Estimations.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25 1910
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
LADY Lugard is g'ving ro "At Home" at Government House on the 20th of December.
A CILINA MD was awarded three weeks' hard Jabout at the Police Court 1 is morning for the
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STEAM-LAUNCH COXSWAIN CHARGED.
Kwok Lo, coxswald, of the steum-launch Wah Ying, was brought up before Mr. E. R Hollifax at the Magistracy this afternoon for alleged mansl.ughter of one P.C..Tron and a Chipase seaman in a Police patrolling boat the barbar on the night of the 4th inst. Capt. Lyons was in charge of the case for the l'alich and Mr. W. E. D. Shentor, fom the firm of Messis Deaton, Locker and Deacon, repre ommander C W seated the defendant. Beckwith, M., Assistant Harbour Master, was also present in Court and occupied a seat on
bench
A CHINAMAN was fined 15 at the Police Court this mersing for being in unlawful possession of a quality of sudulwood. MRS. Malo, ofha Kowloon British School, has reported to the Police that sho bas missed jewellery bmoueting to the total value of $.48. A COOLIRwas awarded fourteen days' imprison-the ment and four hours' stocks at the Magistracy today for the larceny of a quantity of timber at Sai Wan Ho.
A REPORT has been made to the Police that thief entered an unnumbered house in Juk Ming Lane and stale rings, pears and cloibing valued at 5:45.
THE Paris Matin states that the French cruiser Edgar Quinel will be able to fire #alls at the rate of to a minute. All the new ships of the French gavy will be provided with similar
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A COOLIE was charged before Ma E R. Ha'l.. fax at the Mig.siracy this morning for th larceny a brass brackets from privat, rick Maltshawa. His Worship ztatenced the thief to
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Mr. A. Ritchie stated that he was a passenger on board the steam-launch WaA Xing on thỏ 4th inst, between 9 and to p.m. and was going to Yau-ma-ti. They left Pentral Market wharf and two and a half minutes later he heard a crack
Did he fish the light 7-Ye Did he about cut at the simo time?—Yes. How far was the lasoch when hest od up?- About tex chrùng,........
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Who shouted first, the prople on the launch. or the European' constable?-Tbe copstablo shouted Girst
about the curtant?—No,
His Worship-Could you say anything|
Was it easy pulling ? -You Was the boat going fast? - Yes. Coatleting, witness stated that when near the launch they backed water for about - ten to twenty strokes. All four of the Chinese crow stood up, but col before they got near the launch. They backed water on their bow. They had received no orders to do so from the European constable.
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Other witnesses were called and the bearing was further adjourned,
PORTRAITS FOR QUEEN'S COLLEGE.
and immediately got up and looked over the side and sao man straggling in the water, â line was immediately thrown over. He then looked over the starboard sidy and saw a boat. - ịa couldnɔt sý whether it was a'sampant or a boat. The launch stood by and picked up two more men. A mas on the Isunch shouted out how many men were in the boat and the on. swer was "vs" Ar the collision then men were escuel. The coxswain, ingaired howlers, generously subscribed to by those who
nine weeks' "hard" and six bours' sticks. ONE of the three Portuguese youths who were charged with theft the other day was this morn- ing sentenced to three months hard" audio charge. The launch was going about was further bound over in a personal bond of three quarters speed. The night was a very So to appear for judgment when calle upon, dark one and it was blowing very hard. A strong current was running at this time. The THE Matins Cont of laquiry' lato the colli launch bad the anal lights and ja addition slon between two river-boa,s in Whampoa
one was put up in the fore-part for the con Chaonel, which was to have bees held at the venience of the passengers. Harbour Office this morning has been adjouro. ed to Wed sesday next, owing, to the Harbour Maste.. isability to ge: the Gour: together.
OWING to a misprint in or yesterday's issue, we gave the same oi.one of the steamers which"
Robert Porter & Co.'s collided in Whampoa Chanel the other
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TRIO OF HANDSOME GIFTS COMPLETED.
