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WANTED: A GREAT NAVAL BATTLE.

NAVALZCIENTISTS ANXIOUS TO TEST THE POWER OF MODERN NAVIES

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One can conjecture only as to the slse and Progress of a contest between two modern battic ships. A relentit has figured on the result on the c ew of one of these ships were li to fite all Its guns continuusly. He anys that la fire minutes the aura lue apparatus of all bands would be permanently, affected and to twenty minutes every man would be in a stare of unconsciousness, However, it would be out of the question to have all the guns going simultaneously, and it would be a rare event Indeed when a ship could be so surrounded be cormies as to require such fire; yet with such firing as might be expected in an ordinary engagement the concussion would be a severe trial to the crew. Even with the old style grand 641 between decks of a live oak ship was not a pleasant place for ang's ears when target or salute firing was to progress, and ordinarily one rated aneself gently on the ball of the feet as the gunner palled the lanyard, The concussion is felt much more acutely on the water than on the land. However, the aro bability is a big ship's crew could stand the coo- cussion as well as could the crew of a monitor lyps vessel, or of a Marrimac, this being an inter- mediate between the Monitor and the mo- dem armoured warship. The interesting problem that a war in the Mediterranean would solve is` whether the modern ships are battis-worthy, and, taking the instances on reched, the proof so far ‚ls against their fighting capacity. They cannot stand ramming, for ane thing, Recall the Camperdown and Victoria Instance at Aiglern to 1801 also, the English channel incident about the same time, of two German battleships Mesming four knots when one ported helm a litle when sterboard should have been the move, and, bumping lubberly Into its consort, down went said, consort to the bottom of the sex. Now, a general engagement between the big fisets of Europe would tell whether the navies te to be reconstructed-and it arrangry ments were made by which one side should being in midway Is the combat a double-turreted monitor great would be the additional kɛow. ledge gained thereby.

Jack Tar has always had a decided advantage over bis brother warrior of the land forces in the important matter of facility for making reputa- tions for conragr, and doubiless to this advan- tare is largely due the fret that wars have usual- ly given the sallor the higher niche in the temple of fame. One seldom sende of a man-of-war's crew. however badly defested in an engage- meni, having fought other than berofeally. "A man-of-war "may have avolded an issue with a palpably superior force, but, onca compelled to engage, the fight is fought as desperately as though the odds were even; nor in such emergency does this persistence in combat lessen because an enemy is on the flink as

well as in frout. A man-of-war baring clested

THE 'HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1897.

and time:ll giving the notification to the victor by hauling down the ensign.

Place there sime gallant Jack Taru nu a naval battalion in field sight, and exppose them engaged hotly in their front, when along comes a flanking party and pours a volley Into Asok and rear, what do y u fancy these Jack Tais would do? They would do precisely what a battalion of the BEMT would do-seeing plenty of space out of the fight as com pared with that in their immediate vicin ity, they would howl with one voice as it were, "We are flanked," and Indulge in the pell-mell method of falling back. It is so much easier to fight to the fast gasp when you have to than when you don't have to, and this is the differ ance between fighting at sea and oo land, and largely the wherefore of the naval reporallon roosting on a bigher rang on the ladder of gary glory than does the land forces' reputation. A naval wer in the Mediterranean would decide whether Pack Tar after all these years of peace maimains his right, in the face of being brought up in a Harveyised steel float, to the name be won on live oak sailing ships, besides determin- rg the other important points suggested in the foregoing-more especially whether the armored heavy-weight of 1897 is not like the armored knight of the Middi Ager-ro extreme as to steel clad that several rquires and a derrick were necessary to resest him once he was anhorsed.--Pittsburg Dispatch.

·STRANDING OF THE FIRSANG.

it by reclea 483 of 57 and 58 Vic, c, 63, the Court orders this amount be paid in equal sharos by the master, David Smith, and the first mate; William Lambie, the parties thereto, and they are hereby ordered to pay the amounts for thele respective shares accordingly,

Dated at Nagasaki, this twenty-first day of May, 1897.-Shipping List.

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egro and white man, who forced" an entrance bare feet with switches, barned them with lato ber house. The fiends brutally brat ber candles, and also burned the baly from her head and roasted one ear. The woman faslly told where her, money was hidden, and the roaber recated $500 ani vacaped.. The woman will probably die.

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HALIFAX, N. S. April 30th.

