1893-07-22 — Page 3

No. 9501 JULY 22, 1898.)

Av, Young Wing, accountant, 169 Penya Wart, was charged by Inspector Stanton, before Captain Hastings at the Magistracy to-day, with selling a jar of samaha with; out having a lloonce. The scored was defended by Mr J.-G. Wright (of: Mr V. H. Deacon's uflos) The case was remand. ed till Monday; bail, $200,

*TRAGRANT WATERS MURMTE That the Acceptance by Chief Justice Field- ing Olerke of the Chairmanship of the Retrenchment Commission ought to in- part soms measure of relief to the Gore..

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That, in order, to falls carry out the instractions of the Secretary of State fa this matter, a majority of Unofficial Members must be appointed. That romuns have been given why oue or

wo of the Official Mombers already nowed sheeld not have a seat, hat should appear before the Commission as wit Dosses only.

That the official conscience cauet oog- sionally be somewhat clactiu, but it

should not be strained to breaking point by being placed in a false position. That the Hon. E. I Bolilios showed marvellous persistency in carrying to s division hie motion for $60,000 Peak Palace for the Governor, That Sir William Robinson, in return for tho consideration shown to the G vernor's position, sought to pass on the benefit of this proposed Palace to his

Successor.

That the argument on the moore of economy does not seem to bo conclusive, and is certainly not accepted by the com munity. That even the Governmental party ahrank from telegraphing about a bouse at the Peak, when other vastly more important things are waiting for attention. That the Governor's expression about his tenure of office-early days yet to talk about it and his reference to the climatic conditions of Hongkong and its. distance from England, emack somewhat of certain romarks made by the Colo. Dial Secretary not very long ago. That the Governor should look forward to the period of his term of villos bara with

period, It may be argued, is quite long enough to justify the impression that it belongs to nobody, or to anybody who applies for it.

That His Excallangg, indeed, instead of ro- Terring the Deputation to the Retrench. ment Commision-which may not be Idono le a tern' just yet-referred the gostleman to the City Hall Committee,

resson

THE CHINA MAIL.

FROM AMERICA TO ASIA BY RAIL the Porcupine river the Takon reaches its Mr John Duf writes in the San Francisco highest northern limit, brossing and gala crossing the Arctis cirole within a short Chronick as follows

There has been some discussion in the distance. At this point, about the 23rd of last few years upon the subject of the June, the sun is visible throughout the practicability of connecting the two con- night. The apper section of the rivar parti. tinents by an all-call route through Alaska onlarly, if not the line of the east, le the by the way of Bebring straits and down the veritable land of the sun. During the thron east coast of Siberia to a junction with the menthe at leset of his unbroken reign no- projected line now being constructed by thing can be more delightful.. the Russian Government toward the Pacific A poor and dying romasat of the

powerfal coast. To those who judge the climate of nations that ange inhabited this extensive a country solely by the latitude in which it ralley le all that is now left, and if it could may be situated ach a proposition seems at any time within itself subsist so dense s utterly preposterous, but to the people of population, what is there to prevent it again. the Pacife slops particularly, who have from furnishing prosperous homies to at least had practical experience of the santridis equal number of human beings, assisted tion of this theory, it should not be such aby the arts of ovilleation? The coway diffonit matter to comprahend that other of nature everywhere applies the plans of the amelioration of the severity of the fal race. White traders have live on the powerful agencies contribute greatly toward the aborigines with a stronger and more skll- climate in northern Intitudes, ukon for the last quarter of a century, A straight line drawn between Chicago where doctors are baknews, and within their and the Behring atraits will show the knowledge the native population has de- general route of the futura Alanka railroad creased more than one-half. Five steamers and possibly the future intercontinental conduct the commerce and vitalize the trade highway. At present a road extends from of the river. that city through Minneapolis on to Prince Can Buy one be so foolish as to suppose that Albert upon the Saskatchewan river, is almighty finger aards the face of lt for God made Alaska for do purpose, and drew ing the Canadian Pacific Railroad at Ro gins, and is prajcoted still further to the northwest into the Peace-river entry, if

your ship to come up to the wind and not be liganes among ordinary shipmasters of the were on the starboard teck with the with taken aback, or run across the path in front present day with regard to their knowledge, fearing from N. to N. E, and they had to of the centre into the left-hand semi-circle of the laws of storms, because directly allow the steamer to go before the wind The incurvature of the wind is lass in front they knew what semi-circle they were in it with two hawsers out beter. His reason of the centre than anywhere alas (except in was very easy to know how to maneuvre, for putting the haweera over the stern was That the Governor gently reminded the some exceptional case, when a byphoon le With regard to anchoring on tagalore he that he preferred to have these moving against the monsoon That helps said no seaman in bir sene would dream breaking over to ship's stern to bar deputation that the Museum did not you to orose the path, and you can rau with of remaining at anchor on looshors if ing them over the bow Bo followed belong to the Odd Volumes? or to the wind on the starboard quarter, three there was anything like a gale of wind com the same course on the Taiseng and the

points from the stern. It may, of course, ing on, let alone a typhoon, Es would get barque Ponshare?

