them unison Captain Clements wished to sail any further evidence or make any remarks.
Captain Clementa intiusted that he did not wish to plice anything further before the Court. The Court was then cloured for deliberation. And on its re-opening the following Anding was, delivered:---
THE DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 2017, 1886,
Acting Sargeant James Horka proved the NEWS FOR THE FRENCH MAIL. charge, and the defendants wore fuvél $10 bach.
STRAGGLEEN, ^
trem H.M.S. Audacious were again before the The six seamen charged with being stragglers Court ou remand, and further evidence having been takan, one of them was food $5, thres Sĩ -each, and all of them wave ordered to be sent on
board their ship.
COUNTERFEIT COINS.
FINDING We find that the British steamship Fenetia
offaial No. 68,386. William Edwird Lawrence;
tor Urincey with being in possession of 36 coun terfait dollars, 1 20-coat piece, 17 10-cent pieces, and 20 pieces of silver. The osse was remsuded. Bail was alleered the defendant on a deposit of $500
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LATE TELEGRAMS,
999,000,000 franes.
is
Pams, 2nd April.
the back by a vast network of great balke of imbar, ned upon it is situated a boiler shed and Sailer supplying steam to two pulsemater pumps situated near the boltein of the dock. This form of pump works by the steam admitted into our
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Fold-Fritz, Blas Rain, and Tornado. Time 3a 4ace.
The NANTAI STAKEE, of $10 each; a forood on try for all eld ponies entered at this meeting. optional for subscription grimine, ut pay te rocurve 70 per cunt, second 2 per do, third 19 per cut, of the Stakes; weights per sets. One mile and a quarter.
Home Buler and Moon and honf... 1 Bot Ani
↓ FieldCornhill, Home Ruler, Moon, Bos
ontting, and beam bending machine. All those last powerful sanchiusa ora worked by inpalant anrlaos attacks to and machine, the stem for which is enpplied by a large med steam pipe extending under chamber being condensed there; a vacum isthus The Committee appointed by the Chamber of ground the entire length of the shop. This formed which the water rashes in to fill, steam be Deputies to examine the Government's proposat pipe is astefully sovured with non-seadusting ngan sudited foes this water dp the de for the issue of a loan of 1,484,000,000 Evansing and mature-resisting paraposition dry pipe of the pup There are two shambers, n the action goes us continuously. A consideratés 20cmmands that the gure he reduced to protected above by an iesu plata extending pressure, however, is required, the steam must be Clements Mastor, whose cortificate of·co Tui Awal, shopman, was charged by Inspec- M. Genouillet-appointed Governor of Bagel / long the floor at the shop. These numerous sharp, ant lose than about 60 lb to the square
appointed Governor of Guadeloupe. M. Le Bouchar, Governor of New Caledonia, engines all exhaust into a large fron pipe alinuk, mild steam not working this kind of pamp as buried banoath the floor of the shop, the dam is Blake's ice orusher; also a comorela in a satisfactory manner. Adjoining the daftar steam boing either thore sendensed or loading mixing machine and elevator, and near this is PARTS, 7th April, M. Calixta Imbert will leave soon for Indo into targe irou underground tank and being an iron pan and pair of edge rauaors. On the Chias on. Commercial Mission to Cambodia. sonderend there. In addition to thug powerful coffer dam is also a jib crane; and down at the
The French Chamber of Deputies has bogen machines already enumerated there is a big more powerful orane used for placing the beary Ami, and Took. Time, 2min. 55o..
bottom of the dock is also another larger and the cusion of the measure introduced by the now treble-goared salt-toting break lathe with blocks of stone forming the floor of the dock Government to get power to contract a public thirty and foot bad and capable of almost in- in their propor position. These blocks are all most same in first Time, Suin. sess. |load,
dotinito extension. This monster Inthe willparefully fiziabad and badded it Portland cemout, hennath which is concretemadeoforashed granita The Greek Chamber has passed a vote of takin in work 100 inches in diameter or 58 inch of small sizo, sand, and Portland coment, Along confidence in the Ministry after a long and an centres; it has already done work 96 inches the betters of the excitation are lines of tram. diameter. Thero is also a large alotting ma- way, while above is a crane which lowers the chine: a large sized radial drill, espable of blocks of stone down on to the tramway truck taking in werk of almost any dimensions; a placed to roosire it Immediately in reas of the large koel boring mashine, capable of boring look to the northward fe a quarry in which |blocks of still unweathered granite are found any thicknoan; & large sized plate planing ambedded in disintegrated granits quite anft anobius with oramping girder fired to over and which may be dag away with a pickare. hanging standarde, the ends of the tablo being left fees, than admitting plates of any
pebenor is $1,541 of London, left Koba on the 26th March, 1866, on a voyage to Yokohama having os board a pilot William Sherard Davidson, engaged by tho P.&O. Company for service in their vessels, and who holds a licence listed by the Japanese Government: That at about 1045 p.m. the same day the Vene tis stranded on Isaki Roof, near Cape Tonabé That after jettisoning a quantity of go the ship was not aff athlou 1.20 pm, on the 29th March, and the ship not having apparently re ceived serious damage and not making any Vater the altar-neuled us his voyage to Yokohama, where she arrived on the 30th March. We are of opinion that shecneualty was brought about by an improper curso being steered
Boat MR. E. MACERAN; -
OFANGE OF MTSBEK, George Henry Borrow, of América, steward as the American ship St. David, was charged by Heary Bush, third officer of that ship, with our ing the death of one Antano Lundin, aged 35ated debate.
are on the 18th instant. on board that vessal, while in this herboar.
No evidence was taken, nid the case was re-
after saving Himanki Point, in determin.manded for a nook. ing which the arror of the compass was wrongly applied by the pilot in, whose charge the master had left the ship.
The court after due dalibaration fluds that the master committed an error in that he, having regard to the attending circumstancos, omitted to verify the couran est by the pilot, and had be done this the casualty would have been avoid ed, but seeing that there was a licensed pilet in charge in when be considered he might de pond we do not consider that this amounts to a wrangfal act or default, and the Court therefore do not deal with his certificato, which is therefore returned to him.
