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The object of many of the schools in Hong- kong seems to be solely to fit Chinese för ser vice as clerks and compradores. I recently read in article by one of the prominent educa tors of Hongkong in which he said that he believed that Chinese should be taught just enough chemistry and physics to enable fhem to serve as translators and nudist-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1955.

CHINESE NEW YEAR.

PREPARATIONS FOR THE

FESTIVAL,

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rst inst. "What do you expect," said the grumbler, rinta for foreigners This is not our ob when Chinese New Year approaches, except ject. We purpme to make these Chinese Frozen nuses, crowded streets and Chinese at- youths as capable of doing independent work tired in their hest?" And anyhne who has the as are the graduates of our great American temerity to take a stroll along Queen's Road to Un versities. We shali teach trigonometry, Bonham Strand will readily agree with that culedus, civil engineering and mechanical view of things There is a constant crush drawing as soon is students are prepared. Our of well-dressed Chinamon

their professor in this department is expected to spouses good-naturedly pushing and jost Arrive here from the Unlied sites in Marching their way along the thronged side We alm to turn out 'min·ters and midt tools. Wë | walks. It is little better in the middle of the realize that the sim is bold and that the path is street. Ricksha coolies in their clement dash long, being bestrewn with shards and thorns, along at a furious mate, emulating the London but from the work accomplished in one short jehu in their apparent disregard of life. How year, we feel confident of ultimate success. Itinybody escapes constant injury is a marvel. is our purpose in the near future to establish shops for metal and wond-working, similar to those already e tablished by the School of Arts and Trades in Manila,

CHINESE HONGKONG.

settlement for once. It is given over to Chinese Hongkong loses its identity as a British revelry and amusement. Stalls line the streets

nature and palate. Here and there the foreign laden with all that appeals to the Chinese element is found in cheap Manchester or Bir mingham wares. But they don a Chinese farb, which almost evicts all trace of their origin.

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Having thus stated our object at length, I will review the work of the past year but briefly. in common with most of the schools in the Colony, our chief difficulty has been along the line of attendance. Over: seventy students were enrolled, but when examination time came, the number had dwindled to thirty-five. Some of the absences were unavoidable but the

Along Queen's Road West there are still majority were for insufficient reason. Next evidences of foreign conditions. The stalls are year, our rules with regard to absences will built up in the fashion which one is accustomed be much more rigid. We shall have a physio see in villages and towns at Home. The gouds cian examine those who, cl-im to be ill and lisplayed are still of a home-like character--as bone will be excused on that score without hii heterogeneous as possible, from handkerchiefs, certificate. Those who absent theitiselves for gaudy as a harvest home, and hose, too small trifling causes will not be re-admitted,

to be of any use in anybody, to clocks which The discipline has been an easy matter; there warranted to stop on the slightest provoca- deportment of the majority of the students has tion given, and toys of the flimsiest description. been splendid. Two have been expelled, one for dishonesty and one for the use of profane language; three other's were caught smoking but were allowed to remain upon promising that they would not repeat the offence.

The marks made in the final examinations were very satisfactory the average in the two upper classes being 87% This was partly dute, however, to the fact that the students stayed away and only the best remained to un dergo the ordeal.

Our College has suffered much during the past year from crowded class-rooms and lack ef dormitory accommodations During the coming year, we shall hold our classes in this building and rent a house in the neighbour- bood to be used as a dormitory for students coming from a "istant. This arrangement, however, is only temporary and it is our hope that by the end of another year, we shall have secured a place in the suburbs where we may have room for class work, laboratories, shaps And dormitory as well as for physical drill and athletics.

After a few remarks by Mr. Li l'ak, and Dr. Won Man Kai, Dr. Wong Tai Fong distributed the prizes

The following is the prize list :- Greatest improvement in writing Chinese characters: Tam Pui Shan, and Tam Siu Wa greatest improvement pnmanshsp Yeung Chak Lam, 2. Yap Chan Fat, 3. Wone Kwak Kün; highest average in first year English, at section. Chan Kum Tsün, 2. Tsang Vin Bun; highest in first year English, and section: 1. Wong Wa Link, z. Lam Tai Yang highest in 2nd year English, 1. Leung Kei Tai, z Leung Ying Kai;highest in science reader and English chemistry, lec, and labora- tory, True Che Ho; highest in chemistry in Chinese and modern topics (Chinese), Wong Siu Ying highest in geography (Chinese) Wong Kwok Shan; greatest improvement in cnunciation, 1. Lok Shing Fai, a. Cheng Chiu Kwon.

LAND SALES.

30th ult. This afternoon at the office of the Puble Works Department two ints of Crown land were let by public auction, under the usual terms and conditions, for periods of 75 years, with the option of renewal, for further periods of 75 years, at Crown rents to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King,

HOK UN 1, L. 635.

