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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRIL. 3, 1906.

"SALARY SHARKS"

A matter which appears with more or less frequency before our Summary Courts is that in which Indian money-lenders figure with some prominence as the plaintifs in actions for the recovery of small amounts lent to clerks and other youthful persons employed in subordinate positions in the Colony. These are often victimised by the modern Shylocks who, in spite of the law, always manage to evade the provisions of the enactments against usury and often for very inconsiderable sum loaned in the first instance, by an accumulation of compound interest, in the end succeed in establishing a claim for comparatively large amounts against their unwary youthful victims. It is true. that with His Honour the present Puisne Judge on the bench, little sympathy is found with the lenders who, nevertheless, succeed in obtaining judgment in accord- ance with the law. Pily it is that the EFFECTIVE Legislature cannot devise some method

DEODORISER

CHEAP

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whereby the infamous trade of money, lending at usurous rates of interest can

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE number of plague cases is on the decrease. Only two occurred to day."

MR. C. A. D. Melbourne fined a sampau man, at the Police Court to-day, $25, with the allerna Live of one month's hard labour, for dredging is the man-of-war anchorage yesterday as pector Langley prosecuted.

As office-boy, in the employ of the longkong and Whampoa Dock Company, was this morning sentenced at the Police Court, to three weeks' harbour, by Mr. F. A. Hazeland, for stealing seventeen lead pencils, from the office. FURTHER evidence was called at the Magis tracy this afternoon in the case of Rox. v. Horbaj Rai, No. 1 watchmati at Quarry Bay shipyard, for the manslaughter of one Ng King, a coolie, on March 26th last The case, was ngain adjourned.

THE "rugger" team from H.M.S. And played a team representing H.M.S. King Alfred, on the Military Football ground yesterday' after noon. The game was entirely in the bands of the King Alfred men, who eventually won by three goals and three trics, to ni

"1 ONLY took the things to wear, I did not mean to keep them!" said a coolie at the Magistracy to-day, when charged with stealing a pair of India-rubber shoes and a pair of pants from a junk in the harbour last night. Mr. Hazeland sentenced the coolia to three weeks' imprison ment

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SANITARY BUARD.

ITS DRASTIC LAWS.

EXODUS OF 50,000 CHINESE.

DUST-DINS FOR BAKEHOUSES. The Medical Officer of fiealth submitted a minute in which be recommended the inser tion of a clause in the bye-laws in respect to dust-bins in bakehouses, common, lodging houses, dairies, laundries, and premises where offensive trades were carried on, and in the con dit:ons for licences for eating houses and restaurants. He said no hardship would accrue as a result of the new bye-laws, as most of the

CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY,

UNTRAMMELLED BY OFFICIAL INTERFERENCE.

INTEREST ON THE HONGKONG LOAŃ.

THE VICEROY'S PROCLAMATION.

[From Our Correspondent.]

Cantos, 2nd April. Apropos the decision of the shareholders of the Yuel Han Railway Co, to submit a reply to the Viceroy's recent communication on the subject of the progress of the formation of the company and the payment of interest on the loan from the Hongkong Government, it should be understood that upon the proposal of the Silk Guild it was agreed that this reply should

any real value. The medical facully and the Sanitary Board know very little about this scourge. Heroic measures have been adopted

- which have involved the conmunity in a huge annual expenditure.Wa have harassed the European and the pative, the rich and the poor, the clean and the unclean, with the re- The usual fortnightly meeting of the Sanitaryault that in three years we know we have spent Board was held in the Board Rooni this after-immense sums in sanitation, that we have noon, the usual members being present, when increased the cost of nearly everything to such an extent that living is almost out the following business was transacted.

of the question for the poorly-paid European, It is computed that 50,000 of the poorer but respectable Chinese have left the Colony, and as a large percentage of them are women there is every indication to support the popular belief that increased rents, coupled with de privation of privacy (the inevitable result of a rigid enforcement of the Public Health Ordin ance, No. of 1903) have been the principal if not the only factors in bringing about this exodus. Over and above all this we have struck a blow at property (which after all is the real foundation of prosperity) from which it will take some time to recover. Yet our plague statistics do not afford us any clue as to whether all this expenditure and sacrifice on the part of the community have or have not been in vain. Not until the death rate per 1,000 is less, perceptibly less, than that of Canton shall we be able to say "t is well." 1 realize that a compatative statement showing the figures of Hongkong and Canton side by side would be difficult to get, and that, when obtained, might be only approximately correct, but even this would be worth much money to procura. Worth all the money and mare that is now being wasted on smearing walls with innocuous whitewash. Our present figures they should and might be, records fraught with are merely records of passing interest, not, as possibilities of almost incalculable value to the Colony and to humanity.

remises where these businesses were carried on provided the special dust-bins now, which were not costly articles. If, however, any of the refused to supply these bins, the Board had at present no power to compel them.

