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JAPANESE WHALING INDUSTRY.

AN EXITING OCULTATION,

which we reproduce as follows:

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY; JUNE 2ND, 1906.

ELLEN TERRY JUBILEE STORIEB,{THE MERCHANT SERVICE GUILD. ( STRIÇTÜRE AND KIDNEY DISEASE.

MK FIRST APPEARANCE,

It is fifty years ago wince Mias Ellen Terry, then a child of eight, made her first appearance on the stage at the Princess's Theatre, under the management of Charles Kosu, as Memillius

bo

The following letter has been addressed by the Merchant Service Guild to the various hipowners organisations throughout the United Kingdom, and replies are to band that the representations contained therein will. receive due consideration-

Sir-I am directed by the Guild, as represent

Captains Mod merchant formed to you-

How BREK AFFECTED THE KIDNEYS. Cared 2 Years Ago-Still Well To-day.

ON SALE.

A TABLE OF THE

RATES OF EXCHANGE AT HONGKONG

for Demand Drafts on London on the day of or preceding the Departure of the English Mails also Tablo of Yearly Approximate Averages

FOR 31 YEARS. PROM 1874 To 1904. Price Un Canh On Sale at the “Daily

54, Brighton Place, Hampton Square, Among the winny interesting articles.com-

Sheen Lane, Mortlake, Iained in the Way number of Cherry Blooms,

London, England, -published at the affice of the Nagasaki Press, is

For nearly 10 years I suffered from striature ene dealing with whaling off this mount of Kyudes,

and kidney disgrace, sad, many a time bare I laid to have boon nourished from her earliest you Oleore

on the

Alter writhing in agony. Twion Whaling is an industry which is taking on the most wholesome of all food for actors for the notice of your Society thu enclosed copy I have been in hospital and undergone operations |

the Shakspeareat drama. It was, however, from

Never, sa long as I live, shall progress iu Jepan, and the next fow year will Sir Henry Irving, she tells us, that she learned, of the Guild Gazette for April, embodied in for the stricture. probably witroes a more rapid advanca than the very first time she acted with him, the most which is their Annual iteport, which has then I forgot what. I want through then. The PRESA" OFFICE, OF Local BooksallurR hitherto, su capital is being investial and up-to-important lesson of bar working life, namely, ly been adopted. In doing so I am to earnestly doctors said, I could not live another thres "that to do one's work well, one must work express the hope that your Society will extend meaths, yet I cau truly say that although two years have passed since then, I was never better

· date methods will be employet.

continually, live a life of constant self-lonial for their consideration to this Report which, we

in my life than I wm to-day, that purpose, and, in short, keep one's nose Tenture to think, deal is a comprehensive way with a large number of highly important ques upon the grindstone."

tions affecting the interests of Shipowners equally with the interests of the Profession

represents. which the Guild

HER ESTIMATE OF LADY MACHITH.

The principal Baking groud of the old fashioned Japanese whalers is in the vicinity of The Coto Islands, shout fifty miles west of

Now aul ugain Miss Terry has given us an Nagasaki, tha suuntar captured there during the interesting insight into her readings of Shaka. poaroan characters. Many may reall, for year averages:thirty at pronut. Olhos are captured at various points off Kynslu, notably ux mple, her letter to old Mrs. Keeley shortly after the Macbeth." production at the Karatsu, Hizado, and Karekin. Lycam susanteen years ago, in which she wrote, I have never had the passion of ambitiou, but an early Dutch visitor to Japan, stated that 274 whales were caught during the season-of 16 watching my mother and some few friends of the animais, however, ware mach waller and wine, all good women, I have wondered at the Ives fat than the Grenland what, nu were length to which ambition generally for some taken tuore for food than sil. The mather husband-drove them, and long ago I concluded that the Thane of Cawdor's wife was viapioyed by the Japaness, who have not adopted a mach he-blackened person. She was pretty the Western style, in very ancient, having ban | bad. I think, but by ne mesos sbnormally bad." practised by their forefathers for croturios past. A good description of the modus operandi was contributed to the Japan Mail n few years ago

He staten:--- by the Rev. R. B. Grinnan.

