LOOTERN.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20cm, 1906,
Over 30 Lenses collapsed in Yaumati and about 200 people were entombed. Only three bodies have been recovered.
I paid to the safety of the population, Yot in spito Like other parts of the city, there wore of this person were reported drowned. many satires who attempted to profit by the misfortunes of others and as moony no 23 China- men were brought before the magistrate and sonviated of looting, a lite of 325 being imposed in each case.
The roof of the palatial building of the Hongkong and Shangbai Bank was damaged, and the Roman Cathedral suffered in a like minner.
ANOTHER TALE OF DIPASTEL, Westwards was heard. the same story, that wothing like s complete record of the offrets of that terrible visitation could ever be ammpiled. On every hand there were the samas esidences of a heavy death roll and extensive destruction of property, a sad story but fortunately rolieved with tales of heroism and self sacrifice. No fower than 86 jurks were reported fost, and that only about 20 people perished shows how effectiro was the assistance rendered from the shore. Over 100 men, women and children were
taker off junka and watpans, the Europeans and untives proving themselves very skilful jo throwing lines to iba drowning mariners, fact, rasny of them were lassed,
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Three trams were wrecked, one being Blown
Pinto » bguse.
The stroots were flooded and considerable assistance had to be rendered to the sufferom.
TAIPO.
Communication has not yet been established with Tuipo and information is anxiously awaited,
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wem to follow.
FIR PERSEVERANCE'S" EXPERIENCNS, The Perseverance" left here for Macas at luck on Tuesday morning, there haing no anticipation of the terrible experiences that About 10 o'clock stress of weather induced the captain to put in at Chung Chow where the 12 passengers wera put ashore. Then no resumed the journey to Macao but he had not proceeded very far before he saw the news ity of putting Alunt and returning to Chang Chow. Here this 18ol catar too close and was soon smashed up, all the crew of 2 with the orcoption of theengineer, bring drowned. The latter squipped himself
with a lifebury and was landed at Pokiniam at 11 a'clock.
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THE "PODNA's" HOOD WORK. The P. and O. Company have been fortunate in escaping lightly from the ravages of the gate. Two of their lighters have boon sunk and another three damaged. The Poona escaped with slightly dented bulwarks, caused by the Petranch swinging round By the storn. Her captain and crow are to be complimented their exortions to resume the distressed. Through their energy the Chief Officer of the sa. Hingkong, Mr. F. Davis, and ton of tas saved. grow of that disabled vessel wero Before they could rescue the asptain and ohief engineer, however, they sauk from ox- bastion. The crew, who were all more or los in a state of collapse when pulled aboard the Poone, were taken into the saloon whore the ship's doctor restored them.
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The Kowloon Wharf Company has suffored dreadfully. Out of a Best of 60 lighters only four could to discovered yesterday morning.
Messrs. Melchors & Co., who set for the Norddeutscher Lloyd, experienced no groat lossy The Prinz Waldemar,” an Australiau liner, went whore at Yunmati, but got off after the storms abated and anchored at the back of Stonecutters Island. One of her propellers
She wilf, however, go was damnged, and the extent of her other injuries is unknown.
"be stena Saturday, into dry dock on
"Brezda" went ashore at Blackhead's launchi Point, but it is hoped to get ber cff this murring. She was slightly damaged by a junk. The Dovawings," a consting stosmer, was damaged by the German steamer "Joharne," which yes was also responsible for soMA injurias to the "Chow Tai."
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The list of ships sunk inoludes them - Saz Choong"," Apeural-", "Kwongelow", "Alba- treus", "Parseverance", " Kongnam", "Signal"; and Frozıl”.
SOLE AGENTS:
THE "ALBATROS" M188ENT.
