The Archive · 1900

NAVAL MOVEMENTS

The man-of-war anchorage has been changeful during the past week, and much interchange of international courtesies and expenditure of powder has taken place. On the 28th ult. the Italian cruiser Fieramosea, tligship of the fleet under Admiral Count Candiani, arrived from Europe, and was followed quickly by the Austrian cruiser Maria Theresia, the Austrian flagship, both fine vessels. The British cruiser Marathon arrived the same day from Bombay. On the 30th ult. the British cruiser Wallaroo, one of the Australian Squadron, arrived here from Sydney. On the 3rd inst. the French cruiser Guichen arrived here from Brest. This vessel is a huge ship for her tonnage, and has four funnels with " fine turn of speed, said to be not less than 23 knots. The departures were:—On the 29th ult., the U.S. cruiser Buffalo for Taku; on the lst ult., the British gunboat Mohawk for Canton, and the British cruisers Marathon and Wallaroo for Shanghai on the Ist inst., the French gunboat Vipére for Taku, and the Italian flagship Fieramosea and the Austrian flagship Ma Theresia for Shanghai.

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