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THE NAVIT UNAVUG

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1899.

"NUTES FROM HOME PAPERS.

PRINCE SESSARI,

Prince Sessuri, nephew of the King of Siam, has commenced his duties as an engineering pupil at the Gateshead works The North- Eastern Railway Company, where this Royal pupil is to learn the detail and mystery of loco- motive amking. He is to have an opportunity of becoming acquainted with all the detail work the idea being on the conclusion of the study to return to Siam and possibly superintend the establishment of such an industry in Siam. An elder brother is already on Tyneside. He is one of the polyglot colomy of students and experts how engaged at the Elswick Works in inspecting the progress of manufacture of ships, torpedoes, guns, and ammunition for their various countries.

LONDON FIRES

but in the case of Sir Arthur Curtis there seems- no reason for questioning the Court's exercise of its discretion.

MR CHAMBERLAIN ON THE GOVERNMENT.

Air Chamberlain was the principal guest at the annual dinner of the Birmingham Jewellers' repudiation of the charge that "the present Govemment was the worst Caverninent of modern times" he said that the last twelve months had marked the close of a chapter which has been associated with the doctrines of the Manchester School, and had indicated Imperial as contrasted with a provincial policy: a determination of the people to maintain an Animal Dewey had borne witness to the fact that the Imperial policy of England was one of the The Colonial Secretary declared that he thought mightiest factors of the civilisation of the world,

in the next few years awaits those countries it impossible to exaggerate the prosperity which which for centuries have been desolated by Nor did he slavery and inter-ribal war despair of the West Indies. They wanted fresh blood and fresh capital," and he believed that the abominable bounty system, which had been their ruin, would soon be abolished. Trade in spite of Lord Parres-followed the ass and a juice of wise expansion developed wallonal character and made, on the whole, for peace and happiness of many hundreds of illions of the human race. Turning to domestic polities, Mr. Chamberlain said that no one would gain more from the rehabilitation of the Libert panty thum her Majesty's Government.

NAVAL NOTES.

(From Home Papers)

ASWAPPOINTMENTS.,

The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty Captain J. H. Burke, to Oriande, to date Feb. 10; Commander: E. F. B. Charlton, to the Orhands, to date Feb, 16. Chief Engineer G. R. Taylor to the Victory, for the Orlande, to date Jan, 30,

THE "GRAFTON'S" RELIEF The cruiser St. George, which has been selected to relieve the cruiser Grafton, Captain commissioned at l'ortsmonth on March 10. F. W. Fisher, on the China Station, will be She has not been in commission since, she served as Admiral Rawson's flagship at the time of the Benin expedition.

A JAPANESE EXPERIMENT. The Japanese intend as soon as the vessels now being built abroad are completed, to make vessels built in Britain, Germany, France, and a series of experimets and comparisons between

will be published for the information of naval America, and it is hoped that the results of these. architects and, shipbuilders generally newly instituted Japanese Institute of Naval Architects has in this a very good opportunity of showing that it can render good service to science.

THE INAZUMA.”

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The

TUK LIBERAL, PAKTY, AS The fourth annual genermi meeting was held at the Royal United Service Institution. :. Vis- Addressing Liberal meeting at Darwen, count Sidmouth presided. The report for 1898 Mr. Asquith scoffed at the quit that the Liberal clined that the Navy League had exercised a party was moribund. Ninety out of every valuable influence in, focussing public attenhundred Liberals believed in Inperial expand Silversmiths Association. After a vigorous. tion on the vital importance of sea supremacy sion, guided by good sense. Friendship with and adequate naval preparedness. Adniiral de | France was a British interest, but it must Horsey, Mr. Rudyard Kipling, Dr. Welden depend upon reciprocal respect. There were (Bishop of Calcutta), the Rev. 1. Wood D. D. no outstanding questions which could not be (Headmaster of arrow) and the Rev. HB disposed af by reuonable mixture of good Gray, D. D. (Warden of Bradfield College), had feeling and common sense. Ife dielt upon signified their approval of the principles of the the importance also of establishing a permanent lengue by becoming vice-presidents. During the working agreement with Russia. year branches had been established at Glasgow, Dundee, Harrow, Edinburgh, Leuda, Cambridge (Town), Rottingdean, Southampton, West Mid dlesex, Malvern College, and Bradfield College and, over sea, at Chinking and Mauritius. The home branches had been busily occupied in spreading the teaching of the league in element ury schools. A satisfactory feature in the work of the year had been the increase and support nccorded to the league by' ethcutional authori. ties, notably Dr. Weldon, the late Headmaster of Harrow, now Bishop of Calcutta ; by Dr. Wood, Inter of Tonbridge School, now lead master of Harrow by Dr. Warre, Provost of Elon, and by Dr. Gray, Warden of Bradfield College. Every effort was being made to encoure The establishment of branches in schools sbroughout the country. In moving the adopt tion of the report Viscount Sidmouth congratu

