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OPIUM QUOTATIONS.
Hongkong, 23rd January, To-day's quotations are as follows:---
BENGAL-New Patna
Old Patna....
New Renares Old Benares...
MALWA-New......
Last year's 2/3 years' oli.
3/4 years old.. Putterfore
. Spig
63 gro ......fts 907 .......@gzonom. Per picul. .... $gocipio
fin 920/30 ....64 930/40
PERSIAN Superior drug was sold.@ 620
RIVER STEAMERS, SCHOONERS.
AND LONCHAS.; Fatshan, British steamer, 1.425. Lossius,- Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co. Ho-nam, British steamer, 1.377, 11. D. Jones, -Hongkong, Cayton, & Macao Steamboat Co.
Powan, British steamer, 1,873, A. N. Patrick,- Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat
Co.
Hankow, British steaner, 2,252, C. V. Lloyd,
Butterfield & Swire.
Hot-tong, Chinese steamer, 400 tons, Captain
maniac Chi Vu & Cổ
Tai-on, British steamer, 728, J. Lawrence, Tai
On Steamship Co.
Pat Kong, British steamer,-Kwong Wan S.5.
Co.
Kong Naut, British steamer, T. Austin, R.N.R.,
-Chinese Owned.
Hongkong and Macao. Heungshan, British steamer, 1,055, W. E. Clarke, Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.
Macao. and Cauton. Lungshan, British steamer, 141, G. F. Morrison, R.N.K., Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co. Kiangtung, Chinese steamer, 583, R. 1. 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 Sainam, British steamer, W. Dixon,-Hong- kong, Canton and West River Steamboat
Co.
VESSELS IN PORT.
Steam.org.
AMOy, Geman steamer, 662, W. Wulff, 22nd Jan.-Manila 19th Jan., Ballast-Wing Tay. ARARA British steamer, 2,481, Williamson, 22nd Jan,New York 23rd Nov., Case Oil-Standard Oil Co. BADELSBERG, German sleather; 1,379, C. A.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1902.
GLENOGLE, British steamer, 3,750, W. Frakes, |
9th Jan, Shanghai 6th Jan, General- Dodwell & Co., Ld.
HAITAN, British steamer, 1,138, J. 5. Roach, 21st Jan, Swatow 20th Jan., General- Douglas, Lapraik & Co. HANYANG, British steamer, 1,066, Jameson,
22nd Jan,--Singapore and Hollow 21st Jan, General-Butterfield & Swire. fia, Norwegian steamer, 75 A. Eicksen, 12th Jan,Muji ih Jan, Coal-Sander, Wieler & Co.
KATSUYAMA MARU, Japanese steamer, 1,097. K. Hayashi, 2200 Ján-Canton zistjan., General--Tong Kec. LOONGSANG, British steamer, 1,092, G. S.
Welgall, 15th Jan-Manila 15th Jan., Hemp and General-Jardine, Matheson & Ch MARIE JESEN, German steamer, 1,771, P. Hermet, 19th Dec,Bangkok ist Dec., Rice.-Kong Fat.
MONGKUT, German steiner, F50, Gutsche
26th Jan, Bangkok 12th Jan, Rice and General--Butterfield & Swire. MOSIA, Gemian bark, 1,931, F. Rowell, 18th Jan-Cardiff 231 May, Coal-E. A.
Trading Co. PERLA, Brush steamer, 1.276, 6. Masiand,
oth Jau-Maula 17th Jan, Hemp- Shewan, Tomes & Co. PERU, American steamer, 3,528, A. F: Pills bary, 19th Jan.,-San Francisco 19th Dec, and Shanghai 14th Jan, Mails and Gene
-P, M. S. S. Ca.
PetchaBURY, "Gergum steamer, 1,500, Huh.
