1886-12-21 — Page 3

No. 7289-DECEMber £1, 1886.}

THE CIHNA MAIL

necessity of settling the business in a percenidors dospatched a telegram to the Hong nanifested in the casa of Captain Drake, be awung out, and the crow wore hosted in: Thereforeery soon after the first order. and the carpenter proved that by the time quite ridiculous that such an inquiry as that,

ه از

Which bagold r

The programme of the new hogotiations is latter confirming the telegram but con- proliminary enquiry and alrendy sumina. the starboard' life-lwat entirely, for the ûrst might conclude that all the lives of the pas thought was the soot time—the most ex- "which you can take intu consturerations, but

the

do.

and the arguments you have hoard to

In convention with the Nagasaki dispute it which was put on board the steamar Kwang THE TRIAL OF CAPTAIN DRAKE.ing to got out the starboard life-boat-this to get the boats ready and Ibolt after the der was not superseded. The work on the persons wlioss conduct is put in question at That order was given imite boats was continued, and the chief offeur That Board of Trade Inquiry If would be is stated that Japon and China, oruing the Lee. When the shipment was made, tho As there is still considerable interest starboard pince being unseaworthy, Be passengers.

ing on davits ad inbrard, the bante had to diately or

the position in the mind of the they had finished getting the ancier ever which ia institutod very often at the request ful manner, as any difference between both countries would be detrimental to the long frm intimating the fact and stating wo make no apology for reproducing the this work when the "helor ce from the master then was that there was ao much the how the boats were ready. How then of the master of the ship and is conducted by

bridge to the first oficer to got the anchor danger that it was coairy to get the could it be onid tas by giving that order him, general aims of the East, have arrived at that the bill-of-lading had been sent on speeches which were made by Counsel and over the bowe. It would to for the jury to boats ready and the pesanges into them and then superanding it he was gailty brings forward 15 Au understanding Me Woo-Ta-Chang is expected to come to Tokyo to formally by lotter. On the arrival of the steamer Judge at the trial. The evidence differed judge an to the propriety of that order, but If that order lind rammed as it was and Lest than put themselves in the case of this people afterwards from going either civily olunto, mpan half an hour is misriten the whey think you jo por legal ovine too, settle what has already been pre-arranged. yesterday the Hongkong firms received sin no material degree to that given at the the oftect of it was to stop the operations at got been superanded, he thought the jury captain. They find it in evidence that for or criminally Against the persons whism

oficer, carpenter, boatswain, and one or sengers and crew might have been saved. The said to be to punish throo Japaniono police- nich and seven Chinese anilors, who wore taining no bill of lading. They waited rise in our columna. The trial took two A.B.'s wont to the born to get the chief mate, na they heard bine say yesterday, perienced nieu of the ship, the chief oficer you will see that is a quite rousonable that anchor over, an operation which occupied want in complianos with the first part of that and the boatswain, haul act began to make it should have no funtoo whatever pos

What you havis to Conterned in the riot, with imprisonment for some time and then wat je in phaos in H. BM's Court for 20 to 30 minutes. When this party return order to gasies in getting out the starboard up their minds that the sheer porching h, whether the captain has boou Japan Gurette Translation.

quire after their money. The steamer sitting at Yokohama, on the 7th and 8ths to the bridge the cominder of the crew life bout, where he was occupied for a few foundering. And yet here was thr

guilty of such negligence as to make him The boatswain, in compliance tain on the bridge pluring all that time in In

anilts

Of mansicughter it on the evidenco: Tna lupte says that a district Magistrate, they found had gone on to Whampoa, instant, before Mr Justice N. J. Hannon, had just succeeded in getting out the port minutes

heon givou in this Court yester in the prefecture of Fachow, who had so they repaired to the of5ce of the China and Jury, consisting of Mesure W. Aigboat and pin nice the ship wasit be also with the first part of the order, went only loving it once, and it was complained

about half an hour after the ship had struck. to work on the port life-boat and the that he did not at once rush of

put himself at the head of the stewarde sted some bative Christians for steal-1 clothing from a Church, some time this Morchants Steam Navigation Company. Crane, A. Barnard, J. A. Fraser, W. Gor- It was about the time that the captain DE, pinnace, and remained thero until the port the other people, look after thero is day. 1 should therefore put the case be."

and dored the boatswain to try and get the pas-life-bost and the pinnago were awung out Fehr, was severely beaten by the converts There they were informed that the special don, and H. Mcas Charles Litch-seniors towards the boats. It ought bs that, and roady to receive the passengers, aengers and leave nl the rest of the ship for you in this wayWas there some- last month, while in the country, hurrying had been delivered to a man who had pre-field, Crown Prosecutor in Japan for Our at that time the captain thought the passon-Meantime, however, another order had to take care of itself. Ele considered negligenes on the part of the prisoner in that unreasonabla, The captain told thera not having boat elations, in not ordering Ula collection of the taxus The fatiners

gers would come willingly, or it might be bean given which was to get the anchor rofused to pay, and incited the Christians,sented bill-of-lading duly endorsed with Lady the Queen, charged that John William

