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THE HONGKONG `TELEGRAPH TUESDAY OCTOBER 2

wear that the Cowie Harbour Coal Company is in receipt of a telegram from North Borneo, stating that an exhaustive trial of the cual has been made on the local steamer Magwag, of the Indo-China S.N, Company, and the North German Lloyd steamer to Singapore. The result is telegrapbed' as most satisfactory.- L. & C. Rapress.

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THE. TYPHOON..

THE ADMIRAL'S SYMPATHETIC

MESSAGE.

THE GOVERNOR'S HEPIN..

His Excellency the Gaverner mytéceived the following telegram from the Commander in-Chief, China Station :--

"Just received details typhoon. Squadron ollers sincere sympathy to Colony.

ADMIRAL MOORE,"

to which His Excellency has replied:-

"On behalf of Colony. I express deep grati tute for kind message of sympathy,

"NATHAN,"

Ar the instance of Inspector Withers, Yem

5.5, MONTEAGLE IN DOCK. Kee, a stallholder in the Wanchai Market,

II.M.S. Flora, which was dryrfacked in the Sze.Hop, a shopkeeper, of No. 5. West Street,

No. dock at Kowloon last week for cleaning and Lui Cheong Ta, the master of a shop at No. 352, Queen's Road Central, were summun- and general overhau', was undocked this mon ed before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police: The cruiser's place was almost im. Court this moraing, for being in possession of mediately taken by the C. P. R. Co.'s M.. false scales. The defendants did not know Mentele, of the intermediate service, which had been lying at anchor some days at the far that their scales did not come up to the stand.

eastern section of the anchorage awaiting the and weight. His Worship fined' them, S100

available berth in the Admiralty dock for re- pairs which are generally believed to be more or less extensive. As far as could be ascertain-

1906.

China coast, he reason may have been the high readings then pievailing in Siberia and Mongola, which were progressively encroach- ing over the Yangtro Valley. From the 15th. | to the 18th, the barometers had risen from 302 to 30 35 ni Troitkassavsk (5. of Lake Buikal). As a consequence, the pressure went up from the 16th to 17th, hom 29.76 10 30.64 at Shanghai, and to 30.00 to Hankow and Tchand. This served to make the gradi -ent steeper and to increase the violenco of the

vortex.

TELEGRAMS.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "·

SERVION

INTERPORT CRICKET.

OPENING MATCH POSTPONED,

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 2nd October,

12.10 p.m.

There has been a drizzling rain all

As far as can be seen, irom the cuves traced with the tri-daily observations received from Formosa, the centre passed of the 16th," about 9a.mg off the S. Capo, uad about 3 p.m., S. of the Pescadores, where a heavy N,W. gale was felt at p.m. (These measures are of course last night and the weather continues. only approximate). Henceforth, from lack of much the sanie today. The condi stations, it is not possible for us, with our actu-

al scanty information, to trace our the move-tion of the cricket pitch is such that mants of the contre, through the spacious the opening match has had to be streich of sea, south of the Channel.

The first information at out disposal is from abandoned, four to-day.

"ever sent empty away." As a Harbour "We picked it up in the street was the only! Master he lent a ready ear to all suggestions, excuse four Indian soldiers of the 29th Balu- |.. and considered, them and their practicability, chis could give Mr. H. H. J. Gompert, at the

Police Court this morning, when they were", being never above accepting a hint, even

charged with being in unlawful possession of a from the layman and outsider, if it tended quantity of yarn. The excuse was not at all to benefit harbour conditions; and many ansatisfactory and his Worship asked them to pay improvement in the micoring accommodation, a fine of $25 each. the lighting at night, the new piers, are due to his foresight, and thought for the benefit of the mariners frequenting this harbour, as well ns of the port itself. He never lost sight of the fact that the port of Hongkong was the first, port in point of tonnage, in the British Empire, and that he was the Harbour Master of that port, and he recognized that it behaved him to maintain the traditions of the harbour over which he, in a manner of speaking, ruled. And it was in the strenuous exercise of his multifarious duties--some, even, self-imposed duties that he can. tracted the illness that proved his undoing.

the M. M. steamer Qefanien carrying the French and removed from our midstone of our

Mail to Shanghai. The ship left Hongkong. blest and most popular officials. His motto

on the 17th, at 3-30 p.m. When out of the appeared ever to be "ask not another to do

