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the
Man. who had jumped overboard, among them. When the man jumped overboard he swam towards the shore. She jumped overboard from the portside. The boat which picked him up came across from the portside and brought him to the starboard side. I did not hear orders given for the man to be picked up. I did not hear the call out to be picked up. One of the boat people held him up; a man on the launch pulled him on board.
When the man was pulled on board I was about six yards off. As soon as the man was pulled on board I went to the engine room. After passing Kowloon City.
John Jones, sworn clerk and storekeeper, Hom Docks. On 10th instant about 4:30 p.m. it was fine. I went on board a white launch at the wharf in Hongkong to come to Hunghom. The launch is a ferry boat running between here and Hongkong. There were four sailors from the "Velases" and two from the "Samezi" and myself, altogether 7 Europeans. There were also a number of Chinese. While waiting on the wharf I heard a man say to a man on the launch, "You had better change to another one, they won't have this one because it's too small." The big white launch went to the Public wharf and we started. When about 30 to 50 feet from the wharf we got alongside a green launch. One on the white launch called out for a Chinese passenger to go on board the green launch. I did not hear any orders given at that time. The Chinese passengers from our launch went over to the green launch. The white launch went first towards Hunghom. When about 20 feet away from...
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Man.
who had jumped overboard, ainong them. When the man jumped. overboard he swam towards the shore. She
jumped overboard from the portside. The boat which picked him
from the portside
hau
across
up came. picked the war up actern and brought him roused to the starboard side. I did not hear orders given for the man to be picked up. I did not hear the
call out to be kicked up. One of the boatpeople held him up; a
man
tuan
on the launch pulled him on board :
When the
mau
was
pulled
on
board
I was about sie yar do off. As soon as
the man
was
。 pulled
on
board Suient
to the engine. after bearing Kowloon City.
John Jones
room . I came on deck
at Htung
sworn
Jam clerk and storekeeper Hom Docks, On 10th culture
about 4. 30 fine. I went on board a white launch at the wharf in Hongkong
4
to come to Hungton . The launch is a ferry boat running between here and Houghong. There
four sailors from the "Velases" and two from the "Samezi"
arid
cuere
myself altogether 7 Europeans. There evere also a number of Chinese . While waiting on the wharf I heard athinaman.
to a man on
say launch
one,
they
board
a
big
white
"you had better change to another
won't have this
one
because
it bo serall." The big white lasuch went to the Prll. wharf and we started. When about 30 to
about 30 to 50 feet from
the wharf we got alongside a green
wear the white launch and launch. H
one on
one the
On
launch called out for the
green "Chinese passenger to go
on board the
any
green Camoh . I did not hear
given at that time. The Chinese passengers from our launch went
reason
over to the
green lanuch. The white
first,
towards Hung
lanuch went
Hom. When about 20 feet away from
to
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