Directors and Auditors' Fees...
Balance to be appropriated, vis :-
Н
Amount of Bad Debt written aff.
$104,000.00
"D.vlderd at of % on
$600,000,
To be written off value
of Steamers.... 45,0:0,00 To be carried to New
Account,...-5.064-96
jase 10th, 1895. By amount brought forward from fast account, consi
December 31st.
Net Esrologs of Steamers, Interest on Investmenin,........................ Transfer Fees,
Dr.
To Balance.....
Cr.
3.250.00 112.64
DEPRECIATION AND INSURANCE FUND.
Dec. 3184 1995.
..$ 600,000.00 $600,000.00
600 000,00 600,000.00
June 30th, 1895. By amount at credit
TQUALIZATION OF DIVIDEND' FUND.
Dr.
Dec. 3out, 1895.
To Balance....
..$
Jane to b: 1895.
$
CY.
By amount at credit
Auditors.
9,000.00
9,000.00
ADMIRAL MAKAROFF'S SCHEME FOR MINIMIZING THE EFFECTS OF COLLISIONS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24 1806.
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At the conclusion of his able and Interesting address his Excellency, through the Chairman, expressed his willingness to answer any ques tions, or to listen to any suggestions that might be made.
ramming trials he had refered to were made In answer to Mr. Wooley he stated that the with the ships golog only six knots, the rate at which the torpedo-bost was going when she made the hole in the Pamlat Asova while the latter was at anchor in Cheloo barbour,
In answer to Commander Ramsey heated individual would prove very expensive, that, as experiments on a large scale by ap he bid not been able to try bis buffer on a large scale, Experiments made on the Emperor Nicola! I with a small model had proved eminently successful.
attendance, including Commodate Boyas, R.N-, |hout trial? I propose that when a ship has striking another is so very great that no means | wilnenlag the very interestlag experiments
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bas
been
the
were tested
Mr. J.J. Francis-Mr. Chairman, as it seems there are no further questions, I beg to propose a most hearty vote of thanks to his Excellency Admiral Makaroff for bls very lucid explanation of the ideas he has entertained, and the favec itens he has made on this grave subject of collisions, and to site aim that every person who has heard him to-day or why will be made acquainted through” the news- pipers with the fact that he has given bla Attention for so many years to so important a abject will be prepared to thank him most heartily, and to give every consideration to his suggestions and to his views. (Loud applause) The vote of thanks was currled by acclimation, and the meeting thereupon terminated. LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
.SUPREME COURT.
SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before His Honour Mr. Justice Wise.) January 24th.
FIXTURES.
74LSing 7. G. R. Stevens Wednesday, January 29th.
99-G. Stevens v. Ll Sing
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J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
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Hongkang, 11th January, 1895.
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MONDAY, the 27th day of January, 1896, at 4 F.M., mea published for general information.
By Command,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 11th January, 1896.
