"No. 4674.—JUNE 27, 1878.)
God; he believed in the devil Mr May endeavoured to make him understand that if he believed in the devil, the prince of evil, he must of necessity believe in God, the power of all good, the antithesis of the evil one. The witness was very stubborn, and had to be threatened with
THE theatrical entertainment given by the amateurs of the Band of the 74th High- landere last night at the Garrison Theatre was one of the bost performances that have
could see Indication of ahbal water betweEIX
THE CHINA MAIL.-
That so far, ia the present position at ability, and perhaps one of the few then called. He appeared not to be very to that, considerable quantities of tin and sure whether he was on the look out or no other Yunnan produce, which used to find Fakhoi, and the next part of the subject to diplomallats since the days of Matthew be treated of, is the future course of Prior (Lord Lytton alone excepted) who when the ship struck. He in fact appeared their way to Pathci, are now sent to Hai to be very stupid or stubborn throughout.
phong in consequence of the greater facili- business. Can the organised opposition as has achieved distinction as a pout. Shari Mr May told this witness that His contios of water carriage and direct com- I have described it be broken down I most after bis arrival in this country he expres duot was anything but manly; he was a munication with Hongkong. This divert-decidedly think that it on.... The step a wish to become acquainted with a ship that was lost, and instead of coming ing of the Yunnan trade is no doubt greatly that ought to be insisted upon is, that the principal English poets, and as Me How forward and saying what he knew of the facilitated by the fatuous policy adopted duty upon foreign Imports at treaty ports a more accessible and more a man of the mattor, he came before the Court in by the Chinese of allowing each separate should be exactly equalised whether imported world than the Poet Laureate an ATTENTS. hypoeritical and oringing manner; far province to conduct its own financial affairs by junk or foreign vessel. If this stipulation ment was made the other day by which
protending that he was ignorant.
Empire at large, and laying heavy burdens reasonable in itself, a very decided blow another. After the mutual courtsalak Nothing could be got out of the ma
would be given to the organised opposition Browning, having learnt that His Eral on goods which are merely in transit.
So far the history of Pakbol as 1 have to foreignors at Pakhoi; and there ought leney was also a post, expressed a desire however and he was sent away.
The Court was then cleared; and on sketched it, shows that it owes its proa- to be no great difficulty in getting the to know how much he had punished re-opening; it was announced that the perity to its possession of the best harbour sipulation conceded, socing that it is not a "Only three or four volumes the decision would not be made known und in the Gulf of Tonqnit, and to its being distinction made by the Uentral Govern- reply through the interpreter. Then H., the Governor, it had been referred to and confirmed by originally a free port; and in a lesser menit, but by a subordinate otlicial for his (said Mr Browning) I am a greater offender degree to its inhabitants having the trading own pecuniary gain, and prevails only in then Bis Excellency, and unequal to him energy of the Chinese race, as opposed to the ons province of Kwangtung and not in self-restraint. What kind of poetry does His Excellency write-pastoral, humorous, over the whole Empire. the apathy of the Annaweas. It also shows
Logically, the divergence of interest be epic, or what " There was a pause for a that its partial decline is owing firstly to new fiscal arrangements, which although tween the junk owners and merchants in short time. At length the interpreter d Jus-parlonlarly favourable to it if considered the event of transit passes being issued, that His Excellency thought his post
in relation to other porte, are yet most ought to be considered in this place, but as would be butter described as the "ani
"Sarely (replied Mr Browndby) prejudicial to it, if looked upon as depriving it is more convenient to treat the whole tio." it of a monopoly and privilege; secondly question of transit passes together, i merely there ought, then, to be the deep to the extension of the Macao trade to indicate it and would then point out that sympathy botwoon us, for that is just the Humehow; and thirdly to the opening of as soon as the present arrangetasnts get criticism which is brought against my own to contend with both the knowledge and regularly, the very heavy discount paid by energy of Europeans instead of with the junke on their drafts will complete their rout If the foreign banks will give their usual facilitiea for sending forward produce with a fair margin and at a moderato rate of exchange.
SUPREME COURT. 'IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS...
(Before His Lordship the acting Chief
tice, the Hon. F SNOWDEN.) June 27, 1878.
The Soulons were resumed to-day when the following gentlemen were empannellal R. Anton, A. M. da R. Pereira, J. A. da Josue, P. Jordan, W. A. F. Schmidt, and J. Spitz."
