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DIRECTORY DINNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA.
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for the Meanes, kasping her slightly on frïs stay, day, and marked the posílious of the Baghlin, board bow. He did not recollect bow close he the capital ship, and City of Polting, showing the passed to the Meanes. As ha came up he noticed City of Peking comingattomat rightanglesas:be a sank with all sails set and he marked on a chart passed the Keaner. She neverolonged for ours. the pluce from which he first saw the junk (3) Captain Paul of the Tancis, who runs betwee Io oleo marked (A), the position of the junks, Rongkong and Japan, was on board his ship
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A full Chronology of remarkable avente sine the country to depend wainly on water, sup.buissnces, by proving that site to be a perpe ou Oct. 14th last. She had a crew of thirts/Clay Dearborn, the Wester, with his officers and rant seems to run from the West. L'oint of Kowendy to let go, and they raply that theen.ng.&-
loan towards the South about a esble's length. want of care in not haring a second anchor ready,
BEYOLA HON. J. RUSSELL, ACTING CHIEF and he marked C as the point at which he was which was scored at the riddle bacy of the M.
JUST:OE, WITH HON. H. G. THOMSETT,when he saw that the junks were af, anchor, aut M. Co., lying westward of the Saghalien. If RN, AND CAPTAIN 3. G. ALMOND 18 HATE he was about a ship's length from thor evidence is that ho unw the Naghalien's monts NAUTICAL AESENSORS.
whon he saw they were at anchor. He only in a line ever tho Baghallan's broadside. This aw there were two junks after the sollision, withose says the curront was net stront Bo THE MESSAGEzico MARITIMER COMPANY
He says he has come into the Harbour 40knew that from looking at the water. He said THE PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
timus, and 7 times to the premat bany, and the City of Peking had gons pat of ber The Acting Attorney-General (Hon. E. J. he novar experienced sech a current befogu ennere: The loaned anunsel for the City of Ackroy and Mr. Breretos, instrusted by Ho has noticed a strong current at the end or Peking pat the case fairly when he said the de The Glen Line steamer Glencoe in berthed at Messrs. Wotton and Deacon, appeared for the beginning of the tide, but never in the middle. fence rosts on an allegation of fact, viz.. that the Kowloon Wharves. All the Olen Linolaintiff, and Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.G., instructed Ilo states that as he rounded up from the Meance, this City of Peking was passing at wala kie steamers will now go alongside the wharves in by Massrs. Sharp, Jobs, and Stokes, for the the Saghalien was leading towarda Kowloon tance, when she was caught by a wedden and stead of tying at the brors.
Polat. The ships were swinging to the tide. In maexpected current and an accident was the in His Lordship delivered judgment as follows:-- cross-examination, the "aptain said he knew the mediate and recovery consequense. Was the By kind permission ofCaptain Oakland, Divinó
This is a sus of datango for collision insti- tides were nusertain at the buoy, but he did not City of Peking in a strong tidal current and Servics will be held to-morrow morning, at Next, as to the powers cranted by the Immelaven 'look, on board the American ship tated by the owners of the steamship Sagkalien know that they were so at the point. Mr. Walls. swept suddaniy and swiftly to port, and was she perial Act of 1875, we must, for clearness Wachusett, by the Rev. A. G. Goldsmith. Sesmen't and the owners of verge, against the P. M. S. S. obiof officer, said he was on the starboard sido passing when the captain of the City of Peking Chaplain. The Bethel dag will be hoisted, Ch's steamer City of Peking. The Sagkation is looking after the anchor and it was ready to let she was? The videos of the P. and 0. about 4.000 tons burton and 400 feet long, and the go, and was let go when the order was given. He Contains and Captain Walker shows that thora
■k, make a distinction between rural and
The Macao Correio saya that some time Inst City of Pekingis5,42 tons und 425 foot long. The san the junks when they rounded to go to the are tidal currents about Kowloon point, and that urban authorities and between permissive week saven Chinese wore arrested at the Darrier, opilision oscarred in the harbour of Hongkong breg. The M. 31, stoner was heading to the they are well known to them. and Captain Wal and compulsory powers. The powers given who were opium sangglors and were in the net about 2.20 p.a. on the 29th November, 1886. Point, and he could see nearly all her starboard. ker on one consion felt the effect of a current so When a collision with the Oxus, but he was ander with regard to dwelling housee contain prae- of ramping some twenty tails of opium. On Both rossole are employed in the conveyance of o noticed the City of Peking was healing that he had tostenm full spised ahead so as to avoid
their persons war also found $70 in silver mails, the City of Peking srviving with the Amn towards the M. M. tumor. MONTSERRAT LIME FRUIT JUICEtially, the sum and substance of the new Both the epinm and the dollars were retained at rican mail, sad the Bughalian was preparing to Boted this they wers feat from the vouring to pass very alese, about 76 frot ACIDUBATED LIME FRUIT TABLETS POWers created by the Act. It gives to all the Procuratora and the samgglers saut to prison, leave the following day for Earps with the juuks, and their head went off 23 points, from the Enoy; and Captain Mudie also Franch mail. The weather was fice wint ong when their bead was slowed off I is from experie the effect as currant bear tha rural and urban authorities permissive power Yesterday afternoon a girl about twelve years torly, foron 3, the tide was obbing. The Sagh the M.M. hip. In cross-examination, he stated bany, ina be hard passed too far to the sons, to compel denicago of undrained housea; to old, living with her parents in Tung Man Lanes tien was lying at ber recognised moorings, that he knew thoro ya a regular eddy and the Captain Lequerre knows of all the currunt, ond enforce aufficient privy accommodation; to was gag down stairs when she slipped and tell heading about NE. by N., and the City of Pe Paint. Ha kao af currit roes Beuth never had an accident Wr. Speaking has hid string or head. The blow was to cavern that king was going up the harbour from the east at that Point. The witness id: "I dare say a long experienes of the tides and never knew of undertake removal of house refuae, cleaning she expired shortly afterwards from the effect with the intention of guing to her busy, which two anshees would have held here; there was any current exceeding 1 knots except after the of cesspoole, etc.; to provido ʼn sopious and Her body was removed to the Mertcary and an lay about 400 fost N.. from the ghalien's only one available. We collidel at right angles." typhoon in 1874 There is a consible disons-
it this afternoon.