The annual report of the Chief Officer of the faled the members on the favourable balance Metropolitan Fire Brigade shows that the sheet and the excellent work done by the leage number of serious fires was 105, and the number It was a testimoney to the value of the league of slight fires 3,380, making a total of 3.585 for! The value of the estate of 31r. John Samuel to find that other countries were calling public the year. The number of serious fires is the Swire, of Bility-buildings; 31, Pembridge attention to the advances of a savy. It-was-highest since 1871, and the total is nearly-fury, and Leighton Hause, Brighton Buzzard. essential for this country that it should possess above the average for ten years. The numbers begu sworn at gen4 14s, bet personality a thoroughly strong Navy. The league had does not include Chimney fires and false alarms. bei 218,206 d. By his will, dated May 9, recently submitted a proposal for the training of 225 persons whose lives were endangered, 1891, anal two codicits, dated March 5, 18ọn, in all schouls of a naval brigade, of boys ninety-eight lost their lives and (27 were saved, and Aug, ra. 1898, be appointed his wife, Ms. It was suggested that ships for boys should The large majority of deaths occurred before Mary Swire, de executus, and bequeathed to be stationed at different points round the cons, the fire brigade was even called. The false fer-hi sebok Jurniture, carriages, and and that the Government should establish' system by which a certain amount of training alarms numbered 80, of which 270 were main horses; to Mrs. Helen Kecue, 250 to tinige should be given to buys so as to make then clously given. It is interesting to note that of Downs and George Love, L150 each; 10 useful sailors. M. H. Seymour Trower second- eighty-five tires in which low of life occurrest Cenge Aitchison, 75n his brother-in-law, ed, showing that the finances of the league had no fewer than twenty-five were caused by mniAitbar Moore, and bis sister-in-law, Janer the value of the Bay of Kwong-Chow, which risen from Loca in the first year to nearly neral oil lamps and stoves.

Mr. C. Metardy pro £1,000 last year. posed, and Mr Webster, M.P. Accond-M-Paul-Cambon, the French Ambassadors

the appointment of the new executive com presided on 31st January over the annual mitter for the next 12 months. This was agreed banquet of the French Chamber of Commerce to, and a vote of thanks to the chairman closed in London, in the course of his speech the Ambassador said in essentially commercial the proceedings,

nation like England and a nation spore particularly agricultural like France could not place themselves on the same footing. But that was not sufficient reason for them to act as if they were alone in the world. His Excellency showed the necessity and wisdom of creating harmony where narrow or selfish views prevailed, and appealed to the Chamber | of Commerce to undertake, this noble task. La this, much more than in trying to reduce their armaments, they would be contributing towards the preservation of the peace of the world, and assuring the future of the human race,

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FRANCE AND ENGLAND.

ACROSS SIBERIA.

Mr. E. R. 1. Moon, M.P., who has regently travelled through Siberia to Wladiwastack, has given an account of his journey to ar Press representative. Mr. Moon says he traveled over u partion of the route by the "Train Spécial Siberien,” which is run at ag less, but which, in his opinion, deserves all the prais which has been awarded it. After describing in' : pleasant way the journey and arrival at Wladivostock, ar. Anon strued that the time occupied in actual travelling was eleven days rail, cigin days, road, and nine days river amounting to four weeks out

#period of forty-eight days between the crossing of the Urals on August 23rd, and the arrival at Wladivostock on October toth. He added that if the steamers at one point of the journey had run according to the time table, the forts. eight days might have been reduced to thig niac.

