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REORGANIZATION OF U, S, NAVY

AND MARINE CORPS

An Act To reorganize and increase die Efficiency of the personnel of the Navy and Marise Corps of the United States,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY MAY

officers and the efficiency of the naval service, perform the duties, imposed upon him by this Act. - Lis finding, which shall on in writing signed by all the members, not less tinn four governing shall be transmitted to the President, who shall thereunper, by order make the transfers of, such officers to the retired list is are selected by the board: Provided, "That not more than five captains, four commanders, four lieutenant-commanders, and two lieutenants are so ratired in any one year. The promotions tà fill the vacancies thus created shall date from the thirtieth day of june of the current year: And provided further, That any officer retired under the provisions of this section shall be retired with the rank and three-fourths the sen pay of the next higher grade, including the grade of commodore, which is retained on the retired list for this purpuse.

officer had active service in the Navy or in the Army or Marine Corps, elther is voluptéer, or regular, during the civil or Spanish American wat such war service shall be computed as double time in computing the thirty years necessary to entitle him to be retired in provided further. That applicants for retire- ment under this section shall, unless physically disqualified for service, be at least fifty years of age.

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#AMERICAN-MAIL

(MCKINLEY'S TRIP TO THE

PACIFIC COAST,

WASHINGTON, April 4th, The President to-right decided upon the route of his intended trip to the Pacific Coast in the coming summer. He will leave Washington about July toth and go first to the northern peninsula of Michigan, where he will inspect the recent marvellous developments in the copper region. From then the party will go to Duluth and over the Nothern Pacific to the mining region of Mon- tane. Nearly ten days will be spent in Yellow- stone Park. The Puget Sound country will be reached about August 12th. After visits to Tacoma, Scatile and Portland a jump will be taken to San Francisco, thence to Los Angeles and other points of interest in Southern Cali

ments for Japan's exclusive use, to be opened at Foochow Amoy Inkaw (Newchwang) Shanghai and Chungking, in addition to the Tientsin and Hankow settlements, which have been conceded already. It is stated that the Chinese Government has decided to entertain: the demands, with the exception of Shanghai and Chun king.

The Japanese Government dispatching several judges and public procurators abroad 10 study foreign judicial systems. They will visit American and England.

"Be ̧ it ́enacted' by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the officers con stituting the Engineer Corps of the Navy be, and are hereby transferred to the line of the Navy, and shall be commissioned accordingly, Set. That engincar officers holding the relative rank of captain, commianuler, and lieu tenant-commander shall take rank in the line of the Navy according in the dates at which they attained such relative tank, Engineer officers graduated from the Naval Academy from eighteen hundred and sixty-eight to eighteen hundred and seventy-six, both years inclusive, shall take rank,in die line next after der and all others that of lieutenant-comman- | And provided further, That the enthissionsfornia and home over the southern route by international copyright unión will shortly be

officers in the line who-gradunted from the Naval Academy in the same year with them Provided, That when the date of a line oflicer's commission as captain, commander, or lieu tenant-commander and the date when the engineer oficer attained the same, relative rank of captain, commander, or lieutenant commander are the same, the engineer officer shall take rank after such line officer.

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Sec. 18. Titat froin and after the date of the approval of this Act the active list of the line. officers of the United States Marine Corps shall consist of the bridgadier general com mandani, five colonels, five lieutenant colo- nels, ten majors, sixty captains, sixty first lieutenants and sisty second lieutenants: vided, That vacancies in all grades in the line created by this section shall be filled as far as Sec. o That of the naval constructors five possible by promotion by seniority from the shall have the rank fajain, five of comman line officers on the active list of said Corps

of officers now in the Marine Corps shall not der or lieutenant. Assistant naval constructors shall have the rank of lieutenant or lieutenant be vacated by this act : fd provided further, (junior grade). Assistant naval constructors That vacancies in the grade of brigadier-gener shall be promoted to the grade of naval con-al shall be filled by selection from officers on structor after not less than eight or more than the active list of the Marine Corps int below fourteen year's service as assistant naval con the grade of field offler. structor: Provided, That the whole number of naval constructors and assistant naval construe tors on the active fist shall not exceed forty in all",

Sec. 1. That any officer of the Navy, with a creditable record, who served during the civil war, shall, when retired, be retired with the rank and three-fourths the sea pay of the next higher grade.

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way of New Orleans and Atlanta.

