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No. 7307.–SEPTEMBER 8, 1886.] ·

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THE CHINA MAIL.

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Tux following reference to the foods in SAYA the Shehnge of the 24th ulto-received the medecine 1 she again be- the force of 5. The night was overcast navigating the vessel. The sailing master's cured. Witness (continuing) I took my of the Community. It has beon again and with occasional shower of min. No tide name was Taz Asam. I have a share of opium box with me in preference to my again urged by the Hongkong officials that the North of China appears in Mr Peter Foreigners do not believe in the existence camo insonsible, and never again re-

The S. 8. Thibet was 82000 in the Maclean's latest Shanghai Commercial Cir of such manstors as dragons, but in Clins covered. I stayed in the shed all night. De was absorvable.

and the qualifications of individuals can be junk upwarde my opium..

Mr Leach-Oh think so. You pre more freely discussed than in open mout-

you cular as to the floods in the worth; so have several books which prove that ceased was removed to my house about mid-stouring 8. 15 W. trao and gering about 12 41600. The value of the Jew's share is clo:kes because I would die if I had not af secret meetings such quis inus as a taxics

the order knots. She carried a masthead and red and of 83000. It was an old ship broken down

but is it ramson- and repaired' ngwin. With the wind we had ferred the those appear to be far more widespread and they were seen in ancient times Yesterday night on the Bb.My son gave

the impudence to come hero and

Gnancial affairs of the important, ma destrualive than wo wore firet led to beliero, the sky was cloudy, and in the north-west to do this, as he said the shed was for bist grean regulation fight. The other shrphan the collision took place wo" could you harm to your clothes and yet ings. This is probably true,

be jeopardized in whole They extend over Shantung, Shanei, Chili, whito dragon was seen by most of the nets. Docensed had been married to my was about 30 or 300 yards distant about i

Immediately

Culong

should be roach Foochow in the afternoon of the 12th claim for your clothes. I don't know whether points on the port bow.

or in part, in order to save the feelings of and Kunghwirin

The Acting Attorney Getoral Impu the harmlesa nincvinprops for whom the and vet areas of plain lands people, though not very clearly. Shortly on, twelve yours.

of life and property afterwards the rain came down in torrents they quarrailed or not, I did not live in the foro the collision a light was suddenly shown We left Tansuri about 40 clock in the morp submerged, the loss ui

Colonial Trenburgkynden private, His Lordship-It is a strong word. districts being very great. Small and the waters of the Poihoose more than same house. Deceased never told moso, but on board the funk. No other lights of the ing the 11th with but little wind. The col donce is a strong word.

As liston took place I believe half way between heard from

from a foki that

beat junk were seen before the collision. my sou did eatin wonder, then, that business is so sick here, a feet,

other wife; Ho

Witness (continuing)-Nobody told us to trides as there bu Ho has soon as this junk was observed the gong was Tamsui and Fooghow. I was told so

so by

A Lost Even if enscs of

of favouritism should becur that the northern bayers take so little in interest in purchases past (for clearances i

German nuadron, consisting of ran away; I don't know why. I went to sounded, the steam whistle was blown, the the sailing master. Ou going from Tamm take our effects away with us. some instances are sadly behind) or future. Bismarck, Aga, Nattins and Wolf, was to the station and said she died from apoplexy. helm ported and the ongines were stopped, to Foochow there are two lighthouses on the came alongeide but no one spoke to me of now and then, the harm from their will be The stern of the junk struck the 8. 8. port side; one wo could see and the other getting dothes. When we went on board as nothing compared to the injury whick tem. I fancied if there was a gust mortam

We did not understand his dialect.

from several utterances of the offint ment- Chefso. The Garman corvette Carola Jeft there would be trouble. The people told rigging. The fault attributed to the junkwo could see no lighthouse. Lum Kou was

Re-examined were pulled on board burs that they know tlust the mail advicus roccived at home before do. Nagasaki for the same place on the 2nd me if I aid deceased took opints that my in that she did not exhibit any lights until navigating the ship, that is was it the holi

proceedi The soiling mastor the steamer by ropes tied round mir bodies, meetings of the Finance Cuunnittee most spatch of the Londen mail of the 7th instant. The vessels are to remain there wife and I would get into trouble. When the collision was inoritable. It would be before the cabin in On Ho was on My clothes were in the cabin on board the soon be done in public. The legal members August: Yokohama, July 1 Shanghai, for about a month, for the purpose of going first went in, there was no word of her seen from the Preliminary Acts, tho Acting was at the cabin done.

of Council

various ways of evád- Juns 10: Foochew, June 20: Flongkeng, through some exorcise and target practice, taking opit. I first heard of it about half Attorney, Beneral woat on to say, that the watch. It was he who reported the light. junk.

The Court was adjourned till "half pasting the inevitablo. Finally, sooing how Afterwards the combined squadron will

fault laid agarust the Thibet was that the There is not a fixed place for the in: h-

weak their position was, they adopted Messagories Maritimes steamer, with the advices from Chius and the Straite, to Shanghai most probably in December.

did not get out of the way of the junk, did man. He can go round the slip wherever two o'clock to-morrow.

compromise suggested by the Chief Justica slacken her speed, did not reverse her he likes. Lwont to sleep about 8 o'clock

which declared that. it was rot neces Settlements, ans delivered in London on

anites and did not koop a propor lack out; on the Lith and rose at 3 o'clock. It is my THE UHOLERA AND THE RUSSIAN whi

of sary to alter the present practico was that duty to get up and look round.

