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General Manager for an extension of the bustomers to balf port half a point", is nut and about half a sail away. Our helm was than at the telegraph which is amidships. I was nom
correct. It is not the reason I ported. Inext put bard a starbosed with the result that our walobing to see whether we would clear the The CHAIRMANI think that completes the say With the helm hard over, I hoped to clear hip paid off to port. The next thing I noticed junks or not. I thought we should run right baskass, gentlemen, and I thank you for your the junks I should substitute "intended" for wre the Kangiring on blast of her whistle into them. At that time I was not looking at the attendance.
the word "hoped." There is nothing else wind I noticed she was paying off rapidly to star atear at all. When the order herd estarboard MY. STEPHEN-Gentlemen, I take this op to correct. The reason I altered my ears to board.. About a minute afterwards she struck was givon I can give poidon of what the distance portunity of thanking you very much for the pert hafa pia waw that I thought I was too us. She struck us apparently and na; nearly at was between the ships. From the time the order honear you have done hy in alecting me Mendlose to North Point. I cannot say whon I die-right angles to as, eight or ten feet shaft the hard astarboard was given to the time of the Ager of the Company I shall try and decovered that this was the errant reneca why I fare rigging on the starboard side. We star-collision was about two and end's half minutes. everything in my power for the good of the altered ery course instead of those given in the boarded before the Zungpai ported. Our When I heard the King pas whistle I did not shareholders. You know we have been very un-two letters have not written anything correct whistle, was auswered almost immediately, and tell the captain she had replied, but shouted out fortamats in the part year, I need not say anying the statement either to my agent or to the at the same time aho seemed to me to pay off to him" Why she's altering her course."** do We learn that a quantity of piles for the now thing more about that. And now opposition is dicrotors. The statement in the saswer to the to starboard. I was about twelve feet from the not know whether the captain heard mo are some remarks in our Nortura contem-barrier in the back reach of the Caton river very keen and profis not so large as formerly, potition that the course of the Ancona was al-stem, when she strnost na 1 did antinaties whe. I got nu auswer from him so 1 suppoes t porary that are calculated to excite grave have arrived and work will shortly be com- and everything has been against us lately. Dur terad halt a point to port to pass outside the ther her engines were going astern. When lid not hear me. The plain was forking ovar reflection. The Nan Yang squadron, it re-manged. The contrast was made by the late Ing the past year there has been a general da nag pat is not correct. That santence bas not our real hard starboarded if the Hung-pat had towards the Kusg pas sad I thought probaldy
Viceroy, Obang Chih-tong, and the present preason in the kat after a lepression there. the same meaning as what I wrote in the latter. kept on her course there would have been no be had seen it for himself.
Charles William Hind, second oflcer of the marks, was historically the first portion of Viceroy Li Han-obang, although he is bellaved is generally a remotion, and I hope next year The rotson I have just now giron was the only collision. The Kung pai would: bave passed the Chinese feet to receive the attention not to entertain any very decided opinion ar tothore will be an improvement in trade and an reason I had for changing my coure up to that half of ship's length under our stern. The Anoone sakt-I and the fifth offloor were station- time. I can't remember whether I had a con-chief officer was on the forsonelle with me. I ed as the quarter deck,aft on the 4th December of the Government, it had the honour the necksity of the larrier, will allow the work improvement in profite. Applast.)
The meeting then teminted.. to proceed, the other high ofoinfs being very
saliation with my solottora on Tuesday after remarked to him "What is that follow porting as the ship wout out of Hongkong, I saw the TRADING of ending the way; supported by the much in its favour. This new barrier is a short
noon. I have had so many consultations that I for? He will be into us." I saw some junts Kung-pt about a mile and a half to two miles cannot fit Ioannot remember either, whether on our port bow. Our ship touched one of off. She was about a point or a point and a half richest provinces of the empire and pre-distance above the present one, and the lattar
I had a consultation with my counsel an Tuer them. This was at the same time as the Kung on the starboard bow, heading across our bows. day afternoon. I will swear that it was not on par collided with us. When the Kung-pat Sofar as I could seeshows off Quarry point close sided over by some of the most powerful will not be removed until the new one is, can plate, a lack water is so advantage during
that afternoon that I changed the reasons ap-collided with us I heard abouts under the bow into the land. I next took notice of her just officials, it had the potentiality of great construction. The new barrier is to consist of
pearing in the two letters and the answer to the and on coming forward and looking over before we gave two short blasts. She was still things. Yet not only has it not pro- the form of a tripod. At the foot of the piles fron screw piles, arranged in alustors of three in
reason I gave now. I changed my reason in a lot juck hanging on the bow by some of the about a point and a half on our bow and from greased; it has fallen bank and gone will be deposited tracks of frees, stages, sto,
ter writton rosantly on one of my voyages. The light work antern. I noticed two janka. The quarter to a half mile off, still heading across statement E-made yesterday that we cleared the wind was N or N.N.E. When I rat noticed our bars. I noticed directly the whistleg blew to. decay like a neglected Buddhist tem- against which a natural deposit of silt will take ple. Why? Simply and solely because it place, and the berrier la expected by the score. FORTH JOBS, BITS LARGE Janks is correot. It is also ourrect that the the janke, they wars standing across Levm Hung-that the ship's head was paying off rapidly to JUSTION, WITH LIBUT jak crossed our bows so closely that our ham Bar to a little abova North point. They port. That tended to bring the Knag pa on tim to become so strong that it would be im-
Lor, R. N., AND CAPTAIN, SKANURY, sem carried away the fooward jaak's sters were not close hauled. About fiites to twenty our beam. Shortly after that I heard the Kung- has become Chinese again. The feet was possible to destroy it by explosives, unisas at
OF THE 5.8. CHINA” A8 AberAAGRA. An opening will
rail. I first saw the mists of the Kang-pai seconds altar our first two blasts we gaze or put blown singis blast and I then car she al conceived by that distinguished Frenchman, great oost of lime and labour.
