Intimations.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK &
CO., LIMITED.
DISPENSING CHEMISTS.
h.
WHOLESALE and MANUFACTURING
CHEMISTS and DRUGGISTS, AERATED
WATER MANUFACTURERS, WINE
and SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
82501
&
WE have the pleaspire to announce that this Company, formed and registered in Hongkong, has taken over the Businesses hitherto carried
on here and elsewhere by Messrs. DAKIN BROS, -OF CHINA, LIMITED, and Mesurs, CRUICKSHANK & Co., LIMITED, together with all ASSETS and
LIABILITIES.
The support hitherto given to the late Firms will, we trust, be continued to us.
THE HONGKONG TELEGIPH, FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1892.
he Honghong Celeguaph.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1891,
TELEGRAMS.
́ ́ CHOLERA 'IN RUSSIA.
LONDON, July 6th. Cholera in reported to be spreading in Russia,
MR.. GLADSTONE AND HOME RULE. The Right Hon'ble W. E. Gladstone, speak- ing at Dalkeith, said that if Scotland, after mature reflection, demands Home Rule, it must be obtained, for it is her right, se also is the disestablishment of the Church.
GENERAL ELECTION.
July 13th. The Tories have gained fourteen, the Uolonists seven and the Liberais forty-six seats, THE PROSECUTION OF THE BROWNS.
#
is
To the
courses,
and
by
N.W. by, W. the ship's head was never N.E."
NAN Basil, Malay seaman of the Haißkong, stated went on the look-out at 5 am." It was dark and foggy. (Witness ordered ent of court as being quite unrellable in his evidenes.)
Two coloured quarter masters were also declared but knew next to nothing.
Arthur T. Coleman, third officer, said- hold a master's certificate. I left the deck at mid
night. Between to and from. I took a star, and at to pum. for laittude. The pole star taken at ro p.m. put us 17 miles from Omasaki. The range of that light Is 19 miles. Called the Captain at midnight. The chart I saw on the ship was on a smaller scale than the one produced. Sept results of my neon observations to the chief
officer and Captain.
chrono-
To Cant. Woolwood-We rated meters about four days prior to the accident. Took asimuths with Sir W. Thompson's com pass, using the waimuth me. The patent log showed an average of o knots. On the quadrantal points there is a difference between the standard and steering compars. At mid- night hove the hand log and found her golog 8.4 to 8.5. Sometimes the patent log is plus and sometimes It is minus.
Ar the Magistracy to-day a coolle was sent attachment, for $2,607 balance of money due for and to try to send a "wire" to. Yoko rol for fourteen days by Com, Hastings advances on cargo and for telegrams in connec hams. About an hour after this a steam she towed stealing from the City Hall Theatre a towel, ikion with defendant's ships. Mr. Leach watched launch came Insight mad profity of the Stanley Opera Companythe case
case on behalf of the New Oriental Bank, the boats, except the one containing my carpenter. Many other articles of greater are said to have been stelen bat caprot be tracebelongings plafate Zambest, whose cargo and self and the chief engineer, to a fshing village
wished to attach
called Wagak. I remained with the chief Mr. Francis stated that the writ was issued on engineer on board the ship till the water was up Tan Saigon rice trade la doing remarkably' June 6th, under sec. 8a of the code, cap. 13. and to the deck on the lee side (starboard side). Ship this year. Millers report that more rice but the same date the usual affidarit was filed, heving listed 15 degrees we then got into the gone to Europe thas in any previous year singand advertisements published. The garalshees beat and fald off for about two hours. It then the part was opened. Most of the rice mllers Capt. Edwards of the Zambest and Capt. came on to blaw from the N.W. In heary squalls have now the electric light, and Messrs. Howar:fraylor of the Palmas, but as was shown so wa left the ship and west round to the bar Erskine & Co., of Singapore, have just completezhat the latter steamer was chartered and not bour. Came out again about s found a 400-light Installation in a large mill. bwned by defendant, and that there was on the ship heeled over about 30 degrees, and the board no property belonging to defendant, sea washing over the after deck. We aayed IT would be well were the Water Falles to kesit was not detained. Pialatiife had made what we could and left her about 5 p.m. Went 12 eye the cargo-boatmen who land sheendrances against cargoes, chiefly of coal, and out with chiel officer next morning and found steamers comlaz in from the North, for thhad also advanced money for telegrams in ber rather more settled down, and at about oam a tug-boat came down (a "wire "having been at shocking brutality is constantly practiceconnection with defendant's line of Steamers to an dozens of ̈*: muttons, both in transferrin Portland, Oregon; plaintiffs had received on despatched to Yokohama) with Lloyd's Surveyor them from the steamers to the cargo-boats anbehalf of defendant money for coal sold, but not on board. I went on bound with him and from the latter to the shore. If a few of the mufficient to cover the claim. No appearance inspected the ship and decided to sell the ship Crest are brought to Justice and a sharp watchas entered by defendant in answer to the by auction as early as possible as there was no on the butcher fraternity is maintained a greaclaim.
