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No. 0141-Match 10, 1884] ole was a Spaniard, ony was a Maltese, one was a Norwegion, and one was a West Indian negro, Only twelve, therefore, werd natives of our own islands. Nor was the unfortunato - crow of the Junon excaptional one. A correspondent of a English soaren havo of late become almost unobtainable, savo at var high wages, and that in British vossals sailing from British

thought the papers should come before the Council.

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Mr Samson seconded the motion, which was agreed to.

THE CHINA MAIL.

daily newspaper not long ago slated that! The papons were then laid on the table wasto ateam pipu?--Yes, a'good deal. This on board tid etónu got up. The Dock himself by going over the ship. He wont the ship came into this position. The fact other day chanced to turn and noticed tun

MEETING OF THE LEGISLA, TIVE COUNCIL

A meeting of the Legislatívó Council was hold this afternoon. The whole of the members were present, the Ion. W.

and ordered to be printed.

ALTERATIONS AT THE POST OFFICE.

Wednesday next at four p.m.

'YOTSAT. MARINE COURT OF INQUIRY.

of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Storm-

at the Harbour Master's lied this morn-

The Court Was

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(Harbour Master) Prosideut; Mr 11. Williams, Chief Inspector of Machinery, R.N.; and Mr

the Ion. F. B. Jobuson,

THE EXPORT OF ARMS,

The Attorney General introduced a Bill

J. R. Twentyman, Superintonding Esgi-

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until wo get to Chung Hut, about an hour there were three trials made, and that to the construction of the engines. fenurso on which she was when the pilot loft age stamp.--The English Mustrated Magazine and half after wo started. We stopped a Mesra Scott and Pinker were on board at Shortly afterwards, he noticed a heavy her, and from it it isevident that slidsworved for February, few minutes; the wallet when chrial, Wint position did they occupy shower of water coming sut of the waste round to northwest, which was her position we were opposite Steambant Wharf, They are present as witness. 8. Ouateam pipe. It only lasted a few seconds, when she struck the rocks, so that there

Did you notiof the water came out of the contrat ended when the boilers were pat Tidio being long delayed, witness amused romains no longer any nystory as to hos A GRAVE-DIGOER walking the sirecte the lasted about ten minutes. At that time I Company had no connection with the trinks below and looked into a door, where he saw that the order given to the quarteto antil they passoth, and then followed on saw the steam gunge, looking from the deers Scott and Pinkor and goue on board the tops of what he supposed to ho the was implicitly followed by him fully explains behind them.

aster doctors walking behind him.. Ho alopped upper deck, registering from 10 to 11 lbs to sue if they could assist in improving the boilers. He saw two iron boxes, one on how the vessel camo to strike the rook.

And why this?" said A vote of 81,100 for alterations to build-I saw. Mesers Pinker and Weed in the en- stow-power in any way, though the top of each boiler, with a hole in the contro, This being, then, a full explanation of the

"I know my place in the proces ports it is not unesual to find that 80 orings at the Post Office and the Government with the superheater, I again hennd steam steam-power of the boilers. On the 24th, inch in diemetur. On top of this iron rod on when does the responsibility for the

The gunge I saw woonacated Comping were not responsible for the out of which sprung a bar of: gine room.

sion," returned he, firan, half an casualty, the question for us to consider is, ovan 90 per cant, of the crow is of foreign era with the view of transfer of the escaping out of the wante steam pipo sa we

"AGNOSTICISM" is fast becoming a mote when the explosion took place, Mr Pinker on the starboard boiler was a plank of casualty lie! Now, here it sooms to send mo papular watchword, and the nationality. Further eviled upon this point is siltailed by some statistics which Traumy to the upper story of the Post Of went into tiff about a quarter to three, was present drithout my howledge or pra. wood, one end of which was socured that we cannot accept tiso statement made cienial of pay rational basis for religious have been collected at Liverpool. Out of tho British vessels that word lying in the ice and of providing further accommodation Chief engineer. Wo had been seated about-aany way, and Mr Scott wrote me on the 23rd, afle of the house, while the other and the bride at the tinie when the ahiji wa

All went into tifin except Ms Wood, the mission and did not represent the Company in under a combing which ran rond the by the man on the look-out, that ho hailed helinf, on the ground that First Cours of the Universe is not only a Being of whose docks acring the last three months of 1883; in the Government Offices for the Colonial quarter of an hour when I heard the atom. monining the alteration on the slide valve, of the plank was 100 of the largest were selected; and, apon Secretary's and Public Works Department, Scott, Mr Brewer or Mr Pinker7-Mr Pin-takua trip to Macao with her (the Yotasi) cuill not any what it was fastoned to. travelling would have allowed fire and a-half inaccessible to pur inculties, la the root- Did that cause any remark from Mr and also: Mr Costa has asked me to something between the two boilers. He danger, which at the cate she was thon whose existence is (if real at all) radically fastoned down to distant at least a mile from the point of existence there is no peidon, hat one Inquiry and inspection of the books, it was found that of the 8,420 vien compering the

was passed.

