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time-plece representing a Corlatblen temple in verde antique. The dial showed the second, minate, hour, day of the week, and month and phases of the moon. It strack hours and quarters. The pendulum was a gridiron whose alternate bars seemed so ki poid and silver. The plece was protected from dust and air by a hand- | some glass box, whose fe me" work was carved ebony, Inlaid with ivory and mother of pearl. The clock was of French and the case of Canton workmanship. Its price was $200.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1892.
3000. Of the same origin are many exquisite pieces of porcelain, peach blow and dragon's blood, that may be secured even today for one twentieth of their value or even less. When these treasures of the Yuen Ming Yeen fall into the hands of first class dealers, they bring their full value. When to the passession of ard and 4th class dealers or of pilvate person they are apt to be bargained off for mere song. Embroideries, ancient and modern, are always in demand among Orientals the former being much more expensive. Many akilful artisans tako advantage of this fact and by an accurate Imitation of colors faded by age and also by secret chemical treatment turn out embroideries which seem hear with age. The counterfelts are not easily detected. Even when they are, the discovery is to the benefit of the dealer and
The second was of Swisa origin but made for the Chinese market. It was heavily gilt and represented a mountainous landscape. In a pagods was the dial and through a hole in the Clouds a sliver moon showed its varying phases, Here and there were human figures, courting, playing and conversing. When the hour struck, nearly every litle image moved, some bowing, not the collector, A bogos antique of this class others turning around, and still others extending was recently sold in Hongkong for $500-for their arms. It seemed almost new, but fai which two weeks previously the dealer had paid corner was the date, 18ag. Its price was 8350.815 to the maker. As a matter of fact, Jade carvings are extremely popular and ex modern embroideries in Chies are just as good pensive. They take very odd forms at times, as ancient, so that it is folly to pay ten times Imagine the fore arm of a scholar, painfully for one picture what you might for a second of This is especially thin, with every vela and artery perceptible, the equal merit and beauty. Enger-nails an inch in length and knuckle true when a fine embroidery is to be exposed in bones very well reproduced, and you have a the drawing room of a house, which is work of art which costs $200. Similar to it but conl and gas. These two factors will age unspeakably more attractive was the fere-arm of fine workmanship so rapidly that fifty years some young girl, probably the concubius of a of Europe kocks endwie a cycle, of the great mandarin in the last century. It was Cathay. In fact s0 carved from a translucent grayish jado and was gases" produced by the combustion so faultless as to seem a cast taken from life,, both coal and luminating gas that the The wrist and hand were singularly beautiful. only safe rule is to frame embroideries alt The only thing that jarred was a gold ring on one tight between glass plates. Thus protected they finger set with a diamond and two rubles. Arm will selain their brilliancy unimpaired, where and ring were valued $900, of which the latter left exposed they become dull and dingy in a few. probably represented at least one hall. Carvings years," of this class are always mounted on dark
W. E. S. F. colored stik or velvet, só arranged as to rälse the object an inch above the pedestal. A tight-fitting glass case surrounds it at the distance of an inch or thereabouts.
A very loteresting class and one seldom seen to the United States or Europe is composed of a combination of jade, coral, Ivory and mother-of- pearl. They are handsome in their way, but the beauty is of a type which appeals chiefly to the child and the semi-civilized man. In describing one, you describe all.
One work had a base of green jade, carved to represent massy submarine grottoes with basalt columns. Fitted carefully to it was a mass of brilliant scarlet coral, which appeared to have grown out of the salld rock on which it sested, Among the coral-branches were fishes made of mother-of-pearl with Jewelled eyes. They seemed to be swimming, but were kept in place by fine wires that were almost, invisible, Out of one grotto was coming a turtle, made of fade studded with fine gems. In another grotto Jay snowy conches cut from Ivory. So fine were the wires and so delicate the balance that the footfall of the looker-on caused fish and tuities to vibrats as if they were alive, and about to trke fight. A glass case served to -heighten the illusion and make the interior seem an aquarium more brillant and gorgeous than anything ever found in Nature.
