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THE STRANDING OF THE

TRAVANCORE.”

Before the Barire Court at the Harbour Ofice yesterday, this inquiry was continued. The court comprised Hon. Copt. L. a. W Barses Lawrence R.N.(resident), Lieut. C. ItMeCallum, L.N., H.M.S. Tamar, Captain H. Pybus, .. Empress of Jugar, Captain St. Johzi George, s.a. Macquarie and Captain W. Robb, 4.5. Turping,

Mr. C. D. Wilkinson (of Messrs. Wilkinson end trist) represented the Captain, and Mr. Hays (of Blesse Johnson, Stokes and Master) appoured on behalf of the owners of thi Travancos.

Before the inguity opened. Mr. Wilkinson said he noticed that Sanday's papare con. tained the evidenon adduced in Court on Friday almost vorbatid. He subrated that this wax a very unuaal thing, ond very injudicio 1 would be all right where Chinsmen were con cornel, but there men, or the majority of them, could read, and if they read the evidence of precious witnesses they knew what hal been Faid in Couft. Such might possibly lead to a por version of justice, and be considered that if the bould be sufficiant.

published just the gist of the evid- ence it

The President (to the presrepresentatives) It

may be that certain portions of the evidence of value to other with, and if you may could reserve such Katements you would be arsisting justice by suppressing them. I lops the press will bear this in mind, which will help the situation.

Bontewain Thomas Nash of the Travancore

further questioned.

when

To Captain George I was stationed at the forrard capalau at the fools'le hond when the captain was lying with his heart and arms over tho ruil, and fell down. I saw him look at us, and thought to was taking notice.---was expecting an order to let go-anchor when the rosecl missed stay, I did not gut the anchor rondy as it is not usual. When the captain told me to man the boot, I put four men aboard. I noticed the ship afloat when at the bow in the bost. I called the mate's attention to it we returneul on bod. Pofers 1 brought the charge against the chief officer I mentioned to him that the ship was afloat. The mate fold ve to heave on the capstan, but it was of no se. I am quite sure I did not miannderstand the mate when he spoke of scuttling the vessel. the her it would be quita If he wont below to scattle possible for him to do so with a hammer and cold chisel. So far as I know he was in his right mind at the time. I have strong reasons to believe that the captain knew of the chief charge against the "captain and the mate originated when ive were accused of cowardice by in th captain and reporter.

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To Liont. MeCalium-I did not object to the mate's proposition at the time, as he did not ask me for tools.

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board side. I drew the attention of the master and letting her sink. He told me ant le of the Fravancore to the condition of the ship, spook to the crow about it I asked him if and told him that we could take him up and I could get my tools out of the be's'n's locker beach him in Harlem Bay, but he was Lot of before he did it, and he said he would see about that opinion, and said that if we did take him it. I kept my own counsel about the mattor, La would probably go down in deep water Wund this is the Grat time I have mentioned it finally persuaded the captain to let us bare u towlino and try it. The captain censented, and orders were given for some of his men to pass cut a line. The orders were given in a proper samanlike manner, and carried out. As soon as I saw the towline out. I returned to the Robert Cooke. In my opinion some of the men should base remained on board. I saw no hesitation on hupart of the men to do their work. I did not see anything wrong with the chief offeor. The roster and chist officer were in danger by remaining on board while being towed off the roaks. When coming alongside the Trasancore I saw that a kego had been run out on the starboard quarter. It was lying at an angle of about 45 degrees from thoship's keel, I signalled to the Zikin, telling the crew of the Trancore to return to their ship. The men said they could not distinguish our sigual, but they pushed off in the lifekcals, and thi, La come alongside of is.

To Captain Fybas-If I were going to scuttle akhin I would cut some of the rivets off. The windlass was in good order for letting go the anchor. The water in the ship's Starboard bilge would be about four feet over the ballet To Captain Geige-The mate as a litle excited when he talked of senili the ship, but I could not say that he was drunk. locked as if his really meant to do it. I did not knew the crew were oing to bring these charges against the captain and mate until I got a gunmons.

THE DEPREDATIONS OF THE

* TEREK."

We take the following extracts from the-t Singapore Free Press of July Sed By the Freneb mail steamer Eo Seyre, balexin, yesterday. there arrived Captain Ingemanu in tim ollo xe and crew of the Danish East Asiatic Company's steamer-Prizesse Marie, which was sunk by. the Russian cruiser Tered in the China Ben on June 29.

