NOTICE
FAMILY AND Distancia CHEMISTS,
TERNOR and His Royal Highnem the
DUKE or EDINBURGH, WHOLESALEANDRETAIL DEUGGISTS
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THE DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 18TH, 1886;.
doned the advocacy of the Reansing of gam-
The Buffs are being removed from their camp at Kowloon, and yesterday a number were sent bling by the public. Bach a statement ca in Belcher's Polut. Yesterday morning another do only be the effect of a disordered imsiunaeldler was buried, his death being from the
tion. If by licensing is meant regulation, sme ose as in the cases previously recorded.
The London and China Express "of the 12th we bare by no mean abandoned its adro. By Appointment to His Excellency the Sho-cacy, beliaring as we do that it would enne alt. ways: Adrison from San Francisco state that notwithstanding the treaty prohibiting the dues to the pence and good order of the Chinese from landing, there is almost as great a colony, but failing regulation we would urge number put on shore as formerly, mostly coming a further modification of the present system on sertliosios bought at Hongkong from rotarn- —a policy of largely reduced interferance, in ing volis This state of things is causing
mush complaint. fact. The policy of suppression has been
News reached this colony rostorday of the end. Lried and failed, and the only suggestion for dan desth of Capt. &. D. Pitman, mister of the rendering it more effective that has yet been Douglas Steamshup Co's textaur Namea. The death occurred at Foochow on Thursday even- made in the foprasible and unjust one oting, the osse tug boart disease. Capt. Pit making landlords responsible for the acts of man was next in seniority on the line to Capt. their tenants.
B. Ashton, of the Douglas, and fuel been in the amples of the company and Mears. Douglas Lapraik & Co. for many years.
He was well knows on the coast, and was always a very po polar captain on the line. His death will not friends and acquaintances, but by the Company, of whom he was a valued servant
PREJUMSKA, PATENT MEDICINE VENDORS,
Dacquista SUNDETMEN,
And
ÆRATED WATER MAKERS.
AHIPA MEDICINECHESTS REFITTED, PAKENÓRN SHIPS SUPPLIED.
Busara is likely, it would seem, to find a NOTICE-To avoid delay in the arsoution of competitor with her for the possession of
The following further subicriptions have Loen
ræceived -
SONG WAS HOSPITAL MUND. Amosat previously acknowledged The Chinese Congregation, Toko-
bama, (2nd Contribution).
1,000
$40,124.84
Its
CORRESPONDENCE.
not hahl ourselver responsible for the upinies a
Euromad by our Correspondente.
PUBLIC GAMBLING.
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY PE294.** Sre,Your evening contemporary ways that
Ozdors it is particularly requested that all Quelpart. If the Rherish and Westphalian only be deeply regretted by a very large sircle of British steamer Welcome and hold a master's hole. He and his friend ran off to her and have been room between the valva boz and the barrister who had no case-2 abuse the ther
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We understand that Sir Robert Hart has de- the death of the late Bir Harry Parkes.
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The inside for two asfety valves, and was constracted THE RELIEF OF THE SUFFERERS Dook Company's tow bost, the Pilot Fish.
BY THE KWANGTUNG FLOODS, langah was going very slowly at the time, and in itsalf to safely resist the pressure of
the order to the engineers to go uşturn" was to 802hr.
por square inch.
-junétion [Wada consisted of boller
· alight stop bor alongside the lighter. The collision with with tha the Prara was not a very violent ons, but it was longth of piping, or, nook, cast in one with a immediately followed by the rush of steam be valve casing, and was dounosted with the boilor 342,124.84 low. It was against his wishes that the launch with a fango nino inches in diameter. This went again to the Praga wall at the City Hall. neol was the weakest part of the casting. Still it.
Mr. Ferguson wie was present during the you of cafioient strength and thickness to resist you have abandoned the advocacy of the loss proceedings, said he thought it was apparent the pressure of 93 lbs per square inch, and tong of gambling by the Government." Will you kindly let me know if that is so, as I certain from the evidence that the ongines did anewer stand the ordinary wear and tear under sisam. ly did not draw that inforance from your last MARINE COURT OF INQUIRY.
the order to go natorn, as after striking the The valry box passed through a light iron stokerticle.. It sums to me that you have 3900 Proya wall she went astern round to the City hole casing on the upper deck, allowing the quite consistent throughout, and although ther A Merizo Court of Inggiry was held at the Hail. He thought the master gave the order to safety valves, if necessary, to be got at from may has little hope of dusting the clerks at thự Harbear Diso yesterday, on the requisition of eastern to late, sad the way could not be got there. This casing had been out to allow the Colonial Office, (who are prastically our law.
vairo box to pass through, bat unfortunately in makers) to get beyond their local ideas and take Captain Cordeld, of the British steamor Wel-off the boat in time. combe, to inquire into the stranding of that vossal Martin Flaherty aid he was a fireman at pre-xtent of raom baing between it and the bus brood view of the quastion, we do not Boyy at the Essouderes on the 1st May. The Court sent unemployed, living at Lenon's houding suffbient to allow for vibration and expansion, it that parseverance in pointing at the rig t pal was composed of Commander P. M. Raway, house. On Tunxesy, morning bar on the whale to at olemly amund it. When the may not he sawned with success. 3411143 FOR R.N., Acting Histhon: Mastar, President: Cricket Ground when he saw the goingsel struck the shore, this duang would be no moderate sul segrest an alternativa emirss Lient. A. E. MeMario, R.N., First Lieutant what be thought was full aped stern towards partially rigid. The water in the boiler would tar tas Government the China Mail swą or in-
clor Emanuel; Captain C. II. Day, the Praya. The master of the launch had put thrown forward with considerabio force, sans-
simustes that you do not know your own.mind, chartered transport India; and Captain T. L. the helm bard a port, and this brought hor righting the hoiler also to have a forward strain, the Now I shall not offer the importinanes of at Davies, steamer Taisany.
