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PARIB, 13th January, 1997,
the fature of that colony. The question of Ton quin sharply divides the French into two classes:
oce, that believes the future welfare and great.
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THE COLLISION BETWEEN THE * NEPAUL” AND THE “WAN NIEN-CHING,"
Captain O. Demstrom, master of the Nicz-ching asid:--
THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY Has, 187.
f. Low, ohist affour of the Wan Nin-ching. said I was asleep in my berth. I had only under clothing on. I was awoke by the shock. I came on dackatonge. I looked roundand saw thats steamer
By the Assessors-I was in narrow water
sud encountered a fog bank, I might possibly slow down and anohor, as they are vary decep ive. They some on very quietly, and are usally
By Mr. Wainewright-I see a good deal of fog aroned the Trogaba fightship. Some fog banks come on very quickly and disappear in the same Sometimes a for comes ou radiesly, mazer. and in five minutes you can be out of it. Ther they do not appear to be very high. If the wind was blowing toward me I could hear a ship's ball nearly half a mile distant A bell can be heard about two miles when there is no fog. I hare not made ssy experimente os regards how for a boll can be heard.
By Mr. Lathan-A whistle can be heard about a mile and a half.
Mr. Drummond said this was the case for the plaintiffa
The following evidence was then taken for the defenos:~~
Captain D. J. Alderton, mastor of the P. & 0. steaner Nepal, said-On the morning of the 18th Mr. Coates and myself consulted, and be said he to Woosung on seccant of the weather, so I told him to run as undes risk but to anchor: On the morning of the 20th the pilot said he thought wo could go on, so I tsented. I went on the bridge
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abent 300 pirates. Captain Sucillor defended in atrocious agony of a new kind of dog-maduess, the tide. The frat mate was asleep, the second bassount of fog at about 3 o'clock. I did not himself bravely, and Commandant Berrières which calls paralytic rabies. In a word, the mate was the only foreign offer on deck except heave up again until half past one the same day, vizas Pasteur introduces into the human aytem, myself. The beate sould not be lowared bessure and anchored spala in about aftosa minutas I come te lig seglatanes, soliaving bin the follow and prepared from artificially hydrophobliged they were full of passengers. We had five boats, was das in Shanghai at 8 a.. but did not arrive ing day. Captain Sunillon's troop had & French rabbits, produces a another mind avse just a for-2 outters, 2 gigs, and I dinghey. The second before p.m. When lonnot run, I consider it sorgeant alightly wounded, two Tonquiness kill-midable as hydrophobis. A man named Ney, mato rushed aft as soon as he got the onlor but unsafe for any ship to run. By what I saw of This year's New Malwa... $525 per ploul, allos, of ed, and three wounded..
who was aster bitten by a mad dog at all was on account of the steam I could not see what he the westler from Ava in the morning, I consider
5) to di cattles. The relieving column inovalated ainetemu diues by Partour, and did was doing. I could not see for some time. Only it would have been unsafe for any ship to bare Last year's Now Males.. 8510 por pleu), allee, of fortunately suffered, no lces.
in terrible agony from the rabbit madness. the foremast was eaten by white ants; I do not started. I have anchored at various places on
[5 to 6 cattion of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Towards the end of January, after many
„$560 per pŝon), »line, of Goods, with the exception of Opium, aro boing Beyond a subject of small gossip, no import think there was anything wrong with her hell. this rate, and if in the fairway or narrow watore Old Malwa .................. arches, the head of M. Haitee, member of the ano le attached to the alleged oxistance of ra. The record bell was just in front of the after I anally have a ball rang," but if anchored
17 battles landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Delimitation Commission, was fonul, prosored tural son of the late Prince Imperial, and whoss bones. It was an answering bell. The forward where the Wannien-ching was I shaald Banares (New) .....$4924 to 8509 per okset.