chance of getting her off. Handed ship over to deel of wanton brutality will be obviated. Thet. His Lordship Is he the actual owner of the Japanese authorities who promised to look after traders (chiefly German) that should be watched Mr. Frands-te la registered owner of sixty- there are the Pakhet, Holhow and Halphonship?
her, and i, with the crew, left for Yelechama, To the Court-1 have made a místalze: The for It often happens that they discharge Hive piggfour sixty-fourth shares.
bearings giren were magnetic, the courses given them up in het oo the cargo-bualmen to pile His Lordship But there is a mortgage, are compass dent--I produce the chart in use them up their boats Eve and six tiers highhere not? the consequence belog that many of the hogs in Mr. Francis said there was, but that would at the time of the accident. I also produce the the lower ders are fairly suffocated. But theybe dealt with by and by. Finintiff had attached log book. The log was written up the morning are, of course, lilled (estuck") to save thefood tons of coal on board the ship, which he after the casualty. It was copled from the deck for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals inged the marshal of the Admiralty Court said he tion were made each time we altered the courts. hacon. What pilce for a branch of the Seeletunderstood was not included in the mortgage, log-book produced. The corrections for devia Hongkong? It is greatly needed, goodnessbad not arrested it under the salt of the most which is my usual practice. When I first folt gagee but this morning the mortgagee had given the ship strike I thought she was on To Sims. A JUDGE on Coats-In the Queen's Bench petice that he had a claim on it: Mr. Leach bad When it cleared up I could just see the top of Division, on 1st. Tube,, before the Lord Chatranged that that question might stand over the flag-staff at the lighthease on Trosaki bear Justice, the care of Douglas v. Leon was heard,
for the present. The caly thing to be done now fog S.by E, by the compass. The lighthouse itself was to prove that the debt existed and that the was shut in by the land, about a miles off. Mr. Willis, QC, said this was an action brought
I cause of action arose within the jurisdiction. I went dead slow about ten minutes before she | which he aserted that the defentendender His Lordship agreed that that would be struck, I did so to swalt daylight. I had pre- The lesined counsel had to apply on behall
sufficient.
riously gene half speed on account of the fog. I of
prevent my seeing the light to miles off. did not see it I supposed there must have been thick fog or mist over the light. I was watching for Rock Island light, the other is a red light
nothing of it. About three weeks before this I and not so easy to "pick up. I sent a man aloft to look for Irosaki light but he saw had steered N.64 2' in this part and I on that occasion sighted Rock Island light 1 points an the port bow, but I was clorer fu when taking my departure than on this occasion. I did not ase the lead because where I was there were no soundings marked. I did not expect a current
I was using none marked on the chart Admiralty chart No. 996, cancelled in April 1881. The other chart produce does not make any mention of a caireet or in-draft.
To Capt. Woolward- une Vol. IV China Saa Directory. I have studied the directions respecting this part of the coast. Didn't see anything therein ss In-draft,
knows.
COMMITTAL TO THE ASSIZES.
PENANG, July 6th. Aasizes, bail $1,000 each.
The Browns have been committed to the The principal evidence tendered consisted of extracts from the letter books of the firm.
The reports in the Straite papers show that the charge agaleat Messrs. L. C. & die Brown is that of criminal breach of trust, joatly, In respect of $6,193.15; $12,387.09, and $6,193.03 the property of various companies. There is a further charge against Mr. J. A. Brown A. S. WATSON & CO., LD with regard to $15,000, $5,000 and $12,765, the that he would allow her ' £150 a year for life. Edmund Singleton Whealler, manager in did not think the weather was no thick as to
property of Mrs. Bird, Mrs. Cockburn and the estate of Alfred Quadling.]
QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG.
Hongkong, 1st July, 1892.
WINES AND SPIRITS.
[30
WE invite attention to the following Brands "good value for the money.
all of which are excellent quality and
The same being specially selected by our London House, and bought direct from the most noted Shippers, are imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus enabling us to supply the best growths at moderate prices,
J
In ordering is only necessary to state the name and quantity of Wine or Spirit wanted, and initial letter for quality desired. PORTS. (For Invalidi and general uss).
Per das,
A Alto Douro, "good quality,
Green Capsule
Caso
$10
B Vintage, superior quality, '-
Red Capsule
12
C Fine Old Vintage, superior
quality, Black Seal Cap
D Very Fine Old Vintage, extra superior, Violet Capsule (Old Bottled)......em 18
SHERRIES.
I
Per Bot.
LOCAL AND GENERAL. PUT not your trust in money, bet put your
money in trust.
THE P. & O. S. N. Co's steamer Verona left Nagasald for this port at 5 p.m. yesterday. MISSES. KUHN & Co. have transferred their will keep up the old name. business to Mr. S. Komor and Mr. A. Kuhn, who
THE Stigos municipal authorities have asked for estimates for the lighting of the strests and tramway lines by electicity.
AN Emergency meeting of Victoria Lodge, No. 1026, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zeuland $1.00 Street, on Friday, the and fast, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. f.to precisely, Visiting brethren are cordially invited.
Tere matrimonial squabble over the household gands removed by Mrs. Solomon, alias Mrs. 1.35 Thomas, in her last excapade with a new love, will be heard before Mr. Justice Fallock in Summary Jurisdiction next Friday,
1.50
IT would seem from recent examples that honey. A Delicate Pale Drv, dinner
mooning proper is becoming almost obsolete wine, Green 'Caule...... 6
Among fashionable prople. Three days to one B Superior Pale Dry, dinner
2.00 week is considered quite sufficient nowadays to wine, Green Seal Capsule 7.50 9-75 measuring from twe s1ed to extend over a period meadullager that CC Superior Old Dry Pale Natural Sherry, Red Sexl Capsule
-
D Very Superior Old Pale Dry. choice old Wine, White Seat Capsule
C4 1
E Extra Superior Old Pals Dry, very finest quality, Black Neal Capsule (Old Bol- (led).
CLARETS.
10
salcism of modern civilisation.
1.10 THE Band of the 1st Shropshire Light Infantry will play the following programme at the Barrack Square, this evening, commencing at 7.30 p.m.-
Pol......... Quadrilla.
1.10
Valso
1.25
Per
Case.
I doz
A Supertor Breakfast Claret, B. St. Eslepae, Red Capsule... 4.50
Red Capsule................$ 4
Per Cass
En Oarda Paul Jones"... *Thise Alone"
Hloda"
„„Waldtonlal.
Conte 131mlaufer. ..Newton.
Night". Willem..... Valea 'La Cigalo" ado. Quadrila. Potpourri
'Sea Brost".
„Whader.
a dor, PETROLEUM is being used as fuelon the Argentine Quarts Pints. Great Western, and it will probably supersede all other fuel on that read. The oil used is a heavy petroleum found at Mendoza, near the line, which answers the purpose of fuel sible to refine it so as to make a good lamp ell. fairly well, although it has been found Impos. The economy is very considerable, as the rall road company can procure this oil at present at A cost of ra dols. Paper per ton-equivalent to about 3 dol, gold-while English coal, which has been used on parts of the line, costs zo dots, gold per ton.
C St. Julien, Red Capsule......
D LA Rost, Red Capsule... 11
5.00 $4.50 7.50 1100
MADEIRA, HOCK AND CHAMPAGNES.
FULL PARTICULARS OF THE VARIOUS BRANDS IN STOCK ON APPLICATION.
BRANDY,
A Hennessy's Old Pale, Red
Capsule ...............$13
B Supertor Very Old Cognac,
59
נ
TO-DAY'S SHIPMINO RETURNE.".
Inward, ...steamer, from Haiphong. Singape. $1.20 Yungping..........................
"Chefoo
Manila. Aggregating 3553 tons, register.
