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HONGKONG.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED,

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that be

TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company (since its registration)

will bo held at the HONG KONG HOTEL, Hong- kong, on" SATURDAY, the 1st day of June, 1912, at 12:15 PM., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers together with a Statement of Accounts to the 31st December, 1911-

The REGISTER of SHARES of the

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LOSS OF THE “

OCEANA." painful., "But, as, he had to deal with the casualty, the case was a very clear one, The Steamship Alone to Blame,

and he had no doubt as to the proper decision to give on the evidence and the In the Admiralty Division recently was

facts. The two vessels were approaching... conclude 1 before the President, Sir Samuel Evans, sitting with Trinity Masters, the on nearly opposito courses, the differonco hearing, of the claim for damages by the being about three degrees, and situated as they were, it was obvious that there was P. and O. Steamship Company, owners of

danger of collision aalew something were the Oceans, against the owners of the done. The duty of doing that some- Gettean bangsa Pisagun for damages in thing, ander the rules of navigation. respect of the collision between, the two)

versely, as the result of the Ocea a sauk, rested on those who had charge of with the subsequent loss of eighteen lives, the Oceana. Unfortunately the state of wing to the swamping of one of her boats things on the Oceana was such that it was The Pinagua made a counter claim for difficult to say who had control of the ship dimages, holding that the Ocean was at the material time. There wasu old alone to blame for the collision. The and experienced pilet on board, who bad Court upheld this contention, and the been greatly shaken by the occurrence. It President in giving judgment against the was the practice of the P. and O. Company" paintifs, owners of the Oden, comment to take their pilots from Tibury as far as .. el ou the division of authority on board the Isle of Wight, though compulsory her and the ineficiency of the outlook kopt. pilotage ceased at Dungeness. The captain had gone to his cabin to make some necessary investigations for the subsequent navigation of the vessel, and, he was not ou the bridge at the time of the collision. Put as he was going to the bridge, after feel ing the shock of the impact, though bo was not the officer of the watch, he oc dored the engines to be stopped. The

DAY, the 28th May to SATURDAY,The case for the plaintiffs was that the the Ts June, both days inclusive. during which period no transfer of Shares can i registered.

JOHN D HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hoogkéne. May 23, 1912.

NOTICE

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WEbeg to announce to the Public that

we have at present the Centre part of a block of VALUABLE GREEN

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PO WO CHEONG, No. 987, TAI SAN STAZET,.

(Great Now Stront),

CANTON.

Canton, April 30, 1912,

NOTICE.

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MAN HING CHEUNG & CO., MANUFACTURERS & EXPORTERS OF RIGH-CLASE RATTAN & SEAGRASS FURNITURE,

BAMBOO BLINDS, MATTING, &c., p. REG to inform their Customers and the D General Public that they have now REMOVED to No. 14. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, where they have a large Stack of Chairs, & &c., &c

PRICES REASONABLE. Inspection Cordially Invited. Orders Fromptly executed. Hengkong, May 18, 1912,

BUTTER.

$24

We are pleased to announce that the

Pisogna failed to keep her course, and that she improperly star-boarded her helm, whereas a slight porting might have averp- the collision. The defendants pleaded that the Oceana did not steer clear of the bar que, he was her duty as a steamship, and that she wrongly attempted to go across the Pisaqua's hows under a port helm, President was not saying this by way of instead of starboarding and passing under her stera. The allegation that the barque starboarded, or otherwise did not keep her <eours, was denied. Mr Butler Anqinall, K.C., Mr L. Balten, R.C., and Mr R. H. Balloch, instructed by Messrs Freshfields, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr F. Laing, K.C., Mr D. Stephens, and Mr C. R. Dunlop, instructed by Messrs Stokes, for the defendants.

WATCH ON THE BARCI.

blaming the captain; he was merely stating the fact as part of the narrative.

R

CHARGE OF THE NAVIGATIOS.