boy. The distance from the latter hney and The chief engineer says he slowed down at 2.16. pavey between the evidence of Captain Dearborn, regular water supply: to take measures for inquest will be bald apon
By kind permission of Colonel Anderson and the nearest point of land is about 2,000 fest in a From the peer to stow to full spood astorn was the chief other, and the third offtear ax to the mid- closing polluted wells (though the mode in the Officers of the 2nd Northamoushite north-easterly direction. The owner of the kont 4 minutes. The order to slow would re- danness of the tide's notion, and the third officer which this clause is framed maker Local Augimaut, their regimental band will play in the City of Pekiny attribute no fault or default to dure the spad to 43 knots. The second ofler makes the ship boud to hate go off a quarter thorities somewhat shy of applying-it), and,Gardens to-morrow, the 12th inst, from 1 till Sughallen, and plead that those on board the statos that he was forward with the chief officer, of a point as the first observations be made. The City of Peking could not by ordinary oira oca They were stooring for the Delgic's stern. He captain and chief efflor algo differ considerably manship bars avoided the collision-in others two junks right in their courao to the bangs to the position of the ship and junks. The folly, Magistraton may order the closing of 10 pm. The following is the progra
words, that the collision was due to inevitablo The juuks were not quito half way between the French officers of the Saghalien tasdify that they a honas rendered in their judgment unfit for Fantasin...Reta. of Haydu" Winterbottom acide: Tin 6th and subsequent paragrapha H. M. steamer and the Paint. Hadid not know say the fity of Paling before she passed the
Talas "Star and Garter" habitation. The compulsory or mandatory Fantasin.... "Rom, of Haydı"... Winterbottom
of the ausworof the Oity of Poking are as follows how much the ship's head swung of. The third Master, that she came perpendicularly on them, Selection
"Pumuralla "
As the Oily of Peking was being brought origineer was on duty noar the captain and com- and that her hand was not swang suddenly to powers given to both rural and arban autho....
round on her sourse to pus through the fairway municated orders to the engine room and know part. The Captain never lost sight of her, and snug sha cavar changed her course. Lival, Delmar The Correio Mecgeass is informed that a bund half way between the steamship Saghalien 3d they were obeyed. He detailed the orders. Orders for extra coples of the Daily Press shvata rities are, to provide that all drains, privics,
is being outstructed on the other side of Lapa the said last mentioned point, a large jauh, with William Wright, the third officer, was stationed corroborates this, and he was offer of the watch, ne sent before 11 am, or the day of publication.sto, bo so kept as not to be a nuisanceonlalad by the Chinese salt-fsh dealers, who have all sails got, was sen uppwantly standing across in the pilot house and a quartermaster was ut and saw the steamer murs easily than the e He says: After passing the cood Capizia. Captain Paul saw the musta in certificate of medical officer of health or two ono to reside there since the difference thay the fairway between the Saghalien and the Kow-the heal practitioners, to cause any house to bo white bad with the Macan Government, for the pur-leon shore, heading towards the Kowloon shores, Paint (Kovicon) we were standing toward the line from his ship Now, the eridenes from the It is and the City of Peking was stared to pras alase leaner, kuping her on our starboard bow City of Peking is that the affint of the tida Frase of erecting parennent briidlags. washed or purifled; to take measures for the said that the juuks which ply beswer Man and the stern of the mid jank, and between ...We were heading nearly up for the which onnend the muddya swinging was after they abatemeat of nuisances, amongst which and Chinese perts intend to make that their ber and the Sagh dien, and the spa si of the City stern of the Belgic. Der hand began to pay har pass the rance and at considerable place of destination instead of Mace as heret af Peking was reduced how about half a mile off when we were between the Point and the distance from the bass of the Barkation. It le are incladad any promises in such a state fore. If this be true it is a very serious matter of the Sagkalien to allow her, the City of Pricing. I. M. steamer. Our head had not swang aquartor adritted on all hands that the angle of collision
nuisLoca as to be a
or injurious to for Macao.
to pass well clear of tho jauk. On a parar ap- of a point when the halm was pat hard-a-port, was about a right angle. When taught by the bealth" and "soy-house or part of a
proach it was found that there were two junks. I was watching her head. Porting seemed tide the City of Paking. Recording to bar owD 32- The mer of the Nations Guard (Batalhão both with ils set, and that they were anchored to have a effect." After the order was given to count, was heating aboutN.W. and the Sanlution HANGRONA, Juve 11tu, 1887.