maan, 17th Jan,-fram Saigon, Ballast. Melchers & Co
PETRARCH, German steamer, 1,252, H.Uecker,
20th Dec,-Labuan 12th Dec, Sugar- Sander, Wieler & Co. PITSASULOK, German steamer, 1967, L
ticken, 19th Jan,- Bangkok 12th Jan," Gederal.Butterfield and Swire. ROBERT DICKINSON, British steamer, 1,901, S. McDonell, 8th Jan. Bahk Papan I'
Beeckmann, 19th Jan-Canton 18th Jan., General-East Asiatic Trading Co., Ld. BAIKAL, Russian stemmet, 717, Kashkin, 13th Jan-Manila 9th Jun., Balkst.--Order. BENALDER, British steamer, 1,920, C. K. Mc- Intosh, 21st Jan.,-Singapore 14th Jan, General-Gibb, Livingston & Co. BYGDO, Norwegian steamer, 771, Th. Carlsen,
12th Jam,Mauritius 10th Dec., and Sin gapore 3rd Jan., Sugar-Sander, Wieler & Co. CARL DIEDERICHSEN, German steaner, 774, H. Bendixen, 12th Jan., Haiphong Bil Jan., and Hollow 11th, General-Jebsen *& Co. CATHERINE APCAR, British steamer, 1,730, S. H. Belson, 18th Jan.,-Calcutta 31st Dec., Penang and Singapore 12th Jan., General -David Sassoon, Sons & Co. CHINA, Austrian steamer, 3,855, F. Mosca, 20 Jan., Trieste 9th Jan, and Singapore 14th, General-Sander, Wieler & Co. CHOWTA, Germán steamer, 1,050, H. Kohler, 18th Jan, Bangkok 9th Jan, and Swatow and Wood-Butterfield & 17th, Rice Swire. DAIGI MARU, Japanese steamer, 846, Saito, zzad Jan., Tamsui 19th Jan, and Swatow arst, General-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. DEVAWONGSE, Geman steamer, 1,057, H. Haryes, 3 Jan,Bangkok 28th Dec., Rice--Butterfield & Swire. EMPRESS OF INDIA, British steamer, 3,003,
O. F. Marshall, R.N.R., 21st Jan, Vancouver 30th Dec, and Shanghai 18t Jan., Mails and General.-C. P. R. Co. ERICA, German steamer, 1,217, Zindel, 20th Jant-Singapore 12th Jan, General,- Jebsen & Co. FAUSANO, British steamer, 1,410, T.A: Mitchell,
Jan Kerosine-Arnhold, Kasberg & Co. Rund, British steamer, 1611. R. W. Alarmd,
1th Jan-Glasgow via Penang, Singa pore, Hoilo and Marila 15th Jan, Bail ist.
-Shewan, Tomas & Co. SABISE RICKMEKS, British stgamer, 690, J. R.
Nashet, R.N.K., 21st. Jan-Amoy oth Jan, Ballast.-Arnhold, Karborg & Co. SALAMANCA, British steamer, 883, J. H. Ander
san, 16th Dec,--Moji 9th Dec, Cual. Bridley & Co.
SATURN, American transport, 1,617, Frank E.
Fosa, 14th Nov,-Shanghai'rith Nov. SILESIA, German steamer, 4,700, J. Bahle,
2th Jan, Kobe and Moj 15th January, General Carlovitz & Co. · TARSANG, British stemner, 977, W. P. Baker,
ah Jan-Bangkok 6th Jan, and Ang Has Sth, Rice and General-Jardine, Matheson & Cn.
TARTAR, British steamer, 4.426, E. Beetham,
Ocean, Ist-class battleship, 12,950 tons, 13.500 ih.p, 16 guns, Capt. RW. White, Amoy. Orlando, 1st-class cruiser, 5,500 ton, 12 guns,
8,500 i.h.p., Capt. J. H. Burke, d., Hong. kong.
Offer, torpedo-boat destroyer, 350 tons, 6 guns, 6300 i.h.p., Lizut, and Com; C. P. Munsel, Hongkong.
Phenix, sloop, 1,060 tons, 6 gilas, 1,400 i.hp.,
Comdr. W. H. Nicholson, Hankow, Pigmy, 1st class gunlal, 750 turis, & guns, 1,200 i.h.p., Lt. and Comdr. A. B. Oldham, Hongkong
Pigue, twin screw, znd-class cruiser, 3,600 tons, 8 guns, 7,000 i.h.p., Capt. H. C. Reynolds, Hongkong.
Plover, 1st class gubuat, 435 tons, 6 guns,
1,200 i.b.p, Lieut.Conuir, Watts Jones, en route Singapore. Rambler, surveying ship, 383 tons, 650 i.h.p.,
Capt. Morris H. Smyth, Hongkong. Redpole, 1st-class gunboat, &as lous, 6 guns,
1,200 hp, Lieut.-Com. C. F. Corbett, en route Singapore. Robin, river-gumboat, S5 tons, 2 guns, 240 i.h.p.,
Lieut-Comdr. G. G. Webster, West River. Rosario, stoop, psa tous, 6 guns, 1,400 hp,
Comdr. A. W. Hamilton, Wei-hai-wei. Sandpiper, British river-gunbit, 85 tons, 2
guns, 240 hp, Li-Comıhı. M. Lockhart, West River.
