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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1901.
↑ HANS - MÉRZELI, - GUILan steamier, 1, 140 |
Neblager, zoth Oct,Hongay 14th Oct, Coal Butterfield & Swire. HERMANN ENZELL German stanmer, 1,647, H. H. Schutt, 27th Oct-Newchwang 20th Oct., and Chefoo 21st, Beans and General -Wo Fat Sing. LENNOX, British steamer, 2,36:, J. C. William-
# sou, 26th Oct.,-Manila and Oct., Ballast., -Dodwell & Co., Ld.
Loosok, German steamer, 1,020, T. Fuchs, 26th Oct,→Bangkok 18th Oct., Rice and Wood.-Butterfield & Swire. LUCIA, Austrian' steamer, 1,508, 1. D. Zay, 28th Oct.,Sourabaya 15th Oct., Sugat-Joo Tek Seng.
NIPPON MARU, Japanese steamer, 3,437, W. W. Greene, 25th Oct,San Francisco 27th Sept, Honolulu, 4th Oct., Yokohama 17th, Kobe 18th, Nagasaki 20th, and Woosung #3rd, Mails and General.-P. & O, S, N. Co. NUEN TUNG, German steamer, 1,341, C. Schönberg, 29th October,Yap 19th Oct. General Melchers & Co.
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PAX, Belgian steamer, 1:207, E., Damster, 23rd, Oct-Saigon 18th October, General Melchers & Co.
PHRA CHULA CHOM KEAD, German steamer,
1012, R. Unsworth; 30th Oct,-Bangkok 22nd Oct., Rice.-Butterfield & Swire PICCIOLA, Gennan steamer, 875, Garnioke, 27th Oct-loilo 22nd Oct, Sugar and Wood.-Chinese.
SHANSI, British steamer, 1,240, J. Carnaghan, 28th Oct., Java 17th Oct, Sugar-Butter
field & Swire.
Pigmy, it claus quoboht 735 tons, 3 guns, | Shui, Russian torpedo boas, 350 tons, Captain | Oregon, 111-chus U.S. battleship,” 10, 28 toas | THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
1,200 kh.p. Lt. "aud Comdr. Olham, Smitzow, at Shanghai.. cruising
Pigus, twin screw, and-class cruiser, a fod tons 8 guns, 7,000 ih.p., Capt. H. C. Reynolds, Shangha Rover, ist class gunboat, 453 tons, 6, guns,
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1,200 ihp, Lieut-Gomdr. O. V. de Maj Cowper, Shanghai.. Rambler, surveying ship, ss tons, 650 hp.
Capt. Morris H. Smyth, Hongkong... Redpole, 18t-class gunboat, 355 tons, 6 guns, 1,200 Lb.p., Lieu Com, C. F. Catbatt, Shanghai,
Robin, river-gunboat, 85 tons, guàs, 240th p,
-Lieut-Comdr, G. G, Webster, West River.
Rosario, sloop, g8o.tons, guns, 1,400.p.,
"Comdr, A. W. Hamilton, Wei-hai-wei., Sandpiper, British river gunpont, 85 tons,
guns, 340 h.p., Lt-Comdr. Carr, West | River.
Snipe, river-gunboat, 85 tons, 2 guns, 240 ih.p., Licut, and Commander Dalgety, Yangtze Swift, and class gunboat, 756 tons, 6 guns,
870 i.h.p., in reserve Hongkong. Taku, torpedo-boat destroyer, 250 tons, in.
reserve Hongkong.
Talbot, and-class cruiser, 5,600 tons, iLguns, Booo ihp, Capt. F. G. Stopford, Wei-
hai-wei.
Tamar, receiving ship, 4,600 tons, Commodore
Powell, C., Hongkong, Terrible, 1st-class battleship, 14,200 tons, 30 guns, 21,000 i.h.p., Capt. Percy Scott, CB, Wei-bai-wei, N Twent, coast defence gunboat, 363 fons, 3
gunk, 200 Lh.pe, in Reserve Hongkong
Water bitch, surveying ship, 620 tons 450
Skorpion, Russian torpedo boat, #3 100s, 1 gun,"
120 hip., 16 knots.y-JATOA Sootcaina, Russian torpedo boat, 873ans, 4 gans,
970 h.p., 10 knots. Pet Som, Russian torpedo boat, 400 Capt. A.
Giers, at Shanghai,
Sterfaid, Russian torpedo boat, 23 tons, & gun,
220 h.pro kond Strawar, Russian torpedo boat, 23 tons, 1 gun,
220 hp. 16 knutselen Sungurt, Russian torpedo bpat, 149 tous,
guns, 1,800 h.p. 32 kpots.
RUSSIAN TORPEDO FLOTILLAS
(SRA GOING.) BA Borgo, ist class, Kussian torpedo baaristons, guns, a torp tubes 1,700 h.py speed is knots.
