MAIL SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1978, 1886.
We are glad to note that in the course of the far sons mentansted to do al: it can in pira, would dare to give full and impartial Porz out of togard for France would not pusara would evidently become strings, dooper in the sand 7-I was waiting For the turn eight days doing the voyage.
ready
to criticiasligation before at obey the instractions,
origbare utili
of which the the dork. If wo orar, Hongkong stands in no possible danger of losing its freedoni as a port or its prea tige as a British Colony. The following is the article from the Daily News:-
one
of the
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and thres Exthems aft
unable to give the exact information asked in the Calony, and this looks very like the old through reading the Sanpao and the Chi- ) Go be no queation that it is most desirable to the question of the Potato and a half fathom.
rick of preparing the Hongkong public to hear
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When you left Bangkok had you no doubt in board for your voyage? I had a doubt as to your mind as to whether you had onough coal an
whether wo bad enough,
Approved in the Navy should not be ist totion of the Hongkong natheritíog" This is much-pao s been started la Tientsin Bali on political grounds that itsabolition --diffenities are likely to rise from time to main steam pipe broke. We were using the
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say
Did you tell the captain P-Yes,
How much did you 'szy you wisted P--I did bol
how much, but I said we wanted mera conl.
What did he say P,(To said he was not going to pay $16 a ton for coal. we were four or five days ont
Did you my sartling wornabont voal ?—When
How much coal did you think you ought to have when you left Bangkok P-About 120 tons. When did you burn your last ooal!--At about four
o'clock on the afternoon of the 8th.
What did you burn thon F-Wood. What wood P-Wood from the bulkhovds, and some planks we had on board.
Did you have no other wand P-No.
of the bank we made bat vory little water, batrine. Could an aot get enough stam out of inta sight fathoms of water. Before we slipped Capt. Goddard-I sise you have been burning
as we slipped over the edge of the bank there burning rice-No, we could not get enough was a sudlen rush of water into the vessel caased stom from it. The ship had a list.
Inadequate, for it has to be divided between henceforth be entirely above board. In return are not likely to meet with the China she does not, so it is stated, recognise it as year in command. I ermicanded the Donde Water in the vessel from increasing.
ault more Buropean Infantry to either Colony, existing with regard to the carriage of foreignjuja a large aminct of li, where it the defis now desirous of before I was in tho Dfiic, which I have com Four test. At four p.m. on the 15th Mr.mack there was. After gelling all he could
should be effectively garrisoned as well
the big gons, but if so why place them ou the Estimates for 1886 ?
THE AFFORESTATION OF BONGKONG.
western provinces of China rii Hongkong and prefa
prefsing their
crow
wheross the French thren stowards or servants. I had a cargo of
Mr. Morgan was re-called, and hin said that at.
THE ARMAMENT OF THE HONGKONG important matters remain to be arranged betimidated from pablishing truthful aconants he were abdound with full powers. She bid Frince absolutely declined to accede to the
FORTS.
Did you do nothing to lighten your ship. You captain, when we was about five days out, that fare dar new departure can be taken. In of current evaute. The fast, if fast it be, previously declared that she would only romoval of the Catedral, and if Chins in land 1,000 toas of cargo, and were on a candbauk, we were getting short of cual, and I slowed her lact the tale que will probably be preserved shows firat that no paper published in Can-receive a representative identical with the consequanes took up the rosition here attrist great risk should any wind come on P. You to make it last longer. Witness had gone dowa
It is predices to say that ton, or probably any other city in the em
one where she meant to send, and that if the buted to her, the relations between the two Par deeply laden, and likely to sink deeper and from Hongkong to Bangkok, being a little over very important debatein the Army Estimates Hongkong may ไทย which took place in the House of Commons furtherance or protection of its own interests, necants of matters in which oficiale, ware consent to thin she would praered without though we do not for mutest think that frons Hoibes. I wanted to ears the cargo.
of the tide, md expecting tighters to arrive scou ou the 7th ult, the interests of this small though naurally different views may prevail concerned unless, indeed, like the Kang-pae, him, and would herself do what he hurt re- the Frutich people would consent to the re-were not making any water, and I reckoned wa colony were not altogether overlooked. Cap as to be thran interesa lie. One thing we they are under the immediate protection of fased. The fact of the departure of the Papal opening of hostilities with China for the enmight lay thers safely. tain FRICK, one of the energetic advocates of nre sasured of at all events, that the collec- the provincial Government. The order given Envoy baving been postponed would seem to forcement of the halowe referta at the War Dee, following a speaker tion of daty in this Colony ia no part of the to the Kuang-pac, however, is a
claims which Did you not send about round the ship to see
• proof of its how that Chius interte er her to her ex bave has put forward. There is to ste po svelar I out to to get the the defences of commercial for a bit of new arrangersent arrived it by the Commie. Want of inspondeur, and the public must pressed intention not to retuire que het on to beliare, however, that as regards these bore schee I had put out to try to get the of harbours, asked sion. We think that it is only fair to all know that it exists on the will, and must trusted with full powers. It remains to be Cathedral an areangement has hean come put could not move her, whether the fortifiations of Hongkong wore concerned to await íla
Tt Viceroy. Been what steps she will take with regard to to. The talegram announcing the post-out your dingy to sound round the ship. You completed, and when the guns for them
But it was mooth water, you might have wont concerning the may please His Excellency to order the at-the protectorate hitherto exercised by Franco ponement of the departeen of the Papal tud only two and a half feet or so at the how would be Ront out. Mr. H.