Annamese,
Quotations.
the exhaustion of the last day or two. I was aroused by the mate knocking at the door who said that we were draring to the land, as there were breaken on the starboard bow. I immediately went on deck, and found the wind had fallen very light. I gave the orders to put the ship about and found she would not stay." The vessel scarcely came head to wind when she hung. I eased off the lee fore imprisonment before he would comply braces and checked the weather braces, but saying he did not believe in God, and thea without reference to the welfare of the could be obtained, and it is only just and two should be brought in contact with one- which he did very reluctantly. Nothing she would not come round. "I gave orders sensibio could be get out of him, however; to clear away the port anchor and let it go. be professed to be able to speak French, I did not attempt to wear" ship, as I Spanish and Italian, but when spoken to in the ship and the shora. A cast of the lead French by Mr Edo he was just as stupid as was made, and I found there were five before. The Court at length sent him away, deck. The anchor was let go and the ship fathoms of water. All the or wore on Mr May remarking that, whatever nation immediately afterwards struck, the cable was leading aft when the vessel struck. he belonged to, he was no credit to it.
The sails were at once clowed up, the vessel meanwhile bumping very heavily. At midnight we found a 6 feet of water in the I ordered the life best and gig hald to be got out. I sounded round the ship and found no less than 44 fathoms in hoy part. The ship was on top of a pinascle and was rolling about furiously. ever been afforded the public in that place. We saved the chronometera and ebip's as a Jury: Mesura J. A. dos Remedios, J. Haiphong, so that the Pakhoi traders have broken in upon, and steamers begin to run works, and I believe it to be a just one.
papers. A lot of the ship's furniture was got on dock ready for removal, if possible, When the cabin got full of water. I left the ship at 8 a. m., the water was then washing over the deck and she appeared to be going
The nort point to consider is the actual to turn over momentarily. I decided to
position of Fakhoi. I was informed that
My impression most decidedly is, that abandon her, after consulting with the
the junks trading with Macas numbered Chief Mate. We lay off from the wreck
forty, with an average tornage of 4,000 the issue of transit passes will at once break up the community of interest between junk. until daylight, and at that time I noticed
scapicule, and that they made four voyages owners and merchants, because it deprives that her quarter galleries were under water.
per annum. These figures are equivalent
it for the interest of the latter to 00-operate A schooner hove in sight about 6.80 a.m.,
to thirteen junke per month and an annual the former of the advantage which makes and we embarked in her, reaching Manila
I received tonnage of 640,000 picule. about midnight, whore we went to the
various estimates of the amount of goods with them, and gives them no compensa- British Consul and made the declaration
To the Editor of the "CHINA MALL," imported, but even the largest of those, saying advantage in return at the same produced. It is signed by myself and the Officers. My certificate as well as those of
Hongkong, June 27, 1878, about 80,000 pieces of cotton goods, 10,000 time that the advantage is taken away from Judging from what "Pedestrian" pieces woollen goods (principally long ells), the janke, it leaves the old established the first and second officere were lost by aand. Be have already written abuts 3,000 bales yarn, and 20,000 pienis cotton, importing their goods by steamers, because mishap at the wreak. Iave been in command in your columns, and from coelis disturb is quite inadequate to fill up the vessels the saving of the difference between the CAMPHOR, of the Knight of Snowden nearly 14 years.
ance which took place about 1 o'clock to-day arriving, appearing as they do to be per The officers and crew bebaved very well during the whole time they were with me. on the pavement opposite Messrs Ges. Efectly full, and I was informed that the present native taxation and the half duty QUICKSILVER
Sterans & Co.'s Office, I, with many other trade was almost entirely in foreign imports payable to obtain a travait pass is so large SALTPETRE,
that the new comers would have it all residents in the Colony, think it is about and that the import of Chins cargo was We arrived here by the 8 S. Emeralda.
By the Court-I did not take any cross time the Police should have orders to olar trifling. I am therefore inclined to believe, their own way, unless the others confirmed the following programme at the Officers' besringe; I dare say it was possible to have the pavements of all or any obstructions to partly on this ground and partly, on others.to the now ways, and throw over the jurka. † Bank, on demand, Mess, to-morrow night, commencing at 9.15 taken thein. The vessel was built of iron; the compasses have not been adjusted since the first voyage she made, but I have been in the habit of correcting them as frequently as possible; sometimes as often as three times a day. I got an altitude at sunset on the evening of the 12th and found the compass error to be 12 degrees westerly. I took the observation by the steering com- past, and from that time until the ship struck, so far as I know, the aurae was not altered.
