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Intimations.

VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

AERATED WATERS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1993.

reserve fand of £67,000 and a reserve for the rqalistion of dividends of £150,000. The head office was in Sydney but branches were estabilobed throughout the Colonies.] The National Bank of Queensland has

pended payment.

IT is stated that the amount pak through the Tactalof Shanghel to the Messageries Hallimes, for the damage caused to the Company's steamer Syaway by the collision with the Chinese cruiser sus-Kaucht, includes taels 7,500 for damaged cargo. THE Peblic Works Department experts have (This back was incorported in 1861, haping a commenced to dig up Qacon's Road, at the capital of £800,000 and a reserve of £485.000 bottom Zetland Street. Of course any recen The Queensland Govemment transacted tissary repairs to the street in that busy quarter of financial business through its agency.] the clty could not have been commenced The Bank of North Queensland has also whilst the cool weather insted! "Twas ever

thus. suspended payment. STEAM PLANT. Of the latest and most[The paid up capital w 50,000 The bank

powerful type.

WATER.-The Water used is absolutely

pute.

· SUPERVISION.-The whole process of manufacture ↳ under the continuous supervision of a qualified English Chemist.

The PRODUCT. Will beag comparison with the Waters made by the most noted makers in England.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co., LD,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

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was started a few yesu ago in Townsville and probably had to clos when the National Bank of Queensland repped payment.}

TYPHOON WARNING.

We are indebted to the courtesy of Seffor Don Ortiz, the Spanish Cool at this port, for the followingitelegram:

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MANILA, May 16th.

Thelyphoon previously announced is crossing Luzon, from south-east là north-west,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

** OWING to extrem pressure on our new mat and a large number of interesting items columns, telegrams received by the American A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. have unavoidably been crowded out of this

CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED

WATERS.

issue.

H.M.S. Redpole left Shanghai, for Chinking on the roth fast.

H.M.S. Sevarn was under orders to leave Shanghai for Japan Lag Sunday.. H.M.S. Firebrand ved at Shanghal from Wenchow on the 8th, and will shortly proceed to Icharg

Ir is announced that the China Merchants S. N.

THX Singapore Free Prass reports that intelligence of the death of Sir James Dormer, Commander in Chief of the Madras Presidency, has been received. The telegrams which we pabilshed last night gave partleniars of his affray with a tiger on the 18th mlt, and of a subsequent operation that had been performed on him. Death apparently resulted from shock. to the system.

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It is of a friable brittle nature, easily crumbling to coarse powder but remarkably free from fine dust. It contains a small proportion of iron pysites, makes a good gas coal, produces a tender porous coke, and burns to a light red ash.

As a steam coxl it has given excellent results. The dust coal requires special fire bars, but there is no waste, as the coal cokes at once and Its management is well understood by Chinese firemen

Dr. Percy gires the analysis of the coal as follows.

Carbon.......ADASTRINYOURS ...79.36 Hydrogen.......

*** 5.86 Oxygen and Nitrogen... B.76

· Sulphur.. Ash.miu ~Water

011 4.51 1.50

100.00

It is too smoky a coal for use in the navy, but fr commercial purposes, its one drawback is its comparatively high price.

In the year 1876, I was privileged to make a minute inspection of the Takasima Mines under the able guidance of the late Mr. Martin,

try" and other well known works; by Mr. F. J. adom our walls and that every member will Rowan, C.E, author of "Fuel, its applicatisado. bis best to encourages spirit of friendly by Mr. J. Stevens, M.E, formerly of the emulation and social good followship, so that wo Kalping mines; and by Mi Edward Hull, M.A may all stand shoulder to shoulder as goed LLD., F.R.S. author of "The Coal Fields of citizens, proud of our country and the good.name

of its farthest oulpost in the Far East. Great Britain."

The samples were submitted to these gentle. men, designated by letters only, so that none of them know what coal they were analysing Their results and reports were practically identical and their names are sufficient guarantee of their bona fides.

I have been favoured with a copy of their analyses and reports in extenso, which is too elaborate to quote at length, but we have here a graphic diagram by Mr. William Warren, the gentleman who was commissioned to report an the mines, which la very interesting and instrue Hire.

