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the
Key
to
the
Great
NorthwTST
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VII,
No.
298.
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RUPERT.
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DECEMBER
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nave
N
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Escape
Haven
of
Local
Pleasure
Fleet
Nearly
Demolished
Boats
Sunk
and
Damaged
As
Fierce
,
Winter
Southwester
Sweeps
ItlL
Prince
Rupert
Harbor
Prince
Rupert
Rowing
and
Yacht
Club
floats,
home
of
Prince
Rupert's
pleasure
boat
fleet
ranging
from
commodious
power
cruisers
to
the
smallest
of
rowboats
and
canoes,
were
disintegrated
early
Sunday
afternoon
when
the
establishment
bore
the
brunt
of
a
sudden
southwest
gale
which
swept
the
Prince
Rupert
waterfront
Alter
two,"'
1
dolphins'
collapsed
before
the
the
British
American
Oil
Co.
jrec
narrow
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In
Burning
Vessel
Captain
Balmer"
of
Boat'
'Pensioner'
Is
Other
Victim
JVo
Sign
Of
Presumably
interim
Payment
for
Six
Months,
Received
Cheek
from
the
Minister
of
Finance
of
British
Columbia
in
the
amount
of
$20,301.05
was
received
at
the
City
Hall
today
as
L
men
one
of
them
a
Prince
Rupert
resident-
Boat
Or
Men
After
The
Blast
burned
to
death
and
three
others.
narrowly
es-i
with
their
lives
early
Saturday
morning
when
foot
boat
in
which
they
were
riding;
caught
fire
xploded
betweenOcean
Falls
and
Bella
Bella,
200
south
of
Prince
Rupert.
is
Bert
Johnson,
one
of,
o5-miie
wind
which
lashed
the
dock
where
It
struck
another
harbor,
the
floats
gradually
boat
and
finally
went
agf
ound
"There
wasn't
a
thing
left
of
broke
apart
and
the
member
either
the
boat
or
the
men,"
said
on
a
rock.
-
the
city's
portion
of
the
Social
Security
and
Municipal
Act
tax,
presumably
covering
the
period
of
six
months
ending
December
31.
It
is
believed
to
be
an
interim
payment
pending
final
adjustment
of
the
share.
Municipalities
received
one-
Ken
Nesbitt,
city
taxi
operator.
describing
the
blast
which
de
ol
Prince
Rupert
men
away
because
of
the
danger
of
stroyed
the
34-foot
boat
Pensio
ner
early
Saturday,
taking
the
nt
south
on
the
I'rincc
explosion.
Thursday
night,
and
The
blast
which
followed
when
lives
of
two
of
his
companions
r
Ad
',fA-.",
&
I.
i
inwinw
iiminwiM
iiwiiii
tohi
iw
in
I
M
iWHIi
T
'in
Is
Balmcr
of
Bella
Bella,
the
explosives
and
fuel
blew
up,
on
a
trip
from
Ocean
Falls
to
of
the
worn
boat
Pen-
wiped
the
vessel
and
its
victims
off
the
landscape.
The
dyna
third
of
the
three
percent
tax,
the
distribution
being
on
the
basis
of
population.
It
had
been
estimated
at
the
City
Hall
that
this
city
would
receive
about
$20,000
for
the
six-month
period.
"
boats,
after
some
delay
In
getting
away,
had
to
scurry
for
shelter
at
other
more
protected
points
on
the
waterfront.
Cow
Bay
fishermen's
floats
also
suffered
some,
but
not
extensive,
damage
as
well
as
vessels
moored
alongside
them.
A
speedboat
owned
by
Earl
Man
sank
at
the
Yacht
Club
floats.
A
gillnetter,
the
Kearney,
Martin
Hanson,
capsized
in
the
harbor
.
after
breaking
away
from
an
oil
company
float.
The
halibut
boat
Lois
N.,
owned
by
F.
E.
Hunt
Ltd.,
suffered
extensive
stern
damage.
three
who
escaped
from
ssels
flaming
cabin
be-j
exploded
were
Krnviethj
Prince
Rupert
taxi
op-
mite
and
Diasung
caps
were
being
taken
to
a
quarry
near
Bella
Bella.
