GLEANINGS BY THE WAY..
21fuel sure that no one who intends pat ronising Mr. Ward's musical evening to inorrow will go away disappointed. The cantata is a grand work, and Mr Ward has got together choir that will do it justice, Good voices have been found for the solos. in the
persons of Mrs. Lowson, Miss Murray Bain, Mr. G. P. Lammert, Mr. E. Mirow, and Mr. C. R. Crispin. The band of the Royal Welch Fusi liers will be in attendance. Mr. Ward will conduct, with Mr. G. Grimble at the organ, All should fall in love with the "Daughter of Jairus."
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Some members of the Dallas and Musgrave theatrical armpany have left Hongkong for Shanghai, and the remainder leave on Wednes- day is arranged, believe, for the Company to remaia in Shanghai for three weeks aiah then proceed to Japan. The last piece performed here was the "Sign of the Chess but it was not played so well as when it was first staged, which was when the Com- pany arrived here. Unfortunately the band Conductor, Mr. Vallance, was indisposed, and sometimes the music was at faut. When the curtain dropped on the piece, it was mised again and Mr. Dallas thanked the audience for the patronage shown to the Company dur ing its stay, and said he hoped to be back again in July. He was vociferously applaud- "ed excepiˇby "one-or-two, who-showed their il manners by hissing what it was for it is hard to imagine.
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Whilst the theatrical company has been here. the members have played a billiard handicap, 1200 up. Mr. Vallance, who wifs considered the crack player, was knocked out in the first heat; he was too heavily handicappel. There were. two antifree close games, especially the one Between Messrs, Musgrave and Munro. The successful gentleman was Mr. Dallas, who beat Mr. Munni by chosen thirty points,
I mentioned last week that Mr. F. Kiene was promoted from Japan to the management of the South China Branch of the Equitable Insurance Society. I notice he has started in the right way by immediately advertising in the columns of flic Telegraph. Mr. Kiene emulates the first of these two individuals :--
The man wha advertises.
The man who does not advertise.
The contest for the billiard championship has been fought and won by the unconquerable Roberts, who has held the sway for over thirteen years. Dawson made a plucky bid and upad nearly half the game had a decided advantage, but the veterans gradually drew up and won the game by 1814 points. Try again Dawson; you are improving all the time, and ere long will have the satisfaction of winning.
The London Tiers claims the gistinction of being the first proper to contain the first message transmitter by means of the new invention of wireless telegraphy, The Times was also the first juper printed un á muching driven by steam. I forget the exact date on which the paper was printed in this manner; perhaps one of my readers could supply it
Under Rigby rules Ireland has won the'cham! pianship, Fancy Ireland beating Wales! She did, after a hard-fought game,, at Cardiff an March 18th. Under Association rules Scotland bent, Wales at Wrexham by six goals to nothing
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THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP. Aston Villa by drawing with Blackburn Rovers have gun taken the lead in the com petition, although only on their goal average, There is every prospect of a very keen contest for the championship honours, and with Liver pal playing so strongly just now, Aston Villa will have to fight very hard to secure a position which a few weeks ago seemed so certainly theirs. There is still a chance of the Villa and also Liverpool being knocked out, for
Everton and Burnley are running close. Below is the table as it stood on March 20th-
Axinh Vills
Liverpant
Evertn... Juttelev....
Notts Country Bliskimru Risen Nous Fortal Sunderland Bury
West Browse A
hion.. Derby County Sheffield United... Stoke Wolverhamp
Wanderer,
Goods,
Playrst, Won. Frawn, Lost. For. Agst. Pin.
Newcastle Unierd.. Preston North End
25
23
18
26
Sheffield Wednesday 24 Dalton Wanderers.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1899.
ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.
