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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 20, 1914,

WEST RIVER COLLISION,Į

SPECIAL CABLES.

Sequel in the Court

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Master of the On Lee Prosecuted by Sul Tal's Skipper:

At the Marine Court, before Commander Beckwith, R.N., this | morning. R. D. Thomas, master of the as. Sui Tai, prosecuted Owon Hughes, the master of the 8.8. On Lee. for failing observe the International "Colli- sions Regulations, Articles 23 and 24, while navigating the se. On Lee on the West River on the night of the 13th inst.

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Mr. Steavenson, of Meaaro, Deacon, Looker, Deacon and Harston, appeared to proseouts and Mr. Dixon; of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, defended.

Complainant said he has been a master mariner for 16 years. Ho left the wharf at seven o'clock on the night of the 13th. The On Lee left just before. Complainant had to stop to lot the defendant ga os. Complainant followed defend- ant until they got of Ki 0. The On Leo steered a course over the fish stakes and witness hauled up. on the east side of the channel. On passing over to Capsimun, the On Lee was on complainant's star- board bow. A south west wind was blowing and there was a choppy sea. Into the channel the On Lee was about 750 feet away from the Sui Tai. When they got to Ki 0, complainant then left the bridge with the chief officer in charge. He had seen the Swash- way light before he left the bridge. The chief officer was an "extra first." The instructions to the latter were to call complain- ant if he saw the red light or before if he wanted com- plainant. About ten minutes later he heard the order given to port the helm. Then he heard the telegraph go and he rushed out. They could have travelled but two or three hundred yards with the helm ported before sticking mud. He saw the On Leo .with the bow ahead of them, fifteen feet away at an angle of three points, See- ing a collision was inevitable, he ordered "Full Speed Astern.” Conditions would not allow of the helm being ported effectively. He noticed on reaching the bridge that the Sui Tai was dead on her couras. The collision took place whilst the Sei Tai was going astern. The engineer said he did not know that the steamers had touched and the second officer, who was asleep on deck, did not notice that the ships had touched.__The_Sui__Tai___went astern for about ten minutes, Tho Sui Tai usually stoored very well. The quartermaster was very espable. Complainant entered a statement of the occurrence" in the log.

There were about! 220 passengers on board and a general cargo. The accident occarred about 10.28 p.m. The damage was slight.

His Lordship:-You were not

in danger in any way ?--No,

Were you making any water? -No; the damage was so slight that I had to point it out to the surveyor.

By Mr. Diron He had called attention to the bad steering, One quartermaster was no good but he had been sacked. He did not know that a blast was blown before the accident. The space between his boat and the bank was about 200 yards. He kept his own course. Had he gone anywhere in the two hundred

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A CHINESE' LOAN.

STRONG PRESS CRITICISM.

Peking. Received July 19. The Chinese press is attacking Being Hal-ling in connection with the loan of $500,000, at 8 per cent, as a price of 95, redeemable at par by 1018, contracted by siung Hai-ling when General at Jahol with Herr vọn Hellfeld. The bonds were purchased by an Antwerp Baak. The matter will possibly be brought up in the Courts shortly."

THE TIBETAN PROBLEM.

SETTLEMENT HOPES.

Peking. Received July 10. The Foreign Office states that Mr. Ivan Chen has left for home. The Chinese hope that a settlement of the Tibetan question will be reached later by means of con-. versations between the British Legation and the Wai- chinopu.

MORE FLOODS:

NEW RICE CROPS DESTROYED.

Changeba. Received July 19. The Siang river has again over-flowed and the water

is only a few feet below the recant floods. The water rose thirteen feet in gixteen hours and destroyed the re-sown rice.

REPORTED MUTINY.

Ohängsha. Received July 19..

It is reported that a mutiny has occurred amongst the local troops at Cheuchow in the South-east of the province. The Government is pouring in reinforcements.

BOMB DISCOVERY.

ARRESTED PERSONS, TORTURED.

Changsha. Received July 19. Eleven persons were shot on Friday in connection with the discovery of a bomb. It is rumoured. that the worst tortures were used before the executione in order to compel confessions.

PIRATES. IN THE NORTH.

THE AUTHORITIES ANXIOUS.

Peking. Received July 19. The authorities are somewhat agitated over the activity

of pirates récently on the North China coast. The Fish Taxand the Salt Tax offices at Loting-hsien and Luan-ohow have been attacked and the officers carried off and held for ransom, Gunboats are being sent to patrol the coast.