The Manager of Drake, master mariner, nor about the 24th that while the boatswain was forward other over the bowe, and this order was given to to get the boats ready. They wore got boats to be used, in not ordering more or who are in mind the punishment they had the firm'e chop

day of October, in the year of our Loid, efforts had been made to communicate with the only two people apparently on board ready Ho ordered that the passengers other people to look after the passengora, received at the hands of the Magistrate, to the Fooking ling, ob bung show 1898, heing than in command of the British the inesangers, and get them on deck. If the ship to whom the first order had been should be assisted but they resisted. It in Tot sending specifically to each alloy. had been ondeavoured, not quite fairly he way? Was he guilty of culpable negli reported to the high Authorities, on the 21st the bill-of-lading, declared fine the chop stearnship Normanton, within the jurisdic the latter, the captam must have knowu given. Now, whether it was a currect or ought to create the impression on the gence in these, or any of theso, re tion of this Court, did feloniously kill and that these offs had failed, and yet le sont der for the mastor to give to get the anchor ult., and twn offials were sant to inves was forged and that the money had slug Nakayama Kin and twenty-three ons man to contro 20 hutan Baings. If over the lows he thought perhaps thog minds of the jury that the captain was not apaota Did auch negligence cause the tigate the affair on the 25th.

been obtained fraudulently. The policeathers (giving their names); and for a force was novam the force of one man need not consider, becuase after all the humane man, because he must have known deaths? If you think so, you will find

cond count to the said indictmont, Henry

was useless; and it persuasion the persus captain was the judge of the nimation, and from the third officer that there wars still him AT a sitting nf Committoo of Financial wore informed of the matter and In Charles Litobfiaid, Crown Prosenstof in sion of one of the uficers, of the explain aboro was nothing in the evidence to slow mol on board in dangerous paition. But

the Control of the 1889 Paris Exhibition on Perry is making strict enquiry into the affair. Japan for Our Lady the Queen aforesaid, himself, was more likely to us successful that it was not under the oifonmatanees alloy find it in evidence from two of the the Jury retireed and the Forcinar deli- Nov. 4, a tather warni dicasion take It. the story put forth by the Hing is cor charged that the said John Willin Drako thao that of the boatswain would be for propur order to give. But counsel shoulmon who wore in the captain's boat that cured the following verdict-Vordiet of

whether tha

the effurts ask tlio fry to

to couider whether, having

they did not zoo the third oftior cume in at Guilty. But the Jury desire to record concerning the projected tower of M. Eiffel.

and alay sovera Japanese subjects, t

to wit ho-capkin raadio to get

sonably the beaterrain and chief officer, ho was not capin hava seen him! There

captain, at

vated by the fact of the suginsors having and it was in evidence that the boat was loit the ship i tha pors ifo-boat, thoroby

assault hucverely. The nutter

that it would be aiding a private ontorprise, tion of one million. five hundred thousand or else it may be that some one connected

In the indictment, Hoary

· Mr M: 0.

In

skilful and enreful" "man"

guilty,

After an absence of an hour and a half,

Several speakers protestod against: granting reet, the likelihood is that the bill-of-lading/did, at the tirne and place aforesaid, kill the jury to consider these passengers cuperseded this order previously, go to all, and, if that vers su why should, the their sense of the difficultion of the position. A subvention for its oxastion, on the ground cane by the same sfcämmer as this apccie and 25 perions to the said Crown Prosecutorile the bosis were would bavi takoй culpable of neglect of: duty, in not passing eridence to connect him with 10 in which the captain was placed, aggra It was decided that a vote da, the aubren that some one on board got possession of it, unknathfield, Crown Prosecutor, in the circunstancia, M Litchfield then that order on to come on ole. His poslared and pulled for this voseel, but cuid diminishing the incans of saving life at his francs for the Tower should be taken, and with or knowing the business relations of theeted by Mr J. F. Lnwder, conducted the went on to descrilo the attempta-orado to Hon was this Two bonts were ready-one find her, Mr. Robinson, before procedenimand, and also by the unwillingnosə; if

son, of Shang-get the passengers pus, and contended that of them capable of holding 90 people, ad- be regarded as fully settling the question.

p the most salient points in the not actual resistance oral by the Ṭngiam premecntion; Mr Alfred Robisoner.

fur or five able senman would have ben cording to the chief mate's evidence, and ing to take up th Of the thirty two members present, twenty-firm intercepted the bill-of-Laling. These ani, appeared on behalf of the one voted in favour of granting the aubver-suppositionsare probable, but cases have been to opening the than for the provention, Mirable to run them on deck. After refurring the other capable of holding 18 according evidence, puintod out tha thu testimony rose passengers to the effects made to get tion, and eleven against it. The tower will, known of a Chinese firm endeavouring to obtuld, often reporting the chargos it to the time that clapest bet woon, the pia ik to the evidence of Jackson, and 17 accord was that of the only poople, whom the cap them out of the alloy way towards sho

said it was with feelings of ing of the ship and the miting of these ating to the evidence of Capitain Squire tain cuald prodaco su luz own behalf, and boats. therefore, be constructed.

