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THE HỌNGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1891.
THE word "handicap" is a corruption of the term "Hand-in-cap. used from the drawing of lots, for politon, out of a bat'or cap.
We hear that Mr. J. Prior Sebi, late of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha Co., has been appolated chief officer of the Bun Hing Line steamer Cheng Rys Ting,
THE Special Features of this Pure Cham-"IF you can't afford fancy penwipers, stick Your pens into a raw potato," says a writer who is evidently uninformed on the price of potatoes in Hongkong this winter.
rat.Its entire freedom from the usual sugar candy, ect., consequently it is fresher, cleaner, and more wholesome" than the LiguruṛEd champagnes.
THE American tragedian Mr. Geo. Milo, who is 2nd-11s Delicacy, due to the first pressingen clever actor by all accounts, will appear here 'only of the grapes used: the later pressings with his Shakesperean company on or about
make the wine rough and coarse, and necessitate | March fat.. Fuller particular later on the use of liqueur,
3rd.is Natural Dryness, which is not aggresive,
making it more appetizing than satisfying.
4h. No liqueur being added, the process of re-corking is very rapidly affected, so avolding the large loss of carbonic acid gas-the most valuable property of Champagne.
Champagne should always be drunk cold; but to hall freeze a light, delicate wine by putting it into an ice-pail for the best part of an hour, is to destroy all its fine vinous properties.
Io former years, when heavily Liqueured Champagnes were alone obtainable, à good freezing was necessary to hide the nauseous sweetness of a ten per cent. dose of sugar-candy and alcohol; but consuimera now demand a wine free from unnatural sweetness of alcohol-a sparkling vintage which can be taken freely at lancheon or dinner, and which will improve, rather than destroy, the appetite.
Tux census announcemeat that there are 140 religious bodies in the United States, exclusive of many independent congregations, will, says writer in the Providence Journal, be received whose knowledge of die by most people.
different sects not embrace more than a dezen or twenty at the most. In the list as disclosed by the pre- Himinary bulletin issued by the Census Bureau from Washington are the General Six-Principle Baptists, the Schwerkfeldians, the Theosoph ical Society, the Life and Advent Union, and others which to a majority of people will be entirely new,
With 140 creeds formally adopted and many independent organiza long" with their own nati na besides, the task dred. If only the more numerous denominations of those who favor church union is difficult in existed he labor of effecting a anion of churches with regard to polity and the more essential doctors might be easier, but what shall be anid when a hundred little desominations, sturdy to their beliefs and custome, are in the field, loth to give them up..
Re-examined.Mr. James fully concurred in my opinions.
JENSON'S company, said to be prestigitateurs of TRX mines of the world, ways the Kromomisi I do not consider myself an expert in ship-build the bow, two at the starboard bilge, and three at by the way the calls upon shareholders have |-iho-A-1 class, aro-- expected-here-from-the--Francaise lo-the-year-1883-produced-of-metriying-and-ship-construction; bar-l-know-a-good-the part bilge. The plate of the starboard bilge been met. There were over $14000 of chile
Philippines early in April.
of all kinds, of coal, salt and petroleum, a grand deal more than some, and a good deal less than which were taken out would be about amidships; unpaid at the end of the year, and the amount total of 508,939,000 tons, with a value of others. Ishould say Messis, Anderson and Burnie partly in the boller space and partly fa the fore-owing from the final call was reduced by $3,000 $1.776,000,000. To this vast sum coals con would naturally know more about such matters held. I saw both Captains Anderson and Burnle owing to the shares which it was incumbent tributed almost $700,000,000, or about 40 per than I de, from the positions they hold. It was the looking into that place into the interior of the on the Board, to declare forfeited. Owing to cent, while the entire value of the gold and first survey I ever made, but I have seen ship. What they observed was from the autalite this cause, and by reason of the diminished silver products was but $250,000,000.
