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MUST BE STOPPED
ENDANGERING OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES
HEAVY FINES IMPOSED
The Hon. Commander G. F. Ilole, at the Marine Court this morning, ssid that it was getting quite com- mon for vessels plying in the har- bour to have a total disregard for the It safety of other people's Eves. was a dangerous practice and it must be stopped, he said.
With these words he admonished Low Man, owner of the steam launch "Yuen Bing," who was charged with allowing the launch to be under way in the harbour without having on board any life-belts.
the accused On
admitting the charge, his Worship said that it was a very serious offence, and whenever such cases were brought to his notice, he had always dealt with them severely. It was getting too commen and it must be stopped. He find accused $100.
Another Сабе "This is another case of endanger- Raid his ing other people's lives." Worship when Ho Mul, master of a coolie boat, was charged with having on board his craft 18 passengers in excess of the number he was allow
or three
ed to carry.
SECTION.
SEA
ASSENGERS
DEPARTURES FROM COLONY EXCEED ARRIVALS
OCEAN SHIPS ONLY
SKIPPER. FINED
www.
FAILED TO NOTIFY ARRIVAL IN HARBOUR
MR. JONES PAYS $50
Pleading guilty to a charge of fall- ing to notify to the Harbour Master on arrival of his ship within, a specified time, Capt. T. Jones, mas. ter of the s.s. "Cheun Chow," WAS fined $50 or three weeks' imprison ment by the Hon. Commander G. F. Hole,
this at the Marine Court morning.
It was stated that the "Chuen Chow" arrived here at 11.30 4.m. on The passenger traffic for the week April 27, and did not report her ar Capt endled April 27 show that the depar-Jones said that the offence was com
rival within a specified time. tures from the Colony by oecan-go-
mitted through an oversight on the ing steamers exceeded the arrivals by over 2,000. Only in the traffic car part of his shipping clerk, ried by river steamers and launches is Below are the situation reversed. given the figures as issued by the FLEET MOTOR BOATS Harbour Office
Ocean going
Arrival Departures
stea.ners....... 13,184 15,660 River steamers .. 24.250 24,206 Launches and junks 487
37,951
397
40,268
MERSEY CHANNEL
AN ACTION AGAINST THE COMMISSIONERS
THE BRITISH ADMIRALTY'S
POLICY
out a
boat no
The Admiralty is still continuing its policy of replacing the pulling boats of the Fleet by motorboals as fast as can conveniently be manag- ed, always making allowance for the necessity of keeping well-trainer pull- ing men in the various ships. Perkins, of Whitstable, a yard which used to be fully employed in turning out small fishing craft for ayster dredging and similar employment, is now kept busy on Admiralty motor boats and has just carried The hearing of the Admiralty action series of trials with a new 30-foot owners of the motorbuat equipped with a paraffin brought by the schooner "Englishman," 117 tons,-for
instead of a petrol engine
which ap damages for the grounding of that
pears to be exceedingly useful for vessel on a
sandbank in the Upper general utility work such as пича Accused waS fined $60
Mersey, against the Upper Meracy boats are usually employed upon dur- wecks' imprisonment.
Navigation Commissioners, was re-
For this ing peace time. Yet Another! Chan Fc-chuen was another boat-sumed at the Liverpool Court of Pas great speed is desired, and there is replacing the smaller man called, and the charge against sage, before the Deputy Judge (Mr. no idea of
ith whom sat steam launches that do picket and him was that of carrying 30 passen Ross Brown, K.C.),
Captain Graves as assessor.
other duties, but it is a very handy gers in excess. Accused said that a
The action was brought for breach boat for taking ashore liberty men or launch was towing his junk and he
of duty in failing to mark or buoy for jobs of that sort Messrs. thought that there was no danger.
You should channel near Hale Head, in the Thornycroft, of Woolston, who are "This is no excuse.
other upper reaches of the than better know
The principally known in naval eireles for people's lives." sternly admonished river there was very wide,
building first-class destroyers and re- tide looked like "huge lake, somarkably fast coastal motorboats, the Magistrate.
that channels were not visible to the fave also turned their attention to Accused was fined $50.
eye, and it was absolutely indispen- the design and construction of motor- No Permission boarding
the
"Shinyo
bonts for ships' use and have recent- ly tried a number of Admirals barges Maru" without permission from the
which have paraffin cagines driving officers of the ship, a Chinese coolie
twin screws and are capable of twelve was fined $10.
knots in any circumstances. Happily, the sporting interest in pulling is in- creasing rather than decreasing with this opportunity of general service and it is to be hoped that this ten- dency will survive.
