273-Obronie 21, 1892.]
KMB Murriying Tessal Penguin was to The Honorary Secretary of the Cricket Have Jar Shanghat gesturday, her departure Club has sent as the following correspon having been delayed owing to tun want of dence- water on the Bur/She proceeds to tho
Hongkong, 20th Ost., 1899. mouth of Ningpo river to continue sur More Douglas Laprak & On.
Gootlomen,Will you permit mo. on vaying for some time. This work finished, she will proceed to Hongkong and be paid behalf of the Members of the Hongkong Hair Tableary. **ANY VENKARA Cricket Club, to tender our most sincere
thanks
you for the efforts that were Thalis for the -made by the Donglan a. assistance of the surviving members of the Cricket team in the Bokhara disaster.
THE late Dake of Buckingham, in ears, ance and manner, we singularly like the average British engine-drivst. He could do the work of cas also. During the course of a great strike on the London and North Westera, of which the Duke of Buckingham was then chairman, there was, not a single arives forthcoming to take the Northern Mail to Manchester. The Duko got on the engine, his secretary noted as firemen, and they piloted the train as far as the outskirts of Manchester. Here, they found the em- bankment and bridges lined with yelling strikein, who bombarded the engines and carriages with stones, briske, &e. Through this storm the Duke took his train safely. into the station at Manchester. Shortly afterwards the strike collapsed.
THE BOKBARA DISASTER-THE ANCONA'S SEARCH.
THE CHINA MAIL.
gincu wers stopped and then pat full speedDon't you think a soa Rochor would have ahead."
kept her up-It might have been tried.
Tustoad of being at N.W. it appears you ware setting S.E.-Well, I cannot under- stand that..
1. Did you stempt to set any head saile -
Our jibs had been blown away.
You had no storm fore-stay it which you could set-No.
Witness resuming: She toll off E.SE. whes the engines stopped. The object of going astern was to keep on the Chine Coast and work down the Fortuna Channel. The sea was simply terrific. It was not a true rea. It was a high, banking sea. Between I the tention that preceded definite 10 and noon we lost all our siseboard boats, news of the calamity it was an immense roles bulwarke and gangways. At noon the lief to us to know that you had most con- glass was 29-47, and the chip drifting in a siderately given directions for the Thales south westerly direction. This was shown by to g unt of her course and to make every paying war the deep-sea leud from the lower effat to discover and if necessary to succour bridge on the port side. The line drew the tiesing vessel; and what the feelings of ahead. I think she was drifting or the curvivors must have been when they my knots, hatween the wind and sea, Daring British steamer come la sight may bo, Ithe afternoon we lost two more boats an the port site. There boats were all turned think, better imagined than described.
May I sak yon to convey to Captain font when we left Shanghai. At o'clock Hodgins and the officers and men of the I relieved the second officer; the glass was Thales alas the warm gratitude not only down to 29.16, soundings 25 to 33 fathoms of the two wousbers of our team who ca- fino dark send. At 8 o'clock the glass was
TIN
CORRESPONDENCE.
Me Hostlie
caped, bat of all the members of the Club, still stendy at 20.16, and the soundings 30 } she would have stood it. Of course, ale | the sxeptionally disastrous period of our tire reading than the very considerable tirs Blackburne Hün.G.Mitchell June
These anas
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MOUNT, AUSTIN HOTELL
LIST OF VITORY LIFE, Mt F Holloway Mr and Mrs F E Mr W. Machean
Bowdon & childrenMrs W. Blacheap,
Hare Buck
muis and children Coneal Budler Mr Charles Maloof
or. R. F. Cabbold Me E. F. M Ool, Channe
M and Mrs McLeod
Me Unchrann
Cohen
Mr and Mrs d. C. Mr G. Nohwinke Mr J. B. Coughtrie
Mr and Mrs Japtimus Vaughan Morgan.
Mr W. H. Goskell⠀ Bir A, Ross Count and Countess Mr Taylor"
de Geloes * Captain Tillett Mra Glover
Me W, Schwalon.
Mr & Mrs Tarachant
and child
and took up a considerable part of bistained to a position which no other Press timo. There was another festure of fourea in the world had attamed to. It was with THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE Ham which was creeping is among the the hope that the journalism of this monp.
BOKHARA'S. LASCAR OREW.
practice of interviewing, (Laughter.) try might keep before ita eyes the motto To the Editor of the ' Quina Mam.”
Now, after the reception of telegrams his Bo jest and lese not that he proposed By Commander Woodward-Had you aby
Hongkong, October 20.
day was principally opent in interviewing, the toast which had beon. intrusted to him. SI-We, the undersigned surviving The Press only interviewed eminent per (Cheers.). idea of running for shoker behind the White Dogs that time you, ware 8 miles of Tung crew of the steamer Bakhara, baring heard
sons. Well, he only interviewed ominent alleged kisconduck persant, and, what was more, he did what Fing on Sunday evening -The glass was of a report about 29.88 then, and wo thought it was simply a inade by one of the surviving passengers, he believed was the propes thing to do on ROWLANDS' ODONTO, s pars and scientif- northerly galo. Wo west tunning at that De Lawson, In the Hongkong Telegraph of those, connions-ho took a carofal rocond gally prepared tooth powder, antacid, ti time, did not make the White Dogs the 18th instant, beg boroby to make of those interviews, to preserve it for parasitic and slightly alkaline, it paastratos the following statement, and trust, in futuro nesations. The difference between to the hidden flave and erevions of the beeth or any other lights..
