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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1901..

itary state and to require most extensive repairs. Pat the wrong end of the stick? Mi, moboron at Served a notice on it to that effect.

Jast Sanitary Board meeting touched on the WITNESS leaves the box and takes his seas | subject but did not go' far enough. As far as *mongst the spectator The HEAD OF THE he did go he was promptly sat on and in, tight FIRE BRIGADE enters the box.

ing his way virtually, against a majority, the H, O. F. B-The Brigade was turned out sphinx like aspect (no one could possibly be at 5 am. on account of an alarm at Govern- so wise as Mr. Osborne sometimes looks) was mont house. After en steamers and three dropped and the natural aggressiveness shown. manuals had been playing on the building But the odds were too great and the Board will for half an hour, the Aide-du-Camp came to continue on its off aweet way." But combination can do that, which if the singly would fail. say there was a dead rat in the basement, 1 immediately ordered, the fire escape to be There are two silent gentlemen, Chinese, that rigged to the upper windows and the en- quietly laugh in their sleeves at the gravely gines to confine their attention to the preven: discussed measures that will never be carried tion of the spread of rats.

out, these gentlemen in conjunction with the hardest worked man on the Board, a man with heart and soul in what he knows is a hopeless task under the present system, Dr. Clark, M.QJ, to wit, would carry through measures that would frighten the Vice-president out of his bored expression and shock him with the fact that other people can have the temerity jo difler with hime Vital interests are at stake, Hongkong in any one plague season loses as much money through the disease as would build and equip ten plague hospitals, and usthing but the most strentous efforts will upset the Government's smug complacency backed up to its shame let it be said) by the apathy of the general public.

WITNESS leaves the box. The PRINCIPAL CIVIL MEDICAL OFFICER comes up with a stethoscope and a rat's tail protruding from kar breast pocket, a lancet stuck behind his car, a dissecting buife in one hand and a microscope

in the other

THE V G. M. Q, 4-May it please your wor- ship, I was called in Guvertiment House to inspect a body. The body we that of a—.

Here a dead rat is found in front of the West Box. The spectators make'n frantic rush for the duor, the occupants of thể Bench reventile out of the primate entrance and only

the COOLIE is left.

COOL-Hy Yah! One avors pierce lat. (rockets ral. Exil)

CURTAIN

CORRESPONDENCE.

W; da pocnevamily endor e the ayinlans expressed by Correspondent in this culmon.

TWO SIDE OF A CASE.

To mm. komuna ang 1190 " Hongkong TitaniĀFI,"

Sun,--Watton going through all the sorry details of the way, and the methods used, by the Government for eradicating plague in Hong kong in the last few years, no sensible mant will dispute the point that, judging by results, Those ways and methods have proved tocally inadequate to effect the object they were brought into being for. The plain facts are, the disease is as virulent and as wide spreading se it was in 94. The attempt to judge the extent of the sickness by the published daily returns is an obvious a force to be longer upheld. The Authorities in years gone by mapped out a lovely scheme (in theory) and regardless of the utter absurdity of it, as proved by experience, still persist. Roughly, the scheme was We will induce the China man bu first feeling sick lo report to the proper penple, we will then take him stay promptly to a beautiful spot at Kennedy Town, he shall be attended by hisawa countrymen andtreated with his own pet medicines, we will take charge of his house, his furniture and his effects, we will thoroughly disinfact the lot so that on his recovery he will find everything in under and get a fresh start all sweet pad clean, A scheme such as this was no doubt worth trying and brains and money were spent (not profusely) in thoroughly testing it Seven years work has proved the tier worthlessness of the system and still the powers that be, potter along the same old hues with mudheaded. persistency.

They have 7 induced the Chinaman to report himself sick. They have not been able to cure him when they do get bun, they do we hand back his household goods as they found them and they take he

ween two and three hours to get him to hos. pital. If only one thing had, beca offerted inducing the sufferer to declare inself, the most fruitful source of contagion would have been done away with. By the methods used the evil bas been accentuated not removed. · The European has naturally a great grievance against the native. The Chinaman has a strong The former says in argument in answer. effect, "I may catch the epidemic through you,” The latter says "I report myself. I die." How much longer will it take before we Westerners face the fact that we cannot force our modern civilization 'upon people still thinking and rea" soning as the scholars of a thousand years ago taught them to do. First recoginising that such is the case, why not adapt selves to the circumstances? The power in do this has made the, British nation the colonizing power it is. To try means, and, finding them wanting, still continue is the illogical method of the average missionary, not of a sane Govern. ment.

