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I'll try and make yer comfor- was still asleep-excellent opportunity for avoiding film-so I dressed at
led me. Possibly, his scale of Icetak was a young man from the
afr.
OF SHIPS
Sunday, April 30.
Capt. B. Bolt, from Bangkok, buoy No. B16.-Thoresen & Co. Halvard, British str., 1,217 tons,
Capt. W. J. Freer, from Saf- gon, buoy No. B4-Wo Fat Bing.
table all 1 can,” he remarked, as he once and went on deck, The day was Fingal Norwegian str., 1,244 tons, put the coins in his pocket. Never warm and cloudy, with an olly swell theless, there was a doubtful into.on the water."
It was seven o'clock as I came out nation in his voice which surpriqmuch later than I had imagined. across the doctor, who was his Arst sniff of the morning
West of Ireland a tremendous fellow with black hair and blue eyes, already inclined to be stant; he had a happy go-lucky,
healthy
look about him which was rather attractive.
"Fine morning.". I remarked, by way of introduction.
had gone up and he was not satis- ¡fied; but on the whole I was in clined to think that, as he himself would have expressed it, he was "the better for a glass." I was wrong, however, and did the man injustice.
"Well," said he, eyeing me with an air of ready interest, "it's fine morning and it's not a fine morning. I don't think it's much of a morning
"Well, no-it not so very fine," It's just weather," replied the doctor.
was very cold last night, I thought, I remarked.
Helyei Markt, No. 11, Japanese str.,
3,346 tons, Capt. T. Yamasaki, from Sakito, buoy No. B25.- Y.K.K.
Hensan Maru, Japanese str, 1,588
tons, Capt. Nitta, from New- chwang, buoy No. B28.-D.KK. Sidajde, Dutch str., 1,001 tons, . Capt. A. H. W. Crop Welling. man, from Samarinda, Yau- mati Anchorage.-J.C.J.L.
tons, Tjibadak, Dutch str., 4,800 "However,
Capt. J. J. Blankert, from Amoy, buoy No. A8-J.C.J.L. ·
what I cail fuggly
Nothing especially worthy of men. tion occurred during that day. Weald I left the pier punctually, and it was {very pleasant to be fairly under way, for the weather was warm and Jaultry, and the motion of the steam-
er produced a refreshing breeze. noticed it when I went to bed. And
the state-room was damp, too.”
"Dampi" sald he. "Whereabouts: are you?"
when I looked about I found that the porthole was wide open. I had not
"One hundred and five" To my surprise, the doctor started visibly and stared at me.
One passage across the Atlantic 8 very much like another, and we who cross very. often do not make the voyage for the sake of novelty, To the majority of us the most delightful moment of the day on board an ocean steamer is when we have taken ou last turn On deck, have smoked our last cigar, and, having succeeded in tiringIt is a shame."
"What is the matter?" I asked. "Oh--nothing," he answered; "only everybody has complained of that state-room for the last three trips.
"I shall complain ton," I said. "It has certainly not been
properly aired.
need
Monday, May 1. Anbul, British str., 2,080' tous,
Capt. D. Lupton, from Hoi- how, buoy No. B21-B. & S. Chinhua, British str., 1,353 tons,)
Capt. D. Williams, from Swa- Concordia, Norwegian str., 3,413 tow, Taikoo Dock.-B. & S.
from tons, Capt. L Krogh Balikpapan, North Point. A.P.C.
"I don't believe it can be helped," | ourselves, feel at liberty to turn in answered the doctor: "I believe there! with a clear conscience. On that is something well, it is not my Golden Tide, American str., 3,729 first night of the voyage I felt par-business to frighten passengers,"
"You not be afraid of frighten- ticularly lazy and went to bed in Ing me," I replied. "I can stand any 105 rather earlier than I usually amount of damp. If I should get a do. As I turned in I was amazed bad cold I will come to you."
I offered the doctor a cigar, which to see that I was to have a compan-
ion. A portmanteau, very like my he took and examined critically.
"It is not so much the damp," he own, lay in the opposite corner, remarked. "However, I dare say you and in the upper berth had will get on very well. Have you n been deposited a neatly fold-room-mate?"
