Reading Observer. January, 1915.

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.':,,,,,",,,t;on "" ..
tbero WI!I8 gllCat
toge'fer m proto ~t 1 There
but thera :was
.,~me
'l"he
ful;;tlI1el

ma.n

m

and tthe child. ~

lThe lif',

1IOCO~ly, 60 aa

afLel"

a U30ful

po~cy

of the
IA,""o"" 1'l'Ii38 relatively m·
~ :very"bes, odocaOf the ta-ue ideals of

as ~be eLement.ary part.
a.u.tb(lOt..ict; chie6y ~

'WOrk of 6OC.ODd!l.rr

~

.•;_, _._ .._ weto oooot.a1;uOOd It. w2J,
oonsidcratlOu ror t.he
the wo-rker..
to hrl1lA:

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! TUESDAY.

FreQy.& Clift.. af
op e qf tho IJUI.II;
'a llx: hJ
AIt.cr ...

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~ j.~ ... as J)Jckod up by ""o lt"";'I,,,, .. "coo;.l".,.. "
\,( IS 009; ::a.L hll home,
11 'I S.• , P~mbroke," to ,..hlch
I ' rd
At. the commenoerDlt!ll2t
•
I n the R.c>yal l1eet ~' havmg
~ e C ~5er
Hinproolla Ja ADstralian
l! 'i S London In the M~, aDd
~iL, deslroy~r MaU&rd, which WM hie
~<f):'O he leiL 10 1009, aft.er laernng tw&1ye y~.
\\ n~c Chft ..... as called up .. tlM out.broa..k or
~
" . 11"' W~ m barrack! at GhaLham for a mo th,
Col ,ne.n· he J01ned H M S Formida..ble
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'-" >oCr, lm lg hIS e.xperlCD.06I, aut said that ~t
l ~ 10 u: t.he d'SULct Lbore were about nme
v po logethe:, gOlD&:, rat.her Il""JJ, &Dei th6 ltor·
r:: Jtblc 9ia3 th& Jut of the liD~.
The fuA erploh ' lI occurred In tM ltoke bold" about 2..lS &.m.
~~{l Lh , ( "'''as sleeping lD his haqlInoU- juI:t a.boY6
.1.1 :l~ d;:ne
He Jumned out of J;I .. bammQCk &oDd
l.LJ: -dmlcly. feU over, ' Lbe ablP lia.ting &0 much to
..dl.'
Be went. up on deck, ;Wher" ~at 0001~
p ~ ~ V a.l led a.mong the crew
The captain was
_ DIl!:' "clga.rett.e
Lieut. Slmoods dWJ?la.Jed
,ld

kmd
The CRA~(AN $lId tbo man cem ld cla,m h'fi
as a cl tl~n Lo f!O Into the Tn ltu.ut Ion v; here
would be e~T cfu ll y tredoo. ar.d not 00' :l. sour.:c
mfec.LIOD to ot hers
M'r E. P COLLIEn And cou ld tho GlOlLrth:l.1l3 take
hIS Income?
The CRAllUIAN No I
1tlr ENKRrrr
Tbf'Y tar.; them In ot.her ctretlm" tAllOCl'!, and J Ml6 llO relltOn "h~ tile) IIhould not

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oligh' .... had agolD ,abm
thMnrhnll'
~ht, &nd the o~ return of the. heigbt.

1l' J.'!

on .Tuetda.:r morD.tD.g " .... head h 3ft 6m and
.. t.a.i.l.. 10ft. &in. The ' tel' ~Ntleea.ta ..-bout
5ft 6rn. &Hove the normal. .AJI tbere waa a. feeling

Lakr. "h~m from us
~..
'Ib, Crr..tl"RMAN SOlIIteci. (}:Jt that the rulf'(f flf clubs
we(p,,:tha b the) !d not !)3.5 for C'-MC! whIch went
mto 1nslttu lions

Mr · V,\8EY again Mkpd If t hev W~1"e not
by the Commwlonors' R~ula.t lon3 "WIth r~ard to
of t hat k md. If t. he COmml5rlO nen. s;J.ld they
not lake t'tUen CrU!CS t.o Poor Ls,\V hClllIes tllcy
onls beatmg t lJo a r
CH.AI'R.llA.!'i .w. d ' rl(n were t r:;:,Jng to get the
Guardians to tn l(e u!> th e reti!lOD.!!lb ,hl ).
They
coukl do nOJ.hlllg fQ,(, tho man, O\.S a Comm d..t.ee.
,They cOll"1 only anpcal to the Guarolll.us to belp
th" mlln ,whero the} could not
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Mr Y.A!£7 · If the Guardian!=. and patIent were.
willmg, ' would Ulatu~et over the di.ffi.cultJ?

