No, 6565-July 17, 1885.]
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Martin Flagherty deposun that he was scaman at preacut unemployed,, and lived at George Lou's boarding-house. About 10.30 on the 14th, who sitting down on the Cricket Ground with his friend Carlson, he saw a steam-tur coming towards thi Praya fall or half speed assoro. The helm was hard sport and the buat struck the Praya stori i
A large quantity of Atoain was issuing from the engine room. When the boat camo up against the Pray, witness and his friend jumped aboard, and at the Chinese crew from on boned sprang nahore Withers waited till the steun had cooled down a little in the stake, filo, and then went down and opened the fire
and do
then the tuba doors, and afterwards drew the tires. He had to go "on dock two or the times for a His little air as it was very hot below. friend assisted lia-to draw the fires,
He -thon wont on deck, and leelped the Jardine's storm-launch. The tug-boat was kopt close up again the uay by the tovument of the propeler. When he first want down below he saw the chief engineer lying down doud on the platform, his foot towards the boiler. The stoko-hole was full
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Mr Wagner, recalled, sair e hart heard last witness evidened, and had no romarks to make up it le quito greed with his remarks as to the valve by being too close is the ensing. He did nes, however, think it was a puta of which special note
be taken.
would
THE CHINA MAIL.
V. S. Chmurel.
THE NEW OPIUM CONVENTION, It would appear from the following state-
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NEWS BY THE ENGLISH
Tho P. & Co.'s steamer Mirapore, bringing the Landon mail of the 12th June, x week later than that being brought by
The Liverpool Salvage Association Agent reporte, with reference to the steamer Testes, which was wrecked off the coast of Ushant on the 30th ult, that the bow is 60 feet clear and the stern 60 feet under water; intton crushed up fore and aft, and the roots reach her main dock from ongine-room aft; Grst strong breeze she must broak up i tide runs strong.
The F.&. stoamer Thames, from Australia, which put back to Colombo on the 20th ult, with high pressura piston broken, has had a new one titted, and left
on the 8th inst, for Suez direct.
Chinose to get the best in tow of Messration from the Coroner, that at the two re-opening half an hour later, the President and repealed February 28, 1873; and yet | 11th Jane, that the rate of lekin agred on been appointed Secretary of the Board the general dulnera in business, which
Me Forguson said, in reply to a' ques- Europe, Bremen did was undoubtedly calculated to save the boiler. The boiler was, in point of fact, not in dangor, but it was imposible for them to know at the Had time how much water it contained. there been
FINDING.
uf steam, and it was as much us witness boon great da little, there would have of competency-au exira master is No. 0437 | suls to ealient samen's ages in gold or total tax on every cheat of opium imported War.
of its explosion.
evor,
been in
limit-
exception of the one oversight, he conti- found bottom at 44 fathons, and then im First Comptroller dated June 10, 1882, is explained to the crew before they en in ba thought the safety, punctuality and ox- answer to one instructing me to add 12 what curreny they are to paid and that traordinary regularity of the service was He inediately slipped off inta 15 fathoms. dered her a well-constructed bast.
Francis Kortwright, the eltof licor, per cont. when spamen's wages are paid ie it should be stated on the articles. This fully recognised With their experience and considerad it a vital part of the onchinery. Heilunos consider that the sufog valve was gave aridence which fully corroborated the Mexicans to make the quad to ited will save commls the trouble of houring and resources they were in the best possible I said In my opinion, deciding a gant ioany disputes about wagos, condition to compete for the work and to badly constructed, it was only its proxi-Blatoments made by Capt. Corfield. When States gold coin.
an illegal oxection, the! The meaning of the Shipping Articlos give the publia aasarance of the most mity to the casing which would not allow he went down to sound ho found all the however, this is for sibnation.
The tug was of peculiar tanks filled, and the caps of the sound pipe compiler of the Rogallons Laving over should never bo loft open to be exphined effectivo and faithful sorvite. construction as rewards the fly valve of the ballast tanks blows ott by the pres looked the fact that this section of the key parol oyidance, as it will inevitably load
raud Statutos was reposted by the Act to contention and a great deal of lying.
T-havs the honor to be, Six, coming through the casing, and he should sure of water
Frank Dyer, the second officer, gave evi-known the silver bill." According to
Your obedient servant, consider a European constructo: would pay
(Signed) JOHN S. MOSBY. particular attention to the alowance of deuce regarding the soundings taken just the Regulations a muster must pay offli space for vibration. The mistaks, however, befom the ship struck. He took the sound craw in gold in Hongkong, but in Now might easily be made by a foreign manu- inga hiraself, and found bottom with 13 York can pay them in silver dollars. So fathoms of line out. He found bottom on it was only in obedienco to orders and facturer.
