The ste. Hwa Hong entered por on January 12 with a heavy list and a snnshed anchor windlass, following bad weather off the Shantung Promontory. Buffetted by seas, she had been forced to anchor for some hours, and the deck pass-congers had been requisitioned to replace the cargo which, in the seas, hhad_ slipped, putting the ship in donger of being capsized, The steamer got into difficulties at longitude 122.30 East, latitude 24 North, and a wireless message was sent for assistance. This followed the raising of the anchors after the seas had subsided sufficiently. to permit of navigation. One of the anchor windlasses had, however, been smashed and the rolling of the vessel caused the cargo to shift again, The efforts of the officers and crew prevented serious results and she appeared off the quarantine buoy with everything apparently all right.
The deck passengers had, however, become alarmed, and temporarily taking charge of tic situation, let off a number of blue alarm flares, which were seen by the A.P.C. str. Pinna. The Hwa Hong passed the Pinna with these flares still going, fand members.of the crew of the latter vessel heard cries from her hich gave them to believe that she was in the hands of pirates. These cries emanated from Chinese pass-tengers who, believing that the deck passengers had seized control of the ship, were under the impression that! they were in the hands. of outlaws, The officers maintained control, however, and there was boy. never any real danger. the tug Nanyang and brought.
The passengers were taken off b
Shangtat, The agents of the vest, the Overseas Shipping & Lighter taken on the cargo, The bringing of the vessel to port safely reflects great credit on the captain, Captain A. M, Larsen, and his officers, Many difficulties were experienced in encountering the dangerous seas and in, minimizing the effects of the vessel's heavy list in rough weather,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.