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the amendment be omitial.
The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL, nid he would accept the suggestion of the Chief Justion, Anil in reply to a question as to what the vote was by which the founod nuenimusly approved of the present practice in 1884 id be referred to the Standing Orders which were adopted on the 10th April, 1984.
been left unsaid bad there basa shorthand | General, and enggested that the first portion of writers her taking down theromarks. The bon. metabor in moving the original revolution has in- troduced an entirely urfter into the oase. I never heard that publicity was objected to scanso of any ans talking to the pros. Nor do I belare for one moment, sir, in the allegal is patent on this matter. That, I think, & eutire ly a figment of the fiscy. There will always be in avory colony a certain nmannt of diacontort. It is the nature of Englishman to gramie shont-something, and whatever is dous dismu- tent will continns. At the same time I have only one argument against the hotlon of my hoa friend, and that is that it is not for the good of the public service. I hope hon. membara of the Council will not link I use disgeartens lergange when I sayour conscience and comfort. are nothing. the inconvenience to the Executive is nothing, the laws of the pablin ting ven is only minor cairation. We are, as my hou, friend opposite (Mr. Byri) said, the servants of the public, and only the consideration that this is fet for the public advantage and for the good of the publis servico, by which I mean tu ta best sense the welfare of the canmunity, induces
The COLONIAL TREASULER Sir, I am re quested to ask if his Tonear the Chief Justice would embody, either in that amendment or iu no of bis own, the very important suggestion that whan a report of the Financa Committee is bronght ap the floor who brings it up should stato the reasons which have influenced the Finance Committes in the recommendations which they have mudo.
The CHIEF JUSTICE-It is hardly necessary to do that if the feeling of the Council is in favour vf it.
MAIL SUPPLEMENTS, F
“HONGKONG DAILY PŘESS," SEPTEMBAR 2ND, 1888..
toto that instead of two hundred and seronty prisoners being confined for petty offensen as at present this nutaber would be very considerably
4. Salastica 9 of Beation 21 Ordis aade 8 of 1885 relating to mendicaney.
5, Section 9 of Ordinanco 1 of 1888 for the suppression of piracy which onsofed hip-radased.
As regards increasing the discretionary power ping for offences against that Ordinance.
6. Seption of Ordinance 3 of 1968, which to panish, of the Superintendent of the Gaol. I prescribed whipping for persus convicted of am of opinion that this should be granted, but child stealing or forcible detention of any that before acting he should be requestel to con- ish, women or child for the purpose of self-sult with at least one Jutics of the Panon.
In all other respects I agree with the report. ing tlou
A. P. MACEWEN. 7 Ordinance 4 of 1872 which enacted-I am, Btc. your obadient servant, branding and flogging for criminals in certain carce, and
8. Booting 7 of Ordinance 10 of 1875 which gave the Magistrate the power of whipping the effonder once or twice for committing the following offences a second time or under sg- gravated circuwulancea vik -
Indecent assault,
Indecent exposure of his perscs, Assault with intent to reb,
COLONY,
should be extended toʻila moasis so long as the French Convention shall reminiu in fores
were taken to hang *** the boat was about two miles off there. We
Thay picked up severni non out of the main
William Joseph Cuttan, chief enginear of snake, a portion Sf the franel boing above water It is sight, however, to add that both the rigging on the alarhoard sito. Had there been any
cortificats of competenay, which he obtained French and Belgian Conventions may be deter-mon on the other site of the main rigging, or in the fab, said he held a shiel naglar' rained at any time owing to the dimonttias the fore rigglax, he would probably have seen which I have pointed out and to the fact that as them. and certainly would have heard them in London in 1882 He joined the Mars He advised to captain to go into this the British mail atearers on the lines to Inlis, shouting, Thay lked about for men in 1892. and had been gerving in her pros they practically derive no hen it from the returned to the Chintay. They did not ratura phoon after loaying Nagasaki, and the pampa China, and Australia only tools at British porn the wreck, and not finding angre, they aiuos, He remsubored getting into a ty Article in question, while the other provisions of to look for sabone again, hat want an with the bilges gu obaked by tho all anal washing and bilges. The orpiniasnil they back just passed. the Conventions have for the mast part beon Chintang ou her age. The plain and about. abrogated by the Postal Union Traty of Borne others we're missing; there was my particular shelter of the Taichiew Islands clee the yampa of October 9th, 1874, and by the Convention of convormation about shum in the boat.
The President Did none of you peaially Taichiow Islends, nal they turn så bck and went At that time Choir spel wùs about remark abent the absusco of Caption Plongy, to them. 1878.
for about wint had become of him. or the wight kunta Witness did not know whers the (Bigned) ROACHESY DESPATCH RESPECTING BIR GEO.Paris (the Universal Postal Union) of Juze let,
desirability of making some farther search for captulo left the Sod anchorage, all he heard the caplain say was telling him or to shit the lear BOWEN'S, DEPARTURE FROM THE
Wilvoss-Nothing in particular that I reo, and that fio was going farfler'ilishore. They trere at anchor thero about ten miantes. From member. The following despatch was presented to the THE LOSS OF THE BRITISH STEAMED him and the other who were missing? Legislative Council:-
Was not the grastion mooted where the cas the time they left this nuchemaro to the fame tin was Did not somebody say, "I wonder they ateak about 24 minutes alapod. When whore the captain in "P-I do not remauber any- the reset struck the ergines wot pat full spear dock when the vogel atriek. Th-fore witness thing of that kind in particular. We supposed stern but failed to move bor. Witness was on be had gots nshore-
oft the ship the captain took him into the chart Witness pointed out the spot the The mito of the room and showed us the position of the ship un Chintsag was brown at the time. The capitain
aptala indicated to dim.? the shart. said thesom board could leave the ship as there was nothing that could be done; she was fast, und had a lot of water in her, but for theself, ho att to stay be hor in the last Witness went away by the Chintzy's bout, and be lod mo
"MADRAS."
MARINE COURT OF INQUIRY.
The ACTING ATTORNHY-GENERAL-SOMA Al- dition might, perhaps, he made to Rule 26. to the affect that the Chairman of the Committer in moving the adoption of the report in Connait should state the reasons which have infinspeed a to appon this revolution. All other consi- the Finanos Committee.
The ACTINO COLONIAL SECRETARY-Gener dorations of expediency or convonienos coght to gte plaes to that. As to the statement of tayally the Finance Committee give their reasons hon. friend oppusile (Hon. P. Rerio), who says in their report.
His FiCELLENCY-It is as opinion expresasd he was cores on the vote for the fortifionticus, I will only say any one who has had any experi- in the Corsoil of which dun netfoe will be taken. The amendment was then put in the follow. mace of trying to earce my hon. friend into nay course of action whatever will see the absurditying form is not necessary to mtarfers with the prosent practice of Council which has of that romark.