THE VOTO FOR KIAO-CHOW.

The Reichstag passed the Estimates, amount. ing (8,500,000, for the administration of Kochow on 31st January. The remarks made by Admiral Tirpitz in support of the Vate con sisted chiedy in the repetition of statements contained in the Memorid published a few weeks. since. The Naval Secretary admitted the great cost to the Empire of the new colony, but expressed his confident conviction that the investment would eventually prove an exceed ingly valuable one. The administration of the harbour and territory was entirely governed by commercial considerations, although he did not for a moment ignore the great importance of the new acquisition from the military and navn point of view. No doubt commercial interests at Kiao-chow had still to be created; but it had. taken fifty years to raise Hongkong to its present position. It was only the security which the presence of the British power afforded that had attracted merchants from Macao and Canton to Hongkong Germany had done a least as much at Kinochow in the time that had clapsed since its acquisition as -England bad done in the corresponding period immediately subsequent in her necupation of Hongkong, One had only to glance at the columns of London papers half a century ago in order to see what reproaches and recommenda. Lions concerning Hongkong were at that epoch addressed to the British!. Govern sient." Hongkong was then described as "n

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. very dirty and worthless place," yet it had At last experiments with wireless telegraphy become a part of the first tank. Following have been sinde over a distance of twelve miles the example" of the English in Ronglong, acmss a quick running sea, and this in the Germany's chief aint was to perfect the harbour wildest weather. During the last few weeks of Kiao-chow and to develop trade. The the wind pressure has been very great. About greatest care had been exercised in imposing three weeks ago it was said to have arained, if taxation 30 AS. 10 avoid the danger of not passed, all previous records in London. strangling the colony by too great haste in the Yet from the East Goodwins Tightship, đó thạ altempt to extract revente from it. The only South Foreinnd lighthouse messages have been tax which Europeans had to pay was a tax on transinitted, not merely by the hands of experts the land they had purchased. The English working under the personal direction of Signor *leasehold systeffi had not been adopted. The Marconi, the inventor of the system, but by the jand had really been sold to the purchaser, nilightship hands who have been instructed in it. though the Government reserved for itself a This is a wonder-work, indéed, · But if we cam share in the returns, which would increase end from the East Goodwins to the South with the income derived from land by the Foreland then we can send from the Varne to owners. Negotiations were still in progress Folkestone Lees, and if so, then from a man-of- regarding the railway concession. Coalfields war cruising in the Channel to any of a number had been found nearer the harbour than of selected points along our coasts. had been anticipated. Sonja of them were even within the German protectorate, cant presented a good appearance, and its quali ty was now belig practically tested on board the German ships of war, He felt confident that the money which the German Empire spent on the colony would be a profitable in: vestment, and that the new acquisition would in the long run directly or indirectly benefit all classes of the nation.' It was true that the sanitary conditions were at present unfavour

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ple; but he anticipated that this would be by drainage and other improvements, - so that Kiaochow might perhaps one day become a sanatorium for invalids from Southern China, Herr Debel criticised the military and bureaucratic system which had been introduced in the colony and said that one third of the present garrison of 1,700 men would have been quite sufficient. If, however, the object of Xiao-chow was to enable Germany to play an active part in international troubles which might arise in East Asia, he feared that even 1,700 men would be too small a force with" which to carry out such a policy, Herr Rich ter, the Radical lender, shared the apprehen- alons of Herr Bebel, and referred to the establishment of beaches of the navy league throughout the country and to the letters which the Emperor had written on this subject He thought that there was no occasion for hasten- ing the investment of German capital in Kino. chow. At the present moment the necessary capital could hardly be found for the development - of German industry at home. If, in prosent cir- cumstances, a large amount of German capital were to be invested in China, the rate of in terest at home might rise still higher, and he even thought it possible that the participation of Germany to so great an extent in the Chinese loan had contributed to bring about the present high rate of interest. He did not believe that the ingenious method devised by the Governor of Kiao-chow for securing to the Empite a par: mament interest in the increasing value of the land could bo-maintained when the economic

LORD TENNYSON,

The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of the Right Hon. Lord Tennyson to he Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the colony of South Australii, in succession to sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, Bar, GA.M.G. His lordship, who is in his forty-seventh year, suc ceceded the late Poet Lettrente in the Peerage in 1892, but has taken little part in public affairs.

