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No. 9397.-----March 18,- 1893.]

LOCAL AND GENERAL. The O. & Ổ. Co.'s 4. 4. - Belgio, with the AMERICAN MAIL of February 23, lalt Yokohama on Thursday, the 16th instant, at noon, and may be pected hero on or about Tuesday, the

Inst

The M. M. Qo.'s steamship Salazie, with

CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO.

THE INCREASE OF CAPITAL. An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the abere company was bold to-day for the purpose of confirming a resolation pamed at a previous meeting far inoressing to captial of the company,

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE LONDON LYRIC COMPANY.

THE PIC POUKET," Last night, the London Lyrie Company produced Mr C. Hawtrey's farcical comedy The Pickpocket hofors fall house, The Company has bed no gooselen so for to gratable et a want of populær support due-

That to those who have had the patienus to wade through the weary, dren-y and ap. parently barren cross-examination of wit asses in the Alves' oste, it is diffoult to see what the usually atuta Q.C. is driving at, unless it is that he is revelling in the opportunity afforded him of tura- ing some of the Government cigiala in aide out,

About these notes the captain has refor rod to-Why did not lie write a full log I did not write the log. The captain doas not keep the log.

Who writes the ship's log 1-Tho mato. When the mate's away who keeps the, log-The log is not written up till his

the Ewan, Mair of February 17, There were" prosent; · Hon. J. J, Belling their visit to Hongkong, and the-atten. That it was generally supposed the learned to be very great; and this appointstream aucher in” the “ahip. They bad remained on board 1-That is the russon I

left Singapore a Thursday, March 16, at 1 pm, and may be expected here on or about Thursday, March 23 This packot brings replies to letters do patched from Hoogkong on Jan. 11. The Northern Pacific str. Victoris, from Victoria, BC left Yokohama for Hongkodz via Kobe on March 15. The P. 8. 8. Co.'s steamship Peru, With maila, do, left San Francisco for this port, sia Yokohams, on March 4. The R. M. 8. S. Empress of Chine loft Vancouver for Hongkong tia Yoko- ham, Kohe, Nagasaki and Shanghai

on March 7...

The O. &O... Oceanic, with mails & loft San Francisco for this port via Yoko bams ou March 14.

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Irving (Chairman), Han. E. R. Bellos, dance last night was all the more remark Mosera O. Jauizon, F. A. Gomos, E. F.able when it is remembered that the Irma Alford (Members of Consulting Commit. patron saint was being honoured in various tes), W. A. Craiskebank, H. E. R Hunter way's throughout the Colony. Hon. G. P. Chator, D. Landals, 0.6,

Taylor, Ng Las Tong, Ho Fang and J. Burton ("geretary,);bor

The Obairasasid-Gentlemen-As you aro aware the object of this meeting is to contro the spesial resolution in regard to the proposed increas of capital which was spproved of at the extraordinary macking held a fortnight ago. It is ponedosegary, I think, for me agato to zako any remarks thereon, and I therefore propose That the Capital of the Company be raised to $9,000,000 by the issue of 5,000 New Sharag of $100 each, to be issued at such The P. 0, 0, s. Gwalior lafé Singa.price, to such parties and opon soch terms

pora for this port on March 13, and may be expected hero on or about March 20. The Ben Line 8. 8. Bealurig, from Antwerp and London, left Singapore on March 15, and may be expected here on or about March 22.

classed The Pickpocket in their copertoiro.

It is almost a pity the Company iste in- With the axesption that it gives opportunity for oneer two good character impersonations it has nothing to recommend it. It is a slipshod, disjointed fares of the mest illugi- cal type-not that one looks for much logi- cal consisteney in a modern English faroo- and it is easy to understand why it met with only a very limited amount of success when first produced in London. So far as one guld see, it might have beer selled anything else but its present name of The Pickpocket. What little interest it is sup posed to have centres not round its leading character but round subsidiary oharacters. and conditions as to sale or otherwise Complications aries out of the gunstural howsoovor, as the General Agents and and improbable jealousy of a young husband. Consulting Commition shall thing fit, and These complications are led up to lu a most that the figures 1,500 bo eliminated from improbable fashion, a sumber of men, and Artiolo 69 of the Company's Articles of women having little to do with each other are Association and the figures 2,000 anbati-thrown together in a haphazard way at a tnted therefore, and that the Special Ress seaside hotel, and the misunderstandings lations of March, 1887, and everything are all cleared up in a complete and surried done thereander be hereby passed and fashion which would happen only a the confirmed.

stage. The jealous husband and his silly. boisterously-afectiounts wife are almost Carried unanimously.

lost sight of in the fra at the hotel. An The Chairman Gentlemon, I may men-old hypochondrias, Mr Gregory Grumble. tion that sharetroldere will be invited by don, along with his nose, Freda Gramble. letter to make application for the ass isque don, and Mr Demand Hewitt (the Pick- on or before Saturday, the 29th April next, pooket) occupy the stage the greater portion The Transter Booke' will be olees some of the time, It must not be imagined that for days earlier then the date mentioned, Mr Howitt in a swell mobiman. He is but regarding this an advertisement will one of those harid lose lunation who at differ- pper in due course in the local newa-ent periods of the world's history have been papers. I may further mention that every dubbed bucks, dudes, mashers, John w to leave. Shanghai for this port to-d-ything is going on satisfactorily at the uies, and who have been at all times abused

Refineries (applause).

and held up to ridicule on the stage. (Saturday), at 11a.m.

