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know that anybody w the light before me. T that I was porting, my balm. The Caplala was commenced that is to gut, als time the the Regulations by omitting to sound a hellcomended at the instance of the present Board] CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL think I saw it first. I saw the apats at the same. I think, lanking out with nis, and reposting my Nepautre used her speedfrom fail to half speed, while in a fog; that they indicated a port helm of Admiralty, and world, he thought, be carrieil time: Bofore the man could put his wheel to order: 1 think that most of the orders wars ra. It may be wall to darsider fret, what are the by whistling only one blast, contrary to the pre to a successtol isine, whereby the services of the port, I guse ta ordur kned a starboard, I don't pastad by the Captain. I expected that the main facts le diepute. In reality they are not vision of the 18th Article, and thereby luduood most suitably British steamers would be held at think that he had exrouted the frat order, or other vessel if she was end on would have many. The parties disagree as to the natu! those on tasrl the Nepal to believe that they the disposal of the Government by the payment timt he could into given the wheel more then answered me by another blast, but the next time at which the collisioncour ad. the plaintiffs were nakorvolgh; and it is suggested that of a moderate stincal subvention, no turd The Fossop I gare the dedor hard a moment I saw her eplars, and Ieupposed she was patting Itat a fow ra antes past 6 am. and the their riding light was ton high and consequently starboard was that and the ship apparently sleaming dress my bows. At the time I heard defendants at about 6.35 a 6.49, bat en god was taken as a masthaal light under Artials 8. erissing my bowa to starboard. I should think the white aligidly on my port bow, and it might tund of any iniportands sppears to arise upon I am, however, of opinion that the bank of fog

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ・・ the light was about 200 yards of when first hare best approaching me or erosalng my hows this point: As to the water thera la batiu which the Won Nie-ding seams to have be saw it. As I said I took it to be a most hond to the nerth or month. My greatest danger was little disagreement as between the plaintiffs and come mekkly and caly temporarily enveloped

(Continued from 1st poga). leht of a steamer crossing our bow, herause it in a ship appreching me, and my hard aport defendants, although the witnesses on one side as not, noh a fog as that in which Art. 19 con-

PASSENGERS. smash higher than the ordinacy riding order was giron on that assumption. In suy and the other give Ailwent accounts of it. tompintos a bell being rang at intervals of two

ARRIVED light. I am sure that the order hard a other direction there was less likelihood of har. It is clear that both as had anchored on the minutes, and I dont think that the non-ringing

Per Thawwe, str, from Shanghai.--For Hong- starboard" was sobered. The collision as inga actieing. From the time I saw the light previous night on assoan Ff the weather using of the bell could have han i sry way matribn- Surred shout one wiunta after the balm til the collision, was about a minuto: in that the such as made it bnprudent to proceed farther in tory to the oliven for, amongst others, the kong-Sir R. Ronnie and native servant, Messrs. hard aver and between one and two Nepal probably travelled 20 or 300 yards I the sight. Neither of them appear to have a suggested by the plaintiffs' counsel, that Cameron, J. P. Bland, Julius Paterson, R. C. minutes after the kaaring of the whistle. I don't this the port hela had much effect on the soundul a fog ball (one miloss for the defon is to muy, that the defendants would have boon Flockton, Yuen Pos, Ng Pong Ke and 2 sar- shanle think that our sotial spod at the tiae ship, and the starboard order, I think, oliánguddants says they did so, bat in this he is ousxtremely unlikely to hot if it had been Thats, and 16 Chevose, dook. For Bombay STATION of the contact was between 3 and 4 knots, the her e ures from 1 to ☀ of a point more. Taking tradicted by the Captain, and it would soon rrug when they failed hear their own

