'The convoy was made up of six boats, namely, one of Jardine's, three' of Butterfield's, an A.P.C. oat, and our escort the Scarab, a British gunboat of the Insect class fon the Yangtze patrol.
Two of the boats in the convoy were towing lighters, s0 our #pecd was largely regulated by their. At times it was necentary for the fatter boats to go dead slow, order to accommodate themselves to to Execution Terminology the others.
At sunset on the second day we Puoxt Que OWN ConuesroNneNt Frost OUR PeKiNG Contesroxnext
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