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Messrs. Jardin, Matheson and Co. report Tho Messageries Maritimer Company ar axias concerning, the fate of their steamor that the Fook Sang” dragged her moorings Oce mien which left for Shanghai' just before nee this French mail and damaged hor the typhoon. The 8. Polynesien, which was propellor. The "Chip Shing," which was also ran into by the Fathon, was not oriensly damaged, is going int› dack, while the ↑ Kat her outward voyage sang," which had small hole knocked in her damaged, and left on
afternoon The Can lou river storn by the "Charles Hurdonin," will also have yesterday staabier, Charler Hardouin, was considerably to sabrait to repairs. The China Suger damaged above the watortino; otherwise alis Company lost their steam auch “Eva." THE "ANDIA's" EXPERIENCES. This vessel of the Hamburg-Amerika Linje.s believed to be sound. Her Chinese parker,
jamp on to Twe godowns in Konnedytown went down liki brought to Hongkong 12 Chinese who had been attempted
the CANNE
making bouses of cants, whurtes voro destroyed, and the rasened at varita points on the journey from bar
the open, was drowned. flooding of the godowns caused grout dung Shanghai. Captain Von Dohren reports having to the goods stored therein, especially the benve to care or twice when the forms of the On Tuesday WAH experienced. Fugar. Lamps were blown down and in some hurriente instances the force of the wind carried them on twa wrecked janks were discovered into the air and deposited them are distance
near Pedro Blanc. A man was soon clinging away. The arch light homes war also
to one making signals for assistance. The destroyed, cum huge steed structure being feeandia hote la and a lifebout with the chief right off is brick foundations and carried officer and four men went to be rosene. After ha into Collinson Street The feelin Founding had bisa lakozi in ved haraid that he was House in Bonham Road was greally damages the only survivor out of a crew of 25. Wreckage nina capsized and the roof of the German Church adjoining
was constantly press nod has been puntly stripped. A strong.get forcaljaks were noted. About an hour and a half open the large front doors and swept through ator pnother wrecked jock with several people On approaching and
Practically every ship in the harbour during the chapel, breaking windows and furniturson-board was discover.d. The crave for the reclamation work was sending off a boat te it, five mon were taken off, the storm was more or less damaged. Harbour They Department property, however, escaped with deposited xar the cattle whorf and at the early naked and very much braised. juction of Cadogau Street and the Praga part reported that 12 of their companions had been trilling injury. Perhaps the most serious of the wall disappeared. Pokfulam Road, drowned. A little later signals, attracted their thing that hopposed was the new fairway buoys Lurning turtle, and the only way this enn bo Hospital Rond and Chater Street
attention to another junk, from which six men
accounted for is that the baogs must have been blocked with fallen trees.
were renened, all being brought to Hongkong.
collidest with. The launches Lily and Filde were also slightly damaged, but the cost of repairing them will be triffing.
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After the calm there was ample opportunity to slady the barue wrought by the storm. this we gave a fairly comprehensive account in our previous issue. Yesterday was devoted to the work of clearing the wreckage and attempt ing to recover the bodies of the drowned and those who were killed by being crushed between the 'broken timbers. In this work the military were engaged, about 20 of the West Kents taking up various duties on the Kowloon side The police basin was almost cleared yesterday.
Over 20 bodies were found dealing towards the shore and were recovered.
The Godown Company's premises were being cleared yesterday and though the loss sustained
HISHOP BOARE REPORTED DROWNED.
Grave antiety was felt yesterday morning for the safety of the Bishop of Victoria (Dr. J. C. Ilonraj who left Hongkong on Thursday last in his houseboat the Peer on a preaching tour embracing the villages along the coast in the direction of Castle Peak and Capsuimun. He was Reznin- panied by four of his Chinese students. It was, the Bishop's custon on these tours to live on his houseboat, and thongh up till yesterday ofternoon it was hoped that the Bishop might have hon nature when the typhoon arose, it has now been definitely learnt from ou of the crow of the Pioneer who has been brought to
kousebout when disaster overtook her, and when last seen by the msn referred to the Bishop was in the water. Bishop Hoars was kao wa to be a strong swimmer. Hop was entertained that he had renebed land and was ausble to send word to the Colony owing to the interruption of communications. On the other hand it was consideral possible that the Bishop might have lost his life in an endeavour to savo the lives of some of those who were with him,
FOUR POLICE BOATS DESTROYED. While engaged in the work of resone, two water police lauaches and two pinnaces were wrecked. In sich case the crows were saved. The No. 2 lauush went down at Castle Peak but Inspector Kerr and his crew were rescued by a customs ortiser and brought to Hongkong, Near the Police pier at Yaunsti the steam launch Arong Was went under, but right out of nine of her crew succeeded in reaching the
hurs.
