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THE "NEWCHWANG"." ONWO" COLLISION.

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FINDING AND ORDER OF A NAVAL COURT. Finding and order of a Naval Court held at the British-Consulate General at Shanghal on the 7th, 8th, 9th, toth, and rath days of May, to lavestigate the circumstances attending A collision between the Bililsh steamship Onwe ol London, official number 63,779, and the Billah” atearnship Newchwang of Londen, official number 37,054 on the 30th day of April. last, whereby the wreck of the said British steamship Onto tasted, whereby loss of life ensued, whereby serious damage to the said Bitish steamship Newekwang onsed, and to Investigate the cause of such wreck, loss of life, and damage, and to enquire into the condect of the masters, certificated officery, and crews of the said vessels.

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WITH REGARD TO THE SAID BRITISH STEAMSHIP "ONWO *

The Onwo was a steam vessel not rigged, of 797 tone registered, tonnage, official number 63,779, bulit at Dumbarton in 1870, and belonging to the port of London.

It apre from the evidence given before this Court that she sailed from Shanghai on or about the 30th April, 1896, bound for Hankow, with a general cargo and a crew of 43 hands all told, as well as passengers about 200.

After proceeding down the Woarnog River and having crossed the Bar through the Filma channel, she was rounding Pheasant Polot when she was struck by the Newchwang, shaping op the river, whilst between the fightship and the

Customs balk Awasking, and finally sank in the position given in Notice to Martners, No. 59 Special, Shanghal district, Issued by the Coast Inspector,

The Court having regard to the circumstances above stated find as follow [—

Her speed, which they consider 6 or 7 knots over the ground, was not excessive for that part of the river.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1896.

The Court suggests that —

The river navigation be Improved by making such recommendations.compulsory lawi, and further suggests that:

1-A night bizoni might be used by vessels by night for the Film Channel.

3-Some farther bilght signal be placed near Pheasant Point or the Customs halk Karking, 4-Captains of coasters 'should pass a local examination in river pilotage or carry pilots, this being the epfalan of the Court and of the expert evidence odisloed daring the healog.

-The Court would suggest that Bifilsk Teisels should, when carrying passengers in such large numbers, be supplied with a suit. ciency of rafts, belts, or other life-saving

apparatur.

The expenses of this Court, fixed at 10 a 10%, are approved.

Dated at Shanghai this eleventh day of May, 1896.

PRICE VAUGHAN Lawas Lient. R.N., H. M. S. Spartan, President of Naval Court. BENCRAFT JOLY, Belilah Acting Vice-Consul, Shanghai.

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British merchant ship Ravenna of Glasgow, official number 83,300.

With regard to the Local Regulations bearing an the subject we append articles XVIII. and XX. of the General Part Regulations for H.B.M.'s Consulates in Calna, dated 28th March 1881.

OENERAL PORT REGULATIONS FOR HEM's

CONSULATES IN CHINA; 28TH MARCH, 1881. XVIII.British vessels are bound af to mooring and pilotage in act in accordance with the Warbour and Pilotage Regulations authorized in each port by H.M. Minister for the time belor, and any Infraction of the same shall That the Ono obeyed the Rafe of the Road. render the party offending Habla to the penalties particularly as gaids Rule 31, and was keep-attached to these regulations. ing to the proper bank.

XX-Any infringement of the preceding General Port Regulations or of the Special Regulations referred in Regulations XVIII. and XIX. shall subject the offender, for each offence, to imprisonment for any term not ex- ceeding three months, with or without hard labour and with or without a fine not exceeding 200 dollars, or to a fine not exceeding 100 dollars, whoas imprisonment, and with or with aut further Goes for continuing offences, not exceeding in any case 25 dollar for each day during which the offence continues after the original fine is incurred; such fine to be inflicted, levied, and enforced in accordance with the Order of Her Majesty in Council dated 9th day of March, 1865.

That the master, Mr. Joseph Slestar, was not In any way in error, but appears to hate mari gated his versi in a scamanlike and proper manner and when a casualty was inevitable to have dose everything in his power to avert £t.

