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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 9TH: 1903

She" offered to

complaint conveyed to him by the Secretary j A telegram to the Cou on Daily Mail saya a of the Sanitary Board as a most imperformer who styles burself "She" appeared pertinent one. The avenger madeta Berlin court to answer a sharp by Mias apologies for the evils complained Lole Faller of using her patented apparatus în

a so-called "fire dives." imply said he had always done kiste ocular proof that Mies Fullue's conten: ious ** | best to carry out the conditions of his con-

untenable. Dreseed in lonso-itting trast, but a doubt the coolias were at

garmente shë gure a performance before the Fant As a remedy, instead of suggesting julges ou a table prepared for the purpose. an increzao in their number and botter The result was the dismissal of the charge, supervision over them, be requested the Board to recommend the Government to'

A Foreign Offles paper on the estimates of the German Empire for the year 1993 noter grant him a piece of land- on which

that provision is made for the creation of a be could erect a coolics' matshed and

Minister Resident at Seon). Changhai in tớ provide dustbins for the deposit of therealso an increased provision for a Vice-Consul rubbish. This, no doubt, would suit and an Archivist, Singaporo is to become a irim very well, as it

would save him Cmsulate-General, a regular Consular Officer from employing the number of coolies is to be appointed at Saigon. A vote is asked required to do the work properly, but for Consulaten af Hankow and Csuton, and for presumably be made the contract with the purchase of ground at Nanking, on which a his eyes open and will hava to carry it out now German Consulate is to bo grested. faithfully. It may be remarked, however, by the way, that his proposition to establish a camp of dust coolies at the Peak is not one that should be even considered. The Peak is ʼn sanitariuta und should be jealously 1.40 preserved as such. It is bad mough to have to permit the housing of a consider able body of chair coolies at Victoria Gap, near the Tramway Terminus, but they are

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is not necessary, and it is assuredly most undesirable, that a coolie camp should be formed at the Peak. It vocht not only bienne a centre of dirt and an eyesore, but it might also in fime develop into a refuge for criminals, and fotpada. It is satisfactory to note that the Scavenging Contractor's suggestion as to this proposed. camp found so support the Sanitary Board, which very sensilly decided to write him and request him to employ twice the number of coolies be now employs ou the work of scavenging the Peak. We hope that Mr. HEWETT, laying pat bis hand to this particular plough, will not Perdos. Per bet. relax it until he has sequired the effective $16.50 1.40 27.00 2.25

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The Siam Free Press remarks that typhoid fever veoma to be prevailing as an epidemio just now in Bangkok.

The Yangtste river, the Shanghai Times

age, ha rizeni in one muck over nino feet. On last Tuesday at Hankew twenty-seven feet, Dine insies was registered,' Indications are that the rivor will qontinue to rise and everything, looka as if there is going to be a big Bool.

I should say that Shamrock III is a much lottor boat than her predecessor," says the commodore of the New York Yacht Club. Sho will bo fast, and Mr. Fife is entitled to feel confidence in her," is the opinion of Mr. C. F. Herreshoff, Both wore judging from

photographe.

A telegram to the London Daily Mail sag that the Mullah some time ago wrote to the French Governor at Jibuti offering to hand over Somaliland and put him in charge. The Mesura. John I. Thornycroft and Co.

Governor, plied that France being al pesce (Limited), of Chiswick, lave received an order with England to did not 820 his way to accepit- from the Japanes Government for the coming the proposal, which, however, he transmitted straction of a shallow draught river gunbont,

to Faria The French Government apprered | of the same type as the Woodcock and Woodiark, end the Arges and Vigilante, built by this. company for the British and French Govern- mts. The vess, which is intended for ugo in China, is to be fitted with Thornycroft pecew. tubino 4 propelleza, and Thornycroft-Schulz' ,boders, and will have a speed of 15 miles no hear when fully lended at a draught of 2ft.

The Odessa Correspondent of The Timer reports that in Volunteer Flest circles thorn it is stated that an exhaustive inventory of the thæo fast cruinare of the Volunteer fleet lying ittle at Sevastopolis at present being taken as a preliminary to the handing over of these vessels to the Rumiun Admiralty outright. It is remarkable that not a singh voyage har be performed by any one of these 20kuot Bellevilled transports for over 12 months. The lasi entailed by their enforced prolonged idleness at Sevastopol is computed to have already excused three-quarters of a million of roubles.

