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NO. 4679,FEANUARY 10, 1894.|-

Ar Court Martial hold on board the Victor Emanuel to-day, W. Lane, A. B., of the Leander, was tried for striking the Mester at-arms of that vessel, and sootepped to twelve meaths' imprisonment. Capt: MogLeod, of the Fallar, was president of the Court.

Tax Freemason of the Eastern Archi- pelago havo in contamplation the presen- tation of a portrait to ther District Grand Master, H. E. Sir Charles Warren, on hie → leaving the distelet in April.

Os of the ont remarkable sights during the Chiness New Year holidays at Kuala Impor, daya the Singapore Free Press, was the immense quantity of the slabs stored in the premises of the Captain China

was mistake

THE CHINA MAIL.

人

Witness (restiming)-When I ome on. deck ageto our ship was headed north and was going slow.

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rai to be expected pressed onward after well under 6 per cent.it is inevitable and that no further determined resistores, awia., and the overhead profits of mining the King, keeping up a ronning fire unce that gold will continue to appreciate the retreating natiris which helped to aud, unless something done, prises distract the attention of Captain Wilson must continue to fall indefinitely, and the will contiane to write of, and lament over, and his fluors from the manoeuvrer which Statist, Economist, and the ballion brokers the King had planned.

In the meantims the mounted part of a fell in after which is not taking plade, Captain Wilsonis foros had become sepa and overlook or deny the rise in gold whi rated from the native auxiliaries who, on is steadily going on, and must go on font, formed the resguard of the small People forget, or don't know, this 6. force. When Ring Labengala saw that whale supply of the gold and silver of his the British were surrounded on three world from 1492 to 1820 was a joine des: he made a stand on some high monopoly of the Kings of Spain and ground and at the same time the Mata-Portugal, and that the maintenanen of the beles on the fanke began converging in- ratio between, gold and silter during that ward, and the fate of the British detech-paziod was under that joint control, a ment was sealed,

awaiting export, the estimated value of examine her I get the ship put before the poiut or là points on the starboard bow, was nothing wrong dan pena di mo that ahoad as the siwaya does in Ught treat upon the dismounted part of his com- 154,580,000 ounce of goldy

- which was not less than $200,000.

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we again her rad light about ..from Japan to Hongkong. I have stole the captain that if he wished me to go I HONGKONG CORINTHIAN SAILING The weekly race of the Sailing Olab took from forward of our starboard head, gram from Japan to the effect that the would go in a boat to the other ship. At She'burned blus lights. I stopped my an S diaph left Maji, laden with 2450 tons the same time did not think it was possi gines, and answered with a blue light. Her of coal, at 3 o'clock on the 3rd Feb. The bla to put off a bust. When I looked over place yesterday, under very trying ciroam masthead and side lights then shut out about usual voyage is 5 dage or 5 days and the bow I saw what I thought was a large stances. Light and Ankos rinde prevailed 15 minutes after the colition, and we saw fraction. She has not arrived. I received piece of timber, but it must have been the throughout the rade, and robbed it of its in- Lerent to a Bertain extent. In the second- no more of her. She was on our starboard a letter from the agent in Japan by the hole I saw

The President-The mystery of the whole les race a protest was lodged by the She heat when, wo-inst saw the light; she did Tacoma stating that letter had been des

At the time she was patched to me on the 3rd February. That thing is what Bemme of the other ship, and "gainst the Seabreeze for a foul at the Brat not drop asters of us. burning the blue light, the chief oflser letter has not come to band, neither bare I that, anfortunately, in what we cannot get masek boat..

Appended are details of the racing :— came up and reported that there was 11 feet reoaived the press copy which is invariably any information opon, Ton' all daw the

Ladybirdy

Wilkinson of water in the fore pask and that sent by the next steamer. The St Asaph lights, but nobody seems to have taken any great motios of the other Tossel,

Payne

Royal Engineers there was wreckage hanging to out base, should have brought the original,

Thomas Waoot, teoond officer of the Everybody interested seems to bata been

Perkara Royal Arzillary. We afterwards learned.

migster's corti- Eping things. I.

Stella it was our bows that were twisted. I told Bangohow, stated---I hold a him to go forward and do what was necessary ficute, 109,707 Liverpool, 1874. I hava

3rd Regt, to secure the bulkhead, and also to take the boon so the Hangchets about liva month.

