most prominent beacon in the east, the side fac ng the wa er being almost concealed by a myriad lamps and lanterns. The City Hall was fairly brilliant, but the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank for outshone it on all sides, with its noble columes and arches festooned with lines of lamps. The new Victoria Buildings, lent themselves admirably to the navel decorations, which had bren lavishly bes' owed. Messrs. Russell and Co.'s premises shone like a wall of fire, a huge Union Jack, composed of nearly two thousand colored Tanterns, forming a most appropriate device, probably the most conspicuous of all to be seen, The Norddeutscher Lloyd's office front was distinguished by large transparencies surrounded by groups of lanterns, with the Company's arms outlined-Looking-up-Pedder Street, the Clock Tower of course commanded the view, but the result was somewhat disappointing. The tilumn phal arch over Pedder's Wharf looked pretty. The " "princely house" had not gone in very muck for Bluminating, a brilliant star forming. the principal exhibit, but the P & D. office's display was even less effective Douglas 1 ap. rak's pince vied with Russell's very successfully The red cross which is the Douglas hous- fig shone out in a huge cluster of lanterns, and, was greatly admired Not only were the beadquarters This distinguished, but their steamship the Hai dan, which lay a short distance away from the wharf, was outlined by lamps from stem to stern, and from truck in water-line, whilst reckets and blue-lights were used at intervals with brilliant effect. The representative of the mercantile marine illuminations undoubtedly carried off the bonors of the evening, With the exception of the very fine display at the Victoria Hotel, and a few gas-stars here and there, the rest of the Praya illuminations were wide-spread. Looking higher, the host of lanterns which covered the walls of the Gaol and Central Police Station glowed brightest, but the display lacked that ingenuity which marked the show made at the R. A. Mean, higher up. There, an enormous field-gun, with carriage, rammer, &c, shone out without a twinkle, and attracted general admixa tion. The mansions in Queen's Gardens showed prominently, and added a good deal to the bleau, there were places not visible from the Harbor which deserved, and obtained, all the admiration, of the multitude. In Queen's Road Central most of the buildings hid "illumed," but the palm must be awarded to the Hoigkorg Dispensary. The front of their now very extensive premises glittered with lamps, stats, transparencies, and a score of devices, shining down on thousands of gasers. The Supreme Court, and Post Office, being illuminated at the public expense, were "got up regardless, but they lacked artistic merit. The Hongkong Trading Company, as the Duke's very own decorators, had marked the occasion by hangi g a host of lamps all around their premises, in the trees, etc, and very pretty indeed was the result Mesus. Powell and Co., Gaupp, Falconer, etc., had brightened the opposite side of the thoroughfare in conven- tional style, and Messrs. Lane and Crawford made alvery good show,
The eastern portion of the Harbour was a sight worth seeing. Besides the "innumerable stars reflected from the dark water," to follow our Governor's pretic figure, the dozen men-of- war weic outlined against the clouds by lines of light rows of lanterns stretched across the rigging picturesquely, and all that was lacking to complete the scene was a combination of the electric lights. Even without that, however, the effect was splendid
The illumination on the opposite side of the water was limited to one point-the Tsim-tsa- tsoi Police Station. It was a blaze of light from roof la basement, even the winding approach being lined with lamps, and, looked at from this side, a more striking effect could not well be imagined
The success of the evening was much ang mented by the absence of any breeze, and it must be admitted that more satisfactory results could hardly have been obtained.
CRUICKSHANK & CO. LIMITED.
The second annual meeting of the above Company was held at the Hongkong Hotel on the afternoon of the 3rd inst. The General Manager, Mr. W. Cruickshank, presided and there were present-Captain McCaslin, Messrs. D. Mc. Culloch, Geo. Fenwick John Andrew, J. Stephens, A. Baine, R. Fraser, and D. Ramsay, The Chairman inoved that the accounts be passed. In answer to Mr. Fenwick he said that the sum of $200 hat been written off, for bad and doubtful debis, but that nothing had been allowed for the depreciation of the working plant! launches, or fixtures. Be valued the Elik at $2,000 and the Scotia at $4,000. He intended leaving the Colony in June next.
Mir. Fenwick was of opinion that the business had not earned the dividend which had been paid, and that the concern was not so valuable now as when first started, He objected to the accounts being passed After some further discussion between Mr. Fenwick and the Chair mah the latter again proposed the adoption of the accounts. This was seconded by Mr. John Andrew, and carried.
