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MANIFESTO BY THE ITALIAN MINISTERS.

October 14th, The manifests issued by the Italian Ministry states that the Italian Alliances fully fused for confidence that peace will be maletained for same years. In alluding to the faternational monetary conference, the manllesta says · that

agree in their polley at this meeting.

AMONGST recost improvements at the Harbour Office wo note a well manged Tide Informer which indicates the rise and fall of the local tides. Such a tidal record has long been wanted la Hongkong for the use of masters of vessels running up river to Whampoa and Canton, and it is a wonder that it was not erected many years

ago,

AT Shanghal on the 18th Inst, at the Beltish Consulate, Capt. Jack Roberts, the well-known Shanghal diver, was presented with the Royal Humane Society's certificate for saving life at san during the salvage operations at the wreck of the Holme Eden last year. The rescued persons (Chinese) slso presented a handsome gold medal. Contul-General Hannen, in the presence of a large number of friends, made an appropriate speech, seferring to the end algal cance imparted to the event by the terrible Bokkara disaster.

avda, fanns him Victor 1, B. Cara Nang, landed in Victoris, B.C., on the 4th September last

possible to bend a storm fere-staysail or a storm

Comdr. Woolward :-Would it not have been | tysail if you had que, seeing that you were abls to pat ap tarpaullos to the rigging? No. It is much easier to put up tarpaulins in the rigging than to bend a salt. We simply put the tarpaulin in the rigging and it rolled out against it with the wied.

By Mr. Johnson-Gur duty consists in keeping look-out, except when la barbour. At midnight on Sunday I was helmimas. The square sails The President-But that was not so effective were not taken in during my watch. I made's as a sail would have been No; but we did mistake when I said they were taken in in my not think it possible for the men to have worked watch. at bending atom forestry all, nor anywhere By the Court-I heard the salls were not before the bridge. The sea was breaking orersplit when taken in-1 only beard it. I was the fore part of the abip too heavily.

below when they were taken in. Comt. Woolword-It was also breaking over the after part of the ship -Yrs.

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the wire was under the counter," Some attempta | saw Mr. Parry, the third officer, (we were on the also refused to "goroff" and after these un.. ware made to bring the ship round; witness was look-out, on the lower bridge) point out land on successful attempts the idea seems to have been attending to the fixing of tarpaulins in the mixen the lee beam to the Captain. I looked, and abandoned; the Captata, still believing the ship rigging, weather side, under the captain's saw the land on the fee side. I was sent for to bo on the: China coast and not in a orders. The tarpaulin held all right; the and came with the chief officer to the bridge. dangerous position with regard to s

Aby land. large bad weather screen, of new canvas, I heard the Captain say to the chief officer- noon on the 10th the baremeter was still falling was also fixed in the netting, and held. The. "There's land on the beam! Then be tarded and the wind and sea, are described by one of tarpaulin was a batchway cover, and. some round and said good-bys to the officers, and the witnesses serrific. The engines had "narrow strips, more than ball way up the rigging. he then ran along the deck and I heard heen stopped to prevent any forging ahead and There were four or five shrouds in the misen bio sing out" come on deck presumably to the ship was lying beam on to the sea which rigging; the tarpaulin was also stretched to the the passengers-but I did not see him go aft, cleared her port side, between 10 am. and noep, backstays These attempts failing to being the About 3 or 4 minutes after the Captain went off all boats, ship up, it was also atempted to wear her sound; the bridge the whip struck. I then ran and Ig the afternoon other boats were washed a

• gangways, bulwarks, and dor

daway could not say which process was tried first, as he got a life-huey from the starboard side of and further damage was done. That about was not on the bridge, and had nothing to do the upper bridge. She struck the reef twice 945 pm, three beavy seas broke on board which with the wearing.

and heeled over to post the bridge. I soon stokchole firea cut, and from that time the ship

SEA WAK stove in the engine-room skylights and put found myself entangled in the fannel guys and was at the mercy of the wind and sex. shipped that washed mo

