1,—The names of the two vessels which came into collision, and the names of their respective masters:—H.B.M.'s gun-vessel Lapwing, Commander W. G. Scott, and the Chinese steamship Hochung, Petersen, Master.
2.—The time of the collision as neatly as can be stated:—17th April, 1881, at half-past ton o'clock p.m.
3.—The locality of the collision:—Iv the Formosa Channel, off the Island of Ockseu, the light-bouse on which bore from the Lapwing as nearly as possible W. by S. and distant about 11 to 12 miles.
—The direction of wind at the time Northerly and very light.
5.—The state of the weather Overcast and gloomy.
6.—The state and force of the tide:—No tid—Tho course and speed of the vessel when the other was first seen:—Course S. WY. by W. 4 W. and speed five knots.
8.—the lights, if any, ca by her Regulation Low and steam lights, The distance and bearing of the other vessel when first soon:—Distance, between three and four mii between one and two points om the Lap port The lights, if any, of the other vessel which were first seen:—First the bright light and shortly afterwards the red light, Whether any lights of the other vessel oth than those first before the collision ute of the Hochung and the bright then the ing only ti ud. the Jatt wil the ti bat measures were taken and when to avoid the collision hi the Lapwing hind approached the Hochung to distance me where betireon half a 20 ed light about a point on 10 helm of the Intt was put to ded W.N. in order to give the He wring a wider b and then steadied; and afterwards when it was those on board the Lapwing ths subject and was in command of the said g Lapwing at the time of the ocourrouces he tous net and was at the time of the hereinafter mentioned, manned by crew of sixty-one hands all told and was ing also forty-two passengers, SI on a voyage from Swatow to Shangh with euger and a general cargo, 4.—About a quarter past ten o'clock p.m, of the 17th of April, 1881, the Hochung was about eleven or twelve miles E. by N. Ockson Island atorring N.E. 2 Hi, maguotio, and, with no t, was proceeding under steam at the rate of about knots an hour, The Hochung had all her regulation lights properly fixed and burning brightly and good look-out was kept on board of her, 5.—Iu those circumstances a dark object was seen ahead the starboard bow of the Hockung, and between one and two 6.—The said dark object was carefully examined and watched by the Captain of Hochung, who was in charge of the watch, and no light of any kind was visible, 7.—In order to give a wider berth to the i 10 helm of the Hockung was put slightly to starboard, 8.—A short time afterwards, the eaid dark i nearer, the masts and yards came into view and smoke wat aleo but no lights being than visible, it waa ed to ben steamer northward bound, and almost immediately afterwards, the masts appearing to open out very rapidly, " red light suddenly came into view whereupon the helm of the Hochung was put hard-a-atatboard and the whistle was blown the steamer, which afterwards proved to be Hor Britaunio Majesty's gun-vessel: Lapwing, came rapidly on towards the Hochung, and her atom having passed the Hochung's foremast and a collision being immi hel the Hochung was put hard-a-port as chance of avoiding the collision or easing the blow, but the Laproing ran stem on into the Hockung a little abaft the en, ing her with sunk shortly afterwards, 9.—Those on board the Lapwing aid not noe tothe Hochung and allision to save them from ae they "might. or to the Lap-id collision and the damages and.
wut thereon are attributable to and improper conduct of on the Lapwing; no blame is table to ti or to any one hie Hochung to this Court stating mount thereof, ordered to
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