THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1901.
the heart of EDWARD, The Servant, our King THE CRISIS IN THE
and Governour, that, in all his thoughts, words and works, he may ever seek Thy honour and glory, and study to preserve Thy people com mitted to bis, charge, in wealth, pesce, and godliness: Grant this, O merciful Father, for i Thy dear Son's sake, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O ALMIGHTY God, Who hast knit togeth
Thine elect in one communion and fallow- ship, in the mystical Body of thy Son Christ our Lord; Grant us grace so to follow Thy blessed Saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those unspeakable joys, which. Thou hast prepared for them that un- feignedly love Thea - through Jesus Christ our Lord. Arian,
BLESSING
VOLUNTARY.-" Marche Fundbra "---Becika-
Vem,
At the Military Service in the front seats were H. E. Major General Gascoigne (Com- manding the troops) with staff, and Sir John Carrington, C.M.G., with officers of the Hong; kong Volunteers. The massed bands opened the service. All branches of the garrison' were represented and there was not much room for the public. The pulpit was” draped with black.
At 3.30 p.m. there was a special service far. Chinese held at the Cathedral which was large- ly attended. The order of this was, we under- stand, the same as the others.
The order of the services did not vary`rauch and the subject chosen by the Bishop was the same. The sermon, we published is the one preached at the military service but it is practi- cally identical with the later one." "The text for the 11.30 service was St. Luke sath chapter, ver303-43-43-"And the Lord said, who then Is that faithful and wise steward whom the Lord; shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season, for it is that servant whom his Lard, when He cometh, shall find so doing."
SPECIAL MEMORIAL SERVICE
BY THE PARSEES.
THE FOLLOWERS OF ZOROASTER IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG,
-The Committee of the Parsee or Zoroastrian Religious Fund in Hongkong, under their President Mr. H. N. Mody, held a Special Memorial Service for the Queen-Empiess Victoria in their Premises in Elgin Street at 1p.m. this afternoon. Nearly the whole of the Parsee Community were present on this special occasion, and general Prayers werear first offered and certain religious ceremonies in Com- memoration of the dead were performed in accordance with the rites and tenets of the
NORTH.
TIENTSIN.
Affairs in the North, (From Our Own Correspondiat)}"),
TIENTSIN, January 12th, 1905.1 wish I could honestly start-my necen turg's series of letters with something definite in the way of prospects, but I regret to say we ara no pestar a straightforward road, out of The wood than we were two months ago. Rather on the contrary there seems a distinct danger of our falling into a quagmire of santi- mentality over Chins which will and both China and ourselves in a very much worie state than we have been in the past. Whether this sentiment originates in Peking or Exstar Hall is uncertain. I do not think the Btis sionaries out here have any hand in it, as they are more anxious than other to have this mai ter settled properly and not shuffled over 1 rather incline to the belief that Missionaries and that even more difficult case, the old China händ are mainly responsible. Sir Thomas Sutherland has recently been held up as an authority on China; and 'he astures. us that the people of China have no unkindly. feeling towards us, and that the late troubles are due in reality to rowdyiam, or something to that effect. But I will not generalise. 1 will take the trouble to fatch my home mail and particularise. Sir Thomas says "It is utterly untrue and absurd to say the people of China are hostile to foreigners. There are roughs in China as there are Hooligans in Great Britain; and where people are starving as they hare been starving in the north of China, one cannot; be stirprised if uproar and confusion should to a certain extent result
Giberal Sir Guelee..
JAKIES.
Tonwealth Minister accord with the cesses ware sent to another house close by. The 1830-Marquis of Salisbury born.
nursing of the Cear herself, the three little Prin-*
Empress had them brought every day to a place where she could see them through a window, and looked at them for some time to convince barself that they were in perfect health,, **
They are three sweet little girls, always dres ted in white, and the middle one, Taljana, is the beauty among them. Every day, after their early dinner about two o'clock, they are sent with a govarnens and a nume to a villa halfway between Lizadia and Yalia, the house of a gene hal in the immediate service of the Crar.
in grateful appreciation of your kindly and valuable message, United Australia will not ba yinmindful of the high," "daties "and-respón; sibilities which attend her entry into the great, company of Nations within the Empire."
