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No. 7713.-MAY 12, 1888.)
Kwa Fong, having a total area of 1,833 square foot, was konekted down to Mr U Wong for 816,300. Lot 2 cousisting of 'No. 2, Ng Kwai Fong, aren 473 square feet, was bought for $2,000 by Mr. Cheung Kin Chan, who also became the purchaser of the next 10E, No. 3, Ng Kwai Fong, sros 496 ́aquare feet for 22,000 Lot 4, No. 4, Nr Kwai
from three to sight yards. Each carriage is fitted with two steel clip brakes, arrang od to grasp the centre brake rail, and to get at all times, unless held out of action by the brakesman; also with a pair of steel clip brakes to work on the 35lb rails. The cou-
Area 548 square foot, fell ator some tro braka rail is of steel, weighing 60lb, per bidding to Mr. Tom Kwan Shi for the Stm of 83,95, Lot 5, a three storeyed yard, and is laid between the ordinary rail. house. No. 132, Hollywood Road, atea 1,048 It is jointed and fixed to the sleepers with square foot, fotohed 813,10, Mr. Tam Kit | efcel bolts and clamps. The speed will be being the purchaser, sad the last lot, thro about six miles per hour, and reduced to hounen, Nos. 14, 16, and 18, Fobsession Street, area 3.86 square feet, was sold to four miles at the points and cauitiga. Mr. Tara Chun for $32,000.
Doubtless once the line is opened for traffic various improvomenis will be rande
A TRIP ON. THE PEAK TRAMWAY. the care. the landing platfob.c., and A party of Chinese, including Mr Ng. perhaps the line will be extended to Queen's Choy, (barrister-at-law, and now in the Chi-Road. In the meantime, we are sure we nose Service at Tientsini), and H. Wong may safely congratulate Mr Findlay Suith Shing paid a visit to Mr Candler at the Peak and his co-directors on the anccessful fer- to-day, and through the courtesy of Mr A.mination of one of the boldest ventures Tindlay Smith they were conveyed to their destinction in the Peak Trammy. We availed maltes at the same time of the op portunity offered to us to make a talp in the care--to experience the sousation of tra velling, as it were, suspended between heavon and earth. On arrival at the lower terminus, St. John's Place, we found a crowd of natives gathered rohe place to see the woodeiful car travel to the Poak by itself, without the aid of the grest coulia. The car has no a very attractive look At frst sight; and we confess that we shared the popular prejudice that the up- right backs of the seats would prove very uncomfortable when on the incline of 1 in
that has been made in this part of the world. He and his associates had a great deal of jealousy and opposition to contend with at the outset. When the schemo wAS first mooted there seemed a risk of itą boing absorbed in a scheme for a low-level tram- way and then thrown aside. The high- loval tramway, however, hus practically be come an accomplished fag, while the low- level tramway in n-moch in mibìbus ne
over it Wis.
Leaving out of secourt engineering difficulties, of which only those who have undertaken sich a work can have any idea, there was at the beginning the latent hostility of Peak re- sidents to contend against, who did not
THE CHINA
very low indood to the Great Panjandrum of Finance and Finesse, and it looks very like as if the G. P. had not re- sponded worth a cent': so that the great man now smiles serenely, while the Dock Directors look as yellow as a puntele and a foolish as a boy who had broken a window and failed to find the proverbial sixpence.
That the latter of Captain Stuart was an true that it will not look well when it appears in Lloyds, and that the Directors have something to answer for to their shareholders.
MAIL.
That all letters are surely nt Fannder'a risk
unloss registered; and at whose risk are registered lettore Klix, supposing registration is permitted, of which an word is still12-
That the Fire Brigade bonus has stirred up nry bilions temperaniont in a most terri-
r
blo way, and I counot permit my pen to take them. The and I went
describe the contempt 1 feat over the partitimi of the spoil as described by the Colonial Secretary.
That some officials are blest or curat with
exceedingly thick hides.
BROWNIE
$3
ready, but I got some ready. I pat two bir- "rela of brend" out and pot them on dick, I also got out some cauned micas By thia time the Captain's boat had gore... My vife was in it. I sing ontto him. Why did fan' go away for, and he hid to take e next host. I went in the shin to get saini amali atores
The
wjje their asmat place WAB there. I saw the Capitain's papere in
Bure there and several other papers. I asked the mate to
but he take then, would pot bave them. I intended to put them in my trunk and took it out, but the rate would not take it
it in the boat. I told him the Captain's papers were. in In the trunk.
the Baid Domain tain's paper le rich if I did not hurry up I should be loft. I then wont into the brat. The mate wont back to the cabin and to the Captain's gun and revelser.
