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To-day's Advertisements,

HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.. SHORT RANGE CUP AND SPOONS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1901.

Eutimation.

MANCHU STAKES (China Ponies.)

Ir was on the zoth of June last, says Sport &

Mr. Macpherson's Kitchener..

Gossip, that "Jim" Watts, as he is known by

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his old friends, started on that memorable ride

Mr. Hansa's Betha

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Mr. Duxey's Rose of the Roses

Time, 3.03/5..

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CONSOLATION Cur (China Ponits.) Mr. Crawford's Esperance

"HERE will be a COMPETITION as A. S. WATSON & Co., Mr. G. H. Fotts's Forest King

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́above 'TO-MORROW, the 11th instant,

commencing at 2.45 P.M.

RANGES.-200 500 and 600 yards,

Seven Shots and One Sighter at each Range.

ALEX, MACKENZIE,

LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

Hon. Secretary.

Hangkang, ioth May, 1901.

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Establishun A.D. 1841.

NOTICE.

THE Undersigned, hitherto known as

I. ELLIS KELLY, whereas my Hebrew

Name is ELLIS KABOORIE, have This Diy SCOTCH WHISKY.

assumed this Name and shall henceforth be

known as Ellis Kadoorie,

ELLIS KADOURIE.

Hongkong, 10th May, 1901.

[5070

LODGE OF

A.--THORNE'S BLEND B-GLENORCHY,

PERSEVERANCE

HONGKONG, No. 1,165.

REGULAR MEETING of the above

A LODGE will be held in the FREEMA

SONS' HAL, Zetland Street; on THURSDAY,

Pep Pisan

Jalor,

$10.80

MELLOW Busan, a fine ‘Foda' Winssy of great age... 10,80

the fth instant, at 8.30 for pan. precisely, U-ABELOUR-GLESLIVET 12.00 Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend.

Hongkong, toth May, 19012

[50¢ | D—B},K.D., BLEND of the

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED

FOR SWATOW.

HE Company's Steamship

THE

"THALES,"

Captain Robson, will be despatched for the above Port, on SUNDAY, the 13th' instast, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply 10

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers,

Hongkong, 10th May, 1901.

{3050

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MANILA.

HE Company's Steamistup

THE

"LOONGSANG," Captain Weigall, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY, the 16th instant, al 4 P.M.

This Steamer has Superior Accommodation

for First class Passengers, is fitted throughout with Electric Light and carries a Doctor.

For Freight or Passage, apply tà

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers.

Hongkong, 10th May, 1901.

15690

THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE

FOR MANILA

HE Company's 'Now Sternship

"DIAMANTE,"

Captain A. Ramsay, will be despatched as above, on THURSDAY, the 16th instänt, at 5. PM,

The Attention of Passengers is directed to the Excellent Accommodation provided by this Steamer. She is fitted throughout with Electric Light A Doctor is carrieil."

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co, General Managers.

Hongkong, 10th May, 1901.

THE

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

P. & O. S. N.·

N. Co.'s Steamship "BENGAL,"

FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND

STRAITS.

Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in-the- Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed. *

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This vessel brings on Cargo —

From London, &c., c. 5.5. China and

Peninsular. From Persian Gulf, er B.I.S.N. and 13, & P.

S. N..Co.'s Steamers. Optional Goods will be landed here unless

instructions are given to the contrary before

TI AM, TO-DAY,

Goods not cleared by the 16th instant, at 4 P.M. will be subject to rent

No Fire Insurance will be effected by mic in any case whatever.

All damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns and a certificate of the damage ob- tained from the Godown Company within ten days after the Vessel's arrival here, after which no. Claims will be recognised.

H. A. RITCHIE,

Superintendent.

Hongkeng, toth May, 1901.

Finest Old Malt Scoreu WHISKIES

14.40

WATSON'S SPECIAL:-

"E"

VERY OLD Liqueur Scoren

WHISKY

15.00

Of superb quality and great age -pronounced by all connoisseurs to be the BEST BRAND in the Far EAST.

