Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16
TO PREVENT COLLISION.
The Rules of the Road Further Anne ded
by the Marine Conference,

The consideration Of amendments to the
rules OF the road was resumed by the inter-
national marine conference today. The first
OF these amendments was that offered by the
delegates from the Netherlands, proposing
that the words ''in sight of each other" be in
serted in article IA, 80 that that article shall
read in part: when two sailing ships in sight
Of each other" &c. Without acting on the
amendment it was referred to the committee
on location
Mr.. Frederick verney Of Siam had proposed
a number Of amendments to article a. which
changed the phraseology Of that article. This
article treats of steering and sailing rules for
preventing collisions There was considerable
objection by the conference to any change in
the wording, and Mr.. Verney withdrew his
amendment.
Delegate Hall Of Great Britain had offered
an amendment % article Is. which treats of the
action OF steam vessel approaching another
vessel.
The amendment provides that every steam
ship that is directed by these regulations to
keep out OF the way of another ship shall, on
approaching her. slacken her speed if neces-
sary or stop or reverse if necessary. Where by
any of these rules one or two ships is to keep
out OF the way the other shall keep her course
and speed. After long discussion the latter
part OF the amendment which refers to article
% was adopted and the consideration of the
first part was taken up, discussed and adopted.
The following new rule, proposed by Dele
gate Hall of Great Britain, was then taken up:
"A ship which is required by these rules to
keep out of the way OF another ship shall, if the
circumstances of the case admit, avoid crossing
ahead of the other ship" The rule
adopted. new rule, proposed by the British
delegation, was taken up, and after a short dis
cussion was made an order Of business for
Monday: Between sunrise and sunset single
ships shall keep out OF the way Of three or
more ships of war i'll order, and no ships shall.
under such circumstances, break the line of
such squadron. At night, that il, between sun
set and sunrise, single ships should, for mutual
safety, endeavor to avoid passing through a
squadron. The conference then adjourned
until II o'clock Monday morning.
TO GUARD AGAINST COLLISIONS
In the conference Thursday after recess
votes were taken on the amendments providing
for the regulation of the speed of vessels in fog
and a substitute was finally presented to the
effect that every vessel SHALL in fog. mist fall
ing snow, or during heavy rain storms, go at a
moderate speed, having careful regard to the
existing circumstances. vote was taken and
the substitute adopted.
The amendment to article IA, proposed by
Mr. Hall was adopted. It reads: Risk of col
lisi0n cam when time permits. be ascertained
by carefully watching the compass bearing of
"ii NSSoci. Il INC DcaFlHS hOt
appreciably change such risk should be deemed
to exist"
SIGNALS FOR FISHING VESSELS.
An Ottawa dispatch says Sir Charles Upper
has received a telegram from Rear Admiral
Sir George Mares, delegate from Great Britain
and chairman of the sound signal committee of
1heInternational maritime conference at present
in session at Washington, asking that officer
be sent to Washington to give evidence before
the committee on the sound signal require
ments of fishing vessels at sea. The minister
has Instructed Lieut.. Gordon. R.N., command
ing the fisheries protection service, to proceed
to Washington for the purposc