On boarding the La Seyne our representative had a long talk with Caplein Ingemain and ethered the following story of the incident. To begin with, Captain Ingeman said that the Prisene Muric loft Singapore on June 17th for Yokohama sal. Kobe with a carpe of pro- visions and manufactured iron from Copenhagen and Antwerp. The voyage was muerentiul till the afternoon of the 2nd when a large steamer wes sighted tearing down on the "Prinsesse Marie from the eastward. As the stranger drew bear ahe hoisted the Hussin colours and fired a shot across the merchantman's bows as a signal for her to heavo-to..

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-Monarking, 3rd July, 1905. On board the Teres the officers and cry of tho Priscose Marie were kindly treated, the ofers sharing the accommodation of rlie Husin officers.

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The conduct of the Eoutomat to his comi madder had astonished the Dunes, but they met with far greater surprises in the mutter of Russian discipline. The Russians drank all day and many a night were all so much the worse for liquor that the ship was left solely in the commend of etty officer and no propar

a petty look out kept. 12 Doe gecasion, twe offcors who warn the worso for liquor indulged lo

scrapping" match and bad to be separated by their crow, the stolid Dunes looking on aghast.

Ternk" sea scurvy bad broken out on the " and although she carried a crew of three lum Fred, inlf of them were victims of this disease. MEDOC Owing to this no attempt was made to clean the ST. EMILION interior of the ship, whilst outside she looked MARGAUX.... like a tramp collier which had not been inside a dock for years.

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To Mr. Wilkinson-When the mato spoke to me the vessel was in the same position as when get no she fret went on the rocks, I was benefit from the mate if the ship wore sottiled. and carrot any what object he had in wishing to

The cruiser signalled that she was sending a To Lieut. McCallum-When we went to the senttie it. Our ship dragged the stream suchor

bout, and soon an armed entier put off from her Tarantore ftr the first thine there was no rush from Fokai Point to Harlor Bay.

and pulled to the Fatomise Marie. Two offers To Mr. Hays-On the voyage ont from mande for the gong way. I had no idea of getting tho mate did get before spree of scuttling came aboarit and demanded the ship's papors which Captain Ingemann onge produced, os aboard first to claim salvage.

the ship. From what he said, I gathered that well is a criticate from the Danish and To Captain Pybus The captain made the

the Dutch Stadt certifying that

that the steamer remark that the crew abandoned the ship. We he meant to settle her while she was on the hit no difficulty in towing the ship off. She rocks.

To Chief Officer Roberts-It was on the after-carried to entraband. These the Russian come off easy after about Sve tainutes tow.

To Captain Georg I heard it remarked that acon of the 2nd June that you spoke to me of officers touted through nad then ordered the the first position of the Travancore when she scuttling the ship, but I could not say at what hatches to be removed so that they might verify the manifest for themselves. This was at once struck was low on. Lat that afterwards the time. I was standing near the main pamps. Acated off and went rendside on. I think it

in the middle watch on the morning of the 1st officers held a long conversation together. The chief ofleer of the Prinsesse Marie overheard To Mr. Wilkinson-I did not quite June. For about an hour and a half the veel part of this consultation and heard the Russians was the captain ko made the remark,

would neither wear her stay. We tried to tack what steps had been taken to get the vessel off. I am quite certain there was only one wser her three or four times. The chief officer was express the opinion that the cargo was non. in charge of the watch. When I came on deck neizable. Finally they asked Captain Ingemann to ocompany them on board their vessel, an Devid A Purves, foreman engineer in the at 7.4 on the 2nd, I came to the conclusion that they wished to lay the mafter before their com- out.

mailer. On arrival on the Terek a hasty Court Kowloon Docks stated-I was in charge of the the ship was too near the shore. The order was engine ron of the Rubert Cooke on this occasion, given by the order wears stod after air of Enquiry was convened in the chart room, the I was on deck when we sighted the Travan- manner. The order we expected after missing

court comprising the Commander of the craiser sors on the 3rd June. I heard the conversation stays was "et go anchor," but xo never got it.

