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INTIMATION

spite of all the inducements offered, but is eutirely due to the depreciation of silver.

It is of special interest at the present time to note in the Consular Roport on the Trade of Corea the many evidouces

THE FONGKONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, JULY 31ST 1903

The Exporor of Japan las contributed 1,000 TELEGRAM S

yas to the Welcome Bociety which is stated to have rendered valuable survives to 10,000 foreign visitors to Japan.

Captain Pitts, a passenger on the steamer

A. S. WATSON & CO., of the strides which the Japanese nrs Antenor, from the Far East, was sortsusly ill

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WINE MERCHANTS.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

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making in their commercial relations on board with Bright's disease when the vessel with their wear neighbour. Japanese, the reached Colombo. A loval privat was sont for; Consul saye, aro flocking into Corsa inus Captalo Pitts was reported to ba dying. ever-increasing numbers, and Japanese juftuarce is exten ling in many parts of the country. The Chinese, be remarks, appear to be far behind their Japanese competitors in this field in initiative and enterprise.

By permission of Major Radeliffo and officers, the band of the 3rd Burma Infantry will play the following programme of mic at the King' Edward Hotel charing dinner to-day weather permitting):-

CLARETS.asia has not been a serious commercial March...... Washington Post,

Per Gas Por Caps

22 00

I doz. Qta, 2 doz. Pts.

ST. ESTEPHE

ST. JULIEN

LA ROSE...

$8.00

10.40

13.50,

CHATEAU KAUT

BRION LARRIVET...

20.00

CHATEAU MOUTON

D'ALMAILHACQ

24.00

CHATEAU PONEY

CANET...

28.40

CHATEAU LA TOUR

CANET..

13.00

18.00

$100

rival anywhere in the East up to the present, but the Consul shows that she is desirous of improving her position in this $9.00 respect in Core "Russia, like Japan," 11.00 he says, though in a much less degree, 14.50 is endeavouring to further her commercial intercourse with Corea," and he mentions the moving of the Russian Consulate from Seoul to Cherulpo owing to the increase of shipping interests and other considerations." 26.00 Particular mention is made of the fact that the Chineas Eastern Railway Company has built a large office at Chomulpo and that o. steamer belonging to the Company is scheduled to make twenty-two voyages this your from Chemulpo to Dalay and Port Arthur. Elsewhere in the course of his report the Consul (Mr. LAY) says it is much to be regretted that there is no regalar service of British steamers to Corea, There appears, he says, to be no reason why sch a fine should not in the end pay, i } worked in en-operation with the Japanese steamship companies, which at present have a practical monopoly of the carrying trade. Mr. LAY looks forward to the country presenting more openings by thegras for British trade as time goes on Are recourmended to the notice of Connois. but, except in respect of the carrying trade,

Keans

CHATEAU RAUZAN GĦATHAU LAFITE

The CLARETS are specially selected and ained from the LEADING FRENCH GROWERS: they are of excep- tional value and in fine condition.

CHATEAU LA TOUR CANET, CHATEAU RAUZAN, AND CHATEAU LAFITE

seans as high-class after-dinuor Wines,

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We giuranter sur. Wines and Spirits to be genuine only when bought direct from as in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Forts.

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it cannot be stated that there are any special openings for British trade at the present time to which it is desirable to call attention.". Still it is apparent that with the development of the mixing resources of the country (gold-mining especially) and the construction of railways; both now in a fir way of progress, Corea may be confidently regarded as destined in become of tuercas ing commercial importance.

Fatoro practicas of Mr. George Grimble's A.S. WATSON & CO. orchestra will bo hold in the Music Room of the

City Hall on Tuesdays, at 6.15 p m.

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The Daily Press.

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REUTER'S SERVICE.

THE "AMERICA" CUP.

LONDON, 28th July. The Reliance has been selected to defend the "America" Cup.

RUSSIA AND JAPAN,

LONDON, 28th July.'

-The Standard saya that the text of a Conven- tion between Russia zad Japan has been published ja Borlic, the Convention is alleged Selection."San Tuy". Overture. “Die Felsen Mühle".... Relasiger | to have been signed when Generał Kuropatkin

Sidny Jones visited Tokyo. "Lien vlied," Song ........