Small quantities are supplied at proportionate whole sale rates..."

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

DEATHS.

Da the roth instant, HAROLD THORNE, aged 23.

1510C

At Buscombe, (Bournemouth), April 6th, W. B. ANDREWS, K.N.R., late Commodore P & O. 9. N. Co, aged 60.

At Falkland, N.B., April 7th, C. CarniĘ, late,of Singapore, aged 91.

At Genoa, April 13th, SAMUEL WYLLYS WILLYS POMEROY, of Newport, Rhode Island, and Ditiord, formerly of China.

Messrs. Eric & Ralph's Hasdrubal

Times, 1.32 1/5.

CHAMPION SWEErštakes (China Ponies.): Mr. Duplex's The Dealer Mr. John Peel's Set Mr. Kanuck's Ichimura

Time, 201

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[The above results are published with the kind permission of the Hongkong Jockey Club.]

WEATHER BNEFORT,

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The Observatory report says:- On the 10th at 12.10 p.m. the barometer has risen on the E. const of China, fallen in Formosa, The depression in the North is probably moving Eastwards in Japan. Pressure is also relatively low in the neighbourhood of Formosa. The winds will probably freshen from N,E. in the Formosa Channel. Forecast;-N. to NE.

winds, moderate ; fair.

LOCAL AND.GENERAL.

THE MILLS CASE.

Yesterday afternoon, after Mr. Hazeland had to Taku, which saved Tientsin and its inhabi-stated his intention of committing Mil's for tants. It was during the Autumn races last trial, year that Jim Watts, in two races on. Igel and three on Set was first to catch the judge's eye. It will be on 14th of this month that Jim Watts will lead to the altar the daughter of one of our best known sportsmen. Here's health to the bride and bridegroom.

other knowledge than that obtained by going through it for ten years with a pilot.

A long discussion here took place regarding the marking of the fairways, which was at length brought to a close by His Lordship, Mr. Francis explaining that he wished to show that Captain Darke had no other knowledge pilot, and that he had not taken the trouble to than that he had gathered from a Chinese look up the fairways as shown in the regula-

Mr. Reece called His Worship's attention to the flimsy nature of the evidence produced by the prosecution and submitted that no case had been made out which would war-tions. rant the accused being sent for trial. He said On the examination continuing Witness- that his client was an officer of the Sani-stated that so far as the Northem Fairway tary Department and was empowered by law. was marked by buoys he was not in it. Tho EMINENT philologists and sociologists of all to enter the lodging houses at all hours in ship received instructions to go to the buoy an hour before getting under way. The pilot countries, principally (says the Gaulois) of search of cases of overcrowding. On the day pointed out the M. M. buoy as soon as England, France, and Germany, are proposing in question he paid a surprise visit to the the anchor was up. He did not require the Pitor's assistance. When the ship anchored international conferences for the purpose of second floor of No. George Lane on ac-

off Stonecutter's it was after noon and low choosing a universal language to facilitate inter-count of information received as to alleged water was at three o'clock. Witness received national relations during the 20th century. The overcrowding. Accused found on the second an amended copy of the Harbour Regulations on 25th March. It was from the clerk at the majority of the savants in question are, it is door, which was licensed for the accommoda- said, in favour of the Japanese language as the tion of twelve people only, no less than sixty- Harbour office. He had not talked over the two and of these about ten bolted up, the Harbour Regulations with anyone. He reported best medium, on account of the brevity of its ladder to the roof. There was a great noise the collision to the Harbour Master but said phrases and the number of ideas which can be and cry that the inspector was coming and a nothing about the boundaries of the Northern general stampede took place. The accused Fairway. Witness could not say how far expressed in a few easy words. Another argu-

put his head up above the man hole he saw looked abead. He entered the channel on ment is that it is the most polite of all langu went up the ladder to the roof and as he South of the NV. K. buoy he passed. He ages, and that it would be impossible to swear

deceased fall of the roof. He went down and

the northern side of the buoy. He did not or be discourteous in Japanese......

