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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

(Remer's Service to the China Mail.)

PARIS CONFERENCE.

THE BILL AGAINST GERMANY.

PARIS, March 21st. The Reparation Committee has reduced the reparation claims to £5,000,000,000. On this basis, the principal and the interest would. Amount to £16,000,000,000 spread over a period of forty years.

On the other hand, the German re- sources, according to American experts, are approximately £24,000,000,000, includ- ing resources outside Germany, totalling £1,000,000,000, which comprise the mer chantmen. railways, the mines in Alsace Lorraine, the con, and iron, in the Saar Valley, foreign securities, and Govern- ment property in her late Colonies.

The Commission regards these outside resources as the subject of confiscation: hence, at least £1,600,000,000 should be immediately available for Liquidation of Allied war-lasses. How the balance is to. be obtained is at present net settled.

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Germany to resume her indus- trial activities, from which, it is enti- mated, £60,000,000 annually could be earmarked to wipe out outstanding debts. Broadly, the British Delegates desire the allotinent of damages ancng the Allies on the basis of war costs. France suffered the heaviest material losses, but Britain imposed the largest burden of iaxation upon her people.

HOURS AND WAGES,

LONDON March 21st. The Committee appointed by the In- dustrial Conference, established by the Premier to caquire into the questions of hours and wages, has completed its re- port. It unanimously recommends the adoption of an eight-hour day for all industries and a minimum wage for all workers.

AVIATION

PARIS, March 19th, Substantial progress is now being made- in the work for an Inter-Allied Aeron- actical Commission.

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Three al-Commissions are already elaborating an International Air Control Commission has decided that each pation owas the air above its territory. but mast allow free passage for aviators of other countries.

An International Aviation Council will be formed, which will be a section of the League of Nations, and will deal with all air traffic questions.

The British authorities propose to introduce, in Great Britain, uniform

Rystem of training military, naval and civilian pilots. It is thus hoped to train a large number of men whe will be available for a national emergency.

THE COTTON,TRADE,

LONDON, March 20th-

In the House of Commons, Mr. R. B. Stoker suggested that movement in the in view of the almost total remation cotton trade and the consequent scarcity of work, the free entry of cotton goods into Scandinavia, Denmark and Holland should be permitted.

Sir Cecil Harmsworth replied that the abrogation of the blockade arrange MEDLI could only Le carried out with the ponent of the Allies. All

the Associated Governments considered it necessary, at present, for reasons of policy, to maintain the blockade, but they were fully alive to the not unnatural irritation in Britain, and, as soon as it had served its purpose, as the most im portant lever for obtaining the enemy's aceepinnco and execution of the Allies ternis, the Government would welcome the possibility of“ removing the blockade restrictions.

ECONOMICS.

Lesios, March 24th. Reuter understands that the Supreme Economic Council in Paris has unanim- pusly resolved to favour the raising of the blockade against Austria-Hungary, sub ject the Cauneproval of the Supreme War

This does not affect the ques tion of food against which the blockade hax censed to open materials may be ate, and does not neces sarily mean tint sent to Austria-Hungary.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

PARIS, March 19th. Six members of the League of Nations' Commission-Lord Robert Cecil, Col House M. Léon Bourgeois, A. Venizelos. M. Hymans and M, Vesnies have been appointed to hear the views of neutral re- presentatives on the League Covenant to

morrow,

The Arst full meeting of the League Commission, President Wilson presiding, will be held on March 22nd, to discuss the amendments and suggestions proposed by Neutrals and the Powers represented at the Conference,

The Commission will then sit continu- ously. It is anticipated that the final text of the League will be ready for signature before the preliminary Peace Trusty

PARIS, March 18th. Lord Robert Cecil pointed out that. many problems. could only be enved by reference to the League of Nations, and

would

Be uscles to proceed with the final terma until the broad lines of the

For

instance, presupposed the League of Nations as re gards the German Colonies,

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be Teft in the air. Moreover, it had been already agreed that the German Colonies should be assigned to manda- tories which pre-supposed the League of Nations. Lord Robert Cecil emphasised that the league was on

essential clement in the pacification of the world, and the sooner it gnt working the better. VIEWS OF " HAVAS.”

PARIS, March 20th,

A Havas message states: a The questions actually delaying the work of the Fence Conference concera re- paration and the left bank of the Rhine. It is generally agreed that the only fossible plan is to fix an estimation of the total sum Germany can pay

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is generally thought that the Allies will recognise certain priority claims of France and Belgium

the-icft bank of the Rhine, Regarding Mr. Lloyd George and M. Clemen- reau will come to an arrangement first, and then consult President Wilson,

The idea most favoured is to form an independent Bhonish State, a there are separatist tendencies among the Rhine pupulations.

