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THE DAILY PERZE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2300, 1987.

THE LOSS OF THE DRITISH

STEAMERLORNE”

MARINE COURT OF ENQUIRY. A Marine Court of Enquiry was halt yester. day at the Harbour Master's office, tomhing the Loss of the British stoamer Lorne which was wrecked off Die East Coast of Hair a the night of the 3rd December. "The Court was Copptitated as Rollows:-Commander Ramsay,

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CORRESPONDYENCE.

expressed by our Correspondinta, į

FETE.

astomed to it tht thay ara bat impenfas

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tho amallar about. She was clear of the ship in the arteryo ana from the inside día not plan would be granted. But wohnza to deal with the case of Shanghai, not with

at we had ont har tokia. She was 1osting koul soom to be hade by a sharp instrumen awards. The thief engine was on her, and Outside the artery, at the bottom of the wound we do not beli ogradive responsible for the opalons of being so city manag s hypothetical caso which might occur in

also the third offer and scend engineer. I there was a small tangled maks couristing of

political cirenmateness of the British island an jurar lo a exputorily turbulení population are by England, Now, although the Emperor of

got on to her and we all remained on for about soos oletted blond, som inflammatory halen.

A NEST FOR DISEASE. halten bour. We then saw thebig lite-boat Fomong oud the coats of the artery, The wound of China has retained his right of emirent do-

title fistason off, with the anisin la ber and also the artery gominated with the bathom of

i na mens facer íble to root geveniment Yet [Klo 211900 Chine o cha ligy and thrive in the TO TH" FDITOR OF CH DAILY,"REA"

notu par to by me ord, arte sa ommemily main, Shanghai as it exists To-day is to all

the chief oftcar, staward, and some of the pastha word. Wapended to open the body and

Sir-At the promise y viad of th year when of t

- To Hime my grat CHOCO-intents and 'purposes a foreign settlement,

sengers and dromen. One side of her was found avidens of death from loss of blood. The

Amount of enim ig Man kan

this may be completely stowed in. We started to gat to her, organs of the hole were healthy. I are of ouin all-nox an

gas doma 1 the gam

met and it has bosa erested by foreign enterprim,RN. (Pessident), Staff Commender Buckner, That vas about 2 a.m. Abt 8 o'clock the same by the opacing of the artery. There was no Zalyan the past few Polic's or aber Gy jasonsMility to bw of?!» C »

and all sanseedad except the chief engineer on that desh resalted from loss of blood caned pro z də strik baboonami fratris fazenu with

plu. It is, and foreign intereste are preponderant. {RN. of H.M.S. Victor Emanuel; Faois warning the ospinin dial from exposure. The evidence that the arters was opened Jirsėtiv / vern nent officiù repon it's

how wor, but the buss just as to acknowledge According 19 Mr. Ma Kur'onore, it is battle, master of the British some Yertia bost kept aantinually merits over and on one. The opening was versioned by a word in one in there has son to the mile of the administration which ROSE WATER & OTHER CRACKERS | satural that the Chinees Gavernment should | Palkia; H de Ooulter, master of the British About two hours sflor vards the European pas. costa ta on artery, the outer ous of which we for of matsbeds Allmi with h man burres, fola, piza,) volt. But how skill we divide the honour of

Janes Arool, worster of the British steamer of these occasions the chief for was drowol of the ooals of the artery.

There are three sm Bowl ols to aroo andreling Swarahas dinidised the nutiva community wish to give advantage to a Chinese tuder-stazer A

string, and be contends they are justified in

The President having road a letter from Mrr die Wermined on the hat. till bo protection. It was this cost which has bean and dirt of every kind. It nothing or than the cord bhariour of the immens craiva of

A on and two o'clock in the afternoon. At out, and the other two, unable to resist the Chindas village in the middle of the European trungra which ded into the colony for s CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR CARDS, doing so. This is a doctrine that cannot be J. Nerwood, the social plicer of the Farms, that line the dingy fouted by us. I say to pressure of blood, had gradually bulged out l'ings: It is undrained, and apparently thrin pora days previous to the Fubilee, and blacle 11

Calmisted for a moment, and which is indeed £questing that sa onquiry might be hold, the dinge and resold her but the others did not forming what is exited an anim

Thon habitants are left to govern themselves; ther pay the streets until they wore impuscle? It is a following evidence was taksa :—

follow, with the exoption of the stoward, who wo vents gradually got distoni and finally no Police or lighting rato, and any solom in most reuseable fat, which dos-rses some per- Namus! John Norwood said--I bold a fester, failed to touch her. About 10 sm on gave way at their weakest at whers convepisused by a sisit from the Police, sosor manant record, that during the festivities thure wate's corticate, anmber 286, obaninad in Hong the fallo viny day I was picked up by a junk and the puncture was,

They protreat through than the entry box nOTT.

was petundly less of what is lordon as "Crime kang on the 12th October, 1896. 3 was korond

I think that if His Freellency's attoniton sasta on ordinary negata! English.fiple at taken to Taramutt. Frong thace I ruched the punctors. The cut on the outer coat NEW ILLUSTRATED PHOTOGRAPHIC sought to contend that the law of Extra-ofler of the Zone. I joined her in Singapore Hother. I was wall brantur by the people on in my opinion was enated by the same directed to this garter he would lake steps to ang tate onent ta be able to appreolute this or

tenitoriality obtaining in China militate to in March last. The Joe's gisted Lorne bed the faul Wehidiwa pangs at the main instrument as that which cut down to it. I have remody what is osrtainly a nuisanes, to the daily rating when they remember the fall-

ww 1,085, her horsepower 150, On þar lnt sone extent against the comparison I have voyage stie was craning from Saigon to long cagines, a donkey pump, and a ballast donkey heard at the evilnes in the case. 1 arm of least of it. For my part 1 fail to stw why these prend shot on the Tim, aloty printed | fustituted; bat should such a plan be set up, kang. Wo leit Saigon on the 2011 November Pp.