There will be about ten in the party, which will travel in special cars. My informant re- fused to give the personnel of the party: He insisted the trip would be made solely for pleasure and would have no political significance whatever.

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THE NIECE OF THE VANDERBILTS

LED TO THE ALTAR BY A LAWYER.

NEW YORK: April 5th. With all the elaborate ceremony that characterizes church weddings, Miss Buily Vander-Hilt Sloane, daughter of Mr. and Mr. William Douglas Slounc, was married to John H. Haminund to-day at noon in St. Barthelo- mew's Church. Notwithstanding the expressed] desire of the bride and her family for a quiet wedding, the avenue for a block in either direction from the church held an impense throng, which threatened at times to prevent the arrival of the guests' carriages. In order to relieve the crush the police drove the crowd back to the block above the church and to the block below, thus leaving the street clear in front of the entrance.

At 1 am. the guests began to strive, and just before the approach of the bridal party the burch was crowded and guests stood in the aisles. The four front pews on either side of the centre were reserved for the members of the bride's and bridegroom's families. For a reason that no one attempted to give, the arch of Smilax and the huge wedding bell, in which the couple were to stand, was out in place at 11.50 o'clock. The auch was hastily put up and the bell adjusted to one side to mince it.

Already the wedding music from "Lohengrin was heard, when one of the uttendants orchered the workmen to take down both and bull This was done just a few seconds before the bride, her father and her attendants entered. They knew nothing of what had happened, The bridegroom and his brother, Ogden Ham mond, were waiting at the an The maid of honor, was Miss Lila Vanderbil Shane, a sister of the bride.

The interior of flle church was adorned with roses, lilies and garlands of orange leaves and smilax, while palms and azaleas added beauty The dark marble pillars were hidden by ropes of ever greens, Bound with lilies, and upon the capital of each colum.wis a great bunch of white Easter flowers. At the chastel rail there was a solid bank of azaleas and lilies in shades of pink and white. The lectern, pulpit and choir stalls were wound with ropes of laure! and lilies, white beyond was a bank of lilies and palms. Two great palms, thirty feet, tigli, danke the altar and jars of roses varied the loost Baster Rowers upon the altar,

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dinns dominated it, and as the Island of For mosa would be but for the presence of the Japanese troops We should witness an inter

end mittent but deadly civil war and in- would probably, be requested by European powers to enter the archipelags once more and stop the bloodshed we had indirectly caused, The truth is as Governor Roosevelt states" We cannot, without self-stultification, abandon care the Philippines now. They are in our unable to care for themselves. Upon us

devolves the work of establishing order and Bangkok (Siam) reports say that a inurderous justice, peace and industry. If we ahjur that conclave, the Cantonese secret society, is again white man's burden we connive, at barbarisin at work, and those who do not obey the laws and reaction and ridicule our own assertions of of its leaders are arrested, punished by mutila-.} humantyy. Our duty, rising plainly above all the sophistry of those who would have kept the tionand loss of members and even assassination. The authorities are powerless in the face of Union to its thirteen original states rather than to do the strenuous work of civilization in wild this formidable confederation, which pursues. the even tenor of its way as if is were the only places, is to stay where destiny has put us and

acquit ourselves like men. Government in Siam,

The agreement by which Japan jains the

promulgated.

During the recent territic whirlwind on the coast of North Queensland about 150 Japanese

About 200 engaged in the pearl fisheries were drowned.

Japanese prisoners in 'Niigata Prison have been imultaneously taken ill. They are supposed to have been poisoned.

A report has reached the Japanese Govem- ment that Canada intended to impose à duty of 12 cents a pound on Japanese tea. Tea dealers take the report very seriously, and they are asking that negotiations be entered upon with the Canadian Government against the imposi tion of the lax.

BRITON'S WARM PRAISE FOR AMERICAN SOLDIERS.

VANCOUVER (1.c.), April 5th. Dr. Winters was a passenger on the steam- ship Empress of Jajun, which arrived to-day. He said

I was in Mamla during the fire, and if should talk for a month it would be all in praise file American soldier as a man and as a fighter. When men's blood is hot during war times it is the highest standard of heroism to remain calm and on the defensive under awful

cation to kill when black-hearted rebels are burning down a beautiful city and attemp:- murder with rifles from the buildings. This is what the American heroes did. Every soldier was a hero that day. People do not seem to realize that incle Sam's army in the Philippines is held in the leash. They could end, the rebellion in a few day at any time. They could surround the rebels and slaughter them, but the plan, as it is understood by every foreigner in Manila now is to overake Aguinaldo; let the rebels see the hopelessness of their struggle, and thus, by delaying as long as possible, sacrifice lever lives. however, if the rebels do not surrender, they Before the wet season, will be crushed. A large proportion of the Filipinos are now with the United States; and it is Montenegro, pita Aguinaldo, who is keeping up the hopeless struggle.