Although tio Admiralty have been painfully indifferent to the abject of straight shooting, sas a writer in the Daily Repress, there are igas that publie opinion is beginning to tell. The appointment of Capt. Percy Scott to the round of the Etcllent is an dan irable thing for the mution, but a very poor recognition of ibe services of that distinguished officer. The proper position for Capt. Perey Scott is Director of Naval Ordnance. Nevertheless, tha work that he will put in at Waule Island will bum, fruit throughout the navy, and will lufaeuce the guzery schools at Sheerness au i

H.M. gunboat Rinaldo leaves for. Weibniwei, | eksowhere. ria Amoy, this morning.

A revised report of the Acting Chief Justin's samning-up in ile Zafire case appears in the Weekly Press published for the mail to-day.

Ten more cases of plague wore notified on yesterday's return. Fire bodies were dumped. The total number of cases for the year pow stands at 325.

Baron Mus von Schwartzenstein, the Gertaan Minister at Peking, who has been heibe on Journ, was to leave Berlin for Peking on the ith u),

The Pacific Mail stesiner Korea went into dock at Kowloon yesterday afternoon. She is not been in dock sines last September, and wim she comes out some of the old records may be expected.

The Rifle Association competition to-day will be for the short-range enp aid poous, com- mencing at 5:30 pm weather permitting; ragas, 200, 500 and 100 yards. It is announced that the range will be closed to members on the 13th and both lust.

A memorial to officers and men of the Royal Marines who lost their lives in South Africa and China in the recent wars was to be unveiled in the Cambridge Enclosare, St. James's Park, by the Prince of Wales, Colonel in-Chief of the Royal Marines, on the 25th ult

I bringing forward at the Sanitary Board the manner in which the Government scavenging contractor carries out his con- tract at the Penk, Mr. E. A. HEWETT bus done good service. This man's coolies, it appears, have made a practice of dumping ashes and rubbish collected at Craig Ryrie" on the hillside in the immerliate vicinity of the hous. If for no other reason

The Boat Chub are going to hold a smoking concert on 23rd instant, and cucng the artistes this practice should be promptly stopped as will be Mr. L. R. Ruchwald y's orchestra which it creates a nuisance and defaces the apssered such a success at the V.R.C. "smoker." peamnce of the locality. But it also It is expected that the number of the orchestra

will be augmented to 23 on that occasion.

entails a much more serious evil. The house is in the watershed of the Pokfulum Reservoir, and this offensive matter is washed down into the valley and is liable to infect and poison the drinking water of the Colony. There is, too, grave reason for be'ieving that the contractor's coolies have been in the habit of throwing the rubbish and ashes down the billside in other places, is supposed to be carried down some distance on the Aberdeen Road and there tipped in

Raie-cutting on the Macso ran will be com

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1.M. cruiser Sportiute which, together with HI. erniser Europa, lett Portsmouth on 26th March carrying reliefs for the Oceap and other ships on the Chios Station, arrived hero yea Losday morning. The Europa is expected to arrive shortly from Singapore. This is the fird time the Spartiate has been commissioned, and the first time the Europa tus been to sea since her failure ou the voyaga from Australia.

of his conduct in an official lottor.

THE “VALLETTA” IN COLLISION.

A passenger by the above steamer thus des- 'cribe, an accidout which occurred to the veesn at Singapore :--

At 10 am, on Sanday, the 3rd iust, while the P. & mail steamer Valella, Capt. Palmers, with the outward English mall, was leaving the & wharf at Singapore for Hongkong, she colded with the German steamer Tanglin and Tanging Pagar wharf, the BI.steamer Zamania, both lying at the At the time of the collision the Valette was in charge of the Company's pilot. The from her moorings with a strong current running, and proceeded through the narrow

channel

TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

GERMANY.

LONDON, 6th May. The Prassion Minister of Commerce, apak ing at Magdeburg urged the concentration of expital as the only weapon with which to fight

the United States.

THE PERSIAN GULF.

LONCON, 6th May. Lord Lansdowne in the House of Lords said that the Government would resist the establish-

ment of a foreign naval base in the Persian Gnif by all menus at our disposal; but he was not aware that there was any proposal to that effect. The Government's policy in the Gulf was to protect and promote British commerce without aiming at the exclusion of the legitimate

trade of other Powers.

GREAT BRITAIN AND THE BAGDAD RAILWAY.

LONDON, 6th May. Lord Lansdowne in reply to Lord Lamington said that there had been no negotiations with the promoters of the Bagdad railway nor with foreign Government, but only confidential com. munications with certain great British commercial benses with a view to ascertaining whether the conditions of the enterprise per-

CANTON NOTES.