Mr. H. Stead, and Miss Sammi. For London→→→ engines having hean backing. I should julge her original ondese before the orders that be must have been mistaken on this gang three times struck by their own look. Rev. A, and Mea. Faster, Rev. H. and Mrs. Dur- the stats of the tide to be dead neg, and not hard aport" and "atarboard" it would be point, nor do they either of them appear to have ant man. As to there having only been one not and 2 children, Capt. J. A. Alderton, bit. Mani Pasning, in my opinion, more than from to impossible for me to say how much she taken any special presantion against for blast of the whistle I think the oridende of Moorhead and daughters, Mr. H. Steet, sad of a knot. I don't think that it could have be was taken out of her course. I would not In the morning boters the Nepaal got under those on board the Wan Non-ching in ontitled Miss Groen, raaning at knots, or we could not have pulled any without looking at the compass. The ea- weigh her witnesses ear that there was no so as much orolit as that of those on board our beats back as easily. It could not have beengineer of the ship is not always right as to timon. perceptible fog. The Captain mys he could the Nepaul. Now the master anys, that he' running as more tinn ee koot. In that atge. He may to out lour or Eve minutes. I don't then we a good three miles. It was an oves furiously pailed the string of the whistle in a of the moon, and the wind N. or N.E., the enr. think engineers are more seneste than other cast, hang morning, cald and dark. The pilot storession of store, quick blast. He is sup that may have in one direction, E. or S. W. people as to time. I don't know anything about saps when we got under weich the weather was parted in this by the ad mate and the quarter. for two or three days. The W.N.W. wind ongle rams. We had nearly about the same tazy, but I supposed I could see, the same as a mastor, swell as by a Chine gentleman, would out the water out of the river and would wind the day before the collision, but it was the day before, live or six miles. The weather an dficial of rank, who, being on the bridge st hare the effect of making the tide almost wach colder on the morning of the 20th. The amed the same. I could not soo any for the time, dororibed expressively enough the stationary with little or no currset. The tide only way I can account for not sosing the Wan- and bath there important witness agree that, whistle as a long "toe-to-too" whistla, the like collisice, aooording to tay calculation, Taking in a bolt of fog. She was apparently oureloped fall speed for a time, the weather soomad thick peasible that tease on board the Nepaul way at was actting about 3.W. at the momact of tha nún-chied sooner than I did was that the mis after the vamal had been under weigh and going of which he never beard before. It is quite all things into consideration, the tide was not in haze; vall I should say fog. I had not see er or not sy alsar, and that on that account have distinctly made out the series of short helping ta at all, but was right on our broad. sarthing af for before, hat she seamed to be la they redased the aped from full to half, blasts, but eron me of their own witoses says, gids, running at right angles to our course. It fog which I had not seen before from the dock On the other hand, the plaintiffs witnesses the whistle was blown not like a signal bat as is quite possible that our stem was throwing up of the ship That is not an unusual coeur- nay that about 8 o'clock in the morning tis if hy a man in a hurry. I am on the whole spray, as the Kft of the aos from 2 to 3 font reaca; we often ran into halts of Eng without weather was passably clear. The Captain Instined to believe the plaintiffs' version of the would throw spray up 5 or fi fisk. If the ship towing capthing about it before, particularly Damutro) says that when he went on desk, matter and the assessors advise me that no wax stationary this would make a wash if her slong the coast of China. That was why I a few minatus befors é, le could see about two blame ona in their opinion bo sttributed to the head was turned to it. Our last anunding before told the ongiuser to keep easy steara, I miles from the ship, The scond mate (Somner, Wan Nien-ching for blowing thair whistle in the the collision was & If I had heard a boli have seen a ship suddenly disappear in a fog. I who was en watch from iam, says the weather best way they could when the danger of a calli instead of a whistle I certainly would have had gave the crder "full speed xstorn," before I had was passably clear when he came on watch, that nisu besame imminent. Then as to the riding- time to gst out of the way of the ether ship. 1 on the transport. My first impression about he could then have made at two or three miles; lights. It is a curious feature in the case that would then have stopped the engines and waited at course was a mistake. It would have been off. Neither did he noting any change in the ucus of the Neprut's witsasses appear to have till I had seen something. Immediately I had an attor impossibility to let gothe sucher at that weather until very shortly before the collisier. cticed the seat of the lights, that at the stern, starboard and done easy bund. The Nepal in here. Itis not anal to keep anybody stationed ing arison saddonly there appears alsa to be no taken note of as good riding-ligats by Captain on the light I would have put my helm hard a partienlermoment, as the man were not atationed Then as to the thickening of the fog, of its have but they appear to have been both observed and quicker on her halm than throw-forths of the there. It would take about 2 minutes, I think, dispute between the plaintiff and defendants Pratt, of the Kiangle: who passed the Wan P.&O. Company's ships, in fact isker than for the men to get to their stations at the anchor witnesses; we notice the captain and pilot of the Nin-ching in the night, and I do not think the Any of tham leould have had a ball from a should say that if the men were stationed Nepal saying that they domed it advisable to somewhat hasty assumption of the captain and be of a mile. I stopped this engines and tried there ready to los go the anchor it would go reduce their spoed on that acouuut. We find plot of the Nepal is to the light being higher to keep the ship in to gap, and gave the down in about 2 seconds aftor the order. That Captain Danstrom of the Van Mien-ching saying than a proper riding light can be taken so over order bacus to bout stations, lower the boats." would entail the risk of bilging the ship by that shortly before the collision he had changed weighing the positive evidence given by the Wangu. The our out on our broadside turned the Neprat zauning over the encher in such shallow water, his origicut intention of getting unerweigh Men-thing's witnesses as to its setual position. bw around, and tore it out of the gap is the, and tearing the plates off her bottom and sick by reason of the weather beginning to thinken. Thore remains one point which was not laid