The attendance was also exceptionally large. A great failing in these entertain ments hitherto has been in the representa. tions of the female parts, but last night the two leading female characters received a really capital rendering by Messrs S. Esdatto and J. Mackinnon. The female representations at the previous perform manee given at the Theatre by another company were simply ludicrous. The farcial comedy
Checkmate" was latensely enjoyed last night; the farce. "A Day after the Fair was not quite so sucessful, the fault, however, of the piece. Tonight the ¿performance will bo repeated."--
Tus Band 74th Highlanders will perform
March, Tannhauser, Wagner.. Overture,... La Dame Blanche,...Boieldieu. Helection,......... Macbeth....... .....Verdi, Valse,.......
Debatter...Gung'. Selection,....... William Tell, Rossini, Galop, Veldpost Realis, Piefke.
Ms J. BOHANAN, Band Master.
Regina v. Wong Achun and Chan A fat. The prisoners were indicted on a charge of highway robbery at Kowloong. They with two others intercepted two men who
were on their way to buy pigs.
The prisoners were found guilty and tenced to two years' hard labour.
CORRESPONDENCE.
!
foot passengers,
a
The disturbance referred to was only rush of about twenty ecolies (mostly armed with bamboos) upon a country-man of their own, and would probably have resulted, but for the interference of two Europeans, in case for the Criminal Sessions of the preme Court and this on the foot-path! Of course no Policoman could be obtained, although one is popularly supposed to be
a
Horazone, June 27, 1878, OPIUM-New Patna, cash....$815 a 617
credity — Old Patio, cab, None
credit,
13
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Now Benares, cash, 580₫ 5874
credit
Old Benares, cash, None
credit
Now Malwa, an, 8024 credit, 807!
Allowance Truly 6 a 19
15
Old Malys, crashy -
orediti
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Allowance
Taois
...16:00 a 18.25
81,50 82,00
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6.00 6,50
Exchange.
8/10
147
30 days' sight,
3/10
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3/10
124
225
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credits,
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15
10
6 mouths' mighty teens that the largest estimate was very consider Granting that the same difficulties should ably below the mark. In regard to exports, continue to exist against foreigners effect however, the estimates I received of them ing sales of goule-which, however, I do
not believe still the trade of Hongkong Documentary, months sight... 8/11 approximated pretty closely to the amount would be largely increased by the transfer Bombay, demand Rupees, of estimated tonnage, so that I am inclined from Maaso. of the trade at present carried Calenta, to put some faith in the statements 1 on with that Settlement.
Shanghai, demand, Having thus pointed out how the alliance
30 day received about them.
These fi ures of the Macao trade alone between the junk owners and merobauta Bar Silver, 17, dwis, B., will show that It is amply sufficient to give may be broken down, firstly by the equalis. Spoca,... constant employment to two small steamere lag of duties at the treaty ports and Mexionan *** trade amounts to about one-third of the transit passes; I have now to discuss at English Sovereigns, whole junk trade of Hongkong, regarding length the question of transit passes itself, australian Sovereigns, the size of which both officials and people and to show that the advantage gained by Discount, ... im Hongkong are in the habit of talking those making use of them is so great that and writing so complacently.
the opposition of the native aerobante must give way.
We wore steering N. W. brationed within a few feat of the occurrence, and that this one branch of the Pathol secondly and principally by the granting of } Gold Leaf,
RETURN of Visitors to the City Hall. N. by compass, giving a rue course of Library and Museum for the week ending N.W.N. The fors part of the day the current was against us, but in the afternoon 26th Ja.s, 1878:-
European. Chinese. there was none noticeable. I have never been through the St. Bernardino Straits Thursday, June 20th,
before, Friday,
31st,
Saturday, 22nd,
Sunday,
23rd,
65 60 71 78
378 352 265
Monday,
24th, 78
Tuesday:
25th,
1657
Wednesday,
28th,
Totals, Grand total, 2,387.
460
405 270 282
1,822
Macao.
Imay remark that during the day under the Colonnade by Messrs Krase & Co.'s shop, coolies were congregated in such numbers as
Yours, &o positively to blockade the path...
