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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1899.

Intimations.

Mitsui Bussan Kalsha.

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Manager, Hongkong, August 18, 1899.

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS IN

ADVANCE

1965

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Hotels.-

Intimations.

THE CHINA MAIL.

GOOD WORD FOR SATAN, In an article a last month's Harper's,

The Maples. HONGKONG HOH-LEVEL TRAM- Mark Twain says:

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I am quite sure dut (bar one) I have no race prefulicos, and I think I have no colour projuslicas nor caste projetices not orced prejudices. Indeed, I know it. I stand

a

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THE EARTHQUAKE AT CERAM.

LOSS OF OUR THOUSAND LIVES, The Batavia correspondent of the Singa pore Fice Press writes :—

The oficial account of the disaster is

given by the Jays Courant (Civernaisn

A Gover

Intimations.

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Auy society. All that 1 care to know is that Gazette) as follows:-According to tele wan is a human being-that is enough for grans received from Ambian, dated the

I regard for Satan; but I can at least der 29th and 30th at 1.45 a.m. me; he can't be any wors. I have hot and ch inst., on the night of Septem claia that I have no prejudies against him outhquake, followed by tidal waves, oc- Le may oven be that I lean a little his way, and in a less degren the Islands of Am cuirod, affecting the South Coast of Ceram on secount of his rat using a fair show bong, Bands and the Ulisesers, A religions issue bibles against him, and day the art injurious things about him, but provinces of the South Coast of Ceram are wo never bene his side. We have none but want, and in Elpapaetih Bay all bus twe The prison at Amaloi is entirely des the evidence for the prosecution, and you tread and the defences partially no, while we have rendered the verdict,

the assistant-preacher's house and Church mind, this is irregudar. It is un-English; it is un-ferican; it is French. Without are spared, as also are the garrison of Kzirotno. As the Govornoxent steamer this precedent Dreyfus could not have been at and the Post-holders there and at condemned.

Of course, Satan has some kind of a rend had not sufficient capacity, the W ran at last respect his steamships for Gen. 8. Jah, and Japa- caso..

A person who has for until con

ra" of the Royst Dutch Mail Co., ware talents.. turies innintained the imposing position of chartered to transport vital stores and me spiritual bend of four-fifths of the human dical censsaries, while the assistance of the Reaklent of Ternate was also anked. race, and political head of the whole of it, Vital shares and building materials are sonat be granted the possession of executive abilities of the test order. In his ingeltainable at Amboina, and the first anal for, but to the rest there was great wet. resonce the other popes and politicians mast urguar needs were at mos provided shrink to malges for the microscope. would like to see him. I would rather see S. Jacob brought 27 wounded to Amboins, him and shakes bin by the tail that anyard the doctor went to the affected dis and the Jagere, with which the President other member of the European Convert.

RUSSIAN AND FRENCH DESIGNS IN SIAM.

ILUSSIA WANȚE A. COALING STATION, The following is from the Courrier d'Iti pleng --

ICE MAKING.

KINGHORN AND MAO MDONALD having been appointed We are already published two articles BOLE AGENTS for Messrs, J; and E. Hall's on Siamese affain by our collaborator Ch. PATENT RETRORBATING MAULKNERS, ATO prepared to supply Estimates, Plans and Lomiro, why has made a speciality of these Specifications for all sizes of Machines.

interesting questions M. Kairo has Address, Praya Contral, under Hong-treated, as the endnrstood it and acestuing kong Hetal..

Telephone, No. 143. Telograms, Kratos, Hungkong." A. D. Q. & A1 Codes used.

JOHN W. KINGHORN, ALL.M.E, M. F. Mech. - E., London,

DONALD MACDONALD.

2063 Hongkong, May 28, 1898.

Her Britannio Majesty's Ships on the China Station.

Barfleurt

Bonaventure

Briak

Gunturion*

despatch-vessel sloop

Hormiono

في المرات

ff here at.

Yangiso Hongkong Nagasaki

Shangbai

Ling

Longhing

Big.

Tons Guns, II.P.

Captain.

1700. 10 1050

armoured cruiser, 1st class

5600 12

9000 1400 B000

Comdr. A. H. Smith-Darrian

Commandor E. J. W.-Slads

Captain E. 11. Bayly

battleship, 1st clam

10,500

14 1,000

Hon. S. C. J. Colville, C.B.

