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THE BALTIC FLEETS.

JAPANESE CRUISER SIGHTED.

15th ini, The steamer Sørgångn, which entered port yesterday morning from Tientsin, reports that

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY

The Italian steamer Sars, which arrived at ngasaki on 271b ull, from Genoa, would pro- tably be purchased by the Mitsu Bishi Co. for uso as a salvage steamer, says tha, Nagasak

The British steamer S14, from Rangoon for Yokohama, which was reported to have been

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WAR RISKS IN HONGKONG.

HOW THE JUNKs off St. JOHN'S CAPE AFFECT BUSINE59.

on 9th inst, when about forty miles S.S.E, of/ Drought the question before the Court, and Justin and the naval boat Mindoro, which are captured by the Baltic squadron, arrived safely any moment likely to fall from the thin girders 3 to a fleet of junka, presumably laden, with

the S. Fromaustory she sighted a Japanese cruiser apparently have to or anchored.

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The Norwegian steamer Fri, which came in yesterday states that she saw two French tor pedu-boat destroyers anchored in the Bay of Along and also noticed the straded cruiser Bully. She saw nothing of the cofferdam on her way to the warship.

was forming a managerie and hopeful of in- Laccident. The damage sustained is evidently hugurating a counter-attraction to Harmston's slight as she is not leaking in spite of the fact Circus did not transpire." A few neighbours, that she ran on the rocks, and not on a sand bar however, declared that the rearing of the as was at find supposed. The launch Powerful, lion caused all the dogs in the district to bark was called upon to try and pull the bigship offat | Press, from morning till night and also apparently high tide, but she failed to make any impression from night till dewy morn. Three residents upon the imprisoned transport, and the collier summoned the keeper of the Zamoy a charge naw at Polloc have been asked for. They will

being the cause of a public nuisance. The transfer the passengers, troops and all impediat Yokohams on the 3rd inat, with 71,000 bags complainants included a minister who does monta to Parang. The Seward, which was also of rice. not seem to have realised how beautifully he expected to arrive in Malabang in a matter of The British steamor Beta has been sold to Cauld point the moral and adorn the tale of the

wo hours from the time of the sanding of the Mr. Nakamura of Osaka, and renamed the lion and the lamb-and two other well eloram, is to be called upon for assistance in Miltako-mar. The management of the vessel

own Singapore sportsmen. Probably the case of necessity. sportsmen saw visions of pot shots at a

was transferred to the purchaser ut Osaken on Colonel Philip Reads, commanding the 3rd the asth ult. tion and a tiger. liberated by order of the Infantry at. Malabang, the valcer sending the Court, but wisely enough they did not details to division beadquarters, states that up lint their hapes. The Chif of the Police to that time no teparis had been received from also gave evidence about the "nuisance" burther the quartermaster or the engineers of the Court "decided that this was not a public uford as to the occurrence. The 1st and 3rd nuisance and dismissed the summons." What battalions of the 19th have been landed at Fra "public nuisance" then? We have met alabang, and it le hoped that the delay cause contain people who might and have been called ed by the accident will not materially delay 'public nuisances." The cling of the the final departure of the Thomas to the States, age-way through the Hongkong Hotel is although the chief quartermaster le afraid that public nuisance." The gand-for-nothing she will be detained four or five days. houseboy is a "paht c and priv te nuisance," while the beachcomber, who insinuates a

Capiain 1. Mou, of the s.3. Edendale, which arrived yesterd y from Singapore with general cargo for this port reports that at 6 p.m. on the zoth f, when off Cape Varella, he saw a Russian torpedo boal, which came close up ard had a look at the fidendalt, and then, apparently satisfied with the scrutiny, steamed awy in as uth-westerly direction, evidently for Man Kahe Bay the same time he sighted saver vessels hearing N,F., hall down but wasts and tunnels vi ible, steering between S. and S.SAV. Of these one ship was very

my paw and refuses work at any price. long with tw masts and three funnels; four wing been brought up to shave 1 snow, is a had two funnels, with fighting tops; and one uisance of the largest type. But none of had three mats, very rakish, with two funnels, these things come under the general descrip Neither dnes the and looked in him to be a Russian volunteer on "public nuisance" boat At sunset he sighted ei bt more ships apaying of a Salvation Army band at home on proaching the fe from seawards, the vessels quiet Sunday afternoon But to return to being about ten miles to the eastward of Hon the point, it is now gal, in Singapore at Koe Bay, stetming towards the bay hended east, it would seem, to stock your luckyard with all the denizens of the forest and by a torpedo destroyer. All their lights were

the deep and yet keep within the law. The burning, and there was a hospital ship with

faring of the lion, the howling of the tiger them. At about seven, o'clock on the same day lie sa ne vessel with a bright light signal. the trumping of the elephant, the shrick ling to the others by means of lights, which ing of the jackal, the blowing of the grampus, were visibile. That vessel cavied only green

e growling of the woll, the hosting of Bghts.