Outward. ધ, Hallasom...steamer, for Swatow. Deuterosto00102
Karates,
Fer dos, Case
Per Bot,
Asku
Оспана
Zafiro
Red Capsule ..................... 15- C Very Old Liqueur. Cognac,
"Red Capsule
10
1.40
1.75
D Henneney's Finest Very Old
2.50
SCOTCH WHISKY.
Liqueur Cognac, 1871 Vintage, Red Capsule... 30
A Thorne's Blend, White Cap
gule
B Watson's Glenorchy, Mellow Biend, Blue Capsule with
8
Name and Trade Mark... 8
C Watson's Abejour-Glenlivet,
Red Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark...
D Watson's HKD
Blend of
the Finest Scotch Malt
B
Whiskies, Violet Capsule 10.
E Watson's Very Old Liqueur
Scotch Whisky, Gold Capsule
IRISH WHISKY.
A John Jameson's Old, Green
Capsule
B John Jameson's Fine Old,
Green Capsule
{"
16
: Aggregating 7,381 long, register.
AT the Magistracy to-day the Chinese care-taker 0.75 of the City Hall was charged with having stolen go glasses and a alver plated creet-stand from the City Hall. Two servants employed at the 0.75 Victoria Hotel swore that the goods were the property of their master, and produced glasses
&
0.75
10
C John Jameson's Very Fine
Old, Green Capsule ...... 1 Genuine Bourbon Whisky, fion old, Red Capsule, with Name................ 10
GIN,
A Fine Old Tom, White Cap-
sule.....¶¶¶
B Fine Unsweetened, White
Capsule
C. Fine A. V. H. Geneva
RUM
4.50
1.00
undertrok
ما
the
the defendant that the case should not be tried Hongkong for Dodwell, Carlil & Co., seld the until he End procured coples of some ninety two plalatiffs were both absent from the colony, letters written by the defendant
The firm had acted as agents for Mr. Upton's plaintiff, The Land Chief Justice: And coal business and his line of steamers to Portland, fa this way costs are piled up. I hope hepth August to 10th October 1891, debli probably not one of them will be material Oregon, There were current accounts between the two firms. Witness produced three accounts, that then we shall put a stop to it. In a case balance carried over, 3183; 10th October to 15th five of them were material; and yet the five other day there were 77en letters, and only January, debit balance 1860; 15th January to 7th were put to the expense of having copies provided fune, debit balance $3,607, for which plaintiffs hey have been produced to you, and if they now sued. All the items in the account produced are material that will appear at the trial, and had occurred in Hongkong. Many of them were you can deal with them. Mr. Willis understand payments on promissory notes and draughts that all the letters were material, and pressed against cargo. The coal was consigned to the his Lordship to accede to his application. The palatiffs for sale, and in some cases the sam Lord Chief Justice: No, Mr. Wills; zo. It realised by sale was less than had been advanced goes to my heart to refuse you anything, but I against it Mr. Upton had not disputed the at least feel that I have a duty to the parties accounts at all, except $290 which was a Kobe and to the public. The application was there-matter and not Hongkong, so that the claim was fore refused, and upon the motion of Mr. Shee, 2317 with costs and Interest. QC, the plaintiff was awarded costs.
In view of the suggestion that China wight possibly retaliate agalust the United States by
fowery land, there is much interest in a report newly rendered to the Department of State by Minister Denby. According to his statement there are at present in China only 1023 citizens of the United States, nearly half of them women. Of this number 400 reside at Shanghal, 186 at Tientsin and 75 at Canton. Neatly, one-half, 506 in all, are missionaries, 38 are in the engineers, 23 Ay are miselnations. algiomatic and consular service, 6. are minitig 2 x professors and 345 are unclassified
the report of the Inspector According to General of Customs at were in China in 1800 1153 citizens of the Shanghal there United States, 3317 British 648 German $89 French, 41 Dutch, 81 Danish, 304 Spanish, 155 Swedes and Norwegians, $31 Russlans, 55 Austrians, 28 Belgians, 74 Italiana,883 Japanese, 610 Portuguese and a Brazilians, a total of 8081. Thus it appears that there are only about deco foreigners in Chios altogether, and there are nearly
three times as many British an United Statea citizens. Inasmuch as there are 180,000 Chinese in the United States it does not seem will be carried out, likely that the retaliatory, measure suggested
expelling American chilzens now resident in the
|
His Lordabip gave Judgment for the amount of claim. Examination of the garnishee (Capt. Edwards) adjourned for a week. THE WRECK OF THE HAIPHONG."