Here the first was marked by a Federation Dinner, but an other public function.- Spite The expedition which went out to Yangisan just after Christmas returned on the night of the 3rd, the day on which a very heavy snow aldrm, occurred..“ Nothing, I believe; marred, the expedition, and it is satisfactory that both; "The 'smallest. Priscend in a living proof of "men and animals, retumed in the best possible: the inefficiency of Profetior Schenk's theories. condition. The cold ever since has been päike. It was in October 1898, in Livadia, that the fully intense, but so far our health bill is good. Castioia, first entertained hopes of a third child The snow lies thick and frasen þard all around and heir. A Yalta doctor was instructed to where it has not been shovelled away, and study Dr. Schenk's theory thoroughly, and to nearly every night very heavy frosts occur of communicate with him. The Crarina lived ex- two nights the hoar was exceptionally heavy actly according to Dr. Schenk's precepts, the and did not shaw all day; yet the river of Valia doctor accompanying her back to St. Tientsinis, clear of ice, and we have happily Petersburg and Peterhof, where little Grand been let off lightly so far in the matter of wind duchess Marie was born in June. The Czarina has no longer any faith in the theory men-
ACETYLENE,
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1872-The Now German Club at Hongkong
De opened. 1883 Mr Chater appointed Masonic District
·Grand Master of S, China. 1896 Sharp earthquakes in Japan, 1806-Investigation opened at Pretoria into
charges against Reform Committes: Venezuelan Arbitration Treaty signed. 1897-The sfcamur Sanku "Maru run down by
N. Y. K. 5. S. 5o lives lost. 1898-British force routed the rebels at Mekran
(Beluchistan.)
1897
·TO-MORROW."
Sunday, 3rd February, 1901 Chinese-15th of 12th ineen of adth your
Kwang-s
Sünitesi bar. qömin.
ཅན་
Skr. 40min. Moon-Full Moon zikr, ymIN, G.M.--- High water-Herning.tohr. 3min.
Afternooni Shr. gómin.- Low water-Morning ... zkr. 13min. Afternoon Jahr. gmin.
AGENDA.
TO-MORROW.
CHURCH SERVICES..
8t. John's Cathedral:-Communion, 7 am;
Matins, 11 a.m., Evensong, 5.45 p.m... Roman Catholic Cathedral:-Mass at 6 am, 7am., 8 a.m., and 9.30 am. Benediction $ p.m. German Bethesda Chapel, West Point
Moining Service, 11 au
The great copper bell made by: Krupp and presented to Li Hung-chang some twenty oddtioned, and lives just as usual, years ago, and given by bim to the Hai Kuansi :: or West Arsenal bere, has this week with much laborious work been brought into the Settle ment. It was given, after tha.capture of the| City, by Gen. Dorwood and Col Fukushima to Acetylene lighting is so particularly well the British Municipality, and it was thought a adapted for isolated installations that a correct the time that the gift was rather a white elephant knowledge of its properties, and any special But our energetic Municipal Engineer and precautions which should be taken when using Secretary has done the trick by means of rails.
it, is a matter of much importance. A railway. laid along the roads, on which the huge ball train or a station which is not wear a town covered with thousands of Chinese.hiarugir cannot be better lighted than by the use phics has been slowly pushed to the Victorik of this illuminant; but surprising mis-state-f Gardens, where it will in due courad be susments have been made concerning imaginary pended and, if possible, used to indicate the disadvantages and accidents having occurred witching hour of 12, as our midday gun goes off which are solely due to gross ignorance con-81. with a sort of brief asthmatic gasp and is not cerning its properties. It is extremely difficult always heard.
to disabuse the public mind of mistaken im We have had a Fancy Dress Ball in aid of
pressions made by reckless statements, however the Hospital, which has brought in about $1,000, completely devoid of truth they may be. Those and, on the 19th, the British and American who propose using acetylene should certainly soldiers and sailors give an entertainment, the read an excellent article on the subject by Mr. proceeds of which will also go to the Hospital. Lipschutz in the American Journalof Engineer The Saturday following we look forward to the ing Societies for Juno last. The paper contains “Pickpockét," for which rehearsals are in full
complete and fairly accurate information on ali swing. There are rumours of a Military Batche:points of importance connected with the subject; lors Ball soon, which should be rather a swag
Sir Thomas, it is true, goes on to point out that the conduct of the people is controlled entirely by the Government and officials, which is quite correct. · But the sentence quoted is one which in the mouth of an authority on China: becomes 4 proverb, and when the statement that the people are not hostile is coupled with the assertion that they were starving, the idea is fostered that the whole outbreak was after all a mere passing riot, and sows the seedger affair with so many officers here. for a fresh crop of sentimental sympathy with "the poor dear Chinese." Why Sir Thomas should be idealized into an anthrity on China at all is difficult to see. He can only possibly be an Authority on the Chinese of a very old yesterday, and know absolutely nothing of the China of to-day save read very badly. Starvation has had nothing by hearsay, and he has apparently listened or
to do with the present trouble save as a natural consequence of it, and if as we know, the of ficials are to blame, there is no gainsaying Ignorance and prejudice always go together. they had very congenial soil -to work on. The people of China are anti-foreign because they cannot be otherwise. They are too dense-
THE FAST ATLANTIC LINERS OF DIFFERENT NATIONS.
