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THE HONGKONG SIEAM WATER BOAT CO. LTD.
25th inat.
THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1904.
present." It is never safe to prophesy unless | ane knows, but as the end of the year is so near, and I know that shareholders are anxious for a word on the subject I will go so far as to say that at a rough estimate, for it is impossi- ble to give figures that are at all exact without taking stock and, closing all our books, our
more than last year.
him to go ske evidente, the pilot having stated that he saw wamegught But he left the ship the following ung and he had not seen him since. When saw the fights he did not think that it was the Wongkol which be had been following up. It did not necessarily follow that a ship coming is in the dark would his helm, that she did not respond in three minutes, he did not think it would be beiter
to what he observed in regard to the red light being carried?
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the offices, of the company, 37 Connaught profit this year should be about 40 to 50 cent anchor in that position. Finding, after porting had the appearance of being carried aft by charged that obligation? The explanation of Detective Inspector J. J. Wait was in charge
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS,
The fourth ordinary general meeting of the proprietors of the above company was held a
Road at noon, to-day.
Mr. Chau Siu Ki, Chairman of the Company, presided, and there, were also present, Messtations: A. H. Skelton G. C. Moxon, J. W. Kew (Secre tary) Kwun Tong Kok, Kwan Chu Ngau, Tan Chun Hing, Chiu Cheung Sang and Francisco Tze Yat.
The Secretary having read the notice conven- ing the meeting;
The Chainman said; Gentlemen~~~The report and accounts have been in your hands for some days. I will, with your permission, takethem as read. It is with pleasure that I am enabled to lay before you a balance sheet recording an advance on last year's profits, of over $6,000, and I trust that you will be satisfied with the figures now presented to you. We have te- cently taken an important step in amalgamat ing our business with that owned by Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co, which has necessitated a doubling of our capital, as Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co. were paid for their boats and goodwill in scrip to the extent of $75,000. I believe that it is greatly to the interesis of the original shareholders in this company, that this amalgamation has been effected and I trust that time will prove the wisdom of the course that has been adopted.. Your consulting committee is of opinion that the position of this Company-should be strengthened as much as possible, in view of competition, both in erie and in porse. They have, as you will observe, written off the original goodwill of the company entirely, and have placed $1,500 to reserve fund, a fund that it is to be hoped will be materially increased as time goes on. You possess a good fleet of well equipped, well found, cleanly water boats, and I would lay special stress on this latter fact. In this connection I would make brief reference to a recent meeting of the Sanitary Board, at which some discussion took place, as to the source from which competing water boats draw their supply. This company has endeavoured, and will continue to endeavour, to keep their boats in a sanitary condition, and to supply absolutely wholesome water, and 1 am of opinion that we merit the support of those steamers watering in this harbour, who have due regard to the comfort and health of their passengers and crews. Prospects for the current year are encouraging and I trust that our next balance will give cause for no dis- appointment to these interested. Before pro posing the adoption of the report and accounts shall be glad to answer any questions you may wish to ask,
There being no questions, The Chairman moved the adoption of the report and accounts,
Mr. G. C. Moxan seconded, and the motion was unanimously agreed to.
Mr. Chiu Cheung Sang proposed, and Mr. Tam Chun Hing seconded the re-election of Mr. Chau Sia Ki on the Consulting Committee, and it was unanimously agreed to.
Mr. Skelton proposed and the Chairman seconded, that Mr. Francisco Tze Yat be simil arly relected, a proposition which was likewise unanimously carried.
The Chairman proposed the election of Mr. G. C. Moxen to a seat on the Consulting Committee.
was carried.
Mr. Francisco Tze Yat seconded and this Mr. Kew proposed the re-election of Mr. F. Maitland as auditor for the ensuing-year.
Mr. G. C. Maxon seconded and the resolu. tion was adopted.
This concluded the business. The Chairman said that dividend warrants would be issued to-morrow, and could be ob taised at the offices of Company,
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.
"UNUSUALLY GOOD YEAR."
INCREASE OF CAPITAL.
An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the above Company, was held this forenoon at the offices of the General Managers, Messrs. Shewan, Tomes and Co, Prince's Buildings. Hon. R. Shewan presided, and there were also present Hon. Sir C. P. Chater, C.MO, and Hon. W. J. Gresson, (Con. sulting Committee), Messrs. A. Babington, E. A. Hewett, Turner, C. A. Tomes, T. Skinner, R. C. Wilcox, F. B. Goddard, Fung Wa Chun, and N. H. Rutherford (Secretary).
