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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1929.

P.&O.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian Lines

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.

TAKING CARGO FOR

THE CHINA MAIL,

COLLISION SUIT

CONDUCT OF A RUSSIAN

A SAILING SHIP

JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFFS.

Before Mr. Justice Hill, sitting with the Trinity Masters at the Admiralty Division Court, the tase was heard of in claim for damages arising out of

collision between the Halian steamer "Alcantara" and the Russian cadet training ship"Tovarisch," a four. masted barque of 2,117 toris. off Dungeness, on February 24, 1928, The Alcantara" was sunk with 23 bands, one engine-roum hand being the only one saved.

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negligent parties alleged navigation against each other.

MP Justice Hill, giving judgment for the, owners of the "Alcantara," said the Russian vessel was solely to blame. He expressed his regret that

'Alcantain" the

having been sunk within a few seconds of the collision, underneath the hows of the right |"Tovarisch," nothing more was done by that shin than to throw out a few GULF,febelts and to give a urder to lower

STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN

WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUPING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINI PORTS, EUROPE, &c.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with IIM. Government.)

4. 8.

Tuns

Fram Hang Bong About

¡

MOREA

+MANTUA

+KARMALA

1*MIRZA PORE +KALYAN

*NACPORE

i

10,953 14th Sept.

Novn 10,946 28th Sept. | 128 12th Del

4,715 16th Oct. #743 26th Oel.

2nd Now 5,281

Destination

Bombay, Marseilles & Lendon.

Bombay. Marseilles & London. Marseilles, London, Hull, Rotterdam

& Antwerp.

Straits. Colombo & Bombay.

Marseilles, London, Hell, Rotterdam

& Antwerp. Marseilles, tandan, Hall, Hamburg;

Rotterdam & Antwerp.

Cargo ly. Calls Casa Blanca. Calls Karuchi Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pircans, Sayuna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

*4GARBETA

TILAWA

TALAMBA

TAKADA

TAKLEWA

TALMA

5,337 15th Septi

· 10,006

th Oct. 3,01% 19th Ort. 6,949 31st Oct.

7,006 Xth Nov.

10,000 18th Nov.!

* Calls Rangoon, † Cargu only.

Singapore, Penang & Calculta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta, Singapore, Penang & Calcutta,

B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and carry a qualified surgeon.

lifeboats. The Torarich" continued en her course until she was well past the place of collision.

Judgment must be entered for the owners of the "Alcanter" with costs.

for

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).

*ST. ALBANS 4,500 4th Oct. NELLORE

TANDA

ST. ALBANS

NELLORE

6.853 1st Nov 6,050 29th Nov. 4,500 3rd Jan.

1930 6.858 31st

Jan. 1

Pollard.

Alexandria: 3 cases, Port Said: 2 casos,

death.

donths.

Bassein: 2 cases. 1 death. Bombay: 1 death.

INDO CHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO · ALTERATION,

Steamer

Sailing

Destination Ttau via Stow & Shai ... KWAISANG .Wed, 11th Sept, at Noon Ttan via Stow & Shai.. KWONGSANG Sun., 15h Sept. at Noon Ttau via Stow & S'hai.. FOOSHING Wed.. 18th Sept. at Ncon Tau via Stow & S'hai. HOPSANG Suo, 2nd Sept. at Noon Osaka via Amny, Shanghai,

Moji & Kobe

Tazk., 1th Sept. at Noon Osaka via Amoy, Moji &

Kobe

KUTSANG

Osaka via Amoy, Moji &

Kobe

Osaka via Amoy, M»jí &

Kobe

SUISANG

NAMSANG ....Fri... 20th Sept. at 7am.

YUENSANG .Tues., 1st Oct. at 10 am.

12th Oct, at 7am. Sat.,

.Fr. S'pore, Penang & Calcutta KUMSANG

10th Sept. at 3 p.m. S'pore. Penang & Calcutta HOSANG. Tues., 24th Sept, at 3 p.m. Sandakan

MAUSANG Mon., 16th Sept at 3p.in Sandakan

HINBANG .Inn., 30th Sept. at Noon Tientsin via Wei-hai-wei &

CHIPSHING Newchwang

...Tads., 24th Sept, at Noon Tientsin via Wei-hd-wei &

4th Oct. at CHEONGSHING - Fri.,

Noon Newchwang

For Freight and Passage apply to:--- JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., Telephone Central 215.