honas so evercrowded as to be dangerous to Nacional) had a Gring practice says the Corrgic in the middle of the fairway,
rowers witness was sout to the Chief Engineer to was heating by N. Nowif the Cits of Peking 1430 am at the the health of its inmates;" and, finally, to Macaense) on the 5th initaut
G-When close to the stern of the said janks tell him to raroess as hard as he could. After had gone off six points she would bars been Indo-China S. N. Co. Soottist. Oriental. S. Co. Tax impressior has somehow gone abroad cleanse and disinfect houses, etc, in case of Campo da Viteria. The Liest-Coloudl oom and at wdistance from the Saghalion of about he returned to the Pilot hanse, the anchor was let headia W. W but for a vessel with her head Struck almost at right angles, but he Chicks at N.E. by. W to be strack at right aurles Du manding the Garrison was present, and, as enr 800 to 700 or 751 foot, the City of Peking was that the new Health Bill is, in all its more infectious disease. To urban authorities the contemporary is informed, was much pleason going about 4 to knots an hour and was hoed the smallest angle was butwaa the two sterus har starboned side the apprasching vessel's hen? important featuros, hardly more than a mild following additional powers are given. It is with the smart apparates of the offers and ing an a course that wont have taken her clear Cesar Christian, the gasetermstor at thea wheel, must baea bean N. W. by W. or on volat only e cour the City of Peking was The LIST OF RESIDENTS now contine copy of Imperial asaitary legislation, and does permissive for them to inflict penalty for men, and expressed himself in ealogistic terms of the Naghatten about 400 feat from the bows staos: "We were heading to pasa close andar to the left of
to the Lient-Colonel commanding the Corps. of the Saghalien to the northward theot, but the stera of the Belyts. This course would take it by barmatain to bare boen leacing, whoa, After carefully anu- THIRTEEN THOUSAND AND FIVE HUNDRED not give, or seek to create, powers which Par- building houses without severs ordver Anwer, On the 12th instant, at 5 p.m., a general parte at this moment a strong tits! careent running us half way between the M. M. broy and the the tide caught her bow,
She war giflerior the bridence and discussing it with the FOREIGNRIS arranged endor one Alphabet in the strictest liamentary legislation has not already estab. and they may make bye-laws for all mat and icing practice of the Corps will take place to the southward along the wast side of Kor. land. Noticed a junk with sails up
far, the initiala as well as the names lished in England. It is interesting, thare. ters connected with new buildings, ventila- at the same camp, when the minesurres will be inor and nat into the harbour past the south.nearer to the M. f. baoy thus the land. World usationlasesora (hare porasto the canolasion:--
conducted by their Commander.
westernmost paint of Kowloon caught the City of have cleared the jauka, and that ears was not 1 That the City of Peking was not proceed- teing alphabetisal.-
fore-to-inguire-what-the-powere-are-which-tion-of-buildings, and drzinage of buildinga.
The Hawadion brig Allts tum, which are deing on for starboard bow and swept it and changed. When close to the junks thoship coming at ton grant a speet. Had she bring The MAPS sud PLANS have been mostly the Sanitary Aste of 1872 and 1875 created It is compulsory for them to state nuisances or posterday from Borcial, reports having denly and swiftly to port and pointing tevrede menord to sher to port. The bein was now faster she want bago Rokerud har hales readily
the Sephalien.
mored. The bein was put hard-a-port." To cross. 2.)-The officers aud crew seem to have boon at re-engraved in a superior style and brought up in England, and to compare them with the arising from swine or pigsty kept in adwell encountered a typlinen en the 26th and 27th May
7-The helm of the City of Paking was examination, witness said he knew there was a their stations. (8.)-That the defendants have powers at present in force, in Hongkong, ing house, or from stagnant water in a cellar lat. 10.21 N. and long 131.02 . The wind instantly put hard to pork but the sorsal afused current, the effect of which was to drive a ship's failed to show that the City of Peking was carri
blew with typhoon Corse from eleven o'clock an answer her hol and coutinned to cant to port, hoal to port. The first Assistant Engineer was byan unasaaland strong tidal enrrent which took under the Order and Cleanliness Amendment or elsewhere in a building bouse, or from the night of the 28th anti: ton g'oloak th hot and the engines were at anon raverzet fall speed working the ongines. He got an arder to slow scatrof of the ship and was the immwilists and-
astern and the starboard szobor let go,
at 2.16, and obeyed it at once. The engines necessary esuse of the collision. Ordinance. of 1888 and now scught for by overflow or sostage arising from a privy or morning, with the exception of two hours, from four to six o'clock, when th, ceitre eahn wAS 93-
8-Imediately afterwards the City of Peking, worked perfestly. The order to stop was at 225. sors entirely canour in this fading. (4)-- the Public Health Bill of 1887. Such a water cloret, These are the powers given parienced. After the store was past it was found
curree marked out by the captain of the ship, comparison alone will enable us to judge by the Act of 1875 to the Local Suitary that the bowsprit and main-lower-topsail yard still moving ahead slowly through the water and Captain Seymour, of the P. &0. stoner That the City of Peking was never on the
dragging her anoler although the engines ware Tharan, was examined as to the narrants and bow far the general nesumption that Authorities in England. It should especially were sprung: part of the starboard bulwarks going fal: apood astoen, ourns into collision with tides and his experience of the labour. His but that from the time he passed the Meanes
washed away, all head sails geno, fora-tap-mart the Public Health Bill has been drawn be noted that the Aat gives to those A-backstays carried away, jaskstags drawn out of the ghalier, striking the stem of the City of busy is on the same fine with the . M. Co.'s he stearad a course which brought him to the busy. This witness says the ebb tide on South Brighalien almost at right angles and that the -The ecllision was not occasioned by any side of channel generally sets to But or $.E.; enllision was das to the sisult of the City of mainly on the lives of Imperial tagialation thorities to power whatever over the site of a the yards, and rauning gear more or less prie Feking abreast the bridge of the Sadation,
Fault or default on the part of the City of Paking, on the North side it sots more to the Sonth. Pakter, by kunging too far to the south and not is correct. A study of the Imperial Act boase as such. Now and then, no doubt, away.