For
+
0
risk
5.6.
F.B.I. AND THE "CHUNNEL"
The Transport Committee of the Federation of British Industries, if it does not express optimism, at least welcomes the Goverment's promise to submit the scheme to thorough investigation, and expresses the hope "that this investigation will be par- to the economic, ticularly directed commercial and international aspects the probable cost of of the proposal, construction and maintenance,
capacity, probable revenue-earning and the probable effect on the volume and character of passenger and goods Grafic between Great Britain and the Continent.
Secondary Considerations
DON'T WASTE
WATER!
'at high
sable they should be properly buoyed. On July 4 last, the "Englishman," in tow of the steamtug "Aviator." left Weston Lockbound for the Sloyne. About that time the Commissioners
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You haven't been up the West River? Then let us tell you that you have in store one of the most inter- esting trips you can possibly take. The "Hall" improved pattern an- The s.s. "Tui Ming" and "Tai Hing," chor,
Messrs. manufactured by
had started moving the channel hoys because an old channel had silted up, and they issued a notice to mariners new channel would be marked that for havigation in a certain manner. the prescribed, and owing to the channel Hingley & Sons, Limited, Netherton after leaving Hong Kong, call at
being insufficiently busyed, thic schooner ran aground on Dungeon Iron Works, Dudley, Staff, is made, Samshai, Shinhing, Takhing, Dosing Sandbank, about a of a mile up of eight parts-shank, shackle, and stop at Wuchow. These steamers
gudgeon trona Hale Fead lighthouse.
pin in the band, two rivets Mr. Gething, instructed by Messrs.prevent the blocks coming out, and and you will enjoy the five-days" round Alsop, Stevins, and Collin Robinson, was counsel for the owners, and Mr. the cast steel head itself. Particular-trip immensely.
ly notable features are the great strength both of the gudgeon pin and
of
NO
Sellers, instructed by Mr. P. N. Stone, for the Commissioners.
Mr. Sellers contended that the chan-
nel was adequately and safely worked, and that the schooner failed to keep a good lookout, and was going at an excessive speed
APRIL MAY SAILINGS DEPARTURE HOURS:
Hong Kong 5.30 p.m. Wuchow 2.00 p.m. 5.9. "TAI HING"
[1,068 tona-Capt. O. B. Wilks.]
MAY
3rd
SUN. 19th
FRI
24th
FRI. WED. 8th MON.
13th
WED. 29th
S.S. TAI MING" [049 tons-Capt. G. J. Spink.] 301b APRIL
TUES.
MAY
SUN. FRI. WED.
5th TUES 21st
10th 15th
SUN.
26th
FRI
&lat
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So far as one can gather from City people, and from what one reads in the form of Press letters and quasi- public resolutions, the classes people who favour the building of the
elimination of breakages and distor Tunnel are persons who have especial
tion. An important point also is that interests of really secondary kind to
there is a clear passage through the head so that the mod brought up serve. In some respects these advo
can be completely washed through, cates of throwing out whales to catch
Superintendent's Evidence Avoiding special cleaning and also sprats are hardly less important than
mai-de-mer
Nu the
Contingent.
Commander Bosseter, supperindent, damage to the working parts, com- effective argument has so far been of the Commissioners, examined by mon sources of trouble with many
Mr. Sellers, spoke to the re-buoying of types of anchor.
it is Further, advanced in favour of the project,
the new channel on July 3, sind was
claimed that corrosion cannot seri- and it seems already certain that the
Visibility was ously interfere with the action of the present House of Commons will not continued on July 4. accept it. As stated here, when the quite clear. The "Loch Etive" came anchor, whilst all the renewable parts
down this new channel and other traf- are
easy
and of access
repair. movement was again revived some
are made in there
There a similar fic. weeks
was
difficulty in Hingley's chain cables no ago,
two main classes, from Netherton far-vessels navigating the channel.