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wards a Lascar cot bold of me and I was washed beam, and the Captain, seeing it was "all up

At 11.10 and lost the life-buoy. Shortly after- p.m. land was suddenly seen close on the ท up on the beach with him clinging to me. with them, sald-good-bye" to his officers on the bridge, remarking that all that was possible had been done. He then went below-it Is supposed to warn the passengers of tha condition of things. He was never seen again. A few minutes after this the ship struck on Sand Island (Pescadores), rebounded, strack again and sank immediately The chk third and fouth officers, two quartermastera and 16 Luscar scamen were washed off the ship Joba Lewis, quarter-master, sald-I had the and reached the shore alive, ale two saloon middle watch on Sunday night, and when passengers. The remainder of relieved went on the look-out. There was then company and passengers were lost.

the ship's no square sail on the ship. While on the lock survivors remained on the Island till the The out the ship was brought to was called off next day when they were taken by some fiaber. the bridge to assist, at about 2 am on the 110 to bring her round. I do not know whether the then to Makung in the island of Ponghoa whers Monday, I heard the order, "hard a-starboard," they were wall treated leland of Fehoe, where by a native pilest, and round. When I relieved the wheel at about with the greatest hospitality till shey were inken officers had to watch for a chance to get her the Mandarin received them and cared for them 230 am. I had order to keep the brim hard off by the steamer Thaits (Capt. A E. Hodglas) Daring that watch she fell off to the southward of taken in H.M.S. Parpolar to Hongkong. starboard. She was heading then about N 65 E. and carried to Anping from whence they were cast, so, in accordance with the Captain's orders, I' The Court has carefully considered the let him know. I don't know the force of the wind evidence brought before it concerning this while I was on duty on Sunday night. Had we deplorable disaster the evidence consisting been in a salilog ship in that breeze we should only of the accounta have been lying to under a “goose-wing

given top-sails that was about all a sailing ship could them. Upon this evidence the Court bas by the ing survivors so far their memory" ververs have carried in that gale. The wind wis much formed the fallowing opinion:-That the loss of stronger at 3a.. on Monday thin between to and the ship is to be attributed to her being draw

apta on Sunday. When I had been at the wheel over to the Eastern life of the Formon Chainel about half an hour on Monday afternoon (about either through head rescbing while lying heim hard a-port to "wear" the ship. The than was expected and calculated for, or possibly reau't was that she came rondd a little, but fell to both of eae causes that the captain was off again. It was tried only once in my watch. zealous and unremitting in bis fention to blo The belm was also put hard a-starboard to blag duties. The ship was not run too long and the her round the other way, because she wouldn's precaution of lying to wastaken in goed limes come round the other way. Our awnings were But wo einnot help thinking that he em put in the misen rigging to try and bring hermitted an error of judgment in too readily round, but they were blown away.

concluding afterwards that the ship was By Comr. Woolward-The canvas was not drifting on a safe course and that in conse pot in the miten rigging when we tried to wear quence more strenuous efforts wer: not made to the ship.

get the ship tourd on the stated lack night we shipped a very heavy sea which tiens made for the purposes of determining the Continuing-About to o'clock on Monday though the soundinge obtained and the rbryt smashed la the windows of the wheel house, so direction of the dilli rerm to have assisted in I went to get canvas to put over the wheel confirming him in the baits that bla est-mailem house. A piece of the glass cut the Captain's of the did course and set was correct, and in rar-I saw it bleeding. About 11.30 the ship this estimation he was supported by the opinion was near land, while I was at the wheel, Ms. of his efficere Auming, hawives, l-al-tha and told me to try to save myself. I therefore there is no reason for suppos ng otherwise) then lashed a buoy around myself with my scarf, allowing speed of 13 knots with a set of a

went on the lower bridge and there knots and another knot fur saw the Captain who went down off the sea the ship was probably making 15 kos

