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Intimations.

" DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA,

LIMITED,

CHEMISTS.

SPECIAL AGENTS

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FOOD,

INFANTS AND INVALIDS.

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THY MELLIN'S FOOD is the best for

Infants and Invalids, MELLIN'S FOOD dissolved in milk, yields a

Perfect Food, after Nature's Model, contain ing all the substances required for the support and nourishment of the whole body. MELIN'S FOOD is not farinaceous and is

perfectly free from starch. MELI IN'S FOOD does not contain cabe-sugar. MELLIN'S FOOD is rich in blood, brain, and

bone-forming components.

MELLIN'S FOOD contains a large percentage of soluble carbohydrates and nitrogenous matter in such a form, that it is readily assimilated by the youngest infant or bebilitated invalid.

(Telephone No. 60.)

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY

"A COOLIE was deported in November last, and told to stay so for the next five years He thought the time was up yesterday, and started "doing the block" in Yaumati. General Gordon's minions will call him daily at five a.m. for the next twelve months.

A CENSUS of Haiphong taken carly last month disclosed the fact that the European population of that port mustered 510 in number, of which 456 were returned as being of French nationality, Italians came in next with a muster of 11. The British stand fourth with six residents.

THE Avenir du Tonkin gives full details of the taking of Cho-Moi by the French forces on the 17th ulio. The African battalion was, the first to advance on the fortified position of Cho-Moi, and after a severe engagement, during which the French bad an officer and 18 men killed and 7 officers and 60 men wounded, the position was taken, the enemy being completely routed. General Borgnis subsequently retired to Thai- nguyen, leaving a garrison of 250 men in Cho-

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Mhi.

A CASE which deserved more attention than it got was before Mr. Wodehouse this morning. PC. Johnston boarded the chang on her arrival from Canta yesterday, and, seeing a woman with three young girls, made inquiries and finally arrested her as a procuress. She was brought up this morning, and the girls gave. evidence. One said she had been bought for $500, another had been transferred, body and soul. for $300, and the third, a girl of fourteen, had been got even cheaper, having been handed

over as security for a loan. The latter made

THE NAVAL BALL.

After an interval of eleven years the Admiral and Officers of the China Squadron again enter- tained local Society at a ball in the City Hall last evening. Working parties from the valous men-of-war were busy for days adorning the apacious rooms, &c, and very artistic was the effect.

On the central façade the charactor- stle device was an anchor, between the letters R.N.," outlined in coloured lamps. The entrance hall was quite changed the pillars were hidden in bunting, and, surrounded by plants, two brass howitzers commanded the doorways of the cloak-rooms. The broad, red carpeted staircase must have bad great pains devoted to its elaborate and effective decoration, A novel cost of arms, the quarterings of which were formed by an admiral's flag the gules being anchors-guns and screw propeller sur mounted by the crest, a naval crown resting on. gilded model of a fish torpedomthe supporters. being live blue-jacket and marine with a union jack and white ensign held in the outer handwith the molto underneath "Per mare." At the turn a large model of the Imperituse, with lights showing through the ports, was The high placed above a novel coat of arms. Windows were draped with the royal standards and the union jack and white ensigns, and shining machine-gun-peered out of each corner below, from among the foliage. At the top of the staircase a huge torpedo stretched across the balustrade, over piles of shell, ancient howitzers, etc. St. Andrew's Hall was fitted up as a reception roous-one side being utilised as refreshment buffet, while the centre was occupied by lounges. Trophies of arms, represent with groups of banners on the walls bearing the names of the vessels at present composing the China Squadron, and shaded lamps diffused a soft The promenades were entirely draped with flags light. The ball-room was similarly decorated, of all nations, and luxuriously-spit seats were placed at discreet intervals. Supper was laid in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce. For the second time in this colony ice decorations were extensively used with admirable effect. No less than six cones, each weighing nearly 200 lbs., were placed at various points, one of the alcoves on the verandah being a veritable ice cave.

THE AMATEUR

SPORTS.

ARY 7, 1889.

Marcellency le equally bound, in fact for more sungle boundsnit imgpesilon of danger lo human life to give enact to the provisions of Latte IX of the Ordiuance,That section provides that the Governor, if he has mason to believe on com plaint or otherwise that a Bri ish or Chl^nia! ships in janua?e, "eny A well-attended meeting of those interested in placally order the detention of such ship for the purpose of being surveys on the consilions as un damages, curity being athletics, was held at the Victorin Recreation given by complainant, &e, e contined in that Clauss,

Now, the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company Clubs last evening, for the purpose of considering Limited, and Blazers Butterfield & Swire, both thoroughly res the airangements for the next Athletic Sports

ponsible hodies, fully perpared to give the required security, come Major Tripp presided, and said that the

plain to His Excellency shuy the Parle la umaale, that she li unde. accounts in this department of the Club showed its Excellency's consideration and in proof of their complains the space.

to proceed to sea without danger to human life. They and for balance in hand of $57 85. The amount of reports of two themighly competent Marine Surveyors, both poshion than the Government Surveyors, and iheir ragons ällege receipts last season was $880, and the expendi-sider and more experienced men and of higher at ading and ture $812.15. He proposed that the accounts be that the hull of the Pang ia is very miny places went slown so thin us to be unsafe, that many other places which they have reason to believe to be equally umound have boun deliberarely passed, which was agreed to.

