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Intimations.

IUTORIA REGATTA

TWENTY-SECOND MEETING,–

Intimations.

Not Responsible for Debta.

Teither the Captain, the Agents, nor Nether

Gunners will be Rasponalble for any

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY-Dalt contracted by the Ofiows or Cran

1st and 2nd December, 1877.

of the following Penela, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour ----

PATRON.

HIS EXCELLEROY JOHN POPE HEN.

NESSY, Q.M.G.

J

VION-PATRON.

COMMODORE WATSON, RN.

STEWARDS,

EEUM, Eng: ~| Hon. W. KESWICK, W. E. Tonses, Esq. Hon. Col BassANO, B. HOPFIUS, Kary, 2 OBA

C. B. EMORY, Esq,

COMMITTEE,

T. JACKSON, Esq., CHAIRMAN. Major BRODIGAN, 28th W. Hysas, Esq.

Regiment MAP.MCEWEN, Esq. H. E. WODEHOUSE, C. V. SMITH, Esq. Esq, surt a E. BEART, Esq. LA. E. 8. WAKES, R. M.SURDITZ, Esq. 8th Regiment D. GILLIES, Esq. In La Woodin, Esq. DUDLEY C. TRAVERS, Esq., Honorary

Secretary, wa

JUDGE

J. P MOEUEN, Esq., R.N. IRÁNYA

UMFÍZES,

ROWING

Hon. C. C. SMITEL YACHTS as E. BEART, Esq. OPEN SAZZANG BOATS, E. BURNIE, Esq.

STARTERS

ROWING

Hon. 0. Q. SMITH, YACHTS ON E. BEART, Esq. OPEN BALLING BOLTS. E. BURNIE, Esq.

FIRST DAY,

FRIDAY, 21ST DECEMBER, 1877.

FIRST RACE,-1 F Junior Bonis. For Single Pair Soulling

Boats. Entrance 38. Distance One Mile, Prize, Brokers Cup." Open to any one who has never won a Sculling Ross in Chios and Japan.

SECOND BACK-1.30 PM

AZPRINGTON, British barque, Captain G. Cunningham-Wieler & Co.

CIURNUM, British ahip, Captain E. Shrowsbury, Wieler & Co.

COLORADO, American ship, Captain In- graham Russell & Co.

KATE CARWIN, British barque, Captata James Wilson-Melthers & Co.

BROOMALL, British ship, Captain H, Bate-Russell & Co,

Jess UNARTER OAS, American ship, Captain StaplesJardine, Matheson & Co.

FoxMona, German 3m, schooner, Osp Bohwear.---Melchers & Co.

ARGYLL, British steamer, Captain ́D. Scott-Jardine, Matheson & Co..

RODERICK HAT, British barque, Captain P. H. Nicolson--Chinese.

Charters Effected. The following charters have been affected during the last few days ——

THE CHINA MAIL.

(No. 4498.-NOVEMBER 29, 1877.

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS. day drew attention to the foot that the man; they bore the Shipping Office stamp, neer on board the Glengyle for four months, ----MAILS will close

Feking authorition had ordered the sale but the Shipping Master had told him they of 3,000 titles of honour for the relief of were exempt from stamp duty. Captain the sufferers. Mr. Foster makes the fol

For YOKOHAMA AND BIG

Fer ZANZIBAR at 4.1pm on

day, the Int Decolib*

vor YOKOHAM

Per TANAINA 6 BLO

the Let Decolabel

For YOKOHAMA & MENTRA

Per BELGIO, on Saturday

the 8th Delante viously nočlease

The

lowing extracts from the Peking Gazette Thomsatt said he would enquire into the as to the efforts of bas Government matter, but he believed it was all right.