the owl, and the barking of the dog-they are all, singly or in company, "pheld by the gurines articles of the Code. What a chance Singapore has for a pique concert: Of late years Singapure has been contented with tigers, which ran at large through the streets, or Jay below the billiard tables of the hotels, afford ing great opportunities for the sports of that Colony, but now their sphere of delight is be ing enlarged. It will be interesting to see what will happen when one of the menagerie's puts cscaper, as it is bound to do, because no caged animal ever remained cooped up long, at least in Singapore Happite Hongkong is not so advanced as the southern port and we can only trust that the lethargy in this direction will be continued,

THE THIRD SQUADRON.

The Strafis Timés, of geh inst, states Admiral Nebugatoff's squadron passed here this morning at about 5 o'clock, the last of it being seen by Messrs. McAlister and Co's debach's lunch at about 5.30. The squadron, which was a small and strategically valueless one, crept by along the edge of the dawn, and did ant stop for any purpose. Owing to a miscalculation it was missed even by M Roudannysky, the Russian Consul, who went out in a launch to intercept the ships of possible, and deliver a number of despatches that have been lately accumulating here. These advices must now remain undelivered, or be forwarded to Saigon by the French mail on Monday, whence they will indubitably find their way to the addressees who are not likely to be denied the courtesies extended to the vessels of the larger fret now on the Annam

Coast There is little doubt but that on this occasion all the vessels that passed were duly reported, and it seems there were only tea of them all told This indicates that there are two less than were in the squadron when it passed Port Dickson at noon yesterday, and one less than the number said to be sighted at Malacon. It was not until 6.30 this morning that the Third Baltic Squadron was sighted from Fort Canning. I was fairly bright just then and the fleet was inside the harbour before it was discovered. The Russians boi-cd their colours as they "ursed the British warship, By 6 o'clock only their smoke could be leen Mr. Randagorsky, the Russian Consul, went out in a Tanjong lágar launch, No. 8. last night and waited for the fleet off Rofiles Lighthouse. Csja, dink of the tch steamer F) Sun, which arrived fr m Pontianak at 8 30 this morning, reports that At 6.30 am. he passed the Third Haltic Squa dron abreast of Rhia Straits. They were heading towards the forsburg Lighthouse, and were steaming at the rate of about ten knots an hour. Capt. Odink says the fleet was composed of five warslops, one despatch boat and four.collets, This number res with the figure reported hum Port Canning.

The five British warships at anchor in the roads had their colour fing all night and the picket boats wern also out. All the vessels used their searchliguts at intervals,

COMPOSITION OF THE SQUADRON. There is no definite news as to counosi tion of the Squadron under Admiral Fiebągn- toff which passed bound fast early to-day. But observers put the number of ships at ten, and these will probably be found to inchide the fourteen years old battleship Aicolar al small coal capacity an fourteen kants speed, the three cauit defence ali ps Admiral Quikus In Admisal Sentanin, Admiral Apraxine, old and of low speed; the reconstructed armoured cruises Pidio Monam ich, ori-

NAVAL NOTAN

25th inst.

H.M.S Raußler, surveying vessel, left port this morning, an 1 later in the day a destroyer Purvis, the waters around Check surveying waters Cheungchau Is.

17th inst.

is a result of the inquiries into the alleged defective sighting of the big guns of the Cen- turion on the China Station and other ships in various fleets, it is said that the Admiralty is contemplating the re-sighting of nearly all the- bix guns at home and abroad. To do this would add another million sterling to the naval estimates.

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Two steamers belonging to the Amagasaki Steamship Company of Oraka, the No, z Kai shel mars (167 jans) and the No. 3 Keishti maru (333 tons), are reported to have collided with each other off Misumi. One of the steamers foundered almost immediately and many lives were lost.

The Oriental and Occidental steamship Doric arrived in port this morning. Captain Smith reports that the Doric, while weaming through Formosa, was hailed by a small Japanese ves the Pescadores channel, north of the island of sel and instructed as to the course she should follow in order to avoid submarine mines.

