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THE STRANDING OF THE

"TRAVANCORE”. ***

ENQUIRY CONTINUED.

This onqulay was continued before the Marine Court composed of Hon. Capt. A. W Barnes-Lawrence RN. (President), Lt. G.. K McCallum R.N., H.MS. Tumar. Captain H. Pybas, ss. Empics of Japan, Captain St. John George, as. Macquarie and Captain W. Robby 5. Taiping, at the Harbour Ofee yesterday.

Mr. C. D. Wilkinson (of Musers. Wilkinson and Grist again represented the Captain, and Mr. J. Hayos (of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master) appeared on beha'f the owners of the vessel.

Witness-No, but I thought on ordinary ship of her class would go round.

Captain George-You had no other reason for standing close in than that you felt con fident you were able to go about?

Witness--I felt confident that there was plenty of room to wear her round.

Witness continuing-When the Robert Cooke towed us into Hariom Bay, we anchored in 13ft. of water. Cur deepest draft is 15 feet. The second officer could see the chart if he wished to. I supply the sharta myself, but do not take good care of them.

To Captain Robb-Both the oficial and deck log books were lost.

To the President-This was the first occa lop on which I had the ship in ballsst. When fully loaded, she always stayed,

THE RONGKONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY. JULY 8în, 1905.

and the bo's'n wae on the foo's'le head. When the spring was on the line the second moto stood by the fore hatch, but did not give any orders until the captain tell him he was made mate. The captain gare orders, but not as a muster should speak to his men. I obeyed his order. I have bad ng trouble with" the exptain while on board the ship.

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INSURANCE AGENT AND

CHINESE LADY.

In a lively (not to say mendacious) letter to his friends at home, the English representative of an insurance company in a Chinese pert, telis of tha daxlong ways by which no fusnrauco proposal is approached.

We have dinner of fourteen courses. She mokes cigarettes all the time, and I have to dish myself, and she has to rimo

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A YOKOHAMA VIEW.

To Mr. Wilkinson~~The cartain was on deck

Oito of my agents," he writes, "comes in at 630 am, and was raoning down to the saloon and eays, Please, master, wantches you some and up again all the time, I was on deck all the by side talkes one woman. Can takes insure, time with the exception of the time I went pidgin. To which I reply, Morsetter yon below for breakfast. I think the man who talkee missione come my side, catchao chow boards an abandoned ship first can claim salvage take dinner). This being arranged, the lady Ix this case I could not claim it as I belonged | izrives in her chair, accompanied by two mald ! 10 the slip, but I do a sh to get ou beari

Bersants and her body sarvout. I have to wo first in order to save the captain, and Jet and shake hands violently with myself, then. thanked me for it aftergarde. I have ever walk backwards over the gangplank, whils her Captain Chamberlius osamination was con.

To Mr. Wilkinson- bavo had long had complaints of drunkenness made against me.. kaide help her along. Har feet are perhaps tinued. He said Atthiae clock on themorning experience in sailing skips. I was in a barque I was not charged at the Police (ourt. It irst in loug, so progress is slow, of the 2nd Jane I returned with the crew on board. called the Don, of the Bhore Saville Line, and occurred to me to bring this charge when the Chinese ladies love to be asked how much. Theship was bumping en much that I thought she for thirteen years in the Narcissus, I deny the ostain nerased the crew of cowardice. This verything costs, which is really a nice fashion, would break up, we returned to the bats enggestion that I was gut perfectly aber no when the ship struck the fock. Isa they wear lovely stuff. She had gold bearr and lay off the ship, to which we returned

when I left Hongkong. Whon the ship did not make the charge stones because theists up to the middle of the forearms, valued st hour later when she was not bumping so heavily. I had caly two bottles of whisky captain, said there was going to be an inquiry €1,268), and pearls all over her hair worth £3,000).