He is best known by the admirable life of his father, which he wrote. Lord Tennyson mur ried, in 1884, Audrey Florence Boyle, daughter of the late Mr. Charles John Boyle, and a great- grandchild of the seventh Earl of Cork. This appointment, which links the great name of Tennyson with one of the British colonies, is very interesting. Tennyson, as is well known, took the strongest possible interest in all that concerned the colonies, and the appointment of his son, Hallam, to represent the Queen in ane of the Britains across the sea, would have given him much pleasure,

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ESTATI OU THE HATS MR. SWIRE,

The frasia, the second of six turpedo-boat destroyers being constructed for the Imperial Japanese Government by Messrs. Yarrow and Co. (Limited), was successfully launched at the works of the buiklers at Poplar on 28th January, in the presence of Admiral Matsunaga, inspector Captain Kurobe, Constructor General for the Japanese Navy, Construction Kondo, and other Japanese officials. The Commander guaranteed speed is 31 knots on a three hours' ran, carrying 35 tons.

KWONG CHOW,

Beaumont (who handled over the command of The Acho de Paris says Vice-Admiral „de

the French divisioni in Chiņi to Rear-Admiral Courrejolles on 1st February) is returning from the Far East completely disillusioned on

many points, but more particularly in regard in

China has ceded to France fora naval station. In addition to its many other defects, the way has the great drawixi: of being inaccessible "Who," pathetically except at high water. asks the che, will restore to us the l'es- calores, the key of the China Sea?""

PETRÓPAVLOVSK), BATTERY.

|1880-Emperor Kwang.su assumed the govern

ment of China

TOMORROW. Sunday sth March, 1899: Chinese-24th of 1st

Awang si R Sun--Rises

Sets

High water-Morning

Afternoon

Low water-Morning.

25th year of

Ohr, 13min

shr. 47min

2hr. samin.

Thr, 53min. x Ghr, Smin

Afternoon, Saotokr. zimin. *ANNIVERSARIES AAA 1849—Extinction of the Chinese Custom House,

in Macao by Governor Amaral, a 1856-Covent Garden Theatre burnt. 1897-Fifty-eight rebels shot at Manila.

CHURCH SERVICES.

Shipping.

STEAMERS.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP? COMPANY,

JLIMITED.

FOR SWATOW AMOY AND TAMSUK

THE Company's Steamship THE

HAILOONG,

Captain Robson, will be despatched for the bove arts, TO-MORROW, the 5th instant,

Daylight, h

For Freight or Passage apply to X,

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co, General Managers.

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Hongkong, 4th March, 1899,

'CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED. "N

St. John's Cathedral:-Communion, 7 km, Matins, 11 am,, Evensong, 5445 pm.. Roman Catholic Cathedral: Muss at 6am.THE

7an, Sam, and 9:30 am. Benediction, 3 p.m.

Union Church--Services, at am and 6p.m. derman Bethcada Chapel, West Point

Morning Service, 11 ani.

St. Francis Church, Wanchai :--- Muss (Chin ), G (Port), 7.30 am. Benediction, St. Joseph's Church, Garden Road :-Morning

5 p.m.

St. Anthony's Chapel, West Point:---Mass;

Service English ); quam.

Sa.m.

Wesleyan Methodist Church:--Services, 10.30

.. and 5-45 P St. Fetor's Seamen's Church am and

6.30 pln.

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUE

German (Bayern) quivinst. American City of Rio de Janeiro) 8th inst. Aquerian (Coptic) ruch inst, " Canadian (79mpress of Ching) soth inst. American (America Manu) zist lust,

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we are informed by the Austrian Lloyd's S X. Cofs steamer Trish, left Kobe Jožć. Moji for this port today, the 4th instant.

