The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-09

batants, but on the other hand the United
and entangements. So far as either China or
Japan has ever formed friendships with any
other governments, The United States has &C.
cupied first place. 1t Is also fact that Korea
trusts the United States above all other Occi-
dental powers. In view OF this il is contended
that the United States having observed that the
war had gone far enough, should feel II duty
to kindly offer its services 10 attempt 10 restore
peace between China and Japan aud aid in the
settlement or adjustment OF the Korean affairs.
HONG. KoNG-S NJ, City. Hong Kong, prop.
erly Hang Kiang, which means fragrant
streams" is not city, but is British island
oil The southeast coast OF China, in The estuary
OF Chu- Kiang, about seyenty-fve miles south
east of Canton. The island forms au irregular
and broken ridge with many mountains, the
peaks ranging from 900 10 2oo0 feet in height.
II stretches nearly east and west, is nine miles
In length and It's width is from two 10 five miles.
The area Is rather more than twenty-nine
square miles. IL IS separated from the main
land by narrow strait known as Ly-ee-moon,
which does not exceed half mile in width.
The opposite peninsula OF Kow-lOong, form
ing part of the mainland OF China, was
ceded 10 Great Britain by the conyen-
ton OF Picking, October "a, 1861, and
now forms part OF Hong Kong. The
island was ceded TO Great Britain in January,
, Io4i, u me e cession being confirmed by the
treaty OF Marking August, 1872 and the char
Ter bears date OF 1S43, April 5. Hong Kong is
the great center Of British commerce with
CHINA and Japan, and is military and naval
static OF first-class Importance. Victoria the
capital, Is on the north shore OF the island, on
a small bay surrounded by mountains. IL Is
iala OUT 10 hue streets and terraces and has an
abundant supply OF good water. The narbor
Is commodl0us and safe; the roadstead has
depth OF from three to seven fathOms, with good
anchorage. The administration OF the colony
Is I'D The hands of a Cove nor, whose annual
salary Is $4,000. He is aided by ali executive
council. According 10 The latest census, that of
d 1921 the population was POI, Al. OF which
oo45 were whites and 212 1876 were cOlored.
TELEGRAPHING-S., East Oakland Cal.
column OF The CALL contains about 1900
words OF miDiOn type. This number of words
can be transmitted 10 Sacramento by first
class operator. with a Morse instrument and
line IN good condition, and all conditions being
fayora Bile, In thirty minutes. The same number
OF words can be transmitted TO New York City
on direct wire If The line is in good condition
ana without relay in the same period OF time
ana Without any greater effort on the Part OF
10 Sacramento. The Western Union has
direct wires 10 New York City, but
when climatic conditions interfere with the
wires messages are sent TO Chicago aud then
repeated 10 San Francisco. When The message
Oh the number of words given is repea ed from
Chlcago that increases The sending time about
ten minutes. The Associated Press, which uses
a leased wire II ON New York, has four relays
on It's line, namely Salt Lake, Denver, Kansas
ely and Chicago. The best time on record
Is o3oo words per hour for eight consecutive
hours on q long circuit-1200 miles. This rec
ora, when has never been beaten, was made by
Two Associated Press operators, the sender,
T. u. moore, being in Chicago, and George A.
Duey, tbe receiver, being at Denver, Colo. IEls
was accomplished in sending news mater Id
1891.
BROOKLYN BRIDGE-A s., City. The bridge
across the East River connecting Brooklyn
Win New YORK, commonly called brooklyn
Bridge" Is built on four immense cables.
Above The arches, which are 1201a feet high,
the partitions reunite, ana the towers rise 80
feet higher to support the saddles which sus-
tain the cables. The four cables are 16 inches
In diameter and contain about 5000 single
wires eacn. The size of The wire Is 0ne-elgDtn
OF an inch Two hundred single wires were
grouped into a rope ana nineteen ropes
bundled 10 form cable. The wires were car
REQ over forward and back from anchorage 10
anchorage over the piers. The iron SADDLES on
which the cables rest are made movable, TO yer-
mt OF expansion and COMPRESSION, on saddle
plate OF iron 81 mly imbedded and anchored In
the towers. The saddles are Is feet long,
!eet broad ana Az feet thick. Ihey gllde
through minute distances, in response 10 stratus
and changes OF tehperature. upon 40 rollers.
The length OF the suspended structure from
anchorage to anchorage is 3454 feet, and the
total weight Is 647o tons.l
FAST ToRPEDo-Bo AT-J. c., Menlo Park,
San Mateo County. Cal. In answer to qnes-
ton asked whether any torpedoboat had ever
exceeded n knots an hour, the Query Column
gave Inc record of the trial OF the British boat,
Hornet. held in the early part of last May. This
showed an average speed of 27.62S knots per
nour since that publication the Query Column
mas iouhd The record OF the Ardent, another