The signals see a very important part of the work Men with plasses are arrangeul an Nures diferent monutains, one above the other. The man from the highest point, being able to A furthest, gives the first noti as to the

COMEDY PARTS HER FAVOURITES,

She likes comedy parts best, she told un in- terviewer, during her first American tour, and she mentioned particularly Beatrice. She has also realed how, as a child, she revelled in the impishness of Puck.

My lineas eu ou in this way: One day at my work I atrained my back, mud afterwards I sufferval from severs cutting pains, just over where the kidarys are, especiall, when i stoped. One last occasion when forwarding their I could not sleep well at night, and there wore Annual Report, the taild urged thatthe Ship distressing urinary disorders. I was mire able owners of this country should, in justice to the xnd out of sorts, and withough the ductor did all who are childis of their vestels, show If I had a glass of boor is irritated my kidneys responsible for the safe he could for me, I got worse instead of better. narigation and for greater consideration to their Captains and

so much that i had to keep to my bed for a Officers in the performance of their disties The week, but since na ng Ian & Backache Kidney different improvements which were then urged Pills I can enjoy my g'ass without feeling a bit were numerated an

men

as follows:

the worso for it.

(1) Better recognition and cosideration of It wasn't until I and finished the fourth box the arms and responsible work performed by of Doan's Pills that the remed to be sloiak Captains, and a diminution of disminuta naloss me any good. but I praised with the medicino, moti are heard is their own defense, and there sal with the Ofth box there as a decidedly is eloar evidence of incapacity or willal default feser action of the bladder. No other medicine bad over helped me at all, and you can imagine or gleet.

Such an increase in the remuneration of how delighted I was at this relief. For s Captains and Officers as will more properly ao-months I continued with. Dosu's Backaebe he word with the immense responsibiliti laid upon Kidney Pitt, and then was entirely oured of DON And e

them, and which will enable them to adequately the stricture and kiny diseas. From that writes again, in her Stray Memoriaintain their homes and families, and allow day to this thees in 't been any sign of tho vid tributed a years ago to the New Rasiow,"

complaints relneming 1 feel the charm of parts where imagination for some provision being made for old agy.

(3) The instintion of there Officers and three

My suffering and my cure are well known to of a chin bundreds of men. I have worked with in London, can have free play, arguing that "there is no

namber of days off duty, but on jay iu couron to

course of the year where possile--and a Backache Kidney Pills when I did, I should pouciary allowance to Officers who are requir. never bate lived

approuch of a whale by lighting a fire and of 200 closely the cold, hard rukw | watches on board merchant, suipe, of the and I am sure that had I not used Donu's.

raising a smoke, and if the satte time by means of his flag he signals to the men on the mountain below, and they in turn signal to the boats. It is necessary for the men in the hosts to know beforehand what kind of whale is coming, aho his size and distoni from the land for the attack differs wording to these this things T'ho species of the whair is known in most cases by the maurer in which the water is sputed up. The first thing to be done when the bats move out, is to put down the wets across the path of the whale This is rather difficult to-da cor- rectly, for in the first place they must be arrange necording to the species of the whole, Another thing to be calculated on is the strength and coase of the fidr. O fighting host gees to each net boat, to assist in erranging nets in thair proper order. Not all of the nets are put doen at first. The nets that are put down are placed ons after the other in

"Do think

you think

your

#koll,"

PRINCE ARTHUR'S BORS. bming her relearanle of the part of Priues Arthur in King John," which she also played ass chill, who was unable to realise, when she was going to have her eyes pert out, the fall horror of the situation, and members Mrs. Kean saying rather, sonrnfully, you could go on like that if one really going to lx put out: Why you would tuks more free it

you bad Inst But she weld not rise to the occasion, and at last Mr Kean lost patience with her, and the burst ont into a paroxys of sobbing and orying That's it, now my the words, and remember how gen xp them exclaimed Mrs. Kean, delighted. Just mitata the way you are crying now another time, and you will has

"I was just intelligent no more troab o," enough," Mi Terry adde, inating the story, "to catch her meaning, and 1 have ever

curves, with short paros, with slight |siness profited by the advice."

intervening

After

the first not is laid, the others are all arranged little to the right or left, so that when all the wets are down they slant off to me side or the other, and thus cover a broadler ross the