The British steamer Ninggo, from Shanghai Phawar the Brut fathastion That ng hari who'd prefer the cause of the fol:On the who having ragard to the videos tress upon by the defondante, sue to which I 22nd February, reports experienced freak mon- of the ship being at anektor, when the Nepaut linion to raning the risk of bilging the blo given on both sides, I eu satisfed that at us here thought it measury to give some considerano and rain tiu off Breaker Point, from thence turned round. If the transport, had not been at Esermined by Me. Wainewright--I think about the time of the collision the Wan Nienation, and that is in connection with the look out. then gave the order to go astern ta "kerp aacher as its had 35 fathoms and that would of no great extent, which and suddenly blown thing had not a propar lock-out, hat they did not the Nepaul from striking her again. As soon given her 200 feat. If she had rang a ball I would over her from the shors and whish, considering specially urgo that she ought to have heard the as fund the Nepal clear I gave the or- have known that she was at an anchor. The the riste of the weather than prevalent was not epauls whistle sooner and replied to it. It der "hard sport, ouay ahead," so as to get as man-of-war that passed was about 24 or 3 miles a very extraordinary fremstance. With rewould seem that this may have teen so, but, on close as possible to the transport, and let go my off. That was about an hour after the collision, gard to the force and diretion of the tide, there the other hand, I think that he she heard the anchor ta keep us in position. I went forward I think. I was using the glass scanning the is a conflict of evidance. The pilot of the Nepaul whistle earlier it would have been at least 4 or 5 to see the anchor go down einse to the transport horizon for over 3 or 4 minutes before the colli- says that the force of the tide was not more than mustas before the callision, and that the Vepaul, but without teaching. I then went up on the sien. The probability when I beard the whisana knot per hour and that it could not have in. considering the speed at which have conclud bridge and ashod pornission of the Captain to the was that it was a ship coming out. For pressed their speed and that it was setting S.We she must then have bon gofag, would bare Allow me to assist in one of the boats, as I could I was overtaking hur I would have heard to B. W. by W. whilst Osborn, the master of the boon then at such distance as to have rendered do Lothing more on the ship. I went in the gig. before I think that if so we 093 Tanzsha lightship, who would scom to be a very a reply to it almost unnecessary, if, & seeria The boats were down without any delay, excepting my how to starboard, to have gone fall competent witness, gives the foros of the tide at probabis, the fog had not then slowest in upon that the ropes being tarred were frozen. I gave speed matern and put my belin to port would hare Tangsha, and at the scene of the wreck at the the Wan Nion-shing. I may add that the assesport light L.N.E. breeze and overcast weather. the orders to lower the boats, and the Captaie inoressed the danger of collision, I would not rams paciest as 24 knots wilk & N.W, or a littlere eczour in this view of the matter and agree La Amoy stes. Hangthow and Bantam. In Bws- repeated them. It is not true that I asked the in such a caso starboard, but would port. more northerly direction, but this point appears with me that the account given s to the look- tow stre. Hothow and Newchwang. In Foochow Captain, some time after the osision, to lower To Captain Ross The Nepaul's whistle seald to be anly moutioned so far as the speed of the out kept on board the Fan Nien-ching appears stee. Hiroakina Maru and Hzo-shia. the bants, the order being given hands to boat be heard 1; to 2 walles before the wind, deble Napaul was to be considend. In regard to the on the whole satisfactory, I do not then find statiune" the moment of the trash I said that-distanos. Had I known it was a vassel at question of speed we have to dasi principally that any case of contributory negligence has "Harry with the busts, there are lives depend anchor I would have stopped. I think that if with the svidence given on sehalf of the defond been made out against the Wan Nien ching, and ing on them." It may have been 20 or 25 mins had not been ut snober she would have gone ants. Apoceting to that of the Chief Engineer, I proponura the Nepual wholly to blatos for the antes till the transport sank. I had a conversa-cross my rows. The usual thing to do when the full speed of the Nepas! that morning would colision. tion with some people of the Wan-nion-ching. I you go fall speed astern is to blow several have been about 11 kuota and her half speed from heard the Captain of the Wan-nian-cing bell the whistle. I think the whistle was stopped to 7 to 8. According to the Captain, hor full spoed Captain of the Nepal that he rushed out and told int the ordera ba distinetly hoard by ito man would have been about 10 knots and half them to blow the whistle like mad. He did not at the wheel I think the vorsel bacded NE. speed about 6 to 7, whilst atording to the say whom he te'd. Es said something about by E. after the collision. There was no todi- pilot full speed would are been about 9 knate, mandario threatening to cut his head off Heptor on the upper bridge to show whether the half speed aboot 6 Possibly it may be safe to said he saw the lightship 3 or 4 miles off. I said holm was put the right or the wrong way. It is take the Captain's estimate of it as being at least that that was entirely out from my position a very difficult thing to say what way a Chinese low enough. But it is to be observed tauta which was 7 or 8 miles off