Let us put the case of the Chinaman, and once thoroughly understanding that, we may get at a solution of the difficulty: not kow-towing to his ideas, but always with a regard to our own safety,

In the first place the native looks upon the matter from an entirely different standpoint to What we do. If he gets sick n is the work of a daril Laughable to us, deadly serious ta him. How should we like to be instructed by a foreign wition to reprove pur Satan with Jeye's disinfectant?

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THE WANDERER,

Hongkong, June 22nd, 1991.

PAKHOI.

From a Correspondent:)

Pasno1, 18th June, 1991. THE TROUBLE IN LIMCHOW.

I am going to give you some more details about this unfortunate occurrence.

Shortly alter the arrival of the fugwar on Sun- day morning, the and instant, the Commander of the ship, along with the German missionaries proceeded, under a drizzling rain, to the local mandarin's games, when the Commander announced his intention of proceeding with a guard to Limehow the following morning, in under to interview the Prefect on the matter, whereupon the Incal mantaran became alarmed at the idea and prayed the Consunder not to do st, as it wand falve great risk and respon sibility, and that he was going to despatch telegram to the Prefect at once asking him to come, mut to meet thein. The local official alleged that the presence of an armied bods of foreigners in Limchos would alarm the people and drive them mad. The Germans consented to this,, with the "assurance that the Prefect wodd came out the following day. ARRIVAL OF THE PREFECT AND SUB-PREFECT.

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About 5 pm on the 3rd instant these two

high officials, accompanied by the usual retinue of braves and attendants, entered this city, but it was an unusually.quiet affair; there was no trompet blowing, as usually on such occasions.. About 8 a.m. on the 4th these two officials proceeded to pay a call on board the jaguar. They were rather reluctant at first to go on boaril, fearing lest the yeasel might steam away with them to enforce the demand. Strange

idea?

THE LANDING OF THE GERMAN MARINES.

(in the 4th inst, there was an unprecedented event in the annals of this port. They marched, rife in hand, and officers with drawn, swords, to the local'yamen, escorting the Commission to he Conference, which was composed of 5 officers from the Juguer, H.B.M. Vice-Consul, Mr. E.

Werner (who is also in charge of the German interests), Pastor Witt and the Rev. Mr. Rach. The two last-named gentlemen are attached to the German Mission. The Con- ference lasted about three hours..

OUTCOME OF THE CONFERENCE.

It was agreed at the Conference that the sum of $3.600 should be paid to the German Mission as imlemnity, and in place of the house des- troyed, the Tong Sing Tong would be given thein, to carry on the Mission work in future. (Tong Sin Tong is a substantial building, near the Prefect's Yamen, and next to the Examina tion Hall. It is a sort of Mortuary for the officials, who when they happen to die in Limehow, their coffins would be taken thither to await removal to their respective native pro- rince).

The affair having been terminated to the satisfaction of the Germans, the Jaguar left the port on the 6th instant with the intention to mise on the part of the Chinese has been return in a couple of weeks to see if the pro- carried out to the letter.

The French man-of-war Kersaint, also left on the afternoon of the 8th instant.

The Jaguar, as promised, returned here again on the 16th. She was unfortunate ch- ough this time in bringing a dead body, that. of a stoker on board, who died of heat apoplexy during the voyage. The remains of the de- censed stoker were taken ashore soon after arrival and the funeral took place yesterday afternoon, when most of the crew of the vessel were present. The remains were entrusted to mother earth within the German Mission com

In the first place the sick Chinaman is too far gone ou admittance to Hospital to hope for his recovery. His dread of going is on two accound. He will surely he killed in a Euro-pound. pean managed hospital and when dead will be buried in quicklime, so that in after years no bunes will be found for his relatives to chin- chin. Remember this is thie-Chiaaman's Tren- soning and it all is intensely real to him. the way showing the slipsbod methods of the alleged Sanitary Board; Last week it was decided to do away, with burying in quicktime but that is not widely known. A thousand placards should have announced the fact.) Then again, a man is taken sick in a house perhaps inhabited by five poor families, if those people cannot sneak away before the officers of the Sanitary Board swoop down, they are practically ruined. By the time rubbish is cleared away, their goods sinċked and fumigated, they must refinish and pro- vide themselves with clothes afresh. Lastly they have one unanswerable argument on their side. If they go to a Canton plague hospital they have grear hopes of recovery; if they go to Kennedy Town they are practically dead when they start, All sorts of trouble has been taken to get reliable information on this point and the astounding result is revealed That plague Hospitals in Canton save 40% of their patients while ours, although sub-managed by "Chinese doctors, can barely save 2%.