plice the skin of the ship le penetrated from that from the moment one ship touched the After collision' the false nose will present the the effects of the value of the "buffer" being the gunwale to the waterline, and an immense other to the moment when the vessel was stopped appearance as shown in the diagram. The ship's clearly demonstrated. ruth of water into the vessel is the result. the colding abip made a progress of may be
At the same time bë Let us go into the detalls of the collision so only one foot. It also proves that very little is no cargo in the fore compartment of the ship going at a high rate of speed, any such appliance Rosli not be damaged, and as generally there very much doubled if, to the case of large ships, that we can ascertain whether any remedies can. needed to prevent damage. Bat in the in front of the collision bulkhead, it will be the would save the ship which was rammed. From be applied to lessen the dunger. I shall try to care of the Pomiar. Asova the crew of work of a few hours to unfasten the bolts and his own experience he knew that there work be as brief as possible, but, in order that you the torpedo catcher were not la the least | remove the smashed falsu novo in order that the occaslans when such an arrangement go Admiral should better understand, let us look at the affected by the force matter from every polot of view. The first and shows that the resistance of the ship's side happened. I believe that it is necessary to carry prevent loss of illo. He fastanced the case of of the blow. This ship may continus ber voyage as if nothing had. Makaroff had explained to them would probably 154 064.36 best remedy which one can propose is to avoid s when the skin is penetrated is very small in
os xperiments on a large scale in order to find the Italian steamer Utopia, which in 1890, in collision altogether, and certainly avery improve comparison with the resistance the skin out which is the best way of constructing the Gibraltar harbour, delfted down ppan the ram 183,164.59ment in the roles of savigation is very im- before penetration, Is there not striking false.nose of the ship. The cost of these export-of the bṛtleship dnson, and was no serloosir portant, but the conditions under which scamen diffence in the result of the two cases I havements will amount to only a trifling percentage damaged that she sank almost immediately. have to navigate are sometimes so dificult that just mentioned 7 Walle in one case the ships of the loss which is beng contlaually caused by If such an apparatus had been ready, he believed It is perfectly coziata that colisions will take coalisued their practice as if nothing had collisions. Let the best engiceers, work out the ship would not have foundered and the 31.085.49 place in future, notwithstanding any roles happened, in the other the dimage was very their plans and submit them to experts for terrible loss of life reconted would have been
that may be proposed in order to make great, and the Eb had bees la the place of examination. After this a general law might be prevented. 109,425.98 navigation safer. The second remedy is
He certainly throught Admiral 47,426.61 to minimize the effect of collisions, and on
the Famiat Asova she would have gone to the passed making it compulsory for every ship to Maaroff's scheme merlied careful considera- bottom. In order to demonstrate the difference be provided with a false nose.. Unfortunately in 216.50 this point I shall spesk afterwards in detall. between touching the skin with a ram which is this matter everybody is interested in a general
tion and study The third remedy is to have watertight baik-without a buffer and a ram with a boffer 1
Admiral Makaroff then called attention to the $183,164.48 heads, so disposed and so strongly ballt made some experimenty a few weeks ago on Companies prefer to be liberal, and they do not fo every British man-of-war
manner but nobody in particular. Insurance remark of Mr. Whiting, that the small bulkheads that they shall localize the laflaw of water. board my legship, Riparor Nickolat & Vice- Interiere much with the particulars of the boliding These were not the balkheads that needed special It was at the beginning of my service that I Admiral Baller, Rear-Admiral Hoffmann, Com- of a ship. They are obliged for a certain per attention and gave the most protection. It commenced to study this question, and some modore Boyes, and many captains were invited centage to guarantee any risk. If one Tosurance ❘ thing was done in the Russian navy to make the to witness them.
was the ones that were not tested and not bulkheads more efficient. Isball not trouble ramming vessel was moved by a weight so as ships with a false nose them sutely the number
A model representing a Company insists upon abipowders providing properly protected that h bad referred you with the detalls of this most important to ram a model which represented the amidship of the Company's clients will diminish, and that pipes, etc., which pierced the large bulk.THE following Particulars and Conditions of
