1899-09-28 — Page 3

SURVEYOR'S REPORT ON APPLL

·CATION FROM R. A. MESS.

At the last Sanitary Boanl meeting it was agreed to refer the application for two. urinals for the R. A. Oficer's Mess, to the Surveyor for report. The following report has now been circulated to the members.

There is no objection to gmnting this appli- cation, for whether it be granted or not, the urine will find its way into the drain through the traps and without the specified usual flush, such is the general stato of ahairs throughout the city, and so it will continue until such time as we have an adequate water supply when water carriage generally should be enforced throughout European tenements and urinals -permitted in Chinese enciments.

(Sd.) R. F. DRURY, NB Details of fittings etc., to be submit. ted to this office as usual if passed by the Board,

SHIPPING NOTES.

A Non-Conductor of Heat, The four Lancashire boilers in the boiler house of the Midland Railway Company's new electric lighting station, Kentish Town, are stated to be entirely enclosed and covered over with plates which rest on iron girders. These plates and all the piping, including the exhaust pipes, have been covered with the United Asbestos Company's Salamander non-con- ducting composition, which sets hard, is very durable, and can be walked upon without in jury. Access to the boilers for examination or repairs is had through man-holes in the front, but the plates with which they are covered can be entirely reinoved and replaced with ease. This arrangement is at once simple and effec- tive, and although the working pressure is from 160 to 170 lbs., the temperature of the boiler house is very pleasant, and the boilers may he walked over without the slightest discomfort. The chief oficials of the Midland Railway have expressed their complete satifaction with the way in which the covering of the boilers and pipes has been carried out by the United Asbestos Company.

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Tons,

Shipments of British Coal. The shipments of coal last month, from the several ports of the kingdnin were thus dis- tributed, in comparison with July last year:-- SHIPMENTS TO FOREIGN Powrs.

July, 1899. July, 1898.

Tons. English and Welsh ports 3,031931. 2,028,901 Scotch ports

605,162 Total................

3,521,050 2634123 SHIPMENTS TO COAST PORTS. From English and Welsh ports 1,225,732- Scotch ports

Total coastwise

Add foreign..

82,609

1,308,34 3,524,050

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1899.

forming to inspect closely the ships of which she might hear the signals, and at the same time to show to lights and sound no signal that would reveal her own presence, constituted an exceptional danger inherent to the mission on which she was employed, it could not be said that the Columbus intended to run into and sink the Foscolia, but it was certain that the serious accident that caused the loss of the British steamer was a direct consequence of the of the state of war existing at the time. The act of war the Columbia was performing, and collision that occurred was a war risk." Writ ing on the general question on the 2nd June, 1898, shortly after the commencement of the late hostilities, when there was considerable question as to what war-risk policies covered, I said: "In this country the words 'all con sequences of hostilities cover the assured against all perils incident to a state of war, the planting of mines, etc, in the approaches to ninongst which perils must certainly be classed

ports, putting out lights fro tead, etc."

Board of Trade Rules and Insurance.

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Protective Russia.

not certain

br rather unprofitable, undern British register, head of the State, and it has no favourite, No owing to our faddist legislative fetters, whilst the general has won a victory under the Republic, beats become a veritable "gold mine" to their or has established a claim to the confidence of new owners immediately they can run up un-the Army in general. General Boulanger had other flag than the red ensign. If the. British conciliated the conscripts, but since his time no Legislature had deliberately planned the ruin ens has done even that, and General Negrier, of the shipping trade of this country it could who was removed without difficulty, was pro not have proceeded on more successful lines bably the most trusted of all officers. The ab- than those adopted for many years past. The surd attempt to raise Major Marchand, a mere foreigners load deeper than our boats are allow explorer, though one of unusual courage, into a evident from the casualty reports; and in mantany commanding spirit in the Army, and with- ed to do, and the vessels are just as safe, as is Pretender suthciently proves the absence of ways they are able to work alongside our ships out such a spirit the Army is not a whole. at a great advantage. The sale of our vessels, The generals are

that their which is no longer, confined to old tonnage,

men would follow them in

a revolutio will receive its first check when, and not until, nary coup d'etat, especially if the object of the international basis is adopted for all ship the movement were the elevation of the House ping enactments, rules, and regulations, as has

of Orleans, nor that certain regiments, particu so often been advocated in this journal--and tarly, these mised in the north, would not that will be never, because foreigners, not break away from the general body. That is a to level down would still go one lower being fools, will not level up, and if we were contingency no general will face, a civil war between barracks being, too dreadful to con- template: especially for men who at heart desire to reconcile their personal ambitions with the good, or at least with the glory, of their country. Russian steamers alone are to be allowed to One week of civil war, with the Army joining carry on the trade between Russian ports, in așa disunited body, would destroy the rank English shipowners are constantly being told wherever situated, after the 1st January, 1900, of France among the nations, and make the on complaining of the worrying tactics of the Either the trade will have to be reduced great par, of which every French officer dreams, Board of Trude, and the needlessly restrictive