Zoroastrian religion. A special prayer was then said by the President, Mr. Mody, in a very impressive and affective manner, the whole congregation devotedly joining and offerly ignorant of everything outside their own ing the Prayer after him. The following is the form of the Special Prayer used :---
MEMORIAL PRAYER.
Said by the
PARSEES, FOLLOWERS' OF ZOROASTER, in the Colony Hongkong,
ON
Saturday, the and February, 1901 at 3 p.m.,) in Memory of their late Gracious Sovereign
QUEEN IMPRESS VICTORIA. Blessed be the name of Holy Ahura-Maxada: Hear the voice of our prayer, O Ahura- Mas zada, Holy, Heavenly, Pure; Be gracious unto as Thy Mazadayacnian Servants; and "satisfy us with Thy mercy: Vouchsafe to us Merciful Creator that our late blessed Gracious Sovereign Queen-Empress Victoria be partaker of ever- lasting glory in Thy Kingdom of Heaven. She, the Fravashi of the pare, put her trust in Thee; ake was led into righteousness and justice by the multitude of iThy divine mercy and grace
crariped experience to be anything else, and it is a law of human nature to detest what we cannot comprehend, and fear that which we cannot understand. That villagers are willing to trade with us, show us attention and brip us supplies when we travel about is partly due to the instinctive association of the Foreign Devil and dollars, and partly to the same superstitious desire to propitiate which leads them to sacrifice and make offerings to their spirit Devils, Only where. Christianity and forein education have shed some light is the case different. However, to retum; Im told that some stir has been made about a [burlesque being held in the Temple of Heaven, which is a sure indication that we are getting maudlin again. If only the people at bome authorities on. China" could or the varinus understand it, the people of China don't cast a snap of the fingers for the Temple of Heaven or any other Temple, save the few who have been perhaps in the receipt of some squeeze pidgin in connection with it, and we may as
and, set on the throne that ever judgedwell save ourselves the trouble of worrying
about Chinese susceptibilities in the matter. The Chinese themselves had no compunction about destroying the Imperial gateway or the Hanlin Library, and they would have pulled the Palace itself down about the Imperial heads, I have no doubt, if the place could have engulfed the hated foreigners in its des
rightly, ministered to the wellbeing, peace, and prosperity of the various nationalities pui by Thy divine wisdom under her care these three score years and three, and ministered to the edifying of her earthly kingdom for ever Increasing strength and durability to the everlasting glory of Thy heavenly and bighest name: Therefore, O Good Ahura Mazada, betruction." It is exasperating to us who know favourable to her, receive her to the glory of eternal life in Thy imperishable Kingdom of parity, and let her rest under the shadow of Thy thrane in heavenly calm from her labours. in the number of Eby elect Ambraspands. We Thy humble unworthy servants of the Zaf athustrian faith, give Thee, Father of All Mercies, most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving-kindness to us and to all her other subjects during her glorious sovereignty on this earth, and we beseechri Theo to give Thy ear to our prayer for her: blessedoess wich goeth from our unfeigned
·lips and from the fulness of our hearts, -
IN MEMORIAM WREATHS.
