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rap is given at Great Britain by expressing contempt for a people who will slow them. solves to be ruled by a woman. The author is probably as ignorant as those whom he

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1906,

With which is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY.

This is the

THE JOVETH ANNUAL ISSUE,

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THE BONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, MAY 19TH, 1894.

The Arst bean-launch of the Ninggo stam ferry company commended running on the Ist May between the diferent towns on the river Yang. The faren both for passengers and cargo ers couriered cheng Mercury. ›

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Wo (China Gaselts) learn from Feking that Mr. Beauclerk sad Air. Grant Duff are shortly to leave for home, so that the British Legation will be left in the tands of new comers jaet ut a stage when the press of the most experienced men is likely to be required more than at any other time..

The Secretary of the Parju Mining Co., Limital, advises as that he has received the following telegram from the mine, bing the April: The yauida plant workel 21 days result of the clean up of the cyanide plant for treating 610 tons of dean tailingt, yielding 37 oz. of gold of an average assay value £28. 3d sterling."

There were twelve geses of plague on Sunday him that the Chinese themselves have for Eight were from the city, two from British upwards of twenty years been more or lessKowloon, one from the harbear, and one from Five woro from tho eity, four from under female government? The Empress Chinese Kowloon. Yesterday there were tes Dowager, lately the Empress Rogcut, cet British Kawin, nad one from Greco Teland. tainly exercised as much rent power as the Queen-Empress Victoria, though she was a much less conspicuous personality? It is true the Empress Regent was never seen by the myriad subjects of Tuna Cute and KWANG SU, but she had minch to say in the direction of afhige, and oven in her retire ment has been able to influence the admi nistration. We are not among those who A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED profess mach admiration for this capable bat designing woman; but if everything is so faultless in the Central Kingdom as the writer of the proclamation makes out, why cannot he admit the possibility of even a "barbarian" queen being a wise ruler ?

What is of far more importance, howover,

· WINES AND SPIRITS. than the opinion of tliis detractor of all things foreign is the possible effset his venuumus accusations may have upon the people of Wackow-fa and surrounding-district. It is not to be supposed for a moment that these libellous assertions will be questioned by the citizens of Wuchow: They will be received ne gospel truths, and in all proba bility will prove the seed of a riot when No foreigners anke their appearance." doubt that wis the deliberate object of the writer, who apparently hopes to fomont, nu outbreak against the Roman Catholic Missions in Kwange before the port of

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In our son of yesterday Mr. Felipe B. Mesa was wrongly referred to as Consal for Peru, instead of Conant-General

Tho N. P. Co,'e steamer Strathlevon, which sailed from Tacoma o tis 18th it, rired at Yokohamas on the 9th inst, and left on the 11th inst. for this port via ports of call,

The foundation atoza, of the now electric light station of the French Municipality wan Orion, Chairman of the French Council. laid at Shanghai on the 7th May by M.

Tho Tresklent-What offers were on the baidgo with you The chief offer

The President-Have, you poised as a pilót of the Woomang River N

The President-Did you assume you huil the right of way coming up with the Bond-Yes.

The President On what authority? The Harbour Regulations for Woong.

The President Have you them here. Yee. (Ne, 49 special-read.)

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By the Gout That is in the notice to Witness-I consider it a regulation. The President Ton lave always understood Jariners iscued by the I. hi. Customs.

that there wow looal rules in, forse for the Woosung Liver g

The N. Daily News of the 5th fast. anys, Hankow, where a const-martial is to be held on H.M.B. Spartat leaves this on. Monday for the man of the Eth who had the misfortune to shoot a man at Tulang some months ago.

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Yesterday afternoon Mr. J. L. Frosser, Government Surveyor, sold by austion a pisco. of Crown land sites in Kennedy Road on the east side of Unior Church. The land contains. the upset price was 82,718: Captain Bathurst was 18,120 square feet, the annual rant is $132, and the only bidder and the lot was knocked down asle was that only European dwellings can be to him for $2,738 A rpscial condition' of the erected on the site.

At Fooclior on the 1st May a cricket match was played batween an aleren frem H.M.S. Tamortaliti and the Foodbow Cricket Club THE "ONWO"-"NEWCHWANG” The Immortalité eleron went is first and mande

rans; Fotokow's score was 43. In the second innings of the Immortalité they ran ups score of 171 runs for seven wickets, of which Ideut.. Parry Ayscough contributed 101.

An unmarried girl in Canton, reading is u and plagueta Kangsi, is said to have subscribed Chinese newspaper the account of the famine this sum of money by selling all her jewellery $3,000 for the relief of the sufferers, raising and ether things, birthday presants, de, from her parents and rich relatives, together with the money that she Ead saved from her childhood.

COLLISION.

THE NEWCHWANG TO BLAME. . [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE "DAILY FRESS.”]

Witness--Yes.

The President-Is there any penalty for breaking, thom

Witness-I think Bot. PresidentWhat look-ont had you kept P Witong Tho boatswain, carpenter, lock-out President Where wore they stationed ?. Witnes-The carpenter as the windlass, tho man, and all the sale.

President Did the look-out report the ligat? beatswainst the anchor, and theorew standings. Witress I cannot say orcotly; thero were so my light I do not know whether he raporled President Describe the weather, the density of the aight.

that one or job.

Witness fusclearnight with a olondy sky, The President Was it a good night for saing lights P

Withers Yes, very good

The Provident Wou the moon shining? Witacss-No, -1, was behind the clouds. It was net shining.

bolów.

coliston can you advise anything de a safeguard against such an appalling accident happening again?

