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From Hoar Kowd About
· 1942.
CHITRAL.
*KIDDERPORE RANCHI
**BANGALORE
NALDERA
Destination.
15,000 21st May Bombay, Marseilles & London.
5,800 81st May Straits, Colombo & Bombay. 17,000 4th June Bombay, Marseilles & Lendou.
6,500 11th June Bombay, Marseilles, London, HaveS
Maraalles * London. Marsellies & London.
THE CHINA MAIL.
LOOKING BACK OVER
THE
YEARS
AN OLD SALT WHO KEPT A DIARY.
Recalls Much of Interest.
that I did
TING
But there will be other days when you have something to record, Put it at the front of the book, headed by its date, and in the blank column | against that date in the table at the and of the book you will note the page of the literary entry referring to the day. In the same way page numbers can be placed after the jnames of your shipmates to indicate where entries concerning them may be found. You will not ' know
Looking back over my years at his name was. To explain these enough about them to make notes as sea, now that I have fallen into the tricks of memory la beyond me, but you enter their names, but after soft ways of a shore life, the one there they are, and that is why you have been together several thought that most often brings recommend a diary.
months you can probably "say regret is
not keep Nowadays I keep one, but I call plenty," ́as they have it on the a diery, So many times has it a log and not a diary. To me talkies. this regret attacked
that, the word diary rather suggests a The idea of working: from both feeling the vast majority of secret and private book where one ends of the log may at first not be those at sea to-day are doing just unburdens his soul, and such a pro-apparent, but the explanation is as I did—missing the golden oppor-ceeding is poisonous to me. Call very simple. To work both types tunity of pinning down facts, dates it a log, and be advised to do ng of entries ahead would mean allocat- and events—I am moved to offer soul-baring in it. If you feel in aling so many pages for the table and this advice. Do not let your mood to set down such rubbish go so many for the literary entries, memory fool you. You may haveļand have a couple of drinks instead: with the almost certain result" that a wonderful memory, but it is not for a sure as you write any such one would use up its allotted space enough; in the years to come what stuff you will live to regret it, more before the other. By working from is crystal clear now will become a than I ever regretted not having both enda the two sections must rather indistinct picture, pleasant or kept a log in the past.
Stick to meet. The pages at the back are otherwise as the case may be, lack-facts, plain unadulterated facts, ruled off only as required. ing all definition as you see it now, and resist any temptation to record Who is going to keep s log in That is what happened in my own emotions. Speaking of facts, even future? Who wants to be able to case, With all due modesty my here a word of warning is necessary. put his finger on dates, and the memory (not so many years ago There are facts and facts, and in ships and, people he met, and when honestly have been described and old age is yet far off) might selecting' them for inclusion in your and where he met them? Who is as log you should ask yourself two going to make use of a few odd and somewhat unusa). In my mind's questions. Firstly, (if it involves otherwise unremunerative moments jeye I could go back months and someone else), have you any right now and then, to lay down, in the years and recall clearly any day al to set it down in writing? Second-shape of stray notes, a stock of wine most minute my minute. These ly, is it the sort of thing you will that will tickle his palate in his old were the irresponsible days, or at want to read yourself five or ten age? least the days before responsibility years hence?
I know one old skipper nearing
sat. so heavily on me; I lived life Keeping a log need not take up seventy who admits he never kept to the full and the very speed and much time. Long entries are not a diary, yet his yarns are told with vividness" of it left the running necessary, although there will be a mass of detail that leaves one story as clearly as if printed. A occasions when you want to record absolutely dumb. The day, date, diary? The thought never occurred things pretty fully.. Methods can hour, and even minute are common- be introduced and as usual method place to him; where position figures
Ito me.
18,000 18th Juneburg, B'terdam, Antwerp & Hulls still as good as ever, so far after results. In pipe-dreams I often minutes, and seconds; the barometic
KAISAR-I-HIND 12,000
2nd July
*+*BHUTAN
RAJPUTANA
6,000
9th July
17,000 16th July
MANTUA ++SOUDAN
RAWALPINDI RANPURA
BURDWAN
KALWA
6,800 8th Aug. 17,000 18th Aug. 17,000 27th Aug. 6,500 3rd Sept.
11,000 10th Sept.
, London, Harr,
& Landon. & London.
I know better now. My memory will save much labour and give bet-in his story it is given in degrees,
normal requirements are concerned, jsee the log I ought to have kept, and readings the direction and force but a thousand and one little details perhaps a description of it will be of the wind come automatically have gone those little things the of interest to those who may think all his characters are described with First, there is the a wealth of detail"Bowes, Jim forgetting of which irritates so of starting one. (much.