The election of a Committee was next con- covered up with cement so that they camos be inspected, that sidered. The Chairman recommended that the they have been refused parafusing to survey the easel and that gentlemen who officiated last year, who where she is not loserable. Unics His Excelicacy in prepared to say still in the Colony and were willing to serve again, be re-elected.

Those members who

were in the Northamptonshire Regiment, which had left, should be replaced by inviting two of the officers of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, and, one of the staff surgeons, to become members of the Committee,

The following gentlemen were then duly elected :-Messrs. I. Andrew, C. S. Barff, J Grant, H. F. Hayllar, FH. Hareiand, F. W. Kech, R. K. Leigh, W. H. Young, Capt. Reynolds, Capt. Rumsey, R.N., J. Sampson, AK Travers, Major Tripp, Lieut. Blair, R.E., and Lieut. Bramwell, 58th Regt. Mr. C. H. Thompson was

unanimously elected han,

secretary, and Mr. A. G. Stephen hop, treasurer

The Chairman said it was proposed to hold the sports on the Race-course. The Cricket Ground could not be obtained until the 16th April; which was too late in the season.**

The unanitability of the Race-coarse for athletic

Curious statement-her mother had borrowed Ing the various distinguished Orders, alternated sports was called attention to by several members.

the money from the prisoner and given her in exchange; she was going to Singapore to be a prostitute, and she wanted to go. The woman had nothing to say. Mr. Wodehouse bad. He aid "You will go to Gaol for a year, with hard

labour."

Importers and Exporters of MANILA CIGARS. THE Japanese are gaining advanced

rapidly. Their latest mission-consisting of Mr. Sansuke Hayaski, the. Police-Inspector-General and Procurator at Tokio, with a suite of very intelligent cadets-visited Hongkong the other day on their way to Europe, where they will study the police systems in each country, They admired the "fine buildings" over which Major- General Gordon and Captain Deane preside, but thought their own police administration quile as effective. Speaking of Japan, Professor Max Müller, in an after dinner speech to the Glasgow University Club the other day, said he had been asked by a Japanese ambassador to propound a new religion to Japan-which, how ever, should not be Christian. The ambassador had evidently been sharp enough to see what Christianity as manipulated by capital and the Church, had done for the English people. He confessed to Professor Müller that one of his objections to our Christianity was that it "made dangerous subjects." Professor Müller was so far from rebutting his Excellency's bad opinion of British Christianity, that he advised him to tell the Japs to stick to theirown Buddhist faith, and, if they wanted to meddle with it, to confine themselves to making it a reality,. and not a sham, in their daily lives.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

TIENTEIN.

THE BOTICA INGLESA, MANILA. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, HANKOW,

THE DISPENSARY, FOOCHOW, THE CANTON DISPENSARY, CANTON. -Hongkong, 18th January 1RFO

The Hongkong Celegraph

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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1889..

'LOCAL' AND GENERAL,

THE P. & O. S. N. Cò,'s extra steamer Khiva,

8 a.m. to-day.

from Bombay, lett Singapore for this port at

BOULANGER'S popularity in France is commonly attributed to his outspoken declarations that Alsace-Lorraine must be won back from Germany By a majority of nearly three to one the enlight ened Legislature of Hawaii have abolished their navy and reduced their army to a force of 6g men and a military band.

A CRICKET match H. K. C. C. v. Navy will commence to-morrow at a p.m. and continue on Saturday at 11 am. Tiffin will be provided on the Ground on Saturday. The following will represent the ClubT. S. Smith (Capt.), Major Johnston, R.E.; Major Miles, R.A.; E. M. Blair, R.E. S. L. Darby, Dr. Atkinson, A. J. Campbell (91st), J. Barton, F. Bramwell (58th), W. Greig, and another.

The Governor's party arrived shortly after 9.30, d were received by Admiral Sir Nowell Salmon and a guard of blue-jackets and marines, Major-General who lined the staircases. Cameron, C.B., the French and Russian Admirals and their staffs, the officers of the Garrison, and from three to four hundred civilians were pre sent, Lady Salmon receiving the guests in St. Andrew's Hall. The music was supplied by the excellent band of the Imperieuse, and a varied programms of twenty dances was gone through with much spirit. The floor of St. George's Hall was in excellent condition for dancing, but throughout the night the room was somewhat crowded, and it would have been betier had the whole of St. Andrew's Hall been utilised for dancing. In every other respect the arrangements were as nearly perfect as possible. and reflect the utmost credit on the officers under whose direction they were carried out.

