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No. 8141. FEBRUARY 7, 1889,]
A KEERING of gonflemen interested in Au tour Athletic Sports was held at the Vic. toria Recreation Club last ovoning to make arrangements für the annual meeting, Major Tripp, who prosided, said that the accounts of last year showed a balance of €57.85, the receipts being 8880 and the axpenditure 8822.16. The accounts were rassed. On the motion if the Chairman it was agreed that the members of last year's committon still in the Colony be re-elected,
and that two Offcars of the 91st Regiarent and one of the Staff surgeons take the plac of the members belonging to the 58th who bad loft. The Committee, excluding these three vacancies to be filled up, now consists of Meners J. Andrew, C. S. Barf, J. Grand, H. F. Hayllar, F. A. Hazeland; F. W, Kuch, R. K. Leigh, W. H. Young, Capt. Reynolds, Capt Ramsey, T. Satop son, A. K. Travers, Major Tripp, Liont. Blair, and Liout. Bramwell. M. U. B.
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During the winter month our supply. casin-stay was thoro etenstiers.bean
Mr McCulloch After what you have told us, I have nich pleasure in proposing that the accounts be adopted.
Mr A. O'D. Gourdin secondod, and the ration was.carried.
Mr Cox proposed that Mr T. Arnold to re-elected nuditor.
Mr Dauby seconded and the motion was onrried.
The Chairman intimated that the dividend warrauts wordd be tedy em Sunday morning.
INQUEST ON THE BODY OF ELLIOT DOUGLAS.
mortem
and
THIE CULINA MAIL.
naco.
Qu, Ld.
BUTTERFIELD AND SWIEF, Aponta, China Navigation Co., Ed. she To the Hongurable F. Stewart, LL.D.
Colonial Secretary, ko, &c., &a.
be better to make a track round the cirou-ahnbed up und 17-19 Douglas Jaiterad. The inlet and outlet ware bath to make a statement like that except into eneseastry expenso. If the piuting is ed. This removal of the bailers consti atos |
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The President I shall pot thus objac for. There would be no objection to the Dr Cantin-At 8.45 am. on 5th Feb. I got
to prevent rapid deterioration, I should, In the absence of any complaint the de- a telephone communication at my house to tions down if they are given to ms vort button being filled up to the level of the not inter if a plate not covered with cement charatione of the Government Marine Burs Hours with remont provided there were was in good condition that an adjacent plate reyor must be acted upco, but they are come to De Noble's offen. When I got tim, but it seems to in a waste of time.
Mr Robinson-Vary well, 1 protest, and nonus for getting the water out. If ade-covered with cement must be in a better not protected by the Ordinance from being there I found that Dr Noble and Mr Fraser of the Victoria Dispensary were trying to will proceed with my crus-examination 'quate provision was made to keep water condition. I would infer nothing. I would questioned and are wo bar to complaints givo artificial respiration to man who was unbject to these objections.
away from the cargo, there would be no examine the ship thoroughly. In 1880 I under section 9. The complainsuts in this The President-I shall put it down that objection to it. I should not jus a ship of ordered the removal of uerrly all the cement pay that the Government Marine Sur lying on the floor perfectly inacnsible the deceased was evidently dying. The you proces under protest if you like, bot that clans without a bulkhens before the is the fore and after holds. The butt- veyor has been in fact deceirad, and the uly sign of life was that his heart you it does not appear what the protest ia. bifer in addition to the collision bolkhead, straps were originally put on for ocean bad and unsound places in the vessel cover- Mr Robinson My protest is that the Varia rnine require backhands bath be-service. I should consider a alf-worn cù up from his inspection, and they re- beating very feebly. We set to work
I make offer fore and aft the boiler. As a matter of can service buttetrup unservicable for spectfully submit that under these circut- to form an artificial respiration, and Court has no jurisdiction during that tims we believe that we ship that the whole of the evidenco takon ay be aerworthiness vessel might be unfa with river trade. In a ship of this description stances His Excellenty is not at liberty to chloroform in his breath. There were no withdrawn at the survey proceeded with one that bulkhead being actually tight, but the keel plates get thin Erst. Sho is a plato. detain the Pasig to have her surveyed, en- wurka about his body stains on the as a preliminary survey; that the proceed if an accident nocurred it sight oudinger keel ship. The proper Querzas to have pecially as the complainants are prepared, mouth to lead te to conclude what poisonings be held wall and void and a preliminary her safety. The bilge plates of an old skip nuod with this vessel was to put her in as already pointed out to give the fullest ho had taken. We kept up artificial respi- survey hold in accordance with the ordin- will probably be thinner than any other the dry dock. As that was not done I had sucurity to pay all crate, dannges and ex- plains. The plates I gnaged were about the no opportunity of testing the keel plate. penscs that may be incurred in consoqUCHED tation with the help of various frienda till 2
We stopped once or twice to see if The Court not entertaining this proposal bilge. The reduction of the garboard and The buttetraps being su mudit so I of their consplaint and of any proceadings A Magisterial inquiry was hold this after P.