to infinitesimal proportions or a' considerable very nearly impossible. We do not think enactments of the Legislature ir regard to

increase in the national mercantile fleet will therefore that the Army under its present British shipping, that after all there is no sub-

have to be arranged if the Order is not to be leadership will refuse to obey, especially while stantial ground for their protests and complaints, the Russian fleet in question, that no place is

treated as a dead letter." So insignificant s General Galliffet is Minister of War. and so because their steamers are insured on much

long as it obeys, a descent into the streets is cheaper terms than are required by underwriters given-to-Russia-in-the-tabulated-statement-of-ludicrusty-impossible. The tiniers-would-be from the owners of foreign steamers, which are

the Suez Canal traffic which is published each nova down in swathes fike the Dervishes at almost unrestricted by law. Such assertions year, although it descends as low in the scale Omdurman. are unwarrantable, for it is undeniable that'

ás to include Italy with 74 ships, of 208,418 tons foreign shipowners pay considerably less for gross register; and this is particularly striking insurance than is customary in this country, as

in view of the Eastern developments of Russia. is really seen on examining their accounts.

The figures for last year are not yet published, Doubtless much of this fatign insurance but it appears that in 1899 Russia owned only business is éffected with Companies which are

20,508 tons of shipping, reckoning in all vessels not considered good enough for English owners feet to carry on the coasting trade of an En- of 25 tons and upwards. That is a poor and there is much to be said in favour of caution in regard to certain foreign l'ompanies. pire like that of Russia and owners here Bat over and above this the fact remains

are wondering how long a time will, elapse that many foreign-owned fleets are particularly before an Onler from the Emperor of All the favoured by certain underwriters here, who

Russias again postpones the "date when this will often give better terms for the same boat arrangement is to come in force. The Russian under a new and foreign tag than they would

fleet of steamers is smaller than that of Ham- concede in her when imder a British register.burg alone, which consists of 514,940 tons, and Higher values are sometimes given by the new

is but slightly in excess of that of Bremen, owners, but not values by any means sufficient,

with 252,327 tons; and there can be little doubt to account for the difference in the terms. If that the eastwise trade restriction to Russian underwriters are affected at all in their idens of bottoms will seriously handicap the nation if it premium rates by their knowledge of the is enforced whilst the fleet is so anterfy in- peculiarly British restrictions a ships, as is

inlequate. One graceful concession" has often contended, it would appear to be in an

been made in allowing the transport of salt adverse dhection, for they seem to prefer to

from purts on the Sea of Azon and the Black write lines on foreign rather than on British Scaunul special orders) to vessels under owned ships at the present time.

foreign tags, for which shipowners, will feel as grateful as their slight appreciation of the con- ditions of that trade will allow.

Labour Department,

951,182 The Labour Department of the Board of 96,775 Trade report the state of employment as "good and steady," with a smaller percentage of un- 1,047,957 employed than as any similar period since 180. 2,634,12300 123 trade unions making returns, with ant Grand total.

aggregate membership of 500,169, 11,305 mem- 489.391 3,682,080 hers were unemployed. This is 23 per cent, The principut increases in the shipments to and compares with the same percentage in the foreign ports have been to the Baltic and North previous return and with 26 per cent, at this Europe, France, Portugal, Genoa, Buenos time last year, when, however, only 117 unions, Ayres, Cape Verdes, Las Palmas, Cape Town, with a membership of 454,754, reported. In und Bombay. But Port Said, Constantinople, the coal- industry the average number Alexandria, the Pirrus, Rio Janeiro, Aden, and of days just about the same as a year Ceylon have taken less.

ago. In the pigiran industry employment is much better than a year ago. 114 ironmasters reporting 372 furnaces in blast, or 29 more were out on account of the Welsh coal strike. than in July last year, when, however, many In the iron and steel industry employment is considerably better than a year ago the number of workers on the schedules being 30,058, as against 74,818. at same time last year. So in the engineering and metal trades the percentage of unemployed members being now 25 as against 33 a year ago. A further improvement is also reported in the shipbuilding trades, the percentage of unein. ployed being now only 14 per cent.-and it need not be that, if men would only go where the work is, and not wait for the work coming to them. Sone shesh trade dispunes accurred last month, involving to,022 workers and 63 old and new disputes were settled, involving 14.378 workers. Of these, 18 were decided in favour of the workers, in favour of the em ployers, and 23 were compromised.