opinion that the trestunut of the wound was wolling, har boen permitted an long to ramineulot Bank Holidy Charges," which appeara 1 Commander Buckner-The sluices were in proper cry, both at the Civil Hospital and at the there, and am sure it is time they were ramos after every ccasion of popular jubilation in I would maintain that the conditions under with a gargo of rice. What about sixty pas good order, but I am unable to by wasther they Tang Was. I am of opinion that the issue of before we have more serious cause to ropint of London. Tas whole arrangements for th Jubiloo which Fordieners abide on these shores have sugere, all Chinese except ene an European. wigs elged or not. I cannot say whether there the wound was a direct consequence of the origi-their existence,-I am, Sir, yours truly. were admirable, and reflect intuito credit on the

The Captain's mente. was Wilian ilun'er. never as pet been construed into a right From the time we loft Saigon till 1st December was any water in the main hold "bofere the ship al wound, that is to say that it was a natural NOT ONE OF THE SANITARY BOARD. xabative committee, and perhaps wo should not

ba zary wils of the mark in awarding the prin consaquenog, nab aggravated by subæquent treats

Hongkong, 22nd December, 1687

cipal mood of praise to the Honorary Secretary, boiuerfere with the collection of duties by the we had nod rate weather. On the night of the oat bown.

By Captain Coulter-Tha chief affair took munts on the part of the doctors, flough it may 1st December, it came on to blow very hand

have been agerara'ed by the conduct of the de

Mn Stewart Lockhart, tho new Ragiatene-Gans- Imperial Government in its own way, 60

and the ahip was hove to for four hours. When off his life balt and gave it to Mr. Ripley. bing as these are in accordance with Treats the wind aderated we stond in to the land

John S. Brawer, Government Marine Sur ceased himaslt by taking his arm out of the sting

papers that he is still, a young man, who thes bears his blushing honours thick upon him. stipulations." No one claims a right to in-and kept class in to the ad till fa temas Tegur, said I remember the Lorne. She has and not keeping it quiet. Ha ought to hare THE ALICE MEMORIAL AL FRESCO, and we are pleased to gather from the newa. Bat the really remarkable fentare in the whole 1erfere with the collection of duties, which strunte. The last find wa sigated was about oder may notice in survey. I cannot state mairod ander abservation. I am not presurod to 6 pm. on the 3rd inst At 12 midnight on the Positive'y whather she had a collision balkhead say that had be kept his arm quiet and in the sting

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PNES." business is the implatio ontkast of loyalty to is a matter quite apart from the question of 3rd inst. I went on the bridge to rolige the uot. On refering to Liye Register I am 4x6 weald not have ensued in the manner it did.

The ulceration of which thera is evidno razy i SIR. I have the honnur to endose a state-

the British Government on the part of the Chi. third officer. When I went on the hid to the option that she had. She was olassal of

news population. They might hava dong all that where foreigners have not an equal rig this efico: was standing by the bel geah, I Lloyd and it is stated tht she had six bulk- have been cased by the neglect of the doces unnt of aceast duly and showie the with Chinees to carry on the business was giving in the course when I felt the vessel brats. From that I should rather that she had. and that mali zay have heas and probably ceipts and expenditure of the Al Press Pite demey required of them and yet bare sporet of warehousemen and sure goods in bend, strike. Tomediately [tolegraphal to stop. Thory few stars, szopting tiver atmamera, was the indicte cause of the perforation of routly given in aid of the Alion Memorial themselves unch of the labour, thought, and the artery. I think the location was the result Hospital, and to quot that you will kindly velay which they devoted so lavishly to the provided the banding system be introduced. exprain was in the chart gaat had he came out sides tka orem, there were five towards and a enok

veel then struir again seral times. There now built without them.

Sama Jon Norwood, so-called, said that beef noglect mu the part of the dace used.

publish it in your columns,

celobration; and there is no othor way of er- Dy Dr. Atkinson-Had the desavail ramní god Mr. Ma further says the proprietors of the and asked me what was the matter I told him and a corial not tall this exact anmber of in the hospital and had the barat ur of the antt profit amounts to $3,995.52, & eum satim Chiar are increa

From this statement. It will be soon that the plaining their attitude save this. tint these gudowne which it is proposed not to bond the ship and struck. He ordered the malls to Ondrey for extra opine of the Daily Press should ought not to grouble, because there will til bewurled. The carponter sonnéed the forward/ passengers, but should say there were about Found taken place and brga observed at the atel to be about sufficient to cover one year's ex- thankful for the good adziivistrativa auder

time the outflow of the blood might easily have penditaro of the Hospital.

which they I've. We arò sure the sigaifenes wells, and the chief officer, who I come out of it. his room, and myself tack another rod, nai

been stappod, wuk ke deo used's life spiced. As the receipts show, the satisfactory result of of this spatananus expression of fealing will After a deliberation of about three quarters of Dr. Ayres said-I present and assisiat his year's Fets is chiefly due to the ladies of pot be lost on British statemen; and inderd it on the after wel Wo sounded most framediately after the ship strack. We follor, the Cat gave the following hading :- at the post examination. Ihre how the Hengkung who formed the Committee and who bears a lesson to all who incarnat chamsaires in evidenes of witness. Iemounin hiopinion presidel over the Stalls and to the friends, who Cans, st of all to the rulers of this grant no water in the after wells. We was forward 1W find that the British steamship Lars to the my bf death. I think he und eindly assisted that I bare much pleasure in Frapira. Its that the deseralic basis va to wasze the carpenter was souling the fore ofoil number 62,297 of Laith, which