The Payne was over the line Arat,

hot even up to 1849 practically. 9:00 When, it was too late Captain Wilson atside of Spain and Fortugal and bein ohief engineer. My hole Roxiety up to On the night of the 8th Feb., I took first

Had you any consultation about the ether Licllowed by the Petref, Dart, Stella, this time was about the other ship, but after watch The captain left orders to all his losing sight of bar I went forward and at Breaker Point, which we did, and he ship with the captain Yes. The captain and Ladybird. It was run to the saw the trap into which he had fallen, American colonien kuat anything o examined the damage to my own ship; with- then gave the course E. by NN. sutil ked me what I supposed had become of first mark, which the Payne rounded first, Harriedly having the halt sounded, the the relative cost of gold and silver, as they out knowing the whole extent 1 st anna Lammocks came N.E. by N. A minute the other vessel, and seeing nothing of her followed by the Peire, Dart, Ladybird and Captain gathered his men together and alone continue to be the sole sources f

1-production from 1492 be 3948 in alime saw the damage done was most serious. To or two after 11 p.m. I saw two bright lights and hearing ze explosion I concluded there Stella. Working to windward to the Mine surrounded on nearly all sides by the ad supply down to that date. The tokh

Bald Buor the Dart at once went racing Mataboles, be prepared to poist

In your opinion was everything: wind.

It was about 1 o'clock when we and immediately after, one light

and the Ladybird · managed

to mand in the hops of being able to make a 4,797,000,000 caneca of silver, of found we could not reduce the water in on the port bow. I watched them all are ouuld have been done, taking all the oir-sirs, the fare peak. I went forward several fully, and took them to bajunks. After, cumstances into account, for the safe head sho Payne, though the latter again stand against the enemy, or failing in this 26,000,000 ounces of gold, or only 16 p two I noticed the starbound ousy of the other ship? We stood by passed her and went round second to to sell their fires as dearly as possible, gent, and 676,000,000 eanges of suites, tires to

work the how the

was

the pet for about two bourn, We to the Dart. The Stella was fourth and But it was too late to avert somplete defect, only 12 per cent, wote predated atter 169% HONOKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK

progressing. After 2 o'clock, failing to see opening out a little, but not the part one. COMPANY.

anything of the other vessel, I consulted therefore thought the port one was sever west fall speed until the ship was the Petrel last. These poallions remained and the fire of the Matabeles soon became so when the monopolies of the kinge, but nus

bended for Hongkong Considering the analtored to the Chung Hae mark boat for galling that the British force was compiled of the countries, soused. Three XII The ordinary aunyal meeting of the with my officera, and resolved to make for probably coming in a little towards me, so I Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company Hongkong. The obief officer and I wore ported the hair to alter the ship one point, condition of our own vessel insidered the the second time, and then it was a run to halt, as their horses were being shot after the Californian and Australian go

Ladybird--choes the Hongkong shore, reader was before them. Www the Indian mints to gold, and 13 was held at the offices of the company this bath of opinion that the other ship bad to E. by N. 4 N♬ instead of E. by N. 4 N. ná - most prudent thing was to run for Hong-home. The three leaders-Dart, Payne, under them, and nothing but death or sur. dicebatice In 1849, Lord Daliotate close to

before. The port light kept steady still, kong.

Then began a fight to the death, which later, or 6 years after the discovery. Oh, yes, it is often the most prudent thinking the wind was stronger shore, but and about five minutes afterwards I av all threa lights of a steamer there, half a point

the remainder of the fest went over to seems to have been to many ways similar Nevada Silver Mines, in 1860, the Lads on my port bow. They never got on my

warda Kowloon to look for the pasterly to the stand made by General Custer when Union restricted to coinage of silver, de starboard at all. When I first saw it to be

breeze. Subsequent developments provou surrounded at Little Big Horn. From be that, in apito of all bimetallic arguments to? that they had taken the better course, for hind their dead horses the British troopers the contrary, it is vory arident. that 4 steamer we were not more than two ships

modopoly, That was all the assistance given to this whilst the Payne, the Dart and the Lady kept ap a continual fire from their carbines ratio was the result of lengths spart I immediately parted hard and put the engine, full speed stern. A ship-burning a tine light, putting light bird were besalared in the middle of the upon the steadily advancing Matabeles, and conlit restrict the output of either metal at t crinute or so later the steamers collided; we over to stern and another on the star-Barbour- the Stella and the Petrel were when the carbines were no longer of use, vill, and, with the oesantion of the monopo struck her about the fennel, I saw the board beam-We thought if she was making a fine rench for home. The result owing to the proximity of the enemy, they y, the stability of the ratio very quickly, drew their revolvers and awaited the last in fact immediately rnished in any case the universal standard of value was rush of the natives, green light distinolly; we strook, abaft sinking ship whe would have made a signat.was so easy win for the Stella. Times:

When I went hard-a-port it If she wan a sinking: ship the chances of it.

Stella (10 marks 2 40 40

silver with gelê ruted to it, and silver it will or thereabouts, were that after the two Hue lights she

Petrét ( à park)...... 2 44 --

remain in spite of Dr Giffen and all goid. brought us E. 8. E. and the other vessel was then soross would not signal again at all.

Dart mark2 66 16

monometalliste, and to sayo Talis, from Payne

58 10

bankruptoy, and Britsia irgi revolution our bows, E. ar B. N. E. At 11 p.m., fe.

2 08 45 a minute before I sighted her, our quarter-Point light about 14 miles off When I

we shall ultimately have to revert to the a master reported out sids lights Earning saw the other ship first she was about thres

The total marks now afand zom

silver standard with gold rated to it as bas Payne....