A Big Sailing Vossel. A striking example of the improvements and economies on sailing-ships is afforded just now by a new American ship, the five-masted scliooner Juha R. Prescott, which is said to throw entirely into the shade the only five inasted American ship previously existing (the Governor Ames), not only with regard to size, but also in carrying capacity and speed. The John B. Presenit, which cost $100,000 to build, can carry a cargo of close upon 4,000 tons of coal on a draft of 23 ft.,and her steering apparatus is worked and her sails maneuvred by steam power, and many other operations are performed by the same mediam. The length of her keel is 283 ft., the width of her huil 44 ft, the depth of her holds 2 ft. 6 in., and the length over her deck is 318 ft. She has five masts of Oregon pine-wood, each of which is 112 ft. high and 29 in. in diameter, and 10,000 yards of sail-cloth were used for her sails; this is quite as much br rather more canvas dan is carried by the largest sailing-vessel in the world-Messrs. Lacisz's five-master Pelesi-which has a carry- ing capacity more than 40 per cent. greater than this new American ship. And yet, if the Accounts published respecting her are frue, this five-masted schooner, with her enormous spread of sail, will be enabled by means of her labour saving appliances to carry a crew of only twelve men, viz, captain, two males,, one engineer, one.steward, and seven seamen.

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Inquest on the Bullfinch

disaster.

The inquest in the eleven men who died from the result of injuries sustained by the recent accident on the torpetto-boat destroyer Bullfinch was concluded at Haslar Naval Hospital, Gnsport, on the 17th ultimo. Me. Stubbs, manager of Messrs Cammell's works at Gainesthorpe, saiddhat, having examined the broken as well as the cracked rods, he thought the form of the cracks negatived the presump. his opinion the fracture was caused by the rapit Lion that they were the fatilt of the material. In alternation of compression and expansion. In the light of what had happened he thought the should either be differently designed or the high pressure and intermediate connecting rods

sections strengthened. Mr. H. J. Oram, in- there was an undoubted value in the hollow spector of machinery at the Admiralty, said

rod, because lightness was most essential, ant the hollow form was the strongest for a certain weight of metal-that was, assuming the con- ecting rod to be a strut. It was also stronger for bundling, but in tension it would not make tions in the quality of the metal tending to any difference. We thought there were varia weakness, and also that the dimensions of the jaw were rather fight and insufficient to allow for these variations. The jury found that there actual fractures. They considered that the rods was no precise evidence of the cause of the

were not capable of withstanding the great stain of the high speel of 29 er 30 knots, and that the weakness emanated both from slightly fatty design, namely, rods weakened by excessive boring, and insufficient metal at the jaw at the British Shipping in Sicily.

point of vertical fracture, and the unsatisfactory In his annual Consular report on the trade quality of the material, it not appearing to be of and commerce of Sicily for last year, Mr. uniforin quality. The jury were of opinion that Sidney Churchill states that the entries ofa-surgeon should be carried on these trial trips. British vessels at Palermo last year were 322 vessels, of 409,064 tons, at Messina 309 vessels of 360,367 tons, and at Catania 152 vessels, of 172,347 tons the tonnage in each instance showing a serious falling off as compared with the previous two years. Mr. Churchill attributes. this decline to the following reasons: that foreign ships of equal tonnage dead deeper, pay less wages and less for rations; that foreign An interesting war-risk case was recently laws enable shipmasters to exert more control heard before the Bordeaux Tribunal of Com over crews than British shipmasters possess; 10 merce. The action was brought by Messrs. the absence under the British Bag of small Manuel Soula & Co. to recover 6,125 francs, handy, steamers of from 500 to Boo tons; the value of merchandise shipped on board the because less capital is invested in foreign British ss. Foscolta, which was sunk in a colli-vessels, the earning of such vessels paying sion with the United States ciuiser Columbia better especially when old British vessels are in May, 1898, during the Spanish-American bought; and to the absence of strikes amongst war. The goods were insured against ordinary foreigners. He considers that it would have risks with the Nouvelles of llavre, and the been more profitable for the owners of British Neuchateloise and Fortuna Companies, and vessels to break their vessels up rather than against war-risk with the British & Foreign have sold them to foreigners to run in opposition Company. The Tribune! was called on to to them. The Consul states that the most decide whether the casualty was due to an ordi remarkable feature of the situation is that it is

awar-risk nary risk or to av

The Columbia was not foreigners who are given up British shipping, but important British, finns who are chartering foreign ships for their trade. As showing the difference between loading foreign and British vessel of the same tonnage be refers to the foreign vessel Cres, chartered to Palermo. with coals, which loaded 150 tons mure at gs. 6d. per ton (making, in addition to the saving in wages, about 70 per trip more freight) than a British ship of the same tonnage.

