1370
geant Horsman, Captain Palmer, and Corporal Dowsett. The following were the best scores :- 200 300 H'cap Total. yds. yds. points. 31
Cr.-Sergt. Hopkins, R.B... Sergeant Morris, R.B..
Ianagnanna
29
4
64
31
20
4
61
Private Godbear, R.B.
33
27
4
64
Corporal Collins, R.B..
30
20
4
63
Cr.-Sergt. Horsman, R.B.
30
28
4
62
Captain Palmer
31
4
62
Corporal Dowsett, R.B
27
4
61
Private Wilson, R.B.......
30
61
Cr. Sergt. Evenden, R.B...
30
27
61
Corporal Woolridge, R.B.
31
20
4
61
Cr.-Sergt. Finney, R.B
31
4
Mr. Stewart
30
6
61
Mr. Butter
28
12
61
Sergeant Ferris, R.B.
30 26
60
TRAGEDY ON THE SHIP
ESTHER ROY".
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THE SEIZURE OF THE "YIKSANG."
The Yiksang arrived at Shanghai on the 5th inst. from Sasebo, which port she left after her release on the 2nd instant. She called in at Nagasaki and left on the 3rd.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
their evidence, all strenuously denying that they were aware, up to the time of the seizure, of there being any contraband of war on board.-N. C. Daily News.
PIRACY NEAR HONGKONG.
The police have had a case of piracy reported to them. On Friday week the trading junk Man Li, with a crew of four or five, left Yau- mati with rice and a small quantity of general cargo, altogether of the value of $500, for Shan Chun, near Mirs Bay. On the 6th inst. the jank was near Tai Lung when a boat ap- proached her, and eight armed men boarded the Man Li, and carried off the cargo. There were no passengers on the junk. The affair was reported to the Chinese authorities at Kowloon City and to the police at Hongkong As yet
no arrests have been made.
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On Friday a seaman named E. W. McKenra, of the British ship Esther Roy, was brought in custody to Hongkong on the steamer Chittagong, THIBETAN SOLDIERS AT KALGAN. charged with causing the death of J. McDonald, second mate of the Esther Roy, at Iloilo. The
Last summer when the war was at its height Naval Court heard evidence against the prisoner a certain "Taipeng or Thibetan commandant at Iloilo, and then sent him here for trial. It of troops at Lhassa, on behalf of three other is said that the second mate assaulted the ac. Taipengs, applied to the Dalai Lama, or Bud- sused, who became angry, pulled out his knife, dhist Pontiff, to recommend him and his col and fatally stabbed the officer. One of the sea-leagues to the Chinese Imperial Resident, men who witnessed the affair was also sent here signifying their desire to prove their loyalty to on the Chittagong.
the Chung-Khan or Emperor at Peking by leading 1,500 Thibetan mountaineers to fight against the Japanese. The offer was accepted and last month, after eight months of weary marching by way of Kausu and Mongolia, these hardy mountaineers arrived at Kalgan none the short squat figures, gowns reaching down to the worse for their arduous journey. With their ankles, and their huge ear-rings of brass or sil. looked for all the world to the ignorant natives ver studded with turquoise and glass beads, they of Chihli like women, and as such have been re- ported to some of the native papers at this port! A pathetic story is told to give colour to this Pao-kuei, who died so heroically at Pingyang, ussertion, that the widow of the late General Tso had determined to revenge her husband's death and so had bron:ht with her a thousand odd Tartar army against the enemy. As a matter of Amazons to Kalgan to form the vanguard of the fact the new arrivals are the Thibetans mentioned above, and being all picked marksmen the govern- ment has armed them with modern rifles, and given them horses to ride when on the march- of the Widow Tso!-N. C, Daily News. hence the report that they are the female cavalry
GALE AT TIENTSIN.
The Yiksang arrived at Taku on the 8th of April, and was then boarded by a Japanese officer from the Tsikushi, who having looked round the ship, made an entry in the log and left. Next day auother steamer arrived from Shanghai; she too was boarded, and as soon as the officer left her he went straight to a lighter which had been used in discharging the Yiksang, and op examining the cases on board dis- covered a number which contained military cart. ridges. This caused him to revisit the Yiksang and he requested to be again shown the manifest, a copy of which was handed him. He found on it four cases marked like those containing the cartridges in the lighter, so his suspicions were aroused and he said he must see the boxes, which though marked books" on the manifest, were found to contain magazines for rifles. The officer, under the circumstances, said he must communicate with his superior. which he did, the result being that Captain Bradley was The steamers arriving at Shanghai from the informed his vessel was seized and that the North, we learn from the N. C. Daily News, guard of 25 Japanese sailors were put on board and Taku on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Yiksang must proceed to Port Arthur, while a report that a terrific gale passed over Tientsin and the Yiksang left Taku on the same day 27th to 29th April, and the tide at Taku was in charge of the Tsukushi, but still flying the probably the highest on record, something like British ensign and navigated by her
20 feet being registered. The wind was terrific, officers. She arrived at Port Arthur on the and owing to the country being flooded cargo 10th, but owing to Captain Bradley refusing the boats and junks were blown well inland, some of responsibility of taking his vessel into a harbour them for a distence of three miles. Most of of which he had very little knowledge, she did the houses along the banks of the Peiho suffered not go into the outer harbour till the following considerably, while many were blown down, day. A.M.S. Porpoise came in on the 13th, and and quite & number of salt junks were as soon as she hove in sight the Japanese hauled capsized. What became of their crews is down the Yiksang's flag. After a visit by the unknown. Among the craft blown inland was officer commanding the Porpoise, during which a pilot boat, the Black Buoy light-boat, and some Captain Bradley received practical advice, of the Taku Tug and Lighter Co.'s lighters. the Yiksang was ordered to Sasebo, the Japanese The Hawaiian schooner Americana was driven Admiral stating that he had no power to hold further on shore, she having previous to the a Prize Court. The vessel was then accom-gale been beached for examination of her bottom, panied by the Kongo to Sasebo, her own master and it is probable that she will have to be dag and officers assisting in the navigation. Sasebo out. Numerous dead bodies were seen floating was reached on the 16th and the Prize Court | about, and many coffins which had been washed commenced its sitting on the 17th and con- out of the ground were also seen drifting down tinued till the 2nd inst., when the Yiksang was the Peiho. The gale having abated and the released, the implicating cargo alone being water receding there was such a strong freshet in the river that steamers found a difficulty in getting up to Tientsin.