Snipe, river-gunbom, 85 tous, 2 guns, 2 i.h.p.,
Lieu and Commander Dalgety, Yangtske. Swift, 2nd-class gimbpil, 250 tons, 6 guns,
troi.h.p., in reserve Honkong.
| Takis, torpedo-Boat destroyer, jo tons, in
reserve flangkong,
Talbot, and-class cruiser, 5,600 tons, 11 guns, 8,000 up, Capt. F. G. Stopford, Hong- kong,
Tamar, icceiving ship, 4,600 tons, Commodore
Powell, C.D., Hongkong, Terrible, 1st-class battleship, 14,200 tons, 50
yuns, 25,020 1 itp., Capt. Percy Scott, C. Hongkong,
Tweed, cunst defense gaatoit, 363 toes 3 guns, 200, in Reserve Hongkong.
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Podorosnik, Russian terpedo boat, 33 tons,
gun, 220 h.p., 16 knots.
Sisk, Russian torpedo boat, 13 tous, i gun, 220
Hin. 16 konts
Skar, Russian torpedo boat, 350 toną, Captain
Smimaw, at Shanghai, Storpion, Russian torpedo boat, 23 tons, i guu,
220 h.p., 16 knots. Sootcena, Russian torpedo boat, 67 tons, 4 guns,
$70 p. 19 knots. Sim, Russian torpedo boat, 400, Capt. A.
Giers, at Shanghai: Sterlaid,
Russian torpedo boat, 23 tons, I guD, 120 hp, 10 knots... Strauss, Russian torpedo boat, 23 tons, 1 gun,
210 h.p. 16 knots. Sunguri, Russian torpedo boat, 140 tons, 4
guns, 1,600 h.p
kuots.
RUSSIAN TORPEDO FLOTILLA. (SEA GOING.) Borgo, 1st class, Russian torpedo boat, 81 tons, 3 guns, torp tubes 1,too h.p., speed ri Revel, ist class, Russian torpedo boat, 96 tons,
knots.
.3 guns, 2 turp tubes 780 h.p., speed 20 knots. Ussuri, Russian torpedo boat, 140 tons 4 guns,
1,800 k.p., 22 knots,
Flagship of Vice Admiral Algxcicli. Flagship of Rear-Admiral F. V. Dubossof Flagship of Rear-Admiral Renunoff,
THE GERMAN SQUADRON. · Bussard, German cruiser, 1,830 tons, 8 guns,
Comida von Bassewitz, at Saigon. Fürst Bismarck, German flagship, 11,000 tans, 36 guus, Capt. Graf Loutke, at Taku. Gefon, German cruiser, 4,109 tons, to guns, 9,009 h.p., Capt. Rolimaan, at Amoy. Geier, German cruiser, 1,600 tons,,8 guns,
Capt. Baser, at Shanghai. *** Hunsa, German cruiser, 6,800 tons, 30
guns, Capt. Paschen, at Woosung. Held, Gemman despatch-vessel, 2,600 tons, 12
Capt. Rampold, at Wonsung. Hertha, German ciuiser, 5,000 tons, 30 guns,
Capt. Derrewsky, at Saigon.
Water watch, waveying ship, 620 tons, 450, German gunboat, 900 tons, to geils,
L.p.h., Li-Comdr. W. O. Lyne, Hongkong. Waiting, twin screw, torpedo-ban destroyes,
Gur tons, 6 ans, 6,000 iù.p, in reserve. Wivern, boast defence ship, 2,750 tons, 4 guns,
1,000 i.h.p., in reserve Hongkong. foodcock, river-guabot, so tuns, 3 guns, 550 i.h.p., Lieut. Comdr. Watson, Kiakiang. Woodlark, river-gunboat, 150 tons, z guns, 550
hp., Lieal-Comdr. H. E. Hillman, Yangtsze.
Torpedo-beats in Reserve Nos. 8, 35, 36, 37 and 38, first-class; and 3 second-class boats.
Miscellaneous.
Asporr, Pusulan gurboat, 970 tons, Captain
Heinrich, en route Singapore. Hollandi, Dutch cruiser, 8 guns, 3,900 tans,
9,35 i.h.p., Cupt, S. N. Sybrandi, Swatow. Koningin Wilhelmina der Nederlanden, Dutch
18th Jan.-Vancouver, B. C. 16th Dec., and
cruiser, 8 guns, 4.fco tons, 5,900 hp, Shanghai 15th Jan, General-C, P. R. Co.