Carly Klay Waltz.........& Gruck Slave, Sidney Jones certain Japanese journals a Bolection "Les Cloches de Carneville," Thuqustto [This alleged Convention was published by mouth ago Calop...:

• Bald da Bila doit" (Fanst) mod

"God Save the King."

and was subsequently described as

• par fabrication. Ed. D.P.] .

A Tientsin vormvatar contemporary states, that Viceroy Yuan Shikai and Chen Pib.

THE SOUTH AFRICAN LOAN BILL. the Governor of Peking, are intending to

LONDON, 28th July. develop cortain mines, said to eatain the. precious metals, situated in Miyreaksie

The South African Loan Bill has passed the Chibli province, or more strictly speaking | second reading in the House of Commons. a district of the Imperial Prefecture of

ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN Shuntienfu (Pekjug Prefecture), and that witha this purpuro la viow their Excellencies karo

U.S. CONSUL GENERAL lately sent a foreign mining ongier to Miyaension to survey the district and report ou its capabilitica

A shallow draught river gunboat, building by Mosers, John 1. Thornycroft & Co, L of Chiswick, for the Japanese Government, was very closely resembles the Woodcock and Wood- tark built for the British Government and Argus and Vigiluate built for the French Gorzament by the same firm. The length is 104ft., and the beam 24ft., and a spoed of 15 miles is guar- anteed by the builders on a draught of it.. carrying a load of 10 tous. The vessel is fitted with two Taornyeruft" patent-serat tarbing propellers in tunnels.

successfully, hunched last mouth. The vessel

Four long-soutance men coutrives) to make their escape from the British Cousalar "Gool at Shanghai a few days ago. They gagged uni handenffed the warder on day and took bis keys. How they managed to condi the warder at such an hane (1.m.) is inexplicable, maya the N-C. Baily News, The man ora all desperate characters, aur us far as we can ascertain two Americas'eharged last year with stealing Mr. Derhy's house-bout are among them. The police are making a diligeut search for the fugitives, but so far have been nasuporss- ful. The whole affair seuras to have been most carefully planned.

Mr. T. M. Healy, M.P., has qualified as a

On the 25th ult. Visconut Cranborne made mentor of the English Bar. It is understood the following statement in the House of Com. that he will practies chiefly in the English | mons :--As far as. His M tjasty's Govarameri Courts.

ure aware, no agreement has yet hoen me to between Eussia and China with reference to day. Tro Chinese cases were fatal. The othe ́s Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at L'aking may Manchuris or New dorang; bat cewe days ago

informed by the Chmasi Tovarnment that an arrangement was being negatiutest which would preserve Matzohuria for China without loss of sovereign rights. He was also given assurances as to the treaty-rights of other Powers being respected.

cuse was that of an Indian on board the steamer Tientsin.

A couple of Filipino barbers in Mesars. Cuujibell, Moore & Co.'s had a set-to in the shop on Wednesday, and were fined at the Magistracy yesteislay for disorderly conduct.

Performances by a Japanese troupe of grobate are to be ginn, twin daily in the matslet opposite the Central Market for two werks.

The ordinary/half-yearly meeting of the K. and Whampoa Dock Co., Ed., will be ld in the Co.'s office, on the 24th prox,

at noon.

a. L'Almada e Castro, the popular Acting Fish Clerk of the Supreme Court, gees to the firm of Mr. G. K. Hall Bratton, solicitor, next month, and will be succeeded by Mr. A. B. Suffiad. Acting Second Clerk of the

Court,

A Chinamun engaged on Woduceday by thy Bill of the Supreme Court to keep a wate over two houses in Peel Streat that were boing distrained for rout, took advantage of the opportunities afforded by his position and stola # dollar's worth of odds and ends. At the Police Court yeaterday Mr. T, Sercóiabo Smifli sentenced him to two months' hard labour.

Ir is a fast worth noting that, notwith- standing all the rumours of the imminence of war between Russia and Japan which have been in circulation for the past two years, more or less, the course of foreign trade, even in the places directly affected by these rumours-we mean North China and Coren has to all appearances been quite uninfluenced. The foreign trade of Some rickcha-coolias bad, a disputa on Wed- Corea for the year 1902 is described in uesday night in a lodging-nouse at West Point, a British Consular Report just mecived as and one, seizing a rice-bowl, struck another u being the highest on record since the open-ver blow across the head, inflicting

The ing of the country, with the one exception of drous wound and severing a`vein. the previous year. No doubt the decline of injured in was removed to the Government +317,914 in imports may justly be nacribed Civil Hospital by the polien, who arrested, the

1 the wretched harvest" of 1901 ín

assailant yesterday..

