1896-10-21 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1896.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE simple, were rare. The common practice among

WARSHIP.

FROM CARS TO TOWIRING SAILS AND STEAM

The science of naval architecture has made greater advances in the past hundred years than In all the centuries of a previous development It has reached the stage, not only of spreds which in the lose of Drake.would have seemed preposterous, bat of almost absolste indepen. dence of wind and weather. A glance at a nestes of pictures of various types of vessels represen- tative of the various stages of the evolution of abipa furnishes striking evidence of the progress of late years, as compared with that of the past. The history of naval architecture may be divided into three great epochs-the age of oars, the age of salls, and the age of steam. To these may yet be added a founib, that of electricity, which is even now dawaing perceptibly,

The age of cars was doubtless preceded by one of poles, antil men discovered that the restatance of the water itself could propel their frail boats sheed, and then, by degrees, the size of the craft and the number of ears increased, unil'the big Nile basts of Cleopatra, the triremes, and galleys of ather Mediterranean countries represented the highest developments of assiga. tion. Even then, however, the value of the wind aalpropellant had become appreciate, and the Phenicians, those bold navigators of the far distant past, bad exiled their ships beyond the Pillars of Hercules and into the unknown Atlantic, making what were really stupendous voyager for the times and their scanly knowledge of navigation and geography,

For many centuries, vessels of war, pure and

belligerents was ta imprese Into service merchant vesacis, which were worked by their regular crews, and fought by soldiers pat aboard for the purpose, the predecessors of the marines of modern navler. In ilme, however, the great war galley appeared, with the heads of rams in their bows, and here a digression may be made to point out how bistory repeats itself, the general faciles of the old oir-propelled, cam- headed galleys being followed to-day, in the age of steam, after long years of abandonment by necessly during the age of sails, by the steam-propelled, ram-bowed warships of the nineteenth century. An interesting article was printed not long alner, in the "Proceedings of the United States Naval Insiliare," on the subject of ancient galley lacties, as likely to prove lastro dive to the naval officer of the present time.

The best types of early weg-ghing ships, as far A seaworthiness was concerned, were the famous Viklar ships of the Northmen, and the nature of these is pretty well known from specimens still extant, ene of which was exbiblied at the World's Colombian Exposition at Chicago, Stout, sturdy, open bosts, some times over 100 feet in length, broad in beam, low amidships and high at the bows and stem, these craft were no main voyagers. They canted one ❘ mast, with a lngsall, and sixteen to twenty oars,

MANNING OF THE FLEFT.

BY CAPTAIN 3. HARDLEY-WILMỘT, R.N.

The various articles on the sbäre subject, by officers and others with a wide experience, which baro appeared in this Journal during the past few months, form a valuable contribution to existing information on, this branch of naval organization. They contato many useful angger tions, but bear conclusive testimony that no satisfactory solution of the problem has yet been naval fovat, how to rapidly expand our personnal in time of war, with an efficient and adequate reserve.

In the first place, there is no dimeulty in, in. During the Middle Ages sails disputed the

creaslap the standing foren to any required supremacy with oarr, nelther, as a rule, being

standard. The Navy efters such an inducement- Salling ships WITH depended upon loco.

as a career that the supply of reliable boys to provided with oars, and rowing ships with walls.

enter it more than equals the demand. We Up to the 'easly part of the present century, in

have only to augment the number taken annual fact, the smaller pegels were provided willsly. and supply adequate training facilities, to certain number of long gars, called sweeps, for gradually bring no the permanent establishment ase lo calms in an emergency,