The first lot put up was Inland 1 ot No 1162, situated at Hok Un, adjoining Rowicon Inlar d' Lot No. 635, containing 4.287 square feet, and carrying on annual Crown rent of $24. The upset price for this lot was $1,715. Mr. Ho Moon Song bid $20 over the reserve and secur- ed the property which will be utilized for an extension of his tannery.

YAUMATI M L By.

The second lol sold was Marine Lot No. 87, situated at Youmati, containing 145,350 square feet, and carrying an annual Crown rent. of 51,668, The upset price for this lot was fixed at 172,676 Mr. Henry Humphrey, Mr. J. Orange, and Mr. J. R. Michael appeared as interested bidders for this most desirable property; but no competition arose, excepting that Mr. Humphreys was overbidden by Mr. Michael who, at $72,876, obtained this valuabile site at a fraction over fifty cents per square foot. Mr. Humphreys' only bid was one of $too above the Govern-

ment reserve.

A special condition attaching to the purchase is that the Crown lessee shall, within three days of the day of sale, pay into the Colonial Treasury the sum of $15,000 of the full amount of premium at which the lot shall have been purchased by him and the remainder within one month of the date ni sale,

Executive Enginter S. C. Pees ated as the

auctioneer'in bath instances,

* S.S. * SACHSEN" This morning Messrs. Melchers, and Co., Agents in Hongkong for the Norddeutscher Lloyd 5. N. Co, received telegraphic advice

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BEWILDERING SIGHTS...

The scene is changed in Bonham Strand; for here we reach Chinatown and there are strange "fancies" and "notions" that were never seen outside the precincts of China. A queer lot of stalls are covered with shallow basins and glass globes in which the srangest of strange fish glower at the onlooker. At a first glance they look like the old familiar gold- fish that disport themselves in fountains in the old country, but a closer glance shows that there must be an illusion somewhere. These gold fish here have great goggle-eyes which roll and stare in fiercest fashion, but stranger! than all are the quadruple tails.

Of course, to the initiated this is all mere talkee-talkee." It is like speaking of a circus, to the average child who knows more about circuses in general than the speaker But it has a strange and uncanny fascination for thema i who see it for the first time. It is a record. Tell: the plain man-in-the-street-who knows every thing, of course, and whose judgment is beyond cavil-that such things are to be found in Hongkong at China New Year time and he' will probably answer" Bosh." Now, where da all these apparitions go during the remainder of that is to say, those who "do" the Celestial the year! People who have been round China, Empire in a hop, step and jump, these people confess that they are face to face with some- thing new. So that the resident's journey to the Sirand is not without its compensations from several points of view.

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THE HOUSEWIFE'S JOY. Whence, again, do all these vegetables come? Round, square and rectangular, with bulbus fronte and octagonal sides, coloured like the glass in a kaleidescope; where do they come from and what are they called Pr bably if one only had an interpreter hames could be found for them, but think how the plain housewife at home would look at these outlandish articles for the brothipit. Trúly, || the stranger never realises th capabilities of the Chinese gardenert 1) he visits this miniature, Covent Garden And the shouting is not so bad. Not half so bad as the casters' on a Saturday night. The language may be all right but that is probably because the general foreigner does not know it sufficiently well.

·STREET FLOWER GARDEN.

Flowers everywhere, as a malter-of course, Trim gardens and hot house plants fonding the gutters. Oranges in myriads, blossoming on trees a foot high. Teggy wintry like trees, in bud and blooming, and dahlias, the eternal chrysanthemum. and almost everything con ceivable in wondrous variety. It bewilders the spectator. The Britisher begins in realise what an outsider he 14. He realised before, how strange are the varieties of human novelty, and what on extraordinary country in this China of which he has heard so much and may at the best see so fiule,

And all this quaint scenery and unusua! things, the Chinese gentleman and beggar, banker and coolie, crush and squeeze in the gayest humour The cha, chat, chatter goe on interminably The thickly-doubletted #snob" - if there be such a thing in Chinese Rongkong-Jokes with the tattered vaga and, still we are only on the verge of the New Year the glory of anticipation is in the ascendant, and so we jostle along as happy as a China- man whose debtors have paid up like men.

HIGH REVEL.

ke a full stomach to indura yööd bumour,

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TURK TOPICS,

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Astra and Ocaso, Julito, (2), 254, 1x1, 1.46. Astraca showed himself the better of the two.