and all his officers. The Prinsesse Mariza between the masters of the Travancore and When the ship struck we were immediately Hebert Cooke. The master of the Travancere ordered to the boats by the captain. Che whole popers were examined and Captaiu Ingemann, seered to be airisht, but rather worried. I of the crew took to them, and we were hardly who was present, was questioned closely ou wrat-off to the Travancore in one of the life in when the captain came and eat on the rail, and bouts. She was lying port broadside to the asked us if that was what we intended to do. shere hat I cannot say whether she had We went en beard again, and I saw the chief

5,75 I took my fun in going mate en deck tearing the duck log and throwing snchers out. any aboard the vessel. There was no rush. I it over the side. noticed on looking down the one. two und thres hatches that there was about thirou feet of water on the starboard side. The captain previously told us that the bottom was

Te Captain Pybus-The log beak was not wrapped up. I was employed catting the star. board anchor, when I drew the chief officer's attention to the captain who had fallen down on posed to notice that. I was present when the bo's' pointed out to the mate the fact that the rospel was floating

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Then the Russia official held a long argu- ment as to whether the Priaren Maric's cargo

not. The

Russian wmmander and the majority of his officers appeared to bo of

to esizure, but on this ad net moke of opinion that the ship's cargo opicion being expressed, o bagish-looking lies tenant who had taken a prominent port in the discussion, lost his temper, and thumping his not be released. Finally he become so enraged that he shook his fist in his commander's face! and cleared in an insulting manuer that if the Princese Marie was released he wonk bring the matter before the Russian Grovern- ment and have the commander punished.

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ST. JULIEN... On the 20th tho Terek arrived at Balasia | Sr. ESTEPHE ard on the Detol Port Officer coming aboard Cos ST. MICHEL the crew of the Prinsesse Mario were handled CH. LEOVILLE... 13.00 over. The Dutch authorities were most kind to them and at once put them in communica- CH. LAROSE tian with their Consul who wired to Singapore with the result that arrangomonta were made for them to come to Singapore by the La Seyne. Whon told that the Terek had been internad st Batavia the ollicers of the Prinsesse Mare said this was probably because they could not permission to tako in 1.000 odd tons of cool. get any coal. Although the Rasions obtained the coal coolies, after working for a few hours at coaling the vessel, refused to work for some reason or other, it is thonght became they

officer's intention. The idea of bringing this out of the ship, and that she was full of water. the poop. The chief officer said, I am not sup fist on the table declared that the sup, should were ill-treated.

To Me Wilkinson Senior apprenties Gordon was at the wheel when we saw the captain, is the state mentioned, on deck.

To Mr. Hay I am quite sure I saw the captain lying over the pooprail. I am not sure what time it was. I have not spoken to Mitchell When I saw the captain about the master. in the state I did not make a remark to any of the crew or deck. When the chief officer inade this proposition to me I did not make any comment. When we came in port. I reported the matter to the captain. At the time the mate made this statement, the ship was allout fors and aft. It was not an impossibility for the mate to scuttle her. We had not to be ordered off the Libin and directal to retara to the Travancore.

To the Presilent-The ship was bumping on the reeks when we get alongside. When the ship was pulled off the rooks by the Hobert Cooke we were in the boat.

were not clowed up again.

rooks.

To Captain Pybus-The wind at this time. would have the effect of prossing the vessel

further on shore.

I told the captain I did not think the ship was eo bad as he thught, and that there was po

·ber of.

time to be list in getting height of the ballast

To Captain Pybos-T

To Captain George-The man who called in the hold might be from eight to ten feet. It me in the morning said we had to tarinat would depend on a man's capabilities as to how early to go about. The book the chief mate long he wou'd take to make a hole in the ship.tere up looked like the deck log. I could not It cou'd be done with a cold chisel and a heavy say that it was. hammer. If two rivet head's were knocked off, the ship's pumps would be able to overcome the

amount of wator.

To Captain George I would give one man half a day to make a hole in sailing ship. The captain of the Travancore dil not appear

To Mr. Wilkinson-The carpenter toll me this morning about the route sauting to scottle the ship-

Inquiry continues.

On this the Russian commander, who was an old man, saist he would enquire into the matter gaig During the fresh enquiry the young li-at-nant, whose name Captain Togainu after warde korned was Andrews (sic) was most persistent that the vessel should not be felmised Aftra heated argument he brought the majority

to be much excited. I remarked in the docks STEAMER EIGHT FEET IN MUD.-of-4 is brother officers round to his views by

about three days ago that I would have claimed salvage had I been on board first. There was no diffoulty in towing the vessel off.

