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OPIUM QUOTATIONS.

Hongkong, 10th December.

To-day's quotations are as follows:~

BENGAL New Patna

New Benares

Old Patna..

Old Benares..

MALWA-Now....

.@$920/25

@ 9071 @ 950 .@ 92010m. Per picul. ..@$900/10 ..@ 910/20 2/3 years' old....920/30 3/4 years' old...@ 930/40 Putterfore

....@ 950 PERSIAN-Superior drug was sold. 670

Last year's...

RIVER STEAMERS, SCHOONERS, AND LORCHAS,

Fatihan, British steamer, 1,425, Lossius,-- Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co. Ho-nam, British steamer, 1,377, II. D. Jones, Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat Co.

Powan, British steamer, 1,873, A. N. Patrick,

Hongkong, Canter, and Macao Steamboat

Co.

Hankow, British steamer, 2,152, C. V. Lloyd,—

Butterfield & Swire. Hoi-tong, Chinese steamer, 409 tons, Captain

-Chi Wo & Co.

Tai-as, British steamer, 728, J. Lawrence,--Tai

On Steamship Co.

Pak Kong, British steamer,-Kwong Wan S.S.

Co.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1901.

HAICHING, British steamer, 1,276, W. G. Davis, 8th Dec,Taku via Chefoo and. Wei-hai- wei a8th Nov, Ballast-Government, HONGKONG, French steamer, 736, J. Pannier, 6th Dec,-Haiphong 3rd Dec., and Hoihow gth; 'Rice.-A. R. Marty..

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HOP SANG, British steamer, 1.359, H. Roope, 26th Nov,,--Moji 21st November, Coal- Jardine, Matheson & Co.

HUE, French steamer, 70, G. Godinan, 9th Dec,-Haiphong and Hoihow 8th Dec, Rice, A. R. Marty.

JAVA, British steamer, 2,632, G. W. Gordon, R.N.R., 9th Dec,London 26th Oct., and Singapore ist. Dec., General.-P. & O. S. N. Co.

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LAERTES, British steamer, 1,340, Parkinson, 8th Dec, Singapore 30th Nov., General. -Butlerfield & Swire.

LAL TOC, Spanish steamer, 185, Fabhragus,

17th Nov,,-Manila 13th Nov, Ballast. A. R. Marty.

Loosok, German steamer, 1,020, T. Fuchs, 6th Dec, Bangkok 27th Nov., and Swatow 5th Dec, Rice and Wood-Butterfield & Swire.

MACHEW, German steamer, 990, G. Wendig,

6th Dec,-Bangkok 28th Nov., Rice, Wood and Salt Fish-Meleners & Co. MAIDZURU MARU, Japanese steamer, 667, T.

Saiton, 8th Dec,-Anping via Amoy and Swatow 7th Dec., General.-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha.

MICHAEL JERSEN, German steamer, 700, J. Jessen, 9th Dec,Haiphong and Holhow 8th Dec, General.-Jebsen & Co. MONGKUT, German steamer, 857, Göishe, 15th

Nov.-Bangkok 7th Nov, Rice-Butter-

field & Swire,

NEPTUNE, British steamer, 2,178, James

Walters, 25th Nov.,New York 27th Sept, Case Oil-Standard Oil Co. ROJUN MARU, Japanese steamer, 2,979, N.

Ohno, 6th Dec,-Shanghai 3rd Dec., General Nippon Yusen Kaisha. SATURN, American transport, 1,617, Frank E.

Foso, 14th Nov.,-Shanghai 11th Nov. SENECA, British steamer, 3,137, R. Cormack,

27th Nov.,-New York 26th Sept., Petro- leum.-Standard Oil Co. SKERRYVORE, British steamer, 2,200, R. C. Appleton, 8th Dec,-Swalow 7th. Dec., Ballast-Butterfield & Swire. SUISANG, British steamer, 1,776, E. J. Tadd, 7th Dec,-Calcutta and Singapore 28th Nov., General-Jardine, Matheson & Co. SUNOKIANG, British steamer, 1,021, S. W.

Moore, 8th Dec,-Manila 4th Dec, Gene- ral-Butterfield & Swire. TACOMA, American steamer, 1,689, A. Dixon,

21st Oct.,-Tacoma via Parts 14th Aug., General.-Dodwell & Co., Ld.