ker left tha mloon. The noise of steam to-morrow. If I can arrange, I will go He did not know who did this; nor did he mistes to elapse before she reached the principle of niedern unbelief-Spectator. rews of those ships, 2,719 were of not: Thore was as other businose of interest coased in a few minutes after he left; and and come back in the Wiile land on Mon- make any remark to anyone about it. Mr spot where she ack. We boliore the ren British birth.-St. James's Gazelle,

before the Council, which, adjourned until then, in a few minutes more, it began agait. day torming. With regard to this I first Word was standing between the two Blate of things, was, as the quartermaster

Ax Blustration of the ridiculous, and The occape scored nu into as before. I intended to write to Mr South not to go as we boilers, with his elbow resting on his knee, himself states, that so alarm us giren by sanoying way in which a church choir will called Mr Brewer's attention to this and were very busy, but I afterwards thought looking at the port boiler, while a China the look ont or by anyone also until the

sometimes run together the words of a he left the saloon. Mr Scott did not go that as he would only be nway a few hours I man, whom witness took to be an engine last moment, when both look-out and quar boy in one of the front paws of a church. bymn is afforded by the romark of a amall THE EXPLOSION ON BOARD THE This romo ceased shortly after that, would not doprive him of a holiday. Nei-mau, was standing on top of the port boiler termaster simultaneously perceived the The hyma beginning, Tho

Brewer returned and said it was all right. Ither Mr Pinker nor Mr Scott were present with a bar similar that on the starboard danger of the position. never saw Mr Piuker again after lo left, on behalf of the Dock Coupany in any boiler, pressing it down and serswing it that the look-out must have been dos the promentary quiet which followed the conaserated Our opinion is cross I'd bear" had just bean aung, and in A machu court of inquiry into the leas A very few minutes elapsed between Mr sense. I would als remark with regard to round in the tole in the box Ho coulding, and not until tho ship was actually perplexed youth turned to father and asked tho sciond trial that it was made to sco nut any whether these boxes were the on the point of striking was there sayin sa caruoat whisper: "PA, where do they Brewer's return and the time of the ex- Keswick occupying the sent vansind by boat Company's sleamer Yoisti, was opened plosion; it was not sa much as five minutes, the luilera would etsaus any botter, as Mr safety valva cheats or not. While at tiffin; alarm given by him. We oro of opinion kanp the consecrated cross-eyed beac

Was there any difficulty in getting stonin Brewer had put a little more cover on the there was a great noise of a escup- that the aster wasin fault in allowing the Captain H. G. Thomsatt, posed of on this occasion 7-1- looked down the slide valve. It is usual to send one or two ing. and Messrs Pinker and Brower left casualty to happen, and apon his own con- | englas-roons several times, and saw there of the workmen to assist un trial trips but the table and shortly after returned, Mr fession; because this must serious matter in was never more than from 10 Lu 11 lbs. on this is not compulsory.

Brewer first he thought. Mr Brewer said: which fault attaches to lim is the fact of Mr Williams: Do you consider yourselfThis only steam blowing of; they have been his going to sleep while on daty Wo think the steam guage of the superheater.

Did you hear of any

the adjustment of the safety valves?No. great rage about the Government valves, which we cannot pass over in silence which and the stem We might have been responsible for any Me Brewer also laughol at the idea of Wood Mr.Wotton was present to watch the case gunge only registered 10 to 11 ibs, of atesin.accidents, which might have ocentred when † throstening to tako the valves off and th, at any rate, n want of eare on his i

What was the usual speed of the boat? steam was got up, if there was any negli tham into the water.

We believe that he was attacked by 23 Witnesa did not ro- sleepiness, caused, as is hummelf says, by on behalf of the Steamboat Company.

member whether it was in answer to his working on the day of the vessel's departure. Thennett send his own application to Go-

responsible for the adjustment of the safety Brewer said the Government valves were and want of steep caused by neuralgia; but vernment for a Court of Inquiry, and also

valves at any time!We may be reapons-weak. Mir Scott joined in the converention being in that atato be arould not have tho Governor's warrant in reply

hle for them an the tires trial trip if Mr and said: You, halieve they are made of trusted to his own powers of watchfulness, Brewer has not inspected them,

cast metal. This was said in a jocular way. but should have kept sumcons with him on Had Mr Brewer boen en boted bolore Mr Brewer replied: You mean to say that the bridgo. There was greater necessity the first trip was made - believo ke hail, when they contract they won't recover their un account of his drowsiness for him to I wish to correct my former statement. I

position; they won't open again. There take care to have had assistance at hand. would say the Company was not at any were como slight intermissions in this roar In the nxt plaes he should not have giron tie responsible for the adjustment of the of the steam, which came out in whiffs.

sch au ordor to the quartermaster

Credits, safety valves.