to the strength required. That this presents difficulties to demonstrated by the large increase that has been made in the number of men' for the flitet during the last ten years. During that period we have added over 10,000 blue-jackets and s'okers to the numbers then borna. In ose year only for seme an⚫ccountabla reason was this dicirus step amluted, but for which the present numbers would be even greater than they #re. It must he remembered that some fire years must elipts from the time a boy enters the Navy before he becomes a valuable unit in the forea. Hence the arcessity si looking aherd In this respect when it is decided to add to the fleet in shies. It is obvions, however, that wo cannot go on augmenting indefinitely the number of men permanently embodied. You cannot maintain in pesce time all the men you would require to commission every vessel that would be employed in time of war. That is to say, You could do it, but such a procedure would involve an enormoniexpense, which the country would not sarcion. You must therefore fix definite proportion between ships and men, hased on the general strength of your flet, which proportion should be" maintained when any conalderable bolidlig propramine lendopted. You have to revive to what extent you should be able to strengthen eq vadrons, without willing the reserve. Such derision will probably "depend upon the efficiency of the reserve, and The time in which it can be brought into action. If there is uncertainty on either paint, the ten- dency will be to rely more upon the standing force, and keep embodied the crews for a great number of ships.

This type of vessel was spoiled in the Imita-craft were so low to the waist that they were tions of the peried found in Southern nations, often awach even in moderate seas, so much so among whose shipbuilders was fostered the falla that weather-bourds had to be provided to keep cious and vicious plan of erecting lefty castles the rowers comparatively dry. The statical forward and af, with the fundamental idea, no mistakes in huli were reflected in the mechanical doubt, of bearing armed men and to faralsh errors of the sail plans, the sails being disposed sumptuous quarters, but at the costly expense with seeming disregard of the best effect from a of instability and loss of estling capacity. In given area. One or two square sails bellying some vessels of the Middle Ages, this toplostimens out, with much lost cffe, awkward lateens and. was carried to an absurd degree, so that some pany Jibs, the latter generally supplemented by mediaeval vessels had an appearance so fantastic | a small square call on the bowsprit, made an

s to appear laughable nowadays. Gorgeoas unscientific medioy, as Inefficient as clumsy. ornamentation was also popular, not only in bril Isnt colours and gilding, bur in profane "glager- bread work."

Darlog the reign of Henry VIII. ■ great advance was made in the Great Harry, a huge Dailog the Middle Agca ide progress was craft of over 1,000 tons burden, and the direct made in the development of ships. The six predecessor, the foundaitan, of thelshios-of-the- teenth century galley was not greatly unlike the line and frigates of a later date. This ship warships of Venice during the crusades. Enoclastrated many prevailing fallacies, but she la- mously high forward and aft, these ill-fashioned dicated a tendency to progress.

Meanwhile, la the Mediter acan, & brood of of the line-of-atticahips of the year 1800 with one smaller crait grew in popularity, such as the of the 16th century of carller shows the lateen, the chebec (or xebec), and the polacra, direction of this development. The Haes which are probably the most attale, picturesque bad become finer, the bow sharper, the sali uros largely increased and a gooncally more graceful, vessel thatfever floated.

it was not datil well long in the middle of albeit plainer, appearance sltogether, als was the 17th century that the towering structures the non-day of the age of satis. Nothing more fore and aft began to fall into disrepare, but when impressive, more beautiful and sistely ever they did, and the practical spirit took the place existed than theas graceful bulis, with their tail, of the ostentatious, the advance was rapid. Dars tapering spars and towers of snowy canvas, The had been discarded by ocean-going vessels three tiers of guns on those of the first rate were century before, and now began a development display of tremendous offensive power for toward simplicity and symmetry, which those days. The grand old lag-of-battleship culminated in the stately vessels of Nelson's Victory was a finna representative of this class time, and the first men-of-war built for the then as ever salled, with her 110 guns and 1,000 young United States navy. A comparison of one) men; so was the filgate Foudroyant. Thess

were the halcyon days of saamanably, an art in tions, for some time to come. It is but go years those days quiin different from what it is to-day, ago that steam became a thoroughly well estab an art where the quickest judgment, the iceszest lished fact for "marine propulsion, yet it revolu- eye, the highest skill, and the readient resource tionized both naval architecture and the world. had to be called fato play for the successful Steam was at first the auxilary of sall, then sali accomplishment of the quick and complicated that of stexin, and to-day wo'find it the rate exception when the two are used in conjunction, evolutions of the period.