(FROM THE **CKUNG NOOI BAN PO"),

THE ATTACK ON BALLWAY ENGINEERS. An authentic reporthas been received from the Ching-un district with reference to the attack- made on the Canton-Esakor Railway engineers As soon as the villagers caught sight of tho Loreigners, a gong was beaten to give the alarm. In an incredibly short time a goodly uumber of people wore assembled with the object of driving away the engineers and their assistants and of offering every kind of obstruc- tion to the progress of their work. Tho Railway Weiyuen reasoned with them and tried to dis perse them, but to no parpose. At last bo sized the gong by force and drove many of the distas

An old woman who was present bars away,

among the crowd als advised the people to stop the disturbance, and siked the Waiyuen to give her the gong which, the eaid, would he secretly hidden, A young woman, seeing that the gong wan in the hands of the old woman, took it away by fores and buat it unveesingly, so that people shouted out Ta-ta, (strike unceasingly). more people were summoned to the scene. The

A vill ger holiling a sword sprang forcely upon the Weiyuen, who was badly, frightened and ma away for safety as fast as his legs could carry kim. At last he fell down a' chasm and w seriously injured. The foreiguers were then completely surrounded by the people for about fire or six hours. Luckily, the local gentry, whe did their utmost to protect the foreignora succeeded in releasing them and wortel them to their bont, which was fiend at by the people on shore. Fortunately, no person was wounded. THÉ NEW VICEROY AND OPIUM EMOKKEA,

ASH.E. Sham Chay-Hüng, the Viceroy desig male at Canton, bears a great batred of

ship got away mitted the Govrnment to offer encouragemout.opium-smoking, all the officers in Cantos

for about 300 yards. In trying to giroa wide berth to a buoy marking a shallow ak, she refused to come round in the band of the channel, owing to the strength of the current, with the result that she crashed with great force into the port quarter of the Tungtin glided off, and carried away the boom and

anchor of the Zamaria. The German steamer WEK

found to be seriously damaged, but fertunately the damage done to both vessels was above the water line.

The damage to the Valetta was more serious, as in her career she glided alongside the other two vessels, carrying away on her port side from stem to stern, rails, bulwarks, rigging, ridge, and five life-boats; also the top fore. mast orasted on deck and sororal of the terrified passengers had LE Jarrow escaps When collision ùppeared evident the Vuietta revaraid-engines full speed astarn, but this was too late to reduce her apred in such a strong

fide.

The Valette, after getting clear, dropped anchor, and a survey of the chip showing that she was making no water she proceeded on her voyage, having been delayed for over one hour. The excitement amongst the passengers for a time was intense. Men and woman who a few minutes previously were pleasantly dis-

The negotiations were now onded.

THE TRANSVAAL LOAN.

LONDON, 6th May.

The House of Commons has passed a regolation guaranteeing a Transvaal loan of £35,000,000, the bulk of which is to be devoted to the develop ment of the country including the acquisition and construction of railroads, the irrigation of. land and the settlement and conversion of the oli Transvaal debt.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE PEAK SCAVENGER.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS."

Hongkong, 8th May. "Sill, If ther

responsible officials of the Sanitary Board desire to know what becomes of the rubbish taken from the Peak houses, let them take a walk down the road leading from the Peak to Aberdeen.

There are tone of filth dumped on the road. side, from which myride of dies swarm on tu

unfortunato pedestrian who happens to choose the once delightful road for an airing.

Both cruisers were to run trials on their way to cussing the trip were suddenly thrown into would suggest that the sanitary oßcials

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China to ascertain their coal consumption. the cuse of the Baropa this has hitherto been excessive.

should make the contractor at onos remove every scrap of rabbish so dumped to the proper tip lower down the road.-Yours, etc.,

MOUNT KELLET.

a state of the wildest excitement and could be seen rushing in all directions seeking for a place of safety from the falling wreckage. thereIn the confusion several were knocked down, reciting minor bruises, and a few ladies failed. For a moment the situation appeared | CLOSING THE CHINESE THEATRES. to be most serious, and the wonder is that no person was killed by the falling material. Muck sympathy was felt on board for Capt. Palmery, who is a mest skilful and experienced

Dr.

officer.

