The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-09-17


we're constructed sriei the suPsrinsenlencT |
&C LSsutsnanl t;ilael, gsiian, ySers cfScer
cf the Freneh uavy. ard tcg lcng tias The |
arsenal was uaier The management e the |
csScrrs f-cua the Trsrch rary--,in fact frVn |
It's construction r-til TIE diSscRltiss leading
4, he var beEureen Frarcs and ChiB1 were
aeves,ced. The city es Fcc-Chez, ers Of he /
tuertN-rrs cpen rcrtS IL Cei,1, with 4 pop-
ulatfca e shcet sSa. zee within its walls, and
Il = claiuie,i rs 1ssry uncre WitlaVct = IN The
prvvirce ce Feakfsn ans situated ca The MIA
river, SINE thir,y-kve uiles frpu is mouth
The arseual and iccky1rd were established o.
the north SIDE Ct the river. near Uhat IS
known as the PsSSia anchorage, se1'e ten
miles below Foc- Chow. In the earlier DAYS
cf this arsenal ard backyard, While en6sr the
supervision CT It's founder. Lieasera1s 6slasl,
4 vass deal q war material was completed N
the course &C the year and several Chinese
usu-cF-war were constructed, bar Ct late
wears there had besn bat little activity IN the
a-seesl, while The 3cekyard bad cHly been
used for the rsedful repairs Of the Fec-Chew
Sect. reported DESTROYED BY the Preach. In
sact. for several wears past the Chinese Gov
eramsnt had Contemplated The renewal Of The
entire plant to the arsenal Al Canton. The
total arprrpri1ticns for the arsenal and dock
yard footed I'd tc ever $is, 900. 600 As these
works were far Inferior &c the arssrals al
NankiuS, Tientsin and Shanghai, IN idea can
&c entertained q tie encrDORs expenditures
IN the matter Of arsenalS made By the Chiness
Government. Large Sums were expended in
subriarine deferses ard land works 10 render
the Mn riyer impossible to any hostile feet
anxious 70 assault Fco-Chow. Vessels Of over
eight feet draft can ouly % up the river as
ar as the PagVda anchorage, IS above that
pciu- the water Is shallow; al foreign YES
sels have to stop AZ the 1nchor1gs- AT this
arsenal quite 4 number Of Chinese guobosis
have been ecnstrpcfsd wooden boat5, but
very speedy and servics1ble- They were
used IN tine Of peace a. frsisblers and 20
watch the pirstic1l Iuuks in their bold Efforts
Il srusgie opium OF late years these gun
beats have been commanded BY mandarius,
the cuiy Europeans CO bcGri being the e1Si-
ueers. When first built they were ofScerei BY
Europeans and Americans. and while 50 con-
handed did splsndid duty in protecting the
commerce aloug the whole Chinese coast, bot
after the ma1darins took command, the pirates
II their junSs did nos manifest any great re-
spscs fer the guaboats, nor did the mazda
rms show any great skill IN fighting them.
The report that the French ships wiped these
gunhcalS eat Of existence can well Be credited.
Il Is questionable, however, if the French
wen. As tar ID the river as Fco-Chcw They
wcQId have been forced to make the trip il
their snail boats, with dangers frou sub
marine tcrpsdoes and land forces al every
stage Of the journey. F0o-Chow, ty the way,
Is cre Of the leading tea shipping ports IN
China, the shipping season EXCEEDING from
Nav 70 October, the later shipments being for
the American markets Over 1880 vessels,
With IN aggregate Of 550,000 tons, enier this
port annually.
rEE SANKISG ARSENAL
At Milking the works were established in
1851. under the supervision Of an English
cheer. aud here were first introduced into
China the modern ideas Of the manufacture Of
var materials The arsenal Is situlred out
| SIDE tie civ walls. soule ten miles from the
| Taugtse. Cue Of the most magnificent rivers IN
China. The arsenal Il entirely managed and
worked BY the Chinese The works COM
/ prise j large ircu foundry, with steam ham
uers and other improved machinery necessary
/ for the construction Of light ield-guns, Rem
/ iugtnu rifles and cartridges Some tew Gail
| M guns and Piris rifles have also beea CON-
stTucted At this arsenal; also i ''two-mAH
-uu,' a clever invention by the mandarin in
/ charge Of the arseual-A piece weighing forty
| pounds and With IN inch calIber, Intended to be
4 A.
/ shoulder while the other fires it. At the
/ Marking arsenal have been constructed i con-
| siderable number Of 6slt-guns On the model
Of the Krupp steel guns, bat being construct
ed uf Wrought irUu instead Of steel the chances
/ 1rs that when used in action they will be more
| destructive TO the Chinese than to the French.
