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THE LAUNCH OF THE

"BRITANNIA."

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 28TH, 1905

Of bonoboambers of dat, kind there se none | British Polynesia, where, during the last few to-day. The type is extinct. They are im-yours, they have boou undeavouring to secure a ponible in fact

| monopoly." of the island trade, Porceiving the As for the enclinombor (so-called) of the | rapid progress -f German commersi à influence. present time, to tim partains none of the in British Polynesia, & leading Sydney shipping romantic tributes of his prototype. He is, firm organised a regular steam service between taken on the atomiya, one of the mod dirty, Sydney and the island, and arranged with the sordid, mud pen-rolly objectionable spuinisue Commonwealth Government for the regular of bunicnity to be found on this green botatool, conveyance of the units between Australia and Earth. All over this Enar he comes and gons the islands. On the occasion of the first visit and is damned by all, tomuse he goes beyond of the Yeabel, as mail ateamer, to Polynesia, the pale of pity. From Bombay to Hakatate she called at the Solomon Islands, and then the litter port being the ullins. Thus of his proceeded to Ocean Island, landing mails at ech place. She then provoded to Jaluit, the port of entry for the Marshall Islauris. On previous via ta, uz an ordinary trader, a licence fee of £225 per month, and another of £7 108. for each additional day, was imposed, totalling roughly, about £2,737 per annum, no secret, wu are to being made of the fact that the ressol, carrying the British flag, was regarded as an intrador, and her presence not desired.

On the occasion of a second visit, the heavy leeuen foo was again demanded before trading operations were permitted, and when application was made for a limited supply of water for the use of the vessel, it was peremptorily refused,

kin tre drifta frun one sport to smother,

The frilansia is one of the later ships of the King Edward VII clans ordered in Novomber, 1901. Her first keel-plate was laid down on Februry 4, immediately after the launch of the New Kaland, and the ship has therefore beon ten months in course of construction, and the lanneling weight is about 5,000 tons. The class sas designed by Sir William White, thong several modifications have been in troduced by Mr: Philip Watts. The principal dizendous are-Length botwoon perpendicu-staging or saol until he his existed sit its lars, oft; length over all, about 154ft., pilities before moring on to the next, or brendt, extreme, 78It displacement, 16,350 until he is forcibly departed to some other place tong; moan draught, 269ft,

for, cariously enough, the unthoritisol Far | Eastern ports often weak to fund a way out of their dificulty by dop ring the “undearable to some neighbouring chipping town, sud, na the one upon whom he is fisted does not fail to return the compliment, the spectacle is wit- ressed of members of this class being undlad from oss to another like shuttlecocks until they actually arrive back at the point from which they originally started. In the Straits we are

The armament consists of the following guns Four #2in. b.1. guns in barbettes forward and at; four 92ia. bl. guns in barbottes en upper dook ten Gin. bl. 50 calibre gans of Intest losign in an armoured battery on the main dok 12 12.pdr. 18est. 4.f. guns ou upper and sletter decks two 12-pdr. Scwt. q.f. guns on shter dick for boat und field service; 14 p. 4.f. guns, thres of which are also for

beat serice; two 303. Maxims, which are alas inonded for boat or fiell serves. In addition thero aro foor submerged torpedo-tub 8, for which 18 18in. torpedoes will be carried, besidessix tin. torpedoes for the boats.

An armoured belt, varying in thickness from Din, tolu, and about 14ft in width, extending to about bf, below water line, will be worked for prosetion. The battery for the Gin. guna will beprotected by Tin.armour, the guns bang isolated by protective across 2n in thickness, The 12h, and 92in. barboties will be protected by armor varying in thickness from 12 a. to din. A protective deck of the usual turtle back alape is formed at the lower desk forward and aft and the middle dock amidships, and, in addition, the upper dock amidships and the main deck forward ure protective. Aù armoursi conningtower forward and a director tower sit are also arranged for, and armoured hoists provitel where necessary for the supply of ammuntion to the guns The stom, sternpat, shaft buckets, and raider are large stal casting, the first-namad, which forms the ram, weighing about 23: tons.

comparatively frro from the pest as compared to other parts, because the habit of local magis trates is to give them rigorous imprisonpot, and work of any kind is the haze and bugbear of the bencbcamber.