Undersigned whence and/or from the wharves or hoata delivery may be obtained. in lime, and was recognised by some of his friends boarne. The abild, slated to bo in Tarla, has about nice inches in diameter. I did not so passed the Wan-nica-thing it was the last of mother is said to be a school-mistress in Mel-bell was the larger of the two; the month was whistle, as it can be beard much farther. When The heed of another Froschman, whose name is vol to ba identified. Some persons say martha sidolights of the Nepal at any time. I can ebb tide. At o'clock it would be about flood, unknown, was found at the same time. The ridge took place before a registrar in London, not tell whether they were barnlaw or not. I and 28 kuota strong. It is mers dangerous and formalities necessary in such cases having Lien like that of Prince Pierre Napoleon's. Boh only heard one whistle from the Nepazuda short deceptive to run in for banks than to run a blast. I jumped down ou dock and hurried the proper fog, and when there are fog banks I pop- union would never be recognised na legiliste. observed, the last tanours were paid to the mortal
passengers off to the forerigging. Thirty or sider it unsafe for any vossel to gat underweigh. remains of those two bare men on the 25th.
All the forty followed me, they were all saved.
Cross-atamined by Mr. Wainewright-fjudge January. After a low mass, at which there wero
foreign affloors got away immediately; I could that the Warnien-ching was lying about? or H present Admiral Rieraler, all the members of the
only Bee the second engineer. I was taken off by mila brom the Tung-sas lightship. The place Delimitation Commission, Colonal Dngenne,
ane of the Nepaute boats but I did not go on where the Wan-nien-ching was lying was oct of board that ship. I want back to the wreck in the way of deep draught vnesls, but a YORSO In yesterday's issue we pablished the pleed-the me bost, I did so of me era sosted I did looking for the lightship would look for the the ofloors of the Mong-kay garrison, the 11th battalion of Chasseurs, and the Teaquiness inge in the Admiralty case at Shanghai srising not speak to any of the ofloors of the Nepaul soath bank. As a rule I should run the risk of tirailleurs, the Chancelier of the Residency, and out of the solBrion between the above reels. Afterwards I went on the bridge of the Nepal.voal approaching before I would ring a bell. We now reproduce a portion of the evidence I had a conversation with the pilot and the eap. If I were in a fog at the Tung-sha lightship, it the samen of the Turenne, the reffus wore
condensed from Shanghai papers.
tain. I did not tall the captain that I heard the would be no proof that the Wan-nien-ching was berne to the couretery to the north-west of the
steamer's whistle while I was in my rnen nor that also in a fog, she being 18 miles of I baya altadel, the scene of the boroie dafangs. Over
the recoad mate hand blown the whistle tike mid. heon going full spead and have suddenly found the double grave M. Dillon, President of the
I did say that I had soon the masthead light and myself in a fog. There are such things as foge Weleft Keelung on the 14th ult. for Shanghai, the topsail yard of the Nepaul, sise that I could tying low on the water, and obscuring a ship's Commission, delivered a most touching audeoss remember the 18th of Jaunists. That evening net see the faunal or sidelights Bonanse her lower hull, but not her masts. I think a bell can be expressing the regret which all present or-
we came to sa anchor on the South Book at part was shut in by the fog. I do not remember heard better la clear weather than in a fog; a perienced for their beloved companion and for the mouth of the Yangtze; that is the spot saying I could not make it cut about there being whistle can be heard farther. those who had fought with him to the end, where she was sunk. We anchored becomes it no driving rain or for and that I was about to Then tas Admiral, in a few striking words, full was trick and hazy and we could not pick up tus get under weizh I told Pilot Costes that
Tangaka Lightalip. We found vacselves on the had seen the Tungsha Lightship the previous of patriotism, joined in the regrat expressed by Boath Bank in 17 feet of water and we hauled night about 4 miles off. I believe I told Mr. M. Dition and the hope which all cherished her cut into i fathoms, and suchored. The Coates that the mandarin on board had threatened on the artion of the anter, bat they aan hardly Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-157ted to the Undersigned on or before the in their heart. Liont-Colonel Tissoyre, a men weather was reported to me pretty slay by to take my head off if I did not go on. I do not abscure a light 30 feet ahova the water.