LIMITED.

Mr. Simpson suggested that a track might be made round the circular lake inside the enclosure, which would be far more suitable than the Race- course itself.

be found suitable. The matter, however, might The Chairman thought the Race-course would

he left to the Committee to decide whether the course or the ground inside should be used. Gentlemen might rest assured that the Com- fittee would do their best in the matter.

The proposition that the sports be held on the Race course was then formally put and carried, The Chairman next proposed that the sports be held on Saturday, the 16th March, which was agreed to.

Last year's programme was taken as a basis for that of the forthcoming meeting. It was decided to substitute the "Highland sport of "tossing the caber" for the mile walking race, and that this now event. pole jumping, and the bicycle race should be open to all comers. The remaining events were allowed to stand as in last year's programme.

This concluded the business, the Chairman receiving the usual yte of thanks.

THE HONGKONG. CANTON, AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., AND

THE "PASIG",

In November last, as we at the time mentioned, considerable agitation was created in the minds of the Directors of the Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co., because the British steamer Pasig, after undergoing extensive between here and Canton on the night service We then expressed our opinions about the spirit monopoly of the immense passenger traffic on this line, and we are now to have an opportunity of seeing whether they were well-founded on. fact. On the 22nd November the Secretary of the Steamboat Co., and the Agents of the China Navigation Co. (Messrs. Butterfield and Swire) forwarded the following petition to the Colonial

that he does not believe the two gentlemen, then under the pro visions of section o, subsection 1, f'a, he is, it is submitted, bound (to detain the vessel and have her surveyed

In the absence of any complaint the declarations of the Govern mese Marine Surveyor must be Lead upon, but they are not pected by the Ordinance from being questioned arena bar plaas under section. The complabant fact declver that the Government Surveyor has been in and the b dand unsound places in the vessel covered up from his inspectlets, and they respectfully submit that under bese circum sinaces illa Baèežency is not at liberty to detain the Fatigʻið havt | her surveyed, especially at the complainants are prepare 1, already pointed out, do give the fullest security to pay all contag tamages and expenses that may be incurrella consequence of alivir complaint and of xay proceedings thereandor.

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at Lloyds was omitted four years ago on account of defects. At that time the plating and frames above the main deck were in an unsenworthy condition. The were worn out, an were the awning deck stringer plates. Both decks were also, worn out, „In August or September last he was laid up at Wanchai. I was on board of her, possibly about six times. After the boiler was ut I saw the state of the bull in the boiler The floor,, keelson, intercostal plates, and angles and reverse frames were worn out.. The cement was being cut out at the edges of the floors. Later I found they were piecing the floors, putting new pieces on the defective ends. ¡I informed the owner by letter and get one in reply from him. No proper survey of the vessel could have been made without the repairs mentioned in my letter being carried out. Instead of removing the cement they only took it outside of the ship and put down new cement over the old. I saw the Pasig twica, in dock at Aberdeen with Captain Anderson and found as follows:--- Boitom plate, keel plate, and butt-straps worn. These butt-straps had been put on originally by me. They were then quite d'an inch; now they were less than inch. At my second visit I found that several plates had been takën” qut in the coal bunker space above the turn of the tilge and plates, had been drilled along one streak in the same run. (about the light water- line) Together with Capt. Anderson I guaged some of the plates. The original thickness of the plates (excepting keel plates and starboard Secretary,streak), should be six-sixteenths. We found as follows-Port side, after hold, commencing aft "Comalal Secretary's Office. plating-not cleaned), six-sixteenths, four-six- with Janetry, tlky, teenibi, six-sixteenths, four-sixteenths. These Su-3 am directed by His Excellency the Govenor to acknow lodge the receipt of your letter of tythintsat and its enclosure at were the edges of the plates on the streak respecting the steamer Pasig, and to state that a. Marine Court, next below, the plates on the same streak being to Court of Survey, has been appointed, and will meer At

nt.Forward again, in the forehold, we gunged the Harbour Mice so day next week, of which due notion will be given to you by the President of the Court.

les in the centres of plates, four-slateenths, I have the honour to be. Sir, your most obedient vorvant, three-sixteentha, five-sixteenths, six-sixteenths.

FREDERICK Sr wart, -

Colonial Becretary.