Hamburg advices of 9th Juno stato:- hard rock while the chip sa ashore ats against my own declared convictions of
From Kist it is reported that tho Chen quartes less tivo, and immediately after, right that I have required payment of wago
the M. M. Ca's steamer Melbourne, nowych, Chinese ironclad, has been taken in
to the Governatont dry dock for cleaning. the slip was coming off, be found no bot to seamen in United States gold or its. tom at 15 fathom. During the time the equivalent. But, again-the statuto (dec ship was steady sus the rock he had no option 1548. Bovised Statatos); requiring the ment, madent the annual meeting of the other to this port from Saigon, arrived purposes, and the Tiny Titen is to follow portunity of getting an up and down cast, payment of seamou's again United States Society for the Suppression of the Opium here this morning. In Indian and Ceylon on Monday next, The Oniacso Minister is
expected at Kiel to instikite so inspection. geld, any contract to the contrary not as the lead was jammed.
of the vessels. The Court was then cleared, and, on ita withstanding, was enacted March 3, 1873 Trude, hold at the Mansion House, on the papers we find the following telegrama :—
June 27-Baron Henry de Worms has Trade on the river has been inactive, and tho Consular Regulations which we issued road the following Finding
by the Department and went into effect between Britain and China in the new of Trade
seems to be prevailing all over the world, Opium Convention, is 80 taeks por shout, 11881, contained paragraph September
Mr Samuel Morley has declined a makes itself porceptible in the shipping We find that the British steaner gut (which is substantially a repetition datead of tas tunnounced in the com- Peerage.
trade of Hamburg. Dar communication combe, odlicial number 8,524, William Section 4518, Revised Statutes, and has minique on the subject lately published by London, June 99.-Earl Donoughmore with the Far East has hoc on a very Reginald Corfield, master, whose certificate a marginal reference to it), instructing Con the London Standard, This phow the has been appointed Under-Secretary for ed scale, comprising but a single arrival, viz., the Borghese, s.6., Smith, from Bassein sailed from Saigon on the 20th April, 1885, its aquivalent, without any deduction what into China at 110 tals, 817 tuels for lekin, A baconetzy has been conferred on Mr. with rice, do, the departures boing the bound for the Peaculores.
Westmeath, M., Stonohen, for Chins and contract to the contrary notwith- and 30 tucks for Foreign Customs Duty Errington.
The That nothing si huportaco occurred s
Secretary of the Society, the Rev.
London, June 29.-The Guards at Alex Japan, and the Johan, Bauman, for until the evening of the 1st May, when the
As the Department admit that para.. Storms Turner, stated that since the
andria have been ordered to Cyprus for the Hong Kong. The borth at present but auroniar The first battalion of the Gordon poorly supplied, there being not a single ship struck on a rock near Fisher Island graph 320, Oursalar Regulations, is based report of the Society had Pescadorus.
will encamp at Mex
The Pen- sailing vessel loading for China on a law long she repeated, it should now print. Mr hopper bad put a question on Highlanders We are of opinion that the ship was
London, June 30,--Mir Corrie Granit, acho, Reitmaun, German iron barque, has issue a circa to Consnis informing them the notice paper of a House of Cons being navigated with all due care by the of the mistake, sa thousands of stalls for the 0th inst., to Lord E. Fitzmaurice, Radical, oppos Lord Randolph Churchill been advertised for Manila. Of the
Woodstock.
steamers loading six aro of the Kingsin We find that the rock on which the have been illegally exacted from American but as the meeting was aware, uo quistions
were put праск that wecision. vessels in conformity with its instructions. W
Lord E.
London, July 1-bir Webster, Con- Line namely, the Lydia, Bellana, Polyhym- servative, has been elected member for ni, Atalanta, Massalia, and Hesperia. combe struck is not marked on the charte, It is true, that in my. No 356 I dd Fitzmaurice had, however, authorial Mr. not mentioned in the China Sea Directory urge the Department to prosze a repeal Croppar to make public his reply, which lio Launceston by a majority of 43 Bir Aalamed Benides these there are the Pembrokeshire THE STRANDING OF THE H.S. TWRLUUMME."
We are of opinion that no blame by Congress of the Act of March 3 là, ave in writing. The question - Bartlett has been re-elected by a majoritya.s., for China and Japan, via Antwerp, and ask the Vader-Secretary for Foreign of 137. Elsewhere, excuat al Wodstock, London; Larter, s.s., Gradin, for Blang the time, He burnt his hand a little the Harbour Master's Ollies today for the attaches to the Captain or any of the of requiring semen's wages to be paid in godt is whether the information published where the clestion is not finished, the Min-Kong and Shanghai direct; Kildare, B.B
A Marine Court of Kuquiry was hold at
Johnson; and Victoria, as,, Shield, both purpose of investigating the crcumstances oers, and further that all necessary precar equivalent; but I did su, not because Aff
relating to the opius traffic was substanti- been repealed by the Act of February 24,
The Oxfordsad Canabridge cricket match for Penang, Singapore, Hong Kong and attending the stealing of the British stea- tions were talusi after the accident for do I was of opinion that it had not already on May 26,respecting the new arcangement stari have her ro-date. iner Wecombe, Captain Willian Reginald preservation of the ship.
