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For Canton-Fer Hankow, to-morrow, the 8th instant, at 7.30 AM.
For Manila, Fort Darwin, Thursday Island, Cooktown, Townsville, Brisbane and Sydney Per Tainan, to-morrow, the 8th instant, at YO A.M.
For Moji,"
"Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria, (B.C.) and Tacoma Per Tacoma, to-morrow, the 8th instant, at 1 A.M.
For Shanghai, agasaki, Kobé, Yokohama,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1902.
EMPRESS OF JAPAN, British steamer, 3,003,
H. Pybus, R.N.R, 70th Feb,--Vancouver via Ports 27th Jan, and Shanghai 17th, Mails and General.-P. R. Co. ERICA, German steamar, 207, C. Zindel, 24th Feb,-Moji 19th Feb, Coal-Jebsen &
Co.
GLAMORGANSHIRE, British steamer, 2,830, W. A. Evans, 4th Mar,-London via Penang and Singapore 28th Feb., General.- Shewan, Tomes & Ca
BAAN, French steamer 377, L. Andersen, 4th Mar,-Hoihow and Mar, General and Pigs A. R. Marty.
Ocean, 1st-class battleship, 12950 tons, 13,500
Lh.p., 10 guas, Capt. R. W. White, R.N., Practice. Orlando, 1st-class cruiser, 5,600 tons, 12 guns, 8,500 i.hp., Capt. J. H. Burke, C., Hong kong.
Oller, torpedo-boat destroyer, 350 tons, 6 guns, 6,300 h.p.Lieut. and Coin. C. P. Mansel Hongkong. thair, sloop, 1,060 tons, 6 gums, 1.400 ..P.
Coudr. V. H. Nicholson, Hankow, gay, 1st class gunboat, 750 tons, 6 guns, jano i.h.p., Li, and Comdr, A. H. Oldham, Singapore.
Poderamik, Russian torpedo boat, 23 tons; 1| Nashville, U.S. cruiser, Comdr. R. P. Roger | ~ THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
gun, 220 h.p., 16 kaots. 2, Sisik, Russian torpedo boat, as tons, 1 gun, 220
hand) 16 knots
Stat, Russian torpedo bost, 350 tons, Captain
Smiruow, at Shanghai. Skorpion, Russian torpedo boat, 33 tons, a gun,
720 h.p. 16 knots. Soolthina, Russian torpedo boat, 87 tons, 4 guns, Soat, Russiae turpedo boat, 400, Capt. A.
1970 li.p., re knols.
Giers, Shanghai. Sterland, Russian torpedo boat, 23 tons, 1 gun,},
720 h.p., 16 knots.
at Nagasakl New York, U.S. cruiser, 4,083 tons, Capt B.
McCullam; at Manila, Oregon, Ist class U.S. battleship, ra,280 tons,
16 guns, 11,111 hp, Capt F. W. Dickens, U.S.N. a Woosung Petrel, U.S. gunboat, 802 tons, 4. guns, ric95 hp, Comdr. C. C. Cornwell, at Manila. Princeton, U.S. gunboat, 1,000 tons, 6 guns,
Honolulu and San Francisco-Per Jongkong | HERMANN MENZELL, German steamer, 1,003, Figue, twin screw, 2nd-class cruiser, 3,600 tons, Struurt, Russian torpedo boat, 23 tons, 1 guy Wilmington, U.S. cruiser; 2,222, tons, Capt..C.
Maru, to-morrow, the Btl instant, at 11 AM
For Macao-Per Heungshan, to-morrow, the 8th instant, al 1.15 8.M.
For Amoy Ver Cheang Hoch Kian, 30- morrow, the 8th instant, at 2, P.1.
For Swatow, Amoy nud Tamsui-Per Daigi Maru, to-morrow, the 8th instant, at 5 PM.
For Swatow. and Shanghai-Ter Hangsang, to-morrow, the 8th instant, at 5 PM.
For Swatow--Per Thales, to-morrow, the 8th instant, at 5 PM.
For Saigon-Per Dr. Ilans jerg Kaer, to morrow, the Bih instant, at 5 2.M.
For Europe, &c. Tadis, va Taicarin- Per Sydney, on Monday, the el instant. 11 A.M. For Shanghai, Moji, Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria, (D.C.)and Seattle-Per Rijun Maru, on Monday, the roll instant, at 3 P.SI.
For Swalow, Amoy and foechow--Per Haiching, on Monday, the: di inst, at 5 P.M.
For Singapore and lembay-Per Tientsin, on Tuesday, the 11th instant, at ir A.M.
For Manila-Per. Kuli, on Wednesday, the 12th instant, at 10 A.M.
For Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria, B.C, and Vancouver--Per Empres of Japan, on Wednesday, the 12th instant, at II A.M..
For Singapore, Penang and Bombay-Per Bisagne, on Thursday, the 13th inst., al ti A.M. For Europe, &c., India, via Tuticorin-Per Ballarat, on Saturday, the rth instant, al II A.M.