PAKBOL
ON LOOKER
speaking of a revolution that has broken and look at the chart. He told me to Varela of that size can, however, lay seriously if the jouk trade of Pakhoi falle Percentages to the cost of any goods what
STE •
409
404
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Shares:
* 5.07 on 5,07 ... 7 to 9%
Hongkong Bank, 70 % prom. Union Inn, Boolety of Canton, $1,800 China Traders' las, Co., 31,475 Yangiare Ins, Assoc., Tls. 060 Chiness Insurance Co., #2073 North China Ins. Co., Tis, 1,050 UK. Fire Ins. Co., $750 hlas Firo Las. Co., $200 H., & W. Dock Co., 11% prem, 1.K, O.. 8.-boat Co., $4 dis. Shanghal Steam Navigation, Tha, 31 Hongkong Gas Co., $90 Hongkong Hotel Co., 160 China Sugar Refining Co., 30 % prem
Do.
of 1877, £106,* Temperature.
Queen's Road,) HONGKONG, June 27, 1878.
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In addition to the Macao trade, a large business is done with Hoihow, employing
I have already pointed out that the local Alexander Waltor Scott Thomson, sworn,
a number of junks which carry constantly taxation in Kwangtung and Kwangsi ba large numbers of passengers. They bring tween Paktoi and Namning, is 2m. 20. on a Sunday stated, that he was Chief Officer of the lato barque Knight of Snowdin. I was on
Takboi, the only southern port opered coir ad Annam cotton, and take back piece of shirtings, Tls. 4.1.6 on a bale of watch when the vessel was lost. The in virtue of the Chafoo Convention, is principally rice. Neither is the Haiphong yarn, and 7m. 48, on a picul of cotton. position of the ship at 8p.m. to the best situated in the North-east corner of the trade entirely destroyed, aa Pakhoi requires The transit duty on each respectively le of my knowledge was about 8 miles from Gulf of Tonquin. It is entirely a modern considerable quantities of rice, which are 40. 4., Tls. 11.6, and im. 96. 20. These St. Lago Point. The weather was fine and port, and ite beginning, so far as I on brought from there, it is said to the amount figures show a saving of im. 74. 6o., Tis. 3, clear, but it had been squally during the make out, does not extend farther back of 100,000 piculs per annum. There is and om. 4c. de. respectively, or the follow- afternoon and evening. I could see St.
than about thirty years, at which time the some difficulty, howevoz, in getting retura ing percentages ou the cost of the goods in Ingo Polat basring, as near as I can ro buildings consisted of only a few fishermen's cargos, in consequence of no duty drawback Hongkong-14%, 6%, and 41%, and taking collect, about three polute on the starboard huta. The success of the port in oring being allowed to junks; but it is believed Mr Bredon's ligures, already referred to, baw. The course I received was N.W. by originally to its harbour, and to its having by many of the natives that, if steamers the saving at Cauton if passed were granted N. N. by compass. She made her A LETTER from Masau saya ;—“ Our Go-conrs. This would be a true couces of for many years bean free from Customs were running, many opportunities of send- \ would be 18%, 17% sud 8% respectively; hauess itaporial koan, £107.10%, %
duties. The harbour remains, but there ing returns in goods or opium would and this is independent of the duty and vernor has been unwell now for several N.W. N. The current had been setting is now a Custom House, and the ports of be taken advantage of, if drawbacks could half duty already paid to the Custom days, and it is said that the malady that to windward all the afternoon Haiphong and Chin-chow, locally called be recovered. A trade is also done with House.
took the bearing of St. lago Point when Humchow, have been opened, and I propose Cochin China, which Beuc cotton and Not long ago the Chinese Ambassador in (Taken at Mesars Falconer & Cols Premises sfflicta hirm is more serious than is generally we were abreast of it about 9 o'clock and
to show how these events have seriovily takes in return earthenware and large iron London stated that lekin was by no means again at 9.20, when it bore B.E. by E., and affected the trails of Pakhoi. supposed to be.
pane in great quantities. There is further heavy item, and did not materially affect I supposed it to be distant about 4 or 5 The harbour is the only one in that the very large local trado done with all the the cost of goods. I leave it to anyone “Wild-zumours are flying about here re-
miles when we were abreast of it, but I
quarter of China capable of reseiring porte within 40 or 60 miles in both dires with the slightest arercantile experience to garding a telegram somebody has received, took no notice of the distance at 9.20.