The Secretary having read the notice con- véning the meeting,
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No questions being asked, The Chairman moved the following resolu-
1905
This terminated the business, the chairman announcing that a confirmatory meeting would be held later on.
navigation to have kept on his swinging to get on a parallel course with the Wong 2. Had he done so, he would have broken the rules of the road, which were was to go icon-bound. His only course astern. When he saw the red light on the Wongkol he naturally thought something was wrong. He did not drop his anchor at once because he expected the porting to do all that was necessary, if the Wongkol was under way. He did not see the Brunhilde at any time.
Re-examined-When he starboarded to go under the stern of the Wongkot he had plenty of room to have done so, supposing she had beca a vessel under way.
Captain Boon said he thought he said some thing to the effect that it had the appearance of a man taking it away and holding it, up to them....
His Lordship: Do you remember saying in
somebody on the starboard side?
Captain Boon: No, I don't recollect saying anything of the kind. Witness added that with regard to the entry of two knots as the speed when other vessel, was first seen, he most likely that he intended it to thought mean the speed of his vessel at the time of the collision.
His Lordship said he would give him the benefit of that.
Mr. Slade continued at great length on be balf of the Ujina, dealing minutely with the various points of the evidence called on either side. They had the evidence of the five men on the Ujiwa as to the seeing of the red light only three minutes before the collision.
His Lordship said it was a pity they had not the sixth man, the pilot, called.
Ujina to give this Court a satisfactory explaun: | TRAM-CONDUCTOR IN TROUBLE. tion which would excuse her from being con- sidered in fault in running into the Won,koi on that occasion. The weight and burden of satisfactorily proving that she was not in fault, and the Wong i was in fault, is thrown u. on the Ujine. Now has shre satisfactorily dis
the Captain, to establish the innocence of the Ujm was this: while he was proceeding up Sulphur Channel to take up his berth, which was about Stonecutter's Is'and, and while he was pursuing a course which would have cleared him of all ships in front of him, suddenly a red light was display on the Wong koi, which reasonably led him to suppose that the ship was about a cross his hows. Now the difference between the two classes was this. One set of witnesses are able from their surrounding c'rcumstances to positively to a fact, but they cannot do more than swear positively that they believed that fact and ask, that a reasonable inference be drawn from that belief. The witnesses on the Wongkoi can say absolutely and positive ly there was no light. The other witnesses can only say this: there must have been a light, but they cannot say there was. But they saw a light which in their opinion could be
swear
zand inst Cheung Wo, one of the first conductors to be engaged by the Tramway Company, fell by the way it week or so ngn, tlie cause of his fall- being a temptation to embezzle iwn cents!
of the case, and Mr. H. W. Looker, of Messra. Deacon, Looker and Deacon prosecuted on behalf of the Tramway Company, Mr. E. For- rars, barrister-at-law, appearing for the defence. From the evidence adduced it appeared that in selling tickets on the day in question, the ac cased took the money for one from a Chinese passenger, but handed him a ticket of a lower value, pocketing the difference, which amounted to two cents. A stubborn fight was put up for; the defence before Mr. Hazeland, at the Magis. racy, but the evidence was top strong and the man was convicted and sentenced to four months' hard labnur with six hours in the stacks, His Worship remarking that some weeks ago his colleague in the other court, Mr. II, II, J, Gomperie, sentenced a man for an identical offence to two months' hard labour and six hours in the stocks, but as that did not seen to act as a deterrent he hoped the pres ̧
THEPOK WA” NUT.
AN INQUIRY.
That the Capital of the Company be increased from $1,000,000 (divided into 109,000 shares of Sto each) to $1,500,000 (divided into 150,000 shares of $10 each) by the creation of 50,000 new shares of $10 each to be offered and if accepted to be allotted to the persons constituting the shareholders of the Company necording to the Company's Register of Shareholders on the 28th day of February, 1905, ata premium of $10 for each and every single share of such 50,000 new shares in the ratio and proportion of one new share for every two
On re-assembling after the luncheon interval, old shares in the Company held by the
The witness was re-called, and said that on The captain and officers of the Ujinn said respective Shareholders, thereof; the amount payable on each of such new entering Sulphur Channel, there was never they saw the light, and he could not but regret shares respectively (including the said anything between his ship and the Wongkai. that any person on the Ujina who could have premium of 510 per share) to be paid as to He minutely explained on the chart his given evidence in relation to the sharp issue be-only on the Wongkot.. Now there is a different example would have the desired effect. one equal half part thereof on the 31st day various movements from the time of entering tween the two ships should not have been called.ence in the value of the evidence to be attach
Because the officers on the Ujina saw a red lighted to this, assuming the witnesses to be equal. of March, 1995, and as to the remainder Sulphur Channel.