50 marks

fore; and lust is why President Cleveland. brightly. We only went fall speed stern length off on the starboard bo

Dari.......

in lying tow, as he must know that the during the time the other ship cavered the

Stella

alosing of the Indian paints will effect Mil two lengths; before that we were about

Pert

that he has fought for a la que e knots. The other vessel seemed deep-laden,

Lutybird. and like our own in build, a far a one could see hastily. Iras down to all the

afternoon. Mr H. Hoppias, (Chairman of

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What damage did you find your ship had sustained Witness put in a letter from Mr B. Cooke, who afterwards surveyed the ship. The letter was read by the President

distance aft

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is strained and balged aft; and the captain, and when I came up again I did

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Capt.

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But it was a clear night ?-No, not by any means. It was hazy monan weather,

The President Was Breaker Point light visible Yes

the part of the vessel i ruxure forward Then what did you think

After carefully has also boon strained,

sining your vessel, I consider you wore She might have gone on, er gone down

we could not tell. perfectly justified in making for a place of safety, as from the damaged state of the versel's bows aud bulkhead haring been strained the latter might have given way st any moment from the increased pressure on it. If necessary I shall be happy to at tend to give evidence sa to the state of your vessel.-I remain, doar air, yours very

Capt Hill-Was there a great deal of truly, R. Cooke, Chief Superintendent,

smoke-Yos. Kowloon Dock.

Witness (resuming)-I put back and But on a clear sight you could see smoke? arrived at Hongkong

If I had waited four or sile, until quits abee. February, five hours more I would not have The Presiduct-But you had seen the

thing to run, but it is: dot always fair Before you went away did you anything sise? Wo hang a light over the stern and ant a tight in the rigging..

By Capt Bi-Wo saw Breaker

We

kept her on our starboard all the time. She appeared to be swinging, and we swung after beg. With our Chinese crow, it would have been impossible to put out the boats.

The Court was cleared for a few minutes, and after re-opening, the Court, the Frasi- dent saked Captain Derby what he had wished to say during the examination of the secued offloor.

Captain Darby, raferring to seeing dise crepancies in the evidence of the first and scound officers, asked the Court to bear in mind that these officers were not on deck all the time: but had to superintend the Chinese crew.

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SECOND GLASS. Ketten.......Murray cratch. CamHowell 3 mins.

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It was not long delayed, and then followed a brief hand-to-hand conflict, during which the sword and revolver met the assegai and club and the British were swept down beneath the onward rush of overwhelming numbers, the troopers fighting gallantly to the net. During the latter part of the stand not a man of the British force was unwoauded.

After all resistance had been overcome the triumphant natives strippad the troopers of avery shred of clothing and multilated the bodies in horrible manner. „doingpha.

# Later dispatches sy that some nativas who have just arrived at Fort Tali report meeting a number of other natives carry- She ....... Gale v. 9

ing carbines and revolvera which bad ba

• Scabrarat......

Westcott....11 There was a very light breeze when the longed to Captain Wilson's party, and from boats were despatched and splamakers the name fort came additional details of Captain Wilson's force, were set to starboard for the run down, the outside of a few natives, is now said to She jibing before getting to the mark boat. have numbered thirty-four British troopers, The Cam and the She kept to the middle of the Harbone, the rest of the feat going and the number of natives who arrounded more towards Stonecutters. All osmos to him is variously estimated at from 1000 to gather again at the mark host, and went 4000.

the massacre.

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Quotations 2 salon, HONGECNO, February 19, 1894. OPIUM-New Patna, cash, ***

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Old Cash, 616/620, New Banares, cash, 6081 Ola

the Company) presided, and there wore wlao prezent : Mosers J. 8. Van Buren, G. B. Dodwell, O. Jantzon, J. Kramer, Hon.as follows ;--

Hongkong, 17th February, 1894. J. J. Keswick, (Director); G. Murray

Capt. Darby Bain, J. M. G. Manok, E. Jones Hughes,

8. 8. Hangchow. G. Wood, J. McCallum, and Mr D. Dear Sir,-At your request I have exa- mined the damage to the bows of your Gillies (Secretary).

Tease! caused by the cellision. I have also The Chairman said - Gentlemen, you examined the bulkhoad forward. I find a will no doubt all have perused the Beport part of the stem, from the 20 feet mark to the 16 feet mark, broken and lost, the and accounts for the past half year now plates, frames and stringers at the same before you and I trust found them ast-part are torn away for factory--although our earnings have been feet; and from the 16 foet merk down somewhat smaller than during the previous wards the plates are fractured and bulged six months, which were exceptionally good. inwards; the remaining part of the stem We propose to pay you again a dividend of down to the 4 feet twisted and sat oror to the forepeak 7 por cent, write off a substantial sum from starboard about 9 inches, the value of Kowloon and Cosmopolitau open to the soa and the collision bulkhead Docks, and carry forward $33,974.46 to now account with a view to make sure of an equally good dividend for the current half year. The Admiralty Loan amounting now to £15,248.16/4d has been adjusted at the excbsoge of 9/53, involving Loss of 84511-88, which has been charged to Revenge account, and unless a reaction takes place in the goid value of our cur taboy, we shall have to take a further provision in our next accounts, I am sorry to say. The cost of material on band stands about $70,000 higher than six months ago, as we have added considerably to our stocks daring the period under re- view: and as we shall not require any fur