the officers during the night. I had two riding remember telling the Captain there was nothing E. Osborno, master of the Tucgehe lightship, ber of the Commission, rendered hommage to the lights, one forward and oie aft during the night, on board bat suals. I believe I did say to Captainssid--I was or watch from 4 a.m. to B s.m. I Union Insurance Society patriotism, the energy, and the bravery of the They were the proper riding lights. DIN
Alderton that he had done all be conid ta "zare proines the journal of th› ship and the fog horn 11th battalion of Chasseurs à pied, several mem-hosted up forward by the masthead light life and that he had sent enough boats to save apparatus report. The strength of spring Hood hers of which foll by Haites's side-Avenir du ballyarda on the tore part of the jibstay, the double the number of people I bad our board. I tides is 33 Lots, oop kaif flood about 24. The other afton the faastat. L'be forward one was did uut say that I could do nothing with that food tide lasts shunt & hours and is strongest in short 20 fast from the dock, the ins aft was ranturowd of Ching. I cannot say how the second the 2nd and 3rd ours. If the wind was W.N.W. it would reduce the strength of the tide by about quite so high..16 or 15 fest. I saw those lights mato wa savol. Garaing brightly yelf. They wore buruingilter
He axamined-I think my ship was beading a quarter of a knot. I did not see the wreck of the ship had ruuk. I turned in between werd about N.E. when she struck. This is only oon- the Wan-nien-ching until the afternoon of the and oighto'clock. Igareorders to be called aitam.jecture. The steam was coming from the boller, 2lat Jon. I was called at that hour. I turned out and which I Chick had burst. The ball in this ship arked the mate the state of the wasther. He had never been rang in foggy weather. I never The prastiga, if not the fortune of Frange, is id pretty clear." I then told him to tell the had ossssion to us anything, never had fog involved in Tonqala, and opinion becomes daily second was to call me at daylight. I gura e anoagh. A whistle is always beard the furthest
other order except to keep a good lookout dating off Whan the ship in under weigh and the wos more easy, rather than tranquil, rospecting the night. I was called 9 or 4 minutes bofore 6 thar is foggy the whistle is used. The mauda- are generally on the surface of the water, and Cubes Fire Insurance Company's Shares-$80 |
by the second mate. I went straight on thrin's threat was made the provisas night when bridge. The second mata and a quarternate we stopped. He was abriens enough when he were there. The weather then was pretty docent. made it. I would not allow him or any one sise to non of the ecuntry is bound up with colonial ex- could see about two miles round she ship, I interfere with us in the tannagament of the ship told the second mate to fall them in the engine
By the Court-When I saw the Nepast she pansion, and of which French Indo-Chins is its
room to get ready and then go forward nadboard was starboarding her helm. She appeared to be amnet concrete expression; the other, that sim abort. When he came bacx from the engine going ten or twelve knots. The offer in chargé ply views the whole subject as a roob adventure, room as he passed the bridge I told him to heare
of the desk had no corticato. I noted accord- pregnant with ineritable and increasing rasin to Afteea fathoms. Then he went forward; ke ing to the rules of the road. I gave no orders had been there fur or five minutes when as sang! about ringing the bollin fog. When I first name pensibilities, and minimizing the infunga of out There's a steam's whistle, Captain." I pa deck I thought it was fair enough to start, France in Europe, while jangardizing her hone heard the whistle myself at the same time. I but the weather became so thick afterwards that dafoneas by draining her in mom and monoy.
was standing alongside ne my whistle ro. I thought it imprudent to do so. I had no rules The fact is, whatever may have been the motive pulled it and began to blow the whistle. I blew about lights, but when under way I carried side for France extending hor frontiers from Cochin fourteen or fifteen short blasts.. I looked in the and masthead lights. I did not see the light.