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War-risk Insurance.

acting as a scout to discover enemy's vessels, and did

Bot show lights or make sound signals and the collision occurred at night during thick weather. The issuers of the ordinary policies maintained that the collision arose out of an act of war; the British & Foreign Company contended that the risk was an ordinary one, and that so long as the collision was not voluntary, and due to a formal intention to destroy an enemy's ship it was only a normal risk covered by ordinary insurance policies. The Tribunal admitted that the accident was not the consequence of a direct act of hostility against the suffering ship, but held that the collision devolved in a direct manner from a state of war, and that the British and Foreign Company was therefore liable.

The Court dissented from the Company's theory, as stated above, which would be equiva- lent to the suppression of war-risks for vessels belonging to neutral nations, seeing that inter national acts of hostility were only of rare occurrences It was evident, the Tribunal maintained, that divers circumstances, and, in particular, the ancient constitute special vessels.navigate constitute special dangers which are the direct result of a state of war. In the present case it was a matter of publie notoriety, proved try documents before the Court, and admitted by all parties, that the Yocolia, which was navigating at night in thick weather during the Spanish American war, was run into and sunk by the American war vessel Columbia, which was acting as a look out ship, performing a war service, and havigat- ing without lights or making sound-signals, notwithstanding the fog Without examining the conditions under which the collision oc curred, the Tribunal found it to be "certain that the cruising of a powerful vessel in foggy weather, obliged by the service she was per

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THE CHANCES OF REVOLUTION IN FRANCE.

That France in a condition of moral

anarchy, her people hopelessly divided in opinion, her Army so wild with irritation as to be almost out of hand, and her fanatics ready for any crime which has the faintest political excuse is to evident to require proof. She is in a mond which she has often displayed before, when Voltaire's sarcasm on the Frenchman as a mixture of the tiger and the ape seemed for the moment not too savage to be accurately descriptive. The attempt to murder M. Labor, merely because he is the counsel defending Dreyfus, shows conclusively the temper into which she has risen, as also does even more conclusively the way in which the assassin must have been shielded by those aware of his crine, Nevertheless, we think there are at least three strong reasons for believing that France will peither plunge into civil war, as the correspondent expects, nor enter, immediately at least, upon the path of revolution.

The Goverment is evidently in strong hands. General Galliffet declares that he is individual- ly responsible for the recent purification of the Army by the removal of all suspected generals from their posts in Paris, but the Cabinet as a whole must have approved those steps-one of which, the dismissal of General Negrier, Kas Indefensible as the practice of selling our an act of singular audacity-and it is the civil outsiders, there is no real ground for suppos verthrown the strong organizations which were "obsolete" ships to foreigners may appear to government which has attacked, and we think, ing, as Consul Churchill does, that it would plotting the ruin of the Republic. Those or have been more profitable for the former ganizations had probably gained over some owners of such vessels to break them up than regiments, and the Minister of the Interior ip to sell them to run in opposition. There is no attacking them openly, displays nerve which comparison between a breaking-up price of, was at once recognised throughout France, and say, £2 per ton, and the 6 per ton or more which will probably prevent all resistance. The offered by the foreign buyer, and the 8,000 French respect strong Governments, partly it this would mean to the sellers of a 2,000-ton may be from actual fear of them, but mainly steamer would take a lot of losing at the because they love to be protected, and think competing tactics of the vessel in the bands of that only a strong Government can do it. Some her new owners, should she come into direct of them are afraid of the foreigner, some of the competition, as is seldom the case. Looking Red Republic, some of a great fall in bourse seem to bid busty, its drill would values, but all confide, their defence to pre Cut- seem to be bad business thus to provide co-crnment, and like to see arresting, prosecut- petitors with cheap tonnage, but after all, the ing, and when necessary shooting, all disturbers. interests of private ownership must have the They have no relienee except upon the central first consideration, and sentimental objections power, and whenever it shows itself weak it be. come in a long way behind. Another point to be noticed is that the Englishi ship-owner who the present there is no necessity for resolution,- comes unpopular. With such a Government as sells his obsolete boats to foreigners usually which could only be in favour of some form of invests the proceeds in new vessels of approved authority believed to be stronger than a Repu modem type and larger size; so that he is able blic, and, consequently, we incline to believe to take on other work for which the smaller there will be none. General Galliffet is consi ship was unsuitable, and to a certain extent-dered a good substitute for any possible Dicta- closes an opening for the foreigner in that torship.

