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THURSDAY, JULY 6

WORKING A PASSAGE..

«BY ONE WHO HAS DONE IT.

To be left stranded on the shores. of a distant foreign country without a penny in your pocket but with an

THE NEXT WAR.

THE CHINA MAIL.

WOMAN BOXER IN Ares, Mine Duncan entered - the ring

amid great applanas.

LINER

ADMIRAL BALLARD AND THR

· ROLE OF THE KN.V.K-

STOKER KN

Mambees

Everything was prepared, se for a fight between champions. From the start. Mine Duncan attacked he opponent with ferce energy, pounding faway at his face and body while be‡

urgent, desire to get home may be (Auxiliary Patrol) Club had at a re-(“Aquitania” at Southampton in mal had left him almost breathless he be

romantic, but--it is not nice.

That was my predicament a few months ago, and I decommied to

work my passage.

of the RN.VE The landed from the Cunard liner bred in vain to scape har blows. At first he laughed, but after Round One came serions and looked careful to his delante.

cent monthly dinner in London a principal guest Vice Admiral George Ballard, who was at one time in command of the patrol

Replying to the fourt of his health, That is not so simple as it rounds Admiral Ballard said that during the Four whole days I spent in ging war the B.N.V.B. always got through round the docks, and I interviewed anything that he wanted them to do the officers of the every British ships to the future, Admiral Ballard re- The verdict in each case was the same, marked that as far as they could "We're full up and, anyway, we look ahead, the kind of work which don't know Fa •

the RN.VR did in the last war they would bare to do more than ever in the next.

It was with something approaching despair, therefore, that I boarded the only other ste mer asiling for Europe, She was a Norwegian tramp but the skipper could speak English.

I affected a nautical roll and a

"

They all knew that at Washington it had been settled that battleship

week a young woman who can claim the distinction of having foughts boxing match with a man in mid- Atlantic and knocked him out. She

Rovetta Duncan, an American

miles off Southampton boring bouts When the "Aquitania" was 1,000 were fought by several of the crew for the entertainment of the pass Stoker Frant Diamond, a clever fy- enger. The victor of every bout was weight.

To the astonishment of passenger

and crew alike, Mine Duncan challeng

ed Stoker Diamond to a 10-rounds young woman. Although the equalled contest. She is a strong and seve Stoker Diamond in height abe was the challenge. Attired in lawn tennis

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Midway in the second round he re- caired a straight right on the chin and went down to be counted out

"It was a great fight," the victor porter. laughingly told a Daily Mail re

but perhaps he did not like to "I'm sure he could, have hit harder,

he had knocked me ons. It is not although I should not have minded if the first time I have had the gloves. on, and I love a fight"

Health received reports of four cases Yesterday the Medical Officer of

case of enteric fever.

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"Tyne site socent, and told him what 1/5v/ding, was to be stopped for ten some pounds Eghter. He accepted of plague (three deaths) and a fatal | · à Consignment of Silver, Niskal and

thought was a fairly effective tale of years, but there was no such embargo - a ship that had sailed without me.placed on the building of small-crafa, "I do not believe von word," be What was happening in France! A said candi ly; but my engine room new programme for the building of steward boy is sick. I had to take light cruiser flotilla leaders and des him home. You do his job Toa get free passage and free food, and if troyers had been introduced, and you work vell I git you money at Bar France mid she was going to be m ́s- 17. Savvee!".

tress of the Mediterranean. He hoped there would not be war, but, whether there was war or not, the fact that small craft were coming to the front must have its effect.

I did, and an hour later I went aboard with my one remaining suitcase. I was wise enough, though, to remove the Line frst class .abel from it.

My duties began at once. I had to This country was reducing the j report to the galley and wash a Navy. The Franch were increasing mountain of greasy pots and dishes, theirs. For the sake of the conatry Then I had to clean out the officers he hoped the members of the cabins, make their beds, and generally RN.VR would be kept alive We sailed the same evening. At amongst themselves They could. bali-past five I had to lay the officers' best serve the country by keeping table for high tea and then carry the their hand in at sea and by generally meal from the galley. It consisted

see to their comfort.

of soup made, with prunes, fresh fish, qualifying themselves to take up the and salt beef stew. I received my work during a futura war, in which first compliment while I was waiting.case he believed they would have a The second engineer said I looked bigger show than ever. (Cheers)

clean-which was more than I could

Bay of him.

I soon slipped into the routine of my duties, which were those of a super-gccllerymaid-"super" only in theter of quantity of work. I had to floors, wash dishes, make beds, and wait on all the ship's officers except the captain, who had the saloon and a steward all to himself.

On the fifth day out I was sent into the saloon to scrub the floor.

There was a tiny piano there, the

TO-DAY'S

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NOTICE.

captain was out of the way," and IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that could not resist the temptation to open it and revive my schoolboy days with a painful rendering of the "Kerry Widow" Waltz. Then I had a shot

at Grieg,

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The door opened suddenly and the captain came in.

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"You d-liar," he said. learn to play Peer Gynt' in a tramp steamer i Sit down. Go on mit it."

And I went on with it and other things for nearly an hour: then I had to go and set the officers' table for dimar

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We ran into Barry Dock three weeks after the day to my embarka tion. Mach to embarrassment the ship's officers all insisted on giving me tips. But the captain called me into Roads. his cabin, stood me a drink, and gave

7 am to 10 am and 3 p.m. to 5

ine £5 and a scrap of paper that I p.m.

shall treasure to the end of my days

It was & “character the first I

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Hongkong, July 6, 1922.

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