And whence comes the beachcomber! His ranks are recruited from all nationalities. It is a pity to think that they are rowty all sentaring man from British, Amorian or German sailing ships, and the worst of them are British Americaus. Such veasels nowadays have often to lie up for many months at a time waiting on a charter for a cargo, and, in. mediately, their services can be dispensel with, the seamen are paid off and generally make for the Sailors Home to enter their mean the books and wait for another ship. In artain ports the masters of the vessels from which the

nye been paid off have to guarantee their board and lodging for a greater or lesser period before thing can be admitted. Their old ship may not artiole them again, or their fands may be exhausted before they can get a ship of all. Mazy a poor fellow who is only too willing to obtain a berth finds it impossible to do so. In many cases, it is to be feared, those men thrown upon a strange shore, less heart and self-ospect,

kardoned types and gradually assumie thair obaracteristics,

The ship will be propelled by twin screws each actuate by an indepudent nt of vertical triple-spansion engine, each with one high-drift from bad to worse, consort with the prossurt ous intermediate, and two low-prys aure epladers, of the collective power of 4,000

At the present time thore are other proliko hargoa, giving on ngưragate indicated power for both engines of 1800-hp, the boilera bola sources from which beachcombers cona-er- loaded 2101b. per square inch, the steam be soldiers from the Philippines, ne'er-do-wella ing retdiced to

from the new China railways, and broke men pressure of 205lb. per square iuch sulle engines. With this power a spent from overs quarter. These baunt the grog- of abo 1185 knots is anticipated. The boiler shops with ere alert for Tommy Alkius, er are of wo types, those being three cylindrical Jack Asture with pockets flush. They all not, and 18 rater tube of the Babcock and Wilcor neither do they spin. They lower the status of type. The former are arranged in one boiler Europeans in Oriental eyes. They stop people room and the latter in three boiler-room. The the streets to beg for money which, if engines and boilers are Loing built by Mess.forthcoming, they spend in drink and, in some Humphrys Teonant, and Co. (Limited). The places, they terrorise women into giving them amount of coal carried at the normal draught is money for the same purpose. The terrible 950) ions but stowage will be provided for about veut at Hongkong shows to what an extent don bis that quantity.

some of them are capable of going.

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YOU CANNOT BE WELL

IP YOUR KIDNEYS AER IUL Naturo always gives a warning when anything goes wrong in the body.

If a pain attacks you, "stop and think" what it is and what causes it.

I brought up to date. They consist this year of

fanrtean of the following

·COLORED PLATE OF FLAGSOP FOREIGN HONDA MAP THE FAR EAST PLAN OF YOKOHAMA

PLAN OF KOBE AND HYOGO PLAN OF FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS, TIENTSIN PLAN OF TSINGTAU (KOCHAŬ) PLAN OF FOREIGN CONCESSION, SHANGHAI PLAN OF HONGLE (SUANGHAI) with Inset

Showing the EXTENDED SETTLEMENT LABOB PLAN OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA PLAN OF PEAX DISTRICT, VICTORIA PLAN OF KOWLOON

PLAN OF MANILA

Do you realise what an important work the kidboys do? De gon know that every drop of your bload goes to the kidneys hundreds of times every day to be filtered and parified F

It is unfiltered blood that causes backaches, treable, kidney disesse, longuer, dizziness, hoodaphos, rheumatism, nervousness, heart

sleeplessness, irritability, puffreng beneath the PLAN OF SAIGON

yes, swollen aukles and licabs, despondeoer, too PLAN OF SINGAPORE much or too little urine, soliment from the PLAN OF PENANG urine, gravel, and bladder troubles. It polsons PLAN OF BATAVIA nnd interieres with the whole system'

Are your kidony filtering your blood properly? If not, let Doan's backacha kidney pills, the great kidney modicine, do for you what they Lave done for thousands of others heal and regulate your kidneys-make you strong and well.