MARINE COURT OF INQUIRY.
The correction of the charis is left to the captains.
The noon
the horizon, not overhead
To Capt. Tillett-At midnight it was hazy on
William Roberts chief engineer, was called, as also Mr. L K James, the chief officer, and after the third officer had been re-called and alzo the Captain the Court was cleared to dla cuss the merits of the case with closed doors.
FINDING.
To Captain Tüllett-The company apply charts and sailing directions. I joined the ship in February last and found these charts on board
There charts were used by the previous master (Harris) last year. We had a Str William Thompson stand and compass. I kept a small pencil note book of the observations every day. The afternoon sight of 271k was worked out by ordinary reckoning of latitude. observation was worked by myself and all the officers and all agreed. No special precautions are taken to ace that our charts are kept up to Tillett (Marine of date. When our charts are worn out we get new morslag to tavestigate the circumstances con charts, We had no compiss Journal The The Chair had in use were Captain ected with the wreck of the Douglas Com-second officer was on deck at the time we struck, (official No. 88,818) off Nagaki, three-quarters of were running pretty well together. I've heard the pany's steamer Haiphong, Captain W. J. Hunter, and so was I, with him. Our chonometers (a) Shimoda) Idru,-say about 75 miles from Yoko- but didn't know it was specially so north of lat. a mile to the west of Inosaki lighthouse (near deslation is greater as you get north of Hongkong, hama, on the 281b último,
A Court of Inquiry, consisting of Captain R. Murray Ramsey, Harhour-master (President) Staff Commander J. H. Woolward (H.M.S. Victor Emanuel), Captain D'Auvergne de St. Croix (master, steamship Wingsang), and Capt.
ARAL
of Cheloo,
That the captain was to blame for his ship not being navigated to a proper seamanlike manner between midnight of the 27th and 4. am, of the a8th (une and that therefore his certificate is suspended for two months from this date.
The full text of the finding is held over till to-morrow owing to its extreme length.
THE FATAL TRAMWAY ACCIDENT.
At the Magistracy, to-day an loquest on the
house, curener, and the following Jury B body of the coolie L Kap, kliled on the Tram- way yesterday, was held by Mr. H. E. Wode Tomlin (Batterfield, & Swire); F. E. Santer (Rape Works) and C. P. Draper (Danby, Leigh and Grange).
to let them pass. When the ascending car got
Charles Lenbirel, brakeman on the high-level tramway, said he was on board the 10.20 am. up car yesterday. On nearing the points at the double track, almost half way up, he saw the polstsman (Chinese) put the point over the wrong way, so that the ascending car went straight up, on the direct line, fostend of turning off. on the ilde track. Witness at once telegraphed to the engine room to stop. The car went about filly feet further up, and then stopped. Some coolles were at work on the line, drcensed among them, near the double track. When the cars were approaching from above and below the coolles stepped into the space between the lines
on the wrong line, it brought over the rope at an, angle from the proper line, causing a strain so great that it broke three upright polleys, the rope springing to the straight line. The rope caught the deceased and two other coelle. Deceased was struck on the legs and thrown After about across to the opposite side. fifteen minutes a Euopean policeman who was in the dowa can brenger an ambulance, cance quarters of an hour later an
The foreman of the coolies was told to go and The three men had been lying on the hillside get them some water, and he went away but away and had not been seen since. The working never came back. The pointsman also ran
There are two cars, connected by a steel rope, of the cars was explained as follows :-
Captain W. Y. Hunter stated-I was master
which passes over two large whesis, driven by Samped Gibson, second officer, stated an engine, at the Peak. As one car goes up ofthe British steamship Haiphong,of Hongkong. I have a second mate's certificate issued in The number of my certificate of competency is New South Wales, dated 16th October 1890. I except in the middle, where they pass. Here the other geen down, the line being single 34.465 lasted at London, dated sand August had, of course, the middle watch on the morning there is a double line about a hundred yards i August, 1879. We left Hongkong on soth of the 27th June. When I went on deck at with points at top and bottom, each woriced alltime at a p.m. bound for Yokohama vid midnight it was hary and the ship steering by a heavily-weighted from lever. The cars are long! Swatow and Takao,; Left Takao on zand June W. 610 E. by compass, and going about known sa.
