recover the oplam and salvo as much cargo as possible, after which the wreck will be blown up, The bodies of the other European victims kave not been found yet
The funeral of the late Mr. Keats, chief officer of the B-fated steamer, took place at the New Cemetery on Saturday, the 2nd, when a large con- Course of friends and sympathisers followed the -remains to the grave, to pay their last respects to one of the oldest, if not the oldest, master mariners on the China coast. Mr. Keats was well known on the Australian, Tasmanian, and New Zealand coasts, having been captain for years there a the airly days. He has a son sed daughter still living in Sydney, N.S.W.
THE EXQUIRY.
Shanghal, 7th May, 1996. We take the following account of the Court, of Inquiry into the loss of the Onwo from the Mercury of the 7th last. The result of the enquiry will be lourd la our special telegram in another column.
A Naval Coast of Enquiry was opened to-day In H.B.M.'s Consulate, Shanghel, to enquire Into the circumstances attending the disastrous collision at Woosang between the C.N. Co.' steamer Newchwang and, the L-C.S.N. Co,'% steamer Onwo, which resulted in the sinking of the latter vessel on the goth ult, with deplorable loss of life. The Court consisted of Liest Price Vaughn Lewis, of H.M.S. Spartan,
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The President-Did you assume you' bad the right of way coming up with the flood ?-Yos
The President-On what authority? The Harbour Regulations for Woosang.
The President-Have you them here? Yes. (No. 49'special-rad.)
By the Conti-That' fì in the Nolica to Mariners issued by the LM. Customs, Icanalder
Regulation.
The President --You have always understood that there were local rules in force for the Woo- sung River?
Witness:-Yes.
The President Is there any penalty for breaking them? Witness:-I think not.
Captalo Fergusson of the Glengarry was then called and deposed as follows 201
President-Stale exactly what you saw on the night of crassing the Woosung Bar. Whether you saw a steamer ahead of you. Particularly Ina regarda the steamers in the collision that
afterwards occurred.
there was a steamer ahead of us. Just before Witness:When I was coming up the river
she got to the We wang Creek I could see that he had starboarded his helm. I could see the two masthead lights together, but I could only see the black steamer. He (the black steamer) lom lately went ashore about Pheasant Point: I stopped the ship and I could see the other steamer's masthead and red lights. I still kept the ship stopped and drifted up past them with a strong Ased ide; then just after we passed them we had the Felma chance! marks open. Then I had to put the helm hard-a-starboard and
Channel. I could see there was something the again. Then I proceeded on the Felma matter with the other steamer, but of course I could not tell what it was. My attention taken up in looking after my own ship. I saked the pilot at the time what water the ship (the Oo) was in and he told me 20 feet or more. I She was heading down the river at the time la could sea she was pretty well on the other shore.
the opposite direction to my ship. I saw the steamer till we got round the fond of the river.
CORRESPONDENCE.
[Wa da nek načeştrůy endorm the ophions expressed by Correspondenta in this column,)
LITTLE ENGLANDERS. To res Karon o vax" HowoKong TELEGRAPH." SIK-Your remarks on Mr. Sharp's pics of praise on our noble selves sneni Imperialism and the Bellish Empire strike one as much in point It would perhaps have been more instructive. If wo had heard mare nl the opportunities* and less of the abilities of Englishmen, and would some power" (say the Committed of the Odd Volumes) the giftte gie us, to see ourselves as fibers ses vi" by persuading some not. Britisher to ediffus on Imperialism and the British Empire. I think we could promise him a patient hearing, and we might have for once a lively debate.
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The British, steamship Cowel leit Moji on the 6th instant, and had fire weather throughout the passage.