All the chief chemists and medicine-dealers

en Doan's Bachnobu Kidory Pills, price / for I box, or 13/9 for & boxes; or the medicine may be bad, pot free on receipt of price, direct from the proprietors-ths Feator-McClellan Co. 8, Wells-street, Oxford-strent, Loudon, Eucland, who will also send a Sample Box Free to anyone who writes for it and mentions this paper."

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THE AMERICAN SYSTEM

ENTISTRY

OF

althoughs plenty was available and payment offered. When the Ysahel returned to -ydney, presentations wore made to the Commonwealth Government for transmission to the Imperial authorities. The two trips involved a loss of over £2,000 to the promoters of the service, and it would have been abandoned had not numbers of the island chiefs begged that another attempt be made, as they proforra! trade under two British flag to that uuder the German ensigo. Accordingly, the Ysabel lift Sydney on October on a third t-ip, but on or iving at Jaluit, the supercargo was informed that the ficance fre had been laureased to something like £5,475 per snuum, against that of £100 per annum paid by German vessels for permission to trade in British Polynesia. As the supercargo had not the requisite amount the Frabel had to return. to Sydney in ballust, occasioning another luss of $1,000 to her owners. Before lowing the men on the vessels were informed that, if possunry, the increased leone fed would be THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERO. doubled."

BANGKOK.

Dr. M. H. CHAUN, 31. Dre Vaux ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG From the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A

Hongkong, Sri Jaus, 1904

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About the same time the Sydney kotch, Rebecca, 50 tons, which had been fitted up for a pearl shelling expedition among the islande was refused permission, and had to return to Sydney. It is stated that the whole of the trouble is traceable to the German company. known as the Jaluil Gessellschaft, which was given the German Government a garantie to defray the cost of administration" of the Mar- shull Islands, the company's officials, nominally those of the Goran Government, having the right to impose what taxation they please upon toa natires and visiting ships. The company, the headquarters of which are in Hamburg, DIRECTORY makes no secret of its determination to secure a monopoly of the island trade, and to establish a direct steam sorrico between Germany and Polynesia: a step which some regard as a pre- paratory step to the establishment of a German aval base in the Pacific. At present there is a regular German stiam servic's between Syd- ney and German Polynesia, the island p odice There will be two musts, filted with plai- For distressed seamen of whatever nationality being shipped from the former place to Europe forma totake lost ramonte for range-finding and no one can help but fool sympathy and lead by German steamers. The Commonwealth control of fire of the 6in. and larger guns, and

assistance. It was for them that Sailors' Homes Gurernment is bringing the whole mai ter under aleo for the searchlights. The mainmust will were established. But what do we find today--the stiention of the Colonial Office, and should “be fitted with a steel "ilerrick capable of lifting Bailors' Homes crowded with ragamuffit pot. the German Government uphold the set on of the heaviest hunts (about 18 tons), and will descripte who come from the Lord knows where, the officiala at Jalnir, it is not impossible that also cry the Temperley transporter for

and are perhaps entitled in no way is the the Federal Government, may be urged by the enjoyment of those institutions, men dippu Senate and the House of Representatives to coaling purposes. Stump masts with wood derricks will also be fitted for lifting out table in themselves shodding disrepato upor all adopt retaliatory measures with respect to Ger- the lighter boats, and these derricks will te

in.their

enrironment, so that respectable asilora man vessels in Commonwealt ports. Herein on shore prefer to avoid the Homes when they resides the danger of the situation. available for coaling purposes, se well as others