& the Captain and the fire and second officers I heard the gate and the falling out
if the secund mato say if i Captain was going toast nasty with them they would be nosty tri with him that they had an anchore and make something out of it. No signal was chains up and they thought they could
made to the vessel that was in port. I don't know what the ship's use was. She I heard wens out the-day after we lauded. orders given about having the anchors and chains ready before we got to Guam. They were not got ready, I don't know why.
The Chief Officer on being asked if he hurl any questions to pat to the witnees, wid the statement about the Captain's, papers was false,
That, as Captain Stuart says, there can be
Little doubt that the Secretary of the THE ABANDONMENT OF THE SHIP I heard a lot of talk afterwords about
Company advised differently, and that bu would have been largely supported by shareholders against the Directorate.
That foolish action of this kind plays up- mistakably into the lands of those who
wish to bear the stock.
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this
ROCK TERRACE.
MARINE COURT OF INQULAY.
An adjourned oficial inquiry was held at Harbur Olice to-day into the circum stances connected with the abandonment of the British ship Buck Terrace at Gun, 2nd March last. Commander Bimacy, R., Harbour Mastor, presided. and the other That three things surprise me (1) that the members of the Court were Staff Com- Ardgay was not purchased by the Dockander Buckner, R. N., Pictor Emmanuel; M: W. H. Walton, muster of the ss. Bu Company, (2) that the sale was not dunia; and Mr J. D. Arthur, master of the publicly-instead of privately, and (3) that
8.a. Chingtu. the Company ever gave way under pres- sure to any kind of threat. That the shareholders had hefter see to it that their Board do not neutralise all the good they are paid to do. That the Chamber of Commerce will soon meat to elect a teniporary Deputy to cur House of Representatives, and that the result is pretty nearly a foregone con einsion.
auction
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John Benuot, carpenter on board the Bock Ternor said- jeaned the ship in
wo left on this voyage. I have been going Philadelphia in September last, just before to sea over 20 years as carpenter all the The witness on being questioned on the time. The Rock Terrace had two pumps mant.
mopoint again, adhered to his previous state- They had two snctions and and we hackers and were
worked
Amus Honniger said-I joined the Rock whendamine the pump-woll and limbora. Inst." I signed as sucond mate.
When I joined I did wed by a fly-
tot below Terrace in Philadelphin on 19th September The backen were 8 inches in diameter certificate. I had charge of one of the I have no After we went to ses the ship was pumped watches, the captain's watch. It was my four hours whether the weather was in the afternoon of the day the chip or bad. I anod to
on the Reef. the vell
interest I did not
every
2. But however much the cars may be im- favour a scheme which they thought would That names have been mentioned, because ofore they begau to pimp. I used goner- proved in the way of artistic embellishment, make the Peak to common.' Experience,
sappone it is regarded as delicious in-aly to find from eleven to twelve
inches Boy way in the navigation of thei
we must any that little could be done to however, has shown that the promotora improve the pleasantness and comfort cfwure acting in the true spirit of progres. tho ride. The passongora baving, to use a
The town is rapidly extending and every. nautical phras, got on board, the manager, year the demand for houses on the hill-top Mr Andersen, telephoned to the Peak ter. has increased. The tramway only antici minus that all was in readiness, and away patus a want which would huro bocome an the car wout. One has a sensation of to-argent necessity in a few years. It opens velty in finding one's self in a woring car, up a health resort which hitherto was wily with no horses or steam engine attached within the reach of a few wealthy residente and of which the motive power said from and will thus contribute to improve the
The line is ad sight. All one sees is the moving roge in health of the whole town, front, or rather he revolving pulleys alongmirebly situated, for it cuts the town in two which the rope, passes, lower terminus, the inclino is very gradual, and the only sangat one experiences is that of moving along a perfectly smooth Aline without any jolting On the tramway
always to sufur more or less froir deafen ing noise and jolting.
That the latest name that has been so hou” oured is that of a leading broker who can certainly claim the qualification, of a lengthened residence in the East.. That, as has been frequently stated, the Queen's Counsel would take a lively stir in Council, but he has little or no chance, as Mr Layton will be the fa vourite.
The
to turo
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then
On leaving the and seems like a conduit pipe leading from That Mr Layton is a good man and true,hed the well, but it was one time pumping almost steady all that night, she
the heart of the town to the bills above.