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS. Kowloon Dock.

she de Luzon Hut ALLGALS.PWlhelm

Naylor, anouities of £85 earth to his cousin, Mary Hughes, and annuity of £35; to Mrs.- Ellen Moody and Mrs. Isibel Willamy an- nuities of 50 to MixMary Cillert annuity of, and legacies in servants. The residue of his real and personal estate, including that abroad, he lett as a one-half thereof this son Jelm, and the other hall on trust to pay the

A newly formed battery in the Far East has GMLS, Kaiser, at come, thereof to his wife during her life or

been called the Petropavlovsk Battery," inthenian.... widowhood, and at her decease, as she shall by

memory, as it is explained, of the "victory of

Isla de Cuba.... deed or will appoint, to his children. Should

Russian sailors over the combined English and Mrs. Swire agon marry she is to receive, the

French Squadron at Petropavlovsk in 1854" income of vue moiety of such half share, the

As a matter of fact, the Russian ships never Lincour of the aber niety to accomulate unul attempted to meet the Allied Squadron, the Trym

her deal. The property may be invested in, taking advantage of a fog, quietly slipped out | 777.G.MS. Mottoe ... dhe shares of the China Navigation Companyer harlour and got away just in time before the Chesan and the Taikos Sugar Refining Company.

enemy's ships entered the roads. The attack.S. Wivern was not a success, and so mortified was Admiral Mongkut Rice that he shot himself on board the President, and the French admiral then retired with the Allied Squadron. It resalted, however, in the abandonment of Petropavlovsk as the Russian Pacific naval Station in favour of Wudiwostock.

HE RUSSIANS IN MANCHURIA. The fit Petersburg Correspondent of The Times of January 31st writes:-The Russian vice-president of the Chinese Eastern Railway Company has returned to St. Petersburg from his prolonged visit to Northern China. Recruits for increasing the railway police in Manchuria, who are mostly Cossacks, continue to be eng- aged at Odessa, whence they are sent round to Wladivostok on, the boats of the Volunteer Fleet. It would, no doubt, be easy to demon. strate that these men are railway troops and an organised military force, but the fact remains that their. present and chief occupation is to guard the railway route through Manchuria.

It is understood that Russia now has nearly 13,000 men at Fort Arthur and Ta-lien-wan and In the immediate neighbourhood.

BIR ARTHUR CURTIS.

THE MARR'S BANK ROUBERY,

No further developments have taken place in connection with the mobbery of notes from Pan's and the Alliance Bank. The letter which accompanied the restored Lauroo is now in the possession of Mr. Disney, of Messrs. Mullens and Bosanquet. He refuses to divulge its contents at the present time, but says it is a long one, extending over three or four pages of paper. It appears, however, that in it the writer expresses is innocence of the robbery nd pleads himself the creature of cireum stances. Wher he found he was in possession of them, and heard of the theft. he returned der inediately, and he asks to be regarded as honest. Luftunately for him the course he has adopted-fraces much to doubt, with respect in his honesty. He nut only has not come forward but he has concealed as far as he possibly can any clue to his identity. It is, however, pointed out that if he is one of the clerks he may have been the creature of Castaners and moreover, may have been cruelly wronged. There is it possibility that the holes may have been stolen by another person and put intothe letter-writter's packet by mistake. Another suggestion is that he was the victim of spite. The finding of some pieces of cardboard in the lavatory of the bank lasted a thorough search in that quarter, but nofurther discovery has been made. Another agency sites that no signature was appended to the letter sept with the £10,000. The parcel enclosing the notes was posted in the West Central distrat and received in the New Oxford-

stice: Post Office.

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THE "ASAMA."

fan d'Austria Phra Nang ..... Phra Chain Klar.......

Cosinopolitan

PASSED THE CANAL.—~

Outward-Feb. 3rd Anapa: Feb. 7th far perley; Feb, toth Glenfare, Nurnburg: Feb. 14th Pyrrhus, Elphinstone, Tientsin: Feb, tzth

r; Feb. 218 Babelsberg; Feb. 24th Ernest Simons, Myrmidon : Feb, 28th Candia, Hyson, Sarpedon.

Homeward-Feb. 28th Diomed.