Phaps Not and Hacken Schmidt, 1 mile, 362 2.38 2.48, 2.74182

Two-step mile, (?) 38, 114, mant Bandelezo,1 mile, (?), 38, 1.35, 1.52}. Fiscal, time missed. Titmousa, time missed, :·

A gdy pony negotiated a mile and a quarter and the burry. I failed to ascertain his name his lastimile was finished in good style in 341.10, 144, 220064

Although the weather was a trifle cold tbls morning there was a large gathering on: the course to watch the bi-weekly gallops. Ambeg thuse present were HE the Governor (Sír Mathew Nathan) and his brother, Major Nathan, Copt. Smith, ADC, Capt. Arbuthnot. Leslie, and many ladies. The outer course was fairly wet after the heavy rains, and several owners were afraid to gallop their ponies there for fear of accident, so they took them around

All ponies galloped on the inside coarse this the inner course. Time-taking was tended moaning, their respective times being recorded most difficult as ponies galloped simultanephily anticlown A. in bunches and others by themselves on both

V..WH, and Fife went together for 1 mila, the inner and outer course. However, the best), (7) 41, 1.381, 1.542, the total time being that could be taken are as follows?

Berkeley, site, (7), 374, 1.134, 1.52:

Abbreviations (b) denotes outside and (i) inside course.

Highland Chief and Highland King, (b), 14 | mile, lust 4'37, 7.16, 1.56.

Halifax (0), 1 mile, 35 4/5, 173i, rdý 1/5i 2.24/5, 2.59.

Heather King (o), it mile,^(?); (?), 30, 1.13 1/5, 461.

Polka and Lyra (1), të mim, 40, 193; 1.59, 1.33, 3-10, 3.43.

Scottish King (4), 19 'mith, 434, x.za 2/9; 1/50 3713:24 415. 351.3/5,

2.201, 2531

Maréchal Niel Rose (1), rê mile, (?), (?), 34) 1.08, 1:40; total time said to be 2.31.

Ard Patrick (imile, joined by Ca Cannie 1 mile, 41, 1.70, 2:00 2/5, 2.38 2/5, 3.13 3/9, 3.35 2/5.

Cotswold, The Duke, joined by VW, H(1), 1 mile, 37, 131, 1.47), 1.701.

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The launch, in consequence of witness's going | ness of the premiums are explained on the Wúp?: asteri, came up into the pinnace's stern, and position that the Japanese squadrony are not carried away the quarter bodge nachór-The coming west of Colombo. master of the dfarlow said he saw the Albion's pinnade making for Hongkong, and gave two blasts on his whistle. He did not shift his 'elfn. There were two sampan's which he had To keep clear of on his starboard bow, and ha went astern to clear them. He did not go ahead again before the collision-Lieut. Halleit, recalled, said the Marlow fealed the two sampans after the colino6-Mr. Basil Taylor found that the master of the Warlow was in fault. He..should have kept clear; he niso made a wrong use of the whistle-signals. is certificate was turpended for two months,

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Highland Chief and Alarm, milo, 33ortnited being aground at Bate Point from the The C. M. S. Frede, en arrival at Shanghai, 1.06 3/5, TA

Umbrian, King, + mile, 84 2/5, 1.08, 1.40 3/5.6th of December until the and instant, when Zodiac, rimile,? ), 33 4/5, 1.07, 1-43, 217,

she got off without assistance. K.:O. §. B., 14 mile, (?), 41, 1.50, 1-59, #358. 399, 10 lite å vendas de P

Highland Fling and Highland Laddle, mile, 35, h693:46.

The Spirts, 1 mile, 32k 1.04 3/5, 1.39, 2.14, Ching and Grafico, milo, 54, 2.08, 1.42). Heythrop, Ledbury, and Uroome, it mile,

Lyra, 2 miles, asta) mile in 3 40. Norman King and Desort King, mile, 36, 234-1,81,451, 3:18. The Derby candidate finish

ed ahead of his stable.companion.

Sport Royal, Highlander, andWee Macgregor, 1 mila, 36, 1.129, 2.49 1/5, 2:24.

Blackbird, mile, 34: 1.05, 1.39-3/5 The Squaler, 1 mile in 2.23, White Elephant in company with Yellow Peril, 1 mile, last mile in-38, 1.15), 1.53), 2.37; total 3.14.

EARLY BIRD.

Ledbury, Black Menday, Crooma ( } }, 'T milo, 351, 1.13, 1.49, 7.74 315.

Fife, i mile, 341, 1.joj, rash, zark Zodiac (i), 1 mile, (2), (7), (2), 223 Set (1), 4 mile, 34, 1:08, 1.423. Empress of India Rose, 1 mile, 34, 1,08, (?), 2.18).

Gem Rose (1), 1 milo, 36, x.rož, 143}{2.16). Alladin (1) r. joined by Cake Walk (i), mile, 49, 1.19 1.35, 2.291, 1.04. Pat and Cebu (1), if "mile, 45, 1.38, 208, 3.45, 3.21, 3.54;,

Sport, Royal, and Highlander (0), 1 mile, 46, 1.37, 2.14, 2.54, 3.19, 4.02.