several ships under construction and understand of the ship. Whilst the ship was laid at carnings of the Hotel, we are left, at a critical any form at the Court of Survey. We examined spoke to me and handed me kis card, He stood speedily to raise money, if the business is to be the business. Mr. Wagner never assisted in Wanchai Captain Anderson came on board. He
time, short of funds, and something must be done the special Anderson and Durnic and I did notice one defect
defects alleged hy Mesars, at the tween decks and looked down the boller energetically pushed, as your Directors feel it space. That was as near as he got to the bot ought to be. A finanical proposal was inade to com complained of by them which had been renewed, tom, I think we came out of Aberdeen the Land Investment Company lately, but I It was the breast hook and two angle-ireas on
Dock on the aand or 3rd November, 1889: regret to say within the last day ap unfavourable the fore side of the blukhend that appeared to I went to the office of the Colonial Secretary to answer has been received, and new steps be new. The upper deck stringer-p'ate was inquire if I could go to Canton on the night of in other directions will have to be taken. pointed out by them as being defective and I found that a new plate had been added to the had been sent in. They told me they had so that a working quorum may be always 26th November. The papers, I understood. Another condition necessary to success is that the vacancies on the Board of Directors.be.Giled, old one. The breast-book might have been not got the license. I went again to the office done whilst she was runding and also the angle. at a p.m. on the 26th and they told me the obtainable, which has by no means been the frons on the collision bulkhead, but it is highly license was detained. I did not go to Canton case during the difficult year we have gone improbable. The main deck stri ger plate that night. We got the certificate on the 4th through, Many important points are awaiting could not possibly have been so done I think December. We sailed for Canton on the 27th consideration and settlement for instance, filters could be working on board between the November with twelve passengers and cargo, negotiations have been opened with the Tram dates of 27th November and the sth December. We continued running until we got the pas. way Company for a continuous service of trams 1889
senger certificate. We were not in dock from early morning until late at night, and if this between the 37th November and the 6th Dec..
can be successfully arranged, the results to the or yet laid up in any way. On the 6th Decem Hotel will be extremely beneficini,but all depends ber we carried 185 passangers. That was our first voyage with the passenger certifiate. We management of the Hotel. Again, your Com
upon the energy. and' spirit thrown into the
we running the whole time between the 6th and pany received from. Mr. Findlay Smith a legal the 20th December.
The sundry repairs, as
#greement executed by himself and the Tramway noted on the bill produced of Kwong Hep Loong, Company, whereby the latter covenants to supply were accomplished whilst we inid in Hongkong, to
to the Hotel water to the extent of 5000 gallons generally from the Saturday to the Sunday night day in exchange for certain land upon which On the 3rd February, 1889, the ship ran shore on Tang-chow' taland during a fog.
the Engine House of the Tramway Co. is partly built. For some months past na water has been The Court of Survey released the versel on received mar has any redrem been obtained, as the 18th and we came out of dock on the 19th the Tramway Co. affirms that the agreement is February. We were going about four knots at vold, Mr. Findlay Smith having acted nitra the time of running ashore. We damaged the wires. This is a matter of great importance stem and five plates on either side. The ship which wil net bear trifling with. Therefore, was detained for an hour to ascertain if we were the necessity of a strong Board of Directors will making water, and finding we were not, I came back to Hongkong at half-speed. The collision
be seen, but in order to overcome the difficulty of electing gentlemen on the spur of the moment, bulkhead prevented the ship making water. We I propose merely to
pass the report and accounts now, and when that is done to ask you damaged in the least. The cargo was discharged and the vessel afterwards west into deck. The
to elect a Committee of leading shareholders for repairs cost about $7,000. It was a pretty
the purpose of choosing Directors and obtaining their consent to act, also to confer with the.. serious accident.
present Board upon other matters, and then adjourn this meeting to a convenient date. I can't say the report is as cheery as it might be, but we have reason to believe that the business during the coming summer season will be far superior to anything before.
ST. PETER'S SEAMEN'S CHURCH The Mission steam-launch Day Spring will call alongside vessels hoisting code pennant C between 9 and 10.30 K.m. on Sunday to convey men ashors to the 11 o'clock service, returning about 12.30. MR. O. N. DrNNV. well-known as contul-general for the United States at Shanghal and as Adviser to the King of Kores, arrived here this morning from Skarghal by the German mill steamer Bayern. Mr. Denny is booked through to Part Sald.