SPRED ACIDES path of the whnl As soon as the nets are each side and arranged that boats draw off look on. Then of the fighting hosts go around behind the bale to attack from that point, while others arrange themselves on the sida xa as to drive the whale into the nats. nats. Those from behind strike with the harpoons and run the lines out. The whale then rushes forward, al must be driven into the bate, The

a wild scene ensues, and ever Bert is made to surround the whole that is making frantic efforts to escape. He often does osrapu but if he does not, he is soon surrounded

by nearly thres hundred naked golling masa, who throw harpoons and stones in such numbers that

AND KARN IN FORTIA'S VOICE.

to work in Port beyond the usual hours of labour. At present whers two watches only are in gogue, an unjustifiable physics strain is posed upon Offress. Day ofter day they must put is at least liftum or sixien hours work, and the only reat they can obtain in short at tehes of about three-and-a-half hours. (4) improved areommodation, and wel Officer to have rooms to hiruself.

It is, of course, unnecessary to say that tho interests of the Shipowners are boat served by their employing the beat talent available, and that the botter the terms they offer the better will be the service rendered, and the grantor the supply of desirable applicants for employment. The present condition of a seafaring life, so far

groat deterrent to youths, who would otherwise Captains and Officers are concerned, are a ge to sea with the aspiration of staining to such positious.

years

This story reminds the rest writer of what Miss Clark Cooper, who at one time played Nerissa to Mi-Tarry's Partis, told him of the Miss depth of her motion when arling.

what I cannot in Terry could do," she said, agine anyone els being able to do: sho made fers cone it her eyes, not over one speech, as | Ne maty way do when they get worked up, but oror one line u stich she dwells on the memory of Bassanip, I remember him well and I remera. her bim worthy of thy praise. It was there that the fears came right into imr voico, not on one night only, but right after night. It was depth of feeling, pure and simple. No trick could bare douo it.

PASSING OF THE SAILING SHIP.

Despite the wonderful developments which have taken place in the Merchant Service, and the great and additional responsibilities which have been imposed upon the men in charge of our ship. the rates of remuneration which exist tre prastically on a par wifi what existed many

It is

is true that improvements have Lago been made in curtsis quarters, but the Guild urge that the time has now arrived when they should be made general throughout the Service. and when the hardships and responsibilities of a seafaring career shonki be more adequately re- cognised. The Guild have alwage strives to with friendliest relations promete merchant Shipowne, especially as in very wany matters there is a close campaity of interests. They are very strongly of opinion that when their own interests are improperly menaced, Shirowners might find their Captaine

tha

the huge prey is overcome, It is really un awint WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION HILL WIEL KILLand Offices to be a great power on their side,

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as well as patiable sight, for time noble animal until very weak mates furious efforts to escape, rurbing forward and coming up again to beat The

int a

times buy fORDS. rashing the beats or overturning them; and abuvo all the din and yelling of the men eat often be heard the plaintive ery of the whale us is lsu. the dradly weapoiss sink dep into Before The whale is dead, and while he is rusting forward, a math with a very sharp knife leaps en Iris back bear the head, and stafins two great prasties

intu

the desk na passes large rope veral tim « around in the flesh, leaving a loup

the

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TACKS AND SHEETS,

If the Workmen's Compensation Bill as it now stands passss into law it will be the death. knell of the British sailing ship.

There are a few trades in which wind-driven Vessels van still be profitably employed, trados in which prompt despatch is not a matter of first- rate importation.

· The bulk of the white-winged slippers which ret skim these are engaged in the fodian jule trade, in carrying wheat from Californis aut South America, or in bringing frozen inatton from New Zealand.

Pahame

and the Guild look to such organisations as yours for a general and favourable response to f these representations. Were this to ensus it would doubtedly be to the front advantage! of all concerned.

I am, Sir,

(Signed) JosiN G. MOORE,

Secretary-

"SPLICING THE MAIN BRACE."

THE KING'S SIONALS.