ELEVENTH CLUB RACE,
This race was resailed on Saturday the 15th Affil, in a strong east wind. The course was from the usual starting line off the Police Pier at Kowloon Point, round Channel Rocks Meyer's body and Kowloon Rock, leaving all to starboard, about 9 miles, starts 3.15 and 2.30
The following boats competed:-
A class ....S 4. 5. 6, 8, 9
B class 10, 11, 12,
had the misfortune to have her peak halyards About three minutes before the start Erica
carry away und did not get across the line until 8 minutes after the starting gun. All the boats were reefed and had a wet time benting up to Channel Rocks. The Phale tied down her last reef and was far behind from the start. The Maid showed a clean, pair of heels to everything and appeared quite in her old form. Bonito was second at the Channel Rocks with Chanticleer third. "The last named shook out a reef just before rounding the rocks and then closed up on and passed the Ronim, but in ne gotiating Meyer's buoy the latter again got into second place. After reaching to Kowloon Rock and back to Ruck Point Chanticleer again passed Benito and a quick race finished as follows:--
49 19 Pin 10 33 Second of 30. 3. 51. 30 Third
Phabe.............
6. 20 The Ladybird and Payne had a very close race all through but the former's running powers were tog much for the Aayae and the boats finished as follows --
to. 54 'First
Second 4 31 Third
Maid Marian..... Chanticleer......3.
Bonito
rica
Ladybird Payne
12.
4 16.
LI HUNG-CHANG AND THE
YELLOW RIVER.
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SHANGHAI QUARANTINE
REGULATIONS.
We publish the following for the information of the public :--
CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION.
I have been requested to circulate for the information of shipping firms. the following. Sanitary Regulations for Port of Shanhai."
H. M. HILLIER, Commissioner of Customs,
for Kowloon and District.
Custom House. Kowloon, 21st April, 1899. HARBOUR NOTIFICATION,
No. 1 of 1899. Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with Regulation of the Sanitary Regulations for the Port of Shanghai of 1874, the "Superin- Consular Bady, having declared Hongkong tendent of Customs and the Doyen of the
and the Formosa Ports 10, he infected, and with a view to preventing the importation of Plague into Shanghai, the following Regula tions will be strictly enforced from the 22nd April, 1899.
PRINCE AND PRINCESS HENRY.
TRH Prince and Princess Henry of Prussia, Dr., and Mrs. Knappe, Count Hahn, Baroness von Plaenkner, Baron von Witzleben, and Dr. Reich of S.M.S. Deutschland returned at 9.30 yesterday morning to Shanghai, says the W. C. D. News of 20th inst., having had a moat enjoyable picnic. The Settlement was left on Saturday morning last, the party proceeding in three well-appointed house boats partly under sail and, when, the wind failed or headed, in tow of a steam launch to Hangchow. At Kashing they were met by Mr. T. Macphail who showed them every attention. On leaving the latter place they learnt that some days previously the bridge Samen had collapsed and was blocking the waterway, consequently á | defour had to be made by striking north to a village halfway to Soochow and then naviga ting the creeks to Hangchow. Here they were met by the Comunissioner of Customs, Mr. P.
most beautiful being, Pagoda Hill, to which the H. King and, leaving their boats, were escorted by him to the various places of interest, the ladies were carried in chairs and the gentlemen on herseback. From the hill a lovely view of which was at its best, was obtained. The first West Lake and of the surrounding country day the weather was all that could be desired but on arriving at Hangehow lowering rain clouds hung overhead. On returning to the city Dr.-Knappe was somehow led astray and, not knowing Chinese, found himself in a somewhat awkward predicament, however, he eventually I Special Provisional Rules:
regained the city, and on going to a famous - Every vessel which arrives at Chung, old Chinese medicine shop, there found the Pao Shi Tsung Pao Sha) and has on board of
remainder of the party anxiously awaiting which has had on board within ten days of her him. Here they visited seven of the old arrival ta case of plague or a case that might temples, but the rain, which through the day. reasonably be suspected of being so affected, had been threatening, came down in torrents, or the dead body of a person who had or who, and for two hours a perfect deluge was en- might reasonably he suspected, is an infectedings compelling the excursionists to keep countered-which-somewhat marred the proceed (f) Every vessel, which arrives at Chung Pan Sha from an infected port within ten days from her departure from such port and whether having called at intermediate or not, isa Suspect.