There was a differanse of opinion amongst those present.

also bappen that you choose to run loss to asa at once unless his engines had broken bauled on the starboard tank, if that down or bo had lost his and if these present as to the advisability of paying

would out roper over the stern because of the dan shortens your voyage, and if you have he could not get up his mache

think that the centre will not slip it and would not dream of thing go ager of fouling the propellor..

Capt. Lawrence ridiculed the suggestion come down as you. The left-hand semi-second anchor. When bore to, with regard oirole e nailed the manageable or the to the anshora, if he found out how the of Dr Deberak as to taking down topmaats navigable semi-circle. Here you are car-wind was going to ver no seaman would give whes the approach of a typhoon was eri ried-more straight into the centro, but himself a gross in his bawie, On the sub- dent. or to the Unofficial minority in the Leat the same time the wind carries yoa Joet of typhoon anchorages in the Ohio Sex, Figg, First Assistant at the Hongkong towards the path behind the centre, where he thought if shipmasters did not know Observatory, said that in the case of the gislative Council.

the danger is leas. In this semi-circle you them all by heart it would be very easy to Bokhara she would have bean safe if she can run olore-handed with the wind on the pick them out of the China Pilot With had run; there was very little doubt about starboard tack, but pou must heave to on regard to Dr Doberok's advice to run that the port tack, so as not to be taken aback when in the left-hand semi-circle with the The Chairman-If the bad been hove to when the wind backs. You cannot run eo wind a little on the starboard quarter, he, she would have been safe too long in this as in the other semi-sirole, on thought thet with a little reflection, De Mr Figg-No doubt, Other ships rap in yon may not be able to wear your ship, and Daberck would coo, in the majority of in- the same typhoon. Perhaps they could not

The Chairman-Then it was just a when you heare to on the wrong tank you stanous, he would rat dangerously near the help Ita run great risk of being diamasted, or having contre. your rossed thrown on her beant ends, when

of luck.

Several Mombom-Was it a typhoon 1. you may have to eat away the meets to right

Another MemberNo; it was a song her, but they may not go olean overboard, They will sunt do a less all the shrouds

gele; that was all it was

not fully comploted that far. Another og in, bold picturesgenees and sublime Mr Figg explained that from the informareaohon from Calgary, in the same dirco soonery for almost ite satire length the na-

Tas Peace river valley is famous as a whost years of peaceful life to be forever whiled town that is just now having quite a boom. It all this surpassing grandeur watch ton growing country and enjoys a much milder from the appreciative ore of the world and climate than the same range of country reserved forever for the few rugged and lying directly to the dust of the Rocky brave gold seekers who now penetrate its mountains and extending as far seath mysteries? Surely not. Such pistares ars Montana, for the reason that the mountains painted, such towering monumenta ereated, north of the elbow or north bond of the sath natural phenomens exhibited, for thu Columbia river deindle into ordinary hills improvement, refinement and elevation of all and elevated plateaus, thus admitting the mankind. warm currents from the Pacific into the interior.

From the Peace river, con- tinuing northwest on the line slready in dicated, over a gradually ascending foclu Clarke,ed plane of prairie country, abundantly

That the shareholders and their curator will do well to look after their box of curious, auchssified, though it may be, as hungry scientific eyes are upon f That the form of volation proposed by the Deputation has not yet come within the range of practical politics. That I hear the Governor has declined per

mission to construct the Low Level

Dr Doborok would not advise running fa the left-hand semi-circle with the wind in the starboard quarter. He would particu larly clong-haul there, because the wind early straight into the cantro.

nearly 2000 miles to mark the course of one of the greatest rivers of the barth, marca

Tramway, under advice of the Director | and ropes were cut before the misst went, and blew airman thought De Duberck diation obtained from the Formosa Sistiaan they lion, to Edmonton, a prosperous prairie tucal beauties of the Hudson or the Ehino 2

a

portunity is lost for the present of capital coming into the Colony, and that progressive enterprise has been checked. That tho watter will doubtless be referred Home, and I am very much mistaken if we do not hear more of this schomo later

on,

That it has been suggested to me that it was not published a year or two sitice, site contents did not quite boar out the official view taken of the situation. That the Chinese are said to be so diani

pointed over the collages of tho Rong- kong Industrial Erbibition that they threaten to start the show themselves , and carry it through.

