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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMIER

taining the causes which led to the recent friction and to tender such advice as their experience suggest to the Municipal Council on the question of the employment of Indians in police work. In passing, we may observe that it is rather bumerous to observe that an officer in command of the Baluchis should..

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8.8. "HANKOW”, FIRE,

FINDING OF THE COURT.

At the Harbour Office this morning an in- quiry was held into the cause of the lanting of the s.5. Hankow, on the tab ulio, at her wharf. Lieut. C. W. Beckwill, `R.N., & arine Magistrate, presided, and with him aS ASSENSOTE were Lient. Heary Butterworth, R. N., of H.M.S. Tamer; Captain Edward Ratham, of the 3.5. Empress of India; Captain Colin Hanunt of the s.. Sterra Morena, and Captain John Mattock of the ss. Auture,"

Captain Benjamin Roper Bunch, Captain of die. Hankow, stated that he left Canton op the night of the 13th ulto,, the weather being

doing so. Considering that there are only some 55o customers on the telephone direc. tory, thirty seconds seems a somewhat lengthy period during which to await the pleasure of the "hello girl "as she is somewhat flip- pantly, termed in the United States but we shall probably have seldom to exercise our patience for the maximum him, especially when we remember how the_time. What will engage the attention of “Baluchi regiment in Hongkong behaved most people is the lact that a son of musical itself some time ago. But that is all past box has been attached to the telephonic ap and done with, for the Baluchis 'of late have paratos-a, new form of the soft answer which meth away wrath. Supposing.some irritable individual rings up Central and cails for a number, the gentle operator will no longer tell him bluntly, that he can't have it because it is engaged. Instead, tht: soft strains of a musical note will be walted to his car, and even if he does indulge in he rang off steam and went to his cabin. There epithets they will be drowned in the cathe-were seven European passengers on board us dral-like célious of the lost chord. No longer well as 950 Chinese, and 6i members of the will the operator threaten to report the man, crew. At about 3,15 a.m. he was standing at „of wrath to the managet, or lead the listener the door of the chief officer's cabin" talking to into a frenzy by judicious sarcasm.

aim about the' arrangements for the next trip, when the Ponugnese and Indian, watchinen. Again, if your number wil not an

went running along the strdboard alleyway swer--a somewhat vague statement--you from aft reported " fire Att." Witness said to the will be treated to another nocturne with | chief officer:"Come along and see what is the variations. So, that people may sit at matter." He could not then see whether the fire home around the cheerful telephone and

was on the upper or lower deck, They went es

heen models of decorum and paragons of vire. The question now is, whether the, Indians in the police force can be made 10 realise" that their "duty is, not to terrorise innocent patives or act in a domineer ing manner towards Europeans, but to conduct themselves with honour to their corps and politeness towards this general public? It is stated by a correspondent that if these men were of any standing in their own country they would find no difficulty in joining any of the numerous Indian regi- Although the pay of a constable in ments. flongkong may appear larger, the deductions which have to be made for rations and- sily repairements reduce it below the balance which is hinded to the Indian private soldier, He also states that by crossing the sea, the Indians lose caste and have to perforin numerous religions services on their returit to India, which usually involve the greater part of their savings if they are to be received into the fold again. However that may be, the fact remains that many of those in the Indian police contingents have bem in trouble all along the China coast during the past few years and they are certainly iú credit to their compatriots.

That they are a necessary aublion to the fore must be a fact, others wie: the authorites would have seriously considered the question of abatuluning their services long ago. But it is high tune that those in charge of the Indians in [Hongkong «dunald read them a lecture on their attitude towards the public, whose servants, they are. It is useless to gwe examples or maiuply instances, but many will agree that when a Indian has the opportunity of dragging a European through the street he does not always exercise that sweet reasonableness which should attad to shegli and author- ity. Whatever the result of the investigation

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For several weeks, the Telephone Com- pay in Hongkong, oficially described as the China and Japan Telephone and Electric Company, has been busily engaged in erect. ing a new exchange system, which we are Lold is to revolutionise the service in the Colony. The new exchange is the latest The rates per quater and test thing in telephone Systems and all the

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BIRTH, "

On October 29, the wilt of G. A. TISDALL, Russo-Chinese Bank, Newchwang, of a son.