Wit- demand for the "Chunnel" SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles, back as 1903, when the late King ness hailed the "Lady Windsor," the "special, best cable" iron and Nether
Edward was promoting the Entente Commissioners' steamer, to assist by ton cable iron, and ever since the in the early Thursday,
The soundest opinion, not taking the tope astern, but they did foundation of the firm in Paris. SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports, only in Britain, but also in France, was not hear him. He proceeded along the part of the 19th century all the iron then against the project, which then shore abreast of the "Englishman. By used for these cables has been mane- really possessed a better chance of that time the "Aviator" was in the act factured on the spot so as to ensure being carried through than it does of letting go the tow line, the "Lady control over the quality,
Windsor lowering a boat to pick him
4th May. 18th May.
Wednesday, 22nd May.
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Saturday,
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Thursday,
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Monday, 18th May.
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WARSHIPS HERE
SQ
are
mary."
ob-
MR. BRIDGEMAN
up on shore, and at the same time taking the low line from the "English- The "Aviator" was proceed- ing astern of the "Englishman,"
Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, First Lord tained a rope from the Englishman's"
fof the Admiralty, recently paid a visit starboard quarter, and esmir
commenced to at go about 50
ол degrees
the starboard to the combined fleet at Gibraltar. side of the Englishman's" fore and aft line. That did Hot move the "3nglishman at all. Because of the of the vessel and embedding her kest and bottom into the bank, there ras only one way possible, and that was to tow direct astern in the op-
The following men-of-war present in the harbour:
South Wall Basin: "Seamew." Bast Wall Basin: "Thracian" and Arm: "Titania" and S/Ms., West Wall Deck: "Cornwall"
"Somme."
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Friday, 17th May,
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Thursday, 2nd May noon.
Sunday, 5th May, Wednesday, 22nd May,
to OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
M. TAKEUCHI, Manager,
In Dock: "Marazion," L20, and posite direction to which she ground- "Poet Chaucer."
ed. The nature of the ground where Kowloon Anchorage: "Khaki," and she grounded was soft. In his opinion "Fortol": No. 1 Buoy, "Hermes"; No. she went aground at minimum half-
9 Buoy, speed. "Sep" "Belgol" No.
and "Seraph"; No. 10 Busy, How was the Englishman", when "Serapis"; No. 12 Buuy, "Sterling" "grounding, bearing from Hale Head No. 13 Buoy, "Bruce".
Lighthouse? Bearing west by south. Foreign Man-of-War U.S.S. "Geama.""
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS
The CP.S. R.M.S. "Empresa of, France from Hong Kong on April 10, arrived at Vancouver oa April The BI 3.3. Takliwa" left Kobe for this port on April 26 s.m., and
27.
is due hite on May 1, p.m.
.....
If there was any damage, what was the cause-The strain brought about by evolution (in towing) in the en- deavour to get her into deep water.
What should have been done, when the "Englishman" - grounded?—Imme- diately let go the tow-line and taken up a position astern.
2
Notice to Mariners
By Mr. Gething.Do you consider it your duty to give notice to marinera about the river of the channels of which you are in charge?-No.
Supposing the old southern channel silted up and a new channel north of it was oppened, what would be your.
Projected arrival
at and departure duty? If is not my duty to give from Hong Kong of steamers under notice to vessels using the river, but the management of the Bank Line, is fact I do so regularly when necess
Ltd., are as follows
Arrival at Hong Kong
The . "City of Newcastle" from New York via Suez, May 1.
Departure From Hong Kong The 8.x. City of Deibt for Singa- pore and UE May 9.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.
try.
If the notice is not carried out it is dangerous-Not necessarily dan-
geroas.
Witness considered the channel Singa adequately buoyed Five addi-
Hiera
buoys
placed had been there--from Hale Head to the Dungeon sandbank after the grounding of the "Englishman." He considered one buoy, sticking out of the water about eight feet was a of Consigates
cargo ex
suficient guide to navigators coming 8,8. "Bennevir" are reminded
to take down the river by the channel. The delivery of their goods which will be bucys as placed in position on June 9 subject to rent after May 1stowed one course only, and not three. Consigness of cargo er M.V. He buoyed the chamel in accordance "Romolo" are reminded to take with his notice to mariners. He did delivery of their goods which will be not place all the rod buoys on June 3, subject to rent after: May 3. as he was delayed. He did not agree Consignees of cargo ez C.S. that if one side of the channel was "Rosandra are reminded to take fully buoyed on July 4 it would havə delivery of their goods which will be been a good guide to navigation, pro subject to rant after May 8,
At-this stage the Court adjourned.
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