1873, but becnate the Department evidentally correct; particularly wither the follow-resulted in a victory for Cambridge by Shanghai direct The Ending was signed by all the mem-ly thought it was still in loves by referri Corfield, on the let May, near Makung, in
The Farhand, compositegunboat, Lieut- the Fescadores Islands, in the China Sen.bers of the Court.
to it as the authority for its instructions the abolition of the inland barriers for tive, has been elected for Wakefield by a rived from China on the 15th ult., was Londen, July 3—Mr Green, Conserva- | Commsador John M. MeQuhas, which ar- The Court was composed as
follows:
The Court was then dissolved,
contained in said paragraph. Captain Richard Murray Rasey R.M.,
II. The Act of March 3, 1875, hasing opium, and the adoption of a uniform rate large majority, in the room of Mr Mackiu, paid-off at Devonport on the 5th inst, by heon repealed, there is no sabuto be 0 tuck per chest, while the existing
for lokin. The uniform rate of lekin is to the deceased momizer,
Captain Ouming of the Toyal Adelaide. Acting Harbour Master (President);
Lahore, 27th Juna-Latest reports from force fixing the currency
It is stated that the Government, cou- A. E. MeMurle, H.B.B. Vicar Emanuel; Captain Thomas Darics, mater of the
wages are to be aid, but shipping contracts Custome daty of 30 taule por chest os-Herat say that factifications we proceeding template the purchase of the hired armour- British steamer Taiseng; aid. Captain
are left to be construed is scordance with tablished by the Treaty of Tientsin mains rapidly that the Ameer is really bent oned cruiser Oregon; 7,975, 2,000 horsepower, Charles M. I. Day, mister of D.TS.N.
which forms one of the evolitionery squad- usage general principles of mercantilo unchanged? whether the Under-Seerotary Co.'s steamer India,
addition to the arrival of Kandahar troops law. The Act of February 28, 1878 simpy can give the House any informatios na to doing his riety in defence of the city. In
The Oregon steam at 18 knots, and ande Ausrin silver done a long tender the forms of the proposed arrangement, and ours has bawu zeceived of the advance of would be a most valuable addition to the in the United States; it did not requiresuilors when the signature of the agrumont in reinforconwns from Kabul direct through navy-
Aus
which it in an hodind may be expected to the Hazara comtry. The reserve of martini wages to be collected in this edertook to take place. To this questing the folowing ammunition given by the Indian Govern-Sea Fraucisco, April 28; Shanghai, 25
Latest Mail Advices-Yokohamn, via quiraient. I do not think it to
was the answer of Lord E., Fitzmaurice
ment is also being scat on rapidly by this Foothor, 26: Hongkeur, 30. No lator give masters the privilegs of making pa-
The information is substantially ments for wages in such dollars in foreign ports, or to proscribe then as a standard of
conto. The rifles with ngnal complument mail advices from the Far East have been of cartridges have already been passed received sines our last issue, the French forward. Reports from Cabut state that mail, with the above dates, having boon the insurrection against Sirdar Abdullah delivered on the 3rd instant, five days in Khan was got up by Isa Khan and his alcance of its due date. The next inward Russian allies: that Isa Khan's son hna gono mail, per P. & O. steamer Venetia, from
could possibly stand; he had to come up
Br Wodehouse said that be lead been two or three limes. Witness was slightly communicated with by Mesars Butterfield burnt about the foot by the cindars while & Swire with regard to the conduct of the drawing the fires. He tried the steam gungeon, and he should bring their conduct to of the bike, there was some steam cane the notice of the firm...
The jury returned a verdict of necidontal out of the pipo but no water, and the boi-. Jors were anaking awially. Ilo could not donth. see the state of the boiler for steam, and so could not say what walor there was inside. The Chineso gave blano assistance. The. deck hands, who had come back on board, His assisted in making the hast fast. friend Carlson was assisting witness all
with the rake drawng the fire. Wit- ness had been employed as a fireman at Nowcastle-cn-Tyno. His object in drawing the fires was to save the boiler, which was shaking viclently and appoared likely to blow up. Els could not ace where the steam was coming for. The fires were full up.
Robert Carlson, freman, unemployed, living at Lomon's hording house, said he went on board the ter boat with the last witness and assisted him in drawing the fres, &c. The steam had then died away a good deal. He had looked at the gutge and tried the cock and found no water in the boiler, which was tel hot at the bottom. It took them five or six minutes to draw or twice the tires, they had le mano vp once as it was too hot in the stoke-huie. Two or three minutes after they went on board European clerk cuno na board and was there when they drew the tires.
De Marques deposed that he had seen the bodies of the two do card. Thoy had
Marine Court of Enquiry.
The President openni the proceedings by reading Captain Corfield's quest for a Marine Court, and H.E. the Governor's warrant authoring the hosting of the
Court.
Inaster.
Vol. III (1884).
Police Intelligence. (Before . E. Vodelionese, Exg) Friday, July 17.
ME BOX'S CASE.