FATAL AFFRAY ON BOARD THE AMERICAN SHIP « ST. DAVID."
Between eight and vina o'etook on Sunday orening a fatal affray cocurred on board the American ship St. David, which arrived here"en the 16th instant from New York with a cargo of kerino. It appears that the stoword of tho vessel, who is a coloured Amorioan named George Henry Harrow, had had some words with” the sconi mata, Antone Landin, a naturalized American of Norwegian attraction, and in ❘ the course of the quarrel Berton shot Lundia deal with a revolver. The Captain and the chief officer had gone on shore early in the after- nour and about six o'clock the groood mate, who was a quiet and respectable man, found the steward kicking up a row with the cook on mount of an order given by the former. This the second mate did not think was right since he was in charge of the ship at the time and sil orders ghould have some from him. He therefore intorlorod, upon which the
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENÜB.
Monday, 19th April UFION.
Quotations are This year's New àfalwa $520 por piezl, allos of
[1 cattion Last year's New Malwa $575 per pieni, allos. of Old Malwa............
13 catty .......8595 per pioul, aitse, of [1 catty. Patni (Now) ..95473 to 550 per clust Bonares (New) ...... 545
ON LONDON.
Он Расте
BXCHANGE.
Telegraphio Transfer .......................... Bank Bille, an demand... Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight.... Bank Dilla, at 4 months' sight
8/39
.3/8
3/35
3/32
Credits, at 4 months' sight... Documentary Bills, at 4 months'
Xight........
3/4
..3/4
Bank Bills, on demand
.4.15
Credita, alá months' sight
4.27
ON NEW YORK.
Bak Bills, on demand....801
OR BOMBAY
Uradita, 30 days' sight ........
Telegraphic Treasfer.........
4214
Bank, on demand ........ ON CALCUTTA
Telegraphic Transfer
2214
Bank, on demand.....
Fank, at right Private, 30 days' sight.
BUARES,
900
72
721
Quotations are
Ox SHANGHAI
Lornox. 13th April.
The Socialiste arrested in connection with the recent riots in London have been acquitted,
Lovous. 13th April. The debate on Mr. Gladstone's Irish Hone Fale sheme has been further adjourned.
Lord Morley, the Firat Commissiour of Works, and Lord Kenmare, the Lord Chamber lain, have resigned.
LONDON, 14th April.
without a division, a Bill for giving Homo Eale The House of Commons has read a first time,
to Ireland.
The Earl of Cock; and Orrery has rosigned. Land Cark was Master of the Horsa-Ed.
D P.) -The Earl of Shaftesbury has committed Rioide
LONDON, 15th April.
A crowded and most enthusiastic mosting of
(all parties has taken place in London.
Lord Salisbury proposed, and Lord Harting ton seconded, a resolution to the effect that fr. Gladstone's Bill was an ignominious surrender. 'calculated to weaker the whole Empire, and that it was imperative to maintain the legislative usion of England and Ireland.
The resolution was carried unanimously.
Lovnos, 16th April. There is a deficit in the Badget which it is proposed to meat by the appropriation of £800,000 from the Sinking Fund. No increase of taxation is proposed.
Cholera has broken out in Brindisi.
THE IMPROVEMENTS AT THE. KOWLOON DOCKS.
The grandly increased business of the Hong kong and Whampoa Dook Company, Limited, has of late necessitated, as is already well known, very considerable additions both to the buildings and plant of this popular iostitation, which ander skilled direction has now been hailt up to pro-
length or breadth on the table rolls
width, these large rolls are worked by so sepable of admitting plates 16 feet, ir
independent engino; a large kool plate brad. ug mashine capable of admitting 18-foot platos, worked by hand-power obtained by two double-purchase crabs one at each end of the machine; another big machine having three radink drills upon one but plata, all working either independently, or simultaneously; a large new horizontal and vertical planing machine; saother large horizontal boring machina; a large Longitudinal and traverse plantag machine, besides drills, lothes, shaping and tting ma elines, and all sorts of emaller machines, some
hundreds in number.
This large new dock will probably be quay pleted and ready to receive vessels in tout des months from dato. The dimoasions of the dooks a5 Kowloon are as follow:--
breadth 5 feet; depth of water, 11 fast.
PATENT SLIP Dock-Length, 950 feet; No. 1 Dock-Length. 940 feet: width at ea. trance, 70 feet; depth at sill. 18 feet.
No. 2 Docx. Longth, 245 foot; width of en- trance, 49 foot 3 inches; depth on sill, 13 feat.
No. 3 Dock (whoa completed).-Length, 500 foot; width at bottom, 86 feet, width at gates, 70 feet depth over sill 29 foot; leight of blocks, 3 foot. Will be pumped dry in three hoara,
A few words or to workɛ now in houd willadt ba out of place hero. The steamer Camelot has just laft dock, baving had saw store postste rudder, large number of plates renewed, and three lengths of keel bars taken unt sal one replaced by a new bar. The steamer Madran, now in the
No. 1 Beck, has had a large number of plates.
The ICACING STATES, forend entrance of 35 Kwanging. On the 14th it. the Teriah each with 350 added: for subscription grifine Council met, when it was announced that only: weighin as per svola! winners 7ibs. proposed areas of the Stamp duties would b. extra. Ono mile and a quantar:
withdrawn, it being found, on scrutiny, that po Blue Rain......
urgent necessity oxisted for increased taxation: Tomadoři
and the Loan Bill and Ponce Preservation Bill Fritz.
