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Russian Budget show a delet of thirly-six million roubles

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HARROWING SCENES AT AN EVIOTION,

THE U.S. CANADA FINERY DISPUTNA; Washington, 19th January-Ubmmittees of both Houses of Congress have strongly approved of the Billi for drastic reprisals being made for the treatment of American

THE BOYALI DIFFIOULTY. fisherigen by the Canadian Government „London, January" - 20%--England and Franco have mutually recalled their on- Feule from Zuilah, and harmonious notion on:

the Somali Ooset ja now expected.

À DANGEROUS CONSTIKADY AT MANDALAY,

Mandalay, 20th January-A dangerous.

conspiracy has been discovered at Manda thy, A young Prince of the House of Alaungpra, son of the Merkerra Prince, and grandson of King Mindore Min, with: several Hpoongybes, have been arrested on a charge of conspiracy to burn down the town The Prince's older brother is at large in the Ava District Government re fuse ell information about the shir

Calcutta, Jan. 20The Jubilas Meeting in the Town Hall yesterday was presided.

a long speech, stating that Government had over by the Lieut. Goperanr, who delivered widertaken the expanse of illaminating all the public buildings and monuments, and that the work would be superintended by Colorel S. Trevor

Bumbay, Jan. 20.-The Bombay Govern ment's prorols, for the commemoratim of the Queen's Jabilne, is the establishment of a Victoria Technical Institute, managed by

No. 7324-FEBRUARY 9, 1887.1

By the mail steamar Toms, the Straite has lately been conferred by the Commis March, from midnight to

the witnesses for the Norden and the poir at about 6 pm, the man off the Tiger's Claw light of the Norden not opening areas they Government reveived a supply of the new sonors Powers Ordinancoon Commissioners, over the ground and 10 knots through the that athor the witnesses ou nun gide of the Tiger Teland aanble distance, and what Norden, were not approaching cool other ing N.L. with wine ahand, going 8 knots, disuse in other respects that it is evident 2 miles from Ang Hong Hoi alte skirted approached, that the appir and the 60 cent silver pieces for circulation in the Strails Buttennis. The now coin, shish and is therefore not so exceptional as to wator. The night was dark, without haze other have state that which is not correst, off the fort shaped a course N. by W. W on parallel courses but on alightly conrorg Reports have reached bare from Askabad can be had on application at the Hongkong call for remek. Buskles, it is useless to or fog and the sea was rough. The tinsmuch as they distinctly contradict each 1 Northerly (trav) to go up the Tivering courses, and I at one time thought that stating that the Amoer has summoned the and Shanghai Bauking Corporation and to impose on an officer dhe duty of onquiring and may mir those lights at a great dis-occurred, and over, as to the side of the Navigating Officer say the course sot. lett, who he first saw the Norden, portid threatened him with dost, on account of had passed several junks showing lights other as to the place where the collision to a place of anchorage for the night. The It might have been better. If Captain Adams Govern of Herat to Gabul, and has Chartered Morgantile Bank in Singapore, is much smaller than the Hongkong surram into a subject without giving him the dance. The Captain had been in and of Cainel on which it occurred bad also The look out man was taken off and sent to aufficiently to have placed the Espris on his his sympathy towards Russis, and his oy of the same value. On one side of it is authority to make his investigation con- the bridge all night looking after the naviga to the way in which the vessels the gangway to pass orders along. The port side, but I do not think he was remarked hostility towards Britain. the Queen's heart with the words Quest

St Petersburg, 15th January-Russia Victoria, and on the, revarsa, Straits, Sat. plate. Section 6 soers to us to be a distinction of the ship.. The officer of the watoll, approached each othor and the way in Captain and gunust; and a number of the quirɔd to do so and it's pola i had oc- SERUANIA, AND BUJZÁRIG.

look-out man, man at the whool, and unrhich the collision occurred; the case sa ineluding those already mentioned currad in consequence of doing so he pro- tlemonta, Fifty Conte, 1886, with figure 30 departure from the intention of the Ordi- termaster were on the bridge. The look-out for the Norden being that the vessels wore on the forecastle watching the Norden bably would have expected the Norden adheres to her choles of Prince Nicholas of in the middle, The auppy received

Dance. There it is provided: When man's usual plase was in the boss, but as the were approaching red light to rolight until immediately before the collision, and to have seen his green light and to have Mingrelia, as a candidats for the Bulgarian. $90,000 value.-Straits

en was tracking over the forecastin he had when the Espoir suddenly starboarded and the Navigating Officer was there from linu kept on Iris starboard sido, whatever his throne, utila proporly-olested Sabranja avor the Registrar Gonoral shall have been placed on the port side of the bidson into the Norden; the ease of the Es to time, About one minute after setting course night has been, until the two rojarte him, when she will propose another reason to believe that any female child sa land we expected to be made on that por being that the vassols were approach the course and daring Me Olive's absence versala had passed each other. The Espoir, candidate dinara A GOSTEMPORAjg, in the course of some ra- between the ages of six and sixteen years fuitutes be as the collision, the skip was when the Wardes suddenly posted and came su a white light a little on the starboard going the red light we think she did right. London, a 11-Harrowing senes

side. Shortly before dam, about 5 or 10 ing each other green light to prese light the compass at the whool, Captain Adams in our opinion, properly starboarded and on