It appears from Macila papers tout Insbeen considerable cholers and pinggo along the water front for several days past. Heer, the Chief Quarantine Officer, being asked whether quarantine would be imposed on shipping, and he did not think it would b neosary, adding. Of course if Hougkong and other porta inaposo quarantine against vessels clearing from Manila it will be necessary, bat it is the intention and wish of the quarantine office to do everything to avoid annoyance to the movements of ships to and from this port. Naval and aquatic circles generally have been As matters now stand it appears that the cases that have appeared are those contracted aboard Sydney Harbour a few weeks ago (writes a anch stirred by a brat race ibat took place in cascors and the smaller craft and thrown over-tyduey correspondent), Thoport is periodically board during the night by the other occupants visited by United States transporte from the

H.M.S." GLORY" AVENGED.

EXCITING SCENE IN SYDSEY HARBOUR.

of the boat to avoid any quarantine er detention Philippines, and when the Glacier was here some months since there was considerable talk of a race between a crew from the American vessel and one from the Ragat Arthur, the flagship on the station. While the parties were depart, but it was arranged that the race should still talking the time arrived for the Glacier to

Is the course of recent remarks on the subject of the American naval munævre, Admiral Dewey is reported to have referred alsoto Great Britain, saying that the friendship of the English misses for the United States

was sincere and genuine. The Admiral is said. to have addited: "Of all European nations Great Britain is our best friend in every respect, and our safet one, while commercially she le our best customer," Count von Bulow

take place on the occasion of her next visit. discovered that in the meantime the picked cars

When the Glacier returned to Sydney it was

had been transferred to that vessel, but the men of the American foot in the Philippines

Mason) will reduce her fares to 31.50 first class, menced on Surley, when the Chukong (Captaiz ayaa Reuter's Borlin telegram, kas published Regal As thur men were undaunted, 70 cents second and con's third; the rates having previously been respectively $2, $1 and 50 cents. The Wingchai's baving also gone on the roa is sail to be the ran for the redne.

tion in the ratea, It

By permission of Major Raddiff and officers, the band of the 33rd Burma Infantry will play

he arts that the American naval maneuvres a reply in the Press to Admiral Lowey, in which

shor immaturity, the shooting was very poor, the dest beterogeneous, with not ons armoured Gruiser of a modern type, and the moral of the persoanel very low. He hoped that Admiral Demy's remarks would stop the policy of

presents and invitations.“

General Chaffee told an American Methodist

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PREES

Hongkong, 8th May. SI-The report of the meeting of the Sunitary Board which appeare in your issue of to-day will be welcome news to all who desire to see some active, intelligent action taken to combat the ravages of the plague which are an annual disgreen not only to our glorious govern- went but which is more important, to British

civilisation.

No sane person-other than a Chinaman old doubt that at mch a time as the present any place ran on the lines of a Chinese theatre must be a hot-bed of disease, Mr. Fung Wa Chung's motion which sought to put a sanitary, well-ventilated building like the City Hall frequented by a more or less washed and healthy where the Chinese orord, in the midst of the audience on a par with the ill-ventilated dens

leathsomely insanitary surroundings which are

grotesque to red comment did it not forcibly beloved of the low class coolie, would be too

bring home to all but the most perfervid “ Pro- Chineo, that, educate him, do what you like with him, your Chinemen (with a few brilliant exceptions) still retains kit prehistoric prejudices.

SCALLYWAGU.

PASSENGERS EXPECTED.

now doing their best to wean themselves of the habit, being afraid that they will be reported to the Throne and dismissed from service forever, if their fondness becomes knowa to His Excellency. It is aid that this is the reason why the market for papared opium is so weak at present. The leaders of the seventy-two guilds have held a meeting to make preparations to receive His Excellency, and they decided to come to Hongkong to welcome him uper bis arrival.

His Excellency rendered incalunbla services and was greatly esteemed and respected by all the people when he was provincial tree arer of Canton.

ROWING.

Tue following are the crews picked in the Four Oared Scratch Race to be rowed over the asual course to-day, the 9th inst, at p.. A launch will leave Blake Pier ut 3.30 p.m. for the use of members and their friends :---

"Station No. 17

Rose

Bow .. H. M., Bais.

2

...J. B. Beth 3...F. K. Teta Sirake...G. H. Rube Cox....C. H. Byra

Staion No.

Thistle Bow...8. R. Hosre

2 H. C. Austin 8....L. A. Make Stroke...F. D. Bain

Lex ...C*, M. 8. Alres Station No.

Station No. 2 Kornblame.

Sham roc Bow J. C. Hemedios Bow...J. P. Jordan,

2.M. F. R. Perel a 2. H. A. Sath 3.A. E. Alves 3.C.E, A. Harce Streko...A. J. Mackis Stroko...., H, S. Bolmes Cox...S A. Seth Cox F. W. While The following are the crow's picked te row in the Double Souls gig nos to-day at 4pm. courso į mile.

