The Huangpu had a very particular fog yesterday, so much so that most of the time the ships at anchor sounded warnings on their bells. very often to be answered by the syren of a steam launch. The state of the weather, with =I] these acor saming sounds, recalls a story which Commander the Hon. 'y Bi "C. Telates in his book "Falklands, Jutland and the Bight." When he returned from his cruise with Admiral Sturdee which culminated in the destruction of von Spee's squadron, he was given command of a destroyer, and one night while barging about the North Sea he ren into a dense foe. Other men-of-war were in the vicinity. and the danger to navigation was consider able. Suddenly out of the fog' came the strains of a brass band, upon which the destroyer put her helm over (we believe that is the correct expression) and just escaped being rammed by a battleship. The officer in command of the latter had purposely stationed the band forrard to give such warning—one of the few occasions. we believe, on which musicians have had intentionally to sound like a foghorn.
Jan. 29,
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