Notes By the Way in a Sailor's Life [electronic resource] / Arthur E. Knights

A quick passage -- A record long passage -- A voyage of misfortune -- Beginning of the German navy -- An incident in Hongkong harbour -- A singular meeting -- A little railway experience -- A good record in life-saving -- Presentation of a telescope by the British government -- The ship "Bombay" -- Is there a fatality attaching to men or inanimate things? -- Chinese politeness -- A Brazilian slaver -- Mary Ann Gander -- Hard times -- Memory for voices -- An incident of the great Taiping Rebellion -- Conclusion.

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