The steamer Knight, hom Cardiff, arrived to- day with her bow slows in by califaton with an iceberg on Monday while south of the mail route. The berg was sighted only minute before the coillion and the phock was terrific.

NOTANDA.

CALENDAR

MAY.

Meteorological means based on ten years' côzervations £5 1895. Barometer 29.867

Thermometer....................76.2 Humidity----------------84

Rainfall 0.00

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WEATHER REPORT,

On date at On date at

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$1, M Barometer

***20.87 Thermometer vand Humidity................. 70

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85 69

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Saturday, 29th May, 1807. Chinese-29th of kik moon of Mird year of

Kwang-si.

5414.

NEW YORK, April 30th, THE NEW CHINESE LOAN.

"Passon" Davies evidently. In eads to secure a match with Fitzsimmons for Choyoskl If pos For the past two or three weeks the air bir sible. To-day Al Smith received a check for been heavy with rumeurs from Peking about a $1000, from the "Parson," drawn on projected loan to be raised in England for the bank, and the following communication: "Hav- purpose of paying the balance of the debt 11g lead a number of articles in the daily papers to the effect that Fitzsimmons, the campion wed by China to Japan. So subtle are the heavy-weight of the world, has reconsidered his charges walch occur in Peking, and so great decision as to retiring from the ring, I enclose was the activity of the many financiers in the 1000 in support of the following challenge-I cpl'al, ready to avail themselves of any casal match choynski against Fitzsimmons for slip between cup and tip, and so diverse ship of the world, the match to be under Mar- $5000 a side and the heavy-weight champion- in some respects the rumours in detail quis of Oseensberry rules to a finish before the that it was difficult to form way clear club offering the largest purse. I would be oplaten as to their value, and the probability of pleased to meet the champion or bis repaczenia- the arrangements being successfully concluded, tre in New York about May B, and if he will Bat there is no longer room for doubt that China notify us we will meet hins at any time and place Tête at Y-h Wang, the Taulst god of medicine. bas for reasons of her own, passed by the many he may naine, I will then be prepared to sign | Icwlab--27th Viar, 1657.

Mohammedan-27th Dulheggia, 1514. multor for her lavour, and negotiated a loan with articice and make a further deposit."

Davies writes if Choynskl loses the contest

Sun-Rises 5hr, 17min. British financlers which will enable her to rid her. sell of her responsibilfiles to Japan, and place her with Denver Smith the foregoing challenge will

CAP. 96. finances on a cuore satisfactory basis than was have to be declared null.

Moon-In Apoest. Thr. † m. thought possible a few months ago. As to the

High water-Morning Thr, 20mba, precise conditions on which the loan has been

Afternoon

9kr. 12mta. taleed its hardly safeas yet to speak ; bat remem-

Low water-Morning ..... TA. Drefu. bertag the distavpur with which such a loan

Afternoon is 2Ar. 30min. was regarded in England but a comparatively

ANNIVERSARIES. short time age, we may conclude that the terms

1650-Restoration of King Charles II. are more satisfactory to British Interests than Chion was inclined to concede at that time. By the payment of the balance of the indemnity both China and Japan benefit,' no the former It appears from the evidence before the Courtipes off her debt at the cost of Interest to that she (the Viking) salled from Chelon on England only, whereas by continuing the pay. the 19th

of April, 1897%, bound for Kobe with a ment la lastaiments she would still have had to cargo of beans and bean cake and a crew of

ralse loans, as well as pay Japan the interest on foriy hands all told, as well as forty passenges, and that the proceeded on her vorage in due course volil a p.m. of the 21st of April when Kosaki ight, on the Southern polat of the Island of Isushima, was sighted. The light was subsequently passed at 2.57 p.m. at a dis- tance of three and three quarter miles and the course was then set south 75 degrees east, or allowing for 15 degree of westerley error in the perminently so, that in order to get money compasses, which had been verified on the pre-cheaply she must go, straight to the producing vions day, true East. At 5 p.m. the island of

source and avoid middlemen, and, having seen Ikishima was sighted at a distance of eight miles both Russian and French scrip eventually find- and the course was then altered to south 85. ing its way to London, she has had the benefit degrees east, trans, At 7 pm. Oro-de-shima' was

of an object lesson which we hope will linger fa abeam, distant six miles, moderate breeze, and

her memory lor some time.-Tientsin Times. the weather overcast but the island clearly visi ble. The course wax then set South 75 degrees

BINDING OF THE COURT OF ENQUIRY.

