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The Report of the Harbour Master for last year ahowa & slight decline in the amount of abipping enzoring the harbour as compared
shown by the fact
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1st, 1859.
TERS REPORT FOR 1888.
SHIPPING.
view.
case of Junks, Angg
...
FRAT.
ress or decline of trade, but it is not auth. Institution - wont super such previous 3 yea're, and is $39 coanele more, but | EXAMINÁTHONN TÓN THE POSTS OF MASTERS, erideurs; they must remember on whose 'mide the
Dem.
It are nested, he tha
THE SHIPPING TRADE OF HONG. |ther or not the little Museum in the CTHE HONGKONG HARBOUR MAS ping Act 1985 and 33 Vie. 129 which su-
KONG.
Hell could form an annexe of a Tude
ables Regulations to be made providing for the Mosanm is's question flat could be decide!
inang to vessels aider 6 tons bardra of terrain on the establishmast of the latter, hat, we
The following report of the Harbsar Masters gertificates of Registry under which the think this might be usefully done. The col for the your ISB in pubi aked in the Gazette for so long at the certifionis is la forus is lotion grown very slowly, and the building | general information -
docued a registered British vowel and I am now proparing regulations to be submitted to with the previous year. The decline was posine very. Indifferently Jighted, while file
Fia
not too well
adapted for the purpose, be
Harbour Department,
His Excalisney the uvorner with this object in sibly caused by the demand which existed Interest in raken in it by the resident com.
Hongkong: th March, 1889. BI have the honour to forward the m for shipping olaembers having taken of unity. That it is popular among the Clii- sual returns for this department for the Fear Magistrate's Cout darity, and "Abseros and valahatitubla, in Worship would divot which he did not hun stly bellore bed a bearing } the 'isanes rob for the jner. On the
" MARINE KAGISTKATA'S COURT, few itektem' which were not securing full nove kod aparemated at with its present by them, howers, is
is ending 31st December. 188. umployment in the Obias trade, and does not limited attractions upwards of 2,000 of them necessarily betoker say falling off in the visit it every week. Greiter number 1858 in represented by 8.967 vessels mearing 2-The total trade of Hongkong for the year amount of cargo carried. The tonnage en muld of course he attracted by n Trade 12,996,300 tons. This is an adrands of 174 ver wering the port may no doubt be taken as a Museur, and its educational advantager sole and $57.712 tons on the songs for the mugh kind of barometer showing the pro- would undoubtedly ha
29.939 tána less than in 1887). bu constantly receiv ciently sensitive to indieste small variations.
ing fresh distributions, and would,
3-kie VARC Gmount of trade is apportione! spend woney to practice
as follows: The increase from 4,400,000 in 1878-to ex eolico:ion in the City Hall rely 6,400,000 tons in 1996 necessarily indicaton receives addition, and such as are winde a Tast expanica of trade, but email varia. consist of very occasional donatione.or loans, tions of a few thousand lone in a year Can Baring regard to the great insportance of
which seem to grow rater year by year, nos be regarded na n very reliable indication Trade Muwa ina colony which may be either one way or the other. The seppoisid to hye by trade akne, having no terri tion thatthers has beepan actos falling off in tory sad therefore no productions-if trade is in fact negatived, by the insa in except guanite-wo trust the idea will beans and an increase of Foreign tonnage, ex- the junk toounge, which partially counter-taken up in real earnest before long. Our baisuces the small decline in steam tonage, ceatly undertaken to provide a Public Schoul
wealthy and public spirited resident had This decline bu been in atomers under the for u boya and girls of the Urlony; here British £sg, while there has been an increase is a chance for other colonial capitalists under foreign flags, which is partly acoun: how their interest in Hongkong and belj ed for by the fact that during the rear providing a fisting home for its Trade forward ite commercial advancement by several steamers trading on the coast which Museum were formerly under the British flag weza transferred to the German g
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“CHINA'A SORROW."
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Number. Tons, Per cost. British s
5.121
6,474,743. oz 19 Poign
2,400
2.694 or 19 Juske in foreign trudo 47.507 9,70,707 or 99
55,1181251O,EM
Jasks in local trade....8,819 294012 or 2
63,907 12,094,506. doorease of British tannade amanting to 342,705 4-Compared with 1887. There has been a
clusive of 3oks, of 119.548 tons, slao na in
3,731 tons; and a deurvase in Jnuks explayed crosse of Junke zelusirs of loed trado, ef
in local trade of 9,963 tons. British tonnage is most apparent are:-
3-The countries, with which the decrease of
323.894
Coast of Chios and Formoss..190977 tons. Cochin-Chine, Routinent of Europe:...................... 14,201 Australia,
29,178
21,173
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40.918
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MATES AND ENGINEERS, UNDEL SECTION 15 OF ORDINANOS NO. 8 or 1879, 17. The following table will slow the nuin. bar of outdidates axamined for Certificates of) Compatangy Helguishing those who wer successful, and this who failed →→
Grader
Pased: Fried. Mastern pa First matea Only mate Second mates
First class meiIPTS.