That the Court sees no ground, for blaming the conduct of any of the survivors and con slders the conduct of Mr. Andrew Small, cerit ficated second engineer, deserving of grant praise for gelog to the engine room at once to afat, being asleep when the collision occurred; also that Mr. Arthur Lewis Cooper, certificated. second mate, did all to his power to carry out his duties.

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That the Chinese crew appear to rendered no asılarance to the Europeans.

That upon the evidence given, the vessel appears to have been well loand, sufficiently manned, and seawor by at the time of her departure from Shanghai, with the exception of the lifeaving apparatus carried, which appears disgrec ful and completely loadeqoute for the number of people carried on board, being inst ficient even for the crew.

That she appears to have been properly loaded.

That all recoids appear to have been lost. That with regard to the loss of life, the Court considers that the master of the Onwo did not rcalls the dangerous condition of the ship after the collision, he does not appear to have allempird in any way to beach ber The Court, however, are sather of oplafon that, so stated fo the evidence, ber forefoot belag on the ground rendered the marceiving of the ship most difficult, if not impossible, particularly with the

screw out of water,

That the number of lives lost cannot be mscertained, as the system of booking passengers on board prevents 11, and there is no Hmit to the number the steamer may take, such being at the owners' pleasure.

WITH REGARD TO THE SAID BRITISH

** STEAMSHIP "NEWCHWANG "

VICTORIA RECRE»TION CLUB, The annual meeting of the members of the Victoria Recreation Cỉnh was held in the Gym. naslom of the Club yesterday afternoon. Hon. Commander W. C. H. Hastings, the Chairman, presided and there was a large attendance.

report and accounts, drew attention to the fact The Chairman, in moving the adaption of the that the balance sheet showed a balance of $1.165.36, or $746 over that of 1894. The working and other accounts were healthy and the membership had considerably increased.

Mr. Hayward seconded.

Some discussion occurred as to the state of the bath, which it was proposed to surround with a bamboo shield to exclade jelly fish and áz much filth *a possible. This led to the quenlon of the Clab's treurn of the property, which made, the Committee besitate about expending much money in improvements. The question at improving the bath was finally left

to the new Bath-house Committee to decide what action should be taken.

Mr. Fredericks pointed out that provision had been made for single calls, to which Mr. Adamson replied that tooth-picks" were, in the rowing clubs he had been connected with, bought by those members who wanted them. They were very fragile and expensive and had to be specially made for those people who used them.

The Court considers the collision to have occurred hetween the Customs balk Kwashing and the Falma Channel light-vessel, some 100 or 300 yards above the Kwarking, but the time. evidences do not agree,

The Chairman said a special meeting could be called to consider this matter il members wished it.

W. Armstrong was appointed Han. Secretary, and Mr. G. H, Potts Hon. Treasurer, -Messrs. Lammert, Caldwell, Adamson, Leigh, The following general committee was elected Machell, Denison, Sacza, Reid, and Bischoff,

The report was then adopted. Comdr. Hastings was then unanimously wisted to evidence, consider that Mr. Thomas

The Court, having regard to the circumstances re-elected Chairman for the causing year, Mr. Hard, master of the said British steamship Newshang of London, official rumber 77,054, was solely in error in that he did not observe, at first, Rules 15 and 30, and afterwards Rule 16 of the "Regulations for Preventing Collisions Sex;" that he aterboarded his helm in place of porting it, when he could have done so with out in any way endangering his ships and that he improperly starbouded his helm to the Onwo's red light and went ball-speed ahead, attempting to cross the Oswo'ż bows.

The Court of opinion that the local .recommendations as regards the vessel with the | right of way did not apply in this cren, as the master appears to have thought, the more so 15 he could not have seen the Onwo's green light when on the Bar in the position the Court considered the Newchwang to have been at the time, which is confirmed by his own evidence, Bor can they accept the evidence of Mr. Samuel Wray, certificated first mate of the Nawekwang, with regard to the position of the Onto explained by him with the models,

That the entry in the log-book as regards the sending of boats to the assistance of the Onwa is not satisfactory, as the boats were on chocks, turned in.

