January 17, 1895.]
enabled the Chenyuen to keep afloat. The wea, ther was exceedingly cold and the two divers had to repair the damage under water, and it is said that whilst working under water they were nearly paralysed with the cold, They managed to fix a sheet of iron over the damaged part, and otherwise repair the holes in such a satisfactory | manner that the Chenyuen is now in thorough order and does not leak at all.. Before they left. one of the heavy guns was fired on board the Chenyuen to see if the vibration would have any effect, but the repairs stood the test thoroughly. and the Chenyuen is new in trim to take an active part in fighting with the other Chinese vessels when required, The work reflects great credit on the divers and the Chinese anthorities are greatly pleased with them.
ADMIRAL TING.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
where she was perfectly protected against any contingency that might arise and where she could be worked on with comparative comfort. The passengers and mail were transferred to the tng and were carried on to Nagasaki, and the Bio. herself arrived at that port on the 14th inst.
HONGKONG.
The annual mobilisation of the Garrison com-
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The block of property in Queen's Road East in which Mrs. Stainfield's boarding house situated. which was purchased by the War Department in the early part of last year, bas now been taken over by the military and is to be, converted into barracks and stores. Fletcher Street is now the only remaining privately owned property in the military cantonment.
We note that a commencement is being made to protect the dangerous places on the Magazine Gap Road. An iron railing is about to be placed round the curve the other side of the bridge over the ravine about half-way up the hill. This is a much needed protection for pedestrians, especially at night, as they are very liable to step off the road with the probability of a broken leg or neck. There are two or three other points on the same road where similar protection is most desirable.
On Thursday evening Mr. Sangster favoured us with another of his delightful organ resitals and the selections of the programme were medita tive, soulful; and rich in beautiful modulations. Choice gems from the greatest posts of the world of music were tastefully, feelingly, and artistically rendered, and the comparison be tween the oriental Gounod, the scholarly Baoh, the idealist Wagner, the tenderly sad Beeth- oven, the romantic Schubert, and the stately Hayda were certainly varied enough for one evening.
Admiral Ting is an amiable and a brave man, but he lacked the advantage of a scientific pro- fessional education. He was put in charge of the Navy when there was no educated officer yet available-the time when ship's compradores and pilots became commanders of Government ships. Admiral Ting has had many difficulties to contend with in trying to please the varions literary officials with whom he had to deal, and in commanding professionals who knew more than he did. The Foochow captains, who, for their own ends, conspired against Captain Lang and managed to force the hand of both Admiral Ting and the Viceroy Li, have never been loyal to the Admiral. With their technical knowledge they were always able to thwart his plaus; whatever he ordered they were ready to prove by logarithms to be impossible, and so the fleet has been kept in a state of paralysis all the time. There was a triumvirate who led the silent meeting. Two of them have gone. One was executed, most grossly, for resolute and indefati- gable cowardioe, ready to be repeated at every opportunity. The second ended his own life. The third, and worst, remains, and if the Admiral is removed will be of necessity in command of the fleet. A worse calamity could not befall
The performances of "Robinson Crusoe" by the Navy, for this commodore is a second | the Amateur Dramatic Club are advertised. | owners. It is the owner, not the dog, that i Nelson. He has a blind eye, which he keeps There are eight performances fixed, the first of licensed, and the same licence would cover a dom ready to spy out the enemy and for similar which is to take place on the 30th inst.
of any description; that is to say, if a permos services. There are many anecdotes of the
The stamp revenue last year amounted to licensed to keep a dog kept at one period of the bravery and loyalty of this officer, and if he $188,240, being an increase on the amount col-year a fox terrier and having given it away be a good judge then never was such a daring leated in 1893 of 326,976. The increase is more or otherwise disposed of it, subsequently kept strategist afloat. The Foochow men resent the fate of (aptain Fong, not because he did than accounted for by probate daty, which shows a Newfoundland, the same licence that he and
an increase of $27.731.
menced on Tuesday. Further correspondence bas taken plaos between the Chamber of Com- meros and the Government with reference to the exemption of mail steamers from the operation of the Sunday Cargo Working Ordinance. On the 9th inst., in the Supreme Court, two of the men concerned in the recent armed raid in Winglok Street ware convicted of murder and sentenced to death; three others were found not guilty. A number of claims by property-owners have been settled by the Taipingshan Arbitration Board. On Saturday night a fire occurred at the China Mail office which did considerable dam- age. A report by Surgeon- Wajor Westcott on the alleged existence of plague in the Tung Kun distriot of the Kwangtung Province has been published, from which it appears that there have been sporadic cases of the disease, but that it does not exist in epidemic form. The annual meeting of the Punjom Mining Co., Limited. was held on Monday, at which a vote of want of There was a well attended meeting of the Institu- confidence in the directors was passed and ation of Engineers and Shipbuilders on Thursday motion for the adoption of the report and ac- night, at which an interesting paper was read by counts was negatived ; a poll was demanded and Mr. W.G. Winterbarn on "The screw propeller}" will be taken on Monday next.
Mr. Winterburn reviewed the principal ques- tions that arise in the construction and use of pro- pellers and offered some suggestions of his own. A discussion followed, in the course of which several amusing incidents in connection, with the replacing of damaged propellers were men. tioned. At the close a vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Winterbarn for his excellent paper.
not deserve it, for the commodore, after his death, declared he had been well served, but because he was a Foochow man. It is clan before everything. So now that the Imperial honours are being distributed they think that Ting, who is not a Foochow man-which is entirely his fault—ought to come in for a share of them. Hence the amiable comrades have taken means to apprise the Censors of the merits of the Admiral, on the strength of which he is summoned to Peking. Will he go? A very interesting question.