Manila is in splendid shape, the revenues now paying the expenses of the Provisional Government. I wish to say that I do not agree with many that bad food has been supplied the Army. inspected large stores as a medical mun and found the abundance and quality better than we got at the botels in Manila,

Sec. 19. That the vacancies existing in said Corps after the promotions and appointments herein provided for shall be filled by the Pre sident from time to time, whenever the actini Sec. 3. That engineer officers who completed their Naval Academy course of four years from

needs of the naval service require it, first, from eighteen hundred and seventy-eight to eighteen

the groluates of the Naval Academy in the manner now provided by law; or second, from hundred and eighty, both inclusive, shall take

those who are serving or who have served as rank in the line as determined by the Academic

second lieutenants in the Marine Corps during Board under the Department's instructions of December first, eighteen hundred and ninety- Sec. 12. That boatswains, gumnets, Carpen the war with Spain; or, third, from meritorious seven and engineer officers who completed ters, and sailonkers shall alter ten years from now qmmissioned officers of the Marine Corps: or, fourth, from civil file: Provided, Thuit after their Naval Academy course of four years in date of warrant be commissioned chief boat

salt vacancies are offre filled there shall be eighteen hundreal and eighty-one and eighteen swains, chief gunners, chief carpenters, and hundred and eighty two shall take rank in the chief sailmakers, to tank with but after ensign: au further appointments from civil lift.

Sq. 20. That no person except such officers line as determined by the merit roll of grad-Provided, That the chief boatswains, chief uating classes at the conclusion of the six years' gunners, chief carpenters, and chief sailmakers or former graduates of the Naval Academy as course, june, eighteen hundred and eighty sha! on promotion have the same pay and lave served in the, war with Spain, as herein- three and eighteen hundred and eighty-four allowances as are now allowed a second lieu.hefore provided for, shall be appointed a con Provided, That those engineer officers who tenant in the Marine Corps: Provided. That | missioned officer in the Marine Cons who is were appointed from civil life, and whose the pay of batswains, gunners, carpenters and under twenty or over thirty years of age; and that no petson shall be appointed a commis- status is not fixed by section two of this Act, sailuakars shall be the same as that now shall take rank with other line. officers accor allowed by law; Provided, further That no- sid uffices in said corps until he shall have ding to the dates of their first conduissions, thing in this Act shall give additional rights to passed such examination is may be prescribed respectively dad provided further, That the quarters on board ship or to command, and by the President of the United States, except engineer officers who completed their Naval that immediately after the passage of this Act graduates of the Naval Academy, as above pro- That the officers of the Marine Corps Academy course of four years in eighteen hun boatswains, gunners, carpenters and sailmakers, vided. dred and eighty-one and eighteen hundred and who have served in the Navy as such for fifteen love the grade of captain, except brigadier eighty-two shall retain aning themselves the years, shall be commissioned in accordance general, shall, before being promoter, be sub same relative standing as shown on the Navy with the provisions of this section, and there-jert ta such physical, mental and moral exanti- Register at the date of the passage of this Ac. after no warrant officer shall be promoted until nation as is now, or may hereafter be prescribed Sec. 4. That engineer officers transferred to he shall have pissed an examination before aby w for other officers of the Marine Corps.

Ser. 21 That upon the passage of this Act the line who are below the rank of commander, board of chief boatswais, chief carpenters and and extending down to, but not including, the chief sailmakers, in accordance with regulations not more than forty, five of the captains, forty- five first lieutenants and fortydive second lieu- first engineer who entered the Naval Academy prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy,