econd dam engineers
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gration to Bin 18275-severathundred miles. TheiChneneauçörédéi fan elteration in the system of olamification adopt-❘ wick, woff the Island of Unam, on the 29th Feb was suggested tastis retaizng wal erected by cartain responsibility in the matter, be di noc) lenzet
brenob
The Acting Attorney General aid before dual-it was immaterial whether the takes ware x the erection of a new wing of the Hotel, ing with theevidence there weregse or two points raised at the beginning or whether some of them and the sction against Mr. Chter by the to which be wished to edit their attention. It were raised while the case was panooding The Hotel Company was for cops of the prie wund bowthin their recollection tha there were Attorney-General bad charged in with having estled Melober Buildilexed by Mr Chater to suite one by Mr. Chatar and his amblements attempted innvorssarily to damage the expats from the Hotel Comy by The df nes in the for damage in eers guionen of certain oper stians tion of Hegers. Bid and Palmor. He Motion by the Hotel Company was sub tenially enrried on by the Hea kong Hotel Company, Francia) in the course of a tolerably in the gas in the sit by Mr. Chat the other we claim for runt by the Hongkong profesional career had bad to ask great and other salost the Htal Compony and Hotel Company. The defines in neob as many degreeable que tions which in many with view to the dessico u these practically the same, Mr. Chatersid it was the cat might have used annoyance, but, which love'red mizigo atio anf law AGA 16-Seventy czas were heard in the Marine Company's default or the work thyarried out he had never in the whole course of his career fact, wrta questions of fraid by a ment of Refusal which bat red red Melobers Buildings nosafe asked, unnecessary questions or quest in the parties bez senisel and worstel in of duty." "Is bordination'
and Learing daring prohibited hours, in the charged the they had canard the bailding to les into inquiring into the private life of any one of them free striety ti the sins of the viles without leave were the principal of noes in the them that from whichever point of view they on the raw He had me at any time allowed decising of these istos ke tak te case of sbij, Ant Leaving a theat seamanos" looked at it so far as the Hotel Company was himself to be led, in a pariv mommercial case, jurias worn leaps oakki, to Citie
come auf. the onus of proof rested on the plain his witnesses or attempted to rake ap his which had been giv u. tifle sad in a vase, where they had a conflict of matrimonial doultior.
learned Attorney General, the ol g of bi- nơi Hin Lordship-I think Mr. Franels, that any dress, that the reputation deher inter of M of proofreated incoming tea rightronofanion. any referenon to another case is impropr.It Bird and Palner as arebiteuta were plas d is His Ledship--I don't think I in direct that is impossible not to discover the tendency of your their hands. Well, it might indestly Mr. Attorney There are certain issues which remarks, were agreed upon.
that quration was involved. bat any con iders. Mr. Franol id he thought if he was stokedina of that sort must be tirely ends from The Act ng Attorney-General-I sabait, my he had a right to defend himself. Proceeding their minds when the name to enter the lord, that they have sot up a special defence that to deal with the questions before the jarg hesaid arid-ace. It was tras erh pisa ovetsÃO 3 ·BAS we have madered the place uninhalt ble they would have noticed for themales that that whatever the Teas of them rem works. Frima fasiz we are entitled to mover the rent.
His Lordship-It will not make mach, d.fe ha! to invo-tigate. In the art place. they sible, but that was not a rpon-ibility that on- thore were two clamen of evidence which they had been Vaara Bird and Palm W XI TALOU range. Perhaps it would be as you KAY,
had the orillasry evidene of rucolisation, and tored into consideration in this no on except in The Asting Attorney-Guzural continuing. in the second place they had the evidence of an indirect way. There win snob gedion said he must ask them to hear in oled on whoe experts, that was they bad the opinions of selen-made, to which bis Lordship said he wised to side lay the burden of proof in considering thetrats and truned non and had to judge whether refer shortly baf re predine to deal with the sridenes is the ena Another paint to which those opinions were well founded or not Much ovidence. Mr. Francished -nggs elthat the t he would refer them was the tract of less of the evidence of this clars the jury had to astorey-General had, in e bole minnar, object 39 ક btween the hongkeng Hotel Company and capt as it was given, whether they understood it ud to certain questions put by hit Mr. Bird. MARINE COURT UNDER STONON 13 Or
Mr. Chater. This lead was for three years with a possible extension and ender it any one thing. santher stating something differant, that Mr.Fan-is should interpret this st or not, and where they had one expert stating His Lordship thenght it was to be rur-tied ORDINANCE No. 8 or 1879,
repnire 18The following Courts have been held by then.
to the building wer to be done the jury inast ask themselves the question alohack upon himself and was the to an anim id-
At the time that lones of the ten was the more reliable. It was a very rurais on the Aitor y Ganol in dering the yes
Ta signed it had been proved abaud pily rataral thing therefore that they should. In neation with another car is Lordship 1.-On the 20th February, 1892 Inquiry as that the building was in a dilapidated sondi ion. order to sseartain the valu of an experts pro was quite sure to the stranding of the Bridal stoum-ship Now, there was another circumstance in the fessional opinion, try to gain some idea of whtened to rituer of the two get m
that nobly who ad Ardgey, Official Noj 86,869. af Aberdeen, a little as to which he wished tor fr 6 h principal increase appens with the to the orth of Cape Hatangin, on the 15th pleadings ware Brat drawn the damages alluded what his professional position wes. Mr. Bird had pose that either of them would wif.Fyant un
When the expert's professional tenining had been nad joonducting as in that roastin following countries One of the most important paragraphs ta
December, 1887 he aster's (Alexander to were sad te raalt from the outt ug of a given his dance straightforwardly and honestly, neceess lly put a question is may wit for the British Columbia..