found the man in a dead or dying state and know the width of the channel. Coming down. immediately reported the matter at the Central, the "anchorage witness steered as direct as Police Station. Mr. Reece submitted that possible for the buoy. The whistle was going doubtless the whole of the coolie class of Hong. continually to warn boats to keep clear. kong looked upon the Sanitary Inspectors as their natural enemies and hence this charge had been trumped up against his client. Thera was nothing in the medical evidence to show that Deceased had been struck as alleged, and Mr. Reece asked that the case be dismissed or

In the case at the Shanghai Supreme Court; Pickwood & Co. v. the Shanghai, Mercury the following order was made on the 1st inst. This case coming to be heard before this Court on the 11th day of December, 1900, the 19th day of March, 1901, and this day, the plaintiffs and the defendants by their counsettled summarily. sels consenting to the following judgment, this A GOOD shorthand reporter is wanted, vide Court doth order that the defendants, their advertisement appearing elsewhere.

THE French mail of the 8th April was delivered in London on the 8th inst.

THE latest addition to the P. & O, fleet is the Soudun, which is being built to their orders, on the Clyric, and was launched there the other day.

We have received the following Express from the Manager of the Joint Telegraph Com panies--Communication with Tsingtau by cable is interrupted.

THE following deaths are announced, Mr. Causar Celso Moreno, at Washington, U.S., from paralysis at the age of 70 years, and Capt. W. B. Andrews, R.N., the commodore skipper

of the P. & O. Co.

NOTICE.

agents, servants and workmen be restrained by injunction for printing, publishing, selling or delivering, or otherwise, disposing of the tele grams known as Reuiar's Telegrams published in the North China Daily News or any colour. able imitation thereof, and that the defendants do pay to the plaintiffs their costs of suit to be taxed. The hearing fees to be paid by the plaintiffs and included in their costs.

THE absence of any statutory authority for the bestowing of marks of special recognition upon foreigners has so far, writes a Washington correspondent, thwarted the desire of the Navy Department to give a formal testimony of American appreciation of the act of two Britisly scamen, Edward Turner, of H.M.S. Centurion, and Herbert George, of H.M.S. Orlando, in Our Special Edition is now on sale and may rescuing a junk-load of American and British be obtained on application. Price fifty cents.wounded at Taku on June 22nd last. The junk Intending purchasers, are advised to order broke loose from shore and drifted across the early. See advertisement appearing cleswhere. stream directly under the fire of the Chinese, who held the bank. Turner and George, at the risk of their lives, leaped from the junk and succeeded in towing the boat out of danger, although not before three of the wounded had been killed by the fire from the shore. The appreciation of this Government has been extended through the State Department, but Secretary Long believes that there should be more substantial recognition, and he is prepar ing a special Bill, which is to be submitted to the next Congress.

THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alice, Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks, the following donation to the funds of the Hospitals:-

W. J. Saunders

W. D. Graham...

Sums under $5........

$25

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We shall be obliged if any subscriber on receiving his paper late or irregularly will write on the Wrapper of the paper the Time of

elegraph delivery, etc., and forward the Wrapper to the

The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1901,

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE THREATENED STRIKE OF

COAL MINERS.

LONDON, May 8th. The Coal Miners have decided against striking,

BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA, Sir Alfred Milner has left Capetown for England.

Colonel Plumer's column has arrived close to Pretoria, having marched inopposed, from Oliphants River, through a 'difficult country, the enemy everywhere fleeing before it.

SHANGHAI RACES-SPRING

MEETING.

SHANGHAI, May 8th."

• CONCORDIA CUP (China Ponies).

Mr. Marius's Pandur

Mr. Macpherson's Kitchener

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Mr. Jay's Dismay

Times, 3.26/25.

PACIFIC STEAMSHIP

NORTHERN COMPANY.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

STEAMSHIP "TACOMA," FROM TACOMA, VICTORIA, YOKO- -

HAMA, KOBE AND MOJI.

The above Steamer having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading. for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.

DODWELL & Co., LIMITED, Agents.