direction and we cannot expect to do all the. It is impossible for the people to rise without trade at sea. But the real moral of this "sold the consent of the Army, and there are reasons foreign business is revealed in the scandalously why the Army should not give its consent. If early age at which our boats become "obsolete," it rose, it would wish to make its own favourite

Kwang sü Sun-Rises

Sels

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Per Rohilla, from. Yokohama' for, Löndan- Chinese-ath of 8th moon of 25th year of F. J. Moore, R.N., and Mrs. Hutton. For Thursday, 28th September, 1899. Mr. J. T. D. Hutton, Miss Hutton, Fleet-Eng. Marseilles-Miss Hutton, and Comdr. Loveca hio. For Singapore-Mr. J. H. Neelia For Hongkong-Mt. H. W. Andrews. From Kobe for London-Mr. F. W. Thomas, Miss C. F. Thomas, and Mr. F. E. Hammond. For Hong- kong-Mr, and Mrs. E. V. Kellett and servant, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Kirkman, Mr. and Miss *Parsons, and Master Parsons.

High water-Morning

shr, somlin, 5kr. 50min. ahr, 20min.

Afternoon..hone

Low water-Morning ...thr, amin.

Afternoon... none No inferior high-aor low-water.

ANNIVERSARIES. 1816-Rules and Regulations of the Morrison Education Society approved. 1840--Louis Napoleon sentenced to perpetual imprisonment for the landing at Bou- logna, 1800-Capture of Ancona by Garibaldi. 1870 Surrender of Strasbourg- 1887-Yellow River burst its banks in Honam

calamitous inundation. 1889-Death, of Hon, F. Stewart, Colonial

Secretary at Hongkang. 18o-Departure from Macao of the German steamer Amigo the first (and last) vessel of a line between China and Mexico, with 486 Chinese passengers. 1866-Serinus rising nekt Swatow.

TO-MORROW.

Friday, 29th September, 1899. "Chinese-25th of Sik moon of 25th year of

Kwangs Sno-Wises

Sets High water Jorning.

Afternoon Low water-Morning

shr. 5min. Shr. 58min. 4hr. 16min. 7hr. min. ithr. Somin. ..thr.” pain,

Afternoon ANNIVERSARILS.

1834 Trade resumed with British Merchants

at Canton.

1865-Hurricane at Manila, causing immense

dange to shipping. Steamship Kilure lost near the Para

cels, four of the crew drowned. 1993-Death of the Queen of Denmark.

1588

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUE.

English (Parramatta) to-morrow." American (Doric) 30th inst. Indian (Chelydra) and pros. Canadian (Empress of China) μh pros. American (Nippon Maru) toth' práx.

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Last, though not least of the reasons against revolution, is the intellectual inferiority of the plotters: The anti-Semites have no chief unless it he the rather ridiculous person who has this week been barricading himself in lus club house, like a schoolboy protesting against bad brenk for adequate reasons, has treated with such fasts, and whom M. Waldeck Rousseau.probably singular fenity. Mt. Guerin might become a dangernas rioter, or even lead in a general attack upon Jews, but he is not the leader for a great insurrection. His very name is unknown to half the population. The Kadicals share the difficulty of the anti-Semites, and are not just now in opposition, while the Bonapartists are unusually quiet. They are said to he, hain pered by a division between their kaders, and even if that is untrue they obviously are not ready. Their chance cansists in the perically unknown character of Louis Donaparte, the Russian artilleryman, and be remains in Kassia, possibly waiting for some event which does not occur. There remain the Royalists, and it is understood that the "plot" frustrated this week was organised in the interest of thie Duke The O. & O. S. S. Ca's Doric with mails &c. of Orlean's. Plots in the interest of the Bour-left Shanghai for this port this, morning at lions do not succeed. The peasants, in the first daylight. place, do not like them, and peasants, supply nearly two-thirds of all the Army recruits. It is true that the Church is on that side, and that many of the officers are clerical, but clericalism has little real bold in France, and the general people have no idea of the Duke Orleans, who, jo put it mildly, is evidently not a man of first rate capacity. It may be doubled, too, if the party is at all compact. It Tas bitter enemies within it, greatly exaspe

plebeian supporters suspect one another, and it rated by the recent attitude of the Pope, who is accepted the Republic, its aristocratic and

its papers are always seized. It depends, too. must have traitors within is ranks for its plans are always made known to the authorities, and a lule too much on bribery.. Money has lution, but its use indicates a certain want of always played its part in every French Reva. imagination in a party which, if it has not imagination, has, except clericalisin, no strong motive power. The Royalist ploners are, in fact, inept persons, from whom the Republic, if even decently guided, has nothing to fear, and the guides are for the present competent

incn.