considerable anxiety that he approaches

after ·very carofully hearing and con- tain double payment of a cheque by allogin dealing with this case, a case which he folt tempts, Mr. Litchfield comtaonted an auding these numbers she jury would find he was in this position, that the chief an

and hearing the WHAT AKO you roading there, my man that forgery had been made. Doubtlesst be important not only to the prisoner/hat that after saving himself from the ster that the two boats could hald: 47 or 18 per- giver and the second and third officers, Ju Judge John William Drake the

board life-boat when it was upset, the song. There were 25 passengers on board, who were proved to have been taking an sidering pour casa, and

letence that has been orged upon your bo- the police will be able to throw some light at the bar but also to

many persons dealing third officer was able to get into the and it was known that the pinnaco con active part in the mensutca which were wilf, have found you guilty of manslaughtere and trading with Japan, situated as we are pinnace in which she master was, and tained 13 pooplo and the port life-boat 8ndputed after it was discovered the ship wae on the matter in a few days,"

at prosest in this country. He was grieved pointed out that the mastar must be together 21 which added to the number of making water fast, were not available, and The rider smounted in reality to a recom to say it had been discussed in a inangor assumed to have known that his arst passengers vindo 40; therefore they had it tha captain's own mouth was closed. There mondation to ueres. I fully appreciato the buatywain and cacpontor wers that at that time, there were bosta ready, fore, when they had rich who wore not difficulties in which you were placed, and

brought into contact with

with the a

cap. which have been noticed by the jury, Japan, which, having probably

saying own on seized the

wrought or attempt

the passengers had been ready to get into any order,

asked a foreigner in Tokyo, addressing him self to a jinrikisha coulie, who, seated on the footboard of his vehicle, was busily conning. book. It was a bitterly colă night, and between the difficulty of fully utilizing the fooble flame of his farthing dip kooping his book in a legible position, and

be.

little

CRICKET MATCH.

58TH BOMBET GARRISON.

by

its

the

The

abla

open to deep regrut by the native press of pined of the means of escape, and must conveniently rundy, to have saved the whole that they did not hear or receive. Nevertheless those lives have been lost, A match was begun this forenoon between Fing its little knowledge inity of air-have known also that 25 helpless persons of the passengers and that part of theorew their avilanes was worth no, you been found by the jury to ba at the same tirgu looking out for a fare, the mah appeared to be shout as uncomfortably eituntod as might ropy, giren with all tho" Garrison respectively. The weather lag, he was sorry to say, it had been side escae vither his "own me or the pas. this boats,, But it appeared from the pyid. more than that these pronte did her guilty of manslaughter. Under these cir

I am trying to learn two elovens representing the Regiment and ed to works mischief incalculable, especially wore on board, Yet no offort was made to

Aftor soggers. A English, Sir трав

ta call, he said he and at that time no attempt bad been made talu, and, judging by the results, the orders deration, and taking, to the full amount Japanese. It was quite true. This jinrik.was very dull throughout the day and a the efforts of congeners in its GWA witutes heenumerating tho chief engo that the passengers-wowy not ready, Nevertheless, orders were given by the cap cumstance, taking averything into congl the light hearted courtesy of the genuine

line, attempting to Bat race against race,

the captain was culpably negligentia been superseded. This appeared to him to ready in the way that had already been de- and the rider they have addol to their

scribod. And it reliance were placed on the

verdict, into my consideration, I am sorry ishs, voulie, wrapped in his threadbars few showers of rain fell which made the and stirring up important queshors uterly would ask the jury to judge whether or not to get them ready because the order hand were given by which the boats were got that I possibly can, their recommendation

beside the taste that the jury had to say, nut nasigning positions and stations be this principal point in the hothother accour refreshing his mind with atories of grass rather slippery. A few good scores, For thede renaung he asked them to dismiss to the crow; in not repairing his unsea that they would have to coneider whether accounts of what took place hз thought the to have to pass sentence upon yón. I am blanket, was poring over a First Reader

sucnduct of the Japanese Erasengers them not going to aggravate the position in Aunis and her lambkin, the dish that purbowever, were made M. D. Graham from their minds actions of their own, torde

persoding the original order. that

r. that he e gave in and the daision that twinkt- soored 44 for the Regiment; and for the their duty, sworn. as they wore to examine pinnace; a not notifying the pas the neoused was culpably ziogligent in su- went the full length of axonerating the which, no doubt, you are, by making any spoon,

carofully the ovidence

which would be laid in any way what conduct should

govern or guide them in the case of the apprehension of

(all available hand and in wot: Captam from the responsibility for their in- romarks, beyond this, that it cannot but bo ed fur the dew. So it works its way, les Garrison Col. Ryan made 30, including a bufore them, and upon that vicerco, and it accident ; in wasting time in getting out sending and were just below him but the was not a reproach to the exptain Thres but so to doubt, to your now, that you did to are the paa happy death. If they did not come that a matter of deep regret, not only to us all, unmusical tongue of oura, Syllables,

opinion and give their ver-

yaran anchor when he was in deep water; in seagers said John Belden.govern the world,' Ha splendid hit for witich fire runs were got, only, to form aanslaughter, with whiolding only one man to deal with the 25 alleyway. He not only had those two of the best men in the ship weat to them not talo such stops as would have been

getting some of them into more effectual towards the baying of while Major Riddell mado 25 and A. do C. night havo converted the prediction by saying on syil. Scanlan 22. The Garrison as yet have there priazner was chargedy who, by any tain whether or not thoro was any ons in passengers andrews but he also had all the alley-way. Altogather, from the can. We have been accustomed to expect from

was committed dby passengers

in making no efforts to ascorboats swung out and ready to receive the sud succeeded in ablen.quis Mail.