General Managers.

Were the bouts in accordance with the legal requirentests that were ap plicable Lethe vessel on the voyage in question ?

Yes.

and knew

VESTRIS INQUIRY EASTERN PORTS

(Continued from Pagé 40 PLAGUE, CHOLERA AND

22. What was the number and de- She had She was in a proper trim. SMALL POX

seription of lifejackets and lifebuoys. not the freeboard required.

carried by the “Vostris." Were the 16-What installations for receiving lifejackets of an chizert type and in The health bulletin of Eastern ports and transmitting messages by wire-

What areangements, good condition 31, less August the week ending

telegraphy were, on hoard theif any, were made to issued by the Director of Medical and vestris"-how many operators were of the passengers and crew was pro- to ensure that each Sanitary Services, gives the following employed on working such installs-

vided with a lifejacket. Luns cásost

Were Le installations in

how to put it on properly? Were good and rifective working order, and Plaque

the lifejackets and lifebuoys in ac- wire the number of, operators sai-

cordance with the legal requirements ficient to enable messages to be re- real and hansmitted

that were applicable to the vessel on by day and

and the night? Were the installations the voyage in question? tions and

There were 691 lifejackets for operators in accordance with the

with the legal

a adults, and 70 fejackets for chil. requirements that were applicable to drea, There were 18 lifebuoys, of the vessel on the voyage in question? whit

which were luminous. The life. The wireless

equipment comprised: jackets were of cork, waistcoat type -Marconi 1 KW. Dise transmitter

wore i good condition, and had and "C.W. Marconi 1% K.W. (spark);

becx inspected and passed as efficient transmitter (spark): Marconi Loin.

by the United States Steamboat In. Coil emergency transmitter, Marconi

rconi spection Service,

Each cabin had vulve receiver (Marine No. 1) sufficient fejackets for the passeng Marconi direction finder (type 11.b.).

ers therein. There was ล suf- There were # wireless cperators. fielent number of lifejackets for the The installations were in good and

crew

their accommodation. effective working order and had been

Printed notices were hung in the inspected just prior to last voyageabin giving instructions by an American Government Insper to put on the lifejackets.

as to how Generally tor. The number of operators was sufficient for continuous watch, and were in accordance with leagal re- quirements.

Rangoon: dhaths.

Puoni Pent: ease, 1 death.

halera

Calculta: 13

deaths. Karachi ath. Bangkok: 1 case, 1 dezih. Pan Funh: Lease. Shanghai: 30 deaths.

Kobe: 1 caso

Osaka: 18 cases. Shimonoseki: 2 cases. Small Pox

Sucz: 3 cases.

Adan 1 case, 1 death.

Bombay: 18 cases, 10 deaths. Calcutta: 2 cases. Corhin:

2:

1 death. cases, Karachi: 5 cases, 1 death. Madras: 10 cases, & deuths. Moulmein; 2 cases, 1 death. Negapatara: i case, 1 death Belawan Del: 1 case.

Prom Penh 1 case, 1 death.

PASSENGER LIST

ARRIVALS

Per 8.s. "President Garfield" from San Francisco and way ports:-

For Heng Kong: Miss P. Anderson, E. F. Baker, B. Basto, Miss O Basto, Dr. and MES. F Bradshaw,

F. Bradina, C.

N. Colclough,

L

the purser instructed the passengers how to put on lifejackets at the bont drills. The. fejackets and life. buoys were

in accordance with the

17. What was the system, if any, legal requirements. existing on board the "Vostris" with regard to allocating boat stations to each of the members of the crew and passengers and to holding boat drils? Was a complete boat list prepared, and did all persons on board know the respective boats to which they were allocated? Was & boat drill held be- fore the vessel foundered

en-

half-

The Coaling Ports

23.-Were the gangway or doors and coaling parts in the ship's sides in good condition and working order 7 Were the surfaces quite fair and clean before they were rejointed? Were the half-doors and coaling ports properly closed, secured and caulked?

fair condition and working order departure, but in view of the trouble

experienced when at sea, the Court

The boat list for the crow was modified for each voyage, this being

The coaling worts, according to the necessitated by, changes in personnel.

evidence, were in good condition and This list was prepared by the chief working order, excepting that some of officer, copied by the purser, and

the starboard ports could nol be copies hung in prominent positions. opened whilst vessel was in port. The boat list for

of such ports as were of The surfaces passengers was of permanent character, notices being opence were

were cleaned, rejointed, pro- I Fox, posted in the several rabins informing perly closed and secured.