into the Praya wall, stora frst, just by the whole rasistages to which would be brought tempting to defend you while you are quits ablə The following evidence was saliad:--
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. There was against the valve box at its point of contact with to do so yourself, but it wasms to Le that your Captain Corbald wid-1 am muster of the large quantity of stop rushing out of the stobe the casing, and would break it. Thars should contemporary is acting on the advice giron to certifiente. We left Saigon on the 25th April jumped on board, and as soon as the Chinos sa maing on the apper deck. Witvis had haartide" Gourite is rellably informed, the German business communications be addressed to the Government are about to negotiate with
under oharter to the French Gororament. The board saw them some, they all ras ashore Stacca the oxidence with regard to what happened, set | My object, however, in addressing you to was still escaping when they went on board, he thought that if the vessel was going at a low protest against the following ziatament mads by Firm, A. S. Watson and Ce, or
The Wreck Commissioner has held an inquiry do we just low water, the ship singing to Korea for the acquisition of a harbour in into the loss of the Telograph steamer fagasta, se dood. Drafts of water 22 ft. forward 2 ft. and he waited patil the stam get el enogh rate of speed the fracture would not have oc- the Mail That public gambling must not HONGKONG DISPENSARY, |21
Quelpart or of the whole island, “ in further which left London on 8th Marek let ou a voyage inches aff, fresh wafar. We had a crew of 33 for him to go down to the stakehols. He had earred; still it was always a paint of danger.in say form be permitted to raise that BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.ance of the growing German comorerge into Singapore, with telegraph cables on board. All told, and my wie, two otildrau. and wohin made then went down below, opened the fro She woso powerful boat of unarly 100 indinstad is rattled conviction with
w30 bato hved long in the AND, PERRINS' SAUCE
sad has not sings the 10th of that month been dies a passengers. We were bound to Madoors, and saw that the fires wore roaring. Ther horse power, and had been built for the purpose sidents The Original and Peonine. Korea." We are glad to hear of the growth heard of: There were fifty-one persons on board kung, Pescadores. Nothing of importance oc- then epaned the tubs doors, after which they of towing and carrying cargo. He considered Colony. This is an avertion vary may
ourced until the 20th, when we wore in proceeded to draw the fres, and cool them with that with the exception of fast as small over mars, bat ons which I fanes it would be vary of German trade-in-Korea, for as a mattor the vernal, and all are supposed to have perished. at 117 N, and loar 417-35 E. From that water. They had to go up two or the time to sight the boat was well constructed. It was a vital diffent to prove. I have livat tour in the "ORCESTERSHIR“. SAUCE boa199
The Court, in giving-jadgnant, observed that ths satograph signatars of of fact the foreign commerce of the penin- any suggestions at to the case of the loss of position to port it blow hard all the time gats braath of air bators they could oplete the part of the machinery, and are shout bava bo Colony, having Intel-in-183, ud overs Los aud Ferrine on & auter kingdom sadly needs stimulating, the Fatal must be founded on mere conjecturs, with a high son. On May 1st at work us it was more than they could baar dan takon in its constraction A lansk should be during the short time in which public gumbing
He then holand the Chinamza to make constructed to withstand"all bumping. Jabel. Sold wholonale by the
The waliosused. My imori in "that this gem
was that the Proprietors, Worcester and being relatively very small for the size of the and the only correlation they could form was sighted Junk Inland a little on our starbra below.
Uatil he and his mats draw tion. In the majority of as the valve system had not had a fair trish, and also from Cross & Blackwali, London country and number of the popaistian. The chat possibly a basız, ses may have broken into how. At 4p.. Junk Island was aboam distant fast the isaneh to Haure. Jurdice. Mkikovia ( valva hot was not fired so as to allow for vibrweight of public opinion then
the engine room and that swamped the vessel about 14 miles. During the whole of this after and Co.'s launes. PERRINS SAUCE Berlin Tagebla, commenting upsn the ar: They condemned open sides for vessels likely to noon we had a strong tide ruasing to the sorth the dres the angina wars in motion, and the box was under the casing, and not projecting the disassion which has been going on for the through it as in this instance, ani on that sc- past few days. that a considerable majority of ancounter bad weather, but exonerated builders war At 5 p.m. High Island was ahoam dla propeller going aster, kept the lach ap Of Groneze and Gilmen nounesment made by ita Ehenish cootern-
and owners in this case from any blame in the tant 3 miles. At 6.30p.m. saw light on Fisher galust the Prays wall. As soon as he went past he would have paid special attention to faraigu rasklouts no dill of nauins that the throughout the world.
porary, anys:-"By this means another matter.
Island bearing .N.E. The weather was hazy into the atokaholo he may the body of the angi-lowing room for expansion and vibration. licensing system would bs by far the better Dear the inland but cleared as we draw in. I Boer stretched cat on the patform beside the Witness had heard the evidence of Carl- COUTRO.. The organization and direction of thorny question between Russia and England
We take the following items from the London steered for the light At 7 p.m. the second engine aliuct, mud the body kas savurolyratabis, but he did not think they ran 1876 or 1871, was in the age of
system during its short tri, in with his bed pointing aft. Elfoon and Flaherty; he thought their conduct the will be solved, although the solution will
officer and a man wore sent to the lead. At 7.15 was quite pin the whief offoor went to stand by for the soalded. When he went below the stokehole was very rast risk, though it was very prohabie C. Smith, then Registrar-Gangal, and o probably be less agreeable to Bugland that to Eussia." What ground the Tageblatt has clined the post of Minister to. Peking, vacant by slow. At 7.20 p.a. Fisher Island light bore lougth of time, and, he hal to oʊms up two or were enring great risk as it way impossiblery serious mistake was maña and insisted on
engines. Telegraphed half speed and thou fall of stean, more than he canla stand for my they might be of opinion at the time that they
by him that only two palicoman should ba aliowad N., Tochai Point NB. easterly, and Capa thres times. In drawing the fires some of the then that they would here ascertained the to visit the houses. If I recollect right the The moment the Daily Press strongly opposed that, and it seems Bian N.. by E. B., Makang lights EN.D. cinders got inside his shoes and burnt both his nature of the break-down.