TAI FU, German steamier, 1,065, H. Martens, 8th Dec,-Bangkok via Swatow 27th Nov., Rice and General-Tung Kec. TAIYUAN, British steamer, 1,459, L. Dawson,

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Phanix, stoops 1,060 tons, 6 gun, 1,400 h.p.,

Camdi WAH Nicholson, Shangbai. Pigmy, 1st class gunboat, 755 tons, 6 guns,

1,200 hp Lt, aad Comdr. Oldham, cruising, so wh Pigue, twin screw, and-class cruiser, 3,600 tons, 8 guns, 7,000 i.bp., Capt. H. C. Reynolds, Shanghai.

lover, 1st class gunboat, 435 tons, 6 guns, 1,200 Lb.p, Lieut-Comdr. Watts Jones, Hongkong.

Rambler, surveying-ship, 583 tons, 650 i.h.p.,

Capt Morris H. Smyth, Hongkong, Redpole, 1st-class gunboat, 805 tons, 6 guns, Lieut-Com. C. F. Corbett, 1,200 hp Hongkong. Robin, river-gunboat, 85 tons, 2 guns, 240 i.h.p. Lieet-Comdn.G. G. Webster, West River. Rosario, sloop, 980 tons, & guns, 1,400 hp,

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Comdr. A. W. Hamilton, Wei-bai-wei. Sandpiper, British river-gunboat, 85 tons, a

guns, 340 Lb.p. Lt. Comdr. Carr, West River.

Snipe, river-gunboat, &5 tons, 7 guns, 240 i.h.p., Lieut and Commander Dalgety, Yang1Szc Swift, 2nd-class gunboat, 756 tons, 6 guns,

870 ib.p, in reserve Hongkong. Tak, torpedo-bont destruyer, 250 tons, in

reserve Hongkong, Talbot, and-class cruiser, 5,600 tous, ir guns, 8,000 ih.p., Capt. F. G. Stopford, Hong kong.

Tamar, receiving ship, 4,600 tons, Commodore

Powell, C.B., Hongkong. Terrible, 1st-class battleship, 14,200 tons, 30 guns, 25,000.h.p., Capt. Percy Scott, CB, Wei-bal-wei. Tweed, coast detence gunboat, 363 teas, 3

guns, 200 i.h.p., in Reserve Hongkong. Water cich, surveying ship, 620 1000, 450 waiting, twin screw, torpedo-boat destroyer, i.p.h., Lt. Comdr. W. O. Lyne, Tai-po.· ́`·

bor tons, 6 guns, 6,000 i.h.p., Lt. Comde. Mackenzie, U.S.., Hongkong. Wivern, coast defence ship, 2,750 tons, 4 guns,

1,000 ih.p., Hongkong. Woodcock, river-gaboat, 150 tons, 2 guns, 550 i.h.p., Lieut-Comdr. Watson, Kiukiang Woodlark, river-gunboat, 150 tons, a guns, 550

ihp, Lieut-Comdr. H. E. Yangisie. Torpedo-boats in Reserve Nos. 8 and 20, 35, 36, 37 and 38, first-class; and 3 second-clas boats,

-Miscellaneous,

Hillman,

Aspern, Austrian gunboat, 976 toas, Capt. W.

Weber, Shanghai.

Holland, Dutch cruiser, 8 guns, 3,900 toas,

9,250 i.b.p., Capt. S. N. Sybrandi, Swatow. Katserin Elisabeth, Austrian cruiser, 8 guns,

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Stat Russian torpedo boat, 150 tons, Captain

Smirnow, at Shanghai.. Storpion, Russian torpedo boat, 33 tons, ( gun

220 hp., 16-knots. Sootchina, Resaantorpedo best, 87 tons, 4 guns,

970 h.p., 19 kpots. Som, Russian torpedo boat, 400, Capt. A.

-Giers, at Shanghai. Sterlaid, Russian torpedo boat, 23 tons, 1 gun,'|',

230 h.p., 16-knots." Strauss, Russian torpedo boat, 23 tons, 1 gun,

220 h.p. 16 knots, Sunguti, Russian torpedo boat, 140 tons, 4

guns, 1,800 h.p., 27 knots..

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RUSSIAN TORPEDO FLOTILLA..

--:(SKA GOING,J Borge, ist class, Kussian torpedo boat, 31 tons, 3 kuns, 2 torp tubes. 1,100 hp, speed 11 KNOIS, Revel, 1st class, Russian torpedo boat, 96 tons,

3 guns, 2 torp tubes 730 h.p., speed 22 knots. Ussert, Russian torpedo boat, 140 tons, 4 guns,

1,600 b.p., 22 knots.