Cook Certificate of Competency was suspended treno, Bubnely, after an attempt had been bat it cartolar the velaceffopinion, purpose of eating annoganes of aara-it was the Report in that referring to the subject of
Great Britain..... ....... .121.063. fur three months. Once more the T-liow River han. burst it-
made to agres upon the ines, the verandah was and bae. Francis) was obli ed therefore to only a taral that when a writes was pr klused emigration. The onmber of emigrants who hauks, devastating a lage tract of vantry. The principal decrease, that with Cost of franding of the British steam-ship Ashington, third string was added to the bow, wth ref reace appear disagreeable to Mr. Bird were hond to question that he should gr stand on his
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2. On the fst May, 1988. Inquiry as to the added and when the ease yameen for hearing a pat certain granions, which though they might as an exprt to give his opinion on a seisatie left the colony last year was 96,000, a1 com and again justifying its appellation of Casus and Foss, may be partly sounted West I ofat of Hongkong Island in the Channeled but there was not one jet or fits of vidate the Attorney General pat to the jury was viously it was Mr. Franes' da'y t put
Ofeinl No. 680 of South Shields, on the to the weight of the new wing. pared with 82,000 the previous year, The China's Sorrire," This tiuie the scene of for by the fact that, daring the year several named on the Chart Sulphur Channel, on the to support it that Tag Sam or someone else whether the veranian of Melchers building aneb questions. ad
1t was anggest bu seked. The Erst quation of foot which professional qualideation-antorprieuse." "Obi bulk of this ingrense is to the Straits Sexile the calamity is in Shuatang, some bundred steamers trading a the Casat, which wor menin, for which 72, 74% lrft last year at com.and twenty miles from the sails of the formerly under the British fing. were transferred fat of the 20th April, 1889. The Master's connected with the work had used dynamite in
was pulled down before the wommence think the Attorny-Genera's res wou'd bis Lordu did not pared with 61,788 in 1887, but there bis also river. The breach that occurred 1887 to the German Asg. the decrease under the Walter Bernal) Certificate of Competency was the course of the boilding It was augment of Mr. Chater's leas, and in connection be
en indresse: ot
5,000 in
wan heading of eestinent of Europe is partly consa the emi ut Cheng-chow, i
returned to him,
gested that Messrs. Bird and
tiken by anybody who heard them in Palmer with this he would call the attention of the jury the light Mr. Frasci kad tak in Honen, snd the scenes of queat on this trade being curied in re it the abandonment of the British ship Rock Tr with the building of the Bark with the walls of who appeared on the other aida, Mgr Bird the ie opon which they had to doid The total sumber the two dlaasters are therefore
th-17th May, 188. Inquiry as to had had kimilar experience, le conneoriem to another fact in connection with the witnesses for that destination
separated b streign battois. ut it is more 1-rgely due to
In Landship then reviorer again to the jury
·crease to
race, Oficial No. 72,217, of St. John New Bruns Singssen's and the godeens on the Praya. Itand Falmer mnat in some way or other bawa and reviewed the vileno the Straits Settlements is of course in closing the Cheng-chew due to the natural growth of the demand for ing the zaat streat back into the bed it bad of the Peritmalar and Oriaal Compay calling Atkinson) Certificate of Competency was pas bad workmanship. But they was not a title of Company's architects and were responsible for cotauast for repairs did in at his own risk, and bringed in this report. In former reporte, he vessels Tnary, 18 8. The Master's Stophos Bara Mears. Bird and Palmer, hul falba owing 10 say a preuniary one. They were the Hotel tesent who took a dilapid stod i bont at oil-rabie Chinese Labour there The increase in San deserted. This work, and engineering feat, at Brindisi and arseille en 70 fe were classed parded for six muths, and that
He pointed out to the jarg that a evidence oferd in mpport of any of the song-the advice given to the company as to bow these With reference to the statein-al of Ve di envy get into the United States when it became the official who, after previous efforts bad white tow they are classed under Great Bri-in (Augustus Harcia) was also suspended for got on were simply thrown out with a works should be carried on, for the prapantion that only a portion of the building wa do arod
wax presumably due to a rush to decis lustre on the name of Wu TA CHEN, under the beating of tintinent of Europa" evident that further stringency with regard to failed, successfully complished 18. But down to the altered sircumstances of trade eaning certain, abans of miscendnet bronghe real question for d-of-ion was on the rideron in the work
tain" Wih Austraha, the decrense must be pat
view fusing the minds of the jury and of the plane and specifications, and for inperin to be nuasi and that the
city for return pettificates was about
be esferard. before the river was turned back into its old sequent on the suppression of Chinese Emigraugainst Robert Lel, First Mate of the British the case, and the first questio they bad to droid-called the atte-ton of the jury to the Faue. Le thought this was cutting #li-l-too
4-On the 5th June, 1888, Inquiry respect. showed the weakness of plaintiffs' ne. The tanding from day to day tus carrying oat of what hid bra olled
and a so the Australian colonies has bed common pradence should have suggest.tion to the Australian Colonies.
As the Attorney-General bed "tampede" of the whole of the tenute in a careful survey to ascertain that the Arad to abuses ennected ab Chinese ewigation, bau
-During the year, 3.660 steamers arrived. Glasgow, by Join Orton, Master of the said fore the 15th April, 1887, or not? After re was the
steamship Crusader, Oficial No. 83,856, of was whether the verendah was pulled down he question of sctural bias he would set who to. It as was admired, therewe danger of the Captain Вомент
MAY* he thinks there enough to contain it, that the closing of an F18.000. They represented a total teu potency was returned to hisa
дого Kikely to bara Bitdag ining ro a falluz, into rửa basement, and the ent be tittle doubt that they do exist, but the Cheng cho broukir should not result, age of 4418,000; over 18 per cent. of them were
on both vid, the attorney-douer 1 ai pany than their architects, whe isn t ras ly ho room, it was a little too much t expect that the in most cases he is ixclined to look on the has unfortunately turned out to be the cane,
under the Brits flag.
