THE EMPRESS INQUIRY

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2187, 27 June 1914, Page 5

THE EMPRESS INQUIRY

JTOENCE OTMDEO ims&s mmm emmmm ,fij Mcsmph—Pfiss {Ree. Jane 26, H.LS p.m.). GUe&ee, ■ Jwte 25, Hearing of. evidence a,i ttip iitouity int& tho wllisjoii betnvoen tl«> CaiiatliiiviiPacific Eailroad CoHs(3a : iiy's' slca-ffler Einpi'CSß of Jfelflffd mi the Norifegian collief Storstad iti tto &L Lumtoiico j RivcT, rosultiag in t)vo rfnlcing of tliif | Ifiier with tlis loss of 1024 live, lias \ bcoji coiiclutel. Cfounse.l for the- Jfationnl Sailors ,, and tTnieii aeTtfeesscd tlio Comniis* srian, arid tfie wiqittiy wits tlien luljoiiri)#d to nflo* cctmsel frr th-0 fjtterstiitl nujtl tlio Empress (if Il'obnfl to pwjjure tlie'* arldfosse.s. Sirtsocjijeftfcly the Ctftfiiujs■sieii 'ivill ljold private craifOTHfiM, to sift ', the evidence, with tlw aid of tiw asses* sots and tlie A-diniraHy experts ap.pfiiiitcd hy tlie jDMiiii.iian ftiid British mosvts, It is. esppeted thst these S«se»Ms will last ttisout tsvo weoka. An expert railed by the Sierstsd's ) laivycra t:estifved tlwt ho belieyefl tfet | tlie Storstad s,twwk fcl-ie liaor at aji .aaagto ( of 40 ckgro&S. flic expert elai.ni.ed ilat tlio eiiiaTgwi rud-;hw nf the. Empress o! Irolii-ud was iiiailnjiKite. . , • ■ JMfr. .Poroy Hilftiouse, recalW, stfttal tii-afe tiro linc-r's Inut4er : ili!i<s a greftter j porceittAjjo te tte !sTu'l3n>ergficl area than I was usual 'in pioflern Knc-rS;