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THE STRANDING OF THE

"KUMSANG."

PA

VERY EXTRAORDINARY SET

OF THE SEA."

BLAME,

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TER HONGKONG-

Wix

through.

DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1938.

BONUS OR CUMSHAW?

INTERESTING ARGUMENT AT THE SUMMARY COURT,

Some interesting argument, was heard at the Summary Court yesterday before

from 1

In reply to Commander Beckwith, the Afterwards everything pewaille

Fitimately the witness said he had asked Manila by wire save the ship. tag. Henry Keswick, with Dapt. Wheeler ss for weather reports but could not get Con bated, arrived, nad evrutually the

ship was brought back to Hongkong. As Have you ever tried before?-Yes, it. regards the cause of stranding, this was we have had the same difficulty, -CAPTAIN EXONERATED FROM ALL. Pably due to the very simonliney The Court at this stage adjourand for the Puisse Julge (His Lordship Mr. H. J. J. Kompetz) when the, Chop "Tsang

· Easterly set of the sea which took place ofÜlia, that day, which could not have been con Capt, Grant, in reply to a question put' Hung Hing claimed $130.53 A. Court af Enquiry asembled pester templated by anybody and which they by Cat Dasion, said that my breakers force ampliare, Young Sai-ching, the total amount of wages overdrawn. Mr. Hay morning at d Harbour Off to

now knew was caused by a small typhoon: Wire see until the vessel struck.

Mr. B. C. A. S. Russ investigate the cirrmstances

In reply to questions by which formed in the China Sea to the West of the ship, taking a somewhat ans Davidson, he said the ship was officiently, and Mr. T. G. usual course, the running rather equipped with having apparatus, į defendam,

Mr. Davidson: Ya have alreadly said vapidly the North East of Luzon,

No weather reports, either from Hong- that the passenger, were funky at 950 Kong or Manila, were revived by the ship, a m. 2- You and it was rather interesting to note the And you have every reason to believe fact that some, tarter hours later the ss, that the passengers and their luggags, Tasing (Captain Turnbull) reached the, were safely landeil at Manila 1—Yes.

Saround-

in the stranding of the s. Kumariah off the Northwest erst of the Philippines rary last month,

The Fourt consisted of the firborn Master "and Marine Magistrate (om. C. W. Beckwith, H.X.), President. Lirat, D. C. Srish, G.N. HM.S. Tuonia: Mr. W. Davidson. Marine Superintendent

of the, C.P.5,8, in Hongkong: Capt. Esonic waters and be experinteed at the Walker, of the 8. Ha'phony, and Capt. same place a mut extraordinary of At Manila. Captain

N. H. Lentil,' of the ka. À magan. Ti

Messrs, Jardine, Matheson, & Co. Ltd. Agros of the Indo-China Steam Navign tim Company, were representated by Mr. E. Davidson, aut Mr. D. J. Lewis ap. peared in balf of Capt. Thomas Brant, Carmander of the stranded vosenk Mr. R. E. A. Weister represented the China Court Olivers' Guild. Assistant Seere tary of the Guild (Mr. T. T. Liurerson), Mr. R. Sutherland, Shipping Manager of Messra. Jardine. Mutiestas &, Ch., Ltd., and Cap, Wheeler, Marian Superintens Fampang, were also

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"Mr. Bruty satial than in fore the Court proceeded to take evidence he would like to sharthy outline the circumstances sur- rounding the straneing The Kumsnay loft Amoy for Manila ng May Th. and the vessel was den marrying 139 Chinge passingers and "cargo, principally enal,

THE CAPTAIN'S EVIDENCE. Before and same general rerchandise.

Caps, Thonias Grant, master mariner. leaving Any a typhooni siqual was hoiste ed porting a typhoon, forming in the and master of the jamsary, said he had

of Messrs. Jandia China Sea within radius of 20 X., born in the Marste and 19 N. Paring the 7th and 8th of Matheson & Cns Ltd., for a little over la May thing happened that would be years ami har had held a command for is He had been in command of the referred to now. On the morning of the years, 9th there was a certain amount if wind. Kumsang siner February of this year and the courses streged was '8 (111 E. the During that period he lind born on the Captain on the previous voyages experi, Amy, Manila ran, making the trip about In the three times a month The vessel teft. Arany wing at towards the East. aft ytron of that day there was occasional the 7th May, being in oveny way well Const. A Amaya, typhoon signal was ram and at 4 pum, huid was right on hoisted before the vessel seft, giving the the part baw. At the time the wind was position as fat. 20 N, long. 121 E. as -S.E.E, with secasional rain. The Captaining NE

was frequently the bridge.