after he was breathing and found a very shallow Mr Robinson preceded with the cross- keul plates by one half would in my opinion omsider that the koel, Iste must have been thereunder.
render the vessel umanfo on n river stormer proportionately ora. consider that my We base again, therefore, to request that noon by Mr Wodehouse into the circumbath. The face, ou the artificial breath examination of the witnesses.
ing being stopped, became at once livid. Captain ... Audureos, etce examined for cargo. She would not be clasand, stances atleading the death of Elf We tried various menng to restore anima. by Mr Robinson, said I have been engaged Shipowners suotimes allow the time of hulkhead. I consider it better than filing ordered uponer. The fact that she now hammer is the best test for a collision the Pasig may be detained and a survey
Donglan, assistant to Dr Noble, Surgeon tion. After 2p.c. we opened the wind.us profesionist surveyor for about aqven survey to pas, but if they don't survey the bulkhead with water. You can novor presses a certifiente is nu protection to
within a year she forfeits bar class Some tell whether the plates are thin by that her. dentist. Mr R. H. Withers, Consal for pipe and inserted a small tube and kept up years
Mr Francis object the Robinson times on ownec elects to lyse the glass of test. I would at bo satisfied with the artifleini respiration with a bellows. In the
We have the honour to be, Sir, Your the United States, occupied a seat on the afternum I sent for Dr Hartigan, and Dr proceeding, as the is acting without instruc- his alip, but that does not necessarily imply water test anless I had tested the plates obedient servants, bonok.
Manson also resisted un At three o'clock tions. He in Proceeding contrary to his that the vessel is unavoworthy. Then, with the hammer. The ordinary pressure
TROS. ARNOLD, vessels are usually subject to local survey, of water a balkhand hug to boar is not The following eviderou was taken :-- I passed a stomach pipe and drow forth a instructiona
Secretary, Mr Robinson--Counsel does not lako Veritas does not lag down any special the same pressure I do not kurie
it would have to Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat De Noble--I an a dentist surgeon practi- like ground coffee
We then washed his stomach instructions, he acts on his own responsi- rule for river steamers or varsel on smooth stand when in a collision, I don't kno sing in this colony. I know the deceased; what it was.
water limita A reasonable test to put if the Pasty has been carrying carĘ" Thompson was elected, hon. Secretary, his oare vas Elliot Chester Dinglan, nged out and injected food. I held a postbility. Bois absolutely mi ster of the casŮ.
axamination
found that Mr Francis-So he in, but where the thu collision bulkhead to would be since In her lust. Im not aware and Mr A. G. Stephen, hon. Tresenter. 25. He was owployed by me, not a partner, death was caused by puison. This was
solicitor entirely withdraws hie untbority, to fill it up with water to the iron dock. that she has been running to Canton The Chairman said that as the Cricket a little over a mouth. Be joined me in shown by the condition of the atoranch, Counsel's right is gunu. I object to bis Thore are rules for testing bulkhende, since the thine, but
I know December. On the morning of the b
Wo ArG not strotly bound to has left the mrbour. I have never yet given Ground could not ha obtained until the when I te th my office at 9.15 I found intestines and blood. The blood vna not procceding as his solicitor has withdrawn but 16th April, which was too late in the season, my efice door locked and the offico boy roagulated, and I believe it was so changed from the case and as Counsel is therefore then, something being left to cur own cortiteste to a ship coming andet special discretion. If I found that things were survey and large repairs without having it was proposed to hold the Sporis on the outside. I asked him why he had not by a poison that it did not, usually happens, without any instructions at all.
coagulate. The stomach was extensively Mr Robins n-Mr Francis has no right fairly satisfactory I should not pat people the cement removed and the plating drill- race-course. Mr Sampson thought it would opened the office. He said he had done so
and given the.
9 Deeply injected,red and irritated. This left evidence should ne bi to make it in sufficiently thich to and the test of the spent survey When the boilers are
end of the stomach for about 23 square evidence.
collision bulk hard being filled with water, removed, all beenth them is taken out lar lake instead vi using the course The and saw decessed lying with his arms on was changed to a parchment-like conditions. Mr Francis-I am
am perfectly prepared to I should probably be satisfied with it, but hyde have special raise with reference to Chairman anid it might be left in the bands tho cane couch and bis knees on the foor in i The lower part of the stomach had a num. įswear it.
