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Bapy

"D"

5. S. "Su1Sang"

Singapore 8th December 1906.

432

Dear Mr Guterres,

In answer to your inquiries re my knowledge of your transactions as Shipping Master at the Port of Hong Kong, I beg to state: that for the last 9 years, the steamers of the Indo China Steam Navigation Company to which I have been attached have been under the Hong Kong Office, and during all that time I have had much pleasure and satisfaction in dealing with you as Shipping Master.

On many occasions I have known you to willingly inconvenience yourself to prevent detention of the vessel, by coming on board at all times out of office hours, to sign crew.

Your information, advice, and assistance regarding the engagement of men has very often prevented serious delay; but at no time, have I known you to deduct sums of money, from the advances paid to these crews, as commission for your services. Such advances have always been paid by me to the men personally with money drawn from Messrs Jardine Matheson & Co.'s Office.

Neither have I known you to deduct sums of money when discharging crews. As a rule, the same men (who are paid up to the end of each preceding month) remain in the ship, and if the articles expire and have to be renewed in the middle of the month, they sign off one agreement, and on to another; but on any occasion when a crew has to be paid off, and a new one shipped, the men being discharged are paid by me in your presence, with money drawn from my Company's office, and at no time have I known you to substitute coin of...

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761 38-H 2cd b4 bra veri 973 I 2W4-15 em tie vag nebra!** @væri ven Juadserend 10 8780% yłnow! ndi ylitset videened nat I bra ¿B%A0% 19etint dasi ont ret Jy 17 ♦neb eva? ayowim voy voima ( aveitmeloanes bus side yıev 09. '8128% amos to ed Iltw raf'el BIAJ ba Y LOTE! *TS NOW 88 iz i quoy at bədatamien way net 2008 la dəqədi ievasıta I tem sjá đơnnano and tand gniveni ni uo Iska I tant bas .7#tas" mnijqide y‡uq@C 1 nia 187 I 1.4.1. (bent?) Bapy "D" 5. S. "Su1Sang" Singapore 8th December 1906. 432 Dear Mr Guterres, In answer to your inquiries re my knowledge of your transactions as Shipping Master at the Port of Hong Kong, I beg to state: that for the last 9 years, the steamers of the Indo China Steam Navigation Company to which I have been attached have been under the Hong Kong Office, and during all that time I have had much pleasure and satisfaction in dealing with you as Shipping Master. On many occasions I have known you to willingly inconvenience yourself to prevent detention of the vessel, by coming on board at all times out of office hours, to sign crew. Your information, advice, and assistance regarding the engagement of men has very often prevented serious delay; but at no time, have I known you to deduct sums of money, from the advances paid to these crews, as commission for your services. Such advances have always been paid by me to the men personally with money drawn from Messrs Jardine Matheson & Co.'s Office. Neither have I known you to deduct sums of money when discharging crews. As a rule, the same men (who are paid up to the end of each preceding month) remain in the ship, and if the articles expire and have to be renewed in the middle of the month, they sign off one agreement, and on to another; but on any occasion when a crew has to be paid off, and a new one shipped, the men being discharged are paid by me in your presence, with money drawn from my Company's office, and at no time have I known you to substitute coin of...
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761 38-H 2cd b4 bra veri 973 I 2W4-15 em tie vag nebra!** @væri ven Juadserend 10 8780% yłnow! ndi ylitset videened nat I bra ¿B%A0% 19etint dasi ont ret Jy 17 ♦neb eva? ayowim voy voima ( aveitmeloanes bus side yıev 09. '8128% amos to ed Iltw raf'el BIAJ ba Y LOTE! *TS NOW 88 iz i quoy at bədatamien way net 2008 la dəqədi ievasıta I tem sjá đơnnano and tand gniveni ni uo Iska I tant bas .7#tas" mnijqide y‡uq@C 1 nia 187 I 1.4.1. (bent?) Bapy "D" 5. S. "Su1Sang" Singapore 8th December 1906. 432 Dear Mr Guterres, In answer to your inquiries re my knowledge of your transactions as Shipping Faster at the Port of Hong Kong, I boɛ to state: that for the last 9 years, the steamers of the Indo China I have been attached to have been under the Hong Kong Office and during all that time I have had much pleasure and satisfaction in dealing with you as shipping Master. crew. On many occasions I have known you to willingly inconvenience ourself to prevent detention of the vessel, by coming on board at all times out of office hours, to sign * Your information, advice, and assistance regarding the engagerent of men has very often prevented serious delay; but at no time, have I known you to deduct sums of money, from the advances paid to these crews, as commission for your serviceS such advances have always been paid by me to the men personally with money drawn from essrs Jardine Matheson & Coy's Office. Neither have I known you to deduct sums of money when discharging crews. As a rule the same men(who are paid up to the end of each preceding month) remain in the ship, and if the articles expire and have to be renewed in the mi dle of the month they sign off one agreement, and on to another; but on any occasion when a crev has to be paid off, and a new one shipped the man being discharged are paid by me in your presence, with money drawn from my Companys orrice, and at no time have I known you to substitute coin of
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761

38-H 2cd b4

bra veri 973 I

2W4-15

em tie vag ● nebra!** @væri ven

Juadserend 10 8780% yłnow!

ndi eð ylitset videened nat

I bra

¿B%A0% 19etint dasi ont ret

Jy

17

♦neb eva? ayowim voy voima ( aveitmeloanes bus side yıev

09. '8128% amos to ed Iltw raf'el BIAJ

ba

Y

LOTE!

*TS NOW

88 iz

i quoy at bədatamien way net 2008

la dəqədi ievasıta I

tem sjá đơnnano and tand gniveni ni uo

Iska I tant bas

.7#tas" mnijqide y‡uq@C

1

nia 187 I

1.4.1. (bent?)

Bapy

"D"

5. S. "Su1Sang"

Singapore 8th December 1906.

432

Dear Mr Guterres,

In answer to your inquiries re my knowledge of your

transactions as Shipping Faster at the Port of Hong Kong, I boɛ

to state: that for the last 9 years, the steamers of the Indo

China I have been attached to have been under the Hong Kong Office

and during all that time I have had much pleasure and satisfaction

in dealing with you as shipping Master.

crew.

On many occasions I have known you to willingly

inconvenience ourself to prevent detention of the vessel, by

coming on board at all times out of office hours, to sign *

Your information, advice, and assistance regarding the

engagerent of men has very often prevented serious delay; but

at no time, have I known you to deduct sums of money, from the

advances paid to these crews, as commission for your serviceS

such advances have always been paid by me to the men personally

with money drawn from essrs Jardine Matheson & Coy's Office.

Neither have I known you to deduct sums of money when discharging

crews. As a rule the same men(who are paid up to the end of each

preceding month) remain in the ship, and if the articles expire

and have to be renewed in the mi dle of the month they sign off

one agreement, and on to another; but on any occasion when a crev

has to be paid off, and a new one shipped the man being discharged

are paid by me in your presence, with money drawn from my Companys

orrice, and at no time have I known you to substitute coin of

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