TWENTY NEW WARSHIPS, many of them cruisers, will shortly be offered by the Admiralty for building by public tender,
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PRESSED STEEL is coming into use in America for the construction of railway wagons, and is likely to be adopted in England GREAT FRICTION exists at the War Office, and the early resignation of Lord Roberts may be expected. This is a rumour from Paris. CHANGE OF NAME -The name of the steamship Ore is to be changed to Yoshina Maru, as she is to trade in Japanese waters: AN ADDRESS will be presented to His Excellency the Governor, Sir Henry A. Blake
GC.M.G at Government House, at nuon on
Thursday next, the 2nd January, by the Chines Community of Bangkong,
THE PARIS EXHIBITION closed its door: a year ago, but the débris of the buildings still litters the ground, and the melancholy ruins of the unprofitable undertaking continue'to' dis figure the unks of the Seine.
- COMMUNICABLE DISEASES The re ten, of cases of communicable discase occur
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1901.
"LOSS OF THE 8.8, “CĻARA.”
EIGHT EUROPEANS AND ELEVEN
CHINESE MISSING..
GALLANT RESCUE BY THE 5.S. "HANOI"
rendered during the Japan-China" War" of 95 while in command of the s.s. Smith, now renamed the fur.
Entertainments.
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(TUESDAY), the 1st January, 1902,
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The 5.5. Clara was built in 1882 and was 675 tons nett register, and has been plying between, Haiphong, Hoihow and Hong. kong since 1884. It is surmised that she go out of her bearings owing to currents setting. RM.A., H.M.S. Wivern, will nox the her in shore and presumably sank at hert best of a Three-minute rounds with 4:01. moorings, as if still afloat she must have beest gloves for $250 a side and a purse of $400, seen by those on the s.s. Hanoi.
under the Marquis of Queensbury rules, for. the Heavy-weight Championship of the Colony (the previous holder Con Sheehan having lit the Colony) both men are well known.
Also a é round Contest between A. SMART and J. DEEGAN, RW.FA
On enquiry at Messrs. Jebsen & Co.'s office no news could be gathered owing to the wires being down between Hongkong and Hoihow. It is, however, hoped that the Captain and passengers have either safely reached the main land (about 20 miles from the scene of the disaster) or have, with the Chief Officers boat, made port.
.. The x.s. Hanoi, Captain P. Merlees, belong ing to Messrs. Marty & Co, arrived in the Harbour yesterday evening about seven and reported the loss of the sa. Clara (Messrs. Jebsen and Co.) on the North Bank, this side of Roihow. The story of the wreck, as supplied by the and officer, supplemented by what hap pened on the rescuing vessel runs as follows..
The 5.5. Clare left Hoihow for Hongkong about a p.m. on the 28th instant. The weather was fine but a heavy sea was running. At eight o'clock the same evening, without warning, she struck the bottom heavily, the heavy rollers after bronching her to, lifted her clean aver the shallows into deep water where the anchor was dropped in 15 fathoms. It was at once seen tika! she was making water tapidly and the pump were set going. After a short time, owing to be- coming clogged, the pumps could make no head> way against the rising water and the ship com,
on the 20th a heat was ordered away, in charge of the sud Offer, filled witha portion of the crew and some Chinese passengers had got safely away from the ship's side and made off in a Southerly direction.
The two Eumipeans landed are Mr. Mel house, 2nd Officer, and Mr. Frenzel, 3rd Engineer.
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ring in the Colony during the week ended 38 menced to settle down on an even keek At2.a.m. I boat again, and home. The wind was light above SOCIETY "will be held in the
December shpis two cases of enteric fever one European and one Chinese.
THE PHILADELPHIA CITY HALL wa designed to cost £600,con, and, was to be com pleted within ten years, an extraordinary allowance of time. It has cost £5,000,000, Roy! after thirty years is yet complete.
MR KRUGER is very fand of grouse. Tw.. brace are sent to him every day by a London dealer (according to a London paper) and bird, with a bottle of the best champagne tha money can procure, forms his daily lunch.
·STEAD'S STUPIDITY:-Mr. Stead, in lecture on the war at Bethnal Green, Londort said many things in his own peculiar vein We are under the brand of Cain," are waging war by lies," and have cominitted every crin.. except the shooting of prisoners.
A SHocŘING AFFRAY occured recently at the meeting of the municipality at oque bine, near Monte Carlo, when a discontente member of the Council shot the Mayor nhi another official. The latter is dead, and the „Mayor" was dangerously wounded in three
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THE NUMBER OF VOLUMES in the British Museum Libiny, according to a recen: counting, is now over 2,000,000. There ar more than 100%: volumes of English new. papers, counting. Welsh as well as English, 10,020 volumes of Senash papers, and 9,ook from Ireland.