Willian atas mater, aniled frsa Salzon perly treat would not have resited availing myself at this opportunite to butily which the Chigus rpcial doreamoat rest is hold and found there was about four fe of water there. The captain orderat nil Ents to

on or about 20th November last, bound for serious consequences. By proper treatarnt thank tham for the operation and nich be put out and lowerd larel with the rail

Hongkong with a ergo of ries and paddy and lead that had the deceased boen put andar con which, while ren laring the duties of the Sf the very simple meus by which the affections of the people may be captivated when we RAO the same time I went on the bridge to say what

a crow of six Bumpaan offers sides the ions abservations by becoming as inte of pretary most pleasant, mate them almost as

how assity` an, ulien government with all the mistar, ion Malay season, ton Chines fire the hospital no serious conquances would have honorary in reality as they were it, mam. water we were is and having made found no

regaltet. Iam of epision that the ariery was I also by to then the other mentors of the traditional prejudices ruinst it can, by merely bottom it twenty fathoms. Ith nut to the mes, cock, and fire stewards, best about touched by the knife and that the neoration community, iseln fing representatives of all scend outter to put her ont Se us on the sixty-Chicom passengers and one European assisted the parforation. If he had hon in the nationalities, who res lily gave attien an help. port side. I found she was full of assumpers and their Ingguga. I turned the parzones 2.That all went well until the night of the 3rd hospital and this wound bad not heated the hoWhare the helpers were so many, it world he morrhage might easily have been stypo). Invidious to particulariss any one by use, como put of the engine rhem, and some the out, assisted by the third anginner, who bad inst when shortly after midnight she struck attributs death entirely to the fact that the debut I trust that an ons will think their kind on 4 dar of the East Coast of Hainan I-eased, inspite of advice and caution, angkoted exertions are any the loss appriciated buse offor bad his out and asked me to lend

Before I had gat my bout out fiy land, which, according to the position of the to take proper medical precautions. hina haud to lover: her. His was the first

ship as brenght out in the bridenço before

outter

the Court (latitude 13.28 N., longitude I left my boat to go and assist him. HELF 6., 17 mit S. 4 W. of Teakon Point) Afar lowering bis bont level with the rail I is ant marked on the "Admiralty chart, and so we were lowering my boat some of the passe wout back and lowered my owa beat. While sulated such damage as to cause her to founder, rosling, anfortunately, in loss of life, tho only surviving oBoers, so for as can be and the dings in the same way. The gig.cap. her into the water. They also loword the gig ascertained, being the second moto and the sized. As soon as we got the end outer level

engisoer.

with the rail some of the passengers and the eror got into her and lowered her into the water. The orow wore Malaye. They were mort unmanageable and refused in aby or

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be more scrape left for them-" there would (still be accommodation needed for ports of a duty-fire qui air, as for those indented

crew.

At

| for or sald été arrive or on which the out

y of duty would otherwise appear likely to be but of brief duration, which in these days of 'quick aules' would apply to a large amount of goods; then too space would be required by Chinese merchandise which is |not affected by the scheme for bonding." If the foreign godown keepers like this MCCULLOCH, in his Commercial Dictionary, crumb of comfort they can swallow it, but in the section referring to the warehousing there can be no doubt that if a monopoly of system, mys:--" It is laid down by Dr.etaring bonded goods be given to the China SM in ons of his justly celebrated"maxime Morehauls' Company, the business of the to the subject of taxation, that 'Every tax other whatres and godowns will be largely ought to be levied at the time, and in the interfered with. These wharves and godowns manner that is most likely to be convenient have been called into existence by the re-gore got into the first enter and others lowered, for the contributer to pay it.' No one caquirements of the port, and the vested in doubt the soundness of this maxim; and yet terests which bave been allowed to grow up it was very strangely neglected, down to are entitled to fespect. 1808, in the management of the Customs Previously to this poned, the duties an most goods imparted bad either to be paid at the moment of their importation, or a bood, with suficient security for their future payment, had to be given to the avenue officers, The hardship and inconvenience

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'Andra le, arzi ved here yesterday from Macad. The Portuges gunboat Rio Lima, Captain

· This concludaŭ the evidense.

Passenger.

3.-That the ship appears to have bena properly

found and in a seaworthy condition,

uot specialty mentioned.

The Corona, in sharing the jurz, szid that In conclusion, ating me to thank you for the he had asked the boy's fatbor if he wished his son avistance given through your namns he in to give any videnon and that he had repliet beserting notices free of charge and by calling did not think it was necessary. It might be ac- | publios attention to the Fet- are the cepted that the wound had been in oted by honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, that boy. If the jury thought that the death was the immediate consequence of that wound, it would be for them to return a verdios bo of rather scientific character bo had alled of ronuslaughter. As the sridouse was likely to

the additional evidence of De. Cantlia and Dr. That the ship appears to Lave been eapplied Ayras. It the jury.thought that death was the with proper charts, and that the error of thosegaoues of the original woud and nut at though the dressed may not have taken all the compass was known.

buy fresh determining cadse, it would be for them to retura a verșlist of moshatghter, even wed.nl peronations. Un the other hand, the only other verfiot they could return was that of death by mindventure. If boy were of opinio that though the deal was caused by the wond the boy was not to blame for it, that was dazth

der We tried to prevent the past to steps appear to have been taken to keep the water under after the ship struck, but seeing that the ship werf down is about half an hour after aarding we conclude that the water me in se rapidly that no mass which bure been adopted were likely to have proved

erum from lowering the hats, but were able to It is propseed to have a Volunteer march. out Afbir the second cutter was in the water I do so We call but to the astrack them. on Boxing Day, the 20th instant, for 7gr ahotsanet hold of the painter and made fist an and shell practice at North Point Battery-

told those who were in to remain alongsily. I then went and belyod to eat the starboard life best ready for Ire . After doing so th curtain told me to go net look after my own. bout, the scond cutler

The Chinese child found by Inspster Rac on Sunday list i the vicinity of Menit Davis has since died in the Government Civil Hospital from congestion of the lungs.