Flagship of Vice-Admiral Alexeie Flagship of Rear Admiral F, V.Dubossaff. t-Flagship of: Rear-Admiral Reonnoff

THE GERMAN SQUADRON. Bussard, German 'cruiser, 1,600 tons, & guns, Comdr. von Bassewiti, at Shanghai. * Fürst Bismarck, German flagship, 11,000

tons, 36 guns, Capt. Graf Lotike, nt Taku, Geffen, German cruiser, 4,109 tons,, 10 guns,

9,000 h.p., Capt. Rollmann, at Amoy, Geier Gene, crista to tons, 8 guns,

Capt. Baker, Shanghai. *** Hansa, German cruiser, 6,800 tons, 30

guns, Capt. Paschen, at Woosung.. Hela, German despatch-vessel, 2,000 tons, 12

Capt Rampold, at Woosung. Hertha, German cruiser, 5,600 tons, 30 guns,

Capt Derrewsky, at Hongkong. fitis, German gunboat, goo tons, 10 guns, Lieut-Comdr. Sthamer, at Hongkong. frane, German cruiser, 4,200 toas, 3 guns,

2,930 h.p., Capt. Stein, at Nagasaki. Jaguar, German, gunboal, 1,000 tons, 10 guns,

Capt. Berger, at Foochow Kaiserin Augusta, Germad cruiser, 6,331 tons,

20 guns, 14,000 p.b., Capt. Stein, at Amoy. **Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm, German

battleship, 10,100 tons, 40 guns, Capt. von Holzendorf, at Woosung. Luchs, German gunboat, 850 tons, to guns,

Comdr. Daehnhardt, at Shanghai. Schwalbe, German cruiser, 1,120 tons, 8 guns,

Comdr. Boerner, at Hankow. Stadler, German cruiser, 1,600 tons, 8 guns,

Comdr. Schack, at Amoy,

Oregon tat-class U.S. battleship 10,180 tons,

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CABLE ADDRESS, Telegraph, Hongkong.

16 guns, 11,111 hp, Capt. FW, Dickens, .. UỐN, NƯỚC SURE Parel, U.S. gunboat, 893, fons, 4 guns, co

hp, Comdr. C. C. Comwell, at Manila Princeton, U.S. gunboat, 1,000 tons, 6 guns, Boo hp, Comdr, Selfridge, at Hongkong.. Scindia, U.S. cruiser, 7,500 tops, Comdr. J! M.

Miller, U.S.N., at Hongkong. Whaling, U.S. gunboat, 1,000 tons, 6 guns,

1,081 h.p. Com. W. T. Burwell, at Manila. T Wilmington, U.S. cruiser, 2,322.tons, Capt. C

O. Allibone, at Amoy. Yorktown, U.S. gunboat, 1.710 tons, 6 guns, 3.392 h.p., Comdr. C. S. Sperry, at Manila. Youmite, U.S. converted cruiser, 6,179 tons, 10 guns, 3,800 h.p., Capt. G. E. Ide, at

Manila.

L. Purcell, U.S.N., at Manila. Zafiro, U.S. dispatch vessel, 675 tons, Capt. 1.

THE ITALIAN SQUADRON, Calabria, Italian cruiser, 2,946 tons, Capt. C.

Cantelli, Shanghai.

Edda, Italian cruiser, 3,120 ton, Capt. Casella,

en route Homo

Lombardia, Italian cruiser, 2,000 tons, Capt.

Boet John, en route Shanghai.. Marco Pato, Italian cruiser, 4,883 tons, Capt.-P.

Botti, en route Shanghai, Vesuvio, Italian cruiser, 1,500 tons, 14 guns, 6,820 i.h.p, Capt. Zezi, en route Shanghai. Vetter Pisani, Italian cruiser, 6,500 tons, Capt

Negri Lonio, en route Home.

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JAPANESE MEN-OF-WAR. Battleships. ·

guns, Captain S. Misu, at Japan. Asahi, 1st class, 15200 tons, 15,000 ... 18 Fashima, 1st class, 12,450 tons, 38 guna, 14,000

hp, at Kure.

Fuji, 1st class, 12,450 tons, 38 guns, 14000

hip, at Taku. Chinyen, and class, 7:330 tons, 22 guna, 6,300

.p., at Yokosuka

Coast Defence Ships. Matsushima, 1st class, 4,277 tons, 25 guns,

5,400 h.p., at Sascho. Fuskushima, 1st class, 4,277 tons, 35 guns,

5,400 hp., at Kure. Hashidate, ist class, 4,277 tons, 35 guns, 5,400

h.p., at Yokosuka... Kongo, and class, 2,400 tons, 13 guns, 2,035 hp,

Capt. K. Imai, at Japan. Hiyei, 2nd clasa, 2,450 tons, 13 guns, 1,035 hp,

Capt. Hiroo Tonji, at Japan. Heigen, and class, 2,600 tons, 13 guns, 2,400h.pụ

at Yokosuka,

Cruiters.

