the chequered busy at the N..W. corner of the met-of-war anchome and was outside the buoy Between Blackhead's and Kowloon Point i altered the course to about West. I was on the Kowloon side of the channel. 1 ivas steering for the Empress of China, then at her buoy. The steamers at anchor were heading about E. S. E. to the food tide. I passed about 300 yards off Kowloon Point. When passing the point I had the Ensign, the house, flag, and the blue pennant D. flying. I was going to Butterfield & Swire's north westernmost buoy. 1 intended to pask the Empress on my part hand and follow up. the line of buoys until I got opposite mina. was flying the blue pennant because I thought it was right I should do so. I considered thy self to going through the nonhern fairway. I was aware that the bearing of the S. boun dary of the fairway as given in, the Regulations didn't fit in with the chart. I considered the bearing 573 to be the correct one. I thought it was mistake in the figures. I have been navigating in and out of Hongkong Harbour about fourteen years.
(Casa proceeding.)
THE PLAGUE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1901.
woodwork to build a boy's toy boat remains, only blackened and scorched walls, the monument of a grateful Chinese (sic) peasant, who had gained considerable benent by the foreign community in His midst..
THE WRECKED “SOBRAON.”
and details of the wreck were obtainable, says The Harshin arrived in Shanghai yesterday,
'king's ovidence, and this led to the arrest of another large body of men on shore who were that some met with Jedboro justice- and some Armed to the teeth and showed fight. We hear
in these cases.
SHIPPING GAZETTE.
man and son, Mrs. Rutherford, child and servant, Mrs, Schlotfeldt, Mrs. Bradley, Mit
N. Macdonald, E. Shultz, D. K. Mitchell, W. Sarina, E. Squaslo, 1. Bhoyamull, G. Roten, choll, Mrs, and Misses. Page. (2), Messi F.
The Germans the other day dug up a piano the New Press of the 29th ult. From a sketch with Chinese, the only varieties of any efficacy heading for notices of officers and engineers H. Baston T. Thompson; C. Onaerson and S.
and some furniture which had been buried, and this week the English made a much richer haul in the vicinity when from information supplied by an impecunious native 19 fine modern Krupp uns were discovered beneath the ground.
SIR THOMAS LIPTON AND THE COMING CUP RACE.
[AMERICAN MALL CABLE.]'
LONDON, March goth."
In reply to a question asked-by a representa- tive of the press regarding the controversy as to the selection of a defender in the races for the America cup, Sir Thomas Lipton made this statement to-day:
of the Sebraen's position on the racks, drawn by a gentleman on the Haeshin, we have made Chinese carpenter with an axe, to illustrate the an attempt through the instrumentality of a exact situation. It is not an artistic picture, but it shows what it is meant to show, and that Tientsin has been doing very well in the
is, the main poist. As the ship is seen from amusement line lately. Nently every day in abscured by projecting masses of rock, rising the west approach, her hull is about half the Park from 4 to 6 the very fine band of the at two points above the deck. The bow of the 6th German Infantry gives us a fine concert: ship is gone, smashed in completely. This last week they also gave a series of magnificent must have been done by the rocks on which concerts in the Gordon Hall. We have also she now lies; she humped over the first and had a fine amateur variety entertainment, and second, but the third flattened her nose and this week the Taylor Carrington Company play stopped her. Her bottom is all torn out. If to houses crowded at all performances with these rocks had not held her, only a few yards be construed as a criticism or as gratuitous "I wish to say nothing which can possibly residents and the officers of many nationalities, further she would have gone up against a per-advice to the United States. I want only to the foreign officers always come in large Tect precipice, some hundreds of feet high, meet the best boat America can build. I never numbers to our entertainments, and we hope probably the cliff referred to in the Agents want any one to be able to say after the cup understand them, though they seem undoubt-telegram above mentioned.
races: You have won, but you have not ably to cajoy themselves..
