engineers in the navy than the mer- chant service. The number of engineers employed is calculated according to the horse-power. There are greater number of engineers employed in Queen's ships on account of the greater number of duties
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THE CHINA MATI-
Mr Wm. Henry King was next examined. I required exifa-rayu; I was not afraid of Richards & Co., v. Meyer 8926. 74.—This | Brereton moved to dissolva that infanation, Before examining the witness, the Corner being turned off for doing so. I had Chinese case was settled, the plaintiff having and the cause came on for trial on November gave him the usual caution, as he had boon. Faglásers undermie, Thays been Chlof Hh accepted the amount the defendant pald 7th. At the adjournment of the cause it being clear that the trespasses complained formally charged in conjunction with the gineer on the Coast with aandher European Into Court
of had been to a great extent discontinued, Chief Engineer by the Police authorities Engineer, I knew the safety valve was too
heavily weighted, it was no nao to the Meyer . Richards & Co., $900.-This I dissolved the injunction, reserving ques- with manslaughter before the magistrate.
ship. I do not know at what pressure the cross-action was postponed till next week. tions as to the costs of obtaining the writ Papaya and the summonses. By the consent of the and stated, as follows: I am third on baller det beste state the guess of the steamer Peso. I am aware bollers would but before the safety valvet Wieler . Pustan & Co., $1000-This parties Mr McCallum, B.E. has given me that I sin at prosent charged by the Palles would lift's In English bullt stenere ease was also postponed till next weak, as the great advantage of his assistative as with manslaughter, I wish to be examined them are two safety alves one is looked there was a chance of its being settled out assessor, and his valuable report. I append. The facts are as follows:-The lote in dis in this inquest. I understand that I need and the engine cauzios touch share of Court
pate, Nos, 402, 403, and 401, formed a block not answer any question which I may known for three months that the safely
of houses bounded on the North by Bridges think tends to ariminate me.I have been valve was of no was to the ship. Imunot
Street, on the South by Hozario Street, 3rd engineer since the 2nd April this recollect having any conversation with the
East by Ladder Street. In January 1858, Frederick Woods assigned to one Lambih his interest in Lot 102 described in tha
Thompson and others. Messagerles
Lee Afook v. J. Kennedy, $5.24 This
of the safety valve. Du
Mr David Robb, sworn, stated am In- spector of Machinery for the Royal Navy and sm stationed at the Hongkong Naval Yard. In conjunction with Mr Gillies, who is an engineer, I made an inspection of the Fesso's starboard boiler or that part of the boiler where the explosion took place en the morning of the accident. I inspected the & Co. The piece of the boiler blown out was the fat end of the boiler, and it was then lying in the fore hold. The plate was a segment of the upper part of the end; the cord of the segment is 9 feet, and the height about 4 fest. The thickness of the plate was 6/16 on the top, 3/16 on the lower corner of one on the port side and on the other such means are taken, as aro practised at Port, I have not seen the Chief Engineer take a long time to get beak Ifsahip but promised that he would give it up if measuring thereon 90 feet. In June, 1881 lower corner about, the starboard lower corner was the weaker portion. The stays
boiler at the request of Messrs D. Lapraik have been avoided. I am aware of the so-$75 per month and mess money about $12 any danger of explosión notwithstand the Court to direct the defendant to give was assigned by Woods to Lambah 28t
,
sick, he required their use. He asked Tank Lane) measuring 90 feet. Lot 403
January 1858, and is described in the Crown Lease as all that piece &c. abutting on the
and measuring 65 feet, on the Fast side North and Soath sides on public stretts
The defendant said he did not know that on Lot 404 and on the West on a close re-
gistered in the land offles as Lot de and
No 4496-NOVEMBER 27, 1877]
