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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1929.

P. & 0.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian Lines

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

TAKING CARGO FOR

STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUPING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, .

CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.

THE CHINA MAIL,

VESTRIS INQUIRY

If such an order was given, was this a prudent order 7 Did the chief engineer call the master's attention to the fact that there were no wing suc tions in No. 4 tank ?

In view of what the Court knows now, the Court thinks that the pump- ing out of No. 4 starboard tank was imprudent, but having regard to the captain's knowledge at the time, it was not an imprudent order for him to give. The chief engineer did not, draw the master's attention to the fact that No. 4 tank had no, wing suctions.

pumps

At what time were the started to pump out the starboard side of No. 4 tank?

What pumps were used and for what period of time? When were the pumps work- Was ing in No. 4 tank stopped ? the starboned side of No. 4 tank then dry ↑ If not, how much water

would be left in the tank, and what was the effect of pamping, out this tank un the list?

The pumps were started on No. 4

starboard tank at about 6 p.m. Sun

ant finished at about 8 p.m. The st puup was used. Sixty tons Y left 175 this tank. The effect ofumping

out this tank is de- pendent on the list of the vessel, if vessel in fisted luss than about 12% degrees the effect would be to reduce, and it greater than 12 per cent, the list would be increased.

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at this time to obtain access to the trum or the valve so as to clear the one" and put the other in order?

NOT SUNK

www.

ī

NELSON LINER ONLY BADLY HOLED

ALL SAVED

At about 8 p.m. the bilge injection pump was tried, but failed to work. It failed to work because the cen

Vigo (Spain), Yesterday. trifugal pump

did not create

sai

The Nelson Shipping Company's ficient vacuum to lift the injection liner "Highland Pride" valve. It did not work at any time

was not

The strum, if one were fitted, would sunk, but badly holed forward. be in the bilges. Neither the strum She is ying with her bows sub- nor the valve, according to evidence merged. Most of the pässengers' was accesible, being at this time under luggage and mails were salved. water.

The boats were launched and filled Were the conditions in the engine

with

order. complete

Spanish such as to justify the room

chief engineer in considering them repon-trawlers, which were summoned, sible for the list to any great extent? towed them into port in the pouring

Having regard to the fact that part rain. Reuter.. of this question is limited to con ditions in the engine-room, the Court

and if so when?

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY Water in Engine Room and Stokehold were looking pretty bad," and showed

DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)

3. S.

Tans

MOREA

From Hong Kong About

10,953 14th Sept.

Noon ¡MANTUA

10,946 | 28th Sept. †EARMALA

9.123 12th

1*MIRZAPORE 6.715 16th Oct. †KALYAN

9,144 25th

*NAGPORE

Destination

Bombay, Marseilles & London.

Dogbuy. Mars,.les & London. Marseilles, London, Huil, Rotterdam

& Antwerp. Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Oet. Marseilles, London, Hull, Rotterdara

& Antwerp. 5,28% 2nd Nov, Marseilles, Londen, Hull, Hamburg,

Rotterdam & Antwerp.

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TILAWA

TALAMBA

TAKADA

TAKLIWA

TALMA

5,327 15th Sept. ! 19,006 9th Oct. 13,013 19th

Oct. 6,94 31st Oct. 7,936 8th Nov. 18th Nov,

! 10,000

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

* Calls Rangson. Cargo only..

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

37.During the time the starboard side of No. 4 tank was being pumped out, what amount of water was in the engine-room and stokehold ? What pumps. !

if any, were working upon it? Was the water in the engine-room and stokehuld disposed of or lowered, and if not, why not

There is no evidence to enable the

Court to say what amount of water was in engine-room and stokehold during the time the starboard side of No. 4 tank was being pumped out. The pumps in, use on the bilges were: The engine ram pumps when main engines were working, and the gen- eral service pump. The

water in the bilges was not lowered, a possible reason being that the pumps were not working to full efficiency.

38. During the period between 0,20 and 7.30 pm. on Sunday, Novem- ber 11, 1928, from what tank or tanks vice water been taken ? had the boiler feed and domestic ser- How much fresh water had been used? Had this any effect on the list?

From No. 5 starboard tank and later from No: 4 starboard approximately 15 tons of water would have been used. The tendency would be to slightly reduce the list.

From what bankers had the coal for

the boilers been taken ? How pal had been consumer? Frox

the port caute in the after alokel and from the "dog box" for th

ore stokehold. Approximate ly 1 tons.