This guage was above the line of the cement. Thos. Amold, Esq., Secretary, Hongkong, Canton and Macau The cement extended to the lower part ofthe plate

Steamboat Company, Limited.

the turn of the bilge. Starboard side, commenc In pursuance of directions from the Governing forward, stem edge of plate, three sixteentha, ment à Marine Court, sitting as a Court of 6 e-thirty-seconds. In the streak below forchald Survey, was convened this week, the alleged four-sixteenths, four-sixteenths, six-sixteenths, "old tank" having had something over two six-sixteenbs After-hold four-sixteenths, months grace in which to exhibit her unsca four-sixteenths. All plates uncleaned. I think worthiness. The Court was opened on Tuesday, these plates were samples of the best in the ship, and was composed as follows:-Captain Rumsey, excepting the bow plates in the fore peak, R.N., Fresident: Mr. William James, Constructhink the plates in the engine room and boiler tor, Naval Yard; Mr. George F. Laird, chief engineer, Victor Emmanuel; Mr. David Tod, chief engineer, S. S. Batavia,

We have again, therefore, to requem that he Pasig may be dauined and survey onicred up het, The fact that she now possesses a certificate is no protection to her,

We have the humour to be, Sir, Your abedient servanti, .-

THD. ARNOLD, Secretary, Hongkong, Canton and Macas Breamboat Co. Ld.

BOTTEROLD ND SWIRE, Agents, China Navigatim Co., lal To the Honourable F. Stewart, LLD: Calpal

&c., &c., &c.

The Crown Solicitor (Mr. A. B. Johnson) represented the Governor MrFrancis, QC (instructed by Messrs. Watton and Deacon) appeared on behalf of the complainants (The Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Com- pany and Messrs. Bullerfidd & Swire, Agents for the China Navigation Company), and Mr. E. Robinson (instructed by Mr. Caldwell) for the owner of the Pasig

The President having read the letter given | above.

Mr. Robinson said before, the case proceeded further be took exception to two points. First, that the solicitor to the owner of the ship had not had sufficient notice to enable him to prepute his case; second, that the Court had no juris diction, since the Ordinance required that the ship could only be detained for the purpose of survey, not for the purpose of a case being brought before a Court of Survey.

· Mr Johnson supported the course adopted, and Mr. Francis concurred.

The President said he agreed with the views had issued the warrant directing the court to sit, and it was to be presumed that he had good was not one for that Court to give an opinion on,

advice in so doing and that the legal point raised

space were thinner than this. Some years ago inspected the plating in the holds with the cement out, and repairs had to be made then. think other plates should have been taken out. The frames and reverse frames and maindeck stringer plates and breasthooks were worn out, also the port side of the collision bulkhead. don't consider, that the hull of the abip is in a good condition and fit for the service intended. She is not fit for cargo, therefore not út for passengers. Such a certificate as has been given would not have been given by me under the circumstances of the survey held.

At the request of Mr. Robinson the croES- examination of this witness was siso allowed to stand over.

Mr. Francis said this was all the evidence he proposed to bring before the Court and desired an order to be made that the Parig be docked, thoroughly gutted, the engines and boilers lifted, if necessary,, cement run over and the vessel surveyed by the members of the Court them-

selves.

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The President said that the Court must be allowed to decide for itself what means it would

Mr. Francis said he had only intended to offer a suggestion to the Court,

The Court then adjourned till 10-day,

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The eighth ordinary annual meeting of the which prompted the action taken to establish a of Mr. Johnson, but apart from that the Governo take to enable it to come to a decision. above Company was held at noon to-day at the offices of the General Managers, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. There were present: Hob, Bell-Irving (Chairman), Messrs. D. McCulloch, G. S. Coxon, S. J. Danby (Director), W. Parfane (Manager) and Messrs. A. O'D Gourdin, J. C. da Roza, C. A. Ozosio, C. F. Carvalho, H. C. MacLean (Secretary) and others. -

Secretary:--

AN Inquest into the circumstances attending the THE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, repairs, was to resume running in opposition death of the late Douglas Elliott, the assistant to Dr. Noble, which occurred on the sth inst. at the Civil Hospital, was held at the Magistracy this afternoon, before Mr. Wodehouse sitting as Coroner. Col.Withers, the American Consul, had a seat on the Bench. Dr. Noble deposed an. the deceased's bad state of health; his periodical hallucinations, the idea that he was wanted by the Police on suspicion of stealing gold from his employer's safe, his aunt's recent decease in a Lunatic Asylum, and deceased's previous January, when he took some arsenic. Dr. Cantlie attempt at committing suicide on the 12th of

he found deceased and the results of the post- was then examined as to the condition in which

