On August 16 a Court of Inquiry, convened by the British Consul, was held on bourd the Fausang at we foo, and lasted from 12.80 p.m. till 7.20 pam. At that inquiry the three men who had made the state-mont to the press that they had seen the chief officer throw the man overboard retracted the statement, admitting that although they signed their names to it they saw my arch thing. App it was brough: cut at the inquiry that the ship's carpenter started the trouble interfering wish three sengers, wayiing that three tha were kidnappers and would 0 be arrested. The ders nan is alleged to Lave and eventually came to the carpenter, stated, re ast blow over the eve. When the ship revered to Shanghai te remain asher" his injuries attended to, and did. rot go with the vessel when she left on her next trip north.
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