For Europe, &c., India, via Tuticorin---Per
H. Schutt, 5th Mar.,-Saigon and March, Rice and Flour.-E. A Trading Co. HONGKONG MARÚ, Japanese steamer, 6,159, W. E. Filmer, 28th Feb.,San Francisco 30th Jan, via Honolul 6th Feb., Yoko hama 3th, Kobe 219, Nagasaki.23rd, and Shanghai 20th Feb., Mails and General.- J. S. Van Buren.
HANSA, German steamer, 1,502, Lorenzen, 28th Feb.,-Saigon 23rd Feb, Rice flour.- Sander, Wieler & Co.
KairONG, British steamer, 1,024, G. H. Penne father, 5th Mar,loilo and Cebu
si
Mar., Hemp, Hides and Sugar-Butler field & Swire.
Kary, Aushian steamer, 1,360, A. Vidossich, 26 Feb.,-Moji so Feb., Cual-Sander, Wieler & Co.
LEICESTER CASTLE, Bikh ship, 2,009, R.. D.
Peattie, 4th Mar,Kew York 31st Sept, Case Oil--Standard Ul Co. Loosux, German steamer, 1,020, C. Fuchs.. 4th Mar,angkok 25th Feb,, Rice and Wood-Butterfield & Swire.
MICHAEL, JENSEN, Geman steamer, 710, J. Jessen, 6th Mar,-laiphong 27th Feb, and Hoihai 4th Mar General-jebsen & Cu.
ON SANG, British steareth 1,757; J. T. Davies,
3rd Mar, Saigon Jan., General Jardine, Matheson & Co.
ORO, British steamer, 1,299, W. Smith, 5th
Feb-Singapore sh Jan, General Dodwell & Co., Ld.
guns, 7,000 h.p., Capt. H. C. Keynolds, Hongkong.
Pater, 1st class gunboat, 435 tons, 6 guns, 4,300 hp, Lieut-Comdr. Watis Jones, Singapore.
Rambler, surveying ship, 383 tons, 650 i.h.p.,
Capt. Morris H. Smyth, Hongkong. Redpole, 1st-class gunboat, dog, tons, 6 guns,
1,200 i.h.p., Lieut-Com, C. F. Corbett, Singapore.
220 h.p. 16 knots. Sunguri, Russian torpedo boat, 140' tons, ¿
kus, 4,800 kp, za kaots.
RUSSIAN TORPEDO FLOTILLA, (SEA GOING.). Borge, 1st class, Russian torpedo boat, 31 tons 3 guns, 2 torp tubes 1,100 hp, speed 1 knots. Revel, 1st class, Russian torpedo boat, 96 tons,' 3 guns, 2 top tubes 750 h.p, speed az knots. Russian torpedo boat, 140 tons, 4 gua, 4,800 h.p., 22 knots.
Rubin, river-gunboat, 35 tons, 2 guns, 240ib.prs,
Lieut. Condr. G. G. Webster, West River. Rosario, sloop, 980 tons, guns, 1,400 Lb.p. Comdr. A. W. Hamilton, Wei-hai-wei, Sandpiper, British river-gunboat, 85 tons,
gaus, 240 h.p., LL-Comdri M. Lockhart, West River.
Snipe, river-gunboat, 85 tons, 2 guns, 240 i.b.p., Lisut, and Commander Dalgety, Yangtse. Swift, and-class gunboat, 750 (oas, 6 guns,
870 i.h.p., in reserve liuagkong. Takv, torpedo-bost destroyer, 250 tons, in
reserve Hongkong.
Talbot, 2nd-class cruiser, séco tons, 11 guns,
Roco ih.p. Capt. F. G. Stopford, Practice. Tamar, receiving ship, 4,600 tons, Commodore
Powell, C.B., Hongkong.
Terrible, 1st-clas bauleship, 14,200 tons, 30 guns, 25,000 i.h.p., Capt. Percy Scott, C., Hongkong
Flagship of Vice-Admiral Alexeief. *Flagship of Rear-Admiral F. V. Dubossel. 1 Flagship of Rear-Admiral Renynoff.
THE GERMAN SQUADRON, Bussard, German cruiser, 1,830 tons, S gum,
Comdrvon-Bassewith, at Saigon.... * Fuerst Bismarck, Gennan flagship, 6,025, tons, 36 guns, Capt. Friederick, en rout Woosung, Gefion, German cruiser, 4,109 tons, to gums, 9,000 h.p., Capt. Reilmano, at Amoy, Geier, German crtiser, 1,600 tons, 8 gun,
Cap. Baxer, at Shanghai, *** Hunsa, Gennan cruiser, 6,800 tons, je
guns, Capt. Paschen, at Woosung. Hela, German despatch-vessel, 2,000 tons, 11
Capt. Rampold, at Woosung. Hertha, German cruiser, 5,000 tons, 30 guns,
Capt. Derrewsky, at Saigon.
T'wca, coast defence gunboat, 363 tons, 3 guns, 200 i.hp., in Reserve Hongkong, Waititch, surveying-ship, 620 tons, 450
inh, Li-Comdr. W. O. Lync, Hongkong.is, German gubat, 00 tons, 10 gus,
Lieut. Lomdr. Sthamer, at Shanghai.
