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vessel was boarded by some people from a Chinese revenue steam launch who took all they could lay their hands on, including the opium, and sailed away.
The Shunkat then returned to Victoria without calling at Aberdeen for the salt fish.
Under Sec: XV of Order 6 of 1866 the Master of a junk, when obtaining a clearance, is not bound to give the nature of his cargo.
When the proposed Merchant Shipping Bill is brought forward it would perhaps be as well to make this compulsory.
Under Sec: IX the Shun...