naxt took the large stdan gauge off the front of the engine. There was also a small one which I took down. I took them to my workshop and connected the three ganges on the same pipe with the shop ganges. That is, I had four ganges ou one pipe. The pressure on the shop gauge was twenty-three outside the engine-room. They are not Witness wald be wished to be examined, pounds, and the pressure on the mercury grater proportionately to the work at hd gauge indicated also twenty-three pounds. donel They have greater leisure to attend The small or seven-inet-faced gauge zadazed to their boilers and machinery than they have up to 60 lbs., and the pressure shown on the in merchant hips. Taking into considera gange was 19 lbs. The ten-inch-faced tion the greater efficiency of the men and gauge, or large one, in front of, the engines their greater leisure they have better oppor- indexed up to eighty pounds and showed a tanities to examine their boilers and ma- pressure of twenty-seven pounds. The shop chinery than on board merchant ships. gauges are all Boardens'. I went on boardfound corroded it was the duty of the Chief year, hold a second slash engineer's second angincer about the safety raluen, Maritimes, $500. This suit was postponed on the West by Tank Lane, and on the gauge was Bourdens' patent, and the other However slightly the boilers: may have been
A Juror: When we ware on board of the till Friday next at 10:30a.m. Certificate granted in England, and s
Tease on the afternoon of the 2200 Mr. the steamer this morning to take the length Engineer to have renewed the inspection every provisional first class certificate granted Russell asred you if you had been down
six months. There are instances of a chemical at Shanghai by Captain Woollcombe below and you said you would not go was a claim forage The plaintiff's Crown Lease ne the parcel of ground but defect being found in some parts of canoes of H. Mi Bi Thalia have been about down for any man, did you say so because father appeared and said his son was sick ting North and South on public streets I have known in my experience mstances of four years in China and Singapore. When accident happening on board ship although joined the Yes, I got no instructions as you did not consider the bollers were safe and unable to appear. The defendant said (afterwards named Rozario Street And the engineers have been most careful and to what were my duties I was engaged by Anawer: No; I could not tell what steam the plaintif was his house-coolle and had Bridges Street North), measuring 66 feet on the East on a close registered in the land assiduous in their duties. The accidents the Chief Engineer, my Bexaard, and wax was on if I want below, wasiever went by left without notlos, canoe and
The father said the defendant had de-office as Inland Lot 409, measuring thereon I refer to are breaking down of engines and only told to keep nober, otherwise I would the lower ganga vy boilers. In nearly all accidents I believe be discharged immediately. My pay is By Mr Brereton: I did not apprehend tained his son's clothes, and he was 90 feet on the West on a public street. (now that with certain care the accident might
Examination.continued The second them up. aident on board the Thunderer: there were or $13. I and the 2nd engineer kept all the the state of the staying and
watches of 6 hours each. The Chief En
File Lordship said the plaintiff was on I think, about forty lives lost. I think that gineer only brought the ship lato port and engineer told me the chief was going to accident might have been prevented by greater care on the part of some one having took her out. I have not seen him go down bele because the mark would not goted to his clothes; the defendant could
to examine the machinery; he may have below because it I did there would be net detain them, P charge of the boilers and machinery. I do done so without my seeing him. 1 work no one to look after the engines. The not think that accidents of this nature can over effectively be prevented unless some generally down below when the ship is in ford down below was very bad and it would looking after the bailes; I have seen him ran into us or anything happened I should home. R
By a Jumor-I do not think there le any go down below looking after the machinery, be blamed. The second said the Chief are being built now of one inch and one and I joined the ship. On the first occasion below often but not when they were draw thing extraordinary in the corrosion; boilers is part of my duty to see that the boilers wanted us to go below and look after the are clean. I have scaled them twice since en drawing the fires I wald I could see the water on deck. I have been down a quarter inch plates. The stays of the scaled the bollers thoroughly ; I made
I Fear's bailer were only of an inch thick, note of it at the time. The entry ing fires; it was very dirty and I could not and when you consider that it was acted on was made in the 2nd engineer's book, the nocenty. I did not object to go below because I anticipated there would be both sides it is not at all romankalle, that and I tore out the leaf with the entry an explosion I approbreaded no danger, rapid corrosion should have taken place. on the morning of the explosion. I
The enquiry was then adjourned till a sosted the starboard boiler on the Brd July. My wages are $75 per month and I got 814 quarter to three.