Capt. Grant went on to say that the und 5 pm. the Chief Officer tried to find wind, between 6 pm, and 7 jour, that day, Paluda Pop Light House, but was unable was blowing S77F which should have

THIRD OFFICER'S EVIDENCE to di M Ai b POB the cours was had a tendency to blow the vessel away

Mr. Clifford Knots, and officer of the g.(15) E., bringing the ship a little nearer from land. Up to that time he had sait be kept a regular wazd

Shortly after the Chief | merived any weather reports from Hong on the ship, and in reply to questions Officer way relieved by the Third Officer kong or Manila. There was nothing tolby Commander Beckwith, said he saw no- and at 630 in the light was sighted.indiente a disturbaner of weather condi- thing of the land until the ship struck.

He then noticed the breakers. Bearings were taken, by the Chiel Offerr tions to the West of the ship... and the Coptain. The light was shown to. he was an his way to the bridge

upwared for plaintifis Bennett rispressted the

Giving evidence, the manager of the Plaintiff. Firm said that he heard a rival fem was about to be started, se at the end of April, 1992 he held a meeting of his employés, and told them that in the resious year he had made a Brofit. T Cabled that he is not want his pokea co CAPTAIN TURNBULL'S TESTIMONY., kayo the ärm. he would take 8100 out [of the money of the business, to be At this stag Commander Reckwith divided amongst three jokis tons of Tarsboll reported the incident te the read cut Capt. Turnbull's affidavit, which whom was defendant) if they worked to Director of the Weather Bawenu. 'The had been referresi za in My. Lewis's open the end of the year. To this they all Hyphoon had apparently taken a seeing address. The points dealing with the agere. Defendant, as he had the longest Captain Tarnbull extraordinary set of these experienced price was to get 850 as a bus, and what erratic cuntse was not at present in Hongkong int he by Capt. Turnbull's vessel in the same

the others $35 and $15 respectively.. chr had made an affidavit and he would ask, vicinity se twelve hours after

the usu in due course, that this be read.

Kutsang had stranded"were qusted from They had always „norived

manthly perquisites before, recording to: "He thought the Court would be satisfied the affidavit, Capt. Turnbul states:-

the Chit custom, which were mot 21 then altered my ruutse from that the course steered under the candi.

SCE with the intention of passing entered in the neots, but had rever tions which prevailed was a reasonable and seven miles off Capones Light. I picked teen paid any bonus previously. It was 'seumonlike pouts, and he thought the up Capones Light, as 1 o'clock on the explained to the m that if they left

Court would come to the conclusion that morning of the 11th May, the lighting before, the ad of the year

bearing 8), and i found 1 was the cause of the Mranding was the extra considerably more to the Ease than I would not be paid, The auments were ordinary set of the seat. In other words.

anticipatel. immediately altered my thot credited to thir nrevents. Some it was an act of God which no seamen kurse Trean S.430) E. to NE. in order

ume after that defidant asked for leavs could possibly have fogpween. After the pass Caperties at alt even and a

half miles distant, An hour later, the to go to Swatow to get married, and was Stranding of the Kumsang everything light being still visible again altered allowed to draw about ese in wlvaneg possible was done by the Captain and the my coure from S.(29)E, to 5.619)E. and officers to save the stranded hip and the I passed Capones Light at a distance of He never returned "je plaintiffs' service,

aist eight-nt -half miles. The East but joined the rival firm. valving was succesfully enrried out. ward setting of the sea was most excepe

„Cross-examined by Mr. Hennett, witnes| tical and I had never experienced any said the 250 was only a *um-haung thing like it in the waters le form,

inde. tent tis the defendunt to miniin. On my arrival in Manila E reported

Father Coranas, de met a bonus in the ordinary one of the the centres i $umetor of th Weather Barean, and term. informed me that the typhoon which bud

The defendant's story was that it was formed in the China Sea to the West of Luzon on the sth May had moved N.E. understood the bonus was to be paid as a Alling up the North of Luzon instead, special "cumshaw" hreinsa the firnt had ef moving West, as is n-nal with typhoons made a big profit the previous year. at this time of the year"

There was 125 contract to remain in service for another year before it would be t There was meeting of fakix,. as stated by the plaintiffs..

to the past,

Between 4

AL D.M

CHEF OFFICER'S EVIDENCE.

