WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1932.
U.S.S. Helena Starts Last
Voyage
Farewell Cruise After 30-Year Term
A REVIEW OF HER NOTABLE COMPANY.
THE
assumed command on August 15, six LEGIS
months later, ⠀ •
The "Helena" was next to dis- tinguished herwelf during the Filipino Insurrection. She assisted In intercepting trade between the insurgents' ports, clearing the shore, convoying and landing troops. On November 7, 1899, she participated in the bombardment of San Fabian,
forces there.
MAIL.
OUNCIL SUCCESSFUL WHIST
DRIVE AT Y.M.C.A.
MEETING.
Bills to Be Read.
Entertainment for Service Men.
A successful whiat drive was
The Legislative Council Meeting held at the European Y.B.C.A. on P. I., and covered the landing of will be held on June 25, when the Monday night for the entertain first reading of "A BI to amend Jointly with the U.S.S. "Newark" the Merchant Shipping Ordinance and the U.S.3. "Princeton," the 1899" will take place.
ment of Service meu.
U.S.S. "Helena" forced the sur The following Bills will be read Mrs. Allen; booby, Mrs. Woods.
TUMULTUOUS HISTORY SINCE 1897 Luzon, December 10 to 29, 1899. the City Hall," and
"To-day our old running mate, the knots. "Helena," commenced her
Consider this&fter more
to
of
Prize winners were:- Ladies:-1st, Mrs. Moss; 2nd,
Gents.-1st, Mr. Sherson; 2nd: Mr. Curiningham; booby, Mr. Wil llams.
Ladies top score first half, Mrs. Clarke.
It is understood that the next
Service men.
CASE WITHDRAWN. Alleged Assault on Chinese.
Report of the Official Receiver and of Messrs. Reiss, Massey & Co., try Department for 1931 and the Mr. W. Tansley, of the staff
Registrar of Trade Marks and Ltd., appeared before Mr. Scho- 1901 Letters Patent for 1931.
field in the Central Police Court this morning, summoned for an
1905
the same firm.
1906 SIR ROBERT HO TUNGault on a Chinese employee of
IN LONDON.
.1907
render of Aparri, northern islands for a second time:- and the northern provinces of "A Bill for the resumption
"A Bill to "The "Helena" was ordered to amend the Liquors Ordinance, Chinese waters in October, 1900 and 1981."- operated with the Yangtaze Patrol
The third reading of "A Bill to voyage after thirty years' service "Helena" could exceed the contracted at the Navy Yard, Cavite, P. I., Gratuities and other Allowances in 27. tickets for which may be ob last than thirty-five years of service, the until 1905, when she returned to the consolidate and amend the law rewhist-drive will be held on June
Philippines and was decommission- 'garding the granting of Pensións, with the Asiatic Fleet," writes a speed. When ordered correspondent in the Manila Bul- from Hong Kong, where she had installed and general repairs made moved by the Hon. Attorney-Gen side for the greater convenience of Cavite for overhaul. New bollers were respect of public service" will be tained from the Y.I.C.A. as well letin.. Though sad to relate, her been stationed since 1929, patrolling and she steamed out again in 1906, eral,
as sources of supply provided out destination was the scrap-heap; we the river between Canton and Hong under the command of Commander are nevertheless proud of the fact Kong, so little was expected of her James C. Gilmore, U.S. Navy, and ed:-
The following will be present. that the game old waggon went out that the U.S.S. "Pecos" was assign resumed operations in the Chinese under her own power (why mentioned to convoy and if necessary tow River Service. During her service port for 1931, Report of the Har Hong Kong Police, Annual Re that it was necessary to inflict a her to the Navy Yard, Cavite. convoy on her). She left Hong
in China she protected American bour. Master and Director of Ait True to the predictions of her lives and property and partook in Sevices for 1931, Report of the Kong, in company with the "Pecos," officers and for Cavite for decommissioning, assistance
crew, the proffered all the tumultuous history of the Director of Education for 1981, was unnecessary. The time. ard, presumably, dismantling. "Helena" steamed to her present
Report on the Botanical and Forès- Peace to her honourable old parts berth in the same unruffled manner Her Commanding Officers since
Long List of Commanders. wherever they may wind up, and that has always marked her per- 1001 have been: may they, although broken up and formance of duty, a seagoing ver Comm. R. R. Ingersoll scattered, find as useful service in sion of the "One Horse Shay" Comm. S. A. Staunton some worthy capacity in the future all her machinery worn out and her Comm. James C. Gilmore. as they have faithfully rendered to inner hull filled with cement to atop Comm. Richard M. Hughes her country in the long, long past. the many leaks, but the will to Comm. Wilson W. Buchannan 1908 The Chinese rivers, both north and "carry on" unbroken! True-she Comm. Reuben O. Bitler south, will miss the familiar pas-upheld her reputation as the Navy's Comm. Chester M. Knepper sage of her sturdy. screw sometimes most sensational roller, but bent on missions of stern necessity, thoroughly had everything been Comm. George R. Marvell
80 Comm. Richard H. Jackson 1912 but more generally on errands of secured that not even a plate of peace and mercy where they matter-beans was spilled!