To Mr. Wilkinson-I heard one of the crew in the boat saying that he was going to save bis life.

James Holland, stoward of the Travancore, said-I have charge of the liquor on board, and keep the key of the room in which it is kept. The stock ernsisted of one ea o of port wine and two bottles of gin, and there was no other liquor on baril. The officers could have liquor in their cabins unknown to ine. The captain and officers had breakfast at eight o'clock on the morning of our deporture, and things were as usual. Both captain and officers were While periretly sober at breakfast and dinner the captain was a supper he said he was sleepy, and afterwards went on the peop. I saw the captain again at sight o'clock, and he was ther perfectly sober.

To Captain Pybus-Two of the charts were in the master's room, but there was always one on the saloon table, although it was not there on this particular day. I have never noticed Buything preuliar about the master's conduct. While in Harten Bay we got two gallons of rum frore Hong kong, but none of the men had any. It was thrown overboard, Neither the muster nor mute bad any of it.

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Mr. D. D. Mackie went on June 25th in a Tanjong Pagar launch to survey the ss. Chearg Cher as she lies aground on a mud bank at Tanjong Bolus about 30 miles from Singapore. He found that she was fast in the mud to a depth of eight feet. As it happened, who she ran off her course and got on to this bank it was at Blood tide and at the high spring tide, She will have to be get off by the employm at of tugs in addition to her one steam, bat the attempt will not be made until Sunday next by which time and tide will just about have reached their highest. Actually the highest tides occur on the 4th and the 5th of July. If the first trial proyer unsuccessful another attempt will he made a few days later.

soy!g that even if the cargo was not contra- band, and Russia had to pay large sam in compensation, this was better then allowing such a valuable cargo to fall into Japanese hands

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THE "KUBAN STILL IN EASTERN WATERS,

We have heard of the doings of the Russian ernisers Duciper, Ron, and Terelt. in the way ship of

of that gang yet about somewhere, the of sinking shipping lately. There is another Kuban. This vessel, now an auxiliary cruiser, was originally the Harburg-Ameriku liner, the three-funnelled ship of Augusta-Victoria, 14,0 tons, carrying sizteon light guns, and a wireless tolography installation. This ship was not present at the defeat of the Armada, for when the fleet was to the south of Formosa the AKubun was de tacked, as other vessala were, te patrol the eastern side of Japan, and re- connoitre there for the Japanese squadrons. The Kuban carried out this mission up to the latitude of Tokyo, but seeing nothing, returnvil Straits. It was during its return that it and steamed in the direction of the Korean

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wer from which it obtained English the journals relating to the annihilation of the eutiro Russian feat The Kuban appears then fo are made for Camraah and there to Cape St. James, arriving on June 14.

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Jho Russian officers then-appeared reinelent to rink the steamer, and discussed the feasibility of putting a priz crew on bound her and navi: gating her to the Ballic. This the commenter won not har of, saying he could not allow his ships crew to be so greatly weakened as the sending away of a prize crew would necessitate.municated to the commander of the & aban. Capt The Prinsess Marie was stoppel at 5 o'clock in Mateowski, the instructions of the French Kuban to Vladivostock, the evening and Captain Ingeman bad been Government. The latter baring applied for tak o to the Terch at 6 o'clock when the enquiry rufficient coal to take the.

permitted, and at 2 a. on the 19th the opered, Lut it was 10 p.m. before the decision this was come to that the steamer was to bo sank-Auban went up the Saigon river to Nhabi to HIGHEST CLASS. Captain Ingrana protested against this but al, 2000 tons being the quantity demanded without avail. He, thors foxe, asked the Court to for the voyage to Vladivostock. The Cheung Chese, nu ald Dominion liner, was formerly called the St. Lorts, under which give him a signed statement of the action they nuime she was our of the pioneers of the Atlantic intraded to take with regard to his vessel. This trade. Curious to relate she went ashore 17 the Russians readily dd, and then showel the years age on this very same point, which is the tap am a berth whore be could turn in Lill most auth-easterly point of the continent of in Ingemson was awakened at day Asia.