! flections gives curiousstory which shows is in the custody, power of possession of slowed down and the Caplain and beat across the Espoir bows. The Espoir ad- bow about à cuilas off Shortly afterwards in reversing and zoing full speed aetern, have taken place on the occasion of an that the Pitish soldier of the day, is not behind 21a predosessors in soldierly, qualiany person who has no legal right to auch swain's mate anperintended the taking of mit starhoarding and the Nantes admits he saw a green light under the white one, and also in porting in onlor to prevent her viction of tenanta at Glenbeigir in Kerry. soundings. The Japtain returned to the porting before the collision; bat they both which was also soen by the gunner and the salf feara being evt down. At the hero, the police were resisted in the oxe ficasins Private Thomas Atkins of custody, and that it is prejudicial to the chart room on the bridge to consult his assert that these orders were given in critor men on the forecastle who were examined time she ported, in our opinion, the calli-sution of their duty and made twenty five today may be five fost four in his intarests, and liberty of such oild that she charts and while doing so he heard the officer to keep the vessels a little further from each Mr Clive returned to the forecastle after siuu was inoritable. The suit against the arrests.kaldes

munition boots, less than thirty-throo

mimates; Espoir must be dismissed with costs and inchos round the chest, and hard to keep should continue in the custody of such pores to bird) at the sing time lig gesuir improperly starbearded, according that oliver together with the Captain there must be the usual reference if ocea

of the watch cry out hand-arbourd (rud uther, necheding to the Norten before the an absence of about five in land; but he lus dille goud deal of ann, it shall be lawful for the Registrar gino zoom telegraph signalled 'stop, go to the Lepoir before the Noiden improperly and gner watched the lights for Bary to ascertain the dainages suetained by the spirit that sent his predecessors of the Genoral to make application to a Judge in astorn full speed. The Captain ran out ported. That the collision was used by about five minutes, which Mr Ulive the Esporr in the suit against the Norden,

Mr. Francis, instructed by Mr. Wilson, Light Division up the shut-toen vineyards

a diafance of from a junk with the needless and improper matouvre of the considered at of the Alas. Twenty soldiers in the chambers for a writ of Habeas Corpn. of the chart room and sw Nyingyas district aro ardored to crass a

out lights 15 paints on the port bow, about athar when there was no risk of collision 3 to 4 miles off when he first say thom. from the office of Messrs Wotton and Dea 200 or 300 feet off. The junk's coures both sides allege, and it is impossibly, not The Espoir kept her coucas expecting to con, appeared for the plaintiff and the river and bara a village. The boat in

was at right angles to the 4 and withstanding. The ingenious suggestions of pass-green light to proon light, and the Acting Attorney General, instructed by Mr which they are, to croat is pointed out to at has its

the strack the Ara's port bow 28 to 30 foot the learned counser for the Norden, to ra Esp, when the Norden was 300 yards off Johnson, of Mesars Sharp, Johnson and them. Unfortunately he

from the stem under the anchor.: The concile tho atatements made on both sides, and 2 points on the Espoir's starboard bow, Stokes, appeared for the defendant. bottom knocked out of it by dacoits

(ank's bows were smashed and under water The sisuessed on the part of the Vorden starboarded, when enddenly the Norden's Obviously it is the duty of the party to

and the foromast was broken off, the mein were the chief officer (Mrberg) who red light was seeu and the Espoir's helm return and point out this distressing fact to the autacritic. But the party con

met was standing 15 to 30 minutes after was on desk all the time; the master, was put hard-a-port and the engines were the collision, Tho crer of the junk were who, however, did not come cd, cloak intil put fall speed astern. It was, thep any, tínuos to go on; and a detachment of five brought up for prostitution, and this so-collected on the aft part of their vessel the collision was apparent y'inevitable; the under 15 minutes from the time of setting men and a bugler, a sinoll toy, take off their

FRANCE AND GERMANY: garments and proceed to swim the river; tion aims at dealing with something dif- between the rasinasst and the stern. The pilot in charge of the Nord (Fang Kong), the course 100 yards from Tiger Island Either the section Captain of the 4 sent a boat and brought the Sud engineer and the chief stoward, to the collision. Taking it at 13 minutes

Paris, 12th January.The French Press, losing one man as they erosa. Then, clad ferent altogether.

