CO129-168 - Sir Kennedy - 1874 [9-12] — Page 658

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" unboard and three killed with the luggage

washing about and several disabled" Dearmol accorset for that entry the only ideer that Syst

the subject

I

of men being washed overboard is from a Chinese whom after the Gale Pasked if anybody had been lost. This man

he answered "I think to

spoke a little English When I gave my

deposition on the 6th to the marme Magistrale I should have stated that I saw only one man pump overboard -- Imade a mistake in saying

much

I saw tws - After the gule consequent on the Chinese having lost their provisions Iefued as moak brood

they required - We did not.

give meat. they did not want any.

to them as

them

any

give

Fordered the Climese luggage to be thrown onboard because as it was washing oft it was endangering the lives of the men who were steering -

I saw no

dispuiting or struggling between the Seamen and Chinese whilst this was being done Fordered the passengers with the forecastle I think some fraid for the privilege of going it. I did not know of this until after the storm

After the stown I heard that some of the Ahmese had fraid money, Ius not throw to

whom

ficers

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