18th inst.

The steamer Proper has changed hands, the purchaser being Mr. S. Sawayima of 'Nagasaki,

The British steamer Highlander, which stranded off Mutsure Island, near Shimonoseki, on the 4th instant, was refloated in a damaged condition on the 7th and arrived at Moji in the evening.

THE STRANDED "RYFORD." The transport Thomas left yesterday, says the Cablenews of 14th inst., about naan for Malabang, Mindanao, to assist in the removal of the flyford from the reck on which the struck on the 11th, apposite that town. Whe ther she will reach in time to lend assistance

The N.Y.K. authorities state that the Nitto is not yet known as the Ruford may be floated. Mark, which lift Hakodate on the 4th for with the assistance of the steam-launches and other craft in that vicinity. The accidest isar, and was alleged to have been attacked

destination on the 5th. expected to delay the sailing of the Thomas for the Russian destroyers, safely arrived at he home at least four or five days, if not mare,

SHIPPING JETSAM.

15th insi

The Norwegian steamer Standard, under charter to the saka Shosen Kaisha, has been. sold to the Japanese steamship company, and is to be transferred in a few days. The vessel We understand that Messrs. Jardine, Mathe-is of 1,400 tons, and was built in 1903. son & Co. are placing a new steamer of some 7,800 tons in the Hongkong-Calcutta run. The ship is expected here sometime next month.

The City of Birmingham arrived from Grimsby yesterday en route for Port Arthur, having been sold for salvage work in the bar bour. She is commanded by Capt. Walton, formerly chief officer of the 4.s. Agincourt.

WRECKAGE IN CHINA SEA.

Tientsin she reported that on the 11th inst., When the Szechuan came in yesterday from

when in I stitute 31 58 N. Longitude 122 55 8. she passed for a couple of hours through a lot Captain J, C. Bruce, of the Stantry Dollar, of wreckage apparently that of a timber ship which arrived in port on Saturday evening from which seemed to have been recently wrecked. Moji, with a cargo of coal for Hongkong, re-ncluded in it was a punt of European cons. ports that she sighted one l'ritish man-of-war truction. at 5 pm, on the 17th inst, off the Ninepins.

They forked, which arrived from Sanda. an this afternoon, had nothing to suport of the Bal ¤ Fleet, nor did she see any Japanese vessels. The night before leaving Sandakan a telegram was received by the Governor, and read in the presence of the chief officer of the Romo, reporting that, on the night of the 9th ust, five battleships bad anchor detī Lagaván Islands, and are souse 30 miles off the coast of Borneo, in nonh-westerly direction, The nationality of these vessels was not reparted, but it was supposed that they were some of the United States vessels patrolling to maintain the neutrality of the Philippines.

The numerous friends of Lieutenant Eric Charrington, D.5.0., and he made hous while here on board H.M.5, Alacrity and sub- sequently on board 11.M.S. Eclipse, says Sport and Gossip, will he interested to hear of his approaching marriage to Miss Rose Daubeney. Here's wishing all prosperity to the happy pair. Rys the bye, wasn't it Lieutenant Charringtoa who used to tell the story about the engine- nom artificer, on board the Alterity? It appears that while anchore off Nanking, a highly decomposed corpse flourd down the ver, and became entangled in the anchor chains; a blue-jacket was told off to remove the obstruction, which he prater ded to do by giving it a sound prod with the business end of a boat hook, and the effluvium which resulted is more easily understood than de-cribed. It penetrated by way of a ventilator to the engine.

“Thein bloomin' officers' avin 'pheasants again for dinner,"

16th inst. It is reported from Gap Rock that a Chinese gunboat name unknown was sighted lass even-

about seven miles out,

16th inst.

Owing to the movements of the Baltic Fleet, remarks a contentporary, reveral steamers ciri rying tire to Japan are detained at Singapore. The latest addition is the Rentada” which arrived there from Rangoon with a full cargo

rice for Japan.

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News has reached Meji that the Osaka Shosen Kaisha steamer Chiga-man (757 tons) on the Sakal line got aground on the coast of Hoki Province (Japan Sea) during the dense fog on 7th insi. night. The cogines were damaged.