A peron, amongst other way is the starboard alleyway,, und making no the hands who had been working at the clusion of the preparatory measures to the the merchant service of England herois M. PASTEUR,has given an account of. Eis opponente in the first innings with two duty connected with the preservation af efforts to get the passagers out of it; boate, narasly himself, two matos, two eft they could defect he could not a single and passengers, that an afraid in this caso

Bund the

into a

labours to the Academy of Sciences. The figures he was able to lay bofers that body tend strongly to confirm the general con. fidence in Lis treatment for hydrophobia. Up to the end of last month he had inocu Intad 2,490 persons in all, of whom 1,726 wore Freneb. Ten of these French patients died, six of the fatal casos being children. On the other hand, M. Pasteur has knowledge of seventeen deaths in

bas

France from hydrophobia among persons who had tot hean inoculated The

number of Frenchmen bitten and not iconlated is unknown; but it seems rea- sonable to infer that the total is relatively

lu small. In the Paria hospitals, where cam- plete platistics are available, there have been sixty deaths from hydrophobia in feb years and twenty-one donths last year. This year there have been three only two of non-inoculated and the third of an in- Bufficiently invontated patione. Some few. Failures early in the year led M. Pasteur to modify his treatment of special cases in Angust, and the results since obtained have boen uniformly satisfactory.St. James, Briget

by

han

rose

in

Franco

from

GSTA GINEST.

A. B. H. Draw, Porter... CP. Fedier, a Porter, ↳ Savaƒo, Ptc. Warmurton, ↳ Savage,... Capt. Collinson, e files, Porter,

A. Pirkin, Bosnian, Ferter,..

A. LGmbua, & titles, à Savage,

B. Smith, e and diles...

The offondo of:

of

ment

life.

to

beat of this match, being 10 ahead of their culpable emission in the

en sinking Sof the ship, he failed to see how and devotion to the interests of the crew life, shall cause the death of one or more and in leaving the ship in the port pinasoginoors, six abie

seamen, and twe stewards, wickets to fall.

individanla. Any person who by contract before he had ascertained that every cr both white c men

all, 13 There word act of culpable negligence or personal mis. were wanting. It is my painful duty undor available at that time to have conduct on the part of the captain To the circumstances, and taking everything too on himself, or

"pumwimm the law hart been made to save men, woшen," and thus 13 pl

last thing that struci him was tho pro that has been said into consideration, imposed, the duty of protecting or: pre children. It was not for him to anticipate go to the assistance of the passenger and cuedings of the Naval Court of In- sentence you to three months' imprison-

unian life who had undertaken serving human

the nature of the defence or to forecast it, got them into the bosis Now what hap

quity. It streek him as an anomaly or thrish upon him a duty to which he had but if it were based on the idea that the pened during that 20 minutes, during which that a man should have the power by to bring a ransonable skill, energy. Japausso nation and individuela were char the boatswain and

the

chief mute were oc ecurage, and BUTV

rve in exercising his efforts

noteristic fatalisis, he should tender evidcupied in getting over the anchort The statute to go to a Coart of the Kingdom to full bis ditsy to preserve life or firab of eace to show what the boating of Japaners evidenco wuagilent as to that. The conten- and ask for an inquiry into his conduct:

that that Cont tshould sad been

have the pover * persons entrusted to his charge, who by any had

in almost similar tion on the part of the Crown was that during

that of duty, precautions, or other. Mr Robinson

beats and plenty of hands; available at the for any criminal net negligence of icts which a reasonable and

disposal of the captain to go down and get committed, and that, no such thing having akilful man would take in the circumstances

the passengeracut. Could it be doubted that happened, somebody else should go to tho Balls. Enus Mde. Wrts, Was No B which he was placed, used the death

von if those 11 whom he had enumerated place where that Court was held and roquest that the first zomed individual should be est. Sarepe, 103 Capt. Furtur, 60 27...

of one or mors indivduals that man WOO Dr. Olles.

J. Tattle, Porter, b Giler,

Trey Grant, b (lah -

Ite: Aluure, not out

40

Total....

BOWLING KALZBIM.

-Cup Forcer, and 5 Gamba Major Middel, 3 Smith,.........

de C. Sornian. b Warburton Bergt. Sauge, b Smith,

Gorn, Brown, Emith,.

Bonbr. Olles, b florith,.. Lieut. Brecké, b Smith, Col. Ryan, bath, Dr. Hürrii. mutout... Ligut. Laxrio....... Or, Wilia

Total.