(Diagram explained in detail to the audienca)

I will quote a few extracts from the reports on the Tonquia Cosis. Mr. Phillips says There coals are pre-eminently adapted for raising steam in steam-ships, locomotive and stationery englee boller They produce practically no smoke, while owing to their great thermic values they give out very great heat and if properly borst, would be found more economical to use in every way than the

On the conclusion of the lecture, which ellelted i considerable applause, the Chairenan asked Mr. G. Wilson to reiste some of his experiances for the benefit of members.

only be too ready to pay an extra yearly charge, dark brown er, reddish colour, not so fidable ss class of coal, » Pitaminowa or semi-bituminous or combustion chamber; it becomes Impossible to

Oun Shanghal morning contemporary says that as so many steamers now stop at Wooing, the want of telephonic communication between the anchorage and Shanghai is much felt, and suggests that the shipping companies would if the Telephone Company could see its way to obtaining the use of the spare wire belonging to the Telegraph Companler. THE Sheridan Consolidated Mining Company Ltd, Las, the Shanghai Mercury heart, received an offer by telegraph from the Smuggler Com: pany to take over the whole of the mines on these for three years upon 131 per ctul royalty, the lessees to protect the Teluride obligation and to bond for 18 months for $400,000. The pro- posal is approved by Me, James Simpson, who is at the mine, and by the Company's manager, || Mr. Akers.

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Milks coal-This is a bituminous cost of a Takasiman and has a doller lustre. Its fracture uneven. It contains more sulphur than Takasima and is rather harder on bunkers; when long exposed it frequently exhibits particles of sulphate of carbonste of lime in the lumps. It requires different treatment from Takasima coal. Its management is understood by Chinese framen. It can be procured in the form of lamps, nuts and small, and has given excellent results as a steam coal, the screened nuts being very well spoken of, and stow very compactly.

Hyama coal-Very similar in appearance and behaviour to Takasima coal. There seems only to be a limited supply available and the quality seems to vary. If is a good steam coal, and does well for household purposes, leaving

but little while meh,

UR NEW FACTORÝ has been recently Co. has taken over the agency of the "Fel" los ance at Hankow, The market opened yesterlite years the quality has Improved considerably OUR

refitted with automatic Steam Machinery

of the latest and most approved kind, and we are well able to compete in qually with the best English makers:

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The purest ingredients only are used, and the utmost care and cleanliness are exercised in the manufacture throughout

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"BOMBAY, SODAS." We continue to supply large bottles as hereto ore, Free of Extra Charge, to those of our Customers who prefer to have them to the ordi- Dary size.

COAST PORT ORDERS,

whenever practicable, are despatched by first steamer leaving after receipt of order.

For COAST PORTH, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the fall amount allowed for Packages and Empties when received in good condition.

Counterfall Order Books supplied free on application.

Our Registered Telegraphic Address is "DISPENSARY," HONGKONG.” And all signed messages addressed thus will receive prompt attention.

of steamers.

A TILIORAM WAK Yeceived in Shanghai hem America on the rainst announcing the death of Mr. J. H. Ernest Waters, formerly manager of the Sheridan Mine. THR P. & O. S. N, Co's steamship Rohilla, with the next English mail, left Singapore for this port at 4 p.m. yallerday, and is expected here about 4 pm, on la arst inst.

DE TUIEIL, Consul-general for Germany, will cceed Mr. J. A. Leonard, the United States representative, who be recently resigned, as doyen of the Consular Body In Shanghal,

A REGULAR meeting Perseverance Lodge, No. 1165. EC, will be held in Freemasons Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precizdy. Visiting brethren are cordially invited. WALKER OF LONDON Thanks for the thing you describe as "a piioral pome. It has gone And the first time our "chucker-out" runs you to bay, you are likely to 'go to' at the end of a big club.