I--General Rates : The Sanitary Regula. tions for the Put of Shanghai as published in July 1874 remain in force, thing to establishment-ofthe-Chung-Pac-Slä Sanitary Station, the following Special Provisional Rules will obtain:
Vassel
ed Vessel..
under cover. That night they left for Soochow which they reached the following day (Tuesday). In Soochow the city temple and the various number of pagadas were visited, and, after souvenirs had been purchased, the boats were Every Vessel bould to Woosung, Shang-again sought, and at 8 o'clock that evening lui or to any of the Yangtze River Ports,
tracks were made for home, which on arrival at "Chung Pao Shiko is an Infected or Sitspected Vessel, shall anchor in the neighbourhood of the Sanitary Station.
3-Infected and Suspected Vessels shall on approaching Chang Tao Sha-boin the Yellow Flage at the fore.
It is currently reported that the Empress Dowager has given her consent to Li Hung chang's of reiterated request to be allowed to retire into private life. Li tas scored a point over his report on the Yellow River and the scheme for dealing with that terrible waterway, which is the work of M. Routhin, the clever Belgian engineer, who accompanied him in his recent-tour-through Shantung and Southern Chihli. This report roughly estimates the cost of the suggested permanent works on the river, at a thuile like Ts. 40,000,000, which it is Li's idea Russian and French financiers would like to provide! An ellict his been issued on the subject by the Empress Dowager, which says that she has received the report by Gmad Council and the Six Boards up the report on the sub ject submitted by La Hang-chang, Jen Ta-yung Director General of the Yellow Rivery and Chang Ju-wei, Governor of Shantung. The edict proceeds to say that the repart of the Council is favourable to the suggestions made by the three officials named and that Prince Ei especially advises that the projects recomi mendled should be carried out, with the least possible delay and that the funds necessary for the performance of the work should be raised in order that the terrible "devastations by the river, especially in Sluintung, may be prevented as from the date of the removal Certain temporary wraks recommended by Ls should be it is haud at once, while measures for dealing with the whole project on a larger and there permanent scale are being prepared, and the Board of Revenue is commanded to raise the necessary funds forthwith.-China Carelle.
4-No person shall be allowed to go on board or to leave an infected or Suspected Vessel within the sanction of the Port Health. offer, nor shall sticli Vessel he allowed to discharge cargo, baggage, etc.
THE FRENCH COMMERCIAL
-MISSION TO CHINA.
The report of the mission sent to China about two years ago by the commercial boards of Lyon, Marseilles, Borleans, Lille, Roubaix and Boane has been published by. Messrs. A Reye & Cie, of Lyon. The report is a large | quarto volume, 'comprising soo pages, with
coloured maps and roz illustrations. It will be remembered, writes the Kobe Herall, that the mission consisted of 'twelve meinbers, Consul Rocher being President and Mr. Henry Brenter, Secretary, The Mission landed in Tonking and progceded by unknown routes to South China, thence to the Yang-ise valley, from which the members made their way to Peking and Hongkong. The first volume is
vessels, between the hours of fans and 6 p.m. 5.-The Port Health Officer will inspect as son as praticable after their arrival. sures will be taken under the direction of the 6.) In the case of Infected Vessels, mea-
isolation of all infected and suspected persons, Port Health Officer, for the removal and/or for the removal of all infected bodies and for shall not be released from quarantine until such the disinfection of the vessel; and the vessel disinfection has taken place and/or until she has heart quarantine for a period not exceed
the fast infected case.
of
(6) in the case of Suspected Vessels, should there be no case or suspicious case of infection found during inspecting, sucht-vessel shall be admitted to imizedinte pratique. Should there be a suspicious case, the vessel
becomes an Infected Vessel.