them with some of their things off to his who both happened to be on dock just the Norden aust, nepurding to the com aa wa Lady fladiva on a certain motor should be atruck out or the prean-ship, but tage did not come on board for before the collision; the look-out ran (Sihined rate of spood, have been 3.68 in commenting upon the ceclarations made able occasion, they walk up the bank, blu amended, for at present they are some time, having at first refusal to leave Mm), the steorsian (Chan Shing Kwang). miles from the Espoir when she was by Fringe Bismarck in the Reichstag yes advanes npon the village, wherein, for anything they know, there may be a hun contradictory; and the Attorney Goneral the jeuk. One plate of the dea was torn and the chief engineer who was in charge first seen and the Espoir must have gone terday, considers that the speech of the German Chancellor is reassuring for the and bulged inwards 1 of 1 feet above the of the engite room. The witnesses on the 1.73 miles and the Nordes 1.95 miles be

THE QUEEN'S JUBILEE AN INDIA, GAN dred dooits, and sat it on fre. Luckily may at sono fator date have to follow the water line, 28 to 30 fech from the stem in part of the Aspoir wore Libutenant Adarns, fore the collision These rates of speed peace of Europe, because France did not

Calcutta, Jan. 11, 1887,At the mooting the village is deserted, and the dacoits dying further into the jingle; so no one, is a course as he has adopted with an ho place where the witnesses say the junk the Commander; Mr Olive, the Navigating put the collision a little to the northward dream of attacking Germany:

Tombay, 14th January-The warlike of delegates of local bodies the Town struck the stonmur, and it was thought by Oficer; Mr Ferenson, Inspector of Ba of the place marked by Captain Adams on hart, and the little band returns naked. ordinance on a cogunte subject and bring in the master of the Ana that the damage to chinery in the Royal Navy and in charge the chart and puts the place he marked as speeches of Count Moltke and Prince Hall to-day, the following resolutions wore but not ashamed, having done what they an 'Ordinance to remove doubts as to the ap. the plate was probably done by the anchor of the steam department in the Nayal Yard being the place where ho first saw the Nor: Biomarck in the Reichstag, have created a passed

(1) That Calcutta be illuminated on the whom & paternal Government has supplied plication of Ordinance No. of 1887. If the of the junk. The cases on both sides were in Hongkong, who happened to be a pas den, a little to the south of where he would profound impression throughout Europe. with a ride and a uniform; discarding these suction deals with prostitution, than it ought aply oorroborated by the evidence, and, senter on the Es; Mr Bonatow, the have seen her, The places marlied on the Prince Bismarck, in the course of an 16th February, and display of fireworks as will be seen, it is impossible to reconcile gustar, who is an officer of the watch when chart in all other respects agree with the energetic and threatening speech, declared be given on the Maidan; the cost to be met trides, and running about the country with to be unde clear that it does so. If it is the conflics of tastirony between the wit-at ice a long-sergeant of the Rayal Mailence given on the part of the 3spoir that, as soon as Franco secs roses to think by Public subscription. The Governments nothing on in pursuit of daroite is very ladiorous; but the little stair has its more intended to interfere with domestic servi-live nurse of the stemmer ant, the just or are all on the forecastle; an engine room therefore in our opinion a more reliable tho will declare war believe, said the all other public bodies

nesses on both sides, either as to the respec-fines, a first class boy and a seaman, who The account given by the Espoir is she is superior to Germany in armaments, of India and Bengal, the Corporation and be javited to, co solemn sido, and it is imposible not to tude, which, on the face of it, it duen, thereas to the parts respectively of the jet and artificer; the steeraman; Mr Frust, the account than that giren by the Nor Chaumellor, that war is quite certalu; as opornito by llluminating their buildings.

clear and suo soon as the French think they enn best ng (2) That the Viceroy be asked to fix an admire the rackless bravery of the four men and the bugler of the 2nd Queen's will be mine opposition to the hill than was steamer which came in contact. In this engineor-in-charge, who was in the engine den, in that it is a

anticipated.

case the latter point is one of the groatcit room; a first class boy, who was taken off cinet account, without any manifest in the will begin that is my firm, hamovable hour on the 16th to resiva loyal addresses tho Sittang river.Rangoon Times.

importanos. If as is alleged on the part of look-out duties and put in the atarboard accuracies. But although the account given conviction, and that in the reason why we from the public deputations H.E to be junk, the steaner streck bar on the star gangway to pass the orders aft On the on the part of the Norden may be inascar want forty thousand men to strengthen our naked whether it would be convenient to board corner of the stern, passing through part of the Norden, the only witnesses who ate it does not follow that in the main it frontier, and give nedessary fores to the hold the coromony in a pavilion on the hor, dividing the fore part from the aft part profess to have been on dack from the time may be correct. On the whole wo garrisons which will have to bear the Maidan

brant of the first assault. This declaration (6) That the Viceroy be asked to grant near the mainmast, the steamer must have of seeing the Espoir's light to the lision think, however, that the account of the Es been nearly on the same course us the are the chief officer, ilot, the look-out poir is the correct one. Two of the princi-electrified the assembly, and has made a two days holidays, namely the 16th and

and 17th February, Tas Ordinance for the bestor Protection of

junk and must have been a following Vesol man and the steereman. On the part of pl facle to be determined are as to whoredoop impression throughout Germany