Would you havo considered it unanfe to justice to us, you will kindly publish it, as them as that they produced their tele-where deasy originates, removes tartar, vindication of our conduct grams and their interviews at once, while polishes and preservas the euimel, proventa try to us to the White Dogs to get in far without suob sheller We night at the captain as can be made by our statement, we poor he product his much more slowly, hat, and arrests decay and sweetops the breath preferred put her on the port tack to people, who worked on board the ill-fated the thought, in a mitch more fascisting is free from said or gritty ingrediente bring her to. Our idea was that the ty steamer regardless of all danger, will form, in that most brilliant and attractive ROWLANDS ESSENOR OF TYRE dyes red or phoon was to the southward and was taking not only be deprived of our certifi- form of journalisen which was known sa gray hair a permanent brown or biscks, de cates, of our donations, and of our the British Blue Book. (Lond laughter.) Ask dealers in perfumery for Bowlande' a north westerly cours
By Captain Hodgins-Did you consider service by the P. & G., but ales of the The British Blue Book, he would say articles.. the advizability of running and not heaving prestige of our sea-faring nation as one of without fear of treading on any ono's to ?The second officer and I both the boat type of crow under soy emergoulas corns, was better printed, and cheaper to but the captain did that one can ever come acrous. We need these whe received it gratuitously- proposed that,
on that subject hardly any here anything about one con- (laughter)--and he thought it was, on she not agree with at all. After what she did stand, I think duct sa crew on board the stommor during whole, more interesting and more instrust Dr Lowson has himself spoken mess of what was supplied to them in the for the considerate kindness and boundless fathoms. The commander and third officer would have made a mess pf hersoff, but she voyage,
their relieved me on the bridge, and the com-
could not have been worse then are was all about is, but, above all, when due investi- daily Press. (Laughter.) He know that TEE N.-C. Daily Nees is glad to know hospitality they experienced at
mander enid he would sund for me if he day on Monday. She was not a shelter to gatim are made in proper quarters, it will, that was not generally known, but it was that something is being done or about to haude,
About a quarter to 10 when I soghedy then The Bus wore going over wa feel confident, come out satisfactorily his, opinion, and he was sure it was be done to improve the condition of the I will beg you enca more to accept our wanted me.
that the Gogo grow which the P. and O. opinion of the chairman's son, Mr Hatry Wodrang Bar. The Consular body have sincere expression of thankfulness, the in-was on the main deck, a shipped three the upper bridge.
Captain Burasey-She was running employ, and of which we form a part, Lawson, whom he saw in the commer. He taken, the matter up again, and the Coact adequacy of which is due, I can assure you, hoary seas. I felt her do so.
bebaved themselves in the cans of the thought that with those three points Inspector has drawn attention to the reakto inaptitude of expression on ray part, and smashed in the engine room skylight and efonu under the water-Yes, sir.
put the fires out. I went on deck, and the By Commander Woodward-Do you think Bokleure in such a mansor as to leave telegrams, interviews, and the publication less damage cicised by steamers grounding not to lack of sensibility on the part of the
shini saginoer told me he was going along she would have stood it running-She nothing further to desire, and that in such of his journal-their affinity anded, but on the Bar, sud has notified that the Bar members of the lab.
a terrific sea and gule that wore raging he did not think that the advantage marke will be shifted as the channel shifts. Believe me to be, Gentlemen, your to tell the commander that the fires were out might have done it, but nur ship was
and the plane was so full of heat and steam rather low. She would probably have dering our lust voyage we hesitated not was all on his side. He know that Wo paderstand (says our contposporary) obedient servant,
EDWARD A. RAM,
that it would take some timas in got the either breached to in the sea of the foliar the least to inplicitly obey and carry out they, at any rate, in the course of thair that an offer ham bunu Sinado by Captain
Hon. Sec. H.K.C.C. Gres re-lit. The soundinga up to 11 o'clocking day and foundered or been swamped. as far as practicable the orders and be working day, had not to rummage
the man File, who was reasatly in charge of the
were 25 fathoms. After this I remained She would hate rua that night although hests of our oficers, bowever parlons the to try and find the island they had annexed. dredging operations at Woosing, to dig
on deck all the time. When the firea sunt she was taking water over, but I do not situations in which we were ordered to (Laughter.) They did not have to trans Hongkong, 21st Oct., 1892. opt, the junk basnnel to 34 fost at low
after our getting on land what wo frontier through undiscovered régions or an water for £10,000 sterling, and there are
E: A. Ram, q, Honorary Secretary, out the ship kept much about the same, think she would ever have stood the sea of work.