cording to the positions marked upon the Ad- Crossraived by Mr. Drummond-I have To Captain Jaskaca-The light shown by the miralty ohart by the Captain and pilot, the No servad for many years as uilcer of a ship, besides Wan-nie-ching was an exceedingly bright ona pori was anchored the right previous to the col being a plot I have good eyesight and never took it to be must head light. I did not kision at a spot some nine miles distant from the looked for anything without seeing it. I never notico afterwards whether it was or Lot. I scene of the accident, and bat according to the found the alightest diffealty in reading the should say that a good riding light could be seon cridence given by the same witnesses, and the smallest print. The weather on the previous day 7 or 5 miles off I have seen each lights on afficial log of the ship, she only took some was hazy, I could ses 6 or 7 miles and made all pilot boats that distance. If a ship at andbor 33 minutes to traverse this distance, or is the lands and steep islands as I came along. had a riding light only 2 miles off she would not other words, was travelling at the rate of There was no fog. My work has been for many be to bla

The following reply has been chovível by a some 16 miles an hent Be this as it may, Huntingdonshire gentleman, who wrote to the the Nautical Assessors in answer to questions Prince of Wales on the subject of the Queen's I have put to them, on this point, although Tiles Sir.-In reply to your commenien- doubtful as to whether she should have weighed tion, I an instructed to inform you that, in the anobor at all when she did do so, are clearly of opinion of His Royal Highness, it must be left opinion that the Nepas, considering the stats entirely to those who raise a fund in celebration of the weather and the narrow waters she was

or sommemoration of the fiftieth year of har. moving in, where she might reasonably expres fajesty's reign to determine whether anch to fall in with steamers and sailing vessels, both fund should be applied to local purposes rather at anobur and underweigh, was proceeding at an than to the support of a national memorial.-I undue rate of speed from the time she first want am your obedient servant, F. W. Abel.” half speel, until the collision. They are also of opinion that her slowing down from fall to

anchor we would bare remained in the gap. I that the other ship could have steamed over her thing was more or loss caroloped in a fog-bank, Tho defendants suggested that the Wan Nieto port light wiul and thick weather.

ganboat will stoer.

21st February.

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waig arrived here on Saturday morning. We The Norddeutsohor Etogd steamer Braunach.

are indebted to the Agouts, Mevars. Melchera & Co., for exples of the London papers of the 22nd January, from which we take the following

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THE PRINCE OF WALES ON THE DISPOSAL OF LOCAS JUBILES FUNDS,

THE CANADIAN FISHERIES QUESTION. -

years running between Hongkong and Shanghai. Edwin Street, chief officer of the Nepaul, go twice a year to Hankow, all the rest of Fortran S. Somner, escond officer of the trans the year between Hongkong and Shanghai, part, Edward Brace, dfth offer of the Nepast The ship in under my charge 120 miles three eaten and Frank Fairweather, 2td en- going from Shanghai and 125 coming fagiuver of the Nepaal were examined. Fogs are common about Shanghai and along the count of Chias from November to Inne The character of the fogs vary, you The hearing of the case was resumed, when may not be aware of it till you are reloped Captain Alderton was recalled and said-Had I in fog; you sometimes cannot see it till you are heard a succession of short blants I would have into it. Foggy weather would be a driving mist. taken it to mean that we were crossing a vessel's and damy hagy weather may be dry and you bows which was going setorn oud I would have can see in it fire or six miles, generally kept on the port helm. Hasy weather is usually dry here. Sand sien of short blasts to mean that a ship is not at about 6.30 a.r was unt a sufficient pre-says-The gravity that the Fisheries question I understand a anos: half speed at the time she did that is to asy A Renter's telegram dated viftawa Jan. 91, storms often for the haza zad you can ander command; I take it to mean daogar and

cantion to take at the time, in view of the in see them about 5 or 6 miles.