The President-Have on any complaint about the officers of your ship?... SHANGHAI, 11th May.. The Court of Inquiry held to investigate the Witness No, si The two oficers wont The Presidunt From your experience in this the Ones and the Neechwang find, that the i circumstances attending the collision betweaway in the boats and the third onginoor war Once was throngtext properly navigated by Captain Blewar, but the life-saring apparatus was dingscofal and completely indequate. The Merry of the 7th May says:Wo re- Captain Slessor did not realize the dangerous gret to bave to record the death of Mons. H.condition of his ship after the collision.

The Newchuang's master was evily in error Looyar, Belgien Miastor to China and Siam, which took place at the General Hospital this morning, through blood poisoning, the effect of by improperly starboarding when porting was

The Freeldent How far off were you piar. ing the steamere Port A

Witstas-Abonb two ship's longtbe.

By the Fresident-id you hear ung cou Easton Path Am

Wilaus I did hear some Chines making a bio..

fusion-the

The President You lind no ides the ship was sinking?..

Witness-I had no idea the ship was einking. President Did the Cure show any signals of distress?

Witness-No, none whatever; only her trual lights

which Witness-No, none only my, which The President Did you hear any whistles ? I blew then off the Oxy.

The President How far do you estimate the Newchung was ahead of you. AMANDM

Witness-I could not say. She came along just as I hove my anchor up, and let him got ahead, I could not judge flus distance.

The President-Wore you close enough to boor hier whistle P

Witness Yes; I think we should have beard her whistle.

Mr. MoNail-What was the state of the weather

Witroes It was 's fine, dark night are was no moon or'étars; it was cloudy, but it wa clear enough. It had boon raining, but cleared off. There was no mist I would not have come up if it bad not been a clear night.

The Praddont-What part of the ship were Yo' in

SUPREME COURT.

May 1

JY-BANKBUFTCY. BEYORE HON W. M. GOODMAN (ACKING CHILE JUSTICE)

BE NO WAY BY PARTE THE LEFTOR: A PRAUDELEST BANKRUPT BENT PROVENTO PRISON.

His Lordship delivered, the following judg ment: In this case, the bankrupt Ng Kwai comes up for his discharge in parence", "of section of the Bankruptor Ordinance No. 20 of 1891. It appears ho carried on business asa bateter. He filed bis petition on the 17th of February last and drogeiving order was indo on the 5th of Matou His Statement of affairs filed or the 10th of March showed Habilities oftiated by himself at 53,604. He puta bis assots at 81,589. The Oficial Receiver has, however, so far only recovered: $279. Whether more will be realised is problematical. The public examination of the bankrupt took place on the 2nd April last, and it appears from his own statements, which were duly read over to and signed by him in accordance with the Ordinance, that he took over the business from his father five or six years ago, and at that lime the capital was about $1,100. It appears that each year has shown a heavy loss, and at tho beginuing of the Chinceu Now Year, which began in January, 1895, the bankrupt was insolvent, n his liabilities orceeled his mots. He states* at his position was that he then owed $1,150 more than he had. During the last Chinese year Lo eqnthined lesing till his position was that he Witness-No ny ship is 360-foot long she owed $2,750 more than he had. He further. Hunt he had not. foient roomy to pay his was drawing 21 feet, and was bolag swept up states that on the 5th January, 1896, he knew Mr. MoNeil The witness said it had been debta. That being the state of things he entered into a contract about the 5th of January, 1896. raining!

Witness-It had been raining, but not at the to sell tho hides of all the caltie te be slaughtçrəd river by a strong flood tide.

quarter to two o'clock when I got underweigh, ensuiry Chiness yoor and borrower from tho time I passed the Onion. It was raining ata by his shop bi the You Cheung firm during the but it was not raining at the time of the colonulance of $1,200 on account. He must favo a month afterward he gave up his shop, trans. Mr. Artlipe Cooper was then called, und, lision. This endod Captain Fergusson's evileuse. Know they would not receive the hides About.

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Witness I was on the bridge, which is situated amidships.

The President-Would it have been possible to render any assistance without endangering your own ship

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sue him for the recovery of the advance of the bides,

month before use. When required for Wuchow is opened to trade. It will be the ! à écratch during his passage from Peking to required, but the Court finds great confusion Mariners No. 23 issued by the Coast Inspector was as follows We loft the wharf at 1.5 m. $1,200 and for damages for not supplying drinking at once it should be ordered to be duty of the Viceroy of the Two Kwang' to Tientsin. fo arrived here on the 3rd instant hetweon the official rule of the road ear the should become law and subject to penalty?" decanted at the Dispensary before being nip this demonstration in the Bud, and it

sent out.

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will be interesting to note what action His Excellency will tako. Duty nad Inclination in this case do not, we fear, lie parallel. The Viceroy is not too favourably disposed to the idea of opening up the inland water ways to steamor navigation and foreign trade, and he is most strongly opposed to the Transit Pass trade. Craft-otherwise office and perquisites is in danger by the demand made for the faithful observ ance of the stipulations of Article XXVIII, of the Tientsin Treaty, and in the interests of his class and of his neugd twist prepared to battle that question to the death, so far, no doubt, as secret and under- Of hand weapons of attack can be used. coures if the Central Government decree the enforcement of the Treaty stipulations ip

Lord SALISBURY is now pressing for, the Viceroy and his subordinates will have to give way; but they still bave weapons, and this proclamation, if we mistake not, has bean forged for the occasion. Not in probably it is the first reply to the announce ment that the Chinese Government have

in the insing. The funeral will take place from St. Joseph's Church to-morrow, at 9 a.m The flags of the Consulates and men-of-wer were half-wast during the day.