HP RYRre-laughing-Conero is a illa been in existeres fer many years and which was subject submitted to them, they, bng to report, sons of the energy and ability with which he deemed it dogirable to hold a court of inquiry to age. I suppose he was a captain you liked
Orders of the Council dated 10th April, 1884." strar: you might use the ward cajole, perhaps, unanimously adopted by the Standing Bules and
The CHIKT JUSTICE-I Jon't remember your The voting was as follows. making any objections.
Hon. P. BYT-Oh, I did. I wanted cermin conditions before wo voted the money.
The CHIEF JUSTICE-I might, perbugs, make
a few remarks on this shit. This has been put forward as if the Council were in the habit rating hrga sums of money without the gamers! pabli knowing the reasons why they were votul. Fut that is not the fact. The auth of money veto, apir from the climates, excepting in the last year, have been emparatively sinul. The gatim- ates are framed on the expenditure and reeipts of pretions pears, and the increase in the timates, if there is any, is explained in papers which are put before the Coune and the same is the case if there is any diminution. If the
reasons for it an increase the
is
FOR
Hoo. Wong Shing
The Harbour Mastor
AGAINST.
Hov. J. Butt-Irving fot. A. P. Mack von How. F. D. Sason flor. P. Eyrie
The Sarvayor-General The Auting Attorney-General' The Colonial Trassurer The Ating Colonial Secretary The hief Justice
The amendment a declared carried by a majority of three.
MAIL STEAKERS ORDINANTRA.
THE SECRETART OF STATE FOR TUR COLONIES TO THE OFFICER ADMINHATERING THE
A maring court of inquiry into the drivm GOVERNMENT OF HONGRONS. Common assault committed in a brothel,
stances attending the loss of the above steamer Dawning Strest, lat February, 1886. Common usult committed at or is connec
Sir, I bave the honour to acknowledge tho was bold at the flarbour Office, Hongkong, tion with any riotous asamblage
roceipt of Sir George Bowen's Despatch, No. on the 30th August before Captain H. G. Maliciona injury to property. 12-The Commission have also heard The 462, of the 18th of Desember, reporting to pro-Thomaett, RN, Harbour Master (President
Joseph A. Thompson, master British summer Ayros Enclosure 7) and Mr. Wise, the Police wadings which tooit plain on the occasion of his Lieat. G. 6. Haigwin, I.M.B. Petor manual
Francis Grandin, master British captain ? I have read this deepatch and its enclosure Oceanic: Magistrate, at present Acting Registrar of the departure from the Colony. rd the overal despatches which have passed with much interest; and as I gather from the steaner Water; Thomas Rowin, master British
The President opened the proceedings with Supreme Court (Enclosure 8) and have carefully between the several Secretaries of State and torms of Sir George Bowen's Address to the steamer Crusader.
relart to the Colony, I have pleasure in availing the saptain was not prescat, in feck it was doubt pussessive Governors ai Hongkong on the amb-Lagislative Cousoil and the reply therate that foot of good accommodation and peant pusish, it is not prehabis that, Sir George Bowen will few remarks. He said this was a esso in which 14-After having carefully considered the myself of this opportunity of expressing my fnl whether he had not help drowned. Ho bad aents (Enclosure &.)
has devoted himself to the wiministration of the investigate the circumstanous sarrounding tha 15-That as a temporacy moseurs to relieve important Government of Hongkong, and of re-loss of the ship, and to ascertain, if possible, what
cording the satisfaction with which I have bad besome of Captain Plang. The chief Lim Y in part thia overorowding they suggest that.
Captain Thomsett read his before P that the Gaol is at present overororded.
Early arranguinents he made with the noticed his reference to the efficient co-operation mate had not applied for a court of inquiry, and West End Reformatory to receive uîl the afforded to bim by the Logisistare of the Colony, he had done so.
and by all branches of the Public Service--I letter of application for a warrant for the sourt ta tho Asling Governor, in which it was set out. Jurenito Offandare.
that the aptala was not hore, but that other hava de..
(Bigred) FuRD. STANLEY.
members of the araw were, and that some of Thomsett also red the warrant ho sabescently them would be likely to lanse shortly. Captain régaived from H. E the Acting Governor for the holding of the court.
18. That an enquiry be institutul into the cases of the 39 prisoners sentenced for gam bing and that such as are not gambling house owners, or keepers, shraffa, er watch- THE STATUS OF THE GERMAN MAIL men, be forth with liberated.
fe. That or enquiry be made into the ease of the 48 men coràmitted in default of finding searity and that the least aggraveted casen be forthwith liberated.
The following Ordinazon were road's first
16. Will renpect to the future the Commis time and, the Standing Orders being suspended, wrerepassed through their wraining stages:-The French Mail Steamers Ordnance Continuafim aloa are of opinion, that it is most undesirable in Ordinavos, and an Ordinsnes to make temporary the prosont state of the sauces of the Colony emplation of Tytam Water- provision for souring the state of German and with smok beary expenditure in view by the
STEAMERS.
The following worrespondenes was laid on the table of the Logislative Council on the 27th Augast
THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONINS
Why should you suppose that? and begins that was on a strange cast. You were there with thought, some of you would bare salad for your the first mate and the anginase. Tshould have Witness-I honed some of those we took from the rigging say that the tried mats and soms others had gons ashore lempan
Was ant the captain's nada mentioned PI do not think so.
I see you worn with him on the previons voy-idea what bocams of the captain. What. I mean is that you all sacim to have kept
rossle atrank he was down in the ougins reom. sailing witt, kin, and Leappose yen all liked
vhalter in the main rigging. The captain wLY Lient. Koigvin-Did you over as this chart He went on dook after auds, and toally he took walking shout on the fuartar dook af et time. Witness- bavi sson it in its chart room. Did you erran the poncil marks haforethren Chimamen and the carpenter being with The President-Did you see them do anything Only as I passed the olurt room door 1 w him. the aptain working at the chart.
Wi→ Aw the explain and the carpeuter to save their lives? put balts on. While I was in the rigging
Was that before or after she strask?-16 was terwards
Thoms Campbell. Shird"engiame of the Ma drag, said he had no cortistof campatouer. Ho remembered the 15th August. When the
wash the captain, the carpenter, and the binangor the rail I have not seen the raplain of the carpeter sinca, but I have seen all ships Chinunen. I was taken off the rigging
that night by the second make,
Wukit said-I was steward of the Madras.