Tharest that I was not to approach nearer. The Board creased thickness of the weather. The Asser very thick fogs and very light fogy. I have of Trade regulations about whistling are the sore then advised me that the ought to have car Raver zean hazy weather ne dense as foggy. I same sa they are on the river.

tainly gone slow, and perhaps even have anchor have never seen hazy weather in which could

Counsel then satamed up and the moart ed. This being so I now we be the considera

tion of the manceurres of the Nepand on hearing the whistles of the Wan Nianching. Accordingto the evidence of Mr. Coates, the pilot of the ship and who was in charge of ter speed and coarse at pears that having slowed down to half speed be the time when the special danger arose, it up anddenly heard a sharp blast of a whistle whiuk he took to be cuother staner coming oat of the

Bot see about S milas. I have never seen hoge journed to the rd. travel in banks Hike fog. Fog often extends over a email aroa, bat haze is not of that nha. racter. I have never studied whether haze

Zird February. JUDGMENT.

His Lordship now delivered judgment as fol-

between Canada and the United States ha-m- armed is engaging the notive attention of the British and Canalian authorities, and is altait ted to call for the appointment at the earliest possible date of an Imperial Commissioner to negotiate, with the assistance of the British Legation at Washington, a revision of the Trea ty u 1818, which is specially affected by the ra commendations made in the last report of the House of Representatives. In regard to the Foreign Affairs Committee of the American. Commissioner to be chosen, it is felt that a dis- tinguished British negotiator of experience, well- informed concerning the United States and Canana, such as the Marquess of Larps would

The British steamer Lessung, from Shanghai 22nd February, reports first part of passage had fresh N.E. galo and cloudy weather; latter part variable winds and 600 weather. On the 25th February, passed the str. Canton, of Tarnabout, bound for Shanghai.

The British steamer Namon, from Feoshow 2nd February, Amoy 23rd, and Swatow 25th, reports from Toochow to. Amoy light nirs and foggy weather. From Amoy to Bestow fresh monsson su fine weather. From Swatow to

