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last, appeared in the finos books as having received large sums
this year.
Another partner's name had been for a long time well.
known as connected with the trade in Chinese Raw opium from Tang
Hing.
As soon as the ship was about to leave on her next opium
trip, all the officers and members of the crew drew their wages
up to the end of the current month, and also received an advance
of two months' wages. The trip was calculated to last for three
months, and during this time the crew were paid double wages,
and also received a handsome bonus which was paid in instalment s
The Captain Alfred enanteau received as much as $3,275 as a
bonus for the November trip. A supercargo by name Yue Hong
travelled on the ship, he was a partner in the wong Hing Loong,
he had management of all the business connected with the opium cargo, exchanged cables with the headquarters nere, and the ship
could be traced by any mention of him as being at a certain place. On each trip provision was made for going to sabang, Keelung, and Shanghai, by the purchase of a considerable amount of the currency of these places, a considerable amount in sovereigns was also carried. On the first trip Sabang was missed, and record is found of the repurchase of the Dutch
currency provided originally.
In the case of the second trip, the trouble was taken to go to a regular European ship broker to fix a charter for 3 months, a charter really to themselves, the man who signed the
charter party was not a partner, or even a manager.
The charter
party was for only $5,500 per month, and prohibited the ship going .est of Bombay. The chop which had been used to affix to the charterparty was found with the chops of the kwong ling Loong firm, it had obviously been only used once or twice. The name of the charter was given as the Hop ..oh firm of Amoy, and the ship was stated to be for delivery at that port, so far as the papers found show, the only person connected with moy
was