German fitted scially for this service. The boats can afford to live elsewhere. For the deserving vessels from the islands are allowed free soc-as include wo 50ft, steara pinnaNER, 40ft, steam among there too auch vannot be done by their to Sydney and other Australian harbours, bot laaneh ton 16ft, skill dinghy The two steam shipping companion to damp on our shows the ordered out of German ports. Should the berge, and railing boats ranging from a 42. countrymen. But to allow shipmaster and Australian and British ships are practically pinnaces are gach capable of steaming about offscourings of other colonies and countries, Colonial Office refuse to interfere, the Austa 135 kass and are fitted with torpedo dropping known had characters from all lands, is a leight lian Federal an State Parliaments will have gear. The hoists on the main derrick, the 12in, of folly to which only a British governing litt or no hesitation in taking the mattor into and 924. gung, and their ammunition hoiste authority appears to be capable of aspiring. their own hands. —Globe. will be worked by hydraulic power. The

There is such a thing in existence in the Eust ventilatie of overy part of the ship will b as shipowners or masters being held liable for most efficiently carried out by means of numerous the upkeep for a certain pomber of years of any motor-fos, and for living spaces a system of Inastic landed in a British Colony and becoming ventilation has been adopted by which heated chargeable upon the rates. How much more Despite the scaro of plague which disturbed fresh air will be supplied. It is intended to should some such law apply to the landing here the good people of Bangkok a couple of utilize the washplaces as cockpits when in of such meu as we see on our streets every day-weeks ago, the

state of affaire at the action, and in order to facilitate the transport men who have lost all their sense of decency and Siamese capital appears to be flourishing in of the mud a lift from the upper to the respectability as white men, who are a danger to the extreme, and it is evident from the middle dcks will be fitted in one of the larger themselves, a reproach to the Colozy, and e trend of trade and despite what alarmists Paking hatchwa Au installation of wireless teenage to the safety of life and property, It is Lurups may write to the contrary that Tientsin graphy ill be provided, the gaff for the aerial would, of course, be impossible to entirely the diffualties between France and Siam are Peitaiho wire being carried at the maincast head, where restrict the immigration hither of all rach now definitely and permanently settled, and 6 semaphore for long-distance signalling will ragamuffinis, but a Vagranty Ordinance framed that the latter country is entering upon sa zlso be Ried.

on lines asstiff as the luit of humanity will opuch of unpa endected prosperity. This fact allow would be the cheapest means of elaring is borne out by an article which appears in one the Colony of all ench objectionable futsam of the latest issa-s to hand of the Bangkok Times, sud jetsun. The true beachcomber donde describing an auction of 36 shares in the bium work in every shape and form" as the Devil Elctricity Company which were put up for dreads boly water," and if he learns that two or auction at the Danish Consulate there a couple three months' hard labour is the reward of the of weeks ago. According to our contemporary: Foochow Eeropean cought begging in any Settlement, "Beveral people were present authorised to Chinkiang or ponging on the natives in the Ulu, la will bid up to between Tes. 310 and Tea; 320, Nanking hastily quit the Straits. The local magidzies but the highest price reached was as much are commendably severe upon members of the as Tes. 341. They are £10 shares, a

säta Tukyo class when they are haned before them or equivalent to, say, Tes. 177 at the present rate general police charges; but to clear the place of exchange, so that the appreciation is note- properly ке want a draconian Vagrants worthy ngh. The Company is expected to Ordinance.

pay a dividend of 1 per cont. this your Suck excellent prices for Siamese industrials would certainly not have failed to elicit surprise only a very few years ago; but a solid local market for such stock seems to be now the rule rather than the exception in Bangkok. The sound ness of a number of the ventures there is evi. denced by the infrequence with which their shares ooze upon the market, and this, ourcontemporary Railway, the Bangkok Dock and the Manufac paints out, at least, of the stuck of the Pakzam. turing Company, in addition to the Electricity Hanoi Company. "In enoh cats they are strongly held Haiphong kok is by no means badly off. another indica- as asound investment, and in that respect Bang Tonkin Provinces Quinhon tion of the commercial prosperity of the place Manila

PHILIPPINES

Iloilo is to be found in the steady increase in the

BORNEO regarded as b iug in Australas an waters, the number of merchant firms. This has been Sarawak

Labuan bulk of the island trate being conducted in particularly noticeable of late, and altogether

BANGKOK Australas an vessa's. From time to time the

as a business centre the importance at Bangkok future importance of the Pacific I-lands became is coming to be much more widely recognised.

