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MAIL SUPPLEMENT TO THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,” JANUARY 11TH, 1887.

I board our whistle sounded once, and I heard would be ten to fifter ponds on the time ( có tint fault with us. She should not have Espoir on her cours

Raing at the whenk and the chief mate in aand that corresponds with the timo soenpio chief maate sing ant "port, port? When I saw the red light. So tad not pit off the out very'tarily, because il ia uot until the rough log on board, and wila pula, in not baring entureel her engines. And they

Chinese pilot being on the bridge. The collision was ensul by the Bepair not keeping a proper look out, 1 parting her helm to port in ellieren to rate of the regulations for preventing ollisions at Hem in improperly starboarding har helm, in not keeping on that nido of the river er channel which was on the starboard side of the Eoir, and in not sincken in speed or stopping and reversing her engines

when the calbim bacang iniiwant.

sollision.

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the ship in aovering the distanci.

cullision

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The quasive mide kapi etherirlshare zone cleur. She was also to blura

aliable for me and my of or to out things bonus the nitam put in a lot myrd to the acllion, as it was only a quest feat The witness her marked on the churt the first saw the other rassol abe was about a quarter nuder her starboard poln; we haul just got you is that you begin to upon oal. I when he made up the fair, it lefsilopted the latter conru they would still base.

good swing on. Wu Eur-Lared to heim to varius prattles and ocurens uontioned in his of a Danish vila distant from te evidence in chief. The polat to which these Cross-examined by the Acting Attorno-starboard there was danga of collision, insig foreradi hond where I could see Lut-of rubbish. On the sening of the 3rd New, the of feet, the Baute striking it chyt brought him did not agree with the tree point General I woul forward on hearing the arder ware graan ligt een light. When I say ter than on the bridge where there is camtanni-captain wrote up the log of eight look. Wit distrus from the stp. Hontouled that of the collision.

"por" because I wanted to see what they were the rat light I saw collision was inviable entlon with the vagines and the wheal. I had res saw him wits it tut to could not say thu Espoir was in no way to blans for th Kr. Francia romarked that the witness budaltering the course for. They may hare bhanged About tea senonds dter I got to the quarter man to pass the word. I have not tried with whether before he began to write it here was collision. Upon all the ovider which he hang the art countiese otherwisg than that the mentioned several times while working out the the ovarse several times coming down the zivor, derk the vessels atrek. My bowsprit struck the Espoir how long it takes to bring her to anything there already. Nor did he remember adduced ho would ank the court to jedz fin course that he ought to live commenced his but I did not hear any order. I thought when him on the port bow an auglo of Si doreas standstill from tall paed aboad. From the fore buying been the captain or anyone else rub any other tho one of the Norden. He did not think Cre-oxamided by Mr. Franels-Witness hat arents witnesses he had called were time wit ues a little higher up.i

that order was given that we were los olose to frous forward. My beaprit was broken off and ouatle hond to the bridge Is 70 feet. I did thedia-thing out. The agewer of Captain Adwas set out that the The Acting Attorney-General aid that the land. I did not think of anything really, but fell ou the starboard, the part bumpkin and accotismurninginalght seconds-nota fostran Espoir was going up the Canton river under steam when the witness saw the dieulty ho was in. Thad nothing to do, so I went forward to see what port osthead were bon torn away, the topmost It is the quarturminster aduty to make the entries been in the Bartr since the 37th July last, and neses of truth. On the other side bad show- at the rate of 78 te kuots an hour, steering N, by Captain Thomaett said the whole thing was they were doing. I did not hear any ceder for stunsail boom on the pet side was broken, and the in the rough leg, but Irade the satcies referring before this occasion he had been up to Cantin in ud discrepancies in the ovidones, and the story - W. Why impass, which was N. by W4 W guess work as to distances,

it, but Tooald fool that the engines wam going port outter was stovea. The other vessel swept to the collision. I wrote it after letting go the her in August. Since the mattor was before the bosides was of an extraonlinney, an inprolabla trite A little to the N.E. of siger Island and Cross-sanfaation continuod-The asptain astern about half a minate before the collision. pant at what seemed in be a torrific apod. We naohor, just betere eight arloak. I cannot see ourt the proviens dag he had had gone convers character that it was not entitled to cruduce about 20 p. A whiin light and anbegantly came os deek jost at the moment of the Thie and the order to port, and, the whistle wors in collision a ver short time. We grazed that there has been anything obliterate... Imation with the captain, who told him he had been The Acting Attorney-General went to cop stated that he told the court he had-pasted-to- as to the Nordin huing wholly to blirne, ku tamsi a green light word seen about half a point on

It would take three minates to furred at pretty nearly the same time... I was along. The Norden opt on about a quarter have not altered it at all arvept to put in 6.28 to asked what course he took from Macro and he tend that if the court did not uphold Die rises Mr. Francis-lor is it that part of it is the eastward of Lan East. There was nothing hold that neither as was antistarily musió the starboard box and about four miles off. As stop the ship when going full speol. Au standing forward about three minutes before the of a mile. Inandidely after the collision I ate sense.

went on the brides stopped the ongines, eu

else, in the conversation that he could renem out, al sach sait should be dismissed The Norden dil showed her gron, light the English stormer teft. Whampon shortly be collision occurred.

When fore we did. Bapair was kept steadily on her" cotisa

We did not see her after it com By the Court-I saw the starboard side, but I quired what my damage was, and then steamed writton with a warkor panel than the cthor?

Witness-I do not know anything of that; ber. Ho eonid not say whather this course possible the other side would rais the cunter- the Nordea, whlab, was apparently following o menced to get dark, about a quarter to pix. She did not see the green light. I will not ray, how up on the Norden's Barboard quarter and halled

him to know if he wanted my sistance. Ha that is as I wrote it. The quartermaster writes ap was in accordance with the printed siling tion that the Espoir had been wong in tha as to that they had etilones that if they had mi corso parallel to that of the Espoir, bore about was ahead of us, about half a milo, and going nerar, that there was no green light thoro