3

To bot

THE RESULT OF THE TONKIN GAMBLING-HOUSE FARM,

ramainał

for gambling, the Farm was sure to prove a

+be

*

when

it

him home to be tried.

o act or omission, by calpable circumstances. he had no the slightest time the mosna were at hand-those two diasatished of that night have been

sees inte.

intention of charging the Japanese as fatal

The Jndga

remarked that Mr Litchfield

Mr Litcafeld, catinuing, said

Baid the

had gone with the captain to get the pas 'triva agala, on the scale cvidende Mr

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

station.

REGISTER,

Drögener 20;-&T 4: 1:19.

guilty of the crime alleged in the indict. I might pass away from that point, the de-songers ont of the alley-way at that tious Robinson, in conclusion, expressed the Manila 29.84 81

the contract which he thus

took

to take to the boats, and the boats to ba

NI

has to be brukerk

hold.

The Judge dissented from this slow.

avo which was not com-

ocars,

go and.

them conscientiously

of the liver of the passengers. With re-

a crew

so on board, has the very plain and ab.

buats.

Nagasaki...

Monicity

Wind

Wstock.

DECEMBER 21 AT 10 Bolinao... 29,80 80

Rain during

Nagasaki

Wostock.

The barometer is rising in Luzon and

2. TOMPARATORE, in the shade in degreat

3. fluity, in percentage of antaration, the

humidity of air saturated with moisture being

100.

4. DIRECTION OF Win, to two points.

8 Fonoz or WIND, According to Esaefors

Seals, ang pak ng

Quotations

HONURUN, Decembes 21.

OLA

Now Benares, Cloth,

ment of feloniously killing and slaying fence might be the the captain was not they would have been able to get them out, hope that what he had said

Haiphong, 29.87 and | tha

jury's the persons entrusted to his charge. Hay invested with the duty of looking after the even though it had been necessary to aus hope ing defined the offeros with which the passengers, and thet, finding or fuagining force and conipa sive? Why, it stand to appreciation of the ofidenso would lead Longkong 30.07 Amoy 30.11 to nequit the accused accused was charged, Mr Litchfield pro

that be found reluctance on their part to reason on the evidence that, supposing cecded to describe the evidence he proposed leave the vessel, he was justiled in saving accused had really bign Buimated at that lost all that he had in the world, and all Shanghai 30.10 55

of my legal critae. Captain Drake bad Fonchow in submit. In the beginning of last year his own life. But though self-preservation time by a desire to save the lives of the pas the Norraarten, sturter from Antwerp en is the first law of nature there are circumst servers.. he might have gone was picked that he now had was to look to them to..

clear his name. her voyage out to the coasts of China and

place

The Jadus, in the course of his Japan. She started woll found, apparently, anca, times in a man's life, when that lawap the little boy, and carried him to

ser When

summing A man who has of arfety in the course of minute and a

question you will in every way. But he would be able to taken upon himself the duty that the cap half. With the assistance of others he up, anid-Now, the first show the jury that she was not certificated tain of a ship does, of preserving and look might have supported and conducted the have to address to yourselves je Had the Haiphong. 29.00 68 lo carry passengers, being intended chieflyg after the lives of passengers, it is galf-women all events up to the boate, which captain in this instance taken on himself Hongkong 30.19 63 60 M. HENRY Gormain, chairman of the Crédit

as a cargo carrier. Though uncertificated, encrifice rather than sulf-preservation that might have fikon matter if three to five any duty with regard to the preservation Amoy.....

Fonchow Lyonnais, has published a second letterin the

however, she did for some time carry is the first duty of that man.. There was a winutes. Could it be trusted that Temps on the financial situation of France.

passengers, both on the way out from Jn the first he showed that, in the course

Not long ago the Frons Protectorate in Antwerp and while plying on the coast hore, daly that the captain of a vemel owed to vilas demonstration of danger hail been gard to that, there can bu xo doubt that Shanghai of eight years, from 1874 to 1882, the Tonkin resolved with a flourish of trumpots Well, the captain having madu tip his mid his crew, and there was a duty that the riven, to the passengers they would have the answer to it is: Yes, he had. A cap- followed the captain, even if only out of tain, who goes to sea in the command of a captain and grow owed to the passengera. expenditure 2,50 1,000,000 fra, to 3,700,000,000

tastablish a farm of gambling houses is to satry passengers, and having carried would be for the jury to say. Whether in carionisy to see what he was doing with the abip, and who has passengers and falling along the coast and gradients for This short period, be says, su

Buffiend to Tonkty. It was pointed out at the time web for the jury this case those dating had been performed women and child? The defence was, so

consider what dution he undertook and what or whether they had been recklessly na-fae na ha could gather, that those Japanese soluter duty of increase tlu nuntial budget of the country that, considering the paiefog of the Asiatics precautions he adopted to enable him to glected by que nan-that one the man who passangers wished to lose their lives that all that he all that he can N.E, winds have decreased. The temper reasonably canfor the faturo is low, the humidity rather low aud 1,200,000,000 fre Since 189 the

carry out

W. DOBERCE, expenditure has amount of the

Government Astronomer, stationary.