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Hongkong, Toth May, 1901.

RECEPT

NOW READY.

ACCOUNT.

OF THE

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H.M.S."TERRIBLE,"

FESTIVITIES

AKONG.

THEREWINECTED

WITH A

WOODCUT OF THE

To be obtained at the OFFICH of This

PRICE 30 CENTS.

As only a limited number have been printed. Intending purchasers should send their Orders

early, for the issue of this interesting souvenir will soon be exhausted.

Hongkong, 1st June, 1900

SHANGHAI STAKES (China Ponies).

Mr. JM, D.'s Touch-me-not...........

Mr. Ring's Amphion

Mr. Ganwal's Umpire

Time, 3.30.

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FLEMINGTON Cur (Walers.).

Mr. Twoyees' Silver Spar,

Mr. Bruce Robertson's Mother Superior...... Mr. Black's Bluebell.

Time, 1.59 3/5-

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A CONTRIBUTOR to The Unien (Shanghai) who Manager, Hongkong Telegraph Co, Lda so Queen's Road Central. The wrapper willis neither an abstainer nor an advocate of total enable us to check the delivery coolies

abstinence, but who has been filled with ad miration at the splendid work done in the cause In the Supreme Court case yesterday in which of temperance among the foreign troops in Mr. Samuel Meggelt sued Messrs. Lane, Craw-Peking by the branch there of the Y. M. C. A ford and Co. for $1,000 damages for alleged work which the contributor in question has wrongful dismissal, Mr. J. S. Harston appear lately had exceptional opportunities of obser- ing for plaintiff, and Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C.ving-sends that journal the following inter- (instructed by Messrs. Deacon and Hastings) esting notes on the state of affairs at the capital. for the defendant firm, judgment was entered

Few, who have not seen, the Y. BL. C. A. at for the latter.

work among the foreign soldiers in Peking, can realise the benignancy and value of the oper- The Band of the Madras Eight Infantry willations which that enterprising society is now play at the Hongkong Hotel to-morrow (Satur- day) evening, from 8 to 9.30 ̈p.in. s--

PROGRAMME,

-Overture..

7.- Wallx

"Crowa Diamonda", ...Auber. "Sweet Briar"...-C. Lowthing, „Flight of Ages"

election. Der trumpeter von Sakkingen " 1-Serenade" You slop

Frenct ench des Lebens"

God save the King."

Sullivan,

.......Strauss.

carrying on in China's capital. The Peking branch is not a very large one, but the members of the staff are animated by enthusiasm in the cause they have at heart, and, sparing, neither time nor trouble in the promotion of that cause, achieve results, which to the casual observer seem altogether out of proportion to the numerical strength of the forces which sustain It may be noticed that we are publishing ait. That cause is the rescue of the soldier gazette of interest to the shipping community generally, giving the names of officers on leave, promotions, transfers, etc. We imagine it will be found useful by many shipping people here, who can see at a glance where their friends are at the time. We shall be much obliged for any information from our readers tending to z keep the column up to date.

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On Mr. Hazeland again saying that he had decided to send the case for trial, Mr. Reece said he would not call witnesses at the Police Court but his client would make a statement.

Mills then was formally committed for trial and made the following statement:-

On the morning of 30th ultimo, about 5 a.m., I along with my interpreter, visited the second for No. 2 George Lane to ascertain the alleg. ed overcrowding. On my appearance at the top of the stairs a rush was made for the ladder the roof, by which about ten persons leading escaped. I counted the persons in the room, which numbered fifty two. 1 then proceeded into the kitchen and ascended the ladder leading to the roof and heard the cry that the inspector was coming. The parties who were asleep on the roof, which numbered five, awoke and got up when I got my head and shoulders through the manhole Then I observed the Deceased fump up, turn over and fall into the yard. I immediately went down stairs, and examined the man and found he was dead.. I at once went to the Central Police Station and reported the matter to the Sergeant on duty, asked for a dead-box and had the body removed to the Station. I then accompanied P. S. 33 to the house for investigations.

LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

SUPREME COURT,

IN ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION,

May.roth.

THE "GLENGYLE"-" HANGCHOW" COLLISION CASE. This case came on for hearing this morning before Sir John Carrington, Kt, C.M.G., Chief Justice, and Commander Blackburn, R., and Capt. G. C. Anderson as nautical assessors.

Mr. Francis, K.C., instructed by Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master, appeared for the flangchow, and Mr. E. H. Sharpe, instructed by Messrs. Deacon and Hastings, for the Glengylt.

The first witness examined this triorning was Captain Darke, of the Glengyle.

The Witness marked as approximately as possible upon a chart the place at which the collision occurred, and also drew on the margin the relative positions of the two vessels as they collided, showing the angle at which they struck.

On the collision taking place the Glengyle's head had probably canted to starboard about a point. Witness would say that at the moment of impact the Glengyle was either stationary or slightly going astern. He had been coming in or out of the Harbour in command for ten years and during that time he did not remem bar any material change being made in the position of the Northern Fairway nor in the anchorage next to it. Ships had very nearly always been anchored in that anchorage and this morning there were six ships there, from the clutches of the foreign saloon-keeper between the Northern and Central Fairways, and resolves itself into a competition with the The Eastern most ship was swinging with her stern to the Westward andi ber how was in a line vampires who have followed up the invading with the China Merchants and the Southern army, and who have been piling away the F. and O. buoy and about half-way between soldiers' hard won money in stacks, ever since the two; she was the Ferndene. There were the day when Peking was entered by the legions four ships anchored in line between the N. Y. K. huoy and the point described and, two to the of the West. Where do they come from, Eastward. The Sarafe and Emma Luyken these terrible men and women, who hover like were among them. The Admiralty Sailing vultures on the flanks and in the tracks of an Directions say that this anchorage is marked army in the field and gather plunder amid the by a line of buoys. Witness here read the passage réferred to from page 89, and stated ravages of battle? Energing from the noisome that as a stranger coming to the port this was I hung so that it carefully cools the legal docu-places of the earth, they are always to the hook that would be referred to. It was

ments on their table but leaves the perspiring the fore when the shock of war has past, over their bible, so to speak. barristers well beyond its effective limit. The looked by all in authority save the provost mar- Press have nothing to complain of in this res-shal, and despised, yet patronised by the sol- pect, but, whenever it rains they are gently diers they have come to batten on. They are sprinkled. Journalism may be dry work, but a molley lot and of many nations, having it is unpleasant to have it moistened in such a nothing in common save their greed, and the means by which they gratify it. Levantine Jews are among them and broken bar-tenders THE following is what the L. & C. Express, from the western towns of the philanthropic has to say about the late Mr. G. E. Noble and almighty Union; the thrifty Japanese bas We much regret to announce the death of M..

come to swell the musier, and the adventures G. E. Noble, which occurred on 10th ulto, after from the purlicus of Melboume or Sydney an illness of some duration, the actual cause of They are all absorbing and aggressive in their death being due to hemorrhage. Mr. Noble business methods, and it requires no little joined the staff of the Hongkong and Shanghai pluck in ordinary men and women to enter the 2 Banking Corporation in 1866, and was manager lists with them and snatch their prey from their

of the Bombay branch in the late seventies. beaks and talons.

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SCURRY STAKES (China Ponies). The Maori-Danes Vanity Fair. Mr. Buxey's Rose of the Rosea Messrs. Elphinstone and Macpherson's

Black Pearl 3 Time, 1.53 3/5

SHANGHAI, May 9th. GREAT NORTHERN PLATE (China Mr. G. H. Potts's Desert King ..........

Mr. Crawford's Esperance

Messrs. Eric and Ralph's Hasdrubal

Time, 1.56 2/5/

Mr. Kanuck's Poronai......

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RACE CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (China Ponies). Mr. Toog's Conon........... 1 Mr. Henry Morriss's Snowberry, kamém

Time, 2.55.3/5

COMMONWEALTH STAKES (Wales).