The British stamer Banca, on her way from Bombay 1 Kobo with a cargo of raw.colton, was stranded on 7th inst. on Futaoi Island, waterline at the baw. To lighten her a near Mutsure. A large hole was made on the

portion of the cargo was thrown overboard, and the steamer was refonted, whereupon she continued her voyage to Kobe where she arrived yesterday,

A Hakodate telegram if the 6th inst states that the Japanese sailing vessel,which was burnt and sunk Ly the Russian torpedo boats off Hokkaido has been found to be the No. 3. Pawatu Maru (206 tons), belonging to Ukon Genzaemon, of Osaka. It is stated that the Powain Main had been almost entirely des troyed by fire by the time the life-boats arrived at the scene from the shore. The sea and wind were also very high, and consequently The N.D.L. str Traur, which had heen the vessel had to be left to its fare. The loss chartered by the Russian Government as a trán. by the destruction of the hull alone is about sport, left Shanghai on Thursday for Odessa, Y20,000. Mr. Uken, of Usaka, the owner, yes having on board about 1,400 Russian refugeesterday received a message stating that eleven The Trove is an ex-Ailantic liner and has

of the vessel's crew left Hokkaido for Awornuri by a steamer that morning.

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accommodation for 200 first class and 1,200 second-class and steerage passengers.

Captain Ketley of the s a. Hrathburn, which i arrived to-day from Manita in ballast, reports that while in Manila her cargo of coal in the forchald caught fire through spontaneous fazehold being slightly combustion, the damaged. The usual protest papers wero filled in before the British Consul at Manila.

The 1.C. str. Yuen We which was destroyed by fire recently at Tungchow was towed to Shanghai on Wednesday by the tug Samen and anchored in the lower section, On Friday she was towel to the Tungkadon Dock and during her progress up river she attracted con siderable nitention by her forlorn appearance.

"everal rumours have been current lately as

WORK FOR THE HONGKONG - DREDGER.

The work on the new Chinese hund which has been temporarily suspended is likely to be resumed at an early date, says the Chefoo Dui

News. There is now a proposition on foot to continue the reclamation work by filling in the space with dredged material from the harbour immediately in front of the bulkhead. Adred ger for this purpose will have to be brought from Hongkong of Manila. It is figured that dredging the necessary material for the filling will be less expensive than hauling sand from

the hills at the west side of the harbour.

CRINA NAVIGATION CO.

Zamboanga, April 19.—The Chingly of the China Navigation Company, arrived in this the new order of things. That this arrange port on Thursday, making its first stop under

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perworks left are four very much scorched ventilators and the shell of the cabins on the port side. The steel stanchions supporting the deck have collapsed, and concertinned, fatting the deck structure-hang loosely from the bul donkey-engine on its side, suspended, and at wark supports. Coming aft, one finds the

on which it is renting.

The main deck plating is crampled nad twisted as if it were so much brown paper, Forward it has saaged down seven or eight fret, so that there are but few feet from the nich to the bottom of the hold. The after partion of the deck has not sagged down so nuch, but both forward and aft many plates hive sprung their rivals, laşying long narrow fissures where the plates have come apart, So dar an can be sean not a vestige of woodwork hai escaped destruction.

Coolios were at work yesterday carrying away what remained of the cargo of rice, beans, and grain, from the after hold. It was alli charred and sodden, and emitted a most un- pleasant odour. The less damaged portions of the deck were strewn with scraps of iron, cinders and crockery. Needless to say there was hardly a trace of paint to

seen in the interior of the

hull waxalmost intact. The engines and bollers vessel, though the paint on the exterior of the appear to have suffered more damage than those of the Tahung Maru, being scorched, or covered with rust, while the floers are covered with ashes Curiously enough, the coal bun- kes have hardly been, touched by the flames and, although the fire started forward and was blown right along the ship, the funnel has not even been scorched. The Bonring of the main deck promenade has entirely disappeared. The hull itself does not seem to have been buckled by the heat.

The steamer is at present in the hands of the underwriters, and it is not yet known whether she will be repaired or sold as she is.

FROM THE "SULLY."

15th inst. The tug Robert Cooke, Captain Mclsaacs, which, in company with the Robert K, towed the cofferdam to the scene of the wreck of the French cruiser Sully, returned to port this

ning after delivering up his cumbrons "tow," in the Bay of Along. Captain Melsaacs had nothing to report beyond the fact that all. went well, the sea being like glass all the way down, and the Sully apparently lying as when she struck, save for the list she had since raken. The duty of towing the cofferdam to the scene of her operations completed, there was nothing to delay the Robert Cooke, which at once steamed back to Hongkong.

COFFERDAM IN POSITION.