Along with Mr Smith, has devoted a large portion of his thing to the saperin tendence of the work, we must thentonz
and is deserving of every consideration ne the trusted head of one of our oldest and most respectable houses, having a large stake in the Colony
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after
hea these
eam and railway carriages at hons one has Mr J. F. Bolton, O.E., the "engineer in That I hear Mr Francis has a fow very in. every fifteen minutes on winutes' spell she sail again as the ship was making a good
FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR
her
cargo.
put
the
we
water
t is obvions that it con
rail-
ship we are of riad of Gaam terent. The same cause will make it most
condition and the weather not very light boneficially give on-
bade
Hus
The anchors were secured for ses and tilt: -osta 1 porer foundation
nod
effective
destination after the casualty, wa ars of rupture of the bimetallic sys:om which opinion that the utmost endeavours were occurred in 1875-4 led to the heavy decline not made having this object in view. in aflror measure, dy gold, and as's conse. * No attempt was made to ascertain with quence to the enormous fall in prices in all any certainty the act damage that the countries using a gold standard, and they ship's bottom bad sustained, nor was any held that this long and continuous decline means adopted to try and this
sail nogle the shop loss was a main cause of the excessive do
ship's bottumpression of trado through which we had Any other method. The amount of passed. Silver using countries had alto
mato by
the ship do set ap-gether escaped the evils which had affected pear to have been very sive or British erado. The frightful loss which the of sufficions quantity to endanger her Indiale safety
It also showcars that there sold dog sustains in avotifig its
in London
it threatening it when stuam donkey pump on board with bankruptcy. It is obvions
Do not embark with safety which was not used.
uper further With reference to the abandonment of the way extension, sooing that the capital can that it was prema only be raised in England upbri gold in- turo. Having attempt was made to communicate with difficult for China to develop it's natural the shore, though tho boats were in good resources with European capital. That y hundrede favourable. That no
Do signale wote i of millions of foreign capital uxcept that of distress (viz., the Enaign
to millions of workpeople in playment to Union down) either to the shore or to a Europe, but what Goverment in China Vossel seen to be at
be at anchor in the har can safely caise loans in Europe payable in bour. No
No attempt was made to anchor gold, while it collects its own sovetino
ting in the ship
and send on shore for assistance. silvert an bimetallists wished for the
of the old big etallic olains unbeut. Now done the vessel ap- tom on
than puar to have been in any worse condit
It rested on tarer:
Its rostoration would tion at this time than she was when she give a fresh impetus to our came off the reef, nearly five weeks sperity, and i
and it would make all previous.
in the world silver produced in the The conduct of the master in the abandon for currency purposes. Other papers were ing the ship appears to us only explicabla also read by Professor J. S. Nicolson on on the ground that the montal anxiety
he had gone had tempur-political econor Grenfell (London) and
The joint standard consistent with
with sound through which
In the discussion which arily undermined his reasoning powers, followed Mr H. ind that order for abandonmens was Mr B. Coke (prezident of the Liverpool given a in fit of despondence, and that it Chamber of
of Commerce) took part. At the was done, as he thought, to save risking afternoon sitting papers were read by Mar the lives of his crew; and while recognis Stephon Williamson, M.P., on
The hinde ing this and his much-to-be-depleredrances to trade between guld and silver
I harmony with his mate and crew,
using countries' on 'Some misconceptions we cannot absolve him from blanis, and relative the bimetallic policy of the Exad we regret to have to direct that his corti ratio,' by Professor H. S. Foxwell; on Tho ficate be suspended for a period of Gallvor question considered in telition to the months, but recommend that a that was
and gost of living of Waxes, mate's certificate he
classes," by such suspension.
and on Our Colonics as affected by the From the evidence before us we are of bimetallic question, by Mr Westgarth. In opinion that the conduct of the matu, evening was a banquet at the Augustus Harris, under the circumst.nes, Grand Hotel, presided over by Mr. B in his special sphora of duty, was euf- Barolay. It was stated that the lenders of ciently culpable to amount to a wrongful the movement intended to raise a guarantee default.
the master fund of £20,0.0 to carry on the work, and Instead of assisting to the beat of his ability under the tryine promises to the extent of £10,000 were
his course appears to have announced. circumstances, his been one of rather more than passive re- sistance: and we are of opinion that had he acted differently he might have. sustained the Captain and been the ca of saving at least the cargo of the ship. | Under theac eirempatence wo direo that his cortifiente of competency be suspended for a period of six months.
want
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19saed to him during the workloyment. Fielden;
Tho certificates could not be handed in us they were lost with the vessel.
