wich there were ug periods when they could not sail or home, om the Chol when the crew could not eat there rare me. ogcions Out and all hands not ther Tent assistance thee control Not abandoning their hope for a settlement. of the dispute between the two. Cantonese leaders, proma-{ers of the arity-civil war movement, they realised that they had not yed far from. their course the fog. Actually the dead. reckoning position was subsequent confirmed, the yacht having practically straight run morning thet they however, died away. All reef were shaken out and the big Jib and foresail set." The fog. commenced to lift, while a swell from the south West commenced, At 8 a.m, the lox was taken in: it had recorded 111 tiles in. 20 hours, the North Saddie was ound that this the wemd "sprang UP N.W., due head out the yacht, and the sea rose. The:
Thelidon stood up and down for the North Saddle and made slow pro-At pan, the ebb tide set {rand a run was made for NE. Bay, with the idea of sheltering until the tide turneds the: bay. wa {oo full of native craft to make it safe to attempt an entrance, #0 the Yacht "stood gut once more.
was not until 6.30 p.m. with the: North Saddle light due' south approximately two miles, that the flood made and the yacht commenced show a little progress. The Wind, still head' on, freshened 330 pan. and a reef was taken in and mizen and a small jon stood up and down for the Yangtze Entrance lightship, and the crew found this ford work." By 330 a.m. on Tuesday further progress was impossible owing. toa. very strong ebb tid Tunning at" 4! knots, so. the yach¢ chored in six' fathom about miles NW. of the lightship.
'A'welcome interlude was provided ats when the Shanghai Licensed Pilot Association's ity ship made for the Chelidon and a Shouted invitation to. breaks came across the water, A Minutes later a boat from the pilot Ship took the crew off the Chelidon, fant it was not long before they' nad all enjoyed a good wash and sot outside a, ystal breakfast, reatly appreciated. The pilots also resented the crew with fresh meat, ble which they had run short, and 2 few other supplies, Within an hour the crew were ack inthe Chelidon and at '315 ain. with the. flood "Just comthiencing, she was on her way once Bean, till with a. head-on' wind, and 40-miles to cover before rea ing Woosung.
'Suiting' on long legs, the Chetidon sacked across the estuary, a. rect out at 1130 a.m, and the Tegsha lightship Tied Geen Sib set, anda 12.30" p.m.
"Then, 'a ithe late, cowie six hours of Sailing that eft She Chote Mien where she had started. AE
2.20 passed. "Twenty minutes later the the Kiutoan: lightship tide turned, and the Chelidon an-fave sent another telegram to Gen. Chen "and Admiral Chen, wroing them to. immediately suspend mitts tary operations so. as to presents finited front against foreign ichored in five fathom, halt 'a mile west of "the Lightship, a milo terious in Manchu have become mows
5 hm. the wind veered to NAVE: all Sails Were set and the anchor weighed, but the yacht only just held her
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