THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1912.
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Hongkong, April 11, 1912.
THE CHINA COAST.
(Continued from page 4.)
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Monmouth Moorhen
wful, especially during the summer. during July, August nad September all the misdents who em possibly do so go Newcastle away to the hills or Jupen until the Nightingale greatest heat is over, anyway they gener.Oter
The two watch system is the rule in all the consting steamers of the Chinally manage to get away for a month or Ribble Navigation Company.
six, werks, as of course do also the Mis-Rosario
The lado-China
Last report at
Comdr. C. L Lamba Master W. We
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river gunboat.
710
710 2
900
900
Lt.-Coindr. R. E Prichard
Idest.-Comdr, W, H. Darvill
Tang Rivar Mongkong
Kiukiang Hankow
Calmus
sloop
1070
# 1400
Commr. F. P. E. T. Willianus
Cautar
Cherub
Clio
water tank and tug
300
Alastor H. Smith
Hongkong
sloop
1070
# 1400
Canidr. H. R. Vaale
Bengkor
Defence
"èruiser, 1st class
14,800
Н
Capt. Houry H. Bruce, M.V.U.
Hongkong
Fame
torpedo boni destroye
380
0
8700
Lieut. Coradr. H. S. Monroe
Ronghung
Flora
cruiser, 2nd class
4800
10
7000
Capt. C. F. Corbett, 11.V.0.
Shanghal
Handy
torpedo boat destruyer
4000
Lt. Cmdr. Brickenden
West River
Janus
torpedo bost destroyer
£81
& 9000
Lt. Comdr. Wilkins “
Ilcagkany
Fenh
eruisar, 1st class
9000
14 £2,000
301 Kinsha
river zunbeat
Merlin
■lcop
CIE
1940
1000
Minotaur *
cruiser, 1st dlase
cruiser, Ist class
14.800
9800
-20,000 22,000
Capt. A. T. Hunt, C.S.I. It. Comdr. f. D. Marrysh
Capt. F. C. C. Pasco
Capt. G. C. Cayley
Mongku
Yangiace
Labuan
Yokoham
Capt. B. H. F. Bartreint
Walliwel
river gunboab
180
800
cruiser, 2nd class
4800:
river gunboat
85
A
240
torpedo boat destroyer
350
6900
Lt.-Coaidr. E. T. B. Chamber
Lt. Comdr. f. P. Laith Capt. G. P. F. Hunt, D.S.0. Lieut.-Com. Malcolm Muzzy
West Rivay Hongkong
Yangtara Hongkong
torpedo boat destroyer depot ship, submarines
300
7500
Lt. Comdr. E. J. G. Mackinnon
Shanghai
9:0
1400
Lf.-Comdr. N. E. Archdale
Hongkong
river gun.boat
83
*
240
Lt.-Com. Allan Dixon
Hongkong
Sandpiper Snipe Takn
river gunbons
85
3
240
Lt.-Com. I. A. S. E. Hutton
West River
river gunboat
240
Lt.-Comdr. Maurice B. Leslie,
Yangtis
torpedo bont destroyar
360
8300
Gunner E. J. Tillə
Hongkong
cruiser
Capt. Richard Hyde, M.V.0.
Hongkong
receiving ship
4350
8
Commodore R. H. Anstruther, C.M.G Hongkong
180
?
800
Lt. Comdr. Eon, G. Stopford Shanghai
river gunboat
710
2 .900
Lt.-Com, H. B. N. Cottrell-Dormer Yangtze Rives
torpedo-bont destroyar
500
*$00
Tit.-Comeds. Maxwell
Hongkong
torpedo boat destroyer
350
6
8900
Liout. Com. H. D. Adair HAI
Hongkong
surveying ship
620
450
Lt.-Comdr.-F. A. Røyne
Singapore
torpedo boat destroyer
690
7500
Comdr. Seymour
Shanghai
torpedo boat destroyer
360
6 5900
Comdr. G. B. Hartford
Shanghai
river gunboat
183
2
.800
Com. M. E. Wilding
Upper Yangiang
150
500
150
вой
Lt.-Com. M. Blackwood
Lt.-Comdr. G. F."à. Mulock
Yangtare
Fangtrze,
submarine
La C. Godfrey Horbert
Hengtong
C.37 C.38
#abmarine.