Mr. Lau Chu tak said he thought $4 was too much to be expended on a dust-bin, A kerosine fin, an old iron oil dram, or any box made impervious was good enough. He was against making it compulsory for the people to procure from a certain man what was required by the Board.

Mr. Fung Wa Chun said the new dust-bins were not worth half the price charged. He thought licensees should be allowed to buy them where they liked at cheaper.prices.

Mr. Humphreys said he concurred with Messrs. Lau Chu-Pak's and Fung Wa Chun's

remarks.

ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES.

A minute by the President was read relative to complaints in regard to nuisances requiring early attention. The minute read: I think it would facilitate the work of this Department if

the public were informed that they can lodge complaints at the Board's district offices in regard to auisances which require early at-

tention.

not take the form of a direct reply to the Vice- toy's interrogations and observations, but should merely convey the fact that the forma tion of the company being not as yet com. pleted success depending entirely on the Im- perial sanction being obtained permitting the road to be constructed entirely by merchants free from official supervision or interference- the funds at present at the disposal of the va rious Committees could not in any way ba unlized: the condition of subscription being the return in full of all subscriptions, failing the receipt of an Edict authorizing the construc- tion and management of the road as aforesaid,

The first hockey match played by H.M.S. Kent in this Colony took place on the Hong kong Hockey Club ground at Happy Valley yesterday afternoon with H.M.3. Tamar. At first the game looked like a draw, but after half-time the Kents put up a good game, their backs showing good defence. They defeated the Tamar by five goals to two. Two Chinamen were surprised yesterday when an Indian constable asked them to lead the quire prompt aticption may be made verbally the inhabitants! That 50,000 Chinese have left fident that they (the merchants) will be able to

way to the Central Police Station. They said they had done nothing and could not make out why they were arrested. The policemen ex- plained that the pubic footpath cannot be blocked with filty bags of sugar. This morning, at the Magistracy, tucy admitted the abstrac- tion, and the first defendant had to pay a fine of $15,

A notice was submitted addressed to house- holders to the following effect. "In order to expedite the business of the Board, District offices have been established in different parts of the City and the secretary was directed by the Board to inform the householders that complaints in respect of nuisances which re to the senior inspector at the addresses given then to be below. The addresses were inseried.]?

The Viceroy yesterday posted a proclama- tion in answer to the published intentions of the Chamber of Commerce as outlined in the preceding paragraph. The Viceroy com- mences by concurring with the merchants' views having regard to utilizing the funds in their hands without first completing the forma.. tion of the Co, and agrees that such procedure would be against the principles of the Cham..... ber, and contrary to the wishes of the share- holders. He expresses his pleasure at the rapidity with which subscriptions were collect- ed, and as his conviction that success will ultimately crown their efforts inasmuch as the subscriptions from Canton alone amount o over 9 millions. He is therefore pleased to announce the immediate removal of the taxes, recently imposed, to raise funds for the Con struction of the Railway, as he is now con. raise the requisite funds. He, however, upholds is former action in imposing these extra taxes as he maintains that the merchants made no serious attempt to devise any scheme for raising the money, and the Railway was too importent a matter both to the people of Kwang ung and to the whole Empire to admit of continued procrastination. He was obliged therefore to arouse the merchants to a genuine display, of interest. He informs the merchants that he will himself petition the Board of Commerce to allow the merchants to construct and manage the line, entirely untrammelled by official la fluence, but that the latter will only protect the line and not take any active interest in its internal management. In concluding, he says that be will be pleased to pay the interest Government from the Canton Treasury, leaving the Company has been properly floated.