All the firemen were working with me, I per day besides, mesa allowance of did not hammer the boiler. I examined this I save $13 or thereabouts from the roded, most of them more or less corroded. Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. the stays with a lamp: 1 found them cor mess money.
The enquiry was then adjourned till I did not strike them with a hammer struck them with my hands. I saw breaks in some of them. Some of them were eaten away for most of their breadth; I cannot say any one of them was completely eaten away, but most of them were a good deal ested away. I examined the port bailer (Before His Honor Mr Juation SNOWDEN.) on the 16th July. It was nearly as badly eaten as the starboard one, the corrosion not having gone so deep. I reported this state of things to the Second Engineer it is not my duty to report to the Uhter Engineer, so I did not report to him. The those were stays, but that they were put Fecond Engineer sald he did not think there to stop the splashing of the water, the boilers being very large. I said they must be ataya, as the flat surface was not stayed elsewhere. He said the bot lers were tested to 40 lbs. cold water
are formed gusset stays. They had originally which support the end of the boiler are what been of an inch thick, there were eight of them. These stays were attached to sugle imons riveted to the end plate. On examine ing these Maye, I found they were with one exception entirely gene. They had a slight connection, but very slight, about the thick. bess of a piece of blotting paper; the old connection was about two inches. To all appearance those stays had had no connes
Crown Solicitor, Mr Sharp, appeared to When the inquest was resumed, the watch the enquiry on behalf of the Orowa. The Coroner said he wished the Crown Solleitor had appeared at an earlier stage, they wanted his sesistance very much. The Crown Solicitor said he had only received instructions this morning,
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SUPREME COURT..... IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
Nov. 27, 1877
the plaintiff had any clothing in the house, any was found: p
The case was adjourned till next week.
Lambah assigned to Mahomed Arab 68 feet of Lot 402 to be registered, as Bection A, of 402 and the eastern abuttal is described as being a close registered in the Land Office as
feet wide seems to have been formed between
Ashburn v. Hang Yik. under a charter party entered into between Lot of No. 402 remained the property of This is a claim for $700 alleged to be due Lot No. 403. Thus 2 feet of the original the plaintiff and defendant on July 10th. Lambah. A sort of passage or alley about 2 The circumstances are curious. Defendant Lot 402 and 403. This was at some time o wanted to charter a ship to go to a place he had heard of In the Gulf of Tonguin other closed towards Rosario Street by the which he called Econ. No one elther cook house of the house built on Lot No. European or Chinese concerned in the mat 402, which was entered from Rozario Street ter knew where Es-on is. A chert the latest and the roof of this rested on a wall or pro- to be had was procured, and Ee-on could longation of the wall of a house built on Lot not be found; but two places were marked, side. The ground towards Rozario Street 408 by Mr Noronha on the Bridges Street ane Lacht Buen near Haiphong and the side remained vacant until Noronha built a other Lacht Konen about 130 miles to the South. The defendant and his friends had house on it; to the basement of this house consultation, and it was decided that access was obtained down a fight of steps Lacht Kouen must be the deafted port actually built on the lot 403 as conveyed to adjoining this low wall. This wall was not and that Ke-on was the Annamese name. Noronha, but it encroaches by 1 ft. 8 in. on à charter party was accordingly made July the alley or strip between section A of lof 10th for a voyage to that place with 40 running lay days. The Evening Star left 402 and lot 403. The plaintiff has since the Bongkong July 17th, having on board a action was commenced acquired all Lam supercargo in the servios of the defendant, bah's rights in this strip. The plaintiff and an interpreter. The ship reached Lacht says, in fact, I and my predecessors have Konen on the morning of August 14th; been in possession of this wall whether we fendant, oan ahow a better title we have a mistake had been made and that it was not right to use it at any rate. You have pulled when the supercargo at once declared that are trespassers or not; unless you, the do the place at which he wanted to discharge down and undermined our steps by the the cargo. The chart was again consulted, foundation of your new wall, and built it on and he pointed out two islands near the site of our wall, and this is the trespass Taland about 70 miles S., which he said was I complain of. In September last the de Ke-on. The plaintif consented to go if
tion for a long time, because the separated parts of the edges were considerably apart and were covered with the sediment of the boiler. Some of them I should say may have been detached six months ago. I am of opinion that an examination of these ataya twelve months ago would have shown them defective at least some of them. It is