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS fully resognised by succeeding Governors and

It may also be regarded as a zien of the times Governments of New South Wales and Gosus. that from next month a gentleman who has for Jobore The awful tragedy which was ended at land, and the Imperial authorities were

a number of years held a position of trust in Pahang Borgkng yesterday said the Straits Times repeatedly asked to establish a British Pro-

one of the leading Europian firms bere, is to on the 9th instant), by the hanging of three tectorate over the greater part, if not the shole, establisia hime if us a broker. A broker, we Batavia beachcabors for the murder of a boatwoman, of Polvasia. It was with the greatest diffulty may remark, is a new sort of bird in Siam, and Buitenzorg brings into view more strikingly than ever the that the Imperial Governant cold be induced

a lot depends upon the temperament of the can ased forsomething being done to deal with this to have the British flag hoisted in Fiji, sut it mercial community there whether he will be the undesirable class of people which frequents and was not until the Dutch and Germans had pioneer of a whole colony of brokers such as we exists you Far Eastern ports, To Western contour two-thirds of a Gaines, the enjoy in Singapore, or whether he will be minds the name "beachcomber" is no term of largest island in the world, that Great Bri permitted to perists alone. However that may tain consented to anner the remaining third. so, the existing enterprises in Bangkok are reprouel. It is enveloped in a halo of romance created by writers like Robert Louis Stevenson Since then the Germans have been silently, but seemingly doing very well just now, though the and Louis Becks to mention no others persistently increasing the strength of their probable success or otherwise of a stock and amongst the numerous novelists who have position in the Pacific. They are now in shore brokerage there mast remain found attings for their stories in the spicy possession of New Britain, New Ireland, por point for the time being. The opportunity for islands of the South Sess. But the beachcombertion of the Solomon Islands, the Mashall. The establishment of such a business is now as as he is ised by the romancist and as he actually Admiralty, Caroline, and other important groups good as could be asked; for we have the as- flourishe in the Eastern Seas, are two different within easy reach of the Australian Coast, and charactes. The beachcomber of early days capable of sustaining a white population of thing and everybody now seems to be prespering surance by private advices to-day that every had in his very designation a spice of the many thousands. The whole of the German in the Siamess capital. romantis for was he not skin to the beld possessions in the Pacific are now being con

NOTICE TO KOWLOON RESIDENTS buccaners and the traders in black ivory? If solidated under one controlling authority be didiot lend a hand in the violent deeds of Australian vessels, until within the last fow these farless marauders, he at least lay low months, enjoyed the right of trading with the on his land to participate in any spoil which whole of them islands, an annual home for DXTRA COPIES of Daily Press are on daily at Mr. H. KUTTONJEES they had nood to share with him for his services, of £100 being imposed after the Germans cams KOWLOON STORE, No. 35 Elgia Road or to pick up anything the waves threw upon into occupation: German and other vessels Price 15 cents per copy cash. the beach from some ill-fated: merchantman, paylug a simi ar sum for percussion to trade in

The dectrical ar augements will be most complete the generating plant consisting of four duamos capable of supplying 600 ampered at 105 volts when running at 400 revolutions per minute. In addition to lighting every part of the ship, alectrical power into be utilized for driving the numerous fans forthe ventilation of the ship, as well re for moters for ammunition hoist winches, coal heist wiches, and the after capstan, An offici- ent system of lighting throughout by menus of Columbi lampe is also arranged for, for nia when the electric light is not available. A completeinstallation of electric balls, voice pipe, and hayphones will be fitted for communicatien between onning tower, engine rooms, and gua