The P. and 0, s. s. Canton left Bombay for

this port on farch 7. The N. O. I... Bisagno left Bombay for this port on March 13, and may be ex- posted here on or about April 2. The E. & & Co Callerthun, from Sydney, left Port Darwin on March 16, for this porterin Tituoz. The P. & O... Shanghai loft London for

this port on March 11.

THE M. M. Company's 8. a Caledonien

Tas man who was arrested in connection with the Pokialam highway robbery was committed for trial at the Criminal Sessions by Mr H. E. Wodehouse this morning. Ar the Magistracy to-day Captain Hastings faed Ho Chu's Lang $160, with the alter native of three months' imprisonment, for a

Mr Chaler seconded.

THE COLLAPSE OF THE NEW

IMURIS MINES, LIMITED. Mr F. Dundas Fillane, Becretary to the New Imuris Mines, Limited, writes to the Hongkong Agent (Mr J. Wheeley), under date London, 16th Feb., as follows:

I now beg to enclose a copy of the Report of Mr Hammond, the Expert recently rent

an ao-

The ladies of the Company had tery little opportunity to show the talent of which they have already given amplo Brideono Miss Ethel Arden, as the gushing wife, bad all her usual vivacity, showing, like throw herself heartily into any part entrusted to complisher

her sullity to aeliste, her. Miss Maria Tramper, who note as her feil, is a female of the Carnay Carlyle type in Ka Lynne, without the clever quipe that are put into the mouth of that respected

As to the futuro of this Bank, its fold is immores, and if it were only conducted by properly-trained and duly qualified Bank That the Head Centre a Oddship of the are, it should prove a splendid success.

Odd Volumes anomed to Kase been I would, however, using very wild and ill-advies language geat to the Londou Board about the Vintoria College, and I fully intended to bare spokca of this lapse and to bare convinced him of the error of his wars, but I find from your en thorised version of the Diator's remarks that education in Hongkong was not con- demned by him as a shot without large qualifications.

That unnenally odd reports of Odd-Volumes and Oddships" remarks should be up- pressed without the benefit of clergy- That I have been asked by several residents to-day whether I bad read the funeral oration over the Now Imuris MinoL. That the melancholy document referred to is certainly one of the most remarkable of its kind, and perhaps the most remark. able thing about the whole business in the perfect composure with which the ug- fortunats shareholders here and in the North accept the action of the Directors without a murmur.

SHAREHOLDER.

SUPREME COURT.

IN ORIMINAL SESSIONS. (Before Chief Justice Clarke. Saturday, March 18.

THE YON LANE ROBBERY.

Were

By the Court-I was satisfied with the conduct of my orer between the time of my taking command and abandoning her With regard to the officers. I had occasion to make two entries in the official log prioz. to leaving Camagon. I asked the mate for his log between Manils and Hongkong, He refused to give it to se, He after wards gave it to me at the Harbour Office,

Joseph Murphy, ficat maly (holding an. Ordinary Basler's certificato), practically corroborated Capt. Speachley's Avidansa.

By Capt. Sia. Croix-Since you lost your aires and ledge anchors had you been in any civilized place where you could have got them replaced i-No, Sir.

By Capt. Owens-Do you think if you. had been master of that vessel you could have done anything more than the Captain didto save the resolt-Only on onsoccasion. I believe she would have got off if he had filled her when she first got stuck on the roef. When she first touched she was on the pork tack.

save the Bank from making injudicions adut low water some of these coral hoste ivances) a thoroughly experienced Banker were shove water. She did not swing to was appointed in charge; but unfortunate the anchor. She fell off from it. She was ly, after a short residence, he has had to hold aft by the oral and forward by the leave under medical advies, and may not anchor. I let go the anchor to prevent her return for considerable time. At prosent from going further on to the rest. I this, perheps the most important, Branch sounded pampt at 6am, and found 9 inches le in charge of a young gentleman whose of water. The wind was N. B., 6, with retura,