due to any unusual tiñal ourrent. Ihara wked of 1675 shows that the framers of this it is possible constractively to bring the site The Liverpool ship Inverniz has been posted or by any reckless, corolonass, or is that is, shina lying at 0. & 0. baby o F. &
G. any would he lying N. and S., hb lid, the assor whother there was any want of 10.- and for some time before the appear-hoaling N.. whilst dearer Hoogkong they would ore, under the circumstances of wasther. &c. in. consolidating piece of anitary legisla-fa coits ge under the clause which cupowers at Lloyd's as missing that is, gives up a lost management of those on board of her.
with all on board. The Inveranai?, a ship of. Tion considered the sanitary conditions of agistrates-a-bose=entioned, against 1614 tons register, Lift Pearth for Singapore of ang dinge of collision, the sad Houry be heading N.N.W-to-N-W. The hb tidur the City of Faking not having a second anchor the adrant of foreignore to China and Japan.
hands all told. She was last soan of Landy crew, wurant thoir proper nounstored stations ob A description of Chinese Festivals, Fasts, ku,ply, drainage, and measures for checking the tually recurring uuisanco, but in that way and this ather wait at one for weather entering part, proper Laskout was trast, suchore The strength of the current varies at different bursuse if a meond another had hean ready
with the days on which bay fall.
spread of epidemic disease, whilst a glance at only can it be dealt with, either in the case was then prevailing. A tagboat which spoke o oleared and roady to let go, and the speed of times of the some tide, also si diferent lines of and let go the ship's way would have, bean the moon. There is also superficial currant. oboukod in time to prevent the rallision. I also Comparative Tables of Mons7, Weights, &c. Near Beate of Hongkong Stamp Duties. our Ordinance of 1883 and the new Bill of 1897 of new or old buildings. It will also be seen, the favoremaid reported that she appeared to are the vessel was reduced to what was safe and pro The Fongkong Postal Guide for 1887.
proves that our local legislators bad nothing from the shore abstract, that most of the ben badly damaged, and it was feared that she coarse stared were those ordinarily The addy to about a cablo's length of 8.1V. pat a question to them suggested by this fearned but not weathered the storm. This four was customarily steered in entering the harbor, point renders it univisable to bring a large counsel for the defones, and they advise me that Arrivals and Departures of Maile and Parooltaaterial to add to this programme,
Spowers granted to the Tacal Authorities are confirmed by the figure hand of the vessel being and every ordinary sud propor preosatino was ship near it. This witness wont on to show that it was want of ordinary care and sonship not Post at and from London nud Hongkong:
mall bung, bat be never had any seridans W to reverse Fall 'spond, but justead of duine so ethereale. and the stern of one of the boate. Suficient Soules of Commissious and Charges adopted by for, therefore, there is no divergence. Now, per Dissive, not compulsory. Even where wastest ashore at Bidoford, as well as a life-boy taken to avoid danger of collision with junks or there were strear carronts about the French to let the anchor go when the order was gitan 11.-The presence of the two junks herein D. Man, another P. & O. Captain, mater, of this was an impormant interval led whilst o Chambory of Commerce of Hongkong, it appears that, in order in improve the they are conpuborr, they are not eu in timolass elapsed for the vessel to have rezohen before mationed in the fairway coupelled the the Thibet, which rana between hers and Japan, Wright want to the chief engineer 20d came Shanghai. Auby and Newchwang.
water supply, drainage, sud repression of effect, for either be mode of enforcement is port if she had been alone; and she is now given City of Peking to go a little ararer to the Sagorskie ship at a bag in line with the back, befora latting go the anchor. In the Forgkeng Chair, Jinricksha; and Boat Hire.
halien that she otherwise would have done, bas. M. Co.'s bacy, at allpo North of the result I find the collision to be us to the epidemic disease in England, Parliament permissive, or, as in the clauses which provide up as lost, with all on board.