Gentlemen,The report and accounts, which mortem examination. When he, the Doctor, have been in your hands for some days, may, I reached Dr. Noble's office on the gib inst. he presume, be taken as read. The shareholders are found him and Mr. Fraser of the Victoria AN Emergency meeting of Zelland Lodge, No. Dispensary trying to restore Elliot to life: to be congratulated on the continued prosperity of the Company, its earnings being steadily en 525, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland. Deceased was lying on the floor, quile the increase, but I must again Impress upon Street, on Monday, the 11th instant, at 5 for insensible and incapable of being stimulated. you the orgent necessity of 5.30 p.m. precisely, Visiting brethren are cor- The only sign of life was a very feble beating provision for a rainy day inuing to make the Pasig with new engines, and presented an opportunity, for a

while the means dially invited.

of the heart. There were no marks about and opportunity are within your reach. I have the body or stains about the mouth to lead on former occasions expressed my conviction witness to a conclusion as to the nature of the that the Property, account, including as it does poison deceased bad taken. They managed the payment made to Messra. Kyle and Bain fur to keep up artificial respiration until 2 p.m. They bled him in the jugular vein, threw water on bis the good will of the business, stands at a larger amount than the value of the assets it represents face, applied the battery, put some ammonia to

seems to warrant, and it must be borne in mind his nostrils, but to no purpose; he remained that what is written off each year is more at = insensible. At 3 p.m. they passed the stomach security against depreciation than a writing down pump and drew half a tumblerful of some fluid of of the property. As will be seen from the report, a brown colour, but almost inodorous. This fluid the dry air machine has not been called into was put in a vessel and sent to the Civil Hospital requisition during the past year; but if either of fur analysis. Deceased was then sent to the the other machines broke down, it would be Hospital, where his stomach was washed necessary again to make use of it and, as was and food inja, and death ensued. In wlness pointed out in the last report, the cost of working

injected. some time the heart

true, but at the samo time we think we are emilled it is out of all proportion to the value of the ice

consideration beyond the mere selfishnnis this suggestien means. "pinion death resulted from the action of seine is produces The damp air machine has given poison an the system, evidenced by the condition a good deal of trouble and considerable expense may be licensed to carry human freight 1 the one replaceable, the The blood was perfectly fluid, not showing the the time must come when repairs will be no

other not. The disaster of the Wax Veweg, under almlar nətire of the stomach, the intestines and the blood, has been incurred in keeping it in repair; but

manavement, is fresh in the memory of the Colony, Should not every precauting be taken to avoid imilar fpes of life! Is it not slightest attempt at coagulation.

pe habit the Chinese Government may object to the leasing of By that longer possible and it should be anticipated by

suis carrying her nibjects when insurance la refused on the symptom it was believed that the blood had been procuring, at no very distant date, a new machine changed by some poison that checked coagula of the most recent mode of construction, so as

bosts by those who can have minterest bus to save their employers a play money sacrifice, a smaller consideration than that of t The vocals of our respective companies ar specially bult for the A LITTLE schoolboy of the Chinese' persuasion tion. The stomach was pretty extensively to guard against the possibility of the work being

Trade; they underg rigid and frequent survey botií at our hands got gambling with the youthful cook of the good altered; both the inlet and the outlet were deeply partially suspended or carried on at a loss. The

'and those of the Government and other surveyors ; lago suma Launch E/A yesterday, and lost. His first impuise infected red and irritated. The left end of the offices provided to the Company's premises in Ice sw speat in ensuring efficiency in every detal, and yet wo was to pick up his stakes and run away, and his stomach, for an area about a quare inches, was House Street bring in a rental which constitutes see curseirce epp-sed by stemmers of the Pariz, das, which cannot say the ser tiny of surveyors, whoes sole business is to second, when cookie caught him, to yank out a changedtoa parchment-like condition. The lower not inconsiderable addition our-revenue. ascertain the seaworthiness of vessels that frequent this port. The knife and stab the said, coolie through four part showed six or seven red lines where the lining No other point occurs to me upon which it conclusion we draw from the surveys is so stringly condemnatory of the Past unsermethics for cargo, and as an inference for jackets. Mr. Wodehouse thought if the boy's had been completely removed, Between these seems necessary to remark and I have now only. Ere in fact, the Terveyors. Messet, Burnie and Anderson, western end got a good warming-up from his two patches there was a region where the mem: in accordance with the precedents of the past we believe, when called on wil ging their ransons ansiast har mother (the boy's) it would do him all the good brane was changed to a greenish-looking colour four years, to ask the shareho ders to fix the belagt to carry pessoas, though their serves mimarly extends in the world. But that youth ought to go across

but not destroyed. The upper half of the small amount of final dividend now to be paid. As you but urgently to request that an immediate independent survey only is csgo qualifications that we feel constrained respectfully to 'Frisco. He is simply wasting himself here, intestines was intensely injected, the contents will see from the report, the General Agents of the braid copies of the Government Gurrayos. We consisting of mucus and decomposed blood. The suggest 13 per cent, or $30 per share, making a understand that le is required under the Ordinanon that those who THE Chinese constable who stands around with kidneys were changed to a very deep purple | total dividend for the year of 20 per cent. may object to the ruling of the Government Surveyor misli give Indamalty for the kas the owner of the aggrieved vowel may a straw saucer on his bead and a far-away look colour. The brain was normal in weight but in

usin, Shwald the statements of Man. Bural and Anderson in his eyes must be spoken to very gently after appearance paler than is generally the case. Dr.