In another issue the Mercury, from which we quote the above, says →→
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Prince Kang has acted most sensibly and promptly in the matter of Admiral Ting, who is to continue as you were.”. This pleases every body, even those who have been supposed to bear no good will to the Admiral. The stand made by the Foreigners in the fleet was too much for
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ACCIDENT TO THE P. M. STEAMER
CITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO.”
Now has been received of an accident to the P. M. steamer City of Rio de Janeiro. The vessel left Yokobama ou the 4th inst. for Ngasaki, en route to Hongkong, and at 140 p.m. on the 6th inst., the day being fire and clear, while pursuing a course she had frequently taken before, about two miles off Cape Mono, she grazed an unknown rook that tore a hole forwards about eighteen feet long by four feet wide. As soon as it was seen the bulkheads would hold, her head was turned for the shore There was no beach in the neighbourhood, but her head was put on some boulders where she was sheltered from the waves, and the rent was patched up with mattresses, eto, sufficiently to protect her from any ordinary danger. Naga saki was then communicated with and assistance sent for, which arrived in due time, and with its aid the ship was moved to a sandy cove,'
There were 1.561 visitors to the City Hall, Museum last week, of whom 127 were Europeans. The British oraiser Mercury, after a short stay here, will proceed to Singapore, where she will be stationed for two months, relieving the Swift.
The China and Manils Company's steamer Zafiro, which has been undergoing repair and alteration at the Kowloon Docks, made a success- ful trial trip on Saturday.
The new flagstaff at the Peak has now been completed and was used for signalling on Satur- day. It is a tall and handsome one, but seems likely to suffer in any severe blow auless the topmast is quickly lowered.
On Tuesday morning about nine o'clock the troops began to assemble on the Parade Ground to take part in the mobilisation, The Rifle Brigade, the Royal Engineers, Royal Artillery, and local Artillery mastered strongly, all in heavy marching order, and having formed into detachments left for the various stations assigned them. The mobilisation will last four days, we understand.
Says "Daybreak " in the N. C. Daily News :- I must say I was more than surprised the other day at the action of a gentleman who persisted in riding over the golf ground. Ignorance might have been the reason, but upon being po- litely told of the fault he was committing, his reply was anything but what it should have been. and he still continued to select a golf link as his base of operations. In addition, a native police man stationed for the purpose of protecting the ground in question he deliberately tried to ride down. It would have been amusing, as well as within the letter of the law, if the Boss Bobby of Hongkong, for be it was who was the offender, had been taken to the mansion hers that dess duty for the Queen's Hotel' at home. However, I hear that the proper authorities have written a letter to the gentleman and, no doubt, an apology will be forthcoming. Still it is very lucky that our most ardent golfers were not on the ground at the time, otherwise I might have had to write the words that St. Ninian' used in his golf report I heeled him; 'I in your issue of 5th inst.:
I foozled him, and I pulled him. toed him ; They may be golf expressions, but they would have come in very handy." This may be all very true, but on the whole it seems sazier to believe that "Daybreak" has been "piling it on" than that Mr. May should have acted in the way described.”“
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In issuing dog licences the Police describe on the licence form the breed of the dog. This appears a work of supererogation and at times may entail unnecessary correspondenos with the
for the former would also cover the latter; but the description would be wrong,
The death rate last month, according to the Sanitary Board's returns, was for the British and Foreign community (civil population) 33.03 and for the Chinese population 18.04. Accord- ing to the Registrar-General's returns the death rate for the quarter ending the 31st December last was for the British and Foreign community 22.26 and for the Chinese 19.81. The birth rate was 22.63 and 5.70 respectively. The birthe amongst the British and Foreign community consisted of 40 boys and 21 girls. Not long the balanss of the sexes was the other: way, girls outnumbering the boys.
The installation meeting of the United Ber- vice Lodge. No. 1,341, took place on Tuesday evening, when Bro. Spafford was installed na Worshipful Master. Wor. Bro. Spafford after wards invested his officers as follows-I.P.M., Wor. Bro. 11. J. Watson; S. W., Bro. G. Moffatt, J.W., Bro. H. E. A. Hoile; Treasurer, Bro. F. Howell; Secretary, Wor. Bro. C. W. Duggan Chaplain, Bro. St. Aidan Baylee; S.D., Bro. G. Gordon; J.D., Bro. H. E. Smith; Organist, Bro. J. E. Chaudet; Dir. of Cer., Bro. J. R. Craik; I.G., Bro. F. T. Addyman; Steward, Bro. A. W. Weston; Tyler, Bro. J. Maxwell.
The Roman Catholic Cathedral is having quite extensive repairs and additions made to it and in a few weeks more the unsightly scaffolding that disfigures it will be pulled down and the spire will again stand uncovered. The white ante. it seems, had attacked the spire, which was be- ginning to crumble under their years' of occupa tion, and all the old matter has been taken out and is now replaced with new and better material that ought to stand for many years to come. Internally, galleries will be extended some thirteen feet and the choir will then have abundant room. The roof has also now been finished. There will also in due time be other and greater changes in the continuation of the bell tower and in other improvements.
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