As we had the pleasure of announcing on Torsday last, Queen's College will soon be materially enriched in his embellishments by a Leries of oil plaintings cfsome of its past mas
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KOWLOONS TŘADE.
teresting also to note that of "the"af" million"," picu's of raw sogar imported into the colony about 1,000.00 picuts were absorbed by the refizeries of Messrs Butterfield & Swire and Města Jardino, Matheson & Co.-The pros perity of Hongkong is another expression for the well-being of the ssighbouring Custome districis, an i when Hongkong coises to advance in prosperity the star of the Kowlo 'n tiade must be expected to wine. It is satisfactory to len n that the general view of the business world is that the lowest point of depression bis been reacbed and that things may be expected to mend. It is an opi in new shared by many icicntial man in its colony that future pros
buoyant ffered somewhat.. Do the fishing fleet, however, in the vici ity of Hongkong, cons The following statistics relate to Kowloon's siderable. Tois was i flcted, many suivivers trade for the year 19091-The net valan of the from disabled junks being brought la by in Irade parsing Le Kowloon stations for the year coming steamers. overal shipw.ocked Clin-
og roacked a total of HR."Tis. 49,653,681, 20
eas were also picked up by (be revenue steamer- compared with 8%. 21: 53 477,375 in 1908 and Karpis.The trade of Hicazko g was admir. #4. 71s. 54,381,058 in 1907, and there is thus a bly dealt with luso interesting article check to record in the expansion of the trade which appeared in the Hongkong Telegra A of the Kowloon district, though reference to shortly after iho close of the pear. From our tables will show that among the potent this authoritative source: note that Shapebal quite.cansos of the existing decrease are lessened mill flour, of which, in spɔt, 753afol picols, impériations of opiom and rice. The trade for | valued at $1,717,148, ware exponed to. Chia- the year was marked by many unfavourable esa ports, is again responsible for a decreas. features, for contraction of credit had its das | ed importatio:--9:6,000 bagu—of the American result, but towards the close of the year a bet- commodity. Helpe I by the low prica-ol silvà torfeeling prevailed with an indication of brisk. | an) hi ̧h pesce of American wheat its relativa er business; stocks of all description had fallon | chenjuess appeals to the poorer classes, It is to a sormal level, ani s'gas ware not wanting to indicate the approach of a period of steady trade. Eul though no the whole the general cradition of trade during the year may not bave besa especially favourable, owing to various causes which combined to aggravate the commnicial soervation and inactivity from which, as has already bean pointed out, signs of recovery word manifest only towards the and of the year, yet without ansröwly looking at any fortuitous circamstances which may have caused it to be prosperous or the reserva during sny given month, it may be erafijoorly stated many men w.re missing and one of the ten- still retain a liugering interest in the traditioss
that there is no causes at work which may cued men said two, one being a Europain of the Colony's premier educational institu- prevent a thorough revival of prosperi . With
the advance of spring came a long period of late perity lies along the lines of co-operation and. and the ther a Chinese. About to pastion. The portraits of Dr. Frederick Stewart
cordial relation with her usighbour, chief cus and the late Mr. G. Falconer have already and heavy rains and washer adorally so un- sengers were travelling. at the time fore and aft and be did not know who was
been offered and accepted and now it is pablo that the rice crop in Kwangu ag wastomer, and follow trader-China. Commercial announced that subscriptions have been col. considerably damaged. But bankruptcias and success depends upse many factors, and among lected for a splendid representation to all of failures mest engagements were few and far these are security, convenience, and goodwill, Mr. A. May, 1.5.0. The names of the anh-
belwaco, and most of the mercantile and fisan- and it is plaisant to record that the colony i scribers, who are all "Old Boys" of the Col-cial institutions passed successfully through viewing China's fiscal requi emants with a losi inge, follow:-
