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Following is the fading and Order of a Naval Court hold at the British Consulate General at Kobe on the 7th day of September, 1014, to investigate the circumstances altending the stranding of the British str. Haddon Hall, ON 106,970, of the port of West Hartlepool, on a rock N.E. of Kutaka Taland in the Okinawa Group at 3.20 a.m. vm 25th July, 19147-A
The Haddon Hall was a steam vessel schooner rigged, of 1,650.51 tons registered tonnage, O.N. 106,979, and belonging to the Port of West Hartlepool.
It appears from the evidence given before this Court that she sailed from Cardiff on or about the 23rd May this year for Kobe with a cargo of coal, with a crew of 28 hands all told and that she arrived at Port Said on the 9th of June, at Safago on the 11th idom and Port Sudan on the 18th idem. She left Port Sudan on the
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weather was experienced after passing Socotra from the 27th June to the 2nd. July in crossing the Arabian sea during the south-west monsoon, during which sho rolled heavily but was completely under control; that fine weather and favourable, conditions continued from then onwards until 23rd July. On that day at 11.45 am. she passed the Tauchishima Lighthouse, south-east of the Okinawa Group, the lighthouse bearing N.W. by half west, distant twelve miles, the course being north-east half north in making for the Ki Channel; that the weather at that: time was fine with a fresh breeze from the north-cast. During the course of tho afternoon, the wind began to freshen and increased continuously in violence, and at about 9 a.m. on the following morning, the 24th, the ship became unmanageable owing to the force of the gale. On the 'night of the 23rd the Master had altered the course to east-north-east, in order to get her further from the land. Through out the 24th the wind continued to shift
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LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
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97, Cannon Street, Vor LONDON, E.C., 2nd July, 1914. grades Section of this Chamber to state for DEAR SIR-I am directed by the Metal information, that owing to confusion having
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arisen between "B.W.G. and B.G. specifications for Iron and Steel Sheets and Hoops; negotiations between the Chamber and the Standards Department of the Board of Trade were opened in 1912, when the former suggested the legalization by Order in Council of "B.G." as the official gauge fer Iron and Steel Sheets and Hoops.
day it was blowing east-south-east. Being unmanageable, the wind and ses were upon her port beam, causing her to roll violently and drift in a direction contrary to the wind. These conditions continued until about 1. on Saturday, 25th July, when the wind suddenly fell light for about five minutes, thus enabling the ship to answer her helm and her head was brought round to north-east After this tall, the wind sprang up again from the South, increasing to a gale of greater violence than before, with blinding rain rendering everything invisible even close to the ship. The helm was put hard apert, to prevent the ship drifting on to the The Board of Trade were approached in land, but to no effect, being absolutely the first place by Deputation and reasons beyond control, she was eventually, about, were given that it would be desirable to 3.20 a.m., lifted bodily on to a reef certify B.G." as the official gauge for Iron immediately north-east of Kutaka Island, and Steel Sheets and Hoops. It was pointed -in-the Okinawa Group.
Lout that claims were sometimes made, in The Court finds it a matter of regret many cases leading to litigation, owing to that the rough Log-Book was not produced the lack of an officially certified gauge. in Court and that it does not appear to
These representations were sympathetically
Metal have been kept in a satisfactory manner, received, and, in due course, the But judging from the evidenes given, and } Scotion of the London Chamber of the examination of the Mate's Log-Book, which was produced, the Court is of opinion that the Master did not realize that a typhoon was approaching until too late for adequate steps to be taken to avoid it. The Court considers that while in this regard there may have been an error of judgment, there was not the slightest neglect at this time or at any subsequent period on the part of the Master or, crow, and that all hands did their utmost under the circumstances to avoid a calamity which was inevitable.
It appears that immediately after the stranding, all efforts to get her off the reef were of no avail, the propeller had become useless by the loss of three blades, and owing to the continual bumping, the bottom was pierced and the ballast tanks filled and emptied with the rise and fall of the tide.