best up to the Minefield Buoy still in very Fitzgerald, Jedd, Grondeld, Kierton and And Hoffosoyer. Included under the com ther large emppiles for some time to come, we expect to be able to reduce our

the best families local loans again before long. I

the boste returned again to the mark boat; has been carried forward at its ori-daylight after being exposed to the mcnsons often happens that the ride lights may be without the superintendense of the officers, and half way there a breeze got up frem in England, who had enlisted as troopers At 9.30 on the 8th chanred by a smoke nst dense enough to leaving nobody on deck, and with your the south-west, and spinnakers were taken in order to get their first taste of eat ginal cost, and as a large portion of it far another 12 hours,

in and the boate beat up to the mark, paigning Among the members was was laid down here when the dollar was

wo were going at a speed of 8 knots. After hide the bright light. We wers in the two responsible officers taking the part of

of Sir Jalius Vogel, formerly Agent- worth over 8, it now representa a most Į making, Breaker Point the engines began to direct line of the wind from ber; it was petty vifcera, the question arises whether After rounding, it was a reach for home,! General for Now Zand-in London.

some of the boats gotting out their spin- All reports confirm the statements that valuable asset of our sugany and enables save heardly, and immediately batore the about one point ca our port bow. I had you were not dangerously andermanned.

Capt. Bill-How many, officers do you makers again. The whole feet was examined the lights vary carefully, while

mors or less becalmed in the middle the young troopers made a gallant de l'ostock. 29.98 19 Capt.

Seabreeze, going aver to the Kow comparatively long time owing to thoir excellent markomarship. The report says loon shore in the waka of the Stella got an-

itat every man among thom had one or more wounds, and still the Matubeles were unable to sweep over them until nearly every cartridge was exhausted and the whole party was weak from Toss of Bood Then sure the last rash of the Matabelea and the last of the troopors fall, piemed in aeveral instances by four or five abrogzig.*** The King, having inlisted one locious bow on ais enemies, made good his retreat to the wilderness.

How far?-About 14 miles. Captain Deans-Its full range is 18 miles.

New Malwa credit; 550 Allowance, Cattien, 4/19 Old Malwa, credit. 600/610 Allowance, Usthics, 1/1 Persian, Vily, New, 548/60 Allowanee, Gatties, 12 Persian, Paper: red 600/610 Allawanos. Catties, 1/2

Capt. Hill-You were en deck all the time, and I suppose you know more abant it than they do.

Capt. Darby Yoe; after I came on the round pretty much in a bonob. It was a The Wilson party includes Captains 9the omething dark, but took it for fuck's bridge PresidentYou:ors now bringing light sits; Seabreeze and the Bin, going Barrow of Barrow and Lieutenants Hughes CHINA "UDAST METEOROLOGICAL may been able to arrive at Hongkong on the masthead light for some time, so why should be the question. whether your ship was not close to the wind, did remarkably mand of these ullicers were a lot of young. mention, that this stock of material following day- ould not have saved the side lights not be visible also P-It very were such that they could not do anything well. After rounding the minefield Buoy men betonging to sen

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ua to serve our customers ou very moderate collision we were going about 7 kuols.

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dangerously undermanned

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REGISTER. February 185.—IT — P.M..

Barometer.

Temperature,

Humidity.

terme. I do not think that I have any judging by the weather we were baving, they were af a distance, hat seuld not tell ostry Derby-Two deck offiests and three of the Harbour, but the Cari and the tos, keeping the carages at bay for Tokio......29.84

thing farther to add to the Report and Acounts, but before proposing their adoption, I shall be glad to answer any queations which you may wish to put with referenon to the same.

When a left Hongkung ont draught was 8 fest and 15.2. Both ballset tanks were fail I could make out nothing of the other vessel at the time she was aerous our that she was a steamer, It was bows except Ou the motion of the Chairman, seconda dark night, and as I had just rushed out of ed by, Mr Murray Bain, the report and the chart comicould not make out anything, soconut were unanimously adopted. When she burned the blue light i thought

The next business was the ra alaction of she had a yellow funnel. When I first the reciting Directors, Mesars Hoppius and free our tow was pointing about her mid- D. B. Sassoon.

She was lying obliquely to us, and ships. was forging ahead. I starbuarded and came up ander her stern. Brankar Point light was in sight 14 miles away. olear sight, only slightly hazy as it tauully I heard no hailing is in the N, E. monsoon. from the other ship.