Me Black's Advance (

Mr. Twoyees' Silver Spur

Mr. Hopeful's La Plata

Times, 2.2.4/5.

PARI-MUTUEL STATES (China Ponies). Mr. Ganwal's Umpire... "ME G; H*Pott's Forest King. Mr. Macpherson's Kitchener

Time, 3.38 4/5

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YANGTSze Cup (China Ponics); wald's Dunlea

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Tux Bar are done out of their fair share of the punkah in the Supreme Court, the fan being

manner.

He was afterwards inspector of the bank, sub- It is amongst a colony of harpies of this des manager of the head office in Hongkong, and, cription that the YM, C. A has taken up its subsequently, for about fifteen months, chief quarters in Peking. The house secured for manager in 1890-91, when he had to relinquish the purpose is a good sized one, but not quite the post owing to ill-health. From 1893 to the large enough for the ever increasing demands end of 1897 he was one of the joint managers that are being made upon its hospitality. It is in London, a post-which ill-health, again made situated in the great street, now called Emperor it necessary for him to vacate, and lip became Street, leading from the Railway Station past one of the London committee, on which he the end of Legation Street and right into the was up to his death. Mr. Noble was about 55 Forbidden City. Its foreign business neigh- years of age, and was one of the oldest officials bours are certain establishments distinguished of the bank. He was held in high esteem in by flaring signboards inscribed with devices 3 City circles, and bis position brought him many such as "Chicago's Saloon; "The Blue

friends, by whom he was greatly respected Front" "The. Oh Be Joyful The Rag: Mr, Noble has two sons engaged in. Eastern Time Rendezvous" "Yokohama Ichiban banking, one, being to the Hongkong and "The Anglo-Saxon “The Last Chance : Shanghai Bank at Hongkong and the other in and a multitude of others, in German, French the Chartered Bank in Manila and Italia, as well as in English

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Witness here marked the approximate course... The half speed of the ship is about.seven. knots, slow is about five knots, The engines were stopped about ten minutes before the " the collision. Front die N, Y. K. to the M. M. buoy is about one sea mile. At five knots the distance. would be covered in twelve niinutes. There was nothing in the deck log about going slow. The deck log was kept in the chart room and was entered up by the officer of the watch. The Third Officer was od watch as they were going to the buoy and he was sup.- posed to enter in his scrap log each incident as it occurred. When the officer on watch is relieved he enters up the deck log from the scrap log. Witness could not say if the times in the log were Hongkong or sea, time. The scrap log should be absolutely correct. Wit mess himself took no notice of times, these. observations were left to the Officer. The entries in the deck log are in the 3rd Officer's writing. Witness could not explain discrepan- cies between the difference in times between the scrap and, deck logs. The scrap log was the more correct. The Chief Officer's log book is the official log of the ship. This is made up from the deck log. It is supposed to be a clear copy unless Witness a lers otherwise. In this instance he was ordered to enter the times as taken down by the 3rd officer on the bridge.

Capt. Darke was still under cross-examina tion after titin.

He said that he took bearings which anchored at Stonecutter's and these bearings were entered. in the deck log. The bearings were taken shortly after the vessel was anchored, by the compass on the bridge; they were marked on the chart. The bearings were the East and West ends of Sonecutter's and Green Island. A three point bearing is more correct than a two point and Witness preferred a three-paint, bearing to fix his position. He thought it advis- able to take the bearings in question, Witness then showed the entry in the log of bearings taken when he anchored at Penang.

By His Lordship. These bearings are taken so that we can check the ship's position when at anchor to see if she drags.

