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about were the result of his believing the green light he saw was on the steamer's port bow I any case, it was a wrong ste, to take. In the result, both the steam r and junk must be held to blame; the junk would recover half damages, and each party must bear his own costs. The usual enquiry should be held.
The Court adjourned.
CRICKET.
stabeard and there was no danger. This ocntinu- | lights that he said he thought a s'esmer had a ed until the Ng, Hop was 300 yards or so away red light on her starboard side. It was, there- from the Phra and about 3 points on her star-fore, quite probable that his luffing and going board bow. When the Phra first got the junks clear on her starboard bow she was about half a mile away from them. If the Ng Hop had kept her course the Phra would, as the evidence the would adduce would show, have passed about 400 yards astern el ar. But at that point the junk made her first and most serious error. She suddenly luffed up into the wind and pre- sently afterwards went right back nearly on her former course, running away on a 8.E. course, which of course would be across the Phra's bow. The Phra immediately reversed her engines full speed and put her helm hard to stirboard. He thought the evidence would satisfy his Lordship that if the junk had kept even her new S.E. course, the Phra would have stopped in time or would have cleared her. But the junk did not keep that course. So soon as she gathered way she came up by a slight carve to port, resulting in a collision with the 'hra about two minutes or so later. This was the second error the junk committed; the substan. tial error, however, upon which the defence stood was the junk's taking a course across the
Phra's bows.
Evidence was afterwards given by Chief Officer J. Jackson, who was in command of the Phra Chom Klao at the time of the collision.
Mr. Sharp having made his concluding address to the Court,
An adjournment was ordered until-to-day at 10.30 a.m.
Wednesday, 30th April.
IN ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE HIS HONOUR W. ME GH MAN, K.C. (CHIEF JUSTICE).
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R.M.S. “ALACRTTY" D. MR. MAKOVRYEFF'S XI. 8 me high scoring was witnessed in this match, which was played on the Naval Ground, Happy Valley, last Tuesday afternoon. Makoveyeff's XI won a great game by 6 wickets and 8 uns. In Preedy's innings were 3 6's 3 5's 144's 2 3's and 12 2's, all of which were run ont with the exception of one 6 and two 4's. A high rate of scoring was kept up, as in 31 hours 402 rnos were scored.
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H.M.8. ALACRITY." Scammel, c and b Woods Plumbe, b Morrison ...
Saunders, c Makoveyeff, b Morrison Jackman, b Morrison
Ellis, c Woods, b Morrison
17
Harwin, b Morrison
Montague, b Woods ....
16
Brodyinck, not ont
69
Sampson, b Morrison
4
Vercoe, e Preedy, b Morrison
20
Renton, did not bat
Extras
8
Total (for 9 wickets)..
..197
MR. MAKOVEYEFF'S XI.
Preedy, not ont...
130
GOOD-
Morrison, c Brodyinck, b Scammel .......
33
Hill, b Scammel
6
Woods, b Brodyiack
11
Smith, not out
5
Makoroyeff,
>did not bat
Extrus
TÀU NỮ HOP 2. PHRA CH BỈ KIAO. After Mr. Slade had addressed the Court, His Lordship in delivering judgment said that, as his nautical assessor took exactly the same view of this case as he took himself, he would not delay the decision by taking time to prepare a written judgment. He believed that Mr. Jackson, the first officer of the Phra Chom Klao, had given such evidence as he honestly believed to be true; but, at the same time, it seemed clear to the Court that when that officer made out the junk which had, at the time, only one sail up, he mistook the course she was ateering He thought her course was nearly at right angles to that of th, steamer, and when he ery gradually starboarded his helm till he got her half a point on his starboard how he reckoned that by the time he got to her theu position, the junk's course would have taken her some considerable distance from the steamer. It was night and it is not always easy in such case to make out the exact direction of a junk's course, The Court was of opinion that that conrse was much nearer to North, North-West, than a course at right angles to the Sonth, South-West course of the steamer. The result was that the junk could, at the best, have been passed more closely thau was wise in the circumstances. There was nothing to prevent an allowance of more than half a point. It was not as if there were other junks astern of this, and there was no necessity to cut matters so fine when the junk's course was not likely to be an approximately straight line steered by compass. The junk was sailing very leisurely, steered by the stars, the master of the junk said, and they did not want to reach Tatkaupo till dayli zht. It would have been much better when the Phra altered her course, so as to avoid risk of collision, if she had done so legs gradually and so as to let the junk people see what she was really doing. The Court thought that the steamer was to blame, but it also thought the junk contributed to the collision by negligence, that is, by improperly laffing up and going about, when the proper thing would have been to have continued on her course. If this wrong step had been occasione:l by the junk having been suddenly placed in such a difficult position that the master, having only such skill as a junk master of ordinary nerve and intelligence ought to possess, might not unreasonably have taken it, every allowance would have been made to him. But, in this instance, the master knew so little about steamer
Cheshire,
Shirley, Willis, Twomey.
Total (for 3 wickets)
[May 5, 1902.
R.W.F. ASSAULT-AT-ARMS.