During the course of the morning a very large number of wreaths, crossos ond emblems. ware laid at the foot of Her Majesty's statue. Amongst the most notable was a large foul anchor from the British warships now assem bled in the harbour, the name of each ship contributing being shown by a cap-ribbon wound diagonally across the shank. The Parses Community sent a large wreath on which was inscribed "To Her, the Good Ruler, the Pure. For the Good Pious Blessing from the Parsee Community of Hongkong" and within the wreath was the inscription "V.R.1: Obit. 22. 11901. The wreath of the Jewish Community, ---ham » black ribbon with, the words "Many daughters fave done virtuously, but thou ex cellest them all.", That of the Chamber of Commerce was a plain wreath surrounding a black velvet shield on which was a simple gold V. The most beautiful tribute, however, was that of the Filipinos, which consisted of a meẻ dium sized wreath of purple dowers, mest artistically-arranged from which hung a fong, mournful-Insking streamer of black
silk gauze, on which was printed in gold, "From the Filipino Residents. The Police also sent a very fine wreath and amongst others we noticed wreaths and crosses from the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, the Austro-Hungarian Consul, the Chinese Justices f of the Peace, Mr. and Mrs. CA, H. Lammert Messrs. Achen & Co., The Hongkong Club Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co, the Women of the 2nd Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers, the Navy League Hongkong Branch, the Chinese Club, the Tung Wan Hospital, the Hongkong Chinese Commercial Union, the District Watch mas Committee, Messrs. Watkins, Ltd, the Freemasons of Hongkong, the Officers, of the and Battalion Koyal Welch Fusiliers, Mr. and Mrs. William Danby, the Po. Leung Kok, the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, the German, Club, the Chins Association, Mr Ipchukai, the Partgurse Community, the Hongkong Volunteer Corps, the men of the Royal Welch Fusiliers and, modestly tucked away in a corner were it was quite overshadowed hy its more Imposing neighbours, was a simple little wreath bearing the pathetic molto,, . From Grateful Pen, sionero prder of seniority was observed placing of these floral tributes, bulate them just as they were noted
all this, to realise that sentiment is being dragged into the show again. So far as any thing can be gleaned from the position in Peking, it is that China is setting the keynote to the Terms rather than we. Above the Council of tongues which reiterate the nineteen clauses of which the conditions are said to exist, comes the Imperial condition, with ever increasing firmness,"When the foreign troops leave Peking, the Emperor will return." The Chinese are insistent upon this point because they know the intrinsic value of such a more in explaining matters to the country, and to return, with the troops. there means a loss of face which they will not brook. It is not, as they try to make out, bonest fear lest, harm, should befall the Court, for there are plenty of men in the official crowd who know such a thing is a moral impossibility. However, they are | sticking to their decision apparently, and there appears to be no truth in the statements that the Emperor is on his way back. For the past fortright we have been incessantly told that the Terms had been signed by Li and Ching,
exceeded
but a few of the more salient facts can scarcely be too widely known.
Francis Church, Wanchai-Mass (Chin!) 6 am., (Pört.), 7.30 am. Benediction, 3.p.in.
Bt. Joseph's Church, Garden Road :-Morning
Service (English), 9 a.m. St. Anthony's Chapel, West Point:-Mass,
8am.
Wesleyan Methodist Church-Services, 10-30
.. and 5.45 pm.
Union Church
Sunday, 3rd February, 1901. (11.)
KONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNI
S.M.S HAR
&M.S, Zuchs
U.S.S. Branington
Lothair
Kowloon
U.S.S. Isla de Lúson
Empriss of India
Garonne
Wanyong
Kvare
Belgian King
Cosmopalli
Chowfa
Daphni
Loyal HANIR
Aberdean
PASSED THE CANAL.
· Outward-4th January-Bombay, Glengarry Dresden, Deucalion. 8th January-Binge Maru, Tenkai, Bithynia, Rajaburi, títh Jan.--Erweit Simens, Silesia, Reynolds." 15th Jan-Candia, Hector, Pyrrhus, Qu en, Eleanor, Bien, Gallia, Kiaulichen 18th Jan-Tamba Mare, China, Chittagong, Fiandria, 22nd January. Khall), Stentor, Nurnderg, Tonkin, Roland, Nishidalt. a5th JanuaryAntiam Kelvindale," Tanglín. 20th January-Bayern, Bombay, Glenariniy, Halle, Glančík, St. Andrews, Ben
Homaward-18th." Jan-Antener, Ulysess, Socoign, Ambría, astha Jan-Prinx Heinrich,. Frankfurt. 29th January-Oceanien, Shimano Maru, Aragauta.
Arrivals at Home-16th Jan-Norwaad, Ajax, Mel'os 19th Jan-Lawhill, Manuel Llaguno Dresden, a3rd January-Askmore, Gallia, Sobraan, Traba, Maru, "Silesta, 30th: January-Anfendr.
Shipping.
Arrivals.
