1892-10-18 — Page 4

No: 9270.- Derokzu/18, 1892.)

THE CHINA MAIL.

CamTM Austrian Idlord's; a Maria Teresa THE 'BOKHARA' DISASTER. Captain Sama and his shief officer come in left Shanghai for this port toulay.

Bay. A. G. Goldsmith-anks un to say that --an macotiak of-the and dissator to ma

Bikhare the Cosbert which was to bara been given to right by the Officers and men

ARRIVAL OF THE SURVIVORS,

the conclusion that the ship had reached

Teef with fourful fonda and as she began to not the down it was evident that the wholệ

far enough to esatward to put her over on atarboard side had been crushed in. The the other tack and no work down the Form in the mosatins were breaking clean,

mow Channel until the sea and wind mo- lover all, washing off everyone who had some

FULLEST DETAILS OF THE WRECK.

By the arrival of HM. B. Forpoise this dorated. At sight o'clock, however, then deck. The reel aztended for about of a». Empress of China at the Scament, morning full détails have come to hard of and diru gern terrifio; and the Bokkan 250 yards from the main part of Band

Reading Room, will be postponed.

ersation Club has received the following telegram

• Shangbal. Bowing Club to Hou. See Viatorin Rəcreation Club, Hongkong.

Desply megrut disaster. Car Bugate

́TWENTY- TARGS SAYED, Includig soran Empeans:- G. Prickult, Chief Ofoer. T. Jones, Parry, Third Officer. W. H. Sweeny, Fourth Officer, Quartermaster Lewis," Quartermaster Ward.

the loss of the P. and 0). me packet was pat at full speed ahead with the helm Island. All who were marod were un deck Bukharu. There is no need to recapitulate hard a-starboard. Kren by this means she at the time the ship struck and they were here, the barspring actiunia which are given would come up only three points to the lifted by thugigantic breakers and cast upon The Hon. Secretary of the Victoria Raelsewhers Suffice to say that the wreck wind, and then fall off again, though the reef. All told there were ...

beers to have been one of the most sypallingpeated efforts were made to get her round that has ever taken place on the Chins coast, with tarpaulins and sails in the riggings to Oos testare stands out prominently from the asiat. On being unfurled the ther saile details that have come to hand: That is ware blown to tatters. All attempts to the herals povsistency with which Captain wear to proved fatile, the ses and wind Bars, the commander "of the Bharu, the being too houry. All that experienced office and crew fought against the elemente We are worry to lesen (says the Shanghaiis ader to are the reusel and her Mercury) that the Hongkong Four who Eving freight. Of Captain Bams the whole came upon the Empress of Jepan, en rate of the survivors pask in terms of to Tokutams, to take part in the Regatta unbounded admiration and pinimo, there, had the misfortune to have the racing the face of dangers that would bare gig szunahed toTM pievas daring the bad | daunted any but the stoutest-hearted weather the thip experienced,

abandoned."

In

muzship could sugest having failed there was nothing for it but to wait hope-- fully for an abatement of the storm, Two hours later the wind was blowing with har- risaas forco, and the vessel laboured, so haarily that the starboard life-boat got adrift from the darite wind was so badly

Dr Lowwa, Government' Givli Hospital,

Hongkong.

Lieut. Markham, 1st Shropabiro L. L Sixteen Lascats, belonging to the crew of

the Bokhara,··

What about Turner'î some one naked. Major Turner wis in bed, continued Dr

HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION,

The content for the Short Range Unp.on- Lomson; so was Parris. His legs Saturday, 16th instant, was rather share

terized by the number of the monster than bad that he was practically helpless,

*Did you was any of the other trying to the quality of the shooting. The scoring at escape ??