The following is the finding, rendered on the 2111 May, of the Naval Court of Enquiry held at the British Consolate, Nagasaki, to investigate the stranding of the Indo-China Co.'s steamer Pikrang at Iwayasakl on the night of the 21st April:

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the unpaid capital. Japan benefits by having at her immediate disposal the money she needs for her national undertakings, which will obviate in a very great measure the neces- sity for raising the foreign loans with which sha could hardly have otherwise dispensed. Eng. land bencils by the conviction, evidently brough home to Chins at 1ss, and we hope

East or allowing for the error to the compest, NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL.

The Pacific Mall S. S. Co.'s steamer City of Paking, Captain 1. T. Smith, from Shapebal, with the American malls up to 30th San Francisco, via Honolulu, Yokohama and

April, arrived in harbour this morning. We are indebted to our San Francisco exchanges for the subjoined interesting telegrams :-

LONDON, April 30th. Queen Victoris reached Portsmouth to-day from Cherbourg, on her return from the south of France.

Roux, Aptll gab. The Italian Geographical Society has received news car firming the report of the massacre of the Bottego expedition.

LONDON, April 30th, The Foreign Office has malled the reply of the Marquis of Salisbury to the request from Wasblogion for a re-inquiry into the Bahrlag ea fisheries dispate. It is reported that the British Premier's reply is negative on the ground of expense. Washington asked for a prompt reply, which was hurriedly drawn up and dis patched this werk.

NEW YORK, April 30th, The Maber-Sharkey bout will tak· place in New York is June, and the purse will be $12,000.

due exsi, and the speed of the vorrel was then 83 tog knais per beur. At B o'clock, the master,

9 who had been on deck during the greater part during the day, left the deck in charge of the previsus oight and almost continuously for action and begun firing cannot in the nature of the chief mate, having previously pointed eat of the surroundings retreat other than as a whole, to him on the chart the exact position of the If there be two or more ships opposed the weaker ship with verbal orders. "to keep a good look force must stand up to the work ayono Jack Tar

out for Wilson Island—la take a four point bear- at worst maintain a running fight as one, and ing of it, to give Elm (the master) the exact dis finally succumb or excipe as one. There is no tance of it and to call him at 9 o'clock." As such episode as a cry of part of the crew, "We to the terms of these orders there is a marked are flanked," followed by spread of demoraliza-discrepancy is the evidence of the mister and tion and panic throughout the ship, and rush tomate, the latter alleging that they were limited the rest of every man for himself and the devil to a direction that the Tearel would pass Wilson take the hindmost. There is no room for such Island about five miles off and if it was sigbted demoralization. Then men know they are can-

the master should be called. Both parties re fined to the circumscribed ares within the ship's equally postitve of and bare sworn to the cortret- lines and have no "rear" except the ship liseliness of their evidence on this polot, and the Court shall be worked thereto by the usual methods

has not come to a decision as to which is coment, known to navigators, and which cannot be put Te master' intention was to alter the course in Into effect without the officer of the deck elving the north at 9 pm. or on sightlog Wilson Island, the necessary orders to make the marcevre making the latter a final palat of depsiture, and Until recently wanhips were selling vessels, head the ship for Rokuten However he fell A gate was a three-master with a round asleep in the chart room tome lately below and dosen'square sails, spanker, jibs and the usual

within erty distance of communication with number of staysalis and studding axils of which the bridge, and was nat called by the mate who there mi-ht be counted a dozen'rqare and

had in the meantime kept the ship on her course lesser til in use in the average sea fight. If and had falled to sight Wilson Island the crew beekme demoralized they would not be

10.40 pm The weather had became thicker la condition to work these sails, not even weşa the night was deceptive, the wind almost aba! they to get orders from the quarterdeck. They

and the versrl following thesmeks of the fanne', would likely, in care of panic, cesse firlar, but

and nothing was seen by the mate antli breakers except the commanding officer should so will it,

were discerned ahead just before rodo p.m. there could be no surren er, for his position on

