Dampskibs Aktieselskabet Phœnix v. Osaka Shosen Kabushiki Kaisha

CAMPBELL, District Judge.

These are cross suits for damages caused by a collision which occurred in the Harbor of Kobe, Japan, between the Norwegian steamship Hallgrim and the Japanese steamship Havre Maru.

An intervening petition was filed by the owners of some of the lumber cargo alleged to have been damaged in the collision.

On slightly conflicting testimony, I find the facts to be as follows:

The inner harbor of Kobe is protected by a breakwater known as the east breakwater. This breakwater runs in a curve to north and east and has a lighthouse at each end. Inside of the breakwater there is…