H. NORTHCOTE; Surveyor.General of
inest pujicity, concerning his subordinaten over native Obristians. It has been said that Envoy was dated the 16th Ordnanne, in roply,
September. The informed, how but in matters which affect his own ad. China's real object is simply to secure the Marquis Tsun was to have returned toChing stated that the worka in
in Bengkong were in
ministration wiil the sacie instructions held removal of the Pohrang Cathedral, and that by the last French Mail, which left Mareuilles have the vasal off, nnd afterwards I did sead Wituoss-A high water I was trying to anadvanced condition and it was hoped that
good? We imagine that it may not always the larger question of the protection of native on the 12th September, Prior to that date out to sound. If I had sounded before I could they would be road neat year, when the
it the Viceray to have the garish light of Christians is regarded by her with compern be had an
nat have get archor cat. sa I had no boat boary an interview with M. OF FESTOINET, gons would be seat oa. Captain Cozom
day lat into every tramesation of bis Govern- Live indifference. The then desired to know *
"whether the gens An articla, fonaded on information which this mert, and if the Kwang-pas so far target within the Palnes Pohtang Cathedralis and a telegram from Paris dated the 6th enough to carry on an anchor.
· enolosura and the states that his departaro Ind been ad-
But you might have ascertained where you for Hongkong; or, if ast, whether Edite states had been croived in Tokyo, gly. whit was due to ite patron as to publish ia at the immediate er ulterior obiectonreasonalite to suppose that this delay, co- 13th, all round the ship for a distance of thres would not best long..
to be determined upon its
journed until
ware in trying to heave her. When did you the 10th instaur. It is a sound read the ship-On the morning of the they would be
as arop as the fortifica-ing the result of the Hongkong opiam negotia matters he desired to be ready
I should think all the wood you had in the ship tions were complete." Mr. W. B. SMITH, bono, of tre might be eat raunarkably short. The of Obion those pursuit of the Pal Savoy, h
remain unnoticed, ita Whatever
Witness-On the 9th we went into Yù Lin. ao sort of provention service in ta ba netablished Chinese people and eron the officials bare, direct communication walk the Vations, there parture of the Papal Secretary of State for War, and he was
takegaarters of a mile finding various waters from an at the south of Hainan, where the Capt. Baren must Lave found more than that in bought some firewood from the natives on shore, for, but, as his hou, and gallant friend was something fuis disstrautags, by explaining that perapublished in Hongkong, acquired the claima France has hitherto advanced in and that the matter his bestas ed. The-Off the bank.
I could not say how much. We left again on cates a program mo bail deen laid down for things might have been much worse than they an appalits for news, and hence there respect of the native Christians should be ses gateral question of protectarile of bab yan slipped into a deep hole after the 7th We had soms left when the ship four years and about would be adhered to." are We are then fold that the arrangements, in hope it out with a part to the interests have been left in un trees pavilion, which refer to that, only to the water or the bavit.
wards. Did you find that 7-Yes, but I did not struck. I felt the bump and then the telegraph More antishoctory, becane ne finite, was or Convation violuded between
being in the Geutra
signalled "full spend actors," The breakage of the reply given by the right hon.
ezercised any regard former renthem Sovacazment and Chits for the provartios of domn. Indeed, the past twelvemonth has of religion, but solely for political purposes,we cider to be very regrettable, as farther of the 13th as we were getting up steam the of the boiler awing to the bumping of the reseed What was the next thing On the afternoon the main steam pipe was caused by the working to Captain Cozosts when that gallant officer opium sageling via the Colony, are very sim-en some progress in this isked for an assurance that the
The and is i direction. eguna not pla-the vin valveanthing more than the co-opera-Shot-pu
Was she boring mach ?-Yo; more or less. obfacted to. A French correspondent time; so long as the illogica: pretensions of wood of the balkheads as fast. We were that bumping P-I could not my. sometimes she More or less is anything, how much was she LOD, A A paper has also writes:-" It is evident that the day a repro- Frases are allowed, it would have igen toying pen the bank, perfectly still.. Siftit in repouse and Cuptor Coon kang authorities have been-index-toegree to uns vile been brought out at Amoy This settative at the supraon thief.nt Catbolisten the beat of parties to have settled tha mr coal depote or to our colonies." Mr the same way of putting the fact that the Hong-the Kung-zao in Canton,
No bumping at all? Very slight bumped more than at athers. The engines and When did the lighters come?On the morn. boilers had not much amiss with them when we this should not be done. We shall not, in China, as the same fournal's recent version of not be forgotten that the Press in China is day
Geavantion, of which all the advantages will go is atisfactory as fer un it goes, but it must is installed in the capital of China, on that whole question oner for all,
our prestige
got te Haiher except the steam pipe. zaffer a serious blow."
ing of the 13. theralore, is way he hoped, have any obsolet the tribute clause in the Burma Treaty. The frail exotic, dependent farits very existence This is the keynote of the whole of the op- THE STRANDING OF THE RBITISH second mate of the Partirige. We at once com-years old as far as he knew. When the ve
Was there anyone in charge of them -The
By the Chart-The Brila is about fourteen cons palued of upon us for the now fortifi. Meil seid there had bent uo recognition of the an official protection. These remarke do not position of France to the proposed arrange
STEAMER DAFILA" cations. The community may take comforserainty of China in Burma, England merely of course apply to the papers published in mont between Chim and the Vatican. The
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eased to discharge cargo. Un the morning of left Hongkong for Bangkok they had abos 173 in that thought. It is, however, even taking place from Barisal to Paking. This the to be tolerably inciopendent and to critisise ever native converts is based on Article stances attenting the stranding of the British to act as interpretat. At firs a.m. on the 14th
sgreed to a decasais passage of local produse Hongkong and Shanghai, which can afford claim of France to exercise a protectorate
MARINE COURT OF INQUIRY.