Blackbird, 14 mile, last 4, 42, 1.21, 1.548. total time given at 3.10,

Grafton and another, 13 mile, times mitsed. The Spirtle, mile, time missed, his finish was rather loose.

The Squaler, 18 mile, 378.1.13, time missed for the next two quarters, his last being 35 This is a game little pony and should be watched."

Wee Macgregor and Highland Laddie, mile, 40, 1.18, 1:55, 2.31.

Titmouse, mile, time missed. Nomination (i), i† mile, 46, 1,74, 200, 3-37 3.131/5, 348 4/5.

Desperation (i), milo, 41, r.19,(7), 2.33 4/5.) Salem, mile, 341, 1.09.

Royal, mile, 38, 1.17, 1.50 Phaps and Hacken Schmidt,

·108, 1.43.

mile, 33

Phaps Not and Two-step, è mile, 33, 1:09,

1.45.

Esquimalt and Algerine (0), 1† mils, last ‡, 361/5, 1.12, 1.49.

Prairie King (o), 1} mile, total time 4.00. Norman King, mile, 43 2/5, 1.23 2/5 2.03 1/5, 2.4), 3 18 2/5, 3,51 2/5,

Jungle King (o), mile, 36, 1.18, 1.571 2.35), 3.09).

Desert King (0), 1 mile, 43, 1:42, 1.58, '7-31, A bunch of four ponies (i), 1 mile, 37, 2339, 1.50, 2.241.

Saxon King, 1 mile, 39, 1.16, 1.54 1/9, 333 3.10, 3.45.

Grand Llama, rt mile, (7), (7), (?), 2.724, 2,59,

"Cascade, 19 mile, (?), (2), (3), (? ), 3-37, 3·54.

Bondelero, mile, covered in 3.12. Alarm, time missed.

The Count and The Professor, times also missed.

Ching's time and distance missed, very sorry.

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A few ponies galloped on the inside courte this morning. Following are the times-

Highland Chief, 1 mile, 2.26.

Zodiac, mile, 34. 1.09, 1.43.

V. W. H. and Ledbury, 'mile, 38, 1:15, 1-49-. K.OS. Band Lanark, inile, 36 2/5, 1913/5)

1.47.

Crooms and Heythrop, Į mile, 364, 1.11, vági Fife, & mile, 33.2/5, 1.06.

Berkeley and The Duke, I mile, 36, 1.1Th 1.46. The Duke beating his stable companion.

Blackbird, mile, fast, 39, 1.11. Grand Llama, mile, 32).

Policy, Silver and Queen Rose, mile, 33,

1.06).

Highland Fling, mile. (?), 35, 1.10}. Wee Magregor & Co., † mile, last quarter, ¿6. Spirtle and Lyra, 1 mile, 40, 1.16, nğı 2.14 315

Sport, Royal and Highland Laddie, & mile, 31, 1.0, 1.45)

Lamarque Rose and Invincible Rose, 3 mile, 30

Empress of India Rose, mile, 34, 1,06, Rosy Mein Rose, Ocean and Astra, mile, 301.

Pat and Cascade, † mile, 324. Umbrian King, 1 mile, 34, 1.08, 1.44, 2.37, 2.57.

istinct.

Marechal Ntel Rose, 14 milo, (7), (7), 35) 09, 7.43. 2.17); total time 3.38.

NAVAL NOTES.

A home paper says that it may be considered of some interest that the traffic of German regular steamers with the Marshall lelands is to recommence very shortly, & regalar com munication being established with Singapore and Hongkong.

The N. D. L. &s. Bayern which arrived here this morning, took to Shanghai 286 Russians. who had embarked at Nagasaki from Port Arthur. The hotels are crowded out with the owners of lang names and sad memories, says the N. C. D. News.

The British steamers Ocean, Monarch, Adunu mă Dumbarton have been chartered to the Nippon Yusen Kulaha. These vessels are now being fully loaded with cotton at Rom bay, and are 'Mil sailing för Japan in the course of the present month.

The hull of the Takang Maru, which was burnt in the Yangtze some months ago, has after some months' labour been recon- structed by Messrs. Farnham, Boyd & Co., A first-class armoured craiser is being built Ld., and is now alongside the Old Dock, being in Japan.

made into a river steamer again..

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31st ult.