Mahomed Drive, a Malay Herang on impossible that they could have been exs-board the Fesso, was examined. He was mined six months ago without having been found in a very unsafe state. The function on board on the morning of the 22nd. He of these stays is to support the end; it being saw Mahomed Essop, the storekeeper, on a flat surface and without such supports it
Witness would not be safe to use much pressure. The aras of segment taking the area of the first line of stays as oord is 644 inches, the pressure at 16 Ibe, to the square inch on the entire sum of this surface would be 43 tons, at 20 lbs, pressure it would be $7 tous. The atizace I give is what was unsupported by any stays, the only support being the rim which was attached to the end of the Yease, was next examined. He identified pressure, and that we only worked The defendant dented that he bosrded $700 were agreed to be paid for the further fendant purobased seot. A of inland lot 402-- boilet The angle irons would of course the body of Too Kwal Yow, & fireman on them to 15 lbs: so that there would not be in the plaintiff's house at all; he only dined use of the abip She had performed her of Mahomed Arab. The abuttals and me¤M.
board. He was witness' son." identified the body,
Trang Ayoep, an oiler on board the Yerio, At the time of the explosion, he was on the was next called. He was so on the 22ad. paddle box. He did not see the steam gauge in the engine room whom he came up. He identified the body of Chun Angow, goal passer on board.
a
Lum Abing, another oiler on board the
board.
Chun Aoheong, a horse coolle to Captain Creagh of the 28th Regiment, identified the body of Tang Asam, a coolie employed en board the Yesss. The deceased might for some months before.
a
Lamb C. I Thevenin, $150 This was a claim for board and lodging for two months at $75 each.
The plaintiff stated that she claimed $150 for September and Coleber at $76 a month. from the defendant for board and lodging The defendant had engaged a room in the house for one year at $50 a month with cut board, and had paid up to September. Bings that time he had bad his board as well, and the charge was $75 a month.
with ber in her house cocasionally. He produced two letters showing that he was boarding with Mr Chantel for one month, and at another house during the other
The
it
sarements are not mentioned, but it is des aribed as seet. A of inland lot No, 402. The defendant looked at the Crown Lease and found the N. and S. measurements to be 65 feet each way, and probably knowing no-
a hours or houses of 64 feet; his limit balng
excess. Mr MacCallum's measurements have
stiffen the plate but not support the plate
any danger. I myself did not think there
voyage according to contractand he not otherwise. I am of opinion that the rup-
was any danger if the boilere had been
unreasonably demanded a further payment turs first took place at the starboard lower
tested to 40 lbs. onld water pressure and
for he lengthened voyage. Thereupon a corner. That it did so in proved by an upright which supports a wooden bulkhead,
we were working 18 lbs. only. He did not
agreement was endorsed on the charter party by which the Supercargo bound the In its original position it was uptight and be a trader, as witness had not seen him tested, nor did I ask. I would not, as an Ng Achun, the plaintiff's servant, proved defendant to pay $700 in consideration of thing about the strip which still remained
tell me how long ago the bollers were month the lower parti had evidently been lifted up
engineer, take a ship to see with boilers that the defendant had room in the the Captain going to Ke-on if it can be of the lot 462 as it originally stood, planned and as the plate ripped was carried over to Chin Ku Yan was next called I am which had no stays. I thought the boilers house as lived elsewhere but he came found. All expenses at Een en slip and 88 feet. He also probably found that when port and was found resting between the bailers, the iipper part of the upright being employed at Messrs Jardine, Matheson & would bear 15 lbs, pressure. I would con- to sleep in the house every night, He cargo to be paid by charters. Next Lambah assigned part of lot 403 to Norpant
morning the two islands were reached, still fastened in its original place. There Co., at Foodbow, as a tesman, I was on tider it safe at 10 lbs. In fact it would boarded with the plaintiff, and whenever The Supercargo with the Interpretar and in the assignment lot 403 is described as
beard the Yes on the 22nd I was in a
be unsafe over 15 lbs. Falways consider it ho did not come to dine, he sent a chit to was plenty of room to got into the boilers and cabin in the forward between decks. I had best to keep it under that amount, and the plaintiff to say so, zadnja
two. Chinese passengers, borrowed a boat abutting on the West of lat 402. I am not sure that this was a misdescription, as pro-, of the Captain to land, and left the ship. examine the stays. The distance between the top of the combustion chamber and the pain in my belly and was sitting down on when I was in charge, always tried to do The defendant was then examined. He
so. I reported to the 2ad engineer, on the asid he did not live in the house; he only They did not return. For two days the bably the remaining portion of lot 402, as top of the boiler was four feet four inches, a box inside the cabin door, which was