lover the land. I next saw the kall and after. [long blust on the whistle.
tered her course to starboard with the reanić be left for shipping of about 250 feet, which in PROSPER GIQUEL, who imposed bis gesine ou time of war could be closed by sinking a vese THR CHINA MEROMANTH TRAM NAVIGATION wards the water between the hall and the Cross-examined-It was part of my day at that who collided. Had she continued on the COMPANY, LIMITED, THE PENINSULAR land. I think I attered my souras when I first the bow to keep a look out. There were besides course she was at first abs world burs passed the Chinose, na GORDON did his, and created in it. The piles are being got out from Ger
& ÖBIENTAL STEAK NAVIGATION COM- saw the hull of the Apput. I have said two men whoen special duty it was to look-out under our stora in perfect safety. I do not the Arsenal af Fooohow, built the slips, and weny, and about three hundred have already
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that I considered myself bound by the cross-They are both Malaya. I mads the remark to br. think the Kung-pat and reversed her engines arrive. When the new barrier is completed founded the Naval School, Afterwards be the old one will be removed, and also the bridge Mr. W. V. Drummond, instructed by Mears, ing rule. That was not the reason why I Brownabout her porting, immediately on tearing when she wollided with us as I noticed zo Wotton and Deason, was for the plaintiffs, and changed my couran. The idea that the cross her whistle. At the time of the whistle the di broken water under hoe souster. I do not was ably seconded by Captain Tracy, and at Dane's Island.
Mr. Franois QC., and Mr. Pollock, instructed ing rule applied to the two steauare occurred rest Une between the two ships was about half a think there would have been any collision had the influence of Bhose two men with their
by Mesare. Johnson, Stoken, and Master, were to me when we were half a mile away from mile. I did not make any report to the captain the Kun-gaz nat ported and the collision was drill and instructan sufficed to create a Lody
for the defendiente.
the Kung pad. It did not occur to me that the when I us the Kung-poi parking. Neither solely owing to her doing so. From where I of naval ezdets who would have "doné crédit
Eridence for the Kong-pai was continued. creasing rule applied when frat sighted the tho chief officer or the two mon on the look-out stationed I saw nothing of the junks on the FROM BINGAPORE PAPERS:]
William Grabam, chief engineer of the Kung. Kung-pet When 1st er the Ku pai, I ↑ mačo suy report to the captain. I did not think port bow. Several of the porte wars knocked to any servico. But with the withdrawal of
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pai, said he was on dook shortly before the did not think much about her, but held on the it was my daty to give any warning to the cap away aft by the Kung pai grating us along the foreigners the ancient ways of China be-
collision occurred. The Ancona seemed to and course I was going, hegg what I thought a bain. I did not look to a whore-the paptain the starboard wide. I have been in and cut, the THE GERMAN FOREIGN OFFICE.
denly change her course as she approached the moderate distance fre 6land Them was was standing. From what I saw I think the Hongkong Harbour several times. Up to tho gan to re-assert themselves, grass was soon
Conn. Herbert Bismarck porsisting in resign-King-pai just before the collision, She was not no necessity then fo as to make up my jank, the Ancona, and the Kung-pai were all in time of the collision we were both well no the 423 growing over the Foochow Naral yard, the ing the Emperor bus accepted his rosignation. in her right course; she had starboarded, her wind sa to how fuld pass her. It is allison together. I-de-net-fluss the junk-Hongkong side Had I been pastor of the ship young officers who had been so carefully Herr'd'Altosleben, now Minister do Balgium, head turning towards the Kowloonido. Being quite time enough Juske op one's mind. were okose-hauled on the port tack. I should I should not base attempted to pass between tha
her crossing the Kung-pat's bown witness thought when it is im to aut, mevar, gave say they were about three points free. I did not Kung-pai sad the shore. educated by Giquel and Tracz wore shelrod, | becomes Foreign Miniatur.