Admiral Dewey has advised President Roosevelt, to increase the U. S. naval force in Chinese waters by two battleships in view of

eventualities,

The gunboat Widgeon, nicknamed by the handy man, "The Terror of the East" took up

her moorings at the senior, naval buoy at Shanghai, where she will remain until the arrival of a larger vessel,

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The cruisers, Hogue, Sutlej, Astrea, and Iphigenia, and the battleship Ozan, flying the flag of Rear Admiral Curzon Howe, left for Mirs Bay at 11,30 am. yesterday. They return here on the 4th February,

7. It does hot seem to matter where we go in this quarter of the city at any rate," "high", revel holds the day. Lanterns and "good joss" are all around. The cookship, with its strings-of roasted ducks Although the outside contse was thrown up and browned pigs, drives a roaring trade, forfor gallop, not a single pony availed himself gaiety calls for good cheer and there is nothing Galoping was confined to the inner course of that track, riders, being afraid of slipping. unless the smith and that is curiously absent only, the times being as follows In the average' British crowd of the same di-

Rara Rase, så mife, (P), (?), (7), (1.), 3.034) mensions it would be impossible to pass along 38,

Coronel Rose, 1 mile, (7), (2), (P)-33; 1.074. 'the street withdnt meeting a host of "blood","

1.40 1/5 ; total time 3,30) reeking with liquor, jovial in their cups, or morese and quarrelsome ready to find offence in the averted eye. Perhaps the Chinaman who indulges in the national drink of his coun- try hides himself away in some obscure nook from Gap Rock that the sleering-gear of the when the fit comes ph. He is not on the street Imperial German mail 6, Sachren had broken down, and a tug was required to bring her into that icerisin, And all this is before the New the harbour. Arrangement, were immed utely Year as we have said, made, and the tug Robert Cook was despatch- ed to her assistance, which tug brought her safely into the harbour about noon. The breakdown is not serious, and the Sachsen will resume her voyage to-morrow. In this con-" nection it is interesting to note that the Sochiin, and her two cister ships, the Trustee and Bayern, have been running regularly to the East since 1887, and have never yet met with pany serious mishap, which speaks well for

·their commanddis, ` These vessels are expected)

the new year wish.'

From Flower Hill, as it is beautifully called, to Wing Lok Street, up hill and down dale, the scenes vary till the eyes get tired, What it will be like when the day of day's in the Chi; nese calendar has really arrived remains to be seen. Is it proper to say now!

"KUNO HOI FAT CHOY?"

to continue on this ran for about another year, Tues waxes indignant a writer in the China' when they will be replaced by steamers of the Gazette-Hongkong, the perennial pest port Prins Bild Friedrich class (of which we gare al of the Far East, the natal place of plague, fall scenunt some two months ago on her arrival here on her maiden trip). Caplain Feyp, of the Sachsen, in well-known to many residents th this Colony, and is generally considered the most popular commander in the service.

Asiatic cholem, small-pox and every other symotic ill that Chinese flesh is heir to, has attained the crowning sanitary absurdity of declaring Shanghai an "infected" port on se :count of a few trivial cases of smallpox, on board: steamers from Shanghai. This must THUS the N. C. D. Nadr→llongkong does greatly surprise our sanitary authorities, who amusing things sdmeismès; but it has now dis- ¦ seem to fairly revel in breeding 'small-pox and finguished linelf by declaring Shanghai to be every other bith disease by the studied neglect infected with small-pox. It would be interest. which they give th all ordinary ideas of public ing to know wiren, stuce it was first opened, cleanliness in thoroughfares, streets and alley, Shanghai or any other Chinese town, has been | ways, back from the Bund and the Maloo - free from small pox, and how it is that Hong. The only case of small-pox occurring in the kong has just realised the fact. Does it mean Colony last week was imported from Shanghai, that Hongkong is going to enforca quamanjina while opn out of three plague cases came from permanently on all arrivale from Shanghait..... the Northern settlementy

Lamarque Rose, smile, time missed finished very badly.

Gem Rose accompanied by Rosy Moro Rose, mile, 45, 1.17, 1.40 3/5, 2.33 4/3. Invincible Rose accompanied by. La Franço Rose, 1 mile, 37, 114, 1,478, 2:32, 1,53, 3:31. La France Rose could have dons 6 seconds faster, had he not been bard held.

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Empress of India Rose, rę mile, 38, 1154/5) 1.53, 2.25 4/5 3.02, 9.37 1/5.

Ard, Patrick, 1 milo, 36:1/5, 1430/1, 1,57, 3,25 2/5 this popy goes sluggishly and requiren riding.

Cotswold and Polka, 1j halle, 38, va64/3, 1.54, 2.33 1/5, 309 2/5, 341.

Scottish King, 1 mile, 341, 1.07, 1:418, 2153, Heather King, mile, 35, 1,081, 1:43, 2,43179). Somali, mile, 55, 5.19, 5453, 2.20 Halifax, mile, (7), 1.30}; 1:47, a.2017. Policy, mile, 40, 1.18, 1,55 1/5, 3:39#t/s. » Mick and Pat, mile, 35. 1.091, 1:431, 8.193/5, finishing in the order wamed.

