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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1901.
Præsir, alect, Lobo tons, 6 guns, 1,100 hp,
Comdr. W. H. Nichalann, Shanghai. Pigmy, 1st class gunboat, 755 tous 6 guns
co ibp, Lt and Comdr. Oldham, cruising. Pique, twin screw, and-class cruises, 3,690 tons, 8 guns, 7,000 h.p., Capt. H. C. Reynolds, "Shanghai..
DECIMA, Germaan steamer, 794, H. Schlafkier, 29th Nov.-Saigon 23rd Nov, Rice.- Slemssen & Co. · DEUCALION, British steamer, '4,476, G. Keny, 28th Nov Singapore 22nd Nov, General. -Butterfield & Swire. DEUTEROS, German steamer, 1,001, F. Frahm, 29th Nov.-Chefoo 24th Nov., Beans and General-Siemssen & Co.
Plover, 1st class gunboat, 435 tons, 6 guns. DIAMANTE, British steamer, 1,254, J. Ratten.
200 hp. Lieut-Comdr. Watts Jones, Hongkong. bury, 29th Nov.-Manila 25th Nov., Gene-
Rambler, surveying-ship, 583 tons, 6go i.hp... ral-Shewan, Tomes & Co.
Capt. Morris. H. Sinyth, Hongkong. KIAER, Norwegian steamer,
and Tacoma-Per Duke of Fife, to-morrow, DR. HANS JER th Nov.-Haiphong 16th ↑ Redpole, ist-class gunboat, So5 tons, 6 guns,
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691, Larsen,
Nov, Rice.-A. R. Marty. DUKE OF FIFE, British steamer, 3,547, J. S
Cox, 18th Nov, Tacoma, USA. 17th Oct., General.-Dadwell & Co., Ld. ELCANO, American steamer, 501, R. de Al benage, 3rd Sept-Manila 31st August,
Ballast.-Brandao & Co, EMPRESS OF JAPAN, British steamer, 5,904, IL. Pybus, R.N.R., 27th Nov,Vancouver B.C. 5th Nov., and Shanghai 24th, Mails and General.-C. P. R. Co. ESMERALDA, British steamer, çóó, J. McGinty, 17th Nov,,Cebu, P.I. Nov, Hemp- Shewan, Tomes & Co.
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HOP SANG, British steamer, 1.359, H. Roope, 26th Nov,Moji 21st November, Coal- Jardine, Matheson & Co. JACOR DIEDERICHSEN, German steamer, 623, G.Schla kier, 30th Nov.,Haiphong 26th Nov, General---Jebsen & Co. KOHSICHANG, German steamer, 1,291, Leuss,
o ih.p., Licut-Cam. C. F. Corbett, Hongkong. Robin, river-gunboat, 85 tons, z guns, 240i.h.p.,
Lieut.-Comdr. G. G. Webster, West River. Rosario, sloop, go tons, 6 guns. 1,400 hip.
Comdr. A. W. Hamilton, Wei-hai-wei, Sandpiper, British river-gunboat, 85 tons 2
guns, 240 i.h.p., Lt.-Comdr. Carr, West River,
Swipe, river-gunboat, 85 tons, 2 guns, 240 i.h.p.,
Lieut. and Commander Dalgety, Yangtsie, Swift, and-class gunboat, 756 tons, 6 guns,
870 ih.p, in reserve Hongkong. Taku, torpedo-boat destroyer, ago tons, in
reserve Hongkong. Talbot, and-class cruiser, 5,600 tons, 1 gans, 8,000 ihip, Capt F. G. Stopford, Woo- sung, Powell, C., Hongkong. Tomar, receiving ship, 4,600 tons, Commodore Terrible, 1st-class battleship, 14,200 tons, 30
Suns, 25,000 i.b.p., Capt. Percy Scott, CB
Wei-hai-wes
Tweed, coast défence gunboat, 363 tons, -3- guns, 200 i.h.p., in Reserve Hongkong. i.p.h., Lt. Comdr. W. O. Lyne, Tai-po.
