THE HONGKONG WEDKLY
THE WRECK OF
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GLAMOR
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A JAPANESE OPINION ON ENG. LAND'S POWER IN THE
FAR FASTU
In June last Mr. I. Tokutomi and Y. Fukai passed through Hongkong on their way to Europe. Writing to a member of our staff by yesterday mail these gentlemen in a joint
letter Lay --
We arrived at London in the beginning of August, stayed there for about three weeks, and than started for a tour on the Continent. We visited nearly all the important countries of Burope in the order of our travel, Holland, Germany, Russia, Turkey, Roumania, Austria Hungary, Italy, Switzerland, and France-and came back to England on the 1st of this month. You may be interested to know what we have in consequence of our observation and compari- been led to think about England and her policy,
son of various countries,"
MARINE COUR
ON INQUIRY
Court of
On the 28th March a was held at the Harbour Master's office into the circumstances connected of the British steamship Glamorg No. 89,651, of London, of which Hugh No Vyyyan, the number of whose certificate competency is 98,221, was (master Hander.
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The Court had for its members :--Comman- der R. Murray Ramsey, R.N.:(Stipendiaty Lloyds so H.M.B. Centurion, Mr. R. Archibald, master Magistrate), Commander Keppel Wade, RNJ British steamship Empress of China, Mr. H. Smith, master British steamship Doric, and Mr. E. J. Buller, master British steamship Chunsang. The letter of Captain Vyvyan asking for the Court of Inquiry was read.
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certificate issued at Liverpool on the 3rd Captain Vyvyan said-I hold a master's March, 1881. I have been master of the Glamorganshire three years. She had her
bound for Saigon in ballast. She was drawing proper complement of officers. We left Hong- kong at 3.30 p.m. on the 4th March last 18 ft. 4 in. forward and 17 ft. 8 in, aft We had fine weather and fair wind until 8 a.m. on the 7th inst., when we passed Cape Paderan and entered inside of Bulto bank at 4 P.m., when we shaped the course S. 66 W. compass, S. 62 W. true, for Cape St. James. oroas bearings.. The position was ascertained by About 5.15 we struck very heavily, the whole of the bottom from the stem to the engine room bulkhead being ripped open. We were going about 111 knota at the time. We at once awang the boats out with little or no officer in charge of No. & beat, telling him to confusion and about 5.45 I sent away the chief
go to Cape St. James and wire to Saigon for assistance. The ship filled at once, the engine
the
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had been i some difficulty
ad not had good of would have been
boats and, me up. The President Do you mean that they were even with the little sea there was,
incompetent or mutinous They were not mutinous.
Witness---No, sir, they were simply passive.
The President Incompetent ? Witness They might have known their work, but we could not get them to do
The President They were incompetent through fear or ignorance?
You will perhaps allow us to say that of late there has been growing, among the peoples of the Far East sort of misgiving about the strength and capability of England. Even among the Englishmen residing there, there have been complaints that the policy of Eng- land is not strong enough in the Far East. We confess that we were rather inclined to share the above mentioned misgiving. Judging from her actions and non-actions in the Far East, our inclination may not have been wholly unreasonable. But having the occasion of actually seeing England and of comparing her with other countries of Europe, we are now firmly convinced that the misgiving felt in Bome quarters is hasty and ill-founded. The reason why England sometimes seems inactive room being filled almost immediately, and the navigation. As soon as the ship struck
tered over the world, so that she cannot be vigilant of her interests always and in all places. I am afraid that due attention has not been paid by the English people to the affairs of the Far East. We have had occasion of talking with a lot of prominent men in England and have been surprised at their incomplete and inaccurate knowledge-if not to say ignorance of the Far Eastern affairs. Here is to be found the key to the solution of the question, why the policy of England in the Far East has not been strong enongh.
Under these circumstances it is highly de- sirable that Englishmen in the Far East should do everything in their power to draw the attention of their countrymen at home to the international relations of that part of the world. Great Britain may not be in need of more ter- ritory, but she is no doubt in need of as wide a field for her commerce as possible. In order to
protect her commercial interests and to secure commercial privileges England must take mea- aures, before it is too late, to counterbalance the influence of Russia, whose ascendency in China cannot but be detrimental to English interests. The attitude of the English nation at the end of the late war has unmistakably made an im ression upon the people of Japan. As well wishers of England we have been anxions to se her adopt a strong and effective policy and glad to find that the misgiving felt in quarters about her strength is wholly Much will depend, however, on not you give a simloiently strong
on to your countrymen,"
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we have given frank expression to ions made upon us during our travels.
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in front, the No: 1 and the forward tank were also filled. We sounded the ground and found 8 fathoms under the bow and stern and 15 feet under both sides of the ship. The ship was bumping all the time, the bow and etern moving, and the port boiler and amidships and the funnel also commenced lifting The boats were provisioned and preparations were made for leaving the ship. The chief officer could not get to Cape St. James because there was too much wind and see,
and he drifted up the river and was picked up and taken to Saigon. He applied to Loyd's agent for assistance and a small steamer, with a diver on board, was sent. Soon after midnight the wind and had risen so much that I put the passengers and crew in the boats and anchored them under the lee of the ship. The second mate's boat rode very heavily and as he thought the boat third mate and I remained until 8 am, when was not safe he went to Cape St. James. The I told him to make his way to Cape St. James. The tug and diver did not come to the ship. I remained on board the ship until noon next day, when seeing no signs of, assistance I left for Cape St. James. The four mutes were away and there was no one whom I could trust to lower the boat and I had to do it myself, or I should have remained longer by the ship. The fourth mate went with the second mate, and the boatswain and carpenter went with the first mate. When I left the ship No. 4 hold was dry; the water from right forward to the on- gine room was over the tween decks...
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abaft the engine room, which is No. hold, was half full. There was also water in the tunnel; this water came from the engine room. When I left the ship I made the best of my way to Cape St. James, which was 291 miles away. When we got there we were picked up by the Battambong, the steamer which was sent
sent down for us. The chief officer was on board. Th on the 8th. I asked stand by the ship, but he
the so as he had to take up his
next day and so he
we saw the British –
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was at
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Witnesses, se
Richard Bindloss said I am chief officer. the Glamorganshire, and hold a mast
gia I have been in the ship for five I was in my room when the ship struck. had been on deck assisting in the navigation at noon. From noon to the time of the ac
have no personal knowledge concer
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taken. I was then sent off to Cape St. James for assistance. When I ran out of my room I looked into No. 2 hold and the water was up to the combings of the lower hold. I round the ship before I left her and fathoms forward and aft and 15 feet amidshi All the crew behaved well up to the time of my the 10th. The port boiler was then up through leaving the ship. I went back to the the galley and the stanchions were broken in
No. 2 hold, CA
on
Frank Mooney, the third officer, said I have been in the ship since June, 1896. It was my ¡watch? from
4 to 8 p.m. on the 7th March I did not take any bearings, and I did anyone else take any. I was on the
ok at 5.15
the time except when I went down to m one of the crew. The land was in sight. I
while on that course, * I have given the course of 8. 66 W (compass) when relieved the second officer. The ship before to Saigon and we passe Bank, nearly taking the Glamorganshire. I did not see any
aking before the ship; struck. oderate breeze Bit, ✨
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I was in my om when the ship st Edwin Charles Phillips, chief engineer, as soon as I heard the noise. I also telegraph bell. I went to the engine. saw that the telegraph had been answ about the samé h
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