-SCARE IN KOREA,

Council, and this was carried by. 7 to-3, due date. The Japan advices were rezsived † Tax Mercury regrets to hear that its French shed, and no one said there and been opium. while the fault against the junk for the fight after sunset Isaw the cook light

The Shanghai Mercury of the 3rd Sept. the only noneficial manber supporting it the oth inst., vid San Francisco. The contemporary Echo de Shanghat will cease I don't know if any one looked for opium. she had no lights. The circumstances

Financial Com The I remember that the Iamp was lighted husband. They the editor, has, it understands, beest old, who has lived with to since he was chow. laden with ex P. and U. steamer to be published vory shortly. Mr Salabelle, Deceased always lived in the shed with her the case were av follows:-The junk on the the lamp myself a little after suvenisblishes a lotter from Seoul. duted 25th being Mr Wong Shing,

itted is to continue to work with closed had ono Bun, eleven years 11th Juno last left Tameui bound for Fause it is a dangerous channel and I was i kong lit, Singapore 9th Joly, was despatch pointed Secretary to Mr Ruoher, who 18 three years of age. My son anid if deceased hemp. The coal to Wont Lo and particular to see that the mp was lighted. Aug., which (ns it adds) gives the Russian ours though the públic, tá judgo from

ungaged in organising

sing the Tonquin Customs Service after the model of the L. M. C. M. Rocher is at the head of the service and holds the title of Director, Mr Rochor has also been appointed a member of the Fro- visional Council of the Protectorate.

Tan following are the dates of the latest leave Shanghai on the ib instant for I said no because I did not with pret met on the part sida just before the fore we could not At the limo of the collision the steamer some Captain epoke to us but the present system entails. It eviden

24. The rench mail, sfa Tenina, visit Koren, Siboris, and Japan, returning-|

the

30th ult

three days in advance of ita

on

for

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I

an hour afterwards.

Mr Cuersen said the interpreter had asked a differont question altogether.

Witness, continuing Isawnoogimmi in the

not

coal

and so:ne

W.

We put

That was the reason she tions, and the junk also be partly the cabin at 10 o'clock, and at 3 o'clock disrespectfully of Mr Baber, H.B.Ma ̃ro-

1

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ahowers

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This calamity scarcely surmounted, an

tho

augstan

ressol

claims

not make Fuliert an American citizen. He that Fuller's iniprian- therefore meat is

Warron Green, who ixied Bulfort,

Ohinese Navy-Shanghai Courier.

with

As Dir Warron Green, who tried Fullort, the authorities in the city are giving relief So I did Some other men said the same cutting through the jink and carrying i The collision took place shortly after four ago to the Chinese Minister and inform

daylight she returned and endeavoured to My a set to hint Russia

There was were surveying the eastern coast of

of Korea.

AD

auch

to believe

steel screw-sten-

ure

more in

are. This goalivar

Who have suffered caal troubleks a wilful false report. That was be much damaged and was up. The need for us to change our course as we The Chinese, wanting only's pretext to

me.

By a juryman-Deceased

ang of

any.

mortem.

1

to show to

not

The

telegraph to

It

the votes of the son official membera de sires to know what occurs at its meetings,

mey. and this, that the fliciale mako mnt tera smooth for themselves. The" grost incompoop intorcat must not have its feet- hurt by the public knowing What is

fidential despatch from the Secretary of State should be made public thraugli, the Press. Mr Ryrie said that in twen

yeara

he did not suppose, he had come across

to finances, which

thero tho more than four or five gard slightest reason, for keeping back. But the Officer Administering the

Government stated that he would in future introduce the estimates, not en bloc, but so that the Couricil uld

them in detail as it

re

Tientsin.

(From Mercury Correspondent.)

Tentsio. Aug. 30th, 1880. The same game in regard to Russia's designs on Korea that was played last year Eas

Floyd's, having full poor, bridge house for kus eifucted an arrangement with the Ger-hor 139 cash, asked witness to take care which did not ruvėrio her engines as she If he does not do so he feels work and can- | mastered out that Mr Baber had read counteract this the hua and ery is

-

being

the

Baloon, officers and engineers berths, and connection with the new telegraph line eximine, the inquest was at this stage ad-licence wa nk. The name in the to discharge the enal. I became unsori Ar D Septen the whole bas last hour in the lato troubles, and no doubt crow accommodation are specially arranged which the Chinese Goverument is about toured until Saturday at 2.30, at the longed formerly to the son of my sister, not say whether the light was burning afterness,. I fancy out, I hear, has left Pori coining here in the Koreshing, will learn

for the China trade. After the launch the Fessel was taken to Hartlepool, where she is being engined by Mossrs. T. Richardson and Sans with engines of 1,400 indicated horo-power of the tripl expansion-type The vessel, on leaving the stocks, was nam ed the Federation by Mrs Angier.