R-ferring to the fact that magistrates at Wo tried to heave her off again by rows of the on board, and this was given to the crew, later.

the

Her coat of lovely light cherry-coloured sikdifferent ports continue to pass cantonses of hawser, but were unable to do so,

I take whisky occasionally, but if I took Mr. Wilkinson-Do you read the newspapers ook dro months to weave, and cost a trille of prionment on sailors who dealing to work en waited for the tide to rise after which we stadso much my eyes would fail me altapelber. berei

£80. She tells me le is No 2 wife, her husband p-carrying contraband of war, the Jupan several further efforts to clear the ship, int as During the time the ship was on the rocks L Witness-Sometimor. I might get one a baring four altogether.

Herald says that there still remains much to bo these were of no arail we waited for assistance

raid on the side of the men. In the course of from Hongkong. Our crow was denuded of font for sumo zum for the sailors who were week.

- 247, Wilkinson-Ass matter of fact you read

an elitorial our Yokohama 'contemporary four men and an officer during our attempts to assisting in pumping her out. Ihort my back get the ship off, and their assistance would have tough falling against a corner of the skylight the arcoant in an evening payer, did you not?

when it was

Witness I did that time, but I was not and bow. it was raining very heavily. The mea

The stalement that the men run no danger boon ngful. The men were not rent to only refused to obay my orders the night the arungat the men alluded to therain.

lins bean proved again and again to be inverset. ia life-bent, bat a long gis ship went on the

the rocks. Hongkong

Mr. Wilkinson-And it was after reading During the sight of the 2nd ultime there

To Mr. Hayes-The mate gave the order to that article that it occurred to you to make this WES a strong breeze from off the land, set the sails, but it came from me.

charge P and the von slipped off the rocks. On the

Charlos Mitchell, A.B. of the Travancora, 3rd ultime the Robert Cooke arrived on the scene, bringing off the crew from Hong stated-On the morning of the let on leaving kong. The day before this the launch Rutai Hongkong I went to the wheel at twenty-five minutes to six o'clock. While at the wheel I brought back our gig. When the Robert Cooke noticed that the captain acted in a peculiar came near, I communicated with her and got a tow rope passed. Then I ordered the men to manner, not such as he should do if sober get into the Unats, The Likin astived on the The wind was N.. with heavy rain when the harbour. I was relieved from leaving And, and I gave the crow leave to go, on board of her. Wa slipped off the rocks between sight the wheel of 8.30 am, and, while canting and nine o'clock on the evening of the falling down on the poop in front of fenior when only the male and I were on board. The ship was float, and I called the crow to come abcard from the Likin. We were aflost for about three-quarters of an hour before she went or the rocks again. When she floated off all the lower topsails and the foreslls were set, on we set the reminder of the sails. Abont know if anybody has made a claim for galvage, pretty in my judyment: It is all the taceresis considered by either belligerent as contraland

no kendrails. The sails were set when the land breezo sprang up about 6 p.m., na I thought it might blow us off the shore. The first officer and wet pours proveusly. Had the crow best

p two

ing along. It came so suddenly that I had

the starboard anchor noticed the

apprentice Gordon, who was at the wheel. The chief mate's attention was called to it on the for's'le hoad. This was abont eleven o'clock. the wind was variable, and during the after

Witnoes--No, Sir. It was before that, Mr. Wilkinson-Why did you not make it sooner then ?

Witness-Beususs the captain said there was going to be an inquiry and that would clear us.

Mr. Wilkinson-How do you imagine that it would have cleared you !

Witness The captain said we could clear our characters before the coart.

Witness, in snswer to further questions, said When the ship was brought round to Harlem Bay I went with the rest of the crew on bourd. and we received orders to clow up the sails anti pump, which we did after a rest. I do not

hand her he drinks port, sherry, beur. Probeets :---

champagne (at is. d. a butik), and the smokes a algar. After dinner her maid gives hor a silver basin and her powder-box and corals, and she does her hair. Then I take her to tho theatre and we eat nuts, oranges, and biscuits. The most stage is that I accompany bor to a Chinese Festival at a temple up the river. After seeing a procession of two thous Lents, we eat and drink from cold silver dishes end cups, and with gold chopsticks. There are eighty- six courses (believe it if you can!), and they juclu a shark's fio, birds bests, doves" egg", and other luxuries. Wo drink ustiva wine and tea. Aneth housocot arrives alongside contintag her houband and three singig girle zo of whom he will probably buy as No. 5.