Comm. W. C. Cole ed immeasurably.
The "White Swan of the Yang Lt. Comdr. St. C. Smith
Comm. D. Brotherton Her departure leaves the tsze," as she was destined to be "Mindanao" carrying the banner all called years later, was commissioned Lt. Comdr. G. K. Davis
Comm. W. G. Briggs alone down here for the present. July 8, 1897, under the command of Ching Ching, He La, old shipmate! Commander W. T. Swinborne, U.S. Comm. R. A. Abernathy
Comm. A. K. Shoup You, at least, know that's South Navy, and made a shakedown cruise Comm. J. P. Lannon China for good-bye and plenty good to Lisbon, Portugal, joss."
Bermuda and the Madeira Islands. Comm. C. C. Moses
Capt. E. J. Constien Gratefully acknowledged is the It is said that she was designed Capt. J. M. Enoches foregoing send-off by the "Helena's" for patrolling the Amazon River. Comm. E. B. Armstrong running mate, the U.S.S. River gun- This was the reason for her famous Comm. W. H. Pashley boat "Mindanao," published in the stack which is still high although Lt. Comdr. W. P. Bacon May number of the "Asiatic Fleet some twenty-odd feet have been Lt. Comdr. A. E. Schrader Magazine,"
removed. The high hills and the Lt. Comdr. S. P. Jenkins
would fill the sails of a windjammer 35 Years' Service.
thick, high vegetation bordering Lt. Comdr. M. C. Partello
and drive it around the world in Now a shift of scenes, and a that mighty river made such" height traveller on the Manila Ferry, ap- necessary for purposes of draft. manders up to Lieutenant Com Mr. James Tunney, who knows all This brings the list of her com- ninety days. Don't let his genteel proaching the Cavite
Navy Yard, However, the War with Spain broke, mander Robert L. Mitten, U.S.
origin deceive you, however. Like
will see towering above Machina and upon her return from this
about Shakespeare, Regan carries Wharf the white sides and spar cruise she was ordered instead to Navy, who assumed command on dynamite in his fists. He never has coloured upper works of an Old Key West, Florida, where she joined haal down the commission pennant to use them, though, as men follow Grahame Street had its sequel in
via the
Timer, which is soon to be no more.the blockade of Cuban ports in For thirty-five years the U.S.S. April 1898. "Helena" has served the country faithfully, counting among her com- manders of the past some of the
Under Fire at Cuba.
The
on June 1, 1932.
As
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Famous Personnel.
1912
1914
1915
1916
Explaining Chinese Conditions.
London, To-day.
Defendant admitted the of fence, explaining that the com- plainant had been unruly for some time. On June 4, he came to work ten minutes late, and when scolded for it and for previous work that he had not done pro- Sir Robert Ho. Tung, who has shut up" very loudly. "The perly, the foki retorted with 1917 been busily engaged here in ex- 1919 plaining the Chinese situation in next day he said the same thing 1920 trading, financial
and I could not help myself," he and shipping|
added. quarters in the city, was entertain- 1923 ed at luncheon by the Chinese tion and willingness, the case On complainant's own intima- 1924 Consul General. Among those pre-
1922
1926
sent were Dr. Sze and Mr. Wang. was withdrawn. 1926 Sir Robert will.probably proceed Defendant stated that he had 1927 to the Continent in a few weeks already paid complainant's doc- 1928 time.--Reuter.
1929
1930 1930 1931
of the Asiatic
tor's bill.
ROOF COLLAPSE.
Contractor Fined $100.
