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Mails.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY MARCH 8 1909

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD.

BREMEN.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES.

FOR

STEAMERI

TO KAIL

NAPLES, GENOA,

ALGIERS,

PRINZESS ALICE"

Capt. P. Grosch

GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON,

ANTWERP and BREMEN

SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBEĮ "PRINZ LUDWIG "

WEDNESDAY,

roth March, Noon.

and YOKOHAMA ........

Capt. F. v. Binzor...........}

• About FRIDAY,

12th March.

MANILA, YAP, NEWGUINEA,)

BRISBANE, SYDNEY and MEL- BOURNE

PRINZ. WALDEMAR"......THURSDAY, « Capt, Iseki

25th March, 5 г.M.

For further Particular, apply to

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

WELCHERS & CO.,

GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG '& CHINÄ:

Hongkong, 8th March, 1909,

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

FRENCH MAIL LINES.

FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO and FROM EUROPE via SUEZ CANAL.

TO and FROM JAPAN via SHANGHAI,

CAPTAINS

FOR

STEAMERS

TO TAIL ON SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA CALEDONIEN 15th March, PM", MARSEILLES, VIA PORTS............. Tourane........Lancelin...... 16th March, at x P.M. SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA... ERNEST SIMONE Girard. 29th March, EMŰ, MARSEILLES, VIL PORTS .....................NERA............Martin...............30th March; at 1 P.M. Transhipment on the Go's Steamers at Singapore for Batavia at Colombo for Calcutta, Bombay and Australia; at Port fald for the Levant, Oonstantinople and Black Sea

Through Tickets to Londos via Paris from £17.10 up to £71.10. 30 hours' railway from Marsallias to London.

Interpreters meet passengers at thels arrival in Marguillos.

For further particulars, apply to **

Hongkong, and March, roog.

P. de CHAMPMORIN,

AGENT,

QUEEN'S BUILDIKAS.

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MESSAGERIES CANTONAISES.

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The ipendiest, most luxuriously appointed and punctual steamers on the line. Departure from Hongkong at xo P.M. (Saturdays excepted). Departure from Canton at 5.35 P.M. (Sundays excepted),."

These superb stenmor, carrying the French Mail are fitted throughout with Electric Light and Fans and were specially built for this trade. Excellent cuisine.

The Company's Own Wharf near Wing Lok Street and lite berth is Canton opposite Shamsen.

For farther particulars, please apply to the COMPANY'S OFFICE at Shameen, Canton,

Hongkong, 9th October, 1908,

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The plant and tools are of recent patterns for dealing quickly and cheaply with work and large stock of material is always at hand, (plates and angles all being, tested by Lloyds' surveyors).

Two powerful Twin Scrow Towboats are avaliable for taking Vessels In or out of Dock, and for taking Sailing Vessels to or out of the bay. The floating derrick is capable of lifting 35 tops.

THE DEMBRESS.

Continued from

Capt, Y. Mints, dock master at the Milsu Bishi Dockyard in Kobe, called as an expert witnesu to give evidence as to abnormal sate, said he held a Japanese mister's certificato. padu slang po mga pana aj punetore mananap (Pak About eight yours ago he made a trip from Mejl to Kobe, and mat the same tide as that encountered by the Empress of China at the new moon. After patsing Motoyama buny he set the course four miles off Hemishima. The night was very cloudy, with heavy rain the steamer was only any 8 keot cargo-boat and ran about four hours at six knots from the buoy, He then slowed down the engines and ran for about two hours at three kuole. The ship was stopped for twenty minuter, and when the weather cleared he saw islands on the port how, proving he had been carried out of his course. Another time he found the island right alead. In stormy weather the speed of the cofiebt at this point was 8 or 9 kaots,

AO. Cooper, chief officer of the Empress of China, said he had an extra master's certificate. On the morning of the roth instant he came on The

bridge at 4 am, and took the course S. 70 E. from the second officer Having scon bat

room and took over charge of the ship, Be- tween 4.15 and 4.45 they passed two steamers, and had to starboard for one of them; the weather was dark, but clear enough to see lights for two

Answered.

ported

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John 1 Johnson, fourth officer on the bridge when the accident

to there was a hoary fterwards the pilot orda

and shortly after hav 'slow ahead," and blow the whistle officer then ordered him to go! the Captain. On the way with termaster, and told him to While witness was roluming to t

hip struck. It was about two minutes bolore the Captala was called. Two lights warn sighted after five o'clock, about ten minutes before the ship struck; witness took them for Junks, they were not shore lights.