Mr Wood proposed the re-election of these gentlemen and was secunded by My Jones Hughes

The proposal was adopted nem. con. On the motion of the Chairman, second ed by Mr McCallum, the Hon. J. J. Kea wick was unanitoonsly elected to fill the vacancy in the Board of Directors caused by the departure of Mr J. J. Bell Irving.

blazarx T. Arnold and S; G. Bird were on the unanimously elected auditors, motion of the Chairman, sccunded by Mr Ven Baren.

This concluded the business.

THE COLLISION OFF BREAKER FOINT.

NAVAL DJURT OF INQUIRY,

It was a

Did you bail her-We were too far apart. The wind was whistling so that it would have been impossible to hear a bail.

What did you understand by her blus light? I took it as a signal to show her position, and I answered her.

it was a steamer until moment byfore the collision. I may mention that my mind was running on juoks just that, bepausS, WA, always expect to see them about there

The President That is no reason why you should run into a steamer (not that say son did) because you were thinking of junka-I mean to show that I looked vers carefully with night glasses.

enginers,

Capt. Hill-Chief and second officers ? Capt. Derby-Yes. The President-The Court will now pro- caed to consider ita finding.

The Court was again cleared. After an hour and whilf's deliberation the Cuart was agaiti opened."

Then are we to understand that either

The President read the long fading of she never saw you at all, or when she did the Court. In the orher portion the she steered right across your bows, for no opinion was expressed that it was the St. reason at all apparently, becaues she must daaph which was run into. The conclad- have seen your red light on her starboarding sentences were as follow eide ?-No, I expect they book as for a jank, exactly as I took them for one. We did not open on them, nor they as un, and the smoke would bids all the coloured lights. Japanese coal is very smoky,

the

We are of opinion that the master of the Hangchow fully recognised the duty of standing by after the collision as long as the safety of his own vessel and the lives on board were hot daduly endangered The President-I never had the mis. thereby, siso that the steps taken by him fortune to sail with such coal, and hope I were all taken with this, end in view hitt never will but if you mean to ea that while recognising the danger o Japanese oral is bound to obscure a ship's Hangchow we regret that the master should Did you take it na a signal of danger side lights at that distance, then it is a bad have decided to leave the cens of the

business Nt, sir.

strenuous Would it have been possible to lower a Capt. Deans-1 know that Japancas coalfforts being made to diecover what had bo bost-It would have been madness to do sometimes doce make a very great deal of come of the other vessel. The Court do 40. It

not deal with the certificates of the master would have been risking human life.emoke. We would only have taken to the busts The President-But there We or officers, and they are, therefore, retura- lest hops. The chief officer volunteered to derate gale, if it had been a dead calm, Ied to them." go with a boat, and I refused to allow him. could understand the light being obscured, That was before we lost sight of the other Just about wind enough to keep the smoke vessel. That offer was made with a view towell in front of a ship runcing before it. communicate with the other ship.

At the Harbour Manter's Office this morning a Naval Court of Inquiry-sat for the purpose of making inquiries respecting the ciremmatannos connected with the polli- sion between the British atormer Hungrow and an unknown vessel, whereby the former sustained material damage. The Court wen constituted as follows:-Commander-R. H. Bumers, R.N., Stipendiary Magistrate (President); Staff Commander Salby Lil- mark.

Did form any opisies, after you saw

you the damage to your own ship, as to how she must have struck the other vessel -Only after truck the desk plate or sizinger plate. after-arrival in Hongkong. We must

Ib I have seen your ship I may say, sad it dificalido me to say how the hole could have been made in your stem-Yes; it is impossible to account for the fact list the stem was not damaged above the 20 fost Was the other ship deeply laden Yes;

In the course of further cross-examination the witness said he had sera very little of the steamer, as he never saw her at all uð- tila minute before she struck and then after down at oroo to the captain; and after that, putting the telegraph at 'stop' he went witness was busy carrying out various or- ders from the saptain, attending to lights zigging, sounding the being put up in

fore-peak, etc. He hardly noticed what the other ship was doing.

The President-I should think natural curiosity, to say nothing of duty, would

disaster without even more

SUPREME COURT.

IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS. (Before His Honour Mr E. J. Ackroyd, Puise Judge)

* Monday, Feb. 19.

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easterly breeze before the rest of the fleat, and got home first slong with the Rifles. The Seabreeze saved her time and got first place. The following were the times ---

7 Cam (4 marka) Kitten (10 marks)...... 2 47 20 Sebread (10 Harka) 4940 Elfa........... 2 58 50 3 4 15

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Subject to the decision of the Committee, the Fallopia are the total points :---

Cam She

Pearl

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Mary Alivoda", kanse

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38 marks

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HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

Eighteen competitors took part in the shoot on Saturday. Commander Ashe, R. N., took the spoon for, the best aggregate and Mesare Chapman, MeDoand and W, Stewart each won a spoon for Handicap aggrogates.

