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HONGKONG JOTTINGS.

We are golling treated mailer badly by Jupiler Plurius this year. While he appears to have been making prolonged visits at other points along the coast his visits here are unusual- by for and far between for the time of the your The rainfall for a month of May, according to -Ebn obssirvations of the Hongkong Observatory, was 7.70 inches. Last year it was 13.960 inches, and in 182, 26.7:30 inches. In June last year rainfall amounted to 25,230 inchos. The prospect in not pleasant.

Thi members of the Kowloon, Bowling Club were rather concurred on the point whether or no the King's Park was going to interfere with their beavtiful greens which have been laid out and kept up at ecnsiderable expense to them, A satisfactory arrangement has now been come U whereby the greens will be incorporated in the Park bui aet interfored with in any way. Probably the present hamboo hedge will be replaced by an oruitmental railing. It is Paggested that there may even be a public Howling green in the Park such as we find in

most of our city parks at home.

The Chinese havo a peculiar custom with regard to Lurtles which they regard as very good Joss Almost any day oue can see these crea- tures, some of them of huge size, being carried on board the river stomers, not to be takou to Canton for culinary purposes, but to be dumped

into the sea and restored to liberty and freedom. Turtles are u favourite present for the Canton

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CORRESPONDENCE..

BRUTAL POLICEMEN.”

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 13TH, 1984:

I THE YM.C.A. AND OUR DEFENDERS.

PARIS LETTER.

THE PRESIDENT.

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KODAKS! KODAKS!! KODAKS!!!

AND

PHOTO GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

We have an Establishment Solsly devoted to

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING

or Amateurs, where we turn out work of the best description and with great promptness,

LONG, HING & CO.,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS" Sir,-May I ask if soldiers are to be admitted TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS.". to the Young Men's Christian Association at M. Louhot has returned to Paris loaded with St-Referring to the correspondence on Hongkong; and if not, why not? They come

honour, after his successful visit to Italy. The ent here not to enrich themselves but to defend President mot with a tremendons ovation from the above subject that has been published in your valuable comuns and in that of your those who are doing so. Many of them would Parisians who were not only glad to see him contemporary recently, nothing was said of the show an example of the manly, humble, Chris-looking so well, but so happy. after his tow days in sunny Italy, where ha captured all inhuman treatment of Chinos coolies crtianity which, with Mr. Gershom Stewart, we

his arrival, His Chinese generally as a matter of fact whito wish to so ousting self-righteous amby hearts, immediately on being arrested in Hongkong. Indeed. I am of pambyism. Net a few too eansing a good song reception in Rome surpassed all expectations opinion that the treatment of Europeans as which would help much.

overywhom he wont, he was wude welcome complained of by these correspondents is

M. Loubet was truly delighted with all he saw. trifling compares with that, of Chinese ander

the military review on the Piazza d'Armi Bimilar sirenstancos.

evented a profound impression on him, for it was i mast brilliant spectacle in every respect the protected state of Lado-China, Military into seven water-tight compartments. The Italian visit has been a first-class political authorities declare that though the land sido is engines are of the quadruple expansion type, success; it has been the moans of bringing sufficiently strong to repel atineks, the Delta is with boilers 21älbs to the square inch. the two sister uations in closer touch with virtually unprotected. Plans have been formed indicated home power is 12,000. one other, and of once more proving how unxions under pressure of possibilities arising from trip she averaged 13 knots, but her average speed Italy is to be on terms of the utmost friendship the present war for maintaining a standing in the Pacific, of comere, was much loss.

A European generally, while under arrest, struggles a great deal to get free, and in conse quence the arresting constables must, as a matter of duty, use some force in order to keep the prisoner nuder restraint and prevent him escaping. On the other hand, the average Chinese vilan arrested walks quietly to the Police Station.und eyou thou has harshly treated by his captors. Such treatment would be well- merited whau the prisoner is found guilty of some despieuble crime, but it is cowardly on the part of the arresting constables for them to ill treat prisoners without any cause whatever.

With regard to Is there one Inw for the whites al unother for the natives?" I must say that practically, though not legally, it is so. Why are not Europeans-thioves, vagabonds, beachcombers, and others—placed in the stocks when found guilty on charges brought against thom? Why is gambling permitted to be carried on at the local race meeting and in

I remain yours truly.