300 yards, ns has been the case for savstal they must have all been below, and competitions past was Indifferent, the were drowned simply like rats in a hole highest noore doing only 23. The scratch What a on it was! I navor saw anything men, too, were beaten be the merits by those like it. I am awfully aurry about poor old having bandicaps. In the result Me 3. Saman, He was a true horo, (added Dr Malennan carried of the cup (for the feat Lowson enthusiastically); a true hero All time) together with the Handicap Aggregate the Offers, in fact, behaved awfully well. Spoon, whilst that for the best pet soare was Pour Old Sams was just coming down the secured by Major Eylon. Below are the steps to fatch us up when the sox catre écono over and engulfad · un.

When the co struak bor, I gave her about two minutes to go down; bat I could de now all I did then in less than thirty seconds. The next cea carried me off and I know no mere til

Caps, Tunacy,

or Byton, 6..... Mr W. DUSION: Terpector Man Mr N. Ghilles..

M. Rokiran

Mr Watson

Chapman...

Mr H.J. Holmes J. Hughe

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1 was pitched upon the roof. All the pooy Warenk ple saved were on deck. Sixteen lancare Rave wepo sitting on a beam, and wore opt of together. Sand Island in an ab- at all. I had just my pyjamah transore solutely desarted island. We had nothing THE EMPRESS OF JAPAN IN THE Tes

The survivors romaiood on Sand Island and coolest-Headed of men, Captain Bama Camaged that it had to be cut away to till Wednesday, subsisting on the store manipulated the vessel entrusted to his prevent harm to the ship's side. The The Northern Foto Ca's chartered care with all the ability of trus saman-ke-room was smashed by a green Coures, ware without the other than day we saw a number of Chinamen coas to Cast up, chiefly en bisait They, of ad they were torn to bits. On Wednes Steamer Zomberi aalled froux Yokohams for ship, and his last not was characteristio of which dashed across the quarterdeck and tasse which they were wearing when wash the Isinad.

Hongkong on the dame data. The silk ez

rived in New York on the 15th inst.n

At man on

till Thursday, andor the care of 2

MOUNT AUSTIN HOTEL, By:

Bir F. Holloway

of the

RECENT STORM. Captain Goo. A Los B.N.B.

Empreis of Japan, made

题 They were carrying kuiva the following repoch arrival at Mr Beattie

··Mr B. Iannad Shanghai:-Left Hongkong at 1 pm Blackburne

Bowden & childrenMen W. Macbean,

Ghe at 10 am, on 12th instant. Passed Coral Budler --| B- Utsurles Of Malachi Steep Istand at 9.30 p.m. the same day, Col. Chauneg Me and Mrs McLeod and arrived at Woosung at 5.30 a.m. on Rar. B. F. Dobbold Me 8. E. Meyrink Breater Point had light N.E. winds and Mr and Mrs C. C. Hos.G. Mitchel Laces the 13th instant. From Hongkong Mr Cochrane Air Vorner Kayer

Phillips Cohen

Me and Mr W. J.

Mr A. Ross

Tacoma on Sanday 16th, and the Leasok the man, for he was on the point of waruine also lifted the jolly boat on board withed ashore. On Wednesday some emend axes, and again we thought our last on October the 8th, passed Breaker Point Mr and Ms F. BMW. Mobouky sailed from Victoria, B.C., for Japan and his passengers of their imminent danger grest force and earned away the junks called at the place and took them to moment was come. They took us to a 10 p.m. the same day; Lsmock Light

which he was swept away by a heavy gangways and other gear. Loosok (from Yokohama 20th Sept.) are sea sud drowned. To ali appearances, the Mondey the ship was drifting in a Sonth, the Island of Leigos, where they remained if hing ́village on another island, and their at 2. 10 a.m. on the 9th, and sighted Hes:-Mr Hart Bagley resin, norse alid children

passengers did not fully realise their danger westerly direction, her head being 8. 50 priest who did his best in the way of sup

