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Friday, 15th March.
THE CHINA MAIL,
SHIPPING
SAVED THE MANTIS
|CAPTAIN TORNEOTH HONOURED BY ADMIRALTY
BEAUTIFUL SILVER TROPHY
SECTION.
Captain
born Tornroth was Finland, in 1880. His mother was born in Falmouth, England, and his father was, a Dano of Scottish and Danlah extraction. The captain is ja naturalized American He joined the United States Navy at the age of 16, was with "Dewey" at Manila
A Lieut.-Commander and was
FIRE AT SEA
OUTBREAK ON BOARD THE "LALANDIA",
Bangkok, Feb. 20. The East Asiatic Company's steamer “Lalandia” outward bound for Bloga- pore and Sam has had to put into Bizerta, Tails, with a fire in one of the holds. so far been received.-"Straits Times." No details of the damage has
1
NAVAL DOCKYARD
ENGINEERS AND PLANT AT SELETAR
the British Lords of the Admiralty: Great War. In 1904 he was award-
An' American has been honoured by
the transport "Mongolla" during the This would be rara in wartime, but is Gre most exceptional in time of peace. The ed a gold medal of honour by the circumstances make a story as thrill-976 lives. He arrived in China seven shortly with the greatest engineering Philippines Commission for saving A beginning is to be made" vary The final maid- ing as any romance. ent was the presentation by Lieuten: Dollar of the Robert Dollar Steam pore Island-the naval dockyard at the "Allee scheme that has been seen on Singa- years ago As master. ant Commander Douglas Hamilton of
When the French Seletar. H.M.S. "Mantis" on behalf of the ship Company,
Mr. P. H. Thorne arrived recently Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty gunboat "Graonne" broke loose at of a large solid silver platter, duly in-chang and floated down the River from Home to take charge of the scribed, to Captain Werner Tornroth Bastille celebration in 1923, he saw British Arm of Sir John Jackson, Ltd., damaging shipping, during the work for the contractors, the famous SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles, of the United States Navy.
thegunboat about to strike the and every week adds to the force of Mexico & Panama.
The inscription reads: Presented to Alice Dollar" and managed to shift men and machinery that is being ac- ... Saturday, 9th March,
Gaptain W. Tornroth by the Lords SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & l'orts. Commissioners of the Admiralty in clear antime. He then turned cumulated for this great undertaking.
Interviewed by the "Straits Tis
Times, grateful appreciation of the services after the madly careering gunboat rendered by him to His Majesty's Navy overtook it and towed back to Mr. Therus was unable to give any Captain Tornroth is the details of his firm's contract with the on March 31-April 2, 1927, an which chang occasion he piloted H.M.S. "Mantis" herb of other incidents. Foreign re Admiralty. The work would take from Chungking to Ichang, a daring sidents of China will be glad that about seven years to complete, he stat
an office binnected with the United ed, but he was unable to divulge the feat of steamship.
It will be recalled It will be remembered that early 1927 States Navy has been honoured by the contract prices Lords of the
the time the contract was Adiniralty of His that at was a time of stress and peril. Majesty's Navy.
awarded the figure of 20,000,000 was Chinese troops had entered Conces-
Ceremony on Board
suggested in the London press, but sions at Hankow and Kiskiang, fol lowed by the
The ceremony of the presentation of this was subsequently denied by the Nanking Incident.
The figure undoubtedly During the first quarter of the year the silver trophy was made to Captain Admiralty.
at runs into several million sterling. foreigners were leaving the interior Tornrath aboard the "Mantis" of China by official orders from their Ichang in the presence of a notable however.
Whatever work the Comimander
contract with Governments. Merchant vessels re- gathering. Lieutenant quired
protection and H. M. 8. Douglas Hamilton in a brief and alo-Sir John Jackson, Ltd., may cover, it is understood that the general Base Mantis" has been doing 3,000 miles
recounted the circum- quent address month as
convoy.
During March tances in connection with the piloting project includes the dredging of 1027 and for many weeks previously of the "Mantis" to safety. In response in stores, and ammunition, a repair the "Mantis" was in Chungking, Sze- Captain Tornroth said.