A REGULAR meeting of the Victoria Preceptory will be held in Freemans' Hall, Zetland Street. on Tuesday, the agrdiostant, at 5 for 5.30 p.m. precisely. Visiting bahren are cordially invited to attend,

THE British cruiser Popotze arrived at Shanghal The following is a List of Waters always kept from Harkow on the morning of the gth inst, ready in Stock :-

having made the rust an average of over 18 knots per hour. The Porpoits will shonly Troceed to Japan.

PURE AERATED WATER

SODA WATER

LEMONADE ^

POTASH WATER

SELTZER WATER

LITHIA WATER

SARSAPARILLA WATER

TONIC WATER

LEMON SQUASH GINGER ALE

RASPBERRYADE

GINGERADE,"

No Credit gleen for Bottles that look dirty or greasy, or that appear to have been used for any other purpose than that of containing Aerated Waters, as such Bottles are never used again by

A. 5. WATSON & Co., LIMITED, The Hongkong Dispensary, Hongkong.

TO SUBSCRIBERS.

SUBSCRIBERS TO THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH" ARE MOST RESPECTFULLY REMINDED - THAT ALL BUBBORIPTIONS MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE.

BIRTH.

At No. 3, North Szichuen Road, Shanghai, on the gth inst., the wife of Capt. JAMES PRICE, of a daughter.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1893.

TELEGRAMS,

· FAILURES ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE.

LONDON, May igth, Stock Exchange, owing to the tightness of the Too failures have occured on the London Money Market.

RECONSTRUCTION OF AUSTRALIAN BANKS DOUBTFUL.

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The London financial papers predict that the suggested wholesale reconstruction of Australian

Bank is doomed to prove a failure,

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FRANCE AND SIAM... Siamese troops invented the French gurlson at Khong, seed a convoy, and captured a French officer. In view of the present state of affairs in Slam, the French Government has sent two hundred and twenty picked marines to embark at Toulos forthwith.

A TELEGRAM from Hankow announces that the first teas of the season from the Hoking pra- winces arrived at that port on Sunday, the 7th fost, Only a small quantity came, however, owing, it has been reported, to the smail number of cigaress who have so far made their appear-

day, but much to the disappointment of buyers, the teas produced by the tea hongs turned out to be of an inferior qually. Sellers are evidently holding back. The market for Klaklang teas was opened by Russian buyers on Friday last, Ove Shanghal contemporary the Mercy gives the following Ten statistics at date, compared with the corresponding number of days from the opening of last season, viz., 3 days, 9th May, 1893

18934

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HANKOW TRA. Settlement... $8,471 J-Chests, 11,016 J-Chass

$1,214

+

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Battle Chests,

Anivala.......

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Gaza Gberts. $102 #

14150

Karatsu cock-This is a bituminous coal of a bright lustrotts appearance, and contains rather a large proportion of iron pyrites. Of and there is a fair demand for it here.

Mojt coal-There seems to be a number of mines. In the neighbourhood of Simonoseki having different names, the coals from which seems to be known under the general name of Moji coals, but are also named after the various these places is the same; so far but little. Is localities. The general nature of the coal from known of these coals.

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Again, speaking of the comparative valce of seven samples of coal examined. three of which were of the best Welsh cosi, vis Powell Duffrys, Ocean (Merthyr), and "Rhymney" (Met thy), the others being Hongay coals, he says:

1 amp of opioion that there would be no practical difference found in the comparative ower of either of these coals when burnt under Tha'same conditions 'under bollars. The ashes in all are not so high as to cause any material difference or trouble in working,"

Mr. Rowan says:All these specimens of coal represented by the analysis are emtoently inled for hosting operations, which require strong local heat as distinguished from that which is derived from a long flame. They should thes be of very great value for steam raising and other balling operations, and especially when Mr. Stevens says:-"I have gone carefully absence of smoke is desired." into the evaporation power of the various samples, and all are very good indeed. I have no hesitation in saying that any one of these samples is a valuable coal and that the difference in practical value between any two of them is very little."