L Aman said be was an able saman.on beard answared please seil a beat." I seat. Snb-the rough log. That is the rough log produced; directions. He should have roombero tant movement of putting the host hard post, lint twe pointa on the starboned bow of the Bapair ittle faster than. ward. I was the ftrat to ace and was appecully 500 var off, to hela of the light on the Espair. I showed it to the pilot, the Norden, and was on board on the Sre Novem-Lioutenant Clives wiha bat. While, ho was and the chip's log is eatored up from that. The the varsel had passed to the ecst of Lan Kest if the latter was starboarded in order to give and it was reported shortly afterwards by the ber, when the collision oroarrad. He was on the gone I stood up ler atarhcarl side, norass or quarter-imgster on tore ittpin the harbour, and the the optain had not toll him. He was on the done so the Expeix would have bat in E the Norden vide bortk. when saddonly the lookout wan. I say the rossels would have passed watch on the lookout from six to eight. He bows, stopped the engines, and drifted up with offer of the watch is reponalhlo for it staea I watch the whole of the day on this occasion At As to the questions Mr. Francis had wat is to Norden shut in her green light and showed a comple of ship's lengths apart if the E par had was rear the bows os the part side. About half the lids. I then rool road and samad entered this up myself as it was an important sea they had regular watches, bat al iu gning the rough log of thus Eoir, he had this expdamas bor red. A collision then being inevitable kept on her proper course. She was at that time pust six he saw a white light a little on the port slowly back to tating boat. After the beat matter cannot uphin the presence of half up rivers. Witness could not say whether there ton to make. There had been a few words rul the expings of the Espair were immediately ca our port box. The collision tack place between side. He raposted to the chief aste "light on enme kask I hoiated insition lights and stopped obliterated witing under my own. Perhanwas enyone on duty as lokout on th forensis bed ont. The entry originally made was 30 reversed falled and her helm was put bard one and two minutes after the Espoir altered her the port how." About five minutes after that he while my men alcaraduway the wrecks and hoisted the quartermaster bnd written there before ma head, but he know that when the captain came to ship collided with the steamer Norden." It was a-port. The Emir, ander bereturpard heim, course. If we had stopped and reversed imprecis a red light slso, a little less on the purit up clear of the auir, my part anchor being I do not remoubor whether he had written it look at his course on the chart the gann was felt that this was hardly enough for a satisfetery went on to port only two points. The Nordenataly the Exprir altered ber course we would hara zidla. He watched the two lights until they disabled by the eathad being-loca away. Aftorn before me. I did not look at the engineers on the lockout. The cantain lost no time la lock-entry of the affair, but that it was desirable His Lordship said he did not you know who did wat appear to shoke her spoed at all and get sore of car way off. We wore snobered vary came up to them. They were over on the star the boat come back steamed as little as possible, log nntil it was produced at the Court of In-ing at the chart, he merely walked up, locket at thoro should be some entry of the vicumstances the Exgir stenok her on ber port-bow. The close to the Bale Rack The Erpor ailed board site of the Narden, When the other on account of the man in the bowlines oloaring qairy. The rough log was produced at that it, and went hack. Witness went hit to see that preceding the collisiss

ware the parties before him whether the com. collision took place about a mile and half N. by us afterthe sellision, from astern, and asked if we vessel was close to them, about three or four away the wreak. They wore about bulf an hour Cours of Inquiry in the same condition in which the quarter master kept the vessel strady on hor WW of the fort on the N.E. ond of Tiger wanted any assistasca. We sounded after we ship's longtha distant, they steered wrongly, and claring it away. As soon as the anchor and it is produced here. There is no partly obli- course simply for the purposes of navigation, not Island. The Nordes was not kept on her proper anche and found teu fathoms. I saw the red starboarded, which canned them to ravinte the able ware reported hear I sichored. We re-texatod writing under the entry in the engineers on sooount of the approaching vessel, na thut was wunders of the Espoirsad Nordenfor the vashi ship was to bring the netion araiat the Almi- course as required by law, a proper look out was light of the Esp it the whole time. I am Dot Norden. Before the other vessel starboarded meined at anchor aril one o'sha in the after log. My clock on board is a very bad one, and going in a direction to pass asr of them. It themselves. The practlos now prevailing at le nat kept on the Nordea, the helm of the Norden erlain whether I saw the green light, as I could they had ported a little, and after she starboarded non next day. The navigating oor took is offen as mooh as ten minutes oat. The en was hie eastom to see that his orders were being whereactions were brought against Her Mitjesty's William Boastco, gunner on board the Espoir ralty. This was done because it was sometimes was improperly ported, and she did und stop and see the whole ship en plainly that I paid ne at the olief mate gave the order "bard s-port hearings of whare wore anchored next day. pine room look is a good one; the enginoors carried out he never (rasted siyang to do so. reverse her cagine when there was risk of teation to the lights. I keep the ing en board The gunboat struck the Nordes a little forward We wore off the neth end of Talong Island, look after that. The time given by the Norden

the Norden 1 gave the order fall spend of the foremast. Ha never saw the gunbear's zavre than two milesfrom the fort on per Is for the ollision entruot be correct, although gave evidence as to having been on the tap found hard for the plaintiff to get evidence, the Mr. Francis rent on to say the oue soomed store, and afterwards the captain gate to groot light bafas the collision. The collisionland. The course I but the ship ou wont have my own look is so had. I put in the 6.28 to gallant foroastle with the oiptain and Mr. Olivo officers and uen on board the vese-I they clonal to-be nue of these so frequent in that court in under stop. The latter order as giros about sccurred six or area ship's longths distant from takten me to the rigid of the cutre of the chan-auks senses, as without it, it would look as if 1erious to and up to the time of the collision. grainst being aader the command of the defeat nal as I went up. There is a hard in the oton-starbearded on seeing the Eght I should think Ho gave evidenes of a corroborative nature. Int. In the pay a count chaid was which there cast hormetest possible coatmulie-tw minutes after the first When we anchored Tiger Island.

Crass-examind-When witces went on the nal. When I first sin the Norden the appoured it was before the Court of Inquiry. I told the orpss-exasination by r. Francis he and that brought by the Admiralty. If this was # tion between the parties as to dwie relative post-we were of more than buif a cable's length from

the Cepair she appeared to be about n point on not see on what gruned that gentleman tions when epoching oach other mat in which Bat Bock, I zemeanber one of the officers of watch he was told to loup a goal lookat aboud, to be sathing of a cor and coming straight sub-liva seunot that bad done so. The Court of when the Nonlea was about a mila distant from unit against Mr. Adema pars mally ho did

She could have passed to starboard of us Inquiry was on the Saturday, and I uannot say the greation for the conet was mainly one of ovid the Esor coming on board after the collision. and a geed lookost for land. Near the time of down.

I the collision he could see land on the port side, at the time she portal. The chinel is nearly it was not on the Sunday that I entered that 6.23 the starboard bow, and when she spent out herald bring a counter action against the ethor passenger on board, Mr. rod light she was two to two and a half points ship for dags done to the apm. Thors Lanes 16 krasamnecessary to gà into the question The captain received bim at the gangmy. of law aniil Bonvidence had been given, because was close by. I did not hear what was said. I but a good distanco of. Ho know the other vessel a mile wide, and tossel drawing 13 font or 14 in the leg, I had

The Yorden is never on our Foren-un; he was set on the forecastle with me on the starboard bow. If they hand not parted fore he enght to know who were really the pur it would depend on whether the vessels were and did not hear the captain as the offer if the starbranded before the collision by seeing her fost it is more.

nort bow. If she had been an ear part bow when Ones in going up the Canton rirst I got on a when she thus enne round, the Norden would ties, whether the Norten and the Boir bedie

captains of thoso vowels. Eght to rel light or green light to green light. Esper had.ber lights buruing, nor did I see the head come road into them.