to. Owing to the water-light doors. steam branch of ship building, but I venture to lay section of a ship. A small buffer of a quarter of will be followed by a diminution of the Com-heads, the most careial calculatious could before you one single proposition which, in my an inch thickness of cotton cloth was made pany's locame. Now should one shipowner put not fuvariably be depended upon. A very to be held on the spot on
Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, opinion, wil produce a great improvement in
which could be adjusted to the ram. When this matter, I wish to draw your attention to the blow was dealt without the buffer the
a falus zone on his ships he would lose, because alight displacement might throw these out of the false nose would weigh about two tons joint, and an arush of water would there the 27th day of Tannery, 189%, at 3 Pa., are
MONDAY, the fact that everything aboard a ship is tasted am casily penetrated-the-skin-of-the-other-and-cost about 100, and for this reason fore be possible, before she is taken from the hands of the ship model and the ramming vessel made
He contended that the builder. Capitans, rudder, eneloes, cranes, inroad of three-quarters of an inch, and
bis ships would be dearer than the ships only certain test was by mesas of Gillag published for general information, of bis competitors and carey less cargo. these compartments with water flash with winches everything, in fact, is tested in order to cut a hole two inches in length, which lo
The reasons mentioned before talerfere very the deck. That was the only possible_certain
By Command, ensure that the whole of the fittings are quite reality means eight fees, When a similar experi- sound and capable of perfarmlar the work they inrosd of only a quarter of lach was sufficient to
mach with the fartherance of this Improvement. guarantee that they would stand the strain In ment was made with the buffer on the ram an Only public opinion can give an effectiva in the time of need. (Applause.) are meant for. Watertight balkheads are excluded from this examination. If you ask a
centive to the matter, and really, if by subscrip arrest the progress of the vessel, and the skin tions a fund can be raised and given to the Board ship-balider If he has tried the bulkkénds he will was only slightly bent and not penetrated. This of Trade or to any instituilon which will carry 9,000 00 wer "Yes" and he is perfectly sight, experiment is analogous with what happened in on the necessary experiments, then progress is because he has tested them as the the two before-mentioned cases. It shows that bound to follow. We are not bound to decide 9.000.0, regulations require, that is, with a fire-hose, the model experiments, if properly carried out,
the question in a moment, but everyone should But I say this in not sufficient. If, after are very useful in testing the application of new be reminded that the loss of property from T. ARNOLD, collialoo, bulkheads were not subjected to Improvements. Does it not also show that arme collision is Immense, and that almost every day Secretary, more severe trial of their strength, then of thing can be done to minimise the effect of col- many lives are lost, owing to the absence of any Hongkong, 22nd January, 1898.
course it would be all right, but unfortunately, lialon? What is the reason, then, that up to now We have compared the above statement with
mean to minimize the effect of collisions at sea, when a compartment is filled with water the natbing has been done to minimizs the-effect-of--(Prolonged-Applause.) -the-books-vouchers, and securities of the Comprassure which the bulkhead is subjected to is collision? We see Improvements in every other
pany, and certify the same to ba correct.
very heavy, and I think the only way to be branch of ship-building. Why, then, is such an A O'D. GOURDIN,
absolutely certain of the strength of the bulk important item as this left without due attention? F. HENDERSON,
heads is to try them under similar conditions There is something which interferes with this to those in which they will be after the most necessary improvement. I believe I shall | Compartment is filled with WALOL. Allow not burt anybody's feelings if I way that the mal
me to give you an example. Now only few season why ships are not improved in this way manufacturers know how to make guns is the false supposition that they cannot be strong enough to realit the immense pressure Improved. I believe this is really due to pre MEETING AT THE CITY HALL