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comes out of the water; I should say not. Icon- sider foggy weather is much more dangerous for navigation than haze. You see hazo at night as lowe wall as in day, you can sae a light at night about This is a causa of damage instituted on behalf the same distance as the inud in the day. You of the owners, maater, and crew of the Chinese river, sourly ahead, or a little on the port bow, could see a ship's riding light in a elsar night steam vessel Wan nien-thing against tas British upon which he gave the orders "hard-a-port, from 7 to 8 miles, in a base from 3 to 4. When steamship Nepaal, a vessel belonging to the Patop, and fallapsed aster." He thought, Le best represent British interests, and at the same the weather is clear I usually some in from &0.S.N. Company, of about 1,940 tons registered says that the other vessel had seen him first Gutzlaff to the Tongsha Lightship, perhaps 260 horse power. The collision occurred on the and that she also was porting. Immediately miles north of the position which the wreck of morning of the 20th January last between and afterwards, the pilot says, he saw a light under the Wam-nien-ching is now lying in. I have 7 s.m. at a spot in the month of the River Yang the fore-yard, seemingly mast-heed light, never touhod a ship on the North Bank yat, ase, about 7 or 8 miles from the Tangsha light early ahead, or a little on the port bow."At I keep to the South Bank to avoid the other on ship. The Naal oarrying the mails, passen- the same time he saw the pers of the other vos- which if a ship tansbed she might be lost. Itgers and cargo from Hongkong to Shanghai, had sol, and thereupon assuming that she was cross in the district of Glasgow, represented by Mr. was beaking dayflht, between daylight and anchored the proceding evening at about 5 o'clock ing the Nepaul's bow to startboard, reversed the Edward Russell, having written to Lord Ban- dar, when the collision openrred, and 20 minutes at a spot about miles farther out, and on order of hard-a-port to hard-s starboard shortly dolph Church! salling his attention to the afterward it was quite daylight, all the rest of the morning of the collision, having weighed after which the collision occurred. The distanos interpretation which Mr, Russell had put on a the morning was hasy. I saw the man-of-war her anchor at or about 5 minatee past 6, was at which the other steer was first heard is letter he had received from his lordship pass ns at what I would say was 8 or 4 miles proceeding up the river towards Shanghai. variously estimated, for e defendants at from ly, that the lot'er was a great tribute to off. If the collision had not genred and The Wan Fien ching had also anchored on the 200 to 300 yards, or according to one witness, Afr. Gladstone's financial genius-bas received judging by the Weather in the neighbour preceding evening at the spot where the colli or 5 ship's lengths, and Mr. Coates 8878 the the following reply 2 Connaught place, hood, I think I would have been at Woosung sion occured, and was still at anchor there when Light was about 200 yards off when he first Jatuary 13.-Dear Sir, I radily cannot hold st 10.30. I could not have started mach she woaran into and sunk by the Nepaul Formal it. The Nepal, it would appear, bad hard-uyroll responsible for the interpretapion which later as we would lose the file. There was proof having been given by the plaintiffs as to ly felt the action of the port helm at the timer Bassell may have put on my letter to arry. The captain told me so, and to re their vessel baring been at anchor in a proper when it was reversed to hard-a-starboard, but him to which you refer. That letter seams risk I would not have had as much water on place at the time of the collision, with proper it is said that she is very quick at feeling her to me to be perfectly clear, and, as far te it the Beacon Fata if I had started latar; it is riding lights barning and a sufficient lookout helm, and pertainly answerid in a greater or lass gws, preciso. If you come absolutely necessary to pass them at high water. maintained, the borden of proof was admittedly degree to it whan it was starboarded. In answer revenue and expenditure accounts for the last Douglas Steamship Company Limite6QUALITY OF MATERIALS AND WOSKHAMBHIP

to examine the I did not think I was running any risk. We cast upon the defendants of showing that the as- to questions I have put to them, the Assessors twenty years, I think it is possible that you nue up the river b. th day and night. I have chlpat did not our by their default, and it is advise me that on hearing the whistle of the may find that the management of this national Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-$13 pir bad charge of the Nepout as a pilot ca two or therefore desirable to consider their case ta tha Wan Nien-ching, tho Nepal acted quite proper-finances between 1963 and 1874 was fairly good, thren oogations, and I hare beau & passenger in first instance. They allege in their answer that ly in patting ber hela to part and guing astern, between 1874 and 1890 was not quite no satie Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-$100 per her from London to Colombo, with the sams shortly befors 6.30 am, or the 20th Jonnary, the inasmuch as if she heard then only one blast of a fantory, and between 1880 and 1855 was simply Captain. I always kop the whistle sounding Nepal, in charge of a duly licensed pilot, was whistle she would be justilled in considering it infamous. when it is dark and raining in the vicinity of pronoding towards the Tungsha ghtship, at as a signal to port, and sawing that she had revout faancial history is dissovered to be na If this rather snmmary view of the pilot boats and funke. It is impossible to as the mouth of the river Yangtze, heading aorth beard #ession of shart blaste she would the whole not imporrect, the soune might Luzon Sugar Reining Company, Lúmited-358 Chian Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$160

per sbaro, the juuks unless you blow your whistle, when west north, and making between six and seven have also been justified in so doing. on the with some ameart of reason be assigned to they bara joas paper. I have often blown kaste an hour. The wind was fresh from the ground of it being a wager signal. In Parliamentary demoraliastion, which in its per share. my whistle when I was going ahead before wast-north-west the tide was food, with a foros gard to the subsequent reversal of the holin tara may be regarded as springing from) Hongkong e Company's Shares-J44j per I have reason to believe that Chinese ships are of about half & kent an hour, and the weather to hard-selarbeard the soors advise me The Irich diealty, which may be said to base Hongkong and China Bakery Company. Limited not subjost to the sane laws, or regulations us win overtage and hazy. The epoel had all her] Fast the Ne and was wholly wrong. They do commenced in 1876 (2) nuvise legislation; (3) English. I know that there are many Chinese regulation fghts burning brightly and a good not think flot those on boardthe Nep were justinwise foreign policy. I um rejoiced, however, Perak Tin Mining and Smelting Company