It is stated by the Hanoi correspondent of

When I of Kay Than

side where she was I found they had on the The Agent informs as that the Massageries painter and were shoving off. I told them to Maritimes star Sindh, with test entwurde book. There was my man war in the French mail. left Saigon at six c'clock yesterday but who could spunk English, a quarter muster and 50 cungas hóll of thus dorit-tackle jumped morning for Hongkong.

off the rail caught hald of the duvil-tacki, al thirty of the passengers and grow with their slid down into tle boat. I found there were baggage in the beat. The boat was over loaded, being only about six inches out of the water. I told them to throw their bag gage overboard. Only use man, the quarter- mastor who spoke English, S. Te men, the Courici Haiphong that convins williams by more elevou. I then it him to probably shortly be applied for for iron, lead. silver, cud in mines in Upper Tonquin,

(stand by mi on I was going to ebar the heat of bagga. He said he wouli, and stiti grat trouble we threw all the huge overboard. By this time we had drifted away from the ship! some distance. I got out the oars and tell thera to pull back, and just at that umauti bard thesup's whistle blow. A could wat get thei sailors to pull back to the port Wo worn the time about lifty yards from her. limediate A legram in the Tonquin papers with rely afboxwards Iw the ship go down. Egali ference to the attempton M. rorry's life says the tried to get the sailors to pull bask to where the bis cietim, three shots, of which one strack the would-be assassin fred, with the muzzle close to ship wout down, but they still refsard. I waited breast and another the thigh.

District Grand Lodge of Hongkong and South In our report of the annual meeting of the China the rames of the snofficial members of the Beard of General Purposes should have been Dnggan. Wor. Brd W. H. Young and Wor, Bro. C. W.

effectual.

We are of opinion that the master would bave shown nora prscantion to navigating the ship if he had not starel & coarse ao close to the lead up to 6 pm on the 3rd instaut, bet waaren pranaryd to give it as our opinion that this contributed to the casualty. Apart from this is would appear that the ebip was navigated with proper and seamaulike care, and

o attach no blame to the master or any of the officere

by misadventuré.

The jury then retired to consider their ver diet, and after sonis considerable time, returned the verdict of death by roisadventare.”

POLICE COURT.

22nd December..

BEFORE MR. H. WODEHOUSX.

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sound art solid basis. It afford: demonstration

dispusing justion with a firm hand, stash the Chines ppl to its rals. In the times in which we live the accumulating prasure of the West upon the ut necessarily gives rise to

any sp colations 34 1: the relationship, which, and what is to be ture of their linn af will subsist beren den things and foreigners." contact. It is really an erxious question for those who ar: responsible for the welfare of the motions, nor does it ain't of aary solution.

Hab

th exple of Hongkang peores that there is une relationship baten the East and West which works for the pope, happiness, and fortune

of all concerned.

THE ASCENT OF FUJI-SAN,

A writer in the N. Y. Nation gives the sub- joined graphe description of a recent ascent of the "sacred mountain" of Japan ---

* Faji, the highost 'mountala in Japan faccord ing to the latest measure nents being about 12,400 fost in height, is & dierted to the Zuridess Ko-no į berasaku kabìmé, aulitis thronged with pilgrims all summor. Until the rapolation of 1848, which johanyol so mung all eustoms and prejudicos. Ioreigenes were vif allowed to extend this grent pals, as Por were looke i apezin th-ticulof mere bergte. Neither woes wonen pormittal to go Bigburthan the sixth glation. Hang tueblosa pil-'

sa mit, after his lab erius <lignh, it was sn Todt- igation from the gods that he was ing wiske? tỏ tipa, zlika orbad urine was priend by hide the 16t She may be mand sa ennalaga disa Theso

un parcilioma li su mat at this day quite u firm

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We are futhor of opinion that if dissipline and order bad besu maintained on board after the accident the deplorable loss of life would Bet Enva occurred! The beats appear to have been ini gand condition and of sufficient capa Oban Wong, salt songrior, was brought up eity for the repicaments all on board, but a remand, shrga with burglariously bred the officers, devried as they worn by the Ma and entering the hon-u of ode Su Taika huw

vene mp4 Thura elɔsin ti go have their namIAS Jay ora were quite wonble to maintain order.ker, and stuling therefrom S8 in silva, oni.

and the villages Eren which they come inserin- S.That the officers appear to have conducted quil, and a Japanese sword of the valup of $3

al nran banners, which an advrted by us o The following is the report for pressutational recognized its oxor ding regularity tak

line of the incontain to be simbal," Paji įs themsolves properly and to have used their on the 15th instant, at Yatra i ctment endeavour to save the lives of those on Sa Tak stated that on the 13th instant, al

to the shareholders at the second culinary gene-ing the shape of a triposted on-and the board.

15 p.m, he and his fokis left the beuse padlo,king The Court notices with satisfaction the the door. He returned at 9pm. and found that ral meeting to be bald at the office of the flame-buners of its pilgrims when all the tea osos

m what ral Managers on Friday, 30th fest, ut 3 punt staticös upon and near the main kinduess with which the shipwrecked men and his fokis had returned before hi. women were treated by the mutives with whom they told him to inoked round the licus sad

The General Managers bag to lay before the share

The moon s sedling pomorfall behind the missed $3 in silver from à drawer iù kis room. they were brought in soutact.

solders the innered a'atement of accounts and up giruatie chomhle of Maji himself when wo The money had been there before he ufi, ned to 7th November, 1917.

