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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH APRIL, 1885.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.---No. 170.
With reference to Government Notification No. 26 of the 19th January last, it is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to add the names of the following gentlemen to the Commission appointed to arrange for the proper representation of Hongkong at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition to be held in London in the year 1886, viz.:-
WILLIAM DANBY, Esquire.
Dr. Ho KAI.
JAMES BILLINGTON COUGHTRIE, Esquire. JOHN DAVID HUMPHREYS, Esquire.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th April, 1885.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 171.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to recognise provisionally, and until further notice, FRANCIS HEUKENSFELDT SLAGHFX, Esquire, as in charge of the Belgian Consulate at this Port, during the absence of ATWELL COXON, Esquire.
By Command,
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th April, 1885.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 172.
The following Findings of the Marine Court, held on the 22nd instant, to enquire into the misconduct of two of the Engineers of the British S.S. De Bay, are published for general information. By Command,
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th April, 1885.
FINDING.
The Court is of opinion that the Chief Engineer of the De Bay, Official No. 82,900, (WILLIAM COWENS) while holding a position of responsibility and trust, committed a grave offence in being drunk when the ship was in Pilotage waters.
Sentence.
That the Certificate of Competency of WILLIAM COWENS, (No. 10,495, of North Shields), be suspended for a period of six months, from this date.
Given under our hands at Victoria, Hongkong, this 22nd day of April, 1885.
R. MURRAY RUMSEY, Ret. Com., R.N., Acting Marine
Magistrate, and President of Court.
GEORGE S. KEIGWIN, Navigating Lieutenant, R.N. A. TAYLOR, Master of the British S.S. “Glengarry.” J. NEWTON, Master of the British S.S. “Danube.”
FINDING.
The Court is of opinion that the charge of refusal of duty against the Second Engineer (HENRY CRAVEN) is established, but, taking into consideration that it was done while under considerable excitement caused by either a real or imaginary wrong, and seeing that he endeavoured to atone for the offence by offering to return to duty, they are inclined to take a more lenient view of the case than they otherwise would have done.
Sentence.
That the Certificate of Competency of HENRY CRAVEN, (No. 17,536, of London), be suspended for a period of three months, from this date.
The Court desires to express its opinion that at the time of the occurrence the discipline of the British Steam-ship De Bay appears to have been in a somewhat lax state.
Given under our hands at Victoria, Hongkong, this 22nd day of April, 1885.
R. MURRAY RUMSEY, Ret. Com., R.N., Acting Marine
Magistrate, and President of Court.
GEORGE S. KEIGWIN, Navigating Lieutenant, R.N. A. TAYLOR, Master of the British S.S. “Glengarry." J. NEWTON, Master of the British S.S. "Danube.'