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84 of Chinese. The Captain is [[underlined]] H. H. Alling [[/underlined]] a cheerful [[underlined]] towheaded Dane [[/underlined]] about 34 years old who seems happy to have passengers aboard, and his stumpy stout younger Engineer whose name is R. [[underlined]] Simansen [[/underlined]] The Second officer is Mr. [[underlined]] Edwards. [[/underlined]] a stout oldish [[underlined]] Welshman. [[/underlined]] formerly [[underlined]] Chief Immigrant [[/underlined]] officer in [[underlined]] Singapore, now pensioned. [[/underlined]] who makes the trip as a vacation The third officer is a Malay who does not say a word and according to the Captain has a lower license which is conferred upon any one who knows as much of the Rules of the Road at Sea. The [[underlined]] helm [[/underlined]] is [[underlined]] handled [[/underlined]] by a [[underlined]] barefooted Chinese [[/underlined]] or a [[underlined]] Malay [[/underlined]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 85 The little boat is packed to the [[strikethrough]] Qu [[/strikethrough]] Plimsoll mark with rice, and on top heaping above the deck. bales and bales of little [[underlined]] Siamese onions. An onion [[/underlined]] odor pervades every nook and corner of the ship. On the [[underlined]] French boat it was fish [[/underlined]] here it is [[underlined]] onions. [[/underlined]] I felt as if I never ^[[again]] would eat fish or onions. [[underlined]] Danish [[/underlined]] Captain has a row of [[underlined]] gold filled teeth [[/underlined]] on his left jaw [[underlined]] which shone obviously as often as he [[/underlined]] laughs which he does easily My little cabin is simple but clean and has an electric light and electric fan. Way aft near the stern is a room containing W.C. and a splash bath. The cabins, dining rooms and bridge are kept