THE STATE MEDAL which will be issued next year on the néca-domad the coronation of their Majesties the King and Queen Consort wid he designed and struck in the Royal Mint in accordance with long custom. Its execution has been entrusted to Mr. G. W. de Saulles. engraver in the fint.
THE SHELL TRANSPORT AND TRAD ING COMPANY; of London, intend making Dover the fins liquid fuel station in the Eng
stations extending from Marseilles to Chin. and Japan, and it is intended to set up depot at Dover, Liverpool and Havie,
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ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB. The 5th Club Race was sailed over Course se, off Chunghee, W. Fairway Buoy, mark
from the S.E. all day and very light near the finish. Benito and Alannak were the only starters in the 1st class, and they got away side by side exactly as the gun went. For about four miles they ran neck and neck, when the wind dropped and Alannak jumped away
At 7-5 am, on the 9th the 5.5. Hanoi left Hoihow in charge of Captain P. Merlees,The mark was rounded by, and while passing Hainan Hend sighted a European boat with the accupants waving
A SIGNAL OF DISTRESS.
Alannah.
Bonito....
H.
M.
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3
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freshened and Alannah increased her lead. On the beat to the Fairway Buoy, the breeze
Bonito closed up slightly in the run back to the mark, but on turning to the wind Alannah began to leave Bonito, which was not going in form. The latter came home inside Stone- cutiers' which did,not pay her at all, there be ing little or no tide and less wind. Times at
the fish-
Total
H. M. 5. M. M. Alannah......... 4 46 30-10 32 Bonito.........4 57 55-4- 34
The ship's course was immediately altered and, in spite of a heavy sea, all were safely got on board and turned out to be the 2nd officer and fifteen of the crew and passengers of the shipwrecked Clara. The mate in charge of the bout informed Capt. P. Medees that two more bout loads had left the ship and asked him to stand by. The lanes was headed in- shire and shortly afterwards sighted the two boats, which with come difficulty were gat un board. The first of the latter two ontained passengers and was in charge of the 3rd officer, a German, whose name we have been unable to ascertain. The second was handled by the 3rd
ONE DESIGN CLASS. Engineer with a number of Chinese engineers and firemen. They reported that a fourth box: Collem and Kathleen in close attendance, Ericu got away first, Afin close up,, with
had left with the Chief Officer in command This order was maintained for some distance with passengers.
This boat had been down the harbour, when, the wind increasing passed by the 2nd mate's boat seemingly to a nice steady blow, Collen took second place; steering, about North, while the second, made
Evica holding her lead rounded the mark bost South. The last live boats were picked up bet min, to secs. ahead, very little dividing the tween ten and eleven on the moming of the 29th and they reported that rafts had also left with some survivors: A sharp look out was kept and two rafis were made out making signals if distress with their oars. The Hanot ran down to them and found them peopled with Chinese passengers and some of the crew
others. On hauling in sheets for the beat to North Fairway Buoy, Erica and Cellen drew away from the others, Erica still holding her lead from Callen, the others some
rounded the mark boat for the thrash home, way astern; in this order the boats again
Here Colleen, by keeping close in to theKau-l; chau shore, caught when the boate was either bo and then the to cross Er
"IN A VERY EXHAUSTED CONDITION, Seas were breaking over then and with legs dragging in the water they were half perished with cold and exposure. The Hanoi was rolling considembly, so much so, that the Captain sent down his 2nd Officer on to the rafts to her lee till a bend lines on to the occupants, who were hoisteded company, on board, all reaching the deck in safety. The
a little on Erica, and off Stonecutters it HE ne gaining a little Lo Collien managed Hen kept her under wi when the two part- acrose race up the harbour,
Colleen here, S a nice little breeze. which
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Jish Channel. There is now a chain of these Hanoi was again got under way and steamed brought her over a winner by 62 seconds.from {OFFICES will ba CLOSED for the Tran
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THE SKATING SEASON has begun a Niagara in London, where the band playe- dreamy waltzes, electric lights shed a soft lustre on the scene, and there are cosy, palm-decked nooke where you can "sit out" and sip coffee and murmur carefully considered impromptu witticisms into the ear of your charming companion.
