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Section 2 of the Chefoo Convention,
Nuvertheless Vic Excellency insists, in each one of
the numerous collision cases which occur in these waters,
on demanding a joint investiration. On a recent occasion
Wis Txcellency appointed the Commissioner of Customs, an
Expectant Sub-Prefect and a Chinese Naval Officer to sit
with me in a case of collision between a ritish steumor
and a Chinese junk'
This attitude of the fanton Authorities explains why
in the present case I insisted on the plaintiff presenting
a petition at this Consulate before taking up his cuBO.
In the second place I think it is much to be regretted
that the "arbour Master of Hongkong omitted to mention,
in his reply to my enquiry, that although there was no
launch of the name "1:1 An* on his register, there wash
small steamer "Tai On* (An in "antonese is pronounced On)
plying between "ongkong and Kungmoon, which had been in
collision with an actor'a junk. This omission is all the
more surprising as the collision in question was reported
at the Harbour "aster's Office at the time and the entry
in