the year. There can, tfesarse, be no doubt that jealous attitude than formerly. To paraphrasa competition is now kocner than it has hitherto modra writer: just as geographically Hoog.. brenin 11 branchs of industry and that the ton kong is one with China, of which Kingdom the dency is to reduce all profits to a minimum. island once formed an ict gral part, sa socially, Exchange during the greater part of the year economically, and commercially the older fluctuated but little. During May there was a separatioas and divisio s are becoming ao slight rise, occasioned by exceptional'activity longer possible. A nower and wider synthesis, in exports, coincident with continued stagestion based on libe al imagination, mutually reas in in the market for imports; but this movement able and sympathetic, is wanej. Nothing but was of hair duration, and the latter part of the good to both parties can eventuate by a per- year brought improvement in deliveries of im severance in this policy. It is much to ha ported goods. Opening at 12 8 13/16d. the ster- boped that adverse factors will not occur to ting value of the dollar gradually rossiors, d, mar results for the coming year. but fell again to ts. Bid. towards the end of
Revanue. The total reve.us for the year October, and kept about this level uni!! early in was Tl. 351.915, or Tis. 8,963 above the col December, when a gradually opward movament lection for 19. As compared with the pre- set in, the opening rate at the commsacement vious year's figures; import duties, including of 1gia belag 1 3 13/16d. The year 19:9 will rank the duty and likin on opium, show an increase as a memorable one in the annals of the port of T., 189, while export duties show increases of Hongkong owing to two "epoch-marki gaggrogating Tis 8,771. The loss on opium, occurrences the commencement of operations to connexion with the building of a Hongkong University and, the introduction of a limited Customs Service. The University scheme was made possible by the offer of funds for the excction of buildings from Mr. Mody, one of Hoogkong's most prominant citizens, who sub. sequently increased bir donation to $185.01, which repressants nearly duble, of the sum` criginally offered. The scheme has received a foll measura of support, f.r in May His Ex- celicacy the Governor pnnounced that "Merats, Butterfeld and Swito bad promised a donation of 10,000 towards the Laduwment Fund; of given £30,000, and is the following month the which sum Messrs. John Swire and tons had Canton Viceroy forwarded the sum of $10,000, which had beea raised at his request from Chi- melo sources, towards helping to rasterialife the. scheme. The Endowment Fund now stands at
Mr. Shenton-You live in Yaumati, don' you 2-Yos.
How many times do you cross aver in a day?--Twice.
Has the launch always been managed exaci. the same way as on the night of the 4:47—
You.
day and is connection with which a Mitingly Court of lequity is to be held at the Harbou Office at the Hoi Tung. shoul i have booD 'the Kwonglung. The other siekmer is the u
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NEWS FROM THE NORTH.
THE LATEST DENUNCIATION. [Spiciully Translated for the Hongkong Telegraph].
Connor Chen Spen-tung has denounced Frince Sa lor negligbace in the disasarga ol
A. S. WATSON & CO., Police duties and the employment of incompe
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tent officials on the staff. The memorial has tcco shelved.
THE AMERICAN LUAN,
Has there been any collision before ?—No, You do a good deal of lunch work, don't You? You
Do you think the latioch was going at a reckless speed? No, it was not.
Prior to the collision did you hear any ward ing from the Police boat?-No.
Did the luach cruise round after the coll sion for about three-quarters of an hour?-She stood by for half an hour Aller this I fold
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him to steam west so as to enable us to pick up.any bodica..
How long did you cruise like that?-For Lover an hour,
Immediately after tha cailision was life beit thrown into the water? Yes, I saw one and everything was done as quick as they conte
Daring last week Duke Tai-tso, the Miniz ter of fosts and Communications, .. ang Shao-yi, and Vice-Minister Sueng_Hsuna-w]}
His Worship Did the coxswain lose his bad conferences in the Grand Council regard-head at all?-No, he was perlecily capable..
onghong Telegraph the protest received from japinste quatters
The Honghong
against the raising of the Ameri.ab.lous,
THE CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1910.