રા George Nuenith, error), aid have steer by the light on the port how, which, Documentary 4 mths aight, 3/8 The President-Who is responsible been a boilermaker about

twenty four រង a the evidence, showed, trangh being fol- Jalia, Wire, Is the Government Surveyor supposed to years. I have been at the trade since I was lowed implicitly, led the ship into danger.

Al see the safety valves before the ship goes ten years of ago 1 have test a foreman he alwahl have given the course by the Siminghui, diguemd),... on her tral tripl-Yas. If they are fourteen years. The repairs to the boiters of compass. It seems to us that he ought in Lou

30 days' wight, privata 735. at properly sized, ho areeds then..

the Tutsni were made wider my supervision. to have placed a man at some point between Mr Williams --As a professional man of many years' experience do you not think boilers gave way under a pressure of 60 lbs. any order given by him, or any warnings,

I was present at the first tust, and both this fervenastle head and the bridge to report Sovereigns, that the safety valves all be adjusted They were properly repaired again. Messrs and more especially in the tirection

Temperature. the us time the atean is put un-bofors Brewer, State and myself were prosent at the vessel leaves her muerings Moat de-at the frat test.

in which the wind was blowing. We love | (Kahn at Messrs Puleonry & Un's Premises, The stays had at last Also come to

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conclusion that the mustor f

con's out) anch of their original strength The departed from what is unsi loreda geral Was the Government Surveyor Kotižuden

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to do with the trial trip. There is nothing the steam gunges fixed.

haring and of CO iba. It took pice in the presence ascertained who was the man on the lance February I don't know. We had nothing of the same gentlema. I did not see out, so as to be aware what degree of

They were sibilty could be reposed in him. Accord [respon in our contract about a trial trip. We had placed on each site of the boilers an ing to statement simply to get ateam up and so that the could be easily seen from the engine and time know who the mad he did not at the joints were all right.

boiler rooms. I had no suspicion after the whole circumstances into considoration, we In a contract to repair boilera do you sound lest that the boilers wore weak inust come to the conclusion that the consider yourself responsible for the in any way; they showed no signs of evidence disclososa want of care and forg efficiency of the boilers or simply for the weakness. I saw nothing on them to show sight on the part of the master, amounting work done on thou-The Company was their age. I did not take any notice of to such gross carelessness that we think only responsible for the work done in wire the stadiul nut err any I don't that suspension of his certificate cannot be this caso. I expressly stipulated for this in known anyone who could cen

you this. I made for a loss period than three years. in the place of it there should appear, siteripally the brass at the aid of the con- away. The water covered the whole of the the tender, one paragraph of which reads: I think the safety vulve were placed on the We next como to the conduct of the chief The fore part of the vessel On the completion of the repairs the Eoitus mape-heater, bac I could ant tell you for ulcer. Hora we all attortion to the fact

We took our tiflin in will be tested by water at a pressure of 60 certain. When the boilers 1 you hear any expression of opinion partly abors water.

gave way at the of the unsatisfactory allu, dollars on persons who practise without from the engineers as to the result of the tha Chinese saloon aft. We found after-lus, but for way. damage that may be done first test, it was the bettens of the com- truthful way in which lo gave his evidereo registering under the Ordinace, the not get enough steam; they could not get Robert Fraser-Sinith had gone into another sting tho Duck Company will not accept bustion chambers which gave way. The

-Nothing except that they could wards that a Portuguese sailor and Mrs

to the port of arms, etc. He said the object. of the amending. Bill was to unablo the Govanner to grant permits for the ex. port of arms sad munition white a pro- clamation forbidding such export was in force. This he was unable to do under tho law as it at prosent stood. Thoy proposed in this Bill to give the Governor power to grant permits.

The Bill was read a first time.

knots. We were then only going at six knots.

Do "you think Mr Wood was a careful engineer?--Yes, I do.

How many mouths were you running to guther. on the line?--I think about six or seven months.

He then called the first wineas. Captain John F. Hoyland, sworn, said:-- I am stor mariner; the number of my certificate is No. 474, of Hongkong. I was lately in command Lite Yelati, 127 tona And daring that time did you have any register, 80 house power. I was in com fault to find with him -No. He was sober mand of her when she was taker to Kowall the time we were running and I had no loon Dock on the 21st Suptember for the fault to find with him. | purpoes of.