part sold by Lambah to Mahomed Arab The port boiler has not been examined by open at the time. Immediately. I heard a 15th July, that the port boller was nearly went to visit her occasionally and stopped Captain waited for them, standing on and the atrip would be termed lot 402, and the The abays at the far in the house. The room was not bis par off, and then he anchored for five days. sect. A of lot 409. He proceeded to pull eitbor Mr Gillies or myself. There was no great noise like the report of a gun. I fan in the same state trouble in examining the stays, and it would out of my room door to see what was the end were as bad almost as the starboard ticularly, it was anybody's. He only owed They did not come, and he very prudently down the houses on sect. A of lat 400 and
steam and boiler. He went and looked at them; I did her $26 for wines besides $50 for last month, at out for Haiphong, to which place by have been quite easy to put new stays in. matter, and I felt a quantity
clause in the charter-party the ship was the cook-house, and this wail which pro The thickness of the staya was iron. water striking me on the face: There was not go in with him. I called them stays; Som times be dined in the house.
a good deal of water mixed with the but he salt they were splash boards. The Corrosion can take place all round these stays
His Lordship said this was a very disgrace, directed to go should she not "be allowed tected from the wall of the house built on whereas the shell of the boiler is only attacked steam. The water camo on like drops of Chi f Engineer held himself aloof and was fal case, and he had great doubts whether or could not get into the harbour of Lacht No. 403 into the strip, and to lay his founda- lane. The work was stopped by the in- My forebead was slightly not on speaking terms with either the he ought to entertain it. If he went into Kauen to discharge her inward cargo.tions to build houses 84 ft. wide from Task- on the one side. These stays require much rain water.
junction, and since then the defendant agent there who more care taken, with them. It is the duty scalded, by the water I believe. I was second or myself niece I i2ined the ship it fully, probably he would arrive at the The ship arrived August 51st,
has retreated to a certain extent within of every engineer to examine his boiler per scalded I believe by steam. I swallowed a mand me.
struck pre ty hard. My ears were also He seldom spoke to me except to repri. true nature of the case. However, as the defendant had an
He treated us more like ser claim was for board and lodging, and this received the cargo and provided another,
hia proper limits, but he still claims. sonally and to ascertain their state by ham-tle stonto as well. Lat once covered my vants than fellow workmen. The second was sworn to by the plaintiff and har wit. On the 5th September the Supercargo the ground on which part of the old wall mering or boring I consider that two years after boilers have been in use they ought to face with my hands and got my hands engineer sad I never had a difference, and nese, and as the defendant Bid adimitted $76, arrived overland, with the crew. He had stood. The ground has been measured be thoroughly examined and tested.. I be burnt. at once ran back to my room, I did not think it would be right to have he would give judgment for that amount, landed on the count, and he and his con-
suthorities and confined. It seems the plaintiff, Mr Danby, and Mr MacCallum. lievethat if an examination had been made shut the door and opened the port-hole reported to the Chief anything over the He was surprised that the defendant should panions had bees seized by the Annamese very carefully by Mr Wilson for the two years after the boilers were made laid down fat on the floor with my face second engineer's bead. It is not the duty come into Court to defend it
place they landed at was close to Keson. Mr Danby measured for the purposes of the that deterioration would have most likely downwards A deal of wind was coming of the third engineer to report anything
Kwok Kam Sing. Lee Young Yow alus They communicated with their friends land office. He proves that the owner of been found to have taken place. It is the in from the port-hole. My brother, who except to his immediate superior. 1 had Chief Engineer's duty to make an examina had been in the cabin with me but ether reasons when I joined the Yesso. I Tou Pol Chal, $7.This was a claim for there, who became security and obtained lot 402, the defendant, at any rate, has 53 tion of the boilers himself. Such examine had gone on deck for a necessary purpose had very little money, having been seven damages arising out of a collision between their release. A witness was called, Lee 10. too much if his ground ought to measure, employment, and had I made two boats. The plaintiff was the owner of Sung Tee, who knows Le-on, having lived it All three gentlenen differ in their measurements, but Mr. Danby and Mr tion should be made at least every six shortly before, then came down and called months out months The examination should consist of out to me, thinking I had been killed. I myself officious I might have been discharge a cargo-boat which was lying alongside a there 14 years trading in drugs. He des MacCallum more nearly sures than Mr boring and tapping, and if any signs of replied that I was all right, and then od by the Company. I have seen this done steamer afectarging Walt. The defendant cribes it as a large city of several thousand Wilson with either. The latter gentleman