The gang- F. M. Gersinurger, H. Jackson, A. R. the occupant of each cabin of his or way or half-doors were apparently in Kepler, F. B. Lee, Dr. Mabel Lee, her

respective boat. According to Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Lippincott, 0. D. general instructions issued by the Martines, irs. R. N. Milne, H. Gener to the officers, boat drill when-

to Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island, McNeary Mrs. A.

ever possible ding. Perkins, F. J. ever

was to be held when at Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney & Price, Mr. ant Mrs. D. M. anchor,

down river at Prokupchuk

E. Prokupchuk, soon after Melbourne,

as might be J. W. Slack house, Mrs. E. the commencement of the

24.-Were the cargo hatchways and voyage, Stackboo. £. C. Thomas. Major and weekly throughout the voyage.

the coal-trimming hatches in C. W. R. Take, A. J. Allansom.

Owing to the events of this voyage no

upper deck and in the tonnage spaces list for the crew

in the had been pre-

wings all covered with hatches pared.

and properly battened down With the exception of the

secured? If not, ought this to have new members of the crew, all persons on board knew their respective boats.

been done?" No beat drill was held before vessel foundered.

Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Japan and Hong Kong to Australiu.

The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, lloile, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other parts en route as in- dacement offers.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

Per 5.3.

Miss

DEPARTURES.

Hakusan Maru" for Europe on September 7:—

A Kohlberg, Baron W. von Lu Roche, O. Hohn, Miss R. Jorgensen, Miss M. Y. Brown, Rev. Fr. Manuel Patricio Mendes, Victor Silva, Rev. J. Gant. B. Rogers.

The Union SS. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New Misol, Rev. J. Bort, E. Pitcairn, F. Zesland, Vancouver, San Franeisen, ete,

The P. & O. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal, The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to London via the Cape.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and London via Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN,

ST. ALBANS

MANTUA *MIRZA PORT TILAWA TALAMBA KALYAN *NELLORE

DELTA

ARAFURA

TAKLIWA

*BELTANA

10th Sept. Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama

Gá.m.

4,500

10,946 6.713

13th Sept.

10.006

19th Sept.

8,018

17th Sept.

Shanghai.

Moji & Kobe.

Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka.

26th Sept. Amoy, Shanghai, Kobe Osaka,

27th Sept.

| 9,144

Moi, Kobe & Yokohama. 6.853 27th Sept. Shanghai, Maji, Kobe & Yokohama 8,097

Oct. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. 6.009 8th Ort. Moji. Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama,

Amoy, Kobe & Osuka. Det. 23rd

Shanghai, Moji, Kube &

7,986 19th Oct.

* Cange only.

for

or 2

18-What was the total number of persons employed in any capacity en board the "Vestris," and what were their ratings?

are of the opinion that these doors, and particularly the starboard door, were manifestly ineffective.

the

and

~President Liner

SAILINGS

WEEKLY TRANS - PACIFIC SERVICE

To San Francisco and Los Angeles

The Sunshine Belt via

Honolulu

To Seattle and Victoria

The Short, Straight Route

to America Fortnightly sallings on Tuesdays Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays

ຄ..

am.

Pres. Jackson Tues., Sept. 10, Prea. Taft ...Tucs, Sept. 17, 9 Pres. McKinley Tues, Sept. 24 Pres. Jefferson ..Tues., Oct. 1 Pres. Grant....Turs., Get. & Pres. Lincoln...Tues., Oct. 15 Pres. Cleveland Tace., Oct. 23 Pres. Pierce....Tues. Nov. 5 TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES

VIA HONOLULU DIRECT PRES, HAYES

Oct. 2

£120, £112 Speris through rates to Europe via

United States, Direct connections with all Atlantic lines. Choice of rail lines across United States and Canada, liberal stop-over privileges for sightseeing.