Upon the proposal of the Chairman, secorded by Mr. Fenwick, Mr. J. Stephens was un- animously elected General Manager from the 1st June.
The Chairman said it would be well to take the options of those present regarding the advisability of electing a Consulting Committee, and for this purpose suggested that an extra ordinary meeting be called shortly to enable them to alter the Articles of Association to make provision for this The proposal was formally put and carried nem.com.
The Chairman, next proposed the re-election Mr. Fullarton tenderson as auditor, which was carried,
Shers Pao of March 29th
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1890.
one of the principal survivals from, the past to which they print as justifying the clims to superiority which, they themselves put toward. No foreigner convicted and sentenced can ever complain that he has heen intimidated inte confession of a misdemeanour or a crime which he never committed; for before the Western judge pronounces sentence, every point has bren fought out by lawyers, every argument for the defence refuted, and every loop-hole for escape closed one by one
The country
it being taken. I was told not to clean the slate on the day of the collision becktie there might be law suit. I don't know when it was copied into log book,
while on the road, and found himself at dark, the magistrate gave them the keys of his trong one day, in a small village twelve miles from an box. It is supposed that he robbers took about inn. The road before him was especially danger a thousand taels, besides some valuable clothing, tous, and the night promised to be very dark. On The ornaments of the young women of the fimily inquiry it was found that there was no inn in the were also taken,. The magistrate know by their Hong Chong On, quarter-master of the Kung village, and no place where they would take tra- dialect that they were from the Chihli Province, hid:At the time of the collision I was at the vllers. A crowd of villagers gathered around and the general opinion, is that they were wheel with another man. The Captain and Chief and they all said it was impossible to reach the from the same district (Ts ngehow) as those officer were on the bridge. The last order before in that night.. "What shall I do?" I asked.fered to in the Peking Gazette. It seems the collision was "port." I ported a little and then I cannot go on, and there is no inn in this that the robbers of this district have established got the order "steady" then later hard-a-port " little village; must I stay in the street all nigu?" for themselves a reputation for daring all over. This was the last order before the collision. The There are, however, great difficulties in the After a long talk among themselves, one young the north of China. I said to my flormant, a order "hard a port" came from the Captain. way of introducing the foreign system of taking man stepped out, took the reins of my bridle, scholarly native, "It is very strange, that they went to the wheel at 4 a.m. that morning. evidence in China
a so vɛnt, that
and led my animal into a yard, where he said should thes attack, the magistrate's yamen. I've often been in and out of Hongkong. I don't accused and sin esses have sometimes to be they would keep me for the right. My bedding "It is not at all strange," he replied, "it is in know the Channel rocks. I know the Ly-ge-nicon was wet and the night was cold, but the proprietor fact quite a common thing now; only a year or Pass. When we got the order to "port" the brought to our tribunals trem scores of miles away; and if all wed to return to their homes of the shep gave me his own bed and bedding.so age, a similar attack was made on the magis. Ancona was on the port side. When I was for an adfurniment, it would be many-days-as-1-learned-in the morning and when, on trate's yamenin Shiokuang, and raids of the secidered to hard-a-por" she was about a ship's By M. Drummond-The Ancóùa was on before they could all be collected again. In rising early. I saw that he had slept on a table kid have frequently taken place elsewhere" length shend foreign countries, with their smaller population, near the stove with nothing over him but blsIt appears that the officials are to a certain
She was searer the extent helpless in such cases. They can take Hongkong side of 19. and care registration, it is comparatively cost. ......
no measures to apprehend the villains, because easy to find a witness when he is wanted. In travelling about we find the accommoda-
away, We were as farther away of the two. tion very pons indeed. A Chinese inn proves to then the robbery would become widely known,ngkong shore we were, a good distance Our pao kiah system, Lood as it is'in in- tention, has become effete 'and almost useles be the nost uncomfortable place imaginable, and if the report of it should reach his superiore, I was going by order of the officers not watching the magistrale would lose his position. The the compass. It is not my duty to keep a look The li pap is the for all practical purposes.
but I have yet to go to an inn where I have not
robbers no doubt know this, and are emboldend out at all. been given the best that was, to be bad, and person on whom the authorities now really rely
where they did not do. the best they could to, in consequence. The only thing the official can to produce, a witoras; and there is so much
do is to pass it over as quietly as possible, and danger his of taking bribes to allow a witness to make me comfortable. The village people are
the robbers in the mean tune congratulate them- abscond, that the officials prefer to keep witnesses especially hospitable and seemingly glad to en safely locked up in the yih fang rd. lung fang tertain their friends. In passing through villages selves on their immunity from punishment and to continue right on with each case day I have aften been invited into a shop or house N. C. Daily News. after day with no adjournments er iemands. The to rest and drink ten, and when visiting them'in witnesses, who cannot but detext this durance, their homes I have always had the best rom although it is euphemistically caled fansid, and the best food that they could furnish. Hard (food-and-rest), are glad, as a general rule, adeed must be the heart that is not touched by to see the case concluded as soon as possible; these earnest efforts to make one comfortable.