out ualeas I had had an opportunity of such water limits. In surveying vesels the inner room. I cant for a man and
MrRobinson-To that I may reply, for Mrhamaeeing it and looking at the workman for Lloyds here I am of course guided by broke the door open, and went in
her-6 or 7-red irritated lines where the At
The upper half of the small innro to proceed on my own responsibility, water and find it stand the test although the clissing of vessels, out in the survey of half of the budy wor ou and the other half or
testines were intiusely injected, and the The responsibility is absolutely mine in this it might not do so if there was a little away all vessels that have been in sorvice the contents consisted of macus and decom- matton
inge motion of a ses. It is currect that general rules apply. 1 am not aware that he had attempted to lie down on the posed blood. The lower parts of the bowels
Cross-examination of the witness con- the plates in the forepeak were reduced to the Board of Trade give rules to their tucted an adour of cholotoform. conch. 1 laid him on the floor. I do-
were healthy. The kidney was changed tinued-Before that time I was a mastar of 3/16 hs. Tais of itself would not render surveyors for inspecting vessels for smooth All the
water limits. musales of the body were related
Ile was into a very deep purple colour. The tisane ahip on the Cina Coast My first lessons the vessel unit for service us a tiver got under steamer unless there was reduction in other we formed an opinion not breathing. I procured a bottle of of the brain was very pale, more pale than in practical ship-building:
Mr James Hall of Afjerdeon, and I parts. Of course The weight was auroral. I uitents of amyl and placed it at his nose. is normal.
esy death was
bave since that time on olest every should
by
not laid dowa in Vorites that the cement is made the vessel should be docked and scarcely perceptible, I commenced artiche, untien of which I do not know, repair. When the Fasig was at Wancial must be taken entirely out of the bottom thoroughly gutted. ficial respiration. I sent for De Hartiga I believe he had taken chloroform, hat I do I visited her in the interest of a local in-less the aurveyor considers it necessary. The President said that was a matter for De Camelia responded in about four minutes. He took charge of the case till the patient not think a Dean cat take enough chloro-surance company. The Captain told me she The surveyors may order its removal, but the Court.
Mr Francis wished point out that the tossing the caber' was substituted, which died. The deceased slept on the premises for to kill him. I believe if I had tried was going into deck. I had doubts about there is on rule specifically ordering that arent, it was accided, should, along with in the room in which I found him. He the stomach poup when I saw him first is the sistement that the Government Sarthe cement should be taken up for the pit- complainants were under a heavy guarantee )
would have killed him. It was held in n was superintending the repairs, poss of a surrey. If I had to survey a ship to pay all neccssory custs, dannies and nas fully dressed, I found nothing in the pulo jamping and the bicycle race, be open
room to abow to bad tak naything Ireacht law case that a man could not awal. The ship was tipped, and I could not un that had been neliore and found the corrent expenses in connection with this, if they said to have commenced this month when
low enough liquid chloroform to kill him.derstand why that should have been done cracked, I should not consider it necessary were in the wrong.. to all comers. A vote of thanks was pass-did nut search his person. He left no
If he were going into duck. I don't for to have the whole of the cement reinover). As far as I know he self. ed to the Chairman and the musting closed. letters behind him
By Dr. Nuble-It is possible, if he had member whether the Captain was on board should order it to be taken out until good was a single mau. I have known him since taken the cocais first, this might have pro-on toy second visit to the ship. I did not coment was come to, and it there was good thing?
I had no the latter part of December. HONOKONG IOS COMPANY.
previous scquaintance of him. He introduced such an insensibility na would have to down into the ship on that occasion, cement new cement could be placed on tap allowed him to swallow as much poison as I went twice to see her in Aberdovu of it. Cement may be patched in that way duced himself to me A qualified
dock. I made a report for the local insut- the edges of the old layer being roughened The annual meeting of the shareholders dentist and said he came from Kansas City, would hare killed him.
Dr. Noble said he was careful not to ance offices. On the second cecasion a so that the new may get a good bite on it. of the Hongkong Ius Company was held that he had been recommended to take a today at the ulics of the General Managers, Braynge by his physician on account of alinde to anything which might wake de number of new plates were being introduc. The object of cementing vessels is to pre-
coused think be regarded him as incomod. The Captain was present while I
serve the plating. If the inside plating bis health, that he would like to spoud
was looking at the ship on the second time. not covered with coment was in a good con- Messes Jardino, Matheson & Co. Bus. J.
some time in Chim if he could, that he petent.
Mr Wodehouse said that steps would I stod outside the firepeak and Captain dition, it might be inferred that last was Bell Irving presided, and there were also could not stand the winter in Kana Ciss.
ho takon to discover what the poison Burnie word inside. I observed by looking being preserved by cement would be aa We engaged him as an assistant. It was
was, but menotime he found that de through one of the spaces from which good at least. It would depend however present. Mr W. Parlano, Manager; Mesare my partner, Dr. Poate and not to me
on what part the plates were in. D. McCalloch, J. II, Cox, A. OD. Gourdin, he first introduced himself. His engagerated died from the effects of a neoretia, plate had been removed.
Mr Robinson. It was a case of taking | Mr Francis-Do yon cousider that if irritant paisos, solf administered while S. J. Danby, J. C. da Roza, O. A, Osorio, C.
ment dated from the lat January.
plates above the water line, where there is is an unsound state of mind. The evi-u abservation through a hole. did not give
mo saliafaction.
Witness--I was in a position to see the wear and tear, were in good condition,
considered sufficiently encouraging. dence showed that every possible attention always willing to servo, but he did not bats paid to the deceased both by Me defecte I have mentioned quite plainly those below the water line subject to great come up to my standard of exoetlenae, for which reason I did not truet him with any Noble during the time deceased was in his The plate removed was one which left at wear and tear would also be in good condi I work. Practily speaking he did no employ and also by the doctora aiter the ple room for us to get in. There was some tion?