Iately started for kis samimit in the morning. the drawor had been locked, but the key had

In regardansa with the realation passed at the cxTwenly two rules lay between as and the tenth been left in the drawer next to it. He made the factory was alosad, and tae Kuoppas rather must. ha wall on our way before sunrise. traordinary meting held on 24th Noveral, 188, and last station. where wo should sierp-and repatt at the station. He had soon the prisoner compromised with for the reminder of their eng For the first seven miles we are accompanied at Yaumati, but did not know who he was. ments to the company, and osnt house as p

Tong Yun, P.C. 176, tated that from informs. tion received ne arrested the prisoner in a

JNQUEST.

The adjourned toquest on the body of Li Ahon,

of sent system is obvious. It was often The Prize distribution at the Hongkong very difficult to find suraizes; and the mer-Public School will take place to-day at noon, at which His Excellency the Governor las con chant, in order to raise funds to pay the seated to proside. duties, was frequently reduced to the rai nour necessity of selling his gords ime diately on their arrival, when, perhaps, the market was already glatted. Neither was tas the only inconvenience that grew cut of tble system; for the duties having been paid all at once, and not by degrees as the goods were sold for 20sumption, their price was raised by the amount of the profit on the capital advanced in payment of the duties competition, two, was diminished icon sequence of the prester command

The British craiser Leader, Captain Drn funds required to carry on trade underlop, which went out for a cruise on Wednesday, such disadvantages; and a fex rich in returned to her moorings yesterday, and the dividual were enabled to monopolise the corvette Harging, Captain Balfour, left for a importation of those enmodities on which cruise yesterday. beavy duties were payable, The systems had, besides no obvioua tendency to diseñurage the carrying trade. It prevented this coup

where we were for about half an hour. La try from becoming the entrepot for foreign

the frst culter get up her sails and make for the products, by bandering the importation of

la 1 did not see any of the other hears ex such as were not immediately wanted for

aid ect ess any ons in the water. Ither rigged the ganleder who died from the conseque cept the dings, but there was no one in her. I home consumption. These remarks might

up a sail out of a mut and hept the best befera of a wound on his wrist which and buon inflict-oplum divan at Yan-ma-ti. On tas prisoner's have been written with reference to Shang.

the wind. The wind bad moderated a lit leed by a Portuguese boy at the Pablis Gardens, bai and the other ports of Chine, and the

but there was still a high sen cunning. The was reened at the Megistrar yesterday after reusin true to the present day. The ne

wind would be about a fores of four gere. We movie. Lefore the Corner au tha jnry composed It will be seen by a notification on our front about 930a.m., I saw a junk, which I hat Vieira

ran on util daylight, when I saw land wheat, of Meara H. Witte, J. W. Powell, and A. J. cannity of bonded wareboneos has been page that the Banks will be closed for business ed, and sko towed us to land, which we reach consistently urged by the foreign misrchants, on Monday next, the 23th inst. The Castomed about 9 a.m. One of the min refused

The following further evidens was taken :— An Kam Touge, doctor of the Tang Wah and in 1880 matters had so far progressed House and piam Examination Hulk st Chi-

to leave the boat, As far as I could make out (ospital, said he had been doctor there six years. that. Herr VON BRANDE secured the and on Monday, the 2nd proximo.

nese Kowloon will also be closed on that date he wished to remain with the junk people. He attended the deceased since the 13th instant, clusion of a section in the German Treaty

mistered as render on the beach and found wha te cama tatha hospital. He was suffering negotiated by him in which the principle of The Foochow correspondent of the Sien-pan and ebild My boy who was with we got scars he said that he had hen out by scmeone twenty-seven min incinding myself, two women, from a wound on the right wrist. When bo the warehousing system me formal reports that a fire occazard there on the 6th sous food from the people on there, and after and asked for some modicine. He had his arin

inst and destroyed about forty homes. cognised by the Chinese Government. It is child was burnt to death, The conflagration and went along, the beach for some distance to and some other medicine to tako.

A that I took two of the quarter mastera with me in a sling. Witness gave him some plaster The wound now proposed to givo effect to that principle originated in a candle shop while the manatee if I could see anything of the other hat was not bleading at the time; it appeared to be at Shanghai, but in sub a form that the

wore "chin-chining jusa” top-side.

did not see any of them, and having ok we hazliar. Witness told deceased b come to foreign community, instead of receiving it as The Stamp Office will be closed on Saturday, trested by all the natives o.. the way. Four of our every day in the foretions.

all started to walk to Hoihow. We were well hospital every day bo, got medicino He came

He had his arm Woo Achun, dealer in clothes, was Laul $10 a concession, have arotented against it. Monday, and Tuesday next. The Post Offion number remained at ciffurent places westopped bandaged up to the last two days. His arm was for being in possession of twolve taels of epium is proposed, not to bond all the existing will be wholly closed on Sunday, no deliveries at on the way. Alone of the places we stopped in a sling up to the last day but one. Witness dress withe tranit from the Opium Farmer,

boing made. As the French mail is not likely I found the first cutter's crew and usarees, undid the bandage al day and put fresh plaster. on the 221 warehouses, as fituess would diaste, but to arive before dark it will, in any case, not bo numbering thirty-eight in 1. There were no Tho woud appeared to be houding each days Trang Chang, stonecutter, was charged by 1 confer amonopoly ou the China Merchants' distributed till about 3.30 on Monday morning. offers or Enropeons among them. Werea bed Witness noves gave him soy order to take his Ng Lain, racise officer No. 8, with boiling To share in what Steem Novigation Coupway. The perean.