The
three
survivors
were
left
in
the
small
skiff
In
a
heavy
Bella
Bella
"We
searched
the
water
after
the
explosion
und
couldn't
find
a
trace
of
it."
Mr.
Nesbitt
said
this
morning.
Persistent
efforts
of
the
three
survivors
Mr.
Nesbitt,
Henry
Jensen
and
A!f
Kerfoot
of
Bella
Bella
to
rescue
Bert
Johnson
Damage
to
the
Lois
N.
Is
believed
to
be
heavy
.while
the
dogfish
boat
Bumper'
Catch,
owned
by
Arne
Baardsen,
also
received
hull
damage
from
the
impact
with
the
Lois
N.
Most
spectacular
mishap,
of
the
day
was
tha
capsizing
of
the
38-foot
troller
Kearney
as
she
was
moving
from
the
drydock
to
the
east-end
fishermen's
floats.
As
her
skipper,
Capt.
Martin
Hanson,
,
brought
the
boat
from
shelter,
she
turned
broadside
to
the
seas
and
turned
over.
Lack
of
ballast
was
given
as
the
reason
for
the
accident.
-Capt.
Hanson-
was
quickly
rescued
by
a
nearby
boat.
DuMng
the
force
of
the
gale,
many
boats
cruised
the
harbor
Hrnrv
C.
Jensen,
drvl
DISCUSS
BROADCASTING
CHANNELS
TO
MEET
NEEDS
OF
ALL
COUNTRIES
Prof.
A.
S.
Bokhari,
chairman
of
the
Pakistan
delegation,
T.
A.
Stone,
chairman
of
the
Canadian
delegation,
and
Geoffrey
Kirk
of
the
United
Kingdom
delegation
chat
during
the
International
High
Frequency
Broadcasting
Conference
in
Mexico.
Tire
conference,
which
is
expected
to
last
at
Vnost
until
February,
is
gathered
to
discuss
the
use
of
high
frequency
channels
for
broadcasting
to
meet
the
requirements
of
all
countries.
sea.
uncertain
of
their
position
Dialer
foreman,
and
Al
FRENCH
GIVING
RUSSIA
VILLAGE
quarry
'
worker
of
Bella
T,
,
7
"
i
was
snowing
and
blowing
at
the
!
time.
Town
of
Slulpc
to
be
Taken
Back
and
Thomas
Balmcr,
the
two
men
trapped
inside
the
boat,
endangered
their
lives.
The
trio,
in
the
boat's
dinghy,
were
only
a
few
feet
from
the
Dr.
W.
S.
Kergin's
power
cruiser
Full
Moon
suffered
a
Early
Saturday,
they
found
shelter
at
a
logging
camp
and
were
taken
by
a
camp
boat
to
Bella
Bella.
Kerfool
remained
at
the
southern
settlement
while
crushed
stern.
SulletiitA
One
of
the
jaclly
damaged
U
and
Jensen
returned
to
y
last
night
on
the
Ca-Iroin
Bella
Bella,
their
Hon
when
Ihey
caught
In
the
"Pensioner"
from
Falls.
Neither
was
serl-.-ijurrd
as
a
result
of
the
nee
which
claimed
the
:
iwo
of
their
companions.
Behind
Iron
Curtain.
BERLIN
(Canadian
Press)
Lonely
rural
policemen
today
kept
watch
over
the
tiny
villags
ol
Stolpe
which
France
is
giving
back
to
Germany.
The.poHceme!.
will
remain
in
the
village
until
riding
it
out.
(Continued
on
Page
2)
boats
at
Cow
Bay
floats
was
Dick
Nobles'
fishing
vessel
Oriole
which
was
badly
holed
flaming
vessel
when
it
blew
up.
"We
kept
trying
to
get
the
men
out
by
smashing
windows
in
the
Pensioner,
but
it
was
no
use
The
boat
blew
up
before
we
could
get
them
out."
Jensen
and
Nesbitt
returned
to
Prince
Rupert.
Johnson
was
a
well-known
city
resident.
He
lived
at
the
but
was
safely
removed
to
the
nearby
Co-op
ways..
Mr,
Nobles
ri
.
tf..
.
1
l.
1
1
l
l
WIFE
OF
SENATOR
D
AVIES
IS
DEAD
KINGSTON,
Ont.