mandarin sont for us, and then we wore all till the last moment, when it was too late, and beam ead on to the eas, Captain plying them with fond and clothing. Theight. We had to go five miles in beats to Pei-gon, and tramped five miles next d 7. THE F&O, Co, 'a 1,8. Siɛraf, with the out to escape, and it is, therefore, easy to under. Sam putting her slow satorn when op Mandarin nt Making («hich is the portThat was an awful tramp. The clothes 16ne westber. Ward English mail, left Singapore on the tard how only two managed to reach the portunity offered. The position of the for the island of Pei-got); having heard of ran about in as coming down in the Lamocks, the wind increased to a moderate Hr J. B. Coogutrin 17th fost., at 10pm., and may be land in lety. All the survivors have veavel was one of extremis peril, their arrival, sont for them, and, under his Traies. I wish to keep that for the fun: On the Oth lastant the wind increased Count and Counter Mr A. Belomori -

head gale, with a slowly falling barometer. Mr W. H. Gankall expected hers on or about 4 p.m., on boua more or less injured. They wern all realised by all the seamen on board, whokospitable roof, they were treated with the tssid De Lawson with a grim amile). The from a strong to a heavy gale, wind N.E.,

Sunday, the 23rd insk-The Cotapóny's 14. Cantos Well Bombay for this part on the 15th instant-The Company's K8. Theron left Singapore for this port at 10 am today.

must have felt kesaly their utter inability to do more to avert disaster. by making her less at the mascy of the tempertusve Andes. A furstaste of what was to follow and of how the end was to come was expo. wiancon when the ship gave a heavy roll to starboard and shippeds sos which carried away all the remaining bonte aud dasi and breaking in the engine-room sky.

atment kindness.

The Dougies steamer Thales, which had been instructed to keep a look-out for the missing mail atgamer, left Amoy on Fri- day, 14th inst, and went to the west

Thuler took us up to Auping, and then the Porpoiss came along and picked us up there. You were very glad to be on board the Thales, I suppose?'

Breaker Point to the

de Galoen

`VECTORS' LUT.

Mr Taylor Captain Tileti

VIOTONIA HOTEL

Uspt F. O. Blanco Me W. J. Loo Dr.Mrs Canaris Mrs Morrisp Mr Bon

Mr Chan, W.Mathewe

Mrs G. G. Mr. H. H. Plath Gedby and child. Mr Chas. H. Bamsey KALLA. Eminenta Me C. F. Schepene

Mr W. Schwalen

brought into Bengkong by the Porpoise this morning, but the rumour that two more 620 cm one of the South Pasadores has re- ceived a certain degree of confirmation. rezmarked in our issue of lut night, profound commiseration is felt throughout the Colony We learn that the Committee of the St. for the relatives and friends of the drowned, Andrew's Society have practically decided and as a publia mark of the sorrow that is to abandon the celebration of St. Andrew's felt a memorial service will be condnoted in Day by giving the wayal Ball next month, 8t, Jabo's Cathedral Church by Rev. R. F. light which was thamediately refasteaed and handed over to the care of. Capt. Burr of to the oath. Ore is said to be an engine. of 4 knota. At 2 a.. lowest reading of Mr W. Elincook

of the Pescadores, but tinuing no trace of the Bokhara prosseded to Makung, whore she picked up the £ curvivors and con- veyed them to Auping, where they wore

glad to get to bed just now,' was the reply. *I ehould think so. But I will be more

Is it correct that there are other two

KETTIVOKS Y

with thick weather. At no time was there Mms Glover anything vicible at greater distancs than one mile. On the

the 10th the weather was getting worse, and still thick, with very hoavy son running, and steady N. by E.

thers was a furious N.N.E. galo until night stood at 99.48. On the 11th Instant wind throughout the barometer at mid-

pw, when the wind shifted to the north; during the day, a mountainous ces Wis tunning, the ship being off Tornabook, Farmer with an average rate of barrent against her Rev. and Mrs Gould. Mr & Mrs Taruchand After the gloom that has been east over the

the barometer, 28.30. at daylight on the Mr E. B. Jorsy room artificer and the oster a steward,' Colnay by the Bokhara disaster, the Com- Over thirty bodies have been recovered