| 4 branch torpedo school has been established
| a. this arsenal, under the supervision Of d. P.
| Mauuix a mari6s Office IN the United States
/ raw Il Il reported that extensive psspara-
| tons have been TO protect Marking, 4 city Of
/ from 1000 to 100000 population, this
/ arsenal from French invasion Ii Is true that
y English feet succeeded Ia forcing its way
| 70 Marking, the southern capital Of China, in
lSI5, bgt Il Is not likely that any French az
psditiou would NEE; with such an easy pas
sage. SankiHg Is over 200 miles from the
uoath Of the Tzngtze-kiang and there are
uauy passes which could easily Be rendered
d1ngsrrgs, II not impossible It Is reported
that complete system Of submarine defense
Of the river has been established By the Chi
uese Government and that Al invading French
feet would have 70 contend with t0rpedoes and
forts armed with heavy guns. as well as many
Eu1boats Of the imprUTed Armstrong type
IKE TIETsE ARSENAL
Tisntsia, a city with over g50, 900 souls, Is
On the read from Pskiug-the rortheru capital
Of the euuire-to the sea Il derives its main
importance from being the seaport OF the capt.
tai. Il i ca the Psi-ho river, some ffty miles
distant from the sea At this important point
the Chinese have extensive cartridge and gun
powder factories, erected within tie outer mud
vail az the city. In the cartridge factory ara
also manufactured electric cables, said to be
The invocation q the mandarin superintendent;
1 l. - -,
merged up to latest adviess, vas also cnn-
sfructed At this factory On the north side oil
the river are situated the arsenal and guuPoE-
der factory The powder manufactured Is said
| 70 &c snail in quantity and very inferior II
quality. 1t the arsenal, an immense tract Of
walled ground, on which struggling buildings
are erected, Rsmmiugt1u rifles, Calling ma
chine guns, shat and shells for heavy guns
submarine cases and electric batteries and
fuses are Manufactured The Sordenfeldi four
barrzIed one-Ineh gun i also initiated, bal
with f1diEeCsns success At the mouth Of the
Pei-ho river are the famous Takn forts, and 4
few niles above are tEo small dry docks, latel
Constructed, far the docking u the Armstrong
ganboats, the larger number Of these boatI
owned By China being stationed here
At Port ArthHr, renamed Pors Ii, IN honoi
Of Ii Hung Chang, Governor Of TIE Northern
provinces, are an arsenal and dockyard. In
the yards ara two large dry dockE, bot the ar
senaI Is n an incomplete state
THE DEEESsEs or FIXING.
In csunectioa With the works at Tienizi1
Taku and Port Arthur. the question arises
viii the French attempt an advance on Psking
in defense Of which the places named are The
stratesetic poi1ts2 It i safe TO say that the
French viii make the 4ttemps If they eome II
to the conclusion that the expedition Is fsa-
Eible oue The capture Of the capital Of The
Chinese empire would add houor 20 the Freuct
arms, and compel the mzndzrins. who hzy.
virtual cuatrul Of the young Emperor and ths
Empress Dowsger, 70 beg for peace % am
terms, and then the loot IN a captured city o.
frpu 100000 to 5000, 0e0 population wozll
Be very enjogable In 1850 an Engiish an
Ffeuch force Of 3 300 men invested the citJ
and cnnpeIied the Emperor 70 eoa1e to term
: o. threat To destroy the place Bat the sit.
: aztioa has changed, and greatly in favor O
the city against an attack By the French tTOops
At Port Arihnr the works are formidable anl
might prove severe check 70 the Preach arrns
II i known thstoEsr $50 toTpe1oes, electro
and coatzcs, have been LAID Al the mouth o
i the hzrhor IN TRIPLE linez- Shogld the plzc.
: be captured however, the French would 6n<
immense Quantities Of munitions of var aceu.
INFLATED there daring the past three yezrs- III
gzrrisc1 az Pert Arthur are An-KEei men
who are MT much noted for bravery. Oncs
sweep away tie tsrPedoes and the place vouIt