beaten our best boat. My ideas on the subject. can best be gathered from what I am doing myself. I am putting the Shamrock 11 into open competition with any boat in the world."! Regarding his plans Sir Thomas Lipton said: "As soon as possible after the launching I am going to the Solent to have the trials. On my way back to the Clyde I shall probably | accept the invitation of the Royal Yacht Club of Kingston to race there. Then I shall go to contests. As soon as possible after that, pro- the Clyde and enter the Glasgow Exhibition bably about June 12th, the Erinand Shamrock
Tennis is in full swing, and cricket just coming on the Royal Horse Artillery B battery held the first portion of their sports on the recreation ground the other day, and excellent they were, the sack and three-legged races, and the events. open for the native followers provoking much (Europeans....amulement. The men of B battery are a magnificent set of men, at the Tug of War they have challenged Nortly China. A packed squad of Royal Marine Artillerymen came up from Taku fort to meet the challenge, but though they heaved' and heaved till their eyes nearly started from their sockets, the
Number of cases reported (Chinese...... 337 up till room of the 7th 3 Other Asiatics 3 May, 1901. Number of esses reported during the past 24 hours
(Chinese
Other Asiatics Europeans.....,
Total number of cases reported to date 357
for them.
Number of deaths reported (Chinese 322 muscle and brawn of B battery was too much
up till noon of the 7th Other Asiatics I
• May, 190........
Europeans,.... I
Our French neighbours maintain the Number of deaths reported (Chinese...... 9 settlements are an redan happy to say, the are spared any recurrence of Other Asiatics Europeans. O
the late disgraceful rowdvisni. The Weish Fusiliers here are a splendidly behaved set of Total number of deaths recorded to date 354 men, and seem very efficient at their duties and thoroughly smart, and well set up. The large. military tournament at Pekin was a great,
during the past 24 hours
THE CRISIS IN THE success, many foreign officers attending and
NORTH.
SHANGHAI.
A Natural Indignation:
„ŞHANGBAI, May 2nd. It is stated by the Tientsin native newspapers that the Empress "owager was exceedingly in dignant and wroth upon receipt of the news of the burning of her Winter Apartments. It is further stated that the unfortunate conflagration will afford her a further reason to refuse return- ing to P'eking.
+
-----
Li Hung-chang Feels Safe.·
A Peking dispatch states that, Li Hong-chang, has bought a large house in Peking for the réception of his family who have been sent for from Hofti, Anhui, the ancestral, hone of the
Li clan.
Yang Ju to Remain.
kindly lending their hands, the French band the last day plaving God see the King at the conclusion The Welsh Fusiliers won the most marks for the bayonet exercise competi- tion, the Baluchis the physical drill, the ex- hibitions in each case being a marvel of skill, training, and precision. The racing day, the German Artillery, officers were the successful; in the steeplechase a French officer, but then as an English officer said to me - look at the splendid horses they had, which they. with their liberal field allowances here they can well afford to pay for."
most
WRS
The galloping of B battery R.H.A, a section. of which went up to compete, was much admired the foreign critiques said it dangerous however Field Marshall Waldersee him and his staff wis so pleased, it had to be repeated before
and the sad death of General Schwarzhof, After the fateful berning of the Winter Palace Tientsin was fairly buzzing with rumours.
The Chinese 80,000 strong were advancing on Pantingfu, fifteen thousand French and German troops had been hastly pushed for- The Supao learns, that upon, receipt "reward in equal numbers, we heard of mines, cently of the news of the illness of Yang J, engagements, outposts cut off, train loads Chinese Minister to St. Petersburg, the Hsian of wounded returning to Pekin and so forth, Government under advice of Li Hungchang but in reality beyond an affair of out- offered to send Kuei-Ch'un (Manchu), Vice-posts here and there, and some inevitable
President of one of the Six Boards, to take Yang Ju's place. The matter was therefore broached to M. de Giers who, however, is said to have replied that there was no necessity for the change. Apparently Yang Ju is a persona, grata with the Russian Government,
A Second Kang Yi..
but none the less sad casualties, General Mah and his brave men speedily retreated to their sphere of influence outside the confines of Chili beyond the wall."
༄:༔སྐ
F
The latest report to-day is that the Germans catching the rear guard of Mab & Co., cut them up pretty badly, and the Chinese who escaped are running still.
in the run from Haeshin to Tungying, which is The Sebraon was fifteen miles off her course, about 200 miles, or for a 15 knot boat, say 12 hours. That is, she made over a mile an hour errat. There are no sea currents that could account for that. But there are other currents that might. When the Sebraon's sister ship, the Plassy, was in Shanghai, it was noticed that her electric wires were arranged in a way that might easily affect her compasses. When pooh-poohed the idea, but it was proved to the captain's attention was called to it, he him so clearly that he had some alterations made, realising that to pass the matter over would be culpable negligence, liable to lead to this proves the cause of the Sebraen disaster, disaster. It is impossible to say at once that but it certainly proves that the electric wiring of the ship requires investigation. [The picture referred to, if as stated, ex-axe-ly made, shows that the Sebraon is almost high and dry on the rocks, in a hopeless position.]
