Tehang May 6.
On the morning of April 25 Indo-China Company's steamer 'Wo weightd anchor and sailed 1 an epoch-making voyage to chungking. The pilots' strike was ill on, but that was no deterrent the adventure-loving men who, ith the confidence of their superrs, piloted this large merchant ship fely through the narrow channels: id turbulent, treacherous waters the Upper Yangtze, With Hughes as pilot, and Captain arden in command, the Kia Wo opped anchor at Chungking on morning of April 30. Two yangtze Rapid steamers and a hinese-owned vessel sailed from the Kia instructions from jel association to return to ang if she attempted to follow Before setting out on the return yurney a number of the Szechunese pilots having broken away' om the strikers, two of their umber were taken on the Kial for the downward trip, and steamer, which has made hisry, reached Ichang safely on unday May 4.
The sequel was staged in Ichang n the evening of May 5 when ne captain and office 5 of the ship dinner party in honour of captain Hughes. The function ved a double purpose for, li ition to honouring the successful ilot, the assembled company had he opportunity of bidding farewell 9 Miss Louisa Ross, cousin of Mr..ndrew Ross the popular agent of messrs Jardine the son and Com-any. Miss Ro who came out rom Scotland last October, left for: ome by the str. Hsiahg Wo, and it nay be truly said that her friends vere indeed sorry to part from her. mong the twenty-four Indies and] gentlemen who sat down to dinner rare H.B.M. Consul, Fitzmaurse, Mr. Pollock of Messrs. Jurdin¢ fathoson & Ca., Hongkong, Mr. ud Mrs. Andrew Ross and Com-ander Mannering of H. M. S.
During the cou of dinner Capt in Barden in a few well chosen yards paid a well-deserved tribute o the skilful way in which Captain Jughes had performed the duties f pilot. He Iso voiced the feel-ngs of her friends on the imminut departure of Miss. Ross, wished. jer God speed on her journey and xpressed the hope that at some future date she might pay another sit to Ichang.
A Welsh flag: sioned in silk ud embroidered with a dragon, the york of Miss Arnold of Hongkong, passenger on the memorable trip, ya presented to "Pilot"
Hughes memento, Tt was the gift of he ship's officers and the presenttion made by Mr.
Pollock, vho, in making the presentation, xpressed the appreciation of the irm, and remarked that the journey 0 successfully completed showed hat the spirit of adventure present n the seafarers of olden days was till marked characteristic of who "go down to the sea in Moreover he was sure that many, of those who, in the past used to race the teacuppers to London, would turn in their graves f they were asked to undertake he task which Captain Hughes had just completed.
Backing home what he had just said he the story of an old sea Captai who paid a visit to Chungking.
He made the journey thither during high water season and returned at low water level.
Having reach-Tchang in safety he remarked that, had he known of all the submerged rocks and treacherous: shoals over which he passed on the apward he would have jumped overboard.
Captain Hughe would rather handle a ship than make a
their appreciation speech, modestly thanked all for kindly thoughtfully expressed, and ack-knowledged the great help he had received all his shipmates. At the conclusion of the speech "the whole company toasted Captain
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