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THE

Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, 18TH OCTOBER, 1881.

ON the 15th instant we called atten-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18TH, 1881.

all its vindictive suggestiveness, a We are informed that tolegrams for lamentable display of vulgar igno.Bangkok can go forward by mail clos- rance--or something far worse. Noing at Singapore at 9 a.m. (to-morrow} more complete exposure of the the 19th instant. hollowness, the contemptible mean- ness, of the morning journal's foolish and unfounded display of potty spite could be desired than that embodied in the authentic documents now be

us,

fore which contain the published accounts of what has already trans- pired, and what has yet to be in- quired into, in the House of Com-

mons.

LOSS OF THE "BOLTON ABBEY."

FINDING OF THE COURT OF INQUIRY.

A Marine Court of Inquiry into tho loss of the British ship Bolton Abbey, was held at the Harbour Mastor's

Wo aro informed by the Agents (Messrs. Jarlino, Matheson & Co.) Office yesterday, before Captain Thom- that the steamship Glenlyon loft Singa-solt, Harbour Master (President); pore yesterday for this port.

Licat. Balliston, R.N.; Captain Boe, British barque Star of India; Captain tai-Balyea, British ship Hindostan. Bolter, British barque Olara; and Cap- The evidence given by Captain Wil- linms, of the ill-fated vessel, and cor-

Our morning contemporary ought to know that the Portuguese gunboat

Mandovi, so carefully set down in the colamos of the Daily Press as one of the foreign men of war on the China sta- tion, left Macao for Mozambique uioaths ago,

The inquiry to be made simply deals with the past ill-treatment of

The steamship Sunda came out of Chinese interests, as detailed in the

Aberdeen Docks at noon to-day, and Governors's famous Census Speech, the steamer Solway will be docked their a copy of which was laid before

this afternoon. The German barque Parliament, and drew forth a resolu-

Ino was undocked at Sam-shui-po. tion that an address be presented to early this morning. The steaner Ja Her Majesty the Queen for directions pan camo out of dock at Kowloon last to be given that copies of, or extracts night, the British ship Hindostan tak. from, despatches be laid before Par-ing her place in dock. liament bearing on the following points :-

1.--The restrictions laid on Chinese merchants in Hongkong with a view of re- serving the central portion of the town for English and foreign firms.

2.-The attempts made in the direction of driving out the Chinese by regulations as to Chinese graves, sanitation, and com- pulsory publication of Chinese partner- ships.

Mr. Alderman M'Arthur, M.P. for

Lambeth, has also given notice that carly next session he will call atten- tion to, or move a resolution regard-

"Three Star's" vory able and in- teresting communication on the Hong. kong and Whampoa Dook Company, Limited, will appear in our next issue. There were personal reasons, which our correspondent will readily under- stand why our, expressed intention of criticising the affairs of the Company, in the inanner he has done, was never carried out.

An inquest on the body of Mr. F. C. Dittmer, who shot himself with a

revolver on Sunday afternoon, was formerly opened at Mr. Stolterfoht's residence at the Albany yesterday

Wodehouse, and a jury, composed of

Messrs. W. Manson, C. L. Thovenin, and P. B. Cama. After viewing the body the inquiry was adjourned until four o'clock this afternoon, when it will bo resumed at the Magistracy.

This state of

morning ablutions. affairs in the interets of public decency should not be permitted to exist.

roborated by the declarations of his two officers, and several members of the crew, was so consistent with the account of the loss of the ship which we have already published, that it need not be repeated.

The following is the finding of the Court, delivered this morning

The Court is of opinion 1-That the master of the Bolton Ab- bey, when he fell in with the Twi- light, was fully justified in not re- quiring additional masts or sails for the purpose of navigating his ship. 2.-The Court is unanimously of opi- nion, seeing the position of the ship on the 28th September, that John Williams, the master of the Bolton Abbey, committed a gross orror of judgment in attempting to pass to to windward of the Pratas Shoal, and to this error the wreck of the ship must be attributed. The Court having duly considered the distressing circumstances under which the master of the Bolton Abbey had to navigate, his ship from the 22nd Aug, to the 29th Sept., and the saccess which attended his exertions, do not fool that a suspension of his certificate would lead to any gond re- sult, and the master is recommended to.be more careful in the future. The court considers that much praise is due to the crews of the junks on Pratas Shoal Lagoon for the able and willing assistance which they rendered to the shipwrecked crew, The court cannot too strongly express their opinion that the Pratas Shoal should be provided with lights. The Shoal was carefully sarveyed in 1858; and being in the track of the numerous ships navigating the China Sea has been a fruitful source of disaster, as is evidenced by the many vessels wrecked on this highly dangerous and as yet unmarked

shore.