Robert Williamson, sail-I am shief engineer there must be a collision, and he went to the ena thought to the matter till was within notice whether the juuki altered their coura Aud important appointments awarded, on
gine-room and called to the second angineer, who half a mile of the Kung pas, when I pat my or not I was watching the Hang-pai the whols of the incano. I was on board on the 4th Do- the Chinese principle, to persons who had no
was in charge, to stand by. The Captain gavo kalm had a starboard. As a matter of fact tims-I-have-boun-six years in the P&Berrisomber Jast in the engine room when the order hard a-port before this and to rəyərsə ♬ ware oroa ing slips as soon as we sighted In the case of our own ship going out of Hong-she was going out that morning. The round qualifications whatever, and who looked no
the engines to fell speed stern. Both arders each other. As I have stated I did not go in- kong Harbour and wooting another ship com- and third engineers were also there. The third farther than the irregular emoluments of
ware at one carried out. The engines were go-side the Kunspat because I thought I was too ing in, the rule is to a port to port. their various offices. The Vicuroy of Caulon,
ing full speed asiera for shout s minate before close to the land. I was olcser than I bad erer By His Lordship I think about a winets the collision occurred.. He'could not my what been before. I did not stop, because I did not elapsed between the single blast on the Kung-gai the Imperial Commissionor at Foochow, and
CRDICKSHANK & CO., LIMITED. effect this might have had on the speed of the see any necessity for so doing. We should and the collision about mistaken as to that fing down in the stand by bonk the orders the Southern Superintendent at Nanking
never got on if we stopped orery time we met a time I guessed it at about that. Crom-examined by Mr. Francis-I cannot my steamer. The talegraph was not full speed at E. W: Browo, ohief offloor of the Ancona, given through the telegraph. Every order have all bad a hand in demoralising the
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would be taken down a few seconds after, it holders of Craiokehak & Co., Limited, was hold what distaron ahaad of us the Ancona was when the time, about a point and a half to two points said-I remember the 4th December. I was 93 OUR ABBATED WATER MANUFACTORY Southern fleet and tendering it useless." at the Hongkong Hotel yesterday afternoon she was possing our bows, but I thought on the fort bow of the Kung pai. She bore the forestle looking out when leaving the haronld be given. The book handed to me is the is replete with the best Washinery, embniging What guarantee in there that the same thing There were pesamt-More. W. Cruickshark collision whe very likely to happo, said he wan board house for all know the Kuny part was were abreast of North Point, about quarter of a Fall speed ahead; 6.47-Stop and struck; 6.45.
from us about. foro and a half points on our star bout. When I first sighted the Kung-pat maniorandum of the orders. They are 6.35 James Thomson, second anginom,
That was after the col- all the latest Improves este in the trade.annot happen-again, or that the Pei (Chairman), D. McCalloch, J. Andrew, G. Fea-
in charge of the engines or the morning of the going at full speed. I had no means of telling mile from the shore. The Kwag-pai was about Fail, speed ahead. The greatest attention has been paid to Yang squadron may not become even as the wink, A. Rain, J. Stephen, D. Ramsay, and ottimion. He got an order to go full ensed astern what her spool was.. I have never tested how three quarters of a mile off. I had not seen her lision when ali was clear. We have 500 horas
Capt. McCaelio. appliance for ensuring parity in the Water Nan Yang, if foreign divini nad control be
The CEARMAX asid-Gentlemen, as you are and in about a minute afterwards the quilision far my ship would continue if the ongings were before that heese was employed in other power nominal, and 3,300 indicated. Everything
ooourred. The chief engineer had shouted down stopped, when the ship was going af knots duties. I noticed she was Inclining towards us. supply, to ssoure which we have sulded a Cor-dispensed with? The lesson the condition of aware, this is the second ordinary general meet to him through the sky hght at that time, Look per hour. It must be taken into coastoration I could see the whole of her port side. My danser oupable of supplying us with 3,000 gallons the Nau Yang squadron teaches is that ug af the company, bald for the purpose of root. Thomsan, there's going to be a amash." The that on that morning the weather was very tention was drawn to her by the look-out man of distilled water s dky, and s in
ceiving and passing the report and statement of position to compete in quality with the China does not possess officials with the ne.sccounts. As these bave been in your hands order to reverse the engines was carried out at guely, blowing hard at one time and the text aI saw she was crossing and that it was our plese morrow (Saturday) at 10a.m.
once Less than ban redends in between dead oala. I should say taking into considerato give way, and I looked round to see what ho English Makars Our Sweet Waters cannot be cessary qualifications to admisister the for some time with your permission I suppose the time the order was given and the time the tion all the circumstances of that morning the lies was being taken of har on the bridge. I mrpassed anywhere.
various departments of state on those prinei-ray take them as read.