The German steamship Daphne left Chiakiang northerly winds, on the 7th instant, and had fine weather and
The British steamship Onrang lelt Amay on the 8th lostant, and Swatow on the 9th, and had fine weather and north to east-north-cast breezes throughout,
President; Mr. H. Bencraft Joly, H.B.M. old speed ahead to get the ship on the bat knowledge, and interwoven with all our habits offences for which the bankrupt, has been three batteries, and at sea from three men-
reasonable ur probable ground of expectation hat to have hardly any village on ite shores. (proof whereof shall lie upon him) of being able Mexrr. Sarzulo have long been exploring Rector to pay the Court, on proof of tuch-facta in Calebes, and they say that the island still | Fuping to its satisfaction, may summarily sentence offers a very promising fald for scientific Re the bankrupt to imprisonment with or with research. They are on the way back to Europe Salioku Maru... nat hard labour for any term not exceeding with a large number of photography and rich
Inchďuna ............ one year. Section 17, sub-section of the collections of specimens, especially in ethan Bankruptcy Ordinance makes the notes of graphy. They have already pablished a standard Shelly****** the public examination evidence against the work on the Veddahi of Ceylon, and there is Danie....... bankrupt. In this case it is shundantly clear, every prospect of theft comteg work on Celebar Glenfallech and from the bankrupt's own evidence, that be proving equally a success. Danger attended Whampoa has committed both the offences I have specified. their explorations in Celebes, owing to Klangpa........... He continued trading knowing himsell to be Bugis hostility and the wildness of the inland Nanyang fasolvent, and when he contracted the debt of tribes-Straits Times. $1,300 habid no reasonable expectation of being able to pay it or of being able to supply the hides, It is necessary to make an example of so randulent a bankrupt. In some other cases mea dcbly deserving Imprisonment have escaped owing to dificulties of proof. In By the way, air, I note that you couple the this case the proof is clear, and I sentence name of the men who may be trily called The Ng Kwal to be imprisoned and kept Great Commoner" of our country in this cento hard labour for the term of three calendar tury, William Ewart Gladwone, with the moaths for each offence, such sentences to run ides el “Little Englandism. Allow me to concurrently. I may add that I think this som- answer this misconception of a great leader, may power which is conferred by our local whose greatness and many-sidedness the
Ordinance is a most useful, provision in this Conservatives have ever failed to appreciate,
Colony where the bankruptcy jurisdiction of the by a quotation. These are his words
Court is too often resorted to rather with a view The sentiment of empire may be called of protecting unscrupulous persons from legat innate in every Briton. If there are exceptions proceedings and from arrest than of realising and they are like those of mea born blind or lame distributing substantial assets in an equitable among us. It is part of our patrimony, bors
manner among the creditors. This judgment with our birth dying only with our death, fally endorses the opinion of the Official Re incorporating Itself to the first elements of our calver, who very properly called attendon to the
sentenced. of mental action open public affairs.”
ED, ROBINSON. Hongkong, 11th May, 1896. [Mr. Gladstone can give expression to the -noblest sentimente, fo the most eloquent terms, and on any conceivable subject, on eliber alde or on any or all of its many sides if it should have more than two. He must be judged by bis salons and not by his words: hy his poller when lo office, not by his addresses out of office. He knew nothing of foreign polities, and he cared less. England has never been so thoroughly shamed and disgraced, face the days of the Stewarts, as under the Gladstone administrations. Does our correspondent remember what Bismack sald of him? We cannot recall at the moment the precise words, but it was to the effect that Bismack would never dare to face his countrymen if he had | exposed the nation to so many slights, so many insults, as Gladstone had brought an England in four years.-Ed. H‚T.K.] "IMPERIALISM AND THE BRITISH ***
EMPIRE
Register of Shipping, and Mr. Street, Master of the P. and O. S. N. Ca.'s steamer Ravenna, Assessor. Mr. William Bell, Paymaster H.M.S. Spartan, acted as Clerk of the Court. The C. N. Company was represented by Capt. John Whitle. Marine Superintendent, while Mess W. F. Inglia and Angus Sinclair (Marine Sur intendent) watched the cans on heball of Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co.; Mr. D. McNell was present as legal adviser for the owners of the Onwo. On the opening of the Court the summons calling. It was read, with a letter from Meters Butterfield and Swire request- ing that the Court should be held; also another from Sir Nicholas Hannen, to Captain Winsloe, of H.M.S. Spartan, to hold the enquiry.
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That would be about ten minutes afterwards. 1 could not say exactly; I did not look at the time,
By the Court: State where you were.
having been sworn, the President allowed him te Mr. Arbor Cooper was then called, and, The President, addressing the representatives sit down, while he gave his evidence, which was and wilnesses, said that he bored they agreed as follows: We left the wharf at 3.5 8.11. und with him that the Count should carry out the proceeded down the Falma Channel ? When engalry to the fullest manner possible, and he just about abrest of the lightship, swing on the lcoked to them to assist in every way.