MARRIAGE..

On October 31, at Shangh, LIONEL EDDAR, third son of the late William Canning of Cam. bridge to ELLANO MARY (Sissy), eldest daughter of George Richard Barry.

Occasional stoppages which characterised the uld apparatus areto be abolished. Yesterday thuse on the telephone register had an opportunity of testing the value of the new installation but, of cinnse, it is too quly yet for the layman to furm an opinion as to the supaiority of the present exchange over that which has disappeared. There is no doubt that many a genial temper and equable humeur were sadly tried by the eccentricities of the former system. Whether it was the wind and the weather of the

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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBKU Á, 1950.

THE INDIAN POLICE

CONTINGENT.

quently rendered the machine useless or a comparative" nustice, we do not pretend to know, but this much is certain the telephone had a curious faculty of getting out of order just at the very moment when its service would have been most valuable. This does

If the strike among the Sikh policemen reflect on the capabilities of the engaged by the Municipal Council of Shang operators or the methods of the mechanical, hai did nothing else than call attention to the staff, for there is every reason to believe disorderly element among the Indian con- that diey, in their differem departments, tingent in the constabulary of the Settlement, | did everything in their power to pro- and the necessity of adopting radical mea. vide for the convenience of those using the sures of reform, it served its purpose. Far telephone. Indeed, nothing but praise bosto too long the Indian sections in the Shanghai be recorded by'all who had occasion 10. and Huogkong police forces have been re-

employ the tophone during the hours cruited from the riff-raff of India. Whether following the recent disastrous typhoon. there is any system of discovering when the

The lines were "down" in every direction, men join their previous character and circuits were broken and for a time the tele occupation that is to say, of finding out phone was more of an ornament than any. But with a celerity which was thing else. and their testimonials verified-is a moot highly commendable and testified to their „point. To the ordinary citizen the

anxiety tu accommodate their customers and Indian constables, who parade the streets patrons, the Telephone Company had mat with an air of arrogance and a displays set aright once more and the wires were of authority which irritate the peaceable and working as usual. Naturally this is an argu- incite the impulsive to violence, have come

ment in favour of underground wires, and if from the irreclaimable characters of India.

the Company is wise it will profit and no

whether their statements can be corroborated

the fine. Nothing unusual occurred during the voyage: Hq, arrived at his wharf at 3 a.m. on, the 14th uko., and after she haul made fast,

water. There was great rush of 'Chinese passengers trying to get ashore both from the upper and lower gangways. On arriving on the main deck witness saw the fire coming up from the midst of a pile of matting. There was

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[any" printed directions by which,lhoy might know where to go,—that is, which boat to go to, in case of fire or wreck at rea,

The third Fngineer, sworn, said he had been on the Hankow two years. When the fire

Witseni : No, I do not think to, Continuing, witness said" that "efforts were made to couple up the hose aff, but it was im- possible in.do so owing to the thick smoke in the vicinity of the fire. He did not consider it wiser at night, with passengers on board, to | alarm was given be wat asleep in his cabin. 20 keep his electric lights on until morning. They He was awakened by an unusual noise about. had very good lamps on board.

3 m. on the 14th ultó,, and went forward to Mr. Holmes, chief officer, said when the fire sea what the matter was, He found there was' was first reported on the morning of the 14th

an alarm of fire, and so he tried to get back to alto, he was talking to the captain on the saloon his room to save, what he could, but he met the deck on the starboard side, when the Indian

sible to get back, and then he saw the whole second engineer who told him it was impos

ship was on fire. He saw he could do nothing,

watchman came running along and reponed the fire. the captain then told him to come along and see what was the matter. They went aft on the main deck, and there, witness. saw flames about eighteen inches from the upper deck on top of the pile of matting. The explain instantly ordered him to couple up the fire-base, and witness made the necessary con-

lowed the engineer down to the engine-room, nection with the engine-roam. He then fel-

n the lower deck, intending to use the length of hose on the fire-branch which is situated on the outside of the engine-room casing. As god as he opened the engine-room dear a vast quantity of dense smoke tushed through, and they turned back, witness thing the length of hose with lun, and making his way to ths after end of the saloon deck, where there is a Gass ge pump. At the gangway he found the dames baisting out of the after saloou and he could not go any further. Finding he could do

with the hoses. There were no printed.fre instructions on board the vessel. There were

so went on the wharf to see what he could do there. He had never seen on board the ship any instructions which would tell him what boat to go to in the event of wreck, collision or fire at sea, should the vessel be abandoned.