Frank Frost was again before the court on a charge of being oncerned with the other, not in custody, in stealing Rupes 1.25,000, the property of Mr T. Boz.
when the
Captain Corfield said he was master of
Ti caso came on at 11.30 this morning the Britial stewner I fearth and held on and lasted till 10 45, when the case was cara-master's certificato, No 04373. He adjourned till 2.30 pm, whe loft Saigon on the 25th April, under charter examination of the complainant was co- to the Fronch Government, dawing 23 feet tinued. Mr Wotton having intimated to lis forward and 22 feet 2 inclus att, with a Worship that he should love to CTURA-
Value abroad.
in which seamon's
Et
principal stipulations contained in it are ing statements ware truu: That two even wicketa
Forroot, except as gards, the tate of lekin, which is fixed at 30 fals. The agreement cannot be signed until the final approval of its terms by the Chinese Government Ine buen received by the Chinese Minister; and it details of the arrangeracut, publis before
received severo scatch all over the body,rew of 35 all told, and with his wifo and examine the complainant on the evidence which such contracts can be disgharged, int i would be contrary to prozedent to make the to Khununbed and seized treasure valned } Shanghai 2nd, Hongkong 7th May, reach- One of the men had been admitted to o children and two lady pasangors mei bis given in the co-examination. The evidence press stipulations of the shipping articles, the signature took place.
and death was the red of these injurios
tan was brought up to the Central Station, latitade, il 117 16 20.; thence Bevorely scalded. Upon hearing the report to port they had strong gely and
hoard the
p.tn. this afternoon.
AMERICAN SEAMEN'S WAGES. Among the many reforms brought about
Quotations.
HONGROND, July 17.
OPIUM-New Paton, csak,... 570
Old
canh, ma
含量
New Benares, cash,... 540 cash,... 635
1)
+
Old
11
This being so, there can be no uniform standard of the value of the money in
it must be regulated either, (1), by the
at one million sterling belonging to thoed Suez on the 9th instant, ita due date, Els was bond for flakung. He of the complainant we still proceeding, Prese stip
Aaoer Abdul Rahman.
pex P. O ateamar Pahawar. The Calcutta, 28th June.-Prince Myoung Messagarios Maritimes, steamor Yanaté, Hospital on the mocing of the 14th and passed Cano St. James 15 3.15 the same day, principally upon the subject of bills drter (2) by One ordinary rules for construing commercial contracts. There is no more a
Yan, who raided in Barrackpore, died in with a week's later advices arrived at Sun died during the same day. The other hand was stopped at 4 thick by a gun from by his fru, when our porter left at 4.80
The case was further prasumption that the wages of the crew of QUARANTINE IN THE SUEZ CANAL Calcutta on Friday lass under auspicious the name day, five days curly. In conse was not brought to Jo Hospital It was an ML M. etaner, which sont & buat with
a American vesset aro payable in United
In consequence of the serious loss and circunstance whilst on a visit to fellowquence of the interruption of traffic through taken to the Mortary, being dead when
dospalehon for Admiral Courbet. Nothing adjoure.ed.
States currency thay that its freight way couranion which have been occasioned to refugees. The local Government have the Suez Canal both nails have been trana- found.
is: in each case the construction of the co-ship-owners, by the vexatious quantine ordered a past mortem enquiry.
ferred to the P. &0. skamer Lombardy, Inspector Cradock depased that on Tues of importance ocurred stal april the 30th,
treet of shipment depands upon its expres restrictions imposed at the Sus Carl Lontan, I 2nd July. Tendera are invited which loft Alexandleia for Brindisi on the day last about 11 &.n the second deceased when a strong gale, with howy hand sun, from the N.E. Ty were thon
toring or customary law just as much us that representatives of the principal dusters for a new 3 per cent. Indian leau of three 10th instant. of the charter-party. Now, according to the Steamship lines lave held meating to and half sailiona storling. The minimum bigh
law merchant, wlidu a controot is naale i of the coustable who brought up the injured ses. On May lat, at 1.30 p, he sight by Consul Moaby in correction with one place, but to be performed in another, interests, and it was resolved by them to
concert measures for the protection of their price of insusia 5.
Cairo, Tun, witacas proceeded to the Praya, insted Junk Island a little the starboard rican shipping, probably his last direct act the place of payment or fulfilment
is positively stated 2nd July.-It ព amend their bills of lading i
te
in order that on here that it has been decided to held the opposite the City Hal, where he found the bow. At 4 p.. Juok Island wine abonni,
The contract is, as the imposition of quarantine steamers home. thyboat Tuy at anchor a little off the Praya distant aloits one mils aut a half. During in the matter will be bagcat remembered plan of contract.
Story She was then towed alongside one of Messrs the whole afternoon they had very strong by American slipowners and masters. By the payment of a certain an expressed in be at liberty to proceed by way of the Cape, has been decided to hold the province of
(Conflict of Tawa. Section 307), forward bound from su infected port should province of Dongula as far as Akasbeh.