The V ad Aruck na as with the captiu on the quirter doku tha 5th Augus, together with the spoutor and
Are Mait Steamers within the ports of the Colony | Fortifications Collage and Savitary works will tho accompanying copies of & Memorandum do. the 10th August, with Captain Plonge in com- When she struck ko smaudel again i found two other Chin 1949.
painted out if there is a decrease the reasons
ADJOURNMENT.
The Council adjourned until the 17th Sept.
THE GAUL COMMISSION. The following is the report of a Commission appointed or His Excellenay the Acting Govor, nor to consider a fetter from the Superintendent of Victoria Gool reporting the overcrowded state thereof
of Hongkong.
SEPTLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION BILL for that are also stated; and these papers are
A Bill for the appropriation of a supplamen. farnished to the members, and are published the pspapers as that in regard to the baktery sam of one hundred and twenty-three of the aner voted for pabiopurposes during the thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight dol- sear the pitbie hare very information. But laes and alen' cents to defray the charges of when the Council is not in Sasion there are or the year 1883 was read a first time.
any be curtain matters of pressing importanCO in reference to which the Government minst take some steps For instance, heavy food comes, and perhaps $29,030 or $71000 are wanted at noon. Is it preferable that the Officer Adraisi Eting the Gerernment should allow that expenditure on his ora responsibility, or is itent better he should bave a commitrie of the whole Council in advise him and way it is Levesary to expand this money? With regard
L-On the 8th Apri! lasts Commission con- to other matters, when the Coanoil is utting. invariably a miasto explaining the reasons why aisting of the Honourable the Acting Attorney. the Government requires the moung is laid on General as Chairman; The Houuurable A. the table and 4 referred generally te Lister, Colin Treasurer; The Honourable J. the Finance Committee. It is then open to M. Prion, Surveyor General, E. Mackpan, Es1. any hom member to more that it bo lie Aeting Palice Magistrate; Major-General Gor- case in public. But if it was discussect indon, Superintendent, Victoria Gol; The Honour- the Council, according to our cales, and the able W. Keswick, H.LOC. P. Clinter, Esquiro, rules most legislative ansamblies, if it was JP.; A. P. MoEwen, Esquire, J.P.; P. Man terlater that ought to be denit with son, MD. J.P., was appoisted for the purpose privately, it is quite spau to any single member of considering a report of the Superintendent of the Gael on the insufficient accommodation in io order that strangers withdraw.
itat establishment and the steps which should Tian. P. By That has never been done. The CHIRE JUSTICE-It may never have been be taken to remedy the prossut atate of things.
2.This Comission net at once and bas hoid done, but the necessity might arise, and I rinst say with them two
voles on the Loazeveral sitlings. and the Fortibutione the prabability is that! if they had lied to be discussed in Council it would hase boon Doessary to do that, for there were a great many malters introduced of a coandentiat natura Colonel Walker insisted he would not
3. Two Mnb-committees were appointed. the first consisting of:-
The Chairman, Hon. Wm. Keswick, Mr. E. Maobran, Major General Gordan, Dr. Man- son, and Mr. Č.-E. Cater.
to
Dr. Ayra
kive any evidence that could be used unless visit the Gaol at sight ad report on the stets it was treated as confidential. With regard to thereof, and another consisting of :--
Major General Gordon, Dr. Manson, and the Lant, hot, members who were present anst know there we certain matters roferred to by
to enquire into the diet of the prisoners and to Mr. Jackson which he never would bare men- tioned in public. Therefore it seems to me the report what changes, if any, ahould be made best course is to continue the praction that has therain.
The reports of these sub-committon are an- been adopted. With regard to the estimates, in no part of the world are they causilored more innered horeto. (Enclosures 4 and 5.1
5-On the whole question submitted to na we detail than by are in this Council-hear,
beg to report as follower bear, from Mr. Ityria and hon. membare will remember that on frequent accusións we have led the bends of departments ap, and have examined them as to the cause of the increase in their departments, and eved on the otticioney of their stai. Timt could not be dons in pubin. If such questions as we are in the habit of asking in Committee were put in Council the person wank either refnes to answer them, or, if he never them, would not give Il seras sash fall so complete answeŁA. toms, therefore, the butter play is to let things rerouia as they are, except this: I have always felt there was something dus to the public, nud aut only the official, but the unofficial
works, Vistarix
entall, to canbark on sugh a large and expensive work as the erection of a Now Back sules the neverity of it has been fully damonstrated; and the Commission are of opinion that anob a stop should not be taken until other measures have 17.Respecting the other measures the Commission are unanimously of opinion that the present system of imprisonment is altogether inadegante as a means of pranishment..
18.They wonid again strongly orga on His
been tried.
ww
nase.
bor 24th, 1856.
For the Secretary of State.
MEMORANDUM,
Berlin, February 24th, 1884,
When the depositions were being road, ove to ashore with an. Esas partly risen to love witness he sld-k to the set about whet har has the ship by the wares, and I protis juoped over come of the cantan-I think now of the monoard of ins won card. The captain's boy pent said they saw the explain and carp-for the hext night, end i got there shout is the wished overboard, over the stern.
"The Prostout said Keating could be re-called to trivs say farther evans that ocenerel him.
They did
At that time wit D-19 heard from the rigring woveral distincris who they warn.. There were five men taken ons from people in the water, but he could not a of the rigging. sai ors ont of the water, by a nat under the command of the same mat From the tim: the anhar was weighed insis quarter of an reme-ortwenty minutri ntap ha the islands to the time the yesal atrack about a
and a half distant from where she struck.
H relieved is fasa miluasa thers after the tin- the vessel left her first an- chorizo. The sonɑlings he took w-ra tight. nds when tho skip track al bezhin dropped in word to fathoms its land the lord in his
It again, Suding tour Cathan. He was on the
port side of the ship. They were not near laud
Onto Forbertor abin saman of the Madras,
distance off. the bet there was an island ahead which was a said he was at the wheel at the time she
wok to au anchora insida Tuishing Is lans on the Fith. He was als at the wheel
Haxtarod ho when shot under wain...
9. 6. W. W. ales for about ten minutes, after S. S. W. for sit ton rain ani shut, starod
whol with him. that he starbostad sale coal two or three points. A mu mund Mansfild was at the
Hatering S. W.
by W. short in bafness struled the
How far do you soppose the ship want after aho had first anchored About four or five miles, Michael Joseph Hosting deposed-I hold think.
In alat direction ?--I could nal say. master's certificate of competency, whlol I got
What was the last sounding before the Madraz, joining her in that caneity in Sunderstruck I did not hear it called. of Sunderland in 1985, I was abiet male of the
This chief muta (Keating)-I heard it; it was TO THE OFFICEH ADMINISTERING THE
land on October last, and served as such until GOVERNMENT OF HONGKONG.
the day of the wreck. I had previously serve? twelve fathous. I was Estoning to him every Downing Street, 24th June, 1888.
