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“CITY OF BARODA.” ENQUIRY INTO CHRISTMAS DAY
'GROUNDING, ..
WAS AN IMPROPER COURSE SET
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Considerable evidence regarding the stranding of the City of Baroda on the Luconia Shoals on Christmas Day was recorded by the Official Court of Enquiry at Singapore, last week, presided 'over' by Mr. P. F. David with Captain Calthrop-Calthrop, Master Attendant, Captain R. W. Morris, and Captain G.
D. Rushton as assessora.
Mr. J. Cobbett appeared on behalf of the Attorney-General, while the master of the City of Baroda, Captain Houghton, was represented by Mr. Layton in the absence of Mr. G. S. Carver, the Chief Officer being "represented by Mr. Mun-
LOCAL" SPORT."
FOOTBALL.
INTERFORT TEAM CHOSEN, TO
GOLF. NOTES.
FAST ON THE REEF Proceeding witness said that" on grounding, passengers and crew word
The interport matches are approaching, ordered to boat atations. The boats ware-i
and golfing circles will soon have an awung out and lowered to promenade
opportunity of witnessing some very good PLAY AT SHANGHAL deck. The carpenter sounded the tanks
golf. If reports about the Shanghai tenui Playing on the H.K. Club ground yes are true, that port has a very strong and bilges. No. bold was found to be making water. Soundings were taken terday, the Whites beat the Colours in chance of winning the triangular event. and the ship was found to be lying in an Interport Trial game by 4 goals to 1. and their first three players are about the three or four fathoms. A boat was order. The standard of football was not highbest that have ever been seen on Fanling
away to take soundings around the The Colours scored the first goal, but Course.
The Hongkong team has not been de
Shewan, when on his game, with give any of the Shanghai' team a good run. and we hope he will strike form before China New Year.
The Final of the Governor's Shield is being played on Sunday, January 31st, and should provide a close mateh. It will
ship. The average depths were four to shortly after lost Suen Kum Shun, the five fathoms. They were or the edge of South China crack forward, who was cided upon, but certainties are: Fergu the reef. The vessel remained fast on forced to retire with a damaged ankle. son, Shewan, and, Ireland. the reef till 3 pm. when she began to The Colours played ten men only for move. Soundings showed an increase of about fifty minutes, MacGreavy then water. At 3.40 the engines were put slow coming on in place of Suen.
The first goal came after a few minutes' ahead and at 334 the vessel started to move ahead, the after part of the ship play, Sims starting a moveinent which bumping and dringing as she went off. ended when Gonano got his head to a The pumps were able to keep the water ball into the net. The White's levelled up to another phime to Champion Irelatal Arass they floated clear into deep water. fine centre by Charlesworth and sent the
in the holds under control, so the boat when Pulford sent in a cross shot which if B. & S. win, and with Ironside as out, it being stated therein that in shap. was picked up and the course was set for had Wavish beaten and struck the net partner, the combination will take some ing a course to pass between the North Singapore, There was water in holds inside the post. At the interval the score beating; however, with Butterfield supply-
was one goal all Noa. 13 and 3 and a little in No. 8. Witness could not give the exact damage to the cargo. There was considerable damage, some 900 tons being involved
In reply to Mr. Cobbett' witness said that he had not been on the Borneo side of the China Sex before. The owners did not set a course for the ships. They left it to the master's discretion..
doll
The statement of the case
was read
and South Luconia Shoals the master disregarded the warning contained on page 108 of the China Sex Pilot which
reads as follows:---
North Luconia Shoals
the space between them and the South Laconia Group, and also that to the Westward has apparently not been sound ed, and thereford should be given a wide berth,"
After reading the statement of claim, Mr. Cobbett went on to say that it was stated in the China Pilot" with regard to passages: Towards the centre of the southern portion of the China Sen there is a considerable area of unsurveyed and dangerous ground known to be encum bered with coral reefs and banks which should be avoided. Vessels are reem mended to follow the route shown on the charts of the China Sea as far as is practicable. The Pelsman route was set out as being one of the three main routes to Hongkong. This route followed the coast of north-west Borneo, keeping to the south of the south Luconia shoals. In the China Pilot there was a paragraph headedDanger.arar main fairway of Pélaman-Passage The first of these was the Serra Banka shoals and the other was the south Luconia shoals. A description is given of these shoals. They comprised a group of fine coral reefs spreading for over a distance et 14 miles east and west. The north Lutonia shoals situated 17 miles northward of the Luconia shoals, covered a space of nearly 40 miles n length north and south and 10 miles east and west, the space between the shoals had apparently not been sounded and therefore should be given a wide
berth.