The witness did not dictate the entries in the Chief Officer's log. He did not know when the Chief Officer made the entries. As a rule the log book was brought to witness

When the second' whisite

every Saturday and he signed each page. The book was signed about 1st May. It is not usual to sign the log book if the vessel is in port, as a rule it is only done on the voyage. The official log was written up by Witness the day following the collision: Witness' said it would be difficult to say the exact spot which he gave the order to stop the engines. The ship was going about three knots and was stopped at about two and a half cables lengths from the buny. The engines, were never turned after and the ship's way carried her almost up to the buoy. She might have been travelling more than three knots when the engines were stopped. Witness could not say what was the position of the Hangchow, when first sighted. She was seen about the time the engines were stopped and about ten minutes before the collision. The engines were not stopped on account of sighting the Hangchow. The Hang chom did not appear to change her course and seemed to be heading for the Empress buoy, She did not apparently alter her speed. Wit ness saw that as, the Hangchowe passed Kow." loon point she did not go into the Northern Fairway and it struck him that if she kept on there might be risk of a collision. He did not reverse his engines then because he did not consider it was required. He knew he was required to do all in his power to avoid a col- lision, Witness blew his whistle and made a second blast about six minutes after. Witness blew the whistle as a question to the Hangchow as to where she was going but could not slow that such a whistle was laid down by regulation;. Had the Glengyle's engines been reverseil ne any time between the two blasts on the whistle the collision would still have happened. He would have collided with the Empress had he gone astern. was blown the Glengle was practically just before the place of collision. Had the engines been reversed after the second whistle the ships, At the request of Mr. Francis the actual had would have canted to starboard and as-the vessel would not readily have gone astern, aj chart used in coming into the Harbour was

collision might or might not have been By Mr. Francis-Coming through the avoided. This was the opinion of witness as Harbour Witness uses no chart, but when

an experienced seaman. He did not think the entering used the chart produced. Until after collision could have been avoided so, as the the collision Be had no chart of the Harbour ship's head would have been thrown more across on a large scale. He had never had a the Hangchow's track. Winess considered special chart of the Harbour until after the that the two ships were crossing, not meeting, collision. A Chinese pilet was picked up on and it was the Hangehou's duty to keep out of coming into the Harbour. He pointed out the way. When the second whistle was binn the position of the buoy and Witness steer a collision was inevitable if the Hangchow it. He was not by any means in the habit of to be inevitable the engines were put full ed what course he thought proper to, arrive a held her course. When the collision was seen taking a direct line from any point he might speed astern and were kept so until the ships be at to his buoy, During the last five years were clear, but the Empress was not fouled. in coming in he had either gone to the Stone If the engines had been reversed two or three cutter's anchorage or the Kowloon Wharves, minutes carlier the Hangeline would mast pro- He did not know hen he ceased to go to bably have hit the Glengyle all the same. They Jardino's buoys. He was not light coming in and met at an angle of about twenty degrees. discharged a very small portion of his cargo at By Mr. Sharp,-Until the second blast of the Stone-cutter's. He thought the ship was a little whistle was given witness believed the fang- ff Her deep load line is about 23 ft. 2 in. The Hangehow could have taken the Northern by the head. She was drawing'a mean, about chow intended to take the Northem Fairway. Witness didn't remember where the pilot was Fairway two minutes after the second whistle. picked up: It was before Green Island. The The Glengyle was practically stationary. For pilot directed the ship to Green Island but not a minute and a half before, the collision the the whole ume up to the collision. He was reversed two or even three minutes earlier through the harbour. Witness was on board catastrophe was inevitable. Had the. Glingyle directed to the M. M. buoy by the wharfinger than she did it would have presented her broad- He said the ship could either go to the buoy side to the Hangshow and she would have or anchor. There were four lines of buoys struck the Glingy with her stem instead of marked on the chart Without looking at it with her bow he could not give the limits of the southern By Commander Blackbum The Third-f fairway. There was no copy of the larbour Officer keeps the scrap log and attends to the Regulations on board prior to the collision telegraph on the bridge. The pilot was not He had had a copy previously. Coming in to a licensed ont, there are none here. Any the Wharves the usual cource was along the stray pilot might come along. Witnes Northern Fairway Witness knew the Northern took charge of the ship himself The Fairway by experience. He did not know Hangchen dropped her, anchors, when fifty to now be first got his knowledge of this fairway a hundred feet off the Glengyll. They did not knowledge came by experience he had no appear to bring her up. She appeared to nort

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