CHAPTER XXVII

THE WINNING OF THE CUP One evening, three weeks after Peter Annesley's rescue, there was great excitement amongst the ship's companies of the China Squadron assembled at Hong-Kong. It was the occasion of the Squadron Boxing Competition, the events taking place on board the flagship. On a raised "ring," with no other roof than the vault of heaven and brilliantly illuminated by electric arc-lamps, various would-be champions had met, until by the usual process of elimination there remained only the finalists. Much to …