The man-of-war anchorage has been thinned out a little during the week, and there arena arrivals to chronicle, The departures include that of the German cruiser Irene on the 26th ult., for Amoy, the Italian cruiser Elea for Shanghai on the same day; the British battleship Victorious went out for target practice on the 27th ult., and returned to port yesterday. On the Ist inst, the U.S. monitor Monterey leit for Manila, and on the 2nd the U.S. cruiser Baltimore sailed for Manila with the American Commissioners, Messrs. Schurmann, Denby, and Worcestereu board. The German cruiser Cormoran will leave here to-day for Samoa.
Future movements are as follows:—The British cruiser Bonaventure, which coaled yesterday, will leave here for Shanghai tomorrow to relieve the Iphigenia. The cruiser Powerful, which took in 1,250 tons of coal yesterday in the short space of eight hours, jis to leave for Manila on Tuesday next. The cruiser Brisk, which is coming out from home to relieve the Archer on this station, left Singapore for Hongkong yesterday.
Hongkong, 4th March.
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