Captain Archibald, recalled, explained he may have been 'mistaken in saying that it was the fourth officer who had call him. He agreed with the chief Sir William Thompson's sounding machine was not reliable to a fathom or so in shallow water, but it would perhaps have been better to bave plaken: soundings with it. The course of 5.70 E. de weather was a perfectly afe one, but perhaps, in consideration of the weather at the time, it was rather a fine one;

Steam Launches of Steel or Wood, Lighters, Staal Buildings and Roofs, Bildge this course was a sala one, he left the chart of the Empress if China was due to too fine a Work, and all kinds of Macklery are made on the premises

Tenders will be made up when required and the workmanship and material will ha guaranted.

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The cost of Docking, and repair work, will be found to compare favourably with that or three miles. The ship again starboard of any port in the world,"

Telephone: Nov. 876, 506, or 681.

Telegrams, "Dook, Yokohama," Oodes A. B. 0. 4th and 6th Edt, Liebers, Bootta, A. 1, and Walkins.

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ed for a native craft, and came back to her course. About 5.11 a pretty henvy squall came on, and the pilot gave the order to stand by the engines. Five minutes later the quell came on heavier, and the pilot gave the order "slow." About a minats after thin the pilot gold witders to call the Captain, but be, not thinking it ex- pedient to leave the bridge, looked for the -quarter master, who should have been there

Not rating him, witness told the fourth officer to call the Captain and tell him they had slow-

This closed the examination of witnessen, and after a prolonged sitting in private the finding of the Court was consunced, of which the fol lowing in the substance-"That the stranding

course - under the conditions of weather then prevailing having been set from Motoyama no precautions having been taken by the pilot buoy by the pilot in charge of the vessel, and

and chief officer to verify the position of the ship by taking soundings at or belere five o'clock, a time when Himeshima light, should. have been in sight, which soundings would have shown that the ship was to the southward of her course, gad in a dangerous position by the set. Under these circumstances the Court fads that the master must be held free from all blame." Reference was also made in the judg. ment to the fact that after the accident every precaution was taken to ensure the safety of the passengers,

The master, being a patty to the proceedings, was ordered to pay the Court costs, amounting.

Intimations.

ed the engines, as the weather was thick. Ato £7 145, 91-Japan Chronicli. soon as the vessel struck, witness put the engines full speed astern, and whas the fourth officer appeared he was sent to tell the carpen- ̈ter to sound" the wells. The Captain up- peared immediately, and gave orders to close water-light doors and swing out boats. "All the officer wore on "the bridge about a minute after, and witness seat them about their various dution.

By the Court-Froin the time the pilot sug.. gested calling the Captain to the time the fourth officer went below to call him was about -four minutes, The Captain was on the bridgs almost as soon as the fourth officer. Atgam. the ship would be within range of the Himeshima light, but it could not be seen j witness did not expect to see the light, because though the sea was cleir the high land was enveloped in clouds and heavy rain. Asked as to soundings, as far as witness remembered, they were about the same on both sides of the course, and he considered Sir William Themp- son's sounding-machine was not reliable to a fathom in shallow water-anything under 20 fitboms, at 12 or 14. koots. To take proper soundings the ship would have bad to be stop ped and the deep-sea lead put out. Taking soundings at the point indicated- would not have assisted him in the least. Witness did not suggest to the pilot that the course should be altered, as he did not consider the ship was in any danger. The standard compass and steer." ing compass were not the same; there was two degrees' difference. The compasses were compared every watch, and frequently daring the watch. When the equall came on witness did not think it necessary to stop the ship and' take the band-lead or deep-sea 'léad to get soundings, as he apprehended no danger.

John Bewart, second officer, holding an extra master's certificate, said that at 4 a.m, on the ro`h it was dark, with heavy rain equalis. He considered that 5. ¡0 E. was a safe course, even though it was a dirty night, and he did not

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John Thompson, quarict-master, who was. at the wheel when the ship, struck, said the course given him was S. 69 E. and this coures was kept until the ship struck at 5 zo. He had orders twice to starboard, and went back to the course after a few micutes on each occasion,

A. E. Hopper, second engineer, ssid ke was oa duly when the ship struck, taking the 4 to 8 watch, At 5:16 by the engine room clock be got the order to stand-by. The next order was slow ahead at 5.18, the engines were immedi 136ately slowed from 69 to 40 revolutions) At 522 the order "full speed astero" was given; the engines were immediately reversed, and continued golog attern until 5.34 Witness gave the order to call the stand-by watch. At 5 za the elect ic ñla'm was cùng to close water- tight doors. A shock was falt, but not a violent Foto:

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thor was very dark, and equally," Shortly after five o'clock he reported a light on the stars board bow, and afterwards another on the *port-bow." He could see ao land'; the weather goi works after five o'clock, and there was a beavy squall of raio j it was a very black night, Witness had been through the,,

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