First of all came & defree remitting or re-To-Day is Thanksgiving Day among Ameri. dading certain taxes due from the province can all over the world, and I nity to report any defecta whatever to the Chief of Bhansi, se mene to lightening the

duty. We had four angineers in the Atheneum, The Chief Engineer is respon I have personal knowledge of an engineer's sible for the boilers and machinery being in proper working order. The leaning of the they require repairs is always entrusted to boilers and the looking after them to see if one of the Junior engineers. It is his duty Engineer direct, and not through the engi near fmmediately shoys him. If the 3rd discharging his duty by reporting the dis- Engineer discovers a defeat, he would not be covery to the 2nd Engineer and not to the

other the next month. When three engi alternately, one boiler one month and the Chief

Boilers are generally cleaned ont

ears are employed, that duty is generally engineer is to make a personal inspection of given to the third. The duty of a chief

burdens of the people, On the 17th Sept., safely said that of all festivals it is the most in conter nezos of memorial presented to general appreciated by our American Cod a prethe Throne from La Bungahing on behalf in. An amadost, friend remarked to us

of the province of Chibit, all lelcin duties leviable upus grain imported into that pro More turkeys will be eaten to-day than memorial being presented, was of our the which is doubtless quite right, and we may vince, were remitted. The reason of this you would care to shake a stick at, failure of the ropa in Chihli & fortnight. later reference in made in the Gazetta to add that much enjoyment and honest deures authorizing the Governor of Shansi to folvity will be the result of many family retain Tla. 200,000 out of the revenue gatherings in the States, and national rothe boilers at least once in six months. He destined for Peking, for the purpose of dis-

--- Pretph Contract Post PRIRO will be despatched from Hongkong on THURSDAY, the 13th December, with Mallactosed" through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid

•Marssillery" to "Balgon-Bingapore, Batavia, Galle, Fondicherry, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay, Aden, Suez, and Hongkong. Spa 41877de18

Alexandels,

MEMOS, TOR TOMORROW:

Shipping & Daylight.---Douglaslearealer Coast Ports. 10a.m.-Djemaah leaves for Shanghal Noon-Emeralda leaves for Manila. Goods per Feronic undelivered after this

date subject to rent. Goods per Nemeris pudelivered after this

date subject to rent.

is expected to make a very careful examin- ation, VENDOREA,

Coroner: Is it customary for the chief to

tribution amongst the starving population unions in foreign parts. As a nation under his charge. At the same time "Li Americans have much to be thankful for, 100,000 for the relief of distress in Honan, and this year the inexhaustibility and Hung-chang was commanded to provide Tis. Shortly afterwards the Governor of Honan capacity of the soll to, produce fortunes by months ago

"has hollers. If a boiler is known to be getting

a

examine the boilers more than once in six

the Testo's boilers, vis, minge April 1871, do Coronar: Having regard to the age of

mere frequently than once in 6 months P you consider it to have been the duty of the Chief Engineer to have inspected the boilers

was authorized to retain Tle. 147,000 for means of agriculture, allver and "lo" Atawer: It depends on the state of the local expenditure on the same account. It is then additionally commanded that T been spedally shown, The American weak, it requires more attention than bew 400,000 be appropriated to Shansi and Honan; shipping community, we believe, which is boilers A boller such as the Fess's with while to Shans a further grant of 40,000 pienis of rice is made. On the 16th October Pretty large one at present, dine together age, would be still in a fair condition if it never the amount of work she has done and its yet another grant in grain is ordered, viz., on the occasion in's private manner, i had not been neglected. 160,000 piculs to be divided in equal propor tions between Shansi'and Honan Compared At the Marine Court to day, Heary Alex. generosity now is handsome in the extreme searast, belonging to the British barque with what the Government did last year, its suder, cook atid steward, and John Brodie, Here in Hongkong the foreign com- Faith, were charged as follows: the first Auctions

munity has as yet done nothing for the Noon-General Weekly Sale by Mea sufferers by the present famine, although

with

th being disorderly and astaniting the Lane, Crawford & Co.

the Chinese have been busy raising sab chief officer, Alexander Sookie, and the British barque Faith, 481, Manila to

Boriptions among themselves. The Chi- second with being drank and disorderly on London, of Liverpool, Sugar, £2 per ton of 20 suble feet, Hemp 28, 12 all Bugar 6,6), HONGKONG DISPENSARY, scribed a sum up to the present moment cond defendant was down in the hold with nes in Hongkong have, we believe, sub-board-The chief officer sald that the se

American bark Chasca, 628, Cebu to New York, or Boston, oz London, or Liverpool, private.

British ship Onsida, 2290, benos to Ham- burg, private.

|

British barque Golden Russel, 408, kenos

to Hamburg, private...

30 lay days.

British sokooner Sex Belis, 212, hence to Melbourne and Sydney, private.