Captain Branch, re-called; said he was per fectly retain there wereno printed instructions on board the Hankow as regards fire and bong stations.

The Court: But one of your officers bås stated that he had seen one-how do you ac- count for that?

Witness: He must have been thinking of a former ship; he has only been on board a short time...

The Court: Is there anything unusual in carrying raw matting or braid matting on the

'passenger deck?

Witness: No, it has been the practice for

Have you any idea as to how the fire arose?

a fire drills, but in the event of fire he would; all know was that I saw, the vessel on direct the operations himself. It was useless to

fire, but cannot say how it originated.

dull the men, for they were never the same from one week end to the other; they were so constantly changing.

Is smoking allowed on that deck)—Yes! It is impossible to stop it amongst Chinese passengers,

enjoy all the benefits of a free gramaphone quickly as possible down on to the main deck, | nahing there he went on to the wharf to assist thirty-years-it is a daily occurrence. entertainment. In this way the family willing with them two fire buckets filled with be led to a love of music while the savage breast will be soothed. It is just possible that the inusical arrangement day come to He regarded as a punishment for, sins of omission, the head of the household threat- ening to turn on the telephone if there is any more clamour but, we trust, that lies in 1. the dim and distam future. In the mean time we can only congratulate the Telephone Company on la inging their apparatus to the highest pitch of modernity and cribing with that desideratas all the benefits of the musical world.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Court: Have you any printed form of bat-station regulations in the event of aband. ngthe ship, on account of wreck or fire at sea? Witness: No.

The Court: Were all the gangways made available for use by the Chinese passengers, act, it so, how long after the fire started?

Witness all the gangways were shipped in position before the fire broke out-about five

nutes.

· THE FINDING. After a brief retirement the President an- nounced that the finding of the Coust, was as follows: We find that the s... Dankow left Canton on the night of the 13th yħta., for

and after an uneventful assage made fast to Hongkong, Benjamin Branch being master,

nesisted af raw silk, straw matting, and ve her proper moorings. The Hankhw's, cargo,

getables. The straw matting was sowed o the passenger deck af. The Hankow made fast alongside her pier at 3 a.m, on the rath ulto, and then certain passengers went ashore, although the greater part remained on board, as is customary, until daylight. That at 3.7 am, the alarm of fire was first given aft, a- Witness: Then-all gangways, were in use, mongst some straw matting 'slowed on the pas-

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The Courts Could the passengers use all The gangways ?

Witness: Not on the saloon deck; that was for the use of Chinese first class passengers. The Court: But after the fire started ?

quch smoke and the deck wis nu fire un- derneath. He then ordered the chief officer to screw on the hose. The are extinguishing applatice was situated on the port side of the cagine room casing. Witness'stayed with the watchmen, and endeavoured to pull down the. matting to get it the fire, but it was such a the watchmen in retain there and try to solid block he could not get it down. He then

regulate the passenger traffic through the main leck, to prevent panic. Seeing the rapidity with which the fire was spreading witness went per- senally on to the upper deck to help them in get- ting the hose quick. cemet the chief officer on the port upper deck, who sad the engineers could not get ta the engine-room as it was full of smoke and fire, and they were therefore able to stan the steabi-pump, Witness told him to start the after hand pump. Seeing the chiel engineer coming out of the engine-rom, he asked if it was possible to give him steam, and he said it was impossible as no one could stay in the engine-inom. Then he saw two lady passengers stan jpg forward; they were The ecund Officer was then called, and very fightened. He went to them, and they aid he was just going into his room asked if there was any danger. Witness said when he noticed 2 lot of smoke com. there was, and immediately took them uning up from aft, and he went to see what share. He then went back to the fire. He it was caused by. As be, weat along the 'deck LaNursergeant Appleton, of Yaamati Police noticed that nearly all the Chinese first he met the Chief Officer who was trying to Station, summoned the coxswam of the steadis passengers had left the ship. He then couple up a length office to the fire- lunch Fun Sửa th the Police Court this m found the fire had spread si rapidly that the | branch. The fire was on the saloon deck when ing. The charge against him was that of blow-Chinese third-class quarters were entirely witness first saw it, as it had burst through : his whistle unnecessary at 6.30 o'clock shut off The whole of the upper deck was from the lower deck. Witness then went to

