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MEETING OF THE FINANCE.

COMMITTEE.

A meeting of the Finance Committee was hard v. . Deane, Acting colonial Secretary, held on the Tith inst. There were present (President); Mr. E. J. Ackroyd, Acting Altoaney-General; Mr. H. E. Wodehouse, Acting Colonial, TRAIN, G. Mitchill-Tones, Keilas Treasurer: Mr. S. Brown, Surveyer Registrar-General; Meaars, P. Rytis, C. Chater, T. H. Whitehend, J. J. Keswick and Dr. Ho Kat (unofficial members); and Mr. T. A Hazeland, Acting Clerk of Councils.

REDUCTION OF POSTÁL RATES, The Chairman-Gentlemen, before we comete the mai-purpose for which we are met this after- noon I have te inform the hàn members of this committee, with reference to the question of

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18; 1890.

There was good deal of conversation on the subject and. It was finally decldid, in view of li being accrisary to convene a meeting once fortnight, to call a meeting for the 26th inst., but who would have to attend although he kan that would be rather hard on the Secretary, one of the members of the Board would be likely to turn up, it was understood that officer house. The cultivation of vaccine lymph, the could go through, the business, in his own French anatarium at Pokfulam and certain defective drains were subjects briefly considered, subsequent to which the Board adipumed for a fortnight.

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two of the officers of the Namon. Arthey were in different positions in the ship until they were finally imprisoned in the Captain's room their stories will have additional value.

Mr. Alex. Jones, 3rd engineer, who was in the englas room at the commencement of the attack, says: The first I knew of the business was when Eddy, the 3rd officer, came down into the engine room pursued by some of the pirates. We planted ourselves under the boilers and remained there until Richardson came down at the instigation of the pirates and induced us to come up rin deck. In the meantime Ramsay who also behaved splendidly--was returning the fire of those above with lumps of coal, and was event ually shot in the arm. We left the engine room and went on deck, only to be marched under an armed escort to the state-room, where we found the rest of the officers and passengers already in there than they commenced looting our cabins, and needless to say cleaned us out of everything that they considered of value In sume cases they did not wait to ransack the lockers, but bodily took them and their contents away to be examined at their leisure. Mr. Richardson was made-under a guard of some twelve revolvere to collect the passengers and crew and finally when they were safely barricaded in, the pirates gave us little thought, and went cheerfully on with looting and feasting. They had a thorough "jambores" and no doubt were well satisfied with the results of the day. When we once got rid of them it did not take us long to slip the anchor, get steam up, and make our way into barbour here.

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In these piping times of peace it seldom falls to our, lot to have to chronicle such a horrible tragedy as that that enacted on board the const ing steamer Namos yesterday afternoon (Dec. oth) Hongkong was awakened this morning with the startling Intelligence that the Douglan Company's steamship Namoa bad put back to port after having been captured and looted by a gang of pirates, and color was given to the story by it being quickly seen that the Namoa's flag was flying hall-mast, and it was soon ascertained beyond doubt that the rumour was only tdo true. The vessel had been over-run and taken charge of, the Captain, a saloon passenger, and some of the crew murdered. "The attack was

Mr. W. F. McIntosh, the chief engineer, who planned on much the same lines as was that on must have as many lives the proverbial cat, the Greyhound on the 17th of October, 1885, and was good enough to let us have his version the whole scheme was carried out in a manner of the affair. He says:~The first:I knew of that proved everything had been most carefully the business, or that anything out of the ordi arranged before hand, and the plan of attack mary was occurring on deck, was by hearing evidenced thorough knowledge of the a dog making a tremendous row on deck. I rules of the ship on the part of the was in my cabin at the time, but went out to author or authors, as will be seen from the details inquire into the matter and the first thing I sabe which follow. This makes the fifth foreiga skip was a scuffle between one of the quarter-masters that has been attacked by Chinese pizates in the and a Chinaman; there were also eight or ten immediate vicinity of Hongkong within the last Chinamen firing revolvers off, aimlessly appar 17 years, which fact will surely have dae weight ently but making a bideous row. I went up to with the authorities and the shipping companies see the quarter-masterand found he was wounded, themselves, and be the means of inducing them and on looking round noticed that I had become to enforce same preventive measure which will a target for the group of whom I've spoken, place beyond possibility a recurence of yester-I made the best of my way aft to the day's tragedy.

saloon, but bad "run the gauntlet," and how I escaped is a miracle for no less than five men fired point blank at me. One shot grazed my cheek and the bullets were flying about like hall in a storm. However, I got safely to the saloon which to my surprise I found empty, but on calling out I was answered by Captain Pocock, who was then standing entrance to the boy's room. He made some