Chiro, Sed July-The statement that it Batterfield & Swire's lighters by the launch rips of tide. At 6 pm. Bich Island was dint of strong and peravering repretenta currency, or in specia or in kind, at a Bo Wines then went on
abeam, distant 3 miles. Att.80 p.m., ho
versels experience that in the case of large Tuy and removed the body of Chung As, Tisher alanda light, bowing F. N. Rtions to his Government he has succcoded in ticular glas either expressly or by constrie- and so avoid aslay at Suez. It is found by Dongola is confirmed. & British detachment It is the law of the place of payment, of muderaconstruction the loss of time by the will remain at Akahoh. Lord Wolseley the chief engineer, which was lying in the the weather being hazin Hextracting from the Sisto Department a confessedly, which determinez what curve! Capo is almost compensated for by the will return kome next week,
reported the affair bat cleared as they
Bombay,
3rd July.A Marine Court of to Air Matahitt, of Mosers Butterfield & for the lights, N.N.E. A 7 p.m. the so-admission that an important regulation, re-ore our was intent be atas saving of Catul dues, and that a few days' Enquiry was hold yesterday on the loss of Swire, and gave orden that the boat was not cond ofbeer and a man was sent to the quiring that samen American ships Contracts, Vol 3 p. 583; Soory's Conflict of detention at Suzez would remove all advan- the Copeland off Coonpla, on aleventh Lippinan tages now existing in favour of that route.ultimo. The vessel ha left hangoon on Laws, Section 280; Dons va to be medilled with antil it had been in lead, At 7.15 p.. he told he chief officer should be paid their wages, under the laws of Clarke and Finnelly, House of Lords cases, London & China Express.
and this the engine, and t apected by the Government Marine Sur-
cargo of rice 1 by to
first April for Bombay with to ring stand voyer, and he also saw Mr Wagner about done. Immediato y after he telegraphui half the United States, in gold or its equivalent, Tudor's Leading Cases. V. 1. When
the
and timber. The Captain said in bis avi- United making an examination of the tug boat. speed shout, and don slow. At 7.30
dence, that she was an old barque bought States for a Fotoign voyage and to return,
by Mr John Macrory of Rangoon in el Wagner, Seting Government Fisher Islande light toro N. 47 pm, is legal, and that the hw empowering this therefore, a crow is shipped in
regulation was repealed in 1878. Cool to be discharged in the United States, if the Marine Surveyor, was next examined. His N.H. Easterly, Capo Siau N.E. by E. Moby has by this mans accomplished a shipping contract is silent as to the kind of of the F. and O. Company, held at Loaden was properly equipped except na to stores
At the eighty-ninth half-yearly meeting toon eighty-tro as a condemned ship. She Bank, Wire,... evidence was very indistinctly heard, but and Makung Lights, on the fort, E. N..
in which
Me and oil, was understood to be to the effect that at Easterly, all by onmpass braings. Just at necessary and beneficial reform, for which may
There was no supply of beef and 30 days' sight, Prepaid
in that they were intended to
Thomas Sutherland, M.P., the Chirman
4 months' sight,110 about 2.30 p.m. on the 14th
bú din United States currency;
is inovirg Bay N. E. by E. Is then altered the
the adop-without side-lights. The chacts were tais. Credits, United States on the Board of Directors, at Quarry Bay, and made a canal insecourse to N., while he went into the affected As the following correspondence, ever, they ship in the end to Sed ea tie tion of the annual report, said, in compare crable and the barometer, an old Italian Dommentary 4 monthe sight,
contract to be
In the India, Wire, of the boat.
ing the accounts for the first six months of one, did not work satisfactady He went into the atoka-curt room to verify his position. He re-repriated from the New York Mariamourrency is not current funds at the year with the first six months of the rough yoader.the ship strained heavily and i
not stipulated, then the ane holy and found that afesm and
domand a slear and complete tract is solvable in
prezent year, he found that last year had been in the siging-room and that turned to the Bridgs at once, and sent
the chief offer then to clear away Register, contains
year the made water all over through what the Cap. Shanghai, demand, eto anchor.
Efis reason for going slow statement of the nature of the reform, and port of discharge or fulfilment of the soy proht fur the time being was as the rate of tuin stylod ganarai dobility. The Chief " 30 daşa' night, private amined the gauge glass and found about thon was because there was such a heavy its effeot, further comment is uncalled for: in San Francisco to be discharge depreciation. The prot for the first Officer said the chances were about even of Gold Leaf fine...
dinary
engine-roon. He then r
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high
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Point
N. E
tion.
THE P. & O. COMPANY,
on board the tug-bost Tug, which was the time the ripe had set her funda Fittle he will no doubt earn the thanks of those presumption wages, are payable, the hall Street, London, on the 9th of oil was so insufliciout tant they had to do
tion
he wont that
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the free had been partially drawn.
Ho ex-
previous
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New Malwa, mah...... 500/10 Allowance, Taule...... 08/04 Old Malwa, Quali......
690/40
Allowance. Tois 40/64
>1
Persian, Oily, cash... 600
Allowance, Thals... 40/48
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Poraan, Tarkey tind,. 600
+1
Allowance, Tasks..... 32/49.
Exchange.
8/01
30
3/03
Demand,
age. The shipping articles signed by a ro
draw 8
the vesaci silhor gotting acrera in enfoty or Sovereigns, SYNOMIS.