Lance Sorgaunt Allen Henderson, R. M. L. L, Mr. Franois said the usual quarse for noh ac The case for the Norden mus that she was cora offer point to the lights

Chan Shing Kwong, quartermaster of the first how her, showing her sed light. I would salt flat and bad to wait for the fide; but the have cut then in two..

stated that he was on the topgallant forecastletions here had been that they wars defended by ing down the river, keeping on the stared By Mr. Francis-On the chart the position Narden, said that front six to eight in the evenbare kopt steady on ped to red. If the Nurden river steamers persovorit. And once I rau up-

Re-Inmine-Wat I wrote in that rough at the same time. He saw a white light and the Crown Advocate. I thought that reali hod of the channel, as she was banned according to my lines and the trae position doing of the Sird November he was on duty at the had been anywhere sine the position they give Ion the bar to avoila junk. The Espair was procesine ny the river from wat agree. The reason is that I should have when, which was on the bridge. The chief mate would certainly not lave starborded. The spat Macao; they did not know what side of the commenced my lines a little to the northward and the plot were also ou tas bridge, and both they give as t play of the collision is the spot log I wrote at night o'clock on the arma shest, green light of the Nordon us described by the be justified in aming that, a nate, shiny by the Admiralty, beans a connterclaim conll It was ter exoption, of that £28, I did not look at the watch for the red light, and he osusilored it his channel sheater and the river by, but instead of It would take me a long time to daw it exactly gave kia orders as to steering, the mats giving where I fint rights Lor. It was after I stand it has put leen altered since with the presions witnesses. The captain told them to having been eated, it must have been entered kveping to the starboard side shin camo hegging By the Court am not certain whether I him a coarse, and the pilot the order to my course that I fist sighted her.

minutes to a quarter of an hour from the lip I time myself when the collision occurred. I pat duty to do so. He saw the vessel open out her red at have been lodged by Mr. Alcos himself. the land telebly closely on the part side. he saw the green light er not; I don't think I did.port or starboard a little The collision oc Nordea sighted her a point or a point and a balf At the mercant of ecllision I was standing in currod about half-past six, six or seven ship's pt my vessel ou heresa te the collision. He 60 at livet, but the quartermaster said it could light when a short distance from beu. Tad the If any counterclaim was made it must be by the Hi Lordship-You might say-I bave on- on her port how, and sewing the reaple were up the madle of the bridge The Espoir strack lengths from Tiger Island. The loud was far spord aver the ground at fint time was a good not be that, as that was the time of the collision. Norden kept on her course as she was before she Admiralty. preachin ach other on almost opposite coarses us in front of the bridge. I cannot by if I wrote them on the part side, and close ou the sight knots. If the collision had taken patos I do not think I-rabbed out any writing of the opened nut ber red light she would have passed starboard. He saw the white Light of a steamer where the Norden sys it did I would not Tiara quartermaster's when I made that entry, hot astorn of them 200 or 800 yards distgut. Wit

Mr. Francis said be land no Intention of doing the Norled meat off to starboard a little to give the green ligh then.

that Hu then proscerled to reply upon the case the Espoir widor borik, and then stradina Captain Davidsen, muster of the Norden, said approaching them, but he s neither the reislised round her; I read have been afraid of may have done so. ftolt him to bring the book nuss corroborated the previous avilence as to thing to do with that; I look to Ir. Adams. again on heraldcourse. Suddenly, when about 500-T was on taart the Nordea when was icitor graag tight. When the other vessel was the Bata Ilock. The collision did not take place to jae and 1 would make the entry. Having been what oedors were gives and what measures wor

Cross-examined by Mr. Francis--Witness for the pair. He submited that each party. yards off, the Espoir attempted to cross the Nor Wharipos on the 3rd November ust I have close the chief officer had the whistle blown twice sapshore withic a nile and a half of Tiger Is up to Canton several times, I know the way up, adopted. des a bows, starbranding her helmas hard as she been up and down the river several times. It to indicate that bus was perting the heim. Wit land. If I was where thor say I was wher Imut I do not navigate by the ailing directions. could. Seeing the only changed avoiding tus colli was sont 4.30p.m. wou we left, and a littlo pastness did not so the other real eitbar port or starboarded my helm i would have gone over the I look at them sometimes. Tho Norden was over never saw the Nurden's three light at one in the svidence brought by indf. had fully Shortly befors Bate Rock There are bearings to keep clear of a mossing ship to me. As long as I saw her reen the green light disappeared and then he saw Completely proved his casos d the nature of kion was to get past the point of danger the Nors half food. We bad a licensed Chinese pilot on starboard before it struck them. den went full speed ahead, Shealadat sncoded board. We were going about aive and a half the collision witness, by the order of the chief, the Late Rock the Tigers Cheler of the furt; light to my graan light she could not be crossing red light. Shortly before the collision be left ovidence on aither side, alltough con- that is. coming down. There is a line marked mond she was, I considered, on a parallel course. the forecastle head and want oft as far as the teadistung, that it must be socepted wholly or re- By the Court The Norden got to two engine room skylight. and when he got there jected entirely. The lure of the evilpen for in getting but the Espoir streek her just ots. I was on the bridg in charg til six offioer, put the helm hard a-port