Hongkong passes, Commandant Couret Noted; that which you can do yourself," and suit | dach.

in his very full report, very variable E. breezes, was that, after that fire and dreadful typhoon A RUMOUR-Probably only a Bunderwa

with light (but well-marked) Ely well. of the 18th September, desiring to make up rife in the Settlement last week to the effected from the fist examination of the condition Whether this swell was due to the very unsteady

at the vessel in drydock this morning, it is

breezes, or was the awell of the typhoon, can. his reports, and gather all the-data possible that trouble is brewing in the shape, of a rint,

known that the #untenylethrough the effects

not be determined with any certainty, though from his own personal-observation, and al: which is to take place on 4th October next.

of the tossing and bumping she experienced the latter alternative seems the more likely though he was even then in but indifferent The excuse for it is to be the tramways, but in

on the mining of the 18th inst., escaped with Weather remained fair until 6.30 p.m. when the reality the price of rice is the cause. Why the

solo. speak, comparatively small damages. sky became overcast and lighting was seen health, he made a complete tour of inspect should be the date selected we do not tion of the harbour proper, viewing the quite know, but if attempt is made to tear up Her rudder is gone; the huge propeller of the

near the horizon. At 9.30 pm: squalls bear wrecks, inaking inquiries here and there, and

the tramways, the natives will find some hard mammoth liner is twisted, besides some blades

to be felt, first from EN. E, then from "N. E. being carried away. The sternpost bas suffered gathering all the tacts as they then could work before them. Shunghai Times,

damage, and there is a suspicion that, upon as they became stesdier and more vipient be gathered: - But, unfortunately, the Colony

closer examination, it will be discovered that The seas from E. and S. E. were soon enormous, was not free of typhoons, and.Capt. Barnes

the Monteagle's keel has not altogether escaped and the Captain was forced to heave to, steering Lawrence caught a bad chill, upon which dy- Straits Tim, says: After a heavy bombard

burt, though it is hoped that the worst may.. 10 keep clear of the coast, the ship labour not be as bad as first reports make it to be. ing heavily. sentery supervened, and although he stuckment, Den Pasar, the capital lawn of Badeng, in the island of Hali, has been camured by the to his desk -and to his duties, with all the

5.S.VOLUTE IN THE TYPHOON. Dutch troops. The Raja of Badong stabbed hardihood of a hayal-trained officer, be wasiimself to death, and some hundreds of his Lat length forced to admit himself beat, and nine days ago it was announced, that the Harbour Master was indisposed, and anable to attend the office for a day or two, And that was the beginning of the end.

Laily amperies were made at the Hartava Office, and by telephone at his resideme,

and duly they became, to his friends more

disheartening, though no one dreamt of a fatal termination of his illness then, so that when it was announced this afternoon that The Hon. Capt. Barnes Lawrence had passed quietly away at 1.50 p.m. ufday it came as a great shock, and on all sides expressions of the greatest regret were heard. He was a friend to ally and everyone who knew him, in business or in social life, fell himself at once his friend: As a marine magistrate the appeared to be admirably,---aye and more than admirably-fitted for the position, with all it heavy responsibilities, and many a mariner, this day afloat on many seas, has to thank him for the salvation of liis position, and the saving of him from doing foolish things, which would have left him to become stranded, a loafer and beach-comber in this Colony, but for the good advice of their friend the Harbour Master. Many a one will remember how, when called upen to try sailors for various breaches of the Mer

A SOERABAYA despatch of 22nd ult, to the

family lost their lives during the sack of the town. Very tragic scenes are reported. The Ducth casualties number 4 dead and a doren wounded. The resistance offered by the rebels is probably broken.

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DRUK FILTINGS DAMAGED. The Goman steamer Volute, which left Singapore for this on the 23rd ultimo, steamed anto port this morning in a most disreputable condition, having had a touch of the typhoon, In all she took nine days to do the journey, The Volute got into the teeth of the gale on

The whole report cannot be quoted here, At midnight, the gale wasveering from.E.W.E to E.; ata, on the 18th. violent, easterly squalis; at 1.30 am. full storm from E.S.E., the centre was passing S, of the vessel. The glass stopped falling about 2 a.. and rose rapidly at 2.30 nm. the wind shifting gradually to $.E. The minimum registered, all correc lions made, was 29mm. 57. The steamer was

THE INTERPORT MATCH.

