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Ld. ...
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Ld. Straits Ins. Co., Ld....
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$5 $54
25 Tls. 165
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$ 50 $130
Fire Lasurquees. Hongkong Fire Ins.
$50 $295 China Fire Ins. Co.,
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Navigation Co., Ld. China & Manila S.S
Douglas
Steamship
China Mutual S. N Co., Ld. (Pref.). China Mutual S. N.
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GEO. T. HAY, British ship. Spicet.--Siemssen
& Co.
VISITORS AT THE HONGKONG. HOTEL
Aitken, Mr. J. II.
Angus, Mrs. John
Appleby, Mr. and Mrs.
G.
W.
Bailey, Mr. W. S.
Lewis, Mr. A. R. Lommer, Mr. R. von
Punjom Mining Co
Ld..... Punjom Mining Prec
$ 7 $6.10
St $1.20
ference Shares....... Société Française dest Charbonnages ไบ Tonkin... Fcs. 250 $300 Queen M., Ld. 23 cis $0.16 Jelebu Mining and
Trading Co., Ld..... $ $ 3124 Raub Alinn Geld,
Mining Co, Ld..., 159. tod, $51. Oliver Freehold,. Mines, Ld. A.......
Long, Mr. & Mrs. D. Olivers Freehold
M.
Lyons, Mr. R.
Barlow, Mr. J. and MacGowan, Mr. R. J.
servant
Maddock, Mr. T. F.
Baronian, Mr. Q. S. J. Marcenaro, Mr. E..
Billings, Mrs. J. W.
McEwan, Mr. Alex.
Blackburn, Com. N, McFarland, Mr. W.
Bonnet, Mr. F.
"Bowers, Dr.
Brown, Mr. J. W.
H.
Carl, Mr. & Mrs. F. Carter, Mr. H. R Clark, Dr. and Mrs. F. Colie, Mr. H. W. Cowie, Mr. & Mrs. G. Crammer, Miss Cammock, Mr. & Mrs.
V. S.- Danroche, Mr. P. C. Discombe Mr. G. M. Drum, Miss Ellis, Mr. Alf. H. Genge, Mr. Germann, Mr. & Mrs. Gilmore, Mrs. A. J. Goddard, Capt. Graham, Miss
Hall, Mr. T.
Harris, Capt. F.
Hawley, Mrs. L. R.
Howard, Mr. Thos.
Hughes, Mr. A. J.
McLeod, Mr. and Mrs.
Messer, Mrs. N.T.
Messer, Miss M. Morlie, Mr. H. W. Marrill, Mr. D. T. Murphy, Mr. E. O. Neirop, Mr. Van Newall, Mrs. J
O'Neill, Mr. J. J. Oustimo, Mr. J. J. Parfiti, Mr. W. Paudrah, Mr. Antonic Playfair, Mrs, and Miss Reeves, Mr. Robins, Mr. S. J, Rosenfeld, Mr. Jos. Saunders, Mr. & Mrs. Schuell, Mr. A Sergeant, Mr. B. W. Simmins, Mr. H. Skeel, Mr. and Mrs. R. Smith, Mr. D. A. Smythe Mr. A.
Hamilton Stevens, Mr. G. R.
Jeffreys, Major & Mrs. Stevens, Miss Jenks, Mrs. J. M. Straub, Mr. P. T.
Joseph, Mr. and Mrs. Temple, Miss
E. S.
Katsch, Mr. E. A.
Waghorn, Mr. G.
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Warfeld, Mr. and Mrs. Kiene, Mr. and Mrs. F. Whiley, Mrs. W. Kinghor, Mr. Whiley, Miss Kirkwood, Mr. J. Whiley, Mr. W. J. G. Koppel, Mr. Alex. Wild, Mr. and Mrs.
Bagnall Lance, Mr. L. L. Launders, Mr. & Mrs. Wolde, Mr. C. Levy, Mr. L. A
VISITORS AND RESIDENTS AT THE
PRAK HOTEL,
Beattie, Mr. Andrew Brayne, Mr. H. F. R. Bryson, Mr. A. Carie, Mr. Arthur R.
Dann, Mr. G. H. Ezekiel, Mr. J. S. Forbes, Mr. A Fraser, Lt Col. A. R. Gompertz, Mr. H, R. Graham, Mr. D. M. Griffin, Major W. W.,
RA.
