SHIPPING CASUALTIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 180, 1 August 1903, Page 2

SHIPPING CASUALTIES.

OOLLISION IN bYDNEY HABBOUB, —, Received 1,1.0 a.m. Sydskt, July 31.

A serious collision oocurred in thi harbour to night between the staamerii Mil Jura and Argus. The former was inward bound from Newoistle, the Argus being outward bound for Calcutta with hirsw, and was so badly inj irnd that she had to be beached at Goat Inland.

The Mildura's bows were stove in, but is is believed all her damage is above the waterline.

The Sultan of Johore is a passenger by i he Argus. No deiai's are avail.ble. NIWARU INQCJIRY. JUDGVEVT.

PUB PRESS ASSOCIATION . . Nap ike, July 31. The finding of the Court in the Niwaru inquiry states that the evidence showed the ship's position wm accuratt-ly fix d, tho Captain being perfectly juatifiedl in keeping on the course, and they do not onsider he made a grievous error in trus ing to the patent log, but, that the ship had no doubt ov.w-run her distance, and in their estimation in tho rui from Portland Island the captain appeirs to have loit sight of the fa :t <htt tie speed was accelerated by a heavy following easterly swell, and that he was further deceived by tbe reports of the soundings given by Ihe ltadsman, it being impossible to ohtfiiu Foundings at ttie f peed as which I the vessel was going. They therefore find the rap'ain deceiving of censure, ihiU'jh not sufficient to them to recommend that his ce'tifmta should bi d altwi hj, Th"y think the captain's cert fica'e shou'd be returned, butthit he should bo oidcr. d to pay the costs of the ir.quiiy. ' Th 4 Assessors also think that the lighting of the port) requires atten'..ion