I know where she rock, wad was then duking, and big waves Sir,I have the honour to transmit to you on her as second mate. We left Nagasaki on time he had the lol bofors she strunk.
The carpenter itero life balti, and had two litored by Count Bismarck to Her Majesty's mand, with a cargo of ecat for Hongkong. We eight fathoms of vafar.
Liont, Koigoin its the witness)-Do you know no kifo bolt, vng theother to Chinson had Ambassador at Berlin, and of letter in reply were drawing 10 test 8 inches aft and 30 foot struck, the captain of the Chiatus gare my there aching over her. I saw the plain have esptain's servant also got a plank and wast to it from the Earl of Rosebery to the German forward. The steamer was wrecked on the Leth position; it was marked in the log hoak: Ambassador at this Court, rolative to a roquest Augast. I prodnom the ship's log books kupt should be placed on the same fasting as the sifpa magister. We had five rather up to one want a boiler andragi. made by the German Government that certain by myself, with the articles of agreement, the the reason why Captain Plone t unter way seed jungy orseboard and found a mail sussels subsidized by dint Government set by which the ship was navigated, and tie again after he had once ancheral-I think he plank, and with it entail to the rook. The French Messagarias Maritimes steamers, under of the 11th. The are consisted of the master the Postal Convention with Franco of aptem-three mates, thres ongineers, a carpouter, nina European sailors, 14 Chiuamen, of whom eight
next morning. Is the aptain's bag at Looo. The captain weit verbosel lufore mas. It is the wish of or Majesty's Government were Bremen, a Chinese ship's cook, two Chino
The President--Who said that P
aul F followed directly after. I do not know mass room iteward. The barometer wis kentinthe
Witness-1 do 4 know. Postal Convention with France, shoaid ba ex- Excellency the Officer Administering the Govers-that the privileges mentioned in article 5 of the fireman's cooks, a Chinese stoward, and a Chinese
Keating-The seem exiness, and the chief whofior, he jampól worboard or was waitl 1. That in Hongkong we are exposed to the tended to these German vessels so long as the cabia. The ship wasstoering SW. by W.mp to
1 wwsshorn e the Posing coma in sight," ment the facts:
doprodations and invasions of ambers of Fronch Convention shall cousin is force, and I three p.m. on the 13th, and ning nime kanta an the criminal classes of tho too Hwang pro- therefore request that you will take the echo The wind was N.N.E. At noon that day onginear, and two of the men who were in is overhard. I hate ever seen fire sins, hot and I give a bongo I was weariaz, warth $1, fo sary steps for procuring the enactmost of on the barematar stovi 30.05, and it was then how rigging said it. vinces Including the large city of Canton. 20. That short torms of imprisonment are Ordinaues similar to No. 10 of 1881, for this ing a heavy gate, with tempestuous asa. As throp p.m. we look in all eails, and bore the ship
ishorasan to takes mi and the captain's carrant Jaha Harwood he held a second agianne's on boned Han Pokergemal they did. The to N.NE, boad to wind. At 6 pm.. baromater no punishment at all for the ordinary Chi-purpose I have, &c.
(Signed) R. H. Mabe,
29.95, at sight 29.00 at midnight 33.5. We cortificate of campaner which he obtained at rutor wont acerbird before the captain, and 3. That some other kind of punishment is
til ny NNE. to the wind, going through the North Shinin 1832. He joined the Horasathile I was in the water I saw him. Ho tall-no argently required for cases of petty larceny
water about two kasts an hour, no land in sight. Narth Shields Inst October. Has on board her swim to where he was. I wishes to go where and for the offence of returning from ban-
Li Fong id-I was captain'sbor on board the From July next the North German Lloyd Atam, the starboard after faboat was when the vessel was wrecked anis 15th, Oathe carpenter was, but as I could mot sæim 1 had ishment. 19-That they are aasaimoasty of opinion at Breman intends to establish a line of steamors smashed, the gule increasi, barocaster going the 14th Lae primps ware shaked by the rail to stick to the plank.
The steamers will carry the official mail. for 29.30, and at this time the ship was making no everything that was possible, and the ratar dras. Ironber the chip going asborn on and trial to got them in order. The captain the quart disk with last witu-ss and another that solitary confinement by itself would not to run between Germany. Chias and Australia. down. At noon pa the 13th the barnstar was doals that had washed into them.
The bicooter remained stewty for aidha would go into math water to at the Chinam. We wile by side with the cap. meat the evila compisined of; wherefore they recommend that whipping be allowed as racom which they will receive a certain anbaidy from head way hat drove bodily to leaward, and was rainoi. They cl the pipes and goss the coal unta Sandy. About soon in the evening 1 way
ateamers are bound to transport, free of cost, deck.
time then. At 9.15 the starboard wheel monded by Mr. Wise, for all cases of patty theft the Imperial German Government. Besides the taking heavy seas over all. All hands were on and for refaruing from banishment.
Witauss vary bich then le seul overboard. Chal 20.-At present, the only punish meat for re-oriminals from Borosil to Germany.
eared betw.an wo and half mat. tursing from banishment is one year's imprison-
AR, according to British Law aneh criminals, chain broke away, but after grant diffortis lg cloned ont, Witoses was down in the tain and the carpenter. The captain wasiting art, and the Committee have good reason for when the steamer rachos at a British Colonis we soured it. The gala was still ragium, with vagine mom when the vessel track, which-na-nabis, ad is weaver before me the water believing that each a purishment is not sufficient port, might defuand a hearing bofora British beasy seas washing the ship fore and aft. While received un orders after the captain took ap the lifebolt on an 1 aby plank which was used as Judge thus delaying the course of law and pre trying to sure this okain I was knocked insen-anchor to find a battar auchorage closer in shores & stand for Howw pots. The carpenter also want Junas Puriga said he was abin seanın DE and does not prevent many from returning.
21-That the scale of diet be reduced as reveating the prompt delivery of the mail, the sibls, and was carried to the unbin by the soudnutil after the restol stack, whin the order var hefore me, nul I have um soun wither
Imperial Government lays great strew to these mate. I was so jajared that I was not able to asma by the telegraph full pastora." He of them sincs commended by the Sab-Committee.
other information I have aptered in the lor as the voxel was moral at all Witne was ou 22fhat if these suggestions be carried ont mail steamers sing lunked upon a in uns go on deck again before the ship strok. Thonbayed the ardas, but he could am sas whether boil the fetite. How in the chsing about William Haury Nol said he was ablo senza the Commission are of opinion that the numbers sones men-of-war.