Hongkong without any express stipulation as to the kind of dollars in which their mouths of the present year was at the rate finding a watery grace. Further enquiry-
construedo por cont. 1873, by the Act of February 25, 1878, wages are
is no law fixing a univerzal standard to 120an thera for the money in which acumen's wages on t the
Eu bo are payable.
two inches of water. This was all he did at head sea outside at the time, and he this time. The hazy morning he went on wanted to give the chief officer time board again; the Toy was then in the har to clear away the anchor. By akart he 1) Since the repeal of the Act of March 3, bour. He then mads & careful examination had a pericolly olear eland. At 7.25 the f her. Nothing had been done on board ship touched bottom. The and had been since he had seen her the ious day going all the time, every minute, and just There were no ropats going on on board at at the same moment that the ship touched that time. He found that the safety valve the second oficer called out 13 fathomns, no had parted in the back from the flange, and the valve cheat was fractured. The cast was bolted to the casing of the steam dome. The fractura had accurred in the neck, unde himself, and still the kad showed 15 which was constructed of metal of real fathoms, no bottom. The ship had then
in the thiu. lent quality, and of from in nost te 18 inches in the thickest part, alusk, and he ordered the engines to be
bottom. Thinking the seed officer had been making a mistake, he went down to
2) There is perfect freedom of contract allowed in respect to the currency in which the wages of seamon are to be
raid.
theable, should be construedation; but taking days depreci- standa adjourned.
$28.20
... 3 5.54
Temperature. (Palau at Meurs Falconer di Co.'s Premises, Queen's Road) HONGKONG, July 17.
$ 4.36.
Do
...
12M
---
X.M
20.728 20.682 2,602 86
iron chest was fitted with two valves and the lower bridge, and stood over the man 3) When not otherwise expressly stipalsted mutual consent before tha expiration of the ad a profit at the fate of 8 per cent, satisfactorily, and it is iopod will. shortly | THEENOMETER-) A.Xi
who was heaving the lead and saw the cast
part stopped
He also sent the chief officer and
291744
to the money due under a charter-
to
the country.
The bole in the stoka-holo casing was carpouter to sound the wells, and they 4) Paragraph 228, Consular Bombtarn there will only consent to their dis. dividend, net only because, as cautious men Douglas Fenyth, C.B., K.0.8.L. and Hall
A close fit for the valve, and on the star tarned soon and reported the tanks wurd board side the latter was in connection filling, but that this holds were perfectly
great with the casing. Thera had besa strain apon the chef, and he was of opinion tight. He went on the bridge again, and
seeing her hazd
B
awinging stand to 8.E.,
that the fracture of the chest was occasion he put the engines full speed ahead, with the
being based on a law that has long since been repealed, is not a rule to gerora consula.
ed by the great strain. There were no view of forging her off the rock. The ship No. 240.
of overheating in the boiler and the ssomed to have struck the wok amidship, asfety valves wem u working order. The andaheserapad along the after this her
signs
Tuy
valve stented in 1984, by Kwang odding quit, qu JNE, and
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[Corr.]
TAPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washinging Feb. 14, 1887
Loong, Me Brower and himself had the engines Full speed astern. Input John S. Modify , pasul if the Untert usual treatinent,' they are entitled to be the work hrought a me "grist to the mill,' forwarded to the Loni Mayar. 278
States, Hong Kong. Slip onded the sousirastion of the end while the same off, and in going astera site saustion of the Government. There was got a heavy bump on agofer pinnacle of of your despatches numbered 347, 353 and tracted to be pinclusive legal pre. that the Okina and Australian of the Mansion House Fund for a uationa? |
gines, in their private capacity, with the
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iuto account the assist. Mexicanz of Hongkong currency, ance which they had derived from extra
if they ship
(London & China Exprma, June 12) in Hong transport they not only made sp the 1 per in the United States, ben
but made the account better to the Mr. Magniae, M.P., whe has been very the contract should be construed as mean extent of several thousand pounds than it seriously at Chesterfield-house far up. BAROMETER ing United States dollars. This role is was for the corre
corresponding period of laat words of tru months, is now, under the equally fair for the owner of the yessstand year. As the accounts, therefore, stood, cars of Sir Oscar Clayton, progressing Do the seamen. If agamat are discharged by ther
per annum, dodecting ordinary depreciation be able to move in the shipping articles, wages are pay time for which they have shipped, then
The will (dated December, 1881) of the they and all other charges, and he trusted that, tho shipping all thing able in the currency of the port where should be paid according the voyage is to terminate, in accordance contract, unless, by mutual agreement, they regarded sidered, that result would be lato Sir Harry Smith Parkes, G.C.M.G., |
Her Majesty's Ambasador at das fairly satisfactory. It was pro K.C.B., with the general rule of maritime law as accept suntething less. If a master who has poncil to pay them culy the raud interin Paking, has been proved by Sir Thomas
shipped a crew in the United States to ra- charge in Hongkong on condition of their of busines, the directors desired to set Rokeby Frios, two of the executors, the
oaside something more than the ordinary
Dary value of the personal estate amounting to 290 no- accepting Mexicans at par, then I
The testater bequcatlis rats of depreciation, but also beause they over £8,MO. thing unlawial in discharging them an such could not tell what would happen during legsties to relatives and otbury; and the teras if they are willing. It samen bet
the remainder of the financial your. residue of his real and pezeonal ostato ho ne separated from their vessel by init-The company had still some of their vessels haves, upon trust, fur all his children, in abid carttalty, such as shipwreck, or are com employed in the transport sorvies, and, equal sharm pelled to leave on not of 'crust and an though the terms of charter ware low, still The British Consul at San Fransson has paid the kind of money or its equivalent in
the lonews of being the amount subscribed among the be British and Chinese residents there in aid be proceeded: It might SLI have to acknowledge the rescipt which they may be presumed to have can. After ranarking on
The
great error been in making it a
trade would be better, and in the China memorial to General Gordon, He then went ab ahead, S.B., 357; all relating to the payment of seamen's
sumption (! American sailors are entitled no official inspection of the engines required and stoned for the lights of Makung, hak-wages.