diraution where the sound had coms frem and I ship when I came on dock, Chins up to Yunnan, whether as a saluty valve saw a st amor's masthead light oror the fag. She for home overpressure polities, or to altimutely was then about 130 yards off. I cast my oro to anner, by instalments, the Calestial Empirs, as the water's edgy and saw the ship's atom. When emtarpoiss to British India, she rushed in blowing the waistle almost until the sollision. had cua into us. I climbed on board the other and could ses about 3 miles. It was a winter
wow it it was about 100 yards off. I till kept whom angels feared to tread. Jules Ferry, on W20 I saw the collision was inevitable Ian ship. 1 got on the starboard bow. There was morning, bazy, bat no fog. We proceeded at whom the opprobriata of the expansion idea.bos out to the mateGet the boats ready." He and no one there when I got up. The chief officer 6.5, and had all regulation lights burning brights fallon, merely carried out what Garbetta had the Chineze sailers rushed aft. The ship struck was the first person I Raw; he was coming from ly. I also noticed the telegraph indicating the 78 just then about midships. Her stem atrack aft. I asked him if he was the Captain. He ship's engines at half speed Mr. Costos was in dated. And M. Forry was supported by as first on the starboard sida nanely at right said "No, the Captain is on the bridg, with the sharge. The whistle was copt going astothatima the deputies, and indeed by the majority of angles, cutting aesely half through my ship. I pilot. I went on the bridge and saw the Cap. of the collision at intervals of shout 2 minutes, the nation, till all consorned were brought had no intention of starting when I gave the tain and told him in reply to his question that I the whistle-man pulling the whistle rope as directed fs3 to face with China Who the ox-Prorers to the second mate as the weather was be was the mats of the Wan Nien thing. He asked by me. The chief officer. Mr. Street, game on the mier asserted John Chinsus was a gunfitending to thicken. It was not quite daylight a what water wa wa ashored in. I told him bridge, sud I asked him if every thing was all four fathoms. I told him thera was so danger right forward, as the all "vory thing was mull It would bars takon twenty minutes to half- migligéable, and must pay an indemnity of 250 hour to get up steam that morning; the fires in bis bringing the Nasal alongside the ship.ight, with two men left on the lookout. At million frandi he inosensted the cress ignorance we hanked; by that time it would have been I told him there were over two hundred lives on 8.16 the engines were pat at fall speed, and re- entertained about the Celestiale.
daylight. If the weather had kept the same as board. The first baat was lowered from the Ne-mained so far about 7 or 8 minutes, making She was then put at half when I got on deck I should havs at tel as soon paul about 20 mientes after I spoke to the Cap about 42 revolutious. It has been observed that the Tonquin var as I had got steam
The fog came en shont tain. Was I want on board the Nepaul the speed as it was getting thick again. About haa mado China a Western" Power. It has sight or ten minute bafor the enllision. I was weather was bany, but I could see a tails or two. 6.36. I heard a short starp whistles little on taught her to tako stook of her fature moces.tlona on the bridge. When I Brat noticed the I had been on watch from midnight until the port bow, but saw nothing. I told the pilot sikia, to moderniz her resources of defence, for enult see about half a mile, but I knew During that time the weather was moderately thara's z whistle on the port bow, and he said. it was going to thicken. It can on pretty clear. I did not so the lightship during the in the same breath, Stop her, full-speed and to imitats Europan vaal 118, by considering quick. When it thickened I could see about watch. A tomar passed to the westward of us sutera back-to-port, I repeated thin order and s state of proptration for wy: the best guar
par share. 120 yards or so. It remained about the same about 2.m. shs was bound in and passed twow it carried out. I then saw bright white Singapors Insurates Company, Limited-82 autea for pasos. When tat Chinese booms up to the collision, then it got thicker. The ship's lanetles from us. 1 was not cottain but I light, a little on the port bow, apparently just soldiers of the parlad, they will be able to sweep bridge is a little hofors stadships them is a thought it was the Niagpo steson the Wanight Mr. Custes said, Good God, he's going Chine Imparial Loan of 1934 B-6 per cent. Chiusa Imparia Loax of 1884 A-2 per oant aade: the fore-yard in the rigging. As I saw the
premium. all before thers, say the French-ad others also amoixcular placo on it whees I was standing
Crosa examined-I havo China's population is a ser for armies: she inst on the forward part of the wheel-bruss. Nien-ching since June last. She was navigated scross, hard-to-starboard." My opinen also was could turn out boats, in comparison with which There was no one in the whesl-bouss. Wo according to English rules. I has been in her that she was underweigh and crossing our boy. the blasted armaments of Europe would be only bare tre balls on board but no fag bell. The when she anchored on account of hazy wonther. I did not hear aur zors blowing from the ather aware files hits. Batch would require time forward ana was right indan xa! It wuhur math to noben hat not to ring ship until we cam in ellion, then her whistle of ourse. However, untions progas more rastinting: Ioval not retoh it to a the long day bata at Lo in care of the rossol was roaring: the hot blant was separate and pidly in the economy of destruction than of well When I heard the whistle, I look bolt of my when she was at snoher in the fog I should have distinct. I took it to man a vase un car port being.