This demand does not appear to be an unusual to what occurred an till the time thoshin strack desk when the vessel all off the rock, and his time on the 15 boses the reasol apekor- the Gaol world atrast immediately be consi- derably reduced, as not only would there be a ona, for ia modern Treaties of Commercs and was obtained from the other officers. While is climbol ip into the starboard rigging. This ed, hit he was not there when she struck-
The captain was on the quarter, deck two, I felt the slip strike. I sealed out of the think.
tim she struck. Athe vary sensible reduction in the offenders sentenced Navigation such privileges have more than ones the cabin on the 15th, at about a quarter past was boterean sich and nine colork, he shal of the Madras. Or the 15th Augst, the day the The British Gorerament, for instaues, has cabin them and cas out on deck, and stopped than, close to the companion, way to the bin, skip ant ashora, leyway in the chains at the the long sentenced convicts who have not besa to short periods of imprisonment, bat biose of been accorded to absidized mail steamera
France on September 24th, 1968. Moreover, by and sent a boat off. The chief engineer and foarte veel erns aff the mook the sea seed to guilty of any serious crime might receive readi- doan so in the Postal Treaty concluded with there totil the steamer Chintang came alongside from which hohl jossa p tional pardon and be bauished.
23-Space would thus be obtained to adapt apscial Ordinance, the steamers of the Message hands get into bar. The chief arts of the Chin gradually our over her fram ber how to by the ship. Captain Plange exme of theu, were the steward and the cabis by. Iwak gradually nearly the whole of the present gaolries Maritimos touching at Hongkong have been tung came on board and wid he would remain her stera. The last he saw with the captain The Imperial Government, though not ap. hailed a satapan, and bat mainto hy. The ship The wea ume evor the bus smash the We diet it necessary in the first place to to the separate system, which should be carried granted a similar privilege.
94-The present gaol would then be suficient pealing to the provision expressed in clausa 1. of was then slipping off the rock irt the mator deres of the alleyways, and then was with bring prominently before His Excellency the out as soon as possible, Officer Administering the Government the
oz board the Chit.ny, where I found fourteen the captair nesin. If he was on the stars when peculiar position of Hongkong, a position secu- for all ordinary wants, and the mare which the Trasty cousiuded between Grat Britain and was going flown head foremost. I was put haurs rush or the stern. Witness never saw
they suggest would giro within a very short and Prussia on August-16th, 1865, hops, never pied by no other Cotsay of Grost Britalu.
Bergkong is situate at the very door of two perind the relief so much needel, whereas if the theless, that in conformity with the modera of our eres tuoluling two of the mates, the thran that te overton 1st has gone ovarirnar. of the largest provinces of China, and close tornative measure, viz. the building of a our principles of International Law, the British engineers, and zine seamen. I have no know. For the storm went down, and there was wathie to and in daily communication with Canton, gach be resolved on it would take at least two or Clovernment will see their way to coafer up ledge whutarer as to what bame of the captain bat water for him to us ia.
A three years to baile, and in the meantime the the subsidized mail strumers of the Yorikud the carpenter. Tas Chinose bulud on one I loft the ship German Lloyd the sams priviinges es bare heen of the islands, and they are all hers now. The ons of the most populous cities of China.
He did not point out to me the position of the famibe or want of work in uither of those pro- present state of things would continue.
25-Moreover the Corominion arenasiously granted to the French Mail atanmers by the captain gave me all the papers
above mentionnd Tronty. vinaos or in the city would naturally sad a
ekip of the ort, and of my own knowlegs I certul number of the inhabitants to Hosp of opinion that even if there was seiple accom-
do not know our position. The percil cacks on
William Masaki said he was an ordiusey sɔa- koug in search of work er of subsistence, whilst moriation in the pool the punishment of whip-
see him minks there. Teaw your of lay offsets, the presence in Canion of an active or sovare ping should be introduced far the offences abor
with last writzens Iron To'clock in the 15th until Foreign Office. 26th April, 1986.
At the trash strank 123 in boer she a tris was at the whal nor did way of the rew. All the crew have wages fore aas struck. Viceroy st onor forcas or induces many of the mentioned. They feel very strongly that in THE EARL OF ROSEBERY (COUNT BATZFELDT the chart were made by the captain: I did not dbars have-tom-soma what to blame for not.
M'Ambassador-I have placed rayself in criminal class to disage the sne-of-their-de presence of the peculiar cironinatanosa oxisting in Hongkong stringent measures-are- necessary taking the yable were inte their confidence,
predations and to migrata to Hongkong, where
to meet the exceptional dangers and evils to coimanination with the Secretary of State for das to them, and I can make up the accounts if auginas are going balf spood, baring ban Pat the tirantes ressal strack. I thatasix hours the Colonies with reference to the best mode of necessary. I have applint to the agents for payo by order of the oaptain short time bafora, What I wild suggest is that when the report
ason if detected a mild and lenient, trestezent of the Committee is brought the hon. mimber
Awaits them instead of the sharp and oral which the colony is exposeti.
26.-The Commississ cannot but feel that the giving effect to the wishes expressed by your rent of the wages, and they say they have no le should think the land was a mila or a mis buing rolevel.
The cart adjourned of stag for pain told him to part & hrila, and that prat moving its adoption should explain the reasons
pasistament which they would certainly rosive
The Presidentől terved fal, pacting tha keha and asserablad at2.15, at which the follow.it S. 8. W. by W. taxpayers of Hongkong shhold not be called upon Government that the privileges of ships-of-war fauts. I have asked there to telegraph to thei on which the Committes has arrived at its de
in China. gision, and then, if any other member wishes to
thought this witness ilid cot kem about This fact sannot be too steadily borne into provide the prison accommodation required which are accorded by Arlinks V. of the Convenomers to ascertain whether we are ta ba psid.