The M. C. D. News of agih ult' says:- Saturday's wicket was not particularly favour able to cricket and the matches played, though interesting in themselves, could not have help ed the Selection Committee very greatly in. choosing the team to meet Hongkong next week. No objection is likely to be taken to the ten names chosen on the form shown'dor ing a greatly interrupted season. Nine of them were” included in the doren cricketers whose play we criticised a fortnight ago, and the tenth, Mr. Weippert, was not then back in Shanghai. His appearance behind the wickets on Saturday was very welcome and it was evi- dent that he had not lost his old-time sureness of hand and eye. Accounts from Hongkong

indicate that the visitors will have a very ser- viceable eleven and it is noticeable that all are spoken of as very safe in the field, a depart-" ment of the game in which players in the Far East are apt to be lack. The eleventh man

chosen till the end of this week. Although for Shanghai will probably not be definitely:

the match comes early in the secial season, our Visitors will not lack a hospitable recep- tion. On Tuesday night following the first

the night of the 28th ustumo and "well into the then not far from Breaker Point, having steer-day's play there is to be an open-air gala with

20th.

WeShanghai Times) understand that that monopoly which the Shanghai Ice Co, Ltd, She was then about 15 miles from cd up to 10 p.m. at the rate of 13.5 knots. fireworks on the tricket ground; for Wędues. have held so long is soon to be a thing of the Hongkong. According to the captain's report. It is worth noticing, that while the Oceanten | day a smoking concert at the Lyceum is pro past. A new company the Oriental Ice Comise wind blew with hurricaue force, and the was in the struggle with the storm, S.W. of mised; and on Thursday there will be a dinner*** pany, Lid, has been privately floated and the sea which ran mountain high was contiqually Swatow, the "Ranchow, Captain Z. Meathrel, at the Shanghai Club. Members of the Cricket. newest and most up to date machinery ordered washing over the vessel doing serious damage, experienced a heavy NE gale far north of the Club are invited to subscribe to these entez- which is to make clear hard ice, far superior to not to the ship itself, although she was badly Channel, from 8 p.m., to midnight, and went,

tainments. Litle will be found at the Club anything yet seen on this market, and, which the promoters expect to be able to offer by pitched about but to her deck fittings. Every at 4 mm on the 18th to take a shelter onder house and at the Shanghai Club,

moveable thing on deck, was either washed Tricog Island, in lat. 27. Let us remark also next spring at a considerable reduction on

overboard or will require renewing. Deck that the French mail, as soon as she could BARON GENERAL KODAMA. prices hitherto prevailing.

rails were ripped from their positions, sky make out the land, found herself 13 miles N. lights smashed and life-boars stove in, and of the estimated position; a strong current had ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION other minor articles to be replaced," to set in, owing deubiless to the mass of sen.

BY HUNGHUTZE, many to mention, In fact, the ship looked water pushed toward, or driven by the violent like a wreck when viewed from the waterfront. cyclone towards the coast of China; this is the

[From Our Own Correspondent,}" Soon after the vessel was anchored Captain phenomenon of the disastrous cyclone waves E. Stou requisitioned for services of the sut so well-known in the Bay of Bengal and else.

Shanghai, 2nd October,

12.10 p.m.

Mix. Chan To Chai has resigned tus port as president of directors of the Mercantile Ad- ministration of the Kwangtung section of the Yuet-han Railway Co., La., on the ground that he has done his best to get the shares duly takes up and the first call has been already fully paid up. Moreover, Mr. Chan alleges,veyor, who made a inthute examination of thewhere."

boat. The vessel will not go to dock. Re As regards Hongkong The particulars of the as further grounds for his resignation, his old

pairs to her will be completed in a day or two catastrophe are too well-known to be reported age and his private affair. He has given his

when she will be able to leave, this harbour here. The daily fall of the 17th, had beco co-directors two months' time within whien to chose another man to fill the vacant chairman-

again looking spick and span once more, rather deep, but we do not know exactly the The l'olule is a vessel of 2,597 100s. She time of the lowest reading during the storm ship.

brought with her a cargo of petroleum.