Tho ClLUItM.t......
Mr E..

STREET.

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d'In'D;'

Irll'n " fmf' tr-/l.i 6 ft
""AIV' 111':<\ I-llhfta.na. I aI
hl M r f'-j IITHI "Tt'l mtln jAoL
f'I Sl1r""r of
',,11 ....... .-0 b,.
.Thle W~ m!l.1nh

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plclt:~

nf
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C'l'llln-.h fU'lrlf; lh"'lI~h It:
F ',C<ax gaVf' meAt"

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eM:b ['a.ve trod li
....,"',...... "Wf h~rl'Lll y
nf tne co~
m, • .,.'p;,'"'. je.lhe!l. elc rla~
lenl b'i' }Ir PhdhP"\i.t
lfmt ~ ~MlT"! Wo. J .
alld \tr Jaek ~
.i,.i •• i,,,.. ... ~a& .-en .kJ
.' poe

'm"n'~'b l."l, of :Vr. ReT
(J\nerna.
.\{r L.

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.
~ a.t ~be O.f1'a.nl,..
h~ .... 3!!I a.u.JlIled by a large
1
~ foDol!' -lAd,.
:M T1i W PraDlt6,.
)ln,

Bro~

lfl'$,

Gocdall, Sfjn, Y.m,.
:M Wi ~ S... llO.... . v_
'I r.; Dra.cu!l
C.~en
J BraiD, R Taylor!
l!'rancJl. MII.r~"h&.U aDd
Pa rd ~ S Hampfon.
TIbbln S.. a.llo ....
W l '5l' U J. Co'"

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a ....btuo..

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;l hll.N1!
"ry:nr; to
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ONE OF THE f"IISSING.
Zm~t

Edward Nobea, ...

~·ooeC tpCllal III

I\.:ra l 1fannes" wh08e ~ta hTe &t '128, Elga.rr' k<i \"I'8.s on the "Fo nwdab)&" " tha time of
rl,r ';1S3St..er , and nOLhln$" 11'.1.8 bee.n !lecn of him
nre
His pa.renl& t"eoell"ed a meM&g1!! from t.he
"'.lr uffiep. on Tuesday, eonfil'mtng the fa.ct. that he
"
0:1 Ihe ~hlp &0 thero i;T u1;Wo doubt now tbat
l: has sa ne do\!; n
He wu t.he only ~n of Mr
rI 'rrs E. J ~obea, a.nd ,.... 21 yean of a.ge
1 'OJ:led th& Ma.nnee foar ;yean ago, hll.Vlng T"re-' ; been emploJed by tho Post Office M tele
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NEEDED REFORM.

of R:ea.dllll"

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pt"..ople
ana

IN5U)U:D PERSONS PLEASE NOTE.

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T"1~ mu.l tHO<'oE'Ieded

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_ho
n ~dl r:!! tnr "'rrlflf'S
Thf:: tl'lASI n£
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VPRES.
or tha dt.eal ~ the
endured at lpra hu bee'D ~
the 1A Ba.uaJ I 0:0
I
rkt~!ler o nn t.b~ of !.lae
I the bt. B~tt.alioll, ,,"h;ch
~ -.e:re wll In In&
had boezt Mp~f'd In
ref:1rn.en~ .lurh had
"",,,m,in" .

H\e do:-t.C'. nh

from hope£ul, and the &elat.6d. .residents

In

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SODded st.reet.8 of Ca.venh&m gr'6" mOr6 arwoua

~ the day wore on The day w&. putlally wet,
aDd the ralnfaU for t.he put four dl!.Js then
amounted to , 1 35 !Dcbe., thiS roaklnC' & la.ree
am'o nnt ot willer atill l to come IDtO tbe river
Tb.ero Wil no a.pnreelable nee durmg tb~ morrung,
add the day r6l0CTOd itael1 Illto qne ot .usperi&e for
t.~oee l lVln?, In t.he 8 ooded. arM!
lL ",u no!.u:ed
tna\ ~e ~v6l' Xenn.~t -hAd aiao nsen lJl height aDd
m sOme Placet &t the Ke.nnot-c,de wu over tho
b~"
pn& elfect oC.t.bo ' ll00ds "'-M to ~ twO of
Lbp IiChoola In Caver&b&m from 1"6oOpeD.lDg after
th.6 Chnstmu hoUdaJ" u !.bey mould haTe done
on lh'l daie.
Thue w&nt t.be c&venb.a.m Cou \(,,1
St Jobn's 8chooia.
It w ....
t.ho ehlldten! to
mto the
oWlng to theU' belDg sul'l"OUDded ~1If1th
it IS "hoped tb..t they wdl be OAet:led
or m the caUtIO of & few cia.YI