yoses of even such a moderate size as not tious, and if the whole of these various say, whether or not an addition of these The Captain told me he would go below to draw more than 13 feet of water. trades be taken into consideration, I doubt
ever will prejudicially affect the sale.- keep a good look-ut for an island, he ex- in security at all times, and yet within far abort of that of Hongkong. I have Condensed from the N. O. Daily News. pected to make it right ahead or a little on
a moderate distance of the shore. low taken no note of the Eshing junks, which the loo bow. He did not expect to see it long this advantage may remain to it, is aro exceedingly numerous, because I assume before midnight as it was 20 miles distant. The wind dropped suddenly at past 10,mewhat problematical, as various gan that they are not included in the Hongkong RUSSIAN TORPEDO PREPARATIONS. The Standard states that the Russians boat Captains, who have been in the con- and i sent ons man to lose the main-
stant habit of visiting the harbour for the The junk interest in Pakhoi is very have made the Danube practically impossi last fourteen years, say that it is rapidly strong and it means to die hard, more ble to vessels by a systematic planting, as *Mr. Assumpção, chief clerk of the Ex-royal. When he came down he told me
he thought he saw white water on theating up-that the sand spit is extending especially the piece goods, importers it were, of the submarine torpedo, which, chequer, is going to your Colony to pay starboard bow. I ran forward and thought etward, and that now they cannot bring make commo? cans with it against for- floating just beneath the surface of the the Hongkong Bank the sum of $147,000, I would see it. I could hear the sound of ttar vessels so far up the harbour as boy eigners. By the junk interest, I do not water, explodes by contact of any passing lent to us to repair the destructions caused water breaking, and I at once called the ued to do, or even land in their boats at mean to include all the various trades ship or boat. They have also electrically
Captain, who came on deck and gave orders to the man at the wheel to put bia Fices where at one time they used to and have enumerated above, but to confine the connected with the shore other torpedoes; London and Colonial Papers, dro
term to the Macuo junks alone. The but those are not hkely to prove so anceESS- Mr Pio Carvalho, thanks to the disco-helm down and about ship. She came up same time it must be borne in mind that it reasons for this community of interest are ful, because the Turks during the recent sures made by the China Mail, has been in the wind, about a couple of points, and is by far the best harbour possessed numeroue, For one thing, both of them bo- war were easily able to fish for them and to lieve that it will be a bad day for them when sever the circuit wire with large scissors. bung there. She then sagged in shore. The
When Name. Captain gave orders to clear away the port Obias in the Gulf of Tongain.
For the last nine or ten years the tradera foreigners obtain a firm footing in Pakhot. On this river, the Russians have flat-bot-
left. anchor, the anchor was all ready, with the Hongkong doing businees with Pathol Another reason is that some of the place tomed steam barges, drawing but little Oct. exception of sockbilling. Before the vessel have been complaining of the damage done goode importers are themselves interested water, which have been boarded over, 19, Oscar, felt the anchor she was on the rocks to Pakhot by the excessive lekin taxation. to junka, Then the largest portion of the making a flush deck. On this is placed Nov. Witness gave evidence corroborating that The duty levied by the native Custons is export trade is carried on on junk account; some few small guns, and projecting from
8, Elizabeth Shields, Hamburg of the Captalo. He said there was no cast on the average about 40 per cent, les on and the plece goods Importers, finding as a the bowa is a spar torpedo." These bargen Deo. of the lead made until the vessel was ashore. At daylight the laad appeared to be about three miles off, and a reef could be seen two or three points on the port bow. About an hour after the ship struck the wind came off the land. From the ship to the nearest reef was about one mile Everything that possibly could be done was done to prevent the ship from striking.
out in Minho, Estremadura and other parts of the kingdom of Portugal, &c., &c.; but I am not going to say any moro,-yon will doubtless have heard the particulars ore
this reaches you.
by the big typhoon of 1874.
set at liberly by the new judge, who on his way to Macao from Lisbon read on board the White Cloud the said article, and the very first of His Lordship's judicial sots was the liberation of the poor man, and the restitution of all his jewelry and other goods which had been confiscated. The finding of the Court, which ooouples ten pages of foolamp, entirely equita Carvalho of the charge. Subscriptions are being of the at the Const Ports by the victim's
friends to show in a tangible way their sympathy with him'in his distress."
MARINE COURT OF ENQUIRY.