On the occasion of the recent naval evolutions Blue water voyages from start to finish, all of outsile: the ama kind of kongs are made is the Bosh nearer the tail This is done in there, by way of the Cape or the Horn, That Corfu in the presenos of the King and Queen; order that the whole may be tied up between sailing ship cannot compete with the steamboat who watched the proceedings from the bridge of two large hints to leans stretched across and on the Suez Canal route, The opening of the his Majesty's ship laplacable hisnjeaty, on thus kept

from

cutting would bare intensely returning to his yacht, signalled to the battle sirking when he dies. It this in carried in triumph to the shore. The accentuated or deeline, did not the measure ship: way to

this end. The King and Queen were ranch pleased by operation of cutting the holes and patting in the already referred to promise to anticipat capes is only done by the bravest and west The proposal to trest sailors like shore the a 'mirable way in which the seroines werd

earried out by your affeory and meu. workmen. so far as their employers liability gets, as will to-day splice the main brace" on board beg that skilful mou (or While the holes are

ing out and the ropes passed in the mau must may or may not be perfectly equitable, hold

and to the whale ven go down aspect of the matter bas no bearing upon the not fapicable, and drisk their Majesties beaith

of the Empinable replied Captain Patey. with him in the water if he dives for if he lets result, while is to roader the sailing ship

through tha Camma+der-in-Chief be is liable to be struck by the whale's tail and prohibitory by virtue of the risk involved.

Please conray to their Majesties how much Killed. The only thing to do is to tuck his bend down and sling to the animal by the holes be las

the captain, officers, and ship's opony feel cut. He cumet inise his head, because he will at

honoured by the visit of their Majusties, once be blinded by the water being driven

saconraging them to beat all previous recorde into his open. Wire the fight draws to

The health of the King will be drunk with close and the huge sutual is dying.

enthusiasm and loyalty. all the whalers pray for the ease of the departing spirit by calling out fraks forahu! Jorahu in K słow

deep tone of life“ suice Again, on the third day after the wlinde is taken, a memorial service is held snil prayers offered for the repose of the departed son. If a baby whale is captured. a special wafura is held on the ninth day

day afterwards, As soon as the whale is hoded he is eat up, and it is fearful sight: for the men strip them city of all elothing, and back and cat like madman, all

all yelling at the same time with the greatest Praitement. Some men even cut holes go bodily into the whale, aul, coming oat and all covered with blood jook like horrid red devils. Most of the whales taken are shout 50 ft. leng."

*As mentioned abwe, considerabis danger run by the fishermen are the lows of their beats is agarious misfortune, but if the whale is lead

for

year

A fow brief statisties will serve to make this point perfectly clear. The returas prove that while the mean annual death-rate from accidents in all occupations among ir millions of work. people in ander seven for overy 10,000, in the case of seamen it is over fifty-eight for every

Their Majesties, the Western Morning Navw 10,000.

the attacking For every one steamboat sailor who lose his records, two signalled to

at, four sailing ship men perish. It lestroyers: stands to reason that if the shipowner is to be rendered liable according to the proposed terms of the Bill, he will be confronted with a edition which must render the sailing ship prohibitory, Thurs is one feature of this threatened issue į whic

which cal's for serious

consideration This tentative measure bids fair to cripple the shipowning interest. Nor is it likely that will:

proven and advantage to the Bicilia! seam ‹. For the average alien sailor is a vesi able Ishmaelite, whose obecnre and remote relatives would most probably never hear of his death, and therefore not make any el im.

To realise how completely and rapidly the wiling ship is indeed dying out, we have only to turn to the figures published in the last quarterly return of Lloyd's register.

At the end of March last

only thirty-thre

el the community prefit: indeed, it is said thatmiling veris, representing an agregate burlen the gain from aneurial will maintain & village

Five or

or is species of whales are of 7.204 tons, were being built in this country.

It is manifest that captured in there waters and their value varica

casting trad

trade. from Y8,000 to 1 lien per bend. The Japanu probably designed for the dating small crafts On the same date there was under contraction in British shipyards well over one in tons of steam vesSU.S. The disproportion between these tigues is altogether to significant to need the acc-uturi

nion of any comment.

ese maste very little of their pry: the most and blubber are both eaten in this country, the bones are used for manure, sul the vil is ex- ported in large quantities.

vt

The King and Queen were tuuch pleased by the way the exercises were carried out and the

mam brace destroyers handled this morning His Majesty directs that you "plies the board to-day, and drink their Majestion' bestth. Captain Michael almue-Seymour, of the Vulcan, replied on behalf of the destroyera:

Destroyare engaged in to-day's menores are very proud of the receipt of their Majesties most gracious message. Their Majesties" commands have been obeyurl.