THE CHINA NAVIGATION

THE two Australians, jones and Shrubb, who stowed away from Australia on board the s.s. be restricted if not wholly extinguished. | Rippingham Grange; with the intention, os In America there is the not uncommon arrival bere, of working their way to Canada, this morning brought up on remand at A. S. WATSON & CO. practice of a public officer assigning were dis meri They were changed with her approved by the Board. (a) When it is neces- cruild support a family of ten comfortably, with shortly due on the loan from the Hongkong has now been held that the practice is 1g vagrants in Hongkong. Inspector Langley of the Board, to obtain an expert opinion fro..well off. He cannot do so now, as the rent it to the merchants to refund the amount after

LIMITED,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

Hongkong, 3rd Match, 1906.

GREGOR

& CO.,

his salary before it becomes due. It,

contrary to public policy and therefore void. This applies to all persons who draw salaries from public treasuries. This is the I keynote and final paragraph of a decision rendered last month by A Superior Judge sitting in a department of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. The deci sion practically wipes out the supposed legal right of those, who, by charging ruinous rates of discount, advance money to public employés taking as security assign- ments of their salary warrants. If the deci- sion holds there is nothing to prevent a public employé who has "shaved" bis warrant to some salary shark from repudia 10, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL | ting the assignment and collecting his salary in full. In the case in which this important decision was rendered, an employé was When his salary sued on open account. was attached it was discovered that he had assigned it, to a "claim shaver." Despite this assignment the Court decided, that the man who had discounted the warrant has no standing in law, and that the transaction with him was wholly illegal. Although the case in point has no analogy with those men- tioned in the beginning of these comments, it should be made possible, by legislative measures, to so decree, in cases brought be. fore the Court by professional usurers, that they will find that the "pound-of-flesh" transaction does not pay in the long run.

ITALIAN

VERMOUTH

FROM

FLLI CORA,

TURIN.

prosecuted. Mr. F. A. Hazeland made an order that the defendants be admitted to the House of Detention.

YUES Fal, the coolie who was charged and remanded yesterday for assaulting his landlord at Yaumati on Saturday last with a knuckle-duster, when the latter called to recover $3.40 for house-rent, was severely deal with by Mi. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court this morning. Yuen was sen tenced to three weeks' bard labour, and in hieu of one day's gaul, to be exposed in the stocks for six hours. The knuckleduster, which he used for "dusting" his landlord's eyes, was ordered to be confiscated.

Mr. Shelton Hooper minuted: This requires consideration, and, should be referred to the Committee to report on same."

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COMPANY.

Mr. Lau Chu Fak minuted: The result of the many drastic measures resorted to as ex- periments of theories for the improvement of the health, and consequently the reduction of the mortality, of the Cniany, as referred to in Mr. Humphreys' minute would be interesting for the public to know, especially at this juncture, when both property-holders and householders are grossing under the bardships inflicted upon them by a severe Act of recent creation. Personally I still doubt if the good accining therefrom commensurates with the enormous amount of money expended by the Government every year, and the immense sacrifice of interest and comfort forced upon the Colony is what was anticipated. More, I am afraid, will follow suit when Ordinance No. 1 of 1903 enforced in its entirety. It is *DIRECTED BY THE BOARD."

not that they like to send their wives and With a view to obviating any misunder-children away, but they are practically com- standing which might arise by the statement in pelled to do so by that enactment. What the miscellaneous letters he had to write from said before I would now repeat. Very few the office of the Board, "I am directed by the Chinese can afford to hire a whole floor for Board," the Secretary submitted certain sug-themselves, the rents of which range from $to gestions on the subject for the consideration of io $75 per month, nor can three or four families the Board, in which he suggested that the now share a big floor together, as they used to statement "I am directed by the Board" should do, for not more than one cubicle is allowed on each floor. In short, even the members of only be used when actual directions had been given him by (a) the Board, (b) a Select Com- the same family cannot enjoy the little privacy mittee, or the Medical Officer of Health, (c) they had before. The percentage of the wage the Principal Civil Medical Officer, and. (d) carning Chinese who make $too a month is when letter forins are used which have been very low. Formerly a man of this class sary for conducting the routine correspondence out pinching, and was considered to be very any of the officials, or the Crown Solicitor, the alone absorbs or more of his income. Those phrase "i am advised" should be substituted who are earning from $20 to $30 a month are for the one mentioned, the present procedure in a very sad plight. They simply find it to be continued in letters to the Government, impossible to keep their wives and children when written by direction of the Board or the with them without dodging the law. In the case President, as the case,may be,