Mr. Francis said that concluded the cars for on the chart. It world not have been safe to go

my the captain was close to bin. There was a good ther was tirit it in no way wakudar lo-sen abreast of the foremast. The principal charge 'clock. I want from the bridge to the churtroom they rondle soinst the pair was that she was and about twoaly minutes past air to my cabin.the plaintiff, but if his friend wished to cross-ovor tant line: thew is 14 feet, but I do not go points on my starboard bow while on on the wrong side of the channel, that she was The chief offer took charge. The lamps ha esamine the chief engineer he had no objection. over rooks marked on the chart even if there is steady conrre, and when 1 starbaarded she deal of noise and confusion of the men running that of the other, but if one was believed it ob- Georg Kundson, chief engineer of the Norden; feet. I could a Tigar Island at the time of west to nearly four points at the time aft as it did not seeth safe to remain at the bows.solutely get rid of the other. The court would not keeping a proper look at and that at the been ighted before I left the bridge. When I

lead be telug antruths. It was an unpleasant, laat mement, when a collision was immineas, the left tas bridge the steamer was about seven said he was on duty in the engine room at the the collision, hat 1 a certainly not within a she opened at her red light. I then had the He heard the captais give the order hard a have to doside between two alsitely cen- adopted a rong manoeuvre and rad into miles northward of Tiger Island. Ioannot re-time of the collision. He did not-nolive the time mile of it. The dull aion was nowhere to the holin put hard a port and the engines fall speed starbased" directly after giving the under to tradictory stories, and one side or the other Re-examined-The only noise and confusion position for the court to im in to Couide between the Nerdes According to the Espar's or mereher bow she was steering then. I did not at the time of the collision, but it tear 6:45 whom south-of-Beto Rock On the starboards of astera, so as to mitigate as much as possible the starboard. account of the course on which she was go coms on the bridge again until the ecllision had the sucker was dropped. He kept no log, only a where I was it is ill lay tht land, which you calliston. When I bist saw the white light of

so as to wonnd the foelings of the persons con ine up the river she did not state which side taken place. I heard a noiss which I satished private code. At the time of the ellising the could tat seg at wicht valess you got within a the Norden it was about half a point on my bow. was the rushing uft of the rosel, and trying to be such cases, and it was also unplanet to the she was one sumitted slio was equally wrong myself was the mate aboating port, port and engines had just commenced to go uster. It quater of a wile. Car charts have courses mark III had put the holm bard a-starboard she get over each other, as the ladders ware only advocates, who wished to put their ententia. Douglas Edwin Mayes, engine room artificer, cerned as little as possible. Before omg to his She had the Norden on her starboard Low, and then I board a blast of the whistle. I pus on was about two sad a half minutes from the doa-them-in-prod-to alors Tiger Island for would have cat was down. I could not run away wide exugh for one to passe down at a time.

govo similar evidenes, his ali bating been on an case he would conleel that taking the under rules and 16 sho could not have treated my clothes having just had a bath, and vens u time of the elision until they were unchored convenience in navgating. At the time of the from hee: 1-did-not sen that. I could do any

Witness regulated his clock by the clock in the collision our way was greatly taken off. If I had thing else than that I did.

The hearings then further adjourned to the forecastle beat at the time. He said the case for the Bapu alone she bad muie hardf They had given an impossiblu her as a velen on; she could only see one of the deck. I saw the Empir about half a

Worden was on their starboard bow, and want to blame. her lights well as the rent hand light, and length of on our port bow, about four, points, mass-room, but he could act any how it was by atrack the Yorder at nu angle of forty-five de

grees instead of thirty my how would fava bean [ 10.30 next morning,

never ou lher port bow before the collision, nor position taking it in contection with the therefore the 10rb rute dd not apply to the ran forward to go on the bridge, and in-tas T Hongkong time.

6th January. The Acting Attorney-General then opened swept round and my port gear would hago

did the Espot ever show the order her rud surrounding cireumstances referred to a my ing that when the reggel hul sirung on her Norden. The rushed what the Eni's got to the foot of the Indder the Espoir struck ns.

light befors that time. duty was; she should have got over to her probent 80 foot forward from where I aus. I saw the case for the Bepair. As would be gathered been damaged. We out a fondsman taking from what had previously transpired the case soundings. The wheel is about the mizen

Edwin Tosson, querter.master on board the starboard helm the Norilen was about for points Sub-Linut, Clivo was called, and gave avi. per side of the chaunel have got the Norden on the sinrboard side of the Espoir when I came her port sila, and no collision would have on-on deck. I did not malice her green light. She for his clients was diametrically opposed wast. The bridge is before the misen must.

It is anal for uen not on duty to be on denes corroborative of that given by Licut Fenoir, said he was on watch from six to sight on her starboard bow; he submitted that if she ecrred.

truck as at an angle of about 50 degreas as to the facts on every point to that of The following evidenes was then called. Me did not hear any signal to the sagine room before the Nurden. Not even as to the place where the the forecastle between six out eight; it is the Commander Adams the previous day. He said p. on the 3rd November last. In was in charge had been in that position up collision coule have Allmann interpreting in the Danish language I got on the bidge. When I get on the bridge lisica pocurred did the two parties agree. The smoking place. I heard no bistle from the they were abreast of the North East point of of the wheel. He gave evidezes oorroborative of red. Mr. Francis contended that having for the officers of the steamer, who did not speak the engines are reversing and the helma was case for the Espoir was that on the 3rd Noven- Norica before the coliisiva-The witness hero Tiger island between 6 and 6.15 p.m. on the 3rd that of Lisut. Clive, as to the orders he received starterded, it was a pory wrong thin on the Bughah:-

sport The Espoir was in exatact with us tor that vessel was on the voyage from Macao to marked as the chart the varions positions and He was on the topgallant forecastle with the from that gentleman Mr Clive kept bin steady Exper's part to las pus the helm over again, to Mr. P.. Elberg, chief officer of the Nandes, uboat a minute or a minute and a half. We Carten. Frem about six o'clock the Captain courses. When the collision took place we were last witness and be left to set the ship's course, on the course Le gave until the enptain gave the port to bring the vessel tack. If, as we allege said--We left Whampan on the 3rd November were still going ahead, and the Espoir was going and the Navigating Lieutenant were in the bows heading our course I say that because I starHe wishes to meer N. by W. W., and the ob order to starboard. The vessel's and had gone for the Espair, the Norton was two poiste og When we get oleer I put the helm of the resso, navigating her. Leat. Adams boarded and got a swing on and then hard sport.ject in going over to Tiger Island was to get a round about two points when the next order was their starboard Low, just beginning to turn to last empay, bound to Wahn zia Hongkong. We Justern.