be proved Incorrect, we undertake to give accurity to the satisfac dark. Duncan McDonald, ab engineer, fell into

Cantlie concluded that death resulted from some

tion of His Excellency the Governor for the payment of costs and the Harbour last night, owing to his being under neurotic and irritant poison or poisons, with the

compensation (any) which ba may incur because of the clatanton of the Parly on this complaint, the impression that he was in the Cowgate, and nature of which he was not acquainted,

We have the honour to be, Bir, your most obediant servants, when he got out he was about as excited as he Witness believed deceased had taken some

THOMAE ARNOLD, was wet. He tapped a lukong on the shoulder chloroform, but doubted the possibility of

Sin, We beg to draw the attention of the Governur to the The Secretary having read the notice conven-ramante Pare which has spelled through her owners for a ing the meeting, the Chairman said:---

river passenger licence. This y-suel is an old craft, formerly belonging to Spuanlands and for sure years running between, this | port and Manila. The upkeep of Spinlab-owned vessels in notorl us, ad we understand the Pasig has been no escantian. After her removal from the Philipp! a trade the steamer, we believe, wa purchased by Chinare, and, to our surprise, was

took an exception at the time, as we were not so well informed as loensed by the Gemment of this Colony for river service. WA to the ship's conditing as wsnow, re. On the lapse of her cerulfitate a few months ago the native owners determined en fis thorough examination of the half of the vestel ascertain, Its actusi conditii Rad temedy dalects. To sur Astonishoten we are credibly Informed thet n auch steps were taken, and, or if to hide defects, the batt m in several places was re-ceranted. On proceeding to dock sama six plates in the ves al's bottom were removed revealing the worn condition of the hull. These repairs ware conducted under the s pivision of the Government Surveyor, the owner stally refusing permission to the Surveyors of Lloydı and kindred repeas Sueledes and alas khu Si reayves to the various Inc fawrance offers of this Colony to insport and spot on the condition of the steamer: the owner stating that he did not wish to. Inmire but simply required passenger licence Two Surveyors, Mesa Burule and anderson, however, succeeded in making independent reports upon the vessel. That of Mr. Burnie is less fall than Mr. Anderson's but we understand the former will supplement with full detaña if called upra, Coules of these surveys are enclosed, The Governor will observe they are made to their respective employers and not to ur. They serre as an index to the insurance offices, and similar se enclos, of the character of the vend, should Insurance of the hull or cargo be sought. It may be unged that Toro rival companies to the Party, and that the trade

THE Courrier d'Haiphong says that a rumour. has been spread as to the new Governer-General's eatly retirement to France, which it has great pleasure in contradicting. "We are " says our contemporary, so much in the habit of seeing Governors and Residents-General' succeed each other every three months that the fact of Mr. Ricband having beld office for eight months has caused many a resident to inquire how long he will continue in power."

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Mr. McCulloch called the Chairman's attention to the sum of $5,500 which had been added to Reserve and Depreciation Fund. This was a largo sum, taken out of the year's profit, and be would like to know how much more would hav to be added to the Fund.

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The Chairman repiled that the amount and said "W-would you g-get me a rick-hic-sta, a person poisoning himself with chloroform written off for Reserve had been absorbed by which to the untutored "mind of that officer was Deceased might have taken cocaine, which 4 threat McDonald refused to be arrested might have rendered his threat insendible enough the cost of new machinery and buildings. The quietly till some more policemen came, but at to swallow chloroform. The Coroner found former cost about £3000. As depreciation had length he was "celled," and slumbered on a that deceased died from the effects of soms beau going on for some time, he thought it waS board in his wet clothes. Mr. Wodehouse neurotic poison or poisons which he had taken reasonable to allow 7 per cent, for the rear-and- understood his explanation this morning and while in a state of mental depression, The tear of machinery, and 3 per cent. for the charitably let hire off on paying $2 for tearing funeral will take place to-morrow morning at buildings. Taking into consideration the fact the lulong's capo..

that last year a dividend of only 16 per cent. wAS 1.30.

paid, whilst this year a 20 per cent dividend was

CAMERON.