The at 11 am with a cargo of sugar, molasses and 8 kools. Had a look-out man
green" and the "while, the on the former taking always the outer line, on the west cotton. Had fias Weather until 27th. At 8.45 forecastle head. I don't remember whether the side. When either car has gone up, the lower men that the foggy season which is now drawing Then set course North of son when observe relieved the bridge and he altered the course to E postiten until that car goes up again. On the It has been noticed by a number of nautical magnetic, and Suwonosaki W.N.W. W., mag. out a light distant five miles. I'm certain I down, but when a car has come down, all that is a.m. that day Oosima light bore N.N.W. moon was visible. I think I could have made points must be put over for the other car to coma to a close has been very different from similar I kept on that course until Doon
East, magnetic. could. The captain came on deck directly after to be done is to keep the lever in the same seasons during the past ten years. In the tlons gave 33 deg. 31 min. N, 136.33 E. and N. About ra.io. It came down a little thicker occasion the points were all right for the green viinity of Hongkong and, in fact, all along the the course was then altered to W. 64 deg. This continued to 13.32 when the weather pointsman suddenly put them over to the wrong coast from the latitude of Foochow down to fifty and at p.m. To N. 6z deg. E. At 3 pm.
and the captain ordered engine half speed." cay to go up, but when about five feet away the miles south of this colony the fog banks though sight was taken which gave 137 deg. 6 min. E cleared. At 1 o'clock altered course to E. by ride. Witness could not tell why. The points numerous and in many instances very dense Tast was a little to the East of the ordinary Nat go to W. 6z E, lll 3.10. At 3 am. have not been of such extent or as continuous as reckoning. Again at 4.15 found 137, 18 sighted light, the only one I saw during He used to be No.1 oselle, and bore a good man had been at the work sizce 1st April last. while in the North (north of Foochow), and at 5,36 altered, to W. 61 E. At 8. p.m. the watch.
It bore N.Water The foreman of the coalies also described the more especially in the Gulf of Pechill the wind was light and weather fine and I again fog has been more continuous and of greater altered course to N. 6o E-the ship averaging, I decided it was jank's light. The accident.
compass and was abcam. Three mlautes later density than has been known for years past. It by patent log, B1 to 8 knots. At 10. 301 passed Captain was on deck all the time. Shortly has caused a good deal of delay to the steamers steamer bound to the Southward and westward after a s.. I had orders from the Captain to engaged in what is known as the northern coast about 2 miles inside of us. At this time send a man up to the fore-yard to look out for trade and has contributed to the loss of two I ought to have been well in the radius of lights abead and on both bows. It was Rock steamers the Paking and Heinsheng, Respect Omasak! light. I sent a man up on the yard Island light we were watching for. He reported ing the latter it may be added that she went to look out for it. A stellar observation was nothing not even the light I saw at 3am. 1 ashore in a dense fog near Alceste Island taken about this time by the third officer called him down shortly before the ship (Shantung
Promontory) and that the China which put the ship about on her line. I left struck. It came down foggy at 3.30 am Merchants' steamer Poochi which was sent from the deck about 10.43 pm..leaving orders to and at the Captain's order I rang the telegraph Shanghal to her assistance never saw land after be called at midnight. I was called at 13 #hall speed" and at 3 40" slow." as the for bad leaving Shanghai for eight days. And it speaks by the third officer who reported the weather increased. At 3.45 the Captain raid he heard volumes for the care and skill of her commander was getting hasy. When I got on the bridge I sea breaking, and as he spoke I saw land ahead. fog from the moment they passed Woosang they at hall speed and hauled out to E. North, me forward. I had just got on the forecastle when and officers that although enveloped in dense found the weather thick and 1 put the engines The Captain Fangsters, full speed and sent succeeded in bringing their ship up to within (magnetic). In about ten minutes the weaiber she struck, I got into the gig and tried to rus two miles of the stranded steamer, where they cleared up. I went full speed: Weather being wire hauser out to a rock on the starboard beam. anchored for seven days waiting for the fog to like the same at 1a.m. I altered courte to E. by I could not reach the rock and I came back on fn order that they might get alongside the stranded N. N., and at 1.50 .m. altered to N.E. by board. The Captain then told me to try and
USDA,
caused death. Both legs were broken, hanglag Dr. Centile described the injuries which only by shreds of skin. It decessed had had bis legs tied within two or three minutes of the accident, his life might have been prolonged, Nothing else would have been of much use; water might have relieved him, but could not have saved him at alls
| The first witness, recalled, said, all the passengers went away at once, and there was nobody to attend to the injured meo. and the other brakesman could
Witness –
to hold on to their brakes, the
as they had
V. K. Wylle, superintendent tramway, further described working of the car. It' thing when a car had gone down and was com was not necessary for the pointsman to do
**ADY
to hold it steady. The points would, however,
of the same pattern, which is not a common önde | vessel, This shows that a dense, bank of fog, magnetic. Not ucelag. Rock Island the chronometer. I did so and took fi into theg up, but he might keep his hand on the lever
theatre.