SOLDIERS AND INSURANCE
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ret

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specl&l l£..rwy rate. I

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AVI'lRSH.AM ALLOTMENTS.
Corporatllm triIn. bore the ~-...:l.l,
,
tbe Floode at Cal'ersham Bridi'e," bWIlDe&II
heIDI: made oat of the incident
The1'6"1UI no
{i rther
Ln Lbe heigbt of the wa.t.er.
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WEDNESDAY.

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-- :Ag&U1 th6re 'WU no rUle or fall 10 the wate-r oyer·
rught., but wlt.h .fin.e woa.tber prev .... hn l: tbe hearLII

o( the luhablilnta rOBe In anl.lclpat,on of a. fall.
Apart from t.he atatlOna..t'J' 'State of the v;at,er
Lbem WUI nollllug of not.e Ito record en Wednday.
The ~ 01 the whole of the bouses on tbe eut.
aide ot. ClltVcrahll.m·road, above V~tcrn.road, " ..
badly t!QOdcfl, and the maJorlt.y Gf t.he guden.

nnned 1D Bna:bam·rof'd

A IUmla.r

st.at.Q of a1I'aJra eJ;lsted in Stira.nsea.-.road, l'iewpon..
r1ad 3nd Can:h1f-roiI.d . :
'
An (l%tttln~ eoeDe wu '9lltneMed by & crowd of
people from the Kennet low!)O,t.b.
A oow being
dr iven to the ReadlJlg Cllttle Mu .....et .Iong the
Kmg'&-road. suddenly ' bolted, and, dulllog down
t.~6 gang .. a.y leading to the river, BOOn fo und It.e.il

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18 01
16-year-old boy namoo
a.t tho Boz-ough
neahng a. blcycle
of MesEr'S. John

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""'~",b."

url'd ptll"!(jIUl, whK-.h WIll beo'Jrne obligatory
prO{CJI6iOn a.s from Ja.nuary ;I.A
:'.."IC eue ! hal'e been a.dvised t hat doctors are Ill'

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'
struggling
lD .. I ri'tOng eurrent, ",hieh eanied ,t
mt..o l the hodlns: waters of t.be W6tr pool, 'through
wpieh It .ucx:e.fully pas&ed., &ll:d ' .... ~\entna.U,
take n from the nver &t the rear 01 BIake'a Lock:.
lD the e.,enlng &- sllg!,-t. fall took pla.oe

rnURSDAY.

INTERCESSION ,sUNDAY.

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rne COmmlSt5lonc.fI have abo formula.toed a set.
• rolf.'; t or the 81\ mg of certific:&t.ea by doctors t<t

GREAT WAR.

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STATEME~T.