Karagi, protected cruiser, 1st class, 4,978 tons,

30 guns, 15,500 h.pat Sasebo.

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Koningin Wilhelmina der Nederlanden, Dutch cruiser, 8 guns,, 4,600 tons, 5,900 hp, Capt. J. P. Rossung, Swatow.

9th Dec,-Japan 3rd Dec., General Leopard, Austrian cruiser, 1,500 tons, Captain

Butterfield & Swire.

TING SANG, British steamer, 1,045, W. E Sawer, 6th Dec,-Hongay 3rd Dec., Coal. -Jardine, Matheson & Co.

YUENSANG, British steamer, 1,128, P. H. Rolle, R.N.R., 6th Dec.,-Manila 30th Nov., and Amoy sth Dec, General.-Jardine, Mathe- san & Co.

Sailing Vessels. DIRIGO, American ship, 2,845, Geo, W. Good- win, 6th Deg-New York 30th June, Kerosine Oil-Master.

DUDHOPE, British ship, 1,986, A. Low, 3rd Nov., Barry Dock Wales 27th June, Coal. -Order.

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Nov., Manila 1st Nov., Ballast.-Order. SEA WITCH, American ship, 1,172, Howes, zist Feb-Manila 18th Feb., Ballast-Master.

HIS BRITANNIC MÁJESTY'S SHIPS ON THE CHINA STATION.

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Hongkong, December 10th, 1901. Alacrity, despatch-vessel, 1,700 tons, to guns, 3,000 bp, Capt. Cradock, Hongkong. Albion, 1st-class battleship, 12,950 tons, 13,500 ih.p., 16 guns, Capt. W. W. Hewett, Japan, Algerine, sloop, 1,0504ons, 6 guns, 1,100.1.b.p.,

Comdr, W. Carey, Shanghai. Arethusa, zad-class cruiser, 4,300 tons, to guns,

5,000 itp., Capt. J. Startin, Hongkong.

Müller, Saigon.

Liberal, Portuguese gunboat, $58 tons, Comdr.

José da Cunba Lima, Macao. Maria Theresa, Austrian cruiser, 10 guns, 5,900 tons, 9755 ih.p, Capt V. Bless Ritter v. Sambuchi, Shanghai. Piet Hein, Dutch cruiser, 5 guns, 3,600 tons,

4.736 i.h.p., Capt. Jansen, Taku. Zaire, Portuguese gunboat, 530 tons, Captain

'Mello, Macao.

FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR ON THE CHINA. AND JAPAN STATION.

The Russian Squadron. Admiral Kornilof, Russian armoured cruiser, 5,000 tons twin screw, 36.guas, 9,500 h.p., Captain Jakovleff, at Nagasaki, Admiral Nakhime, Russian armoured cruiser,

28 guns, 9,000 tons, 8,000 i.h.p., Capt Vserolojsky, at Tientsin, Aleout, Russian gunboat, 8:0 tons, 8 guns, 1,200

hp, Captain Elkisky, at Nagasaki. Bobre, Russian gun-vessel, twin screw, 950tons, 13 guns, 1,150 hp., Captain Dobrovolsky,

at Taku.

Dimliri Donskoy, Russian armoured cruiser,

5,893 tons, twin screw, 34 guns, 7,000 bp Comdr. Sharon, at Taku.

Galdamak, Russian gunboat, 400 tons, twin

screw, 18 guns, 3,500 hp., Capt, Serebren nikff, at Taka.. Gremlasicky, Russian armoured cruiser, 1,492

tons, twin screw 12 guns, 2,000 h.p., Capt Miklashevsky, at Shanghai. Koreyets, Russian cruiser," 1,700 tons, 9 guns,

2150 b.p., Capt. Silmann, at Taku, Mandjour, Russian cruiser, 1,213 tons, win screw, 14 guns, 1,500 h.p., Capt Yakevoff, at Nagasaki.

Navarin, Russian battleship, 10,000 tons, to

Comdr. von Mittelstädt, at Hongkong. Weissenburg, German battleship, 10,100 tons,

40 guns, Capt. Hofmeier, at Amoy, Warth, German battleship, 10,100 tons, 40 guns, Capt. Borkenbagen, at Taku...

Wilhent, German battleship, at Naga

saki...

No. go, German torpedo-boat, 320 tons, Capt.

Hoepfmer, at Shanghai.