did for the surviving European passengere unknown Continent (laughter) and they heading E. S. E., the wind and see nearly Monday. other Eensible, sohomes in the air. It is
Hongkong Cricket Club Dear Bic,-We thank you for your very beam. During the afternoon we tried Do you know if any caloulations were and for our officers we aurrate below, and had not to presont a bold front on inacces impossible that the expense and trouble
VIOTOHIA HOTEL mado on Monday as to the position of the wa trast the lattor when called upon will sible mountain rauges (Laughter.) That
VISITORS LIST now chosed by this obstruction can be appreciative letter of yesterday in reference throwing out cil with vory great success.
The seam did not brask so heavily ship-Only by soundings. It was too fully course the truth of our statement. unfortunately, was the task that deralved Capt. F. O. Blanco Birs Morrison bare much longer by the public with to the alight services condered by our a
Thales to the survivors of the wreck of the After shipping the three houvy eazy. I cannot say whas calculations That for more than 24 hours during the on the bolder of the office that he had the Bartma equanimity.
Mr H. H. Platt I think the disastrous period, owing to the exigencies honour to hold. B.K Bokhara, and we extremely regret auch Ihat all the fatriaes-aix or seven were made for position.
of the terrific occasion, we had bal hardly there was much in common between their Me and Mr G. G. Mr C. F. Schapens
Buy if he might og 50, Dr. and Mrs Canaris-Me Char. H Ramay sarvioss could not have been of more avail.owing with oil About twenty minutes second officer had her position.
The contents of your letter will be duly to 12, the quartermastor on watch came to Did you consult with the plain and any food on board, we scarcely need refer public functions. They had to share all
Cadby and child communicated to Captain Hedgies, Officers me sad told me to go up on the bridge, tell second officar on the chart on Monday to here; nor do we think we should refer the responsibilities that were recently broop ir A. Eminants
ing ma st the same time there was land on pight Yes. We judged our position to to the terrible strain and stress that we ing over them. Es did not know if they Mra Farmer and Craw of the ss. Thales as requested.
We are, dear Sir, yours faithfully, the lee, I went on the bridge, and the combe about mid channel with the Pescadores had had to undergo as crew. Our officers had rend of the intentions of Professor Mr U. F. Focken
themasives have experienced suae, and let Garner to proceed to Central Africa with a Rev. and Mrs Gould mander said to me It is all up, Prickett; about duo cast, i good bye, we have done our best, and im Dy. Capt. Hodgins-When the ship was them speak for us. What we did after we view to ascertaining the languages of mon- Mr W. Hancock mediately went to call the passengore upbreaking herself up in the trough of the wore ashore was this:
Early at daybreak after the night we be a project which nearly touched both Capt. M. Lancaster
keys. (Laughter. That seemed to him to Mr E. B. Jorey on deck. I saw the land, There was no sea could you not have put out a chain
them and lim-flaughter) for le sup. Mr W. J. Lyo necaneity for him to explain what he meant. cable or ses anchor-It was impossible to were washed ashore, the Chief Beer and There was a misty fight which enabled us get forward without lues of hfc. Our Quarter-master took six out of us remain posed that when the monkeys came into Mr Chas, W. Mathews family to see about 250 or 300 yards away. A fon cables were worked on deck, and our coming fifteen round about the island we were direct communication which then they The Marine Obert of Engniry into the minutes aftor, she struck on the starboardmander did not think it necessary to scri- thrown on, as well in search of food as in
would have their ambassadors (laughter) siroumstances connected with the loss of side, heeled over to port and again struck, tice the lives of any of his men. It was that of any stray persons who may have their sphere of influance marked out, their Wapioked territory would be deliminated under the the P. mail steamer Fokkere was shipping seas at the same time which washed thought of. It was not a case of lening the been washed ashore like as-
biscuits, and fall in with a froman who balance of power would be materially dis Captain Rumsey, R.N., Harbour Master, And I were on the bridge, and the helms in a dangerous position.
By Mr Johnson-At the time wo deter was lying with his leg brazen and arying turbed the moment they had the language ment, in the broken-down state of the teleprasided, and the ather members constitut.mau and the quartermaster of the watch.
the starboard tack, I doubt if The three tins of biscuits were handed of the interesting race discovered. (Laugh- {1 the court ware:-Staff-Commander struok the upper bridge with my head mined to ing
try graph lines at Formora, that there is any Westward, H. M. S. Fictor Emanuel; Cap. and the rex: thing I knew was when I was we could hare set the storm trysail, If it over to the Chief Ofheer, and we lifted and tor.) They might view the discovery with I was not insenable had been sot already it might have been all helped up the Tamo fireman to the spot not less apprehension than be did. Their chance of hearing of the these two pastain Hil, sa. Batania; Captain Hodgins, saying on the rest.