HARBOUR DEPARTMENT DAMAGE.
RESCUING SURVIVORS.
The Custume crnime Kantin rescued 19 peoplo near Castle Peak on Tuesday, and brought another 53 into port yesterday.
THE NTO EN AT CANTON,
At about one p.m. on Tuesday the typhoon struck Canton, and considerable damage is said to be done to the natives craft. The river steamers, however, came through the ordeal unseatbad
The European picked up by the Bado Haru was Mr. W. S. Paranos, a Hongkong pilot, who' had gone outside in a sopan to bring in the Norwegian steamer Wick. The sampaa was 4 oslock. He had been slightly injured, at a considerable time in the water.
The steam er" Albatross" which runs between this port and Sha U-chang is reported to bare gons under near the Nine Pins in Futamin Fase on Tunday. One hundred and fifty passengers are stated to have boen en beard aud, with the exception of six, all ure believeil to have parished, Two of the crew, who were resoned by a fishing junk from some vreckage, were taken to the Shaukiman Police Station where they stuted that all hands had perished. No news buden heard regarding the fat of the master, Captain Patrick, or the Chief Engineer, Mr. Wallace, last night.
Among these ashore apt previously wou tired are the Kinshan" and the "Fat Shau."
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informed of the danger and hul Ule belts! distributed. Derides the 600 Chinese perrong ont there wore a ton saloon passengers, including ladies and children, and the weaping and wailing of the terrified passengers was kenttranding.
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Somo lives wore lost, and the badios of two Chiucas women were recovered | but it is foured that these do not represent the total loss. Tho Canton steamer Hoisang look off the passengers and brought thom on to Hongkong, arriving here yesterday morning about, half-past tou. Captain Morrison and kis
board romsined on which Heungslun,
i8 stated Lo EXPERIENCE OF THE "PETRARS H."
considerably damaged, but hopes aro When they onlised the full extent of the
entertained of saving her if fun wrother.} typhoon which bail practically caught them
continues. The passengers speak in terms of napping, the crew of the "Petrarch" wore
the highest praise of the behaviour of Captain promptly at their posts, and the first thing Morrison, his chist officer, Mr. Granger, and they knew was that the termaa "Emma Layken" bad rou athwart their have, and was bumping heavily against them. It hour to took the seamen abon: balf, an separate their respective rossels, and then, In spite of all that could be done to prevent
the start of the Petrarch"
the bows of the Mouleagle," after which the vessel drifted ashors. There were no lives lost, but iLa "I'strarok" is leaking badly and her decks are badly damaged.
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visited
by the company is enormous it is coafurting to Hongkong that the Bishop was in fuch va his | overturned, and Capt. Parsons was picked up, during the Kumaer months by numerous
learn that the piles and standards of pest of the wharves remain, so that they should be repaired in a comparatively short time.
The Rock Company: with the exception of the loss of the launches already indicated, has escaped remarkably well and is doubtless in n good positive to undertake the vast amount of work which should now cone to it..
The V.R.C. property has heru entirely destroyoil, the loss amounting to $10,000, while the Boat Club has bed a similar experience and Bu Tered damage to the extent of 85,90,
All the military matsheds in Kolon has been razed and the loss to the War Department is estimated at 330,000.
Blackbend's godowns were badly damaged, walls being blown in.
The railway watsheds were destroyed and the coolies are without shelter. The Europeans quarters were badly dewage
The soldiers vamped on Kowloon kills ha their tents blows sway and were in dire straits Cor a time.
At Shatia the Police Station has been demo lised, while the bach has been covers with the remnants of broken junks and sampons and even stok launches,
Mr. Hoars, scompanied by the Rev. Mr. Busbary, your day went out in the launch Tietoria, kindly placed at their disposal by the Harbour Muster, to search for the Bishop and is companiona bat retarood witkont sa cross.
From later information to hand it appears that when the Pioneer capsized the cabin parted from the hull. Two of the crew olang to the for wer, while some of the others, including the Bishop. wern loft clinging to the tall. The heavy box son separated the pieces of the frail craft, and the bull is said to have sank. Then the Bishop is believed to have lashed himself to
a sal, and it is stated that this mast wYAN. afterwards found by a fisherman with the lifeless body of the prelate attached. The cabin of the
ressel was washed ashore on the mainland and
A DANGER TO SHIPPING.