Capt. No. 97, German torpedo-boat, 360 tons,

Lieut. Füllen, at Shanghai, No. 92, German torpedo-boat, 320 tons, Capt.

Fluisrich, at Shanghai.

Flagship of His Excellency Vice-Admiral Bendemann.

**Flagship of Rear-Admiral Geissler. ***Flagship, Rear-Admiral Kirchhoff.

THE FRENCH SQUADRON. Alonette, gunboat, 200 tons, Lieut.Comdr.

Belloy, at Nagasaki. Amiral Charner, zad-class cruiser, 4,800 tons,

Capt. Bathme, Saigon. Bengali, and class dispatch-boat, L-Comdr.

De La Croix de Castries, at Nagasaki. Bugenud, and-class cruiser, 4,000 tons, guns,

ooo ip, Capt. Deftyre, at Shanghai. Chasseloup Laubat, zad-class cruiser, 4,000 tons, 9,000 i.h.p., 18 guns, Capt. Espinay St. Luc, at Foochow. Comete, gunboat, 600 tons, Capt. Lofiel, at

Canton.

Decedei, gunboat, 640 tons, Capt. Leameey, at

Pakhoi.

D'Entrecasteaux, 1st class cruiser, 8,100 tons, 26 guns, 13,500 h.p., Capt. de Marolles, at Taku.

Descartes, and class protected craiser, 4,000

tons, 36 guns 631 i.h.p., Captain Sauine, at Woosung.

Eure, Dispatch-transport, Captain Vallée, at

Saigon.

Friant, 31 class cruiser, 3,900 tons, Capt.

Adam, at Haiphong.

Jean Bart, 18t class cruiser, 4,500 tops, 10 guns,

8,000 ih.p., Capt. Aubin, at Taku. guns, 2,200 i.h.p., Capt de la Motte du Kersaint, 3rd class cruiser, 1,300 tons, 13

Portail, at Saigon. Lies, ganboat, 500 tons, 8 guas, 576 h.p., Capt.

taku.

Frost, at

30 guns, 15,500 h.p., at Kure. 30 guns, 8,500 h.p, at Kure. Akashi, protected cruiser, 1st class, 2,800 tons, Yorking, protected cruiser, 1st class, 4,150 tons,

32 guns, 15,000 h.p., at Shanghai.

Naniwa, protected cruiser, 1st class, 3,709 tons,

24 guns, 7,120 b.p., at Manila. Takachiho, protected cruiser, 1st class: 3,700

tons, 24 guns, 7,120 h.p., at Keelung. Chiyoda, protected cruiser, 1st class, 2,450 tons,

27 guns, 5,500 h.p., at Kure. tons, 30 guns, 10,000 h.p., at Yokosuka Takasago, protected cruiser, 1st class, 4,227, Suma, protected cruiser, 1st class, 2,750 toas,

Capt. Shimamura, 24 guns, 8,500 hp, at Таран. Idaumi, protected cruiser, 1st class, 3,500 tons, 20 guns, 6,080 h.p., Capt. Warita, at Japan.

·Sai-yen, protected cruiser, 1st class, 2,300 tons,

15 guns, 2,800 hp., at Yokosuka. Akitsushima, protected cruiser, 1st class, at

Manila. Miyako, and class, 1,800 tons, 34 guns, 5,000 hip,

at Taku.

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Takao, and class. 1,760 tons, 15 guns, 2,400 hp,

Capt. Matsuide at Japan Yayama, 3rd class, 4,600 tons, K. Matsumoto,

10 guns, 5,630 h.p., at Japan. Tukushi, 3rd class, 1,300 tons, Capt. S.

Masiui, 12 guns, 1,887 h.p., at Japan. Osagt, cruiser, at Taku.. Sayanami, torpedo boat destroyer, 305 tons,

Capt J, Takenonchi, at Japan. Bloops and Corvettes, Musashi, 1,490 tons, 10 guns, 1,600 h.py at

Yokosuka.

Katsuragi, 1,480 tons, to guns, 1600 bp, at

Saseho.

Yamato, 1,480 tons, to guns, 1,600 h.p., at

Chémulpo.

Tenriu, 1,550 tons, io guns, 1165 h.p., at Fusan:. Kaimon, 1,360 tons, lo guns, 1,125 hp at

Saseho.

Amagi, 1,030 tons, 13 guns; 720 hp., at Yoko-

suka.

Gun-boats.

Oshima, 640 tons, 10 guns, 1,200 h.p., at Saseho.

Kong Nam, British steamer, T. Austin, R.N.R. Argonaut, 1st-class cruiser, 11,000 tons, 16,500 Olvanny, Russian armoured cruiser, 1,490 tons, Pascal, and-class protected craises, 4,000 tons, Iwaki, boo tons, 6 guns, 400 h.p., at Yokosuka.