SUPREME COURT. IN ADMIRALTY.

construct from Teking to Kischta or Magistracy. Maimutchin, when the Russian lines will pass, vid Krasnoiarth, on through Siberia and European Bussis to Thorn, the frontier station in Germany. It is anticipated that, if all is satisfactorily arranged between Chiua, Russia, and Germany, anessages be. tween China and England will not cont more than half the charge under the pro

Tas Shanghai Mercury of the 3rd instant gives the following instance of blood point tariff. soning: Our readers will remember that a few months ago the chief engineer of the Parthia died at the

Before Sir George Philippo, Chief Justice, with Captain H.-G. Thumsett, Harbour Muster, as Assessor). Wednesday, September 8th, 1886.

COLLISION BETWEEN THE THIBET AND A JUNK. DISPUTED LIABILITY.

on

his

next inward mail, ex Rosetta, from Shanghai 26th Juno, Hong ed from Alexandria on the 3rd inst., nt nino m., one day carly. The Messagories

were to die in the shed, no one would cour the master of the jauks in equal propor. I could see the laup from the middle of account of the scare, and speaks somewhat

to the the pasengo in my cabin. I came out of and do business. Maritimes steamer Oxa, with the following

parties. The hemp French mail from Shanghai, July 3rd, left

was moved. My son went away before his saine

It was rain- wife died. I did not hear my son nor any to them and partly to the crew. On the I did art sleep during that time, I was presentativs. It is as follows:-- Suez

I suppose you wand like to hear some uez on the 4th fast, four days early..

one else say that his wife had said she had morning of the 12th Jane, somewhere about smoking opirm at intervala. takon opiom out of revenge, so that barri half past three o'clock in the morning, the ing about 10 o'clock. Although smoking thing of what is going on here at present. inut-thuo of its members who are GENERAL Van Buren, who was for eleven

might fall on him. I have never seen my

1 thoreforo give you a brief sketch of what watchman on board the jack, years Consul-General for the United States at Yokohaman, has written is very sensible Te Hupas says that Prince Chin hos no-won since he went away, and I don't know a whito light about 10 or tog Po, saw opium I could bear that there were after 2 has happened during the last month or the public pay. Also, fór fear that a co-

lia off any between 10 c'clock sud 2 o'clock. My son smokes opium; I about

eniled tho 3 miles.

captain on o'clock it did not rain. There were very two. letter on the recent Fullert case to Mrtified the Viceroys of the sea-board Pre-where he is.

Ini happy to state that the chokra has torchest deck and

burned he flare few clouds. A sailing vessel carries is white. and paper vinces that they num co-operate with each don't. of Stato, a copy

of the light in front; of

order

cer to attract the attention of the light

steamer three lights-nabated considerably, but not before nearly Bayard, the Socrotary Capt. Fullert's other in times of war. Formerly the Vice- By Inspector Swanston-I think my son ups in which he lis counsel for publication. He points out roye considered is their duty to care for went away about 550a.m. I did tell yon steamer. The junk was at that time about white light, a rail light and a dhi fight. a million of people have best swept away that Capt. Follert was tried and condemned their own Provinces only, and the Naval that I was compelled by my son to come in half way across the channel between Tamani We could not see the red light of the by the dread scourge. The deaths in the expo, Department is now organized, in order that the station and make a report of deceased's and Foocho, she was storing N.N. W steamer at first becanso the sails obscured two aputhern provinces are estinated at in Paymaster Watkina assisting in before any offence had bean proved against there may be co-operation between the mi- death, or if I did not I would not got any with a pretty good breeze from the N.E. The light on the stern of our junk was 100,000. 46 Seoul the daily burials reach

litary and

naval forces of the diferent Fro- more food. After accessed diod, I sent for She had her proper lights burning. The in the middle not on the port side of the od for same days the appalling average of , a friginful state of things amongst a that Captain Fullert proved

It was on a pole about 14 Chinese Watkins that

furt above stern, It was not quite he was a German subject; and that the fact vinces, The Viceroys Li and Tseng are my son and he came home. I sent for hin Thiet was coming down from Japan with stern.

of about 200,000. that he was commanding an unregistered also ordered to forward t› Prince Clun & to the shed, and he came and told, mat Rails sets and travelling at grept, sporthe middle of the stern but about three

to Notwithstanding that the torches were burn- I owned by an American citizen, could list of all the men-of-war which form the "You are an old man; you had better go to to call the attention of the steamor to feet from the side. I never remember, a ther epidemie has broken out-this time does bills and vote separately tho suILS FO-

the Police Station and

inako report in

quired for

for the different departments. This Now you

most not

say that she took the junk, the steamer did not get out at light being blown out,' but I have seen it amongst the Chinese,ility of the seems practically to concedo what the EUR-

by . opium,

a post mortem,the way. Just before the endlision the extinguished by a rough sea. This night, rare, caused or there will be R BAY's the Bouchowe Beho ;-We learn that say she died of typhoid fever or apoplexy. Thibel went round a little but did not clear however, their was a quiet ca. I saw the British representativa hers, Mr. Baiera official members contented for that there

the junk, running into her the starboard light of the steamer about 20 or 20 minutes half-crazy

as many sinulogues should be an secreay in dealing with the to four o'clock when the fokhi called in.

went some time finances of the Colony. and has since resigned, says that he did so

to the literati who have suffered during the thing. My wife went

tho shed bow, mo to because he found that his ignorance of law recent floods, but that nothing is being and she saw and heard everything that away the foremast. Sho passed on, but at

a of the protu prased. My son and wife carried docensed Minister to Japan has granted Fullert las

to my house. I did go to the afation and take the junk in tow. The junk was so the time at the Custom House, now trial, there is some reason.

