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... sea-keeping power of British ships and seamen. Briefly put, Lloyd's figures shew that 29 out of 2,452, or 1*18 per cent., of the sailing ships owned in the United Kingdom were lost in the period before mentioned. Of French sai'Jiog ships, 10 out of 549, or 1-82 ...
... bout that reported loss of the ship. I assure you we had a very bad time of it for three days; did not know one minute what would become of us. But by perseverance and British pluck, by sticking to our duty to save the ship, and working with a will we weathered ...
... property, and on many occasions has he succeeded in recovering their stolen goods after they had been considered irrevocably lost. It is gratifying to find that his good services are not only appreciated by those over whose property he keeps a watchful ...
... man then, and got to be a captain of a ship in the American trade. It was my first voyage as captain. I had just got my certificate, and I only wished the ship was better. There were some things about that ship, and more things about the owner's ways ...
... year 1850. When the present pas- tor, the Rev Morris Jones, succeeded the Rev T. C. Phillips about H years ago, the member- ship of the church numbered only about 200. The church roll at the present tme is almost double. ΓΌ meeting of the Glamorgan County ...
... FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR SAMUEL TROTMAN, Ystrad Rhondda has lost another old and highly respected inhabitant in the person of Mr Samuel Trotmun, of Tyntyla Road, Amidst every manifestation of profound regret and sym- pathy the funeral took place on Wednesday ...
... seamen, and marines in the navy last year, 45 lost their lives by drown- ing and 61 by other accidents. Sickness was responsible for only 316 deaths, so that, taking the returns for the year, the navy lost 422 men. At the trial of Elizabeth Stapleton for ...
... stand on his head he lost his balance and fell. His fall was broken by ropes, and he managed to reach the deck in safety. He turned quickly around, and shouted out to the Dutch sailor, There, young fellow, do that if you can. NOT LOST HERE. A weathern-beaten ...
... on Again; Mr W. Harris gave How I lost my arm; Mr W. R. Davies, My wife's she's a high born lady, which brought rounds of applauses; Mr G. Meredith again convulsed i he meeting by his rendering of Mother Ship- ton; The Lifeboat (G. R. Sims), recited ...
... adjoining mill belonging to the same firm and used for spinning and weaving was saved. John Riches, the paymaster of the training ship Curacoa, was found guilty on Saturday by court-martial, at Devonport, of drinking intoxicating liquors to such excess as to ...
... ants, Did the ant talk. Intensely interested, he turned to the letter S, and found the following subjects trteate3: Ships, Stags, Swallows, Sealq. Spinning-wheels, Spiders, Sponges, etc. He turned to the page which referred to snails ...
... We desire in the first place to emphasize the great advantage which we anticipate will accrue from the increase of member- ship, and we trust that the new. councillors will be fully alive to their responsibilities, and will not forget that the district ...