5. the 24th October, 1988. Inquiry as they had the statements on the one bind be considered responsibl in some conse for what people'asonpring the room sarees the passe "kidaspped" coolie as a rogus who intends in the more transfer of the trouble to as
to the death of Henry Wilkins, A.B., of the Mesars Palmer and Turner, while on bed gone on, and their contraoper Tasar Sam,ould consider themselves sf. This 9.-The statisties show an acrons in the British stram-ship Chattes, Osial No. 87.67, of the other band they had practically only although as bis friend had said a mach about was dustless an old one and tulen reetsimed to obtain biù advance
money and then get other district. Not maly should udence China and Perasom
Junk trade over last year, with the Coast of Rochester, who was wasted overboard by a sea the ecidence of the Chinese ex-filter. The the value of Chinese evidence it would not be ground, sad it was for the jury to say whether out of his contruct. This is true enough, bave suggested this, but the Government with Mecno of 284 tons. There is a decrease, Typhooks inccantered on the 29th eptember, of a Chiname against the word of Messrs. Further, After reminding the jury of the ari. the result of inherent d feots sai ar slid tear. of 18.497 loks, and which swept the steamer decks dating the question was were they going to take the word gecessary for b. to allude to this with any they emas d-re i the dem we to their was. but there can be no question that bebind all bad explicit warning of the danger from however, of 2,38% tone in the local trade the swindling cases there are a pected. H°(nemoj from the steam-Jaunches in the Harbour; of their, 41 own officials. In the Paking Gazelle of tir
10-Os the 31st December thers ware Ligate of Competuner was returned to him.
18-8. The Master's (Arch haid Scotland) Cer-Palmer and Teraur? My Palmer and Taruar dence given in respect to the date of commencing or the result of the removal of the randibondom aven in which ignorant coolies are inveiled 10th or coerbed
hd provad pretty conclusire y that the ver to take down the venudah, Mr Francis passed the ather op-ratios carried ont fa conne This subject to now engiging the affefion that png in which he reports 42 were privately oword; and 8 were the proper.
bipping as emi
Governor of
were licensed for the conveyance of passengers.
andal was down before that ate and the on to speak of the damage to the south wall. Hwith the building of t. nw wing of the Holl of the Government, and will be dealt with that the world restoring the ebausmeneth Colonial Government. There were, in
getting a Chamou to give evidence with y bailt and was in real ty intended as the metal and intimated thy were grel no ti Tags the Guvernor proper).
night amet say the Impossibility of that the verandah wall wish was well and lid of jury were too well aware of the improbability, put it to the inry as a matter of common tense The jury then retired and after an ab-hom when the Legislative
etit.on, 6 ixpaches, the property of the War
(at tæssty malnutra returned into Court recensie de Cecil meets sting the in Shantung, which, it appears, are acces Department
the user or has
has a thiid of the dinamisons of those in
any degree of scaredy; more expecially when outer wall of the braiding, may have afforded vardint. The following quation: war thes already
remarked on the difficulty: he has should be spread over a number of years, 11-During the year 1899, 98, 105 Emigrants
two years previously. he next question befcurred after the commencement of Mr. Chater's as to event which occurred mors ikan Jury that if the taking away of that wall on { #hestéed by th="forman as in this cam he was called upon to speak support to the south wall, and hent it to thread out in them by ligavac, and in considering the subject. The and estimated the expenditure Ti- left Hongkong; of these, 72,744 163,278 males,
the jury and elokers Baidinga bequae lease it was a rast important fanter in the cartons verandab raunin long he s silof existing regulations are susply suficient for 779,009. The Board to whose consideration 5.109 fomnies, and 1.053 children were for the
upset and spin abitale after the commence. As to the grestian at what time the building be the lead premies paled down and remored The Deputy Registrar-Was the bisk and the protection of men of anything lite are the question was referred pleaded want of State Se tumanin; 18278 (18,119 miles, Bt. dinary intelligence, and the question, the urgency, and as vast aus were being upen 197311,842 males, 3 feralas, and 27 children were Crates.and 61 children) were for San Franci-on;
ment of the P The evidence on bebalfame on-fo and uniohabitable. Mr. Council will bure to decide is how for
at over to of the Hotel Campany was that in Tona, bia eridemon stated that the b. Ilding was at the moment on the works going on at for the Australian Colonies. Owing in the
prior to the 15th Apri 1-899 for they | et : ahoold be rendered
The Formen--No. (unonimans? 1 more surhigent for the Cheng-chow the memoriali did not venture retri tions placed on Chinese Emigration by this heading. The three Lighthouse Stations rideuce was that thazh a portion of the been the actual stats of the baiting at 12 April, 1887, bigomuniste mal unindebitable 21-No special remarks are called for auder building, a portion of it was that. Mr. Fird's took porrasion of it, and whatever may have in, head to Catchick Paul Chater on the 8th. when a general stumpede was made Bom the thoroughly safe ad babitable when Mr. bater protection of dupes who neem nimost en to trouble the Turime with a further appeal. the taions Goraram-nta in th Australian have been saint ined during the year at usual, balding was safe, there was no ea no that time. it was quite eridrot that about a month after the som noement of the sail bus
The Deputy Begistrar-Wan ở ♬ the bail1⁄4,
TWITE DO Wken into consideratio, alap, that of the river in Sbaatong, he cannot Colonias, Eu igration there has bebe practically; The proposal to disponse with the red shadmı on? building should have ovesnated. The questior tenants loft it, som changa toak place in the to the 6th J: ne. 1688 mauimely
wind of intelligence. The fact may Having regard, however, to
ver, to the present stale