Booh. p. Comdr. Selfridge, at Manila, Scindia, U.S. cruiser, 7,500 tons, Comdr. J. M.
Miller, U.S.N., at Hongkong, The Wheeling, U.S. gunboat, 7,000 tons, 6 guns,
1,081 h.p, Com: W..T. Burwell, at Maniin
O. Allibane, at Amoy......... Yorktown, U.S. gunboat, 1,710 tons, 6 guns, 3,393 hp., Comdr. C. S. Sperry, at Manila. Yosemite, U.S. converted cruiser 6,179 tons, 10 guns, 3,800 h.p., Capt. G. E. Ide, ai Manila: Zafiro, U.S. dispatch vessel, 675 tons, Capt. J.
L. Purcell, U,S.N., at Manila,
THE ITALIAN SQUADRON," Calabria, Italian cruiser, 2,946 tons, Capt. C
Cantelli, Shanghai, Lombardia, Italian cruiser, 2,900 tons, Capt.
Boot John, Shanghai... Marco Polo, Italian cruiser, 4,883 tons, Capt. P..
Botti, Shanghai.
Vesuvio, Italian cruiser, 1,500 tons, 14 guns,
6,820 i.h.p, Capt. Zezi, Shanghai,
JAPANESE MEN-OF-WAR. Battleships,
guns, Captain S. Misu, at Japan.” Asahi, 1st class, 15,200 tons, 15,000 i.h.p., 18 Vashima, 1st class, 12,460 tons, 38 guns, 14,000
h.p., at Kure,
Fuji, 1st class, 33,450 tons, 38 guns, 14,000
b.p., at Taku. Chingin, and class, 7,330 tons, 22 guns, 6,200
h.p., at Yokosuka.
Coast Defence Ships.. Matsushima, 1st class, 4,277 tons, 25 guns,
5,400 h.p, at Sasebo. suskushima, Is: class, 4,277 tons, 35 guns,
5,400 h.p., al Kures
Klantschou, on Wednesday, the 19th inst, at PITCHABURI, German steamer, 1,600, G. Il- Whiting, twin screw, torperio-bost destroyesyens, German cruiser, 4,200 tons, 8 guns Hashidate, ist class,; 4.377 tons; 35 guns, 5,400
II A.M.
For Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria and Vancouver, B.C.-Per Farlar, on Wednesday, the 16th April, at 14 A.M.
FCRA. OE.
Hongkong, 7th March. ON LONDON, Telegraphic Transfer.1/9 11/16 ...1/01 Bank Bills, on demand. Credits, 4 months' sight... D'ments, 4 months' sight. 1/10)
M.1.85 ON BERLIN, (demand)................. -ON PARIS, Bank Bills, ou demand.........2.27)
Credits, nonths' sight.2.31
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15
ON NEW YORK, Bank Bills, on demand ...444 Credits, 30 days' sight...dai ON BOMBAY, Telegraphic Transfer'....135
Ou demaid.......
..135 ON SHANGHAI, Telegraphic Transfer .....73
Private 30 days' sight ...nom. .12) % prem.
ON YOKOHAMA, T.T.
mann, 4th Mar.,Bangkok 25th Feb, General Butterfickt & Swire. RIOJUN MARU, Japanese steamer, 3,979, N. Olino, and Man-Shanghai 26th Feb., General Nippon Yasen Kaisha, SAGA, Norwegian steamer, 699, Nalveg, 1st
Mar, Bangkok Hth Feb., Rice.-Chi-
nesc.
son, 16th Dec.,Hoji 9th Dec, Coal- SALAMANCA, British steamer, 883, J. H. Ander-
Bradley & Co.
SAVOIA, German steane, 1,260, l'orzelins, 3rd Mar, Moji 2611 Feb., Ceals.-Carlowitz & Co. STRATIYLE, British steamer, 3,584, J. R.
Gordon, 22nd Fee-San Francisco 17th Jan, Flour and Lember-Butterfield & Swire.
TACOMA, American steamer, 1,689, A. Dixon.
26th Feb,-Tacoma via Ports 27th Jan, General-Dodwell & Co., Ld. TAMBA MAKU, Japanew steamer, 3,800, John W. Wale, fal Mar-Shanghai, 3rd Mar, General-Nippoa Yusen Kaisha THALES, British Steamer, &zo, A. J. Robson,
Gth alar-Hoihow 4th Mar., General Douglas, Laprail: & Co.
Sovereigns, Bank's Buying Rate$11.05 TRITOS, Cernan steamer, 1030, H. Clausen,
Gold Leaf 100 touch, per tel
Bar Silver paying
Dollars.............
57.15 125 3/10 .....nom:
OPIUM QUOTATIONS,
Hongkong, 7th March. To-day's quotations are as follows:-
BENGAL New Patna......
Old Patna...yrano
New Benares
--
Old Benares....
MALWA-New.........