In the repont

internal affairs DE Κάτω, that the latter was hardly treated.

it was the literazi who took the side of them I did not want & fut did not tell me took all the crew of the junk on beard the

showed lights. It was the duty of the interfere in the water that that attempt was Cause I

steamer to avoid. os. A stummer can accused the King of having asked for a poor agains: the pawnbrokers, but now of

with the THERE has boon launched from Messrs. course it is a different matter, and the poor herself what was the matter; a joki told | steamer, with a queeption of two who had stop and reverse her engines, but aussian protectorate and the result is commenced again, but instead of ita Joseph L. Thompson and Son's shipbuild- may go to the wall where the rich are CCD-

and brought them to Hongkong, junk must go with the wind. Hesides the Unina was put in disappeared, he would be nile ing yard, North Bands,

King Fun Hing, wife of last witness, Ho thought he

not hear any gong sou

sounded

a whistle 30.000 wall-drilled troopa, are expected Denny. Port Lazare is repurged to have only mer built to the order of Messrs. Angier oerned. It is well known that the students

otirrors up of strife,' and are” reapon..] aid she was called to. Ron her daughter-in- | the antisfaction of His Lordship that the mer had the wind in hor favour,, I did that fifteen Chinese wor vessels, with Herr Mollendorff, the player is now Judge : Bros., of

of London, for their Chipset or sible in a measure for the recent riots at law on the 6th instant, about eight o'clock, junk's lights wore properly burning during blown. Alawat as soon as the whistle-washere daily What the consequence will be been taken by the Russians, although

yet be

be conjectured

hy about a month since settled all being a sister ship to the Chelydra, built for Chung-King; why should they thon bo

one of her

telling her that her door the whole of the night, that it was the duty sounded the collision tout place. Five of cannot Joki the same firm last year. She is of the relieved before the reat sufferers? It is

The Russian Minister, Mr Waeber, when Amoker

Last were supposed to be pending was shut and that she had taken opium. of the Thibet to keep out of the way and the crew were confirmed opiam following dimensions, viLength over

On her rosetting the shed she taxed her that from the sinto the Thabet was sighted myself, the asiling master, Lo Fu, Tung ho heard of it, asked Mr Baber from what between China and Russia. It is

trouble commenced Japan through that all, 312 feet; breadth, 40 fest; and depth evidently a case of Chiness Justice.

daughter-in-law

law with taking opium, and her until the collision took place the junk never Tong and Pek K. On Hound Tang Tong source he had received his information, trouble of holt, 25 feet; constructed on the three- dock rules for the highest classification at Ir is announced that the Marquis Tseng daughter-in-law denied that she had lakon aliared hot course. Ho expeated also to were on the watch. A confirmed epiam whereupon the Liter produced a weekly country sunding in a protest about Part

She Baid, however, some one ottsd

·Jat Bet that the fault lay with the steamer, amoker must smoke or swallow every day. Korean newspaper, in which a small three tamilton. This makes Li feel very an comfortable and the Tape also, and to can-masted Russian ship was mentioned. longth of machinery space, and topgallant man Government for securing greater r

Wan about an hour Forstlo. This vessel

has accommodation facilities for the overland tolegmph service of her son, and said her husband was an should have done and lud not a proper not go to his work. It wan

seen the junk's light.

After the collision for twenty first class passengers, having from Chine through saiatio, Russia, and opium smoker and could be any gond look-out on board, wherwise she would liave before the Thibet came to our assistance, me ship and three masts as making four ships again about Russia's designs on kores. has gone to China on This will at Li to shelve his schemes as tock place we did not The Queen's cousin | Board of Trade certificates, and bring de formany to Western Europe. His object Medicine was given to deconard, but sle

Luun Kai. Mo Bard- I am the master of take any notice of pur clothes; worried

a special mimion regarding the matter, and regards Russia. What a wonderful man

will follow by first opportunity

tiia 1 Even France lanrued this at the signed for emigrant and transport service.

As there were four other witnesses to Kum fing Уисти and the Russo German Telegraphio Convention, in The whole of the docks are of teak, and this to obtain for China the benefit of the did not vomit.

Hing Yuen.

The junk becious just us the collision took place and ean.

on the 4th

will be settled diplomatically. M. Coustana, Minister for France, who is The British Was unconscioua Afterwards I put in some money so that we the collis n took place, I

watch, it is said, this also as his predecessor did, and are both owners. I have been seventeen for about five minutes. I anppose it was at Hamilton for Y-tensa, or eighteen years at sea. I have been tra that time the man from car bust clambered the Rassisus coming down from Whadivo sincerely thank Li for the able way in which ding during that time between Fuochow on board the steamer. I do not suppose stock, who, however, aided by an obliging he arranged alivet Tungking, the North Cathedral at Peking, and the prom ses and Tacisti, I left Tamsoi on the last oc- the people in the steamer heard our cries fog, will be allowed to pass should they

made to the late Franch Minister about oasion on the 10th day of the 5th moon, for help. I proferred to save my upiun cere.