36.41 or about 7.30 pm., on Sun- day, November 11, 1928,

was the vessel struck by a heary sea on the starboard and did any, and if so, what port but

Did she lurch heavily to description

shift ?

and weight of cargo

At about 7.30 p.m. on Sunday, November 11, the vessel was struck by two heavy seas in quick succession on She lurched heavily to starboard The only cargo that

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). port bote.

*ST. ALBANS | 4,500 |

4th Oct.

NELLORE

TANDA

6,852 8,953

ST. ALBANS

1st Nov. 29th Now. 4,500 3rd Jan.

i 1980 6.85331st Jan,

Purt Holland.

NELLORE

[An earlier cable stated: The

CONSIGNEES.

LLOYD TRIESTINO N. CO.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

is unable to answer this part of the Nelson Shipping Company liner question.

"Highland Pride," from London to What mesages or reports, if any, Buenos Aires, struck a rock at were sent by the chief engineer to the Lameda. Point, and sank. All the master? Did visit the engine room at any time off by other ships, which rushed to the master himself 60 passengers and crew were taken

Shortly after midnight,

help in response to an S.0.8.] Sunday, the chief engineer sent a message to the cap captain stating that he was "holding the water, the bunkers, were fall of water and that the bulkheads were leaking." At 4 a.m. the captain visited the

engine-room and inquired "How things were. going down there?" The chief engineer replied. Things

him the water coming into the engine room through the bulkhead and the deckhead, and he told the captain that he was closing down the star- The Motor Vessel board boiler. The captain then told the chief engineer to pump out No. 2 starboard tank, and remarked "That

hould bring her up."

42.-At or about 1 a.m. on Monday, Fiume. Spalato, Port Said, Suez, November, 1928, did the general Maseaua, Karachi, Colombo, Penang & service pump give out?

If so, what Singapore. was the cause of it? Was it offee- tively repaired, and, if so, how long CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby did such repair take?

informed that all Goods are being Yes. of the bucket nut. It was effectively Whart & Gudown Company, Ltd., at This was due to the slacking landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon repaired, the repairs સking about three hours.

on

43-At $ a.in.

Monday, November 12, 1928, what was the con- dition (a) of the ship as regards list to starboard and water on the upper deck, and (b) of the engine-room and stokehold and pressure of steam on the boilers?

The list of the vessel was not less than 20 degrees; at this time there was water throughout the starboard side of the upper deck, and also in the starboard side of the engine room and stokeholts. The steam pressure on the boilers was about 200 lbs. square inch.

“ESQUILINO "

From Trieste, Venice. Brindisi,

Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before 9th instant.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 15th irst. will be subject to rent.

All claims against the vessel must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 25th inst. or they will not be

recognized.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godewas, where they will be examined on the 14th inst. at 19 am. by our surveyora Messrs. Geddard & Douglas.

No Fire Insurance has been effect-

Bill of Lading will be countersign- ed by

DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents. Hong Kong, 9th September, 1920.

44-Were orders given by the master at or about 4 a.m. on Monday, November 12, 1928, to pump out the starboard side of No. 2 tank? Had ed. this tank wing suctions?

If such orders were given, at what time. wore the pumps started to work on this tank Was the starboard side of No. 2 tank then dry? What effect list of the had the pumping of this tank on the

slip?

to

The captain gave orders at 4 m.

pump out starboard side of No. tank.

This tank had wing suctions.THE REN LINE STEAMERS, LTD. The ballast pump was started on this

tank at about 4 2.m., finishing at From MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, about or 8 a.m. This tank was then

LONDON, STRAITS AND MANILA.

The effect of pumping out this dry. tank with the vessel listing about 20 degrees would be to increase the list.

Was the pumping out of this tank The Steamship,

BENMACDHUI"

at this time prudent?

The pumping out of this tank was CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby in not prudent, but neither the captain formed that all Goods are being land- nor the officers possessed the knowed at their risk into the hazardous ledge to determine this fact

45.-After

EXPRESS

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on SEPTEMBER 12th

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For Passenger and Freight information please apply?—

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Town Office: 61, Cornaught Road Central, Hong Kong, Tel. Central No. 459, Shipyard: Shan-Sui-Po, Kewloon, Hong Kong, Tel. Kowloon No. 9, 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)

Phee of Observation West River at Shithing.....

