of your letter of the roth instant, and to inform you in reply that His Excellency the Governor will be glad to have particulars of any other disasters of this kind that live occurred in the entrances to the Hongkong harbour.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
(Sd) C. CLEMENTI,
far Colonial Secretary, The Secretary, Chamber of Commerce.
longkong, General Chamber of Commerce,
Hongkong, 11th April, 1901. S-I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 26th ulto. (No. 666) informing me in reply to my letter of the 19th idem (proposing that rules for the regulation of sailing craft in the harbour and its approaches should be formulated) that His Excellency the Govemor will be glad to have particulars of any disasters similar to the recent stranding of the Menelaus that have occurred in the entrance to Hongkong harbour.
Many other quses of the kind can be cited, but it is difficult to record them all, as no one seems to have kept any list of data. But twelve years ago the British steamer Taichow struck on some rocks in the Ly-ce-mun pass and
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1901,
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
YESTERDAY'S MEETING
A meeting of the Finance Committee was held immediately after the adjournment of the Council yesterday, the Acting Colonial Secretary, presiding.
The following minules (Nos. 17 to 24) were put before the meeting
MOOKINGS FOR THE "HYGEIA,"A The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three thousand three hundred and twenty Dollars ($3,320) to provide new moorings, &c., for the Hospital hulk #ygeia,
Carried.
COAL STORE FOR STARLING INLET. The Covenor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One hundred and seventy Dollars (5170) for the erection of a Coal Store ut Starling Inlet Police Station.
Cafried.
NEW CADETS.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Nine thousand and thirty-six Dollars and Twenty-five Cents ($9,036.25). to meet the expenses incurred by the Govern
it gracefully over her head in true Spanish fashion..
presented to her earlier in the evening, draping? Pations and improvements as seemed desirable, | Morton U.S.N., J. W. Powers, B. Burbash, they would have deserved nothing but praise, F. C. Ruby, H. P. Hughes, P. Roach, and Mis. It would have been plain common sense. Longstreet, Dr. Waggener and Mr.. H. C. *W_H:N" knows quile' well, as we all do, Gearing. For Paris-Monsieur Deveson. For why the Admiralty officers are to blame: It is Vancouver-Messra- Hing Koo and Cheong because they lost their senses, and fitted the Sam Kong. For Winnipeg Mr. A. Rolling bbiler in sixty five of our latest, best fargest and Mrs. Griffin, and three children, For St. ships before they had tested it properly. W. Paul-Mr. L. J. Lambert, For Petrolia Out H. N.'s letter is apparently intended to help Mand Mrs. J. T. Binckwell and child. For the cause of these officers (and they need Windsor Out-Mr. and Mrs. J. Finkelstin. For New York-Messrs. J. S. McDuffy, G. help ), but it only makes it worse.je
In conclusion, the writer has no interest, Tyrnan and H. A Polen. For Baltimore-Mr. direct or indirect, in James Howden of his W. Adams. For Washington-Mr. Su Yur
his chiu Kimchow. For London-Messrs. J. M... inventions, and never even spoke to him lite, but he feels strongly that the national Cann, W. J. Cann, H. Tunstall Moore, For Leonard Parkinson-T. M. Little, A. Brayer, safety has been imperilled for years. by men who would not see what all the rest of the A. Michie, H. E. V. Crawford. S. Bridge, engineering world saw clearly and nevér ceased and A., Mackilop, Miss Mackilop, Dr. and to urge upon them,
Mrs. McClosky, Capt. Leinoine, Lt-Col D. F. Macdonald, Miss M. P. Bennett, Miss Bell, Miss Brodie and maid, Mr. and Mrs.'11. A. Felton Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Chas, lirks, Comür. C. W. M. Planderleath, Mr. and Mrs. J. Bromhead Matthews, and Dr. and Mrs. Parkinson. From Shanghai for London -Dr. H. R. MacAulay. From Yokohama for London-Lady Howard of Glossop, Mrs, and
THE BROUGH COMPANY.
Last evening afairly large audience, including H.E. Sir Henry Blake, Lady Blake and party..