EUROPE AND NEW YORK DIRECT

ROUND THE WORLD. Fortnightly sailing on Sunday via Manila, Straits, Colombo, Suez Canal, Alexandra, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, New York and Boston.

a.m.

Pres. Polk....Sun. Sept. 22. & Pres. John Sun, Nov. 3, B Pres. Adams... Sun, Oct. 6. 8Pres. Monroe..Sen. Nov. 17, 8 Pres. Barrison Sun. Oct, 20, 31 Pres. Wilson ...Sun. Dec. 1, 8 TO MANILA

Pres, Taft...Sept. 10 6 p.m. Pres. Grant....Sept. 28 6 p.m. Pres. McKinley Sept. 14 6 m. Pres. Lincoln...Det. $ 6 p.m. Pres. Jefferson Sept. 24 6 s.m. Pres. Cleveland .Oct. 12 6 p.m. For Bookings, Passenger and Freight Information apply to Telephone Central 2477, 2478 and 795,

Cable Address "Dollar." CANTON BRANCH:-4, SHA KEE STREET.

AMERICAN MAIL LINE

AND

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two Slipways and can accommodate any craft of 200 feet long.

Town Office: 64, Carraught Road Central, Hong Kong, Tel Central No. 459. Shipyard: Sham-Sui-Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Tel. Kowloon No. 1. Estimates furnished on application.

Hong Kong. April 1, 1924.

RIVER WATER LEVELS

REPORT FROM BOARD OF CONSERVANCY WORKS OF

KWANGTUNG

(Water Levels in English Feet)

Highest

Lowest

on record

W.L.

W.L

W.L

Place of Observation West River at Shíuhing..... North River at Tsingyuen .. North River at Samshui East River at Sheklung

W. L + 43.0

on record

5/9

6/9

0

10,8

+28.7

0

5.5

5.3

-1- 27.3 +15.2

6.2

5.0-

3

2.3

2.7

WARSHIPS HERE

H.M.S."Tamar,” "Moorhen" und

The cargo hatches in the upper deck were covered with hatches and properly battened down and secured, Of the coal-trimming

hatchways in

The following are the warships at the upper deck, shelter deck

present in harbour: - space coal bunkers, the two forward hatchways At the Bin: each side were battened down, the re- Moth, "Tarantula," maining three batchways each side in "Seamew." these bunkers were not battened

At the North Arm: -- H.M.S down, the two hatchways in the cross-Sterling" and "Stormcloud." alleyway were not battened down.

In Dock: H.M.S. The hatchways in the coal bunkers should have been battered down and 'Serapis" and L19.

No. 6 Buoy:-H.M.S. secured, before being buried under the coal. The hatches and tarpaulins land." should have been available for ready use for battening 20

down the hatch-

197. k-1 master, 1 officers, 3 wireless operator, 1 purser. 1 surgeon, 2 carpenters, 1 bo'sun, 2 bo'sun mates, 1 baggage master, 1 lamps, 4 quartermasters, 2 saloon deckmen, 18 2 scamer (ord), Engine

chief room -]

engineer, ཏྭཱ en gineers, 2 refrigerating engineers, an, 1 donkeyman, 1

Per 5.5. "Shidzuoka Maru" Seattle on September 9:-

B. J. Shroff, E. E. Walling, K. A.B.'s Ishii, Mr. and Mrs. Y. Kanoh, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Whiteley.

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMER

i

stow Clectrician, refrigerator

greas

29

as

ers, 6 greasers, 1 duyman, firemen, 10 trimmers. Saloon:

1 chief steward, 1 2nd steward, 12 The P. & 0. 8.s. "Mantua" left cooks, 4 bakers, 76 stewards, waiters, Singapore for this port on September Re À of, deck department 43,

Cotal

8 at 9 a.. with the outward English engine department 61, stewards' de- Mails, and is due here on September partinent 93-197 in all. 12 at abouL

2.01.

HONG KONG TIDE

19. What was the total number of her passengers, distinguishing sexes and classes and discriminating be- tween adults and children 1·

128. First-class:- Adults, males, 1. total 57 adults, 5 children, Second- class:-Adults, males, 10; females, 7, The tide-table given below has total 17 adults. Third-class:- been chtained by aid of the Tide-pre- Adults, males, Yokohama.dicting Machine, which includes 40 children, males 8, females 4, total 40 27; females, 13;

components for the better prediction adults, 7 children. Deportes:-- of tides from the result of the Adults, male 1. female 1, total 2 analysis of the tidal observations, aduits.