Mr. FERRICK-Before the socants are passages were going full spoed astern About ship would have continued for half a mile with saw that the Lalu must have been starboarded plus which according to our Western ideas ed I should like to ask one or two questions. Is half a minute after the collision ho got the order the engines suddenly stoppet-With-tha en prsus se I looked satece I saw the ship was can alene ensure success. Given a Southern there anything allowed for bad and doubtful go full speed ahead, The engines were in ginen reversed full speed aatera, she would swinging to point. Almost at the same time I
perfoot order at the time.
haye ran three or four lengths of the ship. Hadboard two short blasts on the whistle, I watched Kong, Chang On, quartermastar on the Kung. I stopped my engines when I put my helm the Kung-pai to see what she was doing. She Squadron of equal power with the Northern Squadron, says our contemporary, “and à Mr. FENWICK-May. I ask how much the loss pat gave evidence as to the steering orders he bard a starboard of course the diatanes the ship appeared to me to be porting, as the angla
* received a the morning in question.
would ran would be less than half a mile. I can- batween ne did not appear to alter as it would few years more of such excellent discipline
on this accvant has been ?
This concluded the caso for the plaintiffs. not say how much less. I have never tried have done had she kept her course I watched The CHAIRMAN-I cannot exactly say how
William Davidson Media, commander of the it I should say about 25 per cunt. Iews.as she came on and then I observed two junka as Admiral Land's, and Olina would possess much."
When 1 frut P. & O. stamar Ancona, said--My vessel left When at the half mile distanco I pat the on the other bow of our stasmer. a navy which could afford to laugh at the
Mr. FENWICK-More or less P
Hongkong on the morning of 4th Decembar helm hard & starboard I expected the Kung saw them they were about two to three points most powerful fleet which within any the meantime for bad and doubtful debts.
The CHAIRMAN We have allowed 3200 in bound for Japan. I was on the bridge and the pas would pass between us and the Hong on the port box. Some two or thren winetas reasonable probability, any. Wastorn Power Mr. FENWICK-And is there anything allow fourth offer was with me. An fodian quarter kong shure. It was not decasary for him to after this the Rung-pai carne into collision with master wagateering. The first and third officers starboard to do this. Under the same airgam. As the regals were, when I first saw the could over bring against her." But without for depreciation of Extares?
were on the ferocastle, host and the Recond and stances I think I would not now as I did Kung poi, had that resnol hold on her course, che Admimi LANG, the splendid fleet would fall.
Mr. FaNwIOR They must have suffered in fifth sticers ware eft on the quarter dock. The theo. Just before I starboanlod the junke would have passed under our stern. The vernola Arabis pawed us just insule le harbour bound wore about three points on my port bow. were about half a mile apart. when we cзmmana. into decrepitude, China possesses excellent jury from the floods.
ary, on the part side. We ported a little for They were close together. No tip could edto swing to port and from that ive mieulem raw material, boil for an army, and a navy,
The CHATEMAN-No, they have not suffered bar. We had only gone a few cables heading have gone between them. They were about the elapsed. When we commenced to starboard batste bar not the skill to use it without
"Me: FENWICK-Est woodwork will says for the north brow of Bocky Head when I usual size of junk, I took the junks to be bead we were a little less them half a mile from the
sighted the Kuns-pai, bearing cne or two de-ing towards the Lyeemoon Fass. They were shors, the Hung-pai about the same distance. foreign assistance; and while she is thus de depreciate more or less.
gress sonth, of, eat, a point and a half on our sailing nearly lose bauled a "port, tack, Orom-aramined-F have bean sirteen years at pendent upon foreign assistance she can work is as good as before.
The GRAIRBANTM Well, it may, but the woodstarhurd bus and heading for Kenloon Docks. The distance between myself and the junks was. I have been in and out the Hongkong We were go at the time was about one-third of a mile. Harbour a good many tla. When ship is never be really and permanently formidable, Mr. FENWICK-Is there anything allowed for could ses part of her port side
depreciation of the serated water machinering or Skoots Just I sighted the Kung. When the wind blow fresh tha janke ware geing out of the Harbour and another coming Or
The CHAIRMAN-No
gat I hauled out half a wut to get more son going about fire miles; when it dropped in the ships pass port to port, if pristicsbio. Mr. FENWICK-That must also depreciate in, I was closer to eth Hoist than usual, about two or three miles. That was my opinion AI remember we have always done
Has anything been written off the then saw that the other steamer was too close to at the time had starboarded. The first offant so if not too close to land. I cannot remembers
theland to allow me to go caldo of her, sad Ithere of my startcarding was to bring our courses any other occasion when we have passed steamers Launches?
The CHAIRMAN-No. Of soured the launches fore decided to go lined astarboard to get out noarer to a point. I then expected to cross the on the other side. I was in charge of the fore- side of her. At the same time I gave two sharp track of the jurka, aetern of them. I was about Featle head and all the work that was going on. are kept up to a corlain standard and the repairs blasts on the whistle to let her know I was star- a ship length from the junk when I stopped At the time I was taking in the starboard an are charged in the nemal oharga account.