Chinese Owned.

Hongkong and Macao. Heungshan, British steamer, 1,055, W. E. Clarke, Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.

Macao and Canton. Lungshan, British steamer, 141, G. F. Morrison, R.N.R-Hongkong, Canton and Macad Steamboat Co. Klangtung, Chinese steamer, 583, R. J. Mac- Kenzie-China Merchant Steam Naviga

tion Co.

Canton and West River. Nanning, British steamer, R. D. Thomas, -Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steam- boat Co

ih.p., 16 guns, Capt. G. H. Cherry, R.N., Japan.

Astrea, 2nd-class craiser, 4,300 tons, 7,000 i.h.p., to gans, Capt. C. J. Baker, Hong- kong..

Aurora, ist-class cruiser, 5,600 tons, 8,500.b.p., 12 guns, Capt. E. H. Bayly, C., Hong- kong. Blenheim, 1st-class criaser, 9,000 tons, 12 guns,

21,411i.h.p., Capt. F. H. Henderson, C.M.G Hongkong.

Bramble, 1st-class gunboat, 710 tons, 1,300 itp., 6 guns, Licut, and Comdr. F. M. Leake, Hongkong. Brisk, 3rd-class cruiser, 1,700 tons, 6 guns,

5,600 i.k.p. Commander Sir Bourchier Wrey, Bart, Singapore. Britomari, 1st-class gunboat, 710 tons, 1,300 hp, 6 guns, Lieut-Comdr. E. A. Baird, Hongkong Saitant, British steamer, W. Dixon,-Hong Cressy, 1st-class battleship, 12,000 tons, Capt.

Tudor, Hongkong. kong, Canton and West River Steamboat Co.

Daphne, sloop, 1,140 tons, 8 guns, 2,000 i.h.p, Capt. Wm. C. Pakenham, Hongkong. Eclipse, 1st-class cruiser, 5,600 tons, it guns,,

8,000 lp., Capt. Stokes, Amoy. Endymion, Ist-class cruiser, 7,350 tons, 12,000

VESSELS IN PORT.

Steamers. AMIGO, German steamer, 822, J. Hansen, 30th Nov-Canton 30th Nov., General-Jeb: sen & Co.

BRAND, Norwegian steamer, 1,520, John Thronsen, 30th Nov.,-Meji 23rd Nov., Coal and Cokes-Dodwell & Co., Ed. DEUTEROS, German steamer, 1,001, F. Frahm, 19th Nov,Chefoo 24th Nov., Beans and General Siemssen & Co. DR. HANS JERG KIAER, Norwegian steamer, 691, Larsen, 18th Nov,-Haiphong 16th Nov., Rice.-A. R. Marty, EASTERN, British steamer, 3,500, Winthrop

Ellis, 8th Dec,-Kobe 1st Dec and Foo chow 7th, General,Gibb, Livingston &

· Ca

hp, 12 guns, Capt. A. W. Paget, C.M.G., Tai-po Est, const defence gunboat, 363 tons, 3 guns, 200 i.hp., Licut-Comdr. F. Blunt, Chin- kiang.

Fame, twin screw, torpedo-boat destroyer, 360

tons, 6 guns, S.400 i.h.p., in reserve. Firebrand, 3rd-class gunboat, 455 tons, 4 guns, 360 ih.p., Lt and Beaty Pownall, Hong. kong. Glory, 1st-class flagship, 12,500 tons, 16 guns,

13,500 i.h.p., Capt. A. Carter, Hongkong. Goliai, 1st-class battleship, 12,950tons, 16 guns,

13,500 i.h.p., Capt. L. Wintz, Shanghai llari, twin screw, torpedo-boat destroyer, 266 ... tons, 6 guns, 4,000 i.hp., in reserve. Handy, twin screw, torpedo-boat destroyer, 260

tons, 6 guns, 4,000 i.b.p, Lieut, and Com. GO. Hardy.