PERLA, British steamer, 1,274, R. W. Almond, 2nd Feb, Manila, 31st Jan, General,- Shewan, Tomes & Co. ANDING MANU, Tapanese steamer, 1,053, S.
Atsumi and Fab-Amoy and Swatow rat Fab, General--Mitsui Bussan Kaisha ---- SABINE RICKMERS, British steamer, 690, Nasbett, 1st FebSwatow 316t|| Jan., Ballast-Arnhold, Karberg & Co...
Departuren...
Feb. 3, Peninsular, British, for Europe. Feb. 2, Monghut, German str for Bangkok. Feb. 3, Monmouthshire, British Air. for Moji,
Feb. 1, Machew, British str., for Swatow.
Voluntary, "The Seraph's Strain " Wolsten holme; Hyma, No. 120 (St. Theodulph) Tesch ner: Psalm, No. 24 (Double Chant) Langdon; Anthem, No. si "The radiant morn hath passed Away Woodward; Hymn, No: 194 (Morning Light) Weber; Hymn, No. 121 (Austria) Hayda;Feb. 3, Bingo Mari, Japanese sir for Kobe, Sermon, The Kingship Voluntary, "Melodie," Harvey; Concluding Jesus; Ofertory Voluntary. "To Thee let every soul be subject " (Chorus from "Passion of Christ") Handel...
6 p.m..
It has been asserted that acetylene forms an explosive compound with copper and that
Voluntary, "Andante in D" Alfred Hollins; Hymn, No. 3 (Rivaulx) Dykes; Hymn, No. 191 aeither this metal nor brass can therefore be (Part 1) Dykes; Hymn, No. 154 (Stephanos) used in connection with it.
This latter state-Baker; No. 87 (Rockingham) Miller; No.379 ment, at least, appears to be utterly unfounded. (Armageddon) Goss; Sermon, The Choice of a King Voluntary, "Hallelujah" from Mt. ol Olives Beethoven:
The Pintsch Cas Company filled several steel tanks with acetylene af 150lb pressure. These tanks-in which numerous articles of nickel, brass and copper had been placed-were ex- posed for a year to extreme summer heat and severe winter cold. None of the articles were affected in the least by pure acetylene and the impure gas simply caused some oxidation.
Bullier, the French scientist, has also made similar experiments with a like result. The valves of his apparatus, too, are made of copper Yad shew absolutely no sign of having been attacked after two years! service.
Acetylene if heated to 1432° F is decom- posed, but if not compressed beyond 30lbs, per fquare inch, the dissociation is confined to the heated spot and no explosion can be produced, explosion. Above 30lbs. pressure such heating would cause
The choice of illuminants generally lies between oil lamps, coal gas, electricity, and acetylene. Oil lamps are inefficient and trouble- some; coal gas cannot be economically em- ployed unless a very large number of lights are Engineering has as article which gives some ia be served; electric lighting is also far too details of the fastest Atlantic passenger ships costly in the case of small installations, while of different nations. The Hamburg-Americian many railway stations require less than fifty ship, Deutschland, comes first, her incan speedlights, Acetylene gives the best and most on an Atlantic voyage having been 23.36 diffusive artificial light known, while the simple knots, then the North-German: Lloyd, Kaisit ease with which it is produced renders it emin Wilhelm der Grosse, with 22.79 knale” to hés ently suited for such purposes.? credit. The Cunard liners, Campania- anti Lucania, are the best British ships; they just excéed as knots! Then the new French linet; on trial, and Le Savoir, of exactly the same La Lefraine, which has attained a19 knots design, is following: the American liners; S Louis and St. Paul, at knots; and then the Oceanic and many others between zo and 21 knots. It will be seen, says Engintering, that Germany excels with two liners-the Deutsch- land, the fastest, being fully 14 sea miles per hour faster than the Campania; but France and the United Stated havo not equalled the performance of the well-known' increase, not only in length but in the propo Cunarders. It is interesting to note the steady
ships were always long and lean, the Teutonic tion of moulded length to beam. The Belfast
for instance, having 9.1zft, of length to tft of beam, but the Clyde Atlantic greyhounds seldom
8'5 R. to' 8'73ft. Untifike Cartfans came out with 9:23 Since then we have der Grosse, giving 93aft to r ft. of beam, the German builders in the Kaiser Wilhelmí: and in the Deutschland, 9'9 f; while the Oceanie has to ft. There is a difference opinion as to whether great length in relation to beam enables a higher speed to be got for a given power, but it is accepted generally that great length, does "cheapen" speed i we have had instances for exact comparison in the case of cruisers. But with the designers of our Aj-aurs of other hydrocarbons being present, for antic liners the paramount question is really how adequate passenger capacity is to be pro vided to care the revenue for maintaining A given high speed. Additional displacement siderated accommodation and speed are sought increases the power necessary, so that, the de
without aiming per ke at the largest ship. A certain waight of machinery and a given passenger capacity has to be arranged for, both involving a great displacement" weight", tha designer is unfortunately limited in draught owing to the prevailing depth of water in hat. bours, and thus he must spread his weight - over a greater area by increasing length, and breadth; but the latter has its limitations also owing to dock entrances, and thus we, find the ratio of length to beam increasing by force of circumstances probably as much as, if of water were available for deep draught, there not mere than, by choice. If gitarer depth
can be doubt that it would materially affect the solution, for speed could be more cheaply "attained with a 33fl. draught than with the zỗft,
or 29ft, which is now about's mexicom.