There my engines. The junks had passed the stern of cher. I was not breaking the rules of the Ber Mr. WC-Exactly, but there are many boarding. I heard or saw no answer.
Ivine in doing that, because we expected a heavy were two junks ahead of na, and one of them bomy ships before the Kungspai tourbed mo. parts of the lagnabes which not needing repairsing only about a ship'e length on our pork bow I was on the port side watching the junks. As monsoon outside and it was advisable to do so will yet depreciate.
The CRAIRAN-There certainly might have stopped the engines. We cleared the junka and soon as they were clear I turned round to see If Captain Mudis and I was breaking the rules bafare turning the engines on again I looked where the Kung-pai was and we that so was in doing so, he would be correctsif it were de- to be something written off, that cannot be dons round to in bare the Kang-pui was. She was coming into mo. From the time I had star. dinary weather, under the circumstances I was half a polut abaft our beam and less than her boarded to the time I saw her coming straight doing what was right. If I saw anything sp inform us that the C. P. steamer Parthia, from lauchen?
The Agents Mesra Adamson, Bell & Coow on account of the Toss.
Mr. Finwick-What is the value of the own length on, heading for our fornmast on the for us was about three minutes. Just before 1pmanhing, it would be my duty to give Wark Yokohama on the 20th ult., arrived at Vanco The CHAIRMAN--$2,000 for the Els and tarboard side. I had no reason to expectherto be gave the order to stop the engines. I hesed the ing. As nanc sa I can judgs, the Hung-pal there. When we first wont hard antarboard she fourth officer who was on the starboard side of was about half a mile off when I came to the var on Wednesiny.
$4,000 for the Scotia-altogether 86,000.
Mr. FENWICK-The Elk is a very old lanch was half point on our bow, and: If she had con- the britze, all out something which I took to conclusion she was porting. I thought at that finned her course she would have passed astern be." Why, shoe porting T Immediately an time there was a risk of collision. I made no and I think it would have been better if some of us twis lengths of our ship. She was half a that my order came to stop the engines. That report to the captain, because I saw he bad thing had been written off that boat at least.
was given as reprds the jacke and starboarded his kelua, and there was, nothing! Chinesa Iman '84 C.. mile off when I gave the order hard astarboard, order The GBAIRMANI intend to give her and the must have portat, to be where she as had nothing to do with the steamer. The could do. I was more the captain knew of the, thorough overhaql and try to sell her.
A FENWICK-It appears to me it would be Sha struck us with considerable fores abaft the only persons on the bridge besides myself danger when I saw that he had starboarded bis Chinese Fan 66 E.. Tia The Agents (Mossrs. Baiterfield & Swira) better to sparate the launches and the serated for rigging at an angle one or leru points were the fourth ofloor and the helmasman, boita. From the time I saw the steamer three Dairy Farm Co....... for us that tho O. 8. 8. Ce's-stemmer, Tele-water machinery altogether from the stock in greater than a right angle. Her engines were a Malay. The fret and third ofBeam were quarters of a mile aff, the captain might have Darvel Bay Trading. machus, Capt. Jozes, from Liverpool, left Siuge trade.
alopped, and did not appear to be reperaing, as I in the bow on the lock-out. The time was stopped the ship and that might have prevented Fenwick & Co., Geo.. little less than half a mintte between my oldalon, but that would depend on what the Gordon & Co, A. G... pore on Wednesday morning, and is dus here on
The CHAIRMAN-Well, it might be batter, could see no disturbed water,
stopping the engines and the junks clearing other ship did. Our engines were stopped before Green Island Cement The 9th instant.
I only wont on the mme principle as the Hong.
me. I took no action on what the foceth offoor the collision. I. cannot say how long before, For H. frick & Cement. $17.50 $15
$50 176, salos kong. Of ongyre their stock includes everything.
Captain Radio's examination was continued said as my intention was entirely taken up with about a sample of minutes after the Kung-pai H. &. Bakery
£10 $18 FANWICK-You are learing the Colony
was at half the junks. When und cleared them I round- Telephone No. 12. defeated Mr. Stewart yesterday afternoon by shortly and there will be r
mile distant the work continued Hongkong & C. Gas
$6 $8 new manager Baid:-The vessel retained in opptast a very
$100 $220 two solta to one, namely, 5.4 and 6-2 against 8-6.appointed, and if next year the Estars short time. The Kung-pui slightly rebounded ed to a where the Keny-pal was No one that I was superintending, and then I told the Hongkong Electric... The final will be placed this afternoon between and the faunches have to be written down it after she struck and then rexdalued stallonsay about the approach of the Kan-grai. Aimeat of winntea before the collision. I noticed the Hongkong
eroept the funrth offer muda any report to me men to stop the work. This was about a couple H. I. L. Trways.. Mr. E. J. Geron. Pitt..
would be soarsely fair to bave your Wa were moving through the water. The Kung- On Wednesday Morning Mr. Afong, to essor harepared with all these items valued at pui with some projection or other carried away iztultaneasly with my ving the order to hard junks just after I heard our whistle blow. I. &. Wharf & 9-160 160
starboard the whistle was blown. While the should think they were about half a mile off. 11. Steam Laundry... grapter, received a command to go to Govern their atmbat limit. They must of course le davit and a lot of porte ofthe contact wheel was being put over, I waited for a reply, the Kung-pat had kept her cuares the junks would Hongkong Ropo... H. & W, Dock.......... out our to take photographs for Their written down next year, and it is very doubtful if began at one companion ladder.