E. J. HARDY, Chaplain H.M. Fores

Hongkong, T1th Juna,

POLICE COURT.

Saturday, 11th June.

Berone Mr. H. H. J. GOMPERTZ, (ACTING POLICE MAGISTRATE.)

INEFFICIENT CHAIRS,

Hongkong, 10th March, 1904

INDO-CHINA.

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given proof of this by their sentiments, on force of 20,000 European troops in three various runs vary between 313 knots in 24 hours,

with France; the people of both countries have the occasion of King Vietor and his queen's Mr. P. P. J. Wollehouse, Assistant Superin-The Presiden; by the Anglo-French Treaty, visit to Paris, m that of M. Lonbet to Rome

and his visit to the Italian capital, has secured for France the friendship of two great nations of England and Italy-something to be proud of and and to preserve.

tendent of Police, charged two chair-coolies

with affording inadequate protection to their fares from raia.

The couple were fined $5 between them.

REMOVING A BODY.

; A Chinese woman was charged with burying dead haly at Kowloon City without a licence. She was fined $50.

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A REPROBATE.

THE TELEPHONY GIRL.

The annoyances to which subscribers of the telephons in Paris have been "subjected to since some considerable time, show no signs of abating"

WOMEN SALLORS.

A curtain section of the Australian women

divisions. The naval defences are reported to be and 375 knots stili in a rudimentary condition,

About 1 1391 on safeguarding Indo-China, but except at are shoating very loudly for el preminsnes million pounds sterling have been spent since Saigon, and at one defensive point in Anna, in political affairs with men, but they do not the coast is virtually open, while it is further evince any desire to became minore ne tackle ndmitted that Hanoi sud one or two other the harder work of life. Yet among the Danes, important places could offer no resistance at all Norwegians, and Finne women are employed as to an enemy. The question is causing a great tailors, and prove themselves to be expert ma deal of discussion in circles hore.

riners. In the small sailing ships, when there is a woman on board, whether she be the wife

FRANCE AND THE WAE,

man to uske to his friemi in Hongkong. But #uropeus hotels and clubs when it is not even on the proceeds of prostitution. The prestitute thanks to the disgraceful conduct of the girls fighting powers over the Russians. The recent sailor, not even rxcluding the duties of the

they must not be eaten. Instead of that, the recipient has to go to easiderable expense în sending them back to their tural foment. Good luck is thoreby ccnsidered to rest upon hoth the giver and the receiver.

We do not often hear sea serpent stories in Hongkong. but of late, there have been repeated Becounts about the presence of shurks in the Harbour. A stray shark such as that which sca.ed a bathing party at Stonecuttora last summer is not so very alarming to think about, but the skipper of a steamer which was lying out in the stream a few days ago tells me that he saw no less than seven of these fearsome fish sporting about his bows A few of these monsters might well disquioten a V.R.C. polo

mulet.

The arrival in port of the leviathan steamer

Mongolia induces reflections on the change which has come over the character of the shipping entering the port in recent years The times change and ships change with thom. In the coasting trade as well as on the foreign

fines we have in the last few years seen great improvements and the shipping in the Far East compares now not unfavourably with that of the Atlantic.

The "fire season" sorts to be over. The Aummoned the Fire alarm bell has net Brigade for a whole week or more, and the insurance companies must be experiencing a joyful sense of relief. By the äres this season I understand the insurance companies have Autlered a total loss of about half a million dollars in the Colony.

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allowed in Chinėse privato bouses? Why are Chinese coolies kicked gul thrashed by the constables in the streets, often for no reason whatever Yours, etc.,

Hongkong, 8th Juno.

L. W. L.

THE ACTING GOVERNOR AND

CHRISTIANITY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THỊ " DAILY PRESS." Sie, As a broad-minded Britisher, might I be allowed to refute the remarks made by II.E. Mr. May on the occasion of his opening the now Y.M.C.A. rooms in A lexunties Buildings? To begin with His Excelleney, in his speech ejaculated Has not Christianity done muchı for the world, much for the British Empire ?" | and after naming many virtues possessed by all

gave evidence that she was a woman who at tanded at Chinese dinners. One night she came home and the deferckunt struck kor.

