CO129-247 - Acting Governor Fleming Governor Des Voeus - 1890 [10-12] — Page 593

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2.

591

between

Hongkong, So

Swator and

from

other coast ports, which has

unfortunately resulted in serious

loss of life.

2.

The

screw Steamer

"Hamoo" of 800 tons, belonging

to the firm of Douglas Lapraik

and Company, left this for

Swatow at eight

o'clock on the

morning of 10th instant having

on board four or five European

passengers

and over two hundred

Chinese deck passengers. Among

the latter were several Chinamen

from San Francisco and the

Straits homeward bound with

the savings they had accumulated

during several years.

All went on

quietly

- until the passengers went down

to luncheon. This was about 1

P.M. when the vessel was about

fifty miles from Hongkong.

Shortly after

a band of from thirty to forty

from among the Chinese passengers suddenly

made their appearance

on deck.

These were all armed with

revolvers

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2. 591 between Hongkong, So Swator and from other coast ports, which has unfortunately resulted in serious loss of life. 2. The screw Steamer "Hamoo" of 800 tons, belonging to the firm of Douglas Lapraik and Company, left this for Swatow at eight o'clock on the morning of 10th instant having on board four or five European passengers and over two hundred Chinese deck passengers. Among the latter were several Chinamen from San Francisco and the Straits homeward bound with the savings they had accumulated during several years. All went on quietly - until the passengers went down to luncheon. This was about 1 P.M. when the vessel was about fifty miles from Hongkong. Shortly after a band of from thirty to forty from among the Chinese passengers suddenly made their appearance on deck. These were all armed with revolvers
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2. 591 في between Hongkong, So Swator and from other coast ports, which has unfortunately resulted in serious loss of life . 2. The screw Steamer "Hamoo" of 800 tons, belonging to the firm of Douglas Lapraik and Company, left this for Swatow at ei eight o'clock on the morning of 10th instant having on board four or five European. passengers and over two hundred Chinese deck passengers. Among the latter were several Chinamen San Francisco and the: Straits homeward bound with the savings they had accumulated during several years All went on absence. quietly - until the passengers went down to luncheon. This was about. 1 I. M. when the vessel was about fifty miles from Hongkong. Shortly after a band of from. from among thirty to forty the Chinese passengers suddenly made their appearance on deck. These were all armed with from revolvers
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2.

591

في

between

Hongkong, So

Swator and

from

other coast ports, which has

unfortunately resulted in serious

loss of life .

2.

The

screw Steamer

"Hamoo" of 800 tons, belonging

to the firm of Douglas Lapraik

and Company, left this for

Swatow at ei

eight

o'clock on the

morning of 10th instant having

on board four or five European.

passengers

and over two hundred

Chinese deck passengers. Among

the latter were several Chinamen

San Francisco and the:

Straits homeward bound with

the savings they had accumulated

during several years

All went on

absence.

quietly

- until the passengers went down

to luncheon. This was about. 1

I. M. when the vessel was about

fifty miles from Hongkong.

Shortly after

a band of from.

from among

thirty to forty

the Chinese passengers suddenly

made their appearance

on deck.

These were all armed with

from

revolvers

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