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and a whistle, which is admitted must have boon that of the dineen, was heard coming out of that fog. Tho witness said he did not know then if the vowel which whistled was coming in, or going out. However, he had seen nothing ahead of him in thỏ 10 minutes ho had been in the channel. Ho admitted that the fog bank as marked on the chart in pencil was exactly in the course of inward vessels. On the easterly course he was getting closer to the bank of fog at the same time that the wind was bringing it down towards him. This whistle was Answered. The Muster rang stand by." Another whistle was heart at 12.13 and answered, and the Master rang" slow."?" "Ha had no doubt at this time that the other vessel was inward bound. At 12.15 another whistle was heard and answered, and the engines rung stop." At 12.16 the Jinsen Maru was sighted emerging from the fog bank about three of the Fing Song's longtha away and bearing 2-3 points on the Wing Sony's stirboard bow. The fog was very denne, forming a well defined line, and the Master ways that when the how of the Finsen. emerged, he'could not see her bridge.

The. Jinsen Meru blew three blasts signifying she was going full speed astern. The Sang replied with two blasts, putting her heim hard astarbone, and the engines full. speed ahead. These signals were repeated on aither side, The Wing Sang swung to port about 3 points, before the collision, but the Jinken Maru. came on with little or no

·reduction of speed, and struck the "Wing Sang with her stem on the starboard side, about 100 feet from the stem at an angle one point less than a right angle, Tho collision, it is said, took place well out of the fog, with Lan Tong, and the land on both sides clearly visible, On being struck the Wing Sang heeled over to port, and her head was forced over to port to about N. The veeels had then got more or less along- side, and the Wing Sang had to port to keep. her stern from striking the port side of the Jinan Maru. Finally, the Jinsen: Maru backed off and drew slowly away with engines reversed.

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Now on this evidence the first question I have to decide is the point of law-whether Art. 16 of the Regulations applies to a vessel not herself in fog, but approaching a fog another vessel approaching her. I think it is clear that the first part of this Art. docs not apply to a vessel not herself in a fog but approaching it her duty in such a case arises under the general rules of good Beamanship. The Y. Shong, 1892, p.105. The St. Paul 1909 p.43. But the secur

The next stage commences at 12.16 p., when the vessels came into sight of one part of the article is quite general in its another. It was strenuously urged by Mr. torms:-"A steam vessel bearing apparently sharp that as the collision took place out forward of her beat the fog signalside the fog, and after both ships had of versel the position of which is sighted each other, therefore the crossing not ascertained shall, ete." The case of The Bernard Hall, 9 Asp. M.C. 300, ships regulation, Art. 21, applied, and that it was the duty of the Jinsen Mure to keep her course and speed. When she signalled that she was going full speed astern, this was improper mannvro, inasmuch as it pre- vented the Wing Sang from porting and re- versing, and thereby passing under the stery of the other ship, and avoiding the collision. Now I will come to the action of the Jinsen 1 have only to enquire at present whether the manœuvre of the Wing How does the principle apply to the case of the Wing Sang? At 12.10, just as the Song on sighting the other vessel was a course had been altered to E., the Mastor enmanlike our, and whether she took the hourd a whistle from-a-ship-in-a bank-of-fog si Chen he and the threatened colli sion. When the Master of the Wing Sang on his starboard how from three-quarter to eighted the fmsen Maru coming out of the a mile away. His own speed was knots, fox bank at what he describes as a high rate and the Fog bank was drifting down of speed, he put his engines full speed ahead on to him with the wind. The Master DYS it took him about a minute to stendy on his and her helm hard astarboard in the hope easterly course, A whistle had been heard of getting the ship far enough round to port to be parallel to the course of the Jinsen on the port bow at 12:05 before the course