tho 13th, about nine o'clock. I went away my tous of vuil as board; he could not say why they anti-factory to know that there is now in Chinese are at liberty to put any construction
second mate in a fishing bout to Hoihow for did upt 61 their buskors. They were sight A marine court of inquiry into the circum lighters. He took with him a Chinese on days two horn steaming to the bar as Bangkok. Parliament a watchful friend of the eastern they please upon. The English Foreign Offices, to some extent the actions of the Chinese XIII. of the Treaty of 1955, which is as fol-steamer Dafila, Capt. E. J. Hooney, o Haiusa got a jenk to lay out a bower anchor astorn of kek --I masturad it. I want by the Captain's Howdoyon know khat you had 75 foas at Roug- colonies like Captain Coon. That officer is one of the greatest authorities on the de- put a different constraction upon it, for Sir in China itself must be
it appears from what passed lately in Parliament, Authorities. But the growth of the Press lowe
be xlow
Hand on the 12th May last, was opened at the ship to konp her from going any further on request into the bankers, and measured the coal, indred for Come fices of the F
The Christian religion having for its gential ch the Harbour Office Hongkong, on Thursday the bark than she thon was. We discharged and I told him that we had 80 tons, and his interest in 1 James Gorgusson, the Under-Scoretary, cor-years to come. While the people so project the leading of mon bo virtan, the members fal morning, the 14th instant, befors Capt. that affere a atra:agic positions its Hong drues it in this way-England is to allow the foundly distrual the Authorities hat they writing communities shall for entire sonarity for Thousiti. E., Harbour Master. Posidon by when all the lighters were filled and sent to on the way down smehow. There is a mis- off work aboutaiz o'clock, The President-loa you burned too mách kong is urtiring. It any attempt were to be highest authority in Buren fo continue the ton will not voluntarily subsribe a single dollar their religion, and a flatere protoction theris John B. Purvis, Master Beitish steamer Metane Haibow, and I want on discharging oarge.
fari: perscan and property and the fras raise of Lieut. G. 6. Kigwin. Nat. Lieut. N: Capt. Hathaw. On the 15th other lighters cams from calculation renewhere mads to-gr over the work of tory999 | tribute to Paking doccurrisly. It appears freiwang has boer attempting to raise tíoughfareished with pasports sa provided for in Article din Capt. Jomph Brown, Master Britishstsamer { the night of the 14th, about 12.30, I forgot to the way np from Bangkok to Hongkong that
this yearly missions-that is. will continue to sand to a Loan which the Viceroy of the Two to missionarios who traval ponorable in the intrin port er in providing it with an effective ar-explanations given in some ladian papers that
On Lieut. Koigwin Did you tall the captain on mament be would be ready to take
VAL take up its the intention is that a Barauss shall be the there is plenty of unemployed capital in the No hindrance shall be offered by the authorities of British steamer Thais.
Vortigern and Capt, F. D. Goddard, ter mention, the ship slipper off the bank into you had enough coat to last you, to Hongkong cinse
and
compl of Commons. We should like to tributs de bainish majer, for the part of flourists as ust exponent of free opinion. The individasi in Ubinate ombrace, if by as phones, Coris. Mooney to linaselt for a court at jaquiry into which was over the bows, and the stern cable.
attention to its claims in but that does not matter, for every Bar country, it is not likely that the Press an
Bapare in the recognient right of every The Prident read the of } tive House
this deep hole. Sbe dragged the anchor and half way back --Not that I remember.
Capt. Brown-What kind of cost did you use? raw the attention of the gallant Captain to Duerin is, and the highest authority will as merchants and traders do not support man-to say anishment therefor,
tinuity and to follow its practices without ng
-Wo had 139 tons of Amstelius and 30 tons the insufficiency of the garrison of Hong fally represent the Queen as bis Lordship would.darin-inspired journals, though they
tho sircumstances attending the All that has previously boos written, proclaimed, or his steamer, and be also run the rang of carried a lito on the port quarter. Wo weztof Japanese rust eml There are either sufficient troops to kong.