I judge to render his life unpleasant.
of the Committoo to decide whether the course or the ground in the centre was the more suitable. tie himaalt thought the race-coman would be found best adapt ed for the purpose. It was then formally agreed that the sports be held on the race course, and that they take place on Saturday, 16th March. The question of the programme of events was next consider
ge It was agread to alter last year's
slightly. For the mile walking race,
first sight I thought he was dead. The ing of the slowrach had been completely Francia's instruction, that my instractions ship. You might a balkend up with cominen seiket. The ecial rules are for at the Harbour Ollies eve day next week,
removed. the couch
the floor as if
Cafiardi
This concluded the cross-examination. Mr Francis said the complainants de
His pulso was still beating, but it was neurotic and irritant poison or poisons possiblo kind of ship constriretion" and "pon the gëaural state of the vessel. It is manded as a right that before any survey
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F. Carvalho, J, A. Corvallan, R. Carr, K. M. Ros, and Mr H. O, Maclean, Secretary:
The Chairman said :-The report aud ac
Rome days, may I presume be taken as read. The shareholders are to be congrataialed the day of his death.
He
. He was
veyor
counts, which have been in your hands for work for The from the day he was takon poison was taken, and that nothing was done | paint on the plate frames on the secid
it
would not remun over the summer was vrrived at efter mutual talk. We were good terra with ach other. He would foltured me wherever I west.
Dr. Noble banded in a letter from Dr.
THE SEAWORTHINESS OF THE PASIG.
MARINE COURT OF ENQUIRY, The Marine Court, sitting as a Court of
I
The President-Do you wish to pat that
Me Francia-That is the question put by yourself.
The President-I beg your pardon, that is not my question.
Sir Francis-It is extremely like it, maid ja the only sensible interpretation of it.
The President-I am sorry you don't
Colonial Secretary's Office, 30th January, 1880. SIR-I am directed by Hie Excellency the Governor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 7th justnut and its enclo sure respecting the s. Pasig, and to state that a Blarine Court, to sit as a Unari of Survey, has been appointed, and will set of which due notice will be given to you by. the President of the Court,
I have the honour to be, Sic, your most obedient servant,
FREDERICK STEWART,
Colonial Secretary. Thos. Arnold, Esq., Secrets y, Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steam Boat Cout- pany, Limited.
Corea.
(From a Correspondent.)
Seopi, 11th January, 1889,
The mining era of this country may be
on the 8th inst. Mr Charles Ponce, a mining engineer and mineralogist of note,
Mr
The President-Is it not rather strong to demand that the Court should do a certain
arrived her direct from America Mr Francis said the complainants were placed in the position of being responsib & Pearce is not engaged by the Gorsan The complaint was taken on their guaranted Government to travel over the whole of and on their undertaking to repay costa. Evidenes having been gut before the Cunt Cures and report to the Government upon that no proper survey could be made unless the mineral resources of Corea, as some what they asked was done they now asked interested parties amsert, He is hora in the Court to do it.
the interests of some Californian and
York New
capitalists, who contem- plate entering into reasonable arrange- ants with the Corean Government, provided the report of Mr Pearce is Cur- tainly no one interested in Cores will be sorry shonid Mr Pence's researches, in this poverty stricken land, result in the cpening of gold. copper and coal mines in variona provinces.
The President said it must be left to the court to decide how they could carry out this survor.
Mr Francis said the decision of course ultimately rasted with the Court; he was only calling their attention to the position,
The President said the Court would proceed to inspect the vessel sunce, meanwhile the Court would stand adjourn ed till to-morrow afternoon at two o'clock.
The following in the correspondence which followed on the letter of the com- plainants to the Colonial Secretary, setting forth the grounds of complaint:
Owing to the failure of the crops in overal provinces the Government has en- tered into a special contract with Japan by which the batter wil at once supply to Cores 100,000, bugs of rice, the same to be retumed to the louder as Buch as the stocks of this valuable graiu are suffici. ent, in years of plenty, to permit of the repayment. The German steamship Velez-694 tons register-is now engaged in the transport of this rice from Shimo. aki to Cherulpo (Later news is to the effect that the Japanese stopped the load-
of the ship.)
ing o
As will be seen from the not allow me to get out of his sight. Hu Survey, sat again at the office of the Har- would be a very Irishening, but it an adjacent plate which had beau covered vised that the requirements of the law with connection with the introduction and
He was
He
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I am to
On the 3rd instant, at a soirée in
installation of Mr Baiyashi, the auc cessor to Mr Suzuki as B. I. J. M. Consul at Chemulpo, Mr Chesney Duncan pre- sented a deputation of students of the Che the dooryoday, popular Consul, and handed mulpo Municipal Night School to Mr Suzuki,
is an address coached in and highly complimentary terms, sigued by himself, the committes and 45 students.