Last year's....
2/3 years old.......... 3/4 years old.... Putterfore
Per chest. @ $905
@ 920
.@ 905
@920 nom. Per picul. .@ $880 ..@ 945/60
@920/30. ...@930/40 ...... 940 PERSIAN-Superior drug was sold @ 600
RIVER STEAMERS, SCHOONERS, AND LORCHAS.
Fatshan, British steamer, 1,425, Lossius,- Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co. Ho-nam, British steamer, 1,377, 1. 1. Jones, Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steambozi *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.
Hot-tong, Chinese steamer, 400 tons, Captaip
- Chi Wa & Co. Tai-on, British steamer; 728, J. Lawrence-Tai
On Steamship Co.
Pak Kong, British steamer,-Kwong Wan S.S.
Co.
Kong Nam, British steamer, T. Austin, R.N.R.,
-Chinese Owned.
Hongkong and Macao, Heungshan, British steamer, 1,055, W. E. Clarke, Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.
Maono and Canton. Lungshan, British steamer, 141, G. F. Morrison, R.N.K., Hongkong, Canton and Macaé Steamboat Co.
Kiangtung, Chinese steamer, 583, R. J. Mac. kenzie, China Merchant Steam Naviga- tion Co.
Canton and West River. Nanning, British steamer, RD. Thomas, -Hongkong, Canton and Maçao Steam- boat Co Sainam, British-steamer, W. Dixon,-Hong- kong, Canton and West River Steainbuat
Co.
VESSELS IN PORT.
Steamers,
ANNAM, Danish steamer, 3,702, P. A. Berent
zen, 6th Mar,-Shanghai 3rd Mar, Gene- mal-Melchers & Co. BAIKAL, Russian steamer, 717, Kashkin, 13th
Jan-Manila 9th Jan, Ballast.-Order. BAMBERG, German steamer, 4,200, Zurbonsen, 6th Mar,Singapore 27th Feb., General.
Melchers & Co. BRAND, Norwegian steamer, 1,519, John Thronsen, 15th Feb,-Singapore 29th Jan., Timber-Dodwell & Co., Ldr DAIGI MARU, Japanese steamer, 846, T., Kitano, 5th Mar,-Tamsui 2nd March, Amoy 3rd, and Swatow 4th, Supher and General Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. Dorr, Norwegian steamer, 629, P. Y. Johnsen,
4th Mar.,-Bangkok 24th Feb., Rice Chinese.
DR. HANS JERG KAER, Norwegian steamer, 691, H. E. Larsen, 28th Feb., Sarawak 20th Feb, Timber Sander, Wieler & Co.
th Feb,-Saigon 6th Feb., Rice and Rice-incal-Kong Fal. TSINAN, British steamer, 1,460, C. Lindberg, 28th Feb,-Japanese l'orts 23rd Feb, General. Butterfield & Swire. VICTORIA, American seamer, 2, 12, J. Panton,
2nd Mar,Taco 1st Febl, General Dodwell & Co., 44
Sailing Vessels.
German HERZOK JOHANN ALBRECHT,
schooner, 701, Andersen, toth October,- Manila 6it: Oct., General-Master, Ivy, Americau ship, 1,181, Stition, 30th Jan; -Mudoral 15th Nov., Timber-Order. LOTIAIR, Italian baik, 678, Borzzo, 24th Jan, -Callao roth Nor, Sugar-Carlowitz & Co.
MATOYA MARU, Japanese schooner, 121, Doch, 27th Jan-Marih 20th Jan, Ballast- Master.
VALE OF DOON, British bark, 669, J. Petersen, 16th Dec,Rejang 18th Nov Timber.- Sander, Wieler & Co.
HIS BRITANNI MAJESTY'S SHIPS ON THE CHINA STATION.
Hongkong, 7th March, 1902. Alacrity, despatch-vessel, 1,700 1005, 10 gas, 3,000 i.h.p., Comdr. S. E. Easkine, Hong- kong.
Albion, ist-class baleship, 12,900 tons, 13,100 i.hp, 16 guns, Capt. W. W. Hewett, Hongkong,
Algerine, sloop, 1,050 tons, & gnus, 1,100 i.hp.,
Comdr. W. Carey, Newchwang. Arrilussa, and-class cruiser, 4,300 tons, 10 guns,
5,000 i.l.p., Gap. J. Startin, Shanghai. Argonaut, 1st-class cruiser, 11,000 tons, 16,500 ip., 16 guns, Capt. G. H. Cherry, RN, Wei-hai-wei.
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Astra, d-class miser, 4,300 tons, 7,000 hp, 10 guns, Capt. C. J. Baker, Hong- kong. Aurora, Ist-class criser, 5,600 tons, 8,500 i.h.p., 12 guns, Capt. E. H. Bayly, C.D., en routé Home, Blenheim, 1st-class cruser, 9,000 ions, iz guns,
41,411 Lhip, Capt. F. H. Henderson, C.M.G, Amoy.