17th inst. We learn that news has been received in town to the effect that the cofferdam has been

successfully sunk and placed in the required position beneath the bows of the stranded Sully, and that the high tides of the art inst. are now anxiously awaited, for the supreme effort of raising the cruiser Meantime all. preparations are being carried out to be in readiness to take charge of her as soon as she is got off as it is confidently expected she will be, and for towing her up here to dock,

MOVEMENT FOR THE ABOLI TION OF JUDICIAL ZOR- TORE IN CHINA.

15th inst.

We mentioned some time ago that the Chi- publishing articles translated by the Italian nese papers in Canton and Hongkong were Consul Gener! Mr. Volpicelli against the practice of judicial torture. We are now inform ed that this was but an incident of a much larger movement,

At the beginning of last December, Mr. Volpicelli started the movement for the aboli tion of judicial torture in China, and he readily found representative members of our cam manity to assist him in his good work. A preliminary Committee was formed by Sir Henry Berkeley, Chief Justice, Rev. P. De Maria, Pro-vicar Apostolic. E. A. Howatt, Superintendent of the P. & O., Kishop "oare, fan. Mr. E. H. Sharp, Attorney General, The first meeting was held on the 121: Decem ber, 190, in the Italian Consulate General under the Presidency of H.R.fl. the Duke of xbruzzi, who graciously consented to give his

support to the movement

Since then a good deal of quiet work has been done. The provincial authorities of Can- ton have been sounded and found not only not strongly in its favour. A member of the Diploma- adverse to the movement, but on the contrary

from our special representative, with reference The telegram which we published yesterday

pro visions, off Cape St. John's, had a marked la.. Quence on the local market, and aroused a great deal of speculation among merchants generally. With the object of learning how the marine insurance companies were affect erl by the news, a representative of the Hong kang Telegraph interviewed the secretary of one of the leading companies in Hongkong an the aubject to-day.

In reply to the query: "How dons the in- surance of war tinks stand?" the reply was that there had been practically no change, or at least no decisive change, since the question was last dealt with in these columns.

FLUCTUATING QUOTATIONS. stand-still. In London the quotations fluctuate "The insurance of war risks is nearly at a fram day to day. Every particle of news affects the quotations. For instance when it was reported that a couple of vessels laden with rice had been captured by the Russians, the rate in London jumped from 2 per cent to (7 nad 20 per cent. A week later when the Hervous feeling bad worn off the rate was quoted at 5 per cent."

INSURANCE IN HONGKONG. "Is any business being done is. Hongkong in insuring against war riska?,"

"Cargots of rice and collon for Japan arb still being insured against war riski, but tha quotation has risen from 1 per cent. to s or y per cent. But that is merely a quotation. A shipper will go the round of the insurance offices and get the different quotations. Ilor's affice offere to insure the cargo and vessel at, say, 6 per cent, the shipper will say, 'Oh, bút 1 have been offered 5 per cent. by so-and-so, and if there is a young man in charge of the office, with little experience of the way things are done liers, he may say "Well, I'll let you have 5 per cent, in the hope of getting the business. But he will not get it after all, perhaps, The fact is that you cannot say the war risk is a certain price, It is, at present, anything bet ween 5 and 6 and 7 per cent, in Hongkong."

A VESSEL DETAINED.

"Have any vessels been detained in Hong- kong as the result of the difficulty of getting their cargoes covered by war risk insurance?"

One vessel was kept back a couple of days because there was some question about getting the vessel covered in hull. The matter was settled, however, by having the insurance placed elsewhere, I believe, and the vessel has left Hongkong with a cargo of rice and cotton for Inpan."

IN SINGAPORE. "Have you any information as to what Singapore in doing in this line 7":

"They're quoting 5 per cent-for' mait Bleameri."

"And the others?"

"No quotation for other vessels,"

IN AMERICA.

The insurance. representative went on to state that American marine insurance offices had lately been showing signs of nervoushass. "They were panicky for a while, and now |every rumour and report have their effect on the offices. It's the desperate uncertaloty bf how matters stand that upsets the equilibrium of the best balanced insurance inan. Lontoh, as have said, fluctuates from day to day America is jerky. Out ta thé East here in the centre of the conflict the position is exceeff-

ugly difficult."

At this stage the interviewer was himrelf- interviewed on the subject of the Telegraph's special correspondence.

THE "TELEGRAPH'S" TELEGRAM. "For myself," the insuranca man romarked, "I may say that the news conveyed in your special telegram yesterday was of supreme im visions, lying in wait for the Russian fleet the portance. With 150 junks, laden with pro- situation becomes more acute, and must give us pause for thought."