Hon, E. H. Sharp, K.C., then briefly ad- it did not follow that the witnesses on the ly honest in both cases. In other words, I can. thereof (including the balance of the said dressed the Court for the owners of the Wong Wangkai were speaking faisely when they not find a verdict against the Wongkod unless premium) on the 30th day of June, 1905.
kol. The facts he said they might pass rapidly said a red light was not shown. It was quite -am bound to say it-the officers o, the And that failing such allotment as aforesaid the said new shares be disposert over, for the fact that on either side they seem within the bounds of possibility that the red Wongkol have deliberately and knowingly
Yesterday, Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz held an near the Wongkot, and if the Pilot stated what was false. The light that the of by the General Managers in accordanceed to be extraordinarily agreed. He proceeded light wa with the Company's Articles of Association. to deal with the specific acts of default alleged had been called his evidence might have clear Ujina is supposed to have seen could only inquest into the cause of the death of the two
on either side, and in the first place argued❘ed up the point,
have been her port light. That port light is native children who died some time after taking And that for the purpose of facilitating that the general conduct of the Ujina want Captain Boon reiterated his previous state-kept on the port side of the navigation bridge. an evening meal. the carrying into effect of the above Reso-to show that a proper lookout was not kept, ment that the Pilot admitted having seen the On, the bridge at the time, that the light is
The following jury was empanelled:-Messrs, lution the Transfer and other Books of the Alse that she failed to keep out-of-the-way of red light, and that he did all in his power to supposed to have been displayed were the Cap. W. C. Bonnar (Foreman), John Lemon, and Company be closed for the space of seven.
On the 18th ulto. a Chinese boy age about '11 days as on and from the 1st day of March, the Wongkol, then anchored in what was re- secure him as a witness Instead, however, he tain and the second officer. The Captain has W. F. Basford.
cognised as being a regular anchorage, and cleared out at four o'clock the following morn-told us that-it-is-the-invariable rule of his ship Mr. E. A. Hewell seconded, and the motions further that when she starboarded on the lasting, and they had been totally unable to trace to take in and immediately blow out the side-years, and a girl aged about 13 years, alter occasion, she attempted what was known as a him. He supposed the man was frightened, it lights, as soon as the anchor falls, and he partaking of their evening meal-of-tice, fresh were unanimously agreed to.
close shave. The next default they alleged taking very little to scare a Chinese.
swears without reservation, that on the night vegetables, fresh fish and preserved prunes, in question he saw the man take it in, and became ill and died between 11 pm, and against the Ujina was that she was entering the harbour, under all the circumstances at
extinguish it by blowing it out. He said it was midnight-Dr. Swan testified to performing the what was too great a speed. He would not
a fact that he did see it. It has been suggested part mortes examination on the bodies at the press that point, however, because he under
by Mr. Slae that h did not see it, and there mortuary, and said that while the general con- stood that the Assessor beld differently,
was no reason why he should remember to have ditions pointed to death by poison he was His Lordship: We have it that he was mok-
seen it, as it was an every day occurre..ce Now unable to find any traces of any particular. ing for deep water, where there would be prac-
it occurred to me, if that is so, that this poison.The brother of the deceased stated tically no ships anchored.
