DREADFUL COLLECTION AT SEA

i Chinese Vessel Run Down.-Loes of "<"■:■ over 100 Lives^

.jjjyts, have been received at Ply? "0H on. tile, disastrous collision: off aTOnga- Lightship - between the Penin- I > and- Oriental Company's steamer fojl.. and the, Chinese troopship Win 1 fe'Ghingi which- resulted.in the foui do ■ I sTof the latter and the loss of over- 1,0 J JL Tho two vessels came togetuer Ajititr a.dense fog and whilst a high sea was «j& • The NepauPa- engines were im, mediately reversed, bub before she could rtth'efi sternway she crashed into the ffinaman' amidships, cutting; through to W/engine-room. Whilst the two. vessels scrambled over I bub the Chinese; f -it-their wild panic, clustered by hundreds f (jn-the deck- of their doomed ship. The ■ jueneawereof themost appallingdescription.: $9Nepaul's boats- were lowered with all dajjatcHj bub had- great difficulty in getf ■tiiupilongside the Wan Nien Ching,. by itoott-of-the- mountainous waves. The Siinaman's boats were lowered with nuin &rs.of. the., men, but capsized- through or'efCTQffding, and. after this .neither-their nor the Nopaure could per ■ sjjjfctjie: remainder, without the greatest difficulty to rescue themselves by. jumping. I BiM were, more than three hundred of tijem.huddled; together on the,saloon-deck rfiifieirfagt'sinking vessel, and theEnglish geji:bcarding-ib. were, obliged to push or irtw; them* into ..the boats. T.his\ work Ijsted'for'half-an-hour, by which-time=Bome tw; hundred; of, them had been saved. became' necessary to sheer:off, and who were.being.-swepb to and to By the, waves. In forty minutes, from tbft! collision,- the- Wan Nien Ching. was tog:washed* from stem to stern, and hat riggings- were swarming with China: ---: wild; appeals, for help. ThY NepaulV boats : meanwhile kept A tijeir;work,, bub the ; experience: was tarible;: the poor wretches .. who •TO^Being'tossed by the waves uttering .isLaffectuig- cries as they were borne jpy%: ttie' darkness. Numbers- were wliO; were found floating about on 'nta of wreckage so with cold ;*rfar bcr"perfectly helpless, and many- of idiidying as they reached the deck i ;rf*the feaui: There being bufc, four r-fejioins'. of water, the tops-of' - the China t i= tenia. maatal.were still! showing as she |; ip£, BpyeraV ; menißeing carried with her as 'Aβ went down. More than, one hundred friM ,v?ete lost. THe survivors were treated 'will^siMiiess •■■on: board theNopaul. . i&a pieties behaved with greab , heJoisiiij one of the boats being coramanded "By the.fpurth officer of tho Nepaul, who leffra sick bed; tp/do so- The Nepaul sus . tained'veryliftlcrdamage,' and- stood- by tho . WanJfieh,Cyng r "for hours aftot*. the disaster.

Tiff. fdßiowliqt appearod in a portion of i oar issue- i^a£ ovenin^.

THE BOYS' BRIGADE.

