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gave the order to swing out the basis at the samG tims that I ordered the carpenter to sound the

"ell,

You took the bearings of Steep Island light before you lost sight of it ?-No, but I saw the skip was well otsida Eiger Island.

What distance were you off Elger Island ? About & miles.

George Henry Bowker,

the Kwongiang, was called and

chief mate of

He produced his log-bok,

Worp.

stating that

the entries in it það been made about an hour and a half after the sccident. He quoted from it-At 1.05 p.m. we psied Sleep Island. Weather was calm, with a slight hare, At 6.30 engines were rung "stand by." At 6.35 engles were put alaw. At 7 the ship was stopped; wa then sounded in 13 fathoms, and bottom. At 7.45 engines were put slow ahead. The course Watben altered to W.N.W. At 8 o'clock engines were stopped again. Sannded in 15 fatboms, mad and sand." At 4 minutes past 8 englues were put slow shead again." At 8 minutes past the cleared, and the engines were put at half-ar ad. At 8.15 the engines were put fall speed stern. About a mlaute after that the ship stack. The weils were then sounded and 8 feet of water were found in the forepeak. At about 8 15 part cutter carried away. Then lowered the port life-bast and picked these people up. At 8,35 the ship was anchored to 13 fathome.

tima?

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By the Court: Were you on duty at the Witness:—It was my watch below; but I was

on the bridge at the time.

Did you see land at all from the time the (og shut down till you saw it just before you sträck? No I didn't,

How was the tide ?—It was then flood tido. How many boats 210 there in the ablp ?— Four boats.

Only one was sent way to pick the passengers up? Yes, only one.

How did the cutter carry away ?-Thdy got into the best and the forward ringbolt caurled Away.

Were there no means of preventing the passengers from getting to 7--No, they all lost

thele heads.

By Captain Stalker: After the accident occurred, what orders did I give you on the bridge -You ordered me to get the boats out and sound the wells.

Did I give the second officer any order before that 7-You told the second mate to let the

anchor go.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1896.

master on the Kwongtang said that he sellered A Malay witzena, Sallie by name, and quarter-

It was foggy and very dark. The engines were the wheel at 8 o'clock on the night of the roth. stopped and soundings were taken At 8 a'clock the ship was steering N. † W., and after the soundings had been taken it was N.N.W, The tide was very strong. After a time the engines were stopped and not full speed astern, The ship them struck a rock.

In reply to Captain Stalker witness fold that 1. he was on the bridge he could not see what the Chinese crew and passengem did after the ship struck.

can.

passing out of the bands of those who cannot more than sny other, British vessels are gradually make them pay into the bands of thors who The displacement al vessels means the displacement of crews; that is the nut which the British allor has to crack, and which he is advised by mischievous trades-antan agitators ships still more difficult. If the Legislature to crack by making the management of British cannot help the low-pald agricultural labourer to employment, how can it be expected to find ships and wages for the better-vaid sailor ?

THE CORONATION OF THE TSAR.

THE ASSUMPTION,

Another quartermaster called Mustapha rald he bad taken tha wheel at 6 o'clock; the couren W. After being relieved he went befow the be gave to the man who relieved him was N.N. IMPOSING CEREMONY IN THE CATHEDRAL OF bridge. Everything was very dark and there was a dense fox. After the ship struck he went to help in lowering the boats. There was great confusion.

Moscow, May 26th,

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against honour. extortion, fraudulent bankruptcy, or offences Further, the manliesto prescribes that all exiles in Siberia, alter twelve years' exile in the chooss their place of residence, except in capital remoler parts, be, after ten years, allowed to cities and governments, but their civil rights will not be restored.

Exile criminals have a thind of their sentences remitted, the Hio sentences are commated to twenty years, and many other punishments are lightened.

Regarding political prisoners the Minister of Justice is authorised to grant, according to the nature of the offence, remissions of punishment advise the Tear to restore civil rights in those In addition to those in thefgeneral amnesty, and who have led blameless lives since they have completed their banishment, and to reconsider

Political referees are accorded humanity from their abarquent behaviour, merit Indulgence. the cases of those punished summarily, who, by prosecution, provided fifteen years have clapsed

was called and corroborated the previous those who are privileged to sit in the Cathedral since their offence.

The bostawale of the Kwongsang, a native, witnesses that the night was a very foggy one He stated that the compradore's staff and some firemen were heaving out the life-boat on the port side. Witness was on the starboard side sisting to lower another boat, and he heard a big splash and noise on the past alde.

