Charles Warren was beginning his Bechuana land expedition, Colonel C. E. Luah, com manding the Royal Engineers in Natal, pro posed to Sir Baker Russell, commanding the Cavalry in Natal, that a survey should be quietly made of the asses lending into the Orange Free State. Sir Baker Russell agreed; the officer commanding the troops Natal con curred, and sent to the Geneval in Cape Town for leave. The last-named, General Sir Lei cester Smyth, telegraphed a refusal.
"We have," he said, "the most ample reports and sketches of all the Drakensberg passes into the Free State. They were made by Gough and others during the Boer war"
Colonel Luard then asked the Chief of the Staff at Cape Town for a perusal of the above mentioned reports, &c., and received the follow- ing reply:
"There are no papers in the archives of the Head-quarter Office Cape Town about the passes from Natal into the Free State. I should say you would be able to get the in formation up your way." -
Colonel Luard replied that the General knew where the pipers were, and asked for them to be sent. He received the following
answer
"I asked the General about these matters; he has asked me to write desiring you not to move in the matter, as on political grounds it it is undesirable this should be done at this juncture of affairs."
Our correspondent aids-"And so it ended; but if we had been permitted to carry out our projected expeditition, I make no doubt that we should not have returned without a mass of information about much of that rough country on the Natal side of the Drakensberg which (if published) would have been very valuable now. As we may have to look forward souner or later to heavy fighting in and about the passes of the Drakensberg, it may not yet be too late (if it has not yet been done) to produce and distribute to many of our officers copies of the reports and sketches of that district, which may be of such immense value to them and to
others under them.',
Honours for the Battle of Colenso. The London Gazelli announces that the
her intention to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cross on the undermentioned officers and non-commissioned officers, whose claims have been submitted for her Majesty's approval, for their conspicuous bravery at the battle of Colenso, as stated against their names :-
Nume.and
Acts of Courage for which Reginent.
Recorumen fed. Captain W. MAI Colenso on December 15th,
Congrve, The 1899, the detachments serv Ride Brigade ing the guns of the rath and (The Punce 60th Batteries, Royal Field Consort's Artillery, had all been either Own)--- -killed-wounded,-or-driven front their guns by infantry fire at close range, and the guns were deserted. About son yards behind the guas was a donga in which some of the few horses and drivers left alive were shel- ered. The intervening spacO was swept with shell anti rifle fire. Captain Congreve, Rifle - gade, who was in the dunga,
Queen has been graciously pleased to signify
assisted to hook a team unto a limber, went out, and as sisted to limber up a gun.
Being wounded, he look shelter; but, seeing Lieute nant Roberts fall, badly wounded, he went out again and brought him in. Captain Congreve was shot through the leg, through the toe of his boot, grazed on the elbow and the shoulder, and his horse shot in three places. Lieutenent the Lieutenant Roberts assisted Hon. F. H. Captain Congreve. He was
Roberts wounded in ihree places. S. (since de-
ceased) The
King's Royal
Ride Corps.
Corpural. G. E. Coporal Nurse also assisted.
Nurse, 66th Battery Royal Field Artil lery.
Captain I. Captain Reed, tho had heard Reed,7th Bat of the difficulty, shortly after tery, Royal wards brought down three Field Artil teams from his battery to see lery.
if he could be of any use. He was wounded, as were five of the 13- men' who rode with him, one was killed; and ig out of 21 horses were
killed before he got half way to the guns, and he was obliged to retire.
The Garcile also states that the Queen has been pleased to approve the grant of the medal far Distinguished Conduct in the Field to the undermentioned soldiers in recognition of their services at the battle of Colenso
ROYAL, ARTILLERY.
J
Corporal A. Clark Corporal R. J. Money Acting Bombardier f.
H. Reeve Driver-H. Taylor Driver H. G. Young Driver . E. Pells Driver G. Rockall Driver E. W. Lucas Driver R. Williams Driver C. J. Woodward"
Driver W. Robertson Driver W. Wright Driver A. C. Hawkin Driver . P. Lennox Driver A. Nugent
(killed in action) Driver J. Warden Driver A. Felton' Driver T, Musgrove Trumpeter W. W.
Ayles
THE “OPEN DOOR" TO CHINA.
There is no mistaking the purport of the recent dispatches emanating from the State Department at Washington in regard to China and to the success of this Government in for warding the liberal commercial policy described by the expressive phrase of the "open door There have been significant indications in this direction for some time, with hints that the European Powers were reluctant to enter into formal concessions on the subject of trade relations with the Celestial Empire. This difficulty now appears to have been overcome. It is further intimated in one of the dispatches that a forthcoming message of President Mc- Kinley to Congress will lay before the country all the official information that exists on this important negotiation.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1900.