035
torpede bost
.036
torpedo bent
torpedo bost
torpedo boat
kabaurine
Lb.Comdr. A. A. L. Fenner
Hongkong
Lt.. Comdr. J. R. A. Codrington
Hongkong
Lt. Comdr. Handley
Hongkong
Lt. Comdr. Stilemaa
Hongkong
Lt. Comdr. Nicol.
West River
West River
Steam Navigation Company carry thressionaries and the Consular Officials. Robin officers in the majority of their larger During these months in Hanke the vessels. Every officer is aware of the thermonter stands steady at 00F, and 1680 miseries entailed by the two watch sys-
at uight it frequently crawl.
_ap_to_WOOF...... As an illustration we will give un
and 100, is not unknown. tola. itunerary of a steamer trading regularly between Shanghai and Canton
Com-
DON'T LOOK Worried, thinking mence loading on Friday afterners, work
what to send HOME for CHRISTMAS. Nothing could be appreciated more than the undermentioned Presents ----
Finest Hankow
5lbs. nett $9.00. 7lbs, nett $11.50. Chow Chow.
Tea,
-10lbs. nett $15.00
Cumquat.
Half dozen 5lbs, Jars $11,00 " Half dozen 3 lbs. Jars $13.00 Ope 24lbs. $11.50 One
1lbs. $13.50
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Finest Preserved Ginger.
Half dozen 5 lbs. Jars....
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$15.00
$15.50
One
2 lbs.
These Prices are inclusive of all duties and charges so that the goode are delivered] ABSOLUTELY FREE TO ANY TOWN THROUGHOUT GREAT BRITAIN.
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DESPATCHES:-
S.S. HITACHI MARU
75
PALMA
1.
MIYAZAKI MARU... NANKIN
krk
+..
enve 9th Oct. due in London 21st Nov.
17th Oct.
The winters are cold and raw. The men albot in these ships are not paid the evast Tamar wugos. The vessels of the Indo-China Teal Steam Navigation Company on the other Thistle hand carry a full complement of officers: viz., Captain, Chief and Second Officers, who are paid full const wages.
Gxk Virago
herth, especially as conditions in these offers to give the China Coast a wide Woodlark
respects are continually improving in all 0.36 drcent Companies at home.
it can see extracts from Shanghai news. Any offer wishing for further informa
river gunboat
river gunboat
river gumbent
all that night, all next day and night, and sail at daylight Sunday morning (or as soon as the tide served) arrive at Hongkong Wednesday afternoon, cero-
Until the conditions regarding home Waterwitch mence discharging as soon as ship is fast to le buoy continuo work all right ad
leave on half pay for some equivalent | Welland » leave for Canton directly the last pack. arrangement) payment for overtime and Whiting age is out, arrive at Corton say at 4ption are made, we would advise all young Woodcock
Sunday work and isiproved accommoda- Widgeon Thursday, discharge all cargo for that part and start to load for Shanghai, leave again for Hongkong & Roon 6 cargo ja in, arrive back in Hongkong any time. an Friday afternoon or evening and cen tinue leading, working right through antil Saturday midnight, when it i east off from the buoy and away to ses Papers at the offices of the Imperial Mor ngain," and keep your watch," There chant Service Guild and its branches, cr Are two other regular runs, Shanghai,they can make inquiries of Mr. P. Miller, 937 Hankow and Shanghai,
Seentary, Mercantile Marine Officers' .039 Tientsin, en which the conditions are if possible worse.
Association, Shanghai, or the Secretary of the Chin Coast Ofierre' Guild, who The Sunday Ordinance Act luas been a curse instead of a blessing to men on
will answer any inquiries. the coast, as the Companies make It rule to dispatch: their vessels or Sater. day aftonnon or Sunday morning, rather than the ship should lay idle over Sun- day. There are lots of vessels that are never in, pert on a Sunday from car year's ! end to another. Notwithstanding that night work and Sunday work is the stand. ing rule not one cent is paid to officersed in Hankow since the days of the re- Kaiser Franz Joseph 1 Austro-Hungarian cruiser for this overtime." A man who had
THE YORKSHIRES AT HAN- KOW: OFFICERS ENTER-
TAINED..
The British troops who had been station-
the sularity to usk for it would mostvolution left for Hongkong on the night of
Lt Comdr. H. W. Seymour
*Flagship of Admiral Alfred L. Winsloe, K.C.B., C.V.0.,C.M.G., Commander-in-Chief.
Name.
Foreign Men-of-war on the China and Japan Station.
19th Oct.
3 th Oct.
Su
6th Nov.
1st Dec. 3rd Dec. 13th Dec. 19th Dec.
