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LONDON.
MOTOR YACHT,
GENERAL WOOD IN MANILA.
Shipping
Intelligence
SKIPPER JAILED.
NEWLY MARRIED COUPLE DROWN.
AS BARGES SINK IN 'PASIG.
ALIEN SEAMEN.
23,934 SIGNED ON 'IN UK,' DURING 1929.
In the House of Commons, In Maniila, August 25,
mail week Mr. Arthur Henderson Nosing her trim bow into
anked the Secretary of State for Manila Bay last night after a
Manila, August 29.
the Home Department whether he 3,000-mile maiden voyage from
Ciriaco Mallari, master of the was aware that 23,934 alien sea- Singapore through marine hard-motorboat, Dona Feliza, and his men wore signed on in the Unit- ships that would have done credit assistant Timoteo Caviola, were ed Kingdom during 1929 for ser- to the seamanship of a clipper arrested by the constabulary of vice in British ships, and whether, Rizal yesterday, having been in view of the prevailing unem- ship master on a Horn voyage, found responsible for the collision ployment among British seamen, the 69-foot motor yacht General
he proposert to take any action in off the
the matter. Wood dropped anchor Army and Navy Club landing last night at eight o'clock,
between the motorboat and two sand barges at the Pasig River carly yesterday morning; result- ing in the drowning of a newly married couple.
Mr. W. Graham, who replied, said of the 587,670 ongagom.onts of seamen for service on foreign- All on board were well and
The dead were Cayetano David going ships at ports in the Unit- happy. Dr. H. Windsor Wade, and his wife, Alejandra. Up to an ad Kingdom during 1929, 18,927 chief pathologist of Culión Leper Colony and field director of the carly hour this morning, their or 2.4 per cent, were engagements Leonard Wood Memorial, failed to bodies had not been recovered in of foreign claim that, the General Wood spite of efforts exerted by scores Asiatics and Africans, and 15,628, of searchers, including con- or 2.6 per cent., were engagements struck the "roughest seas in 20 years," but did say that she cross-stabulary soldiers. The couple of Asiaties and Africans (British ed sufficiently rough to prove her were married only a few weeks and foreign). thoroughly seaworthy.
The General Wood crossed the Celebes and the Sulu Seas. She visited Banks; Java, Bali, Celebes
and Borneo, and came up through the southern Philippines.
ago.
Two barges belonging to the Figueras Sand and Gravel Com pany were on their way to Manila with cargo of sand. In front of
seamen other '. than
The remaining 95 per cent. were engagements of British seamen engaged at ports in Britain.. "White I am.naturally anxious to see British seamen employed, I do the San Pedro Makati, two not think that there is any action barges were struck by the motorwhich can usefully be taken by "You have no idea" said "Com-boat which was towing a barge. the Board of Trade," he conclud- modore" Wade last night, "of the The motorboat was on its way to ed. sense of relief when finally we Pasig. struck Philippine waters. waves were just as big, but there two barges carrying sand imme was a sense of being back homediately sank Eight persons in once more, and we felt safer."
the two barges of the Figueras
The
As a result of the collision, the
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The log of the General Wood's Sand Gravel Company were able maiden trip has not been released to save their lives by swimming SHIP CHRISTENED WITH BOTTLE BRITISH ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP_Yi Singapore for publication, but the tales of ashore. Mrs. David was cooking
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WATER LEVELS. .
ON WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS,
The following table, issued by the Kwangtung River Conservancy Commission, shows in English feet the water levels on the West River, North River and East River,
Sept. 4 Sept. 5
on the dates named:·
Shiuhing Tsingyuen
Samshui
Sheklung
10.6
6.2
7.6
6.2
.1.7
5.2 B.4
The highest levels on record are -Shiuhing, 41 feet; Talagyuen, 29.2 feet; Samahul, 27.8 feet; Sheklung 15.5 feet.
The lowest level on record at Samshul is rainus 6 feet and at Sheklung minus 2.7 feet.
M. TAKEUCHL
STEAMERS' MOVEMENTS
her crew and passengers on the night of arrival, although some weeks at sea, give play to the imagination. With Dr. Wade on the trip was Frank W. Sherman of the Manila Daily Bulletin. The following is his account:-
breakfast for the crew when the collision took place. Her husband went to her rescue, but both were
drowned.
Constabulary investigation re- vealed that the motorboat was to blame for the collision. It did not blow its whistle and did not carry lights, the constabulary reported.
