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"TAMING" & ""KATONAH."

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'TO-DAY'S REPORT AND

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THIS MORNING'S RETURN,

usually taken by vessels coming to Seventeen vessels are recorded at Hong Kong from Canton.

* "Collision · Inevitable."

the Harbour Office to have arrived in this port, In the time under The "Taming's" course was al- review ending 9 a.m. this morning. tered to East South when the The British claim 7 arrivals, tug and tow were about 400 feat Chinese 6, Japanese 3, French aud away, two points on the starboard German 1 each,

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too

Cargo Imported to the Colony, "This Court is becoming too. In- bow.

The tug and tow sounded one although not of a very high stan- formal," Interposed Lt.-Comdr. J. B. Newill, D.5.0., RN. (acting blast, said witness, and altered to dard is nevertheless good, the wards the "Taming." The dis-figures ahown being 10,042 tona all Harbour Master and stipendiary tance was

close for the of which is general merchandise, Marine Magistrate) during the sit- Taming" to alter to starboard with the exception of 2,292 tons ting of an Inquiry to-day into the and so witness blew two blasts coal, and GB tens cil. Goods car- circumstances attending a collision

and put his helm hard a starboard. ried by the British vessels totals outalde Lycemun Pass (the west The Taming was swinging away 3,684 tons, and the Chinese vessels ern entrance to Hong Kong har but a collision was then inevitable 2,458 tons. bour), on the night of March 28-29 and the "Taming's" engines were

The vessels concerned were the ordered full astern to lessen the cargo being shipped through for Better figures are registered for China Navigation Co.'s (Messrs.

Impact.

ports beyond, amounting to a total Butterfield & Swire) well-known

The Taming" head was then of 18,742 tons, 8,118 tons of which coasting steamer, the "Taming" E.N.E. Within half a minute, the are being transported by the Bri which was coming down from Can tow Vermont" (in tow) on the tiah vessela.

A, German, vessel ton; and the Standard Oll Co's port side of the tug. struck the figures prominently in the list,

(under

"Taming 25 feet forward of amid-with 5,100 tons genoral cargo. Chinese coxswain) to which was ships.

With regard to the above figureä, lashed a large lighter, the "Ver-

A bole was knocked in the side' the best return for cargo imported mont," recently built at Taikoo of the "Taming," shell plating and to Hong Kong by one vessel, was Dock.

stringers were damaged In No. 2, shipped by the a.s. "Caravellas" The "Taming" was damaged hold. The holo was plugged and, from Salgon-Messrs, Optorg & amidships and the "Vermont" was after the vessels had cleared, Co2,940 tons general goods, damaged in the bows."

pumps put on...

The highest figures obtained for Captain Mills's Evidence.

The Vermont" said Captain cargo being shipped through for The Court comprised Comdr. J. Mills, was slightly damaged.

!ports beyond, was registered by the B. Newill, D.S.O., R.N., Marine The red light of the tug was 8.s. "Kam Sang" from Calcutta, Magistrate (President), Lt-Comdr. never seen from the time she blew Singapore-Mesara. J. M. & Ca Ivor Farrant (H.M.S. "Hermes"), one blast. There was room for 5,027 toos general merchandise. Captain D. G. Burleigh (6.5. "Chip the tug, and, tow. The "Taming" shing"), Captain W. H. Walker had never made a material altera- (8.8. "Kwong Tung"). Captain A. tion in course, after sighting. Hall (8.8. "Pheumpenh").

"Impossible to Imagine." After giving the respective posl- for the master of the "Taming" tions and courses-in his approx-

Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton appeared

Passengers arrived in the Colony by the above. vessel totals 1,116 persons which include 1,020 Asiatic deck, 89 Asiatic. cabin, 18 Euro- pean cabin. Greatest amount of passengers carried by one

Departures.

vessel

and Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones for the imate estimate. Captain Mills (in was shown by the s.a. "Hydrangea," owners, coxswain and crew of the cross-examination) said that at the with 718 Asiatic cabin. "Katonah."

time of sighting the "Katonah," Captain G. D. S. Mills, master of the "Taming" since Sept. 8, 1927, sald that he had hold a master's certificate since Dec. 1893.

He left Canton at 4.55 p.m. on March 28 for Hong Kong. Short- ly after 11 p.m., he was sent for by the chief officer. It was rain- ing heavily: The telegraph was at the stand-by. He gave the order "slow" and turned the ship because visibility was bad.

Before 12 midnight, visibility improved and the rain had stop-

visibility was "dark, clear." The For Saigon: Takasago Maru, two vessels were from two to three Romalo, Yuen Sang, Shun. Chik. miles apart. He denied a sugges- For Shanghai:-President Cleve- tion by Mr. Hugh-Jones that this land, Hsin Wah, Tenyo Maru was an over-estimate.

For Singapore:-Aeneas, Shirala. The "Taming's" speed was 10

For Canton: Alzawa Maru, knots an hour, that of the Hulchow, Ichang. "Katonah" about 4 knots.

For K. C. Wan:-Lee On, Song on Bo, Tai Poo Sek.

Had bath ships continued

their courses without alteration- For Swatow:-Suiyang, from the point when they were Sang. about 400 feet apart-they would: have passed each other with 200 feet to spare.

Ordered by the President, Cap- ped. He proceeded slowly and tain Mills left the witness box to about 12.10 a.m. increased the demonstrate the relative positions speed. The ship was then passing with models. Mr. Hugh-Jones and Castle Peak Bay and approaching Captain Mills entered into an ar

Brother Point, Then he noticed

a tug and tow coming in his direc, gument and Mr. Brutton joined in tion, starboard, about two or three occasionally. Whereupon the Pre- aident observed: "This Court is be- miles away. He was stern East coming too informal" and proceed- by, South and his course was that ed to put a few material questions

to witness.

After, further .cross-examination, Mr. Hugh-Jones said to witness:

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it is impossible to imagine an ex-- perienced Chinese or man of any

British other nationality doing it," Cap-

Japanese 8 tain Mille replied: "It cannot be imagined but nevertheless

Norwegian 0. ho (meaning the “Katonah") did it.” Chinese

The Usual Course.

French "By the President Why does the German usual course of ships coming to American

Italian Hong Kong from Canton take you towards the north shore?-It is the Dutch usual practice of the pllots."

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nel to be sufficient and that the While the 1.8. "Kum. Sang" waS "Taming" acted well to her rud-on the voyage from Singapore to

to h der...

this port an Asiatic deck passenger

2

A number of questions were put died of beri-beri.

by members of the Court.

Mr. Oswald Fox, chief officer of

A new dock is in course of con- the "Taming since Jan. 8, 1928, gave ovidence and said that struction at Lisbon, and is expect he teld a master's certificate. Heed to be completed within a year. was on watch that night and des- Plans are also being drawn up for cribed the events leading up to a maritime station at the docks the collision and the collision. It self. He also described the steps he took to carry out the Captain's orders in stopping the hole In the side, emptying the ballast tank and pumping out water,

- The Case is proceeding.

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