seized.
Own
While at Sasebo the foreigners on board the Yiksang were allowed to go on shore for exercise, but only within certain limits, and then in charge of a guard. There does not appear to be any complaint against the Japanese, whose sailors excited the admiration of the people on board the Yiksang, At the Prize Court Mr. Hanson, of Messrs Dowdall and Hauson, and Mr. Dickson and Mr. Matsujeima, as interpreter, represented the owners of the steamer. The foreigners be- longing to the Yiksang were called on to give
THE WOOSUNG BAR.
The China Gazette of the 6th inst, says :- The steamer Chihli, the last new addition to the fine fleet of the China Navigation Company, will leave this port to-morrow morning, having been here since the 13th of April repairing damages sustained to her bottom on grounding on the Woosung Inner Bar. From the damages
[May 15, 1895. which the vessel received there must be some danger there which has no business to be there, and the seafaring community of this port would like to know what it is. As far as the public know nothing has been done by the Harbour authorities towards removing whatever may be there. What with the wrecks of the Feima and Nora, and whatever the Chihli 'struck the Woosung Bar is in a nice state and is a c to the Harbour Department of Shanghai. The to repair. damage to the Chihli will cost about Tls. 25,000
credit
LAUNCH OF A STEAMER AT HAIPHONG.
We translate the following from the Extrême Orient :+
evening, there was launched from the yard of On the 29th April, at half-past nine in the Messrs. Marty and D'Abbadie the Yen bay, a cargo steamer of the type of the Lakao and Yunnan The steamer has been constructed entirely in the establishment of the Corrès- pondances Fluviales from the design of Mr. Jank the superintending engineer of the Company, and is intended for service on the upper Red River. This is the seventh vessel constructed by the Company. Her dimensions are follows:-Length over all 35 metres, width 6.50, depth 1.35, height of spar deck 2.25, draught 0.58. Her estimated speed is 17 kilomètres an hour. The engines are of the latest surface condensing type; the high pressure cylinder is 30 centimètres in diameter aud the low pressure 50 centimètres, the stroke being 1.20 centimètres, and the indicated horse power about 150. The hull is of American type."
There is another vessel under construction in the yard, the Pho-lu, which is of the type now not have the elegance of the former. adopted in Africa and South America, but will Her bow has the appearance of a soup-ladlo. These two boats are of the same dimensions and have the same engine power, though they are of very permit Messrs. Marty and D'Abbadie to sea different type. This is intentional, in order to which of the two types is best adapted to cope with the rapids and the windings of the upper Red River.
Exactly at half-past nine, in the presence of a large company, the blocks were knocked away and as the vessel glided into the water Madame, Pierre Marty christened her the Yen-bay.
After the launch refreshments were served in the drawing office and an impromptu dance was held. Several ladies also favoured · the company with songs and Messrs. Flint and Ruchwaldy lent their assistance with the piano and violin.
We cannot let this opportunity pass without congratulating Messrs. Marty and D'Abbadie
all the latest improvements. Special mention on their unremitting efforts to improve the river navigation of the colony by introducing
ing engineer of the Correspondances Fluviales, must also be made of Mr. Jack, the superintend- who, notwithstanding the difficulties he has to encounter in working with a native staff, which he has had to train for the work, arrives at re- salts rivalling those of the best shipbuilding establishments in Europe.
A. S. WATSON AND CO., LIMITED.
The following is the report of the General Manager for the year ending the 31st December, 1894. for presentation to the shareholders at the tenth annual ordinary general meeting of the Company (since its registration) to be held at the Hongkong Dispensary, on Saturday, the 18th May, at noon- To the shareholders of à. S. Watson & Co., Limited. Gentlemen-I beg to lay before you a statement of the Company's business, with a balance sheet for the year ending the 31st December, 1804..
The net profits of the Company for the twelve months under review, after paying all charges, including general management, and providing for all bad and doubtful debts, and with the addition tof $10,180,2 brought forward from last year amount to
From this there has been written off for depreciation of furniture, fittings, utensils of trade, machinery, steam launch, buildings
and properties
.$76,47-
************ 14,857.44
of......................
Leaving a balance available for dividends
61.613.19
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