12th August, 1880, Statement of Captain Wharton of the steamer Lorne The steamship Lorne, chartered by Messrs, Bun Hin & Ca,, owners of the steamer Chiang Hock Kian, arrived at Amoy from Singapore on 'Tuesday, the 27th July, at 2.45 p. having on board 114 Chines having called at Saigon, Hongkon en route, Ca Wednesday, the 28: 10.30a.u., the master pr musulate' to deposit the time to put in an ap, muse to convey Chinese passen, Amoy to Singapore, Havi papers, the Senior asked the master for min. papers, who explained that special emigration fine with Chinese pass ranted to_veseels leavin
explanation at seemed to be satisfactory. On presenting tt application for the license to convey passen-Consul objected to the clerk la ge signing the application on the ples that the firm of Lloyd, Khoo Toong Poh and Ca, was unrepresented owing to. Captain Scott's absence, and the application could not but finally consented to accept the ication, which we ingly to sign the bond, the master proposed that the Binding adiiculty in obtaining auration amount of ti £1,000, should be paid by hands; these the difficulty the Consul declined to entertain. The application atated that the passengers migrants under contract of service; and that they would be ready for counting and the vosuel ready for nea on Friday, the 30ch July. On this n the Consul expressed no intention of ship, but left the master under the impression that the vessel could leave at the date specified in the application, On Thuraday afternoon the Consul sent the toaster an official Leper "demanding the emigration papers at_once, to which the aster replied, On Friday morning, when the master went to the Consulate to about the bond, he was then served with a summons to appear in the Consular Court on the following morning (Saturday) at 10 a.m. to ister x charge of breach of the Passengers Act, thereby causing a certain detention of one day. The case was heard on Saturday at 10 o'clock in the morning, and in the afternoon decision was given that the care was dismissed, On the Friday morning the Consul jeeringly asked the master why he hind the blue peter flying on board vessel; the master said because ho pected to sail that day, to which the Consul plied, laughing, " Don't you know you will have to stop a week before I shall grant you a license?" and added that as your Captain Scott has gone to Hongkong to cause aunoyavec and trouble to me, I'shall do the same to you," or words to that effect. On Satur-/ day, the lst July, the master, with Captain Scott, the agent, having deposited all papers with the Consul, viz.,—(measurement, wea-worthy, and medical certificates) asked the Coueul when he intended to allow the chip to proceed. The Consul replied that no bond had been signed. Captain Scott proposed that he should ts allowed to sign for himself personally and for the firm, as had always
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