Gros, Mr. Edward F. Hays, Mr. J. Hindekroper, Mr.
Mitchell, Mr. R.
Morris, Major & Mrs. Newall, Mr. Stuart G. Oakley, Mr. H, E. Oakley, Misa O'Gorman, Madame Pollock, Hon. H. E. Prynne, Capt. H. V. Reily, Major C. W. Rickmiers, Mr. Paul Robbing, Miss Schmidt, Mr. and Mrs.
A. W. and child Scott, Capt. and Mrs.
Percy
Inchbald, Mr. Chantrey Sinclair, Mr. A.
Stewart, Mr. Murray Stokes, Mr. A. P.
Jeffries, Mr. H. U.
John, Major G. R. St. Johnston, Mr. R. F..
Lee, Mr. J. E.
Thomson, Mr. O. D.
Tomlin, Mr. G. L.
Lemke, Mr. & Mrs. R. Watson, Mr. and Mrs. Mackie, Mr. C. Gordon
Martin, Mr. R.
Malcolm
CRAGIEBURN.
Flynu, R.N. Rev. F. Piry, Comissioner T. Holton, Capt. and Mrs. Piry, Mrs. & 4 daughters Jones, Mr. D. C Ready, Mrs. O. G. and
a daughters Volpicelli, Consul
Law, Mr. and Mr.D.
O.Law and daughter Skottone, Mr. C. C..
Little, Miss
Little, Master
Mumford, Mr. N.
Nawton, Mr & Mra. W
Volpicelli, Madame Wright, Mr. and Mr.
RY. and son
Mines, L Bo Great Eastern & Cale-
$ 4832
donian Gold Min-
ing Co., Lt
Do. (Preference)
$0.528 $0.40
Docks, Wharven and Godowns.
Hongkong & Wham-
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RICHANGE.
Centurion, British flagship to,500 tons, 14 guns,
9,000 h.p., Capt. J. R. Jellico, Shanghai. Daphne, sloop, 1,140 tons, 8 guns, 2,000 lihip,
Com. C. Winnington-Ingram, Hongkongs Endymion, British cruises, 7,350 tons, Capt. G.
A. Callaghan, Wel-hai-wol. Est, coast defence gunboat, 363 tona, 3 guns, 200 h.p., Lieut.-Comdr. C. Chadwick, Ichang.
Hongkong, May 17th. UN LONDON, Telegraphic Transfor ......t/txt Bank Bills, on demand...1/11 7/16 Credits, 4 months' sight ........1/)| D'ments, 4 months' sight
..M. 200 ON BERLIN, (demand) ON PARIS, Bank Bills, on demand.........245
Credits, 4 months' sight ON NEW YORK, Bank Bills, on demand Fame, twin acrew, torpedo-boat destroyer, 360
471 Credits, 30 days' sight. 48)
tons, 5,400 i.h.p., Licut.-Com. W. J. Keyes, Hongkong. ..146 UN BOMBAY, Telegraphic Transfer
On demand........ „164) | Firebrand, 3rd class gunboat, 455 tons, 4 guns, ON SHANGHAI, Telegraphic Trausfer.........71 360 i.h.p, Hongkong.
Private, jo days' sight ...73) nom. ON YOKOHAMA, T.T..........3) per cent, prem. Sovereigns, Bank's Buying Rate
10.16 Gold Leaf too touch, per tanl
-53-15 Bar Silver...................
.27 9/18 Dollars...........2 per cent. prém.
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New Patna Old Patna
OPIUM QUOTATIONS.
New Benares
Old Benares
New Malwa
Old Malwa Persian, paper tied
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Hongkong, May 17th.
..970 per chest. ..1,025 ...985 .965 1.900/920 ..930/960
880/800
VESSELS IN PORT.
Steamers.
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Hundy, twin screw, torpedo-beat destroyer,
260 tons, 6 guns, 4,000 ih.p., Hongkong. Hard, twin screw, torpedo-boat destroyer, zoo
tons, 6 guns, 4,000 i.h.p., Hongkong. Hermione, British cruiser, 4,360 tons, Capi. R.
S. D. Cumming,,Shanghal. Humber, storeship, 1,6.40 tons, 800 i.h.p., Com.
HJ. Davison, Hongkong, Linner, gun-vessel, 756 tons, z heavy guns, 4 6-pounders, 870 h.p., Commander W. W. Smythe, Singapore. Oriando, British cruiser, 5,600 tons, Capt. J. H.