some minor change taking place in the afformat why the tennis in other parts of the before th 9th of June. the date at which the The Ferman-Abaut Ave in wek prior [stopped sinos the month of May, 188. to the Straps Settlements the pin that any funfer delay should be allowed, The subject of abua Chan-clad with the seaward from of the Green Island light is was, when did they boliate the bating us whole appraise of the building, one or less all *re going to a country where they will joy and as the Board of Benue would not Chinese Emigration has lately ronived mach nder contderation; this plan. if dept-d. will, whole became posie or uninhab tabb? It was over. Old cracks were opening out and new ones of inherent défoors and we r and fear? every possible protection the law can afford probably be in positing to meet auch attention That abusa do it they can, I
The Leputy Registrar- Was this the ro uit in my opinion, increase the eBuisney of the light. agred that it was now it that condition. I began to appear. The primary use of this he them,
whers they will bare minch better large demand, he can only ask that the they exist to the extent whie, some und
think be lit le ambt, but I qavation wadhif
was not for the difonants to prove the build- contended had been shown to bỏ tùo wonhon ng of -
The ForemanNa (by sa ne ra prospects then if they and remained in their funds contributed by the various providers Freque t'eas of o-called "kidtopping restored in the Magazine at Stoniensters island, that it breams so threagh defendat de months before in connection with theconsteteli by the ag of the foundation+th-a-bern own country. Kidnapping
22-n the 311 D cember, 1588, there was ingens unsafe but for Mr. Chitar, who alleged the mouth wall by the opening of the tranch, twalvo injury to the ten ditiof her pawe The Depa y Bistro Was it that of of for the repairs at Carsig-chote abould be reported, bat, szept in the case of women or under no circusstuces be excused or pallist diverted for use in Shantung. It was oblidran, my topre sine that in a large num
fault to prove the data when it became un of the adjoining building and the immediate csumwal of the new wine of th Huron Rael? that
Approfu. The third issue was the really meterislona was the heavy rainstorms of the following May any clour understanding there was so want of urgency." The Gunapped" roolis is a very who, basing agreed
Was the safe condition due to inherent which had consed damage outer buildings and
The Foreman-Y » (by'siz - on for what they are doing, to be taken toera' fatest memorial wean 12ferred tifing, either esenps from the v sel as she is unpowder, privately owned
to emigrate and received a "bounty" for so do-
case, weight defects and we z and tear? It was on that bought be defects into motivity. What bad the palling down at rensel of the y cauli
The Dopaty og stri-Was 't th› magult of a country where 1
their lot will be consider the Board concerned for its immediate co-leasing the harbour or gs some of his friends
particular item that he should ask them for happened to the south was evident y the mentioned in the first is a or the paling up aby improved, cannot be regarded inquits sideration," but the disaster has done for to report that lie has be taken away against
18,070 their abster. On that question they had absidence of the foundations b dily: On the next removal of the fundation thenni, if anoh the some light n forcible kidnapping into there was time to at the antiger resulting his will in the hops that he may be taken out
31.102 stunda t vidone. They had first the weld now evidence of one of the Hotel Company real was effectel ash equest to life of semilavery. That there are abcess from post delay The Geserament cannot of the ship before learing or card and at
8,300 of Tenor Sam. the coutractor, whe lad ow own witnesses, ir Bord, it had been shown that April 1867! that require dealing with has been many be arguisted of ealpalte negligence in con
retired, who aid that 10 or 11 years before the the wall was out of pleinb along its whole length 4,800 baserat of the building bed become unasin and That was a totally different statement from that back from the port for which be as stiled; in
The Foran Yes (by six to one) timen pointed out in these columns low nection with this Ites calamity; it is so beber eas if he is stocea fal, he will be ready to that they are to be dealt with, it is imont haped the lesson it teaches will not be lost try his game on rain samer or later. The
655 had to be repsiod In resiewing the eridenes which was made by Mr. Palmer and ble part-toundations for the new wing of the Hostel on *he Deputy Registrar op ning the relating to this quastia the Attorury-General Ders. They stayed that the wall not the north side wer all ran blu prutions that the mercantile community should be on them.
jempiar over board of" kiduapped" evolis from.
127.617tted to Mr. Haylla's evidence. Mr. Hay lor out of plamb, or If it was it was only slightly so taken to guard a ninet detawe to the found
bol made two miris, in ons he spoke of the and in orrtain parts. But here aa good deal was heard a short time agn, is on of
subsideron of the south wall: in bla Best répart evidence of their own wituoss arsinst that.
was the ution of the lead promises!
Fransisco
bean
10
the First
All stopped since May, 1858 banks along the whole length were stron being a daily storero of over 10. 7 of which were ship. The First Mito's Cortiñoute of Cum-ospitulating the éridonos no this point produced patural bias in favour of the Hole! Com- rod behind the dining so uféloring the dining
10 ging to
but
ARTO
few
MA
...
EMIGRATION.
thewolves, wilboneper should allow work for which as the reatly har shows, !ber of these reported cases, the called "kid-
uose. The
.
hat
MAMIN.
were dis harged at the shipping office and on 19.-10.061 Ben were shipped sad 10.807 board ships doring the year.
HAEINK MURAT'S SUB-DEPARTMENT. do, carried out in the Government Marine S-append & Rotem showing to Sarrete, Surveyar's Branch This Reinra illustrates the constantly increasing importanos of that Branch of this Deportest.
HTHOUS>6.
GOVERNMENT GUNPOWDER DEPOT.
as under :--
Cartridges, Government cwned Chunpowder, Goveran
Dynamite, go to, fuze, &6., pri- Cartridges, privately onLoned.
Dynamite, gug-cotton, luse, S., On-
vately owned
Total
No.
of
exfan
imste
1h
332 63.900
149
H
divided into two sub-motions, firet, was the in- tion bad not taken place, why them all at once
The Foremen Yra (urspicionale.
haues
5
this Lordship addr sing the juse sid Gentlemen, at the close of this very long 0120 west express the thanks of the Conext to yon for your unremitting aton n
Mr. Francis said he wou'd me for judgment lator, very pose bly the Attorney-Gebral and
POLICE COURT.