The net profit, after provide
for the current year, including Directors' Fees, Income Tax, Interest, &c., amounts to
22,261 13 11
This sum it is proposed to aappply as follows:
Tu Depreciation and Builer
exce; t tbut I was
was given a coures to both
apcked, at 9 inches. We steer and saw that that course was stearod. The pumpa cense to the vanity of certain per chiefly used the port pump as she had a list After the ship camo of we found 18 inches although the ultimate election is almost to pork, I consider. .from.
twa to
if water in
In her
wateb started to My a certainty.
inches in four hours a good deal of water to
pump her out. It took us two hours to get mrke. I have never been on any other a suck. The mate's watch relieved wine. ship that made an mycli. The greatest! After the firet suck we
we let the
aland pamp amount of water evor I saw her make for five or ten minutes, the Izato's before this went on the roof was 3 inchen watch began to pamp
and
Buck in gul a in four hours. I was in the first officer's ¦ half an hour. I started to go aft then and watch. I used to wand, the well every the captain asked me what I thought time they want to pump during the day, I said I thought we could keep the ship I was in the second fra. He then asked the chief mate and but not at night. mate's watch
could take the and after that I changed to the first mate's ship to Japan. We said we thought wo
before we went on the reof me if wo thought watul watch. It was about WIELD
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She could
could. Thu Captain then called all the Put when strack on the "eef.
I was in my shop men aft and said it was his intention to
I felt her strike take the ship to Japan. working at the time.
They said ther four times. When she came off I would do the
We kept the best they could.
Bashe before tins water came aft and it kept in was making a good deal of water, there THE CHINA SHIPPERS MUTUAL creasing littin
There was no being a hoary head so on.. little. by
When these sounding pipe and the auction had to be odorated the pumps were kept sing
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, r. moved each te
I sounded. We pumped easier.
LIMITED. When we got the North East came off the Trades we made sail, but had to shorten The following is the Report of the Directors which was to be submitted at the Sixth reef. During the fifteen charge, and Mr James Anderson, the
fluential supputters, but not this time.
Annual Ordinary General Meeting of made as much as 6 to inoltes, The cars of the manager, who contributed largely to the That the Colony has socured a good man in Efteen minutes of a stand-of we could had deal of water, it kept us pumping pretty
Shareholders, to be held at the Cannon prip we coun
I have had as much as Steady alf
Mll night.
Street Hotel, in the City of Londona, We four hours' pumping without more than a Peak tramway, however, run smoothly and succuse of the enterprise. Messra Fenwick
Commander Kumsoy, and I heartily,son- out iu..about twenty minutost ten minutes' spell, but that we tried to keep
tried a wind will and water.wheel
Monday the 16th day of April, 1888:— The Directors have the pleasure to submit gratulate him upon the confirmation of the pumping, but neither would work. I from the Oaptain as he was worrying aver almost noiselessly. Along the fint part of Co. and Mr Robbeck have furnished a
his appointment: zo official has more in could get to the pump and this worked all tisfied and I heard them making-
Jong the road the scenery is not extensive, but is part of the material, and their work was
handle so that
so that toure men it. Then the men began to got disan the General Balance Sheet and Profit and Losa Account foz the year ending at boxutiful and sylvan. On getting above highly satisfactory. We hope that the
his power to adratico the woll being of the ght. When we arrived off Guam she was niarka among themselves that there would December, 1867, daily audited. Kennedy Road the view enlarges, and one official opening will take place in a fow days,
Colony than the Harbour Master and making
abunt the sime quautity of water bare to
£ s. d no she was making the day after we came could not stand it. Ultimately the sping for the general expenses
by something done as they soe the harbour and the tow stretch. when we may take the opportunity of
Marine Magistrate.
of the
the real. I heard the mate way three tain and mate decided to ing put beneath, as you are scaring heavon giving further details.