THE CZAR.
of
but I have just heard from Peking that theA PER AT THE IMPERIAL LIFE IN LIVADIA
Emperor will not even consider, them in their present form, and that consequently Li and Ching will not sign. If this is true, it is of course the Emperor's Captors, not he himself who object". The fact is they are all combin ing in every possible, way to keep him away from the Capital, as they fear his restoration: will mean ¬disaster- to" (lemselves. Li and Ching are reported to have sent for Sheng Tagtai to assist them in the negotiations What sort of assistance will it be, one wonders, that Sheng can render! - In the Court all is re- ported to be in confusion, owing to Wang Wen Shao's arrangements being continually thwarted by the sham Eunuch Li, who is alive and not dead as formerly reported.
In foreign military circles in the Capital the only thing doing has been some theatricals since the New Year's parade, when the follow“ fing telegrams were published in “orders.”
January 3rd.
To the Private Secretary,
Acetylene--like every other combustible gas will form an explosive mixture with air, and though it is hurtful if respited it is less poison- ous than common coal gas. Acetylene unlike coal gas is haary: it is said to be retained for several days, in still air, by a vessel open at the top. This must be due to váp- the density of pure acetylene is '92. Any how, it appears to be true that the gas uned for burning does so lie without rising in the air and this has been the cause of several coal gas have attempted to repair acetylene ap- accidents when those accustomed to the use of paratus. The most objectionable impurity in a calcium carbide is magnesium. This gives rise to magnesium nitrate and the gas produced is rich in ammonia, so that if not "washed it cings both pipes and burners,
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There are several objectionable forms of acetylene generators. When a small quantity of water is applied to an excess of the car bide so much heat is developed that higher hydrocarbons, such as benzine and other polymers of acetylene, are produced, the presence, of which lowers the illuminating power and causes its valve to fluctuate. Those forms of apparatus in which the gas produced forces the water away from the carbide-and is thus supposed to stop further production--are objectionable because sufficient moisture often remains to produce enough gas to raise the pressure dangarously high. The best form of generator is undoubtedly that-in which amall pieces of carbide are dropped into excess of water. Thus a cool gas is produced and not more is given off at once than there is receiver space to hold. The bubbles, also, rising through the water are washed nearly free from ammonia and tar-like impurities. Unless the gas is dried, all pipes should be arranged in upward slope, throughout, from the receiver; or other means for Braining all the bends adopted. *
A special correspondent of the Daily News, sends from Livadia, under the head-line, "The Truth about the Czar," some interesting notes on the habits of his Imperial Majesty po
-It was one of the great griefe of those who
ere responsible for the Czar's well-being Coal gas gives a weak, yellow light, heats belote his present attack (which the correspóný
the air excessively, destroys colours, and has dent speaks of as "typhus) that he refused strong toxic "qualities. - It is feeble in diffu- to-eat solid and healthy food long before he sive power. The electric are light is sickly was overtaken by this fast illness."- Lum told violet; and, though very intense, particularly that he lived chiefly on frosted oysters,
objectionable as being the least diffusive of which he ate a quantity every day-dangerous all lights. The incandescent electric light food at the best, since their being frosted maket has a reddish yellow colour, and is fatiguing to it impossible to be certain as to their freshness, the eye; hul it gives out very little heat. In: It has been ascertained that the Czar suffers candescent gas light is too often rich in gree from the particular kind of typhus mostly prepish rays. Acetylene gives an almost pure vailing in the Crimea. This is said to be thei white light, it does not affect colours and is least result of an over rich vegetation, which, as it
fatiguing to the retina.. It has but light toxic dies and falls to the ground when winter comes properties and is the most diffusive of all known bound by no from decays and creates malaria. @artificial lights"-approaching, in this quality Besides this, the sanitary arrangements of the sunlight itself,—Indiaw Engineering. Imperial villa are of the most primitive kind and whelly unsatisfactory.