CAPT. HAUGHTON'S EVIDENCE,
Mr. Cobbett Having regard to your sailing directions, what made you set your course to pass between the shoals?
Witness: I saw I was on the direct course to Sulu Kechil,
Mr. Cobbett: You saw from the chart that there were no soundings in mid- channel -Yes,
From the re-start the Whites took up.
ing the steadiness, and Pendered the the attack and Wavish picked up from brillance, the A.P.C. have, at least, an ashot by Butler with Howard and Fu-equal chance of victory." ford close in. Taylor sent over some - We would like to see His Excellency aice centres, one of which
on the Course, and it is rumoured "that" Howard to score. Butler added two more points before the final whistle sounded noon, before the presentation of prizes.
he intends to walk round in the after. leaving the Whites victors by 41. The sides were:
enabled
Colours-Warish; Wheeler and Jor dan; Mitchell, Sims and McKelvie; Charlesworth, Humberstone,..
Gosano, Sven Kum Shun_and" Hayes.
Whites.-G. Xavier; Leung Fuk Tong, J. Stewart Rodger Wynne and and Bristowe: Taylor, Pulford, Howard,
Referee: Mr. Arnold.
Yet the fact of there being no sonnd-Butler and Macklesworth, ings there did not cause you to think that it might be an unsafe passage-No.
You have not been through that passage before-No.
THE INTERFORT TEAM. . After the game, last evening, the fellow. Cross-examined by Mr. Layton witnessing team was selected to represent Hong- said that he had referred to the sailing kong in the coming Interport game at directions No gales were experienced, Shanghai:- the weather being moderate the whole
Goal-C. Rodger (H.K. Club). time. was a considerable set, about 18 miles in Police).
It proved eventually that there Right Back-Wynne (captain) (H.K. twenty hours. This was at right angles Left Back-Wheeler (Kowloon). " to the coast. He was surprised when he
Right Half-Mitchell (East Surreys). found the position. He could not have
Centre Half.-J. Stewart (HK. Club) detected this set by any action on his Loft Half-Bristowe (East Surreys), part or on the part of his officers.
Right Wing. Charlesworth (East Sus reys).
de
sailing directions what made you set. Right.-Humberstone (East Surreys).
Mr. Cobbett: Having regard to the your course to pass between the shoals?- Centre Forward. Gosano (Club I was on the direct course to Sulu Kechil. Recreio)...
Mr. Cebben: You saw from the chart that there were no soundings in mid- channel Yes...
Did not that cause you to think it might be an unsafe passage-No.,
Witness continued that he was on the bridge at midnight and again at 4. a.m.
I. Left-Butler (East Surreys). Left Wing-Macklesworth (East reys)
Reserves :-
.i
Howard (H.K. Club).
Sima (R.A.M.C. and Kowloon Brittain (HK Police).
There is some talk of a Ladies contest in the near future, on arranged Men's
handicaps. The ladies don't get many opportunities of playing in such matches on the Old Course, and the idea seems a good one.
What handicap, 'in yards, would Mon- crieff give a burglar t
ORICKET
TEAMS FROM H.M.S. HAWKINS.
OLD CRAPPLES" DEFEAT YOUNG
SPRINTERS."
Was
On the Hongkong Cricket Club ground yesterday, a match fie a side) played between two teams from HM.S.
Sprinters and the former won by 53 Hawkins. The sides were designated as the Old Cripples," pad the "Young
runs.
Batting frat, the Old Cripples," Sur compiled 219 runs. Lt.-Com Armitage
retired after making 60.
For the Young Sprinters," Yeoman took one wicket with his sole delivery. Hussey 3 for 31 runs, and Stephenson 4 for 51.
Capt. Haughton said he was master off and froin 5 am. he was there for. good. The team will play against South China missed for 157 runs. Pay-Lt.. Hussey
the City of Baroda, a ship of 850 a.hp. registered at Liverpool. Her registered tonnage was 4,400 owners, Ellerman Lines, Ltd. She was rigged as a schooner and built in 1918. The crew consisted of 121 hands, including himself. The ship had a cargo of oak lumber, soya beans, hemp and general merchandize, weighing 3,704 tons dead-weight, shipped by var ious shippers of Otaru, Dairen, Shang hai, Manila and Cebu and consigned to variona consignees of Hatre, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg. There were on board 42 passengers from Hongkong The draught was 19 feet 9 ins fore and 15 feet 1 in. aft The ship left Cebu on December 22nd at 206 p.m. bound for Singapore.
self. He always took command of the He wanted to navigate the channel him ship in close waters.
on
Saturday next.
