TREASURE SHIP

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 120, 16 November 1929, Page 22

TREASURE SHIP

The old gamp of treasure-seeking never goes put of "fashion. \' •.—-■■•-<? There is a liner called the Egypt, which lies :with five.tons'"of gold and 45 tons of silver in" her hijlj, and two Italian salvage- ships'," ArtigHo and Rostro, arc trying to"lift"the" sunken treasure. • ' •.-..-• ■■■■•• . There is more than a million pounds' worth in the hull, which has "restedat the ocean bottom, in 70 fathoms" of, water for nine years. A French' steamer crashed into her on 20tV May," 1920, and 100 lives, more precious "than t^he bullion, were lost. The Hyes cannot be, recovered^ but the gold may. The treasure sank like lead, with the ship, but the reeqrds. of"the voyage toll exactly how tho.'boxes -of goloT bars worth £674,000, tho gold sovereigns worth £165,000, jind the loose gilyer bars worth £.215,000, were "stowed" in the strong'roam. ". It is'also believed that the Egypt sank jn such a,way thaf she shquld be found lying on her side, so that the salvagers can" prepare their plan of campaign. V " • First they have "to/find the sunken ship, and that is no ■'easy'task, though ■tho" -Egypt?s approximate position is known' from ' beariugs and sextant ob- ' seryatjous taken atthe' timey The. Aitiglio and Rostro will have to drag for her with a gteel hawser carried between them; and they may make one or two fals.e catches, for there is no lack of wrecks pn tha^t rpck'rbound, storm-beaten coast. ■ )~'~ When found and identified by a diver, the. Egypt. wiH f be" tackled with grabs; eJectrQimagnets, and perhaps dynamite. But first the : captain ?s cabin must be searched for his safe and his log hook, which"tells how the treasuro is packed.in; the bullion room. The buHion room,' is not easy- to eijjlore. It lios under the saloqiis" -vfith threo decks above it. -If the ship lies upright a way will have to be blasted through the decks; if she isi on her^ side her outer plating can be cut through and :: That is where a. special ■ device carried by the Artiglxo vrxU findr employ? ment. The Artiglio has a threeSpn electrpTmagnet^hich will pick tip'and bring to the surface any hea/yy steel plate. When the magnets jiave lifted the plates the divers,'wi^tt their elec-r trie lights, -yfUl be able to, see r how to fix steel grabs to }ift*?the ingots and drop the treasure; into an iinmejise steel basket.' ■ \ "■ ".' The diver's task/will He a 4wgerqus one, at that depth of 420 feet,' but he will be encased in' cast steel "with jointed legs and claws .like sT.lqbster to resist the presaiire; and W.may"be sure, that he "will his tons pf high explosive prejty carefully!' '

ABOUT THE GABDEN. If you have not a garden and would like tq make one this is how tq do it. . Dig the ground %ith 3 sjjaile and leave- for a night. In the..morning take a hose and goals, the ground thoroughly with water, Leave the water to soak in ans theji . s,ow your seeds. Cover.tl)e seeds with> soil jjncj sprinkle the bed with water. AJwaysuse a rose on your hose until geeda pome"'up. . Continue to use; rgse until plants are high, then take it off if"you want to. ... '.'■* ';' '"' "■ : "■"" The best"seeds tp,s.pw gpw are phlox.

OUR PET THINGS. "We have five little black and white; chicks. The big ■'VVhHe ones. are ever' so tame, antl when I go to feed them they ,iump up on 'my arms. We--also have three little kittens. is black and white, the others are grey, We have not got the littles goat now, because we have sqld.ife'?' ' . " MOONELOWER."?' Mornington. '

... THE TAJtI J»I,AG, An admirable idea comes from Poland where the taxi men "have been learning languages. - JSnglish, French^ and- German visitors to Warsaw -will in future be able to. select a taxi driver who can speak their own language. A country 'a flag is displayed iij the cab window to indicate that the driver, speaks the language- of that country as well as Polish, and many of tjie^men can speak all four, tongues, ■

"WE WENT TOTS, A. TRASHY? *'I am nine years old and I am a Cub. On Saturday ten p£ our cubs went for a tramp. Five of us went away, and the other five had a search for them. It took us about half an hour to find them, and when we did, we were signalling for about five roinuteß.?' FEANK HUGGINS. "Wellington.' . . i

"SOUND ABOUT THE GARDEN." "I found a chaffinch's nest. It was made of moss, feathery and hair. It was very neatly made, Our garden is looking niqe'ngw. The gaillardias' are spreading all over the garden, but they are very pretty. I hare a garden of | my own, In it are llnaria, wallflowers, snapdragons, pyeretjiums, and other's. The gladiola bulbs are coining up from the dark, dark earth," '<MISS INTERESTED."' ' "Wellington.

OAIiWAY'B DREAMO. Galway, on the coast of Ireland, has drowsed the year 3 away, -since its cobbled quays eehped to the tap-tap-ping of the high-heeled Spaniards who came to trade With her. But Galway has dreams of becoming the Gate of the West. Ancl dreams come, it is said, as th§ sleeper w^kesj and Galway tyas slept a veiy Jong time. Now it sees visions pf great liners from Canada unloading at quays built in one •of the finest unused harbours jn the British Isleg. A railway, electrified, is to- run from the west coast to Dublin. Train ferries are to carry passengers and goods from Dublin 'to LiverpooL - ' If this prove not fast enough there may be air liners fronj gaiway to Eng; land and France. Colppei Fitsimauriee, who was one of th,e daring, three who first crossed the Atlantic from east to west by aeroplane, is gpjng to see to it. It will be a great chance for Galway, which till now has been fanied chiefly for its foxliounfls, now to be superseded by Atlantic greyhounds. The Man from Galway will nq longer be p. rollicking Irishman merely, but a transatlantiq traveller. ' ' *'- : •'' '"■■".■..'■.-

"SO NEAR CHRISTMAS." ''I do wish Father Time would turn back a few weeks, d.oh?t you? It ia so near Christmas, ancj I ■ have been so busy getting the Christmas niail for England ready. I made nine Batik handkerchiefs and a dozen Bucde book marks which I coloured witji my Batik dyes-^-green, red, purple, orange, brown, and blue; and did some poker work 011 them.''' . "WENDY.*? . Wellingtom,