Mr. Jumes B. Daughty, Master Mariner and Chief Offer of the Ang, said he had been on the Arg-Manila run for right months. In reply to questions by Commander B.ckwith, witness said that

teen seven and a pan. on the day! of the stranding the weather seemed to ging worse, the seas were increasing and the spray coming over the, vers de

the boun

In reply 14 Mr. Russ, the defendant anid he was not told anything about the payment of the bonus, but saw it set down in the hooks when he happened to be lonke. Jug through the neemnts..

Mr. Russ: It mast have brea, a pleasant surprise.

Defendant admitus) obtaining leave to go away to get married. He drew about 860 from the firm, of which 50 was his

bonus.

Counsel for the defence contempleef that the question was whether or Hot ther In replying to Capt. Walker, witness, had been a contract for continued service,

the SE, and the course of a ship when the vasul stepped dead -strand that he had no reason to believe that! The monay hail loen eredited as part of

It

his eyesight was defective, The look-out map report, nothing unusual prior to the ship going ushore.

as $.(15). At seen o'clock.the distance There was a bud riport of an explusion of the ship from the light was worked out and plends of steam were seen to arise out

a liste ore than ven miles. At this

of the stok-ho'd

was afterwards

THE LOOK-OUT MAN, timi the wind was blowing S., found that he of the main steun valent!

The look out mann on duty between "fairly strongly, and there was occasional had hurst, which left the vessel without Tain, but the visibility was good. At 7.33, steam light. Fortunately, no one! Pa and 10 p.. said he did not se

nay breakers or surf water until the ship: p.m. the Captain, after making thee was injured in the engine-room. The stopped. In fact he saw nothing to is

his calculations, altered

tu course rugines were stopped, beats were swung dicafe land at all.

After further evileine had been given S(1), which should have taken the uni, and the passengers were assembled on

er, Mr. Lewis submitted that the evidenes! yessel four and a half meg past the the lee side of the salon deck of the by the Quarter-Master and Chief Engine. i Hght. At p.m. the Third Officer relieved vessel, where they were equipped with life showed that the stranding was not in any the Chief Offer and he would well the saving apparatus. Wirksa mesages way due to the weather conditions in the were sent out and rockets sat up, At 1 immediate vicinity of the ship, but was Court he kept the ship on

de to the extraordinary set of the ses was got up in the donkey which could not have leg foreseen and. course. During this period the Captain a.. steain

At 4.10 engines and on the morning of the 10th, furthermore, everything was done that was frequently on the bridge,

a rain squall and the a wire was fixed to a tree on the shore could be done to save the passengers, ship, Board of Trade Regulations were carried with the idea of keeping the ship from crew and carpen out, and a 9.30 am, there was another; rolling

n. there was

the

It would have been rather

squa]). At 40 pan., just as the Captain impassible for us if she had slipped aff

A

P

THE FINDING.

defendant's account, and there was no thing to show that was not entitled to draw it.

His Lordship said he could unt accept the defendant's story, and would there fore give judgment in favour of the plaintiffs,

A FATHERS COWARDICE.

BLAMES SON FOR HIS OWN CRIME.

Alleged by her employer; Lam Fung Chau, to have stolen two diamond rings from the room of his third cozenbine, an oghten year old girl was tied up by hitp

at eleven o'clock on the night of May 27th and left there till 2 p.m. the follow- A punishment. Meanwhile, At this ange the Court adjourned until ing day an

At 430 and in order to extract n confession, the was going up, the ladder leading to the into the sun. We would have been help4u, ta consider its finding.

man thrashed her with a ane leaving red bridge, the earl stranded. There was a less as we were without steam." Arrangem. the Court resumed and the President

weals on her body. load repart of an explosion which was mots were carried out to land the pas said:---

We find that the British ship Kuansing

The case, which was mentioned at the followed by a

quentity of steam asegids: Senger and all the passengers were

morning of the day of London. Oficial No. 115076, of whom Magistracy last week came on for bearing ing from the enginerom, "Everything Banded

J. R. Wood) yesterday following the stranding. During the day Thomas Grant, whose crtificate of con possible to secure the safety of the ship the viget mad water rapidly and in the petency 14 252 of Hongkong, was master, before Mr. and the passengers was at once carried afternoon it was found neary to draw ft Amoy with a general cargo and afternoon.

