No. 7447 JUNE $0, 1887.)
lony being fixed at different rates), as fol-
low:--
For Police Rate, Water Rate, Lighting Rate,
9 per cent.
THE CHINA MAIL.
is candle in this as to the mother's of Tite chief uffeur was on watch from 6 to
viti bo recognized as legal, but as the laws
This Ordinance was repealed by the about 6 zilor ouside the Boat racks.ter's certificate No. 96,577. Igatit in Den-pulled towards the ishing boats, bnt posed by Count Oku existing Ordinance, which wa paased. The deviation was 3 diagrams a storly. I da in 1377 or 1878. I joined the Bende tinthey would not take the rautz on board, so Goton (Tokado) to on the 12th December 1885. No alteration changed my couma at 6,10 to E. by S. Augat 1884 as second floor and was pro left for Lanimocks Island. Whon was by way of Fuehn (Bog
8 moted to be firss mato in Telunury 1985 hoard the keel was woll upon the tricks alartly of the Governmegions will the native capitalists and i paluation or appeal, but an important o'clock. When I tet the course the third and have served as such trainee. Caltoration is
The stern was not then under water this line is US miles, an of the ratos.
made in the imposition mate was on the bridge, the chief nmte have never been in comméht of a chip, † When I got to the Luaces I saw the through much rough couted all at very serious disadvantaged sebo is thing whatever in Luo more than the netual cost of the Paving gone for his ton. I was on the brides I recollect, leaving Swatowfor the 18t. Captain there and went back with his to retard construction. The much so that until charges ute, c
About 7.20 We left about 4.80 p.m.; Ittok charge of the ship. This was a little after midnight, i può at yes 4,500,00), and many lawn or prescriptions native emital" what the percontage is to be charg: contage is imposed, so that the gɔnerai points on the port bow. I gave the chief he gave me was E. S. E. by cho compass, stayed about half an hour by the abirented, will occupy three feInShanty, at about 350 to 400 fi frma ad, The grammatical reading of this verynuo of the Colony may be banefitted by officer orders to take a four-point bearing, About 0.40 the Captain camé en the bridge | Thu `lighthouse people put us up and were tells us that, when Conne Kum Chefoo, a prosuising gold mine was worked
Fire Brigade, But there
The system under which the present Ordianos to show upone is soolisted, and instand a fixed per- about F. by M. N. It was abust 31fficer,
off and on from to 8 o'clock. establishment enr be raised as a Police the Laramooks light bove in sight. It was the watch about 6.0.
pre
1 relieved the third We could not get on board on account of will be started as soon as the When I relieved him tho conrao the sling bunts that arrounded it. We
very kind to us.
the nature of the ship much that it was in Comman tert Buckner-Did you consider presible to lay by the slip till daylight.
It bore about 2 points to 25 perutavo been impossible to lay by the ship.
the
A friend who returned from
world."
wikit ho given to work the mines except
TxSUCURSEFUL ATTEMPT
A NEW JAPANESE GUNBOAT.
RSSEL
TO LAUNCH THE
The allout made on 17th fret, at Yoko
actie.
the delicate
Alarat would not be rich
Chinée methods. and,ng given to the galena- for hing But thay are not rich,
ilversore, like that been food in the 'Sheridan has Shantungle and the wines of
reidd of silver in galer
them profitable, re-
Bach year to estimate the usual value of and it mattered tile whether such rate his course. I then loft the bridge with the got the part life at rely: The second bint and take him to the stunner, bet suka Naval Yard to laugh the H. T. J. M. genomic working.
This Ordinance lasted for six years with out Boendment, when an Amending Ordin ande was prased (3 of 1851), which pro vided for zolice of appal to be given to the assessors within fifteen days after the completion of the valiation, and a farther period of alleen days for the asserors to retoca the valuation or not as they thought it; and then for on append to the Chief Justice and Jury as providúd by Ordinance 2 of 1845. bis Amending Ordinance also fixed the unde of appoal hy minnena to by isaged by the Regitrar, of the Supreme Court and to be served on the nnessors. It also directed that for avery such summons the appellant should pay a fee of $1. and for every summons for a witness a fue of 50 cents, and no other pats were to be allowed or pail to either sppellant or rex- pondent. In these early daga of the Colony the population required only to be kept in order by the Government, and lit streets and found wir water at their own cust
In 1866, however, the Colony had no far advanced a lo require the lighting of its atroots by the Govornmqit, when an Or dinance (No. 11 of 18 was pazed, pro- viding for the lary of a laether rate to be called the Lighting Rate, and caliuated as 1 per cent. spon the gross amount of the property included in to Pulice Rate as- sessment for the then current year; and all
and det ausual value should be enacted, and that the nat annual value, alone, is the fair valne upon which the rate-payers shoald pay to the general revenue under whatever name the rares are levied.
Notwithstanding that the Government has apparently placed itself in a serious difealty with the rato-payers, by the loseness of its last Rating Ordinance, we do not advuoto for me moment that the rats-payors should refuse to pay the ten demanded, it demanded on reasonable Assments, because the money must be found for the wants of the Colony; but what the rate-payers, we think, arefairly entitled to is a stipulation on the part of the Govern-
aionanderacconta Bating Ordinance which shall be lost in bringing forward for discus shall be consistent throughout; that the
water.
