Two States Liners Reported on Way to Hongkong Tacoma, Feb. 8.
The "Tacoma Times" reported today that the States Steamship Company's s. Kentucky and s. Michigan ailed recently en route to Hongkong carrying munitions for the Chinese National Government. The Kentucky sailed in December and the Michigan in January, the report stated.
Seamen on the Kentucky were said to have been promised a bonus of $300 in addition to a $10,000 war risk insurance policy for sailing on the munitions-laden ship. Crew on the Michigan received only $150 bonus and the insurance policy, the paper reported.
Longshoremen who loaded the two steamers here were said to have received over-time pay for handling explosives—United Press United States from Killarney at an early age. Dr. Robinson's forebears settled in New York, and his "grandfather owned a house in Broadway.
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