Soveral Chinese men-of-war and troop railroads, machinery, &c.

The floods north and south of Tientsin i1th June. The sargo consisted of coal box, to my clothes, na an opium apoker

have arrived, which would seem to ships cannot do"

do without 1 and 61 bundles of hemp. There were

opium. Re-examinedThe boat was thoroughly indicate that the Chinese mean businges. hase proved very disastrous, and most of the board besides myself 18 of a crew. On the morning of the 12th June about 4 repaired about Give years ago the repairs although they appear to be quieter the autumn oropa are destroyed. The penny o'clock I was in my cabin when a fokhi costing 63,50 1 caly suke during the they were a week ago. Ten days ago noth-wise and pound foolish system of the of mine called cut that he saw light. night. I take about 10 or 20 doses. The ing less than the pussession of the King's Chinese Government is to be regretted.

clock in the cabin. I saw it. ophum did affect me. Thorn is

person seemed to satisfy them; a fow days If they had spent a few thousand tasis in The time was a little before four o'ch.ck. I By the Court--I noticed the direction the later they asked for the leads of four Ko raising the banks of the river, millions of uliered to had it that

got up and I called all the fokhi and gave white light was coming in when the steamer rean officials, when they geensed of being taels would have been saved but a for instructions to look on: whether the light wasabout 3 lis distant. I was standing on the the negotiatura between the King and the millions is of no moment to China asana

It is reported here that the Japaness Hare they met with contracted through

down was that of a steamer top of my canin which is three or fuar fees Russian Ministor. Home tinned lobsters. A similar

or suling reas happily thus far not attended

the Mortuary on the body of a woman of the Thibet by the colliding of the vessels the light myself; the light was on the N.E. polo on a plate with boards to support it Affairs protesting against their brutality Nagasaki natil affairs are settled, but I have with fetal aults, occurred during the pre-named Kung Sak Oi, who died at Shap-ki. in the Format Channel on the morning of side and. Was about 12 uz 13 lis from our Even although the vessel was rolling to one the officials whose huis were demandad were sont into exile. The aim of the Chi Boot week. It

that Mr Nachtrieb,

The 12th July the

Attorney Gene Acting

junk when first saw it. I gav of that nephew of

I missed nose has been, and may still be, to dethrone instructed by Mes

out some lamp. We had two anils got. ed for lately deceased,

the plaintifs, and Mr Leach,

sad burn them. They did so, got three men while we gore discharging the the King and reinstate the old Dai-In-kun, few hours after-

ircumstances. Mr Mitchell Innes presided instructed DF

Mesara

Sharp, Johnson & pepers

thought they had either gene on under their own rule up and put sargo, ane papers and roiled wards he was Boized with,

*pparently, all

Stckes, for t

for the defence

light to then. They turned the pa- bourd the steamer or fallen overboard whee symptoms of cholera. Bo was at once as Coroner, and the jurors wore Measre

The holing Att the to the General Hospital and franta. D. Death, V. Curroen and J. Lawrence, was an attic ormer of the Wong Hing Then The Find was N.E. The jank was going steam chang Tai anid-I am sailing master News of the 4th instant:

rey General said this

the light was seen. There the collision took place, or fallen into the THE NO. D. NEWS' ON HONGKONG pors 1 by Lum Kai Mo, s-/ BOM I

was no moon bat stars were visible. water while trying to get on board the ed for that complaint. Although at ons

ter and part The following evidence was taken

The following appeared in the N-CD. time all hopes of saving the patient's life were abandoned, we are happy to say that Dr. Marques--The body of the dressed junk, and others, for damages occasioned by The

collision which took place between the

The Eongkong Legislative Council hetd There was a sailing master on on board the junk. I have hoon so for five Mr Nachtrieb

was received at the Mortuary on the night | jnok and the P. & O. steamer 7% bet on the speed. I could not say the precise gradually got better, and al.

board. It was not daylight, but we could years. On the rarning of the 11th Jus a Special Meeting on the 26th of August, though not yet quite out of danger, hopes

of the 12th June.

The crew on The pre-800

one of .Bro,entertained of his ultimate recovery, of the 6th inatant. I rando & post mortemtiminary act for the plaintiff was as follows: Bee objects by means of the star. It was we left Tamnot for Foochow

10 of a crew altogether.

of the new non-official members, There

it, on the accreay, or some

behind The plaintiff's junk was named the Bum not cloudy; the night, was done. The board the ship owned about sixty bundles.on of the performed an assault by

was a lamp on the jutk. I looked at it There were junk when I carno

luft Tamaui which the government was no wind when wo out of cabin and saw it Yuen alias the Wong Hing Yu

of my whereof Lura Kai Mo was master. The

in the afternoon. burning, I Thibet is the name of the defendant vessel, shortly after three o'clock when I had coa

The much of its proceedings. Of course the saw the light was bursing until 5 'block in

wind then came from the E. There

non-o whereof William Davidson Mudie was mas

wateli. of the tus of the cuck, Teu Li

Lui, to look after the did not sleep the whole night. I 1886 June

at the entrance of the cabin looking after bo expested. First of all Mr MacEwen wanted to know how inny sittings there The place of the collision was about half

with bil. It was suspended to a pole and of Customa would seem to have obtained blister. On opening the stomach I found way seruse the Channel between Tamsui fastened to the middle of the stern. It was but only two seile sels, one on the format appointed in 1853. The Acting Attorney Bank, Wire,