You saw him on this occasion when you tting now boilers put in, and getting also being generally repaired. The bollers left the Dock 7-Yes. were put on board in January. The testing Was he roues He was perfectly suber of the boilers was in the hams of the Dock up to hall past oloven, the last time I saw Company entirely. I only know they were him to speak to

Is there any other information you can We had three trial trips before the tested.

me

THE MEDICAL REGISTRATION ORDINANCE

The Attorney General moved, the ageund reading of this Bill, a copy of which we recently published. In doing av ko pro- Beated a report of the Iass Committee on the Bill, the measure having been referred on which the explosion cecurred. The give us?-After the oxplosion I found my to them. The Committee resungendo first trip was on the Saturday Infore the self in the water. I swam towards the ita amefident in several particulars, but explosius, the 6th February, Mr Pinker roof of the house, the sides of which 1 there saw Mr. and Mr Stat!, engineers in the employ of had been sittured. the only change of lupertence was tint the Dock Comy, went with her on Brower and Mr Robert Fraser-Smith, Mr

He was there on and he and Mr Fraser-Smith, or Furganeer of the stoner. Bill. Under the Bill as it at present st, that trip; and he was on board sharing the Brewer hinese and two Portuguese sure which, helped me said the Attorney-General, section 20 pro-whole of tas repairs Ho had been in her out. Two Chiness and vided: This ordinance shall not affect soveral years, He was in charge of the same in one the ship's bonte, took us off ractical practitioners practising in the engine roon as the trip mentioned. We the wreck, and conveyed ra to a junk, the went out through the Ly-ban Pass a number of which I do not know. The junk Colony at the time of the passing of this far as the lighthouse, and then returned. then went to the Yotsut, and took off the Chinese compradores and cooks who were ordinance, and objecting to be registered Wu word absent about three hours.

Me Williams: Were my defects discov. on board. The water was level with the under its provisions After careful con- ed? Nouls of this brases were nos quise look of the ship, which had gone down siduration the Committee decided to de-out in the ship had se te scurred stora Ares, The Innael not the star commend that this clause bo struck out and twice on accuant of hot bearings. It was board paddle-box were completely blown

roferring to the retrospective portion af tho that trip. Mr J. G. Wood was the chief Waldwell got on the ronf just before boforthand of the trial trip on the 161kecand test was satisfactory at a pressure rale on honavistup.

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tumage was repaired by strengthening the back of the combustion chambers with now stays and place of four-sixeuntas.

that he gave that yards were squared, or order to square the yards Wong the three stean guages of the boilers of the of opinion that he showed a neglect of faila stofunan at the Funk el, id he was a at all, but merely to haul in the starboard Hung Hon Dock. He saw braces. But putting that aside, wo are

following:--

But this Section shall not apply in relation to any person actually practising Modicine or Surgery is the Calmy at the ance, who before the expiry of 15 days from Present, and also Mesars Pinker and Scot. Dered 2,131, which has been seized in Macao, at which to test old boilers. I had not son Yutsai proporly tested. They were found duty in not keeping a look-out while on time of the commencement of this Ordin.

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first trial more than from 12 to 13 lbs. The next junk. When I got alongside the Yotsas trip was unde on Tuesday, the 19th. This I tried to save some things fran my cabin was an official trip. Mr Brewer, Govern in the fore saloon, but the crown two Hung cut Murine Surveyor, and Mr Costa, Sekong Gshing junke had gone in before and Gretary of the Steamboat Company, were stole everything out of it. One was num

and the other was either 295 or 926. Mr. Caldwell took the numbers. stopped at aevouteen minutes past three, We brought in Bir da Costa's dead body and the dead bodies of twn Chinese.

Mr Twentyman-Could you see the safety valves nf the buildza from the upper dock-No.

On that trip we went as far as Chung Bat; we wore abant about two hours.

The President: Did anything happen these, except that there was still difficulty in getting etern.

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the date of the said commencement satisfies the Colonial Secretary that prantising.

The ramos of all such persons shall be published by the Colantal Socretary in the Bazette within one month from the date of the said commencement and

peram whose name is not ptblished shall be entitled to the benefit of this exception.'

The effect of so amending the Bill would bo, added the Attorney General, that any person now practising medicine or surgery Mr Wool was in charge of the engine Governmout valves had not been ad-į You

Mr Willialas :--No tot bearings -No. Tho President-When was your most tri-The next trip was on the Friday, Send February, Mesare Scott and Pinker were on board. These gentlemen were down in the engine, count early the whole time on thec occasions, supersising things.

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The President-Who aveyed the old bailer 7-Mr Costa informed ine that Mr Brewer had surveyed them. The reason I sidered that 40 lbs was an excessive pressure put in the clause I read is because I con-

the boilers when I formed this opinion.

all right. He was an engineer before for deok. It was an important, if not the Anus30756.087 NE 9 Did you consider the biore suitable for five years on a steam launch. He ander-most-itoportant part

of his duty, to Foochow the size and structure of the ship?--I did stood what steam guages wure. All thron have assisted in master in this re- Shanghai. 10, 1645576 ENE 30 not Inspect them. The bursting pressure guages were compared with the standard spees. We are therefore of of the boilers

rainin when new would have been 144 15.

that his certificate should be suspend- WI stuck 30.1122.1 NE

Nagasaki, 30.03 lbs. They were fairly well stayed.