Repel, ist class, Russian torpedo best, 96 tons,
3 guns, torp tubes 780 h. p., speed az kripts. Usui, Russian torpedo boat, 140 tons, 4 guns,
1,800 h.p., 22 know.
Flagship of Vice Admiral Alexeloff Flagship of Rear-Admiral Dubossoff.
↑ Flagship of Rear-Admiral Reoftoff.
THE GERMAN SQUADRON,
*
Bussard, German cruiser, 1,600 tons, 8 guns,
Comdr. von Bassawit, at Shanghai, * Fürst Bismarck, German flagship, 11,000
tons, 36 guns, Capt. Graf Lotike, at Taku. Gefon, German cruiser, 4,109 tons 10-guns,
9,000 h.p., Capt. Rollmann, at Amoy Geier German cruiser 600 to 8 guns,
2.
Capt. Bauer, at Shanghai:
SKERRYVORE British steamer, 2,199, Apple
ton, 18th Oct,--Cheriton 17th Oct., Sugar.i.p.h, Lt-Gemdr. W. O. Lyne, Hengkong.anta, German cruiser, 6,800 tons, 30
Butterfield & Swire.
Whiting, twin screw, torpedo-boat destroyer, TACOMA, American steamer, 1,689, A. Dixon, bor tons, 6 guns, 6,000 ih.p. Lt. Comdr.
21st Oct., Tacoma via Ports 14th Aug, 2 Mackenzie, D.5.0., Hongkong. General-Dodwell & Co., Lda
Wiver, coast defence ship, 2,750 tons, 4 guns,
guns, Capt. Pascheh, at Woosung. Heia, Gemán despatch-vessel, 2,000 tons, 12
Capt. Rampold, at Woosung. Hertha, German cruiser, 6,000 tons, 30 guns, Woodcock river-guoat, 150 tons, 2, 550itis, German gunboat, 900 tons, to guns,
Capt. von Usedom, at Shanghai, .h.p., Lient, Comdr, Watson, Kiukiams,
Lieut-Comdr. Sthamer, at Hongkong.
TAI CHEONG, Gorman steamer, 88, H. Ahrens,,000 p, Hongkong.
29th Oct-Manila 26th Oct. Ballast.
Meyer & Co.
For Europe, &c., Indin, via Tuticorin-Per/ TAISHAN, British steamer, 1,122, E. Stavell, Woodlar, river-gunboat, 150 tons, 2 guns, 550 Irene, Germain enyiser 4,200 toni, 8 guns,
Coromandel, on Saturday, the 9th Nov, at II A.M.
For Manila, Port Darwin, Thursday island, Cooktown, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney aud Melbourne-Per Changsha, on Saturday, the 9th Nov., at 5 P.M:
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RIVER STEAMERS, SCHOONERS, AND LORCHAS.
Faishan, British steamer, 1,425,' Lossius,-
Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.
Ho-nam, British steamer, 1,377, H. D. Jones,',
Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat Co.
Powan, British steamer, 1,873, A. N. Patrick,-
Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat- Co.
Flankow, British steamer, 2,252, C. V. Lloyd-
Butterfield & Swire.
Hoi-tong, Chinese steamer 400 tons, Captain
mam-Chị.We & Co
Tai-on, British steamer, 738, J. Lawrence, Tai
On Steamship Co.
Co..
Pak Kong, British steames,-Kwong Wan S.S. Kong Nam, British steamer, T. Austin, R.N.R,
-Chinese Owned.
Hongkong and Macao.
25th Oct,Bangkok 17th Ute, Rise- Bradley & Co.
TAKSANG, British steamer, 977, W. P. Baker,
24th Oct-Bangkok 17th Oct., General. Jardine, Matheson & Co. TARTAR British steamer, 2,768, E. Beetham,
22nd Oct.-Vancouver vía Ports Shanghai 19th Do., Gental.-C. P. R. Co
and
TSINAN, British steamer, 1e, O. Anderson,
15th Oct., Shanghaint Oct., General.
Butterfield & Swire.
VICTORIA; Swedish steamer, 98g, J. A. Hell-
berg, 30th Oct.,-Saigon 25th Öct., Gene- ral-Chinese,
Sailing Vessels. CELESTE BURRILL, British ship, 1,764, CA.
Trefry, 29th May,-Manili 9th May, Ballast-Order. GEORGE T. HAY, British ship, 1,847, E. Spice,
20th Oct-Cebu 8th Oct., Ballast-Arn bold, Karberg & Co.
HELEN H. WYMAN, American ship, 1,664, D. A. Varbon, 10th Sept;-Chefoo 28th Aug.
Ballast.Arnhold, Karberg & Co. HERZOR JOHANN ALDRECHT, German
schooner, 701, Andersen, toth October,— Manila 6th Oct., General.-Master. LUCIA, British ship, 640, Andersen, 2nd Oct.