of powder, and nobody dare make a gun with Jodice; at any rate no scientist bas yet proved Inferior metal for the simple reason that this supposition. It la everybody's fault that this Yesterday afternoon His Excellency Admiral every gun is put to a very severe trial before it prejudice exists. Quand tout le monde a tort Makstoff, of the Russian Navy, met a number is taken from the bands of the makers. this of leading residents to the Chamber of Com-condlifon were not fastated upon anybody could judice there is no progress, and the first thing tout le monde a raison. Where there is a pre- merce Room. City Hall, and explained to make a gan which would resemble the very best them his scheme for minimizing the effects specimen, but it is certain that the first time the
that we have to do is to remove the prejudice As soon as we belleve that ships can be improved of collisions at Hon. A. McConschle gen was fred it would be blown to pieces. If in the desired way they will be improved in a preilded, and there WAS very large we cannot accept guns, capstans, winches, etc., very short time. It is taken for granted that the
without trial, why do we accept bulkheads energy of a blow which is developed by one ship Mr. Whitlog I have had the advantage of the respective dates :--
The following cases have been set down for Commander R. Murray Rumsey (Harbour
Commander W. C. H. Hastings, Hos. been fitted with englues, bollers, watertight can be devised to absorb it without injuring the which his Excellency Admiral Makaroff hass-Chan King v. Lo-Kan-cheen
Monday, January 27 h. Bell-Irving, Hon, E. R. Beliller, C.M.G. doors, and everything else which cannot be ship's skin. Let us see if this is so A big ironclad carried out Faxy way in the first place that Francia, QC damaged by water, a trial of the bulkheads of 10,000 tons ramming at five knots speed gives the whole question bas occupied the attention of Captain A, Tillett, Captain E. Burnie, (Lloyds should take place by filling the compartments Surveyor), Captain G. C. Anderson, Mesirs, with fresh water to the upper part of the bulk muzzle energy of ons 13-inch projectile is 20,000 ships have been built of iron-and be subject triking blow of 15,000 foot tons, while the shipbuilders for the last fifty years-ever since A. Wonley, R. Shewan," T. Jackson, St. C. heads. This trial ought to be made in the foot tons. You know very well when you propel Michaelsen, W. Ramay, N. J. Ede, W. H. Ray, presence of competent efficials, who should the profscille with ibis energy one way the gun opposite direction to that explained by Admiral haa kiberto been approached from just the R. M. Gray, M. D. Ezekiel, N. A. Slebs, G. C. certify that the bulkheads are strong enough to and the carriage are thrown with the very same Cox, J. B. Dunca, and others interested in withstand the fall pressure of water, and that energy into the opposite direction. Should to introduce buffer on the nose of the Makaroff. Whereas Admiral Makstoff sacks shipping and insurance business,
The Chairman said: On the invitation of the cool are watertight. This trial over, the boilers, nothing be arranged to withstand this blow a lot striking ship, it
cylinders, pipes, etc., can then be covered with of damage would necessarily follow. But attempted to devise a scheme whereby
ordlourily Cham er of Commerce H.E. Admiral Makaroff the usual non-conducting composition and the hydraulic buffers easily absorb this energy in a ship struck would be proof against disastrous has kindly consented to come bere to-day for cable fittings put in their proper place. Probably the purpose of explaining his scheme for mint all this work will occupy a week or so, bat the
space of two feet, and really the shock is scarcely results after collision. The idea fell into dirase felt on board the ship. I was a question of until about eighteen years ago, when the mizing the effects of collisions between ships, loss of time will be amply compensated for by absorbing the energy of the big Ironclad striking Admiralty, for purely military purposes, thought may menilon that His Excellency has occupied the ship being guaranteed absolutely trustworthy perpendicularly on some firm solid block strong. It would be desirable to use merchant ships for himself in the study of similar schemes since he in this respect. If the calliston takes place upon enough to receive that blow, then an ordinary 12 WAB young tentenant, and some twenty years one of the main bulkheads, two compartments
war purposes, and a large number of bulkhead others. 12-inch gun's baffer fixed on the ram would take subdivisions were introduced into the ships, Atga-Gain Singh . O. A, da Crus and ago one of his loventions" collision mat are filled with water, In order to avold this I was exhibited at an exhibition held in Vienna, propose that each main bulkhead should be
the whole energy of the 10,000 ton ship striking that time-in 1877 or 1877-there were not twenty at the speed of five knots. This example shows first class passenger steamships in the world 60-The Co! Trezistor v. Io Kak Kit
others... and received such general attention and approval supplied with extra small watertight compart- as to lead to its adoption by most European ments at the side of the ship and from ten to
that the energy of the blow is not so very of any nationality whatever which satisfied evan
61-
do.