'send' of bridge after saying good-bye to his officers and ap hpur good. Th's on a cous ja clensiog to me. In a few minutes big sea swept those Tornabont (which was steered for, but not seen) who were near me off the bridge, and a minute puld place the ship at the time she was hove or two later a sex came over the weather side, to about 21.5 miles S. S. W, of Turnaboni. clean over the wheel-house, and washed me off From this position Sand I ad in S. by W. the bridge into the sea. I first found yalion 86 miles and this then was the actual set-and- the funnel and then amongst wreckage. The drift of the Bokhara during the 12 hours between fist time I saw the land stumust have been the time of tying to and ariking at the sateer about quarter before midnight,

about 15 krots. an hour, which under the circums By Commander Woolward-I don't think w stances does not appear unlikely. The Court could have fixed a tarpaulin in the main and therefore feels assured that if the ship bed beer. fore rigging before we tried to "wear" the ship, pat on the other tack or means had been for water was coming over fore and aft. It was adopted for checking her dilft and keeping her too dangerous. We could get tarpaulin, or more to the sex this lamentable catuite pho awnings, in the misin rigging because it was would probably not have occurred. They come to. easy to get about there-no lamber in the way, this conclusion regretfully beatus they feel sur The last time I looked at the campiss ber head that the possibilty of the drift taking the ship.

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AMONG the steerage passengers who arrived on the steamship. Walla Walia st San Francisco on the 15th ult., according to the Bulletin, was Jallas Germand, who for ten years, was in exile In Siberia. He is thirty-seven years of age, a Hungarian by birth, and went to St. Petersburg in 1877 to work at his trade as tanner. He soon became exociated with the Niblists, and was for some years the secret messenger of the order and carried messages to Poland, Hungary, Prasla and many other countries. It was while The President-Taen-would-it also have been carrying such messager at the time of the death impossible to bend a storm main trysail Yes, of the Russian Crar, Alexander II, that he was think so in my opinion, certainly Impossible arrested and transported to the Russian capital. The President-Do you mean that in trying were the pall bearers-Marquis of Sallabury, prisoner to Siberia, and the scars caused by blato the mea, or to the sall 7--Both. During the At Lord Tennyson's funeral, the following He was never tried, but was sent as a political to bend the sail there would have been danger the American Chargé d'Affaires, Duke of Argyllors of that trip. For two years he was in the by the rolling and seis. Durig the afternoon chalou will ever serve to remind him of the her forenoon all the starboard side was swept clean, Earl of Selborne, Lord Rosebery, Marggla of prison at the Kara gold mines. There he was, sime of the port boats wen, Could not say Duffers and Ava. Sir James Paget, Mass. entire time. Half of his head was shaved, as whether they were going at all during the af er. as be teil, kept in dark coll for almost the what time the engines were stopped, nor Lecky, Jowelt, and Kelvin.

Is the custom there, and he wore at all times the noon. About to prn, when the three brary sta drab prison garb. Prior to reaching Kara he came in, witness was on the main deck. The had put in nine months at the famous prison of seas broke the engine-room skylight and the Aigaichi, and, also, at Yakuts, the silver mines doors, putting the fires out. Witness was talk at Agallic and the gold wines at Alofor. Finallying to the chief engineer, and heard the second he managed to escape to Japan, reached Kobe, engineer report to him. The chl-i officer told

Mirness to cover

the skylight with awalngs or tarpaulins, which he did. Witness then went below, her finisblog-about quarter to twelve could not be sure of the time, but the

(middle) wateb, when witness heard somebody way the ship was going ashore. Witness and the second rusbed out, up the midships com pablon, past some passengers who were stand. tog about. On the way up, witness felt a bump, and at the top he met the Caplain coming of the bridge. The Captain said "It's all over, Sweeney; there is nothing to be done but call the passengers on deck." He stood looking out towards the land; witness pat ble head down the companion and told the act they stood stil in the companion, passengers the captain wanted them to come en Winess (ben caled to the chief engineer (the only one among the crowd that he knew) but witness did not catch the answer. The ship then beeled over to starboard and a over her which washed witness up under the malo bridge. He

more till he was on the rocks, Could then just see two mas's; the mixeu bad fallen, and the hall bad disappeared. The reef was not separated from the island by a lagoon, but connected by ridges, with gullies between.

