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RESCUES. ANTINOE" CAPTAIN, FRIED'S LOG.
The following terse report from Captain Fried, the commander of the President Roosevelt, to his New York head ofice gives an account of the gallant efforts of the officers and crew of the President Roosevelt which finally led to the rescue of the crew of the eargo steamer Antinodi-in
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WIRELESS TELEPHONY
INVENTION. CONVERSATION, WITH SHIP AT SEA.
and
It is claimed for Mr. Shannon's wire less telephony system that use of the ap- paratus enables the ordinary shore of land telephone to be plugged in," and telephone conversation can be carried on between a telephone Subscriber friends on board steamer; that, as it can be operated on very low wave lengths, a great number of stations can be accom a very few metres wave modated on band, and that all the tests mentioned above were made on the small power of from five to seven watts input, using dry batteries,
Mr. Shannon hopes shortly to test his apparatus for aeroplana work
3.5.
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MARITIMES.
NOTICE
AT
fatimation is received from the Consigneem before 19 Noon, To-Dar, requesting it to be
landed here.
of
Goods remaining unclaimed after Undersigned ng ill be countersigned by the Tuesday, the Oth instant, at Noos, will le subject to Best and Landing Charges.
All Chins must be sent in to me on or before [they will not ve Friday the 19th inst. of ta
All damaged Fackages will be gramined Tuesday, the 9th instant, at 10:00 am, Merers, Goddard & Douglas.
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PETHO monstrated by experiments carried out from a Great Western Railway Chantel
in connection with abora Steamer f At the age of 13,-I was sent to H.M.S. Island steamer, in which telephone con-harby informed that their Goods with Conway, the endes ship at Liverpool, and versation by wireless was established be roeption of Opium, Trosaure and Valuables into the Godowns of the Hongkong and I remained there for three years, the tween sea and land without the aid of are being landed and stored at their tak Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, Kow At 340 am., January 24th, I received fees being £190 per year, but with clothes, either serial or earth connections.
Mr. D. B. S. Shannon, of Sutton Cold-loon, whenes Delivery may be obtained im 3.0.8. from Antinoe and proceeded to pocket money, fare home and "back at
after landing holiday time it really came to about £170field, Birmingham, the inventor and met Cargo will be forwarded an unloom. - her position by wireless compass bear per year or £10 for the three years. patentes of this new apparatus, recently ings, which proved her position to be At the age of 18, I was apprenticed carried out, experiments, first between n to a Loaden shipowner, the premium be private house in Guernsey and the G.W.K 100 miles in error. Alongside her at ing £80 for the four years, so with agent's alice in that island, and later noon, wind west, force 10, with violent clothes, pocket money, books, lares to and between the house and the G.W.B. Com snow squalls and high, rough seas. from the ship at various ports, roughly pany's 3.8. Reindeer, on her way from may apprenticeship cost £180, so by the the Channel Islande to Weymouth Con Rolling 35deg. Took position quarter of time I was able to sit for 2nd Mate my versation through an ordinary telephone instrument, connected with a apocial a mile to windward and pumped oil over on education had cost roughly £670,
At 20 years of age I am ashore in portable wireless transmitter on board: board with excellent effect. Her captain London to it for 200 Mate, First of all the boat at sea, could, be clearly beard claimed this saved them from sinking. I attended a navigation school, for two over a distance virging from ten to
Lost sight of her 9 p.m. Her tireles months, the fee for this being £5. then miles. The G.W.R. Company's own wire. I had to obtain a first aid certificate less operator was able to transmit twe dynamo was out of commission. Several without which you cannot sit for 2nd messages from the ship's own wireless enow squalls. Searched and picked her Mate. To obtain this first aid ticket. I cabin simultaneously with the inventor's