I was simply rolled over like a ball and right. The Ommander was ou the luidge where the survivors had congregated. speeches would have to be reported and their anngers antil word, is brought by the Tholes; and Captain Craik, s.a. Menmuir.
Mx A., B. Johnson, Solicitor, appeared could do nothing for myself until I got when the heavy and were shipped. It was During the sbarnes of as six, the reviews, and even their movemente weald Douglas steamer Tholes, and this can hard-on behalf of the Peninsulac and Driental washed to the beach. 1 had a lifebuoy in the fourth other who informed me that mainder of us picked up bundles of Shang have to be recorded. (Langhter,) What was ly be looked for in less than eight. S. N. Company,
my band when I was waehed off the bridge, the Captain went below to warn the pas hat straw which were floating about, and more, a new barrot might svait them. They spread up as mattresses for the Baropean might God that what they had always be but I lost it. I had no lifebalt. Whoo songers... ár ten days Nothing was seen of the
By Capt. Rumsay-The ship was not paseongers and officers. Some of us were lieved to be the truest form of the brais wreck of the Bokhara, bat partientars of the
I picked myself up on the beach I found the belman, and soon after I met the overloaded. She had only 1800 tons of them sont in soarch of blankote, sad on our les ohatter of irresponsible frivolity was, quartermaster of the watch and the fourth oargo, and had 13.6 feet feea-board. No finding two we dried them up and gave in coality, the debates of the legislative aud catastrophe were a coarse learned at,
offer. Then I naw several of the Lascars special instructions are issued by the Coar them to. Dr. Lowson. We also picked up even of the general assembly. (Laughter.) Makung where the Ancona called. The
running towarda me-16 altogether, then patis as to when ships aro. to lay to or when four mattresses which had floated up frate He had long heard of the Institute of Jour- following in the report of the search, for
the third officer Betora wa were all they are not-bats with reforance to the vessel and handed them to the Euro-
galists, mainly through the exertions of his which we are indebted to the courtesy of
collected half an hour or three-quarters of running any risk. The control of such pipaus; wo sileo dried ap their clothes as friend, Mr Gilzena Keid, and use of bir
We
Algernon Borthwick; but he was not quite: The 20 hour had elapsed. I could just see the
era, so far as I know. I would consider did not appropriate any of the thinge we certain that, so far be understood the object went ofer the the Bokhara fol-powered ship. 1 do not picked up for one own use. Almost naked of the Institute of Journaliata, he looked 2,948 tone net, and 1,097 tone register. From the beach wo She was built by Caird & Co., Grasnock, hill, where we found a hut with Dr know anything about the indicated horse we kept ourselves shivering. We were upon them with unmized approval. I only supplied with handfuls of biscuits seemed to him that the Prens, scattered a T. Jones-Parry, third officer, who stated saturated with salt water by the Chief it was, individualistic as it had hitherto On Thursday 20th October at 7.m. the in 1873; length 366 feet, beau 39 feet, Lowson faside, and where we stayed power.
depth 29 fest mou'ded, sominal bersa all night. Lieut. Markham, passenger,
that he had a second mate's certificate, was Oficer. Under cold and pain we waited bean, was quite powerful encogh. That Ancona sighted the Liteita Light House power 2, XX. The Captain was Charles D. and a froman with a broken leg were als On the S. W. point of Fisher. laland, Peach-
Next morning wo say nothing next esined, and recapitulated the evil ontside the fishermen's hut where the power had only ratantly been acknowledged Workocke
The sen on the ence already given by the chief officer. Europeans stayed, and during the night by a stream of heroura, which, he was hap- Tokio... 30.24 ders strong monsoon was blowing the crew consisted of four officers, Rayed.
four engineers a winohman, and boiler whatever of the ship
When he went on the bridge at 8 o'clock of the next day by turns of two kept watch py to see, their chairman had shared in Nagasaki the time, with considerable ses and a hazy maker, maven quartermasters, a Europaan reef was too rough to go out. I was fur
We also supplied them with fuel, (cheers)-though he confessed he wish-Shanghai.. 30.21 69 70 On Dearing the land, Tortoise boatswain and a carpenter, 4 deck hand aging for food. The wind did not go down on the Monday oroning no supposed posi- there. Rock and Sad Island were nighted, and (Lascars), and about 25 stuurde. I do not till towards Tuesday evening, and on tion one pointed out to hit on the chart and matto tires for them. We never ed it had come from a different source hanghai 30.21 mast being observad a little to the South know the numbers below. We left Shang- Wednesday it was a clear day with a quiet de behoud from his own observation and won polized the little fresh water that (Laughter.) What he felt atout jour 30.08 78 to eard of Band Island, Captain Mudie der hat bound for Hongkong un Bih October on T18 Tool ring, at a cold right what he heard that she was south of the was found in a well as Dr. Lowson alleges, maliaru, when concentrated in an insititate Amp 20.08 cided to tead up for it to ascertain whother
I can.nglea to the inland.