29th July.
miat
r.W-be stemmesed
1,560 the alert to see that mere sentimens is not The bre-ch occurred on the 22nd July as ontward bonnd Chinese pa ngr ships, of which in the Magazine for more years, probably owing mothing of that. When he made his witness who stated that the well was out
23-This is a emailer amount thau,ba.bee allowed to swing the pendulum zno far in Chang-chic, on the right bank of the river, the symptome of abuses in which I do not believe, cory Lere arautut of explonge material which first repert Mr. Hayllar was a Government of plumb from base to summit, and which as The opposite
to the fact of the market bring glatted with the direction. Captain Rury and the water rushed southward to join the uggests that the beat remedy for stch Tamiahing River, a small stream running individuala ars ror beard of after janpiar of hostilities between France and China.
It is a curioms fact that few if any of these arrived during and i mediately after the period ofitaial; when he made the seed one he was firmed the eril-nce given by Mr. Hayllar from abuse as do exist would be found in in the same direction on the Yellow River overboard, though they so accu to be plem up the establishment of Government & distance of some thirty miles. Ten dia. by busts which appear to be waiting for them
practioslly & witness for the pinitif. He did bis investigation of May last. That wall had 24-The agents of Nobel's Explo ives Com not wish to impate anything wrong to Mr.healed over to a very considerable extent, and te igration wharf alongside which vessels would tricts have been submerged, and it is feared It is more than probable. I think, that is nearly with the permission of the Government, private would be a natural bies in his mind in favour of cept the subsidence of the foundations? There himself might be able to arrange the grair
pany have during the past year stablished. Hagliar, but there was no doubt that there what possible astane could this be attributed ax ka on board their remigrants at the stolber districia still-fortbér to the soul it would be found that this kiddapper foland, thus relieving the Stoneonttare They pert ome to the fourth issue which was twenty years onharmed and subsidence of fuunda qustion of costs would alan b› resor red. moment before ajling, the wharf being closed ret heard from, bare also suffered, while ons was really sitbor a "Bounty Jum Magazine of the storage. There is, of course, a
sll these uses, onn'd they be clearly traced, magazine for storing Dynamite, & at One the plaintiffs when he made the cod port. was evidence that this building bad stond far partion of the conquace between them. The at this time to the public. Going alongade the people who have perished in skieper" or else shirt who had got on board orponding loss to the Goreennant if rost jury to the found lions of the premise due to should this bulgingof the wall takep'ses? Simply the wharf would see some little delay, but floods are mercus that they sinant surreptition ly and remained as long as he could for storage, but there was no fit special place for the laying of the foundations of the new wing beanse of the taking down of the verandah, tha the Harbour Master in of opinion that this be counted. A spies for maintance with a view of seeing what there was to be pick- kerping it at Stoasters, and on the whole of the lot-1P it must be remembered that the opening of the trench and the losseuler of the evil would be more than compensated for as been made to the Native Committed ofed up and who, having done all he could in the by the good which would accrue.
Fine Relief Shanghai, and distance, time at is diepoul, oleared out by jumping two
i think the prescut urragement the belter of the trench was opened in rations of ten fet, each sail round its femodations. He put it to the it is evident, will be sorely needed and would be waiting to pick him up in a boat.
verboard at a suitab'e spot where his frisade
section being completed befo e an thet was jury that not only was the injury to the Is sensing to be seen whether the Chinese
IMPORTH AND EXPORTH OPIUM OFFICE. opened, and during the opening of cash trench wall due to them cane but that the in- A TRADE MUSEUM FOR HONGKONG will be content to close up the new gap and bare come under my antior, alan 13508 of Emi hava to report that it is working satisfno- of Molcbers' saith wall. Hay ng reviewed the eri: Bird and Palmer in the construction of the 13-Cases of forged contraut pausage tickets the establishment of this. Branch, and I prevent the shifting of the soil or the ning of care and precaution on the part of mars 28. This is the st complate year of the sideo were boarded up and strais pleo a to jury was anavoidable and that no amount
Berosz How. B. WODEHOU E. then go on in
the old way unit anoth grants going on baard after the medical inspectorily. Monthly statistics are rendered Weara
ALLEGED MALICIOUS PROSECUTIOT, reglad to note, by a Bombay talegi, bronch occurs. Their success in closing the tion by the ealth Of er gud the insus of the will therefore not be scary toge juts details, passed on to the wond subsection of this i suo, ted that the trenches were apaned in sections Robert Fraser-Smith, warreby be obtalind. ■ that it is reported gropasule have been laid brenob at Cheng-chow w surprise to migration Offer's certificate.
"It dence gives on this point, the Attorne per trench cond bave prevented it. He admiting a false and movi us if wasstion
Arthur Walter Ongh was shitzed with lay. before the Bombay Guvernment for the many foreigners. The work amounted reel- past year, a dat get the best til the rain that the total amount of opium reported through slready shown them that the verandah was pull the foundations of the new building mat bare foron appared for the definden.