THE SECOND DAY. greeted the raising of the curtain upon the pre
The festivities organised for the second day's sentation of "The Manoeuvres of Jane by entertainment of the Duke and the Duchess of the Brough Company. From beginning to end Cornwall were greatly marred by bad weather, the play is pure comedy, the action naver-lags, so much so; in fact, that all outdoor ceremonies and its humorous situations follow one another were out of the question. Just before nine with pleasing rapidity: Not since the company o'clock a signal was given, by the firing of began its engagement in longkong has it, guns, to indicate.that the review, which should collectively and individually, scored so great a have been the great feature of the day's celebr. success. Like all comedies of its kind, this ongations, was countermanded. Admiral Sir 14. requires delicate handling. The line dividing Rawson and the officers of M.S. Majestic humor from horse play is easily overstepped, entertained the royal party to lunch on board and what should be a delicate piece of plex the warship, covers being laid for eighty. In santry often, nt the hands of mediocre players, the evening the Duke and Duchess played the becomes bathos. In this connection the compt of hosts instead of guests, and entertained iation of the lines showed a proper appre pany are to be congratulated. Their interpre:arge and brilliant parly on board the Ophir, ciation of the intentions of the author and of their possibilities. Mr. Brough; as Lord Hap child, was distinctly good. To Miss Noble who played the name part are due the honours of the evening. She looked the part fully, and she played it beyond cavil. Miss Matlieeze, the terrible child, emerged from the obscurity to which the parts, she has heretofore been cast
THE BURST BELVILLE."
The following leidis to the Pall Mall Gazette of the 20th, alto, appear under the above heating
As to his competence to speak, he may say he has been designing boilers for a quarter of a century, and has designed for the Admiralty | (though much against his will) dozens of these abortions which "W. H. N."calls" cylindrical boilers,"
*W. H. N." must explain how is that this boiler which he states failed so disastrously in
"
the Navy is doing today, in thousands of cases,
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Miss Rankin Wilson, Miss Smee, Miss E..
valet; W. Makepeace, Dr. Kirk and R. H. Butler. For Kingston-Mr. H. H. Horsey.
collision with a junk. Some years later the of the Cadets Messrs. E. D. C. Wolfe and of talent as welcome as it was unexpected, by the B.V.B. music. He says a Chinese full ld get out of win pre-forced-draught days. Greenwood FI.-H., Princë Ibrahim Hassan and
British steamer Lightning ran on the rocks off Green Island; the P. &"0. steamer-Ancona collided with a Chinese steamer off North Point, and the steanier Zapis went, ashiere on "North Point on the rith. November, 1891, all through trying to steer clear of impeding junks. The river steamer firungshan, when attempting io, tvoid a simpan on the oth December, 1802, by porting her helm, ran ashora near the old P. & O. Wharf. The. str. "Taising while trying on the 29th June, 1895, to avert collision with a junk, struck the Pray Wall The str. Whampoa shuk a ballost boat that tried to cross her bows while entering port, one of Messrs. Sienissen & Co.'s steamers collided with a junk én the 17th November, 1666, when entering part, and the river steamer Pennant was in collision with a junk in Cap-sui- mun Pass on the 13th January, 1901:“
It is not only in the narrow approaches to the harbour that such disasters occur; steamers are increasingly liable to them in the fairway which yearly becomes more crowded. The pemer able case in which the P. A. steamer City of Peking, when entering port on the 29th Novem ber, 1886, collided with the M. M. str. Shgha- dien, then lying at anclior, and caused her to sink, was due to the former vessel's course be ing impeded by some junks, the strength of the current carrying her broadside on to be French steamer when trying to avoid them."
in
It is obviously unfair to masters of steamers to insist that they should keep out of the way of junks and sailing vessels in the narrow pproaches to a crowded barbour, inore especially as these craft are usually met with file fleets of five or six It should also be remembered that a steamer when deeply laden carries way for a considerable time, even after her engines are stopped, and if she goes asterp she is liable gither to cant athwart the channel, go on shore, or run into doing other vessel if.in the fairway.
I have the honour 18 be, “Sit* ne
Your most obedient servant,
R. CHATTERTON WILCOX, Secretary. Hon. T. Sercombe Smith, Acting Colonial
Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 18th April, 1901 Sir-Referring to your letter of the 19th ultimo anil 11th instant concerning regulations
for controlling and directing the Navigation of Colony, Fam directed to inform you that this sailing craft within the narrow waters of the
Government is in communication with the Government of the Straits Settlements on the subject.
„I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
(Sd.)T. SERCOMBE SMITH;
Ag. Colonial Secretary. The Secretary, Chamber of Commerce.
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5: 1. C. Ross.
know something more about this vote.
The loa. C. I. Chater said he would like to
The Acting Colonial Secretary "explained the Secretary of State ordered that two cadets, that some additional cadets were wanted, and Messrs. E. D. C. Wolfe and 5. B. C. Ross, who had been spot out for the Federated Malay States have incurred certain expenditure in States, should be sent on here. The Malny bringing out these gentlemen, and also in providing for their education in Chinese, and it is this expense that has to be recouped."