To return to the Hanghong Convention: we are doubtless apir ve of the action taken by the the Chan by under of plet Forment. E. the Acting Governor authorising the tole from Takye that though its terme may not
aminat the Christian religion to completely abrogatel holding of the cant at landing by a eneins, and the garrison reisel the sanction of the Hongkang Legislativa
alten, bateries or to oppose an area now be stated in detail, as fly have not yet re- orangtung Authorities in advocating pubs and remise mail and void in ali provfaces of die
for all cases of robbery occurring in
The following evidence was then taken. empire. could not be reinforced, eran frora Indis, in Council, tas gist of them is that the focal authors the province. But they have no Iaith in of China has bitberto, in view of this stipula ad hold sertificate 6716, obtained at Dablu in stopped very soon, and the pumps easily kept the was brought on board st Ya Lin Khan I could Captain Mooney said-Inauter mariner, I believe, by the straining of the batts, which Lient. Keigwin-Can you may how mack wood less than a month. The garrison in the ties undertake to assist the Chinese Customs, and ficial organs, and take little interest in their tion, allowed the protectorate to France, but 1983. I have been at son fitowe yours, and a Straits Seitlements is equally if not mor to be responsible that the trafte in opium shall perusal. Brace the
not say I am it put in the bunkurs, bat I papers stated in
of right, and she
What was the most water you had at any time? do not know its weight, and I could not say how the three settlements of Singapore, Pasang, for these concessions, the Chinose on their side the Preat has obtained in Japan, where it
recognition she has ended nine months. I left Bangkok for Hong-Jufell, of the firm of Schonberg & Co. of Hoinahore junk and Malacca. It is not necessary to send sent to remate the restrictions at present
came alongside and offered liberty, and exer-
to it. The British Treaty signed kong on the 1st May in som mann of the how, came up with some more lighters, and I come togs for sale. whith the exptnin сіяня lony merchandise in jurks to Kwangtung. They also freedom, sometinias indeed
ita. privilege of criticism with as regimenta frou. India would answer there to vertain ascal modifications which are
Billy Hene Dafla, No. 69,501. Ter tonnage is the day before the French Treaty, differs and the grout
55 went on discharging until about mine p.m., bought. The wood was brought in baūdles the from the latter inaamoch deed outstepping the
innamach sa it i stipulates that
is composed of 4 men all knocking off because the boats were fall. W which were kept on desk, as they would not go purpose, and cost less. Having togard to not yet public property, but of which we are fro bounds of moderation, and inourring a lov persons tenching or professing Christianity sir Earopean and thres Chinese sailuts, aixo ou
toid-mysli, two mates. throo the growing strength of Vladivostok to say that their effect will to to largely faci.erumeat prosecution. The Chinges people the Chinese Authorities" protection of fremsa, three European and three Chiesa, and,
eginners, discharged about 5,000 bags. About ten bage through the bunker dears. I said at the tima shall alika be entitled to thr
we had at enungh wood to take us to Hongkong. fortress, it is most desirable that this Colony litaze the import af foreign gools into the south-are not "heir disgust with official acts, for treaty does not craticitly state that the pro-; 1.050 tons of rice, and we were drawing 17 fant how many bags go to the ton.
absolutely without the means of ex-
Did you disebarge 500 tons P--I am not sure I could not say how much wood was put on board. And you did not take the trouble to sacertain ? as efficiently fortified. Possibly it may he Canton, and to effctually dieronat the advant-they cao and Land leaders in which ties, though this, we thineesatriaft and 16 boat &iuches forward. We were not half.
-I could act accertain. oftet de
the issue of testi do resort to
Capt. Brown-Tha bags are about a pioul and issue of testion is to come from the Chinese
But as chief engineer of the vessel it was part intended to deapcich reinforcements with a conferred on the same trade via Toaquin by anonymous pe pabic indigon of France are invalid. In any case it went to Hollow. Wefonid out on the night of
the recently cameladod. Franco-Chicass treaty."officiala sto
is its evident loaded down to Plimsoll's mark, and we had 246.
Rin, freeboard,
The President-How much water were you of your duty to monsure fral and judge whether meaning whence it follows that the preten
We tonehed nowhere till we then drawing? We shall not be surpriset if the terms of the tion excited. But such expressions of opinion sions o
i wont be sufficient for your requirements. Wits-About 16 foot fore and aft. She Convection tarn out to be much lasa favourable ould be impossible in a newspaper, for they is most undesirable that there should the 7th May that we were short of cost. At 7 p.m. had a lot of water in her, which made her deep either the chief or second mate us to what conver
Capt. Moocsy-I will ask the court to ask to the esleny than even this government is would involve its prompt suppression and the dircot interferens between the Clovernment on board, and hu said there was suficient to last charged a little more rien into some more bais, makes them. The Hongkong
han I asked the ulisi engineer what coal there was her ballast tank was fall. On the 16th we dis-sation i had with the chief engineer about coal. we have hard, about to prohibit all carrying of condigu panishment of its noners and editors. of China and the Christian subjects of the to the 19th. The shart produced is the one I and at about ten o'clock by Partridge came up the time they were leaving Bangkok he heard piem by night steamers, to which there can be There is absolutely no trends of the Press Emperor, as it fikaly Fload to friction and navigated by. There was a freal breeza blowing again, and asked me to allow him to tom us off the chief engineer fel! the optain ther had na abjection on the part of fair traders, and the in Chine, and so long as this is the fact, thers complications. Of this tendency the dispute that time, and a high as. We had I had written on the 15th to tho agents of the enough coal for eight days stamming. When The Finance Committee faith Cully reflected Viceroy of Kwangtung is going to allow foreigs can be no healthy and intelligent pu taken as an example. The site of the buildings that 1 bad 82 tons of coal on board. Basides had broken I know I should have to be towed off of the deck.
relative.
the Pebtang Cathedral may be weather throughout from Bangka Pertridge for a tag. I refused to allow him. they want to Yo lần Khân thay got weet for public opision when they expressed their ads to be imported in native junks, but this
I loft Bangkok the chief engineer reparted to regret at the radnation of the aforestation will make the goods liable to the Formiga Cay pinion in the Empire.
was granted to
What made you do that?-As my steam pipa fuel which covered the whole of the after part tems dety, to avoid which was the reason of
PAPA CLE vote by $2,000. Never bas the money spent their baig sont la native oraft. There is, wo
CLEMENT by the Ban- this I had about fifteen tour of good faet which I peror KANG CHI two hundred years agot frem Ko Shi Shang war Bangkok. This is low you off. What made you refuss har as
You wrote for a lag and a steamer came out Capt Moousy-I want to ask the witness if on any public work heen loss regretted than learn, Tery little probability of the blonkads of
THE FATE OF PORT HAMILTON. along with three other sites. The cathedrals considered equal to aine days good atening sistance when she came Recanes I saw a - in Manila that he would put me in a hole some he ever heard the chief engineer way to no when that speat on the afforestation of the island. Hongkong being given up. The "removal of The plantations which bare sprang up all the restrictions on the carriage of foreign mar
The future fate of Port Hamilton is still after the war with China, the Pehtang nine kaots, but we do not average that coming up beaten Mr. Judoll told me one was coming. The
were constructed at that time, but in 1860, The general apel of my vasse in fine weather is of war coming. I know ebe was a rann-of-war day which I could not got out of over the face of the bills during the last fewchandise in janks to Kwangiang" when put undecided. The British Government de not Cathedral and another were found to have this time, and that was what raised my suspicious Dfila took off her second wate and coolies. The could not say exactly what he said.
