Accidentally Drowned in the Whangpoo The inquest on the body of George William Turner, the Petty Oficer of ILALS. Ladybird whose body was discovered on April 13 the Whangpoo, was resumed on April 22 in HM. Police Court with the Registrar, Mr. A. J. Martin, sitting, as coroner. The inquest was opened on April 14, when evidence of identification only was taken.
Pay Lieut-Com. G. H. Thompson produced the files of a naval inguiry and stated that HLM.S, Ladybird had left Shanghai and would not be [back for some months. The evidence: of an American sailor connected with the case was in the files. The sailor had now left this port.
The coroner then found that the deceased had death th white accidental drowning in the Whangpoo ca March 3 ing Ship Joseph Dollar which But little Marry Craig. summed it "Twenty years old 1am and Vee done four tricks in windjamrs, Thad a soft Job on a tg Frisco and was getting note money than T ever knew ex packet 1 signed on, about windjammers, steam when F can won't take tone of these." ry started at 15, "From Bel~ Ireland, Tam." Tran away: to a barquantine and the first trip took me from Belfast. to Sydney. T never got to wind The Half-hearted Men Another talks to yo that is new tw sto fo'enstles, You suspect a Wandering Walter, an ight. "Yes, 1 suw her one rough the Golden Vd have a funny: img fife unless L made a trp, yo here Pam, TIL get. business one day when L get. huck hut meanwhile IN play the fool You know the Srst_ verse:
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Th take you aft and show you her fo" tle ead bell and there yo road *Schurbek, sow 10 The crow ud you stand on the hetniaman's bench high up locke ime out over the deck and spin the wheel yourself and you set a thrill of the sen though red ton buoy.
And the mate'x son, a youth of 19 and "takin' to the sew like my father" will show you around below, armand the stumps of the four huge: masts and through the fo'castle and far forward to the chain locker. And even the busiest man aboard, Chis, will stop long enough to. she's a mighty ting. ship" and a a come away you'll k with a long. lingering look.
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