"Yes; a deuce of a fellow, who bolta ed rug, with a stick and umbrella. out in the middle of the night and I had hoped to be alone, and I was leaves the door, open." disappointed; but I wondered who Again the doctor glanced curiously Then he lit the cigar and my room-mate was to be, and I de-at me.
looked grave. termined to have a look at him.
"Did he come back?" he asked pre- Before I had been long in bed he
sently. entered. He was, as far as I could sec, a very tall man, very thin, very ipale, with sandy
and hair whiskers and colourless grey open." eyes.
*#
"Yes. I was asleep, but I awaken-
Then ed and heard him moving. felt cold and went to sleep again. Thie morning I found the porthole;
He had about
"Look here," said the doctor quiet- hlin, thought, air of rather ly, "I don't care much for this ship. I don't care a ran for her reputation. dubious fashion; the sort of mantell you what I will do. I have you might see In Wall Street with good-sized place up here, I will lout being able precisely to say what share it with you though I don't
he was doing there the sort of know you from Adam."
I was very much surprised at the man who frequents the Cafe An- proposition. I could not imagine why glais, who always seems to be the should take such a sudden interest alone and who drinks champagne;jin my you might course, but he would never appear to be doing anything there either. A little over-dressed-a little odd. There are three or four of his kind jon every ocean steamer,
meet him on a race here. However, hla mazher'
I
tons, Capt. M. E. Shigley, from Manila, buoy No. A3-States & Co. Klungchow, British str., 1,545 tons, Capt. John Taylor, from Hol how, buoy No. 320.-B. & S. Muinam, Danish str., 1,739 tons,
Capt. Christensen, from Swa-- tow, buoy No. A5.-John Man- ners & Co. Nellore, British str., 4,256 tons, Capt. H. J. Bright, from Moji, buoy No. AT.-M.M. & Co. Tchekam, Chinese str., 800 tona,
pt. Lai Yee, from
Holhow, buoy No. 812-Ping. On & Co. Texaco XI., American str., 904 tons,
Capt. F. T. Fisher, from Shang- hai, Teun Wan Anchorage.— Texaco & Co.
Yeljun Maru, Japanese str., 1,284 tons, Capt. Isizaki, from New- chwang, Yaumati Anchorage. D.K.K.
CLEARANCES.
May 1.
of the ship was peculiar, 'Anhui, for Swatow, "You are very good, doctor," I said, Bestum, for Swalow. "But, really, I believe even now the Bokuyo Maru, for Moji. cabin could be aired, or cleaned out, Golden Tide, for Los Angeles. or something. Why do you not care
Holhow, for Tientsin. for the ship 7"
"We are not superstitious in our Hydrangea, for Swatow. profession, sir," replied the doctor. Kaying, for Bangkok. I made up my mind that I did not but the sea makes people sa Icare to make his acquaintance, and don't want to mrejudice you, and Phasianella, for Swatow, went to sleep saying to myself that don't want to frighten you, but if you Prominent, for Saigon. would study his habits in order to will take my advice you will move in Saxicawn, for Balikpapan. avoid him. If he rose early I would here. I would as soon set you over Sidojoe, for Canton. rine late; if he went to bed late 1 would go to bed early. I did not care to board," he added earnestly, "as know Taiyuan, for Canton,
that you or any other man was to Iknow him. I
know people
Tin Seng, for K. C. Wan. you once of that kind they are always turning sleep in 105."
"Good gracious, Why" I asked. Yuen Sang, for Canton. need not have up. Poor fellow! 1
"Just because on the last three trips taken the trouble to come to so many the people who have slept there ae
about him, for I never saw bin again after that first night in 105. tually have gone overboard," he an-
I was sleeping soundly when I was swered gravely. suddenly awakened by a loud noise. exceedingly unpleasant, I confess.
The
intelligence was startling and VON LUCKNER SHIP To judge from the sound my room looked hard at the doctor to see who-
FOR SPORT CLUB. mate must have sprung
with
ther he malding gaine of me, but
WAS leap from the upper
heard him fumbling with the latch he looked perfectly serions. I thank-
ed him warmly
for his offer, but told, and bolt of the door,
decisions
a
berth to the
which
speed
almost immediately, and then I heard him I intended to be the exception to Famous Sea Raider Sells his footsteps as ran it full ward the rule by which everyone who slept
down the passage,
the door in that particular leaving open behind him. The ship was ing a little and Σ expected
stateroom went
to herboard. He did not tay much, but|
looked as grave as ever, and hinted that, before we get across, I should
him stumble or fall, but he ran as probably reconsider his proposal.
