Complications arise, however, out fof the fact that the Moncorgai is reported on reputable authority be owned by a British subject, who has a bill of sale on her, witnessed at the British Consulate. He is stated to have given no orders for her to be, taken away. the day previous to the affray permission had been applied for at the Harbour Office for the vessel to be removed from her moorings. This had been definitely refused, so that the vessel came up the river without a permit.
The Shanghai Tug & Lighter Ca. state that they have no knowledge of the inner complications of the Jaffair whatsoever, A Russian whom they understood to be the Jeaptain of the ship came to their ofice and asked for a tug to tow his vessel up to Lunghua. He paid the money down, and they sent tug in accordance with instruction:
The owner, we understand, making attempts to get his boat back, and with the aid of the Consulate hopes to be successful. He is said to have had a bill of sale jon the vessel, and, was allowing the White Russians to stay on board pending sale, He was supplying, them with provisions as part payment for the boat.
The wounded men were Licut~ ICol. Petroff of the Mongovgai (who later died) and Lieut.-Col.
ichola Evladoff and Sergt.
Tihoneff of the Okhotsk.
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