A Havas message abates;—

The Peace Conference is deeply con cerned as the turn in Polish afaits

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The French renew the request för a

demonstration against Jailitary Ukrainians as the only alternative, and press for the sending of a military expedi tion into Poland.

French circles believe "that M. Pade rewski's

Government will be unable to continue to hold out in case Lemberg fully, "

All the Pracy Delegates consider Poland the bulwark between Western Europe and Bolshevism.

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The need for sending four Polish regi- ments is greater than ever..

BRITISH, LABOUR CRISIS. BUREAUCRATIC PROCEDURE”: LONDON, March 23rd.

The newspapers attribute the persist- enes of the railwaymen's discontent largely to the bureaucratic procedure adopted in regotiating with their dale gates. They contrast that with the bold publicity in the Coal Commission en- quiry, which made a miners' strike nimost unthinkable. This onquiry is hailed as epoch-making. Its results are so success- ful that the method is bound to be applied to other intractable labour problems, enabling Britain once more to give the world a lead in showing how to securo social peace and Justice.

Mr G. N. Barnes, in an article in a Sunday paper, points out, that the recent concessions in hours and wages were not altogether extorted by the Trade Unions, but were due to the larger outlook and the new note of humanity on the part of employers, as a result of common. sufferings in the war,

EGYPTEAN TROUBLE.

PARIB, March 20th." General Allenby arrived here today and reported to the Supreme Council on the Palestine conditions.

He returns to Egypt immediately. without visiting London.

AEROPLANE PATROLS FIRE ON THE CROWDS.

"CAIRO, March 16th.

The disorder; which is general in the provinces, necessitates strong aeroplane patrols which, with machine-guns, are

inflicting considerable casualties on the uaruly crowds. HIGH COMMISSIONER SUMMONED TO DISCUSS SITUATION.

LONDON. March 22nd.

Reuter learns that H.E. General Sir Francis Reginald Wingate teached Lon don last month from Egypt, in response to a Government summons to discuss the situation there.

The authorities regard his continued stay, in an advisory capacity, essential. MORE DEMONSTRATIONS,

CAIRO, March 15th.

A demonstration at Alexandria to-day dispersed quietly, the military not need- ing to fire.

There have been demonstrations in vari- ous localities in the provinces, notably at Galioub, where a crowd of 3,000 smashed the station buildings and cut the tele- graphy.

Five British officers and four Indian soldiers, who were passengers on the train, bravely defended the station with the aid of revolvers.

An aeroplane appeared and swept down, dispersing the demonstrators.

DISCUSSION IN PARLIAMENT. In connection with the disturbances the following statement was made in the House of Commons. "The first part of the message

is miss- intis Majesty's Government replied that,

while sympathising with the iden of giv ing the Egyptians an increasing share in the Goverament of the country, they could not abandon their responsibili for order-in, and good Government of, Egypt, and for safeguarding the rights and interests of the native and foreign No useful purpose would populations be served by the Nationalist leaders con- ing to London, and advancing their immoderate demands, which it was im- possible to entertain. The visit of two Ministers would very welcome, but their own convenience and dignity would be better served if it was not timed to coincide with the first weeks of the Peace Conference, when Mr." Balfour would be absent in Paria. The Government pro- posed that their visit be postponed for a short time.

The two Ministers then tendered their resignations.

General Sir Richard Wingate was sum- moned to London in the beginning of January to report on the situation, and the two Ministers were invited to come to Loaden in the middle of February. They declined, unless the Nationalist leaders were also permitted to proved to London. His Majesty's Government was

to accept such a condition and the unable resignations of the accepted by the Saiba Ministors were

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Steps were then taken for a New Ministry, but the Nationalists endeavour- ed to prevent the formation of a Ministry by intimidating the Baltan and those Ministers willing to accept office.

The Sultan appealed for protection, and authority, was given for the arrest and deportation, to Malta, of Band Fasha, Zagiul, and three other Nationalist leaders.

Since that, there have been demonstra tions and rioting in Cairo, and one or two provincial centres. These uprisings were chief organised by students, whe enlisted the help of the town rabble. Collisions occurred with the Egyptian police and British troops engaged in maintaining order, and there have been some casualties, while a few looters have 'been shot.