Such port helm, I saw the red and white lights of a enquiry might possibly find out the cause of this
Vessel slightly on our port bow. I heard the disaster and the means of preventing a recur-
Captain give the order to port; and we were silil rance of such a thing, particularly a case like the
on the swing then, hard-a-port, blowing one present one, which has occasioned a most
whistle; almost immediately afterwards wa kaw appalling loss of life. The river of late had been
the red light at the steamer; it was shut in, and the scene of a great number of minor accidents, the green light showed; that was at the time the which might have been due to the regulations Captain blew one while. or to other causes, which it was the duty of the Court to find out. The secult of such ecquiry might probably form a rider to the finding of the Court, and be, the President, would take carC that it should he brought before the Consular -Authorities and the Chamber of Commerce of the port, as well as the Customs Anthoriiles, who at present did not appear to have any con- trol of the river. He proposed to call the Captain of the NewcAwang and examine him as well as the other witnesses of Mesars Butterfield and Swire. Messy Jardine, Matheson & Co. had asked that the officers of the Glengarry should be examined today, and, if the gentlemen from M-sars Butterfield and Swire bad no objectloo, he would examine their witnesses first and those from the Glengorry 'alterwards.
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TO TUR. KINTOR OF THE "HOMIKong TELEGRAPHETT STR,I was taken by surprise on Friday Imperialism," and gave the meaning which evening by the inquiry fax a definition of first occurred to me, viz, royalty, sovereignty, as In contradistinction to republicanlami as a form at Government. I ans, however, indebted to you for the better definition of the word ar at regards England, Ireland, Scotland, the Canadis, present used, vis, "that attitude of mlad that
Australia, and, the Cape se all parts of ana great whole, and that longs and labour for their tion rated by a truly Imperial Parlament, with clorer and more intimate anion in a great federa.
and presided over by one creases in God's good representatives from all its component propies Her Majesty the Queen and her successor in time. I gave little thought to the title of the lectues and fear, as I said at the opening, that my thoughts were very poor and incomplete, being principally intended as an introduction to those of Dr. Welldon, which I considered really Taluable and well expressed.
Yours faltblu'ly.
GRANVILLE SHARP. Hongkong, 11th May, 1796,
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the native silk flatures, and, from what we can There seems to be a financial crisis amongst gather, affairs with them are fu rather a crical condition. This, we understand, is caused by the heavy rise in interest charged by the native banks and the fail in the price of silk. The silkinen will shortly be going up late the silk districts to bay cocoons, and they depend vary much on the native banks to get their money to procure their annual supplies. It is reported to us that no less than eight natire silk filatures have suspended work, not intending to buy, Some of these flatures have only just been started, whilst the erection of others has been suspended, although the plant and machinery have arrived, owing to the want of capital, the shareholders not being able to pay up their calls. The shareholders in one enterprise have offered sell out at a very cheap rate, whilst -others-are-trying-thels-utmost to obtain foreign- capital to carry on their business. So far as we can ascertalo no Europeans have come forward high as from 15 to 20 per cent. wlibin the past wlib money. Native interest has been ruling as
week, but is now down to about 12 per cent-Mercury.
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Witness :-I was on the forecastle deck; the man on the look-out, the boatswain, carpenter and rest of the crew heady on the forecastle. Os blowing ene blast, it was immediately answered by two-loo late, for the immediately crashed into us, striking our bow about 20 to 25 feet from the steam-the ships striking at an angle, as near as I could Judge, of from 45 to 50 degrees from the bow of the ship. I was kncced down by a blow from a block or frame. I immed lately jumped up and ran.on the bridge. The Captala turned round to me quite calmly and sald" Cooper, time I took the lamp from the telegraph and leaked at my watch said 2.30. The vessel which had run into us. parted, and we sank immediately down to the top of the stem which was just showing above | water, The Captals cried out "stop the follow sugines." I jumped down and tried
telegraph handle and found it broken. The Captain also tried, but it was broken. I then ran along to the engine-room skylight and lifting it up I called down "Stop the engfuer, Allan," The third englacer and a man were working at a wheel, Immediately below me. I then went back, to the bridge. The ship hd beeted LEGAL INTELLIGENCE, be found that the explorers did not came for
