HARBOUR CALLISION, might be called an error of judg
Public Enquiry into Yaumati Ferry Disaster.
The Facts of the Case.
mont but did not amount to ari- minal negligence.
Dr Smalley, Government Medi-
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TWELFTH NIGNT.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1918,
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
OUR
31.800,this DAISY BRAND
tion of the enterpricyond the pro- moters are to be highly congratu lated on the financial and artis tic success achieved.
CALENDARS.
The State Assurance Company (Messrs W. G. Humphrey's and Co. agents) have circulated a very. artistic calendar, the illustration being a beautiful picture of the famous charge of Balaclava,
an office.
The Hongkong Mummers in- cal officer, said that the deceased form us that the charities on To-day at the Policy Court, years. Death was due to drown-"Twelfth Night" have benefited was a female; aged about eventy whose behalf they produced Mr. F. A. 1 zeland continueding.
to the considerable extent off an enquiry into the circumstances An application by Mr Davidson $1,800, thie amount being equally attending the death of a Chinese to be allowed to object on behalf distributed among the four in- woman, Lenug Koi, who was one of the captain of the Sosha Maru, stitutions. of the victims in the collision be against giving answere which tween the 6., Soshu Marn and the might tend to incriminate him-monner in which the production Conaidering the sumptuous Yaumati Ferry launch Wa Sing, roll, was met by His Worship ad-was, put on, the pleasing result in the harbour on November 20. ministering the usual cantion. testifies to the excellent organisa
Mr. J. H. Kemp, Crown Kan Raku Tashiro, captain of Solicitor, appeared to conduct the the s.s. Soshu Maru, said that at enquiry, and Mr. Reader Harris, about 8.20 a.m. on November 20, of Messra Wilkinson and Grist, he left bis anchorage at Wert for the coxswain and owners of Point for Swatow. He proceeded tho launch.
down the Central Fairway from Mr. Davideon, of Mesara Hast-West to Eat at a speed of be ings and Hastings, appeared on tween six and seven knots. The behalf of the owners, captain and full speed of the Eogha Maru is officers of the s.s. Soshu Mara.
10 knots. A speed of three knots The jury was composed as was sufficient for steering the follows:-Moeste F. O. Hall, G. craft. Coming down the fair way he F. da Roza, and O. H. Band.
camo to a place where two Blue Fannel steamers' were anchored Detailing the facts of the on the 'south side of the fairway. caso yesterday Mr Kemp raid They lay there pointing to the The Royal Insurance Company" that on November 28
at Fast. Going down the fairway (Mesars Melchers and Co, agenta) about 820 in the morning, be raw a steemlaunch on his hare sent us a very useful onlen- the R.B. Rosh Maru left her an-starboard bow, coming out from dar, It is plaic and suitable för chorage at West Point and pro- the Hongkong side. The launch ceeded down their central Fairway was under the stern of the first The San Fire office calendar on her way to Swatow. As she Bine Funnel aleamer. He thought takes the shape of a well-bɔund came down the Central Fairway, the, launch wanted to cross his blotter and calendar. It is a very she came to a place where there bows, and he kept on bis course useful production. Messrs Siams- were two. Blue Fannel boats, the As he did to the launch was on and Co, ore the Iccal agents. Antilochus and the Ajax. As obscured by the first Blue Funnel The striking picture "Fire" she approached the Ajax coming eteamer, for nfew minutes. When by Charles E. Stewart, is repre- down the fairway, he saw under be passed the first Blue Funnel duced on the dainty calendar of the stern of the Ajax.s s'eam steamer he saw the launch agaio the Exsex and Suffolk lire office. launch coming out from the close to the stern of the second Mosers Arthur Nileɛ ɔa and Com- Hongkong side of the harbour. Blue Fannel atermer, the Antilopany are the local agents. Then as she passed on her course, chus, ad the launch kept on Mosers William Powell Ltd.;. the launch was obeoured by the there would have on room for have this season published a moet Ajax. When she had passed the it to have cleared them. Each beautiful calendar. The picture Ajax she caught sight of the time he saw the launch he took is of a little mito comfortably launch again, still further on her tearings. He held on his course wrapped up in a cot Creaming and the bearings were obanging with delightful anticipation of quickly at frst until the launch the generous Santa Claus. The witnesses Beemed to was a point and a half to star The Phoenix Assurance Com- agree that the launch passed board. There was then no change pany (Messrs Dodwell and Co.. nearer the stern of the Antilochus in the bearings and be ordered local agents) have sent us a very than the bow of the Ainx the engines to go astorn and pubandy waistcoat proket memoran- Evidence as to the speel of the the helm hard a port, giving one dum well and neatly bound. Sosha Maru, as far as he knew short blast to signify he was going A blotter calendar has also been it, was that the Soshu Maru was to starboard. The Soeha Maru sent to us from Mesere Dodwell coming down the fairway at had a right handed screw so the and Company on behalf of the abont seven knots, There the effect of going astern would Alliance Assurance Company. would be evidenes Lefore them bring the bow still more round that that was an unnec38зrily to Atarboard, Then he let go the high speed and that was an act port anchor, but it dragged, and of negligence which they might about halt a minuto afterwards find against the master of the they collided with the steam ship. When the officere of the launch. After the collision hir Sasha Maru saw the launch under ship was pointing South East, the stern of the Ajax they thought and the launch sunk at once there was quite sufficient room for The bow of his ship struck the the steamlaunch to pass in front launch a little aft of amidship of them. Apparently the launch
at an angle of eighty degrees. people did not notice the Sonh" He had an emergorey boat lower- Maru at that time. When the ed and life huge town over Sosha Mara passed the Ajax they The launch had very little heid- etill thought there was room for way at the time of collision. the launch to pass in front, and When he first saw the launch i they kept on their coures and was going at a epeed which was speed.
course.