From the trireme and the Nile boat to the The advent of steam was the' faneral knell of the glorious age when sormanship told in battle ship-of-the-line of Nelson is a long step, yet it is and nought sise. falls died hard, however, and not so long as that frees the latter to the Afage will probably villi pervive, undan 'eertain candle fizinėjand the Torritja el 1899)

Because there is unretiainty as to our naval reterves, we find some advocating that we should be able to commistion every completed ship independent of them. It is evident, there fore, and the oplakon seems unanimous, that the weak point In our naval organisation le this question of the reserve. While some hold that

the principle of the cresent system should be maintained, it is generally contended that the detalls want modifying, and that measures shaald be taken to considerably increase the

force.

We must remember that the present system is the rutcome of that Roval Commieston on

j

|

་

In bidding them good-bys to-day, the many friends they have made in Shanghal will cordially wish them a pleasant journey homeward, and anticipate the renewal, at a not distant period, of companionship which awes its existence to the finest oĹall manly gamés, and which has been so mutually enjoyable.—N, C, Daily News.

THE NAVAL POSITION OF

ENGLAND.

THE RISE IN CABLE RATES,

[Singapore Free Preis, Oct. 14th.]

DEPARTURES.

Ulysstermer, for Shanghai. Haimusosalusen

Tooman

+

か

Swatów, etc.

Holbow.

Canton,

Hafhow.

1

Bangkok.

"Slugapore.

解 4.

Australia.

•

Kobe.

Shanghal

ET1

婚

*

་་ཉ་་་་་་་

Sendat Maru Shaftsbury'......................

11

1

11

Cosmopolitan

Aberdeen

#

PASSED THE CANAL. OUTWARD-21st September-Ulysses, agih September-Benledi. Strathday, 29th Septem- ber-Basaldır, Gerda. Agapanthus, and Octo. berAgamemnon, Ching-wo, Vovenst, Sib October-Adin, Glenfarg, Hector Radnor shire; Dilla Rickmers. 9 October Salaris, 13th October-Achilles. Glengarry, Oceana, Corfield, Hekla, 10b Celober-Aglata, Kagoshima, Morvan, Norite. Beulawers, Moyune, Shangkat, Cephalonia,

bat el last, on Tuesday, the whether changed and the SCC. ground drying with its nawal rapidity,`the Clab begno a mixtch ngulost the vlaltors, which was continue f on Wednesday and

A 'Shanghal paper, "the CAfns Gasette, is Triumpð ausani reunited with the home team gaining a decisive cuabled, apparently from certain special infarman- | Nanyang wanita victory. On Thursday an invitailan was accepted ||tion to walch it claims to have access, to put a | Alkimos

new sxpect upon the recent much-condemned Talina.................. to play agalust the Shanghai Recreation Club, and here the visitors had the satisfaction of policy of the Telegraph Cable Companies totalso Glaucom achieving wall deserved success, whilst the way their through rates from the Pur East Australian sur in which they punished the S.R.C. bowling declares that this policy Is bot the prelimin. Chbegr

the second innings will not be quickly try in an effort to capture the whole East aheld for telegraph enterprire, and to

Aggregating 17,065 tons register. forgottes. It is not necessary to criticise in detall the performances of the individual mem-subject its Immense commercial interests to the bern of the eleven, for, like most visiting teams, they could not embrace the full cricketing present, by dint of the existing Telegraph Con Changshan......... In Kowloon

incubus of an all-devouring monopoly. At HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS. Dock, strength of Yokohama and Kobą, but we may vention with Chiny, the alternative land com- to say this much, that collectively they appeared to manication via Chinese lines which should have Lovel be undoubtedly strong in bowling, but weak in formed a cheaper route, in raised to the level of Hatlong batting. Their fielding all round was excellent, submarino "cable as far as expense goes, so Strathalian but the few mistakes they made la the way of that the advantages of utilising an overland Hoe Surg mused ciiches proved decidedly expensive. are therefore cat away from the commercial Saratov... commnnitles of the East, and the cables are Wivern (8.M.S.) ... freed from any pressure of competitiva rates. John Balzity................................. Daring the strong opposition aroused in Hong Galle........ kong and Shanghai, a fervent kops was expressed

