Safe Arrival Despite Continuous Bad Weather: Damage and Repairs at Sea The Chinese junk Amoy, which sailed from Shanghai three months ago for Canada for exhibition purposes, has arrived at Victoria, British Columbia, after a long aad stormy voyage. According to a letter received here dated September she appeard off the quarantine station on September 19 and sailed the harbour to the jetty in front of the Empress Hotel. The writer states. "The people coald hardly believe their eves, seeing a junk ecruing up the harbour. Moving picture men and everybody else came down to have a look at the strange craft.""
Fortunately, badaa weather and some slight damage appear to have been the worst features of the voyage and the officers and crew have all arrived safely ins Canada. The letter states that, after leaying Shanghai, the junk encountered, nothing but the worst weather, h thick fogs, gales and east She was forced to run southeast when two days out of Hakodate, in an endeavour to set off the track of a typhoon and 1 the craft was blown north aga On August 6 the blade of the rudder was lost and, after a jury rudder had been rigged, it was necessary tu stop at an island to make repairs and take in fresh water.
Starting off once more, the juck got into another gale and the rudder was again damaged. Ti time, repairs were made at sea. and the journey! was continued ut nearing Canada the vessel ran into another thick fog and had a very narrow escape, a steamer bearing down and missing the junk's bows by scarcely more than four feet. The Amoy was then only 20 miles from Victoria: vad managed to make the rest of the trip without mishap.
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