The war of 1870 and the insource of largo revenue for the Protectorato pop himself. They would learn that at poove all ought to have shown to kis crow they understood the position of danger in protection of the liver. The next que clondy weather provaiks: 7*.

time during the time the ship was in com and passengers an example of ouergy and which they were placed, and that they re- tion you will have to take la; Did he

skill in danger.

fused to obey vasion had already increased the burden of The immorality of the transaction was pooh-oors or engineers, or sug part of the noticed that a Naval Court of Enquiry wae indiferent

mission was there any drill of the crew or

must see exactly what the duty is bofore wo Hongkong Observatory, December 21. Mr Robinson thought it should have been Bir Robinson No only that they were molest to perform that anty? Now we the tax-payers by C00,000,000 frs., ns the

can answer that question. What has been

1. Baromarna, teduced to 32 degrees Fahren- Budget of 1869 amanted to 1,900,000,000 pached. The end, it was said, fully justifioul

ship's enjopany in the e vor ex minagement

Mi Lowder aid, will it would be for the contended by the Crown Mainly this:

k frs Wesse hereamquilated nation which has thin menus. But in this as in all other cases of the boats: The men, the officers evan,

of twelve year of the same kind the immoral course has were not assigned to their stations, It A The prisution then called ita avidianse, deronco. whether had they posible that he should have had (1) boat statione ooit, and to the level of the sos in inshou, tenths

ury to consider whether that jury

snil andradžia:) poriot of supported for a

(2) that ho should have directed been apprised and drilla ; (2). burden of 1,800,000,000 fr. of new turned out finally not to be so reminerative true that from previous experience the which bore out the statements in Conneel's of their would not have been unly! (8) that he should have ordered some CLE

by such acta as Ed suggested the bassangers to be forced into the boats Fahrenhelt, jatera and, thanks toite persevering tolland wisd

wisdom,

officers knew that in case of acident they address. No evidence un called fur the to t the jury they wo

chief it has not

hat aworten.

1 from its course, in spite as was supposed, and has brought with it would bave to discharge certain duties; defence.

too eager to and get into the bonta. He to look after the passengers while the of the improvidence of the meu by whom it

aguverned. At a time of unbroken collateral evils that more than outweigh that in case of danger and the crew having

Mr Lowder addressed the jury for the referring to the Gme when the offer went to the anchor, and (4) that he paste, t expenses of France hava ingrossed the benefits. Here is what the Courrier lowered, the chief officer should take the prosecution. Let them consider now, in chief mate, boatswain, and carpenter are should have directed some ono specifically by a sam almost equal to the amount of the 'Hipong says as to the results of the pors and the second officer the starboard life the first place, what was the position of the engaged at the bow period of 15 to 20 to go to the starboard alloy way. In reality minutes, But even after that there was no nobody over went there Now, it is quite whole Budget of two Great European.

boat, th

ethet positions being assigned to other master of a vessel. He had very great au- Power-Prusis and Italy. While the farm

increased by

officers, but in the fibsence of drill or the thority and vary great power vested in him, evidence that anything was done by the clear that he did not do those things which 6 STATE OF WELTEBE. b bae sky, o de- expenses of Franco bave been

Since the gambling houses have been assignment of prieitions and posts to the particularly when he was at sea. In fact master towards going to the assistance of it is alleged by the Crown his ought to bave inchel aloads, 4 drizzling, win tog, a gloomy, 1,400,000,000 frs, the Budgets of the live opered in the large towns of Tonkin man, the officers in case of accident would he had almost unlimited power. Every the passengers. It seemed that the order done. You may take it that he did not do bat, lighting, o avertat, passing showers,

dew (wet)AS ether grout Powera hava bear augmented in failures and hartkruptcies have been be almost seless. Then, as to the passen person on beard his ship was anbject to his to go to their assistance was given to the those particular things squally, a snow, thunder, o viability, the same lapse of time iu à very different numerous among the Chinese tradera and gers; no attempt was made to worn them order, be lina mephor of the crew or be ha boatswain, and tha mate, and it did not Choing to the question as to whether oz 7. Rare In Snober, tenth- and firindendibe. proportion. They have been increased by inarchants. Formerly the Chinnman was as to thoit conduct in case of accident, or a passougor un bard. So subject to his appear that it had bean roprated to any nut the Captain should have used force, his So far as could be seen, the Honour said Now, the next point alleged 350,000,000 frs. in England, by 200, 00,000 considered the most solid retailer: This to the precautions that might be taken orders wore these people on board ship that e.se.

mastor himselt remshied on the lower by the Crown is that he ought in reality to fra in Prussia, by 150,000,000 fre in Bus-reputation, a little exaggerated perhaps, the officers, and crew in such au erent, the master of the ship had the right to use bridge car the port puinace with several have ward to that, the first thing that one OPIUM-Now Patra, cach, 4082/500.

forced the

into the passengers sia, by 350,000,000 fra, in Aristria-Hungary, was justifie / by his sobriety and the small Further, on the voyage from Antwerp force to compel obedience to ang rusavailable hands, in the people to go is bound to remark upon it is that he cer-

life-boat, and With and by 250,000,000 fra. in Italy."