The reprobate was sentenced to one month's imprisonment for assault, and three months' imprisonment and six hours stocks for the other

offience.

Des.

The Japanese continue to astonish the French of the skipper or the stewardess, she is expected A young Chinaman was charged with living On the contrary, they gradually get worse, by their many deeds of bravery, and superior to take her turn at the ordinary work of a

who take a veritable pleasure in treating the terrible battle is caused dreadfal havoc among man at the wheel or of the night watcb. public with scaul courtesy. No wonder so much

the ill-prepared Russians; Japonese advance mark employs several women as State ofleinla strong language is indulged in by both sexes all assless none the less, as telephono girls have not very well be checked after the heavy at 800. Experienced captains assert that the women make excellent sailors, and are equal Icsses inflicted. By the plucky Japs, who are Some grown to become accustomed to this.

to meat seamen in dexterity and power of subscribers in order to obtain redress for their determined to go ahead, and win all along the..

endurenc. Sydney Evening News, wrongs have gone to law, but this has been line The French can now see how much the

JAPANESE SHIPPING. found to be rather a hindrance than a remedy. fighting qualities of the Russians have beau

Besides the 22 foreign steamers of 59,959 The manager of the S.-C. Morning Post Co., The Government who runs and owns the wiros overrated before the war; Port Arthar nad tons sokl to Japaneso shipowners since the Ld.. charged a Filipino and a Chinaman display no sympathy for the public, while the Vulivostock are looked upon as doomed, as outbreak of hostilities, 78 other vessels of printers by trade, with committing a fraud. The artful girls are allowed to do as they like, and already in the possession of the Japanese159.587 tons owned by British, German, and Russian defeats are beginning to tell at home, in Norwegian shipowners, are now under charter Russia, where the state of affairs is far more to six Japanese steamship companies and 15 critical than many believe. Military operations individuals. Of these, 2 steamers of 62,191 in the Far East have produced wide-spread tons were chartered to the Nippon Yusen distress among the people, the latter are Kaisha; 21 with 37,194 tons, to the Osaka

ALLEGED FRAUDULENT PRINTER.

Amoy to print some $5-notes for a Chinesa firmer, he explained, bad received an order from tank. On the 8th inst the firm sent him the proof of a banknote bearing the signature of

the Filipino defendant.

invariably do, in more ways than one. Some- to revenge themselves on grumblers, which they

thing ought to be done to sscure a hearing and receive attention; confidential gossip between telephonistes has become an abuse. If a person

The Filipino said he had jokingly signed the requests to be put in, communication with starving, in consequence of being wable to fin Shosen Kaisha; 8 with 12,082 tone, to the rigin-thinking men, irrespective of religion, he note and given it to the Chinoso defendant.. another person-no matter how urgent the work. The price of everything has risen Mitsui Bussan Kaisha; 4 of 7,501 tons, to

asked "Can you say the same of non-Christian

whenever a Christian sect has had a monopoly, countries?" I would like to point out, Sir, that

such as Elizabethan Protestantism in England and Catholicism in Spain, it has upheld tyrani.

cal villians who, one would think, would eveu defile Hell itself. I contond that Europi justice is superior to athor justice, not because of the prevalence of Christianity, but on account of the intellectual superiority of Europeans over darker races. And as for Christians boing sola possessore, as Mr. May must think, of such virtues as mercy and charity, lot me remind him of the example mentioned by Mr. Gershom Stawort at the YM.C.A. wooting - In 1900, when Christian and non- *Christian troops came shoulder to shoulder in North China, the non-Christian troops were "distinguished far beyond all others for morey "and forbeamuce." As for Christian cout- munities being saperior to others, what about decadent Portugal ? What about Spain ? What about England itsolf at the time of the so-called Reformation ?

Nations-England.

America and Germany, for instance-have only thrived under Christianity when it was split up into innumerable sects. This muchristian antu- these so-called Christian sects gonism of

He called an Annamite witness whose French,

for interpreters; one man translated the Mr. Gompertz sent to the French Consulate

Aunamite dialect into French, and another the French into English.

Mr. Gompertz said, was barbarous.

