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THE WRECK OF THE “* PEKIN.”
master of the Verona, Mr. Edward Porter, mas- ter of the Braemar.
Hongkong." That is not the reason at all. The”- Canton dollar lends itself to the counterfeiter's aît no more; not so much in- China Present and Past, By R. S. GUNDRY, deed, as the Mexican, and the number of coun-
MARINE COURT, INQUIRY. Author of “Chian and her Neighbours." Lon- terfeits seized have been inconsiderable. The
On Tuesday (14th inst,) the Marine Court don: Chapman and Hall, Limited. 1895. real reason the coins have not been placed in Inquiry into the loss of the steamer Pekin was Ma. Gunday bas rightly deemed the present circalation is set out in an extract from Mr. held at the Harbour Master's Office. an opportune time to take stock of the condition Consul Brenan's report on
The Court had for its members-Commander of stairs in China, and this book will prove wel- for 1893, which is quoted by Mr. Gundry: trate, Lieutenant F. W. Loane, R.N., H.M.S. the trade of Ganten R. Murray Ramsey, R.N., Stipendiary Magis- come to home readers who wish to make them-
"As there is no profit to be made in coining a Undaunted, Mr. R. Crawford, master of the solves acquainted with the conditions of the im- standard unless some one can be found to pay a portant problem now being worked out in the premium, the Canton dollar, which is a plece of British steamer Tacoma, Mr. C. H. S. Tooque,
Fast. The author has, in the words of the the same weight as the Mexican, and of a Iroduction, endeavoured to throw up into nominal fitteness of 900; is at present very little ef certain incidents in foreign intercourse, coined. Bat there is reason to believe that
Mr. Dennys appeared for the owners. aspects of industrial progress, and cer- if bankers would pay premium of, say cafe No. 86,046, issued at Belfast, 1871. 1 ** Joseph Parker said-I hold a master's certifi- tares. in Chinese character and eus, 2 per cent., which would be sufficient to "which may enable us to note the pro, | cover the cost of eöining, the mint would be master of the steamer Pekin. I joined her on actually made sud to discern the nature of ready to coin dollars. However, as no mesayer is
14th October, 1894, at Hongkong. Her ownere the limitations that have prevented further ad. employed, and the provincial treasury silver in are Messrs. Malcampo and Co., of Amoy. I left
Several of the chapters have already taken to be pare, the Canton dollar is not of even Amoy, with a cargo of coals for ballast.
Foochow on 2nd May bound for Hongkong » peared as separate articles in the reviews and fineness. Some of the first dollars coined here draft was 8ft. 3in. aft and 6ft, forward as far de, have now been brought up to date. The were found in the London mint to be actually can recollect. The official log was lost, so I is divided into four main sections, namely, 884 instead of 900 fine." Not very long ago, we unable to refer to that. I refer to the mat föreign Intercourse. Progress and Resources, believe, the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, in Solkious and Bocial, and The Yellow River, view of the high premium ou Mexican dollars, did show was 8ft. 3in. and 6ft. 6in. The or
log, and "And the draft on leaving these the second is naturally the one that will notually entertain the idea of turning to the
the most attention. The first section, Canton mint for a supply of coin, but the nucer officer, an engineer, and several Chinamen. W
consisted of, besides myself, one dook to foreign intercourse, is interesting as tainty of the fiueness coupled with the fact of the left at 1 pm, and the weather was then fane, storical summary, but with the settlement coins wet being legal tender in Hongkong or the with smooth sea, and hay. About 4.25 on the
right of audience within the Palace the Straits operated against it, and the decision to tion has ceased to be a burning one. It is coin a British dollar finally secured its rejection. morning of the 3rd the look-out man reported rent with the progress and resources of the On the subject of the opening up of China land, and this proved to be a rock. The weather for that is a question of the day and and the general development of the resources of was then foggy. I starboarded one point, and one of immense importance not only to the re, the country\\Mr. Gondry in his introduction
afterwards reversed the engines. Soon afterwards aident in the Far East, brit to the manufacturers, | 8838 :----
we strnok. The hold began to fill rspidly, and merchants, and operatives of the West. It would
Men familiar with the Far East, who re-vent the ship going into deep water. I
I gave the order to stop the engines, to course be impossible to deal with such a sub member former promises and disappointments, the chief officer away with three boats and without touching upon the great silver will be found to deprecate any anticipation of of the crew. At this time, fishermen, beg destion. On that point it will be sufficient transfiguration seene such as has been enacted plunder the ship, and they threatened the
„SAV that "Mr. "Gundry is a bimetal, in Japan, The Chinese intellect is opposed to list and shows very clearly the advantages political and intellectual somersaults. Either the plunderers of I got into the boat and pa
engineer with a hatchet. As I could not silver has given to the cotton in under stress, however, of foreign coercion, or away after the other boats. We pulled, toman dustry in the East, though he has nothing that from willingness to adopt reforms whose efficacy Tong On, where we landed at 9 am. The Chiet
y, naw to say on the subject. Indeed, the is being so practically demonstrated, movement
whole may be said to contain little that there will doubtless be. Current events must engineer visited the wreck that afternoon, and *; it is valuable for its excellent summary break the half slumber which has come over up. The deck officer had, a master's certificate. when he returned reported that she had broken f all that, is known on the various matters refereign intercourse, as well as the deeper slumber The ship was 118 tons register. A six hour
ed to and its judicial samming up of debate in which the Chinese have themselves indulged watch was kept by the mate and myself. I came.on le questions rather than for presenting us Freer intercourse with the interior and the peo: deck at 10 p.m. and did not go below again. The ith fresh ideas or sensational conclusions. It ple, the opening of navigable waterways, larger usual speed is seven to eight knots. She
* storehouse of information which may be rights of residence and trade, will be inevitable going fall speed all the time. The land was, usefully referred to whenever it is desired consequences of such an awakening ; and special to know the present position of any of the judicial provisions, as well as reform of the fiscal more than two or three lengths of when it trie Prave questions that, have arisen in connec. | and juridical system, may gradually follow.”