trade those engaged in the regular lines to be paid in United States gold currency
recollection by the Chiness of the Bolinao ... as the boat did not carry passengers.
ing the outer harbour without further ac "In your despatok No: 358, you mom- Mr Ferguson, examined, stated that oidant, and anchoring alongside the gnard-mend the repeal of Section 4748 of the Re-all over the world, when, io fact, there has outward had the good sense to main kind, the Consul said, to observe the
taia a frie scale of rates; but in the home. services randered to China, by General Manila yesterday, at 4 pn, he had carefully ship D'Estaign. He then went on board vised Statutes, which required 'That
been no United States law on the used ward traiìo there had heen a disagreement, annuced from Berlin that Germany Hongitong 29.6888.017 wxw
lad been inspected the Tu He was of opinion the flagship, and reported the accident. moneys Faiti under the laws of the United to the absence of any controlling statute the with the result that the company! that the collision against the Praya Admiral Courbet said the riumphants had States by direction of consular officers or contracts of seamen minst, therefore be bringing home Tea at a price which could is on the point of entering into negotiations Amoy 20.07 86,076 He then dealt with with the Korean Government for the Shanghai. 20.6286,080 was the cause of the nooidont. The track on the same rock short time be agente, at any foreign port or placu, as governed by the general rules of maritime not he remunerative.
law. In No. 357 I machinery and stains the damage done by fore, and cartojaly daizand herself, and wiges, extra or otherwise, dus American inquiry, (1) whether so Pucite Mail S.S. the question of quarantine in the Suez Canal sequisition of a harbour in that country, Rajaski. 29.8 order sacupt so fat as the damage done by that the rock was not marked on the chart, eat, hoe wy deduction whatever, any Co. could be allowed to ship crews in long strongly of the anonyanse and loss: the commerce in the Far East.
Mail.. to ships cousing from fedia, ave spoke in furtherance of the extension of German Wi'tock 99.6760.0- the accident was exearned. collision Next morning Admiral Carbot sont man leat, without any
Long to go to the United States for ages trade had suffered from this, although there
It is Eutonnced from Paris that M. Bolinao.... 29.7281.0- carried away the safety-valve box at its on board to discharge the cargo, and a few contract to the contrary notwithstanding junction with the boiler. The bos con days afterwards he had the rock surveyal The Act of Februa
payaldo in Mexicans at par; and (2) whe "s chamber of cast-iron with safety | by the captured Chinese ceslsor Fethao, and you refer in your 23, 1878, to which her they could ship their crew in San over hidan, infection on any of the Pätenôtre will probably be recalled from Manila..... No. 347, after naturis: Francisco to be discharged in Hongkong ships; and be vigorously protested, in the China and sppointed to another post in the Haiphong. Valves, and was constructed to safely mest gave witness the skool, and the certificate, ing the coinage of silver dillars, provides with wages payablo in Mexicans at par," By to British trade, agant this French Diplomatic Servico,
The negotiations batwain the Powers Am07 29.62 82.033
Hougtong 20.68 80.07 WWW to the square
untry porinitting the Sanitary with regard to the Suez Canal neutrality Shanghai. 204782.0.3 sw 3 bv Junotion with the bifcz consistad of & alight | bs a chert supplied to him at Saigon nominal value for all dubts unú dues, paŭls ment dispatok ia that this can be doro culties upon! a pressure of 80 lbs to the trich: Itabapded in, He was wrighting his ship that they falfall helal tender at their conclusion from the last setstice of Depart- illis at Bomet shipping in order to izoheme are suspended, pending the issue of Nagasaki. 20.82-
any more difi- British enected with the boiler by the French piping, nank,
Naval Authorities, dated and private, excep: where otherwise ex
mutual agrooment of mastor and crow.
the Ministerial crisis.
Wontack 29.68640sx [10 by a flange 9 in, in Jiameter, and secured by 1884, and with corrections up to 1870. prosely stipalated in the contract, ** five fin. bolta. This nook was the weakest Since the Welcombe had come back,
will add that, as American vessels ara alore the purpose of Europe in halipping Whatever Government all Acta and parts of Acts inconsistent
We andestand that Sir Robert Hart has British commerce."