During the bere A table is added in this report which shows whether the injury was due to the pulling down of 10 foot in length, and that they were careful summari establishment of a Mercantile and Tede ly to a diversion of the great river, for itcastaneus I detained the vessel zoil the anus- the offles during the gar was as follows:-
of the orond h? He said he thought he had 15 timbrat and stratiad, but he sabmitted that Museum in Bombay on the model of similar bad medes gew bed for itself and had left bir du bratu gorresponded with the animber
The amplainant conducted his own cass. Mr. institutiona in Germany and elsewhere on its old channel practically dry. The closing me A claim was made for compensation for sosed by the Health Offer and certified. fo by the Continent. If this proper be adopted of the new breach will likewise be merele this detention, but it was not persisted is. As
Imported. 71,512 27-40tbs ebests would be mossary for his to say marh on extent of a foot or two at least. He asked my od before this one is died on?
ed down before the 16th April, and therefore it gone below these of Melobers Ballding to the Exported,
Mr. Rees-Will your Wurth p allow ma te 71,139 27-40ths it will be a step in the right direction, well question of time, if the Government decide, dae pressuti agalest fread every ticket is now The fraction 27-4th exphined by the fact Palmer kud atatsd le as his opinion that the re-took ponsesalon of the building, that the building
(Exclusive of through cargo,
this point Leigh stated that the removal the jury to find that the verandah was stand His Worship canst test kuse tas xalace calculated to
to promote the interests of con
of the verandak bad weakened the wall but Mr. ing on the 15th April, 1887, when We bar of the meres. It is to be honed that the mas no doubt they will, slant it shall be olored; Bambered as the owner passen before the Health / tint que" broached" chest was landed here con- moral of the verandah kad nú effect in weaken; became painhabitable about a month before ste ship is aware, arises eu of a case beard befo movement. It is possible, bowers, that by allowing the Offer and Emigrationer's Depats un board.taining 47 instead of 40 bulls, sad was exported in the youth tell as the wall reived to 6th of Jan. 1998. and that at cop red then your Worship It Thur diy Ariek ha coali Mr. Fraser-Smith-The case, 48 your Wor way spread to this Colony. The idesi o river to divide into different streams A further proposed prosantion is to have the in the same condition. 1310 per it were leaned lateral support from it. The fifth and last was ant the result as the defendant alleged of in the employment of it found great favour in the wres of tipproglie the sea the ability to inund tlokets printed on specially prepared psper new here; it has virendy been mooted
from the office, being 184 Landing, 10.958 He issue was whether in opening the foundations of fuhreat defects in the building and wear and Mr. Ough for salt. I subpoed The local Government would redoubt alone (he upper part of i'n course in order that forgerias may be readily recognized, moral, 8,199 Export, and 470 to Chinese Customs the new wing al reus nullo preo.athas were tear. He did not ask for a verdict with refer | witness in the cas, having wu the alt
he waterially diminished, The Nile, the bat po means adopied by the Government will halk. give a site for such an isstitation and pa Gangos, the Volga, the Blaine, and many oc-opastor of the Agents or harteners endths for the day is ent for the convenience of the General said he thought it was wansersary to ris, and it memed to him that the causes already simply out of reveng simple best I hip. E, prove wholly off taal, unless we bass the active In addition to these, a Momo of Exports tions of the band premise The Attorneying, because he thought that point was inmate took out a son against me for adult taken to gun against demage to the founde-ence to the effect of the weight of ibo pew build- committed, and I may the defondant Mr..Ong' sibly an annual grant towards the expense other great rivers, including the Caton Master of the vessel towards the prevention of Chinese Customs Commissioner to the Kowloon deisio them on this point has he had practitioned were amply snficient to soconut for pond to be present and say the ssault on the of maintenance. The inerc
percondile community river, divide into several branches before abuse. could de rest, Contributions from all their
Customis' Office. parts would Bow in, and the institution cases to the nature of the ground sirdis going on board at any time after their passing that apart from the rough denge, hangs out the hole of this one thus was point precaution was taken by Messrs. Bird & Folmer, so that I savalt him. He had the opportunity their termination, this being due in wome 14-Ths present cystem of the Emigrants 27-From the summary of Exports it appears to the trench and the south wall. Through perfect'y wiling to admit that every reasonable out sammons against me and fil-kore cally sirendy dit with it ben alleding all that bed occurred. With one exception he was enolle be ca ne here, after malicindy taklog become most valuable others to the fact of the city of ite at the Harbour Office and before the sailing of touk from the Colony 37 per cent., viz., 26.67 with which they had to deal was the south far as their knowbagusat at the time. The only of following up bis cum and ma 10 trade. Some time.