astarly, all, by compare bearings. We were fest, bat not severely. He was nut sealded at fracture occurred the pressure bogan to reoraso, to me that no more foolish olsa soek have been steering END, and just at this time, as well. He tried the steam guage of the boilar: Mr. Wagner, re-pelled, said he and heard Mr. thought of: it was raply off ring a prenian far took the hearings, I altered it to B. N. while I some steam cans ont of the copper pipe and Ferguson's evilanes. He had no remarks to bribery. The reason alleged was that it was not went inba the chart room to verify my position. there was a rattling in the boiler which he could make on it, or the faulty canstenotion of the wise to put temptation in the way of the on- returned to the bridge at once and sent the not make out, and the boilers were shaking a casing round the valve box: be agreed with stable, but surely it was easier to bribe two then Was six hundred. No ann denies that opportunities reason for putting the ship slow at that tims was bo sonid not see it for the steam, but the steam not a matter that he thought would be especially for gambling by Chinese ara as plentiful as they chief officer then to clear away the anchors. My good deal Fe tried to look at the guage, but what Mr. Ferguson had said about it. that owing to the heavy s outdo we had not coming out of the guage no water, he looked to but surt a thing coming to his notice, well can be and all the evidence seems to prove haen able to clear the anchor lashingsand I wished thought there was no water in tailor, Thors he should rectify it.
that measures that can be taken by the polico Ar. Ferguson, in answer to his Worship, are likely to have any but the very wight st to give the chief offcor plenty of time to clear away, was some noise bolew whon as woat on board,
Nor does sy ons According to the chart I had a clear passage, but but when he went down there was not mach aid that what the two European freuen did offset in suppressing it. the distance was short. About 7:25 p.m. a noise. The Chinese rendered no assistance at was alonlated to save the boiler; though as the deny that the detection of criou wanlit be much touched the bottom, the load going all the time all excapting in making fast the bort Witness's matter of fact was there was no actual danger to easier under a system of licensing. The only and giving 13 fathom and no betom. She mute, Carlson, was with him fl the time assisting the boiler, owing to the amount of water samsina setian woes from the basilarisu saal,
trok just as this was called. The lead was called in all the work. Carlson barat his hand with the ing in it. The firer would have burned out be who object to the "recognition of vio It is announced from Berlin that Germany is very minute. I stopped the engines, and went rake in doing the work. Witness had boon brefore that was exhausted.
I think it is a pity that this question should. On the 4th June, 8134. Mizan-read, West Kensingthe ci-ject England has bad specially in view on the paint of entering into negotiations with on to the lower bridge where they wars hearing nun on board tug bests on the Ty, and his His Worship said he thought this was all the bo diuossed with so much intemperames sis toa-park, the Rev. Thomas McCzarekin, M.A., Can- en of ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, Hongkong, is of the in occupring Port Hamilton. That a Ger- the Korean Government for the acquisition of the lese, and the lead then gavo 13 fathome at object in drawing the fires was to save the boilers.vidence that need be called and he did not shown in the langs and Truth." "Bor
Korea would be extremely distasteful i sian colony in quolpart or any other part of harbour in that country, in tertborne of the no bottom. I saw the east of the lead, myself. I was in mnoh fear at the time, as the boiler now that there were any remarks it was sacos-lishins and even W.LY." I seems to me
When the ship touched she stopped. After was rattling and shaking, and to was afraid it sary for him to raske apon the case. As to the only to detract from the strength of their orga
Russia-boss undisguised object has long Chinese ironclad, has haan taken to the Gov
From Kial it is reported that the Chen Yarn sexing the seat of the lend sent the chief oflour. would burst. Witness could not discover where conduct of the two drsmes, be should bring thements, while randam sccautions, arch as that with the carpenter to sound the walls. They the steam was coraing from. When he wont bo- uvidence of what had been taken to the notice about the European constablos, which ara iu been the ultimate absorption of Korea inty aromant dry dock for clewing purpose, and the reported soon afterwards that the tanks were low there were high fires, up to tha tuba blocks, of Messrs. Butterfeld and Swire, who, he had us themselves highly improbabis, and in adin to doubt; would soo that these men were properly prove, are worthless, besides being in tnd buste, the White Cear's already overgrown Ting Fuck in to follow on Monday arat. The filling but the holds were perfectly tight. I "chock-a-black."
Robert Carlson was then called, and stated rewarded.
Fair Play" bems the baly writer who has kept erritory not be questioned. Obias re-an inspection of the vessels.
Chinese Minister is expected at Kiol to institute went back na to the upper bridge, and Ånding
sha was swinging with her head to S.E., which that he was the man who want on board the Inipootar Cradock said he believed the man his head. was towards open water, I put her full speed Tug with the last wiboss. He was a Swede, had called at Mossrs. Butterfield and Bwire's of- toognised thiadesign of Russia whon she arged
The tice, and had received $2 osch. The British Contal at San Francisco has for-ahead to try to push her of She scraped along and a fireman at present out of empley.
I should say the rock steam had evased to blow off while he and his His Worship What they have received is upon the Korean Government the expediency warded to the Lord Mayor £78 158., being the a little, and by the of entering into treaty relations with West-amount subscribed among the British and Chi was abait tao midskips. Then she hung, and mats were below. There was no water in the not in evidence, but I shail bring the mattor to ern nations. Japan has also foreseen the neto residents there in aid of the Mansion House her head came up to E.N.E. I then put the boiler, as he knew by looking it the gnaga, and the notice of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire.
