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On the 26th ult. at Singapore the Pollard Opera Co. gave a successful performance of The Belle of New York, the juvenile exponents of the parts meeting with an excellent reception. It will be remembered that the Company was said to be coming on here after leaving Singa- pore, but it now appears that they are going to Penang, Rangoon and Calcutta.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
It may not be generally known that during she was launched she went ashore at Southsea, the last few years Natal has developed into a te-producing country, states the Westminster ly a dangerous position. Since then she under- bat was safely refloated from what was apparent Gazette, and in 1898 the output amounted to went her steam trials and finally left Ports- over 1,000,000lb., of which one estate, belong-month on the 31st July, and had an uneventful ing to the Hon. J. L. Hulett, M.L.A. for Vic-
voyage. Off Socotra very heavy seas were toria Country, produced more than one half. encountered which, however, had no effect on We are informed by the Agents of the China the vessel. Coming through the Suez Canal Mutual B. N. Co., Ld., that the steamer Yangtze, outward bound, has broken her shaft during the has a draught of nearly 28 feet, but she was much care had to be exercised, seeing that she passage across the Indian Ocean, but is reported to be safely anchored at Great Nicobar Island.
considerably lightened by burning up almost all the coal, and carrying only just sufficient to Arrangements are now being made for the tow- age of the vessel from there to the Straits.
make the passage of the Canal. The Asahi | with her great weight and formidable ram, the more so as the stem, strongly supported, is ar- ranged as a powerful spur and is well adapted for this purpose. With the experience gained in the China-Japan war, against having inflamm- able material on board, the Asahi has been built almost entirely of steel, and very little wood is used even on the decks. She is fully protected with belts of Harveyed steal of vary. disposal of the protective material; and it might ing thickness, great care being exercised in the be mentioned that the main belt, 9 in. thick, ex- lower edge of the armour being 5 ft. 6 in. below tends for a length of 250 ft. amidships, the water, and the upper edge 2 ft. 8 in. above water. Other parts of the sides are covered with 6 in. thick armour, while the vitals of the ship are rendered more secure by a heavy pro- tective deck. The forward conning tower is a mass of Harveyed steel, the armour being 14 in. thick while the protection of the after tower is 3 in. thick. The armament, which is of Elswick design, is of the best. There are 4 12-in, (two forward and two aft), and 14 6-in. quick-firers, 20 12-pounders. 8 3-pounders, and 42 pounder guns, bosides 4 submerged torpedo tubes. The manipulation of the turntables and all the operations of loading and laying the the guns and gunners are sheltered by heavy guns are performed by hydraulic power, and all armour shields which revolve with the turn tables. The Asahi on reaching Japan will be used as the leading flagship of the Navy. The Admiral's cabin, ward rooms, etc., are luxurious. ly fitted, and a perfect system of electric lights and telephones are used throughout.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Office is prosecuting the Mainichi Shimbun on account of its criticism of the conduct of the Asakusa police in connection with the social question.
Anxiety is felt, the N.-C. Daily News reports, as to the fate of H.E. Tuan Fang, the Manchu Acting Governor of Shensi, to whose kindness some eighty missionaries owe their lives, and who, it is reported, has been removed from office. This report, however, is at present with- out foundation.
Sooner than was perhaps anticipated, says the Engineer, the carrying capacity of the Siberian Railway has been put to the test, and its weak- ness became at once apparent, for it proved to be unequal to the task of conveying large bodies of troops. Breakdowns of every kind are very frequent throughout its entire length, and the initial faultiness of its construction becomes more and more manifest.
Another book from the pen of Consul-Gener- al Wildman will be published shortly. The title is China's Open Door," being a brief historical sketch of China and her people. The Consul-General has been at work on the sketch during the past year and concluded it just at the outbreak of the Boxer trouble. No other recent work on China is just what this book is an historical sketch of the Empire and its people from earliest times to the present day. This gives the book a unique interest and an absolute value, for it is written from the stand- point of a modern American, who is not only in touch with China and its problem, but is an ear- nest advocate of China's progress towards that civilization which she is now seeking to retard. The book will contain an introduction by the Hon. Charles Denby, former U. 8. Minister to China, and this will give an additional value to the sketch.