By Comr. Wolward:-Some of the prisen. gers on the companion had life belts. Somebody called out Where are the lifebele?" and wit- replied "In the cablos." The belts were hung up all the cabins,

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regarding the loaurrection at the border-region of the Kings and Hopan provinces. It is stated that the "Ping Nan Whang," together with three other leaders of the rebellious party who styled themselves "princes have been captured and put to death. The other great leaders, one named Ton and another named L, are still at large, for whose capture the authorities have made the offer of a thousand fals. The generalissimo, Mu, has sise quitted his position and is now a fugitive in the Tsachow district. The cause of the outbreak third member captured some time ago to the Illing Hslen, two of whom were put to death immediately after their captors, and the other two were lodged in prison to awaft trial. The members hearing of this, one night repaired-with-a-body of thousand- comrades, and bore them away with them. On the authorities and the troops gizing ches: some sburp encounters took place between the

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men to the prison, and by foren liberaled their remembered no then-swept shoreward and""Parry, the third officer, camp to the wheel house i ponition at 8 pm. on the, oh was correct (and

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were sent to precisely. Visiting brethren are condially invited, and in the fight which followed the latter were ganiters held by the rebel, ST. PETER'S SEAMEN'S CHURCH.--The Mission again defeated with great 3 ss and driven from -steam-launch-Day-Spring will call alongside their stronghold. Not being able to withstand vessels bolsting code pennant C, between 9 and the troops the Tabela Ard and anught refuge in 10.30 a.m. on Sunday, to convey men ashore to the Pinghsian Hsien. The pressat force of the sbe_11 o'clock service.returning about 12.30 p.m.

rebel party at Wukung Shan numbers bat a little over a thousand, and they are not THE new "White Star" steamer, Gigantic, te regarded with any serious apprehension, although to be 700 feet long, and 65ft. 78 in, beam, and lathris presence was dreaded by the people before to have engines of 24,502 hour-power. Her the arrival of the soldiers. It may be safely normal sex-speed is to be twenty-two knots, but predicted that the present trouble will end she will be able to make twenty-seven when shortly. driven bard.

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single steel plate weighing, in the rough, The Marine Court of Inquiry into the wreck about ten ton, The vessels themselves when of the Bokhara was resumed to-day. Capt. 28lbs.

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Kwong-me leaving his ship somewhat abruptly last night's farup s las night that popular Macaoliner did not superroborated the statements of the first officer, T. Jones Parry, third officer of the Bokhara, to the Holy City to-day. She will sxil, as

the others, he had bought the ship was farw of Witness held a second mate's certificate. Like Hongkong in the afternoon,

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not been consulted about lying to, but way AUTO. the ship could not have run much longer. After the get into the trough of the wayes it was impossible for the crew to go on the fore part of the ship.

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At Nagasaki on the 12th inst, Marine Cont of Enquiry into the wreck of the British basque Maroon, of Melbourne, near Fusan on the with ult., found that the vessel was carried on to the rocks by a current, in a efforts to keep her off no bispice of all

to anybody. sea anchor or chain cable, The Datire crew worked admirably all the time. When the ship [Ir is said that an offer of ten shillings in the struck witness was carried by a wave up to the pound brs been made by the Assets Realisation foretop, and then down to the braces then he Company for the assets of the New Oriental was washed on to the reef. Before striking Bank Corporation. It will be remembered that there was no suggestion of danger. After lying the best ideas were that the crediters would to on the port tack, the reason for tryleg to get receive something like 181 to 171. 6d. Its on the other tack was to work down channel, probable that something between 1gs. and 151, having gone op far enough to clear Ochsen represents what will be the actual outcome of Witness did not think thst un to g p.m. an, the liquidation.

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Hill-Waness was told the square alle had bren split, and he had heard a note of bat sort. Did not think any squire sall wruid have been of use in getting the ship round; ika

all could not have stood the wind.