Burke, Hongkong.
1/ 1900.
Strlaid, Russian torpedo beat, 23 tons, 1 gun,
220 h.p., 16 knotk Strauss, Russian torpedo boat, 13 tons, I gun,
1: 230 h.p., 16 knots. Sunguri, Russian torpedo boat, 140 tons, 4
guns, 1,800 h.p., 33 knots.
RUSSIAN TORPEDO FLOTILLA. (SEA GOING.) Borgo, 1st class, Russian torpedo boat, Br tons, 3 guns, a torp tubes 1,100 hip, speed at knots.
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Revel, 1st class, Russian torpedó boat, gó tans, 3 guns, 2 torp tubes 780 h.p., speed 22 knots. Utsuri, Russian torpedo boat, 140 tons, 4 guns,
1,800 h.p., 22 knots.
Flagship of Vice-Admiral Alexeieff. Flagship of Rear-Admiral F. V. Dubossoff. Flagship of Rear Admiral Renunoff...
THE FRENCH SQUADRON. ́. Bengail, and class dispatch-boat, Lt. Comdr De La Croix de Castries, n: Haiphong. D'Entrecastcaur,* 1st class cruiser, 8,100 tons, 26 guns, 13,500 ih.p., Cup: de Marolles, at Japan. Descartes, and class protected cruiser, 4000 tons, 36 guas 631 h.p.,. Captain Philibert, at Hongkong.
per picul. Peacock, 1st class gunboat, 775 tons, 6 guns, Eure Dispatch-transport, Capt. Valide, at
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ARDANDEARY, British steamer, 2,089, Wa. Kinley, 15th May-Manila 12th May, General-Dodwell & Co., Ld. BENVENUE, British steamer, 1,467, J. Porter,
13th May, Saigon 9th May, Rice.--Gibb, Livingston & Co. CHELYDRA, British steamer, 2,467,
Davies, 9th May,-Calcutta 21st April, Penang and Singapore 4th May, General. -Jardine, Matheson & Co. CHOWTAI, British steamer, 1,100, J. A. Morris,
16th May, Bangkok 10th May, Rice and General Yuen Fat Hong.
DEVAWONGSE, British steamer, 1,057, R. Curtis, 17th April-Saigon 13th April, General.-— Veen Fat Hong. DIAMANTE, British steamer, 1,255, G. T. Blaxland, 15th May,-Manila 13th May, General-Shewan, Tomes & Co. DORIC, American steamer, 2,694, Harry Smith,
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K.N.R., 16th May, San Francisco 17th April, Honolulu zjih, Yokohama.8th May, Kobe 9th Nagasaki 11th, and Shanghai 14th, Mails and General-O. & O. 9. S. Co. HAILDONG, British steamer, 783, H. Bathurst.
10th May,-Swatow 15th May, General-- -Bouglas, Lapraik & Co. HUE, French steamer, 704, P. Merlecs, 9th May-Haiphong and Hoihow 8th May, General.-A. R. "Marty. INDEPENDENT, German steamer, 871, A. Haliz,
ath April-Samarang 3rd April, General -Sander, Wieler & Co. JACOR DIEDERICHSEN, German steamer, 63, J. Bruhn, 16th May,-Singapore 8th May, Lumber--Jebsen & Co.
LADY JOICES, British, steamer, 2,046, Cool,
16th May, Hongay 13th May, Cuals. Arahold, Karberg & Co.
Loosok, British steamer, 1,020, J. J. Jackson, 12th May, Bangkok via Koh-si-chang th May. Rice and Timber-Butterfield & Swire. LOYAL, German steamer, 1,237, Lorenzen, 15th May, Newchwang 7th May, Beans and Bean-cakes.Sander, Wieler & Co.
1,200 ih.p., Lieut.-Comdr. C. P. R. Coode, Shanghai.
Phani, British gur boat, 1,015 tons, Comdr.
R. G. Fracer, Shanghai. Pigmy, 1st class gunboat, 750 tons, 6 guns, 1200 hp, Lieut.Comdr. J. F. E. Green, Philippines.
Pique, twisLrew, and class cruiser, 3,600 tons, 8 guns, 7,000 i.h.p., Capt. H. C. Reynolds, Singapore.