The Chinese who have come in contact with and the judge, who has perhaps many other cases awaiting, his attention, is glad to ac- the foreigners a very little, seem to think that quire a reputation with his superiors for the tastes of these strangers are directly opposite promptitude in judgment, by a resort to be swift to theirs. Reasoning from this they sometimes rgue that what a Chinaman cannot eat is good stern mode of the question foriz et dure with a criminal of whose guilt he is morally convinc. d. food for a foreigner. A gentleman, to whom I The Imperial Government, while far from bad given some medicine, brought me a present approving of a system whose defects have been of tea, and laying it down on the table said: proved by some lamentable examples, do not see "This is a kind of tea that we cannot drink, but their way, under the circumstances of the coun-you foreigners will like it." The rule did not try, to subs ituting a better. It is to these hold good in this case. causs, rather than to any facied greater difficulty in eliciting true answers from Chinese than from foreign witnes-es without resorting to such means, that the continuance of judicial toiture before, and to obtain, conviction, in China, is to be ascribed,
The Fla-chou Fu people, although in very, re- duced circumstances, lay claim to some special honours They say, that the father of the prica e Emperor's wile was the Fu-fat of this district 20 years ago. What benefits they may derive from this rather distant connection with the imperial court is difficult to foretell...
A teacher here has informed me that the sacred edict is expounded at & o'clock on the mornings of the 1st and 15th of each month to large nudiences-400 or 500 often being present. If this is true the city must be peculiar in that re pect They cannot, however, be called á reiding people, for there is not a bookstore in the city, and one can find only a few old books for sale on the street or in a little drug shop.
As regards punishments in ficted after convic- tion, the present dynasty have introduced a far greater lenily in this respect than any of their predecessors. History, tells of caving to pieces by carts; of sawing asunder; of whole families and even clans inv lved in the punishment of death for the offence of one of their members. Wretches were flayed alive, or pricked slowly to death with as many wounds as a fish has scales.. The Ta Tsings swept away all these terrors.
Since the first notes were wri ten heavy snow kaving only the ling ¿hi, decapitation, and
has fallen, and there is now nearly four inches stranglings, the three death tunishments iu descending scale. Foreigners have only ha gof snow on the ground.-Chinese Times.
CHIA ing, which is something like the thid of these and practice neither beheading nor the ling chi, otherwise called the six swords (lak tor)
CHINRIANG.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
26th March, 1890. The weather continues cold and unsettled. The community are anxiously awaiting the advent of a little warm and geni weather to set in, to drive away some of the sickness which has of late been very prevalent among the natives. I regret to say that several Europeans have been down with it, but owing to the profes- sional skill of our wortly resident medico they are on a fair way to convalescence,
It is in contemplation to establish an hospital here for the natives, and a public meeting is to be held shortly to take the scheme into cen-
sideration.
In punishments coming shirt of the death penalty, the Chinese criminal is barely worse off than the foreigner. These punishments are in China, two furms of banishment, the 7% masured by time, and the Zu by distance: wo forms of corporal punishment, the chright; bambor, and the chang, heavy bimboo. In the case of the two latter, the culprit receives a less painful, and is released, fogging more The banishment lasts a year two years, two and a ball, or three years as the case may be, and the punishment is over. From the lis, exilet zoo. 3,000, or '4,000 li awy, reluin is rarely possible; but if, as s'metimes happens, an amnesty permits the exile to come back, be has, although his old neighbeurs may give him the cold shoulder, sill the chance of leading a happy life in another part of the country where no stigma attaches to him. Although imprisoning of a few members of the community, arms and ammunition, being found by our City ment is the only punishment in Western coun tries, thepblicity given to by the police reports Fathers, the use of the rifle butts for practice in the newspapers, places the foreigner in even & having been given by the General in command worse position than the Chinaman, when the term of punishment is over. We think, therefore, that foreigners have much stronger grounds for reproaching us with a lower civilisation than theirs, when they point to our system of judicial torture to extort confessions, than when they bisc the claim to a higher on the greater mildness of their punishments of convicted criminals, To err on the side of everity was, moreover, considered by the ancients and is still considered in China, less injurious to society than to err on the side of clemency j a Government that would hold the balance straight, must never forgive
SHANSI NOTES.