The Hop C. P. Chater asked where the
cadets were ?
they were in Canton, studying Chinese.
The Acting Colonial Secretary-replied that Carried:
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QUARTERS FOR GAOI, OFFICERS,
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Nine hundred and ninety dollars ($990), being Rent of quarices for Gan Officers. for nine months at Sto per month, for the current year."
Carried.
STORES FOR WAGLAN.
and Mrs. Beechinor as interpreted by Miss Bessie Thompson could not have been im proved. The balance of the company rounded out the performance is a very acceptable manner.
!
The cast was as follows
An Original Comedy, in Four Acts, by Henry Arthur Jones. THE MANOEUVRES OF JANEZ
CAST OF CHARACTEIN Í
Philibert (Lord Hajchill
ko... Mr. Brough Jervis P'imishon (of the Lodge, Channy)., Mr. Keginaki Darting George Langton ..........
„Mr. W. T. Lovell,
Mr. Sangle,
lawney.
Sin Robert Hosal ÇET ral Footman..****
doomaaf
Buifer
Jate Nangle. Mrs. Beechinur. Pamela Berchiner Indy Bapchikl, Mr. Blastock.nl. $1th fawany
Miss Dodd... Trendell Constantia Gage......
MP. Lele Victor. Mr. Mario Malerei ... Mr. Percy Brough, Mr. Melniyre. M. Mr. McMafion.
Mr. Har Mr Gratian. Miss Grace Nutile, Miss Itessin Thongson. Miss Evelyn Marthere Miss Ada Rochefort Miss Chillies Brown Miss De Courcy, Kātiss Mariss.
SYNOPSIS OF SCENERY A
Ma Hladin. Mr, Brough.
To the Editor of the Pall,&fall Gazelle that Belleville boiler with the evil et says
Mr. Editor-My dart is profil. He
orchest, with steam buzzers, steam howlers, and earthquakers, all blended, is about the Charley, Charley aaral music for the next fée years.
He has read the interim report on boilers.miralty used. Ium, &c; He thinks that instead, of spending about S0,000 or each of two ships for the Committee to find out about boilers, How they behare, and how each tube can be easily pulled out and a new one inserted while you wait; a letter to each of the Dutch and German Admiralties would be preferable. The answers could be read through diplomatic spectacles. Then only the cost of postage would be incurred, and Dad's baccy would not be taxed.
ty ever got oia of it with forged draught and its and continuously, fully as much as the Admiral- accompaniment of ruined boilers, without any injury to boilers and on half the coal the Ad-
Also Dad says that to wait for the Committee to make experiments is like baving to wait for present babies to become men before the Empire can be prepared for war.
Dad says, as far as he can' understand centres of gravity, the present. Bellevilles will have to be replaced-by boilers of the same weight same centre, or else we may get more toplicavy ships.
Aar 1.The Hiver Parlour at Lord Bapchikt-, Chaney Court.
Dad says if you. allow about £7 138. per tal Otober Afterenson. Wet-rawingpoons ni Chaney Gaut on an April Altériember 19 last, it will about foot the hill horse-power on the list, you printed on Sep. japon-Six months later.
for broken bargains and reboilering "the which also stants for mad] fleet which has been Magnificent (please don't forget the capital M, built, building, and projected."-Yours truly,
March 18.
COUSIN JAGGER,
The Governor recommends: the Council to vote a sum of Two hundred and eighty-eight
MetIll-Scent - Roon in the Magpie “at Soulwichat Dollars ($288) to cover the cost of certain
11 o'clock on the same evening). Sceae a-Miss Dodd's Parlour in Pistow-on-Sea at articles required for, the use of the Wagianiv-Drawing root si Charcy Chart the safe morning
yg'clock die next nožning. Light Station. ・・・・ Carried. ६
SAIKUNG POLICE STATION.
The Governor recommends the Council.to hundred and seventy-one dollars and ninety- re-vote the sum of Eight thousand eight five Cents (58,871.95) being unexpended balance of the votes for 1900 under the heading "Public Works Extraordinary" for the construction of a Police Station at Saikung.,
Carried.
Titan
The Present!
THE ROYAL TOUR.
GIBRALTAR'S WELCOME. the first host of the royal pair, and the first of Gibraltar is proud of the honour of being the King's Colonial, possessions to welcome
the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall.
