On the 4th inst., Lieut. Colonel Faithfull, the Commandant of the Hongkong Regiment, left in the P. &0. steamer Thames for India to rejoin his own regiment, which proceeded to the frontier in the North-West. The gallant officer who recruited the regiment in India and brought it to Hongkong, is almost responsible for its existence and deserves the lion's share of the credit for the high state of efficiency to which it has been brought. He was greatly beloved by the regiment, and his depar-tore is much regretted. All the officers went to the steamer to see him off, the Band played on the wharf, and a troop of civilian friends went to say good-bye to the Colonel and Mrs. Faithfull, The latter proceeds home to England.
STEAM-LAUNCH COLLISION IN TAR, HARBOUR.
Between noon and 1 p.m. on the 4th inst. a collision occurred between the Kowloon Ferry boat Morning Star and Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co.'s steam-louch Elsie. The latter was leaving the steamer Zafiro, and the ferry-boat struck her on the port. bow, and with such force that she began to fill immediately. i atone headed shore at full speed, but before she had gone more than sixty feet she commenced to settle down by the head. The Morning Star landed her passengers and then proceeded to Kowloon for repairs, being badly damaged. The Evsie sunk in about seven fathoms of water, about forty yards from shore. No lives were lost.
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