With Captain 'T. J. Flanery in command, the Steel 'Traveller tot! New Yorks bound for the Far East, and up to the time of the ship's sailing' from Osaka, she was not pected to call at Shanghai, At the Tast_ moment, she was instructed. come to this' port, and should remain fat the whart for three or four Way's Defore sailing for the south, "We didn't know we were coming to Shanghai," members of the cre told the "North-China' Daily News representative, "There was nothing four articles to that effect, and we thought we were going stfeight hongkong from Japan, ing Osaka, we wirelessed (old to conve to 3
Tight carya of steel barbed wire."
And we are joing to ask for a bonus of $250," chipped. in another "wwe are all together on that Nothing was said when ott New York that we wore joing to call at Shanghai, but weve brought her here, and we feo) that we are the first to cult voluntarily fe entitled to a bonus"
Not Obstrepero ride around hin murinused they inv circumstances, bu: that who had "lone lore than their who felt that due recognition of the facet should be forthcoming. They are to visit the local agents, the United Coy and the ral (9 present what they fect is a fair request, and although one or two seemed dubious yesterday whether such a deputation would "have its desired" effect," all were of one mind thatin bonus should 'The Slee! 'Traveller picked Captain J, Fish. of the Shanghai Licensed Pilate' Association, and small "parly of American" sailors, armed and equipped with steel helmets, "under the command of a Warrant OMcer, off the USS, Bul mer. at the Falrway Buoy, and came tun the extiary and the river to the wharf without dimiculty, Shortly afler the saeplank had then laid, the naval nard was re= Veved "by avsmall detachment US. Marines, who brought. the! packs, bedding and eampebedls with them," as well as steel helmets, rifles and bayonets, "ana. or. two quigk= firing rilles and. sub-inaehing a Their presence on bond seemed be somewhat of a relict to. the mien. who walked rati the dee ving the living dpa tot the 25 or more American and Filipino sailors, It Was pointed out to them that the had always prided itself on ion would he contrary in fae, Its understood that a request for bonus of $250, mentioned by one Vor the crew soon after the. ship docked, was not put forward, at [thatthe deputation. left the loc offices of the company content with, {the asstiranice that the evew would be Haken care of in a manner satisfactory to sre was riy suggestion of
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