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the Finance Committee soma zix weeks ago, that a telegram has this morning been received from the Secretary of State, in which, he says,

Reduced Postal rate generally approved, Commencement here xst January. Strongly recommended similar arrangements homeward mail nearly as possible at same time. Telegraph reply." It will be remembered that we referred this matter to the Chamber of Commerce. The papers were sent to the Chamber of Commerce on the 4th November, but we have received no answer yet. This is a very pressing::maiter, and in order to make it in order I will as a matter of form move that the sum of $5000 be reted to allow this Colony to meet the ripense incurred by the reduction of postage. I have given instructions that capier of the paper formerly brought before your notice should be put before you again, as although you will pro bably remember the general principles you may not be cognisant of the detalls. From the report of the Acting Assistant Postmaster-General, My Sercombe Smith, it appears that if lustead of a tea-cent rate we adopted a five-cent rate there would be a decided loss to the colony. (This hon. gentleman read paragraph 12 of the report referred tot) The matter has been sprung upon is very suddenly by this telegram, and I would throw it out as a matter of consideration for the Council as to whether we could not agree to the postage next year being made' seven cents, as unfortunately we have at present no one-cent stamp and no six-cent stamp. To make it five cents would mean a The following acccurate details of this dead loss, and that sum is by no means the occurrence, are obtained from the most equivalent of the 23d. that represents the out-reliable sources --The Namba left Hongkong ward postage. If six cents be decided upon as at 8 o'clock yesterday morning on her usual the ultimate charge the die for the stamps will consting trip for Swatow, Amoy and Foochor, have to be made in England, which will baring on board five saloon and 240 Chinese take some time, and therefore I think that passengers. Nothing unusual occurred until for possibly six months, we might reduce tiffin time when at 1.15 p., acting on a pré- the

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seven, cents the half-concerted signal, about 35 or 40 of the Chinese casual remark to the ounce, by which time the six-cent stamp passengers thewed themselves in their true was a bad business. then proceeded might be got out. and then we could colors, and armed with revolvers and cutlasses | to

орск some of the effect a farther reduction if necessary, I am began their murderous work. Dividing them- stench from the "stink-pots" thai had been very sorry indeed to have had to bring this mat selves into four parties' they simultaneously thrown down the saloon was unbearable, and ter so suddenly before you, but as you see I am attacked the officers' mess room, the bridge, the the room was full of smoke. We held a council- simply speaking in consequence of a telegram engine room, and the after saloon, where the of war (with the length of the saloon between us) received this morning, and I am not in a position Captain, the chief officer and four of the passen and thought it would be better to avait results to tell you the opinion of the Chamber of Com- gers were at difin. Mr. Petersen, light-house where we were. In about a quarter of au merce, for unfortunately they have not replied keeper at the Lammocks, who was on deck aft, hour's time à deputation consisting of the to my letter of the 4th November. Therefore, in was at once murdered-four shots being fired ship's carpenter and a fireman came down order to bring the matter up for discussion, I into his head-the deck where he fell being from the pirates, and informed us that if move that the sum of $5,007 be entered on the covered with blood. The course of the Namoa we went up and quietly submitted to estimates for next year to meet the probable cost was now altered by the pirate chief and she be imprisoned whilst they looled the ship no of a reduction of postage.

was steered out to sea-ultimately being taken harm would come to us. Pocock and I discussed outside Pedro Blanco and then slowly back to it and agreed to go up, for, as I remarked, we Mendoza island, where she was anchored by the might as well be shot on deck as anywhere else; pirates about 7 pm,