The insurance the Onto amounted to about -Tis. 50,000, I which Tha. 12,000 effested with tho Canton Insuraged Office, Tis.. South British, and a couple of thousand taela 6,000 with the Yangtze, Tx. 3,000 with the in the World Office. It was proposed to filos up the wreck at once, but wo beliers tho majority of unstervailers object to this course, as a largo quantity of the cage, such as silk pieve goeds, cannot be very much damaged. There were souse twonty-five caees of ininsured upim on board belonging to Chinese, but there was no treasure, thonzh one of the barks had almost arranged to send up a considerable quality by the One At the last moraent-it altare its arrangement. China Gastle,

The N, Daily News anys -In oer acount of the effets made to rescue the victims of the disaster to tho Onwo on the morning of the 30th, wa omitted to do justice to Mr. J W ang. M. Gardelin was first on the scene, and with his cha boat he-rescued fourteen of those who were floating on the water, one of whom

local recoiam sacations.

The Court severely consures Caplain faris for grave error of judgment, but does not deal with his curtificate

Mears. Butterfield and Swire pay rosts of Court.

SHANGHAI, 7th May.

Witmusy Yes.

popular, and is pronounced by the best regard to the Transit Pais system, which Gardelin, the Customs berthing officer at Woo Superintendent) watched the cass on behalf of urting to a green light proper, would you ? -.

local connoisseure to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market.

We only guarantoo our Winds and Spirits to be gounina when bought direct from us in

died of exhaustion. Too much cannot be said about the promptitude and kindness of the officers aud men of the U.S. Aapship Olympia: not only wors, they most prompt and eager in the work of resous, but when they got the survivors of board their ship they did everything in their power to make them comfortable, provided them the bluejackets even making a suit of clothes for a small boy whom they picked up, and whose father and mother were drowned,

enquiry.

urashed into us, striking our bow shoat 20 to Bankruptcy Ordinance, makes the notes-of feet from the stem, the hips striking at the publio examination evidence against the an angle, as near as I could julge, from 45 bankrupt In this one it is abundantly that he has committed both the offences to 50 degrees from the bow of the slap. I was clear, and from the bankrapt's own evidence, knocked down by a blow from a block or frame.

the Colony o: from our authorized Agents at conceded the-opening of the West River. | with clothes, and got up a subscription for the, and witnonnes, said that he hoped they spre time of colbalón, how long had you been going graph handle and foun-it brokoa. The logat proneading's and from sitest then of realiz

the Coast Porta.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 9th January, 1896.

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Captain Hards-Three minutes.

BY FRANK WAPSHARE WATTS. Mr. Grist appeared for Frank Warsbere Watts, who applied for an adjudication order ju

Witness-Only to keep ships back. Let one ship go one way at a time, vessels with the tido fagainst them to sait below or abovaving been sworn, tho President allowed hit farring it to another man, and left the firm to. bar tff the others have passed.

The President Then you consider Notice to to sit down, while he gave his evidence, which

After the plaintiffs had gone and proconded down the river, crossing the Felt Channel. When just about abreast of the light to the expense of issuing the writ be filed. The Pilent-Did you see the lights of ship, being on the port balm, I saw the red ens petition in bankruptcy and got the action. white lights of a vessel slightly on our not stayed Section 27 of the Bankriptay Ordi bow. I heard the captain give the order to nanco, sub-section 4, coupled with section 10 thus steamers astern of you?

Witness-No, the steamers would be amongst port; and we were still on the swing thes, of Ordinance 6 of 1892 provides tant where the skipping at Wocang.

The President-Yon stated that you wars hard-a-port, blowing our whistle; almost in the haakrapt has continued to trado after only going two knots, with 45 to 50 revolutions.diately afterwards we saw the red light of the knowing himself to be insolvent," or "bbre stormer; it was shut in, and the green light ho has contracted any debt prorable in bank WitnessI'am not quite sure about the showed; that was at the time the captain blow raptor without having at the time of contract

ing it any reasonable or probable ground of volutions. I said about 45 or 50.

one whistle.

expectation proof whereof shall lie upon him) The President What is your fall, spred

By the Court-State where yoit v. Witness-Nine and a half to the, full speed.

Witness-I was on the forecastle deck the of being able to pay it," the Court, on proof of A Novel Court of Enquiry was opened to-day The President (to Capt. Whittle) Have you

inau on the look-out, the boatswain, carponter, auch facts to ile satisfaction, may summarily Captain WhittleI should like to ask Capt. and rest of the araw landy on the forcastle, sentence the bankrupt to imprisonment with or was immediately an-without hard labour for any torm not exceeding in H.B.M.' Coueniata, Shanghai, to enquire any question to ask?. into the circumstances attending the disastrous collision at Woosung between the C. N. Co. Hards if he ever saw the rol light of the Onto On blowing one blast.

The President You then was the red light stoor Neckarang and the L-U. 9. N. Co.'s till he saw the green light on the sterboard bow.wered by two-too late, far she immediately one year. Section 17, sub-section 5, of the stesser Oses, which resulted in the sinking of

Captain Whittle-Yes. the latter vessel on the 30th ult. with deplorable ever seen before the collision? loss of life. The Cent consisted of Lieut.

-Captain Hards-No, it is not noen till just Price Vaughan Lewis of H... Sporten, Feld. Mr. Beruft foly, H.D.M.' He Lecre the collision.