The present winter has been the warmest we had in Shansi for some years. No snow, has
fallen, and the weather has been warm and dry; Such a winter is considered to be very unhealthful by the people, and as a mer of fact there is a great deal of sickness among the Chinese Throat and lung diseases are most pr valent,
Mr. A. Dir Ewing, of Ping Yoo, has just received a telegram announcing the death of his consequence of which he younger brother,
will return to England this coming summer.
Rey. Arthur Sowerby, of the English Baptist Mission, This in Fu, and the senior member of that mission in this province, expects to return with his family to England early in the spring.
At the conferince of the missionaries of this province, held in Tai-ji in last October, it was decided to start a circular letter system of com- munication for the missionaries of this province only, and the fine-letter-has-just-arrived. The preset winter seems to have been de best in many respects, Lithe, bistory of work in Shansi The number of inquires is large, and the general i terest in the work and teaching of the missions very ene suraging
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SUPREME COURT ·
IN VISE-ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION. (Before Mr. Fielding. Clarke, Acting Chief
Justice, with Lieut, Lory, R.N., and in
Captain Stabury, steamship “China,” at Assessors.)
April and 1990.
THE COLLISION.
That closed the case for the plaintiff. Captain Mudie, commander of the Ancona, idMy cartiñente is dated 1979. I have been in command shout six years. I was in command on 4th of last Dec. We had five officers. I was on the bridge at the time we cast off from moorings. Mr Collier, the fourth officer, was on the bridge with me. An Indian was at the wheck Mr. Show the third officer, had to keep a Inok-nut and assist the chief officer. The second and fifth officers were aft, nt their proper The Arabic passed us just inside the stations, harbour boundary on the port side. We ported to clear her, about two points We didn't alter our course before we saw the Kunghat. When the Arabic passed u, before we sighted the Kungpai. She was about a point and a half on the star- hoard bow I saw her masts over the land. She appeared to be heading for Kowloon Docks, when passing the Arabic we were going about cight or tight and a half knots. As soon as we sighted the Aungpal I hauled out half a paint, I had two reasons for doing so first I thought i was toa close to North pint and, secondly, it would give me more sea room for the Kungini I do not think that I changed our course Then coincidence. The Kunghai was about two and with reference to the Kungpai. It was a mere
purpose of going outside the Kungpoi. That was my only reason for the change of course Mr. Drummond Will you tell me whether or not you had a consultation with your salicitors
Witness thought for a while, and on being on Tuesday afternooır ? pressed replied-I don't remember, I've had
Mr. Druminand desired lo cross-examine several interviews with my solicitor. witness upon bis evidence in chief,
Mr. Francis objected, wishing, he said, to save a lot of bother."
His Lordship over-ruled the objection. Mre Drimmond recalled the witness attention to the tact that he said in his examination in chief that the changing of the course was a mere coincidence."
Witness-I anid “We cleared, the junks ;" -that-is-a-correct-statement-by-me-yesterday,.........
The junks' crossed our bows so closely that our stein almost canied, away her stern lamp.