Plover, 1st class gunhont, 453 tons, 6 guns,
1,200 hp., Lieut. Comdr. C. V. de M. Cowper, Hongkong.
Redpole, British gunboat, dog tons, Lieut.Com.
C. F. Corbett, Shanghai, Robin British river-gunboat, 2 'guns, Licut.. Sandpiper, British river-gunboat, 2 guns, Lt.
Com G. G. Webster, on the West River.
Conidr. Cart, on the West River.
Swift, gun-vessel, 750 tons, 2 heavy guns, 4
6-pounders, 87 ihp, Hongkong. Tamar, receiving ship,, 4,600 tons, Comdr.
Powell, C.B., Hongkong. Terrible, British cruiser, 14,200 Lous, 30 guns, 25,000 ih.p., Captain Perey Scott, C.B.,
•Hongkong,
Tweed, coast defence gunboat, 363 tons, 3 guns, 200 hp, Lieut-Comdr, C, D, Roper, on the West River. Undaunted, 1st class cruiser, 5,600 tons, 12
guns, 8,500 i.h.p., Capt. C. Clarke, Wei-bai-wei.
Waterwitch, surveying vessel, 620 tons, Lieut.-
Commander W. O. Lyne, en route Ningpo. Whiting, twin screw, torpedo-boat destroyer,
360 tons, 6,000 h., Lieut.-Comdr. E. Kelly, Hongkong; *** Wivern, const defence ship, 2,750 tons, 4 guns,
1,000 hp, Hongkong. Woodcock, British gunboat, 2 guns, 560 h.p
Licut Comdr, Watson, on the Yangisze. Hondhark, British gunboat, a guns, 550 h.p
Lies: Comdr. H. E. Hillman, on the Yangisze.
Torpedo-boats in Reserve Nos. 8 and 20, 35, 36, 37 and 38, first-class, and 3 second-class
boats.
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Miscellaneous,
Liberal, Portuguese gunboat, 558 tons, Comdr.
José da Cunha Lima, Hongkong: Presidento Sagmineto, Argentine cruiser, 2,850
tons, Capt. Betheder, "Manila.
Saigon.
Jean Bart, 1st class cruiser, 4,500 tons, 10 guns,
8,000 i.h.p., Capt. Aubin, at Kwang-chow
wan.
Kersaint, 3rd class cruiser, 1,300 tons, 13
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Akitsar, protected cruiser, 1st class, 3,150
126 guna, 8,500 h.py at Saschowat Suma, protected cruiser, 1st class, 3,750 tons, Capt. Shimamura, 34 guns, 8,500 h.p, at Japan.
Idsumi, protected cruiser, 1st class, 2,950 tons,
20 guns, 6080 h.p., at Yokosuka. Sai-yen, protected cruiser, 1st class, 2,300 tons, Akitsushima, protected cruiser, 1st class,
(2,800 hp, at Yokosuka,
Manila Miyako, and class, 1,800 tons 34 guns, 5,000 h.p. Takas, and class, 1,764 tons 15 guns, 3,400 hp,
at Shanghai.
at
Yayama, 3rd class, 1,500 tons, K. Matsumoto,
to guns, 5,630 h.p., Japan, Tukusht, 3rd class, 1300 tons, Capt. Se
Mastul, 12 guns, 2,887 hip, Japan. Sayanami, torpedo-boat destroyer, 305 tons,
Capt. J. Takenonchi, at Hongkong.
/Yokosuka
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Sloops and Corvettes. fusashi, 1,490 tons, to guns, 1,600 hp, at Kátzuragi, 1,480 tons, to guns, 1600 hp, at
Sascho. Yamalo, 1,480 tons, to
guns, 1,600 b.p., Chemulpo. Tenriu, 1,550 tons, ro guns, 1165 h.p, at Fusan. Kaimon, 1.360 tons, 10 guns, 1,125 hp, at
Sasebo.
at
Amagy, 1,030 tons, 13 guns, 720 h.p., Yokosuka.
Gun-boats.
guns, 2,200 i.h.p., Capt. de la Motte du May (20 tons, to ginis, 700 hp, at Taku.
Portail, at Saigon
Lion, gunboat, so tons, 8 guns, 576 h.p., Capt. Pascal, and class protected cruiser, 4,000 tonsi
Frost, at Canton.
