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CAPT. THOMAS QUESTIONED.

The enquiry into the stranding of the 8.8. Houngshan WILH continued yesterday afternoon, when Capt. Thomas was question ed at considerable-length

On the resumption after tilin Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton continues his examination of Capt. Thomas,

THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1924.

hour?The men are sitting here! In Court. i

Had you known of the counter- manding of orders prior to weltlng have your report, would you reported Italost certainly,

I suggest it was your duty to ກາUY” report anything which you have heard subsequent to the writ ing of your report.--Why?

Firstly, because the ship belong ed to the Company; and secondly, in your oven interests. The wee ten report which I sent in is the report of my own experiences, and Mr. Brutton: How many passen-what I learned after could alter gers and crew were transferred? that in no way. Is the interests of Captain Thomas: Six hundred fiudice and also in my own interest, passengers with their effects and preferred that everything which, between seventy and one hundred had any hearing on the

should be Investigated by impartial people.

crew.

From Tai Shak Tau, to Junk Rock, what is the usual course?-- South West by South South.

When did you know that this set?--Some days

course was later.

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Case,

M Reverting to the, steering, Potter said: From your evidence gather that the steering in left entirely in the pilot's hands? Not entirely. As 1 previously upper river, the stated, in the course is frequently following the contour of the river.

What were you concentrating on this particular night? As always in fog and rain, on objecta. Looking into the.compass is blind-

Captain Thomas then identified ing on such a night. The actual his report of the occurrence, and i steering and setting of courses is questioned as to visibility, stated left to the pilot. This particular that at Tai Shak Tao he could see maa has had many years export-both sides of the river, and that ence under my command, first as the usual course from there-South quartermaster in 9.8. Fatshañ. When West by South South-would I was appointed to the Heungshan take the ship to the North of Junk in 1907, I took him with me. Later Rock. Also, that in view of later 1 made him second pilot and in knowledge of the night's happen-" 1914, Nn. 1 Pilot. I consideredings he knew that had the ship that he was a perfectly safe and cantiuned on her course she would cellable man. Many of the courses not have leafed the rock. steered are not courses in the true sense of the word, but constant swinging to follow the contour of the river.

sam-

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Mr. Potter: pit it to you Captain: Thomas, that you were sa ጎዜ to be fur out of your coarse entirely wrong! That is not sogg I would suggest that being th པ་། both banks position to

What orders did you give Starboard, Chrowing out his arm)

always use my arm that there may be no doubt as to my meaning.

Why the order to Starboard the of the river, you should have Heim?-To miss the sampane. Had realised that You" were on my order not been contermanded, your Logyvez. 'I should say Sir, that we should have missed the

we masters of vessels who ply up was actually, and down the river, day after day, ha, one of which Junk Rock bugy. Bad leavit in year after your, see the binkas mediately that one of them was the

defined fine and we know fairly py, should have put my helm

we are, but you kurd a port, the starimard engine well just where full speed astern, and the odds are just pealies that in suis cireuinz that Sk should have cleared the lasers as three, an error of a very

realiand few fret is dangerous, rock By the time we that it was the Junk Rock bung,' it was right under the bows,

You suggest that the absenere of the light was the enuse of the ac Farther questions established į vident - Absolutels.

the fort that neither the Baptain. Captain Thomas, așinitted that' the Chief: Officer, Pilot, Quarter-the belt was burning, when, the fol- master, nor look-out man in the wing ship, the Kyong Sai, arrived hows Saw any light. The supposed sampans were merely dark objects |

i on the water.

Fireworks and a Report,

on the sense, and alŝu that Tu bad!

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on the bridge. In passing, I would) and the bagy, and therefore would like to say that it was because of ihotrizou-the-post-side... ...Åsu! such happenings us this that I intier of fact the ship was hidded on vented the little helm tell-tale the Starboard side, and from this device which has since been Captain. Thomas deduced that the adopted by all our ships.

ship's arrival Ind awakened the lighkeeper, and the confusion gave

You think that the Quarter- master.first tried to obey you, and then later, the pilot?--To the urst part of the question. I would say think so. To the second, I am certain he did so or the dip would sever have swung as'she did.

Mr. Eldon Potter then

menged his cross examination.

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Twickenham Rdey, CA Cluss: Ong | Peérless Dahlia (159), Burinn (160), Grey Dragon (140), Durian (145), the importat point of the counter-hard swung past the Captain's line manding of your orders had a visit dhe thas had to drek. Mes Benz (107), Ruthen (132), King Canute (150), Bluebottle (150), Barcelona (148) Mountain Haw been reported to the Company, I Mr. Potter suggested tial in pro Kapi (101). Full House (59), Rinite Knockuh Leg (1409), Musketeer (148), (147)," Liawnits (146), Manchuris

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