The evidence being concluded, the Court adjourned till ten o'clock the next mornings when the fading published in our last issce

Was given. -

THE TRANSFER of British SHIPPING TO FOREIGNERS.

LONDON, May 22nd. tonnage to foreigners, to which we have often The marked increase in the sale of Briffah

legislative, the second, economic. Under the called attention, is due to two cases, the Erst| first head may be classed, the numerous, we might almost say the innumerable, Acts and

Statutes which have been passed into law, maloly in the last thirty years, and which are severity. With these we may deal more in still being alled up on the trade, with increasing detall on a future occasion; it will be

le mention

now the Merchandise Marks Act, as affecting finers, and the Lord-Las of the manner in which a paternal Govern Act, as affecting cargo boats, as specimens

of our own shipowners; and afford's every ment throws every obstacle to the way facility in its power to their foreign competitors, justice, or the necessity of the Load-Lise We are not questioning the wisdom, the

description of the Tsar's coronation to the New Sir Edward Arnold telegraphs the followfor

balmy. Not a clond was in the blue sky whes York Herald: The morning breke fair and

of the Assumption snatched a breakfast at day. Refugees from Lithania and Poland, who took break and took carriages to the spot. Yet even

Further clemency is to be granted as follows at that early hour the streets and squares were

past in the Poland rebellion, but who were not thronged with dente crowds, merely to watch fully of murder, crosity, or arson, are exempted the brilliant company pass foto the Kremlin, rom further police supervision and are granted By 3 o'clock the cathedral was almost full, bawy vided they take the oath of allegiance. On the full freedom in the choice of a residence, pro after bevy of richly dressed ladies arfelag on other hand, refugees who are guilty of the highly adorned princes, atatesmen and dignitaries offences mentioned above are to undergo three one alde, and groups of glistening diplomats, en the other. The grand duchesses and greater supervision by the polico. dames of the court wore, almost without excep tion, the graceful Museovite colffure, known a the Kakoschalk. There was a whole compart ment of grand duchesses and princesses of the blood royal at the foot of the throne, while on the side where the masculine element propen- tempered by the tollets of the Embassadors' derated the blaze of uniforms was pleasantly wives.

A salva of twenty-one cannon proclaimed that the great and momentous day was at inst.com. palace the dowager Kraprent entered the cathe mencing, but before the Imperial cortege left the dral, and was conducted by high ecclesixstler to Majesty wore an imperial diadem and a flowing the throne appointed for har. Her Imperial distinguished court ladies at her side, and was mantle of crimson and ermine. She had two followed by a brilliant train of ladies of honour. splendid procession, arrived at the cathedral, All Shortly afterward the Teat and Tsarina, with a the way from the last step of the palace to the

entrance of the cathedrala magulācent canopy of guilded and embroidered silk velvet was BUS- sixteen aldes-de-camp. tained over the heads of the august pair by

announ ing many promotions and decorations Later in the day an Imperial Ukaso was issued, of Russian diplomats, and establishing, as a special distinction to the clergy, a silver cross to be worn on the breast.

THE MOSCOW DISASTER.

THRILLING DETAILS OF THE HORRIBLE CARNAGE.

Moscow, May 30th.

A terrible panic, resalting from a great crush

of people at a popular feast here to-day, in bons trampling to death of many people, including a or of the coronation of the Tear, caused the

and popular banquet on Hodynsky plain, tens of woman who was delivered of a child during the excitement. Is anticipation of the grand holiday

Patrovsky Palace, in front of which the plain is thousands of people began trooping towards the stated, during the earlier hours this morning.

15.0 the capital of this Company there is

adorned with the richest jewels. The police Introduce this motive power, the Local Directors taken by the authorities, are besieged with pes-with at once. They will feel no hesitation in harracks, to which the bodies of the dead were consider that it should thermos be proceeded sons searching for friends and relatives. The acting on his recommendation, for they hare---. identlication is going on sto sbecking in the scenes at the barracks where the process of in common, they baileys, with the shareholders extreme. The remains of the dead will all be