The new Japanese first-class armoured cruiser sun, which was built at Elswick, and which, at request of the Japanese authorities, has been ducked at Chathain, has retumed to Ann; strong's yard, where she was constructed. She was docked in order that her under-water fit- tings might be satisfactorily completed, her launching gear removed, and her bottom coat. SCOTT'S Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with ed with antifouling composition. During her Hypophosphites, is prescribed by Physicians stay at Chatham Adiniral Andoe paid an oficial all over the world. It is the remarkable re- visit to the Asauna, and was received by Capt.medy for Consumption, Scrofula, and wasting in Shimazaki and the officers. A guard of diseases, and very palatable. Read the follow- honour presented arms as the Admiral stepped ing have much pleasure in stating that on the quarter-deck. Captain Macleod and the officers of the depot have also entertained the officers of the same to dinner on board the Pembroke. The behaviour of the Japanese crew whilst the vessel was at Chatham was all that could he desired.

as to what is going to happen, save that we aree on the part of the stokers. The

have tried 'Scott's Emulsion' in a case of impoverished blood, with scrofulous disease, and found it to be a very efficient preparation. It was taken without the least difficulty."--A TEMPLE PERKINS, 22, Lordship Park. Stoke Newington, N. Any. Chemist can supply it. Sole Agents for Hongkong and the Empire of China-Watkins & Co., Hongkong. Advt.

Shipping,

STEAMERS.

MOGUL-WARRACK-MILBURN LINE,

- FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL.

אן

"ARGYLL,"

will be despatched as above on or about the

11th instant.

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161

FOR SHANGFAL (DIRECT).

Company's Steamship *TAIWAN”. Captain Harder, will be despatched as above

DAY, the 6th instaut, it & PA For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE Agents. Hongkong, 3rd March, 1899,

[2930

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND

CALCUTTA

HE Steamship

THE

LIGHTNING": Captain J. G. Spence, will be despatched for the. above-Ponts, on TUESDAY, the 7th March, at Nonn.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DAVID SASSÖÖN, 'SONS &. Co.,

Agents

Hongkong, 28th February, 1899,

[2863

"GLEN" LINE OF STEAM PACKET,

FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL.

HE Steamship THES

"GLENESK"

Captain Darke, R.N.R., will be despatched as 'above on TUESDAY, the 7th March, at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

Agents.

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Hongkong, 27th February, 1899.. INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

. COMPANY, J.IMITED. FOR MANILA (DIRECT.) THE Company's Steamship

"YUENSANG,"

Captain P. H. Kolie, R.N.R., will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the zih' instant, at 4 P.M.

This Steamer has Superia Accommodation for First Class Passengers.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

· · JÄRDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers.. Hongkong, 3rd March, 1899,

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

1300a

NOTICE.

STEAM TO YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND NAGASAKI. (Passing through the INLAND SEA).

THE Company's Steamship Captain E. Woltersdorff, will leave for the above

"HOHENZOLLERN,"

Ports on or about WEDNESDAY, the 8th instant

For further Particulars, apply to

MELCHERS & Ca.... Agents. "Hongkong, 2nd March, 1899.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

NOTIC.E. STEAM TO SHANGHAI, HE Company's Steamship THE

"BAYERN,"

Captain E. Prelin, due here with the outward German Mail about the 7th instant will leave for the above places about 24 hours after. arrival.

For futher Particulars, apply to

MELCHERS & Co., Agenth. Hongkong, 2nd March, 1899.

[2942 CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR TIENTSIN,

S.S. "MACDUFF" About 31st Mar, 1899. S.S." GHAZEE"

15th April, 1899. THE Company's Steamship For Freight or Passage, apply to

DODWELLS CÒ, LIMITED. Agents, Hongkong, and March, 1899.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,- FOR PORT DARWIN, QUEENSLAND

· LIMITED.

PORTS, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE VIA MANILA

CHINESĖ TORPEDO-BOAT DESTROYERS. An illustration is given in Engineering of the fast torpedo-boat destroyers built by Schichau, of Elbing, for the Chinese. These vessels, with their trial load, complete outôt, and arma ment, and with 25 tons of coal on board, are reported by Mr. Schichau to have steamed 152 knots over the measured course of 181 sea miles, and with 67 tons of coal (de, full bunkers), 336 knows. The trials took place in THE POULETT EARLDOM.

free, open sea, and the weather was sometimes There is not likely to be any particular de

very windy. The distance between the two THE Steamship velopment just yet in the matter of the disputed lights is 18 sea miles, and the course was Polest eritem. The elder, or organ-grinding, steered by the compass. This course, he states Viscount Hinton is so absoletely in the dark

in his letter to us, wan covered in 32 min. 30 as to the grounds upon which his claim is to

sec., and on one occasion in 31 min, 15 sec, be resisted--and indeed whether it is really to

