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THE RUSSIAN PROGRAMME AND THE TWO-POWER STANDARD.

There has been during the last few months, and there still continues, a tendency in certain quarters interested in nuval matters to raise a arare over the proge mats of new constraction which the Russian Admiralty are now putting is hand. More than question on the subjest was onked in the House during the last Session, and the Admiral y lure been nomewhat severely taken to task. Iecause the Fist Lord did not follow the example get by Mr. Grschon in 1808, and present Supplementary Estimate authori sing the Fulargement of our bitling programme for the year, as a reply to the new ships which

s preparing to lay down. There does not apwar, however, to be any solid grounds for much of the alarmist writing which has appeared, if the present state of the lus Russian programme is compared fairly. with our own of the same date, and with the conditions obtaining is both fleate at the present tius; nor is there any foundation for the asser tin that we have dropped below the two-Power

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THE MAPS AND PLANS

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECUMBER 5TH, 1903

Whather the two. Power stamlard should be its name to the negotiations to warrant the, raised to a thres-Power standard is a most payment of any such exaggerated bonus. point, but it is certainly becoming a matter for Another section of the report is as follow:

"It also would be interesting to know serious consideration whether the time is not Bear for some misterial increase in our building why, or for what purpose some $15,000,000 programmer, which, as for us battleships are stock of CM. Schwab and $4,000,000 have been engraved by one of the most eminent conserved, have certainly sinso 1899 been ent stock of J. P. Morgan was to be marketed in down to a point hardly compatible with a des priority by Harris, Gates & Co. Were the brought up to date. They consist this year of margin to safety, if we are to be in a position principais fearful that United States Ship-fourison of the following to hold our own against possible coalitions building curities would decline before they COLORED PLATE OF FLAUSOF FOREIGN HONGS against ne. It will hardly be for our advantage, realised a handsome revenue from their MAN OF THE FAR EAST

PLAN OF YOKOHAMA PLAN OF KORE AND HYOGO PLAN OF FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS, TIENTSIN

PLAN OF FOBKION CONCESSION, SHANGHAI NEW PLAN OF ISINGtau (KiLocha®) NEW PLAN OF HONGKEW (SHANGHAI) with

Inset Showing the Extended SETTLEMENT | Naha LARGE PLAN OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA Ishigakijima PLAN OF PEAK DISTRICT, VICTORIA PLAN OF KOWLOON

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nfsted" that ordera haud its bean given for work with them to be peened with, and ith vessels have now bean commencal, one at Nicolaieff and the other at B-boatopol. Probably the knowledra of the intentions of the authorities to build these two ships led to the erroneous report, already referred to, that one had actually been commenced last year. A recont isane of the Kronstadtaki Vistak contains the information that the Tsar hos sanctioned the constraction of two 16,800-ton battleships to be named that in any future struggle Germany should be in holdings? There is nothing, so far as the a position to turn the scale against us, should receiver has been able to adduce, to show Imperator Pavel I and the Andrei Pervosvannui which are to be laid down at the Baltic works she so will. There is no need for alarmist that any proper or fair equivalent was ever and Galerii Island respectively. Whatever writing, bat we have already lost ground, and given for that 820,000,000 stockholding, and the extent of the new programme may be when if we continue to do so we may not be in ait is strongly recommended that in case the it is fully developed, it does not appear likely position to make it up. Therein lies tho dat ger United States Court finds to this effect, an that any other ships besides those named will be in the future-Captain H. Garbet, R.N., der be issued assessing said C. M. Schwab

in the Monthly Review.

or §. 1', Morgan or any other interests a som commenced this your.

equivalent to make up the deficit."

Andrew Carnegie, who with his wife and | daughter returned from Europa recently, said of the collapse of the United States Ship building Company: "It will result in a salutary reduction of values and the bring. ing of everything to a healthy condition. It is a good thing to squeeze the water out of are as good as ever." In reply to a question whether the Schwab methods had been severely criticised in England, he said:

That was inevitable. When everyone is realy to kick him.”