When you left the ship did you think it koowledge of banking cannot be mid moderate usa and swall. The ship won

bumping heavily. There was no edge would have imperiled your lives if you had Qd. was ranging a Commission all to is she more remarkable as the Hong- "himself, and be certainly lag beau turn-kong staff now includes-an-able-bankingbron at before I joined her as I found left her. there on short

mark of interagation official who held for years the important I could do nothing I sent the mate and jag himself into

you out with a vengeurus and is in way which post of Asting Chief Accountant of the Me Anderson, one of the Company's em notice -Yes. may cause the Secretary of State to loading lool Bank. It occum to me that, ployés in the boat to Calagus, then about Had the former captain been dismissed ponder over the question of a specist in with men of the wide banking experience of 7 miles off according to the chart, to get or did he leave of his own accord 1-I took quiry'

Age Mr David Mncleats on the London Board, assistance in the shape of anchors and mon letter recalling him on account of ille. That the Local Inquiry be. I hear, got euch an anomaly is exceedingly difficult of Aut 3 pm. the wind, and sea increased health

The ship was knocked through a goodly amend if work already, explanation, espacially to face of the losses to a fresh

gals.

By Capt. Goddard-I don't know if the under the guidance of the Paime Jadge, already incurred in the different branches about very much. The masts wore olakship crentually broke up. 1 offered to go but when the report will be ready it through amstour banking. As one who ing and I thought they would some down. bank to her from Kanaganock and my offer would be diloult oven to guess.

kana lant hovily over my investments I consulted with the second mate and we was refused. I could have got sufficient a

justi this Back, I feel justified in were both of opinion that the ship would go sistance there. I considered that I was j That it may be safely prediated much light fa

will be thrown upon the diappearange of calling attention to this matter, and I do to to pieces before long and that it was not fied fa secapting this rofanal, as I looked on those 801,000 now they wo gone but without particle of personal facling, safe to remain on board of her. I think them as may employera. cannot help wishing tant my credit with the gentle on olladed to are personally up. It was the long pieces of hard wood that the Bank were as good as that of the known to me.

prevented her from going to pisces. We Government on to be able to spend

first intended going with the boat to the len over half a labh of dollars which had

of the reef and anchoring there ull the never been paid in.

morning, but the weather became so bad that I determined to run in for shelter Youture to -We all left the ship at 4.30 p.m., sailed the that beat-under a small awaing before the wind, the Consulting Committes both in Hong- round Paragua Island into Calagua kong and Shanghai abould be abolished. Bay. After wa gat under the land the Why unt follow the example of high-class wind got lighs and can, I would not Laadon Banks, and leave the managers find Uslagan though we had a Spanish our unfettered by man whose bowledge of toms officer in the boat who said he knew banking may or may not be up to the mark where it was. About 10 pm, we gut on Of eures, experienced managers only a roof and remained there till 5 mm; when could then ba safely outrusted with the coa- we floated; being calm and ane pulled in, looking for Calagua. At: 10 am. met the trol of affairs.Yours, &c.

mate with his boat coming out. He told she could not get assistance, but that letter had been sent. by. Mr Anderson to Cautagon for assistance. Itisen returned with the mase to the ship, selling the second mate to go and collect the things the male had left at Calagon-the effects of the mate, and men, and to make his way to By Capt. SpeechlogWe went on the Camagon, and to come out with any reef on the port tack, and I had the helm The muathly Oriminal Seesions opened assistance that they might sand tons put hard down and she came round-Yen to-day.

from there. The mate and E. kartod Were the sails filed No.ud val

When you lef The first case exfled was that of the Yi for the ship, boating out. Wa got. Well, I say they were. On Lane robbery, in which four Chinesoto Pargus, and stopped thors for the the ship on Sunday morning where That even after making every allowance for were charged. The prisoners pleaded net night. It was pouring in At 6 was the port anchor 1-It was almos

slightly on the port the glorious uncertainty of raining, thers guilty and the following jury was empanelm Sist, Tueday, we started again for straight up and down,

Found side. are several things in connection with this fod: Menara A. Cattaneo, A. J. do the ship, got on board at 11.16

her upright, remarkable company which should be Bozario, L. C. Airey, T. F. Ozorio, G. A.

afloat excent afl, And b Where was it when we joined the ship feet of water in her. We remained on forced into the light of dar That some one han blandered merely, oan-

Caldwell, 3. &. Alvarez, T. Bunge.

The Attorney General (Bou, W. M. / board waiting for help to coms. Tho It was over the starboard. While

we were away the ship had turned round.

Frank Haarle, setcard rate (no: certi not be accepted as a satisfactory explana- Goodman), in opening the case, said the day we bunted up all the hooks, chains tion of the Basarances of assured wealth robbery with which the prisonera were, that we could and, lashed them tota), also gave evidence.