The Chinese defendant was dischergad, und

business may bent noon, the girl who is going off to her déjeuner will not listen to you, while the one who is coming on has not arrived The girl dislike being disturbed during lun.

choon hour, whether on duty or not; too much

time is spent on arranging the hair, looking at oneself in the glass, and talking about girlish

affairs, during which time subscribers are kept

Mr. Gompertz reserved his judgment regarding waiting and using unscriptural language, the other man till Wednesday.

BEFORE MR. J. II. KEMP (SECOND POLICE

MAGISTRATE).

EXCISE OFFICER IN TROUBLE. An Excise Officer charged a man with unlaw- ful possession of one maca of opinm. He said he had arrested the man, a statement which proved to be untrue.

His Worship discharged the defendunt and fined the Excise Officer, E. O, No. 41, $25 with the alternative of one mouth's imprisonment.

MARINE COURT,

Saturday, 11th June. BEFORE HON. CAPT. L. BARNES-LAWRENCE,

N. (MARINE MAGISTRATE).

NO CERTIFICATE,

certificate of competency recognised by the Hongkong authorities.

Defendant pleaded guilty.

The number of armed robberías in the New Territory has been rather remarkable of late, Yesterday iso more were reported, one Chengshawan and the other in the Suikong district. It certainly is not the fault of the police that such offences are so frequent. The difficulty lies in the facts that the regions to be patroller by the police are of such an extensive uren and that when a patrol dors leave one of has encouraged an independence of thought Police, charged Chin Tak Chuen, ship-builder; Inspector Langley, in charge of the Water the outlying stations bound on a raid upon tire and character which has been the mainspring for unlawfully allowing his steam-huauch Fat rabbers their departure is made knowu to the of national development. That the bigh standard on to ply without having a master holding a : gang before they are even got under way of European civilization must be attributed Ooty an increase of the force in the New to the intellectual superiority of the poople there Territory will mest the requirements of the is no doubt whatever. All the world over, the case, and ut present, curiously enough, the policyvoloured mun is mentally inferior. Is this of the Government is to decrease rather than because they are not Christions? Not a bit of Fefore the great competition amongst increase the police strength in the hinterland.

religions sot in learning was kept away from the masses, and Europe, under Christianity, was Building operations aro still to be scen on every hand on the island as well as at behind inferior nations with other beliefs-e.y. the memorable Dark Ages when progress in Kowloon Haring regard to the increas

The ing value of land arask the consequent Europe was absolutely at a standstill.

are high rentals which oblige people to sub-ket places where Juplist" is a failure

such places as Turkey, where he is adulter portions of their houses. I have been asked why ated with the Asiatic Portugal, where he is it is that the fint system is not introduced at adulterated with the negre (the downfall of Kowloon, for example, instead of running up Portugal dated from the time it imported a rows of four-roonel bouses. I imagine" fets" in the Tropics would never answer until that at mass of Africa), Spain, where he is

it.

stroaked with the Moor; South and Contral

millenium is reached which is pictured by Wil-America, where he is streaked with the Indian and the negro; and the Southern States of U.S.A. where he is considerably mulatto, and where the presence and exampla of "Ham,"

liam Morris in one of his books when the entire population of a ecogerio of flats has become reconciled to the idea of a comunou dining room. Cooking cannot be done here, in the hot Henson at any rate, by the white woman, and mersover flats with cooking and servants' quer- ters to each would not, I suspect, work out cheaper than the self-contained four-roomed house.

A constable gave evidenco that while on duty in the harbour he saw the launch steering wildly and narrowly escapo a collision with the launch Tommy Athina.

NAVAL NOTES.

The second division of France's Far Eastern Squadron arrived at Hongkong on Saturday. It consists of the cruisers Chateau Renault, flag, ship of Rear-Admiral Fanque de Jonquières, craiser Pascal, gunbout Decidie, and two des troyers.

A representative fleet of United States war-

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enormously, and the whole agricultural, in- dustrial, and commercial life of the Russian to the Hokkaido Colliery Company; 2 of 8,117 Messrs. Oguri sud (Company; 3 of 9,420 tons, people is paralyzed. The situation is declared tons, to Mears, Makino and Company; and 18

o be becoming worse from day to day; the war is of 22,437 tous, to 15 private parties completely ruining Russia, who must admit

herself besten very soon by a foe, wealthier, and

AMERICAN MERCANTILE MARINE.