36 guns, 9,000 i.hip., Capt. M. Molet, al Yokohama. Surprise, gunboat, 700tons, 10 guns, 860 i.h.p.,
Capt. Mornet, at Saigon. *Flagship of Vice Admiral Courrejolles.
THE GERMAN SQUADRON
Gefien, German cruiser, 4,200 tons, 25 guns, 9,000 h.p., Capt. Rollmann, at Manila, Hania,* German cruiser, 6,400 tons, Capt. Pohl,
at Singapore.
Hertha, German cruiser, deco tons, Capt. S. v.
Usedom, at Japan. tis, German gunboat 1,000 tons, 10 guns,
1,600 h.p., Capt. H. E. Lans, at Amoy. Irene, Gernian_cruiser, 4,400 tons, 27′ guns,
5,000 h.p., Capt. Stein, at Formosa.
Jaguar, German cruiser, Captain Kinderling,
at Shanghai.
Kaiseria Augusta, German cruiser, 6,000 tons, 12 guns, 13,040 i.h.p.. Captain Gulich, at Shanghai. *Flagship of Admiral Fritze.
THE AMERICAN SQUADRON, Baltimore, Flagship, V.S. cruiser, 4,413 tons, to guns, 10,064 h.p., Capt. J. M. Forsyth, at Manila. Bennington, U.S. gunboat, 1,710 tons, 6 guns,
Com. C. H. Arnold, at Manila. 3430Fagain, U.S. cruiser, 9,000 tons,
Brooklyn,
Capt. C. M: Thomas, at Hongkong. Callao. U.S. gunboat, 137 tons, 1 gun, 35 h.p.,
Lieut. Benjamin Tappan, at Manila. Castine, U.S. gunboat, 1,330 tons, & guns, 2,199
1.p., Coindr. S. W. Very, al Japan, N Celtic, U.S. supply-ship tons, 1,8gờ h.p
Licut-Comdr. N. }. K. Ech, at Manila Concord, U.S. gunboat, 1,700 tons, 6guns, 3,405 h.p., Conidr. S. M. Ackley, at Manila. Culgon, U.S. supply-ship, 7,000 tons 2,350 hip.. Glacier, US supply-ship, Lieut.-Comdr. J. B.
Comdr. J. Carlin, at Manila. Briggs, at Manila.
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Oshima, 640 tons, to guns, 1,200 h.p, at Sascho. Akagi, 620 tons, to guns, 700 h.p., at Kure. Afaga, 620 tons, lo guns, co h.p, at Kobe.
620 tons, to guns, 700 h.p., at Kure. 400 h.p., at Sascho, Iwaki, 600 tons, 6 guns, 400 l.p., at Yokosuka, Chinto, 490 tons, 5 gunzi 472 lyn. Chinesi, 490 tons, s guns, 472 h.p. Chin Hekti, 490 tons, 5 guns, 423 h.p. Chin Pati, 500 tons, 9 guns, 453 b.p. Chin Chu, 500 tons, 9 guns, 455.b.p.
Seko, 573 tons, 4
3,4 guns, 4c
Torpedo-gunboat.
Taluta, 875 tons, & guns, 5 torpedo tubes,
5,500 h.p., nt Yokosuka, .... Torpedo-boats.
Murakumo, 379 tons, at Ujina. Shinoname, 279 tons, at Kure.
Vagiri, 279 tons, at Takeshiki.
Shiranuki, 279 tons, at Kobe,
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Ikadusch, torpedo-boat destroyer, 331 tons,
Comdr. 1. Ishida, at Yokosuka.
Kogero, torpedo-boat destroyer, 207 tons, Kotaka, 199 tons, 6 torpedo-tubes, 1,400 h.p.
Comdr. Iwamura, at Hongkong
Shiramubi, torpedo boat, 278 tons, Conser.
Kotonia, at Japan. Akebonó, "torpedo-boat destroyer, 310 tons,
Lient-Commdr. H. Kawase, Japan.
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Obow, torpedo-enicher, 318 tons, Capt. Camada,
Hongkong.me med la 14 boats (Creuset), 56 tons, 2 torpedo-tubes,
$25 h.p.
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7 boats (Kebe), 56 tons, 2 torpedo-tubes, 525
h.p I boat (Normand), 75 tons, 2 torpedo-tubes,
1,300 h.p.
z boots (Schichau), go tons, 3 torpedo-tubes,,
1,300 b.p,
620 h.p.