Station No. I

Terrible.

Station No. 2 Powerful.

Atroke...H. S. Holmes

Cox...H. Neth

Bow...F. M. R. Fosirs Bow H.C. Austin Stroke... Musso

Cox...A. E. Alves

Siation No. 3 Jabilee.

For 8 R. Moore Sicke, R. C. Witchell Cox, F. R. Tota

** CRICKET -

ARMY ORDNANCE CO. HMS. FEADLES." Played at Happy Valley on Thursday, 7th inet. The Ordnance win by 32 raps. Becro

ORDNANCE, J. C. A. Lillywhite pt.) ran out......... C. Rutter, o Crouch, Vordon H. B. Skinner, 'ras out

H. Turner, b Johnston.......

W.Dizon, b McLaughlin

E. F. Bradford, a Cousin, b Rathves E. Modibbon, e Kondi, b Kuthven

H. Hoddinott, 1.b.wb Rathvon.......

B. Booth, e Sibbe, MeLanghihin T. S. Bromley, Johnston, & MoLaughlia J. Lashbrook, not iné ...............

Extra......

Total

K... "YEAHLRAB."' Crouch, b'Bradford ... Whittington, b Bradoré.. McLaughlin, b Bradford. Lt. Verdam, ran out.............. Jahnston, Hoddingtỷ h Turner, Gibbs, ran ant

Lt. Green, & Turner, b' Bradford .......

Leach, b Bradford..

ousing, not oat

Ruthven, o Bradford, b Trror. Kondall, b Bruford

Extras

Total

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heap, but as a matter of fact, we are in the Hongkong Hotel this evening, from 8 to saduros in New York that forty or fifty mir, i warship and the Glacier was thronged with tora" Miss Prattent, Mrs. A Powel Grant, Misa following J. C. A. Lillywbite (Capt.), A. E

formed, it is now thrown down the billside no great distance from the last house, "The Neuk," on that road, and what was formerly a pleasant and much sought walk

030. 1 he programozne is as follows--- Marsh.........Marche Romaine," Overture. Sampa,” Selection. "The Runaway Gir

"Liebeslied,"

*For Toy,*******

"Eolla Nite,"

Heroid

Jones

in the morning, but, in view of the public inte.Yours, etc...

The race was originally timed for six o'clock rest in the event, it was postponed till the afternoon. The harbour was then alive with craft, and the foreshores in the vicinity were crowded. The scene was reminiscent of grast international sculling taatches on the Parru- watta Biver close by in the days of Trickett Per Nippon Tueen Kaisha steamer Bingo Beach, and Searle. The rigging of the British Maru, from London April 10-Hongkong

kartered steamiore followed the race, besides E. Schafer, Mr. A. Partridge, Mr. A. Mason, Government launches and a regalar fotills of Mr. D. Ross, Fanshane, in command of the station, showed April 17-To Hongkong: Mrs. Hanson and emall boats and ring skiffs. Vice Admiral Per P. and O. steampor Arcadio, London, the greatest interest in the proceedings, and, infant, Mr. E. Hook. with Mrs Fanshawe and his flag lieutenant, followed the race in his launch.

The result of the two miles contest was win for the Royal Arthur boat by ten longthe, and then an extraordinary soene followed. Total is in an act of agention and Admiral Fanshawe forgot his dignity aufleient ly to sing his hat in the air.

To-day the Ordnance play the B.6.A. (80 Co.). The foom will be selected from the

Halwell. C. Kuster, T. Webb, R. Skinner, H. Turner, W. Farmer, E. P. Bradford, E,

Lashbrook McGibbon, T. 8. Bromley, W. T. Burgess, J.

Gruned like China. We can hardly suppose that General siontries cannot do much good in a great country Carell Chafee is under the impression that there Song

Klay is only this small number of missionaries in is now rendered noxious and malodorous in Selection.

Waltz

Trotere Chin Our Directory given the naince of pearly consequence of the deposits of unsavoury Dance. "Hungarian,”.............-Mer Brahma 4,000 Protestant missionaries alone. General refuse tipped along its course. As Mr.