The number of water-logged and derelict juuks about the entrances to the harbour and far eat at sea are a great menace to shipping, and the Harbour Master is taking steps to have, them destroyed.
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AT THE PEAK.
The damage dore at the Peak is remarkably small. Telephone wires are down, window glass was broken in many of the hours, temporary structuras bere and
there blown
down the hill sida and a few houses, Mount Kellot way,partially unroofed, but we have not been able to learn of any substantial damage, Perhaps the building which suffered most on the Poak was Mount Austin Barracks. With each terrific gust a portion of the roof was bodily lifted, but it fell in position as regularly as each gust spent itself. There is plenty of work for the glaziers at the barracke and smae for the ameons as a large piece of brick wall was
blown down.
Lower down the hill, broken trees and uprooted bamboos are abrudantly in evidence. In the Pablic Gardens torrible have has been wrought the awe sailors who clang to it got ashors, and asong the trees, ehrubs and flowering plants, The Water Police had an arduous day ou
after recovering their strength made their way but the glass houses fortunately stood the Tuerday. They saved about 120 people by
to lajnhíkok, and thenes to Hongkong in a strain and no damage was done in the zoological means of throwing lines' and rendered first aid to the injured. Yesterday they had the melan-launch. Last wrening the Government anuals department.
"Victoria, "ischarge of Mr. 31, Melver returned choly duty of cleuring the wreckage and picking up the corpses. Among the number were the
to part, having found the remains of the "Pioneer al Pirate Bay. The dead body of »
THE "HAITAN"
The Douglas steamer Haitao" (Captain J. 3. Roncli) was expected to arrive on The day
residents of the Colony, has been completely demolished. All the buildings, the pier sad thes houseboats have been smashed to matchwood, the farm and orchard is a complete wreck and thousands of dollars have been lost by the enterprising management.
A SANITARY INSTITUTION FOUNDERS Among the first of the many boats which foundered were the thiry-two juaks of the scavenging pntractor used for conveying refuso from the city. Until other vesick can be procured a new depot will have to be
also, of the parser, Mr. E a.
While in the presence of greal dangat sims of the sleerage passengers, who were allowed on the upper deck, began to loot and several passengers, as well as some of the officern, we are in formed, were relievet of some of their property.
STEAMRK, BEPORTS,
The H. A. L. steamor Scandia (Capt. volt Dolron) from Shanghal reports that at 12.30 p.m.. on the 17th just. when 4 miles frost Hongkong a man was observed clinging to the wrenkage of a junk. A ship's boat was launched in a very dangerous. Spa. The Chief Ocer, Mr. Hanson, was in command. and had with him the third offer, the boatswain В Révere struggle and two milors Aftor
to get alongside the wreckage, and at the same time to prevent the boat being knooked to pieces against it, the man, who said not swim, was rescued. He proved to be one of 2. The other 25 had been drownet.
At 3 p..
on the 18th the Scandin was the means of saving five more men from wreckers of a junk which had lost toumen. Again st 5 pm-
six more men wore saved from another junk.
The Japanese str. Sado Mars reports: provided on the outskirts and the rubbish burnt The Sanitary Staff is kept busy in Encounter typhoon on the early morning of the cleaning up the strenta, and 200 extra coolest, and ship lost tas jolly boat by mountainous havo.bien engaged to expedite mattere.
WINGCHAI" A TOTAL WEBEK,
sea. During the day following 64 Chinese and 1 European ship wrecked people were picked up. and roseurd from fldating wreckage and jooks, - The British str. lucichoe reports: Fine clear weather, N.E. winds and smooth sen to
tow. On the morning of the 18th, from 1 Am. to ti ... experienced furious typhoon to
Enquiries at the offer the cam Wang C, elicited the information that the Pingiei was a total wrook, and that out of the 200 passengers some 20 or 3 were drowned. Whou the resul took the rocks in front of the lime kilos at Sarushaipo a paric occurred aboard and the E. of Pedro Bianco. At 3.4.ra. centra of typhons passed nearly over ship. Sustained offers were powerless in their eforts to maintain order. The heavy fog which prevailed, no damage. Lowest buxaustor reading 3.50 a... 29.15. From 4 to 5 p.m. stopped three coupled with the blinding raiu falling and the
timed to rescue fishermen and families in vicin heavy sea ruuuing made the e-zitsion worse, and as soon as they saw the rock alongside theity of Ninepins. Rescued 26 persons,
literally strow with wreckage in vessel many passengers leapt on to it, only to
direction.