Lieutenant chuen, Orders had been received for
Hamilton, basin with well-equipped workshops Douglas all foreigners to leave and the "Mantis" Ladies and Gentlemen: It gives me along its quaya, and a dry dock at feel highly, the farther end of this basin canable was to take the last group at the and great pleasure and 1 of March.
honoured in accepting this beautiful of holding the largest battleships in The water level was 18 inches while most interesting and worth while ex-
It will always remind me of the British Navy.
Progress to Date the "Montis" draws & feet.
Up to the present the Singapore The co-operation I receiv Naval Base may be said to have exist On March 30 the water rose to aperience. level
under Hamilton, of 6% feet, but there
ad from you, Commander were
A large area; of grave doubts that the "Mantis" could and from our mutual friend, Comman ad only in name, navigate the Yangtze rapide because der Jacobs, U. S. N. made the service mangrove swamp has been drained of her length of 237 feet, soma 70 r performed a real pleasure. Please and some extensive anti-malarial work
done.
A pier has been constructed feet longer than any other ship on convey my thanks and appreciation to and quarters have been built on the the upper River.
the Lords Commissioners of the British high ground overlooking the water-
Thursday,
7th March.
13th March Tuesday, 19th March.
↑ TOKUSHIMA MARU (Omit S'hai) Wednesday, KITANO MARU
AKI MARU (Nagasaki direct) Friday, 22nd March.
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Sunday, 10th March,
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Colomba, Durban & Cape Town. HAWAN MARU BOMBAY--Via Singapore & Colombo.
* SHINNOH MARU
Tuesday, 19th March. ..... Wednesday, 6th March, (Calls at Penang and Karnčhi),
INDUS MARU
Wednesday, 20th March.
DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, BETRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR
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Sunday, 31st March.
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CELEBES MARU
Monday, 4th March, Monday, 18th March. *(Call at Belawan Deli).
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Ports from
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MELBOURNE-Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.
MADRAS MARU (Omits Manila)... Friday, 8th March.
BANGKOK-Via Saigon.
HAIPHONG-Vis Hollow & Pakhal.
MENADO MARU
NEW YORK-Via Japan porta, San Francisco & Panamts.
HAVRE MARU
JAPAN PORTS.
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DELI MARU
TAKAO & KEELUNG
SOURABAYA MARU
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Monday, 4th March.
Sunday, 17th March.
Sunday, 10th March Noon.
Thursday, 7th March 10 am.
Thursday, 4th April.
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a
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DEATH OF THE INVENTOR AT HOME
devoted his lifa
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to saving has died at · kis
Hairbreadth Escapes~. Captain Tornroth, of the Yangtarent Sutton, Surrey, at the
nt
of
basin in which ships will take
1
front, though presumably the latter are only the nucleus of the navaj
Seletar in the future. Some three miles of road have been constructed to connect the Seletar and Woodlands- roads and a road and railway now run along the Straits from the Bast to the Johore Causeway. The oli-fuel depots at Alexandra-road and Mandal were completed several years ago
floating
arrived at
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72. Mr. Schermaly, who was a, ber, has now been joined
loga
years.
at-
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tha
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the port on their tide now, and ships of considerable size can go along ide the wharf, But spart from the Bot. Jo suitable for this traffe, and which ara already fully occupied with the busi- ness for Besa which they were designed,
IMPROVING OPPORTUNITIES FOR banana wharves, which are
TOURISTS
it was safe for the "Mantis to enter THE PISTOL-ROCKET township which may be expected at the rapids. The special point of dif- Realty was the terrible Cha Pang Chu (Tai Pang Chu) swift current makes a sharp turn in All but two a very narrow channel. araong experienced river men thought
Mr. William Schermuly, an old War It impossible for the "Mantla" to make spite boy, who went to sea in his early this sharp turn in low water without days in sailing ships, and later striking the rocks.
The age future dockyard was still under rub
and the machinery is being Commander in the U. 3. Navy Reserve been in failing health for the past two thoroughly tested. This, to the lay brought the steamer "I'Ling" to Chung
at least, appears to be the sum king on March 27, and the question of
It was over forty years ago that Kr. total of naval activities on the friend navigating the "Mantis was left to Schermuly patented his invention for since the first announcement of the him The British authorities were life saving. It was a real for hanging Naval Base, scheme. blowing up the "Manticability of in decks and quays for lifebuoy, scone of great activity. :-"Wa' have commend it to others.____ then considering the
Soon, however, the Base will be a Tornroth, however, decided the down-m
wattention to rocket apparatus, and his fourteen members of our engineering river voyage possible. And he suc ceeded in bringing the ship safely latest invention the Schermaly pistol- and administrative staff at Seletar
Mr. innow." rocket apparatus is now in use
"and Thorne stated, through, but not without taking great all parts, of
to startin world.
expect This was 127 precautions and undergoing hair-
Plant patented in 1921. It was used a few in about six weeks' time. breadth escapes.