people, principally soldiers,-the traders tydakness were discovered he should lower opened the door; it was all clear then. I in many ships when the third engineer owned a pall-away host which was hired living outside the walls. The distance is a used a tape measure. Tape measures, se
I owed a little by the Captain of the steamer to convey
proved by Mr MacCallum, vary considerably. the safety valve to what he considered a daw several people very badly barot, and I made himself officious
thought I was in an equally bad state. I money and have a wife at home, to him on board. The defendant in trying to or 7 days journey averland, about 8 by sea four tapes tasted by him varied from 13 to safe standard.
Ey & Juror I cannot say that such ex- asked them if I looked like them, but they whom I had to send part of my wages. get alongside fouled the plaintiff's Boat, from Haiphong. It is approached from the aminations are made and the safely valves replied that there was very little the matter I cannot just at present give the names of doing damage to a soul, valued at sea through what the withers called a lake, 4 inches in 60 feet. His own was six in altered by engineers on board steamers out with me. Two men were lying down only suy steamer where the third engineer has Without this soull, the boat was unmanags where large junks can lio, but a big ship been made with a brass shaic. Mr Mac here there is no compulsion out here, but it few feet from where my cabin was. There been dismissed for pointing out defecte, able so that a steam launch was engaged to cannot get within 8 miles of it. There in Callum does not find that the strip referred were eleven Focshow men in the forward I asked the second engineer to go and for her, for 29. Alter hearing evidence the witness said, a province as well as a city to was 2 feet wide, and ingeniously suggeste aught to be done.A MA
judgment for the of that name, sud it would seem that junks that when the plot 402 was laid out it was from Megao and Canton frequent the port measured, not horizontally, but on the slope. Continued: I consider that without don't them all, Obled after had examined care ju internal examination of the boiler it was the have heard that six were dead and three the port boller. He said "I shall get pislatif. Pla duty of the Chief Engineer of the Yesso to are stiil allve, besides myself and my what I was told before viz., to mind It appeared that the defendant had pre- The Besning Star returned to Hongkong There can be no doubt that the trespass have lowered the weight of the safety valves brother. One of the three has gone to my own business." I naked the second su-sented petition in reference to this case. October 19th, having consumed 27 out of having regard to the edge of the boilers. Canton, and the two others I am told are gineer when did he say that to you, and he The language was so amusing that his the 40 lay days. Mr Brereton contended complained of has been committed. It I certainly think it was his duty to have not to be found. There were about 80 replied "I mentioned to the chief about an Lordship was curious to know who wrote that the Captain had not earned the $700 originated in mistake, but has been par-
though not to the full extent of the wrong... The rule of law is that actual or constructive made special inquire about the state of these men that I saw in the forward between alley way oock, and he (the chief) replied it, and where the writer had learnt English, he never reached Re-on, and also that severed in after the mistake was pointed out, i stays. There are other parts of the boilers decks who had come on board to carry away that was his business." The second said To the first question the defendant wad a the lay days were not spent. which require special attention, such as the goods. There might have hoen o her he would not say anything more to him; he friend of his did it for him, and to the grounds of defence are not maintainable, possession without any proof of title to the
The charter-party was not a time charter superheater, as it is exposed to the moisture engaged in removing things inside the only got snubbed for his pains. The cock second he replied that he did not know,
The following is the remarkable doon. but for voyage to Laoht Kouen and back soil or freehold is quite sufflalent to support of the air. I consider that 3/18 inch Low. cabins, but I did not ses them. I do not has never been repaired yet; the second told
to Hongkong The supercargo was the action against a wrong-doer. The dem fendant being himself a wrong-doer cannot moor iron is a good thickness; it must have know if anybody had escaped in the same me at Foochow, this lent time, that it had ment in question:
not been done yet. I cannot instance To the Honerable Chief Justice of Sum. charterer's agent to take the cargo to Re-Op pat the plaintiff to proof of title, and vary been a good plate to have bent at right an way as I had.