Sharpto that a Pacific cable might be laid which Nassön would compete for telegraph business with the two Cable Commies, and to this way anist to bring rates down to a reasonable figure. It was urged at the meetings of the various Chambers of Commerce that any scheme for the lay'ng of a Trans-Pacific cable should receive at the support that the commercial Interests of the East could give. But the China Gazette claims The strength of our Navy is pre-eminently a to he is a position, to declare that the object of sational and not a sectional quesilon: It in is the Companies concerned is to provide the Important to the working man, who will starve beforeband for any enatingency of

klád by themselves "forestalling, any compet- if all does not go well in war, is to the millionaire, ing salerprise. Their jalat reserve lands the value of whose English investments will in already amount to exactly the amount required like caso vanish. But it must be most gratifying to provide a cable from the Far East to, say, to all who have the interests of the Navy at Vancouver. That cable would, under these cir heart to see that so staunch a democrat and cumstances, be no vellef whatever to the trade of the Far East. It would rather Ginally shut Internationalist as Mr. Ben Tillett has thecouraga

out all hope of sny relaxation of cable rates, as to break loose from the watery cosmopolitan-ft would dually exclude the chance of any op- lam, which is only too often affected by the position to a close cable monopoly, Herein apostles of his creed, and in the National fen the danger, which, it is urged, is not only theoretical bat is actually well on the way Review preach the need of a strung and to reallsation. The only way al evading that is efficient dest. His article might with advantage by vigliance, and throwing upon all possible be distributed broadcaät amongst warking men, negotiations so strong a light of publicity that it shall not be possible for any Trans-Pacific line whom it should convince of the want of some

to be laid on terms which shall not make it such organisailon as the Navy Laigua. He starts beyond doubt that the Eastern Companies with these propositions:-1. In the past wo won have nelther voice nor share in its construction. with British crews manning our warships and merchantmen. 2. In the past we had får less to protect-less craft, less commerce, and less colonies. 3. We have not better guna, ammuuf- tlap, and explosives than other Powers ; and our ships are not better than theirs. 4. We do not pousers anongh men to man our vessels now ready for service. 5. We have no afficient reserve, though one adequate to our peeds abould muster 150,000 men and boys. 6. Our shipping frme in a selfish and nepatriolic manner employ aliens in the proportion of one to three.

In the next war, says Mr. Tillett, our naval supremacy will be Jealously confested. Our anesies have nothing to lase-we have "overy. thing at stake. Already our mercantile marins has ceased to be a source of strength, Greeks, Russians, Scandinavians, Portuguese, Dutch, Spaniards, Italians, French,'Chinese, Japanese. and Lancarı fill our fac'sles. 354 per cent, of -our zesmen were altens la 1894, an increase of za per cent since 1886. Of the 233,000 men nomi. ally employed in our merchant service we can draw little more than 7.000 or 8,000 reserviste. We are in fact vastly behind France with her reserve of 111,000. Our naval reserve is a ridi- culous force, and greatly inferior to the French

aval reserve in numbers and efficiency.

THE NAVY LEAGUE.

ITS CONSTITUTION AND OBJECTS. I-This Association shall be called "The Navy League." Its purpose shall be to secure as the primary object of the national policy, "the Command of the Sea,"

-The general aims of The Navy League shall be-.

(a) To spread information, showing the vital Importance to the British Empire of the Naval supremacy upon which depend Its trade, empire, and national existence, (8) To call attention to the enormous demands which war would make apon the Navy, and in the fact that the Navy is not at present ready to meet them. (s) To call attention from time to time to such measures as may be regulate to secure

defence of the Empire.

HOMEWARD Tồtà October Palawan, Saghalise. Diomed.

Entimations.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

A FINAL BONUS of Five per Cent, on of FIFTEEN DOLLARS per Shars for the your 1395 Ul be PAYABLE on FRIDAY, the oth instant.