v. Lut Lo.... Davies. He has also occupied himself with ike
enormous. Generally speaking a collision never the most rudimentary secessites for safety la 66- twelve feet wide. Then the collision would only
do occurs when the boats are going fall speed. time of collision, and only a small hole below Gila Staph. M H. Baotleta...... v. Ng Shing Kee study of the improvement of bulkheads, etc., affect one bulkhead of these small compartments, Engines are always reversed before the collisten the water line would capse a vessel to sink, as 84-Gemail Slagh Kare Singh and and the importance of his ideas, in this latter and the result would be that instead of two big connection so lavourably impressed Mr. Morley, compartments being filled with water only one big aiderably. Experiments show us that if the water. In consequence, however,
takes place and that diminishes the speed con. there were no means to check the inflow of
Sunder Singh..................... Chief Engineer to Sir E. J. Reed, the great compartment and the little one would be flooded, biggest ship In the world was going at full representations made to the Admiralty, the
of the go-Luk Man Tsan v. Win Shan and baval constructer, that he publicly lectured in The fourth remedy for preserving the safety of speed ahead she could be brought, to rest after was gradually pushed forward, and
ather ******** London on the suggestions advanced by His the ship consists of a means whereby leaking, three molantes after the engines are reversed owing to the efforts of Lloyd's and the Board of
93-Galop Singh v F. W. Collius and Excellency, At this time Admiral Makazoff may be stopped. Twenty-five years ago Ifrora full speed ahead to fall speed astera, 1 Trade, all first class passenger steamships are 93-Kala Singh . J. C. da Cruz......... G. A. SODI... was only beginning, as it were, bie naval career, proposed the car of collision mats one of them have pointed out that the skin of the ship struck more o
2010 or less provided with balkheads against 95-G. P. Lemmert v. C. Holdsworth but his own Government very soon recognized was exbibited at the Vienna Exhibition and the great ablity of their young officer, and
Is penetrated because of the hatchet-like action collision-always supposing that bulkheads are every man-of-war of every nailon bas them now.
96- of the stem of the striking vessel. Should the reliable. Even now nowe travels very slowly, 97-Sander Singh. Shelk Bechan... v. Pop Kee & Co. rewarded him by rapid promotions. I feel sure the ex lanations we are about to listen to, although they are invaluable on men-of-war I do collided with would be battered in, but not closed without some information being given at
Lately I have improved this apparatus, but fore part of the ship be fit the skin of the ship and I shanid be very sorry if this meeting 104-Sander Singh v. T. M. Lopes and comleg from auch distinguished naval officer not think they will be ever accepted for merchant broken. The effect of the collision would be
nother and bearing on such an important subject as ships, because in order to use them to advantage damage more or less seriaus, but there would be are put into the vessels and the tests to
to the conditions under which the bulkheads 105-The Colonial Treasurer v. Cblog the reducing of the risk to its and property, the crew must be regularly drilled. I don't say the" will be followed with close attention by all
no hole in the skin. Certainly it is impossible which they are subjected. At the present time, mats are useless for commercial ships, but there to build a skip with a flat more, because such a present (Lood applause).
In the Royal Navy, all bulkheads of any Admiral Makatoff-Mr. McConachle and
are many more important improvemes's which ship could not be easily have prior claims to our attention. Now I return
make the fore past relied, and besides, moderate size and all compartments of moderate gentlemen; I have to thank the Chairman of to the second remedy. The general opinion le
of the ship flat we should size are actually filled with water, not only This Society for giving me the opportunity to-day that the colliding blaw is so very powerful that
be safe only when the blow
to be level of water line, but generally
·was perpendicular, of putting before so many distinguished persons nothing can minimise the effect of it; but I can sharp bow and the fat bow, allow me to give regard to the larger compartments we have no In order to show the difference of the effect of the about Ave feet above the water lloc. With as are present here the results of my studies, give proofs that even when the force of the blow and I am further grailhed by sealeg Commodore is comparatively slight the skin of the ship is
yan the following exstaple. Suppose I see the ather test but the hose to apply, but it must be Bayen bere, as it shows that the subject I am penetrated. As a matter of fact the vertical
Chairman in danger and 'I wish to more him fa borne in mind that very elaborate calculations about to speak upon mesits attention. I need not
order to save him. If I try to move him by can be made, and I can speak in an impersonal tell you that collisions are very frequent in these is required to penetrate the skin of the ship
As a knife and my little energy pressing him with the point of a sharp knife 1 way because they are made by members of days. I have no statistics, but every one reading which is run into. We know, for instance, that