whistle rape. I looked towards whence the ad rang the boil; the largest bell on board. The bow, underweigh and porting, and the manovre Tace are the prospects, the reflectinas, that was coming. Iould only see the vessel's mast diameter of the ball under the bridge was 12 to on our part was to port also that we might gu weigh upon, while depressing, the situation in head light. I saw it the moment I looked in 13 inches We used whistle signals when under away from each other. The Nepaul was very Ta qula. Tacsition is mailed in Barnab, but that direction. The moment I cast my eyes way in a fog. We always soti in scoordsace little affected by the order to port, beansa the Black Flags are as prolific as badpoles and down to tho watar's edge I saw the steu. I saw with the English ralas of navigation. I made the order to starboard same immediately upon spring up, as if the harvest of a Cedron-teath no side lights as the other staamer. I anant no effort to have any of the boats loworod. Iit. Our whistle was giving moderately long Nowing.
While order does not reigo in tell whether she altered ber seness, but it semed thonghat it would have been ageless as they were blasts. The whole affair from the hearing of Tonquin, while the pacification of Deltas to be was starboarding her bela. She too thickly crowded with passengers. When I first the whistle to the collision took only a minute is bounded by the cannon's range, and blook seemed to be going ten or eleven miles an hote. Wout on board the Nepasithera anothing being and a half. If it had been a bell that I heard has remain looked by enemies on the loose. The spray was boing thrown off by hor sten. done to lower the hasta. I was on board the No- instead of a whistle, I should have kept the helm till rod, security remains sapped, and coo- Fifteen or twenty seconds only elapsed from the paul abouta miaute after the collision. I thought hard-to-port and stopped tho engines. I did not fidence is a mere gure of speanh. Those are time when I the light nutil she track as it would have been a safe manoeuvre for the know that the vessel war anchored until we not the prospects to Inre uigrants from Frasca. The only thing I did was to pull the whistle rope. captain to have brought the Nepaul alongside. strack her. The shook was hardly perceptible on o indase speculators to invest in the vannt. Her whistle sounded as if it were a good distance to told me he would do so. He did not point the bridge, I saw her light and mast just a few Commercially, it is felt off I pulled the whistla rape continuously out the telegraph to me, I did not see it was at seconds before the collisia. After the collision that England and Germany are too formidable hardly making any pause between the blasts. ahead." I cannot say that he said the boats we were enveloped in steam from the boiler of in the Eastern markt to be dislodged, no matter The wind was N.N.W..a moderate breeze. The wore getting ready. I was or the bridge about the other vessel, I told the obiaf oser to go what prohibitive tariffs may be voted for Toa-tide was about half dood, neap tids. The a minute. I then wast forward to throw ropes forward and sound the well to see what damage quin. France is not made up to compete with strength of the tide was about tee kucts. After over the side but I did not seen anybody. I want had been done to us. such hands, much leviathan produsers of I heard the whistle I heard no other sound from books to the rook in our own diughey, once only. ported no water. I then told him to get to cheap pv, puited for local markets, and dis the other vessal. My ship was lying across the Everybody that scald be saved was sats when I boat stations sad get the busts oftMy pdf in harmony with local castoms and local tide; the wind was a littlo stronger than the tide came back. I brought nobody back is the ding-steau light was 5 feet above the desk. There wants Prisen Bienak has just stefan that no and she could not swing. She was steady. It bey. I did not see the Nepaul's lights burning: was a man at the lead from the time wo weighed French Minister duen have the courage to state looked to me that morning sa itit wars & fogbank ours were burning brightly. There were two, one anchor antil he collision geoarred. I think that Frames relingrishes the expectation te re-oreeping along the surface of the water Iwond forward and one aft. The forward one was about my whistle could powo Suburg
