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not bear sifting. For instance, some fifteen years ago,when he was in command of H.M.8. Swift, he was sent to Hankow to assist in quelling the missionary riots raging in the valley of the Yangtsze. A celebrated globe-trotter who had spent one day in Hankow wrote to the Times describing the missionary work in that place as utterly useless, that the missionaries were living in the lap of luxury and using expressions on which he need not dilate. But when he came to the place and made investigations he saw the devoted lives led by the missionaries and realised the tremendous difficulties under whichthey worked, such as language, olimate, and the difference between the Eastern and the Western minds, He urged his hearers to use their utmost en- deavours to forward the objects for which the Association had been formed.
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THE HONGKONG WEEKLŸ PRESS AND
whipping
horizontal winch, by Messrs Clarke, Chapman & Co, Ltd, are arranged alongside the four hatches, the latter is fitted for manoeuvring ship to wharves.
A powerful steam windlass and capstan combined, by same makers, is fitted on the top gallant forecastle for working Hall's patent stockless anchors and speedy manoeuvring of vessel, with appliances for rapid mooring. The forecistle is fitted up for crew and firemen and the lower forecastle for petty officers and stores.
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The accommodation, on the bridge, is arranged for forty 2nd class Chinesa passengers, two berths in each room, Chief compradore's room, galleys, scullery and water closets. The poop has four 2nd class Chinese pas sengers' rooms and forty-four open berths Miss Eyre followed with an address on for 3rd class Chinese passengers. missionary work, At the outset she referred Accommodation for 1st class passeugers is to the attacks made on missionaries. They did fitted on the bridge deck, consisting of saloon, not need to defend missionaries as missionaries, which is tastefully panelled in cedar pine with but themselves they might. Missionaries were hardwood pilasters and painted white and goll, perhaps. more liable to make mistakes than three state rooms, pautry, gally, scullery, other people because of the strain that was store-room, bath and
closet; albo rooms for chief mate, constantly put upon them. They took their
chief engineer stand on the command of the Lord Jesus forward, and for 2ud mate, 2nd and 3rd
bathi room, Christ-"Go ye therefore into all the world engineers, mess
water to preach the gospel to every creature." It was closet, steward, steward's store and boys aft. useless to argue, because those who argued had On shade deck the captain's room and wheel not the same standpoint as they had, and when house are fitted with four life-boats. The she heard the usual claptrap about missionaries dinghy and cutter are housed on the poop. A set she felt the truth of St. Paul's words when he of steam steering gear by Messrs. Caldwell & said "The natural man understandeth not the Co., Ltd., is fitted in the engine room and things of the Spirit of God; they are foolish-operated from the wheel-house and flying bridge, ness to him, neither can he understand and screw steering gear by John Hastio & them because they are spiritually discerned." | Co., Ltd., is fitted aft on the poop. Those who talked against missionaries were There is a complete installation of electric those who were not on the same platform. If light throughout the vessel on the double they were to judge of the things of the king. wire return system, consisting of one hua- dom of Christ, they must judge according to dred and Rixty-two lights, including four cargo the teaching of the Holy Spirit. The speaker mast head, side ligh's and then dealt with the work among the Chinese clusters. The dynamo and engine, by Messrs. women and girls under three heads-educa-Clarke, Chapman & Co., Ltd., is fitted in the tional, church work and evangelistic work.
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The Rev. W. E. Hipwell discoursed missionary work in Hongkong and neighbour. hood as conducted by the three agencies-the Church Missionary Association, the C.M.S. and the native church. He spoke warmly of the seal shown by the native Christian organisa. tions and commended the objects of Association to the sympathy of all present.
After votes of thanks had been accorded, the meeting closed with the benediction.
THE S. S. "HSIN-KONG."
the
Messrs. S. C. Farnham, Boyd & Co., Ltd., Shanghai, have completed at their Pootung Works the steel screw steamer Hein-kong, built for the China Merchants' Steam Navigation Co. to the design and under the supervision of Mr. T. Weir, the Company's marine superintendent. The hull is of steel, designed for the China coast trade, and is of the following dimensions:-
Length over all
Breadth moulded
Height of Bridge Deck
+44
Length between Perpendiculars
Main to Lower Deck...
Bridge (length)
Depth moulded to Main Deck Height of Shade Deck
+
410
280-0 40-0
7.3
7-0 88-0 270-0
21.6
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engine room.
The deck fittings and equipment are most complete and include water service, which can be used in case of fire, steam heating venti- lators, skylights, sidelights, accommodation ladders, eto.
