The Daily Colonist (1912-01-12) by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 1912-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

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the Foremast Aft Plating All More or Less Corrugated from Three to Five Plates from Keel

Robert F. Hickey

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LarKc corner lot, just outside half-mile circle will ,cul into three. Price $2650

LOTS UNDKk VALUE

Fairfield liatatc $1000

L,inkleas Avenue $850

Oak Sire, $750

Saratoga Averfuc ....$900

Sit ell 1 on rn'e Street ....... .$550

Richmond Avenue $1250

The KIrRwood Realty

AND INVESTMENT CO. • 318 Sayward Bldg., Phono 3133.

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Sound Steamers of C, P, R. will Continue Run to Ta-coma Daily from Victoria Beginning, in May

Preliminary examination of the ste^im-

, i: i:aii". ,.i China In the drydoc,k ai-tJraga, made shortlj prior to the sailing

ei' the steamer Mexieo Marti, which

reached port yesterday morning from the Orient, show that the C. 1'. K. liner has \ been considerably damaged, although the injuries are not as great as was anticipated. Mi. ,1. Rankin, the C. P. it. agent, at Yokohama, speaking of the report received by him from the surveyors of the damage sustained by the whit.- liner during her stay of four Hint a half months' on the rooks off l liaina ■ said: "I'rom tlie foremast aft the ship's plating Is all more or less corrugated, extending to the stern ami up on each from ,'t to B plates from the keel The bar keel la considerablj damaged aL't, and il was in this part that the serious leak occurred. Tins was fortunately controlled by blasting the rocks on each side of the. ship on which she

•a and drawing mats underneath

in tins way the ship was pumped out sufficienti\ to reftuaI •'Only preliminary examinations have

II im:i<I. SO Car, and no di elsion arid ai i egardlng work. Above the turn ni l a, bilge the hull pf the ship, as

viewed fro* the dock wall. Is intact,

w'nii all masts, gear, etc'., in position. The eaPia accommodation is, of oourse, all triors or less iiimaged

"In no pla.Ce have I lie steel plafes

Riven away. The leakage Is due mainly ;., ti,.- damaged pari of the keel and lii one or two places rivets have been sheared off, but the fact thai the steamer has remained practically intact on the rocks, in an exposed position, for such a lone period, indicates the superior

quality of materia! used in construction and He best workmanship or the builders."

nil-11 d1 aid:

I hi Imperial soldier two I, i on get in;.) the Han. arig and I' went and rep on' d alon commander. If it hadn't i might have got. away.' a lair trial by the dtv-imi.uidi r, h" said. The' ,u. i n ' re produced as evi-the imperial soldiers testl-le 'said the imp lent system of espionage and they probably knew about the movement before he appeal The

only thing that WVgd him, he asserted, was the friendliness between the Germans ami the. Imperial •officers;. The commanders ol the guvernm troops, he explained were always in the German concession and wen- lavishly entertained then i Phe ( terman consul was a particular friend of tho

cmniiiaiider-in chief, "I tin- imperial

forces an'd through this his rescue" was effected. '"If I had been an American or British i would never have • caped decapitation.

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