Thomas Atkinson, thirt mate of the Maleas, would not at aleation of the cones; ha Bxplain. bis view, it is quite open to him to get
mind in dealing with the question of panish by Western ideas for the criminal population of tion between Best Britain and Frauce of Sep.and they said they would let us know later on.
providon long notorious for turbalance and tambor 24th, 1856, to ressalt subsidized by their I have no reason to complain of the count of farther scirene was taken :-
dapad that he hall artificate of customers an ant did not ren aber what course up and do so. If any hon. neuber thinks
By the Court-I last saw the exptain and car- ment for offences. on яну matter Burgestions from
quite 6.-Ju Hongkong us is to legislate not only piracy. The only way toavoid this is by a rigorous respectivo Goverments for postal preposs the crew. publis
wankl
Mr. Atkinson, reselled, said that after the vas open to lie to ask that its consideration for the Hongkong orianal less but for nabera system ofcepatriation and, by thelogical sequence should be extended to be North German beljourned for one or two testings, til of tunt class chewhere, who are only to ready of that system, which the Colour has never yet Lloyd's line of steamste which is about to be
He joined the Mesin SMalls in October last. been allowed to carry out, the infiction of whip-established between Germany, Chins, and As The entries us to what necerred while I was in He joint the vassal as bumin, and we mule ping for the mero offence of returning from traits and which will receive a sabalay from the the cabin ware made after I left the rosso!. The third me when she came out hero in April last. hin uy more questions,
captain pul thron men with as in the pH comembered the morning of the 15th August: getander way ke stoered about the same the public shall have spoken; and I do not think whenever the occasion arises to repair to this
Geruan Govorament for the carriage of mails.
he was on dark all that day. It was blowing a these men were more or less hurt, but they were I have already informed your Exoelloney that the majority of the mentbars of Counci! would Colony and pray on it.
7.From a return furnished by the Superin banishment.
27-All attempts at dealing with this ques
ing atont. S. W. by S. till they went inside the the tim thi ship strack: thoes was saurosly Ever refuse to entortaia bis roquest. It seems to i
The President said a S... course would noË ma in that way the public can be taken into entendent of the Gaol Enclosure 6) i sppears
Joba George Craggs said he held segoad bands, which they reached at about half-past They went acer the islands to colence cauch better that if we say that in all that of the 783 prisoners confined on the 11th tion bave hitherto boon defeated, and the adoi-Her Majesty's Government are most willing to not rendered incapable of work. Our own boals stiffst, breeze that morning, and they were steer cours, 5.5.and last sonras was kept up till Mr. Keating, a-called, said that after he was these delicats inyniries that take plane in the; April, 1983 677 were Chinese; 274 were dotaia nistration of justice crippled by the hesitation to comply with the wishes of the Imperial Govern were all smashed. Finsnes mittun we should have reports pro ad andar sentennes of six months; 11 frem air graat that, oze indispensable requirement, viz.,ment in the matter, se far as they can legally sant. I would suggest to hou. members, official months to twelve months; 60 from one year to the power to whip moderately for returning from do so, and I will proceed to explain the position este's cartitionta of competency, which he ablain- leren.
she was healing about S.S.W. The steamer and anoficis, whatever opinious that have one two years; 39 from two years to three years; banishment a criminal who, in his own country of Her Majesty's Gorerament with reference bood at South Shields in October Inet. He joined dear the bikes, which had byon choke with are taken the vessal to where she was wrooked. with, they should poasider the mutter I hars from three years to fire years; 112 from over world de batten unperoifally simply as a pre- the Postal Convention with France of 1856 and the Madras at Shields in April last. Witness all coal, and to paran out the water which ha
liminary to trial. This, with the separate svetom to a similar convention with Belgian of Fergare evidenco as to what occurred from the time ent into her, Thor rent in on the north side taken on based the Chat came back and same provison granting the privilegea of ships was to the same effect as that of the chief side. Witness had been about 35 years at Lik alto coas inside while He was there, and
se. The vassal was nachored in ea father now lald fore thera, and if they think, noder Live youra
mater Witness supplied the chief mate Of those sentenced to ponal servitude many throughout the existing gaol, shoald afford a braary 17th, 1875, both of which contain the of leaving Nagasaki en the 10th inst, which of the islands, passing there on the starbaard round les stern of the Mirze, he found all the virsmetane, that things wanid not go
8. Lastly they hog.to state that, ahuli ang of war to subsidized Fostal Vessels, t us woli-under the proped-otaure as they have been convicted of simple laresay after pre practical Bolation of the whole quction.
From the time whom the Franch line of the with the facts entered in the log relating the about a mile or site, and a half from the ached on the port side of the Mid Tus of the above suggestions be carried out and im have hitherts gone an, with the exception I havvious conviction for the same offence, and havə sargested, they should give their votes in favour been 80 sofemood as a long imprisonment was vrisonment made more deterrent either by re- Muasegeries Maritiones first begsar to rua-to-In. I time when the latter was lying injured in the shore. Witness took the bearings of the plan.uptain took him into the chart room before he of the old practice being continned.
the only punishment left to secure the pabila dustion of the diet or otherviss, they are of dia and Chins donlties have constantly ariyon cabin It came on to blow with typhoon force they struck by thi-pole..compass. The captain. left the castel, and show him the orset spot The court was then cleared for half an hour.and Hia EXCELLOR 7-on-merabers of Connell. from farther depredation.
B-With roped to the daterront leffect of opinion that it will be necessary to increase the in the application of Art. V. of the French Con- on the 12th, from the N.N.E.. and the ship was did not allow the ship to train anchored a chart whice the vessel wont aground, sal -The debate which has just taken place is a very
following
FINDING. impuriaut com and I shall make it up duty imprisonment this Commission has no hesitation disciplinary powers of the Superintendent of vention by reason of the Commandess of the hove to the wind at 3 p.m. that day. The seashore, is supply did not think he pointed out that there was no ruck marked
Prodent-Was there any deviation of to ferisart a report of it to the Eurotary in saving that ander the liberal dlot wblob at the Gaol, and they beg to recommend that the steamers of that Conway insisting with the continually broke over the ship, and sashed the it safe, sud na then weat amb southwards.
1.That the British steamat Madris, official of State, giving hith the opportusity of givic present exists in the Gaol and other cironmstances powers conferred on the Superintendent of the sapport of French Counts upon exercising the boats. He was assisting to put the wheel chain When they strank the small istand bura F. by
Nu 79,398. of Loulon, 1997 tuna regiator, Keating-Yes, about two degrgus västerly."
with a fail cargo of onal for Hongkong,of sach directings in respect to the surgestions attending imprisonment, a short detention, any Gaol by Section 11 of Ordinares 4 of 1853, vis.. privileges conferred be it in their strictest menso right when the chief mate was injtood at 5 am. N., and the other point S. W. by S. by couruss, hen it was roopanail thu Fesilent read the that have been made as he toey think it. But under six months, is no punishment for an to punish by moderate corporal punishment not and so as to defeat the coarse of criminal justice on the 14th the gale modorated, and they went
which Hears Pliage. Na of whose certifieste I regret I sancob support any recommentation orditary Chinaran, he is better fed and better exceeding 12 strokes of a rattan, any prisoner and to deprizain errisin cases private individuals with the wind but at 8.90 they hove to again
of competency is 29,972, was mastar, hocamo a for the mission of the public to the notings housed in prison than outside, and the work or guilty of the fences in that article mentioned, of their civil remedies. In 1878 a case of collision At nine o'olook the wind shifted to the SE.
of Belgium, Le Parlement Belge, and the British p.z. they found 43 fathomas. At8.15 they ateered Witness, by dissim of the Court, pracooled to
total wreak ou the 15th Angust, at 2.15 p.. of the Firsaos Committes, nr for the abolition task which he has to perform is certainly loss be restored, in order to maintain discipline arose at Dover between a subsidized vessel The course was then altered to South, and at 8
on a rock in the bay within the westside of the very than he would have to do to obtain a livelihood under the altered conditions of the gaol.
