[77] The Canton agents talked over the question of half-commissions on consignments thus withdrawn. It was argued that their Indian principals would recover from the British Government, a charge sanctioned by commercial usage. The half-commissions were assumed to be about 300,000 dollars. No unanimous decision was arrived at, but on the quantity delivered up by Russell & Co.--nearly 15,000 dollars--the charge was foregone. [78] Buying and selling town. [79] At the mouth of the Bogue. [80] Yang-Yin, one of the chief features of which, in some mysterious way, gives notice of impending change of fortune deduced from the Pā-Kwa, a complicated system, of very remote antiquity, of divination. [81] Natives of Africa, sweepers, &c. [82] The 'eyes' on the bows of Chinese junks gave rise to the expression, 'No got eye, no can see,' under the erroneous foreign belief that the Chinese attributed to them the power of seeing and avoiding danger. This is very far from the fact. The bows of sea-going junks represent the head of a _dragon_, with expanded jaws and full round eyes, and being the symbol of the Chinese Empire, it is used as a carved eagle may be on an American vessel, without occult power attaching thereto. [83] A 'Scuttle-Butt' is a cask with a square hole in its bilge, kept on deck to hold water for daily use, which is drawn by means of a hand-pump. Transcriber's Notes The author's name is William C. Hunter. Obvious punctuation errors repaired. Hyphen added: hard-working (p. 87). Hyphen removed: mastheads (p. 1). P. 3: added "a" (my fellow-passenger took a fast boat). P. 3: "Sandal Wood Island" changed to "Sandalwood Island". P. 32: "Mr. Holingworth" changed to "Mr. Hollingworth". P. 94: "the first ships tome co in" changed to " the first ships to come in". P. 130: "We styled oursveles" changed to "We styled ourselves". [Illustration: Back cover: KPT & Co.] End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The 'Fan Kwae' at Canton Before Treaty Days 1825-1844, by William C. Hunter