"Her Majesty the Queen, Osborne." "The Force in. Chida-to-day: held usual parade in Her Majesty's honour, Field The park, part of which st laid out in well- Maribal Count Waldersee, at my request, as kept vineyards, is surmunded by a wall about the representative of the Queen's Grandson six feet high, and thick enough for Cossack gave the Royal Salute and red pand
led the cheers for soldiers to patrol upon it. The park is open Her Majesty
only towards the sea. Under the present The New South Wales Naval Contingent, Car, poles have been fixed in the wall,, and in honour of " Federation, headed the Infantry eight rows of spiked wires have been drawns Brigade, and the New South Wales Marines
between then, formed the Guard of Honour at the Fug Staff
There is a lovely llitle- Chapel close to the Imperial villa, all in marble, with the wind in piarced marble of elaborate design and witt során solid
From Sir Arthur Bigge, Osborne *** Queen interested and gratified by your telegram, and wishes all "under your commund ta
Happy New Year
From Lieut-General Sir A
January
To the Governor-General of Australia. "Good" wishes of China Field. "Forcë Australia, which has.“ so opporiusely assi with a valuable Contingent
From Lord Hopetown, Govern
"PÄILTER BELLS IN THE PORCH RE This white and gold chapel stands between cypress trees, and holly bushes, and in the prettiest piece of architecture got can see There is a doot of communication between the villa and the chapel; which is laid out with costly carpets, and no gay and full of ornaments that to the amnitiated it gives the effect of) Beautiful drawing-roomrather than of a church;
When the Certina
NOTANDA
CALENDAR
St. Peter's Church.
West Point.
11a.m.
Hymn 102; Venite, Crotch; Te Deum, Russell; Benedictus, Turle; Hymns, $34, 10, 72.
(6,30 p.m.)
Hymn, 333; Magnificat, Woodward; Nunc Dimittis Tonus Peregrinus; Hymns, 396, 41, 75
The Mission Launch. Dayspring will call on the ships on Sunday morning between 9 and 10.30 am, to take men ashore for the services. The answering pennant" may be hoisted.
TUESDAY, 5th Noos-Meating of the Shareholders of the
Hongkong Canton and Macdo Steam boat Co. Id. at their Office, No.-ts Bank Buildings.
Noon- C. N. steamer Sutrant leaves for
Singapore Penang and Calcutta. p.m.-Public Auction by Mr. V. 1. Red
medios at 28 Des Voeux Rd.
130
5 p.m.-C. & M. Co's steamer Pirin leaves for
Manila. Cargo ex Maria Teresa subject to feat.
WEDNESDAY, 6th.** Daylight 0. 5.K, steamer Anping Maru for
Coast Pons. Noon-N. D. L. steamer Hamburgh with mails etc. leaves for Southampton.
THURSDAY, Xh.
Noo-Meeting of the Shareholders of the Kow loon Land Investment Company Ld at their Offices, Victoria Buildings, NoonT. K. K. steamer America Maru leaves
for San Francisco via Shanghai ate.
FRIDAY, 8th.
3 p.m.Public Auction of Leasehold Property by Mr. G. P. Lammert at bis Sales,
· Rooms.
SATURDAY, 9th, (About)-P. & O. S. N. steamer Java leaves fór
Marseilles and London.
✅MONDAY, 11th.
13.30. p.m.-Annual Meeting of the Share- bolders of the Hongkong Ice Company at their offices.
WEDNESDAY, 13th: Noon-C. P. R, steamer Empress of India. with Mails, passengers etc. leaves for Vancouver 1.C. via Shanghai.
THURSDAY, 14th,"
Noon-U.S. Mail steamer City of Peking leaves for San Francisco via Shanghai
etc.
FRIDAY 1.
daylight-N, Y. K.steamer Tamba Mars leaves
for Kobe and Yokobagia
SATURDAY, 16th
Meeting of the Shareholders of the Hongkong, Shanghai Banking Cor poration at the City Hall.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUR
Hami Sth instant.
autschow) gih instant. atoon Apear) 6th instant.