THE FAR EAST.
Mr. Walion said :--
have been seized, rifled, and then used to en- able the pirates to capture heavily laden junka without such outrages being followed by any punishment whatever from the British gun boats. This is due to the fact that our officers have not authority to land and follow the pirates to their villages. The French are building three gunboats in pairofthe West Rriver, a when there are running we shall soon find that they will land armed forces to stop piracy. Eventually, by these means they will have military occupation of the country under our very nose.
5-30 p.m.-F... Company Drill at Kowloon
Docks, 5.30 p.m.-"A" "B" & "C" Co., Squad Drill
At Head Quarters. 5 p.a.-"D" Infantry Co., Company Drill at
Head-Quarters.
5 p.m.-"E" Engineer Co., Company Drill at
Head Quarters. 5-6 p.m.-Band Practice for unenrolled Drum-
mers. at lead-Quarters. 6-7 p.m.-Band Practice at Head Quarter.
Departures./
Mar. 13, Tholes, British str., for Swatow. Mar. 13, Hailong, British str., for Swatow. Mar. 13, Nanyang, Gennan str., for Chefoo. Mar. 13, Spisang, British str., för Calcutta.. Mar. 13, Meefoo, Chinese str., for Shanghai. Mar. 13, Lyermoon, Gennan str., for Shanghai. Mar, 13, Wingpe, British str., for Shanghai, | Mar. 13, Ateitis, British str., for Swatow
Maw 13, Choysang, British str., for Shanghai, Mar. 13, Canton, British str., for Canton.
Passengora-Arrived.
Per Siam, from Bangkok--5 Chinese. Per Canlon, from Shanghai, &c.—6 Chinese." Ver Taksang, from Bangkok-97 Chinesa; Per fleidelberg, from Singapore--~326 Chi-
THURSDAY, th. Noon-E. & A. S. Co.'s steamier Australian
leaves for Australi p.m.-A. L. S. N. Co'sainer Afelpomens leaves for Fiume Trieste vie the Strails. Noon-P. M. S. Co's steamer igen, leaves for
San Francisco &c. C. N. steamer Kuesyang leaves for Manila,child,: Mr. Luma Wing, and 1,373 Chinese and
Iloilo and Cebu.
I found French activity in Louth China to be in marked contrast to our do-nothing policy, How the future of British trade is endangered unless we preserve our equal rights and prestige in the South and south-west of China is best shore, by, what I found to be the commercial position in Cochin-China, Cambodia, Annam, and Tongking. Whereas in 1885 seven-eighths of the imports to French Indo-Ching came from England, Germany, and Switzerland, owing to ile protective tariffs imposed by the French in favour of their own goods, three- fourths of the imports now come from France, anel only one quarter from the rest of the world. 5-7 pm-"A"B" & "C" Co, Examination If through the neglect of our Government in pursue a fun and vigorous policy in the south and south west of China, French control is eventually extended over the provinces of
dom is to find at the head of it the father of MR. JOSEPH WALTON, HIP., ON that piracy is rife, and British owned steamers the McKinley tariff, whose whole claim to the Presidential nomination-in 1896 was due to his championship of extreme Protection. What
Reuters representative has had an interview is still more astonishing is the docility with which the party of Protection appears to follow with Mr. Joseph Walton, M.I'. for Barnsley, who him. It seems but yesterday when the air has just (8th February) returned to London was filled with the insensate cries of the calater an extended tour in China, Japan, Corea, mity howlers, and when the columns of Pre-Indo-China, and India. He travelled over tectionist organs teemed with false statistics 3,000 miles on the inland waterways of China, presented in deprecation of a mild and dif. including 1,000 miles up the Yang-tse-kiang, fident effort in the Wilson tariff to loosen some of the restraints upon trade. The "yellow ter ror" caused by the Wilson tariff has scarcely disappeared when the leaders of the party of the Dingley act come forward as the advocates of the "open door" to commerce with the East! It is not possible for the Republican cham. pions of this movement to disguise from them. selves that the "open door, policy must bring the United States to a speedy adoption of the policy of Free Tmde. They must perceive that this country cannot persistently demand that the doors of other regions be opened to trade and keep its own bolted and barred with tariffs. Even the beneficiaries of the Dingley act, who have hoped for a long reign of spolia tinu, see this as well as the Protectionist doctri- naires; and they may be expected to make what resistance they can to the movement. hurt they will struggle in vain against the expansion sentiment that has taken hohl of the Republican party and its Administra tion. As for the party leaders, they were Pro tectionists as politicians, and under a change of
One of the best-informed men in China, ex- conditions it will be an easy matter for them to drop the Dingley tar', now that it is so rapidly pressed the opinion that before many months growing in disfavor with the masses of the elapsed this would come about. In support of people. At the same time it must be said for the view that some such danger may be ho them that, whatever may be their lingering pre-pending, I would point out that the Russians dilections for a policy which has contributed to have made Port Arthur practically impregnable. st any party victories (with some defeats) By the construction of new fortifications they have almost encircled the town, and i had it they are unable to resist the pressure which is
on what may be regarded as official authority driving the United States into a path that in-
that there are no fewer than 40,000 Russian evitably leads to Free Trade.-P. Record.