rice. 3. thats after June thirtieth, eighteen tenants herein provided for shall be appointed as cadet midshipman, shall perform sea or shore duty, and such duty shall be such as is lundred and ninety-nine amissioned officers fifteen captains fifteen first lieutenants and life teen second lieutenants to be appointed sabse performed by engineers in the Navy; Provided, of the line of the Navy and of the Medical and That any officer described in this section may, Pay Corps shall receive the same pay allowquently to January first, nineteen hundred. upon his own application, made within six ances, except foragge, as are or may be provide months after the passage of this Act, be assign-by or in pursuance of law for the officers of ed to the general duties of the line, if he pass corresponding rank in the Army: Provided the examination now provided by law as preli That such offices when im shore shall receive minary to promotion to the gracle he then the allowances, bus fifteen per centum less pay holds, failure to pass not to displace such officer than when on sea duty; but this provision shall from the list of officers for sex or shore duty not apply to warrant officers commissioned such as is performed by engineers in the Navy. under section twelve of this Act: Provided Sec. 5. That engineer officers transferred to further, That when naval officers are detailed the lie to perfor engineer duty only who for shore duty beyond seas they shall receive rank as, or above, commander, or who subse the same pay and allowances as are or may be quently attain such rank, shall perform shore provided by or in pursuance of law for officers duty only.

of the Army detailed for duty in similar places Sec. 6. That all engineer officers not pro Provided further, That naval chaplains, who vided for in sections four and five transferred do not possess relative rank, shall have the rank to the line shell perform the duties now per- of lieutenant in the Navy; and that all officers, formed by line officers of the same grade: including warrant officers, who have been or Provided, That after a period of two years may be appointed to the Navy from civil life subsequent to the passage of this Act they shall shall, on the date of appointment. be credited, he required to pass the examinations now pro for computing their pay, with five years' service. vided by law as preliminary to promotion to And all provissions of law authorizing the the grade they then hold, and subject to exist-distribution among captors of the whole or any ing law governing examinations for promotion. pestion of the proceeds of vessels, or any pro Sec. 7. That the active list of the line of the perty hereafter captured, comleted as prize, or Navy, as constituted by section one of this Act. providing for the payment of bounty for the shall be composed of eighteen rear-admirals, sinking or destruction of vessels of the enemy hereafter occurring in time of war. are hereby seventy captains, one hundred and twelve com manders, one hundred and seventy lieutenant, repealed: And provided further; That no commanders, three hundred lieutenants, and

provison of this Act shall operate to reduce the not more than a total of three hundred and present pay of any commissioned officer now fifty lieutenants Junior grade) and cusigns in the Navy; and any case in which the pay Providal, That each rear-admiral embraced in of such an officer would otherwise be reduced the nine lower numbers of that grade shall be shall continue to receive pay according to receive the same pay and allowance as are now existing law : And provided further, That not allowed a brigadier general in the Anay.hing in this operate to increase or reduce the Officers, after performing three years service pay of any officer now on the retired list of the in the grade of ensign, shall, after passing the Navy, examinations now required by law, be eligible Sec. 14. That upon the passage of this Act to promotion to the grade of fieutenant (junior the Secretary of the Navy shall appoint a board grade): Provided, That when the office of chief for the examination of men for the position of

Sec. 24. That the band of the United States of bureau is filled by an officer below the rank warrant machinists, one hundred of whom are of rear-admiral, said officer shall, while holding hereby authorized. The said examination shall Marine Corps shall consist of one leader, with said office, have the rank of rear-admiral and be open, first, to all machinists by trade, of the pay and allowances of a first lieutenant; receive the same pay and allowance as are now good record in the naval service, and if sufficient one second leader, whose pay shall be seventy-Hammond,

five dollars per month, and who shall have the allowed a brigadier-general in the Army: dnd number of machinists from the Navy are not provided further, That nothing contained in found duly qualified, then any machinist of allowances of a sergeant major thirty first this section shall be construed to prevent the good character, not above thirty years of age, class musicians, whose pay shall be sixty retirement of officers who now have the rank in civil life shall be eligible for such examinadollars per month; and thirty second class or relative rank of commodore with the tank tion and appointment to fill the remaing musicians whose pay shall be fifty dollars per and pay of that grade: And provided further, vacancies. All subsequent vacancies in the list month and the allowances of a sergeant such That all sections of the Revised Statutes which, of warrant machinists shall be filled by con- musicians of the band to have no increased pay in defining the rank of officers or positions in petitive examination before a bourd ordered by for length of service. the Navy, contain the words "the relative rank the Secretary of the Nary, and open to all of" are hereby amended so as to read "the machinists by trade who are in the Navy, and provided for the officers and men of the Army Mr. and Mrs. Hammond from the church. The gard included 35,000 packages of rice and rank of," but officers whose rink is so defined machinists of good character, not above hity shall not be entitled, in virtue of their rank to years of age, in civil life authorized by the command in the line or in other staff corps. Secretary of the Navy to appear before said. Neither shall this Act be construed as chang board and, where candidates from civil life and ing the titles of officers in the staff curps of the from the naval service possess equat qualifica- Navy. No appointments shall be made oftions, the preference shall be given to those civil engineers in the Navy on the active list from the naval sevice. under section. fourteen hundred and thirteen of the Revised Statutes in excess of the present number, twenty-me.