of the Company-the highest posible opinian of Mr. Bibby's Judgment, combined as this conveyed during the course of the night to always has been in the past with the greatest the cemetery, where a large morgue is located. prudence and caution; and their feeling is that The disaster, it is now explained, was due mainly to the absence of the y lice, who had dieplon, this fact would mean its assurance of If Mr. Bibby foally recommends action in this not arrive at so early an hour in the morning its saltability and success. at the scene where the festly Xies were scheduled to take place. Fully 200,000 01 of all still about £42,500 that can be called. For a classes had gathered on the pla's at the time long time past revenue, from gold won, has been the disaster occm: 1. Only about 1,000 attend-utilised to pay for developments and extensiour asts were in charge, and they med to be un- which strictly speaking were chargeable to able to exatrol the mob. Hoping to prevent capital, This policy has, in the Local Directors

crowd.. Tals seemingly precipitated the panic, mendations for eighty head more of stamps and prenture of the assembled hundr is of thousands, view, been a sound and necessary one; but it the packages and presents Into the midst of the all moving towards a common elatre, they tossed bas now to be pointed out to bareholder that` since a scramble to obtain possession of the for electric motive power will, if these recom

the magnitude of Mr. Bibby' present recom-

near the centre formed a death trap for thousands of capital to provide for the whole cost of these. glits enroed, and the kellow ple of ground mendations be acted upon, necessitate the calling

A bulletin. Issued at to p.m. tays - The official repart places the number of killed at 1,138. This includes those who were so severely injured that they died after having keen removed from the Khodjenskeja Plains."

ready been recovered. The prople are calm, manifested. In public places where the groups hat everywhere the most profound grief is are gathered torether all are discussing the fashion the despairing gestures of the panic calamity, eye-witnesses describing in graphic stricken people.

Latest accounts received from the reene of the disaster are to the effect than 2,500 bodies bave

Farther detalls made public this evening show that the disaster occurred between 6 and 7 o'clock this morning. It was intended that the banquet should not commence before soon, but the immense throng which had gathered around the sheds from where the mugs were to be powered and thrown to the ground in the mad presented and the food was to be distributed because so dense that the attendants were over

gifts, many of these attendants being numbered struggles which commenced for food and the with the dead.

agency states that no les than 2.700 were killed [Later Intelligence received here from Renter's on the Khojenskoje.—Ed. H.K.Í.)

16. The Articles of Association provide that ro call shall exceed xs, per shares and that no call shall be made within one month after the last previous 'call has been made.

course of acquainting shareholders with what is 17. Seeing that finance for those "purposes vals, the Local Directors have decided on the must lovaled a series of calls at regular inter-

in general meeting on the proposals. recommended, thereafter taking their decision

Brisbane, to put forward a resolution authorising Company shortly to tz held at Head Office, 18. It is propered at a general meeting of the

Raub from twenty to a hundred hard of stampe 1 the Directorate to increase the battery power si and also sanctioning-should the result of surveys now being made gire ralisfactory prospects-the Introduction of clechleily ai motive power.

by way of estimates or tenders from suppliers, thought it would be preferable to delay this com

19. The Local Directers had at one tima munication until they had obtained actual figures but it is likely that to walt now, for these will entail serious less of valuable time; and, as the machinery by that route daring only six months Pahang coast permits of the introduction of of the year (and this shipping season is now at hand), it is felt that if the developments contem- plated are to be adopted, no time should be lost

RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING in preparations therefor.

COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE SINGAPORE CIRCULAR.

In the complete; report of the fifth annual Ltd, pablished in our columns last qresing, a circular issued by the Stogapore shareholders

not space for its fasertion yesterday we were was referred to, but as there was neither lime

The Raab Australian Gold Mining Company, obliged to haid it over till to-day. It reads as follows:-

20. The Local Board has, therefore--notwith standing the absence at present of estimates from supplies-decided to ask shareholders to support these developpants.

taken to introducting electricity as motive power 1. It should be added that no action will be

produces from the manager his recommendation that this branch of development be proceeded