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method of valuation shall be clearly defined; carry all my people. I left with the would the after held and the cabin. I could ligata. Oluse on eight dalock I saw which had heavy weights attached at
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the provisions of the Ordinances 2 of 1845 every beneficial clause originally inserted by Chinese sud the third eato's buat also had hack at daylight to the ship for the third But go aetern. When going full speed we after gliding gracefully for a short distance
nad 3 of 1851, tonebing valuation, assess. ment, levy and appeal, were to extend and apply to the Lighting Bat
the witdom of past legislators,
CORRESPONDENCE VITAL STATISTICS.
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forty minutes. On the dours being opened The Court then sat in private for about again. Captain Thomsett mnounced that the Court had resolved not to mska ita verdict known until they had communi- rated with the Government on the matter.
The new vessel is a smart looking gue-; bust with a twin sorey and ram bow, and appited with very efficient rolling chaoke. 7 m., Extreme breadth 8, 200 m., Dupth of Ifer principal dimensiona are:- Length
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quotations
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HosuKONG, June 30.
cash... Now Benares, cash,... 475tose
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Now Malwa, cash, Allowance, Tzels..... 16/32 Cld Malwa, cash,...... 550,560 Allowance, Tsol,..... 4/16 Persian. Oily, easit... 47090- Allowane, Thele.... None to 32 Persian, Paper tied... 490/500 Allowance. Taels...... 32/98
Exchange. HONGKONG, June 80.
Ja London-
Bank, Wire,
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On demand, ...
30 days' sight,
4 months' sigh!,
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in Paris
On demand,... Credits, montba' sight,
New York-
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Wire. On demand,
4.05
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part of the Ordinance, so far as it can this one would ho bear. We were going abeat 10 knots an hour. I By surplus With an aitonation as and to call me should the red light he seon, and told me to steer E. by S. 8. I did so be soustrned granistically, gottit seem to action add have thought that exten. I do not know whether he took the here was told to keep luck-bit for rise Lessa-
Granny was the forourot, ovazution California, and trained dubeste pro- for time on the most approved methods went to Europe he find at no preser. He set up machinery bit of Itagaki the other day, he mid the Becher, au Burlish mining engine point to the lovying of the rates upon the lative Council to see that the rate-ayers quarter deck. capital valta of dich soparste tenement of valuation which would press in equal bridge again.
There is no pilot housemok light when it was I saw the were equally and fairly assessed on a aratem on the bridge. At 7.43 I wons cu the white light some time abont from 7:20 or
The Chart found after perso carry unt This is, however, too abaurd to be seriously radio upen all. Instoul of this, however, if ho had seen the red light, and ho light.
I asked the chief mate 7.30. The Captain took the bracing of the I Los this artic Witneza-I did not know what sort of quaintance that this was quito orrch with accuracy and altill. As all the entertained, and hence the Government only are the inconsistencies and absned. said No being powerless, to levy either on the full lies of the summerats fornier Ordinances would see nothing of it. I weni nit to the times and gave orders to take a four-point fore the light was on the sur junks. Or sexample, instead of a country, contigo con Ils. 200, out to T. 250,000, I took my glanses myself and on the port bow. He caine up several By Captain Elia-I saw the to an of a sounty, controls that the capital invested, te greatest Minister. If I took a pro Esences, and have left the ruine, and fair annual value or on the greas was done in those Ordinances) upon what after sight, aloek I was going on the red light and report to him when I saw it. Emeks. I could see no outlet. It seemed tremolg opett, perdaman tu de croutone though mod is any, regularity, perpetrated, but the omission to atulu (18 chart roof again. Two or three minutes bearing and keep a god lookout for the way still clearing to ma the hunts when wo to a dall weapon the required in lost as even gold inayota, and to annual valve, the Ordinance is, for the the cute was to be charged and this to bridge again to take another bearing of the was relieved before the four-point bearing one mass of boats. purpuss for which it was passer, simply practicaly void the Onliange and throw Lammocks White Light, and I stopped at caino gn, int 1 eft my instractions with fectly ingrigh: in coming from Swabor. Avocet of Misano (a fan-maker) bat, haurrvision are nose and the
was per- with it. France, und it will be well to tenes basu origit of diso confusion, is a clingrees to the legislation of market to ban that nes leaving Stratos the right o'clock I was hot of a piander
A new Ocfinance must he passed, the rate-paying portion of the Colony into the chief onginger's cabis doors and re- the second offer.
the contrary, is as a bay protit, economy, the Colony.
A few minutes after Just before we strook sue one cried out no one has yet tried the tomper of the donget vaist ture, and tha inconsistencies and ambiguition of the rate of the Colony, was ay tuch less light was then reported by the look-out, when the ship struck. We did not go as soon as I had my hand on the uut the subject, ut ultur some hours covered popiot the god sough When the population and abip tumed round: rary badly. The red tain's room with him to look at the chart, tenkers and wont as the telegraph, bat haubject, Lagake thon gave his son as the workmen's wages. The boot lative Council may have no excuse for nut than it is now, the rate-payors (as we have He called out red light as the port bow. He said Stop a minute, I'll hai! her off struck inslating upon their removal.
eden) had the ringe of appeal to its I immediately went on the bridge. The fret. The Captain surned to go after the white light wason the four points.