Isang Ayuen, & trader, was called. The case where I reported to the Chief Engineer mary Jurlediction Court, The humble and when he found out the mistake on gles. The plate might hava borne 20 lbs.
petition of Lee Tou Fee Chal, No. 1792 arriving at Lacht Konen, was not exceeding light proof of possession is required to pressure, but I should not consider it safe deceased Taang Asam was his brother, also anything that required to be done to the
Pall-away sampan. -
his authority in agreeing to pay $700 for establish a prima facie title to sue for an injury to realty Addison on Torts, p. 391; I should not have considered it safe to have trader. They came here from Swatow ship. We made further salings in October, sized the boilers at all in their then state, intending to go to Singapore, They were the starboard on the 14th and the port on MoST RESPECTFULLY SHOWETE, That the ship to go to the place where he x again page 292. A mere intruder may have If I had discovered their weakness at sea- both in the forward between desks sitting the 20th; there did not appear much differs Your Petitioner's sampan has been on the pected to find that port. Captain Ashburn a possession suficient to enable him to should have lowered the safety valve to so together. When the explosion took place, ance in the state of the boilera. I all 14th day of November at 11, 0 clock, AM ander the strange circumstances was just maintain an action against a person who
he was lifted bodily up to the upper deck, not examine them so particularly as on the to plied "Captain Home steam ship's fied in proceeding to Haiphong, or does him an inary to that possession By a Juror :-The plate was also corroded, and when he discovered himself there, he former oocasion (in July,) as I was not well Captainto go ship, st that time could be conjecture that the supercargo Harpers. Charlesworth, 4 B and 0; 660
I cannot say whether the sways had been Kwok Kum Seng No. 857 cargo boat was under arrest, and he waited quite long Judgment for plaintif did not know how he got there.
The Coroner said the was most remarke completely eaten through or not. I do not conveyed the cargos to that sbly to un- enough. It is an unfortunate occurrence Mr Franola appeared for the plaintie and able and saked if witnese was sitting on Dr think anything further passed about the loaded, but his cargo-boat connected on the for the charterer, but this is no reason why fr Brereton for the defendant. Bogert' dentist chair on the hatch, stage. It in the Chief Engineer duty to gangway-ladder, and that Steam ship's Captain Ashburn should not pay for the Witness replied that he was not, but he examine the boilers; I have been Chief Captain wants from the gangway-ladder wages and lood of the men, for the 8 or 9 was sitting on the hatch. He was lifted Engineer of the Yung Ning, and I used to to go up the ship, and saw his boat con days spent in going to the supposed port of through the sky light which was open. He look after the bollers myself. The necked on there, and send him to moved on, and waiting for the supercargo, and of that plate. It was his duty to know its was badly hurt on both legs and fast, on second engineer had almost persuaded to other place to connect, but he an condition. It would have taken a couple of the neok at the back and other parts of me the plates in question were not stays, 1 willing to moved, therefore the Captain days to have replaced the plates, the head. (The wounds were not dressed should not have considered it safe to have pulling the helm to rushed, at that time Juror: The Chief Engineer stated that and presented a horrible spectacles The more than 15 lbs. pressure as I had seen have no things to tear or break by that the stays were examined 8 or 9 months ago sky light glass had fallen down before he the bottom of boilers give out with 14 or rushed, now that Bream ship and Captain and they were not dangerously corroded was lifted up. The hatch board was lifted 15 lbs, and we were running with one are go on ass, then that Kwok Kum Seng that so?
