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The Court is of opinion that the master would have shown better judgment in acting on the
suggestion of the Sailing Directions, and have passed to leeward of the Pratas Shoal, more especially after he lost bis fair wind and had to sail his ship by the wind, which continued heading the ship and breaking off. That find ing the ship breaking off he should have put her on the other teck and worked further to the Northward and increased the distance from | his known danger. The Court is further of opinion that the master did not make sufficient allowance for the leeway made by the ship together with the set of the current to leeward, The ship was apparently a dull sailor and probably was sagging to leeward considerably, yet only two points of correction was allowed, of which half-a-point was for deviation of the compass. Further, we consider that greater exertion might have been made after the ship struck. The only thing which ap- pears to have been done was to brace the yards aback, and when this failed all further attempts seem to have been abandoned, and the prominent idea seems to have been that of leav. ing the ship.
We have carefully considered the evidence of the master and others, and also what has been advanced by the master's counsel on his behalf, and we are unanimously of opinion that the Clwyd was not navigated with proper sea- manlike care, and further that she was prema- turely abandoned.
We therefore find that the loss of the ship is to be attributed to the wrongful acts or defaults of the master, and we direct that his certificate be suspended for a period of six months, and that he be granted a mate's certificate during such suspension if he so desires.
ABANDONMENT OF THE GERMAN BARQUE " ATLANTIC."
On the 14th April a couple of Chinese junks arrived in the harbour having on board Captain Schneider (accompanied by his wife and daugh. ter), the mate, and Chinese crew of the German barque Atlantio, a vessel of 760 tons, belonging to Hamburg, the vessel having been abandoned in lat. 21 47 and long. 113-14, about 60 miles distant. She left Thayang, Palawan, with a load of timber, and experiencing rough weather she sprang a leak, which necessitated the pumps be- ing kept constantly going. When she had been 65 days at sea provisions rau short, and a call was made at Labuan. On leaving this place further rough weather was experienced, and at last the crew, on a couple of junks coming in sight, insisted on going on board them and abandoning the vessel. This was on Sunday, 9th April, when there was 8 ft. 3 ins, of water in her.
TËE HAT-KNOCKING INCIDENT
AT MACAO.
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The Hồn. R. D. ORMSBY-What is the ob ject of killing these cattle? Why should not they be left to die. **** Dr. CLARK—You are multiplying infection all the time. (To Mr. Ladds) Is the soil likely to be contaminated P
Mr. LADDS-I do not think so for long. On the motion of Dr. CLARK, seconded by the PRESIDENT, it was decided to declare the pre- mises an infected area.
The Hon. R. D. OEMSBY-Are there any more cattle in the vicinity P
Mr. LADDS There are some in Shankiwan Road near the Mica Works. They are some distance away, probably half a mile. They beo- long to the same mau.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND him to take his hat off. This he failed to do. An officer in plain clothes then explained to him in English what the soldier's request was, but still the gentleman kept his hat оп. A civilian then knocked the hat off, and, picking it up, politely handed it back, upon which the gentleman replaced it on his head. Lieut. Galhardo, who was standing in the church compound above the scene of the occur. rence, seeing that the bystanders were becoming excited and that there was danger of the gentle- man being mobbed, came down and interfered. Lieut. Galhardo asked the gentleman for his card, but the gentleman declined to give it, upon which Lieut. Galhardo asked him to accompany him to the English consulate. There was no arrest. It was only upon arriving at the consulate that the Lieutenant learnt that the gen- tleman was Colonel Brown. The penalty under Portuguese law for disrespect to religion 18, for a Portuguese, a year's imprisonment, and for a foreigner, fifteen days. At the Con- sulate Lieut. Galbardo explained to Colonel Brown that he had committed an offence against Portuguese law and custom. Had not Lieut. | DR. DOBEROK. AND THE MANILA
OBSERVATORY. Galhardo interfered; the Colonel would have been exposed to unpleasantness from the by- standers. The matter was reported to the Governor of Macao; who approved of Lieut. Galhardo's conduct, and a report of the cir- cumstances has been made by the Macao Government to Sir Claude MacDonald.
Lieut. Galhardo is1a nephew of the Governor of Macao, but does not hold the position, as stated in our report, of A.D.C.
The procession is not endowed out of funds won in the Manila lottery. It is called the Senhora Remedios Procession, not after the Macao lady of that name, but in honour of the Virgin, who in the Portuguese language bears that and several similar designations. The money won in the lottery by Senhora Remedios of Macao was devoted to other public purposes but not to the Senhora Kemedios Procession.
In connection with the unpleasantness ex- perienced by Colonel Browne at Macao recently it was stated in the semi-official account sup- plied by Consul-General Romano, in correction of the original report that appeared in the Daily Press, that there was no arrest. We notice, however, that the Echo Macaense, in its account of the affair, says that after Colonel Browne persisted in keeping his bat on "Lieuten- ant Gallardo gave the order to arrest him, and the Englishman was conducted to the British Vice-Consulate, where he was set at liberty.”