In fact, so much interest was taken in the open air banquet that thousands reached the grounds yesterday evening and camped there, or in itm the Kwongsang, was next called, Ha exld I Act; war merely desire to point out that it tan of Moscow addreased to them a bries both ways), long lines of rough tables, fanked | meeting of the Riab Gold Mining Company, unless the results of surveys now in 'bund

immediate vicinity, during the night in order to As their Majesties drew nigh the Matropo-be certain to obtain a good position to-day. Oa allocation, while he of St. Petersburg held

the Hodyusky or Khodjaakoja plain (asitten patcted and jewelled crucifix to their lips, and by rougher beaches, had been erected. They Tsar and Taurins entered the holy precincts people, bat la view of the immense crowd asem. he of Kleff bedewed them with holy water. The were int arranged to accommodate 100,000

geler, hoth bowing reverently before the images painted on the sacred doors. Then the fees, extra tables and benches were hastily bled in and about the city for the coronation young Emperor mounted the steps of the great erected and every effort made to provide seating platform in the nave and took his seat upon the principal throne, the Empress sitting herself on

room and a hearty meal for 100,000 people. the ether, while the choir intoneda pasim in the olema Gregorian manner. The Metropolitan of Moscow, mounting half way up the staircase, invited the Tsar in a clear voice to repeat in the orthodox faith, which His Majesty to modible Presence of God Almighty the profession of the

is recited.

By the Court-How many people do you think were in the boat when it corried away?

I should say about 17 or 18 people. Mr. Thomas William Selby, second mata of went on deck at about 2 minutes past 8 o'clock has led to the sale of hundreds of British to relieve the bridge. The ship's head was vessels engaged in certain wall-koown trades, N.N.W, and the telegraph at Stop The and that these vessels in the hands of foreign chief officer was taking a cast of the lead at the time. He reported 15 tathoms to the Captain, are still randing to the 1st trades, of which owners, practically free from our restrictions, mud and sand. The Captain said at the time they have in many cases acquired a monopoly. tha: If it came on very feggy he was going to This state of affairs may be good of had, desir. anchor. At 4 minster past 8 we went slow ahead,able, or the reverse ; but at any rate it is a hard A18 miantes past, half-speed ahead. At 8.351w fact which has to be taken into account, Iand ahead. The engines were put full speed because it helps to promote the displacement astern immediately, and the order was given to let go both anchors, The xbly struck about a

al British by foreign tonnage and British by minate after the engines were put astern. Orders

foreign_crews. A regards the Merchandise Marks Act and Its effects on our shipping trade, were given to sound the wells and 8 feet of water were found in the forepeak. The order was

those who are aceptical on this point will do then given lo swing the boats out. The Chinese whose pisin-spoken utterances on the subject well to communicate with Sir Donald Currie; rushed the boats. Very shortly after the accid. ent sccurred the two port life boats were got out. unfortunate Act had at once to the creation of were recently referred to in Fairplay. This The Chinese swarmed into the forward one, fordign_lines of steamers to carry the goods The starboard forward boat was swung oct; which British vazzels were debarred by ti the Cuplalo told me the port forward beat had from carrying. The goods are shipped just the carried away, and sent me la the port-after boat same, to the same ports, and sold to the same to go and look for the Chinese. He told me to customers; the only difference being that they. look right astern of the ship. When we were are now carried by foreign instead of British about 400 yards away from the ship the Chloess vessels. That, again, may make for righteous. refused to pull saying there was too big a sen,ress, but it la none the less a severe blow desit After a lot of persuasion I got them to pall, and by our own Government to British shipping and half an hour after leaving the ship I heard a cry, those who live by it. but could not see anything. The salon in the bost then balled the boat that had carried away from the ship. The men in my boat then refused to pull any further, saying that the men in the other boat were quite safe in shore, and the sta was too big. After some more persuasion I got them to poli agato; we got slangilde of the other best, which was close tata the rocks, and got 13 mes out of her. We went about for sometime but could fine nobody else, and started back for the ship. We could not stem the tide, and saw the steamet Kwangies Arlog signals of distress. We pulled towards her and they gave us a rope: we stayed alongside for half-an-hour, till the tide had slackened down, when we started back to the Kwangsang, arriving on board at 1245. The Captain asked me how many I had got, I told him. I had brought all. Mustered all hands, and found two passengers, one firemen, and a com piadore's boy misstag

How far from the land were you when you saw the land just before the ship strack ?-I couldn't way.

How many people were there in the boat when It ca rted away ?—About 17.

By Caprato Stalker: Were any means taken to stop the Chinese from getting late the boat

Every means possible-by the foreigners at Jeast,

This fuished witness' statement, Captain Stalker, recalled: The wind was southerly at the time of the accident, with denst fog, lifting at intervals. The wind was blowing with a force of two, I should think Sealight.