Hobow in four days. Except those in first arm off the sling. The wound was never blood-ind preparing opiam without a permit from To wages of antive stu

To expense ta formation of company A cricket mutah, Hongkong Cricket Club e. tile community are still anxious to see the Army and Navy, will be played to-day and to-bassines arrived, I be seen duine of any of pital. The last time he called was on the 18th. tish Kowloon.

and second cattors and the third engineer, who ing during the time decased galled at the hos the Opiam Farmer, on the 21st iustout, at BriTo wagon and alirwances of Rurupean stat To sularice of Bu erintoadout and clerk ... morrow, Saturday, commencing at 2pm. today is others who were on board, since the wreck. He had no bandage om at the time, nor was his anding system introduced, but they object By kind permission of Admiral Sir Richard What we lett Suigou the ships deanght was nine-art in a sline. Witness did not change the six weeks hard labour

He admitted the ebargo and was fixed $25, or To passage money of Europeans to the creation of a monopoly, the firer vel Vesey Hamilton, K.C.E., the band of the flag fees fost six inclica, uft. The cargo wax stowed a plaster with his own hands but gave fresk

To comprom and settlemouin with staff To rent and TAKÉK of which would be to greatly, deprecise this will play on the grazed this afterscom.bags. The lds were fall, but the vessel was pluster for deceased, to put it on himself after.

The following is the Club sleven ''in will be provided on the ground to-morrow.

not down to her load mark. The crew consisted wasbing the wound. The last time he came to Fang Akwed, boarding house runner, was A. 5. Travers (Capt.)

of the master, thren mater, three engineers, tan hospital he had only the plaster and a pics of charged with attempting by Inudulent means Maby seamen, mad tan things fremes. We oil paper over it. The wound was doing well on to take ons Li Aook, ocok, away from the had no Europaan sneg. For of the Malay the last day. There was to discharge from it, colony for the purpure of owlgration, on the 20th sanen vara quarter-wasters. We had four hand but only a little sticky water. It was not more instant. pumps on cock. I did not hear any order given than sny other day. Wituors never washed the Mr. Caldwell appeared for the defense and To interest to ma the pampa after the ship struck. Wo wound, decoct did it himself. Witness did applied for a remand, which was granted till had six bonis: two cutters, two life borta, a gig, not wash it the Zaskare; ho gave him a plaster Wednesday next, at noce. and dingy, pay four of the boats lowered which decaasad took home tospot on himself. into the water. When the ship struck aho did This was done every day. The first day be earne not stop, but wont over the top of the rock, to the soqital witness mat on the plaster, after Sa Sui Exe charged by Mr. Cecar Brand Balance estimated laen striking several fines. I any the chief engi hut deceased did it himself. Every day he with fraudulently tai ing and converting to bi new while I was getting out the starboard life treated dvoused in the same way. After giving own use $20 which were entrusted to hiz a

E. J. Cozon

0. S. Bard

G. Grimble J. C. Johntos, A. J. Lesch

W. W. Maitland

F. Mall-nd

O. Putt

T. Sercombe-Smith

F. HO. Wilso

value of a large amount of foraion owned whuf and godown property. No reason Gli be advanced why this injurious monopoly should be granted, for the bonding of all ex iating godowna, oi kich sẽ dung cigar t willing to comply with the conditions, would By kind permission of Colonel Anderson and be a public convenience, "and would be at. Olbers, the band of the Northamptonshire Be- tended by no danger to the revenue. My simen ill play on the ground to-morrow

afternoon. MA KIT-TOHONG, & director of the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company, in a tutter to the N: O. Daily News, has made what is intended to bo a defence of the action of the biased Government, but it only shows how very weak their case is H

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

(SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRESS."]

LONDON, 20th December. THE NEXT MEETING OF PARLIAMENT. says that the Chinese Government having decided to concedo tho storage of inerchan

Parlinairat is summoned to meet for the dise in bonded warehouses it is but natural desto of business on the 9th February.

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

it should delegate the execution of the scheme:

sible. The General Managers have since co lexured by a pack-horse upon which was the bearier

tory condition of the gings made at home offering no works to others hat without agers, the rustetao-mainder, and our provisions and personal bag. to wake arrangements for leasing as ambletting the instrumenta, while twelve conlios took the re-

person he found two coins produced Henincemnat to anyone to embark firetor expitalipit.

gage as wall. But when the real ascent finally charged him with stealing over eeron deliara in Under these circumstances it in uses for rehegan, the horse was left and only the coolies money, & quilt, waistcoat, and a Japaneso dag. the sonar lenger, stilius the first year's interest on took the burdens. With a little pale yellow ger from a house on the Paya at Yantosti.

the mortgage is now due, the only course opere de lu La here, as usual, to start spou, and a glance Su Tsak, re-cutel, stated that the two wing are the property sold and the company would up at the hand ods of pilgrim banera hanging

with a litle delay as possible. produced were his property. The half dollar

the the building, our prosession reorganized was a pledge from a stevedore on account of

lay through the woods-birch trees and beach, itself and started. For along distanca the path sumo debt owing to him,

Lo Yuk Hu, stavezinre, corroborated that evi | denne.

admitted a presioas conviction.

Prisoner said the coin belonged to him.

Four months' hard' ¡âbour.

BEFORE MR. N. G. MrTheLL-INNES.

OPIUM CASES,

all: tank

CHARGE OF ATTENTING 20-KIDKAP.

