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SAN MIGUEL

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1913.

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ASK FOR IT,

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The Honorable "Frederick Stewart, L. L. D.

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office

Hongkong 30th June 1884,

Sir,

FAR EASTERN NAVAL SQUADRONS.

Name

HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHIPS ON THE China StatioN.

In answer to your letter of the 26th instant on the subject of Alacrity the Clock Tower, I am directed Atlas Foster (0 and 0.8.8. Coy.), W. by His Excellency the Governor Brumble Detmers (Badecker and Coy.), J. refer you to Letter No. 366 of the Britomart

Oadmus Arrandje, Gustav Wieler, (Wieler 3rd April last from this office.

I have to honour to be and Coy.), Oscar Wieler (Wieler and Coy), J. C. dos Remedios Your most obedient servant (Remedios and Coy.) W. G. Humphreye and Coy, F. W Hogermany and E. Herbst. (Heuermann Herbst and Coy.), R.

18, Bank Buildings, Kent Behonberger (Kruse and Coy.),

June 2ad. 1885. T. N. Driscoll, Kelly and Walsh,

Sir, That the Feddar's Street i W. Brewer, S. Gate and Fairall, Wharf is now about being taken Minotaur R. Lyall, Henry Campbell, Henry in hand I am desirous of referring Monmouth J. Holmes, W. M. Morgan, Carl

you to your letter to me of the Heermann (Gaupp and Coy.), W. Brd. April 1884 wherein you say Stotterfont (Hesse and Ooy) that the consideration of the re- Chas. Hirst, C. R. Lammert, A. 8. moval of the Clock Tower should Nightingale Watson and Coy., J. Jamasjes be deferred until the new Polar Ribble J. C. Harman (Rose and Coy.), Street Wharf should have been Framjee Hormusjes and Coy., hand. E. Niedhardt (Medical Hall),

The

Moorhen

ewcastle

Otter

1st class oruiser

River gunboat 2nd class oruiser

River gunboat Torpedo-boat Torpedo-toat destroyer Rivor gunboat

Tons Guns LHP.

Commander. 1,700 12 2,000 Comdr, C. L. Lambe

Meater W. Wast

240 Lt.-Comdr. M. Murray Yangteza 6,300 Lt.-Com, E.T.R. Chambers

Class Despatch-boat

Reported al

Hongkong

Admiralty tug

Hongkong

Gunboat

710 2

900 Lt.-Com, B. E. Prichard

Yangtze,

Gunboat

710

2

900 Lt.-Com. W. H. Darwell-

Yangtaze

British sloop

1,070

6

1,400 Comdr. if. Williams

Shangbai

Cherab

Water tank and tug

890

300 Master H. Smith

Hongkong

Clio

British sloop

1,070

8

1,400 Oomdr. Mackenzie,D.§.O.

Hongkong

Frederick Stewart, Acting Colonial Secretary. Flora

Handy Janus

Famo

Torpedo-bost destroyer

2nd class cruiser

6 360 4,350 10

295 Torpedo-boat destroyer Torpado-bost destroyer 280

5,700 Lt.-Com. Wilkinson

Hongkong

7,000 Capt. C. F. Corbett M.V.O. Shanghai

8

6

4,000 Lt.-Com. F. G. Brickenden West River 3,900 Lt. Com. Boddam Whetham Hongkong

1st class oruiser

9,000 14

22,000

Capt. Allen T. Hunt C.S.I. Hongkong

гл

Kinsha Merlin

River gunboat

Surveying ship

1st class cruiser

816 4 1,040 - 14,600

1,200

Lt. Com. H. Marryatt

Yangtze

Capt. F. C. C. Pasco

Hongkong

27,000

Capt. G. O. Cayley

Hongkong

9,800

22,000

Capt. B. H. F.Barttelot.