be led the way, and while in the act of stepplag In the meantime a wholesale fusilade was up the companion, was shot down. I then being keptus on board the ship, the miscreants, decided to remain where I was, but in a little after taking charge of the bridge and engine- time the second mate (Mr. Richardson) came to room, firing into the saloon and throwing "stink say that the Captain had been shot. I then. pols" down, endeavouring to suffocate those went up and was at once confined with whom they could not reach with their bullets, the others in the Captain's room. He had been | After indulging in this amusement to their hearts' shot in the breast and was not then dead, 'I content they ultimately sent a deputation down to washed bis face with water and we did all, we the saloon to inform the Captain and passengers could for him. He died about 20 minutes after that, if they came on deck and quietly submitted being shot. A quarter of an hour or so elapsed, to be locked up whilst the ship was being and then the balance of the crew were brought looted, no: barmi would come to them. Thlin, making ten in all, but after this we werC apparently was agreed to, and while in the act in no way molested, for the pirates were of obeying their summons Capt. Pocock was shot | gging on with the loating and apparently, had down. The bullet entered his right breast and quite enough to do in that direction. When we no doubt penetrated the lung. He was came to anchor, which was at about 7 o'clock, conscious to the end, and did not seem to suffer our captors signalled with the steam whistle much pain. All that could be done for him to their confederate junks. There were four of under the circumstances was done. In the them, I think, and they took on board all the meantime Mr. Richardson, the second officer- booty which had been collected from the ship. who is acknowledged to have acted cooly and None of the cargo, so far as I know, wastouched, bravely all through the trying ordeal was march but it is computed that they got clost on $20,000 ed around to collect the passengers and officers worth of valuables and property from the When this was done and the pirates had them unfortunate passengers. The pirates bad ja all safely barricaded in the Captala's state-room, distinctive badge, consisting of a knotted piece they seemed to devote the whole of their atten- of red tape to which was attached a cash. They tion to lootingfand did not molest their prisoners also carried their revolvers suspended from further. After turning all the Chinese passengers their necks by balyards, and were under the out of the 'tween decks they proceeded to busi. command of one chief who was here there and ness in earnest and are said to bave made a very everywhere," rich haul. They also ransacked the baggage of the Europesa passengers and looted them and the officers of the ship of everything of valus, including gold waiches, &c., not forgetting a bundle of Manila lottery tickets that was in the possession of one of the officers.

After some discussion as to the probability of the reduction in rates entailing an extra charge upon the taxpayers of Hongkong, the Chairman stated that nothing could be decided at that meeting. The question had merely been mooted by him to put members on the qui vive as to what would take place in the meeting of the Council on. Monday.