I ask No.2 if als is jealous, and she says. 'No, get a bit and asks me if No really

weh so hot eros mentioned basis, but after about ttro: weeks palavering she will von

ually insare. It is a quodsiness, and one drgents the patience of Job and a cast-iron

9.30 that night we were ship. 1 was on the bat Mr. Parves, the engineer at the deck, said | mixture of morals and manners, Up to now lookout at the time on the foo'sle deck. At he was going to. When the captain slipped out 6am on the 1st June. I went to the wheel fell most of the crew were on the focle again. Thnship was then heading NE by Neat. The ship cuce before hung stays on her the star hard tork, were making about three reptein toked at the ship woule as about

miles from land. We captain me if go digestiom. knots an hour. The land was about two points and I told him that I did not think she would. on the starboard bow, and there were two smal

bow. At 6.30,

point of land on our port bouhendingustia

began to break off, as the

ob board I think they would have been able to manmavre enficiently to get clear anay. When I got the sails I felt that there was a breeze.com-jalands on the port best. There was aleg a

not time to call the crew off. ..... The President-Ware you wise in allowing

the crew to go on board the Likin?

Witness Yes. I expected the masts to come down with the bamping, and some of the crow might have been killed.

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Yesterday, the number of p'ogas cuses was our two of which were fatal.

yet it is again and again advanced by magistrates as a serious argument to show that they should return to duty. The roal point in eft cases is what the men contracted to do. If it can be shown from their contracts that they agreed to run the risk of being captured

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belligerent. of having their property ST. EMILION destroyed and of undergoing all the discomfort MARGAUX ....... of prisoners, then nothing can be said against ST. JULIEN... the omgistrates' decisions. But this we und-r- stand is not the case. All seamen ran the ST. ESTEPHE risk of shipwreck, and other dangers of Cos ST. MICHEL the sea sanally referred to 1x acts of CH. LEOVILLE... 13.00. Providence," but it appears they have now to C. LAROSE run the additional risk of being captured by any beiligerent warship which happens to meet then of wur. Tho fuct is that no vessel carrying what and considers their vessel is carrying contraband

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vess:1 is not

Thomas Nash, bo'r'n of the Travancore,

the same responsible for any claims as to what onght and whs ought not to be considered awern, stated-Welsft, port on the 31st May

contraband: thist is fog the belligerents them- starboard tack, and were on the stai board, and in tow of three lunches, and male sail on the

salvas to decide. He can merely go by their announcements. The mastor who signs on mea The captain was on deck at the time. At7.108.m, port tacks until we struck the rock. I was the capt in told me to strike seven bells, an lcer of the watch from six to right or on the correspondent of the Madres Mail thinks to make a peaceful voyage, and later make Arrangements for the carrying of contraland, wasted the watch below to hase their breakfast 3. al. The chief mata sold to me-Boi'n, must it must be a new kind of plague that makes its is himself guilty of beraking his contract, and before times to tack ship at 7.45. The men are be a capable man, as the captain has given me rict as die suddenly Referring to in strict justion the sounon should be able to generally allowed forty minutes for breakfast. ebarge. I said, That's all right, sir. I thought cases of naives dropping dead, he says: It claim compensation against him for so doing. The captains then asked me how the ship was it was then, as the captain was under the appers to be the newest and most terrible ferra

The condition of the seaman, bad ne it is, is steering, and I answered him that she was influence of drink. I observed lim in the of plgu, forapparently those who died from it rendered worso by laws being in force against turning a lot of l-e helm. At smarter to eight afternoon lying over the peep rail his head and were in perfect, health up to within a few seconds him which can only be described as survirt. the captain teld me to strike eight bells. The bonda hanging down, and apparently he was in of their death. Five the cases mentioned to

of the Middle Ages. What other elpas of captain went befew after he told me to strike a dranken sleep. Shortly afterwards, about 6

mon, guilty of, or charged with breaking their a large town when they suddenly dropped