Hongkong

180

2

R00 Lt-Com. Alan Dixon

Hongkong

4,800 12 22,000

Capt:Frederick A. Fowlett Hongkong

85 2

385 В 590

Canton

85 2

7,500 Lt.-Com. E.J.G.Mackinnon Hongkong

240 Lt.-Comdr. Nash

West River

1,400 Lt.-Comdr. N. E. Archdale

Hongkong

85

2

240 Lt.-Com. I. S. Hutton

Hongkong

85

2

240 Lt.-Com. Maurice Leslie

Yangtaze

Torpedo boat destroyer Receiving ship

+350 th

6,000. Gunner W. H. Ryder

Hongkong

River gunboat

Gunboat

4,850 6 180 2 710 *

Torpedo-boat destroyer

500

7,500 Lt.-Comdr. Maxwell

Canton

I am, Sir. Your Ohadient Servant, (Sd.) Matthew J. D. Stephens. The Honourable

Virago Welland

Torpedo-boat destroyer 355

&

8,300 Lt.-Com. H. D. Adair-Hall

Hongkong

Torpedo-boat destroyer

590

7,500 Com.Seymour

Hongkong

Whiting

Torpedo-boat destroyer

300

Hongkong

Widgeon

Godboat

Woodcock

Gunboat

Woodlark

Gunboat

C. 36,

C. 37,

C. 38,

T.B. 035,

T.B. 036,

T.B. 037,

T.B. 038,

Robin Rosario

Depotship for Submarines 980

MICHAEL & CO., tical Riktas inmoval would be a great landpiper Rife gunboot

AGENTS.

Telephone 1463.

KINETOPHONE

EDISON'S

LATEST INVENTION.

MOTION PICTURES,

TALKING PICTURES

TERRITORIAL RIGHTS

AND

KINETOPHONES

ON LEASE ONLY.

SOLE RIGHTS FOR CHINA,

THE PHILIPPINES INDIA, AND

HELD BY

W. H. Marsh, C.M.G.

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office. Hongkong, 2nd Jane, 1885 Sir,-In reply to your letter of

Teal Thistle Usk

M. Falconer (Falconer and Coy.), improvement to the Colony that

Snipe A. R. Marty, J. McCulloch, one continuous Street should run Taka Matthew J. D. Stephens, R. from Peddar's Wharf into the Steil, A, G. Stokes, William Queen's Road opening up the traf. Tamar Legge, Francisco A. Gomes, Geo. fo which is at presens greatly Holmes, Abdoolally Ebrahim, impeded. Jairazbhoy Peerbhoy," Ebra- bimbhoy Fabaney R. D. Tata, M. P. Lolatee, M. Veirya, H. L. Jost, William Craickshank (Victoria Dispensary), James H. Cox, H. O. Maclean, J. Bell Irving, Kenneth McK. Ross, J. G. Hassell, O. J. Taylor, A. MacClymont, E. G. Dear, William A. Oraickshank, William Hartigan, Wong See Tye, Wool Lin Yuen, Chen Quan Es, J. C. to-day, I am directed by the Gov- Fisher, the Hongkong Hotel Coy.ernor to inform you, that His Ex- Ltd. (per W. K. Hughes, chair-cellency agrees with you that the man), E. Jones Hughes, Isaac removal of the Clock Tower from Hughes.

its present position would be a great improvement; but he is, at The Colonial Secretary's Office; the same time unable to ignore

the fact that this was built by Kaiser Hongkong March 29, 1884. Sir, I am directed by Gover-public subscription, and the re- nor Sir George Bowen to acknow-moval would no doubt give offence ledge the receipt by His Excel-to some of the subscribers. lency of you letter of the 28th instant, forwarding a petition signed by a large number of the inhabitants of Hongkong praying

for the removal of the Clock Tower to another site.

7

THE EDISON KINETOPHONE AGENCY, requested the Surveyor General

LAW &

SONS.

P.O. BOX 225.

Cable Address: KINETOPHON.

His Excellency has already to report on this case and he, will also consult the executive Council, upon it.

I have the honour to be

Sir,

Your most obedient servant

W. H. Marab, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office

D

+

River gunboat

195

&

150

2

150.

Com. R. H. AnstrutherO.M.G Hongkong 800 Lt.-O.Hon. Guy Stopford Yanglaze 900 Lt-0. H.R.N. Cotrell Dormor Yangiszo

6 5,900 Com. R. Neville

800 Lt.-Comdr. J. C. Borrett Upper Yangtens

· 500 -- Lt.-Com. M. B, Blackwood Yangtaze

500 Lt.-Comdr. Lloyd

Lt.-Com. Godfrey Herbert Hongkong. Lt.-Com. A. A. L. Fenner Hongkong. Lt.-Com. J. R. A.Codrington Hongkong.