THE MARCH OF LEARNING.

We understand that an amendment will be

mored on Mr. Birrell's Education Bill, says the

Mercantile Guardian.

trustees (hereinafer to be described to suforce Bri-fly, it provides for the appointment of the attendance of British manufacturers at public elementary schools, there to receive Bricily (ondenominational instruction in the arts of doing busine

At specifial intervals during school-hours the pupils are to be wakened no to give ear to lectures, which shall be delivered by unmarried females or by males aged not more than thirteen

“A number of Japanese baling companies At the close of 19005 the steamships rouistered or less than seven.

are now commencing operations in North ren

ein the t'aited Kingdom totalled an aggregate The mover favours us in advance with waters, with headquarters in Ulsan, Cores, of 14,985. Ni tous An against this the total suggested ütles for lectures in tile course, and and these all ase Western, chiefy Norwegian hurden of the sailing flest registered in Great they will serve to explain his intentions. Wo methode. Recently tho Nagasaki Whaling Britain down to the same period was 1,795,000 append a few: Company was formed and the directess have seat to Norway for two properly built and exipped

ng elevers, one being now on

ronte ta

adde that during the last fiscal ear 32 sealing and other fishing-boats, with 40

LODN.

Year by year British sailing ships are being wild, in ever increasing sumber and at svar diminishing prices, to foreigners,

Ignorance and Incapacity "--"Tus Virton of Doing Withont-"Some Beauties in Foreign Foods and some Method of crossing their Consumption "Wares as Opposed to And this process is likely to be stimulated by Work""The Fifty-Minute Week Follow the passing of the Workmen's Compensation to be Wise and Devils and the Hindmost."

toprage of 2,246, and one steam ishing.host! Hill, if it goes through in anything like its

reuved "bounty from the Government. The catch of these vessels during the year consisted present form. of 10,335 reals, worth 1413,400; 153 otters,

A well-known shipowner in discussing this plexion, Mrs. Elien's Crème Charmant, Laft How To BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com. worth 6,500; and whales to the value of f possibility, said: "Let that proposed measure Charmant and Boocial Skin Tosic and Poudre come into operation and in five years' time the Charment will enable you to do it. Her Y97,385. The total catch of these fishing; British sailing vessel will be as dead Specialities for the Skin to the study of a Vesela receiving Government bounty was valued Coleridge's painted ship upon a painted Betime, A. 9. Watson & Co, Sole Agents. at Y327,285.

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Haiphong

| Jacqain, gunboat, Lieut. Corlouer, Haiphong

Favoline, destroyer. 307 tons, 7 gans, 300 h.p..

Liont-Comdr. Beaumont, Haiphong Kersaint, gunbont, 1250 tons, & gaps, 2200 h.p..

Cemir. La Golbur, Saigon

Lynx, sabmarine, Lieut. Armbrustor, Saigon Montcalm, crniser (Flagship of Vice Admiral Richard, emmander in Chiefs, 9700tons, 12 guns, 19,800 h.p.. Capt. Martel, Shanghai Mousquet, destroyer, Lieut, Prat, Baie d'Along. Olry, gu bout, tous, guns, h.p.. Lieut

Audemard, Yangtze

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Peiho, ganbest, Lieut. Lavinière, Tongku, Patolet, destroyer, Lieut. de Reinach-Worth,

Baie d'Along Protée, submarine, Lient, Glorinux, Saige Redoutable, battleship, (in reserve) 9437 tons, 8 guns, 6071 h.p., Roar Admiral de Tarolles, Saigon

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Sabeo, destroyer, Lient. Lebarl, Haiphong Slyx, cruiser, 1706 tous, 10 guns, 1700 h.p.

Comdr. T. de Balincourt, Saigon

Surprise, guatost, 629 funs, 2 guns, 900 h.p.

Liout. Rogne, Heiphong Takjang, gankuat, Yaogisze Takon, destroyer, Lieut. Gaillard, Suigen Yanban, battleship, (reserve) f150 tons,

4560 h.p., Lieut. Hougay Vigilante, gunboat, 123 tone, 7 guos, 500 hp..