That dothing more has been heard lately or four days before we left her that they ship to Guam Sne I did not know their in- warda, or at least peakwards. Looking up
of the Sunday inbour agitation, and the ware going to beset the ship and sare the tention until after she was
squared away. I did not hear anything
about The work proceeds. the hill, as the Bowen Road is ap
captain said when I spuku to him of it
The captain_told me proschot, the steepest inclitis of the 2
to take to the boats, and the order given sliant he thought it was the best thing wo
could do. After that it all
It was appears in view, and one has some gurima
to take charge of the long boat. The capto pump her out in twenty minutes after a tain was then in our of the boats. My ten miunter spell Two days before we about dangling midway, in a hewy car at
boat was the last to leave the ship. We got to Guam, after letting her stand for ton Fun the end of a rope, on this steep hill, and
teok a barrel of bread in our boat. It minutes it took us half-an-hour to
In paymont of a dividend at ceusot help thinking that it will be
was on deck some time before that, and the suck. The morning after we made the rate of 10s. fid, per Share, captain garde
ordered us to take it with us. I live
we stood in bat did not see any more bread come astors, and we then ran along the coast looking for por cent. on the Called-up,
could not make the harbour free of Income Tax (being 7 uncomfortably difficult to maintain ono's
and I don't know whether any more was a place to beach her. We could see no
Capital)
Balauco to be carriol to taken. The bread had been in the store-i place suitable. AB this
time we
Now Acount... room. I also say some canned meat, and I signale of distress. There was a very That a most valuable trade is steadily suppose it must have been in the store sarf so that boats could not put off. We springing up with Australia, and it would room too. None of my men took the same We stood in again in the to the conclusion to haul her off till bread out of the store-room. There were. next day. for all told in my boat. We took untnorning and sighted a vessel in the clothes with us and I took my chest of barbour which we took to be a manuf tools. When I saw the ship last the was war. We went as close as it was safe to going sway under sail It took us about go thinking he might take notice of our We then only minutes to pull ashore. I heard no signals but no notice was taken. growling among the men cu board,
weat They round the poins of the laland looking were all well and were getting plenty of for: place to beach her. As we could see fond. I saw the ship for some three hours no place the oaptain said the best thing that England, once roughed it for three after we left her. I could not say she could be done was ki put the boats out and & New Smson's fees and the medo the run
seemed to be setting down. She was not leave the ship. I thought myself it was borne in 97 day
in 37 days and 5) ours, arriving fall
fully aweek in advance of any of her competitors. scuttled before we left her. I am quite sure the best thing we could do. We then put a I did not santtle her.
the beats out. I don't remember anything in the Directors last autuum ande
Availing of the depression in shipbuild Peter Martin said-I was steward of the being said about anahoring. The andur afourable contract with a firm on the That Router has once more gained distinc-Rock Terrace and my wife was stewardess. chains was down below.
There Was the ship in September last year at nothing said about sending, hosts alore Clyde to construct a bigh-class steel reset, drowned the popular Crown Prince of the ship went on the reaf. When she island was like. We did not know but what
Lane is Italy, the hope of the Italian people, and strack was alongside the cabin on the they might eat us when we got there. We in withal located his watery grave in the poor bang the window. After she did not know whether the part we vere
struck 1 bear the Captain say Get the landing at was civilised or not. hungry ThareI,
bonts out. I asked him what was to be done, and he told me to get some bread ready for the boats. She came off before the boats were got out. After she came off the Captain gave orders to sound the pups and afterwant une watch was sent to work the pump
while the other went repair the damage to the ship. About That the irrepressible and indefatigable right days after we came off the reef the
chief
seal,
But all Feare and apprekamions are dispelled as the car glides ameothy on. The seats of course are fixed, and, as they always maintair. the sans position with reference to the car itself, no diference is found between travelling on the incline or on the level. It in only when one stands up and looks back that the slope of the car becomes manifest. And then gives a poculiar sensation to one in the front of the cat to look back or rather down on your follow travellers who are being pulled up, as it were behind you. From this alli- tude the view of the hartour and
the enroundings is truly rangnificent, and there le sided in the pleasure of the acsao- ry the agreeans feeling of soaring above the dull wrth into cloud-land. On vene- ing the top of the steepest inclins the den cending car, whose programs one has been ablo to watch almost from its start, is mut and salutations are exchanged with those rolling down to the lower regions(of Hong. kong). Once at the top of the big inclius there is only one small steep part to ran up and then the lino takes a big out towards the Gap. The only feeling ona has on near. ing the top is one of slight disappointment. The ride has been eo pleasant, one could have wished it had lasted longer. Tho time taken was only 9 minutes.