And the other on the mainanst We carry from the Portuguess. Governmentving some rice and, some greyish fluid, which I und Foochow. The wind was coming from bout the height of a man above the sterk. A white light at the extreme end of th General replied that four formal and Boveral strength of promise that the

informal meeting had been hold; but it Government would definitely recognize | produce, and traces of black powder, which the North East and was a fresh wind of when I saw the vht cuning on 100.clude It was four or five feet high.seemed that Mr Hyrie had never been sum Masao as a Portuguese colony, permission to establish a branch of the Chinese Qua- Fossibly may be opium. Her heart was 4 miles an hour (junk calculation), that it was a steamer of sailing vessel.was a little on the left-aide, not quite in the

to clear and stars visible. The plaintiffs think it was a white light lights. Thus, Lage

moxied

Credits, steamers carry least premature. It is true that Sir Harry the thest cavity. The spleen was very that the tide was running from South to torches were kept burning until the calli Chinese janks. Nething could prevent it sind at the Club, wave two or flare of us Domeny, 4 Parkes (1 Sir Robert Hart) has proposed much enlarged, hypertrophied, a thing com

was not running streng. The course of the sion took place. When the Thibet came being scea from both sides. After threat made themselves into a free and easy |

the look-out men called out meeting of the Law Committed, which Mr Shanghai, demand... the creation of a Customs Office,

4 Yor about 4

light

from above. The light authorization ho

miles an hour. The junk carried the usuri

appeared that other

other members of the Council Gold Leaf, 100 line... in all probability, never will be granted to cut fever. Her kidneys were soworhat Chinese juuk lanp burning on a struck us taking away the foremast; after time I saw the light my junk was headed had been inors favoured, and had by invita Sovereigns, him. On the day when Macao will ease

As near as the plaintifs free port, its commerce, now al congested. I believe death was the result at her stern. ready very limited, will dwindle rapidly, to

to of opium poisoning. I would suggest to your † can indre the other ship when frst acon striking the junk the vessel held on her N.W. The light was N. E. The man i tion attended some meetings, Enquiry as

The first, collided with our junk.

I cannot tell you exactly what Works Committoa formed in 1883 had held, Taken at Messrs Fultoner & f'o.'s Premier, steamer the profit of Hongkong, its wealthy and Worship to order a chemical analysis of the was about 13 or 14 lis distant, hearing course. Directly I saw the red light the was baling out water, On-Ho, saw the bght to the mumber of meetings which & Public

South West The other vessel when first contents of the stomach.

the to was the distance of the light, but I

Queen's Blood. 3 elicited fortunate rival. The greater part of the

reply, five times; which was steamer under sail. She sen had a white must head light.

appeared

OUTS BAROMETER AM other labours Chan Ting was then called merchandise imported into Kwangturg and

When she was I saw the light I called the attention of of its members. did not -Tape bis evidence might be cautioned hip came into view before the comme change her couTED.

Swarston said the witness be the first light sees, s red light of the other me to be coming from N. E. to South. She guess it to have been 14 or 1h lis. After not a serious addition to the the of exported from these provinces, Kiaugne, oc

The great assault was made on the Веской actually passes through Macao. If similar fore he

hay did the Customs regulations to those in force at that he was now under a charge in con- Torches were burnt and Bared up on the very close to our junk ehe changed her course the crew. I told them that on the high bea

'junk's quarter to avoid the collision. The very lightly; she was going to the south there were a lot of steamers and ordered Finance Committer, in which practically THERMONKTER-ing ka Marine 05

trao the crew to burn

burn flare-up lights." They Chineas perts are adopted in the Portuguese nection with this caBO

parts of nach vessel which first came into and me she came close she changed her course

The commenced to burn the lights the expenditure of the colony la deter Bamined.

Do. its meetings last year a His Worship said he would see how sollision wers the starboard bow of the junis light she was going very fast all the time within a very short line after the light was sum of £60,040 was voted for defences, and Orlony, Hongkong will become the centre of this traffic.Shanghai Me cury,

Chan Ting, then said-I live at Shan-ki- about opposite the foremast, which was with the wind in her favour She did not seen. It was a fine night. There was not

it is stated that the schiur member the stern of the Thibet. struck by

Do. given Deceased, Hung Suk Oi, was my ra made default in the abservance of Blacken her speed. The steamer took no moon, but there were stars ah ning we Council voted for this sum being A PARLIAMENTARY return has been issued daughter-in-law. She was about us Luus article No. 17 of the new Rex

on certain conditious which have not Regulation Lung.