The maximum speed mentioned is 367 knots, be resisted or not--that neither he nor his soli- but it is not stated whether the 35 knots, al eitor can formulate any specific plan of camp-ready indicated, is the mean of the runs over Viscount Hinten said I can tell you nothing troyers are said to have made this speed aign yet. Seen by a newpaper correspondent, the course. All the four torpedo-boat des

without any effort and without hand waiting to hear what, the other side proposes. absolutely no truth in the rentour which seems draught the boats made between 30 and 31 I don't think that they will fight, but there is contract, speed was 32, knots. With natural to have been spread that a compromise has been knots with 67 tons of coal on board, and with a made. Neither have any intention of going to large supply of water to give a radius of action the House of Lords when Parliament meets. All of 5,000 sen miles. With the same load on I want just now is to be quiet, and not to be in board, and with forced draught, the mean speed of my father's death have not known a ma are informed, 33.6 knots. The four torpede. vaded by vhitors, for since the first intimation on a trial of "several hours" duration was, we meni's peace. Our family motto says, Gardez boat destroyers are 50 mètres long, equint to that I can do, but I wish just now to 193 f. 64 in.; the bean is 64 metres (21 ft. change that for Gadez le silence. It is mar and the displacement 280 tons. The engines, vellous to see the change which has come over which are balanced on the Schichau system. the people now who hare hitherto treated me develop 6,000 indicated horse-power. Engines as an impostor Every post brings offers of and boat behaved well during the trials, not- substantial and practical assistance, and I have withstanding the rough weather experienced. had no end of offers from tailors, bootmakers. The crew's space, and the cabins for comman hatters, and hosiers, who want to equip nieder and officers, are fitted up with some degree with the necessities of life in the way of decent of comfort. clothing. I shall be heartily glad when it is all oyer, and I can settle down' peacefully with a discreet servant or two" between the world and my nobility to paraphrase Shakespeare, and be a little less of a public character than I am forced to be just at present"

ELECTRIC LIGHT FOR CALCUTTA.

Leave was given on 30th January by theng and the current available for the

NOTANDA. QALENDAR.

MARCIL

Meteorological means based on ten years "observations to 1893,

Barometer

Thermometer.....

Humidity Rainfall

TO-DAY.

WEATHER REPORT.

Barometer, Thermometer Humidity

Rainfall.

TO-DAY.

10.059

,62,0

.85.0

4.08

On date at 'On date at

to the 30.24

Saturday, 4th March, 1899.

4 p.m.

30.11 63

THE Company's Steamship..

"TAIYUAN,"

on

Captain Nelson, will be despatched MONDAY, the 13th instant, at 4. P.M.

The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer. The First-class Saloon is situated forward of the Engines. A Refrigerating Provisions during the entire voyage. Chamber ensures the Supply of Fresh

Vessel is fitted throughout with Electric Light A duly qualified Surgeon is carried and the

"NANCHANG Captain Finlayson vill be despatched as above on 'SUNDAY, the 12th March, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agents. Hongkong, 28th February, 1899. [2902

EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,

FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. (Calling at TIMOR, PORT DARWIN & QUEENS LAND PORTS, and taking through Cargo to ADELAIDE, NEW ZEALAND,

TASMANIA, &G)":

THE Steamship

"AIRLIE," Captain Kock, will be despatched as above! on THURSDAY, the 16th March, nt Daylight..

This Steamer is installed throughout with the Electric-light.

for Passengers, and has a Refrigerating Cham

This well-known Steamer is specially fitted N.B-Return Tickets issued by this Comber which ensures the supply of Fresh Provi pany to and from AUSTRALIA are available forsions, Ice, &c., throughout the voyage, return by the Steamers of the EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN S.S. Co. and vice versa. For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, 3rd March, 1899.

[2842 „CHIÑA NAVIGATION COMPANY, ́.

LIMITED.

“་་

FOR MANILA.

THE Company's Steamship

"TAIYUAN," Captain Nelson, will be despatched on MONDAY, the 13th-instant, at 4 PM.