The ship struck about six ninutes Nippo. Tho frat Bating Ordinance passed in this Chief Justice, unki (if they wished) to a engineer's cabin door was right under the forward and had only get a little bit when Colony was No. 2 of 1846 for the purpose special ju of themselves. of raising an assssad rate for the phold-payers knew that the heavy expense of the I took a beating of the red lights and found saw the red light when it a ceported.
The rate-brido just at the loot of the bridge ladder. the ship track,
By Captain Ashton-I did not see the We, struck heavily. I Cape light at all. ing of the requisito Police Fures therein.
Police would fall ratuably upon alt, because them: NE. N. by the compnes. 3 told After the ship stret I heard the Uaptain the Damnocks that the Cheptatu had By the Court-I heard when I got back to The Valuers (then called Valuators) were the rate was limited to the actual cost, the second ulcer not to come eastward of shout out to stop the argne. I went to caled out for me to go trick the occupied lands, honses and premises We assessed upon what was called the intention of laying the bearing down, fier went to starboard aft bint, and the I did wat her him and it was pitch dark. Gunboat A Kan was not entirely suc within the island, and make a return on a value of the gross anginal value. onth; perantnge upon such valuations doing that a fixed a wasaid by all chart room I saw the ohiof officer who another kont but we coulin Janch it
When I had got about 50 tht from the third offer to the port af burst. We had Frederick Saufi said- an A. B. essful, as a guart looking little craft, aftorndrance ton of China is a vast was cach year to be fixed by the Governor in qual ratio, but now that the percentage was standing abreast of the after batch. I owing to the wack. I took charge of the June. I went on watch at eight oolook. I eine to a standstill, and remained fast, in board the Bledi I mellect the 18th gliding for sme distance down the ways, in Council, but so that the amount to be a to go into general venue, it is ebriots told him 'Come hero a minute to the chart port life bout. I went first to the avern for was on the lookout on the foreentle.
il a mine alorriss and efficiency, raised should not excel the expense of that it does matter very touch upon that room with me." When I was at the clict safety but the sun was so strong I handed man I reheved reparted light on the star-lake the water. On arriving at the tineknd without this, coma in shonis, the Police establishment. This Ordin- the rale is to be fixed, and that it is abso-room I changed my mind: i said I would up to the port side. I took 20 passengers beard bow--a junk light--and that was all yard the guests, numbering about 300, sat petence are presist rouard to com to wit, the icing stage, Kaiping Ae ite of all efforts made to induce her co Managers and the Director, anco also provided a method of appeal lately necessary in dating fairly with the take the ship out bafaro I laid the course from the valuation within a periol of ratepayers that a clear definition of gross down. I then went forward to take the skip and tried them to
and 3 of the, crew. I went to sereral junks the light 1 saw. I saw the red light five down to lunch; among th-as present bring: But the rais atah ports and fattu three calendar months, and such appeal
out and had got only two steps when the ger They refused to take them, and about 13 points on the put bow. I report-Prince Arisugawa, Admiral Kabayan, Ad- the army also the widespread.
take the pissen-minutes after I had been on watch, could, if the appellant thought uucESSARY,
alup struck. We were going at the speed of the passengers were afrail to go on edi. Illed out red light on the portail Akanal, Vice-Admiral Sakamuts, promote their relatierale and colones. It wH.I.A. Prince Haru Choir apparan get no profit. The the proprietors bo determined either by the Chief Justico
17 knots. She struck heavily about 7 or 8 board. I reached one fishing bout, and bur, Abent two or three minutes before Vico-Admiral Nire, Rear Admiral Inneys, without chaish ti that good service. alone or by a Special Jury of three, but no
minutos past eight polack. I had about 30 compelled them to take the Chinesa paa the vessel strack I saw some lights Rear-Admiral Arichi and other high aff. In the navy the ovil nothing. method was prescribed of fixing the mean ing of annual value.
dera to clear away the bats at once and tried to go back to the ahip. We were sac-ne breakers and no faules. Chiness passenger on board. I gave or sengers on brand. They took them.
the port bow and heard yelling, I saw joints: alan the captain and officers of the Fuochow aptain, for worse. If a the orders were oberod. We got thres boats rounded by the fishing boats, which tried to out, the fourth we could not get out. There stop us in every way by crowding round miles away the horizon. I went in the
very dark night. We could nee 1 or 15 Bertin, and saveral foreigners in the empley Shantung Chibli
It was not Anatro-Hungariati cruiser arora, M. ship, he at once harries is given a was a rock immediately under it and aswell 1 got to the ship, and Iasked the rolling in. I told the carpenter to sound the boatswain, who was with me, lu go on
chief oficer's boat. I only saved a part of half past one o'clock, all being in readiness is cased in mother way, as has hap f the Japanese government, Shortly after | tho veusɑls, unlessly fie holds. He found 4 fout in the fore hold, board the ship with me to see if share were
my clothes. There was no time to save H.R.H. Prince Baru, who was on a raised ee ee a Fouchowin was ap feet in the main and the same in the after any passengers. We found thee passen. hold. The third ofour loft with the first gora.