Ius Frapcerineo Bismarck's speech was Young Girls will be rod a second time in

(To the Editor of the *CHINA MAIL"}

or vary nearly so, but this staternant, which the Espoir there wore the Commandor, Mr the collision occurred and on which sides Hongkong, Feb. 3.

As awaited with feverish interest, as it was the Lagislative Council to-morrow. Since

was stoutly adhered to by all the witnesses Olive, Mr. Bonatow, the lance sergeant of the vessels approached each other. SIR, Presuming that your coluna are it was read a first time, members of open for the legitimate and fair discussion on the part of the janik, seema incredible, Marines, the engine-room artificor, the see regards thoes I think the svidence on the expected he would make a declaration in seuing that the Art had 39 feat of brain man and the first class boy, the last four of part of the Espoir is a stronger than accordance with his recent indications of a Council have had all the correspondence on of the actions of directors in public com and the junk bat 20 fest, or about one half whom were on the forecastin all the tiros that given by the Norden. The Espoir hostile spirit; nevertheless the situation is the subject tofore them for some time and is, I will ask your permission to make and that the jank admittedly floated until with Captain Adams and Mr Benstow, so was taken ever to Tiger Island at the viewed asberly now that the speech has

the following observatione anent the peo have had full opportunities of considering posed alterations in the Hongkong Fire people were taken off her a considerable that the Espoir would appear to have the instanes of the Navigating Officer in order teen heard. The gravity of the situation time after the collisios. If the junk was advantage as regard witnesses both in rea- to take a departure, he had gone up has evidently imposed circumspection and moderation of tone, and Prince Bismarck's. the matter in all its bearings. They should Insurance Co.'s Articles of Association as struck in the way described by those on pest of numbers and the weight to be that way before and he was going up aclaration, that the object of the bill is

advertised in your paper, therefore be fully prepared to discuss the Fat some twenty years, the shareholders board of her I am advised that she must attached to their positions in taking their this time without a pilot, and was dirout-

have sok slmost instantaneously, as all the evidence into consideration. But naithering his course in accord with that he had simply to strengthen the frontier against bafora thom, and to point out in tear Resorve and amounted to one million through or broken and the after part of the any influence with the Court if the text teams before taking bis departure from certainly will not declare war provisions of the bill as they are brought have been led to suppose that when the watertight compartments must have been cat aumbers or weight would of course have laid down upon his chat on his former invasion is assumed to be a pacific indice

The chart was shown tu Captain tios, as the Prince knows that Trance a board composed of the representatives of public bodies, the Government itself retain. dollars, the dividend would then be largely junk, where the people are mid to have been many of the witnesses wore, when exa- and convincing torins wherein the bill increased, but now, the last moment, we collected, must have capsized into the water. Bined, counterbalanced by the evidence on Tiger Inland. The statement is made with In Russia, the unofficial press receives ing three seats. Government is prepared is at fault. With the object of the bill are virtually called upon to sanction the The account given of the part of the the other side; aer can positive statements great deal of circumstantial detail; the the speech with great sceptician, and ro to make an annual grant of Ra 2,000 no one who knows anything of the avil accumulation of a further sum of $500,000 is given with great detail, and thers is no made on gud side of the other be sccepted the course is given from Ang hong-ho, and gards the conciliatory allusion to Russia, end, to make an immediate beginning

I look upon this as nothing short of

the greater part of Government House frea will quarrel. All will approve that, as the breach of faith. Only at the last meeting reason that I can find for discrediting it if they are opposed to the deductions rea I am advised that it was a reasonable thing and the proffer of a free hand in Bulgaria, possible, the Governor is prepared to lend Bill says in the preamble, it is expedient the shareholders were asked to vote the I am advised that it is probable that from the sonably to be drawn by the Court from the to go over to Tiger Island for a departure with mistrust.