Our history teaches us that in all cases of great necessity there has always arisen the man, the strong mag, "The man who can " whers is he on this occasion?

Where is the man that will?

1. Advocate a parcel of land being set apart in the new Territory and a plague hospital for Chinese crected,

2. This hospital to be right away from any European houses and managed by the best Chinese doctors-that-money can procure, with out interference from the government officials in any way, sobject only to reporting weekly.

3. That in case of death the relatives should be handed over the body to be dealt with oc- cording to their ancient rights.

4. That launches should run four times a day to this hospital from Hongkong, obviating a1wo hours rattle-bis-bones-over-the-stones

trip.

5. That all fumigating of houses should be done by the occupants, not by the Sanitary Board A Sanitary official being present but no Chinese Sanitary coalie interieng

Is there a man who has the courage to try

PLAGUE.

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thousands of natives thungel to witness thei

Russian Medal.

H.M.S.Eclipse.".

ghastly scene, amungst whom were a gondi The Tsar lias ordered a medal to be struck sprinkling of females and children. The es commemorating the deeds of the Russian. ccutioner, after performing his bloody duty, troops in China. Vice-Admiral Alexeieff, com proceeded to cut open the stoutest of the culmanding the troops in the Kwantung district, prits and extracted the liver, which he handed has been appointed Adjutant-General. The to a bystander, for what purpose I cannot crews of the three gunboats which took part in, fathom, probably the native medicos have dis- the capture of the Taku Forts have also been' covered some medical properties in the in granted distinctions. testines of executed men, or else there night be some "joss pidgin " in connection with it.

Again, wo more robbers were dispatched to eternity on the oth instant at the same place. MOVEMENTS IN THE FOREIGN COMMUNITY, The foreign colony, smail as it has always change. Commencing with the departure of been, has lately undergone an important the French Consul Mons. P. Liebert, on the 8th March, there have been frequent shiftings upto the present. Mons. F. Culturet was left in charge of the French Consulate after the de parture of Mons, Liebert, until the arrival of Mons. L Flayelle, on the 5th May, on which day, after handing over the Consulate to the

new Consul, Mons. Culturet left on the same day for his new appointment in Loongchow. after being relieved by Mr. E. G. Werner, left H.B.M. Vice Consul, Mr. V. S. Savage also this port on the 4th instant, on which date Mr Werner assumed the duty of Vice-Consul for His Britannic Majesty and German Consular Agent. Mr Werner retains his office as Vice Consul at Boihow at the same time.

THE NEW COMMISSIONER.

The long-felt want of a Commissioner of Customs bere was at last filled by Mr. Paul H. King, late Commissioner at Canton. Mr. King took over the charge of the Customs on the 15th May from Dr. A. S. Deane, who left on leave on the 1st inst. Dr. Deane has been ably conducting the work of the Customs here for several times during the absence of a Con- missioner proper.

The cruiser Eclipse, which was ordered to commission on May 30 for the China Station, begun her steam trial in the North Sea on 17th ulte, after refitting at a cost of 19,000. She trials having been in every way successful, and returned to Sheerness on 18th, her machinery proceeded to Chatham Dockyard to complete her equipment for despatch to China.

The Topeka Servant-girls.. The Rey Charles Sheldon, the well-known author and preacher of Topeka, Kansas, recently wrote a book on the servant-girl question. His idea is that a servant should be treated as

have been reading the book, and hundred are a member of the family. All the servant girls in Topeka and many other Western towns giving up domestic work because their em ployers refuse le treat them as social equals and give them the privileges demanded.

Relics,”-not Loot!

interesting Peking relics, of which the more Mr. J. C. Stevens las sold by auction some Important were as follows A brownsea otter short jacket of very fine quality,, £21 ; an ex- ceptionally fire mandarin's sable cross, 55 guineas; sable robe and lining of a mandarin's tobe, 28 guineas; a royal official reception cost, lined with ermine, embroidered in gold, with five-clawed "dragon, and a sable hat to match, 20; richly embroidered silk coat, lined with white fax, with the five-clawed dragon. Let a complete set of blue chica, from the "Temple of Heaven." nine guineas.

A STRANGE ARRIVAL There is news current in the town that an American citizen, whose name l'ignore, arrived here the other day from Limehow in a distress. ed condition, but escorted by a guard from the

Popular" Religion.. Prefect. It is stated, that he is a Yankee news-

Some of the popular clergymen of America paper correspondent, who after travelling a good are adopting remarkable devices for drawing deal up in the North, came to Canton, whence

In Brooklyn a pastor, who he started on a journey to Yuhon by land. People to church.

is a clever artist, attracts big congregations by Having been. met by robbers on the way making lightning sketches in the pulpit to when he lost everything he possessed, even his illustrate the points in his sermons. A Western passport, he raced his way to Limchow and this port to wait for a relief until he could start has achieved equal fame by singing solos and giving thrilling recitations, in again on his journey.

