April 11, 1903.
THE NEW PACIFIC MAIL
LINERA
8.8.. “BIBERIA' IN HONGKONG. The new Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'s ss, Siberia, sister ship of the Korea, arrived on the 7th inst. at daylight from San Francisco with. mails and general cargo. She left Frisco on 11th March and Shangbai on the 4th April, thus taking 27 days for the whole voyage. Captain Tremaine Smith, her commander, is to be congratulated on the success attending her maiden journey over the Pacific. But the Siberia has already proved herself a fine sea-going vessel. She was built on the Atlantic and tailed round the Horn to San Francisco where she arrived on 3rd February. In describing that voyage Captain Tremaine Smith said: "She's steady as a rock and handles like a yacht." Officers and crow endorse the skipper's opinion. We met a heavy north-easter coming up the coast," said Captain Porter, who came around in the Siberia as excentive officer. "The wind, which blew with terrific force, was accompanied by big seas. The force of the wind reduced our speed from sixteen to twelve knots, but the waves wasted their energy when they tried to rock this cradle."
The Siberia is slightly larger than her sister ship the Korea, her tonnage being three tous greater, 11,184 in all. In general equipment and accommodation the boats are duplicates. In the matter of speed, however, the Sueria is about two knots faster than the Korea and certain mistakes in arrangement discovered when the Ko fea was put to the test of actual service have in the Siberia been corrected. From New York to 'Frisco the steamer used only six of her nine boilers. She came through the Straits of Magellan in tweenty-two hours, said to be the record time..
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
SERIOUS STREET FIGHT.
CHINAMAN BADLY INJURED. A street fight involving injuries of a serious nature to one of the combatants, occurred in Wan-hai ou Tuesday afternoon. At Jardine's Bazaar, so the story told by the police runs, the hammer of a pile driver became detached and This put a sudden dropped into the water. stop to the operations in progress, and the annoyance of the workmen at the accident did not find a solatium in the jeers of a number of coolies and boatmen who gathered round.
workmon to. the
WE8 knocked
The inevitable outcome was of course # row, and both parties charged each other with a heartiness that would have been commendable bad it been displayed in a peaceful and legitimate cause. Dur
meniber of the party ing the melee one opposed down and kicked into insensibility. Others of the crowd detached themselves and
with the in- to No. 7 Police Station formation that a man had been killed. Two Europeau constables went to the scene,' which had now assumed an appearance of compara five tranquility, and by the direction of eye- witnesses arrested three men wup were alleged to laro
ran
committed the assault upon the unfortunate, coolie, who was carried to the police station. Here he was found to be in a state of collapse, and was at once conveyed to the Government Civil Hospital, whe e, though still alive, he lies in a bad way. It is expected that he will pull through, an operation having relieved the rupture which he sustained to bis spleen.
THE VICTIM OF THIEVES. Once again Mr. H. Humphreys has been As she lay in the Harbour yesterday the levia-made the victim of the designs of thieves. Un than came in for a large share of attention from Tuesday night, about half-past aven o'clock, the shipping community; while her huge bulk | Mrs. Humphreys, who was occupying a small room commanding the hall, heard the door of also attracted many eyes from the shore.
the house opened. She paid no particular attention to the incident, being under the SALVING A STRANDED STEAMER. impression that a friend was paying a visit and
THE
“BINH THUAN
AT SAIGON,
had simply walked in. no sound however, to denote the presence of anyone, The French steamer Binh Thuan, which went
she called out to ascertain who was there. and ashore nine miles north of Cape Verella, on the followed up the query
by walking French Annam coast 230 miles from Saigon in into the hill. There she saw a Chinaman, one direction and 60 miles from Kin Hon in
whom she asked in surprise to state his another, has been successfully salved, and is
business. He appeared to have no particular now at Saigon undergoing repairs. Simple as
business on hand-that is, no business of the it may appear on paper, the task of rescuing ordinary, every-day type of honest people-and the ship from her predicament was not so easy of after some humming and hawing told Mrs. accomplishment, and unfortunately its perform Humphreys, who understands the Chinese ance was attended by the total wrecking of the steamer Helene and the stranding of the Kow.language, that he only wanted a chair. Suit- loon Dock Company's tag Fame. When the ing the action to the word; he squatted down in one, and viewed the lady of Binh Thuan went ashore te.lelene was sent the house with the calm indifference of a from Saigon to her assistance, but during man who was doing nothing at all unusual. *the operation of rendering it the Helene's
After a moment he rose and attempted to walk propellor became fouled by a
rope, and
out of the house by the back door, which is on to the sands she was driven badly
directly opposite the front one, but in this he almost alongside the vessel she had come
was foiled by the presence of two servants who to save. She has been brought for £75 by were viewing the strange sceue curiously, Mr. J. W. Jameson, salvage expert, who accom-
Mrs. Humphreys then called out to her panied the party which left here on the Fume; husband, who was upstairs, and when Mr. he purposes having her broken up and sold. Humphreys came down he asked the Chinaman, The accident to the Fame came about in a
who again occupied the chair, who he was and what he wanted. The reply was the same as similar manner to that which bafel the ill starred Helene. While she was making pre- that given to Mrs Humphreys he did not parations for the recovery of the Binh Thuan's want anything in particular, only a chair to anchors, a rope fouled her port propellor, and as
rest himself in. The upshot of the affair was the starboard propellor could not keep the tug's that Mr. Humphreys collared the man and se t head to sea she was carried inshore by the heavy for the police, who took him to the lock-up. ground swell and piled up on the sands. Binh Thuan was by this time aflost, and she Yesterday morning, before Mr. J. H. Kemp, Acting Magistrate, he was charged with enter- made unsuccessful attempts to refloat the Fumeing the house for a felonious purpose, and which, however, was seen by those on the remanded till to-day. steamer to be in no danger, She was lying easily on the sands, taking in no water, and in a position that showed she would float again on the first high spring tide, which was due in a few days. This expectation was fully realised, and the Fame, we understand, is now on the way up to Hongkong. Tap Binh Thuan was
floated on
21st March and left
The
for
Balgon on 29th March, arriving at her
destination at six o'clock on the morning of the 1st inst. Her cargo was taken ashore at the place where she stranded, and is perfectly safe, whilst the $200,000 she was carrying for the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank has been sent to Haiphong.