Fig and description. Tons. Guns. H.P.
Captains,
11
13th Nov.
29th Dec.
4000 45
| probably get the suck at once. Any of the 11th by the steamer Payang. Their eer coming to China nees never expat former barracks were empty by three to have a Sunday. Christmas, or Nowo'clock in the afternoon and all were Year's Day, Bank or any other holiday, aboard. A special steamer was waiting it Argus except through some accident which his Shanghai to carry the detachment from employees coull not "foresee.
Vigilante there to Huugkong and they arrived here on the 20th instant
Feiho
Dupleix† Kleber"
French armoured cruiser 10,014
French armoured cruiser 97X
8000
30 20,000 12 10,600
Cant. H. Nauta
Capt. Vergoe
Last report a
Shanghai
Shanghai
Capt. Gours
Hongkong
Docidée
French gunbost
345
10 1000
Licut. Vardier
Saigon
J
French river gunboat
180
8 570
Lieut. Dordet
Cantor
French gunbost
128
77
500
Lieut. de Jerville
Canton
French gunboat
130
French gunboat
Licut. Collin Licct. Dupuy Dutemps
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Tengku
Tebong Kiu
149
KITANO MARU
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Alongbook, ugust 15, 1910.
CONNAUGHT ROAD
WEEKLY NEWS FOR HOME
They are only three decent ports in China-Hongkong, Shanghai and Tientsin. By decent parts mouning places where man can have reasonable statement
A successful dinner was given by the Dondard de Lagree British community to the officers of the departing troops as the Race Club. Mr
***The Duke of Devonshire Prize" of ¦ twenty guiness. established by the British Empire League in memory of its first President, the Inte Duke of Deconehire, for the best essay on na imperial subject, has been awarded this year to Mr R R Sedgwick, Westminster School.
Lynx
Protee
* Styz Froude
+ Flagship of Rest- Admiral Colloch de Ecrillis, Commander-in Chief, the French China Station,
French sub-marine
Lisut, Boluir"
Saigun
French sub-marine
Saigon
French armoured gunbost
French destroyer'
1738 30
360 7
1700
303
Lieut. Guillaume-Louis
Saigon
Lieut. Aurillac
Saigoo
J'Iberville
Pistolet Mousquet Manche
French destroyer
-Capl, de Frigste Roulsen"
Hongkong
French destroyer
130
7. 300
Comdr. de Marquessar
Saigon
French destroyer French surveying-abıp 1626 '10
"
301
6
300
Saigon
9000
Comdr. Voisin
Saigno
Bordea
„* -Flagship of Capt. (Commodore Boucicaut, Commanding the inesi definiem Indo-China
Gneisenau
At those ports in the cool season auter. H. Wilkinson, British Conise!, pro- tainments are given by the local Amatour Dramatic Companies. Travelling Then posed the toast to the King and was trical Companies, occasional Boxing followed by Mr H. E. Howard who wished Entertainments and Clubs, of which he the guests bon voyage and expressal the can become a member (subscription to regret of the community st their leaving. which is rather expensive) also he may Captain Mallinson suitably replied. During be fortunate enough to have friends in the evening two silver cups were presented these ports, whom he may get an ocen by Mr Howard and Mr Bailey. xional chance to visit. At the rest of the parts Chefon, Newekwong, Ningpo, Amoy, Swatow and Canton, there, is 17 absolutely nothing for him, to de or see beyond nu ocenimal game of cricket football or a visit to the Customs Club to read the papers and play a game of Men in the regular bouts de manage to get a night or day off ut times in this respect they are mere fortunate that the men in the Coasting tramp who are frequently sway from their home port (Hongkong or Shanghai as the case may be for two, three or even four months at a time, arriving back to Shung, hai in the afternoon and leaving again at daylight the next morning this mouss have been built on the after part of the Taku that the Chief Officer goes ahore that bridge deck, abaft the engine om sky Tiger night and the peor Second Mate got no light, with the doors opening aft, the Tsingtan
dock having been extended for feet to- ed around more and more, every year. wards the mainmast to allow of a land- An officer who comes to China has no
ing. The chief offecr's room is situated Calabria prospects to look forward to in the way on the starboard side and the second's
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Patria
Gernina cruiser
223
700
UNITED STATES VESSELS ATTACHED TO ASIATIC STATION,
U. S. eahmar ne
German cruiser
3800
22 13,600
Capt' v. Restor
Taingan
German armoured craiser 11,600
36 20,000
Captain v. Uaslar
Tsingtau
才
German gunboat
900
12.