THE HELEN MARION" STABBING CASE.

tion to the following_paragraph which appeared in the Daily Press of the preceding day:It is satis- factory to learn that the question of ing, the existence of domestic slavery afternoon by the Corouter, Mr. H. E. the administration, or mal-adminis-in Hongkong, with special reference tration, of the Government of this to the kidnapping, purchase, and sale Colony by Sir John Pope Hennessy of women and children for immoral will shortly be brought before Par- purposes. This is the whole sum and liament." The morning journal, for substance of an affair on account of reasons more obvious to its enlight- which our contemporary exultingly ened editor than to the public of this howls that" it is satisfactory to learn

We would direct the attention of colony, reproduces the above in its that the administration, or maladmi- mail issue, as an item of news to be nistration (D.P. sarcasm), of the Go-the authorities to a scandalous nuisance sent to its constituency at home.vernment of this Colony by Sir John which exists at the barracks of the Now, we take the liberty of submit-Pope Hennessy will shortly be Indian police, overlooking Old Bailey Street. Every morning the whole of ting that it was the bounden duty brought before Parliament."

the windows are thrown open, and as of our morning contemporary before This is only one instance out of the bath house of the barracks are publishing a vague report of the many, in which our local contem- quite exposed, dwellers in the street, character of the one referred to,poraries have adopted practices in and passers by, are compelled to see to actually state what grounds ex- dealing with the actions of the Golezens of naked men performing their isted for the assertion that Sir John vernor of this Colony, which are a Pope Hennessy's-administration, or discredit to honourable journalism. mal-administration, was to be made Sir John Pope Hennessy's reign in the subject of enquiry in Parliament. Hongkong has not been such a sign- The Press Association says that the An enquiry upon any public question ally successful one, his administra. Harbour Board of Auckland, N. Z., by the British House of Commons is tion has not been uniformly fault has brought under the notice of the never conducted privately; there is less, as to render it a necessity for Admiralty their harbour for the Daval no secrecy whatever in parliamentary the press to descend to falsehood and station of the South Pacific. The har proceedings. If therefore, the Editor misrepresentation, as has frequently bour is represented as being one of the of the Daily Press is in a position to been the case, in order to find a vul- safest and best in the world, and its state that the administration, or nerable spot in his political armour. close proximity to the South Sea Islands mal-administration, of the Govern- Governor Hennessy's policy in Hong-renders it, it is argued, a valuable site ment of the Colony by Sir John Pope kong, notwithstanding its unpopu- Hennessy will shortly be brought be- larity with a powerful section of the fore Parliament" he must also neces- European community, has been of sarily be acquainted with full par- an advanced and enlightened cha- ticulars of the enquiries to be insti- racter which has done a vast deal of tuted. All notices, questions, and good in the Colony, and gained the Line, which arrived at Now Yock on enquiries, which come before the approbation of statesmen of everythe 22nd ult., reports having spoken House of Commons are published shade of political thought and opi-the Loudon steamer Prsian Monarch in a disabled state. Tho Erin first previously, so that if what the Daily nion at home. It will live in our Press asserts be true, we are entitled local history as a landmark of pro- 10th alt. She was them in lat. 41.40, sighted the Persian Monarch on the in justice to ourselves, as a matter gress and enlightened statesmanship long. 61.15, and was proceeding to the of fair play to our absent Governor, long after the ribald suarlings of the westward under canvas. Captain Grifit over my head. A portion of the bottle to demand that the grounds on which Daily Press and China Mail have ith ascertained that the Persian Monarch the alleged inquiries will be made, passed into well merited oblivion. had broken her propeller. The Erin and other necessary details be made It can therefore be safely trusted to offered to assist the disabled vessal, but public. As the paragraph stands speak for itself now, and in times to the offer was not accepted. The Persian at present, although unsupported come. It should never be forgotten Monarch left New York for London by the slightest scintilla of evidence that the inoment a newspaper loses | four days pervious to the date she was or detailed particulars as a proof of its reputation for impartiality, it also fallen in with by the Brin, and it was its bona fides, it has an undisguised | loses whatever moral influence it may thought she would reach the forme tendency to reflect unfairly on the possess with the public. Our local port, to which she was returning, in Governor and is so worded as to give contemporaries have apparently ima- about a week's time after being spoken. one the impression, that His Excel-gined that their bellicose vapourings. lency's conduct during his adminis- against the Governor, injudicious tration of the government of Hong- and totally unfounded in the ma- kong is to be made the subject of a jority of instances, were addres- special and searching inquiry.