BRIGANDAGE IN CHIH-LI
plied to Captains of vessels will contain a In future the Telegraph shipping form sup
transferred or on leave, etc. Friends will much Brown. oblige by giving this information:--
May 3rd.
Mr. Dixon, chief officer of the s.a. Hankow has taken command of the ss. Saiqun, on the Canton Wuchow rún.
SHIPPING REPORTS,
Captain R. S. Bambridge, of the steamship Captain Lossius, of the sa. Nanning, takes Glenfalloch, from Singapore, reports :-Light command of the Fatskan, on the Hongkong.S.E. winds and fine clear weather throughout. Canton run
from Sydney, reports-Light winds and fine Capt. T. Moore, of the steamship Changsha, weather throughout the entire passage from Australia:
Captain Dick, of the 3.6. Fatskan, goes home,
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
4 MAILS DUR Tacoma (Victoria) to-morrow. Taconia (Tacoma) to-morrow, English (Bengal) 19th instant. German (Hamburg) 141lı înstanti American (China) 16tli instant.. "American (Doric) 23rd instant.
Canadian (Empress of Cñína) zŝih instant.
J
The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s R.M.S. Empress of China left. Vancouver on Tuesday, the 7th inst. for Hongkong via the usual Japanese ports of call.
HONGKONG AND WILAŠTVUJA DOCK «KTURNS. V.S.S. Bennington .... Kowhai Doct Nanchang.. Centurion
will sail for America. I have not yet de-. cided if Shamrock I will accompany them. tuel, for on the last trip I found the Exis's coal s Weshall first go to the Azores to replenish our capacity scarcely equal to the long slow voyage.
I trust there will be sufficient wind "to
avoid much towing, for I believe that towing. on account of the strain involved, is much more harmful to a yacht than sailing. I expect the yachts will arrive in New York early in July. After the cup races, unless something unexpected prevents it, I will accept the Boston Board of Trade's invitation to take the Shamrock II to that city and have a little racing in New England waters,"
NOTANDA
CALENDAR.
MAY.
Meteorological means based on ten years' observations to 1893.
Barometer Thermometer ..... Humidity. Rainfall
.29.867
.76.2
84.0
15.0
Hongkong... Meade in Newark Saturn Burnside Styr
Compania de Filipina Lung Tsing. Hangon) Colonies...3 Pelliana Quaria
olitar
---
Capt. W. J. Davis, of the steamship Haimun, from Swatow, Amoy and Foachow, reports Left Foochow at 9.30 am on the 5th inst. had light E. wind; small sea, and fine weather to Amoy and Swarow on the 7th inst. Swatow to Breaker Point light S. breeze with heavy tain squalls, thence to port moderate S. wind and fine cloudy weather, Vessels in Amoy U.S. gunboat Concord, French gunboat Friant, Japanese cruisers Suma and (deumis.s. Trym, Subine Rickmers, and Fushim. In Swatow ss. Ichang, Hoihow, Pechili, and Tailee.
STEAMERS EXPECTED,
Names.
Frant
Victoria
Japan
To-morrow
Tacoma
Japan
To-morrow
Bengal
Singapore
May 10th
1+
Hamburg-
Singapore
May 14th
29
China
Miike Maru... Bombay
Japan......
May 16th
May 17th-
11
Doric'
"
PASSED THE CANAL. Outward-16th April-facheon, Achilles, India, Adriatico, Deucalion, Easingwold, Ville, d'Alger. 19th April-Bengloc, Banca, Nurnberg. 23rd April-Annam, Hamburg, Denmohr. 26th April-Wakasa Maru, Coulsdon 30th April Prometheus, Strassburg, Auchenarden, Draga man, Heathburn. 3rd May-Ernest Simons, Glenlochy, Java, Maria Valerie, Laisand, Maria, Lindenesall, Redcross.