1300.
Coradr. v. Gohren
Shanghai
German gunboat.
200
12
1300
Comdr. Vanselow
Taingtai
3250
24. 11,000
Capt. Bchncke
Taingian
German gunboat
900
10 1350
Comdr. Eandemaun^)
Tsingtan
German cruiser
3400
22 13,200
Capt. Morsberger
Tsingtau
German river gunboat
Capt. Lieut. Jantzen
Yangters Kiray
Garman fingship.
11,600
34 26,000
Capt. Rosing
Shanghai
German torpedo-boat
400
8 6500
Capt. Lieut. Berrenberg
Thingtau
Vaterland
German torpedo-beat German gunboat German river gunboat Serman river gunboat
Italian cruiser
280
6000
Obit. z. 5. Classen.
Tsingtan
200 10
1830
Comdr. Luppe
Taingiau
223
1300
Capt, Lieut. 7th. Fireks
Cartoo
500
Obit. z. S. Prinz
Sha
$145
Condr. Sommi Picenardi
Portuguese gunboat Portuguese gunboat
Capt. Martins
Масло
Captain J. Milheiro
Timer
Ensign J. Mc. Murray.
Llaut. E. D. McWhorter
A4
longapa Olongapo
Ensign J. O. Yan de Can
Olongap
FAT
Albany Bainbridge
Ensign O. M. Yates
Olongapo
Callao
Chauncey
Cicincati
Dile [Decator.
U. S. protected cruiser
3430 10 US.torpedo-bontdestroyer: 420. US, torpedo-boatdestroyer 420 7 8000 U. 8. gunboat
243 torpado-boatdestroyer 190 U.S.protected cruiser 3183 U.S.torpedo-bontclostroyer, U.S.torpedo-boatdentanger
7600
Com M. IL Bristol
Onting
8000
Lt. C. 8. Graves
Cruising
Lieut. R. Hill
Craising
250
Ensign W. L. Heiberg
Canton
7
#f8000 11 10,000
Lisot. F. J. Fletcher
Cavite
Comdr. 8. 8. Robinson
Manila
8000
Enagn 3. L. Oswald
Criting
420)
Flout, B. Green
Cruising
I Cano
U.S. ganboat
690
Ex
Lt. Coudr. V. & Housto
US. gunbat
1392
1988
Comdr. B. II, Jackson
Slunghet Shanghaj
US station ship......
1900,
1106
Chief Gonner J. Mitchel
Monadnock" Monterey Patapanga
U. Shonitor
អា
-300
Lt. E P. Starz
U. S. monitor
4084
6277:
Commander H. A. Wiley.
U.S. gunlut
243
Piscataque
GE. sea goig lang
-94-
Famper
1. S. Ropa alip
Quiten t Rainbow Sams
UJ, S. gunbont
208.
Shar
U. 9. cruder
UB. gunboat
250
Saratoga
U. 8. krized cruiser
$115
Condr. 11. A. Dispémar
Villalobre Wilmington
5. ult
43.9 milost,
$7 1307
208
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of home, leavA half pay, after working on the port and are well above the nois: Macao for a given number of years the Come and dirt of the lower deck and nearer the panies considering that the "Big" wages bridge on which their duties lie. The that they pag should enable a na to put action of the Chips Navigation provide for this contingency himself. | Company in recognising the defects in
A-2 Set, to their Office Staff, who are far anmodation when brought to their better paid and who have nothing lilee the action and in waking such alterations as samo irkeoma and responsible duties, this were possible is much appreciated by the clemency is granted. As has been shows officers of the 'dest. previously the "Big” pay is all a’inilmey on the prices of all the ncëvexities of like are all much deurer then at home. When a man does go home after a long term away, he returns again in much, the same i position financielly us, when he originally arrived in China. No matter how long. or how well he may serve his employers, they give no leave ou "half pay and no pension. The climate on the coast is very trying, the summer being very hot and in the North the winters very cold. What with strong N.E. monsoon in the winter, fogs in the spring and those derailed scourges typhoons in the Hammer, life is not all unalloved bliss by any means. The Chips Navigation-Coin. pany have thren mul vessols which are employed in the Hankow Tunting Take trade, in these vesuels only two offer are carried, a master who is tertind by. the Offen "The Officer in Charge and whose pay is £22 per month, and a Math at £10. The accommodation in thesc vessels is good, but the trade self is
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