The jury returned a verdict of accidental
THE GAMELING LAWS On a former occasion wo stated, in referring danger which threatens Korea from the ac-
Fund for a national memorial to General Gordos, engines full speed artern, and after a little while he tried the gunge cock. no water ooming from death, and appetded a rider to the effect that in It was gratifying. the Casal enid, to observe the she came off.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRES As care astern she gave a t. The boiler was red hot as the bottom to the queation of publie gambling, that of
SIR-There is nothing in Trath's", last the total number of prisoners brought before quisitive spirit of the Russian Government, kindly recollection by the Chines of the services very heavy bop, and had evidently struck all round the fire plans, and the boiler was all launchos constructed in this way as to the
another rinscle of the rock. She then went shaking and rattling, but not very much. It took valve chest, spars should be left for expansion siter calling for any remark from my df. I and the Koroins themselves mast equally be rendered to Chins by General Gordon.
in all clear and I anchored in the outsrive or six minutes to draw the tirea. They were and contraction.
Idon't know who, either of your correspond, ats the police magistrates last year, Boven per aware of the peril, or they would have main.
A Staty dinner in celebritino of Her Majesty's harbour. I went on board the flagship, and down twios, as they had to come up on account
His Lordship-With regard to these two men of the beat. cent. were charged with offences connected tained their tour cherished isolation malgré birthday was given by the Earl of Derby on the ths Admiral told me the Triomphants had
I may mention that before the inquiry I received my be, and don't wish to ay more than this, with gambling, The exact figures are 895 the advice of Peking and the pressure of Maharajah of Jehore, G.C.M.G., GC S.I., Sir on the chart.
6th inst. Amongst the guests ware, H.H. the struck on the same rogk and it was not marked Dr. Marques said he had examine the bodies letter from Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, who that if I wishal, as "Truth" insistes, to curry A few days afterwards the Ad of the two-deceased, who were suffering from stated that they were anxious to have the dots favour with the Chinese, my letters would not be
dnsira, in casa, tha
written under a nom de plume. cut of a total of 12,104. The arrest of this Japan. That the German Governinest Frederick Wald. GC MG and Sir Hugh Low.miral had the place surveyed by the officers of severe-scalds all over the body He was of ascertained, and expressed:
Fair-Play's"-remurks-are-lowever, often F.G.M.G. H.E. the Marquis séag, the Chinose the Fria who had been captured, and he opinion that death resulted from those scalde. evitenes shrild disclose that these men had number of prisoners represents a large would barelius difcuky in acquiring either Minister, and the Ministers of Japan and Siam supplied me with the sketch produced and a One died in the Civil Hospital, where he had shown heavery in tasir conduct, to have it totally different nature, and if in my indigna Amount of work on the part of the police-Qualpart or some other outlying dependency were amongst the gunats at a State dinner given latter certifring that the rock was not marked ban attended by Dr. Dead. He died at about brought to their notice, with a view of bestowing tion at roading Truth's" frat latter I worded Had the energy and labour expended in the from Karen we are quits ready to believe, the same evening by Earl Granville.
on the shart. Since than another man-of-war six p. on the day of his admission. He was some suitable reward upon them. They lett it suppression of gamblingbeen expended in the since Hery TON MOLLENDOEST's influence 15
has struck on the same rock. I was navigating sufaring severely when admitted.
to the Coronor to decide the matter, and having The will (dated Docombór, 1891) of the late by the chart produced procured from the Inspector Cradock said he was in charge of heard the evidence I am of opinion that the man suppression of crime the interests of law Seoul in very grast, and he would be able to Sir Harry Smita Parkes, GUM, KCB, French authorities at Saigon, and which was the Water Polics. At about 16.30 or a "ztlo hava osrtainly behaved in a very deserving way. and order in the colony would have been uborit to the Korean Government cogent Her Majesty's Ambassador at Peking, has been the only one I could get. The Admiral sent Inter on Tuesday morning he saw & Chingman and I shall have much plemure in bringing shair much better aubeerrad. Not only do the gambling laws detract the police from their argumenta in favour of the sale or ression of prored by Sir Thomas Douglas Forsyth, C.B., la divers down to oxamine the bottom, and brought in a chair to the Contral Station covered conduct, to the notice of Messrs. Butterfield and such a way as to lay the innocent members, who
K.C.S.I., an Hall Rok by Prica, two of the ex- thay rapertod a number of holes The cargo was with a blanket He was in great pain, howling, Swire. acuters, the value of the personal estate amount dia hargad just to suit us, so as not to strain fag to over £8,000. The testator bequeaths the ship, and the crew were employant in shoring legacies to relatives and others; and the rosid down the tauks as the cargo was taken out of his real and personal estate he leaves, upon As soon as we had finished dischargis, trust, for all his children, in equal aliaces. on the 29th May, we loft for Hongkong,
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fur thinking that the watablishment of a German settlement
o Quelpart which,
The negotiations between the Powers with ru by the way, has no decent harbour-would gard to the Suez Canal neatrality scheme are be less reseptatis to England than Russia we aspended, poading the issue of the Ministerial are at a loss to conceive. England is already in possession of Port Hamilton-which she It is announced from Paris that M. Patenôtre only required for a coaling station and has water to Inother post in the French D.
will
probably be recalled from China sad ap no hankering for another rood of Korean plomatin Servide. soil, and can bare no objection to see Ger- many acquire a station there. On the con trary, the presence of Germans in Quelpart
On the 1st June, at Southampton, the wife of FR mast act as a check upon Russian designs
in that direction, sand would distinctly assiet.
DREICH K. WALLACE, of China, of a son,
DEATHS
Cathrin of the Holy Trinity, Shanghai, and lete Se
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cretary of the CM.8. Mission OROS, DOG FITMAN,
Euddenly, at Bharp Poak, GEORGE Commander S. S. Namon, aged 4 years.
The Bady Press.
HONUKONG, JULY 18ra, 1885.