mast fuating, probably attached by the west, and if she had kept that direction all and gave it fall of water from the wail housewider of London came to appreciate Hongkong 90.03 75 73
We could see & Piscadores. She was drifting to South. Du the contrary we picked up a bucket like that, was very much what the nerveus 30.00 76 it indicated the position of the wreck. It carrying malls and general cargo,
not say how many passengers there were. was found to be a solitary jack at anchot There was not fall pargo, only about stays. On Tuesday we turned out or day he did not think they would have avery time that they wanted it during day in the blewings of the London County under the les of some ont-lying rooks, but 150 tons.
as well as dating night. Bar argelves we Council that it was too much concentra- Canton 60.06 32 67 NA on leas in the hut, but foraged about for touched the Pescadores. Her draught of water the insone being near Sand Island it was leasing was 17.10 fore and aft On leaving food. We got two or three tias of w By Curamander Woodward-What was had a half top broken bottle and we in tion; and he confessed that if, in addition Mic
We your opinion about hearing to 1-Sat could turn drank, thereby. We never gorged to the other trade unions, they were to devided to make a careful march for the Shanghai, there was a frosh N.E. breeze, biscuits which hart been washed wreck,
The South Folat, the West Bud North The weather was voreset, and the wirdalar found a small well with two inches of | ast have your much longer rancingper any food. There was nothing beyond the have the greatest power of the age consoon faiphong, 30:02
and aea increasing, Da Sunday morning brackish water near the hut. With some haps two or three hoats-as she would Eave biatoios which were in charge of the trated in a trade union of its own Bolinao.... 29.02 83 ). amined, but the state of the weather and parsed a sailing ship about seven o'clock of the signal rockets found on the beach been pooped and awamped. My opinion officers, and we only ate what they gave voice, No, so-private individual bad Manita,,,..29,82 8579 197
The P. & 0.8. 6. Ancona, which called at the Pescadores on her way from Naga- saki, arrived here this afternoon. It was expected that she would bring on the two who the Bokhara Burapean passengers were reported to have reached the island of Pachan, but so far from this expectation being fulfilled, nothing was haard of them by her, and their identity is as much of a
Doulas LAPRATE & Co.,
General Managers Douglas Steamship Co., Ld.
THE BOKHARA DISASTER.
MARINE COURT OF ENQUIRY,
mystery as aver. It does not asem at ne opened at the Barbour Office this morning, everybody off the bridge. The third officer ship thee. We did not think the ship was up from tho floating débris throa tins of Brautela Conference-(laughte:)—and the
A letter was read from G, Priskalt, chief oficer of the Bokhara, intimating the loss of the steamer, and requesting that an on- quiry should be
| help Prickett stated-I was chief Guess here and held a certihears as master, granted at London in 1889, I hare served in the Bokkara from 26th Jane, 1892, as chief oficer.
Mr E... Joseph, the Supertatṣudent of the Balchars was a three-masted stoner of maɛts of the ship, nothing of the bull attore resistentikuly with the Compinand. they were given to us to dry in tarus.
P. & 0. Co., who arrived here to-day on board the Angora A
borizon,
a
with all plain sails sind studding saita satre managed to make a fice. About an
tion.
coasts of the Island wore thoroughly ex- WA the uncertainty as to the reliability of the prudent. While passing on the West side chart rendered a, vory gloss spprosoh im a number of people were observed by those on the deck of the dacons to be moving about on the Island, and one or two puassu gers were under the impression they saw what might have bean the tops of masts the Barth-West corner, bat these were not observed from the bridge by Captain Malie and the officers of the ship
Captain Mudis having seen no trace of the
Mr and Mrs M. J.
Tarschand
Capt. Vincent
Mr and Mrs W. F
Wanyon Mr.F. Winer and
"Quotations mes HONGKONG, October 21, 1892, OPIUM-New Patna, caab,... 400
Oid.
cash, “ New Benares, cash, -615) New Malwa eredity 689 Allowance, Cattien 4/5
12
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Old
540/50
Old Malwa, credit Alloganes, Catties, 3/6 Persian,
cash, Oity, 480 50 Allowance, Catties, 1/2 Potalan, Paper tid 500/600 Allowance, Casties, 1/4h......
CHINA COAST. METKOROLOGICAL
REGISTERdengan mak
Holbow
October 20.-Ax A TEME VŠ
Barometer rad
Temperature.
33.04 8360.