These manifestations were not approved by the more sober elements of the popula tion,

There is every reason to believe that the situation is well in hand,"

Lord. Curzon made an identical state- mont in the House of Lords,

ALSACE-LORRAINE.

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A Havas message Rays M. Millerand, formerly Minister of War, has been appointed Commissioner General for the French Republic for the temporary administration of Alsace, Lorraine. He is vested with full powers for nominating, allofficials in all branches.

THE CHINA MAIL.

HUNGARY'S QUTBURST.

COPENHAGEN, March 24th.. A message from Budapest states': --- According to a Hungarian semi-official statement, the Note handed to Count. Karolyi intimated that the more import- ant points in the neutral sone, formed by the line of demarcation, would bo occupied by the Entente troops,

The Note required the withdrawal of Hungarian troops, behind the western boundary of the bolt within ten days, Authorized the Rumanians to advance to the eastern boundary, and the Civil Government in the Neutral Zone to be exercised by the Hungarians under Allied control.

The formation of a Soviet Government. Was communicated by wireless to."af. Lenia in Moscow. He was greated as the "leader of the International Proletariat." He replied stating, that it was necessary to maintain permanent wireless com- munication between Budapest and Mon-. cow; in order to communicate the deci sions of the Moscow Congress and report on the military situation.

Statements issued from Budapest accuse. the Entente of forcing a revelation, but. the crisis was more probably due to the cccupation of parts of Hungary by the Czecho-Bloraks and Romanians, while signs are not wanting of German collu- sion with the Bolshevista.

BERLIN, March 22nd, A messi from Vienoa says:

The Loli Anzeiger states that Colonel Vix, leader of the Entente Commission, foreshadowed the extended occirpation of Hungarian, districts, owing to the Gor- ernment's inability to cope with Bol- shevism.

NEW GERMAN AMBITION.

COPENHAGEN, March 24th, The ex-Minister, Eerr Dernburg, Writ- ing in the Berliner. Tageblatt, Bays:- Germany is threatened with dishonour, instead of security, on the West; she must turn castwards to satisfy her needs and realise her future.

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GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE.

LONDON, March 19th.

In the Eouse of Commons, replying to Mr. George Lambert, who appealed to the Government to remove the restrictions. on the export trade, Mr. Austen Cham- berlain emphasised that the Government's policy was to abolish control and Government interference de soon as pos- sible. Much progress had already been

made.

The export of cotton goods was freu except to the blockaded countries, the restrictions on which were maintained for reasons of inter-Allied policy. The sooner the blockade was raised the better would we be pleased.

The Government would do all they could to promote and increase production and efficiency, as well as the export trade. by which the great burden, ahead could alone be borne-

They trusted that industry would not be plunged into strife at a moment when all parties ought to be co-operating to increase production in order that the State might safely emerge from its perils.

́BRITISH MOTÖR TRADE.

LONDON, March 13th- The Overseas Trade Department and the Association of British Motor Manu. facturers are sending an investigator to Ceylon, Singapore, Batavia, Australasia, Yokohama, Shanghai, Rangoon, Cuiculta and Bombay to inquire into the prospects for the sale of British motors.

DELAYED CABLEGRAMS,

LONDON, March 20th. In the House of Commons. Sir A. Williamson suggested, in view of the con gestion of cables, that the use of private codes with India and Oversea possessions should be permitted commercially.

Mr. Winston Churchill replied that the use of private codea was not permissible so long as it was necessary to maintain the censorship.

Sir A. Williamson suggested that well- known firms might be permitted to use private codes to European countries. Mr. Churchill promised to consider the matter.

KAISER MAY GO TO SWITZERLAND.

COPENHAGEN, March 19th. A telegram from Vienna states that the German-Austrian Government has suc tioned the ex-Emperor., residing... Switzerland.

THE O'LEARY CASE.

NxW YORK, March 24th. In the O'Leary case, the Jury, after deliberating for fifty-four hours, failed to bring in a unanimous verdict.

POLAND.

Paulis, March 20th. A telegram from Posen states that the negotiations between the Inter-Allied Commission and the German delegates in regard to a Polish-German Armistice have broken down owing to Herr Erzber ger, when everything seemed definitely settled, making a new demand for neutral representation on a ruperior Commission nt Poser to settle the Polish-German dis- putes, which, it had been previously agreed, should be chosen by the Interns- tional Armistice Cominission at 8ps.

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FRENCH COMMERCIAL LAW.

PARIS, March 20th.