To the Editor of the Pall Mall Gazette. Dear Sir,My recent remarks anent his Majesty's ships Highflyer and Powerful have elicited what amounts to a contradiction from an anonymous correspondent. And, by the anonymity in this matter creates suspicion way, I regret that he is anonymous, for when we remember that there are so many interested apologists for the Admiralty about.
L'adhere to my statement that the Highflyer
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ENGINEER
P., S.--Our leading engineering journal, En ginering, which has sat on the fence for several years, in a manner that Sir H. Campbelan nerman could not beat, tells us in its current issue, in the course of a very funny article, that "only foolishness, or ignorance, or worse, would recommend cylindrical boilers for the Navy to-chy" I'm going to have a large label, "Foolish, ignorant, and worse" printed, and wear,it on my chest for all men to see..
Shipping.
Arrival
YAWATA MARU, Japanese steamer, 1367, A. E
Moses, 23rd April Yokohama and Nugh | saki cat-April, General-Nippon Yusen Kaisha.
"SHIPPING REPORTS,
Capt. Baker, of the steamship. Fakrang, from Bangkok, reports:-Moderate S.W. monsoon and fine clear weather throughout...
Capt. R. Sanderson; of the steamship Kashings from Tientsin, reports Fresh N.E. breeze to lonham, thence light breeze and frequent fog.
Capt. H.Bathurst, of the steamship Hailong, from Haplong and Pakhoi, reports-Pakhof to Hongkong moderate S.S.E. breeze and sea,
fine and clear weather.
Capt. P. Hallstrom, of the steamship Hikasan Alari, from Kitchinotz, reports-Showery weather with light and gentle variable winds to Turnabout, and misty with mizzle to port..
Captain T. P. Hall, of the steamship Hasching, Pom Tamsui, Amoy and Swatow, reports:- Tamsui to Amoy fresh, W. Winds, with rain and RAJAGURI, German steamer, 1,189, A. Aglboin, dense for. Amoy to Swatow fresh S.W. winds, 23rd April,--Bangkok 17th April, Rice.moderate sea and dense fog. Swataw to Hong- Butterfield & Swire..
kong moderate S.W. winds and sea, with fine TAI LEE, German steaner, 828, T. Calchder, cloudy weather. Vessels in Amoy on the 22nd 24th April-Saigon 21st April, Rice. Inst.:French cruiser Friant, Japanese cruisers Meyer.& Co.
Suma and Idrumi, ss. Ferie and Zweena. --In TAXSANG, British steamer, 977, Baker, 24th Swatow on the 23ril–ss. Shantung, Loksang,
April-Bangkok 16th April, Rice.-Lienshing and Poochew. Jardine, Matheson & Co.
''' KASING, British steamer, 1,158, R. Sanderson,
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· PROJECTED SAILINGS,
Ship.
Destination, Dalt..
24th April,Tientsin 16th April, Ground- nuts: Butterfield & Swire. · HAICHING, British steamer, 107, T. P. Hall, 24th April,-Swatow. 23rd April, General. HIROSAN MARU, Japanese steuner, 3,302, P.. Ajax
Douglas, Lapraik & Co.
London
April 30th Hallstrom, 24th April,-Kutchinotzu 19th America Maru... San Francisco, &c. July 4th
Ambria... April, Coal. Mitsui Bussan Kaisha.
Havre, Sc.......... June roth
.FDochow
..... May 8th
May 14th
May. 4th
four Dollars ($1,204) in aid of the vote under the Atlantic for some days the Oir had a is to come home on account of her boilers, HitLOONG, British steamer, 783, H. Bathurst: Antenor London......
The Governor recommends the Cencil to vote à sum of One thousand two hundled and the heading Public Works Extraordinary" for the construction of a Police Station at Saikang./
The Acting Colonial Secretary explained that this was the extra sum required for the -completion of the building,
Carried,
THE LATE TYPHOON.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Five hundred and fifty-three the cost of the repairs of certain damages done Dollars and Fifty-two Cents ($553.53) to mest
by the typhoon in November last.
Carried:
The meeting then adjourned.
THE DALLAS COMPANY IN
SINGAPORE..
Despite the fierce gales which have raged in good passage from England, and all on board experienced the greatest possible comfort, The first indication of the approach of the royal vessel was a wireless-telegraphic signal re- ceived from H.M.S. Niobe, which had been sent on ahead. At seven am on the zoth of March the Ophir was sighted.. and shortly. after fine o'clock she steamed into the harbour amid brilliant sunshine and the boom of can non on board the warships at anchor, which raised ringing cheers as the: Ophir dropped gaily, dressed with bunting, and the crews fired,a royal salute. All the warships were"
her anchor. At noon the Duke and Duchess landed at the dockyard and were received by the Governor. Thence the party drove through large and enthusiastic crowds to the Chamber of Commerce to receive a loyal address. Throughout the route the spontaneity of the enthusiasm was most noticeable.