"Is anything being done with Rangoon rice?"

QUOTING BY THE DAY, "We ars, not touching anything from the Hongkong, just for the day perhaps, to Japan, south. We will give you a quotation from

but otherwise we are not anxious to tackla war risk business."

ginally built twenty years ago; -ne despatch room, and the artificer remarked to bis miata,gents. The N. C. 11, News has good author- ment of Moro Government is more than jst tic Corps at Peking wos consulted on his way even in ordinary times there was no such under-

boat and for transports

16th i.st.

Captain Bene, of the sa Polynesies, which arrived from Saigon this morning, reports that he saw, on the night of the 13th inst., six men- of-war, going along, without lights, between Cape Papeton and Honkoke Bay, and later saw two torpedo destroyers off the Paracels The nationality of these vessels could not be ascer tained, but from their position in these localities it is fair in presume that they were portions of the Russian feet,

17th inst.

Captain Reher, in command of the sa. ¡l'ong-

kof which arrived from Bangkok today, having

left that port on the 8th inst., with a cargo af rice for this port, reports that, at six o'clock on the moming of the 14th inst, he sighted the Russian Fleet coming out of Honkohe Bay. There were about 52 clips in all, with ten col- liers and ten torpedo boats, and two hospital ships. They were steaming northwards, dip- ping flags.

THE JAPANI BR FLEET,

MENAGERIES IN BACKYARDS

15th inst.

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The new Japanese battleship Kutors will se launched on July 4th next at Barrow-on Furness, and will be named by Princess Arisugawa. Preparations are being made to perform the ceremony in Japanese style.

The rest of the battleship Albion, flagship of Rear-Admiral the Hon. A G. Curton-Howe,

alleged to Fave been purchased by Russian in delay in clearance of certain steamers

ity for stating that the delay in clearance only applies to two steamers. The others will probably clear for ports of Shanghai which are not as yet declared to be within the war zone.

The new steam launch Pre We built at Tanjong Pagar, Singapore, to the order of Messrs. Hooglandt and Co. for a Dutch firm in | Pangkalan Brandan, was being coaled the other day at the Tanjong Pagar wharf preparatory to leaving for Pangkalan Brandon, when she sank from being loaded with more coal than she could carry. The crew escaped with a duck ing.

The G.Y.S. Peret is rapidly approaching the c.v.o., CB., C.1.0., second in command of the | completion of her extensive overhaul on the China Squadron, lately completed at Hong, China Borneo Blipway. She is expected to be kong, cast over £13,000. The A bion, which | in the water next wack, and to be ready to was built at Blackwall on the Thames, was commission by the end of May. Among the completed for sea in 1963 at a cost of £857,208, minor alterations is a new companion way was cominissioned the June of the same year leading through the bridge deck, which will by Cant in W. W. Hewitt to replace the Bar enable the cabin to be reached from the bridge fleur, flagship of Rear-Admiral T. H. Grenfell, deck without the necessity of leaving the 'second in command, Captain T H. M. shelter of the awnings.-B. N. B. Berald. Jeaam look over command in March, 1997, and be in turn was relieved by the present

After a voyage of 231 days from New York, skipper, Captain S. R. Fremantle, when the the ship Kanilworth arrived at Manila, Thurt was re-commissioned at Wel-hal wel last day, bringing a cargo of oil for the local branch August. Since going on the station the of the Standard Oil Company. The Kand Albion has done some straight shooting with worth left New York on September 31, 1904, her big guns at target practice. A healthy and was lost sight of save when spoken last rivalry seems to exist on the China sta

December in the vicinity of 42.10 south and tion in this respect, which could be intro

13.30 east. A scarcity in all was beginnlog duced with much advantage on other stations.

to make itself felt in the Manila market, and her arrival comes as a relief to the local agents of the Standard Oil Company.

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fied, is shown by the fact that the Chingiu on through and promised his support. The chap it initial run to this port brought to our merter of Beccaria's famous work concerning chants some one thousand five hundred pieces torture, has not only been (as we have already of freight, all of which will pay duties to the stated) published in Chinese in the principal More Province. In addition to this important papers of the colony and of Canton, but it consideration, the freight rate on this shipment has been printed in pamphlet form (at the averaged 40 per cent less than it would had it expense of Mr. Volpicelli) and so1 copies come from Manila. In addition to this, the original cost of the goods was considerably metropolitan and provincial anthorities of

are now ready for distribution amongst the less, and in addition to all we have another the Chinese Empire. As the blocks are cut, regular mall. It is just such broad, business any further number of copies can be readily like governmental policies as the above which printed off. These publications have already encourage commercial men to do their utmost produced effect as Mr. Volpicelli has received in building up the community.—Cablenews,. Chinese letters of inquiry on the subject.