Esquimalt, 1 mile, last milo, 36), 1.13 4/5, 1.48 3/5, 220,

B.M.Sɛ. Mutine, which was on this Station for a number of years, has returned to Ausz tralia from a South Sea Cruise, and reported that tribal wars were being carried on in the New Hebrides and many natives were being killed, especially on the Island of Malekula,

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Wireless, telegr phy which forms a potent factor in military, movement has received the which has decided to ad pt it as a new feature consideration if the Chinese Government, in the organization of China's navy. Prince Pu Lun intends to order wireless telegraphy materials from Japan when the time comes.

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La Yacht, announces that the French tected cruiser Guichen is to be commissioned shortly at Brest, in order to proceed to the Far East, where she will take the place of the Chateaurouit. The unexpected return of the latter vessel is due to some damage to her buil, which necessitates ther coming home for repairs.

A German vessel from Vladivostok which 'hes arrived at Moji "reports that the repairs to the cruiser Rosita are completed, and her fight 'tog'capacity is'apparently completely restored. Thermobat is fill under repair. The Bogatyr is entirely submerged at high water. There were twelve torpedo-boats and twenty 'mërchkht afëaddfs in the harbour when” the German steamer left Vladivostok, says1 ́1N. C, D, NA Wire.

SHIPPING JETSÄM.

28th inst.

The U.-S. transport Sewird, having been completely overhauled at the Kowloon Docks, moved out yesterday for Manila. She was detained however by the medical authorities for the day, and thoroughly. fumigated. She proceeded on her way this morning.

The new steel, screw steamer Telamon, built by Mesars, Workman, Clark and Co. (Ltd), for Mesurs, Alfred Halt and Co, of Liverpool, has had her trials of speed and adjustment of compasses in Belfast Lough. In designing the Talamon, which has a gross tonenge of 4.500 tons, special consideration has been given to the requirements of the Australian, trade, and she fulfil the conditions required for a Board of Trade passenger certificate. The Ave, large holds, into which the cargo space is divided are capable of receiving very large and bulky consignments, such as sie common to the general Colonial trade. The fore and after main holds have been insulated for the recep tion of refrigerating machinery has been fitted tjon of fruit capes, and an efficient installa far the preservation of these cargoes during the | homeward youremer Bisteceded

in the Lough the Telamon proceeded to Glas [gowhere the will bunke- and fake in cargo for her initial trip to the Colonies,

30th ult.

The Russian chartered steamers "München, Lady Mitchell, and Whampos have been wait log at Chalco to carry away the refugees from

Fort Arthur.

fast Wednesday by the Japanese off Hokkaido The Austrian steamer Burma was captured white on a voyage to Vladivostok with 4,000 tons of Cardiff coal. She is a vessel of 1,974 tons net, and left Cardiff for Hongkong with: coal on the 19th of November last.

About the same time the British steanter Panderkam, which put into Woosung last week under circumstances already reported, got loose and fouled the Chinese cruiser Hatchi, Graz. ing along the cruiser's port side she caused several small damages, and herself had her bulwark platos broken in several places,

The numerous steamers that have been cap tured by the Japanese the Tsushima Strait have taken that route under the impression that the La Perouse Strait would- icebound bat

news has been received that the Taiping formerly the Laerter, has reached Vladivostock by the latter route, having fine weather and finding the Strait quite free from Ice.

La Hai-kwan, the President of the Board of Works and one of the Treaty Revision Commis ioners, has wired to the Peking Government Navigation Company in a similar manner to qu the advisability of establishing an Inlend the China Merchants Steam Navigation Com- pany, so as to develop the inland trade with native capital. The matter his been ordered; to be investigated by the Board of Commercial Affairs.

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ND. "BAYERN" COLLISION. Thursday several steamers at Woosung drag- Owing to the strang north-westerly gale on ged their anchors, and there were two rather nasty collisions, reports the N.C.D. News, The steamer Jesseric (3,114 tons) from New York, was in collision with the N. D. L. S. Bayern and sustained some very bad'dents on the star Board side, some of which caused slight lenks She also lost an anchor and about sixty fathoms of cable. The Bayern escaped with a broken

cable.

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We take the following from the Foochow Echo of the 21st inst

The following is a curious instance of, may we say, casting bread upon the water and find. ing it after many days

In October last a large parcel containing MSS, etc., was handed to the writer with a courteous note explaining that the contents had reached the lady who was returning them, "through native sources." She feared that they bad been "stolen from a wreck off the Island of Haitan! The MSS. appeared valu able and certainly must have involved a lot of

hard work,

ANOTHER PACIFIC LINE.