In Vienna there is rejoicing at the snob to the Now Institation. Government sug comes the dea was taking that what appear-facts which, in the opinion of the Court, The witnesses for the Espor, including Mr to prevent adopted children and female largo sum of $42,000 to complete the millioned to be a North wind would probably be are proved. Mr Elberg was the principsi Ferguson, all speak pusitively as to their administered to France, which it is beloved gest that the Municipal Corporation should servants being brought up in the Colony for marks no one tresent I think imagined between N.NE. and N.E. and that the witness on the part of the Nordea He, as being abreast of the fort before the she must accept if she be not prepared to assign the Rs. 30,000 recently voted for the purpose of pratitution. The evil is a further calls of this nature would ha and junk would be Leading closehauled from E. alsted by the pilot, was in charge of the ua. Norder was een, and it seems impossible resent it by war, for which she is not yet the Public Jubilee memorial to the Now

by N. to E by S., and this is in accordancevigation of the Norden, and he gives his that they could have been mistaken. The quite ready. So for the general impression Institute. on the shareholdera, crying one, and demands urgent remedy. I belices, that the risks they are taking areas to the core of the junk before she struck between the time that he well on deck at the course that they set tallies vary nearly though the scurtful reference to Austria

The directors say, with the goldence given on behalf of the discount of everything that dok place distance the they would have gun and, in the Austrian Capital is favourable Bat we must deprecate any premature a larger. This is trup, but as formerly no them. The der's course was N. 10, 6:

6 p.m. until the collision took place, aa ho with the spot marked as the place of the col- and the intimation that she will he left to tempt to remedy the wil until the Govera reserve existed, surely the willion now laid and the junk must in that case hare struck says, about 6.48, according to the Verdan's lision. They could have had no possible deal with Russia single-handed, are revont ment is better propared to undertake the with the saine caution

aside is sufficient, if the risks are taken heel bur stem about an angle of tile. The Norden, according to his an-object in starboarding in the place where od

has bean showa 15 from her stern which, I am advised, count, was going 9 knots an hour the North alleges they did, and they must Opinion in Britain is, in the mai, in care and guardianship of the obíldren ( iu the past.

makes it probable that it was the junk's through the water and there was a have known it would be dangerous to do clined to consider that the air has boon whom they seek

tiian La protest

it With a Reserve Fund and Paid-up Ca

anchor that made the hole in the plate flood. tide of about half a knot an so, and the Espoir certainly would not have cleared by the speech, which may lead to pital

$1,400,000 and an uncalled capital of the Ava. Taking the two vasele as hour. The distance from poi to Ti staaned round the Norden if the collision the reconsideration of the perits of the apparently is at procent. As the ordin. of 9000,000 surely the Company is as boing upon these respective courses it is per Island is, as I aw isiformed by my Nau- had kien place where the Neyden put it ritaation; and thus avort a collision on the

Credits, 4 woce i now framed, the dispuan】 of sufficiently sound financial condition?

London, 14th January-B

-Both the Bus- the child is provided for as

This unlocked for action of the Directors quite clene that the junk could not have cleni aasessor, 19 miles; and if at 8 p.tu. ou account of the Bate Roof: I grad Continent follows:

kept a proper look-out, or they must have slie was 7 miles from Tiger Island-6 or 7 oct disbelieve the statement made by the will depreciate the shares for ---The Registrar Gevurul * *.*

ahali to come, and, what is more, will frendice soon the Aur at a long distance off; and they it is stated by sir Elberg and about. 7. by witnesses for the Espoir unfesa I came to sian and Austrian semi-of-ial Press regard On Paris

prejudice would not have described her as coming the Capte must have gone about 121 the conclusion that they were concocted Prineo Bismarck's speech, on the German make such order for the proper custo-many clients who have been also share upon them in the way in which they allege miles over the ground in one hour and a for the purposes of this caso; but they have Any Bill, as tonding to strengthen the dy of the child as the siroumstances of the

she did, if they had been observing her half, which, allowing 4 of a urile for tide given tho samo account from the very Grat, chance of peste. The proposals are in my opinion as and it they had had proper lights the junk during that time, makes it 15 miles through and long before they know what vorsien wan nuwise as they are unjast, and this opinion must haro boon even it a mucle greater dis- the water or at the rate of about 9 miles un going to be given on the other side, as I vonture to think will be made manifest tance off in ample time for the dea to have hour, At&p.m. he says the Nurden was stock from one of the charis put in evidence, and avoided her. The lights on the junk are ing about South, and at 6.26 or 6.30, when which was sworn to have been produced at said to Lare boon lighted before 6 y.m. of he says he was 4 miles from Tiger istand, the Cours of Enquiry, the samo positions the 6th and were put rinimed between that the course was changed to S.E. by SS and courses are given;