troops in and around Port Arthur and Ta-lien- In Manchuria, made an excursion
THE NAVY AND PREPARATIONS
FOR WAR.
In the course of a leading article under the above heading, the Times of 8th February
Bays!
We want our fleets to be ready in all respects to take and keep the sea the moment war is declared and to retain their utmost mobility and efficiency until the enemy is encountered and defeated. They cannot do so if they are to wait until the auxiliaries are improvised on which their mobility and efficiency depend is worth while considering, too, whether there is any other form of preparation in which we are less efficient than we might be. We have beard a good deal of late of shore tmining for seamen, and we have perhaps heard a little too much of the scientific and purely theoretic study of the problems of modern war. Are our officers enough at sea, are they adequately trained by tactical experience afloat to make the very most of that "infernal mobility" which belongs to a nodern fleet? Nelson went into action at Tra falgar lei, urely walking and talking with Black wood on the quarterdeck of the Victory. Captain Mabau telle as that Lord Howe on the First of June, after three days' maneuvring, shut the signalbook before the action began "with an air of satisfaction as though his work as an admiral was done", Nowadays an admiral may see the smoke of his enemy's fleet on the horizon at one moment, and in less than half an hour may be in the thick of the fight. Have we sufficient- y considered the momentous significance of this contrast, how exacting must be the strain which modern war at sea imposes on the nerve, efficiency, and endurance of admirals and captains, how terrible may be the conse. quences of a wrong turn given to the helm or a signal turdily obeyed in the swift approach of liostile fleets to battle? Are we satished that the system of rigid promotion by seniority in the upper ranks of the Navy assures the greatest efficiency and physical as well as intellectual energy in the crucial hour of emergency? Have we ever taken sufficient pains to temper it, as such a system ought to le tempered, by a scrupulous and unbiased selection of the best men, irrespective of seni ority, far important commands afloat? These are the things which make for victory at sex, and these are the elements of preparation which neither matériel nor even personnel alone can guarantee without adequate fore- sight, forethought, and practice afloat. Have the Admiralty considered these things, and have they duly provided for them? The coun- try will do well to ask such questions betimes and to insist that the answers given are pre cise, categorical, and unequivocal. We shall then knew exactly who ought to be hanged should war come suddenly and find us unpre- pared.
THE ROBBERY AT PARR'S BANK.
LONDON, February 9th. rather startling discovery was made yester day at the head office of Parr's Bank (Limited), in Bartholomew-lane, when the pass apk box was cleared. One of the books, which presented somewhat bulky appearance, was seen on R being opened to be minus the greater part of its leaves, which, in fact, had been torn out. On an examination of the contents of the cheque pocket it was found to contain Bank of England notes amounting to £19,400, which were at once recognized as forming part of the notes that were stolen to the amount of £60,610 On January 23 last year. The robbery caused a great sensation at the time, and various circumstances occurred almost immediately after the theft giving rise to the suspicion that the culprit was one of the employés of the bank; and it may be added that nothing has since occurred to remove this suspicion, Little doubt was entertained that the notes would be recovered, all the numbers being known and the notes being principally for £1,000 and 500 each-amounts which rendered then practically, not negotiable, and certainly not in any ordinary manner.
In Japan I had interviews with the Marquis Itu Count Okuna, Viscount Aoki, and other 1 found on their part a leading statesmer unanimous desire for greater co-operation be tween Great Britain and Japan in the Far East. They all expressed the strongest determination, even though is should bring about war, to prevent Russian aggression in Cores, which they would on no account pernit. This is not to be wandered at, seeing that with so limited an area of cultivable land, and with a pupula tion increasing at the rate of half-a-million annually, it is absolutely essential for Japan to extend her territory. For many reasons, the natural outlet for the excess population of Japan is Cares. In f'ora i found Russian agents, official and otherwise, busily at work-at Seoul and elsewhere. They are quietly but surely extending Russian influence there, and form what I have seen and heard, regard it as quite probable that a collision will take place between Russia and Japan with regard to that country.