I then went over to the port ade and renamed have passed her on the starboard side. If the Hotels Raya. Higances the Duse sod Dashose of the new manager will be able to show a profit about the port side of the forecastle of the Kang there until the junks red. If I had heard rocks had nover starboarded at all and the
We were dameared baðh Ta condition of the Southern fleet is aaid Connaught of the Chinese procession while pees.specially as our prout under your management par that struck zus.
has been so small. I think is would better to below and above the water mark. The rough the Hung reply the was porking, I do not Kang-pat had not been there. wa should have. ing through the grounds:
know what I should b
done. I have never passed the junke on our port side. I heard ́s write them down now, and give the new size of the hole made was nine feet long thought of it I thinI had distinctly heard whistle in reply from the Kung-pai almost to be at present engaging the attention of
about a foot wide. If I had not starboarded the whistle. I should goae fall spoed asteru, mediately after our two biasin wars blew. the Board of Admiralty at Peking. Lr
In noticing the iteminstions of Wednesday manager, whoever he may be, chance.
The CRAINA-It is impossible at present.
I would have been too olme on the land. Intar- HUNG-CHANG left Tientein for the capital on Mesure Heureun, Herbst & Co. The handsome the good-will, of course
night we omitted to make mention of those of
Mr. FERO-Nothing has been written off boarded hard because I had to do so to get out alibongh by se doing dould have been break I knew from that that she was preting. I was the 15th March to escort the Emperor on illuminations above Messire. Gampp & Co's store,
of the way of the Kung poi! By the role of the lug the rales The helm I would have kept as it not therefore surprised when I found she was The CHAIRMAN-NO. -
road about grossing chips it was my piace to was After passing the junks my vosol travelled porting and coming round to starboard: his visit to the ancestral tombs. His Excel- it should also have been stated, sppertained to Mr. FENWICK-That is a rory large item get out of the Kung pai's way. There were Kung pai sirne her. To the bast of my belief had swung round two or three points to port.. Bitto maro than half her length before the Boxamined-I sighted the junks after wo lency was to remain in Peking ten days he, the offices of Moara N. Medy & Co.
which should be written down annually. It has three ways of getting out of the King-par's way from the tiers I stopped the engines to the col When the soilision took place I think we were fore the procession set cut, during which time)
remained the same since the commencement of one was to go between her and the Hong- Sometime between 8 p.m. and midnight on the basisoss, and you can hardly consider it worth kong side, the second was to stop and the lision was shout 30 seconds. It was certainly about in the middle of the okaznel. All our it was understood the high authorities would Wednesday evening, thehouse of the Acting Chief to much now, a now opposition having started. third was to cross over to starboard side. I not 2 or 3 seconds
the south side previous manwuvres occurred Revan mined→→→The chief officer was engaged | On this occasion it would have been, dangerous discuss the state of the Navy, and moro es- Justice, Mr. Fisiding Clarke, was watered and The new manager will also he hampered with that did out part because I did not think there was pecially the Southera or Nan Yany division at about $200, was stolen. A gardener, who had dividend that has been prid.
I had never been no dese in as the at the time we were going out in superintending to pass on the port side of the Kung-pai on ransacked and a quantity of jewellery, vulped I earedly think the business has earned the room.
Kung-pai was, and I did not want to go further. the storing of the anchors, which should not account of the ahol water.
By the Court-The draught of the Ancona of it. The Chinese Times in an article on previously asked for leace and been refused; is The CHATEMAN-So far it has.
If the Kung pot had continned on her cares have been done till we were outside Lysemoon the subject says that the ergise of last sam.now missing and be is alrongly inspected of
Mr. FENWICK-I carcely think these so after I put my helm hard a starboard the res. The first alteration of my course was to on that voyage was 20 feet in. forward and 20ft.Kowloon Land Irv being the thist. The Polles are on the alert. mer, in which the two squadrons were join-
scouts as they stand should be passed. In last salt world have been that we would have crossed go to part half a point. At the time I did not in. aft.