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1932 UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE
February 24, 1932, and who will
him with the natural love of a the Central Police Court this morn- leader. Dame Rumor (curse hering, when Lee Sing, the contractor, Titiau's paintings without pestiferous soul) hath it that dur- was summoned before Mr. Schofield, ing the late war Regan and Gingle at the instigation of Mr. A. Brooks- "Helena" received her colour, so "Helena's" story would be used to give the natives of Queens. bank, of the P.W.D. highest ranking officers of the pre-baptism of fire from the Spanish drab indeed without a few sentences town, Ireland, some excellent imita- Mr. Brooksbank stated that the sent day and remembered by all as 'forts at Point Tunas, Cuba, on July about some of the more noted
A pile of tion of how Charlie Mitchell and roof was defective. 12. and participated in the destruc characters of her ship's company. John L. Sullivan pounded each bricks had been placed on a certain a happy ship.
Now she lies basking in the tion of the Spanish gunboats and The outstanding member in point other.
portion which subsequently collapa- tropical sun and rising higher and other vessels in the harbour of Man- of weight is her three hundred and
Then there was Oscar, the Ward-ed, but fortunately nobody was hurt. higher out of the water as her zanillo, Cuba, July 18, 1895. Three seventy pound chief commissary room cat, the most famous feline in "We take a very serious view of the storerooms are emptied of tons of ships were captured by her gallant- steward, E. F. Gingle, one of the the whole Naval Service, who had matter as it might have been a case supplies, the conl disgorged from officers and crew: the "Miguel best. known men throughout the her bunkers and her eight 4"-40's Jover," Spanish steamer, with a length and breadth
green eye to starboard and a red of loss of life," he said.
A fine of $100 was imposed. eye to port, which shone at night and four 3-pounders (which made cargo of cotton, April 23: the Station. Gingie has been in the in the manner of perfect alde lights. her the second most heavily armed "Quarto De Septiembre," Spanish culinary business since he wore knee One night Oscar went A. W. O. L. SHARE MARKET. vessel in the Asiatic Fleet) carried sailboat, April 27; and the "Manati" pants and his avoirdupois evidences and disgraced himself by jumping away into store houses ashore. In Spanish tug, July 29.
the quality of his product. He can on a passing Chinese junk on the
The official summary place of the quarterdeck guns which The gunboat "Helena" procceiled do more with a steak than Toscanini Siklang to court a sighing lady cat. the Stock Exchange to-day states: once glistened with bright steel, to Boston, Mass. on September 2, with a score of Mozart or Fritz The attraction must have been more Except that there were enquiries work and polished brass are now 1898, and sailed from that New Kreisler with his violin. He than passing fair because he never for some investment Issues, such brown unsightly patches studded England port on a bleak day in handles a skillet like John Philip reported in again. with holes stopped up by wooden November of the same year for the Sousa did his baton and his stews When the lowering of the long there was no noticeable change in pluga; the quarterdeck itself, once Asiatic Station, where she has re- would make saliva run down the starry pennant ends the final chap-markets generally at this spotless
since, to establish a wooden dowels -whore side boys and mained ever
of a cigar storeter of her history, we hope that you ing's session. marine guard have enacted many a record of more continuous foreign Indian.
will give the old "White Swan of snappy ceremony at the reception service than any other ship in the Next in point of interest is one the Yangtze," that served you so). of distinguished callers-is
American Navy. Her course took of the choicest boatswain's mates faithfully and well during her life, spotted with oil and cluttered with her via the Mediterranean and the that ever blew a call, "Hook" Re-a-thought as she departs on her odds and ends destined for removal. Suez Canal and she
arrived at gan, who comes from the lace cur-last cruise, salling over seas that For the old "Helena" has come to Manila on February 19, 1899. Com- tain section of Boston" and who has! are always calm, to the port of the end of her days. In a few mander E. K. Moore, U.S. Navy, a repertoire of sea stories that Eternal Rest..
now
weeks, all articles of value to Uncle 5 Sam having been removed, the hull is to be sold for scrap or, in the event that a pitifully small sura cannot be obtained for it, this ancient hull, which the tropical seas have, in the course of years, corrod- ed to a dangerous extent, will be towed out to deep water and sunk.
The Launching.
The gunboat, "Helena" named in honour of City of Helena, Montana, was christened and launched ̧ón' January 30, 1896, sponsored by the youthful Miss Agnes Belle Steele (late Mrs. John H. Burke) the daughter of the then Mayor of Helena, Montana. The U.S.S. “Helena". has been authorised by Act of Congress, March 8, 1893, The contract for her construction was awarded to the Newport NowĘ Shipbuilding Company, Newport News, Virginia,, January 29, 1894, and her keel was laid October 11, nine months later.
Even on her trials the "Helona". distinguished herself, maintaining a rate of 15.81. knota exceeding, the speed or 18 knots, and. earning for her builders. bonus of $66,000. This is espe
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