THE CHANCE AQAivar så qui evi,

him the plaster on the 18th the deceased wet baile, was apniu brenght up. away.... He did not complain of anything. He

Mr. Webber appeared for the defendant.

HA

to Canton, found that this bill for $20 was not paid.

LUDITORS.

The sweats have been audita by Masara. Ja

H. Cox and T. I. Rose."

and mountain ash, chestrate avergreens, and the pretty maples with their mang-pointed leaves. Trou-h this greenness the enn abons warmly. a.lintig down through the Selisga poc the

Bussile & Co., General Msangre.

PROFIT AND Loss Accwunr, 1st OCTOBES, 1986, To 30TH Novelty, 1887. To lose on working account to 30th Septem-

har, 189

.....................100.1 To cust of and buildings, fx. Sc

turos, aud plaat,........

177.7853 Lees estimated value ....... 50,909.00

Te furnace materia! ... $1,799.26 To new crucible........ 2,414.80 To wand

19

To chemicals

6,20

Leas estimated value of stook

oa bund

- 13.171.36

509.00

To fire insurance to 1. l. 1898

To maintenue' of labre, &c. .....

To

fe

To incidentals and advertising...

fo legal expenses ............. ........

To losses on shipments

To bad and doubtful debta To antitara

148.71

are below. Over the edge of the path and the giant roots which often protruded. nodded clusters of parple asters and delicate white wood 9734.53xters Monk's-hood grer is rich purple clus

ters, and tiny ball-like litioa chowod thoir ange-colouros fares above the tali rasa. Soar- let shed-vale, purple sveturosols, and a great variety of ferns filled this lovely wood. Our a familarly beautiful unidanbair, with ethers as dodicale, clustered in every available 10,671.30 crevice, while a somewhat coarser variety show- 61.00 ed seven or eight plames springing frome 'one 12.92 root, which, following Japan's muitvally 2,500 rtistic and decorative tendejer, shaped then- $14

20selves like a low bowl or r. The path fro 2310 quently led us pastemal temples, many of which 11 were deserted for the seasm, but, with a sub- 1,723.92 Bras trust in all posible travellers, the poor 011 ile altors stood exposed, without protection, to 143.55 1,150 passerby. To one of these lay various 55612 pairs of chop-sticks, above which an isseription Japanese informed the way-faror that for the 221,72 sam of eight ría, deposited at the altor, he could carry away a pair of these tabla luxuries. Alany 280.00

of the rin had become ansty, in their safe pub- 4138.43

lieity. So far the ascent of Fuji was idyllis. The $178. temples and tea horses had their thick thatobed us overgrown with grass sad dowors-tho 5.path was only cosily ascending, and the lightsand 178,295.39 shadows flickered tenderly around me. Botzé length wa came out from this wondy shelter. mud behe'd the indefinite acres of fire-baked lavs abd and around us. The wild wind here blew. Wird tree and we saw what lay before 18. swept unsbine floded" heights-but frowning 90,000.00 black and pitiless. A the anty and 50.00 dineau werg dropped in a moment, and no

14.90 178.235.3 poetry remained, but grandear alone except where some little flowers of one kind and another, 8584 19 hardly following the cindors, laid their pink ctureks and their white chooks caressingly against $2. the black lava. Acres and acres of it lay spread 200.002.40 ground and shows. Dp, up the great cogular cono extended intothesky, blackanddall red, with here

BALANCE SHEET, BTH NOVEMBER. 1987

Capital 4.000 sharon at $50 paid up. Mortgagees...

Rasul & Co....... Additional advance from Knasull

Hongkong, 20th December, 1887.

25351

27.944.70

23 od (berna little diary snowprobably tone in reality-lying in long ravines straight down from $264,750.10 the summit. The frow blowing wind stru«kus plea- sautly as we emerged from the trees und started over the cinders, and the sky was brilliantly Mus. But the wind grew stronger as we went on and up, until it became little short of a barricano. It swept down into our faces from the highest pask, and seemed intent upon driving us "buck

bost, but be more no remark about the water below. The ship wout down hat first. There was no ing saved so far as I know.

did not say that the wound was not going well. Mr. Brandt said that defendant was his clerk | Laod, buiklinge, fixtures, &o., estimated B Camraander Beckner-When I got theel He appeared to be in good health. Witress way and loft his empleya ont after the Elh Nove

value ***** op, the boat wont at a spot of ubon three knots called on that afternoon and he went and found ber. On the afternoon of the 11th ultirse deck on hand estimated value.

bour. I will point out on the chart whore. I that the wound was bleeding very much and the fondunt came to him and said that a bill was Estimated loss an above

Dorabjee tlik we landed. At 12 o'clock midday on the dronised perepiring considerably. He prescribed sent in from the Ktrong-py Chind newspaper 3rdinst, our position was correct by the land for him. He gave him something to take ta re for $20. He handed defendant that amount" I runot say whether after losing sight of the store the bivod. He also gave hiru a plaster to The next morning defendant said he bud paid land whether any soundials were taken. It stop the bleeding. He took the plaster with him the amount to the shroff who sume for it. Com

as he was told what he was called for. Decessed plainantalid not sec defendant since the t Lord Sulishory states that the recent political wastowary to do an when logs to land. to a body consisting mainly of its own news,does not point to an immediate outbreak on the Lone. I ime na vertiffe. I was was not much sousoires Witness stayed there of 3300). That case had no vazosetion with the Sundry creditors.

Harry Nethereale said—I was third engineer was in a dying condition when he exiled. He after his arrest on the charge of embezzlement nationals and which is already cutrosted of hostilitias though he believed a crisis would going on watch at midnight on the 3rd instant, in few minutes and after presorthing he went present charge. Defendant was in the habi with numerous duties by the state. He come and without notice, so that it is necessary when I felt the weasel xiriks, 1 the time away. The bleeding was slopped defore he left. of playing small bills. Complainant, on going

was just by the main batch on the upper deck. After that be did not see deced agui goes on:-" de illustrating the undeniable to be, pruparod.