29.Since writing the abovs, the Commission stram-tug Daring, which raised the question of W., roing about five knots. They sounded the and the pot the past track by means of the s Witous wanten to why he was on thé brišanu. of that Committed. I hare bad a
Tai Chow Island. Convention before the tribunals in this country, the 15th and found ten inches of water in the long exprience in other colonies, especially were ho few. He ain almost unrestricted as- in Manrities, whore the same arstom prevailssociation with criminals like himself and has one have roovived information on the Isw reapesting the privileges granted by the Belgian Postal wells about five or six o'clock on the murning of bearings, but the linm would not cross.
30-They note that whipping is allowed thera The Courts held that it was not competort for fore Lold, two foot in No. 2 hold, and dry in the who the ship stok, and they captain was there which sa adopted here ft 1872. To my end a half day's holiday a week, a thing which whipping at Singapore. knowledge it has been going on in Man the ordinary Chinese labourer nover anjays.*
On the question of punishment the Cora- for a great many offensor for which they do not the Crown without authority of Parlianat to afterhold. They rigged the pumps, but also. The ship was steering 8. S. W. The mall ritius for 30 years. Mauritius is a mach larger
Bence of the Singapore legislation on this subject manities of foreign ekipa-of-war so as to doing about. At 8.15 a.m. Da the 15th they saw the distant F. by N. Wiles took the bearings of. fland than Hongkong, and its expenditure, I mission hare considered the legislation as to ask that it should be applied here; and in pre-clothe theas subsidized weasels with the infound they were choked with mall oral wash island was Eram thrustnetzes of a mils in a mile-Wa bind that the ship experienced a severs Dhink; is £750,000 a year. The very keenost inte- whipping.
10 The law which at present regalates they trust that the restricted recommendation prive British subjects of their right to proceed and about six points from the starbaard bow. his own accord. When the cost struck ber rest was taken. there in all votes of money. and they were very fully discussed; bat whipping is Ordinones 8 of 1881. It repeats the which they have made on this point will bo cou- against them for the enforcement of their legai He found this hand was the Tainbow Islands; parises were put satera, bet the bip did not back, they were discussed in Finance Committee first, Ordinances or Bastious of Ordinancon herein.sidered most reasonable; and that it will receive rights. That mision has naturally added to the he had never seon thers before. All hands were and only slawed conur very little. They hoist respondence has taken place between the British hole by baling. They got nights by these islands, that position about an hour the Chiame steamer and then when the vote was moved for the after mentioned and provides whipping with from the authorities that consideration which the difficulty of the situation and a voluminous que put to work to get the water cat of the stole ed signals of distress, and after they had boom is (Bigned by all bat Mosura. Keswick und Mac and French Governments arising out of the con- and afterwards the ship was reu for them, all Chifeng came in sight and sent a boat to them Aicts which have occurred at Hongkong. Singa handa being at work to clear the bilges. They with the chiof other in Nurge. The boat weat adoption of the report, it could be discussed again; ratten when any offender has been convicted of extent of the evil it is sought to check requires
pore, and Caylen between the judicial authorities anchored the reset at 1.15 pm. in firs fathoms buck with the chief engineer, the second nats, and in any matters of importuose this was ala erims punishable under Section 19 of Ordiu-
MR. A. P. MACEWEN TO THE CHAIEMAN.
and the Messagerier Maritimes. Indeed Hot of water, and efter lying there ten minutes they and four hands to fotch some more boste. While Hongkong, 28th May, 1886. Sootion 13 of 4 of 1865 punishes say-one
Sir-I have to express my regret at being Majesty's Government would have been cox went ahead again. There was one lademen in witness was on the Fessel those tea did not coras in the Council, twelve elected, besides utlier un-
attempting to shoke, strangle, or suffocale
France by notioe nader Art. 37 were it not that and be was relieved later on by another man, land and hang round the ship. Witness left the official ambers appointed by the Governor,
any other person, or who by moans calculated unable to attend the last few meetings of the Gaol peiled to determine the Postal Convention with the chains at the time the vessel first entared back, but me native heats came off from the ja and they are perfectly satisfied with the
to eboko, inffocate, or strangle shall attempt Commission owing to absence from the solboy.
I have girea careful attention to the report tho more recent instructions which appear to Witness was on deck when the vessel struck ship at about seven o'clock in the evening in working of the Finance Committea. It is a
to render any one andonscions or inespable of
The President-Did the explain give you great warenkous. It enables the Government
rosistates, and 8iction 31 of Ordinance 7 of which is to be sout to His Exellency the Ad have bean given to the Commanders of the which was at 2.15 p.m. She streak on a sunken company with nine Chinames, the ship, being so give to members of Council confiilóntiul in-
ministrator with the approval and signstores of French Portal steamers have prevented a re-rock The avarast land thea was about a me sling with water.
the captain was on the bridge when the ship leave to go 1865 punishes robbery with vistence. formation which it would not be able to do other-
Witness-No, ho did not give me leave to go: 1The only other case in which whipping is the members of the Commission. I do not sign newal of the oomplaints of the Colonial Govern distant. Witness was on is forecastle head, and-
In view of the decisior of the Courte in this struck. The captaia eoanded the telegraph im wise, and the fullest publicity nay.bo given after- warda to the reasons which have infasnood the at present allowed is under Section 8 of Ordia-the report as there are one or two pɔiote as ruuisuts.
Country in the cap of the Parlement Pelge it is mediately the ship track, but witness could not
besar na go, but he said nothing to as I ask ed him to come in the sami boat we were in, but Committee if any hondurable member wishes it.jauce 15 of 875 which permits a Police Magie gards the question of punishment with which f
proposa, when the Estimentonofnext your are lair trote to idiot whipping on any male offender do not conour.