Sec. 8. That officers of the line in the grades of captain, commander, and lieutenant-com mander may, by official applications to the

Sec. 15. That the pay of warrant thachinists shall be the same as that of warrant officers, and they shall be retired under the provisions of existing law for warrant officers, ''Warrant machinists shall receive at first an acting appointment, which may be made peripanent

See, 22, That the staff of the Marine Corp shall consist of one adjutant and inspector, one quartermaster-and-on-paymaster, cach with the rank of colonel; our assistant adjutant and inspector, two assistam quartermasters and onc assistant paymaster, each, with the rank of major; and three assistant quartermasters with the rank of captain. That the vacancies created by this Aut in the departments of the adjutant aid inspeciu and paymaster shall be filled first by promotion according to seniority of the officers in each of these departments respective ly, and then by selection from the line officers on the active list of the Marine Corps not below the grade of captain, and who shaft have seen not less than ten years service in the Marine Corps. That the vacancies created by this Act in the quartermaster's department of said corps shall be titled, first by promotion accord ing to seniority of the officers in, this depart

cut, and then. by selection from the line officers on the active list of said corps not be low the grade of first liemenant: Prided, That all vacancies hereafter occurring in the staff of the Marine Corps shall be tilted first.by promotion recording to seniority of the officers in their respective départments, and then by selection from officers of the line on the active

list, as hereinbefore provided for.

Sec. 23. That the enlisted force of the Marine Corps shall consist of five sergeant ina- jors, one drum major, twenty quartermaster Sergeants, seventy-two gunnery sergeants with the rank and allowance of the fist sergeant, and whose pay shall be thirty-five dollars per month; sixty first sergeants; two hundred and forty sergeants; four hundred and city cor porals; eighty drummers; eighty trumpeters: and four thousand nine hundred and sixty-two privates.

Sen 25. That the oath of allegiance now

and Marine Corps shall be administered here after to the officers and men of the Navy,

Sec 26 That all acts and parts of acts,, so far as they conflict with the provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed.

Approved, March 3, 1895.

THE P..AND 0. CO.'S NEW DEBENTURE. ISSUE.

Mole than 300 guests followed the newly wedded sample to the home of the bride's pareats for the reception and the breakfast..

„Soon after z o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Hammond were driven to the Grand Central station, whence a special car took them to Lenox where they will spend the honeymoon.

Miss Sloane entered the church promptly at noon, and, escorted by her father, walked up the centre aisle to the altar. She was attended by her sister, Miss Lila Vanderbilt-Sloane, followed by Miss Reth Twombley and Miss Gladys Vanderbilt, the little cousin of the bride: Miss Knowhon, Miss Edith Hall, Miss Charlotte Barnes and the bridegroom's sister. Miss Margaret Hammond. All were dressed in pink and carried bouquets of bridesmaid's and Dewey fases. The gown was of white satin, embroidered with silver and point lace. The inaid of honor, Miss Lila Selane, was also dressed entirely in white. The bride carried a bouquet of lilies of the valley and wore a coronet of orange blossoms. She wore noi jewel adornments. At the altar Miss Sloane was inet by the groom and his best man, brother, Ogden

Following the ceremony at the church a wedding breakfast was served at the loand residence. The guests numbered about poo, mostly members of the Vanderbilt and Ham mond families and intimate personal friends. The tables were gorgeously decorated after designs suggested by the bride

Myself and wife were in India seeing what we could do for the plague-stricken people. he telegrams from there do not convey in the least the awful ravages of the plague, which is all owing to filth. The miserable people, are steeping in the dist, in clothes covered with vermin and are eating unhealthy food,”

PAYING MILLIONS TO SPAIN.

WASHINGTON, April 1 til, The Cabinet to-day discussed the method of paying the $20,000,000 due to Spain ander the treaty, and it was decided to pay the ámqtint by a draft in New York, to be deliver ed to any one whom the Spanish Govern- ment authorizes to receive it. Ne designation, however, has yet been made.

ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN,

LONDON, April 11th.

An attempt has been made to wreck the Trish express bound from Paddington railroad station here to Milion, where the passengers embark on board the mail hout for Water ford. A large boulder was placed on the track, but the engine luckily swept the obstrue- tion away. The passengers were shaken, but the engine was only slightly damaged. There were a number of Americans on board the train, on-their way to catch the steamer at Queenstown.

NOTANDA

CALENDAR,

STAY. Meteorological means based on ten year

"observations to 1593. Barometer wi Thennometer un Humidity. Rainfall

TO-DAY.

WEATHER REPORT.

Breteler. 'Therinomeler

Humidity Rainfall

Ón date at On date at

· 30.06

30.00

78.

78

47

41

TO-DAY,

Thursday, it Alily, 1899, .. Chinese-2 of 4th moon of 25th year of

Krang-sü. San-Rises

Sets

High water-Morning

Afternoon Low water-Morning

phr. bmin..

5hr 55min.

phr. gmin

ishri 28min.

ahr, qbutin

4hr, 26min,

Afternoon ANNIVERSARIES. --~ 1843-Wang-An-tung and Elienling visited

Hongkong. 1864--Armed attack on the offices of Messrs.

Holiday, Wise & Co. Black Friday";extensive Bank failures etc. in England.. 1878--Attempted assassination of the German

Emperor.

1860

188-The Duke of Genoa arrived-in; Hong- 1869 Death of Father Damien,

kong 1891--Attempted assassination of the Czare

witch in Japan.

1591---Collision between the Milke Maru'wid Monmouthshire near the Tungsha lightship.

1897

The Powers proposed mediation between-

Turkey and Greece.

TO-MORROW.

Friday, 12th May, 1899. Chinese-grid of 4th woon of 25th year o

Kwang-sil. -Sun-Rises .....

bhr. 6min Sits

shr: 55min High water-Morning. gir, 36min.

Afternoon Hone, Low water-farning made 3hr 1zmin.

afternoon ... 5h phần

*ANNIVERSARIES.

Soy Passage of the Douro under Wellington, 1831-The East India Co's garden at Caŋton....

destroyed by the Mandarins, Ag 1832 -Foo-yuen and Heppo forcibly entered the East India Co.'s factory at Canton." 1884--Signing of the Li-Fournier Convention, 1896--Protesian Mission at Kiang-yin des-

troyed and 1poled,

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAULS DUE

Indian (Suisang) 15th insi American (City of Rio de Jancire) zoth inst American (Coptic) 25th inst. Canadian (Empress of China) goth inst American (America Mari) 3rd prox. 4.

Tur Canadian Parific Railway Co. steaner. Empress of China left Vancouver for Hong- kong a usual ports of call on the morning of 9th instant.

We are informed that the McGregor Bros, &. Gow, that the "Glen" Line steamer Glenlochy. left Singapore for this port yesterday, the roth, and is due here on the 16th instant.

AN UNUSUAL CARGO, The manifest of the steamship Tartar, from. Hongkong via Victofia, was the subject of considerable comment about the Custom-house yesterday. The Tartar is ordinarity employed between ilongkong and Victoria as a feeder. for the Canadian Pacific Railroad For the

The P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer, zfzfer, with vessel to come to this port is unusual. Her ar- rival here on this occasion was due to the fact mails, etc, which Jeft lience April 4th for San of her having af unusually large cargo con- Francisco, via Moji, Kobe and Yokohama, The house was also beautifully decorated for signed to San Francisco. Her cargo in this arrived at her destination on the 6th instant. the reception, which was held on the arrival of

some 8,000 or 9,000 packages of miscellaneous The Agents (Messrs. Dodwell & Co.) inform newly-married pair will spend the honeymoon merchandise.

us that the steamer Birchtor, from New York, at Lenox. The bride was the recipient of many The bringing of this cargo to San Francisco arrived at Singapore yesterday, the roth, and handsome and costly presents. The most valu by the steamer Tarfar represents a loss of so will sail for Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan able of her gifts is a necklace and tiara of much carrying business to steamer lines regu- to-morrow, the rath instant. diataonds presented by her parents. From Mr-larly-running-between-this-port-nad-the-Orien and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt she received a ↑ Through freight franf Hongkong to San Fran