The Court sets no reason to censure the conduct of the Master or any of the crew, and it desires to place on record its appreciation of the work done by the Engineers and firemen, and of the conduct of the Chief Officer, Chief Engineers and cook while remaining on the stranded ship, which was all the time in dangerous position, and cut off from communications with shore, until August 24th; and that proper discipline appears to have been maintained throughout, and the ship appears to have been well-found and euficiently manned and searworthy. at the time of her departure from Port Sudan, and that the ship mems to have been provided with proper charts.
The expenses of this Court, fixed at £5 98. Od. are approved by the Court and shall be paid by the Master. It is recom mended that due allowances be paid by the Master to those members of the crew who have been detained at Kobe for the purposes of this enquiry..
(Signed) HUGH HORNE,
President of the Court. J. KILPATRICK Members of J. B. PATTISON the Court.
PRESIDENT TUAN'S TERM OF OFFICE.
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Notices were advertised by the Bond or Trade that the application had been made and that objections would be received, hut as no objections were forthcoming the Chamber was notified that a conditiba precedent to the issue of the Order in Connel would be the manufacture of a. Standard set of Gauges for verification for the Ocers of the Board of Trade. ~ This condition has been complied with and the the 18th Order in Council was made on current (py appended) to take effect as from the 1st November, 1914.
I enclose herewith a Sehédule of the
denominations as attached to the Order and shall thanks you to kindly see that this is given "due publicity,
B.G. it is to be Koped all Buyers and In view of the official recognition of Sellers of Iron and Steel Sheets and Hoops will disentino to specify or ambiguous denomination B.W.G.," which being variously interpreted as **ola R.W.XF," "Stubb's B.W.G." and "Rose's B.WG. Las been a frequent source of troubleYours faithfully,
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addition to close mentioned in the Second In their weekly rubber renort dated Schedule to the said Act, to be made and August 17th Messrs. George White & Co. Business during the eventful duly verified, and that those new Denomina state: tions of Standards, when approved by His period which has elapsed since the last Majesty in Council, shall be Board of Trade report, dated the 31st ult., has been very restricted, and for a time at a standstill. Standards in like manner as if they were In spite, however, of the general anxiety mentioned in the said Schedule:
values have been remarkably well main And whereas it has been made to appeartained, and compared with a fortnight to the Board of Trade that the New ago the present price of spot standard Seven drafters have been appointed by Denominations of Standards set forth in the
crepe has actually appreciated d. per the Constitutional Conference for the Schedule hereto, being equivalent to or lb. Since the declaration of war trang rovision of the Presidential-Election Law, multiples or aliquot parts of the Imperial actions have practically been confined to says the Peking correspondent of the NC. Daily News, especially as regards measure of an inch ascertained by the said spot, quotations for forward deliveries to the being purely nominal. Waited efforts are the term of office of the Chief Executive Act, President Yuan is not in favour of extend- Denominations of Standards mentioned in being made to clear up the spot and July contracts remaining open as a conse- the Second Schedule to the said Act: ing the term to ten years as proposed in and whereas the Board of Trade have guence of the moratorium proclaimed by certain quarters: but it is believed that either seven or eight year will be fixed caused the said new Denominations of the Government, and in order to simplify the position the Committee decided that President Yuan is sixty-six years old. Standards to be rede and duly verified: Vice-President Li Luan-hung is fifty-two- New, therefore, His Majesty, by virtus all August contracts not already fulalled years old and he is said to be designed of the power vosted in Him by the said Act, shall be invoiced back. Among other as the successor of H.E. Yuan, though by and with the advice of His Irivy Council, advantages this will serve the useful this cannot be officially announced by is pleased to approve the several Denomina purpose of avoiding long circles having China to the Powers.
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uncertainty and of office, say fourteen or sixteen years and doth direct that the same, on and after A very fair snot inquiry has been not most of the European demand is an later, what can Li Yuan-hung do then If the first day of November, 1914, shall be being steady at 2s. Did for standard crepe possible curtailment of future supplies B WEEKLY PRESS, JANUARY to JUNE
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