British Merchant Seamen in San Francisco, 1892-1898E. Arnold, 1899 - 206 pàgines |
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... interests of sailor - men . ' Thus this gentleman extorts money from the sailors — first , by obtaining the exclusive custom of the ship , and having done so , charging abnormal prices ; and secondly , by arranging with a saloon to play ...
... interests of sailor - men . ' Thus this gentleman extorts money from the sailors — first , by obtaining the exclusive custom of the ship , and having done so , charging abnormal prices ; and secondly , by arranging with a saloon to play ...
Pàgina 45
... interests . The voyage to San Francisco is a very long one , either round Cape Horn or from Australia , four to six months usually in the one case , and two to three in the other . If we can follow in mind the path of a ship leaving ...
... interests . The voyage to San Francisco is a very long one , either round Cape Horn or from Australia , four to six months usually in the one case , and two to three in the other . If we can follow in mind the path of a ship leaving ...
Pàgina 55
... interests , instead of , in reality , their own pockets . Regarding the question of drunkenness amongst seamen , surely in a city like San Francisco , with its great temptations , especi- ally for strangers , and manifold saloons , with ...
... interests , instead of , in reality , their own pockets . Regarding the question of drunkenness amongst seamen , surely in a city like San Francisco , with its great temptations , especi- ally for strangers , and manifold saloons , with ...
Pàgina 58
... interest to keep men for months on ships earning wages , whilst the ship was doing nothing and consequently earn- ing nothing ; and about two hundred men . agreed to take their wages , minus usually one or two months ' pay deducted for ...
... interest to keep men for months on ships earning wages , whilst the ship was doing nothing and consequently earn- ing nothing ; and about two hundred men . agreed to take their wages , minus usually one or two months ' pay deducted for ...
Pàgina 67
... interest in the welfare and con- tentment of those under them , and do all they can to make the best out of a hard sea life . Why should not the number of such ships be greatly multiplied ? They can be , but in a great measure it rests ...
... interest in the welfare and con- tentment of those under them , and do all they can to make the best out of a hard sea life . Why should not the number of such ships be greatly multiplied ? They can be , but in a great measure it rests ...
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