That they are so thoroughly convinced it will do good to the Colony, they are will. jug to risk a large sum on the result

dismasted ship is carried round the typhoon

The

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were able to say that it was certainly a Mr Spones gave some personal details as to disabled. the typhoon to which the Somali was Before the meeting saparated a hearty vote of thanka was accorded to Dr Doberak, on the motion of the Chairman; and a vote of thanks was given the Chairman, for pre- siding, on the motion of Ospt. Lawrence,

(Before

SUPREME COURT, IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS. His Honour Mr Fielding Chief Justice.) Saturday, July 22,

MURDER,

The trial: of Li A Yan for the murder of

on the 5th June, was continuad before the accapied the whole day. His Lordship con- lading his cammingup at a quarter to five

Years of experienes in those latitudes force upon me the conviction that the entar- prise is feasible and that long, long beford caulay's New Zealander takes us sind upon the broken atohen of London bridge supplied with antritious grasses and inter-sketch book in hand soma onlossal epersed with numerous lakes nad ponds Yankee railroad conductor, standing upou connected by sluggish stresaus, for a dis- the eolid span of a second Brooklyn bridge tance of about five hundred miles and pass and lighting his lantern at the electric torch a little girl in a house at 123 Second Strent,ver a low divide, we rasch the head of the Goddess of Liberty, will swing it al

the Yakon. At the copfluenes of these two tones: All aboard for Chicago, Bebring. Straits, St. Petersburg, Vienna, Herlin, Paris, waters of the Pelly River, a tributary of most round the world and shant in stonterian

slatious. the Hudson Bay Company had a trading post, and over this route by pack train and by water transportation they brought their LIVER COMPLAINTS,--Dr. King's Dandelion stores of goods and provisions to supply the and Quinine Liver Pills, without Birrenry, are numerous native tribes that then inhabited potent remedy; remove all favor and Stomach the uper basin of the Yukon, and over Complaints, Billoumens, Headache, Bickers, for years, mining men from the East with Shoulder Pains, Heartburn, Indigestion, Con their autots have made their way into the stipation. Made only in Trondon. Sold avery

whare, valley, and by it a part of the expedition To OVARCONS WEAKNESS-Pepper's Quinine ander moulli of the Peliy 11

a Canadian engineer, and Iron Tonde gives New Life, Appetite, Health,

In the Strength, Energy Cares Neuralgia, Indiges tion, Nerve Debility. Specially useful in Lot, depressing climates or malicious districts. Every

should keep up strength by taking Peppars's Quinine, the world kuasa English Toulo, Bot

o'clock.

After retiring for three quarters of an hour, the jury returned to Court, and asked that Dr Macques' evidence should be read aver to them.

His Lordship read the evidence of Dr Marques and Dr Atkinson, and the jury again ratired.

Verdict Guilty Sentonov of death parsed.

reached the spring of 18874

feelings of not unmixod satisfaction' to That auet a turn of evente may be embar, shorthorizantal softironbar. When you brave | Quiary to the shipmasters who were sailing the special jury which is trying the murder (or in the climate. to prevent it. In fact, it then every winro.

rather puzzling

That he may have meant he did not book forward to the clove of the term with feeling of unmixed satisfaction; indeed, that he would bo sorry to leave us. That, notwithstanding this negative or spen way of putting the waiter, I hest that His Kreslancy is not so much more with Hongkong as perhaps he ought to be, or as people expooled he would That, if correst, this is to be regretted, and may be explained apen other grounda than the insufficiency of Craigieburn for household and other purposes. That perhaps the keenness of the snuggle) for more popular representation in the f administration of 'atairs lng no nited the placidity of His Excellency. That the impecuniority of the Colony kan

doubtless exercised some bed indsnes.

aidents.

miral Honuar.

* incident.'

WE BROWNIE,-

BRITISH MERCANTILE MARINE

OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.....

DR DÉBLACK ON TYPHOONS—INTERESTING

DISCUSHION.

Whos a ly

Wanted

too much for!

went and affidavit.

|bolîtitor.

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER WELSH

tation

July 31.ar F‚M«

30.00

Karanetez.

391381|| Temperature.

inzidity.

20:58:52

Stake Hongkong 29.61

the Gap Rock 29,60 mouth of that river for San Francisco, Hoihow 20.63 through the Bahring soa, and the Aleutian Haiphong. 29.60 islands, would not be able to accommodate Bolinao... 39.70 the tourist iravol that would fook to it for Mauila... 29.80, 8279 fear months of the year at least. It would . Jamos 29.78 open up to the wealthy, who have worn out

July 29. all the highways and by ways of Europe, a

new world indeed, actually into the Land Wrostock. of the Midnight sun, along a magnificent Tekio,..... river in all its primeval beauty, acarooly Nagamaisi..

habitation.