Mrs.
Florence
Mackay
Da
-V;,
wife
of
In
addition
to
gasoline,
the
Pensioner
carried
a
quantity
of
had
his
wife
and
'family
on
board.
They
are
now
staying
with
friends.
lulcl
uere
"c
"u
oc';"
"PtPnsioner"
d
wen
teg-i0"
in
the
fire
spread
to
a
heard
steward
for
many
years.
He
about
50
old,
was
years
;y
or
explosives
and
the
fuel
supply.
owners
Senator
W.
Rupert
Davles,
f
or-
Prince
Rupert
boat
blasting
caps
and
dynamite
for
the
Bealc
quarry
in
.Gunboat
Pass,
near
Bella:
Bella.
notified
of
the
imminent
arrival
of
Russian
'occupation
forces."
,
A
French
military
government
ipokcsman
said
the
return
was
to
be
formally
completed
January
3.
The
frightened
village
will
then
move
behind
the
ircn
curtain.
;
Stolpe
was
given
to
the
French
by
the
Russians
October
1945
so
the
French
could
build
an
airport.
The
field
was
never
built.
Mr.
Nesbitt
thinks
that
Bal
mer
president
of
the
Canadian
Press
and
editor
and
publisher
of
the
Kingston
Whig-Standard,
died
today
after
a
long
illnesj.
three
Prince
Rupert
nu
n
I
'jJten
to
Ocean
Falls
by
:
t
when
they
overstayed
j
risiting
time
aboard
Uie
j
George
when
she
left
I
southbound.
Thursday)
mer,
skipper
of
the
boat,
dived
Into
the
engine
room,
forward,
to
get
a
fire
extinguisher.
"I
don't
t
;
BY-ELECTIONS
ON
OTTAWA--A
new
;
federal
party
leader
and
.sinew
cabinet
minister
are
today
seeking
election
to'
the
House
of
Commons.
They
are
George
Drew,
54,
and
Stuart
Garson,
50,
who
are
running
in
two
of
three
federal
by-elections
today.
Drew
seeks
election
in
the
Ottawa
district
riding
of
Carlton
and
Garson
,in
the
Manitoba
constituency
of
Marquette.
The
third
by-election
is
in
Laval-Two
Mountains
in
Quebec.
.
RETIRED
SENATOR
DIES
QUEBEC
Philippe
August
Choquette,
retired
senator
and
former
Quebec
judge,
died
today
at
his
home
.
He
was
94
years
of
age.
An
early
collaborator
of
the
late
.Sir
Wilfrid
Laurier,
he
was
a
newspaperman
of
longstanding.
"
SEEK
'HONORABLE'
PEACE
NANKING
A
Chinese
cabinet,
pledged
"to
Rupert
Makes
Four
Straight
Local
High
School
Basketball
Team
Wins
Saturday
Game
at
Ketchikan.
,
know,
though,
everybody
was
ex
NOTED
BRITISH
...
ACTOR
IS
DEAD
hurried
to
the
waterfront
to,
protect
their
craft
and
three
hours
hi
frantic
effort
to
save
their
vessels
followed.
With
the
turn
of
the"
tide,
the
gale
died
down
and
last
night
Prince
Rupert's
pleasure
.
fleet
.was
scattered
east
along
the
water-'
front
at
new
moorings.
Despite
cold
winds
and
rain,
crowds
lined
the
waterfront
to
watch
the
billowing
waves
and
the
rescue
operations.
A
large
section
of
the
Yacht
cited."
Sir
Aubrey
Smith
Passes
Away
at
Afe
of
Eighty-Five
Years
BEVERLEY
HILLS,
Cal.
ffi
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
Yesterday's
storm
moved
eastward
across
the
Rockies
during
the
night.
A
ftrong
northwesterly
flow
of
Pacific
air
now
dom
'ing
at
Ocean
Falls
Fri-
-fiernoon.
they
left
the
George
and
a
short
time
ik
passage
on
the
"Pen-fur
Bella
Bella
to
catch
mosun
back
to
Prince
Ru-
tliem.
In
addition
to
js
Balmcr,
the
owner,
was
"foot,
who
was
eolne
back
"I
grabbed
a
fire
extinguisher
and
tried
to
put
the
fire
out,
but
was
no
use,"
he
said.
