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TWO ACCOUNTS OF THE TWO Shar
ber green light to the Tai Cheong. The Taifor, for they were governed by those of the rushing into the Shramistad, and their evidence. Chương was kept under port helm and one short | Tat Cheong. The Tai Cheng baving left would be that when the Tus Chang eventually blast, was blows on
on her whistle, and shortly her moorings proceeded slowly until she had succeeded in pulling herself clear of the Skram- afterwards 'n second single short blast was passed Kowloon Foint; and the Perla having | stad the bow of the Stramsfed immediately. blown. As the Shramtlad failed to answer left her moorings shortly after the Tai Chene dropped some considerable number of feet-six either of these signals and continued to show and having a shorter distance to come, passed or more-and the water got right in and that her green light, the engines of the Tas Cheong across her bows and then continued her course the stem with the propeller she was în bai- were put full speed astern and the helm hard through Lyeemun. The Toi Chứng was pro- last-came right out of the water. The aport and three blasts were blown"on her | bably going slightly faster thun the Parla ; a propeller worked for some time clear of the whistle. The Skramitad continued to come on any rate the latter occupied some time in turn-water or at least with the lowest blade just and the two vessels came into collision. Justing after she had passed the former's bows, touching the water; and he did not think it. before the collision the Skramstad opened her The Tai Cheong came up on the Paria and would be denied that she sank head first. I red light, but too late to clear the Tat Cheong, gradually drew ahead of her. The one ship his Lordship found that after she had had this and the port bow of the Skramstad struck the continued to follow the other, and both pursued | very serious hole made in her side she went stem and port bow of the Tai Cheong. At the their course up the Harbour, the Perla being down head first, mising her propeller out of time of the collistan the Tai Cheng was on the on the port quarter of the leading steamer. It the water, shortly after the Tai Cheong go ENTERTAINMENT extreme south side of the channel between the appeared that at this time the Tai Cheong was clear of her, then he thought his Lordship would Harbour limits of the port of Victioria and the gradually drawing away from the other. Shortly be satisfied that the collision did not take place Lyeemun Pas.
after she had passed Blackheads Foint and also | half a mile off the shore. She could not have SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS.
the western part of Hunghom Bay she had a got in half a mile to the shore; she could Those on board the Skramitad, it was alleged, clear course and fall speed ahead. She had not have been towed; and if the collison: failed to keep a proper look-out, the Skramstad got about opposite the docks when the light of took place anything to the Southwest of was not kept on her course, those on board the Skramstad was first sighted. Her course the line of the Skramstad's course as she the Skramstad neglected to duly port the helm, was about N. E. by E. and this steamer's light had given it in her preliminary fact—that is, of the helm of the Skramstad was improperly was about three points on her starboard bow, the line between the north and ofthe shoals and starboarded, the Skramstad being in a narrow due east of her. The Tai Cheong was nearly the Admiralty Dock-the Skramstad did not channel was not kept to that side of the fairway N. E, steering by the land, going across from port her helm as she alleged she did. To get ot mid-channel which lay on the starboard side Hunghom Bay, when she first sighted the light to the southward of that she must have not kept of the Skramstad, and the collision was caused of the Skramsfad, which was duefeast of her her course. And if his Lordship found that by the improper and negligent navigation of the That made the position of the Norwegian vesse. the collison took place close in to the shore, Skramstad. The plaintiffs claim a declaration to be somewhere about north of the Penguin be thought he would have no difficulty in that they are entitled to the damage proceeded Shoals. The Tai Cheong made her some coming to the conclusion that the Skramstad for and the condemnation of the Skramstad where a little to the horthward of the 'shonis · DISOBEYED THE RULE OF THE ROAD and the