The Court considers the speed over the ground, 6 knols, a reasonable spend at that part

of the river.

The vessel appears to have been well found and

seaworthy,

The balloting committes was also elected. On the motion of Mr. Adamzan a hearty vote of thanks was parsed to Mr. Sanders, the late Hon. Secretary of the Club, for the valuable ser- vices he had rendered to the Clab during his term of office.

After some further discussion of the Clab's affairs, the meeting concluded, after passing a vote of thanks to the Chair.

WILD CAT COLUMN.

SYDNEY, April 18th. · The whirligig of (the) time-the Meyala. The population of Australasia on 31st Dec 1995, was estimated at 4.318.369.

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The ideal song for busted bank directors: Twere folly to remember, is wiser to forget," The Poat's Coïner-mostly the pab. The Ladies' Coloma Bleths, Marriages, and Deaths. The most laglorious of sighis is when the bikeres braaks down in the streat and bas to walk,

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country chronicler ways that "after making dae allowance for aloppages" they reached Dabbo in good time..

the effort to prove the Altona Bay coal-deposit. A Melbourne capitalist has dropped £6000 in A flooded mine has completely damped bas enterprise, wherefore he is now a heap of tearful lamentation,"

dem Increated by 498,000 cut. ever those of In 1895 the batter imports of the United Klag. 1893. and 107 coa cet, of this was suppiled by Victoria. together ogly lecreased their exports to Britain The rest of the Australias put by 37,000 cwL

A slice of freshly-cut cactus-lent, applied to a black eye within a few boars of the "recident," will, it is said, in 24 hours effect a curs. The propagator at Sydney Botanical Gardens says that be has many applications for cacton, "especially after holidays."

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declared a magnificent, 30 per crat, die. some The very latest A Queensland 'mines agency little time back, and, after people in Landon had bought at 63, it was coolly announced that the die. was payable to scrip to one of the Co's mines at the Cr's valuation.

and you wish to jump off quickly, under ordinary circumstances.

Hareupon Alfred, who had quickened his pace, threw his weight on the left pedal, when It was "down," as before, but instead of stopping off, sprang from the machine.

The third way to alight," continued M. Terront, "is what I recommend to stout people Hereupon, Alfred, who had slacked the pace or to those who are somewhat advanced in age," of the machine he was riding so as to quita stop it, threw his weight on the right pedal when it was "down" and caused the bicycle to lean ta the left, touched the fisor with his left foot Grst, following the movement by raising his right leg to the rear of the machine and thus slighted. Thus the three movements were more clearly seen, vis: 1. right foot presses pedal when "down"; 2, machine leans to left, and left foot touches the ground; 3, the right leg ground passed back of the rear wheel and touches the

taught in this school resumed M. Terront, *Thus you see the thres methods of slighting danger; the second the descens de cheval, as the "The first à cause de la vitesse, in case of The gall of a gas company to ures threaten to ordinary way I recommend, which is analogous cat off the supply when the £t deposit, which the to dismounting from a horse with the foot in the company demands and holds from all its cus-left stirrup, and, thirdly, the miode for stout ar tomers, more than covers the amount owing aged persons." Of course, the company wouldn't dare to do but most people don't know that.

The "tote" often can't register the crowd that compose in hack events on the west coast of Maoriland so horses are bracketed together. If one so bracketed wins, and the other russ last,

the latter pays a dir, just the same. Backing

a foilog winner is new to its way,

The trade gtg "that anybody without a bicycle is nobody" doesn't quite fit the case; "anybody on a bleycle is nobody" is the correct expression. Anyone who doesn't think so should watch the batcher-boy passing Governor Hampden in the Centennial Park

H C. Callahan, the American expert, is now described as a “well-known Jobannesburg Wide owner"-another cram. He has been up to see the Darling Ranges, not far from Perth, of which big things were fately wild. His comORT, briel, is that they might be work prospecting,