Jchu Batson, sworn, said: I am a skilled ed for six months. The second oficer we He Aluk, ccclaro, said he was a copper-shipwright and liver, and am attached look on as being free from blame, and bis

Hongkong Observatory, March 10, 1884. smit at Hang Hom Docks. i was to the Naval Yard. On the 7th March, I certificate will be returned. Tho Court

AT 10 A, Á.-19TH MARCH. Do you know whether or not the safety twenty mix youn of nge, and had been a went out in the Swift to the wreck of the cannot conclude without reforenes to the Mil. 30.0380.076 WV 21 bb valves had been tested 7-They land beet copponit in the employ of the Deck

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Another diver, named Hendry, court of Quartermaster Casman. His Hongkong 30 1268,294 sted. The working av hul been ad- Compay the whole of this time. На avcompanied me. I went down outside the continuing to ateer as he did without call- Amoy 30.0654.037 NE 2 10.44 Juated. Bir Brewer looked at the ordinary worked at the boilers of the Yousai. valves before the official or con trip. Waathore a steam guage to each builor?-eatured the aft part of one boiler on the neglect of duty. O'Halloran, the look out, Shanghai.30.142.070 N

ship on the starboard side of the ship. Iing the attention of the master slowed a Foochow .—EE

in the Colony who is not willing to come

port aide. At that time it looked to be com- a small skylight atr Williams-Did everything go well justed. By looking dor

was also guilty of sorius noglest of duty Nagasaki 140 19-N Where were the gnages connected with plote I saw an oblong box on the top of in at dating attention to the position of Wostook 30.07 16.7 under the provisions of the firdinace must on this occasion! Were thurs no hat hour-absit the funnel, if you amoped lar enough the boilers?-Tis point of connection was

this boiler. I did not know that day what the vessel before he did. The nationl give in his natun to the Colonial Secretary ings --Everything went well; there was down, one might have soon the valves from at the stean douse.

it was. Next day I was told it was an old assessure desire ne also to mention, still the dificulty of getting enough stown, the upper deck; he did not know that

Were the guages old or new ones?-They within a mouth after the Ordinanco comes but there were an het bearings.

they could have done so.

were old. The size of the stoala guage pige futy valve. I could not at any weight though it does not actually arise out of the rasins steady at other atations. Temperaturu

on top of the valve, and no appearance of into operation, and he would be registered what this third trial was occasioned by

inquiry, that in order to avoid casualities and Humidity are steady, Gradients in- ythi

This finishod Captain Hayland's evidence. know of your own knowledge

Mr D. Gillies, sworn, said:-1 am Sacra-gungcaara old that they were in use before, wedges. There was a smisli hele on the extended beyond the Shearer Rock. The

was half an incl. I mean when I say the spring having been taken out. I saw no in future the limits of pilotage should dicats moderato NE Breeses, as a person so practising. When he was there had buena alight alteration made an

W. DOBERCE, tary of thio Hongkong and Whampoa Dock The steam quages were phed at each side cop

Government Astronomer, so registered the panel provisions of the the all valve. This alteration was made Company, and a marine engineer by pro- of the buiters. They could easily be sul tog uf this box with a wooden plag in it. judgment of the Court is that the master's Sali I took a chiaol and drove it into certificate be suspended for three years,

Hun hing Observatory, March 19, 1884. fession. I have been ons since 1855reby alivne standing in the stokehole. fed Ordinancs would not apply to him; that a Me Brewor'a recommendation.

31r Twentymau fhad the ship ben collect the Yotsui was taken over to Kow-The cugino room and stoke hole unit hud saw the grain of the woud I as-and that he shall pay three-fourths of tho in taking off the valve off the costs of this inquity, and that the chief was to say he could continue practising handed over to the teamboat Company at on Deck, somewhere about the carly part in one. There were three guages. The

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER. without incurring the penalty set out in that time -The Dock Company's people of September, to be repaired. Previous to third one was connected with the superheater. I saw several picos of the uffiour's certificate be suspended for six soiler. I got oue pisce just months, and that he pay me-fourth of the

¡Precious On dute On date were still on board. There were three Ch the rassel coming into our hands, Mr Costa hester.

abaft of the starboard boiler. The stoke. COL. oats. Robert Frasor Smith, proprietor and เยล

on board besides Blasia said he wanted an estimate for certale engineera

*i 18. Any person not rugistered under this Scott and Pinker.

