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STATIONS
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LX. A.X.
Kowloon Dep. | 0.40 8,08
Yaumati. Dep.
8.49
Shatin... Depe 7.01 Taipo...Dep. 7,18
Test.Dep.7.20
Fanling Dep. 7,30
Sheang-
shai...Dep. 735
Shum-
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a.1
UP TRAINS
KİNO, LANG. 14 No is No.2 No.1 Nɑ34 No.2 No.1 4.K. AM. A.M. | P.M. | P.X., V.M.) 2,X, PM PM PM.
8.30 9.1510.00 19.10 1.16 2.31 3.20 4,30
8:45 10.06 13.18 123
9,38 10,20112.30 1,35
953 10.53 13.45 1.48|
9.65 10.57 13.471,58- 10.10 10.47 12.07 2.02 - 9.0710,1510.52) 1.09 2.07 3.08
-5,086.17 8.12 5.186.278.23
-6.93 6.38 8.21 4.00 5.39 6,38 8.31
17.18-
chin... Art. 7,41) 8,43) 9.13 10.9110.88 1,08 2,13 3.15
Canton...Arr.
-12.05
5.49-
DOWN TRAINS
STATIONS
No.3 No. T Na, 1
4.
A.X A.K.
50.6 A.M
No.it No.17 Ha1 AM.
a1o, 23 PAL. †PM. PM.
No.21 IL
Canton
...Bop.
8.95
7,07
7.958,11 10.4%
11.53 3,01 4.48 8.54
7.14
8.15 10,47
8.96 10.57
12.00 8.08 4.50 5.69 13.11 8,17 5.00 6.08
8:10
Shumchan...Dep. 7.17 8.03 10.34 11.27 11.47 9.53 4.89 6.47
Cheungshai..Dep.1.25 5.47
Fanling
7.30 ...Dep.
7,40
TaipoMarket.Do 8.31 1101
Tripo ...Dep.
Shalin
7.37 8.44 11.14 ...Dep. Yanmati...Dep. 811 8.56 11.98
11.16 3.32 5.04 0.13
-12.30 8.38 5.17 8.26
12.428.48 6.29.88
Kowloon Arr. 8.17 9,02 11.33 12.07 12.49 3.245.35 6.44 7.22
7.49
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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1929.
SAILING ROUND CAPE HORN.
AN
OLD SHELL-BACK'S REMINISCENCES.
WHEN A MUTINY NEARLY OCCURRED.
A SKIPPER'S PRAYERS
AND DEAD-RECKONING.
With about eight months of my have been apparent to him. Keep time still to serve, I was traaster. her full and bye, Mister," was his nightly order when retiring, and he red at Rio de Janeiro with the bobbed up during the night at in officers and three other junior ap-tervals to make sure that his order prentices from the ship Ben nawas being carried out. Caillich to the barque Ben Rosail of the same company,
The Hoon Position.
It was such a "serious step. and he had all the seaman's dread of usurping authority. Not one of us had any doubt that the Old Man was mad, and that something would have to be done sooner or later.
We
One morning when we were south
Shortly after noon on the second of forty the wind shifted. A heavy squall from the southard caught us day of our steering east things came I was promoted to third mate, unexpectedly shack. The skipper, to a head. The skipper had been without any pay, of course, but I instead of being annoyed, as one very particular about Eis noon would have expected, seemed quite position, which in itself was enough What did got cabin food, which was a god-pleased. He performed a ne piece to worry the chief. send to a growing youngster, and of seamanstrip, made a stern board, twenty miles matter to us where we put the ship on the port tack and were, hundreds of miles from land? living in the cabin I was ably to
steered east Here was a nice bit But shortly after two bella he back- hear the discussions that went on of navigation! We were bound oned the main yarns and shivered the between the mate and the seconda Hora passage and the Old Man fore. What would happen now?
was steering a course with a fair The ship's company waited.
looked at one another. about the Old Man.
wind-cast.
Suddenly and quietly the captain 'He was a queer old shellback was
Someone suggested that he was.
was down on his knees on the poop. Captain Greg. I don't think be frightened of the Horn and was
гил the eastern down The wind was strong and squally. spoke half a dozen words to anyone, going to
were banking up to the southard, outside of his orders, except the sail.round the Cape of Good Hope, but with a rough sea running. Clouds that was ridiculous, and in any case maker, during the whole of the the Old Man never gave anyone the and there was every prospect of bad impression that he was frightened weather-not at all the time to lay of anything. It was inexplicable ship to. Yet here was our mas- to us. This strange alteration of ter, who was obviously a good sex. course occurred in the morning man, doing a very unseamanlike watch when the second mate was in thing without, to us, any reason.
Felt Ashamed, " charge.
Perhaps the sun had helped. He a hat in the tropics Anyway he was mad. The mate would have to take over. The mate must have thought so himself, for both the officers left the group of men in the waist and started to walk aft. They were stopped by the sailmaker. The old clam spoke
at last
voyage.