Interesting; Story of a Bene , iU ficial Movcuient-

TEffmbvemenfc, which' has lately been in? froducedl' into. Auckland, is exciting some interest. amongst those who have the wel ttofour lads, afc hearts, and it seems likely ,fo Become as useful and successful an or- PDisationheraasifc-isab present in the Old Country. Thafollowing story of the origin and aim w,the Brigade, by Mr William A. Smith, to founder of the movenieub, is wull worth transcribing:— fc The scheme originated in October,. 1883, to the Woodsido Mission Sunday-school, J'p'ow,:, which forma part of; a very ™y organised mission conducted by m free.. College Church. On the Mare from 700 to 800 scholars, the .™?wr of boys and girlsr being • nearly One branch of the mission work "anadmirable young men's club and instv "■wiwithat fellowship meeting, on Sunday, Mi;W Dg.society on a week night, a capi- and comfortable reading- and re- TOion roojnsvopen every night in the pk. All these advantage.^aarte t open to W-young- man on attaining tfi'e age of V and yet the fact remained that out of 13great school of- nearly, 400 boys hardly ■% « them, ever got the length of the which was almost, en !™yrecruited from outside, and not from ™c school as it ought to have been. ;M rl cpnld ,not help feeling that there ™ something -wrong here. We were face ™«c with a twofold difficulty. Not only ™-*» fail in the great majority of 7® to keep the boys in the school until p,reached.the age of-17, but even we did keep were nob turning out the fe^ ?oun£ mon tnafc one would have u3 see- And so tho idea of the Boyß' JJpWe^as conceived and wrought out to .a^ to overcome both these difncul- M^ii. ■■ 6xPerience of three years has Sii- ' wisely conducted, it is capable most sajiguine anticiputiona iioU i norm concerning it. It is sa^S 'retaining the boys in the Sunday- Ap> mt while doing so, it is being made. Z^> ij i God's hands, of moulding jT^ves and characters for Christ, and en jS^Sthem in every way to take their ftin?nt Blde 'a3 tne besfcand noblesb Itl? !*y can do. In proceeding to work (« Wea of fch& Brigade we camo to tho nothing could bo so abbrac- M. i-- •,? some organisation *>i4ti t fery nature. Boys aro in- W E-j d of soldiering and drUl, and lact^ed.to take hold of this :^«.«M wai it for Christ. We often hear Clifj^P^ti' that so few boys uro ClllaT^ Is it not possible that, in ***S Worlc am? nS b°ys > we havo S olie meiijp§.S? the lines of seeking to com loy (^"auity to them by showing the mST- e8ld? °i would commend li^-Sentlerfiatureof the.girl?., Christ fctF^for-mbn and women, for boys H^s.1 but the aspect of Christ which t! s^' appeals to a boy's nature is that le^^^ess.:' that of the stainless j*^^;. Y^noub fear : and wtbhdiifc re' ■feJi v■': leader who commando his fej^J^ho constrains him to aim at •'.STui^*olollo* ™ His train-" We % !dt^«ati6a«f.the brigade on this , ''6 aetenaiued to try and win the

boys for Christ by presenting cp them that view of Christianity,to which we know-.their natures would most readily, respond, being fully conscious how. much more there was to show them after they had been won. And ; so was formed the original company. Our aim was to create in the company an esprit de corps or sentiment which would make the boys proud.of their company, jealous of its honour, ashamed to do anything that would disgrace itjandiprenared to make any sacri fice rather than bediamissed from it. How. heartily, the boys, took up the.work, and how. earnestly they entered into it, may boat be shown by. the fact that there-are today boys in this company who have been members for three years.anu during.thab time have never been one minute late lor drill, nor even once missed fclie company, Bible -class on Sunday; morning. It must not be, supposed- bhab: the Boys' Brigade is intended, in any sense, to take the, place, of. the Sun-' day-school. On tha.contrary, tho Brigade should bo looked upon as, a valuable auxiliary to the ordinary machinery of a Sunday-school; and- ife- has been clearly shown that the effecb of every well-con ducted company, is to immensely increase the discipline and .efficiency of the boys' de partment off the;school, while one of the most pleasing features connected with the work is the greably, increased attendance of boys in the schools where ib has been intro duced.

The good effect the braining and teaching 'of'the Brigade had on Mi\ Smith's boys was so obvious: that, several- other companies of the same sort were soon instituted; and a Brigade Council: was. formed: They adopted the. present constitution in Sepi tember,. 1885, the following being two of the articles:—

; 11. T-he object of'bhe Brigade..shall be the advancement of Christ's Kingdom among boys, and the promotion of habits, of reverence, discipline, self-respect, and all that, tends., towards true Christian manli .ness; ■