hole was filled up with hrcken iron. The

day The proportion of costs according to the repairs on the old boilers of the Yarragonitor of the Hongkong Telegraph, sworn, superheater and the port boiler are not schedals drawn up by the clerk of Court Ordinance who falsely takes or uses in this) fe WilliamsOn the third trip was nay and he handed me a memorandum with a said he went on art the Youn the unrat; whuce the starboard boiler was there wa Capt. Brotherion £72, and Colony any name or title of addition, complaint made about prining did not list of repairs required on them with the 24th February last, at the invitation of MIr implying a qualification to practice medicine observe any priming on any of the thron abject of having them repaired and put on da Costa He boarded the Yotsui of Kowa puce. I looked for thus afety and stopoliser Owens £34, but these figures were Temperature. or surgery, or who practices for gain or

to why custe. They there Dition of wind profesion to practius or publishes his name priming. There were no escape, i atents connily. They were lying somewhero of the vesicl as P. 4 for minutes after not and then.arboard tuiler, but would declining to tako myy of the si-ne sua Hamility. as practising medicine or surgery, of rasives of vend got under weigh, walked alt

— Henry, leading stuker on board the fore stand: Captain, £63; mate, £21. shore at Canton, the Young Eaving her to speak to Mr Scott, and noticed the oilers Autines, said he went gas in the Swift

Force The Triumph has been floated the Weather..... any payment as pruutising medicine or So fat au fou know then the third trick broken up some years. They were ex-was priming very much. Mr Scott was tu the wreck of the Yutsch · He went down rocks and tuwid into Auckland harbong. surgery, shall be liable for each offence, was satisfactory -No, the suis valve, had muined by Mr. Wood. We made our e-standing abaft the fannel, looking into the below and saw the back of the port boiler, summary couration beforo a Police Magi- made no improvement, and it had to be puttinats for the ronics, based on a report engineroor. Water was ooping from the and when i crawled forward fe saw that strate, to a paualty not exceeding oue back agia. The chief engineer, Mr Wouth, given by Mr Costa, for which we asked the waste pipe like a shower of rain.

Ho had a nade no complaint whatever about the sum of $3,199. 3r Costa brought the white hut our which was purered with of Hin impression was that the bailer

there

was part of it blown away But, continued the Attorney General, boilers, except that the slide valse would calinnate knols and said the Directors cou-black, caused by the dirty Gluck Wat T

sidered it rathor high and that hu land ra- which came from the steam pipe. En on top of the biler, and from this superhouter wae fructured. The superhunter was ou have to be altered back. although he would be allowed to cou-

eived a cheaper tender from Mr Fenwick, swer taxis question, Mr Scott id: Oh she tookoftastop valva. Huawscastiton box, By the President :-The last trip was 'on

the following section -

hundred dollars."

out the waste steam pipe.

the

with two workinen. Mr Sentt canie sú guest. He did not go below. Mr Pinker did go below.

out incurring any pasalty, at same time he would not be placed in much a favourabla position as those who fulfil the annditions of the Ordinmeo and

are property registered. For instance,

Was it a trial trip, or what was it?-She was going over to Macas to run on the last bat I don't know that the ship was handed

his certificate in all cases, where one was over.

sue for his fees. He would have to make

his own arrangements for obtaining them. Ha could, however, call himself 'De' and practise as one without incurring ang pen alty. The condition was that he must salinty the Colonial Secretary without delay after the passing of the Ordinance that he was practising as a doctor here.

have wit

T

I

had

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good deal

Tho com-

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of

broken

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CURIOUR ADDRESSES

تال

at 4pm. 10 am 4pm.

Station.

Chief-

Barometer .............

58.9

20:90 31.12 30.01

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58.7

06

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51

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2

e.r.

5.R.

6.d.

Rain..|

0.03

AND ENCLOSURES IN LETTERS. But time fius, and there are user two corners of the main toote to be seun bufore

the bags are made up. One of tho is

search the Post Office Guide and Direct-uries,

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he

W. Donenek, Government AIONAMET.

Hongkong Observatory, March 10.

1. BAROMETER, redneed to 33 degrees Faliron and to the level of the sex in fuchas, leaths hundredths.

2. TEPERATURE, is the shade in degroes,

Hurry, in percentage of saturation, the

4. DIRECTION or Wise, to two points." & Fouce or Wary according to Beinfort Been on Scale.

endorses are baba destitution is found, the

endorsement we have alt sometimes seen

**Taye and m," is made. Some of the

6. STATE OF WEATHER. ble sky, o de

Money Orders. 1-Money Orders are exchanged with

tinuo practising in the Colony with the 24th. Musara Scott and Pinker eaua hut na Afr Fenwick lud left out some of❘ will soon be all right. Sha's only priming-oblong shaved, jointed on to the boiler with devoted to the tasks of extricating from their aird tenths, Fahrenheit

on board before we left the Duck, along the items, and Me Costa did not want the In the course of a

of a conversation, Mr Seats they work to be taken away from the Dock Com- said

I of troubly two cronhr Hanges. He saw no spindles.