Humber, storeship, 1,640 tons, Boo ihp, Com

Hi Davison, Shanghai. Janur, torpedo-boat destroyer, 280 tons, 6 guns,

3,900 i.h.p, in reserve. Ocean, Ist-class battleship, 12,950 tons, 13,500

BLCANO, American steamer, 501, R. de Al- Henage, 3rd Sept,Manila 31st August, Ballast Brandse & Co.. EHTEESS OF JAPAN, British steamer, 5,904 11. Pybus, R.N.R, 27th Nov, Vancouver B.C. 5th Nov, and Shanghai 24th, Mails and General.-C. P. R.Co. ESHERALDA, British steamer, 966, J. McGinty,

17th Nov. Cebu, P.I. Nov, Hemp Shewan, Tomes & Com GARLIC British steamer, 2,691, A.-E. S. Ham Orlando, ast-class cruiser, 5,600 tons, 12 guns, belton, R.N.R., 6th Dec, San Francisco 8,500 i,hp., Capt. J. H. Burke, C.B., Hong:

'kong,

BRADA 7th Nov., Honolulu 15th, Yokohama 28th, Kobe 19th, Nagasaki fat Der, and Shang Offer, turpedo boat destroyer, 350 tons, 6 guns, hal 4th, Mails, and General, & 0.36309 i.hp., Licut, and Com C. P. Mansel,

Lh.p. 16 guns, Capt. Arthur J Renniker Hughan, Japan. Vid

Taku

guns, 9,000 h.p. Capt. Yenish, at Nagasaki. Nayezdnik, Russian cruiser, 1,334 tons, 14guns,

1,800 h.p., Capt. Zarine, at Nagasaki....] twin screw, 12 guns, 2 h.p, Captain Coprianoff, at Shanghai. Petroparlovski, Russian battleship, 12,000 tons,

Capt. Grevais, at Nagasaki. Polstava, Russian battleship, 10,960 tons 11,255 ihp, 16 guns, Capt. Orgeroff, at Nagasaki.

Rossia, Russian arinourd cruiser, 12,200 tons, 22 guns, 14,500 hp, Capt. Domojiroff, al Negasaki.

Rozbaynik, Russian cruiser, 1,330 tons, 1,786

h.p., II guns, Capt. Komaroff, at Singapore. Rurik, Russian flagship, 10,940 tons, armoured

twin screw cruiser, 1st class, 48 guns, 13,500 h.p., Capt. Haupt, at Port Arthur. Sevastopol, Russian battleship, 10,900 tons, 13,600 ih.p., 16 guns, Capt. Meleusky, at Nagasaki.

Silatch, Russian gunboat, A guns, 1,200, P. Sirot Veliky, Russian battleship, 10,000 tons 14 guns, 8,500 i.h.p, Capt. Mollas, at Taku, Sivouth, Russian gunboat, 950 tons, twin screw 13 guns, 1,200 h.p., Capt. Soubatin, it Nagasaki.

Capt. Barronoff, at Nagasaki.

家量

Sweatorg, 1st class; Russian torpedo boat, 69 tons, 3 guns, 2 torp tubes 780 hp, speed

19.7 knots,

Vladimir Menomack, Russian cruiser, 6,000 tons, 16 guns, Prince Ouchtomsky, at Port Arthur.

Vostock, Russian torpedo gunboat, 4gune, bio

h.p., Com, Molchousky, at Nagasaki. Vsadnik, Russian torpedo boat, 400 tons, 18 guns, twin screw, 1,500 h.p., Capt. Rogulla, at Taku.

36 guns, 9,000 i.h.p., Capt. M. Motet, at Shanghai. Styr, 3rd-class cruiser, 1,800 tons, Capt. Vin-

cent, at Canton. Surprise, gunboat, 700 tons, 10 guns, 860 i.h.p.,

Capt. Marnet, at Shanghai. Ville D'Alger, monitor, 944 tons, Captain

Bomessaur, at Hongkong, Vipere, gunboat, 400 tons, Captain G. del

Villeneuve, at Foochow *Flagship of Vice Admiral Courrejolies.

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THE AMERICAN SQUADRON, Allany, U.S. cruiser, 3,500 tons; Comdr. J. E.

Craig, at Manila Bennington, U.S. gunboat, 1.710 tons, 6 guns, 3,436 h.p., Comdr. C. H. Amold, at Hong Brooklyn, Flagship, U.S. cruiser, 9,215 tons,

Capt. C. M. Thomas, at Shanghai. Callao, U.S. gunboat, 137 tons, 1 gun, 55 hp,

kong.

.:

Lieut.Com. G. B. Bradshaw, at Manila Castine, U.S. guuboat, 1,330 tons, 8 guns, 2,199 h.p., Comdr. S. W. Very, at Shanghai, Cellic, U.S. supply-ship, 6,428 tons, 1,890 h.p.,

Comdr. C. T. Forse, at Manila, Confora, U.S. gunboat, 1,700 tons, 6 guns, 3,405

h.p., Comdr, H, G. D. Colby, at Manila. Culgoa, U.S. supply-ship, 7,000 tons, 2,350 h.p.,

Comdr.-J. W. Carlin, at Manila Don Juan de Austria, U.S. ganhoat,, 1,200

tons, Capt. Bowman, at Hongkong. Glacier, U.S. supply-ship, Lieut.-Comdr. A.

