There was no sign of either Japanese cruisers or of Chinese troops near the wharf and the only indication of impending trouble were a number of Japanese cruisers passing the Point towards Shanghai harbour fag dusk fell. There was definitely a feeling that something was in the air, and on their return to moorings should make for a small creek on the Pootung side, behind the Standard Oil Co's, Installation.
These Instructions were followed by the Nanee's Iaodah during the hectic days when fflerce—Mghting broke out in the vicinity of Point Island. On Sunday, August 15 the laodah found to his consternation that by entering the creek he hod mancuvred Into a cross fire, when Japanese cruisers began fung in the direction of Chi Ning Shih, behind the Standard Oil Co's. wharf, and 'Chinese troops were retaliating' from the opposite direction.
Ah Cheong to the plans of R. Jones. Although of venerable age, she was 8 sound boat being teak throughout and reconstructed from time to time by her owners J. Dalton and H. Costenodle. She was not one of the fastest Yachts on the river, but showed good promise this year, hav. ing won the Shanghai Yacht Club's frst Woosung series and one of the Harbour Race series on her handicap at the beginning of the season.
The Nance has been mentioned many times in these columns in connection with local yacht races. Her most remarkable performance in Fecent years was a race around Kiutoen Lightship from Woosung and back, a distance of fifty miles, sailed heavy weather in under nine hours, when the terrific dusting she received nearly finished her career then and there.
What the Nance lacked in speed she made up in comfort. Being one of the roomiest yachts of her size, she was used by the S.Y.C, Harbour Race participants as the "bar" boat after harbour races, her popular owners acting as "barmaids." Many 4 heated and selentifie "poste mortem" and nautical argument regarding "that overlap" or "who was on the starboard tack" has been fought out on her friendly decks. Her roomy cockpit will be missed by many yachtsman in the coming season.
Towards dusk the laodah decided to make a run with their yachts for safely into a creek located below Gough Island. It will be remembered that a small typhoon was blowing during the first few days at the commencement of the local trouble, 'The Yachts managed to escape safely Out of the creek, and, fully reefed, made a run for their destination down river. According to one of the eye witnesses, while passing Gough Island, the' Nance was approached by 2 Japanese cruiser, off the Texaco's wharf, steaming at high speed up river. "The cruiser did not take the slightest notice of the yacht, which was running before heavy weather in a big sea, and the speed, of the two vessels going in opposite directions, immediately brought them into contact.
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