hopeless situation she letters which, through on the former trial trip on acquirat of a dif. There wasenu dume on, and onedoneoff. He the incoherence of their aldresses, have got humidity of air saturated witla moistura ieing Seduced the estimato to $3,000. I

know the exact nature of the repairs, fioulty in getting stents, atud also in prim- she nothing to give him the impression that into a blind torsing. Experienced affciais 16

the safety valve war shored down. He us I merely looked at the work on the ing. About half an hour afterwards, he could not see the sufaty valve of the morning it was commenced. Mr Scott had noticed a large escape of steam. charge of the work. After the repairs were pany an duura to tiffia after the ship got other boi.or. There was a wooden plug in cumpleted, the boilers were tested on the through the Cap Sug Moon Paas; and the hols where one dome ought to have our lovely must arttuo dinary perversiona tashed clouds, tå drizzling rula, ƒ fog, v gloomy, Who did you get your instructions from 12th November and hory a pressure of 60 shortly after the noise

of steam escaping required by law would not be good to go to Macao?-I received my orders to lbs. The test proved satisfactory. Previ- from the wastu ateaus pipe was heard.

The inquiry was at this stage adjourned of addresses which have been detected by had. Rightnia, o overcast, p2-sing showers, and he would also not be able to go to Macao from Mir Costa on the Tuesday us to this, there had been a preliminary Meesrs Brower and Pinker foft the table, until to-morrow morning at ten o'clock,

this I process have been preserved by the squally, r ruiz, a wnnw, theder, visibility previous. He told me to let the Company ember gave out. Mr Scott sent in a ten- Witness naked Me Brewit what he had THE LOSS OF THE S.S. TRIUMPH. visitors. One would set at first sighit te signification.

test, when the back of the combustion. and, in a short time, they both returned.

department in a book which in shown to este any fuere over the nerage of that dew (we)-The letters are repeated to juli, everything went right, to go to Macao on der to repair this damago for $370, suggest-beou doing; and Mir Brewar, rubbing his

trips they wanto-, and, it

ognise that Santlings, Blewite," Colonial papers report that judgmont was intended for St. Helen's, Isle of Wight,

Waa 7. Raxx, in inches, tenths and hundredths. the Sunday, to be able to resume running ing that now plates should be pat in, but it hands, said: Only shoring down the of

was done some other way than that sug the to Canton on Monday.

sality valves, Mr Frisell, who was given at Auskland, on the 7th January in or that Inselfeach in no famtsherd' o Canton on Mont think Ms Scott was seated by Mir Scott. At the final test, the seated next witness suid Oh, I suppose Sunth, R. N., and Caprine James and Metropolitan places tutus in for their share We respect to the Triamph casualty. Mr. Seth means "Bazel-beach, Nothamptonshire." there as a guest-Because he told ne so.

boilers showed no sign of weakness. The you thought it infra dig for the

Government did not go below. He remained in the test took pince in the presence of Messra Marine Surveyor to shors down safety Frater, nautical assessors, occupied the of distortion. Holburn Viaduct is consolidat- saloon. Mr Pinker west into the engine Brewer and Scott. The safety valves were valves. Wir Brewer made some reply, bench.

ed into Obanvidock, and Mis End up the following countries Mr. Smith, in delivering judgment, said pears as "Mailand." room before we started; but Mr Wood was the same as these that were on the old and then, in answer to Ye Bcott's que After carefully cuusilerbig the evidence loyalty, or some haziness as to the precise

boilers. They had originally been lever tion Which is, it said; The old one, By Mr Williams-in the occasion of valves, but they were altered when the new the one which gave trouble before. Mr in this case we have come to the conclusion division of labour between the Sovereign Japan.*

Tasmania. the last trip, I considered thus I was in act came in. I do not know how old the Brower then said to Mr Costa that Mr that the suggestion or charge brought againt and her Ministers must have prompted the South Wales. United Kingdom.

Victoris. charge of the ship and that the chief en-boilers are. I do not know of my own Wood was disposed to give a good the nannter of the vessel of inobriety on the person who addressed gineer was in charge below, and that I was knowledge whether or not the steam deal of trouble, and had said when he got port 1. On the contrary, we bare evidence don; Queen Victoria," while the importance

day of the casualty had no evidence

Secretary of Wora,

Western Australis. Chelaoy Ozbitile, •Lon-" not subject to any interference.

gnages were in

a conspicuous position. to Macas he would throw the

2.The Hongkong Post Office also issues safety valves The President What hour did gon leave We left the Dock at 12.40 p.; and No report was made to the

was told their position by the cupposanith, overluant allegethuc. Mr. Brawer said if les showing he was perfeally scher all day and of preserving a broad distinctium between orders on Shanghai, and vics Gersth

3.The counnizziou follows-(40- addid by would not be lung chief engineer of up to the t mas of the stranding of his ship. urba nural districts. may perhaps have

cording stopped off Kowloon Point, and took on justment of the safety valves. I relied the Yotest Nothing mors happened until we think, also, that the evidence brought animated Lond Northbrook a correspondent board Mr Grata, the Secretary of, the on Mr Scott to make them right, and alan ima manter afterwards, when there was before ve gizes a full explan of the who addresserl his lordship "Lordnorth. Up to £ 2, vr $10, or R, 20,0.20 cents. A Bill entitled An Ordinaner for the age/Mrs R. Fraser-Smith; and Mr and Mrs S. The Dook Company are not supposed to left the table, and a very short time aft | that is to say, taking into consideration the there arendatory which be