were read a asocnd time. Grant satisfaction is Stamp duties. The reports for 1865 of "t felt at the abandonment of the idea of raising th Aating Superintendent of the Botanical Afforestation Department and the Goveran Astronomer have buon published The Hol kong Cheral Society gave another at tao night of the 14ta iost, in St. Andrew's tizi and the Masotto Opera Company and Chiaria Circus have catered for the amusement of the golony during the interval. Satisfactory repfiós lanva hoon reocived from H.B.M's Chargé d'Ai- faires by the Chamber of Commerce to lobturn on the attempt to reguista tugboats on the Carton river by the Kwangtung antborilis and the proposof opening of the port of Hozsoke in Annum by the French. Now had book re- caived of the death, while on the passu?** homa in the . M. steamer Djemaah, of Schurzer, formerly French Conani at Canton, a some time secretary to Admiral Courbet ri the France Chinges war Frino Lonis Nap lonu, second son of Prince Jerome Bonaparte, vr zived here on the 17th inst., in tho MỮ M. st. 2+ mar Natal, on a tear round the world, and is no z staying in the Culouy thegeral de Negdier". rived here from Tonqnia on the 18th inst, a his way home. A murder was committed on f: » night of the 18th inst., on board the Americ ship St. David, now lying in barbour, a colour American stevard shooting dead the second of - corofthat vessel. The Hongkong Police Achie Sports took place on the Cricket Gruaud in splendid weather and were very successful.
*The dead-keat was run off, when House Rules
THIRD DAY, 14th April.
The WILD WOOD Cur (prisented; valua 3125 second pony $50; for subscription gins only: weights (sa per sealo; forced entrando $5. One mile and a quartor, Mr. Trie's Snowflake, 10st. 9169.1 TER RUSSIAY CUP: (presented); value &- for all China ponios; weight as per seals; winners 10lb. extra; entrance $5. Once round Major Bagstock's Almaneor, 10st. 6lbs. 1 The FLTAWAY STAIRS, of $500k with 850 added, for all China pouins; weights as por coale, winners 10lbs, extra. Three-quarters of a milo.
Major Bagstook's Wild Wood
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The CONFOLATION Cup, value $100; second | Marine Court was held at the Harbour Ofire cu pody $30; for all bont jide non-winners at this the 19th just, to investigate the citṛamatane s meeting woighis as per scale; entrancs-$5. attending the stranding, on the 26th March, f Que mile.
the P. and O. steaker Varetin on the Isaka rekl Tanabe Point, Japan, when the Court found that
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Mr. Cocoanib's Moon, 10st. 1295....... The CEAPFOR STATES: of 810 auch with $100 added; a forced satry for all winners except the winner of Consolation Cap; winnore of reces $15 extra, of more than two $10 artra: weights as per scala. One mile and a quarter. Mr. D. E. Sassoon's Rappahannock, 10xh...
The
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COSMOPOLITAN CUP (presented); value for all China poties; weights 12 stons; to be ridden by Residents of the Fokkien pro- vinna, and Officers of the Army and Navy: Major Bagstock's Bon Ami, 12et...
eutrance $5 Three-quarters of a mile.
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The NIL DESPREANDOM STAKES; of $10 each, not formed; for boud fide noo-winning aus. scription grifles, first pony 60 per cans, second 80 portent, third 10 per cent of the Stakes; weights as por scale. Once round.
THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROTECTORATE OF ANNAM AND TONQUIN.
the sunnally was used by the pilot laying a Wrong come, and that the Captain email an error in not verifying the course, but as n ought he could rely on the pilot the Court di not deal with his certificate,
The German gaabost tis left this port c | Saturday afternoon en route for Europa.
General de Negrior was a passenger by e German steamer divine, which arrived he s on Sunday from Haiphong.
It is stated that Dr. H. F. Hsuce, H.P.M 'a Vice-Consul at Wiampos, has been appoint British Consal at Amoy.
His Exellenoy the Hon. Charles Tenby. V Minister to China, arrived hers on Wadner morning, the 14th inst., from Shanghai by American corvette Marion.
Mr. Feindel arrived here on Eaturday by steamer Peking to assume sharge of the Ger Consulates in Hongkong and Canton pend..... the arrival of Mr. Felldram.
We hear that at a meeting of the Hongkong Game Association held on Friday evening it was resolved to dissolve the Association. Some criti | cisma were passed on the action of the late ho- |norary socrátary.
On the afternoon of the 14th inst., et the off- of Messrs. David Sassoon, Sons & Co., Bis Villa at Pokfulam was put up to auction Sharp for $6,100.
taken out and renewad. The small ateamer' In order to bring the various pieces of work Dicky, having just left the No. 2 Dork, her place iute position amongst all this complicated maits. The leaner Hailong is Low lying under
has been taken by the Austrian gunboat Nax of machinery thera ars four powerful travelling the thear and the unfortunate Cantoria, with cranes working upon atout iron girders and a big hole in her bors and half hor stam framing, which extends upon either side the en-
knocked away, is still lying at one of the buoys tire length of the building.
off the dock, nothing definite being known Adjoining this open maabino shop just do about har re repairs. In the ship yard in course of construction are two twin sorew iron gun. soribed is a spacious iron roofed furgaon shod in vessels of 100 feet in length, the diagonal twin | Mr. Trio's The Baby List. ?fb.............. 1 which is situated the plate heating furus wood engines for which are now in the fitting shops. for heating the plates previously to bending Two other steal vessels of the same dimensions them. It is impossible to turn out good work are also on the stocks. These latter will be fitted without this essay junot toerery couplete with componnd direct noting surface condensing boiler-making establishmont, platoe roughly vertical engines. In addition to those vessels beat by hashing and beating them with sledge and the great quisera preniessly ruferred to the hammers as the Chinese do will novar mako se kool of a large steel twin screw cruiser, 175 feet bailors, the fibus intarest strastare of the iren long, has just been laid down.