"The
flames
were
all
over
the
cabin.
We
al'
had
to
dash
through
the
flame-to
get
out."
'
If
Johnson
and
Padtner
had
gone
aft
instead
offorward,
they
would
have
been
saved
too,
Mr
Nesbitt
thinks'.
,
"They
would
have
had
to
go
through
flames.
Just
like
we
did,
Sir
Aubrey
Smith,
personifica
Bo-Mc-Hi
of
Prince
Rupert
defeated
Kayhl
of
Ketchikan
by
a
score
of
42
to
S4
Saturday
night
for
their
fourth
victory
in
the
international
High
School
basketball
scries.
tion
of
the
distinguished
Briton
in
the
films
and
in
person,
died
today.
Eighty-fie
years
cf
age,
he
was
active
in
the
movies
al
Club
fleet
was
for
some
time
trapped,
due
to
the
position
into
which
the
floats
drifted.
Disintegration
of
the
Yacht
Club
floats
was
the
chief
damage
and
it
will
take
several
thousand
dollars
to
re-establish
the
club.
First
half
was
closely
contes
inates
the
British
Columbia
coast
and
marked
improvement
in
weather
is
to
be
expected
during
the
next
48
hours.
Some
cloudiness
and
widely
scattered
shower
activity
will
persist
along
't
al
Beale
quarry
in
Oum-
fight
on
until
we
can
secure
an
honorable
peace
was
formed
today
by
Premier
Sun
Fo.
Fo
did
not
rule
out
the
possibility
of
a
compromise
peace
with
the
Communists.
The
cabinet
will
probablv
be
an-
most
until
'death.
He
was
also
a
celebrated
cricketer.
a.
ted
with
Kayhl
leading
by
19
to
assage
near
Bella
Bella.
17.
The
locals"
tame
back
with
a
vengeance
in
(he
second
half
and
nounced
tomorrow.
Heavy
fighting
is
reported
Prince
Rupert's
waterfront
had
thlncs
wetty
much
their
today
was
putting
varied
esti
around
Tientsin.
but
I
think
they
could
have
made
if
As
it
was.
once
they
entered
the
forward
compartment,
they
were
trapped.
There
was
no
means
of
escape.
Mr.
Nesbitt's
right
hand
is
bruised
and
cut
fro
mstriking
the
mates
on
damage
resulting
from
the
gale
which
sank
three
ves
own
way.
Individual
scons:
Prince
Rupert
Schcrk,
15;
Spring,
5;
Olsen.
3;
Carlson,
8;
e
of
the
fire
was
a
faulty
ve
in
the
cabin
which
ex-some
time
after
mid-Friday,
showering
in-'We
oil
throughout
the
and
arousing
the
men
-
on
nearby
bunks,
n
the
stove
exploded,
Balmcr
and
Johnson
dived
engine
room,
apparently
fire
extinguishers.
Nesbil".
sels
and
damaged
scores
of
RELIEF
TRAIN
TO
RIO
FLOOD
AREA
RIO
DE
JANEIRO
0)
A
relief
train,
organized
by
a
group
of
Brazilian
newspapers,
Is
to
leave
Rio
with
help
for
victims
of
last
week's
disastrous
flood
lrCo&rtliT
era
Brazil.
Deaths
are
estimated
at
as
high
as
600.
N
others.
Davidson.
3:
Flaten,
8;
Total.
42.
The
wind,
which
reached
a
NETHERLANDS
TAKE
OVER
BATAVIA,
Java
Netherlands
forces
continue
to
roll
unchecked
through
Indonesia
in
an
almost
bloodless
occupation.
The
Republican
capital
of
Jogjakarta
was
taken
by
airborne
trpops
in
the
first
hour
of
fighting.
In
Paris
the
Netherlands
has
informed
the
Security
Council
that
intervention
is
useless
in
Indonesia.
velocity
of
55
miles
tn
hour
be-tween
10
a.m.
and
late
after
the
exposed
areas
of
the
coast
and
over
the
mountains
of
the
interior
but
blue
skies
and
bright
sunshine
over
much
of
the
province
will
be
a
welcome
change
from
the
storms
of
the
past
two
days.