The baronustor has fallen along the coast part of the
most exclusively siguted by foreigner, might be in power, he remarked, such declined the post of Minister to Paking still it casting was of sufficient another Frauch man-of-sar had struck with the provisions of this Act are hereby there is no reason at gablic policy for their action should not be allowed as would vacant by the duash of the late Sir Harry strength and thicknes to resist a pressure of on the same roos. After the accident he repealed."
tare in high, the humidity rather low, and 30 lbs, to the squam inch and to stand ordi- kept a watchman on night and day sound. This clearly repeals the former Act, and Payment in United States currency as there impose additional difficulties on the trauait Parkes, nary wear and tearunder steam. The valve
The Committee of the Stock Exchange the weather is fine along the coast ing parts of the ship unit the ship came to in the absence of a contract, scanes may would be for men who desired to remit of mail and passengers between the East
W. DOBRO, box passed through a
light stoka-hole Hongkong He remained at Mulrung until be paid in American silver dollars. It would their wages home; either do I aeg sny and this country. The Chairman then have appointed Friday, the 12th-inst, as
Government Astronomer, basing on the upper deck, allowing the May 20th, when the whole of the cargo had appear, however, from the language of the special reason for it as an encouragement touched upon the question of the mail con a special settling day in the paid-up scrip of safety valve to be gut at from there. been discharged, and within half an hour Act that the contract would farm the bears for Americans tout son Bly practice tracts, and referred to the atisfactory the Chluar Government Seven por Cent.
Hongkong Observatory, July 17. in future will cente
conform to the opinions herp
manner in which the company's feet, at Loan, which is furthermore ordered to be This casing had been out to allow the vairs box to par through, but unfor- of that, he started for Hongkong for re of the settlement, whatsoever its terms in
tein expressad smtil I na other viso instruct immera cost, hat carried out the mail quoted in the official list. Ita ourrent poira A few days after the Rccident. might be
ed, If toastely not losting zoom botwoon it Admiral Courbet's divers surveyed the bull Iam, Sir, your obedient servant,
If the Department dissents from my services, the punctuality of voyages on quotation is 107 to 108, or equal to 3 to beit, and to the lavel of the sea in inches, tentht Piowe, I
I desire to
to be promptly informed mcst
and lipndredths. and the box to alow for vibration as ez of the Welcombe, and riparted
(98).. (Signed) WL HUNTER,
varied service being carried out with 10 prem, ca the issue price ( Lit. Isis & common
with Second Assistant Secretary.
most of
a survica from. A large dredger having broker ita ohsins, pansion. It was made to it too closely, her of holes in her bottan. One of the
2. TEMPERATURE, shade in degrees, sho Shipping
Cocomisioners to stamp on the regularity of such ausies Beast was drifted into the middle of the Suez Canal, Fahresled, in the sha When the vessel struck the Praya, this beles meainmd 6 funt by 7 fest 6 inches,
the articles: payable in U. B.
B. gold arising at Easter mail wages
and on the 10th inst, where it was sunk by a
· [Cory.] assing would be partially rigid, the water in
Perio, આવે Y suppose thie habit or equivalent,' UNITED STATES CONSULATE, ths boiler bhrows forward with consider. During the intertale of discharging the No. 973.
contacted when the rain foreshad "flattered the company in the most teamor, the Thomas Melvile, between Port bemidity of air saturated with moisture being
The Ganal will resincere manner by imitating the contracts Said and Imailia. able force,
heiler also to have go, the new were engaged ahoroing down
Hongong, April 14, 185, the tanks. Her double bottom filled with
sailors' wages to quiring sali
in V. S. Je paid the accident. My Wm. Hunter, Resistant Secretary of gold of its equivalent. As the Ins has been of this tooval of the mail contret would, come. Owing to this interrup ion, the P a forward strain, the whole resistance to water within 20 minutes
; Faud Company. The question probability be blocked for twelve daya to
4. Dianeties or Wrx to two points. which would he brought to bear against the Bo arrived at Hongkong on the 31st May, State, Washington, D.O,
5. Foron or W, cling to Beaufort Si have to acknowledge.
repealed, the practice should scase. When he valve box at its point of contact with the and sad to wait until theta June before
the regeipt
the law was in force, the cluso was mere he said, shortly come before the pro and O. Company's stosuner Peshawar, would break it. There should he could gat hin ship duked, His ship of the Departinent dispatch No. 24, in
priators. That was, as they all knew, a homeward bound from Calcutta with the Seale have neem spare beach, the valve box and had remained there over dition, and herax. reference to the currency in which seamen's tigation or glue of line comumst i could critical moment, in their history, but he pasengers of P. and Ostermer Venetia. 8. Seste 62 Wearman, D Not sky, o de- asing on tits apper dork. At low rate pected to get her Snistusd by this said of wages are parable. The Department dead now be faserted unless there is an ex-husty and deals for the Canal The Mouragezien Maritimes steamer & hair, lighting. o repe, p passing chowerh copped tap would face the success from Shanghai, May 3, is detained in the solo i dos la, & 'drizzline, fair, Į fuzj o glcony, of speed he did not think the valve box would the month. All round the islands there cides that Section 4548, Revised Statutes, have been broken The Sy was a power ware large number of small pieces of was repealed by the Act of February 28 on the wides are payable time when the present contra expired the Fangtad frain Shanghai, May 5, which squally, now, thauder, vizibility, fal bust of about 100 indicated H.P. built barat rocks, rising up the mooring posts. 1878, which coincides with my own opinion U. E currency. I think, however, that it F. and O. Company would have carried fived at Supon the 3th inst., Ave daye car for towing and crying cargo. With the As he was booking off the rocks, the load as expressed in a gomunication to the should be always clearly understood and the balls for upwards of half acentury, and ly, is also detained,
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