SPECIAL MEETİNG OF THE SANITARY BOARD.
On Saturday morning a special meeting of the Hongkong Banitary Board was held for the purpose of considering à further outbreak of rinderpest. The President (Dr. J. M. Mr. A. G. Romano, the Consul-General for Atkinson, Principal Civil Medical Officer,) oo- Portugal, called upon us yesterday with refer- cupied the chair, and there were also present ence to the report which appeared in our
the Hon. R. D. Ormsby (Director of Public columns on Wednesday of the treatment to Works), Mr. A. W. Brewin (Acting Registrar- which Colonel Brown, D.8.O., was subjected at General), Dr. Clark (Medical Officer of Health), Macao on Monday last, in consequence of his Mr. E. Osborne, and Mr. C. W. Duggan (secre failure to take off his hat when a religious pro-tary). Mr. C. V. Ladds (Colonial Veterinary cession was passing. As is not uncommon Surgeon) was also present. when unpleasant incidents occur, there is a direct conflict of evidence as to what really took place.
Mr. Romano was himself at Macso on Mon- day and attended the service at the parochial Church of San Lorenco which preceded the procession, and amongst the congregation he observed a foreign gentleman with a party of ladies, whom he was afterwards informed was Colonel Brown; and it was understood by Mr. Romano that the Colonel followed the proces sion, not accidently met it, as was previously stated. Mr. Romano, however, did not witness the incident outside the church, and the account she gives is based on what he afterwards heard and on statements contained in letters he has received from Macao since the first report appeared in the Press. It is to the following
effect
Outside the church a foreign gentleman, with a party of ladies, stood to see the proces- sion pass, keeping his hat on. A soldier spoke to him in Portuguese and motioned to
The SECRETARY read the following report from the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon have the honour to report for the information of the Board that four heifers and two calves, the property of Mr. Kennedy, which are housed in a mat-shed on the far side of the Polo Ground, are infected with rinderpest. They have been under suspicion for several days, but owing to the comparatively mild type of the disease I have been unable to diagnose it with certainty until now. I recommend the immediate slangh ter and burial of the whole number. I value the four heifers at $150 each and the two calves at $50 each, full value. I also recommend that the mat-shed be burned. It is a very large one and is valued by Mr. Kennedy at $200, but I think in its present condition that $100 would be sufficient compensation. Should the animals be destroyed it will clear out the entire number which were originally housed in the Causeway Bay stables, these being some of those which were removed therefrom upon the advice of the Board.”
On the motion of the PRESIDENT, seconded by Mr. OSBORNE, it was resolved that the animals in question be slaughtered and their carcases burried as soon as possible, and also that the mat-shed be destroyed. This was all the business."
APPRECIATIVE LETTER FROM HONGKONG
GOVERNMENT.
AMERICAN AUTHORITIES REMOVE THE RESTRICTION,
The following correspondence re Manila Ob- servatory has been published at Manila :—
Manlia, P.I., April 3, 1899. Father Jose Algue, Director of the Manila
Observatory, Manila, P. I.
Reverend Sir-The Military Governor directs me to inform you that the following letter has been received referring to the pro- hibition enjoined upon you in the communi- cation from the office of the Provost Marshal General, February 27, 1899, pot to send typhoon warnings to Hongkong :—
"Colonial Secretary's Office,
"Hongkong, 28th March, 1899. Sir-It having been brought to the notice of this Government that in consequence of a request made by the Director of the Hongkong Observatory to the Chief of the Weather Bureau, United States of America, His Excel- lency the Military Governor in the Philippines has ordered the discontinuance of the transmis sion of typhoon warnings from the Manila Observatory to Hongkong, I am directed to state that the request of the Director of the Observatory in this colony was unauthorized by this Government and that the mercantile community have intimated through the local Chamber of Commerce their appreciation of the telegraphic warnings conveyed by the Manila Observatory and the extreme regret - with which they would view their discontinuance.
"Under the circumstances I hope that the order for the discontinuance of meteorological intimations may be rescinded.I have the honour to be, your obedient servant,
"J. H. STEWART LOOKHART,
"Colonial Secretary. "To the Secretary of the Military Governor
in the Philippines." 1
The Military Governor desires me to say that it gives him pleasure to remove the cited prohibition, and directs that you send out the typhoon warnings so much desired in Hong- kong as formerly and prior to February 27th last.-Very respectfully,
É. Oris, Major and Inspector General, U. SAV.,
Secretary.
At the seventh ordinary general meeting of Hall and Holts, Limited, to be held in the Com- pany's offices, Shanghai, on the 29th inst., the Directors have decided to recommend a dividend of $2 per share, making a total of 20 per cent. for the year.
Collectors of Chinese bric-a-brao at Shanghai have recently had an exceptional opportunity of enriching their collections, Mr. A. de Malherbe having disposed of his porcelains, bronses, etc., by auction. The sale lasted several days. Al- though a number of the choicest articles, on which a reserve had been set, were not sold, sum of Tis. 9,915.50 was realised,
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