FORECASTLE CHATTELS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2113, 2 April 1914, Page 5

FORECASTLE CHATTELS.

WHAT SAILORS CARRY.

Men who go down to the sea in ships aro not always ill-furnished with goods and chattels.' So' muclv at least was indicated by. the members'of a deputation from the Seaman's. Union \yhiih conferred last (evening with 'the. Ministor of Marine. It. was stated,'incidentally, that a seamen's . effects werefrequently valued at .'as much as £50.Wheha seaman .was not married, hi naturally carried'; all ihat he owned about with him. If he did not possess a chest, he would probably have a lart;e hud well-stoc.lwd . bag. .. When a chest was cdfrie'd, it was often in itself n asset of value, some, seamen Toeing fuvnished .with chesty ofjiedajr wbbd, or of "camphor wood •'from China." ■ Sw-.h chests wore \vbrth. £S or £4. . Another fact mentioned 4 was,.that it was.jiof u'n-.-usual for.a s«ima.np|p. cßrry witJij&Wn 1 : five or Bix suits of clothes. . . : ~ . .

■In a referjance to the steainer, Mo.x, rocelitl y.: hlowh.up tnd.hufiied off- War. iiganui, it.was remarked that'the bnlV im'en who did not lose the iinoncy which they had aboard were the.chief engineer and the.cook. .The ."doctor", had,.his money, at.haiid in the palloy... One firemahv "Bill .Higpins',." it was added, had been on the' ship sin'co the '90 strilvCj jiut ho did not sav'e. his money} though, it'was uuder his pillow; and he was nv his litt'ttk. when the fesWosion happeried. He was Mown out of bed, and then up the cdmpanioh-Tvay oh to the deck;

."And "one of .the;, money was Wow.i with him ?" queried Mr. Wisher. "TJsUal,ly .it is "the money that is 'blown: , isn't, it?" ■■'.