Bince the issue of the official Regulations regarding the award of the Transrt Medal, the Merchant Service Guild fave, on several occasions, made official representations to the authorities as to "their stringent character, whereby the services of many captains and officers of merchant vessels engaged during w: time wore quite ignored. The medal confined to those who have served in "Chartered Troop Transports," consequently those serving in other vessels carrying troops, horses, mules, Government stores, and munitions of gon wally, have been debarred from obtaining the Transport Modal, though the work in which they wore engaged was manifestly just as important as that cai ried on by the other vessels. The British steamer El Dorado, commanded by Captain Lewes H. Tamplin, was chartered to serve in connection with the Indian Transport Bepartment during the war in China. The se to which he was detailed consisted in taking troops and animals from the largo transports and running them to the landing base at Taku. is comprised several miles of intricate pilot work in " crowded and narrow river, and, the work|was carried on night and day in all weathers, without the slightest accident happening. It is noteworthy that vessels engaged by other maritime nations all employed pilots, rated. Captain Tamplin had the honour many of whom have been officially deco-
of special mention in General Gasolec's dispatches from Peking, being the only: civilian bracketed with officers of the Royal Navy and Royal Indian Marin He alo received s letter of thanks from the head of the Indian Transport Department. The El Dorado not being a Chartered Troop Transport," according to the definition of this term contained in the Regulations, Captain Tamplin was not eligible for the Tran Medal. The Merchant Service ild have represented this feot to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, urging that the excellent services of Osptain Tamplin merited due recognition. The Guild have now received a reply stating|that the Admiralty have decided to award the China Medal to Captain Tamplin, and that it will be forwarded in ne course to that gentleman.—* Hongkong Daily Pross." pay was mentioned in it, Rs. 1 of which Rs, 8 wore to go to his people home, He was to work at Shanghai and the agreement was for two and a-half years, and he was still willing to carry it out. He was not working now because he was sworn at after drinking and was not given proper food. The agreement stated that food should be provided for him. He ceased working seven or eight days ago and was now stopping at Toorathdas's. He wanted his wages in order to go home. masters paid his Dofentante hada silk business and wut; he did not know what it cost,
Teorathdas also did the same business.
His Honour said plaintiff had shown that he had broken his contract and the summons would therefore be dismissed. Plaintiff would have to pay $3 for the summons and $3 for the interpreter. His Honour was aware of how men brought out by Pahoomall entered the employ, of Toorathdas and vice versd.
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