M~y .men who ba.ve been on furloucb , or who
ha.ve been l!6ut homc lowmg to illiless, or'" £0 \1iOQUd6
ptm.1JEY
I
tsoon'ed 1D '&.ci.ion, have gono; to thelt mechca1
the eh~ waa ftooded on ! 16t.~ndBDts and dt.,med ,to reoclve moolcal benefit
i;:r.~l;-!:; . aJ:ld the serncea had to IltDder the Nat.lonal Insurance Ael..l! 'ThIS they are
..
Inot entItled to unbl after thoy have recelVed theIr
dl8Cba.rge from t.ho Navy. or Army Any member
of H.M . Forces who IS ID neoo l of medical treatment Jl,bould make ,mmed la.te &!lpilcatioD to Itbe
<{)ffioer C<lmmo.ruhng t.be n.el\,res~ Q11htary 6ta~on, I,
who In, 6~ery cw;e Wilt commUDlCa.to With the
;;;;:;-~;;-;;(oh,~,;~:;..~
AUIstant Dir~[' of Medical Sen'ieea of lbe .area.
In whIch the &Otdier 1$ tcmporanly resIdent
I
In casO of ' emeTiebCy. or wh~D a soldier unfit Ilobot.acile
to t r ... v4$~ reaides ' dot a. d15t.a.nc$ from a. mihb.ry
hO$J)lta.J, the soldier mlly &Df' Y to any modlCal
'Practlholler, to whom he wil Jshow hia fur lough
paper. and who WIll be .o.lIo,voo to cbarge fo"
a.tt.endanoo al;. the rate I.a.ld !:Iown under Army 1" ~:,~~~;~~::%~~;::
roguJat.iGns., J1rovided th.a.t; the sold lor lmm&diat.ely I
~~~~~~cv~~'
",porU> aocordwgty Lo tho OIUeer Commandmg
Ut6 nearest m.lhta.ry: statlou
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l'~ll!c(h:l.!e and • dec:l~ml:: oJ!" certIflcat.ea
On the: <:crtifiea.t.es will be foand r;pe.oe& for the
r~\,~! perso n to decl~ on and off the funds of
11 »0( lIHy and to clAim hl& .eMly ~ne.tit I

, ,e hefore rett1rwng to ",en.
The new ,ystem WlU undoubtedly pro't'60 a great'
~ Ira.IKe OD the present. ~, uDdm- which
n' arly e.,ery approved society ha& .. aepa.ral6 form
<;)1 certdicate of It. own.

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COMMISSIONERS'

With regard to the pollition of numred penOnll
who me underbken" sernco m~'.M. Forces 8p:106
the oommencement. Of th£l war, 't.! e lr~l'uranoo C<lro ·
mlAlOnC'l'6 h~vo r ecently ISSUed n .QffiClJ~l memor·
Ilndwn on the sub)eet, In whIch hey clearly dl'.fine
such JXlti)~lon
Amongst other
nKs t.he menior·
andum st.atc6 that. "hdst &ervm~1 \~ Ith the Col9urs
the men pay contributIons io stale IU8urance "t

n

S'rLlftoo not. to f\H'DlSb oert.ifica.t.ef; ln a.nJ' GthN
tt)nn or on any ower OCCUlOQ than t.hat &et.1 (Out
In t h.e...rme. . DOl' to hlr'1l»b ~ on any par·
t IculL( da. Y of the week, nor to ante-<lato or po5tdz.te eertl~ca.te.f
Insured penons are roquired 'in aeDd oertmca.t.ea
I () I ben 1!IOCl.et.le1 on the qme da}, t.haL Lbey recetva
hem from ;:.heir doctor, 'and AnI to ~ reqtllred,
• a.l l caaca, to furui,b a "decla.ring olf" CMtlfi·

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'in, ''' led qU~It.lon 1n regard to Stat.e In!unnce
- !h' m~t hod of oertJlicat.lOn~,.. 8eenw to ba~e
tl~pn ' ' lIed by the IS8Ulng py the CommlMloners
r' a '1ffU'" of meO)Ora oo& and eJrcWars
Brle8]
thl • :'{\!Jou.18 of the Commaa'oOoen 'Will &eL up 110
ldlt fo r m livstem of certificat.tOn
Doct.ora W11l be
pru\ 1]('0'1 .... ,t b books of ccrtiftoM.ee by the Jmalra.noe
( ".lMI Llee, ",blcn wII! cont.ir.lD. "decluln&, on,"

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Se

a.monpt tboee ...bo went best llklfly t.o 00,.. thai
a fUrf,.ber ns6 wu Imminent, the proV)eOt was far

complet~ ly

work to d o,
h"pro Lh6T

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tn!) "Xh,lUSte<i men were t.re&t.ed splendldly, a.oJ
"""ro" glllen aU t he b,s,:UIU a.rkl bread on bow, be'des het. eocoa
rt. ""all 0Dft o'docl,. !D Lhe .Her.
• on feleY~o boUl'& aftcr leanng t.he Formidable)

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(('Of'IM lill'l'or aDd for

was

tllg!J
The ~kl~ m.anmU1'1'l'd hll1 boat In a. l'e~
defer m? qner, &Dd Wok t he men 00. boani
Bere

I: ] ~ they ' were rlte~ed up, &nd though they .... er&
e!l \ 14 miles from Bncrnam, It was ele:ht o'c~~