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The Foxhound, composita gunboat, Lieut. Commander John M. Megabae, which arrived from Chins on the 15th ult, was paid-off at De- vonport on the '5th inst. by Captain Cuming, of the Royal Adelaide.
ertension of Germat commeros in the Far East
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and witness tonad he had bien scalded by an or plesion of steam on board the Tey belonging
to Messrs. Butterfield and Swire. He wont down at ones, and found the anneb af chored a short distans from the raya mur
woch island. Bas that Russis would regard proper duties, but the colony is put to the the acquisition of Quelpart or snt part expenes of maintaining in gaol a large aum-
hereof by Germany with anything short of ber of men who are guilty of no crime-for
anger and dismay we cannot doubt, To be gambling is not a crime in itself, but is checkmated in Asia by bar traditionary toe treated as auch under aertain circumstances is nothing new, but thas Germany should † Prince of Wales, which was attended by the Chi-dock in our turn on Sunday. 7th Jane. We hopa Lighters off Messrs Russell. & Co.'s offics, and A levée was held on the 9th inst. by the double bottom was fail of water. We went into alongside one of Mors. Batterield an! Swire's
-bosides which fatalities frequently attend
the raide. Yet there are those who com.
at 11.13 yesterday morning.
The delivery of the English mail was began
the polloy which leads to the arrest of this large number of persons, which entaila or the colony such serious expenditure, and which leads to such lamentable loss of life, is not rigorous ecough. The policy of #largely reduced interference”—as the China Mail call it-represented by the order of 1883 to let the Chinese gamble in pesce ex cept where surrounding circumstance: and neighbourhood leave no doubt as to the cha- racter of the house does not satisfy the rigid suppressioniste, who, in order to bare thoir hobby carried out, would apparently willing. ly we any number of lives sacrificed, any amount of injustice perpetrated, and any Singapore. amount of expense incurred by the colony,
and arrived on the 31st at 7.30 am The the City Hall. The Esc launch then towed her
a
POLICE COURT.
July 17th.
DEFORE MA. H. E. WobarODEK.
MR. BOY'S CARE. Frank Frost was again befuge the court on
I hope you will go on in your care, and we may yet ses some result from your uffarta, ---- Yours, o.,
S Hongkong, 17th July, 1855.
own toe afrongly, I can only say I am sorry for it.
With referentes to the pobies force. I think that, as a body, it is probably second to me in the world, and no one more than myself regrets that the Gambling lama stoull be scrried out in
are the large majority, opan to suchjobarras a : those mentioned in my last latter. 1
I am ne adrugata for licensing & subling, and am quite alire to the evils arking Eram sponta. ting beyond one's moang, but I say that in the syee of the English law every individual in Hong kong, be he British born, or only temporarily rasiilant, choull be considered equal, and that es at present carried out the Gambling laws press
thus seemingly go out of her way to foil her Dess and Jopsness Ministers.
H. the Maha- to finish repairing by the end of this month. I he then went on board and removed the body of: rajah of Johore attended the levés accompanied should have stated that just as we came off the Chong An, the chief engineer, who was lying the charge of having been concerned with an-out hardly on the post chases of Chinese plain, like our evsuing contemporary, that Russia to swallow, With England, Geri Abullah, 4.0.0, sail Inshi Abdul Rah- slipped off into 15 fathoms and no bottom. That Mortuary in a dond box. At about 19.39, or one property of Mr. T, W. Bos
designs in Korsa, will be a bitter bill for by his brother Unkoo Khalid, and attonded by rock the lead gave 4 fathoms and immediately dead in the staice hole, and had it remored to the other not in custody in stealing Ra. 25,000, the while thuy in no mutorial way interfere with
richer gamblers.
"Fair Play" appears to think that I ought not many, China, and Japan jealously watching maat, Secrotary, who were presented to the Prince was the only sounding wagot. At dead low water o'clock he wont to Messrs. Butorield and Mr. Wotton again appeared for the defense.
of Wales. The presentations also inɔiwded Sir I went along the beach, and all over it there are Swire's office and instructed Mr. Matchist not The prosecutor was again pet fato the box and to write soonyonsly when making cargos way, the task of gaining ascendency in Korea lou, on being knighted: Mr. William Edward ng sp. and such ready to interpose obstacles in thBruce Lookhart Buraside, Chief Justion of Ceylamps of basalt alueet like mooring posts stiok to hara the launch interfere with until the examined by his Worship on the transactions of against the Pofies. I still be happy to give y The chart was dated 1884 with oor Government Marine Surroyar had inspected it.his firm in Calentta and other matters much in for stating what I bare done to say in is one that mast tax to the utmost eren Mus. Marwell Commissioner of Land Titles, Straits routions up to 1870.
Mr. Charles Wagner, Acting Marie Sucrarer, the same direction as the orase-examination of dependent Commission that may be appointed covite craft and subtlety.
Settlements, on being made & C.M.Q.; and Lieut.- Mr. Kartwright, chief ofhear, was then called said on the 14th July, at 2:30, he visited the Tug. Mr. Watton tended-to elucidate the proses by His Excellency the Administrator to on- General Sargent, C., on his rotera from the and described the course of the ship up to the which was then moored at Quarry Bay. At that tor's transactions at Calents for some time quire into the Gambling is but I consider the evidenca given at the "last inquest beld military command in China and the Straits Sot. time of her striking. As soon as she struck time there were sous man from the Sugar Works boduro,bo left-
upon a man who was alleged to have been witors and the carpenter want to sound the on board of her. Nothing was being doce to Ao aqusst having been fixed for the same tiements.
in a gambling house is quite sufficient to wells. The holds were tight, but the ballast her. He went down below and made a time, the case had to he adjourned. Trade on the river at Hamburg has been tanks were all fall or filling. The caps of the casual inspection. He noticed that team and
His Worship said he steald journ the caso shar to what templations the members of insotive, and the general dalness in business, sound pipes of the bailart tanks were blown water had been in the engine room, and that the till 2. It could not be finished that day. the police forgo are exposed. A. Warrans was The British steamor Devonshire wont round which seems to be prevailing all over the world. with the pressure of water. The doable bottom fires had been partly drawn and partly burned The complainant had applied for two or three there stated to have been in tao hands of the
makes itself perceptible in the shipping trade of was in seven compartments.
at. He saw there were two inches of water in- sabpoenas, and of course he should have to grant police for months before it was erouted, which ea that during the whole of that time suy M. Hamburg. Our communication with the Far
Mr. F. Dyer, second officer, gave evidenca as dicated in the guage glass. This was all he did them, Bast has been very limited scale, comprising to the soundings.