The Assault-at-arms given by the R.W.F on the New Parade G onpd on the 26th ult. drew a big crowd When the Fusiliers undertake to provid» amusement, the public generally always look for Saturday's performance was no excep ion to the a good thing.
r.le. All the items in the programme were go e through in the Fusiliers' best style, and the smartness with which the men went through their various exercises was highly creditable to their instructors. The Indian Club swinging was perhaps one of the best items on the programme, although not quite up to the wecks past at the City Hall. Enclosures standard of their performanes some few
wer. rt served for the officers, sergeants, and for the public. HE. Major-General eir William Gascoigne and Lady Gascoigne were present, and many other of the leading residents in the Colony. The thanks of the community are due to the R.W.F. for providing an enjoyable afternoon's entertainment.
The band of the Royal Welsh played selections during the afternoon, Bandmaster Moir ably wielding the baton,
The following were the results:- BAYONET FIGHTING.-Company teams of 4
men under Instructor :-
14
E" Co.'s Team under Cr.-Sgt. Palmer... 1 "H" Co.'s Team under Sgt. Baston...
BAYONET EXERCISE.-Company teams of 20
men under Instructor:
1
"E" Co.'s Team under Cr.-Sgt. Falmer "A" Co.'s Team under Cr.-Sgt. Keating... 2 FREE GYMNASTICS-Company teams of 10
men under Instructor:-
2
"H" Co.'s Team under Sgt. Guyatt.. "E" Co.'s Team under Cr.-Sgt. Palmer TUG-OF-WAR.-Company teams of 10 men :---- "A" Co.'s Team under Ur-Sgt. Keating. "H" Co.'s Team under Cr.-Sgt. Murphy 2 PHYSICAL DRILL-Company teams of 20 men
under Instructor :--
1
C" Co.'s Team under Cr.-Sgt. Glazebrook 1 Co.'s Team under Cr.-Sgt. Keating... 2
14
A
205
RIFLE SHOOTING MATCH.
match fired at Kowloon Rifle Range on the The following is the result of a very enjoyable 26th ult. between the Range Staff and the Royal Engineers, the Range Staff winning by 36 points:-
RANGE STAFF.
C.P. O. E. Denner Sgt.-Iustr. F. Davies... 31 31 P. O. 1 S. J. Chase Sgt.-Instr. F. S. Crass 32 Lient. H. Stansbury... 31 Sgt.-Instr. W. Griffiths 25 P. O. 1 J. Rippen Pte. E. Evang
Total
*******
31
200 500 600 yds. yds. yds.
33
32
96
32
30
93
31
30 92
20
27
88
30
99
31
31
27
27
31 29 21
Totals
Averages
245 233
30:62 29.12 28.5 88.25
ROYAL ENGINEERS.
Q. M. 8. West Cpl. Lowe Cpl. McEwan Cpl. Eddy Spr. Palmer Spr. Edwards Opl. Beer Spr. Bond
Totals
Averages
...
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HONGKONG.
The Chinese community of Hongkong will entertain Sir Thomas Jackson to a banquet at occasion of his departure from the Colony. the City Hall on taturday, 10th inst., on the
Lient. A. R. Grieve has been appointed Supernumerary Captain, and Mr. H. B. Wheeler Lieutenant in his place, in the Hongkong Volunteer Corps. Mr. J. W. Aitken's resigna- tion of his commission as Lieutenant in the same Corps has been accepted.
It is proposed that the members of the Corps should entertain at dinner on Saturday, the 10th inst., the officers and men of the contingent about to proceed to England for the Coronation ceremonies. The Hon. C. P. Chater has kindly lent his bungalow for the purpose.
The programme gone through by the Inter- national Vaudeville Company at the Theatre 228 706 Royal on the 25th ult. was the largest in point of numbers yet submitted, there being no less than twenty items, exclusive of a pantomime with ballet entitled A Harbour in the Far East, and including a very clever sketch called Lucy. Gray's Birthday. A variety of new features were introduced throughout the evening, all of them with that success which has been such a marked and happy characteristic of the com- pany's entertainments during its season in Hongkong.
92
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8888ZRC
31 34
33
29
29
30
30
30
20 79
31 28 19 78
27 26 20 73
LAWN-TENNIS.
84
Befor, the Hon. R. Murray Rumsey, R.N., Harbour Master, in the Marine Court on the 25th 210 240 190 670 ult, nineteen junk-owners were charge with having anchored in the southern fairway. 30 30 23 75 83 75 The prosecution was at the instance of Mr. Francesco Callaco, inspector of junks, who stated that he had constantly warned junks' against this practice, though he could not say that all, the defendants were among those whom he had warned, but some were. Defendants explained that they were waiting for a steam r which was due and for which they had cargo. When asked by the Court if they had any excuse to offer, the defendants pleaded only that the wind was strong. A penalty of 82, with the alternative of seven days' imprisonment was imposed in each case.
The following finals have been decided this wook-Professional Pairs, Smith and Atkinson beat Grist and Pontifex; “A” Class doubles, Smith and Atkinson beat Gale and D. Wood; "A" Class singles, Humphreys best Beresford-Ash "B" Class singles, Chater beat Worcester: Championship, Humphreys beat 'Pontifex.
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