It appears that the Japanese teachers in the Chinese University at Peking are drawing their fixed at salaries on a'gold basis. The monthly salary was 600 dollars, and when the time for pay- ment came the teachers claimed that the salary was fixed in Japanese dollars. A Peking corres- pondent in the Shanghai Mercury reckons this
as $1,100 a month, but we cannot make it more than about $760. However there is said to be on the part of the Chinese much dissatisfaction and criticism from all sides and an incipient internal rebellion. The teachers have years' agreement.
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CONCERTS.
PROF. KNOSP'S PIANOFORTE RECITAL.
It is sincerely to be regretted that so limited an audience assembled in the Theatre Royal on Tuesday evening to welcome the talented piano Far East, and has lately arrived from Indo- maestro, Prof. H. Knosp, who is touring the China. It was recently commented in a London journal that considerable advance has been made by all classes of the community in the appreciation of genius since the day but that advance has evidently not bee when M. Paderewski played to empty benches; participated in by Hongkong, looking to the auditorium at Tuesday's concert. Though only rumours of Prof. Knosp's wonderful powers have reached the Colony, them in com- bination with the local talent advertised should have ensured at least a good attenance; The expectations of the few music-lovers present” were more than realised, as the veteran pianist played throughout in his very best style. The personal appearance even of Prof. Knosp causes one to anticipate something above the
and average,
he presents a str.king and diguified figure on the platform with his even among the greatest artists, ean-go from long, flowing hair of silver grey. Few indeed, beginning to end of a long programme without falling, in some work or in some movement below their best standard. It has been said that even Rubenstein nearly always failed in some one movement or other in a recital programme; indeed, to retain a perfect control of technique and an 'untired freshness of interpretation is given to very few. Mr. Kuosp show dˇon Mondschein his other talents. Beethoven's " Tuesday that he has this rare gift, in addition to Sonate in particular being played with an amónnt of what is commonly called “inspiration"; and an encore piece had to be given. The whole recital will lòng bé remembered by the privileged ones present.
Prof. Kuosp was excellently supported. Mrs Jewell owns a soprano voice of very pleasant is also a stylish singer quality; she
to hear. whom it is a plasure and one The accompaniments of Mrs. Coggin were admirable and in perfect accord with the soloists. Mr. Graca's violin pieces were played It only with consummate technical skill. remains to be stated that the piano, a Steinway, could hardly have been improved on:
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MISSION TO SEAMEN,
An enjoyable concert arranged by Miss Colcutt, assistant teacher at the Kowloon British School, was given in the Seamen's Institute, Elgin, Road, Kowloon, on Tuesday evening, and was well attended. The various items of a lengthy programme were becomingly rendered, and at the close a vote of thanks was accorded to Miss Coloatt and those associated with ber in the entertainment. The programme was as follows:-
Pianoforte Solo
Miss Stewart.
Song Barney, Take me Home Again," Miss Wilson
Mr. Shoolbred Banjo Solo
“Mona,”.
.................... Miss Logan Song
"The Dead Dog, Song
Miss Gissy Low Recitation "The Dirty Boy," Miss Dolly Packham "The Promise of Life,"... Mr. Hayward Song.
"Isle of Beauty,”. Miss Grace Wilson Miss Vanstone Song" When the Roses Bloom Again,” Mr J. Logan
Piano Duet: Song "Little Cherry Blossom," Miss Dolly Parsham
Song...
Club Drill..
Song
Song and Banjo Solo Song Song
Misses Wilson **The Gift," Miss Logan Mr. Shool ed "In the Gleaming,”. Miss Colcutt "When the Heart is Young," Miss Wilton In connection with the Institute, it was in- timated that there would be a picnic to Stanley on Easter Monday, particulars concer which may be had at the Institute. On Tuer- day evening next another concert will be given, on this occasion by Mrs. Low, who may safely be trusted to arrange an attractive prog ammo.
In connection with the recent of Princes Cyril and Boris of has conferred decorations on a n cials in Kanagawaken.
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