Almost immediately afterwards the vériel struck the quarterdeck would prevent the habiing down on what anbsequently proved to be Iwaya Sakt. of the colours, and without this customary signs! The breakers were not reported by the man on of sarvender the enemy would continue to pour the look out on the forecastle but were first seen lo broadsides,

by the mate. The helm was immediately put hard a-tarboard, the eaglues reverted at full speed and the captain called; but the striking took place before the latter could reach the bridge The verrel remained on the recks until the 3rd May when she was flasted and subsequently brought by her own; steam'in Nagasaki. The passengers were all safely landed by means of a boatswain's chair on the day following the casualty, but a large part of the cargo was lost damaged, both involving very serious loss, The vessel was in every way well found, suff clently manned, wonky, the cargo properly towed, there was no deck cargo, and she was not overloaded, Perfect discipline was maintained on board after the casualty, all the officers and able assistance in landing the passengers and crew conducted themselves properly, and valo- | Wrecked many craft,

This was the old-fashioned way when there was romance on the tea, and youngsters sought the navy filled with Mìnyat's novels and the more or less glorified stories of notable naval engagements by historians of the type which permite pattfetlé ard as full swing over the less Important feature of deference to actual facts. The enemy who had the best of you was not con- siderate enough to inquirewhy you stopped firing, On the contrary, he was usually ill-natured enough to regard such ma an indication of weakening on your part, and would chees lustily, regardless of your feelings, and redouble his energy of broadside wholly without a thought of the arms, eyes and hands his round shot and grape might knock off your crew nor the splinters from the live oak their bodies might receiva. That was the time of romance, tax and blige water, the days when seamanship was required In the handling of a man-of-war j ́und this latter so greatly that a fine seaman in command meant a decided advasinge—the salilag quail- ties and metal belog equal-over the ship which was not so wall commanded. One will

recall the lines in the old-time_navy-song, "The Constitution and the Guarrière" to which Commodore Hall is represented thus-

To the weather, gauza boya gut” bar, And to make his mm fight better

Gave them gunpowder

Mixed with brandy, O !

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BARCELONA, April 30 h.

Five more of the anarchists who in December 'were convicted of complicity is bomb-throwing | were sentenced to death to-day after a secret. trial. The crime was committed June 7th, 1895, daring the celebration of Corpus Christi. Just as a procession was extering the Church of Suola Merika bomb was brown into the crowd, killeg twelve instantly and wounding about fifty sibers, some of whom died,

NEW YORK, April 30th. The Herald's Kingston (famalca) special says: News has just been received of an awful series of earthquakes throughout the chala of Leeward Islands, eating reported loss of hundreds lved. All the lands in the group are said to have been affected. Many buildings collapsed during the most serious shock, which occurred yesterday morning and lasted forty seconds. Montserrat, one of the smaller istands, has been the worst sufferer. The shocks began last Friday, continuing throughout the week The Inhabitants of the islands are in a state of the wildest panic, Accompanying the earth- quake was a lidal wave which, it is reported, A Herald cable from Panama, Colombia,

fa subsequent salvage operations was heartilyay: A correspondeat in San Salvador, rendered by the local Japanese authorfiles, Salvador, telegraphs that unific explosion of fishermen and people.

dynamite in that city to-day resulted in the The Cout having regard to the circumstances dest action of two entire blocks and caused the above stated finds as follows :-)

| loss of many lives. The extent of damage and loss of life is not known yet, and probably will | not be until the wreck in cleszed away.---

The World's Havana cable says: In a fight within a few miles of Santa Clara on Friday night and Saturday morning a Spanish column under Colonel Agutiles was defeated by Colonel Barrios with a loss of measly 135 killed and wounded. The contending forces numbered about Boo men,

The Cubans, drora tha

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That the master navigated his vessel la seamanlike and proper manner, that the course set from Oro-no-sbians was a safe and proper one galil à p.m. and that Wilson Island was properly regarded as a fioul point of departure.