Henry Maldon-I am an B.
platform, pulled a string and uncovered the pointed to a gun berat in wall the old- boat. He took some Chinese and some of us. We fureed two into our bout, but the from 6 to 6 o'clock, Salt relieved me. remarks, at the conclusion of which the floated, so that after thros of Beas
They were at willing to come with board the Realed. I was on the look-uat Kabaraun then made a few congratulatory
hame on the baw of the vessel, Adulcel sara, ougiesers, and Crew the ship's crew.
Ningpo. The captain Wied and The chief officer's boat third would not be forced. The "was mont if that the rates are now paid, no time! turned; I told him to tako, more peopia in hold was full of then and the after this starboard bow-tha light of a fishing operations. The vessel was first raised on got a Ninggo captain, when well.
Before Snell relieved me I saw a light on order was given to commence the launching mand he give up his ship, whethwith went next. He went astern and then re-breaking over the
the second officer's boat left. He took in water was coming through a door between the light house. I told Snal about both the displacement of the larger shares, his boat. At the time he was corning banks nabin and found is half full of water. The bright light half past woven I also saw checks, after which the small dog shotass
I went to the
on the port how-the light of wore displaced. evoral Gromen.
This was followed by These three boule
весупа that the power to appeal shall be to a officer's boat to try and get a fishing boat room
I went into the Captain's fut of janks on the port bor, I pointed the forward ends to allow them to drop properly-constituted board s0
and got the chronometers and them ont sale is concerned, and to the Suprene
far as alongside to save what I could. The fishing two or three urticles of clothing and put fat to see them. I reported these light to alight pressure being applied to the be Snell, and he could not usily. It was then expected that na. Court points of law, the mothad the fishing boat anyaolf and several firemen the boas said they could not keep the boat
boat would not go alongside. I went into them into the boat The men left in the officer on watch. of appeal distinoly stated,
Anton Carlston-I was at the wheel vessel would move, but she did not stir. and the followed. When they would not come I free of the ship's side, I want back to the when the vessel struck. We were steering Energetic measures, consequently, had to by means of a hydraulle jack that the valuo upon which the rate is to be as wished to return to the ateamar and called boat and we left for the Lammucks to ge: B. by S. 4 S. I saw boat ligata on the port be Liken. cad plainly laid down in the Ordinance. to the mate. He did not hear me and re-assistance. I did not see the Captain at bow. I got no order to change the course jacks were brought to bear on the stubborn
Several screws We do not know who is sponsible for the turned to the steamer and took the people this time. I met the second ofkeer as i from the second seate present Ordinance, bet if it is a species to the Tamnicka Island.
hydraulie of the manner in which the Ordinances boat took me and the Gromen to the the Captain in the second matu's boat. He engineer of the Bento.
The fishing went to the ship. On the way bick I met
hunt, in addition to tackles and other. Tomas McMatrie satd--I was second appliances. Men were also ordered to run have been amended by the Law Revision Lummooka Taland. There I met the Committee, we would suggest that it would second officer, and he and I with four men could do.
anid he was going back to see what he
I way about on the Atagu's decks to vary the be in the interests of the public that the so-
arrived at the light-house
watch after eight o'clock on the 18th inst, weighs on the ways, and eventually, at called anouded Ordinances should ham-Chiesa were put into fishing boats and super gave us dry clothes and was very suvoaded by others.
went back to the steamer, Semo of the about 2 o'clock in the morning. The light. The vessel was going fuli spaed. About about 3 o'clock, she began to move.
Qu pealed at once and replaced by those which taken to Swałow.
8 cr 10 minutes past eight I felt a shools perceiving this n Feoling of roliet was ex- are supposed to have been revised by the 7 Chinese were landual at the Lammock Captain came back. He told me the after The chief Engineer shouted to one the guona unalined in the paper ball wore liber- The European crew and kind to wa About tw hours after the stop. That was after the first shock, stily. The band also played, and the pi- The telegraph rangperienced by the spectators, who charred addition of error and the elimination of Island. The tirat mate brought some and of the ship was under water. After I safety valve, and at the same time some sted and flaw to the neighbouring hills. The and the boat's crow had a little real wo weat some we landed about 10.30 p.m.
one shunted to stop the engines. We did cheering, however, quickly subsided, for European light keeper inoked after us as time. Wo found the water het gel up as far Then, it 1860, follored the Water Rate,
well as he would. I left the Laramook us the after hateb. There were not thir-
to 18 kueta.
the speed of the vessel was seen to decreeso the provisions for rahing which were first
about 10.45 p.m. in the second mate's boat ty or forty bouts aloogside when we cure
serious mishap. However, two tugs were and shortly after she atopped. This was a enacted by Ordinancs 12 ol 280. This
and returned about 1.30 n. m. on the 19th. and we found the ship had been plundered Ordinance directed the levy half-yearly on To the Editor of the 'CHINA MAI.