The first winess called was Captain Hards of the C. N. Co.'s steamer Newckwang who, having been aware, stated
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On the night of the 26th we left Amoy at 11 3.m.; AL. 1:20 am, of the 27th-anchored in Haitan Straits. At a.m. the same day wo weighed and proceeded ; at 1.30 am. on the 28th we anchored off Bullock Harbour, weighed again at 4 45 km. Moderate N.E, winds and loggy weather: 140 p.m. off Bcllaviste, anchored, thick fog; at 7.30 .m, on the 22th over to about 45 degrees immediately after the the fog clearing away we weighed and proceeded. other vessel left. On reaching the bridge all At 4,20 m. pazzed west of Videos at 11.50 p.m. hands got on the rall and held on to the spar we passed the Tangtha light vessel; at in a.m. which the awnings are laced to. Some of them on the gath we passed Konten light; at 25 a.m. called out "Blow the whistle;" I think it was half speed, at 2.20 slow at 3.30 paused Lismore the Captals. I slid down on top of the awning light. At 2.30 a.m. we stopped the engine and pulled a long blast till some one called to through Woosong, While passing the ship me to toot it, which I kept on doing till the ping we saw a steamer's green light crossing lanyard gave away. I then climbed back to the our bow. Off Woosung Creek a steamer's green rest of thểm, and Scott the pilot sang out "Are light ahead. Passed to the starboard side. 2.35 there no guns on board ?" I said "The guns light showing about à point off the starboard are in the saleon, the cartridges in the chief bow. Pat engines half-speed ahead, blew two officer's room" which was immoned. The blast of the whistle. No reply from other captain then said, "take a cast of the lead." I steamer, Repeated signal, still no reply. went down into the lead stage, standing to my
· Passing Kwathing about 30 or 40 feet away. knees in water and cast the lead but got At 138 steamer showing sed Ught. Stopped no ground. The Captain, Chief Officer, engines. Blew two blasts on whistle, helm Scott, the pilot, and Chinese pilot, were stand bard-a-starboard. When steamer shot in greening above where I was, As I uld "No light, seeing a collision laevitable, pat engines ground," the vessel passed, underneath me fall speed astern; almost immediately the and I was sucked down; whilst under collision occurred. The steamer proved to be water I got most of my clothes off. At the time the Onwo. A large hole being reported in the of the ship going down I had on sel boots, fore bold, I put engines fall speed ahead monkay Jacket, and oil skies. The reel cover for one minute, kelm bard-1-port, and beached came floating towards me. I kept turning it over the ship on Pheasant Polat at the same and as there was a body inside, I cast it adrift. time we called to the Owwe to also besch I then tried to swim for Peasant Point some. abip, but received
no reply. We lowered thing struck me, so I turned towards the Woo two ille-boats, the first leaving the ship sung side and I tried to make the shore, Eve minutes after the collision, in charge of the second officer. The other boatloft shortly after In charge of the chief officer. They were away about half an hour, and reported finding no trace of the other steamer: I kept the boats alongside unul daylight, when we saw the Onwa
(preduced) where the collision occurred and The President: Just mark on that chart
where you beached your vassal.
Captain Whitle asked to be allowed to
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At this stage, the Court adjourned. Mr. Arthur Cooper, the and officer of the Oxts, continued his evidence after tiffin. He stated that the Cepillos, in the thin at the time of the collalon, that she sank within ten minutes, her fare foot resting for some time deep water.. The crew cleared and the passengers on the ground and eventually alipping off late crowded round the boats, none of which were lowered ; that the Owwe had four bosis, six }}{4-
him the Chinese pilot ; that the ship had, he believed, two hundred passengers on board. He was cross-questioned by Captain Whittle and examined by Mr. McNeil.
SUPREME COURT.
IN BANKRUPTCY,
(Bafore Hon. W. M. Goodman, Acting Chief Justics.) May 11th,
RE F. W. WASTE, EXPARTE THE DEBTOR, Mr. Grist'appeared for the debtor, and Informed the Court that the debtor made application for a receiving order in Bankruptcy. This course was forced on him by the line of three writs of foreign attachment, The only course by which all the creditors could be protected was that taken
F. W. Watts was then briefly examined. Ho valued his assute at $5,000, of which oas WAS 2 illo insurance policy on which 150 had been paid, and another furallure worth $2,50%. Other goods were worth $1,500, but if said under pres sare might bring lightly lon. His Habilities were about $5,000,
The application was granted and a receiving order issued, Mr. A. Seth being appointed
Receiver.
