the British barque Ardville, containing Chinese Emigrants from San Francisco, was wrecked in the Chinese Seas, and the crew and passengers brought to Hong Kong in two Chinese Junks.
That the Master, Williamson, gave to the principal Chinese a promissory note for $2000 for the services performed; but, having no money, he applied to the Governor to pay the sum, offering to give a bill on the registered Owner, W. Charles Kitto, 58 Gresham House, Bishopsgate Street, London.
Copy of the Promissory Note:
"I promise to pay to the Bearer Achew the sum of two thousand dollars for taking myself and crew to Hong Kong.
(signed) W. K. Williamson.
Saving all the goods that can be saved."
(signed) W. R. W.
168 $2000 (signed) Emma Williamson
-crew and passengers only
No goods brought up. No goods saved.
As no money being forthcoming, Williamson applied to the Hong Kong Government to discharge this promissory note. And the Governor paid Achew $1000, which was considered a reasonable remuneration. A man's receipt was taken, and a copy of the Junk's particulars was annexed.
That half of the amount advanced by the Hong Kong Government, viz. £104.3.4, was repaid by the Board of Trade out of a Parliamentary vote for distressed seamen. But their Lordships considered that the other half, assumed to have been paid in respect of the 9 passengers, could not be...
the British barque Ardville, containing Chinese Emigrants from San Francisco, was wrecked in the
Chinese Seas, and the brew and brought to Hong
Fassengers
Kong in two Chinese Junks.
that the Master, Williamson,
gave to the principal Chinese Jimik
owne a
a.
promissory note
for
20008
for the services performed : - But, having no money, he applied to the Governor to pay the sum, offering give a bill on the registered
to
to
Owner
W. Charles Kitto, 58
Greshain
House Bishopsgate Sheet London
Copy of
That the
following
the Promissory Noter
"
was a
I promise to pay to the
"Bearer Achew the sum
thousand dollars
of
two
for taking myself
and brew to Hong Kong
R.
signed) W. K. Williamson.
Saving all the
goods
"That
"that
can be saved" *
(signed)) W. R. W.
168
2000 (signed) Emma Williamson
我
-brew and passengers only
No goods
" brought up. No
that
goods
saved"
no money being
forthcoming Williamson applied to the "Hong Kong Government to discharge this promissory note. And the Governor paid Achew 1000,
10$, which
"was considered a reasonable remuneration
Shat
-man's receipt
Qu
copy of
the Junk
was annexed.
that half of
the amount
advanced by the Hong Kong Government,
the brew,
was
repaid the
viz # £104.3.4, assumed to have been paid in respect of by the Board of Trade out Parliamentary vote for distressed seambu. But their Lordships considered, that the other half, assumed to have been paid in
the 9 passengers, could not
respect
be
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