Lurton dismissed 3 charge against Gapt. Michael AL, Jense of the Admiral Line ate Grant, of polluting the Huangpu River with fuel all when his ship was jo port in March." The Comtnissioner held that Captain Jen feu ne siti of ereumatones Render Harris appeared for the oni control. proscention; Major (. P, Holcomb defence Mr, Header Harvis, in open: ing for the prosecution, said, that} on the arrival of th sident, Grant on Alaveh 7, largo quantity of binek oil were soon coming! from the ship. This was about 3} pam, and at 9 pan. a quantity] between 10 and 20 fect wide was still seen issuing from the vessel. The matter, ho said, was a, serious one involving danger of fire and contamination of the water ssu ply. Such an occurrence mill have the effect of cutting off the
considerable time. water, supply. of Shanghai for Major Holcomb admitted chat] great quantities of oil did come from the ship's tank, further: that] the U. 8. Shipping Board wished to comply with the Harbour regulations and did not care to halengg the local Capt. Jenson sta ho brought, the Grant, into Shanghai on Marely 7 on Merchant's ing the: Chief Ena if'they were pumping out the hinges" and upon receiving negative reply made farther vestigations. After tying noted the oil, babbling up amid chips and then held a ennferenee ygtin with the Chief Engineer hey enining to the conclusion that the oil rouse be owning yom. the settling tank em that side of the! ship. He then ordered the fuel to be transferred fy athar tanks by tion took matter of fuct, PAX STOPPRD At KORE, Nothing more was done in Shanghai as the ship was. fully Yoaded, hut pon arrival in Rob wag found possible to list. the ship to the opposite side, thus exposing the leak. Tt was then ween that a2 in, rivet had dropped out altogether. This was. temporarily repaired before their arrival in America, when the' damage was, made good.
Capt. Whitney T. Fister, of the 15.8. Shipping Bourd, said ib was his" opinion that the internal pressure within the settling tank, ib being above the surface of the water, was powerful enough to discharge water, Unless the captain {cok the ship from the port the of musi pour into the viver until it had all been pumped into the, adjoining tanks—tho master Iy_and had ionic power to prevent Mr. is contended that the rrylations were design-te legislate azoing, discharge, accidental or otherwise, The Customs profersed to bring the matter before she national authorities of thos who might allow such thi secur rather than take under. tha regulations, EIN pean that tiple clear fuge ipapera could be withheld. ie Lorton. said that the question to
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