Witness-I heard something like that I years Enve added i
dimmeasurably to the beauss irto plain language, is that the collection of apparently care to inour the expense of boen destroyed. With the indemults paid I asked as Chief Rogmeer if we had scough in trying to help us off. The Partridge want to bis telling us that there was eval enough to last
that we had not enough coal. Pawing Shigon man-of-war was the albatross, which got aground of the place and has improved its hygians, daty on than is mude as sartain as a regulation fortifying it, sud yat they are loth to relin- by China, France, in spite of the protestations cual, and he said we had cough to take him to ho: saistance and taved her off. An officer to as 10th PI rouen her she captain said the On the night of the 7th May, do you rezoljeut. We Love beard the objection raised that the it was. This facilitation of the ita port of foreign portance. A correspondent wrote from Port is stup
ern make it, but the blockade question is left as quish a a position of a much attalegio in-of decaying of the fallen leaves is likely goods into the South-west provinces only means Familien under date of July 20th to the the Pope of Roma and not to France that said the same, but an hour afterwards I wont ship off into the south channel by means of her
rebuilt the Feltang Cathedral. Hongkong and half way back to Bangkok. On cama from the Albatress to ask what assistance eng beer folk hit sa I did not hear the on- But to bear in mind that it was to the night of the 7th I asked him again, and be I required, and with hor sasiatanen I got my user By to give rise to malarious exhalations, but that Lord Rosebery before leaving offer in it seems impossible to imagine that pine stenstad the Minister at Poking to try and get Pall Mall Gazette as follows: It is the site was granted, for the French down to the bunkers, and found about ten tons houta, anchors and warps. The Albatross then wind and sea needles, which dry so rapidis, should the West River opened and the residenes of a rubared here that this port is to be aban now claims that although the Pope may have there. I then made np my minit to go to that towed an into Hothow, naricing at 7.30 pm have any ill effvet in this way. Jung mitted. We should like to know what advant-port of the new Uɔmumuder-in-Chief on the building itself belongs to France, which bas thought that would be the largest port: It is 1 never expected to go to Hoihow. I took the board. This lessoned our speed. After six
Consular officer at some large place on it perdoned. The eumear is based upon the re- power to decorarerate the Cathedral, the part in the south of Hainan-Yu Lin Khan. I undargrowth no doubt might prove ut-
Be the Court-I had only the chart produced; soon after learing, which give us a list to star- healthy, but we believe repetation of this ages to their trade the French obtained by China station, Vice-Admiral B.V.HACTION, paid for it. The conditions under which there a port on the hurt. I went ber kind does not flourish in conjunction with together whicant is mar a font of lipomsey C.B. There is no advantage in retaining the Cathedral at Canton was built are somewhat
The President thoughs you ssil you and it gave me a view of the load all through. I should say
south channel as it looked the widest on my chart, hours it chargul roued to the other bow. I
reduced our spend thris knots, pine forests, and what there may be of it Chamber of Commerce, in the protest which we place in its present exposed condition; and similar, the site having been claimed by
wanted to push forward as quickly as I could on Captain Mooney aid he wanted to sak the sa Wituoss-I forgot that: wil no doubt be kept in check the marcial interests had been neglected by itsume of nokiap negensy to furtifs the the last war in virtue of an ancient document goal; I get some wood-I suppose about for 501
the pablished the other day, showed that their com- the authorities shrink from the very large Franed for the Roman Catholic Missions after What did you get here and not get any my Chinese passengers were clamonring..
account of the shortassa of my fuel and the way cond mate some similar questions. Department concerned, expecially in
Charles Nisl Menmuir, sound imate of the neighbourbond of habitations. During the fracers, and injured by the treaty, and every islands. In the event of curtain last two or three monthe fever has been very body who bad read it carefully had already constions occurcils in the Pur tart, occupies that was thou produced, the validity of tous. We got there on the Sitli and after we left it would have boen as wall if you had anchored Hongkong ho hated the chief enginner tell the Do you not think that when you touched here Dafla, said of the my between Bangkok and complies-that prevalent in the colony. but it has been contos that the West River shall be opened a ships of war would have to be told off tively oppose the cisim. As to the Pentang up the cases of Hsivan on the 1th I sew several
to the same occlusion. If the Convention proton would simply be.
which won dispute
I made up my mind to go to Hoing for fuel. by Chins who, however,
Elad you ever been thore before?—No.
and waited for assistance? There are always Captain that by will not afraid of the coal. I tho esoures of weakness, fined to districts which have not yet been unltaneously with the sation which the Heng. to defend the depera." The ramour, how-Cathedral, the Paris eorrespondent of the fishing beats about, but I did not see any on the was appracticed here, but I have not traded about
to, was, act in a position at that time to effec.
Aad you had only this chart? Yes. Going Hehow to. Had you been in Hongkong before Cap Mocy was called
Tisola passing this way between Hongkong, captain was not afraid of the weather. very nearly approached by the plutatians, Kang Government are to take for the prevention
Witness--Yes. I had been her before, and ss that in the present case the latter cannot of smuggling, good and wall. But we can learn ever, was disposed of by Sir J. FERGUSON, Tinies Ls forwarded to that journal the he pitched span as the cause, while on the nothing about that, and at present it uns who on the 7th ult, in reply to a question following letter, which he bas received from other band houses close to the plantations as if everything had been given to them which from Dr. TANNER, Miated in the House of An Englishman who has long resided in On the night of the lith, about nine o'clonk, I
Whon did you first get into this channel P have wholly escaped the prevailing sickness.ths Chinese asked, start of the establish Communs that ao decision had been taken China"
rounded Moo Foo Feint.