Hing their helm and going ahead, and they wodd got up anchor about 4.10 p.. 1 was too Boulbard a-starboard to get ber to stem the tice, as would tell them why they were doing this in the The ship turned to quickly that it is almost good departure They had passed Anung Point given. He had scarcely got the wheel or wards them, they ought to have kept staroward- put the belm over and goon after the collision have gone past the Norvin dear, as abris was a Lil Thyssel is 768 tone register, her length there was still a little way on her, stopped the bows instead of on the bridge. They rud a impossible to judgs Up to be time I started. I to 200 yards distant, bat he did not deem it hen he received the order hard a port" abont 2) to £34 feet, and her beam 29 foot.angies, and 14t go the nacbor. We were near chart with them, and as soon as Tiger Islauded the Nordes certainly conid not have seen advisable to take bis departure from there, as a There are the master and two matar, and a boat, the north-east point of Tiger Island when was past, they sat the course, and the Navi- us on her part bow. She could not have seen efraight line could not be got from thende. He occurred and he was thrown from the wheat. I short, quick turning resi. Porting the helm him to keep her an it. He retained aft for a ho was Witness sunotimes outered op the culiston: Mr. Franels contendel-thas that on sail and is dock bands. About air clock dropped anchor, about two cables' longth of, the rating. feutenaal Mr. Clive, left the bows on her pert how watil she showed us her zod gave the course to the quirteringster, and told could see zothing of the other vessel from where and restor the euriars brought about the we were six or seven miles above Tiger Island. fort being 8. S. by E. We boce E. by S. to see that the vessel was pat apon that course. Eght. Tigar Island would have been soon maxe

on the star

understood and carried out his orders, and he then up the cocurrences of the watch, witness taking to the mismanagement of the capton first in Upo six sklek the esplain was on watch, but from Balo Rook. The chief offeer took wund- When he left the captain was

By M. Francis- have coromanded the returned to the topgallant forecastle. The last it to him. Witcess wrato nothing about this having been on his wrong side of the chantal, rofarred te He quite agreed with the Acting and helmsmay were also as the bridgs, be the Espair went astern she came up to us again directly afterwards he saw the white light of an

I have been fuar witness was there still, and he pointed out to occurrence in the book before them; the page and then is having adopted the mature just pilot was a Hearsed Chinese pilot. The helms right astern, or perhaps a little na our starboard approaching vessel about half a polat on the Esputra year and sine months.

Cross-mined by Mr. Francis-Lient Clive Attorney-General that the case for the Contra man was a Chinese quartermaster. There was geerter, and asked if we wanted assistance. She starboard bow. When Mr. Clive came back and times ap and down to Cuatten. This was the witness the white and green lights of an ap. was clean when he took it to the captain.

reported that the rassel wae or her course Lieut, only time I had zen from Mieno to Canton. proiebingaip, o tride on the slurocard bow, and

had the rough log book before the exptain, and must stand or fuil upon the facts set ont in their readings, and le anbazitted thet those farts a Chinese alle semian on the look-out right iudid not anchor at that time. the bows. The bridge is about amidships, just cher half an hour or perhaps more hafore we Adams pointed out the approaching light to took a pilot trick but I had net one on this area about three or four miles distant. They wore

David Hill, ablo saman of the apcir, said he had been substantially and satisfactorily barne at by the evidento be lul prulaced, and the in front ofthe funnel. The ves-ol has two masts. got ander way again. I don't know whether him, and he went again to see that the vessel sina The watch ornare the first Fontant, then 30erds or so N. by W. of the N. E. point witness believed he wrote somethiur is it first. We were unying to sail. We were coning down the Espoir anchored during that time bist she was kept on her course. Tsent. Adams theu told the navigating lieutenant, and gauzer, but go of Tiger Island. Ho remained watubing, the the river full spoed bout uipe and a half krots, but her lights barking. Our damage was all the granner, who was also on the forecastle heading up the river 1 am on deck all the time. I lights for about five minutes, and than he went was on Anty from 6 to 7 on the evening of the

charge the time of the ecllision sadult to sea that is hip was being kept steady 3rd November as leiaman. He was in the poet oritenes given by his witnesses had not been in At is a 'chok the pilot was diveting the course abonewater. be Espoir strack as in four places to look to the lights, and he saw that they were was

We left Maono on her cares. The lights thea bore about the entter hearing the land, and in doing so he looked the least degree shaken by anything that he by the land and I gave arders by the compass. The aftermonst blow was about our after batoh, burning very brightly. Lieut. Adama wond Lieut. Clive as assistir me.

that side of the vessel he would have seen them. any taxterial contradistinn eng the stalem •nis About 6.5 to 6.27 got on to a 3.5.5 test from the stern. I did not see what tell them that he never took his eyes off the apat noon. I do not remember the distance froza same to them as when he first saw them, it might ahead. Had there beer any lights ahead on transpiel in cry-examination, nor was there

afterwards to Mecau to the Flores Tigris From noon ta se hare gore zenud a point or two more to cours by the compes, S.B. by S. 8. daanige had been done to the Espoir. 1 asked proaching light, and scen

the green light sting thus green vs were going 7 i 8 knots We entered starboard. He went to the compass by which but he saw none. He nothing of the other of there witness. Mr. Franzis subunited that he was knocked down in the cutter. He then where the col8sinu vecurred was burne-cat tou well. When wa sot that course the north did so. true. I knew the land shout Tiger Isian them to be kind enough to send a boat and they out to green light he felt that all was the Boers Tigrise of. Wangteng Island the quartermaster was steering, on the starboard vessel until she came in contact with them and the contention of his clients as to the position-

Oar. bool aft on the port side was cast point and of Tiger Island hors right broken, It was swang out, having been the boat right, and ho kept his course. It then and wear Anang-lung fort. The width of the side, and saw that the vessel was steady on a N. hend at four English miles off. We in use. An officer came off and I met him at struck him that the other vessel's green channel from Wangiang Island to Antinge W. W. course. He head cus order to picked limit up sad saw the Vorden. He was considerable extent by the eridone of Mfr. intended to pass Tiger Island as near as the gangreg. He asked me what the danage light did not spun out so much as he thought it hoy fort is about half a mile. We passed antarboard white be was there and he repeat-injured on the left arm and slightly on the lettersson, who was a fasonger by the Banir. witness heard he should have seen it, and he should never have of the collision aneh nearer Tiger Islai thea psible and to keep Bute Rock in the starboard was and I said I could not say, but we would geought, and he caused the boim to be starboarded of Dore Hock. We were steering by the landed the order to the quartermaster, who entried leg. Had the vessd ever been on their port bow That gentlemann certainly at the position He had been stayed in the cutter to get injured as he was. The other witnesses for the Espoir le submitted side. Wa and on the eats coarse up to 6.10, round in his heat and see. Thare wee no coa little to give her a wider berth. He had hardly I directe the navigator to atser such a varse it cut. While he was doing whee wear the lights of a steamer. We were versatite as to how the accident happened. I did done so when the red light of the other vessels would clear the Dare Bock. We then the order hard a-starboard. then about two miles aff Tiger Island. We had not ask bir if his lights were burning. I asked camo suddenly into view: and the moment he saw made for the Tiger's Claw. I cannot giso you by the compass abont 20 seconds then, and cutter was the foremost bout, between the fore that the story given by his witness was a most movements of the Eavoir which his witness23 not passe Bate Rock. When I say two miles him if he would like to see our lights, but he that he ordered the helm to be put hard a-port, the compass course frite Anang-hoy to the ho at once went to the bridge ladder on the and main masts. He was standing on the gran consistent une throughent as an explanation and four miles from Tiger Leland menu from declined

aud the engines fail speed urtera. Thoro orders Tiger's Claw. We had bran steering compase starboard sine three or four yards from the wale of the catter, leaning out of it apoi au of what apparel at first sight the extraordinary Benjamin Herring, fret class boy on board the bad deposed to, he would srbmit this hypothesis. The ela Tert on Tiger Jaland. I saw a bright By the Acting Attorney-General-We kept were carried out, bat the other ship cama rush courses from Matao up to an islaud of which I wheel. When he was sufficiently high ap the ladeprea. He could not what tell injured him light a quarter of a point en the port bow, the starboard side of the river coming downing on, and the collision took placs. The facts forget the name. We were at the Tiger's Claw der to see the approaching vessel, be saw her white!