contracts render themeelves liable to bo even belis, and came on deck ngala at 7.30. At p.m. I saw him slide backwards and alone were of then walking in the main street of aight halls (7.45) he told me to put down the sitting position on the deck. He then fell on don And If De Foss ute unt "of the helm hard a fee. The ship came up about thres his back. "Senior apprentice Gordon was at the plane is referred to by this correspondent, he pushed a criminals? No doubt it will be farther. We then had land about half a mile poin's

and that peculier measures are bis side against the rail, looking forward to a plan. Many of thoso attacked in London in on our port bow. There was aleo land on the if we were taking notice, I came on desk at 1665 died in exactly the same way as is described cessary to carure voyages bei condue.ed without my permission, although they could sterboard bow, which was some distance away. goren bells on the 1st Jans, and saw the sip above, without any premonitory, symptoms of porperly. Those who advance this argument in any time sad see the charts, as the door wWhen the raplain saw the ship would not come near land. At sight, bells we had orders to illner, Some years ago there were similar doses peculiar position occupied by seamen that the forget, however, that it is by reason of the always open. When the vessel began to bung

bent ship, and I sent two men forward in Hongkong.

mercantile marine is not popalar. Coming, a heavily. I tied the charts and ship's log round Fany more in the wind he gave me the order

waist. At daylight on the morning of the to put the helm burd up which I did. We then to attend to the head sails. On the order

he is obliged to do, sader mediavol laws, the squared the crossjack and the main yards boing given "hard a les," the ship came to 3rd ultime the Rebert Cooks bore in sight, and by the master's orders. The ship was gather be wind, hut a light choke and seed THE CHINESE EMPRESS DOWAGER I called one of the ship's bouts and went along ng headway and as she headed NW. she ran to fall of again. When I saw this I did noth AND THE BOYCOTT sido her and got a hawser. This was passes. stern on the rocks and her jibboom was nearly ing more, but expected the order to drop an and I ordered the crew back into the boats. touching the cliff. I stopped by the wheel till cher, which never came. The anchors were The Robert Cooke then began to tow, and finally pulled the ship off the rocks, aftur lbs second mate asked me to give a hand at the lashed, and conld have been let go in from three which she towed us to Harlem Bay. On the the ship was filling rapidly. The mato wes wlanding by the anchor, and I was steering, The mate let go the lawrope by mistake, and we anchored in 12 or 13 trot of water. We then came to strangements for the ing to tow us to Hongkong.

Witness continned-When the men got. back we trimmed the knit again went a off the shore, but the vessel again went

la rocks, after which the crew with the chief officer left the ship. I remained on bosd, as I had an iden that the ship might The Likin came alongside and asked me to leave in in the wind, but refused to come any wheel at the timo. He got up and leaned with will, however, see that this is not a now form of claimed that the son occupies a peculiar | possibly slip off again. One of the offices of the ship, saying that it was madness to remain "I'bo officers would not make use of the saloos

ная

The-President And why did you not let them

go

Witness- I could not let them go without orders.

The President-As a British sezinau, does it rat strike you that that is a lime excuse to make a by letting go the anchors you might have been in a position of saving life?

Witness-1 would'nt like to take it upon my. self to let them go without orders,

life boats. Both Bochors were lying with the to five minutes time. place inboard on the rail. When I returned in the tow boat Robert Coake on the 3rd from Hongkong, to which port we had been sent for assistance, the captain catae alongside in one of the Ble boate, He informed the master of the tug that he too late as the bottom was knocked out of the ships To Lt. McCallam- pay for the ships The mate of the Robert Cooke and the charts-myself, as the owners will notsupply me. engineer, together with the crew returned from This is not customary, but I have had to do it. Hongkong, went to look for themselves, there and find it very expensive. It is not a written being nobody on beard ship at the time. After stipulation. On 31st May before going below, a certain amount of competition, I was the firef I gave orders that I was to be called it to board the standened ship, as I thought that land was sighted. On the same day, the deck if anybody else got aboard first they could claim being wet and slippery. I fell down and hurt my sslvage. When we got on board there appeared back. I mentioned that I slid not feal well, and to be no one to give orders, and I asked the was going to lie down. If a bresse had sprung master why he did not tell us what to do. The ap in the middle watch, the chief officer mate of the Robert Cooke had previously told would have called me at once. It is usual for the master that he ought to get the tow rope

n officer to call the master on such an occasion, When I buat my back I did not feel sufficiently, but the master did not give us this order. we made the towline fast, the captain and to turn over the command of the ship to told all hands to go in the bouts, which they did, the chief officer.