I'u
recast
West
coast
of
Vancouver
IslandVariable
cloudiness
and
widely
scattered
showers
today
and
Tuesday
but
clear
at
night.
Winds
north
westerly
25
miles
per
hour.
Colder
with
frost
tonight.
Lows
tonight
and
highs
Ti'sday
at
Estevan
point
32
and
42.
glass
panes
in
the
boat
windows
in
an
effort
to
release
his
companions.
The
explosion
left
not
a
trace
of
either
the
men
or
the
boat.
noon,
brought
greatest
damage
to
the
mid-section
of
the
water
an
cxttnirnixhrr
from
front
between
the
provincial
'all
at
the
stern
of
the
govermneiii,
oock
ana
uie.nsn-
Inspector
Of
Ketchikan
Christoplu-r,
10;
1
Stenford,
9;
Whahy,
4:
Johan-sen.
10;
Hinman.
1;
Total,
34.
Prince
Rupert
won
the
first
game
39
to
31
and
had
previously
won
two
games
at
Prisce
Rupert.
Entertainment
for
the
Prince
Rupert
team
included
dances
both
Friday
and
Saturday
nights
m
the
Ketchikan
Civic
Centre.
The
local
team
returned
home
on
the
Princess
Norah
last
night.
cabin
and
played
it
on
the
Schools
Joseph
to
the
city
on
ermens
floats
east
of
the
ary-jchcll
returned
Truck
Hits
Train,
Olc
Helgason,
brother
of
Mrs.
John
Simundson,
200
Ninth
Avenue
East,
has
arrived
in
the
ana
Keriool,.
who
was
yesterday's
plane
from
a
trip
to
Vancouver.
-
KILLED
BY
FLAT
IRON
'
near
the
doorway,
dashed
oock.
In
addition
to
one
small
vessel
sunk
at
the
Yacht
Club,
at
least-a
dozen
others
were
dam-eged
or
had
narrow
escapes.
Dr.
W.
S.
Kergin's
yacht
Full
city
from
Mallon,
Ontario,
to
pay
an
extended
visit
here.
Forty-One
Killed
BUENOS
AIRES
P
Forty-one
persons
were
killed
yesterday
when
a
truck,
carrying
forty-seven
picnickers,
rolled
down
a
hill
into
the
side
of
a
train.
The
the
after
cockpit,
fol-by
Nesbitt.
who
was
driven
v
Uie
heat
after
the
fire
yueen
Charlottes
and
North
Coast
-Cloudy
with
widely
scattered
showers
of
mixed
snow
and
rain,
clearing
tonight.
Variable
cloudiness
on
Tuesday.
Winds
gained
headway
despite
the
extinguisher,
'"on
and
Balmcr
were
ruck's
brakes,
apparently,
fail
Moon,
moored
at
the
outer
berth
on
the
lee
side
of
the
floats,
bearing
the
full
force
of
the
gale,
possibly
saved
other,
smaller
boats
from
mishap.
ed
to
work.
,
"'d
In
the
ermine
romnurt-
5
i;
j
f
J,
NS
WINNIPEG
m
Welfare
officials
are
today
caring
for
John
Manek,
aged
12,
son
of
Metro
Manek,
50,
victim
of
what
Winnipeg
police
describe
as
a
flat
iron
slaying
in
a
tenement,
home.
Manek
was
found
Saturday
night
with
his
head
cut
and
cooked
in
blood.
Police
are
holding
Claire
Tail
fif
Winninptr
as
a
material
wit-
by
the
flames
which
filled
abin
almost
immediately.
LOCAL
TIDES
Most
Of
Canada
Swept
By
Fierce
Snowstorm
East
Is
Buried
by
Blizzard
of
Record
Proportions
Vancouver
Is
Hard
Hit
,
imll
v
all
of
Canada
ay
a
result
of
northwesterly,
50
miles
per
hour
in
the
exposed
areas,
northwesterly
15
miles
per
hour
elsewhere.
Coider
tonight.
Lows
tonight
and
highs
Tuesday
at
Port
Hardy
30
and
40,
Massett
27
and
40,
Frince
Rupert
30
and
40.
sen,
Kerfoot
and
Nesbitt
Wedged
between
the
floats
and
an
oil
scow,
it
prevented
the
floats
from
drifting
further
eastward.
hed
a
small
skiff
and
rlnntr
sie
of
the
"Pensioner."
