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SCHOONER ABLAZE Following Collision With Junk

TIMELY RESCUES

Arriving on the scene soon after a collision had occurred between Chinese fishing Junk and the Japaneso motor schooner Tanski Maru 11, after!

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H.M.S. DEVONSHIRE

King's Appreciation of Marine's Gallantry

ALBERT MEDAL AWARD

SCHOONER'S PERIL. Literally Blown Across Atlantic

MOUNTAINOUS SEAR

Rugby, Saturday.

The three-masted British schoon- er Neptune II., of St. John's, New foundland, a wooden vessel of

126 tons, has been towed into Tobermory Bay, on the West coast of Scotland, by the lighthouse steamer Hperus after remark able adventures. She was literal

the Atlantic in British Naval communiquely blown across

the wrong direction. The King has been graciously The Neptune 11. left St. John's on November 29 on a coastal voy age of 100 miles to Newtown, Newfoundland. Bonavista

A 'states:-

Pleased to approve of the award of the Albert Medal to Marine Albert Edward Streams for gallantry in raving life at aan.

dirk on Saturday, the .. Yatching, which was on her way to Hong Kong from Swatow, was instrumental in res- cuing seven Japanese and Bix Chinese,

The following is the account of who were picked up from the sea,

Tokusei Yeharo, the master of the the services la respect of which schooner, and one of the members of the decoration has been confer the flabing boat's crew, a native of For-red-

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fortunately missing.

The collision occurred near Hope Bay, about three miles off shore. The ly after the impact; whilst the schoon- er caught fire, and soon became roaring mass of flames. The crews of both vessels immediately took to the water and, hanging on to the wreck agv.-floated about in great. peril of losing their lives until the Yatshing came up.

On arrival In Hong Kong the Chinese were taken care of at the Tung Wah Hospital. The Japanese Consul made arrangements for the Japanese survi- vors to the placed in a boarding house for the time being.

FROM HONG KONG

Fourth Submarine Flotilla at Home

Lordon, Saturday.

Bay,

Sho was within 30 miles of her intended port when she was com polled by head winds to make for the open sea. Her crew were the captale, mate, a crew of three, and five passengers, including old women,

Without warning there came a hurricane, before which the ship was driven helplessly. The Captain Shaken,but Not Scared had no idea of his bearings. With Marine Streams was the only boats and bulwarks amashed, the man in the gunhouse who was not bunkhouse washed away, and only either killed instantly or fatally in-two spokes left in the steering jured.

wheel the Neptune II was at the

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He was seriously shaken by the mercy of mountainous explosion and instinctively climbed seven weeks.

The vessel was well provisioned, the top of the side plating to to escape, but on arriving at the top but there was anxiety that the saw the con-water might run out, which even- he looked back and ditions inside the turret, and de-tually became a grave possibility. liberately climbed back into At last a rocky coast was reach- It was Ardnamurchan Point. amidst the smoke and fumes not-led. withstanding the grave risks of The schooner's distress was observ- further explosions.

ed from the lighthouse, which' eignalled to the steamer Hesperus.

British Wireless Service.

Beyond Praise

it

He then helped to evacuate the one remaining man of the right

gun's crew, and took charge and LAST OF GARTHPOOL played a major part in evacuating the crew of the fire control cabinet. When all the wounded were out he collapsed. His bravery, Initiative and devotion to duty were beyond

The Fourth Submarina Flotilla has arrived at Chatham from Hong Kong. The crews have been given leave.

The new "Odin" class of submarines, and the new submarine, depot ship Medway, which cost £1,000,000 will praise. leave for Hong Kong in February to replace the Fourth Flotilla.

The submarino L3 will be scrapped after April 1, but the other five sub- marines of the Fourth Flotilla will be

retained in the service.-Reuter.

How Famous Wind- Jammer Was Lost

How the Garthpool, one of the last of the British windjammers,

At the time this man entered the turret the fire produced by the

by Mr. Alfred J. Pazoit, of Sal- explosion was still burning and it was lost, was graphically described was impossible to estimate the real combe, who arrived at Plymouth in state of affairs due to the heavy the Avelona Star.

Other arrivals

smoke.

He was fully aware that in the Blue Star liner were Captain there were other cordite charges in David. Thomson, who was in charge the hoist and handing room below of the Garthpool, the second mate, which might ignitasat any moment of London, and eight of the appren with almost certain fatal results

tices. The crew numbered 34 all deliberately

told.

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of 115 knots. Her engines develop 2,700 h.p. and hor fuel capacity is 200 tons of oil. Her length is 280 feet, hen beam 28 feet and her draught 16 fect, her armament is given

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