The captain and chief mate remained on board. All the morning of the 3rd ultime the captain was under the insuance of liquor, I determine tuo fast by the captain's actions,

Captain Pybus-When you found the ship couldn't stay, and you tried to wour her, did it merer strike you when she was close to land to lot go anchor?

Witue-There was too much water, Sir, and I felt positive the ship would go round.

Captain Pybus-But there must have been time when you saw that she wouldnt go round. Did it not then strike you to let go the Enchor?

The President-How did he get on board the Robert Cooke then?

Witness-He did not board the Robert Cooke Witness aoudining-I consider the captain soted in a peculiat manner in not taking the ahip before he did.

To Lt. MoCallom-At 9.30 we wore ship. We were on the starboard task and going at Witness-Thore wes-an-extra lashing on the about two knots. I suppose the master tacked anohor, which was resting on the bilge har

the chip instead of wearing because she would In auswer to further questions from Cuptalu not stay. The peculiar manner of the captain Pybus, witsers and-In a case of gorgen was would not spune to him, and when the pilot

The following, which is vouched for is a fast, comes from Peking The Empress Dowager who has been reading the native papers and learned from them the agitation that has bers going on throughout the Maritime and Yangtzo provinces in against the alleged severe treatment of Chineseentoring the United States, showed her Imperial sympathy by expressing the following sentimentose day, recently, to the high Ministers assembled before the throne: The people of this Empire, whether at home or abroad, are all our children and we cannot bear to allow them to suffer illtreatment in the least. Witness continuing-I heard the second The fact that many of our subjects have gone officer give some orders about thesbroad to seek a living as labourere already lifebents, just before the ship struck stam shows that we have failed to norrish ant to on to the rocks. This was from freen to take parental care of them, and to think that twenty minutes after she started to fall off. these unfortunates have to suffer, crush and The captain then came to me and raid, bos'n, harsh treatment at the hands of aliens and en: go forrard and drop the two snphors; and don't eitlers makes it sti I more unbearable to us. We let the chief mate know anything about it.are, therefore, impelled to corarnaud you to lase I was making preparatione to do so when heat time in bringing about the cancellation of a said. Rever mind the anchors. If the mstadors treaty containing suer objectionable sad harsh not round out us, the crew will. I should have clauses for the treatment of our children, and let them go before.

furthermore, command you to telegraph About-noor" on the 2nd Year 1opresentative in the United States to June, I observed the ship was afoot for and alt. The captain and the first officer were use his best endeavours in affording proter. going into the cabin, when I said to the tion to those of our subjects is that country. first officer, Are you aware tho ship's afloat and supplement our most earnest wishes for He said. “I don't think so, and then came the welfare of our people engaged in trade

He then

and commerce." These sentiments of the with me to the main rigging.

real ruler of China will without doubt greatly said, I believe she has gone astern, and I told big that if he wanted to get the ship of the strengthen the hands not only of the officia's rocks he wt heave in something. The obief but also the masses who are agitating for a bea male gave the orders to man the expats, and Treaty with the United States, which shall before the rope got lant Ee gave thom orders to emphasise the justics and impartiality which make it fast. The man went forward, and I have always marked that great Republic in it stopped aft. The rate called me on one side dealings with every country, and especially

take the men forrard and give then work and said. Bo's'n. I would like to scuttle it. You towards Chiun-N-C. Detily News. to do so that they won't hear the Lammering

Some

I will put a hole in her. The captain Was cabin at the time. I did not consent to the pro

KILLED BY A BUFFALO..