Cleveland a minister is having his church built with free swimming baths and reading-rooms, open day and night, and a roof garden for concerts.

June 19th.

thear the whole gang of officials of Linchoy were dismissed by a telegram received from the Viceroy of Canton received late last night, on account of the Germans. The officials are blamed for not reporting the settlement of the afair to the Viceroy. How sad!

The indemnity to the Germans was paid last night at the British Consulate.

THE PLAGUE.

Number of cases reported Chinese......338 up till noon of the 21st Other Asiatics 45 June, 1901 ..... Europeans.....23 Number of cases reported Other Asiatics

Chinese...16 during the past 24 hours (Europeans.....o

large towns are included in the above figures for the counties, and the county agregate is June 22, Parramatin, British str., for Europe:

Departures, 4,462,374, which, with the shipping population of 9,583, makes the total population of the

June 22, Benlowers, British str, for Nagasaki. country 4,471,957. For the first time the popo-

June 22, Sunda, British str., for Shanghai lation of Scotland is greater than that of fre-June 23, Fausang, British str., fon Singapore.

June 22, Eycemoon, Geiman str, for Shanghai, land, the excess being 15,411,

The Royal Geographical Society.

The anniversary meeting of the Royal Geographical Society was held on gath ulto, in the Theatre, Burlington-gardens, Sir Clements Markham, the President, occupying the chair The Royal Medals for the Encouragement of Geographical Science, were distributed, the Abruzzi, and the Patron's Medal to Dr. A. Founders' Medal going to the Duke of the Donaldson Staith, for their great services as explorers. The President, in his address, sketched the geographical work most recently accomplished, and stated that the arrangements connected with the Antarctic Expedition, which the Royal Society and the Royal Geographical Society had organised, were approaching completion. Sir Clements care-

being the immunesinent that the Council at fully abstained from any comment on the position, the only direct allusion to this subject recent controversy in regard to Dr. Gregory's

Murray's appointment as chief of the civilian their meeting had confirmed Dr. George scientific staff during the dutyard voyage of the Discovery to Australia. statement that a Fellow of the Society has promised to con- segund ship to act as tender w, the Discqvery rute 45,000 towards the cast of providing a evakest lund applause.

"Shamrock II.”

The trial races, as they are called between the two Sunracks continue to fumish, sur- prises. When the new challenger for the lent and went out to stretch them in company America Cup first hoisted her sails in the So- with Shamrack f. it was agreed on all hands Bir. Watson and distinctly improved upon dir. Fife's design, And yet now, after the new yacht has been "turned up" to racing pitch, it would appear from the results of the trials that she is barely a-match for the old one. On the och alto, the two yachts raced over a 24-inile. course off the eastern end of the Isle of Wight, and-at-the end of the 12-mile beat to windward Shamrock A led by 39 sec. Now in the Amer ica Cup races last year Shamrock, on this point of sailing, was hopelessly inferior to Columbia, and it is tolerably certain that we shall never win the Cup with a yacht that can sail "off" the wind but not "on" it. Coming home before the wind Shamrock 7, outran her sister and finished with a lead of 37 sec. On the 21st there was another trial, and Shamrock came in first. If the results ofthese matches It is expected, as a result of the recent publi.really indicated the relative merits of the two cation of General Sir Alfred Gasselee's des yachts they would be most disappointing, and patch, that a Gazette will be published at an Shamrock 17, might just as well be spared a carly date conferring honours upon those who fruitless voyage across the Atlantic. But there have distinguished themselves in China. These are sufficient grounds for thinking that, except will be upon the Indian scale. General Gase to those who are actually sailing the yachts, lee himself has more than maintained the repu- the results are quite meaningless. There is no tation which he won on the North-West Fron- reason as yet to be at all despondent about tier, and it is understood that his personal Shamrock 11. reward will be the G.C.B., promotion to the rank of major-general (he is only a substantive ral, and the command of the first-class district colonel now, though locally a lieutenant-gene. in India rendered vacant by the promotion of Lieutenant-General Jennings.

Sir A. Gaselee.

Gunnery Ship.

