Manila Mystery of a Lost Fortune and a New Beginning
In Manila the narrator faces ruin after a single failed venture wipes out his savings of less than three hundred dollars. He seeks work, cancels March purchases, cables Hong Kong and Shanghai, and contemplates an uncertain future aboard the eastward steamer as he weighs his precarious options amid a bustling riverbank scene.
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Ety
M. Stevens
Manila
Tronge
Busiess
Letrinaga & Co
Palysige
Tou! Lanting & Company
Hong Kong
Santine & Company
Hong-Kong
Shanghai
Auring
Hinando
Oriente
Ne-Oriente
Yokohama
Mestina Visaya
Luneta
Bre
Mehta
Iglaad
Ape Pleby
Singapore
London
New
York
Harry
Cojintess
Iplands
Voyage of the Countess of Devon Toward Hong Kong
In a late night harbor scene two men discuss aboard the Countess of Devon, with orders, transfers, and a plan to sail toward Hong Kong. They note delays, cargo items, and a monsoon forecast as the ship nears Corregidor and Cavite with the voyage continuing toward Asia.
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Stern
Leas
Countess of
Devon
Mole
Cotonny
Lebdfi Ratilez
Liverpool
Carolines
Daytones
Espiritu Saito
Ramirez
Messageries
Saigon
Santine & Co
Halstead
Club Quay
Anying Tenn
Larrinaga
Dantine
Hong Kong
Oriente
Nogn
Jiaye
Jong
Youland
Treasure Reef Dreams Stirring a Shipboard Plan
On the ship’s cabin deck the captain and crew discuss a vanished treasure, the Nuestra Señora de Sevilla, sunk near Guajan. They weigh diving gear, monsoon risks, and a possible reef wreck, while plotting a perilous chase for millions in gold. The conversation blends nautical lore, superstition, and greed as they imagine a daring expedition.
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Mexico
Vettégal
Obernadors
Padre Jdilin
Saipan
Nuestra Senora de ‘Sevilla
Santa Rosa Reef
Guojan
Ignacio
Guajun
Mugland
Santa Rosa
Dalrymple
Cantova
Dampier
Guajon
Jedge
Nuestra Senora de Sevilla
Guajan
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J.B
Lipptnead
Ca.j
Cane Santiago
West
Bufias
Tieid
Santiago
Cavite
Corregidor Island
Piguito
Sierra de Mariveles
Corregidor
Dalstead
Poltt
Cape Bandage
Halplead
Frisco
Yokohama Navy Yard
Imlay
Western Pacific
New Guinea
Japan
Piddlay
North Pacific
Ivy