doubt
0.75 | Mr. Farmer also identified the glasses, but
but WARE not sure of the cract. For the defence Mr. hang around Alceste Island for fully seven days Ught I sent man, sloft to look out for it. I boat, also the deck log and the Night Orders he in proper position without being touched. Wilkinson, assisted by Mr. Denays, urged that and alghis, never lifting for a moment during thought the ship had been set out as I had not Book. I was then ordered into the boat and Very little training was required to work the 1.00 theft was not proved. The prisoner bald the that time. How much longer the fog hung seem Masaki light either. It was now dark and told to stand-by, alongside. I remained there points. The pointemen in this case was paid articles were his own. His Worship dismissed rosad the dangerous Shangtung Fromontory overcast, but I expected to be able to see Rock until a launch towed us away. Left the captain So a month. His hours were 2.30 to io am, and the charge, and now, we want to know how Mr, is not known but of one thing there can be ne Island light 10 miles off. At 3 a.m. sighted and chief engineer on board the ship-and I 11.30 to a p.m. Witness had often warned the 1.10 | Dennys can have the cheek to draw bis pay ni
and it is that there should be fog signals light on the port beam. I at first thought it think the chief officer, but can't be sure. Next coolles to keep off the line while the cars were secretary of the City Hall Committee, after thus at various points on the Promontory and as was Rock Island light. I found afterwards that day returned to salve all we could. The captain passing, and especially to take care not remain Eguring la oppestilen to those who use the Alcanto Island as well, for daring the past it was only a junk. At 5.ar am. It came on left the bridge on two occasions only during my on this spot, between the two lines. The fores decade several fine steamers have been wrecked thick again so put engines at half speed. I did watch, to consult the chart man contractor ought to look after the coolles, In that vicinity owing in great messuse to the not alter, course as I thought. I was far enough To the President-Saw the chart when I went but did prevalence of fog in the Gulf of FechUL
If people were careless, they must out. Soon after this I went dead slow. About on deck. Don't remember the position with pay the the port alde, so pat the heig hard-port, and officer who said he had seen no light. Did not would slacken and the cars stop. For a linn was no risk of collision, as the ropes. almost at the same time I made out the laad see the chart again during the watch. At 3.30 Like this, witness would not favour the substitu right ahead. Put engines full speed astern and am. went half speed on account of the ton of any automatic points he had ever seen, a minute or two after this the ship touched. We did not blow the whistle. The It was then nearly daylight. She came off hand lead line was in the chains, but was not the rocks and I was obliged to stop as used. The deep sea lead was afton its reel lean there was large rock under the port quarter, only speak for certain about the Hae... We had Went ahead and put helm hard a post. I had no Sir William Thompson's sounding machine. bost lowered to send out a wire hayser from To Captain Woolward-We had no patent the starboard bow and make fast to a rock on sounding gear. I looked at the compass to see THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI the starboard beam as the S.W. well was that the course was made good. I took an
BANK LOSING HEAVILY AGAIN, o'clock Took it with Polaris
345 am. I heard the sound of surf breaking on reference to Indiaid light. I sellared the third inedited When the two cars got on one
040
450 040 5.25 0.50
SUPREME COURT.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before Chief Fustice Filding Clarks.)
July 15th.
· LEMONNIER V. DICE,
In this action plaintiff sued on a mouigage for
The jury without much difficulty returned verdict that "death resulted from injuries sustained by the plough-steel rope coming against the deceased through a mistake of the pointaman at the time in charge of the pofats.”.