As we

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Our own battleship prograjame for the year originally consisted of three ships, which ore to be commerend as soon as the plans are ready, white three more, according to the statement the medis in the House by the Secretary

Writing on the 14th ult, the Peking and Admiralty, ar apparently to be taken in hand Tientsin Pimes said: The feeling of indig at the beginning of the next financial year.uation aroused in Peking by Russin's occupa

it would sean as if there was no the officials there, is still keenly alive and the always easy to arrive at the truth about pressing necessity for the Admiralty to advance air is still agitated by excited proposals to new Russian ships, as they pass through the time for the commencement of the confight at all costs. Prince Ching and Chang istinel Pages, often covering a struction of the Juxt-mesh bn considered repeated and pathetic appeals first to one Chi-tung are both credited with making throw

Our position, howor ported ruing into many moutha via, when. Ibey are projected when the order is given not only from the point as to whether wo neo Legation and then to another for assistance, for them to be taken in hand, and. Bully when keeping pres with the Russian now construc. Init the appeal comes at a time when patience and good-will are alike exhausted. Two or they arunctually commenced ; and ships are varytion, but as to how we stand goacrally us often amoured to be actually in the last stage rug rda suy possible hostile carahin tion against three years ago the leading Powers in China us on the part of other paval Powate, and this were ready and eager to strengthen China's when later information shows that they have not got bayud the first,

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to her undoing. But China turned Admiralty have been freely charged with world recognised would ultimately lead THE Oldest and Largest Paper in the including: bar ng allowed us to drop below this standard, donf car to wise counsels, and for tem but the charge is one that can hardly be porary aux largely imaginary gain she jug seriously maintained. Excluding all our ships gled with diplomatic relations, and played hunched before 1890, and including all ships with diplomatic promises and weret treaties, bailling or whose construction is arranged for until serious diplomacy was practically the number of Englih. French, German and replaced by a farcical mass of intrigue and Russian first-class battleships stands as follow: falsehood which had to be unravelled in the

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Before considering the row Russian pro- gramma it is necessary to refer to the last one, generally known as the 18 8 pregmmme, and about which some erangely inseca ate and misleading statements bare spreared in the Press

Over sad over aga E, dwing the last few matthe, has it been stated that the Russian 1898 programme being, now completed a new and still inure formidable one in t but once commenced. &o for the foot of the maltor being that not only in the 1899 programme not completed, but there is no chance of its being so for either two years; the Slovo, the last ship of the pr grimme, having only been launched from the Baltic yard ut Petersborg au August 29 Inst.

Coming more to details, the bat'leship pro- gramme in question provided for the con struotion of seven Hirst-clers ships-viz., the Rotpisan Traveriteh, Borodino Imperator Merunder III., Orel, Kuids Suvere, and

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Whatever the value of the two-Power standard, however, may have been ton or twelve years ago, when we only had for practical pur. poses Francs and Russia to consider, that standard is now out of date and can no longer be considered as a satisfactory margin of safety, in riew of the new situation created by the stondily growing strength of the German Navy. in 1890, when the two-Power standard with a margin first came to be accepted as sati factory mensare of our strength the German fleet was ano quantité négligeable; to-day that same fleet is rapidly attaining a poi ion which may soon ennale Germany to hold the balsuse of naval

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Blarn Of these seven shy, only twa-ike a tear his not always satisfactory, but in mak Relvinen, and Taibovitch-hard as yet beening the above comparison we have the satisfao completed, both having ben constructed in tion of knowing that, for the present at least, forsiga yarde. The Rattison was built by the our fleets are far more homogeneous, and the celebrated firm of Cramp of Philadelphia; she ships com using them on the whole more power was laid down in December 1898, launched in fit than those of the other three Powers men October 1900, and completed about the middle tianad, of Inst year; while the Tsarcoitch, built në tho La Seyne yard at Tonion, was laid down in April 1899, langobed in February 1901, and empleted this last August. The romeining dive ships are building in bussian yards; of theso the Imperator Alexander III. was laid down in Septeraber 09, at the Baltic works, S. Petersburg, and launched in August 191 the Borodine, building at the New Admiralty pard, 8. Petersburg, was laid down in May 190 and launched in September 1901, both these ships are approaching completion, but it doubtful if they will be ready for servies before next year. The One was laid down at Galeri Island, St. Petersburg, in June 1900, and was launched in July 1902, while the Kning Suvurof was Jaid down at the Baltic works in May 1901, launched in September 1992, and with the Oret will also, as far as prevent information goes, he completed some time next your The Slave, hour, laid down at the New Admiralty yard in November 1908, and only inunobed on August 20 Inst, pau hardly be ready before 1905.

It should be noted, therefore, that the building programme of 1898, of which so much has been wado, to reality resolved itself into a programme -of new construction, which was spread over a prind of four years, no more than two ships having been kid dowu in any one year.