Skorpion, Russiau torpedo boat, ag tons, I gun; | Pstrah, U.S. gunboat, 893 tons, 4 guns, 1095 THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
220.h-p. 16 kaots Scotchène, Russian torpedo boat, 87 tons, 4 guns,
970 hip, to knots, Sem Russian torpedo boat, 400, Capt. A.
Giers, at Shanghai, Sterkud, Russian torpedo boat, 23 tons, 1 gun,
130 h.p. 16 knols Strauss, Russian torpedo boat, 23 tons, i gun,
120 h.p. 16-knots.
Sangur, Russian torpedo boat, 140 tons, 4
A
-guns, 1,800 hip., 12 knots.
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RUSSIAN TORPEDO FLOTILLÁ.
(SEA GOING.) '
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knots.
3 guns, 2 torp tubes 780 b.p., speed za knots. sur, Russian torpedo boat, 140 tons, 4 guar,
1,800 h.p., 22 knots.
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Comde, von Bassewitz, at Shanghai. * Fürst Bismarch, German flagship, 11,000
tons, 36 guns, Capt. Graf Lotike, at Taku, 9,000 h.p., Capt. Rollmann, at Amoy. Gefion, German cruiser, 4,109 tons, to guns, Geier, German cruiser, 1,600 tons, 8 guns, Hansa, German cruiser, 5,800 tons, 30 Capt. Bazer, at Shanghai. guns, Capt. Paschen, at Woosung. Held, German despatch-vessel; 2,000 tons, xa.
Capt Rampold, at Woosung..
h.p, Comdr. C. C. Cornwell, at Manila, Princeton, US, guebant, 1,000, tons, 6 guns,
Boo hp, Camdr. Selfridge, at Hongkong Scindia, U.S. cruiser, 7,500 tons, Comin ]. M..
Miller, U.S.N., at Hongkong. Wheeling, U.S. gunboat, 1,000 tons, 6 guns,
1,087 hp, Com. W. T, Burwell, at Manila, Wilmington, U.S. cruiser, 2,223 tons, Capt. C.
D. Allibone, at Amoy.
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28th Nov.-Java 18th Nov., Sugar-Jar- dine, Matheson & Co.
KVARVEN, Norwegian str., 1,574, J. Kanity, 25th Nor.-San Francisco via Moji 18th Oct., Flout-Butterfield & Swire. LAL TOC, Spanish steamer, 185, Fabbragus,
17th Nov, Manila 13th Nov, Ballast.
A. R. Marty.
LOYAL, German steamer, 1,237, J. Weidlich,
27th Nov Samarang 14th Nov., Sugar- Sander, Wieler & Co.
MONGKUT, German steamer, 857. Gotshe, 15th Nov., Bangkok 7th Nov., Rice.-Butter- field & Swire. NEPTUNE, British steamer, 2,178, James Walters, 26th Nov.,New York 27th Sept., Case Oil-Standard Oil Co. PITSANULOK, German steamer, 1,267, R. Illing, roth Nov.,Bangkok and Koh-si-chang 2nd Nov, General-Butterfield and Swire. RAJABURI, German steamer, 1,189, A. Ahlburn, 28th Nov., Bangkok zoth Nov., Teakwood and Rice.-Butterfield & Swire. RICHMOND, British steamer, 1,314, L. R. Mann, 10th Nov., Geraldton, W.A. 25th Oct.,
Sandalwood.-Stemssen & Co.
601 tons, 6s, 6,000 i3.p., Lt.-Condr. Mackenzie, D.s.0., Hongkong. 1,000 i.hp., Hongkong. Wivern, coast delence ship, 2,750 tons, 4 guns, Woodcor, fiver-gunboat, 150 tons, 2 guns, 550
ih.p., Lieut-Comdr. Watson, Kiuliang.. Woollark, river-gunboat, 150 tons, 2 guas, 550 i.h.p., Lieut.-Comdr. H. E. Hillman, Yangisze.
Torpedo-boats in Reserve Nos, 8 and 20, 35, 36, 37 and 38, first-class; and 3 second-class boats,
Miscellaneous.
Aspern, Austrian gunboat, 976 tons, Capt. W.