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pastry. After several minutes bid elapsed, | kang fishing junka | two masted. He could not pastrygers was maintained on board. They were during which time the captain had spoken, ice their numbers He knew they were Hergleng Allowed to roam all over the ship, except abaft the with the chief enginur, who had come in,, The junks by their build, and sig. At the same simist, the after put beingreseryes for saloon chief engineer was a room at the after part of lime, he could just discern land. on.. the passegers, As far as he was awar: there the saloon. The Captain asked him in a loud, the starboard side and atend. They were then weic, co, special reasons, why there should voice if be, the chief enginter, could beading about N.N.W., but he could not make out have been, an allick on that voynge. They suggest a means of escape from the saloon,ibe ship's position, The pirates then proceeded had the usual number of passengers who The chief replied he could, not suggest anything, tot.phas all the plunder into the junk,ppeared to be of the usual class,-not except complete surrender. Up to that time as consisting of buckets and baskets full of dollars specially rich. Thepirates opined the treasure one had been hit in the saloon. Alice that the and (bundles of Chinese clothing. The guard gom, taking the key of it from his witness's) captain, seizing the opportunity afforded by round the cabin took no part in the proceedings.rawer. One of the wounder fficers was shot in a temporary, cessation of the fiting, got the While the transfer of booty was taking place the (the wrist when at tiffin, and the other while in steward, who was in the steward's room with guard rattled their tesolvers up and down the the engine-room. He could, distinguish none of him, to ask the pirates what they wanted. The renetian windows, just to show us that they were the faces of the men on board the junke. The said steward was A Chinaman. The pirates on the qui vive. The transfer of the boely occunsolence of the pirates manifested itself in the replied, through him, that they wanted money, pled from an hour to an hour and a half. It was way, they jostled the passengers and hit him Ther, then, offered, if the Captain would come transferred on both sides of the ship, and into the, (witness) in the face with a vevolver. The up and give them all, his valuables, to spare four junks. They did not take any very beavy Captain was quite pacqpacious, when be. (witsers) his life. The Captais asked them if they would boxes. As soon as the junka kad taken on board entered the cabin, and died with, apparently, promised, not to killkim. Upon that the Captain say each one left when loaded. Bafore the last. J. F. Saunders, marine surveyor of Foochow went on deck. Betain leaving for the deck the junk left the pirates let go the Namba's said he was a passenger on board the steamship Captain shouted out where are you. Eldridge, cher, while another party of pirater cams Vegan on the 19th instant. The Nomos sailed andwitness replied he was still in bishiding placet to the saloon and put out a light which the at 8 am and he sat down to Uffia at. I o'clock. the pantry. A minute or two later ho heard in passagers there had lighted, and shut down the Himself, the Captain, chief officer and Mr, Wales shot fired and the fall of a body in the capinin skylight. He knew they put the lamp out were the only four at the saloon jable... After room. The pirateriemained on the staircase because he heard the noise of the lamp being being seated at tabis about 10 minutes he heard while the captain passed up to his name Two mashed, and its refibtion on the venetian of the regular stampede, festful yells and several skotu or three minutes after, the shots were fired in captains' cabin window.dis sppeared at that same fired off. He got up, and was a best to go on the captain's room ke heard the carpenter speak moment. The pinies then ordered the fire deck but being fired on in the companion way ing to the chief engineer in the saloon. He said to draw the boiler fires, and a few was forced to, beat a retreat and go into the the pirates wanted avery one to go on deckc minutes later the whole gang | left the ship bathroom for safety, were he stopped for about Winess kept the pantry door closed. He could in the last remaining junk. The cabin forty minutes. Doring that go minutes the piraten not see the carpenter, but knew it was him by guards were the last to depart. After the junk had threw down a lot of things, like stinkpats, into the his voice.... Two or three. minutes later he heard fot well away the 3rd engineer and hinte f goe saloon--14 jeast hall-a-dozen of them. They a man, the 2nd officer being forced down the through one of the windows and opened the were lighted and thrown down, and exploded in companion. The second officer told: the chief cabin door. The pirates had hailed up the door the saloon. They also fired ahots into the saloon, engineer and the passengers that they'd go with pieces of wood. They knew when the fut did not hit anyone. He left the bath-room into the captain's room without resistance the pirates had gone by a quartermaster coming aft when the second officer, boatswain and several pirates would spare their lives. They did so, and telling them. As soon is they got out of the pirates came down into the saloon and told him or rather: he heard them go up and into the room he requested the chief engineer to ice that that if he would come up into the captain's captain's room. After they were in the captain's the engines were dil right and to get up steam cabin they would spare his life. He went up room, the pirates mide a rush, in a body, into with the utmost celerity. Personally, witness into the captain's cabin,, with the other. the salons. At that time witness was still in the went forward to make preparations for slipping passengers and pas shut, in by the pantry. The pirates then threw open the pantry the cable. As soon as he had directed the 2nd, pirates. The pirates were all dressed like door and found him (witness) standing there. efficer in that connection be (witness) Inspected coolics with the exception that they had a Two men, with revolvers, stationed themselves the compasses and steering gear, which were in red string, or rag, as a badge. One of their on each side of the door and told him to come good order. He then noticed that it was 8.44, revolvers was attached to a string. The chief out." One of them spoke in English, saying "go pm. That was about 10 minutes after getting out had a cutlass as well as revolver... He saw the top-side." In going up the staircase, in front of the cabin. About 5 minutes to g the chief, caplain was dying when he got into his room. of the two men, he saw some half dozen engineer reported. "engines all right, sufficient He had a wound in the right breast and was armed, pirates, opening the cabin doors. steam up to proceed with.". Thereupon witness. conscious, at that time. The chief officer nad The pirates were dressed as ordinary Chinese Ave orders for the cable to be slipped and the chief engineer were, in the captain's gabin. The coolics, and the only distinctive - mark- on engines to be run "full speed ahead." He Captain.told him to say "good by "to his wife, them was a red sting with a cash attached caused the cable to be slipped because he wanted should he never see her again. The other doors to i, hanging from the breast. Each of to save time, and he afterwards found that he of the captain's room were shut and fastened. them had two revolvers-one" attached to their could not have liked' the anchor as for the The captain, died at, 20 minutes past 1 o'clock," neck with a white cord and the other held in messenger chain, by which it was hove up, had mecisely. He did not say how he came to, be one band. The pirates were' smoking cigars as been cut in two places. He found the mast shot and did not appear to suffer much psin they were carrying on operations. He did not head, port and starboard lights, binnacle being in a semi-comotose state. His lips were notke swords their possession. He went lamps, and several cargo lamps were missing wetted with water, by the chief engineer. Water up the stairs followed by the two men, and from their places, and they had probably was passed into the captain's cabin in a tin pan, when near the top of it, "a man standing there been 'thrown overboard. Witness discovered by one of the ship's boys. After that the "bay cocked his revolver and prepared to shoot him; that Mr. Petersen was dead about to minutes, was rushed away below. He passed the but three or four who were down below sang after starting. Before starting witness tried water in through a side door of the captain's out to him in Chinese not to do so. The to make out the land and verify the ship's bin. Witness did not know whence the water man then pointed to witness to go into position. It was a starlight night. The ship was obtained