S.C.A. SHANGHAI
The Young Sprinters" were all dis- retired after scoring 50.
The bowling honours for the Old with 6 for 31, and Lt.-Com. Bush 2-for- Cripples" were secured by Capt. Lake
Scores:-
In reply to Captain Calthrop-Calthrop witness said that the only reason for South China A.A. from Shanghai, to send 13.
An invitation has been received by the bringing the ship towards the southward a soccer team to take part in the China was that he wanted to bring the ship to Championships at Shanghai during the the south side of the channel where Chinese New Year holidays. It is under would have more room. that he was not absolutely certain of the stood that the South China team wil ship's position.
leave Hongkong on February 9th.
He admitted
DAMAGE TO THE SHIP.
Mr. W. Mellor, Surveyor General of and Counsel asked the Court to assumo Ships, produced a description of the that it was clear. What happened was damage caused to the City of Baroda and that the Captain did not get through the said that according to the Harbour Board middle of the channel. He found bim- estimate, the repairs would cost $400,000.
self some twenty miles to the north and At 5.02 a.m. on December 24th Balkhas
CHIEF OFFICER'S EVIDENCE, his vessel struck one of the reefs forming Light (Cape Melville) was abeam, a dia Evidence was next given be the Chief the north shoal. The reason for this was tance of four miles. The true coure was Officer of the City of Baroda, H. G. because of the set. If the Captain was S. 6 W.. The same course was con- Williams, who said that when he saw
at fault, concluded Counsel, he had made tinued till noon when an observation was breakers he thought it was the South an error of judgment and he did not, taken and the position was Lat. 714 N. Luconia Shoal. When the Third Officer think that the evidence would subatan- Long. 115:43 E. The course 5.50, 21 W., took over the watch witness gave him theiate a stronger blame than that. true, was then set. This course if con- supposed position of the ship. He took Officer said there was no evidence to show Mr. Mundell; on behalf of the Chief tinued: would take the ship off Sulu over with the information Last the ship that it was the duty of the Chief Officer Kechil, 3.07 N., 108.41 E The weather was clear of the shoals. Witness said was clear but cloudy. A snap sight was that the cause of the ship grounding was to advise the Captain as regards the taken by dead reckoning by the Chief the unknown set of the current.
cours Masters were advised not to take Officer. This shewed a little set to the In reply to Mr. Layton witress said the channel because it had not been north-west. He thought a little too much that the Captain did all that was in his sounded and that was obviously a very distance was given. The course was later power to do when the vessel gounded. great reason why the passage should not altered one degree, at 4 pm, and again Questioned na to the set of the current be chosen. In connection with this, bow. at 10 o'clock. At mid night the course witness said he thought the only set would ever, Counsel asked the Court to remem was again altered. He was on the bridge be with the wind,
ber the evidence of Capt. Milford of the at the time, the weather being moderate, In reply to the Bench, he said that the Sui Sang who said that he would have following wind and sea, cloudy, and clear. This course was held until 1.15 course between the shoals. When break-nel if he had light behind him Master did not consult him regarding the had no hesitation in taking the chan- a.m. on the 25th At 5.30 s.m. the course ers were sighted he differed with the and fine weather. If the ship bad struck was altered to S. 68 W. It was just Master as to what part of the shoals they on any uncharted rock in the channel about daylight, then. It was too cloudy were on. It was decided that a West there might be very strong evidence that. to see any stars. At this time he thought course would take them clear in any case, the passage was not properly navigable the whip was approaching the centre of The sond and third mates and the at any time. The ship actually struck the channel with six or seven miles to chief engineer also gave evidence.. go. There were no signs of breakers. The
on a charted reef and that after having Evidence of the damage done to the passed breakers which would have led course was altered again and at 7.10 City of Baroda" wie given by Mr. R. the master to suppose that he was in a.m. breakers were sighted on the port Craik, of Mesars. McAlister & Co., agents quite a different position to that in which bow about three and a half to four miles He said that, approximately, some 1,000 he was. Counsel submitted that the away. Witness thought this was the tons of cargo was damaged. The saya primary cause of the casualty was not southern, patch of the northern group beans were damaged and a part of the the course chosen. The evidence showed which was well clear of the north-pak lumber was stained. The cargo was that the only cause was the set. If there ern group. He then realised he was not insured in England and they could give on his course. There were no breakers no estimate of the damage.
to be seen to starboard at all.