October 21.
was not asked as to heaving to. Up to the ps of theo. What oluo could we gorge, better seek some other sphere of influence. 0.5. James time of going and she did not show signs walenys the doctor to say. Un the morn (Laughter.) But he was prepared to wel. Two tears before she struck it would out silting up on sa elevsted spat on the one point of view alone, and that was that Wontoek of broaching to and answered her kelta will. ing. of the second day we saw a goat come that great institution if from only have buon posible, without loss of life, to hillside; we caught it of our own accord it recognised the principle of Imperial frda. Takic send men forward to drop over a chain and handed it to the Europeans for their ratlon-(cheers)-in its constitution and in Nagasaki.. cable or so aucher. The seas were break. R for ford. We wore all more or its membership in a way whish mest be Shanghai...
less art, We Wore ing over the ship.
lame, hangry, gratifying to all who had the unity of the Poochow Are theso Luscars'amenable to discipline and half dead, but, nevertheless, we Rapiru at heart. That principle of Empire Amoy.....30)
helped up Dr Lowson, who seemed to have was one which had aften been derided, but Auping
The land was in sight up till 10 o'clock hour after daybreak on Wednesday morn. and myself. I don't remember the post purpose of oking up wreckage. The island and bearings taken by the second officer ing, & n'ambar of fishermen lauded for the The socious officer got afternoon all round was covered with wreckage. sights, but I do not think they were re-bout ucon we persuaded them to take us liable' because of the weather. It was off the island, which they did, taking us to hazy. Senudings were taken soon after four Petoo, where we were lodged in a temple o'clock with Sir William Thompson's lead and looked after by coo of the priests. and recorded 35 fathoms, mad bottom. We Wa word vory well treated. On Thursday when it blowing a gula such an you have wore going 13 knots. We wers steering S. morning a were takett Lo Makung to the described?-Ten From the time we start- a sore leg, to walk over to Makang, a dia. nothing was moro certain than that it was, water130.12 74
About 8 o'clock that evening, mandarin'e yataen, on the island of Pongod till the time the ship struck they betance of five miles, which took nearly half a imperceptibly, and in asociations like that. Hongkong 30.1 weak, and censiering a near approach, angs wére taken and 35 Fathoms re- hou, where we were very hospitably treated. haved admirably. We had nothing to day. e regards the supply of fresh water growing and making its way. (Cheers) No Viot, Feak. or attempt to land, dabgercus, in the red. The dead reckoning"" placed us 8W remained there till Saturday afternoon complain of. They never went below and in the well sossibly the Doctor might bare ions in that ball would dream of making an Canton
E. E. C. Roberto 2nd officer, accompanied
his services on futerpreter. They were
the
a
Macao..
imagined that it might be exhausted if institution of journalists which should be were working when the ship struck.
tain left the bridge; I supposed to warn the flow in the wall was evidently continuous, should not comprise thou empires beyond Haiphong 30.04 74 88
Witases (resuraing)—At that time the Cap bad and to stay long at the island, but the limited to these islands alone and which Heibow... passengers. Front the turns I saw the land and the supply was quite wondent even the seas in which lay the future and Bolas, 19.99. 66. 72 till the ship struck ould not have been when we left the sand. We were asked the salvation of their country (Cheers) Manita... more than 10 minutes. The captain bade to pick up cans of oil, which an wo found we If their power was great it, at any 0.8.Jarnes
us all good bys saying there was nothing brought them. If for all these services rat, had a lintit. They infusured them,
islund.
We waitad
By Captain Rumany-Was there any sug- gestion that the ship was in a dangeroos position before you saw the land on your les-We thought we were werkward of the land, nearer the Ching garter
What was tus reason for trying to pat the ship on the other tack-We thought to go down the channel.
recovered. Hasizo mentioned that be bad damage was done woulward -When you Captain putting up the fors-tryssil, but we were far onpugh to eastward and wanted,
a party watching for any more bodies that By Commander might be washed aabere; this party no doubt buy the people seen og Sand Island from}
the Ancona. He stated that the wreck was
of the
obedient servants,
UASSUM HYDER.
life as the editors
Gitluse tired, and who, knowing the ou
ind the Box, were pr pared to
vivo fair play to, and to speak dly of, those for whom they might feel a political distaste, and in whom they might very often feel intellectual distrust, | The limit of the power of the Press was public taste sad public opinion. Ho rojoged to see the influence of public tasto and public opinion making itself felt through their daily papers. Half of what
were at one time considered as the most Important items of a newspaper's columpi were gradually being edged cut. Tho complicated дея of Вигорад politica carried too far was being edged out in favour, of those more accial topics which
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HONGKONG REGISTER.
miles West of Tung Ying. The wid was when we were taken off by the Thaits and weather then prevailing, decided to pro- N.E. at 8 o'clock that evening, and the essivered in Taiwanfoo. On Sunday morn ceen in Ronghoa Harbour to make enquiries force & to 7, little or the part quarter. ing the Porate took us on board and at Makung This was efeated and the
The main trysail had been blown away in brought us to thongkong, calling in at Ma Acme anchored off that eity at 11.16 s.m. the alternoon, and at this time we had the hung and Swatow. We arrived in flong- A beat was sent ashore in charge of reefed foresail and whole faretopeail. At kong Tuesday.