THE .Papal Income for 1891 is estimated at 7,000.000, and the expenses at 7 200,000f. How his Holiness is to make up that debit balance of 200,000 francs is the question that is now agitating the minds of the representative of Peter the Fisherman and his Cardinals.
By his lordabip-i am not aware of any particular repairs between the 5th December and the time of the Survey: A notice was given on the 30th January to stop the ship, and between that datend the cth February when the Court of Survey sat, I am not aware of anything being done to the sh p.
Nos. 22 & 24, QUEEN'S. ROAD CENTRAL AT the Legislative Council meeting on Monday. Alexandring from Fill for Marshall Isiands on Pass Rumsey, and Messrs. Latrd and James; bad a cargo of, salt at the time and it was not
Hongkong, roth February, 1891.
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Financial Minutes.
Second reading of the Bill entitled "An Ordinance for the Naturalization of Edward Joan Max Paquin."
To consider the Jury List for the current year. JOHNNY SHERIDAN, about the cleverest all. round artists that has over visited the Far East, proposes to pay Hongkong another lalt in June. In addition to Gracie Whiteford, the queen of sonbrettes, Imano and Robertson, Mr. Sheridan will bring a really good company, and hapes to merit the support of the play-going public of Hongkong, Shanghai and the Japanese ports.
We hold over nur Training Notes" and "An Old Sportman's ""Sporting Gossip" untļi Monday, The "Eva" ponies are ander orders to gallop to-morrow forenoon, and by some process which the Clerk of the
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We continue'to supply large bottles 'as beretofore, free of Extra Chargs, to those of our Customers who prefer to have them to the ordinary size.
COAST PORT ORDERS, whenever practicable, are despatched by first steamer leaving after receipt of order.
a British colony is to be desecrated by trying the respective merits of Chinese race-pooles, with an eagle eye to filthy lucre.
BRETHREN," said the reverend passenger on board the Canton steamer who picked up three aces before the draw, "when I ask you to chip in for the heathen I do not wish you to take my words literally, as you have heretofore done. heathen circles but as I have two small pairs The chips are not legal tender in extreme
this time, I really should like to risk-the com- sequences and have a little flutter, He saw them badly.
A GERMAN squadron consisting of the Leipzig, 1,800 tons, Sophie, 3,400 tons, and Alexandrine, 3.200 tons, arrived in port from the Marshall fstands this morning. A cable despatch to Australia of the 4h ulimo, which we pablished in our issue of the 4th instant, throws some light upon the sudden appearance here of the above. named German vessels of war. The cablegram runs thus: It is reported that Germany has Annexed the Marshall Islands, in the South Pacific. The departure of the German warship Christmas Day was mentioned in our yesterday's issue and it is more than likely that the vesicl was commissioned to annex the Islands, which have for some time past been under German protection. The Alexandřine, It will be remem bered, vialted Sydney recently, and left in com. pany with the German flagship Lafprig, Admiral Valola, and the cruiser Sophis. The three ships afterwards turned up at Wellington and these parted company, the Altrandriss heing ordered to Marshall Islands and the Caroline group, and the Leipzig and Sophie to Samoa and Tonga, respectively. The Marshall Islands situated in lat, as deg, south, long 150 deg, west, are some 154 square miles in area and have a population of t0,700. The principel island of the group ir Jalait, where the German Plantation Company has a station. General Brandeja is believed to the Germans aromissioner in the group. Jaluit, it will be remembered, was the island on which King Malletos was helii in subjection by the Germnas after bis return from exile."
SUPREME COURT.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before Sir James Russell, Chief Justice, and a Special Jury.) February 14th.