of the property owners, they are almost every day receiving a notice to do this, that, and the other thing, thus putting them to endless trouble and loss. quite sympathize with- tbem, and do not feel at all surprised that many refrain from investing their money in property. With regard to the procuration of statistics from Cantonam of opinion that some ar rangement can be made with the Chinese Government for furnishing the Hongkong Government with fairly correct information. Its trae tht the Chinese officials keep no re- cord of deaths, nor is the nature of the disease he had visited the place and the question ap-reported to them, but there are so many hos peared to be one of external air regarding the pitals which do so, and ai o the Kaifong com. rising ground and rock in the rear. He cone-munities who always know, more or less, of any dered the question to be chiefly a technical denths occurring in their particular wards. The coffin shops, too, can always tell among one, and that a plan was necessary.

The Medical Officer of Health minuted: themselves the number of deaths taking place Papers from the Building Authority show that every day. I am sure with the help of these Mr. Danby's attention was called to the wast people, the Chinese Government will be able to of external air when the plans were sub. supply the information as desired. If, however, the expert advisers of the Sanitary Board do not mitted, and yet the building was erected, 'I

care to have such information from Canton, why don't think the matter should be passed.

not approach the Macan Government? Since photograph of a typical steamer built for this The President said the windows on the

service, and two views of the engines of the the outbreak of plague sanitary measures,

same vessel. She is one of six, for which the ground floor were only about five feet distant

though in a much more senient form, have been from a bank of earth which was about five feet

enforced in that Colony, and there are qualified order was placed in February, 1905, and as the first vessel was delivered in October, and the high, and which had wooden paling fence on

sixth in December, it will be recognised that a top. Objections were raised when the plans officers in charge of the work. were submitted, but the building was proceeded

CHINESE CRACKERS v. PLAGUE. very smart piece of constructional work was with, and now the architect asked for an ex- Correspondence which had taken place done. The dimensions of the vessels are:- Á NATIVE yameo runner, with gold braid on emption. He agreed with the Medical Officer between the Under-Secretary to the Govero-Length, 267 fl; breadth, 40 ft, depth, zz It. 6 ment. of India, and the Hon. the Colonial in.; gross tonnage (about), 2,000 tens; mean each sleeve, the dragon on his coat collar, and of Health that exemption should be refused.

Mr. Hewett minated: In view of the re-ecretary of Hongkong, regarding the mea draught on trial, 9 ft. 7 in.; displacement et a peak cap, on the front of which was some- thing like an electric bulb, was arrested last marks made by the president I think the sures adopted there for the riddance of plague this draught, zo 3.tons; revolutions on trial, was laid upon the table. There were chiefly 92; indicated horse power, 1.739; steam pres night by the excise officers for being io pos-application should be refused.

The Director of Public Works said he gather the destruction of rats, draining improvements, sure, 190 lb.; vacuum, 28 in.; speed, 12′91 session of illicit opium. This morning at the. Police Court the runner tried to conceal his ed that all that was necessary was for the disinfection, evacuation of affected localities, Dack Company to cut away a portion on the inspection of travellers, quarantine, segregation identity by wearing an extra jacket over his

bank in order to afford the required open space. of actual sick and of contacts, and innoculation. uniform, but the collar of bis uniform was a

Mr. Humphreys, in a minute, said that the trifle bigher than the outer coat, thereby reveal-

destruction of rats was the most important, as ing the gilded dragon on the collar. He figured in the dock, adinitted possession, and was fined

there was no doubt that such vermin werd active agents in spreading the disease, as he $5, by Mr. F. A. Hazeland.

had had proof amongst members of his own staff. Therefore any practical scheme for the destruction of rats would be welcomed, by all classes of the community, but any scheme for their purchase would require gravest consideration to prevent their wholesale im- portation from Canton while rat-farming locally would have to be guarded against. He did not notice among the Government of India's recommendations any reference to lime- washing, which lent colour to his view express ed under "plague statistics," that limewashing was valueless as a plague preventative, lle had more faith in the letting off Chinese

On the Naval Football ground, at Happy Valley, yesterday afternoon, H.M.S. \Vatir- witch met H.M.S. Rambler in a game of friendly rivalry. The opening was very evenly played and at the interval the score was mit In the second half the Ramblers commenced to attack their opponents' citadel, with the result that a strong shot, from one of the for- wards, struck the side of the Waterwitch's The goal-post and bounded into the net Waterwitch made strenuións attempts to Final: Ramblers; equalise, but failed.