The P. & 7 Times of the 27th ulto says horse-thieves) who have for years been a The notorious and irei (mounted brigands or
chronic nuisance to the Chinese authorities in Feng-tien, outside of the Great Wall, have recently been assuming a bolder attitude and Pei-tai-ho where they have invaded the villages have made their appearance on this side of
and small townships, carrying off the wealthier men and holding them for ransom, The British commanding officer at Shan-hai-kwan last week sent out sixty rifles under the command of Major Browning of the Fourth Punjab Infan- try to drive the brigands out of the district and to make some reconnaisances in the direction. of the Asien of Fu-ning; the men were detrained, at Lin Shao-ying, and marched off in a North Westerly direction; as they approached the bills towards Fu-ning the force came across an entrenched village and Major Drowning with six men made a detour to take it in flank. The cne- my now opened heavy fire, and Mr. Stirling who was with the main body, fell, shot in two places The Major and his six men in running across the open towards the village met with a scath ing fire and the former and one Sepoy fell dead, while two more were severely wounded. These men were brought off with difficulty. Later on British and the village was carried with a loss Chinese--201h of 3rd moon of 27th year of HITACHI MARU, Japanese steamer, 3,827, G. some French and Japanese re-inforced the
fled precipitately towards the N. W. in the of between forty and [fifty bandits. The rest
are said to have passed over into Feng Tian. direction of the Great Wall in the. Hills. These
The cavalry and a large force of infantry sent out at once could find no traces of them during the following days.
The natives hold these ma sei in deadly terror, and as the ruffians usually act in collusion with the village bad characters, it is extremely difficult to secure native co-operation in pursuing them; the necessary preliminary which the bands inspire. seems to be to infuse a greater fear than that
Since the above event the Shan-hai-kwan
TO-DAY.
WEATHER REPORT.
On dates On date at
to 3.m.
4 $.0.
29.87
29.78
73
75
96
3.98
TO-DAY.
Barometer..... Temperature Humidity..... Rainfall,
- Wednesday, 8th May, 1901
Kang-51
Sun Rises..... Sels
High water-Morning Morning
shr. 'asmin.
6hr. 28min. ohr. 39min. .zohr. 38min. 4hr, zemin, Afternoon....... Ohr. 35min. ANNIVERSARIES.
Low water-Morning
1865-Restoration of Prince Kung's honours. 1876-British Ship Dunmail wrecked while
1871-Treaty on the Alabama claims. entering Hongkong harbour. 1873-Death of John, Stuart Mill. 1893-The Clam first kerosina "tank" steamer
arrived in Hongkong.“ 1897-Volo captured by the Turks.. 1898--Balance of war indemnity paid to Japan. 1899-Port of Funing opened to trade and
Homeward-4th April-26th April-Stutt gart. 3rd May-Stentor.
............. San Francisco... May 23rd Empress of China. Vaucouver....May 28th
We would direct the attention of shipping firms to the style in which "Steamers Expectes!" and "Projected Saflags. ase now pablished in these columns, and in so doing respect fully urge the managers af shipping Erins to gire order to their clerks to furnish this office, as the forma alisady sud-
Is with the intact available informatino sewy day.
PROJECTED SAILINGS,"
Ship
Destination.
Dali.
Aftidli ...
New York
May 24th Akashi Maru America Maru...San Francisco, &c. July 4th
...Swatow, &c.......... May 15th Anping Maru Antenor....
Foochow ...... May 22nd London....... Awa Maru..
May 14t Marseilles, &c... May 17th. Europe, &c... May 11th Straits, &c. ......July 25th
Ballarat Bayern
Belgian King
Bisagno
Braemar
Calchas
Arrivals at Home-1st May-Adriatic, | Bengal Bingo Maru, Patroclus. 4th May-Juteopolis Moravia, Pathan.
Shipping.
Arrivals.
CHANGSHA, British steamer, 1460, T. Moore,
7th May, Sydney 11th April, General Butterfield & Swire,
Anderson, 7th May-Singapore 1st May, General Nippon Yusen Kaisha. ZAFIRO, American dispatch-vessel, 674, L. A.
Cotton, 8th May, Manila 5th May. MACDUFF, British steamer, 1,882, R. Glegg, 8th May,Moji 2nd May, Coal-Dodwell
Canton-
San Diego, &c. ...Jane 10th Shanghai
May 10th
Singapore, &c.
May th
June 7th
London..
May 28th
Victoria, B.C.
Marseilles, &c...... May 18th
Carlisle City......San Diego, &c."...May 12th Catherine Apcar.Singapore, &c......May 9th Changsha ...Kobe & Yokohama May ioth San Francisco, &c. May 25th
China...
City of Peking... San Francisco, &c. July 13tl Glenagie Coptic
Victoria, B.C... June 28th San Francisco, &c. June 27th.
Dajin Mari......Tamsui... May 12th Doric.