Sydney doctors ask that spicial concemlens be granted them ve telephone ate Post- with surprise. If Mr. Cook knew how much master-General Cook views the application

work Sydney doctors are doing for nothing be would sneedily recover from bli surprise.

annual conference of the United Commercial The Bulletin has it on good authority that the Travellers' Association, beld in Melbourne, was not onened with prayer.

wild yer se, elf?" "He won't run away 1" Ronay? Not m. I didn't mean to 'old 'Im still-I meant 'old'Im up."

left side; is this correct?" I Interposed,

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stress on dismounting to this way, since sinety. "Generally," replied M. Terrent, we lap nine out of one hundred light frous a bleyle difficult the principle is the same-the process or a horse from the left, but we make our pupils allebt from the right side also, but this a not is only reversed. It is necessary, however, for all bicyclists to practise this mode getting off from the left side. I may tell you of an amusing instance. day one of my lady pupils residing in the rae The other Bofery d'Anglas, who has been annoyed by a number of gaming in the quarter when she DARICE, was approached. by two or three from the left side. They thought it amusing to advance so as to press against her and cause her to fall. Under the circumstances she could not very well alight from the left side, but she had practised getting off at both sides, and quick as thought the spring off at the right ride and with the barrier of her bicycle between her she gave the youngsters plece of her mind on manners. The movement was so quick and unexpected that the bystanders laughed, and admiration for superior skill, were speechless. the boys, who always have an instinctive She has never been annoyed since."-Parts Herald.

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

HONGKONG KHARE MARKET,

Hongkong, May 15th.

One smasing eplende followed the drink traffic discussion la N.S.W. Presbyterian Assembly. One of the meenisters, who baldly avowed that he Uked a good ela ■ of Hquor, was the recipient a few days later, from an admising city mer-iarned at noon to-day sistos *---- cbant, of some "cholce old Scotch" as a tribute to his vigour and nutanokentesa:

Mr. Erich Georg in his Wickly Share List

Out of every eight fat men in Victoria Legisla- ive Council five sie directors of one or more financial siftutions. Some of them are six-fold directors. Hence the Council complaint voiced by T. Williamson at the City of Melbourne Bank enquiry, that no gentleman of standing and principle 1 care to take office under the proposed New Companies Act, which prohibits him recklessly operating on the firm's till.

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Hotels.

VICTORIA HOTEL,

CANTON, (LATE SHAMKEN HOTEL, CANTON.)

with each buyers at 182 per cent prem, and so sellers under 181 per cent. prem. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godawa Company's shares have been taken off the market at $47 and $45), closing steady with small buyers at the latter rate. Docks nachanged.

Wanchalu and New Amoy

shares changed hands at $713 to $73, closing

LANDY, HOTE 5, AND BUILDINGS-Hong-MESeasure to inform their Patress, Friends Long Land Investment and Avency Company's with a em: 11 lot offering at the felter ralo, and a good many bayers at $71), Kowloon Lande and West Polots unchanged and without bra!- ness, Hongkong Hotels have been danę at $12 to $13, and ur sill fequired for. Humphreys Estater found bayers s' $oş.

MISCELLANEOUS —Green Islands are quiet at $15. Watsons sold at $122, but after the report had been issued the rate became $14 again, at which figure the market is strong. The nel pro- fits for 1895, including general management, and adding $7,613.10 brought forward from Inst providing for all bad and doubtful debts, and

$76 470 63 In 1894); from the tile proprie account, amount to $79 883 07 (agálost write off for depreciation $4.868 53 leaving available $75,015 44. An Interim dividend of per cent was paid in November last, absorblog $10,000, and it is now prepared to pay a final dividend of 5 per cent.. place $7,000 to credit of Permanent Reserve Fund, and to curry forward to 1806 recount the balance of $8,015.44. The for Goodwill and Trade Marks, has been written amount of $100,000 appearing hitherto as an ave

fato Permanent Reserve Fund, so that with the off from the Permanent Reserve Fund during last year, and the Insurance Fund of $10,000 merged $7000 to be taken from the 1804 profita the Reserve Fund will then stand at gro0,000. The Equalisation of Dividend Fund remains. at $5.00, but are offering at the latter rate. Ropes $25.oco. Hongkong Electrics sold at $68 to sold at $118 to $120, and close strong. Ices fetched $108, Bell's Asheries are, on offer at $7. owing to the poor report frised; the balance at Profit and Loss Accruat was only £453 91, 62.. which, after providing for one-third of the preifatory expenses, say £156 91. 3d, and Directors' fees £150, leaves" £47 01. 3d. to be carried forward to new account.