German brig Carl, 18, hence to Soura baye, $950 in full, 21 lay days,

German abig Gustav do Marie, 364, hange to Batavia and Samarang, $1,600 in full, 30 lay days.

American barque Philip Fitspatrik, 582,

THEMASA ME

Established A.D. 1841.

FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, A. B. WATSON & Co.. WHOLESALE AND BITAL DEUGGIETS,

DUIMPORTERSBUR

hence to Singapore, $1,050 in fall, 14 lay Davesions SUNDRIES, NUMERY REQUI- the Chinese officials who have bean en

days,

to Singapore, Passengers 88. per head, 13 British steamer Pernambuco, 648, Swatow lay days.

British steamer Riga, 921, Srator to Singapore, Fassengers $3 per head, 19 lay

For Gigs pulled by European Non-Commis

stoned Offears and Men of any Regiment | days. or Corps in Garrison, or by European Members of the Pollos Force. Distance 900 tons, left for Manila, sorking, One Mile. Entrance $1 First Prize, |ue $15 Becond, 98. Out-rigged Boats ex* cluded.

The British chip Elleabeth Nicholson,

The

THIRD RACE.- Y.M. Chairman's Cup," for Four-Oared Canton Cutters Distance One mile and a half. Entrance $10.

FOURTH RACE:--3,80 p.2. For Man-of-War Gigs and Whalers. Die tance One Mie, Entrance $1. First Prise, $18: Becad, $5 No time allow ed for Ŭars.

FIFTH RICE, K, "LADIES' PURSE." For Single Fair Scul

ling Boats Distance One Mile. Ex- trance, $5.

BIXTH RACE.-8.90 P.M. For House. Boats Gigs pulled by Chins

men. Distance One Mile, Entrance. 81. First Prize, $15; Second, $6. Time for Oars, 6 seconds per Oar."

SEVENTS BAUZ.-4 P.K. International Race. "Challenge Cup"-- presented by the Merchants of Hongkong for Four-Dazed: Canton Cutters To be won two consecutive years before being held. Distance One Mile. Entrance 410, 30 je Pat

SAILING RACK.

For Men-of-War's Boats, any zig. En- trance $2. First Prize, $20; Second, $10.

YACHT RACE.

For all Yachts. Entrance $5. Time allowed for Tonnage, 15 seconds per ton. Oup presented.

SHIPPING.

THERE ARRIVALS. Nov. 28, Ada Wissell, American 3-masted sohooner, 568, Syman Wisnell, Swatow Nov. 27, Ballast,CAPTAIN.

290, P. B. Nicolson, Haiphong Nov. 8, Nov. 29, Roderick Hay, British barque, General-CHINERE

Nov. 29, Black Prince, British ship, 750, TURNER & CO.

AMERICAN, AND, FRENCH PATINS KIFES, TOILET REQUIarras, ExOLLER,

MEDIOED

OF

DONAR MANUFACZUREKA. Rods Water, Lemonade, Tonio Water, Gingerade, Potaan Water, Sarsaparilia Water, and other Aerated Waters, The Manufactory is under direct and continuous Beropsan Supervision, Hongkong, June 1, 1870

☛ The phoblientin by this fun.commented at 8.10 pm,

THE CHINA MAIL.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, NOV. 29, 1877.

of 818,000, while at Singapore they have him preparing it for receiving ballast; he raised $10,000-facta speaking well of native benevolence. One great, draw (2nd defendant) went on desk and was remely doubtful if half the money rais drunk. He was thep locked up in a water back to the subscribing of funds for this away a long time i witness went on deck to purpose is that it has hitherto been ex- us what he was doing, and found him ed has ever been applied to the relief of closet dames Grant, Sergeant of police, sald he went on board the Faith and found the sufferers, thanks to the rapacity of trusted with its distribution. Now, defendant confined in a closet ft. Blu. however, we understand the missionaries broad, ft. Bio, long, and 6ft 3in. In intend to apply the relief with their own height. There is no ventilation when the probably now on his road to Shaned with door la shut He saw some marks of blood hands, The Rev. Timothy Richards is funds, and other missionaries are prepar

on the door and several marks on the and ed to start at once to join him if money of the cabin table and the sofa. The chief can be raised to justify their doing so. officer re-examined, sald : I put the second The missionaries of all denominations defendant in irons and they were too large. deserve great praise for the efforts they so I got a smaller pair. The flat have made both during the Shantung defendant then struck me and called me a famine, and on the present occasion.