Excluding vessels engaged in whaling and fishing, the American mercantile marine con-

better equipped than herself, as events have proved. These are the impressions of a traveller sists of 24,425 russels, of the total toimage of Parisians are tired of waiting for promise who has just returned to Paris, after spending 6,087,060. Of this tonnage only 879,000 is nearly all his life among the Muscovites. It is registered for foreign trade. so that about five- madness for Russia to think to continue fighting under present suicidal circumstances.

reforms that never take place; the Govenc ment is most axious to extend the use of the telephone, yet it vifers to do nothing to ensure

more satisfactory personnel; in any case, the more the latter changes, the more it is as bad.

· How much longer are Parisians and foreigners expected to put up with the unbearable anis- ance ?

THE GOBELIN TAPESTRIES,

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SHIPPING NOTES.

STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The CF.R. steamer Empress of Inulio arrived Shanghai at 9 p.m. on Saturday, the 11th inst., and left agı în at 9.30 nm, on Sunday for Hong- korg, whore she is due to arrive at 5 pm. on Tansday, the 14th inst.

The C.P... steamer Empress of China luft Yokobama on Friday, the 10th inst., p.m., for Victoris and VancouVI V.

1 he Imperial Garinan mail steamer Roun left Colombo on Saturday, the 11th inst., a m.. nod

The Imperial German mail steamer Seydliti,

which left here on the 8th inst., at p.m., arrived at Shangbai on Saturday, at 9 a.m.

The C. & M. steamer Perla left Manila on

Friday at noon, sud is due here on or about Monday at daylight.

Fault is found in the methods employed in the workshops of the Manufacture des Gobolins, which are certainly very primitive still. The fashion of wearing at the Gobelins actually is almost the same as that in vogue in the early centuries of the Christian Era, by the Coptic tapestry makers. The frame for the tapestry is formed of two cylinders of wood plneni horizon. tally two or thros yards from each other. These may be expected here on Wednesday the 22nd

upright bars of wood, so placed that the threads eglinders are maintained in their place by iust. namber about ten or twelve per centimetre, and form the warp. The loom is provided with eng. wheels, which keep the threads rigid, and also allow of the tapestry being rolled on to the cylinder as fast as it is finished. Four workmen generally work together ut one tapestry, and are placed between the warp stretched between the loom in front of them and the picture which serves as their model. They tha turn their back to it, and are obliged to turn Euch round every time they wish to look at it. workmen can hardly make more than a square yard of tapestry during the year. A square yard of Gobelins tapestry costs 3,750 francs. It in clear that the prices realised by ancient tapestries hardly be considered as excessive. A square yard of tapestry under Louis XIV. cost less, but rose to 7,000 francs There are at present a under Louis Philippe. dozen pieces of tapestry on the loomas; ono repre- sents the arms of Bordeaux, destined for the

Can

The A.L. steamer Persia left. Bingapore for this port on the 10th inst.

WEATHER AT SEA. The Ting Sang and Chinyta from Manila report fine." The Taming reports dirty weather!

The Main, from Singapore, had a fine

passage,

The Shaheeda from Singapore reports light to moderate weather.

The Dogmar from Swatow reports fine wea« ther, moderate sea. The Taintas from Swutow reports occasional showers.

The Chinliang had a fair weather passage from Shanghai.

The Jakunua from New York reports light airs and calin in the Chica Sea.

MISCELLANEOUS.

ships left Pousacola on the oth ult, for a cruiw across the Atlantic and into the Mediterranean. salle de muriage of that town; another is for Kearsarge. Ioue, Alabama and Maine, and the The fleet is composed of the battleships the Bibliotheque Nationale, the Paris British

Museum; it has allegorical figures representing According to the Chingtu's report a man seems to have corrupted him. Also, the white Russian, who has in him a certain amount of

cruisers Olympit, Cleveland and Baltimore. Arts, Sciences, and Letters. A third represents died of "natural decay" on the voyage from the Tartar element, lags behind to a noticeable Among the first Navies in the world, the the arms of France and of Brittany; a fourth Australia.