7-Vessels admitted to pratique, and sub. sequently becoming in the part of Woosung or Shanghai, infected or suspected, will be required to proceed to the Chung Pao Sha Sanitary Station,
The importation of the following articles from infected ports is prohibited:
„Rags, "old papers, fesh fruit, vegetables, plants of any kind to which, earth or vegetable old adheres, coffins containing corpses; and garth, thouki, ör sand,
W. FERD. TYLER, Acting Harbour Master,
LS. ROCHER Commissioner of Customs,"
Approved:
Custom House. Slangbai, 15th April 1899.
NAVAL AND MILITARY NOTES.
(From Home Papers.).......
Mr. R. J. Hall, assistant naval store officer at Portsmouth, has been appointed to a similar position at Hongkong.
The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty Engineers: J: W. Ham, to the Burfleur for the Fame, and A. S. Crisp, to The Centurion for the Whiting, to date January 7th. P. Hobbs, to the Tamar for the Handy, the.furt, to date February 21st, undated, and W: R. Daris, to the Tamar for
armoured cruiser Asama, paid official visits to Captain Shimasaki, of the Japanese first-class the beads of the naval and military establish ments, at Devonport on 22nd ulto. On 23rd Devonport-Dockyard -and-Keyham-Steam some of the officers were conducted over Factory, and by permission of the Admiralty will visit the Gunnery Ship Cambridge and the Torpedo School Ship Defiance,
am
on the Army Estimates, a suggestion was "Punjabi" writes "During the discussion made to add to the Chinese (sic) Regiment colony. Presumably the regiment referred at Hongkong from the inhabitants of that
to is the Hongkong Regiment. I sure the innovation would be gladly wel comed by that regiment, officers and men alike, and there would be presented the beautiful. picture of the proud Pathan and burly Punjabi fighting shoulder to shoulder with John China- man, united by the bonds of esprit de corps and bonne camaradesie. It would give scope, 100, to the designers of fancy uniforms. But perhaps the suggestion was made in ignorance of the fact that this regiment is not composed of Chinamen, but, I believe, of a few classes of the Mussulman inhabitants of the Punjab and its frontier."
taken up with a description of the voyage, MR. W. KESWICK, M.P., ON THE clause. In the event of his appointment, it is
When Mr. George Curzon
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CHINA QUESTION.-
The second volume contains the commercial statements and reports, and the third and last volume the comments and conclusions of the Secretary. The report states that Mr. W. Keswick, M., took part in the China's commerce lies mostly in the hands debate on the China question in the House of of England.
Commons on the zoth March. Speaking as now Lord Curzon and Viceroy of India, one who was familiar with China, he said that announced in the House of Commons that there were many erroneous impressions as to British trade with the Middle Kingdom the extent of the cncessions we enjoyed in presented 8 per cent. of the entire volume be reference to Weihaiwei. It did not appear that was not far out, but it is open in. question the agcement stated thereshould not be a railway whether his hearers realized that the figures from Shantung, and with regard to the French covered goods in transit between Chinese ports. concession for a Yunnan railway, the giving of and which were only included because they land by the Chinese Government was the usual happened to be trusshipped at Hongkong.
form of sech concessions. Our withdrawal from The report brings this fact out very clearly. Port Anker was a matter for regret but the Hongkong is essentially a transit harbour, which mistake being discovered, the best remedy was receives vast quantities of goods from Southern applied. With personal knowledge of that part China, especially silk, oil, ac, for shipment to of Chim, he would say that, with the clinice In a paragraph of Tillotsons' newspaper lite. various Chinese harbour in the North. The open of Port Arthur or Weiwei, we should rature it says that about eighteen years ago a
English, statistics also include American and. do wisely in taking the latter. (Hear, hear.) Its other goods (for instance, raw merchandise and position on the point of a promontory was North American Indian named Johnson Cha vanaus, a son of the chief of one of the tribes,
products from the Sundi Islands, Indo-China, adapted for a naval station which could the Philippines etc.) The American trade alone be made a stronghold able ran a mile in 3 mins. 58 secs This certainly
to defy the wants taking in with a pinch of salt. I don't million france. There are now 32 American
is said to have reached the amount of 1863 fleets of the world. (Hear, hear.) With think
it at all possible for any man breathing commercial houses in China and 52 citizens.
regard to the sphere of interest or influence in to run the distance in such time, especially
the Yangtsze Valley, the whole subject came over a prairie where the way was obstructed by finds that it has increased by seventy per cent.