Shanghai, get disfigured by a human

Down the valley of the Yukon a railroad Foschow..

Wind.

Weather.

22.08.

of Public Works. Th That there is a pretty strong, lecking that and into the centre in a spiral course. All not say so, hut perhaps it was lapsus this is on the supposition that you have

that idea. But the principal point, this is a blender, and that a good op ample sea-room, so much more as your doad angue and he did not wish to convey typhoon

reckoning may be very much ont, when ho had said before, was the running navigating a typhoon. "Betimes a master across the path of the storm,

De DoberckThen you don't recommend does not know where he is witbie a hundred miles. It is to untraal thing for a vessel running areas in front of the dentes

The Chairman-Certainly not in any caught in a typhoon in the China Sea, where dangerous shenle abound, to be carried sixty circumstances whataver. If I know I could miles cut of her course, before it is possible est across in time that would be a differont to take sights. Lee-way, string currents, thing, but it is simply imposible to tell and uncompassted heeling errors account how far off the contra is or the rate of pro for that. Heave the lead as offer as possible.gression of the typhoon. I would consider That the refusal to stop the Praya Re-Whan running to the southward across the it a dangerous procosding

Dr Doberok-Yas. We find many clamation is more a matter between par-path of a typhoon moving westward, you ties than a strictly public question, and will most likely be to the eastward of your vessels on the wrong tack in typhoons ac-

dead reckoning from the effens of uncom cording to their log-books,

The Chairman-Yes; but they should tho stoppage might have raised dificulties pensated heeling error, but this is not always

D. If the permanent magnetism of your not be a which could not readily be settled.

Dr Doberok Of course not ship has been property ostrected That the Assessor's Report for 1892 is a permanent magnets, including a vertical The Chairman-Wo cats go back to the interesting document, and ends a report magnet, and if the induced horizontal time of Belgwick-40 years ago--and al- should, I think, be published every year, magnetim bas been corrected by Airy's wit though the incurving theory Kas boon Chief Justice and a special jury. The csse rivers, called Fort Selkirk, in yesiz gone by Yondon and way

iron balls, zed if the induced vertical mag- brought up since that time, the principle netista has been corrected by a Fliedere bar, with regard to semi-circles was known as then the healing error ought to be nearly in early as that.

Без Dr Doboro-It was always acknowledg sensible Bat on the other hand, if ther circalar de vistion arising from induced maged. It is very important you should be cu netism has been corrected by permanent the proper fack now.

The Chairman aid it was of as ranch im- magnets, there the beating error may be nonsiderable, any one point, which may curry portanes then as now and he did not see how they were to tell what semi-circle yon ne much sa 40 miles out of your doad reckoning in a day. When on the magnetic they were in until the wind vsered. One equator, where there is no vertical force, thing he should like to bring up, and that

So far, then, to connect by rail with you should always adjust your permanent was that these typlacon siguals were magnats. It is better to remove that Flin- very well, hat in his opinion, they did not

navigation on the Upper Yakon these is ders bar, while that is being done, as it may meet the case. He thought it would be a

A JURTMAN FINED. chance to have some little affect, as if it were a very great benefit to Hongkong, and parti

Yesterday when called to take his place in nothing in the topography of the country rassing to the Europeat residents and to on the proper tack you abould, if you are in and out of the port, to have more mete

case in tho Criminal Sessions, Mr Hermang is a much easier proposition than was the the Government, unless a coalition be on board a steamer, keep the engines going orological information than they were at Frederick Meyerink failed to appear. Later construction of either the Canadian or formed.

in the day, a summons baring been issued Northern Pacific road, and at the rate at ahead dead slow, and use oil to calm the sea present atle to obtain (hear, hear). For That the French in Siam have been miere- and prevent it from breaking on board. A instease, he saw no reason why at the pres to him, he appeared in Court, and explained which the Canadians are pushing ont is presented by Reuter, according to Ad- steamer sometimes rides most eary when stem seat day there should not be something to the Chief Justice that the original notice that direction it will not bo, long until legs straight on towards the sea, position by all published every morning if nos in summoning him to attend the Court had than 1000 miles of rail will be required to That Reator has not made any correction, as to be avoided by a seiler, which caust the papers, if they did not have- rgom han blown off his desk and he had for supply the gap. This line, too, for the

he kept four points from the wind. A great or if they and one is left to strike an average be deal now depends upon how you are laden. advertising, it would be issued in the cotton that the trial was fixed for the 21st greater part of the way lies through a ter July. His Lordship neked if he wished to ritory that is rapidly settling up with home- tween the different accounts of what has such has been said against overloading but shape of a small chest of notepaper giving a make an affidavit to that effect, and upon seeking farmers from Sootland and the taken place,

se many vessels have been last for lack of short of the China Sea, say from Cape the juror ausworing in the affirmative North of Europe, and stookmen from the