It soed te zon that she was passing over some By Dr Cunilise the 18th instant when force of this argument I would ask, sup- THE SUGAR BOUNTIES QUESTION. thing. She strnok about eight or nine times, I put the plaster co to stop the bleeding I bonn.l posing Chinese merchants in number were Referring to the Sugar Bounties question. I went below to the engine room and remixad the wound tight. The plaster was prepared of there till I was called up. The chief engineer! medicine to stop, bleeding. When I saw him to emigrate to Englind, can it be imagined the Premier condemned sugar protection.

onnes down while I was there. We both re- the plaster was on and I undid the bound. The for a single instant that they would be por

sited thers for abont ten minutes. Up to the blood was trickling.

Tos wife of a Salvationist recently complained! In an article on the Jubilm col-bration in and was. Steaper and sleeper gris the mitted to have the control of the boudad

time we left the engine room there was so water Dr. Cantic mid-I examined the body of the to a magistrato sarut ber husband's condust. Hong kong the Chine, Tinnenge the path; many times there was no path apparat warehouses in London?" Bo far as 100

it. The engines wore stopped when I get deceased on the instant at half-past two You say he is always thrashing you. Why 200 residents in the way were addol air huge block of irrecuar lara, offering fonts below. When I wout on deck I assisted in o'clock p.m. I halda post mortem examination does he do so Puniced the magistrate. A 100.6) etzungers of all ages and both hold fit für a obrtans or vinlain-gout, and are aware there is no legal obstacle ter Chi-

19mbering up pulling out the two port buste. I then went to in confauction with Dr. Ayres and Dr. Atkin-I won't be sanctified; and he says he's determined until there was scarce' walior rooms in thorach of us 130k his own c

at the ferrato bese merchants having bonded warehouses, presidency of M. Tirard, who takes the portfolia my room to put on some thicker clothes. gr. The body was that of a healthy man about to wake mar. He also says that be will fead an at-ts; ad the resources of hineas civision and war as best we might.

then went aft again to help to put out the claz-middle age. Stifting rigor mortis was well to a land of milk and honeyMore whacks we wahausted in the effort to enlires the of the wind to a gale, the *ks me uppalling- By the Custome Consolidation Act the Come of Fiusure with that of Posts and Telegraphs. board lifebout, bat we were u ble to do so. surkod. There were no signs of any braises or than keney, at present, I promine." said the scene by the faunting banned the slenging y steep. B'aste of saub forenes wept dewa missioners of the Customs, under the au Theother Ministers are:-. Floareas, Foreign We then wout to the other lif-beat but, we injuries about the body except on the front of magistrate. You're right air," replied the wife cymbal which give vent to the joy of this on as that we had often to crouch low upon the

Affairs; M. Sorries, faterior: M. Fallies for the zearal inte to stand by sad tried to get wrist on the outer le

were unsbe to get her out either.

Wa whistled the right forearm three inubes alors the An Important. Discovery is announce in the gorgenus East. The dress in the procession rad lava till it had enhed by and on-holding East une Paris Figaro, "cfa valuable remerly for nervons of 10,000 pers-which took thron Lous to last we should be blown downward over the step,

FROM TONQUIN PAPERS.

PARIS, 14th December. THE FRENCH MINISTRY.

A now Ministry has been formed under the

and over

Mr. Wobber cross-examined complainase. The man was again remanded till this day.

THE CHINESE IN HONGKONG.

thority and direction of the Lords of the Justice; 11. Logerol, War; M. Do Muby, to the mucrets but were pretented by the of the naiu ortaries of the forearm. The dotility, physical exhaustion, and prematurepas ovo point-aro doseribed as muguileseternel sharpness of the slopes below. Then ad- Treasury, are empowered to romínate the Marine and Colonies; M. Loubet, Public Works; water. Shortly afterwards the ship went wound was about an inch lexg extending decay. The discovery was tunde by a missionary beyond description. No less than fifty tire denly we bicame enveloped in a soft whitseload.

warehouses in which particular dese: iptions. Dautresne, Commerca; M. Vietto, Agri-down. of goods may be warehoused; if a Cisinaman culture; and M. Fage, Publis Instruction.

When the ship went down the six Euro oroswiss to the long axis of the forearm. The in Old Mexico; it saved him from a mais rable galds united their forces in this grand pageant. | Dowa i drifted, all around aud over us, and ita peaus, five of the officers and the Europorn wound asement to be of some standing as there existence and my early grove. We learn that But it would be futile to enlarge at wood touch was moist and chilly. The cloud around possessed a building which he wished to The President of the Republic has addressed passenger, were standing together by us of the wax the appearance of healing and some signs the Rev. Jusuph Holmes, Bloomsbury Mansions hand or the features of the show. What us grow tuicker and whiter we were completely have declared a bonded warehouse, possibly message to Parliament in which he recommends Charles Ripley. He joined asat Saigon When wound we found that there was an opening in the prescription, free of charge, în receipt of a significanes of the event, socially and politically. too hardly a yard wheed. The dampoess grest. life boud, Tie Ercan pussenger was of inflammation around it. On opening the Bloomistory Square, Loudou, W. will send reaily interests people at a distance is the wet through by his moist area and were able on compliance with the conditions bis ap-unity.

I found myself in the water I saw. I was near the artery suficient to admit a pin. The wound solf addressed stamped envelope." 12308 Perhaps the Europeans in Hongkong grow so ly increased the discomfort of the clit and