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-$25 per share. numerons at times along the Sonth Bank. Bhipsly sounded. Under these cironmstances, those lights and maste, for the Wan Nien-ching had national expenditure is beginning to receive the anchor where they find it most convenient, and on board the Nepou heard the sharp blast of been a crossing Toneel and signalling by whistles, serioas attention of the masses of the people in Parak Sugar Cultivation Company-Tle. 18 per where they can float at low water. It is not a steam whistle nearly ahead or a little on she should havs blown two lasts to indicato that all parts of the country.I am, dear Ble, yours

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Chiness Imperial Toan of 1864 A-2 pår œET. tain repeated my orders "port" and "starboard" side of a veel, which proved to be the steamer in which 1 wholly ouncer, that the reversal of and Lord Wolverton, the late Radical Postacs Chinese Imperial Loss of 1884 B-0 per orut

premium, and the chief offer gave them through the tube. Wan Nisa dhing, about amidships, and the defeu. the helm at this period was an error of judgment; tar-Ueneral, were the parties who gave the notice I was standing forward when I saw the light; I dont expressly charge the Wan Nien-ching with on the part of those in charge of the Nepal for the termination of the mail contraste with Chiness Laperial Loan of 1884 C-8 por sat.'HE TOUR B had my glasane in my hand and stood on the port having kept a had or insufficient look out, with and directly caused the collision. side as I had more danger there, from the surrent seglect to exhibit lights, or an improper exhild-grounds, therefore, of undes speed and improper publ. The Government to which they belonged Chiasso Imperial Loan, 1886 - per sent Trade, objects of Natural History, Furniture the work is so complete, that a reference to its

On the the Cunard and White Star Companies in Liver- sweeping me south. I thought that by putting tion of them, with having emitted to sound & bell, anmarring I am quite satisfied that the Nepaul were also the parties who drew up the terms on the belzu to starboard, we could pres each other and with improperly blowing a steam whistle must be held to blame. There ression, however, which the tenders for the new contracts were in in safety. After hearing the trsasport's whistle while at anchor, and they allege generally that to be omsider the case of the Wan Nien-ching,vited, fenders for a permanent contract warn we whistled once, and then the Captain, I think the collision was caused by the default and neg. Et le admitted that she is not absolutely bound now before the Government, and he believed he it was, who stopped the whistle so that the ligence of those on board the Fan Nien-ching by the regulations for preventing collisions at was correct in stating that all the Liverpool man at the wheel could hear the orders given. and that there was no default or contributory to which almost all the maritime nationa companies had made offers. He could not Our ship's whistle followed immediately apen negligence on the part of those on board the Neof the world, except Chins, har ansted, absolutely say who would receive the co- tlist of the other vessel I was giring paul, and that, so far as the Napaul in concerned, but it is contended that as her master and trots, but he assured them that no one felt the orders in rapid saccession and do not the collision was the result of inevitable mocident. Moers were foreigners aaainted with and, more strongly than himself the importance, from know what orders the Captain gate outside The defendants on the other hand, having heard as they themselves say, soting generally in aos national point of view, of their mail vessels then. The order to the man at the whistle the evidence given on behalf on the plaintiffs, oordanos wit's the principles and praoliosa carrying the British Ang. Their mail vessels was given by me to blow every one or two allege that the Naval was in default on five difjcized and prescribed by Ehoss Regulations, any were the ships upon which they had to rely in minates. I anally blow it every one or two torent grounds, sis, gotting under weigh before marked deviations from each practices and prin- the event of war for the fast transit of troups, minutes in that neighbourhood, and if I find that daylight without taking sufficient precautions,eiples would be strong oridense of negligence or and be bold it to be the duty of the Government he is longer than that in executing the order Idue spood at time of discovering danger, man- their part, and this is actually charged against and in this respest be was not singular to do tell him to blow. That is a general warning to wearing in ignorance of netnat frots, and giving them in addition to their being accused of har all they could to maintain the British mail other ships, the blows lasting about 10 or 15 contradictory orders in the course of such men ing violated the general principles of maritime services under the British Ang. So strongly #ecords. Iba whistle blown to the other vessel envring, fosufficient look-out, and lastly, not law by which they are admittedly bound. Then was it felt that encouragement abould be given short blast. I meant to convey by that stopping and anchoring immediately the fog It is mid that they disobeyed the 12th Artials of to British vessels that negotiations had bez

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