Interested passengers on board the Empress of Asia passed the hat around snd collected the following monies {or the benefit of the old fisherman:
$01; Ch.$254.80; Can si; and USS6.
Ling has now fully recovered and has been repatriated to his native village, having left Shanghai on August 1% in the 2-C. s. Hangsang The cost of his medical foes and of his travelling expenses is being borne by the Canadian Pacific Steamships Limited, The contribution from the passengers of the Empress of Asia has been converted into Swatow currency and 2 demand draft for Swatow $380. is being forwarded to the Canadian Pacific agents in Swatow. The agents fare being instructed to advance Ling Chang-lee "upon demand, sufficient funds to rehabilitate himself as a fisherman or to purchase any small legitimate enterprise.
"The balance remaining, if any, or the whole of the sum collected, if not required for the purposes abovementioned, is to be paid to Ling Chang-lee'in instalments as may be In the best interests of the payee and protect him against extortion."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.