The Grand Couücil was received instructions from the Prince Regent that hereafter all im- COLLISIONS AND "GOOD 10$$." portant telegrams received by, tha Council from the various provinces relating to Constitu- We learn that a mail-boat of one of the well.tional affairs, should be submined direct for known lines trading in the Far East landed the Regent's parasal, no matter whether they four shipwrecked men in Japan the other are presented on behalf of others or not.
day, and that the shipwreck had been caused by the sampan or juok belonging to these men crossing the bows of the sleamer. One
wonders how it is that more accidents of this
ANOTHER LOAN..
During the time H.E, Jui Cheng, the Viceroy wo Huprovinces, was'in Poking, he proposed
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THE NEW CABINET,
iis reported that Price bing is willing to accept the post of president of the New Cabinet which has been offered him by the Prince
Regent.
MILITARY MATTERY,
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Ha blew four whistles and ran asters ?—Yes;
There w. no wataing at al.?-No.
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Ng Hun Tiz, Leung Po, Woog Kam Fok, H. K. Hang, J. O. Anderson, Ko Pa Sham, He Shui Wing, Ho Shai Kit, Ho Sbai T, Ho Shai
Kwong.
AN AMERICAN ARRESTED,
ALLEGED ISSUE OF FALSE CHIQUES.
&tford Fiolay Taayer, as American, was ar rostad at non to-day sabis arrival from Ma ila He appeared before Me. J. R., Wood, Saco ad Police Magistrat, this afternoon, charged by Mr. A. Davies, Manager of the Hongkong Hotel, with issuing cheques to the total amount of $496,81, on the 23rd of September list by false y protending that he had an account with the Hongkong and Shangani Bank in Manila, whereas in fact he has no sach account,
and the defendant was unrepresented.
Inspector Manson was in charge of the case
The case was remanded till to-morrow at 12 o'clock so as to canbid the defendant to find bail. To the meanwhile, bis Worship ordered defendant to be detained in Folice cullody.
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THE UGLIEST WARSHIP AFLOAT
Great Interest attaches to the speed tests of the new battleship.cruiser Innefatigabiz. Bet turbioca are ostensibly designed to develop Was there any noise on baard before the 44,00 bh.g, and give a speed of twenty-six collis.ou? · No, „
kuoti, but the enginearing department of Was it raining?—It was drizzling.
Devonport Dockyard is calculating on an ex- Was it clear enough to see the launch cess of fiom two to'three koots on this^; light! 7-Yes,
The Indefatigable will displice 19,350 tops Aed was it clear coough to see junk light?-on bar trials. Her huil embodies some strike
Yes, it was.
Antor i Romero, stated he was employed la
the Oriental Tobacco Manufactory Yad mali, He was os board the launch. Wai Ying
ing departures of design. From beg`stem to about one-fifths of ber langth eft, she is buil: as keen as a wedge. No racing yacht has such kuife-like loes, As sailors put it, she has no shoulders at all.
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essential to spord, but it must not be carried There is a twofold purposals this. Ketones beyond certain limits for staworthiness. The indefatigable is not intended to be seaworthy Sho will be drivan through the waves, not over
them.
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ty and likin, amonaled f› Hk Tis, 20,657, While it cannot, on the sand, be contended that the revcous for the pear coj 1ys the distinc tion of being a specially favourablo ono, it can- .
on the other, be regarded as altogether unsatisfactory, seeing that the only decrease obscy bic is en duty and likin on o; lum, un- der existing circumstances a steadily decadent trade. Too foreign opiam figures for the last five years..re-
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1905,506. 1597. 1908.
Picule. Piculs, Picule. Picais, Piculs.
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1,017 1,04 $53 765
It is not likely that the above sopra.enis the district, as a great deal probably goen by other total amsual of opium finding its way into the chainsis than those under our observation.