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On this maneuvre 1 put the sanio question should, my assessor thinks, bo nade allow n before to my assessor, and his reply is anee for. But when all due allowance has engines of the Wing Sang should have been advised, have pulled up well within 200 yards "I am of opinion that at 12.13 p.m. the been made, the Jinsen Manu could, 1 am put full speed astern, and the way taken off

from a 2.7 speed. I have taken the data for the ship, as it was by this time obvious that these calculations as to the speed of the she was approaching directly towards the Jirsen Vura from the log-book, and from vessel in the fog. The same answer applies the evidence of the Master and second officer. to the period of 12.15, when at last the Both were good and reliable witnesses, "who Wing Sang's engines were stopped. would, I think, have been more able to do should, in the opinion of my assessor, have themselves justice if there had been less gone full speed "astern. I concur in this opinion, and in the reasoning on which it is difficulty over the interpretation. The log founded, and the result is that I must, find appeared to have been regularly kept. The the Wing Seng to be again in fault. This exact correspondence of times between the is the last of what I may call the before deck and life engine-room logs after 12 acon sighting periods.

is explained by the common custom of the Hen, observed on board this ship, of setting the clocks together at noon overy day. What was the limit of this vessel's observation in the Fag? The Master and the second officer put it at 2 ship's lengths, that is to say, 240 yards. My assessor thinks this a reasonable figure. He says that on the China coast a dense fog usually narrows the horizon to about 300 yards at sea level. Now the witnesses on the Wing Sang say that the fog was so dense as to make it impossible to see more than half a kngth ahead. Without in any way rofecting on. these witnesses, it is, I think, sufficient to point out that the Wing Sang never entered this particular fog bank, though she did indeed go very close to it. It must be very diet for persons outside a fog looking towards it from clear air to say how for those ootally inside the fog can see ahead. Her limit of phservation then being 240 yards, and her speed enabling, her to pull up in about 200, it seems to me, impossible to say that the Jissen Lars Wa going at an undue speed. She was, 1 think, navigating with caution within the monning of Art, 18. My assessor thinks, and I entire Jinsen Maru take the proper measures for ly agree with him, that there was no reason avoiding that collision? I have put this why she should have reversed her engines, or question to my assessor and his reply is nề these whistles did pot.come from the same

anchored at any time before the collision.follow: With the vessels in such close ship. I think it was the clear duty of the proper l'ing Song at 12.10, under Art. 16, in the His reply is as follows: Considero 300 She was feeling her way in carefully towards proximity it would have been uselos for the fires place to stop her engines, and then to use these vessels. were, at most some

a narrow passage, and she was better underinses Maru to attempt to keep her course navigate with cantion until the risk of colli-yards, I am of opinion that such act of the control and more manageable under way than and speed. I am of opinion that she did sion was over. (See 26 Halsbury, parn. 600, an error of judgment on the part of where this duty is explained) The object Master of the Wing Sang. He should, on the if she had come to anchor. But it is said night to go full speed astern. But she should, of the rule that a steam vessel shall stop her contrary, have put his engines full speed that the data upon which I have based 1 think, have done more than this. engines is to lessen the danger, to stop as astern, with the helm hard apert and should estimate of the speed of the Jinsen Afaru helm should have been put hard aport when to cant her much as possible all sound from throbbing have let go his starboard anchor. With the are unreliable, because, first of all, her speed the engines went astera, so

at the time she emerged from the fog is head to starlioard and away from the other shown by the witnesses on the Wing Song, ship. Then the Master should have let go engines, rush of water, or rush of air, and friction brake properly worked, this would give opportunity for accurate observation of have checked the cable running out and have

Had this been done, sound so as to enable those on board to bear snubbed the Fing Sany's head to starboard, who speak to her how wave to have heen his starboard anchor, su-as to snub her head

very considerable, and then again, because round to starboard better than when the noise of the engines anally bringing the ship up. The port the violence of her impact shows her speed, and I see no reason why it should not have and propellor is going on, and so as to call anchor could have been let go if necessary, their special attention that they may be more

even at that time to have been high. Now been as both anchors were ready, and at- to kill the way and stop the ship. it is of course nsual for witnesses in a colli.tended for letting go the blow, if any, I did Lot come as a stranger to Eng- neute to hear a second whistle and to locate would have been quite practicable, as both it if possible. Now the Ting Sang did not, anchors were ready and attended to up to

sion case to attribute a high rate of spoed would have been at most a glancing blow land. Oh, no! I had been to London and the damage negligible. Toport, and several times before, But now I have of course, step, nor again does it seem to the moment of collision. The ship was con

to the other vessel. As to the bow wavelet ge the starboard anchor would have bebe, nearly as many friends here as in Peking. my assessor points out that it does not in in the circumstances, an ordinary maneuvre My two daughters bave been educated me did she navigate with caution. She con-