CONTRIBUTIONS and a DIVIDEND

WARRANTS may be had on application at the Orrick of the SOCIETY on and after that date.

By Order of the Board,

J

Secretary,

₤1468

N. J. EDE,

Hongkongy 8th October, 1896.

THE WANCHA! WAREHOUSE AND STORAGE COMPANY, LIMITED.

INTERIM DIVIDEND at the Rate of

AN INR per Cent. (ONE DOLLAR AND FUTY CINTS per Share) for the Six Months ending 30th Jane, 1806, will be PAID application to those Persons who are registered

SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company en FRIDAY, the ward October, 1896.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company

instant, both days inclusive.

H

adequate preparation for the maritime will be CLOSED from the 16th to the aged (d) To urge these matters on public men and,

In particular, проп

fer candidatu Farliament. 3-The League shall be absolutely distiact from all party politics.

1

4-All persons approving of its aims and contributing to its funds an annual subscription of one guinea shall be members of the League, and every subscriber of £5 or more shall be s Honorary Vice-President, and every donor of 25 or more shall be an Honorary Vice-Pre-

sident for life.

5.-All persons approving of its almas and contributing to tie fandt say sum less ikea ono

6.-The League shall be under the direction of a President, Vice-President, General Connell,

and Executive Committee.

7-The General Council shall be elected at the first general meeting of the League.

Manning in 1859, plod when the Mercantile, Maries was very differently constituted from what it is now, Composed then to a large extent of sailing ships manned by British sea- man, their crews were excellent sailors, who only wanted a small amount of gun drill to handle efficiently the simple ordnance then used in the fiet. Hence they were enrolled in the first class of the reserve. The fishermen on the coast were not so well qualified for work aloft (and the Navy relied then largely on sails), so

The new docks at Gibraltar are absolutely were placed in the second class. These conditions necessary, but to be of real use should be you and differences have row disappeared, so that feet long, when they could be divided and ased. the time has arrived when this reserve should as donble decks for moderate sixad vessels. Our bs reorganised. I bave long contended that any cosilog stations are, as at present arranged, too erch supplementary fore should have served a far apart; the Navy urgently requires fast collferm certain period in the fleet. Stems in this direc-steaming ag kants. Notto have an inexhaustible alon bave recently been taken with the reserve supply of coal will spell disaster. New condguines shall be Associates of the League. men, bot to a very limited extent, and more tious are altering our chances of success in war. drastic messores are required. No man should We are dependent for food malaly upon allens, be rated a firab-class reserva man unill he has spending £90,000 000 with the United States served a prescribed time in the Navy, and proved | zione and only £15,000,000 with our colonter. his capacity. All should be enrolled in the "I am not," says the willer, "directly interested Navy, and continue there until the necessary in the war question, but as a practical man one qualifications for advancement to the first class

wants to see those responsible, when taking arob'ained. There is an reason why a disloe, in hand a business of this kind, either doing it on should now be made on enlay between the thoroughly or leaving it alone. The tallers of fisherman and the man in a tramp steamer. In this country, as they will provide the sacrifice are respect the former is more valuable to the of life, want that sacrifice, imperatively 4--, because he always at hand when wanted, necessary, to be made under the best conditions." Of course, no individual can evolve a scheme Qaita so, and wo agree thoroughly with where so many Interests are concerned. Hence what he says on this. He goes on-less It appears to me that another Commlites on sound!to arge the construction of craisers Manning should be appointed,' with special | instead of battleships, When the bips reference in the question of how an efficient and are provided the country has all to provide adequate reserve to the fleet can be provided. officers and men and that in the face On it should be represented the Admiralty, of a failing supply of material from the Rnard of Trade, and various shipping interests. | merchant service. An efficient reserva we must we hold then be able to complete the great work begun in 1852, and continued In 1859. which gave us the splendid permanent force of samen wa naw posters, by adding to them a reservel, of whore efficiency, whether in quan tity or quality, there shnaid in future be mo question. —Navy League Fournal.