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILE DUX:

Australian (Trinax) 201h inst. American (Gaelic) 20th inst. Australlan (Grikris) zist inst. Tacoma (Stratkleven) 22nd Inst. American fly of Peking) '41st Inst Canadian (Emdeers of China) and prax. American (Doric) 9th prox.

SHIPPING RETURNS.

ARRIVALS,

From & p.m. yesterday to 8 p.m. tardayı Erato

.............steamer, from Kobe.

Canton,

Business during the week under review has been rather quiet, and rates-have-not changed Kwangkitunne much.

BANK SHARES-Hongkong and Shanghais | ruled rather werk in the early part of the weak, and transaction at 181 per cent, prem, took place; with a higher Loadua quotation (44100) received a few days ago, a firmer feeling has set in, and small antes have been effected at 183. 183, 184, and 185 per cent, prem. for cash, also Nothing has been done in Bank of Chinas os at 185 per cast," prem. for end at the month. Nationals,

The ballstones that rained on Melbourne the other Sunday, were said to be the biggest sean there for 40 years. But they were pany missiles compared with some oblong lamps of ice which

MARINE INSURANCE SHARES.---Unions have came down in the Lilydale district, 20 miles from a good demand, and sales are reported at Melbourne, shortly before Christmas,Bars to $217, closing firm with buyers at gará Imos la question averaged two inches long, tin. semain steady at $80, but i have not heard of and no sollers under $117). Chlon Traders broad and half-an-inch thick, and they ra ned any sales, hard enough to cut places from the far of a cat Cantons are offering #1 quotations.

North Chluss, Yangtures, and caught in the storts.

Stralta The writer will swear to have improved further, but only small sales kava tols statement, because he saw the humiliated been put through at $28, $181, and $tål for cat slink home after the bombardment with cash, and at $30 for 30th September, the market sundry bare spots upon the back and ribs,

eleslag firm with funker buyers.

BICYCLE NOTES.

The importance of knowing how to alight from a bicycle being so emphasized in the interview with a member of the Omniain Club Jules Terront, director of the Palais-Sport, in Herald correspondent called recently ca M. connection with the question,

FIRE INSURANCE SHAREI remains unchanged, with small sales at quotations.

SHIPPING SHARES-The demand for Hong resulting in a fair number of shares changing kone, Canton, and Macson has contioned hands at 8334 to 8331 for caah, also at $148 for 31st August, the stock closing strong with bayers Chinas are in demand at 857 cash and equivalent st $331 cash and no sellers under $34. Indo

at 8571, and Douglases have been done at 3544 rates on time, but no shares seem to be an offer. Chins and Manilas are wanted to a small extent cash, which rate shown a slight improvement ; I

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The German steamship Zy-cs-moon, left Shanghai on the 27th instant, and had fresh north-east monsoon and easterly swell throughout the pasinge.

The British steamship Formera luft Tamrui on the rath instant. Amoy on the vgth, and Swalow on the 25th. From Tamaul to Amoy had fresh to moderatë north-east winds with consider. Swatew had similar weather. From Swatow to able ren and foe weather. From Amoy to

Hongkong bad moderate north-east winds and

‘ESSRS. MADAR & FARMER have the

and the Public Generally that, having leased the

whole Establishment, had it vastly improved fa every department, and have now RE-OPENED It under the more popular Style of VICTORIA HOTEL

For further Particulars, apply to the

SHAMEEN HOTEL, they bave Refinished the

MANAGER Or

NEW VICTORIA HOTEL,

Hongkong. Hongkong, roth December, 1895..