"Brambis," Ist-class gunboat, 710 tons, 1,300 it. 6 guns, Licut, and Comdr. F. M. Leake, Hong long Brisk, 3rd-class cruiser, 1,700 tons, 6 guns, 5600 1h... Commander E. H. Martin, Britomari, st-class gunboat, 710 tons, 1,300 i.h.p, 6 guns, Lieut.-Comdr. E. A. Baird, Canton.
Singapore.
Cressy, 1st-class cruiser, 12,000 tons, Capt.
Tudor, cruising. Daphne, stoop, 1,0 tons, 8 guns, 2,000 i.h.p., Capt. Wm. C. Pakenham, Singapore. Eclipse, 1st-class cruiser, 5,600 tons, 11 guns,
8,000 Lb.p., Capt. R. H. S. Stokes, Hong. kong. Endymion, Ist-class cruiser, 7,350 tons, 12,000
ih.p. 12 gud, Capt. A. W. Paget, C.G. Hongkong, Es, coast defence gunboat, 363 tons, 3 guns, zoo i.h.p., Lieul-Comdr. W. Forbes, Chin kiang. Fame, twin screw, torpedo-bont destroyer, 360 tons, 6 guns, 1400 i.h.p., Lieut, and Comdr. C. Mackenzie, p.8.0.
Firebrand, 3rd-class gunboat, 455 tons, 4 guns, 360 Lb.p., Lt. and Comdr. Beaty Pownall, Hongkong.
Glory, 1st-class fagship, 12,950 tons, 16 guns,
kong..
13,500 i.h.p., Capt. A. W. Carter, Hong- Goliath, 1st-cias battleship, 12,950 tons, 16 guns, 13,500 ih.p., Capt. L. Wintz, Hong- kong. Hart, twin screw, torpedo-boat destroyer, 200
tons, G guns, 400p i.hip., în reserve. Handy, twin screw, torpedo-boat destroyer, 260 cons, 6 guns, 2000 i.h.p., Licut and Com G. G Hardy
Humber, storeslin, 1,640 tons, Boo L.h.p., Com.
H. J. Davism, Hongkong... Janus, torpedo-beat destroyer, 280 tons, 6 guns,
3,900 h.p, a reserve,
-661 tutis, 5 guns, 6,000 i.h., in reserve. Wivers, const defence ship, 2,750 tons, 4 guns,
1,000 i.h.p,, in reserve Hongkong. Woodcock, river-gunboat, 150 tons, guns, 550
Lh.p., Lieut.-Comdr. Watson, Kiukiang, Woodfirk, river-gunboat, 150 tons, z guns, 550 1.b.p.. Lieut-Comdr. H. E. Hillman, Yangtse
Torpedo-boats in Reserve Nos. 8, 35, 36, 37 and 38, first-class; and 3 second-class boats.. Miscellaucous, Aspers, Austrian gunboat, 970 tons, Captain
Heinrich, Singapore.. Holland, Dutch cruiser guns, 1900 tons,
5,250 i.h.p:, Capt. S. N. Sybrandi, Swatow. Koningin Wilhelmina der Nederlanden, Dutch
cruiser, 8 guns, 4,600 tons, 5,900 i.h.p., Capt. J. P. Kossunn, Swatow. Leopard, Austrian criset, 1,600 tons, Captain
Müller, Saigon.
José da Cunha Lima, Macho, Liberal, Portuguese gunboat, 558 tons, Comdr. Maria Theresa, Austrian cruiser, 10 guns,
yoo tons, 9,755 hp. Capt. V. Bless Ritter v. Sambuchi, Shanghai. Piet ffein, Dutch cruiser, 5 guns, 3,6c tous,
4.736 i.h.p., Capt. Jansen, Taku Zaire, Portuguese gunboat, $30 tons, Captain
Mello, Macao.
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FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR ON THE CHINA AND JAPAN STATION
The Russian Squadron. Admiral Körnila, Russian armoured cruiser, 5,000 tons twin screw, 36 guns, 9,500 h.p. Captain Jakovleff, at Nagasaki, Admiral Nakhine, Russian armoured cruiser, 28 guns, 9,000 tons, 8,000 .b.p., Capt. Vscrolojsky, at Tientsin.
Alcout, Russian gunboat, 810 tons, 8 guns, 1,200
h.p., Captain Elkisky, at Nagasaki, Amaur, Russian cruiser, 2,600 tons, Captain
Barstch, at Hongkong
Dobre, Russian gun-vessel, twin screw, 950 tons, 13 guns, 1,150 h.p., Captain 'Dobrovolsky, at Taku.