automaton broke down. Why should I infer that no other member of the family had in the presence of the sworn-testimony that-the-suffered or been ill as an effect of the Automatic working of the ship was departed food eaten on the day in question, por from that night? It seems to me that the custom is so well established that the custom would be observed that night, and that apart from his watch on the Ufina his alten lion would be more closely directed to see that this essential operation was performed, for at that distance he had no reason to expect danger from the Ujina. Then in my opinion Mr. Slade urged that it must have been a It comes to this. That the officers of the Ujina light on the Wongtoi, for it was hardly con- are either mistaken in believing they saw a ceivable that a seaman could have mistaken red light on the Wongkof or if I am driven to that light for the light of a ship on the other they did not see a red light at all. I art side. He said, and produced a small sketch not bound to enter into any intricate and in support of the statement, that it was physi scientific calculations, to establish or destroy cally possible for the red light to have remain. any theory as to what distance or what angle ed on the brid 7 the Wongkos without the lights of the Wongket could be seen from shedding a glare. With regard to the the U. It is for the ship Using to establish evidence of the Chinese sailors who the fact that the Wongket had shown a red spoke to taking in the lights promptly, light. I am willing to accept it as a mistake, without casting any slur on the Chinese race and for the honour and reputation of the it was very certain that they would assert most officers and Captain of the Ufina, believe that strongly that they had fulfilled every dusty they did see a light which they mistook for a it was the rs to fulfil, and in this case light on the vessel Fongket. I am bound their to say it is unaccountable in the circumstances, it would have been obviously to disadvantage to have said otherwise. Ile asked for as a matter of fact I do not believe there His Lordship to reject the evidence of there was any red light on the Wongkod. In coming witnesses, in favour of the two men on the to this conclusion I have had the assistance. Ujina who spoke positively to seeing the light and concurrence, of the Harbour Master, the for a space of one or two minutes and then
Hon. Captain Bames Lawrence. Shortly, I find disappear. He contended that the collision
that the a came into contact with the was due to an improper exhibition of lights on Wongkor, without any fault on the part of the the Wangkot, and he asked for judgment in Wongkot. The assessment of damages will
proceed in the usual course. bis favour,
His Lordship awarded he Wongkot all costs
THE COLLISION IN HONGKONG HARBOUR.
JUDGMENT.
23rd inst.
At the Supreme Court this moming, before the Chief Justice (Sir Henry S. Berkeley) and the Hon. L. A. W. Barnes-Lawrence (Nautical Assessor), the hearing of the consolidated action, brought by the North German Lloyd Steamship Company, as owners of the ss. Wongkol, against the British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd, to recover the sum of $10,000, damages in respect of a collision in Hongkong harbour on the evening of the 3rd August, between the Ujina of the last named Company, and the Wongkot, aforesaid, was resumed.
Hon. E. H. Sharp, K., (instructed by Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master) was for the plain- tiffs, and Mr. M. W. Slade (instructed by Mr. John Hastings) for the defendants.
Hon. Sharp remarked that the point was important, it pot being a matter of so many miles an hour, but of the general circumstances, having regard to the crowded state of the Har bour. He also alleged default in regard to the dropping of the Ujina's anchor, and urged that it ought not to have been too late, as the Captain had sta ed, to drop a second anchor. Dealing with the two points alleged against the Wongkol, the first and most material point in the case was that the Wongkol exhibited a red light on the starboard side. Now, in regard to that he said that if any red light was visible to those on the Ujina such red light was not on board the Wongkoi. He dealt with the evidence adduced on behalf of the Wongkol and laid particular stress upon the testimony given by the crew of the Brunhilde, and said there could be no reasonable doubt, that if the red light Sidney Smith Boon was called, and said alleged had been on the Wangk those on the that on the day in question he was master
Brunhilde from her special position must have of the Ujina. He had held a master's seen it. His explanation of the red light was certificate since 1887, and had been captain in that the Ujina mistook a light somewhere the British India Co. since 1890. On the day beyond the Wongkol for a light on that vessel. of the collision he had been master of the What particular light it was, was not for him in a year and nine months. He had to say, nor could he say. In conclusion, he brought the Ujina into Hongkong about a alleged faulty manoeuvring on the part of the dozen times, but not at night. He had left the Ujiwa, and submitted that the ins had harbour once at night. On the night in ques wholly failed to prove the allegation that this tion he took a Chinese pilot outside the bharred light was on the Wongkol and further that bour, but he gave all the orders on the bridge, the collision was due solely to the act of the When he entered the Sulphur Channel, the Vina. Wongki would be a mile or a mile and a half ahead. On the bridge, beside himself and the pilot, were the Indian helmsman, and the third the helmaman officer. He gave the orders
in Hindustani. The look-out man and leads man on duty were also Indians. The North Channel was the deeper of the two, but the Chinese pilot said there was plenty of water in Sulphur Channel, and this proved to be the case. All the times, etc., ware kept in his pre senca by the, third officer. Outside he had been driving his ship along to save daylight, but be bad dropped from nine to about seven and a half knots when just outside Sulphur Channel.