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The trial trip of the second steamer which has been built for the Yangtsze trade by S. C. Farnham & Co., of Shanghai, for the North German Lloyd Company, took place on the 23rd ult. She is named the Mei Shun, and over the measured mile achieved an average of 12 miles an hour. The Mei Shun is a twin screw steel vessel of the following dimensions:-238 feet between perpendiculars and 247 feat over all, 30 feet breadth moulded and 38 foot over guards. 12 feet 10 in. depth moulded. She is fitted with five water-tight bulkheads. Her engines are of the triple expansion surface condensing type, with cylinders of 11 feet, 18 feet, and 30ft diameter, and a stroke of 31 feet, and steam is generated from two boilers working at 160 lbs. per square inch pressure. A steam steering gear is fitted amidships worked from the wheel- house forward. A combined windlass and high speed capstan, and a capstan aft are also driven by steam. She carries four boats and life. saving appliances, and has a similar appear- ance to the Suitai and Suian. 'I he trial of the sister ship Meilee came off satisfactorily on the following day, and both vessels will soon begin trading on the Yangtsze. A third vessel of similar design is fast approaching completion. 'The last, a stern-wheeler for the Hankow-Ichang| trade, is about to be launched.
The Japanese battleship Asahi, which has just made a capital run out from the Clyde, where she was built, is said to have the distinction of baing the heaviest battleship afloat, having a displacement of 15,200 tons-200 tons above that of the heaviest British warships-the new vessels of the Formidable class. Shortly after
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HONGKONG, 5th October.-There have been no fresh supplies. Quotations for Formosa are:- $98.00 to $96.50; no sales,
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6.93 to 6.97 5.20 to 5.25 5.08 to 5.13 7.85 to 7.90 6.93 to . 7.00 5.10 to 5.15 4.95 to 5.00 11.28 to 11.33 ....10.10 to 10.15
Shekloong, No. 1, Brown
2, White..
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MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS. September. For Suez: -10 cases glass bangles. Per steamer Preussen, sailed on the 20th For Odessa:-100 boxes cassia. For Odessa Trieste:-250 boxes cassia. For Genoa:-135 bales raw silk. 23 cases private effects. For Triosto:-125 bales rattanshaving. For Ant- werp :--250 bales split bamboo, 231 rolls mat- ting, 200 bales broken cassia, 180 bales feathers. For Antwerp/Hamburg-107 cases bristles. For Antwerp/Hamburg/London :-1,050 boxes nuts, 46 boxes bristles. For Amsterdam :-400 cassia. 30 bales broken cassia, 75 boxers gall. casks preserves, 59 rolls matting, 20 boxes Chinaware, 10 boxes teastick. Rotterdam :-74 casks ginger, 50 bales split
For Amsterdam bamboo, 25 boxes cassia. For Rotterdam": 160 casks ginger, 2 cases Chinaware. For Lon don :-590 rolls matting, 700 cases preserves, 50
bales canes.
For Bremen/Hamburg:-12 cases Chinaware, For Bremen:-154 rolls matting. 4 cases fans, 1 case silverware. For Hamburg: feathers, 169 rolls matting, 100 bales broken -1,930 pkgs. tea, 200 boxes cassia. 170 bales cassia, 88 cases bristles, 88 bales canes, 30 boxes Chinapaper, 18 bores teastick, 14 cases curios, 12 cases human hair, 7 cases blackwoodware, 5
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cases bambooware, 3 cases palmleaffans, 2 cases bristles, 3 cases human hair. For Copenhagen Chinaware. For Hamburg/London :-50 boxes -50 casks preserves.
