Subscribers and their freons manna forget the Reel Practice at the Toon Ha' the nicht at 5 o'clock. There'll be Reels, Strathspeys, Foursomes, Auchtsome: Flings, Hielan Schottisches, and Caledonians, as theresa guid when folk dinna ken them yet. Foreby there micht be ano or twa waltzes, lancers, and ither foreign dances for the benefit o' the unineetiated. Dinna forget noo, 5 o'clock sharp.
This invitation was widely accepted.
Te three German soldiers who were concerned ina stabbing affray in Hongkew, on the evening of the 10th instant, were tried by Court-martial on Wednesday. We are unable to give particulars, as the case was tried in camera and the result of the proceedings was not made public.
Tae silk which left here per C. P. S. Empress of China on the 26th ult., arti in New York on Thursday, the 21st inst.
Is Hongkong Harbour at present, there are twenty-eight British warships, of all kinds, carrying 193 guns, and representing fin the aggregate a tonnage of 77,209, and an indicated horse power of 156,230.
Tue following are particulars of the three steamers reported to have been in collision at Hongkong The Tnichcong is a steel screw steamer of 939 tons' register, and was built in 1889, She is owned by the Asintische Kiistenfahr Company. Her dimensions are length, 224.2 beam, 32.1 feet moulded depth, 19.9 feet.
'The Perla is an iron screw steamer of 1,287 tons' register, is owned by the China and Manila Steamship Company, Ld., and was built at Sunderland in 1678.' Her dimensions are: length, 285.% feet breadth, 35 feet; moulded depth, 24 fect.
The Skramstad is a Norwegian steamer, built of iron, of 759 tons' re ister. She was built at' Hartlepool in 1891, and owned by Messrs. A. F, Klaveness and Ca.
breath, 34.6 feet; moul Her dimensions are: lengthy 245.1 feot led depth, 17. feet.
Tur French cruiser Descartes ani the German cruiser Hansa left Woosung on Wednesday.
H.M.S. Tator left Woosung for Nanking on Wednesday morning.
HL3LS. Haxpy returned to her moorings n the river on Wednesday.
H.MS. Darnse arrived here from Hankow on Thursday morning, and she and the torpedo-boat-destroyer Handy left this on Monday for Hongkong.
H.MLS. Otter left Wuhu for Shanghai yesterday.
H.M.S. Onzaxvo arrived at Woosung from Japan yesterday afternoon.
Ir is stated that the torpedo-boat destroyer Handy, which left the harbour on Monday morning with the gunboat Daphne for Hongkong, has orders to pro-coed to her destination at the rate of seven knots, this being, apparently, the Daphne's economical speed. This is all very well for fa sea-going vessel like the Daphne; but it seems a great mistake to condemn a vessel like the Handy, which is not a bad-weather craft, to a voyage of five days, when she could readily do it in two days. It is to be presumed that there are reasons for the order which the lay mind is unable to appreciate.
Tue Italian cruisers Fieramosca and Vetter Pisani left shanghai on Monday. The Italian dest now in these waters are under orders to proceed home. They will be relieved by other vessels, of which the Paglia arrived here yesterday and the Marco Polo reached Siagapore last week.
'Tae Italian cruiser Puglia arrived here from Australia on Monday, and is anchored in the river. The Pugh cruiser of 2250 tons' displacement and 7,000 indicated horse power. Her dimensions are: length, 269 feet; beam, 41 feet draught, 16 feet 9 inches. She was built at Taranto in 1898 at a cost of £200,000. Her armament consists of two 5.9-in. quickfirers, six 4.7-in., one 2.9-in., eight 2.2-in., six L4in., and two Maxim guns, and two torpedo tubes. Her complement, is 207.
Tae German mail which left Shanghai for Europe on the 12th ult., per N.-D. L. S. Hamburg, was delivered in London on the 18th instant.
Tae P. & O. S. Formosa arrived in London on the 2ist instant.
Tue N.-D. L. S. Konig Albert with the German mail of the 28th of October, left: Singapore for Shanghai on Friday at LI acm.
Tar steamer Pakli: Canal outwards, and i on the 10th December. luna passed the lus at Singapore Tae M. M.S. Yarra, with the French mail of the 2nd inst., left Singapore for Shanghai on Sunday at midnight.
'Tse China Merchants' steamer Toonan which left here on the 11th inst. for Kiu-Kiang, in ballast, was reported ashore at the North East Crossing, on the 21st. inst., some thirty miles" below Kiukiang. She got off on Saturday and left Chinkiang for Tangku on Monday morning.
Tar N. Y. K. 8. Kobe Maru, which arrived here from Japan on Wednesday afternoon, suffered considerable damage on her voyage from Nagasaki. She did not meet with any very severe gale, but on Tuesday she was struck on the starboard side by an exceptionally large and powerful tidal wave, which burst in some of the cabin doors, flooding the cabins, carried away a companion ladder, one of the boats, and a quantity of light gear. She is now ing alongside the Nippon Yusen Kaisha wharf and the carpenters are busily at work making the necessary repairs, The bull of the vessel was not damaged in any way.
Ve have to thank Mr. F. Wells us for a copy of his article, "Chinese Folklore and some Western Analogies," from the Smithsonian Report for 1900, We have received the November issue of the Hira Mei-pao" or "Chinese Christian advocate,"' published at Foochow and edited bg the Revs. M. C. Wilcox and Uong De-gi. The magazine is as usual full of interesting articles, both secular and religious, whilst the general jews and telegrams are all up to date.
WE have received the November issue of the "Wan-Kwoh Kung-pao" or " Review of the Times." This number contains a very fair portrait of H. I. H. Prince Chun with an account of his return journey home from Germany, and there is also an appre-dative obituary notice of the late Grand Secretary and Viceroy Li Hung-chang.
We have received the November issue of the Chinese Illustrated News," the principal picture being a portrait of King fred the Great. We have also received the October issue of The Imperial and Asistic Quarterly Review," with a very readable-article by Mr. 'E, H. Parker, headed 'A Jesuit upon China.
Weoxzspar's "Echo de Chine" states under "Latest News' that on Monday the French Chamber of Deputies continued at its morning sitting tae discussion of the Bill for the encouragement of the merchant marine. In the afternccn the Chamber took up the discussion of the Budget. Yesterday the Chamber discussed the Chinese Indemnity Loan. The proceeds of the loan will be devoted'to the eettle-
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