But They Turned Out To Be Naval Manauyres 'A pleasant false alarm that excited. all the passengers and crew of the President Taft of the Dollar Line, was made known on Friday" when th vessel arrived in Shanghai from Manila and Mongkong. The ak occurred un the night of Febi 4 off Hongkong when the fon her way to Manila, Flares were seen over the apparently distress signals, immediately "increased speed proceeded to the scene of what was thought to be a distressed ship Word was passed around among he that a rescue at sea was Wireless exchanged with Hon, the situation. Mesayes to 1 in distress were unanswered larin increased.
An he the President Tutt rived at the scene and discovered lat the distressed ship was no less ana squadron of British warships but on manceuvres. The squadron included IMS. Kent, "which—was irrying, Admiral Sir' Charles Little to Manila, Inquiry revealed "that the warships were shooting rockets for one reason or another and that the reason that they did not answer Wireless messages Was beewuse they were on manuvres. The passengers on board the Taft, pleasantly elated ter the dish to the rescue, retired te the tures of gold bars i the 'These were made mostly imported gold, and often rings ud hairpins were' used in their They were frequently] for being wed as: neifed gold was. sent out of the country. Gold could not 'a8 a basis for} rency in China, but rather as a kolable commodity. Tt was in rise in China 1,000 years before the birth of Christ. Gold leat was used by a number of Chinese, who sowed it lite their clothing for' the purpose of saving money for the future.
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