THE ADDRESS,
which are to be taken out. of her. Then they wildumped on the scrapheap, like those of the Hermes. Boilers fit for scrap are only worth scrap prices. The Highflyer lay at her' anchors when my despatch was written; the fact that she has got to sea again, proves little. Will the anonymous writer inform us how many of her boilers were at work when she recently left her anchamge? Were one-third of her installation raising steam?
Far East, although she was in a hus, her As for the Powerful, the writer tries to make but that she was sound during the trip to the
If so, can account for the
average speed was only about nine kapis, the speed of a low-class ocean tramp? Also will be deny that she repeatedly.collapsed, and that tons of boiler tubes were sent out to make her good?"
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24th April, Haiphong and Pakhoi zand April, General-Douglas, Lapraik, & Co. HSIER Ho, British steamer, 1,082, A. A. Crawford, 24th April,-Canton 24th April, General Sicmssen & Co. SZECHUEN, British steamer, 1;158, A. II. Hall,
24th April Canton 34th April, General Butterfield & Swire.. Zaribo, American dispatch-vessel, 674, L. A.
Cotton, 23rd April,Manila 20th April.-
MICHAEL JEBSEN, German steamer, 7.10). WOSANG, British steamer, 47, R. Johns, 24th April-Canton 24th April, General.
Jardine, Matheson & Co.
Jessen, 24th April-Haiphong oth April, und Hoihow 23rd General-Jobsen & *Co.
Clearances, at the Harbour Office. Every statement contained in my articles on Empress of india, British str., for Shanghai. the subject of those boilers has been obtained Kachidate fare, Japanese str., for Kuchindizu.
· Golonial Secretary's Office,
According to the Straits Times, the Dallas Mr. A. Mosley, president of the Chamber of terested Admiralty higher officials, and has been Kongnam, British str. for Cantop
from the very best authorities short of the jn. Henvorlich, British str, for Nagasaki. Hongkong, and April, get Company arrived in Singapore knowing that Coinmerce, attended by all the magnates of the thoroughly sifted and proved before publication, Amigo, German str., for Swalow. Sir--In continuation of my letter No. 350 of no other "aggregation of talent," professional of the Rock, sail, in the course of his address: and I think the Admiralty may be fairly chala Rhone, French str., for Canton, the 14th of last February, I am directed by His or amateur, was billed to appear there before the "It is specially gratifying to me to be the lenged to produce the engine-room logs of the Pakshan, British str., for Hangkok, Excellency the Governor to transmit for the advent of Royalty. Havingarrived in Singapore first of His Majesty's Colonial subjects to welships named throughout the discussion to dis- Telemachus, British str., for Singapore. information of your committee the enclosed it finds that the wretched apology for a play come your Royal Highness when on your prove a single statement made. One thing is Flandria, German str., for Shanghai. copy of a letter from the Acting Colonial Secrehouse that serves the dual purpose of theatre goyage to cement the, bond of union between worth remembering: that every fault of those. tary of the Straits Settlements respecting the and stew-pan when anything in the nature of the Mother country and the Colonies." The boilers catalogued in the Commission's report
Dogarturos. a bistrionic event accurs, is blocked up with Duke made a graceful reply, in which he referted has been over and over again urged in your publication of quarantine regulations,
beams and stanchions and all manner of shorto the gratification he experienced in renewing--columns, and now and again anonymous writers ings to keep the celling in place on the his pleasant reminiscences of the Rock. bccasion of the presentation of the addresses, of loyalty, and welcome to their Royal High- nesses in the upper Hall. This circumstance fenders the stage at the Town Hall inaccessible to the liespians; and, as a natural consequence, they find themselves practically stranded in the town with a "lead" week on their hands. A member of the Company thus records the melancholy fact in verse-
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
(Sd) T. SERCOMBE SMITII,
Ag. Colonial Secretary,
The Secretary, Chamber of Commerce, Colonizi Secretary's Office,
• Singapore, 24th March, 1901.. Sir-in reply to your letter No. 349,of the 14th ultimo, transmiting copy of correspon. dence between the Government of Hongkong and the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce regarding the publication of information regarding quarantine restrictions and inquiring what are the views of this Government on the question, I am directed to inform you that itį does not appear reasonable to expect this Government to make such steps for the publica tion in Singapore of restrictions imposed else. where as those suggested by the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, though it has been. arranged at in the event of quarantine. restrictions-being again imposed on this port in consequence of another outbreak of plague or Cholera here, notices giving the' required in- formation will be posted up in the premises of the Tanjong Pagar Duck Company for general
information..