HONGKONG THE TERMINAL FOR?! A new line of fast and commodious steamer, plying between Vittoria, B.C., and a number of prominent parts throughout the Orient is now believed to be assured with the completion of a few minor details in the arrangements which have been pending for many months. The

junction with the Grand Trunk railway, is now Allan Steamship Company, operating in con-

said to be behind the deal.

The railroad has recently planned an exten- sion to the Pacific coast, the route having been surveyed through British Columbia to Victoria. The fatement has been made by Sir Wilfrid Laurier, premier of Canada, that the proposed new line between Montrbal and Yokohama will be 1,500 miles shorter than the existing lines by the way of New York and San Francisco. The new millway route to the cast is claimed to be 500 miles shorter than the Canadiah Pacific to Vancouver. It is understand that Hongkong will be the terminal port of the Fat East.

1st inst.

Lalang, has been appointed marine superint Captain Tadd, of the Indo-China steamer tendent to that company at Shanghai, Captain Lake, formerly of the Indo-China steamer Kawong Sang, is now in command of the Lätiang.

Blech and Wel, two seamen from the s.. Forrest Hall, imbibed freely at a tavern a West Point, on Tuesday night, with the result that they waxed quarrelsome, and a free fight ensued, in the course of which Wel stabbed generally do him up, when an onlooker in Blech in the back and was proceeding to tervebed and stopped his father operations, by flooring him with a block of wood. The two seamen were placed before Mr. Haseland this, moming and fined $5 each, and bound over in personal bonds of $100 to be of good behaviour for two months.

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T. Y. K's 2: KNOT BOATS, the Hongkong, America and Nippon Mari, The Tayo Kisen Kaisha, whose steamships, were taken off their usual run for ush with the Japanese navy, will soon be in the field agih with three new, fast ocean liners. The material for the liners has been bought in Scotland. The vessels will be built at Nagasaki. It was the original inter- tion to build the liners with a speed of nine- tech knots. The Japanese Government, how. ever, wants the Toyo Kisen Kaisha to build faster boats-at least twenty-one knottors. As this additional two knots will involve consider able expense the steamship company has kid for a greater subsidy than it was originally agreed to give them. This is now under cot- sideration at Takin, and as soon as it is settled the keel of the finers will be fald. It has mot been announced whether or not the new boule will take the place of the three bonsa'talled th by the Japanese Government in the joint trans- Pacific schedule. They may run Independently of the boats of the Pacific Mail and Occidental and Oriental steamship companies, or they may directly between here and the Orient the new make a different run. Instead of running Japanese liners may take in the ports of the Central and South American coasts, crossing to the Far East from Valparaiso,

San Francisco shippers were warned on the 19th December to keep twenty miles from the Pescadores, and that fortifications were being Constructed at Sayo.

of an Osaka Shosen Kaisha steamer for Dalny The departure from Osaka on the 12th ul. was postponed until the Government perme sion be granted for the inauguration of the new steamship service,

CANTON'S NEW U. 'S: CONSUL GENERAL

Among the passengers on the transport Thomps arriving ni Mapils recently wore Mr. Julius G. Lay and wife. He has been in the Consular service of the United States for over 15 years and is going to accept the position of Consul-General at Canton. The last five years of Mr. Lay'a consular service have been spekt in Barcelona, Spain.

On being asked as to the condition of in that country, Mr. Lay replied that the people had got on pretty well over theif anger, at the United States and were progressing more rapidly than before they lost their possessions The original owner had in the meantime in the Orient and the western hemisphere, al returned to England for good. were therefore addressed to him there after, their former owners was declining M, Lay The MSS though trade between the Philippines and some little delay. for further inquiries. By a has never been in the Orient before and recent outward mail the writer received the consequently could express ab opinion of a great surprise a few days ago....I threw Cablenews representative that the dificulties following indirect acknowledgment; "I had the country, but when Informed by The overt oard (when well clear of the rive) a of the Canton-Hankow .R. had been settled and behold, are of them has come back to me parcel of books, and MSS, that I did not want, permanently by the acquisition of the road By through the post! It shows very little sign of that he could not have heard anything that a powerful American syndicate, he remarked would have pleased him better, During his sea-damage and is now quite a curio!!" which will not perhaps minimise the value of expected to be a witness of a great industrial Subsequent explanations have been sent incumbency at Canton Mr. Láy hid that Bo the MSS. as a curio,

invasion by American maniffacturers and in assistant of ita successful prosecution in every postible way. Mr. Lay expatted to leave thence to Canton, relieving Mr. Cheshire Whe Mala on 27th ult. for Hobgkong god has been the representative lace, Contol McWade's retirement. Schuyler, another representative of the Paited Mr. Montgomery States consular service, l'on the way to Bang kok at Codrul gehatal.