To be brief. I am against fogging with ex-clear that Har Majesty's Government are anable say what the order was. There was not a great the captain was on the quarter deck then, and be would not come, and I have not seen him before the Council, to adopt a different course whore oge appears to him not to exceed 16 years frota that which has hitherto boas followed. Thewlea such offonder has been convicted of larceny Jusption of far offences and under section to saeare to Pastal vessels that complete in crash when the ship struck, bat she rose up Ordinance 7 of 1865 and section 8 of Ordinance which is the privilege of ships of war, bat if the bips. While they were there the Chistung can practies has boga to lay the extirosites before the or any ollsace deernod and punishabla an simple 10 of Ordinanes 4 of 1865 and sootion 91 of munity from the process of the local Courts Witness thought the vessel strach about amid-
Imperial Government are prepared to cause in in from the northward boving soon their s signals since. These nis me and myself ware pat She came inside be the Chintung, but they would not do that. and Conocil, refer them to the Fluance Committee, Laresay.
12 The present Ordinance, vik, S of 1881, 16 of 1865 and for returning from banishwənt.
I am of the opinion, as already expressed by structions to be issued to the Imperial Consular of distress flying, stor they had been in that the island; we wanted them to put us on: and then ask the Council lo vito ea bloc, but I propostove that the Council sonid go into repeals-
1. 12 of 1814 auder which whipping could me at the earlier meetings of the Commission. Officers and to the Commanders of the North position about an hour. Committee on them as it does on bills, and you will
Did they treat you Well They gave us som be inflicted on any male offender convicted of that if the panishment of depriving a Chinaman Garman Lloyd's steamers and to the Agents of tween the isleads. She sent a boet to the Madris the put as on the island. It was about elevvo thuo be asked tu rote separately the sams re-
a urine who at the time of the commission of his queue was to be put into force it would not the Company in all British ports of call to give under the command of her chief officer, who cam o'clock when I got ashore. They took us to s quired for the forent departments, the same
thercofhail been armed with an offensive was as a groster deterrent than whipping I look all necessary facilities to the leal authorities in on board by the gangway and saw the captain. native but, and kept as there pon or instrument, or who at the time of, or upon this made of punishment in a far more relation to Customs Regulations and to judicial! He said he would send on a larger boat if Cup. immediately before or after the commission of serious light that apparently some of the other process and not to claim to exercise the privilege thin Please would sand some men to work her thing to eat, and treated na as well as they could. were coming back to the Madras who they mat there and we wanted thum-to tako ne off to her
IG. THOMSETT, the crime had used personal violence, or who members of the Commission, and I may add in question to the detriment of pahile justice or Captain Plexge sent witness and some of the We were there until the Monday. On the should at any of the times aforesaid has that several pactable Chinamen-with whom 1 of public rights it is unlikely that any practical mea, and they got the Chistung's fabeat, and Monday morning we still Bar the Chinting
Stipendiary Magistrate. wapted to render any other person insensible have comirred upon the subject fully agree as diquities will arise.
Her Majesty's Government are therefore pre- the ohlaf mata on the way to the Chiting with with what effects we bare saved, but they to this mods of pasishment in preferenos to
GRORGE & KEIOWIN, unconscious or incapable of resistance.
pored bu that understanding to signify, to the same men he said all knads bad left the Binaras refused to do so without some money. About Giron under our hands this 50th August, 1886.
Bome Hwa after that came in sight. She saw the wreck, and came
Nar. Liant R. Y 2. Sections 2 and 3 of Ordinazes 12 of flagring
We made signals on shore, and the I would not infier it until a man had received Governors of the Colonies at which the steamers and it was no use going back to her, and witnessfire in the youing the British steamer Taku 1845 which enacted banishment and branding
Mercantile for persous convicted of belonging to the fair warning, say, for sound offence, and in cases of the North German Lloyds are intended to returned to the Chintung.
of first offence of petty crime, give phort term tonal that the line is subsidized by the Imperial whileon board the hinting has bluelights and inside. Trial Society.
3 Section 7 of Ordinarios 12 of 1856 which of solitary confluerons un spares dist without the Government for Postal purpose and that it is rakels from the dss, and us got out the scout offer of the Taku came to us with the wish of Her Majesty's Gartenment that the lifebost again to go to las Madras, On the way best and took off myself and five ChizeeA allowed shipping for Jujury to trees, ehrab option of a fing
A few amples of depriving Chinsman of privileges mentioned in Arb V of the Portal they picked que maons of the water, and they four-heing left behind. These men stopped fences, do, and for obeying calls of nature in
their queues zaight bara 19 de mede, when I be, I Convention with France, September 24th, 1850, "fernd, when they was there, that the vessel had iphopa tha's things to Whare I got go board. say exposed or improper ples.
Essful.
is
the
ways dege. Now, sinos 1 have left Mauritias, auce 4 of 1865 or under Section 3 of Ordinances Even) they lovegot a very largo representative element 7 of 1865, that is
is is done in the ease of Commons. You will be asked for so much for the Governor'e artablish- ment, for instance, and any boa. member can ask questions apor it, but I think it would be very difficult for ben. wambera to put these question naless they had previously considered the mattr in Finance Committee.
The CHIEF JUSTIC-But you 16 they have got tlisir answers strandy in Finance Conszitten.. Hun. A. P. MADEWE-May I ask whether his Honour the Chief Justice proposes to move an“ amondwent amblying his suggestion?
The Curer Varse said there might be ctlier reasons for continuing the present system tha that alated in the amsedment of the attorney;
penter as the captain helped me into the sumpaa.
The
he was stevirlag thought it was no ero ask-
any alteration,
on the chart.
typhoon on the 12th and 13th Angust, esing grout tons of bouts, an, and she ship was hove to sad the whel chains carried away, but were secured; the chief mate. Kr Keating, remiy ed every injuries. On the morning of the 15th the weather was more moderate. It was thien found that the ship was making water, and that the paning and biles were choked with small! ocals.. Thas captais determined to pat iala and streed for the Tai Chios Lland thora. The vessel was tuchered off the west side of the northern Tai Chow, I land, but remained there only ten minutes, AS the anabore was not considered a safe one.. The vessel weighed szobor, and mala for the rogalur anchorage, bet struck a rok said to be Fear the place of the chars indicating good anchorage. 3.-We are of opinion that Captain Plonge, and the carpenter, (dard Engblow) were washed overboard and disrned.
4.--In the absence of the captain, and the chief mate's injuries having inspreitated him from performing his duties, the court has had bat meagre evidames on which to come to any con- clusion as to the exact position of the rock on which the Modra struck. The vicu, how ever, bears ont the fact that Captain Plonge was navigating his ship in a carefal and ess maaliks manner, and they mach regret that they can come to no other decision than they. Aar as regards his and the carpenter's safety, and of the British steamer Take gare most ready sad valuable ussisisuce, and are desar ing of all praise. 5-The masters of Chinese steamer Chintung,
J. H. THONTON, Meators 'T. Boris
Y. QUANDIN