Weber, Shanghai. Holland, Dutch cruiser, 8 gues, 3,500 tons,
9,250i.h.p, Capt. S. N. Sybrandi, Swatow. Kaiserin Elisabeth, Austrian cruiser, 8 guns, 4,400 tons, 9,000 i.b.p., Capt. Wiber, Singa porc. Koningin Wilhelmina der Nederlanden, Dutch
cruiser, 8 guns, 4,600 tons, 5,900 ih.p, Capt. J. F. Rossunn, Swatow. Leopard, Austrian craiser, 1,600 tons, Captain
Müller, Saigon..
Lieut.Comdr. Sthamer, at Hongkong.. 2,930 h.p., Capt. Stein, at Nagasaki. Irene, German cruiser, 4,200 tons, 8 guns, Jaguar, German guabeat, 1,000 tons, to guns,
Capt. 'Berger, at Foochow. zo guas, 14,000 p.h., Capt. Stein, at Amoy. Kaiserin Augusta, German cruiser, 6,331 tons, ** Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelvi, German
battleship, 10,100 tons, 40 guns, Capt. von Holzendorff, at Woosung.
Luchs, German gunboat, 850 tons, lo guas,
Comdr. Dachnhardt, at Shanghai. Schwalbe, German cruiser, 1,120 tons, B guns,
Comdr. Boerner, at Hankow. Seeadler, German cruiser, 1,600 tons, & guns,
Comdr. Schack, at Amoy. Tiger, German gunboat, 956 tons, to guns,
Comdr. von Mittelstädt, at Pakhoi. Weissenburg, German battleship, 10,100 tons,
40 guns, Capt. Holineier, at Amoy, Warth, German battleship, 10, 100 tons, 40
guas, Capt. Borkenhagen, at Taku.
Wilhelm, German battleship, at Naga
-saki.
No. 90, German torpedo-boat, 320 tons, Capt.
Hoepfmer, at Shanghai.
h.p., at Taku.
Chinyen, znd class, 7,330 tons, 2z guns, 6,200
h.p., at Yokosuka.
Coast Defence Ships Matsushima, 1st class, 4,277 tons, 25 guns,
5,400 h.p., at Sarcho. 5,400 hp, at Kure, trushushima, 1st class, 4,277 tons, 35 guns, Hashidate, 1st class, 4,277 tons, 35 guns, 5,400
h.p., at Yokosuka. Kongo, and class, 2,400 tons, 13 guns, 3,035 h.p.,
Capt. K. Imai, at Japan. Hiyet, and class, 2,460 tons, 13 guns, 2,035 h.p.,
Capt. Hiro Tonj, at Japan. Helyen, and class, 2,600 tons, 15 guns, 2,400 h.p.,
at Yokosuka,
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Cruisers. Kasagi, protected cruiser, 1st class, 4,978 tons;
30 guns, 15,500 h.p, at Saseho, Chitose, protected cruiser, 1st class, 4,978 tons,
30 guns, 15,500 h.p., at Kure. Akathi, protected cruiser, 1st class, 2,800 tans,
30 guns, 8,500 h.p, at Kure. Yoshino, protected cruises, ist class, 4, 150 tons,
32 guns, 15,000 h.p., at Shanghai. Nannua, protected cruiser, 1st class, 3.709 tons,
24 guns, 7,120 h.p., at Manila.
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RIVER STEAMERS, SCHOONERS, AND LORCHAS.
Fatshan, British steamor, 1,425, Lossius,-~ Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co. A
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. Hankow, British steamer, 2,252, C. V. Lloyd-
Butterfield & Swire.
. .
Hoi-tong, Chinese steamer, 409 tons, Captain
———Chì Wo & Co.
Tai-on, British steamer, 728, J. Lawrence, Tai
On Steamship Co.
Pak Kong, British steamer,--Kwong Wan 5.S.
Ca.
Kong Nam, British steamer, T. Austin, R.N.R.,
Chinese Owned,
Hongkong and Maono. Heungshan, British steamer, 1,055, W. E Clarke-Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.