As regards German trade the Commission hack to the fact that China was unable to take care of herself was no use bolstering up or patches of sage-bush. There were two watches within, four years German importation to China attempting to maintain a Government which used which varied at the finish by r secs. I wonder what kind of watches they were.
are double the amount of Chinese exports to would not be maintained.. Its corruption, its German. The number of German business weekness, the childishness--almost imbecility houses it China in the year 1897 was 104, in of its rulers must inevitably lead to those 1893 it was only 78. Germany comes next to spheres of interest becoming spheres of annexa England, but before Japan. The Commission tion. (Opposition cheers. As to the treaty have made a careful analysis of the trade of ports with which Great Britain had had inter Austria-Hungary, Italy, Belgium and finally of course they were opened and it was through France, and in comparing the figures of the her induence they were acquired we should Impérial Maritime Customs with the Customs endeavour, at all hazards almost, to see that the statistics of other countries, the conclusion is privileges we enjoyed should never bo allen. arrived at that the United States, Germany andated (Hear, hear.) He did not for a moment Frace should be credited with fully 238 million imagine that this country was to stand up and, francs qf the 600 million francs at which the. maintain her position in China to the exclu trade of Hongkong in assessed. The final con- sion of other nations. That was not possible. clusion reached is that the gross value of the Therefore what was practical had to be con trade between England and China is not so sidered, not what was chimerical and impos- great as has been generally believed and that the sible. What was practical was the maintenance position of the British trader in China has of the Yangtze Valley and the Hinterland of already been seriously challenged. It is point. that district, the wealthiest part and the garden ed out that these points are brought out not with any feeling of cavy but in order to en-
of the country, as a sphere of influence until we met our own dominion in India. He saw courage those who may have thought that the commercial position of England was unassail
in that day's newspaper a telegram that the Belgians wanted a concession at Hanków, able. We note with regret that little or nothing That was in our sphere of influence on the is said on the question of maintaining an Yangtze, and every concession granted to open door" in China, Perhaps it was not to another Power, when we looked forward to be expected. The Commission unhesitatingly what was inevitable that it should be our admit that in regard to the sea-borrie carrying territory-would be a thorn in the side of the trade, England leads easily. Two years ago position we desired. That position should be the China coasting trade was divided apacquired by England and the right given to proximately as follows: 65 per cent, under the Belgium. There should be no concession
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On the 18th March, Reuter whes, Lord Hawke took his cricketing eleven from Cape Town to Matjesfontein to play in local team, but whilst on the way the train came into col lision with a goods rain.. Trost and Milligan were slightly injured, but were not prevented from playing in the match. The Colonials want in first and made 243 Trott took seven wickets for 69 runs. Bromley. Davenport one for 76, Milligan one for 14, and Tyldesley onc for 22. Wilson had 15 runs hit from his bowling, Mitchell six, Lord Hawke nine, and Warner
seven,
GLEANER
PLAGUE ON THE GAELIO."