DR. HANS JERG KIER, Norwegian steamer, H.
Larsen, 691, 8th May,-Newchwang 30th Guthrie HAIMUN, British steamer, 636, W. J. Davis,
April, Beans,Wun Tai, 8th May-Foochow 5th May, Amoy 6th, and Swatow 7th, General-Douglas, Lap
raik & Co.
A telegram from a high official at Hsian to There are rumours of possible advance into friends in Shanghai complains bitterly of the the interior, that bogey, which perpetually crops haughtiness and curt manners of Lu Chuan-up, when there is no other bunder to spread lin vis-a-vis his colleagues in the Grand Coun-I seems Field Marshal Waldersee is doing cil. Lu Ch'van-lin takes no pains to hide his his most to force the Emperor to return, but resentment against any one holding opposite the Emperor's real intentions, or rather his views to himself, even in the Empress Dowager's capabilities of carrying them out, are a seated presence, who usually pretends not to notice mystery.--- I'm afraid if we consider the whole Lu's bretches of etiquette. Kang Yi acted in question of forcing the Emperor to return, he this way just before the outbreak of his protégés holds the trump card, as the allies have neither the Boxers, and there is some apprehension the troops or transports to penetrate so far into amongst the more far-sighted that, perhaps, this the interior. A possibility of rebellion ugains: conduct of Lu Ch'ann-lin may be the forerun the Dynasty may force the Emperor to return ner of something similar in: the not distant to his ancestral halls, certainly pressure of Shan-hai-kwan, and cavalry was sent out; with 1900-H.M.S. Terrible arrives in Hongkong | IRENE, Chinese steamer, 826, James. Kirk, 8th Lowther Castle... New York
some sort from the real powers behind the throne is necessary to being about this, desir able.event.
future.-N. C. Daily News.
TIENTSIN.
Affairs in the North. (From Our Own Correspondent).
TIENTSIN, April 28th.
A
All is quiet here at present, weather hot and fine and the community gradually settling down to regard their existence as life in a garrison town, but however, a gatrison of many nationalities.
To the business man, however, the presence of the mistary, charming as the fair sex find the be-medalled hero of frontier warfare, is.not altogether agreeable. All wish this weary business was finished somehow, but also the future seems as obscure as ever Tientsin is changing rapidly, nay has changed, it has lost something of its old individuality, society in which commerce reigned King, now yields the first place to the Son of Mars-We are in a stage of development, I trast for the better.
Our streets are crowded with strangers, of all classes, and many not the most desirable, who are here to seek their fortunes in what they must deem to be the Klondike of China. New enterprises, new concessions are springing up Dil every side.
Now the Geramans have extended their con-
cession a considerable distance westward along the Race Course Road-Tientsin's boulvarde
The American troops are soon to leave us and it will be with regret that their many friends among their English cousins-in-arms will bid them aut-revoir, as they have been ouET best friends all through the trouble here and are all a thoroughly good set of fellows.
Pekin races are close at hand, and soon Tientsin follows suit: training now is the order of the morning.
force has had an additional excitement in the pursuit of pirates. The latter were pursued in their junks by U.S.S. Petrel, and coming into the shallows they landed in sampans and to the fields: news was at once flashed to what success we have not yet heard..
THE FUTURE RESIDENCE OF
THE COURT.
Owing to Shensi being in a distressed state on account of famine, the Grand Councillor Sun Chia Noi the other day memorialized the Court to Kaifengfu, capital of Honan. It is Throne requesting the Emperor to remove the Mr. Poulsen our energetic resident who reported that the two Imperial travellers have consented to his request and were determined wired our messages from Pekin to the coast in times of trouble, purchased the Anterican
to leave for lonan within this months It is military line, and in addition to his existing
understood the when the Court is leaving for lines, has opened up telephonic communicatelegraphic communication open. along the Henan from Hsianfu, it is necessary to have tion with Pekin, in Tientsin and to Taku.
The advantages and privacy secured by private
route. H. E. Sheng, Director General of telephone communication from the Capital to Telegraphs, has therefore deputed an official to this Metropolis are too apparent to dilate upon.
commence building lines at Tungkwan Pass to Rain has fallen here, but not in sufficient
connect with the wires now in communication at Chengtingfu.. quantity, and there is reason for uneasiness for the public health in the fast approaching sun- mer; we have been always free of plague and other such serious visitations, and trust after all the vicissitudes and dangers we have passed, the military officials are doing their utmost lo we may escape this the most dangerous of all enforce sanitation but as I said before there is a danger.