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respectful.
bccasion, but we could easily tell the differ- question} ence between raub und paint. I was net! by they be handled the instrument Atkinson with regard to the rault of an on the continued prosperity of the Cota
aware that the Peyar had been stranded. inud tools that he was not qualified pany, its earnings being steadily on the in-
I knew that she had been repaired in 1886, crease, but I must again impress upon you
for the work, se I did not trust him. 1mination be bad made of mattor taken
I am not aware that since the time the urgout necessity of continuing to make determined to put him under my tuition from the deceased. Ele found that it un- and that she was fit for the class I gave her
provision for rainy day white the nutil he was more Smpetent. He was in doubtedly contained shkroform snc pro-thon.
bably an alkaloid. The prosoner of she of my inspection the collision balkond hea
Volonial Secretary's Office, means and opportunity are within your receipt of lary. He resigned and wes to latter could not be ascertamed, as the blood been strengthened by two uprights. Whe
4th December, 1888. reach. I bare on former occasions” at-
leave for home on the day after he died.
ther that would make a material differenco
SIR,-1 am directed by the Acting Gov. pressed my conviction that the property as He resigned about the 1st February, was so mixed with other substances that it
Witness, contiating, I took out ernor to acknowledge the receipt of the conut, including as dues the payment About that time he deferuived it would would take three days to ascertain depends on low it was dee. When understand it
apuko about it being so defective that a made to Mesra Kyland Run for the not be advisable to spend the summer in
hammer could be knocked through it, I cement and found the plating was good I joint letter of the 22nd nltimo from your goodwill of the business, stands at a larger Hongkong. His first month's salary was
Bisant the alarp end of the hammer, but should infer that the rest was good. This self and Messrs Butterfeld and Swire re- amount than the value of the arts it ru
paid and also salary for a mouth he was
Pasig, and to inform yua judging by the general condition of the ship I is in reference to an ordinary vessel, but specting the s. 8. The decision he gaged, December. and warrent, to presents secas
suppose the other and could have been of any great age. If I found a plate that that the matter has had the most careful
consideration. must be borne in mind that what is
driven through. If the forrpeak bad been bad not been covered with cement was in Ged with
I am to state that His Excellency is xd- written of each year is more sa a sec-off
might make a differ good condition. Tabould not infer that cement it against depreciation than a writing down of
ence in the matter of the property,
with cement was in better condition. I regard to the surrey of the ship having way of improving mai-i- repors, the Dry air machine has not been called into requisition during the past to pay for his passage himself. Ite appear bour Master to day to enquire respecting tors. It would not have been passed by any should infer that it was probabis a god. heen auaplied with, and the fovernment aurveyor here. My report was madu on If the serment was perfect and the plates of Surveyer having given the neevaary decla pear but it either of the other machines ed to me to be dulicate. Elis lungs were complaint made to the Guremment that the condition of the ship as she then was, the same age, I would infer that the plates ration thereupon, the cortificato cannot be
t stius the British 6.2. Puig, of Hongkong, is ma- not what she wee afterwards, but I know were equally good, other things being withhold, add that, under these einum broke down, it would be necessary again to weak, but he had no disease. make ato of it, and, as was pointed out in his spirits were good and at times bad.
safe and unfit to proceed to sex without from the time she was under repair after I equal. I mean it the one plate had been Пе the last report, the cost of working it is out was subject to fils of depression.
saw her that they could not huse unde a covered with paint and the other with staunes, it is not intended to constitute a of all proportion to the value of the ice it imagined in these fits of depression that danger to human life. The Court consisted good job of her. In my report I stato that cement. I am an awere that the Pasy Court of Survey, as the Government Ma prodocea. The Dawup nie machine has the polied were after him. and that he was of Commander R. M. Ramsay, B. B., the severse plates were won to 3/16ths, in has been carrying cargo since she was in rine Surveyor's report is made expressly on given a good deal of trouble and consider being watched on account of some crime able
expense has been incurred in keeping it they compected him of commiting. He stipendiary Magistrate (president); Mr places. That does not mean that 3/16the duck. I know she has been running the very point in question, vis, the sea-
was the general average. As to the plates The opinion I expressed as to her being worthiness of the vessel.
I have the bonour to be, Sir, your must in repair; but the time must come when ra thought they were after him for stealing William James, constructor T. M. Naval which I guaged, they were drilled in the unfit to carry cargo was in the intercat of
With the local auras offices,
Pa obodient Servant, pairs will be no longer possible and it should gd from my safe. As a matter of fact Yard; Mr Q. F. Laird, chief engineer, H. opper turn of the bilge streak.