The Kowloon-Hamburg-Amerika · Line- extent. Some of the countries named, of course, Japanese equipped mother ships" for torpedo the arms of the city of Paris. So little progress, hare also had their progress marred by Roman craft. As long ago as 1804, on the ore has been made with the latter on the looms from Chinking las over 2,000 tons of cargo

She is bound for Canton. Catholic, or, still worse, Muhoúcdian priests of the war with China, they adapted a since the Presidency of M. Faure--that it was aboard. wielding temporal power.

British-built merchant ship for this parposo, possible to place in the arms the cross of the

ACCIDENT TO THE "ALGOA," The "honeymoon trip" which was assigned To quote Mr. May again. "Our old time with such complete success that it was Legion of Honour recently accorded to the

The local agents of the Pacific Mail Co as the reason for the somewhat sudden dis." religion," he said, "is a ulicual asset which if intended build a bigger and more capital. The fact is, the Director of the inform us that they are in receipt of telegraphic appearance from the Colony of the fredya mum would impair he is no true friend of servicouble vessel of nearly 7,000 tons. Finan-Gobelins, M. Guiffrey, a member of the Institute advice from San Francisca to the effect that the advertised Mr. Warwick Peele has considerably | "his country." Well, in answer to this, I will clal difficulties and the urgent demand for ships of France exacts perfect work and nothing else; stentner Algod arrived at that port on the 7th exceeded the ton days it was estimated by admit that Christianity, which inasmuch as it of war postponed the carrying out of the design he advocates ancient methods of manufacture, inst. She had been ashore at Point Bonita, him to taku. Many with whom he had is based upon "faith" rather than reason, until too late, and consequently on the eve of in other words, the making use of a gaurat of but floated almost immediately afterwards. The business relations. are dejectedly asking comes under the heading of "Fanatician," is the prosent operations the Government requis colours of the most simple kinds. Workmon cargo was not damaged, while injuỷ to the

Will he no' come back again Doubtless he far superior and more beautiful than the pagan tioned the merchant ship Koryo Jare, und

quickly altered it to suit its now warlike work. do not employ more than twenty shades-a vast vessel was slight. is improving the occasion by practising senie idolatres religions it supersoled, but a man

Thus they have had off Fort Arthur, for the difference from the 14,000 shades used by the where the "Up-to-Date" system of making who is a rationalist pare and simple, if he is most part sheltering at the temporary base, this money but if only he would settle up the little a true friend to his country, will desire nothing" mother ship" and the older one, the late Chevreul, and which explains why the large accounts be forgot to pay in his hurry to start more than to see Christianity superseded by Raschi, of 4,120 tons. Another illustration of the quantities of wool with which the latter scientis! on the trip, I am sure I shall be interpreting the still more beautiful religion, to his mind, of foresight of the Japanese has been furished by stocked the storehouser havo become useless.

seeking into nature." This, he believes, is the building and equipment of two hospital the feelings of those who have been left the only way to the true happiness and perfec-ships. The first notion occurred two days after Inuenting when I say they would instantly tion of mankind, and it is an indisputable fact diplomatic relations had been broken of, and sreby special device in manufacture the smoothest become quite reconciled to his alsonce from that the tendency of modern thought is irre-immediately the Hukui Maru and the Kurt and aust quill-like Jails to be obtained anywhere largest ship completed by an

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the Colony.

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sistibly in that direction Yours, etc.,

FRIEND OF MY COUNTRY. Hongkong, 11th June.

were on the spot to take off the Wonded and carry them with despatch bask to the shore |hospital-

THE MONGOLIA." The PM. Mongolia arrived here on Saturday, She is a vessel of 13,630 tons, the largest which has over visited Hongkong. Being a single-faunel steamer her outward appoarance, perhaps, is rather disappointing. The Mongolia is the American shipyard. Her principal dimensions are: In Gd. and La, boxes, atall Station

Length, G16 feet; breadth, 56 feet; depth WAVERLEY WORKS, EDINBUANH. (402451 feet 3 inches. The dead-weight carry.

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sixths of the shipping of the States is engaged

in coast, lako, or river trade. In 1961 the ton- nage registered there for foreign trade was 2,496,000, while the vessels enrolled for dones- tie trade aggregated 2,704,000 tons.

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