Dimitri Donskoy, Russian armoured cruiser, 6,000 tons, twin screw, 34 guns, 7,000 h.p., Comdr. Sharon, Singapore. Galdamak, Russian gunboat, 400 tons, twin screw, 18 guns, 3,500 h.p., Capt. Serabren- nikff, at Taku. Gremlasicky, Russian armoured cruiser, 1,492
toos, twin screw 12 guns, 2,000 h.p., Capt. Miklashevsky, at Shanghai. Koreyetz, Russian cruiser, 1,200 tons, 9 guns,
2,150 h.p., Capt.. Silmann, at Taku. Mandjour, Russian cruiser, 1,213 tons, twin
screw, 14 guns, 1,500 h.p., Capt. Yakeroff, at Nagasaki. Navarin, Russian battleship, 10,000 tons, 10
guns, 9,000 h.p. Capt. Yenish, at Nagasaki. 1,800 h.p., Capt. Zarine, at Nagasaki, Nayezdnik, Russian cruiser, 1,334 tons, 14 guns, Otvarny, Russian armoured cruiser, 1,490 tons,
twin screw, 12 guns, 2,000 h.p,, Captain Coprianoff, at Shanghai. Petroparlevski, Russian battleship, 12,000 tons,
Capt. Grevais, at Nagasaki. Pelttava, Russian battleship, 10,960 tons,
11,255 hp, 16 guns, Capt. Orgeroff, al Nagasaki.
22 guns, 14,500 b.p., Capt. Domojiroff, at Rossta, Russian armourd cruiser, 12,200 tons
Nagasaki.
Roxbaynik, Russian cruiser, 1,315 tons 1,786
h.p., 'guns, Capt. Kernussky, at Macao. 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, 13,000 hp, 16 guns, Capt. Meleusky, at Nagasaki, Silatch, Russian gunboat, 4 guns, 1,200 h.p.,
Capt. Barronoff, at Nagasaki. Sixsoi Veliky, Russian battleship, 8,850 tons, 14 guns, 8,500 i.hp, Capt. Tarassoff, at Manila, Sivutch, Russian gunboat, 950 tons, twin
screw 13 guns, 1,200 hp., Capt. Soubatia, at Nagasaki.
Seaborg, 1st class, Russian torpedo boat, 69 tons, 3 guns, 2 torp tubes 780 h.p., speed 19-7 knots.
Varyag, Russian cruiser, 5,500 tons, 12 guns,
Capt. Behr, at Nagasaki. Vladimir Monomach, Russian cruiser, 6,000
tons, 16 guns, Prince Ouchtomsky, at Singapore,
Vostock, Russian torpedo gunboat, 4 guns, 650
h.p., Com, Molchousky, at Nagasaki. Vradnik, Russian torpedo boat, 400 tons, 18 guns, twin screw; 1,500 h.p., Capt. Rogulia, at Taku. Zabiaka, Russian cruiser, 1,230 tons, 20 guns, 4,000 h.p., Capt. Shkruff, at Nagasaki. (1st wid Zud olass.) Delphin, Russian torpedo boat, 350 tons, Capt.
Novakovsky, at Shanghai. Forti, Russian torpedo boat, 23 tons, I gun,
220 h.p., 16 kouts.
fantchichl, Russian torpedo boat; 87 tons, 4
guns, 970 b.p., 19 knots. Kasatka, Russian torpedo boat, 350 tons, Capt.
Mouravieft at Shanghai..
2,930 h.p, Capt. Stein, at Nagasaki. Jaguar, German gunboat, 1,000 tons, to guns,
Capt. Berger, at Foochow Katterin Augusta, German cruiser, 6,331 toas,
20 guns, 14,000 ph., Capt. Stein, at Hog kung
** Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm, Germa battleship, 10,100 tons, 40 guns, Capt. voa Halzendorff, at Woosung. Lucht, Gennan gunboat; 850 tons, 10 guns,
Comdr. Daelinhardt, at Shanghai. Schwalbe, German cruiser, 5,120 tons, & guns,
Comdr. Boerner, at Hankow. Scendier, German cruiser, 1,600 tons, 3 gins;
Corddr. Schack, at Amoy, Tiger, German gunbuat, 96 tons, 10 mins, Comdr. von Mittelstadt, at Kiauchow. Weissenburg, German battleship, 10,100 (985,
40 guns, Capt, Hofmeier, at Amoy, Warth, Gennan battleship, 10,100 tons, 40
guos, Capt. Borkenhagen, at Taku. K. F. Wilhelm, German battleship, at Naga
saki.
No. go, Gernian torpedo-boat, 320 tons, Capt
Hoepfmer, at Shanghai,
No. 91, German torpedo-boat, 360 tons, Cipt.
Lieut. Püllen, at Shanghai, No. 92, 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, Alonette, gunboat, 200 tons, Lieut.-Condr.
Belloy, at Nagasaki, Amiral Charner, and-class cruiser, 4,800 90s,
Capt, Bathme, Saigno. Bengali, and class dispatch-boat, Lt.-Condr.
De La Croix de Castries, at Nagasaki. Dugeund, and-class cruiser, 4,009 tons, 19 guns,
9,000 i.h.p., Capt. Defevre, at Shanghai. Chasseloup Lauhat, and-class cruiser, 1725
tons, 9,000 i.hp., 18 guns, Capt. Espinay St. Luc, at Saigon.
Comete, gunboat, 600 tons, Capt. Louie, at
Canton. Decedei, gunboat, 699 tons, Capt Leemig, at
Hongkong,
*
D'Entrecasteaux, 1st class cruiser, 000 tons, 26 guns, 13,500 i.h.p., Capt. D: du Fournet, Tonkin.