1 immediately jumped up and ran on theI have specified. He coatinted truling know- Captain Whittle-As regards the dangers gister of Shipping, and Mr. Strest, Master of the and OS. N. Co.'s steamer Ravena, Aof navigation at that point, it has been asked bridge. The captain turned round to me yaiteng himself to be insolvent, and when he co

lamp from the telegraph and looked at my expectation of being able to pay it or of being. scesors. Mr. William Bell, Paymaster HM.H. If you could port year helm below the We calmly and said Cooper; time?" I took the trusted the debt of $1.200 he had no reasonable watch suid said 2.30. The vessel which had able to supply the bides. It is necessary, to Captain Hardsteer and white. C.N. Comsay was represented by Captain John

In some other cases men rickly doserving imm- Sparian, poted as Clerk of the Court. The sang Creek. What lights did you see? Whitt, Marino Superintendant, while Messrs.

Captain Whittle You would not consideran futo us parted, and we sang immediately make an example of no framlalent a bunkrupt. down to the top of the stem, which was just W. F. Inglis and Augus. Sincluir (Marine

showing above water. The captain cried ont prisonment have seenped owing to difficulties of Captein Harda-No, sir. Messrs. Jardins, Matheson & Co. Mr. D.

Captala Wiille Where did you put your See what water she has got I jumped, proof. In this case the proof is clear, and I down into the lead box hanging over the side, sentenco Ng Kwai to be inprisoned and kept to lard labeur for the term of three calendar MeNeil ne present as legal adviser for the engines half speed P

E could judge 16 Owuors of the Oxwo. On the opening of the

Captain Hards-Bolwen Woosung Civak and and took a coat as near as

to 17 feet. I immallatoly climbed on the months for each offence, such sentences to rai Court the sartoons olling it was road, with a tho Kwashing.

summary power which is conferred by our local Captein WhittleWhere did the collision bridge by the rail. The captain midho is concurrently. I may ad that I think this

all right, Cooper." The chief engineer came tetter from Messrs. Butterfield and Swice

runuing along. Ho suid the engines wore Ordinance is a most useful provision in this requesting that the Court should be held; also con? another from Sir Nicholas Hannen te Captain

Captain Hards 200 or 30 yards part (above) geing full speed, spanking generally, not to colony where the bankrupter jurisdiction of The captain said, the Court is too often reserted to rather with. Winsloo, of HMB Spartan, to hold the the Kishing

Captain Whittle-Regarding Lo sted at any one in particnr

Stop the engines," gad, tried the telo a view of protecting wascrupulons persons from The President, addressing the representatives

at helt pood?

captain also trind, but it was broken. Ing and distributing.substantial assets in an If the originators of the document are in

with him that the Court should carry out the grim earnest we may expect very shortly to

enquiry in the fallest manzer possible, and he

Captain Whittle- When you put the engines then ran along to the aging-rooma skylight equitable tannes among the traditors. This Looked to them to smist in every way Suh half speed, what fights did you ees of the One? and biting it up called down "Stop the judgment fully endorses the report of the Olhcial ongines, Allan. The third engineer and Receiver, who very properly called attention to hear of mob violence, carefully directed by

enquiry might possibly find out the cause of

Captain Hards-The green light of the reagan were working at a wheel, immediately the offence for which the tankrupt has been The N. C. Daily News of the 5th inat, says this disaster and the means of preventing a ta was about 1 points on cur starboard bow.

below me.. then went back to the brides sentenced the gontry und encouraged by the officiula,

Captain Whittle Did you anticipate any The ship had heslut over to about 45 degrees Very great regret was felt in the Settlement currence of such a thing, particularly a cute against the missionaries or possibly any yesterday morning when it was known that a like the present one, which has occasioned danger of collision at that tima?

immediately after the other vessel left. On foreign traders who may be pioneering up telegrama had been received announcing that most appalling loss of life. The river of leta Captain Harris No, not at all the West River. The Viceroy would at sudden death from heart disease on board the had been the scene of a great number of minor

Captain Whiten Ongo's grow lighting the bridge all hands got on the rail and to. Somo of them called a "Blow the whistle;" once disown any such duings, and would Yokohama Moru, on whick be had just gone instances, which might have been due to the being to your green light, you considered it the held on to the spar, which the awnings are lacul I think it was the again. I slid down on top |· doubtless wand tromps up to the scene of from Shanghai to Nagasaki, of an old and very regalations or to other cames, which was the propor thing for Jón to hoogs valir CHSIZE.

popular siden, Mr. Chuches Cromie. Mr. duty of the Conct to find out.

ong called to a toolit which I kept on the outrage, where they would do nothing Cromio came to Shanghai shont thirty years of such afquiry might probably form a rider.

doing till it (the lanyard) gavo away. I then climbed tick to the rest of them, and Scott, the except perhaps to harass and insult the age as silk mas in the firm of Charles Cute to the Jading of the cably fucni a rider

of the awning and pulled a long blast till some

over sines, being associated of hie years with brought before the Cursular anthorities and

pilot, sang Are there no gars on native Christians. It is evident, from the show & Co., and has been in the silk business Proaidout, would take care that it should be

the Chamber of Commeres of this port, as wall Captain Whittle-After you saw his red board ?" I said The gas or in the salmon, action taken by the Viceroy in the case of Mr. A. R. Barkill. Fow men have had a Mr. JOHN ANDREW at Wuchow, that there larger sircle of friends or better deserved their as the Customs authorities, who at present did

Eziendship.