Waterwitch, nil,

COSMOPOLITAN DOCK BUILDINGS. Mr. Danby applied to the Board that the kitchen of the house built on Kowloon Marine lot No. 28 (Cosmopolitan Dock) be exempted from the conditions of section 150 of the Build- ing Ordinance in reference to open space in the rear, as with the exception of a temporary wooden fence the building was quite isolated.

The assistant Medical Officer of Health said

A HARDSHIP ON PROPERTY OWNERS." Mr. J. Loureiro submitted an application to the Board requesting a reconsideration by the Board of the question of compelling the owner of Nos. 229, 231, and 233 Wing Lok Street to go to the expense of having the work of con- He pointed creting the floors again so soon. out that the ground surface of these houses had been concreted and the drainage system altered some six years ago at the request of the Sanitary Board. The work was then carried out under the supervision of a certificated architect and duly passed by the Sanitary Surveyor.

*The Assistant Sanitary Surveyor reported that the concrete over the ground surface of these houses was not of good quality, and recom-

The Medical Oficer of Health

The China Navigation Company, formed in 1873 by Messrs. Jobo Swire and Sons, of Lon don, have had a very considerable influence in the development of industry, and particu larly of British commerce, in the Far East, in view of the extensive character of their traps. port work. They conduct traffic from China as far south as Australia, as far west as the and have steamers trading up the Yangtsze- Straits, and as far north as the Amur River,

iang, 1,000 miles from the sea, ichang. where the rapids prevent navigation farther into the interior. They have had built by the Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Com- pany, Greenock, 64 steamers, of an aggregate Loonage of 115,600 tons, and with engines of 14,957 nominal horse-power. These vessels have each marked steady progress. As early as 1878, owing to the strong advocacy of the fate Mr. John Scott, CB, the twin-screw system of propulsion was adopted, and has since then been applied in many of the com- pany's steamers. Engineering publishes a

knots,

A MASTLESS STEAMSHIP.

THE 5.5. "BELLEROPHON" IN PORT.

The Bellerophon, Capt. S. Bartlett, of which Mers. Butterfield & Swire are the local agents, arrived from Singapore to-day. She was built at Belfast by Messrs. Workman, Clark and Co. This vessel is of an unusually interesting type, having no masts for carrying rig, but is provided with four tall pillars from the sca. The ather photographs were mended that the notice be enforce minuted: fire crackers, the sulphurous fumes of which fitted for banding cargo down from man to.

placed two abreast forward and aft, for carry. ing derricks, and between the two forward

As reported in our special telegram from Singapore on 27th ult, about 9.5 that morning Police Sergeant Dowling arrested a Frenchman for taking photographs from Cavenagh Bridge, within 3,000 yards of Fort Canning. The pri saner was a passenger on the French mail Oceanics and said his name was Alexandra Marchant. In the camera, which was a splen- did one, Sergeant Dowling found four undere- loped plates. He had these printed and among them found a very excellent photograph of Fort Blakan Mati, which was apparently taken views of the town, all excellent ones. The pri soner was evidently a clever photographer. From the Straits Times we learn that the ITALY. posts a bridge has been fitted near the head Frenchman pleaded ignoratice and said he prevention point of view I think the work had

was employe in the Indo-China Railways.better be done for look-out purposes. The holds have been Mr. Bryant said he supposed it was an acci suitably arranged, clear of obstructions, so as

deat, but he had taken a photograph of a fort and this was punishable witha heavy penalty. to take in cargo of the most bulky character,

He would fine him Sayo and ordered the con- such as machinery, &c., the decks being supfiscation of the camera. He ought to send bim to prison, but he could not. The accused had ported, in lieu of stanchions, by strong fore.

in his possession a cheque for 700 francs. He and aft girders. Each of the seven halds is went with Sergeant Dowling to cash this to BEWARE OF OTHER SO-CALLED entered through large hatchways, and for hand-pay his fine.

ling the cargo 26 powerful steam winches and derricks and other up-to-date,appliances have been provided, capable of dealing with a full cargo in the most expeditious manner.

ITALIAN VERMOUTHS'

SOLD IN THE COLONY

AND MADE IN FRANCE.

Hongkong, 14th July, 1905.

THE WEATHER.