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Total number of cases reported to date 1,423 Number of deaths reported (Chinese...94 The Immortalité, armoured cruiser, has been up till noen of the 21st Other Asiatics 3 commissioned at Chatham as a going gunnery June, 1901..............(Europeanps..... 9 training ship. She is to be considered as a Chinese 20 tender to the Wildfire flagship at Sheerness. Number of deaths reported Other Asiatics o

during the past 24 hours Europeans.... been commissioned at Portsmouth as tender to The armoured cruiser Narcissus has similarly the Excellent, the gunnery establishment at Portsmouth. Both these vessels will inaugu rate an entirely new system of training scamen in gunnery. Hitherto the men have had to do their sea practice from small gunboats armed with either 6-inch or 47-inch guns. The vessels have, however, been fitted up with every class of gun used in the Royal Navy, from a 92-inch downwards. It will be remembered that it was these two vessels which figured so conspicuous- ly in the Port Arthur episode in 1898.

Total number of deaths recorded to date 1,354 Since noon on Saturday last the cases and deaths are →→

Cases Chinese

13

144

15

Other Asiatics European

2

Total

Deaths Chinese

Other Asiatics European's

154-

144

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Total................. 152 The plague returns for last week were:-

Cases...

....151 Deaths

151 The returns for 22nd June, 1894, were:-

Total deaths to date

..2,041 New cases in previous 24 hours... Deaths in previous 24 hours...NE Patients under treatment

.. 163.

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All the European cases in Kennedy Town plague Hospital are, we are glad to say, doing well.

Little John Varcou after a most severe attack is discharged as cured also an Indian boy named Solumn.

The Indian Abdoola picked up in an un- conscious condition, died last nighi..

ALLEGED PLOT TO MURDER THE CHINESE EMPEROR.

(New Press Special.)

SHANGHAI, June 17th. The native papers have received, on the best

This terrible disease doesn't seem to have forgotten us this year. It has been carrying; eight weeks, but seems to be abated now, al- away scores of people during the last six or though the weather is exceedingly hot. One that in former years the disease attacked or con- particular thing which came to my notice is fined itself within a certain part of the town at This year it affects simultaneously everywhere one time and then suddenly jumped to the other. throughout the town, but fortunately in a com- paratively mild form ap tothe present. Aly wonder is how the natives are keeping themselves alive and do not all die of the disease, considering the authority, news of most sensational character surroundings. Chinese towns are all in a bad skite of filthiness of their habitations and its regarding the Emperor, but they dare not print.

the news, for fear of the Chinese officials. state as regards cleanliness, but I think this It is said that Tuan and the Dowager have Port is one of the dirtiest, if not the dirtiest of arranged that the Emperor will leave Hsianfu all. I don't think any member of, ur Sanitary for Peking, without the Dowager; then he will Board would dare to say anything regarding be (supposedly) "killed in a fight with bandits" Glthiness in your colony after paying a vist to on the road, and the Foreign Powers will be any of the side lunes in the China town here. duly notified. Tuan's 'son Fu Tsing will be Furtunately there is little or ho occasion for put on the throne, with Tuan and the Dowager the few foreiguers to go down town, as they as joint regents. are all living up in the bluff. and they have little or nothing to do in the China Lown; the only thing in which they are helpless is that they cannot prevent the native servants from intermixing with the other natives in their much-a-do and marketing. The marker, 1 believe, is the filthiest place of all.

HIGHWAYMEN

Robbery by highwaymen not far from this town has been rife of late, and their depreda: tions have undottedly infused dread on the travellers, who were pillaged most mercilessly. depriving them of everything they carried god in some instances even the clothes they wore. The officials have received orders to prosecute them to the utmost and soms very important arrests have been made, Kidnapping well-to- do people for ransom was adopted in some cases. Exccutions have been taking place in Limchow lately almost weekly. With the view of inspiring fear to the cut-throat fraternity of this place and surroundings, permission bad been obtained from the higher authorities, to execute some of the rabbers here. As the out- come of this, six delinquents have had their heads chopped off on Sunday, May 26, about 9 am on a beach only a few hundred yards from

A new capital is, it is said, to be set up at Kaifongfu, chief town of Horan province. said, that the Emperor was really killed in the Many Chinese still say, and always have coup deter of September, 1898, and that the present-scheme is intended to cover up the fact that he has all this time had no actual existance.

BY THE MAIL.

From Home Papers.).

What it Cost: 1

estimated cost of the operations in China A Parliamentary paper shows that the amounts £5,660,000. The figures are made pof 3,500,000 in 1900-1901 and L2,160,000

In the current year.

Ramsden Dock.

The German Fleet.

Naval Appointments.