By Comf. Wooward I know now that it would have been worth while trying something at the sort, but we should certainly have lost some lives, and even then it was not certain could do it.

Comr. Woolwards-Wenone of us know what we can do until we try.

Witness:Yes; but the commander did not want to lose lives. In fact, he had warned me in the morning, about the boats-not to let any of the men get into danger about the boats.

Capt, Hill-Then you had no idea you were 30 for over towards the Pescadores --No.

La reply to Mr. Johnson, witness said that after covering up the engine-room skylight, put on dry clothes while in his cabin be heard between ten and twelve, witness went below to

was going sshere. It was somebody near the some of the passengers cry out that the ship companion; witness was in a passenger esse as blu owo was smashed and washed out by the waves earlier. As he rushed out he beard bump-a big crash i ke knew what that was. It did not knock him off his feet. He met the Captain, who told him to get the passengers out, so be called to them. Big seas were coming over the vessel with great force. Witness had no time to look at the land. He bad no lifebelt. At the time the Captain spoke about warning passengers, the second officer, who had rushed out with witness, answered "Ay, ay, Sirf and went along af whether to warn the pas- tengers aft or not he could not say I never saw him again. Witness was carried away Imme dlately afterwards,

Frederick Ward, quarter-master, sald-Be tween to p.m. on Sunday and a am, on Monday I was at the wheel. I kept the middle watch The square sails were taken in during that watch was at the wheel during that opera

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G. H. Prickett, chief officer, re-called, kald-forts bad presented twolf in the Captain no Turnabout was never sighted, Wa altered the tricate the ship from lia perilous position to ex course on Sunday night to avold Turnabout. I moreover, to be horse in mind, that the Cour's do not know what the assumed position of calculations are based on present knowledge the ship was when wo "hove to at 8 pm, on which was not in the possession of the Captála Sunday night. She was then running about 13 and officers at the time of their calculations. knots, including content and everything. The conduct of the Lascar crew was admirable all was no trouble whatever.am perfectly orders being carried out with dispatch. There

and crew satisfied with the conduct of the remaining officers

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The Court is further of opinion that it wouldh bave been well if at or about the time of "lying. bending some strong canvas to the additional preception had been taken at

The ship appears to have been well found and circumstances we ran 13 kuols, sarula in the sufficient power in proportion zo her tonnage to not overladen, and though not so heavily powered Commander, Wolward-Under ordinary" as sime mare modern verstie, still she had Bobhard. We had no repairs elleated to the make her thoroughly seaworthy vessel. boilers while in Shanghai. I don't know what the working pressure of the bollers was, fiained on board. The gonduct of the crew was,.. Proper discipline appears to have hean malo, Doctor A Lowson, Axelstant Superintendent according to the testimony of the officers, entirely. of the Government Civil Hospital, said he was a satisfactors. The Court has also before it the passager by the Bokhara from Shanghai voluntary testimony of De Lowson, one of the and was one of the two European passengers two in viving pussiegers, to the gallant conduct saved He wished to testify to the conduct of the Captain and efficers in which testimony. of Captain Sams and the officers during he is supported by Lieut. Markham of the Shrops the storm, and was siso asked by "Lient, white Light Markham, of the 6. 1. I., the other pasenger gort Infantry, the other surviving pasen saved, to add blo testimony for the Finally, as we do not find that the loss of the passengers could be, the officers stuck to their Bethara was caused by the wrongful act or work all the time, and fritidas was astonished. Default of any certificated officer, and as no how they were able to do legally blame attaches to them, the certificates of the

survivors are not dealt with We find that the Britishs, steamship Bokkere, official No. 68397, of Greenock, left Shinghal for Hongkong on Saturday the 8th October with

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The Comst desties particularly in notice the humans conduct of the people amongst whom the survivors were cast, the fishermen who took them off Sand Inland, the native pitest at Fchos,

Charles Dayson Sams, and she had full them with the greatest leaders and hospitality