My A. ChapoBRIS AS

247 W. Majoonid, mesures.

3 W. SteveS.

Cornienwader 4alin, IN.,

Mr 10, thephieůj

Berat. MaLiam, HI Sergt. Warisk, H.K.P.

3d C. Forth THE HONGKONG BRUGEST SHOOTING CARE Tatoos, Ta Abdoola Khan, a private in the Hongkonggol, E.KR, unlawfully wounding on Noor Mahomed Cegls, Regiment, was charged with feloniously and

Cipt. Palmer, 0,8D with intent to murder.

Impactor Mann, H.E The Attorney Generai asked for an ad- Bag Dundas, Lieut. Person,

the most important witness, the man who

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BI-METALLISM. · ··· :

In the course of a very sensible and very interesting letter on the above subject, replying to a lottar by Mir Barr Robertson,

Nagasaki, 30.69 59 45 Shanghai.. 30.14 57 62 Prochos.30.28 67 60 Amoy 80.15 86 36 Auping90.67 70 STALOW... 30,1000 Canton 30.11 72 tangkan, 30.12 69 02 Vict. Puak

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Gap Rock 30,14

scao 30.19 67 79 8 othow...90.16 67

Haiphong, 30,02 60 Balina...,20,01 80|66| Manila........29,91 38:

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February 19th.AT 10

Wrostook 29.88 27.00) SSE dr J. O. Auldjo writes to a home paper: Takie

Nagasaki..

I am sorry to have to contradict Mr

Barr Robertion, but I still adhere to my Ahanghal, 30.10-47 70 88- original statement that gold has appreciat Fonchow.. 30.28 51|29 ed 100 per cent., and that the gold prices Amoy......30.20) 66,74 m of commodities have fallen one-half, and Auping...... not one-third. If not, how can he reccneile Swator 190.2361 the fact that the gold price of silver ise Canton fallen from 624 per os, to 31d per oz. Hongkong 30.30 63 (mitting fractions) with his statement Vick, Fest! that the silver prices of commodities are Gap Rock 30. practically stationery " If the gold prises Macan 30.21

Blaiphong

Long, 90.1

commodities Blow

and silver itesit one-half, then silver prites

0.5.James 30.10 —

man'i havo remained stationery, but most Bolinao,... 20:09 have fallen one quarter. What I maintain Manila. is that in Britain the purchsaing power of silver-ballion, not solsed—le unchanged, but must eles to mess its increased In India

It has depreciated considerably leom aliver having been dumped down

On the 18th at 10 83.4. Barometer steady. Gradients slight on cart, mas derate in China Sea for N.E. rinde, Bas viight Weather Ate. On the 10th-**- 10.41 Barometer steady, Gradiente

there, and a Chins it bas" the moderate for N.E, winds. Bes moderate,

moderately from being

balance of trada being against her.

maintain that gold

fall below t

Weather, fine.

cost of production, and, consequently, at''

Any ratio favonrasis to milver if gold and

F. G. Frag,

·First Asrätant.

silver are tied together, like two dogs in a Hongkong Observatory, Fob. 19, 1894. leash, silver being the worker would hate.

bart, N., H.M.6. Victor Emanuel; he appeared to be deep in the water. After induce you to stay long enough to look,-journment of the case till next Sessions as Major Byton & lẫn von. J. R. Hill, water, steamer Tacoma; Mr pumping the forward tank I raised the da- Well, we couldn't so much anybow that

was wounded, was in auch a condition that

to follow gold the stronger. In fe, bl-it, and to the level of the sex in inches, tenths, `1. Biromanen, radacad to â degress Fahren. D'A. de Sta. Croix, master, ateamer Wing-wage to the bow above the water, and there nighhen bow could you see Breaker Point, he could not appear in Court to give evid

was less danger of our bulkhead going.

THE FATE OF CAPTAIN WILSON metallin, et anything but ne market sang and Mr H. Desse, master, steamer That was when we found the pump was not 14 miles off? There was no smoke that epce.

AND HIS PARTY, Burgeon Capt, Borrodails eridance

gare

relio, would simply be *a gold standard with reducing the water in the forepeak. That way.

Cape TouThe JAD 13-Detalls of the silver tokeo After tha collidou, when I rejoiced the to the effect that the wounded man coulé

aoi age, and the latter wanld was at 1.15 am. It was about 11.30 p..

captain on the bridge, I did not see any of net apparin Court Witness did not thick massere of Captain Wilson's party by when we lost sight of the other recul,

the other ship's lighte. The only sign that he could be able to appear at next Matabeles were received here to-day so be restricted, as each ration would

Wil- their own alvor isensa, as could saw of the other ship was her blue light. I Sessions. He did not ship the mac Bulawayo. They, shew that Captain will have to garante or, to they con tot

blue light she was four or five lengths off

I saw nothing to steer for after that; but I

By Capt. Hill-Why didn't you shout to them -It was not my plage in de 62.