It would be about and green lights about two points on the star- the Espoir, said he was on the topgellent fore They had it in evideres that Mr. Adaus was Janked at is through the glasses and in shoot from Whampoa. We passed on the port on either side were thas diarcetrically opposed, raghly about it.

to anchor; suren minutes I saw the red side light. I judge side the Cauttu sboal. e bad posed that His contentions were that his clients were per minutes to six what we passed Awang hoy board ham. He saw by the alteration of her lights castle during the time in question. He gave intending to anchor his vessel that evening, and not to go that she bad ported Ear helm. Her red light evidence corroborative of that proviodly given. he submitted that the place in which be con- the white light was short three miles elf when prñat before I left the bridge or were alosa to it. fectly right as soon as they were grean light to fort. I intended

turned in sad anchored there. His actual an- I first saw When I saw the red light it was cannot say exactly how far the Calcutta Kreen light, to keep on their course; nor were up to Canton Shat night. I intended to su came into view, and he went to the engine room. He saw the white Erht and then the green light templates: anchoring van to the arthward of they at all at fault in starboarding to give her a chor about Toshing. It was about three quar telegraph, and gave the order "fail speed if the Norden co their starboard le. It was Bate Bock, when woll past which be weald have

astera. The telegraph was in the centre of the never on their port bow until the celliston, about a point on our per bow and a mile shoal is from Tiger Island. I do not know CX-

James John Frost, arginaer in charge of the shorage that night was salsegmently derided distort. There is no clock on the bridge, but then notly where I was when wo passed the Calcutta little more mom, and that as soon as they saw ters dood,

A vutabar of questions were put to the wit bridge auidships. It took him two or three

to give the order. Espoir, said be an on duty in the engine room por from other circumstances. Therefore is one down below which su be seen from the heat -I know we kept to the starboard side of the red light they took the only measures which bridge. When I saw the red light I gave the the river. I did not give the chief officer any were roeible in polting the helm hard port ness as to his intentions with regard to anchor seconds lot to

ing and his rema. Mr. Fraucis fually asked- Witness also beard at that time an, or at the time in question. He heard the order the time the vessels were drawing ear each order to port a little to give more room. We orders when I left the bridge. We generale and the engines fall speed astern.

His Lordship-Were you on your propor side Was there anything to prevent your going up der from the captain "hard apert," and be fall apel astern gives and saw it exconted at other they were making preparations on board for that the lookout msu had teen taken from da went off a point for about a minutu and then ras Bute Root about a cable longth's distanco

to eight book a fine serlight right; with then repeated the order to the quartermaster, once Three or four seconds after the crter was coming to na anchor. The evidence showed steadier on the same course as before. When and Tigre Island a cable's length or two We of the river i

The Acting Attorney General--Yes, we were the tide in your favor? Yes or no?-Oh, 1 and went to him and saw it carried out immedi. riven the engines began te reverse. They were

ately, the holm being put over in five seconds put astern by the leading stoler. About 15 post and a man was sent to the gangway to par wu steudied the red light was more than tre could go Tiger Island a long way off that night.

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were expected to be passed in quick succession. pointa on ear port bow. Wo could only by the It is impossible we could have been further of on our proper side of the river.

The following evidence was then called on be Could you not bare gone on to Towling Anta from the giving of the order. About 15 gesond seconds after that, as rear us he could gnese, he the orders aft, which would indicate that orders lights at that time. If both vessels had con. Tiger Liland than I have stated at the time of

stooring by the land iretend of going to the clupeod betwear the orders hard a starboard and felt the rollision.

Cross-examined by Mr. Francis-The engine! The consequence was that there was tinted at the same course we would have passed the culisen. To put my clothes on would tan half of the Espoir

Captain II. R. Adams said --On the Brid No trouble of laying down a course on the chort Phard a-port. o know that the engines were ro- a compic of ship's lengths apart. A short seat a spiaule. When I first saw the Espoir

bad seen a vessel pass to starbogel, and he went time afterwards I saw.sho other steamer alter- she was close to me and I saw a whole lot of rembar we were going from Masse to Canton. You can't be too careful invavigating. I might Torsed. The Norden then crossed their bows, and room clock was usually regulated by the ship's whose duly it was to keep a lookout for which tug or course. She was then not quite fights. I did not untice the green or relAt six o'clock I was on the starboard side of hare gone on a little farther. I might have they rat futa ber, the collision taking place dlerk. He could not car whether it agreed with the captain relied entirely apo imel 116

Sub-Lieut. Clive, navigating gone on to Calrutta Shoa. That is for aniles about 20 noade after the order hard a-port had the ship's olook that evening.

By the coart-Witness got the order "fall to look at the chart, and he over netical a hali ile I could see her masts light. The first blow was 50 feet from the bow, the forecastle,

were also on the The telegraph to theengine room ison the bridge. gison. They struck the Norden at an aozle and boll at that time. She starboarded her the second 3 fees fartheraft, the third another 3 afficer, and the gooder hein and came down towards us. As soon as fest, sud the last some 60 or 70 feet further aft. forecastle. I went there to get a good de- You cannot telegraph to Haengine room from as of about 30 degrees between her foresalt lines. speed stern" at 620, and the collision occurred The hearing was then further adjourned to I saw her altering her more I gare the order I did not ask the officer who came on board from arturs because I could see much better from forecastle head. There is a man on the gangway The damage done to the gunboat was ecm-about 15 accouds afterwards. to pork and afterwards, as he came down on us, the Emir of they lied their lights barning. He orward then from the bridge. At six o'clock to pass orders to the mus at the wheel. The prised of the bowsprit, jibboom, bumpkin, sod. hard apart. I also blew the whistle, one blast, did not point there ant to me. After the collision we were abreast of the Tiger's Claw. We look-out man had been sent to the gangway to port cathod carried away, and a cutter on the next iuraing at 1030. as a sign that we worn porting the holan. The we went parhus & few ship's lengthy ahead. To skirted up Tiger -land. The navigating officer pass the word uft. The guaper was with rasport side wassieved in. Judging by thedanuģētu. other steamer came right against ne with her stop the ship from fall Epeed ahead, light, would asked me to do tha in order to get a good desceing the anchors clear. I had been on deck the antter he should say they struck et an acte leparture. We passed slose to tas al fort. most of the time since nosa, certainly since five. angle. After the brat blow they grazed along the

