The cruiser Primauguet, fying the flag of Rear-Admiral Richard, Cain-C. of the French fleet in. the For" East, moved up river to. the British Naval Buoy on Thursday by courtesy of Admiral Sir Frederic Dreyer, following the practice of the past two years, as the Primaunct is too long for the French berth fand it Ix desired that she should lie ff the Bund during the period of the French national fete of July 14 While she is there, the ship of the British Senior Naval OMcer in port will moor at the French Naval Buoy. As the British Naval Buoy ix due for overhaul on July 20, normal berthing of vessels will not be resumed until this is completed.
On Thursday at 930 am, as the French Cruiser Primauguet left ocean buoys 15 and 16 to proceed to the British naval buoy, while passing the Kailan Mining Administration Wharf, where the s. Kaiping was ' berthed with three cargo boats alongside her, she caused sufficient wash to rock the end cargo boat. The laodah reported that the wash rocked the caro boat much that she started to All with water and about 400 bags of flour, [deck cargo, fell into the river.
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