+ would be no less display not start as I was in uu hurry to get to Shanglia, twenty or twenty-fiva feet from the dook, which a mile and a batt. I remained on the bridge We had 10 boats all pre- of pluck for any Cabinet to pronomin osas of and I would not have started before daylight is about twelve feet from the water. It was a nnti eleven o'clock. pocresity--a fresh expsiition to Tonquin, or to even had it been fine. The ships were in calision globe light. I did est see the light of the No-pared for lowering. All the oflours, roept the bring forward any wri dimutes for therein about one minute. Some of the men on bord my past
When I was on the bridge of the Nepaul chial oficer, were in the boats, including the sponding millions ou public works-à la da ship were saved by climbing on board the other cald een mile or two off. I cannot account doctor. There were one hundred men cat of Pheroine Tonquit is becoming a Venetia for ship; the mate, chief engineer, third engines for the collision. There may have been a bank 140 in the boxia. There is not an atom of trath France.
and some of the fireman. When the ships mist which rose up quickly and passed away. in Mr. Low's statement that after he came on Prince Bismarck's declarations in the Reich parted the other ship seated to be going
Re-stained-These Zogbanke generally fol. the ridge of my akip he heard me give the star sogroes all attention. He has cleared the satern. My ship than began to settle down low each other up quickly. I saw no more fog-order to lower the bats. The collision took peli ical darkness of much of its obscurity, and at once. Had the ships remained in start banka daring the day. After I left the bridge place at 6.39 am, and it was 8 or 10 minutes The falla of the katan usual, shirked present or fatace difi- longer a good many more would have bond saved I heard the pilot tell the Captain to lower the before the boats wera got ent multi Tipen is mixed praise respecting his in the same way. The first boat from the other boats. I think the steam-whistle would be heard boats were all frosen, and the weight of the
hesation about Russia. St it is accepted as ship did not reach as till twenty minutes or half the furthest.
bosts would hardly take them into the water. a truien that Granny onll never karo the exit an hour after. I was standing in the fore By the Conet-Daring my watch it was not | At 7.20, all the bouts returned full of people. and airanes of the Danh at the mercy of a rigging and saw her coming. Before she arrived thick enough to ring the ball. Eren when It was about twenty-five minutes after the Cher, and a must in case of aned support Austria. a good many people had been drowned. I saw was on board the Nepal it was not thick enough collkion before the Wan-nian-ching went dowa
The Chancellor's summary of French amicable forty or filty wished off from the top of the to keep the bell going.
It is gaite possible I did ask. Mr. Low what relatione wis just and impartial. France has house. My hip sank about fifteen mizuty after
The second mate and second engineer were wafer he was anchored in. I told him to go and A got on her foot again. Her army is singularly the collision. I tried my best to sam fe. I thon examined.
try to keep the passengers quiet and we would well organized, and the military spirit as ardent hauled twenty or thirty out of the foreheld
18th February.