The ship was under pommand of complement of officers and drew that her Cieza undir our hand at Hongkong, this sand draft of water was 17 fiet 10 laches, and that she day of October, 18gan anat a chat had free board of 13 feet 6 laches. That she.Miray Rumsey, Retired Commander, R.N

as a ship of 2940 gross tonnage and ber Frerican ander indicated H-P. was about 2256. „That leaving

J. Horatio Woolward, Stuff Commandes, R.N. she soon found this increstias. Shanghai with a fresh north-east

A. Ei Hodgins, Master, steamship kalis, the following day she was igning with

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John P. Hill Master, steamship fatavin, fresh gate on the port quarter, having a xrefed

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Craig Master, steamship Manmuir, foresail and whole for stopsall set. That observazionalan ka

of these could not be produced to the Court. long were made at noon that day, but the seru CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE.

That Ass p.m. that day the hip, was placed

Ying Island and that the course" was then

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Mr. Kynneraley with criminal breach of trust in aid he held a first-claps engineer's certificate | about 7 to 8. The malls, le but when 15to tons of guberņi çAFER, MINAT of Captain Mandarin at Panghan, who, it appears, treated

Robert Dixon, Goremment Marina Surveyor," tion, and it was blowing very heavily-force the mails for Europe, about 45 pas pu verailevid fäste immediate wants," and than! repent of $20,000 belonging to the Police from the Board of Trade. He kece loops world have been the case in a "regal breeps!

being taken in, but did not Japan Trading Co. at myoge. Os but she had never come under suspey la Hong. application, the case was adjourned for one kong in his time. Lloyd's Regises, gave ber Aben: a g'clock p.m. on Monday the ship Wackball $15,000. The beavy amount of the nominal horse-nower as 500. To get at actual brought up to the wind. I ppt the helm hard ball was a cause of general surprise,

home power it would be necessary to know therboard in accordance with the Captain's THE fate commander of the German ganboat mean pressure in the cylinders and piston speed, aiders. She was beading N, 8o E, when about lis, Captain Müller, appears to have experi- which were not stated ; but hops comparison the bring her to, She came round to S. 80 E enced a providential escape. The Shanghai she could possibly indicate would be from 3.200 I was relieved. I was ordered to let the Captain with other ships witness would think the most and remained between 70 and 8o East, when Mercury states that he was booked to proceed to 3,300 bp, but under ordinary as going can know if she came up to the windward of East, home, after being relieved by Count Basin dilions he would estimate 7,500 or 1 000. Her bad the, 10 to 13 30 watch on Sunday night to the late ill-fated us. Bokkara; but bestand of gross tonnage was 2945, so that the raile of during which she headed boat Beuth 70 East Admiral Commanding, van Pawelss, sent Captals Witness froduced list of other halpa fer bring the abip round on the other task. At that Joining her in

* in Shanghai, li, would appear the

I was on deck when the Captain tried twice to Miler in the fit to Hongkong, and by thus witness on odtoed list hinse the fepce of the wind was about as far as escaped being slipwrecked on the

cked on the Percadores.and-ind, k.p. 22601 Perthis (now Victoria) I know, I'am not certain how her head was, by dead reckoning 8 miles east of Taos The evenib ordinary general meeling of Tas Asiatische Kacstenfahrt in Hamburg 3-167 tons gross, and 3.500 fnd, ken. 1 Fern She would come up about 3. points off the wind to 8. 14 W. (true) for Tarabout shareholders to this Company was held comday": (Malaţie Coasting Company) which was stabe Castle, built about eight years ago, 3.678 toon and then

drop off again. Colished in 180, and which was its steamers, gross, and 3,000 ind, he Nominal horse Correcting his previous statement, witness Island, which, however, was never seen. That The Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving presided, and there

Tal-Lat, Tat Chang, and Tal. Vick, chi the world what very indefinite term, fedord is sald bis orders were to let the Captafa know find and ke-Increasing and the barometer were also piciest Meeses. Le Dabymple China coast, has only been able to make for

be better abollsbad, It was never now she fell off from to windward of East,

falllug, the Captain, after consultation with T, E. Darice, D. R...