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THE WEAKENING OF TUE- AMERICAN BOYCOTT AT SHANGHAI,

DISSENSION IN THE RANKS. "Native Notes" (N. C. Daily News) include the following-As will be remembered by readers of those Notor," it was decided by the

vocoel is dragged out of the wnd bank she mayashing the mirrors any wrecked ontirely, Suntry and.nierchenis, who had asserabled abont

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To Mr. Wilkinson-It was they captain of the Likin who ordered us back to the boat. I was standing at the gangway, but did not see any blue lights. We were called, but wore alt awake at the time. We were within half a mile of the ship. I never heard a word about blue lights being burat. When called to leave the Likin we were aboard the boat within a space of three minutes. At the time the ship was alloot, there was eight or ten fort of water in the hold. I did not inform the captain when the ship was afloat. Ihought it quite suficient to inform the chief cante. The m-a-were going forward when the chief officar expressed his frutita of scuttling the ship. He did not

break the next cay, ud, and both hips which offer meaty compensation. I am quite positive the piste intended to do if I bed consented.

As she lies she has a slight fist to part and had been eraising slowly rastward were again No boats were lowered before the ship struck.

Captain E. W. reek of the British India although orders were given before that to get

good bearing fors and aft. All the cargo, com- here to The Russians then lowered all drir posed principally of planks of timber, has been boats and with Captain Ingemann, in the them ready bro was very little panic on

removed into Longkangs, and a considerable ist went aboard the Prince Marie. In steamor nic from Ca cutta this morning also. board the ship The Trancatrins very handy

Hy Captain Georg I first heard of this quantity of the bunker coal has also been taken all nearly one hundred Russian boarded the reports sighting the Bassinn. The encounter ship to manage. Until we got to dry dock I

ent and put into boats alongside. The ships ship. Captain Ing man was told to tell his tank place in Lat. 2 deg. 46 min N. and Long nover t lt the captain about the ship having charge being brought about a fortnight agehend is lying due west. A ship's length from are to prepare to go on board the cruiser. 11 deg. 7 min. E. No netice was paid to this

I then said That I had nothing to do with it. been afloat. I then asked him if he was aware.

her stern there is deep water.-

What the Danes were getting their sea chests merchantman. L. Gordon, senior apprentice on board the

This cruiser is conjectured in some quartera The steamer lies on a soft mud boltow and on dock the Russians spread themselves over of the state's intention, and be haid, No, and called the mate aft. Onthe second afternoon after Taruncore, slated--I went to the wheel at the ship had goue rshore, the captain gate orders 10-15 3.0. and was relieved at 230 p.m. on the she has sustained no damage to her hull. To the ship and began to laot her. They went to to the First Bismark but in all probability keep her from settling deeper down, chains have into the saloons and cabins and ewch mua helped if is the Augusta Victoria which was at Saigon to set curtain ails. Sonie of the crew then day we left Hongkong. The captain was on drew his attention to the fact that the wind was the poop with the pilot, and never left it until bell-assed underneath her bottom fore and aft himself to just what he fancied, and what they under the unme of the Kubas,

and these are kept in almost constant working did not want they destroyed, "They broached 1bo-pilot left the slip. The captain ordered me on the starboard side of the ship. The sails to steer E. N. E; und if she would pot -tand by the steam winches so as to disturb the muti, case of beer, of which there was plenty,

sar and present it from coagulating too much about ju the ship's holds, and partook of it in such To the President-The main and ford lower that course, I was to sterr full and by.

qusutities that a number

got quite drouk: masta Ivaning on the rail hear topsails and the foresail were sat, and the varda the

wheel. I did not Bee him It is only a little while ago that the Cheang When one case was finished another was got were braced on the starboard tuck. The ports at the

of the ship was lying brandaide on to the fall on the deck, but I saw him on the Chew underwent an overhaul in Singapor; and out of the hold and opened without y

half sitting and half lying was recleased under the rules of the British remonstrance from the Russian officers.