Tuesday,
December
21,
1948
High
,.
5:10
19.1
feet
10:53
19.5
feet
Low
11:00
8.8
feet
23:32
4.6
feet
''i'lg
windows
at
the
sides
at
the
front
of
Urn
nilot.
Btar
transcontinental
plane
had
ncss
a
narrow
escape
with
forty
pas-
1
,
..
hoping
k
free
their
coin-but,
as
the
flames
gained
they
were
forced
to
move
week-end
storms
and
more
drifts
arc
in
.tore
for
the
Great
Lakes
region
by
the
middle
of
the
weriy
l
..
n,.m;n;,m.'
f
o
Canadian
anauian
l
Press
weather
sui-
From
10:30
a.m.
until
latei
afternoon,
the
boat
owners
struggled
to
protect
their
vessels.
RESCUE
BOATS
Capt.
Charles
Currie
and
his
work
boat
C.R.C.
rendered
yeoman
service
throughout
the
day,
towing
many
vessels
from
nir
to
DominiOIl-WlCie
todi
today.
a
A
storm
is
moving
East
from
h
Ko
eb
vey
ey
Untish
C
oluin-
riuiinir
communications
in
down
after
f
ter
riuuintr
NOTICE
United
States
Supreme
Court
Is
Not
Moving
to
Save
War
Lords
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
(l
United
States
Supreme
Court
today
refused
to
interfere
with
the
international
military
tribunal's
sentence
of
death
on
Former
Premier
Tojo
and
six
other
Japanese
war
lords.
The
court,
by
a
six
to
one
vote,
decided
that
it
has
no
authority
over
the
11-country
tribunal.
The
decision
presumably
seals
the
doom
of
Tojo
and
the
others
who
are
sentenced
to
die
on
the
gallows.
sengers
when
it
skidded
200
feei,
off
the
runway
yesterday
while
taking
off,
sheared
a
number
of
ground
posts
and
came
to
a
stop
almost
in
front
of
radar
lower.
A
Queen
.
Charlotte
Airlines
Norseman
sank
at
the
airport.
A
New
Westminster
man,
Henry
O'Mailey,
succumbed
to
a
heart
attack
while
shovelling
snow.
There
was
no
snow
at
Victoria
although
a
strong
Wind
did
slight
damage.
VRM:it
SHOPS
of
Prince
their
berths
into
open
water
where
they
could
navigate
with
safety.
Capt.
James
Donaldson
with
the
Two
Rivers
was
also
on
the
Job.
Capt.
Currie
also
was
credit
"i'ert
will
hi-
hup
n
n
"SOY
BEAN
KING"
S0V
bean
king"
of
the
world,
W.
R.
Beattle,
who
farms'.
near
Wheatley,
Ont.,
Is
seen
'
with
ribbons
he
won.
His
entry
In
the
show
at
Chicago
which
won
from
hundreds
of
competitors
in
the
U.S.
and
Canada
was
a
"run-of-tbe-mill
sample"
of
his
crop,
he
says.
P'ursilays,
December
23
Mainland
had
its
wwt
wind
and
snowstorm
in
fifteen
years
during
the
week-end.
The
city
was
completely
isolated
by
normal
means
of
communication
for
fifteen
hours
yesterday.
The
heavy
wet
snow
caused
power
to
go
off
almost
everywhere
in
the
Fraser
Valley.
A
TransCanada
Airlines
North
bia
and
is
expected
to
bring
more
snow.
Ontario
and
northeastern
states
are
buried
under
the
heaviest
fall
this
year.
In
New
York
millions
struggled
to
work
through
19-5
inches
of
snow
that
covers
the
great
city's
metropolitan
area.
This
is
only
1
ia
inches
less
than
the
great
blizzard
of
1888.
1
Vancouver
and
the
Lower
ed
with
the
rescue
of
the
Lois
N.
I'd
30.
Tl,e
bnrhors
wisli
which
broke
away
from
Her
f'u
a'l
a
Merry
Christmas
P'tl
Hannv
X-
mr
-
moorings
at
Hunt's
float
and
drifted,
with
no
one
aboard,
to
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