The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty-Commander: R. G. Gre gory, to the Edise, to date May 27 Mid shipinen M. K. Hoiton and M. C. Brother ton, to the Eclipse, undated; and R. Bacchus May 30. Lieutenants: C. M. Masters (N), and J. L. C. Clarke, to the Eclipse, to date B. S. Thesigner (G), R. A. Newton (T), A. W. Kerr, H. T. Pritchard, and C, R. Watson to the Cressy, to date May 28. Midshipmen: G. N. Palmer, C. H. Mackinnon, E. T. Fletcher. Biggs, to the Eclipse, to date May 30; G. B. F. L. Buck, and A. T. D. George, to the Cressy, to date May 28th. Naval Cadets; A. H. B. Bissett, to the Octon; C. H. Philips and A. G. Onslow, to the Eclipse, to date May 30; L. A. W. Spooner, H. N. M. Hardy, J. F. Hutchings, H. R: Sawbridge, and R. R. Hallo well-Carew, to the Cressy, to date May 28: Midshipman E. Combe, to the Cressy, to date lay 28. Paymaster H. Constantine, to the Cressy, to date May 28. Captain, H. M. T. Tudor, to the Cressy, to date May 28. Com mander F. C. H. Allenby, to the Cressy, to date May 28. Midshipman V. R. Williams, to the Cressy, to date May 28. Staff Surgeon R. H. Nicholsson, to the Cressy, to date May 28. Lieutenant M. D. McNeile to the Eclipse, to date June 7. Fleet Engineer J. S. Watch, to the Cresssy, to date May 28. Engineers: H. E. Rish and Kelly, to the Cressy, to date May 28. Assitant Engineers: H. Hammond,

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Passeucers-Arrived

Per Chunsang, froni Bangkok, &c,-47 "Chi-

nese.

Per Flintshire, from London-Mr. and Mri, Parsons.

Chinese.

Per Hong Wan I, from Singapore-1,100

Per Esmeralda, from Manila-Messrs. F. Juesubin, and &r Chinese. Hudson, S. H. Price, Appenheimer, Miss J.

Fer Parramatta, from Shanghai for Hong- kong-Hon. and Mrs. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, Mr. and Mrs. N. Rushwaldy, Messrs. H. E. Sley and H. A. Meyer, Sub-Condt. Domlon, Corp. Vaughan, Revs. Antonio Raliz and P. Gomez, Messrs. E. R. Chatce, J. C. Kaye and C. Duncau. For Loudan-Messrs. J. W. Fen- tan and G, Butier,

Bo. Lt-Infy. Cap. Watson, 1.M.S., Capt. Per Ula, from Taku-Lieut-Col. G. K. Scott. Major Radclift, 30th M., Capt. Garralt, 3rd Moncrieff, R.E., Lieut.-Col. Waddell, M.S.,

Mullett, 250 Native Troops and Followers, Lator, I.M.S., Sub-Conductor Lewis, Sergt. 510 Mules and 4 Horses.

Departed.

From Hongkong for London-Dy. Inspr. Genl. Per Parramatta, from Shanghai for London -Messrs. J. W. Fenton, and G. J. Butler, Thos. Bolster, R.N., Midsm. A. G. Leslie, R.N Capt. Langhome, B.A., Mr. R. W. Scott, Mrs.. Philpin, 3 children and 2 infants. For Bom bay-Messrs. N. G. Cassitnally, A. Escofally, A. Joosab, and A. J. Attari. For Singapore- Messrs. W. D. O'Brien, Seeley, W. Dow, A. C. Howland, R. A. Drabagon, and E. Hartmann. and Miss Valenza, and 3 children and Mr. W Per Sunda, for Shanghai from London-Mr G. Pratt. From Marseilles-Mrs, Tweedell. From Hongkong-Capt. R. Nelson, Messrs. E. F. Mackay, Lorenzo Conte, Bonin, Biase, A. M. A. Evans, and R. Zabrch. From London for Yokohama Mr. O, Falck Ytter.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

Capt. J. McGinty, of the steainship Esmeralda, from Manila, reports:-Moderate S.W. vinds and sea with fine clear weather...

Was 7, from Singapore, reports-Strong Captain A. Fripp, of the aleamship Hong S.W. winds and fine weather the whole passage.

Glenartney, from Amoy, reports:--Fresh S.W. Captain G. E. Warner, R.N.R., of the steamship winds and overcast with rainy weather through.

out.

Bangkok, via Koh-si-chang, reports:-Mode- Capt. Rice, of the steamship Chunang, from rate to strong S. and S.W. winds from Cape weather. Varella to port, with moderate sea and clear

Captain TA. Collins, of the steamship Ule, from Taku, reports From Taku to Shanghai light to moderate S.E. winds, thence to port strong S.W; winds, heavy sea and S. swell with thick and hazy weather.

