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that the collision took place about half minute after he had reversed the engines.
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In auswer to the Chief Justice, witness said the Powan was a single screw boat. The horse power was about 120 nominal. They could reverse the engines in about ten seconds. He could not say how long it took her to lose her way and go astern.
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THE HONGKỎNG WEEKLY PRESS AND
DRUMMERS CALL.
Grenadiers' March
Escort for the Colour......... The British Grenadiers Present Arms to Colour Troop..... Present Arms March Past in Slow Time March Past in Quick Time ........ March Past in Column
General's Salute
Shall Trelawny Die Ronnie Strathyre ... Corn Rigs are Bonnie God save the Queen.
The King's Own was raised as the 2nd Tan- giers Regiment at Exeter in 1680, received the title of "The King's Own" about 1715-in the universal territorialisation of Regiments in the latter part of the eighteenth century, as the National Regiment of England-other exemp- tions for similar reasons being the Royal Scots, and the Royal Irish.
THE PLAGUE
Archibald Neil Patrick, captain of the I'owan for the past 21 months, said that on the
The whole ceremony was most creditably morning in question he went
gone through. to the
The men, who presented a bridge at about ten to one, The ressel was
smart appearance, went through the different then abreast of Green Island.
movements with a precision which was much The pilot -a Malay-was steering. The man was re-
commented upon by the spectators. gularly employed on the ship. Besides him and the pilot the second mole was on bridge. The second mate stopped on the bridge till one o'clock, when he told him to ring the stand by, when after carrying out this order he went to the forecastle and joined the man--a Chinaman-on the look out. As he got near the entrance to the southern fairway he saw a steam launch about half a point to his port bow showing a green light and also a white one. He was about abreast of the junks to the west of the China Merchants wharf then. The steam launch was about the middle of the fairway when he first sighted her. His helm was starboard at the time, his object being to get into the centre of the southern fairway, When he saw the launch he gave orders to the pilot to steady the helm, afterwards ordering him to port his helm, which he did. When near the launch he had his hand on to the telegraph to stop the ship. At the same moment the steam lauuch opened her red light and passed on his port sid about 20 feet distant. He thought the launch was a large-sized police launch but the number be did not know. A few moments after the steam launch opened her red light he saw the dark stern of the steamer Kangler lying at
the China Merchants Wharf about 150 or 160 feet away from him. Before he saw the dark hull of the Kwanglee he had seen the mast-head of the Kwanglee and two or three very dim lights on her starboard side. Ile had previously looked for the green light at the end of the China Merchants Wharf and did not see it. There was no light on the stern, There was a light showing through the ports 40 or 50 feet from the stern of the ship. He had made out those lights before he had made out her stern; and thought they were quite close to the stern. When he saw the projecting stern he gave an order as to the helm and rang the order" full speed astern" Both orders were obeyed and immediately afterwards the collision
occurred.
The hearing of the case was adjourned.
THE KING'S OWN AND ST. GEORGE'S DAY,
TROOPING THE COLOURS.
A large number of people were attracted to the Cricket Ground on Saturday morning for the purpose of witnessing the ceremony of "trooping the colour" by the King's Own Regiment in honour of St. George's Day. The ceremony commenced at ten o'clock, when six companies of the Regiment in review order and headed by the Band marched on to the ground. At the same time H.E. Major-General Black and Mrs. Black, accompanied by Captain Love- band, Private Secretary, and Captain Long arrived, and proceeded to the saluting base, where a large number of ladies and gentlemen had already assembled, including Sir John Car- rington (Chief Justice), Hon. T. Sercombe Sinith (Acting Colonial Secretary), Commodore Hol- land, Captain Chichester (H.M.S. Immorta- lite), and Colonel The O'Gorman.
Lieut. Col. Rowlandson was in command, and the other officers present were:-Commander First Guard, Captain Hibbert, Subaltern to carry the Colour, Lieut. Douajowski; Comman- der Second Guard, Lient, Parker; Commander Third Guard, Lieut. Lethbridge; Commander Fourth Guard, Lieut. Morrah; Commander Fifth Guard, Lient. Johnson; Commander Sixth Guard, Lient. Galloway; Adjutant, Lieut. Lloyd. The following was the programme:- N.C.O's. of Guards to the Front... Kinloch of Kinloch The Assembly
Dublin Hornpipe Officers and N.C.O's. Take Post... Shall Trelawny Lie Troop.....
Meet me by Moonlight Quick March
The British Grenadiers
The number of plague cases reported last week was 127 and of deaths 109.
The daily returns for the present week is as follows:-
April 24...
25.. 26...
11
27 28
59
Cases. Deaths.
17
21
26
26
24
24
10
13
14 14
THE BRANCH HOSPITAL FOR CHINESE PLAQUE PATIENTS.
REPORT OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE.
The following is the report of the Medical Officer of Health (Dr. Clark) and the Acting Registrar-General (Mr. E. W. Brewin) on the subject of establishing a branch of the Tung Wa Hospital for the reception and treatment of Chinese plague patients :-
April 20th.We have the honour to report as follows regarding the establishment of a branch hospital of the Tung Wa Hospital for the reception and treatment of plague patients on the conditious mentioned in the relation on the subject passed at the meeting of the S... tary Board held yesterday.