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David Todd, chief engineer of the steamer Phra Nang, of the Scottish Oriental Company, aid-1 WAS д member ať. the Court of Survey that sat upon the Pasig, At that time was chief engineer of the C. P. R. steamer Batavia. I remember the 5th February, 1889, when the Court of Survey first sat. I remember Mesurs Anderson and Burnie being examined. I remember the Court adjourned on the afternoon of the 6th and we went on board the We examinedher thoroughly, together with Comdr. We began forward and examined all the frames and finished that part of the ship at the collision bulkhead. We hammered that thoroughly and afterwards we bored several holes in the plates. We left the fore-peak at that time for the purpose of having it filled with water. A quantity of cement was ordered away, and then we went into the boiler room, examining all the flooring plates with hammer tests. found several plates had been renewed about 6ft port and starboard of the centre of the ship. Their condition was fairly good and serviceable. We, next examined the coal bunkers and each frame and found part of the bunker plates had been renewed. We ordered the coal to be removed and found that part in good condition. We examined the engine-room ceiling and found it in a fair state. The engine-root.. bulkhead on the starboard side war found a little defective in one part, knocked my hammer through it. The rest of the bulkhead was in fair condition. The condi- tion of the bulkhead was quite strong enough to resist water. We afterwards went to the ship's bottom, where the ballar had been removed, and we found several of the reverse bars had been We examined the after-hold as far as we could reduced in strength and in some parts doubled, and found everything quite satisfactory. We afterwards went into the main-hold and ordered the ballast in the after-hold to be removed where it bad not been examined. In the main hold we examined all the frames and at the same time the collision bulkhead, which had filled with water. It leaked at one bolt, but the leakage in no way affected the worthiness of the ship, Next day we'examined all the places where the cement had been removed, and found that in no part had the iron deteriated In the main hold. We examined the after-hold and found it in good condition. We examined the 'tween decks and all the stringer and tle-plates. We found that they had been renewed in some The special Jurors were:-Mesars. S. W. Coxon, places and I think they were quite serviceable. H. W. Dick, R. K: Leigh, G. Sharpe, A. Shelton We selected a few of the worst corroded plates Hooper, E. W. Mitchell and G. Stewart,
and bad them drilled and cut, and found them all Commander R. Murray Rumsey, R.N., quite strong enough for the requirements of that Harbour-master, recalled, said-A thick scale trade. The cement was cleared out from under the of rust does not in my opinion depreciate boilers and we found everything well and strong, the iron. The kecisou and Intercostals the cement strongly adhering to the fron. We seemed to be in a good condition and fairly afterwards went all round the ship again, one of good where seen, except one of the latter senrus taking notes. That was on the morning of the boilers. Five intercostals had been renewed the third day. I did not see her in dock and in the boller space, I did not see them renewed, never saw the outside of her, bottam. but they looked much better than the others. general conclusion I came to was that she was The Three claws had been renewed under the boilers, quite fit for any service on the coast of China, Where the new plate was fixed on to the old Cross-examined-The plates at the side were plate, the latter appeared to be good, The thoroughly scaled and scraped. I consider a claws generally, were in fairly good condition, thickness of 3/16 of an inch was quite strong with the exception of the one I have mentioned. enough. The thickness of plates for the hold I examined the main and reverse frames in that should consider thick enough if they were portion of the ship and found them in the fore- of an inch, In some places those plates An impecunious Georgia editor gives went to the hold, examined in nine places under the cement, were found 5/16 thick. I have no reason following:
think that Messrs. Anderson and Burnie made an incorrect report, except that they were carried away by their own ideal, I confined my attention to no particular part; it was general. I would think a/16 quite thick enough for the plates of the hull of such a ship. A plate at the stem would not be strong enough if only 3/16 thick I should say 6/16 would be ample for a ralulmura below the water line, or below the main deck. Above the mala deck 4/16 would be ample. 1 the ship. We filled the fore-peak to the level Am not in a position to speak of the bottom of of the hatch with water.
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HONGKONG SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1891.
TELEGRAMS.
ARMY ESTIMATES..
LONDON, February 13th, The Army Estimates show a decreaám of £290,000.
THE DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER BILL. The Bill has passed a second, reading by a majority of forty-seven,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
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It is hoped to repeat "The Gondollers" on Wednesday next.
MADAME PATLY intends giving a concert in Hongkong on March 12th.