Capt. 3. P. Rossunt, Swalow: TETARTOS, German stemmer, 1,575, W. Diuse, Leoparit, Austrian cruiser, 1,600 tons, Captain
fah Jan-Santarang óth Jan, Sugar-Müller, Saigon. Siemssen & Co. THALES, British steamer, 820, A. J. Robson,
h' fan, Taiwanfoo 13th Jan, Amoy Fath, and Swatow it, General-Douglas, Lapraik & Co...
YEDO MARU, Japanese steamer, 1,069, T. Sami
ma, 19th JanCheloo 14th Jan, General. ---Lun On & Co.
Sailing Vessels. FRED. P. LITCHFIELD, American Bark, 1,080, Allen Fulin, 12th Dec,Fremantle, WA. 15th Sep!, Sandalwood.-Order. HERZOK JOHANN ALBRECHT, -German
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schooner, 701, Andersen, 10th October- Manila 6th Oct., General-Master..
INVERMAY, British ship, Lamont, 18th Jan,
Cardiff 13th Aug., Palem Fuel-Admiralty. Mona BAY, British Bark, 1,117, James A. Roy, Fath Dec..--Hongay 17th Nov, Coals. -Jardine, Matheson & Co.
Jab Freemantle, Wash and -Australia Norwegian bark, 645, Cardain, 3rd 21st Oct Sandalwood.—Order, VALE OF DOON, British bark, 6y, J. Petersen,
16th Dec,Rejang 15th Nov, Timber, Sander, Wieler & Co.
Wise Youk, British bark, 706, W. S. Forster,
zoth Dec,-Callas roth Oct., Ballast. I.A. Trading Co.
HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHIPS ON THE CHINA STATION.
Hongkong, January 23rd, 1902. Alacrity, despatch-vessel, 1.700 tons, to guns,
Liberal, Portuguese gunboat, 558 tons, Comdr.
José da Cunha Lima, Macao. afaria Theresa, Austrian cruiser, to guns,
5,900 tons, 9.755 hp, Capt. V. Bless Kitter v. Sambuchi, Shanghai.
Licut-Comdr. Sthanser, at Canton. rent, German cruiser, 4,200 tons, 8 guns,
2,930 h.p., Capt. Stein, at Nagasaki. Jaguar, German gunboat, 1,000 tons, 10 guns,
Capt. Berger, at Foochow... Kaiserin Augusta, German cruiser, 6,331 tons, 20 guns, 14,000 p.h., Capt. Stein, at Amoy. **Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelot, German
battleship, 10,100 tons, 40 guns, Capt. von Holzendorf, at Woosung.
Luchs, German gunboat, 850 tons, 10 guns,
Comdr., Daehnhardt, at Shangbai. Schwalle, German cruiser, 1,125 tons, & guns,
Comdr. Boerner, at lankow. Seeadler, German cruiser, 1,600 tons, & guns,
Coindr. Schack, at Amoy, Tiger, German gunboat, 956 tons, 10 guns,
Comdr. von Mittelstadt, at Bangkok. Weissenburg, German battleship, 1,100 tons,
40 guns, Capt. Hofmeier, at Amoy. Part, German battleship, 10,too tons, 40
guns, Capt. Borkenhagen, at Taku.
heim, German battleship, at Naga. No. go, German torpedn-boat, 320 tons, Capt.
Hoepfner, at Shanghai.
saki.
No. 9, German torpedo brat, 360 tons, Capt.
Licut. Püllen, at Shanghai
No. 92, German torpedo-buat, 320 tons, Capt
Fluinrich, at Shanghai. *Flagship of His Excellency Vice-Admiral CaptainBendemann.
Piet Hein, Dutch cruiser, 5 guns, 3,600 tons,
4,756 i.h.p., Capt. Jansen, Taku. Zaire, Fonuguese gunboat, $30 tons,
Mello, Macho.
FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR ON THE CHINA
AND JAPAN STATION,
The Russian Squadron. Admiral Kornilo, Russian armoured cruiser, 5,000 tons twin screw, 36 guns, 9,500 h.p., Captain Jakovleff, at Nagasaki. Admiral Nakhimo, Russian armoured cruiser,
28 guns, 9,000 tons, 5,000 i.h.p., Capt. Vserolojsky, at Tientsin. Aleout, Russian gunboat, Erotons, Byuns, 1,200
b.p, Captain Elkisky, at Nagasaki. Bobre, Russian gun-vessel, twin screw, 950tons, 13 guns, 1,iga h.p., . Captain Dubrovolsky,
at Taku. Dimitri Donskoy, Russian armoured cruiser, 6,000 tons, twin screw, 34 guns, 7,000 h.p., Comdr, Sharon, en route Singapore. Galdamak, Russian gunboat, 400 tons, twin screw, 18 guns, 3,500 h.p., Capt. Serebren- nikff, at Taku.