The Gurlie arrived at Woosung yesterday, morning, says the NC. D. News, of 19th inst., and at about nine o'clock the passengers were preparing to embark on the tug boat for Shang hai when they were ordered back and informed they must await Inspection by the Medical Offcer, under the now Regulations of the Cus- toms declaring: Hongkong an infected port, Soon after noon the Doctor arrived, to report and, upon signing a written undertaking to days, the Shunglini passengers were permitted to leave the ship, which they did at about three o'clock, but the passengers in transit were not allowed to leave the steamer, much to their disappointment A Chinese palsenger died of plague on the way up from Hongkong, and was buried acres on the 17th init:
It is currently rumoured that Vice-Admiral G. Fane will succeed Admiral Sr.C, H. ham, K.C., as Commander-in-Chief at the Nore, Vice Admiral Fane was formerly Ad. mira! Superintendent at Portsmouth, and has rather more than three years to serve before coming under the compulsory retirement probable that Captain I, L. Hammet, at ple- sent in command of the Fleet Reserve at Portsmouth, will succed Captain A. K. Bickford, C.M... A.D.C., as Superintendent of Sheer ness Dockyard when Captain Bickford attains Flag rank. Mention was recently made of the probability that Admiral Sir H. Fairfax, K.C.B., will succeed Admimi the Hon. Sir E. R. Fremantle, K.C.B., C.M.G., in the Devonport command when the latter officer retires from the past in June next.
KOBE WATER WORKS,
The Municipal authorities here propose to float another Municipal loan to the amount of 1,940,000 yen to be used for an extension of the water works. An application for official sanc- tion for the ineasure was forwarded on the toth inst. by the Mayor, addressed to the Ministers of the Interior and Finance respec- tively. It is understood that foreigners as well as Japanese will be allowed to subscribe, as was the case with the Nagasaki city bonds. In the event of foreign holders of bonds leaving the country, payments of principal and intrest will be made through the branches of the Yokohama Specie Blank abroad. The Finance Department, it is said, has the matter under consideration.~Kobe Herald.
NOTANDA.
CALENDAR.
APRIL,
4
Meteorological means based on ten years' observations to 1893.
Barometer,..........
Thermometer
Humidity.........
- Rainfall
TO-DAY.
WEATHER REPÓRT.
29.958
.69.7
86.0
7.58
On date aan date at . 26.12.
29.90. 30.82
70
86
Barometer.... Thermometer.imu 73 Humidity... Rainfall..
TODAY.
Chinese-15th of 3rd moon of 25th year of Monday 24th April, 1899.
Kwang sil Sun-kiss
Sets
bhr. 6min. shr."55min. Thr. 39min. Shr, zimin. thr. 39min. Afternion...... zkr. 18min. ANNIVERSARIES. 1694–Bank of England founded, 1731-Daniel Defoe died. 1863-The-Federal-feet-took-Now-Orloane, 1977-Russia declared war against Turkey. 1806-Defeat of the Mutabele at Bulawayo. 1897-Larissa evacuated by the Greeks.
High water-Morning
Afternoon Low water-Morning
TO-MOTRÓW ----
Tuesday, 25th April, 1899. Chinese-16th of 3rd moon of 25th your of
Kwang-si. Sun-Rises
Sets
Ohr. Omin. shr. 55min. High water-Morning ......... Skr. 7min. Afternoon .... ghr. gmin. Low water-Morning......... zhr. gmin
Afternoon o zhr. 57min. ANNIVERSARIES.
161-Naval Court of Inquiry-held ar Hong 1839-The British troops entered Kandahar.
kong into the mortality among the troops in China in 1840, 1843-Princess Alice bor. 1880-Capture of the citadel of Hanoi, Tonkin,
by the French.
1887-Departure of Sir William Marsh, Acting
Governor of Hongkong. 1897-The Greeks evacuated Turnavos, Prin
cess Victoria of York born.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE.
Indian (Kutsang) 26th inst English (Parramatta) 28th inst. German (Preussen) 2nd prox Canadian (fimpress of Japan) 8th prox. American (Nippon Maru) toth prox. American (City of Rio de Janeiro) 18th pros.
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THE P. & O. 5, N. CO's steamer Manila" Troin China, arrived in London yesterday aftemoon, the 23rd instant,
THE N. P, S., 9. Co.'s steamer Monmouthshire, has arrived at Kobe, and sailed for Hongkong on the 22nd instant.....