19th instant the wind backing N.N.W. Caps M, Lancaster Is there not a chance of others being the weather eloaring up and the san going mitted can only be congratulated upon their at Sand liland, including those of Major

down, the ship astopil in for Han-sho wise decision. The President of the Society Turnar, Lieut. Boyle, Mr O'Brien, Chief

*There is not the plight hope for the From Hao cha to Gaidia strong N.N.W. Islands, which were passed at noon. As soon as the Porpoise took up her others, replied De Lowwon regretfully, ne (Mr D. Gillies) requests us to say that a Engineer, and four ladies. We believe the general meeting of members of the Societyofficial enquiry into the disaster will be Doou the rewel took a gigantic roll to wind. position at the mad-of-war achersge, she he was being hurried away by his colleague, weather,

winds were expericaned, with due olour From the time the Lamocks

Cobbold to-morrow afternoon.

battened down. Qil was then poured towa the weather latrines af and forward. This and the effect of proventing tho soss from brosking on board the ship with so much frequency. About two o'clock in the after-

H.M.S. Porpoise.

PEIONAL SAKRATIVE RY OK LOWSUN.

Yer; I beliora so. They are on an inland

ward, when the sea lifted the port lifeboat

was boarded by a large number of gentle. De Atkinson, the Superintendent of the out of the darita and stared it in. The men, friends of Lieutenant Markham and Government Civil Hospital, wreckage, however, was carried clear of the De Lowson and of those who had been It was at noon on Saturday, 8. inat.hip. At the same time the wood outer

will be called, when a proposition will be held within the next few days. put to carry the decision of the Committee into effect by the approval of the general

body of members. It is proposed, we be lieve, to divert the Ball Fund Into Box channel in aid of the sufferers by the Bokhara, and we can only add that it is highly creditable to the St. Andrew's Bo- ciety that it should have come forward as the pioneer in 30 considerate and generous an undertaking.

---- Tas despatch" Boat Alacrity, with the British admiral on board, left Cheloo for Nowchwang on the 10th inst.

DESCRIPTION OF THE VOYAGE AND WRECK

that the Hekhara sailed from Shuughst rame unhooked, and although it had A: the outset a fresh N.E. monica was boen damsged to much an extent as to experianced riik a moderate following noa. This continued till Sanday morning, when cured. The only bost now left in the

make it praotionlly useless it was to a

a British gunboat nas paadud, but whether davis was the after port cutter! Tre

lost.

Lieat-Coleast Jerrard, Borgaon."|

an

Miss Hawley. Mire Cairne,

Mrs Cunnitly and Child. Captain Dado. Captain Dawson,

Mr G. Taverner.

My C. Wallade,

Mr. G. Purvia.

Lt. G. G. Borte.

Major Turner.

7

Lt. Burnett

"

Gr. M. Sergt. Jeffking, Band

Boregan. Mumford. MG, G. J. Bishop.

Light was passed at 2.10.. on 9th mutil the 19th, no land was sighted, the weather being too thick, with heavy head_gales. throughout, and most of the time a heavy. seage rate of cerront against the ship of and dangerous ses running, with an

per hour.

NOTES FROM NATIVE PAPERS. PROPOSED EXTENSIVE FORTIFICATIONS IN

AMOT.

and child

Mr and Min H. J.

Tarschand

Quotations.

Hongkong, October 18, 1892, PIUM-New Patus, cash. 6012

Old 19

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· omah puce, 697± New Benares, pasi, 615

cash,

Old

Now Halwa crudil, 530 Allowance, Cattios, 5/5

Old Malwa, credis, 5/50 Allowance, Catties, 4 Peraian, Oily, canlı, 480 Allowance, Unities, 1/2 Persian, Paper tiad 480/500 Allowance, Cattien, 1/99

OHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

*#

REGISTER

October 17.-AT & R.K

Temperature,

Hundly.