The pirates did not try to the Captain's cabin. The man who attempted was heading north and he could make out prevent him from handing in the water. He was was evidently" on guard, land ahead and on the starboard side. The about 7 hours in the captain's cabin-that was He (witness) went into the captain's land abead was about 3 to 4 miles distant and to about ten minutes to nine p.m. During the room as ordered. The captain's cabin, was the land on the starboard side about half a whole of that time he was shut off from all com- immediately above the saloon and was entered, a mile off. The land on the starboard bow was munication. from the outside. He found the by kim, from the companion. As he entered he the isle of Mendozy. That island was 45 miles. calia was in a horrible state in the morning, and saw the Captain lying on his bed suffering from from Hongkong. The land ahead was the main-bis (witness's) cabin had been ransacked. Some a wound in the chest, apparently dying. He land of China. As soon as the cable was slipped of his clothing was missing, but he could not say also saw there all the officers of the ship and the he went full speed for Hongkong, but it being a to forcertain, Hisportmanteaux werethere, in the four foreign passengers. The chief engineer cloudy, thickish night he turned back aftermaking cabin batthecontentsofone of them was strewnall and and officer were attending to the Captain, Cape D'Aguilar light, and entered port about per the place. He put his watch in bis trouser's and giving him water to drink, and the others 7.30 a.m. with all, the passengers and ship's pocket, before going on deck, and managed to were talking to each other. There were no officers on board, with the exception of the conceal it. That was how he was able to state pirates inside the room. In addition to the two captain, who was dead, a European passenger the time, of occurrences with, accuracy. While already mentioned there was one other pirate who was also shot, and a Malay quartermaster in the captain's cabin be could not see anything. oo guard at the capjain's room door. As soon who was either thrown or chased overboard. - that was going on. A great noise was going on as he got inside the captain's room, a pirate The murders had been committed in the early, all the time, and some "firing as well., He closed the door, There were eleven people part of the attack.. Mr. Pelergen's body was thought he could identity some of the pirates. in the room altogether. Four or five minutes found on the upper deck, aft, by the second He could identify the two men who fired at him later a couple of pirates came to the door and officer, who reported to him (witness) on the when he was coming up the companion. A third kuccked, and some one, sang out open door." || bridge. He was a first-clis: passenger of Ger, man who was standing outside the door of the After the door was opened they saw the man nationality, and was a lighthouse-keeper captain's cabin, he could also identify, for he saw bouiswain, a Malay, standing outside. He in the Service ofthe Chinese Government, When him distincưx through the venetian in the said was guarded by a sumber of pirates. They he came aft, off the bridge, in, the morning, cabin door. He had been shown a book of photos demanded through him that the passengers he saw the body of Pet:fsen lying on the by the police. At this point in the proceedings should give up all the valuabler on their quarter-deck with four, wounds in the bead, a book containing the photos of criminals. perions, Witness told the officers and The Captain's name was Thomas Guy Pocock, was introduced and he identified, the man passengers to hard over all they had ins Englishman, 45 years of age. Capt who was on guard on the companion and whe their possession the Captain was not then Pocock joined the ship last May. He was a fired at him, witness. He was the man whom he alive, he died before the boatswain and married man and his wife and four children also saw through the venetians. He next pirates came to make that demand. The Capresided in Hongkong. The second engineer, identified the man who was on the port alde of the tain dled after he (wilness) had been is the room third officer, two quartermasters, one sailor and companion. He further identified a man who for a couple of minutes, about a 'quarter to two' one cook were wounde ̈ None of the Chinese, was on the starboard side of the caplain's cabin. o'clock, judging from guess work. A pocket knife passengers were wounded. At no time during. He was prepared to swear positively, worth about $2 warall witness had on him, which the whole affair wasil possible to offer resistance, and did swear, that, the photos pointed out witness handed over, His gold ring and shirt The arms on board the ship were:-" dozen were the likenesses of four of the pirates. He studs be "secreted in the pantry and found rifles, a dozen cutlasies and 14 revolveri, which could not see who fired the shot at the captain. them on Thursday morning. Every one passed were kept in racks in the companion leading. He did not, sec. any one killed. He was not, out their valuables' personally, to the chief. down to the saloon. A revolver, however, was himself, wounded. (Witness was then shown at- Watches, ringe, watch chains and a few dollars kept in each oflcers' room and a dozen other book of photos] Continuing, Witness Kaid and small change were passed out in that way cutlasses in the officers mess-room. The whole he could not say that any of those photos wers Altogether he should say that about 8600 worth of the arms were seized by the pirates; this he portraits of the piraten. Again shown a book of of property was handed out to one of the pirates, found out as soon as he got free from confinement photographs, witness said he identified, the and he passed them on to his confederates. In the captain's cabin. He could not say exactly... photo of one man, which was the same sy one of He called the man at the door the head what the ship's allowane of ammunition was. It the photos in the first book inspected by him. pirate, because he appeared to direct the was about 8 or 10 boxes of cartiidges for revolvers, actions of the other. He was better dressed end 6 or 7 dozen rounds of ball cartridge for than the others and had a short silk coat on rifles.. A box of cartilages was kept in each of the gers onthe Namoz, on the roth instant. He went but had no other disinguishing bidge to mark, elicer's rooms. The ball cartridges were kept in down to tillig at 1 o'clock and after iplabing the him as the chief. He was a tall man, of about' the magazine, in the after "peak," but some of first course be heard shots fired on deck, and forty years of age. He was apparently-id Cand them was kept in a box at the head of the saloon, so bid behind a state room door.. At that time tonese, but might have been a Hakkar "He', staircase, No rifle shots were fired, as far as he be saw the pirates on, the, companion ladder, carried the same arms the other Witness koew, and no sword cuts were "Infl cled on the shooting into the saloon. They were firing some could recognise the chief again. He had never | passengers or crew. He bad reen the photos time. The captain, through the steward, asked seen him before, andhed not noticed him on board | di a number of criminals, and recognised, the pirates what they wanted. The fring then the ship before. He could also recognise the two one of them as being concerned in the attack, ceased and the captain went up on deck upon men who ordered him out of the pastry, but he He had no reason to believe the cjew were the understanding that be, would not be shot. Mr. G. R. Eldridge, chief officer, said the did notice any others sufficiently well to identify mixed up in this affair. [At this juncture witness While the captain was parleying with them, he Namon was 863 tone register. On the roth them in the future. After banding over the was shown a book containing photos of note- (witness) came out dihis cabin and saw the captain instant at five minutes past one the attack com- property to the chief, through the boatswain, rigus Hongkong criminals, and he identified one going up staira." He had hardly got upstairs menced. The ship left Hongkong at 8 o'clock he witness) asked the chief what they intended of them as the pirate chief] Continuing the wit when the report of fire-ams was distinctly on Wednesday morning bound for Swatow, to do. They repiled that when they had taken" | ness suid, he had seen the book of photor hand- audible from the direction of the captain's Amoy and Foochow with general cargo, amongst all the money, they could get out of the ablp: 24 him in Court by Inspector Stanton, and had cabio," A few minutes later, in consequence of which there were 40 chests of opium. There was they would leave her at 8p.mam Thay chief pointed out the photo of the man who appeared a message from the pirates to the effect that they DISEASED CATTLE ON A RUSSIAN TRANSPORT.