Taking as an approximation 9.30 .m in the SICAWEI OBSERVATORY NOTES.

middle of the hurricane we find that from the A JAPANESE fireman on board the steamer Chinkai Muru was arraigned before Mr. Hi

paysage S. of the French Mail, the cyclone had Sicawei, 22nd-September, 1906. H. J. Gamperiz, by Inspector Gourlay, at the

So many naval officers, shipmasters and other travelled with velocity of about 13.7 miles an Police Court this morning, charged with befriends have applied to the observatory for in-

hour.. The rate was apparently increasing having in a noisy and disorderly manner in

formation respecting the disastrous typhoose from Formosa. When we compare the curves Queen's Road East, during the small hours of this morning, and also with damaging pro in publishing at once the following rotes,

the 18th, that we feel we meet a general desire traced on the tri-daily observations of South Cape and the Pescadores, it appears that nearly pinty. The defendant was Ringing stones,

though they must necessarily he very imper7 hours were taken to pass from the first station about the street, and when approached by á

fect and will have to be completed, and per- in the second: now, from the 5. end of For- policenian and sold to quit the Jap hurled i

documents are at hand, which we hope to distance was crossed on the track, in about 34 Bond-sized missile at the policeman's head. haps corrected, when the observations and masa, to the passage, S. of the Océanien, the Instead of colliding with the officer's cranium, receive as usual by the kindness of our hours, which maltes a mraw velocity of 7.5 to 8 the stone sailed through a glass window of a navigating friends.

miles an hour; there is every reason to believe that it was increased gradually. shop, doing $3 worth of damage. He was then arrested. He admitted the charge, and his Worship fined him $13.jp all, which included compensation to the shopkeeper.

CRICKET.

The Editor will you use to be responsible forcantile Marine Laws, he would call them into his private office, and were talk to them-001 as Magistrate to accused-but as man to man, and only when they persisted in their re fusal to return to duty, would be put them on their trial in open Court. Captain Barnes Lawrence had seen much service before he retired from the navy, having been in the punitive expedition up the Gambia River in 1876; on the Somali Coast, with, the naval expedition in the Kaffir War, throughout the Egyptian Campaign of 1882, his services. being also len to China. His last post, be On September 26, at Shanghai, the wife of fore transfer to Hongkong, was that of Cap- 1. VAN DER VEEN, of a son.

-tain of the Port at Gibraltar. A good, true; and honourable gentleman has gone from amongst us, and many will mourn his loss.The typhoon having prevented play in the Clubv. Navy match on Satgiday last, the sea To his bereaved wife and family the greatest sympathy will be extended in this their hour

son will be opelied on Saturday next, October 6th, when the following team representing the Club will meet "All Comers" play commencing at 2 p.m. sharp. 1. Hon. Mr. T. Sercombe Smith, 2. Major S. H. Pedley, R.W.K. 3. Capt. C. Druce, R.W-X. 4. Mr. Harry: Hancock, 5. Mr Francis Maitland, 6. Mr. W. A. Powell, 7. Mr. A. Mackenzie Maju A A. Chichester,

BIRTH.

MARRIAGES.

On September 10, at Chefoo, EDWARD FER- RIS WILLS, M., CM. of the London Mission, Tsao Shih near Hankow, to AMY LOUISE, widow of the late Rev. F. J. Shipway furmerly of the Baptist Mission, Tsan Ping, Shantung.

On September 25, at Shanghai, MILDRED MAY ACKERMAN, of Canton, Cardiff, England, "to JouN, GEORGE MACFARLANE of Sunderland,

County Durham, England,

The Hongkong Celegraph

of sorrow.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

* Owing to pressure on our space this even ing we regret that the report of our representa- tive's visit to the s.s. Habsburg is unavoidably | PAA.G, 9. Mr. R. A. B. Ponsonby, 10. Mr held over till 10-18orrow.

Walter Daniel, and 11. Mr. E. A. Fawle.

Members desiring to be included in the THE General Post Office informs us that "All Comers, 22" should note down their bags and packets were received 10-day in a Dames in the match book in the Pavilios 16 damaged condition from 5.5. Akushi Maru | make sure of a place.' which went ashore in the vicinity of Amoy.

HONGKONG. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1906.

THE LATE CAPTAIN BARNES LAWRENCE, R.N.