Eastern provinces and even from the Wl'ostock. Taat tas payment of the indemnity da ballast, or from shifting ballast na from James to Nhaughai, ou a small scale, in further consideration of the matter was

manded by France, and a few questions over loading. A beavy roller will be safer cluding, of course, the telauds of Lasa, pat off till this morning. Upon His Lord. Staten. Whos we contemplate the energy Tokio in Parliament about the autonomy of than a vessel that keeps very steady, from with the isobars showing barometrical preship taking his seat in Court this morn. and perseverance by which the vast unpro Naganaki.. Siam, will probably close this carious having its doutro of gravity bigh up near zure round about, and also one aort of ing, Mr Meyerin lodged his fidavit. ductive prairie lying between Winnipeg Shanghai,, 20.68 45.

the metarretre and consequently little stabi, meteorological forecast; and there might His Lordship said he had been informed and the Rocky mountains han heers ohanged Epochow lity. If in soundings, and she will not come also be marked on the chart the directions that when the bailiff of the Court, Mr into a golden harvest feld within the last Amoy...... 28,60) BS

of Meurs decade we can more neatly approach s

Amping... up otherwise, you must close haul her, in and forces of the winds at different locali Howell, went to the af order to got her head to wind, but it should ties, and also a meteorological forecast Mayetini and Co. yesterd to serve the correct catimate of the amount of business Swatow.... be eulisent to pay out a hundred fathoms af to what weather was to be expected either second summons upon Me Meyerink he liable to be developed further to the north Canton chain, or upwarde, in order to prevent her north or south of Hongkong (applause), the first notice affixed to the date west along this route.

Of course, it

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necessary to go into block on Mr Meyerink's desk. The Such a line, connecting with river steam-Vict. Peak from falling of into the trough of the sea. Lactails. The skipmaster would so tue matter oridently required to be looked are at the head of navigation on A qual sailing vessel may pay out & Dobarts, with their isobars and directions into, and ho further adjourned considera. Yukon; and with ocean stoamor at the M301029.01

Blogg ropa satera at the same time. pason is blowing you cannot set the mizen of winds, and could form some ides for on to allow Me Howell's sfidavit to be penkor to get her sip, as the sails are usually himself as to the probable weather. That fled. It practically atuouats to a direct blown clean out of the bottropes. Storm was a thing which carne ont every morning denial of the truth of Mr Meyerink's state Last night a lecture was dovered to the staysuits in order to steeds tho chip, are ear in the London papere, and from his own

ried till they blow away. A sailer anally experience while in command of mail Upon the Court reassembling at 2.00 apon the spirit and tamper of the remembers of the Hongkong British Marine behaves helter than a steator, as she even steamers ruoning from England to Ans thig afturucon, Mr Merarink was in at Officers' Association by Dr Doberek, Dirce- under bare potes has enough iuckle aloft to tralis, be often found it of great confondenes, accompanied by Mr J. G. Wright, That it may be Sir William tas not suctor of the Hongkong Observatory. Tha zubeffer resistance to the wind and keep her i veniones in getting the latest paper with i

bowe out of the water. Should the maste these charts giving this information from Mr E Robinson, the counsel engaged corded suficieatly well in reaching lis

ject of the lecture was Boy to Manage go overboard, a sailer, in proper trim, has the stations right down to the Bay of for the defence of the prisoner in the case ideal of placing Hongkong on a sund

your Ship in a Typhoon. There was a still a better chance than a steamer, when Escay and arer (ibraltar. If they got before the Court, Eid-May it please you, her deal is swept by the seas, as the batches something of the same kind in Bonggong it my Lord, is the matter of Mr Meyerink I financial basis.

good attendance. Capt. Tillett, Presidenti

may be mere easily kept battered down that would not be much troubia Only natopy am instructed to take an application can to built without mosting any seri Amoy 20.70 79 87 of the Association, occupied the chair. on board a steamer with its engine-room of the chart, with isobars and arrows for Your Lordship da aware of all the circumcus obstacle, for it is broad and timbered Auping....

Dr Doberek's lecture was illustrated by skylights, eto, but the way of battening to winds, required to be written, and one

wood. About 650 miles from its month, Canton 20,70 98 his showing diagrams on the black board. town batahes leaves much to be desired. It handred mopier could be taken off by mani stances up to this point. Au afidavit has with a light growth of spruce and cotton Switow 29.74.