The decree of the President of the French being wenkezed although externally the boiler
For the information of outside readers we may Bapablio on the organisation of the Annam and
Unise Insurance Society of Canton, Limited-mants in Europe.
per cent. preminun, sales and buyers.
dition to this there is also an improved angle. Company, in addition to their vast establishment is accompanied by a report by M. Freycinet, iron heating furones of latest modern constratat Kowloon, have fine denks at Tai Kok Sai and which is a follows will be noticed is a line of railway on the western stop is the engine base and boiler shed. The former pisce is of the following dimensions
On approaching the Dooks the first thing that tion, Adjoining the farmses she and machine at Aberdeen. The Cosmopolitan Dock at the REPORT ADDRESSED HY THE PRESIDENT Or THE COUNCIL TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC-ON THE OSHANIBATION OF THE oud of the preraisos; the rails are continued on the engines are a beztifully finished piece of work, Length over all, 465 foot; braadth at ontranso,
PROTECTORATE OF Ånsas and Tonquir. outside along the northern wall the antire length having two horizontal cylinders 10 inches dias fost depth, 26 feat. There are also exten.
sive workshops al Tai Kok Sai. The Aberdeen The pacification of Aanam and Tongain for the rumour, of the building and then enter the Company's ter by 30 inches stroke, the large fy wheel un docks have as subjoined dimensions: Hope now sufficiently advanced to warrant the planing
test driving situated batween grounds of the lustera corner, being from them. This pulley barue the great longts of Dook-Length over all, 433 feet; breadth at en of the ongatry under the civil authority and the on to the great new No. 3 shafting (260 est), which extends abag the all trance, B foot; depth, foot. Lamont Dook organisation of the protectorate on a definite Deck, from when the materiala excavatad are of the machine shop its satire length. In the au-Length over all, 940 feet; breadth, 64 feet; carried by trucks drawn by ons of John Fowler Fine-house is alsoa Roots blower, worked either by depth. 16 feet. The resources of the Company and Son's smail locomotives to the western end wain engine at pleasure. This blower suppli be plainly apparent.
its own independent engine or by palley from the and its ability to execute any work will therefore Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares tho promises, where a piers of Government blast for all the 30 forges and fraces in the
8405 per share, esllors.
course of reclamation side blacksmith's shop off the main boiler erect- Chias Fire Insurance Company's Shares-$88 ground is now iz
per share, sellers.
stoward took offence and commanded to use Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shars-194 portions rivalling many of the largest establish- may not show any serious setul oracks. In a add that the Hongkong sad Whampoa Dock Tonquin protectorate has been publishod. It Mr. H. N. Mody, and was sold to Mr. Graź
threatening language towards Lundin. The steward is wid toʻbə: the habit axing such words as cet and slash towards any one on board and seemed to have everything his own way on board, so that during the whole engage from New York thers had bean erchanges of harsh words between him and the other meters of the crow Bunday evening, the matter was dropped for
intervals. After the first few words on
some time, but the steward renewed the row by dirasting metacing words to the officers, including the third mate also, but the latter, knowing the character of the man, paid no attention to what he said. The
8480 par share.
Chins Traders' Insurance Company's Shares Narth Chias Insurance-Tis. 30 per share, Yangtone Insurance Association-Tl. 120 per
here, sellers. Chinese Insurance Company, Limited-$170 per On Tai Lururance Company Limited-Tile, 146 Canton Insuranos Offs, Limited-$85 per
878 per share, sales and sellers.
shere.
per share.
sisre, sellers.
thanse sostinu
from the watera of the barbar. On entering she. Near the fan shed is the large
second mate, however, who had had a drop of ongkong and Whampoa Doak Company's ing the pimises the visitor will sea, ad.shaft or stick which creates a draught for the
Equor, retaliated in a few words, and sa a regult thay nearly came to blows, but the cook
his cabia again and addressed Lundin in a
ine.
defiant manner, and a Lundin did not koop China and Manila Steamship Company, Lamited
quist, he advanced towards him, as it to striks him, but the oock again interfered and krooked Borow down. The fatter then went fato his cabin evidently to got his revolver, and apon coming again on desk be showed signs of getting into close quarters with the second mate., who was sitting coolly in a chair. The cook sacing the aspect of the affair ren aft for the third mate who came to the scene at once and found the two wou holding each other by tho shalder with ons hand whilst the steward with his left hand drew from his waist a roroivar with:
which he discharged three successive shots, ons
of which struck Lundin little below the rõ.
20 per cent. discount, nominal.
Douglas Steamship Company, Limited-354
per share, bay wơn.
share.
Hongkong Gas Company's Share $120 per Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-$107) por
iksro, buyers. China Sugar Refining Company, Timitat199
per share, buyers. China Sugar Refining Company (Debentures)
1 per cent, promium, nominal. Luzon Sugar Reining Company. Limited-$7a
par share.
Inrces,
Lydmulio mohinery thout the worka
FOOCHOW SPRING MEETING.
FIRST DAY, 12th April.
The CONSULAR Cur, (presnutad); salus 3-, for all China ponies, waights as per scale; entrance $3. Half-a-mile.
Hoot Marry Moak. Almansor Field-Merry Monk, Almansor, Decoy and
The CHAMPAGNE CUT; (presented); value 3180; second pay $59: for, saberiptien grifting only: weights ni për sote; foreslentrunes 84. Three-quarters of a mile.
• Blue Ruin Daccit Santhdown...
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basis. The accompanying degree is intended to s both those ends. It is inspired by those deas of simplicity and economy which have hoen recommended by Parliament, and without which the country will not view with favour the arten- sion of our colonial domain.
The principle of the faturs organisation may
ba etated in a few words.
& famour was current in town on the 1:
PAssongers on heard had been blown up an YoFage from here to Singapora. So far as have been able to usvertain there is no fcuocet
It is nofibed in Saturday's Gazette that I' Excellency the Acting (orezner has appoin
Francis Hanry May, Passed Cadel, to` Acting Assistant Registrar General, rice N. G. Mitchell-Innes, doing duty as Ast Folion Magistrate and Coroner.
inst. that a steamer with nine hundred Clin
The P. and steamer Thames. having co- ploted hor repairs at Akordeon, came out of Land steamed round into harbour on the 1.
noon of the 14th inst. She has taken th for London, and will precard with the butt
The Protectorato of Annam sud Tonquin is toward mail on the 23rd instant. be a distinct and independent service, having ita
We hear that an action" has been engum sĮ
own laws and its owi hedget and will have in the Supreme Court by Don Justo Martin other relation with the Metropolitan Govern- Lanas, Citi Governor of Manila, against Mr nent than such as may result from the appoint Charles A. Tyrrell, of the Macotte Opera Con munt by the latter of the Resident-General and pany, for the recovery of $5.00 dana, for high fanctioneries and the granting of the Messrs. Sharp, Johnson. I Stokes are subvention which will he neary for some
tained for the plakati and Mr. Coldwel years to come to balance the receipts and ex-
been instructed for the defence. jezditaro. The administration therefore, will ba eutirely loosted in Aauam and Toquin, and tas control only will be reserved to the Metropolis. The responsibility of the Rant-General will pe considerable, and on bis ability will depend in great measure the succus of this laboris enterprise.
ter.