THE MISSING "LEGASPI." the Legaspi has taken on a new lease of life. According to the Cablinew's, the mystery of Like Banquo's ghost it will not down. Mr. W. Morgan Shuster, the Collector of the Part, when seen the other day, said that he had received information relative to the missing steamer being at Port. Arthur from a source which he considered reliable. Fanther thab that He was -on-committal.

arrived in Port Arthur bay on the 7th int, a

The cablegram stated that, the Legaspi JOINT PRIINION FROM

KWANGTUNG GENTRY. weak after the surrender of tisé fortress. Where the missing boat had been in the interim,' The Katigting gentry has tahta joht A Nagdfuki wire of 25th inut, plates that supposing the is really riding at anchor in Port | petition to Viceroy Chang Chindung và 181 Pelatika Bergey, pirt owner of the captured Abur bay, is a matter of conjecture.

lows esmer Nerella, has been released at Sascho, authenticity of the report, and claimed to knowing violated the terms of the agreemik Senor ribar-seemed to be doubtful about the The American-China Development Co. have and leaves Nagneak in the P. M. S. Mongolia, nothing about the mysterious boat's where thereby losing our confidence, life agreement On the and lost. at Singapore the police abouts in fact, he dismissed the Port Arthur should be cancelled, The US Goverment jeized $1,160 (British) on the P. and O mail sto y with a contemptuous wave of the band of a former occasion, declared that the Co "Chidias at the wharf. They were being shipped. It is understood that the good offices of the should change its ways and mohit, Ifuck

by a Perapy Chipsman to a fellow countryman Consul have been sought by the Spanish Con-would not recognije" sathe sud woula Bột nhó in Hongkong in contravention of the regula, sul and a requée! that a cablegram be forward any protection, it is evideet, therefore diy tilbs. The shipment is contrary to the re-ed to settle the mystery dnce and for all, as gulations of a recent order published in the been made. Captain Garry, the well known Govorabili? Gazette.

marine surveyor and wrecker as well as the Captain of the Part's office, reiterated his NEOLIGENT NAVIJÄTION: :

opinion that the Legaspi is afloat, saying that This morning at the Harbour Mallery Office, the complete disappearance of the boat without Mr. Basil Taylor, Assistant Halbbby Master leaving a vestige to indicate the disaster which held an intuiry into he circumstances connect might have befallen her in these well travelled ed with the charge preferred by Capt. “. R.:waters was altogether illogical. A large nuṁh-American merchants. Fremantle, of HMS, Afon, agajnes Chau}||ber of other soïfaring men yat hold the same Hing, Certificate No. Togß, master of the sleam opinion, in spite of the length of time that has daunch" Morless for negligent: navigation clapsed.

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the U.S. Goverment merely protecía testi tion. On the strength of that declaration Kwangtung Has raised funds for railway BUY. poses with decision of certain chather nos according to the note from' Sečferaty Bay, the Co. in China having been the sublect of criticism the act is regarded as a recognition of breach of agreement on the part of the

Not until things were at a dead-lock

the shares redeemed, and, fudging freis past events, it is difficult to veo way thefo should be an extraordinary moven:Eht in future ́éven after all the shares have been releetrea Moreover, only about half of the shares nhữn béen redeemed, many are stift in the ha

Salem, 1 mile, 33, 1.07, 1:44), 5.208: : Royal, Imile, covered in 215. Alladin, mile/41, 131, 1.58, 331,3.12, 345. | Linh, T.-J., Hallott, #Mugald the was in bir Black Monday in company with Nomination, ship's stemn pinnace on, the afternoon of the|- Fifteen, large Hamburg-America' stkamera 1+ mile, (?), 1.23, 2.00, 2.87, 3.11.26th inst, and bad launch and placece in were insured in London on 19th inst. for half Phaps and Cake Walk, te mile, 38, 1,14, 1.51, tow bound from the /1/0/on to she 'amar. The their value. They are intended to carry cargoes 2.28, 3031

As a los was crossing from Kowloon when to certain point west of Ceylon, days a Japan Prairie King fried conclusions with Jundie wilpens first her about so yards off, and telegram. The premiums were low in spite of King, 1 mile, 34, 1.00) 1.44: 4/5. 2.1911;the did not, almmpt to keep out of the way the war risks. The inference drawn here is of the Co. The redeeming of these this cheate latter was beaten by his stable companiga,

When she got so close that a collision seemed that the Baltic warships are to be recalled and it understood, all depends on the perdiu orti Cebu, mile, 1,41

Inevitable, witņem went full speed, asters, that the vessels referred to will supply them three provinces, who, in their indignation By api bila bow just grated the marboard || with coal during the homewird voyage. The knowledge of what took place, Tespit ing

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the Belgians, and the fact that share Were bought by the l'eiginnw shows the compute