RE NO KWAI, EXPARTE, THE DEBTOR.— A WARNING TO FRAUDULENT BANKRUPTE. FIs Lordship delivered the following judg. ment:-In this case the bankrapt Ng Kwai comes up for his discharge in pursuance of section 17 of the Bankruptcy Ordinance No. 20 of 1891. It appears he carried on bustnois as a
made on the 5th of March. His statement butcher. He filed his peiliion on the 27th of February last and a Receiving Onder waË
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The Dall Courant of the 29th April gires telegraphle particulars of miliary operations against Tuku Umar. Os falitag away from the Datch, Umar had retired to Fakan Badak, not far from the military lines. There he and his men dug trenches, threw up strong fortifications, and awaited the course of events. Parlaying ties, and rumour mentioned that he had went on between him and the Dutch authori offered to submit on certain conditions, and that, so far, he had not fired a single shot against the Detch. The parleying ended on the 24th April by an ultimatum being seat to Umar, an answer rejected the ultimaton Hostilities began on belag required within twenty-four hours. Umar the 27th by a bombardment of Umaa's positions, Fire # opened on land from twenty gaas in of-war with thirty guns. It was also intended to land troops against Umar at a place called Krung Raha. That plan has been given up from the difficulty of landing there, especially now that the enemy have thrown up fortifi. cations in that quarter. At night on the 18th tartant a detachment of armed police surprised and took an Achinese, fort, the enemy losing General Vetter means to deal with Umar first. seven klifed and five prisoners. Evidently Umar and his legion, eight hundred strong, are the most formidable foes the Dutch have in Achees, from their military training and equipment. The Ganeral had concentrated his forces beforehand by withdrawing the garrisons of the outlying posts, so as to be in a position to deliver a blow with the nimosi effect. Umar's defection has raised the hopes of the enemy, and so revived confidence among them that the recent fighting showed unusual stubbornness and energy on thele part. The Dutch need most now to disperse the enemy's hands by striking tolling blow. The General shows that he does not intend to ear on the side of leniency, by nati fring that severe punishment will overatke every | village from which shots have been-fired at the Dutch. Umar, the realtor, naturally comes in. first for punishment, and he is now taking the conséquences—Sralis Times.
THE GREAT HEAT WAVES IN INDIA.
the 5th instant, and had light north-west winds The British steamship Beniarig left Mojl on
to Hicabans ; thence to port had light north-east ́ ̧ winds and cloudy weather.
The British steamship Tatsang left Shanghai on the 7th instant, and Swatow on the roth, and had light to moderato westerly winds with bright weather to Turnabout; thence to port had dall and overcast weather.
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on the goth allimo, and Koh-al-chang on the 3rd The British steamship Chowa 1ft Bangkok. instant, and bad moderate to light southerly to south-easterly winds and showery weather to Cape Varella; thence to port had strong north. north-west to north-east winds and passing squalls, accompanied by heavy rain with high rolling sex.
The British steamship Hattan left Faochow on the 9th instant, and Amoy on the roth, and had Rght north-east winds and fine weather `to Amoy From Amoy to Hongkong had light north-east winds and fine weather. In Foochow the steamship Namos. In Amoy the steamships Thales, Chafoo, Honglong, Utrecht, and Sabine Riikmars,
The British steamship Hatloong left Tamsal en the 7th instant, and had fresh north-east breez: and fine clear weather to Amoy. Left.. Amoy on the 8th, and bad moderate north-east winds and sex with fine clear weather to Swatow, Left Swatew on the 9th, and had light variable winds and overcast weather to port. In Amoy the steamships Chefoo, Formosa, Zafire, Sadina Rickmers, Utrecht, und Honglaang, Is Swatow the steamships Leksang, Vilsang, Choysang, Prosper, and Cheongchew.