Captain Robert Ilocoln, master of the Kwang- l, called and sword, stated that the wind was a light S.W. ond. There was thick rain at the time, and the tide was running on the food to westward at about it knots. The sea was smooth.

legislative side of the question; the economical That is all we need say at present on the

legislation has not caused them, and legislation causes which are at work are more serious, because

famished by Mr. Geo. Elliott Bromage to the cannot remove them. The remarkable particulars Manning Committee tell their own tale, Leaving side all questions of load line, or other Roard of Trade restrictions, Mr. Bromage supplies detalls within bis own knowledge showing the relative cost of working the same vetsel under the British and under various foreign flags. In every care the difference in wages alone would suffice to pay a handsome return on the capital invested, the saving on the portage bill verying from 30 to 60 per cent. When to this is added the saving on provisions, it will be easy to understand, without going at all into legislativo restrictions, why foreign owners, with our discarded vessels, are driving as out of some of our trades. We could mention one trade, in which some sixty or

A special litany followed during which, while all around were upon their knees, including the Meiropailtus, who was prostrate in prayer to heaven for the protection sad guidance of the Tar, he alone remained standing,

A LONELY FIGURE IN THE CENTRE OF HIS EMPIRE.

put

Twice that number were desirous of taking part in the feast, but the authorities decided that there must be a limit to the number to be entertained, so the figure was fixed at 500,000. To feed this multitude a small army of cooks and walters gathered together. The bakehouses were taxed to their almost capacity, and 502,000 mugs, each bearing protrails of the Tour and Tegrins were ordered and manufactured fer presentation to the People taking part in the banquet The polles aid everything possible to keep back the crowd, suddenly, the masses, controlled by some inexplicable impulse and impatient to get food, pressed forward, and

bat

For at this Intense moment all the empire made of grass, trampled hundreds undertsot, and

SWEPT KVERYTHING BEFORE THEM, was practically on its knees for him before the

the tables and benches no il avatared

throne of heaves. It was a tretaebdows the old and weak naturally suffering most. One exeshed the Hfe out of a great number of people, strain. When it was over the youthful imperial mantle and diamond collar of St. monarch took from

poor woman, who gave birth to a child during the attendants the

the excitement, was trampled to death. The Metropolitan of St. Petersborg pronounced a Andrew, which he

Late of the infant is not known, but It is believed Wilia the

to have shared the fate of its mother. The exact Holy Ghost. Then His Majesty commanded in military eventually succeeded in restoring order, formula in the name of the Father, Son, and

number of people killed cannot be ascertained a clear voice that the crown be brought to him.

as this despatch is sent. The polica and He received it, and with his own hands placed pasations were made to proceed with the it upon his head, bis ecclesiastic, as before, pro banquet as if nothing unnatural had happened. carried away the dead and infared and pre nouncing the benediction. In like manner ba received from the proper officials the various symbols of imperial power, and, finally, after disaster, were much distressed and sent The Ter and Tilas, when informed of the sting for a while crowned and alone,

WITH EXQUISITE SOFTNIES OF VOICE AND GESTURE. THE IMPEROR CALLED

TO HIM HIS EMPRESS.

With all dignity and graça Alexandra Fedo rovas upstood from her throne and staking on her knee before bez august lord, a golden-fringed pillow having been placed for her, she made sheissuce before him. The sight was as touch

THE DIPLOMATIC GALLERY.

By the Court: Could you see anything when you went on deck first ?—No, it was a thick, low-sevenly staarders run every summer. This tradejog as it was majestic. Her long hair lay loose islog fog.

was formerly worked exclusively by British-upon her white neck and upon the splendid owned vessels, but is now almost entirely run by Germans and Norwegians, in some cases with

garments trailing in sheeny glory down the second-hand steamers of Biliish build,

scarlet stairway, The Emperor, with slow deliberate movements, now raised the imperial The increasing development of this particular diadem from his own brow and lightly laid it on and intelligible causes. In years not long gone his own. Then they brought him a little diamond form of competition is due to perfectly natural her uncovered head, afterward replacing it on by foreign capitalists were not equal to providing diadem, especially fashioned for the Empress, tonnage to compete to any extent in the mis and, taking this with both hands, His Majesty cellaneous trades la which British cargo-beats himself placed it upon the bead of the kneeling money to build or to buy. The British managing upon his fair consort a purple mantle lived with are engaged. Steamers in those days cost a lot of Empress. His Majesty also received and put owner, whose stock-la-trade at the commerce- meat consisted, perhaps, of sufficient credit Andrew, with its axare sash. All the sovereign white ermine and the diamond collar of St. a crop of circulars loviting subscriptions to build fixed in their places with due propriety by the with bis bankers, or his mother, is pay for trappings having been beedially adjusted and a steamer, managed by means of those circulars great ladies in waiting, the ceremoulal portion of thousands of steady-going people who knew as to sweep the country, and to tap the savings of the function was Enished. much about ships as a boa-constrictor. In this