A RUMOUR is current to the effect that the steam- ship Zambesi will shortly be taken over by ons of the banks that advanced so many thousands 1.10 of dollars on her (the New D.B.C. $90,000 and the Hengkong and Shanghal $80,000) and that she will then be chartered by Chinese for 1.00 the Straits and Jara cestle trade. This would be better than laying up such a fine seaworthy vessel indefinitely, for the Zambest is a gord carga and passenger carrier and, is tied with powerful engines and almost new ballers. It seems a sin to lay up soch a vessel simply and solely because her owners have net met their engagements has been laid up she might, under anything like to G. R. Lammert, whose estate is now in the we failed to get the line run out. The engines. favourable circumstances, have earned at least hands of Mr. H. W. Dick. The mortgage we had been stopped when we started to run the $20, con far mortgagees. But then It must me ut. 1 on toth January, Zetale Co. for Bond here to cant the title the saccessary not be forgotten that the Banks are not to mortgage to the Humphreys Estate $5,954 in trying to ship's head round, though blame altogether for there a gross power we asecuted later. In November or Decembt there was very little rooma. About 4.30 It, WA in the land the Law-and it is the legal e Mr. Lammert made a composition with his reported to me that there was 3 feet of harples, who blustered over the business and creditors, and aligned his estate to Mr. Dick water in the fore hold ordered the bilets, dows and several yards of red taps doce then on the mortgage, which was held by inches of water. The big donkey.engine was despatched bailiff Howell with Admiralty Court for their benefit, No laterest had been tald pumps on to the after hold there was 18 to the Zambers with strict injunctions to fix the plaintiff for the Missions Etrangmes, who now put on to the fore-hold, and the small donkey wells to her mainmact and see they remained wished to foreclose.
a to the after hold. There was no water in there, that are really to blame for both waste of Order granted.
the engine-room at that time. The water gain 420 and meaty in this connection. Be the
tay on the parisa, I decided to lower the boats Inudisharka are, all right, and don't you forget-
which Was done. By the time this was done and It: Thdy'ya got their little fees and are going to
the cow in the boats the water was up to the N.W. w/ Twight beam in three H.26iding and heavy, advances, it in majo Bave some more ern the Zambeat's owners are
tween decks wont the third mate in one minutes. The Captain said the Junk was going over 100,poor Lately, the mill has bled to death. God bless, am 5.1
boat to see if he ousid and * landing place, ow way, I min kavo made a metakey mood. Pravi up, and 30 të pala tha th
- connected with her."""Sizce-sks || $12,000 os certain property leased by the crown surging hard on to the cliffs. After two attempta szimuth the previous afternoon NEAR VA and P
1.00
Finest Old Jamaica, Violet
Capsule amona 12′′) Good Leeward Island...$1.50 per Galios. LIQUEURS.
Benedictine Maraschino"
Caracon Heering's Cherry Cordial Chartreuse Dr. Siegert's Angostura
Bitter, &c. PRICES ON APPLICATION,
WATSON & CO, LD, HE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
ESTABLISHED AD, 1841. 4th February, 1592
THE "ZAMBERI - AGAIN,
Mie Francie applied on behalf of Hesus. Dodwell Carlill & Co., for judgment agalast Frank Uptony of Kono, on a writ of foreign
deviation 438 E. Entered it in the log My Atartling report has reached as through Sights Book as gend down with the shty. Took private channels from Saigon) showleg on #greed with the 0.33
Corporation was got itself into very Busty for longitude
afternoon. It undoubted authority, that the H. and S. Banking
hundred thousand dollars mess and is likely to lase, on a moderate estimate,
new principles, secording!
Abou a year ago a rice mill was
started on German Inventer named Schurn seker, andet the auspices of Mesa, Hale & Co, a firm, which is replanted In Saigon by Mr. Tremlags Ike Brian Cough A Calness explalat Invested several bousand dollars in the schem
tell me when the ship was on her course when To Capt. Tillett--I had a quartermaster to
The look-out man apake better English than taking my Polaris observation. He was Malay he. Orders were given for the whistle to be blown at 3.40% Don't remember, if it was blown before she wane 1-4 Persons Captains St. Croix-I ny the lghfic Jam at first two points before the beam bearing
a
to the theories of a