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to guard the various passes, Tang Fuhsinng and Viceroy Yuan apparently acting in some kind of harmony in the matter. Judging by sundry reports it would seem that a wild idea exists that even now China can sweep Russia from Manchuria with the besom of her righteous indignation at the tombs of her Imperial Ancestors being desecrated in the. wanton insolence of conquest. But what Japan will counsel if she does join hands with China to oppose at least further aggression on the part of Russia is not quite clear, but the hopelessness and absurdity of China starting out on any campaign of bez own is too obvious to need comment. Friends have pointed out to China times out of number that sooner or later the lack of integrity on the part of her officials, and the system of preying one upon the other which pervades her official class, would prove her ruin, and every time her army is called into requisition the painful fact is freshly illustrated. The troops which anke so brave a show on army It is significant that thy German batte-float lists and records, when called upon prve in home waters is now being reorganised on either gilded butterflies or are 102 the basis contemplated by the Navy Aet altogether, and the wretched remnant of n passed in 1898. This feat has been hitherto pictured host, unpaid and more than half known as the First Squadron e "Second andrilled, stand only as a monument to her Squadron being each year constituted helplessness and inefficiency, We pity poor for the maneutres from the reserve divi- China in her present diform while we can sions. The flept is now to be designated but write her down as self to blame, and we us the Active Bat lo font," and is to should like to see Japan step gallantly to the consist of two squadrons. Admiral von rescue. But indications of this are by no Korster. Lie Inspector-General of the Navy, means as clear as the large-looming pro. who has for me yo ra beea Commander-in bability of just but long postponed demands Chef of the Baltic station, and has also for the which will open up an entirely new volunte last four years commanded the anual maneuvre of China's history, If we turn now to our own programme for feet, has recently been relieved of his command 1808 90 we are confronted with a somewhat at Kil, and appointed to the command of the different state of affairs. The Naval Estimates now frot, the first squadron of which is now for the year, as oiginally submitted to Parlin complete and composed of the newest battle. ment, provided for the laying down of only three ships. Rear Admird Fritz has been appointed battleship; bat on report of the now proposed to the command of the second squadron, which, J. Pierpont Morgan, Charles M. Schwab, Rassion programme being confirmed, the First however, for the present consists of only four Col. J. J. McCook and other apostles of Lod obtained the sanction of the House for the

o the recally reconstructed coast defence ships "modern" financial methods, are arraigned natruation of four additional battleships, thus of the lagen class, but these will gradually be severely by Receiver James Smith, in his bringing the number for the year up to soven, replaced by the new battleships now building report of the United States Shipbuilding which was the number proposed in the new and yot to be built under the Act of 1898; bat Company's affairs, which has been completed Russiar programme. Of here, one, the Land at the present, rate of progress, by 1908 the fur fling with the United States Circuit was laid down at Portsmouth in December second squadron should also be completely con- Judge Kirkpatrick in Trenton. Mr. Smith 1999, while the other six were all campanead stituted of now ships, and we shall be face to face states that Charles M. Schwab, J. Pierpont during the test sight months of 1899. The with the fast that Germany will have in the Morgan, Herman Satterlee, Morgan's son-in- London, Bulwark, and Feuerable wore completed home waters a formidable squadron of seventeen law, and several vendors or controlling owners and commissioned last year will the Duncan, modern battleships, in permanent commission, for constituent companies received bonds and Ermouth, and Russell of the Supplementary which by menos of the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal stock for which no equivalent was ever paid Provramme, have been compl-fol and com

can benncentrated at will in a few hours, the United States Shipbuilding Company, misio ed during the present year; the fourth realy for unmetiste action, in either the Baltic His report cliarges that Schwab and Morgan ship, the Cornwalls, has been somewhat or the North Sunt is evidently the intention alone received 320,000,000 preferred and com- delayed, but is now approaching completion, the German authorities at present to keep mon stock, for which they rendered alishinte but as a sat-off le this day. however this feet fully commissioned, for the second ly no equivalent. He strongly recommends Kinoolian astership, the Montage. Que of the 1899 squadron is longer the reserve squadron, but that all sach holdings be assessed at a fair Shanghai estimate on their face or market value. He Foochow 1900 programme, built at Devonport, where |ike second squadron of the Active Battle fast.

reprehensible the secret Chinking. somo your ships have been mera Atinches to it will be a craiser division, recently also characterises rapidly constructed than at other garde, ecstituted under i rear-admiral, of four large Morgan-Schwab Harris, Gates & Co. agree. Tokyo was d-mple-ed and commissioned last July and twelve small crni ore, of which two largement, by which the 320,000,000 of Morgan Substituting he Montagu for the Cornwalls and night small are already in commission. and Schwab preferred and common Ship- we find that the wh le of the seven ships of the A few words as to Frenal, noval progress may building stock was to bo marketed Hyogo 1998.00 programme. hara haen completed and not be out of place. During the last ten years in advance of other outside securitius. Kobe