Lient, Jenea, Cantun

GERMAN

guns.

Bastard, bruiser, 1857 ions, 15 guns, 2000 b...

Coudr. Huma

Fatherland, gunboat, - tona, — gota → b.p.

Captain von Buslow. Wahu

Faret Birmorck. (flagship), 11,000 tons, 36 guns.

14,00 h.p., Captain Fruws Taingiau Geier, cruiser, 1776 tons, 16 guss, 2760 k.p.

Cowdr. von Studuita

Habra, cruiser, 6230 ions, 34 gun, 10,500 b.p.

Captain Weler, Tsingtau

1itis, abrat, 1400 tons, 10 guns, 1300 hp.. Comdr. Baron von M, Hallensem, Hoogkong Jager. puutost, 960 tons. 10 guns, 1300 1.p.,

Commander Wilbrandt, Yaugts Luchs,gunboat, 850 tons 10 guns, 1244 p..

Commander Krooncket

Eccndler, cruiser, 1640 tons, 15 guns, 1800 Lp..

Commander Persius, (sground at Labuan) Thetis, cruiser, 2860 tons, 24 guns, 8000 hp,'

Captain Voit, Shanghai

Tiger, gunboat, 200 tour, 10 gune, 1300 hp.

Commander Deimling, Tsingtan Titania, cruiser. Captain Fcbaske Trington, gunboaf, 170 tom, 5 graus, 1300 h.p,

Commander Giebber, Canton Yorwarts, gunbaut. tons, 3 gass, 500 b.p...

Lieut. Scharf, Shanghai.

ITALIAN.

Marco Polo, cruiser, 3800 tone, — guns, ——

Captain Presbitero, Shanghai Puglia, crniser, 2498 tons, 29 grans, 7000 h.p..

Captain Pencetto

PORTUGUEST.

Bio Líwa, cruiser, 632, tons, 7 guns, Macne.

GRITED STATES.

Albany, cruiser, 3769 tons, 28 gone, 7500 h,.p.)

Laptain Dyer, Cavite

Annapolis, ganbrat, 1000 loss, 12 guns, 1927

bp. Captain Robrer, Sharp tai

Bainbridge, t-bd., 420 tons, 7 guns 8000 b.p..

Lieut. (. Willisme

Baltimore, cruiser, 5,000 tons, Capt. Sargent

Manila

Barry,

t-b-d

420 icns, 7 guns, 8000 L.p., Lient, Irwin

Callao, gunbort, 208 tons, 10 guns, 600 h.p.,

Lient, Dismaker

Chauncey, tbd._420 tons, 7 gans, 8000 b.p..

Lieut. E. P. Jerop

Cincinnati, raiser, 3213 tox, 19 guns, 7050

Manis

Dale.

7

bp. Captain Caterhaus, agus b.p. Lient Garnell, Haugkeng

Decentar, t-b-d., 420-ions, 7 guns, 50fy h.p..

Lieat. A. W.KE

KHOI

Eleano, gaobcat, 560

tons. 10 guus., 4000 h.p.. Ligut Comdr. J. Hood, Shanghai

Helens, gunboat, 1392 tons, 8 guns, 1988 b.p.,

Commander P. E. Sanver

Monadnock, monitor, 3900 teas, 6 guns, 3000 ›

h.p., Captain Mabao, Shanghai Monterey, monitor, 4064 tons, 4 guns, 5244 b.p..

Commander J. B. Milber, Cavite

New Orleans, cruiser, 3497 tons, 20 guns, 7500-

b.p.

Oregon, cruiser, 10,288 tons, 45 gr, 11,111

b.p. Captain Burwell, Manila Ramgangs, gunboat, 201 tone, 3 guns, 250 h.p.,

Ensign J. E. Bass, Cavite.

Rainbow, cruiser, 4000 tons, 14 guns, b.p.

Captain J. B. Collins, Manila

Raleigh, cruiser, 3213 tous, 18 guns, 7500 h.p., -

Commander Marshall

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Villalobos, gunboat, 347 tons, 3 guns, 500 h.p.

Lieut. H. A. Wiley

Wilmington, gan ganboat Manila Wisconsin, flagship, Capt. B. Clover, Manila.