The propelling machinery consists of bas set of triple expansion, surface condens. ing, direct acting engines, having cylinders 19 inches, 3 inches and 52 inches diameter, by 36 inches stroke, and are designed for a work. ing pressure of 160 lbs. per square inch; steam being supplied by two large cylindrical return tube steel boilers, 14ft. diameter by 10ft. 6in, long, designed for a working pressure of 160 lbs, per square inch, and tested to 320 lbs, per square iach. The main engines, built by Messrs S. C. Farnham, Boyd & Co., Ltd., embrace all the best features of modera design, including cast steel conics! pistons expansion levers to eash set of valve gear
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turned
All round" steam reversing gear, easy means, of access and overhauling and large bearing surfaces. The cylinders rest on mild steal columns back and front, with condenser supported at back, and arranged to suit the Messrs. G. & J. Weir, Ltd, dry air pump installation, which the first fitted in the Far East, and possesses many advantages, not the least being the removal of all pumps from main engines and consequent absence of pump levers, etc; in this case the pump is placed on top of centrifugal pump cylinder and driven by con. tinuation of piston rod; immediately below the condenser are two vertical 'single cylinder steam pumps for drawing off condensed water and discharging to Weir's direct conta feed heater, which a pair of Weir's boiler feed pumps discharge to main boilers,
7-0 38-0 Top Gallant Forcastle (length)
42.0 Poop Deck (length) The vessel is divided into seven water tight compartments, comprising the machinery is amidships, three cargo space, which bolds, two water-ballast tanks which also arranged to carry cargo, and fore and aft peaks. The whole of the 'tween decks, be fore and abaft the machinery, which extends the full width of the ship, is available for carge, The centrifugal pump for circulating water having four hatches with cargo stages in through condensers is of Messrs. Drysdale & hold, eight cargo ports, and every facility Co.'s make and driven direct by single cylinder for rapid handling of cargo. The main and vertical engine, a large steam ballast pump, lower decks are of steel throughout. The also steam sanitary pump of Messrs GJ & J. poop, bridge and forecastle decks are sheathed Weir, Ltd., make being fitted in the engine room. with teak and the shade deck over the bridge The pumping arrangements are most complete with Oregon pine having teak covering and arranged for two separate pumps being boards enclosed by iron railing. A bulwark available for every duty; to assist this ides 3 ft. high is carried up between top-gallant being carried out, Messrs G. & O. Weir, Ltd., forecastle and bridge and between poop and supplied a separate "Stand-bye" independent
are fitted eight bridge, in, which
cargo | dry air pump driven direct by vertical gangways. On the main deck three steam s eam engine. The main bilge pumps, two
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in dumber, are placed horizontal on engine sent, and driven direct by main orank shaft with arrangement for overhauling one while the other is working. A Hooking patent distiller of 1,000 gallons capacity per 24 hours is fitted on an upper platform of the engine room, steam being supplied by donkey boiler, with filter and distilled water connection to storagə tank. The main boilera, built by Messrs. S. C. Farnham, Boyd & Co., Ltd., are of large power for the speed of the ship and designed to British Board of Trade requirements for 's working pressure of 160 lbs. per square inch. They possess all the latest improvements in boiler making, the shell plates being in
and continuous length
end plates danged by special machinery; they are
with fitted
the usual mountings and placed thwartship, with a large roomy stokehole at the after end. The donkey boiler, built by Messrs. Farnham. Boyd and Co., Ltd., is of the Cochrane type, 13ft, 6iu. high by 6ft, diameter, and is designed for a working pressure of 100 lbs. per square inch, and placed in a recess between engine room and stokehole. It is fitted with separate feed donkey and usual monntings to allow of steam being supplied to dynamo, winches, stearing engine, windlass, heaters All other and all auxiliary pamps, etc. engine room fittings are most complete, and include a large stock of spare gear, outfit, Chadburn's telegraph to bridge, oil tanks, eto. The vessel is schooner rigged, having two steel pole masts with a complete set of fore and aft sails and awnings; four ordinary derricks and ope heavy derriok cargo capable of lifting four ton. She is built to the British corporation's bighest class to meet the Hongkong Government Survey and British Board of Trade requirements.
The launching ceremony took place on the 10th inst.; but the vessel did not actually take to the water until afterwards, probably on the 12th.
FRENCH IMPRESSIONS OF HONGKONG.
It is always interesting to hear what other people think of us and our island home. A¤ old resident of Indo-Chins on a visit to Hongkong, bas confided his impressions to L'Avenir du Tonkin, which journal prints the following extract:-"What towns those of Hongkong Viotoria and Hongkong - Pio? Truly when one is French one is a little humiliated to speak of the apathy and little initiative in most of our compatriots in their Colonies when one has under his eyes the gigantic and marvellous works of the sons of Albion, the incredible progress of this the first port in the world and the tranquil and essy attitude of the two hundred thousand Chinese
who inhabit the island.
What a pity that we have not thought of doing likewise in our Cochin-Chins with its Cape Saint Jacques, in our Tourane with its port, and in our Tonkin with its Bays of Along and Hongay. Our people discuss, talki ig much and enthusiastically-they consider all sorts of proposals-official missions arrive nearly every day-but nothing is ever actually accomplished, none of the mooted improvements is realised."
THE NAVAL DEFENCE OF
INDO-CHINA.
According to L'Avenir du Tonkin, the naval defence of Indo-Chins, as arranged by the French authorities, is as under :-
One battleship, Redoubtable, currying the flag of Rear-Admiral de Marolles.
Two first-class ganbbats--Styz and Acheron. Four first-class gunboats (non-armonged)— Lion, Aslic, Vipère and Comète.
Four second-class gunboats-Baïonnette, Caronade, Jacquin and Henry Rivière,
One despatch boat— Kersaint. { The Colony will also possess two mobile defences, composed as follows:---
At Saigon-Two destroyers Expière and Takou ; 12 torpedo boats of the first class ; eight river torpedo bosts, four submarines, Lynx, Prolée, Perle and Esturgeon.
At Port Courbet One destroyer, Pistolet and six first-class torpedo boats.
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