North River at Tsingruen

North River at Samshui

| East River at Shekiung

Highest

Lowest

on record

W. L.

W.L W.L

W. L.

on record

7/9

8/0

+ 41,0

0

9.9

10,5

28.7

6.5

10.8

4. 27.3 +18.2

5.4

3.8

"TREASURE SHIP"

SIX MONTHS' HARD LABOUR FOR ROMANCER

"THE TROPICAL SEA"

The trial has ended at the Old Bailey of Edward Emile Jochen, aged 48, an American contractor, who was indicted for obtaining from Mr. Marie Anguste Jacques Penellier, a bullion merchant, of Gray's Inn-road, W.C., a cheque for £1,000 by false pretences, and for stealing the cheque.

!A known tu have shifted suine crated car's, which broke through from the trunk to No. hatch, weight being about 2 tons: Manila, Sandakan. Thursday Island, distance moved 15 feet to starboard.

Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney&A certain quantity of coal (Eureka Melbourne.

or Yankee slack) having been used since leaving New York, is it possible or likely that a definite movement of

and/or extra hazardous Godowns of of the

the Pumps coal to starboard took place when the

wording

The Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & .a.m. on Monday,Godown Co. Ltd., whence and/or vessul lurched, settling to starboard and so increasing the list? Did such working on the engine-room and stoke tained.

November 12, 1928, what pumps were from the wharves delivery may be nh. movement take place?

hold There is a possibility of some coal effectively, and was

bilges Were they working No claims will be admitted after the having shifted from the coal chutes,

every possible Goods have left the Godowns, and all effort made by the engineers and fire: Goods remaining undelivered after the settling down to starboa 1, and so in-

men to

keep the water under and 16th inst. will be subject to rent. ereasing the list.

It was alleged that Jochen toki a retain steam on the boilers ? Were Cause of List

All claims against the steamer must

story about

a bullion ship in the the strums becoming choxed with coal be. presented to the Undersigned on or North Sea with 40. At or about 7.30 p.m.. Sun-

50,000,000oz of dual ? If so, day, November 11, 1928, did the

was any endeavour before the 30th inst., cr they will not Mexican silver, valued at £5,000,000. made to clear them?

be recognised.

Mr. St. John Hutchinson, defending, said that Jochen was now willing to write down the name of the ship and its captain.

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

The E. & A. 8.8. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor. Darwin, or other parts en route as in- ducement offers.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New vessel take a heavy list to starboard? Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

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

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

&

cd,

Jochen said that he had not given the Information before as he and various Mexican men had sworn an oath which practically meant death if they disclosed the name of the vessel. Judge Gregory remarked that the the trial was whether whole issue the ship existed or not.

Jochen then said that the name of

the vessel was The "Tropical Sea," and he gave the latitude and longitude of her position in the North Sea. The captain's name was Charles B. Bell- hauwer, who, he believed, was Scandinavian.

Д

Intent To Defrand Jochen was found Guilty of obtain- ing the cheque with intent to defraud and Not Guilty of stealing the cheque.

Detective Inspector Tandell, of Scotland Yard, said that it addition to this charge Jochem had obtained about £2,000 worth of jewellery from jeweller in Gray's Inn-road, W.C., who, however, recovered most of it. He also obtained a motorcar worth £1,750 on which he paid £500 deposit. His finger prints had been identi- fied as those of Eduard E. Jochen, who was sentenced in America in 1919 to 15

years penitentiary for embezzle- ment.

Mr. St. John Hutchinson said that Jochen denied that it was embezzle- It was for an offense dar- ing the war for withholding military Information from the Government. He only served two years sentence.

Jochen was sentenced to twelve months' hard labour.

If so, what was the cause of it?

After 4 2.m. the following pumps All broken, chafed, and damaged were working on engine room and Goods are to be left in the Godowns, What was the extent of the list she stakehold bilges: General service where they will be examined on the took then?

At about 7.30 p.m.

pump; ballast pump, when not used 14th inst. at 10 a.m. by Messra, The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and November 11, the vessel did take

on Sunday, for pumping out tanks; main engine Goddard and Douglas. London via Panama Canal.

heavy list

rams, in so far as main engines were

ment. No Fire Insurance has been effect to starboard. The pre-working; ash ejector pump. It is bable cause of the additional list were: Shipping of heavy seas, shift of coal,

very doubtful whether all these pumps Bills of Eating will be countersign- were working with full efficiency at ed by, and hardening up of cargo to star this time. The engineers and fre board.