As the line has not yet been offically sare. tioneil, it would perhaps be premature to give any tachaival details with regard to it. We may, however, mention one or two of the chief characteristica, The total length
of the line is 4690 feet and the height of the uppor above the lower terminus is 1207 feet. The gradients vary from Tîn 20 to 1'in 2: On the lower part of the line twosteel rails of 351. per yard are laid, of 5it. gauge, and foruming a single line; and on the upper half three rails are laid, forming a double line. Balf way is a oruss aiding with four
rails about 130 long in the clear, having switches at the lower end. Steel sleepers, weighing 24. per yard, are bedded in limo concrete fin, thick. The bridges, elovenTM In mumber, are constructed of wrought iron gimlors. The carriages aro metuted on bogise, and carry about forty passengers, and when loaded woigh between five and
That the Hou, A. P. MacEwen, who has
Actually departed this time, has done", roully good service to the Colony while in the Council; and all residents will unite in wishing him ben soyage and a pleasant holiday, while they promise him a hourly welcome back when he resumes his place here.
That Mr MacEwan's absence will probably not be regretted by some of the officials, as hia questions usually necessitated a good deal of bustling around That Mr MacEwen has shown that tho Tung Wah Hospital should not be used as a
boarding house, and that its Lunatio Ward (or tage) is not the best place to reside in:
That even the Bon. Wong Shing objected to the Tang Wah being kept up as a boarding house without matrons! That the hon. the Surveyor General dis-
played his usual gènoralsbip in the word-
ing of his answer to Mr MacEwen re¦ the water mains, an answer worthy of a dinciple of Loyola," and the Governor' deserves great credit for the clever way be left the responsibility to full apon the right shoulders.
That there are several reasons why His Ex- cellency should be particular in disavow- ing responsibility in this matter. That I think the public are, on the whole, very well pleased with the manly utter ∙ances of the Governur, and with his evi- dent desire to deal fairly with all in- terests; and we all regret to hear that his strength is scarcely equal to his desire to get through his work honestly. That he was credited in certain quarters with somewhat autocratic tendencies when he first came amongst us, which so' far have not been developed in any offensive way, and it is to be hoped nover wül.
That the notion of the Australian Colonies is as the Governor truly described it, unheard-of,' and must have been dictated by some as yet unknown cabas, so that there can be no reason to doubt
but due compensation will be recovered by those who have suffered directly from the hasty action of those Governments.
be a calamity if cordial relations were to be embittered at the ontact by hasty action on the part of the Australian Colunists.
That it may not be generally known that Lord Salisbury, the present Premier of
months on the Bendigo (fold-fields in the height of the gold fever in 1863, when he
was Lord Robert Cecil
we wero
A
Guam
...11,964 14 5
་ ་ ་*
7:470-90
2,820-10 0 £22,261 13 11
Quotations. HONKONU, May 12, 021031–New Patua, cash, 480
Old, cash,
Ne
Old
ew Benares, cash, 4711 to 4754 cash, New Malwa, caah,.. 560
Allowance, Pasir... 48/50
-Old Matwa,
Allowance, Tel
570,80
20/60
Perzinu, Oily, cash 630
Allowance, Taul.20 Persian, Faper tied 230/60 Allowance, Taols...
Exchange. Hoxoxo, May 13,
London--
Bank, Wire,
*
On doma, 30 days sight
4 vuotta sigh!
Cradits,
Documentary, anélu“.
On Paris-
On demand...
Credits, 4 months agist,
On New York--
On
On demaur,... Credite, 80 days' sight,
bay.
་་་”
We demand,
On Calentta
Wire,
On demand, On Shangha
On demand,... 30 days' sight, Gold Leaf, 100 and... Sovereigns,
78
72A
39.90
** $4.614.
Temperature.
(Takers at Meters Falconer, d'o's Premises,
Queen's Road,
HEEMONSTER) AK....
The Directors have again mach salis. BABOMSTER faction in reporting that the voyages of the at year have been accomplished with entire immunity from accident of any kind, and that the Company's feet has been maintained in the highest state of officiency. the first vessel doa The Moyunu Was patched from
Hankow,
with a full cargo of
tion by the heartless manner in which headelphia remember the day that for assistance. We did not know what the nained the 'Cafe This addition to thei
That the demands of the Cargo-boat people are said to be more exorbitant than ever, and the Registrar General is jammed in the clinch, as a nautical friend expressed
it.
Alf. Woolley' is again on the war-path and that Merchant' is believed to be now comfortably reposing in the soft cotton wool to which the impetuous Alf. so considerately consigned him.