A. SETH, be anticipated by procuring at no very dis-
had bad gold stolen from my safe This
regard to the cement in the boiler space, was before we had definitely taken him on M. 8. Wivern; and Mr David Tod, first some of it had been cut out along the edges Robinson, said I sur murveyor for the Captain Burnie, a oss-examined by Mr tant date, a new machios of the most recent mode of gunstmotion, co as to guard against It Baver ce scenrred to me to suspect class engineer, ss. Bataria,
The Government was represented by Me of the floors. I was doubtful about the majority of the local and foreign insurance him of this or anything oleo. Quite the the possibility of the work being partially suspended or carried oo at a loss. The contrary. At the time he did not know 14. B. Johnson, Crown Solicitor, Mr J. J. condition of the bottom plates. I mean offices here, as well as surveyor for Lloyds. condition. I examined the buiker space of txo Puvig offices provided in tàu Cr mpany's premises had the gold. I had abschule confidence in Franois. Q.O., instructed by Mr F. H. Had the ship been put into my hands for while she was st Wanchat. I Now them
I should have ordered her to be entting out the cement from the floors. which coustitute a not inconsiderar point Police Court. He spoke to me of it. I ir E. Robinson, instructed by Mr Cald- but for the purpose I had in view I could old coment. The cament cut out was only staat, No. 1731, informing us that is in the German Reichsteg, for the purpose
addition during the hearing if the case at the occurs to me upon which it seems ecessary ridiculed the idea of his being suspected, well, appeared on behalf of the Pasig. see enough of the general condition of the from the side of the iron floor. It was.
Mr Francis said no. far as he could ses or vessel to satisfy me that she was generally free out out from the blog atas Excellency the Governor is advised that the of prohibiting the importation of alcoholic to remark, and I have now only, in accord but he kept harping back at it. I offered goan, to ask the shareholders, to ur the onfidence. His fits of depression were not Tuesday were entirely without authority, dock and saw the waviness of the plates on Tuck. I did not go inside the veast 20 survey of the steamer Pasig, having been coast of Africa ance with the precedents of the past few to vive him the key of my safe to abow my understand the whole proceedings of defective. When I went down into the octucni alt gether was about three inches requirements of the Law with regard to the liquors into the German Colonies as the complied with, and the Government Sur- Mr David Sheohy, member for Galway amount of tund dividend now to be paid, an pronounced as to take the shape of inis and without any precedent whatever, the button and found the cement level) Aberdouri dock or the first visit On the yeyer-having given the necessary, declara- South, has been arrested under the Crimes as you will see from the report, the nity; I always able to disabuas his suited The Governor bad found by his warrant ainside, I concluded that now censent had secund occasion I examined her inside. tium theseupon, the Pasig Certifiesta cannot Act. General Agents sugges: 13 per cent, or at the time I was talking to him. I think mind facis case, and he simply ordered the heen laid on over the old storied and broken if on vertical inuu uprights had been put to withheld, nut that, therefore it is not 83 per sance, making a total dividend for he had had troubles at Home of some chin. Court to survey
cement. The same had apparently been to the collisi bulkhead it would afford
The Hamburg Courts se vor the year of 20 per cent,
ractor or another. At timea he was lar The President said he had already ex-
in the Government Marine Surveyor'u rely published extracts from the late Empe Mr McCulloch --Might I ask how much mure cheseful thos I ever am. He was pressed his opinion on this point, that the done in the boiler space. The shiy had some support. If the furo-peak were Bled intended to constitutes Board of Surray, into the canity of Dr Gefteken, who quiring
with cement it might relieve the strain on Mr Robinson Patching may do perfestly the collision bulkhead, but I should not
port is sinte expremly on the very point or Frederick's Diaty. more you ought to add to the Reserve, boss16 in ali his actions. The police bad Court was not prepared to give any legal only been patched, not repaired.
nover givan bim nry reason to suspect they opinion as to the question of jurisdiction. well sometimes.
in question, via, the seaworthiness of the Soren men have been killed by the aud- infer that it did so. The ship was cement-
vessel.
den collapse of a railway tonnel in Glaner- were watching hira. It was well known The Governor had ordered the Court to
Witness-Not such patching as that; weed by my order in 1886. I sco the con
that the plates, were
in doubtful
Thos, Arold, Esq., Secretary, Hongkong, Canton, and Macro Steamboat Com- pany, Limited.
Per Colonial Secretary.
Hongkong, 6th December, 1889. Sie,We hare the honour to soknow
in Ice Bouse Street bring in & rental, his honest. I first saw signs of the delu Wilson, (Mesare Wutton and Desco), in order to make a proper survey, auw them re-ceniouting the ship over the edge receipt of your letter of the 4th in-
cause the amount which is there now is a large amount of the your's profits.
The Chairmin-The amount written off
t
the Reserve, as you will observe, has all
been absorbed by the new machine erected
peared on behalf of the complainants, and
to walk with me to the foot of the tramway carrying out that order.
line pach evening, and I parted with him for
it
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by Mess Matthetion & Co, ( Mithe Lou & Co.) financiers, for the purpose of protanging the existing contracts entered to by the Copper Syndicate, for a term of twelve yours.