THE P.&O. S. N, Co.'s steamer Tokerais latt Bombay on the 1ath Inst. for this port.
To Tuberculosis Physicians: Go alow, gentle. man, Too many Koch's spoll the broth.
On Monday next Mr. J. W. Boyd, of the Hong, kong and Whampos Dock Company, will read paper on Repairs to the Machinery and Boilers of mod m Steamships" at special meeting of the Institution of Engineers and Shipuilders of Hongkong. Let Hangkong Lourish.
Shanghai Bank will meet in battle array at the "the Happy Valley next Monday afternoon, under Association rules. The game will start at 430 p.m., and the Club representatives (D. V.) will be-Hallward, Armstrong, full backs, Ezekiel, E, W. Maitland, and another player whose name we have vainly tiled to make out, as half-backs; and Slade, Croker, Gedge, Atkinson, Marshall, forward's.
ACCORDING to the last report of the Secretary of the United States Navy, "when all the ships now authorized are completed, excluding those which by the process of decay and the operation of law will by that date have been condemned." the American Navy "will comprise armoured vessels, of which but 3 are battle-ships, and 31 unarmoured." The others are England, 76 armoured, 291 unarmoured; France, 57 armoured, 203 unarmoured; Germany, 40 armoured, 65 onarmoured; Russia, 49 armoured, '95 unarm oured.
Ring, happy hells, acron the snow!
Ring in the Jovial time and free Blug in the cash that's due to ma-. Ring out the many debts I owe.
KWOK TOK V, THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
The heating of this suit was resumed this morning.
Mr. E. Roblason, instructed by Messrs. Cald. well and Wilkinson, was for the plaintiff, and the Attorney-General (Mr. W. M. Goodman) appeared In person. Mr. J. J. Francia, Q.^,Instructed by Messrs. Wotton and Deacon, watched the cas on behall of the Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Company.
and found them in excellent condition, 28 elsa the plating, Some reverse frames were defected, but where so that they had been doubled. To the after-hold the same remarks would apply. The plating shore the main We can sympathise with our colleag etape deck was cut through in five places on cially in that touching reference to ringing in the port side and two places on the starboard the cash that is due to me." Jones of Arkansaw side, atlecting, apparently, the worst places. On was a good man, ss everybody knows, and be the starboard side we found one place of an had only one failing. He was slow in "ante-ing inch, and the other 3-6th. The latter plate was up." There is a goodly crowd of Joneses, back selected as being the worst on that side of the sliding subscribers in the Hongkong Telegraph, ship. The result of the testing proved that they were good and servsonable. On the port side IN the Bicycla wapinschaw that took place this the pistes were found to be 5-16th. of an inch in afternoon, the redoubtable Collingwood won the thickness and were in good condition On the port first heat very cleverly from C. Aitken and Deal-wide forward the plate was dillled and hammered aan, in the capital time of 1 min. 25-2/5th saca severely, it bring thin, From the position of The second heat resulted in favor of that athletic the plate I could not say whether it had been phenomenon Sample, who very cleverly disposed worn by the chain or the anchor. With regard of Rivers and Jackson in s min. 25 secs. The to the plating above the load fine it was good. final was a clinking race, but Sampla proyed too With regard to the butt straps on the keel much for Collingwood, and won, grand race in they were found in good condition and 1.741, with Rivers an excellent fbird. The next serviceable, The ken! p'ates I considered time the Bicycle Club has a match on, if the satisfactory. On the wind and water line Secretary will give us due nocleo, we shall be we drilled thirteen holes in the starboard only too glad to send a special artist down, to and fifteen holes in the port side. The result take stock of the show,
was that, with the exception of one plate aft, the whole was found in excellent condition. Under A BLUSHING young creature went the other day the boller space we found several places where into a Brisbane chemist's shop, which shall he new cament had been added to the old cement, tooth-brush. The shop was crowded, so the plating in the hold when uncovered was found suave young man bebind the counter indi in particularly good condition. The Court of cated a box with about two dozen brushes Survey found it unnecessary to take up all the in it. Then there was a long interval which cement in the ship. There had been two angle was brokes at last by freak young rescatres added to the colliston bulkhead, apparently that stated: "Oh, I've tried them all, ples, to gagikes or stiffenit. Ja the Court of Survey And she was quite surprised to see how mad the Mr. Francis the H. C. and M. S. Co. and and I like this one the beat. How much is it the Crown Solleiter represented the fovernment, suave young man became, and how another Masgrs. Caldwell and Mr. Robinson represented woman, who also wanted a toothbrush backed the war. out saying that she would call again is about 18 months.