A movement is on hood to eroot fortid. cations atatoakoũ, Amoy, to protect that port. The expense attending the con abraction of these forts would be sqarmons, and a much larger sum of money would be required than the government treasury could conveniently afford to give towards the undertaking. The merahants and the wealthy portion of the populace will be called upon to contribute the required l'estack

In 1800 a certain German oficial, Folio [funda]

who is deemed an adept in the art of build. Nagasaki. ing defensive works, while inspecting the Shanghai,, 30,15.09 fortifications of this country, sabmitted

Foochow..

Major Barrow, Major Rubinson, Shropshire garepan passengers, officers and crew whe The following is complete list of the

Regiment; Mr A. M. Marshall, Acting have, so far as is knows, perished in the Hon. Sece tary, Hongkong Cricket Club Passengers: Mr and Mrs Chain. Supt, P. & O. Company; Mr E. A. Rau, rek

Mr J. D, Lapraik, Bouglas Steamship it was H.11.8. Pigmy or H.M.S. Peacocks later the barometer reached ite Company; and Mr H Hanter, Hongkong the survivors are unable to say. She was lowest reading, 29.10. Although this wind and Shanghat Bank, were amongst those beading North-west, and the Austrian cor- continued to blow with terrifia forse. nom Braton board, along with porival.coagulos Fette Fayona was also passed guing in the paratively little-water was coming on board of Lisatean Markham from the Shrop same direction. After mid-day on Sunday from this time up till sight o'clock. Atshire Regiment. While the congratulations the weather bogan to get very thisk, the the heur mentioned a conference between tondered to the survivors were of the most wind increasing and the barometer Fall- the Captain and the Chief Officer took heartfelt description, there was Tan Shanghai ́Mercury, hates from the North that contributions are freely coming, this being taken 2 Bure indi. place. The conclusion they came to rss of inexpressible sadness upon the faces in from all parts of Chine, for the volief of | cațion that dirty weather might be that, allowing the drift to be four miles in of the small group which casembled on the the flooded districts around Tientsin and expostod. No land

to be an hour, the Pescadores were about E.N. E. quarterdeck of the Porpoise this morning, in Shantung. In Shantung Wating for at midday when observations were taken

and that the ship, judging by the steadi-and there iras, materally, no incomiable has suffared” most.

fer position, but Me Ingles, and officer, nes of the glass (the barometer having amount of restrain in the conversation got a pisition between two sad throu c'clock stood at 29.15 for over four hours) would relating to the actual facts of the disaster. We far from Tientsin (says the Shanghai Mercury) that Chang Tantsi, oss of the patting the ship eighteen miles west of drift ont of the storm by Tuesday morn Both the surviving passengers bore tračer Officers and general Ship's Company- partners at the Sheh pan, bas joined the food reckoning. Theroupon the course ing Captain Sams and Mr Jones-Parry, of their rough buffeting in the waves: Captain Sacos. Tan San Mining Company, as joint direcwas altered ten degrees to the eastward, the third oficer, rolioved the Chief neither acomed to have reouvered wholly Chief Engineer O'Briou

2nd Officer Ingles. tor. Thin gootleman is very rich and will therefore be a pilles to the company, as

At eight o'clock on Sunday evening the Officer at this time, the Captain telling from the nervous shock such a fearful expuri 2nd Do. Cookburn, well as the Jebol Mining Company,

bersaster stood at 29.88, and from this the latter that he would send for him ence entailed. To those who have euen De 3rd Do. Paton. fime it fell steadily till four o'clock on if required. This proved in reality to Lowson in one of his mom gruterquely ilermaker Hanston.