had to pay 21/- to the doctor for lectures: transmission, without interference. up again at 3.40 p.m., January 25th, with and 3/-to the examiner, The exam. fee engine room and stokehold flooded, No. for 2nd Hate is 1, to by the time I had passed for 2nd Mate my school's exam. 3 hatch broken, and ship heavily listed fees alone for the two months wers £7.6.0. to starboard. Weather moderated and My home being in London, I lived with I attempted to send manned lifeboat with my people so that was free, but my fare to town daily and pocket money, (I was Chief Officer Miller in charge. When getting 20/- each week from my father for lowered lifeboat a vicious squall hit us pocket money) during my two months ashore was roughly another £18, so from and sea proved too rough for lifeboat the time I first went aboard the Conway Men were spilled out of lifeboat but until I obtained my 2nd. Mate's ticket nanaged to get back covered with, fuel my people had paid out £695 for me. ail. Seemed exhausted. Ordered med After passing for 2nd Mate. I came aboard. Assisted by life lines, all were out to the China Coast, and after being: recovered except. Wirteman, Master-as; here two years went to Hongkong "to Arms, and Heitman, Boatswain's Mate. pass for fate. I spent a month ashore in Hongkong attending the, navigation Made every effort to pick up these men but was handicapped by darkness and school, the fee for which is $60, and the continuous snow and hail squalla Used exam. fee 815. My board and money powerful searchlight. Weather increasing.] spent while in Hongkong was another January 28th-Continued at station 8300, and of course I was off pay during distributing oil on weather side, in the month ashore, so passing the exam. tinee showing one oil lamp, her distress cost me roughly 8520 or £70. When you signal, indicated perilous situation. At-go ashore to pass for higher certificate, tempted to float boat to her and by aid your pay stops from the time you leave of Lyle gun got boat to her hut she lost your ship until you rejoin it again.. it. Tried floating cask and failed.
January 27th-Kept station and at- tempted to float bost to her with end of line leading from top of after kingpost, in order to allow line to drop on her deck by coming up close to her stera and swinging round sharply. Failed. Fired Lyle gun again and rockets got line to her. When they hauled in line it cut on their rail and boat was lost. Fired Lyle gun 18 times; line carried! away near projectile frequently. On suggestion of Colonel Hearn, artillery expert, who was passenger, used spiral spring between projectile and line and was successful. Chief Engineer Turner made 13 projectiles. Weather now mo- derating with occasional snow squalls.
7.20 p.m.-Lowered and manned life- boat successfully and took off 12 men. Boat badly damaged. Cut her adrift.
Midnight.Weather greatly improved
There must be something very radically and aided by moonlight took remainder of crew aboard. Captain Tose had to be wrong with a calling when, after spend carried aboard, and despite his physical ing years of study and quite a tow condition naked to be carried to bridge pounds on education, owners can't pay to express gratitude. All crew in pitiful these officers enough to marry on. After condition. No food or water for two all a modern officer is a well educated days. Had little clothing and suffered person and differs, as the winter and summer season, from the old bard-awear- from exposure and minor injuriesr
1.35 sm-Proceeded on our way, ning sailors of 50 years ago. He must be tino still floating. Both well decks well-educated, full of that practical tact. awash and with 50deg. starboard list observation of outward things, and Stood by her three and half days and our readiness in an emergency, so essential own crew are most exhausted from long to a successful sea Captain who, curious- Tues. rigil. When my two men were lost. Dr. ly enough, is always expected to be as Cochrane and Monsignor Whelan (pas
Two years after passing for Mate, I again went to Hongkong, this time to pass for Master. I remained ashore this time for two months, being off pay as usual.
The "navigation school fee was 875 and the exam. fee $25, 80 with board, pocket money, loss of pay my two months ashore cost about $900 or roughly £3, so from first going aboard the Conway until I passed for Master my people and I spent about £sso.
I was lucky enough to pass my exams first shot, but if I had had to have a second shot for each certificate as many do, why, the cost goes up and if a man marries before he passes for Master, why. he can't save enough to go down to Hong- kong to have a shot at it.