Mr. Slade proceeded to ask the witness a number of questions regarding speed, when
His Lordship said that, in his opinion, this was not the point at all, inasmuch as the more speed there had been, the greater the likelihood of avoiding the collision,
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His Lordship said he could only regard what was passing in the Chinaman's mind when he cleared out. If the Wongkol was to blame. would he have run away? He would not draw the inference that the defendants were trying to keep him away, but it certainly was to be regretted that he had not been called, for it would have considerably straightened out the Ujina's case.
Mr. Slade dealt lengthily with the bearings of the vessels and the witnesses' evidence re- garding the lights of the Wongkot. He argued that the red light beyond the Wongket was that of a phantom ship, and he absolutely denied that such a ship was in evidence..
His Lordship remarked that the captain of the Ujina himself spoke to seeing a passing vessel some time.before.
Hon. E. H. Sharp. K.C, having briefly replied,
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Mr. Slade replied and quoted from the Mer chant Shipping Act, and the Prevention of Col- lisions at Sea to conclusively prove that a red Hght exbibited on the starboard side of any ship at anchor, or anywhere on the ship, rendered her to blame in the event of a colli
The judgment of the Chief Justice (Sir Hen. sion. He proceeded to contrast the credibility of the witnesses and discounted the evidencey S. Berkeley) in this case, delivered at tro late an hour to find publication in these col- of the two Chinese, who alleged to have re-
umns last evening, was as follows:- moved the side-lights and blown them out on the bridge, before taking them down below, He maintained that the Captain could not have seen this operation carried out.
His Lordship did not see why, from the position of the Captain, he could not have been watching the Ujisa, and at the same time have seen the sailor extinguish the red light.
The Court adjourned at 4.40 until to-morrow morning,
24th inst.
At the Supreme Court this morning before the Chief Justice (Sir Henry S, Berkeley) and the Hon. L. A. W. Barnes Lawrence (Nautical Assessor) the bearing of the consolidated action, whereby the North German Lloyd sought to recover $10,00 damages from the British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd, by reason of a col: lision between the steamships Ujina and Wong or of which the former was alleged to be in
A STEWARD'S · BILL.
2rat inst.
At the Civil Summary Court this morning, before the Puisse Judge (Mr. T. Sercombe Smith), a Chinese steward sued Captain Casey of the Chu Kong for the recovery of $167 47 being in respect of provisions and drinks sup- plied to the vessel in question..
Mr. P. W, Goldring appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Dixon defended,
I Chaw So, the plaintiff, said he was formerly steward of the as. Cau Kong joining on the ts: September. The captain engaged him to supply food for three men for $90 a month. He got no wages and had to pay the boys, while the captain sold the drinks. On the 14th September, the captain said he would let him sell the drinks, in consequence of witness having told him that he was losing by the arrangement. He left on the 23rd October in consequence of the captain having beaten the boys.
His Honour gave judgment for the plaintiff for $69, being in respect of provisions only.
A QUESTION OF GARNISHER.
ho was liable,
22nd insti
Mr. Hurthouse (Messrs. Dennys & Bowley) appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Otto Kong Sing for the garnishce.
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had they been is any way ill since then- Mr. Wate, assistant Government Analyst, was of opinion that the cause of death was datura poisoning. The datura plant grows commonly about Hongkong, and bearsa iong funnel-shaped white blossom.1 he Resident Surgeon of the Tung Wa testified to the common use among the Chinese of the datura flowers, for asthma and also for producing insensibility, etc. Witness stated that the brither of the deceased informed him that the deceased had eaten a lot of the Pok Wa flowers, and that they helping to tin them in his shop.-His Worship said this was very important, and wanted to know why that fact had not been communicated to the police. Witness said he did not know what the Fok Wa was called in Fnglish, but it was used both as food and for medicinal purposes.
Wilness, continuing, said he had not ki own of any ca e of poisoning. In in eating these flowers or seeds. They were good for many dis- cases besides asthma. The brother of the de ceased, re-called, stated that he did not remem ber saying that the deceased had eaten the seeds. He had seep such seeds: but bad none in his shop. He did not remember where he saw them. Here the witness quibbled and was warned by His Worship that he would be fiable for contempt of Court, and said he must answer the questions, unless he thought they would incriminte him, and then His Worship would judge as to their propriety. The witness then admitted that he had had such seeds in his shop within the last month, but had none now. The inquest was then adjourned for the pur pose of obtaining expert medical evidence as to the nature and properties of the Pok Wa nut.