--Rajang 6th Sept, Timber-Master. SEA WITCH, American ship, 1,122, Howes, 21st-
Feb, Manila 18th Feb., Ballast-Master. STATE OF MAINE, American ship, 1:467,
Colcord, 8th Sept.-New York 4th May, Kerosine-Standard Oil Co.
W. H. CONNER, American, ship, 1,614, Colcorf,
..Standard Oil Co.
ih.p., Lieut-Comdr. H. E. Hillman, Yangtste.
2,939 h.p., Capt. Stein, af. Nagasaki.. Capt. Berger, at Foochow
16 guns, rhtr1 hp, Capt., F. W. Diakens, U.S.N., at WoesODE, Patrel, U.S. gunboat; 892 tons; 4" guns, 1,695 hp, Comdr. C. C. Cornwall, at Manila,but Princeton, U.S. gunboat, 1,000 tons, guns,
800 h.p., Comdr. Selfridge at Hongkong. Saindia, U.S. cruiser, 7,500 tons, Comdr, J. M.
Miller, U.S.N., at Hongkong, Wheeling, U.S. gunboat, 1,000 tons, 6 guns, Wp81 hp. Cont. W. T. Barwell, at Manila Wilmington, US, cruiser, 2,223 tons, Capt. C.
D. Allibena, at Amoy HEA
RUDS, Yorktown U.S. gunboat, 1710 tons,
3,392 hp, Comdr. C. S. Sperry, at Manila Yosemite, U.S. converted cruiser, 6,179 tons, to guns, 3,500 h.p., Capt. G. E. Ids, as
Manila.
Zaro, U.S. dispatch vessel, 675 tons, Capt J.
Purcell, U.S.N., at Manila..
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THE ITALIAN SQUADRON.
A special feature is made of full and accur Calabria, Italian cruiser, 2,946 tons, Capt. C.
Cantelli, Shanghai..
ate reports of local occurrences, and of mat Elba, Italian cruiser, 2,720 tons, Capt. Cecconi,tars of general interest.
Taku.
Fiarmosca, Italian cruiser, Capt. Carlo Negri,
Shanghai.
Vesuvio, Italian cruiser, 4,500 tons, 14 guns,
6,820 i.h.p., Capt. Zezi, at Shanghai. Vistar Pisani, Italian cruiser, 6,700 tons, Capt.
V. Onofrio, Shanghai :
JAPANESE MEN-OF-WAR.
Battleships..
guns, Caplait S. Misu, at Japan. Asahi, tat class, 15,200 tons, 15,000-ih.pk, 18 Yashima, rst class, 12,400 lous, 38 guns, 14,000
h.p., at Kure.
CORRESPONDENCE,
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of the paper only.
Business communications should be address.” Full, 1st class, 12,450 tons, 38 guns, 1,1,000ed to the Manager and not to individual
b.p., at Taku.
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Chinyan, and class, 7,330 tons, 22 guns, 6,700 "...p., at Yokosuka,
Coast Defance Ships." Matsushima, 1st class, 4,277 fons,~25. guns,
5,400 h.p., at Sascho. Ašuikushima, 1st class, 4,377 tons, 35 guns,
5,400 h.p., at Kure.
Torpedo-boats in Reserve Nos: 8 and 23, 35, .Jagnář, German gunboat, todo fods, 10 gups, Hashidate, ist class, 4,277 tona, 35. guns, 5,400 |
36, 37 and 38, first-class; and 3 second-class Kaiserin Augusta, German cruiser, 6,331 tons,
boats,
Miscellaneous,
Aspern, Austrian gunboat, 976 tons, Capt. W.
Weber, Shanghai, Holland, Dutch cruiser, & guns, 3,000 tons,
9,250 i.h.p, Capt. S. N. Sybrandi, Swatow. Kaiserin Elisabeth, Austrian cruiser, 8 guns 4,400 tons, 9,000 i.h.p., Capt. Wiber, Singa Koningin Wilhelmina der Nederlanden, Dutch
pore.
cruiser, 8 guns, 4,600 tons, 5,900 lp., Capt. J. P. Rossunn, Swatow. Leopard, Austrian cruiser, 1,600 tons, Captain
Müller, Saigon.
Liberal Portuguese gunbont, 558 tops, Comdr.
José da Cunha Lima, Macao. Maria Theresa, Austrian cruiser, to guns,
5,900 tons, 9,755 i.hp., Capt. V. Bless
Ritter v. Sambuchi, Shanghai...
Piet Hein, Dutch cruiser, 5 guns, 3,600 tons,
4.736 i.hp., Capt. Jansen, Taku, Zaire, Portuguese gunboat, 600 tons, Captain
Mello, Hongkong.
Zenta, Austrian cruiser, 1,200 fone, Captain
Kunsti, Singapore..
FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR ON THE CHINA 'AND JAPAN STATION.
The Russian Squadron, “
26th Sept.Manila 10th Sept., Ballast. Admiral Kornilog, Russian armoured cruiser,
HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHIPS
ON THE CHINA STATION. .......
Hongkong, October 31st, 1901. Alacrity, despatch-vessel, 1,200 tons, to guns, 3,000 hp, Comdr. S. E. Erskine, Wei- hai-wei.
Albion, rsi-class battleship, 12930 tons, 13,500
i.hp., 16 guns, Capt. W. W. Hewett, Amoy.
Algerine, sloop, hago tons, 6 guns, 1,100 i.h.p.,
Comdr. W. Carey, Shanghai.
Heungshan, British steamer, 1,055, W. E. Arethusa, and-class cruiser, 4,300 tons, ro guns,
Clarke, Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.
Maco and Canton.
-
5,000 ih.p., Capt. J. Startin, Hongkong. Argonaut, ist-class cruiser, 11,000 tons, 16,500 ih.p., 16 guns, Capt. G. H. Cherry, R.N., Hongkong
5,000 tons twin screw, 36 guns, 9,500÷h.p., Captain Jakovleff, at Nagasaki. Admiral Nakkimo, Russian armoured cruiser,
28 guns 2,000 tons, 8,000 i.h.p., Capt Vserolojsky, at Tientsin. Alcout, Russian gunboat, Bio tons, & guns, 1,200
h.p., Captain Elkisky, at Nagasaki. Bobre, Russian gun-vessel,twin screw, fotons, 13 guns, 1,150 b.p., Captain Dobrovolsky,
at Taku.
Dimitri Donskoy, Russian, armoured cruiser,
5,893 tons, twin screw, 34 guns, 7,000 hip . Comdr. Sharon, at Taku.. Gaidamak, Rússian gunboat, 400 tons, twin screw, 18 guns, 3,500 h.p., Capt. Serebren- nikff, at Taku.
Gremiasishy, Russian amoured cruiser, 1,492
tons, twin screw 12 guns, 2,000 h.p., Capt Miklashevsky, at Shanghai, Koreyets, Russian cruiser, 1,200 tons, 9 guns,
2,150 h.p., Capt. Silmann, at Taku..
zoguns, 14,000 pb., Capt. Gülich, at Amoy. ** Kurfürst " Friedrich Wilhelm, German
hattleship. 10,100 tons, 40 guns, Capt. von. Holzendorff, at Woosung. Luchs, German gunboat, 850 tons, 10 guns,
Comdr. Daehnhardt, at Shanghai. Schwalbe, German cruiser, 1,130 tons, 8 guns,
Comdr. Boerner, at Hankow, Secadier, German Cruiser, 1,600 tons, & guns,
Comdr. Schack, at Amoy."
Tiger, German gunboat at Changhai Weissenburg, German battleship, 10,100 tons,
Comde: von Mittelstädt, at
Warth, German battleship, 10,100 tons, 40
40 guns, Capt. Hofmeier, at Amoy.. guns, Capt. Borkenhagen, at Taku.
K.
Wilhelm, German battleship, at Naga- saki.
No. 90 German torpedo boat, 320 tons, Capt.
Hoepfmer, at Shanghai.
No. 9 German torpedo-boat, 360 tons, Capt.
Lieut, Pullen, at Shanghai. No. 02 German torpedo-boat, 320 tons, Capt
Flaierich, at Shanghai.
Flagship of His Excellency Vice-Admiral Bondemana,
**Flagship of Rear-Admiral Geissler. *** Flagship, Rear-Admiral Kirchhoff
THE FRENCH SQUADRON. Alomalle, gunboat, 200 tons, Lieut. Comdr.
Belloy, at Nagasaki. Amiral Charner, and-class cruiser, 4,800 tons, Bengali, 2nd class dispatch-boat, Lt. Comdr
Capt. Bache, Saigon.
De La Croix de Castries, at Nagasaki. Bugeaud, 2nd-class cruiser, 4,009 tons, 19 guns,
9,000 i.h.p., Capt. Defèvre, at Shanghai, Chasseloup Laubat, 2nd-class cruiser, 4,000
tans, 9,000 i.h.p., 18 guns, Capt Espinay St. Luc, at Foochowa
Canton.
Comelt, gunboat, 600 tons, Capt. Louel, at Decedei, gunboat, 640 tons, Capt. Leameey, at
Pakhoi.
* D'Entrecasteaur, Ist class cruiser, 8,100 tons, 26 guns, 13,500 Lh.p, Capt. de Marolles, at Taku: Descartes, and class protected cruiser, 4,000
い
tons, 36 guns 6gi ich.p., Captain Saulne, at Shanghai. Eure, Dispatch-transport, Capt. Vallée, at
Saigon.