The following additional witnesses werk called stem on our pavet how, at an angle of about forty-take perhaps two minntea, perhaps three. five degrees plates of the Norden were would go in that time Ishonld say about four ship's Wasa we got close to the fort the navigating Before five I went down for a few minutas at a port side of the Nurdea. As near as ho opald

Robart Pellan, rst class boy be, board the broken and tent, and large hole made, but lengths, but I cannot say exactly, as I never officer showed me the chart with a lantern time, dat I did not leave the forecastle from the guess that vessel was going about six knots at on behalf of the case for the Espoir.

with the cares marked on it, and said The time I went up to it. We were half a cable's the time of the collision. After the collision they Abore the water line. I saw that some of the tried it. The ransen I cannot tell you what coarse Load rear of the other vessel was gone, and we were steering when I left the bridge is that course is now N. by W. W. by compass, length of the lead in irling Tiger Island.separated about a quarter of a mile. The Nerden Espoir, stated that he was in the starnard gang.

untered the Forca Tigris cica anchored, and be was sent to her with a boat way at the time in question, passing the ordes Norden, she must always have been on hot port He passed the order bow for she war in charge of up experisbeed there were splinters lying on deck Jnst bar left the steering sutirely to the pilot. We all which is true N. by W. W. deg. to N. Mr. Hasing. for the duck our engines were going full keep a lookost. We had one man at the wheel live then said I will go aft and put her on to the Anangang fort I crossed over to As he wont on board Capt. Davidson aret him at aft from the captain.

in the position bir. Adaos gave her to be in, or spuet astern. but that hul fat bad time to Oxe zono was enough. I don't know whether the the corres." At that moment there was nothug Tiger Island because the navigating offer fite gangway. He acked witness if it was a "starboard," and quickly altor that "hard a-stus pilot who was steering over the usual conssa by Livo any effect on our spoed, After the Epir bad anchored at the time we left. I cannot in the shape of lights in sight. While Mr. Clive asked me to do so in order to get a good deper-Cinese galant that collided with him, and wit board." Very soon after that he passed the order landmarks. The idea could też lore been David Sheppard, abis seaman on board the tit would placo her, in a test monsly collision we stopped and anchored. Our anchor say how far she was off. I saw her lights when I was aff. I saw a whits light a long way off a little tare. I could not have taken my departare a mess said no. He thon sked if the gunboat's hard e-port" and "full speed autora." was down one minute aftertho collision Wawer was in the boat with the officer, but after we left us the starboard bey. I should say it was about well from Anung by fart, because yon take lights were borning, and witness said yes, and at anchor ter about half an hour. While at AR-

I took no sotice, they had said they would fire miles . I pointed it out to the gunner, and a fresh departure when yen cau. I could have he pointed out in a casual way that they were Espoir, said he was on the port side of the top close proximity to shoal water and quity

then looked at it. through my night glasses A taken a departare truan Aung-hey tu where burning brightly before he left the vessel. When gallant forecastle of that vessel on the evening out of her course. chor Tank pole of our pastries. The old fortafollow us deva to Hongkong.

By Captain Thomsett-We passed between the short time afterwards I mw a green light I intended to anchor, but the navigating officer he was on board the Norded he did not so in question. When they had pasei Tiger Is that a pilot and officers of experienen world base Tiger Island was one point on our starboard how

After that he saw Espoir we therefore ridiculous in itself, and bearing 3.E, about two cables langt distant. Cidcutta Steal and the starboard aldy of the river, under the white light Then Mr. Clive asked me to go to Tiger Island and I thought Tiger Island. He believed the Espoir steamed land he saw a bright white light about a point put her into such a position. The story of the I could not sea Batu Rrok, as it was under water I suppose a got four. blows by reason of our rame forward and reported to me that the ship proper to da so. Mr. Clive was away aft to put round that vessel. He should say the collie on their starboard bow.

was an her course. N. by W. W. by compass the vessel on her course a few minutes, iuxile of sion took place from 1 to 2 miles N. by grean light. Boor after that the explain gave looked as if it were zaade for the purpose of this officer to give which Mr Adama said he gore to When I the other stemmer omving towards rolling us the pair grated along a us I ported to get out of the way. I did not Tung Akong, Chinuse licensed pilot No. 28, I pointed out the fights to him, and he looked at five minutes, and it was during that time that W. W drons the N. E. polat of Tiger Is the order to afatboard. Witnose was perfectly case. It was a extraordinary order for a paral The Acting Attorney-General said that con- the men who were smoking on the forecastle stop and reverse then, because it akes a four was then called and gave evidanos corroboratire them through his glasses. I ordered the ganzer I sighted the white and grown lights. To bring laud. After he got back to the Espoir thoy sure he never saw's light on their pert bow. time to pethead say the ship, and the best thing that of the previous witnesses. He said, he to inspect our lights to see if they were burning the vessel to her course wo lud to port. At that went over to Tan Long Island and anchored

saw the green fight of the Expoir, bat only at brightly. His answer was burting beauti time I had not definitely zinde up my mind where there, remuruing there until 1.31 pan. the next dated his case. His tan proceeded to addressed-to keep a lockout for the approaching ves to do wastop at the holm to port. If I had stop

While lying there witness took the bear the court on behalf of his clients. He read the sol's red light. According to his own statement pad and reversed wa would have run right into the moment of the collision.

fully" I was near the starboard bow light, Ent to anchor When the Nerdez was 360 yards of day. the other ship. By keeping or full speed ) Mr. S. Hausen, second enginnce of the Norden, wit barning brightly. Above me thors were Iacticed that she was not getting reader off on ings he had laid down on the chart and entered substance of the preliminary not for the Nordea, she was green light to green light with bun, they thought to would have been able to pass aliead gave evidence as to the orders received in the aged many teas, perhaps a dozen, smoking. I our starboard law as I expected he was two theo in his nete book, and from there he after and he contented that that was the only case he were on parallel courses, and there was no danger

watched the ship approaching, never taking my points on our starboard bew when half a mile off wards copied them into the ship's log. Thoy had to meet, upon which the other side wat of a colision at that time. He submitt of her cive We were struck oa the pors sirle, engine routi