The administrative system provital for the Protectorate la of the least complicated charno- It souforms, moreover, to the treaties FieldSouthdora, Atlas, Blue Bain and Da. which have toun concluded with the Court of
CHINA COP: (praented): ilmɔ $ -, for all " cuit. Time, Imin. 39saca.
Hné.
It is intended to utilise the organisation, re China Ponies; Worzata es par acule; entrancelatively perfect, which exists in the Annamite 35. Ons mile and thraa-quartara.
kingdom, and to employ it in the sense of our Hore Ralet,arın
ideas and the progress which we wish to sus re- Happsbarnock,
alised in these countries. The Resident-e-
The
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Shares-83 por cont. prom, bayern, ex new randing to grost him, the stalwart form: Outside the northern wall of the now black- intorfored and separated them. Later on Bor. Hongkong, Cantos, and Masso Steamboat Co.'s of Adam Hogg, the Company's piper. Adam smith's shop rained to in wall foot deep by Shares-381 par shara premium, kayara. also condescends to perform the perhaps luss 10 feet diamanter, the water in which has been row, who would not unist hindselt, came out of Indo-Chins Steam Navigation Co.'s shares-congenial duties of head watahman and thiet food and plentiful all throughout the past very |
3 per cent. discut.
Arging dry semen. Genmunicating with this wall batcher general to the establishment, and to such is a powerful pamp which forces the water inta good effect did he ply his vocation, amongst the two large circular iron tanks, which being situated pilfering fraternity that during the last year at a cezsiderable oferation give a good head of Adam scored some 170 convictions against his/vater for supplying the various boilers andHoot. Won by a short hand. Time, 61. thisving adversarias. Standing some 100 or more To the south of the new machine shop is the feet inland from the great shear poles used shipbuikling yard and pateat slip. Hero is s for ding heavy materiale in or ont of vessels | tuated an immense jib crane moving through a coming alongside may be noticed a hugo mass of ticole of a hundred feet in diauctor. Hore also ure numerous skips and veeaula in source of son looking iron vessel. The craft has a rocker keely referred to. scaffolding enclosing a curiously built atay struction, as also the great iron puisson previous and both ends are bows alike. She is constru Immediately to the eastward is situated the ted entirely of iron, and is also fitted with and stores. Here may be abasried a great as No. 2 Dook, and adjoining this are the offices sir iron decks. This vessel is nothing loss of ieez in all forms-plata, bar, rod, angle-rom, than the great caisson or gate which will keep the massive flat burs used for the keels of iron the water out of the new dock when completed reassis, armour-plate, and other forms too The caisson is now being built and temporarily numerous to specity: also copper and brass in Stted together in its present position, to be and sils, locks, hinges, den and cabis furniture all forms, large quantities of lead, ziuo, tin, paimta afterwards taken down piece by pines and re- and ships hardware in all conceivable shapes and 3min. 57apes.
it permanently in the new dock when that forms. Here also are tools both for iron and The SUNSCRIPTION STAKES; fond aweepstakes large excavation is in sufficiently advanced a Wood working in all their endless variety. East- state for its reception. The total area of groandard of this is the Nr. 7 Dock, and in rear, that fa tỏ the north of this dock and the officsi and some 108,333 square yards, being in length along shop fitted throughout its longth with a traveli. now occupied by the Campsay at Kowloon stores, is situated aunther Atting zou machine o ator frontage 1,500 foot by some 650 fost ing orans and furnished with all necessary shaft- in depth
ing pulleys, de, ke, to work the ruberous pieces Chinese Traperial Loan of 1894 Á-2 per cent.
of machinery which the shop-coatsins-Im- Near the north-western end of the dook modiately to eastward of this, and north of premiuma. Chine Imperial Loan of 1884 B-5 par contre is a lofty new building some 269 the Na Dock is the great forging and heavy
premium.
fest in length by ome a hundred feet in total blacksmiths workshop. Here is a forging farmaco, a spocis of reverboratory somewhat broadth. This may not inaptly be likened to s cathedral with a nase sad two aislos; the preach the wronght serap on about the pics, instead similar to a paddling furance.. In this furnace all ing done here will, however, be of an ominently of being sold for next to nothing, as was formerly practical and convincing nature, for this is the nor the case, is heated up by the flame passing over boiler erooting and muchius shop which has just the bed of the furnace in which it is placed, and ban completed in order to affordinaraased accom- is then made into solid fergings by being placed modation for the new and improved machinory this furnace is saparated by a low tire brick ander a large new steam hammar. The faol in which has lately basa arriving from Europe. bridge from the bed of the farases upon which
domen, and another in the chest, Landin did not strike the steward or say a word hat stood. still with his head dropped apen the breast, and when Borrew jet go of him be walked straight in
his cabin, a distance of about tan yards, and eat
Hongkong las Company's Shares-$145 per
thor buyers. Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited
$120 per share, Perak Tia Mining and Smelting Company Panjem sad Sunghie Dus Samantan Mining
-$30 per share
Company, Limited-$10 per share, sellers. Selangor Tin Mining Company-$5 per share,
nominal,
sharo
Perak Sagar Cultivation Company-fls. 18 per Hobgong Rapo Manufacturing Company, Li-
mited-$60 per share, buyers. Hongkong and Maaso Glass Manufacturing Co.,
Limited.-Par, nominal.