Pant, But Why, you were in charge the desk, were you not?

var

Tof

4- TERJURY CLAW,

the

and bandredths.ma dauzate Motta 13. TSMERKATUAN, in the shade, in dagras Fahrenheit, ka 1974 vasta

16. Here, to parentage of saturation, abe

4. DIENOTION ON WIxn, to two fon AN 5, Fac or WIND, Secording to Beaufork

100, you sir saturated with moisture being

Scala.

6. BYATH OF WHARF blue, sky, ele kanhad cloude, ddringling win; /fig, a ginomy,

Abad, lightning, art, passing shows

gain, annaw, chandas, y visibility.

Kan to inches, tenths and hundradkhan Wahi

HONGKUNG REGISTER.

Barometer Temperature

Previous (Ūn držati. On data m `ldayatsy.m† 10 sm.

30.12 63

Diceation of

Wind

***

30.00

20.05

374314

Taishion.

Charles Jamar Derby, slated–I am mas- ter of the steamer Hangthor, and hold a

Did you consider the advisability or other. master's certificate. I have been in command wise of steaming up to windward to the for sixteen zaatha. We left Hongkong on other ship-that was after you ket sight of did not hear any suggestion to lower bost would ever be able to appear in Court un son and

to toe te spesk to les ha was carried Chiste. The man, wit died galantly, fghangs a hard fight and bear the teat of shia molting pot have 1-36 February 7, light, in ballast, bound for what was necessary to steer her.

the captain about that, but I thought it as aid, is permanently paralysed; and is diepstobo whic

which brought confirmation of present day gold mining there is an edror Shanghai...Leaving here at daylight we Could you have steamed up to her would be impossible to lower a boat. I would be very injurious to him to compel the report of the utter destruction of tisement in the Financial Times of the 5th prosesded all well till 9.30 p.m. that day I did not know what he was doing thaught a boat would have been stashed to his to appear in tout le recovery in the detachment reached Bulawayo on Janu- Inst, giving a review of the South African I was looking out for her lights, pieces. I never heard sound from the the witness's opinion, was very doubtful Ghi has the information referred to market for 1893 by Measre H. Hanbury & when Breaker Folot was aboam, distance If I had seen a light I would have other ship, except a man's voice shouting and he inclined to the opinion that the was not plaged on the wire ancil to-day, 16, outalde brokere, who naturally put the though brief dispatch was received last but fine on things in order to secure 4 miles N.W. W. I then wrote the steered as best to it so possible. I Oh, ohl immediately when we struck her ran would not recover

His Lordship then adjourned the gas right porming the worst reports clients, and, ont of the 270 odd Gold night order book, course E. by N. N. com thought it would be dangerous to go in If they had cried out we would bare besid

till next Session,

According to the Balawapo advices, Companies South Africa with a total pam, and to call me when the Lammbok that direction. When she was burning the them, an

typic dats de

soma natives who arrived thans o Janar capital of £80,000,000 they state that there light bore N.E. by N. N. by compan

6th in order to urrender their arms and are only 23 condrias, or less than 9 per then retired to the bars room fill sunb time

Tang Ut Chang was charged with having that they wars present when the Wilson ainang Shem they paid 21.100,000: The as I was called to alter the soarse. About kept my ship in the vicinity.

make toring with the commander, admitted coal at prosent earning dividenit; and 11.16, I was aroused by the ship breaking By Capt, Hill-Had you any idea that

committed perjury in connection with detachment was destruyed to a man, totul riuld of gold was 1,475,000 ounces, se off, and houring the telegraph at the same the other ship had sank-My idea was

By Capt. St. Croix-Do you think yen arion cone tried at like drains in which The natures. say: Shah, Captain" Wilson, think the profit was equal to 158 per ounce time. I rushed on deck, and saw in these had possibly steered for Swatow, oonld have done something more was named bad it was charged with who was in pursuit of King Lobengule and to bares 22 per cent on the fospital Bizatio darkness a Tomel across our home. We had By: Capt. Ste Croix-Did your try to assist the other ship F-No

etting fire to certain insured premios raddanly came upon is strong detachment invested. The Bitish South Africa Com- moderate monsoon "ap to Breaker Point, at cocuror sight of her lights stopped

A Chianse quarter-mester was saline is becupied by him in Queen's Road on the of Matabelen, headed by the King himself pany, which also wants to make things Force this point the sec began to incresse, and at tsere two hours. I sonsidered it would the next wibee He gays come evidesse 3rd of November last, When the The latter, who has cow loss much flesh look a rosy se possible, al la its rectal the time of the collision it was blowing, a baze beèn imprudent to steer after her party in a specios of pidgin-English, RA sliki was proved sud the prisoner Lei Kit the forbid exorals he has taken, was able | Afridan Mining Companies for 1892 abicopt»)

óşme before the: "Qduri" "at",

tast Ressions being to the privations he has suffered, and report that the total dividends of moderate gate. I did not know there had the dark if I saw no lights,