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along the Russian railway from Niu-chwang I found that there is really a military occupa than of the country, and that soldiers are to be At Pekin saw Prince found at every station. Ching-resident of the Tsung-li Yumen, Li Hung Chang, and others. As a result of inter- views with some of the best-informed British residents, I gathered that in their opinion a great mistake was made in allowing the setting aside of the Emperor last year, thereby giving greater controlling power to the pro-Russian Dowager-Empress. In Pekin 1. found thal, whereas our infuence was paramount four years ago, today, owing to a policy of drift and surrender, it counts for nothing. The great Viceroy of Nanking, among others, told me emphatically that they had regarded England as the friend of China, but that they had been bitterly disappointed, having looked to her in in for support against the aggression of other Powers.
Speaking of his journey up the Yang-ise,
Mr. Walton said-
I travelled 1,600 miles up the Yang-tset Chungking. For the first thousand miles 1 went up by steamer and then by Chinese house boat up the rapids and gorges of the Yangtse, only accomplishing sex enty miles in nine days. Then I was met by Mr. Archibald Little's launch, in which in the same period travelleri 380 miles. The last 400 miles was through Sze-chuan, the objective of the British Barmah and Upper Yang-tse railway.
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On both sides of the river, which at Chung king I found to be three-quarters of a mile wide at low water, the country was cultivated like a garden. I saw thousands and thousands of commodious homesteads, surrounded by clumps of bamboo and orange trees, with patches of gund of the richest alluvial soil cultivated, without a weed, and producing two and three opium, tobacco, indigo, sugar cane, crops &c. It was a new world, whose people had never heard of the war with Japan, and who refused to believe that China had ever been beaten by that country. It was a land of peace, plenty, and civilisation. I walked scores of miles, through farms, villages, and towns, and was everywhere treated with courtesy and civility. At every place we touched the population turned out en masse to see our little puffing launch forging its way up against the current, this being only the second time that this part of the river had been so narigated.
I afterwards canie down the rapids in the launch-it was the first time they had been shot by a steamer-accomplishing the journey of 457 miles Gam Chungking to I-chang in thirty-one hours of steaming. Over and over again the little craft was practically buried in the seething rapids. The possibilities of trade in this region are so vast that they can scarcely there are 5,000 trading junks, each manned by be estimated. On the Upper Yang-se alone
alanut a hundred men, making a total of half a million persons engaged in the carrying trade ---fearless men of fine physique. While we are doing nothing to extend our interests in the Yangise basi, France, Germany, and Japan are most actively engaged in the promotion of their political and commercial interests. France has covered the great populous province of Sze-chuah with Jesuit missionaries, who have not confined themselves to religious work. They have made a valuable geological survey of the province, and this has been followed by a demand on the part of the French for con cessions with exclusive right to open mines in six districts.
In order to navigate the Upper Yangtse we were indebted to the French Jesuits for an excellent chart only recently made. Otherwise, we should have had to rely on an entirely obsolete and useless British map drawn in 1851. On the Upper Yang-tze, though British gunboats were sent off more than a year ago to patrol the waterway, only one of the vessels had yet reach- ed a point more than fifty miles beyond I-chang, and no steps are being taken to enable our officers to gain knowledge and experience of the navigation of the upper river. Beyond this the gunboats which the Government have sent our are utterly unsuited both in construction and steaming power for their work. The vessels are only capable of doing 12 knots, whereas against rapids running at 13 or 14 knots they should be able to do to knais. They are fitted with screws instead al paddles, and have one- eighth plates, whereas nothing less than 3-16ths plates are of any use in view of the rocky na ture of the river.
Szechuan, Yun-an, Kwang-si, and Kwang-tung the object for which the French are straining every nerve-when the ultimate annexation takes place, as in all probability it will, British trade will be strangled there also in the same way as it has already been in French Indo- China. The same will also be nue of such portions of China as might be liimately annexed by a Protectionist country like Russia
Scotamas.
SHIPPING REPORTS,
Captain H. Rolfe, of the steamship Yuen- sang, from Manila, reparts:-Fresh breeze, high sea, and cloudy.
Captain E. Fey, of the steamship Arratzen prar, from Calcutta, Penang and Singapore, reports: Fresh monsoon and rough sea all the way to port.
Captain D. F. F. Lawerance, of de steamship Canton, from Shanghai, &c. reports-Shanghai to Wuhu light N.E. wind and fine clear weather. Wuhu to Hongkong moderate N.E. wind and overcast.