on a trunk for a few moments, and then dropped on the flour of the cabin quite dend. The third mate they ordered signals of distress to be hoisted. Whilst that was being done he got into a sampan and came on shore for the Captain. who returned on board about olaven o'clock. In response to the signals the Police from Whittsild Station were soar on board and aftor certaining the facts Chiasse Imperial Loan of 1894 C-C per cent.
premium.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
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a message was dispatched to Taim Tsa Tevi Station, from whence a steamInmuch came alongside with several constables, who zamoved the body of the deconsed and took Borrow in to custody. When Lundin was lying dead on deck Borrow is said to have remarked that le would do the like to wagone on board who would dare to fight him, and did not show say regret for the dead. An offloor from one of the men- of war also called on board to offer any assis tance that might bo zoquired. It was alleged by the stoward that the docessed first struck him with the chair on which be was sitting, and than, raking hold of a belaying pin, struck him on the bood with it iufisting a wound which blod ned stained the pin, but we hear that there was no Lark on his head when arrested. A charge of causing the death of Lundin was laid by Mr. Henry Bush, the third mate of the St. David, and the case was formsily brought before Mr. Macken yesterday at the Police Court and ranis ....
Halpless... manded for a weak. An ingpost on the body of Bongbong the deconsed will be bold to day.
Nagwaki 24.80 Winder
$9.0$
19th April, ta56, at 1ữa....
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CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
POLICE COURT.
19th April
BEFORE MB. N. G. MITCHELW-INNES.
-TAPION.
STATION.
REGISTER.
18th April, 1600, az é 'va.
Wird,
મ 20.8%
20,95 DRUNKENNEWS.
Baiphong Kuopion 2000 Charles Neilson, seamad of_board the steamer Amy- Harieguards, was brought up charged with
Shangul Bags.... being drunk and incapable on the 17th instant, y and was fixed fifty cents.
Wortesh 3
The Hartmuter la rising kot gradients for 2.3. wlads voo Cederate. The temperature and bemidity are eem pandhinly low and the weilder fine,
W. DOBERCK Hangkang Observatory, 19th April, 1886.
UNLICENSED BOATS:
Nine oatmen were charged with plying their boats for hire without alivanoo. They admitted the charge and wore fined $2 each, or, în default, fourteen days" hard labour.
LARCENY FROM THE PERSON.
Tai Afan, a coolia, was charged with stealing. from the person of a married woman,” named U Achan, one silver hair pin, value too cents. on the 17th instant. He admitted the chargu. and was sentenced to six months' hard labeur
OPIUM OFFENUE,
Chung Kao, abopkeeper, was fined $10 for being in possession of five tools of propared epium without a permit from the Opiam Farmer.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT.
George Fletcher, cock, of Engisad, was charged with behaving in a disorderly manner by creating A disturbance in the 8silor Home on the 18th iast. Ho inuitted the charge and was fund $1,
cr three days' imprisonment.
HALING FAST BOATH TO A’STEAMER
UNDER WEIGH.
Three boatmen wore mumunod on a charge of making fast their boste to the steamer Peking whilst she was under wagă.
Field-Hem Balor and Rappahannock Time,
of 85 each with $80 addad; for subscription grillins only; weights as per scsis. One mile and a half.
Blue Rain, Tornado, Friva Field-Blao Ruin, Tornado and Fritz. Time, Smin. 3isers.
scale. One mile.
3
The SrazNG STAKES; of $10 each with 350 added; for all China ponies; weights as per
Bon Ami, Warrior, Toot,
extra.
1
2
moral, therefore, should use all his efforts to im part a cécisive impalefon at the head quarters of the Government, at Hue, and then soartai
Information has boon received from Saiz that the British steamer Lennon was STO there on the let inst. for having opium au hou: 1, and that, although neither the owners, captai (.
a
fluors wore it my way buplicated, a the gnity parties were found and imprisoned, the ship was not liberated until the 8th April, swi the only upon a bend for $42,000, the nadwit of the fina demandad.
Tho British steamer Katicom. now allition to the feet of the China Shippers' Matual Stem Navigation Company, limited, arrived here n the Ifth last from London, heiuging dates to o and altimo. The Keiano is a vanel of 1,98 register, and is commauded by Captain W Thompson.
On Thursday evening a large junk was up st the harbor bets Whilfeild and ag Ha. She was caught in a sudden squall wh apsized her so quickly that a man who was he
by the aid of his varicas agents us the spute the low at the times was not able to make bie wy fact of this impulsion in the provinces. It tot. There were ten other persona cu the in E, does not appear doubifal that by this means this but all of them managed to get into a boat administrative machinery of the Protectorate vaging to the juak, and were saved. There may be reduced to small proportions and will re
were aboātǎ00 pícuts of rice on board the junk. quire only a small number of Europana funa.
By the Frenob mail steamer Natal, which. tionaries.
srrived here on the 17th instant, Prince would add that according to my visas, as Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, second son of Prin o enly Barvice on which the Resident-General Jerome Bonaparte and of Princess Clotilde of ought at first to exercise a direct sation because Savoy, and therefore grandson of the late King as yet they exist only in a rudimentary state-Victor Emanuel of Italy, arrived here. Fix are the customs and public works. These arder brother Prince Victor is generally recognis the ascessary instruments of car commercial deed as the hope of the Bouapartists. Prince Louis, relopment, and we cannot wait for their being who is 22 years of age, is travelling under the elaborated from Annamite initiative. The use of the Comte de Moncalieri, and is on a tour, round the world. He will returu to Earope by way of San Francisco.
The
st
Field--Boa Ami, Warrior, Cornhill, and Toot.services require a unity of direction and a har Tims, 3min. 14js.
mony of views which ean only some from the Metropolis.