•
LOSS OF THE BRITION SARQUE
*KNIGHT OF SNOWDEN.".
the log going amongst the islands.
By Captain Richardson-There might have been a cast of the leat taken before the ship struck without my knowledge, an I was forward clearing away the anchor.
edaily at all states of the tide. At the
in
Ieport
Do. Maximum
Bo. Minimum over night
Shipping Intelligence.
The following in corrected from the latest
VESSELS TO ARRIVE
AT HONGKONG,
appearing above the rounded deck, and was 29, Manila 11, heltered to be entirely constructed of steel 30, Bristolian (,)
She carried three large out-rigger apar 80, Imbat (6), torpedoes and was manned by an electrician,
Apr.
sident), J. P. McEuen Esq., (oting Hars of Snowden. Ele had been to zes about si long coast line, with the rich country to foreigners for 1877, the Harbour' sould not be seen, but it is known that the 15, Lizzie Parry,
From
Hamburg
Flushing Liverpool
Cardiff
Antwerp
London
Penarth
Cardiff
Liverpool Penarth London
Blushing Liverpool Penarth Cardiff
Liverpool
Cuxhaven
Antwerp
Londen
Cardif New York Hamburg Antwerp
all foreign goods imported than the duty rule that the purchase of junk drafts are kept in the male stream, but up the Glengaber, exigeable ander the Treaty tarif. The to 6% discount is a better operation for smaller creeks are torpedo launches, which 25, G, 3, 8., win taxation at Pakhot is exceedingly light them than shipping produse, have a tangible are perfectly bullet-proof, and ready for Jan
amounting nominally to only 1 per reason for wishing & continuance of the service at short noties. It must not be 18, Elratios, cont. ad valorem, but even this is greatly present system. Lastly, the head-quarters supposed that every torpedo-boat in use by 27, Earl of Devon, reduced by fales declarations of vase of most of the Fakhol houses are in Macao, the Russians is of modern construction 5. wals being declared as dollars or even less and if the trade were transferred to steamers, indeed many of them are so small, and of 7, Nourmahal, Another imposition is called locally Tas tad. it would follow as a consequence that head: such inferior ateaming power, as to render 22 Elvetico, It amounts to 240 cash, or say 1m. 60, and quarters would require to be transferred the practically harmless to Ironclada Mar By Mr Ede:The vessel's bottom was virtually means per coolie load. These are to Hongkong, and the property in Masas having double bottome; but, on the other 9, Prince Amadeo, very dirty; she had not been in dock since the local exactions in Kwangtung, and might have to be realised at a considerable hand, there is every reason to believe that
9, Mabel Clark, the left England. If the vessel had been leaving out of account Customs duty, when loss. There is no doubt whatever that the launches of the most rapent types are lying, Josephus, dean and there had been no current, I believe added together they amount only to do on native importere of piece goods from Bong in readiness for any emergency along. the 12 Penrith, abe would have answered her helm, and might have been saved. I bave been 10 *ples of shirtings, Ts. 1.7.0 on a bale of kong can be undernold, in most goods even, ahoren of the Bosphorus. One of these new 14, Bertie Bigelow,
with the advantage they have in lower torpedo-boats was seen lying close in shore 18, Landseer, years at ces, and twenty months of that JF, and Bo, do, on a pioul of cotton,
In Hongkong, the name of Pakhof tsed duties, but they have so threatened the ia Buyukdere Bay. She was about forty 18, Alice D. Cooper, time as Chief Officer. We did not heavs to be applied in a vague sort way to country buyers with refusing to give further feet in length, was painted light grey, 20, S. Vaughan,
the whole boast of the Gulf of Tonquin, credit, if they boy from foreigners, that completely covered in, only two cowls 28, Craple, but since the opening of Holhor and Hal these buyers are unwilling to give offence A Court of Enquiry was held to-day at
phung, thin vague iden has been contacted for the few candareens per pleas that thes the Harbour Office to investigate into the
alittle, and is now confined to the coast would save, and heute it comes that Fakho of China proper from the frontier of Annam still remains practically closed as a port circumstances attending the loss of the
William Henry Frederick Smale, aworn, Umpo, about half way between Bakhol 56 far as 1 can ass, the country buyers to fire the sorpedoes, three men to work
6, Maritime Union, British barque Knight of Snowden. The Court comprised the Ben. O. May (Pre said he was carpenter on board the night proper and Eoihow. For the whole of this themselves have no objection to deal with them, and a stoker to attend to the engines. 6, Benefactor,