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slip or by carried seaward by the rush of The British str. Kwongaung reports: From waters The Chief Officer, Mr. Brown, whose Shanghai modemie SE. and E.S.E. winde and gallantry was publicly recoquined
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SUPREME COURT..
Waduenday, September 19ta.
IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.
BEFORE SIK Francis PregoTT ( HISY JUSTICE).
ALLEGED MANSLATOR PER.
Ip Ma-ti and Yung Ku-on worn indicted on
hadies of two Europes as which were disfigured ¦ mittesu student was fonad, but we are sorry to [ merning, but she had not entered the harbour rescuing the drowning, and it was through his High ba ometer. Off Swatow bwl one heavy the charge of feloniously killing aud sisying
beyond recognition.
Fully lets jurks wore reported missing aud reports are still coming in.
There was a good deal of looting by natives on Tuesday night, Su cases from Kowloon coning before the magistrates youlørdag.
The beach at Mongkok is strewn for miles with silke and rahuable cargoes, to guerd
relate the search for the Bishop was without by last evening. It is thenght probable that on rosuntering the typhoon she put about
avail.
A MUSING FAMILY.
It is feared that Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Donaldson and family, well know a locally. have foundered in the river bost Kongarm. The vessel was lying in Yaumati Bay, and th family were on bed when to storm burst.
and has perhaps gone far out of her course,
FROM THE SHIPPING OFFICES. Mers. Dattorfield and Swire lost soren blue.
fueled lighters, a lanach, aut one of their West River steamers, the "Tak King." which was smashed near the Cosmopolitan
wais and carpenter, that the death roll was not
Prisoners pleaded not guilty and the fellow-
previous occasion, again did good work in easterly veil and fine weather to Swatow.
to fresh casterly winds and southerly swell. efforis, coupled with those of the Chiness heat stall, carrying away No. 1 awning. Moderato ore, Lan Shun, at Tokwawan on August 191 considerably larger. In the face of terrible Cloudy sky and bine to port. Of Ninepins and ing were ampanellad as jurore. Suyth Tamton Head passod several junks bottom up (foreman), J. Collas, C. M. Williams, A. J. danger there throw pacuerded in plucking mugs and a quantity of wreckage.
Kow, H. M. Ti-feudacher, P. M. Numuzey sail an exhausted man from a watery grave, and had
W. Ferry, they been able to stay the panic which prevailed the chances are that there would have been very fow casualties. The Wingchai'a strn is undor
ANOTHER TYPHOON SIGNALLED.
Another typhoon was signalled yesterday.. the cone being hoisted in the morsing.
THE VOLUNTEER CONCERT.
Sir H. 8. Berkeley, Attorney General, in- structed by Mr. G. E. Morrell (of the Crowa Salicer's office), prosecuted, and Dr. Hokai, instructed by Mr. R. A. Harding, appeared for
which a special patrol of polica has been set. According to recouple of re ked native samos, Doak. This " Changsha" is ashore at Fanghem / Water, also the enginee, while the rocks have Many pieces of valuable blackwood furniture when the vessel went down EncopeAbs won Bay and will here to be docked for repairs At left gaping wounds in her hall, l her engine wero picked up on the shore. Bodies are being seen on tourd. Another story is that when the Quarry Bag comparatively little damage was pipex have boon twisted beyond repair.oranappeduight, was postponed in view of the calamity, the prisoners.
washer ashore in a horrible condition, headless and disemboweled.
The wreckage in the harbour is dangerous to navigation. A kinds of cargo is oating on the surface, and the perrading edens of kresens indicated the fate of several junks.
YAUMATI
hout was breaking up the family pushed off done.
in a sampan, which was capsized, and all hard Meners. Punchard and Lowther report little went under. The body of one of the childrens. One or two junks have disappeared but
in two.
