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£95, £90 10s. via Japan and Seattle.

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Wednesday, 10th July. Wednesday, 24th July,

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11th July. AWA MARU ........·

...Thursday.

"BABY CASTLE

THE CHINA MAIL,

STRANDING DUE TO STRONG UNEXPECTED CURRENT

COURT'S DECISION

SHIPPING

SECTION.

TREK TO LONDON

LIVERPOOL CHAMBER & INDUS- TRIAL PROGRESS

of

in the

In their annual report The Incor- porated Chamber of Commerce, Liverpool, briefly referred to the dis- appointment which followed the non- fulfilment of the hopes of better trade which characterised the earlier Though the directory gives the set months of last year. During the year of currents as being N. and S., and the basic industries continued to ex- the master of the "Raby Castle" perience embarrassment, unemploy- had made several journeys in this ment increased, end industrial pro- place without experiencing other duction was fower at the end than at the beginning of the year. Greater currents, it is quite possible to difficulties were experienced have strong and unexpected E: and North, but the reorganisation of in- The report of the Naval Court W. currents (4 to 6 kaots) from the dustry continued, and marked another which was held at Manila

on Verde Island passage, especially stage in that period which history will the great reconstruction February 2 to investigate the cir when distant typhoons are effecting regard as

That was the tenth year of such re- cunstances attending the stranding the neighbourhood, as was the case period of the twentieth century. and damage to the British motor from January 21 to 23, when construction, and how far they had to vessel Raby Castle, of Liverpool, typhoon was east of the Southern go was difficult to say, but it was be when on a veynge from Manila to Vienyas and Northern Mindanao,lieved that we are coming near to Macassar on or about January 21, and further that such currents may the time when results may be expect. ed, commensurate with the efforts be very variable

from the contour which have beer and are being made. 1929, states, inter alia-

land dIt has come to be believed that if we It appears from the evidence that of the neighbouring

are to restore ,out

fortunes we must the vessel sailed from Manila on islanda.

Signals Not Heard

alder notions as we scrap older January 20, 1929, with a cargo of

It appears that the full astern" machinery, and that new methods sugu and hemp, with a crew of SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports. 51 hands and 6 passengers all told, signal was not heard in the engine must be recognised and woven into a

Tuesday, 9th July.

and with a maximum draft of 17ft. room, where the 3rd and 6th on-new framework on which our fature Sin. The vessel passed about 1gineers on duty were working some can be built. The promise of the distance from the telegraph in-greater co-operative spirit in indus-

try, of which

plentiful miles west of Fortune Island at 0. a.m. on January 21, the mas dicator, and where the great noise evidence, was one of the outstanding made the sound inaudible; also that features of the year, and the long shows ter being on the bridge with the the master rang "stop" and again continued exchange of views 2nd mate, and the course was set fall astern" and sent the 2nd mate the sincerity behind the purpose.

The S. 1 E. compass to make S. true,

report touched which course was intended to pass to the east of Golo Island clearing the island by 3 miles and the reef by 2 miles. The master left the bridge in charge of the 2nd mate at 0.15 an. with instructions to he called on approaching the point of Golo Island, but returned to the

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bridge at about 1.42 a.m. without It appears waiting to be called. between that

pussing Forture Jaland and striking the reef of Golo Island, the 2nd mate took 3 crose bearings at 1.05 m., 1.20 4.m., and 1.30 a.m., also a single bearing with Santiago light at 1.55 and later a crown bearing at 2 a.m., at the dirantion of the master.

a.m.,

The first cross bearing indicated a set of half-a-mile to the westward of the course, but that the 2nd inate did not alter the course; and further that the third cross bearing (a re. petition of the second) indicated that the course was being maintain- ed without further set, that is, the vessel was still half-a-mile to the westward of the course. The moon hud set about 1.35 or 1.40 a.m., and that though visibility was fair, considerable cloudiness obscured the high land, and that, moreover, the.

| Golo Island made it impossible to make out the point of the latter around which the vessel was to go; and further, that the wind was. light to moderate (strength 3 to 4), from E.N.E.

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Master's Precautions

The master after going. On the bridge and receiving the 2nd máte's raport, altered course at, 1.50 a.m. to S. 11 E. true; also he ordered another cross bearing at 2 a.m., which showed that the vessel was then about 1 miles inside her original course. Further, the mes- tor, though considering that with this set of 13 miles the vessel would round the island in safety on

even

M. TAKEUCHI, Manager. its then course, nevertheless alter ed his course still further to S. 21 E. true in order to secure more

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certain safety, and to off-set the current which he perceived must be ruuning and which he later judged must have been at times as strong as 5 knots.

A look-out man was always on duty during the night, but the man on duty from 12 to 2 am, a Chi- nese, had not been replaced by his relief, but was still on duty at 2.08 a.m. when the vessel, struck. Не declares he was still on the look-cut despite the dolay, but that he saw nothing dangerous before the vessel struck.

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and reviewed the possible effects of alter the vessel struck.

After that vessel grounded all the Government's de-rating scheme, at possible efforts were made by apparent inability of the Government the same time commenting upon the

Re versing the engines, and also by to reduce its high expenditure. discharge of ballast water, and by ference is also made to the trend of dropping and hauling on anchor, and trade as revealed in the import and veering the vessel through 35 de export statistics, and it is suggested

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29larly hard wear on the flooring

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The Court find that the casualty (Sat) at noon. was due to the following factors:—

1. The vessol encountered strong and unexpected current setting from the east through the Consignees of cargo expe. "City Verde Island passage probably of Evansville" are reminded to take due to a typhoon some distance delivery of their goode which will be scale, as the manufacturers received

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2. The night, in spite of fair visibility, made it difficult to Beo clearly and satisfactorily owing to clouds over the mountains and to the location of the Island of Mindoro Behind Golo Island, pre- venting the undue approach to the edge of the latter being per. ceived.

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