says that there arp two fault of the City of Peking, and I direct the The Sun Francisco Call says:-Some of the she would have passed safely clear na herairbairway. found it necessary to put large powers into for the closing of a boues rendered-anin-Chips who have been crowded wars California fors allegat if it had got boou for the ormat cbb tides. One is on the Flongkous vide uscal referencs to the Registrar and Merchants. of closely printed matter, to which referenzes is the hands of two distinct official bodies, habitable by nuisance, though the proceed-have lodged in the Southern states. An Eastern heroigbefore mentioned catching her on the ster and runs with the land from West £a East, and also direct that the rests of the suit be paid constantly required by rastients and those that is to say, certain powers word gironing is compulsory upon the Sanitary Authori-contemporary well remarks that this introduction board bow and ranting her suddenly and swiftly sed the ather ruins . . . abreast of Kawlson, by the City of Peking: having commercial or political relations with thờ
of Chinese labour into the South is ominous for to port. Ualil that moment there was no danger sometimes extending met the Point, Arad running Countries erbraced within the scope of the in the first instance to the Vestries of tiss, the action of the Magistrates, through thecoloured labourert of that region. The coloured shatarer of collision and the moment it became into the other bide past the Fransh buoy. To a CHEONSOLE nd DIRECTORY.
each town, and ja rural districts to the whose intervention aloud it san be worked, men in the South are not fond of work. They do apparent that there was risk of collision every ship coming in, when tha is a breast of the Point
JUDGE. Board of Guardiane, which are the realis parmissive. As to saanres calculated to about as little as they can sad get along. Their thing that skill and conmanship could do to avoid and sefors pussing between the Feint and the Beroar Mo. A. J. Leaen, Acriva PISNE
habita of Industry have improved with the last the collision or lessin the forme thermal was done. huny sheought to feel the Kowloon tide. It would be felt strongly on the starboned bow stronger bolders of snuitary executive powers, and, check the spread of epidemic disease, the Act few youre, but there is still a vast difference be by those on board the City of Peking,
W. G. HUMPHREYS V. WOODIN. 12.-Those on board ibe City of Peking ocnld than in any other part of the harbour. Da ene
This was a claim for $11.83 for the value of secoudly, to the Local Government Board, of 1875 gives to tho Leal Authorities power, twenn the patient, plodding, hard-working Chi-
found hinsof drifting on to the mail goods shipped by the P. & O. Co.'s stenter Pas- the principal function of which is to see that permissive in all osses, to provide for de nese and the easy going American black man. not by ordinary care or roamanship huve availed novasion he had had trouble with the tide and
The need of a restriction Bil! base the more the collision.
I said havo... which had not been randirai by the In the proliminary aot filed by the City of boy. In cross-examination, this Cheloo, with Additional Article the Local Sanitary Authorities actually do their struction of infected articles, disinfection of imperative, in view of the disposition of the
dnty and, if coxessary, to loterfere and do it for houses, ota, conveyance of met persone, and Chinese to spread themselves all over the constry. Peking it is alleged that the lids was chbing that these difficulties the tide wacowall known Can
There are other labourers than black mon in the with very great foren, about or 5 kooky an to all Captains onming harbour through the them and at their expense. But before wo tho requisite hospital accommodation, but Small who would not like to compete with hour, whilst the prollrainary ant of the plaintifs Ly--moon Pass or are at the Kow. Mr. A.-B. Johnson for the defendant.
His Lordship delivered the following jud slates that it was runcing about 15th of a knot loon side. They made ellowmace for those diffen? procend to state what the exact powers are the Act does not provide, except in the ex-Chinose
an horr. In accordance with the decisions in the ties. He had only once dißenity with the bary, ment with which the Act of 1875 invested the traine case of a person in a common lodging
The Haiphong correspondent of tixo Indo-Annyt Lyle, 11 P.D. 114, and the Zndus 12 P.D. and then was going to pass 50 yards off the buoy. Vzetries or Board of Guardians in each house, or a room occupied by more than one chinets anys 1. Biboned, the Resident-General, 18, the ones lay on the defendants to discharge He bad gone too far South on that occasion in Hongkong of the Peninsular and Oriental 8. | place, it is well to remind ourselves that this family, any means of compelling persons to in aestebat unpopular. Both his coldness of themselves" from the liability which arose from The rest of the evidence of this witose is as to N. Co. for the uou-dalirery to the plaintiff of a Bost important feature of Imperial sanitary enter & bospital. It imposes pansities on inner end la economy are commented on. M. the fact that the City of Peking came into caili- suppository cases. No other evidence was pro- cus of 5000 sigarettes and for the return of Biboard in friend of Haiphong, and has a sion with and duped a ship at anchor. The duod by the City of Peking as to the stale nf freight paid to the Company in anticipation of legislation bas to counterpart in Hongkong persons failing in certain cases to use proper pended all public works them. His praference first situass called by defendants was Capt. Wa. the tiles in the harbour, showing unusual onr- the delivers of the cigarettes. The plaintiff at all. The duty of arranging for and keep means of disinfection and also on those who lies with Hanai, the capital, which is to have Evary Walker, who commands the O. &.0. wat; but on behalf of the ghalica. John claims 84 for the non-delivery of the viga ing apa proper and ample water supply, milfully arpose themselves or others in their strata and promenades made and to be generally steamer Belgie ant has made savon rouail voyages. Speachley was examined. He is a longkong and rottas, that boine