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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THE PERFECT “HOODO 0.”
SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1923.
RUSSIANS IN PARIS.
Increasing Misery as Resources]
Dwindle.
SAILING OVER PACIFIC.
Cruise from Hongkong in
80-ton Schooner.
American Schooner's Bad Jass. Seafaring literature is full of Paris-Each passing day sees Fire yachtsmen will sail from the stories of "hoodoo " ships, increasing misery among the Hongkong during the first week but we doubt if there can be Russian colony in Paris.
in May for Portland, Ore., in the found sa sccount of a longer run In the French capital that they Dwyn Won, an 80-ton British of bad luck than that experienc-love so well there are thousands built schooner yacht, according to, ed by an American schoonar ajof exiles dragging out a dreary Dr. Robert H. Ellis, who passed few years ago. According to a existance, all the more difficult through Shanghai recently on New York contemporary, this because they must hide their board the President Jefferson. ship, which was built in one of miseries. They have used up their Ellis, who, for many years bas the best yards in the United fortunes as well as their hopes as followed yachting as an VC- States before the war, loaded at times grow worse instead of cation." purchased the Dwyn Port Natal in the spring of 1917, better.
Wan some two months *20.
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sad sailed for New York. Two These Russians could not be shortly after she had completed days out she was struck by alieva in the Revolution. The the voyage from Southampton to hurricane, and lost a good many lesson of 1906 bad served to no Hongkong and is on his way to sails and was otherwise damag purpose, and one fine day they join the vessel, and see to her ed. She put back to Port Natal saw the old edifice of the Czars, refitting. for repairs and sailed again a gilded and imposing, crumble into
Dr. Ellis stated that according week later. Three hundred miles a dustheap.
to present plans, he purposes to from port she ran into another Then the exodus began. The sail along the China coast stop- gale, lost more sails, and her "richissimes" decided to take a ping at Swatow and Amsy and anchor chains came down on the little holiday, a forced one, of then proceed to Keelung, Formoss cock. breaking it and course, but then France is not omitting Shanghal. After enjoy- threatening to flood the hold. dull place, with its fine ing some two or three weeks deep- The pumpa were set to work and hotals and country villas, its sea fishing off the islands of a tow was requested from a pass-good restaurants and tine cham-Formoss, the Dwyn Wen will con-| ing steamer. After breaking pagne. "We will wait until the tinue northward to the Japanese three hawsers, the steamer re-skirmish blows over." they said. coast, making stops at some of rigned the contract, but the and, alas they are still waiting the seldom visited ports, reaching| schooner managed eventually to those who have been able to keep Yokohama stout the middle or reach the neatest port under soul and body together during end of Jane. what was left of her canvas.the long years
After 10 days' stop to take on There she was surveyed, and in One meets them in every line the middle of July she went into of work. Generala and colouals of supplies Dr. Ellis stated that be dry dock, whilst new set of sails the Czar's army have become would set sail direct for Portland, following the usual steamer routes was ordered from Now York.
chau Tours of taxicabe: big aproximately between the 43 and After repairs and reloading. lady of the court is making 45th parallel. He stated that he the ship sailed out of port again fascinating doila for the
did, not believe the voyage would in November, 1917. Nothing Parisiennes to carry: AD irm- more was heard of her until the portant officer of foreign affairs take more than two months, as. following February, when she is selling groceries: & consul-for the majority of the time, he was reported as baving taken general, formerly at Marseilles, anticipated favourable westering refuge inside the Delaware is now working in a little book winds. Dr. Ellis has made several Capes, with all her running shop and a famous member of the long sailing voyages, including rigging frozen and her crew on Yacht club of Petrograd is un-one from Marble Head, Masa, the verge of mutiny. Tugs were loading merchandize from the through the Panama Canal to Vancouver, B. C. as well as sent out, and she was towed to boats at Marseilles.
New York. Going up the East As best they knew how, these several shorter cruises to Alaska River. her topmasts bit the Russians have organized their sad the Alutian Islande. Brooklyn Bridge, and were pitiful lives, and they live as He be will accompanied by his carried away, and then she went the poor among the poor in sop, Mr. H. D. Ellis, who willi into dry dock again, the repairs common, miserable quarters be in charge of the radio installa taking until July, 1918, and cost One room must often suffice for tion and operation, Mr. Don G. ing G.. $50,000..
for
she
a family, the meals are scanty Batas, Mr. Walter Crane, and Bir. often mare tes and bread. H. D. Smith. George Cantillian They have sold everything-their and H. P. Nicholas will occupy. jewels, their rich furs and all un-the posts of first and secand mate necessary clothing.
respectively, while Dr. Ellis, who
NEW COLOUR PRINTS.