THE INTERPORT CRICKET MATCHES AT SHANGRAI.

bare, trained for service during the lines of

8. The General Council may be argmantel to any extent and in any manner the Executive Commited may direct. The President, Vice- Presidents, and Executive Committee ball be elected at the first meeting of the General Connell held in each you, The Executive Commalties shall consist of members of the Qeneral Council, and shall meet as often as may be deemed expedient to adopt and carry out all advisable means for promoting the aim of the League

MEYER & Co,

General Managers, Hongkong, Teth October, 106 [1599

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.

NOTICE,

OTICE is hereby given that SCRIP

NOCERTIFICATE No. 164 lisad 9th June, 1882, for FIVE SHARES Numbered 6.985/6,989 in the above Office, standing in the Name of Mr. THOMAS STEWART, Je, of SYDNEY, bas been LOST, and should the sim not be produced before the arst instant a NEW SCRIP CERTIFICATE will be ISSUED to be sald M. THOMAS STEWART, Jr., and NO TRANSACTION taking place under the said Scrip Certificate No. 364 will be recognised by the Office.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Agents, CANTON INSURANCK OFFICE, LIMITED. Hongkong, 16th October, 1895. (1609

Auctions.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No. 386.

9-A general meeting of the members of the League shall be held at least once a year.

10.-Members of the General Council, as such, shall not be held liable for any debts contracted

epub it all be duburied, of any liability TSale of Crown Land by Public Auction, on' behalf of the League, and no fands the HE following Particulars and Conditions of incorred, except under a Minute of the Executive to be had on the spot, on Committee.

11.Branches of the League may be formed in the United Kingdom or la any of the Colonies or Dependencies under a Minute of the Execu tive Committee.

The

RE THE HONGKONG BRANCH.

Hon. Secretary of the Hongkong W. branch of the Navy League is E Mitcheli, Esquire. The abscription

fats, per annum. All British subjects who wish to join the Hongkong branch of the Navy League should communicate with the Hon. Secretary at 15, Queen's Road.

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUE: French (Ernest Simons) 26th inst. American (Doric) 28th fast,

Canadian (Empress of India) 4th prox. Tacoma (Braemar) 4th prox. American (China) 5th prox. Tacoma (Tacoma) 14th prox. American (Bilgic) 16th prox.

MONDAY,

the 26th day of October, 1896, at 4 P.M., are pablished for general information.

By Command,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 10th October, 1896.

(1610

Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 16th day of October, 1896, at 4 FM, by Örder of His Excellency the Governor, of Two Lots of CROWN LAND, in the Colony of Hongkong,

for a term of 999 Years.

PARTICULARS OF

No. of sala

THE

Boundary

Malegrenenta

Locality.

B

".

作 A. 2.

1.

{{nland)

Lot

No. of Bowen

.521 Road

No.

| 7.399.

Da

peace. And yet one shipping firms in their haat for dividend have no cult of country. They dis- courage the Britisher from seafaring. The Gov ernment of to-day gives contracts to vessels in which Lanears and coolles predominate the spectacle of a rice-eating Lascar or coolle standing up and fighting for the glary of England would make Nelson turn in" his gravo or Trafalgar veteran "die again if it were possible to resurrect him. The Government should introduce a short bill which would first of all enforce the registration of all seamen and SHANGHAI, October 17th.

make imperatively secerary upon all ship The Japan cricket eleven, who have been with