We mentioned some time since not appear to have any control of the rivar. 1ght, how much time slapsed before the call the cartridges in the chief ofloor's room," which was immersed. The captain then said, "Take a cast the Tead I went down into the lead is nothing to hope fram the provincial that the Chairman of the Inland Revenue Co-proposal to all the captain of the Newchteang

stage, standing to my hues in water and

Mr. GristIt is in consequence of the sudderi The officials, and everything to apprehend from missioners, London, Sir Alfred Milner, KC.B., and examine him as well as the other witnesses was Mr. Croato's half-brother, and that the of Messrs. Batterield and Swire. Mesura, opportunities to rise to distinction which Sir Jardine, Matheson and Co. had asked that the

wast the load, but got no grona captain, chief officer, Scott, the pilot, and pressure that his business has been stopped.

His Lordship-We must find out what his their hostility to all change. They will

Chinese pilot, were standing above where I oppose the working of the Transit Pass Alfred Milner ima turned to such good secont officers of the Glengarry should be examined te- were due to Mr. Cromie's loving generosity. day, and, if Messrs. Batterfield and Swire tad

was I said "No ground," the vessel passed nesota are in order to so whether it Is u genuius system by every device within their com-

Do objectiou, he would examine their witnesses

underneath me, and I was micked down whilst case. I very often find this is a very different pass or knowledga; they will stir up the

fit and those from the Glengarry afterwards.

under water I got nest of my clothes of. At class of case from the Chinese cases. "Generally The first witness called was Captafir Hards, of popalace at Wuchew against the intending

Cape Hards-1 have them bere (predncing the time of the ship going down I had co-in a use of this wort there are reasonable assets the C.N. Co.'s stemor Nouchong, who, having

boots, monkey jacket, and oil skins. The roul and some reason why the bankruptey occurred. foreguere; they will induce the boatpeople

been sworn, stated as follows:-On the nightsper in which some notes were made.) ̈ ̈ ̈ ̈

Mr. McNeil then naked when they were cover same floating towards me.. I kept turn. I think Mr. Watts had better be culfo to believe that the introduction of steamers

of the 26th we left Amoy 11 am:; at 120 e12. of the 27th anchored in Huitan Straits. At 5 do, and being answered a day or twe going it over and as there was a bedly inside I on the rivers will ruin their trade; and

a. the same day a weighed and proceeded at and being told by the Court that Captain Hards cut it adrift. I then tried to swim for Pheus 1.50 am. On the 29th we anchored off Balleck hd & right to refer to his notes which were ant Point; something stick me, so I turned 17arbour, weighed again at 4.45am. Moderately an extat from the ship's log and to re- towards the Woosung wide and I tried to make

fresh his mind,

the shore. At 1.40 pm. N.E. winds and forty weather.

Mr. MoNeil then asked When you first saw off Bellavista, anchored, thick fog at 7.30 am. Oz, the 29th the for clearing away we weighed the light of the Ono, was the crossing the barf

Captain Hards-I-believó no. and preceeded. At 4.20 min. passed west of Vidco; at 11.50 p.m. we passed the Tungala. light varsel: at 12 am on the 30th wo passed Kuiton light at 2.5 a.m., half speed, ut 2.10 slow, at 20 passed Lismore light. At 2.30 am. we stopped the engines passing through Woosung, while pussing the shipping W HOW & steamers green masthead light cross ing our bow. Of, Woosung Creek a steamer's green Bight abest Fassed to the starboard side, 2.55 light leaving about point, off the starboard bow. Put engines half-anod, blew The Mercery of the 2nd May says Ther two blasts of the whistle. No reply from THAT Wuebow-fu will at no very distant from collecting lekin on gooda which paysems to be a financial èrizis amongst the native other eleanor, Repented signal, utili reply. dale become n Treaty port, and that foreign the charge for the transit pass; they are de-silk filatures, and, from what we can gather, Passed Kunalring”, shunt- steamers will find their way up the West prived of a large slied of their revenue. A affairs with them are in rather a critical condi

tion. This, we understand, it caused by the way. At 38 steamer showing rod light Blow two blasts on wlistin Stopped engines. Rivor, there is little doubt. The Chinese reexly might be found for this if the houry rise in interest charged by the native

helm hard-a-stark-card, when lomerat Government have assented to this in Central Government would agree to a divi- banks and the fall in the price of silk. The

districte to buy oocoons, and they depaid rasy put engines full speed estern; uinest im- mediately collision courred. The steamor principle, and all that remains, we are told,sion of the duties, or if they would pay the Pilkmen will shortly be going up into the bill in greon light. Being a collision inevitable is to settle the detaila, as to which ports on provincial officials fairly. But in a corrupt much on the native tanks to get their money to prored to be the Ons large hole boing the inland waterways of the Two Kwang country like China, where the squeeze procure their annual supplies. Ibia reported to portati in tag fers hold: I yet engines tell are to be opened to foreign trade. We had system is as the breath of life to the official, he that no log that sight native silk filatures spese head for one minute, holu hard-a-part, to

have suspended work, zot intending to buy and beached the ship on Eheasant Poizt; at the Some of those fintures have only just beon

samo time we called the Onico to also beach hoped that there would be no opposition on it is hopeless to expect either reform or

compromise, and the only thing for Foreign started, whilst the erection of others lus bon ship, but received no reply: We lowered two susperdal, although the plant and maschinery lifehnats; the first leaving the shilp five minutes

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MARRIAGE. Do the 4th is, at the British Episcopal Church, Fuochow,, by the Ven. Archdeacon Wolfe, mwinded] by the Far. W. Fanister, and aftor at. H.RM. Consulate, by Mr. C. F. R. Allen, Jons CONWALD, they will endeavour to persuade traders of Foochow in Nina Louisa DAY, secord daughter

of the kute tov. A. B. Day, Reator of Fishponds, that they will not be benefited by a direct

near Bristol.