Captain Albert Smith, of the steamship Tarun, from Bangkok, reports--Moderate to fresh wind to Cape l'adaran, thence to Hong. kong strong N.N.E. wind and heavy seas with
overcast and showery weather.
Captain 1. N. Holton, of the steamship
Siam, from Bangkok, Koh-si chang, Te ports: From Kol-si-chang to Cape Varella fine weather and smooth sea, from Cape Vatella with heavy sea. to Hongkong strong N.W. and Northerly winds
4 pm.--Cargo ex Shanghai subject be rent. 5.15 p.m.-Lecture by Con-ul Volpicelli at St.
Andrew's Han
Cargo ex Kenmore subject to rent.
II.K.V.C. ORDERS.
of Corporals Bombardiers and other members of Corps.
ters.
5.30 p.m.-Trumpeter's Class, at Head-Quar. 5.30 p.m.-F. B. Squad hill at Head Quarters, 5. pan-"A" & "Co, Company Drill
Heng Quarters, under the Adjutant. 5.30 p.m. Engineer Co., Squat Drill at
Head-Quarters.
FRIDAY, 16th. N. L. Co's steamer Sirvena leaves for Europe. 8.30 for 9 p.m.-Regular Meeting of the Per-
severance Lodge,
H.K.V.C. ORDERS. 5-7 p.m.-F. 6. C., Examination of Corporals,
Bombardiers and other members of Corp1.
5
pm.-F. B. Co., Company Drill at Head
Quarters, under the Adjuant.
5.30 p.m."AB" & "C" Co, Squad Drill
at Head-Quarters. "D" Infantry Co, Squad Drill at Head-Quar.
lers.
SATURDAY, 17th. Noon-P. & O. steamer Coromandel leaves
for London.
Noon-First Ordinary Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Messrs. Walking, Ld. at the Company's Office. Cargo ex Glemariney subject to rent. (About) N. 1. S. Co.'s steamer Goodwin leaves
for Victoria B. C.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
NAILS DUE.
English (Massilia) 16th inst. American (City of Rio de Janeiro) 20th inst. Canadian (Empress of China) zoih inst. German (Stuttgart) zal inst, Gennan (Weimar) 22nd inst. American (Coptic) 26th inst. Antericas (America Muruj 4th pros. Tacoma (Sikh) 5th prox.
Captain J. S. Roach, of the steamship Hailan, from Coast Ports, reports :-Foochow to Amoy light N.E. breeze, smooth sea, dull, overcast weather, with occasional light rain. Amay to Swatow light N.E. breeze, smooth sea, fine and clear. Swatow to pout light N.F, to moderate
The Austrian Lloyd's 5. N. Co.'s steamer N.W. breeze, moderate sea, dull, hazy weather,
María Valerie, left Singapore for this port to- with occasional light rain. Vessels in Foo- chow-Nil. In Amoy:-Seang Leong, and day. Cheongchew. In Swatow:--Kalgan, and Tailee.
NOTAN DA.
CALENDAR.
MARCH
4-1
Meteorological means-based-on ten years
observations to 1893:
Barometer Thermometer Humidity
Rainfall
The N. P. S. Co's steamer Glenogle, arrived at Tacoma on the 11th instant from Japan and Hongkong.
The Imperial German mail steamer Stollgart, has left Kobe via Nagasaki & Shanghai on the redh inst. a.m. the and may be expected here on'ir about Tuesday the zoth inst.
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Per Arratson Apear, from Calcutta, &- tr. Fish, Mr. and Mrs. Agaberg, 2 children, nurse and servant, Rev. and Mrs. Woods and
Japanese.
Per Haitan, from Coast Ports-Mr. G. Bollock, Count Butler, Messrs. F. Leybum, B. W. Jenkins and i children, H. A. Little, Sab, San Cheam Nge, Lo Ken Sam, Seng Szo Sue,
and 167 Chinese
Per Pucusang, from Manila-Mr. Lim Juco and family, Rev. Bishop Thoburn, Messrs. Booth, Reys, Thumbryne, Mrs. Salis, daughter and servants, Messrs. Angeles, Santos, Trinidad, Mrs. Pasco, Mr. and Mrs. Gayford, Messrs. Rothwell, Goodwin, Griffitch, Buena ventura, and 65 Chinese.
Per Franz Ferdinand, from Kobe-Messrs. Crevatin and Palla.
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
Names.
Yangisze. Bisogno Orato
From.
Dut.
Singapore Mar. 15th Singapore .....