By Mr Master-We had lost our kedge actually in sight, of telegrame containing charged, and which was one wcompanied gether and made a kedge, and laid it out the most hopeful statements of results cb with considerable violence, was committed with about 150 fathoms of now 4-inch rope and stream anchors about a month before. tained, and of personal visits which on the 18th of Februsty last. About 6.30 and took it to the capatas on the forecastle. They were lost from the ship, nos taken placed all doubts at rest us to sucess. pm. on that dato four women wore on the Wednesday. On Thursday, just before bigh sines losing our anchen. We could not the We did not manage to start ber that day out of her. We had been to Chmagon

Directors upon information which was kept women with their servants.

After believed to be honest and trus, can the manner of their kind, these women had set somo sail to try and guide the ship them we had been to no place where we be readily believed; but ther

masta liking for jewellery and wore ringe &e, between the hands of coral I gat har could have got others.

The Court adjourned to consider its des hava hoon gross negligence, incapacity not of great value, bat vainable to them, clear of ono, but stuck on another, and after or something words somewhere, and it Five or six men rusbud lato the house,

that we could not start her. Referring to cision, which was given as follows:7: ought to be the businces of the stare soized the women, rubbed pepper in their nota made at the tiras-9p.m. that day there holders in the East to dissover it and lag eye and bound and gagged them, after

We find that the British barque Penshaw, were 8 foot in the weli; at 11 p.m. 104 foot; it bare,

Wards proceeding to ransack the house at 2,30 %.m. on Friday 12.9; at 6 am. official number 68,93), John Speechley That the Directors ennast complain of the their leisure. They escaped with their 13.6. The ship was on the bottom her master, certificate number 113 Hongkong,

over-activity of the shareholders in the plunder. Information of the robbery waa wik

with heavy list to starboard. As I left the port of Camagon in the island of Far Boat so far, but it will be the ex-given to the police that night and next day could get no mistance I abandon Alabat in the Philippine group bound for treme of listlessness if the holders of the four prisoners, ou whan suspicion had ad her at 7am. that day, 24th. Calagua, and that she struck a reef on the Imuris stock in Shangbai and Bengkong fallon, were atrasted with some of the Witness than detailed the stars they took morning of the 19th Feb. and shot cho was do not now lift up their voices.

stoled property in their possession.

to reach Maui. Preceding he said-Os afterwards abandoned, Thursday while on board I saw a sahooner We find that the ship was properly found skatiding out from Camagon. We feat with the cooption of having been jos That the old Company should have been re- constructed, the new Company formed, and the whole thing should be sow

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wing secondary anchors, these having of her under Paragua. The following morning after we had left the chip we some time previously when the ship got on found her boat pulling out with a note shore, and that she was supplied with proper addressed to Mr Anderson. They handed charts, which, however, wero of little use the wote sind returned to the schooner. On this occasion as the coast along which The note was in Spanish. I could net she was being ravigated was unsurveyed

and partly unexamined. read it though I opened it.

We find that after the ship struck, the timber: 720 tons registers owned by H. raste was sent away for assistance but he G. Brown and Co., Limited. Sha was re-did not succeed in getting any. The cap gistered in Hongkong and the Company tain and reminder of the crew also subas

I was sugag d in Hougkong by quently left the ship as it was feared she Gibb, Livingston & Go on behalf of the would break up; but he aftarnarde return

I was to go to Uamegon, take theed with the mato sad fuar men, leaving A Marine Court of Inquiry was held to ship to Calagua, and bring her home. She the others to seek for assistance. These day at the Harbour Ofes to investigate had a mate, second mate and 14 hands, four unassisted were unable to make any the circumstances attendant on the loss of Chinose and the rest all gorts. When we effactual effort to save the ship.

We are of opinion that the better course

breach of the Opium Ordinance. Another London, Paris and American Bank, and I by Mrs J. F. Brion; and the same remark That everything has been done by the top #ior of house No. 14 Yi On Lane, water we moved her about 4 or 5 fathoms get fresh anchorn there. Since we lost

roat was fined $75, with the alternative of month in prison.

Tax Band of the 1st Shropshire L. L. will play the following programme on the Bur. rack Square this evening, commencing at 7.30-

Prik......

...Jelly Vagranta Valse The Build Dragoons "

Qumirila... Fondon Life”

Corierrela

ZANCUZE......... Beautiful

TAL.* Mizate * Creadzilla... Carnival * Folk......' Now and Th

Jonaf Moeller. Morelli Wild Smith. ..Houquet. ...Mjuk.

Newlore .....Doste.

