communication with the Em-assies of foreign Powers, requesting an earl Shanghai the Custom House on September 16 after 23 hr. 28 min actual calling ime, rising up at the French Bund in aliother Ofteen minutes. Tt should be pointed out that the speed of the Shengking was reduced atter passing Woosung, in accordance with the Shanghai Harbour Regulations, and this somewhat added to the time of the trip.
The Shengking arrived with a full passenger list, including a largo umber of residents of Shanghai from Tangku. Chefoo, Welhalwel and Tsingtao returning from their holl-days, and a heavy cargo of fruit. Inter viewed by the "North-China Herald," her master, Captain J. Tinson, said that no effort had been made 10 exceed the company's maximum allowance of engine revolutions. He admitted that the journey had been rather bumpy," due to a heavy swell which caused the propeller 10 race occasionally, and asked that If any srention be made of the Shengking's record (rip that the name of Mr. I Sinclair, her chief engineer, be linked with his.
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