Friant 3rd class cruiser, 3,900 tons, Capt.
Adar, at Haiphong..
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hp, at Yokosuka.
....
Kongo, and class, 2,400 tons, 13 guns, 2,035 h.p.,
Capt. K. Imai, at Japan.
members of the staff
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Hiyei, aud class, 2,460 tons, 13 guns, 2,035 h.p.,
Capt. Hiroo Tonjs, at Japan. Heijen, zad class, 2,600 tons, is guns, 2,400 b.psem
at Yokosuka
Cruisers. ¦... *
Kasagi, protected cruiser, ist class, 4,978 tons,
30 guns, 15,500 h.p., at Sascho, Chitose, protected cruiser, ist class, 4,978 tons, Akashi, protected cruiser, 1st class, 2,800 tons,
30 guns, 15,500 h.p., at Kure.
30 guns, 8,500 h.p., at Kure. Yoshino, protected cruiser, Ist class, 4,150 tons,
32 guns, 15,000 h.p., at Shanghai.. Naniwa, protected cruiser, 1st class, 3,709 tons,
24 guns, 7,120 h.p., at Manila. Takachiko, protected cruiser, 1st class 3700 Chiyoda, protected cruiser, 1st class, 2,450 tons,
tons, 24 guns, 7,120 h.p, at Keelung.
Tatuago, proiected cruiser, 1st class, 4,227
27 guns, 5,500 h.p., at Kufe.
tons, 30 guns, 10,000 h.p., at Yokosuka Sunta, -protected cruiser, 1st class, 2,750 tons,
Capt. Shimamura, 24 guns, 8,500 h.p., at Japan.
idiumi, protected cruiser, 1st class, 3,500 tons, 20 guns, 6,080 h.p., Capt. Warita, af Japan. Sai-yen, protected cruiser, ist class, 3,300 toas,
15 gans, 2,800 h.p., at Yokosuka. Atsushima, protected cruiser, rst class, at
Manila
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flyake, zaddass, 1,800 tons, 34 guns, 5,000l.ping
at Taku.r Takao, and class, 1,760 tons, 15 guns,2,400 h.p
Capt. Matruide, at Japan. Yayama, 3rd class, 1,000 tons, K. Matsumoto,
to guns, 1,630 h.p., at Japan: Takushi, 3rd class, 1.300 tons, Capt. S. Mastui, 12 guns, 2,887 h.p, at Japan, Osagt, cruiser, at Taku. Suyanami, torpedo-boat destroyer, 305 tons, Capt. J. Takenonchi, af Japan. 307 Musashi, 1,400 tons, 10 guns, 1,600 hp., at Sloops and Corvettes.
Yokosuke.
Katsuragi, 1,480 tons, to guns, 1600 h.p, at
Saseho,
in
Yamato, 1,480 tons, to guns, 1,600 h.p., at
Chemulpo.
Tenriu, 1,550 tons, to guns, 1165 hip, at Fusan. Kaiman, 1360 tons, to guns, 1,125 b.p., at
Saseho.
Amagt, 1,030 tons, 13 guns, 720 h.p., at Yoko-
ruka.
Gun-boats.
Lungshan, British steamer, 141, G. F. Morrison. Astrea, and-class cruiser, 4,300 tons, 7,000 Mandjour, Russian cruiser, 1,213 tops, twin Jean Bart, 1st class cruiser, 4,500 tons, 10 guns, Oshima, 640 tons, 10 guns, 1,500 h.p., at Sascho..
R.N.R., Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboal Co. Kiangfung, Chinese steamer, 583, R. J. Mac kenzie, China Merchant Steam Naviga
tion Co.
Canton and West River. Nanning, British steamer, R D. Thomas,
Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steam
boat Co. Satnam, British-steamer, W. Dixon, Hong-t
th.p., o guns, Capt. C. J. Baker, Hong- 'kong. Aurora, 1st class cruiser, 5,600 tens, 8,500 i.h.p., 12 guns, Capt. E. H. Bayly, C.B.,. Wei- hai-wei.
Barfleur, 1st-class battleship, 13,000 tons, 14
gurs, 13,163 i.h.p. Captain Sir G. J. 5. Warrender, Bar, Hongkong. Blenheim, 1st-class cuiuser, 9,000 tons, 12 guns, 21,412 h.p., Capt. Henderson, C.LLG.
Taku.
K
screw, 14 guns, 1,500 h.p., Capt. Yakeroff, at Nagasaki, Navarin, Russian battleship, 10,000 lens, 10 guns, 9,000 h.p. Capt. Yenish, at Nagasaki, Nayezdnik, Russian cruiser, 1,334 tons, 14 guns,
1,800 h.p, Capt. Zarins, at Nagasaki. Otvany, Russian armoured cruiser, 1,490 tons, twin screw, 12 guns, 2,000 h,p,, Captain Coprianoff, at Shanghai, Fetroparlowski, Russian battleship, 12,000 tons,
Capt. Grevais, at Nagasaki.