Care calling

but not clearly. I only saw one white light. junk were. though the people in our showing the number, names, owners, ton-of age and lived with my son, Chua

nak

out save life." One of my crew who ba I gave orders to the steersman not to change made known what these conditions were,

orders. s keep out of the way of the junk. The fore the collision had been burning fare-up the course, and he

It he obeyed my in fitting as cruisere, and subasquent res-wan On the 5th instant, about 10 p.méhet also made default in the observance his clawdered on board tho steamier when only when the vessel was about 2 or 3 and their nature does not now matter, The instance shows how dangerous these tortion as merchant steamers, of the merman and Chus Ki, who was employed

He went and ask-lis from us that I discovered she was a

of the Finance Com- chant steamers chartered by the Admiralty by my son, asked me to go to my son's of article No. 18 of the aid new fegulations the collision took place

steamer. I heard the noise of the pro-quist, secret meetings of

the meeting for employment as naval raisers during the shed I went with my wife, and saw do in that she did not when approaching the the

War scare, stating in each case who I genzed lying on the bed, and she said the junk slacken ter speed or stop and reversed the people on board the steamer to saveller and saw the sails, I saw no other mittes are had the business at

ther. The steamer then came back and and

ther in question been openly discussed, no ther they word fully equipped or otherwise, had been scorched by hot conges She The Thibet also neglected to keep a proper sent a boat to save us. The junk was lights but the white one. The steamer was officials in the world would have ventured with particulars of their employment. The said she had been coming from the cock look-out.

sinking down, and when the boat came we bearing down quickly on us.

to servo their public as, the Hongkong following are the details with regard to the house with a

Mr Leach-Before my friend goes say went a bourd of it and got on board was very close she blew the whistle of congee, when her foot a pot of

r. I should like to ask whether he in- and the congee fell on her leg.

further.

what at the time was

have been cholera.

his sickness bad been

CAMO,

appaman

the

DEATH OF A WOMAN AT SHAU-KI WAN UNDER SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.

This was an action Faised by the owners sid to be done by the fault of the master

t

An inquest was opened this afternoon at and crow of a Chinese junk for damages that easel. I went on deck and saw mgn. The up was fixed to the top of the the first check, by the Minister for Foreign have detained the four men-of-war in

Dame

wan on the 6th instant and about wheao

ral.

some tinand bloaters on Sunday last of death there are some rather suspicious

We are informed that he is now auder

treatment for blood poisoning.

THUS Baye L'Echo de Shanghai English papers have recently announced the success According

examination postorday. The body is that vi a woman about 12 years of age. I found some blood in the nostrils and some whitish fluid onging from the mustrils. Her face

morning

MASSTB Wotten & Deacon, | instructions to the forhis to take further side the oil would not be knocked out of the

at s fast

them

LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS.

carries

on

n-official member, and all his colleagues.

of Sir Robert Hart's roission to Macao, was very livid; her pupils were very con- ter. The time of the collision was the 12th son to go on board. It was the business wore always two men on, eaos sitting)ão aune class, was cestou. That was to to them, the Inspector General trupted, and on her left knes was a large about 4 o'clock in the mornisk lampa The lamp was aqutary and barnen the apiling of the junk. We had three casts had been of the Law Committee, which wast

to be

on the

bat the

sboat

There was ao daylight, but the night was

ed

すが

North, but are not sure.

The

believe

ی

o'clock oue whistle, and the close the blow short time she collided with our junk, there was x

only been

meeting of

sought has rot been, and, i mon among those who saffor from intermit- | vezset, was N. NIW. and her ape seek had three masts and the steamer appeared at first sa il it were a star, At the Oblalior said was all right. However, it i

evidence went.

wan.

Berides

The

i

starboard, and it was than I saw the red so.

one

nage, amount of hire paid, sums expended Tsai, ana boatbuilder's shed in Shau-kl- ing collisions at sea in that she notice of our junk after the millisin pl. couid see objects about 10 or 15 lis distance, only gled. The senior member haanot |

recent

E.

When she

and

been

vessels fitted in Hongkong Rosette, tripped, his Worship, witness said tends to stick to his Preliminary Act, as the steamer Tis man who had jumped then I saw the red light. Immediately public has been served in the matter of the

open a material point.

Lid

saw that

This man was sent on board the junk. He When she was very near I saw

bad

to go by those in the best that and by that change I saw the red light.

The come to our reague, water was

short

Cross-examined-Qur

much

44d Armed at Hong Kong, and un-] here it would form a separate chart went in, the Court is chary about grant was made Lào juak was sinking and the steamer changed her course's very like as to make it neem not impro

Mr Leach-This is so dato a min running into the junk and she was sinking lad and went but Junk was heary written by one man, contracted for

Kong,

for discharge

tum

up.

my son

went into

mader

the Finans Committe

Th

no donbt this is merely a rumour, I hear Sir Robert Hart und Mr B. Brennan ro missed very much

Quotations HONGSONG, September & OPIUM--New Patna, cash,......... 52116622)

Old

bash... New Benares, cash,... 6170520 Old

13

J}

New Malwa, cash,..... 620

Allowance, Tuels...... 48/50

Old Malwa, casla... Allowaboo. Teels

640/50 15,92

Persian, Oily, cash... 400439 Allowance, Thela...... 24/02 Persian, Paper tied, 49000 Allowance, Tools....... 16/22

Exchange

Horakoza, September 8.

Demand, 13.

#

80 days' sight,

3/14 316

4 months' sight,....

Documentary, A months" right, 3/2)

demand,

30 days' tight, privato.72)

$33.16

KAPE $6.25

Temperatura.

1.F, M

4. PM

20.888.

20.860

**** 20.830 17.80.

(Wet bulb) A. T

Dors. 76

Maximum. 85.

75.

Do

Do

10.

10.

Do.

Do!!

Do.