sed to a crowd of ignoraut We desire to state the case fairly, roysterers, tap-room loafers, instead and are quite willing to leave the of to probably the most enlightened public to judge, after reading our community for its size on the face of statement of incontrovertible facts, the globe. Our citizens may not ap- whether the Daily Press is, what it prove of the Governor's policy, they represents itself to be, an honest and may heartily dislike him personally impartial public journal, a represen- and many of his public acts; tative of public opinion deserving of but they are not to be gulled by public confidence.

The assertion transpurent misstatements, dictated that "the question of the adminis solely by disappointed ambition and tration, or mal-administration, of the private animus, which deserve and Government of this Colony by Sir receive the strongest consure in every John Pope Hennessy will shortly be branch and grade of foreign and brought before Parliament" is, with native society.

for a naval station. It has already one dry dock, and the construction of another capable of taking in the largest mau-of-war is about to be commenced.

The steamer Erin, of the National

An inquest was held at the Govern.

ment Civil Hospital yesterday after- noou before Mr.. H. E. Wodehouse, Coroner, and Messrs. J. T. Chater, F. d'A. Gomes, and M. A. de Carvalho, forming a jury, on the bodies of eleven Chinese drowned in the late gale. Dr. Marques gave evidence that all the deceased appeared to have met their deaths by drowning.-Inspectors Came- ron, Thompson, and Swanston were. also examined, and gave general evi. dence as to the severity of the galo, and the large number of casualties which it had occasioned, also as to the officient services rendered by the po- lice at all the out-stations whilst the storm lasted. The inquiry was ul timately adjourned until Thursday, 20th inst., at 2.30, at the Magistracy.

The enquiry into this case, in which a seaman named John Parry is charged with stabbing a shipmate of the name of Thomas Findlay, aged 28, a native of Arklow, (Ireland), which was adjourned on Friday last in order that the complainant might appear and give evidence, was resumed yes- ferday at the Government Civil Hospital before Dr. Stewart, who took the wounded 'man's depositions, also the statements of the Captain and one of the crew of the Helen Marion, the barque having cleared, prior to leaving Hongkong,

Thomas Findlay deposed-I am an able seaman on board the Canadian barque Helen Marion, On the 13th inst. at 1p.m. I went into the forecastle. "Powers" (the name by which prisoner is known) came in after une. He took from his box a square faced bottle of gin, he held it in his hand about 15 minutes, and then broke

remained in his hand and I tried to take it from him. He then drew s shoath knife from his belt and stabbed me with it just under the right nipple. We were the only persons in the forecastle. When I was struck I ran out on deck. where I saw the Captain. He took hold of me. I fell. I do not remember anything more after that. When I came to myself I found myself in this Hospital. I went into the forecastle to light a pipe, a few minutes afterwards defendant came in. He was talking, but I paid no attention to what he said." He did not offer me any gin. I think he wanted to stow away the bottle. He was quite sober. I was not sober. I do not know why defendant struck me, I said nothing to him when I tried to got the remains of the bottle from him. The liquor was all spilt over me. I succeeded in taking the romains of the bottle from defendant. My head was cut by the blow, I do not remember saying anything to Parry, nor do I remember his saying anything The knife in Court is the one with which I was stabbed.

to me.

In answer to defendant-I still say no words passed between you and me before you struck me with the bottle. I am sure I did not strike you before I was struck with the bottle. You had the knife in your hand when you stabbod me: but you took it from your bolt. I did not see you cutting tobacco. I saw that you stood for 15 minutes with the bottle in your

hands. I thought you were waiting for me to go out that you might stow it away. You and I have been friendly all the voyage. You never had any words with me previous to this affair.