"And still the tale of the typhoon's victimes is not told, for, as will be seen by the an- TRE Chinese Engineering at Mining Co.'s nouncement in another column, there is yet total output of the Company's three mines for another victim to be added to the list of the week ending September 15-amounted to those who have lost their lives as a result of 19487 93 tons-and- the total sales during the that storm's ravages. We speak of the Hon. same perind to 19,797,62 tons. Captain Barnes-Lawrence, R.N., who, for the past three years has been our respected and ARMOUR was in circulation at police head-

quarters to-day to the effect that three more. highly-esteemed Harbour Master, and than&uropean policemen are about to leave the whom, we venture to say, a better or more fosce. They have tendered their resignations, efficient officer has never filled that onerous which, we hear, have been approved of. "fit position. With all the multifarious business, goes on at this rate," commented an officer to and the ramifications of his department, day, there wouldn't be many white men left

in the Force."" visitors, and callers found him, at all times.

· over the

samo genial, courteous gentleman, A CORRESPONDENT writes to say that it is no ready to listen to reports, to hear comwonder the gaslight lately has been so dim, plaints, to attend to suggestions, and when there is apparently a leak in one of the to give advice upon all matters. per- main pipes somewhere between the Chartered

Bank of India, Ld, and the Connaught Hótel | taining 10 mercantile marine affairs, whether the giving of such advice came The air there for the last few days has been strong with the smell of escaping gas. Who'll within his province or not. In all such be called upon to pay for it? he asks, and we matters he was most approachable, and no can only refer him, for an answer, to the Gas ong seeking his advice or assistance was ! Company.

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THE WEATHER,

The following report is from Mr. F.'G. Figs

First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory

On the 1st at 5.50p-Orders issued to hoist the Red Drum (typhoon E. of the Colony be yanci zoo niiles.

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A1 6.5 p.-The typhoon is in Central For mosa and moving West Northwest..

On the 2nd at 10.15 a.—Signal lowered. At 11.20 a.-The barometer has fallen rapid ty at the Formosa Channel stations, and on the E. Coast of China.

The typhoon bas recurved, and is now in the N. part of the Formosa Channel. It will pro bably move to the N.E. ultimately,

The weather will improve in the Formosa Channel, but continue bad over the Eastern

Sea.

FORECAST,

1.-Hongkong and neighbourhood, N.W. windo, moderate ; fice.

2-Formosa Channel, cyclonic winds, de- creasing,

3-South coast of Chios between Hongkong and Lamocks, N.W, 10 W. winds, fresh,

4-South coast of China between Hongkong and Halaan, samo as No. 1.

The storm was a typlioon, with a narrow diameter, but regularly shaped; somewhat of the one which took the coast between Amoy, and Swatow, during the night of the 9th instant.

The first signs of the new disturbance were once more given by the Japanese observations in the islands E. of Formosa, the importance of which cannot be over-estimated. With these, and the telegrams from Formosa, wo were enabled to send the first warning: "Ty phoon South of Meiaco Sima" to put ships leaving for the South upon their guard. This was cabled to the China Coast Semaphores, on Saturday, 15th, at in.30 am.

The direction of the ceatre could not yet be surmised. The bulletin printed the following day, the 16th, noted that the movement was bringing the centre towards the S. end of For- mosa. At the S. Cape, the N. breeze had freshened to force 6, and a N. gale, force 8, was setting in at the Pescadores, About noon a new signal was sent out telling that the cyclose was nearing the E. shores of the island, with

a slaw motion. ·

15, "AKASHI MARU" STRANDED

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PASSENGERS AND CREW RESCUED.

The Osaka Shosen Kaisha's steamer Akashi Alaru, which plies between the coast ports and Hongkong, ran on a reef near Amoy on the 3th ukimo.

A member of the Hunghutze raid- ers fired fifteen shots, with mur- derous intent, at Baron General Ko- dama near Supingkai.

The General fortunately escaped unhurt.

[N. C. D. News]

A Distinguished Traveller.

COUNT OTANI TO VISIT CHINA.

Taklo, z&tli September. Count Korui Otani, Lord Abbat of Western Honganji Temple at Kiolo, leaves Kobe on Thursday with Countess Otani, who is the elder sister of the Crown Princess, on a più- longed tour.