Manila Bulletin.;
"The General Wood arrived in Singapore as deck cargo on the Dutch liner Oldekerk. The un- loading of the vessels was quite a task due to the fact that the Bri- the oil because there are no har tish Naval docks were under re-bour facilities in Muntok. pair and unusuable. The harbour
"From Muntok to Batavia was legs, with a capacity of only 50 a less fortunate journey for the tons, had to be used. These General Wood. She encountered
shears were old and the harbour
brisk current in the Banka
OF WATER.
Utilising a bottle of water in' lieu of the champagne of pre- prohibition days, Mrs. Herbert' Hoover recently christened the liner Excalibar as it slipped off the ways.
The Excaliber received this Pré- special honour from the sident's wife because of the fact
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officials feared that they would Strait and for hours she only not carry the load. The General covered about 5 and a half miles. Wood was slightly damaged when North of the Thousand Islanda, the Oldekerk moved forward and which are located to the north of swung her, the
General Wood, western Java, the chart showed are in harbour to-day:-- back into the super-structure of the Oldekerk.
three light-houses. The captain
of the boat was unable to find but "Dr. Wade expected that the two, and this caused considerable General Wood would be in conconcern. Finally, taking a chance, Maunger.dition for the trip to Mapila upon the boat was headed south and her arrival in Singapore. Con luckily she reached her destina- trary to his expectations, how-tion six days later than expected. ever, a great deal of work had to be done on her before it was ad- visable to start out on such a long trip. The engines were inspected The C.P.S. R.M.S. Empress of and various installations put in to Canada arrived at Shanghai on make the craft more seaworthy September & (Sat.) at noon, left This work caused a delay of about Shanghai on September 7 (Sun.) two weeks. at 8 am, and le due at Kobe on September (Tues.)
at 5 am, he leaves Kobe on September 9 (Tues.) at 4 p.m.
:
"In the meantime the Steel Traveller had arrived in Tand- jong Prickand announced that she had cited a small craft bottom side up north of Batavia. only description given of the boat was that she was small and that
The
she had a yellow bottom. "Upon leaving Singapore the
Believing that the Philippine master of the General Wood Government boats have yellow was informed that Diesel oil bottoms the Dutch officials, in could be secured in Muntok, on Batavia at once became concerned. the island of Banka. It was deem- They were of the opinion that the The P. & O.. 5.8. Malwa left ed advisable to stop there to give ill-fated boat was the General Singapore for this port on Sep- the engines a rest but when the Wood. They sent out a navy boat tember 7 at 9 am, with the out-stop was under it was learned to investigate. The General Wood ward English Malls, and is due that no commercial firm carried arrived in Batavia just in time to here on September 11 at about the desired oil in stock. After a prevent the Dutch officials from
oon.
delay of nearly two days the oil sending an alarming message to was finally secured through the the Philippine Government. The C.P.S. R.M.S. Empress of kindness of the Banka Tin- Asia from Hong Kong on August winning, the Government-owned 20, arrived at Vancouver on Septin mining company. There was considerable trouble in loading
tember 6.
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ing and boiler-making industries could participate in the indus. trialisation of Russia, he argued, A Soviet Commission now in this country would shortly be An appeal for a trade rap negotiating the possibility of Adamastor-Portuguese arulaer.prochement between Scotland and placing orders for oil tankers, motor-ships and steamships for Soviet Russia was made Glasgow business men assembled carrying timber, dredgers, traw- under the auspices of the Glasgowers, cargo and passenger steam. Chamber of Commerce in mail era. A large programme of orders week by Mr. Saul G. Bron, chair.for big ships would also be nego-
tiated. Consignees of cargo ex 6.8. "City man of the Soviet Trade Delega- of Mobile" are raminded to take tion.
A special commission of experts delivery of their goods which will be "We do not limit ourselves as to would make a tour of Scottish subject to rent after September 10. how far we are willing to go in works shortly and start negotia- "Stevler are reminded
Consignees of cargo ax
making purchases in this countions more or less on a large scale delivery of their goods which will be try" said Mr. Bren. Scottish to see what could be done to sup subject to rent after September 12. steel and iron machine tool mak-ply the Soviet's demands.
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Originally! the General Wood had expected to call at Balik- papan for fuel. Plans were charged, however, and Tarakan, Borneo, was visited instead. Here the General Wood filled her tanks with what was sold as Diesel dil.A short distance out of Tarakan one of the twin en- gines in the yacht stopped and before it could be started again the other one stopped. The | trouble was found to be that the oll was not Diesel but crude oil, and not suited for the General Wood Consequently the craft was at the mercy of the seas for about eleven hours, One engine was used practically the rest of the way into Jolo. However, both motors were availabl Waytemporar
boen
under
were
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