THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH MARCH, 1894.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 85.
The following is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th March, 1894.
G. T. M. OBRIEN, Colonial Secretary.
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H.M.S." VICTOR EMANUEL,"
HONGKONG, 8th March, 1894.
SIR,-I have the honour to forward herewith for the information of Your Excellency a copy of a letter of Proceedings received from Lieutenant and Coinmander PHILLIPPS, of H.M.S. Pigmy, respect- ing the missing S.S. St. Asaph.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
His Excellency
Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, K.C.M.G.,
Governor of Hongkong.
(Copy.)
Your Excellency's obedient Servant,
PROCEEDINGS.
G. T. H. BoYes, Commodore.
"PIGMY," AT HONGKONG,
18th February, 1894.
SIR, I have the honour to report that in compliance with Sailing Orders received from the Commander-in-Chief dated the 14th instant, I left Hongkong at 5.30 P.M. on the 14th and proceeded at speed for Tungas Bay.
2. At daylight on the 15th I closed and steamed close along the land, keeping a lookout for any signs of the St. Asaph. I arrived and anchored off Tungas at 12.40) P.M., and sent an officer on shore to enquire for news; nothing had been heard or seen except that a body said to be that of an English- man had been picked up at Breaker Point.
3. As it was blowing fresh and a heavy sea breaking all around Breaker Point, I decided to run up to Hope Bay and anchor there for the night. I returned to Breaker Point on the morning of the 16th examining the Coast closely on my way, and sent an officer to enquire at the Lighthouse for The Englishman in charge stated that 3 days previously the body of a Chinaman had been picked up, which he saw, and in his opinion it was that of a fisherman. Nothing had been heard of any collision, nor had any disabled steainer been seen, or any wreckage picked up.
news.
4. Whilst the officer was on shore I stood off 3 miles from the land and exercised firing shot and shell at a target.
At noon I proceeded for Swatow arriving there at 4.30 P.M., no news had been
received there.
5. At 4.45 P.M. on the 17th I left Swatow and proceeded to Hongkong examining the Coast on the way down but seeing no signs of the St. Asaph, and arriving and making fast to No. 12 Buoy at 3 P.M. this day.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
Commodore GEORGE T. H. BoYes,
Senior Officer,
HONGKONG.
(Signed),
H. A. PHILLIPPS, Lieut. and Comdr.