some of the projecting spurs of one junk. We did not collide with her. We carried away When I first saw the Kunghar altered my course. I didn't alter my course because i thought the rule of the road made it necessary, with a view to crossing the Kungpar's bows. It was never in. my mind that the riile of the road made it neces sary for me to get out of the Kungfaï's way, When I first sighteil her I-hoped to pass on the Hongkong sile.1 didn't give the matter a thought. I didn't at that time make up my. mind as to how I would pass her. I did not make. up my mind until I was within half a mile of the Kungpar as to on which side I should pass her. I never made up my mind at all until I put the helm "hard-a-starboard" As soon as we sighted, were in the position of each other we
crossing ships'. I didn't consider it necessary to stop the ship. We had all Kowloon, hay ahead of us. We shouldn't make a very good vayage if, we stopped often Our telegraph was set at "fall'speed." The Kungpai- bore 24 points on our st Thoird bow. At that. tinie I suppose she was going at "full speed." If the engines were going at full speed, and stopped, the ship would travel only a little way. It was a gus'y morning and a strong head wind would assist to stop a ship. Iflustead of starboarding I had stopped the engines we should probably have. gone half a mile with our way on With engines put full speed astern we should only go three or four of our own ship's lengths through the water. Supposing I stopped the engines at the a half. points on the starboard bow, She-moment I put helm over to starboard we should seamed to be heading on the same course'as us,
go less through the water than by keeping on! She was then almost half a mile distant. I our course, because the helm would also drag.. then decided to go hard a starboard, because In reversing I don't think the way' of the ship too close to land for would be much affected if the rudder was put thought she was us.to pass inside her. We kept the helm hard hard over. It would take about 25 per cent off over for a short time-less than four points. speed if the heim was put to starboard at the time. There were two jinks under sail in sight, about we neversed engines. I expected by the action three points on our part bow besides the Kung. I took that "the" Kungfai would pass between
us and the Hongkong shore. It would not have). af in sight. The whistle, blown twic), indicated that I was sta-boarding. After this I blew, a heen necessary for the Kungpai to starbaard to clear us. I consideri! was a perfectly safe thing hard blast to warn the junks to get out
the way. When I was within a ship' to do just as I did with regard to starboarding. I think so still just before 1 starboarded, the tegh of the junks, they being a little on the nort bow, I stopped the engines. We cleared junks were close together on our bow. I took it that they were going to Kowloon. They were the junks, and I then looked round to see where the Kunghai was I saw her about half a going free, not close tauled to wind but very rear. point abalt our beam should say her ownBy st rboarding I took a course which would length, or less, off us, in line with our fore send us across the baws of the junkes in the first rast. I did not expect her to be there.place, but I thought I would piis astern of them. We were about our ship's length of them when after the engines, 1 sang cur to the 2nd engineer Had she continued on her enurse when wr to stand by. The bel then rang from the bilge starboarded she would have passed two length's we stopped the engines. They passed the stem of our ship before the Kunghai touched us, for the engines to go astern. Looking down lawastern of us, my ship is 382 feet long
I fancied at that the Kungpai was away on the the engines put astern; it took eight to ten
cleared the junks I noticed for the first time that seconds to reverse them. I remained looking
starboard side. I di In't look at her. After I down the engine room skylight until the collision.
she was hearing down on us. I heard the About a minute after the engines were put'astern
fourth officer (Collier) who was on the other side the collision occurred. I saw the engines going
of the bridge, sing om "why, she's porting!" I astern at full speed all the dime. I don't know
hink those were his words. When I heard this I don't know
I gave the order to stop, not because of it though. how the helm was at that time what effect going astern for a minate would have on the speed of the ship. We kept Shanghaitime
I didn't stop engines on account anything but the junks which I desired to clear. The
Manilaman or a Malay. We hail, the first and aion I set the clock to Hongkong, time which showed a difference of twenty-nine minutes The
third officersat bow to look out. My attention was telegraph from the bridge to the engine room was in good order. I have been 24 years at sea
entirely taken up with the junks at that time, and I did not take any action with regard but do not know the meaning of "port" and
to the steamer until after the officer called out, storboard."
Nobody else but the fourth officer reported to me about the Kunghai's approach. It would take about 30 seconds to put the wheel over to bard-a-starboard. When the helm was over I went to the port side of the bildge and remained their until we cleared the junks. III had heard. the Kungpai blow her whistle I don't know. what I should have done; at that time I hadn't thought of it,
The cross-action between the China Merchants S. N. Co. and the P. and O. S. N. Co in respect to the collision between the Ancona and the Kungpal was continued. Mr. HV. Drummond (instructed by Messis. Walion and Deacon) appeared for the first-named Pollck (instructed by Messrs Johnson, Stokes, Company, and Mr. Francis, QC, with Mr. and Master) represented the other side.
William Gaham, chief engineer of the Kungpai said-The ergines of the steamer are 95 numisal horse power, ard are generally worked at about, 450 indicated. The second engineer. William Thompson, was on duty in the engine-room at the tim: of the clitsion. I was on deck, forward, until four or five minutes before I was standing at the bow, a few numites before. the collision. The last time I saw the Ancona before the collision, she was going to starboard.. Her head was going to port. I thought she was going in the opposite direction to that she should have as she was heading towards Kowloon, crossing the Kungpail I heard ane capt in give the order to port when I was at the pilot house. I do know if the older was obeyed ur not went from there to the e gine rom. It took about three secords to go there. I thought there would be a collision so went down to look
She was half a mile off when we starboarded. She must have parted in order to get so class upon us. Nothing but her porting could have brought her where she was. She struck us between the fare-rigging and the bridge; at an angle from one to two point, greater than a right angle. When she struck us I was on the starboard side of the bridge: but act at the very end of it, I fancy her engines were
there was no disturbed water under the connter. When 1 gave the order "hard a starboard" | did not apprehend a collision. I did not hear or see her answer our whistle, and saw no alteration
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Arific corps is in process of formation, consist- in the engine room, An hour or so afterthe celli- stopped. I don't think she was reversing helmsman was on the bridge with me; a
of the forts.
