Behind the drama of the mishaps to two ships in the China Sea is the part, which communications are ploying in transforming the world and making conditions at sea safer. 'The distress signal sent out by the Netherlands motorship Angelina, which hit a rock elf North Formosa was received in Manila, among other points, and rescue' ships from Formosa went speedily to her rescue, The collision off Wenchow between the Japanese Vessel Yoshida Maru No. 1 and the Nanshin Maru No. 23, which resulted in the sinking of the latter vessel, had far wider repercussions, The 5.0.8, wns picked up by the President Hoover en route to Shanghai and transmitted to the Globe Wireless Company at San Francisco. It was also picked up by other vessels enter ing Shanghai on Feb, 23 and was the subject of a special notification issued by the Coast Inspector's Office. Fortunately, the other vessel involved the collision was able to render fagsistance to the Nanshin Maru and all but three of the crew were rescued and brought to Shanghai by the Yoshida Maru. Tt was not so many years ago that an acelweeny Hee Wee dent ai sea was a lonely drama enacted without any auxiliary assist ance except from a chance passing vessel but the network of communications made possible by the invention of wireless has minimized the consequences of thea tragedies and when ther or not immediate ald can be rushed to the distressed vessel its plight upon which rescue attempts an be based is nowadays known at the uttermost extents of the sea where the vessel is in peril
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