111. Military organisation and drill shall be used as a means of securing the mi teresb of the Boys, banding theml together in the-workof- the Brigade, and promoting among them such.habits as the Brigade is designed to form. Strict discipline and obedience shall be enforced by all officers. ■ The progress of the movement was re markable, and it soon extended from its birthplace to, the leading cities of Great ;Bribain. In October, 1880, there.were,only seven companies on the roll, with a strength of 19 officers,, and 241 non-commissioned officers and boys; In October, 1886; the com panies had.increased:to 7J>, with a strength of 3,500 boys and over 200 officers, 90 pen ; cent; : of twhom were scrying.or haisexyed in; Her Majesty's force. Commenting on the growth of' bho.Bngade, a, leading Glasgdw ; ! paper says :—•" 1b may perhaps,.be, "tln^ of this-new'institution to supply, as] claimant"'wantl of- ourage by holping-to re-, store that habit of obedience on the parb of! the young which has in recent years beenso; »ndly on the; decline, bo bhe deterioration in; so, many. ways, of domestic: and social life, and vvnich, unless ifr be. cliecked,. por tends dire evil to the State. No othen scheme described iw our columns hast brought us so large a number of eagen inquiries! from all parts of the Empiie and our readers-would; notice that some of ■these haye been already followed"up by the1 institution of:new companies of. tho Brigade in England as well as Scotland, and in con nection with various branches of the Chris biun Church—Established, as well as Dis senting, Episcopal and Congregational as well as Presbyterian, The union of fervoui' and business ability in the founder and other early friends of the, movement must have struck all who are any way cognizant of their work. They aro probably much sur prised'at the rapidity of its- progress, and the extent which it has already attained. The way in which the thing, advances- has beenaltbgetherunforcod. Itisaspontancous and-perfectly natural growth. We .believe that ere long it will reach the dimensions of a national organisation, meeting one of the most widely felt.wants of our time." The testimonyof Sunday-schoolsuperintendenbs, parents, bho pulpib, and bhe. proas all tend to show that' this scheme is capable of yielding the most beneficent results among boys. Nob only does ib seem admir ably adapted to supply in the best way, the physical exercise which a boy enjoys, and must have in some shape ; but by ' promoting habits of reverence, obedience, and self-respect it- should do much towards; malting our boya useful, manly Christians and good citizens. In these days, when bhe increase of larrikinism is, troubling the mind of the commu,pityj a movement: of th>3 sorb,,>,whach., appears calculated ia a great: measure to reverb the danger, is of the- deepest interest to the public, and most deserving of. th,oir con sideration and support. Surely there can be found among the members of our civilian army many who, while serving the be3b infceresbs of their country under the banner of " Defence, not Defiance," are also willing to work for higher interests, and take part in this greab movemenbfor the welfare of boys. '

The Rev. J. S. Hill gave a most interest ing Jeefcure on Sunday afternoon in the lee turehallof tho V.M.C.A. buildings, upon " Spiritualism : a Sign of the Immediate Coming of our Lord.'* The hall, including the gallery, was crowded, and a number of questions we're asked at the, close of tho lec ture. Mr Hill first attempted to prove by questions from various works, including those of Brevvsfer and; Bradlaugb,that these was actually such a thing as spiritualism, many of the stories of what had happened hero and there by spiritualistic intervention creating much surprise amongst those pre sent. The lecturer then showed that this was clearly the work of tho devil, as also all things as table-turning, mesmerism, &c.

Man : I come to tell you about my gas meter. For the lasb three months.— — 4-r, Gas Office Clerk : Yes, we know all aboub ib. You've been oub of town and all the pipes have been sealed, yefc the metre registers 13,274 feet You'll have to pay ib all the same.—Man: You are mistaken, sir, I have burned gas all over the bouse, and blie meter only registers sixteen feck I though^l'cf notify yop of the discrepancy. —Clerk i sir,-—[Falls dead.] Dp not -PE- SATiSFiUP with Inferior Butter. Try the Freezing Company's Shell Brand iv half ppunde. You .Cak Be Happt if y<w -will stop aIUJ your dootoring yourself and yostr famfllw with exponsive doctors or cure-alls do only harm, and use nature's simple remedies for aU your ailments ; yoa will be well ajid happy ana save great expense. The, groatest remedy for this, the great, wise, and good will tell you, la Am. Co.'c Hop Bittere.

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