In bronzes, especially antiques, there is end. less varicly. The most precious are those of the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, when the Chinese metal-smith led the world. The pro- ducts of that period are of the noblest work manship. One in the possession of an Amor dealer is a great bowl a foot and a half in diameter and of the same height. The bottom is worked into the three round feet, which
123 port the bowl proper. On either side the metal is brought out so as to form an elephant's head, There is a little carving on the top and some on the lid, only enough to break what little blank surface there is. The metal is gold bronze, an alloy aald to contain from 5 to 10 per cent of gold. Despite the lapte of centuries it still clean and bright. The great charm of the piece lies in what deras at first to be fine arabesquery inlaid In silver. Close examination shews this to be
ruinous
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THE RUSSÓ-CHINESE TELEGRAPH CONVENTION ·
OF 25th AUGUST; 1892.
The following communication from Tientsin, which purports to be a statement of facts which it would seem opportano to publish for the information of those who take a special. interest in the Russo-Chinese Telegraph Con- vention signed to August isst," appears in the N. C. Daily News
An independent State has the absolute control of telegraphs within its territory. Junction of the telegraph lines of any two adjoining States can only be effected by a special Convention between the two States.
The European Governments, with most of their dependencies and colonier, and some extra European Governments, whose llacs had previously been connected at the respective frontiers according to such special Conventions, have concluded the International Telegraph Convention of St. Petersburg, 1875, (with the annexed Service Regulations, revised at Paris 1890) containing the stipulations under which the contracting Parties agree to work their inter- national ilacz
Amoy's corresponderice' with Europe will, until further notice, be the same ved the Russo Chinese Junctions as vid the cables and Vladivostock, owing to the aforesaid guarantees, previously granted to the Great Northern Tel. graph Commaný by Russia; but when the Klakhta junction shall have been established, probably next nutumn, Shanghai, Foochow, and Amoy will obtain, at equal charges, an additional telegraph route to Europe, which will be shorter, quicker and safer than the present cable route vid Viad vosteck, as the Klakhta lan cafe out the section of the Russian lincs between Irkutsk and Vladivostock, a distance, by wire, of merly 3,000 English miles, which is subject to poriodical faterruptions from foods and other unavoidable
caures.
The further transmission, beyond Russia, of telegrams to their destination in Europe and America will be effected by the shortest and quickest route:
Vid Thorn (Germany), telegrams to Germany, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, France and America (by the French Atlantic. cabies); England (by the Anglo-German cable); and America by the English Atlantic cables),
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Administration; fraf, because the Chinese lines, when the Kinkhin line shall have been built, will get a portion, and that in proportion to the efficiency of the Kiskhta Hae-of Shanghat, Foochow and Amay's traffic with Europe and America, of which traffic the Chinese Roes hitherto without the Russo-Chiacae junctions can have no share, and secondly, because the whole traffa from all other stations in China, a traffic which is increasing every year, will pass via the Russo-Chinese functions, by which route the total charge la considerably lower than via, the cable route (tee the table above), while at the same time the Chiness proportion of the total charge is considerably higher via the Russo-Chinese janctions than, via the cable (By courtesy of Lieut.-Colonel RAVENHILL)
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route.
This increase of her revenue, the Chinese Telegraph Administration, in the true spirit of telegraphic development, will expend on the construction of the Kiskhta fine and the establishment of other new functions.
It is not yet quite eleven years since the first Chinese telegraph line, between Tientsin and Shanghal, was opened, and ever since then the construction of iines all over China has been pushed forward under the management of the Director General of Telegraphs, Shiêng Tadisi.
VIA Austria, telegrams to Austria and Italy, Vid the Great Northern's cables in Európs, telegrams to Scandinavia, England and America The Chinese telegraph system already cou
prises about 42,000 # of line carrying (by the English Atlantic cables).
And so on--unless otherwise directed by the $8,000 of wire; stations have been sender,
established in 171° different towns and The special charges which have been estab-Formosa, the Pescadores, and Helnan have shed by this convention for correspondence been connected by submarine cable with the exchanged between the two neighbouring States, mainland. From Hehlungklang to Hainan and China and Russia, are in accordance with the from Cores to the Burma, frontier of Yunnan. Int: Telg. Conr, Article 17 and Serv. Reg. $79, the Chinese telegraph lines stretch over greater The Franco-Chinese Telegraph Convention distances than from Norway to Sielly and from of 1888 for the junction of the Chinese and Lisbon to the Caucatio. French landlines on the Tongking frontier Next year will see the extension of the contains a similar stipulation for correspondence Chinese. Enes from Kansub to Ili and from exchanged between China and French Indo-Peking to Kiskbis, Caine.
