The Archive · 1934

Adventurous Yachtsmen Complete Cruise

Captain S$ P. Jorgensen, who sailed from Nagasaki on his return trip to Shanghai last Wednesday, arrived on Sunday evening at 730 pin, He did pot put in at Peking Road Jetty as was anticipated but stopped at the Canal and' then went straight to his home.

Toa "North-China_ Merald" reporter Captain, Jorgensen said he was very tired, "As a matter of fact we had a rough passage back," he said, He arrived at Woosung at 2 pin, on Sunday and would have been In earlier but the fates were against him, For a time he and his compan-fon were becalmed and then to make matters worse, the auxiliary engine dave trouble, The two hardy adventurers did not get in until nearly 730 m the evening Captain Jorgensen left Shanghai at the begining of this month accom panied by Mr. N. D. Jensen, in the Danascot, They "accomplished the: trip in the record time of four and halt days on. the outward Journey, After staying here for some time they] commenced the return trip on June! 24 The next news "heard was cablegram from Captain Jorgensen stating he was weather-bound at Mishima, but otherwise all was wel.

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