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Re-examined-I do not know Lloyd's rules for the thickness of a keel-streak. For a ship in the river service 3/16 would be quite thick enough for plates above the main deck. I am aware there sie Lloyd's sales for river steamers. I have heard that Messrs. Anderson and Burnie are Lloyd's surveyors.
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Wagner was present during the repairs in Kow a passenger license for three months. Mr. loon Dock in 1889.
wards one of nine months and since then we Re-examined-We had a yearly license, after only have had three months licenses. Mr. Wagner told me that he had reduced the length of time from one year to nine months, because had not a chance of being cleared out. We wwere running the ship too hard and the boiler used to make three trips to Canton and one trip to Macao every week at that time.
By his lordship-No material work was ever accomplished whilst the ship was running. The angle irons
stiffen the collision bulkhead were put in whilst at Aberdeen Deck. I got notice of the Court of Survey on the 31st January, 1889. Nothing was done between that date and the day the Court commenced their survey. I saw Mr. Wagner several times on board the ship whilst at Aberdeen Dock.
Mr. Mehta said he took a strong exception to the vast sum expended under the headings "charges" (which was quite incomprehensible to him), salaries,coolie hire," and
Cross-examined-I cannot say how much money was expended on her in 1887. There was between $15,000 to $20,000 spent in 1888, Between the 37th November and the time of the sitting of the Court of Survey no extensive repairs were made. The breast-book was put in whilst in Aberdeen Dock. Several of the stringer plates were doubled whilst at Wanchal in TRRS. There were not any plates taken out, whilst she was undergoing reoairs in the dock after the
wages." He would like to know whether the accident, owing to their being thin. The plates Board considered the business of the taken out were not measured by me. We have Company 'justified such a large outlay ina repert bore upon the face of it a flat dealal-It general expenses. He considered that the
was not justifiable in the circumstances. It was. very unfortunate that the Company had been proved a dead loss to the Company. He hoped saddled with the rent of Craigieburn, which had the Directors would think overthe present position of the Company and cut down expenses consider himself a most energetic Director (bear, bear), ably. Mr. Anderson, when on the Board proved and no hoped some efforts would be made to get him to rejoin the Board. He might also suggest that Mr. Findlay Smith be approached in respect. to the reduction of interest on his account against the Company. The awkward turn in the Company's offiirs might be made the basis of the plea The property was taken over at a very high valuation and there could be but little doubt that he had made a good deal out of the business. In the Company's prospectus, too, the favestors were given to understand that the concern would easily pay its way, They were promised a bowling alley and four shops on the basement floor. Why these promises had not been fulfilled (hear, bear) it was for the Board to say. The Company launched out in too extravagant a manner, and the supply for the public had been in excess of the demand. It had expended every cent of its capital of $265,0:0, and was now in debt. Com- plaints had been loud with reference to exorbi reduced of late. It was necessary that the scale of tant charges, which he understood had been charges should be moderate, for it must be borne neighbourhood and the opposition of the hotels in mind that there was an opposition hotel in the in the city itself. He hoped the Board would endeavour to persuade the Tramway Company to reduce its fazes, which were suited only to the means of the aristocracy of Hongkong-not to me sent extortionate fares would result in advantage the masses. He thought a reduction of the pre- to both companies. Another thing he thought the Directors should not lose sight of and that was the proper advertisement of the Hotel-that was a very important matter. He would suggest that a free library and reading room be provided on the Company's premises
By a juror On whose behalf did Captains Anderson and Burnle go on board the ship whilst at Wanchai?
have done repairs on the Pasig at times for the Witness-I cannot say. Chan Kin, said-1
owner and have been paid by film.
the account, and by direction of his lordship the At this point the Attorney-General admitted further examination of the witness was dispensed with.