Moyorink by nae o'clock. where the river trends suddenly to the Hongkong 29.74 83 The following is an extreet from the feo- ought to be possible to screw them down, folds, and they might be obtained either at De been led by Mr Howell sad was

Notice was given to ir Deacon that this out the road would lose the valley Vict. Peal ture:According to the old eight-point rate, and leave the sea noobarea of nasovering the Harbagt Office or at this Association's errod on all you had to do when s typhoon approached them. Any veseel labouring in a moun Rooms. If a small ekarge was required case would be compitig cat at tranty and take a straight cunts for Behring Gay Book

not been traits over or through rolling was to run with the wind as the starboard taitons ordes sea near the centre of a If the Government, would not go to the ex minutes past 2, and

As to the tunneling of the straits that is a Haiphong. 20.58 81 890 under much ecovas your typhoon however, in a helpless providing could carry, unsept when on the ship condition. By tast time there is nothing impof resilien tho cumanity and the tins was, he did not apprehen dhe as corored hills and pline devoid of Hugo Mo

ter affidavit, gans and the ostry my farther to be done. It must therefore be not know of any shipmater who would not wash, and I would ask your-hard-question for anginsers. They are twenty Bolinio 20.86 83 75 5

Bit four miles wide, divided into three pas Manila quicker than the vessel. That should have your sin to avoid that contingenor. A be glad to pay for 10 sents for that chart on chip to allow it to stand prez

time ou BOLLE Montay till Mr Meyerinkagon by the Diataedo Talands, no one of 0.5. Jan 29,91 taken you out of the neighbourhood of bad vessel with a Lurricane deck has a great the morning before he sailed (applenes)

with solid bulwarks, A

On the 22ad rá 10.45 am, Barusretor Member-The Asociation might pay has had proper facilities for making an which channels is more than twalve miles. weather, but it did not strays de and advantage over: those

20,

for it.

Affidavit in reply to Mr Howell's,

across. From a superficial view there That an Al fresco affair has been thought since typhoons have been thoroughly invas: The remainder of the lecture gave details of

The Chairman-Yes; the Association

His Lordship-I don't attach much im. no good reason why at enterprise of ibis rising recheats degreasing for Bouth of, but as the weather has behaved moat tigated, we know that the wind never blows the usual courses of typhoons in the eastery

thundersgnal. in any other place. If the routs is" erratically of late (as the Gymkhana ze round the centre in a sirols and that the ens between Singapore and Japan and would only be too glad to pay it. The

to mo to be a little bit doubifal whether eight-point role, leid down by Redfield, Korea, of the safort auchorages on the Association Itoons were so dentes! it wouldportance to affidavits, you know I mens kind should not succeed as well there as winds, Sea rough, Weather, wa cords will show), such a mods of satirtaio Reid, Thom, and Hiddington, is very Chinn coast, end of the typhoon sig not put a man out of his way to go there Mr-Meystank has given candid explans practical and other conditions, no less ment would be too risky.

far from the leath. It is just as much ont nals in Hongkong. In this portion, for it. Then, again, he thought the infor tion of his forgetfulness, but that is the userable on the Siberian side than they aro on this an intercontinentsi zailroad. of tho danger mation might be a little more up to date, only point. It seems rather to corroborate That perhaps this effort to aid in anas Espy's rule, according to which the wind the lecturer spake

blows always straight towards the centre, to be apprehended while anchored in The Times every morning caras out about legerink in the main fact that he can be built and operated on this line.

Daring the winter of 1387-88 the deepent object so worthy of support had better be According to the twelve-point rule, which open anchorages or on a lee sbore, explain- five o'clock giving all this information up actually forget to attend, but at the same made in the City Hall.

we have proved, you must run on the Ing the manner in which waves were formed to 6 o'clock on the previous evening. Now, That, speaking of weather, an old salt said starboard to teak but you must keep on a fiat bottom and on a shelving hottam taking the Hongkong papar of that mom time I think there has been very great now in the valley at any time was hot, and to the level of the sea in inches, bontür,: the wind only four points from the stem. and ales explaining the best methods of laying, st July, he found the latest informa arelessness on his part. If you wish to more than two fest, 1630 miles up the virole near the national line. At my cabin of the point till Monday, A steamer can do so easily enough bat it is ing out sachore. He was of opinion that a fex was up to 10 am on the previous day file an affidavit Tell adjourn consideration Tukon almost directly under the sectig

Mr Robinson (after consultation with door, which stood well up in the timber tions are altogether different from what not possible to keep a vessel going ahead steamer at anchor should get up steam as practically twenty-four hours old.