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We noticed the other day the passing of great hest wave over Australia, and it is evident that the same wive has of lats been favouring India and Berma. In Bengal at 78 A newspaper at Macassar gives detalls of the out of 130 meteorological stations there has explorations of the brothers Sarrazin in the South Istely been a maximam temperature of over 100 cast Peninsula of Celebes. It used to be an degrees, and ever Lower Bengal, Intersected by The unknown region now turns out to have two Bengal in April is not usually so hot. The best utterly unknown portion of that large island, and rivers, is feeling the weather in the drying up of appeared in maps as a very high mountain land. ita normal water-supply at this time of the year. large fresh water lakes, and to have a watershed is reported as abnormal even in the bills. In the Leya.................. atterly different from that laid down to maps. The Poojab the temperature la from 8 degrees to 10 Frognerpucuned” explorers first, through the Goremer of Celebes, degrees above the normal, and the highest road-Triumph....... gained over the Sultan and the headman on the ing repested in veg dez.which is quite unseal for west coat, and then started from Macassar, early the time the year. The chota bursai rains have In February, with sixty coolies and supplies also held off. It would seem from all this Taickou a for two months. The
The party soon reached that this is to be a year of great trial in regard | Azamon vissz po, the capital of the extensive State of to the summer; that there is probably some The Sultan of Laws gave them every connection between this heat wave and the
Ocampo BENED 1J help in pushing on into the Interior 1 KöĞU KE famine that has begun to prevail in parts and St. Anno way
which we have noticed, and that there is Dante political purposes, and sent two of his chiefs to evidently some connection in the meteorologicas Ers.................................. accompany them. The explorers then proceeded conditions of Australia, Bermah and India Wandering Few to the Galf of Bent, the threshold of the pointed out by a writer in the erknown region. There the Sultan's influenca Sydney. Quarterly Magazine nearly filleen
Bonnington...... cleared away difficulties among the Bagla coast years ago. Let us fervently hope that es people, who objected to Europeans going inland, Australia has been blessed with record The explorers then entered the forest bordering the rains and thunderstorms immediately following Bugla Settlements, and emerged among mountains the great heat wave, that we shall shortly also connected with the ranges in central Celebes similarly be blessed here in India. The Ceylon They crossed a pass 2,700 feet above sea level, and papers, indeed, are already antefpating an early marched for days along almost uninhabited barst of the montbon.--Madras Timas. mountain country until they reached a large lake called Matanna, about thirteen miles long and five brand. Two villages lay on its south aldo, one of which was built over the water like the ancient Swiss pile dwellings. There copper from the coast are melted down and turned faundries abound, where Chinese cash imported Into ring and other ornaments, fashioned European articles of the kind. This i in a way similar to that found on probletoria taken to show that the Industry on the laks in of old date. Pottery works also meet the aye, Matuns, which gives the lake lage scan by the explorers in Celebes, and its Its name, is the only freshwater pile vil- fame as such is common talk on the coast, Sarawako, the other village on the shore of the lake, is the seat of fron manufacture. The sheres abound with iron ore, which is melted and fashioned late weapons and other articles greatly yesterday for this port, and may be expected la demand and of high price. The inhabitants, hers on or about the zgth inst, fndustrious un they are in this line, feel too lazy
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THE SOPHONE FOR FOG BIGNALLING, and with it one can determine with much The cophone is a sound-catching Instrument,
Recuracy, in a fog or darkness, the location, both formed of twe bell-mouthed sound receivers, as to direction and distance, of any sound." ́ It is
placed one on each side of a sheet of metal of other material extending some distance in front of the receivers. A tube from the left hand sound receiver is placed at the left ear of the person operating the cophone, and a tube from the right-hand receiver at the right ear. When the sound is heard with equni plaínnées in both earn the instrument is pointing in the direction of the sound. When the sound is heard with greater plainness in one ear than fo the other the instrument is pointing at an angle with direction of the sound. If is the invention of Frank de la Torre, of Baltimore.
austro, with mails, etc., left Nagaralt for this the night time when the rows were trying to THE P. M. S. S. Co's steamer City of Rio de ablo. The ripple of car has been detected in The sensitiveness of the Instrument is remarks port yesterday at 11 p.m.
MAILS DUE: Canadian (Emißres of Japan) to-morrow, French (Caladonian) to-morrow. American (City of Rio de Jandro) 14th inst. Indian (Catherine Aptar) 16th fast. Australian (Tsinan) 20th inst. American (Gaske) aand inst. Tacoma (Strathleven) 22nd inst, American (City of Paking) 31st init.