THEN. P. S. S. Co.'s steamer Tacoma, has arrived at Yokohama from Tacoma, and sails for Kobe and Hongkong to-day, the 24th inst.
THE Imperial Gennan Mail Liner Prins Hein rich left Shanghai for this part at 9am on the 22nd, and is expected here at 6am. to-morrow, the 25th instant. ཎྞཱཝོ
Shipping STEAMERS. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUI THE Company's Steamship.
"FORMOSA," Captain Douglas, will be despatched for the above Ports, TO-MORROW, the asth instant, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 24th April, 1899. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP, COMPANY, LIMITED,
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FOR SWATOW, AMOY & TAIWANFO0. THE
HE Company's Chartered Steamship
"NANYANG,"
Captain Lelumann, will be despatched for the above Ports, TQ-MORROW, the 29th instant,
at TO A.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., Geneml Mangers,
Hongkong, 24th April, 1899.
1553a
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP.COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.
THE Company's Steamship
"THALES,"
Captain-Hall, will be despatched for the above Ports, on WEDNESDAY, the 26th instant, at Daylight, and not as previously notified.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers,
Essia
Hongkony, 22nd April, 1899. EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM. SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.. FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE (Calling at PORT DARWIN & QUEENSLAND: PORTS, and taking through: Cargo to ADELAIDE, NEW ZEALAND,
TASMANIA, &c}-
THE Steamship
"GUTHRIE" Captain Mehur, will be despatched as abova on TUESDAY, the 2nd May, at 3 P.M.
This well-known-Steamer is specially fitted for Passengers, and has a Refrigerating Cham- sions, lcc, &c, throughout the voyage. ber which ensures the supply of Fresh Provi
This Steamer is installed throughout with tho Electric-light.
A Stewardess and a duly-qualified Surgeon are carried;
N.B-Return Tickets issued by this Cont pany to and from AUSTRALIA, are available for return by the Steamers of the CHINA NAVIOA TION COMPANY and vice versa.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
—————GI·ÐI,LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 19th April, 1899. UNITED STATES AND CHINA-JAPAN STEAMSHIP LINE. FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL.. THE
HE Steamship
"CATANIA,"
Capuin Müller, will be despatched is above, on or about the 4th May. For Freight, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co.
Agents.
Hongkong, vist April, 1899.
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OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CAŃAL HE Company's Steamship'
"SARPEDON,"
Captain Grier, will be despatched on MON DAY, the 8th May.
For Freight, apply ta.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, .Agents. Hongkong, 13th April, 1899. FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL.
HE Steamship
"UNDAUNTED," will be despatched for the above port, on about the fath May,
For Freight, apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., Agents. Hongkong, zast April, 1899.
[547 FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ ČÁNAL. THE Steamship THE
"VORTIGERN,”*
THE P. M. 5. S. Co.'s steamer City of Rio de Captain Fairiweather, will be despatched for the fanctra with mails, etc, left San Francisco for above port, on or about the 27th May. this port via Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland Sen.For Freight, apply to Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai, on the zoth inst.
DODWELL & CO., LIMITED: Agents. Hongkong, 1st April, 1899,
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THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Parramatta with the outward. English Mails, left Singapore for this port at 6 p.m. yesterday, the 23rd, and is, due here at about p.m. on the 28th instant.
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Consignées.
1546a
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
NOTICE: "ONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamship CONS
"HONGKONG MARU".
mails, etc., from San Francisco of the 4th inst. THE O. & O. S. S. Co.'s steamer Doric with via Honolulu, has arrived at Yokohama, and left for this port vía Inland Sea, Kobe, Naga. saki and Shanghai, this morning, the 24th inst. The above Steamer having arrived, Consignees HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS.Bills of Lading for countersignature, and to of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Isla de Cuba........... at Kowloon Dock take immediate delivery of their Goods from Isla de Luzon .........