8,000 i.h.p., Capt Aubin, at Taku. Kersaint, 3rd class cruiser, 1,300 tons, 13 guns, 2,200 i.h.p, Capt. de la Motte du Portail, at Saigon, Lion gunboat, 500 tons, 8 guns, 576 h.p., Capt.
Frost, at Taku,
Akagi, 620 toss, to guns, yoo h.p., at Shanghai. Alago, Gao tons, 10 guns, 700 hp, at Taku. Maya, 5z0 tons, 10 guns, 700 h.p., at Kure Chlokat, 630 tons, to guns, 700 hp. at Laku Soko, 572 tons, 4 guns, 400 h.p., at Saseho,
wakt, 600 tons, & guns, 400 h.p., at Yokosuka. Chinto, 490 tons, 5 guns, 472 h.p Chinesi, 490 tons, 5 guns, 473 h.p. Styx, 3rd-class cruiser, 1,800 tons, Capt. Vin-Chin Hokul, 490 tons, 5 guns, 472 h.p..
Pascal, 2nd-class protected cruiser, 4,000 tons, 36 guns, 9,000 ihp, Capt. M. Motet, at Shanghai.
cept, at Canton...........
Chin Pur-500 tons, 9 guns, 455 h.ps Chin Chu, goo tons, 9 guns, 455 h.p
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kong, Canton and West River Steamboat Bramble, 1st-class "gunboat,, 710 tons, 1,300 Polstava, Russian battleship, 10,960 tons. Surprisé, gunboat, 700 tons, zo guns, 860 iP Yakichie, gunboat 4,000 tons, Capt. Yakis, at $1 each insertion in the Daily and Weekly.
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VESSELS IN PORT.
Steamers,
APENRADE, German steamer, 611, H. Lorenzen, 28th Oct-Haiphong 25th Oct., General -Jebsen & Co. ARRATOON APCAR, British strainer; 2,879, E. Fey, 27th Oct,-Calcutta via Penang and Singapore sath October, General-David Sassoon, Sons & Co. AWA MARU, Japanese steamer, 3912, W. Bain
bridge, 30th Oct.,-Yokohama, Kobe and Moj 26th Oct, General Nippon Yusen Kaisha. "
BENLARIG, British steamer, 1,452, R. Kroble, 29th Oct. Saigon 24th Oct., Ricc.-Gibb, Livingston & Co. GHEANG CHEW, British steamer, 1,513, H. C. D. Frampton, 29th Oct.,Penang 17th Oct., and Singapore 21st Oct., General.-] Chinese. CHOWFA, German steamer, 1,055 A. Musing, 20th Oct., Kph-si-chang 11th Oct,, Rice and Wood-Butterfield & Swire. CLARA, German steamer, 675, A. Ulderup, 30th Oct-Hoihow 29th Oct., General. Jebsen & Co. DECIMA, German steamer, 794, H. Schlaikier, 22nd Oct-Saigon 19th Oct. Rice- Siemsson & Co. DEUTEROS, Gennan steamer, 1,001, F. Frahin,
epth Oct-Saigon 23rd October, Rice Siemssen & Co.
DR. HANS JERG KIAER, Norwegian steamer, 691, Larsen, 30th Oct-Newchwang 2131, Oct., and Chefoo, 24th, General-E. A Trading Co.
1.b.p, 6 guns, Lieut. and Comdr. F. M. Leake, Hongkong. Brisk, 3rd-class cruiser, 1,700 tons, -6' guùs, 5,600 i.b.p.. Commander Sir Bourchier Wrey, Bart, Singapore. Britomari, 1st-class guaboat, 710 tons, 1,300
i.h.p., 6 guns, Licut-Comdr. E, A. Baird, 'Taku.
Daphne, sloop, 1,140 tons, & guns, 2,000 i.h.p.,
Capt. Wm. C. Pakenham, Wei-hai-wei. Dido; and-class cruiser, 5,600 tons, 11 guns,
9,600 Lip, Capt. Tillard, en route Home, Eclipse, 1st-class cruiser, 5,600 tons, 11 guns,
8,000 ih.p., Capt Stokes, Amoy... Endymion, 1st-class, cruiser, 7,350 tons, 12,000 1.h.p. 12 guns, Capt. A. W. Paget, C.ML.D., Hongkong. Esk, coast detence gunboat, 361 tons, 3 guns, zoo ihp, Lieut. Comdr. F. Blunt, Chin- kiang,
Fame, twin screw, torpedo-boat destroyer, 360
tons, 6 guns, 5,400.i.b.p., in reserve. Firebrand, 3rd-class gunboat, 455 tons, 4 guns,
wei.