THE PEGUH REPORT.
The following is the first report of the Direc-- to.s to the shareholders which was laid bef.re
the meeting yesterday.
Sheet and Picfit and Loss A7: for the year cuded 31st August, 1910, last. The net profit for the period amounted to $70,acf.98.
"Your Directors beg to submit the Balauco
S1E3 640-A bill relating to liquor licenses was passed during the year, and the current saying is that Hongkong is now no longora that it is no longer a free driniting post? The free port! Would it by more correct to say
Colonial Govérament, realising that the new opium policy of restriction and extinction au meat would seriously interfere with the colonial nounced by the British and Chinese Govern. bad, et, and recogaising that if matters were inevitably ensue a deficit of from $500,000 allowed to drift a' grave state of affairs would | absorb $75,500.
Your Directors semmend ;—.
which with the interim dividend of 71% will I That a fizıl divideod of 10% b: declared,
A detal
to the Grand "ouncil and the Prince Regent and heard a man shouting out to a sampan and that an iron bridge should be built from Hands stood up and saw a Police boat coming so sort do pot happes, or how steamer officerska to Wuchang. it is now learnt hat the wards the launch on the starboard-side. He are able to preserve their sanity under what plan bus been prepared by an American Enw the collision, and saw the Police beat must be jatolerable provocation. Two days gi.cer and ha cost of erection is estimated at capsize. He saw two men in the water ago, we are informed by an eye-witness, the about $4,0.0,000 gold the amount in quts.ion Dae caught hold of the rope on this sido following episode occurred a steamer will be borrowed from Anserica.
of the launch. The launch then forged round.
z That the balance of $13 7. 8 98 bu carried,
leaving longkong was feeling its way through
The man in the water was shouting for help
to $600s being anticipated in its opium re forward to next account. Her immense freeboard forward rendes this venue prior to the opening of the tenders for and a lifebuoy was thrown out to him. After
Cultivation.-During the year, apprral the traffic, and had nearly got clear of the
is a coxswaly blew the whistle-four times, possible. Where a smaller vessel would drown to new opium-farm-to-Siptember-150gmately 30-geres were felled, cleurez and plan ed *crowd of sampans that swarm round the
A search was then made. He could not diserself, the fadefatigable, whil merely throw a found it.accessary to amend its system of un-with rubber only, bringing the total plaated sleamier wharves. A sampan that was ap
inguish the coxswain at the time, as it was a lifting power is that she shall not lose ber considered feast disturbing to general interests, and 5 acres under coronals. During the smpther of spiay. Thọ idea of minimising her restricted and unrecorded trade is the way it | area up to about 1,155 acre 5—1,100 under robber parently doing nothing and going nowhere
dark night, and he was standing at the time," suddenly burst out in frantic cuergy, so to
The launch was going full speed at the time. speed by pluaging is heavy weather, and that, and thus it was that there was passed on the current year it is proposed to plant op a speak, and the piratical-looking scamps who
He was si ting on the right hand sids and saw she shall prove a steadier gou platform. Zaor-17th September an Ordinanca levying daty on fariter, yo aeres with rubler. were rowing it, laughed, actually laughed, as
ao light on the Police boat. The prop'e on
mous bilge keels will redace her zoling.
all intoxi, ating 1.q10:s impôtie i lato, or mánu, ed survey of the Estate will be put board rendered every assistance they could after
façored in, the colony, Liquors stored in to baud 'as toon as possible. Since the Es- they drove their craft right across the bows
the collision.
bonded warehouses or in trac's.t'are not dusi tato was taken over na lapizca bas bres pl.nt of the steamer. The Captain on the bridge was a gentleman who on occasion is capable
able, and with regard to those distilled, madeed, and it is not intoade, that any should be. or prepared locally, duty is only leviable on ra Too Estate has been kept in good order, and of sajlorly language. In fact, he is not a bit
AN IMPORTANT FOST.