the pries be kas actually paid years. He was boarding officer in the Harbans making together a lutal of 3911.83. The mate- Euch as keeps pace with the growth of the charge in public places while suffering from embellisket Eron at Hanoi, however, he is not described how he ateared for the Meanes Canton pilot and has known the harbour for 181 for them na 39.49 for freichs and primage, in touch with the community. The correspon Teapital-ship on coming in from the east, and population, and the duty to construct and infectious disease. But the Act amits all dent goes on to say that some injustios is done from the lay of the ships headed for his boy, Department for 11 year. Has pilotna ships into rial faols of the case appear to be as follows: keep in good condition all sewers and main provisions for quarantining the sick in their M. Bihord in the estimate which has been formed which is on the northern side of the northern the harbour and to the Docks Hasays he has a Some months ago, it is masterial asastly when of him. Under Paul Bart there was plenty of fairway. He scored, he said, ordinarily about gond knowledge of the tiles. He described the the plaintiff instructed his London agente tr oss of 5,000 sigarettes, and Brains, rests in England on the shoulders of own houses. It should he mentioned, how work but very little payment. On his arrival M. 1,900 feet from the M. M. busy and from the run of the ebb tide. From Cosmopolitas Docks procuro for him s a municipal body representing the taxpayers ever, that this and similar matters are Biboard fond the hils awaiting payment and point of Lewinge. That is about mid-laccel a tile runs down west side of Kowloon short he tells me that his agents parohased them of no money in the transary. He has siree born a dens not go closer to Kontoon, bapanse "thereS.S.E. The tido running down Kowloon 13 of Messrs. Cole and Stern of Coastantinople, who Port Said, and that there generally and the owners of gronne and generally provided for in the local Improre working hard to get things straight and spares is an untras tide at the point, and you never of variable strength. I steald call annat would ship them from Constantinople to of steathers froLL houses more particularly, whilst in Hong-ment Acts which have been obtained by neither time nor trouble. He is cold, it is true. know what it is doing, and to get to oar boy tile there a strong one." This witness detailed Hongkong vi kong this duty is inenbet on the Public most one of any size. Thess Acts all but when he receives a visitor he is a charatng you have to get as far south as possible." He experiments made by him on the 11th Way, when being through line
talkers straightforward, kindly, and animated says the ebb-tido seems to set out along the the tide should have been the same as on the 99th Constantinople to Hongkong they would Works Department, at the bead of which is differ que from another secording to local with a desire to gain arid impart knowledge, this land from N. to 8., but it is not regular, "Et November. At 18 o'clock the ebb was less than require te na transhipped at Port Said. The an officer who is also a member of the circumstances and the views adopted by the cold sassdicappears them. And afterall is coldness eats down the west side of Kowloon and down half a knot. At p.m. it was calm, sad the Ujem plaintiff roosires no tidinge of his case of nad at the French busy handed treet. Anything oigarettes until a letter dated the 31st January, such a great fault? God sars nz, says the cor- to the point. It'sets out, sacording to my ex Executive and Legislative Councils and authority at whose motion they have been endent, from the false bonhomme with an perience, well clear of the paint. It extends, over 14 kools I should call a very strong our 1997, is received by the plaintiff from Port Said
to my experience on cho occasion, as far as the rent for this Harbour." Has gear known it signed: "George Royal, Agent," who it is n thus an officer invested with Itraordiu-
ever open hand who ruins you in the long run.
4. M. baby. On that occasion it sent me down more under ordinary circumstances. They run titted le the P. & D. agent at that port. To gether with the letter and enclosed in it is the It is evident, on surveying the above powers sry powers, who cannot be in any way
within about 20 feet of the buoy. This was strongest at the Fronch mail buoys. compared with the corresponding autho- given by the Imperial Public Health Act of
about Inst Dotolerar Kovember. The team. In oross-ormination the witness said the gna.bill of lading which has been pat in evidence. abip Oxis was at the bacy. It was obb-tide boats at the West of Kowloon cannot be de From that bill of lailag it will be seen that rities in England. Then, whilat in Eng. 1875, to English local Sanitary Authorities,
and the Oxus was loading N.W. to WNW panded upon at any time as to the tide. They the case of cigarettes is shipped by Mosses. Cabr. land there is the Local Govorament Board which, xe above pointed out, represent land.
Wan steering between the Urus and the paint.ie all ways. He took the tides rate by a long line and Stern, and that it is signed by "Geor to see that the Board of Guardians bas made lords well as tax-payers, but not any
going about & knots; meant to pass the Ozaat 12:40 pm. 24th May. Ouo cable East of the Royal, Agent" In the body of the bill of lad no default' in the matter of water supply, Government Department, that all the powers THE GOVERNORSHIP OF HONGKONG about 70 to 100 feet off. My head was caught Sughalien booy the tide was going 84 foot is on ing the case is referred to as being marked by the obb-tide running out from the print to minute, ie, 1720ths of a knot an hour. It was si nubered as per margin." and in the mar drainage, etes, and if necessary to step in anderested by the Imperial Act were in force in Bir George WB3am Des Vour, K.C.M.G., the southward, and I had to go full speed aboard bigh tide at 9.21 am. A vessel at the Eastern in the mark is "RO.T. and the number to clear ber. My head was swuby at by the Fruch bacy, when the Sagiallon was would be "1.041 The letter and bill of lading ware make good the deficiency, there is in Hong Hongkong, previous to 1888, and that all has been appointed Governor of Hongkong.