CORRESPONDENCE.
(We do not necessarily endorse the opinious expressed by
Corrispondents in this column,].'-
THE FORTHCOMING REGATTA,
TO THE EDITOR OF THE, "HoreKONG TELEGRAFE" SIR, As no relevant reply to my former. letter has been received I may perhaps be allowed to call attention to the following con. ditlons laid down by Mr. May for the Hong kong Challenge Cup.
(2) Race to be rowed in fourinared boats, at the Annual Regatia held in Hongkong sub ject to such conditions always arcpting the special condition herein fter provided, as the commitee for the time being which promotes such Regatta may decide.
(3) The boats to be used in the race must be passed as proper to be so used by the com- be similar in type and construction," and "must
mittea referred to in condition No. 2)
may decide.
This case propose to deal with now. There are no questions of law involved, and therefore there is nothing to require any lengthy consi- deration after the extremely careful and cap. able manner in which the gentlemen of the Bar have brought the evidence before the Court. The only question is "what is the true conclusion to be arrived at, upon the evidence as to whether or not t ere was a light on the Il'ong of on the right in question, August 3rd?" The question whether or not the officers of the Witness, continuing, said that before enter
jins believed there was a light, though no doubt a matter of importance to themselves, ing the channel he had been steering by the
was not a matter of importance to a true find. compass, but afterwards steered by the land.
ing in this case, They believed the light was He that the lights off the binnacle, so could not state exactly which way his vessel was
on the Bangkoi, but it must be established heading. On getting through the channel he
affirmatively as a fact that the light was on The Chairman aid-Gentlemen,-Before starboarded his helm, with the intention of an
the Wongkot in order to excuse the Ufina for coming into collision that night. The I proceed to put the resolutions just read to choring in the deep water off Stonecutter's
facts as I recollect them, and as far as they Island Immediately afterwards he saw thefault, was concluded. the meeting I will as briefly as possible ex-
are material, are as follows: These two ships Hon. E. H. Sharp, K.C., (instracted by Messrs. plain the necessity for more capital. We have Wongkot, with a number of bright lights burn-
on the afternoon of the 3r3 August were ap
(4) Any club or unit of His Majesty's forces added to and extended the capacity of the factor-ing, bearing ahead of him about two to three Johnson, Stokes and Master) appeared for the
in Hongkong which is represented in any com owners of the Wongkut, and Mr. M. W. Slade proaching Hongkong from slightly divergent, ies here and at Macao until we can go no far points on his port bow. After starboarding be
points. After a while getting nearer the Island
petition for the cop.must if required thereto by ther. We have now reached a total output of had to get out of the way of a junk, and then (instructed by Mr. Joha Hastings) defended.
the committee referred to above, place at the His Lordship, on taking his seat, said: I they kept pretty well in the same line, tht is a 34,000 barrels per month, but the demand bas had to port his helm in consequence of re-
At the Civil Summary Court this morning disposal of any other competing crew or crews more than kept pace with our enlargements so ceiving what afterwards proved to be a false thought it right after I rose last night to ask parallel course, and ultimately the Ujina which
is a very much larger ship than the Wongkol before the Puisce Judge (Mr. T. Sercombe any spare boat or boate proper to be used in that in spite of all we have still to suffer the cast of the lead. When be ported to avoid that the Casualty Report which by law has to
was passed outside the Sulphur Channel by the Smith) a question of garnishee came on. The chagrin of seeing good ordem go past us, We small water, it brought the Wongkoi two be read to the Harbour Office here for the pur small ship, the Wongkol.The Ujina keeps in plaintiff was Pang Tak Sun and the defendant the competition that it may possess and upon have therefore to practically begin an addition points on his port bow. He saw no specific pose of forwarding to the Board of Trade in al factory. After very thorough study of the navigating lights on the Wongkat, but at the cases of collision might be sent up, and I have sight of the Wongket until entering Sulphur Kwong Hing Loong, against whom plaintiff such terms and conditions as the committes satne time a number of bright lights. They were it here. It is signed by the Captain of the sight of her. The Wongkot proceeds on her debt from one Ying-Wo, who now denied that boats among competing crews the committee
Channel, and then practically at once loses had obtained judgment and also a gamisbee
(5.) la case of dispute as to allocation of whole question we have decided to put up a