A month later she loaded Buenos Ayres, but before could reach the open ses she collided with her tog in the Ambrose Channel, and had to go But fortunate are those who is an accomplished navigator, will back to New York again for four are able to eke out an existence act as master of the ship. days while the damage was put in this manner. Many have no The Dwyn Wen was built in right. At the next attempt she talents or special capacities, and 1907 in Fairhaven, England, by got as far as the Caribbean Sea work is scarce. France, too, has Messrs. Phillips & Son, and is of where she met a cyclone which many mouths to fill.
solid teak construction through. swept ber deck cargo overboard,
eat. Herdimensions are 101 feet and made her a partial wreck, so
in length over all, 20 feet beam, that when she limped into Buenos
and 12 feet draught. A 65 horse- Ayres in December she had to go
power Gardener engior, used for once more into dry dock for a
suxiliary purposes in entering. reft, the bill on that occasion
One Impression. and leaving barbours, gives a being G. $10,000. The cargo was
Moscow: A new colour process speed of about six miles an hour. also seriously damaged by water. Her next trip was with a cargo of which applies any oumber of NCDN. wheat for the Mediterranean, but coloure by means of a single she got no further than Rio de impression is a Russian invention becoming popular. T'he Janeiro, when she sprang a leak, round her pamps were choked, process is a secret of the soviet and had to take refuge in the government. Brazilian port, thus making four general averages and four ports of refuge in 20 months.
Any Number of Tints With
now
ECONOMY IN OFFICERS. *
A Mistaken Policy.
to
The factory which
Eighteen months ago, in these ufactures the product operates in columns, comment was made on Petrograd.
the growing disposition of certain The inventor is Professor small shipping concerne She sailed in April, 1919, and in July she turned up at the Azores, Nikolai V-Turkia, of Petrograd, dispense with the services of short of provisions, water and and a co-investor is Madame foreign certificated junior officers money. Finally, she reached her Astra Ivnaeyoa Sahr, also a res and their replacement by ques- Mediterranean discharging portidant of Petrograd. The sbops tionable foreigners or by semi- in early September, having taken which are devoted to the exclu-qualified or totally unqualified a year for the voyage from New sive sale of the manufactures of Chinese. At that time the evil York vis Buenos Ayres. Whilst this product are named for the (for evil it was, and is) was } confined chiedy to some of the unloading her cargo, however, inventora, "Tursabr." she caught firo. but this time
The Moscow shop, "Tursabr,"smaller shipping concerne, British without sustaining
contains all sorts of manufactures and Chinese, running out of by very serious damage.
of paper, linen and silk stamped Hongkong; but at present vessels
aut running. TWO MORE YEARS OF ILL-LUCK by the new process. There
Her record for the next two lamp shader, table covers, boxes Hongkong and Shanghai whose F÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷/+++++++++++++++++++++++++++reare continued to be almost as pictures. postcards, calendars and complement of certificated offic- The designs areers is by no means adequate. amazing 18 the foregoing. In note books.
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a really brilliant the foreign deck personnel con- ly destroyed by fire in dry dock, goods bare and in the following month she effect. A silhouette of Lenia by sists of the master and a mate, went ashors on the American the celebrated artist, 8. V. Che- usually both certificated, with in Atlantic coast twice within 48 conia, was a recent feature. hours.
The goods are very popular, and, judging from the prices, the process is very economical.
some cases the addition of an un- certificated second officer who is signed on the articles as boats- wain or gunner.
In December she grounded in a southern port, and, proceeding to sea, developed, such openings in
The majority of the vessels we her seams that her. pumps could WHEN A MAN'S FORTY. are referring to carry passengers
not clear the water.
She was if he has not previously worn/some of them, hundreds. towed up a convenient river and glasses, he should lose no time in While it is only to be expected anchored over what was supposed having his sight properly tested. that with the present depression to be a mudflat. The tide went!
If he bas worn them, he shopli in shipping, owners will loss no] out and revealed an uncharted Tack which nearly broke her in make quite sure by a scientific opportunity of practising every teat that bis glasses do not want reasonable economy, no amount of two, but she managed to survive altering. This is importa t. Up depression can justify any ship
In 1921 she ran into another
to the age of forty the muscles of beingsoundermanned in certificat- cyclone and had to be drydocked the eves will sometimes maks up ed ranks as to constitute a grave. in a United States port, where for defect, by straining. After danger to the lives of the pas
On no vessel was pumped out. Early in 1922 forty, the elasticity of these sengers and crew, she sailed from New York for the muscles gradually lessens until can two qualified watchers be con- thay become quite tant. The sidered sufficient, for assuming) South Atlantic coast, and struck Brock in Newtown Creek Then Hongkong Optical Co., successorahat, as usually is done, the master it was discovered that she bad to Clark & Co., refracting and of a vessel which carries only one manufacturing opticians, located other certificated officer, takes bis been launched on Friday and in 53, Queen's Road Central, bave turq at watch, that means at least had struck on the ways before the equipment to test your sight twelve bours on the bridge out of she entered the water! Analysis accurately.
she fell off the blocks as the water
of the years of disaster shows
that of the vessel's misfortunes
twenty-four, to say nothing of the other multifarious duties that have to be carried out, and which about 20 per cent. were due to been the record given above and a
increase with a decrease of offi misjudgment or negligence. 30 rising insurance premium rate. cera.- Shipping and Engineering. per cent, to acts of God," and Then came the time, early last! the remaining 50 per cent, to an year, when her, owners bad to
"
Geraldine Farrar, vio.
only on...
unfortunate conjunction of cir- choose between letting her lie at Caruso, Elzaan, Krebler, Melba, Pachmano cumstances,
anchor or running her uninsured, During all that time her owners They chose the latter alternativo, had done all that care and money and since then, twelve months could do, to make the ship suc-ago, she has met with absolutely [cessful, but 'the only result had no trouble at all-Ex.
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