jason there alt. The next I saw of him was when —at least as over. The Prince was quite oor into the farerigging. Only one of our boats was
The hearing of the case was resumed to-day. he was walking round the deck dressed in one of reet when be asserted, the Government of launched, the dinghey. We made two tips to Capt. Damstrom, recalled, sal-It was five the ship's monkey jackets smoking a cheroot Face wish for peace. And do the vast ma the Nepaul with her before any of the best or six maluates before the collision that the thick It was impossible to have kopt the ship's head in jority of the nation: There is a noisy kuct of from that ship arrived. The passengers crowded fog began, just about the time when the second the gap made in the Wan-win-ching The best Germabobists as there are Anglophatists into the ship's boata just as they were Loging at mate went forward. I was about half an hour thing I would have done, which I did do, was to Nother roast public opinion. But it must the davit mud could do nothing. I res al after the callision that I was tik a off the wrek keep my ship'a bor elas to her stern. If I had marie mangbadəd 1ike the Branch furges Alsace, on the bridge after the collision. I got Mr. Chang John Henderson, chief engineer of the Wangone alongside of the wreck I might have caused and do not year to have it back. Comte de up on the rigging, thon I went to try and sure nien-ching, said-I bad orders to get up steam her to liet over, and by doing so would have Wilke ins emphatically stated "Alsace must seme more of the passengers, after which had at half an hone's notice on the morning of the drowned all those who wore on bor deck, and in main the Gori bolerard against France." to climb an myself. I was eventually saved by 20th. I was called to go below to assist the the rigging The pilt let go. anchor, bat Hence, why Germany desires to fortify herself one of the Nepal's beals. I saved nothing on second engineer in getting underweigh. This I immediately had it hore ng, as is ship was in a manner to rodden French aspirations tes of the ship. I went back in one of the Nipal's won about fa.. and about 40 seconds after I swinging roned on the Wan-aign.shing. The daydream. Hanse also the reason why Francebosts to assist in saring life. On the right of get on desk the collision occurred. I heard ons pilot concurred in the manuvce. I saw the puts on more drone to kaup pace with the the 19th I took the bearings of the lightship blast of the whistle from the Nepout na dingy come alongside with the boatsweis and Teuton, and to be ready for emergencies. As I told Mr. Coates that I had men the lightship succession of shart blasts from the Fan-nien some of the crew with their effects, and it lay great power, she clains the right to be prepared W. by N. N. He answered. "I was steering ching. It was hardly daylight when I came on alongside empty. I saw the second mate of the in the councils of Barap to sasteis her mozu N. W. by N N I then passed the remark deck, sad it was hazy. I think I could use about Warnin-ching rattling his teat to keep them by physical forco. Evidently this race cannot be that he would have picked up the lightship on 150 yards. I get on board of the Nepaul prer worm. I asked him if he could not get that best ecutiuned its expense is crushing both nations, that coarse.
her port bow the cable. There was nobody off as she might save some lives. He did avi go
· Can a remedy de fouad without a collision P Cross-examine hold a Hongkong master's | forward but the carpenter of the Nepaul. I re in the boat to save any lives. I saw no effort on Many look forward to such a possibility in the certificate which I havs held two years, before wained on her until my own ship ask. I did the part of any of the offloors and crew of the circonstance of the Chancellor's defeat in the [which I held a mate's. A voel at auctor in net see the frat boat learing the Napauls for Wan-wien-ching ta mare life, except some who went Reiolatag to the growing abhorrence in Ger-fog has to ring a bell. The steam winstle is minutes after I got on board her. Joould see a in one of our own bosta to save a rewn who was on Zapy for a feudal versus a liberal programm used when a vessel is under way, two bisste for long distanos around. The Nepaul appeared, the davits of the wreck. Two of our boats went Would the adront of the latter undo German sterboard, ons for port, and three when going when approaching, to be going about 10 knots. on the same errant but were austroessful. I unity? In other words, is it possible to satisfy satem. My ship was a little more than two Cross-examined by. Mr. Wainewright-I do had some conversation with Mr. Lor, Chief offi Freb demands without going to war