Audrow Colley, said-Iam fourth offlour of the i ed, while it established by satisfactory tests Robinson, Bosunt Singh, a Con Laguar, was
year's soconut we had a reserve fund of 35,000. the line she was stooring in the shortest possible think therewas way danger of collision, nor do I At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. E. That has disappeared altogether.
way. I think about two of our ship's lengths think so now. Who wo were about half a mile Anconse. On the 4th December last when she the efficiency of the Fei Yang, brought to charged with assaulting two Chinese constables are more than $9,000 less and the acounts re was her improperly porting
The CHAIRMAN-You will see the liabilities from the Kunggas The cause of the collision apart and in the positione Imark on the chart was was going out of Hongkong Harbour I waS KÜB- the first time I thought there was danger. I then toned on the bridge with the captain. When I ight no less clearly the worthlessness of the the prations orening. Both the anzatables gave risable are $2,000 more, which would account Cross-papier rote a letter on the 4th hard starboarded. Had she kept or her coarse first saw the Kung-pat, we were between the Na Yang. The chips of the Southernt. evidence as to the defendant striking them and for that item. It could easily have been there December, the day of the collision; to the Agent we should have cleared her. There was no ne Docks and North Point, about aas-third of the Squadron were fit for nothing but running also assaulting several Chuen who were withad the habilities beou so warh more; so that hare of the Company. It was a report of the city for our stopping or reversing. When I way between coidohannel and the shoes. I can nessing a “ Punch and Judy" show, on the site that does not make any difference whaturor. sooldent and not a description of it. It is saw the Kung-pei coming towards me, after 1 not say how our vessel was heading. The Kung- each other down; their machinery had gone of the old Content market à tonand whele. FENWICK-I thought it better. Just to trus, subject to certam, alterations, I think had cleared the jurk, nothing I could have done pai was stem, on when I first saw her, about to ruin, and their szews were without dis granted till Tuesday, for the aridance of sans mention these things for the benefit of your some of the particulars are not true. In would bare prevented collision. When the point and a half on the starboard how Sho cipline or skill. All the Admiral could do with European wildreses.
anocessor. We will all understand if he does the letter it is stated I then observed the fourth officer called out to me instead of stop was off Quarry Point. Her masts were in line, unt show a large dividend it will not be alto-steemer coming close round Querry Point bear ping the engines, had I run the junks down, Du referring to the chart I find she was round. these vessels was to keep them as much as Information was laid with the Folies last gether his fault, because I think he is not starting a pofat on our starboard bow. Since then might have avoided the collision with the Kung ing North Point when I saw bar, Whey in sight of the Kung-pat our captain gavá orders I have had oumain to alter the bearing to pai. : possible out of berm's way during the cruise. night of a daring robbery by a ney-collector, ing on a propor basis at sil.
By his Lordship-There is no ponibility to starboard, the syang round point or It appears the ompraders of Mosara S. J The CHAIRKAR-Well, I propose that the point and a bat. I afterwards told the Suparis Our contemporary goes on to say "The David & Co., Ice House Lane, sent one Ho Wan accounts bo passed.
Landent that this letter did not convoy what I of clearing the jerks unless 3 stopped. I think two. I then noticed two junks standing serons exhibition of last summer has fortunately Cha to Mesara Carasjee Pallasjee & Co., Gingy Mr. ANDIEWI have mnoh pleasure in se-wished to say exaoily, and be socopted another my ship would go round faster with the engines car bows, from the Kowloon shore over to the S'hai & H. Wharf. 10 The 20 coincided with the instalment of a sensible Street. to collect a ball of 81,875. He was sent ending.
letter. There is another statement. I wish to stopped than if she was going full speed Lyeemoon Pass. They were two to three points Shanghai Water Viceroy at Canton, who has had the advant-four d'élook, arquiries were made as to whether Fenwick voting against it.
shortly after three o'clock and not returning at The motion was then put and carried. Mr. correct, I say is the letter seeing there was ahead. Judging by the results I should thlak on our port how. The captain gave the order Steamship Coy
no room to pass between the steamer and the the distance between myself and the Kung-pai bards starboard. I did set notice the Kungpai age of seeing what the Northern Squadron he had collected the money. It was found he had The CHAIRMAN-It is my intention to re-shore I alterad my course to port half must have been loss than half a mile when I star at this aument. I watobing the junk. can do, and who has been imbued with the dons so and up to the time of our going to sign the managership on the 1st June, and I point. The resen for this aotica is net oor boarded, provided the helms of both ships were At the time of hard waterboarding I blow two short blaats. Oor vessel undor· hard astarboard have much pleasure in proposing Mr. Stephenrect. It was beans we ware going, to paes put hard over. progressive spirit of which his brother is the press the delinquent bad not been found.