Weihaiwe

cruiser, 2nd class

10

0000

Capt. R A. J. ffontgomerie, C.B.

Hongkong

cruiser, 3rd class

6

3500

Cam. R. B. S. Wrey

Weiliuiwei

P. let class.

10,500

14

13,000

Captain J. R. Jellicoe

Weihaiwoi

Daphne

1140

2000

Coind, Q. W. Winnington-Ingram Nagasaki

паучики

cruiser, 1st class

7350

10

10,000

Capt, G. A. Callaghan

Esk

g-bt. 3rd class cast de jo

Lt. Com. C. Clund wick

Hongkong

Fame

torpedo boat destroyé.

360

Lieut. Com. R. J. Koyos

Weihai wei

Firobrand

gusibost, 2nd class

405

360

Handy

torpedo boat destroyer

4000

Jongo

Hart'*

torpedo beat destroyer

979

t

4090

Masanpe

cruiser, 2nd chee

-560

··10"

2000

Capt. R. S. D. Cumming

Humber

storaship

1610

1610

Iphigenis

cruiser, 2nd class

3000

1000

Capt. II.. N. Dadding

inno

Bur-vessel, 2nd cl

766

7: 870.

Com. Wm. W. Smythe

Orlando

armoured cruiser, 1st class 100.

12

2600

Ponoock

Phoenix

ບ ໍ

gunboat, Jat class

105

1200

1050

B

1400

Capt. I. P. Cuchrin

Pigmy Plover

Redpole

gunbat

gunboat, ist glass

gunboat, 1st class

Yas

5

1200

THE

1200

B05

720

river gonboat

85

息

240

Bwift

go-vessol, End elasa

· រឺ â

870

Tamar

receiving ship

4050

Tweed

gbt. 3rd class coast defenc

363

2

200

Undaunted

armoured cruiser, 1st class

12 5000

8500

Victorious

batticahip, 1st alasa

14,00

18

12,000

Capt. A. Schomber

Waterwitch

Burroying ship

029

450

Whiting

torpedo boat deatroyur

360

Lieut. Com. E. Kully

coastdefenceshiji,armonton

2750

river gun boat

river gun boat

** .2 150 2

1000 550

Comdr. H. J. Davison

Linut, Com. H. D. S. Walson Liot-Cumdr. Barton

Sandpiper

Wivern

Woodcock

Woodlark

Captam J. H. T. Burke

Lieut. Com. J. G. Armstrong

Lieut.-Com. J. F. Green

L.Com. C. V. de M. Cowper

on, F. F. Haworth Bouth LE-COID. Lieut.-Comdr. H. C. Carr

Commodore Francis Powell

Lt. Com, H. E. Hillman

Capt. A. C. Clarke

Comdr. W. P. Dawson

*Flagship of Vice Admiral Sir E.-H. Seymour, K.O.B. + Flagship of Rear-Admiral C. S. P. Fitzgerald.

Aspic

Descartes Eclaireur

Joux Bart Kersaint Loon

Deutschland

Elba

Etna Piemonto Stromboli

Africa

Foreign Men-of-war on the China and Japan Station.

Italian cruiser

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·8500

20-50

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-10%

0500

Hongkong Woilta!wei Weilm.wei Yokohama

Manita

Singapore Hankow Kabo Singapore. West River

Hongkong Hongkong West River Manila Weihaiwei Fu-ning Пlakodate

Hongkon Yangtse River Yangisu tiver

Salgou Kwongels uwan

Yokohama

Chefoo Chofuo Shanghai Shanghai

Macao Hongkong

Nagasaki Vladivostock Port Arthur Vladivostock

Name

Flag and Description.

Tons

Gina

H.P.

Captain.

Presidente Sarmiento

Argentine training vessel

2850

Captain Betbeder

Kaiserin Elizabetht

Austring cruiser:

4000

20.

Capt. Julius Bock von Wellstaedt

D'Entrcoasteryz

Pancal

Surprise

Vauban

Fronch ganhost French Hagship French crumer French Cruiser French cruiser Froach gunboat French gunboat French cruiser French gunboat Fronol cruiser

475

Commender Journe

Last reported us

Hongkong Hongkong

Saigon

Captain de Maroll.