WHAT the China Mali genius will probably call SEVERE ACCIDENT TO GENERAL

the China New Year epidemic of fires" raged #gdin last night for about the second time this year. The top floor of a California merchant's hong in Wing Lok Street got on fire a little before ten o'clock, and the flames spread rapidly. The Brigades were promptly on the spot, but they

realised, he thought the shareholders ought to be well satisfied.ENTARPTAT

the to intended to run is inimical to our Interest This

Here is a vessel that experts consider unft to carry cargs, rud yet

be hold coupled with

Secretary of the Hongkong, Canton, and Mkono Breamboat Company, Botterziele anD SWEAR, -- Agents for the Chise Navigation Conany, United

To this the following reply was sent jus

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Mr. Francis thought there was no reason for him call any witnesses. He proposed that the

then came to their decision,"

Court should proceed to survey the Pasi, and

The President said that a complaint had been made to the Governor and the Court should hear, the ground of the complaint.

Mr. Francis then called-

TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS, The inquiry as resumed this morning. Mr. G. C. Anderson, cross-examined by Mr. Robinson,, said:-I inspected, the Pasig for a focal Insurance Company, and the Captain told me she was going into dock, and that the Government Surveyor was to superintend the repairs. I doubted this, as the Parig was George C, Anderson, 'who said—I am a marine careened already, and that did not loc like surveyor and surveyor to the local marjne in going into dock, I went on board of her twice in Kurance offices and the Bureau Veritas. I have Aberdeen Dock, and reported to the Insurance known the Pasig for about six years, went Company. I saw several new plates being put on board her when she was lying at Wanchail in when I went the second, time, I saw Capt September last, I think, three times. She was Burnie on that occasion. I made my observations undergoing repairs by Kwong Hip Loong. I through a space left by the removal of a plate, saw the master, who told me that Mr. Wegner, and could see the defects plainly. I could see the Government Marine Surveyor, was looking the difference between, rust and paint. I did not after the repairs. I refer now to notes made by know that the Fatig had been stranded, but I me at the time. From these I quote as knew she had been repaired in 1886, and follows:-" Floor frames, reverse frames and was fit for the class I then placed her interior parts much reduced by corrosion." I in. I did not know that the collision did not go below, but I stood on the deck and bulkhead had been since strengthened. If that was done properly it would make a great looked down. I could see the frames. The boiler was out of the ship? I refer to the difference. When I said that a hammer could frames in the boller space. There was cement have been driven through I meant the sharp . I did - hot; -take end, but judging from the condition of the plates in the vessel's bottom. any measurements. I went on board again on

I think the other end could be driven, through. the 13th October, Took notes as follows:--

It would be avery Irish way of mending the "Neither the floor angles nor the midship frames collision bulkhead to cement it still it might have been renewed as far as I can see. The strengthen her. No surveyor would pass it floors at the after. end of the ship bave been however. Thip vessel was not long enough filled in with cement. The bulkhead before the under repair for a good job to be made. I men- boiler has been repaired after a fashion New tioned in my report that in places the plates iron sides to the coal bunkers have been fitted were worn to 3-16th of an inch, but that was not The whole deck has been renewed (teak)." As the average, thickness. I was doubtful about far as I know no proper survey of the ship's the condition of the bottom plates. If I hall had been made, and seeing ber condition had had to survery her 1 should havo I do not think any such survey could bave ordered her to beguiled, as I was of been made. She should have been docked opinion that new Cement had been laid over gutted out, cement run over, and plates drilled the old broken cement, both at the bottom and On the 7th November I saw her again in in the boller space. She had only been patched Aberdeen dock and took notes as follows not repaired in a way that would be passed, Two plates in machinery space and one in Inreport in a previous inspection while she forehold at the upper run of the bilge arewas in dock I saw that the space between the being renewed, also one of the plates on the floors in the sitter hold had been covered with stem, On the port side also two plates were put, cement to hide defects. That was some year I locked into the vessel at this time, and saw for that reason when I said that she was not and I was told they were going to be renewed." ago. The covering could only have been pat on that the frame angles were wavy and rusty and fit for the trade the was intended for, as certified the keel plates corroded away on both sides. In November last by Mr. Wagner, I also said it The bottom war out of shape on the starboard would depend upon where she was struck, side forward, wavy ridges formed by the floor say in collision with a junk whether abe being plainly visible, showing that the mum was" sunk for not, I said she would have struck something at some time which probably spring some tiba, My examination, knocked the bottom in The keel plate 'abaft was for marine Insurance purposes, an the ceptre was buiged in, and the collisios Mr. Robinson What is the interest of local bulkhead was defective. I could have put insurance companies, seeing that she is not hammer through it. It would, have given way? Insured }

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Witness replied that she might; Mr. Francis asked no questions, y

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with any preasure. The breast book and main-Witnear It Is their interest to know what deck stringer were corroded away, The reverse her condition' is in case the owners desire to frames and plates in the fore peak were worn thin, lature hér,