up with him but the board dropped down boller. The Second Engineer and Iocused and suit Your Pelitioner the claim again. When the steam had cleared away, patched the starboard boiler in Swatow. of $7, four dollars to repaired, the rowed. Auswer: I think not. It is not possible for witness found his brother is the hold, he think this was about three months dar, three dollars for small steam boat hire, the iron of a boiler to gorrode sometimes more did not appear to be burnt, but was blood age. The fronts of the bollers were weak and he petitioned Your Petitioner to bresk quickly than at other times when the dr cumstances are the same. I do not know if ing from the corner of his mouth. Witness and were leaking. It was owing to the his rowed out by a rush for meeting, it was sitting on the fore-hatab board alone, general state of the ballare that 1 rushed by mest, was bow to bow bie there are any gusset stays in the after end of about two feet from the dentist chair; bis did not consider it safe to put on a rowed car was on worn, the backside of the boilers; I have not examined any other brother was alongside of him but was not pressure of more than 14 or 18 lbs the boat, but his boat at that time was part
en the batch with him. When he was blows should not have put on more than 14 or connected on gangway-ladder, not to piled, By Mr Brereton-as Chief Engineer of up the sky light, he alighted on dook on his 18 lbe, because of the bad state of the how can rushed by met theof HM's ships for thirteen years. There is feet. There was not the least mistake boilers, When I was Chief Engineer of Therefore Your Petitioner begs Lordship & Government inspection of merchant steamers about his having best blown up or to the the Fungning, I had to examine the boilers At home every dx months. In speaking as upper deck, nor was there any exaggerations I have of the duties of Chief Engineers, & He said it, it was not true, he would not is speaking from the practice in England here stated it by her could he have been And my own experience. A much high- aliye now, Ziang, Asam Wan his brother," or standard of rüleisney to required et også 10, e masivo of Talpa in Ohlsshow,
10 lb The plate was dangerous Itself without teferente to the ataya at all. It would have
been the duty of the Chief Engineer to have had the plate renewed if he had known its condition to be such as it is now.
Continued There was no diffinity that
I am aware of in finding out the condition
There
going up to Haiphong, and also lose the use of his ship which would have returned so much the earlies to Hongkong and die charged her cargo, but for the strange cir cumstances of the case and the supercargo's detention.. Judgment for the plaintiff, with costs.
Me Johnson appeared for the plaintiffand Mr Brereton for the defendant.
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His Lordship delivered the following judgment to-day-This is an action for a trespass committed by the defendant in wrongfully entering on land in plaintiff's possession and pulling down a wail of plain- if's, and butting away a portion of some, steps leading to plaintiff's house and what
to examined his rowed par was brear on erary trip, as we got nearly a foot of mud old or new, and bege Lorishly kindly to in them whilst running up the river at merey upon Your Petitions for dis. may be called alia enorm in the language Tientals. There was staya (round stays) charged And as in duby, bound Tour in her boiler, and I had 19 szire care pet Feticioner shall over pears
un 1-1-wout 30 the olles and tapered that
of the old pleadings. On October 30th, 1 granted to Mr Francis, plaintiff's Dounsel, an 11877," | Inferim injunctionƒ on November 8th Mr
His Lordship mid so the plaintiff had bailt on the ground contested, it would be a hardship, if he was called upon to pull it down. The best way would be to come to
Mr Frandia replied that was what he ins an arrangement as to the price of the lat tended doing, and he would carry out his Lordship's suggestion,
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