Secretary of the Navy, have their numes placed under regulations established by the Navy & Parliament for power to issue another 1,000,- father, General John H. Hammond, yas chief pany. The arrival of the Turfar at this port is

on a list which shall be known as the list of "Applicants for voluntary retirement, and when at the end of any fiscal year the average vacancies for the fiscal years subsequent to the passage of this Act above the grade of com- nander have been less than thirteen, above the grade of lieutenant-commander less than twenty, above the grade of lieutenant less than twenty-nine, and above the grade, of lieutenant (junior grade) less than forty, the President may, in the order of the rank of the applicants, place a sufficient number on the retired list with the rank and three-fourths the sea pay of the next higher grade, as now existing, includ: ing the grade of commodore, to cause the afore- said vacancies for the fiscal year then being considered

Departraent for other warrant officers. They shall take rank with other warrant officers according to date" of appointment and shall wear such uniform as may be prescribed by the Navy Department.

SEC. 16 That hereafter the term of enlist ment of all enlisted anet of the Navy shall be four years: Provided That section fifteen hundred and seventy-three, Revised States, be amended to read: "If any enlisted man of apprentice, being honorably discharged, shall reenlist for four years within four months thereafter, he shall, on presenting, his honor- able discharge or on accounting in a satisfac tory manner for its loss, be entitled to pay during the said four months. equal to that to which he would have been entitled if he had

The P. and O. Company are, applying to debentures, or more probably debenture stock, as there is £800,000 of 31 per cent. debenture stock already issued, which is quoted at 117 on the London Stock Exchange. The present capital consists of 1,165,000 preferred stock, (quoted at 145) £1,100,000 deferred stock (quoted at 2374), and the above debenture stock, making together 3,120,000, and there is a reserve fund of £750,000, and a repair and renewal account of £350,000. The capital re- presents only to 35. 7. per ton of shipping

owned.

THE CUNARD S. §. COMPANY.

ruby and diamond pendant; from Mr. and Mrs. cisce has heretofore been shipped by vessels of The P. M. S. S. Co's steamer City of Rio de Frederick Vanderbilt a rich cluster of diamonds, the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. In case Janeiro, with mails, etc., from San Francisco pearls and turquoises to be worn as a corsage of freight shipped by the Tariar and other to the zoth ulto, vi Honolulu, has arrived at ornament; from W. K. Vanderbilt a diamond

vessels running to Victoria, the journey to San, Yokohama, and will leave for this port via comb, and from Mr. and Mrs. James A. Durden | Francisco has been completed by shipment on Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghái, fr. a beautiful silver table service.

The groom is a lawyer by profession. This vessels of the Pacific Coast Steamship Com-to-morrow morning, the 12th instant

regarded as indicating the existence of strong HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA Dock RETURNS. of General Sherman's staff during the War of competition between the Canadian steamship Isla de Cuba......... at Kowloon: the Rebellion and commanded a division under line and the Pacific Mail for the business of Isla de Luson General Thomas.

transporting freight frous the Orient to this Hongkong Maru...... port. The cargo by the Turtar has also extityson

H.MS. Daphne ....... ed much comment because of its size.

U.S.S. Hennington D. Juan d'Austria.......... Gerard C. Tobey..... Kweiyang..

DUTY AND DESTINY,

JAPAN WOULD LIKE A SHARE.

VANCOUYER TB, C., April 5th. Oriental advices brought by the steamship

Governor Roosevelt in his speech to the rss of fupan indicate that japat lans watched with jealous eye Italy's recent attempt Hamilton Clubs of Chicago, put the duty of the to get possession of San Mun. Marquis Ito American people toward the Philippines in a Hung Chang and has advised various reforms. Spanish tyranny from the islands. If we notr has been in direct communication with clear light when he said: "We have driven He says the partition of China will be inevit fet it be replaced by a savage anarchy our work able should-China persist in her present course has been for harm and not for good." There is of action, F.

quite enough suggestiveness in this terse, and holesome text to answer the logical needs of the expansionist without going further into

In view of the San Mun affair the Japanese are saying their Government must abandon the

The directors of the Cunard Company in † hold-aloof policy hitherto adopted and demand Governor Roosevelt's argument and quoting his

probably a port in Tokien.