The sea was then breaking over the aky.wa wul back to the island. I have no
quickly in attendance, but without avail, the Crown Losanna of Vjetarik tesnent, the
light and the vessel was filled with Chinese complaints to make against any on
And when the visitor's boat started for two extreme eastern dikticta) of a rate to
3th June 1887. S-The figures gircu in your issuo af had the awnings all urbent and were loating
shermen who were looting the alip Thay board.
Yokohama at about part 4 o'clock then be mailed the Water Rat, ontinted at a last night regarding the Death-rate are mi- everything. I did not go on board; it was
By Captain Elis Eo the deviation
Atago maru was ill on the ways. por cant. per annual on he grus annnal leading. You give Loudon as 20.7, whereis useless. The water was breaking over the I thought the course we wore steering would on the couro E. S. E. was 4 w degrees. value of property set fort in Pulice it is only 19.9 for 1886. Rate Aarcusment for the then gar; and
Then you quite 17.76 as the Death Rals The water was un deck as far sa tho main-
after deck and everything was gone in front. take us two or three miles to the south of
JAPAN ITEMS the Boat rooks. I know the meaning of the further enseted that all the provisions of forthe Colony; this however is only the rate mast. I returned to the light-house About red light is to show aloar of the rocks, and
We take the following items from the Ordinances 2 of 1815 and 1861 touch for the paroly British and foreign count o'clock am. I sout the chief oficer: the moment I saw it I would baul off till I Japan newspapers, native and foreign, ing valuation and appeal wre to exterdity, leaving the Chiness out of count, and to see if he could get into thys ship at low lust sight of it. and apply to the Water Rate It is, then, this rite shows an increase of 1.65 over water. He got back ahont 9 o'clock.
I had not time to advise brought on by the last Japar Mait:- in this Ordinance, that the expression
1886.
Ho the Captain Eske Lhe sip off before sho gross annual value' is firs used in the The Death Rate for the whole population, to save. The Chinese had lifted the steam mile to 1 mes olcer of the rock, and I did rica was despatched the other day.
went on board and found there was nothing struck. I thought the red light showed 1
Japanese candles have hitherta only boen Rating Ordinance, and the auner in which after deducting non-residents and making pipes off the deck and everything that was
sent to China, but a trial shipment to Amu- the word gronie insinuate into the ex-allowances, fur infantila mortality at thimovable.
not think there was sccb imminent danger. They pulled all the doors off prossion so na to give an imboper expan
01,150 dollars in silver coin were export Charles sion to the meaning of anual valae'
noun I left the Lamruocks for Swatow, I joined the Beuleti in Engad about the hinges, &c. At 2.30 p.n. in the after-cories F Bellmel hold a master's ed to Shanghai on the 14th instant in the
03019; I got it London. which had been used aincu 845 dues not
Yokohama-maru. leaving the second oficer the three ship's February last year as sccund officer, and branch shortly jo Tivalsin, with the inten
Masera Ukura & Co. will establish a reflect much credit upon thelegislators of the Colony for the year 1860.
boats and four men on the island. I went have been on board since in that capa- tion of selling Japanese tea is that country. In June 163, another. Oliusace
with the chief mate and the rest of the crew city. Irecollect the 18th June. I wanton the WAS [We must decline to enter into the dia passed for the better sasessin and collect-cussies of the accuracy or otherwise of tital there about i am. on the 98th and re- mate. He told me to take a four point bear buildings on the lives of spinning mills in to Sastow in a fishing boat and Innded bridge at eight o'clock, ralieving the chief Mesera Saya & Co. to castruct how The Tokyo Spinning Mills have ordered ing the Police and Ligting Ratus. atalistica. This Ordinant bears evidece af hasty will oblige sur correspodent A. B' with my crow and sent them to Hongkong but look out for the red light in case is should
Probably Mr Granville Sharp ported to the Consul. He took charge of -ing of the Lammock light and to keep a good England. botching. far, although is title to satisfactory reply. Sanitation is what the Ordinanso relator
I remained in Swatow. The agents before be soon. A man named Snell was on the the ridents of Tokyo towards the Constable the authorities to get through aj only shu really want, ut statistica. The Ogures nerived had made an agreement with out-out forward at right delock
The total sam of the contributions by some time sinca at this establishment, will Polies and Lighting Ratea, clause was however, which we ga in last night's one of the Seacow pilots for $50. inserted towards the end to bake its ways issue for Landon and sores other cities are remained in Swator and did not go elock the white light was on ine four sand yon
Two Defonoe Fund, up to the 15th instant, great deal of work in a short space of time, Iminates after I went on deck at eight amounted to five hundred and saven thou sad means apply to the Watt Eats Ordia Mulhall's, in Fifty Years' National Pro back to the slip. The second officer end points. It was N. E. by E. E. The Cap
a apparent in their fest effort in this direc ance, and a lanowent is dined, among gross, page 88, and refer to the year 1886. men cathe to Srator on the 23rd
tion, as the keel of the Atego Kan was only: other expressions, as one tare Concern."