All dates are approximate avil subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS. Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Bingapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer,

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge, Heamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries.

Parcels measuring not more than 2% ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft. will be received at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing,

For further Information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc, apply to:-

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

P. & O. Building, Connaught Rd. C., Hong Kong.

Agents.

HONG KONG AND MACAO LINE in Good Speed

S.S. CHUEN CHOW

Daily Sailing from Hong Kong at 2:00 p.m.

Sailing from Macao at 7.50 a.m.

Sundays excepted.

Freight and Passage apply

taken at the Kowloon tidal observa-

20. Was the "Vestris" sufficiently

tory order the direction of Dr. and efficiently officered and manned? Dobere dering the years 1887, 1888 and 1889.

Yes.

21. What was the number of boats The times ad heights are given of any kind on board the "Vestris ?” for Kowing but they may be used Were they all in good and seaworthy for the Victoria Naval Yard and condition Were the arrangements Aberdeen, the differences being very for the manning and launching the small.

boats on board the "Vestris" in case The times of high and low-water of emergency proper and sufficient? must not be considered to eoineide What was the carrying capacity of with the times of slack-water and the respective boats? change of current, the two phenomena being quite distinct.

There were 14 lifeboats, including 1 motor lifeboat, of which 12 were. under davits. These boats were In spected and passed by the United States Steamboat Inspection Service September 9 to 15, 1929.

Just prior to this voyage.

The boats were all in good and seaworthy condi- HIGH WATER LOWER WATER.ning and launching these boats were tion. The arrangements. for man-

DATE

Sep.

ΕΓ

Standard Standard proper and sufficient.

Ht tim,s

Trucs

Ht: No. of boat.

Mou. 29 6.0 m 7 1

1 59 a 4.88408 3. mi: 19 16,0 | mx: 8. 33 1:29: 3.54 4.3 6.SLA 4.0

Capacity. (Persons.)

.7

1 Motorboat under davits 2 Lifeboat under davits

36

m.10 51

*

W

1

Wed. 12 FLOW

Moinferio

Thus 13 m 25 306

No nftrior: H' zor Low W

"ri

2.3

9

Noinferia de xer £

Frit

14 m2 6 3* | 8.3 130 à¦yo

121,7

Tel, C. 6061.

CHUEN ON STEAM BOAT CO., LTD.

4, Connaught Road W.

lavits

Total

800

Ways.

[To Be Continued]

THE HONGKONG

"Seraph,"

"Cumber-

Foreign Men-of-War U.S. Gunboat "Guam." Japanese Ganboat "Uji." French Gunboat "Vigilante."

SEA DISASTER

100 FEARED DROWNED IN STEAMER CAPSIZE

SINKS IN HEAVY SEA

Helsingfors, Yesterday. The Finnish steamer "Kuru" cap sized off Tammerfors a few minutes after leaving the quay, in a heavy sea. She sank within a minute, and it is estimated that over 100 passengers

were drowned.-Reuter.

& WHAMPOA DOCK CO, LTD.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "MANIFESTO" HONGKONG.

DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER

MAKERS, IRON, STEEL, AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS,

ELECTRICIANS.

The Com.

pany pos. Besses Six Granite Docks and Two Pat-

ent

Sup. ways. The dimensions

of No. i

Dock аге

700 ft. x

85

ft x 30

ft.

Codes Used:

AI, A.B.C.

Fifth Ed

tion; En-

gineer Ing;

First 鼐

Second Edi-

tion; West-

em Union

and Wat-

king.

MS. "SUGBO"

Single screw steel passenger and cargo motor ship. Dimensions: - 1540" RP. x 28′ 0′′ Mið. x 11′ 6′′ Ml8.; D.W. 470 tons; B.H.P. 360; Speed 10%1⁄2 knots. Built and machinery installed by The Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., to the order of La Naviera Filipina Inc., Cebu for Philippine coasting service.

Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager:

R. M. DYER, B.Sc., M.LNA, Kowloon Dock, Hong Kong.