We think, therefore, that, in spite of many Ppearances, affairs will go on in France with much agitation but no general overtum. Economist.

IN A WATER SPOUT'S PATH.

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COVELO, August 2

A portion of Round Valley was visited yester day by a storm that way remarkable for its peculiarity: A column of Water in whirling motion resembling a waterspout, passed over the city doing considerable damage to grain in stacks yet unthrashed. The first indications of the phenomena approaching was the appearance of a dark storm cloud pver the eastern range of hills, slowly sailing into the valley,

At 3 o'clock the southern part of the valley. was obscured by the cloud birst. Heavy peals of thunder with startling lightning flashes con- tinued throughout the afternoon. In Covelo, the center of the valley, only a light rain fell, while in the southern part of the valley a after the passing of the waterspou: the sloughs waterspout was raging. In less than an hour and waterways that are always dry at this period of the year, were overflowing their banks, tearing away food gates, and crashing road flames.

The highways were washed out badly and them passable. As a result of the storm hun extensive repairs will be necessary to make dreds of fish were killed in Round Valley creek, which was directly in the path of the waterspout. The surface of the stream was literally covered with dead fish of all sizes. From the great quantity and appearance of the minediate portion of the stream were killed. fisks there is no question but all those in this It is generally believed that the storm was electrical and the fish were electrocuted. The rush of water into the creek bringing rubbish most feasible explanation is that the sudden

and foreign matter killed the fish--S. F Chronicle,

SHIPPING REPORTS..

Captain Clyma, of the steamship firlic, from Kobe, &c, reports:-Left Kobe at 5.50 am, on the coth inst., Foochow on the 26th, and Fresh N.E. winds with continuous min was anchored in Hongkong harbour this morning. experienced till clearing Inland Sea when heavy NE, swell with strong winds were en- countered. Barometer falling very low, ran for shelter in Seriki Bay, thence to Foochew, moderate N.E. wind with heavy swell, thence weather. to arrival moderate breeze and swell with fine

NOTAN, DA

CALENDAR..

SEPTEMBER.

The steamer Danja from Glasgow, and Liverpool left singapore for this port yesterday. pan. and may be expected here on or about the ist prox

The steamer Kaisow from Glasgow and Liverpool left Singapore for this port to day am and may be expected here on or about the and prox.

The Canadian Pacific Railway Cox's R.M.S. Empress of Chial arrived at Kobe on Wednes- day, at 5 pm, and left the same day at midnight for Shanghai, where she is due to arrive on Saturday the 30th inst. at 10 p.m.

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS. Isla de Cuba............ at Kowloon Dock. Isla de Luzon ............

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H.M.S. Bonaventure. Feikon Nanshan Legazpi..

Kiangpak Simla. D. Juan d'Austria

Толучит Suevia ....

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Miscellaneous Exporta.

Cases

The German steamer Alesia, Hongkong to Cigarettes for Havre :-6 casese Woodware, Port Said, 16th September, took case

20 cases Feathers, zo cases Cantharides, 34 cases Bristles, 40 cases Blackwoodware, 42 packages Baniboo, 60 cases Human Hair, 156 cases Chinaware, 183 packages Canes, 895 rolls Matting, and 1,712 packages Tea; for Havre audfor Hamburg: cases Silks, 5 casos Blackwoodware, to rolls Matting, it rolls Tea Mats, 14 cases Human Hair, 25 cases Bristler, 34 cases Chinaware, 50 cases Storaniseed, 94 bales Feathers, 130 cases Cassia, 150rolla Mats, 200 packages Canes: for Havre and/or Ham- burg and/or London ease Tea, 1 case Curios, 20 boxes Essential Oil, 40 cases Hristles, 70 bales Feathers, 100 bags Plumbago, and 100 cases Preserves; for Havre and/or Ham- burg and/or Antwerp-40 cases Bristles; for Havre and/or London 525 bales Canes; for Hamburg: case Gongs, 2 cases China Ink,

Tases Bambooware, 3 cases Paper, Paper, 3 cases Silks, 4 Cases P/Effects, 6 cases 6 cases Shells, 8 cases Cigars, 9 bags Copal, 9 causes Sundries, to cases Essential Powder, Treases Hunan Ilair, zo bales Raitan Shav ings. 67 cases Chinaware, 70 casos Bristles,. roo hales Broken Cassia, 100 cases Cassia, 100 bales Chinaroot, 10: cases Palin-leaf Fans, 150 bales Feather, 173 cases Tea, aos casks Pre- and 796 packages Canes; for Hamburg andfor serves, jaz rolls Matting, 453 cases Preserves

for Hamburg and/or London:126 packages Antwerp and/or London:-75.cases Bristics:

Canes and 250 casks Preserves: for Hamburg and/or Antwerp:-120 cases Bristles; for Ham- borg and/or London and/or Antwerp-15 cases Bristles; for Hamburg and/or Bremen and/or Londono boxes Preserves; for Hamburg and/or Amsterdam and/or Rotterdam 130 cases Preserves; for Amsterdam-3 cases Chinaware and 525 casks Preserves for Rot- terdam: 38 bales Leaf Tobacco and 125 casks Presches for Antwerp:-5 packages Rattan- ware and 19 packages Canes; for Christiania 5 cases Curios; for Copenhagen-2 cases Sun dries and 422 packages Fire Cmckers; for Buenos Ayres-sra packages Fire Crackers; and for Lisbon:-13 cases Chinaware.

STEAMERS EXPECTED.

Names,

From

Singapore

Dur

Parramatta

To-morrow Andalusia Singapore To-morrow Doric

Shanghai ...... Sept. 30th Dania

Singapore... Oct. 1st Hiroshima Maru... Shimonoseki ... Oct. 1st Chelydra Kaisow.. Benlarig Tientsin....

Singapore Oct. 2nd Singapore ......Oct. 2nd. Singapore Oct. 3rd' Singapore Oct. 3rd Malaya....... Empress of China Japan............ Oct. th

Mororan

Oct. 3rd Nippon Maru San Francisco... Oct. rath

We would use the attention of shipping firms to the. style in which Steamers Expected" and "Projected Salling." are now puldished in these columns, aut la so doing respect- ily urge the managers' of shipping firms to give orders to their clacks to furnish this office, on the forms already supe plied gratis with the fatest available information every day.

PROJECTED SAILINGS,

Destination Date

Ship.

Cusniopolitan

Aberdeen

+1

Abergeldic Airlie America Mara...

Portland, &c.. Sydney, &c...

Andalusia Argyll

Bamberg

PASSED THE CANAL. Outward-25th August - Glazerus, Siam, Fladimir th August Andalusia, St. Mary,

dessa. ingo Marn, Omba, 5th September-Glen 1st September-Benlarig, Algou, shiel. Sth September-Shanghai, Puritan, files. 12th September-Sydney. th Sep tember- Sanaki Maru, Siberia, Spithead. 19th September-Monmouthshire, Lady Joicey. 220d September-Malacca.

Homeward 2nd September-Renvoirlic, Dardanis

Shipping.

Arrivals..

Co.

PRINCETON, American gunboat, 1,000, Comdr. Harry Knox, 28th Sept.-Amoy 27th Sept. AIRLIE, British steamer, 2,500, W. Clynia, 28th Sept., Kobe 20th Sept., and Foochow 26th, General-Gibb, Livingston & Co. QUARTA, German steamer, 1,146, 1. Johannsen,

27th Sept Saigon 23rd Sept., Rice. Sander, NANVANG, German steamer, 983, Th. Lehmano, 28th Sept.,Swalow 27th Sept., General Douglas, Lapraik & Co. AMPING, Chinese steamer, 1,158, Stewart, 28th Sept. Canton 27th Sept., General-C: M. S. S. Co. KACHATE MARU, Japanese stemmer, 2,143, S... Fujuki, 28th Sept,-Kuchinotzu 23rd Sept., Coal-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha,

HALIOTIS, British steamer, 1946, Blair, 28th

Sept., Singapore 20th Sept., Petroleums,

Arnhold, Karberg & Co. ROBILLA, British steamer, 2,216, 5. de B. Lockyer, R.N.R., 29th Sept., Yokohama goth Sept, Gench P&O.SN Ca EQUATORIA, Belgian steainer, 1,200, Ch. Daly 39th Sept.-Saigon 23rd Sept., Rice and Flour.-Order. INDEPENDENT, German steamer, 850 A. Halt, 28th Sept.,-Sourabaya 13 Sept., Sugar and Nuts.--Sander, Wieler & Co.

Clearances at the Harbour Office.

Kosni Maru, Japanese str., for Swatow, China, German str, for Cheloo. Choysang, British str., for Swatow Haliotis, British str., for Yokohama. Tailee, German str., for Hongay. Haimun, British str., for Swatow." Bingo Mark, Japanese str., for Nagasakij Pak Kong, British str, for Canton. Kong Pak, Britiske str., for Canton. Wo Ping, Chinese steam-launch, for Wachow Kroat Lum, British steam-launch, for Macao.

Departures:

Meteorological means based on fifteen years Sept. 38, Kwang Lee, Chinese str., for Canton.

-observations-to-1898.

H:.rometer, Thermometer Humidity. Rainfall

TO-DAY.