on the following the th; and it may possibly be that, if ahead. This bearing and distance ne I um day. But it was contended on behalf of burning at all, they were burning vary advised from the admiralty chart, which in the Norden that the same remarks apply to dimly. The dve had passed lights of other presumably in the main cotreet, phoes the the ovidence, of their witnesses and that junks, and it is reasonable to suppose that Norden up a creek between Wardroper and they could not possibly be mistaken when had the Wing Si's lights burnt brightly, as Bedingfield Islands, and if, as Mr Elburg they swear that they saw the side light of stated, they also would have been esen. The says, she bad been steering about South be the oruir as she approached them. If conclusion that I have arrived at, in care fore changing her contse, she must have I had to cheat hotween the two statements London, 18th January. A great meeting, fully going over the esidence with the crossed Elliott Island before the cromo wes and to say that one of them was wil under the Presidency of His Royal High- Nautical Assessor, is that the people on board changed, and after learing the cresk she fully false I should have to believe ness the Prince of Wales, took place. yes. the Wing S were not on the lock-out; that must have crossed more than a mile of shoal the case which commends itself most terday at St. James Place, Pall Mall, to their lights, if ever lighted, had gons out or water. If she was 7 miles from Tiger laland strongly to wey judgment, but I do not consider the scheme for at Imperial lesi

to commemorate the were burning dimly, that they discovered the at Go'clock at the rate of speed als was go think it is mossenry for me to do that. In tuto, intended steamer when it was too late to do anything; ing, Mr Elberg must be mistaken in asying collision case it is notorious that there is fiftieth year of Her Majesty's reign. It was unanimously resolved to found au that they thon, knowing that they had no Tiger Island was about 4 miles of when she frequently a great deal of contradictory eri- proper light, hastily collected what taste altered her coutue about 25 or 5.30. If deuce, even were there is no doubt that Institute which should be an emblem of rials they could in the way of raincoats and his distance at 6 o'clock was correct Tiger both des aro stating what they baliers to the Empire, an exponent of great industries straw to make a blaze, but that the antlision Island must have been less than 3 miles be the truth. In this case the witnesses and the commercial repurvos belonging to took place just about the time that they from the Virden who ha altered her course, for the Norden had no land-mark to go by it, and a fitting national memorial for keep were able to got these materials lighted. Wo At 6.40 he says the Expats white light was like the witnesses for the Espoir Fairing the Jubilee of the Sovereign of the Em- Manila... 25 the morning of the 7th March, 1856, and also consider that the ez, not seeing lights, firat noon 3 miles off. At the same rate of only and-mark was Tiger Island, which. pire. His Royal Highness in his speech Haiphong, have been avoided. And without a an appearance was duly entered by the Co, and only the bull and sails of the junk speed the Norden should then have been they had not even reached at the time of the said that Her Majesty the Queen will Hongkong 30.01 58 76 XNL

on 24th July, 1886, Acccrding to the showing like a black mass 1 to 2 points on about seule from the fort. The vessels collision; indeed the pilot on board, who specially value the Instituta as a memorial Amoy 30.11 58 SB Home we do not so how the bill vidence given on the part of the plaintiff the pork bow from 200 to 300 feet of did all were approaching each cater at the rate of way best acquainted will. Hie river said that of the love and loyalty of her unbjerts, who Foochow 30. 17:44 the junk Weng Li was, on the morning of she could to avoid a collision but without 17 miles an hour or at 2853 of a wile they had not reached the Bate Rock at are united in promoting and extending the Shanghai 30.24 35 the 7th March, 1836 standing in for the effect. We think that, had the jouk shown winnte. At 6.46, when the Baroir's red the time of the collision, and they had industrial and commercial resources of her Nagasaki.. 30.13 land under foresail and mainsail, on the light in a reasonable time the light was seen, the Norden should have not, ake the wituusses for the Espoir, Rominious, and thus giving expression to Wostook.

of the Empire. the Buity vila mistresses that the condition of the port tack, close bauled, with wind at north, could easily have avoided hor and that the been at or near Tiger Island Fars nstead verified the post tone by daylight The the

tha vosal heading about north-east. The dus was not under all the circumstance of a mile off, and acording to calculation chief officer of the Norden possibly thought the FERROE ARMY

13th January. Floquet has Harphong, is not prepared to effect this, it may as welWg. Liis enid to have had a light at the going at au muronsouthie rate of speed and of the combined rato of speed from: 6.40 to that he was further down the river than he selected President of the Chamber Hongkong 30.16 5179 xw.

foremast head, and another light on s pole that the collision was not due in any way 640 the collision must have occurred, if it actually was, and he and the pilot, the leave the matter alons and allow the force in the midships of the start, which lights to the want of a proper or efficient look-out, could have occurred at all, at least a milu look-cnt man and the steward, persuaded of Deputies. It addressing the Chamber, Amoy 30, 22 10 86 se. of public opinion, for we have hopes of had been lighted before 6pm of the 6th, as the junk appeared on the part side, ou bolow the fort. Mr Elberg, howesar, mark themselves and each actor that they he said that he was convinced that all par Feoshow. Chineso putilia opinion, auk such checka but which it was admitted were not trimmed which side at all events a good look-out was ed the places on the chart. Those places actually saw the red light of the Capoty ties woro agroed, at any orifice, to Shanghai. 30.20 43 30 NNW

during the night. The night was dark with being kept. must therefore hold the junk do not at all agree with Me Elberg'a oral as she approanted them, balering, a strengthen the Army, as one of the first Nagasaki 30.18