Her Stockor has brought forward a Bill
Jack the Ripper, who is supposed to ba
AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY is announced
in the Paris Figaro, of a valuable remedy
the thief was my boy. It was his custom deal with the oase, and the Court was now don't pass is here. The space between tracts for the repairs made at that time; the provisions of Suction IV of The Mer-
Admitting, for the mumens, that under ganabire, Mr Francis said that might be, but with the doors in the after bold had been filled they amount 19 about $14,000. That was chaut Shipping Consolidation Ordinance, the notorious Whitechapel murderer, 16 the last time the evening before al 7 pm. reference to the particular mods of pro to hide, cerering fours and angles afterthe ship ball been strended. One of the Subsection 10, His Excellency the Go- reparted to be in Spain, and has written last year. The new machine and the new
defects, This statement was made itens was filing the fore-peak with comont building connected with it has absorbed the It was towards oroning that the fins can order which it should at the Curt with reference to a previous inspection All the repaire I wanted done were not shortin mentioned, permit us to point out
vernor is bound to ane the Certificate menacing letters to the English papers, whole of the $37, 00 we End at, reserve. DB. He was rather dopressed that evening. were bound to socrxiu their jurisdiction. while the ship was in dock. It was sume done.
It is expected that on the abdication of The boiler space and fore peak that His Excellency is equally bound, in Prince Ferdinand, Frinos Alexander will The other machine will have to be replaced He attempted take his life before. That They were not entitied to hide behind the years ago. The floors would not have were the must defective parts of the ship. fact far tore strongly bound as it is a probably succeed to the throne. within a very short time, and we have gotto was on the 12th, January while I was ab Governor'a warrant, but ought to ascertain been covered up as they were except to i examined the ship in the interests of the write off enough to pay for that, so that really sent at the Folice Court. He took a little for themselves what ought to be done.
Russis is still continuing her hostile The President I am responsible for the reason.
hide defects I can't conceive any other underwriters whom I represent, They are cation of danger to human life, to gire arsenic, but it was discovered in time.. Li we have got no reserve for depreciation.
effect to the provisions of Clause IX of the policy. as much interested in cargo on in the bull Mr Robinson-Mr Wagner, under date My object was to make reasonably sure the Governor, if he has reason to believo on establish a corner in the cement market.
Ordiumpon. That section provides that Bir McCullock-How much will the now liked him socially and, teok, as much can procedure.
A ring bas been whccessfully formed to Mr Francis object to the procedure, 28th Nov. 1538, certifies the ship auticient that the hull was in such a condition es to of him as possible. After he was dead I maabine costi
The Chairmag-I think the new machine discovered that a bottle of chloroform 1 and I must nak you to take a nuty of my for the trade intended: Your answer to carry cargo without damage. In what I Colonial ship is usale, inay provisioually of Australia and Mahon, an American, is cumplains or otherwise that a British or A proiliatie contest between Mulholland will cost laid down here about £2,000. kept in my case had been taken out. objection.
the question whether she was fit or not we have and coticu ning seaworthiness, abest order the detention of such ship for the reported from San Francieve. Light gloves The depreciation of the machinery is going There was when 1 last naed about The President-Very well, give it to me certainly not Yuu said you looked at the ship not belog fit to carry cargo, I mean purpose of being surveyed, on the conditions were used, and after a desperate fight on all the time. You have to write utan oz. left in it, sad now be empty. I verbatim and I will take it down. Mr Parlane says, 7 per cent, for machinery afterwards discovered traces of coosing on Mr Francis (dictating)-I subunit for the shit up fid not sening the ship for us that she was ant it to du so badge but as to damages, security being given by leating nearly six hours, it resulted in a
ship for and you
for-pas-oireu stances, She may carry cargo but and 3 per cent. for boilding depreciation, a table next my operating case, and I consideration of the Court it has no power angers na it did not concern you. You in my opinion the is not fit to do so with pianos, &, de, contained in that draw I do not think we write too touch off depre. think he must have taken some of this also. to take ridence in
matter. The
Now, The Hongkong, Canton and Miscas eistion and rewerye. We have always to From my knowledge of the deceased, 1 Governor las found a prima facie cause of eo aid in aniwer to the question whether out damage. I agree with Captain Ander C-86.
sho
real safe state for collision so as to what would happen to the vessel Steamboat Company, Limited, and Musta was in a keep spewing machinery, and notwith think he committed saicide in one of his complaint, and ho has directed a warrant to with a junk, you said that would depend on in the event of ber running into a junk, or Butterfield & 3wire, but thoroughly res- standing that keep increasing returna fits of depression. He was a native of Con- the Court to hold a surses of this vessel. where the junk struck. You were then be og run into by ona la my opinion pausible bodies, fully prepared to give the for nervous debility, physical exhaustion, to shareholders. Last year we paid 18 per nesticut.