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Such arrangements exist between nearly all adjoluing States, whose lines are connected, and when England shall be ready to connect her indian landlines with the Chinese Isadlines on
TAKU, November 14th, 1891. the Burma frontier, similar arrangements will robably be adopted for correspondence via
There is another big steamer outside the bar, italic such junction between China and India.
discharging rails for the Shanghai-kwan rallway,- The convention is concluded for ten years and and the Chinese seem be at their rallway work will expire about the same time as the Franco-
at last, heart and soul, and certainly not one Chinese Telegraph Convention of 1888; at
minate too, soos, She is lying a tremendoan which time will also terminate the English and long distance out; some of these blue water Danish Cable companies' landing airangements alors seem to think that they are quite near It Shanghai and Foocbow. which were sanc toned by the Tungli Yamen and the British cough to Taku as long as the lightship is in sight en lilusion which naturally does not and Danish Ministers at Peking, in 1883. last facilitate the work and reduce the time required for twenty years. The Great Northern Tele for discharging, but such is the fact. Speaking graph Company's twenty years' exclusive of the light-ship, I rather think it will soon be in monopoly in Japan will alsó expire at the same dock; I understand she is to be provided with time
new mist, when laid up, to replace the rather rotten one.
present
The Russo-Chinese Telegraph Convention is in accordance with International Law and with the International Telegraph Convention and so it had to be, according to the Lat. Telg. Conv. Serv. Reg. $87, which gives the rules for the opening of telegraphic relations with non- adbering States.
The International Telegraph: Convention is a The Russo-Chinese Telegraph Convention is voluntary agreement between the contracting decided step forward. In the direction of the Farties, from which agreement each of the development and facilitating of International contracting Governments has reserved to itself telegraphy: the Chinese Telegraph Administra- the right to withdraw altogether (Int. Telgian employs her increased revenue, resulting Conv, Art. 20) as well as the power to suspend from the new junctions, in the construction of the service of the International telegraphs for new International telegraph line, 3.000 lang, an indeftalte period if it judges il necessary (int. to Kiskhta, which will establish an additional Telg, Coav. Art. B).
and highly efficient telegraph route between China and Europe, while at the same time con- siderable reductions of present telegraph charges are introduced, as far as existing and previously contracted obligations have allowed
The International Telegraph Office at Bernels the common secretariate established for the pure pose of exchanging communications their common business between such Telegrap Administrations as are parties to the Interna tional Convention. The United States of America, British North America, most of the South American States and some other countries are not partiesto the International Telegraph" Convention.
When China wished to connect her telegraph A long series of inscriptions fa modieval characRaes with the Russian telegraph lines on the ter. They comprise the name of the artist, of Russo-Chinese frontier, she had to conclude a the king and the prince for whom the bowl was convention with Russia for that purpose. There made, appropriate quotations-from-the-poets was no other means, and sages, and then as usuala large number of moral platitudes. The price was $2,000,--Just its weight in gold.
The most costly carlos are of a literary character, The original Mis. of famous fabulous authors, bing prices that seem There are poems, essays and epigrammatic coupleta which would find Customers In any part of China at $1000 page. Next to the willings come the portraits of the authors. After there are such articles as the artistic furniture and household ornaments of ancient emperors, generals, wilters, poets and princes.
In the Imperial Museum at Peking is a word that belonged to the great warrior "Kwang TAL" It is rather a peor blade to have been the weapon of a general who was deservedly deified by his fellow-countrymen, yet it is valued
at $10,cob.
The cutlass of Koxinga, the pirate the king who conquered Formosa, was sokl by one of bir descendants In 1879 and brought $1500. A spear of the notorious Black-fag leader. Lee Yu was eagerly purchased for $500, by an enthusiastic Canton collecter, Coresponding figures have marked the sales of the personal effects of the great historical, military and literary characters of the Empire. Of high populniliy are dragons and other mythical animals in gold bronze, The cast- ing is superb, though aliitin heavy when measured by Japanese or French standards. The finishing, when belonging to the period prior to 1700 la admirable. It is free, gracefal and original Bronze made since that date, especially those in the present century, are clumsy, Corso and conventional to the last degren.
