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the snil avas reset, and the course [regained.

OCTOBER 23 1933.

TAXI - HOLD-UP,

EUROPEAN FINED FOR LARCENY AND ASSAULT

Y

Travolling all day in this man- nor, the Haydrot eventually reach- ed a point 14 miles off. Cape Bas- tion, where the sea was not too deep for anchorage. Fifty: George Chirke; aged 21, of Lon- fathome of chain were paid out don; was again brought before Mr. before the anchor found bottom. Wynne-Jones, at the Kowloon Heavy seas were still running, Magistracy, on Saturday morning, but the ship had now reached com-and sentenced to four months' parative anfety.

Although equipped with wire- less, the Havdrot carrlod no wire- less operater. Early on Saturday morning Capt. Lovik decided to try and effect repairs to the rudder, in order to reach assistance.

An examination disclosed that the rudder, fortunately, had a shackle hold a foot under normal

imprisonment on a charge of larceny from the person and fined $15 or 14 days' imprisonment on

charge of assault.

Defendant was accused of having Her foredeck smashed, railings

hirad a taxi on Tuesday morning twisted into grotesque shapes, and her rudder bar broken, the

and, after being driven to Custle Penk, having assaulted the driver Norwegian steamer Havdrot was

The victim was then robbed of towed into Hongkong carly on

car Taun Wan on the return trip. $4.10. Two Indinus, stated to have Saturday morning by the tug water level.

Brave Chief Officer.

beon with Clarke, wero also arroat-, Henry Keswick,

Chief Officer K. Naess volunteered, but no charge has as yet been Battered by a monsoonal galo:

Hainan coast, the ed to go over the side of the ship brought against them. off the

and endeavour to pass a shackle

Inspector Dorling, prosecuting, Havdrot is extremely lucky to through the hole. Securely tlud be safe in port. The story of into a bogun's chair with ropes, he said that he had made inquiries, her rescue from almost certain was lowered-over the stern with destruction, constitutes one of the shackle.

and was satisfied that defendant had never been ОП the 8.0.

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With a full cargo of rice for 'ed, the Chief Ofeer endeavoured know anything about him.

The Magistrate asked defendant Hongkong, the Haydrot left Bang- to pass the shackle through thei

whether he had anything else to kok early on the morning of hole.

He could work for only a fleet-any, and on receiving a reply in October 7. Weather reports re- colved before the departure of the ing second while the rudder of the the negative passed sentence. ship from Bangkok indicated that plunging ship was above water. of the ship went: two typhoons were raging in the As the stern China Sea, but they wore thought down with each plunge, the Chief ship are Capt. I. Lovik, who has NEW YORK SERVICE to be too far from the route of the Officer also disappeared under the been on the China Coast for many years, Mr. K. Naess, the gallant ¡water. ship to affect her seriously.

The Havdrot passed Varelia For half an hour he struggled Chief Officer, who arrived from PACIFIC Lightship on October 9 without in with the shackle, and then screw-Norway two years ago. cident, but early next morning the ed it into position. But his work Ulland, Second Officer, and Mr. weather freshened. By Wednes had only commenced. Two steel Sanne, Chief Engineer. day, October 11, mountainous sena hawaers, with other shackles at-

lowered over were continuously breaking over, tacked, were the ship.

Laide, and the tnak of `shack. The weather had abated slight- "ling these into position was unremarkable is the fact that Capt. ly by Thursday morning, and the dertaken. ship's officers, worn out by their

fight

tho against constant elements, were preparing for a well-earned rest when the rudder bar snapped.

Half Drowned.

the

Remarkable Feat.

Mr. B.

IXION

What makes the feat even more

Lovik was able to travel no less than 90 miles without the nid of a It was another hour before rudder and, utilising the tempor- Naess, half drowned from big con-lary rudder controlled by haweera, tinued immersions, was hauled up was able to travel a further 240 on deck, his terrifying work com- miles to Hollow. pleted.

The two steel hawsers were pues-

The Havdrot has been employed

Jury Rudder Constructed. broadside on to the seas. The en- and safety was at last in sight. the China Coast. She was bullt Helpless, the Havdrot drifted ed up on ether side of the ship on the Bangkok-Hongkong run for many years, and is well-known on The Chief Officer reported, how- gines were stopped while, working

Of 1,186 feverishly, the officers and crew ever, that less than an inch of rust-n 1916 at Newcastle by Wood, improvised a jury rudder from encased iron separated the holeSkinner and Co. Ltd.

from the rim of the radder, and tons, gross, she is owned by the some planks.

The jury rudder was completed any sudden strain would inevit A/S Hay (Helmer Staubo and Co.) of Norway. The local avents are by 2 p.m. and lowered over the ably snap it. stern. But misfortune again in-. So, with anchor weighed, the Messrs. Karlssen Larsen and Com- tervened, for the steel cable con- Havdrot slowly resumed her pany. necting the planks to the ship voyage in an effort to reach Hof- snapped under the strain, and the how, the officers steering the ship

with the two wires attached to the S temporary rudder floated away.

Seventy miles north of the Para-rudder.

Because of the danger of the cel Islets when. the rudder bar snapped, an observation at 4 pm. shackle snapping away from the disclosed that the ship was drift-rudder, the engines were set at ing rapidly on to dangerous shoals dend slow speed, and Holhow was not reached until Monday, Octo- off the Hainan coast..

were

It seemed us if nothing couldber 16. save the ship. Attempla made in the open sea to effect re- pairs to the rudder, but, in faco of the mountainous waves, the of ficers were helpless."

Perilously Near Shoals, The ship drifted during the whole of the night, and at day break was within a few miles of the shoals.

When it was realised that the position was desperate, the Master of the ship, Captain I. Lovik, da- cided upon a last effort.

The canvas awnings above the bridge and the after deck were stripped and, with the aid of needle and thread, were fashion- ed into a rude sail, which, with considerable difficulty, was raised on the foremast.

The force of the wind against the anil veered the head of the ship to westword, and away from the dangerous shoals.

Steering With Sail.

By arranging the position of the sall, Captain Lovik was able to maintain a westward course paral lel with the Hainan coast.

With the rudder swinging alm- lessly from side to side, all the akill of a master mariner called into play to keep the ship on this course.

was

While the course was maintained the engines were set half speed abend. If, as happened frequent- ly, the ship drifted temporarily off, the engines were stopped until

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

Port Reached, Immediately the ship made port, Capt. Lovik despatched telegrame to Hongkong for assistance, and the tug Henry Keswick loft here next morning.

The Haydrot was taken in tow on Wednesday,-and-anchored-out- side the Hongkong harbour limita tow was on Friday night. The resumed next morning and the ship present an- was brought to her chorage it West Point.

During the height of the gale: the cargo had shifted slightly, and when the Havdrot arrived in Hongkong she had a list to star- board. The work of discharging the cargo of rice, which was un- damaged, commenced on Saturday, and as soon as this in completed the Havdrot will go into dock for repairs.

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