The rotarns of birthy and deathe for the fourth The STAND STARES? forced entrance of 85
Hereafter, in proportiou as our authority he. quarter of 1885, made by the Registrar Goueri, ooch with 830 added; for subscription griffins comstablishstand the infuence of our civilisa era pabbabed in Saturday's Gazette. There we only; weights as per scale; winners 71bs.sion ponotratos more completely the country births and 45 deaths amongst the British a vi
Ona mile.
placed ander our tutelage, we will have to ex Foreign community, and 412 births and 7, 15 Black Saab........
tend our action to a certain number of branches, deaths amongst the Chinese. SnowBake
such as the administration of justice, education, amongst the British and foreign comazu te Flyaoit
were thus distributed British and Forsign, "; taxation, etc; but progress in these direntinti Field Sporiske, Dacoit and Black Sash ought to be effected gradually with aut disturbing Portuguese, 14; Ladians, 4; non-resideath. Time, 2ocio. 184.
or clashing with the manuers of the populations The annual death-rate per 1.00 for the qua The Lorrear Cue; valus $150, for all China davalopment of the resources of the oantry, for and Foreign community, 18.53: ditte, dede
concerned. It must, however, be limited by the was for the whole population, 32.16 ponies; weights as par soate; winner 7 iba. these advantages must he cbtained without on non-residents, 13.09, Chinose, 33.04. estra; entrance $10." One mile and a half.
The second Chinese extradition cas vaste tailing now sacrifices on the Metropolis. Home Ruler.
1 Wild Wood
Outlaw
3"
The lofty coatre building is 260 feet in length the inetal is placed, and the waste heat and by 43 feet in breadth; this will be the boiler Asmas, after passing under a large steam boiler outside the shop, are coadaoted into a tail arseting and machine shop. To northward chimney atack hering upon its top an iron of this and comaanivating with it by brick-damper which can be opened or closed by an work arches is an nials of the same length iron wire rope leading down from the top but considerably less lofty; this is acme 30 to the bottom of the chimney. In this forg ing shop there are two steam hammers, pow. fest in breath. These two erections have rful cranes, and numerous smaller forges for iron mofs supported by iron colemas. To blacksmithe uae. In order to give an idea of the the weath is another aisle of the same length magnitude of the work which can now be taken
Ne 2 and 32 foot broad; this is of the same height as in hand, it may be mentioned that the starapost of the steamer Canelot, just turned out of dook, the aisle on the north, but has sa iron roof sup
was a solid forging of over six tous in weight,
Fiold.--Wild Wood, Tenness, Home Ealer, ported by iron pillars on its south aide and at its while the rudder now just completed weighs Daisy, and Outlaw. Time, Juin. 444. two ends, being thus open to the air on thra two tone fifteen hundredweight. midse. At the western sad and extending to the Bouth of this long aisle or shed is another large from roofed ahed supported on iron pillars. This is the furnace shed. The long sauthorn aisle
the machine shop proper, while the surther side is the boiler makers blacksmith's shop. This last has along ita northern wall under the roof a capacious iron dus extending the entire length of the building. This flus communicates
Next to the forging shop in the moulding chop, which is provided with two powerful jib cranes nud
all the nogessary paraphernalia and applisaces of completely fitted moulding shop. Divided from the shop by a wall on its northern side, but coma- unloating by apertures for the molten motai to run through; are the thras melting furmanse or capolas and a blowing machine providing blast for the furnaces. At the western and of this large moulding shop is a platform some ten feet high supported by iron pillars;
this are three brass and copper moiting fur asces, and arrangements for casting braas in ali Its various forms.
SECORD DAY, 13th April.
The DowKOLD CUP; vaine $125; for all Chins pogies; weights as per saale; winners Tibr. extra. Three-quarters of a mile.
Wild Wood St. Nicolas Hoot time, min. 42.00
Field-Wild Wood, St. Nicolas, and Hoot.
3
Such is, in its general lices, the onbeption Mr. Mackean at the PoliceCourton the 14th: which the present deores is intended to realise. The evidence taken against the second prito We believe that it will accord with the views of was of a character similar to that taken agai Parliament sed the sentiment of the country. It the first-alleging acts of piracy and mar has also received your approbation, sicos the pre-Mr. Ewens again prosocated on behalf of ti
within the jurisdiction of the Emperor of Chius. jeat of the deeres herewith has bean discussed in the Council of Ministers. I therefore pray fond. After the eridense had been taken
Chinese Governmert, while Mr. Watton decora to be good enough to sigu it.
Accept, Monsieur President, the homage of been tande out upon which the prisoner migh Ewens submitted that a prim? facie casa ' my respectful devotion,
rondited. Mr. Wotton contended that thu C. DE FREYCINET, President of the Casseil douse was altogether feetle, contradictory, a
and
unreliable, and ka applied for his dient's Minister of Foreign Affaire.
chargo. His Worship reserved his decision.
It is with sincere regret we learn of the deb The decree Tests the supreme control in the of M. Selerser, fate French Consul at Can Resident General, who is to be the representa.which occurred on board the M. M. steve communicate with the Minister for Foreign Af home. 31. Jeherzer, who acted for somo fime is tive of Fraues at the Court of Rné, and is to Djemah, in the Red Sea, while on the pass
All the expenses of the land and sePrivato Secretary to Admiral Courbet, content- forces and the civil snerics are to be charged to dysentery at the Pescadores, which he shk the budget of the Protectorate. The official reff to some extent on his return to Hongk sidence of the Resident Gozeral will be at Haéte was subsequally appointed a member of bat he may reside elsewhere when the necessities Franco-Chinese Freatier Delimitation Cour of the esrvice requira. He is to be assisted by on, and proceeded to Tonquin, but scou fo..1 two Saporior Residenta, one ut Hae and one sis health giving way, and had to return to Hanoi. A Council of the Protectorate is also to
The CLUB Cur; Second pany $50; for ambs.
eription grimas only; weights as par scale; fairs winners 7iba. extra; forced entrance. One mile and a quarter.
Blue Ruto Black Bush. The Dabe
extra. Two miles.
Rappahannock
Outlaw Топанское
3
when was inmlifed Mona: The disease, howe",
a Sastitated, the onstitution of which will be had made too great progress and be did not determined by a separate doors. A budget is
to be prepared annually, the subroution from the to reach his native land. M. Scherzer d Metropolis to appear among the receipts. The now and liked in Hongkong, aut he was a Cai budget is subject to the tpproval of the Pro- nese scholar of no ordinary attainments.