Shanghai

Lt.-Com. Handlay

West River,

Lt.-Com. Stileman

Lt.-Com. Nicol,

Hongkong. Hongkong.

Lt.-Com. H. W. Seymour, Hongkong.

Flagship of Admiral Sir A. L. Winsloo, K.O.B., C.V.O., O.M.G. Commander-in-Chief.

FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR ON THE CHINA AND JAPAN STATION. Franz Joseph Armoured cruiser

I am to add however, that there Dupleix ** is no money at present available Kleber for the purpose of its removal.

I have the honour to be Sir,-

Your most obedient servant.

Decideo -Argus

Vigilante Peibo

51

Armoured cruiser . Armoured cruiser Gunboat

River gunboat

Gunboat

Gunboat

20,000 Capt. Vergos 19,600 Capt. Gourts

1,000 Lieut. Vandier 570 Lieut. Dordet

4,000 45 8,000 Capt, Hauts

Shanghai

French.

10,014 30

Shanghai

9,700 12 645 10 180

Hongkong

Saigon

Canton

123 7

130

500 Lieut. de Jervillier Lieut. Collin

Canton

Tongkn

Lieat. Dupuy Dutempa Tehong-kin

Hongkong, December 22 1888.

Lynx Protee Styr

Submarine

Submarine

Armoured gunboat

1,798 10

Fronde

Destroyer

350 7

Lieut. Boluix

1,700 Lieut. Guillaume-Louie Saigon

303 Lieut. Aurillac

Saigon.

Saigon

Saigon

d'Iberville

Destroyer

Destroyer

130 7

Capt. de Frigate Rouison Hongkong 300 Camdr. de Marquessao Saigon

;

Destroyer

307 6

Surveying-ship

300 1,825 10 9,000 Com. Voisin

Saigon

Saigon

(Sd.) J. H. Stewart Lookhart,

Colonial Secretary. 18 Bank Buildings,

Sir.

Dondard de Lagree, Gunboat

**Flagship of Rear Admiral Colloch de Kerillis, Commander-in-Chief, the French China Station.

I have been desired by several of the gentlemen who signed the Pistolet

Mancha

1

*Flagship of Commodore Boucicaut, Commanding the local defence Indo China,

pattion to Sir George Bowen, dated March 1884. praying for Mousquet the removal of the Clock Tower from its presant site at the junė- tion of Peddar's Hill and Queen's Hongkong, 3rd April 1884. Boad, to refer you to the letter of

Emden Bir.-Adverting to my letter the Honble. W.H. Marsh, the late

Gneisenau No. 339 of the 29th ultimo, I am Colonial Secretary, dated 3rd April directed by the Governor to in- 1884, with reference thereto tis form you that His Excellency is wherein it is stated "The consi-Jaguar advised by the Executive Coun- "deration of its removal should be Leipzig

Luchs oil, that, as the Clock Tower "deferred until the now Ped-

Nurnburg was built by public subscription "dar's Street wharf shall have!

Otter No. 3 Duddell St. and it would require a consider- "been taken in hand, and antil able sum of money from the "the urgently required sanitary

S: 90 Sole Agents.

Colonial Revenue to rebuild "other public works now in pro- it, the consideration of its ra- "gress shall have been com- moval should be deferred until to "pleted." (Carlowitz & Coy.), M. E. Sassoon

Studebaker

THE CLOCK TOWER.

(Oontinued from page 6)..

The Governor concure with this

Bir

Your most obedient servant

W. H. Marsh, Colonial Secretary.

18, Bank Buildings,

June 20th. 1884.