DEATHS.

CHARLEY CROMITE, aged 56.

[1160 trade with the "barbarian." It is as well

On the 2nd May, on board the Yolatum, On the ith May, at 56, Quinsan Rand, Shangbai, ANDRA NICOLAS VILOUDAKI, a native of Greece, ged 79 years, and for about 35 years a resident in Sagli and Shanghai.

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to know and be prepared for these obstacles; they will be the more easily met. But there is, underlying all the innate I will and hostility of the mandarius to change and their hatred of foreigners, a further ond dooper reason for their opposition to any fresh facilities being given to foreign trade. They rely, not on their salaries for their! incomes, but upon the squeezes they can levy on trade, and if they are debarred

The steamor Catherine Apcar, from Calcutta,

left Singapore for this port on Saturday after- noon, the 9th instant...

The Hon. Treasuror of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals bege to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the fands of the hospitals

Blackheed and Co..

Dongles S. B. Co., Limited....

Gilman And Co. C Harling, Buschmana,

$25 25

and Manzoll 95

J. D. IIamphreys and Son ...

A. R. Marty ........

25

25

Palmer and Turner

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HE.Sir Wm. Robinson, K.C.M.G.

Sperry Flour Co..

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Wasional Assomull and Co.

H. Wicking

Geo. Murray Bain

G. 0. Cox

Gargy and Co.

Harnie and Co.

J. D, Hutchison W. Turn...

J. R. Crook

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dynasty have taken their rise, and the There were 2,111 visiters to the City Hall with money. Native interest has been ruling na- people have usually shown rather a penchant Museen out week, of whom 18 were Europeans, for change. But it would seem, from the isene of the anti-foreign proclamation re. cently posted in Wuchow-fu, that the anti foreign spirit which raged so fiercely a few

The Next. I. stoamer Bieague left; Bombay years since in the Yangtze Valley, leading for this port on the 30th inst. sad le due bore on to a long catalogue of outrages and murders, or about the 29th instant.

eighty machines.

عالم الجوال

The result

40 $8161

Captain. HardeYeo; perfectly safe.

Captain Herds Not before I saw his Captain Whittle-Hey long before the oal

light... in did you anticipate dangos?

sičn

Captain Hards-Less than a ciunte. Captain: Whittle Under the conditions do you think you could raw done anything to provent a collision-

Captain Harda-Nothing. Capt. Whittle-That is all I bare to akk. Mr. McNeil What were those lights you saw first before the collision?

Mr. McNeil Her green light then was on your part sile: did yon form say opinion as to her future conree ?.

the shipping at Woosung,

Captain HardsNo, I could het; I was amongst

Mr. McNeil Is it possible to tell which side of the river tho vessel crossing the bar was likely to keep to

Captain Hards No, quite impossible. I did not know what she was going to do.

Mr. McNeil You said that of the Woosung Creek the green light was on your bow and thun crossed over?

Captain Berde-No, it was ahead and then crossed over. you keep

Mr. McNeil Which side of the channel did

Captain HandsThe port side all the time. The President-1 understand you are asking Kay questions Mr. Cooper wishes to put.

Mr. McNeil-Yo.

The President-There is one question I wish

atk Captain Harls. What was your draft

At this stage, 0.15 p.m. the Court adjourned till 2 p.m.

Mr. Arthur Cooper, the second officer of the Onto, continued his evidence after tifin. He stated that the captain was in charge of the ship at the time of the collision, that she sink

within ten minutes, her, fore-foot rusting for some time on the ground and eventually slipping off into deep water. The crew cleared and tho assengers crowded round the boats; nons of which were lowered; that the One hai four bonte, six life buoys. Captain Elemens hau en the bridge with him the Chinese pilot; that the ship had, he beloved, two hundred passengers on. board. He was cross questioned by Captain Whittle and examined by Mr. MoNeil

Captain Arthur was then called and he stated that he was pilot of the Glengarry, and gave similar evidence to Captain Fergusson. Is was cross-questioned at great length both by the Court and Mr. MoNeil, in which a lot of very interesting information was obtained. The piloto accept the harbour ragalations only m recommendations and abide entirely by the international rule of the road, save whils on the Woosung Bar, where the vessel with

bankruptor.

Mr. Grist This is the debtor's polition, my of the Bankruptcy Ordinance 20 of 1801. I think, my Lord, it is only necessary to show that there are curtain assets and the debtor is Lord, and the application is made under section

here to speak about hon. The assota aro esti- matel at about $5,000.

His Lordship-I was looking through the Government Guzette this morning and I saw that-three writs of foreiga attachirent were out against this gentleman

Mr. Watta wont into the box and, in answer

to Afr. Grist, exil he had for some time been oarging en business in the colony as a fantas

turers' agent,

Mr. Grist At the present moment what do you estimate is the amount of your asses?

Petitioner Boughly, $5,000.

His Lordship-What do you estimate is the amount of your debte

Petitioner-$5,000:

His Lordship You really consider you have valuable assete and that you will be able to bring in $5,0003

Petitioner Wall, if the assets are sold under: pressure they cannot bring so much, but they are justly worth that.

His Lordship-In any cao, what do you sup- pass will be the smount! There is always a certain pressure in a case like this.