Mar, 15th c Singapore ...... Mar. 14th
Massilia Singapore
Tamba Maru ......Singapore
Empress of China. Japan City of Rio de Jan.Japan Stuttgart Weimar Coptic
America Maru
Sikh
Japan
Mar. 16th
¡Mar. 16th
Mar. 20th
Mar. 20th
Mar. 20th
Colombo... Mar, 22nd San Francisco... Mar 26th ...San Francisco... April 4th Tacoma... April 5th
We would direct the attention of shipping fmua tự the style in which "Strainers Expected" and "Protected Skillaga" jë viùw published in these colunas, and is en duing respect- fully urge the managers of shipping firms to give orders to their clerke so fastballs oßer, on the furian already supe ylied gratis with the laire available information every day.
Ship
PROJECTED SAILINGS.
Destination.
Date
Algoa .............. San Francisco, &c. Mar. 16th America Maru. San Francisco, &c. April 14th Arratoon Apcar ... Slagapore... Asturia Australian
.. Mar. 20th
Mar. 24th
Mar. 15th
July th
New York Sydney, &c..... Bayern
Straits, &c. Bingo Muru ........... Kobe & Yokohama Mar. 15th Braemar ....... Portland, &c. ...... Mar. 14th Calchas... London...............¡Mar, 20th China ........ San Francisco, &c.]May 15th City of Peking... San Francisco, &c. April 1st City of Rio... San Francisco, &c. Mar, 27th Coptic .................... San Francisco, &c. April th Coromandel...... Europe, &c......... Mar. 17th Doric
San Francisco, &c.May 23rd „Vancouver, &c................¡April 4th Emp. China
April 29th Emp. Tha
Mar. 14th Singapore, &c... Mar. 14th Manila, &c. Mar 30th San Francisco, &c. May isi Shanghai.......... Mar. 15th Victoria, B.C....... April 14th Victoria, B.C.... Mar. 17th Swatow, &c..
Emp. Japan.... Frz. Ferdinand... Futami Maru Gaelic
Glenartucy
Glenogle Goodwin
41
Straits, Sc.
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..39.141
57.3
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS.
at Isha de Cuba.
Kowloon
Haitan
Dock. Hamburg
.79.0
HMS. Centurion
Heidelberg .... Havre, &c.
1.76
AMS. PhoenixX..........
Shantung
H.M.S. Waterwitch. Hanni
U.S.S. Monadnock
Hong!
17
TO-DAY. WEATHER REPORT.
11
Chodate at On date an
4 p.
12
20.13 30.01
03
77
66 71
D. Juan Austria Priyang.... Geadwin
Cosmopolitan
15
Aberdeen 19
0,01
TO-DAY.
Barameter... Temperature Humidity Rainfall....
Tuesday, 13th March, 1900.
PASSED THE CANAL.
.Mar. 15th
May soth
April 6th
Hiroshima Maru. Bombay, Kd.................. Mar 30th Hongkong Maru San Francisco, &c. May 8th
Kagoshima Maru Yokohama, &c...... Mar. 27th
König Albert... Straits, &c.
Java
............... London.........
April 5th
April 4th
Mar. 16th
.Mar. 31st.
Kweiyang
.....Swatow, &c..
Lady Joicey. San Diego, &c.
Maidzuru Maru... Swatow, &c... Mar, 18th Massilia........... Marseilles, &c...... April 14th Melpomene....Singapore, &c...... Mar. 1gth Metimuir ......... Manila
Mar 14th Monmouthshire..{Portland, &c.' ...... May 19th Nippon Maru...San Francisco, &c. Mar. zoth
...... Straits, &c.
...............June 18th
Outward-and Marl-Gisela, Machasan, 6th Oldenburg
Chinese-13th of and maen of 26th year of March-Wittenburg, Conch, Saratov, Samiki Olympia Victoria, B.C....
Kwang-sй. Sun-Rites
Sels
High wales-Morning. Afternoon Low water-Morning.....
Afternoon ...... ANNIVERSARIES.
Chr. 12min. blr. Swin,
Thr. agmi.. ghr. 45min. 2hr. 54min. 3kr. 15min.
1841--Renewal of hostilities and capture of
farts in the Macao passage. 1874-Steam.cr Sunfoo lost. 1879--Marriage of the Duke of Connaught and
Princess Louise of Prussia. 1881-Assassination of the Czar Alexander il 1884-Siege of Khartoum commenced.
TO-MORROW,
Maru. 9th March.-Brulomond, Menelaus. Orestes
Homeyard-23rd Feb-Kamakura Maru, | Pakhoi Bombay, and Mar.---Weimar, Hulton, Sidra, į Parramatta 6th Mar Sechsen, Silesia, Salazie, pih Mar Pathan Glenlochy, Anna.