Mr. Cobbett: Did you realise you were-
COUNSEL'S ADDRESS.
in dangerous waters?-I realised I was in his address to the Court Mr. Lay passing through the shoala.
concerned the Master was as to whether ton said that the only question whica the casualty was caused by negligence of error of judgment on the part of the Mester or Chief Officer.
There was no look-out on the fo'c'sle. the look-out being taken from the bridge. Speed was not reduced; he did not con- sider it necessary to do so, assuming where he was, ""
.
Mr. Cobbett: Your sailing directions describe that as a place where no vessel should venture. You knew of these sail ing directions? Yes. I had picked up the 1912 directions by mistake, instead of the 1923 book. ·
Mr. Cobbett The directions are the same 1-Yes,
Mr. Cobbett: They shewed you that you were in dangerous waters -Yen.
Did you not think it necessary to re duce your speed -Assuming the position I was in, I was all clear, there was no thing in sight and there was a good look out on the bridge.
on.
"OLD CRIPPLES." Com. Gray, b Stephenson Lt.-Com Armitage, retired Com. Pott, e and 6 Hussey runn Com. Thomas, e de Berry,
Stephenson
10
Burg-Com. Hawkins, and
Wilson
Lt.-Com: Cantrell, e Wauchope, b
de Berry Lt.-Com
31
43
30 13
Hussey
Bower, e Halsey, b
Capt Lake, b Stephenson Lt. Com. Bindices, b Stephenson... 9 Lt. Com. Mack, Stephenson, b
Edmonstone
Lt. Com. "Buah, o Wilson, b Hussey 0 Lt. Com. Green, not aut
Extras
Total
Stephenson Hussey
Naive Wilson
De Berry Yeoman
Bowling Analysis.
H I
10
5
7
0
Pay-Lt, Naive, b Lake ........ YOUNG SPEINTEHS."
Pay-Lt Hussey, retired SubLt. Veriker, e Bower, b Lake Lt. Walker, e Thomas, b Bush Surg-Lt. Brown, c and b Mack... Lt. Yeoman, e Armitage, b Bush.. Lt. de Berry, ran out. "Pay-Sub-Lt. Wilson, L.b.w. b
Lake
Lake...
Midshipman Stephanean, 1.b.w, b
Lt. Edmonstone, c and b Lake Lt. Wauchope, bw, b Lake Lt. Halsey, not out.
Extras momumā viedo
Total
Bowling Analysis.
Bower
29
250
12
Cantrell Lako
0 34
10.2 31
Q -10
215
212
was evidence to show that no matter how the channel was navigated it was always dangerous, then he would agree that the have been taken. It was not therefore & course taken was the wrong course toi
was a wrongful act or default of the case of wrongful act. Even supposing it Master there was nothing to show that Gray the Chief Officer was responsible for the course chosen. evidence of negligence Counsel made to the reference mads to the passage be
He submitted that there W68
Mr. Cobbett submitted that with regard point of the fact that it was stated in the Ing. recommended for vesels of low sailing directions that the course recom-power, it referred to vessels proceeding mendel was recommended for low power to Chinn Ports not to Cebu It was stat steamers and the City of Baroda was a ed in the mailing directions that the full power steamer. The China Sea course taken should be avoided, since it Pilot" said that the channel between the was apparently unsounded and if this and should be given a wide berth. The Counsel, I don't know what is Rea Chinese was fined 36,000 for possession two shoals was apparently unsounded was not setting an improper court, said Captain thought that it would be quite garding the evidence of the Master of the of 40 taels of opium Mr. C... S. Ruas, safe to go through the middle channel Sus Sang there was no evidence that he who appeared for defendant, admitted No evidence had been produced to show had actually been through the sapis possession of the boxes in which the that the middle channel was not clear passage
narcotic was found, but denied knowledge. of the contents.
(Continued on next column.)
The Court reserved its finding.
Bush
Mack
FINED $6,000,
AN OPIUM CASE
At the Central Magistracy yesterday,