Mr. Edward Hall says:-"The coals from high place as steam coals, having their nearest which the analyses have been made will tiks a

analogues in the Cardiấ district of South Wales, with high calorific power they combine remark

Mr. Wilson sald :-Mr. Chairman and gentle. men, I have not much to say beyond my experi ences on the steamship Tatrang, with Hongay coal. In beraing this coal there are only two. chemical actions requiring attention; the othern will attend to themselves. Suppose, in the first place, that we admit air to the furnace bare only this air, coming in contact with the incandescent fuel, forms at once carbonic acid; one atom of this gat having two atoms of oxygen. As it passes through the fre it readily takes up another atom of carbon, thus forming two atoms of carbonic oxide. Now, this gas is combustible, but it can only be consomed when it gets another atom of oxygen, forming again carbonic acid. In this instance (having admitted air to the farmace bars only) no air gets into the faraace bomthegas nd therefore it escapes up the funnel, as carbonic oxide-thus causing great waste of fuel. Another circumstance worthy of notice is the influence this has upon the draught ; it will only be possible to pass half the amount of oxygen through the furnace, which as may easilly he seen means a very had draught, So much for the first case I have mentioned. But sup. pose now, in the second instance, airis admitted on the top of the fire through small holes in the formace front; the oxygen in the air will at once combine with the carbonic oxide, causing a flame, or in other words complete combustion. This explains the reason why in some boilers there is only a short biolah fiimo in the furnace; the carbonic oxide la there ready to be con sumed, but this is impossible unless in the pre- ❘sence of the supporter of combustion, namely exygen. That is my own experience in the Talsang, and lu several steamers on the const I have heard the engineers say they could only get the short bluish flame I have mentioned, in- stead of complete combustion. They put it down to the coal, but it was really for want of air to turn the carbonic oxide into carbonic acid, burning properly. The amount of air space re- quired for combustion is about three inches prz square foot of fire grate. When enough holes cannot be put in the furnace front, it is very easy to fit a perforated plate into the back end of the abpit, allowing the air to pass Into the combustion chamber. That was all the altera- away the door from the back of the bridge aud put a perforated plate behind. In firing all that is required is to keep the bars covered at a uniform thickness of about four inches; and on no condition mast the rake be used. In fact, the only firing tools required are the shovel and at times the pricker; th: latter only when the fires are dirty. It is easily known when the fires are too thick, as they appear black on top. One thing you have to be careful about, and that is the fiter "holling, as they are mera liable to do so with thin fires than with heavy Gres,

I can speak as to one cargo of Fugluctans coal, which has been well spoken of as a quick-able purity in composition as regards the prolon I made is the Taliang-simply to take burning, good, steaming coal. It burns to reddish ash, and d es well for household

purposes.

Poronal coal-From a small port on the west coast of the island of Yesso (Hokkaido), where there is a tallway from the mines, and whaif for vessels to load. · A charming spot in the summer tims but a dreary cold one in winter, when the bitter north-westers blow.

The Poronal coal is harder than the southern varieties, is an excellent steam coal, burns with aut much impke, and leaves but little white ash. It is also a good coal for household use.

The Japanese Lovernment take almost the whole available supply of the lump coal for their navy.

I remember coasting along the bay to the northward in the month of January, 1879, THE Japanese steamer Yokohama Marutan making for the slight shelter afforded by the into the wreck of the steamship Feimas atport. I was admiring the lofty snow-covered

'mountains and wild rugged scenery, which re Woosung on the morning of roth last. A witness of the occurrence writes to, the N. C. called memories of the Land of the Mist when suddenly, all the romance was destroyed Daily News: As the Yokohama Maru was

by the shrick of a locomotive emerging from coming in through the Felma Channel at 7 a.m.

