To the Editor of the "Nortu-Cama Dairy News."
Sir,—With reference to the article which appeared in your issue of May 23 regarding trouble between the crew of our S. 8S. Fuhwo and junkmen at Wanhsien on the 7th idem, we have to advise that the master of the vessel ports to us as follows "In connexion with this matter my attention has been drawn to an account in the 'North China Daily News' regarding the incident which happened during voyage No, 8. The published account is exaggerated and incorrect, the true facts being as.I_ reported to H. B. M. Consul at Chungking, a copy of which report I forwarded with Voyage Report No. 8. The junkmen did not attempt to board the vessel, no stern ultimatum' was delivered to me, and I have made no promises not to ship wood oil, in fact I have held no parley with the junk people on any occasion. All the parleying on the occasion in question was done in the city between the owners of the cargo and the heads of the Junk Guilds, -T am unaware of the identity of the special correspondent at Wanhsien but he has either a very fertile imagination or has credulously received a very garbled version of the incident from Chinese sources."
We are, ete.
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