Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 236William Blackwood, 1934 - England |
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Page 65
... officer jerked the telegraph handle to stop , then down to full speed astern , and the engines were quickly re- versed . But Thorpe could see they were going to be powerless . A deeply loaded vessel carries her way a long time and there ...
... officer jerked the telegraph handle to stop , then down to full speed astern , and the engines were quickly re- versed . But Thorpe could see they were going to be powerless . A deeply loaded vessel carries her way a long time and there ...
Page 78
... officer's launch was the next to arrive , and the assistant port officer hailed the bridge through a megaphone . It was he who was responsible for vessels being thoroughly sea- worthy before they left the port and he was an officer of ...
... officer's launch was the next to arrive , and the assistant port officer hailed the bridge through a megaphone . It was he who was responsible for vessels being thoroughly sea- worthy before they left the port and he was an officer of ...
Page 134
... officers he was , rightly , ruthless , but not always judi- cious . For instance , he ordered one officer to write out the articles of war as a punishment ; but , though the said officer may very likely have deserved no better treatment ...
... officers he was , rightly , ruthless , but not always judi- cious . For instance , he ordered one officer to write out the articles of war as a punishment ; but , though the said officer may very likely have deserved no better treatment ...
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MAGAS LOGcontd | 140 |
A BRUSH WITH MANCHURIAN BANDITS BY CAPTAIN J V | 302 |
A BOTANIST ON THE HOLY MOUNTAIN BY SIR ARTHUR W HILL | 649 |
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