at the time, and he gave no ardors. Jo. wont i The bearing was resumed at 2.90, when his member of the polios foros. Bareposu, Sikh pr Chinese, could lory black mail on the bat a single arrival, vis, the Borghère, s.3, This completed the evidence.
boned again the next morning, the launch be. Worship soutirael the examination of the pre-house were ho disposed to do ec. Sraith, from Bamoin with rice, e, the departur
ing then in the harbor. He made a very 'ce secutor cu the Calulia transactions, the whole We find that the British stanmer Welcombe, examination of the engines and boier. Erety afternoon being thus occupied. being the Westmeath, .., Stonehouse, for China and Japan, and the Johannu, Bauuan, for Hong- official number 89,524, William Reginald Cor- thing appeared to be as he left it the previous The onso was farther adjourned. kung. The barth is at present but poorly field, master, whose certificate of oompetency as day, Alut fifteen muutes after ritams got supplied, there being not a single sailing vessel extra master is No. 04375, sailed from Saigen on board Mr. Croker came to ascertain the 03- loading for China The Poncho, Reitmanu,
I must apologise for taking up so much of German iron barque, has been advertised for 25th April, 1685, hound for the Pocedure ture of the damages. Witases found the safety valve chest was fractured in the neck, and had
Chan Akut, postman, was charged with having your valuable space, but I do not intend to again Manila. Of the steamers louding six are of the That nothing of importando occurred until parted entirely from the dange which had secured enter the Hong Kes hong's premises at 2 p.m. address you on this subjest, though it is one up- Kingsta Line, namely, the Lydie. Hellous, the evening of the 1st May, when thị ship struck it to the boller. He had written a report ou the on the fith, and stealing therefrom clothing to on which I must say I feel most strongly.
on a rock arar Fisher Island. Pessadores. subject (produced). navigated with all dos care by the master.
We are of opinion that the ship was being
to the Aberdeen dock yesterday.
Bags, left here yesterday for Saigon.
The French corvette Primuuguai, Captain
The United States corrotte Juniata, Com. mander P. F. Harrington, left here yesterday for
The Messageries Maritimes steam Iround It is not sufficient that overy auventh mandy, with French and Australian mails, left who appears in the police court is a Singapore for Saigon and Hongkong yesterday state created criminal; the demand in at 3 p.m.
for alill more state created crime. In the
By the regretted death of the Rev. Thomas Polyhymnia, Atalanta, Musalia, and Hesperia. scholar of considerable attainments is lost to the for China and Japan of Antwerp and Loudon McClatchie, M.A.. lats of Shanghai, Chinese. Besides these there are the Pembrokeshire, 8.5, Far East.
Harfer, 8. Grandin, for Hongkong and Shang- bai direct; Kildare, ... Johnson; and Victoria, a., Shield, both for Panang, Singapore, Hong- kong, and Shanghai direst."
Islands,
7INDIAG.
The paper, which was read by his. Worship, was to the following affant.. Mr. Wagner bud We find that the rook on which the Welcombe the honour to repors that he had inspected struck is not marked on the charts nor men- Messrs. Batterfeld & Bwice's Tug, and lead made tioned in the China Sex Directory, vol. ii.athorough examination of the engines and boners. (1884.)
BEFOLD MR. E.-MAGELAN.
LARCENT.
the value of $12, and alsɔ with having been in possession of twelve false keys.
The prisoner bad boen in gaol before, and he was sentenced to four toontha hard labour,
THE BING TRICK.
Ng Athit, soolie, was fined $10, and in default
A STRANGE CASE.
I have the greatest respect for the large. majority of the police, hut amongst the hundreds. that compass the force it is quite possible, as was proved at the last Criminal Sessions, that thers may be some black sheep.
ENGLISHMAN.
Hongkong, 17th July, 1895.
THE P. AND 0. 8. N. COMPANY. The eighty-ninth half-yearly meeting of the
year preceding the making of the order to which we have referred above the figures mera even more striking. Out of a total of
His Excellency the Administrator, accom- 19,609 person brought before the Police panied by the Acting Colonial Seastar and Court 1,209 were charged with gambling of the Inspector of Schools, paid a visit to the fences, that is, more that twolra per cent.
Central School yesterday morning.
Wa are of opinion that no blame attaches to He described the construction of the valves and of paymrat committed to gaol for three weaks proprieters of the Peninsular and Oristal Colonel Herbinger, who has just arrived in
ness, and strength, finding them, satisfactory in trick, from a coolie named Wong Aho, on the company's offices, Leadenhall-street, Londoa, on It is true that in 1893 the total number of i We would remind our readers of the farewall Paris from Tonquiu, has been besieged by Fress
to a chest, giving their dimensions,
the Uth Juse, Mr. Thoa. Sutherland, M.P.. persons charged with crimes of att descrip- performance by the Frinos Albert Thastrical interviewers, hungering for details of the Langat all necessary precation was takon after the every respect but the used below. He 19th just
found them all in good order w. the exception The prisoner got the jacket from the com- chairman of the Board of Directors, prosiding, Compaar at the City Hall this evening. These cent, and so far he has said nothing about the
Bo affair. The Colonel is, however, very retinoidsat for the preservation of the ship.
of the fracture of the valve. The valve slust plainant by imposing upon him with a bogus The Secretary having read the satin conven- tions was less than in 1884, the figures be- who have not yet noen a performance by the Lang-son business that has not already been THE FATAL EXPLOSION ON BOARD projected above the easing over the boiler room, bad of a sham, gold ring, from which the coming the meeting, the dirastura' report-giren in ing respectively 10,009 and 12,104. Thess Company will do well to avail themselves of this mado pablis. A Ministerial Connoil which was
A LAUNCH.
snd he found on inspectine that the hole through plainant was to share the benefits by giving the our last me was taken as read. The Chairman, figures might at a first glance seem to tell in last obsace for doing so.