The diplomatic gallery was full by 8.55 p.m., game the foreigner could take no part. He had no reserves of accumniated wralík to draw on,

and among the throng could be recognised Cil fon R. Brecklaridge, the United States Minister. and so he waited. He had not to wait long: In addition to Mr. Breckinridge, the United by year, sound, good vessels became unprofitable Admiral Selfridge, Herbes H. D. Plezca, British tonnage was plied into the trade. Year States was represented by General McCook, because they were displaced by newer and better types, admitting of more economy in the

Creighton Webb, Captaion Wadleigh and Schri- working and the process still foc an der R. F. Rodgers, naval attaché of the United ven, United States Navy, Lieutenant-Comman. older vessels had to be sold, and States at St. Petersburg; Licatensat H. T. Allee, thels economical working, and the fath Military Attaché of the United States at St. then foreigners chance. With from restrictions of all kinds, they could United States Navy; Mr. and Mrs, Potter Falmer Petersburg: Lientesant.Commander Redfield, would leave a loss to a British owner; and, with Lieutenants Hunker and Bertollete, United make low-priced vessels pay at freights which of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Logan cheap vessels in the market, want of capital no nage to any extent. It is principally with the longer stood to the way of their acquiring ton

States Navy, and a number of others.

PRESS EXPRESENTATIVES. and the competition is rapidly increasing, and tonnage so acquired that we have to compete must continue to Increase. Given the fact that foreiga ship can carry cargo at a lower freight than a British ship of the same size, it only be

By Captain Stalker :-Did you find the tide any siranger on the night of the roth thaa -Iound it very much stronger. You couldn't estimate how strong the ilde war running -No, I could not, uafi the versel pirock. I found out afterwards it was running about 21.

Did my second officer come alongside your vessel with part of the craw on board - Yes.

At this point the Court adjourned til o'clock, Upon resuming in the afternoon, the President asked Capt, Stalker 10 denote on the chart the island on which his ship, the Xong song, truck. Captala Stalker did so, alsa polating out the postilon in which the Kwangiar lay.

LONDON, May 26th.

additional physicians to the scene to care for the injured, and issued instructions that a Fall report of the tragedy be made, in order that the distressed may be relieved. As this is the first

gloom over the city. serious keeldent since the festivities commenced, It attracted much attention and cent quite x

It is now officially estimated that about 1,000

extent of the disaster and the fact that the the Khodjenskojs plain to-day. Owing to the persons were killed in the terrible disaster on

place was surrounded by trespe, approach to the scene of the disaster was rendered impossible for anybody except & Russian official or physi cian. A long time slapsed before the full extent of the disaster because known. The first report killed or wounded, but as time wore on and the had it that only a few hundred people had been ambulances were kept busy transporting people wounded and dying to the hospitals of the city, sad to the temporary, hospitals formed within that the extent of the military lines, it begɛɛ to dawn upon people

THE DISASTER WAS VERY MUCH GREATER THAN

hang with bunting and bearing säleids, upon The vast plain, enclosed with Venetian masts

AT FIRST SUFFORD.

which were the arms of all the cities and provinces of Russia, the gally decorated booths, open air theatres, carotesis, provision stands, and liquor depfis in the part of the plain where the disaster occurred were entirely crushed, According to the description furnished by phyd claas who had been allowed on the spot, the lought, with the exception that the victims were staresembled the carnage of a battle severely mostly poor man, women and children, and that dow

they were trampled to death instead of shot

Limited.

Singapore, 23rd March, 1896 (Singapore) of the Raub Australian Gold Mining Si-1. Im fastracted by the Local Directors Crmpany, Limited, to make the following com.

munication :-

working at Raub consists of a battery of twenty 2. The Company's cushing machinery now head of stamps, and the mattre power now in use for working this and all other machinery at the mines is steams.