no treasure on board the ship, and only about engineer asked him to leave, the ship as soon as to be the leader of the pirates. He was prepared would spare their lives if they all went up into the The Sanitary Superintendent's report: for

half a carge of general merchandise. She bad posible so that they could get back to Hong- to wear that that was the photo of the chief. captain's cabin, he went upstairs and was shut up November was laid on the table. One of the

on board Capt. T. G. Pocock as master, himself | kong and have the wounded; attended to. The He had seen the photo on board the Namoa in the captain's room. Upon entering he saw the paragraphe stated, that on the 8th November

(Eldridge) as chief officer, and two other officers wounded, up to that time, were the kid officer yesterday, when the book was handed him by captain lying on his bed, dying." He said “my information was received, that the cattle on a

and three engineers. The crew consisted of 45, 4'L and second anginers, who bad, shot wounds In Inspector Stanton. Mr. Stanton, did not show poor wife," once or twice. “'Ax nóon, as all of Russian transport, (the St. Petersburg), were

told. They were Chinese and Malays frda. the left arm-bath hot in the wrist. The chief him, any particular photo but he witness) them (the passengers) were put in the captain's suffering from discase. One salmal died and

Chinese and 3rd Malay. There were five foreign, did not reply to the chief engineer, but told the recognised the photo of the chicl easily, cabin the pirates closed the dooz: He remained was, burled on shore, others were killed by

first-class passengers on board and 259 Chinese, bostsorain to tell them, that anyone attempting. He found all the Nason's boals stove in and in the cabla-watil about 9pm. There were order of the commander and the curenses towed

The first class passengers were quartered in the to escape from the mom would be shot at once, thereby rendered dicless. That was done ith others sifa the cabin besides himself. out to ses. The disease was supposed to be

saloon, and the Chinese in the tween decks. but that by maintaining tranquility further harm the probable object of preventing the ship's from the cabin he could see matblog of what 1. pleuro-pneumonia. The animals were shipped the state-room, guarded by lour pirates), to They got as far as Teleco Chaumet would not come to them. The clef mud his crew from pursuing them, or it might have been was going on daude. He (witnes) was not What Vladivostock.