The reapived, I have no doubt, on or about the 8th The following is Sir G. W. Des Vour'stido. My ship was pot at any time out of ean-in all, the currsats he had mentionel. kong no corresponding power whatever, the wo boys got in the Order and Cleanliness record as given in the Colonial Ofice List:-- trol. If the corrent had not caught itunes further stated that the eddy from March last when the Peshawur strived in local Sanitary Board being a sort of hybrid Amendment Ordinance of 1883 and in the Das Vieux, Sir George Willar, A.C.M.G. the qka or blae obb current on 13th May, ou a ship at a distance of 58 Eset. The so- Frahawur and probably between the thak me. I should have passed 70 feet of at least the point of Kowloon would have no effect Hongkong. Shortly after the arrival of the creature,- partly scientific body of proposed new Health Bill is clearly going (1883), (C.M.G. 1877)-Educated at Charter Soundly any current for hours, and then it con Captain of the Sughulian, Mr. Isward, states 15th March, the Company, tepording to their
Hones and Balliol College, Oxford Called to advisers with ample opportunities for beyond the lines of imperial legislation. The the ber of Upper Canada, 1961. Stipendiars reas 3 or 4 knots per hour for 50 or 45 minutes that be was on deck af. 2 p.m. on the 25th asnal practico, having ascertained, alther from calling for statisties and stirring principal points of departure are the follow
Magistrate, British Guinus, 1563, administra This was at his own ship, 3,000 yards, he says, from November, and that lin attention was attract the master's bill of lading or from the manifest for of the Government, Et. Lucia, 1869 pra the . M. boor. It does not appans how he esti-ed by the cries of some Chinese, and on looking that a case of cigarettes had strived for the up inquiries, and partly a body of massor ing. The Imperial Act carefully abstains from
pared, in conjunction with the chief justion, mated the speed of the current. This witness saw up saw the City of Peking soming directly upon plaintif. make aut a debit nots for the freight intended to sanction the executive measures all mizing up of sanitary regulations with the
the City of Peking soming in between Kellott's them. Hosan berat a distance of 2 to 3 lengths and scad 11 in for collection. The fruight is The Vivil Code of St. Lisa" now the law of of the Public Works Department, to roliere provisions of any Building Ordinance. The
the clony Acting Governor of Trinidad, island and Konon-peiat, heading towards the of big unship. She had not passed the Hos. paid on the 18th March without enquiry by the Jan., 1877, to Jan, 1978; acting Governor of cane. Did not see any change in her course,pital ship. She was noming maarly perpendi- plaintiff whether he could have delivery of his them, and he watched her all goods or not, and indeed no application is reado the latter of some of its responsibilities, and Imperial Act gives not to the Sanitary Au
Fiji, June, 1878, to Sept, 1870; nominated bat, se bo says, he was too far off to cheerve aularly to to assist it m devising bye-laws, which after thority but to the Magistrate the power to
Governor of the Bahamaa, 1980; Governor of cleanly. "I saw the ships collide. I saw the Cityof the time. She never changed her conree, for delivery naill two or thres days later, taking all require the sanction of the Legislature and declare what, in bis judgment, constitutes Fiji, 1880 assistant high dotamiasioner of the Peking well down to the soatli." In prose-vrenin and when about 50 or 60 metres from them the plaintiff's evidence to bo ocrrect. In the Governer, before they come into force, nuisance," whilst the new Health Bill Western Pacils, 1880, and high commissioneration, the witness said that the current that took so let go her anchor, but the rap into the meantime, ie, between the arrival of 1882-5; represental Fiji at Australasian con bim par the Ocus was a strong current between 3 them. This witness says that the anchor was the Peshawar and payment of freight, what Baw people working at It happens is this: the attention of Me. Parfitt, Again, as to the measures to be devised for virtually proposes to invest the Board of vention, 1883, and was member of the con- and knote noreerless. Ho was 10 or 50 feet from not ready-ES
milies which prepared the federal council bill. the Oxus; went full speed ahead, was 50 or 60 fast The wituses anys tho City of Peiting was not the pler's in the P. & D. often whose duty it the checking of epidemic disease, which Sanitation with magisterial power of de
Governor of Nowfoundland, 1856.