11,255 hp 16 guns, Capt. Orgeroff, at Nagasaki Resria, Russian armourd cruiser, 12,200 tons, zz guns, 14,500 h.p., Capt. Domojiraf, at Nagasaki
Rosbaynik, Russian cruiser, 1,330 tons, 1,786
h.p., fi guns, Capt. Komaroff, at Singapore. Rurik, Russian flagship, 10,940 tons, armoured
twin screw cruiser, 1st class, 48, guns; 13,500 hp, Capt. Haupt at Port Arthur. Sevastopol, Russian battleship, 10,900 tons, 13,600 ih.p., 16 guns, Capt. Meleusky, at Nagasaki
Silatch, Russian gunboat, 4 guns, 200 h.p.
Capt. Barronoff, at Nagasaki, Steroi Velthy Russian battleship, 10,000 tons,
14 guns, 8,500 i.h.p, Capt. Mollas, at Taku. Sivotch, Russian gunboat, 950 tons, twin screw 13 guns, 1200 hip., Capt., Soubatin, at Nagasaki.
Sweaborg, tst class, Russian torpedo boat, 69
Capt. Mornet, at Shanghai. Ville D'Alger, monitor, 944 tons, Captain Vipere, gunboat, 400 tons, Caplain G. del
Bomessaur, at Hongkong. *-*
Villeneuve, at Foochow. *Flagship of Vice-Admiral Courrejolles., „
Japan.
Tatsuty, 875 tops, 6 guns, torpedo tubes,
4. Torpedo-gunboat.
5,500 h.p., at Yokosoka.
Torpedo-boats, Murakumaj 179 tons, at Ujina. THE AMERICAN SQUADRON. Shinonome, 19 tons, at Kere, -- Albany, V.S. cruiser, 3,500 tons, Comdr. J. E Yagird, 279 tons, at Takeshiki,
Craig, at Manila, d KShiranuki, 279 tons, ar Kobe, Bennington, U.S. gunboat, 1,710 tons, 6 guns, 3,436 h.p. Comdr. C. II. Arnold, at Hong- kong.
Brooklyn, Flarship, U.S. cruiser, 9,115 tons, ......- Capt. C. M. Thomas, Shanghai.
Callas U.S.gunboat, 137 tons, r gun, 55 h.p.,
*Lieut.-Com. G. B. Bradshaw, at Manila: Castine, U.5. gunbost 1,330 tons, & guns, 2,199 h.p., Comdr. S. W. Very, at Shanghai. Celtic, U.S. supply-ship; 6,428 tons, 1,890 h.,
Comdr. C. T. Forse, at Manila.
Ikadurch, torpedo boat destroyer, 331 tons,
Comdr. Eishida, at Yokosuka Kagero, torpedo-boat destroyer, 297 tons,
Comdr. Ivaroura, at Japan, Kotaka, 190 tons, 6 torpello-tubes, 1,400 h.p.: Shiramudi, torpedo boat, 278 tons, Condr.
Kosoma, at Japan. Akebono, torpedo-boat destroyer, 310 tons,
Lieut-Comdr. H. Kawass, Japan.
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19.7 knots. Vladimir Monémach, Russians cruiser, 6,000 tons, 16 guns, Prince Ouchtomsky, "at Port Arthur.
Taku,
360hp.; Li and Beaty Townail, Hong kong. Glory, 1st-class battleship, 12,500 tons, 16
guns, 13,500 tk.p., Capt. Carter, Wei-hai-Postock, Russian torpedo gunboat, 4 guns, 650
-hp, Com. Molchousky, at Nagasaki. Goliath, 1st-class battleship, 12,950tons, 16 guns, Vsadnik, Russian torpede boat, 400 tons, 18
13,500 i.h.p.;. Capt. L. Wintz, Shanghai. Hart, twin screw, torpedo-boat destroyer, 260
guns, twin screw, 1,500 h.p., Capt. Rogulia tons, 6 guns, 4,000 l.h.p., in reserve. Zablaka, Russian cruiser, 1,230 tons, 20 guts, Handy, twin screw, torpedo-boat destroyer, 260 2,000 hp, Capt. Shkruff, at Nagasaki.
(1st and 2nd oláss.) Delphin, Russian torpedo boat, 350 tons, Capt.
Novakovsky, at Shanghai, Forel, Russia torpedo boat, 23, tons, J'gun,
220 h.p. 16 knots,. Jantchichi, Russian torpedo boat, S7 tons, 4
tons, 6 guns, 4,000 1.kup, Lieut and Con G.C. Hardy & Me Ma Humber, storeship, 1,640 tons, 800 L.h.p., Com.
H. J. Davison, Hongkong.
ris, 2nd class cruiser, 5,600 tons, 11 guns, 9,600l.hp., Capt. Charles Windham, M.V.0, Hongkong.
M.