on the and instant while lying alongside a wharf at Yaumati The man admitted the off-shut off. Heihen went to the gangway and

on fire, and so the women's quarters were also the saloon in see if there were any pastionary measure, all cargoes of light textura

ence, and Mr. P. A. Hazeland Goed hiin Sto.

To Cansul-General for the United States in Hongkong reports mat he received the followi ing typhoon warning from Manik Observatory this forennon: "Cyclone north Yap island wester Catolines," Direction unknown."

184 Gözette Extraordinary issued Jast oven- ing, His Excellency the Governor-in-Council has given directions for the rescission of Pro- clamation No. 4 of 1956, declaring Manila to be a port or place at which an infectious or contagious disease) prevails. The Proclama. tion has, accordingly, been rescinded,

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and were used by all the passengers.

Some discussion here arose on the subject of

the stowing cargo on same deck where passengers were carried, when the President stated that there was nothing in the iveal regalations to prevent it.

sengers there, so that he could help them endeavoured to hurry up the passengers to get ashore. He found there were none, and then To Hing Chai, & cook, employed in the Po ashore. The fire went on increasing rapidly made two attempts to get to his crbin' to Hing Theatre, Yaumati, was arrested last

ko witness had to get to the upper deck, going save his papers, bo: failed in both attempts night by P.C. 77 Foley, for blocking the exits through the saloon to sausfy himself that there He then went towards the forward gang of the theatre. He came before Mt. F. À. were no passe ›gers luli there. The smoke and -way and met the third, engineer, whose Hazeland, at the Police Cour: this morning, fire had then penetrated to the laies' cabis on cabin adjoined witness's, and who was also

his trying to get ta

cabin to

save his and pleaded gusity to the charge. The cook, itthe upper deck forward and finding it was appened, had the exits of the theatre blocked with hath bricks. He was fiued $5.

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hopeless to try to do anything he went astore.apers, but witness told him what the con- fle returned immediately to try and save the | dition of that part of the ship was, and ad- ship's and his own papers, but he could not yised him not to attempt to reach his cabin. Issticton Warnock, on behalf of Mr. F.J. V. get to them. The number of passengers who They then went ashore to lend a hand in any Raben suumaned the bearers of chair No. availed themselves of the opportunity to go way they could. There were no fire regulations 395 before Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne. at the ashore on the alarm, would be between 400 and printed and hung up on board, and he had Police Court this forepoon, for demanding so. A lot of them had gone before the fire,never seen any fire-stitions drill carried out on more than their legal fre, and using abusive and there was a constante stream, using three board. There was a boal-station regulation on and insulting language towards the comgangways til the end. The hinese were | board, but he did not remember whereaboals on plainant, on the goh uluuno. They denied the allowed to use all the gangways. When the strip he had seen it, but he thought it was chuge and evidence was called. The Court alongside the wharf the fire arrangements in the saloon. When they had straw or straw. found the men guilty and fiued each iman uns were to couple up the hose so that they,į matting

carefully as cargo they had it dollar!

could reach to every part of the vessel. There sacked up, in prevent passengers from getting were steam mops, and auxiliary hand OVER a hundred members of the China Associ.

pamps. There was always steam for working ation at Shanghai, and guests, sat down on 31st the pressure. He couldnt say how many ult, to the complimentary dinner at the Shang- hai Club to Sir Charles Dudgeon, who, with pounds of pressure he would set, but it was Lady and Miss Dadgron, leaves Shanghai on

suchcient to uppe with any odin try fire. There Saturday for lucia, en route to England. Mr. were also cosage's pumps which were used for *P. Skotowe, the new Chairman of the washing the decks, and they could be used for Assocation, was in the chair, and interesting fire extinguishing They were fixtures on the speeches were made, but we have no space for further reference in this issue. Yesterday deck, and were so placed that with a sufficiens afternoon at M. H. E. Hobson's house in length of hose they could teach every part of Babbling Well Road, Sir Charles and Ladly the ship. Fudgeon held a fareweli reception which was antended by raily all Shanghai-N, C, D). Neut

TAI Chan Sam and Li Ta Trg summoned the

-Witness: No.

on top.