Macao and Canton. Lungshan, British steaner, 141, G. F. Morrison, R.N.K,Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co. Klangtung, Chinese steamer, 583, R. J. Mac kenzie-China Merchant Steam Naviga Đan Cả
Co.
stctier, 12th Nov,-Sandnkan 6th Nov, Timber and General.--Melchers & Co. SATURN, American transport, 1,617, Frank E. Foso, 14th Nov,-Shanghai 17th Nov. SENECA, British steamer, 3,137, R. Cormack, 27th Nov,New York 26th Sept., Petro- leum Standard Oil Co. TACOMA, American steamer, 1,689, A. Dixon, 21st Oct, Tacoma via Ports. 14th Aug, General-Dodwell & Co., Ld.
Sailing Vessels.: DUDHOPE, British ship, 1,986, A. Low, 3rd
Nov-Barry Dock Wales 27th June, Coal.
-Order. GEORGE T. HAY, British ship, 1,847, E. Spice, zoth Oct,-Cebu 8th Oct., Ballast-Ara hold, Karberg & Co. HERZOK JOHANN ALBRECHT,
German
schooner, 701, Andersen, roth October, Manila 6th Oct., General-Master
José da Cunha Lima, Macao, Maria Theresa, Austrian cruiser, to guns, 5,900 tons, 9,755 i.h.p., Capt. V. Bless Ritter v. Sambuchi, Shanghai.
Piet Hein, Dutch cruiser, 5 guns, 3,600 tons,
4.736 i.b.p. Capt. Jansen, Taku. Zaire, Portuguese gunboat, 530 tons, Captain
Mello, Macao.
FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR ON THE CHINA
AND JAPAN STATION.
The Russian Squadron.
Admiral Kornite, Russian armoured cruiser.
5,000 tons twin screw, 36 guns, 9,500 h.P Captain Jakovleff, at Nagasaki. Admiral Nakhimoj, Russian armoured cruiser, 28 guns, 9,000 tons, 8,000 1.hp., Capt. Vserolojsky, at Tientsin.
Alenuat, Russian gunboat, 8ro tons, 8 gine, 1,200
h.p., Captain Elkisky, at Nagasaki.
Lieut. Püllen, at Shanghai. No. 97, German torpedo-boat, 320 tons, Capt.
Fluinrich, at Shanghai, *Flagship of His Excellency Vice-Admiral Bendemann.
**Flagship of Rear-Admiral Geissler. ***Flagship, Rear-Admiral Kirchhoff.
THE FRENCH SQUADRON. Alonelle, gunboat, 200 tons, Lieut-Comdr..
Belloy, at Nagasaki. Amiral Charner, and-class cruiser, 4,800 tons,
Capt. Bathme, Saigon.
Bengal, 2nd class dispatch-boat, Lt.-Comdr. Bugraud, 2nd-class cruiser, 4 cog tons, 19 guns,
De La Croix de Castries, at Nagasaki.
9,000 ihp, Capt. Defèvre, at Shanghai, Chasseloup Laubat, and-class cruiser 40 tons, 9,000 ih.p., 18 guns, Capt. Espinay St. Luc, at Foochow Comets, gunboat, 600 tons, Capt. Louel, at
Canton.
tons, 24 guns, 7,120 hp., at Kéelung. Chiyoda, protected cruiser, 1st class, 7,450 tons,
27 guns, 5,500 h.p., at Kure. Takasago, protected cruiser, 1st class, 4,227'
tons, 30 guns, ro,000 h.p, at Yokosuka Suma, protected cruiser, 1st class, 2,750 tons,
members of the staff.
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The Hongkong Telegraph' is the best- Japan.
medium for advertising in China. It circulates Idaumi, protected cruiser, 1st class, 3,500 tons, largely among all classes of the community, zo guns, 6,080 h.p., Capt. Warita, at Japan.is, the largest daily newspaper and has a Sal-yen, protected cruiser, 1st class, 3,300 tons, wider circulation than any journal in the Far Akitsushima, protected cruiser, ist class, at
5 guns, 2,800 h.p, at Yokosuka.
Manila.
Miyako, and class, 1,800 tons, 34 guns, 5,000 bp,
at Taku.
Takao, 2nd class. 1,760 tons, 15 guns, 2,400 h.p.,
LUCIA, British ship, 640, Andersen, 2nd Oct. Bobre, Russian gun-vessel, twin screw, 950 FORD Decedei, gunboat, 640-tons, Capt. Leameey, at Osagi, cruiser, at Taku..