The value of aver money struok at the laid down on the 17th of July last. -ED. C. M.
zud Iain was not on the bridge the There were Osaka Mint during the 19th facul year was The Valuation under the diusace was.
then I came down to Hongkong with the a number of Chinese boats about from 31 over yen 10,000,000, that figure being at directed to be made upon
Thales arriving on the 24th. I have no points on the port bow so for 1 points tained for the first time since the catablish- stimate of the gross annual rent at whi every teae
complaint to uisce against any of my officers on the starboard bow. There was no outlet went of the Mint. ment might resumably be ejected to let
and eras. My crew was 28 in aber so I altered my onse to SE. B to get
THE MINES OF CHINA, from year to year; snch valuton was to be
The Tokyo Elodric Light Company, pro D. News writes The fact of the mate going away from the clear of them. While I was altering the course poss to establish an Electric Light Office at
The Tientsin surruspaudent of the N-C open for inspection for fouetae days, and an A Marine Court was hold this afternoon not being able to see or hear, prevented ine
fishing boat when he landed me and I saw the red light The look-out man did Koichi on the lines of Edison's Electric attention to the mineral wealth of the The Chinese officials are again turning appeal was allowed to the Cou of Summary
not sus it so soon: I was looking through Light Company in America, and Me Fuji Empire. A very eminent American goo to enquire into the leas cf the S. S. Benledi my papers: when I did get back everything to go to the Captain. After I blow the renested to superintend the work. Jurisdiction within fourteen ys after the
from getting back to the ship and saving the glass, I blew the whistle to call publication of auch list, sore days' nutica
on the Boat Rocks near Lammocks Light was gone.
man mato, professor of engineering, has been logist and mineralogist is now investigating being given in the Valuat before the on the 18th inst. The Court consisted of
whistle ths louk-ont non reported the red heating of the sppeale, one thegrounds the Her. H. G. Thomaett, R.N., Harbourly low water when I left Swatow I had answer to my whistle and 1 told him to go yogo Prefecture, will he started shortly is not easy to keep the water done, and the By Commander Backner-It was near light. I saw the man, Griffith, coming in
The work of constructing a lighthonsa on
a brge copper mine not far from chol, Tongkong, Observatory, June 30, 1887. allowed for appeal being that ch valuation
the cast of Norimizmura, Akashigori, but, eo far, without satisfactory result, It CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL The nine has been examined several times, placed the appellant's ratene, tumeinent Master, President; and Staff Commander all the latest churia and books of di- and report the red light to the Captain, by the Lighthouse Bureau of the Com beyond its full and fair and value. No John . Buckner, R.N., Captain W. D. pected to be 3 miles at least off the Boat half a minute from the time I saw the red the lighthouse will be about
rections. When I shaped my course I os. The Cuplain came ou the bridge in less than muiations Department. definition of the expressions grom annua! Mutie, of the Thibet ; Captain Winthrop rocks. I steered to passed 6 miles, and light and look bearings. He left for the the law of the son.--Fiji Shivipo.
The height of rea of very various quality. Seme rich rent' or 'full and fair aznuel que' is given.
feet above chats exist, but as a whole the Texten do After the expiration of the he used for Ellie, of the Airlie; and Optain Ashton, of made as I thought due allowance for tide. I chart room, telling me not to let the ship
nat compare with the rich beds of Lake appeal the Governer in Councwas empow the Haiphong.
S A chapel now in cours of construction in expected the tide to be setting K.N.E. at com any to the eastward of her course.
Superior and Queensland. Moreover the ered to assess or rate upon therossamonat
the rate of 1 to 13 knots
the euclosure of the Anglo-Japanese.
ore generally is of a somewhat intractable The vessel struck twa or three minutes after Schon at Aoyama, Tokyo, will be faished are, and the extraction of tho metal in a By the tourt-When I saw the red tight I saw the red light. The Captain wastot on in a few days, and its inauguration core should not in any one year ces a rate letter which had been ronivel from Can I thought I was in the outer radius of tho the bridge when she struck, but a minute tony will take place on the 1st instant.berge that it deserves special attention, and Baliniso...
pure nato is through complicated and cost- are and well to the southward of the rock.
could not have blapsed, before he came on The number of the attents in the school it may be that a practised and scientife Manila.... 29 61 88
ly proses. The deposit, however, is a By Captain Ellis-At 7.45 p.m. I checked the bridge. After the vessel struck I went at present is one hundred and sixty, of mineralogist as Professor Church is may be Haiphong.129.71 89 Hongkong, Jace 27th.
my compass by the North Star. The patent to the starboard life boat and found it in which twenty-three are the logical students. a le to devise cconomical means for eu Hongkong 29.74 87 for a related to the Lightin assament you of the loss, on the 18th instant, went on the bridgn at eight.
Sir, I have the honour to inform or was set at 6.10 and I looked at it as I possible to get it off owing to the rocks The occupiers of over twalvehonta were
According to investigations made by the alous liable for these rates and fur tone-
of the British S. 8. Bented of Leith, re
I got starboard after beat of Custom House Burn of the Financial aing the mines to furnish the large Aino 23.6 ments lat from your to yes the uncta 86,767, on the Boat Rocks, she being at the
gistered tonnage 1000, official number hauled in.