Clawing Into the Wind. With Sails he was always quar- relling a cloth in a staysail, the Plead for a leachline, anything, that, was sailorising. Their quarrels aever came to anything, just two old seamen enjoying themselves Sails was
as silent and full of moods as the skipper. He spoke more to himself than to anyone else. Captain Greg wasn't a bit like the Old Man of my last ship, who would damn the eyes of the man as the wheel regularly, curse everyone for soldiers and landlubbers when things were going wrong or we had a head wind, and be a bail-teilow well-met with his officers when things were going right.
was
mast
We had good, luck till we lost the S. E. Trades, and then a succcasion. of moderate easterly gales, which unusual. Still, no une could see any need for the Old Man to keep clawing into the wind as he was doing. As the second mate expressed it, "What does he want to keep her close hauled for unless he means to go outside the Falklands Why doesn't he let us go free to the westward? The old fool's crazy. Even the crew were beginning to talk about it. They knew little enough of the ship's position, but they did know that we shouldn't be close hauled with an easterly wind.
Asked for an Explanation. When the mate came on deck to take over and heard the second's account of the affair he was much upset. My God," he said, "he can't be going round the Cape.
never wore
"It's unthinkable, and yet where the deuce is he going? (When seamen talk of the Cape they mean the Cape of Good Hops When Don't do nothing, Mister. He they speak the Hon it's Cape always do dat in dis place. Lati- tude 43deg. 20min. S., longitude Horn they mean.)
sideg. 48min. W., vasn't it!
answered the 1* Yes!"" astonished at the accuracy of the old man's position.
As the second couldn't answer his question he left bim on deck and went down to the skipper for an explanation which he had every right to expect, Soon he came up more perplexed than ever. He'll tell me nothing. Get your sextant, You and I have to take sights He's mad. I can see me taking over before long. Just looked at me and said you and I had to get a fix"
mate,"
"He always do dat in dis place; Mister," continued Sails "Twenty year ago he lose his son overboard bere. Yen he get near he always come and pray. By an' by we jo on all right. You ser
And so it proved. When Old Man had finished praying, while we als uncovered and stood sheepishly ashamed of ourselves, the ship was close hauled on the starboard tack and we stood away to the S.E.
"Why didn't you tell me, sir?" I would have said the "mate. understood."
Be prepared to take his sight. The Old Man was satisfied with the ship's position, and kept the ship steering cast for two days. Matters were becoming serious. The crew" couldn't help seeing that the mates were puzzled. They knew them selves we were steering, a that would take us many miles out of our way. The bos'n and carpen-I ter, as well as the second mate, bad advised the chief to take over from Old Greg made no sign, although the Old Man, but this the chief was the uneasiness of the crew must I very reluctant to do.
A Heavy Squali.
course
You would have argued, Mister, and I won't have arguments. What want is trust," answered the Old Man.
But it was nearly mutiny. If the old sailmaker hadn't spoken it would have been.
Diary of Coming Events.
To-day. (May 8.
Shanghai Races, 3rd day. Nippon Club, Art Exhibition, open,.9 m.
Wah Yan College, Athletic Meet- ing, Caroline Hill, 1 p.m.
Queen's Theatre: Ladies Must Dress."
World Theatre: The Chorus Lady," 5.15 and 8.13; Chinese Pic- ture The Girl General," 2.30 and 7.15; and Chinese Magicians at all
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Star Theatre: The Truth."
Tea Danoes: EK. Hotel and Peninsula, Hotel, 4.30 p.m.
..
European
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H.K.V.D.F. Smoking Concert and Dinner.
Queen's Theatre: "The Crowd." World Theatre "The Thiel of Bagdad."
Star Theatre: "Lights of Old Broadway."
Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and Dinner Dance: Peninsula Hotel, pincula Hotel, 4.30 p.m. 2.30 p.m.
Dinner Danco: Península Hotel, 9.30 p.m.
Thursday.
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China Underwriters, Ltd., 6th annual general meeting, Messrs.. Showan Tomes Board Room, noon. Queen's Theatre: "The Crowd" World Theatre: "The Thief of Bagdad. "
Star, Theatre: Broadway."
"Lights of Old
Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 130 p.m.
Dinner Dance: Peninsula Hotel,
8.30 p.m.
Saturday, (May 11.) Shanghai Races, last day. St. Joseph's College Athletic Meeting, Bookuapoo...
Kower
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Tennis:-"A" Division: Cräigen- M.B.K., H.K.C.C. v. Chinese R.C., South China . In- dian B.C. "B" Division: Recreio t. Kowloon C.C., H.K.C.C. v. R.E. and R.S., M.B.K. v. Nippon Club, University v. Indian R.C., Chinese R.C. v. South China. "C" Divi- sion: Recreio . R.A.O.C., Civil Service v. R.E. and R.S.
Concert: Wesleyan Bailors' and Soldiers' Home, Praya East, 9 p.m. Queen's Theatre: "The Crowd." World Theatre: "Tho Thief of Bagdad."
Star Theatre: "The Student Prince"
Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 4.30 p.m.
Dinner Dance: Peninsula Hotel, 5.30 p.m.
European Mails:-Outward: Europe vid Marseilles (Kalyan),
10.30's.m.
Sunday,
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Bunday after Ascension.
Queen's Thestre: "Blightly
Lawn Bowls:-Division I.: Kow loon Docks. Taikoo, Craigengower v. Civil Service, Kowloon Bowling Green . Police, Kowloon CC, Recreio. Division II. Recreio r. World Theatre: "The Thief of H.K. Electric, Taikoo v. Kowloon Bagdad."
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