moval from the factories. I is estimated that whi re necessary the fields have been cultivated afraid of saying so, in sailorly terms. But
The Grand Councilors häv; de.crusino1 to
some $700.00 per annum will be derived fram by digging. on this occasion he merely sighed. Now, recommend Chang Chisu to take charge of the |
Disease, The Estate is particularly free this new firm of taxation. It is interesting to acte that in spite of the restrictions imposed from disease. on the opium trade by the new Consolidating Labour The Lotni labour force is just over The purpose of this is to carry the fames Opium Ordinance the actual result of the com800 men, and the Manager anticipates zo clear of the fire con.rol station on the fore ripetition for the opium farm for the three years difficulty in adding to this number as required. ped. The effect is sadly to mar the symmetry How often have you beca travelling by this of the ship. ferry?-Vary often.
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H.E. Na has been instructed by the Prince Regent to proceed to Mukden to watch the new system of training of troops as well as 1) investigate in,o the uegutiations proceeding between Russia and Japin for the inc.cass of troops.
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ADMIRAL SAH DISCARDS HIS QUEUR.
we submit that a merchant skipper's new Constitucional Chamber (o-to-guaD} 09 sigh is a serious thing, as serious a thing, this position must be filed by a man who and indeed, more so, thio' Naval cojoy the confidents of tue people. Caplain's "Damn." Things must very bad when it comes to that. Add co they are, very bad. For, if one of these wrets ched sampause run down, and' ope- of its
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B.E. Admiral Sir Sah Chen Ping discarded hic que son the 17. last, with a view to encour ging Military and Naval officers to follow his example. Ee also hopes that tho people whi do
worthless rowers drowned, the poor Captain likewise: or officer on the bridge may be charged with manslaughter, and in any case gets let in for
A REMARKABLE INTERVIEW,
In is reported that Prince Tati-Taan inter-
no end of trouble. These water rats think viewed Prince Ching on the 19th inst, and it "good joss," that it brings them luck, to asked him why he had not supported the pro- take risk by wantonly crossing a steamer's pasal for the immediate opening of 'Parliament. bows, Wint can be done to put down this The latter replied that as there were so many sort of thing? Those who follow the sea other matters to be looked to, such as the pro- have worries and anxieties enough, Heaven mulgation of Constitutional and E'ection Laws, theestablishment of the Privy Cou cl, the knows, without additions of this sort. We Auditing Department, the Administrative Curs suggest that it should be an understood thing. fe a Parliament could bs practicable, that when a sampan is run down by a steamer, that it should be put off for at least two or three under no matter what circumstances, the years in order to preceed with the other necess
· steamer be held blameless, and that she be ary reforms. Prince Taan assested alx months under no obligation to stop and pick up the weld suffice to make the necessity prepara- sampan men-that is, in part, of course. tious if the Government set to work with a will This sounds drastic but is far more reason.
and that it was bighly impolitic to,defor the able than the present stupid and irrational matter fyr a period of two or three years, in state of things, wherela men's hair is turned favour of the scheme. It would be dangerous view of the strong laddancy of the people in grey before the time when it is decent and added the Prince, to trifis with popular senti- proper for a Master Marluer to have grey hair, ment
Mr. Shenton-When you stood up at the time the man was shouting "Sampan was The boat quite close?—Yes,
Hai there been any light flushed could you have seen 11?—Yes.
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Were you sitting in front of the launch?
Yes,
How long have you been living in Yaumat!?
-About two months.
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You said the boat was going-full speed. You won't describe it as rackless?—No, it was the speed used on former occasions,
When you say fall speed you mean it was: going at ordinary speed?—Yes,
Capt. Lyons-Were there any men on the lockent ?--Yes, two.
Where were tboy Sitting Id front lasking farward.
The man shouted cut Sampau ! just at the time of the collision ?-Yar, the boat was close together.