2. I am, however, to point out that throughout the recent outbreak such a notice was posted in the Singapore Shipping Office in front of the desk at which Agents and Masters clear their. vessels, and that the information was also given to all Masters of vessels by the clerk in charge. A Gazette Notification to the same effect was published, and the local Press was informed...
3. In view of these facts it yould appear that the masters of Ships have life reason to coin. plain of the difficulty of obtaining information. as to the existence of quarantine restrictions
at their port of destination.
I have the honour, &c..
(58) C. W. S. KYNNERSLEY,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
The Hon. Colonial Secretary, Hongkang.
SM'L-POX..
2
Number of cases reported (Chinese 53 up till noon of the 23rd Other Asiatics
·April, 1901
Europeans. Chinese Number of cases reported.
during the past 24 hours the Asiatics
Europeans Total number of cases reported to date...72 Number of deaths reported (Chinese
up till noon of the 23rd Other Astatics. April, gor...
Europeausag Chinese Number of deatha réponed!
Other Asiatica o during the past 24 hours
Europeans... 0.
Total number of deaths recorded to date:47:
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A "FROST" IN SINGAPORE.
My Lord, the players de come, k
SHAKESPEARE.
In merry England far away, When winter timé comes round," " Jack Frost will oft' in iron bands Bind up the fruitful ground; This song is sung in London town. By men who'y cuuse to rue "We are poor froze out gardners, and Were got no work to do
But here, in tropic Singapore," Jack Frost we never see; The ice we get to cool our pegs Is " made in Germanec."
I don't mean made in Europe; but From what I've heard, it seems Our Ayer Bain* all proceeds From German-made machines. Well now it seems Jack Frost at lost Has really come this way We of the Dallas troupe are here And find we cannot play For Royal George is coming!
And,
So now twixt ine and you, Read actors, stead of gardners!" Well, We've got no work to do,,
"Fiat Justitia 'tis but right-
To proffer loyal wreath :
But Kuat Column it was feared Might happen underneath,
And, so, we, luckless Thespians can But weep and cry bob-boo
The Town Hall is on cratches, and We've got no work to do..
Ob Singapore, dull Singapore!
Wake up and really try
with Hongkong or Shangham, To be at least on equal teems And build a house for Thespis here That no one can abuse, ⠀⠀
And give both o'r and Amateurs
A fair chance to anuse.
So let us sing. God save the King'
And save his Royal heir,
Who is just now (unwittingly)
The cause of our despair.
In all this mighty Empire, none
More loyal are, or true
Than we poor froid-out actors, who"
Have got no work to to
."DAD
Malay-Stone water ice
Malay-Stone
THE DUKE CONFERS. AN ORDER. Then, to the intense satisfaction of those present, His. Royal Highness fastened the in- signia of the Order of St. Michael and St. George on Mr. Mosley. The Duchess was presented with a magnificent bouquet by three beautiful young ladies, and then the royal party proceeded to lunch.
FOUNDATION STONE LA'D., After lunch, which was provided by Lieutenant-Colonel Briggs and the officers of the 3rd Battalion Royal Fusiliers, of which regiment the Duke is colonel-in-chief,~ Their Royal Highesses visited the barbour works by a special train, proceeding through the tunnel and round Catalan Bay, Arrived at the works the Duke watched the huge blocks of concrete being prepared, and then, taking launch out to the detached mole, he laid the foundation stone.
At the completion of this ceremony the after ndon was well advanced and the royal party returned to prepare for the ceremonial dinner at Government House in the evening.
BANQUET AND RECEPTION. This, the inauguratory banquet of the royal tour, was a great function; it took place at eight o'clock, and was so excellently aringed that it was over by half past nine o'clock, at which hour the Governor and Lady White held a reception, which was very largely attended. PRESENTATION TO THE DUCHESS. Precisely at, ten o'clock presentation took place to the Duchess of Cornwall of a very beautiful white Spanish mantilla, subscribed for by the inhabitants of Gibraltar, specially mude at Barcelona, and costing over five hundred dollars.