owners an agterment to bring back to the place as since the 3rd of October, leave here to-day by of engagement, or assure a free passage to the the Melbourne for Japan. Their stay was pro place of engagement, every seamen and person signed on. The heartless abandonment of longed on account of the wet week which com Englishmen in foreign ports and the signing on menced on the second day of the match against of foreigners is one of the most reprehensible combined eleven of Shanghel, and though practices of exptains and shipowners." So, too, an cricket enthusiasts we lamented the abandon, the Government should encourage sezmen whose ment of that game and the postponement of term of service in the Navy has expired to enter the reserve and to train merchant satiors. farther play, wo sie able new to look upon it as Contracts should be given only to British-manned a disguised blessing, for it. enabled Shanghal to ships. A reserve should be provided from become acquainted with the social merits of its the remaining Britishers in the mercantile guests, and to return in some slight degree the wine and from the ranks of our fishermen. But It must be a scientifically trained reserve. "The profase hospitality heaped upon Shanghai cricketers when visiting Kobs and Yokohamas, Haridas the more pabile functions, such as the dinner at the Shanghal Club and the entertain- ment at the Lycaum Theatre, many members of the communly have been only too glad 11 days. We want some brains put into our THE P. M. 5. S. Co.'s steamer Faru, with administration. So long as great armaments malis, etc., which left Hongkong on Sept. 22nd to do what they could to add pleasure exist we must have a solid backbone, trained for San Francisco, via Nagaiak, Kobe Inland THE to the visitors' sejours, and had the weather hand and sys and serve to defend what we Ses, Yokohama and Honolulu, arrived at her been less favourable no doubt « good deal more pouces, Armies and navies will always be destination on the xgth Inst. would have been possible. It is pleasing to necessary to keep nailons from dying at one notice, in this connection, the completeness and another's threats. The important question of the excellence which marked the mangements feel supply is next dwell upon, when Mr. Tillett connected both with the cricket, and the less concludes a vigorous and thoughtful article with serious amusements, and it is only right to say these suggestions :-1. All vessels subsidised by hat for this Mr. Gompert, the Hen, Secretary Government to set as cruisers are to employ of the S.C.C., deserves the warmest praise. The reserve men alone. z. All vessels under Govern performance of such datles as his demands much meat contracts are to employ only British crews. tact and judgment, and be has shown he 3. All able-bodied seamen and fishermen to be Krim............

eligible as reserve men to the age of 35. 4. & Sabine Rickmers... From a cricket point of view the festival. has minimum training of-first year three months, Hattan şutam

Glamentis.USPENDERE possesses those quailles in a high degres. been a great success. With the first match, second and following years two months-ta be whep the prospect for Shanghal looked certainly given. 5. One month's practical training to be Loongwoon junior bright the rain cams on the second day, and givm at sen : one month, in port or harbour Bygde monome- ent the game short when Japan bad made 90 training. 6. All metal reserves to be mobillasi Talsangarmumm in the first lanisge, and Shanghai, 177, for sin at least once every five years. 7. Fan collers | Chunthakuda wickets, The dawnyour continuak. Sot days," sa fie intalnad for servievi

singular neglect of our reserve does act rest with TH 0, & O. S. 8. Co.'s teamer Belgis, with one party alone, but bola parties fa tam have malls, etc., left San Francisco for this port, vis

Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland Ses, Kobe, Naga- | been responsible for our present unpreparedness." | mai and Shanghai, on the 17th Inst.

Our organisation is faulty: the Flying Squadron was got to sea, not in 48 heare but fa

.J

SHIPPING RETURNS. From 8 pm. yesterday to k pan, to-day,

ARRIVALU

Nanyang .................steamer, 'from Chinking. Yacóð Christenson 200 Prensten

Jars.

#

#

Europa.

W

n

Shanghai, Swalow.

#

Shanghal,

Coast Ports,

#

n

Shanghai.

H

*Newchwang.

#

毙

Canton, Swałow

Aggregating 15,915 tone reglatar,

LOTS,

Content is

Square feet.

Annual Rest.

Upset Price.

6 206 SM879; zća

14,000

210 915 115 006 £5,500 380 4,000

PUBLIC AUCTION,

from the MORTGAGEE Undersigned have received lastractions

to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION

AN

YAU-MA-TEE,

WEDNESDAY, the 28th October, 1894,

st 3 o'clock in the Afternoon on the Spot, INLAND LOT No. 51, containing 10,000 squam fort, and LOT No. 61, containing 10,000. square feet.

For father Particulars apply to

Auctioneers.

the

A Steam Launch will leave NxW PIDDER'L WHARF at 230 P.M. to conway Intended Purchasers.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

ཝཱ

Auctioneers.

Hongkong, soth Omtaler, 1896..