the blow knocked me then struck the

son of a

down. The 2nd on

APROPOS of the sufferers in the north we may suggest that it would be a graceful steward with the frons I had taken off the and compassionate, not on the part of the 2nd defendant. I then went on dear and community to do something for the ordered the signal to be hosted for the poor fellows who survive the catastrophe relatives of those who have lost their lives. A few dollars is a fortune to the majority of these unfortunate people, and

Answer Knowing what I do now of the examinations more frequently. The stays state of the boiler, I should have made the should have been made the special object of observation from the time the boilers were engineer those stays would appear to be 1-2 vital parts of the boilers. To a competent pat in use, because they formed the most

giving, renewal twelve months ago. If they would have appeared to require ranow they had been examined nine months ago,

engineer to have looked to the boilers himself ings No engineer could have fancied that have considered it the duty of the chief the stays were splash boards. I should

avery six months, even if he was taid by his subordinates that everything was in order.

It

I

is the duty of all engineers to look after the safety valves, more especially the duty of the chief engineer, who is responsible for time as the boiler, get older. I am speaking weighing: the safety valves from time to of this obligation in reference to Hongkong

should say the proper weight for the state of the plates of her boiler, which I Tesco's safety valve is 6 lbs., knowing the should have known if I had been doing my should have considered it safe to carry 15 lbs. weight. I attribute the cause of the duty. Had the stays been in good condition explosion to the plate not being stran enough to resist the pressure of the steam, and this weakness arises from the absence of the stays. I have a plan of the fore-part of the ship, showing the fore-hold, the fore venture to judge of the amount of pressure that was on at the time of the explosion, between deck and the forecastle. I cannot

Bourdon's ganges best engine room gauges, tion have detected the defects F

Mr Sharp: Would any casual examina

Wm. Inglis, Sanhghal Nov. 26, General,- | We publish in another column a letter on board the Yesso, and some of polios.--Captain Thomsett severely reprierenrial gauges are best test gauges, and

DEPARTURES

Nor. 39, Memnon, for Manila.

20, Abel Abbot, for New York, 29, F. H. Drets for Manlia. 20, Auguste, for Honolulu. 20, Besa Boettcher, for Manila. 20, Li-she, Chi g..b., for a cruise. 29, Shen-chi, Chi g.-b., for a crnize, 20, Anadyr, for Marseilles, do 20, Charlton, for Fort Darwin

Cooktown.

OLEARED. Fentis, for Singapore. Holyrood, for Holhow.

PASSENGERS.

DEFARTED.

and

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. (SUPPLAND TO THE "CHINA MAIL"} (By Southern Route.) THE WAR.

INQUEST.

SIXTH DAY.

could have been seen by ordinary examina tion. Without any report from the subor

Answer: The corrosion on the stays.

dinate engineers, it is the duty of the Chief Engineer to have made himself acquainted with the state of the whole machinery and boilers.

By Mr Brereton-The bollers of the Tesso were constructed under the inspection of Mr. Brookat, who had been in the Come pany's servies for five years. He was son

sidered a very good engineer,

Mr Brereton Having regard to the boiler that exploded being made in April 1874, would you not expect the gusset stays ta be in fair order at the present time?

Answer-I don't think they would. The old boilers had round stays.

Round staya

from the Rev. Arnold Foster in regard

manded the second officer. The first de to the Famine in Shanal and the adjoin

fondant, he said, for interfering, with the ing provinces. The affected province is

chief officer, he would send to 7 days in the most northerly one in China with if a round sum were raised here for their prisonment with hard labour, and the the exception of Chiali, is said to relief, they would doubtless feel more second he discharged. contain nearly twenty millions of inha gratified than if the community went bitants, and almost adjoins, at its mouth into sack-cloth and ashes for a twoive eastern borders, the province of Shantung, month. The matter is one in which we where the terrible famine raged about feel assured no advocacy is needed in THE EXPLOSION ON THE “YESSO." sight months ago. Mr Foster, who we Hongkong. Mears Douglas Lapraik believe, left here to-day by the French & Co., the agents of the steamer, mail for England, in the hope of doing would, we know, be prepared with their