10 o'clock the tommarder sent for me ou By Capt. Romsey--I suppose the post by its Reverend R. H. Ross, of Amor one that the glass was tion of & milles east of
neat are to be before he left the bridge. rendered in cold and rain nud in and they justly influenced them; and in Barometer falling Nightly. Gradients of the passengers, who kindly volatisered the bridge telling me asking a boat by correct at 8 p.m. on Sundayi-Very near. The first sea sifter we stroe's dig not corre in Brary
other rospecs onder the conection with thet infuence nothing moderate for N. E. winds. Weather clea
warin and dry. (Issued at 10.37 B)",
•Recaived-in-A very friendly manner by the advisability of laying the ship to.ly so I should say. The second officer and on haird, but the second washed me off. must trying vircumstances, rendered when struck him more strongly than the charity The cost by this time wen been break the commander navigate the ship. There I was lifted on the top of the sea to the fore we ourselves, ne sve said, vere leme, hun- of the Press towards individuals. (Cheers.)
W. DOBESTS, people, en ahora and at once conducted to the ing over the fore quarter of the ship, was a south-westorly set up till then top and then estas down to the brutes. I gry, and half-dead, we got such a certifi. There must be, and there were, many men
Director of the Observatory, Hongkong Observatory. Oct. 21, 1892. Military Mandarin in charge of the place, by I turned the hands up, and battoned down We gave the ship 13 tants ruuning, allow soul see the set stuuding up like a wall cate as Bar Lowson hus given us, we who lived an anonymous whom they were accorded a most courteous fors and aft and took the mails io. Ating nothing for the ast. The course was 23 in front. I was the washed along with simply say our reward will come from God, and writers of newspapers who felt that tome wreckage upon the reef, and there and that as between man and mea lat the they themselves were better qualified to
1. Barometer, tednová tó 32 degrees Fahren. reception.
ascertained that the 23 survivors maander everything was ready to lay to. They
scertained that the 231.45 on Monday morning I told the comte oefect, and at 8 o'clock we altered it
to 28 true. We beat no storm-sails that saw the chief officer, the two quarter righteous judge us.We are, air, your step forward and take a part in public life from the wreck had left for Taiwan, and that
than those whoso actions, any cantaseed By Commander Woolward-It took you afternoon. The main trysail was split up masters and four Lanata se their departure 59 bodies had been all that time to get everything ready i
and down with shifting. We furled it about an hour and a half to see it anyoan AMENJEE HASSUN.
end HASSUN AMUN, JA We also would. tammi washed ashore and baried in coffins at the Witness-Yes. It took some consider. We had a storm-tryrail below-now.
MOOSFABA MUNJEERA, plages at which they were found, stonga shle tims to take in the sails and to get wore not supplied with a storm foresail. other side of the SP befors geing to the
YERSOON ISMAIL. thate being two females, who were interred everything battoned down by the earpon- We had a large new jib, and wo very sel
AMUN ESSACK. Makung The Mandarin produced someter. There had been a N, gale blowing den used anything but a jib. All awnings,
ADS CASSURI documents Left with him by tia survivors on for some time (stundy), and at midnight the&o, were taket in when we turned thair departure from Makung, relating to glass stood at 20.70.
HOOSEIN. LASSEN. The ship was then hazds up co Sunday night. In these at
-ALLY MIL their kind treatment, &, also the official brought to on the port tack. In doing so tempts to put her an the other tack we did record he is keeping of the Barber of bodies we shipped a lot of water. No material not put up any sails as they would have
MAHMED SHAHBULIN. been blown to ta. I suggested to the
ANTONIO MANUEL YAZ TINA SELDON. brought her to you had no saile up?
SEB STIAN DE SOUZA. was blowing a hurricane and be said
By Commander Woolward-When the SYED MAHOMED.. Witne-No; nothing at all. She was would have been blown BWAY.
Captais Rumsey-Yes, an ordinary try discoloured water was seen out. Muntlay. FUTTER CLIN. and the was koeping on the North of Sand Island and was a notably and hear the sails but Laving a storm-trgaail down be morning what past of the as did you think pletely overed at high water, bat that the tups of two of the masts could be seen at low bridge at o'clock and the wind was low I think it is a pity you did not get it it was --I only heard of it afterwards.
When you did bear of it what did you put fullle. At 6 o'clock-day. "Pin blowing a
Wither-When the attempt was made it down in your mind as being-I did not but the bodies tight-the water as muddy, and I told water and that, covered. An attempt the commander: Faentihe fourth offfece to wear the ship our idea was that we were I know what it was. We could not see day- referred to had been 1 had been made by his people to reach the forward to cast the lead.. It recorded 25 of Ockset:
the cup so as to take observations. thing scene of the wreak in 'all stemor, on the fathoms, mat. Soon after we got into Captain Humaay-It seems to me so far It was thick weather, without rain, When in connection with the anus! Conterence acquaintance, was to some extent Hamidity 19th Osobor, in the state of the weather groen water, and on heaving the lead as I hase read-or rather from what I have I may we thought we were enough to cast of the Instituts held in Edinburgh laat symptom of the opinion and of the
the Direction of) rendseed if impracticable to do so, a strong found 30 fathoms, mud. At this time the hourd from your evidence that if the ship ward and reseed to go on the other tack mouth. In the course of his speech he said feelings of the readers of newspapers
Wind monsoon having prevailed ever since the ship was well clear of Ockseu, I thought, had got round on the other isck we would I mean that we wong far enough eastward there was, ka thought, one reason why be on the subject. Some years ago, if they
and far énonga to the eastward. We not have had to hold this enquiry to clear Ockegu and the islands thereabout might have been selected to propces the had asecked all the papers of the country. Weather Information was given by the actives when decided to bring her round on the other Witness--We did not see that ther. We to get down the ghantel, act that we wore
toast of The Institute of Journalists, and they would not have found a calental tele Bain theparty landed, and conditmed by the Yamen,tack. In order to put her round head to be no idea that we were near the Pesoa appt aching the coast of Forces.