THE SHIMONOSEKI SĂRAITS.

Asked whether there was any mutual undar- standing between the various marine Insur ance offices in Hongkong on the question of war risks generally, our informant stated that standing. Esch office transacted its business in the manner which it thought best.

The rest of the interview, therefore, seems to be that Hongkong insurance offices are pre- pared to give a quotation, for the immediate present, for cargoes to Japan, but the approach

cited and American offices are panicky. of the Russian feet will quickly put an end to that business London underwriters are ex

THE CHINESE FXCLUSION BILL.

The movement has now reached the end On the 12th inst., at -1.39 pm, the local of its preliminary stage, and we hope it will(Shanghai) Cantonese assembled at their spread to other places in China, growing in guild where they heard speeches made by Mr. strength as it spreads.

Ling (who was an employs In the US. Customs) and Mr. Tang (whb had tromblé to land at Son Francisco when he went to the St. Louis Exhibition) regarding the actual condi tions of the Chinese in the United States and what sort of treatment they are receiving.

They decided to wire to the leading American papers the following five items

THE HIGH-LEVEL TRAMWAYS.

*gih inst.

We understand that the Hongkong High Level Tramways Company have agreed to sell their undertaking to a new Company, which will also acquire Mr. Findlay Smith's proposed concession and carry out the scheme as pra jected by him of a new line to the Pask.

NOTICE TO MAR NERE. The Department of Communications has given official notice that, after the withdrawing of Moji North-East Buoy a Lighted Buoy in its position and another Lighted Buoy in a position distant about one cable southward from Kannooraki in Shimonoseki Straits will be moored by the War Departmert,

The Moji baoy is made of iron frustrum of † cone in abape, palated red and white hori tontal bands, and surmounted by a lattice work supporting a lantern. The Pinisch's gas light

The price to be paid to the shareholders of will be occulting white, having 4 and 2 seconds the old Company is $100 per share payable durations of light and eclipse respectively. The either in cash or in shares of the new Company light will be elevated to feet above the water. at shareholders' option. The now Cómpany |

The Kapnonraki buoy is made of iron, will be under the management of Mesuré, frustram of cone in shape, painted black and John D. Humphreya & Son with a consulting purmounted by a latticework supporting a committee consisting of Sir Paul Chater, C.M., lantern. The Pintsch's gan light on this buy | Hon. Mr. C. W. Dickson and Messrs. C. will be occulting red, having 4 and a seconds' Ewens and A, 1, Raymond;" durations of light and eclipse respectively,

The light will be elevated to feet above the HONGKONG water

A VISIT TO THE L-C & "YUENWO,"

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To boycot all the American goods im• ported into China.

2. All the Chinese translators and dilipre now under the employment of the Amoticing should resign,

3. To stop the discharge of all carġati ĉēm, Ing by American bottoms,

4. The Cantonese will wire to Sir Chedgling Liang Cheng not to agree to sign the area. ment regarding the Exclusion Bill

5. Firm joint action shall be maistelaod until the aim is attained.

VOLUNTEER ❘ strain. RESERVE ASSOCIATION.

rsih inst.

There were more speakers in a gladiar

Joint telegrams were sent to the Walwdpu, the Board of Commercial Affairs, Militar Tiang, Cantonese guilds of other ports, etc. The Universal Gasitle

Captain F. Brown, of the British steamer Crusader, which arrived in-day from Mororan, which port she left on the 7th inst. with a cargo of coal for Hongkong, reports that on the zoth inst, when off Shimonoseki, he was stop ped by a Japanese cruiser, when an officer boarded the Crusader and overhauled her papers, and then returred to the cruiser, when, after one hour's detention, the signal was run

V.S TRANSPORT DAMAGED.. up to proceed, and the Crusader went on and

The transport Buford is on a reel opposite arrived in this port without any further incident.