The latter, being completely covered in, 11, Hamburg, In his report bour Master), N. J. Ede, Esq., (unoffelal years. When the vessel struck he was on the back of the Northern portion of it, Justice of the Peace), Captain MicMurdo the forecastle head ready to let go the in- Pakhel must necessarily from its harbour Master of Hongkong states," I am in fuel need to generate ateam is not goal but 16, Dartmouth, (Marine Surveyor), and J. G. Selkirk, Eau,, obor. He was called on desk by the cry of be the sole emporium, as soon as the ob- formed that if the Chinese merchants in petroleum; and also that, owing to some 10, Invincible, master of the British ship Sarah Nicholson, "all hands on deck." Before the anchor was darate obationor of native opposition to Fakho could depend on steam-vessels peculiarity in the construction of the boiler, 22, India,
Charles Richardson, the master, was first let go be fancied that he felt the vessel touch foreigners trading is overcome. Humhow calling regularly, the trade of the place steam cannot be got up in Sve minutes 29, Rosie Welt, examined he said: The Knight of Snowden, After letting go the anchor be sounded the about 60 miles further round the had of would increase. It is said that the junk which will give the boat a speed of 16 knots. May a barque, left Newcastle (N.S.W.) Jed April well, and found that she was making little the Gulf to the westward, has a harbour for owners combine together and will not carry At Buyukdere the Russian Government with 948 tons of coal, bound for Manila, or no water; but about 10 minutes later he janks called Longmoon, but the anchorage produce for merchants who have been have rented a house on the outskirts of the
Avillage, near to the shore, in which they 2, Cosmo, The crew consisted of 18 men all told inciad sounded again, and found she bad made at a considerable distance from the town, known to ship cargo by steamers. log mynsil We cleared St. Bernardino one and a half inches, and from that time and altogether the harbour is not suitable regular line of steam easels would place have stored large quantities of petroleum, 5, Imperarlos Elisabetta, Ldvarpool Straite on the 2nd instant, and on Wednes she made water pretty freely About for foreign vesselt. It is only about six or merchants at Pakkot in an independent undoubtedly for noe in their torpedo basts: 5, Strathearn, 6, Challenge, day, the 12th instant, at 9 p.m. Bt. Iago o'clock the next morning he sounded and even years since the first cargo dired from position, and would soon cut short the The Russian man-of-war Livadic, which is Point Was abeam. There was a moderate found 16 feet of water in her. He consi. Macao was discharged at this por, and monopoly of the carrying trade nos now in the Sea of Marmora, has on board 6, Southern Cross Penarth leading breeze, the vessel was going about dered that everything possible had been setive traders estimate that it has with enjoyed by owners of junks. Beyond a large number of men over and above her, Napler,
drawn three-tenths of the Masão trade assenting to the very general proposition, complement ; some seran hundred sailors 13, Don Quixote, 4knots through the water. The weather done to save the shig was a little sloudy. The vessel track David Steele, the Bed gate, said he had from Pakhot. I have little doubt that this that if steam-vessels called regularly the are crowded into her, who, if secasion arise, about 10 p.m., the moon was abining been to sea four years and eleven months will all return to its old head quarters as trade of the place would increase, I must will man the torpedo boats which the brightly. The Chief Oficer was in charge it was his first ship as third mate. He soon as foreign trade bas fairly established differ from the whole paragraph. For the Livadia carries on her decks and at the of the watch and reported the bearings of was 22 years of age. He was in the self in Pakhoi
reasons I have alrewly given, it will be | davita. St. Lago Point to me. I was on deck at the Chief Officer's watch." He saw the look-out Before the opening of Haiphong, a very seen that junk owners and merchants con time, the point bore M. E, distant man placed, but did not rait him after large portion of its trade passed trough sider their interests as identical, and I between and a miles. I left, the deck wards. He was stationed on the after Fakhon, but as it now trades dised with certainly have seen no desire on the part shortly after 9 o'clock, haring shaped the hatch. When the breaken vars reported, Hooghong the result of its opening has of the merchants to be independent d course. I did nos turn in, but fell asleep witness could see them quite plainly been considerably tu reduce the rolime of the junk owners. In fact, they as tis tide the bin dash, being wearied with Frank Grierson, the loisgt man way billsas done with Fazhet is edition ( pressat time, are the selive opposidan,
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