L'Independance Tonkinoise of 6.b inat. states that at a meeting of the shareholders of the Bocists--F'enteniso dan. Houilleros de Tourane it was decided to stop work at the end of the current mouth. Mr Samuel, one

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to the mines on the roommendation of The old lady. The part was satisfactorily filed only regres that it is of such an unfavour. applies to Miss Marguerits Gregor in the able charaster. As already notified to you, small part of Annette, the housemaid. That instructions have been given to Mr Seymour oharning actress, Miss Marie Brian, did to stop all expenditure except such as is much to keep up the fun and prevent the absolutely necessary to preserve the plant fares from falling fat, for it must be on- the ludividual and machinery and other assets of the Com-femed that The Fickpocket depande more

We have heard from him that there for any transient sunces upon pavy.

a prospect of finding a purchaser for the exertions of actors then upon may intrise d Concentrating Mill, and we have wont him merit of its own. When it is mortioned that all the necessary data to assist him in effect-r Herry Kitts was entrusted with the part ing the sale. Every effort will also be of Gregory Grumbledon, it is almost supor made to disposs of the railway and plant in fluous to add that the alleged invalid re- noourdance with the suggestion contained in ocived an admirable rendering. Like most the concluding portion of Mr Hammond's broadly fassical parts is might have been Report. A Board Meeting is about to be overdone, and Mr Grambledon might have called to consider the whole position, and wished to sit down rather more frequentis we will keep you promptly informad as to than he did, but Hr Kitle knew where to draw the line and thus avoided any insinus- what action the Directors decide upon re

tion that he was exaggerating his part. The commending to the Shareholdera,

same sua scarsoly be said of Mr Grabant Stewart's prasentation of the jealous bus band. At the best this is an inane part out of which the fluent actor would have great difficulty in getting anything. We are all familiar with the old fashioned stage emotion-it is tookneyed enough in all conscience without having it so ostenta. Stewart waa inclined to do. The irrepres sible maɛber found a clever exponent in Mr

Mr John Hays Hammond, the expert referred to, reports at some length apen the work done at the various mines, upon the

of the shareholders, objected to a proposal veins of the ores, nod upon the prospects made by M, Louis Pile for special leave to of working. The donument will prove to be

leave the property to a Sociólé now floated/doleful reading for the shareholders, espe- tionely forced upon us at every turn es Mri

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The jury unanimously the violetas soners guilty of robbery with violenge.

His Lordship said the crime of whigh the liquidated without a word being said, prisoners had been found guilty was one might fairly basepted as an intimation which he was afraid was often committed to the commercial world that Hongkong by cowardly rufieux in this Colony, and he ...and Shanghai rather enjoy being gnored therefore considered it his duty to as a by ignorant directors of Beened by echem-severe sentande. Each prisoner was san- ing company promotera

toured to 7 years hard labour and a whip That I am not vindictive, but a comparisen ping of 25 strokes,

of Mr Hammond's last report with The Court adjourned till Monday at 10

• documente of a similar kind seems to meam. to call for the most searching investiga tion, in order to

at the rights and get wrongs of the failure of this remark- able Company ari

in Lyons, and he said such an arrangement citily holders of stook in the Far East whe would be the rain of the Company. It have had so little to say and so much to pay in Fergusson; and Mr; ThousThat I hear the wearing of the grean' stated that a number of shareholders have Mr Hammond summarises his report si formed themselves into a Committee to

investigate the affairs of the Company with the object of finding out if it is possible to carry on the mines profitably.

We notice that in connection with the mobilization of the troops, which begins on

follows:

The result of my sxacination shows con- olively, that, First: There is no mineral at present exposed upon the Company's property that can be worked with profit, and, Second That the indications are most unfa-

vorable for the discovery of valuable or bodies by further explorations.

Verder 91 Andrew (the waiter) vied with Mr Cecil Burt's impersonation of a similar character in

My Uncle

were both good, and it is diffult to asy which was the funnier. The minor parte were adequately filled,

has takes the form of dress waistcoats

not straight-waistcoats, but green ones.

THE LOSS OF THE PENSHAW”. INQUIRY AT THE HARBOUR OFFIOS.

By the President-The ship was built of

nieu.

Owners.

FINDING.

As types thar That a great quantity of liquor has tean the barque Penshaw near the Philippines left Camayou the ship was well found in for the master to havo pursued would have.

poured inside, these during the isst few on February 20. The Court was cunați-respects except anchors. She had three days, and many Exiles of Brin have tuted as follows: President-Commandor bower asobore, two in the forecastle and bean to have kept his busts and to have been discovered this week who were Ramsey, H. N. (cetired), Harbour Master; oue Jashed up and down the forecast. The laid out an anchor when first she went on never known or heard of as exiles before. Commandor Aahe, R.N., Victor Emannel chain cables were in good order and auft. shore; but we do not think he was guilty or default, in not doing That many of them are still exiles,' and Captain Goddard, steamier Hutan; Capt. cent. Compasses in good order and plenty of a wrongfal act, or

they do not seem to forget it.

