Janus: Jardine Matheson Archive

Manuscripts/MS JM/A8 contains:
<-- See earlier
121/19	Memoranda on Chinese opium
121/20	Documents on Moncreiff, Grove & Co.
121/21	Agreement regarding a loan
121/22	Agreement for sale of Marine Lot 55
121/23	Memo. on shipping between Foochow and Shanghai
121/24	Memorandum on towage cases
121/25	Returns for opium and specie
121/26	Memoranda on tea revaluations
121/27	Instructions for British West Indian Emigration Establishments
121/28	Report extract on the 'Argyle'
121/29	Documents on the insolvent Hengtai hong
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Title	Memorandum on towage cases
Reference	MS JM/A8/121/24
Covering Dates	circa 1880
Extent and Medium	1 item

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A memorandum regarding 'Towage Cases in which China Nav[igation] Co. Steamers were assisted by Steamers belonging to Local Companies or rendered assistance to them'. The document describes the cases of the 'Foochow' on a voyage from Newchwang to Swatow needing to be towed by the 'Appin', 3 November 1877; S.S. 'Hwai Yuen' being towed by S.S. 'Tientsin', 12 March 1878; and the 'Chefoo' on a voyage from Shanghai to Swatow receiving assistance from S.S. 'Chintung', 30 August 1880. The description of the second case quotes from a letter from F.S. Swire of Butterfield & Swire, the owners of the 'Tientsin', to the China Merchants Co. regarding compensation for losses incurred in aiding the latter's vessel.

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