A Havas message says:--- Yesterday there came into operation, law requiring persons and Companies carrying on business in Franco to enter. their names and other particulara iz a new commercial register, within a month. Buch particulars are also required from foreign Companies establishing branches or agencies in France.

"THE NEW DAY."",

BERLIN, March 21st. The Vienaa newspaperdenblatt has ceased publication, and is replaced by a new democratie ”!

Pppor, the Der Neuf Taj

NO LONGER MEÉDED.

PARIS, March 21st. The Chamber of Deputies passed & Bill for dismantling the Paris fortifications.

GERMAN BINUATION.

BERLIN, March 18th. The Government are taking ali precaù- tions against. further armed rioting. Government troops, with artillery and machine guns, surrounded the barracks of the infantry regiment at Nenkoeln, which has shown a hostile attitudo. The regiment surrendered before being st tacked.

BASIN, March 18th. -- Under-Secretary Herr Brauta stater that the Entente bas promised to remove the restrictions against German trade with neutrals, and to mitigate the "Black List" system.

BERLIN, March 18th. The miners in the Ruhe District have enforced a six-hour day.

BERLIN, March 18th A message from Munich states that in the Landing, the Premier, Herr Hoff maan, emphasized that the Landing's task was to collaborate with the Sovieta in public life. He declared that the capital- istic system, permanently, would become impossible.

Bavaria would not separate from the Empire

COPENHAGEN, March 19th.

A telegram from Berlin, dated March isch, states that two German steamers are unable to sail from Hamburg in accordance with the Brussels Agreement, as the Hamburg branch of the German Seamen's League has passed a resolution she refusing to work the ships for Enfente

German newspapers protest against this serapping of treaties, and declare that Hamburg scamen are only a com munistic fraction.

COPENHAGEN, March 22nd.

A message from Bremen states that the seamen refused to man foodships, unless allowed to remain aboard

A message from Berlin states, however, that there is a sufficiency of volunteer seamen in Hamburg to ensure the sailing of the foodships.

BOLSHEVIST REVERSES.

Pania, March 21st. A message from Berne states that the situation of the Bolshevista in the Ukraine has become woIBO..

General Pettura'a troops resumed the offensive, and gained 1 considerable

SCCCSS.

The Ukrainians, advancing northwards, pccupied Sarny, so important railway- junction; also Dombrovitza and Stolin, twenty kilometres south of Pripet, and Smerinka They also hold the river Eoryn

PABIB March 9ist. It is confirmed that the Greeks drove the Bolshevists out of Kherson.

OUR ANTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENCE.

Although" it is well known that anti- aircraft game played a large part in our boue defences, few people probably "realise the valuable work done by similar gun in the various theatres of war in which our armies have been engaged. The public hear a great deal Royal Air Force, the nu hout the of hostile

aircraft brought down, bug do nct under. stand the extent to

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lights and anti-aircraft machinetion of

assisted in the

bombing and reconnaissance. Although the facts and figures given below refer to the work of the anti-air craft race, equally valuable results searchlights, and machine. gung in have been achieved in other theatres of war. The total bag of the guns from January 1st, 1918, up to the signing of the armistice was as follows.

Hostile planes definitely "ertshed ".

or forced to land in our lines...171 Planes forced down out of control...

Total

.244

During the same period the bag of the special anti-aircraft machine guns and machine guns fitted with special rights for use by the infantry was:

Planca crasbed Making a grand total in 10 months

97

.....27). Now, these figures may not appeal large in comparison with the number planes brought down in a like period by the Royal Air Force, but it must be re- membered that the effect of anti-aircraft guns and searchlights is defensive rather than offensive, and that over and above- any physical effect there remains the moral effect of these weapons, which pro deces results of no little value. No plane is able to make good reconnaissance, taka photographs, or direct artillery fire when it is compelled to remain at considerable heights (often over 16,000ft.) or contin. cally to dodge about to avoid shells.

The moral effect of the anti-aircraft searchlights, too,, is enormous. On many occasions enemy bombing machings bare been kopt out of vital areas as the one thing they particularly dislike is being beld in scarchlight beam and shot at in August last

a night flying squadron of the Royal Air Force commenced rations, and it was mainly due to the effic iency of the anti-aircraft searchlights shat night attacking by our plane became feasible and remarkably successful. Wher enemy aircraft were not actually picked ap and beld in a.

in a beam, and incidentally

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handed on over wide areas from beam to beam, they were pointed out by switch- ing lights in the direction of the sound of the engine of the hostile planes At least twenty-five large enemy bombing ceroplanes were destroyed by this method

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throc months, and hostile bombing coormously reduced in consequence. mers holding of hostile plane in the beam often caused it to shed all its bombs as once, (usually in open country, where, no harm, was done), in order to enable it to becoine sufficiently light to rise and get away from the beam quickly.