cost. of his economic style of living to Yakobama, a very important boat,able order that he gavo

gave no orders to any of these But since gambling has been introduced all

mas stove in, plied with These powers, this authority to the asistanes of the passengers, nor did tainly had the authority. A captain when the starboard piunaco, SERAKING of the latest experimenta with has changed. Gambling is the ruling passion and the torpedo the St. James'-Budget says of the Asiatic, and once he takes to is kis made to replace ber, 90, that the given to the master in order that he the go to their assistance himself after it he is placed in comand of a ship; has such

werd anbsequently

be able to sustain the great #ponsibilities and obligations which were became nuvessary to take to the boats. The

to take the passengers by force and place imposed upon him

bio by his the long and careful series of experioionts in merchant had csiderable credit here and

100st important was deprived of

sposition, because accus and 23rd,

part life boat, because he was heard them in the beat, The quantum in programs at Portsmouth. First, it was the French merchants mado him reason

ie soemed to follow that without loud to say it was a dirty trick of the un- Was he bound to exercise test? That of means towards the preservation of life,

that his shown that against a proper nystom of able advances that were justified by that carrying a useless boat instead of ons sup: to wetheld for anything that gineers to go away ind Josue so many course is agam a question for y

you-whother stoel-wiro eripolines the Whitehead is credit. In one night ha thres or ablo of containing 18. to 20

20 persons. Pass- not be held

people on board. Bat they did not hear he was bound, in all the oireamstances of practically harvoless. The nets were damer four thousand dollars at gambling: Next jug or now to the last voyage of this ill happened through his order note that any or or had been given for that this case, to use force towards those passon-

Carried out. Now, he would not take the Ed bui o ship escaped catheless. Nots, day nobody kúry about it, and in virtus | fated steamer, he said there would be jury through the whole of the duties of beat to return on that she, was not to begers to put them in the boats, Big Honour lowered or leave the ship. Then it was un did not think that the fact that the ancumbrance; and of the credit bedynews.But after the nines of the passenger for when he the master of a vessel, because it the can doubled that the bona sve captain did not aeud anyone to taku |

acveral of whom he took

took sideration of

of this case it was only necessary known of the capsizing of the starboard in at Bucher. It was important, according- having run his coucas to the last the Chus engaged passix the reat, making to call their attention to the duty which he to host because the third mate at the first offoer's place in getting the On Loudon

bursts out when he ordered that offer to ly, to let the torpedo do is worst white-i his debts and: amparked in a junk took up the total number to 20, came on board them was the paramount duty of all the arc went into the pinnace, and though gut the anabor over, was of no conseg

board considered and which he should submit head, charged with 93 lb. of gun-cotton, was his fortnng elsewhere. And this is not a afterwards. When his man lift the various dalies the 'master of a vessel had. If the ilde of the ship, still when he that what to d

know that the port life boat had and sed not ba

and Deed a considered, i for they ling down like pil The parumonie doty We have under our eyes ve laabed alongside the Resistance, & te below is other merchants who bare lost Passengers were s

were settling water-ling, and against the nu

nuprotested or bottom of the ship. No torpedo could pos--hea

of the home pos-heavily,

these days unless by of

by the short time fortably as might be The

expected to be on precautions for the saving of life, and if was appealed to by the boatswain, car took place exzelly

witness said the reply was received all Nival Court of Inquiry, H some rate turn of fortune and fortune board, one party taking up thair, quartom through the negligents of precautions for puntar, and chief mate for nasistance, ou charge of of the expects allow miles on the necesatous-they will in the port sád the other in the starboard saving life, óentli sögued: Zaen he should ght and the people in the boat said tharich Mr Robinson thought it his; tual war. Inspire, however,

to say one word with

with regard to the tions of the assembled sports, the Resistance have to shut shop, gibt

alley-way.

Mr. Litchfield then described submit that if the resect was due to ta were told to pull for the esp

but could

remarka ras noither shattered nor souk. Great dama The gambling houses were created for an the alley-ways, and passed on to speak of mister himself, he was guilty acording to hot and her, und afterwards Assistance war inte to anke with regard to to Crom net On New Y

result of but the water-tight bulkheads expellezt spd to increase the venae of the wreck. During cortein nasceuvres, he the English law of manslaughter. Now, in age was done, bot hip remained afloat the Prolectorate, but we must see that the said, which were designed to prevent the order to preserve life. he had to talio corkan voked in rain. This endtice, which was giving you any evidence 187

demand,... anisjarod,

undoubted, wond

Would Be

e fought, afford the the Court of

Loquiry

Credits, 60 days sight, and able to fight her guns. Had the steam dollars which fill in this way into the till ship from running ashore, abo struck

measures and nians, sccording to the cir

Bombay been up. of course, the torpedo might have of the Protectorate are not after all taken suck which sened to have store in the cumstances in which he could bimself rantaus of making up their minds as subject, and it is because he returned to it

that I deem it my duty to allude to ik Of Wire, burst the boilers, and thus indirectly out of the pockets of the Europasne. The whole after purt, probably a little abaft the placed. The jury would recollect that on the slither the captain was animated by