The sooner, leaving only the necessary guards for safety, the troops go out to summer camps, the better.
-almost to the Course.
Business is slowly looking up, the majority to leave us, but have not actually started yet.
** The fourth brigade service troops are soon of the Cantonese have returned, and the buying
General Cummins who has made himself and selling of land in the Native City goes an
very popular here, will be greatly missed; there apace, cargo is slowly coming in from the in- terior and imparts are looking up again, but on in the event of any possible advance.
have been some hints that they are lingering not till the military are gone, and the Emperor
To sum up the situation, we all feel here returns to Pekin, can we expect to see the uncertain, and hesitate in our business affairs old but accelerated Tientsin again, ifthese and the calculation of our future prospects: two most desirable but, alas, improbable events Many boldly declare the troops will never go happen, then everyone says "look out for the away, others go still further and say Division boom." Now Chinese more trust foreign man" inevitable the real fun has not yet begun. the brokers say foreign pigeon more easy. The Chinese local wiseacres say the Empefor The Japanese are improving their concession will wait too years-maskee before he returns, rapidly, a fine carriage road, the continuation the surrounding country is really full of bad of the French Bund gives one a splendid road characters and roving bands, all armed, but
to the Tu-Tang Yamen, the Seat of the Pro-lying low on the approach of soldiers.. visional Government-The French are making
The Home. Governments surely must not also are not forgetting in their cossession and relish the bill for the little continued outing, also are not forgetting to have them tree bor dered as in La Belle France.
San--u.ac.
from South Africa. Great Reception given by residents,
TO-MORROW. Thursday, 9th May, gor. Chinese-21st of 3rd shoon of 27th of
year Kwang su Sun-Rises
Seis
shr. 24min.
bhr. 28min.
zhr. 32min:
11hr, zomin.
4hr. 48min.--. phr. 25min.
High water-Morning .......
Afternoon Low water-Morning
Afternoon ANNIVERSARIES 1805-Frederick Schiller died. 1893-Waglan light first exhibited. 1895-New Town Hall at Tientsin opened 1896-Russian warships threatened to land
men at Chefoo over the foreshore difficulty. 1897-Mutiny of Chinese troops at Woosung;
ringlanders executed." 1898-The Victor Emmanuel sold by auction.
AGENDA.
TO-DAY.
TIENTSIN NEWS.
(Peking & Tientsin Times.)
TIENTSIN, April 27th... The British military authorities made a fine haul this week at Shan Hai Kwan when, acting
6.30 p.m. Regular Meeting United Service on information supplied by an impecunious.
Lodge No. 1341 E.Č. native, they dug up nineteen fine modern 9p.m.--Final Performance of the Brough Com
pany at the Theatre Royal. Krupp guns. There was a general-belief in the camps that these guns were hidden in the Cargo ex Glengarry subject to rent. neighbourhood, and many a search had been Cargo ex Gaelic subject to rent. made by the various units of the allied forces.
.
TO-MORROW.
SATURDAY LI
The, Provisional Government police in the, district of Chung Liang Cheng has lately 3 pm-D). S. S. & Co.'s steamer Catherine been extremely active in the pursuit of River *Afcar leaves for Indian Ports. thieves; Captain Ducat makes daily captures 5 p.m.-E. & A. Co.'s steamer Guthrie leaves and is effecting serious inronds into the organi.
for Australian Ports, sations. For years the Tientsin foreign au- Cargo ex Japan subject to rent. thorities have affected to pooh-pooh the idea that there was such a body on the River, and scoffed at the statement that they had their own code of private day and night signals; but recently overwhelming evidence has come to 4 pm-1.C. S N. steamer Yuensang leaves for hand that this is the case. For a long time all, Captain Ducal's attempts were frustrated by this means. Getting wind of their prospective movements lately he kept his own counsel, and
Noon--P, & O. steamer Ballarat with Mails
etc. leaves for Europe
Manila.
SUNDAY, 12th. :
leaves for Coast Ports,
|
GLENFALLOCH, British steamer, 1,484, R. S. Bainbridge, 8th May,-Singapore and May, General-Joo Teck Seng. TSINTAU, German steamer, 1,003, J. Sander, 8th May,Canton 8th May, General, Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
May, Canton 7th May, General.-C. M. S. N: Co, HOIHAD, French steamer, 532, Merlees, Sth May, Fakhoi and Hoihow 7th May, General-A, R. Marty.