held on the 9th lust, nuder the presidency of
which the valve chest passed was a very neat fit loan of his boat. The prisoner, decamped with in moving its adoption, said, in comparing the favour of the suppressionista. "The execu
The inquest on the body of the twa Chinsmen for it, and on the starboard sido it was in actual the cat.
accounts for the first six anathe of last year We were misinformed yesterday in stating M. Grévy, was chiefly employed in dealing with.
with the first six months of the present year, he tion of the laws agaust gambling is relax that an Arabia Jew and died from cholerate the case of Colonel Harbinger. He had, at an Chong Asa au Kwok Ator, who were killed untast with one of the danges of the clost,
James Tyler Hamilton, chief officer of the found that last year the profit for the tune being diarrhus in the Ciril Hospital. The man - interview with the Minister of War, renewed by a steam sxplosion on board Mears. Butter-A severe ahock such as would be used
collision world bring a great strain American barque Eos Beed, was brought defore was at the rate of 8 por gent. per annum, deduct to some extent, and immediately crime inferred to, we are informed, so far from being the request which he made to Gomeral Brière fell & Swire's tow boat Tug on Tuesday morr-by a the cheat; the working of the the court on a charge of stealing a silver watok | ing ordinary depreciation.. The profit for tho Creases," we can imagine them saying. A daad is doing well. The little Portuguese girl de l'lela, before leaving Tonquin, that he shoulding last, was resumed yesterday morning at the to bear on Ettle examination of the figures in detail aferred to died at her own home, not in the be tried by a regularly constituted court-martial. Magistracy, before the Coroner, Mr. H. E. funnel would have the same tendency, and out and brass chaiu belonging to a seaman of the first six months of the present your was at the
Hospital.
It not being possible to conduct in Frazos on Wodehouse, and Messrs. H. H. Lorley, C. S. tribute towards bringing about the fracture of same ship, named Joha MoEschern, on the 27th rate of 7 per cent., deducting ordinary
depreciation; but taking into account the chost. There was abandaut prost that the May last. will, however, easily show that this position
ingairy into facta which occurred in Tonquin, Moora, and Chan U Fai jury.
The following avidenos was taken The Khonisk ad Westphalian Cauchie where witnesses are, the Minister of War has
funnel had been working, as the guys had been MeEachern said that on the cats in question, assistance which they had derived from extra is untenable. According to the strict rule pablishes the somewhat startling announcement decided that Colonel Harbinger shall leave bv
Tip Achun raid he was the master of the Tug. very loosely set up, and the angle iron forming while the vessel was Jasving the harbour of transport they not only made up the 7 per cent of discussion it would rest on the suppres-that Germany is on the point of entering into the first mail, to be placed under the orders of At ten o'clock on Tuesday morning he started the gorer of the funnel was fractured. for the Newcastle, New South Wates, he had his cont but muda thesccount better to theextent of several dionists to show the connection between goliations with the Korean Government for General do Courey. The Intler will make a from. Quarry Bay in the Tug for Victoria. They length of about 20 inches. Ho had been informed and waistroat haughng up in the foreosetle, and thousand pounds than it was for the correspond- the soquisition of a harbogan the issuit of Quid preiminary investigation, and, according to the were alongside the lighter by half-past we op that the vessel had been in eclisions with the in the waistcoat pocket was the watch and ing period of last year. As the accounts, there- cause and effect, but we may sure the the part, or of the whole island, in furtherance of result. Celozed Herbinger will to seal before posite Messrs. Russell & Co.'s office. Butore Praya wall, and that immediately after the selbrass chain. Afterwards he went to the forefore, stood, they had a profit at the rate of 8 per trouble by pointing out that the two facts—the growing Garman cammares in Korea. In a court-martial or a court of inquiry. Until getting alongside the lighter he had to go astern lision rush of steam and water was board. He castlo to put his clothes in his chest, and he sent per auta, dodueting ordinary deprecia- the relaxation of the gambling lawa and the drawing attention to this statement the. Berim judgment has been pronounced all comment en increase of crime-do not stand in this relata correctas, says "By this means another
Tag-blatt, which oricently has a fall belief in the affair is reserved. tion to each other. Charges of obstruction thorny question between Russia and England LATEST TELEGRAMS. soconut for nearly half the total increase, bably be leas agreeable to England than to will be solved, although the solution will pro- the figures being 1,761 in 1884 as against Bussis."
LONDON, 16th July.
746 in 1883. The number of charges
THE AFGRAN BOUNDARY COMMIS SION. Mr. Sutherlard, as the chairman of our lead. against Chiness of being out at nighting marchant fret, has sounded a very much In consequence of the advance of Russian without praxen also increased from 563 10 nooded noto of warning to the Continental Zecty forcements to Sarakbs, the Boundary Commis foreigzara came on beard. He knew the two by Kwong Hip Luong last year. Mr. Mackintosh second mate. To to a cigar case and take of charter were low, still the work brought wins 1,118. The remainder of the total increase is tans at the Sanitary Conference at Roms. Hesion proceded immediately to Herat. distributed ever varioón offences having strongly protested that the European Powers
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must never be allowed to hamper this country in its commerge with the East, and in his opinien
special significance for the purposes of this description. If gambling be calculated too matter what Government is in power, it will
lead to one crime more than another it that of larceny, bat under thie bending there
is an increase of 15 daly 1,161 in 1884 as
have to sea to this. For years past Continental- political busybodies have succeeded in imposing
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the
the
a little. He found this sould-not be done, al was of opinion that the fracture of the chest was then missed the watch and absin. He reporter tion and all other charges, and he trusted that.- they ran into the Prays wall. He was stooring caused by the severe strain brought upon it by his lour that night to the chief officer and to the all things considered, that result would be re- at the time, and he did not want her to go so far, the casing, which was either dae to the shook of second oliver, and a wook afterwards the latter garded as fairly satisfactory. It was proposed but there was something amiss with the engines, the collision at the motion of the funnel. Ile gave him some information respecting the watch. to pay them only the usual interim dividend, and they would not go astern when he gave the found no signs of overheating or of any ex- They arere 49 days on the voyage; not touching not only because, au cautions mon of business. order. She then backed off, and ran round as ocssive prossare having been carried. The anywhere, and arrived here about a fortaight the directors desired to set aside something more tarn into the Praya wali cur the City Hall water in the boilers was two inches upon the ago. Soon after their arrival the second mata than the ordinary rate of depreciation, but alao When they run against the Praya wall the orange glass, and five inches abors the combustion called him aft, and told him he would show because they cunld uut tell what would happen
All the safety valves wore i ginos stopped, and he goro orders to have the hainber.