defendants in action No. 13 and judg. The Tai Cheong was about opposite the and did not keep her course, hat after having ment for costs against the defendants in action Kowloon Docks, she was still oppose Hunghom seen the red light of the Taf Cheong on her No. 13 and against the plaintiffs in action Nos. Bay and not quite due south of the Admiralty own port bow she end cavoured to go across the 15 and 16; also to have an account taken of Dock which was distant about 600 yardst | bows of the Tai Chrong and get to the Tai such damage with the assistance of merchants'; | Taking the Tai Cheong as being about 3 points. Cheong's port side. That, in fact, was what the and such other and farther relief as the nature 1 miles distant, that would put the Săramstad | Skramstad · did. - As soon as the captain of the of the case may require. In their answer and just to the northward of the Penguin. Shoals | Tai Cheong saw that the Shramstad was de- counter-claim the owners of the Skramstad | Then the Skramstäd said that she was steering termined to force a passage, if possible, on the stated that at the time of collision that vessel, a course west by south by quarter north head-| wrong side, he did the only thing be could do, which is of 759 tons register, was on a voyageing to the bright white light shown at the He put his engines full speed astern and his from Amoy to Hongkong in ballast, having | Admiralty Dock. If that course was laid on helm hard aport. He could not put his helm ROYAL discharged a cargo of coals at Amoy. On the the chart it would pass through the north-west hard astarboard because the Paris was on his evening of the 20th November she having part of the Penguin Shoals. She said also that port quarter. If he had done so he would have passed through the Lycemun Pass, was pro- the Tai Cheong appeared about half a point on run a very great risk of being run down by the MR. HENRY DALLAS MUSICAL ceeding towards the Harbour. The wind was her port bow and that would place the latter Peria. He thought it would be proved to the from E.N.E. to N.E,, a light breeze, the weather slightly further inshore than the place where satisfaction of the Court that the Skromstad being fine and clear. The proper segulation the Tai Gheong said she herself was. So that disobeyed the rule of the road, left her course lights were duly exhibited and burning brightly there were the
and tumed down to her own port side towards On clearing Lycemun Pass she proceeded
the Hongkong shore and therefore was the about mid-channel beading for a bright white They thought that the bearings she gave the sole cause of the collision taking place. Mr light showing on the Kowloon side, being a other ship put her slightly to the northward of Siade proceeded to refer to the rules for direc light at the Admimity Dry Dock at Kowloon, the shoals; the other ship put them slightly to tions at sea contained in the new regulations of her speed being aboat 7 knots an hour by her the north of witere they were. Therefore be 1897 and applying to this case. Under Article engines and a good look-out being kept. In thought they substantially agreed with each 19 when two steam vessels are crossing, so as these circumstances the masthead and green other as to the positions they were in when they to involve risk of a collision, the vessel which side-lights of an approaching steamship were first saw each other, the one being opposite the bas the other on her own starboard side should observed, apparently about. 14 to 2 miles distant docks and the other just about the north end keep out of the way offthe other. - New, at the off the Skramstad and then bearing about half of the shoals. The agreement went further time when the two vessels first sighted each a point to Skramstad's part bow. Shortly after. than that. The Tai Cheong said that on other the Tai Cheong had the Skramstad, on wards the green light of the steamship which sighting the red light of the Skramstad in the her own starboard side. She accordingly did subsequently turned out to be the Tai Cheong || position in which she stated she was, she im- | as was admitted by the other side, what was disappeared from the view of those on board the mediately directed her course to starboard and perfectly right and proper, and turned out to Skraistad and the red light appeared instead; ported her helin. The Skramstad agreed with get out of the way, showing her red light clear. | showing those on board the Skramstad that the that statement and admitted that the first thingIf his Lordship found that the Skramstad did