John E. Morgan, first mate of the Pafila, said bogey of malaria from denying vegetament af a Customs in Hongkong, and this upon to abandon Port Hamilton." It will be
he had a master's certificate, which he obtained What were you using then a fThe wood in South Shieds. He had been in the Dafila ton trust. This is not diplomacy; and we shall be noted that the Under Secretary of State for The Times on the proeunt differlive betwean France. may therefore be infrissed, gara es-
have just read the latter which you have want to which I oblained at this port in Hainan. the thinni of the plantations at home, and we trust the Hongkong community
if
months, having joined her in England. He had Did you go on in the night-I touched the agated the captain in thamvigation of the ship. murprised if it does not meet with aspera oriticism Afairs volunteered no information hin 48
the Vestama, and Chias En spite of the completeness ground at Moo Foo Foint, but we did not remain, On the 11th May thecaptainconsalted him about regularly takes keep down
toast will see that every interest of thoirs is safeguard,
the bald negative to the question, of the information contained lu your to perfentle and got off dieetly. I had it' is evident that while no decision to allow me to add a few details which
man in the chains the irisability of going to Holbow for fasl. He alget
otherwise take place. That the mess as those the Colony grants. That grat
ed, sad sa inll concessions obtained from the Chi-andon Port Hamilton has been tiken, ne corrock, sud which help to complete your statements weather. The leadsman was on the port side. Mo Foo Point. He was acting as leafqman in the with the lead going all the time. It was fine remembered ber-frat touching the ground, near plantations bave reduced the sea temper efforts have been made to mask the true nature decision has been arrived at to permanently Lurperial Chinese Government to remors Fahtang. The chief als was acting as leadsman. We chains at that time. They were soon uff again, cousider ample to take us from Hongkong to Lure of the
sily we think there can be little of the Barcal Convention, is shown by the ratain it. We see no reason why the doubt.
port or the North Cathedral, which is inside the palace came off, and we then went on at ult three Old resitlents are unanimous in the many different readings of the tribute clause should be expensively fortified. It can be walls. In fact, the two hell towerkverlook the painer knuts, unfil 10 50, when we tonchod again. We but again struck at 11 that night, and remained Bangkok and back sana It was on the chief assertion that the heat now is nothing like which have been put forth in England, India, and defended by booms and torpedoes, and as 1574 Bishop Dein place arranged to rumoes it to sail round ground until 1.30 on the morning of midnight. The vessel was going four knots at the real to take me to Hongkong. According to his Agroned after he left the dock, sama tima past engineer's report that I considered. I had ample Deinplace site the 19th. 10 in latest attempt to draw off publicat there is no great amount of property to de! which he had accepted, not far off but outside the naberrable
it ELA the old days, and the
tiserable teation is in the explanation that only its broad fend the Squadron might be relied upon to palans walls. A new cathairul building was to be
tian she strunk. Her that consisted of some report wo bad only been burning a little over only fesable ex-outlines Lave been agreed to, and taste the only feas
Which channel were you going throughThe word they obtained at Ya Lin Khan. When beter tous a day, and at that rate we had apply planation is that, it is tempered by the its Gualettant will lake place at keep an enemy at bay. It is easy to under-far as possible, and the Chinese Government was to
erected, from the materialy of the existing tburch as south chapual treus. The sunsuines sa barcely as ever, but Peking These "happy resalts”
Do you know which is the toe open channel cartoon derk they were alicat, at sabor.. They suficient for the return voyage. Ya Li Klan the stand that the
her death of the young. En paror in of the thrus Arcording to my chart the swathi nahor botrson fire and six, and pro- is marked on my abart as a port; and I thought 15 abs Jutely on eacisty to the abandonment of the soutract Bishops Dale
coded_an_with-a-lesdaman in the ohtina. Ho itwas an oddinary part at which-I-abould which continued to give took
took the heat
beat long
tecosts, are attributed to the diplomacy there, not even & town of any sort, and placa, knowing that the charah exnited anger, and as ad, and remained at anebor until daylight. At thegreater part of the time they got no bottom of a squal? I met witli for about an hour, I met With the excaption after sundown, now fall on verdant foresta, of the late Chargé d'Affaires at Poking. So the islands
limited in was the tribute recognizing Bormal treaty. that
tentajared the ralatan, was worry for the failure. But it 5 am. I want on, keeping the lead going all She struck again about half past eight, pravions with no adverse weather, the wind being rather and with dusk comes a feeling of refreshing Now is it not unfair to that gentleman, the very acre of them can be explored in a BRActioned the arrangement
is known that the French Government would not have the time til about 8.20, soundlags being report to rhioh no bottom wassounded, and the bottom favourable to me, so that I could use my sails. cootnens, Considerations of bealth, therefore, ter port of whose oilsial are low days. There is no level ground, and it
ed at about seven to eight futhwas. At 8.25 at six, then there were four fathoms of water, and In April or May this your suother contract was four fathoms were reported. bad the Government to preus (hope, atili before him, that he should be saddled with difficulty that connia courts were tesdog the new oharel and buildings. The apeul sátorn, but I bed not time to ret the way; read at enca They were short of coal, but she was hooked on her baat enda st had s
Captain Goddard pointed out by the entriam ought to
another elto and granting eam for the
immediately after they struck. forward the
The vessel in the log that the rosel must have mot with વ completion affuresta with Lord Rosabery's mistakes and weakness cut out of the bills