The Manil Cableness reports. Two dead petal, and no more was und about it. In the and ten injured is the result of at enouanter; afternoon I went with the crew to ees the auton till cacino unit, the inhabitants or captain to ask permission to put our clothes on the pueblo of Santa Marin, Isabela. It appears the Likin, before dark. He gave us permission from a te gram, received from Tuguegarao,

pestion

parla d dangers healready runs are intensified by an almost complete loss of liberty. It is no wonder, therefore, that seamen as a class how steady deterioration,

MISS ROOSEVELT'S HONGKONG PROGRAMME.

"Alice in Wonderland is an apt, if too families, heading used by American japers in deribing the Far Eastern trip of Miss Alice Rounavell, danghter of the American President. Following is an extract from the itinerary referred to Boarding the Preitic Mail s Korea at Masila stout September 1st, Miss have atill more of the wonderland of the Orisut Alice will commence her homeward trip but will to foast eyes upon. She will have a twe day's stretch across the China sea te Hongkong. where she will be welcomed by the British Governor, Sir Matthew Nathan: will climb the Victoria peak and view the ships twenty milen out at ss; will visit the terraced botanical

Z4t*- ! dens, reservoirs, ruce cours, Taikoo ugur rells erythe largest in the world; will sperd over the numerous pictureque. 1oad-ways lined with a's and Ag trees. and will probably be ford upon the flagship of Britain's great Chi pere studion After this short gimpse of China the fait young lady will retrace her steps."

NEWCHWANG TRADE OBSTRUCTIONS..

The Shanghai Chamber of Commerce has res ived the following letter:-

Lo salate Gougral of Japan,

Shanghai, 26th June, 1905. ! Sire-Begarding our conversation of the 22nd instant on the subject of the blocking, I have the bonour to inform you that, in reply to my telegram communicating, va an earnest ermmendation from me, your preseniment of the one and cousaltation then, I am in receipt of a telegram from our Consul at New- Fobrang to the following-effac

Notwithstanding that, wines the opening of

not the go with s a it who would probably break the chain at the cathead told him anything, he wou'd not listen to it. We could not let it go without cookbilliar it I did not. hear any of the conversation that first. In working the ship the mata la nu ly passed between them, but saw the captain stationed by the for- yards, the Bo'g'u being on continually dropping his cigar out of his mouth rabout fra minutes, and getting the pilot to the foe's'le head to work the jib shoats. Iout my ehsonometera, pipers, etc., to the Zikin ns soon light it. The pilot got 'so' disgusted that be to do so, and also told us we could go aboard the Carvan, that, in the sitio Siugaling, a wild the River in the Spring, we have witnessed

of his

and the bottom is out of bor.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

junks and carts for

round my waist. It must have slipped off. The it to the captain e plot was a Chipman board I did not see an effort made to get the ship reanit. The day before a party of hunters had had wapas Put ring to the employment

of the greater portion of To Captain Pybus-There was a slight rain off with the exception of the steam launch captured the call of this particular carabas cow first mate kept the ship's logbook, and his own log was writion up when he got back to Hong-when the captain fall down. An infere When the vessel floated off the rocks there was and taken it captive to the town. Missing Lir

the purpose of the transportation of Military kolig. When the ship went ashore she was he fell ho was leaning on the poop rail, nodding only one ancher out. Had a second been ran heading W by N. When she got off the rocks her all the time; then he let bis arm go from the og she would most cer-ainly have come an offspring, the enraged cow rau wildly about in Bulis fcilities for the transportation of sarah of it, and succeded in tracking it as far diary merchandises into the interior head paid off and she slowed to starboard. The rail, and full down between the skylight and the Next morning the Hobart Cooks hove in sight, as the pueldo, where it a madly among the Maria ha saturilly bon greatly sucher: Was fast. It would have been better ruil on the port side, where thee was no grating, and when Captain Chamberlin met the captai "people who happened to be cut cf doors. She 15) faljered (WAR the teen't, we find rent. had I kept the men on board to endeavour Steering full and by, the Travancore wouldst nd of the tug he said, You're too late; the ship is

was final 7 killed, but act before sto had killed gatity still maining stored here of the to get the ship off at high water, but she gas about seven points in the wind. The distance full of water. The drew has abandoned ber,

a child of six yours of age, and a man. Amourts shipp sl to this port sivo, the Spring. However, our Military Authorities, oply the persons injured - xero bamping of hard and hon masts shaking so across the harbour from the ferry wharf would

the over a mile. The second mate was forrard

men, women and deploring this, and always careful to take that I could not possibly keep the men on