The worst inebriated men appeared to take position as though he were getting up. The Corporation for the Registry of Shipping ander

Her overhana headish delight in smashing everything they saw. In the saloon they broke all the crockery pilot had just then loft. I did not attempt to Mr. Mackie's supervision. help him up, as I could not leave the wheel occupied seventeen days.

and even tore up the linoleam waiting shreds, whilst the cabins Between a quarter and half an hour afterwards

other toilet gror

a month ago to protest against curtau harsh the captain went below. Pain

aloms. Captain Izy round was cut to the heart and unjust clauses in the prop sew Chiouxe Exclusion Treaty between the Uited States to see his beautiful now ship wrecked by a party of madmen. In the engine room the Danishad China, kat, should the United States pars st The in inserting the obnoxious clan, a boycott on engineers

Bimilar had a

experience.

American goods and manufactures, or rather Hasizes helpul themassiver to all the moveable everything. Amo icau (which includos aus fittings of the engines and then smashed at

from lule of the decision. The programme them with hammers. The steamer had a fos sud to books) should to declared "two mouths dyname in her spine room and the chief which was recommended by a member of the engineer swore in his beard when he saw the Shanghai gontry, namely, Totai Tseng Chu, damago-wrought to it and the other machinery was adored not only by the local gentry.

and "chool merchants,

teachers, though he knew the ship was to be sank. Ta Captain Fybus--It was possible to see the stoner getting on the mad near Range got the Prinsesse Marie's steam winches going swatow, Amoy, Foochow Wenchow, Ningpo,

Meanwhile the more sober part of the crywise by those of Canton, Macto, Hongkong, MANUFACTURERS

Chiakiang, Nankow. captain where he fell from the foe's'le head.

To Mr. Wilkinson-There is a partition on her decks, and when at last she did float she is and shing all the provisions and liquor they fangehow, Shaobsing, of about two cables. When we first sighted her, I Den two lifeboats lying from four to five cables the fore part of the poop which might have said to have shot up as though she had born could get easy access to into their boats Auching (Ngasking) Kinking, Baukow. IN CHINA, AND STOCK THE off. The revente craiser Latin was anchored ostructed the view of those or the focale Lead projected from a catapult, with consequent and thugs of the Princess Maric, which they hart about four calles from the Paracore, and The captain picked himself up impeediately straining of the frame. Everything possible lowered, for transference the Tere. They Wash Hingng Shaki, Tehung, Chungking. outside the boats

One of the boats returned after he fell. This is my second voyage on the in the way of precaution to avoid a similar removed a large quantity of beer, wines, and Cheugt Pekin, Tiontsin, Chefoo, Kailang to the Travancore after communicating with Frovazcor: She is not a fest ship, but very mishap in the Cheang Chew's case will be taken, tinued provisions, also & number of bags of and two or three other cities in the interior. have never knowa ber miss stays and no doubt ander. He experienced supervision sugar 4t2pm they knocked off their work New York, and Sati. Fraucises, plegraphed to Arrived bandy. I the Robert Cooks. When wo

of plunder and preparations were mude to sink Chinese in Sumatra, Singapore, Australia, zeither of the lifeboats communicated with the before, and she has previously tucked in ballast. of Mr Mackie her salvage will be accessfully Shanghai their hearty approval of the stops to

I felt cause for anxiety nutil she refused to accomplished-Straits Times.

This Free Preus of July 3rd reports ---

his crew were taken to the Terek and all the be taken us a protest against the action of the. Travancore, on board of which there was no body. The master of the Travancore did not lack. The men were all at their posts when the

'bout ship.' When sho The British stenger Cheang Chew which has Russians with the exception of oro bost's crew U. 3. Government, calling apon their friends in

to be coerced foto giving up eople on board the Robert Cooke. He came order was given "to.

the ling of action left Apparentiy alongside and romarked, You have arrived too rufused, they got a little disorganised. I came beu sabore on the mud bark off Tanjong Bolus left the doomed steamgr. To thoss the final act Chino to "stand firm and not allow themselves

for over a week was got fo.t on Saturday of destruction had been late, the bottom is out of this skip; the reeks in the boat to Hongkong when the vessel went

night. She came into the Roads and sub. undesirous of expending ammunition in sinking now adopted. Indeed, rover in the history of this

sentiment as has been shown in the steamer the Riaus placed two mines aboard country bas there ever been such unanimity

the have got through her bottom and she is full of shore.

pressut To the President-I bave been in the ship sequently wreat to Section L, Tanjong Pagar.

tance, anl her-ne under the boilers and the other in No 1

icstance. bis wster. I did not see anything wrong with the

as people may be parlonel it Barved mine

state- Captain J. IIarrison, in official

hok in such a master of tho Brancore, Immediately after just under three years, and have

position that it ment regarding the stranding of the

at the same time

that Mr. Tebug Chu, the author of the this the captain of the Robert Cooke called the months with the present master.