I
The Court afterwards delivered the fol lowing decision
is expected to be ready for sed only August next. Captain Gulland, formerly of the Glet whose high character and ability are well known in the China trade, has been
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Do
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(Wet bulb) 94.5%
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Maximum
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METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER,
AT 4 PM. TO-DAY. Barometer Temperature. Humidity
Direction of Wind Force
Weather
29.88
76
B4
the Company's special Agent in Hongkong Observatory, May 12, 1888.
We find that the British ship Rock Terme,
The following Directors retire on this official number 72517. of St John's, Now occasion, but being eligible, offer themselves Branswick, of which steamer Samual At- for re-election-Me David Reid and Mr kinson was master, the number of whose J. A. Maitinud. certificato is 65402, issued at Liverpool, retiring Auditors, Messro Baker and
The
left Philadelphia on the 22nd of Sept- the fad Mr Jamieson Elles offer!!
ary
auudi for Hiogo, Japan, with a
Is
for roleption.
all went well until the 28th of Jaan-made payable on the 27th April to all
of of petroleum in 43565.
00
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
May 11:—az 4 P. 3.........
to a level
Temperature.
Humidity.
ia proposed that the Dividend shall be when, during a squall and while the Shareholders
the London Register, and hands were employed in shortening mail, that warrante be posted the same day to the ship airsok on the Brongham Shoal those no the Shanghai and Hongkong Wl'ostock 29.50 42 is Latitude 9.30 S. and Longitude 186.30 Registers respectively.
34.
That Merchant' overlooked the fact that Captain and the mate used to have their That she remained fast for about 10. A
thereat.
when
sont to the
JOHN POTTER,
Managing Director. London, 8th April, 1888.
BIMETALLIC CONFERENCE.
Tokio...... (29.70 Nagasaki.. 29.89 Shanghai 30 00 76 Amoy 29.91 80 Elongkong 29.93 84 70 Haiphong 30.0 88 13 Bolinao20.81| 91 | 68|
Wird.
Manila... 29.74 96] 50 89%
MAY 12T 10.
Weather.
La during
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0.08
said the Captain was going off his head and That
1887. mate came to me in the galley and that I must look out for him. The mate said he was afraid of his and
and asked
kad me to tell him (the toate) everything that was ask my wife to look after the Captain and going on. Before the
ship struck the
any one can import Cargo-boats and add take their meals at the same
meals together, but after that they did not time. The
utes, during, which time she bumped them to the list of licensed boats, aut Captain told me several times after the
three et fear times heavily, whereby she thus break up the monopoly.
ship strack that he was being made a
austained considerable damago, and thai of langling stool
she eventually drifted off the reef. the officers to the That the Postmaster General, having got crew. He alluded to the first and second That the crew was
theo that w his additional men for the G. P. Ofice, mates. The Captain said
A conference promoted by the Bimetallic and be got
endeavour made to work the League was held in Manchester on the testuck, 29.37 48 59, must needs demonstrate his lack of foot in their own spin. The crew worked pro- into port he would be able to pay thein out
to her destination, but that this inst., under the presidency of Mr H. H. ship was eventually abandoned and a course Gibbs, and attended by z farge zumber of Tokio That it is a clear duty of the Government by fooling the whole-mercantile com parly all the time. They were pumping steered for the island of Guam, in the gentlemen interested in commerce. In his Nagasaki.. 29.99
to provide a Home. under proper manage-
munity on arrival of last mail, and to usual thing was about
all the tice and did nothing else. The Marians gruup, with the intention
n of opening address the Chairman said that Shanghai.. 90.06 02 67 882 ment, for the unfortunates whom our law judge by his postal ballatinaj chuckle ing and from eighteen to twenty-five mi
eight minutva
pump
trying to beach the ship and save the what bimetallists wanted was an agreement Amoy rescues from the clutches of the pro
nates spell. There was a donkey son That on the 20th of February tha
with France, Germany, and the United Hongkong 29.90 78 85 engine on
Rock curess, but ample security should be tak. That another of these proceedings might the ship. I only saw it used once. That was Terrace arrived off the island of Gram Statos, each country accepting with Eng. Hulpbour. 30.14 83 80 en that thoroughsupervision is exercised.