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IRREGULAR FUNNELS,
In appearance the Indefeligabis will mark a further step la that ugliness which seems in separable from warship development," Her funnels, three lo, number, are all of different design, and at adequat distances apart. Added to this the forward fannel is two.tg feet higher than the other two,
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Eighteen-inch guns of so-calibra are mounted in four towels, the wi-g pair being echeloted, so that all the guns ca be brought to bear on either broadside, and six ahsad-or astein,
The topsidesofthe Indifatigable are so barren of superstructura that she will practically be permanently cleared for action.
Tapioca, Including the product from yams'
coa mencing in March 19to showed a d mino- The force at present dɔosists of Chiossa and tion in revenue of only 5'8,80 per annum, Malays and if considered advisable at a fater which shows conclusively that there is good date, Tamils can be got in as well deal of money yet to be made out of the crug. "Rubber-37,383 its ware harvested; The The leader accepted was the second highest quality was gro), the hi,best prica realised b.d, and was made by a syndicate beaded by being 125 61 per lo for No. 1 copo, Atala samo the son of Messis. Jardins, Matheson & Cola auc ior, our clap creps told at 111 744. The compradore. It is considered likely that the cost of tapping and curing was comparatively farmer will import thepativo anticlo for asblocal- || bigt, bat in steadily bei ́g reduced. It his to She will bura 100 tons of coal per twenty- || ly and export the foreign, of which he may draw bo borne in mi; d, that the times have just beca four hours at full power. Four prapellers drivo || goa chaits yearly. The revenue of floogkong coming into bearing, 3,029 trnos were being.. her, absurdly small to look at, but very high-is, so far as ordinary expenditure is concerned, tapped at the end of the year; and this number pitched. She carries less than half the unm- thus established, for the p escat at any rate, on is boing steadily increased ber of water-tube boilers of the Powerful to an ample basis; exproditure, however, is neces-
illustration of the efficiency of the turblas. develop twice the horse-power, a striking sarily increasing. The typhoon which pariad purchased from other Estates, the output from about 6; miles to the south-east of Hoogkong | the Factory was 8,165.25 piküli of tiploca, rold At full power the Powerful would make 129, on theigth and 20th September caused but isle at an average price of $5.5 i per piku). revolutions a minute; the forefatigably will damage la the Kawloon district, and the system New Issue of Capital Your Directors bave Did you hear any noise before the cry of make nearly 500.
of storm war.logs ibaugurated at Taishan and decided to make a further issue of 4,500 Shares "Sampao 1o)-No.
Chekwamp oved of great valon and usefulness, | ́(at a premium of $ o per sbare to registrad All Shatawkok ztation the wall of the con shareholders.) poond in frout of the house co'lapsed thicugh Directo-The Board now consists of W. hei g ordermined by the sea, at Samun station M. Sime, Tau Chay Yau, A. W. Bean, H. three junks were wrecked and a few lives lost. Roland Llewellys, Chuo Karg Swl,"co Timely warnings fis ad by the longkong cordance with the Articles of Association, Observatory accounts for a very small list of Messra A. W. Doan add Chan Kang Swi totire, caurahties in the barbour. The Government bat being eligible offer themselves" fçe ins dredger St. Enoch ran ashoto and jailles and¦ glectlop,"
the Police boat?-Yei, as the time when 1 His Worship-Did-you hear my shouts from
stood up.
What was it?—Just a noise.
The Chinesa consiablo was recallad.. When you first saw the launch bow was the light flashed?—The light was flashed foll,
The European countable was sitting down at the time?—Yes.
Did he shout out?—Yes, when he was zear, What do you cell near?-About twenty
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| LILUTENANT A. P. Saunders has been appolot
ed navigating officer of the cruiser Kext, China Squadron, as a temporary measure. Lieutenant Stunders, who is the assistant navigator of the dagship Afinelaur, became a cadet lu 1903, and was promoted to the rank of leptenant in Juno, igcü.