The Chief Engineer said he came out in the Hankow in 187, and rejoined her as Chief Engineer in 1883. He stopped the engine about twenty minutes before be reached the whatf. That is, he stopped stoking at about 2.30 am, to let the fires down. That would enable him to give 40 lbs. pressure on each fire-branch, if he had been able to get io his engines. They generally switch off the electric light about twenty minutes after mak

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senger deck.

Strenuous efforts were then made by the master and 'officers to get at it and put it out, using buckets pending the arrival of the fire-hose driven off the main buiter, but without success, owing to the tremendous amount of smoke which found its way into the engineroom making it im- nossible for anyone to remain down there. That the vessel was well found in fire ap- pliances, pups, etc, which were constantly exercised for washing decks. The master and officers did all in their power to save life and property, but owing to the rapidity of the fie and the fierceness of the flames, without auc

That the Fire Brigade turned out smartly and gave every assistance, supported by a naval pump and contingent under Lieut. Anderson, of HIM.S. Flora. That we, the Count, are of strong opinion that, as a precau

such as straw-braid or matting, when car ried, should be so stowed under latches, or so blockd off or screened off in such a way as to be, impossible of access by any passengers. Also we consider the ordinary fire regulations and boat-stations should be hung up in some conspicuous part of the vessel

•n these river steamers, and that the fire ar rangements should be exercised and logged once a week, so that in the event of fire some

successful effort might he made to cope with it

on board. This, in the opinion of the Court, can only be done by constant practice with the crow, and will, take some fifteen minutes we weekly, if properly organized. We deplore and regret the immease amount of life lost, but after searching inquiry we consider that everything was done that could be done,10 save life, by the master and officers under the cir cumstances. Therefore the Court absolves the master and officers from all blame.

· CHINAMAN'S MYSTERIOUS

DBATH.

FOUND UNCONSCIOUS IN BACK låne,-

A Chinaman, in an unconscious condition, and bleeding freely from the mouth, cars and nase, and with his left le broken, was found by the police in a back. Love at the rear of No $33. Stalion Street, Man, kuk, yesterday after noon. The matter was communicated to Yaunati Police Station and he unconscious man was removed to hospital. Some minutes fater the police went out and arrested two coalies, who, they alleged, know more of the matter than they chose to tell, for it was stated that pior to the unconsciou, man being found the two coolies were seen nearby. They were immediately entered on a charge of maliciously causing grievous bodily harm. A note to the this morning stated that the man died at police from the Government Civil Hospital

6:5 o'clock last night, never regain-

By the Court: Do you ever consider it necesing fast, as that has alw been the custom. sary in Exente your crew atüre stations? They are only kept on to give the passengers Witness: No, it has never been done. 'ume to get ashore. They ha very good and The Court: Have you any printed five re-efficient lights to take the place of the electric gulations or instructions, fixed conspicuously fight on board. In the engine-room there were

o regulations in case of fire; but communica- | in Consciousness. The police were there. about the vessel?

tion with the deck was always open, for the fore unable to get the man's name or his purpose of cooperation, Steam was always available for pressure in the main boiler, and there was also a donkey boiler, and hand pumps, Thele was a speaking tube from the bridge to the engine-mom, but it was more usual to send orders down to the engines by

masier of the Kwong Man Cheong firm, of Nus. 218 and 225, Third Street, West Point, before Mr. F., flazelán, this morning, at the Police Court for inlunging testain juss-sticks trademarks, the sole property of the complain- The Court: Then how do you expect your ants. Mr. P. W. Goldring, of Messrs. Goldring, crew or officers to give any intelligent cr and Barlow, who prosecuted, informed the operation in the event of fire? Coun that the muter bad been sealed and asked to withdraw the case. It appeared that Witness: The crews are cons antly bang the defendant fim and the complainants had ing so that it is impossible to train the man in come to some satisfactory settlement and the any way, and, the officers change about dance defendant firm had agreed to pay all costs and

to return to the complaints all the infringed every two or three months. In the event of messengers. On the morning of the 14th alto. labels. The Court had an objection and the fire the officers, who are comiouilly on boar, witness went below, and met the second en- case was withdraw.

and in touch with the Chinese crew, would be gineer, and told him to turn on the steam, and

THE WRATHER

The following report is from Mr, F.-G. Figg, First Assistant of the Bangkong Observatory:- On the 6th at 12.25 p.-The barometer has fallen over N. Chma, and risen slightly at most

of the other stations.