The firm of Messrs. D. M. David are leaving at the end of the month for Shanghal. It is a very old established bruse, and it is hoped that the firm's new sphere will prove advantageous in a business point of view.
I hear from Wubu that Mr. S. Krips has been appointed German Consular Agent at that port, A better selection could not have been made.- -Mercury.
:
CHI-NAN-FU.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
March 3rd, 1890. Governor has lately had several
The m. morials sep to the Throne on the Yellow River, and has received several edicts on the subject from the young and active Emperor His proposition to utilise the new channel to the ser, to which we referred some time ago, was accepted, and at the same time the Governor was cautioned to fully inform himself on the wisdom of the change. His request to send a special commissioner was not endorsed, but he is left to look after the huge task himself-by no means a pleasing outlook. Several of the Governor's ideas and suggestions have evidently come from different foreigners, though nonames The English Baptist Mission, composed here of only Mr. James, is still pushing forward. A stop on the main street has been sented for a bokstore, to be in charge of two natives, and at present it is being nicely fitted up, and when the large supply of foreign books are once put on sale, there will be quite a "un.”
are mentioned.
"The Americans have lately secured a
The American Board Minilon' has just held an Anual Meeting in Fon-chou Fu with elevent missionaries present. 5x of these joined the
the mission this year, and are now busy studying the language. The present outlook for this Mission seems hopeful.
The school it. Tafaku is very popular with the people, and a large number of applications haye been refused. The pupils are taught geography and arithmele in addition to their own language, and Christian books. A ama tuition fee is charged, which stims to increase the respect of the people for the school..
fa
Cross-examined-1 was on the forecastle to have a look when coming in. I might have been a couple of minutes at the engine room sky light before the order to go astern was given; I don't know exacly how long. The order given was "port" when I was at the pilot-ho se. When I went forward to the engine room thought that perhaps there would be a collision. I don't know how far off the Ancona was before the collision. I saw her ahead, creasing cur bow; she was right ahead. I waited at the engine room skylight about two minutes, I saw, and am positive, that the engines were put full speed astern as soon as the ball of the telegraph tang camel say how far off ahead the Ancona war before the engines were reversed I entered in my log "clock set back 29 minutes at noon." I admit that I made a mistake in putting it in the log at noon; I copied the log from the slate into the book, The Captain had the log slate photo- gmplied. The entry on the leg slate was I didn't, on this occasion, rub it out, usually subbed out when I entered it in the book. thought it was not required for evidence in this case. A: 6.30 a.m. we went slow abead, when entering the portat, 6.40 full speed at 7.1 it was Stop." These were the entries on the slate. At 7.14 full speed astern at 7.153 full speed ahead. 7.14 Shanghai time equal to 6.47 Hongkong time. I was not on duty when the vessel gat under way. The second engineer is still in the ship. The third has loft.
Re-examined-I don't know exactly where we were when the order stop, was, given, as entered on the alate. I was not started when
in her course.
The Court then adjourned until to-morrow.
April 3rd..
the
His Lordship-You have plenty of time to consider now what you should have done..