GERMANY IN THE PACIFIC. position. The complement, when the vessel is Ready for ses, will be composed of 778 officers

There is impending trouble hetween the and manif not a flagship, and of about 810 if Australian Commonweath and Germany, by carryingan admiral and his staff Accommodaronson of the high-handed manner in tion willalso be provided for about 100 super- several of the German authorities in that part numerates in addition to the complement. The of Polynesia under Toutonio control are whole of the bulkhead and citadel urmour has virtually prohibiting rish trading vessel been delivered at the yard, and the work of from entering some of the island ports. It placing on board will be taken in hand very must be borne in wind that most of the islands shortly, and if no delay scours with the supply of the facile have become divided into the of the remaining armour, gans and mountings.groups respectively under the British, French, machiney, &e, the vessel will be completed and Gorman flags. Twenty, or twenty-live, early in 1906, some months before the date years ago, the whole of the Polyne was originally intended,

THE BEACHCOMBER.

PAST AND PRESENT,

saich

Hongkong, And Desember, 1902.

a moot

Yokohama Hyogo

Koba

Shimonoseki

Seoul

Hankow

Kowloon

Yochow

Lapps

Shangi

Ichang

Chungking Hangchow Ningyó Wenchow Santu Foochow

Amoy

Smatow JAPAN AND Formosa

Osaka... Moji

Nagasaki

'Tameni

Tainonta Takow

Hakodate Asping

EASTERN SIBERIA

Vladivostock

Chemulpo

Kunsan

COREA Wonasn Frisan Pingyang

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Kinochau Convention, 1808; Railway and. Mining Coacassion, 1808.

Japan - Shimonoseki, 1895: Linotung Con- vention, 1895; Commercial, 1896; Now Ports, 1896. Supplementary Commercial 1993. Russia-St. Petersburg, 1881; Russian Lond Trade, 1891; Port Arthur and Talienwan Agreement, 1888.

Portugal, 1888 Commercial Treaty, 1994, FINAL FROTOCOL made between Chias and

Eleron Powers, 1901,

TREATIES WITH JAPAN Great Britain, 1894; Duties Convention 1895

Russia, Agreements as to Coras; United States Extradition Treaty. 18861 Grest Britain (Alliance) 1902

TREATIES WITH COREA Japan. 1876 Japan Supplementary, 1876; United States, 1883-Great Britain, 1895, Trade Regulations.

TREATIES WITH SIAM Great Britain, 1856 and 1894; France, 1893

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MEN-OF-WAR ON THE.CHINA AND

JAPAN STATION,

AUSTRO-NUNGARIAN,

Aspero, cruiser, 2437 tons, 20 guns, 7340 h.p.. Kaiserin Elisabeth, orniner, 4 100 tons, 29 guna, Capt. Friedrich Grinzenberger, Singapore 500 h.p., Captain Mirti, Japan. Acheron, armoured gunboat, 1796 tons, 10 gaus,

1700 hp, Lieut. Forret, Saigon Arges, gunboat, 123 tons, guns, 500 h.p.,

Lívat. Joannel, Canzon

FRENCH.

Aspio, gunboal, 475 tons, 3 guns, 450 b.p.,

Lient. Grellior, Saigon

Avalanatio, gunboat, 140 tons, 5 guus, 150 h.p.,

Haiphong

Bufonnette, gunboat, Lient, Lefevre, Saigon Cureaade, gunboat, Lient. Hue, Saigon Casse-tete, gunboat, 140 tons, 5 grans, 150 h.p.. Chateaurenault, cruiser (Flagahip of Rear-

Saigon

Admiral de Fauque de Jonquières, 2nd in command), 8018 tons, 18 guns, 17,000 h.p., Captain V. Poidlolie, Baie d'Along Cométe, gunboat, 525 tons, 4 guns, 488 b.p... D'Assas, cruiser, 4000 tons, 31 guos, 9500 k.p.,

Comdr. Lousi, Haiphong

Saigon

Decides, gunboat, 645 tons, 10 guns, 1,000 h.p.,

Lisut.-Comdr. L'Eost, Shanghai Descartes, cruisor, 3985 tons, 14 guns, 5540 h.p..