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PEAK HOTEL,

OPEN ALL THE VEAR ROUND, THIS commediças and well appointed

above sea-level, has just been thoroughly HOTEL, strusted at a height of 1afo font re-decorated, renovated and re-furnished, and a NEW WING has been billt, which commanda magnificent Views of the Harbour and mainland of China.

SPECIAL SUMMER RATES, (FROM APRIL 1ST TO OCTOBER 31ST), One person, per day.........

One person, per month.$75 to. 93,00 Married couple (occupying one room) per

7,00 Married couple (count sing one room) per Married couple (occupying two rooms)

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per month...QUALISMÄLLÄDERSEY 170,00 Extra Bed Rooms, per month $10 to $0.00

For further particulars, suply to

THE MANAGER,

New Victoria Hotel, Tay

Hongkong, and April, 1846.

WINDSOR HOTEL,

HONGKONG,

THIS ESTABLISHMENT, situated in the elegant Bulding kaawa "CON- NAUGHT HOUSE" offers First-cium Accors», modation to Residents and Travellers,

Passenger Elevator, from Entrance Hall to sach Floor, In charge of experienced Attendant. Favourable Arrangements marle for Tantilles and for Monthly or Extended Periods.

P. BOHM. Proprietor & Manager, Fax

Hongkong, trd April, 1Ɛat. THOMAS' GRILL ROOMS, No.1, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, "HE most Liberal and Cholcest muda in the

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the Herald" said M. Terrent the importance #I qale agree with the opinion expressed in of knowing how to alight from a bicycle is a very necessary one, and how people can go into perfectly ou faff with this branch of wheeling Mutuals preference shares have been is 1000 the street or on the country roads without being of some sales on time, the rate,

Talchowo muralımke+ simply amass me."

Ocampo mugerahan Too has been paid for a small lots the demand, and after sales at £5.5.0, per share, Kuttang munarastever closing rate for buyanis £8.5.0.jordinary shares Ext

Bonnington qomat are offering.

Wandering Yewarisan 18 PROPOSED HOME FOR THE AGED AND INFIRM.

REFINERIES have come into some demand,

Calling one of his most expert teachers, Alfred, M. Terroat asked him to give illustra Hons of the various ways of dismounting at bis school. The exhibition being in the afternoon, there was, as may be expected, a good attend- ance of patrons and visitors at this favourite resulting in sales of Chios Sugars at $115 to resort of bicyclists. All became specially inter. | (0 $115) and of Lumos at $60. - At both there ested when it was whispered about that the | tatem further shares could be placed, holders, explanations were for the benent of Herald however, being unwilling to sell except at an readers.

Advance "You spoke la yesterday's Herald,” said M. MINING STęcz-The result of the Punjom Terron, of slipping off from the machine from crushing, as reported in my last circular, sent recommend under such circumstances. Suppose, leaving off quieter at Brzi bat on Monday, the rear la case of danger. This is what I always - shares up to $14 on Saturday last, the stock for lestance, you are going down hill and you when's telegram arrived from the mine find you are going too fast to control the machine reading The cyanide plast worked a by the pedals, this is the way to daw f

days, treating 610 tons of clean tallings, Hereapon Allend, who was suiting on a machine, yielding 337 ounces of gold, of an average awalled the word of command. One, cried assay alto of 43 25, 96, per ounce, the The beat way of impartially. Judging sma the director, and Alfred, without changing bis market became excited, and up to $18 was pild tourism in Australia is to walk round the three position in the least, simply opened the palms of for ordinary mi i ser preference: shares. ball shops.