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At the CITY HALL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, İst August, 1914, at 9 p.m. Sharp.

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he had ten years' experience on the West Biver. He remembered the witness Baker being on the bridge on the night in question. At first, when by Ki 0, the Sai Tai and the On Lee would be three hundred feet apart. Witness told the quartermaster to altor the course to port his helm half so as to give room to the On Lee. He saw the On Les com- ing down the river. The Chief Officer gave orders to! go hard to port to give the other

A Reception will be held in the Compound of the Roman Catholic Cathedral by His Lordship Bishop Pozzoni on Friday, the 24th instant, at 9 p.m., at which addresses in connection with the above Congress will be delivered.

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boat room. Witness stopped the THE H. A. L. Steamship starboard engine. At the ring-

ing of the bell the captain came.

"SENEGAMBIA,"

out. After the helm was "ported Captain M. Markeprang, having the Sai Tai went on straight-arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their goods the ship did not steer.

are being landed and placed at their risk in the hazardous and/or extra-hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company, Limited, whence delivery may be obtained against Bills-of-Lading counter- signed by the Undersigned.

By Mr. Dizon Be could not have gone further to starboard because the water was aballow.

The osse was adjourned.

yards eastward, possibly the port side about two cables, perhaps done to the Sui Tai, though not accident might not have occur a little more. The Chinese pilot sufficient to stop her running. "red. The channel was three set the course. They were The quartermaster at the wheel quarters of a mile wide and if his steering for the Swashway light. was a good helmsman. He heard ship was only two hundred yards When he saw the On Lee porting no helm signal from the On Leo from the bank there should be her helm, he did so as well. There when he noticed she was coming plenty of room for another boat. was another steamer coming across to starboard. If there had Their course was never altered. down. He ported his helm in been a signal given he would He kept a straight course. He order to get parallel with her have hoard it. When the bosta did not hear the megaphone need again; then the On Lee ported strack he did not hear anything on the On Lee. He admitted across the Sai Tai's bow. He from the On Lee except the usual am saying to defendant, "These said "Hard to port," but as the Chinese noises.

LATEST SHIPPING. NEWS.

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. The HAL... HOLSATIA left Singa- posed here on or about the 24th last pore on the 19th fast am. and may be

The .. ELEIST left Foochow on the

Optional Cargo will be carried on unless notice to the contrary be given to-day.

All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized.

No claims will be admitted after and all Goods remaining undeliv- the Goods have left the Godowns, ered after the 26th inst., will be subject to rent.

fools, Tonly left the bridge a few other steamer was drawing near, By Mr. Dizon-The reason 20th last at 7 am, and may be expected minutes before the accident." the quartermaster called out that that he did not " Bard to port here on or about the 21st fast at paged goods must be left in the He meant the Chinese on board the helm would not port. He his helm in the first instance was the On Lee, KTER

then stopped the

etarboard because it was not necessary. Ho H. B. Baker, the officer on the engine. There was plenty of did not hear shouted through a Sui Tai bridge at the time of the water. The On Lee was about megaphone," Why don't you port, accident; said he was 200 feet in front. The captain can't you soo the red light?"

master mariner...

Ele

B

was came out

and ordered both Under the circumstances the On

Railway Board of Japan.

The Booondte of the Railway

All broken, chafed, and dam-

Godowns, where they will be ex. amined on the 25th Inst., at 9.50 a.m.

No. Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case what- over.

This steamer brings on cargo:***

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in charge of the bridge engines astern, Before the Lee should have gone astern and Board of Japan for the year 1913 from Ki O Point. He had orders boat could stop the Sui Tai and gone under the stern of the Sai show that the receipts in that year to call the captain when he made the On Lee touched. The Tai. The only blasts given were were 1117,200,000 and the ex the red light, or if anything went On Lee appeared to be by the Sui Tai when he was penditure 196,450,000: aide to x 8.5"Barsa" from Bordeaux wrong. A quartermaster and going full speed when she going astern pilot were on the bridge with struck the Sai Tai. She struck By his Worship It was a yea, Y600,000; total Y97,700,000 him. When the master left the her abreast of the funnel. There sliding bump, of fair impact. Unage the On Lee was on the was a fair amount of damage

The Pilot on the Sai Lai said as profit.

light railways, 7750,000: reser leaving 19,700,000 to be treated

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