I-The Tung Wa Hospital Committee are willing and anxions to establish such a branch hospital and to bear the expense of its main- tenance as far as food and mediciues of the patients and the provision of a Chinese staff of doctors and servants is concerned.
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the cost of the gas consumed. The Tung Wo Hospital authorities will defray
We further recommend that any non-Chinese drugs that may be required at the branch hos pital for the treatment of patients be supplied by the Government. In conclusion we would mention that the Tung Wa Hostal committee would like Dr. Thomson, the medical officer in charge of the Tung Wa Hospital to be detailed for the duty of supervising the branch hospital.
The following minute was appended: The President (Dr. J. M. Atkinson, Principal Civil Medical Officer) :-This in my opinion is not a satisfactory site for such a hospital, and for the following reasons: (1) Its near contiguity to the depot where cattle are honsed (2) Its near contignity to the slaughter depôt. (3) The difficulty of ensuring perfect cleansing and disinfection after it is discontinued, and the future possibility of infecting cattle that will be housed there. (4) The unnecessary expense thereby incurred when we have ample accommo- dation at Kennedytown Hospital. If the Government decides to permit Chinese to bo treated by their own doctor, which is, as I take it, the sole question at issue on which there is any variance, why not build two more mat- sheds at Kennedytown Hospital and allow patients to be treated there by Chinese native practitioners under our supervision, bearing the cost thereof and supplying native medi- oines.
We understand that subsequent to writing the above report the sub-committee met the committee of the Tung Wa Hospital, and it was agreed that the mat-sheds offered to the committee by Dr. Atkinson would be more suitable for the purpose. This arrangement was unanimously accepted by the Board, and committee to render these mat-sheds fit for arrangements were at once made by the sub- occupation.
GREAT EASTERN AND CALEDON- IAN GOLD MINING CO.,
LIMITED.
The following report has been received from the manager at the mines per steamer Omi Moru :-
Great Eastern Shaft has been sunk to 165 feet, all of which is timbered. As soon as we have reached the depth of 175 feet we will drive for the reef, and thereby prove this part supply of stone from here. Before driving for of our property. We should get a very large the reef we shall have to sink a well, so that the end of April will see ns ready for opening
Prospecting shaft has been stopped for the time being, and we are sinking the
2.-We strongly recommend that the Govern- meut lend the Tung Wa Hospital committee | out. one-half of the Cattle Depot at Kennedytown for the purpose of such branch hospital. The Medical Officer of Health has inspected the building, and has pronounced it in every way suitable for the purpose. There is no other suitable building available, and to coucrete a site and erect mutsheds on it would entail a delay of two weeks at least. The Colonial Veterinary Surgeon has no objection to the lending of the portion of the Cattle Depot for the purpose mentioned.
3.-If our recommendation is approved the following alterations to the Cattle depôt are re- quired :-(a) the building of a matting division between the two blocks situated on the east side of the premises and the two situated on the west side. We recommend that the two easterly blocks be used as the hospital. (b) The erection of a kitchen made of boards lined with tin in the south-east corner of the compound. (c) The erection of a mortuary outside the east wall of the depôt, (d) The erection of a mat-shed within the north wall of the portion of the depôt to be used as a hospital for the accommodation of the gate-keeper and his assistants. The Tung Wa Hospital authorities are willing to bear the cost of the above tem- porary structures. (e) The opening of a gate way in the north wall of the portion to be used as a hospital. (f) The opening of a door-way in the east wall to afford separate communica- tion with the mortuary. (g) The laying on of gas to the building. (h) The laying on of water. (q) The installation of telephone com- munication with the Tung Wa Hospital. We recommend that these latter works be carried out by and at the cost of the Government.
Bank of England Shaft instead. The depth of the old workings here are about 25 feet, and there are two reefs in the bottom, the one two feet wide and the other one smaller and richer. We are sinking our shaft right on the junction of the two reefs, and have them always in the shaft as we are going down. We shall soon be able to say more about it; at present we are down 10 feet.
been put in, and the work been got properly As soon as the two top sets have started, I shall call for tenders to sink 100 feet. from which depth we will then open ont. This mine will yield a large supply of good ore.
Zulu Shaft-The contractors started last Monday, and I do not think they will be long in putting the 60 feet down. From this depth turn out a very rich claim. The reef is very we shall open out, and all being well this should
promising.
Arise and Shine-We are down 52 feet, and 15 feet more will bring us well under the old workings. If the reports are correct, we have a big and rich chute in this shaft, which we can work, should it be desired. In such case we would of course have to go down to 100 feet at least.
Caledonian Shaft is down to 117 feet. The men are getting well on here, and would get down much faster but for the water. The latter though is getting much less. It would come in very handy for our
hard at scooping it out, but it is much deeper Dam, were this ready. The contractors are than we thought, so that it will require more money than we thought at first. The contractor
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