The depression, which may be slowly filling up, appears to be almost stationary to the s. or

The high pressure area remains central: over the continent to the North of the Yangtze,

N, and N.E. gales will continue in the For

Channel and the N.E. pan of the China Sea

| able to at nare get the crew in deal with any then be found the place was full of clicking

ordinary fire, as the pumps, is I have explain. ed, are always in working order.

The Court: Was it possible for any stow. aways to pull out any portional che inatting and then stowaway, and cause the fire by careless-

ness without any one being the wiser ?

Witness: No; they could not pull out any of the matting; they might stow on top with out any one knowing, and then by carelessness in smoking might cause the fire.

The Count: How many connections from the engines could you get? FORECAST.

Witness: Three; one on each deck; the 1-Hongkong and neighbourhood, N. winds, hose was kept quite near and handy to the fresh fair,

connections. 2-Formosa Channel, N.E. gale's. 3-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks, N. winds, strong,

4-South coast of China between Hongkang and Hainan, same as No. 1.

They may be Sikhs or they may be Pathans, doubt has profited from the experience gain S.E. Formosa. but they certainly do not belong to the highed by the succession of storms which caste Rajputs, or if they ever did so they swept the Colony in September last. Some have been cast out, as unworthy. Now, in new rules with regard to the procedure to be Shanghai, there is an inclination to prevent adopted in ringing up the Central for com the recurrence of strikes by recruiting in nection with another member have been India drect, so that the men enrolled as issued by the Company, and they afford food constables shall be of recognised good for reflection and perhaps amusement. For character and repute. Major Hall of the instance, it appears that the operator should Baluchi tegiment and a jemadar are at pre- answer your ring within ten seconds, and sent in Shanghai with the object of ascer- should never be more than thirty seconds in

your crew at fire stations, as is customary, they The Count; Do you think if you had drilled

would have been any assistance to you in this Instance?

Amoke, so he had to return to the deck. Then the captain' told witness it was impossible to dayanything, and said he had better get arbore it dquee, The Chinese firemen had been on the sip a long time; some of them over ten years they made the ship their home. They knew their work thoroughly, and knew what to de in case of any alarm, Witness had been jo the vessel, twenty years.

dying statement. The charge against the two men now in custody will not be altered to that of murder, unless more light can be thrown on the tragedy, for as far as the case goer at pre- sent no one knows how, the unfortunate man came by his death, In lieu of evidence the his death through foul play, their theory being police are of opinion that the man did not meet that the deceased while trying to gain admit- tance to one of the houses by means of the water-spout lost his hold while in mid-air and fell to the street. They will, nevertheless, hold the two prisoners until the inquiries they are now making are completed. The prisoners were placed before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court this morning, who ordered their detention in police custody for one week, pending further inquiries.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DIK. Indian (Arratoon Apear) Bth inst. American (^ippon Maru) 12th fast. Indian (Kutrang) 15th inst.. Canadien (Athenian) 15th inst. 2 Canadian (Empress of Japan), 18th inst...

Thess. Shawmut miled from Yokohama od 4th int

After the iffin adjournment the second engineer was called, and stated that he tried to get up steam, ut it was impossible to stay in the engine-moon, so he made his escape over the stokeholds, af sent on to the wharf, and there assisted i getuin the water on to the the Jankowat he had ever seen any file or vessel. With had been eighteen months on

The Java-China-Japan Lijn . Tilmaki boat-station exercises in conjunction with the left Macassar for this port on 5th inst, and deck crew or bad be sen anywhere on board I may be expected here on asth inst

The Great Nortbem sa, Minnesota from Seattle arrived at Yokohama 5th inst.