As the

Corea, for the returne show a falling off ia At the V.R.C. onelcsure this evening enm. the export of rice alone to the extent of mencing at 545 o'clock, tire will be a Shield 265,655 and this serious decline in one of Waterpolo matel between the I.K. Volunteer the staple products of an agricultund Corps and the Club Lusitano, coumiy is laund to be reflected in the im-championship is supposed to he between these two teams a splendid mated way be looked for por returns, Yet the total exports show a Hon. Secretary Mr. Frank White asks us to decline of only £7,567, and the average of mention that the Club enclosure will be open the country's trade for the last five years to visitors. shows that. 1902 had to its credit' £378,271 more than the average. With regard to the trade of Newchwang, on which a good deal of public interest has naturally contred zince Bussis has tried to divert the trude of the part to Dalny, we find that the ship- ping figures were larger in 1902 thun in the provious year, na chao wis the volume of trade, and the value when shown in taels; but when exchanged into sterling a drop of £700,000 is shown. This, however, cannot be ascribed to political disturbances nor to the attraction of trade to the Russian port, iu

At the Magistracy preterday three Chiness workmen were each fined Sat and bound over in the mum of $10 for blasting reek during pro, tibited bars at Mount Kellet without taking proper precautions to ensure the safety of the operations. Only on Wednesday a Chinese house-boy at the Peak escaped grave injury by the merest chance, through this careless way of working. A large stone projected into the air fell on his opened umbrella, and, just missing bend, inflicted an ugly gush on the thigh. wound was dressed at the police station, where a summons against the offending partiss

was taken out.

LONDON, 28th July.

Mr. Long, the American Consul-General at Cairo, whilst visiting Major-General Sir Regi- Bold Wingate, fell down stairs in the Hotel Dunbar, and was killed.

THE LONDON FIRE BRIGADE.

LONDON, 18th July.

Copt. Hamilton, R.N., succeeds Cupt. Wells in cominand of the London Fire Brigade.

TH

ROYAL VISIT TO IRELAND.

LONDON, 28th July. The King embarked on his yacht at Dau- crant and is now cruising off the West Const.

THE POPE'S OBSEQUIES.

LONDON, 28th July,

The attendances at the requiem musses for the late Pope in Paris, Rome, and Loudon, wore thronged,

CANTON.

PROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]

MASS FOR THE LATE POPE.

Canton, 29th July.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE.

SUPREME COURT.

Thursday, 30th July.

IM BanerofTCT.

BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIE WILMAN M. GOUDKAN (CHIEF JUSTICE).

AN UNFORTUNATE GUARANTOR, Francis Henry Barnes, clerk, lately residing bankruptcy-Case No. 10 of 1897, at No. 5, Mosque Junction, was examined in

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY "FRE69," Hongkong, 30th July. Ste.-There will be siarted in this Colony a Society for the prevention of cruelty to animals * suggested by Mr. E. A. Howitt in his lotter published in your feste of the 25th instaat, and white beartily supporting the views expressed therein I weald suggest that a similar society

In reply to questions by Mr. Brues Sliepherd, might be formed for the prevention of cruelty to Auman beings in the Colony of Longkong.

Oficii Receiver, the bankrupt stated that whon the receiving order was granted against him he In view of the numerous lettere recently published in the local papers vu the enforcement Another employee in. the same Department, was a clerk in the Ordnance Store Department, of the now Public Health and Buildings Allenson, approached him one day, weeping, and Ordinance, it is within the knowledge of informed him that he was in financini difficulties almost every metader of this community that and was threatened with immediate arrest, Boing the comfort of the Chinese resicouts in this a friend of Allenson, be along with another man Colony is very littie considered, and that samed Baptista, became his guarantor for under the existing Ordinance seoye reforred to, $1,200. As a result Allenson was not put into all cubicles in tenement houses that are con-

prion. Allenson afterwards failed to pay up the instalments of the Iosa to his creditors and when a suit was bing brought for recovery of

sidered illegal, are to be demolished without considering the hardships inflicted and incon- venience caused to those whose circumstances are not so easy as those of some of their fortumutait he absconded to Canton and from there wont fellow beings who sound well afford to take up informed that Allenson was dead; sinos he to Shanghai, The bankrupt said he was their residence at the Peak.