Inot seem to have been very high, and that of good seamanship.

in England. They are taking a course in tinned practically at full speed towards a good anchorage ground. Had this been done,

The answer of my assessor amounts then music at Queen's College, and my son is fog bank contaicing an unascertained vessel it would have been good seamanship, and J on a new course which was likely to, and am of opinion that no collision would have ware in still water, especially in the

Here again I concur with the case of a vessel emerging from a fog bank to this: "The Master of the Jinsen Marat Cheltenham College, where he will re-

would be particularly noticeable. On the is now in default, but to a very minor degree, main for some time yet. which actually did, bring her across the occurred." mirer of the ship in the fug. This being opinion of my assesser, and I find the Wing case taken as a whole, I do not think that and only at a time when a collision had, It is said the English people are very a matter of technical seamanship, I have pit Sung to blame.

the wave spoken to by the. Wing Sang through the mistake of the other ship, he reserved," the Ambassador continued, the following question to my assessor:

I come next to the case made against the

It fullstaesses proves. the Jiusen Maru to have come almost inevitable, through no mistake bat my impression that they are most all the girenmstances, was it a prudent and other vessel, the insen Märu,

been travelling at a speed greater than I am of bis own. -1 have had some little difficulty sociable.* seamanlike manœuvre of the Wing Sang ta likewise into two parts. The first up to the proceed on her E. course with the engines time of sighting the other vessel, the cocond disposed to give her. As regards her speed in deciding whether the failure on his part on impact, my jingment here must obviously was sufficiently serious to saddle the Finsen at stand-by after hearing the whistle at from that time on up to the actual collision depend to see extent ujion say findings as Jars with any liability, but, on the whole 12.10 His answer is as follows:-I am of Now as to her navigation through the fog.

to her earlier speed. Again, as my assessor. I think I am bound to do so. opinion that at 12.10 p.m., when the Master There were patches of clear weather, and at

The Maritime Conventions Act, 1911, lays upon me the ungrateful duty of apportioning of the Wing Sang definitely ascertained that 11.34 a.m., when the vessel was going full serves, the damage done to the Wing Sang the steamer whistling was now on his star-

as really very slight considering that she board low and dosing, he should not have speed, which is given as ten knots, theas struck almost a full blow on a very the fability, and I propose to do so as

a much follows:- put his telegraph to stand by souther becoming thick and misty, the

I have found the Wing Sang to be in de heavier vessel. She had, of course, in her. clone,

The engines of the ling Sang engines were pat to half speed, and so grovlnerable part, by the stem of

fault at four separate periods; three before should have been stopped, and he should ceaded up to 12.07 p.m. By 12.07 p.m. she favent her own structural strength; she was

the other vessel was sighted, the fourth would, my assessor thinks, have come down to then have proceeded with caution on 11

after she had come into sight. The Jinsena so that the blow she received was not

Mars was wholly blameless up to the last southerly course towards Waglan, which was her true half speed, which is given as light, and she was curving slightly away,

We have tennis, you know, in Peking. At 12.07 the engines were put to clear. By so doing he would have kept the knots.

Absolutely a direct one. Ter heeling over

minute, when I find that she was, in effect.I helped to found the International steamier and the fog, bank on his port side, s'ow. Her speed at slow is given at 3-4 knots. no doubt helped to save her

guilty of an error of judgment. She had Tennis Club, the first Chinese tennis club. and when this whistle had drawn well abaft Five minutes later, at 12.12 p.m., the assessor points out that if the Jinsen Maru

it in her power, by prompt action, to either It is still making good progress, and is beam he could have hanted round to the whistle of a steamer being heard ahead or on

avert the collision or to render it blame another native club has since been THE above-mentioned Vessel having arrived, East with safety. At this time it must have the port how, the engines were stopped, and had been going 5 knots at the time of impact,

less. I think a fair apportionment of the started." loss would be that the Wing Sang mist been apparent that the whistle in the fog the way run off the ship. Her spoed at 12.12 her striking weight would have been some