VESSELS IN DOOK.
The following vessels are in Dock:- KOWLOON Docr.-Passet, Tangistan, Seistan, Siang Wo.
TAIZOO DOCK.-Huichow, Kinshan, weiyang, Hunan, Guiyang, Philade
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COSMOPOLITAN Dock-Ling Nam. AT KOWLOON BAY.-L. Onawa, Sun On. AT PLOVER Cove-Pongong, Lok Sun.
HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.'
Hongkong Observatory, March 8th..
|Provicus¡On Date|On Day
Day
6 $.. at 2 p.m.!
2.p.m.
Barometer 'Iemperature Humidity Wind Direction....
Forte
Weather...
st
30.17
30.16
20.13
69
69
ENE
墅
-0
0.00 0,00
Of course. not all of us pass through | Hain the Cosway, but there are quite a few old Conway and Worcester boys out here in Highest open-air Temperature on 7th Lowest open-air Temperature on 8th the "Three Big Companies."
HONGKONG TIDE TABLE
From March 9th to 15th, 1926.. HIGH WATER.
Week
Days of
H'zong.
Standarl
¡Height
0.00
LOW WATEX,
H'kong
Blandard
Time.
h. m. ft. in. b. i. ft.
9 m 6
sengers]: held very impressive services, tonded as the Admirable Crich-Wed. 10 m
all passengers, crew, and rescued attend ing. Passengers very liberal in donating clothing to rescued Some of passengers and crew sustained minor injuries front beavy rolling Lost six boats and used all our small rope. Hung cargo nets and all life ladders overside for rescued.
MESSAGE FROM THE KING. The telegram sent by H.M. The King
- to President Coolidge reads;
The news of the heroiam displayed by the officers and crew of the Preat dent Roosevelt in rescuing, under such terrible conditions, all hands of the Antinoe has deeply moved me. In ex- pressing my thankfulness and admira- tion for this splendid example of skill and gallantry, I know that I am only voicing the feelings of all British hearta. At the same time, we grieve. at the loss of those who nobly, sacrified their lives, and I would nak you, Mr President, to Assure the bereaved families of my heartfelt sympathy GEORGE, R.,
President Coolidge replied as follows: "I have been gratified to receive your Majesty's gracious message of apprecia tion of the rescue of the entire crew of the British steamer Antinoë by the American steamer President Roosevelt, and the families of those who lost their lives in this humanitarian effort shall be advised of your generous expression of condolence. The event is but an- other illustration of the heroism and gallantry which have characterized alike the mariners of the United States and Great Britain, and, while regret ting the occasion therefore, I rejoice that American, sailors have been able to help those of Great Britain CALVIN COOLIDGE. MAN W By direction of the First Lord of the Admiralty an officer from the Plymouth Command went on board the President Roosevelt, when she arrived at that part and conveyed to Captain Fried warmest congratulations on the magnificent sea manship which rendered possible the re scue of tho crew of the Antinoe, as well as on the great gallantry displayed by his officers and men. The First Lord also conveyed his profound sympathy in the loss of two of the crew of the President Roosevelt during this hazardous under taking
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SUNRISE AND · SUNSET; IN HONGKONG.
FOR MARCH, 1998.
STANDARD TIME OF THE 1999 MERID
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Date.
Sunrise.
March 9th. 6.38 am
10th.
..6.38 11th .6.37
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8.31
6.31
10th.
.6:30
6.32
13th. 6.35
6.32.
14th. 1.6.34
6.39
15th. .....0.33
4.33
16th.....6.32
8.33
17th........6.32
6.33
18th........6.31
6.33
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18th........0.29
6.34
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6.34
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6.35
6,30
24th..
...3.25
25th..
..8.24
25th. ..8.93
4.38
27th.
..0.22
37
6.37
28th ...6.21
4.37
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29th.6.20
6.37
30th........6.10
1.39
6.38
31st.......6.18
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