Potitionor-It is hard to say, my Lon. His Lordship Over $1,000? Petitioner-Certainly.

Mr. Griet Hero is a policy of insurance un' which £150 has been paid up, and that must realise 21,000.

His Lordalip Policy on what? Petitioner Mr. Watts's life. His Lordship-On Mr. Watte's life. Is that payable under the circumstances P.

Mr. GrintIt is not payable under the cir

which is valushle. 130 bas bosu paid, and the ominstancos but there a certain surrender petitioner'e furniture is valued at $2,500.

His Lordship Is not that under a bill of sale or anything!

Mr. Grist-In no way, except these writs of foreign attachment

Bi Lordship-I think this is a proper caso for an adjudication order if there are proper assets. Beotion 8 of the Ordinance ease that debtor's petition shall allege that he is unable to pay his debts," and it is also provided that

it shall be lawful in the discretion

the Court

if it is satisfied that there are substantial assets

to make an order. It appens to me there will be substantial assets from what this gentleman

PRINCE HENRI OF ORLEANS ON

WEST RIVER - HE OPENING OF THE

Captain Hurds--10 feet 10 inches, eir. the tide kaa the right of way, but this Captain Fergusson, of the Glengarry, was does not apply to any other part of the then called and worn and deposed as follows: river. At the conclusion of bls exsination the part of the inhabitants to this fep. Ministers to do is to stand firm on the letter have arrived, owing to the want of capital, the after the collisies, in charge of the sound the night of erosing the Woosang Bar, the straightforward way he bail answered the Predent-Stute exactly what you saw on Captain Arthur was thanked by the Coart for Kwaugei and Kweichow, unlike Hunan, arc

Whether you saw a steamer ahead of you. questions of the President, who remarked that, no great strongholds of the sudarin or/and spirit of the Treaties, and insist with shareholders not being able to pay up their officer. The other bont left shortly after in

Golls. The shareholders in ons enterprise have charge of the chief oliger. They were away Farticularly regards the steamers in the bad he not born subpoenaed by Messrs. Jardine, over the literati chuss. On the contrary, unwavering and unsieeping determination offered to sell out at a very cheap rate, whilst burg off an hour, au rapcrted finding no collision that afterward occurred.

Mathan & Co., the Court would have railed others to trying their utmost to obtain foreiga trace of the other steamer. I kept the boats Witness When I was coming up the river, him as an expert, as he, the President, understood these are the provinces in which the most upon their strict fulfilment.

capital to carry or their basins. So far as we alongside until daylight, when we saw the Ones there was a steamer abord of ns. Junt before Captain Arthur was one of the smartest pilots formidable rebellions against the Manche

can ascortalu, no Europeans kave come forward annk

she got to the Woosung Croek I could see timt on the Lower Yangters and Woong River. The President Just mark on that chart he had storboarded his helm. I could see the Captein Whittle wished to question Captain high as from 15 to 20 per cent, within the past (produced) where the collision occurred and tro masthead lights together, but I could only arthur as an expert, but the Court informed week, but is now down to about 12 por cent. where you banched your véssel.

seo the black stoarser. He fiho black steamer) him that Captain Arthar was a witness for Captain Whittle naked to be allowed to pre immediately went ashore about Pheasant Point Mesare, Jardine, Matheson & Co, and that two

Mr. Bal Mr. Both, the official trustee, to be official "The Moralist" writes in the Straits duce a chart of his own on a large scale, which I stopped the ship pad Icould see the other experts on the local navigation of the Woosting says, and therefore I make to order and appoint

stemmer's masthead and red lights. I still kept River would appear to-morrow. Timea: I had some tall the other day with a was de firm who deal in bicpafes, and they told me that, By the CourtWe were going half speed at the ship stapped and drifted ap past them with lantyne, chief engineer of the Newcohway, was receiver. during a comparatively short period, they hat the time, about 45 or 30 revolutions. Fall a strong flood tide, then just after we passed called and stated that the third engineer was on old in Singapore no less than two hundred and speed revelations are 68 to 72. I estimate the them we had the Febna channel aurka open water. That going all aan het

If one takes the average speed at about a knot and a half. At the erset Then I had to put the helm bard-a-starbed Newckacang) makes 81 revolutions and that price of these at, say, $160, the turnover in the moment of the collision our helm was hard-sud go full pond shead to get the ship would drive her knots; at half-speed sho hands of that one firm alone, within a limited starboard. We had boan hard-a-starboard on the bar. marks again. Then I pro would turn over about 60 revolutions and make period, comes to nearly $45,000. It was part about half a minute. As soon as we saw coded up the Feima Channel I could eas 3 to 6 knots. He heard no whistling.

At this stage, the Court adjourned till 9.80 of that firm's contention to me that bicycles the attor steamer's red light we went hard- there was something the matter with the other were sold here alieaper than in England. They starboard. I was in abarge of the helm my steamer, but of coune. I could not tell what itam. next day, Mercury. The O. 3. 8. Co.'s stomer Agamemnon from did not mona ky that that the machines that self. Our lights were last lookel to at mid-wasty attention was taken up in looking. Liverpool. left Singapore on the 10th inst. are brought out here are old machines or lu- night, before the sellision. I am quite sure after my own ship. I asked the pilot at the

they were barzing, brightly at the time.

time what water the ship (tho Onwo) was in and and my be exported here on or about the forior, but that the prosent year's pattern of a

THE CLICHET CLUSE, THE GAREISON. standen muchine can be bought in Singapore By the CourtWe struck the Onie about he told me 20 feet, not more. I could see she