Engineering shop, said his firm executed repairs Chay Mun Tong, master of the Tung Shing to the Parig in 1886.
to the expenses laid out on the Pasig and her A Juror -We are quite satisfied, my lord, as. detention, what we want is the case for the defence. We want to know what the defence in. The Attorney-General then made his opening address, in the course of which be pointed out Governor had reasonable and probable causen that the Jary had to decide whether the for the detention of the Farg. He read saveral letters written by Mr. Thomas Arnold, Mr. E. Mackintosh, and the Colonial Secretary with the object of showing that the Governor was fully justified in the course ha took. Is one of their letters Messis. 7. Arnold and E. Mackintosh contended that the Court. of Survey was not legally constituted, there being nostipendiary magistrate on the Court, and they denied all liability in respect to the action taken by the Governor, owing to the fact that the Court of Survey was held too late to prove the intervening time, repaired. He admitted that defective state of the bull which was, in the
The Chairman In reply said that it was difficult to answer each proposal separately. The
even if the jury found that the ship was in a safe started everything was "booming here, and they the Pasig was detained for 12 days, but con- Directors were doing their best, and it shou'd tended that the detention was justliables and not be forgotten that when the Company was
hable cause" for the delay, which had set in since that time. The lack of condition, still there was "reasonable and pro- could not foresee the unexpected depression
Monday,
At this point the Court adjourned-us:
THE PEAK HOTEL AND TRADING
COMPANY, LIMITED,
Mr. Wicking A kind of club at the Peak? Mr. Mehta-You, just so. I wish it to be understood that I have every confidence in the evincing anything but antagonism to those who Board and hope my remarks will be taken as
constituta if.
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nameless, and stated that she hungered after a We found it all good, bock new and old. The to the vessel by the Kwong Hep Loong shop, Skeels, W. whi, H. La Denove, A. that the business of the Company is carried on
Wheeley (Secretary).
The Secretary-It should not be forgotten In two houses. He then read ■ detalled state. ment of the charges,” sa
Mr. Wicklog thought that Mr. Findlay Smith should be held responsible for any deficiency in the should be added by the Secretary, he should live water supply and that Mr. Thomas, the Manager, on the premises. He knew the present Secretary.
funds prevented the Company from launching out in the trading lines that, however, would doubtless come la time. The Hotel had been beginning, and they opened the new wing Just running in hand to mouth" style from the
By his lordship-Mr. Ramsey was my super-
a view to keeping the business on, intendent engineer in the C. P. R. Company.
He joined with the last speaker in the hope The second ordinary yearly meeting of share that Mr. Anderson would rejoin the Board, as member of the Court of Survey. He in no way at the Hongkong Hatel to-day for the purpose. He in no way biassed my opinion when I was a holders in the above named Company was held he was a very desirable man to assist in the intimated or pointed out to me or any other of receiving the Report of the Directors, with a Mr. Findlay Smith would not be likely to reduce direction of the Co's affairs. He was afraid that member of the Court what part of the ship to statement of accounts to December 31st, 1890, the leterest on the money, now due him. As to examine. I went there quite unblassed.
There were present:-Mesurs, P. Ryne (Chair the charges, he was of opinion that they might I joined her in June, 1887, after she came out of Judd, J. A. F. de Sonnaville (Directors)
J. W. Stavers said-I am captain of the Pasig, man), N, J. Eds, C. Ewens, J. B. Coughirie, W be reduced with advantage, the Kowloon Dock. I discovered what was done Wicking, R. M.