By the Court:The patent lug was never andthe third engineer, ons aller, animaelf Department, articles imported into and quantities of copper required by the Go Foliow-29.62 92
It has an indicator on the rail.gut into it. We took her round on the port exported from Japan during January were to be equally liable wit the occupi time under my sooniand, bound from elapsed after I got to the engineer's roop
By Captain Ellia About half a minuts side and got a load of people in There last amounted to yn 2,243,790.25 and
vartment for coinage, cartridges, etc. Shanghai 29.76 7408
Tho galena (argentiferons lead) uines are Nagasaki.. 29.öz — were about 16 to 18 people in the boat, and 2,831,068 respectively, the excess of graal. Unless coal is cheap and transport Swatow to Chefoo. I shall thank you to before the rod light was reported and abou, we took the Captain in before leaving. We export orer import being yes 880,274.4% All the ordinances.
oumerous, but the quantity of silver is not Vostock, 30.03 50 were. in
1876 nsolidat and sup- obedion servant,
rofoned above hold a Court of Enquiry.-I at, Sir, your minates from the reporting of the light went to soure Chinesa fishing boats to try posed to be amended by Qinance No.
Scarcely a newspaper existed in Japan much pront in working the silver lead Manilo
JUNA 30. --AT till the vessel struck.
to a market not dear there will not be Balinao.......... 29.72; 84 | get a strong ourront and left 3 miles for capt three, the chief engineer, one sailor and also made a remarkable advance with the and in Mongolia. Jehol, no doubt, has Arioy 20.74 83 79
and get them to take the people on board. twenty years ago, mys an exchange, and mines. By Captain Ashton-I knew I was likely After a while we got a bust take aller now there are 651. The hook trade has Inators were directed to ike the vo Ination by estimating the russ suna
it. When I took the observation by the yealf. The Captain oderid the thing advent of printing in Japan, there being large quantities of the preciona metal, but Shanghai.. 29.74 72 95
field is found in many places in Chilli Hongkong 29.70 85
Haiphong. rout at which each tenement ight reason-
Ho al read the warrant from the Go which was what I
North Star I found a deviation of a point, bost $100 to take the passengers on sure, 3,538 book shops, supplying the wants of ably be expected to let forlie vasaing vernor appointing the members of the
expected.
to had to take the lead before the passen the inbahitants of this empire. year (instead of from year to a
no explorations have been inade, and the Nagasalu.. 39.69 The valuation list was to teen tupublic Court. The following witnesses were then there for the purpose of keeping abips back to the steamer and I went on board. I have, in conjunction with
Captain Thomsett That red light is put gers would follow. We three took the bust.
Top head of the Fuso Shoal of Yok As a moh gold is found in the sands or
only ad obtained is from the river bed, Wostook, 29.89 51 | Inspection at the Colonial Tranry during examined-
off the rocks and to put the ship got five Chinuse into the boat.
German, iud it is evident that a rich matrix exists continue very gentle. The temperature is Office hours. fur fourteen as, of which
The barometer is falling and gradients notice should be previsualyzed in. the a master mariners; the number of my car impossible to be quite sure of one's position my clothing. My cabin was in the
Captain J. Lawson Huddoek said-I am ang are of your paition-shd it is I saved my papers and sextant and are of (Sea-otter Company) with a capital of one! Port Arthur, ao zuph so that the Vicetur weather prevails.
would not me,
a company to be styled the Rakko Gumt find it. There is also mach gold around davetle, and any person agrad had power ideas is urine; to to if china in aula hunting-let, cursisting on a
hundred and fifty thousand yer. The Li has been recommended to have to appeal to the Supreme Got in its sum- in 1883. I joined the Bendedi last Septen. You ought at once to have taken the very cabin, wat on the other side--the Barbaard sightest other craft, le to be a thorough search made by a competent soul mary Jurisdiction not later jan: foyelsen days after the last day on wth the valia are 160 hp. I had a European crew, three Her ton sage is 1000 and her engines
side of the saloun. There was no saler
ordered from
mission tion list should be open, fi inspection. mates, four engineers, a osrpenter, bost faptains that the light was seen at 10 miles ather officers had
Witness-I was informed by several then in the saloon. If the Captaie nod
Germany
of exports. Then, the time for appeals king expired, swain, seen &. Bx, 9 üremen, two stewards, distance.