--Mr. Robinson("=Might ahe be unsafe for cargo According to "Veritas" rules these reverse frames should have been five-alateenths when new; now from an insurance point of view, and yet bo Siam directed by the Acting Governor to acknowledgs they are less than three sixteenths. The plating safe for passenger traffic? the receipt of the faint letter of the sad ultime from yrself and had been drilled in places. I guaged it at the bilge Mesers. Esttorðeld and Swire respecting the stoepsex Pasig, aud to inform you that the matter has had the most careful cons streak, and I did not consider that the plates aidarazion

By the Court do not mean that the reverse" 7am to state that His Excellency, is advised that the require were of sufficient thickness. That was the only meats of the law with regard to the survey of the ship having beer streak drilled. The cement has not been taken frames were munchy corroded, but, the reverse complied with, and the Great Surreyor having given the out. Some cement in the boiler space had been angle Irons were. If there were proper means for Decemary declaration thereupon, the certificate cannot be withheid." Mr. McCulloch agreed that these were very I am to add that, under the circumstances, it is not fonded cut out and renewed. The boller was in place, keeping the water adt. I should not object to the handsome returns, and hoped for future improre comitate Court of Barvey, as the Government Marine When I saw the ship in November I would hot bottom belog filled with cement up to the level of Survey report is made expressly on the very point in question, bave certuled her as fi for the service intended, the floors," but I should not pass a ship of that ment in the Company's affairs.hanch wiz, the non-worthiness of the vessel, TA SARA

The Chairman remarked that as Mail steamers

I have the botar to be, Bir your most obedient Servant, that service being to ply from Hongkong to any class without balkhead before the boiler, In

port in the Canton River or Macao, as laid down addition to the collision bulkhead Veritas were zon providing themselves with refrigerators,

For Colonial Secastery,

the boiler. He safety, might be endangered › the Prays was 60 near. The opper floors take a short cut home, and in the darkness sources of the Company's profits,...

Prg Steamboat, Company, Límited, TANKARA

Surveyor. She was unfitted for cargo."'1 would' were binging brightly when the first stream was fell down a steep embankment, rolling some Mr. McCulloch proposed and Mr. Gourdin

not have passed her for insurance purposes... 1. without it if an accident occurred. The reduc Hongkong, sth December, 1888 do not consider her safe? If she had been struck | 11on of the getboard, and keel plates would, ta brought to bear, and there was some danger to thirty feet and striking the top of a wall that seconded That the Report and Accounts for Set-Wehaps the honour en actorwledge receipt of your letter by waything she would have gone down my opinion, make her unsafe an arivér stenwer!! the opposite buildings. The shop was very long, bristled with broken glass. His Excellency the year ended 31st December 1888 be adopted stand that the regiments of faw with regard adhere to the statements made in my report.

of the 4th lastadt, Wo 'krat, faforming us that His Excellency the

Shipowners sometimes over-ran the jime for re- running right through to the Praya, and the removed to the house as quickly as possible, came

Paperas da to the survey of the stoner Pariz, having bird coupled vidhya stock burnt fiercely, but the walls were imper- and medical nesistance procured, when it was.

on thermapous the Peter casos be withbed and had lower the cros-examination of fair wjukese ju föiftin her can, Vernels constructed for vions, and the dames did not spread. Many found that the small bone of one of his legs was Mr. Coxon proposed that Mr. The would the request of Mr. Robinson the court surveying but fills more than year the vessels Ud Upecial designs to the Jets were ultimately got to work, and in half-an-broken, his scalp badly injured, and he was, be re-elected Auditor for the enaning year. Madies a fork latend se onnashy Bed of mine the be postponed, DAN 20

Danby seconded; and the motion was carried, Government Mange Bawydajmyon lamada peperit an, die PsEdward Burnie sild—I am a marine' sur,

Consider a reason bour all danger was over. The upper floors suffering from a severe shock to the system. The Chamane Karin Intented at the bowent than see the moraloop of action and surveyor la Lloyds. I have know

jay point be quandon, viz., the set worthiness of the vine.

immersion were gutted, "and next door suffered. from the From our inquiries to-day we are glad to water Mesure. Russell & Co, agents for the that General Cameron is progressing as favor Dividend warrants would be ready on Saturday Ayesha Happies Crop daten ondoanos Bebe Patig, finos, 1877. She has been

Har roy Hig: LyndencyThe Goverisen la Bound Whave the Celforala Insurance Co., had Insured for $15,000, l'ably as could be reasonably anticipated, morning, the meeting diapersed,

À somewhat serious accident occurred to Lieut. General Cameron on his return from the Naval Ball last night. The General left Mrs

were far from. fy-r/ in getting the water, although | Cameron when. Dear Headquarter House to that would in the near future take off one of the Thos Amold, Esq., Secretary, Hongkong, Canton, and Macon the, declaration of the Government Marine | rules require, bulkhead both forward ́and sit of).

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the collision balk Jo water, b