Do.

Do. Minimum over night: 70

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.

Barometer Temperature Humidity Direction of Wind... Force Weather

29.79

SUN AND TIDE TABLE FOR HONGKONG, (From The Hongkong Almanack) SEPTEMBER.

HIGH WATER

SUN

Day of Morn

Month M

E...

810 =1947. 16:0 8.38) · B47

6.69

8.01

21. 7.41 12&18 13 863

9.8

and fortifications. In defending the and O. steamer, 5,502 tona; total sum, paid Cautioned by

he knew he was charged with giving falso there is evidently a very serious mistake in on beard the steamer was in this boat. thereafter she collided with our junk secret system & great deal of official Hongkong Observatory, Septoinber 8, 1880.

waddle was £23,638 10; amount expended for

-and all talked, and kiro, £23 on restoration, £3,000 miscellaneous es information about the death of his daughter it penditara, £2,581 14 113. total, 431,220 in-law, and that if he gave false evidenco

Chief Justice-According to the rules refused to

bable that all the speeches had been averies

by distances armed and discharged there - India,

amendments. British Continuing, witness said When I

the word-put into a hat and drawn after we saw the

marked India Steamship Company, 4,066 tons; there I saw some powder on her leg. About

I cannot tell you as to the current take that I do not wish to fight against it

of the junk and the at random. The debate was produced by a the collision

on a board the total sum paid for hire; £20,438 16.; mis half an hour afterwards

high a a we were on the

of the Officer Administering the Miante of stoamor, his

seeming to sbow that

that Government in defence of the present order expendituro, £2,467 11s. 10d. 1 her room and asked if the powder had done if he desires to make an amendment,

The Acting Attorney General, after con- There are two of the crow missing. From steam

forward the steamer of things

in £28,900 68, 1Cd. Fitted, at Hong food hit he did not answer, Tea with Mr Deacon, usid it was a mis. the time we saw the white light until the if the junk had i

When her Then I

atern). and unarmed there; sont to Calentia her husband lifted her

went in

Bulting abe was inesusible, and her take to say the other ship was steering &W. collision we steared towards the NW. and must have passed

about 14 url

system has worked well for thirty years,

are never held with It will be seen that this re-land șaw a breath apoltar if 'shë'i He wished to amend that part and say that did not change at all our direction. Wa I first saw the light the steamer was distant / Juneta wes borrowed from Mauritive who

Open incomplete. Glencule, 3,749 tons; husband

and further doors, and total sum paid for hire, 625,305 15. trinit had taken opinm. Afterwards she never the other ship was steering about NR were obliged to go on board the steamer byretion sha was going in she was bus and meeting the duties of Financa 105.

Commites are similar to those of Bara the sail collanoszeniu 2.000 15 d. od, and her haeband asked her whether the The Preliminary Act of the defendant was of roges and did not save any effects 3 he dista

which catas into. Crass-examined-Tho duty of total: £28,205 16a 14. Fitted at Hong Kongste board this from my son. (Witness collision were the Wond Five Yun junk. ing mester was to look after the Davie N. Wand the stormer N.E., and yet I did Cominfitse in Banks and other companies;

not see either the red ir green light. and unarmed and discharged thare. Not bad aken opinm or not, and she said "No." at follows The

Tonly

and so on. The reply to the reference to and tion. He gave suctions how to steer. Incomplete. Pembroke Ca Ve, Qunile Provets then said he heard this himself Me- of which Tan Kat Mo was masters He was in fact master of the ship. I call

sum paid for dicine was given her by somebody: I don't the B. B. Thibet,

solution that it did not follow that what was applicable to one colony would suit hire, 831 741. Employed as a transport on know whom. The could not romit. Semt vidson Mudie uns mattis. The collision myoffs in fnot wastor of the ship. Till to the wind and reusined stationary

The Chief Justica-It appears to me from another. It might have been also said that troop Bervice to Egypt, and apt thence to said this was good, and some said that was took place a little after a quarter 4 According to the Chiness that means the Hong Kong, and armed as a cruiser was good for her, and altogether they gave her clock on the morning of the 12th June owner; the axiling master is the one who nharmed at Hong Kong, and sent to the good deal of medioms of different kind 1886. The place of the collision was about looks after it. I have been owner for 17 or 18 the position of the vessels that the thres what dom daty for public opinion in Bong. Cape to bring home togs from South But all this did no good, and age died next 20 miles NE of Turnabout Taland. The years. I was obliged to take a hailing mas lights of the steamer must have been seen kong being opposed to the secret system,

morning at 10 o'clock. After she had wind was from the N.E, and blowing about tor on board. I have no knowledge about from the funk, unless the lights were ob the government should defer to the wishes afternooz Alrisa Beturn incomplete.

Company, 3,958

стоя

:of: which

in it.

r 15 lis

and

when I first now the

The

Juok

was steering

6.9 5.47 6 7 5.476. 0

9.245.48165

9.40 5.48 € $

Mr Leach Then you must have luffed up Mauritius was given by the mover of re-High water at Whampes 2 hmm. 30

Witness-No wa went slowly.ou..

mine, later than at Hongkong ; sl the Barrier: 8 hrs, 15 mins, at the Salt “Puits; Whrs. 30 nina.; Shrineen

Moon First Quarter,

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