Commander Amot, at present at Saigon" Estro, gunboat, tous, guns, -b.p.

Lieut. Mère, Halpacog Frausisque, destroyer, 303 tons, 7 guas, 6300 hg, Lient, otopi, at present at Suigra Frande, destroyer, 350 tons. 7 gans. 363 h.p..

Lieut Jobonus, Bie d'Along Gueydon, craiser, 9376 to 5, 36 guns, 20,200

b.p, Captain Goudet, Baie d'Along Henri Riviere, gnubost, - tone, -

guns, →→→

h.p., Lieut. Portier, Haiphong Jacquin, gunboat, Lient, Cerlouer, Haiphong Javuline, destroyer, 307 tons, 7 guas, 30 h.p., Lieut.-Comdr. Beaussaut, Be d'Along Korsstat, guuboat, 1250 tone, 6 gans, 2200 h.p.,

Comdr. L Goller, Shanghai Lyaz, submarise, Liest Armbruster, Saigon Monte dm, ernisur (Fingahip of Vice Admiral Bayle, otamsader in Chieft, 9700 tons, 12 guus. 19.600 b.p, Capt. Dartige du Fournst Baie d'Along

Mousquet, destroyer, Lint, Frat, Baie d'Along Olry, gu,boat — tons, — guns, ➡h.p., Lieuts

Audemard, Yangtse Pascal, cruiser 40 tons, 27 gass, 8500 b.p.,

Comdr, Chevalier, Saigon

Pelho, guuboat, Liput Lavieslere, Tongkn Pistolet, destroyer. Lieut, de Reinach-Werth,

Baie d'Along

Protée, submarine, Lient. Glorioux, Saigon Redoutable, battleship. (in reserve) 9437 tons; 8

guns, 6071 hp. Commodoro C. P. M. Poidiote, Saigon

Sabre, destroyer, Lient. Lebarl, Saigon Stys, craisor, 1790 tons. 10 guns, 1700 h.p.,

Comdr. T. de Balincourt, Saigon

Sally, cruiser, 10,014 tone, 38 gaus, 20,000 h.p.,

Captain Guiborroan, Hoihow Surprise, ganbout, 6-9 tons, 2 guns, 900 h.p.,

Lieut. Roque, Haakew Takisng, gunbat, tons, gane, b.p.,

Lisal.

Yangisza

Takou, destroyer, Lieut. Gaillard, Saigon Vauban, battleship, (reserve) $150 tons, 23 guns,

4560 h.p., Lieut. Saigon Vigilante, gonboat 123 tone, Lien. Jemca, Canton

GERMAN.

guns, 500 h.p.,

Basard, cruiser, 1857 lous, 15 gaus, 2900 h.p.,

Coude. Huss,

Fatherland, gunbost, ions, guns, — h.p.

Captain vou Buslow, Wahu Forst Bismarck. (flagship), 11,00) tons, 36 guns Goler, oruiser, 1776 tons, 15 gaus, 2960 h.p., 14,000 h.p. Captain Prowa, Singapore Comdr. von Stadnitz, Hongkong Hanes, cruiser, 6230 tons, 34 guns, 10,000 h.p...

Captain Weber, Shanghal

Hertha, craiser, 6500 tons, 37 gane, 10,00 h.p ̧,

Capt. Baron Schimmelmann, Hongkon Iltis, euroat, 1000 tons, 10 guns,. 1300, hg

Conde. Baron von M. Hellasom, Canton

Jaguar, gauboat, 900 toas, 10 guns, 1300 h.p.