The door swung on its hinges
with
I went to
hr.
I
Mopelia."
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though he were running for his life. In the course of time we went to announced the sale of his Diesel the motion of the vessel, and the breakfast, at which an inconsiderable auxillary yacht Mopelis to the Associated Sports Clubs, Inc.,| 17th May sound annoyed me. I got up and shut noticed that ene or two of the officers which will use the ship in con-
number of passengers assembled.
Dus 7 May Prom U. K. via Flagapore it, and groped my way back to my who breakfasted with us looked grave,
Das 13 May From U. K. via Singapors a Fore and Aft berth in the darkne no idea how After breakfest. I went into the state-¡nection with sleep again; but I
SUMMER CRUISES. Specia round trip rates from Hong Jes now room in order to get a book. The Club unit now being formed. long I slept.
The Mopelia is a four mast Kong to Shanghai, North China Ports and Japan and re- When I awoke It was still quite curtains of the upper berth were stil!
closely drawn. dark, but I felt a disagreeable sensa
Not a word to schooner, fitted with two Diesel turn from June to September. 4th May Lon of cold, and it seemed to me that heard. By room mate was prob engine for auxiliary power. She with limited passenger accommodation
asleep. the air was
You know the dump.
As came out I met the steward was built in the State of Wash- peculiar smell of a cabin which has whose business it was to look after ington and has
been used by been wet with sea water.
I covered myself up as well as me. He whispered that the captain could and dezed off again, framing wanted to see me, and then seuttied Count von Luckner for the last
down the complaints
passage as if very an-seven and a half years for world pany's, Bill of Lading. #day:
to avoid any questions. I went cruising, and selecting the, most powerful ou
in the language. I could hear him waiting
toward the captain's cabin and found epitheta
'for me. A 4th May my room mate turn over in the upper "Biz said want to ask
berth. He had probably returned
favour
.of. answered that I would do any 4th May. he was seasick. That is particularly thing to oblige him, n
"Your room mate has disappeared,"
to be made "the next.
while I was sleep. Once I t
11′ heard him groan, and I argued
when one is below.
unpleasant. I doted
with
લો
You"
T off and slept till he said. "He is known to have turn
in early
last night. Did you early daylight.
The ship was rolling heavily,
ly, much notice
HER | manner jas "Aing · extraordinary in his 2nd May more than on the previous evening.
ar It did, in 20th May and the grey light which came in They question coming,
through
the porthole changed in Biot exact confirmation of the fears the every movement according the earlier, staggered me.
the doctor, had expressed half an hour angle of the vessel's turned-the 10th May glans seawards, or kyward, Is was "You don' & mean to say he has gone 7th May Vary coldmanaccountably 40 for the overboard ?" I asked.
month
of
June turned my head 14th May and looked at the porthole and a
my surprise, that it was wide open thing 18th May and honked - back... I belleva~i, swore -and-shut- it; audibly, Then I got
drawn
had
togather my
cold
the
***I fear he has,"**"*
answered, the cap This is the most extraordinary
I began.
The club plans to use the yacht for deep sea fishing trips, week- jend and long cruises.
THAMES TUG TO BE RE-ENGINED.
Atlas Diesel Co. Build New Engine.
The Atlas Diesel Co, Ltd. have obtained an order from E. C. Jones & Sons, Brentford for # British Folar engine develop. to In answer to Another question from ing 125 B.E.P. at 400 r.p.m., t the captain, I explained, without bn be installed in tug for service toning the doctors that had heard on the Thames
be nak
He is the fourth, then 7
undermentioned.
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It struck me that?
that had dept enough the story concerning 105, Poem-The tug was originally steam-
bla: Very much Annoyed at hearing that I w
could not knew of 11 told him what had oc propelled, but is being rebuilt
The stateroom. a8uncomfortable, though, strange to say a
smell the dampness which Had Annoy
ed me in the might. My room mate
Icurred in thes
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