Surely the oil tanker Ampullaria Jean be claimed to bear a charmed! life. When she left Singapore Jbound for Australia with a full' Jeargo of of aboard no one on ship Jdreamt that, stowed in her holds, were ten Chinese stowaways who regaled the hours of their long and tedious journey by smoking jettes within a few inches of the in-
Jammable cargo. If anybody had Jdreamt of such a proceeding they) would have had a sleepless voyage Jand many anxious days before the port of Sydney have into view. Upon the vessel reaching port a few! Jhours were allowes to pass before the ten men made their appearance. They secured q light boat and attempted to make their way to the shore at the early hour of 5 a.m. A watchman at the British Imperial Oil Company's Works saw a jrowing boat leave the Ampullaria and securing a lamp rowed out to'
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