Merts, at Manila...

Helena, U.S. gunboat, 1,397 tons, 8 guns, 1,998 h.p. Comdr. E. K/Moors at Manila.

Alage, 620 tons, to guns, 700 h.p., at Taku. Akagi, 620 tons; to guns, 700 h. p., at Shanghái. Maya, 620 tons, 10 guns, 700 h.p., at Kurs, Chlakat, 620 tons, 10 guns, 700 h.p., at Taku. Soke, 572 tons, 4 guns, 400 h.p., at Saseho Chinto, 490 tons, guns, 472 h.p. Chinesi, 490 tons, 5 guns, 472 h.p. Chin Hašu, 490 tons, 5 guas, 472 bp Chin Pul, 500 tons, 9 guns, 455 hp.. Chin Chu, 500 tons, 9 guns, 455 h.p Yakickie, gunboat, 4,000 tons, Capt. Yakisat

Гарап,

táns,

Torpedo-gunboat. Tatsula, 875 tons, 6 guns, 5 torpedo tubes,

5,500 h.p., at Yokosuka,

Torpedo-boats. Murakumo, 279 tons, at Ujina. Shinonome, 279 tons, at Kurd Yugiri, 279 tons, at Takeshiki Shiraki, 279 tons, at Kobe." Ikadusch, torpedo-boat destroyer, 331 Comdr. I. Ishida, at Yokosuka. Kagero, torpedo-boat destroyer,207 1005, Kotata, 190 tons, & torpedo-tubes, 1,400 h.p.

Comdr. Iwamura, at Japan.. Shiramubt, torpedo-boat, 278 tons, Comdr.

Kusoma, at Japan Akebens, torpedo-boat destroyer, 310 tons,

Lieut-Cmdr. H. Kawase, Japan.

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Zablaka, Russian cruiser, 1,230 tons, zo guns, rs, U.S. distilling-ship, 1,750 tons,-1,300 h.p., id boats (Yarrow), 40 tons, 3. torpedo-tubes-supervision, well turned out, free from errors,

2,000 h.p., Capt. Shkrull, at Nagasaki.

(1st and 2nd alass,). Delphin, Russian torpedo boat, 350 tons, Capt.

Novakovsky, at Shanghai. Forel, Russian torpedo bost, 23 tons, gun,

220 hp, 16 knots. fantchicha, Russian: torpedo boat, 87 tons, 4

guns, 970 h.p., 19 kaots. Karatka, Russian torpedo boat, 350 tons, Capt.

Mouravie, at Shanghai.

Russian torpedo boat, 350 tons, Captain Kivnarsky, at Shanghai,

1,200 h.p. az knots. Nargen, Russian torpedo boat, 85 tons 4 guns, Novorossisk, Russian torpedo boat, 87, tods, 4

guns, 2,900 b.p. 22 knots, kes Podorosmik Russian torpedo boat 23 tons, 2

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V.B. Bleecker, at Manila: CH. Stockton, at Amoy, Kentucky, US. battleship, 11,500, tons, Capt.

h.p, Licat, Comdr. A. F. Nairo, at Manila. Manila, U.S. gunboat, 1,057 tons, 2 guns, 750 Mariella, US: gunboat, 1,000 tons, 1,500 Lb.p.,

12 guns, Comdr. E. H. Gheen, at Canton. Monadnock, U.S. double-turret monitor, 4,000 tong, 6 guns, 3,000 h.p., Comdr. A. B. Speyers at Hongkong Monacacy, US. gunboat, 1,370 tons, 6 guns,

850 hp, Com. G. A. Bicknell, at Taku. Monterey, A US. double-tarret monitor, 4,990 -tons, 4 guns, 5,244 hp, Comdr. G. W. Pigman, at Shanghai Hongk Nathalie, U.S. cruiser, Comdr. R. P. Rogers, 1: Nat Nagasakingainato

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Miscellaneous.

Tekiwa, at Yokosuka. Naniwa, at Yokosuka Fuso, at Kure...

800 h.p. Rinja, armoured cruiser, 2,530 tons, to guns,

(used as gunnery traning ship.) Kanjiu, sailing ship, 877 tons, 6 guns.

(used as training ship.) Manji, sailing-ship, 877 1005, 6 guns,

(used as training ship). sukuba, wooden screw steamer, 1,959 ton,

10 guds, 525 hp, at Edajima

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