!I :'I night oefore they hLOde4 t.here
ThIs .... a.a on
:1..~·(lIHl t. of the head Wind, Ifor t.he .. ProridenL,"
"'''11'; :l sat ling veuel, she had to keep" tacking"
" rr.lch the port
"rhe Farmidables hl.unch wu
nSI ~rlTlfL wben the men ....ere taken off by tbe
f1.~I ~r. but It could not h.a96 kept. alloa1 long, for
• ....·as takmg ,.. ..tet fast.
When landed at Bncr;hm I~ e Il'I;en were ta ken In eama..ge9 to vanous
1 1~:5 and homu. and blank.etli &Zld clothlDg were
~ ~n I hem
The ropl.& of Brixham treated the
111"11 >o'Jie r:d,dly, 8ll could IDot 'be t.hanked lum·
~' 1tI) for wha.t. they had Idone
AccordIng 00
I 'Ii Lleut Suttond, was ~ lnuch liked a..mong
.,,, m ~ n and orgw.nlsed all
eonoerta on boartl
l '
ho(*d t bat when"'he g
on another sblp he
?O,llld be under Lieut Sim<rfda aga.an

.a.

~o CRADUlAX mentIoned a caM! ''I'hcl'Cln he !!laid ,
t hey had be<U'd from tlIe sanatorIum to tho elfect I
that. & fcmne patient wa.s In too bad a state to be ~~~~~.
kflpt a.nd was a tou r~ of mfectlon and mUAt return . '1:
The woman had written sa.vmg she had no home
and. nowhere to go Slut would come bac k penntlCS!l,
II.nd t.be only prace for hor to &:0 to W&!I tM Wo rk
bo.use If Ih ~I' had a.n advanced h 06Pltal io send
h~r to 11'. would b& a different. lhmg
She hll,(l
WTltten & pItiful !ctt.cr and had nowhere lo
to
~V6n for Q. night
Wha.t could they do WI~h. a. cac.e
hke that ~
i
Tho CuR.);. here T'Elad seetion 12 o.~ of t h o Act,
which ~ .. No payment sh:J.l1 be ma(le In respect.
of benefit under the Aet while a. perton 15 an Ill·
mat.e of a l'I"Orkhouse .. etA:.
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Mr. BALL thought they 6h ould leave no stOM un·
turned to gel tlwl man referred to mto t he WorK._
~.
The CILURlIAN said he 'Would see what could be
done lO the rn ..ttcr.
Tbel'dileuSSlon Mre cIO&Cd.

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Yes.

GOLl:.nm raid It w~

CaN!6

~ OO IloU
About 35 mlllut.e8 e1.a.paed from t.be
~~ ot the e~lon to tbe ltime Clift. "' ... ~

were

Po

and had 'C.¢OIurod through
Committee DOt haVIng' a.

br ......ery lD. .upe.r1nwodillg the la.ubClrilll or

r ,n a launch As he wu ge&.t.inC In.to the l&oneh:
h f..ld it. naTTOW escape, for be fell Into tb& water
\\ I.'> near Iv erushed between tb6 rdde of the
," i' inti. t he launch, but. ont of hia mates pulloo
b :1", nLV tbe launcb In t1m6. l_
1"n~ - h.Mi 1Wit. cast. (Iff', aDd
IIboa\ DIne rYr
1/'n n1"1s !!'Om the .ship whim the eecond upl~OI1
o -n.v! III about. the i&.IDe pbce. a& the 6.nt ane
ll ~ I. nnt bt:e n for this .cond explOSlOn It. ml~bt.
r,al' b«>:i po651ble to tow the FonD.ldable mto
iq-:.o ~ r lor all the 1I"1i.u.i.i2ht. aomp&r1.1nents b.d
b~C D closed aqd ehe ,..ooki iiave Icept aJloat..
Be
d <l noL ~.,e her acl,ua1\J go down, but &to hili 1.u~
~ gbt o. her t.here ",.&8 very li\tJe of ber left. Tb~re
I:' r e. I re.mendoo.a e&t.a rn.nD.lng, whlCh:. Int.eIl8l,.8d
'h ~ terror of tbe dlaUter
U it. had been carm
,,"ca.lh~ Iho m8)Onty of the men woaki probably
b3r& been sa1'ed •
.1$ tho launch pot. ol! It had a bole blocked In
th a bottom. eo that t.h& oocupa.ou had to bail for
aJ the} Wet!!! worth
In ftD6 weat her the boa.t
'foold ba.l'e hekl 140. but .... ri. wu t.hey could only
u.ke 68 JlN!'ft-and 2 offiee~. The boat. would pro·
bil..~!Y hive been swamped if t.here had been another
l~ n men In hl!!r
It. waa ~ to Iceep her head
I., t pe sea aU the t.Ime and one of the
nggoo. sea,.ancnor," which wu let. oyer the ~dft
10 koep t he boat,'ti head lo the 8C1l
All kinds of
tb lng' were ua.ed for baJhng out tbe boat, the men
eve ll taki n g tbelr boot! otE to use for t.ne JtUrpoae
'The) tied 3. &C1rf to oue of t.he longest oa.rl tbey
kvl onJY.NI.rd for a. dUitr~ rlgn&l , and the trawler
.. Prond e.nt " happened to Bee I't., though fohe
could not haTe seen t bt- boat, u ~ 6e1. wu &0

""thor·

Z!nd