4th Do. Hills, THE Shanghai Mercury of the 11th inst, Mosday, when it stood at 29.15. The be the beginning of the end. Boar by fumy tooods, when he was the embodiment | Wischmeen Kendall, has the following obituary paragraph.c We are sorry to Joatia of the death of Mr position on Sunday evening is given up boor the ship's position became more of good company and the leader in li

Braun. Carpenter Boatswain Beaver. F. A. Bebarzer, of the 1. M. Castome, proximately në 8 mailen cast of Tung Ying portions and her doom more ceriais. As frolice, the contrast on the present occasion Quartermastere Gaskin, Friend, Hudson, catering safely. And it cannot be urged W

| depth of water to admit of largs vemals which took place at Peking yesterday, we Iaiand The ship's course was altered to ten o'clock threa tremendous seas broke must have appeared great. Pale, and Thiel, Philly. behovo, Iren typhoid fever. Me Bohormer make Tarabout Island and her head over her, amisshing the after skylights, the carswOEN, with his cheek wis well known C Shanghai, where he was

and fore: Stewardess Baratook.

Stoward-in Charge--Ward great favourite and had many friends was turned 8. 34. The Bohara stokehole doors and the wheelhouse and hard badly gached, it was difficult 2nd Steward Mitchell

Street paver ake the slightest effort to indnos a better sanitary condition in their

Professor of French in the Tang Wan who Kuen, or Impotial College, Peking, bad 17

by

the

B

Mr H. Lalmis.

Mr C. Ralf, Rs.

Wilson.

Head Saloon Witer Poppy. Gearral Stewards, Elliott, Patilt, Chips, Beading, Brieco, Garwood, and Bozall,

The steamer'a margo was made up as fol- lows-Silk, 1,863 hales, Specie, $200,003, T, 40 tons, General Cargo, 450 tons

30.12

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series of propositions and plans to the Inte Amoy 30.06 81 Governor-General HE. Fien, and the Anping... - ·! Formosa Governor, recommending several | Swatow.... 30.01 78 projects to be undertaken, The Hongkong 30.01 77 Then Governor of the Beautiful Inland | Viot. Peak -- endorsed she plans of the German after Canton...80.04 84 to whom he gave the commission lo | Maçao ..... 30.02 order for him two 35-centimetre guastoihow.. from the Krupp factories, to be mounted Haiphong. 30.00 on this stronghold. From a stratagion Solinap....29.86 point of view the Amey harbour must be Manis 29.38 79 regarded as an all-important centre, being 0.8, James -- spacious and having always a suficicat

October 18.-T

Boshow..

loo strongly that the establimisat of an Lokloven ettedalen donkyard would not be amiss | Saganaki.. And that it wash ba of the greatest ad Shaghai.. vendege to the sauntry. In the event of a Demo 80:20-7 war breaking out between China and an other power

thin dookyard would is Anping... established be of the greatest marrion, so

Swatow... kelly Hongkong 30.1 that repairs to gan resans could he oneilly affected and large warships be built there Vis Peak for the Naoying soos of the country. Canton 90.19

"Bin death makes the third fram typhoid in sets to bare had precisely the same putting out the firm. The heat and stenza

so realise that -the capital in a' racy shart time, and we do

not wonder at considering that theories the Phra Nang, City of mads it impossible for the engineers to re

surtzunded

the aali-pad residente of the Forelge quarter-Logation Peking, Raifong and other steamers main in the engine-room or stokehole. The friends who about a month ago wished him in the vicinity of Turnabout on Suo-hip was then entirely helpless and at the good luck on the ccasion of his learing sarroundings Mr Scherzar, who was day and klonday, and Captain Same, mercy of the storm., It is stated by the for Shanghai with his cricketing anda. was not unacqminted with the survivors that the reason why she shipped Gently, he was plied with questions at to

{LEGULIS OF THE DROUGHT. The long drought this automer has doas years service in the Custome, and was storms and currents of the China want, thesa terrils and fatal seas was that the the disaster, and though it was ovidert Waste Bilk, Straw Braid and 'kipe..