Captain G. Godinan, of the steamship Hus, from Haiphong, reports--Fresh S. breeze, over- similar weather from Pakhoi and Hoihow, clear cast and light swell from Haiphong and Pakhoi, with moderate S.5. breeze to Quang-chow- wán, thence moderate S. breeze, overcast and light swell to port.

STEAMERS EXPECTED,

Names.

Frein

DBC.

June 25th-

June 25th

June 25th

America Maru......Shanghai.. Bayern ..... Rosetta Maru...Moji..

Singapore Sachsen......... Catherine Apcar... Singapore

Japan Hitachi Maru Silesia

June 26th June 26th Shimonoseki...June 26th City of Peking...... San Francisco... July 4th

Singapore... June 27th Empress of Japan. Vancouver......July oth Gaelic

............. San Francisco.... July 12th Hongkong Maru... San Francisco...july zoth

E. I. Scott, and E. G. Smith (probationary) their clerks to Turelab this ofice, on, she forms already sup

A Berlin correspondent states that four of the seven new cruisers of the Gazelle type are now ready, and the other three will be ready within a few months. Dae of them, the Ariadne, commanded by Captain Deubel, will shortly leave Germany to relieve the small cruiser Irene, in East Asiatic waters. The displacement of the seven new cruisers is 2,650 tons, their speed from 20 to 21 knots an hour, to the Cressy, to date May 28. Taymaster' A. and the crew of each consists of 11 officers, 16 H. Veitch, to the Eclipse, to date May 37. warrant officers, and 228 non-commissioned officers and marines. Captain Pohl, who is on his way back to Germany after commanding the large cruiser Hansa in the Far East, has been appointed a member of the Central Department of the Imperial Navy Office. Captain Lans, who was wounded while in com- forts, and who is still an sick leave, has been mand of the is. at the taking of the Taku appointed First Adjutant to the Chief of the Admiral's Staff His Majesty has counter manded the despatch of the gun-boat Fuchs to American waters. She is to remain with the gunboats fitis, Jaguar and Tiger, on the

Chinese Station.

The Expenditure of National Capital.

A very welcome antidote to the rather over done apprehensions with respect to our national progress and resources is to be found in the common-sense optimism of Sir Robert Giffen's address on the expenditure of national capital Sir Robert Giffen scotched some time ago the belief that Great Britain was going, internation- ally, to the poor house because her impons exceeded her exports, but he did not quite suc zeed in killing it. The money spent on arma. ments, have awakened the notion in a new form; and side by side with the morbid horror expressed at this expenditure has sprung up the declaration that the nation is selling its securities to pay the bill-is, in short, living upon its capital. Sir Robert Giffen disposed of the second of these theories by as simple a of the first. He produced the incontrovertible means as that which he employed in disposing evidence of the income tax assessment. By these he showed that the accumulated wealth of the country and the income of the country are steadily going up

The Scotch Census.

Shipping.

Arrivals.

PARRAMATTA, British steamer, 1,696, R. T.

Cook, K.N.R.. 21st June,--Shanghai 18th June, Mails and General.-P. & ̃ ̈O, S, N, Co. GLENARTNEY, British steamer, 1,967, G. E. Warner, R.N.R., 21st June,Amoy zotli June, GeneralMcGregor Bros. & Gow.

QUEEN ADELAIDE, British steamer, 1,855, 1

McNair, 21st June,-Tacoma via Ports 8th May, General-Dodwell & Co., Ed. HONG WAN I, British steamer, 2,060, A. Fripp, 21st June-Singapore 16th June, General. -Chinese. ELSA, German steamer, 1,702, Schonwand, 31st June, Canton 21st June, Ballast Jebsen & Co.

APENRADE, German steamer, 611, Lorenzen, 21st June-Haiphong 19th June, General, -Jebsen & Co. HotHAO, French steamer, 532, Merlees, 21st June, Pakho and Hoihow 20th June, General.-A. R. Marty." CHUNSANG, British steamer, 1,428, Rice, zzni June, Bangkok via Koh-si-chang 15th FLINTSHIRE, British steamer, 2,476, J. Dwyer, June, Rice Jardine, Mathieson & Co.

12nd June, London 3rd May, and Singa pore 17th June, General-Shewan, Tomes & Co. ESMERALDA, British steamer, 966, J. McGinty,

22nd junc,-Manila 19th June, General Shewan, Tomes & Co.