On the bridge up to a short time before the collision the pilot had remained at his post. He had been there since the reasel thinteen hours before, and being a man of left Tilbery thie, previous afternoon, some.

same age he went to the chart room to sit down. There were left on the bridge charge of the vessel at that time Chief Uito J. P. Piper, chief officer of the feer Naylor and Supernaner iry Second Pisarua, who was on watch on the morning Ofeer Newman. Within five minutes of of the collision, and he first saw the mast the collision Naylor left the bridge and was head lights of the decana nhout six miles absent for a minute. At that time the distant on the atarboard bow and some only person remaining on the bridge who what later he sighted the red light. He could control the navigation," and his bept observation of the approaching steam. Lordship supposed must therefore be taken ship, and kept his own ressel on her course. to be in chargo, was Newman. But that When the Oceana was within half a mild of officer said he could not at any time regard the basque bo-burned a bite light. From himself as being responsible for the navig- that moment he was very careful to seeation of the vessel. About four minutes be- that the Pisaqua's course was maintained. fore the collision the chief officer returned to. Suddenly the fearg devisted to starboard, the bridge, and thenceforward he and New- aul the cullision occurred almost im man were on the bridge together. Having mediately.

Croexamined by Mr Ratter-Did podeal of difficulty had arisen as to who was regard to the divided authorithy, a grent bure the fare because you thought the the proper person to give orders when the Oceana hnd not seen you?-I was entitled collision was impending. The first order to neume that the steamship had seen da,

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but saving regard to her position I thought given was by the chief officer, wihout any it biter to burn a blue light.

Authority from the pilot. Whether that BUTTER! Didn't you examine your side lights and order was "Part five degrees," as the chief show the dard because you expected, the officer asserted, or merely "port," as the other ship to alter, and because she did term said was inmaterial. The vessel nut do ani-The steamer was the verbl little under port Leim when the pilot, who mast be taken to have been swinging s which was bound to deviate, but wa wished obviously was wide awake, emerged from to make certain that cut side lights were the chart room. He asked Naylor what Inirning all right. At the time the blue he was perting for, and was told, “I aur light was shown there was no cause for anxiety, hessure then the Oceana asald vanilý have gone cloer, ***

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--I-REDUCTIONS!

''DAISY'

*DAIRYMAIDĄ.

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* PASTRY'

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PIONIC PARTIES,

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THE Handsome KING EDWARD DOTEL Launch can be hired for PICNIC PARTIES by the Hour

Your vessel was going xi nime knuts, and the other was approaching very rapidly Yea

Always on the same bearing-Yen.

And untennething was done a colllases would happen -Yes. There was a MAN centre on the part of the Ccena, but it was's wron's manosyra.

If you had ported there would have been na collision, could there? The quillaten world still have taken place bat it would hape Uten wore.

The third officer and other membara pf. tabhe crew aleo gure evidenca En the affect that the course of the PisuguLL' WKA NOVER. ohanged.

Counsel on eith

(Continued on page 3.)

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NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY "GIVEN that IN- owing to the_protracted drought, or and after TUESDAY, the 28th Insta the SUPPLY of WATER to the Rider Main Districts will be controlled by bring ing the Rider Mains into operation and that the water will be turned on daily in each Bider Mains District for two cubsect tire hours. Information as to the hours of supply to any particular property may be obtained on application as the Offices of | tha Water Authority, the Registrar General

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Alexandri Buildings...

Hongkong, March 20, 1912,"

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NOTICE OF REMOVAL."

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HE OFFICES of THE SUN LIFE

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382 New Insurance Paid for.....£25,697,500

Outstanding insurance amounts

TO:-13, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE,

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£282,653,220 Assets amount to...

£104,088,65 Dividends to PolicyholdersG Surplus amounts to...... ...£. 17,828,76

1910

10,575,157

53,437,360

10,392,0%

21,646,528

48X

Total paid Policyholdere 1910 Gross mmings from Interest Total Exponisos for 1910

and Rons for 1910 Gross rate of "Income from

Hongkong, Feb. £3, 1919.722

Investments 1910

NORTH BRITISHI & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE CO.

WITH WHICH IS INVORPORATED TES OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE 00.

IOTAL Funds at Slat Dzuzawa, 1910,

Authorised Capital £6,000,000 Babaibed Capīt 1 23,8184K Paid-up Capital £1,667 997 59 Il-Fire Fundas 3,842 Hdfe& Annuity Funds 15,645,125.9 7. ok Binking Fund Adromuntelli77356518. 8.

201,9258,693-17 3

Revende Fire Lmach 2.7 2,373 269 17 7

Life & Annuity,

Other Receipta

6430314:10

21,971215:17 A

The Leemacon Funds of the Fire and

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