"God Save the King." HEWETT suggested, in his speech on the The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memeris missionaries told his audienes that his mes subject, the manner in which the dirt and and Nethersole Hospitals, begs to acknowledge maoy of the most prominent Chinamen while at ashes have been thrown down the hill, serve with thanks the following donations to the fanda 1 Poking and he was obliged to say that he did strangera insisted on slaking hands with óna den, connecting with the teamer Oceanien, at Gun Drill at Stonecatters Island will take

of the Hospitali:--

to explain the hitherto unexplained, and apparently inexplicable, cases of typhoid Ho Ngek 143....

fever which have recently occurred at the Peak,

Mr. HRWERT was quite within bounds when he characterized the letter written by the Scavenging Contractor in reply to the

D. Macdonald.

Lapports Huox Weng Po Canon Hon. A. G. Wise

D. W. Cradock Dartly & Co. Jorge & Co

Chafee while praising the work of the

not meet a single intelligent Chinaman who expressed a desire to emboo the Christinu religion. The entironligion prou of the United

It is stated in Sydney that, when an Ämteriosa States, a New York despateb says, in condemning crow beat H.M.B. Glory under mimilar condi. the Cauomi for his utterances, but the latter tions at Hongkong the winners homoed a broom:

↑ to the meathood. The Royal Arthur, of coume, takes all of this abuse philosophically and good did nothing of the sort, but it has become the naturedly, General Chaffee has shown nothing in Sydney to ask Americans "how they incliantion to quality his remarku.

are on for brotna.

Fer F. and 9. staamer Manila, from London, April 18-To Hongkong: Mr. A. 6. Deane, Miss M. Macpherson, Miss L. M. 6. Iness.

Por Mesagerien Maritimes ateamer Austrá-

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.

The following appear amongst Corps orders iarned yesterday by Commandant Fritchard:- It is notified for information that the fint

Celembe, from Marsellos, April 19-To Hong. place on Felurday, 23 May, 1908. Further kong: Mr. A. Richard,

instructions de to time etc, will be famed in For Manageries Maritimes steamer Anna, Aggestion has been put forward to form s

next wook's orders from Marseilles, May 3-To Hongkong: Mr. Valunter Rifle Association, and a list of these J. Elizalde and family

why are interested in the matter has been pet frets Southampton April 10 To Hogwho approve of late an equested to add über Ear Imperial German mall steamer Staffgaf, on the botice board at Headquarters. All those ra J. Hand and child.

| wamen to the list, modifit apmain to be popular,

meeting enn be held to discuss details. --

TWO 20,000 TO -FOR PACT

HONGKONG There is at present Hate Mr. J. D. F Grest Northern Stoar tant to Mr. James J the Great Northern Farrell's visit to thi concoated with the ings of the two g. soka and Dakota. the trade between East.

The Minneso London (Conn.) on Dakota will take the and it is expected the alart upon the service Mr, Furrell is engage menta for the sorvloo

already visited Japan pines; after leaving to Shanghai to comp this side is concerned

The Great Northe mentioned, is owed Railway with whi Pacific Failway on ton and Qulucy li connuotion. Its stea Soatilo and Tacoma and Chinesa poris, sit- Hongkong as their O gard to the building o fact that the eanet by an entirely now purpose--the Easter and that the coatry the contractors poss orem the ueocesULY E choson at New Lond

The "big skips," ale America, have many for remark. Their", feat, breadth 74 fee On a draft of 32} fe 39,000 tons, and on a

37.000 tons, or withi ment of the Cedric or being the largest breadth

and

are

which

leas

the

than t

aro 700

brond; but the plate

greater by 6 feet 8

carried up ovorywhe

is Bush throughout t The greater depth a now ships account f White Star linors in From the outer bot navigating bridge ti distinct docks or f the autor is the * floor of the ship; t plated structure, main and appar steel plating and if is 57 foot in height. ed against hogging continuous centr reaching from stor opper deck. There heads which toger balkboad divide I compartments. E divided by the orl decks. Abare th

order named aro

upper promenada

feet above the kee

again is the navig draft of 22 feet t promenade 05 foot The decks above extend the full lon certain distance smi the first-class pass

only separated from

incidental to the ramored from the

and are subject. motion of the ship for 200 Brst-of1.88 and 3,000 steerage

for 1,200 troops.

tion there are 20

baths; and, as TO

arranged as to ch. Buite.

there

Besid priv

as a nursery room, library an ing and cooling air-tempered on engines, and bolle by the crew, the engine-room steerage passeng deck

are the lavatories, firef officers' rooms, amidships are

olass state-room

on the

boat

rooms, the emek

shower baths on the brid modation for

With the

enginer, boff wain deck is series of compe storage and the

The cold

stor containing 350 tons of cargo

and sis cargo-

are electrically

"ably stiffer