What did you do?--I immediately went full brought up sharply, and the tide slowed her sonsiderable rough wosther on the passage up, erpenes of tion at the island with all reasonable Mr. O'Conor, no. donbt, simply did as he was very healthy, and the peasy and for mais no bargain. Tale contract is signed by Bishop
sides. But the climate is
Chinese bebaved generously, they left the sout is well fitted to of compensation to be and by the fasaris and off the ship before she touched, although we practically they were not short of provisions, as breaking over her fore and af we consider ap- told. But by and by when people, at home and became a despatch, and even if
sanitarium for the pearance alone the colony is not so poor in the East, sos tits true nature of the happy re- the garrison of Hongkong if suffering from Tagliabue, Fisbon of Poling, and Abbe Faviar, strong surrent swung her round, and brought we short of out or two small things. On the of half an hour the following finding was read by were only going three knots at the time. A they had regular reala and tinned meat. They The Court was then cleared, and after a space the barren billsides with a covering of trans blame Mr. O'Cones, the mere instrument of the ersting, the British Imperial Governmost that articular church ta ented, want starbostil bower sucher, and lowered the life 15th with lighters. The vessel was not bumping that it needs to verimp the work of slotting salts of Lord Rossbery's mischief, they will sickongs. Of course it, after maturo com Procreator of the Lazarist mission. The Pope highly her broadside on to the bank. I tried to back 18th witness left the Dale and went to Hoi- the President→→ Who was responsible for this cutting down the caps, his subordinate may on or decide to abandon the islands, the best thing to go to another me. The epposition comes always host with a stresa anchor and ten fire-dash ranch, when he left ken, and when he catened men: bas retord it, room to do ed. The Lourists her off, but she remained fast.. I then let go the how in a fishing boat, returning to her on the Foreign Scoretary, and while the true antior of of the afforestation vote in the first instance abused man. For Mr. O'Conor's sake it is to be we do not know, but it in st have been some regretted that tåre intelligence received at Tokyo; DV Chan, as that would at a cupation from the French fovemment." Now the ground wwe warpa, intending to put it out to hani upou it abe was almot he was lightened and got over
that could happen would be their a
prevent their not too to the French Government, or to the and try to swing har sieru round. The weight the bank on the 18th. being got over without official lacking in appreciation of the beauti-was not published before he left Japan.
***: Lazerists, but to the Fopa who was the contemporary falling into the hands of Russia. Bat sa of Kang Chi.
of that actor is about 13 cwt. I seat the bout touching, drawing 13 feet fore and aft. ful as well ks oblivious of the hygienic ast tar be as well to add, for the informa- Rougkeng and Esquimault, in British Co. Froat) he a cosital of a zizuage polios on the part of There were four men and the second ofour in the captaip crdered the engines to be put foll
needs a
station between The history of the church of Pehtang since 1960 away, and shy, got adrift in the strong current, pect of the question. The Actice Governortion of the Trily News, that Mr. O'Coxon
By the ort-At the time the reseal ofruok beld out a hope at the last Council meeting has no part in the negotiations, and that the lumbia, which it would be hard to find else epcotel sito in 1661 07. 1595, against protest, was against the current; this boat contained foar mer
the Franch flowarnment. The rebuilding on the the boat. I sent 'suother host to help to tow her spoed astera. that the increase of the vote might be taken result of the Commission's labours can re where, wo fail to see any reason why Port moet dellant set. If the Chisen should be fourad to into consideration during the course of theflect neither blame nor praies on that capable
Alexander Robertson, ühist engineer of the abould be surrendered, alwage bare recurso to their savarsiga rights, every French had the chief offloor. The boats could ut get Dafila, said when the vessel left Bangkok she year. The public, we are sure, will be dise and energetio efficial.
priest and every Western foreigner in China will back, but they wore picked up by the Partridge. had 75 tons of soul ou board. They burned 101 appointed if this hope is not fulfilled.
paid for. Probably, however, the compense-This correspondent, it will be observed, says came down to us and I signalled to Lor to ask if could not say what speed that gave. They had
and got book about five o'clock. The Partridge tone por day in fine weather at fall speed. THE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS IN demands may be high. Jo that one natnr- Catandral. The Journal des Débats, however,
tion may not have been fixed, and Koreas that France has vetoed the rol of the the captain could spare me coal.
What was the signal-I cannot tell you now no athar fzal than the coal. He knew whare
no firewood on board when they left Bangkak;} UHINA
ally England may be looking elsewhere for save
The President sout for the signal book, and the ship was bound, but he had ever a suitable station. That there is much likelihood of a free
it being produced, the signal was pointed out The removal of a cathedral is not a question on which The statement published by the Japas Press flourishing on Chinese soll under the
Fracou need offer any opposition, and if the Holy Soe his answering pennant
before made a voyage between Bangkok The President-Dit ho answer -He put up and Hongkang. He made a report to the captain has casted to deconsecrate the ohneh, our diplo Mail on the Hongkong Optum Commis-present régime we bare always doubted. To-FRANCE, CHINA, AND THE VATICAN.natsfanion to which they were to attact: oond engineer and four men to them to ask if of ocal in the bunkeri Wilans did not should haggle with the Chinese in aopard- What did you dar—I sent out a boat with this about the coal at Bangkok, and asked him if he sion, and which was reproduced in these co-palatable truths concerning the officials
was going to get any more. He bould stow 230 lumos, he called forth a leader from the would speedily bring the fear of the postponed the departure of the Panal Enrndirect, nosemary, and imposed consequence of o tu up my boats, which she did, and brought them as going to get any more coal. He said po. | 5. —After the ship had groundwt the master did.