The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer. The First-class Saloon is situated forward of the Engines.

A duly qualified Surgeon is carried and the

For Passage, apply

Preparations for the introduction of the electric light into Calcutta are going on apace. Mains are being laid, and the central station, where fifteen hundred horse-power" will be employed in generating the current, is ap-

is proaching completion, though the whole of the expected apparatus has not yet arrived. It that the end of February will see the dynamos

of private houses. Meanwhile excel Prointe Court to presume the death, as the lent accounts are being received of the legal phrase goes, of Sir Arthur Curtis, Baronet, efficacy of the electric fun, the difficulty who disappeared lost June while on the way to wisich first existed, of regulating the It appears from the evidence that Sir Arthur overcome a simple arrangement for changing yond the boundaries of the garrison,

Admiral Tirpitz declined to enter into a dis. Curtis acted as cook to the party of which he the angle of the blades of the fan, making it sussion on the subjects of world (olicy and was a member, and, that he took umbrage at possible, by doing little more than touching the future of the German Navy, but; he main some Achaff” uttered, at the expense of his à button; to produce anything from a non- tained that in the German Hanseatic towns, skill, one of the party suggesting that "the

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wester to the gentlest of zephyrs. It this be wliere the importance of the navy had not at Mud River had got into his porridge." The the case, it will indeed be a boon to perspiring free bean appreciated, the feeling was now very next day he left the camp without food and Calcutta in the rains, and may be expected to different. The advantage was now recognised unarmed, and disappeared into the wilderness. widely replace the coughing, slumbering of a development of man trade under the His comrades spared no pains to find him, but punkali coolic. The engines, powerful as they German flag, insford of the mere establishment, they never succeeded, and no practical doubt are, which are being set up, will be entirely as formerly, of a hand of English commercial remains that the unfortunate gentleman perish devoted to the production of the electric light agency) antara of dated, as the camp he felt was fifty miles from any and the diving of electric fans, a further The second reading was voted, the Social human habitation. The law is rightly chary Installation being contemplated for the trams Democrats alone voting against Ly & C, B4 of presuming death without conclusive evidence when these come to be driven by electricity,

Plómuri kusili after the lapts of a considerable period

development of the territory had extended be- the Klondike and has never been heard of since. draught, having apparently been completely Chinese-23rd of rit mean of 25th year of Vessel is fitted throughout, with Electric Light: |

ANNIVERSARIES.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, 3rd March, 1899.

[2850 "GLEN" LINE OF STEAM PACKET..

FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL THE Steamship

A Stewardness and a duly qualified Surgeon åre carried,

M.B.-Return Tickets issued by this Com pany to and from AUSTRALIA, are available for return by the Steamers of the CHINA NAVIGA- TION COMPANY and vice versðva tel

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

Agentag Hongkong, 28th February, 1899. 1266a

FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL

HE Steamship. THE

"MOYUNE,"

LIV

Captain Conradi, will be despatched for the above ports, on or about the 20th March.

To be followed by the". Captain Jacobs, sailing about. Istli Apríl, For Freight or Passage, apply to k

SHEWAN, TOMES:& Co., Agents, Hongkong, 20th February, 1899, 10454

CARBOLINEUMAVENARIUS

-USED FOR OVER 20 YEARS.

With the Ulhost Succies,

Kwang-st. Sun Rises

6hr, igmin Sets

shr. 40min. High water-Morning ........... shr. Samin. Afternoon chr, somin. Low water-Morning shr. 35min. Afternoon on Skr. Samin,

1193-Einperor Saladin died. 1850--Chiu Apou's fleet of 13 pirate Junks:

destroyed by H.M.S. Midea in Mits Captain Gedye, will be despatched as above Thoroughly reliable preservative Bay,

pava on or about the 10th March,

And Stone against White Amt, Decay, Fungu Rot and Dampress 1875-Wreck of the Pride of the Thames near

Nagasaki 1880-An Anglo Chinese Debating Society

Started in Hongkong

GLENGARRY"

Fat Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, SPORA Agents, Hongkong, 11th February, 1899,

Hongk

Sole Agents for Chin

UTGENS EINSTMANN & Co.

September, 189DONE