Gremiarichy, Russian armoured cruiser, 1,492
tons, twin screw 12 guns, 2,000 h.p, Capt. Miklashevsky, at Shanghai,
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2,150 hp., Capt. Silmann, at Taku. Korcycle, Russian cruiser, 1,200 toas, 9 guns,
**Flagship of Rear Admiral Geissier. ***Flagship, Rear-Admiral Kirchhoff.
THE FRENCH SQUADRON, Alonette, gunboat, 100 tons, Lieut.Comdr.
Belloy, at Nagasaki. Amiral Charner, 2nd-class cruiser, 4,800 tons,
Capt. Bachine, Saigon. Bengali, and class dispatch-boat, Lt-Comdr.
De La Croix de Castries, at Nagasaki. Bugeaud, 2nd-class cruiser, 4,009 tons, 19 guns, 9,000 i.h.p., Capt. Defèvre, at Shanghai. Classeloup Laubai, 2nd-class cruiser, 3,725
tons, 9,000 i.h.p., 18 guns, Capt. Espinay St. Luc, at Hongkong. Comete, gunboat, 6c tons, Capt.Louel, at Decedei, gunboat, €to fons, Capt. Leameey, at
*
Canton.
Pakhoi.
Dintrecastcaux, 1st class cruiser, 9,000 tons, 26 guns, 13,500 i.h.p., Capt. D. du Fournet, Tonkin. Descartes, and class protected cruiser, 4,000
tens, 36 guns 631 h.p., Capt. 1. de Saune,
at Saigon.
Eure, Dispatch-transport, Captain Vallee, at
Saigon.
Friant, 3rd class cruiser, 3,900 tons, Capt.
Adam, at Haiphong
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New York, U.S. cruisor, 4,083 tons, Capt. B. THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
McCaliam, at Manila
Oregon, Ist-class U.S. battleship, 10,180 tons,
16 guns, 11,111 hp, Capt. F. W. Dickens, USN., rt Woosung
Petrel, U.S. gunboat, 897 tons, + guns, 1,095 h.p, Coradr. C. C. Cornwell, at Manita Princeton, U.S. gunboat, 1,000 tons, 6 guus, 800 hp, Comdr. Selfridge, at Manila. Scindia, US cruises, 50 ans, Comdr. J. M.
Miller, U.S.N., at Hongkong. Wheeling, U.S. gunboat, 1,000 tons,
1,081 h.p.. Com. W. T. Burwell, at Manila. Wilmington, U.S. cruiser, 2,222 tous, Capt. C.
0. Allibone, at Aniay, Yorktown, U.S. gunboat, 1,710 tons, 6 guns, 3,391 h.p., Comdr. C. S. Sperry, at Manila Yosemite, U.S. converted cruiser, 6,179 tons, 10 guns, 3,800 h.p., Capt. G. E. Ide, at Zafiro, U.S. dispatch-vessel, 675 tons, Capt. J.
L. Purcell, U.S.N., ar Manila,
Manila.
THE ITALIAN SQUADRON. Calabria, Italian cruiser, 2,946 tons, "Capt. C.
Cantelli, Shanghai, Lombardia, Italian cruiser, 2,900 tons, Capt.
Doet Jolin, Shanghai. Marco Polo, Italian cruiser, 4,883 tons, Capt. '.
Botti, Shanghai, Vesuvio, Italian cruiser, 1,500 tons, 14 guns,
6,820 i.h.p., Capt. Zezi, Shanghai.
JAPANESE MEN-OF-WAR.
Battleships.
saki, ist class, 15,200 tons, 15,000 ih.p., 18
guns, Captain S. Misu, at Japan. Yashima, tst class, 12,460 tons, 38 guns, 14,000
h.p., ut Kure.
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Capt. K. Imai, at Japan' Hiye, 2nd class, 2.460 tons, 13 guns, 2,635 h.p.
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Kasagi, protected cruiser, ist class, 4,978 tons,
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30 guns, 8,500 h.p, ut Kure. Yoshino, protected cruiser, 1st class, 4,150 tons,
32 guns, 15,000 h.p., at Shanghai. Naniwa, protected cruiser, 1st class, 3,700 tons,
24 guns, 7,120 bp, at Manila. Takachiha, protected cruiser, ist class 3,700
tons, 24 guns, r20 h.p., at Keelung.