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when she was orcihauled from September to
Clifford, Chong Mal, and J. November, 1888. The work was done under my supervision. The Government Surveyor called been in your hands for. some
The Chairman Gentlemen, the report havin on board several times. Captain Burnie waK ON
will board three times. I went to Aberdeen Dock Directors regret to show at the close of the with your permission, takes it as read. Your with the ship early in November. At that time year balance on the wrong side of the entirely fiulshed. I and the chief engineer were the contract of Kwang Hep Loong was not accounts, but it in freely admitted that 1890 was by the ship all the time whilst la dock. Captains for most people in the
very disastrous year for many, and unfortunate Burnle and Andersos came twice to the ship perity of our enterprise the Peak Hotel is and as the pro Cross-examinedThe application was (or sa together whilst there. On the first occasion closely Identified and dependent upon that of the ardinary certificate, and as lay # know the they went under the ship's bottom and round Colony, its misfortunes must be traced largely to Governor was never asked. There was no wrongfal the ship. They did not come on board. I the hard times we have been passing through THE charge of stealing a dog's collar, brought detention under Section of Ordinance 8 1879 spoke in them. They marked some plates The earnings of the Bar and Restaurant at the Mr. Wicking continuing, sald the redue by Mr. William Legge, broker, of Robinsonam aware that the Pasig ram fato a rock they recommended to come out. They marked Gap haye not amounted to anything like what tion of Tram lares should be brought about Road, against his house-boy Mak San, has been in March, 1869, and had to undergo some repairs, six plates and I had them taken out. They was expected, whilst the few boarders at guasked, for reasons that have not been divalged, I do not know whether she underwent extensive
As soon as possible. It should be possible to It would be interesting to learn why the sharge repairs or not. I do not know if Mr. Wagner marked and bored. Captains Anderson and
were the same plates that Mr. Wagner had "Craigieburn were a source of less instead of tiffie as cheaply at the Peak as in the city, but was ever indged, if the prosecutor intended with want, but the probability is that he did, he being Burnie marked about three more, but they ment is the general state of affairs appears to question."
profi to the Company. However, an improve with the prevalling fares that was out of the drawing at the last moment. The magistrates the Marine Surveyor, I do not know if the are no doubt well paid for performing the duties crentually had only a tares months' certificate consider it necessary. They were then sent time a beautiful and convenient building, filed adoption of the report and accounts, which Mr.
were not taken put, because Mr. Wagner did not | have set in, and so we have now for the first
question has then formally moved the of censors in such matters, but that is no reason I know she has a passenger certificate now for to go on board H.M.S. Leander, which up in the best and most complete manner, and Bala seconded, and it was carried unsminously.
place were the plates had been taken out, most caterer without a rival your Directors thick that, E. S. Kelly H. Wicking and C. Ewens we É was in East
Upon the motion of Mr. Coughine, seconded.
particular to the forepeak. I neftherinvited them granted certain conditions, there is no reason appointed as a Special Commities to assist the or yet objected to them coming to the ship. The why the incoming tide of prosperity, should not Board in the direction of the Company's affairs. holds had at that time been thoroughly scaled flow in our direction, The Conditions: alade. The appointment of Mr. W. Dick to, the
as panties of the plates takes on Was One On Vans Directors have insen gratily disappointed and the meeting adjourned for a fostalgist, and painted, but the fore-peak was not duished. to are readily apparent aber reading the report, Board, vis Mr. Ede, resigned, was confirmed,
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not wish to do so, but he thought a secretary could be found who would be only to glad to live to the Company if he were either Secretary or there. Mr. Anderson would be an invaluable aid Manager-in-chief, residing on the premises.
The Chairman-I agree, but he would be an expensive addition, miten
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THE widow of Gibres, the celebrated French hatter, after whom crush-hats were named, died recently at Versailles. It was she who measured the heads of her customers. She said that M.
Louis Phillippe, except the Duc d'Aumale, had kind, and we think that a very strong expression repaired in 1876, but do not know any small heads, Napoleon III did not need a big of opinion from the Bench was called for, The thing about it personally. It is quite possible at. Of all Gibres castomers Victor Hugo and house-boy, who has been badgered about from that during our examination we might have come the Duc de Praslin, who murdered his wife, had pillar to post for dearly a week, has possibly a across the frames that had been put in at that the Bargest heads, Louts, Kossuth and Cesar very good claim to damages for malicious time, but this highly improbable they Carour had very large and high hands, Bran prosecution,
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