alongside. enry Falling........ Hating
One of the latest of the "Commerce Destroyers which Russla is building is the Pallads, now nearing completion at the Russian shipbuilding yard on Galernil Island, near St. Petersburg. She will have, when completed, a displacement of 6,630 tons, and has a length of 40 ft., with a beam of 55 ft. She is expected to realise a speed of 19knots, which, by the way, seems hardly sufficient either to overhaul any of our ocean greyhounds to escape the pressing attentions of our commerce-protecting cruisers should she ever attempt the role for which she is designed. For protection, she principally depends on an armoured deck, having a thick- ness of 21 in. on the slopes. The conl bunkers are also arranged in such a manner as to assist in keeping out an enemy's pro- jectiles, anthin all probability she will have a certain amount of armour protection for the heavier guns which she carries. The armament of the Pallada is somewhat remarkable on account of the great dependance evidently placed on a very small class of gun, the 12 pounder or 3.in. gun, of which we have a Irene considerable number in our own navy in the and cruisers. But in this case they may auxiliary batteries of our later battleships be considered as the secondary armament of the Russian ship, as the only heavier guns are oight 6in. quick-firers-not a very large number of heavy or medium guns for a ship of over 6,000 tons. The 12-pounders addition, the Pallada will have the usual above referred to are twenty in number. In amount of small rapid-fire and machine guns.
The Volunteer. Fleet cruiser Kherson has left Odessa for Port Arthur, Ta-llen-wan, and Wladivostock with a similar amount of general cargo and war material to that carried by the Yaroslav, which sailed a few weeks ago. The Kherson is also taking out a further party of Military Guards for the Man- churian railway. If the shipments of these military drafts continue to be made by every Volunteer Fleet steamer leaving this sca son, Russia will, by the end of the year, have succeeded in quietly planting something like a whole Army Corps in Manchurian territory.
The American naval officials have announced
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WORTH A GUINEA A BOX.
BEECHAM'S
FOR ALL
BILIOUS AND NERVOUS DISORDERS SUCH AS SICK HEADACHE, CONSTIPATION, WEAK STOMACH, IMPAIRED DIGESTION,
DISORDERED LIVER,
AND FEMALE AILMENTS. ANNUAL SALE SIX MILLION BOXES.
jo Cents per Box. Prepared only by the Proprietor
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.
J. S. VAN BUREN,
Agent
Hongkong, 18th April, 1899.
"MOGUL" LINE OF STEAMERS. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
S.S. "MACDUFF," A FROM GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL AND
STRAITS, "ONSIGNESS of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godówns of the the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves, delivery may be obtained.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before Noon, TO-MORROW.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 26th instant will be subject
to rent.
report the state of their health for the next ten English fag, 23 under the Chinese fag, 5 whatever allowed to any foreign nation within the results of the recent tests of the six-in THOMAS BEECHAM, St. Helens, England. to be left in the Godowns, where they will be
under the German flag, a under the Japanese that sphere, which was exclusively, and ought naval gun. They show that the American to remain, our own. He should regard it as weapon is superior to the Armstrong, guns impossible that we should ever be deprived of bought last year with the cruiser Orleans, and
SOLD that pilority of position and interest in every possesses a higher power than anything of its EMPIRE thing connected, with China which we had class in use. A muttle velocity of good feet bought, dently with blood and treasure per second was obtained as against 2,600 feet (Cheers
for the Elswick gun
flag, 2 under the Norwegian fing, and three percent, under the French and American flags, There were thien 874 British commercial houses in China with about 5,000 British residents. It was estimated at that time that there were 16,000 foreigners in the huge empire.
OF CHINA-
AGENTS for HONGKONG and the
WATKINS & CO., CARIEN HALL, 66, Queen's Road
Central, Hongkong.
All Claims against the Steamer must be pre- sented to the Undersigned on or before the 20th instant or they will not be recognized,
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are -examined on the 26th instant, af
No Fire Insurance has been efic Bills of Lading will be countersigned DODWELL, & CO. Hongkong, 19th Apri
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