Capt. Mudie, of the Ancona, continued his evidence, He saids-When the Kungpai struck us I observed a slight rebound, and I take it. that she was then stationary. My vessel was then running 6 or 7 knota under strong starboard helm. The two vessels struck again afte from the companion. The port- side of forecastle of the Kungpal struck us aft. After that I didn't take particular notice as 'Witness-If I disinctly heard his whistle I to what she did. A hole, was knocked in should have gone fullspeed astern and thus broken. the rule of the road. I would not have altered our main compartment, and without sounding. I could see she was filling. The the helm; it would have taken too much time, wide. After passing the junks we went about half our hole was 9 feet by about a foot
That Subsequently I beached my ship on the Chinese length before the Kungpal struck us. shore. She has since been docked and repaired. would have, reduced our speed from 8 to 61. weat hard-a-starboard, because I was certain or 7 knots in one and a half of our own ship's there was not room to pass between the lengths. I am quite sure it was fully three Kungpal and the land. I went to starboard seconds between the stopping of the engines and
courses which would have inevitably brought us into collision. because we were then an When the vessels were, half a mile apart I changed my course because I had to get out of the Kungpai's way. Had we stood on our course there was risk of collision. By the rule of the road I was obliged to get out of her way There were three modes of doing so-one was to pass on the Hongkong side, another to step, and a third to starboard. I didn't port because when I first saw her I saw her bull and masig oven the shore, and she appeared to be hugging the share. I could not tell how close she was to the sh re, If I bad ported I should have had to pass too close into the there, and as I had never been in so
the collision,
Re-examined by Mr. Francis-The chief
officer was on the bow. He had other duty beside looking out. He was attending to the anchor's gear. Ha, ought not to have done this befoje we got outside. There was no necessity to stop and reverse of the time I first saw the Kungpai. After I cleared the junks there was nothing I could do to prevent I might possibly have done so at the collision.
expense of the junks.
His lordship-It would have cost less to pay for the junks, and less delay, than to collide with the Kung don't think now that there was
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was nearer the Hongkong than the Kowloon siic.
her side. two minutes
any possibility of clearing both the junks and I saw a collision was probable. I was calm and close as she was I would not risk it. As far as our ble decision on the right to purchase cool My attention was specially fixed on going the "Kungpal was concerned I could not then the Kungpal.
Safely have ported without reference to our dis Bernard William Henry Snow said I am property. Not quite three years ago a riot to the Thompson, Second Engineer of the tance from the shore. There was plenty of room 3rd officer on the Aufond. I was on her
James occurred ag lost a school-house lessed, by the Mistion, After considerable discussion Kunggar sld have been two and a half on the other side of her. She was half a mile on the 4th December last, I was with the the Mission was left in possession. Lately years in the ship, I was on duty on the morning off when we starboarded. She was a 3 points on chief officer on the forecastic, when going out lease, pan out, and the question was of the 4th December, and noted all orden on our bow? She ought to have passed from one of port. I remember sighting a steamer which referred to the Taofal, whether it shou'd be the slate just as they were carl d out into two ship's length's astern had the not ported. turned out to be the Kungpat. The Ancona redeemed or purchased. He replied that it accordance with the teir graphic orders from the Cross-examined wrote a letter to the agents should be just as the owner saw fit, and left it to budget was in charge of the engines from here it was a kind of report, but not a complete I don't know how we were bearing. The Kungpat The parties to consult together, and decide on me the slip started until the colliton, description of the accident wrote the letter was half a point on starboard bow whep first what was best. This, then is the old decision, enter it to blog book, the engineer just after the affair. This is a copy of the letter sighted he was apparently close la to Quares sbat property can be purchi 1 by missionaries, is his log-book, I remember the order which I personally wrote to Mr. Woodin the Bay. She appeared nearly end on to if the parties are willing to be hoped this to go full speed astern, was about a minute agent. It contains the truth subject to alterations. saw little law may be applied to the still unsettled case before the collision heard the chi engineer (laughie? Some of the particulars are not true, after that we noticed her coming blood tes relayed over two years ago to the US Minister call to me down the skylight. It was, I think the bearings are not quite correct in my letter, our starboard baw, This was caused by us about half a minute before the ords to go:fall subsequently sent a different leuer to the agent, starboarding. She apparently ported about one --N. C. Daily News.