Per steamer Sibirit, sailed on the 20th Sept. feathers, 8 cases blackwoodware, 14 cases ylang For Havro:-5 cases China ink, 6 cases bird-
feathers, 24 cases cantharides, 40 cases human ylang, 14 cases shells, 20 cases bristles, 22 bales hair, 49 cases Chinaware, 542 pkgs. canes, 867 rolls mats, 1,079 pkgs, ten. For Havre and/or Bordeaux :--54 rolls matting. For Havre and/ · or Hamburg: -3 bags shells, 14 bags beans, 15 hair, 38 cases Chinaware, 50 cases paper, 67 cases fans, 18 cases blackwoodware, 29 cases human pkgs, canes, 73 rolls mats. For Havre and/or Hamburg and/or London:-20 cases camphor, 40 casos essential oil, 85 cases bristles. For Havre and/or Hamburg and/or Antwerp and/or London:-8 cases feathers. For Hamburg :- I case sundries, 1 case Chins ink, 1 case ylang booware, 6 cases gongs, 7 cases Chinware, 8 ylang, 2 cases paper, 3 cases curios, 4 cases bam. cases camphor oil, 10 cases essential oil, 10 cases 100 bales broken cassia, 100 bales rattanshav- camphor. 65 cases fans, 70 cases rattanware. ings, 100 bales feathers, 105 casks wood oil. 190 pkgs. preserves, 231 pkgs, canes, 825 pkgs. crackers. 7 cases bristles.
For Hamburg and or Antwerp :-
For ntwerp:-20 pkes. rat- tanware. For Rotterdam:- 200 cases cassia, 750 cases preserves. Jute, 97 rolls matting. For Copenhagen
For Bremen :-50 bales 26 cases preserves, 400 cases cassia. Lisbon:-1 case provisions, 17 cases Chinaware, For
For Oporto:-2 cases Chinaware. For Buenos Ayres:-100 pkgs. oraskers :-For New York
-1 case ylang ylang.
RICE.
go up, holders being firm. Quotations are:-
HONGKONG, 5th October.-Prices continue to Saigon, Ordinary
Round, Good quality Long
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White Fine Cargo
$3.00 to 3.04 3.25 to 3.30
3.45 to 3.50
3.14 to 3.18
No. 1
3.48 to 3.52
+
4.25 to 4.30 4.40 to 4.45
MISCELLANEOUS IMPORTS. HONGKONG, 5th October.-Among the sales reported during the week are the following:-
YARN AND PIECE GOODS.-Bombay Yarn.- 50 bales No. 6 at $76, 50 bales No. 8 at $85, 1,150 $95, 350 bales No. 18 at $96 to $102, 1,050 bales bales No. 10 at $87 to $95, 750 bales No. 12 at $88 to
No. 20 at $96 to $100. COTTON YARN— ·
Bombay-Nos. 10 to 20s..... English-Nos. 16 to 24,.
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22 to 24, 28 to 32, 38 to 42, COTTON PIECR GOODS-
Grey Shirtings-6 lbs.
per bale
$78.00 to $109.00 114.00 to 120.00
per piece
White Shirtings-54 to 56 rd. 2.65 58 to 60 3.40 64 to 66 4.50 Fine
5.40 Book-folds, 4.60
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.120.00 to 128.00
.136.00 to 142.00
.155.00 to 170.00
2.25
to 2.35
7 lbs.
2.55
to 2.65
8.4 lbs.
3.10
to 3.85
9 to 10 lbs.
3.90
to. 4.75
to 2,85
to 4.20
to 5.55
to 8.10
to 6.50
to 1.65
to 2.00
to 2.40
to 3.30
2.65
to 3.05
to 2.80
4.40
to 7.80
1.55
8 lbs i
to 5.00
to
per yard
..0.08
to 0.17
...0.22} to 0.00
Victoria Lawns-12 yards...... 0.80 'T-Cloths-Glbs. (32 in.), Ord'y. 1.85 7lbs. (32, ), 6lbs. (32,. Mexa. 2.05
7lbs. (32,,
#
2.15
8 to 8.4 oz., (36 in.) 3.00 English-40 yds., 14 to
16 lbs.
Drills,
FANCY COTTONS--
Turkey Red Shirtings—14 to }
Brocadea-Dyed
Chintzes-Assorted Viveots-Black, 22 in. Velveteens-18 in.
to 0.22) per dozen Handkerchiefs-Imitation Silk 0.86 to 2.50
WOOLENS
per yard Spanish Stripes-Sundry chops.0.80 to 1.50 Habit, Med., and Broad Cloths 1.25
to 2.50 per piece 6.40 to 10.00 Assorted............... 6.50
to 10.10
Long Ells-Scarlet....
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