ELCANO, American steamer, so1, R. de Al-Jarus, torpedo boat destroyer, zotons, 6 guns,
henage, 3rd Sept.Manila 31st August, Ballostrandao & Co
EMPRESS OF INDIA, British steamer, 3,003,
OP Marshall, R.N.R., 30th October, Vancouver 8th Oct., and Shanghai 271 Mails and General --CP. R. Co. FAUBANG British steamer, 1,419, S. A. Mitchell,
24th Octava. <5th October, Sugar Jardine, Malbeson & Co, transa GLENOGLE, British steamer 2736, W. Frikes,
32nd Oct-Manila to Oct, Ballast
3,900 hp, in reserve, Ottan, 1st-class battleship, 12,950 tons, 13,500
th.p. 16 guns, Capt. Arthur J. Renniker Hughan, Hongkong. Orlando, Tat-class scuiser, 5,600 tons, 12 guns,
PRAN
guns, 970 hp. rg knots, Kasatka, Russian torpedo boat, 50 tons, Capt.
Mouravief, at Shanghal, Y. 2 K, Russian, torpedo boat, 350zons, Captain
Kivparsky, at Shanghai Narges, Russian torpedo boat, 85 tons 4 gana,
2001,200 hip, 22 knots, he had
hp, Comdr. H. G. D. Colby, at Manila, Culges, U.S. supply-ship, 7,000 tons, 2,350 hp., 7
Comdr. J. W. Carling a Manila.
525 h.p.1.
boats (Kuba), 56 tons, 2 torpedo-tubes, 525
hip.
boat (Normand), 75 tons, 2 torpedo-tabes, A2 boats (Schichau), 90 tons, 3 torpedo-tubes,
1,300 h.p.
torpedo-tubes, 4 boats (Yarrow) 40 tons 31620 h.p.
2013 1,300 h.p.
so boats (Yarrow), 40 tons, 3 torpedo-tubes,
Don Juan de Austria, US, gunboat, 1,200 Glacier, U.S. supply ship, Ligut-Comdr tons, Capt Bowman, at Hongkong
Mertz, at Manila: Helena, U.S. gunboat, 1,397 tons, & guns, hip, Comdr. E. K. Moore, at Manila. ris, U.S. distilling-ship, 1750 tons; 1,300 b.p.,
Capt. J. J. Meaty at Manila. Isla de Luzon, U.S. gunboat, 1,330, Comdi. J.
V.B. Bleecker, at Manila." Kentucky, U.S. battleship, 11,500 tons, Capt. | Fusa, at Kure.
Chester, at Manila. Manila, U.S. gunboat, 1,057 tons, 2 guns, 750 |
b.p., Lient-Comdr. A. P. Nazro, at Manila. Mariatia, U.S. guabeat, 1,000 tons, 1,500 t.h.p.
12 guns, Comdr, E. H. Gheen, at Cantan, Monadnock, U.S. double turret monitor, 4,000 tons, 6 guns, 3000 h.p., Comdr. A. B. "Speyers, en fouft Canton...
Monday, U.S.. gunboat-1,370 1095, 6 guns
850 hp, Com. CA Bicknell, 8: Taku, Monfrey) U:S; deble-turret monitor, 4,090 Betonu, 4, Runn, 5214 b.p., Comdr. G. W.
gman, Shanghal
3,500 h.p., Capt. J. H. Burke, C.D., Shang-Novorossisk, Russian torpedo boat, fey ton that (z), toipedo hoat destroyer, 350 tons, 6 güns, guns, 2,900 h.p., 22 knots. A
6,300 .h.p Lieut, and Com. C. P, Mantel, Podorusnik, Russian torpedo, boat, 23 tons, 1: Nathui Takd
gha gan, 210 hip, 16 kunt ko kay
Siria, Russian torpedo boat 23 sons, 1
PA@H!± 185, 1860 tons, 16 guns, 1,400 h.p. Cond WH-Nicholson, Shanghai
.р., 16 клов.
Chujor, Conidr. R. P. Rogers, Joint Nagasaki, va New York US cruiser 4,083 tons, Capt B
McCullam, AVMIX
Miscellaneous. -
Tokiwa, at Yokosuka.
Naniwa, at Yokosuka, Rinjo, armoured cruiser, 2,530 lons, to guns,
800 h.p.
(used as gunnery traning ship.) Kanjiu, sailing-ship, 877 tons, 6 guns.
(used as training ship.) donjću, sailing-ship, 877 tons, 6 guns.
(used as training ship)
Tsukuba, wooden screw steamer, 1,989 tons,
to guns, (20 hp at Edafima 000 (used as training ship) Asama, saillog corvette, 1,420 tons, 12 guns
Yokosuka, kas
f data (used as a hull), Fingerooden paddle steamer 1,455 tons
smali günü
REVUE (used as tornado tripg
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