from the line of direction of the Ozve, and going steering a course which would have taken her is to look after the cargo and shipping busi devolve in England on the Vestries or claring a quisence anything which, in The salary of the Gesurar of Newfoundland fall apsed ahead was the best thing to do. He 400 or 500 feet from the Saghal ion's bows, and use, is drawn by the Piezmaster to a cans with Board of Guardiane, who act in this respect the opinion of the Board, is injurious to is 19,300, British sterling, $12,000. That of has found the rides irregular ia that visinity: ber brad was not turned round suddenly. In these marks only on it "G. Royal, Port Bald;" knows what fides he should roset, but uses his oross-examination the witness said he did not the case bad boon landed ex Peshawar together through their own sanitary officer, the cor.best." The Imperial Act confines its
the Governor of Hongkong is 324,000, aududgavut as to the way the ships are swing. Unthink of slacking out chain beeɛnsh the currant with the other Hongkong cargo, and it is now $4,500 tablo money.--ED. D. P.) responding duties are in Hongkong the pro- operation strictly to new buildings to be
re-examination, witassa said that he did not was almoet daad. When he went forward after admitted that there is no debe that this was know how far the ship's head went of The the collision he found the mooring chain not the plaintiff's case of oigarettes.. Mr. Parfitt per sphere of the Colonial Surgeon, who is rected after it became law, having no re-
wind was about 3 on that day, Hoary Clay drawn taat, also when he sent the orpenter to comes to the concluson that this is a case which indeed a member of our local Binitary Board,trospective bearinge, whilst the proposed
Dearborn, the master of the City of Peking, places sail over the kola be had to get inlo has miscarried its destination and gives orders an hour, when from 600 to 700 fort from the Elience Delmas, Lieutenant of the Saghalien, of the Company's stonkers which left Hongkong Sagbalion and having two jurika, with sails up. was on board the ship; and hoards gan fred from on the 13th March, or seven days after the at anchor on his starboard how, a tide anddenly the City of Peking as sho came into the harbour, arrival of the Peshour. There was also evidenon track the City of Peking on the startuarl be but had not passed the point. He saw her again be before mo that it is usual for cargo-owners to Under these and swang ber off about 6 points. The helm fore she came to the Manner. She was steering apply for their cargo within seven days of the
a pus hard-a-port, the engines were stopperpendicularly to their ship. He saw her drop arrival of a F. & O. steamer,
The Wilges says it took 1 to 2 minutes siromatanecs it was argued on behalf of ped and reversed fall speed sad the starboard anoher.
plaintiff:-(1) That the defendant anchor was-) et-go: but those cautions did to unhook the anchor, of the City of Paking, and the not prevent the City of Psking' stem from that there was no current at their ship. He was stopped by the letter of the 31st Ja striking the starboard aide of the Saghalien know it because after the collision two men gotuary and the bill of lading from densing about 150 feet from her bow.. Hle statop that he into a sapan, and the fide did not carry them that the case of cigaretten was insrked sa des- had an anchor ready to let go, and as it was calm away. Afterwards they letgo frezalheir moorings oribed in the bill of lading. That it was the the chain of the other bed bean anabeckled to and did not drill In oross-examination the duty of the Company's agent at Port Said, the moke fast to the boy. He shaped his course witness stated that he wasofloor of the watal that case being sent to him for transhipment, to see
The APPENDIX consists--of-
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Great Britain, Nanking, 1842
Tiuntain, 1859
and all other not abrogated.
Franco, Tientsin, 1868
Convention, 1860
Tientsin, 1893
Trenty of Commercs, 1880-
United States. Tiantsin, 1859-
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Additional, 1869
Peking, 1880
German, Tientsin, 1861
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Peking, 1880
Russia, Japan. Spain, Brazil, and Peru.
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Chinese Japanese TRAL
Siamese Corean
Orders in Council for Government of II.
Subjecta Chins and Japan, 1865, 1877, 1878, 1981, 1891, 1885,
Rates of H.B.M. Spreme and other Courts
in China and Jupan
Tables of Consalur Fees
Code of Civil Procedure, Hongkong
Table of Hongkong Court Feos
Admiralty Rais
Foreign Jurisdiction Act
Regulations for the Consular Courts of United
Bistes in Chia
Rules of Court of Consuls at Shanghai Chinese Passenger Åst TRADE REGULATIONS
Japan
Sinm
. China
Customs Seizure, Chias Customs and Harbour Regulations for the dif- ferent ports of China, Philippines, Siam, & Pilotags Regulations
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New Rules of Legislative Council
Port Regulations
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Mr. Wilkinson appearat for the pitintiff, nnä
In this sit the dofondant in sund as the agent
but who, if a conflict of opinion were to arise Health Bill, by endowing the Sanitary Board Bill has been adopted; the amendments were states that he was going from four to five knots; the water and he sasily kept himselt there. for its reabipment òn hoard the Gouges, anether!
we
1.
between him sad quofficia! acessors of the with unlimited power to declare any existing Board, would be justided in acting ca his building a nuisance, as being dark or ill vens
MR. GLADSTONE. Mr. Gadsiene has returned to London after MELBOURNE Messrs. Norton, Hargrave & Co. uwa responsibility. A comparison, therefore, tilated in their opinion, practically brings old BENDANE... Mesara. Gordon & Gosch between Imperial and local sanitary legisls-houses under the operation of the law. There visiting Wales, where he was received antha LONDON....... Mr. F. Algar, Clement's Lane,
elastically aut delivered several speeches upon Ireland. LONDON Years Strast & Co., 90 Corabition brings clearly home the femarkable fact are miner points of deviation, but LONDON... Messrs. Bates, Handy & Co.
LONDON, 9th Juns. that, whilst in England executive power and think the shore will ofice to dispel LONDON. Mr. V.M. Wils, 151, Cannon St. responsibility in sanitary matters is distri- the vague impression which may hare
THE QUEEN'S JUBILEE. SAN FRAN CO. Mr. L. P. Fisher, 21, Merchants bated between two distinct bodies, each of guined ground that the new Health Bill Active preparations are in progress for the
Exobauge. NEW YORK... Mr. A, Wind, 91, Fark Bow, which has a clearly defined sphere of action, is drawn mainly on the lines of Imperial Jubites, and members of every European Rays
· · Daily Press Office, January 1887.
one to do the work and the other to control sanitary legislation. If it bears any reFamilly will ulfand.