am sure to kill or at least to wound him before Lloyd's Registry and also by the Bulkhead any of the big morning newspapers finds there the Crafts, the steamer which dank the big
the force of my blow sends him backward. Committee which sat about three years ago, almost every day dome Information about ocean liner Elba, was of very small dimensions, band. He will be naliber wounded nor killed Buikbend Committee, and some valuable expert- Now suppose I pash him with the flat of my Very useful work indeed was done by the collisions at sea and their fatal consequences. add struck" when she was going at a very he will simply be moved from his place. This ments were made as to the strength of bulk In some cases the newspapers give particular moderate rate of speed. Everybody knows that clearly shows that the solution of the problem heads, so I think we may take it that now we details; but more often the report och a ship space of time sad
brief the Elbs went to the beitem in a very short and simply states that such and each
is to build a ship in such a way that her fore- know very nearly all we want to know as to a few of the passengers went to the bottom, and so may lives were lost, and crew were saved. I was witães of a
part should be sharp while she is propelled what amount of stiffening is required in specific The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamship Everyone of a ae is so much accustomed to read,
through the water, but that at the moment similar case in the Bosphorus. A Russian
cases to make the bulkhead absolutely sellable ruch laformation that we do not ask selves
the now of the ship touches the skin of steamer, Arous, touched a big Franch mall
Empress of India anived at Nagasaki at 8.5ó In case of collision. Indeed, bulkheads may whether is really unavoidable that after s
another her fore-pari should collaps and present be taken a rollable in all first class teasers! p.m. yesterday, and left that poṛt at f ́ain. steamer, the Province. The speed of collision one ship or both of them should
the
a Bat nurface.
power of ibe shock will con- they will not forsake you just as the moment to-day for Hongkong, vid Shanghai the botion. It is taken for granted that from
Arove at the moment of collision was not sequently be distributed over a wide surface of of trial. With regard to the lesk stopper, go to time to time ships collide and sink, and I believe stem made a hole in the skin of the ProveNCE
more than two or three knots, but her the skin, bending Inside ribs, beams, etc., with there, is very little danbl that telying upon THE Agents (Messrs, Gibb, Livingston & Co.) this
Bort of Isformation produces less impression and the latter immediately went to the bottom.
ont making a hole in the skin. Some part of that is like relying on a broken reed. If nform us that the "Ben" ne steamer upon us than some trifling political news From
the power of the shock will be exerted la collaps you make a hole six inches I may give another example which occurred less log the fore part
tons of water left Singapore to-day for this post, investigates the details of the collision, but it
properly the collapse will absorb an hour comes into the boat, and it is hardly harbour of Chefoo, when a torpedo-catcher of the greater portion of the blow. Il would be certain that the court, will study chiefly the question as to who la responsible for the collision; constraction, touched the cruiser Pamfal Asova, the false pose should begin collapsing before the
can have any appliances for turning out that and very litle notice is generally taken of the and although the stem of the torpedo catcher skin of the other ship begins to give way.
amount of water. Then, coming directly to reason why, after collision, a ship goes to the was of very delicate construction the holo
The the method proposed by Admira! Maka. ballo. Shipbuilders tell us that ships are made was big enough to permit of the entrance with the progress of ibis collapse, because more that it rests on an entirely sound bails. The
farce required for collapsing
should Increase
Case roll, I wish to say that I am of opinion divided by the waterlight balldheads, and that of a tall man. Had there been so belt of surface of the striking ship is engaged in resist problem we have before as is to so direct the the bacyancy is sufficient to keep a vessel afloat armour at the waterline an immense rush of ing the shock-may be it will be possible to energy that it shall crush up useless: matail should one of the compartments be filled with water into the vessel would have followed together avoid damage to the vessel which is and so save the vessel from foundering. Admirsi Water. But generally when collisions occur there. It is a known fact that two years ago a torpedo struck by so arranging the false nose that the Makare very wisely limited his method to low is nobody to accurately record the details. boat of yo tons displacement san into a man- fuil The passengers at Intent upon their own of war and the skin of the latter was penetrated, smashing this nose. By that time the abip which Centurion, say, going Glleen knots. The of the shock will be utilised for speed. Take a 10,000 ton ship like the power of exivation, and caplain and crew are I believe the examples which I have given are strikes will lose the greater part of her speed, and energy in that rassel is so enormous that if busy making such preparations as they have sufficient to prove that, however slight the blow the other will recede la a corrisponding manner, would be very dif time for to desert the ship. As conss is the skin of the ship collided with is of a Let us examine the question whether ships can when you come to a speed of four or five kaats