Landre fast long. Her deck would be about not know who was pulling our whintie rope, cer of the Wannien-ching. He said he was in his The budget for 1806 has not yet been voted,mix feet above water, and her lights about 20 When I saw that a collision was inevitable, I cable and beard our whistle, and when we got because the balance could aut be struck the de-feet above water. The steam light would be wont forward. I went on the bridge of the Ne right on them, he came up over the bow and ficioner kept yawning. 1 was boasted by M. kosated in the same place whore ber riding light paxi. I did not tell the Captain of the Nepard said to me "you will not leave us, will you, de Freycinet, on accession to offee, that there was. It would have been about 10 test higher. that I could see his ship and heard him whistle captain." and he was shivering with the oud. I would be neither trash mass imposed nor a fresh The riding light forward was a globe light, so a long time before the solizion
next saw the captain of the Fan Nien-ching an loan called for. Quite the opposite has occurred was thatat the stern. Mycabin was awayaft down By the Assessors-The Nepast was act in the bridge of my ship; ke rocognised Mr. Contes Sugar is taxed 80 per cast. higher, and a new below abart the mizen mast. That was whore night when I came on deck, but when I did seo first. I spoke to the captain and is prose by CH loan of 100 millions of frames in to palled for. dept ontheaight of the 19th ult. The only ordor her Ist once formed an idea that she was going regrets at the accident." He said, in reply, that
Bull initing can burdly be socopted na sa indi- | gave was to keep a good look out. Thats were about ten knots
it muld not be helped, and that I had done all I catíos vi's ftened manners. Paraisos, however, three men om dock, sa oficer and two quarter-
Chang Ba-ho said-I am a Government could, and there was no one alive on the wreck. have at last succosted In obtaining permission masters. When wan called the second time officials Forms, sad an expectant Total At He also said he was it bis cabin when he beard Published at the Office of the Hongkong Daily BODERINDING ALL ITS BRANCHES the work will be found indispensable to wi from the Corernurut to hohl bull "races the looked at my watch. It is a very accurats watch the times of the Nepal's approach I heard her our whistle, and that belooked up and cow our mast- "fighting" toust in das time core. About forty I knew it was right by the time-ball, did not whistlo, although I was in my birth at the time. head light and spare, but could not see our side bulls have arrived in the hippodrome. A ribbon compare it with the Nepaul's time. It would take I heard our own vessel give a large number of Rights or hell. He said he did not understand it an rosette will be snapended betwann the horns of me about 14 or 2 minutes to got up on deck 1 short successive blanka.
he was going to get under weigh himself. Tha Cross-examined by Mr. Wainewright—I heard Chief engineer came up on the bridge and told a bull; the animal will be allowed to ren wild did not look at my watch again. The second offer round the arena, a torcator in the mean time is had not to go below, he simply called down the the whistle of the Nepaul Deat; it was one short, me that the mesend enginest came and told him to snatch the reactie, taking chance for being sky light. I was on the bridge a minute or two bisst
eteam was ready to get andse woigh and that gored. Tais xpectsole eclipses drates and before six. I gave the second mate orders ime Nicholas Pratt, captain of the Kiangleen, the sound mate ran up and blew the whistle diately. About a minute or two past six he was which runs to Ningpo, sail-Os the Uth isylog, don't you bear that steater naming")" Dr. Peter, before the endowy of Forenoos, roady to "hoave shert." The whistle was beard January we were on the passage from Ningpo to I have found mysed sildenly in faga bat uever hesraised serious doubts respecting Dr. Pastor's five or six minutes past six. I heard the whistle Shanghai. About two in the morning wo passed was so much desired as upon this ocazien; inoculation for preventive-hydrophobia. He ad myself and palled my whistle rope right straight a vessel where the Fun-niew-shing is sunk. She there was a fog upon the water but it was not dases the cases of patients who have recently of and did not stop I cannot tell how my ship had twe bright Bghts burning. They were good sensible to us. I have seen vesmis mail into and been inoculated, and who have not the less did was heading but I know she was lying moross lighta. I came to an maakọe in the morning' out of foge.
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