A novel style is occasionally found in bronse Inlaid procefsins. Nasking, Chow-Chow Foo, and Canton were the places where the art attained its highest development. In some instances the procelain seems comparatively fosible, but a most it la of the hardest and most refractory kind. The pattern was probably marked on the surface and then the marked space ground out with sand emery to the required depth. Into this was filled the bronze. At some polute it is fairly embedded in the procelain. At others it is distinctly separate. At Hongkong shop is a cylindrical vase 3 feet long, upon whose surface arc palms, ferns and dragons. The clumsy monsters seem at play in a tropical for est. The workmanship, design and action are excellent. It is said to have been made to the 16th century and is well worth the price (550) asked for it by the dealer,
There exists therefore no ground for complaint. or protests on account of the conclusion of this Convention.
If any mistake has been committed, such is of an older date.
It was the body of Foreign Ministers at Peking. who, by their collective note of December, 1874, to Frince Kung, the late President of the Tenogi Yamén, moved the Chinese Government to recognise and protect the Danish cables in mending the Chinese Government to impose on the cable company such terms and conditions, as are, and at the time were, customary là Europe.
The Junk people are alto very busy on the banku o! the Pelho, preparing the customary mnd docks as winter hairs for their unwieldy antediavian craft-Less than a month, 1 pre- same, we shall be endreled by ice, and the navigation of this year will be practically finished perhaps in about a fortnight. Would were a millionaire ! I would have an ice- breaker of my own to keep the navigation open all the all year round between the Tongka rail- way station and the outside world. If China were Rule more than only a semi-civilized country, she would have had an ice-breaker long ago, to keep the mouth of the Pelho open during the winter but I suppose it will remain for the red-kaited foreign devils to show them how to do it, that is to say, to fetch the chest-nuts out of the fire for them with an ice biciker $
I hear a fine tombstone has arrived from home
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Doors open at 8 30 PM. Commencing 9 o'clock prompt,
The splendid Band of the 1st Shropshire Light Infantry will play Selections during the evening.
(By kind permission of Li-Col, RAVENVHILL and Orvices of the Regiment.)
The performance will include EXERCISE n the Horizontal Bar. 'Parallel Bar
and. Vaulting Horse. EXHITITIONS OF LIGHT, Middle and Heavy weight Boxing. Single Stick, Quarterstaff Hayone! Beronet, Sword Exercise, Indian Club Swinglog, Dumbbells and. Musical Drill.
DANCE, STATUE DANCE. HORNPIPE. the CLOWN ACROBATS, BOB and NABOB, MARVELLOUS CONTORTIONS. by o UNIQUE GYMNOTUS HUMANUS, etc.
IND'AN WRESTLERS, PATHAN WAR
·Concluding with
A NIGHT ATTACK ON A BRITISH BIVOUAC on the March to Cabul,
(Camp fire Songs-Mountain Artillery, Realistic Indian Guerilla Warfare, Reprise of
the Afghans, After the Battle),
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Sold! rs and Sallors
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REFRESHMENTS. Hongkong, 28th November, 1892. (1177
FOR NEW YORK, via SUEZ CANAL.
HE Steamship
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“ARGYLL"
for the te Mr. W. Grant, of Taku, for the Captain J. C. Williamson, R.N.R., will be des- Tientsin cemetery, to be erected over bis grave. Poor-old-Grant-1-be-would-turn-round in bispatched as above on WEDNESDAY, the 30th grave il he could know of the squabbles about his lostant at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co., missing will, and the straits that his "faith-
Agents ful Toby" had been put te, after his demise ; he was a grand old Scot, and it is not every day wo
Hongkong, 28th November, 1891. sen his like. From Tientalp I hear that the relba Scotchmen are not going to give a
news, of a change, or are the times very hard? Then "hard times come again no more," is all I can any. Shanghal Mercury, ́..
As far back as in 1855, Russia had invited/China, but without, at the samo-time, - recom-Caledonian ball-this season's ̈th it is negative
China to establish such connection, proposlog that China should construct a telegraph lioe from Tientsin to Kiakhts and there connect this Chinese line with the Russian lines, China at that time declined the invitation,
It was the Foreign Ministers at Peking, of the countries to which the Great Northern Telegraph Company and the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company belong, who in 1883 moved the Taungil Yamta to sanction a working agreement with the English and Danish cable companies, to last for twenty years, without imposing on the companies any restriction whatever as regards their tariffs.