Mr. W. B. Hind defended, mai stated Every assengers on May k Lound for Manila ont. The bouts were swung out and the the fires in the donkey boilera. passengers were assembled on the lee side thing possible was done to make the ship at on the ph May sighted that after consultation with his client, he as Segure as possible On the care Capt Paluda Light baris S. 70deg. E

This sight was abam at 7.15 p.m. dis had decided to plead guilty. He pointed of the saloon deck. The Captain wished morning of the 12th the Yurn Sang

tane 102 miles, Achure was then wt out that in the charge sheet the girl had alongside 311 witness the very excellent way in which the caine

sunt 8. 12 drg. E. to pass 44 miles. West of been described as a mai frai. Thin way the compradore's

"Hermann" Mayor Luht. At 9.40 pin, officers worked to be placed on record. 1 by his of

Staff and

Mitt off

written

R..

servant, She

the ship stranded on Nayaitayan Point, at the case: she was merely a relative of They did all they possibly could under report to the owners by the same yesal the very trying circumstances in which The passengers baggage was transferred There is no evidenes to show that any Lam's third concubine, and acted as this was the only they found themselves Wireless messages to the 1,5. Cyerulate a Russian vessel. Easterly current was experiened when! woman's were sent out, but there was a consider which came along sid. By midnight this the ship was running for distance, off; person who had acess to the rubine's was completed. On the following dae the Pedro Light. So taking into etnsideration able time before there was any response, whole of the general cargo was transferred that the wind was blowing strongly off the and when tre diamond rings dis- At 'clock in the morning the wireless into the same steamer, this work being land, we are of opinion that the appeared from the room, it was anturally done by hand. At 9 a.m. ou de 14th the set to pass 41 miles Wes of Hermiano concluded that she was the thief. This operator got in touch with the

tug Hairy

Kesick arrived and he Mayor Light was a good and proper she was the reason Lam tied her up. It was Atlantic City which proceeded towards brought with her Capt. Wherler, Marine and, that all redouble and seamanlike true that he had beaten her; the only In the witness box the girl stated that the scene of the stranding, but before she Superintendent, Mr. W. Lang, Lloyd's precautions were observed in connection person who had done so was his son. arrived a 0.5.S. destroyer, from Manila Shipping agral, and engineers from with the navigation of the ship and, that the only person who thrashed her was tho

Icogkong.

On the 21st May the vessel the stranding was due to an abnormal

defendant. His son had never touched arrived. This was in the afternoon of was refloated.

current that was probally caused by a ber. Witnens said that up to the time of the small depression situated to the West-

His Worship believed the girl's story, the following day. Early that morning

stranding the compass showed no error.ward. No warning sons to have been and said it with the disgraceful thing ou the crew managed to get a wire from the The water of the const where the strand Riven by Manila or clashere by wire Lam's part to put the blame on to hig ship to a tree on the shore. The wire was ing took plaer was deep and steep and less telegraph to the Kamsang of this

own son. He would be sentenced to three months hard labour, and in addition pay secured to the tree with the purpose of it would have been useless to have taken storm.

Witness said there was an We are satisfied that after the ship the girl 860 compensation. If he failed preventing the ship from burping and soundings.

extraordinary strong set to the East, so struck everything possible was done by to pay compensation, he would go to rolling as much as possible. At 9.30 am. much so that in a distance of 171 miles the Master and Officers and crew in a prison for another mouth with "hard the Captain, decided to land. the passen the vessel must have set as much as 43 senmanlike way for the safety of the ship labour.

course further and passengers and wa exonerate the Mr. Hind pleaded that the hard labour gers as they were not far from a railway miles. If he had held station. Before noon the passengers had off. Innd he would have probably experi- Master (Mr. Thomas Grant) from all part of the sentenen be deleted an accrunt His Worship squalls and bad blame in connection with the stranding of the defendant's age. Severe more difficulty-in picking up the next light. of this ship. been landed without accident,

refused to alter his aceision,

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