Richard Johnson Robinson doposed~~ I am master of the Canadian "barquo Helen Marion, at present in this harbour. At 1.30 p.m, oa 13th instant I was in the

hold. The boy Edward Jeavons came down and informed me that Thomas Find- there met Findlay lay was cub. I at once went on deck, and Ile was wounded, blood was flowing from this right breast. Ho had the knife now in Court in his hand. 1 took it from him and led him into the cabin and dressed the wound. I then went for a doctor. I got one on board ILMS. Pictor Emanuel. He came on. board with ine, and dressed the wound. He advised me to send Findlay to Hospital at once. I accordingly brought him ashore and reported the case to the Police. Find- lay was sent to the Government Civil Hospital.

In answer to prisoner-You behaved yourself to my satisfaction on board, up to the time of this occurrence. You have been in trouble with others before this

happened; you have been drunk on board,

while in this harbour.

came into harbour, was satisfsatory. Had To Court-Defendant's conduct, till ho

he not asked me, I should not have thought it necessary to refer to his drinking.

I

Edward Jeuvons deposed-I am an or- dinary seamen on board the Helen Marion, I remember the 13th inst. About one o'clock I went into forecastle. Findlay asked me for a bit of beef, which I gave him, also some salt. I turned my back and went outside the forecastle door. heard Findlay, defendant and Brislive were in the forecastle. I was at the door look- ing in. Findlay said he wanted to give defondant a drop. Iheard Findlay say ho did not care about the salt, and that he would hit defendant if he did not go away from bin. The defendant said he would go either to the gaol or the hospital for him. I turned round a bit and stood with one foot in and another outside the fore- castle door. I then heard the crash of a bottle. In two seconds I saw blood run- ning from Findlay's breast and heard him tell Brislivo he was stabbed. I jumped down the after-hatch and told the Captain what happened.

To the Court-I was putting up my dishes in the forecastle when Findlay ask- od me for the beef. Brislive was sitting on the cover of a chest. Defendant was he were recovering after being drunk. He just coming in then. Findlay looked as if was late for dinner and had been asleep on the platform. Findlay said to to Brislivo

Where is my bottle, I want to give Powers a drop." I did not hear what Brislive answered. I went out while de- fendant and Findlay were arguing, and when I looked in again I heard Findlay say he did not care about the salt, and that he would hit Powers with the cano if he did not go out of the way. Powers and Findlay, had a few words more. It was then I heard Powers say he would go to gaol or hospital for him. By this I understood that Powers would do some- thing to Findlay or that Findlay would do something to Powers. given, but I saw blood running from Find- lay's breast, and I heard Findlay say he

I saw no blow

was stabbed. I did not soe the knife now

I do not know in court. When I noticed Powers, he was standing in the forecastle. what he was doing. I did not notice y particular bad feeling between Find- ay and defendant more than between the others on board.

In answer to prisoner-I could see you, but I could not see what you were doing. I saw nothing in your hands. Had you been cutting a pipe of tobacco I could have secn you. You might have had the to- bacco in your hands, but you had none when I saw you. I did not see you with any bottle. I could not tell whother you had a bottle in your hands or not; but you had none while I was looking at you. At this stage the proceedings were re- manded until this morning at 8 o'clock, when John Kanneghan an able seaman on the barque was examined, After his evidence had been taken Captain Robinson stated that his vessel had been ready for sea since Thursday, and wished to know if he could leave the colony-Dr. Stewart, we are informed, consulted the Attorney General on the subject, and on returning to Coart informed Captain Robinson that he could not undertake any responsibility in the matter. The case was then form-

ally adjourned until Tuesday the 25th inst. at 9 a.m..

We road that an attempt is about to be made to reorganize the Home Rule movement, under whose auspices the present Irish Parliamentary party was formed. With that viow, a special meeting of the Council of the Home Rule Longus has been summoned, and will consider tho means of renewing the agitation which was practically suppressed by the land question. It is probable that the constitution of the League will be so altered as to allow of the cooperation of those Irish poli- ticiaus who advocate the Repeal of the Union as well as the adherents of the federal principle.