As before stated, the buildings for the ever, is in ice iron and Around the sett, and to the levs of the sex in inclse, loutie
The real mineral wealth of Chi the Governor was empowerto make sand one gook. I left Satow on the 18th
boon there they National Assembly have been desided to be capital there are prodigious stores of the ad hmdredths.
ely ho
1. BABONETER, zadaced to 32 degrees Fahron would have had time to Recessions on the grows at rental for inst., with 3,000 dil bags of sugars, bound valuable time after you saw this light at that time. There were nous belonging have been purchased by the goverment, time when Chin will enter into her new
Capt. Thomasti-You lost two minutes things also I was on board 25 minutes ground in the vicinity of the proposed sita ready fix use, and waiting for the corning. Fahrenheit.
save the arected at Nagata-cho, so that the lots of nestion, coal, and limestone, accessible, Hates, but so that the Folic sessinent did there was a light breeze frora the $.8.E.sys. It says the light is seen within 7 The chief engineer and the AB who was appropriated for that purposs, As the
Water on Fire Brigade for Chefer. The weather was Bus and You should have attended to what the book to the fishing boats on bord at that time. An amoint of treu million ym is to be atzge of development and expansion. not in any year exceed a refequal to the We began to heave author at 4.40. It was miles and when you are within that you srs with me did not come on board; they had work cabut be unplated before 1890, as well as aseful, can be turned to accaist, Before the elors of minerale, precious Buch year and so that the ott sarassmenta now; they were lost on the wreck.
to look after the boat. It was some time when the National Assembly is take con- some prutiminary steps should be taken by did not exceed, for the Wet Rate 2 par
me clear of the rocks.
buard. The chief wate had gone away in edifice or Hibiya, where the Parade A systematic and thorough survey should & or Wren, & blue sky, è du By the Court When I left the ship her the port lifa bost. After I had saved some Ground now situated; and the Bareau for: be made and we definitions of mint made, 1 Zipčilniny, a overcast, passivelovere, had was about 8. E. in command of a ship hafate.
I have never been things I again tried to got the Chinese Construction is already making temporary rights should be formulated. I do dyrkin, snow, thauser, risibility, bacher clouda, & drissling, rain, ƒ fog, gloomy, preparatima for the purpose. William Scott Lindsay asid--I hold a mas
The application for laying a pailaps, pra Chinən mines, for advance of money, etc. think it is at all likely that foreign lions on
of the valuation, bat a tit the rate
orphanages, is nearer 38 per thousand.
What is the reason of the continual in crease in the European Donth Rate here
Yours faithfully,
A. B.
THE LOSS OF THE BENLEDI.'
MARINE COURT OF ENQUIRY.
WA
Kon H. G. Thomsett read the following
the expenses of thPolice esta- tain J. L. Riddock of the Bentedi:- blishment for arch year to as related
equal
to the Police assesment, or per sent, so
era.
12 of 1876. In this Ordince the Va To the Hon. E. G. Thomsett, R. N.,
tuja)..
bet.
J. LAWSON RIDLOCK. Harbour Master, Hongkong."
to
underneath
150 m. Mean draft fore and aft 298) m., Teuange, displacement 821 tons. Probable speed 10 knots. She is con structed of steal inside and iron out.
There are two other men-of-war on the stocks at Yokosuka, ona to he metres long with a speed of to knots and the other 90 metres long with a spoed vi 15 kuors. -Japie Gazzite.
important addition to the Japanese Nasy. The Japan Mail says:-Although not an
Yokosuka. Txt the extensive plant and event, as she is the first icon vessel built at the launch of the tiago Kas is a notable
machinery for i
shipbuilding, introduced
On Calcutta
Wire,
Oa demanic,...
Jn Shangam
On duman...
30 days eight,
lold Leaf, fine... Sovereigns,
72.
724
... 3295
.....$6.26
Tamperature. Take at Meurs Palconer & Co.'s Fremises, Queen's Road.) BAROMETER-
Do. Da.
9 A.M....
1 F***
4 P.M....
29.800
29,760
29.760
CHELMOMSTEN—9 AM..........
R6
D
1 P.M...
Do.
58
Dr.
(Wat bulb) A. 31.
18
Do.
1 P... 80
Do.
.. Do.
DML
Do 4 P.. 80 Maximum...
De. Minicum over night
8P 84
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
ATS P.M. TO-DAY. Barometer
Temperature
Humidity
29.60
.87
.63
Direction of Wind. ssw Force
1 Weather
Station.
REGISTER.
JUNE 29.7: 4 P.3.
Wad
Barometerred
Temperature
Weather.
within the radius of that light without others on board but they There wery contemplating the founding at Yokohama in the kills, and a trained explorer raight high, the humidity moderate and cloudy
of a
#
W. DOBELOK, Garment strmomer. Hougby Obacratory, June 30,
2. TEMPARATCOM, in the shade in degrees,
6. Huxury, in peresulage of saturation, the
kumidity of air asinated with moisture, be, ng
100.
4. DIRECTION OF Yiwu, to two polate.
6. Vones of Wes, Tording to Beaufort
expanses of the Police estdishmat for smooth stet. I have no charts or logs is a position at my course would take between 9 and 10 o'clock that I was eavened, it is proposed to build a temporary the Imperial or Provincial Govazumenty špale. Tea
With
ount on the gross annual real, for Light everything at 6.10 the Squat rock bers the exception of two chronomoters I sat ing Rate per cent ou ta grass annual N.W. by W. sud Green Leland S. by W, rental, for the Fire Brigade e per cent. pa the gross annual rental.
W. The abig heading SE I shaped a course E., which would take
mo
Witness-I
?.
board, but they would not leave till they had got their things from the hold.
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