Among the passengers who arrived here during the week-end by the Admiral Line str. President Grant was Capt. P. A. Miller, who since his departure from Shanghai on November 4 of last year to survey two steamers in Bangkok, which have been purchased by Messrs. L. V. Long & Ca., for a Chinese shipowner, has had some interesting After dry-docking, both steamers at Bangkok and making his survey, he completed the contract of trans-for, the boats being the Pin Samud (988 tons net) and the Sri Samud (1,200 tons net), both of which had been German owned prior to the Great War. With difficulty he got the ships ready for sea and engaged captains, officers and engineers, as well as full crews, and also purchased stores and coal. As there was not sufficient coal to be had im Bangkok, he had to obtain the balance from Sinlgapcre. Charters were made for full cargoes of rice for Hongkong. One of the masters engaged, however, fell sick, and as he was unable to procure another, Capt. Miller took command of the iPin Samud himself, for the voyage to Hongkong. The engine}room Staff proved, tunsatigfactory, owing to the seasickness of the firemen, and he had then to put into Saigon, where he was fortunate enough to get the loan of a chief and third engineer, as well as five firemen, from the Japanese str. Kiso Maru, which was laid up there awaiting a new propeller. Between, Saigon and Hongkong very bad weather was experienced, and the Pin Samud was have to, head on to the sea, for 36 hours off Cape Padaran.- There was a very strong N. N. E. gale and high head sea, but later they managed to run into Ram-raub Bay, where they remained for shelter for three days.
The str. Sri Samud arrived here on Monday, flying the Siamese flag, and the Pin Samud two days later.
Fottowine the example of the Council of the Foreign Settlement, the French Municipal Council has decided to institute a police medal for long service and bravery. The decoration, which will be known. as the French Municipal Medal, will ba in bronze, silver or gold and will be given to Chinese members of the force. In the course of a consideration of this medal, the point was brought up before the Council of instituting an award for Annamite police. It was pointed out that it would be necessary to obtain the sanction of the government of Indo-China in order te dq so, and it was stated that each year the French Consul-General was in the habit of bringing before the notice of that government the names of members of the local Annamite force deserving of recognition by the award of a medal,
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