WLostock. 30.01 930 as at present exist, stamp the evil out a little mist. Between 3 and 4 am, the al ne to blame and dismiss the suit as evidence, Tho Nordea is pieced at 6pm they seem to have done, that they were national institutions of the country.

master and owner, Li Tam Chi, the plaintiff, against the defendant Company with costs a little over fimiles from Tiger Island Fort on the starboard side of the channel, in

Zonzon, Jan. 13. The first meeting of The barometer is rising and gradients for was no deck with the helmsman (Woag Mr J. J, Francis, Q.0., instructed by instead of 7 miles, the place where he al- which case they could not have been the Ape) and a lock-out man (Wong ayu) Mr Johnson, appeared for the plaintiff leges he altered his course to S. E.; by 94 9. Espoir's grasic light- It is impossihin to the con mience, between Mr Chamberlain NE winds are mather step. The tom- for prostitution we have no parkinlar Li Tim Chi was sitting near the stars at and the Acting Attorney General, instruct is put at 1.56ths of a mile from the Bort account for the Nords porting when the and the Gladstonian lenders, took place poraturo is low the humidity high and the

ed by Mr Wilson, of Merass Wotton & instead of 4 miles; the place where he vessels were gros light groom light, yesterday the conference is exported to objection. The Registrar General edgins tending to the main sheet, Wong Apo wBE

storing and Wong Arau was on the look. Deason, appeared for the defendants.

alle os he saw the Espairs white light is but it is possible, that they did nos last for some time.

London, 15th January.The Chamber 14-6the miles from the fort instead of 2 give that attention to the approach of the the best itted among all the officials to in- out on the port side before the mainmast,

NY HELMS V. ADAMS AND ADAMS 9. 8. 1 miles the plice where he alleget de saw Espois that they ought to have done. If lain Conferenco has boon adjourned until the Espoir's red light in a little mince that they had been in the position the Espoir the meeting of Parliament, in order to about 4 a.m. Li two Chinose Justices associated with his noise in the water patern. He got up and

which these distances are said to have been been making for Tiger leland, or they might friends ought to be able to deal with the on looking over the stern saw a red and ship'e judgment in the above suit:

BIR DRITARMOND-WOLFE, These were cruas actions for damages doce not correspond with the rate of have considered that there was room for merits of the casts brought before him white light a little on the starboard quaf

London, 14th January.Sir HL Drum Fabrinheit. up, ter, about 40 or 50 cheongs off (156 to 140 caused by a collision which occurred be speed at which the Nurdea was going, parti them to aross before the Espoir came justly and equitably. The Chinese Justives English yards). He called Wong Apo, the tween the 8. 8. Nordea, and Fler Minisely's cularly the liae takon between the altering and desired to get to their right side of the mond Wolff starts for Constantinople to

MAD tumidity al air saturated with moisture being will fulfil the dutise of a jury, and stocraman, to look, and Wong Apo said it guabost Espoir in the Canton River on the the course, about 6.25 or 30 and first seethanael before passing. If the Spor pa morre

ing the while light, 6.40-16th of a mile in aed Tiger Island at the time her witnesspa QUE TROUBLE IN LURMA ENDED will naturally be anxings to see that was steamer and called out to Wing Ayan 3rd November test. The two to the from 10 to 15 minutes and between al state and took the couras which they die John Gorst, Under Secretary for

to call the crew saying a steamer hasustituted respectively against and by the Justice is dono. This should be all the come, get up and light & light great Commander of the Espoir, but it was adoring the course at about 6.27 and the describe, as I think is amply prored, to India, speaking at Chatham yesterday, said more readily uncomplished seatug that the light was then made by batning grass and mitted at the hearing that they wore actual collision at 6.48-14 miles in 21 minutes appears manifestly impossible this the that the couples in Birms have ended, Seate Registrar General will have power to sum rain costs as the stern of the junk and stly defended and prosecuted by the Admi- The positions of the Norden at the times vessels could have been approaching each and the highest praise ras due to General techo felonies d drastis, & blue sky, das most immediately after the steamer strook ralty as representing the Government The given by Mr Elberg in his orl evidence are other red light to red light. After gif Sir Frederick. Rotorte," and all others tw, I lightning, 9 Overcast, p passing showere mon any person who may be able to furnish the engaged in the operations fer Information which may be useful in decid going through the junk towards the main Whampes to Hong cong and the Espoir was which he places the Norden on the chart de the Nautical Assessor, we are of opinion the country.