down vengeance on the
so much importance. But the position in antieply they could spare coat. While they wore on board N. C. Daily News, which will be found auda
A recent telegram stated that the Pors had hanged if the demolition is claimed from us as the the Partridge I signslied to that rengel to pick foll him they had enough, he only asked him if he below. Our Shanghai contemporary appears undarins would necessarily always restrain to Cales, at the
ascicus publisher, and to be much exercised on the matter and to wsilers in China. Proof of this is afforded rights. It had previously been gounced According to an apparently well informeded to the Partridge, as I wondered what she was take some more at Ko Shi Chang, about a day anie time reeerring his roosion Padar so Rome, and not to within a mile of the ship. Then I signalia a half days' steaming. The captain said ke would Witar tald him he had enough coal for six and have taken a very pesimist view of the laby & statement in the Thin poo. That that an unterstanding had been arrived at article in the Timer, Caina bad d-nided to
waiting for, oud to welt. Commission, which 'it. wrongly jotreal saya
that the editor of the Kwang- between the Vatican and the Freuch
Did you make any other signals? I asked from Bangkok, where they took in some wood, he uch GoT.. arms to have been disadvantageous to the zoo, the swapper recently started under orament to the effees that the Bavay of the public utility if she died not on erils of Lins by signal to report us at Hofhow, and to could not say how much, perhaps three or four interests of the Colony. It is to that discussion should have edicial patronage-in the City of Bam, bas former was simply to examine the questioning to an endorstanding with France she! Alad, as my boats remained with her, to
did not succeed in oson on off lighters at East as possible. tous. Burnt by itself it would last a day. been instructed by the Provincial Judge to of the protection of native Christians in would refuse to recognise any Freno passoud the buck
The President-Do you mean to say three or on suct, insufficient grounds. We loan, ou publish fail particulars of all the cases of China in conjunction with the representative nors given either to a person who is not having been smashed beside the Partridge. They al
Only two came bok, one four tons of this wood was equal to tou tons of day of October, 1880. inquiry, that it was arranged auung the robbery which cometo bis knowledge, inorder of France, the existing clains of Franne be-Fransh or to a number of andiduals, turned about five pta, and the Partridge left ference were to be considered saflential able to conceal anything from the higher stated, it is more than probable that China not; and she would only recognise pasaports the contre of the ship reating on a knoll of stud would not serve for a day's fuel. Why did Witnese-It would last day, being hornt Commissionera that the results of the con- that the District Magistrates may not being respected. Although it has not been so whether forming a religione corporation or at about four. That afternoon the staan cock with coal. It would not burn except with coal. until the Home Adthoritier bad bea com- authorities. The order, it is further stated, objected to this arrangement and declared given to separate individuals by the Govern. It was fue weather. and I reckoned we should you say it would? Did the captain ever say on the donkey, Boilar broke, owing, I reckon, to Then it is not equal to tem tens of scal, and municated with, raure especially as certain was given lost the Kwang-pae should be in- berîutention uol to receive the Envoy unless i menta to which they respectively belong If lay safely there that night.
Anything more about seal to you?--I told the
tice
80
what
litif
a discount on in our favour? The
49
of Ch
was
Preis, Jist Angust.
The Lasarist mission made two contracte with the
tenched nowhere?
abb
the vonat
The court here adjourned for t
Capt. Goited-Did you have much head
Witness-Wo had a strong N.E. wind and sea
The President lyft Hongkong 100 tons
of
oval short
Witness-I did not leave 100 tons short.
You can carry tons P-Not in the buskots. That la with spara spice in the hold
Robertson-20 tons in the side and athwart- ship bunkers.
Capt. Brown The ath wartship bunkers are almost always used for cargo.
The President-How much woal can the side bankers contain?
Robertson-About 120 tons
Capt. Monday-We had 150 tons which I
--its-say-instead of feltimet rocky Japan Mail cars this inst giving avay of our in-wen, To Place is unnaauber with naval fave the astrel with Japan, and other rescouted channel in When I got the vessel off I anchor watched ths andings, and he found that for be able to obtain owal.
THE DONGKUNG OPIUM COMMIS- SION AND HIS CRITIOS.
bare a
WELL
250 50 ко
curo consid-ppoyes the ponizuet The Franch Govera
milta that it has been purchased and rejoice.
He
FINDING
1-We Sod that the Dritish steamship Traftut,
official No. 69,501, of Sunderland, on a voyage from Bangkek to Hongkong, was stranded ou the South Bank, Haimin Straits, Chine, on the 12th May, and that she was, after discharging a large portion of her ergo into lightera, Bostel into the South Channel and towed to Holbow by H. M. S. Albatreno.
2-We are of opinion that the master was not justified in leaving Bangkok with no small a quantity of coal We are also of opinion that the master when on the voyage he found himself short of coal, should have gone either into
The chart by which the ship was navigated Saigon or Tearon se obtain a supply.
is on so small a scale that it was an orror of judgment to test toit in navigating the Hai en Straits.
We find that the master has not been supplied by the owners with the proper charts or sail- ing directions requisito for the asto navigation of the ship.
6-We consider that the errors of judgment,
what he beat would for the benefit of all son- corned
although grave. are not such as to justify the Court in dealing with the master's cet- tibeste. Given under our hands at Hongkong, this 14th,
H. G. THOMESTY, B.N..
Stipendiary Magistrats. Gross 9. KGWIN,
Navy, Lint., R.N:- J. BROWN,
F. D. GODDARD,
JOHN B. PLEVIS, Masters Mercan
tile Marine.