Descartes, 2nd class protected cruiser, 4,000 tons, 36 guns 631 í.h.p., Capt. L. de Sine, at Saigon.
Eure, Dispatch-transport, Captain Vallit, at
Saigon. Friant, 3rd class cruiser, 4,000 tons, Capt.
Alam at Haiphong
Jean Bart, 1st class cruiser, 4,500 tons, raguns,
8,000 lb.p., Capt. Aubin, at Taku. Kersaint, 3rd class cruiser, 1,300 tons, 13 guns, 2,200 ih.p., Capt. de la Motte du Portail, at Saigon. Lion, gunboat, 500 tons, & guns, 576,h. p., Capt.
Becue, at Saigon.
Pascal, 2nd-class protected cruiser, 4,000 tons, 36 guns, 9,000 ih.p., Capt. M. Moet, at Shanghai.. Styx, 3rd-class cruiser, 1,800 tons, Capt Vin-
cent, at Hongkong.
Surprise, gunboat, 700 tons, to guns, 360ilip, |
Capt. Mornet, at Shanghai.
Ville
Alger, monitor, 944 tons, Captain Bomessaur, at Hongkong, Pipere, gunboat, 400 tons, Captain G. del
Villeneuve, at Foochow *Flagship of Vice-Admiral Courrejoll
THE AMERICAN SQUADRON. Albany, U.S. cruiser, 3,500 tons, Comdi J. E.
Craig, at Manila
Dennington, U.S. gunboat, 1,710 tons, guns, 3,436 h.p., Comdr. C. H. Arnold, at long. kong. Brooklyn, Flagship, U.S. cruiser, 9,71 tons,
Capt. C. C. Todd, at Manila. Callao, U.S. gunboat, 137 toas, 1 gun, 5 h.p.,
Lieut.-Com. G. B. Bradshaw, at Maila. Castine, U.S. gunboat, 1,330 tons, & gun, 2,199
b.p., Comdr. S. W. Very, at Shanghai.. Celtic, U.S. supply-ship, 6,428 tons, 1,80 h.p.,
Condr. C. T. Forse, at Manila Concord, U.S. gunboat, 1,700 tons, 6 guns, 3,405
b.p., Comdr. H. G. D. Colby, at Manila Cuigoa, U.S. supply-ship, 7,000 tons, 2,30 h.p.,
Comdr. J. W. Carlin, at Manila. Don Juan de Audria, U.S. gunboat, 1,200
tons, Capt. Bosman, at Hongkong, Glacier, U.S. supply-ship, Lieut.-Condr. A.
Mertz, at Manila
h.p., at Yokosukat. unge, and class, 2,400 tons, 13 guns, 2,035 h.p.,
Capt. K. Imai, at Japan. A Hiyes, 2nd class, 2,460 tons, 13 guns, 2,033 hp.
Capt. Hizoo Tonjų, at Japan. Helyen, and class, 2,600 tons, 15 guns, 2,400 hp.,
at Yokosuka,
Cruisers.
Kasagt, protected cruiser, 1st class, 4,978 tons,
30 guns, 15,500 h.p, at Saceho, Chllore, protected cruiser, 1st class, 4,978 tons,
30 guns, 15,500 h.p., at Kure. Akashi, protected cruiser, ist class, 2,800 tons,
30 guns, 8,500 h.p., at Kure Yoshino, protected cruiser, 1st class, 4,150 tons,
32 guas, 15,000 h.p., at Shanghai, Naniwa, protected cruiser, Ist class, 3,709 tons;
24 guns, 7,120 h.p., at Manila, Takachiha, protected cruiser, 1st class 3,700
tons, 24 guns, 7,120 b.p., at Keelung. Chiyoda, protected cruiser,fist class, 2,450 tons,
27 guns, 5,500 h.p, at Kure, Takasago, protected cruiser, 1st class, 4,227
tons, 30 guns, 10,000 hp, nt Yokosuka Suma, protected cruiser, 1st class, 2,750 tons,
Capit Shimamura, 24 guns, 8,500 h.p, at Japan. asumi, protected cruiser, 1st class, 3,500 tons, 20 guns, 6,080 hp, Capt. Warita, at Japan, Sai-yes, protected cruiser, 1st class, 2,300 tons,
15 guns, 2,800 h.p, at Yokosuka. Akitsushima, protected cruiser, 1 class, at
Manila
Mga Miyako, znd class, 1,800 tons, 34 guns, 5,000h.p.,
at Taku. Takao, 2nd class 1,760 tons, 15 guns, 2,400 h.p.,
Capt. Matsuide, at Japan. Yayama, 3rd class, 1,600 tons, K. Matsumoto,
10 guns, 5,630 hp, at japan. Tukushi, 3rd class, 1,300 tona, Capt S.