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Cruiser

Gunboat

Cruiser

River gunboat

Scharnhorst Flagship

Taku

Tiger

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Tsingtan new Peddar Street Wharf shall Since the petition referred to (E. D. Sassoon & Coy.), A. Gult have been taken in hand, sad was presented over four and a half Vaterland zow (Seimsson & Coy.), J. Bradles until the urgently required Sanit-years have elapsed, and the several Smith - (Chinese Insurance) ary and other Public Works now matters therein referred to have Calabria 2. That the same be replaced Hermann Melohers (Melohors & in progress shall have beeu com- been completed. The traffic in

by an ornamental design Coy.), M. Grote (Melchors & Coy.), pleted.

the Queen's Road having in the meantime greally combining both a cluster John 8. Cox (Lane Crawford &

increased, Adamastor the Tower impedes traffic Macao of Gas Lamps and Street Coy.), L. Poesnecker (Arnhold view. I have the honour to be Indicators to be set back Karberg and Coy.), A. Molver (P.

very considerably, and it is Patria at a sufficient distance to and O. 8. N. Coy.), F.. Blackhead

often dangerous crossing allow of passenger traffic and Coy., Thomas Howard, E.

the road, when chairs and vehicles to pass along the line of Burnie, J. Godfrey Bird, Thomas

come from the other side of the route on that side of the P. L. Rose (Borneo Ooy), Pustan

Tower anobserved. The condi- A-2 foot pavement of the and Cay., Victor H. Deacon, James

tions of its usefulness too have 4-4 Queen's Road or that it be B, Oughiris (Chins Fire Office), J.

become entirely changed, by A-6 replaced by wach other M. Armstrong, Dalton Sayle, N. Sir.-Referring to your letter houses having been built in 4-7 suitable structure as Your J. Ede (secretary, Union Inear to me of the 3rd. April last (No. various

directione, and trees Albany Excellency may be advised ance Society of Canton), R. Chat- 366) regarding the removal of having grown up along the Bainbridge *to place there,

terton Wilcox, (Daily Press, the Clock Tower and wherein Queen's Read that at present time Barry

Callao And Your Memorialists will James Bulgin, (China Mail), R. you say the consideration of the the clock can be seen from very Chauncey

ever pray etc.

Fraser Smith Hongkong Tele- removal of the Clock Tower few points, Hongkong, March, 1884.

graph),, D. Gillies (secretary, should be deferred until the new Copy Signatures to Memorial, Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Peddar's Street Wharf shall have F. Byrie, (Turner & Co.), W. Coy.), Thomas Dolan, O. O. Wil- been taken in hand, I observe Keswick Jardine Matheson &liams, Thomas Arnold, Alex. Ross that it is in contemplation to The Co.), T. Jackson (Hongkong (North China Insurance), R; bring forward in the estimates a and Shanghai Banking Corpore George (Reuter's Agent), J. Theo Sum of money for the purpose of tion), Wong Shing, Legislative Chater, John Sander and Ooy, building a new Peddar's Wharf. Council Unofficial Members; J. Patrick Manson, J. G. Smith (J. I would now ask that in such Melville Matheson, (Oriental G. Smith and Coy), F. Ross estimates a Bam of momy be in Bank), WH. Whitehead (Borneo Coy.), W. Kerfoot Hughes, oluded for the removal and (Chartered Bank), John Thur. A. Maconnaohie (Gilman and rebuilding of such Clock Tower,

Sir, burn (Chartered and Marcantile Coy.), O. F. Grossmann, A. E. I may mention that I am con- Bank), William H. Forbes Vamber, G. Kemble, John F. tinually being asked by the (Russell & Coy.) T Martin Francis, A. 8. Cohen, B. A. townspeople when the Clock 22nd instant, I am directed by the Samar (Messageries Maritimes), A. Gabbay, C. C. Cohen, Ernst Tower is to be removed and that it Governor, to inform you that Hin Saratoga Molwen (Hollida & Coy,), R. George. E, Mackean, H. N. is the wish of everyone that such Excellency regrets his inability to Villalobos Buschmanan (Colelllip & Co.), Mody, O. P. Chater, F.. Dodwell an obstruction be removed, Frederick T. P. Fosta (Linstead Adatáson, Bell and Coy.) W, and Davis), G. O. Rogers, C. Stle-Durran (Eastern Extension Tele bel (Reise & Coys), Erdemann

has 205,1 graph Coy), James Berger (Grea (84.) Matthew J. D. Stephens.