4 boats (Yarrow), 40 tons, 3 torpedugabes, 10 boats (Yarrow), zo tulas, 3 dojedu tybes,
620 h.p.
Miscellaneous.
Tokiwa, at Yokosuka, Fuso at Kure. Naniwa, at Yokosuka. Rinjo, annoured cruiser, 2,530.toms, 10 gaits...
800 lp.
(used as gunnery traning skip.)
MONGKUT, British steamer, 359, N. G. Majer, Zaire, Portuguese gunboat, 528 tons, Captam Helena, U.S. gunboat, 1,397 tons, S.guns, 1998 | Kanjiu, sailing ship, 877 tons, 6 guns,
13th May, Bangkok 5th May, and Koh. si-chang 6th, General. Yuen Fat Hong. MONMOUTHSHIRE, 'British steamer, 1,871, J. Hennedy, 14th May,-Portland, Oregon via Shanghai and Kobe 13th April, Gene- ml.-Dodwell & Co., Ld.
poa Dock Co., Ld. $125 490 % premium ON SANG, British steamer, 1.741, J. Young, Hongkong and Kow." toon Wharf & Go-
down Co., Ld........ Wanchai Warehouse & Storage Co., Ld. - New Amoy Dork Caj
Ld.
$50 $86
$ 371 $54 buyers
for$19 $
Lands, Hotels and Buildings. China Provident Loan & Mortgage Co., Ld. Hongkong Land In-
vestment & Agency. Co., Lt, m Kowloon Land and.
Building Co., Ld.... West Point Building
Hongkong Hotel Co., Ld..................... Humphrey's Estate &
Finance Co., Ld.....
S 50 S125
$ 30 876
$ 50 $49
$ 50 $118
$10 $10.00 Cotton Mills.
Hongkong Cotton.
Spinning, Weaving
& Dyeing Co., Ld...
Ewo Cotton Spinning
$100 $37
& W. Co., Ld. Tls. 100 Tła, 65 International Culton
Mfg. Co., Ld... Tls, 100 Ths. 62) Laou-kung-now Cot-
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ton Spinning & Weaving Co., Ld... Tis. 100 Tls, yo Soy Chee Cotton Spin-
ning Co, Ld... Tls 500 Tls. 400 YahloongCotton Spin-
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Green island Cement
China-Bomeo Co., Ld. A: S. Watson & Co.,
$ 10 $201 $ 15 $20
Limited............... S 10 SIG
Ld.
Electric
$.10 $10.50
$10 $1
$2 $2.10
10 $135
8.50 $170 $'as $48
$ 25 $166
$100 $165
Watkins, Limited Hongkong Electric Limited Co Hongkong
Co., Limited Hongkong and China
Gas Ca, Ld Hongkong Rope Ma nufacturing Co., Ld Geo. Fenwick & Co.,
H'kong Ice Co., Ld H'kong High-Level Tramways Co., Ld. Dairy Farm Co., Ld. Hongkong and China
Bakery Co., Ld. Campbell, Moore and
Co. Lo Bell's Asbertos East-
ern Agency, Ld. United Asbestos Oriental Ag'cy, Ld.! United Asbestos
Oriental Ag'cy, Ld. $ to $11 Carmichael & Co., Ld.
$20 $8 Tebrau Planting Co.,
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Share Brokers, Telegraph Address-" Rialto." Telephone No. 143,
16th May, Saigon 11th May, Rice. Jardine, Matheson & Co. PROGRESS, German steamer, 687, P Brandt, 7th April, Touran 5th April, Rice and General. Siemssen & Co. SANDAWA, British steamer, z,157, A. M. Rait,
R.N.R., 15th May--Madras 19th April, General.Jardine, Matheson & Co. SANUKI MARU, Japanese steamer, 3,792, W. Townsend, 16th May,-Moji tath May, General Nippon Yusen Kaisha. SILESIA, Austrian steamer, 3.340, G. Verona,
15th May, Yokohama and Kobe 8th May, General-Sander, Wieler & Co. STRATHOYLE, British steamer, 3,284, J. R.