To prevent overcrowding among the Chinese is universally acknowledged to be stop taken in the right direction, but what good can result if the Government makes no provision for the ready accomoda- tion of the displaced inhabitants who are now flocking about like shipwrecked people in search for shelter? The question now is, Whois are those displaced people to go to Since the Government has thought such Ordinance, why should they not provide cheep dwellings for the poor and hbouring class before the law is notally put in fores?

to enact

It remains yet to be sʊrn whether this action on the part of the Government proves successfat or not in the way of improving the bes'th of the general public for which purpose this very Ordinates was originally uncted.

The Chinese are now petitioning the Govora. ment praying for permission to ra-erect the cubicles already demolished. Lot as. hope that the Government will grant their prayer and that thut section of the Ordinates rolating to cubicles will be modified and amended in dus

Course,

Thanking you for the insortion of this in | your valuable paper,-Yours, etc.,

POOR CHINAMAN.

SAVING THE COLOURS.

A sulema requien mass for the late Pope A notable incident of the Brokerspruit Leo was held to-day, at 10 am, in the Romar disaster in 1860, when the Boers surprised and Catholic Cathedral of the French Mission, and almost unikilated a British column which was among the congregation present were the marching to Pretoria, is recalled by the retire- Consular authorities, naval officers, a contingentment recently on peusion of Lacateuant-Colous) of French marina, European drillans and Rolph Egerton, Colonel Egerton got his ladies, aud General Kwong Hip. His Excellency commission in the Connaught Rangers twenty. the Viceroy was represented by welguins and

two years ago, laut, month. He won it by his intorprotora. The Church was draped in blackgal cutig in connection with the Boukei pruut and a catafulque was erected in the middle of disaster, for he saved the colours of the 9th and the nave. As soon as the mass was finished the tramped forty-two miles to Pretoris with them exegalos service was sang. All the members of

ti romal his waist. the Roman Catholic comonuity were invited.

tent

He had served over two years in the ranks, and KWANGSI LEBËLLION,

was confactor when ho and Sorgeant Bradley It is reported in Canton that His Excellency rolandeered to Lient. Colozol Anstruther, who Shum, the new Viceroy, les, had a bad time in commanded the unfortunsis defachment of the Kwangsi with the rebels. Besides being twice 94th, to go en foat to Pretoria with the rows A 'Blae-book giving an account of tho work defeated the Imperialist soldiers were completely of the disaster to the column. After the fight performed by the surveying bennoh of the surrounded by the rebels who robbed them of the colours had been swaggled into a British Navy in 1902, records that in the China their rive and ammunition. It is said that pitched for the wounded and there Conductor sens the Rambler, under Captain M. H. Smyth, His Excellency hastened to Sin Hiug to Egerton found them, and wrapped them round continued the survey of the East Jamma telegraph to Peking for reinforcements of Hubis body under his clothes and conveyed them Channel, wear Hougkeng, completing this on a nan soldiers. His Excellency an arrival at out of the camp. Colonel Egerton, who saw Canton quickly ascertained, that the Treasuryvervice in the Zain war, has of lato years was at a tow obb, und he ordered one fourth of served in the West India Regiment, the the number of soldiers in Cant a to by disbande command of the second battalion of which he Finding now that more soldiers are required, now vacates. as one-half of the number has b on taken to

seale of six inches to the mile. The dip was next engaged off Taku for two to three months, afterwards sounding in the Yellow Sea. The crow enjoyed an eight weeks stay in Yokohamn while charts were being drawn. On the way back to Hongkong Captain Smyth found a now Kwangsi, the Viceroy has issued orders for the rock in the Saawan Pe which is unchalistment of more men. frequented by coasting steamors. Some sound. ing was also done alf A mag, with soful corulta, | On the same station Liout.-Commouder E. C. Hardy assumed command of the Waterwitch and carried out surveys in Mirs Bay and at Weihaiwei-our discredited "secondary "baso. Two lieutenants of this ship were invalid ed home, which retarded the surveys.