speed astern. I snnered, him at once. in which said "Seeing there was no room to point. I heard two blasts of our whistleT carried out the order to go full speed astern, paar altered any course." The feason for The Kungpal was about three points to star It took less changing, the course is not correctly stated inthis board at that time, I heard her give out blast and the euglace acted at once. than ten seconds to put the engine full speed feller, I wrote to the Directors of the P.&O. S. of her whistle. She was paying off rapidly to astern felt the shock of the cullion very Co.In London under date th December, 1889, starboard. About a minute afterwards sho verely,& minute and a ball'elapsed between This letter is not irte in all particulars. It varies struck us, nearly at right: angles, on our star the orders to go full speed astern and go from what I have said here. In most particulars board side, near the fore rigging. We starboarded ahead" again, were given. The order to go correct. The reason I gave in that letter before she ported." What is that fellcir
far my
not passing Inside the chief officer to me shortly before collision. ahead" was given about half a minute after the for, affering the course was not the true porting for; he'll be into us said the collision : 1 carried the order out at once. The reaSOD
under the bow, and saw, a Junk hanging on our engines and telegraph were in good order. Kungbat. With helm hard. I hoped to clear When she collided with us I bened shouts That thorning we had less steam than is usual the junk" for hoped "I should like to substitute with a ship at sea, so the engines were going latended," There is nothing else I see to correct stem by some of the light work astern. I noticed More The reason I now give for changing my course two men on her. The junks were standing easy,
across towards Kowloon, HERE is because I was afraid of hot having roum to pass inside the Kungal I don't know when Cross-examined-We had two men on look discovered that the reason, in the letter is out at the forecastle besides the chief officer and incorrecty: Tam under the Impression that did myself. They were Malays. As soon as tho to soon, after I had despatched the letter. I Kunghat bien har whistle ance. 1 observed have sitten no letter to the Agent or her pordig No one told tub Captain loput Directors correcting this letter,The state the position of the Kungful after she blew the ment in the answer to the patition, about the whistle once. I didn't think it my duty to give reason for altering the cutie, saol correct. Ipecial warming as the captain, although a altered the course half a point Because I thought collision was inevitable. I don't think the jun we would go too close to the land and not for the were close hauled. They were about throw polats
SHANTUNG, Ndizon
alex au fon (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
4th March, 1890
Mr. Stephens then, thanked the shareholders for the honor they had done him, and the pro- Ccpdings terminated, CHINESE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. The following article is translated from the As compared with the procedure of occidental courts of justice in criminal cases, that of Chinese courts is characterised by far greater severity in the method of eliciting evidence, Caps of persecution of native converts are well as in the forms of punishment inflicted on reported from the southern part of this province, convicted offenders. Torture is still employed but nothing very serious has occurred. While by Chinese magistrates to extort confessions the foreigners were absent om Taj-ku attending from prisoners of justice, Blows with the bamboo the arnal meeting, ore of the servants to the number of thousands in some cases, caught by the street watchman while emptying Scourgings of hundreds of cats, compressing soraething on the's reet, and was being canled of the temples with atring till the head is to the Yamen when a man interfered and rescued I have just learned on coming to, this city on the verge of bursting these are all him. The watchman had some grievance against (Ank'ie in Centrai Shantung) the particulars of considered useful means of obtainiig evidence the foreigners. These little things admonish the a raid on the magists te's yameo by a band of "Put man in the door," says the grim old foreigners to be careful. On the whole we are robbers, which took place a short time ago, adage, and you will get answers to everything. treated with great kindness by the people, and it The affair is similar to that reported by Viceroy The toitures now employed to extort a confession speaks well for the character of the Chinese that, and mentioned in your paper of the 31st are by no means limited to the boat. One of with all their préjudices against foreigners and January. About midnight the sphers, tep or
By Mr. Francis With 7. pressure, the the most severe is that of the timing:kta, their inability to appreciate the reasons for their dozen in number, presented themselves at Frame on which the sufferer in medeno kecel for living in the interior, they treat them with such the magistrate's door and demanded vilver, Kungpal's speed" would be about of knots, deset pos pals bige gil, pullar ikinasadya As the request was not immediately com revolutions's bout sixty-eight. I was not on deck at long periods with body and arms widely, dis kindness, tended aid all the weight coming on the knees, The assumed position of superiority which the plied with, two of the gangproceeded to all that morning. I had no order from the bridge la some cases a pole being laid on the hamstrings foreigners naturally take is not calculated to call and the official, while third-threatened to Stend by The chief, gave me the order An which men are ordered to stand, in order to out it is heat to the Chinese character. If we bim with instant death if their demand paying Look out Thompson, there's going to About Balf a minute later the jocrcase the pain, The ankles are also some were compelled 10throp ourselves on the was not granted. An elderly member of the be a mai Iimes broken by trpeated blows of a club generosity of the people and appeal to their ba; dahen came up and diviuaded the executioner order to go astern came I don't remember The whole system is considered by foreigners better nature we should doubtless find very from his purpose, but told the official that he in gave the log-slate to the Chief. It was a1 an enormity, and a reproach to civilised much more in them to admire than we now do could not save his life if he did not tell where taken out of my room about three weeks after nation, and its continued existence in China is ! The welter was goes overtaken by a rain storm") the silver was. This bad the desired effect, and the collision, I heard about the photographs of