great injary to the crepe in the high coun only 30 years of age. He leaves a young thought of adopting the usual course stewards had neglected to keep the oil flow that he was tos fagged cut to be harassed

try north-west of Kingen, adjoining the widow, with whom the greatest sympathy followed here of laying to. At ten o'clock, ug into the latrines. The Chief Engineer with too many queries, in bis answers be

Hinggying and Kiukway districts. This is felt in her bereavement.

he called together his officers, and took reported to the Captain that it would be told graphically, albeit incompletely, some

HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.

section of the country depende chiefly on the seasonable fall of rain for the supply their counsel as to the advisability of lay-some considerable time before he could get of the brents of that dreadful oraning. Pat pettions of the Golf Club, held at Happy open the people, who have their lands

The following are the caults in the com.of water as no other way of irrigation Government has given private instruction ng to, the belief being that a typhoon was rid of the water that was below, so as to into narrative form his story would read į Valles on Thursday, Friday and Saturday people

ar up from the water ways. The Te are havet will grave fears at of the hard winter. We hope Suople will take note of this; syir pity in a substantial way. Jy News.

Tuw Nichi Nichi reports that the Remian

to the officers in charge of the Siberian approaching from the southward. At this make preparations for getting up steam somewhat as follows

wilway to employ as many Koreana stins, the following sex was breaking over again. At half past eleven the sound- We were pitching about so fearfully that -- possible in the work of construction, and Le mule out to them treatment of a special the decks"; "all hands" were called on deck inga averaged thirty fathome. Just at I got up and went into Dune's umbur. He character. This step is to be paraved in and everything meda taut for dirty that time, the third officer called the also got up, and sitting together there we order to win the gratitude of this people,

to a dark sould hear the wind howling vormick çizd so as to pave the way for great ends in the other, the sail being taken in shout attention of Ospt. Sama fature, already 17 0 of them have midnight, MF Prickett, sale offiser, mass on the lee banm, of ominous argest, the water dashing out thu Bleame. Before amigrated to Niberia from the north, of joined his commander on the bridge, about Occo more the load was cast and the report midnight on Munday she gave a beavy latch Hors since the beginning of the year, and two o'clock on Monday morning, and re-

was tou fathome. Now, through the drift. and soemed to shake from stem to ater if to this be added the total since 1887, it

on story one issued.

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Capt. Harmy (woontz)..

Mr. B. Je ey (rereires i)

Cap Framhlefon, adres).

Major Beaust,

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Hr. R. Robertson (receives Es., Blewat (owb)

Mr. G. Howart

11 cutries.

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Daarsem Absoletely Guren, Å, Gentleman who cured him "Deness and Noises in the Baad of 14 years' standing by a new mathod, will be pleased to and fall particulars fro Addreas Egroenz CLAPTON, 8, Shepherd's plan, Kennington Park, Loudon, B., Eng.

Not Responsible for, Debts. Neither the Capinie, the Agonis, zir

Cheners will be Responsible for my Debt contractor by the Officers in Oven of the following Vessels, durin these stay in Hongkong Harbourin

Bros Souls, Auterican barque, Capt. J. E. Ballari,Geo. R. Stevens

Mono...........3018) 81 Holbow ... - Haiphong, 50.09 70 Bolnao....29.94 Manila..... 0.8.James

Baromater ateady. Gradiente moderate and dry. (and at 10.28) for N. . winds, Weather clear, SEAL

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HONGKONG REGISTER,

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PacHARD PARSOs, American bargne, Capt, Thorndike Arahield, Karberg de Chemperature.