podatele break out. The anchor was sipped, steam got when everybody went to tiffin, The Tsisco associates then left, posting a guard of four or five to prevent them from leaving the ship. The wounded. He lost a gold watch and chain and Mr. Eda sald, the burial of one carcass da

up and the Namoa, under the command of Channel is off Fokai » poisl "and" is - men who patrolled (beit-places of imprisonmcat, i last he saw of the junks was when they were 'about 28 in gold." : "His valuables 'were delivered shore, before the sanitary authorities had any. Hr. Eldridge, the salef officer, made the best of formed by Tsinco Island and the file of The next thing they heard was the neute of Chinese teering into a small bay at the north of Tsinke up on the demand of the pirates. One of the thing to say on the matter, was not the right her way onto sea, and was asitly brought into Mendors. It is half a mile wide Everyone passengers being driven on deck and sent clown land. They were following one another. The bitstes pened the door and demanded that all thing. It ought to have bass taken out to sea Hongkong barbour at 8 o'clock this morning. ↑ went down to diffin except the and officer who into the masaloon, mala: hoxes, being thrown method of attack showed a good knowledge, on↑ (prisoners) should give up our valuables. He like the rest... Whe, authorised the burial-sher. It le seldom, that such a tale of the,ses has to was left in charge of the deck. Witness was about and the molta of wood breaking and split their part, of everything connected with che 'could not identify the pirate who made the commander on his own account? Goali be told, la llese days, but all things taken into luing on the port side of the saloon" table, ting, which lasted about half an hour) by which hip. Their demianour was insolent, noisy," | demand for the valuables. How away no The Secretary said ko balleyed it was dena by consideration the marvel is that up mapy escaped They had been about a to 3 minutes at table time they had driven sqmany as they wanted into violent and they kept up a constant howling distitetive muk on the "pirate)," but he the people on board the skip. The animal died with their lives, which doubilens they owe chiefy when he heard several shots fired on the upper thesaloon. The noise of smashing up boxes con- and curlings they were shouting the whole time. may have had a mark nevertheless, for they In the morning, and, he get information about to bad marksmanship and faulty, weapon deck. The fluing saloon was on the tween tinged up to dark bout 3 or 4 more hours. They were using threatening gesluten also were worded in the captain's cabin and he noon that the Interment had taken place::/ Them Besides Captain Focock and Mr. Petersen; who deck, aft. The shots were followed by the just before sittak, tout ( pan.," he heard the Their object appeared at first to be jo shoot could not see the man clearly. The saloon was was no real proof that it was pleurs pneumonia.am shot down in what can only be called cold fall of a heavy body on the deck immediately pirates shouting out to the firemen to rease the every one in the saloon, but after shooting: fullofambku, and stench,caused by the stinkpots 3. Mr. Ede sald he thought some representation blood, the piratas are responsible fox, the liver above the saloon, and he also heard the shouts of englites. The ably was cared-down to four or the Captain they appeared satisfied. He had "(loihustat) "mad revolver shots. The stinkpots ought to be made to the commanders that of spio Maisy quartermastetas, one of whom they the men who were firing. The next thing he in five knots from 9 to 10 knots per hour, af ålen to iden why the pirates shot the Captain: smell of sulphur.The stinkpots we about six The Secretary said they were told they had wounded atá tazew overboard and another who was severa men at the skylights firing down into speed she had been going ever since the attack, it appeated to him that the Captain offered Inches in lengthy and some foor locker in thick ... acted wrongly, but the thing was then done it died in the Civil Hospital, this morning from the the saloon they were using revolvers. He commenced About an hour later they hear. no, realstence, and be had not heard that, he'j nest)? They seemed to fume ap only. They sot

The President said he supposed that fuck case effects of shot in the grojo. There are also thought at least thirty shots were fed into the the teams while IP Blown two "Horde tired" had offer of that kind it would be the duty of the police to twe Chinen cooks who are wanded 1, the zid axloor, at that times Everybody jumped up at ties and is the ins fime heard some people rol by interfere, Ana Brag enginner (Mr. Ramsay), wasthet, through his once and stood in different parts of the saloon on deck changlarents with peoples on

The Vice-President said the pollen did act, whas had the 3rd officer has a bullet in his arm/ Several stinkpots were thrown down through the bird vessels "Wear by Jahirhey thinking out"| but the burial had taken place before they kack. The latter four are in the Civil Hospital; "hither "kylight! The pirates appeared to aim at indi- to the firemen 18 Knop the lengderpic of it. The ship was in dock and he supposed" they were removed on the arrival of the Names viduals Witness was standing behind the table that time he had opened allele au loch 1. some of the dock people must have' assisted, this morning, and where, under the skilful hands here Ed had preylously been sitting. A second of the window in the chotain's child without Kde & The subject then dropped." shower of the txlesed medical staftial that institutios, lot of pirates, some sor6in all, camerusblog down the pirates' knowlidge, Fonkin

akey will doubtless receive every attention and spodly taller that NAKKALANKA

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VOTES PASSED.