ble hands on the handics of the exsion so that Later on the market became analay owing to the There is a Westralian claim called the United the bands lay fist on the feignis Two com- zaxiety of a good many wank speculators to Scotchman. Tautology! The Scotsman iemanded the director, and Alfred kicked his feet pocket the proat made on the previous purchases, The Court, taking into consideration the fact always united, that at the present time there appears to be great

forward so that the limbs were enibely rigid and and the rate gradually receded to $15 per share, Rumour romen el a Victorian invention short straight, at about an angle of 45 dag, from the with busiases done at Intermediats rates, confusion between the official Rule of the Roadly to see the light of the Patent Office, which horizontal of the door of the track Three, During the last two days, however, the market and the Local Recommendations, in pursuances to revolutionise the steamship «ciaw, of the powers vested la ft by section 23 of 13

and pressing big weight on the guidon allied again, and a fairly extensive business has Last year the value of coal-exported from pivot and leaning lightly forward, his rigid been dona si B15 to $16 for ordinaries and 35F and 18 Viet, C. 63, therefore orders that Mr. Newcastle (N.S.W) was only £678,000. In limbs wees naturally brought to the rear of to $4 for preference Fanjoms, the market Thomas Harda, master of the British steamship for the axparts were worth £1,100,000, Newchwang of London, official agmber 77,054,

the maching, which, sating under the light closing quiet with mailers. The gold, as won by The eternal Giners of thinge In a rectat should only be and he is hereby severely cen Brisbane riffle one of the prizes was a pair of

momentom given by the movement. went far ordinary crushings, is valued at about 63 15.od. sured for the grave error of Judgment be com carriage horses. It was won by a lighthouse ground as cadly as could be imagined. At the represent the equivalent of about 135 ounces of ward slightly, thus enabling him to alight on the per ounce, so that the above 337 ounces lited, but do not deal with his centicate. Iceper. That in accordance with the powers contained

same time he passed his hand to the top of the flow gold. A letter from the miser received A pretty Melbourne gizi, who has been saddle and arrested the progress of the machine, few days ago, speaks is very hopeful tases in section 26 of 17 and 18 Vict. C. 104, the core staying in Upper India, has caprored miltary which had started forward under the sight pro- about the future of the Company, So far of the proceedings before the sald Court be paid. Crassus, to whom she will be married in England palstan described. by Messrs. Bullerfeld & Swire, of Shanghal, shortly.

it is not known what the expenses connected "yon may let the bicycle go if you like," with Agenta, Chlon Navigation Company, Limved, owners of the British steamship Newschwang, belleve, takes his fences well? He Taas, natural bat almost unavoidable in case you are

discrepancy: She: "Young Baggie, IM. Terrent Balling, and the floor bus, also the cyanide works amount to, but if being one of the parties thereto, and they are splendidly but it's a gily his hawse doesn't going down hill too far; but it would not do the hereby ordered to pay the said amount sccord take 'em at the same time,” ingly.

machine any good and you would have to come The Court consider that the master of the

to us to buy a new one. Yet, if savas preferable is broken bone of bruses it would be

sacrifice the machina." - */ This method of alighting was then Ilustrated by Alfred when riding at a fair rats of speed, and its simplicity and efficacy was much applauded. Now, I don't consider this method mitogether elegants for before quie's tance, when alighting at a cald or

Newchwang did all in his power to save his own ship and crew and was justified to beaching her, owing to the damage sustained,

The Court cannot find that any signals of

distress were shown from elker

The officers and crew appear to have been wall disciplined and to have done their duty,

The Court desire to direct the attention of the Board of Trade, the Court of Consuls, the Chamber of Commerce, and other bodies latas ested in shipping, to the fact that the Local Recommendations, which are not laws having a penalty attached for non-observance, are and will be the cause of great confailan in mavigating the Woosong River and Bar, and molitions suuus be of frequent occurrence,

A Russian Finn, accused of chewing off a fallow-sailor's exr, pleaded guilty to Melbourne Bench last work, but asked for leniency on the ground that ke was starving...

Melbourne commercial houses, profitier by experience, are, it is said, limiting the bulk of Westrail credit to go days, pending an improve- ment in the Westralian gold returan, pent

In one respect the best-wave has helped South Australia, The beer falles for the year to March 24th reached 19.911 51 104, as against £14,070 133, 94, to that date in 1895

The constantly recurying richness of the Bank of England mine, W.A., is spread over the news columns of Eastern dalles. The * ki"! columns announce sales of forfeited shares.

Two cyclists who married at Young the other

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