To Lt McCallum-There is no "spanker or

chi dren.

tading interes's of the pl vinto consideration, izard to be killed. I saved all the ship's papers all the time, so the captain might have come on

meinsa on the ship. When I obearved the

Tare bo e working on the principle to afford with the esception of the logbook and shark deck without him knowing it. If our ship bad ship float I called the mate's attention. Thexe was then a very light shade of wind from the

for transportation of exlitary merchandises the To Captain George I have been in command continued on the tack she was she would baya of the Travancere a little over six months, but cleared the land on the Fort bow by about starboard side. When the vessel floated the

The MM. str. Tonkin, with the next Freedishes oft ka aud carts to the utmost possible vatly interfere with a quarter of simile. The. "p" of the sucbor had no list.

extent, so far as dou not did not know her sailing qualities in ballast trim

mail, will leave Saigon on Saturday, the Shiast

the facilities for, the

their I was not on deck on Ist June when the recondus right on the rails, and required to be

at 4 pm for this part, ralieved the chief officer. I left orders that the pinched over. It could have been done in about

The P.M. str. Mongolia will leave Shanghai Military Supplics. I have also

piring atrices to

to our Military Authorities on second officer was to call me if land was sighted. Eve minutes or in a mase of emergeasy are the braces. The covers of the lifeboats were of to-day, the Sith inst., t. 3 p... id in othed this point, und believe gigater facilities in the That was a standing rule throughout the quicker. The ship was bumping heavily when wood, and aniled down to the gunwales. The here on Tuesday, the 11th inst, at dayight:

Ho called me at four o'clock and we were ordered to go on beard the other ship. mate did not call the captain when I drow The 1.G.M. str. Bayern, which left here ou voyage.

I would have stayed if ordered to do so, afterwards communicated with me through e deck at six o'clock

To Captain George The wheel on the Tre-sbandoned the ship she had heary list the 6th inst., at 6 p.m. speaking tubs. I went

Dusi core is right aft, and it is asual for to starboard, and was bumping heavily on The Ben Lius str. Beniaris, from Antwerp and saw land a good distance off.

the men to strike the bell. There are u the rocks. The forssail and lower topsail and London, left Singapore on the 6th inst, Captain George What were your reason deck houses on the poop, hence I had were on her when she floated, but they were a.m., for the port for standing so earn to the leo shore of a plain view from the foo'slo heat. It was doing her harm. The oblef mete generally. The C.N. str. Chinglu loft Kobe via Kuchi-rade, and my service always at your disposal rock bound coast?

ten minutes before the usual time when the captain told me to strike seven bells gives the orders to get the anchors ready when notsu on the 7th inst., and is due here on the in reference to the matter, said he wanted to tack the ship befors eight coming into port, and I take my orders from 13th inst, p.bz

him. Velock. When the ship missed stays the ehiof effieer was standing by the fore braces The inquiry will be continued on Monday,

Witness--I thought I conid get the ship pronod.

Captain George-And you did not know her sailing qualities in ballast trim?

To Captain Pybus-When I expected the order to let go anchor the chief officer was at

interests of

attention to the ship being afloat. When was the 7th June, arrived at Genoa on Thursday, future ordinary trading will, in very"near |

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The C.P.R. str. Turlar; arrived at Amoy at Liam. on Thursday, the 6th July, and left sgain some day p.m. for Keelung,

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qf the water course of Lino River as far up as.

the north of Mukden."

Hoping the last part of the above telegram may soon be realized in general interests of

I remain, Dear Sirs.

Your obedient servant,

M. ODAGIRI,"

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