Humidity HANTA CLARA, Amerioen ship: Capt. Direction of) W. Fallet---Jardins, Matheson & Os,

Wind

will make in aggregate of 79,6 0:: The ported that everything was ready for laying ing spray the lore of the land could be Jumping up I said, *ohn, thượể tho ....... Kotosu mailovifios, kewurer, de unt seem to, and the ship was brought to the wind; seen distinctly. When Mr Prickett, the Anish," I took down a ocuple of life-bolta

• to recognise the danger of this exodus of their subjesis, as they have given local going slow on the port tack and beading Chief Officer, cams on the bridge at this team the shelf in the cabin, and throwing authorities instructions to make thene from buteous N. 80 E to N. 50 E. She time ho could plainly make out a craslane to him shouted For God's sake, get cessary passports and charge a fee of $1 behaved very well, notwithstanding the locking reef not more than twenty vands that on and come up. As I rushed for the fact that is mountainous sea was running, distant towards which the helpless and now! companion-way I tied the bolt round my All the time the wind had been freshening certainly doomed steamer, was surely drift-broast Dazo waited a minule to pot on Zient, Maleworth, E. A well-informed onrrespondent writing from into a gale with terrife squalls, and the ing. A glande wat en ugh to reveal the the belt, but seemed to think it was sp. I. P. Tooker att Hankow under date the 6th instant seures as that Chess Chil-tung bas put no hind. hace round about presented those on board anful and inevitable catastrophe that was parently no good. Poor Boyle was at the ranan in the way of Mr Gardner's visit to from seeing more than half-a-mile away approaching and was even now at hand. foot of the companion. There were half, a Changaba He has simply persuaded him on the chief officer taking the watch at Turning to his offiore Capt. Bams bade dozen of the crew landing in the com to pesípans the proffered visit to the 10th mouth, fu order that the new Governos may four o'cook, Captain Baxas want below, thema and farewell, and went below to tell panion making no fort to save themselves get a bhance of arranging matters before leaving urdons that he was to be called if the passengers that they must prepars for the On the way I shouted Get life belts and hand, so as to soeurs that all will go permally, Mr Gardner believes in there was any change. With the advant worst as there was no hope of saving the coma eat. Some people asked Where Videndy, and hople to pay the visit, but it of daylight it was noticed by tho men ship. His last words to hie officers word :

are they and I replied, "There are two eatbot be then made in a gunboat, Naval on watch that the water: was very Good-bye! we have done our best to save or three in each cabin. Everybody wei med would be very indisposed to take ona into such shallow and unknown watere at much discoloured, and the lead was the ship, and there's nothing more that can downside. I forced my way through the the time they were still falling, without heaved. It showed a depth of twenty be done. He shook hands with everyone man who were standing in the companion some muga mers presing zengon. H.E. £ve fathoms This was reported to Cap-on the bridge, the Chief and Third way, and cought hold of the rail of the We ferching, the new Gevarner, reached Changsha and took up his quarters on share tain Same, but soon after greas water Ongers, the kookost man and the bridge just as a heary a broke over us on 27th September. The following day he was sese and the lead gave a depth of heimsman, and went below. He was aster I dung to the rail and was dushed against to the hidden flaws and orerions of the teeth to 12 and 2 o'clock. took over the wote of ooo. All was quite thirty fathoms. Throughout the voyage, soon again by anyone now living. In less it by the water. That is how I got th to where egy originates remore tartar quiet. The satisforeign party may made up their plats to abide, or if way up to the time the Beliera sizsek, the than a minute, the storm-tossed Bokhara, my fans (lifting his cap to show the out on and arts decay and sweetens the breath; Kowloon are requested in cancel their polishes and preserves the enamel, preventa To avoid robbery, sonders of letters Irons be that they have come to an understanding lead soundings were taken very frequently, helpless as a log on that terrible nee, had his brow). I do not know exactly how is free from acid or gritty ingredients, stage by writing the word stamped at TERMOMETER with His Eroalimay anyhow ther made no and in this reapest everything appears to wreck the reef, grinding her broadside on Mark has got out. Markham was in the BoWLANDO ESSENCE OF Trudy red or theme trouble. We shall Jouro. In time the reason why the placuida were all up have been done by the captain and offcars the rocks along her whole length. the after commaim way with Taverner and Auf dealers in perfumery for Lowlandse should be registerail.

grey hair a permanent brown or black, dar to avoid danger by running on a reef, heeled over to part and again streck the several of the others

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