Andon Havreļis
to have a name "just on the tip date of build, and any other perti-R.N.R. on April 3, 1882.
Bombay Marsellion, Antwerp & Hull
London. Marsellies & London. Marseilles, London, Havre, Hamburg,
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Holl. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
*Carge only. † Calla Casablanca. Calli Djibouti
Khedival Mail Steamship. Co.
You know how annoying it name of the ship, tonnage, builders, Bowes. Got his commission in the Stood six of your tongue" and how you strive culars of this nature which may be feet one in his bare feet, and weigh- to remember? Bad as it is, you desired. Next, a llet giving the ed twelve stones and a half pounds know that suddenly, perhapa after master,
engineers, etc.stripped.. His old father wea
.
mates,
the need for it has gone and you Whether or not the crew, should be and so on. It is truly wonderful. have ceased thinking of it, that listed is A question. Impossible A story that another would tell in name will jump into your mind. (and of little use) in a liner; in a ten minutes lasts him three-quarters, Frequent connection from Port Said for Famongers and Cargo to Con-But not so with the things I refer tramp it might be worth while of an hour, but is not the less inter- to. They are just a little further where the crew is small and the eating for all that. No broad out- stantinople, Pireaus, Smyrns and other Lavant Parts by steamers of the away than that, and you know they voyages long. Date and port of lines for him. Every bit of local
have gone for good.
joining would naturally go in, to colour and history that helps the Memory has clear patches and gether with such details as special story is carefully woven in with a foggy patches: It does not by any circumstances demand or the parti-skill that calls for admiration. There means get steadily foggler the fur-cular fancy of the log-keeper dictates cannot be many like my old friend, ther back you go. Take an example. The preliminaries completed, we are however, and I can understand why In 1912 I made a voyage to the Pinte now ready to proceed with the real he never kept: a diary. It would In a comic tramp steamer, while job, and two methods suggest them-only be a nuisance to him, a weight waiting for a berth in my own com- selvel The first is merely enter a on his conscience. "Pongo" in the pany. I remember the name of date, make your notes below, and Nautical Magazine.
BRITISH INDIA APCAR SAILINGS.
SIRDHANA
TILAWA TALMA
1932.
8,000 17th May
3 p.m. 10,000 28th May 10,000 18th June
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
the third mate; who was a cheerful carry on from entry to entry. The Jass I had no sort of use for. I alsojother appeals more to me, and le
remember the master's name, but how my pipe-dream log is kept. ̧.·
Having entered all the preli-
NEW PORTS OF CALL,"
B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for these are the only two. The mate,
a much older man than 1, was minary matter: "af" the front of the 1st and 2nd class passengers,
Osaka. cultured, humorous, and excellent book, turn to the last page and rule The Osaka Shasen Kaisha has company. We hobnobbed on board ajit off vertically with columna for announced that the Kinal Maru and great deal, left the ship at the same date, latitude, longitude, day's run, the other eight steamers of the
voyage), and corresponded later. blank There will be days when touch at the ports of Puerto and He was appointed to a post in a these bald details represent all that Colombia, beginning from the town strange to him, but which was is worth recording (you will soon steamer which will leave Japan in
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South), time (the end of our first and only etc., leaving a final narrow column company on the New York line will
1992.
3rd June Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney & originally my home town. I made get tired of entering Insignificant June. The decision was the result
TANDA
NANKIN NELLORE
7,000 7,000
2nd July 7,000 30th July
Melbourne."
Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan
and Hong Kong to Austraila.
Hong Kong to Sydney--19 days.
Frequent connections from Australia“ with the following:—
The Union B.B. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New
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SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN. Cheap Summer Trips to Japan June to Sept.
NALDERA TALMA "MIRZAPORE *BHUTAN A SANTHIA
KAIBAR-I-HIND
NANKIN
TAKADA
1937
28,000 19th May Shanghai, Mojl & Kabe. 10,000 20th May Amoy hal, MojKobe
6,700 28th May Shanghai, Moll & 6,000 lat Jane Bhanghal Kobe 8,000 2nd Jume Amay, Shal Mo 12,000 2nd Jan
7,000) 16th
RAJPUTANA® 717,000 16th June Shanghat? Kako
SOUDAN
BIRDHANA
6,800 28th June Shanghai, Kobe 8,000 80th June Amoy Sha
Kobe & Ozak
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