CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12] — Page 463

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under which Police Constable Angus

Maconlay

drowning

2.

rescued three persons from

HongKong

in

It

harbour,

appears that on the

12th instant at 12.30 p.

containing 16 occupant

capsized.

d in a

rough

a

Avas

sea 100

boat

100 yards

from the shore, Macaulay seeing what had happened immediately

jumped into the sea without

waiting

to take

off his clothes, and,

swimming to their aseistance,

proceeded in re

rescuing

three

of

the

men. The rest were either picked up

by

ashore.

The act was

by

book or avam

3.

- extremely gallant one,

an

and

supporting

much pleasure in su

General Gordon's

I have

recommendation

that the attention.

the Royal of the

Humane Society should be drown

to Macaulay's

4.

brave conduct.

I shall be obliged

therefore if Your Lardship with be good enough to bring Macaulay's

name

and the circumstances

detailed in

General · Gordon's report,

to the notion of the Foristy

for

their

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