The Archive · 1934

Locally Built

The Danascot was built at Shang hal, She is not a very lar being 27 tet over-all. modelled from the old-type Danish pilot boat and is. funk n oat is sturdily " bull Deamed. Her skipper, Captain Jorxgensen Is a Shanghai pilot There have now been five cross the Chelidon and Nidaros raced against each other. Last year the Chelidon made her second solo. trip On each of he ras been captained by Mr. Hi, Aust.

"he Danascot made her initial trip ross this year, and it is a great credit to her skipper that the voyage should have been made in a record time from Shanghai to Nagasaki four and a half days. The Danascot finless the Danish flag, though she is partly owned by a Scotsman. "After the trip across repairs were carried out at Nagasaki prior to the return Joumney to Shanghai.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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