Ujina, and in it I find the following: "Coupe rotary plant instead of Aalborg kilas as before. all at the stem and quarter, and he naturally
course up to the Harbour and takes up a cer
above referred to may apportion the avail Rotary kilas are now giving graat satisfaction thought she was under way. When he saw all of the vessel when other was first seen? Pilot's
able boats belonging to the clubs or units in Europe and America. To begin with the these lights, he starboarded with the idea of Order Now the Pilot was not here and tain position, where she was proceeding to first cost of the plant is considerably less and passing to the west of the lights. As soon as could not be called. Then in the next article, anchor when she was run into by the Ufina
of His Majesty's forces that intend to the ship was affected by starboarding he saw I find the speed of the vessel, when other whom she left outside. Going back to the in our case the saving is still greater as we can
Mr. Hutsthouse, in opening, said judgment compete by lot among the competing crews. These conditions may be compared with that take advantage of a good part of our present a red light about two points on his port how, was first seen is given as two knote, fine, in the Sulphur Channel, the last sight
of the Wongkot, when that vessel entered the was given on the 3rd inst. against the defend put against the race on the programme, "The if his memory served him rightly without re- installation for the working of these kilns, ie, on the Wongkol. He came to the con while as compared with the old kilns the qual clusion, presuming that the Wongkod was ferring to his notes the captain said the speed Sulphur Channel, and she did not to her know- ant, and before that, on the 28th October, His boats to be the property of the club or unit Honour made an interim prohibitory order, competing remembering that the VR. C.. was from six to seven knots. Then the ques ledge again sight the Wongkot until she came ity of the cement produced though not on the under way, that she was crossing him, at right
tion "What was the colour of fight or lights of into collision with her, but shortly before she which was duly served upon the gargishces by have built a boat dissimilar and superior to whole any higher than at present will have angles, going to the westward. When he saw certain qualities which will recommend it to the red light he promptly ported his engines still other vessel when first seen, and how long, came into collision, she ob erved the bright the plaintiff attaching a debt of about $400 any other in Hongkong, and which they can Our going at half spead. If the Wongkol had been before the collision? The answer is given lights of a ship-which in fact was the Wongkol, alleged to be due from theus to the defendants not use in their Club races becure it is dia- particular section of our customers. Superintendent, Mr. Uldall, studiad these kilns under way, this manoeuvre would bave easily "Saw & red-light tres minutes before the bug which, so the Captain gays, did not occur in the action as from that date. The question similar. I wish to call attention to the above. at home sometime ago and recommends their cleared her, He then heard thres short blasts collision." Now yesterday Captain Boon said to him for a moment to be the onekof, He therefore in this issue was as to whether upon facts as it is contended that the conditions of adoption, and our Chief Engineer, Mr. Hewitt, from the Wongkot, and immediately went full that first he saw the vessel in a blaze of light and saw a ship and that was all. He saw a great that day the garnishees owed that sum, or of the race have not been altered by the V. R. C. being on a holiday we took advantage of his pre speed asters on account of the fast, that that was six or seven minutes before the colli blaze of light on the ship. It appears also that course any sum of money to the defendants ip it is open to the crew competing to protest
at that time there were a great many ships the ection. If they were able to show that sence in England to place orders for a two presuming the Wongkot was under way, the sion,
three blasts meant that she was going astora. Captain Boon wald that the speed of Ive abop, which by the way seems to be practically they owed money at the time of the service of against the new boat, whether in their race or rotary kila plant complete, making, as far as
sporisman or not, la not material: I wish to porsible, special arrangements for adding one The red light was visible at the time he gave the knots was certainly a mistake. He did not always the case in Hongkong Harbour. On the interim order that was quite sufficient if any other, The question as to whether I am s bis way up from the Sulphur Channel, the they had paid the money over to the defendants | see the crews meet on fair and equal terms an rotary kiln or moro if required later op. order to stand by the anchor, and appeared to know how it came in.
