore 14th April, General Butterfield & Swire. SUNGKIANG, British steainer, 1,021 5 W. Moore, 21st April-Manila 18th April, Hemp and Sugar-Butterfield &.Swire. NORMA, British 4-masted bark, 1,999, D. Mc. Donnell, zrs: April-Cardiff via Anjer 4th October, Coal-Order.
Clearances at the Harbour Offic.. Kwetyang, British str., for Swalow, Kasuga Maru, Japanese str., for Nagasaki. Choysang, British str., for Shanghai, Haimun, British str., for Swatew Valkyrien, British bark, for Rajang, Zburi Maru, Japanese str., for Købe.
Havre, &c.
April 25th.
May aande
Straits, &c. ...futy rath
...San Diego, &c. ...June 5th
Bombay, &c......... April 28th
Bingo Maru... Marseilles, &c...... April 27th
Braemar
Breconshire
Portland, &c.
June 9th-
Victoria, B.C.......April 24th Marseilles, &c.. ..April 22nd Carlisle City...... San Diego, &c. April 30th China
San Francisco, & May 15th. San Francisco, &c. July 5th
City of Peking City of Rio Coptic
Coromandel
San Francisco, &c. June 9th San Francisco, &cily 34th ...Shanghai April 27th Duke of Life...... Victoria, B.C.......May 12th
San Francisco, &c. Miny 23rd
Emp. China... Vancouver, &ç......doc 6th Emp India
DOTIC.......
Emp. Japan Esmeralda
Formosa
Gaelic Glenogle.
Hamburg
Iloilo, &c.... Swatow............ April 240;"
April agth May 16th April 27th
San Francisco, c May 1st. Wictoria, B.C.
April 28th
Straits, &c.
May 30th
April 30th
April 27th
[April 24th
Aug. 9th
May 10th April22nd
Hongkong MaruSan Francisco, &c. May, 8th Ixion
Liverpool Kagoshima Maru Bombay König Albert....Straits, &c. Kansu
............Shanghai
Königsberg. Havre, &c. Kweiyang Tientsin, &c. Machaon
London.... Malacca
........London......... Maria Valerie Singapore, &c. Mausang Sandakan... Menmuir ........Manila Mike Maruapan Mikawa Maru ... Shanghai. Monmouthshire. Portland, &c. May 19th Nippon Maru. San Francisco, &e May 31st Oldenburg ...... Straits, &c. ........fune 28th Patroclus
...London.... Preussen * 1:ཀ ཝཾ ཨཱཔྟཱཿཏི Straits, &c. Prinz Heinrich...Straits, &c.
May ist May 3rd, Aprilaznd April 24th ...April 24th April 24th April 24th
May 29th
May 16th
May 2nd,
Queen Adelaide. Victoria, B.C...... May 5th
Rosetta...
Japan
April 28th
Sachsen
Straits, &c.
June 14th
Sambia
Havre, &c.
June 20th
Sarnia
Havre, &c.
June 6th
Havre, &c.
April 24th
San Diego, &c.
May toth
Straits, &c.
July 26th
May 3rd
April 2416
April aand
July 8th s
Sibiria. Strathgyle. Stuttgart
St. Regulus. New York. SungkiangManila
Tamsui Maru...Swatcr, &c. Thyra.......San Diego, &c.
Tainan Port Darwin, &c... April 5th Weimar....... Straits, &c. Aug. 23rd Yawata Maru, Sydney, &c Aprli 27th