Walls, ship's carpenter, stated-Tho states that the Choang Chew left Bingen Loe in the steamor's side and would blow when it became known yeste

-ht talkhead. captain of the Travancora to bring his boat

water-fight alongside, saying that he would send the mato Travancore is a steel ship. I have been on her 10.30 p.m. on June 20 bound for Pengedi destroy the

Wires connecting with the charges were then boycott, having been approached by (myself) and the chief engineer (Mr. Fars) about mouths, and was laid up from the time Kangoon. At 1.15 are the vessel took the to see the condition of the vessel. We got she loft. Hongkong until the went ashore, ground with Taujong Bolag bearing. N 45 deg brought up on deck and over the side into the members of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce,

cabin w.

The vessel retained aground until 9p.. boat, whieu pulled away from the ship: When had approved of a proposal to extend the limit

Office hours 9 AM to 5 after date of the decision arrived to six months on bouril. and I noticed that the ship The second zinte called me out of

on the 1st. when the rising tide fosted her off..about one hundred yards away the connection of the commencement of the boycott from two had a heavy list to starboard, and she was befo units were set, but I am not quite certuin what: Some of the covers were partially nailed when water and at 5 s.m. yesterday hoisted in all the the Primesse Maric. Rapidly the ship got dissension in the ranks and the cooler headed General Post Office and opposite to the sup burping very heavily on the rocks. Several bouts were nailed on by 11" and two inch nails. She anchored for the night in four fathoms of was made and two muffled explosions carie from at in the first instance. Brideally use is mon are now getting things more in their way On the 1st June the boats and proctaded to Bingapore towing the desper and deeper in the water and sightoon that there was only from eighteen inches to obtuf officer said he was speaking to the lighters into which her cargo luid been placed. minutes sfter the explosion of the wines she than the fiery spirits of the younger members they were. We examined the ship and fonut we left Cardiff

of the local gentry and merchants. two fest of water over the ballast on the star. captainboat cutting a hole in the ship She arrived at Singapore al 1 p.io. yesterday.

"To J, T. Roberts, chief mate-The men did not refuse to set the sail on the unio, bat sail was ant set on the mizzau mast. It was not set on the wizzon because the men wil it was

doing the ship harm. The stream auober was pat out scolime during the afternoon of the god June.

The male here informed the court that this was the first le bad heard of the ebargo pre- forred against bim. He knew nothing at all

about the mustter.

John A. Martin, chief officer of the tug Robert Coute, deposud-We arrived in the vicinity of the Trasancon at 6.50 am on the morning of the Sid June. She was lying port side to the shore on Fokai Peist. We lay off at a distance

First

To

There is a danger, it appears, that when the tara over on her beam ends. Bach an ocenr rence has attended resesle in the predicament In which the Cheang Chete now is, and in here case the danger is accertated by her build,

hall unusually bigh up

Pybus-Where the captain fell was midway on the poop. The captain was not acting as if he were not sober while the pilot was on board. I did not res his cigar fall from his mouth. The deck was wet and slippery, and which places the centre of gravity of the ship's

If there is any likeli I hoard the cap sin fail,

To Captain George-We were still in tow

hood of auch an unpleasant contingency arising when I got the e.urse E.NE. or full and she in all probability will be drawn clowly of uy. I saw the captain lying on the deck saortly the bank and gradually filled up with ballast so after one o'clock. I saw him get up, but do as to prevent anything in the way of turning not think be locked round to see if anybody tortie.

There was a case not so very long ago of a was looking at him.

She sank to each a depth that tho water fooded

W.

before

she stranded. The covers on the life-

J

at

went down by the head.

Even

bat

of

WE ARE BY. FAR THE

LARGEST

IMPORTERS

AND

GREATEST VARIETY OF

MAKES.

Hongkong, 9th June, 1905.

[1963

DR. NEWELL WILSON,

DENTIST.

Latest American Methods. Reasonable Faes.

No charge for examinations.

PM

No. 2, PEDDER STREET next to the

entranog to the Hongkong Hotel) Hongkong, 5th 1905.