Mr David Gillies was called: I am an something there and, subsequently, in the usual liberality to head a subscription engineer and Secretary to the Hongkong and United States for the sufferers, speaks list, if one were started. of the existing and approaching distress

Whampoa Dock Company, limited. On the from his personal observations in the

morning of the 22nd November, I was Per Anadyr, fer Balgon, Messrs John tricts. He says in substance that in the coures of a journey into the stricken dis

called in by Messrs Douglas Laprak & Co. nase; for Singapore, Meara MacClubben, to be the centre of the famine, many MacNab, A. Perrin, Ferrandi, and 9 Chi interior of Shansi, which province seems

to make an examination of the boilers of the Hugo Deanys, and 1 Chiere; for Galle, persons are at the present time dying

Fesso in conjunction with Mr Robb, E. N. are more durable than gusset stays. Gusset Me J. Graham; for Aden, Mr Francisco

I made a survey that day at 2 p.m. Plantys may be either round or flat. I have Sanches; for Martelllon, Mr and Mrs from want, and that in a few months a

never seen plates and stays like these in produced and marked A is a plan of the American steamers; they have always round Anealey and son, Messrs Rowe, John Kyle, great proportion of the population must

starboard boiler of the Yesso, the back and bar and Schultzo.-From Shanghal: for Bats either be furnished with relief or dis of

of the boiler is shown in sections; there is via, Mr Cavallieri for Marseilles, Mr and starvation. Everywhere the country

also a longitudinal section shewing the back Mrs Ludborg and servant, Messrs Over-has been dried up there has been no beck, de Hedeman, Nielsen, Falck, Chin rain, and the crops are a failure. Shana The Russian Press on the subject of pease the starboard boiler I found the upper plate end. These are correct plans. On examining For Gigs palled by European Non-Com- Chinese From Yokohama: for Singapore, is a province surrounded on nearly all conditions, propose the cession of the Turkish of the forward end had been torn away by

Fee Fu, land, Raymond, Foster, and 18 misaloned Officer and men of any Mr de Crimoforis; for Marseilles, Mrs sides by mountains, and the importation Fleet and a joint Russo-Turkish command the pressure and driven about 18 feet into Regiment or Corps in Garrison, or by Bauer, Infant and female servant, Mr and of grain into it can only be accomplished of the passage of the Dardanelles, the other the forehold. It forced the wooden bulk- Europaan Members of the Police Force. Mra Dury, Messrs Farfara, Ebell, Gougrad, at great cost and with great difficulty. Distance Orie Mille. Entrance $1. First Dackoku, Polosso; White, and ten Japanets It is estimated that the transport of Powers being excluded from the command.] Prize, $15; Becond, $5. Winner of Btudents. Second Race on first day, and out-rigged Boats excluded.

Per F. H. Drewes, for Manila, 3 Euro grain into the province costs more than A French Conservative Ministry has been

the value of the grain itself, Per Auguste, for Honolulu, 883 Chinese, town, 105 Chinese.

Per Charlton, for Port Darwin and Cook

TO DEPART Per Holwood, for Hoihow, 39 Chiasse. Per Venus, for Singapore, 2 Europeans "Members' Cup"-presented by Members

SHIPPING REPORTS. The Vistoria Recreation Club Tight monsoon aorade to Banile, from The British basque Roderick Hay reports Let Fous-Cared Canton Catters. Dlitheroe high cross sea and strong monsoon tance One Mils and a half. Entrance $10. Winner of “The Chairman's Cup" to port,

The British ship Black Prince reports Strong northerly wind and thick weather,

ECOND DAY, SATURDAY, 22ND December, 1877.

FIRST RACE-1 P.M.

SECOND BACK-1.80 .. For House Boats Gigs pulled by China. men. Distance Une Mile. Entrance $1. First Prize, $15; Second, $8, Winner of Sixth Race on first day excluded. Time for Oars, 6 seconds per Oar.

THIRD BACK-

excluded an

FOURTH RACE -2.80 P.M. Ter Man-of-War Cutiara Distance One Mile. Entrance §1. First Prize, #18) Second, $5. No time allowed for Oare.