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to catch the fish in the lake, and find it entier | Tax China Navigation Co's steamer Trixan, to depend on imported salt fish. Soundings from Australian ports, left Thursday Island showed the deepest bottoms of the lake to be yesterday for this peat, and may be expected below sea level. From this place the explorers | here about the zoth fast,
als lake is estimated to be thirty miles long THE Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Agamem visited the more extensive lake of Tawath
Mow, from Liverpool, left Singapore for this port on or about the 16th inst.
row an alienity as possible. One time bell busy was picked up in a Bensa lag, after being located by the cophone from a distance of a mile. Another experiment was the chasing of a hug by the sounds for Its whistle, the cophone operator being blindfolded, and the vessal pursand twist, ing on its coursé la ̈ every way possible in the effort to evade its pazeses.
house, the tubes from the receivers being brought The cophone is attached to the top of the pilot
inside the house for use by the pilot. The instru- ment can be turned in any direction by the with it by officers of both the army and navy in operator below. Experimenta hava bean mada
it is predicted that its use will become universal, ➡N, Y. Maritime Register. THE Họngrong goverNMENT
produce a charl of his own, on a larger scale. | buoys. Captain Slesser had on the bridge with | Jabilities extimated by kimsaff at $3,604. He greatest depth, where the Esplorers took sound. yesterday morning, and may be expected here the United States Lighthouse Department, and
which was done.
By the Court: We were going ball-spred ut the time, about 4 or so revelations. Fall-speed revolutions are 68 to 72. I estimate the speed
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[Saturday, 9th May, 1895.] GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATIONE.
No. 160 Contains cireniar despatches relating. to the measurement of Germen merchant vesseli. No. 154-Publiskes Order in Conseil lor.
chong Cemetery.
of affairs, filed on the roth of March, shewed by from ten to fifteen miles bread. Its posts kis subets at $1,589. The Official Receiverings, was found to be about 460 feet. The water has, however, so far only recovered $379, of the first take flows into the second one, and Whether more will be realised is problematical, from there into the sea on the west coast ostend Tax Agusts (Mesurs. D. Sassoon, Sons & Co.) The Fablle Examination of the bankrupt took of on the east coast as had been hitherto sup Inform us that the steamer Catherine Aptor place on the and April last, and it appears from posed. Thus the small lake shown there on from Calcutts, left Singapore for this port on at about a knot and a half. At the exact Captain Arthur was then called and he stated moment of the collision our helm was hard-a- that he was pilot of the Glengarry, and gave to and Higned by him in accordance with the the river Babusolo taken a flifferent couse from
als own statements, which were duly read over maps most give place to two large lakes, and the afternoon of the gth inst. starboard. We had been hard-a-starboard similar evidence to Captain Fergusson. He was Ordinance, that he took over the business from that marked on these maps. Round this lake the about half a minute. As soon as we saw the cross-questioned at great length both by the Court his father 5 or 6 years ago, and at that time the country is very thinly peopled, owing to continual Maritimes Co. that the Teamer Caliconion, We are informed by the Agent of the Messagerien other steamer's red light we went hard-a-star and Mr. McNeil, in which a lot of very interesting capital was about $1,100, It appears that each wars, and if the people want about scantily board. I was lo charge of the helm myself. Information was obtalued. The pilots accept the Our lights were last looked to at toldnight, be harbour regulations only as recommendations as shewn a heavy loss, and at the begin clothed and armed, They wore armour of butikio with the next French mall, left Salgon for this fore the collision. I am quite sure they were wale of the road, wave while on the Woosung Bar his abilities exceeded his assetes. He stains and abide entirely by the International January, 1895, the bankrupt was Insolvent, as
ning of the Chinese New Year, which began to sides or downkin and canted spears, swords; port at roam on the 9th inst.
and shields. Women and children, were burning brightly at the time,
seldoni soun. On the perth side of the Malauna - Tux Agents (Mesars. Dodwell, Carlili & Co.) 10 or 15 feat from her stem on hes port side: way, but this does not apply to any other parts of more than he had. Daring the last Chinese year the neighbouring people flock for trade by barter Co.'s steamer Stratieven which left Tacoma
By the Court s--Wo struck the Owwo about “), where the vessel with the tide bas the right of that his position was that he then owed $1,550 | inko, market in haid oòcs in fifteen days, whither / inform us that the Northern Pacific Steamahfe bidding the capture of Insects in the Wong-ngh
the river. At the conclusion of his examination he continued losing, till his position was that ha So shy ware they thai lew resorted to the market or the 18th ulto, has arrived at Yokohurss on angles.