ཡ་མས་མདོ་མཁར

The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figs First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory

On the 3rd at 12.5 p. The barometer has fallen over Japan, and risen over N. China,

Pressure is highest over the E coast of China, and lowest in a shallow depression,

WHEN Mr. J. F. Nicholson goes on ̈ leave, his place as manager of the Hongkong and Shang-lying over the Sea of Japap, hai Banking Corporation bere, says the Singa- pore Free Press, will be taken by Mr. TS. Baker, who was at Singapore before as acting accountant Gfteen years ago. Since then Mr. [36-2 Baker has been most of the time in Japan,

Gradienis continue slight, and light to mo- derate NE, and E. winds may be expected in the Formosa Channel and the N. part of the

China Sea

Forecast-light E. winds; cloudy, some

ralp.

Mr. H. Humphreys said he could understand that portions of the floors might require to be re-laid after six years, but the drainage should be good for so years if properly done.

Mr. Hewett said he did not think that a case for exemption had been made out. The work was apparently over ten years old and the standard at that time was far different to what was now required.

The Ordinance provides for the re-cementing undoubtedly possess patent disinfecting pro of floors, which have perished. From a rat|perties.

The Medical Officer of Health said that while there was nothing new in the papers from India, they were trying rat-destruction here, but the only way to make it effective was to get the people to help, but the question was, would they help without a reward? Rats breed four times a year, and have four to six young at a birth, which themselves breed whensix months old. Then there was the question of the im- portation of rats from China in, say, rice junks, and also that of the handling of infected rats. Mr. Lau Chu Pak said this was another hard-As to the "evacuation of locality this seemed ship' upon property owners in the Colony, Bis to be impossible here, but it had been done former suggestion that a limit of time should for the poorer classes of Chinese for years. be laid down within which houses having been As regards inspection of travellers, Cauton already concreted need not be re-concreted was the place most to be feared and the matter would avoid hardship of the kind,

of dealing with arrivals thence has been gone into before. Segregation of sick was carried out here, but segregation of contacts was an impossibility as they had no segregation campa liere for them, and without them the work could not be effectually carried out.

WATER REPORT.

PLAGUE STATISTICS. Plague statistics for the year were sub- mitted.

Mr. Humphreys minutedsThese statistics undoubtedly afford sufficient Taformation, so far as small-pox, typhoid, and minor diseases

The Government Analyst submitted his re- are concerned, because the natural source and treatment of such are to a great extent well-port on samples of water drawn from various known, but it seems to me that something paris of the Colony, which were all found to more is required to render plaque statistics of bu of excellent quality,

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Eno decks are laid, the 'tween decks being lighted and ves tilated with a view to carrying steerage passengers. The spar deck and the bridge deck are teak: sheathed. Accommoda- tion is provided for a number of first-class passengers. The stale rooms are fitted with iron folding beds, electric fans, bells, and light. in a house on the spar deck aft berths are provided for a large number of Chinese passen- gers, while the officers' and crew's accommoda- tion is unusually extensive and commodious for a vessel of this tonnage. The arrangements for working the cargo are very complete, and are for two different system of loading. There are six ordinary derricks and one for 25-ton lifts, with the necessary steam winches for working them. in order to facilitate loading or discharging cargo from or to barges, large cargo ports are fitted on the ship's sides in the way of each butch, and the holds have stages iman. For trimming the ship, and for use on light voyages, the fore peak and two small holds, or deep tanks, are fitted for carrying water ballast The arrangements for working the ship inclu-le a steam windlass arranged for warping, a warping capstan, steam steering gear, and hand steering gear. Awnings are fitted fore and aft the ship, and other special arrangements are made for irading in tropical

waters.

The engines are ofthe three-cylinder inverted triple-expansion type. The diameters of the cylinders are:-High pressure, 20 in,; inter- mediate, 331 in.; low, 56 in.; the stroke being 39 in. The cylinders are carried on cast-iron columns. The high pressure cylinder only is jacketed, and is fitted with a piston valva : the intermedi, te pre-cute and low pre:sure cylinders have double-pointed slide valves, team at a working pressure of 190 tb. is sup. plied by a single-ended cylindrical bailer 16 it. 7 in. in diameter and 12 ft. 6 in. long.". There aré tour furnaces, the mean internal diameter being 3 ft. 9 in. The total heating surface is 3,838 square ft and the grate surface 90 square f A donkey boiler (Blake's patent) is also fitted for general purposes, and works at a pressure of go thi per square p Z. & C. Express.