that was that in the post which he had the gram in them. Now they found that Par- that there was a very considerable rises and wind we ran full speed with helm hard does. All our wreckage was going ahead. By Captain Rumsey--I did not hear any honour to hald (cheers)-his duties had a fiaments of the Colonies were surping the fell of the tide in Ponghoa Harbour and that starboard. She came up to about N. 60 I had not the slightest idea how the ship suggestion of a sea anchor.
sousiderable affinity to those of journalisis, place of those subjects. In deference to they feared the dne might ground when and then fell off again, the wind having a setting ecoept in a Bouth-easterly By Commander Woolward-Do you His first daty was to revive telegrams public opinion speeches were being very the lids oobed, if she remained in the position increased to a hurricane in the meantime, direction. The captain believed she was think the weather was sufficiently bad from all perfs of the world, and that, he much curtalled, and newspapers were not the M taken up. The party therefore This was tried repeatedly, and when we going down mid-channel nearer towards while daylight lasted on Bulidays up believed, was a journalistic function. He without that measure of self-dental which returned on board si quickly as possible to found we could not bring her round we the China coast than wa were. If we had till 5 o'clock justily you in hearing to, did not receive all the telegrams that they led them to curtail their own leading ar- communicate this report to Captain ndio tried to wear the ship. We put the en- know how necessary it was to get round taking into consideration that the barresired. He did but even receive the ticles. (Laughter.) Alt bene wore symp
As it was necessary to move the thin, and gines autem, to hellg her stern up to the we might have lost lives over 15, but it ter was falling and the wind was northerly? folegrem recording the evacuation of Egypt toms of the inBuance of the public upon it was not genoticable to again emmunicate, and then with the helm shifted to baril would have been deze,
—No, sit ;- not up till 6 o'clock.
(loud laughter and cheers)-which was so newspapere. It seemed to him that the with the shore, after leaving the sheltered port we put the engines full speed ahead, By Commander Woolward-When you And when the barameter began to rise universally printed in journalistic columus prospect of the Press was that of growing puition eriginally taken up, the Accus The ship remained in the same, position. saw the shallow water didn't you think you the wind did ust show any signs of ablit this weak. Ho supposed it miscarried, and of greater influence. The Prass of this then proceeded on her voyage to Hongkong Thin was trind seturál times too.
woin: how the other side-It was then I ing --Na it kept steady.?
(Laughter.) But he had also to deal with i country guided the statesmen of the coun- the time being 1.30p
By Capt. HillThe lowest reading of the telegrams, fase paolidy, perhaps, then they try, and it interpreted the views of the peo- By Jonmander Woolward-How long thought we were plear of Cokeen, especially
barameter was 2915 about 5 or 6 on fut had out with as much efficiency he pleat the country. Without those twogreat The following longum, from ar laid you keep the engines going ahead on when we got 25 fathoms and thou $0.
By Capt. Rumsey-Was there any eng day afternoon. old thess occasions f➡dbout 's quicter of 'an
could bring to beat upon them; and, fucctions the Press would in a degrov friends of the Argyll and Sutherland High Moor.
gestion of a deep ses anchor-No. Nic
At this ringe the Court was cleared, and though na fid not produce bis telegrams so gain the ostination in which they held it landers, has been received by Mejor Had you steate up at full power Oh, You as we were putting her store all the on its being re exponed nearly half-an-hour quickly, or perhaps so literally, is those If he might offer the institutes metto it General Barkatalogo iyon, all the foam we bould get. jab tizam to put her dong the Changel
afterwards the President said-The Court he saw around him did, yet he could assure i would be, ↑ Bo jurt and test not '--(chosis) Did you try to get any way up beföre But you did not get much way on her 1— will now adjou:n till 10 d'alock to-morrow them that they liaanted his evening droams because it was through its justice and its bringing her round to the wind?-The ea.
morning.
and his morning wakenings—(laughter) (carlessness that the British Prem had ke-
wreck occurred...
Binburgh To General, Hongkong Piney Fing desire exprese sympathy.
It was tried.
of
LORD ROSEBERY ON THE PRESS. interested the heme and heart of the
Loed Rosebery propound the toast of public. He thought the London Day by Barometer...] The Institute of Journalists at the dinner Day, with which their chairman had some Temperature
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