The trial-trip of the twin-screw mad stemmer Yamuna, built by Sir James Laing & Sons, Lal, of Deptford Yard. Suaderlood, for the British India Steam Navigation Co., La. has recently taken place ut Sander land, the results exceeding the anticipations that had been formed. Sir James Mackay, the casuaging director of

the British India

Steam Navigation Co. Ld., was present. A meat speed on several pairs of emus on the measured mile was maintained at a fraction under 13 knots. The steering and many- ring of the vessel were all that could be desired,

and there was remarkabla steadiness and' an entire absence of vikation. The weather was very rough in tholily part of the day, but

this did not seem to have the lost effect upon 528ft.; extreme bendil, 50ft. ; and her the resent. The extreme length of the vessel is

depth from the shelter-deck to keel, fitt. 8ie. to engines are of the twin-screw triple expansion type, each driving one propeller having three bronze blades; the cylinders for each rot of engines being 24ív., 40in, 70in. diameter, respectively, by 48in. stroke. Thae are six · singla-ended boilers working with u stino pressure of Wilb. per square inch, Ättéd with Howden's forced draught, and having & heating surface of 15,000 square feet, and there, is a separate auxiliary boiler of large dimensions. The engines have been built by the Wallsend Slipway and Engineering Co., Id, from

SIR E. SATOW

Minister to Peking, is expected hore next Sir Bruest Sutow. K.C.M.G., H.B.M.

Thursday.

STRAIGHT SHOOTING ON THE CHINA STATION.

PROPOSED FORTH AND CLYDE SHIP CANAL.

Borba

bocomo guarantor he had-not board from him.

Mr. Brass Shepbefd-He has run away and lot yon in ?

Bankrupt- Yos, Continuing, he mid- that when the Indian creditors commenced proccod- lugs he was afraid to gointo Court, but as his co-gravanter. Baptisto, flied a bankraptay potition he took the same step. The creditors got judgment against bim on the guarantes and not on any private debt. Hu filed the petition to avoid arrest. He had no money to meet the guarantee and never had had any

money

Mr. Bruce Shepherd-Why did you give the garanteck

Bankrupt-Well, Alienson was a friend of mine and I was then only about 21 years of age and did not know very well tho responsibility

I was incurring, and, basing confidence that Allerson would pay this money I signed the guarantee.

In further evidence bankrupt stated that he had to keep himself out of his salary, and out of 640 a month he was paying $10 for the mainteu-

ance of his sister in the convent. After the bankrupter he could not pay that and had to stop it altogether. He offered his creditors 50 por cent., to be paid out of his salary. Baptiste, ho | nußerstood, did the same.

Mr. Bruce Shepherd-What were your private debts at this time?

Bunkrupt I had no privato doble. Mr. Bruce Shepherd--Thou son had no other reason for going into bankruptoy !

Bankrupt--No.

His Lordship-What is your prosent salary? Bankrupt-I am getting 3150. Mr. Bruce Shepherd-You are not is the Orduance Department now Y

Baukrunt; I am with the Singer Company; I left the Ordunner in 1899 and wont down to Manila,

Mr. Bruce Shepherd- Your siater is now wealthy, I believe ?

Bankrupt-I was told she had something, Mr. Braçe Shepherd-Will she not help you? Bankrup!---I do not think she will. Dir. Bruce Shepherd--Any balanes of the o per cent, day you are now willing to pay f

Bankrup! Yes,

family. my Lord.

Mr. Braco Shepherd-Can you pay more? Bankrupt-No I am married and have u

Mr. Bruce Shopbord-That is all, I think,

"His Lordship, addressing the bankrupt, said heb pod this would be a lesson to him. All that could be said for him was that he was

dienlone than to become security for $1,200 Jongg man the time. Nothing was more

when he had wat $100 of his own, and to and

go gratuitously put his neck iuta a noose for fle rest of his f

ife was su extremely foolish thing to do. A guarantee such as he had signed reant that if the deltor did not pay he would hove

to. and what was the good of siguing a guarantee if he knew he could not pay if the who could not pay was no good at all. His debtor. failed to pay? 1bo guarantee of a wan Lordship atviard him to avoid for the rest of his life becoming security for poople under any circumstances, especially when be was a married boen companions who let bim in and left him mau; his firs: duży was to bis family and not to

as this nian had done. He bal sd be did it for a friend. Sach man was no friend at all.

To examination was closed.

The Court afterwards adjourned.

RUSSIA AND SUEZ CANAL DUES.