The additional list, due to

GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., the lurch

men did make every possible effort to

Agents. vas about two or three de-

keep the water under, and to retain

Hong Kong, 8th September, 1929. grees.

steam on the boilers. The strums 41-At ur about 8 p.m. did the bilgewere becoming partly cheked, Every injection

pump fail to work pro- effort was made to keep the strums perly? If what was the cause of clear, it? Was it, in fact, repaired, and did it work efficiently thereafter ? Where was the strum placed and how was it arranged? Was it possible

MANTUA

TILAWA

TALAMBA KALYAN BALZAD

110,346 13th Sept. *MIRZAPORE 0,715 17th Sept. 10,500 10th Sept. 8,018 26th Sept. 9.144

27th Sept. 6,853 27th Sept. 8,097 7th Det. 6,000 8th Oct 7,08€ 19th Oct. 23rd Oct. 9,005 26th Oct.

*NELLORE DELTA ARAFURA TAKLIWA *BELTANA

KASHGAR

* Cargo only,

Shanghai.

Moji & Koba. Amoy, Meji, Kobe & Osaka. Amoy, Shanghai, Kobe & Osaka. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama, Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Moj, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. Amoy, Kobe & Osaka, Shanghai, Moji, Kube & Yokohama, Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.

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

HONG KONG TIDE

The tide table given below has been obtained by aid of the Tide-pre- dicting Machine, which includes 40 components

Was the water in the engine-room and stokehold hilges kept under, and

not, why not

if

The water in the engine room and stakehold bilge's was not being kept under completely, on account of the general adverse conditions.

was

No War

NO

46Were the holds of the vessel

If so periodically sounded? found in the hold Bilges at any time? any appreciable amount of

water

the better prediction holds were periodically sounded.

From Sunday morning onwards the of tides, from the result of the analysis of the tidal observations,

appreciable amount of water

at tory under

taken at the Kowloon tidal observa found in the hold bilges at any time. 47. At 8.35 a.m. on Monday, the direction of Dr. Doberek during the years, 1887, 1888

November 12, 1928, what was the con dition (a) of the ship as regards list and 1889.

to starboard, (b) of the water on the upper decks and in the bunkers, and (c) of the engine-room... and stoke- holds ?

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers 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.,

F. & V. Building, Connaught Rd. C., Hong Kong.

Agents

HONG KONG AND MACAO LINE

in Good Speed.

SS. CHUEN CHOW

Dally Sailing from Hong Kong at 2:00 p.m. Salling from Macao at 7.50 a.m.

Sundays excepted.

Freight and Passage apply:

CHUEN ON STEAM BOAT CO., LTD. 4, Connaught Road W.

Tel C 6061

The times and heights are given for Kowloon; but they may be used for the Victoria Naval Yard and Aberdeen, the diferences being very small.

The times of high and low-water must not be considered to coincide with the times of slack-water and change of current, the two phenomena being quite distinct.

DATE

Wed. 11 m

H¢

at

There is no evidenve to enable the Court to ascertain the list at 8.85 a.m cording to the radio sent out by the on Monday, November 12, bat se

10:56 captain

Hm.. "Dur- ing night developed 22 deg. Hat star beard." There was water right fore and aft on the starboard side of the upper deck. The lower after-cross bunker would appear to be saturated with water. In the stokehold the the starboard

water was just starboard boiler.

COF

September 10 to 16, 1929,

HIGH WATER LOWER WATER,

Standard

Standard Sep'.

Tim:0

Times

Tues. In s

1.59 6.01 33 19 3 14 3 0 1 40 1-4460 m-10.618 Noinferior H nr Low W Thats i 61 0 066 No aferior Hzor Low W, Fri la mu 6100973

The sterke boiler was closed Noinferior M. vor Low down soon after 4 a.m. Monday, be 8.t” to m 6' 20-8.3L 36 au

cause the water in the bilges had Jaa 1 m 8 3166 9 11 45 at this boiler. The remaining boilers washed up tho stokehold floor plates 9318487 17 maintained sufficient steam for the Mon. m 73 6.9m 14 43 pumps in use for a period,

9:06.0 71.6

[To Be Continued)

wing furnace on Bi.

and in the engine-room at a responding level. A Was it feand necessary to close down the starboard boiler, and I so at what time and for what. reason. Did the remaining boilers maintain sufficient

steam for the pumps in use?

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