tunnel in the rocks, with a train of waggons in she took a sheer and went straight for the only tow. An sulat on board, who was endeavouring part of the sunken atenter left out of the water to sketch the wild scene, shat up ble portfolio, namely the mast, which went flying. Share with a soap, and marored “Civilization, by over the divers, sampan and all, though she had thunder and I sympati ised with him. 1st go her anchor and her engines ware going full speed astern. "The strangest part of it is that none of the divers were drowned or hart, and after having their boats swamped, Japanese and Chinese wero scen swimming about." The Yokohama Maru sustained no injury whatever, REPORTS have been emrent in the colony for some time past that the Government has been actively negotiating to establish a system of Chinese emigration between Hongkong and Brasil Detalls of the scheme are not yet readily available, but the latest on diff is that it is pro- Fosed to send the Registrar General, Mr. J. H. Stewart Leckhart, to Rio de Janeiro on a vayaga JAPAN native paper state that the Japanese of discovery. The question of emigration from Government has made formal claim of Hongkong is a most important one to shipping $700,000 against the F. & O. S. N. Co. for the interests and must not be lightly dealt with in loss of the torpedo aulser Chishima Kan in the view of past experiences ; we propose fully deal Inland Sex, after ellision with the steamshiping with the matter na soon as possible, but meanwhile regret that we cannot see any sense or raison of soything useful in sending the Registrer General on a fool's errand to Brasil This part of the programme is a transparent and ridiculous job..

Ms. E. F. Bennett, of the British Consular Service at Shanghai an 'old sport! who is well and papularly known at Amoy and other open parts, was married at Kobe on Monday the 8th inst. to Mrs. Von Fries, of Shanghai.

Raumna.

The result of the billot for officers in the Field Ballery, Hongkong Volunteer Corps, is for caplain, J. McCallan for fleutenants, H. E Denson, A. Chapman, and W. Machell, and those names will be duly submitted to H. E. the Governor for his ecasideration,

A YOUNG clerk named G. Serres, In the employ of Oppenheimer Fires, was found in his room at Yokohama on the 4th inat, suffering from the effects of a bullet wound; whether the result of an accident or ma attempt at suicide is not known. Little hope is held out of his recovery, Mr, Serres is descibed as a Frenchman..

THX Band of the in Shropshire Light Infantry will play the following programme at the Officem Mais, Murray Bucks, this evening, com mencing at 8 o'clock

Lancer.........King at the Ravels MI MONTAN Fantasia. Sur place

• Lifts the OcBinding.

Belacion... Cipla...Audraa. Cavette........ Imma Wladar?nuonteen

Yase

WHIERS,

Waldzell.

THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial Hospital begs to acknowledge, with thanks, the following donations to the fands ofthe Hospitals On Tal Insurance Co. Ld.....................................$100.00 P. and O. Steam Navigation Co...................

E. Bowdler.................. 125.00 Linstead and Davis ............. Palmer and Turner

N. J. Edo

CHINESE COALE.

Kaiping Cool-This coal is being brought from, the neighbourhood of Tientsin by the steamers of the Chinese Engineering and Mia ing Company to this port and Canton. It is a bituminous caal, more used in the north of Chios than here. It is well spoken of by those who have used it, but the Chinese take no trouble to make its qualities known cutside of native circles, so that there is no demand for it by foreigners here.

I believe it is used by the Chinese authorities for their launches and gunboats, and at the

arsenal at Whampes.

Some day it may become a competitor with Japan coal for public favour,

Formats Coal-Good coal used to come to this post from Keeling, but native mismanage ment seems to have rendered the working of it unprofitable, so that we never hear of it in the market. It is a tender triable coal and contains a large proportion of sulphur.

portion of sab and sulphur, being in there respects on a par with the best steam coals of Glamorganshire. They are also suitable for house purposes in grates of modem constraction, where the draught is good, also for ovens, dose ranges and breweries. I infer they would pro- duce an excellent coke for fron smelting."

This is very high testimony coming from such standard authorities as the gentlemen whose names I have mentioned.

Personally I have seen the coal under trial give excellent results, and have been using it in a launch in this bark our for over nine months, in the form of dust mixed with a small quantity of bituminovscoal