Gordon, 13th --Moji 7th May, Geue- ral-Buttendid & Swire. SUNGKIANG, British steamer, 1,021, S. W. Moore, 14th May, Manila th May, Hemp and Sugar.-Butterfeld & Swire, TAI FU, Gennan steamer, 1065 E. Schipper, 6th May, Cebu and Hold 13th May, Sugar and Dyewood-Sieassen & Co. TAI LEE, German steamer, 828, T. Calender,
7th May Saigon 3rd May, General . Meyer & Co. TAIYUAN, British steamer, 1,159, R. Nelson,
26th Mar Melbourne 13th Feb., Sydney 27th, Townsville 3rd Mar., Thursday Island 8th, Port Darwin 11th, and Manila 23rd, General Butterfeld & Swire. TAMSUI MANU, Japanese steamer, 1.007, K.
Sobajima, 16th May, Swatow 15th May, General Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. WONGKOL, German steamer, 1,300, I. B. Brooke Pigot, 12th May,-angkok 30th April, and Saigon 8th May, Rice and Flour.
Melchers & Co.
Sailing Vessels.
ADNER- COBORN, American ship. 878, . F. Colcord, 14th May,-Moji 28th April, Coal,
-Chinese.
ESMERALDA, British schooner, 130, J. T. Ilar.
rison, 14th April,Guäm 26th March, General-Jardine, Matheson & Co.. FRANZ, Danish bark, 358, Pedersen, 3rd April,
Barry 5th Oct. 1899, and Anjer 12ti 'Feb., Coal.-E. A. Trading & Co. GEO. T. HAY, British ship, 1,647, Spicer, 30th
Man,Manila, (P. Y.) Mar., Ballast Siemesen & Co.
WM. H. SMITH, American ship, 1,809, E. C. Colley, 27th Mar-New York 8th Sept., Kerosine Oil,-Standard Oil Ca.
H63 82 VANMIU MAJESTY'S SHIPS ON TIÊ CRINA STALION.
Hongkong, May 17th, 1900. Alacrity, despatch-vessel, 1,700 tons, to 6-pd. f. guns, 3,000 i.h., Commander G. G. F. M. Cradock, Wei-hai-wei, Algerine, sloop, 1050 tons, & guns, 2,100 hp,
Comdr. R. H. f. Stewart, Nagasaki, Aurora, British cruiser, 5,600 tons, Capt. E. 1.
Bayly, en route Japan. Barfliur, 1st class battleship, 13,000 tons, 14
guns, 13.163.p., Captain G. J. S. War render, Wei-hal wei Bonaventure, 2nd class cruiser, 4,360 tons, 18 guns, 9,000 i.h.p., Commander A. H, Smith-Dorries, R.N., Manila.
Brisk, British cruises, 1,770 tons, 6, guns, 5,foo hp Commander Sir Bourchies Wrey, Bart, en route Singapóro,
Mello, Hongkong.
h.p., Coudr. E. K. Moore, at Manila.
(used as training ship.)
Zenia, Austrian cruiser, 3,500 tons, Captain Iris, U.S. distilling-ship, 6,100 tons, 1,300 h.p.. | Manjiu, sailing-ship, d77 tons, 6 gens.
Edward Thamanu von Mentalmar, Swatow.
FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR ON THE CHINA
AND JAPAN STATION."
The Russian Squadron. Admiral Kornileg, Russian armoured cruiser,
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5,000 tons twin screw, 36.guns, 9,500 hp Captain Jakovleff, at Nagasaki. Aleout, Russian yunboat-810 tons, & guns, 1,200
hp, Captain Elkisky, at Nagasaki. Bobre, Russian gun-vessel, twin screw, 950tons, 13 guns, 1,150 h.p, Captain Dobrovolsky, at Nagasaki..
Dimitri Donskoy, Russian annoured cruiser,
5,893 tons, twin screw, 34 guns, 7,000 h.p., Comdr, Sharon, at Nagasaki. Gaidamak, Russian gunboat, 400 tons, twin
screw, 18 guns, 300 h.p., Capt. Scrobran- niki, at Nagasaki. Gremiaslihy, Russian armoured cruiser, 1,492 tons, twin screw 12 guns, 2,000 h.p., Capt. Miklashevsky, at Nagasaki, Koreyets, Russian cruiser, 1,200 tons, 9 guns, 2,150 hp, Capt Sillimann, at Nagasaki. Mundjour, Russian cruiser, 1,213 tons, twin screw, 14 guns, 1,500 h.p., Capt. Yakoveff, at Nagasaki. Navarin, "Russian battleship, 10,000 tons, 10 guns, 9,000 h.p. Capt. Yenish, at Nagasaki, Naytidnik, Russian cruiser, 1,334 tons, 14 guns,
1,800 h.p., Capt. Zarine, at Nagasaki. Otvany, Russian armoured cruiser, 1,490 tons,
twin screw, 12 guns, 2,000 hp,., Captain Coprianoff, at Nagasaki, Petroparlouski, Russian battleship, 12,000 tons,
Capt. Gravais, at japan. Rossi, Russian armourd cruiser, 12,200 tons,
22 guns, 14,500 h.p., Capt. Domojiroff, at Nagasaki. Rezbayuik, Russian cruiser, 1,330 tons, Capt.
