CO129-220 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [1-3] — Page 433

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cargo,

of

their

here"), to the effect that one coal-lighters, white discharging ito

within Hong Kong harbour, into the French cruizer. Duguay- "Frouin, was boarded by several

belonging to that ship

on

the allegation that much of the coal supplied was not according

to contract; that those seamen

proceeded to discharge a part of

the

cargo

themselves; and that in

Chinese coolies on board

lighter reveived a slight hurt in

his hand.

The Harbour Master,

(Captain Thomsett, &, who is the

R.N., local authority specially charged with the duty of supervising the supplies allowed to be taken by the ships of the Belligerent lowers, to the extent prescribed by Your Lordship's instructions), did not,

referred to, confirm above complaint."

when

n

souffle

which ensued, one

of the

the

3.

lighter

X

I am

informed

that the real name is

the alleged

Schawtz Koph, which has been Anglicised

into Blackhead.

the...

However, I felt that

occurrence was too

serious

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