FOCH INTERVIEWED.

Pants, March 31st. Interviewed by Ze dintin on the sani- versary of the great German aitack in 1018, Marabal Foch declared that the Rhine was France's only good line. of defence. He did not ask for its annexa tion, but France would have fought in vais, unless she got his military frontier.

SATURDAY MARCH 29. 1919.

CLEAN THROUGH A ̧

TYPHOON."

NEAR-ADMIRAL'S BREEZY NARRA- TIVE OF A DESTROYER'S FEAT

OF. ENDURANCE.

Tosed about like a cork "is often the phrase used to describe shipe in a stown, but it can be more litemily applied to a destroyer, in a typhoon.

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So in reading in the National Re viele an account of such an expori- ence one is not surprised to find raos descriptions of **topsy-turvydom and breezy alls to incidents that are best illustrated by the popular saying Hanging on by the skin of your teeth..

The article, in the form of a letter to a fellow naval officer, was written by Commander (now Beadmiral) A. F. Everett, and relates to, a typhoon in the China Sea in 1005, when fe' commanded H.M.S. Eze, a destroyer of about 800 tons, with a 8-18th inch bottom plating.

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This mere cockleshell, with a conte panion ship the Dec, survived the wat gruelling wa should think any destroyer could have the misfor- tune to meet, and it is clear the navigation of the commander and the steadiness of all on board played no small part in the salvation of the ship.

On the typhoon coming upon her- the destroyer was hended straight into it, "and for two days the struggle went on until the plucky little fighter had passed clean through.

The siete ship was soon lost sight of, only to reappear a few hours later on the rain becoming less torrential. us a rendezvous was Shanghai signalled, and then darkness descend- ed on the vessels.

POISED ON THE BOILING CREST," This was not altogether. to the grief of the writer, since it was pain- ful to watch her strugglès. His dry. ly humorous version of her antics is typleat of the attitude, taken at the whole alarming affair:

The extraordinary attitudes" she had assumed and the contortions.the went through were more interesting than reneuring. At times she would be posed on the boiling crest of a sea, her fore-part "high and dry (so to speak), leaving her keel visible from the bow to below the conning- tower; the after-part, also raked, showing her propellers racing in-the air. Then she would take a dive, in" intervening wave would blos out this merry picture and then, to one's relief as the wave passed by, a m would appear waving on the other side until, thank God, one would catch sight of her funnels and then ber hull still above water.

** WEARY WITH THE-STHAIN. The commander of the Ezc was not insensible to the fact that his own ship was behaving in exuobly the same way. It was with great. difficulty," he says, that one could hold on to the bridge; my avoirdu pois commenced to tell on my arms and legs; they began to get weary. with the striin.".

There were great struggles with smashed gear on deck and feakages, but these were successful to a tem- porary extent, and by. this time... completely tired with life," the skipper felt that nourishment was eminently necessary,

He toiled af by short rushes, and his pin story of this hazardous feat will best describe it:

To an onlooker" this would have. proved a most Edicrous specfacle. My build does not lend itself to agility, and on this occasion, besides being handicapped" by" an oilskin, 1. was stiff in every joint from holding on, also bruised and sore by collisions on the bridge, caused by my fairy form occasionally breaking away and taking charge until brought up all standing (or otherwise) by the "Jee- bridge rails. Thank goodness the bridge is too narrow. to get much way on and get there are people who complain that it is too small.

**FUNNY TO WATCH, BUT

It was indeed a unos undignified procedding to get aft. Hanging on to lifelines more or less slack, crouching down to lower my centre of gravity with the lurch of the ship," dodging a sea behind the funnel; then swinging round a funner guy that out my hunda, crawling along the deck like a dog, bumping up againat." the sharp edges of the tethered and unsented cowls, bugging the torpedo- tubes for dear life until the ship got on an even keel, then a short rush to the nearest piece of fixed furniture -uli the, exciting and troublesome es it was to me at the time, was for funnier in the abstract than in ·ita” concrete reality.

"As he expected, water had got into, the cred sanctum, lis, cabin and a glanco satisfied him that his very special frock cost had seen He best days Various urticles had been jerked out of drawers on to the floor, where, in company with his boots... they awiahed from side to side.

lighter, and with a higher metacon- tre, were more agile and frequently succeeded, when the ship gave un extru lurch, in jumping their heavier competitor. The settee. etishion, aided by the water on the deck, also joined in the fun. To add to the enjoyment of the scene, I found that my stack of otficul papers formed park; of the débris on the deck.