Mr Brower, Mr and knew that Mr Brower would adjust thon. another rise of atuam escaping. Mr Pinker er in which the casualty came about brook, Straton House, Country." Of course t Company

there are lettor A Bill entitled The Suzinga. Hauk Deli, theith, Mr Feizell; Drzachtsman to adjust the safety valves ; it is the Govern- wards the explosion took place, fugts of the order given by the master to less, and t

in

charge.

The Bill as aided by the Committee

was read a second time without discussion.

NEW ORDINANCES.

On the motion of the Attorney General,

the following Bills were read the first time:--

A Bill entitled da Dedinance für the na- turalisation of William Doborek,

turalisation of Chiyang Sz-kai,

Steamboat

Fraser-Smith,

Dock Company, and Mr Caldwel

1834.

A Bill

Ordinance

1884.

itarice,

mant Surveyor who does that.

Jume

Lap-

Either an excess

lotter

Ceylon.

Port Darwin.

New

to the Queensland.

་་

no Ed.

South Australia, Straits Settlements.

to the currency the order is drawn

ON

11

in --He was going over to gave up charge of the vessel The Dock tween bonsell was Willings, witness idearly the whole of that time, fully explain be told that in cach of the last two years be issued to this same person, in favour of

Cate

6; or 825, or R 50....0.40 13 £7, or $38, or 700.00 11 mentioned that this sharing up of the safety on the port

the quartermaster to stegs with Tiritiri light dreer at all.

£10, or 960, One can

can quite understand from

RIBU Onu you tell us when the Dook Company valves was the subject of conversation be on the port bow, coupled with the fact that une's potional experience that a letter must

$1.00. you know what capacity Mir Brewer Bill united The Prescretion of Birds was

-No Order must exceed £10 or 850 there

Captain Hoyland and Mr quartermaster did steer in that way for occasionally be shipped intothe post in a blank 1870, dedime it Úrdi-

Mauso with Br

Custa

Company gave up charge on the 10th Fe Guldwell on the home

20 minates, and that the master was asleep envelope. But it is somewhat startling to (unless drawn on India, when 2.150 in the Do you know if Mr Brewer was there near, when the repairs were completed, In ausver to Me

Prova limit), nor will more than two such

orders On the 14th A Bill entitled The Post Opice Ordinance, an official capacity or not? I don't know and steam had been got up.

when the rat priming task plaes, Mr the position in wilelt the vessel irus found 1831

what

capasity Mr Brewer was there in. Me February, Mr Scott wrote me We hav

Scott rited grating down to this in had been ateured in this way, and the lessness is not precluded when woney is

whenke struck on the rock. If the vessels were more than 20,000 of each letters:

•still and perhap

the same payee, by the same mail I more bo to find that Pinker was there in his official capacity to had a steam trial on the steamer Yetsai, the engha room. Ha could not say whe

ia at 5.-Suzus not exceeding $50 may be r THE ROMAN CATHOLIC GENETENT. ; -

the sould not light had been kept as The see that everything went right on the trip and everything went all right as farther it was adrice or not

nitted between the Ports of China by stake, for in this batch was suclosed in each means of Postage Stamps, subject to a Mr Byris said that in the absence of bir.

minster Lan maisi its was ordered, on year about £0000 in cash, chequer, or some charye of one per cent. for asking them, Do you know at what speel you want ne we are concerned; but she has been hear what was said.

the fore rigging, the could not have other form. It was perhaps, however, co Johnson he would wore that the papers re-

through the harbour About six knuts an very hard to steam.'

Danid Edinand Caldwell, worn, saidt where she did; and we therefore sonst-filence in the Post-office rather than neg where there are agencies of the Hongkong hour. We steered up through the Cap Sing lating to the grant of land for a Roman Pasa

The President-What was Mr Scott - ho was a solicitor. After getting under that during her cures she must have gence which was exemplified by the hell Post Office.

or Money Orders can be granted on Forts He was ausger of the Dack. He was an board the Totes, witness looked down been swerving to westward Wo have had who in 1881 posted a 23 Bank of England ̈Uaduolia Cametery be laid on the table." It Did everything seem to go right ?—Yes, engineer by profession.

into the engine-room from the upper a sketch may prepared by asssseurs showing note without any cover whatever, but mers. dock; and had gonversation with Mr Scott the way in which she was steered, and the

No orden oo Japan ere lanned i the Brit folded is two, and bearing a penny post- Post QNico, Shanghai.

a master of public interest and bet

No priming-There was no priming

Me Williams-It is in evidence that

quar.er-