Chinese to Work Home in Another Vessel San Francisco, Jan. 25.
Officials of Bodwell & Ca, Lid. owners of the British s, Federal, agreed to-day to transport to China the Chinese crew who refused to load the ship with munitions for Japan, The crew will be placed on abe other ship for the return trip after a conference with Chinese and British Consuls here.
Mr. C. C. Huang, Chinese Consul-General, said the "crew signed under the impression it was loading munitions for Shanghai," one of the Chinese crew yesterday told the United Press that "this ship is en route to Japan to be scrapped to make bullets to kill our countrymen. We will not help."
The British ship was heavily guarded to-day with reporters and photographers barred from the dock.
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