Oi deinand, Bscrifice of his own. As a matter For firul virder that they

-found. that out of the experiments is to confirm the compassion for gambling of the Asistio, but Captain to sound the holds, and the main maston struck a rock. The first

of 39 tl told 3 cát do into the

that your do not know the forisinod by auch specialists se Admiral tax Oar merchants lose by haary failures, also went in to the enginezo. Tus struct, was by the asptain of the vessel European who was lost. They had also as know the rest of 31, that you have no after the veel only results. But you know although you bagn kivon imasdiately

pretend Mayne und Hobart Pasha,

and the rest of us are robbed by our boys' minutes, he supposed were const and whan investigation is made it is, founded it sounding the holds, and the pre- a very proper order faded it wro-namely a fact that of 25 passengere not a single oni right- whatoves to take it into conside that the money has gone to the gambling aende of water was reported to the captain. to sound the hole. The carpenter we saved, and it was for the jury, on a ation, And that apple (Fold Les, 100 ALLEGED ROBBERY OF $5,000 *

them it that is lost in this Befute this report was made, however, boatswain went together to send IN HONGKONG

consideration of the circumstances not

you way in Haiphong in a year cannot be a "the captain had ined a 1000nd order-like and buying socided the fore-hold went to the case, to say whether or not those do peruse the law tells you that "

only

not, but becnoselit is quin pain that Another of those mysterious cases of for- tinated in round numbers at less than the first, of a very proper nature. This but it was unnecessary to mound the after passengers or any of them lost their lives the Board of Trade Inquiry although a gery by which Qhinero from have lost, or 360,000. The Administration has deve order to get out the brats and look after hold becatige the report was made that the through the culpable vegligence of the legal prosens, ansounts to not much more Joped this dreadful passion among the the passengers, came immediately after the ship was making water off, and further prisoner at the bar. Mr Lowder added that thin if two of the partners of Messra. Act, are supposed to have lost, länge sume Astavics at our expense, and it lost first, and the crew, or part of them who was reported by the engineers that the no effort whatever asemed to hire besh smson, Ball & Co. had ait down in their occurred yesterday in Hongkong. The now step in and help us out of the diffened to be thoroughly under command, water was coming into the engine room made to ease the lives of the passengers who back rypsin and entered into an inquiry and

this condition culty Kwang Yung Hing in Shanghai madə s

and who behaved with bravery some He

and transmitted to the owners of the steamor presumed it was on t remittance of 4,500 Hae kwan tåels, or

immediately propcoded to get out the accused that he almost immediately gave Sbout $3,000, to the Foo Yiug Hing in Hong. ways turns out to be the boat policy in the port life-boat and port piznace, same, he the very props: ardor under the can called the superosion of the order to get inform the Board of Trade, but it hes thought the carpenter and bostawain, start stances to the obtef mate and the bustswain at the hosts, ventured to say that the or-nothing to do with the criminality of those hong The remittance was made in specie - long run.

no sitempt

this merchant duosd a Japanese broker who would

LIFE

sa noprotected ship. On Tuesday a

however,

as a great CAU only be employed when the ship still obtained new

against man found that he was not able to on board himself; while

the

sibly take up so favourables.

a position in ac

There

селе

and one

|

the p

grims to pass DO

CODER

ordera

he

the

Left

to take proper

Now Malwa,

500 Allowane 32,48 Old Malwa,cash,..... 620/640 Allowanco, Tuela 30/06 Persian, Oily, caah... 370/430 Allowance, Taels .............. 16/32 Persian, Paper died... 400/480 Allowance, Taels.............. 02/40

Exchange

HONGLONG, December 21.

Bank, Wire,

On demand,

23

ASTO

ordered

lasing

to the

Aid

On Paris

Credits, 4 months! siglaty

30 days sight,

3/32 4 months sight,... 9/4 Cradita,

3/4 Documentary, I muth, 345

On domandy

4.20 4:30

On

He returned to that

On

It

destroyed the ship. But the general result Government wished to tauso a tax out of the engine-noma. Orders were given by the evening of the 24th Oct: Inst; the Norders to save life, if necessary, even at the that inquiry gentiores, it is uselené, would be affectation, tó pretend that parativoly poor opinion of the torpedo en-us out that it is we at have ko pay the hold was found to have water in it which was given, and this order, seemed to have the hosts Que was drowned from shodu not know; 14 would be tech you On Calcutta-

поивов.

The acount

Ten

it

carotul cons

Yea, Messieurs Frenchmen, hoperty al-Canes with distinguished and noble bravery affairs coming to the knowledge."of that were in the starboard alles walk what their rouart. It is the duty of the Consul

Mr Robinson, to reference to

Ou

demand,

On

On demad,

30 days' sight,

$30.85

Sagareb

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER ATHAN FAM-TO-DAY!

30.07

61-

Direction of Wind E

·FINE. Westlier

Barometer Temperature Humidity

Hongkong onervatory, Dew, 21, 1886,