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A London contemporary states that Messrs D. and C. Stovenson, civil engineers, Edinburgh, have been engaged for some weeks curtoying the valley between the estuary of the Forth and Loch Lomond for clients; and this firm Los now been instructed to prepare plans for a canal to connect the Firth of Forth with the Firth of Clyde. The plans will be prepared Notable in the apunal prize-firing of the forthwith, and it is expected they will be craiser Binheim, writes a correspondent on the lodged in Novobor for the parpose of secur Chinu station to the Naval and Military Record, ing Parliamentary powers for the scheme. The was the firing of the after 9.2 gun, which was route the engineers state the proposed cazal fired by Leading Seaman Goard. In six will take is from Alloa, on the castorn side, The Russian Minister of Finance has decided minutes he fired seven rounds and scored seven where it will pass to the north of the links of to continue for another decade the privilege biis, thus holding the world's record for gans

hitherto onjoyed by all Russian veas la- tlist in, the Forthi and to the northward of the tow all ships crying the Russian flag, trading to not fitted with telescopic sights. The six-inch of Stirling. Passing clong the valley of the the Far East of basing the Suez Canal duos gas also distinguished themselves by dring Forth near Kippen, a deep cutting will take refunded by the State Fxchequer. Of late twelve sounds in two minutes, and each gun | the spand into 12 oh Tamann et

Fears this privilego

the Imperial made eleven hits Great oradit in Aves to Custle. The naviguion will then be on Loch Volunteer Fleet Associatian lins, of course, Governmial about £10,00 por munnm. The

vasnery officer and his staff for this splendid Jomon to Tarbet, and another deep outting been the chief honoticiary unter this pro performance.

will take the caqui-to Loch Long, which will ferential treatment, but as the Flest is really be the ontlet on the west, Loch Long is an only a rustler of accounts, so to say, between an adjuúci of the Imperial Navy, it in arm of the sea providing a safe auehorogo, and Peter and Faul. It has latterly been objected distances of the eagal ure as follows: From Bureau Russian to the Far East under the buvígable by all classes of vessels. The actual that, as many steamer trading from ports in

in Tarbet, 14 miles; and Tarket to Arrochar, cargas are consigned to foreign Europesu Allon to Loch Lomond, 28 miles; Loch Lomond and that got infrequently their homewart Russian flag are partly owned by foreigners,

one-and-three-quarter mile. Arrostor is at the ports, be refunded Canal dues of nine france head of L oh Long, and lies 15 miles from the the pockets of no- asian abip-owners. There per tou are really a premium paid directly into Clydo. The actual cutting extends to 29 miles, is soms truth in this contention; but the and the chief engineering difficulties will be Minister of finance waived the objection, and encountered near Loch Lomond, where a very tinction, to all ships carrying the Russian flag.

drcided to continue the subsidy, without die- deep catting will be (required, and again at the narrow neck between Loch Lomond and Lork Long. The surface of Loch Lomond in 22 festubove the mean sea-level, but the land on tho strip between Loch Lomond and Loch Long rises to a maximum height of 130ft, above

In the annual price firing at Weilsiwei, the Cressy feed 28 rounds bem 9.2-inch guns, roads were fire and 69 hits made. The Albion and made 13 hits. From the 6-inch guse 129

18 hits, and from the G-inch guns 149 reands from 12-inch guns frod 26 rounds und stored and 95 hits. Comparing the Aibion's results with those of last year she has more timu trebled the hits from the 12-inch and doubled the hits from the f-inch guus.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The N.G.I. steamer Cupri loft Bingapore for this port on the 24th inst., and may be expected here on the 3rd prox.

The P. & A. steamer Indrapura arrived at Yokohama at 7 pm, on the 29th inst, and may be expected here on the 12th prox.

The CPR steamer Tortar arrived at. Kohe -

at 6am on the 29th inst, and left again at mon sea-level. The caual, if carried out, would the designs of their general manager, Mr.Zam. on the 30th inst. for Yokohama, where shorten the pesto by 520 tails botwas

she is due to arrive at 8 a.m., to-day.

Andrew Laing.

Clyde and East Coast ports.

the

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The Eastern Asiatic Steamship Company, whose vessels sail regularly from Odessa to the Far East under the Russian deg, is really a Danish conoura, its port of registry belug Copenhagen. It is an open seorat, however, that there is a very large amount of Grand Ducal capital invested in the Company; that makes a difference, and explains, perhaps, the complaisance of the Minister of Financo il declining to make'asy exceptions so long as the skips carry the Russian Aug.