In 1869, Russia granted to the Great Northern Telegraph Company a concession for connecting. by submarine cables, the Russian telegraph stem at Viadivostock with Nagasaki, Shang hal, Foachow, Amoy and Hongkong, subject to the necessary landing permission from the respective governments; Russia giving the Great Northern Telegraph Company, In consideration-China, which, of the time, had but a limited of the expenses lacurred by the undertaking, experience of international telegraph details, certain guarantees against tariff competitios naturally supposed that the arrangement pro- posed by the Foreign Ministers was in record- from eventual Rauzo-Chinese land-line con- nections, as far as regards the ports which the ance with established internationsi telegraph Great Northern Telegraph Company undertook rules, and expected that the arrangement would to connect by submarlos cables with the Russian work satisfactorily, at any rate to the satisfaction telegraph system at Vladivostock:
of the foreigners themselves. If it has turned out otherwise, China cannot help it.
In 1887, after China had introduced telegraphs and extended ber lines to the Russian frontier, Chios on her side invited Russia to connect the land-lines on the frontier. Russia at once was willings but as to the conditions for connecdon, she had necessarily to take into due consideration the above mentioned guarantees by which she had bound herself to the, Great Northern Tele graph Company offer China had rejected Russia's aforesaid original proposal of 1865 for unconditional connection,
The negotiations on this point hare now resulted in the conclusion of a telegraph convention between China and Russia, signed on the 25th August this year.
According to this convention, which is concluded for ten years, the Chinese and Russian land-fines will be connected at three places on the frontler, viss at Wenchoen (Novckiewak), at Hlampo (lagovlestchensk), and at Kiakhta.
"The telegraph charges for transmission vid the said Junctions, from any station in China, will be, per word
1.12
However, Chinx has been endeavouring to do her best, under the circumstances, to develop International telegraphy, not wishing to leave to the combined cable companies the undisputed control of China's international telegraph corres. pondence.
DEAFNESS ABSOLUTELY CURED-A Gentleman who cured himself of Desiness and Noises in the Head, of 14 years standing, by a new method, will be pleased to send fall particulars free. Address HERBERT CLIFTON, 8, Shepherd's place, Kennington Park, London, S.E., Eng. Advt."
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
17th November, 1892.—ål 4 p.m.
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In 1888 China concluded with France'a tele- graph convention, based on liberal and progress sive principles, for connection across the Tongs Holbow king frontler at two places, viz, ufà Mèngtes in Yünnau and via Lungchow in Kuangsi.
When China next wished to establish ap
overland telegraph route to Europe, two routes were to be considered, namely vid India and vid Ruista i in either case China necessarily would have to come to an arrangement, as to the conditions for connection, with the respective Governments before connection could take place.
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England has hitherto made no advances of proposals to China for connection on the Burma fronder on the contrary, as recently as in 1890, || Fechos.c at the International Telegraph. Conference at To Europe (excepting -Rasila) seme$200 || Paris, Engiand altered her Indian transit rate,
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which unil then, "for all telegrams and between Rustic In Asia.......
all Indian frontiers,”, had been uniform, viz, franc 0.75, and introduced a diferential Indian transit rate, mamely franc 0.35 for telegrams "vid cables" (that means China via Eastern Extension Co.) and franc 1.50 for telegrams "vide landlines"(that means China zid Buma frontler.) Cape Sta
-0.88
The convention stipulates for reduction of these charges in case other telegraph routes should establish lower charger, also that the charges at any time may be modified by the common consent of the two contracting partles,further that the", sipulations of the International Telegraph Convention-shall be applied to the correspondence of the said Junctions."
The charges fred for transmission vid the In Canton, Hongkong, Amay and other Russo-Chinese functions are considerably lower cities in South Chins are many works of than the existing charges vid the cables and art, which are relics and of the famous Vladivostock. The following table gives the Yuen Ming Yuen of Pekle. This institution reduction per word from different places in belonged to the Emperor and was half China, as compared with the existing charges muscum and half-store, house of the "Son via the cabies and Vladivostock of Heaven." At the capture of the capiisi, it was loo'ed and burned by the English and French marines and soldiers. What these did not take,
were removed by camp-followers and coolies From Shanghal, Foo Nearly all the spoil was sold by the victors to
chow Amay.......$0.63
This alteration of the Indian transit rate, Introduced, after it was knows that China was ready to connect via Parma, did not point to any inclination on England's side to establish cheap charges vás such Junction
Besides, from India to Europe the Chinese Telegraph Administration's trafic would have to pass by the cabies of the English "Eastern Telegraph Company," which company has Interests and management in common with the || Eastern Extension Company, which might lead
Réduction per word,
To Burda -To Eiropa in la (ex. a) to complications.