Rajang 6th Sept., Timber-Master, OSBERGA, British bark, 960, Densmore, 4th
Nov., Manila 1st Nov., Ballast.-Order. SEA-WITCH, American ship, 1,172, Howes, 21st Feb-Manila 18th Feb., Ballast.-Master.
HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHIPS
ON THE CHINA STATION.
Hongkong, December, and, 1901. Alacrity, despatch-vessel, 1,700 tons, to guns, 3.000 i.h.p, Capt. Cradock, Hongkong. Albion, 1st-class battleship, 12,950 tons, 13,500
ihp, 16 guns, Capt. W. W. Hewett,
Japane Algerine, sloop, 1,050 tons, 6 guns, 1,100 i.hp.,
Comdr. W. Carey, Shanghai...
Arethusa, and-class cruiser, 4,300 Hongkon
5,000 h.p., Capt. J. Startin, Hongkong. Argonaut, 1st class. cruiser, 11,000 tons, 16,500 ih.p.16: guns, Capt. G. H. Cherry, K.M., Japan.
13 guns, 1,150 h.p., Captain Dobrovolsky, at Taku.
Dimiin Donskoy, Russian armoured cruiset,
5,893 tons, twin screw, 34 guus, 7,000 h.p. Comdr. Sharon, at Taku. Gaidamak, Russian gunboat, 400 tons, twin |
screw, 18 guns, 3,500 hp., Capt. Serebren- nikff, at Taku, Gremiastchy, Russian armoured cruiser, 1,49
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
twin Mandjour, Russian cruiser, 1,213 tons,
screw, 14 guns, 1,500 h.p., Capt. Yakevoff, at Nagasaki.
Navarin, Russian battleship, 10,000 tons, 10
guns, 2,000 h.p. Capt Yenish, at Nagasaki. Nayeednik, Russian cruiser, 1,334 tous, 14 guns,.
1,800 hp, Capt. Zarine, at Nagasaki, Olvazny, Russian armoured cruiser, 1,400 tons,
twin screw, 12 guns, 2,000 hp Captain Coprianoff, at Shanghai. Petroparlouski, Russian battleship, 12,000 tons,
Capt. Grevais, at Nagasaki. Polstava, Russian battleship, 19960 tons, 11,255 i.h.p., 16 guns, Capt. Orgeroff, at Nagasaki
Astrea, znd-class cruiser, 4,300 tons, 7,000 ihp, to gues, Capt. C. J. Baker, Hong. kong. Aurora, ist-class cruiser, 5,600 tons, 8,500i.h.p.,
12 guns, Capt. E. H. Bayly, C.B., Hong-Ressia, Russian armourd cruiser, 200 tons, 22 guns, 14,500 h.p., Capt. Domojiroff, at kong.
Nagasaki. Rezbaynik, Russian cruiser, 1,330 tons, 1,786
Blenheim, Ist-class criuser, 9,000 tons, 12 guns,
21,411-ih.p., Capt. F. H. Henderson, CMG Hongkong,
Bramble, 1st-class gunboat, 710 tons, 1,300
i.h.p, 6 guns, Lieut. and Comdr. F. M. Leake, Hongkong. Brisk, 3rd-class cruiser, 1,700 tons, 6 guns,
5,600 h.p.. Commander Sir Bourchier Wrey, Bart, Singapore. Britomart, 1st-class-gunboat, 710 tons, 1,300
Taku.
hp, & guns, Lieut-Comdr. E. A Baird Cressy, 1st-class battleship, 12,000 tons, Capt.
Tudor, Taipe.
Daphne, sloop, 1140 tons, 8guns, 2,000 i.h.p Capt. Win. C. Pakenham, Hongkong Eclipse, rst-class cruiser, 5,600 tons, 11 guns,
8,000 i.h.p., Capt. Stokes, Amoy. Endymion, 1st-class cruiser, 7,350 tons,.12,000 hp, tz guns, Capt. A. W: Paget, C.C., Tai-po,
Carton and West River. Nanning, British steamer, R. D. Thomas,
-Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steam boat Co. Safnam, British steamer, W. Dixon,-Hong-
Long, Canton and West River Steamboat Est, const defence gunboat, 363 tons, 3 guns 200 i.h.p., Lieut.-Comdr. F. Bluut, Chin- Κίρας. Fame, twin screw, torpedo boat destroyer, 360
tons, 6 guns, 5,400 i.h.p, in reserve. Firebrand, 3rd-class gunboat, 455 tona, 4 guns, 360 Lb.p., Lt and Beaty Pownall, Hong- kong. Glory, 1st-class flagship, 12,500 tans, 16 guns,
13.500 hp, Capt. A. Carter, Hongkong. Goliath, st-class battleship, 12,950 tons, 16guns,
VESSELS IN PORT.