Chiyoda, protected cruiser, 1st class, 2,450 tons,
27 guns, 5,500 h.p., at Kure. Takasago,, protected cruiser, 1st class, 227
tans, 30 guns, 10,000 h.p., at Yokosuka
Sumu, protected cruiser, 1st class, 2,750 tons,
Capt. Shimamura, 24 guns;; Japan.
8,500 h.p., at
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Sascho.
Yamato, 1,480 tons, 10 guns, 1,600 h.py at
Chemulpo.
Tenriu,1,550 tons, 10 guns, 1165 h.p., at Fusan. Kaison, 1,360 tons, 10 guns, 1,125 b.p., at
Sascho. Amagi, 1,030 tons, 13 guns, 720 h.p., al Yoko-
suka
Gun-boats.
3,000 lp., Comdr. S: E. Faskine, Hong Mandjour, Russian cruiser, 1,213 tons, twin Jean Bart, 1st class cruiser, 4,500 tons, 10 guns, Alago, 620 tons, to guns, 700 h.p., at Taku.
kong. Albion, ist-class battleship, 12,000 tons, 13,500 ih.p., 16 guns, Capt. W. W. Hewett, Hongkong. Algerine, sloop, 1,050 tons, 6 guns, 1,100 i.h.P.
Comdr. W. Carey, Newchwang Arethusa, and-class cruiser, 4,300 tons, 10 guns, 5,000 i.b.p.. Capt. J. Startin, Shanghai. Argonnut, 1st-class cruiser, 14,000 tons, 16,500
Wei-hai-wei.
ihp, 16 guns, Capt. G. H. Cherry, R., Astra, 2nd-class cruiser, 4,300 tons, 7,000 ik.p., to guns, Capt. C. J. Baker, Hong.
колк
Aurora, Ist-class cruiser, 5.000 tons, &,500 i.h.p., 12 guns, Capt. E. H. Bayly, C., Mirs Kay.
Blenheim, ist-class criuser, 9,000 tons, 12 guns,
21,411 i.h.p., Capt. F. H. Henderson, C.M.G Hongkong, Bramble, 1st-class gunboat, 710 tons, 1,300
ih.p. 6 guns, Licut, and Condr. F. M. Leake, Hongkong. Brink, 3rd-class cruiser, 1,700 tons, 6 guns,
5.600 i.h.p., Commander E. H. Martin, Singapore. Britomari, 1st-class gunboat, 710 tons, 1,300
ih.p., 6 guns, Lieut.-Comdr. E. A. Baird, Hongkong.
Cressy, 1st-class cruiser, 12,000 tons, Capt.
Tudor, Hongkong. Daphne, sloop, 1,140 tons, 8 guns, 2,000 i.h.p.,
Capt. Wm. C. Pakenham, Singapore. Eclipse, 1st-class cruiser, 5.000 tons, 11 Funs:
8,000 ih.p., Capt. R. H. S. Stokes, Hong kong. Endymion, 1st-class cruiser, 7,350 tons, 12,000 ih.p., a guns, Capt. A. W. Pagel, C.31.0., Hongkong,
Esk, coast defence gunboat, 363 tons, 3 guns,
200 lup, Lient-Condr. W. Forbes, Chin kiang.
Fame,
screw, 14 guns, 1,500 h.p., Capt. Yakevoff, at Nagasaki. Navarin, Russian battleship, 10,000 tons, 10
guas, 9,000 h.p. Capt. Yenish, at Nagasaki. Nayezdnik, Russian cuiser, 1,334 tons, 14 XUOS,
1,800 h.p., Capt. Zatine, at Nagasaki. Olvasny, Russian armoured cruiser, 1,400 tons, twit screw, 12 guns, 2,000 hp,, Captain Coprianoff, at Shanghai, Petroparlovski, Russian battleship, 12,000 teas,
Capt. Grevais, at Nagasaki. Palstava, Russian battleship, 0,960 tons,
11,255 i.b.p., 16 guns, Capt. Orgeroff, at Nagasaki Rossia, Russian armourd cruiser, 12,200 tons, 22 guns, 14,500 h.p.. Capt. Domojiroff, at Nagasaki.
Rosbayeik, Kussian cruiser, 1,330 tons, 1,786
h.p.1 guns, Capt. Komaroff, at Singapore. Rurik, Russian flagship, 1940 tons, armoured
twin screw cruiser, 1st class, 48 guns, 13,500 h.p., Capt. Haupt, at Port Arthur. Sevastopol, Russian battleship, 10,900 tons, 13,000 h.p., 16 guns, Capt. Meleusky, at Nagasaki.