DAIJIN MARU, Japanese steamer, 950, T. Ogata, 8th May-Swatoy 7th May, Gene- ral-Mitsui Busson Kaisha. "CARLISLE CITY, British steamer, 1,894, A. L
Paterson, 8th May, Moji 2nd May, Coal and General.-Butterfield & Swire, UMTA, British transport, 3,452, R. W. Gimblett,
8th May, Calcutta 26th April, Ballast: Admiralty,
SARNIA, German steamer, 2,052, Pacter, 8th May, Saigon 4th May, Rice-Slemssen
& Co.
MAUSANG, British steamer, 1,614, Walsh, 8th May,--Sandakan, and May, Timber.. Jardine, Matheson & Co.
Clearances at the Harbour Ofice."/ La Rhone, French str., for Canton, Hailan, French str, for Hoihow. Hitachi Maru, Japanese str., for Kobe. Michael Jibsen, German str., for Haiphong, Phranang, German str., for Swatow, Kongnam, British str., for Canton, Tsintau, German str., for Chefoo..
Departures,
May 8, Arethusa, British cruiser, for Woosung. May 8, Monghut, German str., for Bangkok. May 8, Cheysung British str., for Shanghai. May 8, Hailoong, British str., for Swałow. May 8, Taishan, British str, for Swatow, May 8, Auping Maru, Jap. str. for Swatow. May 8, Whampoa, British str., for Shanghal May 8, Talsang, British str., for Cantón, ư:
May 8, Cimbria, Danish str., for Bangkok," May 8, Mathew, German str., for Swatow.
May 8, Hailan, French str., for Hollow, May 8, Elia, German sir, for Canton, May 3, Kachtdale Mari, Japanese str., for
Kuchinotzu
Passengers-Arrived.
Per Glenfalloch, from Singapore-400 Chi
nese.
Per Halmun, from Coast Parts-Mrs, Phipps and 3 children, Mrs. McKinley, Mrs. Reed, Messrs. Balloch, Gibbs, Borrows, Figuerado,
lain an ambush, with the result cant twelve Daylight-0, 5, steamer Daijin Mars Xavier, Antonia Osovia, and 174 Chinese
TUESDAY, 14th.
WEDNESDAY, 15th, 75
Daylight O.S. K. steamer Akashi Maru leaves
and what has really been accomplished as fully armed blackguards fell into his hands, We were much shocked-to-hear-of poot Echo answers, what? If the powers patch up while the rest met with summary judgment Cargo ex Wittenberg subject to rent.
punishment or towards a better restoration? five of whom were killed during the capture, Major Brownings (4th PT.) death-tal a sort of peace or provisional government, and next day--a euphemism of which the Shan hai-quan last Sunday, shot by brig from sheer weariness retire, the latter end will the better. ands, or Ma-Taie, as they are called. These be worse than the first ser und annoyance, and sence of dan In the meantime, though as I said before the
impossible to put down, as they are here there and every general aspect of affairs is locally improving, where and nowhere when searched for; with we ate all anxiously awaiting the future; which friends in every village desperado, they are
to our community is of paramount importance veritable guerilla bands of hardy reckless men. It is apparently settled that, the German troops will go into stramer camp at Pellahoj already officers have selected the company grounds. Other nationalities will fallow sull
Of the erstwhile summer homes at Peitaho of seatsin's upper ten, not one nail or sufficient
THE INDEMNITY.
is reported on good authority that the indemnity payable to the international mer chants in the north for damage done to their operties ampunts to 60.000 cog fagla, Vanto
The impudence of the local blackguards seems unlimited, finding that River Piracy in new too dangerous.
for Coast Porte, game, they have lately. turned their attention to the Bay, and under Noon-CPR Beamer Empress of Japan the very guns of the men-of-war they live
with Mails passengers, etc. leaves for been robbing seagoing junks News of this
Vancouver, B.C new departure was given to the Provincial Noon÷N, D. L. Co.'s steamer, Prins Heinrich | Government, who securing the loan of a steam-
leaves for Southampton pinnace, sent out a force under the Tongku. Cargo ex Hongkong Mdru subject to rent. magistrate and seized twenty one of the rascals flagrante deliciu. Vast quantities of plunder were found in their own junk, including a huge Noon-US Co.'s steamer Chind leaves ok quantity of ammunition Oud of the men turned-
SATURDAY 25th
BAR TABLETO Via Shiru tial ele
Per Changsha, from Australian Ports-Rev. and Mts. Smith and child, Messrs. C. Schultz,
.....July 17th .....une 14th ...May 24th
San Francisco, &c June 1st Emp. China......Vancouver, &c.....June 5th Emp. India....
