28 Going as Crew on a British Ship The Refugees' Relief Committee is already taking very active measures in order to get some of Shanghai's unemployed foreigners away from here and sent back to countries 'n which they will be much better able to find for themselves. On Monday, by kind consent of Messrs. Paulsen & Bayes-Davy, agents for the str. Gwenith, a party of 28 refugees—Russians, Poles, Letts and others—was signed on as crew of that vessel under the command of Capt. Anderson. The Gwenith is sailing from here at the end of the present week and is at first bound for Vladivostok, where Czech troops are embarked for the Baltic. The crew are signed on for the whole voyage to the Baltic, food and accommodation being precisely the same as for British seamen. while pay is to be made nominally at half rates, with the understanding that if, upon completion of the voyage, the men have been satis. factory in their behaviour ahd have conformed to ship's discipline, full payment will be made.
Some little anxiety was evinced by several of the refugees at first when they heard that the voyage included a visi Vladivostok pointed out to them that in sailing as a crew under the British flag they would, for the time, have full protection, their doubts were quickly thrown aside. In fact there were several more candidates than the Gwenith can berth.
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