$ fraudulent and are actually commissioned, while the Russians nobody can accase Trnave of having pursued angly terms, such as

reprehensible

abound in the voluminous bave only compleet, two of theirs, robeer, aggrcgis uneal polior, although in some quar

is remarkable for its drastið year's programme, wo bare intors it is still the fas ion to speak of the form excluding addition lain down ven more ships, five of idable growth of the French feet. The zeal and ungloved handling of various questionable which are of the oatremely powerful King rolli is, that Fance, from different causes, has phases of United States Shipbuilding promo Seoul Edward VII, type; the Russians on the other been dropping behind in the race Between tion, and particularly the farcical sale or Chemaipo hand, an to the legisning of this year, not 136 and September of last year when the loan of the Bethlehem Steel Company by Kun San having advanced beyond the ships of their Democratis, the first of the six powerful battle. Charles 3 Schwab. Mr. Smith goes so far as to oricion programme, although it was stated, ships of the 1990 programme, was launched, intimate strongly that Charles M. Schwab was with some show of authority that a new ship, a ony two first-class hatleships. the Jena and acting simply as an agent for the Morgan sister vessel to the Entru Paremkin Tamilchesky, had been commepeed last autumn at Nicolaist Suffren, were pat afloat. The authorities are billion-dollar Steal Trust when he in the Black Sex, statement which later in now pushing on with these six ships, and they $7,300,000 for the Bethlehem plant

can hardly be blamed if they think that they receivership report specially italicises, the formation as singe abown to be incorrect.

hace some lost, ground to make up, but there questionable manner in which J. With regard to the uat Russian pramme are no signs at present that they are con Morgan dominated C. M. Schwab as well the reporte about which have been to exercising templating any immediate considerable aditions as others in the shipyard promotion in Manila the minds of a certain number of moral writers, to their foot. In Naschaber 1899, the Supering plant for 810,000,000 first mortgage gold forcing the purchase of the Bethlehem athing is as yot known definitely as to what Council of the Nary, ander the presidency of plants- lien on the Bethlehem plant and Sarawak -- ability proposed to build under it It has , de Lauersan, thon Minister of Marine, fixed been freely stated that gaven 18,500 ton battle twentyisites the minimum number of first $20,000,000 preferred and common. United aliips of romawhat the same type as our own class battleships France required, and re

States Shipbuilding stock. The report says on this point --"There can be no queation King Edward VII class were to be taken in oromanded the immediate laving down of six badd this year, and completed in 1905; it is perful ships; this last recommendation, force (J. P. Morgan) instructing Charles M as to the dominicy of a certain financial. safe to Buy, However, that as it has been heaver, is only now being carried out. The officially annoted that all the ships are to in was to have four squadrons of six ships Schwab to raise his price of $10,000,000 in be built in and of pets by: Bussian workmen,

material, they will each, with spare ship for each division: bonds, which previously had been raised

V. de Larisau propass that, ge cock division from $8,000,000 cash to 830,000,000 for à Batavia certainly not be completed at the early

of six ships is completed, new division, should property which said C. Schwab had Buitenzorg date mentioned, in fact 1900 will probe immediately commenced and pushed on with, recently purchaser at $7,200,000. It is bably be found to be auch neare the mark to repince older vessels, until the full number of reasonable to suppose that the original before they are all ready for commissioning twenty-eight new chips is made up which owner or owners of the Bethlehem Steel Bromel The Marine Ambrach-the velle little should be by 191, thus keeping pace with the

Company appraised the plant at a fair value French Japanese United States n-val- year-bank published by the Austrian

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Smit The having been laid down in to Black. Be yards therezoo which websiging fly belation of naval be regarded as follows Recover met arrangement now greatly facilitates Seference TIENTAS since the lunch of the Kniaz Potemkin, stated power,adhange which is clearly to our disstraut

pertinently refers to the payment by Charles ALPHABETICAL LIST of RESIDENTS FORMOSA that two mom 12500-ton ahipe of that class age, foriundoubtedly we do not, occupy so streng Schwab, as principal or agent, to J. P. contains the names of drer v

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were to be laid down in the Black Sea yards this year, and the information has since proved to be correct. In February the Kronstadtski Videtnik, "which is generally accurato in

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HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHIPS IN THE CHINA SQUADRON.

Alacrity, despatch boat, 1,700 tons, 10 gens, 3,000 h.p., Comdr. O. De Brock, Japan Albion, battleship, 12,950 tons, 16 gans, Capt.