to take chargs and be appointed General too oloss to the land that I altered my coarse. Bernard Willam Henry Soome said-I am heim swang round galckly. About thirty or
on board the Ánooza. On forty seconds after the two blasts, I heard "pre-eminent representative in China. I The stove that was laid by His Royal High- Manager. He has been over seven yours with me The letter handed to me in a correct oogy of third oficer HAN-CHAKO is profoundly discontentedness the Duke of Conaught in connection with and you all know that he is steady and the later written by ine on se December the 4th December last when she was going whistle from the Kungpos. I looked round and Watson & Co., A. E.. with the miserable sham which stands foundation" stone bat a "memorial"
the Praya Reclamation works was not the very popular in the Colony, and I baya mno to the directors of my company in Londen, out of Harbour I was stationed with the chief ww she was altering for course. She was pay
atono pleisure in proposing hi
[The latter was to the effect that the Ancona offer on the foresatte. I remember_aighting ing off to starboard." We males to the jinks for Bay is the south-of-Obing, and to commemorate the commencement of the Mr. FKX WICK-I have very much pleasure in pared Kowloon point at 6:37 a.ta. mod off. Hinga stomer which turned out to be the Kung-pat, and the order was given to stop our engines, if is understood that it is his carnest works. The actual commaposment was made in oonding.
hom Bay met the drabic coming into port and At the these sighted bor wo ware off Rumsey About thirty seconds after that the Kungpai medistaly after the aeremony In the Pavilion, Carried unanimouly.
starboarded to clear. She then sighted steamer Ret. We were nearer to Hongkong side, about truck un nearly at a right angle, The last raquonstrances on the subject which have oneling rubble stones into the water along The CHAIRMAN it has also been thongat by rounding Quarry point about wile off mad half way between the mid-channel and the Houg-time I noticed the Kungpai, before I inued my Now Mal
Old Malwa... forced it on the attention of the Board the line of section No-7 of the Now Frays several of the shareholders that it would be the course was agaidi.altered to port. At the keng shore. I have no recollection as to how our attention to the junks she was about half Last year's Now Malwa 853 up to 2 ostlies of Admimity." The local estimate of the wall from fiftaer janks cucored in line. This wall to alect a Consulting Committee, and Mr. time the helm was put hard over two junks ap-steamer was heading. The Kung-pai was about wils off, still keeping the same course.
Cross-examined-y special duty on the Older Malwa
5550 of 1 to 2 catties. new Viceroys that he is an old gentlemanation was witnessed by Their Royal High Stepli bas said he would prefer there should poured on the port bow and the helm was put two miles off and three points on our starboard
were as they left the Pavilion. The square be Consulting Committe For this par and owr, hoping by this means to clear the bow. She appeared to be close in to the land bridge was to ring the telegraph to the Patas (New)8500, par chest.
oap. Bouares (New) ........3497) who has at his pristine rigour and is in-and-level used for laying the memorial stone had pose will have to call an extraordin. junka by going astara,ze engines word, how at Quarry Bay. She seemed to be heading very engine room the orders given by the clined how to let inatters go on in the way arved on other similar occasions, as described in sy general meeting to alter the articles of assrer, obliged to be stopped and the junks passed nearly end on. We could see little of her port tain, I say the junks before the order hard- the following inscription This equare and sociation, as there is no prevision made for a so olges that the stern rail of one was carried side. We would not make out the maste and starboard was given. If we had continued our
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE. which will give him least trouble so lung se plumb rain ware used by Imail Pasta (then Consulting Committoo
away. Had the Kingpai, at this time kept her funnel clear of ach other About two minutes coares without hard antarboarding there would they do not go scandalously wrong. In the Khedire of Egypt in foying the forudation The sense of the meeting was taken and it some this Ancona would have gone clear afterwards I noticed the Keng- coming bave hean danger of our rauning into the junka. matter of the barrier in the Canton river, stone of the Alexandria Harbour Works May, was decked an extraordinary general meeting at in the letter I wrote after I had asked broader on our starbosti bow, to about three At the moment we hard starboarded It appeared
1971, and by Lady Biddulph folaring the founda. should be called for the purpose stated.
the Superintendent to odrrect what I had wrif paints. I knew that this was the result of our that there a more danger of our colliding Miss. Falconan & Cod's Register, APRIL 3 which it was understood orders had been ton stone of the Larson Custom House, 23rd. On the motion of the Chat MAN, Boponded ton at arst. The letter just read a true do starboarding The Kung-pai apparently Forted with the junks than with the Hung-pai. The acometer 94-x...80.11 Therm. 9a.k. (Wet balbyd Barometer P20,29 Theem. dr.m. (Wetbalb) 64 received from Peking to remove, the Viceroy, October, 1881 alse by Sir Robert Biddulph by Mr. BAIN, Mr. F. Henderson was re-eneted saription in nearly all points of what voourred. about one point, as I could make out the funnel helm was atarboarded to take us close of the Barometer Ir. Sats Ther. 1.. (Wet ball) €3
The passage Boubting whether there was clear of the waste. The next thing I heard was junks. I heard the Hong-pai whistle in reply Thermore, 9 AMG influenced, it is supposed, by the local High Commissioner af Capras, in laying the auditor.
foundation stone of St. Paul's Church, NicosÍM, Boma privato conversation then took place on rocas to paad between the steamer and the north two bisets on our whistle. The hung-pai was after we whistled The captain, then wont to The 1 offciale, is going to allow the plan of the 6th May, 1885.***
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