Steamers. AMICO, German steamer, 822, J. Hansen, 30th
Nov., Canton 30th Nov, General-Jeb sen & Co. ANRING MARU, Japanese steamer, 1,056, K. Sudzuki; 30th Nov.,-Swatow 29th Nov., General Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. ATHENIAN, British steamer, 3,882, H. Mowalt, 14th Nov., Shanghai 11th Nov., General
C.P: R Co.
1,520, John BRAND, Norwegian steamer,
Thronsen, 30th Nov,Moji 23rd May, Coal and Cokes-Dodwell & Co., Ld. CATHERINE AFCAR, British steamer, 1,730, S. H. Belson, 26th Nov,Calcutta 9th Nov, Penang and Singapore 19th Nov., General -David Sassoon, Sons &c Co... W CHOWA, German steamer, ass, A. Musing, 30th Nov, Bangkok 24th Nav Rice and Wood-Butterfield & Swire.
CITY OF PEKING, British steamer, 3,128, J. T. Smith, 20th Nov-San Francisco 318 Oct, and Shanghai 29th Nov, Mails and
TELPAMESASICA
13,500 hp, Capt. L. Wintz, Shanghai. Hart, twin scrow, torpedo boat destroyer, 260
tons, 6 guns, 4,opo Lh.p. in reserve. Handy, twin screw, torpedo-boat destroyer, 260
tons, 5 guns, 4,000 hp, Lieut and Com. G. C. Hardy, nigred Humber, storeship, 1,640 tons, 800 i.h.p., Com.
H. Davison, Hongkong. Janur, torpedo-bont destroyer, 280 tons, 6 guns,
3,900 hp, in reserve, sunkus and Ocean, ist-class battleship, 12,950 tons, 13,500
h.p..I guas, Capt. Komaroff, at Singapore, Rurik, Russian flagship, 10,940 tons, armoured
twin screw cruiser, 1st class, 48 guns, 13,500 h.p, Capt. Haupt, at Port Arthur. Sevastopol, Russian battleship, 10,900 tons, 13,600 i.b.p., 16 guns, Capt. Meleusky, at Nagasaki.
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Silatch, Russian gunboat 4 guns, 1,200. hups
Cant. Barronoff, at Nagasaki. Sirsal Veliky, Russian battleship, 10,000 tons,
14 guns, 8,500 i.h.p, Capt. Mollas, at Taku. Sivoutch, Russian gunboat, 950 tons, twin screw 13 guns, 1,200 hp, Capt. Soubatin, at Nagasaki Sweaborg, 1st class, Russian torpedo boat, 69 toni, 3 guns, 2 top tubes 780 h.p., speed 19.7 knota. Vladimir Monomach, Russian cruiser, 6,000 tons, 16 guns, Prince Ouchtomsky, at Port Arthur, Vostock, Russian torpedo gunboat, 4 guns, 650
h.p, Com. Molchousky, at Nagasaki. Vradnik, Russian torpedo boat, 400 sons, 18 guns; twin screw, 1,500 h.p., Capt. Rogulia, at Taku. Zabinka, Russian cruiser, 1230 tons, 20 gunt, 2,000 h.p., Capt. Shkruff, at Nagasaki.
(lat and 2nd olars.) Delphin, Russian torpedo boat, 350 tons, Capt
Novakovsky, at Shanghai. Forel, Russian torpedo boat, 23 tous, I gun,
220 h.p., 16 knots. Janickich, Russian torpedo boat 87 tons, 4
guns, 970 b.p., 19 knots, NY Kuralka, Russian torpedo boat, 350 tons, Capt.