I did but draw any inforoace from the fact that were then about three-quarters of a mile from stand or fall. He proceded to travre the evi that the whole story was unworthy of relepce. eyes off, except to glance at our own starboard bow light. She steadily came on and when from, Lalf a mile to 50 yards she did not opon where the collision teak place. He never sawdence of the first witness for the Norder, and head would not bear comparison with the plain she was about two miles off I said to a few ant. You might think of it woulty now that that the Norden on his port bow entil after the oil contended that the coures he stated his veseeland simple account given by his clients Ito men olose to me "Keep a good look out showed she was croising par course from star sien. The collision did not take place any was going, four niles to the North of Tiger ked the art rith confidence for a division in, The Acting Attorney-General said with refer for or red light, for if I soo her red board to port sts very alight angle. I was where between the Bate Rock and Tigor Island Island, would bring him to a point about twe favour of the Nerden,' Light I shall have to port" She appeared allowed to atarboard until I raw her red light. The positions the other side bad marked on the thirds of a tale from the Calcetta Shoal. The The following additional witnesses were called to me to be steering a course notly parallel! I would never port to a green light. I did not chart were wrong, and the ships could not have witness and they were steering S. 8. E. E, etive to the matter bis Lenisaip bod refereed to, to oars, and I thought she would pass about think starboarding my balm inoroased the risk come together at the place they alleged and that course would talks them well on to the he was aathorised to say that this notion was de been dem on our aide better than what was on behalf of the plaintiffs.

He contended that he had Admiralty, and if it was nogessary to send he done. If the othor vessel had ported and gons James Heinrich Jacobica said-I am ohief hundred yards off if both ships kept their of collision, because I wasnot to suppose that the If they had been where the other side alleged starboard side of the channel, where his clients fended and the counter claim entered by the

When she was about half a mile off was breaking the rule of the r. It turns they would not Lavo starboarded their helm if said they were

14: Lordship said he thonghkit was advisable. ▾ astern the collision wight possibly hore beatsward on board the Norden, and was on board courses. aloided. The revulatie lights were burning Ler when the collision decurred. I was under the Ifel: certain we would pass green light to groun out, that he had infringed the rule As possible, because their position relative toths Bate proved that when the vessels were approach would ask leave to An •

I then sent a message by the gunner sons I saw she was rousing my bow by Rock would have rendered such a crezenting each other they were greca fight to An our teel. The change is about a mile ride fore part of the bridge when it occurred. I can light..

was showing her red light I ported. It was only a dangerous in that position. He put the coure of green light, and to the positios of erassing Doolsion was then vorred.

The Vorden hadd at the inthewho colling took place, Oarves-cet Exom the galley and went forward because I to the engineer to burn down because

I had waited to do this butter of a few seconds. I was not supposed to the Eeper ca the obert prodaoed, and the post ships, and therefore it was the dety of either

A few days ago four Hann kidnappers were sel was drawing between twelved thirteen feet. heard someone on the bridge call outport." I going to anchor. Sho alecs very well. It was a clear noght want along the part alleyway When I got in use all my attention was taken up with the know in that time that she was a vessel crossing then in which she lay at anolor after the col to keep on her cours night. The tide was the last of the Sarri, run-front of the bridge 1 saws masthead light and a other ship When she was half a mile off she from the fact of ber net opening out. I de rot lision. When witness first saw the green light brought about the collision by improperly port ing about of a knot.

red light on the port side; I could see it between was two points on our starboard bow as nearly as I wimit that it gaght to have been clear to me that of the Nardo lie thought she would have passed ing her beim, and having day so when there arrested at Canton. They had kidnapped, it is By the Acting Attorney-General-When we the alroude and the foretast, and it seemed to be an julgo. "The ships continued to approach, and she was a crossing rossel by her not opening out them at a distance of 100 to 150 yards. If both would otherwise have been no collision, she must stated, a woman and her daughter aged fifteen at Left Was I was by the anchor for some haring down towards us. I could see the other when about 500 yardsoff I noticed she had notaiter from the half to to the quarter mile point. I rassels had kept on the mmg course as they were he held to blame. The Norden was also at fault Shanghai and brought then by steamer tocanton, Liwa and I was afterwards on the bridge for same rasel quite plainly. She was not bearing directed bor bearing as Iexpected I ordered starboard might have misjudged. When I saw a seal going then there would have been so collision. in not having stopped and reversed her enginos. whore they lutsded to sell them. The kidanp. time watching that the ship was rell steared. Jy on as when I first saw her, but ehe afterwards I then repeated the order. Suddenly I saw her on my sterboard bar in a channel like that it if the Norden had been on their part bose as He cited the case of the Khedive and the For-pers have been brought before the Judge und After that I went below; and came on deck at turned mors owards us, tad sienek us forward red light I ordered hard a-port, follapsed was not my duty under the 21st rule to have they alleged, and witness had seen their red torts, which, he contended, was on all fours are now under rumutid There is reason to bo- haif past Sive and on the bridge a six Ths of the furerast. Iaw the starboard side of the asteru, and ran down the ladder to the engine brought her my port bow. In a brend ight, ha should have ported the helm. Witness with this, and overal others The Norden lieve that a very extensive traffic in kiluapped distauer frem Whanipos to Tiger Island grabost before ha strook us, but I would not we room hatch. By the time I got there the enchannel like that se lng as I am pa, the lourd ne whistle. He was quite sure he did not was on her wrong side of the river, and she was women and children goes on between the differ- twenty-re riles, as I have heard from the pilot, the grou light. I saw the red light going away.gines ware going astern, just beginning. That right of the centre of that channel nobody see the lights of the Norden before he sat the in fault in porting her helm when she wontent ports,

than four miles of

at six o'eliek I went on the brides. The piletings and found ten fathoms of water. After board side of the tongallant forecastle, and that you steer by night. It is a point short time to 53 that the quartermaster fullyrough leg. bat on this occasion the cuplain wrote the E-pair's owashowing the collision was owing

We were at an

breast the foremost, about 50 feet from the The easy was not enluded when the court how. I first bought there was danger of ass, and the farther hearing was adjourned collision when I saw the other stramor duaspiegnetil ten d'olcek.next working.

hur oues and coming down towards uk There was no darker befor that. At that time the

other stemaer was four or five hundred yards

off. After she starboarded nothing could hav

5th January.

Saw

7th Junsary.

captain saw, this vessel close to hids, he was thes vessel Coming the port silo. When the taken by surprise, and seeing her red light het noe gave the order to port ile halus, which would have been ordinarily the proper ant There had been great contradictions in 144 ase and his experience of Admiralty costs in this court had been that they won like bordel ing cases, which were always said to be as homa without honwar or honesty. The Espoir could ever have been on the starboard how of the

It was not to be supposed

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