CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916 — Page 335

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S.$." ANTILOCHES,"

HONG KONG,

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January 10th, 1916.

MESSES. ALFRED HOLT & Co.,

LIVERPOOL.

Dear Sirs,

On the outward passage

We arrived here on the 8th inst. and started loading at once. at this port the Water Police disturbed a gang of Opium smugglers removing Opium from the ship at 5 a.m. in the morning. They captured the sampan and one man with two hundred and fifty pounds and another one hundred pounds on deck, the stuff was said to have come out of No. 8 Hatch. I've searched the ship thoroughly before arrival at every port from Colombo to the present time, and will do so till we are clear of the Orient. The Engineers' efforts were rewarded before arrival at Shanghai by a find of two hundred and fifty pounds which was handed over to the Customs Authorities at that Port; I expect to sail from here at 4 p.m. this afternoon with remaining homeward space filled with transhipment cargo for Singapore, making us a full ship leaving here. All things are in order on board.

Your Obedient Servant,

I am,

(Signed) GEO. A. FLINN,

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Master,

S.S. ANTILOCHUS.'

Extract of letter from Capt. J. N. WILLIAMSON, S.S. "ATREUS," SINGAPORE.

January 14th, 1916.

The Opium Searchers hero found two small paper packages of Opium concealed in a tank of cement in the fiddley (weight about 3 lbs.). We had had our private search, the second one, on the morning of arrival here and had found nothing.

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Extract of letter from Capt. H. BROWN, S.S. "PING SUEY," SINGAPORE,

19th January, 1916,

Firemen's Cook, Searchers here found two smail tins and one package of Opium, stowed in his lifebelt, two pockets of cork having been emptied and Opium inserted; he was tried to-day and fined the sum of $150.

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AGAMEMNON,"

SAMARANG,

January 26th, 1916.

Messrs. ALFRED HOLT & Co.

Dear Sirs,

We arrived here last evening at 5.40, from Tegal all well, the weather being exceptionally rough, for this part of the world, no work being possible.

When in Tanjong Priok, on the 20th January last, the chief engineer, Mr. Cameron, found in the Chinese crews' quarters 44 lbs. of Opium, and immediately handed the Opium to the Port Authorities. When searching before the ship's arrival at Padang (at sea) wo also found about 2 lbs. of Opium, each man having a small quantity in his possession. But on No. 1 plea to me, that his men would get sick and not be able to do their work, I gave them a small part of this 2 lbs. back again. A good deal of opposition was shown by the Chinese to our search,

Your Obedient Servant,

ENCLOSURES.

Abstracts of log. 3.

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(Signed) J. H. D. HAZELAND,

Master.