r the merits of the case. It is true that mast and outting her in two. The fore part going up frosa Masao to Carifon when the Lot agree with her speed, and Mr Elberg that the weight of evidence, the clearness HM Stanley, tho esploser, was all funhes toritie sind darkrodtha.........

of the junk sduk, the misinart was also brocollision occurred, at about 43 according himself was obliged to shift the pace of of statements and the pic bablities are deeld. ken off, but the port aft part of the stere doate to the mount of tices on beard the worden collision on the part from a point to aedly and preponderantly in favour of the entertained at a bangust, given in his ban largely in camera, bu, any person who feels ed. and on this the people on board the and at 6.50 apcurling to the account of point I accounting for it by saying that be account given by the Espoir We are also at the Guildhall yesterday, when he had not comienced the course of the Nor of opinion that no blame attaches to the annouced that hubali qu the 2016 instant, aggrieved or affected by any order made by 100, ninates in all, including women and those on board the Espoir. I do not sufficiently high up the river which, if par She was on har proper ide sa commander of the Enix Boy Relief

children took refuge. The dvd remained sider the difference in me between the two the Registrar Genemusy appeal summarily by the junk, rosened those on board and ships as of any rory great importante, es Le bad so done would have essentially al of te channel and was justided in Expedition, and he hopes to reach his ton Judge in chamber, and if his grievance brought them to Hongkong. According to the clooks on board the two this could word all the positions he gave. According absties that the Norton would dracination by way of the Congo River, the evidence on the part of the defandens hardly be exposted to ugro, having no octothe case of the spear, this Espoir left have put her in Jeopardy by an impri otherwise he will proceed overland frea besubstantial he will no doubt get it prompt Co, the don, which in a steamship 384 164 on standard of me and steubly vich Macao at noon. She arrived of Aag. Hope par rangura. I think upon the avia sezibar..... ly remedied. The poter of summoning wit in, long, 38 ft 4 in beam, was bound from having the local time of Whampoa Hoi point (43 miles from Massa) bature Benor and upon Optain Adams admissions

apter than that which Saigon to Hongkung, and on the 7th Miscan respectively but so cumpletely dom. Thence the steered for Tiger Talend at the livering, from the fact of the green Bilerbergh 14th January The Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 3, 1887.

holders.

at the argeting.

It more capital is required, why not call up, say 220 a sbere

Youra, MANY YEARS A SHAREHOLDER.

SUPREME COURT.

IN ADMIRALTY,

casa inay require. Now to say the least of it, this provision is vague and unsatis. factory. Are the children when once their condition is discovered to remain, as was admitted to be the case in one instance at least, by the Acting Colonial Secretary re- cantly, with their doproved ' pankot mothers'; security being demanded for their proper treatment? Are they to be left to be con- taminated in mind if mit polluted in body by the unwholesome surroundings of procu resses 1 And if not with thein; where? These are questions which the Government should. be asked to answer before the members approve of the bill. If the Government

Bie Lordship delivered the following had followed the sensible course which has judgment in this auit this forenoon buen adopted by the Government of the In this caso suit was instituted against Straits Settlemonts and made provision in the defendant Company for damages on the Ordinance for the establishment of

(Before Sir George Phillippo, Chief Justice with Hon. H. G. Thomsett, Assessor). Thursday, Feb. 3.

LI TIM CHI 2. THE COMPAGNIE DES.

MESSAGEKIES MARITIMER, OWNERS

OF THE 1.8 AVA?"

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16th July, 1886, caused by a collision be tween the Ara and the ring Li juuks on

Homo, these pertinent questions would

can be allowed to come into operation.

It is only by complets separation from their

girls can be improved - If the Government

To the other provisions of the Ordinance

dooling with this system of rearing giris

after the fore alivet.At-

Exchange. HONGKONG, February 3.

Bank, Wire,

On London-

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30 days' right,

4 monthe sight months

417

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Documentary,

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Wire,

On demand,

Wire,

THE DEATH OF LORD IDDESLDIG. London, Jan. 13-The late Earl of Td- desleigh was asized with a sudden faintness, bile sscending the stairs at Lord Salis bury's official residence in Downing Strost,

interval of twenty minuta Univervan

On demand, syrupathy is felt at the duath of the distin-

*On Shangta!--~~ guished statesman

London, Jan. 14The ratmains of the Earl of Iddesleigh will be interred in Da vonshire, on Tuesday next,

time and the time of the endlision 4 a.m of bringing the old fort on that Island right were verified in day-lightens which and succumbed to hoart digaase, after an On Chicqtis

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Brastigato matters of this kind, and, with and also look. Tim Chi says he heard he following is the full text of his Lord-half a milo. from the fort. The time inputs them in they would natura ly have enable both sides to consult with their hait, and to ibe levalol the sea in inches, tenths

the proceedings of the body will be held

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