somewhere, and Iam free to say there is not much doubt as to the side on which the false statements lie. In the Hokinun-Zambesi case, the value of the Japanese captain's deposition ig well shown by his statements as to the nature of the collis Captain Ooka Kinjico sid the Zmbest struck his ship on the starboard buw and passed on. This is in no way borne out by the appearance of the Zambesi, the damage to which makes it indisputable that the Hokvwmon struck the Zambesi, cath on the purt side just abaft the colli bulkhead. Little wonder that the Naval Court appears to have had scant didiculty in making up its mind as ty the credibility of the different witnesses, TERRIBLE DISASTERS, The year 1892 will be remembered by many as a year of distressing disasters, and by none more so thin by the poor people of village near Wakayata in Kishiu, on the Kii Channel, A westerly gale blew here with fearful force on the night of the 28th ult,, but probably not a single resident enterinined the slightest ar of casualties. The wind howled around the dwellings, avd inosining steamers reported bad weather—a phrase that overs so much at times—but' probably' no
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