Saigon

4000

Capt. Philibert"

Fouchow

1658

Capt. Texier

Taku

4600-

Capk, Aabin...

Nagunki

1230

2200-

Caje de la Motte du Portail

Saigon

470

Capt. Anot

Shanghai

3988

8500

Captain Muter

Hongkong

129

000 Captain de Plessix

Captain Blondel

Ɑofion Hanss

Nitis

Irons

Kaisería Auguste Moeve

German ironelad German cruiser German cruiser German gunboat- German cruiser German cruiser

8000

BD30

Captain Muller

10% 4109-

AUDO

Captain Rollmana

Captain Pohl

Shanghai Singapore

Commandor W. Laris

4209

2930

6331

20 14,000

Commander Chenbeimer Captain Koelinor

Yangise River Fouchow Nagasaki

German gunboat

800

Capt. Morten

2732

Capt. Coccani

Italian cruiser

-3030

6083 Cant. Giovanni Girello

Italiau cruiser

2630

15112,200

Italian cruiser

3898

Captain Constatatino

Forlagdése transport" Portuguese gunboat

*400

$

400

Capt. Fascy Carvalho.. Cóladr. Cunha Luna -

Admiral Korniciofi Alcout Robre Dimitry Denckoy Gaidamak Gremistsby

Russian cruiser

5500

16:

9000

Captain Yakolief

Russian gombot Russian alcop Russian cruioK

810

750

Captain Faronego.

950

1150

Captain Boisuu

B000

16

$7000

Capt. Sharon

Russian gunboat

500

5500

Capt. Serebrounikff

Russian gunboat

1490

2000

Capt. Miklashevsky

Nagasaki

Russian soup.

#1200-

2150

Captain Sillaun

Nagaki

Russian sloop=""

1200%

1400

Commander Kachalo

Chemulpo

Russian 2nd class baltloshij. 10,0.0:

Captain Feniche

Nagasaki

Raision gunbcát

1430

2000

Captain Coprianolf

Nagasaka

Russian crisor

6030 153 8000

Nagasaki

Russian cruiser

19:201

Vladivostock

„Bussian tesgetrip

Nagasaki

Itugian

san gunboat

930

$1125

Port Arthur

Russian 2nd class battlash

10,000

28500

Port Arthur

Russina gunboat

950

ふゆう

IISU-

Nygasaki

Russian armoured crumer

6000)

18

7000

Nagusiki

Rasian guzboat

600

3600

BAISSING CARLISSE

- 12/0

4413 1710

1010 062

3430

U S. ganboat.

2100

Charleston

U. 8, cringer

#9730"

B

*U. §. gunboat

517000

-U, S. gunbont

1997

UB. gunboat

1057-

U

ganbost

1970

Liberal

Körestz

Mandsaur

Navarin

trajay

Puntiat Azora

Staton

Sissot Veliky Strootali

Vladimir Monamach Vadnik

Baltimore Benougton Cello Chatins

U. 8. cruiser

UL. S. runboat

U-8. gilboat

Concord

Haku

Manila

Monocacy Moalerie Oregud

19

255

Niedormilles Domojirofi

Molisa

Captain Mukat Capace Ouchtomsky

Scubatin

Cantata Capt

Komaroff

Pouria I EN Forsythe

Commander E. D. Taussig Lious. Benjamin Tapsin Commander S. W. Very 0086- Captain W Pigmen

Licut-Com. J. B. Briggs 1988 Captain B. K. Moore

Vladivatock

Manila

Monita

Manila

Manila

Mit

Mánils

Manila

3244

2010

-Dieut.-Com. à; P, Nazro

Coromander J; McGowầu Comdr. G. A. Bicknell Conde. E. H€. Loute. 10 jitlu-Captain G. F. F. Wilde.

1016 Commander 0.0. Cornwell

Commander Harry Knox Commander W.

Mita

Manila

Shanghai Manila. Hongkong

Burwel

200mm tudor C. B. Sporry

Hotl

Graz

4091

8, mortor

U. S. 1st olase battle hip: 10,208

Il f, gap bost

U. NAzonbeat?

Manila Manila Manila

to the information be hal at hand, the assistance rendered to France in Sisu by our ally Russia.