Mastui, 12 guns, 2,887 h.p., at Japan. Otagi, cruiser, at Taku. Sayanami, torpedo-boat destroyer,^ 305 tons,
Capt. J. Takenonchi, at Japan. Bloops and Corveftes. Musashi, 1,490 tons, to gans, 600 h.p., at
Yokosuka.
Katsuragi, 1,480 tuns, 10 guns, 1600 h.p., at
Sascho.
Yamato, 1,480 tons, 16 guns, 1,600 h.p. at
Chemulpo..
Tenriu, 1,550 tons, to guns, 1165 hp, nt Fusan. Kalmon, 1,360 tons, 10 guns, 1,125 h.p., at
Sascho.
Amagi, 1,030 tons, 13 guns, 720 lup, at Yoke-
suka.
Gun-boats.
Oshima, 640 tons, ro guns, 1,200 h.p., at Saseho Ahagi, 620 tons, to gues, 700 hp, at Shanghai.
Alago, 620 tons, to guns, 700 h.p., at Taku, Maya, 620 tons, 10 guns, yoo hp, at Kare225 Chlokai, 620 tons, 10 guns, 700 hp, at Taku. Soko, 572 tons, 4 guns, 400 h.p., at Saseho
waki, 600 tops, & gans, 400 h.p., at Yokosuka. Chinto, 490 tons, 5-guns, 472 b.p. Chinesi, 490 tons, 5 guns, 472 h.p Chin Floku, 490 tons, guns, 472 b.p. Chin Pui, 500 tons, 9 guas, 455 h.p. Chin Chu, 500 tons, 9 guns, 455 h.p. Yakichio, gunboat, 4,000 tons, Capt. Yakis, nt
Japan.
Torpedo-gunboat Taisula, 875 tons, 6 guns, torpeda, tubes,
5,500 h.p., at Yokosuka
Torpedo-boats. Murakumo, 279 tons, at Ujina. Shinonome, 279 toas, at Kare Yugiri, 279 tons, at Takeshiki Shiranuki, 279 tons, at Kobe Ikadurch, torpedo-boat, destroyer, 931 tons,
Comdr. 1. Ishida, at Yokosuka.
Kagere, torpedo-boat destroyer, 297 tons,
Comdr, Iwamura, at Japan.
Kotaka, 190 tons, 6 torpedo-tubes, 1,400 h.p.. Shiramub, torpedo-boat, 178 tons, Comdr
Kosoma, at Japan.
Akebono, torpedo boat destroyer, 310 tons,
Lieut.-Comdr. H. Kawase, Japani- Obow, torpedo-catcher, 318 tona, Capt. Camada,
at Japan 14 boats (Creusot), 56 tons, torpedo tubes,
525 b.p
7
boats (Kobe), 56 tons, a torpedo-tabes, -as
h.p..
boat (Normand) 75 tons, 2 torpedo
1,300 h.p.
2. boats (Schichau), op
1,300 p.
4 boats (Yarrow) 40 tons
10
620 h.p.
boats (Yarrow) "40 took.
620 h.p.
MiscellaneoILE,
Tokiwa, at Yokosuka Naniwa, at Yokosuka
F-tubes
Rinfo, armoured cruiser, 2,530 tons, 10 guns,
800 h.p.
Helena, U.S. gunboat, 1,397 tons, & guns, 1,998
h.p., Comdr. E. K. Moore, at Manik Iris, U.S. distilling-ship, 1,750 tons, 1,30 hp., | Fuso, ut Kure,
Capt. J. J. Meany, at Manila. Isla de Lucon, U.S. gunboat, 1,330, Condr. J.
V. B. Bleecker, at Manila. Kentucky, U.S. batleship, 11,500 ton), Capt.
C. H. Stockton, at Amoy. Manila, US gunboat, 1,057 tons, 2 guns, 750 h.p., Lieut-Comdr. A. P. Nazro, atManila Marietta, US, gunboat, 1,000 tons, 1,5h.p
Iz guns, Comdr, E. H. Gheen, at Canton. Monadnock, U.S. double-turret monitor, 4,000, tous, 6 guns, 3,000 hip, Capt. -F. P. Gil- Kil, Russian torpedo boat, 350 tons, Captaincy, U.S. gunboat, 1,370 tons, 6 guai,
more, at Hongkong. Kivnarsky, at Shanghai. Maandag Nargen, Russian torpedo boat, 85 tons 4 g,
1,200 hp, 22 kunts. Apply Nouorosisk, Russian torpedo boat, 87 tons, 4
guns, 1,900 h,p,32 knots ACIDA
850 hp, Com. G. A Bicknell, at Taku.. Monieres, US, double-turret monitor, 4,000
tons, guns, 5344 hp., Comdr. G.TW Pigman, at Shanghai goy
|
(used ns gunnery traning ship.) Kanjtu, sailing-ship, 877 tons, 6 guns.-
(used as training shin) Manjlu, mailing-ship, 877.tops, 6 guns,
(used as training ship) Trukuda, wooden screw steamer
10 guns, 520 hp, at Edajima
fused
as training sama, sailing corvette
Yokosuk
Hagel wooden baddie steam
mall guna
12" guns at
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