Arla, & Amnezica,
$0.61 $1.14 $0.52 $1.02 $,040 $0.94 0.32 $0.91 $0.30 $0.90 $0.20
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Chinare dealers in the following twelve moreth From Seoul.................. ...$LIS
and in most instances for ridiculously low figures, "A celebrated necklace valued at £3000 was picked up by a Canton dealer for $500. It consists of 48 perfect pearls, each larger than a marble, six- sapphires, and alx emeralds, belonged originally to a rich prince of the Ming dynasty in the middle of the 15th century. In an Amoy carloshop is a Jade carving inset with rubles, amesElds and sapphites which is valued at.
· Peking insanin81.03.
Newchwang....$0.95 Tientsin, Cheloo $0.93 "Hankowo agr and so on.
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FOR MANILA, VIA AMOY.
THE Company's Steamship
"ESMERALDA," Captain G. Tayler, will be despatched for the above Port, on WEDNESDAY, the 30th instant,
at P.M.
To-day's Advertisements.
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INFORMATION has been received from the
Military Authorities that ARTILLERY PRACTICE will take place from Stonecutter Island, daily, during the casufog mouth between the hours of 9 AM. and 5 P.M. (Saturdays and Sundays excepted).
The line of fire will be in Westerly, and South- westerly directions from the Esland.”
All Ships, Junks and other vessels are can- tioned to keep clear of the ranges.
By Command,
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HE LONG RANGE CUP and SPOONS
December. Ranges-700 and 800 yards. Time, 2.45 F.M.
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For Sale.
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This Steamer has Superior Accommodation HE SCHOONER for Passengers and is fitted with the Electric- light,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
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For Freight or Passage, apply to
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With all Particulars, Reports of Interviews
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official reports of the Chief Officer, the Ancona, and the Porpoise, the MARINE COURT OF Inquiry and its FINDING, experiences of other Steamers in the same Typhoon, the Normand disaster, &c., &c.
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AS SHE NOW LIES IN YAU-HA-TI BAY, Length ...........................................75 feet,
Depth of hold insomma 73 feet. Registered Tonergo om..........75' toza, (Owing to recent alterations the carrying capacity of the Mentfara has been increased to about 120 tons dead weight.)
The Mestiara was bulle in Singapore, is most solidly constructed of teak throughout, with iron- wood frames, has recently been thoroughly overhauled under experienced European superin- tendence, and is now in excellent condition. She is a very fast saller and a most suitable vessel for the Cantos kerosens trade, or would) make a Erst-class lighter.
For Particulars an to Price, &c., apply to
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FOR SALE.
THE ENGINES AND BOILER OF THE CHINESE GUNBOAT "CHOP-CHEUNG," AS THEY LIE AT ABERDEEN DOCKS,
"HE Engines of the Chop chrung wers
Constructed by Meiars, INGLIS Co., Wanchal, and are of the Compound Inverted Cylinder Direct Acting Surface Condensing type, Cylinders 203 and 38" dia,, with a stroke of 26, The Crank Shaft is 61" dia, at the Crank pla and
7 dia. at the Journals. The H.P. Piston Rod is 3" and the LP. 31" dia." The Piston and Connecting Rod bolts are a" dia, Alt Pump 141* dis. by 13 stroke, Single Acting Circulating Pump 8" dia. by 13" stroke, and Double Acting Feed and Bilge Pump (ons each) 3" dia, by 13) stroke.
Thess Engines have been very little used and are in thoroughly good order,
The Boller is of the Horisontal Muliltubular type, with three Furnaces-and-vertical Dome on. top. Its dia. Is soft, a" by gft. ro" long, external measurements; Fumaces, af das Domas, 44′′ dia. by 4ft. high ; Tubes, 184 in number by 3o ex, dia. It is in fairly good condition, having recently undergone considerable repairs, and would fast in active service for over five years.
The Engines and Boller can be inspected on application to the Superintendent at Aberdeen
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