Thomas H.. Jerram, en route Hongkong Algerine, sloop, 1,050 tons, 6 guns, 1,100 L.p., Comdr. Rowland Nugent, Singapore Amphitrite, 1st class ergiser, 11,000 tons, 18,000 hp., Capt. Charles Windham, C.V.O., Hongkong

Blenheim, 1st class cruiser, 4,000 tons, 12 guns, 21,411 h.p., Capt. F. G. Stopford, at Mirs Bay

Bramble, gunbost, 710 tons, & guns, 1,300) b...

Lient. Comdr. C. O. M, Makins, Hongkong Britomart, gunboat, 710 tons, 6 guns, 1,300 h.p.,

Lient.Comdr. Thos. D. Pratt, Hongkong Cressy, oruiser, 12,000 tons, 14 guns, 1,000

hp., Capt. Henry M. T. Tador, Weihaiwai Eclipse, cruiser, 5,600 tons, 11 guns, Captain

Stokes, en route Hongkong Espiegls, guubost, 1,070 tons, 10 guna, Comdr.

Ernest G. Barton, Newolwang Fame, torpedo boat destroyer, 360 tons, 6 gans, 5,700 hp, Lieut.-Comdr. C. Asser, at Hongkong

Fearless, oraiser, 443 tons, 12 guns, Capt.

Vaughan Lewes, Singapore

Glory, battleship, 12,050 tons, 16 guns, 13,500 h.p., Captain A. W. Carter, en route Hong. kong

Handy, torpedo-boat destroyer, 260 tons, 6 guns,

4,000 h.p., în reserve

Hart, torpedo-boat destroyer, 200 tons, 6 guns,

4,000 L.p., in reserve

Humber, storeship, 1,640 tons, Comdr. John D.

Daintree, Hongkong

Janns, forpedo-bost destroyer, 230 tona, 6 gow,

5,300 h.p., in reserve

Kisha, river gunboat, 341 tons, Lieut.-Comir. Christopher P Metcalf, on Yangtze Leviathan, cruiser, 14,100 tons, Capt. Hon, W.

G. Stopford, Mirs Bay

Moorhen, river gunboat. 180 tons, 2 guns, Lieut-Cour, G. G. Webster, West River Mutine, sloop, 980 tons, 10 guns, Comdr.

W. M. Planderlosth, en route for Australia Ocean, battleship, 12,950 tons, 16 guns, 18,500 1h.p.. Captain E. F. O. Foo e, C.M.G., en route Hongkong

Otter, torpedo-boat destroyer, 350 tons, in

Zaserve

Phoenix, aloop 1015 tons, 6 guns,” 1,400 h.p., Comdr. W. H. Nicholson, Hongkong Rambler, surveying-ship, 583 tons, Capt. Morris

H. Smyth, Amoy Rinaldo, sloop, 980 tons, 6 guns, Comdr. D. St.

Aubyn Wake, Hongkong Robin, river gunboat, 86. tous, 2 guns, 240

hp, Lleut Comir. C. W. J. Howard West River

Rosario, sloop, 980 tons, 6 guns, 11,400 h.p.,

Comdr. Thos, Jackson, Hongkong Sandpiper, river gunboat, 85 tons, 2 guns, 240 b.p., Lieut. Comdr.L. W.Jones, Hongkong Birius, 2nd class cruiser, 3,600 tons, Capt. C. H.

H. Moore, Shanghai Suipe, river gun-bost, 85 tuas, 2 guns, 240 hp.. - Ernest W. G. Davidson, on

Sparrowhawk, torpedo-bont destroyer, 380 Lons, Lient. Comdr. Codrington, Hongkong Taku, torpedo boat destroyar, 250 tons, 6 gupe,

6,600 h.p., in reservat

Talbot, cruiser, 5,000 tons, 11 guns, 9,600 h.p,

Capt. Lowis Bayley, Hongkong Tamar, receiving ship, 4,600 tons, guns, Com

moders Robinson, A.D.C., at Hongkong.

ver gasboat, 180 tons, 2 gaan, Lieut. Comdr. E. FR. Dugmore on Yangleze Thetis, raiser, 3,400 tons, Capt. J. C. A.

Wilkinson, Hongkong

Teal,

Twood, gunboat, 382 tons guna, 200. 1.p.,

on Tangleze

Vengeance, battleship, 12,950 toss, 12 gans, 13,600 i.h.p. Capt. L. C. Bleart, C.M.G., en route Hongkong

Comdr. Stuart St. J. Farquhar, en route Vestal, cloop. 930 tons, 10 gans, 1,400 h.p.,

Hongkong

Virago, torpedo-bost destroyer, 360 tour, Läsub-

Comdr. J. A. Gregory, Hongkong Waterwitch, surveying-ship, 620 tons, 450i.b.p.,

Comdr. E. C. Hardy, Mire Bay