2-that the master, having from previous experience perfect confidence in the skill and cars of the first mate, having a clear run of about nineteen miles, before getting, into a margin of whacus an engagement between the latest out danger, the ship's speed being nice miles, and come of the naval constructions, it is not improb the weather being clear, was justified in leaving able that a large percentage of them would, if the the decat the time he did with verbal order only choice of the two styles were presented, prefer to 3-That even admiting that the mats did seanne of the lights of which the Consiliation and not receive orders from the master to call him at Guertere combat was a type. A point of van- 9 o'clock, ke, as an experienced serman, was not tage, if possible, where the maneuvring of two furtified is continuing bls course after the entire opposing frigates for vantage of positionsted time at which Wilson Island should have preliminary to close quarters, would be a sight, Indeed. To secure" the weather gauge, of the the brezko being such as to throw the vessels off a level keel, meant that the one thus placed might hu'l its oufonent below the natural water line; and thus gamale such vessel to take the wind from the enemy's walls and secure a raking position—that is, one admitting the use of the whole broadalde, fore and aft, while receiv. the certificate of an officer who has heretofors in a position to practically dictate In the Medi. Ling

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Bts of comparatively few guns at an shown himself able, painstaking and worthy of lameness. There is no force thers, even incimi. sugle. Now, the vessel which is outmaneuvered | all confidence.

ing the combined, forces of the powers, able to 4-That the compasses having been verified withstand the overwhelming Brilah aggregation. thus has been cut la the riggings, hammered n to hall an badly that stoppers have to be used to on the day preceding the casualty and the ship prevent the sea rushing to, and withal to suffer having on the day it left made a perfectly ing a raking fire, and it would be supposed to straight course from Tsushima to Oro-no-shims, have a crew in condition to "away.” But they the Court cannot consider the casualty dus to cannot run. While "ass legs" are neces. any unknown error in the compasses but "sary to a sailor, and the-men-of-war's men | ascribes it to an unusual drift current soiting to of the time relanted to generally were wall the southward which carried the veil about supplied at to such legs, yet these were useless three and a half miles ont of her course after for retreat purposes. And likely enough, from passing Oro-no-shime. all accounts, Jack Tar never thought of such s 5.That the Court desires to direct the aften- contingency as running. He was net brought | ton of TEU Bondyof-Trade to the valuable up that way ; he was brought up to fight to the | nauistance described in the master's evidence, Yast where he stood and win on the spot, tandéred by the Japanese on the spot after the surrender on the spot, or go to the bottom from | casually.

Spaniards back after several machete chargez A small ripid-fire gun that the Cubine carried did great execution on the ranks of the Spaniards. The latter also lost four officers, their names not being giran. - The Fournal's copyrighted London special says:-England at this moment is supreme in the Mediterranean. No less than thirty-four of been ablams, and that especially in view of her battle-ships and cipizers are in those waters the increasing thickness of the weather he ready for action, One quarter of these are the commited a serious error in not under say | beaviest warships añost. The nomiasi nuval circumstances calling the master when he failed force England maintains in that sea is from tex to sight Wilson Island. Welle this erine due to fourteen vessels. That number has been unforinastaly been altended with grave con- supposed to equal any emergency. What the sequences, it is in itself not of such a nature su - real object of the enormous Brillth concentra to import on the Court the duty of dealing with tion is remains to be seen. Great Britala

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WASHINGTON, DC, April 30th.

The damaged how is a mass of twisted plates and fron." "The stem of the steamer was broken like a carrot into several pieces.

ATHENS, Apill 30th. The city is crowded with reservists summoned for active service. Their enrollment and equip. meat are proceeding slowly. They are witout food. Yesterday they became very demonstra- tive and for a time it looked as though serious disorders might occur, Evidence was given to-day of the fouling against the royal family, During the services in one of the churches the usual prayer for the royal family was offered. This excited the congreration, who expressed disapproval Idadly. The priests bad much diffi- culty in allaying the disturbance. While the Crown Princess was driving home to-day after visiting the ambulance hospital she was hissed and jeered by a crowd, which was so menacing that the Princess was compelled to return to the hospital for safely. The coat-of arms has been removed from all the royal carriages. Many royal tradesmen have removed from their shops the royal escutcheons.

The officials of the Japanese legation discoun tenance the reports of a kostile feeling sgalast the United States generated in Janan by the arrival of the ship Philadelġkta ́at Honolulu, The Japanese say that their country is very friendly to us, and that they cannot imagine how such stories were given the circulation they had. They state thai Japan is very well satisfied with things as they are, and after the victory over Chlas. It is believed many years will elapse before Japan is plunged in war agale. They cannot imagios who could have started the sierius unless it was the Chineng,

BISTERSVILLE (W. Va.); Apeli gothi

Last night Mir, Sheck, ku agad lady living al

LONDON, Apill goth,

The Princess of Wales has written to the Lord-Mayer of Loudon polnilng out that in the schemes to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria the poorest of the people-the looked. She says: "Might I plead that they tenants of the London siams-have been over- also should have a share in the fêtes of that blessed day, and so remember to the end of their lives that great and good Queen whose reign, by the blessing of God, has been pro longed for sixty years. Let us, therefore, provide there unfortunate ones, these beggars and outcasts, with a dinner or some substantial meal darisg the week of the jubilee com- memoration I have great pleasure in beading a subscription list for that purpsea with £100,"

ESSEN. Apill 27th.