He adopted what appeared to him at St. Croix, stramer Wingaang; and Oapt. of them-no deriation. I luck my own

charts down with me, but I also

Found

the the time the best course puraue, in That there has been a consensus of opinion Owens, barque Celtic Chief.

this week that Saint Patrick was s Seatchman, and that he might have been That the Dowager Empress China gare

Mach disappointment was fell that Ta ra-ra-boom-de-ay was dropped out of the me for the night; but judging frem programme In view of the foregoing facts I must the rapturons manner in which that petite advise the suspension of all work upon the and charming danseuse, Miss Vivienne Campany's miuce. What then is to become Dagmar, was applauded, the audience of all the expensive railway and milling was enormously pleased with a son plante constructed by the Company ? For peatine dance sud her French

and dence, bath of which are exceedingly the parpons for which these plants were originally erected they are of no volna. It pretty in a way the wild Ta-ra-ra' can has been suggested by the Company's never be. He Ceoil Burt, notwithstanding Manager, Mr F. . Seymour, that serlain his exertions in The Pickpocket as aremarkable parts of the willing plant might be utilized doctor, ang 'T'll sing the songs of Araby

connection with a ouatoro smelter in his usual attranitve style. The rein- which he bas advised the Company to erect formed orchestra added in no inconsiderable at Cerro Blanco. You are; I believe, in degree to the enjoyment of the evening. poemaston of the data upon which Mr Sopmour bags his recommendations in this ragard. Mr Seymour has made a thorough investigation of the feasibility of the plan he recommends, and his opinion it entitled

Wednesday next, and inst. Artillery practice will take place from all the Bat- teries (except Victoris Battery) between the hours of 6 am, and 6 p.m. from 23rd to 30th inst. In addition there will be Bring, awards, along the West Coast of the Island on the afternoon of it Cha 26th instant, from Monat Daris to the point where the Pokfulam Aberdeen Road toaches the shore, All persons are warned to keep clear of the space between the road and the sea, within the above-mentioned limita, between the ta serious consideration, hours of 1 p.m. and € p.m. on that day. Blank firing by Artillery and Infantry will also take place from various Forts and positions on the evening of the 23rd and 24th instani.

Unfortunately, my exxomation did not umes smelter, and I am therefore not pre- embrace the erection of the proposed eset pared to express an opinion beyond stating that the project is worthy of consideration, Whether or not Cerro Elanco would be as advantageous a poist as Guaymas or some other place upon the Bonara Road remains likewise to be determined. The ores that might be supplied by the Company's mines ore of but little moment in the consideration of this sadjout. These ores are, moreover, as previously stated, not good smelting" ores, but could be smelled by flazing with other but as I have said there is nothing to just- ores. This is purely an economic question, if the erection of a smelter upon the pro- buble output from the Imuris Mines.

& mater interesting experiment is about to be made in the public schools of the colony. A scheme has bean faaugurated by H. M. Inspector of Schools with the risw of promoting physical education and at the same time providing a connecting link between physical drill classes lately established in the schools and the locs!

As regards the disposition of the Oom- Volunteer Corps. The Trostess of the

pany's railway; Mr Seymour has anggested Bolilios Educational Trust Fund No. 3 that it be transferred to a fine to be coue- have agreed, we understand, in purchase trusted between Torres Etation upon the Sonora Bailway and the mining district of upwards of nixty wooden rifles (which area Pristna about 12 miles distent. At my remarkably clone ipfiation of the rifian ussd suggestion he will write you fully as to by the military) to be placed in charge of the this. There is at present easiderable tra- o between Torres Station and Pristas, and Headmasters, who will organise a Fublic the cost of the railway utilizing the Com. Schools Rifle Corps. This Corpe will be pauy's plaut would not be great, no the route would be over. very level country. made up of pressal or former boys of the This projent merita your attention, but I lol public schools, who are too young to cannot advise you definitely without an join the Volunteer Corps but who hanker opportunity of making a thorough examine after military glory, They must be five top of the many conditions that invest this

Lobject.

fest in height and they must be willing to provide themselves with a simple nuiform.

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worse off,

what the Yankees call a big order when ake suggested the use of one million two hundred thousand pisces of silk, each forty feet long, at the anniversary of her birthday. That twelve hundred thousand pieces of that dimension representa over side thousand

mailea of silk.

That the Dowager Emprees is a "cute old lady, and in giving the order no doubt had the silk industries of the nation in view, and act improbably some near re- lations largely interested therein,

BROWNIE

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE BANK OF CHINA, JAPAN AND THE STRAITS.

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and his largest boat being away he was seading to get assistance from the shore,

deprived of his only means of getting a serviceable anchor put

Wo therefore find that the ship was lost through no wrongful act or default of the master or any other of the officers or crew, and their certificates are returned to them. Oliven under our hand the 18th day of March, 1833

R. MUERAY REMBEY, BN. Rek,

(President of Court,) EDWD. P. ASKE, Comr.,

R.N.