erfact him its watch and he went into the chief during the remainder of the financial year. The rein-launch moured alongside the wall. When to working order, and loaded to 80lbs.
wate's room while complainant looked in at company had still some of their vessels employed Witness continued-The Tuy was constructed the window. While at the window he saw the in the transport service, and thongh the tarins. had his boat alongside the Preyà wall some decossed man who warn the chief engineer of the asked Mr. Brewer to look after the constraction of a watob out which complainant recognised as "grist to the mill." Ou. the other hand, the leech Chong An, and the assistant engineer the engines, and witnessalso was on board. One the one be bad loat, and it was then put back in prospects of shipping could not be regariod a Kwok Al Afterwards he got the assistance of Mr. Alackintosh's ezginario aaporvisul it. the oigar case again. About a week ago thea what more brilliant than they wore a year of Mesra Jardins, Matheson & Co.'launch, and Mr. Mackintosh asked the permission of the Co-chief officer estled tim aft and told him he should age-in fact, it was notorious tha
balk of the shipping property towed the tag alongado, Masara. Butterficia & lonial Secretary for him to look over the on- not be surprised if pas of the boys had taken the great Swira's lighter. When the launch ran into the struction of the engines, and he did it in his watch. Complainant said the watch had not was being worked without retara or at a On considerabilo loss. Nor was it surprising that Fraya wall there was a blowing off of stena in private capacity with the permission of the Go been taken by anyone in the forecastle. Shortly after they got to the Prays the soseau boat, ba or Me Bruwer did ust have to store the steward made to Lim, he went asbers to No trade was worked, as, for instance, the rate of the suptas room immediately after the collision vornment. This ut being a passenger exrrying Thursday, in consequence of a communication that should be the case when it was soon how the time, near the City all, the rash of steam quently inspect the launch officially to certify it. Station, end laid this charge against tho ohiof) freight which had prevailed from London to stopped. The two engineers were down in Mr. James Henry Fargason, Inspector of mate
Bombay during the last six months was not more the engine room at the time and the fire Machinery, RN, in charge of the steam depart John Wright, steward on board the unto than 12a. 6d. per tan, and for ordinary messure- man s the rest of the crew were up on ment in the Nural Yard, said ho bad inspected vassol, gave evidence to hearing of the loss of ment goods not more that 208. per ton, the rates dock. The crew all remained on board the Fug the previous afternoon, and hand exaziu prosecutor's watch, and to hearing the shiof to Calcutta bing rospectively 17s. 6d. and 90s, after the blowing off of the steam, but when od her thoroughly. Hecersetoile occlusion that inate tell the latter that one of the boys had and if they deducted os, or 6. for the expense of that got near the City Hall they were closs to a the launch lind come in collision with the pier grably take it. On Thursday thers was an shipping and landing argces, and the Su Ligater, and the second engineer jumped on to it. Her machinery sud stoeriux gout appeared to be Indian on Board selling mik, and witness caw Canal duse, absolutely nothing remained.” As All the rest remained on board. The second in thoroughly good order, except so far as the him offer the watch for sale, and agree with the regarded the homeward brodu, towards the and engineer came up out of the engine room almost collision might have affected it. The affect of Indien to take some silk for it. He told the of last year the rate of freight for cotton from directly after the steaua commenced to blow of the collision was to carry away the safety valveomplainant what he had seen, and the latter at Bombay to Liverpool was little more than 12. Witness had ordered the engines to be slowed to bozat its junction with the boiler. This box con- once want to the police.
per ton; at the present moment it was only 258,
CHURCH OF ENGLAND SERVICES FOR TO- MORROW.
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munica.
PEAK CHECK-
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all kinds of unaosary quarantine regulationsfor impeding the tree page of English ships in Moeming Teyer, Forms, and holy Osm. passage ships8.Farade Service. Morning Prayer and Sermon against 1,146 in 1882-which is not more that our shipowners and the English Govern 5 p.m.-Evening Prayer and Barton. than might be considered an ordinary varia- ment have femely submitted for years, a 10- tion, to say nothing of the disturbed state tegether at Rome, evidently with the main object 30 p.m.-Boldiers Voluntary Service
called Sanitary Contorence has been brought 5p.m.--Evening Prayas and. Sermon, affairs last year being favourable to the in- of nacertaining to what further extantthey can crease of crime. If instead of attempting venture to hamper the trade of England; and 11a.m.-Boreing Prayer, ào, Bev. Fong Yat Sac.
Sr. STEPHEN'S GREECE. (AL Service in Chinese). the impossible task of suppressing public buid are they in their recommedations for the 7p.m.-rening Prayer and Surmon, Ber. For
rastriation of English shipping that there is Tat Bog. gambling the Government would adopt a avery promise this will be the nort benewe
UNION CHURCH2SERVICES. policy of regulation we beliovo crime could shall have to plek. It is bad enough to have the Canal blocked for a wook nó a time, without bs much more effectually kept-in sheck. Our counting the pranks of the Sanitary Conference. 11.-Prather, Rev. El J. Eitel, Ph. D.
CHION CHURCH. evening contemporary says, we have abin-Pall Mall Gazette.
17.50 p.m.—Servicu conducted by layman.
half spoed at the time the Tag was abroast the 'sisted of a shamber of cast iron with sinkings The case was runanded to to-day.
"sad "no" one could cousidar thaj rute, with the