Soon after ten o'clock the royal party left Government House' in a -succession of ex- cellently appointed carriages, and drove through the town, which was extensively illuminated in their honour.
have, with a perky confidence and an assump tion of deep knowledge, rushed in to discredit the statements and say to the public, "All's well."Yours, &c.,
YOUR CORRESPONDENT. London, March 18-
To the Editor of the Pall Mall Gazette. Sir I think the letter of "W. H. N. in your issue of inth inst should not go unnoticed, for the truth, but who, like the late Charles Lamb, the reason that he is evidently one who knows thinks T-t-truth is p-p-pwvecious, and n-n-not to be wasted on evwybody." As to his faces-
The exigencies of naval warfare have never demanded higher pressures. Their introduc- lion by the Admiralty has been disadvantage. ous to the service in every way. Higher rates of steam generation were desirable, and could have been obtained from the cylindrial boiler had the Admiralty gone the right way to work, But, as usual, they would listen to no outside advice: They crammed the boilers with use less heating surface to such extent that the circulation was spoiled, and put in one com- bustion chamber for six or eight furnaces, instead of one for each furence; and worse than that, they persisted in the use of their stupid closed stakehole system of forced draught until all the evil things mentioned by W. H. N." occurred, as many capable en gineers had been warning them for years they would.
April 24, Hiroshima Maru, Jap, str. for Moji April 24, Richmond Castir, Brit.str., for Manila. April 24. Kanglee, British str., for Canton. April 24, Empress of India, British str., for
Vancouver.
April 24, Anping Mary, Jap, str, for Swatow. April 24, Saechtzen, British str., for Shanghai, April 24, Thyra, British Str., for Moji. A April 24, Kwangse, British str., for Canton. April 24, Flandria, German str., for Shanghai. April 24, K, Russian torpedo-boat, for S'hai. April 24, Som, Russian torpedo-boat, for Shai. April 24, Delphin, Russian torpedo-boat, for
Shanghai April 24, Hottie E. Smith, American ship, for
Saipant
Passengers--arrived.
Per Tai Let, fron Saigon-roo Chinese. Per Taksang, from Bangkok÷67, Chinese. Per Washing, from Tientsin-Messrs. Mc- Kerdy, Ferguson, and 7 Chinese.
Per Hatching, from Coast Ports-Captain Farrow, Mon, Blanchit, Mrs. Grainger, and 203 Chinese.
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Per Rajaburi, from Bangkok-Imperial German Minister, Residunt von Saldern and the interpreter to the I.G.M.R., Mr. Trinkaus, and 65 Chinese,
Departed...
Anping Maru
Asturias Ballaarat Calchas Bayern
Coptic
Doric.
April 27th
New York. Shanghai. Straits, &c. ... July 25th London............. May 28th Canton
London May 18th: China. Carlisle City......San Diego,&c. ... May 15th San Francisco, &c. May 25th City of Peking...San Francisco, &c. May 1st-
....San Francisco, &c. June 27th
Emp. hita. Vancouver, &c. Daijin Maru......Tamsul April 28th Duke of Fife....Victoria, B.C. May 7th San Francisco, &c.]June 1st
Emp. India Emp, Japan Esmeralda Ferndene..... Gaelic Guthrie... Haiching Hailoong
June 5th June 26th ...... May 15th Manila
JApril 27th New York. May 3rd San Francisco, &c. May 7th, Sydney, &c...May 9th Swatow, &C... April 26th Haiphong....April 26th.
Hamburg. Straits, & fune 13th Hongkong Maru San Francisco, & May 16th Japan. .....Shanghai, &c.,
K. Companion... Portland, &c. Kagoshima Maru Bombay
May 7th
May 30th
April 26th
Kaifong Iloilo, &c. May and Kiautschou......Straits, &c. July 11th König Albert...Straits, &c. Aug.zzad Kweiyang Künigsberg Havre, &c. May 3rd Tientsin... May 2nd Lightning......Singapore, &c......April 25th Nippon Mar... San Francisco, &c. lune 11th Olympia .........Victoria, B.C.*..............{April 26th Straits, &c. May 29th May 15th May Ist
Preussen Prinz Heinrich. Straits, &c. Prinzess Irene...Strails, &c. Pyrrhus..... Liverpool ..... Sachsen.. Segovin
May 10th
Straits, &c. June 27th
Havre, &c....... May 26th Shinano Maru...Kobe & Yokohama April 26th Sobraon..... Stuttgart Sungkiang
Tacoma....
Tientsin... Ulysses
Marseilles, &c.....April 27th Straits, &c. Aug. 8th Manila, &c... April 6th Victoria, B.C.