Commander Wilbrandt, Nanking

Luobs, guobral, 850 tors, 10 guns, 1344 h.p.,

Commander Kroanoke, Hongkong

Mowe, gunboat, 1099 toos, & gues, 875 h.p.;

Commander von Grumbkaw, Manila Seeadler, cruiser, 1640 tona. 15 guns, 2800.b.p.,

Commander Persius, Tsingtao.

Thetis, craiser, 2630 toas, 24 guas, 8000 h.p.,

Captain Voit, Shanghai Tiger, gunboat, 980 tons, 10 ganz, 1300 h.p.,

Commander Dairaling. Amoy

Titania, cruiser, Captain melaka. Hongkong, Tsingtau gunboat, 170 ton, à gros, 130 h.p.,

Commander Gibber, Canton

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Vorwarts, gaubost, tons, 3 guns, 500 h.p.

Lieat. Saurf, Shanghai,

ITALIAN,

Elba, ornisar, 233 tous, 10 gans, 7471 h.p.,

Captain Borea Biroi, Haiphong

Marco Polo, cruiser, 360 tons, guns, b.p., Paglia, oraitor, 2493 tons, 9 ùus, 7000 b.p..

L'aptain Presbitero, Shaughai Captain Pescetto, Chomulpo

PORTUGUESS.

Adamastor, cruiser, 1960 tons, 14 gans, 4000

hp., Captain d'Antar tibeiro, Hongkong Dia, gunbost, 720 tons, 6 guns, 700 bp, Capt.

Coatia, Macao

Vasco de Gams, ernier, 8020 tons, 20 guns, 600 hp, Capt. Manuel Vasco de Carvalho, Hongkong

́UNITED STATES.

Albany, cruiser, 376 tous, 25 gmns, 7500 hp..

Captain Dyer, Cavite

Annapolis, gunboat, 100 tons, 12 gans, 1227

b.p. Captain Rohrer, Shanghai Bainbridge, ...d., 42) tour, 7 guus, 800) h.p...

Lout, G. Williama, Manila Baltimore, oraiser. 5.000 tons, Capt. Sergent, 8000 b.p., gune,

Manila

Barry, tbd., 40 tons, 7 Lient, Irwin, Manila Callao, gunboat, 208 tons, 10 gaus, 600 h,p.,

Lieut. Dismaker, Hongkong

Chaubicay, t-b-d., 420 tons, 7 gas, 8000 k.p.

Liant: E. P. Jessop, Manila

Cinciunati, oraisor, 3218 tous. 19 gons; 7500-

hp., Captain Osterkare, Hongsong Dale, t-b-d., 420 tons, 7 gnus, 8000 1.p., Lieut.

Garness, Manila

Decantur, &-b-d., 420 tons, 7 gane, 8000 h.p.,

Lieut. A. W. Knox, Manila Elesne, gunboat, 560 tone, 10 gana, 6000 h.p.,

Lieut-Comdr. J. Hood, Shanghai

Helena, ganboat, 1992 tons, 8 gane, 1988 h.p.,

Commander P. E. Sanyer, Hongkong Monadnock, moniter, 3900 tons, 6 guna, 8000

h.p., Captain Mahan, Shanghai Monterey, monitor, 4084 tons, 4 guns, 5244 h.p.,

Commander J. B. Milker, Cavite NewOrleans, cruiser, 3137 tone, 20 guns, 7500

b.p., Commander, Shanghai Orogoa, cruiser, 10,288 tons, 45 gens, 11,111

1.p.. Captain Barwell, Shanghai Ensign J. E. Base, Cavite Pampanga, gunboat, 201 tons, 3 guns, 250 h.p., Paragua, gauboat, 201 tons, 3 guns, 250 h.p.,

Captain Bennett, Cavite

Rainbow, cruiser, 4000 tons, 14 guns, —1.p.,

Captain J. B. Collins, Manila Ealeigh, cruiser, 3213 tons, 18 guns, 7500 h.p.,

Commander Marshall, Cheminipo San Francisco, cruiser, 4098 tons, 27 guns, 9918

b.p., Captain Very, Manila