Mouravieff, af Shanghai.fer
Russian torpedo boat, 350 tons, Captain Kivnatsky, at Shanghai, Nargen, Russian torpedo boat, 85 tons 4 guna,
Pakhoi.
D'Entrecastcaux, 1st class cruiser, 8,100 tons, a6 guns, 13,500 ih.p, Capt. de Marolles, at Taku.
Descartes, and class protected cruiser, 4,000
tons, 36 guas 631 h.p., Captain Saulne, at Woosung.
Eure, Dispatch-transport, Caprain Vallée, et
Saigon,
Friant, 3rd class cruiser, 3,900 tons, Capt.
Adai, ai Haiphong.
Jean Bart, 1st class cruiser, 4,500 tons, 10 guns,
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 bp., Capt.
Frost, at Taku.
Pascal, md-class protected cruises, 4,000 tons, 36 guns, 9,000 i.hp., Capt. M. Motet, ai Shanghai.
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Capt. Matsuide, at Japan. Fayama, 3rd class, 1,600 tons, K. Matsumoto,
To guns, 5,630 h.p., at Japan, Tukusht, 3rd class, 1.300 tons, Capt. S. Mastui, 12 guns, 2,887 h.p., at Japan. Sayanami, torpedo-boat destroyer, 30 tons,
Capt. J..Takenonchi, at Japan, Sloops and Corvettes, Musashi, 1,490 tons, to guns, 1,600 hp; at
Yokosuka
Katsuragi, 1,480 tons, 10 guns, 1600 hip., at
Sascho.
Yamato, 1,430 tons, to guns, 1,500 h.p.. at.
Chemulpo.
Tenriu, 1,550 tons, 10 guns, 1165 h.p., at Fusin. Kaimon, 1,360 tons, to guns, 1,125 hp at
Sascho, Amagi, 1,030 tons, 13 guns, 720 lp., at Yoko-
suka
Gun-boats.
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Oshima, 640 tons, io guns, 1,200 b.p., at Sascho. Akagi, 630 tons, to guns, 700 hp, at Shanghai. Alago, 620 tons, to guns, 700 hip, at Taka. Maya, 620 tons, to guns, 700 h.p., at Kure. Chlokai, 620 tons, to guns, yoo h.p.; at Taku. Soko, 572 tons, 4 guns, 400 h.p., at Sascho. Styx, 3rd-class cruiser, 1,800 tons, Capt. Vin-Fwak, too tons, 6 guns, 400 b.p., at Yokosuka.
cent, at Canton.
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Capt. Marnet, at Shanghai. Ville D'Alger, monitor, 944 tons, Captain
Bomessaur, at Hongkong. Vipers, gunboat, 400 tons, Captain G. del
Villeneuve, at Foochow. *Flagship of Vice-Admiral Courrejolles.
THE AMERICAN SQUADRON. Albany, U.S. cruiser, 3,500 tons, Comdr, J. E.
Craig, at Manila. Bennington, U.S. gunboat, 1,710 tons, 6 guns, 3.436 h.p, Comdr. C. H. Arnold, at Hong kong, Brocklyn, Flagship, U.S. cruisef, 9,215 tons,
Capt. C. M. Thomas, at Shanghai. Callar, U.S. ganboat, 137-tons, 1-gun, 55-hp,
Lieut-Com, G. B. Bradshaw, at Manila. Castine, U.S.gunboat, 1,330 tons, 8 guns, 2,199 h.p., Comdr. S. W. Very, at Shanghai, Celtic, US. supply-ship, 6,428 tons, 1,890 h.p.
Comdr. C. T. Forse, at Manila, Concord, U.S. gunboat, 1,700 tons, 6 guns, 3,405
hp, Comdr. H. G. D. Colby, at Manila. Culgoa, U.S. supply-ship; 7,000 tons, 2,350 h.p.
Comdr. J. W. Carlin, at Manila. Don Juan de Austria, U.S. gunboat, 1,200
tons, Capt. Bowman, at Hongkong. Glacier, U.S. supply-ship, Licut-Comdr. A.