F. D. GODDARD waster, Hei'de, D'A. DE STE, UROIX, master, GRIFFITH OWEN, Master, Celtic Chief

Wingrang

I was navigatine

**** in a 'hair line." There The position given by these bearings is do that, as there is no evidence--simply

By the

Mr Master-But the boatswain stated- The President--The boatswata is hardly in a position to give reliablo evidence con-

could not be gut. It is on behalf of the tradicting the captain on a point like this.

Mr Master-He said distinctly that they.

John Speechley stated I was master of the latest charis ou board. I found the former British barque Penshaw. I hold a Hong exptain on board when I got to the ship. kong certificate of 23rd January, 1869. I took over the ship and accounts and yapers joined the Penthaw on 16th February last, from him and Mir Anderson, I was at the Island of Alabat, Philippines. I directed to go to Don Nicolas Pisa went there from Hongkong. We left that at Calagua, brother of Don Pedro Fien at place on Saturday, 18th February, at 7 2.10, Camazon. When the mate was sent in to She was half loaded then with hard wood get assistance I expected this assistance to She was bound for Calagua to complete come from Don Nicolas. I had received asistanes at Gamagon to get under way. loadin. Ber draught was 15.7 aft and 16. 1 forward. It was fine weather, wind The ship had three boat-two dew. N.N.E., forgo 4. We dropped out of the could have laid out bower anchor with Bay ander the topsails and then made all the boats, but two of them being away nail except the corals. We went away on could not do so with the ramsiring one. FRAGRANT WATERS MURMUR

the starboard tack beading N. W. intending The wind continued from Mate N.. some That the idea of a Water Famine in Hong-

to work between the two islands. I pro- times calm, aut sommes force

4. There duse the charts I was naing at the time, was a rise and all of about six feet. The

Mr Muster-With referance to the ab- kong in these days is not only a surprist,

Admiralty 2577 and a Spanish chart, ship apneed to be hold fast by the miz sence of kedge anchor, I would sak the but an inexplicable puzzle,

Archipelago Filipauo, Hoyes V., Madrid, at Elsewhere there seemed to be Court to add a few words indicating that 1867. The Admiralty chart haalag plenty of water. The position of the ship there had been no opportunity to replace corrections to 1887 and ama!......

correc-after she struck was telon by aross bearings them. Thut those residents who remember the days when Tytam was not, and the Pok-

tions to 1891. The coast

The President-I am afraid we cannot ne in the part by myself, se mate and Mr Anderson fulam reservoir was the sole source of sapply, can scarcely realise the alleged To the Editor of the 'CHINA Marx." arding directions. The coast in about 2 miles from the neatest land as evidence that the anchors were DOL DU board; but uone to abew whether they 18th March, 1803. estroity of this week de other than a grim

wasurveyed. The reala marked in pencil marked on the chart.

At 9.40 813,-The report of this Bank for 1892 on the chart were marked by me.

By Commander Ante-The reef extended might have been got or not. In fact, the joke on the part of the Water Authority.

reached Hongborg, with the a, we tacked the eastward as to seaward of as. The lead would have tendency of the captain's evidence in to That the real hardship was, however, ap. has now

Chairman's speech at the annual general the current betwon the islands

T could parent to any one who looked about him---

not make any way agnicat Kiven as sounding of the reef though it show that there were poople in Camagon natives and Europeana alike being pushed meeting. The accounts show

<f can be seen in the daytime. If the large who could have given them if they had to all sorts of expedients for a drop of £260,000-a aum, I fear, which bat Cabaldi and Alahat. I worked up to the boat had returned I would have laid out liked, but that is not proved.

westward of Cabaldi. We tacked nineteen the bower anchor, but that boat did not! partially covers the actual losses; and in

times to gain 8 miles to the north end of return. That the shutting-up of anwholesome wells dealing with this disastrous result the

and the praction abolition of the water-following statement was

Cabaldi which bore avuth at 9.40 p.m., điṣ- By Capt. Goddard-Mr Anderson had carier may explain the hardship in part.repo. In this provision account, hating E. by N., and we stood on the port sistance Provident-I did not take the

tant about two miles, We were then head some local knowledge and gave me a got been taken of an apparent deficienty That the wicked and preventišla waste on

the part of the Chiness house-servants in some of the Bank's advances in Chiss: tack till 9 30a.m., IDth, when I assumed a may account for much, and the practice of the scourites are of a satisfactory position marked on the chart, having Para-large boat back to the ship with me, be-owners that I ask for this to be mentionen. cause she had on board the mea's effects The Prezident Yes, but I cannot Bes selling water to take out of the Colony character and are improving in value, no us Island S. by W., 9 miles. I then lay may explain more.

loss is articipated. With regard to this to under the two topasila, jib and spanker, that we wanted to get on ahora and the that there is anything on which we can go. That I have a notios, in addition to all this, statement I have no doubt that the Landon expecting the tide and current to set her smaller but as fully rigged and handler. The Court is disolved.

that the Chinesa lahabitants must have Directors have been led to believe sucht in hetween South and 8. by W., about 1 to I do not know when the second mate got

HONGKONG REGISTER, imbibed a greater relish for using pure the casa, and would be very glad if I could knots an hour. I expected she would to Cumagon. His orders were to get rasmi. water than they aver had befors, and that i accept só

ance if he could thers and if he did not There drift to Paragna Island about 5 axa. so comforting an aestirance.