There was a large attendance at the Oricket for less sterling money than it can be bought 10 or 15 feet from ber stem on her port side. was pretty well on the other shore, Shs was The U. N. Co.'s stasmer Tetzan, from Aus in London, and the explanation of that fact is At that time the two alipe wore almost at right heading down the river at the time in the op Grunnd yesterday afternoon to woo the tennis posite direction to my ship. I say the steamer match between the Cinh and the Gerrison, ratu perts, loft Thursday Laland on the 10th that the Singapore Benis boy in large quarti- angles

The President-Describe with the models till we got round the tend of the river. That H.E. the Governor being amongst those pro ist, and may be expected here about Wednesday, tice for ready ash; and, condusting a bicyclo

would be shout ten minster afterwards. I condunt. Some excellent play was witnessed, and business as part only of a larger trade, do exactly how it occurred:

Witness did so.

not say afastly; E did not look at the time. She proceedings were enlivened by the perform nut need to shage it with the same-ratio Material for the Ewo Cotton Spinning and of profit that a London tradesman does. As for

By the Court-It was any intention to fake The PresidenWill you show the arset now of a selection of music by the Band of the Weaving Co has arrived at Shanghai by the the cost of freight, that is trifling. And so we

the Foima Channel. I starboarded my lnim position of the ship on the chart. [Hero Mr. Hongkong Regiment. AAST

The following in the oore Finger, Hyson, and Glengarry, and has been come to the not statomart that you can buy. because the other steamer's green light was on MoNoil produced a chart that had been made by Captain Fergasson the morning of the collision, landed at the Associated Wharves

your bioyale in Singapore much cheaper than my starboard side.

The PresidentWhere you died." with the usd theexact positions of both steamers wore on it] you can buy in London. Not very many Indien

The President asked Captain Whittle whether machines have as yet been sold in Singapore, but dangers of navigation on each side of you which there is now a large and constant demand for presented you porting your bain -There was he had any objections to it being produced, and them, and the demand both here and in England plenty of room, bat I could not port my hein. oh his (Captain Whittle) saying bo lind no is greater than the supply. My informant as. The channet was clear, but it would have been objections, theexamination of Captain Forgasson. sured me that their London house wrote to them dangerous for ma to port my helm across his was prouded with that the best bigyele mufacturers are simply | bow,

16th instant.

the 20th instant.

is at work in Kwangal, and that efforts The F. M. steamer City of Bio de Janeiro, are being made to stir up popular hatred of with mails, &o, left Negasaki for this port the foreigner, with a view to giving him an on the 10th instant, at 11 p.a. unpleasant reception if he should have the Leinerley to wish to carry on trade with the natives in that province. The appearance of a slanderous and foolish pronunciamento like that posted at Whichow is probably the emmencement of an agitation to keep the country satirely hostile to the advent of all strugera, and to rouse such feeling among the populace as to give the Government a opportunity of pleading the danger of insurrection in excuse for going back on their word. The proclamation is artfully

The badies of Captain Slokar, of the Outro worded, as usual, being so framed as and Mr. Scut, bhp pilot, were picked up by first to pander to the national vanity, Chinese bosta sarly on the morning of the 7th by exalting their own institutions, and May, near the Red Busy. Woosung. thed, trading on their credulity, by reiterating the old charges of foul indecency against the Roman Catholic misionaries 'It is curious to note that, while making no mention of Protestant missionaries, a special

The owners of the steamer Normandie here Aled a petition in the Supreme Court at Shang unable to turn out lalies' machines at a rate The Presidpat-Could you bave portad your hai against the owners of the stommer Pekin in sufloloat to meet the demand, As fact as the belm without running ashors or into other connection with the collision that ectarred machines are made thar ze sold. And still the vessels than the Ouwo Yes. between the two yotels in that harbour on indies ay for more. To ery for more, I may

remack, is a natural tendency of women," Good Friday,

The President-Did you hear any other whistle than your own?—No,

The President-Could you see the hull of both

steamers ?

Witness-Yes, sir, I could see them distinctly. The President Was the Chitoons laval kerf WHness-No, sit; she was by the homi and.

I had a slight list to post.

LAWN TENNIS.

CLUB

Potts and Slade won 26, last 16. Maitland and Firth... "-39 935 Smith and Atkinson,

1224

Total 0.55" GAREISON. Kuor and Percival, won 23 lost Johnston and Dyson..." 22 21 Ferguson ant Eccles

4 85

Total The Cricket Club therefore won by S5 gemee.

Princo Honri of Orleans hus been Inter owed by a French paper with reference to. the Wout River. Wo give below in translation of what he said

The Tast of the opening of the Si-Kiang to international arbitration is in the natural order of things and ought to have been expected by us. As European civilisation penetrates amongst the apper classe it will inevitably happen that Chian will open, portups in the near futaro, and progressively, her interior provinces, as yet almost unknows, to the civilisa ten and the trade of Barons. However, I boliove that the fears which have been expressed by our Tonkin colery in consequence of tho slatement made by the English President of the Board of Trile are rather exaggerated. The Si-Mang ist, es it has been called, the great fuvial artery of Yuchan, which it does not travame throughout its whole extent, Moreover, the river is far from `boing navig- able for its whole length. Ita corso may by divided into three parts as regarde naviga- bility. The first, which is by far the shortext, Is accessible to rasteln of a moderats tonnagy; the sound camet carry anything moro thán large Chinese junks; and in the third the aballowness of the water makes navigation im.