COLOUR TO THE KEYECT Ou-trying to solve them, I "d covered that the cruet-stand had broken loose and its condimente; to gether with the contents of a boxi ink bottle and some pickles, had a added considerable colour to the effeat. My Yous typewriter, which I had previously had tethered to the kg of the settee for safety, had avi- dently been bifted by the arm-ph when that piece of furniture hd. in its mad career, eraded the stanchion and got home. As its wreck was obviously complete, I left it where it waw, and have since been offered three dollars for it by the Shanghai- agents.

Tearing himself away from this ** riotous, circus," the captain bunt led out his Chinese servant, who, in") going down to the storeroom for food, Wented the water that poured down his buck.

Having devoured a ta of Cam- bridge sausages, the gommander negotiated the exciting difficulties of the return journey, and, in one awe; inspiring moment, realised how a "do- stroyer could, thunks to the elastic. ity of modern steel, bend without breaking,

SHEER CLIFF OF WATER.

And so the horrible night passe. At dawn it was clear, the crisis--us far as the typhoon was concerned-- was at hand. There were most ter rific gusts of wind, and the craft was subjected to extremely alarming shocks, as witness the description in detail:-

As the light increased, one could the better foresee the approaching seus as they topped before us, At times it seemed impossible that we could rise in time. The craft would take, a header off the crest of one sea into the hollow of the succeed- As she dired one would ing one. look uglast and sec. towering in front, a sheer cliff of water with an ugly boiling crest apparently about to engulf the ship. Instinctively one would hold on, for dear life, maybe shut one's eyes and bow one's bend, in anticipation of the inevitable deluge,

Often, to my intense surprise, when I thought all must be up with

(and I was sn fed up with the business that I fervently hoped then that the agony of it all would soon -be short-circuited); she would rise to the occasion, but it was only to ex perience the same feeling again in at short time,

GOUSE-SKINS,

There were times when she got out of step when, in taking her dive," she was naked (ie., not water- borne) up to the foremost funnel, and then wou betide one's innermost feel. ings if she took an acute belly-fop- per. The water, hitting the naked fonn of the ship simultaneously throughout a large area, naturally struck her with immense force. The effect was to bring the craft up all- standing, and the blow would be followed by almost a human shiver-" ing, which was apt të make one trink that the hull had not been able to withstand it.

I need hardly tell you that we had been flopping ever since the typhoon" had begun to make its force felk, in increasing ratio to the sca eet up, and so I had become more case-hardened to it as nothing seriously resulted, but this particular inorning watch msiness was for more than was good for my nerves at times fair give the the goose-skine," us the house- Inaïd said.

A brief respite was afforded with the centre of the typhoon passed, and, having weathered the worst hair, the captain, novurally had all the more "stomach," to face the other As ho aaye, it might not have been a very pleasing prospect (theoretically) to know one's troubles were only insif over, but it gave him more heart with which to carry

on.

THE SIGNALMAN'S REMARK Then the full force of the typhoon" carne on them again, and there was inoro dainage, accompanied by this illuminating incident:

Although pertly yourself, you have frequently chaffed me for being **Dutch-built, and, while admitting that I take a lot of sitting room, ft. www just the magnificence of that part of my carcass which prevented me from being washed through the side rails on one of my sea dodging trips along the upper deck. I was takl that it was such a comic night, that the signalman who witnessed it gave vent to a remark which was per Bapa bardly sympathetic or quite. respectful, but I forgave him

With a rough and tumble of am-“. unition boxes and a leakage in the recen in which they were stored dealt with, the worst of the typhoon had been met, and thereafter it was com- steeplechase appeared to be in fullparatively cosy steaming, while the

A bideous nucket, proceeded, from the wardroom, where a new kind of

progress:-

Two onlinary chairs and the urin- chaic were chosing one another from side to side of the moss, trying to conform with the movement of the ship. The archait, owing to its width, was severely Tandicapped in- demich as it occasionally jammed between the centre-line stanchion and the bulkhead. T'ho elzwira, boing

companion ship also arrived safely,

On their way up the river they went to prayers, and it is mention- ed tins the fint-foutenant read the part that applies to those who have recently been through perils on the high sens, wills suitablo feeling. ĀT glance over the bridge at my bmves and it was evident that they slad thanked. Gol for netsies received.";

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