Capiaio of the jing passed a junk, and he after the order was served, then they must pay in the conditions set out by Mr. May These two rotaries will give us about go out abortly after,. He also observed two
Your, etc, 16,000 barrels per month additional, large bright lights above the level of the Wongho's
had to alter slightly bis course to get out of her again, way, and had to port very slightly again. 1 A Chipere accountant, who had been in the increase in proportion to the cost of the new swnings. The suggestion that the red light
don't think sither action had anything to employ of Kwang Hing Loong, said that some plants, which we estimate will be something was that of another vessel, beyond the Wong. under $400,000. Our present overdraft with toi, was simply impossible herp was only
do with the collision, but the facts are time during the fifth moon the firm was indebte sur banker is $420,000, and there is the divi. just a slight movement on his vessel, at the
Channel. The Captain of the Ujima states firm of Ying Wo, were on the other hand Incidental to the passage from the Sulphur ed to the plaintiff in respect of ratten, whilsis dend which may be reckoned at not more than time she struck the Wengkol, and he backed
that on his way from the Sulphur Channel Indebted to Kwong Hing Loang The money: $200,000, so that altogether the proposed out in just a few seconds. The displacement
to this point, he had in view a berth near had not been paid by Ying Wo $1,000,000 new capital and premium will not of the ina was between 11,065 and 12,000
might or might not be a river sisamer, passing be more that enough for our wants. We shall, tons. After the collision and when he was
Stonecutters Island. He saw a stramer which
25th Inst however, be in a much stronger position and, anchored, a steam isunph came alongside and
A quarrel took place between two Chinese His Lordship said that they were then agreedabad, across him, showing a red right. There as the more we make the lower the cost, we whistled. There were two Europeans on board,.
is evidence of this fact that at the time when I in Jnterview wib Mr. E B. Suttor, com boalmer Wednesday afternoon, which has should be able to produce our cement A one of whom said he was superintendent of the upon these facts: that from the time the
the Ujina was on her way from the Sulphur mercial agent for N. S, Wales, The Shanghal had fatal termination. The two men were price which should defy competition. As N. D. I, and asked witness if he heard three saloon light of the Wongkol were first seen, every one known this Company bad to pay blasts from the Wongkal? Witness replied the Ujina was six to seven minuter off, and Channel to her distant berth, near Staneentier's Daily Praat reports him as saying that a large making their way to a landing stage near the dearly for its expeilences it cost us practically "Theresmust be an inquiry into this. The cause that no pavigation lights at that time, were land, she came within a very short distance trade has already been opened up with China market, ench frisg to cut the other out in discernible on the Wangkol. The first naviga. of this vessel, the light of which had been especially at Hongkory, and there is everting there first. Seeing he might lose the all our original capital and years of work and of the collision is seeing your red light2. struggle against adverso conditions, which do His Lordship: Did he say anything else?..lep light seen was when Captain Boga raw seen by the captain, and ice were also in the prospect of a splendid trade with thar Chinese the foremost Coxswain seized his boats
Winess-No, my Lord, He cleared out the red fight.
vicinity,, one or more steamgis passing show posts. His sphere of operations includes the hook ded with it prodded his adversary in the not obtain in Europe or America, and we do
Mr. Sade admitted that this was commosing their port lights. While on the way to Philippines and the traits Settlemens, but he abdomen. The latter fell down unconsciens. not envy any rivals who should attempt to take quick.
that berth, the Captain of the fine suddenly found the trend of business made it expedient and was removed by his comrades to the Torg a new concern through all that this Company Mr. Sharp objected to this evidence on the ground.
His Lordship asked Captain Boon if he re-uses her helm in a way which syddealy brings to settle his headquarters in Joran, Given an Wa Hospital. He died in the bosplat at 15 underwent at its inception. We have had an ground that the Europeaps in question were
membered going to the Harkopr Qrice to her into collision with the Wengkof. There is absolutely free band in all matters of detall o'clock this morning, and his assailant ir a unusually good year, but we cannot count not in the Colony. upon always having a large Admiralty Dock Cross-examined-He had not seen the Chi make a report the day after the collision, and the fact that suddenly for some reason she did he made a thorough four of ee East, and final very mach wasted man] The pipal Inquest
will be held. contract to fall back upon such as we have these he engaged since. He wanted to keep if he remembered what by said at the time as do this. It is clearly then thrown upon they settled upon Kobe as his cantry,
His Lordship asked if there was anything in the report from which it could be gathered that it was a mistake.
Captain Doon said it was the fault of bis clerk who, unfortunately, was not ere. He signed the report and in haste must have over looked the discrepancy.
His Lordship said the misfortune was that it had gone home to the Board of Trade,
Captain Boon paid, he was extremely sorry, but it was a pure accident.
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Bit Honour found in favour of the garnishes. After further evidence had been given,
C. H. GALE. Hongkong, 24th November, 1904
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