CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12] — Page 7

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No.

372

Hongkong.

Gov /40133/09

My Lord,

onclosure

a-s

Conclosure 2.

Enclosure 3.

CO

554

4

B5 JAN 10

Government House,

Hongkong, 1st.December,1909.

In further explanation of items

Nos. 50 and $1 in the enclosure to my Despatch No. 330 of

the 11th. November, 1909, I have the honour to forward the

attached statements of the damage done by the typhoon of

the 19th. and 20 of last October. I enclose also a copy of

my letter to the Commodore dated the 29th. of last October,

and of Commodore H. Lyon's reply dated the 2nd. ultimo

2.

No positive information has

reached me that any lives were lost in the storm. The two

Destroyers sent out by the Commodore brought in one dis-

-abled junk and rendered assistance to several others and

the Tug "David Gillies" hired by this Government for the

purpose also brought in one junk and rescued 52 men from

various other junks. The hire of the "David Gillies" cost

$500 and I also authorized the expenditure of $113 in

purchasing

E RIGHT HONOURABLE

THE EARL OF CREWE "

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