first sighted. The sea was smoth. I made mo tion with our intercourse with China. ; Some- In juxtaposition with this may be placed the attempt to lay out an anchor. I do not think it times, however, Mr. Gundry is disappointing, following passage referring to the Yellow River the hold was filling very rapidly. Witness them could have been done with the men I had, and In his chapter on “Industries and Resources," "The Peking Gazette Looms with memorials for instance, he leaves off almost at the point and decrees on the subject, from which I have and added-I attribute the accident to a shari gave an account of the steering of the venisl we would have liked him to begin. Tbeen tempted to reproduce one, in which the set of current. I did not heave the lead. Th cod silk, prium and cotton, are well worn sab man who succeeded in closing the breach pro was no time to slow down after we saw the land.
It was of course necessary that they po es) to organise a board of capable surveyors should be mentioned, but why stop there F# If to draw plans and prepare data for the future I stay here in an enumeration of China's natural management of the stream. Yet a Government
products," says our author, “it is simply because an exbaustive review might become as tiresome As an attempt to estimate their vaine would be futile.
certificate. I joined the Pekin as chief progr Walter Candler said-I hold a masing's
which had just lavished millions on the work went on deck at 8 pm. The weather was: Ass on 15th March last. After leaving Foochow I and had recently penned an edict advocating the and clear. then, and the sea calm. My walça introduction of mathewathics into the examina ended at 2 a.m. and I went below. The We do not think an intelligentre-tions, simply snubs the proposal. Damage irre tion of the resources of China would prove parable and incalculable had been inflicted; the There was a slight column of tog appear
was very dark, with light and variable; (wind. tiresome and it would certainly prove useful. loss of life had been immense, the misery caused about, every 10 minutes. I do not remem Silk, tes, and raw cotton account for over two inestimable: but Chinese patience and industry ever having seen weather like it before. I thirds of China's exports, and are therefore the had triumphed in the end; the normal degree awakened about 4.30 by the shock of the: most important, but the ordinary reader desirous of control had been regained, and the survivors striking. I went on deck. The weather of obtaining, a comprehensive view of Chinese would gradually resume tillage of the reclaimed then foggy. I could see the rocks, and we
rade might not unnaturally wish to know some land; the time of the reactionaries had come, then on top of them. I was ordered to get:
ing of the items that compose the other third and the barst of energy had been spent. Al-boats down and did so. The compasses, shować d the opportunities of development they terations meant a presumptuons interference. like.
On the subject of silk, too, there is with a system that had been proved efficacious James Low Duncan, chief engineer, mid- to which exception must be taken, again and again: efficacious to provide fields for The ordinary speed of the Pekin was from 7 to 91 The Cantonese, who are the most enterprising, Deculation, as well as to restrain the unruly knots. I have been in her since 11th, April last, olass in China, rose first to the emergency and cause of so much disaster. The rives had broken and I made some alteration in her. I was in the have adopted European muchinery with a con- out before; it would breakwent, doubtless, again. siderable measure of success. Filatures worked Let the next generation see to it ! the present by steam have been erected in, the heart had done its work.” of the silk producing districts of Kwang-|
If the Chinese Government is content to fold steam filature has been estab its hands after such a stupendous catastrophe at Macao." If similar filatares have as the bursting of the Yellow liver and to do been erected in the heart of the silk produc nothing to prevent its repetition, will any seal ing districts of Kwangtung, we would be glad for real reform be stimulated even by the pain- to know something about them, their number ful results of the war so unsuccessfully waged read the following finding-We find that the After deliberating privately, the President and capacity. There are very few alips to be with Japan? We doubt it. |
harged against Mr. Gundry; but one coeurs in
the steamer Pekin, of cial number 95,860, of chapter on currency. "For some reason." Mr.
Hongkong, of which George Parker was master, ⠀⠀ Wo ('China Gantte) understand that the chief eft Foochow on a voyage to Amoy at 1 p.m. on Gundr says. “ or variety of reasons, the Canton fire insurance offices, both home and local, doing May 2nd. She was a vessel of 118 tons register, döllar has never taken | One may be that, hand-business in Shanghai, have entered into a "com- and 40. horse power, having one certificated deck some coin as it is, the Chinese still contrive to bine" to keep up uniform rates for Chinese fficer besides the master, and one engineer held- counterfeit it; considerable numbers, so well risks. This is in consequence of the enormouting a first class engineer's certificate. . Tha done that they would readily deceive the country losses which the home offices incurred locally lass Turnabout was passed at 8 p.m. that evening, and deople, lavé, from time to time, been seized in
year.
that Ocksu was passed at 1.20 the next morning-
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engine room at the time of the crash of the ship bu the rock, and the ring of the telegraph, bell was at the same time. Witness then spoke to going on deck, when the vessel was filling rapidly. When he saw the rook there was no fog, but it was hazy ahead, the land being covered with haze.
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