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Mr. Wylle-Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, I did not come prepared to speak, but I may say le the lump form, It does not require adraiature I burat Hongay coal pearly three years ago. it properly fited, and in this lies the secret of At that time I do not suppose it was supplied nember of this Instiinte who formed a high any bow I was not able to do anything at all banding this coal, which was proved by a from the same part of the mines as now, but estimate of the Hongay coal, sticking to his with it. In fact, while I had ten tons of it lying stokehold til he had driven. Inte hin Chinese in stock, I had to run about getting a basket slokers the proper methot of firing) they put every coal from one place and a basket from inother obstacle in his way, from their innate conserva to keep up the steam. (Laughter.) Then Fa ivo nature as bating change, but they gave in the beginning of August last year I was asked when they found they could keep steam with to try it again, and I must say I had little Talh much less treable 19 themselves, than with bituin it ; I expected trouble agals, and I laid in a minous coal, and since then bat ateamer has had stock of Japanese coal in case of need. (augh. no trouble with the coal, and his firemen prefer ter.) But to my great surprise it was quite the it to any other. Numtious successful trials have reverse it is a locomotive boller that I had to been made in steamers running out of this port work, not marine. I found we could keep steam with the Hargay, coal, and the supplies coming tasch more easily with "Charbonnages" than forward are readily taken up, so that there is with Japanese coal. Of course, we have a very good draught; we exhaust letathe funnel. Some every reason to hope for a successful fature.

imes w have had difficulty with even Japancre caal, but since last August we have used only Hongay coal and we have never had reaton to complain at all. We can keep steam more easily, and we burn 17 per cent. less for the same results. I had at first a little trouble, a Mr. Wilton had, to get the firemen foto the pro per way of burning anthracite after they had got used to bituminous coal, but after we had Informed them that if they could not follow In.. stractions they would not get any wages, they soon got on all right: (Laughter.) Now they find the advantage. It is perfectly smokeless, and ll people will only take the trouble to try, it properly I am sure they will find it gives every satisfaction, for besides a saving in quantity of fuel, there is less wear and fear of boilers, and the labour is made easier. There is another point in the lecture I would like to mention, Capt, An- derson says Kaiping coal is "hardly a factor in the market, but there are very many steamers taking cargoes to Tientsin and loading up with

I am not a shareholder in the company, por la any way interested in it, but holding a con- siderable stake in the colony, I am convinced this coal is an important factor in our future prosperity, and thus it indirectly concerns every

one of us.

Our friend Mr. Wilson will give you his ex- perience as to the proper method of handling and firing this coal, and I am sure what he has to

y will be listened to with great interest

BAR PLADETRALIAN COAL,

In years gone by, considerable quartiles of bituminous coal were imported from Australia, but latterly this has fallen off. There are several excellent qualities of seam coal which used to come here, such as Co-operative, New Lambton, Dackenfeld and others, the composi- tion and nature of which are well known to engineers in the East, so that we need abt detail them more sprcially. So far as can be seen, there seems ittle chance of Australian coal being able to compete with supplies nearer at band, and there seems to be an ample demand in the southern colonies for this coal.A

The better quality met with considerable 5000 favour at one time for steaming purposes.

Chias contalus enormous quantities of good, 25.00 easily worked coal, both bitumicons and anthra- 25.00 cite. According to Baron von Richthofen, the

Kaiping coal for the return trip. 20.00

province of Hunan possessean coal field extending over an area of 21,700 square miles, and that of Shaust of

cars of the coal strata in the latter provlace 30,000 square miles the aggregato

in thickness from 12 to 30 feet; and they are being about you feet, the seams of coal varying associated with rich beds of Iron 016.

20.00

15,00

A local trade in coal is carried or in the

Gaupp and Co. ..................EIROS, 20.00 China Export, Import and Bank Co. Ld. 15.00 E, N. Mehta and Co. .................. Dr. O. H. Simousinewcos. 15.00 H. M. M. Ally sud Co. saria 10,00 M. Ally appetiserierensibimspek 10.00 G. C. Anderson...............zobenátskont 10.00 Asgar and Esmall... 10,00 province of Szechuen and fo the neighbour. hood of Paking. Hera good anthracite is F. S. van Bowen opnamontirajt

obtainable as melast, but they vieras where coal is abundant, but the native method of simply running a drive down frio the coal till the water stops them prevents any development of the industry.

G. de Champeaux

H, M. Cooperip

As B. Coughisia

The Shanghat Mireury understands that the #fighting committes" of the local shareholders In the Imuris Dorada despatched a tale Ho A Melnsangggaranıyı gram to Mr. F. Mijer, London, the attorney for 65,000 of the skares, remisting 3800 towards F. S. Saunders obtaining a high kesi opinion at home as to ❘ J. M. Ma ini........................... chances and prospects of legal proceedings against the Direcion in Lardos.