The President Decalbo with the models straightforward way he had auswered the ques that on the sth of January, 1896, he knew that he manufaciszes from the count are exchanged for posts of call, to-day, exactly how it occurred,
tians of the Fresident, who remarked that, bad he had not sufficient money to pay his debts. That jungle produce and cultivated articles. From Witness did so,
Bot been subpooned by Masers Jardins, Mathe-being the state of things he entered into there the explorers proceeded to Tomori on the son & Co, the Cout would have called blm as contract, about the 5th of January, 1896, to sell at expert, as he, the President, under the Eldes of all the cattle to be slaughtered by stood Captain Arthur " was one of the his shop to the Yau Cheung firm during the amartext pliota on the Lower Yangtze ensuing Chinese year, and borrowed from them and Woosung River Captain Whittle
an, kovance of $1,200 on account. He must wished to question... Captala Arthurna havn known they would not receive the hides. a expert, but the Court Informed him
him About a month afterwards he gave up bis shop that Captain Arthur was witness for Mesur transferring it to another man, and left the Jardine, Matheson & Co., and that two experts firm to see him for the recovery of the advance
At that time the two ships ware almost at Captain Arthis was thanked by the Court for the owed 23,750 more then he had. He further stales | when the exploruss visitað ít. As the market the gth inst., nud left for this port, via her usual
By the Court-It was my fatention to taks the Felma Channel. I starboarded my helm because the other steamer's green light was on my starboard zide,
The President :-Were you tied" with the dangers of navigation on arch side of you which prevented you porting your belni A-There Pas plenty of room, bat I could not port my helm The channel was clear, but it would have bran dangerous for me to post my helm across his The President Could you have ported your helm without running ashore or into other vessels than the, Onwo?—Yes,
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The President-DIA you hear any other
whistle than your own 7---No.
The President Whak officers are on the bridgn with you ?—The chief offour.
The President ----Hava you passed as a pilot of the Wooring Rivaz ?--Naj
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east coast, and crossed the watershed at a height of over 3,000 feet. The way passed again
From & pm. Saturday to 8 p.m. to-day, through thinly peopled country, and through metall | Benledi...inimteames, from Saigon. villages, but few of the inhabitants ventured to Oxsang show themselves. On the evening of the second. Hailong day the explorers reached the Prabu river, and Gasplan. on the next day came to a more thickly tahsisited Hongkongmura country, where paths and roads erilanced traffic. Che A dense forest formed the boundary between Satruma Mars on the local navigallon of the Woosung River of $1,200 and for damages for not supplying laland tribes and the Bugis const settlements wriyang............ would appear to-morrow. Mr. Ballantyne, chief the "ides. After the Plaintiffs had gone to just as on the west coast. At the first Bugis Holiisin sivu engineer of the Newchwang, was called and the expense of issing the writ, kef filed a settlement, the explorers got canoes and went Germanid stated that the ged engineer was on watch. That peiliian to bankruptcy and not the action down the river towards Tomork There they Dogans.......... going full speed she (the Newchwang) make stayed. Section 37 of the Bankruptcy Ordine embarked in a coast steamer and returned to Cowrig minima is revolutions and that would drive har glance, seb, section 4, coupled with section so of Macassar. At Tomori they heard of another Argyll kabis, at Ball-speed she would turn over about Ordinance 6.of 1891, provides that where the lake in the interior that can be reached from the Beniarig mate 60 revelations and make 5 to 6 kola. He bankrupt has continued to trade after knowing new by sampan in one day, and bears the affai heard no whistling.
himself to be insolvent," or "where ́haa opu- | nama of Ngangalowe, Raport alleges is to be | Tulsang Sundan tracted any debt proreable in bankrupcy very large (and sonsawhat" round in forms, Fantofi munia Terbaal: Hangkok. without having at the time of somtysating 1ẽ, may | and to "theund with mooddilar and bleday
At this stage the Court adjourned til 9.35
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No. 165- Contains amended bye-law relating
No. 166-Pablishes the minutes of a mealing
to the landing of cattle in the Colony,
of the Sanitary Board held on the 23rd Apell,
No, 167–Given the return of Stamp Duties for April.
No. 168-Post Office regulations regarding parcels post to Australia,
No. 169 Notifies that British Beechuanaland' has been, annexed to Cape Colony, and is thus' within the Postal Union.
No. 170 Notifies that Mr. Felipe 8. Mern is recognised provisionally as Consul-Genera! (os Paru in this colony.
No. 171-Return of bank-notes in circulation in the colony daring April.
No. 172--Notions to Mariners, Japan. No:173–Contains extract of ketoprülógical Observations made during April at the Hong- kong Observatory.
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