The Delayed Mails—A Protest—Storms in the Pacific—
Menzies' Brother's Success From Our Own Correspondent joined the ship when she was taken over in England by the Robert Dollar Ca. When the case was called in Vancouver police court it transpired that the information sworn to in the warrants was to the effect that) the sailors disobeyed orders given by a superior officer on the freighter. They refused duty, it was alleged, following a request that they be paid additional wages for overtime duty; there was no disorder on the ship, the seamen simply refusing to work. They were promptly served with warrants after less drastic action had failed.. Immediately the case was called the magistrate was informed that an amicable settlement had been made, that the prosecution had been withdrawn, and that the steamship company had agreed to take the men back. Sailing of the vessel was delayed one day but she left port with everything working smoothly aboard, bound for Japan and China... Incidentally, it, might be said, the freighter at this sailing was inaugurating her voyages in the Vancouver-Orient service.
Vessets DeLayep By Storms.
Bad storms off the British Columbia coast occasioned no little anxiety for the safety of shipping during the past few weeks. The Canadian Robert Dollar _Company's steamer Melville Dollar when 60 miles out from Cape Flattery on this coast, bound for New York with general merchandise, was forced to return to Victoria to save her deckload of timber from being swept into the sea. She resumed her trip two days later.
"Seasonable weather on the North Pacific" said an_ officer of the R.M.S. Empress of Japan to a reporter as the ship was docking here a few days ago. The ship had a rough passage practically all the way across, but arrived according to schedule. About 1,100 miles off the British Columbia Coast a huge "roller" broke over the ship, tore a large lifeboat from its lashings and hurled it into the sea where it dangled by the line which still held at her bow. It smashed and crashed against the steel sides of the ship with such violence that it was judged best to cut it adrift before it smashed the portholes. When it is stated that there were 600 Chinese coolies aboard, bound, for Cuba, it can be imagined that pandemonium reigned during the stormy passage.
Encountering a stiff southeast gale which she faced for three \days the Empress of Asia arrived a few days after the R.M.S. Empress of Japan. "She was 15 hours late. Owing to the gale Captain Bailey did not risk taking his ship into Victoria, the first port of call,
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