The Volunteer Concert, announced for to
The Attoracy-General stated that the bat apelber in aid of the Chinese sufferers will
prisoners were charged with being two of be given at an early date.
sveral others who sunited and beat the THE BAILY PRESS" REPORTS. Notwithstanding that a second edition of the deceased, with the result that they caused such
The facts of
THE FATE OF THE KEUNGSHAN”. The Hongkong and Macao Steamboat Co.'s steamer Heungshua is on the rocks at Sawelan,į is reported to have been recovered. The west of the plant is intact. The Evropean staff. Fren one of the passengers. Mr. Jose in Silva, Daily Press was printed yesterday, the whole injuries as to Iul to his death.
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worked very hard rescuing their sampan people.
family
had been living ou
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months, and intended returning to live pu, shore at the end of last month, but were probably induced to remain longer ng the walor on neevust of plusant weather...
CAPTAIN MEADE STILL MISSING..
we learn that for an hour after leaving Macao of the copies were disposed of before three the case were short and simple and the jury bad on Tuesday morning there were as indieations 'clock. We desire to mention for the infor-te consider, whether they lived the men in A similar report comes from Messrs. Arnhold, of bad weather, but when half way to-longkong mation of those who were unable to obtain the dock were two of those who inflicted upon Here were witnessed similar scenes of disola
Kirberg and Co. The "SP. Hitchcock," a strong gale sprang up very suddenly, and the copies that the fall secourt of the typhoon, deceased the injuries which caused his death, tion, this beach strewn with wreckage, nut hosts
though ashore, is not much damaged.
sea ran high. The ship rolled in a manner which including all later particulars will be republished Among the witnesses for the Crown was 006, of all-inde-lifted bodily on to the Prayu
Messrs. Donwell and Company were sory was terrifying to the passengers, upwards of in the Hongkong Weekly Prece which will be Mr. Lysaught, but swing to illness his evidence Captain Morrison triad ready in time for the English Mail on Saturilay, would have to be read. He would say that he Although there are 224 native craft smashed,
fortuaulu. All the toats of the Water Boat 500 being on board. together with two launches, the loss of life from
There were wit, 96 previously reported, any Company are safe and noun of the firm's to keep the ship's head to the wind, but his Orters for ozira copies should be sent in as saw the two prisoners taking part with twelve
Wares in quick early as possible. drowning was not so great here as elsewhere,
passengers on the se. Kwong Chou when lanches have been damaged. The “Strathmore," effects were unavailing. This was largely due to the efforts of the foundered. When the vessel prived from Con- police who dragged the people from their end- toa eu the previous evening they all lagded, and which recently had a mishap with the. "Sexta," succession swept the deck from atom i atera, pans when the danger becane ixuiaent. The only the crew were or board when the wadrugged her moorings and ran into the smashing glass and woodwork, and eventually terror striskan men and women were deter struck by the 19pbocu. Cuptain Mcade and "Quints." Tho" Powhattan," lying off West the engine room mined to stick to their boats as long as the Mr. Morgan, the third cazinear, are all Point, took 13 people off a drifting lighter that planke would hold together. This was folly in missing, and it is feared they have been came alongside.. The "Woolwich has been the face of such a gale and while it was not a drowned. The brew were saved. It is believod docked, while the "Pleindes rods through the pleasant task the duty performed by the police that the vessel went down through the cargo atorm Asfely. The Tai Ye," one of the water hold doors being burst ceu. She can, however,
bosts, picked up 2 people. was absolutely necessary if any regard was to be be rained.
was flooded and the fires
others in beating the man who died. They alloged that deceased bad stolen property belonging to one of their number. RUMOURED LEGAL CHANGES.
Aftor hearing Counsel for the defence and It is on it that Sir Henry Berkeley talks of listening to His Lordship's summing up, the at the mercy of the waves which were running rosigning the Attorney-Generalship, to take up jury retired. On returning into Court they amazingly high. It was about one o'clock private practies; and that Mr. H. K. J.Feturned a verdict of not guilty and the when she was tossed or the rocks at Sawohan. Gomperts will be fappointed Acting Attorney-prisoners were discharged.
The Easions will be resumed on Friday. The Captain then caused all on board to be General,
extinguished. The ship was thom absolutely
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