dificult
to frostra's it. Eat quence it is taken for granted that the collision certainty damaged, and a rush of water follows. be provided with a false moss strong enough to there is very little doubt Indeed that some appli took place at the bulkhead, and for later, usinimise the effect of collisions because the
It is believed that nothing can be done two big compartments were filled with
railst the effect of the sea and went enough ance of this kind would do a very great deal to May be it
to give way at the moment of collision, I feel promote the safety of the vestal t will all also be suggested that one of blown are so vary, heavy but this does not mean
struck. I hope that engineers whom I sëe la this audience' SEA the bulkheads could not stand such an immense that nothing can be dons in case of only a slight more expert than I to decide this question. If matter, but there is one other point I want I am not speaking at too great length on this presure and gave way at the critical moment. shock. I may give an example which will prove I venture to propose something it is for the to speak about. There is no doubt about the Formerly collisions were not so fatal, as salling that two ships may collide without damage simple season that I wish to exchange ideas possibility of building such a structure as is ships, which are usually constructed with being sustained by either. Thirty years ago apan the subject in order to arrive at a proper proposed by Admiral Makaroff, but whether it fiddle how, have bowsprit and so much rigging Admiral Boutskoff wished In front that the effect of a collusion is of course the opportunity of rammi gire his captatas conciantes. Let as imagion that the boss of the could be always carried is not matter I minimized. It is also necessary to mention
ramming
exercise. Two ship is butit as usual, and that the false nose is competent to discuss. It seems to me to present Aggregating 12,310 bona register, 04 bosts of that in the old days the speed of ships was
300 tons were employed for an additional part which can be put on or taken grast many difficulties. I have a doubt this purpose,
and such boat, was Tery much less than 11 now
and that the surrounded by a huge lender two feet of when secessary. I imagine that it ought to whether it would be really capable of being dis HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS. ships were mostly of wood, which resists may diameter, mide of very light trees and branches
consist of very thin sheets of steel, say on-sighth connected when you were about to proceed lato Kafeer In Kowloon Dock, effectively than the thin plates of steal used at bound firmly together so as to present as shown spon the diagram. Many little ribe difficulty, but I do not sow how how the difficulty Kong Bang.................
of an inch, and should run in front of the ship sction. I do not say this is an insurmountable Chowing J the present day. A fiddle bow really damaged yielding shield. This protection was sufficient and stays inside ought to give enough strength can be overcome. How to minimize less of His Deris.com w anly the upper part of the ship, and belare the - to preserve the one vessel intact when rammed to the skin to enable it to resist the force of the and property through colision la 's question (has | Nam................................................ water line could be reached the force of the by the other. It is true that the speed U the waver. The space between the false shall and certainly mexits the uttenilem of the whole mer Rhodora hlow had spent liselt. The ships of to-day travel ramsels was never higher than six knots, but 1 the nose of the ship ought to be filled with some dantile world. (Appleton) bajarisha Sha at a high rate of speed j thay have great dis- | myself saw that the concussion at the moment placement, and their vertical bow is so strong of ramming was so great that not one of the stance is intended to play the vile of a cushion | lincy had told thymus, ko had worn the experiments Onconganjivica ió so sharp that the momgas decisión lake, men en boned oovid keep his feet. The prøver, and the shel will play the Pits of a pllowstones with modela, nad tavou kad been racy sosaminy
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Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 27th day of January, 1896, at 4 P.34 by Önder of His Excellency the Governor, of Ond Lot of
40.00
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CROWN LAND, in the Colony of Hongkong.
term of 999 Years.
63.00
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American (Afridi) 6th prox.
American (Doric) agih prox.
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time to time a court of laquiry or court-martial | than a year ago, also in my presence, in the past is designed the colliding sh/p, and if this below the water line, a thom are and ten feet Benmohr, from Leith. Antwerp and London,
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