They may do it either by themselves or by naked supposing the Fat to have run the Surveyor was not justide in isening required security, complain to His Excel- and premature decay: The discovery was cent, which was the best return wa bad By Di Cantle- learned the day before any person they may think to ap into junk was she in a really strong state, the curtitionts of 25th November 1868,ency that the Pasty is unsafe, that made by a missionary in Old Mexico; it made, and now we are paying 20 per cent, his death, from himself, that an Gent had point, but exept to hold or direct auch and the Apewer was Oh no, she would irrespective of marine insurance. The she is uft to fryceed to Batared him from a miserable existance and I think the shareholders, according to my died in an insane asylum. His aant was survey, they have no jurisdiction. probably have sprung ritsta. Now all classed A B1, idea, ought to be well antisfied. I think it confined to the sylum at the age of 27. The general rules, dated 14th November your answers have reference to the exzeul war eiginally clamor the Spanish without danger to human lifa. They send early grave. We learn that the Rev
The insanity was on the mother's side, and 1682, have no application to such proceed.mination of the ship for local marine in-flag. She had been damaged by stranding proof of their complaint the reports of two Bloodiebury Square, London, W.-C., will for His Excellency's consideration and Joseph Hilare, Bloomsbury Mansion, Mr McCull-ch-It's a handsome return he said he was very like his mother, Ha ings as the present, they only apply insurance purposes, is that so i
and the bull was also defective, and as the thoroughly competent Marina Surveyors, and the prescription, free of charge, on as far as the rotuin goes I am merely was highly delighted with the idea of leav. osas of speal from a survey already held WilnosYcs.
necessary capairs were not carried out the both older and more experienced men and receipt of a self-addressed stamped enve looking at the agunt taken out of the ing. He cafd it would enable him to carry by the Governor's order
Mr Hobitan What the interest of was decissent. Some owners eiset not to year's pecats.
out a long-cherished plan of going to live Mr Robinson said Mr Fraecis had form local insurance companies is the hull of the bave their resoula classe. I should aut of higher standing and portion than the lope. The Obairman-Quite so. Of course it with an uncle who had a fruit farm in Call raised. The duraer had power, on ainult their interest to know cleased raised in itself the presumption many places worn down so thin as to be agst narvellous fund govi ransely, in Stolt's
nearly the same polat as he ship seeing she is not iristered 7
Government Surveyor, and their raport consider that the fact of a vessul not being allege that the hull of the Pasig is in vary of their inability to digest food will find s Om Dany starving to death on account I smattor for the shareholders. I do notfornia, which would be admirably adopted raised, recommend auychin:: I merely made a sug- to his condition. The night before he died Asobable cause shown to detalus vessel what the conditions of the ship in its care of that she was unsawusthy. At her load-unsafe, that many other places which they Emulsion of Purs Cod Liver Oil, with gestion. I think in their own interest the ho said to me be thought he was getting for the purpose of a survey, but ta had their being offered insuratcarafe for she was declatsudah WA 6ZELENworthy. Have reanon” to believe to be equally un-Hipophospuites Very palatable and
llur the Pusig draws 9 ft 2. 14 the time. shareholders would be wine in ut saking crazy. I asked the reason, and he spoke to not power util zaob survey was made and
him to order the Court to cargo in an insurance souse and
by sound have been deliberately covered pily digested. Rad the following testi for more than 20 jee cut. I think you will me about his aunt. He possessed a certi- reported admit that yourself, Mr McCulloch, ficate from the P.pásylvanian College of proceed to deal with the cass as a Courtigtely safe to CARTY Passengers 7 anoʊesa-going ship. I am speaking with coment so that they csuượt be juspect- muzial: I have proscribes
Me McCulloch 1.
I suppose then that in
Witness—Yes, sho might be, in a plate from.npanman's point of that they have been retured permission Banlsión" in one of children The Proeldent Do you wish me to put that would damage canal or lose it allo Vossel's plating wea, worn out. I am to sarvey the sessol and that she is nựt VA 1. from wasting and malnutrition mad RD. future we may look for even au i
improve.
speaking now of September 1889; kettsarable. Unless His Excellency in prape report mat favourably of its good effect; it previously been her in Jue 1833, wie lied to say that he does not believe those has beat in each case bakeri must readily. Bir Francis-I have no questions to ask was under repairs! ere. Same time between two gentlemen, then under the provisions W. Perkins, M.RO,S., Mediol Superin. By the Court I do not mean that the that and September 1883 she had got into stir 1, subsection 16a, he is, it is tendent, Butleigh Hostal Any Ch-wist sion, but the reverse sugle irons on the The object of osmenting a ship's bottom is
agents in Hongkong and China. elde
is a very fair return,
tent on the 20 per scut.
Dental Surgery, Philadelphia.
Mr Robinson
of Surrey A coolie to the employ of Dr Noble said he knocked at the door at 6.90 and the that down!
gether The Chairman We have to deal with facts deceased opened it. The coolie, worked in. Mr Bobiusun-da the Court pleasen. I ar they stand The business has increasex, the office, and at 8 30 deceased complained also would point out that the power
abso
Foott'
Balvos with refrigeratore, add that will take | and took no further notice putil. Dr Noble i la nò way does away with the necessity for rerezes fzanies were much worn by corto- such a condition that her class was omitted abmitted, bound to detali, the vessel and can supply, la--Wit & Co. Limited),
but the mail stormers now provide them of headache The coolie left shortly after given to the Court to hold a survey Away a considerable amount we need to larrived.
is prohiminary survey.
haws her surveyed,