The fleet of the Indo-China S.N. Co., the town of Malabang, Mindanao, where she Limited, will shortly be increased by a large had gone with the 19th Infantry which is to steel screw steamer, which was launched on WHAT IN A "PUBLIC NUISANCE1 reliers the 23rd now stationed there. She rar

5th ult, by Swan, Hunter and Wigham aground about six o'clock in the evening of the 11th, and ward of the accident was received Richardson, Limited. The Kulrang is 400 ft. in length by 51 ft. in breadth, and will carry a early yesterday morning at Fort Santiago, large cargo as well as having accommodation river and moored, alongside the Tungkadso drew a very large attendance of members to The 1.-C. 5. Yuengo has been taken up The competition, for the Governor's Cup reports the Cabinews of Saturday's date. On The average liouseholder in Hongkong has receipt of the news, orders were sent for a

for both European, and Chinese passengers, a wide acquaintance with what he terms cable to be dispatched immediately to Mata The European passenger accommodation will whark Seen from the native city bund there the King's Park range on Saturday, and some be on the bridge deck, and the first-class Chis little to indicate the catastrophe which has good cards were handed in. By the rules of "nuisances and given the opportunity can ret

A Nanking letter to the Shinpan sidated that bang for details of the occurrence, bat-word

overtaken her, remarks the N. C. D. News of the competition members may only shoot for it

in spite of former repeated refurals on the part nese passengers will be under the bridge deck: 13th inst. Her decks appear, somewhat, bare, once a mosth. A Pool was also shot for at the forth his views with cozency and warmth. But came back that the cable was down and no what be may call a nuisance" may not really communication could be had with Mindanao. There will also be accommodation for a good but the bright red paint on her funnel has 200 yards range for which 46 entries were re of the high provincial officiate in that city: Vi appear to in the eyes of the law. For instance. A request was then sent to the naval author: the poop.

umber of second-class Chinese passengers in been untouched, and the rug Somshus, which crived, the winner being Mr. J. C. Gow with a ceroy Chou Fu has at last given way to the re- we all know that a barking dog, whose delight | ties at Cavite for assistance to refloat the trans

is made fast to her on her starboard side, bides score of 64+1-66 out of a possible yo. The peated requests of the German aval authori Is to serenade the moon is a legal puisance, port, should she not get off by herself at high

the bareness of this awning, deck and the principal scorer for the Pool were as followstics and given them a vacant plot of greind, but what will be thought of the judgment tido. N mention having been made in the

The Denshiy-maru, while on a trip from bridgs. It is not until one is quite close to J. C. Gow 644 266, H. T. Wilgress 50+16 inside the Yifeng-gie of Nanking and at the which declares " & roaring lion" to be no pub- telegram received of damage done, it is thought

66, C. E. H. Beavis 55 + 10 - 65, J. H. foot of Lion hill, to serve the Germans as apa- lie nuisance whatever? Yet such a case has that but little, if any, has been sustained by Nagasaki to Craka, struck on a sunken rock the hard that one can, see the damage done Just been before the Sngepore Courts and the Buford. She lies now within sight of the off Nakamicki, in Hiroshima ken on the 25th by the flawes, and it requires a visit on board Pidgeon 64 scr., 64, 1. G. Bird 57 +6-63, rade and drill ground for their bluejackets folly to appreciate the appalling destruction. W. T. Edwards 49 +1463, W. H. T. Davis while in Nauking. As a natural result the plot Of the awning deck nothing remains but a Judgment as above was pronounced. It seems town and it is possible that the troops aboard

50+ 12 61, E. W. Dawson si tom 61;) nf ground, which hitherto had been a son of Thatau assistant analyst under the Government will be landed by means of the ship's boats. The Oziro Kisen Kaisha has made arrange skeleton of twisted iron and steel, which droops.C. Glover 45 + 16' = 61,. J. Parkes 60 scr. public pleasure ground for the citizens of had a prechend for queer pels. He kept a From later detaile received it appears nients to refloat the Nanyamary, 3,800 tone right down until it nearly touches the plates of 60, L. S. Lewis 46 † 14 * 60, E. D. V. Nanking, has been fenced around by the Ger. Lion, a tiger and an elephant on his promises, that the Buford was en route from Malabang gross, one of its fleet, and which lies stranded the main deck. There is, not a trace of the iarr 4 + 20 - 60, T, P. Cochrane 40+ 20 mans, who refuse permission to Chinein enters which are situated in one of the most crowded Parang and bad got about four and a half miles In the neighbourhood of the Queipart Island, | bridge, and with the exception of the funnel 6o, W. Goodfellow 59 sct. = 59 J. C. Pater ing what may be called their own property,

N.C.D. Now, Residential - parts of disgapore. Whether he | from the foster port when the mat wlib, the } Korea

and the angine and boiler casing the only up." 57 am 19.

ult.

17th inst,

GERMANS IN NANKING.