Dr Doberch-That is unions,

Mr Wright)-After what your Lordship ander square shite nearer than six points to soon as it blows a fresh breeze in the squalls,

The Chairman-That is what I say, and they were thirty or forty years ago

the horizon until it again appeared. The That this must be so, when De Diberete vind. Bhe, therefore, cannot within two and that a sailer shezll take down topmet those little memoranda on Pedder's Wharf at said Mr Meyerink is willing to answer from the time the sun ceased to rise abovo

pointe run straight away from the centre, as soon as it blows a fresh breeze.

The Chairman thought they should thank and outside the Telegraph Offes do not ay questions, and leave the matter in your coldest masther was 68 degrees below zero. Sele

Lordship's hands.

That same winter it was mach colder than delivers a lecture to tell shipssters and her risk is much greater than I would

His Lordship Very weil (to Me Moyer- sous parts of the Bates where how to manage their ships in s typhoon be if the old rule and proved trus. It ap Dr Doberck for so kindly coming acro mast the case,

pears that a ten-point rule obtaine father from Kowloon on such an evening to do That, so far as I can learn, the lecture Dorth and a sailing vessel' în, for instance, liver his lectura to the Association. Heimo. The newspapers are a long time! 1) - You see what the bailiff saya; he say ailroads are operstad, to say nothing of agantly, v zaku, sanow, stanadez, 7 viability

your desk when he went to serve the the Dominion of Canada, or the difference contained nothing new excepting some the North Atlantic can than just manage regretted to say that he was not altogether after.

to sleer, fuil and by, e course that will take in socord with Dr Doberak; to begin with, Ths Chairs-Could not the meatcond summons that you were to sitond batween iko same degree of cold in a calm, things which the more exparianced skip her straight away from the conted; but on the question of heaving to or running rande be a little more explicit, and give, hers and show cause why you did not timbered valier and bleak prairie. To per present described as nonsense, within a trapical hurricane. we see that the den-be advised that if they wore in the right for instance, something of a probable forestend as a special juror, and that looks, towards the mouth of the river the toon-

ger is much greater even if the force of the band semi-circle of a typhoon they ought to cast?

than it is Dr. Doberok They give a forecast for any the loant of it, that you were mistakenporature grows milder, and on the lower a strong qualifier.

wind were not stronger, Once the bearing ran in order to get into the left-hand seral-

when you raid that the suamions had 800 miles it is seldom to g That I mentioned on a previous occasion of the centre has been ascertained from circle as the least dangerous, but the point the following twenty-four hours. The Chairman-Not forecasta §-

blown off your desk and that was why you at times in Chicago,

The natural resources of the country have did not see it That leads me to think it that the Observatory people had a good the direction of the wind, you require to was to know whether they could orces withk- know in which ami-circle your Yoseel is out passing through the centre of the

was not a very candid explanation of your not yet been developed, but enough is known Barometer The Chairmani, heve not noticed apa forgetfulness, but at the esme, first I to justify the opinion that the precious TemperatureEZA dest to learn from shipmastera. situated if in the right-hand semi-circle typhoon. The only way, he said, was to

wait to use how the wind was going. He forecasts. What I advocate is going beyond willing to behore that you did forget and metale exist in almost every part of the in- Humidity That the lecture last night the Doctor's the wind voors, Ce, abifts with the ann, and

For the lest six years, from 300 to Direction of in the left-hand semi-circle it will back, Le, did not see, nor had Dr Toberek told them, the aziating notices we have got, and getting, was to diadhey the susimus of terier.

they as I say, something with mars meteorolog the Court to attend the Court as juror 400 gold miners have been working enosess. pupils are said to have turned on bitshift is the opposite direction. But this how they could tell which semi-circle ca information in it. As a matter of fact and that is the sense in which I am inclinn fully with only the most primitive appliances Fores and, becoming toachers, taught him a zale fails it your vessel is moving with the wars in tatil the wind began to veer.

there may be some shipmasters of the pro to deal with, your case. I need got tell the more anossible gravel deposita along Weather thing or two,

typhoon and quicker than the centre is

The Chairman-Well, why do you ad. sent day who do not know which isok to muving. Then the rule may be reversed..

beare to s ship upon, but they are in a mine- you that fuere should be szosedingly cares of the inbutarios of the main river, Rain

fal in stonding to summonses, That it remains to be seen whether the fatere of Texas are therefore advised to vise running sorous the path of the storm?

if they Quartz lodges, cost and almost every kind of ghost open air leangieature on the anat

mineral abound. Countless shoals of salmon Dr DobarckThe only way to tell which rity, but what would be a vast advantage de not they fail in duty and are

are doing lessons so given will be received in the heave to early and observe how the proper spirit, and duly acted upon barometer Lolaves and how the wind semi-circle you are in is from the veering of would be something on the lines I bave Aug an injustice to the other gentlemen of ascend the Yukos in the summer season, ve and many other varieties of fish are found changes, but it is so dangerous to heave to the wind. That, after reading your report of the and lows time in a storm that carries you The Chairman-Supposing you and out Capt. E. H. Lawrence agroed with the the jury, who might be called upon to serve