Another of Mr. Lew's recreations is to send in their Bills-of-Lading for counter-

slow for Ave, minutes 3.750 foot tons per second, much more than

sufficient to send the other vessel to the bear four-fifths, and the finsen one-lifth rowing. "I have rowed on Your signature and take immediate delivery from the bank came from a steamer feeling her way after having raa

up to the Tai Thong charnel. If this action should; my assessor thinks, certainly not

of the damage. In this distribution of the Thames," he added, and shall always Company's Godown at West Point,

blame my assessor concurs. had been taken, would have been good exceed 5.0 knots. At 12.16 p.ne the piny bottom. At a speed of only 1 knot, the

I will deal remember, it. seamanship and

with the question of costs in Chambers. no collision could haro Sang came into sight. On the data before weight of the blow would be, say, 6,750 foot occurred. Had the Finsen foru been clear us, what ought the speed of the Jinsen Marus. Having regard to her previons speed, and the fact that the collision seems to have

Mr. Eldon Potter (instructed by Mr. of fog and visible the Wing Sang wanid to have been at that moment? My assessor nerer have attempted to cross her course in advises me thut as a matter of practical stopped her way, with but moderate damage E. J. Grist, of Wilkinson & Grist) repre this manner.,

seamanship, he would expect a fairly heary to the side of the rossel she collided with, The next period is at 12.13 p.m., when

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second whistle was heard from the fog bank, vessel, loaded as she was, to lose, say, 7 of a we are not disposed to put her speed on sented the N.Y.K., and Mr. E. II. Sharp, Here, again, the Wing Sany did not stop, but knot per minute of her original speed with pact at anything over 1'knot; it may have K.C. (instructed by Mr. Davidson, of rang engines to "slow." This was, I think her engines dead stopped. She would then een rather less. So far then 1. must hold Hastings & Hastings), represented the The in four minutes have lost 2.8 knots, and this, the Jinsen Yaru blameless. The suggestion Indo-China. Steam Navigation Company a second definite breach of Art. 16. No Claims will be entertained unless soccm- panied by short delivery note or list of resp

Master tells us that on the second whistle would bring her speed at 12.16 p.m. down to as made that there was unreasonable delay at the trial tions taken at the time of delivery to Consignees he had no doubt the other vessel was on an 2.7 knots. This appen to nin a conservativen going astern on the part of the Jinsen and signed for and on tehalf of the Pacific inward course, that he knew the vessels were estimate, which is borne cut by Mr. Bray Maru. I have considered this part of the Mail 9.8. Co.

approaching one another, and that by kefield's careful experiments, and I am pre-case very carefully with my assessor, and we All Claims must be filed on or before ing on, he might be going to cross her course.pared to accept and agree with it, New, atareof opinion that in the circumstances, when 13th Oct, otherwise they will not be It was attempted to suggest that the position an estimated speed of 1 knot, Mr. Brayfield's it was a matter of seconds, the order to go recognized.

of the other vessel was by then definitely trial shows that at full speed astern he could stern was given and obeyed with reasonable B. C. MORTON, ascertained, but it is clear that this was unt be pulled up well within her own length. His promptitude and that there was no negligence Agent so, and the Master himself tells us he did not experiments were conducted in a barbour under this head. Then the question arises Hongkong, 13th Beptember, 1914. [32 know she was so near. The Wing Sang was, under very favourable conditions which when she found herself in imminent danger

of collision with the Ting Sang did the Paris. I think, clearly in breach of Art. 16.

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Mr. Lew, as English people generally term him; has recognised the interview as well as many other Western customs, and gave one or two farewell impressions in excellent English,

We have enjoyed our sojourn in Lon-. don very much, for we have made so many friends," he said.

What do I think the great English characteristic? I think the foodness for sport. That is all in their favour. It helps them to build up strong men and strong characters

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