The District Court to-day pronounced Judg. meat in the libel action brought by Mr. Alfred Belt against Dr. Reismann, edlior of a local paper, for publishing letters from Kimberley reflecting on Mr. Belt la connection with the Jameson Raid. The Court found that the evidence of justification adduced by the defend- ant had been clearly substantiated Dr. Rels mann was sentenced to pay a fine of so mazkı. on recount of the formal libel

ROMF, April 27th. The King this morning received the Prealdents

and members of the bureaux of the Senate and Camber, bo came to congratulate his Majesty' upon his escape from the recent attempt upon his life.

The President of the Senate concluded his sparch by saying to the King:-"Your Majesty may rely on the Senale to dis- perin all rebels, to safeguard. society, and in defend the nation." The President

of the Chamber said "In the presence of supreme peril and of a danger which has been aterted, we unite more closely round you, whe are the symbal and the guarantee of national unity and the palladium of our free institutions." King Hangbert, in reply, thanked the deputs. tiny, ssssing them that their demonstration made him forget the attempt on his life, and lospired him with renewed resolve to devote himself wholly id the fature of Italy.

1841-Mr. Lindsay delivered the keys of the East India Company's Factory at Canton to Kwan-heeps.

1889-Great Rainstorm in Hongkong; enormous

damage. 1890-The six, Pasching burnt on the Yangtzo;

many lives lost

1896-Two Chinese sentenced to twelve year's

Imortionment for arson,

TO-MORROW.

VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB,

The members of the above Club held their nasaalmeetingyesterday afternoon, Comdr. W.C. H. Hastinga presiding. In his address the Chair- man said that the membership had increased by 25 in the past year. Severaloss was sustained by. the typhoon, the bosthouse being destoyed last Jaty. It would be inadvisable to make any large outlay till the question_of_the_fatule sitq" of the clob was definitely seitled. Twenty-one bunks had been pat ap, which it was hoped would be ancient till the long-leaked-for alle was granted and the permanent building materialires. Thanks to the naval authoilies the prospects of con. flaning to eccupy permanently the present alte were distinctly good. (Applause.) He was not at liberty to say moro Just now, but the Com. mittee had been in communication with both- His Excellency the Governor and the Commodore, from both of whom every conalderatlen had been received. The question of atte, as they all knew by His Excellency the Governor's last speech in the club, war one that the President took a great interest in and therefore it could be safely | left in his hands. (Applause.) Both the gymnasium and boathodic suu-Commitees complain of lack of interest in their respective departments. This was unfortunate for there were most complete paraphernalia and a most excellent instructor is the gymnasium, and the besthouse sub-Committee had been careful to keep the boats in good order and to replace old ones. This lack of interest resalted In the reguita last December being not so great a success as usual as fat as rowing was con.. cerned, neither the 'larm nor the number of

entries in the events being up to the standard of interest had been taken in the selling matches, former yeats,

On the other hand increased

and as a consequence the entries were largely increased and the boats altogether belter, The

athletic sports in March, at Happy Valley, were A great success, the records of previous years having been beaten in all the events but the mile race and throwing the cricket ball, Re- turning to the question of the now alto, the Chals man said that if they were enabled to retain the present one the alterations to the sea front wall Sunday, 30th May, 1897. (First after Ascension.) would necessitate the building of a sew club and Chinese.-291 of 4th moon of t3rd year of | bathhouse, which, the Commiites were in- Jewlab.28th Yilor, 1657

Kwong-sil.

formed, would cost $43.000. Since Mr. Saunders Mohammedan.--251 Dulkeggła, 1316.

had to give up the secretaryship Mr. W. Arm- strang, Mr. A. Denison, and Mr, R. F. Lammert had eich acted as secretary, and Mr. T. H. Reld had sow consented to take up the dulles,

Sun-Rises

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..................... fikr. Stmtn. High water-Morning ZĂr, Ķīmin. Afternoon 10kr, Trela, -Low wales-Morning .......... thr, Simla, Aẞernoon...... 2hr, 36min. ANNIVERSARIES,

1831-First Pablic Meeting of British subjects

1774—Alexander Papo died,

at Canton, 1851-H.B.M, crew loop Reward lost on Pratai shoul while trying to rescue the 1869-The Oportum returned to Hankow with

crew of the Velocipede.

the Yangtze Exploring Expedition. 1888 The Peak Tramway, Hongkong, opened. 1890-Arrival at the King of Siam at Singapore.