Skertship Deputation to the Governor, I into the contre, that this should not be done you are in the right-hand semi-circle you Chairmen that it was rather dangerous to ju a case. We all know it is a very unplex-la all the streame Large game and water naturally asked myself, had the City exospt when absolutely necessary. You still edvis running across to the left-hand run series in front of a typhoon. He once sant duty to serve on a jury, but it is fowl delight the heart of the baster nod did it, however, in the ship Caroline in the public duty cast upon everybody, and furnish forth the rustic beard of the pioneer may tappen to be right ld Iront of the semi-circle

Bay of Bengal. There was a risk, but ship mat, as far as I can, was that forare are with meets it for the table of a king. Fe- Hall Committes gone into liquidation contre and ke your chance of getting out Dr Dobarok Ye

not careless about these abers. II had tatoes and other hardy regetables are grown, the same as in other lands. Twenty-two, The Chairman-Well, I would not do it sometimes got better out of it by ruo- De: Deberck Expept you are none thening. The Cantine got over it in the matter besa satisfied you were not mistaken I and later twenty-three bourg machine out and bad the present curator fed the of its track. Here it is that a knowledge

would have fined you heavily ; sa Bin country 3

useful. That may cuable you to know at once contre. If you are ten near the centre you of eighteen boura That was the same think you were exceedingly, vaseless, and of every twenty-four, and the continuous BASONSTARAM

light of day are wonderful factors in 'olour- typhoon in which the Retriever was lentel

fine you

ing the alreacis of los azul, bringing forth all That many of the Odd Volumes were in which somi-strale your vessel is situated. can't

The Chairman How are you to know Capt. Warrack referred to an experience quite innocent of this deputation bud-The right emicircle is called the sugar-

kinds of regulation as if by magic. In some THERMOMETER he had south of Padar, where they had to

To Conn SKIN DISases.-Sulphaline Lotion saascas by the middle of Apell the selling nest, and some of the members of the ous semi-circle; there you are carried not you are near the centre.

follow up the typhoon; they could not get quickly drives assy Eruptions, Fugles, Blotbeds are opening into lasflota, and the hill- only in towards the ventro, but also towards Dr Dobarok-You can't tell.

way out of it. There were three different seas, ches, tedness, Ecrsiz, Amo, Disfigurements, des are decorated with green grass and The Chairisan-Therefore I deputation must have been igachant of the path in front of the centre, bealden the

Leave and they had to keep head on to the highest Raughness and Sourt, sro, leaving a clear, spot blooming flowers Cloudy days are seldom the rights of others in the matter force of the wind is greatest in the right would not do it I would

Proceeding coe

less Skin and beautifal Complexion. Salpbolins hand semi-circle. Here you wast make up to on the starboard tack.

hotos, but generous showare descend at fro Capt. Wood related his experienes of a is suscessity for the Skla, sapecially That it is about a quarter of a century your mind at 000s which of the tere courses he said that with ali due respect to Dr

open to you you will chose, either heave to Daberok he thought that gentlemen bad typhoon while on the Kasigur off North climates Made in London, Baid greywhere quant intervals throughout the six morCas 1 of warm weather, Just beläw the mouth of on the starboard tack, which will allow been misinformed us to the amount of intel- Cape. The ventries carried away they in Shilling Bottles.

That, while cultivating his disposition to let things go along quietly and smoothly, mang things do not go along at all, and

many fail to go along smoothly. That it is to be feared the policy of drift

is not a success, and cannot be booked upon with unmixed satisfaction. That I hear a proposal is is the air to get up an entertainment here in Lid of the *Victoria Relief Foud.

the other day that even weather indica.

sinos the funds ware applied by share holders to build the C Hall, and that

of the paths of past typbaans becomes so

Dr Daberok-You can't tell.

пр

Dr Doberck-They are posted up in

Dr Doborok-Yes, forconsta; &

'gested (applauso)..

coun-

hemp the summons for you to attend on

and

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Hongkong Observatory, July 2, 1808.

1. Bamouran, reduced to BS degrees Fahren-

and handreitän.

3. TAMORATUM, in the shade, in degrees

gearethatt

3. HUMIDITY, in persentage of saturation, the hamidity of air entoratal with moisture being A south slope, it was just thirty-seven days 100. VAN KEK KERJ

4. DINOTION OF Wren, to two points,

6. Tenor or "WIND, according to Besaler.

6. SZATE OF WAX, 2 blue sky, a de

tached sload, d delling rain, log, a gloamy.

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