......June 26th Emp. Japan.....
...... May rgth Esmeralda Femdenc......... New York
...... Manila
May roth May toth Gaelic
San Francisco, &c.July 23rd Gisela ..........Singapore, &c... May 15th. Hamburg Straits, &c. ....... June 13th
Sydney, &c... May 9th
Hillglen.........New York Heathburn
New York Hiroshima-Maru. Bombay Hitachi Maru...Kobe & Yokohama May 10th Hongkong Maru San Francisco, &c May 16th K. Companion... Portland, &c. ... May 15th.. Kiautschou... Straits, &c Kasuga Maru...Sydney, &a..... May 24th Kinshiu Maru Victoria, B.C.......May 11th July 11th
König Albert... Straits, &c.
Aug. 22nd Machaon London func fith ...June 30th.
Nippon Maru... San Francisco, &c. June 11th Mike Maru......Moji, &c. May atst Preussen. Straits, &c. .... Prinz Heinrich... Straits, &c. Prinzess Irene. Straits, &c. Pyrthus Liverpool. Rosetta Maru...Japan Sachsen... Segovia Saevia....... Stuttgart Sungkiang
May 29th May 15th
Sept. 5th
May roth
May 24th
Straits, &c.
June 17th
Havre, &c.
May 31st
Straits, &c.
Aug, 8th
Havre, &c....
May 21st,
Manilaus
May 10th
Tacoma.......... Victoria, B.C.
Ulysses Victoria, Wakasa Maru Whampon. Wittenberg- Wopsung
Liverpool ........
May 17th May 18th
Victoria, .D.C......May 28th- Kobe & Yokohama May 24th Sbanghai... May 8th Havre, &c June roth Shanghai..... May 14th Yuensang..... Manila May 7th
SWATOW WEEKLY SHIFFING REPORT.
(May 4th, igor.):
Dale.
April Hongwan...Amoy...
Veisla.
ARRIVALS.
Where fram.
Agent.
23 Cheanschow
26 Edorado.
Shanghai
1. M. & Co.
18 Klukiang
"
3. & S.
18 Canton
B. & C..
B. & S.
.....]B. & Co.'
J. M. Co.
29 Thales Hongkong
39 Daillo Maru.........
Cufoo Chinking :.
Maidzuru Mara. Aro
May Haiman sedu
נ.
Honney
Maccaptia
Shanghai
labelsberg Naji
Taiwan....... Shanghai & Amoy.,., & NA
M
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12
Akashi Muru... Hongkong
Kaltannia Amay bruár
2 Salahadji
Chowtal...
Hangkong strai
3. & Co. 1., & Co.
U. & S.
4lAnping Baru S. Amoy
B. & Co..
ong Bro...
Taisang
.M. & Co.
Date.
Vesteli
gt
Andi Haiting
Haichlag
M.A
Thalk
jin Maru....
& Co.
Saigon ..
.Shanghat DEPARTURES.
Destination, Amoy & Shanghai Amoy ............ Hongkongj
- Choangchowia Singapore & Pearl Lil bởi
Hongwan'. Sinhan
30 Canon
fergkong & Canton Maluzuru Man...Hongkong perman
Co
J. E. Canter, Stelt, (of the Canadian Pacific Co.) My Beach Shangbal. C. M. & Co F. Glass, T. Glass, Mellasen, Stevens, Mrs. Coons, 2 children and 2 servants, Mr. and Mrs. Grant, Mr. L. Clark, Mrs. Hong Wong, 2
children and maid, Messrs: H. Isorakal, Nishu,
mota, Sing Yun, Hebué, Day Fing, Bowman, and 46 Chinese.
Per Sarnia, from Saigon+56 Chinese. Per Carlisle City, from Moji Mr. and Mrs. G. Dettrich, z children and nume bett
Denarted
Per Perla, for Manila-Fathers J. Santa C Coto, B Anil G. Peres, Miss Peredo and 2 children, *Mesars.. Fr. Peredo, "0. Price, Yoi
66. B. Wemo, A. Sober) Krt, and Milf.
Na 221 Dagione
10
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Akashi Marti
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Haskow & Ckiar Amoy
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