ULA, British transport, 3,426, T. „A. Collins, 22nd June, Taku 16th June, Government Stores. Transport Officer

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French steamer, 705, G. Godinan, 22nd June-Haiphong 18th June, Rice and Pigs.-A. R. Marty.

HAILOONG, British steamer, 783, H. Bathurst, zand June,-Haiphong and Holbow 21st June. General and Rice-Douglas, Lap.

raik & Co.

The Registrar-General for Scotland has is. sued a statement on the census of Scotland. The totals for the different counties-the fir- Bres, it is stated, being subject to revision- show nearly half a million increase, and are as follows: Increases: Aberdeen, 19,853; Ayr,

Clearances at the Harbour Office. 27,747; Bute, 255; Dumbarton, 15646; Dum- | Elsa, German str,, for Hongay, fries, 317; Edinburgh, 3,277; Elgin, 1,286; Fife, Lyzemoon, German str., for Shanghai 27,085; Forfar, 5,994; Haddington, 1,276; Kin Fausang, British air, fur Singapore. cardine, 5,399; Kinross, 307; Lanark, 231,949; | Daijin Maru, Japanese str. for Swatow." Linlithgow, 11979; Naim, 130; Peeble, 316; penrade, German str, for Haiphong. Berth, 1,070; Renfrew, 37600; Stirling, 43,873. Fak: Kong, British str., for Canton, Decreases: Argyll 919; Banff, 245; Berwick, Milke Maru, Japanese str., for Singapore. 1505, Caithness, 3,558; Clackmannan,:,149; Helmoon, British str., for Canton.. Inverness, 220; Kirkcudbright, 626 Orkney, Beniarig. British str. for Saigon. 2730 Ross and Cromarty, 2,578, Roxburgh, Holkan, French str., for Pakhai.

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The newly-deepened sill at Ramsden Dock, Harrow, was opened on 17th ulto, by the Hogue, cruiser, built by Mesars. Vickers, Sons, and Maxim. There was soft. Gin, of water on the sill The Japanese battleshipoolfikara) 1707

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We would direct the attention of shipping firms to the style in which Steamers Expected" and "Projected Sailing are now published in these columns, and he an doing resprete fully urge the managers of shipping fems to alve orders to Biled gratis with the bupart numilahie informazion every day.

PROJECTED BAILINGS.

Ship.

Destination.

Dale.

Acilia... Havre, &c.

Aug. 9th Airlie... Sydney, &c..........June 27th Alcinous

London...............July 23rd America Maru...San Francisco, &c.July 4th Anping Maru ... Foochow July 3rd Arara....... New York .........Aug. ist Bayern

Straits; &c. ...July 25th Chinaan Francisco, &c. Aug. 6th Bengal

Shanghai July sth. Chinklang Chuban

London....

London

......Iloilo, &c...... June 28th ........... Europe, Mc July 6th City of Peking... San Francisco, &c, July 13th Coptic

San Francisco, &c. June 27th Daijin Marg. Tamsui.......June 23rd Doric

San Francisco, &e Aug. 15th Duke of Fife......Victoria, B.C..... June 28th

Vancouver, &c......Aug. 7th Emp: China... Emp, India

***...June 26th Elap. Japan

......July 17th Gaelic

San Francisco, &c.july 23rd Glaucus

Liverpooluly 15th Glenesk

July 11th Glengarry. Glenogle Hitachi Maru Hamburg

Hongkong Marusan Francisco, &c.fjuly 30th Hudson

New York Indrani

New York. Japan...

London... Kinutschou ......Straits, &c. Kanig Albert...Straits; &c. Kumsang... Singapore, Lowther Castle... New York Machaon.... London Maidzuru Maru... Swatow, &c...... Malacca ......Shanghai, &c. Nippon Man... San Francisco, &c. Aug. 24th Nürnberg Havre, &c., June agth Olympia... Victoria, B.C., July 16th Peru San Francisco, &c Aug. 31st Preussen......Straits, &ei Oct. and Prinz Heinrich...Straits, &c. Prinzess Irene Strails, &c. Prometheus.......London Riojun Maru...Victoria, B.C. Rosetta Maru... Sydney, &c. Sachsen....Straits, &c. Havre, &c. Straits, &C. Aug 8th Manila... June 18th Port Darwin, &c.ply 14th Yokohama & Kobe June inth Shangbki ... (uhajzgth.

June 28th Victoria, B.C... July 26th Straits, &c........Oct. 16th Marseillès, &c......June 28th

Sambia Stuttgart Sungkiang, Taiwan Tsinan Whampoa

July 12th

July roth

June 29th

July rith

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June 25th-

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June 28th

When burzame ASMR

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