He will first visit Peking and will then pro, ceed by motor boat from Shanghai up the Yangtze. His intention is to explore the in- terior of China as far as Szechuan,

Count Otapi studied England and on hirm homeward journey under a long tour of exploration in the region of the Caspian Sea, on the Himalayas and in India. Since then be has visited various places and was lately in Sagbalien.

He has been appointed geographical expert to the Foreign Office.

Count Otani does not believe in the reported opening of Kirin on October 18.

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HONGKONG WATER FOLO.

At the time of the accident there were on board about 103 passengers; many of whom were Europcass, and these were rescued by the China Navigation Company's steamer Fochos, which arrived in the harbour this morning, her passengers landing before noon. The Akashi furu is commanded by Captain J. A. Merlin,

On applying at. the office of the company this afternoon for particulars relating to the disaster, we were courteously informed that the 'Akashi Maru left Amoy shortly after six a'clock on the morning of the 30th allino, bound for Swatow and Hongkong. At about 8.25 o'clock, aut two hours' steam from Amoy the vessel ran into the North Merope.er Ling mun-kao reel, where be at present lies. This reef is about four miles north-castward of Lamtia Island, and about twenty miles southRETURN of visitors to the City Hall Library":

By kind permission of Colonel C. H. Darling, C. E. Commanding Troops in South China, the V.R.C. “A.” and “B.“ teams will play off their tie for the Shield Competition in the R. E Boat Camber, Wellington Barracks, on Thurs-

day at 5.30 p.m.

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All the stations seeni-to have been too far from the central vortex to determine more accurately its direction, though it was clearly of Amoy. That the ship is damaged there is and Museum for the week ending the gath moving towards Formosa and China. In the little doubt, but the extent of her injuries September, 1906 Library, Non-Chinese, 288: afternoon we had to forecast sough weather in could not be, ascertained this afternoon as Chinese, 159 Total; 443. Museum, Nou the Channel, with strong N. winds along the what damage the steamer sustained was below Chinese, 73; Chinese, 1,884; Total, 1,957.

waterline and the captain had no means at the. time of the accident and since then of ascer taining?

The cargo of the vessel was not saved, but the treasure and the mails were transferred to 16e Vochow 4

coast, N. of it, up to the Chusan.

The worst of the cyclone was not in the centra of the isobars, which are shown bur. rounding Formosa, on the Sicawes daily charts, but in the southern-most part, near the Bashee Channel. It may be that the violent vortex was formed not far from Formosa,

Two points seem quite clear: First, that the voriex, while advancing Westward, was deepen- ing more and more; indeed, though it did not pass so far from the S. Cape as from the Pescadores, yet the fall of the glass at Hokato (Pescadores) was beavier than at the other station (Koston). The next day, still at Swatow, the minimum was lower, though at still greater distance. The second remark is that the storm, which first travelled to W.N.W. (roughly) seems to have deflected little by little 10 W. or possibly W.SW, as it approached the

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Asked what steps are being taken to salve the Akashi Maru the manager of the company se plied that nothing had been done so far, and that they were only awaiting instructions from the underwriters before anything can be done. It is the concensus of opinion in shipping circles, this afternoon, as far as can be gathered as to the position of the vessel on the reef, that if the weather is satisfactory in that neighbourhood the chances of getting the boat off were good; there is no fear of her breaking up at present.

The Akait Mars is a vessel of 1,571 tons Ross. She was built in 1887, by Messis, Courlay Bros. and Company, of Dundee, Her owners are the Osate Bhosen, Kaisha. Her dimensions are: length, 249ft, gin, breadib,

ft. zin. and depth, 176,

SHIPPING AND

MAILS.

MAILS DUE 'American (Koren) 3rd inst. Indian (Laliang) 3rd inst, English (Shula) 415 inst, English (Simla) 4th inst. " German (Girizanas) 8th inst. German (Greisenau) 8th inst., 6 pm German (Prinses Allie) 9th inst. Canadian (Tarlar) 18th last.

The-N. Y. K. As.: Kagoshima Maru Bom- bay Line left Bombay for this port via Singa pore on 30th ult

The C. P. R. Ca's sa 'Empress of Japan arrived at Nagasaki at noon on 1st last,, and left again at 7 pm, same day, for Kobe, where 'sha ja dua to arrive at 7 pm, on and fast...... /