·A PECULIAR FIND of family plate has been recently made in Singapore. A gentleman who happened to be visiting some Chinese. pawn shops had his attention arrested by two pieces of plate with a crest on. On examining them he found that the crest was that of his mother's family, which had been lost for seventy-six years. They were originally the property of Major Hugh Davidson, who was military secretary to Sir Stamford- Rafem who Aied in Penang, and the gentleman who found them was that gentleman's great grandson. THE CHINA PONY:-Writing on the China pony in the Sydney Morning Herald, Mr. A. Ba Patterson, who was in Hongkong recently, makes the following concluding observations. A Chine pony of 13 hands I in. in height has carried 1st and run a mila in, a minutes 2 Beconds really wonderful for such square look. ing little things. We cannot make any money exporting horses to China except for racing, as for hard work the China pony, costing about 48, would be hard to match in the world, and Chinese cattle furnish very good beef at about 2d per lb.
in towards the Nouth Bank, a dangerous shoal stretching out some distance from shore. As far as the 2nd mate of the Clara could make out this was the bank the steamer struck on. Capt Merfees stood on natil the shoaling water warned him that it would be dangerous to go in nearer, and then coasted along the North Bank, keeping a good look out, right to the North end, but nothing was to be seen either of the steamer or the remaining boats. Again the whole length of the bank was patrolled and, although, a light drizzling rain was falling, the weather was clear with a range of vision of from four to five miles. The wind was from N. E. with a two knot current running in shore. aptain Merlees continued on the look out for over another hour and at one time ventured so close in that a NW, course had to be laid to miss the Middle Bank. Nothing, however, was seca, and at last all hope of rendering any more assistance was abandoned and the steamer was headed for Hongkong and arrived yester day evening as previously stated.
SURVIVORS AT HONGKONG.
Through the efforts of Capt. Merlees and his officers, 43 "Chinese passengers and crew with the 3rd Engineer and the 2nd mate were safely landed. The and mate left the ship ut 4 a.m. on the morning of the 29th, she having struck at 8 pm. on the 28th. The Captain and Chief' Omeer with the 1st and 2nd Engineers and four European passengers (3 from Haiphong and one from Hoihow) were left on board with a small boat belonging to the Captain and one
raft,
her rival; Min was third, with Kathleen laat but closer up than the times would show.
Times at the finish:-
H. M. 5. M.
Collect
..4.56
8-20
Erica ...... Min...... Kathleen....
4
57 10-8
.5
12 10 Y
18 10
2ND CLASS.
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The Maid Marion and Chanticleer came out For the UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF for the first time this season, having recently changed hands and obtained permission to sail in the second cines. There was not much between the boats in the run ward mark, but in the turn to windward the Maid Marion soon showed she had not lost her superiority to her ancient rivals, and in a falling wind scored her first win.
The times at the finish were —
Maid Marion Payne
Chanticleer.....
Metcar did not finish
H. M. 3.
5
34 O
4:
B
..5. 42
The time limit for the month of September being 5.30, the race has to be re-sailed.
AT THE MAGISTRACY,‚'
December 31st.
A DANGEROUS CARGO, Lo Yau Tuk, master of a fishing boat, was arrested yesterday for carrying on his boat, dynamite and detonators without a label show- The following is a list of those missinging their dangerous character. He lost his Captain Ulderup, Chief Officer Hanti (left in dynamite and also parted with $5. boat with eleven passengers and crew) Chief Engineer, Wittmack, 4 European passengers (names unknown);
with a possible loss of life too great stress can- While regretting the wrecking of a good ship
not be laid on the good work done by the ss anei. Standing by as she did while there was the slightest hope of being of use, success.
fully taking on board the different boat Loads
while rolling in a cheppy sea and saving
BARON BRAMPTON, before he was elevated HELPLESS MORTALS FROM FLIMSY RAFTY to the Lords, hal several exciting experiences, by the aid of slings, stamps Captain and officers Ife was always noted for his closeness of crop, as some of the best. To take a steamer drawing and this led to a curious incident in a skittle as much water as the s.s. Hanoi in so 'close to alley in a country village. While out one day dangerous shoals, as those in the Hainno Straits, with a companion of like tastest he stopped at requires a level head and great experience in awayside inn, and was soon hard at skittles seamanship. Let us hope that Cap! P. Merlees with two rustics. In an unguarded moment the will meet with a tangible reward for his, judge removed his cap. Thereupon one of the meritorious services at the hands of those most rustica, eyeing him suspiciously, said: "interested. It will not be the first time that dean's mind bein' neighbourly, Yat I'm damned this gentleman has met with recognition for if I'm gol. to play skittles with ticket of leave work well carried out, as he was awarded the Mandarin's button of the 5th rank for services MESSRS, COTTAM & Co. for: THE FAVORITE-STRAW HAT also
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