Tai Cheong was altering her course to star the Tai Cheong did after the Stramilad had board. The helm of the Stramitad was there sighted her was to turn to starboard and port fore slightly ported to give more room to the her helm. Up to that point the two stories Tat Cheong and another steamer following absolutely a reed. The Tas Cheong stated her which ultimately turned out to be the Perla, she continued under a port heim but that the The Skramstad and the Tai Cheong
Skramstad instead of either keeping her course or porting, as she said she "did turned down towards the Hongkong shore apparently with the intention of trying to pass the Tas Cheong on her starboard side. Apparently what the Skramstad did was to tum down and try to pass the Tai Chrong on her starboard bow. The story told by the Tai Chrong was per- fectly plain She saw another ship, showing her red light, on her starboard baw and she then did what she ought to have done ported her helm; and she said that she then continued to do the right thing and had no continued under her port helm and never possible reason for doing anything eles, that she,
altered her helm at all except just before the collision. The Skramstad stated that after the
·Tai Gheong bad continued some short time
turn away up the Harbour towards Kowloon That was what the Skramstad alleged the Tat Bay. She bad started with the apparent in Cheng attempted to do, and that was what tention of passing and she had suddenly enthey alleged the Stramited attempted to do. devoured to cross the bows of the Seranstant By Article 23 it was required that every steam The whole case would very largely turn upon ship directed by these rules to get out of the where his Lordship found the collision in fact way of another must on approaching her if took place. The story told by the Skramstad necessary slacken her speed or stop, or revene. was that from the north end of the Penguin He did not think it would be denied that both Shoals she continued under a part helm. In vessels did that.. The Tai Chiong went foll her preliminary act she said the slightly ported speed astem for three minutes before the col her helm and continued under a port helm to lision and he thought there was no doubt that give the Tat Cheong a wide bent. When she the Stramitad also went full speed asterar soms. touched the Tas Cheong she put her helma little time before the collision; probably she sion, she said, took place about half a mile had Article 25 required steam vessels to when hard aport and went into collision.The colli bad rather more way on than the Tat Cheong
from Braemer Point; that would be just practicable keep to that side of the fairway or about the line laid on the chart between
channel which lay on their sterboad side. It was for his Lordship to decide whether the Harbour at this plate is a narrow channel f has been held in various cases that the Thames at Halfway Point is a narrow channel. The entrance to the River Tyne is a narrow channel, His Lordship The Straits of Messian were
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THE TRIPLE COLLISION IN THE HARBOUR.
ACTION IN THE SUPREME COURT. It will be remembered that on the oth
CONTINUED To approach ́BACH OTHER, red light to red light, when suddenly the Tur November last a serious collision took place Cheang put her belms hard astarboard, shutting in Hongkong Harbour the result being the out her red light and exposing her green light. sinking of the Stromstad and damage to the The helm of the Skramstad was immediately Tai Cheong and the Perla. For many weeks put hard aport, one short blast was at the same the Skramstad remained at the bottom, while time blown on her whistle, and simultaneously the other two steamers were docked and reher engines were reversed to full speed astern paired. A length the Stramitad was raised and remained so, but nevertheless the Tai and removed across to the docks, where she Cheong came into collision with the Skramstad, is now being attended to. Meanwhile lawyers the stem of the Tai Cheong striking the port and others were busy, and legal documentsbow of the Shramitad just about the break of had been gradually growing until at length her considerable damage. The Skramstad the forecastle with great violence and doing all seemed in readiness for the argument to be commenced as to who was responsible for the engines were kept at full speed astera, and being in a sinking condition she was backed
collision.