Stlatch, Russian gunboat, 4 guns, 1,200 h.p.,
Capt. Barronoff, at Nagasaki. Sissot Veliky, Russian battleship, 8,800 tons, 14 Runs, 8,500 i.h.p, Capt. Tarassoff, at
Manila:
Sivoutch, Russian gunboat, 950 tops, twin screw 13 guns, 1,200 h.p., Capt. Soubatin, at Nagasaki. Seaborg, 1st class, Russian torpedo boat, 69 tons, 3 guns, torp tubes 780 hip., speed 19.7 knots, Vladimir Monomach, Russian cruiser, 6,050
tons, 16 guns, Prince Ouchtomsky, en route Singapore
Vestock, Russian torpedo gunboat, 4 guos, 650
h.p., Cem, Molchousky, at Nagasaki. Vsadnik, Russian torpedo boat, 400 tons, 18
guns, twin screw, 1,500 h.p., Capt. Rogulia, at Taku. Zablaka, Russian cruiser, z30 tons, 20 guns, 2,000 hp, Capt. Shkruff, at Nagasaki.
twin screw, torpedo-boat destroyer, 360 tons, 6 guns, 5,400 i.lu.p., Lieut. and Comdr. C. Mackenzie, D.5.0. Firebrand, 3rd-class gunboat, 455 tons. guns, 300 i..p., Lt. and Comdr. Beaty Pownall, Canton. Glory, Ist-class flagship; 12,500 tons, 16 guns, 13,500 ih.p., Capt. A. Carter, en route Sin- gapore. Gellath, 1st class battleship, 12,950 tons, 16
guns, 13,500 ih.p., Capt. L. Wintz, Hong kong. Hart, twin screw, iorpedo-boat 'destroyer, zbo
tons, 6 guns, 4,000 i.k.p., in reserve. Handy, twin screw, torpedo-boat destroyer, 260
tons, 6 guns, 4,000 i.h.p., Lieut. and Com..K, G. C. Hardy:
Humber, storeship, 1,640 tons, Boo i.h.p., Com
H. J. Davison, Hongkong.
(1st vind 2nd class.) Delphin, Russian torpedo boat, 350 tons, Capt.
Novakovsky, nt Shanghai. Forel, Russian torpedo boat, 13 tons, I gun,
220 h.p., 16 knots. Janichichi, Russian torpedo boat, 87 tons, 4
guns, 970 h.p., 19 knots, Kasatka, Russian torpedo host, 350 tons, Capt
Mouravief, at Shanghai,
Russian torpedo boat, 350 tons, Captain Kitnarsky, at Shanghai. Nargen, Russian torpedo boat, 85 tons 4 guns
1,200 h.p. 22 knots.ASEA
8,000 i.h.p., Capt. Aubin, at Taku. Kersaint, 3rd class cruiser, 1,300 tons, 13 guns, 2,200 i.b.p., Capt de la Motte du Portail, at Saigon.
Lion, gunboat, 500 tons, 8 guns, 576 h.p., Capt.
Frost, at Taku.
Pascal, 2nd-class protected cruiser, 4,000 tons, 36 guns, 9,000 ih.p., Capt. M. Motet, at Shanghai.
Oshima, 640 tons, 10 guns, 1,200 b.p., at Sascho. Akagi, 620 tons, to guns, 700 h.p., at Shanghai.
Maya, 610 tons, 1e guns, 700 hp, at Kure. Chiokai, 620 tons, to guns, 700 h.p., at Taku. Soko, 572 tons, 4 guns, 400 b.p, at Saseho. Iwaki, too lons, 6 guns, 400 hp., at Yokosuka. Chinto, 490 tons, 5 guns, 472 h.p. Chinesi, 490 tons, ♬ guns, 472 h.p. Chin Hobu, 490 tons, 5 guns, 472 hp. Chin Pui, 300 tons, guns, 455 h.p. ́.- Chin Chu, bo tons, 9 guns, 455 h.p.
Japan.
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Styx, 3rd-class cruiser, 1,800 tons, Capt. Vin-Yakichio, gunboal, 4,000 togs, Capt. Yakis, at $1 each insertion in the Daily and Weekly.
cent, at Hongkong. Surprise, gunboat, youtons, 10 guns, S6o i.b.p.,
Capt. Mornet, at Shanghai. Ville D'Alger, monitor, 944 tons, Captain
Bamessaur, at Hongkong. Vipere, gunboat, 400 tons, Captain G. del
Villeneuve, at Foochow,
Flagship of Vice-Admiral Courrejolles.