3. The first crushing of this Company was commenced on 1st August, 1890, and from that tima

to 29th February, 1896, the mine has pot out 20,1550% of gold; sold for $532,900. Upto stamps, and since 16th August, 1894, twenty Jaly, 1894, the battery was one of only ten head bave been in use. During the years here reviewed, there have been several occasions when crushing had to be suspended for con- siderable periods through fe: ls and other accidental hindrances.

is

Ranh has proved that the Company's properly dividends; but, In the opinion of the Manager 4. Experience gained by past operations at capable of being worked to pro face regular and of the Local Directors, it has also been additions to the present crimbing plant must be demonstrated that to attain this position heavy provided,

tong back, had in view this necessity, but he 5. The Manager, Mr. William Bibby, has, for har falt it prudent, and in the intents of share- elders, to delay making any definite recommen diation in that direction until father examina. tion and development underground gave him assurance that the Company has I lo-material,

work for a considerable time to crashing plant of sufficient body or quantity to give continuous in advance of present work, of paying quality, in

much greater capacity than that now in operation. that the last-named position has been arrived at 6. Kr. Bibby has now declared his opinion and, in evidence of this, he has definitely recom mended that the Company, should at once takes steps to increase its battery power from twonly

important step in developsaest-namely, to dis to one hundred head of stamps.

pense with steam as moties power, and to 7. Mr. Bibby strongly urges a feriher and vary

replace this by an installation for working all plant by electricity.

8. For this purpose it is proposed to generate

thereof has been made to the Pahang Govern Simpan Rivers and application for the use electricity by utilising the rapid waters of the

ment. Mr. Bibby has satisfied himself that the water power that would be available from this purposes. source will be abundantly sufficient for all

and

dose exlosste of the cost of establishing this proposed electrical installation. Mr. Bibby is 9. It is not possible at present to give any

ground lying between the Simpate now making esamination and survey of the the Rash Mines, to ascertain the most suitable track over which to carry electric cables. It can only be when this survey and work is com- to obtain estimates and tendera pleted that accurate data can be given on which

12. I enclose a form of proxy, and if you ars in favour of such a resolution as is outlined in paragraph 15 hereof, I would beg the favour of your signing same and returning it to me at your earliest convenience.

I am, dear sir,

Yours faithfully,

G.A. DERRICK.

Local Secretary. Rash Australian Gold Mining Company, Ltd.

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUE:

English (Pekin) 27th inst, Australlan (Changsha) 17th Inst. German (Preussen) goth inst. Indian (Catherine Apcar) 30th inst. Tacoma (Victoria) 1st prox.. Canadian (Empress of Japan) 14th prox. Tacoma (Olympia) xgth prox.

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THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamer Empress of Japan left Vancouver for this port on the zand föst.

Tax Agents (Mesa. D. Sassoon, Soux & Co.) frons Calcutta, left Singapore for this port yester faform us that the steam Catherina Apcar, day afternoon.

TEX Agents (Messrs, Dodwell, Carlili & Co.) Co's steamer Olympia lait Victoris for this port inform us that the Northern Pacific Steamship on the 22nd inst, vis usual ports of call,

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SHIPPING RETURNS.

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with high somberly swell; thence to port had The Chinese steamship Fuskun laft Shanghai

the 20th. From Rushin to Turnabout had fresh youth-west mannsnon and cloudy weather, south-west winds with violent squalls at times, and torrents of raiti.

admitted that the victions membered several As the day wore on the Russian officials

told when a balletia was fassed saying that the hundred, and this evening the terrible truck was

The German steamship Zyer-moon left Chin-

to announce that an official estimate placed the purports of this Company, and of adding had fresh south-west monsoon and further on Government officers regretted to be compelled wack electric plant as will be necessary for the breezes to Namkal; thence to Chapel Raised 1. In the meantime it may be mentioned klang on the 19th Instant, and Wooring on the that Mr. Bibby estimates the cost of putting up 20th at 11 am, and bad light changeable

Mr. D. MacDougall, chial engineer of the

number of victims of the disaster at about 1,000 smother mighty head of stamps to the battery, at calms with squally weather, Anchored in Kow. Kwongsang, was called and after being sworn,

All the festivities have apparently beta posts £35,000 to £40,000. deposed as follows:-At 8 o'clock on the night of

poned, and nobody thinks of anything but

loon Bay this morning at 3 a.. 11. When the necessary, dats is obtained” the roth I went on watch, and found the engines