COAL

GAPT. ANDERSOM AT THE IMOINEZES! INSTITUTE.

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We are greatly obliged to "Admirer" for bly! Kindly appreciation of the origioni witticisms which so frequenly adorn the columns of the Hongkong Teleph, and can assume hiss

Last night Captain. G. C. Anderson read a unless some uniooted for earthquake, revolution, character, wafts the Office Goat to fairer regions tution of Engineers and Shipbalders of Houge casclysm, or something equally of a bustingrep Very interesting paper on "Coal" at the Tosh before his time, dat "Berila Blet" and "O kork Mr. Andrew Johnston prended, and there

of 02.anabara, Soke, like Tenmien's 'brook,' will go on for was a large attendance

After exp sizing the petnciple on which coal can be analysed (which he has made a special study for ove: a decade) the lecturer discussed the various coals on the Eastern markets. The following extracts from the paper will be found highly important to a numerous section of the general public -

ever.

FROM Shanghal papers we nota that our deservedly popular local sportsman, Mr. H. N. Medy, known is racing circles as Ms. Baxey, had advertised is intention of selling on by public auction the whole of his racing sind, with the exception of is grand old, champion Home Royalist, At the eleventh hour, however, Mr. Guard, and the Shanghal St. Leger winner, Buxey changed tis rind and wired to Shanghai on the pth inst. withdrawing the pooles freed sale.

AFPRAHANCE OF THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF

Mest of you are doubtless well acquainted with the appearance of the usual description of British steam coals, but with these we are not NANT much concerned out harp, fin

COALS FROM LABUAN AND BORNEO, and of a fine black colour, with a conchoidal The Labuan coal is bituminous, rather tender, fracture.

The quality of the various seams appears to differ, some containing fron pyrites while others are quite free from them. £

Formerly, ible coal was much esteemed and considerable quacilites found their way to the market, but the mines were mismanaged and supplies ceased.

I believe attempts are being made to work them again, but so far the coal is not a factor in

our market

The great Viceroy, Cbang Chi Tung, is work- Conl exist in Bornen, but so far, the mining ing coal on the Yangtze, near Hankow, by industry has not been developed to say great foreign methods, and in time so doubt this will extent. produce good results, as the thin end of the wedge has been introduced, and some day the awakening will come. *

Meanime Chinese coal is herdly a factor in

INDIAN COAL,

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Mr. Rainaay :-Mr. Chairman, it may be off interest to know that on the Phra Nang there coal, no alterations made whatever, but we found was selling done to the boller at all for Tonkin

that when burning Japan coal, in about thirty hours the tubes were completely blocked ur then when we commerced to burn the Tarkin coal the fires were cleared out before loving harbour, and after Afty toas had been bay it (the consumption was reduced from 18 ton Japan. tone, the tubes were just as Cican #io palm 14 Teskin) keeping up a good preses all the your hand. The chief engineeï gVzo ít a fair islal, and I may add there was a "man sent by Mr. Wilson to teach the men baw to fire it, and they found it worked very well indt ed. The only objection is the difference in prloo, about a5 cents a ton, which of course meant vi great deal to ship-owners; but I think if Taskin coal would The coal Belds of India are being exten come down to Japan prices everybody would, alvaly worked, and coal of excellent quality burn it now. It is the only out that can barn is now obtainable in Calcatta and is frequently against Cardi-15 tons of Cardiff against 143 of used by the Indian mall steamers tunning Tonkin. I expect you all know something of between this port and Calcutta, and a well Japan coal, and have all, usati. Moji, for in- We now come to the famous Tonkin coals, in spoken of as good coal for steaming purposes, stance, gives a great deal of trouble. Some of which large amount of Hongkong capital is at a moderate price. Some day it will be titel for instance is very dirty, though invested, and which possess a peculiar Interest exported to Singapore and the Straits, and will Salpang le much cleaner z. but of all the coals, for us. They exist in enormous quantities and tend to hilig down the excessive price of coal at the best both for saving the ballers and for are the nearest avaliable coal fields to this Singapore, which has long bien complained of everything eles in Takasims. That, I think, is colony, belog only 425 miles distant from us. by shipoween, a result to be hoped for, as you the best coal in this market; but if Tonkla comes When fally developed by the pluck, energy, are all aware that the item of coal is the heaviest to the front as it promises, I think it will be quite and bustecas capacity of the capitalists who have in the shipowner's bill of expenses, though it has as good, a new as of prosperity will dawn on the colony medern englasering skill. I have been "fa"a the matter in han, there can be litle dogbt that been so wonderfally reduced of late years by as we shall then have ready to our hand what steamer of goo tons register, where we burnt would prove the very lifeblood of our trade-cheap 70 to 100 tons of coal per day to steam coulĮ