Slaughter-houses and pigs and sheep depòn, $60,000 to be spent in 1891 Public Laundries, $25,000 of which $13,500 will be spent in 1891 Public Latrines, $17.000, $10,000 for use in 1891 The Civil Hospital, $66,000 of which $36,623 will be expended in 1891; Lunatic Asylum for Chinese, $20,000; Police Station, Aberdeen, $32,115 Kennedy town Police Station, $2,000 to com- plete it; District Schools, $10,000; Additions Government House. $10,000; Governor's Peak Residence $40,000; Quarters for Supt. of Affores tation Dept, $18,500; Magazine at Stonecutters Island, $17.625 Shaukian Market, $3,000; Lowering Queen's Road, $11,000; necessitated through the new system of stones' accounts,

The Committee then adjourned for a wank.

THE SANITARY BOARD.

A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held on the rath inst. There were present Mr. S. Brawn. (President); Major-General Gardon (Vice-President); Mr. N. G. Mitchell-Innes, Acting Registrar-General; Dr. He Kai, Mr N. J. Ede, Dr. Cantile, and Mr. H. McCallum (Secretary).

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THE PAY OF SANITARY INSPECTORS.

request.

A letter from the Acting Colonial Secretary was read to the effect that the application of the

*. Notwithstanding, their wanton cruelty in Sanitary Inspectors for an increase of pay had murdering two men in cold blood, booty wat been duly considered, and regard being had to of course the chief object of the pirates, for their length of service, as compared with that of had they chosen they could have massacred inspectors of Police of the first and second-class every living soul on board, They stove in and It was found impracticable to accede to their destroyed every boat on the ship and it really After some discussion the Vice-President said seems that it one time the fate of their unfor that were servants of the Board able to represent No doubt they were highly pleased at the tunato captives hung in the finest of balances, that had they remained in the palles force they successful issue of their adventure, and having would have attained to the rank of second class made such a valuable prize were anxious to get Inspectors their applications would have met off with it. On coming to anchor at or abost with more consideration. At the present time the o'clock they signalled to four confederate junk Government did not see its way to do anything | which were waiting for theto; there came along In the direction sought by the applicants, side, and took the booty on hourd. They are supposed to be Hongkong, junka, bat no one, apparently, was in a position to take their sum bers. When, ali was ready and the junks loaded, the pirates forced the firemen totram the steamer fires and also to blow steam off, and as a reward for these services threw them kibag, of dollars (supposed to be about 200) before finally taking their departure, Once over the side it may be supposed that it took, but a short time for the prisoners (who had, hitherto been barricaded is

CANA PÅ HOLLIDAY MEETING.Vadteeja The President said that were the Board to adjourn for a fortnight, in theural way, the next meeting would be conveas for Boxing Days which was a public holiday, and

The following is a list of the saloon passenger; Mr. E. K. Chandler, Mr. Petersen (murdered), Captain Saunders, Mr. C. E. Mehta, and the Rev. Mr. Wales.

MAGISTERIAL INQUIRY.

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Mr. Wodehouse beld an inquiry at the Magistracy on the 12th last. into the citest stances connected with the death of Captain G. T. Pocock, who was kliled on board the British steamship Named on Wednesday last. Mr. Wotton, of Mesure. Wotton and Deacon, watched the proceedings on behalf of the Douglas Steam 'skip Company.

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into the saloon, causing everyone to take the? Namba) on the starboard #ildes

In the foregoing Mattly written, report there refuge in the state-rooms, The Captaid took mest Bave been about im At the BRING are perhaps, gaps which we cannos fill up in refuge thithe Steward's room, at the foretime he saw two linky come alongside the better wajikud by attaching the athleizients of ® end of "valoon," and he (witness) winit into the port vidé » of1ília? sõeluvert cumayaware Hing?

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Mr. George Moffatt, Wales, a missinoary of Amsy, said he was amongst the first-class passen-

The' Capisin was: 'fite to the wood work in the waloon? (He hið no Fand be (witness thought" special Ynformation that he wonki like to give bable that; be offded, any" "He'was's lay' missionary, but could not speak eing to go up on deck and |'Chinese, ?! There was a considerable nolio and slubler... The Names' tan ta "confusion?ull the ilmo "They might ali bava. and-Foochow twice a month;; been under the control of ene man for all ha passengers. Tereh shipped at, the knew “As far as he could Judge it was a very

of them who had no tickets weret " well organisad attack

nem Klanke money on board: 17 Hr AUK?" Chandler) m2 Clerk) fare C

Bad Watson, and Cola firm, said he was a first-class „there was" "hd"-"search; of Chinese passenger on board the "Namba ba the roth which was only done at times for óplum fisikat. Ho"was""immeryst their who centisband of watki No! Edntrol over the Adonined / In Tishe? Capua'a