Kobe...
May 17th
May 1st
May 24th
Liverpool..... Victoria...
Victoria, B.C... May 28th Yawata Maru Sydney, &April 26th.
SWATOW WEEKLY SHIPPING REPORT,
Dale.
(Apill 20th, 2001)~-
ARRIVALS
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DEPARTURES.
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Per Yawala, Mara, from Japan for Hong- kong-Messrs Nicolai, Selling, Mrs. Tanchner: and children, Miss Williams, Messrs; S. Yana- gida Tang Seng Ling, Ling, Leyo, Lai, Tong and 2 children. For Manila-Mr. Akolo vitch, Mr and Mrs. Kimura, Messrs. E. Kishi. With this system the Admiralty never got, molo, N. Potts, Mr. and Mrs. Inukai, Miss satisfactorily, more than 17-hoise power per Watanabe, and M Plonsky. For Townsville foot of grate, and that only for three-Mz. T. Brydone For Melbourne-Mis. T. hours, and at the cost of a ruined boiler; W. Hammond For Sydney Mr. T. W whereas, the cylindrical boiler as now Browne. fitted and used in over 100 of our finest merchant steamers, and liners (developing over Per Empress of India, from Hongkong for 3,000,000-1.HP) easily develops 17-hoste Shanghai-Dr. U. Pair, Messrs, R. C. Block, power per foot of grate for twenty-four hours W. Courtenay, A. S. D. Cousland, J. Thorn on end, seven days to the week, and several borrows Wm. Whiter). M. Donaldson, O. de weeks continuously, without in any way injur. Williams, John Wilson, W. J. Gresson; W; ing the boiler, and at the cost of half the fuel. Creighton) Ardh Lam, Carl Deirich, Geo. VApril kaļDenéfutu per L.H.P. that the Admiralty were burning| Bass, R. E. Kelly, Tong A Wei, Mr. and Mrs when they gave up the cylindrical bpiler. This Geo. E, Burgoyne nnd child, Rey, and Mrs. Dalip Margy Amoy it. has been arrived at mainly by the patience and Jas. Hare and five children, Mrs. Gordon An.. perseverance of one man-James Howden, of drews, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. flagen, Miss Fanny Glasgow-at whom the Admiralty engineers Menin, Mrs. Cooper, Hon, and Mrs. J. H leered in public naniely, at the annual meet Stewart Lockhart, and Mrs. C. A. Gove For Fings of the Institution; of Naval: Architects, Nagasaki — Mrs. A. Talon For Kobe
where Mr. Howden read several papers ex Mrs. Hooper, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Dennys, 8 Klukiang Shanghai plaining his invention. The Admiralty refused Major and Mrs. S. E. Clark and child, to try this system, and have never yet tried-it; Messrs..G. L, Hailey, C. D. Wilkinson and Cap but since that thing it has been adopted in our tain Langhorne, For Yokohama Messrs. C The night's illuminations on shore were merchant service to the extent above mentioned, van Solden, Emil Tainkaus, T.F. Rubin J. striking in the extreme, but the spectacle What is a plain man to think of such con Blake, Mrs, W. Stewart Smith, Miss, Hartigan, of the feet_illuminated and the bay and duct? It almost lends colour to some of the Mrs. C. W. Koester, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. B rock swept by the flashing searchlights suggestions in “G.TP,'s" letter. But the Sayer, Mr. and Mrs. Clement Paliner, Lients. from the men-of-war was truly magnificent.writer believes it arose entirely from personal. C. D. Hitchins, H. A. Leivis, RA, G, B. The weather was perfect, and after the spite. NENO AM Thonihill, R. Peiniger and Capt. Warten, R.A. dinner at the Convent the Duke and the As to the Belleville boiler, had the Admir For San Francisco-Mrs. A. Nelson and April Duchess drove through the town to see, the alty filted it in a second-class chilser, and child, Capt. Marry, Licus A. M. Beecher, illuminations. During this drive the Duchess tested it severely and continuously for a couple Measta, Carl Morecraft, J. D. Beecher, Ch wore the beautiful mantilla which had been of years, making from time to time such alter | Loring, F. E. Harvey, P. M. Newball, |, P. ||
The streets were were crowded with an en thusiastic throng of every nationality, and the cheering was incessant from beginning to end of the route. A
About eleven o'clock the Duke and Duchess and their suite returned to the Ophir, altera very long and tiring day, which, however, was favoured by exceptionally fine weather.
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