Feb. 2, Daijin Maru, Jap. str., for Swatow Feb, 2, Tsurugisan Maru, jap.str., for Moji. Feb. 5, Chilli, British str., for Canton." Feb. 2, Eisr, German str., for Canton,
Paasongore-Arrived.
Per Peris, from Manila-Mrs, Inisby, Mr. and Mrs: Mercer, Mrs. Sturgis, Mr and Miss Thomas, Miss Elmon, Mrs. R. R. Belknap, Messra Jacott Garrison, Naol, Chan Kew, Russel Nerins, Carter, Eland, Nagator, Hayas ston, Maclaren, z anahs and 48 Chinese.
SHIPPING REPORTS:
Capt. R. W. Almond, of the steamship Perla, from Manila, reports:--Heavy N.E. monsoon with high sea and overcast weather,
Teenkal
STEAMERS, EXPECTED.
Namis.
Front,
Dive.
Kinuuchou ... Singapore
Hamburg
Singapore
Japan
Feb. 4th
Feb. 5th
Feb 5th
Patroclusio
Feb, 5th
Arratoon Aptar
gapore
Feb. 6th
Kanagawa Maru. Moj
Feb. oth
City af Peking Japan Cum
Fab. 8th
Tacoma
Feb. 12th San-Francisco... Feb. 13th
Silesia den. Shanghai... Feb. 6th Tacoma,
Gaelic
Empress of Japan. Vancouv
Feb. 17th
We would detect the attention of shipping Rémi-to, the [ityle In, which "Steamers Expected" and "rofectad Sailings; are aow pablished in these columas, and in so doing respect fully urge the manngern of shipping 6rum to give onlara to their clarks to furnish this slice, on, the, Sorms afraidy RANG (siled gratis wich tha fataal gpsilahla Infiernailam amayu day.
PROJECTED SAILINGS.
Destination.
Ship.
Bate
Feb. 13th
Feb. 19th
Feb, 6th
Mar 15th
Akashi Maru Foochow ba Alcinous... Coadopt.... America Maru... San Francisco, &c. Feb. 7th Anping Mard Swatow; &c. Bamberg. Havre, &c... Bayer
Straits, &c.Mar. 20th Belgian King San Diego, &c. Feb. 6th Bengal
Shanghai. Feb 16th Bingo Maru. Kobe & Yokohama Feb; and, Bombay Shanghai
Feb. 28th: Changsha w Port. Darwin, &c... Feb. 14th Chihli....... Yokohama & Kobe Feb. 6th
San Francisco, &e. Mar.. tath San Francisco, &c Feb 14th City of Rio, San Francisco, &c April 6th Coptic... San Francisco, &c April rath Coromandel, Europe, &inch foth- Doric San Francisco, &c Mar Joth Duke of File... Victoria, B.C. MA Man 15th
Van yuver, &c. April 3rd
www Feb, 13th: Mar 13th Fabrik
China........................
City of Peking
Enp. China Emp India Emp. Japan.
Folminair
Freibute Gaelic Glaucus
Haitan
Hamburg
New York
Havre deci Feb. 28th
San Francisco, &c. Feb. 23rd Liverpool
Swalow "&a
Straite, &c,
{Feb'16th
Feb. 4th Feb. 6th
Mar 5th
Hongkong MaruSan Francisco, &c, Mar, and Ixion ...... London.
JavaMarseilles, &C. Feb. 9th Kaifong ..... Manjlä, &c., Kanagawa Maru. Marsailles, &c. Kashing. Shangbaieri Kasuga Moru, „Sydne
Straits/
Kiautschou
König Albert Maria Teresa
Monmouthshire Nippon Maru, Parramatta Perla
Polarstjernen: Preussen Prinz Heinrich. Prinzess Irene: Prometheus Rosetta Maru
Sachsen Sado Maru Saxonia Shanghai
Daror
Germ Indian
Ther
Hums
∙Kainf
American (City of Peking) 8th instant Tacoma (-Tacoma) tath instant.
American (Gaelic) 13th insta
Canadian (Stress of Japan) 17th instant
Sibira
Saturday
Silesia
Artation "Kozar from ngapore for this port this res
Stuttgart
Bulsang
Sungkiang
ing and Japan:left Nay
Feb. th
¡Mar. 6th
April 171)
Feb» 14th
Feb and &d Mar 18th
Febirth May agt May L