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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1928.
FLOATING DOCK.
SAFE ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST FORTION.
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Singapore Oct. 15. One of the most remarkable and, hazardous voyages in the history of towage was brought to a successful conclusion shortly before, 11 o'clock on Saturday morning, when the first part of the mammoth floating dock arrived at its moorings at the Naval Base at Seletar. To the fortunate fow who were privileged to catch the first glimpse of this mighty structure, towering above the four Dutch tugs bowing it, as it slowly hove into eight in the Straits of Johore, the impres siva spectacle will ve long in the. memory. It was a typical tropical morning a fierce sun beating down on water as smooth as, glass-whon the Naval Captain-in-Charge (Captain Mackworth), a party of engineers, and three press
men boarded a launch at Seletar and proceeded eastward up the Johore Straits to meet the first part of a dock which will be able to accommodate the largest battleship in the world. The approach of the dock was first heralded by a wisp of smoko issuing
from the funnels of the ac
companying toga and Boon there
Toomed into view the two walls of a gigantic structure, apanned by a latticed bridge. Gradually the great mass of steelwork took definite shape, the control cabin and cranes on its summit could be discerned, and then came into view the four tuge, Wit- tezee, Oostzee, Javazes and Humber "midgets pulling giant which slowly but surely were nearing their destination to make history by this Epic of Towage.
Mooring Operations. Commander Scott, who will assume the position of King's Harbour Master at the Naval Base in duo course, had boarded the leading tug, Wittezee, off Sultan Shoal on Friday night, and the dock arrived off the entranco to the Straits down. It must have required skilled seamanship for the tuga to traverso the tortuous' water- way, but about 10.45 a.m. the dock arrived at the twelve buoys which marked the dredged basin where the completed structure will герове. Nearby lay the mooring steamer Moorlark, a specially built and equip ped vessel brought down by the Admiralty from Hongkong, which was essential to carry out the delicate operation of mooring. This was n particularly difficult task, occupying many hours of skilled work, the dock having to ho brought completely round, with the bow facing the East, before the work of attaching the eight moorings could be commenced.
Monotonous Voyage.
men
Chatting with members of the crow, which comprised five Britishers and moventeen Dutchmen, a S. F. Press representative was given nome idea of how their time was spent during the period of nearly four months' passage of the dock, That It was often monotonous the freely admitted, an occasional game of football and one game of cricket
their sole sporting activi-] whilst much time was spent in reading) However, all expressed themselves as feeling very ft, plenty of walking exercise being obtained by traversing the length of the dock n few times daily, and in spite of continual dlot of tinned food and water that, for the latter part of the Journey, was pover really cold, they were remarkably cheerful, and their spirita will be still further enlivened when they once again Alep ashore after their long and trying journey. Typical Tynesiders, the five British members of the crew wore J. Ful- thorpe, O. Biggins (engineers), C. O'Neill, G. Pendlington (electricians), and T. Nicholson (plumber),
The Voyage from Colombo, " Although experiencing bad weather in the North Sea, in the English Channel and off the coast of Africa, nothing untoward occurred during the latter part of the Journey, Cer tainly, there was a heavy swell, which rocked the dock, after leaving Colombo, but, generally, there was n calm sea, with a south-west breeze, from that port, sleeping on deck proving an unpleasant experience at times owing to many nights of heavy rain. Three of the tugs coaled Colombo, and the fourth, the Witterec, at Sabang, the dock arriving at the
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¡witnesses from two addresses which had been visited by armed. robbers in July and August gave ovidence.
Pawnbroker's Evidence.
on October 6.
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at sen the tugsnese woman was brought before A woman from, a house in Hay word about a quarter of a mile from Mr. R. E. Lindsell yesterday after-Wong Terrace told the Court that the dock which was connected to them by Manila rope, attached to steel noon to answer several charges of on July 21, her house was visited! hausers and chain cable.
receiving stolen property.
by four armed men, who stole,
The
The second portion of the dock, The defendant was arrested at amongst other things, two gold which is expected to pass Singapore No. 142 Hollywood Road, at which bangles, several articles of cloth late to-night, is being
being towed by the address two other men, who were ing, pillow cases, blankets and two Zwartetee, Roodezee, Schelde and convicted of armed robbery at the quilt covers, all of which were in Indus. The sections will be put October Criminal Sessions, had Court yesterday. Another woman, together by Swan, Hunter and Wie ham Richardson, who will have a also been arrested..
who had been Hving at 868 Des staff of about twelve British engineers and ΠΟΜΟ 200
BUBONIC PLAGUE.
The long interval between the Voeux Road until recently, Identi natives under Mr. II. T. arrest of the defendant and the fied certain clothing in court as Clark and Mr. J. Eskaland. It is hearing of the case against her shaving been stolen by three armed expected that the task of joining up explained by the fact that the women, who robbed her house on the sections will occupy three or man has been four months, and, after completion, dock yesterday, she was still far identified the defendant as the per
very ill. In the August 31. it is hoped that an opportunity wili
A pawnbroker giving evidence bo given for the public to inspect the it through the afternoon's heart his shop. One half of one of from well, and was permitted to dock.
son who pawned the stolen bangles. Ing. Throughout the hearing she the stolen blankets was also pawn- groaned intermittently and paid no ad by the defendant with him. heed whatever to the evidence that The police produced another pawn- was given against her. At the end broker to say that the other half of each witness's evidence, the was pawned by a man. MANY DEATHS REPORTED
Maglebrate read out to the defen- dant what he had taken down and the defendant was asked if she At the end of the day's sitting, IN INNER MONGOLIA
those were the only times that the wished to call any witness. After woman appeared to listen to what making the statement that she had Peking, Oct. 22,- was taking placo. The Japanese Legation is to-day handing to the Diplomatic Corps & over, her behaviour became such perty, she expressed a desire to In the course of the case, how-which she pawned were stolen pro no knowledge that the articles detailed statement regarding the that his Worship had cause to tell call the two men who had been outbreak of bubonic plague which her not to sham. occurred at the end of July in Inner Mongolia, and later spread dant that the doctor had enld that men could say that she had no Mr. Lindsell informed the defen-convicted of armed robbery at the into Manchuria.
Sessions, remarking that thoad therefore his Worship would pay He Worship accordingly Ina- she was fit to attend court and guilty knowledge. no attention to any shemming.tructed acting D.C.I. Murphy, who stolen property was then given by the two prisoners concerned to bo Evidence of the finding of the was prosecuting, to arrange for Chinese detective, after which, in Court on Friday next at noon,
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