I am, Bir,

Your Obedient Servant,

3,600 22 13,500 Capt. v. Restorff

German.

Cruiser

Swatow

Armoured cruiser

11,800 38 20,000 Captain Bruninghaus

Tsingtau

Gunboat

900 12

1,300.Comdr. v. Gohren

Shanghai

Gunboat

Torpedo-boat Torpedo-boat Gunboat River gunboat River gunboat

800 12 1,300 3,250 24 11,000 900 10 1,350 3,400 22 13,200.

11,800 38 26,000 400 8 6,500 -2804 900 10 223 4.

Comdr. Vanselow Capt. Behnoks Comdr. Bendemann Capt. Morsberger

Tsingtau

Tsingtau

Taingiau

Tsingtan

Capt. Lieut. Firle

Yangtoze

Capt. Rosing

Shanghai

Capt. Lt. Berrenberg

Taingtau

6,000

Obit.,z. S. Claassen

Taingtau

1,350. Comdr. Booker

Teingtau

1,300 Capt.Lt. Frhr Speth v.Bohalzburg Canton

17

223 4

600 Oblt. z. §. Prinz

Shanghai

Italian cruiser

2,145

Com. Sommi Picenardi Shanghai'

Portuguese.

Cruiser Gunboat

700

Capt. Annibal de E. Dias Hongkong Capt. Martins Capt. Luiz A. de Magalhaes Corres Macas

Macao

Ensign G. Bradford

Cavite

Cosign W. H. Pastley

#

Ensign O. M. Yates

Ensign H. L. Rahel Daffer

Gunbost

UNITED STATES VESSELS ATTACHED TO ASIATIC STATION,

Submarine

7,500 Commander M. L. Bristol Cruising 78,000 Lieut. R. A. Spruance

Protected cruiser

3,430 10

Torpedo-boat des. Torpedo-bost dea. Gunboat

420

420

243

B

Torpedo-boat destroyer Protected cruiser

420

Cavite

8,000 Lieut. O. N. Keller

*

250 Ensign W. L. Heiberg

Canton

Cavite

7 3,185 11 Torpedo-bost destroyer 420 7 420 7 Torpedo-bost destroyer Gunboat

620 4 Gunboat

1,392 1,900 Station ship

8,000 Ensign Woodson. 10,000 Com. J. V. Obsse

8,000 Ensign F. T. Berry 8,000-Ensign F. Cogswell

600 Lt. Com. V, S. Gannon 1,888 Com. G. R. Marvell

61,100-Lieut. V. R. Lowe

3,000 Com. W. 0. Cole

5,277 Com. W. C. Cole

Cruising Cavite

"

Shangbai Shanghaj

Davito

Cincinnati I'am, Bir, Your most Obedient-Servant Dale

Decatur (Ed.) Matthew J. D. Stephens

Elcano Honourable Frederick Stewart, LL, D.

Colonial Secretary,

Hongkong.

Helens

Mohican

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Monterey Monitor! Pampanga Gunboat Piscataqua- Sen going-tug Pompey Quiros In reply to your letter of the Rainbow

Colonial Secretary's Office Hongkong Deo. 28, 1888.

1

Repair ship Gunboat.

Cruiser

Gunboat

Orniser

Chunboot

3,990 4,084

Olongapa

4

243

8

Ensign P. J. Peyton

Cavite

854 2

-1,600 Lieut. 8. W. Wallace

Danton

.3,085

Com. C. W. Cole

Javita

4,360 14

243 8 8,115 14 870 0.

208 Ensign O. Bt. A. Boteford Shanghai 1,800 Lt, Com. D. W: Wurtsbaugh Swatowe

250 Lieut. G. O Diohmanl

Shanghai

1,392 462

8

17,401 Commander H.A. Wiley Shanghai 208 Lient, E. Dair by Agio Shanghai 1,894 Commander J. F. Hubbard Hongkong

650 Chief B'awain. B. O. Halliwell Olongapo

entertain your application for the Wilmington Gunbost removal of the Clock Tower from Wompainok Tag its present position.

U.S.8, Saratoga Flagship Bear Admiral B. F. Nicholson, Commander-in-Chief, United State iatio Fleet, temporarily (Oontinued on page by

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