go a similar stream being so much diminished in its late the vasele lying in the Runde, in a grant chester and not with 16 per cent, and wall and its edition. On the one hand complaint he had to make against them was that but he found it consent of 10 withdraw it. propoen! was also made in Swagbi, ter stage, that even
asure open to the publisinos the officers) then Amoy and Swatow but so far it is will only in the inceptie has poster to change in course and duties as to make it imprietisible for them to dient Servant,
Blight obstacle and crew are so tu ly eployed in their sthe
I have the honour to be, Sir. Your most obe wall was due to the aubsidence of the founda- the south wall by struts, in the same way as prWorship named a time for the bearing ext it was allowed that the condition of the south they did not fake measures to properly moppert | I skjutd to a being withdrawn and year slage
No doubt the plan will ern number of chant els are thus produced. In attend to coolies coming and going—is miucive toally be tarted out, for in
these date
tions on the other band Fafondanta andit it was vided in their contract for t'i suport of the morning. The pro-scurar did not ap er, nd K. MORBAT RUMSEY. EN.. reference to the Yellow River the theory as to abuses and I think that the best remedy keen competition xed | high
its been advanced that the outlet has become would be found in the establishment of a Govern
due to the original weight of the building. to own wall. But even if they had done this the your Wordip sooneding y dinisel the oENK! Harbour Master, da. essential that commercial e
that very
imp rfrot work, to the balging of the vast wall natural and necessary salt of the opening of 1 nccordingly applied auder Ortinence 16 of 75 The Honourable Fasterick Stewart, LLD and the defective tale of the building. In con the foundations of the piledriving and the action 17 the summons Le malici precu should keep itself well posted, and that posited by the stream about his mouth. would take on bor their Emigrants at the last
posily obstructed by the accumulation of silt dement Emigration Wharf along ide which reps-la Colonial Secretary, do, do, do, should lose no opportunity of developing Every breach in the banks of
elusion he should oak them to answer the first loosening of the orth and body was to thou, my objet of eure being slaply to ent Two i sus a the narative and the third and weaken the foundations of Malaher Building, the dufradant in court Now that bu a hero, moment before sailing the wharf bring alosed new branchan
OF the vale backene abstraction
to the public after the Health Officer and
fifth in the affirmatite. not only on behalf of the Hewould leaveiba care in the hands of the jury. I have no intention at prus at of addrawing altached to sach institutions by the Conti fan bor down the stream. Where kriv migraties Offoar had passed through the
some kind
Hotel Company, te behalf of Bird onsdent that they would acquit him of having gone Worship on the facts." I will wait adil [ ental nations we have proof in the attention after leaving its mountains besi, bas to the Emigrants and the vessel leaving in- igates to go on board for the final inspection of
and Palmer whose prifoegional reputation had unduly ad antecessarily annoyed any of the have produced wire. 7 wil dmply call paid to them, especialir r Germany, and in through a long stretch of level country, madia'sly after this inspection. This method
buen attacked. 4
witzems and confident that they would And for ye Worskip's attadtion to Ordinance lé sẾ merebants have been more successful
His Gordship sides Bird Falmer Mr. Chater in this case on the iganes before them. 1845 ct as $2, which ways-"And whats In opening up new lines or creative new intrarile dependent on the pressure would doubtless cause some title delay in geting
were not parilios tetko anitus TWIN water behind to create a current, and the ses 1 off and for that reason is open to Baross
on the excellent presentation of the case he had by their verdiet bad arisen from two oths, infraces clarkcet in such it rustions are not His Lordship in, mmming op mid the issues Cozimatické are biten lii for the mere wake of Mr. Francis cosgratented his Teruel filend the jury had heen called together to determine gain, or by partie not truly aggrieved, and tha dustries that the Germans, Nottest bating little or no-ratural fall in the dire objatian. I think, bowerer, that the evil ald
waking collections at home these resin of its bed it will break through its be more than compensated for by the good which CEATE AND OTERES 7. HONGKONG HOTEL, dealing with the points: Belege to wrut in place on between the Hobi Company and tiny the chang bait enust d that in any o
x de to the jury and thought he could not do the first plan one between thater and olbers further prosecuted, or is appinus spon pavisen- tarting traders are Sitting out Bostik aushankueni wovora weak spot is to buld scor
better than fonor his lead in the method of against the Holol Company, and in the second tin that there wa'vo »uo unt groanət dər mak- in to Tand. To allow it to divide into the principal
COMPANY. The channels would
MEGIATET OF SHIPPING,
to the questions aubunit d to the jaw, there Chater, arising out of a lease of the premises in which information a complaint of xây East. If it pays to go to s
naturally
15-Nine vogels were ingistered during the Counsel
The Curtant to bear the arguments of were several pou l the Attorney General'e which had been described in this esas offence shelf be Taid bezierany Maziarrata and so much
on the hauks vest nud eight cartitestes of Registry were ca i, il certainly pay Hongkong to higher up the stream; We have only on ulance exists iu ths want of a dopler (and the Aøring Attorney-General (Hon. AJ. In this cake rated en Mr. Chafer and his) duke ve after that date. The action by: Hư lịg thể chatge, the 'ngimizat dhe t'have poma": speech to watch bewirbed to fr His Malebeza' Building, into hiob Mr. Chater enters shall not be further pros end, it shall appear tablish Trade Muse where cold tinagine what would be the effect of an
celled. Its ben brought to my zotice the Bharp Jukan & Stokes was for the paints that broadly speaking then of proof sublat by Mr. Chater to varions tenants, at that heard that there was nonficient around teman- Br. Franois QC, instructed by Mesin Learned friend was quite right in stating ad on 16th April, 1957 and which premises was taithe, Magistrate by inhoun thavai nhát be bezatbited the productous of Obins and attempt to confice the Canton, river to one mod of Registry whereby small vessels British Lea by instructed by ears Wotton and Dea tenante. Then the Atto ney-Geser found hater and others against the Hotel Company to award och ibondi Boz eke ding the sum i f other countries of the Fiss in different channed only in the latter part of its pure be entitled to By the British ang out as the 'he dances, wore Sestre. P. J. Coxon, H. on the method in ruleb ka Mr. Fransis con- plaintiffs alleged had aceroed by reason party informed or complained as for h
sweed could obtain a "National Charseter." sud cop, was for 10 defender ARRAN stages, from the raw material to the mat understand the trouble with the Tullow waters of the door. The inbun sanienes can, Wicking, Raynal, D. Harmen E. A, Bo- ducted the cross-examination of the witnesses of certain lots of the Hotel Ompany loss of films and expenses In The matters to the Inalt with the pleadings on the other side and was an aution of damages which the various ten poned to be paid by the fiformer to the ufactured article in its perfect forms. Whee River,
I think, be remered ader the Colonial Ship lamon, A. Wright, and C. C. Cohen,
His Lordship he thought would tell them that thair agenta, and worvants, la coenactipa "with Magistrate shall see it."
would
aid
with
pressumosity
which
.of
river
differen
exhibition of German goudfow and selieva there a more rapid-
SUPREME COURT.
23th July.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
FIELING CLARKE, ACTING UHIS JUSTICE, AND A SPECIAL JUAT.