By she Fresident-After I lost sight of partly in Chinees, but the Court was of been a collision when I rushed 'on deck, notload the telegraph was at stop cod her on my starboard beam I kept steering ked to-retire; 40 use, and bo'was wie digeherans likus statement on which to mount a horse'and ný before the Briti to £880,000 •ă »yield of 1,211,000 ( he ship the charge of perjury was based was that agrance. But when information was con- ounces,- squal to a profi of about 141 62 seeing the vessel amps our bows I naturalia's parallel line, but our impression was

. ly put the telegraph to full speed astern, that she had steamed right away. We Jobs Bourne, chief officer, stated the prisoner in the present dass saw Lei Teyed to the King that the Wilson party par oante, or barely 11 per cent, on the Low In aumler, som regnata bataliowente esta f. Banbury & Co occupied,

pled placing

of Bound officers watch it wie Hongkong. After I lost sight of her Haht by hearing the engines going astero. 14 per in the premises which he He had gone down the port ladder to all I stil went easy ahind, with hat head to was clear sight. There was a strong premises were afterwarde destroyed, troopers and a heciched or so of auxiliares, gold of 2,000,000 under and a proži

[by Gre,

And monsoon and the ship was rolling heavily,

the Wing managed to get the Matabeles to $1,600.000 equal to 16s për tunes me, whilst loams up the starboard, feddar, the aga. We just kept steerage Way of

by Meko That wout on how long?-More than an I felt the impact of collaton is my Robinson, instructed by Afé Dennys, plond British foros in

prisoner

stand and prepare to baske

to take the small per seat, an intestment. Thus, Overs I did not grasp, the situation at Araf and

period of three years, the largest gold field light, I thought it but it was "When I saw thủ plher vessel und daured var hont,

ed not guilty.

The King appears to have exercised good l she world, and the most scientifically akip I went ahead regain. We were heading In that time, the Inference would be, have been a junk, de I was gulog down

Evidence was log at great length and the generalship, instructing the center of his worked, will only shows profit of about 10s about 2, and was beading E.8.E that you would get past the spot where to the forepeak I rolled another steater Before sending any hard sent for the you lost sight of her lights We must about a ship's length away on our starboard was adjourned til fo-morrow, at 10 mos to continue treating before the nounes and 2 per cent on the capital AROMETER PAM 20.20

bow. I saw the ship later on, about 20 or 95.

British troopers who were pessing thee Invented. The South African Financial chief offer, who want forward to see what have passed very near the spot,

J With her head to the ses was the worst minutes Biter, when

Deme on desk

beraes.onward throng's the hisabels rinks Record in a recent article said that on an to damage was done. Then I lest sight of the

in the hope of capturing the King The average the and Math Reed barely yields other stemmer. All his lights wore that position your own reel could be in 2-It report to the captain. The other ship was out, and be had no lights showing aft was opt her there in order to fed the burning a bin light, and was on our SE DHANNELS COMELETELY Uden yigit and left Banks of the Mantels staples des and could pay to work on large The ship was labouring very beswily and it other real kept her there for one board beam. 1 could are the hull of the ease of hers, alimple and decent, which i prag tog were instructed to deploy to the right and selle, and that it is no exaggeration to was imposable Akabet te stand on deck, hour and forty misuton altre funng sight Teste). The fqanet appeared to be white arendal in nam play of left and then gradually to overge inward any that millions had been work (sqqunior- | yellow, 1 nunxered. 'Ibo blue light. Actiontuen; including spary dated Sentinela i no de la take the British Inon on both tanks | sd) on the Main Beef, and Gilbar wholesale

MD WEDWper germ Ebiloor, will be sent port free on The sea was on our beam. I kept going of the other vessel. nhead slowly ad- na to bring har up to. the B. U. Jeffries, manager of the Nippon byes were, dimmed by las light, and I saw the gamuthout the stand in the early age and ask moes supersede retal spiking, or some The troopers, under ike, impression that of the mums fell into desse! Au the ses & low minutes afterwards-bout § or Yuren Kaisha, stated I had the steamer nothing while I was burning it. The other nec aur, Abany Baiving y dd, Vitacim Elewa

the Kalebale power was satirely, broken, general average yield of gold reofą is about slaville otter, she had arossed our bows 8. Asaph on a sims charter to bring col ship did not appear to be sinking. I told woodswine, Landbe. 4. W.

opicion that he

South

at the same time tinging out for the kept look-out for her all the way to hold a master's pertiflosta, I was aroused.). Kit was Åre to a heap of heroine wadedatschmet'sƐ caly forty British | ge father, said pradioł Kor 1894 & yioki sot.

mast

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sumatul over troughs before, the pubila, Alfres

WARLEST

Highest open mår tomperstare on the 18thousa Lorrect open ate temperature on the 180

TG. FIGO

Fongkong Observatory, Feb. 19, 1804-

Temperature.

Boxoxoxo, February 19 18

(Taken at Mesars Falconer de Voda

- Premiata, Queen's Road.)

30:13:

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4.P.M... NOMETER--9 A

30.07

Do.

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D. Mazinga

Do. Minimum over night: 60.