WEATHER REPORT,

Barometer... Temperature Humidity -Rainfall

129.824. .80.4

8.33

On date at On drie at

to in,

4.

29.92

29.99

70

77

48

50

Sept. 28, Kishan, British sir, for Amoy. Sept. 28, Erremoen, German str., for Shanghai, Sept. 28, Choysang, British stra for Shanghai, Sept. 28, Szechten, British stry for Bangkok. Sept. 26, Bingo Maru, Japanese str., for Japan, Sept. 28, Kosai Maru, Japanese steamer, for

Vladivostock.

Passengers-Arrived.

Per Quartu, from Saigon-102 Chinese. Per Nanyaug, from Swatow-8z. Chinese. Per dirlie, from Kobe, &c.-Mr. and Mrs. R. Reed, and Mr. H. Stubbings.

Per Equatoria, from Saigon-21. Chinese,

Bayern Belgian King Breconshire Benlarig

Calchas...... Candia

Nov. 11th

JOct 2nd

San Francisco, &c. Nor. 14th Havre, &c.

New York, &c...... Ok. dèsp.. ¡Havre, Sc.

Straits, &c.

Nove Isth

Noy. 30th

Nov. 8th

San Diego, &c. ...Oct. 31st Japan... Oct 71h Victoria, B.C. Oct. 38th London... Oct. 17th ....London, &c... Oct. 24th Carmarthenshire. San Diego, &c...Nov. 15th Carlisle City...San Diego, &c. ...Dec. 15th Catherine Apcar, Singapore, &c...... Oct. 2nd Challenger New York. Qk. desp. China

San Francisco, &c. Oct. 3rd City of Dublin... Victoria, B.C... Oct. 14th City of Peking...San Francisco, &c. Nov. 21st City of Rio San Francisco, &c. Oct. 27th Doric. Coptic

San Francisco, &c. Nov. 4th Ep. China

San Francisco, &c. Oct, roth Vancouver, &c......Oct. 25th Emp, India ... Emp. Japan Esmeralda Formosa Swatow, &c.......... Oct. 1st Futami Maru... Thursday 15., &c... Sept. 29th Haimun Swalow, &c.. Gaelic A... San Francisco, &c. Nov, 30th Heidelberg Havre, &c. Nov. 5th

Sept. 29th Hiroshima Maru. Bombay, &c... OCL 3rd Hongkong Maru San Francisco, &c. Dec. 9th Java...............London........... Nov, 2nd Kagoshima Maru Kobe & Yokohama Sept. 29th Kaifong...... Shanghai. König Lazpi Manila.......

...Straits, &c.

Legazpi.....

Manila

Nov. zznd Dec. zoth Sept. 3oth

Sept, zgth Dec 13th Sept. 30th OCL Ist Monmouthshire. Portland, &c. Oct. 7th Nanchang.. ......Tientsin

Oct. Sih Nippon Maru... San Francisco, &c. Oct. 19th Nanyang Swatow ......... Sept. 30th Orestes Parramatta Shanghai

London......

Sept. 31st Ping Suey......... New York, &c.

Sept 29th Joci toth Prinz Heinrich... Straits, &c. ...Dec. 27th Preussen...Straits, &e

Jan. 10th Queen Adelaide.. Victoria, B.C..... Nev. 18th

..........Japan

Oct.rst Sachsen ........ Singapore, &c.. [Oct;rith; Sado Maru Marseilles, &c.......Oct. 6th Saint Irene Victoria, B.C. Sarpedon Savora Shanghai

Robilla

Sibiria

St. Mark. Taiyuan... Tamba Maru Thyria Tientsin.

Tsingh Valetia

London,

c. &c.

Havre,

Japan, &c.

Dec. 9th

Oct. 4th Oct. Izth

Oct. 6th Nov. 20th

Havre, &c. New York, &c.. Qk: desp. Port Darwin, &c...Oct. 3rd Marseilles, &c......Oct. 21st San Diego, &c. ...Oct. 15th Shanghai........

Oct..gih Shanghai, &c. ...... Oct: Ist Europe, &c.

Sept 30th

How to gain Flesh and Strength. Take after each meat about n. tablespoonful of Scott's Emulsion of Pure Cod Live Oil with Hypo- phosphites. It is almost as palatable as milk and easily digested. The rapidity with which delicate children and sickly people suffering. from weakness and wasting diseases improve and thrive upon this dict is truly marvellous, As a remedy for Consumption and Throat Affections and Bronchitis is unequalled by any other preparation in the world, Any Chemist can supply it Sole Agents for Hongkong and the Empire of China, Watkins & Co, Hong- kong.-{Advi,