A statement in this column on Monday, to the effect 
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that Captain Joseph Edwards commanded the whaling 
schooner John R. Manta on her last whaling voyage, re¬ 
quires explanation. The Manta left here June 22, 1927, 
in command of Captain Eaw'ards, with a small crew. The 
intention was to ship the rest of the crew at the Azores 
and then hunt for whales. The vessel leaked so badly, 
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however, that Captain Edwards abandoned the voyage 
and came home, reaching here July 16, having been out 
less than a month. On her last voyage as a whaler— 
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the last voyage, that is, on which whales were actually ] 
taken—the Manta was commanded by Captain Antone J. 
Mandly. This was in 1925, when she came home with 
three hundred barrels of oil. Captain Edwards took her 
out in-1927 because Captain Mandly was ill and unable 
to go. 
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