Arrivals at Home--9th March-Kamakuru Maru, Atama.
Shipping.
Arrivals.
2,041,
f'reissen
London. Shanghai .....
Mar, 31st Mar 10th
¿Mar. 17th
Marseilles, &c...
¡Mar. 31st
New York Straits, &c.
April 7th
May 16th
May and
Mar. 17th
June 14th
Prinz Heinrich... Straits, &c. Rohilla
Sachsen .....
Sado Maru
Savoia
Saxonia.
Sibiria ..... Sikh.....
E.
HEIDELBERG, German steamer,
Tushariwe, 13th Mar,Singapore 6th Mar., Generat.-Sienssen & Co. SIAM, British steamer, 992, H. N. Holton, 13th Mar,Bangkok via Koh-si-chang 4th Man, Rice and Timber-B Tey & Co.
Wednesday, 14th March, 1900, Chinese-ath of and moon of shit year of ARKATOON APCAR, British stea :r, 2,879, E.
Kang-sil. Sun-Rises...... 4. St
High water-Morning
Afternoon Low water-Morning....
Afternoon
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ANNIVERSARIES.
1842-8,000 Chinese troops routed by the
British at Tsz-l with great slaugier. 149-Surrender of the Sikhs to the British. 1890-Law Courts at Yokohama opened.
897-Autonomy of Crete officially conceded. 1899-Bombardment of Somoa by U.S.N.
AGENDA.
TO-DAY.
On returning from his Yang-tse journey, Mr. Walton made an expedition up the West River. Cargo ex Kawachi Alary subject to rent, Of this he said :-
H.K.V.C. ORDERS.
It was expected that the opening of this 5-7 p.m.-"A" "B" & "C" Co, Examination of Corporals, Bombardier and other waterway would be to the interest and ad-
members of Corps. vantage of British trade. To my surprise, [ found not only that Naoning-fu, which was
TO-MORROW. declared by Her Majesty's Government to have been opened last February as a treaty
Three days after the robbery the half-yearly general meeting of the bank was held when an unusally large number of the shareholders attended to hear what might have to be stated with reference to the theft, and an almost dramatic incident occurred. The chairman had resumed his seat at the close of his remarks in moving the adoption of the report, having explained, as far as he could, the circumstances connected with the robbery, but he immediately afterwards rose and, amid a scene of great excitement, announced that he had just been d informed that L40,000 of the notes had at that So far as this country is concerned the moment been returned to the bank through the policy of the "open door comics as a natural post. Since then every effort has been made sequence of the policy of expansion. The to trace the outstanding notes, the numbers opening of Ching, with its resources, to the of which have been frequently advertised, port, was not yet opened, but that in this
• world's trade" is not alone in question, but the and a reward has been offered for their river, as on the Yang tse, the agizentent an- movement must have a potential influence on recovery. Only a few of them, however,nounced in the House of Commons as enabling all countries (including our own) which have were presented, and souie of these have British goods to be carried in British ships to hitherto pursued a policy of exclusion. Presid-heen the subject of legal proceedings. every riverside town and station in China is ent McKinley has hinted that the cause which | With the "voluntary" return yesterday of practically a dead letter. A steamer built has been foreshadowed in regard to China will £19,400, making in all 59,100 thus restored, specially for trade on the West River on the be pursued with reference to the Philippines, the whole of the stolen notes are now accounted strength of this agreement has been taken off, There would be a glaring inconsistency in, for with the exception of £205. It may be not being allowed to discharge or load cargo at leading the march for an "open door?¦ to and added that one of the notes for £100 was any intervening town between the treaty.ports, from the Chinese dominions and at the same recovered only a few days ago. An effort was the result being that she could not be run at 5 p.m.-C. & M. S. Co.'s steamer Menmuir time insisting upon excluding our Eastern made to dispose of it in the purchase of a ring, a profit. archipelago from the world's trade on equal but the customer seeing that the note was being Terms
closely examined, hurriedly left the shop. The bank was then communicated with, and the noto was restored. – Tintis,
What is astonishing to Free Traders in this revolutionary movement for commercial free,
Then we were told in Parliament that the Government had decided to effectively patrol the West River by gunboats to protect" British. trade, found that this is done so ineffectively
GFR. steamer Empress of Jafan leaves før C. M. S. N. Co's steamer Telukai leaves for
i London. PA. L. S. N. Co's steamer Fr. Ferdinand leaves for Flume and Trieste via the Noon-First General Meeting of the Great Eastern and Caledonian Gold Mining Co. Ld, at the Office of the General Agents, Praya Central.
... Victoria B..Č. etc. Pagal
Straits.
leaves for Manila.
