"Shortly after we anchored, two other vessels came along and were ordered to stop, but the bandits] having no accomplices on board, they' proceeded past at fall speed under hail of bullets from the shore and on board the I-Ping. A little Inter, another vessel, the str. Yung An, I believe, have into sight, but seeing that something was amiss, turned round and started back for Techang, not, however, before the! bandits had poured a fusillade into her.
At Patung, the No. 1 pilot went! ashore to see what could be done about raising the ransom money, out all he could collect was $080, to which was added $200 borrowed' from a passenger, Mr. Gerald Bell, making a total of $1,180. This was. despatched to Yehten in charge of p's crew and three! who had come to /Patung in the ship. The bandits took the money but refused to release the compradore."
Farther discussion of this incident [shows the following payments were made:—Cush at Yehten, $500; cash sent from Patung, $1,180; promissory notes signed by captain, $7,500; promissory notes signed by com: pradore, $500; commission guarantor, $1,000; expenses, sampan, entertainment, ete. $400; and do-mands of second gang of bandits, $2,000, making a total of $13,080.
Pidgin Cargo The letter goes on to say that tone of the many curses of the shipping. business on the Upper! Yangtze is the "pidgin cargo" which
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