Komarof, at Manila.
Rurik
Russian flagship, 10,940 tons, armoured twin scrow cruiser, 1st class, 48 guns, 13,500 h.p., Capt Haupt, nt Port Arthur Silatch, Russian gunboat, 4 guns, 1,200 h.p.,
Capt. Barronoff, at Nagasaki, Sissoi Veliky, Russian, battleship, 10,000 Lúna,
saki.
14 guns, 8, soo i.h.p, Capt. Mollas, at Naga Sivoulch, Russian gunboat, 950 tons, twin screw 13 guns, 1,200 h.p., Capt Souhatin, at Nagasaki.
19.7 knots.
LL Comir, W. H. Everett, at Manila. Manila, U.S. gunboat, r057 tons, a guns, 750
h.p., Lieut-Comdr. A. P. Nazro, at Manila. Monadnock, U.S. double-turret monitor, 4000 tons, 6 uns, 3,000..h.p., Comdr. john McGowan, at Manila. Monocacy, U.S. gunboat, 1,370 tons, 6 guns, Bso hp, Com. G. A.Bicknell, at Shanghai. Monterey, U.S. double-turretymonitor, 4.090
tops, 4 guns, 5,244 h.p Comdr. G." W. Pigman, at Hongkong. Nanshan, U.S. collier, Lieut. L. A. Kaiser. New York, U.S. cruiser, 4,983 tons, Capt. B.
McCullam, at Manila
Oregon, 1st class U.S. battleship, 10,288 tons,
15 guns, 11,111 h.p., Capt. G. F. F. Wilde, a Manila, Peirel, U.S. gunboat, Eya tours, 4 guns, 10
h.p., Comdr. C. C. Cornwell, at Manila Princeton, U.S. gunboat, 1,000 tons, 6 guns,
Boo Imp., Comdr. Harry Knox, at Manila. Scindia, U.S. cruiser, 7,500 tons, Comdr. J. M.
Miller, U.S.N., at Manila Solace, U.S. cruiser, 5,000 tons, Comdr.
Demlap, at Maniin. Wheeling, U.S. gunboat, 1,000 tons, 6 guns,
1,081 h.p. Com. W. T. Burwell, at Manila." Yorktown, U.S. gunboat, 1,710 tons, 6 guns,
3,393 h.p., Comdr. C. S. Sperry, at Manila, Yosemite, U.S. converted cruiser, 6,179 tons, 10 guns, 3,800 h.p., Capt. G. E. Ide, at Manila,
Zafro, U.S. dispatch-vessel, Master A. M.
Whitton, at Hongkeng...
THE ITALIAN SQUADRON, Carlo Alberto, Italian cruiser, 7,200 tons, Capt.
R. Cali, Singapore.
Elba, Italian cruiser, 2,720 tons, Capt. Cecconi,
Shanghai,
Liguria, Italian cruiser, 3,000 tons, Captain
O. Cecconi, Singapore.
JAPANESE MEN OF WAR.
Battleships, Yashim 1st class, 12,400 tons, 38 guns, 14,000
hip., at Kure. Fulf, fat class, 12,4ja tons, 38 guns, 14,000)
hp., at Yokosuka
Chinyen, and class, 7,330 tons, 32 guns, 6,200
h.p., at Yokosuka.**.
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(used as training ship
Tsukuba, wooden screw steamer, 1,989 tons,
10 guns; 520 hp, at Edajima.
(used as training ship.) Aramu, sailing corvette, 1,420 tons, 2 guns, at (used as a hulk)
Yokosuka.
Jingei wooden paddle steamer, 1,465 tons, a
smail guns.
(used as torpedo training ship.
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970 h.p., 19 lecte
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