DONNELLY, Ivon Arthur (comp.).

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The "Hai-Ho" (Sea River): A Brochure on the River from Taku Bar to Tientsin. First edition, presentation copy, inscribed by the compiler on the front free endpaper recto, "To Capt. Ings, 'Carmanashire', with Ivon A. Donnelly's compliments. Tientsin, 28/5/35." Donnelly's scarce handbook is found in four institutions only on WorldCat.The plates picture tugs and other vessels operating on the river, some of them linked to the Taku Tug & Lighter Co. Also included are guides to navigational and tide and depth signals, timings for high and low water, and maps of the harbour and nearby reaches.The inscription is a misspelt reference to SS Carnarvonshire, a Glen Line passenger and cargo ship launched in Belfast in 1914, which made regular voyages to Tianjin, Shanghai, and other ports. Walter John Ings (1893-1979) served with her as a supernumerary officer in the First World War, and he is likely the recipient.

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