THE AMERICAN SQUADRON, Albany, U.S. cruiser, 3,500 tons, Comdr. J. E.
Craig, at Manila. Bennington, U.S. gunbont, ryco tors, 6 guns,
3,436 h.p., Cemdr. C. H. Arnold, at Hong
kong.
Brooklyn, Flagship, U.S. cruiser, 9,215 tons,
Capt. C. M. Thomas, at Shanghai. Callie, U.S. gunboat, 137 tons, 7 gun, 55 h.p.,
Lieut.-Com. G. B. Bradshaw, at Manila. Castine, U.S. gunboat, 1,330 tons, 8 gans, 2,109 h.p., Comdr. S. W. Very, at Shanghai. Celtic, U.S. supply-ship, 6,428 tons, 1,890 h.p.,
Comdr. C. T. Forse, at Manila Concord, U.S. gunboat, 1,700 tons, 6 guns, 3,4057 b.p., Comdr. H. G. D. Calby, at Manila Culgoz, U.S. supply-ship, 7,000 tons, 2,350 h.p.,
Comdr. J. W. Carlin, at Manila. Don Juan de Austria, U.S. gunboat, 1,200
tons, Capt. Bowinan, at Hongkong. Glacier, U.S. supply-ship, Licut Comdr. A.
Mertz, at Manila.
h.p, Comdr. E., K. Moore, at Manila Helens, US, gunboat, 1,397 tone, 8 guns, 1,998 Arts, U.S. distilling-ship, 1,750 tons, 1:300 h.p.;
Capt. J. J. Meany, at Manila. Isla de Luzon, U.S. gunboat, 1,330, Comdr. J.
V. B. Bleecker, at Manila. Kentucky, US. battleship, 11,500 tons, Capt.
C. H. Stockton, at Amoy. Manila, U.S. gunboat, 1,057 tons, 2 guns, 750 h.p.; Lieut.-Comdr, A. F. Nazro, at Manila. Marietta, U.S. gunboat, 1,000 tons, 1,500 i.b.p., 12 guns, Comdr. E. H. Gheen, at Canton. Monadnock, U.S. double-turret monitor, 4,000 tons, 6 guns, 3,000 h.p., Comdr. A. B. Monocacy, US. gunboat, 1,370 tons, 6 guns,
Spayers, at Canton ****850 fip, Corn. G: A. Bicknell, at Taku Monterey,
Torpedo-gunboat Tatsuta, 275 tons, 6 guns, 5 torpedo tubes,
5,500 h.p., at Yokosuka.
Torpedo-boats. Murakumo, 279 tons, at Ujina, Shinonome, 279 tons, at Kure. Yugiri, 279 tons, at Takeshiki. Shiranuki, 279 tons, at Kobe.
Comdr. 1. Ishida, at Yokosuka. Kagero, torpeilo-boat destroyer, 297 tons Kotaka, 190 tons, 6 torpedo-tubes, 1,400 h.p.
Comdr. Iwamura, at Japan." Shiranui, torpedo-boat, 278 tons, Comdr.
Kosoma, at Japan. Akebona, torpedo-boat destroyer, 310 tons, Lieut-Comdr. H. Kawase, Japan.. --
kadusch, torpedo-boat destroyer, 331 tons,
Obow, torpedo-catcher, 318 tons, Capt. Camada,
at Japan.
14 boats (Creusot), 55 tons, 2 torpedo-tubes,
525 h.p.
boats (Kobe), 56 tons, 2 torpedo-tubes, 525
hip
I boat (Normand), 75 tons, 2 torpedo-tubes,
1,300 h.p.
2 boats (Schichau), yo tous, 3 torpedo-tubes,
1,300 h.p. 4 boats (Yarrow), 40 tons torpedo-tubes,
620 h.p. to boats (Yarrow), 40 tons, 3 torpedo-tuber,
620 h.p.
Miscellaneous.
Tokiwa, at Yokosuka Fuso, at Kure..
Naniwa, at Yokosuka. Rinjo, armoured cruiser, 2,530 tons, to guns,
800 h.p.
(used as gunnery traning ship) Kanjiu, sailing-ship, 877 tons, 6 guns.
(used as training ship.) Manjis, sailing ship, 877 tons, 6 guns,
(used as training ship:), Tsukuba, wooden screw steamer, 1,989 tons,
to guns, 520 h.p., at Edajima." (used as training ship.)
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