12 or 13 knots and had 70 mes in the stekehold, Bat the alber day I was on board a steamer which could carry 3,000 tons dead weight, and burns only tons of Welsh coal a day to steam gi knots, with 6 men in the stokehold High freights alone enabled the shipowner to hold out in the former fastance but where would he be to-day with such a coal 100 PADE NATI

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There is good reason to believe that the measures which are being slowly and cartially taken will eventually place this splendid steam coal in a paaliton to defy competition, and as I fs, the supplies sent forward are readly taken up on aniya.

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Mr. Kikwood-Gentlemen, I have wed Charbonnages coil mu

# more or lers throughout the past year, and I have had a great deal of expo lace with it. First of all, we had some that looked like ignite more than anything else, but I used it with Cardlit dust with quite as gooi results as paire Card. We put yo per cent of the ligalle with sa per cent of Cardiff, Sines then we hays had a better, class of Tonida coal, gulte good by itself, or half and half. In the Chinese Custonas, sorrice we require our coal to The Coals anthracite, of a very similar

be as nearly as possible absolutely smolociless. Now Cardir, lone is not smokeless, but mixed quallly to the best descriptions of Welsh Coal, It is known poder the name of "Hongay Ocean In condusion I trust I may be permitted to it is and we find wo burn a little less about 9 smokeless steam coal. There are several express the hope that the Institution of Eaglaseis tems lastead of sa. With banked fires, which of seams of the coal being worked in various loca and Shipbuilders of this port will come to the course we have often we bern 30 per cent. less. lities, the principal of which are Hatou, Nagotas front in all matters concerning the good of our with Charbonnages than with Cardiff slour, and Campha.

great Mercantile Marine, that the latent talent In the galleys, the cooks prefer Tonkin coal in Comparative analyses of Welsh and Hongay | that we know exista among the membent will be the pinnaces we use Cardiff stone, as it gives the coals have been made by Mr. H. J. Phillips, developed, and produce man dood is those Bot resalts for that special purposer of alleran dark Instrous appearance and uneven fractum, ¦ F.1.C. F.C.B, uniber of "Engineering Chemis- who have gore before, me z of whose portrat «ision was made in the fire bars. The fremden,

The coals that de congora' pa may be classed

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Chinese coals, including Formosan,

THE principal reason that actuated: the vocaat- proclamation by Hsü, Tacial: of Arşey, against - in six groups, an THE FINANCIAL PANIC IN AUSTRALIA. | the sale and wit of American kerosene all atrapats coste.

that port and everywhere under bli jurisdiction was, the N. C. Daily News is informed on authority, that might be the first step towards further retaliatory measures against everything American, in the event of the Geary Act bolag

FAILURE OF THREE MORE 'HAKKA. The Commercial Bank of Sydney has closed 'dis dogne,

(The Commercial Bank of Sydney, rogarded as

being the most subaraqual bank (a the Aus- en forendin the United States, Amoy, therefore, tralasian Colonies, was cutablished in 1834; and had I paid up sipital of 4000 nãoys

þaving taken the falilatire, Canton and Swatow pay paturally fellow suit soon,' 42-

Australian coals,

Labuan and Borneo sosia

Indian con] jaktended

I will begin with Japanese posk

Takarina. This is a bituminous noal of