Ias that aristanco beon as disinterested as has been fondly suppused? We have often asked oyrsalves this question, bat in the absence of precise information have been unable to answer it. To clear up this

¡ point of Indo Chinama polities we have con sulted one of our friends who ovenpies a prominent position in the diplomatic work of the Far East. We must be allowed to keep his name private, but we can vouch for his being well placed to obtain exact Informatión This is the letter he has ad- dressed to us (-

Moasicar le Director-You-are right in strongly

tricts, tank 43 wounded away from Amahei and Saparaoa. From Band, whera the jut. ty in front of Fort Nassau was destroyal. news of a calming nature was receivel. According to a temporary estimate the num bor of lives lost amounts to 4,000, and the wounded to 500. The surviving populace has led to the interior and dares not return te its old residence: everywhere where the ourthquake and tidal wave were felt thera Bay hus not suffered. is great agitation. The oil-boring at Boola

It was proposed by the Government, uf- tar the lest Araboins earthquake, to move the Government Head Quarters to the place now destroyed, but on the advice of Mr Verbeek, the Geologist, the idea was aban duned. aus the Dr. scoran, but he also said that no more such earthquakes were Brely to occur. There is lots of evidence tant this Ceram earthquake is but one step enthranke was but a symptoms. move in a process, of which the Ambina

LORD ROBERTS ON SHOOTING. A pamphlet entitled 'Speeches on Mus. heory Taining and Artillery Traction, hy Field-Marshni Land Roberts, 1884-00' has boon issued at home. The speceles are thosu delivered by Lord Roberts at various prestico gatherings of Infantry and Artil lory from the time when he was Comman- der-in-Chief in Madras until the pitsent

question sending that the Siamese day. Speaking at Bangalore, in 1884, ON

be allowed to drop out.

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of sight as in 1893 and again in 1895. You rango practice, Lord Roberts said: A FIRST-CLASS PRIVATE FAMILY HOTEL.

know, no doubt, that the Douer mission persuaded that it is infinitely more iniport-

was arranged by the Russian

Consul-General

in Skaum in concert with the Siamese Govers- ant for the majority of our soldiers to shoot

ment. You are

I hops, steadily and well at ranges varying from 50 are also acquainted, with the object of the Russian represunto 300 yards tan for a tow experts to bei Live. This object, now generally known, is

to obtain a naval base in the Gulf of Sim, able to hit a solitary scout at 1,000 or 1,200 as a coaling station when the Trans-Siberiarrards. Really good naksnien may with Ruflway is completed. The Russian Consul advantage be practised at long ranges, but

wo many be well satisfied if the greater num Generel cares little for the interests of France. He is is Sist for the purpose of ber of men can hit a bull's-eye, or, better getting a

gor, and he is trying to obtain it still, a moving object pretty frequently at by making use of the influence of the French 300 yards. At Simin in 1888: Republic. To piense the Siamese and for of you will, I dare say, remember the

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VISITORS AT HOTELS.

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the ob cet stiste, the Russian representatize pregnant observation of the Great Napo Mr J. H. Aitken

"Fire is everything; the rest is of Mra Augus was very willing to play the role of interuse-lum. While not subscribing along Me B. A. Anthonard

no account diary between the two regotiating artic ther do the opinion, Lord Roberts said her W. S. Hailey France and is. The prestige of France in the valley of the Mean is not his prin cipal.ourseern.

insistencn

had no doubt whatever that in fature wars Br 13. J. Barlow superiority of fire will tell even more than Miss L. R. Barnett it has in the past. This superiority in to Mr & Mrs Barnett be attained, first individual marker P. Barr

by good manship; secondly, by fire discipline; and Mr W. S. Barton- thirdly, by excellence of armament thus naming the three essentials he had no Mr-W. Barton wish to commit himself to an epinical as tu