CHURCH SERVICES.

p.m.

St. John's Cathedral :--Communion, 7 a.m., Roman Catholle Cathedralem Mann at 6 mắm..

Matins, 11 m. Evensong, 5.45 pm. 7am., 8 am, and 9.30a.m. Benediction, Unton Church -Services, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. German Bethesda Chapel, West Polst

Morning Service, 11 sm. St. Francis Church, Wanchal :-Meer (Chls.) 6a.m., (Pert.) 7.30a.m.. Benediction, 5 p.m. St. Joseph's Church, Garden Road-Morning

Service (Engllab), 9 a.m. St. Anthony's Chapel, West Point :-Mass, &

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Wesleyan Methodist Church :~Services, 10.30

... und 5.4$ p.m. St. Peter's Seamen's Church --- .. and

6.30 p.m.

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MASTS DUE! Anatralian (Maumuir) z1st inst, German (Preussen) Jist kost. Indian (Catherine Apcar) 1st prox. Canadian (Empress of Chius) 1st prox. American (Doric) 6th prox... French (Oceanian) 8th prox. American (China) 18th prox.

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THI silk er steamship Empress of india was delivered la New York on the 27th inst.

THE Canadian Pacifc Raliway Co.'s steamship Empress of Japaw, ṇalled from Yokohama for Vancouver yesterday.

THE Canadian Paciis Railway Co.'s steamship Empress of China arrived at Nagisaki at and she is expected at Shanghal at noon to- a.m, yesterday and left that port at 4 p.m. to-day.

CAPETOWN, April 27th. The peace debate kas terminated in the House of Assembly by the adoption of Mr. Du Tolt's motion with the amendment proposed by Mr. THE P. M. S. S. Co's chartered steamer Glan Abrahamson deprecating the intervention of any Foreign Power in any dispute between the Transcisco, vta Kobe and Yokohama, arrived at her avon, which left hence April agth for San Fran- wral and her Majesty's Government. The motion. desileation on the 37th inst. as amended was carried by 41 against 32 votes, the members of the Government vollngth the mortly. Mr. Cecil Rhodes voted with the minority.

The text of Mr. Da Toft's motion as originally proposed was as sollow That this House is of optaton that the occurrence of hostilities among the Furopeans in Africa would for many years pove disastrous to the best interests of the country, and, earnestly desiring to secure pace and mutual confidence between the various States, wisher to exprats is conviction that | City of Paking wittesmer, from Americs, these objects can best be nitained by the faithful || Zyvensen reciprocal observance of all obligations under Kiangjak........... trestles, conventions, and agreements; that Tatchtow msans could be devised to obtain an amicable Devawongse settlement of soy differences which may arise in the Interpretation of such obligations ; and that by the adoption of a polley of moderation, mutual conciliation, and fatress in the discussion of and dealing with all differences the trangolility, of Alica can be further assured."

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The report and accounts were adopted on the motion of Mr. Feld.

An alteration in Rule 12, whereby the sunul subscription shall be payable pelor is March 31st, was then made.

Chairman, and Mr. W. H. Potts and Mr. T. H.

Commander Hastings Was re-elected a

Reid were appointed hon. Treasurer and hon Secretary respectively.

The following Committee was appointed- Mess, M. A. A. Souza, R. K. Leigh, W. Armstrong, A-Denison, E. Bischoff, W. Machell, G. A. Ca'dwo'l. and C. H. Thorsson,

Mr. Mollison suggested that a launch should be provided, say, three times a week, to take. bathers off to Stonee:tters' Island. When the tide was low bathing at the club was most unpleasant and he thought the provision of launch about three times a week would provE popular innovation.

The Chairman announced that the matter would be dealt with by the Committee.

The meeting concluded with a vote of thanka to the Chairman.

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