Dr. Dobarck, in his annual weather raport. kident in Council. The decree is to take effect
with a large shaft or stack outdds the build. ing. Under his fas along the wall of the shop are tho blackmiths' forgos, 30 iz nam-
Still proceeding to the eastward wa now coms, ber, each having a hood and chimney wonge the aorthern or inland portion of the premises. municating with the main fis, so that instead to the long rows of buildings and houses built of the thick and vitiated atmosphere so gon-
to accommodate the aumeroas staff of employja the Company. Hare also is a commotious
FindThe Babs, Black Sash, and Bus Buin. orally found in blacksmiths shops, this bailding Library and Billiard Room for recreation la Time, min. Is6c. will be free from smoko and also lighted by hours of leisure. To the south of the buildings The Amor Cor, vale $100 for all China the apacious windows all along the upper part of are the great stores of nonspped tea's, pine, crooks, ponies; sights as per scale, winners 71 the building. The tall centre shop has in it theaven, lugs and spars and all fores of Limber magnificent bailer erecting sohinery only just working mielinory. This consists of large used in shipbuilding. Here also is the wood arrived from Eugkal. This consists of a boiler frame-saw capable of sawing up togs of any size and turning and cutting ant maabine, also a boiler for length and swing them also into 15 plants
Field. Tontesso, Outlaw, and Rappahan assume the duties of his post. The provisions tional strength of the south monsoon lat frum the day that the Resident-General Aballays the year 1985 presented some daud features here, which were caused by the areaĮ „ shell drilling maching, which has a oizoular bed at a time. Conmaninating with this raw in
relative to the badget are to take effect from the sumuner. Ho quaten tho Registrar-C26. A powerful overhead travelling crane which nock. Time, Amin. 3010009. pon which are four drills working simultaneous picks the great logs of wood from the The Foxxas STAKES; forood entrance of 55 your 1887, the expeanss of the present year to bo . The plates are hers temporarily fastened to water and sito: passes them diroot into the sa gether with a faw service bolts and the boiler is machine or on to the wood stores at pleasury. than swang into position upon the hydesalio r.There are also several large and small circular vetting machine. The graat massées of metal sawa, a band saw, two planing machines, a fes are moved with the groutest ease by a powerful and several moulding machines. All this wood
ther and groose mohine, & morticeing maskine, i
steam travelling erans, which travala supportedt working machinery is of the latest and most the level of seran dard ko da def and had so upon strongly constrasted iron girders the entire approvat modaru construction, and is sotaated
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
Previous day.
Os dato On date 10 am at 4 p..
44 p.m. 29.80
24.02
€8
09
85
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E.N.E.
Barometer Touperstars MACHE Barility Dirvation of wind ... E.BE. Weather Force of wind................
Bains mun
inches, santha
2.-Imarinatorn in the shade in degress Fehrenboik
EXCITY in percentage of intura tun, the Mumkity v
with moisture being 100.
--Pankom ov vɛa Wino tā two points.
FOROS OF THE Wms wording to Beaufort Blo B-STATK OF THE Walzenerā, kas trys U. deschad donda: D, delssling min; E. fog; G. geơng; 12 hall; La ligat. zing| D.overomé y P. paling diaries; Siquity, Kuzina Wstaw, thander V. yumibitity's We dan zwań). Razrin focbee, buntha sai kandesdibe.
W. DOBÉRCE. Hongkong Oberatory, 19th April, 1896,
length (200 foot) of the shop. The work turned by a powerful engine and shafting and belting.
the ususi maner. out by the rivetting machine referral to is of
Still going eastward we arrive at the New excellent description, being incomparably stron-Dock called the No. 3, in course of construc „ger as wall us superior in appearanos to the old tion. Here verite northern end is the tor
style of rivolting.
minus of the line of railway previously re- In the machine shop is a large sized now tide, is the ecfur dam designed to keep ferred to, while to the south on the water Cameron's patent punching and shearing the water out of the great excavation now la phine, also a horizontal panching, augle-iron progress. This coffer dan is strengthened at
1
3
such with $50 added; for subscription grifflus | defrayed out of the existing credita. only: Weights na par sesle; winners 71ba ort Seven furlongs,
The
Snowflake Dacoit
Hack Cap....
and Junk. Time, 2min. Oseo.
1'
3
HONGKONG.
return of the monthly death-rate bong e Chinese in Hongkong from zymatic lisensie a be yours 1884 und 1985, and enys the effects of the increased strength of the south monsoon 1985 appear in the increased death-rate freu various dissAES. From the tables appealed
The 13th fast wass day of testimonials. The to the report we find that the mean temperatae Field Snowflake, Dacoit, Black Cap, Fios-address and testimonial to the Ho last your was 70.5 g the Observatory and 659 Jackson waro presented at 3p.m. that day to him! a bha Peak. The lowest and highest monthir KusAN STAKES; of $10 with 250 added: City Hall in presence of a large gathering of all spectively 55.9 at the Observatory and 48.1 at the by the Chief Justice Sir George Phillippo in the means ware in February and July and were res for all thins ponies; weights as per scale: class of the community. An address by the Peaks in February and 80.9and 75.1 in July. The winner of the Consular Cup 10lbs, of any Hongkong Valunteers was also presented the an sheas during 1,81 hours out of a possibia same afternoon to Lieut. Woolley, who left in 40098 hears, giving a percentage of 40. Rain fall the samo stoamor no Mr. Jackson for England. at the Observatory on 144 days, its durati A little later in the evening a missionary address being 748 hours, and the quantity 108,925 inch was presented to the Bar. E. Lechler, of the Stonecutters Island the quantity was 106,7 Basl: Mission, on the occasion of his approaching inchos, and at Victoria Paak 125.05 inches. 1 depasture for Europe, after 40 years' labour in the table giving the monthly extremos of tho
other race Tiba, extra. Half a trilo.
Warrior........
Alasnsor
·
Merry Menki..... Field--Warrior, Almansor, Merry Monk, Decoy, and St. Nicolas. Time, 84 4-B6ka caça,
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