Mertz, at Manila Helina, U.S. gunboat, 1397 tont, 8 guns, 1,998 Lp. Cemdr. E. K. Moore, at Manila. Tes, US. distilling-ship, 1,750 tons, 1,300 h.p
Capt J. J. Meany, at Manila, Isla de Luson, U.S. gunboat, 1,330, Comdr. J.
V. B. Bleecker, at Manila.
A Kentucky, US, batleship, 11,500 tons, Capt.
Stockton, at Hongkong Manila, US, gunboat, 1,057 tons, 2 guns, 750 hp, Lieut. Comdr. A. F. Nazro, at Manila, Marlella, U.S..gunboat, 1,000 tons,-1,500 i.h.p, 12 guns, Comdr. E. H. Gheen, at Canton, Monadnock, U.S. double-turret monitor, 4,000 tous, 6 guns, 3,000 hp, Comdr. A. B. Speyers, at Hongkong. Monocacy, U.S. gunboat, 1,370 tons, 6 guns,
850 p., Com. G. A Bicknell, at Taku. Monterey, U.S. double-turret monitor, 4,090 tons, 4 guus, $244 h.p. Comde, G. W. Pigman, at Shanghai Nashville, U.S. cruiser, Comdr, R. P. Rogers,
at Nagisaki.
tons, Capt. B New York U.S. crai 23 1925, 1 gux, 220/McCallam,
1,200 b.p. zz knots,DENCE SONTA 1b.p, 16 guns, Capt. Arthur J: Renniker Novorossisk, Russian torpedo boat, 87, tons; 4 Hughan, Japan,..
guns, 2,900 h.p., 27 mots Orlande, 1st-class cruiser, 5,600 tons, 12 guns, Poderosnik, Russian torpede boat, 23 tons, 1
8,500 i.bp, Capt. J. H. Burke, C., Shang-gun, 220 h.p., 16 knots, Stitt, Russian torpedo beat, hai, Offer, torpedo-boat destroyer, 350 tons, guns,
caring Lent and Com. C. P. Mansel Skaf, Russian torpedo bear, 350 tons, Capta
¡Peromirnow. et Shangbal.
Japan.
Torpedo-gunboat. Tatsuta, 875 tons, 6 guns, 5 torpedo tubes,
5,500 h.p., at Yokosuka.
Torpedo-boats. Murahumo, 279 tons, at Ujina. Shinoname, 279 tous at Kure. Yugiri, 279 tous, at Takeshiki." Shiranuki, 279 toas, at Kobe. Ikadurch, torpedo-boat destroyer, 331 tons,
Comdr. 1. Ishida; at Yokosuka. Kagere, tarpeda-boat destroyer, 297 100s
Comdr. Iwamura, at Japan." Ketata, 190 tons, 6 torpedo tubes, 1,400 h.p. Shiramubi, torpedo-boat,, 278 tons, Comdr.
Kosoma, at Japan, Akebono, torpedo-boat destroyer, 310 tons,
Lieut. Comdr. H. Kawase, Japan, Obow, torpedo-catcher, 318 tons, Capt. Camada,
at Japan
4 boats (Creuspt), 56 tons, 4.
125 h.p.
torpedo-tubes,
7 boats (Kobe), 56 tons, 2 torpedo-tubes, 525.
h.p.
x boat (Normand), 75 tone, z torpedo-tubes,
1,300 hp.
2 boats (Schichan), go tons, 3 torpedo-tubes,
1,300 hp. 4 boats (Yarrow), 40 tons 3 torpedo tubes,
·620 hp. to boats (Yarrow), 40 tons, 3 torpedo-tubes,
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620
Miscellaneous
Tokiwa, at Yokosuka, Furo, at Kure Naniwa, at Yokosuka. Rinjo, armoured cruiser, 2,530 tons, to guns,
Boo h.p.
(used as gunnery traning ship.) Kanjlu, sailing-ship, 877 tons, 6 guns.
fured as training ship.) Manjiu, sailing ship, 877 tons, 6 guns.
(used as training ship.) Tsukuba, wooden screw steamer, 1,989 tons, 10 guns, 520 h.py at Ednjima SEPAS M
(used as training ship.) Asana, sailing corvette, 1;420 tons, 12 guns, at
Yokosuka
2" (used as a hull.
wooden paddle steamer 1265 tops,
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