A despatch to the Standard from Moscow 882 calamity which has changed the scents of re-prooseded with, will be placed in the hands of on the 21st instant, Amoy on the sand, and commenting upon and regrating the fearful tenders will be procured, and the work, if stopped. At 4 minutes past 8 they went ahead.

presentatives to enter the Cathedral of the on all sides of the Khodjenskoje plain, where, guarantee that the Company will acquire had moderate to fresh south-west and south- that only twenty-two tickets were issued for press Joicing into scenes of despest was. The buidlage suppliers whose experience and name shoul? be slow on the 23rd. From Foochow to Amey The British steamship Halian left Foochow 4 minutes afterwards they want half-speed. At

Assumption to witness the coronation of t by the way, Napoleon concentrated his troops suitable and satisfactory plant. :astern. I reversed the engines and one minute

* quarter past eight the telegraph rung init speed † comes a question of time when the work will be / Thar, of which ninu were allotted to British fore moving upon this city, are in MIRKY CRICE| - afterwards the ship struck the rock. I worked

and American journalists.

12. It may be added that the distance from to Swatow had moderate south-west winds with south-west winds and fine weather. From Amoy the engines to orders till 8.35, when the ship

being used as temporary hospitals, and the the Sims River, over which power will have occasional squalis, heavy rain and overcast anchored.

the dead and caring for the wounded. Further miles. soldlass have sendand great service is removing to be conveyed to the mines, in about seven weather. From Swatow to Hongkong had light figures so to the number actually killed and the (fuel is already a very keasy liem in the Com time must necessarily elapse before securata 13. The saving, in cost of fuel and otherwise thunder and lightning.

variable winds and calms with heavy rain, Bezber of persons who are victims of the paay's working, and is becoming lets easy to get, HONGKONG AND SHAMPOA DOCK RETURNE, disaster, bai who are only suffering from injuries, and deszes) by substiimion of electricly for Talchow i En Kowloon froes right and this may be said to have put as $60,000 per kanama); and, if the latter can be Att oficial estimate of 1,000 victims cannot be far (estimated by Mt. Bibby at from $50,000 to la ascertained, but there is no doubt that the

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steam power should be very great indeed

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far as the greseal publie la condensed,

no doubt as to the very 'material advaninge that | MonitutFunct the Company would jafi by the mange.

24. Iz Bibby, after obtaining further data

Mr. John Freeman, the second wngineer, was called and sworn. He said -At 5.30 pm. Stand by was given, and I todated mesm accordingly. The engines al fall speed would give about 54 revolutions. At 7.40 the first order for "stop" was given, at 7.42 Blow antern, 7.44 "stop." 7.45 "Stow ahead ;" 8 o'clock top I was tolaved at 8 piclock, and went

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LI HUNG-CHANG KEFT OUT.

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In any open trádo cheup labour, so long as it le dore where it can be done most economically. efficient, must eventually carry the day. For

LI Hung-chang, the Turkish envoys, and the the bulk of the carrying trade of the world, beadgear, were refused admission in the Cathe the purpose of navigating steamers, which do Persian Minister having declined to deff their the foreign rallor is as good as any others dral of the Assumption. concerned, is little more than and the best suitor, so far as steamers are .IMPERIAL MANIFESTOES, DICORATIONS, ETC. With good officers on the bridge, good driving PASSENECT. and steering machinery, and a good asgine-room sion of his coronation, rempits all arrears of taxa

Moscow, May 26th. The Tsar's manifesto, Issued upon the occe- staff, the seamanship of the sallor, wome Lay, tion in European Russia and Poland; reduces becomes every day of less and less importance, the land tax by one-half for ten years, and with in £but foreign-owaed vessels can, in the convictions involving Imprisonment of £nes. Wp However that may be, the fact we have to dosi emits be reduces all finest quishes all petty

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By the Court Did you see 'what the weather was iske when you went on deck -X notloed (i | majority of cases, be more cheaply worked then to goo roubles, with the exception of persons was coming on vary thick.

BBOCKENO SCRIES DURING THE PROCESS NATION OF DENTIFICATION

Many of the dead found were indies, vykdant).

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British-owned vášťalt, and that ler that reason, I pentaneed for jobbery, ambeilomani,"moury, 'si high-risk; dressed' in the Rajní skla ?? £44) Domaing on kid propensis na to slosicielty, thankd | Wandering Jew.asus.

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