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To Prevent Collisions. The Imperial Merchant cervice Guild have been invited by the Board of Trade to consider several important suggestions concerning alterations to Articles 2, 10, 14, 15 and 31 of the international regulations for preventing col- lisions at sea. These suggestions include the making of a second maet-head light compulsory; the provision of a fixed stern light; a special signal for motor vessels proceeding under mil and mechanical powersimultaneously:i asuitable sound signal for a vessel in tow, or for the last vessel of the tow and an addition to the distress siguals by the inclusion of the radiotelegraph mistress signal The Board of Trade requested the Imperial Merchant Service Guild, which represents approximately 75 per cent of the total British captains and officers, to sand a representative to discuss the matter with the Board of Trade. at Whitehall,
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A physician writes in The Voyage. Japan in 1912. Later reports tranquillity for the innocent? of the leading British medical state that the volume of oil has. Therefore in the first article of the ingreased. A koka is about 40 Provincial system it is provided the needed nutrition to the brain journals: Sanatogen supplies gélions.
that the Governor should have cells as well as the necessary fillip control over the Defence Troops. to the heart, stomach, liver and Major LST Halliday, of the In the above petition it is suggest other organs. In consequence, Red Marines, who has just been ed that whenever there is, neces- appointed for service au general sity of using military power, the staff officer at Malta, gained the Governor should be allowed to 7.0. by a very daring sot during send for the nearest troops. But the defence of The Paking it most be noted that there is no Legution in 1900. On June 24 time which we may call without the Boxers set fire to the stables, lopal
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