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Mr M. Myers

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· Car Authorities have locked insight in this matter. The Governor-General and the Quai d'asny appete to me to have been ore more jockeyed by Chulalongkan regarding that portion of Siam which is within lic sphere of French influence and lo antaral complement of Indo-China. their relative value. The best fire disai Me W. M. Black Damer went to Sini unter the auspices-pline would be of little avail unless man 7d almost said the tutelage of the Rushda goud weapon in their hands, and the usa cf it; at sian Consul Gener). No one

one told him could make good

weapon, Mr & Mrs Bowne exaely what was to be done, henca bis same time, the better, the

upon making a treaty tlust would the greater the value of marksmanship Me W. H. Bmdlay

Mr F. H. Branka romarked have been disastrous to France. This new Further Lont Koberts treaty between Siami and France, if it had For a perfectly-trained modern Infantry Mr G. Brusse been accepted on the tais already publish-sdier, then, it is essential, in the first Mr & Mrs Buell

Mies Buell al would have given great satisfaction to place, that he should be a really good shot;

Mr A. Huna the Siamese, for it would have put an end and, in the second, that ho should be so to French influence in a very short time, to vull disciplined as to be ready, eren in Mr T. F. Burgdorff the prefit of England. All the Annamites,mements of the greatest tension, to put his Mr A. B. Carler Laotians, and Cambodring to whoe, France individual skill unreservedly at the disposal De & Mrs F. Clark promised protection under the treaty of of his commandes, To attain as nearly as Mr II. Cooney 1848 would have been immediately incor- possible to this high standard I recom- Miss L. E. Dadmer.

· Daly in the Siamese army and navy, and end, and where I hate the power, as in Mr Chas. V porated

would not have been long before the the Native Army I have insisted ap 1h Tenroche

connection botween muskotry Mr H. Dunbar English Protectorate was established. For closcat

course laid Mr. D. Hornshaw disciplíne... In the of the you now know the true bearing engagements into which the Government of down for the Native Army the second Me M. Falwendis

which alone Mr. and Mrs F. King Chulalongkorn a entered. The period range practices,

count in the figure of merit

Eldridge tresty nile, Russia would have had her

ruatter of Mr A. H. Elis very large extent coaling station. What a buo otroke!

It is necessary to enlighten public pure discipline; and I have overy Mes Farroll & child. opinion on this Sismene question. It must reason to hope that in the British Army Mr 11. Fruhstorfe not be forgotten that Russia is in Siam for similar course will shortly be adopted, so Mr W. Fackel

Mr & Mrs K. Gibson Mrs C. Thuans her own interest that she lesiros above that instead of, as in the old daye, a com-

Mr & Mrs Thoma everything a port, coaling station in the pony concluding its course slack and out of Capt. Goddard

Mrs H. Todd Gulf of Sines, and that instead of assisting hand, we shall find that, as far as real Major & Mrs Griftin Misses Thoms (2)

children us she makes use of as to accomplish her disciplino is concerned, ie, the olcse and Mr R. J. Hall

perfect subordination of men to the immo- Mr & Mrs Hassett own ende.

Misa Tourtellotte Mir G. Havera That in my opinion is ous of the inter- dato leaders, it will actually have improved ir & Mrs Higgs 31r 11. S. Vaughan esting aspects of the Siamese question. It and that, too, through the medium of

Mt Hooper is necessary, as they say, to keep one's muskotry. Under the Native Array course,

Mrs C. U. Wadsworth weather eye ope and not to forget that the sad, to a certain extent, under the new fr T. Howard

Mr G. Waghorn dise pline has fairly Mr Magdon Ismail secret agreement recently signed between British red us the rifle unge, and now Mrs Jackson

Mrs K. Waldw Russin and SignWhich is independent of bern introduced to the the published treaty was not made for the want to complete the union of these two Major&Mrs Jeffrayedir B. T. Walling

R. F. Johnson gratification of our country nor with the elements by introducing musketry in its Mr

Mr and Mrs Joseph object of exterding Fronch influence in the turut the parade ground??

Mr E. A. Katsch Valley of the Monan..

Mr Kinglory. Misa H. Kirby Mr J. Kirkwood Dr & Mrs Kullegg Mr H. A. Laggat: Mr L. A. Lovy Miss Lither

Our correspondent in this interesting communication has, it seems to us, lifted one of the veils which obscure the Siamuso. question, so complicated nad difficult for the uninformed. We hope that his warn ing will be noted and taken hold of in light places.

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