Huge
various kinds has been bound to the ship's sides as fenders, weeks ago in saving eleven ilven when of and between these and the steel plates Lowestoft.
a Dutch trawler why in difficulty off riving ever since December and there is a considerable quantity at the Base of the sides, balea of cotton waste were
During the war, when Mr. Scher- at present. All we are doing now is placed as cushions, to take up the im-muly did a great deal of work at Dover by way of preliminary arrangements." pact of the blow should the stern of
European Staff of Eighty in connection with the submarine ser- the vessel strike rocks.
vice,
a good many of his rocket ap-
"We are constructing quarters for Jamaica, intend to take full advantage Finally Captain Tornroth anchored pliances were used on board British European staff which will eventual- of their improving opportunities in above the Cha Pang Chu and with Mr. hospital ships and transports.
ly number about eighty and a native the tourist traffic brought not only by Therefore, wharf improvement is Fletcher, using an A.P.C. launch, made
labour force of 1,509. The latter the Nelson Hinars which have been the first consideration, while increna-.. a survey of the channel and anchored
will be the figure for the first year, taken over by the Jamaican Banana ed dredging work might well be un- Returning to the flags to mark it.
but it will probably be greater when Producers' Association, and which in-dertaken in certain spots. They are bridge in company with Lt. Comm.
the work really gets going."
tead to do all that they can to in-new discussing the question of instal Douglas-Hamilton, Captain Tornroth The P. & G..a‚k. “Morea” from Hong It will be recalled that when the crease the popularity of Jamaica as a a large floating dock, although pilated the "Mantia" through safely. Kong arrived at Marselles on Satur- Admiralty started work on the Base holiday resort, but also by the namer- most shipping men would
suggest that Such was the speed of the water that day at 7 am
site several years ago a time when pus first-class liners which call in at there are sufficient repair facilities the slightest error of judgment would The C.P.B. R.M.S. "Empress of rubber was booming and there was. a the port in the course of world or round about to let this wait until They other schemos have been completed, have broken the ship into bits. Asia" arrived at Nagasaki on Satur- labour shortage considerable criticism West Indian yachting cruises,
day at 5 p.m., left Nagasaki yesterday of the local naval authorities was bring very considerable sums into the particularly now that the United below the rapid and the passen- at noon, and it due at Shanghai to beard on the score that they were island, and the authorities realise that
paying wages above the ordinary the trade is too good to be neglect them any great hope of business with gere thought the main danger aver day at 5 pm."
The American Mail Liner Prest-rates and "crimping labourers from ed. ahead when they BEW
a vicious-look-
on the At the same time they realise that ing reef, blocking half the channal. dent Jackson" arrived here at 7:s.m, nelghbouring rubber estates The wheel had been turned over to today. She will sail to-morrow at Island and in south Johore. A similar a good deal of work has got to be
A special service for sportsmen the second. Chinese pilot, who would 6.30 am. for Victoria and Seattle via development has been prophesied in done to Kingston Harbour before it
connection with the present contract is suitable for any great volume of was held at Puborough (Sussex) have had the ship on the reef had Shanghai and Japan,
The Dollar Round-the-World Liner and Mr. Thorne referred to this. this traffic. Big steamers can enter Church on a recent Sunday. not Tornroth rushed to avert the dis "President Garfield" Is due Bater Just in time to clear the last rock by barely ten feet.
She will sail It was Shanghai to-day.
on that port
Wednesday, feared that the said pilot was dis- from loyal and he was not entrusted with and will arrive at Hong Kong the safety of the ship again, and at 7 a.m on Saturday, March 9, sall- WAS discharged at Ichang, The ing the following day at 8 am. for three-day trip to Ichang was made Marseillos and New York via Manila, in safety, but the passengers were Straits, etc.. thrilled grently from the excitement
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m the morning. the morning.
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