Soshu Maru's Speed.
Stopped His Engines, Unfortunately, however, ac cording to his theory of the collision, the coxswain of the Wa
Sang seemed to have lost bis
little faster than was bis vossol.
Evidence of a dimilar nature
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THE EXTRADITION CASE.
At the Police Court, this after
To-day's Atvictisement
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stopped, and that the launch collision in the Harbour. A few NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. came slowly towards the Soshu days before that she aw her Maru. As the vessels got close mother who told her that in a fow together the officers of the Soshu days time she would go to Yau- Mara saw there was danger and mati to visit her relatives.
On THE Steamship the captain ecunded
one the morning of November 26 a blast on the whistle signifying fellow lodger of her mother that he was porting his helm and gave her certain information having arrived, Consignees of going to starboard The port as the result of which she cargo are hereby informed that noon extradition proceedings were NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. anchor was put out but it drag-went to the Water Police their Goods, with the exception ged, and the ships came together. where she was told, her mother of Opium, Treasure and Valu continued in a case in which FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG
AND SINGAPORE launch which sank in a very few day she went to the mortuary and and/or extra hazardous Godowns surrender of the defendant to the The Sosha Maru cut into the was at the mortanry. The next ablos, are being landed and stored Chang Sau-asm was the defend.
at their risk into the hazardous ant. Application is made for the THE Steamship mingtea.
identified the deceased.
of the Hongkong and Kowloon Chinese Gorerament, Was he Going too Fast? Kong Kow, second conswain Wharf and Godown Company, The only point to which of the Wa Sang, who was Limited, Kowloon, and
Mr M. W. Slade, C., and Mr having arrived from the abuve ports, bonsignees of cargo. Bro they could direct their minds us in charge of the vessel at the Point Godowns, whence delivery Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr he eby informed that their goods PRICE PER CASE. to the negligence of the master of time of the
Assistant Urown will be delivered from alongside. Hodgson, the Sosha Mara was-war he called and daly cautioned. The Optional Cargo will be forward- Solicitor, and "Mr Mas- Cargo impoding the discharge, Mesars Johnson of the vessel will be landed at going too fast? The possible Wa Sang rau from Jubiles Street od on unless intimation is recuived ter acts of negligence on the port of to Yaumeti. On November 26 from the Consignees before noon Stokes and Master, appared for once, at consignees risk and the cozewain of the launch would at 8:15 am, they left Jubilee to-day requesting it to be landed the Orown, and Sir Francis Pig expense. appear to be as follow-First of Street for Yanmati; he was ster here.
gott, K.C., and Mr Alabaster, in all, his cutting across the fairwaying and was in charge of the the Goods have left the Godowns, Brutton and Hett, for the defensa No claims will be admitted after atracted by Mr Hind, of Mea at fall speed. They might think launch right up to the time of and all goods remaining on- he was negligent in that but if he the callision. There were two delivered after the 16th of Dec.,
Evidence of an intereating had kept on full spoed, be steamers of the Blue Fannel live will be subject to rent.
nature proving the files and do thought, it would have cleared laying off the wharf, pointing All broken, chafed, and dam-cuments was given, and the case the steamer. The rotual im-est, and he went between them aged Goods are to be left in the was continuing when we went to mediate cause of the collision was his losing his head at the last going nearer to the Ajax. He Godowns, where they will be press.
Passed between the two steamers examined on the 16th of Dec., moment and atopping the launch into the Canual Fairway. As he at 9.30a.m.
collision,
waa may be obtained.
All claims must reach us before
He would tell the jury himself went into the fair way he blew no the 23rd of Dec., 1913, or they that when he passed the steamers whistle.
will not be recognized.
effected
ho did not whistle.. If he had at Mr Hazeland: Why? As
No Fire Insurance will bo the last moment, instead of stop soon as I came out of the gap ping, gone to the starboard, the between the two steamers I blew pussels would have gone long binne two
Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by the undersigned, ... aide by side. There would Mr Kemp: Why did you blow
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, bave: bean an impact, but very the long blast 7-Becaure I saw
· MELCHERS & Co., likely it would not have caused
General Agents. sinking of the resse), That (Continued on page „10) Hongkong, 8th Dec. 1913, [1068
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Mr, W., Tatcher $10.
Cargo remaining on board on consignees risk and expense. the 12th inst, will be landed at
1
"Cargo remain'ng on board after
pm. of the 1st December, will be landed at consignees' risk and expense.
Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORE AND PENANG PRICE are requested to take Immediate delivery of their goode from alongside, such cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be larded aud stored
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