**** F2Frm Rao1,--8 2.2.

peans,

CARGO,

Cocoons, 38 casen Sliks, da Bilk

LONDON, 25th Nov. 1877. Count Andramy has announced that he considers that the time for mediation in the present war has not yet arrived.

formed.

LATER

An Imperial Iradé has been published lavying 160,000 of the Turkish Civis Guard:

into relations with the Ministry.

The Chamber of Deputies refuses to enter

head down which separated the boiler from the hold. There is an upright deck support

near had gone into the starboard boiler nipe Mr Brereton Supposing the Chief Engi months ago and carefully inspected the in

then? terior, do you think he would have found those guleet stays but only slightly corroded Answer: He would have found them cor

roded,

Coroner: Slightly" is the word. Answer:I say corroded,

Coroner: The important word is slight-

ly."

AnswerHe would have found them more than alightly, fitnes

near the end of the boiler and the top of it was forced over to the port side. I examined the ruptured place in conjunction with Mr.

Mr Brereton: The extent of corrosion is Robb, and found it a Lowmoor plate only a matter of opinion? from its having been flanged, the same AnswerThe amount of corrosion is a examined the plate more minutely and slightly corroded 9 months ago and the 3rd plate is now in the hands of the Police, matter of fact. If the stays were only found the thickness had considerably dimi engineer made no report to that effect, it tonished by corrosion; it was originally a might not have been unusual for Mr Bernard inoh plata. The port corner and the lower not to have made a critical examination. If and I found 3/16 inch thick, on the star- the stays were in ordinary order and the plates (Delayed, owing to repetition being board side I found it thick. We found deteriorated, the boiler could stand 18 lbs. necessary).

A Roumanian Army Corps is preparing

Considerable efforts are at the present moment being made in Shanghai for the relief of the sufferers. Among the for signara a Committee has been formed, for the Shantung Relief Fund) to be (mainly from members of the Committee called the "China Famine Relief Fund mittee on Saturday week, the Rev. Mr Committee. At a meeting of the Com-lay siege to Widdin. Foster gave details as to what he had the famine-stricken distriota, and a letter seen and heard during his late visit to was also read from the Revd. Fire Aymeri, containing extracts of letters

LOGAL AND GENERAL.

to the

eight angle iron bars riveted on to the edge,team. When there are three engineers on and parts of what had been stay plates ses board, it is the custom for the Chief engineer ouring the boiler, I found the portions re to see that the 2nd and 3rd engineers do maining of the plates very much corroded, their work, and not himself to make any Those parts of the plates were very thin, critical examination, but known defects Per G. B. Anddyr. for Continent, 2,898 and missionaries in Kansub, Shend, pamphlet entitled,The Central Sobool; boiler we found eight stays inside, hav Mr Brereton In the absence of any rea

from several Roman Catholic Bishops Wa beg to acknowledge the receipt of others about inch. In the shell of the to be examined by the Chief engineer.

some about the thickness of thick paper, and whether in engines or bollard have always balsa Silk, 170 bales Wsate Silk, 141 bales Shansi and Honan, describing the seve: Can Hi Justify its raison d'être." At pre.ing been riveted to the other portions of the port by the 2nd and 3rd engineers, would Senior Sculls, Cup presented by the Fat Worm'n Egge, 217 chests, 288 half-chestarity of the famins, and ite widespread

Community Distance Ore Miller and 1,116 boten Tea, and 1,164 pkgs: Sun charater. The Hon. Secretary of the sent we have only to object to the aston only one that shewed any sign of recent from making an inspection of the boiler of Entrance $8, Winner of the Ladies dries For London, 985 Baler All, 60 Committee is the Rev. W. Minirhead, ishingly cool assertion in it that "the fracture. The gusset stays were originally 16 war The

stays we examined these stays, and found not the Older Engineer abstain as a the bales Waste Silk, 38 casse Blis, 687 half- and doubtless any action taken by foreign China Review may be fairly assumed to them I ballers they were made of Thornles and machinery is generally left to the 2nd chests, 9,108 boxes and 380 pkga. Tea, and residents in this Colony on behalf of the express the opinions of the China Matt "croft iron. Thornleerort is not so fine grain and ard engineers, but the Chief Engineer inches broad and inch think I measured Answer-The inspection of the boilers 183 pkgs. Sundries,

sufferers will be more or less in conner.