D. Gillies, ar 1891 very moderate preft, which has been used by engineers; only estimated and actual Applied to: writtog off the fleet, so that the boy, were referred to by them,

CF. Chater (cous Sassoon esit, but wouldn't come any more than necessary preparations having been mzade the Wiliam H. Sweeney, fourth officer of the that, shareholders get no dividend. In consequence

E. Dyer, Gi 8. She would then fall off from N. E, sails were faried and at about 1:45 am. on the of that fact it has been resolved to decrease the Bekare, said he had been in the ship since While was at the wheel no attempts to the ship was brought to the wind on the Wood, p. G. Monis, K. M. Ross, W. A. Codice pald-up capital frops the present amount of June 5, 18911, held a second mate's certificate, were made to wear her round." I received no port tack; hoading from N. 50. En la East, with Think, S, G. Bird D. Landale, R. M. Mehta, 1500.00 - 16. 1,050,000 m. in order to get a London, May 1800, Kone legs were chores orden 1 apo ordered to put the helm over te on the 10% krundings ve ortalared 1990 Lyall 11 Asch, Lang Hing, Ling Chek Yu, Ha Kept watch to put the was slow the dead 6 mm. Michael G. Remedios, D. K. Sliman, R. better chance of paying dividends,

about 6 s.m., by wliness, with the Thompson hard a-starboard. When I went below at 8 fathoms (mud and Sand) and that soon after it Zunge Lautong, Leung Kicheung Ho Kam A VERY large number of residents, including machine, gleing as fathers, mind bottom. About o'clock p.m. the helm was amidships and the was decided that the ship should be put tong Ho Pak yan, and G. T. Veitch, Secretary, Excellency the Governor and Lady Robinson, half an hops later got ad fallend bottom's engines were motionless. The wind was then on the other tack to prevent, her getting The Chairman, Bald-Gentlengan, before prom the General Commanding the Forces and Stab reported accordingly. Was not present at say aboim blowing with a force of at least 6. I don't any further to the eastward. Is coming to beeding with the regular bailnews of the meeting, Commodora Church number of naval and commitation as to hip's boultion. Was was on thick was blowing much harder than when I this determination 11:5.does not appear I wish to express on behalf of the Consulling military officers and all the forelga Commals, deck from a fhim, that day, until nearly midnight, was relieved in the forenoons: At 8 mm. I gave from the evidence of the streljas olema jest commiteeeneral Agents their deep regra were present at the Belker, memorial service when the vessel was records Could not The Man Who felieved me orders to keep the any anxiety as to the position of the ship with at the loss stained by the office in the early held in the Calbedral this afternoon. The remember the force of wind, as he did not log it beim waldships. While I was at the wheel regard to the land was felt by the Captain Tons part of the your through the death of Mr. Ryrie, Ker, Biskop Hardon, the Rev. R.F. Cabbed and so Monday mornion, but imagined it would be that night we shipped a lot of water and one of repeated attempts were made to bring me ship who for a posted extending over a quarter of a which was very impressiva. The Enropean Teme squats. No jain. Cond bet the meye house. 4t rong my materellared me and 1 speed ahead and the helm hard ever, but she counsel and advice were always valönd," The the Rev. A. G. Goldsamlih conducted the service, about 13, humigase força gendrally'steady, bhit the seas smashed to the windows of the wheel round head to wind, the engines being pot fall century,bed a seat on the Commliter, and whose survivors, Including the ship's citira, 177, | ihan half mile. When the Thompson sounder went on the fook-out, on the lower bridge, only came up a few points and then fell off agale, report and accounts have been in your hands Lowson and Lieut. Markham, were present, was bore, on the weather pido (pen)), the dith of . At about af minutes to is o'clock p.m.) Atigupts were then made 10 "WERT" but abe - for the past ten daye, and with your perqi

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