Cosmo

PASSED THE CANALIPE -Outward—14th April-Indrapuri, Kini Laos, Bamberg, Idomeneus, Patafinia, 81 April-Glenlochy, Habiout, Kenitore, aist April-Jatan, Boynton, Tonkin. 25th April Ambria, Hogstad." 27th April-Comrie, 28th April-Print, Eastern and May Belgier,

Homeward-9th May-Sachsen.

of any fiscal year, that the retirements pursuant man who has received an honorable discharge for the year, including 1,691 58. 8d. brought

Sec. 9. That should it be found at the end, been employed in.actual service; and that any their report for 1898 announce that the protits some substantial grant of land from China, I plea that all the cant about "liberty" and the Dorothea Rickmers, Aggi, Nubla, John Adam consent of the governed" condemns the menso. 5th May-Tantalus 9th May Glengl to the provisions of law now in force, the from his last term of enlistment, or who has voluntary retirements provided for in this Act, received a recommendation for reenlistment forward from 1897, are £261,691, and after

› Count Okuma, ex-Preniler; advises the Go-

who made this Republic what it is for interfer. Surat, Mogul, Tamarind...... and casualties are not sufficient to cause the upon the expiration of his last term of service debiting income tax, and reserving £172,169 vernment to so conduct itself as to induce China ing with the freedom of the Indians, average vacancies enumerated in section eight of not less than three years, who reenlists for a 3s, id. for depreciation of ships and wharf

The Spanish war was begun, so far as official to rely solely upon the "gallant" assistance of of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall, on tern of four years within four months from the properties, and £29,496 10s. od. for the Com Japan for the maintenance of independence. certification gous, for the good of humanity. Scort's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with The first measure to be adopted for that We may sneer at that reason as we please, but Hypophosphites, for Rickets afarurizus, and or about the first day of June, convene a board date of his discharge, shall receive an increase pany's insurance fund, there remains at the of live rear-admimals, and shall place at its dis. of one dollar and thirty-six cents per month to credit of profit and loss account 57,663 169. z., purpose is to drill several hundred Chinese the world will have better cause to sneer at us. alf wasting disorders of children, vory posal the service and medical records on file in the pay prescribed for tlie rating in which he out of which the directors recommend the soldiers by Japanese officers; secondly, to if we disregard it by leaving anarchy where remarkable in its results. The rapacity

Which children gain flesh and strength upo payment of £56,000 as dividend, being at the encourage the dispatch Chinese students to we went to inakt peace. By an act of war the the Navy Department of all the officers in the serves for each consecutive reenlistment grades of captain, commander, lieutenant.com-Sec. 17, That when an enlisted man or ap rate of 33 per cent, per annum, free of incomeJapan for study. If the situation should United States relieved the Philippines of their is very wonderful. Read the following mander, and lieutenant. The board shall then pointed petty officer has served as such thirty tax. on the paid-up capital, carrying forward the compel Japan to take a final step it will be rightful government, and is in duty bound to have tried Scott's Emulsion in case

in young children and I am of'c select, as soon as practicable after the first day years in the United States Navy, either as an balance £1,663 16s. d. to the credit of profit absolutely necessary for her to hold Anoy and establish one in its place. It is impossible to of July a sufficient number of officers from enlisted milit or petty officer, or both, he shall, and loss account, 1899. The balance at the the railway between that place and Hankow. vest the natives with such a responsibility be is a valuable preparation for such the before-mentioned grades, as constituted by making application to the President, be credit of the insurance fund has been increased. This phase can only enter into Japan's calcula Cause they are divided by innumerable children take it and ask for

tions when the maintenance of China's feuds The Tagal hates the Negrote the effects are apparent on the thirtieth day of Jung of that year, placed on the retired list hereby, created, with from £12,000 to £235,000 to cause the average vacancies enumerated the rank held by him at the date of retirement: The passenger traffic to und from America integrity is cutirely despaired of and there is no Viculs the Visayas, and the ours of the Sulu to ordinary

archipelage hate gach other and no one party MR.GS. Insection eight of this Act Each mem and he shall thereafter receive seventyfive per in the spring and summer seasons was seriously hope of preventing a partition

of said board “shall swear.

centum of the pay and allowances of the rank diminished owing to the Spanish-American in the meantime ME Vano, the Japa is strang poough to subdue the test. Left to Philippines will, without préjudice.or.

nese Minister at Poking has applied to their own devices they will turn Zin view solei the special fitn

Chinese Government for five new settle. | Into erehta hell as Aine,

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and or rating upon which he was retired Previled, trouble. There was a quick recovery, however, Sof, That_fsaid enlisted. "man" or,

vally at the end