And that an inspection was unde frog land, the principle of the restoration of the Bolinao... 29.91 9 10 98 result in a public meeting of protest, and to pump out the ship before leaving. I saw
it used in
par between gold and the ship for a suitable phos for teaching, mints and sing a ratio. He mentioned The chief mate Philadelphia.
the Manila and silver, penis
opening That I am glad to hear the Rev. Mr Ost | jadging by what one hears upon all sides, had charge of it. It was at the after part of but this not being found and the dew those nations only, because they alone and fallen in the SE.. Cloudy warm and The bareineter has risen in the north has begun this work of training is an we'seem to be approaching dangerously the forward house. I peser saw it used being much worn out with pumping, all would suffice, but would inevitably draw rather damp weather prevails with Ipg or anobtrusive and small way, and has now
I don't know why it was not used
handa took to this boats and abunduted others in their train, and agalt. 1 to pump
mp the saip. There was plenty
the ship
d only. the e principle thunder-storms in some places along the Baren girls under his charge.
That it has always been a source of regret wood to Feep it going for three months. That go lives were lost and the greater part without specifying any ratta, because slut const. That the Boa. C.-P. Chuter has again ap
of the crew's effects were red, but not well settle alone. It must be
a detall which Eugland could not to to me, and to many others who admire Mr apoke to the Captain about using it, but lo
told me
the ship's papers or log-banks. the mate and it was to good. They
for i
Government Astronomer: peared in the light of an enterprising and Lister's honesty of purpose and zealous.
carried in tanks. abip's water
There That the crew remained at Guam until the be willy to that of her untions which would Hongkong Observatory, May 12 very sharp business 1980, in the Arday
enter into 26th April, when they were taken to They none of them cried for what they ness, that he should have allowed his was no scarcity of water. The donkey bad
treaty with business, and that the Directors of the deficient tact to dim his services here. Ten or elevan days before we left the ship been worked previously with water,
Manila and from thence sunt to Hong could upt get absolute stability of price; nett, and to the level of the ze in inches, tonthe 1. BAROMETE, reduced la 82 degrees Fahren which have been as cred table as they are Theard the mato say to
but they felt and
And knew the beat
are of opinion that the striking.
period
riod of desnud hundredėlis. arduous and long.
thing would be to the Captain
to the boats and That the intimations to-day that letters could leave the ship. The day we arrived off the island this Captain said he did not know be sent to Europe and London at san- whether he bensb the ship or not, der'a riak '" has been a subject of much but he told the to get my wife reads. After that they sighted a ship in the harbour and stood off again and battled down the flags of That Mr Lister would seriously object to distress. Next day they stood in again, but comment anywhers save at the P. O she was kept away a bit. Al at once the Captain gare orders to get the boats out. window, but that residente generally do They had jumped the ship dry just before that I had no orders to get any stores
six tons. The motive power consists of two i Dock Company appear in quite another) pairs of compound horizontal engines with light altogether. laultitubular boilers, oach..p., That in fact the holders of Dock shares are and frected at the upper termites. Mo
..
indignant at the hopeless, humiliating And feeble action of the Directors through- ut this business; and if I ware to jat down all 1 hear about this uncountable affair, you would hesitate to give it publicity.
near the last straw,
curious comment.
tion is communicated to the carriages by means of a flexible plough steel cable, afin. in circumference, passing over grooved winding drums and tested to a breaking strain of 54 tons. Cabis guide pulleys are placed along the line at distangu varying That the Directors meem to have bowed not agree with the F. M, 0.
take to the
kong
head We
Was
of
cakes and gold-tsing
left
-die-
100.
W. Doernos,
of the Wilson Broughan clining price was at all round bad fot 2. LEKFRENTCAR, to the shade in degrees, was brought about by mistake for the producer, but in the long run Fahrenheit.
for the consumer also. The main evil, Bir in the positi s at noon on that day, Gibbs said that was, the destruction of humidity of air saturated with mature being Humor, la percentage of saturation, the saused either or both by an unknow the error in the chronometer or by a
Dar
between silver-using
4. DIAZOTION OF Wixo, in two pointe, Countries, would fo In the master's observation for longitude, remedy in lapse of time, save in an inter-
B. FORGE OF WIND, cording in Cornfort which
had not been checked by the mate. national agreement for a
Scale. On this point we do not consider that the standard. He expressd a strong hope
common moustary master was guilty of any wrongfaluator the ultimate success of the movement. default: That while we commend the decision of the Beneficial Effects on Trade and Industry of Smith, M.P., in a paper on The master to endeavour to reach his port of the Remonetization of Silver,' said the
the chords, deeling, do, say, a glooms
6. STATE OF WEATHER, 6 WGB sky, o dos hai, flightning, dovezekat, p passing showers, dew (wet).
↑ equally, main, snow, thunder, visibility,
1. Rain, in inches, tenks and bundredthe,
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