three inches narrower. There is no part of owning the boilers of the read at the had been Lowmoor, it could have been made Mr Brereton Supposing the chief had and not so malleable as Lowmoor. It is not makes an examination once in six monthey so strong as Lowmbor, but is cheaper. If it if not oftener.

the boiler, made of Lowmore except the of examining the boilers of the Feast at th ber and all those parts that require them and no report having been made to furnaces, the uptakes, the cum btiation chamd of every trip and that he did examiné flanging. The rest is made of Thornicroft him would get the chief engineer ander The separation in the stays caused by inary circumstances rest cutiefed Wi

Furse" excluded.

BLETH BACK-9.80 .£. For Officers of H.M.S. dudacious agatust Flest in harbour, Cap presented by the

Members of the Hongkong Club, to be

zowed in Canton Fouts, Distance One Elle Entrance $10.

Bxvesta Mata,--4 1.3, American Oup," open to all Members and Honorary Members of the Victoris Recreation Club, to be rowed En Canton Tours. Distanes Ons Mile, Entrance $10.

SAILING RACE.

For all Open Boata, Chinese excluded. Entrance $3. First Prize, $30; Second,

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS,

MAILS will close ---

For SHANGBAL-

Por DJEMNAR, at 9 am, on Friday the 80th Inst. Late letters received from 0.10 to 9.30, with 18 senta iste For MANILA

Per EMERALDA, 1180 at, on For SWATOW & AMOX,-*-*

* Friday, the Both fakt,

Per RIGA, at 11:50 Lm. Testorlow the

Chinese Government and the Chinese course of the enquiry into the loss of the tion with the Shanghal Committee. The APTAIN Trouser said today, in the merchants have exerted itself to, for its

remarkable extent in the matter. Quenchery, that a great number of Mer With respect to the latter, only a rough chant Ships were lost through their leg idea can be gained of the amount of leeting to use the lesd. It was very Hide money raised. The money raised in trouble, he said, to take a cast of the lead, Tiantain, for instände, is stated by Matid many deplorable mocidents milxha sathe sorrosion was from inch to 11that report without making any critică uxa Foster to be considerable. A month ago

inch The area of the boiler frem amdusókon himself a

he heard it had reached Tie 80,000, avoided by the adoption of this ample the top to the lower steve is $104.8 Auswer-If I was the chief originat, and from other large centres of commerse precaution.

squate ingles, the aggregate pressure wils should have examined them. I know there 13 lbs. eam 38.3 tons with 20 lbs. the very stringent rules at home for examine Hangchow, more or a handsome box. In the course of the enquiry at the Harbour opening of the bullet where the plate was metesedly to prevent souidentiar buch as Shanghai, Bocchow, Canton and

61.7 tons The superficial area of the ing boilers, and I think they are absolutely 80th inat, Instead of as prsriously |tributions, had been repeived from na Master's, Captain Thomsett Ed pressure at 18 lbs of 82,5, and at 20 tha; of board the Thunderer: Gullet staru lizy - Allowed for, Tonnage, 15 seconds per ton for SWATOW, AMOY & BOOCHOW.in | been cirofilated ähvengst the employés ; that he had been paying his crew, with any supportį I should think it would be very hot accustomed to gusset stays of this kingz tive sotirões. A subscription libhas Master of the Chicawberry) If it was frite 2574 tons; at 2216 4774 Without there are liable to decay. An Kather asked the torn away is 4870,5 square inches, giving stead of the socounts of the explbalon nd Į Per DOUGLAN, at 1.30 pm, on Batik, both foreign and native of the China | bedars on tas ungers of the Potel, and nussfo to put on a pressure of over 6 lbs, might overlook inspecting them,

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the 1st December, instead of as pret Merchase Steam Davigation Company, viofuly notified.

and the result in sald to be by no means whether he had heglected to stamp these tur. contemptible regard to the efforts order. Captain Bearings said he had of ske Chlosse Gevenmini, wa pastor, pres the orders in the Kato and another

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knowing the state of the plate as I do now Mr Breretoni Might he not make as found a teamer was on Card the Aving had accustomed to reuse Irons add I have been two years chief engineer on error of judgment na to their durabilisy memmar Aiheneum, I way sims Ohled Engle not the drops ?