Fe come back to the abip the fall supply from Tytan and Pokfu- in resnou

anou to foar, however, that the au lead was hove several times between this susceed to lat may have advanced civiliation and tipation of the London Beard may not and 4 a.m., but no bottom was got at 25 Enally left the ship on Friday at 7 a.m. cleanliness (which is next to godliness) prova correct, and I pask with some know fathoms and the deift appeared to be We stopped on the way to spark to the Barometer

It took us about 7 hours to get Temperature S.S.W. At 4 a.m. I could see nothing, schooner. thus far--to the tune of what the Water ledge of what has been advanced on certalo Authority would degoribe as so and so atooks. 16 may be within the memory of I ordered the mate to fill the main yard, from Calagus le Camagan. When I saw Humidity

thom most interested, that a many hundred thousand gallon.

letter wor aud at 4.30. I saw Faragua bearing south, the second maste I asked him why he had Direction of

distant about 4 milak That the figures given by your morsing co-addressed to the London Directore, sign about & knots then, and I enquired of the out all round the Island but could not get Toros

We were going not returned. Be told me he had pulled temporary of the rainfall were read by by gentlemen representing soms 14,000 me this morning when the rain was paf shares, pointing out the danger of certain mate if the ship would stay under the cut. The boat was a heavy onaf z four Weather ...... tering on my window-pane, and when I specaiations in the stock, and other canvas she was then under. He said she mom,

By Cap Goddard-It is not all foul was caught in the heavy dowupuar latar matters. I, with others, aigned that latter would require the topgallant-sails. I told

■ I could not bai think the Water Au- in the fail belief that it would be dealt him to set the formal and topralantsails, ground between Alabat and Calagua thority, the Chineas community, and the with in London, bat on making inquiries The foresail and the topgallantesil were Point. I did not see B leaiz Island. I residente generally world accept their recently I was informed the then Acting set and we were setting the fore top-am t

m told it does not exist; it is stratohed dregobing as calmly as I did, or more so,

Ets out in pencil on the Spanish shart. Manager adrisad should not be a gallantesil when she groanded, That some steps might be taken to prevent forward, so possibly the letter has In fact, I was not sure if she had touched pump her dry as I wanted the water in tooched lightly at first and floated again, By Capt. de St. Croix-I did not try to waste when water la abundant, and a roached its destination. souls of restriction might be applied ear.

the first time. In less than a minute she her to steady her and keep her from bump. I know nothing more calculated to restruck again. lier in the year, if our apply a still in jadian the interests of the Book than the feet down and we got her round, sometimes out.

ordered I the helm harding ao muah. We could have pumped it adequate.

that the management in Hongkong touching and sometimes Boating board

By Mr Master-Had you any previous That, speaking of water, some people cops and Shanghai should have been ailed after getting her round on to the starboard knowledge of that coast ?-No, I lad nover

the are not pro- remain so long in the hands of tack she stopped.

She was all afoat for barn down there before. gressive, yet the Tautui of Shanghai is men who possesed no banking training, ward but fast aft, and the came up inte Before you wont the boat away you bid anxious to get the Shanghai Water and this opinion has beba

I ont en anchor with your boat Wo bad works to supply the native city with fully confirmed by the recent costly the wind, got aback and came round.

expad in the Law Courts of Shanghai therefore let go the port, anchor and av anchors except the bower anchors and it That not many years ago a former Tactal Had the cereai rudiments of Banking bass clawed the saile up and furled them. By was blowing too hard to take them out in this time it was daylight, and I could see the bost. Kedge anchors were at demagov, objected to the same water on the ground adhered to in the case ap North, the Bank the bottom which was of and with heads I could not obtain any. I did not try. I that, being so pinit could not possibly would have sacaped a heasy loss. I notice of coral sticking up. It was nearly high knew that some had been ordered for peo he wholesome."

the Chairman was disreatly silent on this inutter. In Hongkong (when too late to

water.

That the Sanitary Board will please acte,

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but too

The

water when we got aground. Afterwards ple there for their own use.

Previne a date ab On date #1 dayatsy.m. 10am.

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Highest open air banyerature on the 27th 65 Lowest open air temperature on the 17th.50 Hongkong Observatory, March 18, 1833,

Temperature. HONGKONG, March 18, 1893. (Taken at Mesars Falconer & Colo Premises, Queen's Road.}

20.84.

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