towards the south side of the channel in order
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what really she did and practically simul taneously with the Tui Chrong turning off to starboard did the same thing, and also turned some way and brought the Tai Chieng on har starboard side she then got into a position in fringing this rule. She having turned down, as they alleged she did, it was then her duty to gti out of their way, and that she failed to do. Article 21 provided that when one of two vessels had to get out of the way the other must keep her course. The Strømstad did not do that, What the Tal Cheong did was the right and proper thing. An important note to that article was that when a collision through thick weather or other cause could not be avoided she should take such action as would best serve the collision, If their case was correct the Skramstad showed them her green light and was the vessel which
cast upon her also of stopping and reversing. kad to keep out of the way, and the duty was Article, az said that every vessel which was directed by these rules to get out of the way must, where circumstances admit,
of the Fat Cheong against the owners of the to beach her and she ultimately sank a short under her port'helm she suddenly started to AVOID CROSSING AHEAD OF THE OTHER
The first action was brought by the owners
-Skramstid, and was commenced in the Supreme Court yesterday, before the Acting Chief
Fawckner, R.N., of H. M. 5. Glary, and Cap. Justice, His Lordship A. G. Wise, Commander sain Pybus, R.N.R., of the Empress of India, being the nautical asstisors,
¡distance from the shore. At the time of the
collision the Skramstad was about half a mile
the northward of mid-channel and was not in a to the north of Braemar Point and a little to
narrow channel. Save as thereinbefore appear. led, the ́several statements contained in the
Mr. M. W. Slade, barrister-at-law, appeared petition were denied. A good look-out was for the plaintiffs (instructed by Messrs. Dennys mot kept on the Tat Cheong. The Tai Cheong and Bewleys, solicitor), Mr. T. Morgan Phil-was under the circumstances proceeding at and lips, barrister at law, appeared for the maintaining a high rate of speed. The helm defendants (intructed by Meiss. Johnson, of the Tai Cheong was improperly starboarded. Stokes and Master, solicitors), and Mr. E. H. The Tai Cheong did not get out of the way of Sharp, barristerat-law (instructed by Messrs. the Skramstad. The Tai Cheong neglected to Deacon and Hastings, solicitors) watched the engines, or to do so in due time. The collision slacken her speed or stop and reverbe ber
and the damages consequent thereon ware wholly caused by the negligent and improper navigation of the Tai Cheong in respect of the
case on behalf of the owners of the Peria.
PLAINTIFFS STATEMENT,
STONECUTTER'S AND DEVIL'S PEAK.. Braemer Point was described as being mid- way between Nonh Foint and Quarry Point There was one thing in the case which he thought there would be no dispute about, sad that was the position in which the Skramstad
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matters above mentioned or some of them or effect that on aoth November the screw steam, otherwise by the fault or default of those on ship the Tai Cheong of 828 tons register and board the Tat Cheong, and were not caused or 1,160 hp, of which the plaintiffs, the Astatische contributed to by the Skramitad or those on, Kustonfahrt Geselchaft met Beschrankler board of her, and no blame in respect of the Hongkong to Swatow laden with about yo tons any of those on board. By way of counter- of general 'merchandise and ballast. The Tai claim the defendents repeat the allegations Ching left herberth in Victoria Harbour about contained in the answer and state that the 5.15 pm, and when she was opposite Hunghom collision caused great damage to the Skramistad Bay the masthead and red lights of a team and they claim the condemnation of the vessel, which afterwards turned out to be the plaintiffs and their claim, and payment of the Skramstad, were sighted on the starboard bow damage caused to the Skramtlad and to the of the Tai Cheong. At such time, the wind affects of those on board ber by reason of was about N. E, very light, the weather was the collision and the coats of actions Nos. fine and clear, the sun had just set and there 13; 15 and 16, the damage to be assessed
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a bright moon. The Tai Cheong was by merchants. Mr. Slade in commenting upon proceeding at the rate of about 7knots an hour the pleadings said that up to a certain point and was steering about NE by E, her proper the two ships were
egulation lights, that is, her masthead, side and torn lights were duly exhibited and burn- jug brighty and a good look-out was being kepti. On the red and masthead lights of the Skramstad being sighted; the helm of the Ta Chsong was ported, but the Skramstad opened GIBAULT:SWEETS SWEETS! in
The Tat Cheong and Paris were on their way ous through Lycemuo Pass The Perla of course was not in that action but bez move- ments had to be to a certain extent accounted
the west side of it, about 200 or 250 yards from Mr. Slade-Yes; I do not think your Lord the shore. Another thing which he did put, ship will have very much difficulty think there would be very much dispute about within the meaning of the rulan i was the extent of the damage done to the
tance between the Harbour and the Skramitad by the collision: She was struck
will constitute a narrow-channel. an extremely heavy blow by the Tai Chiong the vessels going together with very consider able force. The blow of the Tel Cheong cut into the blow of the Skramstad just a little forward of the break of the forecastle, right in
to the top of the collision bulk head. It was cut right open below the water line and two compartments were flooded by the consequence of the collision. He did not think- it would be denied that the stem of the Cheong remained fast in the Stramitad about a quarter of an hour she could out. However that would be satisf proved. During all that time the
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