H.K.V.C. ORDERS.
m”D” Infantry &. "E" Engineer Cos, Etkorination of Corporals, Bambar diers and other members of Corps
|
Fey, 13th Mar-Calcutta z 1 February, Penang 3rd Mar, and Singapore 7th, Opium and General.-David "Sassoon, Sons & Co.
TAKSANG, British steamer, 977, Albert Smith,
13th Mar, Bangkok 6th Mar., Rice. Jardine, Matheson & Co. HAITAN, British steamer, 1,183, J. S. Roach, 13th Mar,-Foockow 10th Mar., Amoy fith, and Swalow rath, General-Douglas, Lapraik & Co.
BANKAKU MARU, Japanese steamer, 1,448, C. Hibi, 13th Mar,-Manila 9th Mar, Gene ral.-Order.
CANTON, British steamer, 1,100, D. F. F.
Sawerance, 13th Mar,Wuhu, via Chin kiang and Shanghai 1st Mar, Rice.-- Jardine, Matheson & Co. YUENSANG, British steamer, 1, 128, P. H. Rolfe, R.N.R, 13th Mar,-Manila roth Mar, General-Jardine, Statheson & Co.
FRANZ FERDINAND, Austrain steamer, 3,860, G. Motarih, 13th Mar,-Kobe 7th March, General-Sander, Wieler & Co. D'ENTRECASTEAUX, French cruiser, 8,100, de Marolles, 13th Mar-Touron 11th March.
Clearances at the Harbour Office. Thyra, Norwegian str., for Moji. Michael Jebsen, German sit, for Saigon. Phranang, British str., for Swatow. Vuensang, British str., for Amoy.
unan, British str., for Shanghai. Santakan, British str., for Sandakan. Meefoo, Chinese str, for Shanghai. Lytemeen, German str., fur Shanghai, Prometheus, British stry for Shanghai. Choysang, British str., for Shanghai: Bankaku Marie, Japanese str., for Hongay. Saikong, British str., for Samsui. Sulsang, British str., for Singapore,
Wo Ping Chinese steam-launch, for Wuchow, Canton, British str., for Shanghal Teenkaf, British str., for Singapore.
Stuttgart Tamba Maru
Teenkai Urano
Weimar...
Yawata Maru Yuensang
Japan Straits, &c.
...Marseilles, &c...
Mar. 27th Havre, &c.
.Mar. 20th Havre, &c.
¿Mar, 31st Havre, &c. ...April 20th
Victoria, B.C...... April 14th Straits, &c. Mar. 21st Kobe & Yokohama Mar 17th London.... Shanghai
Mar. 14th
Mar, 17th.
Straits, &c.,
April 18th
Japan
Mar. 24th
Manila
Mar. 14th
SWATOW WEEKLY SHIPPING REPORT,"
(March 10th, 1900.)
Dale,
Vesgety,
ARRIVALS.
Mar. Keongwai.. Hongkong
"
Hongleong......!
Where frous.
Ageau & 5.
J., M. & Co.
1. A. & Co.
Choy Shanghai
Chefoo............. Wahir...
"
J
+
5 Maidru
s Blainn....
Maru....
Hongkong
Waiching
6.Tani Maru......!
Formosa.....
Wingiang
Glenfalloc
Habana
Andy
...Shanghat
Bijukiang........... Wulita
Mira C. C.Kao Talang Ragnar Haichting
10 Tail
to Kelgan...
20)Pakihas
E. & Co
& Co.
J. M. & Co.
J. M. & Co.
V1 & Co.
9. M. & 1
Amoy Hongkong
E
1. M. A
Hongay
A may ........ongkong
kow & Wulu.... Hiongkong DEPARTURES.
Destination.
Date. Vennele. Mar. Sable Rickmers, Amoy
singad mul&moy & Shanghai.........
alienmay
log
itialoun ***.......onkongen *Choyang
Hongkong & Canton 6]Maldauru..... Mara....tk moy.
Chinktang &
6: Prosper-comet
alching
6 Krongwai
Hongkong
Singapore
6.Tamal Maru....... Hongkong *Chloe ..... ((bhanghai - Formosa... Hun kong Kwongemag.. ...Sangat...... so Tuiskng y
to Haltung......... Hoogkong m To Haiching
To Phn C. C. Kl... Bangkok.......
SHIPPING IN PORT..
Date. Vestia.
Mar Kalking
Where from Wahu Galler
...
J. M. & Co.
& Co..
J. A. &C
B. & S.
JD. & Co.'
FLAS
J. H. & Co.
loogkong: Hankow & Wahun, '&'S,
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