THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 7, 1988
Marooned Explorers Rescued
NEW YORK, NOV. 23.
A BRITISH CIVIL SERVANT WHO EMERGED FROM THE TROPICAL JUNGLE AFTER WEEKS OF HARDSHIPS AND SEMI-STARVATION TOLD ME HIS STORY TO-NIGHT.
Border-Commissioner Baldwin left the Brazilian border, on an expedi- tion into, British Guiana, led by Mr. Emmet. Blake, professor at a Chi- cago, museum,
"We took a boat up the Corentyne River" he said, “with four 89- sistants. A hundred and fifty miles up-river we encountered rapids and the boat, over-turned..
"Blake and I swam to a rock in the middle of the river and managed to-help-the- others ashore,
SWAM THROUGH RAPIDS
"The boat hurtled over the rapids | and we were marooned on a small rocky island with apparently no chance of rescue and food that would last a few weeks at most. One of the four assistants, an engineer named Primus, volunteered to swim ashore.
"Primus meanwhile hacked his way through the jungle and reached an. Indian settlement and persuaded the natives to set out with a rescue expedition.
"To our joy six Indians came in canoes down the river and rescued us when we were on the point of starvation:
GREEK STEAMERS AT GIBRALTAR.
London, To-day. Both Greek wheat steamers seized
forces of by the naval
General Franco and taken to Palma di Mal; lorca, arrived at Gibraltar yester- day, states "The Times."...
were
These vessels: when seized conveying Rumanian wheat to Eng- led land and their detention had to British protests in Burgos. Trans-Ocean.
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In again declining to make 2 statement in advance on subjects which might be discussed during his visit to Rome, the Prime Min- ister told a Commons questioner that no communications had taken place with the Italian Government concerning administration of the Suez Canal.
He added in a supplementary answer that it would be ́natural to discuss with the French Govern- ment any proposal for a change in that connexion.-British Wireless.
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Hong Kong. S6th February, 1988.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK ·
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FOR THE HONG KONG AND BHANGHA BANKING CORFORATION.
VANDELEUR M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager.
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THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authorised Capital:
Paid-up Capital
Reserve and Undivided
Profits-
$10,000,000.00
5,598,600,00
2,776,726.76
HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG,
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-
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Kan Kung Po, Esq., Chief Manager.
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.£8,000,000 shorter periods in Lost and Forsign. Uurranoles
on Loring whichi “will be quoted in applokklon, 1,800,000
~afe Deposit Boxes To Let Keys 1,050,000
KAN TUNG FO, 1,247,830
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