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| LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISIRS

AND SUBVETORS,

Public Auctions-

TEX Undersigned have received 10

structions from Messrs. THORESEN Co., to sell by Public Auction

60

TUESDAY, the 18th May, 1870, st 3 p.m.

at his Sales Hooms, Duddull Street.

The Steamer "DAGMAR"

as she now lies in the

enam River,

Bangkok, with all her machinery, genr

and appurtenaNCES, ELŐ,

1457 tong gross Reg.

· 821 tons net Reg.

1500 tons deadweight capacity on

17 feet wear draft. Speed 10 knots..

This Stemmer went aahore in the

Gulf of Siuri was salved, and towed' to

Bangkok, where she was dry-docked and patched up.

Inspection orders on application to the East. Asiatic Co., Ltd.,. "Tangkok..

The Steamer to be at parchaser's risk after fall of hammer, when purchase money is to be paid.

fall particulars apply to

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Auctioneer..

or

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Hoogkong.

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SUNK IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL

In the Admiralty Court, Mr. Justice Hill delivered judgment in the case

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three or four times; that after thres } minutes all way was ren off and the Mid-Surrey was stationary in the water, and then they gave a two long blast signal according to the evidence three or four times was pleaded, twice, aring in reply single long blasts from the Wada Maru," of collision between the London that as these sound signats of the "Mid-Surrey" and the Japanese 5.9. "Wada Marü?" in the English Channel in July last, the result of which being that the plaintiffs' vessel, the "Mid-Surrey," was sunk.

there was great conflict, and he had considerable difficulty in reconciling the evidence on either side, and ladeed in some instances reconciling the evidence for each case itself. On the whole, in substance, be preferred the evidence for the plaintiffs. The main difficulty he felt about that was the deposition made by the master, "Wada Maru" were approaching but be thought that when that de them and seemed to be quite close position was looked at and the still on the port bow the engines circumstance under which it was of the Mid-Surrey" were put full | given were explained, he thought be speed astern and three short blasts ought not to attach weight to it. sounded; and immediately they saw The master, after the "Mid-Surrey " tis Lordship, in the course of his length away about 220 feat four or sank, landed at Newhaven, and judgment, said that the collision five points on the port bow the be had to get his crew off by train "Wada Maru" heading for their in a hurry. He had a great deal to happened at about 6.25 pm. on July 18, 1919, in the English Channel bridge and coming towards them at attend to, and he went to the near the Royal Sovereign Light speed. The engines were ordered at Receiver of Wrecks and made his Vessels." He found that it was once full ahead and the helm hard deposition. As appeared from the somewhat to the southern and west astarboarded, but the collision im document, he began by telling the ward of the "Royal Sovereign." That mediately happened. They said that whole story in two lices, and he was the position placed by the the "Mid-Surrey" was cut into to the gave practically no information. He plaintiffs.preliminary account, and it extent of some six feet, and after the seemed to have then thought that was also the position fixed by the collision she was taken in tow but that was too meagre, and that defendants' evidence: The "Mid-sank some two hours later before she statement was struck out and he' Surrey," the plaintiffs' ship, was a could be got into a place of safety, retold the story in four lines. If he steamship of 879 tons gross, 222 feet The defendants' case was that the read the deposition literally he should "Wada Maru" was on a course of have to hold that it meant literally long, laden with coal. She was an iron ship 49 years old. The "Wada W. by S. à S., sounding for fog and that the master stopped bis engines Maru," a steamship of 3,343 tons proceeding at a speed which accord and thereupon sounded two long gross, 340 feet long, was in ballet.ing to the master was full, that was blasts. But he thought he ought to The Mid-Surrey" was proceeding knots, up to 6.10 p.m., or 14 have regard to the circumstances up channel and the "Wada Maru" minutes before the collision (accord. under which the deposition was down channel. The port side of the ing to the mate, it had been made, and accept the explanation of "Mid-Surrey" in the way of the after half speed from 5.25 p.); that the master, and be did not, think bulkhead the Bulkhead between the at 6 10 p.m. the speed was reduced it did represent what was his full main hold and the engine and boiler to slow because of the fog, and a mind at that time with regard to the space which were right aft-was the minute later some steamers whistles collision. Therefore, he did not feel point struck on the "Mid-Surrey" by being heard on the either how the himself prevented from arriving at the stem of the "Wada Maru," as he engines were stopped and then put the conclusion he did when he heard found. There was considerable con at dead slow; that at 6.15 p.m., nine the evidence that he preferred the troversy about the angle. According minutes before the collision, the plaintiffs evidence to that for the to the pictures which were drawn on course was altered to west, they defence. He found that the Wada either side and which were probably having reached point with regard Maru" had forward way up to and as near the truth as any other evid. to the "Royal Sovereign" where at the collision. Giving the Wada ence, it was an angle of 3 to 4 points they wanted to alter course; that a Maru" the full benefit of the period leading aft on the "Mid-Surrey" mmute later the long blast of the of clearer atmosphere in the neigh- At the collision there was thick fog. Mid-Surrey" was heard on the star-bourhood of Dunegeness, it was im- the viability according to the plain board bow, and the engines were possible to resist the conclusion that tifis being 200 feet and according to again stopped that the "Wada, the "Wada Mare" had been proceed- the defendants 100 feet. There was Maru" remained with her engines ing at full or nearly full speed up to an ebb tide setting in a westerly stopped for-five minutes, during a time very shortly before the colll- direction. The weather reports which time no whistle of the "Mid sion. She no doubt reduced her showed that there had been fog and Surrey was heard, and then two speed before the "Mid-Surrey" was thick fog practically all day right long, blasts and one long blast were sighted, but up to the collision she down the Channel from the Downs to beard, and the engines of the "Wada was proceeding at an immoderate the Owers, except that Dunegeness Maru" were put full speed astern; speed. That excessive speed was, in "Mid-Surrey" was then the opinion of himself and the Elder recorded an interval when not sound that the ing for fog between noon and 5 p.m. seep at a distance of 100 feet, and Brethren, the cause of the Collision. Otherwise the records were all fog or the helm was hard astarboarded and The result was that the "Wada thick fog, and the Dunegeness record the collision immediately followed. Maru" was alone to blame. showed fag or thick fog after 5 p.m. According to this case all the way! The "Royal Sovereign." Beachy Head, was off the "Wada Maru," and the and the Owers recorded fog all day. "Mid-Surrey," "the" defendanté said, The plaintiffs' case was that they came out of the fog with speed on passed the Owers and proceeded from her and apparently acting under the Owers to Beachy Head at three- hard aport helm, and the Mid- quarter speed, which was a good Surrey swung her stern upon the seven kaots; that at 4.50 p.m. stem and starboard bow of the when they

sound stationary "Wada, Maru." On the had by Beachy Head abeam they altered other hand, the case for the plaintiffs course to E. S. E.. and put was that they had stopped and the engines slow; that they had been had been stopped in the water sounding for fog all the time; that for some little time, and that seven minutes before the collision, the Wada Maru" came out of which they put at 6.25 pm, they the fog at speed and collided heard a long blast of the Wada with them. There were considerable Maru four or five points on the difficulties in detail to either case. port. bow that they stopped the As to the heading at the collision the engines and exchanged Long, blasts angle of the bow and so forth,

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